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#and jamie lowkey falls even more in love with him
classic-callahan · 1 month
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"whenever we happen to meet, you're always helping people and smiling..."
ok brain dump time. rdr2 takes that frame arthur as being this ice-cold intimidator until chapter 4/6/whatever lowkey fascinate (read: kill) me because ok, yes, a major focus of his narrative is his imperfections (can't be red dead redemption if he has nothing to seek redemption from), but if he had no softness in him then who taught jamie to ride a horse? who gave mary that ring? who made time for isaac and tried to "do right" by him and his mom when he was still just a young man himself? who wrote his most vulnerable journal entries? who was so known for spending time with little jack that it pissed john off? who confessed to loving hosea more than dutch, because he was more "like a human being"? who risked his life saving the reverend from the train tracks (after defending him against the men mocking his addiction, no less)? whose first instinct, when he's alone and away from his usual influences, is to be kind and polite and helpful to damn near every stranger he meets???
arthur still has to (and does, as well as he knows how) take responsibility for the worst of his actions, and the realization of this accelerates toward the end of his story, but it's still true that he was raised to believe that his role in life -- the role that made him useful to his family, the role that he deserved, the role that helped him survive -- was to be the big, mean: enforcer ("i thought you wanted me here to show some strong-arm? that's usually how this goes") debt-collector ("they lacked your...vigor") sharpshooter ("we ain't getting shot because you'll be protecting us") right-hand to his self-professed 'fathers' in their crimes and cons ("you have turned into my son, you worry because i worry")
that role and that way of life served him well. it kept him alive, it even gave him moments and people he remembers so fondly even as it all falls apart ("face me to the west so i can remember all the fine times we had"). it became a part of him, but it was never all of him.
arthur doesn't suddenly decide to have a heart when dutch starts to go off the rails, or when he commits to wanting a better life for the marstons, or when he meets a few likable strangers -- he just realizes that his heart isn't a weakness and that he doesn't have to hide it beneath his exterior to be accepted, or to be able to go on. charles, sadie, rains fall, penelope & beau, sister calderon, charlotte, the veteran -- a lot of people he meets within the narrative have an impact on this change in his shell, but there was always something softer underneath. he had doubts about his actions and about dutch and their way of life before the start of the story as we know it (which we see in his journal). he's not a wicked man turned saint, he's a complicated man turned even more complicated
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rqgnarok · 9 months
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request: jamie x actress reader!
love your writing 💚
this turned out to be more a lil angstier that i expected but y'all KNOW ME
"You're nervous."
Jamie jumps, bow tie unmade and tangled in his fingers. "I- no. No, what? 'm not."
"Jay," your voice drips with sympathy, tilting your head to the side as you put on your earring. "I told you, you don't have to come if you don't want to. We don't have to do this if we're not ready."
This being announcing your relationship to the world. Somehow you'd managed to keep it lowkey, this thing between you, only your families and closest friends (and the entirety of AFC Richmond, of course) aware of how happy you and Jamie were in a relationship with each other.
But now both your publicists have given you the green light and you've been sitting on the announcement for weeks, figuring out the best way to do it. It was a matter of luck, or maybe a little nudge from the universe, that the Emmys came around just before Jamie had to be back in England for preseason. It was all perfect, a little too good to be true.
Which is why you're threading lightly.
You still his shaking hands by taking them in yours, leaving the bowtie on the table, and kissing his knuckles. "You know, I still think an Instagram post isn't the worst idea. Have you gotten your password back from Keeley?"
"No," Jamie shakes his head firmly, expression determined even if some nervousness lingers underneath it. "No, angel, 'm ready. Promise. I wanna be there to snog your pants off when you win."
"If I win," you smile at his relentless faith in you and the picture he paints. You can't say you don't like the sound of that. "And I'm not wearing pants. And you haven't looked me in the eye since we started getting ready."
Jamie's jaw tightens in frustration, meeting your stare just to show you he can, even if he looks away too quickly. You say softly, "Baby, I'm serious. I know you support me whether you're there or not. Whatever you chose, we've got each other's backs. A hundred percent."
"'s not that," Jamie mutters, slipping closer so he can press a kiss to your forehead without disrupting your hair or your clothes. Your stylist would kill him if she saw anything out of place after it took hours to doll you up. "I want to, angel, 'course I want to. I just- you have to be sure."
"You frown, reaching for him when he goes to take a step back, keeping him close. "What, about coming out together?"
Jamie shrugs, small and dejected. "'bout us, more like."
Realization dawns on you like a horrible, cold splash of water to the face. "I am," you say slowly, hesitating. "...Aren't you?"
Jamie looks at you like you're insane. "Of course I am, that's not what I mean. But if- after we do this there's no going back for you. No more secrets. No more take backsies. Everyone'll know."
"Take backsies," you scoff, glam be damned you cup his face in your hands and get real close.
"Honey," you say, soft and fierce all the same. "Look at me. Are you looking at me?"
"Yes, coach," he teases, and you barely refrain from flicking him on the forehead.
"I'm sure," you say and mean it. Falling in love with Jamie happened effortlessly but it was every day that you chose to be with him, a decision you haven't even thought of regretting. "You were never meant to be a secret, Jamie. And if I did something to make you think that was my intention-"
He cuts you off with a kiss, his previous restraint gone. Some things are more important than composure, you suppose.
He draws back, breathless, holding your chin in his hand and thumbing at the corner of your mouth where your lipstick is probably smudged. "You're perfect. 'm just being dumb, baby, I know you love me. I want you to be happy, 's all."
You frown. "It's not dumb if it upsets you."
"And I promise to talk about it tomorrow," he says as solemnly as you know Jamie's capable of being before he surges to kiss you again with the energy you usually associate with him.
"But tonight we're celebrating you. And every single one of those statue things we're taking home with us. Let's go knock 'em dead, sweetheart."
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konoa-t · 6 months
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Back with more.
Jamie and Dawn - 4, 5, 9, 13, 15, 18, 19, 37, 39
Yumi and Oron - 4, 5, 9, 15, 18, 37, 39
Yumi and Reuben - 1, 6, 11, 18, 29, 39, 48
Yippeee ty for more!
Jamie and Dawn
4. Jamie usually initiates affection! Dawn doesn’t initiate it as she worries that she might annoy her (she never does, though; poor girl is too anxious for her own good)
5. They don’t argue very often, but when they do, its usually over misunderstandings and such.
9. Jamie doesn’t really like how much Dawn deprecates herself, as it hurts her to see her constantly belittle herself. Dawn doesn’t like how aggressive Jamie is to other people sometimes. Jamie can often be quick to anger, which can result in her getting into fights sometimes, which stresses Dawn out.
13. It depends on the situation. If one is just out casually or running errands, they will keep in touch with their communication devices. However, if Jamie is at work or on a mission of sorts, then they usually have to wait it out (unless she’s gone with her. then they use the communication device).
15. A song that reminds me of them is Cariño by The Marias :D
18. Dawn will usually perform healing spells to help Jamie when she’s wounded/sick, and Jamie will get her medicine and make sure she’s well rested and hydrated.
19. Dawn is a bit taller than Jamie, so wearing her clothes isn’t much of an option 😅 Jamie likes to wear Dawn’s shirts or her coats though! They like to share each others jewelry tho!
37. Dawn cries more often than Jamies does. A lot more ;;;
39. Jamie and Dawn admitted they loved each other during a rainy day in the spring. They were camping out and waiting for the rain to end when Jamie turned to Dawn and (quite bluntly) said she had feelings for her. It took her by surprise, but Dawn admitted she felt the same way. (They’re such dorks lmao)
Yumi and Oron*
4. They both initiate affection, though Oron does a little more than Yumi. Yumi might not initiate affection at times due to either being busy or just getting nervous.
5. They wouldn’t argue much except for the occasional couple’s spat.
9. Something Oron dislikes most about Yumi is her moodiness and occasional distancing from him. He doesn’t really understand why she becomes cold sometimes and it upsets him. Something Yumi dislikes about Oron is his tendency to be a bit over-the-top with his chivalry and affection (e.g., giving expensive gifts, constantly kissing her hand, etc.). While she is flattered by all of these gestures, sometimes it gets on her nerves if shes overwhelmed.
15. A song that reminds me of Yumi and Oron is Blue Hair by TV Girl :) (its a rather bittersweet song, though I think that mood fits their dynamic perfectly)
18. Oron would usually make soup for Yumi and make sure she stays and rests in bed whenever shes sick or wounded. Yumi often takes advice from Reuben and tries to help Oron according to what he says.
37. Yumi is more emotional in this relationship. She usually gets more upset when something happens, while Oron is a little more able to keep composure.
39. After the events of The Great Raid, Oron and Yumi take some time off work to recover from their injuries and the trauma of the incident. While resting in Yumi’s house, Oron and yumi discuss the events that had happened prior to the current moment. Yumi admits that she needs to discuss something with him, and asks if he could meet her at the fountain tomorrow evening. Oron agrees and goes to meet her there the next day. After beating around the bush a bit, Yumi eventually manages to confess to him. Oron confessed that he felt the same way, and they’ve been with each other ever since, though they have to be a bit more lowkey due to the pressures of their culture.
Yumi and Reuben*
1. Their first date was somewhat awkward. It consisted of Reuben clumsily trying to pour Yumi drinks or pick her flowers (that would fall apart in his hand due to his shakiness; poor guy was so nervous). Yumi, now used to Reuben’s antics, laughed it off and just helped him through it.
6. After they argue, Reuben usually goes up to Yumi and awkwardly apologizes, with Yumi doing the same. If it’s really bad, they might not say anything at all, only a “hey… did you want to go to [location] with me?” Or something like that LOL. Either way, it evens itself out.
11. Reuben enjoys pet names and thinks they’re fun! Yumi thinks they are embarrassing, but she isn’t opposed to them. Reuben would use names like “honey” or “sweetie”, while Yumi wouldn’t use any (though she may call him “Rubie” to fluster him).
18. Reuben would make use of his nurse skills to help treat Yumi, while Yumi would try her best with home remedies (or bandages and basic first aid if he was injured).
29. Reuben usually takes a bath (with ye olde Mr. Bubbles bubble bath mix) and maybe unwinds with those cute little crossword books, and Yumi would shower and maybe just rest for a bit.
39. It happened accidentally one day when Reuben accidentally let it slip out that he liked her. Yumi thought it was funny and casually admitted he was cute too. After that, it just kind of naturally evolved into a relationship.
48. They don’t often talk about their future. However, it will sometimes pop up briefly in conversation. Seems that they take their relationship one day at a time; whatever happens, happens.
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bumblyburg · 10 months
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ted lasso finale thoughts
Need the richmond women's team spinoff NOW!!!!!!!!!!! And it better have LESBIANS i swear to god!!!!!!!
As always the strongest part of this ep was the team dynamics. Roy joining the diamond dogs. Isaac with the penalty kick!!!! The fucking dance sequence callback T^T theres no place like afc richmond <3 Them winning the match but losing the whole thing was a good balance of success vs realism. I didn't know enough about football to predict it beforehand LOL but that probably worked in my favor bc i genuinely didnt know whether they would win or lose. Rebecca and ted's friendship was heartwarming as always. I was living in fear that they'd become a couple even though i knew that wasn't what the writers were going for, so I probably need to rewatch to fully enjoy it.
