#Myra Warren

[milliondollarbaby87]

Our Souls at Night (2017) Review

Our Souls at Night (2017) Review

Widow and Widower Addie Moore and Louis Waters had lived next to each other for many years but had no relationship. Realising that they both are very lonely they get to know each other better and form a lovely bond. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (more…)

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#2017 #Audrey Walters #Based on a Novel #Bruce Dern #Drama #Iain Armitage #Jane Fonda #John C. Ashton #Jordan Leigh #Judy Greer #Kent Haruf #Marty Bechina #Matthias Schoenaerts #Michael H. Weber #Myra Warren #Netflix Original #Netflix UK #Our Souls at Night #Phyllis Somerville #Randy Moore #Review #Ritesh Batra #Robert Redford #Romance #Scott Neustadter #Ted Maritz

[cadybear420]

HSS Book 2 is great, but Chapters 8 and 9 are legitimately painful to get through and they honestly only get worse each time I replay the trilogy.

Either have the story address the unfair villainization of the Basketball team, or have Band and Cheer's actions be directed towards Isa herself and not the Basketball team.

#choices stories you play #pixelberry choices #choices app #choices game #choices #choices high school story #choices stories we play #choices hss #choices stories we play fandom #choicesgame #hss aiden #aiden zhou #high school story aiden #high school story #mia warren #julian castillo #hss mia #hss julian #myra khandaar #ezra mitchell #hss myra #hss ezra #high school story mia #high school story julian #high school story myra #high school story ezra #cadybear's shitposts #hss

[capinejghafa]

The most me thing I could do is ship Camilia and Karen bc most men ain't shit on this show.

#tbh graham and warren are the only valid ones #eddie feels like he's constantly competing with billy i cant do that level of machismo you know #so i ship women and it's working out just fine bc the triangle isnt for me personally #myra watches djats #random

[thebranchesofshe]

For those like me who can't metric

Myra: 5'8"

Warren: 5'8"

Julius: 6'4" (but he has bad posture)

Josephat: 5'5"

Lyle: 5'5"

Bonnie: 5'9"

Liz: 5'2"

Abe: 6'2"

#visages #josephat dubois #bonnie bellows #myra mooney #warren hart #liz horne #lyle everett love #all of them are taller than me (: #julius flood

[brianjaeger]

2024 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees Guide For Those Who Haven’t Actually Watched Them

In a year when the names of pretty much every movie are combinations of random, non-descript words, and with a lineup of films that few people did actually watch or even legitimately know what they’re about (except Barbenheimer) - the Academy really tested the flimsy premise of this now decade-old bit.

But tis the season! So sing along with me! My awards have a first name, it’s O-S-C-A-R!

My awards have a second name, it’s C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-E-H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D-W-I-L-L-S-O-O-N-B-R-E-A-K-I-T-S-P-R-O-M-I-S-E-T-O-T-H-E-U-N-I-O-N-S-A-N-D-C-R-E-A-T-E-A-L-L-O-F-T-H-E-S-E-M-O-V-I-E-S-W-I-T-H-A-I-I-N-T-H-E-F-U-T-U-R-E!

So, let’s dive in for this 10th rundown of the Best Picture nominees!

American Fiction

What Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calls critical race theory.

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German Fiction is what those who planned to vote for DeSantis call Zone of Interest.

If this wins, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty will announce it as La La Land.

Tracee Ellis Ross plays the role of Dr. Lisa Ellison. Other original names for characters were Myra Lucretia Taylor as Dr. Mary Lucretiason, Michael Cyril Creighton as Dr. Thomas Cyrilson and Sterling K. Brown as Dr. William K.-son.

Anatomy of a Fall

About 6-foot-2 and roughly 200 pounds at the time that he slapped Chris Rock at this awards show in 2022. 

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You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris? They call it Anatomie D'Une Cheese.

I thought it was a bit lazy that in order to play the half-blind son, director Justine Triet just put an eye-patch on Milo Machado-Graner and exclaimed, “Mon Dieu! Ze garçon is now half blind. Voir!

Eric Clapton’s least favorite Best Picture nominee.

Barbie

A sharp and immensely profitable attack upon the patriarchy and a film that became a rallying cry for female empowerment in Hollywood that garnered no Best Director or Best Actress nominations but nabbed a nom for penis-owning actor Ryan Gosling.

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Hi Barbie!

One day during childhood, I agreed to play Barbies with my two sisters and my brother. But we played Saved By The Bell with Ken as Zack Morris, an Aladdin doll as A.C. Slater and various Barbies as Kelly, Jessie and Lisa. It was civil until I got bored and used another Ken doll to be Screech and all of a sudden gave him the power (ironically…Screech's last name was Powers) to fly and then pretended he was flying over the Dream House and farting and pooping down (also ironically in light of Dustin Diamond’s later activities) on everyone causing my sisters to scream at me while I cackled with laughter. Not really a joke. Just a real crystalized childhood memory that I'm sadly still kind of proud of and also still think is very funny.

Next year, the Polly Pocket movie will be a tremendous hit, break down traditional gender norms, and Austin Butler will be the only one nominated for an Oscar for playing Paul E. Pocket.

The Holdovers

A story about a group that has nowhere to go after they are abandoned in New England…the 2020 Patriots.

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The lead role called for a “stubborn, curmudgeonly” character and Paul Giamatti just materialized on set.

To achieve Giamatti’s character Paul Hunham’s trademark lazy eye, Alexander Payne enlisted the help of Anatomy of a Fall director Justine Triet who came on set and addressed Giamatti’s right eye, saying, “Bonjour, eye! Do some work, s'il vous plaît. (Pauses for a beat.) Sacre bleu! Ze eye refuses to work. Zis is a lazy eye!”

This is the first collaboration between director Alexander Payne and actor Paul Giamatti since Sideways which now makes sense since there are various points in the film where a character, with absolutely no context or prompting, sips a glass of merlot and spits it on the ground screaming, “Merlot is the worst liquid in the universe!” But it was a bit much when the last scene of the movie was Paul Giamatti looking directly into the camera and saying, “Fuck you, merlot,” before the credits rolled.

