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A Subjective Ranking of all 18 Books in the Vampire Chronicles Extended Universe

18. Blood Canticle (2003)

It took me the longest to read Blood Canticle of any of the books because I couldn’t read more than about 25 pages at a time before the urge to throw the book out the nearest window got too strong. The story is bad, the characters are the worst they’ve ever been and the writing style is full-on terrible. Blood Canticle is one of the worst books I’ve read full stop.

17. Taltos (1994)

I hated the Mayfair Witches trilogy. While Taltos was at least the shortest of the three, it was a terrible conclusion to the trilogy. The Taltos are one of Anne Rice’s worst ideas. Each of the books delves more into their mythology and it gets worst the more it’s explored.

16. Blackwood Farm (2002)

A major issue I have with Anne Rice is she insists on telling these extremely lengthy backstories of characters we’ve just met who I almost never give a shit about. That’s the entirety of Blackwood Farm. It’s the backstory of a character I just met and don’t care about whatsoever. Blackwood Farm evokes the classic Anne Rice style of bad where it switches between just being insane and being fucking boring at the drop of a hat. I skimmed most of the book because it was so boring. But then I’d tune in to some insanely weird shit about intersex vampires or ghost twins giving handjobs or whatever was happening and yeah, my attention would of course be held by such insanity. But invariably, the book would drift back into describing wildly uninteresting events with too much detail and I’d tune out again.

15. The Witching Hour (1990)

The Witching Hour has a three paragraph summary on Wikipedia. It is an accurate summation of the events of the book. So then why is this fucking book 968 pages? That’s my main grievance with The Witching Hour; it’s way too fucking long. It’s the least insane of the Mayfair Witches trilogy but also by far the least interesting.

14. Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis (2016)

These fucking bird aliens who inhabited Atlantis are just the Taltos 2.0. There’s a lot of insanity and also boring backstory in this one. I skimmed the backstory of the Atlantean bird aliens and don’t feel like I missed anything. What saves this book from ranking lower is I’m a slut for the main VC characters interacting and this one did have such a thing, plus some good Louis/Lestat moments which is my other big priority with the series. Simultaneous highlight and lowlight of this book is when that one dude looses a hand but it gains sentience, breast feeds off him or something and then becomes his perfect clone. Fucking insanity.

13. Lasher (1993)

Lasher is the best of the Mayfair trilogy because there are genuine moments of horror in this horror novel. On the downside, the Taltos are as always, insane. Also, another signature of Anne Rice’s is sexy and sexualized teenage characters which there is a lot of in this book in the form of 13 year old Mona Mayfair, her affair with Michael Curry and the many scenes where this is excused, justified or even somewhat celebrated. That disturbed me and not in the way I want a horror novel to disturb me.

12. Memnoch the Devil (1995)

In terms of writing style, Memnoch is a lot better than many of the books that will rank higher than it. But this is a subjective ranking and I didn’t give a shit about Anne Rice working through her weird, religious baggage in a series that I’m reading to hear about the exploits of sexy, bisexual vampires. The majority of this book is again, a long backstory from a character we just met and I don’t care about. In this case it’s literally Satan which is a good start but Anne Rice sure has a way of taking too long describing everything which leaves me extremely bored by the narrative.

11. Blood Paradise (2018)

Blood Paradise should be lower in this list. It’s objectively extremely poor. Blood Paradise is basically the inverse of Memnoch; I really liked the story but hated the writing style. This one only ranks so high because it is a story that focuses on the lead vampire characters who are my priority. And yeah, I liked the outline for the story. It’s character-based, no major new characters interrupt the narrative and no insane additions to canon are added. Too bad the writing style feels extremely half-assed. Where usually I’m critical of Anne Rice taking way too long to say anything and focusing on unimportant details, this one is the opposite. It feels extremely rushed. A lot of major, emotional scenes that occur between characters are only a few sentences or paragraphs long. But still, at least this one gave me story content that I could just expand upon in my head instead of insane additions to canon that I’d prefer to ignore.

10. Merrick (2000)

Merrick actually might have my favourite ending to any of the VC novels. I loved Lestat resurrecting Louis from his suicide attempt and then that descends into Lestat, Louis, David and Merrick living in what seems to be perfectly happy polyamory. I totally dug that. But of course, the majority of the book is a backstory of Merrick, a character I just met and don’t care about. Also, we get a bit of David backstory which I seem to remember being him mostly creeping on some young boy who was in expedition with him. Not ideal.

9. Vittorio, the Vampire (1999)

Vittorio is a fairly effective historical horror. Anne Rice did a lot of research and it shows. That’s not exactly my interest but she did well with it. There’s also some really horrific moment where Vittorio meets a clan of vampires in an old castle who do keep humans like cattle and eat babies and stuff. The major downsides is just that this is a character who we’ve never met before and never see again. Also the fact that Vittorio is 16 and is absolutely sexualized. I’ve really grown tired of Anne Rice’s constant belief that’s in almost all of her writing that teenagers are sexy and it’s totally fine to fuck them. It makes me uncomfortable to say the least.

8. Pandora (1998)

This one’s just pretty good. I’ve no major complaints but no specific bits of it I want to champion either. Again, a lot of historical research is done which is not interesting to me but well done. Also nice to have at least one book with a female vampire protagonist.

7. Prince Lestat (2014)

Prince Lestat is not objectively better than the last two books. I rank it this high mostly out of relief. For ages, Blood Canticle was the last book in The Vampire Chronicles. So, when Prince Lestat was released, it was impossible to see this as anything other than a huge upgrade. And of course, I liked that this book returned to focusing on the lead characters of Lestat, Louis, Marius, Daniel etc. It’s still a baffling idea to have Lestat be the vampire head of state or whatever though. But oh man, that Louis/Lestat moment near the end of the book made me feel a whole lotta feelings.

6. Blood and Gold (2001)

This one is another excuse for Anne Rice to do a lot of historical research. And you know what? Better she spends her energies doing that instead of creating weird, tall supernatural beings with specific quirks that are impossible to take seriously. I like the framing of this one because it’s sort of the inverse of usual. Thorne, a new character is introduced but instead of him telling Marius his story, it’s established character Marius who tells Thorne his story. And he does this the first day they met after Thorne’s awakened after several hundred years and they’ve taken a bath together. That’s just good story structure right there. The most memorable part of this story for me is keeping a vague tally of all the people Marius fell in love with throughout the course of the story. In one 100-page stretch, Marius falls in love five separate times. This grew tiresome but I also just thought it was funny.

5. The Vampire Armand (1998)

I’m the most morally against The Vampire Armand. It’s basically the peak of Anne Rice’s love of sexualizing teens. That’s sort of the whole book. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that around the time of its publication, Anne Rice got back into religion. I think she looked over what she wrote and was like yeah okay, maybe I do need Jesus. But I dunno, I remember really liking it. It was well-written and Armand is one of my favourite characters. I think Anne Rice did actually hit the right mixture of the story being sexy, horrific and rather tragic. Also, that bit at the end where Armand eats a drug dealer’s face and heart in front of some new, human friends is one of my favourite scenes.

4. The Tale of the Body Thief (1992)

There’s a lot of good and a lot of bad in Tale of the Body Thief. I love the body swap aspect and this one has some of the best interactions between characters. On the downside, there absolutely is a 2-page description of Lestat taking a piss, he absolutely commits a rape and him turning David into a vampire was #problematic. But even there, the Lestat and David scene is really well-written and works because Lestat is an absolute piece of shit. Tale of the Body Thief is for better and worse, Lestat at his most Lestat. Still didn’t need to hear about him taking a piss in that much detail, though.

3. Queen of the Damned (1988)

Akasha is the only good villain in any of the Vampire Chronicles books. Plus, Queen of the Damned brought all the characters we’d met in the previous two books together and I was absolutely all about that. At this point in the series, I actually did care about the majority of main characters and their interactions were absolutely spectacular. Only downside is again, we get a lengthy backstory of Akasha that I absolutely skimmed.

2. Interview with the Vampire (1976)

Yeah, it’s only number 2. Because while this book is better written and the start of this whole damn phenomenon, Louis is far from my favourite narrator. Dude’s too morose and shit. Still, the writing style is exquisite and it introduced great characters. As the series went on, Anne Rice clearly ran out of ideas but because this one is the first book, that’s not the case. There’s a lot of ideas here and they aren’t even fucking insane.

1. The Vampire Lestat (1985)

I’m really only into this series because of how much I love Lestat as a character. I read Interview and thought I was done with the series. Interview was fine but I didn’t think I cared about the sequels. However, six months later when I decided to read The Vampire Lestat, I knew within the first two pages that this was going to be a problem for me. This is exactly my brand of bullshit. It’s just Lestat being a sexy and shitty person who makes out with everyone and overreacts to everything. I love him. And in the third act when it’s revealed he’s been in love with Louis all along and then Louis shows up in the present day and they reunite???? Oh my god. 16 year-old me nearly exploded. The Vampire Lestat is really the sole reason The Vampire Chronicles happened to me as hard as it did. I love this book and its ridiculous narrator/protagonist.

