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missytearex · 4 years

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Hi! So I’ve decided to do monthly recs instead of weekly recs from now on, which mean this list is kinda long, so I put all the under 10k fics under the cut, but be sure to check them out too! And remember to leave kudos and comments when you do ❤

Tired Tired Sea by @mediawhorefics — [fic post]

larry | 113k | mature

As a B&B owner on the most remote of all the British Isles, Louis Tomlinson is used to spending the coldest half of the year in complete isolation, with his dog and the sea as sole companions. Until, one day, a mysterious stranger on a quest to rebuild himself rents a room for the winter.

Not That Gone by @a-brighter-yellow --- [fic post]

larry | 61k | explicit

A few weeks after Louis and Harry, *ahem*, reconnect at their high school reunion, Harry temporarily moves back home. Louis isn't sure he has the emotional fortitude for a prolonged fling with the man of the dreams.

Play Pretend, Find a Friend? by @angelichl — [fic post]

larry | 40k | explicit

When Louis sees his ex-boyfriend kissing a random girl at a party, he acts out of blind jealousy. He kisses the first guy he can find. It turns into a thing.

INSPIRED BY CLOUDS.

I Just Want You to Stay by @sadaveniren --- [fic post]

larry | 34k | explicit

Louis and Harry have been roommates for four years, comfortable in their routine and their relationship. But all of that is about to change.

The Spaces Between Us by @justalittlelouislove — [fic post]

ziam | 33k | explicit

Liam is a ghost bound to nothing, feeling nothing. Until he finds Zayn and learns what it means to feel everything.

Give A Little Sing To The Singles by @londonfoginacup --- [fic post]

larry | 31k | teen and up

Harry Styles is an adult now, with a real adult job (and benefits! Whatever those are!). He spends his days at the copier. Copying things.

That being said, no one told Harry that being an adult came with a confusingly chaotic boss, a copier machine that would be hell-bent on ruining his life, and a coworker so good looking that Harry might just have to quit. After all, Christmas is coming and if their office doesn’t win the decorating contest, Louis has threatened to break several laws and kneecaps in retaliation.

Happy Christmas, here’s to many more.

The Goat Guy of Bethlehem by @lululawrence --- [fic post]

larry | 25k | not rated

every year, Harry and his family attend a church festival called Bethlehem. Harry's freshman year of high school Bethlehem expands, bringing in new vendors, including one that just might change everything for Harry. But first, he has to see if Anne and Robin are willing to part with him for the price of a few goats.

reach the stars by @disgruntledkittenface — [fic post]

horshaw | 19k | mature

Spring 2021. Four years after breaking up with Louis and moving to New York with his best friend Aimee, Nick runs into Niall and they start dating. When their relationship gets serious, Nick struggles to tell Niall how much he means to him.

Everything I Do by Anonymous — [fic post]

larry | 16k | explicit

the one where Harry finds a book of Elizabethan courtship rituals which sets in motion a series of events that can lead to only one conclusion.

High Heels, Red Dress by Anonymous --- [fic post]

larry | 15k | explicit

Louis answers the call when Pearl Harbor is attacked and there is no way around it. The United States is at war. Hiding his queer identity isn't so hard until he attracts the attention of a particular soldier. It's all lies and secrets until the war is finally over. Maybe then Louis can finally have his happy ending. It's up to fate to decide.

when half spent was the night by @juliusschmidt --- [fic post]

larry | 14k | mature

Hi Harry,

I’ve skimmed your website and am interested in hiring you to be my doula. I’m 7 ½ months pregnant and not keen to do this whole labor and birth thing alone. After looking around, I thought you might be a good fit because you mention enjoying unusual people with unusual birth requests. I can meet up any day this week.

Lou

You are the feeling of drugs, pulling the chain of my love by @peujeune — [fic post]

tomlinshaw | 10k | explicit

Louis gets bored with all the questions by the next week and tells everyone, in no uncertain terms, to fuck off, in a Facebook post he subsequently deletes the next day. Instead, he chooses to ignore all his friends.

And text Nick.

you’ve set my soul to dreaming by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed — [fic post]

larry | 9k | teen and up

Thirty year old Harry Styles goes to bed single on Christmas Eve, only to wake up on Christmas morning with a husband in his bed and a son down the hall.

The Truth I Can’t Explain (Smoke and Mirrors) by @fallinglikethis — [fic post]

larry | 9k | mature

Louis Tomlinson scans the horizon. It’s dark, but his werewolf eyes are equipped for that. He sees clearly in the inky black of the forest around them. He and every other wolf can see the moment the first blood mage crosses the boundary into their compound. The mages must think they’ve disabled the wards on the edges of the boundary but the wolves did that themselves when they found out the mages were coming. Louis’ pack has opened the door and put down the welcome mat. It’s up to the mages whether that mat becomes stained in blood.

on the same page by Anonymous — [fic post]

larry | 8k | mature

The one where Louis doesn’t know what the hell is going on.

You’re a Nightmare, I’m a Disaster by @lululawrence --- [fic post]

tomlinshaw | 7k | not rated

the one where Nick is a writer, Louis works in a bookshop, and things don’t exactly start off on the right foot, but they might just end on it.

The Gingerbread Show Off by @homosociallyyours --- [fic post]

larry | 6k | general audiences

The Gingerbread Show Off is the biggest event of the year at Harry's still sort of new to him job, and when he's given a spot to compete in it he's beyond excited. When he realizes that he's going to be paired up with Louis, the man who's been sneakily stealing his ideas since almost their first day of working together, he's understandably frustrated.

He still wants to win, though, and he's not going to let his office enemy bring him down.

The Circle of Life is Not a Circle, it’s a Stick by @lounonymouse --- [fic post]

tomlinshaw | 5k | teen and up

This is a story about Louis, his husband Nick, their daughter Ella, and her pet stick insect Mr Sticky McStick-Face.

B-Sides & C-Cuts by @bitter-leaf — [fic post]

shiall | 5k | teen and up

Niall’s stuck in Toronto the day before Christmas Eve. Shawn plans to make the most of it.

A Not So Silent Night by @lightwoodsmagic --- [fic post]

ziam | 5k | teen and up

Liam's had a crush on Zayn for months, every time they talk on the phone just making him grow fonder. He's just never met him in real life. When he finally gets to meet him, it turns out that he can't take his eyes off him dancing on the table at the bank's Christmas party. Especially when he starts taking off his sweater.

Summer Love by Anonymous — [fic post]

larry | 5k | teen and up

Summers at his lake house are Harry’s favorite time of the year. They’re treasured moments in time spent with Louis, his favorite person. The boy with the bluest eyes, the brightest smile and loudest laugh. Harry’s best friend for all of his summers. He’s gonna marry him someday. All that Louis needs to do is ask him - again.

my heart got caught on your sleeve by @foliealou — [fic post]

tomlinshaw | 5k | general audiences

Louis Tomlinson decides to come out: a story in three acts.

it's getting bluer (and you can't keep faking) by @dinoflangellate --- [fic post]

nessie | 4k | explicit

For a second, Niall can’t move, pinned in place by Bressie’s casual words. Get you sorted could mean so many things, things he wants, and his brain almost explodes.

I Knew From The First Time by Anonymous --- [fic post]

larry | 4k | teen and up

Harry spent weeks picking out a gorgeous ring, and months planning every little detail of the perfect anniversary trip to propose to Louis. Except it doesn't go as planned and the ring disappears.

Harry Styles Plays with Kittens While Answering Questions by @sadaveniren — [fic post]

larry | 4k | teen and up

Louis runs a Youtube channel and Harry is his celebrity guest

to love you in word and deed by Anonymous — [fic post]

larry | 4k | general audiences

Louis loves everything about living with Harry. Except for Harry’s effusive proposals. Because the problem is, it’s getting harder and harder for Louis to keep reacting like they’re jokes.

Roll the Dice by @allwaswell16 — [fic post]

larry | 3k | explicit

Louis has been in love with Harry since they were eighteen. It isn’t until Harry’s thirtieth birthday in Las Vegas that Louis must finally decide to either tell Harry how he feels or let him marry someone else.

molecular by @dinoflangellate — [fic post]

zouis | 3k | teen and up

The team pushes into the lab, jostling each other through the sliding glass doors. Eenie, meenie, miney, mo. There they are, the four of them, present and accounted for. Louis shoves his way in last, looking sweaty and triumphant, and the hand around Zayn’s heart finally unclenches.

Unto You by @londonfoginacup — [fic post]

larry | 3k | teen and up

Louis is a lamplighter celebrating the saturnalia season in his own way.

Harry is heavily pregnant and new in the city.

The holiday of Christmas is yet to be created.

Brring Brring (that’s the land line) by Anonymous — [fic post]

larry | 3k | general audiences

Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles have been dating for six months and two weeks.

It’s one in the morning, and the phone rings.

Snowdrops and Mice Pops by @ohharold --- [fic post]

larry | 3k | teen and up

The boys are stuck at Hogwarts over Christmas incapable of taking the Hogwarts Express back to London. A botched together friends Christmas would have to do.

step into christmas by leighbot

zarry | 2k | general audiences

the one where Zayn's written a Christmas book for children and Harry brings his son to a local reading.

Oh Valley Girl by @londonfoginacup — [fic post]

larry | 2k | general audiences

Out past the rolling hills and the churning sea sits a little fishing village, nestled in a valley where its residents are protected from the elements, as well as from the outside world as a whole.

Harry lives in this little fishing village, and she loves nothing more than feeling the earth beneath her and seeing the sky above her and sometimes dreaming of adventure.

Then one day a ship arrives.

Tricks and Treats by @homosociallyyours --- [fic post]

larry | 1k | general audiences

wherein Louis receives a package not intended for him, Harry has a brilliant idea, and the two of them meet properly at a Halloween party.

Gratuitous puns, bone® jokes, and creepy neighbors abound!

This Is Halloween by @hadtobelou --- [fic post]

larry | 1k | explicit

Louis' Halloween doesn't go as planned.

Scarily Incompatible by soidiallednine

larry | 666 | general audiences

Harry seems perfect for Louis. Lottie certainly thinks so. But one really scary choice by Harry will doom them before they start.

something weird (but it do look good) by @uhohmorshedios — [fic post]

larry | 666 | teen and up

Harry’s upset that Louis didn’t appreciate his attempt to put a very-Harry twist on a Halloween meme and Louis tries his best to make it up to him.

take my hand (i won’t let go) by @tempolarriefix — [fic post]

larry | 666 | general audiences

in which zayn and liam are in love, niall doesn’t want to third wheel, louis hates scary things, and harry works in a haunted house.

aka the ficlet haunted house meet-cute that you never knew you needed.

The Devil Went Down to Georgia by @kingsofeverything — [fic post]

larry | 666 | general audiences

Louis just wants to fall in love for eternity.

the future reflected by @louandhazaf — [fic post]

larry | 666 | not rated

Louis didn’t take the stupid game seriously. Maybe he should’ve.

The Literal Gates of Hell by @evilovesyou — [fic post]

larry | 666 | general audiences

Louis has a passion for the supernatural and tends to drag his friends into his ghost and demon hunting adventures. His guardian angel isn’t too pleased when they set out to find one of the actual gates of hell.

You Win by @ziamhaze --- [fic post]

ziam | 666 | general audiences

Based off this AU: A werewolf finds a human who is strolling in the woods late at night, and just before the werewolf goes to attack the human, the human then starts to beat box and the werewolf is too intrigued to attack them.

I Still Follow by @smoke-flowers — [fic post]

zarry | 606 | general audiences

The sky is cloaked in black velvet, but he swears he sees stars.

#fic rec #my recs #my lists #december 2019 #28th appreciation

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miss-smrxtiee · 4 years

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-Unwanted Celebration-

MC (Riley Williams) x Drake

Liam, Maxwell, Hana, Olivia

Summary: Drake gets a little suprise on his special day. But much to his distaste, they’re not backing down.

A/N: I just REALLY wanted to be crazy with this because I had two cups of coffee and a lollipop my brother gave me so the sugar rush is REAL. P.S (MC is with Drake for this fic although I alternate between Liam and Drame because they are perfect)

Warnings: Swearing and a whole damn truck full o’ laughs and fluff.