Killers of the Flower Moon

Ernest in the Army. Ernest Scared Stupid. Ernest Goes to Jail.

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Leonardo DiCaprio initially turned down the role when he learned that his romantic interest in the film, Mollie Kyle, was 137 years old, saying, "Maybe without the 7!"

IMDB lists this movie’s runtime in years.

Scorsese rejected composer Robbie Robertson’s first score for the film that included “‘Up on Cripple Creek…Is Where They Found Anna’s Body’”, “I Shall Be Released…Is What King Hale Tells Ernest While In Jail”, “The Weight…Of His Transgressions Caused Ernest to Testify Against His Uncle” and “Ophelia…Is Probably The Name of One of The Background Osage Women Characters, Oh Come On Marty, Just Put It In The Credits, People Love This Song”

Maestro

Seasoned musician Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) discovers-and falls in love with-struggling actress Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligaga). She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as an actress - until Leonard coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Felicia’s career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Leonard fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons. Then, he pisses his pants at the Grammys.

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Early critical reviews of the trailer focused on the “Anatomy of a Face”.

Just like in “A Star Is Born”, Bradley Cooper took vocal lessons to actually perform Leonard Bernstein's classic “Hallelujah”. (What’s that? There are two Jewish Leonards?)

Cooper spent nearly 45% of the film’s budget on that epic final battle scene between Bernstein and Lydia Tár.

Oppenheimer

Julius Robert Oppenheimer Schmidt! That's my name too! Whenever I got out, the people always shout, “There goes Julius Robert Oppenheimer Schmidt!” Na-na na-na na-na-na!

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In an alternate scene, it's revealed that the exchange between Oppenheimer and Edison by the pond that caused Albert to react so sadly when walking past Robert Downey Jr. is that Oppenheimer tried to sneak a fart but then said, “Oh no. I just Oppensharted.”

Nolan took some liberties with the true story. In reality, the U.S. killed between 110,000 and 210,000 Japanese citizens…with kindness.

Since ABC does not include the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards during the broadcast, we will not see Cillian Murphy’s acceptance speech for Best Seated Mangina.

Past Lives

This film follows the stories of the characters’ souls across time, and the stories are interwoven as they advance, showing how they all interact in their “past lives”. The film explores how people's “past lives” are connected with and influence each other and…wait a second. Nope. That’s Cloud Atlas. (Do not watch Cloud Atlas.)

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Due to scheduling conflicts with Poor Things, Emma Stone was unable to play the female Asian lead this time.

However, in the North Korean version of the film, Kim Jong Un played the role. And all the other roles. And won all of the Oscars. Ever.

This movie is a prequel to the movie Lives.

Poor Things

From Pixar comes the story of little Sally Sangiovese, a newly bottled red Italian wine who is separated from her Sangio-family and sent to the wine cellar. There, she’ll befriend Nelson Nebbiolo, a wizened red from the Piedmont region who is coming up on 30 years in the cellar but still hasn’t gotten over the loss of his Spanish love, Tia Tempranillo, who was pulled from the cellar for a quinceañera dinner the year prior. Together, the two will hatch a plan to release themselves from the cellar to reunite Sally with her family and Nelson con su amor. Along their adventurous aging process, audiences will discover that even when the bottle appears half-empty, you simply decant dampen the spirit of these…Pour Things!

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Max McCandles was actually the original name of Lumière from Beauty and the Beast.

Unfortunately this story of a British woman receiving a brain transplant isn’t about J.K. Rowling.

This is the first movie written by new AI trained only on Dr. Seuss books, Kanye West’s Twitter feed and the dreams of Gary Busey.

The Zone of Interest

Rudolf the conflicted Nazi! Had a garden full of rows! Of plants his wife liked to tend to! Horrifically juxtaposed! Then one sunny German day, Hitler came to say, “Rudolf of the triple Reich, won't you Holocaust tonight!” Then, how he wrestled with morality! As he puked and thought, “Why me?!” Rudolf the conflicted Nazi! This one’s really hard for comedy!

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The popularity of the film has already led to a sequel, Höss Party 2.

Probably also the title of one of the Mission Impossible movies.

I actually did watch every other movie nominated for Best Picture this year, but The Zone of Interest is the only one I did Nazi!

#oscars 2024 #academy awards #american fiction #anatomy of a fall #barbie #the holdovers #killers of the flower moon #maestro #oppenheimer #past lives #poor things #zone of interest #jeffrey wright #justine triet #margot robbie #ryan gosling #paul giamatti #martin scorsese #leonardo decaprio #robert de niro #bradley cooper #carey mulligan #christopher nolan #cillian murphy #greta gerwig #celine song #teo yoo #emma stone #jonathan glazer #sandra hüller

[penig]

There were only enough journalism jobs in the area for one playable to have one, and of course it went to Peter Ottomas, the male head of a large family. Patricia Wan, however, has made a good thing for herself out of churning out genre novels of all types. She started in the pulps, of course, but now is getting hardcover printings and is well-known and well-paid; in fact, she's richer than the Ottomai and second only to the Roths. Her life is going so well, she got a genie lamp, and was able to wish for immunity during the Plague.

She and the much older Gabe O'Mackey remain very fond of each other, but she wanted something a little more physical, so Gabe stepped aside (and took an anti-jealously potion) and she is now married to former townie, Warren, who opened the Wan Newsstand, where he sells magazines, newspapers, and books - but especially his wife's books. He doesn't like Gabe at all, but is willing to sell him books.

Warren loves being so wealthy, after an early life of grinding poverty left him a widower with a daughter. He wouldn't say he married Patricia for her money, but he never saw the point of going after poor women with matrimony in mind. He doesn't inquire into the financial situation of women he meets in his frequent trips into Bigg City, nor does he feel guilty about them. Patricia is happy snuggled into her little rural nest; he needs to get out and have some variety once in awhile.