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III.

“No matter how many lies we tell ourselves, no matter how many stories we convince ourselves we’re part of, we’re all just thieves awaiting a noose”

Major Content Notes:

Sexual Assault: implied off-screen rape. In a second scene, the rape of the same woman in front of a crowd of onlookers is interrupted part way through. In a third scene, the same woman is shown sleeping naked next to a man, implied to be a continuation of the earlier events

Wikipedia Synopsis:

Flint asks Gates to seek additional help from Captain Hornigold to borrow his ship, Royal Lion, in search of the Urca de Lima. Meanwhile, Silver and Billy tackle a morale problem while they work together on discovering who the remaining mutineers are. During a captain's meeting to strike a deal, Eleanor is impressed by Vane's voice of reason and calm demeanor, which leads to them having an intimate encounter. However, once she finds out Max was raped by his crew, she punishes Vane by giving them an ultimatum. Also, Gates is promoted from quartermaster to captaining his own ship.

This episode is a rough one, and the main reason that I’m doing this series of posts at all, the sexual assault plotline (especially the second scene) is uncharacteristic of the show as a whole & protracted, and definitely should be skipped if you are likely to have a particularly bad time with such scenes

The timestamps section below says when each of those scene are, as well as giving a brief synopsis of those scenes so that you can skip those particular scenes without having to skip the whole episode reading the summary (although that is also a totally fine option)

Timestamps:

As ever, all timestamps are from the “Complete Collection” DVDs which includes a Starz logo at the start, as well as a recap. Depending on your source, timestamps may vary a little, which is why I’ve included the timestamp for the opening titles. Timestamps are only given for the start and end of scenes featuring any particularly warning-worthy content

00:57: opening credits

36:41-39:16: Max is seen chained to a wall, naked. It is implied she has been raped by Vane’s crew. When he finds out Eleanor chose profit over Max, he tells Jack to put her on a boat

43:41-49:58: Eleanor has sex with Vane as Jack takes Max away. The crew surround her and rape her. In response, Eleanor says she’s cutting Vane’s crew off entirely, unless they join Flint, which most do, leaving Vane, Anne, Jack, and a small number of other pirates still loyal to him. Max says she blames Eleanor for this more than Vane and goes to Vane’s remaining crew saying she’s theirs until her debt is paid

51:42-53:54: this scene intercuts between a framing scene and several other characters. One of the characters cut to is Max (52:58-53:08), who is naked in bed next to a sleeping man, it seems this is a continuation of the earlier events

Summary:

Flint wakes up and wonders into the kitchen. Mrs Barlow spots that he’s dripping blood and changes his bandages, saying he should have told her last night. As she tells him that Pastor Lambrick is keeping an eye on her, Flint tells her he found the ship with the schedule, and calls her by her first name, Miranda

Silver is writing out the schedule, supervised by Billy & Eleanor. Mr Scott calls Eleanor outside to tell her Max has gone, and the boat she had waiting for her has left. She says that Max chose it, not her, and returns to Silver, cross, telling him that he’d better be worth it

Miranda seems preoccupied and Flint gives her a book from Parish’s cabin, saying he hoped she’d like it. She says she’d started to think it was a lost cause and, though she isn’t disappointed, she’d hoped to have him all to herself. At that moment Gates pulls up outside with Richard Guthrie lying, still unconscious, in the back of the cart under the sheet, and Flint says he needs a favour

The Ranger’s crew confront Jack about losing the 5000 pesos. He says he’s disappointed too, but they’re welcome to elect a new quartermaster if they don’t think he’s valuable to the crew any more. They don’t comment on this, but tell him to make it right, and quickly. Anne & Vane are watching

Silver finishes transcribing the schedule, but Flint spots that it still isn’t complete. There should be a stop in Florida to take on water, where the Urca will be most vulnerable to attack, but Silver’s schedule stops miles short of the coast. Silver points out that they’d probably kill him if he did give them it all, and that they will have to take him with them, he’ll forgo payment for the schedule in exchange for a share of the prize. Flint points out he stood kill him once they have the gold, but Silver says that’s a few weeks away and, by then, they might be friends

Billy shakes his head, but Flint accepts this, after confirming with Eleanor. He says they’ll need extra powder & shot, as well as at least a dozen new 12lb guns, as well as a second ship as consort, which Eleanor agrees to

Gates takes Billy outside, where Billy points out how dangerous Silver could be onboard, as he knows Singleton wasn’t a thief and, just one day from a mutiny, the resentment won’t have just disappeared no matter how much gold they’re promised. Silver might say something to the wrong person, and set things off.

Billy takes Silver to Randall, and tells him that, after losing a wager, Silver has to spend all day helping Randall peel potatoes, and asks Randall to keep an eye on him, and yell if he wanders off. As Billy leaves, Randall screams, before saying that that’s what he’ll do if Silver leaves

Mr Scott asks Eleanor how she could promise Flint the guns, when he’s not seen even a pair of 12lbers on the island for months. She says Captain Bryson (of the Andromache) will be back in two days, and he’s always used 12lbers. Scott points out that they’re Bryson’s guns, and he won’t want to part with them, and that the Andromache is likely the last of her father’s ships that will arrive, as the others will all have heard of her father’s arrest (whilst the Andromache was already en route when it happened), and so they’ll have an empty warehouse in less than four weeks. Eleanor says her father will have to help them

Silver asks Randall why he doesn’t like him, and it seems that Randall feels like he’s being made useless by them getting a new cook. Silver then says that he’s still trying to understand how things work, that Singleton seemed to make a lot of sense, but now he’s dead, and Flint remains, those grievances seem to have been forgotten, and asks if Randall knows anyone who still holds a grudge against Flint. Randall stops peeling, and says he isn’t meant to talk about that

Back at the cottage, Richard Guthrie is woken up by Eleanor. He sees that he is being guarded, on Flint’s orders, to make sure he doesn’t interfere. She asks for his help, saying they need a new partner with legitimacy, that they can trust, and who won’t cross them, but he just turns away silently

“who the fuck are you kidding?

It’s help me, or flee to Boston. Beg your father, and brothers for sanctuary.

Oh they might save you from the gallows, but they won’t spare you their scorn. You’ll be right back in the parlour room, listening through a crack in the door to where the real business is being done, back to where you started, before you brought mother and myself here, and we made you into the man that you always insisted to them that you were.

Think on that, whilst you sit there and pretend that helping me isn’t the only choice you have.”

Against Gates’ advice, Billy is asking around the crew about anyone still angry at the captain. We meet Joji (below right), a Japanese pirate whose katana is being sharpened at that moment, and who, after being given back his sword inspects the blade, before silently returning it to the pirate with the whetstone

We see the two pirates who maintained Singleton’s innocence meet up, and note that Billy’s been asking round. The older one, Mr Morley (below left), says Flint doesn’t know, and won’t find out, which the younger one, Mr Turk (below right), takes as an indication that he’s giving up. Silver sits down the Mr Turk to play dice as he returns to his seat, saying he’s been speaking to Randall about suspicions about the captain, and that he thinks they might have that in common

Gates walks from the beach to the fort, and is introduced by a man named Philip. We meet Captain Benjamin Hornigold (below left) of the Royal Lion, an older pirate, Jacobite, and steward of the fort, smoking on a chair. Gates previously served under Hornigold, and the two banter, as Gates threatens to throw him and his chair off the fort into the sea if he has to climb those stairs again

“Philip, do you know the provenance of the chair in which I currently sit?

This chair once sat in the Plymouth office of one Sir Francis Drake. I took this chair from a prize off the coast of Boston. I lost six men in that fight.

Ever since then, this chair has resided here, atop my fort from which I survey the harbour that I protect for the good of an ungrateful island.

Philip, if Mr Gates should ever lay a hand on my chair, you have my permission to shoot him where he stands”

Gates says Flint wants Hornigold’s ship and crew, but not with Hornigold as consort. Instead he wants Gates to command it, as they understand each other well, and the crew trusts him.

“You assume too much, I’m not even certain my men trust me at this stage

The last I heard, James fled to France. They call him the pretender now.

I promised my men that if they stayed with me that they’d be soldiers again that they’d be part of a rebel navy, fighting a war to restore a rightful king.

But now - who knows what they’ll do.