Tags: (Ty for the support if you would like to be added or removed just DM me or let me know 💖❤️)

@ravenpuff02

@princess-geek

@gkittylove99

@texaskitten30

@sophie-and-shizuku

@kinkypot

-Masterlist-

-Prompt List- (ask me!)

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BEEP! BEEP!

WACK!

Drake groans as he wacks his alarm. I absolutely hate the fucking weekdays. Why do I gotta wake up so unreligiously early...

He runs a hand down his face before rolling out of bed and walking to the bathroom. He brushes his teeth in the mirror and grabs his AirPod Pros to listen to Spotify in the shower. He steps out and splashes on his musky Sephora cologne that his girlfriend insisted he try out, he has to admit it was half bad, after combing his hair he changes clothes and grabs his phone but right before he walks out the door he looks at the calendar that was hung beside his mirror and his eyes widen.

Oh hell no.

He frantically looks around. What do I do?! They can’t find me. But before he could make a decision...

BANG!

The door was dramatically kicked open and Riley and Maxwell threw party hats at him playing Ayy Macarena by Tyga as well as jumping around him in circles.

Too fucking late...

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARSHMALLOW!!!!!!!!” Riley squeaked throwing her arms around his neck and Liam, Hana, and Olivia walking in behind the two with smirks.

“I told you I hated birthdays.” Drake growled at Liam for reminding them.

“Might of let it slide... oopsie!” Liam said with a smirk you could practically hear.

“WOOOOO MY MANS B-DAY BE 2DAY!” Maxwell said popping some champagne and plopping a tiny party hat on Drake’s clearly annoyed face while Riley laughs.

Riley attempts to pinch his cheeks into a smile but he glares at his friends and she fails. “Come on!!! Lighten up Marshmallow!” Riley said bouncing on her toes while Olivia takes a swig if her champagne and Hana tries to hold off her laughter.

“Please don’t tell me we are having a party.” Drake said, pinching the bridge of his nose while a headache creeps up. Hana and Maxwell are to busy doing the Macarena to the song that they didn’t hear them but Liam and Olivia walk up and explain.

“We mighttttt of reserved a VIP table at this popular club that I heard had great whiskey.” Drake lifts his eyebrows at the mention of good whisky and the two laugh noticing his mood shift.

“MY MAN.” Maxwell yells from the make shift ‘dance floor’ they had set up in the middle of his bedroom with a small speaker which was now playing Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO.

“Max, chill please my head is about to explode.” Drake desperately pleaded but Maxwell shook his head and started jumping around chugging his Champagne.

“WE GON’ GET LIT TONIGHT” Maxwell squeaked. Riley cheered and he shook his head before turning back to Liam who was practically dying from laughter.

“you are so fucking dead Rhys...” Drake said with a growl, only making Liam and Olivia laugh harder.

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Later that evening...

“You can’t be serious Williams...” Drake growled at her looking back at his outfit that matched with her dress. It was a simple black dress shirt and his usual jeans which was no problem but..

The damn party hat....

“It looks cute on you!!” Riley said adjusting it on his head before grabbing his hand and pulling him outside to the car where the rest of their group sat cheering.

“So you dragged the beast.” Olivia said with a smirk as he reluctantly sat inside.

“Oh shush.”Drake glared and everyone laughed. Maxwell turns his attention to Drake while the car starts and rolls down the palace driveway.

“DrAkeEe!!! You’re like, ancient now!” Maxwell teased and Riley slaps His shoulder. “Don’t be mean!” Riley said in a stern but still playful tone.

“Fiiiiiineeee, But you gotta at least have some fun tonight!” Drake just stared at him and Riley both as they used their best puppy dog eyes.

“...Fine, I’ll have. A drink or two.” He answered turning away while they all said ‘yay!’.

“Only a couple thought...” he clarified.

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20 minutes later...

“WOOOHOOO!!!” Maxwell yelled out on the dance floor taking his 4th shot with Drake.

Welp, screw a couple.

“Hey Baby! Look at this mechanical bull!” Riley squeake, Liam chose a western style pub that was close to the palace, he didn’t think it was that bad.

“You have to try it!” Riley said over the music.

“Uh-Uh, no way am I doing that.” Drake crossed his arms and tried to walk away but Riley dragged him to the enterance and his friends gather around to watch.

Ughhhh

“Pleaseeeeeeee” Riley pleaded, giving him a nudge toward the platform and Drakes shoulders slump.

When she looks at me like that I can barely think let alone say no to her.

“...Fine.. but only once!” Drake said and they all cheer as the bull starts rocking back and forth.

This isn’t soo bad

Faster...

Still not horrible

Faster...

Okay, I like a challenge.

Faster...

Oh yikes

Faster!!!

Drake suddenly falls off the bull and everyone starts cheering and laughing.

“Drake: zero, Bull: One” Maxwell said throwing back another shot and he laughs while Riley jumps up and down, excited he gave it his best.

“Max, I’m gonna have to cut you off soon.” Liam said while he and Olivia stand there like 2 parents watching over their kids do stupid shit on the playground.

“hEll naw Li Li, Im’ b whole new manz toNIGHT!!” Maxwell said throwing his arms around his shoulder. “I’m thinking Wellmax...” he stretches out his hand and moves it across their line of vision and Liam and Olivia laugh.

“That’s just a mixed up version of your name Max.” Hana said walking up.

“You just gotta chillax, like Drake over here.” He points at Drake.

“I’m not going to ‘chillax’” Drake said with a scowl.

“Sometimes, the people who deny the chillax, are the ones who need to chillax the most.” Maxwell commented while dragging Riley who dragged him out into the dance floor while they all danced to Conò by Jason Derulo.

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30 minutes later...

“YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVEEE!” Maxwell protested as Liam dragged him out of the pub.

“Nope, too much alcohol for you today bud. It’s time to go home.” Liam responded, placing him in the SUV.

“Weeeeee!!!” Riley squealed while Bastien rolls her into the back seat next to Drake while Maxwell is at his other said and the others make their way into the car.

“dRake. My MANZ. How whus the NIGHT, we got LIT.” Maxwell clapped his shoulder and Riley snorts.

“Yeahhhh lets get you two back to the palace...” Drake responded and Riley plants a sloppy kiss on his cheek and falls asleep on his shoulder.

“Daumn, that looks comfy.” Maxwell said, imitating Riley and Drake sighs in frustration. Out of the corner of his eye he can see Liam snap a picture.

“Hey!” Drake exclaims while Hana, Olivia, Liam, and even Bastien try to hold in their laughter and Drake just shakes his head.

“You are all insufferable...” Drake mumbles loud enough for them to hear it.

“Yeah but you love us anyways” Liam said batting his eyes at him dramatically and they all laugh.

“Yeah. I guess I do.” Drake answers looking down at Riley and kissing the top of her head and mouths ‘I love you’ keeping his mouth there. He feels a wave of exhaustion flow over him and in a matter of minutes he’s asleep with his head resting on Riley’s and Maxwell’s snoring completing the scene.

“Well aren’t they adorable.” Olivia sates with a smile.

And with the 3 drunk baby acting adults, they drive home, only to do it again the next time...

Thank you for reading! -💖Sol

#choices stories you play #pixelberry #choices #playchoices #trr fanfic #trr #trr drake #the royal romance #the royal heir #drake walker #choices trr #trr2 #trr3 #choices fandom #choices fanfiction #drake x mc

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loquaciousquark · 5 years

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Talks Machina Highlights - Critical Role C2E58 (Apr. 16, 2019)

Gooooood evening, everyone! @eponymous-rose may have social obligations she was actually looking forward to tonight, but I had a birthday party I was desperately trying to get out of, and so I am here, and Henry is also here, looking immensely put-upon at this human flopped on his pillow.

Tonight’s guests: Liam O’Brien & Taliesin Jaffe. Liam’s shirt is remarkably Tal-ish tonight. Rep it, boys.

Tonight’s announcements: New campaign journals available at therooktheraven.com/criticalrole. They’ll be at Denver Pop Culture Con next week MONTH! sorry!--Ashley will be there too! It’ll be the first time everyone’s been at a con together...possibly ever! Liam: “Four years in the making.” Everyone’s sick & Brian took Nyquil thirty minutes ago. This should be an interesting evening. Three days left in the Kickstarter campaign! Earlier today, they cracked $10 million, which means Travis’ll be filming himself traipsing through a haunted house. Good heavens. This Thursday, about half an hour after CR ends, Joel Hodgson from MST3K will be coming on the show to hang out with the guys & celebrate.

And now...Episode 58: Wood & Steel

CR Stats: briefly derailed by accusations that Brian’s hair looks like a shark fin. Caleb’s spent 1475 gold on paper and ink so far. Liam: “God, grad school, man.” Caduceus has used Eyes of the Grave 13 times. “It’s a little panic spell, really. Every now and then it helps. It’s nice to be able to walk into a room and go, ‘hey, is there anyone undead in here?’“ This episode was Yasha’s first natural one stealth check. “Not Ashley’s, though.” “No.”

Tal’s shoulder is still peeling from Ashley’s roast of Sam pre-show last episode. Neither Liam nor Tal think Sam was really prepared for it, and now Sam’s working overtime to make up for it. The president we deserve, honestly.

Re: Cad’s check on Fjord: “Clay loves these people. On the other hand, he also has a sense about what an addict is. I love you, I trust you, and I’m gonna go through your wallet real quick.” He was trying to validate his own trust in Fjord just in case he needed to stop him doing anything dumb later.

Taliesin is REALLY excited (one might say gleeful) about making Travis’s haunted house experience as terrible as possible. Brian suggests tasers in case Travis starts barreling through walls in panic.

Caleb is feeling as if he’s blown a bit of his cover lately; the filthy disguise that he’s maintained for so long is pointless now. He’s expecting someone to come “knocking at the door soonish.”

The whole idea of consecution really, really messed Caduceus up. “Clay doesn’t know what to think. This is definitely a...bedouin monk having someone try to explain the flying spaghetti monster to him. It feel offensive and yet harmless...something’s rubbing him the wrong way and he doesn’t know what it is yet. He’s not really about the souls--that’s not what his order is about. His order is about flesh & what happens to the remains; the souls are the souls’ business--that’s what the Raven Queen is for. He’s not sure if it’s his own prejudices.”

Caleb has to think of Nott as a totally different person now. He doesn’t know what she wants, if she wants to run off with her husband now. His feelings for her haven’t changed. He thinks they were codependent for a long time, but now he’s faced with the reality that she doesn’t need him nearly as much as he needs her anymore. He hasn’t even had a chance to talk to her lately “because he’s not even sure if the script is the same.”

Marisha bombs the set with a laser pointer nerf gun. I am so happy I’m not kidding.

They discuss who did the laser pointer addition (Christina) and attempt to shoot off Brian’s hand. It misses & hits a plush. Brian: “You almost hurt Molly. Oh, wait.”

Clay hasn’t quite figured out the interpersonal relationships of the group yet. He’s kinda noticed the Caleb/Nott relationship (although it doesn’t make much sense to him), but he has figured out he and Yasha have the most in common. He first thought he’d get along most with Jester because they were both clerics, but now knows they’re completely different people who heal for completely different reasons (one out of enjoyment of healing, one forced). He really wants to keep Fjord & Caleb on the straight & narrow, and he sees his relationship with Yasha as more straightforward “I’ll help you, you help me.” Brian’s interested in hearing what Cad thinks Caleb’s right path should be. Me too!

Tal talks about how when they’re traveling at cons, he sits & thinks about other people’s characters and how he/Clay relates to them.

GIF of the Week! Big Shaft. What more needs be said, really. The winner gets a Cobalt Soul journal which Brian says is available on shop.critrole.com as well as the UK store which is A STRAIGHT UP LIE, BRIAN, THEY ARE 100% SOLD OUT, I LOOKED EARLIER TODAY, WHY DO YOU TAUNT ME WITH THESE LIES. >:((((((

Caleb didn’t ask Waccoh about dunamancy because it wasn’t the right time. Cad is very interested in the staff. Liam likes the Ring of Evasion.