His daughter Frances is very shy and her best friend is her dog, Missy. She's also very enthusiastic about the womrat her parents got her recently. Younger half-sister Myra is much more outgoing.

(I have made townie and downtownie children and teens by making CAS families and only linking each parent to half the kids. Not every townie or downtownie of my making has kids, but a fair few of them do, and if they move in, so do the kids.)

#Depression Riverblossom Hills #Patricia Wan #Gabe O'Mackey

[wahwealth]

Teenage Zombies (1959) | Don Sullivan, Katherine Victor | Sci-Fi Horror ..

Teenage Zombies is a 1959 science fiction horror film written, produced, edited, and directed by Jerry Warren, and starring Katherine Victor, Don Sullivan, and Chuck Niles.  While taking their boat out for some water-skiing, four teens named Reg (Don Sullivan), Skip (Paul Pepper), Julie (Mitzie Albertson), and Pam (Brianne Murphy) discover an island run by a mad scientist named Doctor Myra (Katherine Victor) who intends to turn everyone into mindlessly obedient zombies. Cast Don Sullivan as Reg Katherine Victor as Dr. Myra Steve Conte as Whorf Brianne Murphy (Bri in the credits) as Pam Mitch Evans (aka Evan Hayworth)[6] as the Gorilla Chuck Niles as Ivan the Zombie Paul Pepper as Skip J.L.D. Morrison as Brandt Mitzie Albertson as Julie Jay Hawk as Morrie Mike Concannon as Sheriff Nan Green as Dotty Don Neeley as Maj. Coleman You are invited to join the channel so that Mr. P can notify you when new videos are uploaded, https://www.youtube.com/@nrpsmovieclassics .

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[charismat1c-megafauna]

I had a dream about Decaelo that really helped cement a lot of things into place especially when it comes to Bonnie's perspective, the only thing is, at one point the dream sort of dissolved and I was having to basically give each of the characters a sort of like. Anthro animal sona.

As far as I got (in the dream) was

Julius: a borzoi

Josephat: a hare (?)

Myra: a deer (I have no idea why I picked this)

Warren: a hawk? A German shepherd? The idea of translating a Harry Dean Stanton type into some sort of animal feels like a near impossible task.

That was as far as I got before I sort of bluescreened and started watching David Lynch's Dune (in the dream).

#decaelo #noncanonical blathering

[furioushooves]

Furhoof Faves of 2022

Another year has come to an end and though people have been sharing their yearend lists for weeks, even months already, we wanted to join in with our very own Furhoof Faves of 2022. So, we asked some Furhoof artists that released music this year, as well as some others, what some of their favorite (non-Furhoof) releases of the year were.

We hope you enjoy, and of course, if you like the recommendations you hear… support the artists directly by buying their album on bandcamp or in the physical form. Oh and of course consider checking out the Furhoof artists’ work as well.

All selections are listed in no particular order.

Daniel Lynch (of Sunglow & the Lipschitz)

Macula Dog - Orange 2

Coco & Clair Clair - Sexy

Pilotredsky - Doggone Systems EP

Chronophage- Chronophage

Stress Positions - Walang Hiya

Cabo Boing - Real Gems for Little Jewels

Furhoof released Sunglow - Like a Man Overboard Asking for a Drink of Water on cassette in 2022.

Gigi Meade (of Deva Grace, AKA Dæva)

Wicca Phase - Full Moon Mystery Garden

SZA - SOS

FKA Twigs - Caprisongs

Sidewalks & Skeletons - Exorcism

Yeule - Glitch Princess

Blood Orange - Four Songs EP

Furhoof released Deva Grace - Vocivos on cassette and reissued Dæva - Beta Persei (2016) on cassette in 2022.

Jack Foster (of BAL & House of Fools)

Cass McCombs - Heartmind

Gleemer - Here At All

S.G. Goodman - Teeth Mark's

Madison Cunningham - Revealer

Soul Blind - Feel It All Around

Furhoof released BAL - Seafoam on cassette in 2022.

Loretta Blue (of Loretta’s Museum)

Johanna Warren - Lessons for Mutants

Andrew Wasylyk - Hearing the Water Before Seeing the Falls

Briana Marela - You Are a Wave

Nils Frahm - Music for Animals

Mdou Moctar - Niger EP Vol. 2

Furhoof released Loretta’s Museum - Collected Streams: Singing Songs 2014-2021 on vinyl and reissued their complete 4-album discography (2017-2021) on cassette in 2022.

Tim Hawks (of ZDJ & Horse Culture)

American Aquarium - Chicamacomico

Unholy Altar - Demo

FKA Twigs - Caprisongs

MIKE - Beware of the Monkey

Taylor Swift - Midnights

Furhoof released Furhoof Halloween Split Series No.12 featuring ZDJ & Mellow Slam as a digital download in 2022, ZDJ - Sigil Meditation on cassette & pamphlet in 2020, and ZDJ - Heliopause on cassette in 2019.

Drew Fitchette (of Drew Fitchette & Rooftops)

Jake Xerxes Fussel - Good and Green Again

Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You

MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs

Alex G - God Save the Animals

Chat Pile - God’s Country

Furhoof released Drew Fitchette - Witness Marks on cassette in 2022.

Blake Luley (of Rainwater)

Alex G - God Save the Animals

Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart

Alabaster DePlume - GOLD

Beyoncé - Renaissance 

Perfume Genius - Ugly Season

Furhoof released Rainwater - In-Between on vinyl & cassette in 2021.

Jordan Powers (of BAL, House of Fools, & Far-Less)

Soccer Mommy - Sometimes, Forever 

Cave In - Heavy Pendulum 

The Beths - Expert in a Dying Field

He is Legend - Endless Hallway

Victoria Victoria - To the Wayside 

Furhoof released BAL - Seafoam on cassette and companion story Jordan Powers - Zero Andy One on zine in 2022.