Tedependent lost RIP. it would have made sense but at the same time im kinda glad they didn't, at least this season. trent was still very much a side character and i just don't think the story beats were there for tedtrent endgame. the story would have had to been constructed differently, or it would need another season. I also liked how the main focus was ted & rebecca's friendship rather than either of their romantic relationships. I love a good romance but its not what this story is about.
Thats part of the reason why the dutchman return felt cheap to me lol. Sorry rebecca im always rooting for you but i just wasn't feeling it. Another part of that is probably because Ted and Trent had a much stronger foundation and we still didn't get to see even their friendship develop as much as i would have liked. Maybe ive been spoiled by all the trent this season idk. but i was just hoping for a little more. After all, it's not lost on me that we only got one confirmed gay couple at the end (we don't even know anything about Michael!!! Ugh sorry Im a michael hater he's so boring.)
Speaking of boring, I simply do not care about ted's family. So him moving back was... not really compelling for me. like none of the kansas characters are fleshed out at all. i wish they had done something more interesting with them so i could actually get invested. There was something there with michelle dating their couples therapist, but it ended up falling flat imo. Also Michelle being a teacher is a total copout, I would have preferred if she had an unexpected job that revealed a new side to her. Give her a personality outside of being a wife/mother/caretaker please and thank you.
I did like how Royjamie was left openended!!! thats the ship i care most abt and i knew it wasnt going to *actually* happen so im satisfied with what we got. I am in the (im assuming) minority of royjamie enjoyers that is against roykeeleyjamie. This episode really hammered it in why roy and jamie are not good for keeley LOL, but the signs have been there all along. Keeley needs to be her own boss for a bit! Roy and jamie are just not at her maturity level (lovingly), and they've got some misogyny to work through.
(I need to think on it more, but I'm pretty sure that I liked the way this episode/season handled the Roy And Jamie Are Lowkey Sexist subplot. Like the whole fighting over a woman thing is soooo trite atp, and i still dont know how i feel about them physically fighting over her or whatever. but the story was realistic about how these asshole male footballers are going to have some weird views about women, while still shutting that down those views. like not even giving them the time of day. Keeley literally shoos them out without a word LMAO. So idk need to think about it more but at least keeley didnt end up with either of them).
Hey you know who DOES deserve each other.... and makes each other better people, as represented by their football training arc.... the student is the teacher and the teacher is the student etc etc…… Anyways royjamie is real TO ME!!! (And brett goldstein and phil dunster, number one royjamie warriors. phil dunster wrote royjamie smut I will never get over that)
Overall im sad to see ted lasso go. i think i need to sit with all 3 seasons a bit more before forming my full opinion, but s1 will always have my heart. Mostly because evil jamie and evil rebecca are so so fun to watch.
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sakuatsutingz · 3 years
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hello babes!! may i request kita, osamu and suna w a super puppy like crush? as in gets excited super easily, wants to get praised, is super affectionate, a puppy pretty much!! (lol i just noticed that this description also fits hinata) thank u babes and have a lovely day ^_^
WAIT I LOVE THIS  brianna thinks im like hinata so im taking this req HAHHBSHA also i didnt know what to title this so i hope hyper crush would do BYENFUHNJDFHG
but enjoy and tysm luv <3 - jamie !!
she's not like hinata, she is hinata
- brianna <3
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kita, osamu & suna with a hyper crush 
masterlist here request or talk to us here
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kita
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boy doesnt mind !! <3
he honestly loves it and wants to make you happy forever
the only thing standing in between him and dating u is the fact both of u are both too anxious to even ask each other oUT BYEHSAHBFHGB
HOW IS HE SO PERFECT IM GONNA CRY
hand in marriage pls kita <3
he gives you these little gifts and trinkets like a teddy bear he saw at the store !! <3
would definitely smile if he sees you opening the gift with such joy in your eyes 
im literally crying at how soft he is while writing this WHY IS THERE NO KITA SHINSUKE IN THIS WORLD I HATE IT HERE
he would praise and compliment you in the most random times but ure not complaining like i mean he loves u and u love him
wouldnt honestly hide his crush on u !!
that doesnt mean he would flirt with u or anything, maybe like he would just say more compliments than usual
when he finally asks u out you !! were !! ECSTATIC !!
u love it when he says smth good about u !!
its not the ego per say ,, more like you appreciate him appreciating u
if that even makes sense ..
“you have the most beautiful eyes.” “you should smile more, y/n.”
kita doesnt cook but he would obv try for you so u can smile !!
he loves how youre the one to shower him with affections constantly
he also loves how you give him those puppy dog eyes when you ask him for something !!
thinks of getting you a dog someday to match your cuteness level !!
but we all know, no cute animal will ever match your level, and he knows that damn well <3
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osamu
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if you got the guts to tell me samu wouldnt tease you if youre hyper you gmfu
would act like he doesnt know you were that affectionate in the stupidest times and ways as a way to tease the hell outta you
“oh- y/n i didn’t know you were possessed by a puppy ,,” “stfu samu i am a human” “sounds like bs to me”
the banter might sound platonic to others
and so his crush on u is just that well hidden 
but when the both of u are alone
you would bury your head in the crook of his neck 
and his mind would just go ?@#$:#4′%:#?%@^%?Y$%^?
basically he short circuits every time
but he isnt surprised because since the two of you are friends he would know you would be very affectionate
but does he know you mean it in a non platonic way ?
the answer is both yes and no HAHHSGHSGHJAH
but at the same time his heart is just bursting sm bc the two of you are close together all the time <33
okay so confession time
you were both binge watching harry potter movies on his couch half cuddling lol
he would say random facts throughout the movies
like did yk abt the set of the first movie or wtvr
like stfu mister handsome
until
UNTIL he accidentally blurts out his crush on u and you were like
insert surprised pikachu face
“did you know that i love you?”
god damn you mister SMOOTH
you squeal and you suddenly shower him w kisses like omg
now u guys r full on cuddling urselves to sleep <3
gg for the hp movies
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suna
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ya'll like sun and moon
he's more quiet and reserved
and your very loud and outgoing
but it kinda works ya know ??
he could listen to you talk for hours
and sometimes will fall asleep while your going on rants about your day or random facts you know
you guys can always be seen together
and your a very touchy kinda friend
lots of hugs and affection !!
its one of the many things which got suna to fall for you
he started to notice the smaller habits you have
like how when your tired you mumble your words
or when you get happy you start to get rlly bouncy
most people assume ya'll are dating lol
and suna lowkey thinks it as well
that's why when he kisses you out of the blue you're like ??!
and you question him like why tf
which leads to the confession
more like him just being
"well, i assumed we were together? i guess i never asked, but you can't tell me you don't feel the same."
so after that day ya'll were together ✨
not much changed about your relationship tho lmFSOJFJDJFJ
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belle-keys · 3 years
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Reflections: The way Grace brings out the worst in James (Necessary incongruity in characterization)
This is just something that came to mind, but James’ characterization used to seem so strange to me sometimes until it finally, like, hit me why that was. (N.B. I’m stupid and this entire point just occurred to me recently okay so don’t pop in my replies telling me everyone already knows this, let me be Captain Obvious.)
The first time we properly met James was in The Midnight Heir, back in 2014 if I’m not mistaken, and DEAR GOD ABOVE, I remember thinking this is the angstiest and darkest Shadowhunter boy yet. No really, TDA then happened and literally nothing Julian ever did topped The Midnight Heir for me in terms of “wow, I’m kinda terrified for this boy”.
Like, I was just so shocked at how James was characterized in that short story. In a single story he: shot at the ceiling with a gun, got mad drunk in public, disrespected Magnus, embraced ducks, disrespected Jem, almost let himself DROWN for God’s sake.
“He was nothing but a shadow among shadows again. He was an infuriating Cheshire cat of a boy, nothing left of him but the impression of his smile. “My father was cursed,” James said from the darkness. “Whereas I? I’m damned.”
THIS WAS SO WILD MAN? Like this shit is so darksided right!?!?
He seems so unhappy and bitter and it’s all so dramatic? Like not even young Will was like this cus Will always covered up his pain with jokes and doting over Jem but Jamie was just... yooo, shit was scary to me okay. Then, in Nothing but Shadows, Cast Long Shadows and Every Exquisite Thing we got the *real* Jamie, right? He was just a cute socially awkward bookworm with a good heart and not sure how to fit into society and NONE of that darkness was to be seen in those stories. Sure, he was closed-off and secretive if anything but that’s really it, nothing like what we saw in TMH.
Theeeeeen Chain of Gold happened and he was just such a sweet, dashing, handsome, literary bean (🥺)??? And I was still left wondering like why was he depicted like that in The Midnight Heir cus he definitely didn’t act out like that any time in Gold. I did not for one second see that rage in him. Like we’ve been reminded by Matthew and James himself that he has a rage yet I felt, even up until reading Gold, that I had not seen that rage and bitterness since The Midnight Heir.
However, the ending of Iron definitely clears things up for me: it’s the Grace Effect.
“You have not just made me think that I loved you, you have subsumed my will over and over until I no longer know who I am. Do you even understand what it is that you’ve done?”
“No,” James snapped. “Enough. Not another word out of you. You came here tonight thinking I was still under the spell’s power—that I would hide you from your mother because I was your duped, doting fool. You had no intention of telling me the truth—”.
“Bitterness made it hurt to speak. “I would throw you onto the street,” said James, “but this power of yours is no better than a loaded gun in the hands of a selfish child. You cannot be allowed to continue to use it. You do know that?”
From a literary standpoint, this seems to be an allusion to that moment where Pip tells off Estella for not having a heart and for being an asshole to him. Like you’re left wondering where on earth did the little pushover orphan boy go?
Within the novels so far this has got to be the harshest I’ve ever heard Jamie speak (Grace deserves it btw). Like he’s on the verge of snapping “stfu and listen to me: you have manipulated and gaslit me and if it were up to me and not for my stupid honor I’d cast you and your pathetic self out into the cold”. (Ugh he’s such a badass).
Granted, he was not drunk and is much more mature than he was in the Bane Chronicles BUT his words here are so loaded. He learned that Grace was duping him the whole time and then BOOM this man was about to throw her into the street like he was MAD mad at the whole situation PLEASE. And then it really hit me that only Grace can hurt him like this and bring out this very facet of his character that we very rarely see, yet, was used for us to be introduced to him? His rage. From a technical standpoint, only Grace can bring out this side of him, and in a way, she’s a narrative tool used to fuel his characterization.