They’re coming to terms with a very uncomfortable truth that no matter how many lies we tell ourselves, no matter how many stories we convince ourselves we’re part of, we’re all just thieves awaiting a noose”

Hornigold begrudgingly agrees, saying “that after fifteen years at sea, you’re the only man I’ve ever met that’s got dumber with age”

Guthrie wakes up and Miranda brings him some food and a book. When he asks who she is to Flint, she ignores him, saying the book is Marcus Aurelius, that he might find it helpful, and offers to discuss it once he’s finished it

Billy spots Silver leaning on a post, away from Randall. Silver points out Mr Turk, Randall, and Morley, saying he’s identified the remaining crew who still harbour resentment to the captain, in the hopes that earning Billy’s trust will keep him alive. We find out that Turk has been spreading rumours about Flint for years, that Randall isn’t surprising either, but that he had no idea about Morley

“Turk thinks Flint is undead. Walks the earth without a soul. He believes that there’s a witch who lives deep inside the island who controls his every move”

As Gates is looking over a chart in a tavern, Jack Rackham comes over, saying he’s come to offer his congratulations on Gates’ first command. Gates tells him to walk away, saying “I don’t know what you’re after Jack, but you sound like one desperate mother-fucker to me”, deducing that the Ranger’s crew have given Jack an ultimatum, and advising him to get on a boat away.

“It won’t take much for you to lose that new crew of yours. You may have the fooled now, but at sea?

Perhaps you’ll oversleep the bells and need to be roused.

Perhaps you’ll be had at the glass, and need help with where to point it.

Perhaps you’ll slip and fall and that knee of yours will finally give out.

Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps…

No-one will say anything of course, they respect you too much for that but the moment the Urca looms close and the first shot is fired in anger you know exactly what every last man in that crew will be thinking: Christ almighty, I wish we had a cap’n thirty years younger”

Gates seems taken aback and goes to Flint, interrupting him going over the accounts with Dufresne. He says they need a different captain - Charles Vane. Flint laughs at this, an gets angry when he realises Gates isn’t joking, saying that on top of the fact he certainly won’t even consider it, asks why Gates thinks Vane would even consider it

Jack goes to Vane to persuade him to follow the plan and gets told to fuck off. Vane says Jack is just digging a deeper hole for himself, but jack persuades him by pointing out that Eleanor would appreciate Vane supporting her plans

Jack, Vane, Eleanor, Flint, & Gates all meet to discuss terms. After some diplomatic niceties from Jack, Flint interrupts saying he wants an apology from the “cowardly fuck of a captain” who killed his man, and Gates takes him outside

“That was my fault.

Entirely my fault.

I should have been clearer when I prepared you for this meeting. When I said we would need to keep our tempers in check if we were going to make this meeting happen, I should have specified we’d need to do so for the duration of the meeting as well.

Not to worry, simple setback, now we have clarity and a unity of vision, I feel good”

Gates tries to keep the peace, but has to take Flint back outside to yell at him. Jack comments that “at this rate, the Urca will get to Cadiz and back again before we can resolve anything” and goes for a piss, leaving Eleanor & Vane alone, and he jokes

“Be honest, are you as surprised as I am that I’m the only one here behaving myself?”

They agree terms, but Jack says that as Eleanor has shown Flint favour in the past he wants her father as a more impartial guarantor of terms, but Vane overrules him, saying Eleanor’s word is good enough, and their hands linger together as they shake on it

Jack protests that he could have got better terms as they leave, and he puts on his bizarre (but historical!) sunglasses. We find out Vane has captured Max, as she left the brothel, and is being kept, naked and chained to a wall in a shack. It is implied Vane’s crew have been raping her. Vane talks to her, tries to justify his actions, and asks why she left the brothel even though she was being guarded and kept safe

“I’ve been meaning to ask you, our mutual… ‘friend’… she put guards at your door, tried to protect you, yet you left anyway, why?”

“You really have to ask? How did you feel when she threw you aside?”

Realising Eleanor chose profit over her, Vane tells Jack to put her on a boat after dark, and quietly

Richard Guthrie wakes up, sees Miranda setting out a tea set on her porch, and his guard asleep and starts poking around the cottage. Pastor Lambrick (below) shows up and Miranda invites him to join her for tea, saying he comes every Wednesday. He offers her his Easter sermon asking for her thoughts, it describes love through suffering as the truest form of love and, when he protests that this is God’s gospel truth, she quotes the song of songs as he looks bashful. She ends by saying “true love shouldn’t require suffering, and you don’t have to take my word for it”

Guthrie finds a portrait propped against a wall, one half covered. It is of a couple, and at the bottom is written “Mr & Mrs Thomas Hamilton”, the woman, who had been covered, is Miranda

Pastor Lambrick says he had an ulterior motive visiting, at which Miranda smiles coyly. He says that he’s heard rumours the English are coming and there will be judgement in this world for people on the island, but that his flock’s righteousness will be beyond doubt. Miranda says that it’s not quite that simple for her. He asks if “he” is keeping her there, before she bids him good day

Eleanor visits Vane, straddles him, and they have sex. Jack is leading Max away when he is confronted by the crew who stop him. Jack fetches Vane, and we hear Max scream, causing Eleanor to run out. Max is surrounded by Vane’s crew, being raped as a crowd gathers round. Eleanor grabs a stick and shoves the man off her

“Listen to me very carefully, you are all of you, this whole crew, as of right now, finished!

You will not sell anything, you will not buy anything, you will not eat anything, unless you decide right now to elect yourselves a new captain”

At this point Eleanor switches from rage, to a voice of authority and self-interest, and Flint & Gates appear

“Unless you decide to join the crew of Captain Flint. You will join his crew, and you will grant him disposal of his ship, so what will it be? Beggars under an old captain, or rich men under a new one?”

One by one, most of Vane’s crew move towards Flint, until Vane is left with Jack, Anne, and a few loyalists. Eleanor says she’s “so sorry he did this to you”, but Max says that Eleanor did this to her, not Vane and, rather than letting Eleanor take care of her, she goes to Vane’s remaining crew saying “my actions cost you your pearls. Until the debt is paid, I am yours”. Anne appears concerned, and Eleanor storms off

On the Walrus, Billy approaches Morley who asks if Billy is there to threaten him. He says he has a right to think what he thinks: that Singleton wasn’t a thief. Billy repeats the lie that he saw the stolen page and Morley says that he may be wrong about Singleton, but he isn’t about Flint, and that to him they’re all disposable. When Billy says he doesn’t believe that, Morley says that’s because he doesn’t know about Mrs Barlow

Guthrie is reading the book as Miranda walks in, and he says it is a remarkable book. She flicks to a chosen passage and, as she reads particularly appropriate lines, we cut to different characters

“How should you be?

You should be like a rocky promontory against which the restless surf continually pounds.

It stands fast while the churning sea is lulled to sleep at its feet.

I hear you say ‘how unlucky that this should happen to me’ but not at all, perhaps say instead ‘how lucky I am that I am not broken by what has happened, and am not afraid of what is about to happen’, for the same blow might have struck anyone, but not many who would have absorbed it without capitulation and complaint”

We see Eleanor & Mr Scott as she says “how unlucky that this should happen to me”, to Max, naked in bed next to a sleeping pirate as she says “how lucky I am am that I am not broken by what has happened”, to Billy & Morley talking as she says “and am not afraid of what is about to happen”, and to Silver watching them as she says “the same blow might have struck anyone” before cutting back to her

Flint opens the door, she leaves with him, going into another room, and he closes the door, leaving Guthrie alone in bed

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hello-robin-goodfellow · 4 years

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Soft Tag Game.

Nobody indicated me. So i’m doing it aniway.

RULES:

*Write 11 facts about you

*Answer the questions of who indicated the TAG to you

*Indicate 05 or more Tumblr friends (blogs) to answer the TAG

*Make 11 questions to who you indicate.

PART 01 - THE 11 FACTS ABOUT ME:

01. My favorite activity is sleeping.

02. Sometimes i like to look at my horoscope to see what gets right and what gets wrong about my personality. I’m a Taurus.

03. About animals: I have a huge phobia of frogs. And i once raised a brown stick insect as a pet, because i watched Pixar’s A Bug’s Life a lot.

04. My favorite colors are: silver, black, blue, green, lilac purple, violet and orange.

05. I enjoy listen to classical music, and i love to watch/watching ópera and ballet. One of my first fanfics was a (terribly writen) two chapter sequel story to Giácomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. My favorite ópera is Giuseppe Verdi’s Il Trovatore. My favorite ballet is Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.

06. I sometimes dream/wish to have a Youtube channel to post AMVs and review books, movies and TV shows.

07. I started writing because i once haved the dream of become a screen writer for telenovelas (the latin equivalent os soap operas).