Tyler Duddy (of 1,000 Pieces)

Chat Pile - God’s Country

Delicate Steve - After Hours

Surprise Chef - Education & Recreation

Pink Siifu - Real Bad Flights

Jasmine Myra - Horizons

Furhoof released Furhoof Halloween Split Series Vol.01 featuring 1,000 Pieces on 2x cassette & zine in 2021, and 1,000 Pieces - Yellow & Black & Black on vinyl in 2013.

Jeff Haley (of Jeff Haley & Wild Nothing)

Alex G - God Save the Animals

Cate LeBon - Pompeii

Cass McCombs - Heartmind

Tim Heidecker - High School

John Walsh - New Meditator 

Furhoof released Jeff Haley - Forgotten Exposures on cassette in 2022.

TJ Hatcher (Furhoof co-founder)

The Sawtooth Grin - Good

The Wind In The Trees - Architects of Light

Black Matter Device - Autonomous Weapons

Gillian Carter - Salvation Through Misery

Kublai Khan TX - Lowest Form of Animal EP

The Wonder Years - The Hum Goes On Forever

Ryan McCardle (Furhoof co-founder)

Erin Rae - Lighten Up

battle ave. - I Saw the Egg

Sadurn - Radiator

Wet Leg - Wet Leg

Chat Pile - God’s Country

Widowspeak - The Jacket

#Interviews #Reviews #2022 #Daniel B. Lynch #Sunglow #The Lipschitz #Deva Grace #Daeva #BAL #Loretta's Museum #Timothy Hawks #ZDJ #Horse Culture #Drew Fitchette #Rooftops #Blake Luley #Rainwater #far-less #1000 Pieces #Jeff Haley #Wild Nothing #Furious Hooves #Furhoof Faves #Mixtapes

[madrobot]

The Curious Case of the Dead Guy Upstairs - Part 1

Two Rivers Retail Park, Staines Upon Thames, Surrey, England. 2022.

Police Constable Mark Narrow was trying hard not to look a Blue Thing's balls. Caught by a strong gale, they swung around in a hypnotic fashion. His partner for the day, PC Myra Collins, had seen plenty of large swinging balls over the course of several 18-30 weekends in Greece and was considerably less impressed. She expressed her displeasure at finding Blue Thing reading poetry from the same spot as last week, and without any clothing.

'How many times are we going to have to go through this? You can't be here without permission from the council, and you have to be dressed. This is public indecency.'

Blue Thing, inebriated, pulled a lighter from his satchel and lit a cigarette. With it drooping from the side of his mouth, he challenged PC Collins' logic. 'You think I wanted this? You think I had a choice? This is my curse. Nobody makes boxer shorts for 6 foot rabbits, lady. Go ahead and arrest me. I don't give a shit.'

'What like last time? You were out of cuffs in three seconds flat and urinating in PC Narrow's coat pocket within five. Pfft . . . Is there anyone we can call for you? You need to get off the street.'

Unable to effectively use his magic with alcohol in his sytem, Blue Thing decided attempting teleportation would likely result in a less than favourable outcome, much like the London Zoo bear enclosure incident of 1999. Seeing double, he handed Collins his phone and asked her to dial Viktor.

Meanwhile . . .

Viktor was the only tax paying rabbit among the seven. As special advisor to the police service on crimes associated with the occult, he was privvy to the dark goings on in the Home Counties of England, a hotspot for some unsettling practices and unsavoury characters. Today, invited by Detective Chief Inspector Harrison to an incident very close to home, he surveyed the scene of a most gruesome murder. The victim was the warren's upstairs neighbour and landlady Mrs Garrity, an octogenarian and collector of ceramic butter dishes, now flayed and laying across a thick wooden dining table. With the lightshade as a centrepiece, a heptagram drawn in blood on the ceiling menaced over the body with a grim insinuation. Viktor knew what It meant. His phone rang.

'Hello.'

'Hi, is that Viktor?'

'Yes, how can I help?'

'We've got Blue Thing here, he's had a little too much to drink and we're wondering if you can come pick him up and get him to a place of safety.'

'Oh for fff . . . put him on would you?'

Viktor could hear background chatter and kerfuffle with the phone.

'Hello dear brother.' Blue Thing said after clearing his throat, very loudly.

'This has got to stop B.T.' Viktor said sternly 'Call Louise, she'll drive you here. We have a problem . . . the owner of our building is dead'

'You mean Ray? Not dear, sweet Ray.'

'Our landlady is called Margaret, Blue. There is nobody in our building called Ray.'

'Really?'

'Just get home you fucking retard.'

*Click

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Blue Thing, Randalf, Fran, Hani, Napoleon and Captain Dark-matter, huddled together on the corner sofa, waited for the pensive Viktor to announce the reason for the meeting. Stood with his chin resting on the L-shape created by his thumb and index finger, he mused on how to present the information in a way that would garner the most productive reaction from the group.

'Well?' said Napoleon.

'Yes of course. Sorry. So. . . . the owner of the building has been murdered.'

'Ray is dead? Blue Thing stood and theatrically put his hands on the side of his head. Viktor scowled.

'No, God no . . not Ray.' Fran added, closing her ears around her eyes.

Viktor, already exasperated, 'No, what? . . what the hell is wrong with you? . . our landlady is Margaret Garrity. There is no person here called Ray.'

'Fat? Comes in with banana bread?' Napoleon rasped with a thick Glaswegian accent, almost mockingly.

'Yes, thats right . . banana bread.'

'Pretty sure that's Ray, Vik.' Napoleon shook his head and chuckled as if Viktor had gone mad, then took a sip from his coffee mug.

'Okay, so remember the time we were invited to the Iron Man 3 premier in London and you kept calling Robert Downy Jr, Julie?'

'Yeah.' They murmered.

'Same thing.'

After some excellent work helping to catch and prosecute a coercive nomadic cult in Sussex, Viktor had been invited with guests to a series of prestigious events in the capital. Having all attended a sing-along Sound of Music screening the night before, five of the group mistook the Iron Man actor for Julie Andrews and addressed him as such for the entirety of the after-party. They all made various sounds of acknowledgment when Viktor announced the news he knew would send them all into terror fueled rapture.