The first time Jamie acted out in TMH, he had gotten that letter from Grace saying she was suddenly gonna break off their love (🤢) and then he shows the worst part of himself. Now, Grace shows up at his doorstep and he learns about the enchantment and he uses the most fiery language I’ve ever seen him use, jarring in contrast to his typically attractive composure. Thus, the discrepancy between that original means of characterizing him as rebellious and bitter is like, solved, in the grander scheme of the situation given where Grace falls into his narrative arc as a person. Furthermore, it gives us a really nice contast between Will and his father. Everyone lowkey thought in 2014 that Jamie would be like Will or Jace cus Herondale right yet showing this dichotomy between Will and James’ darkness is so effective. Will’s darkness, his “curse”, was a secret he hept hidden from the world. Jamie’s darkness, his “damnation”, is a secret he himself was (mostly) not privy to. He’s not his full self when Grace is in the picture so we get that wrath and lack of control in some form or fashion which is so cool from an analytical perspective? It shows Cassie like really planned this shit out to the tee so many years in advance and it actually wasn’t true incongruity in his characterization at all.
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bhah ch5 reread time for emotions
idk why eddie half-asleep mumbling about pancakes is so funny to me but like... relatable king
we love the contrasting feelings of Dani and Eddie vs Jamie’s house
lmao poor mikey. let the boy shred on his air guitar in peace
god this is all so domestic I want what they have (owen’s pastries and Jamie in a bandana)
a great, good place huh???? idk why clever canon line inclusion sometimes makes me go a little bit mad but here we are
Dani wanting to leave her mark on this place vs... whatever the fuck is going on in her own home the signs are all there babe
Jamie seeing the problem of Dani not having a desk to work at and immediately wanting to fix it vs Eddie just being Eddie hmmmmm
Carson and Mikey being buddies is actually something that can be so personal
dang Jamie and her quiet temper are so intimidating
problem solver Dani is here we love her. god they’re such a good match
skjfhdfkjfh so much talk about loins ladies get a room already
"Sometimes I just like making other people happy, is all." Dani you are toooo sweet (even if this gets you into trouble sometimes)
oh my godddd Jamie sending Dani flowers I can’t handle this. DANI WANTING TO KEEP IT A SECRET TOO LIKE WANTING TO KEEP THEIR TIME AS JUST FOR THEM I’M GOING INSANE
oh she is having Thoughts about their thighs pressing together and their fingertips grazing. this is so gay. gayer than whatever is gonna happen when they finally bone (I will happily retract this statement if proven wrong 👀👀👀). nothing tops this on the homosexual heirarcy of intimacy
mikey trotting towards school w the lil packed lunch jamie just threw him is so adorable I love the visuals of this fic
I am headcanoning Dani’s Aunt Liz who moved out east to be gay and no one will convince me otherwise (also bring her back Dani needs a cool gay aunt in her life)
Dani being presented with an opportunity to not hang out with Eddie’s familly: I will be there also I can be there 7 hours early also I will bring snacks
Charlotte? Charlotte Wingrave?? Is she on maternity leave to have Miles???
“"Yeah," she lied.” is one of my fave sentences ever idk why I just... the agreement and the deceit of it all (not necessarily specific to this moment tho it is a good one. I just love them in general)
ooft Dani feels so close to breaking here r.e. Eddie and their relationship and I cannot help but wonder if she’s been like this for a while or if the Jamie of it all is really accelerating things
aww Dani’s birthday we love to celebrate she
Dani looking for Jamie I always always imagine as a grounding thing even if she’s not aware of it. Jamie truly is her person and I will be going insane about it ty
Jamie’s wardrobe is truly top tier she is so dreamy
gah the um. heights of everyone on the wall... the familyness of it all. the history. time to look away before I explode
“It’s just the way it’s always been.” ooooohhhh these lines in sort of inconesquential moments that capture the essence of everything!!!!! genius
i fucking hate how hot I find Jamie smoking akjdfhdjfh why can I see it so clearly in my head and why am I like Dani Clayton levels of attracted to her about it
oof Dani truly hates her n Eddie’s house (a house is not a home.glee.mp3 etc). I’m also just realising with a return to the wall heights thing that Jamie was probably thinking back to simpler times and what this house represented as a home to her (both as a welcoming place to be/an ideal kind of home but something she will never really have/be a part of) my heart hurts
What is Dani wishing for as she blows out the candles does she even know what she wants???
Jamie insisting she gets to sit beside Dani is so adorable
the casual domesticity of Dani and Jamie together has me making the stupidest most endeared faces at my screen I love it
the camping trip mention kjfdghdfkj I will never forget Dani gay panicking the whole time I love this lead up
god why am I thinking so hard about the different paths Dani and Jamie went down r.e. their sexualitites rn like Dani being all scared of Jamie mixing w her work life and people realising that there’s something there is just... she’s so fuckign afraid of being herself and then u have Jamie who has lived her life as authentically as she can in that sense and the contrast of it all is so damn interesting (and breaks my heart a bunch)
is this the scarf Dani gave her for christmas does she still have it oh my god
“"And here I thought you were a fan of delayed gratification," Jamie said, chuckling softly.” please tell me this is a surprise tool that will help us later
wait i take it back about the gayest thing ever. I think this blindfolded w Jamie gently guiding her w a hand on her back while she says gentle reassurances like “I got you” is possibly the gayest they’ve ever been. OH she’s guiding her to the desk she refurbished with her own two gay hands this is peak lesbianism. i’m gonna make a heirarcy of needs pyramid based on this fic one day just u wait
ok but this is really soft as hell god I love the thoughtfulness of Jamie. get u a best friend that will fulfill ur every need and feels like home and then kiss her a bunch
“I feel like I'm standing in the middle of the room, screaming, and nobody even looks at me. Nobody can see me." this nell crain ref pls I cant
i think it’s really like... sweet in a way that both of them are sort of dancing around this like there are so many feelings there and they’re just sort of clinging to each other and the familiarity of their bond without pushing it into anything more even incidentally. i think it’s v much a testament to the writing that their relationship and what it is/what it could become isn’t overwhelming to either of them in moments like this. it all just feels very authentic and I love this fic so dang much for it
the library trip ok are we ready 4 the gay meltdown of the century
god them lowkey playfighting on the bus pls this is just like the perfect mix of teacher Dani trying to be professional meets teenage Dani and Jamie cuteness aaah
lmao is Jamie having a small gay meltdown over Hannah Grose that is perfection
fvkdjfgkjfh Hannah and Jamie discussing Dani’s pretty eyes I love this so much please I need more of this and Dani getting flustered about it
god the Jamie and Jackie history I need to know this backstory so bad
plsss Jamie putting Dani’s hand in her jacket pocket to keep it warm could you two be any more digustingly cuuuuute.
jesus fuck the tension of them almost making out in the back rowww. Jamie having a meltdown. Dani falling impossibly harder in love
i can’t believe this moment was it for Dani. lesbianism is stored in the library
oof the parallels between this and the school dance bathroom meltdown Jamie gone vs Jamie HERE in ways she can barely even comprehend. everything is NOT OK
“She couldn’t want this. She couldn’t want Jamie.” Ms Dani your delusions
yeehaw I’m officially halfway through my reread may the next 5 chapters align with the universe and see me through until ch11 is here amen
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Saw that you’re asking for unpopular bly manor opinions? Well... I’ve got one that just popped up in my head: Peter Quint didn’t deserve to die the way he did.
I will be the first to admit that he’s a huge jerk and having a terrible childhood is no excuse for the way he acted before and after he died. There definitely needed to be some sort of consequence for him like jail time or, at the very least, told to leave bly and never come back. But... like getting suffocated and drowned by Lady the Lake was a bit excessive? And I feel that he just became more and more desperate and unhinged after he died and that he never really got a good punishment for all that he did. Or, you know I could just be reading too much into it. I’m in a bit of a weird mood today too lol
don’t you just love weird moods lol
i lowkey agree with you on this. i pity anyone who falls victim to the lady of the lake’s wrath, even peter. it’s a brutal way to go. i have to be honest — the first time i watched bly, i actually felt bad for peter’s passing. like, don’t get me wrong, he was a piece of shit and was an iredeemable character, but everything went to hell after that happened. i don’t know if i necessarily felt bad for him or for the situations that ended up unfolding due to his desperation. the one thing that gets me about him dying is there’s never really any resolution to any of his actions (both post and pre death).
(if you think about it, if peter were to have actually gotten away or been arrested or whatever makes you feel better, none of the events that we saw would have unfolded. i mean, rebecca probably would have parted ways with the wingraves (whether it be to escape to america or take a chance at being a barrister) and dani would have showed up. dani and jamie still would have probably gotten together, but it probably would have been quite a prolonged journey. but all of the bad never would have taken place.)
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Almost Make Believe - A Brian x f!Reader smut fic
Summary: When you saw Brian’s performance at the Big Mama Club you thought nothing could ever top being front-and-center to him rocking out in a tight black tank top… and then you run into him a bar after the show, and your night goes from great to amazing.
Wordcount: ~2,600
Tags: 18+ / NSFW, smut, 1998 Tank Top Brian x female!fan!Reader. (Assume for the sake of this fic that Anita isn’t in the picture.) Arm kink, with a hint of sweat kink, and semi-public sex.
Notes: This technically wasn’t a request for my #1YearFics week, but the lovely @maryfree​ asked for this ages ago and inspiration finally struck (after a friendly nudge from her). Since the first fic I posted on this blog featured tank top Bri, I thought what better way to wrap up this week than with a bonus fic featuring some very on-brand tank top smut!
I hope this was worth the wait Mary and thank you for being so patient with me taking half a lifetime to write this for you ♥
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You think you fell a little in love with Brian the first time you heard a Queen album. You didn’t even know his name then, but the moment you heard his guitar sing you went scrambling for the liner notes to look it up and then scanned through the photos decorating the accompanying booklet until you figured out which one he was.
Skinny with a mess of dark, curly hair and the most intense eyes you think you’ve ever seen in your life… You knew then and there that you were a goner for Brian May.
You’ve always found him almost unbearably attractive, the sort of man that you looked at and almost hated for how effortlessly sexy he was even when that clearly wasn’t his goal. He was a man who, by his own admittance, didn’t care about fashion but somehow everything he wore looked amazing on him - from gaudy jackets to simple (but always disheveled and unbuttoned) shirts.
But you have never, never seen him look as incredible as he does tonight.
Brian is in Rome for a one-off performance and brief Q&A about his new album, open only to members of the press and the fan club, and you’ve managed to snag a ticket to this exclusive event. It’s an acoustic performance, something lowkey and intimate, and maybe that’s what contributes to you being weak in the knees from the moment that Brian enters the room - wearing, of all things, a simple black tank top.
It shouldn’t be as hot as it is but Brian fills it out so nicely, and you can’t remember his arms ever being as muscled as they look in that tank top. You’re so distracted by the sight of his bare arms, the necklaces decorating the hollow of his throat, and the faintest glimpse of his collarbones above the neckline of the tank top that you almost entirely miss how indecently tight his jeans are tonight. (It takes you an embarrassingly long time to realize that he’s wearing black clogs on his feet as well, but you’re so struck by the rest of his outfit that you find that you’re not even bothered by his questionable choice in footwear.)
You manage to get a spot up front by the small stage, the perfect vantage point to stare at Brian as he strums at his guitars and croons into the mic. It’s warm in the small venue and you can see sweat beading on Brian’s brow, and when he reaches up to wipe it away you have to bite your bottom lip to hold back a whimper.