What did Tal think of Fjord’s very Percy-esque intimidation in the last episode? “Take it! Run! Murder them all!” Percy loves the dodeca & would have loved to play with it. Both Liam and Tal marvel at how easily threat came to Travis.

In terms of the broken sword, Cad’s hoping for a lemonade-out-of-lemons situation. Brian & Liam switch seats so Liam can pet Henry. Understandable, really. He feels like it’s the world communicating to him that it is meaningful. “He always moves forward to something that feels meaningful. His job was to speak to people about their lost loved ones. He ran a funeral home. So while he doesn’t entirely understand how people relate to one another, he understands how people function, and he’s fascinated by that.” Tal constantly has to weight if his decisions are based on gameplay or something about Cad’s observations. He’s very acutely aware of the difference between his intelligence and wisdom scores.

Liam dabs & regrets it. Then he talks about how that’s why Cad makes Caleb nervous. It’s like talking to a human lie detector. Tal keeps talking a bit about how Cad sometimes spooks Caleb, but I’m 100% distracted by Henry jumping up & sitting between Brian & Tal. Poor Liam.

Everyone worries a bit about Ashley’s low AC, except Liam, who worries sarcastically. Ya jerk.

Liam answers an interesting question about Caleb’s selfishness--is his generosity this last episode a show to prove to the group that he’s a team player or is he just genuinely caring more about the entire group? Porque no los dos--he’s trying to keep them alive and working well together, and now he has different reasons to do what he’s doing. “Everything’s changed for him” over the last few episodes.

Everyone discusses how motivations change slowly over time and how it’s not a smooth journey--sometimes they’re selfish one day and selfless the next, and sometimes the “shitty purpose on the macro scale” still has “good happening on the micro scale.” It’s not a straight road and people can backslide. Taliesin: “I love something that’s complicated.” Liam talks about how Percy freed Whitestone and did some very dark things on the way there. Dani: “It’s all part of being one person with lots of facets.”

Fanart of the Week! I really hope it’s that GoT video! Ahh, it’s @morphenominal12′s portrait of Yasha. Okay okay okay, this is pretty good. Respect. At least Liam doesn’t taunt me with a journal I can’t buy. Why do I keep thinking it’ll stop saying “Sold Out” if I keep refreshing the page?

A question points out that all three of Taliesin’s characters come from large families (even if those families are dead or adopted). Tal says he doesn’t know much about being an only child & is from a large family himself. It’s part of starting from what you know, and he likes having a few pre-built relationships that he or the DM can build on later. He says maybe being an only child will be his next challenge.

Very, very belatedly, the crew adds a graphic of dollar signs falling from the top of the screen. They do it three times before everyone realizes it’s because Tal said he’d do only-child plots for money. “And on this show, we spend five minutes deconstructing a bad joke from the tricaster.”

Cad doesn’t know how he feels about consecution. They’re not undead...but what are they? It’s making him a little queasy but he can’t put his finger on it. He’s spent a lot of time thinking about how a nature cleric relates to larger heroic destiny, and about his need to see the kiln.

They tuck in a sleepy Henry. I would die for this dog.

Liam signs us off with all of Brian’s catchphrases. What a nerd.

And we’re out! Is it Thursday yet?

#critical role #critical role spoilers #talks machina #talks machina spoilers #i want that darn journal #how rude #long post for ts

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natasha-cole · 5 years

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#1 Crush: Part 17

Chapter Summary: Nothing is getting better. In fact, it just seems to be getting worse even after someone had found her house. The situation begins to wear on Reader, even more-so on her relationship with Rob.

Word Count: 4580

Warnings: creepy fan, angst, arguing

Notes: Sorry guys. I had to do it to them.

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Liam had gone far and above his duties; making sure that your locks and security system were changed as soon as possible. You had met him at your place a couple of days following the break-in, still anxious and a bit terrified to even be there.

He had walked you through everything, making sure that you understood how everything worked and emphasizing the fact that you needed to be certain you took any extra step necessary to protect yourself even in your own home. That was all well and good, and you felt a bit of security when you saw how all of the new stuff worked; but that didn’t stop you from feeling vulnerable. Not yet anyway.

Throughout the next few days, you chose to stay with Rob. it was comforting for you that he almost demanded that you stay for a while, even with your new security system at home. It was the one thing to come out of all of this that you would never complain about. You loved being with him. You loved seeing him every day and waking up next to him. It made you almost forget about everything, and he definitely made you feel safe.

While you were still on break from work, Rob never seemed to stop working though. He was always busy, and for now, he didn’t dare let you out of his sight. So, a lot of your time was spent trailing along and following him everywhere he went. It wasn’t your choice. You would much rather be at his place, sitting on the couch all day and taking full advantage of your break. But, no matter how much crap you gave him for being so protective, you honestly really didn’t want to have him out of your sight either.

For a while, Rob seemed to have forgotten about the necklace. He had been upset about you possibly losing it, and even though you had desperately searched for it again when you met Liam at your place, you came up empty handed again.

You were sick about it. Mostly because a part of you really thought that whoever had been in your house had taken it. At the same time, it didn’t really make a lot of sense that out of everything of monetary value that they could have stolen, that was the only thing missing.

You didn’t bring it up, and you had hoped that he wouldn’t either. But, it was only a matter of time before he noticed your bare neck again and wanted to know if you had found it.

The two of you were having dinner at his place one evening when he curiously asked about it again.

“Did you find your necklace yet?” He asked.

You reached up and touched your neck, still not used to not having it there even after a few days.

“Oh,” you muttered. “I didn’t.”

“Did you remember to look when you went back to your place?”

“I did look,” you answered honestly. “I looked everywhere. It wasn’t there.”

“So, you lost it?” He asked.

You could hear the disappointment in his voice and it killed you. The necklace had meant a lot to him, and it had meant a lot to you as well. The combination of it being missing and how hurt he was over it made you feel worse.

“It was there,” you replied. “I remember that I put it on my dresser before I got in the shower. I I don’t know how it isn’t there.”

“Are you sure you just don’t remember putting it back on? Maybe you lost it when you went out.”

You considered this, knowing that it couldn’t be. You distinctly remembered where you had put it and you had no explanation of where it could be now.

“I’m sorry, Rob,” you sighed. “I just- really don’t know what happened to it.”

You would have rather avoided it completely. You had been thinking about it for days, kicking yourself over having lost it in the first place. But, you had purposely not brought it up in hopes that he’d forget about it. Obviously, that wasn’t working in your favor, and now you just felt awful.

“That’s unfortunate,” he breathed out as he leaned back against the couch and a bit further away from you.

You felt hurt now. It hadn’t been your fault, but you did understand his disappointment.

“I’ll keep looking,” you said. “It has to be somewhere. I’m sure it’ll find me when I least expect it.”

“I hope so,” he said with a forced smile as he turned to look at you. “It meant a lot to me to be able to give you that.”

“I know,” you said softly. “And it really means so much to me. I’m honestly destroyed that I don’t know where it is.”

“You said that whoever was in your house went through your things,” he added. “Do you think they took it?”

You had considered that. In fact, you told the police officer that it was the only thing that was missing from your place. You neglected to actually put it in the police report though. It seemed stupid. Why would someone come into your house and take only that? You knew you had lost it. This was your fault.

“I can’t imagine why anyone would take it,” you responded. “Or even how anyone would have noticed it. Whoever it was just went through things in my closet and nightstand.”

“Yeah, I guess it doesn’t make much sense.”

“I’m sorry,” you reiterated, giving him your best puppy dog eyes in hopes that he would forgive you.

“I know,” he smiled. “It’s okay. Like you said, it’ll probably show up.”

***

At the end of your week, you said goodbye to Rob and headed back to set.

You were excited over the fact that, not only would you be away from L.A., now that even home didn’t feel as safe; but you were also set to work with Briana on an episode. You loved having any of the ladies around on set, and you couldn’t wait to just have a stress-free week of work with one of your best friends.

When you strolled onto set your first morning back, you were more chipper than usual. You greeted everyone and glanced around the space for Briana, who happened to spot you first.

She called out your name from the other side of the room, waving to you as she approached you.

“It’s good to see you,” you said as you gave her a big hug. “You have no idea how much I need you here this week.

“What the hell happened last week?” Briana asked, not even acknowledging your words or the fact that you were thrilled to see her.

Your smile faded when you saw the look of concern on her face.

“What do you mean? Nothing happened.”

“Yes. Something happened. Rob’s always a bit neurotic and protective of you, but this is the worst I’ve seen him. He called and asked me to make sure we’re looking out for you. I hate hearing him like this. He’s really worried. He also said that you’ve been staying with him since whoever this guy is crossed a serious line. Or course he didn’t give details, so you better.”

You let out an exasperated sigh, dropping your shoulders as you did so. You plopped down in your chair and tried to breathe as you felt that familiar anxiety start to take over. You hated that everyone worried. You hated that this was happening.

“It doesn’t matter. It happened, it’s over, and I’m fine.”

“Y/N,” she said softly as she sat next to you. “You don’t seem fine at all. Rob isn’t okay either. I didn’t see him, but I could tell by the way he spoke that nothing is fine.”

“Someone was in my house,” you answered finally. “I was out, but I came home and someone else had been there.”

“What the hell?” She breathed out.

You glanced up at her and noted the look of fear on her face. You really hated that everyone around you was so worried about you. You hated that this man had not only been making your life hell, but was also affecting your friends.

“It was him?” She asked.

“Yes. He left a rose and a note. Otherwise, I would have just convinced myself that it had been some random. I wanted it to have been just a run-of-the-mill break-in where someone just robbed me,” you chuckled uncomfortably.

“And you’ve gone to the police, right?”

“Yes. I called them and eventually filed a real report. They have all of the evidence I could give them. Doesn’t change the fact that I don’t know who is doing this.”

“Fuck,” she muttered. “This is bad.”

“It can only get better from here on out, right? I mean, the police are now involved.”

“Now I’m reconsidering the thing I wanted to tell you.”

“What thing,” you asked.

“How has your presence on social media been lately?”

“Nonexistent,” you chuckled. “It’s actually kinda nice. I’d recommend getting a stalker if you ever feel the need to just take a break from it.”

“That’s not funny,” she frowned.

“Gotta laugh about something,” you shrugged in return.

“The social media stuff has exploded recently,” she explained. “Honestly, I can’t keep up. But it seems like the fans have been busy reporting the posts and accounts.”

“What’s it all about now?”

“Weirdly, he seems calmer?” She said, knowing that none of this was calm no matter what he was saying. “I mean, I know we don’t know for sure that these accounts are one person, but I think can assume at this point.”

“Yeah. It’s gotta be the same guy. It makes sense.”

“He just- thinks he’s in love with you, Y/N. He seems to think you’re in love with him too.”

“I don’t even know who this is,” you replied in frustration.

“I know.”

“How can someone be this sick? Why me? Why am I the target of this?”

“I don’t know,” she muttered.

“How can someone think that I love them? I’m with Rob. I love Rob. I’m not even on a first name basis with any of my fans.”

“I know,” she said again. “I don’t want to upset you more, but I think this is stuff you should at least know about.”

“No, I know,” you shook your head. “Thank you for making sure I’m caught up with what’s going on. I don’t want to know this stuff, but I know I need to be aware.”

“Anyway,” she said as she leaned over to put her arm around you. “I’m here. The guys are here. Everyone knows what’s been going on. We’re just gonna do our best to make sure you're safe.”

“Thanks,” you responded. “I’m sorry that anyone has to do that though.”

“That’s why we’re all friends,” she smiled. “We look out for each other. Take care of each other.”

“Well, I mean, I do have Liam,” you chuckled as you glanced around again, this time trying to see if you could spot him.

You found him easily; hanging out near catering and just watching you from a distance. You frowned at the fact that he never stopped watching you. It wasn’t that you didn’t like him; it was just that you disliked the fact that you needed him.

***

Later that night, you were taking a break in between scenes when Rob called. You smiled to yourself and quickly answered

“Perfect timing,” you cooed. “I’m on break.”

“Good,” he replied. “I was just calling to tell you that I love you.”