'There's more . . . . her body was flayed . . . . and directly below a heptagram.'

There was stunned silence. With none of them knowing what to say to the other, each displayed their disbelief with a near catatonic staredown of Viktor.

'I thought you said they wouldn't be back?' announced Randalf, generally the most measured of the group. It had been him that suffered the most when the parabolics had last surfaced. He rubbed his arm where the creature had been latched, a memory best forgotten, now set to disturb his sleep for the coming weeks.

'Well, they are. We always thought there might be more of them. Now we know.'

----------

Louise had been listening to the conversation from the kitchen. Two pints of her steaming urine was in part responsible for the existence of these creatures, yet felt increasingly excluded from their lives, offering practical support where possible, just to stay connected. The reality was, Louise cleared up their messes, arranged their finance, did their shopping, all in lieu of gainful employment and a happy life. With her brothers having separated themselves from the antics after several court cases answering to damage done to infrastructure as the rabbits went about their jobs, Louise was the thin line between their survival and the bureaucratic nightmare of the UK court system and potentially, prison. A thankless task.

As a debate continued in the living-room, Viktor entered the kitchen to get away from the erratic talk, which by now had deviated so wildly from the problem at hand, Blue Thing could be heard shouting 'You're right, Lithuania is a toilet'. Viktor placed both hands on the counter-top, dipped his head and released a loud, long breath, then turned to see Louise unpacking several shopping bags.

'You okay?'

'Yep. Same shit as usual. BT has zero focus and takes the rest of them on a tour of his warped gigantic head.'

'Stronger than all of you though . . . . must be annoying.' Louise remarked.

'It sickens me that we need him. You alright? What have you been up to lately?'

'You know me . . . . I live to serve.' she said sarcastically.

'Yeah . . . . well we are grateful Lou.'

'Do you think you could be grateful enough to stop Fran from shitting in the bath?'

'Ummm.'

Meanwhile . . .

Above the table where the flayed Margaret Garrity's body had been, the Heptagram gave the lightbulb element new energy, an intermittent blue fluorescent light. Disorientating, menacing, every flicker a doorway. The gap between blinks shortened in length until what had been summoned dropped into existence. A dream-spider.

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Still seated long after the other rabbits had left the living room, Randalph was stroking his beard with one hand, resting the other, palm up, on his knee. Confident the ruckus was at an end, Louise had skulked toward the living room entrance to check the conversation was at an end; she was often accused of creative eavesdropping by Viktor. She quietly observed as Randalph conjured whisps of purple magic from his twitching fingertips. This was a typical stress response in Randalph, something Viktor called 'Randalph's ever-readies'.

The parabolics has first appeared on the rabbits radar in 2003. A cult whose raison d'être had never been fully established but assumed by all who encountered them to be ostensibly evil. Their power came from a book stolen from the Ashmolean Museum archive by former curator Clemence Cronje, The Summonitores Libro, a powerful tool for summoning beings hidden in the spectrum for nefarious gain. Persons offered as sacrifice, bloody offerings, were used to guarantee commitment from whatever thing had been conjured.

The parabolics, perhaps unsurprisingly, had taken an interest in the rabbits and under their noses had planted employees in local businesses and essential services to spy on their activity. Randalph, walking alone in the park at dusk, became prey to a small tentacled creature summoned by the cult. It latched itself onto his arm, taking his free will; the usually genial Rabbit became an enemy of his siblings and had to be temporarily imprisoned for the safety of the group. It took Viktor a year to track down every senior parabolic, bringing each to justice with brutal efficiency until finally reaching an aged Cronje, who in fear of his life, revoked the summon. He was then promptly dragged out of visible light by an unseen force, screaming as he disappeared.

Whilst almost twenty years has passed, Randalph still suffered from night-terrors and the occasional explosion of anger, usually directed at the perennially obtuse Blue Thing. In times of stress, his body became electrified in preparedness for whatever was coming, a kick response to his perceived lack of awareness when the parabolics last struck. He wouldn't be caught short again. They were back, and the parabolics would come for them all.

#Blue Things Magical Rabbit Symposium #The Curious Case of the Dead Guy Upstairs #Web Series #Low Fantasy

[cadybear420]

My HSS Edits Masterlist (NOTE: List is subject to frequent updates)

I've now relocated all HSS edits into a new separate masterlist from my original Choices Edits Masterlist because of the Tumblr 100-link limits. Chances are I'll be doing this again.

You can also see all my edits by searching #cadybear's edits on my profile or on Tumblr, but it'll be a very incomplete list because Tumblr's search functions are ass. Plus a handful of the posts on my profile are just my own reblogs of my stuff. So, here's a more collective and organized list.

I do indeed accept requests/suggestions for edits! However, they can take a while, and I do reserve the right to turn down a request if it's something I'm uncomfortable with editing or is way out of my league of editing skills.

Aiden Zhou Edits (focusing mostly on canon events and outfits)

Aiden in OG HSS f!MC's Premium Pool Party Outfit

Aiden in a OG HSS f!MC Premium Homecoming Dress

Casual Beach Party Outfit for Aiden

Aiden if he didn't have a six-pack

Aiden in OG HSS f!MC's Premium Prom Dress

Aiden in ID m!MC's Hunter Outfit from Book 2

Aiden in a MTFL MC Premium Outfit

Aiden in a ROD MC Premium Outfit

Attempting Eyeliner on Aiden

Aiden in a premium suit outfit for MC from TNA (plus alternate colors)

Aiden in a premium suit outfit for MC from TNA (plus alternate colors)- Eyeliner Versions