There’s no stopping your growing arousal, though, especially not when Brian’s eyes land on you, just for a second - just long enough that you can see his eyes widen slightly, and you can almost convince yourself that when he licks his lips it’s because of you and not a parched throat. It’s enough that you can feel yourself growing embarrassingly wet and it takes a real effort to stop yourself from squirming and pressing your thighs together right there in the Big Mama Café.
The show is over far, far too soon. Brian shakes hands with fans as he leaves the stage and you’re sure you’re imagining the way his hand lingers in yours, you’re sure he was just looking back at Jamie or Spike before he leaves the room, but you still let yourself imagine that it was you he was looking at instead.
There’s a bar nearby and you duck into it, needing a drink (or several) and some time to compose yourself before you can think about heading home. It’s quiet inside and you find your thoughts drifting back to Brian and the way he looked in that tank top. The memory of his muscles flexing as he played his guitar, the vast expanse of bare skin on display, the brief glimpses of usually-hidden pits, the glisten of sweat down the column of his throat....
Fuck. You’re supposed to be calming yourself down, not making yourself even more worked up about your celebrity crush!
You down your drink and order a second, when a familiar - but unexpected - voice asks, “Mind if I get that for you?”
Your heart leaps into your throat and you turn to look at Brian May as he slides onto a barstool next to you. He has a jacket on now but he’s still wearing that damned tank top underneath it, and you can see it ride up slightly as he sits down.
You tear your eyes away from that sliver of exposed skin to nod at him, and you clear your throat. “S-sure,” you stammer. “Thanks.”
Brian’s smile is warm and beautiful. “Great.” He orders a drink of his own before saying, “You were at the show, weren’t you? In the front row?”
You nod again. Your heart is racing in your chest and you can feel your face flushing but somehow you manage to say, “Yes, I was. You were absolutely fantastic.”
Brian laughs and ducks his head a little in embarrassment. “Thanks. We weren’t bad, I suppose.” Your drinks arrive and Brian hands you yours, and clinks his glass against yours. “Cheers.”
You echo the sentiment, and as both of you take a drink you wrack your brain for something, anything to say to keep the conversation going. “How long are you staying in Rome?” you ask. “I thought you said you had a plane to catch.”
“Mm, I do but we got word that our flight was delayed until later tonight. So I thought I’d grab a drink before we left,” Brian explains. “What about you? Are you a local?”
You shake your head. “Just in town for the show.”
“And in no hurry to leave, I take it,” Brian says, a little teasing.
You laugh, and trace a finger through the condensation dripping onto the bartop. “I needed a moment to decompress after that performance of yours,” you say, and it must be the alcohol that makes you bold enough to add, “It’s a bit overwhelming being that close to you when you look and sound that good, you know.”
Brian looks surprised and you’re just about to apologize for your comment - and possibly disappear into a hole to die of embarrassment - when he smirks at you and says, “Well, thank you. But you’re not the only one who got overwhelmed. It’s quite difficult for me to have to do a show when there are beautiful ladies like yourself front and center in the audience.”
“Surely a world-famous rockstar like yourself is used to seeing beautiful women at his shows,” you say. Your voice has dropped down to a sultry note, something that matches the dark arousal you can see in Brian’s eyes.
“There aren’t many women who look like you,” Brian counters in a low murmur, and you know it’s probably a line but god is it working. He takes a long gulp of his drink and turns to face you a little better and says, “If I was in Rome for longer I’d ask you to go to dinner with me and come back to my hotel room after, but unfortunately I don’t have much time before I have to leave. So I hope you can forgive me for being a bit forward but… well…”
He nods towards the back of the bar, where you know the restrooms are, and raises an eyebrow questioningly. It’s not a direct question but you don’t need it to be. You know what he’s asking and you down the rest of your drink and stand up, leaning in close to him to whisper, “Wait a few minutes, then come follow me.”
Luckily, the bar has single-occupancy restrooms and you enter the first one, leaving the door unlocked. You splash some water on your face and look at yourself in the mirror, but you barely have time to wonder what the hell you’re doing before there’s a knock at the door and Brian ducks inside, and flips the lock behind him.
There’s a beat where the two of you just look at each other, a shared moment of arousal and amusement and almost disbelief that you’re actually about to hookup with a near-stranger in the bathroom of some bar. And then you take a step forward and Brian meets you halfway, wrapping an arm around your waist and capturing your lips in a searing kiss.
You gasp and Brian swallows the sound as his tongue slips into your mouth, tracing against yours, and you suck on it as your hands quickly reach up to push his jacket off his shoulders.
“We probably shouldn’t get undressed…” Brian mumbles against your mouth, barely breaking the kiss for long enough to get the words out, but he still helps shrug off his jacket and lets it fall to the floor.
You pull back, pressing lighter kisses against his mouth and moving down to kiss and nip along his jaw, though you’re careful not to leave marks on his skin - no matter how much you may want to. “Just wanted that off. You look too fucking hot in a tank top, I can’t stand it.”
You can’t keep your hands off him now that his shoulders and the top of his chest is on display again. You run your hands down his arms, feeling those muscles that had driven you crazy when he was performing, as Brian reaches down and runs one hand up your skirt, along the outside of your thigh.
“This okay?” he asks, his voice a low rumble. He leans in to lick and kiss at your neck and you tilt your head back to give him better access.
“Yes, god, please,” you gasp, and then Brian’s fingers are trailing inward, towards your core. Your knees almost buckle when he brushes along the soaked front of your panties, and Brian tightens his grip around your waist and groans against your neck.
“Fuck, you’re so wet already…”
“Been wet since the show,” you admit, and that gets Brian surging up to kiss you again, fierce and hot, and you tangle one hand in his hair as he pulls your panties aside and slips two fingers deep inside you.
You moan and buck against his hand as he scissors his fingers and twists them inside you. “Fuck, Brian, just fuck me already, please fuck me, god-” your voice trails off in a high-pitched whine as Brian crooks his fingers and rubs against your g-spot, and Brian quickly swallows down the noise before you get too loud and draw outside attention to this illicit tryst.
Brian pulls his fingers away and fumbles for his wallet, pulling out a condom as you undo his belt and fly and push his jeans down far enough to free his cock. You moan softly at the sight of it, big and thick and heavy in your hand as you stroke his length, feeling a rush of lust as Brian groans and rocks into your hand.
Brian tears open the condom and you take it from him to roll it down his cock. Brian’s hands drop to your waist and he says, “Wrap your legs around me, okay?”
You barely have time to comprehend the instruction before Brian is lifting you up with a small grunt, balancing you on the edge of the sink but still supporting most of your weight with his arms, which flex and strain under the effort. You wrap your legs around his waist and pull him in close and Brian goes willingly, lining up his cock at your entrance and sinking into you slowly.
You bite your lip to stop the loud moan that wants to slip out as Brian bottoms out inside you, his cock filling you so much that it’s almost a pained sort of pleasure, lighting up every nerve ending in your body even before he starts rocking into you. The first thrust has you leaning forward, ducking your head against Brian’s neck to muffle the noises that you can’t hold back any longer.
“Fuck, you feel so good, you’re so fucking good,” Brian praises and he fucks into you fast and hard. You mouth at his neck, tasting the salt of his sweat on his skin, and your fingernails dig crescent moons into his arms as you cling tightly to him.
You know you’re not going to last long. You’ve been turned on since Brian’s concert and having him here, around you, in you, is absolutely overwhelming. The feeling of his bare arms beneath your hands, the sound of his pants and groans and mumbled praise in your ear, his hair tickling your face and the taste of his skin and sweat on your tongue…
You think you could die here, just like this, without a single regret.
Brian’s thrusts start to speed up and he brings a hand between your bodies to rub at your clit and you bite down on the strap of his tank top to stifle your loud cry of pleasure. “Want you come for me, love, c’mon, come on my cock,” Brian says, and that’s all it takes.
Your orgasm hits you suddenly, white-hot pleasure setting you on fire as you clench down on Brian’s thick cock and writhe against him. Brian ducks his head to capture you lips in another kiss, your cries lost in his mouth as he works you through your orgasm, his nimble guitarist’s fingers circling and teasing at your clit without pause. You try to find your voice to tell him that it’s too much, it’s too overwhelming, when a second orgasm rips through you, stealing your breath and leaving you gasping and shaking against Brian.
And then Brian’s hips stutter into you and he’s groaning and coming as well, and his hand finally falls away from your clit as he grinds against you, chasing his own pleasure. You keep kissing him and rub your hands along his arms, until Brian’s climax ends and the two of you are left tangled together, panting and breathless and slowly coming down from your highs.
Brian pulls out gently and helps lower you back to the floor. Your legs don’t want to work properly and you lean heavily against the sink as Brian disposes of the condom and quickly wets a paper towel. He cleans your slick away from the inside of your thighs with a tenderness that makes your heart ache, but when Brian wets a second paper towel to wipe the sweat away from his face and clean himself up you feel your stomach flutter with arousal again.
Pull yourself together, you tell yourself as Brian straightens his own clothes and picks his jacket up off the floor.
“You know,” Brian says with a small laugh. “I don’t even know your name.”
Your chest is tight with a bittersweet longing, a thousand wishes that this could be the start of something long-term and beautiful… but you know it’s not meant to be.
You’ll be damned before you put the weight of your dreams on Brian’s shoulders though, so you muster up a smile and tell him, “I’m Y/N L/N.” You lean up to kiss him again, stealing into his mouth and lingering for as long as you dare, because you know you’ll probably never get this again... but just in case the stars align again you murmur in his ear as you pull away, “Come find me the next time you’re in Italy.”
And with that you step back, smooth down the front of your dress, and give Brian one last smirk and a cheeky wave before you duck out of the bathroom.
You fell a little more in love with Brian today than you already were - but that's alright. You're leaving the bar with a spring in your step and the heartache already fading, and even if you never see Brian again you at least got this one moment where your fantasies almost entirely came true.
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bitches say they’re gonna write up a list of things that would be cool to see in s6 of jamie johnson and then don’t follow up with that for like 2 years
it’s me. i’m bitches
as a preface this is just kind of a shitpost from start to end and they’re not really fully developed ideas but yeah, it’s something at least
jamie and dillon at northport
- see friendship strengthen, still with same dynamic that they’ve always had, very playful and with a lot of sarcasm
- jamie struggling with taking risks after injury - since you start learning to drive during these years in the uk, maybe fear of driving now?
- jamie defends dillon with homophobia that may arise, no wavering from that
- elliot has to fucking come back, dealing with a romance there, where dillon is really shy at first, doesn’t reveal his feelings for a little bit
- maybe foxborough make a comeback, tension with homophobia there? i don’t know if they seem like the homophobic type
- both finding their way as the youngest on the team - how do the older players handle it? are they pretty vengeful and jealous or are they impressed? maybe one of them has some kind of backstory that will intertwine with jamie or dillon’s, like a real-life mentor
- will we get a comeback of the guy who wanted to steal jamie for some team in china, i believe it was?