“I love you too,” you giggle in response, still blushing every time he said those words to you. “So very much.”

“Also, I’m heading to the airport.”

“Where are you off to now?” You asked.

You couldn’t recall him mentioning that he had work or a show any time soon, and there had been no discussion of him leaving the city until the next convention this coming weekend.

“I’m going to Vancouver,” he replied.

You could almost hear him smile. He seem rather giddy about the fact, even if you didn’t know why.

“Why are you coming to Vancouver?”

“To see you.”

“We literally just saw each other a couple of days ago,” you giggled. “You couldn’t wait until this weekend?”

“Nope,” he replied. “I’m not doing anything anyway. And I just- really kinda like you, so I can’t see the harm in spending time with you when I can.”

“I’ll be working like, twelve hour days.”

“Then I’ll get to see you the other twelve hours of the day.”

“You’re impossible,” you laughed.

“Do you not want me to come?” He asked seriously.

“I didn’t say that. I’m just saying, you don’t have to just because you’re worried. I do have security here.”

“I know,” he replied. “I just feel better when I’m close to you.”

“You know,” you said softly. “I feel better when you’re close to me too. I feel even better when you touch me or kiss me. I really can’t wait for you to get here.”

“You’re teasing me.”

“I would do no such thing,” you grinned.

“I’ll call you when I land,” he replied. “I know we just spent all that time together, but I really do miss you.”

***

You had been thrilled to see Rob when he got to Vancouver, even if you had to wait a few hours before you actually made it to your apartment as you were shooting a scene that night. When you arrived home, he was already there, greeting you with a deep kiss when you walked in through the door.

You couldn’t even tell him hi or ask him how his flight had been; he closed the door behind you, pushing you against the wall as his lips eagerly worked at yours. You had dropped your bag to the floor in his haste and moaned against his mouth as he pressed up against you.

Neither of you even spoke that night. You just let your want for each other take over. Maybe even a couple of days apart was too difficult at this point.

***

It was sort of nice to have Rob hanging around while you worked. He didn’t bother you while you were on set, but when you returned home each night, it was a relief to have him there. He would always have dinner and wine waiting for you, sometimes a hot bath drawn already, and the lovemaking was just a bonus. Normally, you were pretty lonely while you worked, so it was a nice change to have someone waiting for you at the end of each day.

Your joy over his presence had waned by the end of the week though. Something in him changed as the days went on.

Every time you spoke about the things going on, especially during phone conversations with Briana, who always made a point to call you when something new came up; he wasn’t his usual happy self.

You were lying in bed, scrolling through some things that Briana had pointed out to you. You hadn’t meant to be complaining about it out loud, but you were scared at the way this man was talking online.

“Can you believe that he has it in his mind that I’m in love with him or something?” You asked out loud as your eyes stayed focused on the tweets in front of you.

Rob didn’t respond really, just huffed out a reply as he changed into pajamas.

“It’s the things that he keeps saying about you that really piss me off though…”

You were working on reporting yet another account, not really paying attention to Rob as you spoke. You still didn’t get the point. Why create numerous accounts and tag you and Rob and your friends in this crap when he knew by now that he’d be reported?

“I’m not too worried about that,” Rob said softly, a hint of annoyance in his voice.

“He’s insane,” you added. “He’s posting pictures of me and just saying the creepiest shit.”

“Will you stop reading that crap!”

You looked up at Rob as he shouted, surprised that he had raised his voice at all and that the irritation in his voice and annoyance in his stare was aimed at you.

“I’m sorry,” you said quietly as you set your phone down. “It's- it’s just getting worse and I guess I got caught up in it...”

“Quit obsessing over it,” he replied, still seemingly angry.

He took a deep breath, running his hands through his hair in frustration as he closed his eyes; seemingly trying to calm himself.

“The more attention you give him, the less likely that he stops.”

“He’s saying such horrible things about us… about you.”

You couldn’t even stop yourself as you spoke. He obviously didn’t want this to be tonight’s topic of discussion, but you couldn’t help it. You were freaked out even more than usual, and even though he was right, you couldn’t stop yourself from reading these things at this point. Sure, reading these comments made you feel sick and terrified, mostly for Rob at this point. But, it was like a car crash. No matter how badly you knew you should look away, just ignore it, you couldn’t help but stare out of simple curiosity.

“Put the phone away, Y/N,” he demanded.

You looked up at him in surprise, still thrown off by the volume of his voice now. He looked angry as he sat himself in a chair near the bed. He plopped down, removing his glasses and placing them on the table as he sighed out loud, running his hands across his face as he kept his eyes closed. He was very frustrated and you could tell.

“Are you okay?” You asked as you did as you were told and placed your phone face down on the night stand.

“No.” He said harshly. “I’m not okay.”

“Is there something I can do to help?” You asked, a grin pulling up on your lips as you attempted to ease the tension and maybe flirt a little. Mostly, you wanted to just forget about this. You didn’t want him to be mad and you wanted to deflect from the moment.

He couldn’t resist you when you were flirty, and you figured that maybe all he needed was something from you to ease his tension. You were about to offer him a makeout session or even a quick blow job, but whatever he was feeling right now blinded him to even noticing that you were attempting to flirt.

“Yeah,” he replied as he looked at you finally. “You can stop reading the bullshit this guy is saying about you.”

“I know I shouldn’t…” you said. “But I can’t help it. It’s just- everywhere. How do you avoid it?”

“I don’t,” he chuckled.

His laugh was not the usual adorable Rob laugh that you loved so much; this was laced with sadness and anger, and you didn’t like it.

“I’m just as guilty as you are,” he continued. “Sometimes I can’t look away. I know everything that he’s saying about us. About you. I’m pissed. I’m pissed that he’s delusional and that he’s talking about our relationship as if he knows anything. I’m pissed that I can’t do anything to stop it.”

“It’s hard to stop something when we don’t know the source,” you explained.

“I know,” he nearly shouted. “But, maybe it would help if you didn’t egg it on so much.”

You pulled back at his words, caught completely off-guard by the fact that he was basically accusing you of leading this guy on. As if all of this was somehow your fault as well. It wasn’t like you were ever replying to the things you were reading. It wasn’t like you had known that the guy knew where you lived and had basically invited him into your house. The only time you had even had any type of communication with him was when you had gotten upset over the photo that was sent to you. Even that exchange had been short.

Now, you were angry. You were angry that Rob could dare to blame you to any extent. You were angry that this was happening at all.

“Are you saying this is my fault?” You asked.

“No, of course not,” he said softly, now choosing his words carefully. “Look, I’m just having a hard time dealing with this.”

There it was. The verbal confirmation that this was weighing on him even more than you had thought it was. It wasn’t fair to him. He had been so patient, so caring with you during everything; but even he could only handle so much of this. Knowing that he really hadn't meant it, or least hadn’t meant for it to sound as if he were blaming you, it didn’t change the fact that you were now upset.

“You’re having a hard time?” You asked in surprise, wondering if he had completely forgotten what you had been going through.

“I just can’t stand to see you so paranoid all the time.”

“Oh, I’m so sorry to inconvenience you.”

“Stop it, that’s not what I mean…”

“Let me talk to the guy,” you said sarcastically. “Maybe he’ll stop threatening me and breaking into my place if I just have a sit down with him.”

“Y/N…”

“Oh, nevermind, I can’t do that because I have no idea who my stalker even is!” You shouted as you stood up from the bed now. You could feel yourself getting heated, angrier than usual. “Forgive me if I’m ‘paranoid’ all the time. I’ll try to be less paranoid about the fact that someone is stalking me if it makes things easier for you.”

“Stop it…” he muttered.

“You know, this would probably be so much easier on everyone if I just dealt with it alone.”

“What?”

“You obviously can’t handle it. Our friends can’t handle it. I can barely handle it. I don’t blame you for not being able to, but maybe I just need to be alone.”

“What are you trying to say?”

His words were soft, quieter than they had been all night. It was as if he were asking the question, but hoping that you wouldn’t give him the answer. He seemed almost afraid of what that answer was.

“I need a break,” you said flatly, hating yourself for even saying it. The words themselves hurt and you didn’t want to say them at all. You didn’t want a break and you didn’t want to lose him, but your need to keep him safe outweighed your need to be with him at this point.

He stayed quiet for a moment, staring at you in disbelief. You remained calm and collected, knowing that this needed to be done at this point. You didn’t blame him for not being able to handle this, and maybe it would just be easier if you didn’t put him through it as well.

“Are you breaking up with me?” He asked finally, words choked as they came out.

“Yes,” you replied hesitantly. “I thought that we were doing the right thing. I thought we were it for each other. We’re clearly not though. All we’ve done through this relationship is argue and worry about each other.”

“It’s just the situation, Y/N-”

“A situation that isn’t changing. I don’t want to go on like this. I don’t want to resent you and I certainly don’t want you to resent me any more than you already do.”

“Y/N-” he started, looking confused now.

“I’m just- done,” you sighed. “I never meant to drag you into this in the first place, and I refuse to keep you in this situation.”

“I-I didn’t mean what I said,” he stuttered. “I was just frustrated and I’m sorry I took it out on you.”

You saw the tears well up in his eyes and you looked away from him, knowing that you would break if you had to see him upset.

“Then let’s just stop taking our frustrations out on each other,” you responded. “I’m walking away before I ruin us completely.”

“We’re not ruined…”

He stood up and made a move toward you, but you took a step back, letting him know that he shouldn’t approach you. It felt like an awful thing to do, and you felt sick even having this conversation with him. But you were convinced that it needed to be done.

“Aren’t we? When was the last time we actually went out together? When was the last time we had a conversation that didn’t revolve around the fact that I have a stalker? We’ve been ruined, Rob. I’m tired of being in a relationship where I’m just a burden.”

“I don’t think of you like that,” he said desperately. “Please don’t think that I ever think of you as a burden.”

“I am though. And I’m not happy anymore, Rob. I know you’re not either.”

He glanced down, no longer arguing with what you knew was a fact. All of this had gotten in the way of your happiness together, and it had finally taken its toll on your relationship. You knew that the two of you could get through this eventually. You really truly loved him and you never doubted his love for you for a second. At this point though, maybe it was better to just walk away if only to release him from the situation. He of all people didn’t deserve any of this.

“It’s just the situation,” he reiterated as he looked back up at you.

Those blue eyes stared into your own, almost pleading with you as he realized what you were doing right now.

“I don’t know,” you said as you let out a forced laugh. “If we can’t even deal with this together, maybe we just weren’t meant to be together.”

“We are dealing with it together,” he said, his voice raising as he attempted another step toward you. “I’m trying.”

You stepped back again, stopping him in his tracks.

“You shouldn’t have to,” you replied. “You know, you were right… this is a lot for me to deal with, I shouldn’t expect you to have to deal with it as well. It would really just be better for everyone if I was just alone.”

“Y/N…” he breathed out, taking another step toward you.

He looked almost desperate, tears finally falling down his cheek as his eyes pleaded with you.

You wanted to take it all back. You really didn't mean any of it. Just before you could though, you reminded yourself of all the horrible things this guy ad been saying about Rob, all of the vague threats, and mostly; the message that Rob had received during the last convention. The message that freaked him out enough to force you to stay with someone other than him at night. The message that he flat out refused to even tell you what it said.

You had come to terms with the fact that you were definitely probably not safe. But you couldn’t continue to have Rob be a part of something that could be unsafe for him as well.

This was best for everyone, even if your heart told you otherwise.