08. I understand portuguese (my native language), spanish and english.

09. My favorite genres of fiction are: comedy, horror, musicals, fantasy (fairy tales) and sci fi.

10. My dream crossover is between Doug and The Simpsons.

11. My first geek passion as a kid were dinosaurs and greek mithology.

PART 02 - ANSWERING 21 QUESTIONS

01. The book that transformed your life?

I think it was probably Voltaire’s Candide. This book is a tragicomic story about a ragtag bunch of misfits who were raised as rich priviliged people that believed that everything was alright in the world, and have their visions shaked when they lose everything, so they must get united and adapt to their new reality to get into a happy ending. The message i take of that story is: “Yes, the world is shitty. Out there are lots of people who will exploit and hurt you. So learn to count with your friends, be kind to one another, and keep living and moving on”.

02. The movie that changed your way of seeing the world?

Walt Disney’s Fantasia. This experiment to give visuals to classical music trough classical music formed my believe that we must keep blurring the lines between popular and erudite arts, and all art should be acessible to al people.

03. The music that makes part of the soundtrack of your life?

I tend to say that Mägo de Oz’s ‘Danza del Fuego’ is the song that would be the opening of a series about my life.

04. Define longing?

A word that sound better as the portuguese ‘saudade’.

05. If you got back in time, wich scene would you visit of your life?

I would go back to 2008, and say to my 10 year old self how to give some improvements to its writing.

06. The place where your heart is.

The beaches.

07. The travel of your life.

To the brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

08. An author that you have metted recently, and whose works you want to continue to read.

Probably Umberto Eco. I reded two books of him, and i got curious to know more of his work.

09. Coffee or tea?

Tea. Specially of mint.

10. Who's your Doctor (if you don't watch Doctor Who, who's your favorite character from a TV series)?

Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee), from seasons Seven to Eight, and Eight Doctor (Paul Mcgann), from the 1996 TV Movie.

11. If you could just throw everything away and live your dream, what would you do?

No idea, really.

12. If you could choose to be a character from a book, TV series or movie, who you would be?

Probably the Doctor. He is a self regenariting (shape shifter) imortal alien who can travel to anywhere in time and space. How not to choose to be it?

13. What makes you don't like a story?

If everything is grimm dark and the characters are boring, i don’t have any will to continue reading or watching it.

14. Do you like romance in stories? Why?

If i feel that the couple is health together and have good chemistry, even if is not the focus of the main plot, i find that it can be a nice way to humanize characters, showing how its lifes are outside of the intense action.

15. Wich book did you hated having read?

Sons of Lilith: The Awakening by Elaine Velasco has a character who is a vampire that doesn’t want to give away killing humans to drink their blood, but them says he is in favour of life while massacring the people in a clandestine abortion clinic (which, i have to remember, can save several teenage girls victims of sexual abuse from dying of a risk pregnancy). I tought ‘What’? and ended up really hating this book because of that character.

16. Wich movie did you hated having watched?

A brazilian movie Wolf at the Door. All the characters were assholes, and i left the movie felling really miserable.

17. Do you like anime/manga? Any favorite?

I love it. My favorite mangas are probably Legend of Kamui (Sanpei Shirato), Árion (Yoshikazu Yasuhiko) and Evil Crusher Maya (Masami Kurumada). My favorite animes are Saint Seiya, Tenkuu Senki Shurato, The Rose of Versailles and Ashita no Joe.

18. Who is the best villain you saw in a story?

Probably Claude Frollo, from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Before the recent fever of catholic priests involved on sex abuse scandals apearing on the TV news, Victor Hugo was already denouncing it with that creep.

19. If you could do an interview with any person, alive or dead, from our world, who would you choose and why?

Mary Shelley (british writer), Frida Kahlo (mexican painter) and Violeta Parra (chilean folclorist and musician). I consider them to be very complex people and fascinating artistic role models.

20. If you could meet and and befriend a writer, who would be?

My lady, Mary Shelley.

21. Cats or dogs?

Cats. They kill rats for you and are more independent.

22. If you could choose any time period or society to live, wich it would be?

A utopic future with vaccins for every desease ever.

PART 03 - NOW I TAG YOU TO ANSWER MY 11 QUESTIONS:

I TAG: @anne-white-star @theimpossiblescheme @theroguefeminist @thedyingtimelady @deise-tb @graf-edel-weiss @princesssarisa @amalthea9

01. Did you haved a imaginary friend as a kid?

02. Describe your aesthetics.

03. Wich was your biggest fear as a child?

04. Wich is your favorite season: Summer, Autumn, Winter or Spring?

05. Kodomomuke, Shonen, Shoujo, Seinen or Josei?

06. Wich artist that you admired lefted you down when you learned how it/he/she was as a real life person?

07. Wich foreign language would you like to learn?

08. Do you watch tokusatsu? Any favorite?

09. Do you prefer dubbed or subtitled movies and TV shows?

10. Wich is you guilty pleasure movie?

11. Wich fictional character was your inspirational childhood heroe?

#ask game #tag game #send me questions #ask me things #get to know me #memes #ask #asks #tag #tags #answered #fandom musings #answered game

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kurtty-drabbles · 4 years

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"You truly are incorruptible, aren't you?" (ocean au)

@djinmer4 @dannybagpipesarecalling @bamfoftheundead

N/A: Ok, this is based on a lifetime ´s movie where a lil girl found out she´s related to the German monarchy and of course she wants to go to Germany and...will kill to be a princess, really. PM if you want to know more about this wonderful trash of movie. Fun fact, I was thinking of such a scenario last night.

Kitty stretches her arms wild enough as she crosses her legs as the client in front of her is giving the details of a mission, IF, a big if here, Columbina accepts. The girl (nor woman as she wants and demands to be seen) is from a very wealthy family.

Her golden hair and blue eyes, along with porcelain skin and pink dress make a poor job in hiding her persona as this is Agatha Mirian Smith the heiress of the Smith´s fortune and have blue blood as she loves to claim.

"If you accept the mission" Agatha begins again once Columbina cough to correct Agatha about assumptions she´ll take the job right away "you´ll have to infiltrate on the royal castle of Ruritania and steal the tiara, as you know Ruritania is one of the most powerful countries of EU and is a closer neighbour of Germany, more precise..." Columbina raises her hand to stop her.

"Kid, I know the social-political importance of Ruritania, I know their story and I know how Germany and Ruritania are the pillars of strength for Europe in more ways than others...Are you going to do a presentation about this country in your class?" Kitty teased and before Agatha could reply, threaten or throw a tantrum fit Columbina is faster. "Silence, your family may be rich, but, I´m Columbina and you need me. Does your family understand what those two are?" she points at Jupiter and Cosmo who are looking bemusedly at Agatha.

"Of course, we workship Pheonix but we aren´t dumb..." now Agatha is unsure. "Would they need to come as well?" oh the insecure tone in her voice is pretty clear and Cosmo is more amused than Jupiter and barks as if saying yes.

"You heard the big dog here, they´re my companion...if, and again big if, I must have my friends around too, is a package deal" Columbina explains and Agatha sighs and agrees.

"Fine, we´ll pay for the ticket for them as well, so, you´ll bring the tiara back to me?" Agatha asked with a slight tone of madness in her eyes and Jupiter knows too well and is not impressed and neither is Columbina.

"Let me ask something, your family is really rich, very rich...why steal a tiara if you can buy it?" Columbina inquires having a good guess what the girl will say.

"Because that tiara was supposed to be mine" she replies in the entitled tone and manner a spoiler brat near psychopath would and Columbina knows what to do.

"Well, I think is bullshit, but, what you know? I have time for international heists" she explains and the girl beams at this and thanks Columbina for her time, of course, she has to threaten Columbina. "My family knows where you live, Columbina...if you try to do anything funny"

"And your family know what those two here are, right?" Columbina replies and her weak attempt to intimidate Columbina "Also" she smiles but not in a friendly way as is downright predatory "ask your father how he got that scar and then try to speak like that with me again..."

And now the little girl is afraid and Columbina is aware of who is behind that door and is deeply self-aware of her cover job. "Hey, think of that tiara and nothing else" and this cheers her up a little. Oh, the fear is right there still and that´s important.

Kurt Ryder watches as 16 years old leaves Kitty´s apartment with a big smile on her face and Kurt has so many questions. Kitty is grateful to read many articles about sex before this meeting as Kurt will make questions.

Kitty raises her hand and speaks like a professional. "Teenagers are very curious about their own sexuality, straight, gay, Bi, Pan and even Aro is something some struggle to understand and to accept and that girl there has a real complex of princess that her parents want me to address" she looks deep into his eyes as if daring him to say something crude, for once, Kurt Ryder is not thinking the worse in regards Kitty´s cover job.

"I understand and she looks...very difficult to deal with" Kurt changes subject as he really does not want to be the receiving end of her wraith (nor be the one to cause any damage to her work or cause untrue gossip around her...Kurt believes Kitty, when she says she would never hurt a child and again, only with Kitty, is not completely cynical)

"Oh trust me, she was...Ryder, I have something to tell you" she begins putting a rebel stray lock behind her ear, but, the rebel still revolt making Kurt Ryder put the lock behind her ear kindly. And their eyes gaze upon each other at this mere mundane gesture.