- maybe seeing some stuff from hawkstone with their new prodigy, highlighting that they never really cared, they only were worried about the money, which in turn makes jamie feel bad
- SIENNA MAKE A COMEBACK WITH A GIRLFRIENDDDDDDDDDD AND SEE ELLIOT AND DILLON TOGETHER
- okay, not likely, but like lowkey it makes sense to bring her back because duncan is going to be a more significant figure in this season, it would be nice to see him improve as a father and strike the balance between handling the club but also taking care of his daughter, who is going through a lot in her teen years, it would be nice to see them have nice moments at home together
- but like actually give her a valid storyline besides social media, what does she want to do when she gets older? i can see her almost doing something artistic, like designing outfits or something, but whatever we does, it would be nice to see her not feel so restricted by her father’s work and go along her own path outside the club
- sienna and dillon become friends again and people are like, “oh my god you have a gay best friend” and she becomes really vocal about that being literally the dumbest thing ever, the show can demonstrate this type of homophobia that’s kind of “in disguise,” not as in your face as dillon’s dad
- progressive queen and then realizes she can use her platform on social media to spread awareness, since that is what she enjoys doing
- but at the start of the season wanted to step away from it, reminded her too much of everything with her dad and wanted a break, she thought it was toxic but realizes she could do good with her voice
- jamie and jack reunite, even if it’s not playing against each other (i don’t think that would work), but meeting each other now when they’re both where they wanted to get to
- can we finally get that romance between them
zoe and kat at hawkstone
- talking about body image for women in sports
- it would be really cool to have transgender girl on the team, and some of the struggles she faces being an athlete while also being trans
- or talking about disabilities in sports, that would be really nice to see
- zoe falling in love with kat, but like no comment on sexuality, it just is what it is
- IF SHE BROUGHT KAT HOME AT THE END OF THE SEASON AFTER BEING SO HIDDEN ABOUT IT OH MY GOD AND SHE MET HER MOM
- like zoe’s very private because she’s worried that kat won’t like her if she talks about her mom, which is silly, but then seeing kat support her and learning how to be in a relationship with someone with a lot of responsibilities at home
- maybe her mom’s situation interferes with her place at hawkstone
- do they meet up with jack’s team again? would they even play against her (like are hawkstone and st. george’s even compatible?)
- exploring more of kat’s backstory, maybe why she’s so superstitious and what kind of an impact her grandmother had on her
- i believe she mentioned having a brother who plays (gave zoe his old boots) so it would be interesting to hear how having a sibling doing the same thing has affected kat, in a different way to the whole competition between dillon and liam
- watching kat lose some of her superstition in that she’s able to believe more in herself and her abilities and allow herself to make mistakes
- they’ll probably have a lot of pressure on them since hawkstone just started this new women’s team, maybe there could be a lot of competition with the boys’ team
- zoe is not going to do the whole, “being jealous of other girls” thing anymore, okay? she’s grown out of it
- honestly would like to see some dillon and zoe moments, wlw mlm solidarity
boggy our absolute hero
- boggy finding his passion outside of helping sports, unless that is his passion
- friendship between him and jamie struggling at first when he finds what he wants to do, but proving that you can stick together even with not exactly aligned interests
- schoolwork getting more intense with whatever tests they have to do at his age (i have no idea how the british education system works haha)
- check in with his therapy, see how that’s going, we actually see him get to go to one appointment, maybe, hopefully he’s built a good relationship with his therapist and we see the show promoting finding professional help if you need it
- maybe tries to get through a panic attack himself, with coping mechanisms he’s learned in therapy, i don’t know if the building pressure of school would be what induces it or not, but if his storyline is more about getting to see him outside of football, i doubt it would be because of anything related to the sport or stats or whatever
- anything about his family? like how they react to his diagnosis (unless he’s already told them what’s been happening), how close he is with them, if some of the pressure in school comes from at home, whether he has any siblings - we want to know more!!
- would he and nancy cross paths after he finds the thing he’s interested in, since it might be the same thing, or at least something similar, they realize they’re really good together and supportive of each other
- i can see them really pulling through, and it would be nice to see nancy being there for him with his panic attacks and learning how to be a supportive girlfriend to someone who does have problems with anxiety, panic attacks, etc
u14s at phoenix
- i want them to get a comparable opportunity as the gothia cup, something else though, so that they get the experience they missed out on with the whole duncan situation, the season will center around them working towards that thing, i don’t really have any suggestions since i don’t know football but i’m sure there’s something else for them out there
alba and ruby
- her and ruby get further apart, doing their own respective things, now that ruby isn’t playing football anymore, for some reason i feel like she’ll be into either art or psychology, but i can also see her trying to do some activism-esque stuff after her experience growing up in foster homes and now finally being adopted (!! i’m still so happy for them)
- now that she’s not playing at phoenix, we have no idea who ruby’s friends with, maybe she has some at school? i would like elliot to come back and the two of them to bond
- i can see ruby wanting to know more about her background but alba not being so much into that, which causes tension between the pair, ruby just feels like she doesn’t have a solid idea of who she is and wants to know where her roots are, whereas alba is in a good place at phoenix with a sense of being in a family there and doing what she loves
- alba’s anger management is poor, her and ruby bond over futsal or whatever after a period of time not talking after whatever issues come up between them
- the trio made up so it doesn’t seem like she has any issues with freddie or eric, but i want to see her grow more into the captain’s role and take on the responsibilities and stresses of getting the team to whatever opportunity they’re doing, maybe working more with duncan and him being more willing to help the team
eric
- i want to get a look into his home life, maybe how that affects him at school and just in general the emotional impact it has on him
- what happens to his family after the team get that comparable opportunity to gothia, compared to what ryan was doing? 
- we’ve just heard little snippets of his life and it sounds like a really complex story to explore which i think would be really cool, dealing with grief and the loss of a family member, and how it affects day to day life
freddie
- once they get this formal opportunity, freddie would be asked to be more serious on the team, kind of always the jokester and not fulfilling his full potential
- he doesn’t know where he fits in and who he wants to be, was there something in his past that made him feel like he had to feel that jokester role (like how wozza with adhd always wanted to crack the jokes and make a fool of himself so people were laughing with him)?
- it would be great to see him get a bit vulnerable and open up about some of his motivations, but eventually he finds the balance between putting in effort and not getting distracted and also being his normal fun-loving self
- please keep commentating because that was lots of fun, freddie
liam
- i want to see him bond with one of the three when they’re in a bad spot, happened to be there by accident and they’re going through something that maybe he can relate to, that’s why he is able to help, that way it isn’t a planned way to get people to forgive him, but rather, just natural, now that he’s growing up a bit
- does he even want to do football anymore? or was it always a pressure from dillon being so good, and he’s found other interests? or maybe he just doesn’t want to be as good as dillon, i feel like there’s a lot of emotional manipulation from the dynamic at home, and i can see him realizing that he never liked football for football, he just liked winning and making his dad “proud”
the johnson family
- is karen dating someone new? i would like to see her on her own and she absolutely doesn’t need anyone to help her, but i also feel like she deserves someone that truly would be there for her and support her, especially after everything that’s gone on with ian
- i also want to hear more about her own career endeavors, and how that intertwines with jamie now going pro - she’s always been there to support him but it’ll be interesting to see how family impacts professional players in general, and ones that are really young like jamie as well
- is mike staying at phoenix? literally what’s the point of his character, does he even want to be with the now u14s? or is he going to try and interfere too much in jamie’s career, which he wouldn’t want because he’s now pro? maybe i’m just still kind of annoyed at mike and have a very negative view of his intentions, so ignore this
- ian can just disappear forever, please, unless he comes back for one episode because that’s what ian does
- what about feeling guilty for literally running his own son down bitch, i thought we were going to get a whole arc with that but maybe the point is that ian is such a flawed character and sometimes people don’t change and -
- who would teach jamie to drive, karen? new boyfriend? depending on who it is, it might present different issues with jamie learning to drive if they do want to explore him being a little nervous after the accident
TL;DR
i just kind of want to see more of the characters in their own individual element, bring in school more (season 2-3 vibes) and get a more well rounded view of some of the characters we don’t know a lot about. i think they’ve left it in a place with a lot of interesting storylines to be explored, i just hope we don’t get another freddie-eric-aisha love triangle situation
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i was going to say stan stormzy for clean skin but it took me way too long to figure out what her name was so that is no longer a valid statement
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Hi! I love ur WIP oh revelations revelations, and I was wondering if you could give ur characters physical descriptions?
hi thank you so much!!! not gonna lie i ~suck~ at character descriptions (really I’m just not confident in them) and the ones I do aren’t overtly detailed and feed a lot more into showing their personality combines with appearance. Plus as a reader I will create my own image in my head if I don’t get something from the author lmao. So this will just be some rambles with some picrews and IRL photos (I don’t do official faceclaims and will get into that, but I do use some to help visualise what’s in my head), and also fashion because I love fashion and I love 80s fashion and I have to stop myself from writing 389424 outfit descriptions <3 feat. some barely edited prose!! 
only doing the “main five” (are they truly the only main characters? I have no self control <3) because I lose track of which characters I’ve talked about so this is far from all the cast! And picrew/photo limitations mean these aren’t how exactly they look but it gives you an idea! Also I wrote this out and then lost it t w i c e :) Here are the two picrews I used: x x
Beau
My KING. It’s kinda funny to me because his description comes from the POV of a man who’s going to fall in love with him so whilst it’s not like “oh my god he’s so hot” I feel like you can DEFINITELY tell there’s something there. Beau and Felix aren’t exactly a slow burn couple lmao
Beau mirrors his mother. Same complexion, same smile, the only difference is his eyes are lighter and his curls are wilder, one absentmindedly coiled around his index. He wears a pistachio coloured button up with palm tree prints, oversized. A necklace with a shell charm, a brown beaded bracelet. He still grins at Felix, charmingly, as he continues to ramble about the music. Beau is effortless. He swims in the San Francisco colours.
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This picrew captures him pretty well although I wish they had a facial hair option as he does have a bit of stubble
It’s all about the curls! He has a head full of them and they’re my favourite thing about him. This is a good example of where I don’t have a faceclaim but I do have pictures of a model that help visualise what I see: these pictures of Miles Frank were the first that resembled what I saw in my head, but only these two resemble him lmao. He’s not his faceclaim. Again, it’s all about the curls! (and the leather jacket)
He kinda has an athletic build not not overtly? Like he’s not muscular but he used to do a lot of sport as a teenager and he’s 100% the type of person who wakes with the sunrise to go on runs. Cannot relate but good for him! He’s around 5′10/5′11
Style is definitely important for his self expression but he also values comfort over fashion. It’s all about the oversized printed button ups (I found one in a thrift store that looks EXACTLY like the one in the description and I didn’t buy it I’m so mad!!! I failed both Beau and the queer community in that moment). He will wear All The Colours but he especially likes greens and pinks/reds. Leather jacket is a staple when the weather allows it. 
He also loves jewellery, especially bracelets, especially homemade bracelets. 100% makes friendship bracelets.