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ROAD TO THE OSCAR MAYER WIENER AWARDS 2K19

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018 (dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen)

Nominated for: Best Original Song, Best Costume Design, Best Adapted Screenplay

SPOILER ALERT THAR BE SPOILERS AHEAD ME HEARTIES BE YE WARNED

wowee what a cool film!! i went into this not knowing much about it except it was directed by the Coen brothers (directors of Fargo and The Big Lebowski) which set real high expectations for me. these guys are real masters of storytelling and what immediately come to mind when i think of movies that know how to effectively use dark humor. i also love the kinds of stories they tell in general, how they take subjects and settings that seem kinda mundane and just give them this little extra spark.

so is this newest film just as good as their other work??? well id say yeah for sure!!! it reminds me a lot of a film they did shortly after The Big Lebowski called O Brother, Where Art Thou?, because theyre both period pieces AND because they both feature a myriad of eclectic and interesting characters. the one thing that makes The Ballad of Buster Scruggs really stand out from their other films however is the fact that this is actually an anthology made up of six different stories, all set during the same time period in The Wild West. its also worth mentioning that this movie was made to premiere on Netflix, which is something ive started to see more and more as the streaming platform becomes the new go-to source of media content. its very exciting to see such prolific directors go the Netflix route and have great success with it, because it means that the platform really is capable of creating high-quality movies and TV shows and working with big-name talent. im sure the big hollywood production companies are all quaking in their lil booties cause this means big BIG changes are on the horizon

ok so ive reviewed anthology series before, notably Black Mirror, and with those reviews i ranked the short stories in order of least to most favorite. so i guess in this case ill do the same, although its hard to really rank these cause i truly enjoyed all of them in different ways. there was one however that didnt really tickle my fancy much, which was “Near Algodones”. this one stars james franco as a bank robber who seems to have met his match in a fiery (probably crazy) bank teller. he gets caught and hung from a tree by the town’s sheriff, but nearly manages to escape death when a Native American tribe swoops in and kills the sheriff and his crew. james franco is saved by a cattle driver, only to be caught again by the next town’s sheriff for allegedly trying to hawk the cattle (which was not the case at all). right before they kick the chair out from under him at the hanging, he sees a beautiful woman in blue, who at first smiles at him but then looks unnerved as he stares back at her.

i think with this one the ending really didnt do much for me, i kinda didnt get it. i did understand the whole irony behind surviving punishment for a crime he DID commit but getting hanged for a crime he never committed, and the bank teller was pretty hilarious, but everything else about the segment was just ok. james franco didnt really blow me away (he never really does but thats besides the point), the rest of the performances were fine, and the story just kinda zipped on through. maybe ill give this one another watch to see if the ending makes any more sense to me, or if theres any sense to be made from it at all

next up for me would be “The Gal Who Got Rattled”, and this segment i have mixed feelings over. its about this brother and sister who set out on the Oregon trail so that the brother can get his sister to marry his business partner in Oregon. the sister seems like a kind of wishy-washy, subdued character who just kinda goes along with whatever her brother says without giving much of her own opinion. i gotta give credit to zoe kazan (who starred in The Big Sick) cause she does a great job with this character, totally spot-on performance. ok so turns out the brother is a fucken HORRIBLE businessman who screws up all his business deals all the time, and he tragically dies like two days into being on the oregon trail. he has this annoying-ass dog that barks all the time and everyone else on the caravan is sick of it, so when the brother dies the sister just lets one of the trail leaders put it down. turns out the sister like did not like her brother at all but was always too afraid to say anything. now getting back to the bad businessman thing, apparently he had promised the helper boy that is helping move their covered wagon a large sum of money, half of it halfway through the journey and the rest when they get to oregon. problem is, the sister doesnt have the money, so it was either left in the brothers pocket when he was buried or there wasnt actually any money at all and he lied, y’know, like a bad businessman does. the trail leader who put the annoying dog down offers to help her, and the two start to get close. so now its like a pseudo love story thing. except it ends pretty tragically (the sister dies its a long story and pretty ironic just watch it if u wanna know)

so uuuhhhhh this one was long as shit, like a lot longer than the other segments when it didnt really need to be??? like it just kept going and going, and again the ending didnt really make up for how long it was. i really liked zoe kazan in this, but otherwise nothing to write home about.

number four on my list would have to go to “All Gold Canyon”, which basically just follows the story of a gold miner in the mountains trying to get that money honey. this segment is the simplest one out of the bunch, but i gotta say its absolutely gorgeous. what beautiful scenery and cinematography. it provides a nice contrast to our disheveled, run-down gold miner who is just tearing up the beautiful grassy fields trying to get to this gold. there seems to be a theme in this one of man’s relationship to nature, and how the gold miner does put in effort to respect it but still takes advantage of it for his own benefit. and i guess theres a broader theme of greed, or the ruthless and endless pursuit of wealth which can drive people to do crazy and desperate things. i definitely really enjoyed this one, especially the gold miner character played by tom waits. but otherwise it didnt stand out as much to me as the other segments im gonna talk about

SPEAKING OF WHICH heres number three!! “The Mortal Remains” is right up my alley, and has some more mythical elements to it than the other segments ive talked about so far. so we have a wagon full of passengers all going to this hotel for various reasons, and its a really diverse cast of characters: we have the older wife of a prolific religious lecturer, a rich Frenchman, a trapper, a foppish Englishman, and a cheery laid-back Irishman, the last two seeming to be companions of some sort. they all get on the topic of the true nature of mankind, and the three characters opposite of the strange pair all have something different to say. the trapper believes that all people are inherently the same, with the same basic needs. the older woman disagrees and insists that there are two kinds of people, upright and sinning. and then the Frenchman says that both of them are wrong, that human existence is much more complicated and nuanced than that; no one persons life is exactly the same as another’s. and then we have the Englishman and the Irishman, who turn out to be bounty hunters of some sort (is heavily alluded that they are grim reaper-type figures). they explain their method of completing their kills, and talk about how they enjoy watching their victims “try to make sense of it all” in their death throes. these two clearly have a much more cold and sinister idea of the nature of mankind, and the rest become very unsettled all the way to the hotel. no one else even dares to step out of the carriage while the bounty hunters drag their latest victim through the front entrance and up the stairs.

oh man this segment was great! i think the reason its third on my list is cause i really wish there was more to it, like if the Coen brothers spent more time on this one instead of “The Gal Who Got Rattled” it would be perfect. Jonjo O’Neill and Brendan Gleeson as the bounty hunters were so enthralling, and i loved watching them play off of each other. hell, i couldve had a whole movie featuring those two. and the screenwriting really shines in this segment too. this segment almost feels like a fable or something, which is really fitting for the time period. makes me wonder if they had based it off of an actual fable. but anyway yeah this ones awesome!

i had a hard time choosing between “The Mortal Remains” and this next segment for second place cause i liked them both equally, but in the end “Meal Ticket” gets #2 purely because of the utterly fantastic performance by Harry Melling, who plays a quadriplegic actor in a traveling show run by liam neesons character, an irish traveling entertainer. the story itself is really simple, we just see this disabled actor be carted from one town to the next, doing the same stage show which is basically just him reciting famous prose throughout the ages. meanwhile liam neeson is trying to get as much money as he can out of the audience members. he doesnt interact much with harry melling outside of feeding him and helping him piss and get dressed. u get the sense that he doesnt really see his disabled actor as an actual person, but more of an entertaining object or a pet. and this becomes even more apparent when the irishman gets some competition from another traveling entertainer who has a chicken that can do math. he sees this chicken getting more money than him, so he buys it off of the other guy and takes it with him. and finally, the poor limbless actor is literally and figuratively tossed aside for the next best thing.

man oh man what a great segment! harry melling blew me away with his performance, the fact that he was able to get such a nuanced range of emotion out of the few lines he was given (basically he had to recite the same shit over and over again) was so impressive to me. and his non-verbal communication was really solid too. liam neeson did really well in his role too. and again the story itself is really great, simple but effective and really gets the point across without having to beat the audience over the head with its message. OH YEAH ITS REAL GOOD LOVE IT

and finally we have my #1 pick, which i think the directors knew this was the best one out of the bunch too cause its the first segment as well as the title of the whole movie. “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” has that signature Coen brothers wit and dark humor that i love, it plays off of typical Western movie tropes and is very tongue-in-cheek and i ate that shit up. tim blake nelson as the titular buster is just so fucken perfect for this role, he really shines in this and its kind of a shame that its one of the shorter segments cause it really is the best one and he knocks it out of the park. we got some great music in this segment too, which is where that Best Original Song nom comes in. this one also has some strong fable-y vibes to it, like this story could be amongst the likes of American folklore like Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed. i wont get much into the plot of this one but i highly recommend watching it, even if you dont wanna see the rest of the segments.

the segments fit together pretty well overall, although the tone of each of them differs slightly the fact that the setting and time period are the same is enough to firmly knit all these stories together. its a really unique idea for a movie, and is so far the best attempt at an anthology movie that ive ever seen purely because the stories really all make sense together and play off of each other well. in other anthology movies ive seen like The ABC’s of Death the segments usually dont have much at all to do with each other, except that they all fall in the same genre. so overall id say give this a watch, especially if ur a Coen brothers fan, cause theres some real good stuff in here.

well thats all i got for now cowboys!! i watched Roma the other day and CRIED REAL HARD so get ready for me to kiss that movies ass in a review that should be done in the next few days. until then go uuhhhhhh lasso a cow or something. chew some tobaccy. fondle a barmaids titties. die of dysentery. y’know just old west things~

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TRR 3.20 "A Warm Reception" what does that mean. does that mean FIRE i am on edge

I'm expecting it to go all nice and heartwarming, and then Anton shows up at the end. We shall see.

Officially longer than any other TRR book! We’re in uncharted territory now!

From what I saw from my roommate’s Liam playthrough, a lot of the carriage dialogue is mostly the same no matter who’s there, but, I do like this as a callback to awesome-storm Maxwell-Riley from the Homecoming ball, or Duke Whirlwind Dancemaster-Deluxe. With Maxwell, everyone keeps emphasizing how our lives together will be full of adventure and never be boring. ♥

You fools, take this chance to make out in the carriage! No! F O O L S

Oh. Hello Ana! She’s got a new dress for us, of course.

... Mehhhhh sorry not into that plasticy cutout look. Why do they keep doing that, it doesn't look like fabric. Sorry Ana, I’m gonna stick with what I've got.

Maxwell says it doesn’t matter what Riley’s wearing, he and everyone else won’t be able to keep his eyes off her. :’) ♥ bro

Ana, a true friend (despite how I keep tossing out all her hard work) leaves us alone in the boutique.

We are a storm... a hurricane… a mega punching robot... of love

sweet nervous boy. Riley literally said “I do” (well, ‘hell yeah’ in my case) and he’s still can’t help doubting a little.

now makeouts?? nope, Madeline. Girl you are about to get stabbed. ANA, WHY DIDN’T YOU STOP HER, I’M SORRY, I’LL WEAR THE DAMN DRESS

(If we keep trying and then getting interrupted, only to finally succeed I will actually love that.)

Oooooo the reception hall is so pretty! Damn, they have really been outdoing themselves with the art lately. First the cathedral, now this. *__*

People coming up to tell us how we made them cry out our vows! Yessss tell us all about your tears! Our love is powerful, baby.

Took no screenshots of Hana’s parents so I can ignore that they came.

NEVILLE?! WHAT THE F. RASHAD, DID YOU BRING HIM. DUDE. YOUR FRIEND IS SHITTY AND NO ONE LIKES HIM, STOP BRINGING HIM PLACES.

You know, at the beginning of the tour we heard Neville wasn't even planning on coming to the wedding so I guess that's........ ssssomethingg..g..........…

like maybe he’ll get shot this time. aim better, assassins

Anyway, better people now! Hello friends!

Hana says we were like a fairytale! Even Drake is getting poetic. Liam sees how much we love each other. Maxwell has won the wife lottery. Excellent, so much love here.

LMAO....... SAVANNAH EYEING BERTRAND LIKE, HUH.... MARRIAGE..... HOW BOUT..... THAT...…. :|

Me and Maxwell, poster children for impulsivity: YEAH, JUST DO IT JUST JUMP INTO MARRIAGE IT'S GREAT

Bertrand : *SWEATS BUCKETS*

Hgnngggg I would stab a man for that wedding food right now. I picked Drake’s beef pork stew and oh my god...……. How do they always make it sound so good???

[pause to google feijoada recipe]

Time for toasts! Maxwell’s...….. awwww. ;___;

He starts it as a Once Upon A Time story of how Riley was whisked away to love a prince, but her happy ending was swapped when she fell for the court jester instead.

(Flashing back to the apple festival and Maxwell being excited to be jester. Good times.)