Cunt Era Aiden Compilation

The Evolution of Aiden's Cunt Era

Evie Ayana (my f!MC) Edits

Original Evie intro, ft. Evie in a "Kiss My Abs" crop top

Evie wearing the Jade Necklace from Aiden

Evie x Aiden Edits

Prom Photo Edits

Halloween 2023 Couples Costumes

Power Couple Crop Tops

Wedding Headcanons, includes edits for their Wedding Outfits

Misc. Characters Edits

Michael in a ILW m!MC Outfit

Myra Khandaar: Full-Body Casual Sprite plus an Alternate Version

Sydney Kym: Full-Body Sprites

Group Edits

Winter Casual Outfits for Aiden, Caleb, and Michael

OG HSS Gang: Pajamas

Aiden, Caleb, and Michael in some fancy upscale-ish dresses

Evie, Emma, and Maria in some fancy upscale-ish suits

HSS Prime Character Edits

HSS Prime Katherine if she was in Choices HSS

Choices HSS Mia Warren: Full-Body Sprites

Choices HSS Payton Saunders: Full-Body Sprites

Choices HSS Sakura Watanabe: Full-Body Sprite, plus how I made this and other half-body-sprite-to-full-body-sprite edits

General MC Edits

HSS f!MC if she had a buff bodytype option

HSS MCs with un-Genderlocked Hairstyles

CG/Yearbook Photo Edits

Genderswapped Poses for Cheerleader MC Yearbook Photo

Prom Photos: Maria x Michael

HSS:CA Edits

Cher (HSS:CA f!MC) but if she could choose to be the witch in the Enchanted Kingdom play

Cher (HSS:CA f!MC) and Rory swap Tempest musical roles

Misc. HSS Crossover Edits

OG HSS and ILITW gangs at homecoming together

HSS x ID: Aiden and nb!MC Luca's Outfit Shopping Trip (Luca belongs to @aria-ashryver)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5, featuring tattoos

Part 6: The Beach Episode, Part 1 and The Transparent Files for their Swimsuits

Part 7: The Beach Episode, Part 2

#cadybear's masterlists #cadybear's edits #my edit #my edits #choices game #choices stories you play #choices #choices stories we play fandom #choices stories we play #high school story #choices hss #hss #aiden zhou #choices high school story #aiden x mc #mc x aiden #hss aiden #high school story aiden #evie ayana (og hss mc) #og hss f!mc #hss f!mc #og hss mc #hss mc #I'm not tagging the rest of these #Only tagging HSS and Aiden because that's like... the majority of the shit I make lol #choices edits #hss edits

[capinejghafa]

So was no one gonna tell me that the conjuring was actually really scary with deep catholic roots or was I supposed to figure that out myself lol

#i find the base on to be a little misleading in most cases bc honestly creative licensing and all that jazz #but also i dont know the story of the warrens they sound familiar irl context #but also maybe not #anyways this movie is good actually??? #very religious but give the context ill allow #random #myra watches the conjuring franchise

[thebranchesofshe]

Bonnie Bellows

"Phatch, forgive me. I don't know how to keep feeding you. I heard once that you were really a girl not much older than me. How do you handle it all? Do you have any mercy for a girl who would break the chain of your descendants?"

Three words: overwhelmed, terrified, resilient.

Name: Bonnie Jean Bellows

Date of birth: May 13th, 1952

Age as of Chapter I: 18

Height: 5'9"

Gender: girl.

Orientation: she doesn't know it, but she's a lesbian.

Occupation: the final Keeper of the Tree. She's also a waitress at Vick's.

Religion: the last true acolyte of Phatch.

Politics: what?

Favorite book: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. She simultaneously relates to it and finds it foreign.

Favorite treat: vanilla ice cream. There's no electricity in her house.

Background: Bonnie lives alone with her mother, her grandmother, and something she calls Daddy Long Legs who might be her father or grandfather but she isn't sure. She is solely responsible for feeding the Tree which houses the goddess she was born to worship. She is the only one who can. If the Tree starves, the world will end. Her grandmother is ailing, and her mother has moved to the basement. Daddy Long Legs can't do much of anything. The fate of the world rests on Bonnie's shoulders. At least, that's what she's been told. She has no doubt about the magic of the Tree, of Phatch, of herself, but she doubts the purpose that was assigned to her. She wants to live, but that's a hard thing to do when you need to reliably transform men into worms for the sake of salvation.

What was that about the worms?: don't worry about it.

She has magic?: yes. Somehow, despite everything, things end up going her way. The toys she made as a child came to life. Her house shifts and changes sometimes. She wonders how much of it is her and how much of it is Phatch, or even Daddy Long Legs.

Why is her mother in the basement?: to be fair, her mother frequently gets out of the basement. Unrelated, but have you ever heard of the wolf woman of Decaelo?

What is the unbroken chain?: the necessity for every Bellows woman to have a single daughter. It's always a daughter, no matter what. There must always be three Bellows witches. Grandmother, Mother, and Daughter. Grandmother is ailing, but...

Bonnie wants to break the chain?: she doesn't want to break it. She just wants to opt out of it.

Who are her friends?: for now, just Daddy Long Legs, really.

Who will be her friends?: Abe Kisro, Myra Mooney, Warren Hart, Bernice Raney, eventually, one day, Julius Flood.

Who are her enemies?: she keeps a low profile, but did get relentlessly picked on in high school.

What does she look like?: she's tall and lean, with brownn skin and straight dark hair. Her appearance changes a lot over the course of the story, but she has big brown hooded eyes and a long nose, prominent teeth. She is sort of lean and angular in a boyish way but she likes it. She isn't sure who she gets her looks from, as she has little memory of what her mother looked like back when she was still allowed to go around on two legs, and she never met her father.

I don't really have a particular real-life person in mind for her, to be honest.

#characters #visages #bonnie bellows

[jackbatchelor3]

Throwback Thursday: The Carl Costello Confession

#Hollyoaks #Mercedes McQueen #Jennifer Metcalfe #Riley Costello #Rob Norbury #Jacqui McQueen #Claire Cooper #Myra McQueen #Nicole Barber Lane #Carl Costello #Paul Opacic #TBT #Throwback Thursday #Mitzeee Minniver #Carmel McQueen #Theresa McQueen #Doug Carter #Warren Fox #Mandy Richardson

[zig-a-zow]

Songs for Grace [Aiden/MC]

Summary: Aiden never really celebrated Valentine's Day and there was nothing wrong with that. This year is different though. He has a girlfriend now. He also has forgotten completely about the occasion.