Dorothy and Felix
I’ll put these two together because they’re not identical but like, they are twins lmao. Life hack: if you hate description for the POV character give them a twin and make them lowkey hate each other so you can ~compare~
Brother and sister. Born minutes apart on a dreary January night that wheezed rain. Bundled in identical bloodstained blankets, porcelain limbs and faces indistinguishable - but as they grow, the mirror their reflections share starts to crack. Dorothy grows taller, then Felix overtakes at 16. Dorothy’s features soften, but she grows a glare that digs deeper than Felix’s ever could. Dorothy aims for the moon; Felix accepts that he’ll never leave. Dorothy maps out a survival plan for the outside world; Felix maps out how he’ll work for the Church. But they still share the cinnamon hair, the freckles peppering their nose and cheeks, the grey-blue irises and heavy eyelids. They grew into different people with the same face made of different stitching, the same blood infected with different sin.
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Dorothy is the only one who kinda has a faceclaim but not really? I struggle with faceclaims beyond inspo/resemblance because like I said, I don’t have the most exact image in my head but I am still very picky so I can look at a pic and immediately be like YES or NO lmao. But also, an issue I have is that a lot of faceclaims come from models/actors; I have no issue with pretty characters (I would call mine pretty lmao but it’s never like. a character trait), but there is that element of conventional attractiveness as well as editing/posing/lighting for professionally shot photos. That’s just me personally though, love them for helping visualise ideas! Since Dorothy was really difficult to get an image of, a “faceclaim” really helped. I made her after Felix so her only descriptor was “brown hair like her brother, similar facial features”, until I saw these pictures of Jane Birkin from the 60s. Again, not an official faceclaim (Dorothy isn’t as skinny as her), but that was where I first got an image of her as an individual character and was definitely the foundation. Her hair looks exactly like that!
She doesn’t really wear makeup, it’s not a statement or anything I just don’t think it suits her haha. 100% wears astronomy themed jewellery though
Her favourite colours to wear are red and violet. I’d describe her fashion as quite casual and flowy? She loves blouses, especially ones with floral prints. 100% rocks double denim (we are pro double denim here). I’d say her style is also more 70s inspired than 80s 
She’s 5′9 which makes me 😳
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I first made Felix because of a picture of Luke Powell, and I have to laugh because he is SUCH a common faceclaim on Pinterest but also suddenly I was just like ??? NO???? I held onto him as a FC for way too long when they don’t really look alike  
Fluffy hair! Floppy hair! This isn’t canon in the book yet because I’m not sure how to present it beyond a bunch of hair descriptions, but I can see his hair being much shorter whilst he’s still in the cult and then he slowly grows its out (not much longer, just messier and unkept until its like the picrew) - again I have no idea how to show it in prose but I think in a movie/TV Series that’d be a cool way to show passing of time but also him settling into his identity. If he wasn’t a coward he’d grow it to mullet length
He and Beau are similar heights - 5′10/5′11. I love height differences in couples but I don’t think that suits them? They’re more likely to argue over who’s the taller one because the inch or so difference is so subtle they can’t even tell LMAO 
I know this man just has the ugliest fashion taste but like in good way? Like you know when you see a sweater in the store and you’re like that’s so UGLY I need it? 100% owns both of these:
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I think he’d wear a lot of yellows/oranges/browns but also blues. Would love a brown corduroy or bomber jacket, or dark/moss green??
Jolie
The way she was LITERALLY meant to be the main antagonist and then I was like wait but she’s hot lol. Jolie is a very interesting character to me - she won’t be in the next update but she’ll be talked about a lot in the one after 👁️ (Not obvious in the excerpt but the idea is Dorothy’s listing the “colours” of Jolie)
High waisted, baggy jeans distressed at the knee; matching denim jacket rolled up to the elbow. Faded blue. Cheap band print shirt. Blondie. Kitchen scissor-cut fringe. Bleached – originally chestnut. Chipped nails. Cherry lacquer. Round glasses with scotch tape around the bridge. Silver. Triangular face, straight nose. Pale. No makeup besides red lips. Whatever the cheapest red shade at the drugstore was in 1984. Combat boots with heels nobody else would travel in, but Jolie would. Leather black. 5’2. She smiles at Dorothy with her teeth. Lipstick stains her incisors.
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Jolie’s been the hardest to nail appearance wise and it honestly this picrew is the only thing that visualises what’s in my head. 
At 5′3 she’s the shortest out of these five. She’s plus sized, which is another thing I find a lot of picrews don’t show very well unfortunately
She bleaches her hair just before we meet her in the book, and later on we see her cut her hair into a messy mullet style, before that it was shoulder-length. Would never pay for a haircut because hairdressers cannot give her what she wants
A lot of her style is a blend between masculine and feminine. She has a very complicated relationship with her gender identity which she navigates through her expression but she does embrace some elements of femininity, although to her it’s redefined to suit her perception of it. Her style is very similar to Jamie’s from Bly Manor. I think she’d also be influenced by punk and rock fashion.
She’s a gardener and it shows, definitely the type to tuck a little flower behind her ear. 
Isaias 
No character description for him because I scrapped and am currently rewriting the whole chapter where he’s introduced so :( but I will make sure to include it in the next writing update! I love him, he has such pleasant vibes
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There is one picture that is very similar to how I see him, especially because the person in it is wearing a denim jacket and an oversized denim jacket is an Isaias STAPLE. The only problem is the photo is in black and white, also I’d like to see him smile.
I’ve been struggling to nail his hair but the picrew shows it quite well, albeit in a cartoon style. It’s all about the long side part
Besides the denim jacket he wears a lot of turtlenecks when the weather allows it, otherwise he’s a big fan of dress shirts. Loves to wear deep blues and purples. Depending on the weather, he’d also layer up with two jackets over a dress shirt. On the flip side I can see him wearing a pastel coloured blazer as well, like lavender? LOVE that. 
He’s a pretty average height, not short and not very tall. Around 5′8? 
Pretty much always has some kind of bag/backpack with him because he likes to have his notebook on him at All Times. 
I’ll stop myself there because this is getting long! Like I said, I don’t have exact images in my head but I do have well, an image lmao. I do like the idea that people can develop their own image in their head too based on what I’ve described so I hope that was interesting! I’d also love to do some art of these guys so I can show better what I see, but unfortunately my tablet is at my dorm and I’m at home and we are on strict lockdown for the foreseeable future :( someday! 
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leannalightwood · 4 years
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I just read Chain of Gold!!!! finally!
I create this blog years ago because I was already in love with the world of TLH and to finally read the first book after years of waiting for it just feels so good! 💚 I love it so so so much, Anna is amazing, all other characters as just as well fascinating on their own way... and Cordelia and James, what a couple they would be! This book was so much fun to read, I cried, I laughed, I just fell in love with the characters and their stories..
@cassandraclare thank you all the efforts you made to write this amazing book, I remember when I met you when u came to Brazil, just wanna say that I admire you Cassie with all my heart! 💚💚💚💚💚💚
some of my thoughts bc I have to rant somewhere:
- MATTHEW is actually in love with who!?!?!?? because the entire book he kind of flirt a lot with Lucie (and ever James mentions to her that Matt loves her) but then he keeps getting bothered when cordelia and James are together, as we see in the end when he's all sad at the party? Also, he's bisexual right? I just wanted to know more clearly who he has fellings for...
- ALASTAIR is such a interesting character... We understands why he was so mean in the past and how hard in the end he's trying to do what is right and to fit in.. He's definitely one of my favorite characters and I REALLY want him to be with Thomas (all the dates in Paris how romantic 😍) please Cassie make this happen, and also make them forgive alastair past mistakes 🥺🙏
- I think GRACE is so annoying and hard to like.. I get the drama she suffered with Tatiana but in the end, when she was already safe from her mother, she still made James wear the bracelet and manipulated him.. I don't quite understand wtf is going on with her and how close she is involved in Belial's plans but giiirrrlll JUST LET JAMIE LOVE CORDELIA ffs 😠
- when I was reading I just couldn't stop imagine JAMES as Timothée Chalamet and MATTHEW as Jamie Campbell Bower!!!! 😍
- LUCIE is absolutely amazing omg THE POWER SHE HAVE IS CRAZY! like she can control ghosts!? Imagine how powerful this is and how this may the super crucial in the future of the series... Also she is so sweet with Cordelia when she writes stories about her.. I wish I had a friend like her... for the future, I'm kind of scary about what she would do to bring Jesse back to life, even getting close to grace to do it just seems wrong.. 🤔
- ANNA is everything I had expected her to be!!! So badass, charming, sexy, funny lesbian queen I'm obsessed about!!! She is so sweet to cordelia (I lowkey shipp them 👀) but for real, the way she can seduce everyone is just so fun to read.. I see she's getting a love story with Ariadne, but as we know so little about her is kind of hard to ship it.. Anna really reminds me of ALEX from The L Word, it's just her!! 💜 BTW I just really wanted to read more about Anna, it feels like she wasn't in the book enough 🥺
- I just fell in love with JAMES so hard, she so sweet and caring and he's being himself. See him falling in love with cordelia was so cute ugh I just love everything about him 💕
- THAT SCENE of James and cordelia making out was sooooooo hot OMG 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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elizabeth-karenina · 3 years
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Hello y’all, I’ve been tagged yet again
This time by the ever wonderful and adorable, @beau--brummell​!! Thank you very much, Liv my dear! 
I was tagged to post 10 of my celebrity crushes, BUT Y’ALL KNOW ME TOO WELL to think that I could ever boil down any of my favorites like that. So, I simply wrote up all the people I moon over and placed them here. No guarantees on how long this will be, but I promise I won’t go any more than like....17. Honorable mentions will be put in the tags! 
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1. Sacha Dhawan, my main crush at the moment. He has NO BUSINESS looking or being the way he is. From Doctor Who to The Great and everything in between, he’s incredibly underrated and it’s a crime. His eyes, y’all. HIS EYES. 
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2. Dev Patel, who is AMAZING and needs to be in more things. This should’ve been His Year for period dramas tbh. 
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3, Andrew Scott, because I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have at least one crush on a gay man. He’s such a doll and an incredible actor. 
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4. Aneurin Barnard, one of my earliest Tumblr crushes. It’s an amazing thing to be able to watch an actor grow, and he’s done great things. Not to mention, he’s beauteous. (Also, NONE OF YOU told me he’s a Dad now, WHAT). 
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5. Rami Malek, again, another actor who I’ve grown up with who is handsome, incredibly talented, and a great person. We love to see it. 
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6. Joe Mazzello, friend of Rami, Dinosaur King, Adokable Nerd, and a very underrated actor tbh. I need him in more things. 
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7. Henry Cavill, yet another actor who’s been dear to my heart for years. He’s bulked up a lot since then (I wish he hadn’t he was still pretty with his regular bod), but I’ve been very happy with his success. Also, he’s beautiful and smart. 
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8. Matt Damon, one of my earliest and longest-lasting crushes. I can’t remember a time when I didn’t know this man. He’s not only a great person, but I’m always curious to see what his next role will be. He’s versatile af.
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9. Oscar Isaac, Y’ALL DO I EVEN NEED TO ELABORATE?! I first saw him as King John in Robin Hood, and my fate was sealed. He’s another versatile af actor as well an a wonderful person. 
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10. Robert Downey Jr., who has led Some Life. He’s the ultimate Comeback Kid, and it couldn’t have happened to someone more deserving. His version of Sherlock Holmes is my favorite. And damn, this man is pretty. 