(Is for the sake of the mission. I need to know more about Columbina and I need to save Kitty)

(Is part of the role I´m playing...)

"I´ll be leaving to Germany, Bavaria for a few weeks" Kitty states putting her hand on her check feeling how hot they are at the moment. Kurt Ryder thinks this is a great time to reveal something as well.

"I´m going to Bavaria as well"

"What?"

"Mother asked me and Anne-Marie to go back...is Christmas after all"

"Oh right, you celebrate Christmas"

"And what you´ll do in Bavaria...if you aren´t very into Christmas?"

(Ok, think, Kitty say something here or else this cute noisy reporter will be even noisier)

"A TedTalk about sex"

"Great, can I come with you?"

"Boundaries, Ryder, boundaries"

Anne-Marie is aware that her brother is into someone as lately no mini-skirt get his eyes, however, Kitty Pryde sweater seem to catch his fancy and when he told Kitty will be going to Bavaria as well thanks to her job (opening a clinic in her own house is not illegal per se but is strange) she knows the man will be a moron in love.

"What´s her connection with Columbina? I must take her out to find out" Kurt mutters to himself.

"Yes, you must take her out, kiss her, have sex with her and marry her and then you ask, hey...so what´s your relationship with Columbina" Anne Marie jokes now "and she´ll tell you, you big dummy I´m Columbina the entire time"

"Right...and she knows I´m Nightcreeper the entire time"

Meanwhile, at the airport. Kitty, Cosmo and Jupiter are ready to embark. "You know, Nightcreeper is really similar with Krampus, you think Ryder noticed that?" she asked her dog and cat who shake their furry little heads. "Yeah, me neither"

#ocean au #Kitty knows Ryder she knows #Kitty Pryde #Kurt Ryder #Lifetime movies #Kurtty yet #sort like Spy x Family SORT OFF #Kitty teaches a lesson to the spoiled brat and she and her family are under trouble and they can´t bother Kitty thanks to Cosmo and Jupiter #Kitty at TedTalk in Bavaria #HAHAHA poor thing #Nightcreeper the krampus of Bavaria for the time being.

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Angie!

ok so i finished Angie’s reference and I’m super proud of it.

oh and here’s bio if you want info of her but, it’s long so. have fun reading u^_^

BASIC INFORMATIONName: Angelica Romanova Frost (goes by Angie)

Nickname(s): Angie, Kirby, shorty, Ann

Age: 16(17 now)

Gender/Sex: female

Sexuality: pansexual

date of Birth: January 1, on new years

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Canada

Ethnicity: Canadian, Russian and French

Superpowers: She has Sub-Zero/Ice Manipulation and it’s very similar to Cecile’s and a vorpe gate like her dad but instead of just making a gate on her earth, she can make gates to the multi Versace by making a circle formation with her hand, (her favorite one is the bnha/MHA Versace). but it takes a lot of energy from her and she can pass out from overuse it.

Occupation/Job: She works at a Cat Cafe three times a week and on Sundays, she volunteers an animal shelter

APPEARANCEHeight: 5'0" 152.4 cm

Weight: 132 lbs

Body Type: hourglass/ Curvy,

Skin Tone: a pale orange

Facial Shape: rounded heart

Eye Color: blue

Hair Style: black blueish wavy bob with fringe/bangs. Has the withe streak in the middle of her fringe/bangs

Tattoos/Piercings/Scars?: her lobes are pierced, normally has cat shape or theme earrings

Dress: likes high waisted shorts, pants and skirt and oversized or button-up shirts, dresses from 1940,50 and ‘60s. thigh high gray/black stocking and skinkers or ankle boots but no heel

.Accessories: earrings

ATTITUDE

Personality: a nice, sweet, energetic person that always sees the good in people, is very stubborn, but has the shortest patients when it comes to teasing towards her, family and friends. She might be a bit of a doormat but she’ll throw hands. She’s always friendly towards everyone. When you get to know her better you’ll see the Lil meme gremlin, she won’t hesitate to roast the shit out of you

Likes: cats, games, baking, tea, traveling through the multi Versace, crafting, sleepovers, using OwO, UwU in conversations, sleeping..a lot

.Dislikes: Being called short, High heels, bookshelves, anything that points out she’s short in general, creepy customers and unknown phone numbers

Moral: don’t judge a book by its cover, read it first, so don’t judge people from the first time meeting, wait a bit until you know who the person is.

Motivation: being the best you can be even if others look down on you for the things you can’t control.

Discouragement: she was ridiculed for being so short and was told: “A girl like you needs a big strong man to keep her safe” by older women, and because she was an early bloomer she was teased, by prepubescent boys.Confidence Level: She hates that she’s so short and but she is very confident and can have the biggest smile like the dork she is

Greatest Fear/Phobia: being lost in space and being abandoned

RELATIONSHIPS

Parents: Dad Richard age 45, mother Marina age 43

Siblings?: Cecile, Nate, Marten

Other Relatives: sister in law Uma and nephew Micky (This is her mom’s side of the family) Granma Luiza 67, Grampa Lafayette, 69, her two aunt Irina 32 and Natasha 32 (they are twins), two uncle Andrian 33 and Bohdan 39, and to many cousins to name (The dad��s side of the family )Grandpa David 68, Granma Melodie 65, her three aunts Marilyn 36, Ariana 34 and Cassie 35, two uncles Thomas 41 and Zack 30.

Friends: Christina, Izzie, and a few people across multi Versace. She is also good friends with Cecile’s besties

Best friend: Izzie is her childhood friend and is Eliot’s younger sister

Significant Other/Crush: ok don’t hate me but wanna ship her with shinsou

Enemies/Rivals: she has a lot of online enemies and she made a few over multi Versace

.Pets: Kirby♂ a British shorthair munchkin mix breed, Franky♀ a Thai breed, Meatball♂ a Siberian cat, Mochi♀ a Japanese bobtail, William snakespare♂ a pink albino corn snake and coco♂ a chocolate mitt ferret.

LIFE

Strengths: a lot of sleep to restore her energy and any form of heatWeaknesses: overusing both of her powers can damage her body a lot.

Hobbies: knitting, charm making, sewing, streaming Minecraft, she’s good at working with Advanced technology and coding, and making it into something new so she and her two friends made Cecile’s suit.

Habits: tapping her nails on hard surfaces, mumbling a lot, chewing on her lips and itching/scratching whenever she’s nervous

Area of Residence/Environment: Dad’s house

Home Description: she has a big room with a walk-in closet, her room is the gamer girl/ e-girl aesthetic

Health: because of a health complication when she was born that she would only be 4'11” or5'0”, she will be 5'0” and she’ll stay like that. She also has a lot of back and foot pain. She’s deadly allergic to peanuts.

BACKSTORY: Angie was born a month earlier than expected and on new years in the same hospital that her older sibling was born. She was a very small baby, not Weighing more than 1.5kg at birth but she was a very healthy baby. When her mother left she was only 3 months old at the time. Her dad found her crying in her crib, he picked her and swaged her to calm her sobbing and back to sleep. So from that point on she has never seen or known her mother. It’s also around this time her vorpe gates stranded appearing, she would crawl towards them when her dad wasn’t looking and she would be in another part of the house. She was a troublesome baby. When she was two she meets her new stepbrother, marten. They grew very close and they would help steel cookies.

(Time skip)

When she was three she moved to a new place and was very excited. She didn’t have friends back in Ottawa. But when she moved she met her very first friend. Of course, Angie played with all the other kids but nothing more, so when she met Izzie for the first time they grew very close, with every passing day getting closer. They started having sleepovers once or twice a week. Her ice powers showed up and she was very scared, she always went to Cecile and Nate for help, even if she had a very hard time controlling it they helped her, this makes a bonding activity for them. She was always happy to spend time with them.

(time skip)

(little side note, Angie went with Cecile to her grandparents to train, she learned how to control her power with the help of Irina. She spent a lot of time with her two uncles who work with tech and were happy to have her around.)When Angie was seven, it was the hardest for her. because Cecile was missing made her very scared, she didn’t understand why or how that could happen, she just wanted her sister back!. She couldn’t sleep or eat and tt night she would hear dad in the kitchen, and he was on the phone talking to someone and she always got scared so she went to him when he put the phone down to tell him she couldn’t sleep. After eight months of searching, they found Cecile and Angie was so relieved. But something was wrong and she didn’t know why, after a while of Cecile going to therapy, things got a bit better and that’s all she asks for.

(time skip)

Izzie and Angie are as close as ever and went to the same middle school and a new member of their friend group has been added, Christina, she moved from new york to Toronto. They invited her to sit with them at lunch. The school was great but Angie was going through hell, she was an early Bloomer and was getting a little bit curvy. So she got a lot of unwanted attention from boys, so she started wearing baggy clothes. She, of course, told her dad about it and he had the idea that she should learn a bit of self-defense if anything happens and made a complaint to the principal. Cecile helped her learn and thought she should train with her and their aunts.