Pairings: Aiden x MC (Grace Ashton) [Mentioned: Mia x Sydney, Emma x Luis, Michael x MC (Callie McKenzie)]

Word count: 2245

Notes: A late Valentine's Day one shot for no reason other than we need more Aiden centric fanfics. And if you don't find the content you want to see, you have to make it yourself :p Hope you like it!

"They were SOOOOO cute together!"

"Remind me why you were on Luis and Emma's date again...?"

"Because they didn't have to pay for their ice cream if I was there, duh" Myra rolled her eyes, as if the answer were the most obvious thing ever. "Plus, after that they headed to the movie theater and I didn't join them."

"Thank goodness."

Aiden didn't move an inch when Myra gave his arm the softest of punches. He was too busy packing all his stuff on his bag as the rest of his band mates began to walk out after practice.

He could hear a familiar voice ahead so he looked up, and there she was. His girlfriend, Grace.

She was talking to a freshman girl right at that moment, appraising her skills with the trumpet and playfully telling her she had big shoes to fill next year.

Now that Ezra had graduated from high school, Grace had taken his place as Student Director for Band. Maybe he would be jealous of such position before, but now he couldn't help but think that there was no one better for the job.

But maybe he was a little bit biased after all.

Aiden admired her from afar, a tiny smile appearing in his face without his permission. He didn't react when Myra nudged him to get his attention.

"Hey, Earth to Aiden!" she exclaimed, snapping her fingers in front of him. He returned to reality and shot her a bitter look that only made her giggle. "Awww, look at you! You looooove her!"

"Grow up, Myra."

"Never!"

He glared at her for a second, but the small smile on his lips betrayed him, as he wasn't actually mad. He found her teasing attitude annoying most of the time, but also made him giddy in some strange way.

It was a reminder that yes, that wonderful girl was his girlfriend and he couldn't be happier about it.

"Sooo, are you gonna tell me what you guys did for Valentine's day or am I gonna have to bring out my torture device... aka, The Bee Movie?"

"... Valentine's day?"

"Oh, no. Aiden, don't tell me you forgot!"

"Okay. I won't tell you then."

Myra made the most dramatic of sounds as she joined him by the door, where he was planning to wait for Grace to finish up grabbing all her stuff.

"Aiden, that's practically a crime!" she said with anguish, grabbing his arm firmly. "She must be heartbroken!"

They both turned to Grace at the same time. She was hanging her bag on her shoulder as she tied her long curly hair on a high ponytail, a neutral expression on her face.

"Oh, yes. She's on the verge of tears as we speak" Aiden uttered, as he shrugged slightly. "We don't really care about that... festivity, if you want to call it that. We don't need a 'special' day to show each other how much we care, so..."

"Ugh, it's not only about that, you dummy" she said, folding her arms above her chest. "It's about making each other feel special! Of course, you can do that any other day... but tell me, when was the last time you did something nice for her? You know, out of the ordinary?"

Aiden opened his mouth to reply, but he couldn't say anything. Sure, they spent a lot of time with each other, walked together holding hands, called each other cheesy pet names and occasionally made out when they had some alone time.

But was any of that special, or had it become part of their daily routine?

"What are you guys talking about?"

They both jumped a little when Grace spoke, and they saw her standing right beside them, a small mischievous smile on her lips.

"Uh, nothing. Absolutely nothing, nothing at all" Aiden swallowed hard under her smoldering gaze. He offered his hand with a tiny smile. "Shall we?"

He let out a sigh of relief when she took his hand and intertwined her fingers with his. Myra gave him a significant look before saying goodbye.

As they walked together through the school, Aiden tried not to think about what his friend had said.

But he couldn't.

He spent the entire week preparing a special date for Grace. It no longer had anything to do with Valentine's day at that point.

Grace didn't even mention anything about it, and she didn't seem to be upset at all. He was right, she didn't really care about that celebration.

But Myra's words still echoed in his head. When was the last time he did something special for her? Something new and different?

That was why he had made the decision to surprise her with a date planned by him... which was more of a challenge than it could be for anyone else. He was completely clueless and had no idea of what to do.

He could write her a song... but even if she loved each and every one of those, he had done that too many times already. Maybe go to the movies, or a fancy restaurant? He could probably afford it, but that wasn't really special in his opinion. It seemed generic.

Luckily for him, Mia had seen him biting his pen nervously in class and asked what was wrong. He begrudgingly shared his plans... or lack of those, with her, and she patted his back sympathetically.

"You clearly need some help, and since I'm feeling nice today, I'm going to guide you. You're gonna blow her mind, or my name isn't Mia Warren."

Mia shared with him some of her dating knowledge, even told him about a few of her many successful dates with her girlfriend Sydney as guarantee that her advice was useful.

"You both like music, right?"

"... yes?"

"You could do something with that. You probably already wrote, like, a hundred cheesy songs so... oh! Maybe make a mixtape for her? Some girls like that kind of vintage stuff."

And so on, Mia gave him all he needed to know to make that night special. Her main advice was: "keep it nice and simple, no need to go all the way if this is the first time you do this, the fact that you took the effort will impress her enough".

Well, he sure hoped so.

He texted Grace when everything was ready, to tell her that he wanted to meet her at the beach if she wasn't busy, because he knew that she wasn't.

"be there in 10 💞"

He smiled as he pocketed his phone, feeling kind of silly for blushing at the sight of a simple emoji.

It was a beautiful night, the stars shined brightly and the moon seemed bigger than yesterday. Even the weather seemed to be conspiring in his favor, a perfect mixture of warm and cold.

It only got better when he saw her walking toward him, a soft breeze making her dark curls dance and twirl, framing her smiling face.

"Hey, handsome" she said when she reached him, taking a look at the blanket spread on the sand at his feet. "What's all of this about?"