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11. Harry Styles, YAAAAAS Y’ALL WHAT AN ABSOLUTE KING. OF EVERYTHING. 
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12. Niall Horan, AGAIN. YAAAAAAS MY KING. He and Harry were my lowkey favorites, not even gonna lie. Both of them are stand-up guys who continue to create great music. We love to see it. 
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13. Sam Heughan, forever and always the Jamie Fraser of my heart. And like every other guy on this list, Sam is an actual sweetheart and a great person. I wish him nothing but success and happiness. 
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14. Allen Leech, Y’ALL THOUGHT I WAS GONNA FORGET MY DOWNTON HUSBAND?! He is EVERYTHING on this show, and he’s a sassy and adorable mofo IRL. (Also, HE TOO HAS BECOME A DAD HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS???) 
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15. George MacKay, who made me fall in love with him in 1917. I need him to be in more things, because I think he’s a wonderful actor as well as yet another great person. Also, his eyes say SO MUCH while saying so little. 
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16. Shane Taylor, particularly when he’s Eugene Roe in Band of Brothers. He is etherally beautiful, as well as incredibly sweet and kind IRL. 
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17. Hozier, or the actual Fae Bog-Body Man of My Soul who makes songs that leave me completely SHOOK AF. Beauty, talent, brains, and heart? How dare he have it all!!
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joxhawkins · 4 years
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☆★ [ richard madden + he / him + cismale ] ☆★ did you know that [ joshua hawkins ] has lived in erie for [ nineteen years ] now? the [ 28 ] year old [ musician / dj ] is known to be [ loyal ], yet [ immature ]. which is fitting considering they are a/an [ sagittarius ]. whenever they pass by on the street, i can hear [ say my name by zyra ] blasting through their headphones. they remind me of [ gummy candies, vintage videogames, glittery nail polish ], and it really wouldn’t be erie without them!
trigger warnings: drugs, overdose.
call him jox, josh, j-hawk, jojo, joshkosh b’gosh, joshy.......tbh all the nicknames !!!!
@acedarley​​‘s brother, the only biological child of gil and beverly hawkins. he was three years old when they adopted ace and though they got off on a rocky start, he would literally die for her ok he considers ace as one of his bestest friends even tho he’s a lil shit to her sometimes (most of the time).
originally from detroit, but his family moved to erie when he was 9 and ace was 16.
diagnosed with adhd as a kid, and after trying several classes and sports and whatnot that he begged his parents to enroll him to, he was able to discover a love for music. fun fact: he can play 7 instruments.
attended carnegie mellon where he majored in instrumental performance (focusing on the violin) minoring in music technology. while his major gave him classical training, it was his minor that allowed him to experiment with the medium and format and that’s what led him to trying out electronic music.
he started posting his own music on soundcloud for which he gained a bit of following. he’d post stuff like THIS but then started leaning more towards a more pop sound.
he was easily able to launch his music career after college, mostly playing in clubs in new york, though he is, by no means, famous. he goes by the stage name JOX. 
working in the nightclub scene and attending parties sometimes for five consecutive days a week sort of.....made him fall into a drug habit. he developed a dependence on pills in particular, chugging down what he can get his hands on.
od’d in his lover’s bed (possibly wc??) after which he finally admitted himself to rehab. this was aroooound 3 yrs ago??
after 6 months in an inpatient treatment facility, he moved back to pennsylvania and tried to stay out of the nightclub scene to stay clean. he opted instead to make music in his bedroom, shifting his sound to something a little more mellow to reflect his current state.
after a year, he tried going back to dj-ing in clubs to introduce his new sound, but......relapsed and started using again. this would go on for at least a year and a half before he ended up back in the hospital.
recently just out of rehab AGAIN and is now staying with his sister and his sister’s husband while he tries to figure himself out from here.
extras:
his music, i imagine, is very soul-y and synthwavey. the ‘sound claims’ i have for him are a blend of JAI WOLF, JAMIE XX, ODESZA, and CHET PORTER. v 70s and 80s nostalgic, stuff like that.
that said, he’s not famous famous. like, at the end of the day, he’s just a guy who likes to be lowkey, stream himself playing videogames on twitch, skate w/ his friends, rip bongs. just goof around overall. i imagine him a lot like CHET PORTER ON INSTA in that sense lmao.
also exudes being roman roy from succession energy X, X, X.
chaotic bisexual. also has a huge lgbtq+ following. an mlm dj??? sign them up 💯
mostly dated men tho. older men. but that’s bc he likes to project himself (or rather, who he can’t be) on guys who seem to have their life together. except said guys are looking for stability by that point, and he is anything but stable. he likes dem dem daddies tho 👌
mostly he’ll flirt with anyone tbh. his libido knows no bounds.
sag sun, cancer moon, gemini rising.
he’s so fucking whiny. bULLY HIM.
connections:
people he’s collabed with, whether by remixing their music or producing music for them
POTENTIAL ROOMMATE PLS he needs to move out of his sister’s :(((
his ex from his first overdose. he hasn’t spoken to them since then because he feels embarrassed for what he put them through.
people he used to hang with in nightclubs.
ride or die !!!! either someone he grew up with in erie or someone from new york!
childhood frenemies now turned fwbs……THE INTRIGUE !
THE OTHER HALF OF HIS BRAIN CELL :’) aka someone who, when in the same room with him, will make people go ‘OH GOD THERE’S 2 OF THEM!’
hilarious disaster tinder hookup. the possibilities are endless with this one.
these are just rough ideas at the top of my head tbh but i’m lich rally so easy with connections so if you’ve got an idea, chances are i’m 10/10 down to riff off with you about it <3
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retrocelly · 5 years
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Savior (Jamie Oleksiak)
Warnings: smut and all that goes along with it
A/N: sorry for the delay, but I hope you all enjoy it!
     How could you have been so stupid? Seriously, who goes to a downtown bar on a Friday night looking to just have a chill night out? Idiots, that’s who. You’d had a long week, to say the least. It wasn’t necessarily that there were a series of catastrophes to ruin your life, but it had just been a long damn week. So, come Friday night, you were ready to kick back and revel in the weekend.
    You chose to go to a bar downtown that usually wasn’t overly crowded so that you could just enjoy a few drinks. However, when your Uber dropped you off at the curb outside, you nearly hopped back in the car and told him to drive you back home. There were people along the wall outside drinking and the place looked more like a nightclub than the lowkey bar you’d come to love. But you were determined to have a good night, so you took a deep breath and walked inside.
    The music was blaring, the space filled to the brim with people dancing and talking. You made your way to the bar, nearly throwing an elbow or two just so you could actually have room to walk. It wasn’t even a full minute after you’d ordered your drink before a man came up to you. He stood too close to you, but with the crowds, you didn’t really blame him. However, you did blame him when he leaned into you with a smile. It wasn’t the “oh nice to meet you” type of smile, it was a sly grin that made your skin crawl. The man made some comment about the drink you ordered and you fake laughed it off. Maybe if you were just nice, he’d leave you alone. 
    He didn’t.
    The man made explicit comments to you despite your clear disinterest in him, leaning in too closely and getting increasingly aggressive as you continued to move away from him. You were beginning to feel a little worried, having no friends that could help you if something were to go wrong. The man next to you was clearly not taking “no” for an answer and you needed to find an out. As subtly as you could, you looked around the bar for some way to get out of this situation. Your eyes landed on a tall man across the building, easily larger than anyone else in the space. Without thinking, you excused yourself from the creepy guy in front of you, rambling off some lame excuse about needing to use the restroom.
    You made your way through the crowd as quickly as possible, keeping your eyes on the tall guy you were headed towards. You realized that he was in a group of other large, intimidating men. Even better, you thought, no man would be dumb enough to try and bother a girl surrounded by lumberjacks.
    Finally, you were out of the crowd and within reach of your soon-to-be savior. A cloud of guilt washed over you as you realized that your problems would now be his - this poor guy just trying to enjoy a night out. However, your instinct to keep yourself safe overpowered your worries as you looked back to find the man at the bar still staring at you with darkened eyes.
    “Excuse me,” you spoke over the music, your hand falling lightly on the arm of the tall man.
    He turned quickly, his surprisingly soft blue eyes finding yours. He leaned down slightly to hear you better over the commotion surrounding you.
    “I’m so sorry for bothering you, but there’s this guy at the bar that won’t leave me alone and you’re the most intimidating guy in here. Would it be okay if I just hung around you until the guy leaves or something?”
    This guy didn’t miss a beat. The hand that wasn’t holding his drink came down gently to rest on your arm as he nodded. His eyebrows furrowed as he scanned the bar, causing you to get on your toes and direct his line of sight to the man that was bothering you. You watched as his face set in anger, tilting slightly in a way you didn’t even know could be intimidating - although somehow it was. When you turned to see what had caused his expression, you were met with the sly smile of the man at the bar. The sight alone irked you, causing you to tug unintentionally at the sleeve of the man you were now essentially clinging to.
    “Yeah,” he spoke, “just stick with me for a bit. He seems like a creep. I’m Jamie by the way.”
    “Thanks, I’m Y/N.” You gave Jamie a smile as he led you toward a booth near some of his group. “So,” you started, gesturing to the other large men that Jamie knew, “are they friends from the gym or something?”
    He let out a laugh, shaking his head a bit. You couldn’t help but smile in return, your earlier discomfort fading as you sat with Jamie.
    “No, they’re from work.” He corrected, a grin still sitting on his face. You raised your eyebrows at him before you responded.
    “Oh, yeah? So let me guess.”
    Jamie cocked his head at you slightly, a challenge for you to continue.
    “Personal trainers?” A shake of his head.
    “Abercrombie models?” A laugh and another shake.
    “Bouncers at a club or something?” At that, he gave you an expression that mimicked that of a hurt child.
    “Okay, okay, jeez. Uhm,” you looked up pensively as Jamie took a sip of his beer, “athletes?”
    He took another silent sip of his beer, causing you to lean forward in the booth.
    “So you guys are athletes? What sport?” Jamie said nothing in response, a coy smile crossing his features.
    You grabbed his forearm, giving it a firm shake as you nudged him.
    “C’mon, Jamie, please tell me? I’m a terrible guesser.”
     Jamie swished his drink in his mouth slightly, exaggerating his decision-making before finally responding to you.
    “We’re hockey players for the Dallas Stars.”
    “If all hockey players look like you guys, I should go to more games.”
     You weren't sure why you're being so forward with him, as it wasn't normally something you did, but something about Jamie just made you feel comfortable enough to be flirtier than usual. You fell into easy conversation with him despite the noise around you. The alcohol was going to your head and he was saying all the right things; if this night continued like this, you'd be in his bed by midnight. 
     However, midway through telling you about one of his embarrassing on-ice moments, Jamie stopped talking. He directed his gaze above you, his expression hardening. Before you could ask him what the problem was or even turn to see what he was looking at, a voice spoke from behind you.
    “And I thought we were having fun. You know, it’s rude to leave in the middle of a conversation.”
     The voice alone made you stiffen in the booth and you didn't even need to look at him in order to picture the unsettling smirk the man from the bar.