My heart is bursting. I love our story too T_T

Andddd he just blurts out about the hippo tattoo to everyone and covers it up with an awkward metaphor. That's a deeply Maxwell moment and I love it. ♥

Omg. Might regret it but I desperately want to hear Olivia's idea of a wedding toast.

EXCUSE YOU MADELINE, SCHEDULE SMEDULE. THE BRIDE DEMANDS TO HEAR EVERYONE RAPTURE ABOUT OUR LOVE

Olivia: So soon after I met Riley I was like "I hate that bitch" Riley: a-awwww....thanks...……

I'M DEAD "LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT" I WON OLIVIA’S RESPECT! :’D BEST DAY EVERRR

I mean we also got married but like. you get it.

“As we say in Lythikos, you’re still alive, so drink!” never change.

Liam: Aww...…. He tries but falls back on being super formal, referring to me as "Cordonia’s newest dutchess” and me “being a friend to Cordonia and [him]”

It's ok buddy, sneak out whenever you're ready. Hana and Drake can cover for you.

Hana: Hana wins the toast both for having the most insightful things to say, and also being LITERALLY THE ONLY ONE (besides Bertrand) TO TALK ABOUT MAXWELL. She also made me cry, so like, triple points. 😢 😭 I love her so muuuuch.

Drake: “I knew you were trouble when you walked innnn~”

Those were some real nice things you said about me but YOU ARE THE BEST MAN.

I know I'm great and we're all in love with me, but come on.

Alright here’s Bertrand, he’s gotta talk about Maxwell.

new big bro you will be NICE to your BROTHER or I STG

starting out rocky what with the “wow Maxwell made like so many mistakes” business. let him rest, it’s his day, good lord

*snaps fingers in front of his face* BABS, FOCUS

OH. OH OKAY. HE TURNED IT AROUND. HE SAID HE LOVES HIS BROTHER IN FRONT OF EVERYONE. THE DANCING COMMENT AND EVERYTHING AND HE ADMITTED MAXWELL DOESN'T NEED TO GROW UP. I'M. OVERWHELMED.

In which I will take any choice that turns Riley into a woo girl. And Kiara’s family continues to be my favorite. They’re coming over to Valtoria Revanasi all the time.

After all that, my toast was … whelming. I did get my vows already, so I guess it’s whatever.

First dance time! Aww this track is giving me HSS prom flashbacks. Michael I hope you're happy out there.

Apparently Maxwell picked the song, which can only mean he is a secret HSS fan.

“Partners” is such a lovely title for these two. I've always loved the term, you're partners in crime, partners for life, but they're also dance partners.

Number of times Maxwell has done the dip kiss: 4. This boy SMOOTH AS HECK.

Bertrand is scandalized by our nonsense but Drake understands they should take what they can get.

(where are my boy’s damn jello shots)

..... I think I just married Emperor Kuzco.

Maxwell challenges Drake to a dance off, and holy shit Drake can dance. Or at least spin kick. I'm still fairly certain he has no sense of rhythm.

....Drake did not dispute the best friend comment and I'm counting that as a win for Maxwell.

time. for. CAKE????!

Real life me is a little sad I don’t have cake. I do have fancy rice crispies from my friend’s coworker’s wedding. It’s no passionfruit cake tho :’(

(they successfully distracted me from wait where’s Olivia with cake. How dare you take advantage of my short attention span.)

Maxwell and Riley have matching swords. I might cry. That's the best.

..... Incredibly tempting to fuck up and cut the table. But OUR CAKE ok doing this right.

WHOA Bastien hello, where'd you come from.

Aww Madeline has pleased her goblin father.

Maxwell is so happy about the Cheetah cake SUCCESSSSSS [sneakily high fives Gladys]

[I hope Gladys gets cake. At least 3 slices for Gladys.]

Ooooh so Savannah and Drake's mom still came! She’s off taking care of Bertie. Bring forth the Walker matriarch, I wish to meet her. [ spoilers: we do not :( ]

Uh oh Savannah is pissed and I bet I know why~

Bertrand's only just noticed oh dear.

Savannahhhhhh pleeassssse. These two need to work on commutation so bad. I TOLD YOU TO BE DIRECT WITH THIS DUMBASS. YOU'RE STILL HINTING.

Bride awkwardly hovers outside her own reception trying to get her fool friends to communicate AGAIN.

Like I'm pretty patient and Bertrand is family but oh my god I can't be there for everything

Riley is tired too, bless her. We could totally have snuck off with Maxwell at this point but no, here we are.

Ok Riley's prize for taking the diamond option to help Bertrand one more time is that she gets to cause shenanigans. You know my girl loves a good shenanigan!

Oh my god are we getting the band back together YESSSSS

Stop one: Drake. He knows Riley by this point and senses shenanigans a mile away.

Drake: You don't need my permission, Savannah’s her own woman and all that. Bertrand: But I'd like it. Drake: ok then FUCK NO. Bertrand: :’O

Bertrand making the shocked face is always funny. Same with his mad face. Really just Bertrand emoting = comedy gold.

Drake fully won Maxwell's respect with the breakdancing, and he's won Riley's by realizing he has the power to make Bertrand do whatever he wants right now.

Drake immediately regrets his abuse of power. Aaahaha ok, ease into it.

Somehow we talked Drake into singing. I'm just saying, this would have been so much easier with him last, when peer pressure was on the table.

Maxwell has been waiting for a moment like this moment his entire life, he'd pay to be part of this.

Liam would both do anything I asked and is always down for bromance time.

There is an option to panic and throw the bouquet at Neville. I have to try that at least once. But later.

Man Riley should have demanded the boys reunite their quartet anyway. BEST WEDDING PRESENT EVERRRRR (after all their other gifts because those were actually really sweet)

Savannah: holy crap you're smiling Bertrand: Well you make me happy so fukkin get used to it

^Those are totally direct quotes.

While I’m making other people happy - TIME FOR GIFTS!

The book for Liam is a nice follow up to all his talk about how he wants to bring Cordonia peace. You’ve got faith that he can achieve his dreams! Aww.

Everyone else does surprised sprites but Drake is wary as ever. Smart dude.

Hana's gift............... Ok yeah let’s just...… move along. sigh.

At least Riley succeeded through the roof with Maxwell’s gift, he was about to pass out with all the layers this gift has. Aww, that was so worth it.

Honestly these were all kind of short. Meh. Maxwell’s was worth it, Liam’s was a nice second.

Finally can we sneak off--??

MADELINE.............. I WILL STAB YOU WITH MAXWELL’S FANCY ACTION FIGURE, DON'T THINK I WON'T

Time to see other friends! We go to Kiara first, which is good. I continue to be proud of her forever.

Penelope is me at every party. Where are the dogs. I can people watch just fine next to the dogs.

HOOOOLY SHIT

DANIEL

D A N I E L

DANIEL IS HERE, TAKING SHOTS WITH LEO

What do you know :D I have friends! Well. One friend. And no family. They’re really determined to leave that open, huh. You know, I’m okay with it.

Daniel, I admire your thrift, especially considering what it must have cost to come here on a waiter’s salary, but someone is definitely going to think you're here to serve food.

..... Whelp that came true immediately. Hey Regina.

Leo goes off with him. I guess they're bros now!

or .... well. I've seen the posts going around. Make this a trip to remember, Leo! ;)

Awwww nice moment with Regina. Look how far we’ve come! I've always liked her. She's a practical lady.

GLADYS

GLADYS IS HERE TO LET US GET ALONE TIME, FINALLY. BLESS YOU GLADYS, I COULD KISS YOU but that’s for Maxwell

Wait...... I'm getting suspicious. We're just. wandering away......… mmm :|

oh noOOOOOOOOOOooo--[all goes dark]

Aw mannnnnnnn Gladys D: Riley is never trusting anyone in this broke-ass country again. Remember how we kept talking about how in New York you can trust people to be upfront with their intentions????

[throws Daniel and Hana into a suitcase] COME ON MAXWELL, WE’RE MOVING BACK TO NEW YORK.

IS THAT SOMEONE ANTON, GLADYS

:’((((((((((((

I’m so sad, I liked her. I hope we can still win her back to our side. She seemed so surprised every time we treated her decently, I think there’s a chance. She probably got into this plot before she got to know us.

Things we know:

Liam is the only LI who doesn’t meet you in the hedge maze if you’re his LI. On the one hand, getting the king to sneak out is a whole nother level, but also he’s likely to have a big part in next week’s plot.

The poor guy is also still definitely in love with you, even if you softened the blow with the closure option. And he’s especially taking it hard if you’re with Drake. We’ll see how those things go together.

Olivia disappeared! Before cake. For their plot to work, they still need her around to make her queen. She’s loyal to Liam no matter what, but I’m still holding out hope that befriending her or not is going to play a part whether that loyalty extends completely to you.

She was also our strongest defense, what with all her knives and proclivity for stabbing. So Olivia is likely to be okay, but who knows if they will be.

Do they have our friends? We didn’t see them after gifts. concern.

what do you think? 2 more chapters? Wrap up evil plots and then have good things, hopefully? or just keep adding chapters and then it doesn’t have to end hahaaaa

#trr #the royal romance #maxwell beaumont #hana lee #bertrand beaumont #riley brooks #v plays choices #v plays trr #long post #I really hope the cut works #v recap

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I have no idea what possessed me to write this, I apologize.

"Stop giggling," Liam huffed out, trying to stifle his own laugh.

"Stop being ridiculous," Zayn countered, still laughing, his tongue pressed behind his teeth, cheeks rising, laugh lines across his face.

"Come on Zed, let me take your photo," he tried to convince his boyfriend for what seemed like the hundredth time in the last few minutes.

"You have enough pictures of me," Zayn said, swatting Liam's hands away as he started to make a grabbing gesture. "There's enough pictures of me on the internet and this house."

"Your Versace pictures deserve better," Liam replied, dropping his hands and getting serious. "We're supposed to believe someone who loved you took those photos. Please, my nan could've done better. Let me do it. You still have the clothes and I have wicked skills on my iPhone. Add a seductive filter or something."

Zayn sighed and leaned his head against the back of the couch he was currently sitting on. The Versace photos were a tad abysmal, he looked great which was always a plus. But, the photos didn't show off him or the clothes properly. His people and Versace didn't seem to care, as long as they got a cut of the profits. It had bothered him for some time now, this was supposed to be a huge fashion campaign and it was being treated like a child showcasing their hobby. Newsflash, the child needed to find a new hobby. For the last ten minutes Liam was now trying to convince him to have their own fashion shoot, mostly to just cheer Zayn up.

"Please," Liam begged, pushing out his bottom lip in an adorable pout that always got to Zayn.

Zayn lazily traced Liam's bottom lip with his thumb, humming when Liam grazed the digit with his teeth. "Fi-fine."

Liam immediately beamed with excitement, jumping off the couch. "I love you. You won't regret this."

Ten minutes later Zayn was standing in one of their numerous closets, pulling out the specific clothes he wore for the Versus campaign. Liam was doing something outside in the garden, only telling Zayn to hurry up before they lost the daylight. Zayn undressed in the middle of the room, pulling on a pair of black jeans and a leather coat. Liam wanted to be as authentic as possible, copying each look Zayn wore in the campaign photos. After he was properly dressed he checked out his hair quickly in the mirror, letting it out of the tie he had holding it together on the top of his head. He shook his head to let the hair fall where it pleased and walked towards their garden. Once outside he just observed Liam who was running back and forth setting things up, Watson running right behind him thinking it was a game. A boisterous laugh leaving Zayn's mouth alerted Liam to his presence.

"Beautiful," Liam declared after getting a good look at Zayn. "Let me get this terror back inside and we'll begin. Stand by the tree and I'll be right with you babe."

Liam dragged Watson back into the home by his collar as he whined the entire time, disappointed that play time was already over. He made sure the door was closed securely to make sure none of their other dogs decided to crash the party. He walked to where Zayn stood by the tree and adjusted the jacket he was wearing, not saying a word. He kneeled down to adjust the jeans and smiled up at Zayn, wiggling his eyebrows as seductively as possible. Zayn just shook his head and laughed, he was dating a toddler stuck in a grown mans body, but he loved him anyway. Liam stood back up and slowly walked backwards, taking his iPhone out of his back pocket. He pressed a few button on his phone, just nodding his head the entire time.