"Here, have a seat" he murmured as he took her hand and kissed her knuckles before leading her to the blanket. "I just... I wanted to do something special for you."

Grace sat down with him and took a look at the wicker basket between them, containing two wrapped gifts, a box of her favorite chocolates and a thermos that she assumed contained that peppermint tea she loved so much.

As she didn't say anything, Aiden began to grow nervous.

"It's too much, isn't it? Or maybe it's not enough?" he muttered almost to himself, grimacing. "I'm sorry, I'm really bad at these..."

"Aiden" Grace interrupted after a moment, a sweet smile on her lips. "It's perfect. I just want to know... why?"

He bit his lip as he looked away for a moment. He could feel her eyes still on him, waiting patiently, so he sighed as he ran a hand through his hair.

"Well... it was Valentine's day about a week ago..."

"Oh, yes. Michael told me that Callie convinced him to go on a double date with Mia and Sydney" she said with a supressed giggle, smiling playfully. "They went to this swanky French restaurant where the cheerleaders go often... it was a nightmare, remind me to tell you more later."

Aiden turned to her once again, only to see a relaxed expression on her face. He knew he shoudn't feel surprised after all, but he couldn't help it.

"I felt bad that we didn't do anything for the occasion. So I wanted to make it up to you."

"Aw, Aiden..."

"Here" he grabbed one of the gifts, the smaller one, and offered to her. "You'll need the other gift too, but start with this one."

Grace started unwrapping his gift with a smile, and gasped when she finished. In her hands she had a cassette with a label on it that read: "Songs for Grace (but not by me)". She couldn't help but laugh a little, shaking her head.

"Ohmygod, Aiden..." she said then, seemingly touched. She glanced at the basket and raised an eyebrow with a knowing smile. "Should I still act surprised when I open the second one?"

"I would appreciate it a lot" he smiled back, feeling slightly more relaxed when he got a positive reaction, as she took the second gift and started tearing the paper quickly.

"A cassette player? What?! No way!"

Aiden couldn't help but laugh at her exaggerated expression of awe, and she joined in almost immediately. Their laughter was the only thing that could be heard for a few seconds, until it started to die down.

Grace sighed deeply, catching her breath.

"Should I listen to it right now?"

"Only if you want me to die of embarrasment."

She chuckled, shaking her head as she placed both gifts by her side, in a sea of red paper that formerly wrapped them.

"I'll take a rain check then, as I happen to like you alive."

"That makes two of us."

Soon enough Grace's arms were around him as she buried her face on his sweater with a smile he couldn't see. A proud smile appeared on his face as he embraced her as well, feeling pretty satisfied with himself for pulling that off without messing up not even once.

She suddendly looked up, a glimpse of distress on her chocolate eyes.

"I just realized that you prepared this date and got me gifts... but I got nothing for you!"

"Oh... don't worry about it" Aiden shrugged nonchalantly, caressing her back gently. "I really don't mind."

"But I do" she declared, straightening up a little, but not moving away. "I say... I say we settle on a day every year in which we have a nice date like this. Doesn't matter if we're busy or something. We just get together and enjoy each other's company, just like this."

"Sounds good to me. A day... what about February 14th?"

Grace scoffed at that, but a tiny smile on her face told him that she wasn't mad at all.

"February 14th it is. Can't think of anything else that happens that day."

They both chuckled at that, and a few seconds later they were silent yet again. Their faces inches apart, all they did for a moment was stare at each other in unspoken awe. Aiden could swear that he had never seen eyes as beautiful as hers. So simple and common, yet so welcoming too.

He didn't even notice when her small hands held his face gently and brought him down to press her lips to his tenderly.

His arms quickly wrapped around her waist to keep her close, deepening the kiss immediately. He could feel one of Grace's hands running through his hair as the other tugged at his sweater lightly, as if she wished to bring him even closer to her.

"Aiden..."

He beamed at her. If there was something he loved in this world, it was to hear his girlfriend's soft, breathy voice calling his name. It made him feel special, the luckiest man in the world. And he was sure that he was.

Aiden took advantage of the brief pause to place sweet, quick kisses on her cheeks and jaw, descending slowly until his lips found the warmth of her neck, placing even more fervent kisses there. She laughed softly as she entangled her fingers on his longish hair.

"You know... I'm starting to think you have a thing for my neck."

"A thing?!" he pulled away quickly, his cheeks a rosy pink, flustered. "Wh-What are you implying...?"

Grace chuckled as she shook her head.

"Oh, nothing. Plus, I wasn't complaining" she assured, pecking his lips once more before snuggling against his chest. "Thanks, Aiden. For this wonderful night."

"Thank you. For everything."

"You just had to outdone me, didn't you?"

They shared a relaxed laugh as they stayed just like that, their bodies pressed comfortably against each other, sharing their heat in the night that was turning colder. After a few moments of silence, Aiden spoke again.

"So, are you going to tell me more about that 'nightmare' date your best friend had?"

"Ooooh, of course! Okay, first he gets to the restaurant, and get this, they have a dress code! So Michael is standing there with three beautiful girls in fancy dresses, and he's like..."

Aiden sighed as he relaxed and listened to her story. It wasn't like he actually cared about whatever antics her best buddy got himself into, but it was a chance to hear her talk excitedly, smiling with joy and a bit of mischief.

But most of all, he enjoyed hearing her voice.

His favorite melody.

#playchoices #high school story #hss #aiden zhou #aiden x mc #michael harrison #michael x mc #mia warren #sydney kim #mia x sydney #emma hawkins #luis marino #luis x emma #myra khandaar #hss mc (grace ashton) #hss mc (callie mckenzie) #there it is! #i spent so much time on this #and it's not even that long #regardless #i'm kinda proud #it's pretty good #even if i say so myself #k i should stop talking #zig writes

[yeorenys]

isa’s files from diamond scene: other (½)

#pixelberry #choices #playchoices #high school story #michael harrison #emma hawkins #myra khandaar #hss mia #mia warren #julian castillo