    “She wasn’t having fun,” Jamie spoke, his jaw set with teeth clenched, “that's why she came to me. You’re obviously creeping everybody out, and she made it clear that she doesn't want to talk to you.”
     You could feel the man step closer to you, but you couldn't seem to look at him. He placed his hand on the top of the booth right behind your head with more force than was necessary, causing you to finally turn your head.
     The man's eyes were bloodshot from the alcohol he’d been drinking as he looked down at you. A blank smile crossed his features and you thought you might vomit then and there. The man leaned down so he was eye level with you, his hand coming off of the booth and onto your shoulder. You flinched away at the action and before you could speak, Jamie was on his feet.
    “Okay,” he snapped, “take your hand off of her. Now.”
     The man stood up straight, attempting to seem intimidating, but he was still nearly a foot shorter than Jamie, and he was swaying in place from his inebriation. Jamie leveled him with a stare - he didn't even need to say anything further as he turned to you, squatting so he could talk to you.
    “You alright?” You nodded at him, grabbing onto his bicep lightly.
    “Jamie,” you spoke, his eyes boring into yours, “take me home.”
     Jamie seemed hesitant at first, his gaze shifting as he murmured “are you sure?” In a flurry of confidence and appreciation for the kind man kneeling in front of you, you leaned forward to press your lips to his. The action seemed to quiet any more questions Jamie might’ve had as his large hands found your waist.
     His lips were softer than you’d expected as they moved against your own. Nothing went far and you couldn't even really classify the kiss as making out. That was mainly due to the fact that Jamie had pulled away to order an Uber. He led you through the crowds with a hand protectively on the small your back until you reached the sidewalk, the man from inside long forgotten. Luckily, the car was pulling up to the curb within seconds due to the busy night.
     Jamie had his hands on you again as soon as you were in the backseat. You  were the one to lean up and kiss along his jawline, which led to a heated make-out session until you heard the driver cough that you'd gotten to Jamie’s house. You pulled away, muttering an apology as Jamie led you into his home.
     You could tell that you were flushed, cheeks especially rosy from the awkward interaction with the Uber driver. However, Jamie proved himself again as he dulled your discomfort with words like “you’re so fucking hot, you have no idea.” 
     You were up against the front door with Jamie’s lips on you. He rolled his hips against yours, the friction causing a wave of heat to course through you, resulting in you moaning onto Jamie’s lips. He smiled, tilting his head to suck hickeys down your neck and he repeated the motion of his hips. This time, you whimpered, Jamie's name falling from your lips as you pleaded for him to fuck you.
    “Patience, pretty girl,” he spoke, his voice slightly deeper, “I’m not gonna have you up against my front door. We gotta get to the bed at least.”
     Wordlessly, you draped your arms around Jamie’s neck. He understood what you meant, grabbing the backs of your thighs before lifting you up. Your legs went around his waist almost instinctively as he started to walk. Now it was  your turn to leave tiny bite marks and teasing licks along his neck. You reveled in Jamie’s groan, your hands tangling into his short hair.
     You had been so focused on what you were doing that you didn't notice Jamie enter his bedroom. He dropped you onto his bed without warning which made you let out a noise somewhere between a gasp and a squeal. Jamie chuckled at the sound before standing up and removing his shirt. 
     He gave you no time to admire him as he was quickly leaning down to kiss you again. You felt his tongue swipe along your bottom lip and you moaned shamelessly as the kiss heated up.
    “Jamie,” you breathed, “take your pants off.”
     He smiled at you which you returned happily, eyes lingering on the fresh pink tinge of his lips.
    “Good idea, but you’re still fully clothed, so you should fix that.”
     You laughed in response as the two of you separated in order to strip. You'd hardly gotten your panties off before Jamie was kissing you again. His hands immediately cupped your ass, lifting you up the bed so you were resting against his pillows. Your hands were on either side of his face as you moved your lips on his.
     Once you were settled in place, Jamie moved down slightly. He began licking around your nipple, his tongue making fast circles. Jamie then brought one hand down your torso, not wasting any time in finding your clit. 
    “Fuck, Jamie,” you moaned.
     He hummed in response, the vibration against your hardened nipple sending a shock wave through your body. As much as you enjoyed your current position, you were eager to get Jamie inside of you.
    “Jamie, baby, please fuck me.”
     He lifted off of you quickly, staring at you with blown-out pupils. Before he  could respond, you were running a hand down his torso. You wrapped your fingers around his base, pumping him slowly a few times. You could feel that he was larger than average, which wasn't surprising based on everything else about him.
     Jamie’s mouth fell open at your action, but he reached down to still the movement of your hand. You brought your hand back up to grip his bicep, your legs widening in anticipation. Your eyes stayed locked on Jamie’s as he pushed into you. The size of him caused a stretch that made you lean your head back, a loud whine filling the space.
     Jamie nuzzled his head into the crook of your neck as he began to thrust into you. He kept his pace slow, but his hips hit heavily into yours and you could feel pressure building quickly. He licked and moaned against your skin, one large hand cupping your breast and rolling your nipple gently beneath his finger.
    “Fuck, baby, you feel so good around me,” he growled, “you're so fucking tight.”
     You could only whimper in return, his name leaving your lips like a prayer. You tugged on his hair after a particularly hard thrust.
    “You like that, Y/N? You like when I fuck you nice and hard, huh, pretty girl?”
     He lifted his head to watch you, moving his hand from your breast to hold your jaw, forcing you to look at him.
    “God yes, Jamie, I love it, feels so good.” He gave you a half smile as you brought your hands down to claw at his back. “Faster, Jamie, please.”
     Jamie released your jaw, his hand pressing against the headboard behind you as he sped up. Your words were lost as Jamie began to rail into you. Both your moans and his filled the room along with the vulgar sound of skin slapping.
     It wasn't much longer before you got close, so you started to rub your clit in order to push yourself over the edge. Jamie’s pace didn't slow or falter as he dropped his gaze to where your bodies met, letting out a loud groan as he watched your fingers move.
    “Fuck, Y/N, that’s so hot. Are you gonna cum for me, baby?”
     His words caused the knot in your stomach to come undone as he thrusted into you. You let out a string of curses and whimpers as you clenched around Jamie’s cock. He grunted and groaned as he fucked you through your orgasm, his thrusts becoming shallow as he reached his own peak. He stilled and spilled into you in hot spurts, his eyes shutting as he dropped his forehead to rest against yours. You stayed like that for a moment, listening to each others’ heavy breathing.
    You whined when he pulled out of you, still sensitive from your orgasm and the sudden emptiness. Jamie watched in awe as his cum dripped out of you. You gave him a tired smile when he met your eyes once more, pulling him by the back of his neck to kiss you. You hummed as you pulled apart, carding your fingers through Jamie’s hair. 
    “Thank you for tonight, Jamie. Who knows where I’d be without you.” Your voice was nearly a whisper due to your closeness.
     He placed a quick kiss to your cheek, whispering back a “you're welcome.” After another minute of sitting like that and kissing each other lightly every few seconds, you started to run a hand up and down Jamie’s side. You deepened the kisses as you moved your hand back down to Jamie’s length, which hardened under your touch.
     “I think I need a shower,” you smirked, slipping out from under Jamie’s body, “mind showing me where that is?”
     You shot Jamie a wink and he groaned through a wide smile. Although, he immediately got out of bed to led you to the shower.
    “I think you’re gonna kill me, woman.”
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𝐑𝐖𝐂𝐇 𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐘 𝐒/𝐎 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.
☾ character/s: lottie pumpkin, ellie wolf, jamie volk, anastacia alcroft, saskia san martin, raphael wilcox, lola tompkins, micky tompkins
☾ warnings: none
☾ notes: sorry, no percy for this one. binah isn’t here because she’s aroace.
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➳ lottie understands being shy and timid
➳ but for once she wanted to protect you
➳ there were many soft moments until she got kidnapped by saskia
➳ and you were furious
➳ lottie was genuinely shocked that someone so shy could fight so effortlessly
➳ she definitely saw parallels between jamie and you
➳ she also doesn’t feel the need to protect you as much anymore
➳ but she lowkey wants to be trained by you instead of jamie
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➳ ellie has never had to protect you once
➳ thankfully
➳ she still hasn’t had to
➳ when she was told that you knew martial arts she talked you into sparring with jamie
➳ jamie felt bad about fighting you, cause he didn’t know, so he went easy on you
➳ and you won by a landslide
➳ you guys arm wrestled and you won on both arms
➳ ellie hasn’t let jamie live that down and it’s been 3 years
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➳ he’s secretly whipped for you, let’s be honest
➳ he does so much for you because you’re too shy to ask
➳ ironically, you were scared of him first
➳ he was big and scary and confident
➳ jamie thought the same until he went to tompkins manor
➳ he had a stress-induced aneurysm when he watched you and julius battle it out
➳ was overwhelmingly proud of you when you disarmed ingrid
➳ so now he trains against you even though you worry about hurting him
➳ he thinks it’s cute that you’re worried when you’re evenly matched
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➳ honey, you’re shyness was what made her fall in love with you
➳ but she was confused when you had a face-off against saskia
➳ someone she used to love is now fighting someone she does love
➳ w h a t
➳ she thought you’d never hurt a fly until that night
➳ she was blown away
➳ typically you were reluctant to train against he for fencing practice
➳ but after this, she begged you to help train her
➳ it took 5 tries before you gave in
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➳ never saw it coming
➳ was always worried leviathan would damage your innocence
➳ of course, she always wondered why you watched her train all the time
➳ as if you were downloading everything she was capable of doing
➳ saskia realised this wasn’t too far from the truth when you fought ingrid at tompkins manor
➳ she charged at you with a knife and saskia was about to punch her square in the face
➳ but you twisted her arm and held her in a choke hold, tossing the knife to jamie
➳ her heart died, revived, and died again
➳ worry had left the building
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➳ he loves how shy you are
➳ always kisses you in front of everyone to see you flustered
➳ anastacia loves you guys together, but she wants to duel you damnit
➳ raphael encouraged you to go for it, so you did
➳ anastacia isn’t completely unfair, so she taught you some skills in the lead up
➳ raphael isn’t great at the privacy game, so he told everyone, obviously
➳ you weren’t very happy about that, but you showed the rosewood gang your skills
➳ and now raphael thinks you’re super cool and badass
➳ wants to learn some too, but you don’t trust him
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➳ saw it coming the least
➳ loved you even more after you saved her from leviathan
➳ had a heart attack when you and her got tied up by julius
➳ lola thought lottie was brave for rolling to block ingrid and letting her run for help
➳ but then she came back and you were fighting ingrid and julius with your hands still tied
➳ she was so relieved you could hold your own
➳ and micky stopped being so protective of lola when he saw you could protect her
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➳ you both got a comment about how everyone somewhat expected it
➳ you and micky wondered why until jamie explained it
➳ ‘you’re both too innocent, but if one of you were to be secretly badass, it’d be [name].’
➳ micky wasn’t sure if that was an insult to him, or a compliment to you
➳ but he took it as a compliment to you when you were training with anastacia while he was chasing percy’s sleep walking
➳ he was very impressed
➳ he also appreciated you can defend yourself and him if it ever came down to it
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