(time skip)

Angie and Izzie go to the same high school as her older sibling did and Christina goes there as well and they made some more friends. Now that they are teens they go out at night to hang out and have little fun but something always happens and they get into trouble, do they stop. no

#OC #oc art #my art uwu #digital art #art #artists on tumblr #original character #original art #owo uwu #owo what's this

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Esme Cullens Biography: Redone

@escullen and myself have worked together to rewrite Esme’s biography from the twilight wiki to better fit our collective headcannon. We worked to create a biography that is much more compelling to read and brings some fans a much more detailed bio.

I apologize for any spelling or grammar mistakes.

We both hope you enjoy it.

Thank you.

p.s. - thanks for all your help jordann

Rewriting Esme Biography from the Twilight Wiki page.

Authors Note/Trigger Warning: This version is made of many headcanons, and is not PG or sugar coated like the original.

HUMAN LIFE

Esme Anne Platt was born in the early hours of January 1, 1895. She grew up on a 100 acre farm on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, where she had a very normal childhood. As a teenager, her playful, mischievous nature often got her into trouble. In the summer of 1911, At the age of 16, she fell out of a tree, while attempting to draw the roof of the family barn, and broke her leg. Her parents were upset with her childish behavior, scolding her, as they took her to the hospital. Since the local doctor was out of town, she was treated by Dr. Carlisle Cullen. He treated her so kindly, and talked with her, showing interest in her intelligence and personality, encouraging her to pursue her dream. He moved out of town not long after that, but Esme never forgot the kind doctor with whom she had gotten along with so well. Initially wanting to move west to become a school teacher, she was pressured by her parents to stay and marry. In the autumn of 1917, At the age of 22, in an attempt to please her parents, she married Charles Evenson. He seemed to be a nice person in the beginning, but she soon realized that Charles was an abusive man. He often drank too much, was verbally, physically, and sexually abusive to her; slapping her, threatening her, insulting her. She pleaded her parents to let her come home, unable to stand the undeserved wrath of her husband, but Her family urged her to keep quiet about the abuse, and Esme had no choice but to endure it. Much to her relief, in January 1918 her husband was drafted during World War I, finally giving her some peace.

Esme enjoyed a happy period of time while Charles was away, but when Charles returned in January 1919, his abusive persona resurrected only a few weeks later. Despite the prohibition in place, Charles would obtain alcohol from boot-leggers, and he drank heavily, partly in an attempt to mask the horrors that haunted him from war. Esme always ended up paying the price. For months he abused her, injuring her severely, multiple times. Her blood marked several places in the house where she could not scrub it off. She began to think about running, and started saving bits of change to escape. Charles discovered the money, throwing it at her and in a drunken rage, beat Esme unconscious and raped her. Shortly after, Esme found out that she was pregnant. She didn’t want her child to grow up in such a dangerous environment. One day while Charles was at work, she packed a small bag, bought a train ticket, and ran away to live with her cousin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Nearly in her fourth month of pregnancy, When Charles found her whereabouts, she fled again, this time to Ashland, and posed as a war widow. In order to support herself, she became a school teacher, temporarily fulfilling her childhood dream. The child was born in on January 19, 1921, only to die from lung fever 2 days later. Esme was heartbroken, and felt that she no longer had any reason to live, as she attempted suicide by jumping off a cliff, into the icy water. When she was found by two fishermen at the bottom of the cliff they took her to the local hospital. Her condition was so bad, that the medical staff didn't even attempt to revive her. She was immediately brought to the morgue, although her heart was still beating faintly. Dr. Cullen was working there at the time, and remembered her as the ever-so-happy young girl he treated 10 years earlier. Unable to believe that someone as vivacious and beautiful as she would meet such cruel fate, in a moments decision, out of fear of losing her, he decided to save her by changing her into a vampire. Her blood was so appealing to him that he nearly lost his control when he bit her a second time. He snuck her body out of the morgue and ran home with her in his arms, praying he hadn’t been too late. She was still for a short while until the venom caused Esme to regain consciousness. She was in excruciating pain but happy to see Carlisle again.

VAMPIRE LIFE

When Esme first awoke from her transformation she was disoriented. She recognized Carlisle’s voice and the other man he’d been speaking to while she was, what she assumed she’d been, asleep. The pain in her throat was nearly unbearable and the light streaming in from the window was almost too bright for her eyes. Her senses were overly sensitive- the sunlight was overwhelming, the noises of the forest just outside sounded too close, she could smell things she’d never smelled before. Carlisle explained what happened and that he turned her into a vampire in order to save her life. He assured her that she was safe now, and that neither him nor Edward would hurt her in any way. Much to his surprise, Esme was not upset with his act, and she accepted her new life much easier than Carlisle or Edward had. Although she did take some time to warm up to both men, and was battling with several mental illnesses in the first weeks and months. Esme and Carlisle fell in love over the first year that she adjusted to vampire life. He proposed to her on a chilly, windy night after they’d finished hunting. They were deep in the forest sitting alongside a stream that had become a favorite place of theirs. He hadn’t planned to propose that night but after watching her wade her feet in the water and happily skip rocks, he couldn’t stop himself. Before he knew what was happening, he was down on one knee in the middle of the water. They got married in the spring of 1922 after a short engagement. They honeymooned at a secluded cabin in the Canadian wilderness for two weeks. The real challenge for Esme in her early years was the blood lust, and she lost control of her thirst a few times. Though she hasn’t slipped up since the 60’s, she has killed twelve humans in her time as a vampire. In time, Rosalie and Emmett were transformed by Carlisle as well, and Alice and Jasper joined the family, becoming her surrogate children, though Esme has a special place in her heart for Edward, because he was the first of her adoptive children.

TWILIGHT - Esme first appears in Twilight when Edward takes Bella Swan to meet his family at their home outside of Forks. She and Carlisle are both warm and friendly towards Bella, and Esme welcomes her with open arms, acting as though she were already part of the family. This is due to her gratitude of the happiness Bella had brought to Edward. Knowing that her son had created a song inspired by his love for Bella, Esme asks Edward to play it for her on the piano, which he does. It is mentioned that he had already composed several pieces for Esme since she loves to hear him play.

The Cullens later invite Bella to play baseball with them, and she and Esme act as umpires. Before the game begins, Esme tells Bella a little about her human life and says that she is thankful that Edward and her have come to love, as he was her first and favorite adoptive child. She even stated that she had always worried that he would never find true love. When James's coven arrives, the Cullens try to pass Bella off as a vampire, but James catches her scent, and attempts to attack her. All the Cullens spring into action to protect Bella, much to the nomads' amazement. James' coven leaves and the Cullens return home, though James and Victoria have begun to hunt Bella. Esme swaps clothes with Bella, so that they could try to disguise her scent. Esme remains at home with Rosalie to protect Bella's father during her escape to Phoenix with Alice and Jasper.

Esme does not play a major role in the movie, and is seen only a few times. She first appears in the kitchen, preparing dinner with Carlisle, Emmett, and Rosalie, when Edward brings Bella to meet his family. Esme becomes increasingly excited once she realizes Bella has arrived (catching her scent, like the rest of the Cullens). She is seen again during the baseball match where she acts as umpire with Bella. When the nomads arrive and James attempts to attack Bella, the Cullen family spring into action and form a protective barrier between her and James' coven.

NEW MOON - Esme is seen briefly at Bella's eighteenth birthday which Alice organized; she shares an embrace with Bella and wishes her a happy birthday. Alice gives Bella a present from Esme and Carlisle, which is two plane tickets to Jacksonville to visit Renée. While opening her present, Bella cuts her finger on the wrapping paper and Jasper attempts to attack her. Edward shoves Bella out of the way to protect her, but she crashes into the table containing her birthday cake and a pile of plates which smash, and cuts her arms on the broken shards of china and glass.

Once Jasper is subdued, the rest of the Cullen family, with the exception of Carlisle, smell Bella's blood, and are suddenly ravenous. Emmett and Rosalie drag Jasper outside and Esme follows them, apologizing to Bella and deeply ashamed that she is tempted by the smell of her blood. Carlisle cleans and stitches up Bella's wounds and she leaves; in the living room, she passes Esme who is cleaning up the spilled blood.

When she and her family moved up North, she occupied herself with restoring a 17th century house in the forest north of the city of Ithaca.

Esme is not seen again until the end of the book, when she, Carlisle, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie go to pick Edward, Alice and Bella up from the airport after Bella and Alice prevented Edward from committing suicide. She is very grateful to Bella for having saved Edward's life, and makes her son promise never to scare her like that again. The next day, Bella asks the Cullens to vote on whether or not they are willing to turn her into a vampire and let her join their coven. Esme votes "yes", and says that she already considers Bella part of the family.