"Okay, just act natural," Liam instructed.

"Cause this is natural," Zayn scoffed. "An impromptu photo shoot in me garden."

"Quiet on set!" Liam barked out his direction. "We're gonna lose the sun if you don't pipe down."

With another shake of his head Zayn got silent and just let Liam shoot away, only moving when instructed. He knew never to interrupt when Liam got into his creative zone. He trusted him, trusted that he wasn't going to make him look foolish. Zayn knew that the photos were going to showcase him in a way he'd want. After twenty minutes in front of the tree he was told to put on a shirt and go into the bedroom for their next location. Once he was changed again he walked into their room as Liam was fixing the blinds, making the room as dark as possible. He had no idea what Liam's plans were but he just went with it. Liam instructed him to lay on the bed, leaning up on just one elbow. Like before, Zayn just went with whatever Liam told him to do because he trusted him and his odd vision. After a few shots were takien as he leaned on his elbow he was told to move up towards the headboard to capture a more relaxed feeling. Whatever.

"Are these even coming out okay?" Zayn finally asked once they wrapped their second set of shots.

"Babe, you're doing amazing," Liam told him honestly, cradling his cheek in his palm. "They should've used me for the shoot. Now go put on the white outfit and meet me in the bathroom."

Zayn sighed and shook his head once more. "You're relentless."

"Love you too," he replied. "Now hurry."

The last shoot lasted another fifteen minutes with Liam having Zayn sit in the tub as he took the photos. It was all a tad bizarre but hopefully Liam knew what he was doing and what his vision for this whole nonsense shoot was. After the shoot was completed Liam wouldn't let Zayn see the photos until he was changed and back in their bedroom. Liam grabbed his laptop and his USB port and sat on the bed, working his magic and waiting for Zayn to change. Once Zayn got back in the room Liam was still silent, clicking away on his computer.

"Done?" Zayn asked, crawling into the bed.

"Shh," Liam silenced him, never looking up from the screen in front of him. "Almost."

"So secretive," Zayn joked, trying to look over Liam's shoulder at the laptop, but he just kept moving it away from prying eyes.

"Patience love."

Zayn sighed indignantly as he waited, even though he really had no idea what he was really waiting for, but Liam told him to wait. He grabbed his phone off the nightstand and played a game or two of solitaire, losing each time, to take his mind off the wait. Liam kept tapping away at his keyboard, clicking the mouse a few times to probably seem busier than he actually was. It was slowly driving Zayn crazy. He wanted to know what Liam was doing, especially with some of the more seductive photos he took on the bed and in the tub. Those pictures were not allowed to leave this home and no one else but the two of them were allowed to see them. He could just imagine the joke Louis would make at his expense if he saw them. Like Louis hadn't done something similar with Harry after he cut his hair recently.

"Done," Liam declared proudly, shifting his laptop over from his lap to the empty spot between them.

"Li-Liam," Zayn gasped in awe. He looked between the laptop and Liam a few times, making sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him. The photos looks incredible, especially after Liam used his impressive photoshop skills. They looked way more professional that his supposed professional ones. He didn't look foolish, he looked like a proper high fashion model. "Wow."

"You like them?" Liam asked timidly, his top teeth chewing at his bottom lip. "I-I tried to make them look as professional as an iPhone can make them."

"These are amazing," he spoke in a hushed voice, his fingers ghosting over the screen. Touching to make sure it was really real, that he wasn't imaging what was right in front of him. "They look, they look beautiful."

"The photographer loves you," Liam argued, smiling his wide smile. "Thinking about sending them anonymously to Versace, show them how good you truly are in front of the camera."

"Don't you dare," he snorted, playfully hitting Liam's arm.

"Fine," Liam gave him. "Maybe I'll make these our Christmas cards, send them out to our friends and family. Our mum's would get a kick outta them."

"Sure Liam," he pacified him, knowing never to rile Liam up when he went on one of his many tangents, not matter where the tangent took him. "And the more provocative shots? Where are those going?"

"I'm blowing them up and putting them around the house," he teased, laughing as Zayn's eyes grew wider in shock and horror.

"Liam!"

"I'm not kidding," he replied, clicking the mouse to show Zayn the photos. "Babe, can you imagine them around the house? Over the bed? Maybe the tub?"

"I'm not going to win this fight," he gave in with a sharp exhale. "You're lucky I love you Liam James Payne."

"I know," he laughed gladly accepting a kiss from the love of his life and his lifelong muse in all things creative.

#ziam drabble #look i wrote something

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1ddiscourseoftheday · 5 years

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Thurs 9 May

The zladdin video came out today! Zayn and Zhavia duet on A Whole New World while wandering around Central Park and gazing out over rooftops. Zhavia gives a serviceable and pleasant enough performance but Zayn just warbles and soars and elevates the song, it's everything you might have dreamed Zayn singing a show tune could be! Fantastic! Info about the other songs on the soundtrack is out so it looks like just this one for Zayn alas, but it's the one we wanted! I mean we actually wanted Zayn to BE Aladdin, and by we I mean everyone who has commented on his posts, but this is nice too. We're told that he personally selected Zhavia for the collab; I'm still maintaining it was for her name. There's also a Spanish versus available ("Un Mundo Ideal") with Zayn and Becky G, which explains that confusion AND maybe a separate Portuguese version as well? Neat.

As the world speculated about Harry and everyone he went near the other night (Alessandro, Jeff, Kendall especially with big media coverage on that one) and whispered about his gay coding, Louis "hold my beer" Tomlinson busted on the scene to take his rightful place as king bear, and just straight up tweeted about Larry! At like 4:30 am London time (not home? jet lagged? too much red bull? jolted awake from a dead sleep with sudden urgent need to reclaim his throne?) he tweeted lyrics from a Catfish and the Bottlemen song, cool cool very on brand, probably the standout song on the album, NBD! Until you realize that the first word of the song is literally LARRY which honestly is not something you see every day and I'm sorry but I utterly reject the possibility that he just didn't know all the lyrics to the song or that he didn't know what any of it would be taken to mean. Now THAT is a true reach! This was A Choice.

So listen that was a big ass obvious move in a week of little moves, I think we need a quick SBB recent activity round up here. We got Louis in skull clothes twice recently, May 4 and May 7. On the 4th Eleanor was there and we got chicken-wrapped-with-Parma-ham, on the 7th Eleanor was there and within 24 hours he added some interesting new songs to his playlist (Laurel Wreaths, really?) and basically tweeted "Larry". It's all about that balance, baby, but if you ask me this seesaw is tilted pretty heavily towards Louis having fun talking about his baby... Like how long has he been sitting on that tune? We know he's been listening to that album for ages. In any case I don't know what his new promo cycle is gonna look like but I feel we can definitely say it's ON and we are getting that content!

Today in content: a beautiful behind the scenes from the show in Birmingham! Louis is in the aforementioned skull clothes (track pants) rehearsing, planning, hanging out, being cute. We see him with a nice wine glass full of possibly vodka red bull, or maybe just red bull, just like at TXF, raising the question; does this classy bitch just travel with wine glasses? Amazing. He also wears the merch we still can't buy thanks for that I'm not crying at all, and sings along to another C&tB song (for those who were distressed about the other lyrical content of the Larry song this one is also about a relationship and it's not sad, it's about making it through.) And! He is back on the MTV schedule with what looks like the real goods finally... or maybe not. The schedule clearly says "Brand New Video" for Fri but then talks about the Miss You vid so....? And they have the Louis Tomlinson and Friends program relisted for Sat which you would think would be new(ish... from March anyway) content if it actually airs this time, except it says it's him talking about collabs so isss it current? MTV have been shady af idk man. Frankly I don't think they have new content. Anyway also Helen Seamons (Louis' stylist) posted a studio pic of Louis' guitar, why? Idk.

An update account reported that Back To You had been taken off Louis' song lists on some platforms which prompted all kinds of interesting speculation but long story short it's not true so whatever.

Jeez I was hoping to get caught up with some backlogged Louis interview stuff today but he just keeps hitting us with new content! It's too much! So v briefly- he talked about playing guitar on tour ("I won’t feel like I’ve done what I want to do musically until I’m on stage playing guitar" I'M DEAD I CAN'T WAIT), he says he plays guitar in the video, he said TOU was ready to go before TXF, for like 6 months before it came out, that TXF took up more of his time than he'd anticipated, that he'll start by touring smaller venues not because he can't fill big ones but to hone the craft (of being a solo performer). Probably the most interesting interview yet, but alas so many content so little time helllllp.

Anyway yeah so the tabs are real excited about Harry and Kendall being in the same place but with nothing more than that to work with they're just straight up embarrassing themselves- a highlight? A pic of her phone screen, which is clearly and visibly a dog, like yes an actual canine, a Doberman to be exact I believe, and headlines about her having a pic of Harry on her screen. I'm ??? At least they know who he IS- at least two outlets now have announced that he's the father of the royal baby and mama Anne joins us in finding it hilarious. Harry himself has apparently been messaging with photographer Tyler Mitchell, who he publicly followed post gala, raising hopes for him to work on HS2, and he (Harry) showed up at the Strand bookstore in NY (miles of books!) and took a cute fan pic. Whatcha reading Harry?

Lottie posted a pic of herself and Gemma and some other influencer friends titled "the whole crew", yikes sorry Eleanor, Liam posted a beautifully lit photo (captioned "new light") that, some have noticed, echoes the colors and light of Zayn's new video (which was shot in the same place as Polaroid btw) nicely, and while Niall stans continue swooning over yesterday's pics he's busy promoing Soccer Aid and chatting about model life ("I AM FASHION")

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The Neighborhood by Stylo Fantome

January 17

My Reviews

The Neighbors

Stylo Fantome is awesome. I have yet to read a book of hers I haven’t liked. Katya, Wulf, and Liam are on a wonderful crash course, and we as the readers get to buckle up and enjoy the ride. Stylo knows how to write a twist and an ending. When I got to the final paragraph, I felt like screaming “ Yaas, Katya, Yaas!” I could not wait for The Neighborhood to come out.

The Neighborhood

I had high hopes for Katya and Wulf. I was always Team Wulf. I still had a soft spot for Liam. I am a little disappointed in his choices but I was excited to see where his story was going. We get to meet his brother Landon. I loved Landon. Can he get his own book?

Wulf, a bastard after my own heart, I loved him the most. He never let Katya off the hook. Katya surprised me. I never thought she would go in the direction she takes the story. She had her own lessons to learn though. I was really happy with The Neighborhood. I look forward to Stylo’s next book.

**** I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book*****

Title: The Neighborhood

Series: Twin Estates #2

Author: Stylo Fantôme

Genre: Erotic Romance

Release Date: January 17, 2017

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Things a bad neighbor can do to you: 1. Have loud parties late at night 2. Refuse to mow his lawn 3. Steal your newspapers 4. Rip your heart out and walk all over it Katya Tocci is willing to admit that she may have bitten off more than she could chew. Liam Edenhoff showed her a side of life she'd been missing out on - sex and friendship and tacos. But then he betrayed her. Wulfric Stone taught her that big surprises can come from unexpected places - like from a surly, aggressive, withdrawn bastard. But then he broke her heart. Now one of them wants forgiveness, and the other wants forever. And Katya? She just wants to forget. Who knew neighbors could be so difficult? This story contains scenes of a graphic sexual nature, multiple uses of coarse language, and quite possibly enough confusion to drive a normal person insane. Reader discretion is advised.