ECLIPSE - When a rogue vampire snuck into Bella's house to get her scent, Esme and her family allied with the Uley pack to watch Bella and Charlie.

Esme is present at Bella, Edward, and Alice's graduation, and the party held afterwards at their house. After realizing that someone is creating an army of newborn vampires to destroy the Cullens and get to Bella, and refused by the Denali coven's aid, Esme genuinely accepts the Uley pack's willingness to join forces with them, as Jasper is an expert on newborn vampires, and teaches them how to fight them. While watching Jasper and Esme train for the upcoming battle, Bella discriminates Esme's fighting skills as weaker, compared to the rest of her family. However, she does show enough skill to handle her own opponents.

In the movie, she first appears in the forest while chasing Victoria with her family and some of the wolves. During the battle, she can be seen fighting the newborns with Carlisle as her partner.

THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER - At the end of the battle, Esme and Carlisle find an intimidated newborn, Bree Tanner, and offer her asylum in exchange for surrender. She agrees immediately. When Jasper tells them that the Volturi are coming, and that their protection over the newborn will cause them more trouble, Esme and Carlisle insist that they should do their best to help the girl and manage to talk him into letting her live. However, despite their attempt, she is still executed by Felix on Jane's command.

BREAKING DAWN - At the beginning of Breaking Dawn, Esme is present at Bella and Edward's wedding, and helps Bella to change into her going-away outfit after the ceremony and reception party. As a wedding present, she allows the newlyweds to stay on Isle Esme, a small island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro that Carlisle presented her with years ago, for their honeymoon. She grows close to Bella's mother, Renée, before the wedding.

When Bella becomes pregnant, with her and Edward returning to Forks, Esme sides with Rosalie and Emmett to protect Bella and her baby because that is what Bella wants, something that also affects Carlisle. She was not as hovering as Rosalie was, but she was there for Bella the moment she needed anything. She is affectionate towards Jacob and his pack when they break away from Sam's pack to protect her daughter-in-law, and she and Carlisle especially are extremely grateful for their sacrifice. Esme provides Jacob and his pack with clean clothes and food, and offers to let them sleep in the beds in the Cullens' house, though most of them would decline.

After Bella gives birth to Renesmee, a human/vampire hybrid, Esme welcomes her granddaughter into the family with open arms and a fierce love, even caring for her while Bella is in the process of becoming a vampire.

In the first part of film, Esme gives a speech about Charlie and Renée, bringing their daughter into the world, and promises to cherish and protect her forever. While Renesmee is unborn, the pack prepares to attack them to prevent the baby from being born for fear of what the baby might be able to do. While the Cullens suffer starvation, Esme does her best to care for her family and Jacob's pack. She is able to stay well composed, as she is accustomed to starving herself; a result of her locking herself up for weeks after every slip up. As Bella's pregnancy nears its end, Esme accompanies Carlisle and Emmett in escaping the pack's observation. Esme gets caught and almost attacked by Brady Fuller and Collin Littlesea, but Emmett and Carlisle come to her rescue. They return in time to prevent the pack from killing the rest of their family, and then await Bella's conversion into a vampire. The birth of Renesmee and the success of Bella’s transformation breaks the tension between Esme and Carlisle, as they reconnect and bond over their granddaughter.

For Bella's nineteenth birthday, Esme and the rest of the Cullens give her and Edward a little cottage in the forest that they renovated. There is an extra room which Esme hadn't found a use for, which later became Renesmee's bedroom. She also gives Bella guidance about how to act human in order to prepare her for Charlie's confrontation.

Three months after Renesmee's birth, Irina mistakes her for an immortal child and reports this breach of vampire law to the Volturi. Esme is devastated when two of her children, Alice and Jasper, leave without notice, and is led to believe that they had abandoned them all. She and her family then gather a large number of vampire friends to be their witnesses, testifying that Renesmee is not an immortal child but a half-human, half-vampire hybrid. After a brief confrontation with the Volturi, Jasper and Alice return with another hybrid to prove their case, though they are able to prove that Renesmee is not dangerous, and the Italian vampires leave in peace. As their group celebrates their victory, Esme opens her arms to welcome Alice and Jasper back into her family. Once the threat has passed, the Cullens are able to return to their normal lives.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE - Physically, Esme is the oldest member in the Cullen family, being changed at the age of 26. She is 5’6’’ and is described to be extremely beautiful, to the extent where she reminded Bella of "the ingenues of the silent-movie era", and meeting her was like "meeting a fairy tale—Snow White, in the flesh": a heart-shaped face with a warm compassionate look, billows of soft caramel-colored hair, delicate eyebrows, and a small slender figure that was less angular and more rounded compared to the rest of her family as (she was changed not long after giving birth to her son. Her human eye color was brown. After her transformation, many of her blemishes, bruises, and scars faded, though several remained visible to the vampire eye as faint silver markings. They are mostly from her ex-husband, and one is from Carlisle where he bit her neck.

PERSONALITY & TRAITS - Being born on January 1, there were fireworks off in the distance in the celebration of the New Year. Her parents always told her that was were she got her colourful personality from. As a child Esme was a curious, adventurous, and bright young girl. Her father hunted and raised livestock, so she was never afraid to get her hands dirty by plucking a pigeon for dinner, or mucking out a stall. As long as she wasn’t the one who had to kill the animals. Once or twice during her preteen years, Esme let loose a few of her father’s captured animals. As an adult, Esme is an extremely warm, kind-hearted individual who is gifted with the ability to love the people around her passionately. She has always had strong maternal instincts, which is why she is able to open her heart so easily to her adoptive children and Bella. This is due to the death of her first and only child when he was only a few days old, during her human life. The trauma of this event, as well as the years of abuse from her ex-husband, left Esme with extreme PTSD, anxiety, depression, stress, trust issues, and thoughts of her suicide attempt for many years into her vampire life. She was quiet, shy, nervous, and heavily secluded herself for the first few weeks of her new life. She warmed up to Carlisle and Edward quickly enough when she felt safe in her environment. She had many triggers in her early years, some which have faded with time, and others she still cannot handle. Most remind her of her abusive human husband; these include: the smell of whiskey, heavy footfalls, work boots hitting the wooden floor, slamming doors, and the sound of coins dropping to the floor; a trigger that was born from the events of the night that her drunk husband raped her after knocking her unconscious. Carlisle and Edward both respectively stopped carrying coins after she had a panic attack caused by the sound.

She was extremely nervous about her wedding night with Carlisle, after the negative experiences she had in the bedroom as a human. But Carlisle was incredibly reassuring and gentle with her, trying his hardest to not trigger any memories. Carlisle’s own nervousness helped comfort her as well. It was the only thing that Esme felt she had the slight advantage due to having more sexual experience than Carlisle.

Esme is described as being as intelligent as her husband, and a very kind and gentle person. The people around her are genuinely drawn toward her gentle personality.

Esme is also very creative and artistic and enjoys renovating old properties. Throughout her years as a vampire, she has studied and earned degrees in architecture, art, and photography.

POWERS & ABILITIES - Upon her transformation, Esme did not develop any special talents like Edward's telepathy, Alice's ability to see the future or Jasper's ability to control emotions. However, her ability to show passionate love to the people around her was enhanced (as with all emotions after the transformation) and this has become her most prominent feature throughout the series.

Bella comments in Eclipse that Esme is not as skilled at fighting as Jasper, Edward or Alice. This is probably due to her loving nature - meaning she most likely hasn't had to fight much in her life. However, Esme should not be underestimated in battle, as Eclipse showed she is more than capable of fighting if needs be. Esme, along with the other Cullens managed to fight off an entire army of newborn vampires created by Victoria and survived.

OCCUPATION - Esme is not employed like her husband but, as a very creative and artistic person, she works as an architect and enjoys restoring old houses both for her family to keep, and to sell when she has fixed them. Esme is an incredibly talented artist- she donates a number of sketches and paintings to different museums and galleries all over the country under false names. In New Moon, Alice tells Bella that Esme has been restoring a 17th century house in the forest north of Ithaca, and in Breaking Dawn, she restores a cottage that's over a hundred years old on the Cullen estate for Bella and Edward. Her desk is said to be stacked with plans and blueprints. Most are of dream homes for the family when they move locations. She has built or restored all of the family homes, including the house on Isle Esme. She has earned degrees in architecture and art, and has studied photography.

RELATIONSHIPS

Parents - As a child she was curious, adventurous, and much too brave for a little girl to be, but also obedient. As a young girl, she would help her mother with cooking, cleaning, gardening, and sewing, and her father with feeding the few animals they owned.