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"Have you eaten?” he asked. “How did you get in here?” she ignored his question and asked her own. “I have access to the keys for every building we manage. Are you really meeting that thing for dinner?” he asked again. “Okay, first of all, 'that thing' is a seriously good looking, very successful, and ridiculously nice man – a man who has yet to lie to me and use me,” she pointed out. “Key word being 'yet'.” “And second of all, I know for a fact my lease states you have to give me twenty-four hour notice before you just barge in here. If you come in again without my permission, I'm gonna file a complaint,” she warned him. He laughed. Actually laughed. Something Wulfric Stone didn't do very often. She took a deep breath and looked away from his broad smile. “Please do. I'll direct my HR department to hand deliver it to my desk so I can deal with it personally.” “Are we done here? I have things to do today that don't involve dealing with you,” she snapped. He stepped closer to her. “You might be even funner now than you were before.” “That's not funny, and if you can't realize that, then there is literally no hope for you.” “Ah, implying there is hope.” “Shut up.” “Feisty. I love it.” “I talked to Vieve,” she blurted out. That finally stopped him. “Oh, really,” was all he said. “Yup. Went to your place, had a cup of coffee with her,” she said. That seemed to actually surprise him. “You were in my home?” he checked. “Yes. Apparently, I could've been spending lots of time there. Very generous of you to give me complete access,” she said. He didn't react, though she noticed the tendon in the side of his neck was taut and straining. “Yes, well, I've met you. I knew if you ever showed up, it would be a huge hassle with the front desk calling my office and you calling my cell phone and me having to drive across town. Was just easier that way.” “Sure. Okay.” “And how was the coffee? I have it imported.” Katya stared at the tight tendon for a moment longer. He was so good at putting on a false front, she knew. Looking calm and collected. After all, this was a man who ate million dollar real estate deals before breakfast. But it was all fake. He was nervous. Deep down, she could tell. Being forceful was just his way of barreling through a problem he didn't actually want to deal with – he could just strong arm her into doing what he wanted. No unnecessary awkwardness. That was Wulf's M.O. Yeah, well, my M.O. is to make him feel as awkward as humanly possible. “I can't go to breakfast with you,” she stated, brushing past him and heading down the hallway. He didn't hesitate to follow behind her. “No shit, it's afternoon – it's too late for brunch, even. But that Brazilian food cart is open for lunches now, we're going -” he started, but she waved her hand over her shoulder as she moved into her bedroom.

"I can't, I'm busy this afternoon. I have to go shopping for a new stove – don't worry, I'll have the bill sent to you,” she joked, turning around and standing in the doorway to her room. He glared down at her. “Don't be ridiculous. I'll talk to maintenance, we can get a new stove in by the end of the week,” he assured her. “Whatever. I have other plans.” “Tocci, I'm not -” “But how about dinner?” she offered. That seemed to shock him. He stood still for moment, his eyes wandering over her face. Obviously trying to figure out if she was lying. She offered him a big smile, and that just seemed to throw him even more off guard. He finally narrowed his eyes. “If I make reservations, you'll be downstairs on time?” he checked. “No,” she shook her head. “But I can meet you there.” “Bullshit. You'll stand me up, and I'm not wasting my time, sitting around like an asshole waiting for you,” he said. “I won't, I promise. I have … a client I'm dealing with this afternoon. I don't know how long it will take,” she told him. “What about your dinner date with your darling handyman?” he asked. She shrugged. “I'll figure something out, don't worry about it. I'll have dinner with you.” “You promise?” he checked, still glaring down at her. She nodded and ran her fingers across her chest in an X motion. “Cross my heart.” “Fine. But don't fuck with me, Tocci. You won't like it if I have to come and find you. We have a lot to discuss,” he informed her. She nodded. “I'm sure we do. What's the dress code?” she asked. Wulf was a 3-Michelin-stars kind of restaurant goer when it came to dinner dates. “A dress,” he informed her, and then his gaze wandered over her shoulder. She had some clothes laying around on the floor, littered about on the bed. She was gearing up to do laundry. “If you'd like to try on some options, I'd be more than happy to sit and help.” Katya laughed and slid her hands up either side of the door frame. Wulf followed the motion with his eyes, which grew wide when she leaned towards him. “Mmmm, that would be fun, wouldn't it?” she chuckled. “Possibly.” “And it's been a very long time since you've been in my bedroom,” she reminded him. He nodded. “It has.” “And we never got to have any real fun in here, did we?” she sighed, glancing back at her bed. “No. No, we did it not.” “It must make you wonder, though,” she said, dropping her hands and stepping back into the room. “Wonder what?” “What kind of fun Liam and I used to have in here.” There was a split second where she got to see equal parts anger and shock ripple across his features. Then she slammed the door in his face.

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Crazy woman living in an undisclosed location in Alaska (where the need for a creative mind is a necessity!), I have been writing since ... forever? Yeah, that sounds about right. I have been told that I remind people of Lucille Ball - I also see shades of Jennifer Saunders, and Denis Leary. So basically, I laugh a lot, I'm clumsy a lot, and I say the F-word A LOT. I like dogs more than I like most people, and I don't trust anyone who doesn't drink. No, I do not live in an igloo, and no, the sun does not set for six months out of the year, there's your Alaska lesson for the day. I have mermaid hair - both a curse and a blessing - and most of the time I talk so fast, even I can't understand me.

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TRR 3.17: “Save the Date” AKA Everyone makes MC look like a thoughtless fool but also Savannah shows up!

In which Maxwell continues to be my soulmate or possibly just me.

We’re back in Cordonia and GLADYS IS HERE :D

Gladys is very good at managing Madeline, which thrills me. Take this rude robot away from me.

This chapter starts off with so much Madeline, gross. I WANT TO REFUSE YOUR STUPID SCIENTIFICALLY CHOSEN DRESS OUT OF SPITE BUT it's.....actually really pretty. I like that purple a lot. Dammit.

though I am still 5 seconds away from running away in my burlap sack to marry Maxwell behind a pizza parlor JUST TO SPITE YOU.

All this is too much pressure for one dress. I miss the days when Maxwell would be like HEY I HAD 5 SECONDS AND I FOUND THIS, YOU LOOK AMAZING. thanks my guy.

ONLY BOUGHT THIS DRESS SO YOU COULD TAKE~! IT~! OFF~!

Hey it’s fukkin... Clarence? Whatever his name was in High School Story. He’s apparently now moving things for Cordonian nobles. Musical career went down the tubes, eh Clarence?

Time to choose our wedding party!!!

Maid of Honor: HANA. HANA MY CHOICE IS HANA Obviously HANAAAAAA no fucking contest.

Wow if you so choose, you can be Bridezilla:

Best Man: Awwww MAXWELL IMMEDIATELY PICKED DRAKE I'm having emotions ;-; they've come so far. From Drake ignoring Maxwell, to bonding over cleaning cabinets, to here. BROS BROS BROS BROS

Ring Bearer: Shittttt picking my dog would be cute af if LIAM HADN'T USED THE DOG FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE RIGHT BEFORE I CURB STOMPED HIS HEART so no.

Plus I do like the idea of making Savannah part of things :D

sorry random Cordonian child, friends take priority.

I promise this is the only picture of her I’ll post, but for some reason this line made me lose my shit.

madeline hghglskdj do you ever talk to human people

Officiant: Oh god. Oh God no why are these my choices I PHYSICALLY RECOILED FROM MY PHONE. HOW CAN I POSSIBLY MAKE LIAM MARRY ME AND HIS FRIEND OH NO. On top of him thinking ‘haha wow my dead dad should be doing this :(((’ Let him be quietly heartbroken in peace.

Going with the Queen, she likes me now.

Leo is a wacky choice, but I could see it working if your LI is Maxwell (maybe Liam?), because they were buddies and people expect Maxwell to do weird things anyway.

...Why is Maxwell blocking the doorway....kind of hot. I have a problem.

GONNA BE HUSBAND AND WIIIIFE T_T hgnghgh don’t touch me i’m emotional

HELL YEAH TRYING CAKE IS THE BEST PART this is why we're partners in crime for life yo

In real life news, I once got to taste cakes for our senior reception and it was the best day ever.

Gladys senses how bad I feel about never being the thoughtful one, and is gonna help out her useless Duchess. BLESS YOU GLADYS, WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU. Just sit here covered in cake filling like a sexy thoughtless fool.

I will do anything that makes Maxwell continue to beam proudly because he deserves it. I love that he got us unique cakes because we’re unique people!!

WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKING SWEET I’M FURIOUS!!!

Riley and Maxwell are going to spend the rest of their lives yelling NO YOU’RE GREAT AND I’M LUCKY at each other and then making out

Sidenote, mixing food and sex is a turn off for me, but in the service of flustering Maxwell, I guess I’m down.

...........Friends ilu and our group chat, but if you don’t stop cockblocking me i stg

both times it has been started by Drake. I’m replacing all your whiskey with vanilla vodka.

Gladys has my back and I’m now getting Maxwell a cheetah cake to show that I listen and shit. NAILED IT.

OH MAN NOW MY *FRIENDS* ARE BEING SECRETLY THOUGHTFUL??? dammit there's no end to this

SAVANNAH’S HERE, YAYYY. WE'RE ABOUT TO BE..... related somehow kinda? Whatever, I’m saying we're sisters now. Yayyy!

Awwwww Kiara is so excited to see her! And is like “Let me know whichever dumbass messes with you and I will KICK THEIR ASS.” Kiara is the best. ♥

Penelope is like Yeah me too!

I get the sense Olivia is like “I would like to continue mocking actually, but I can read a room.” Olivia ilu but you are the worst.

Sidenote, did anyone else get the sense we kept losing people in this chapter? People would pop in and out and I’d be like ‘wait Drake was here?’ or ‘hang on where’s Kiara’. There’s a lotta characters happening.

Yes Savannah I would LOVE to hang out with you and buy gifts for my friends THANK YOU. Gonna regain thoughtfulness points and have girl talk! nice

Me knowing Bertrand better than anyone except like Maxwell is kinda a sad state of affairs for Bertrand. GET SOME FRIENDS, MAN.

yeah you would THINK [EXTREMELY POINTED GLARING AT MADELINE]

they even reused this background to remind me, I'm not getting over it.

Please say I’m not getting away with only getting my friends chocolates. That is barely any thoughtfulness points.

Oh thank goodness, we’re going to go look at neat old things and find better gifts. HOORAY.

I like that they let you at least choose one neato gift for free. The book with the missing chapter for Liam is such a sweet gift, and if I could only get one, it would be that. My buddy the king deserves a nice gift right now.

Man, okay. Almost all of the gifts were so nice and thoughtful (The history book for Liam for him to chart his own future, something for Maxwell that makes him look cool but also connects him to his history, something for Drake that teases him a bit but in a way that shows you really know and appreciate him) and then they got to Hana’s and it was like .......wait what.

Savannah just got here and even she can tell this is nonsense.

it was like they tried to recreate Drake’s compass for Liam, but didn’t quite nail it.

sidenote, did Drake ever give that to him? I like to think after the night I turned down Liam, Drake showed up with whiskey and the compass and they both got blasted.

‘I love you, man!’ ‘no I love YOU!!!’ ‘who even needs her!’ ‘...oh god I do she’s perfecttt uhuhuhhh’ ‘NO YOU DON’T, YOU’RE STRONG AND THE BEST’ yeah kinda like that

Savannah defending our boys against Olivia! Hell yeah, we’re in this together! Us and our disaster Beaumont men.

Though at least Maxwell can talk about his feelings without someone piloting him like a secret emotions Jaeger pilot. Unlike some people who went back to wearing their sweatervests I saw you Bertrand

GODDD SAVANNAH I’M SO SORRY, I FEEL YOU. Sometimes we fall for dumbasses and that’s just our way.

Though, I really do like the story of Bertrand defending her against anyone who would say she didn’t belong. The brothers have a lot in common. My heart can be warmed.

...though, this makes Bertrand being a dick to me in the beginning kinda worse by contrast. COME ON, MAN.

Wait did they use the same NPC twice in one chapter --- ohhh I get it, it’s a plot point.

Clarence I REALLY hope Zoe dumped you now. :< how dare you.

I am strangely more offended by the stalking than the trying to shoot me. I am NOT down to be creeped on. Just shoot me already, i’ll get over it.

OH NO THEY ARE GOING TO ATTACK THE WEDDING why are we surprised. we are all idiots. who left us in charge of things. Gladys would not have been surprised.

GET SOME POINTS INTO WISDOM OR YOU’RE GONNA LOSE YOUR KINGDOM, DUDES

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