Esme’s relationship with her parents became strained as she grew older. She was reprimanded by both her parents for being “unladylike”. Her mother was much more caring and concerned than her father was for her, when she fell out of the tree in 1911. Both of her parents pressured her into marrying before she “ended up as a spinster”, and they discouraged her “foolish” dreams of moving out west to become a teacher.

Her mother urged her to stay quiet about the abuse that Charles was putting her through, while her father told her harshly to stop telling tales and embarrassing herself and her husband.

Though Esme had a great resentment and disappointment in her parents for not helping her during her human life, she still loved them, and was deeply saddened upon learning she would never see them again. It took some time but she eventually found it within herself to forgive them. She would never understand why they reacted the way that they did- she was a mother herself and would have done anything to help her son, would do anything to help her vampire children.

Charles Evenson - In Esme's human life, she was married to Charles Evenson. All of her friends had already married, and her parents encouraged her to marry Charles, who was a family friend and had good prospects. She agreed to the marriage only to please her father.

He was abusive, however, and shortly before her suicide attempt Esme, then pregnant, ran away from him. The baby died soon after birth and Esme jumped off a cliff in an attempt to end her life. Her body was taken to the hospital morgue though her heart was still beating, and Carlisle Cullen found her and turned her into a vampire

She resented Charles and what he did to her for years after, but her loving and kind nature made it impossible for her to seek any type of revenge on him, unlike her adopted daughter Rosalie later did to her own abusers. Esme was determined to move past the pain Charles inflicted on her and sought out happiness in her new life.

Esme had conflicted emotions towards Charles death when Edward returned home, and admitted to killing him as his first victim, in 1927. She was upset with Edward for going anywhere near her past life after expressing earlier on that she did not want either men to go after him. She hadn’t wanted Charles’ darkness anywhere near her boys whom she saw as the picture of goodness. However, she had to admit to herself that she was glad he was dead and could not inflict the same pain on any other woman.

Esme never told Charles about her pregnancy, fearing that if he found her, he would have the power to take the child from her after it was born. He only learned what happened to his wife and child right before his own death, as Edward tortured him slowly.

Carlisle - Carlisle Cullen is Esme's second husband, and the man of her dreams. He is also her creator. They first met in 1911 when Carlisle treated Esme's broken leg after she fell from a tree. The two clearly left a strong impression on each other - Esme found no other man who measured up to him, and Carlisle’s affection for her was strong enough that he turned her into a vampire when he found her dying in a morgue, after a suicide attempt following the loss of her newborn child in 1921. During the transformation, Esme wasn't sure if she was in heaven or in hell, but was nevertheless grateful for the chance to meet Carlisle again. She could hear both Carlisle and Edward talking to her during her transformation, and only wanted to escape the burning fire to see Carlisle. After he explained to her about what he had done, he expected her to be furious; to his surprise, she took the news quite well, and it did not take long before they were married.

The relationship between Carlisle and Esme is built on a strong spiritual and intellectual bond, aided by their intense love for each other. Esme has never regretted becoming a vampire as she is able to spend eternity with someone whom she loves, and Carlisle's own love for her has never diminished. Being a vampire has given her a freedom that was something out of her wildest dreams. While Rosalie and Edward at times resented Carlisle for changing them, Esme thanked him numerous times; something that Carlisle often asked her not to do. She did not blame him, but there was a part of him that felt guilty for damning her to immortality. Their marriage became strained when Edward rebelled against Carlisle’s way of life in 1927 and did not improve until a few months after their son left. Edward’s departure hurt, but the two of them learned a great deal from their first marital disagreement. When Edward returned in 1931, he noticed that the couple seemed to be even closer. It was as if they had somehow acquired his telepathy when it came to each other. Their relationship also took a hit again when Bella’s pregnancy drove a wedge between them; with Esme opting to protect her daughter-in-law and the baby, while Carlisle sided with Edward, both in fear of the pregnancy costing Bella her life, and in fear of losing Edward in the process.

Carlisle bought Esme an island in Brazil for their 50th anniversary, and named it "Isle Esme". It has become a very special place for the entire family, and a very intimate one for Carlisle and Esme. They’ve shared some of their very favorite moments together on their island.

Edward - Edward Cullen was Esme's first adoptive son, and was turned into a vampire by Carlisle shortly before she was. Initially, they pretended to be brother and sister, but after Esme and Carlisle fell in love she began to pose as his adoptive mother. They care for each other deeply and Edward hates to cause her pain.

Edward originally didn’t tell Esme about his telepathy, worried she would shut down, emotionally, if she found out that he knew how bad the abuse she had been through really was. It wasn’t until she had been with them for several weeks, and Esme began having feelings for Carlisle, that Edward revealed to her that he could read both of their minds, and hinted that Carlisle was quite smitten with her too.

Esme admits to Bella that Edward means more to her than the rest of her "children" because he was her first adoptive child, and is very thankful that he has found his true love in Bella. Throughout their years together she had worried that he would never find his soulmate, until Bella came along. Esme welcomed Bella into the family right away and treated her like another daughter. Esme fondly criticizes Edward and says that he is too much of a gentleman, as he told Bella that she fell off a cliff rather than jumped.

Rosalie - Rosalie Hale was Esme's first adoptive daughter, though it was Carlisle who turned her. Esme was always very affectionate towards Rosalie and Rosalie grew to love Esme just as much. Before Rosalie transformed, she had met the Cullens before and was very jealous of their beauty, especially Edward's and Carlisle's. Esme tells Bella that she and Carlisle originally hoped that Rosalie would be a mate for Edward, but then she found Emmett and they fell in love.

After Emmett joined the family, he and Rosalie were very passionately involved for several decades and destroyed numerous houses during their lovemaking, forcing Esme and Carlisle to kick them out on several occasions but always taking them back in after a short time.

Rosalie strongly resents her inability to have children, as female vampires' bodies cannot change to accommodate a child. She acknowledges that Esme, though disappointed that she cannot have children of her own, doesn't feel as resentful about her infertility because she has her, Edward, Emmett, Jasper, and Alice as substitutes to her lost child.

Esme and Rosalie were both abused by their human partners, so they quickly bonded over that in Rosalie’s first year as a vampire, and it was probably why Esme was so eager for Rosalie to join the family.

Emmett - Emmett Cullen was Esme's second adoptive son. He joined their "family" in 1935 after Rosalie found him being mauled by a brown bear and brought him back for Carlisle to transform him.

Although Emmett can sometimes be a handful, Esme loves him as much as she loves her husband and her other "children". Though she had kicked him and Rosalie out a few times for ruining the houses that she and Carlisle bought for them.

In Breaking Dawn, when Bella challenges Emmett to an arm-wrestling match, they are about to use Esme's favorite antique dining table when Alice points out that Esme will be upset if it gets broken. Emmett agrees, and this implies that he doesn't want to upset his mother.

Whenever Emmett challenges Jasper or Edward to a physical match that escalates to a real fight, Esme would get upset at them, repeating that she doesn’t tolerate violence of any kind in her home, even if it’s pretend.

Alice - Alice Cullen is Esme's second adoptive daughter. Not much is known about Esme and Alice's relationship, but Esme loves Alice as much as she loves her other children, and they are willing to do anything to protect one another.

When the Volturi come to destroy their family, Alice and Jasper leave Forks without a proper goodbye; Esme is the most devastated, going to the point of sobbing despite her lack of tears; thinking that they have abandoned the family, but respects their decision to leave. However, Alice and Jasper return during the confrontation with the Volturi with the hybrid Nahuel and a battle is avoided. Upon their return, Esme greets them with a tight hug.

Jasper - Jasper Hale is Esme's third adoptive son. Not much is known about Esme and Jasper's relationship. When Jasper joined the family, Esme had a hard time accepting him at first after learning of his involvement with the Confederate Army. But she pushed the resentful feelings aside to avoid conflict within the family, and losing Alice, as she took a liking to the young vampire quickly. But Esme loves him as much as she loves her other children, and they are willing to do anything to protect one another.

When the Volturi come to destroy their family, Alice and Jasper leave Forks without a proper goodbye; Esme is the most devastated, thinking that they have abandoned the family, but respects their decision regardless. However, Alice and Jasper return during the confrontation with the Volturi with the hybrid Nahuel to testify in their favor and a battle is avoided. Upon their return, Esme embraces them in a tight hug, overjoyed to have them back.

Bella - Bella Swan is Esme's daughter-in-law, married to her son Edward.

When Bella first comes into the Cullens' lives, Esme notices the change in Edward and is grateful to her for it, as she had previously worried that he would never find the kind of happiness the rest of them had. After Edward and Bella started a romantic relationship, Esme accepts her into the family and loves her as much as her other adopted children, which she admits when Bella asks to join their family.

After Edward and Bella's wedding, Esme lets them stay on Isle Esme for their honeymoon and renovates a cottage on the Cullens' land for them to live in with their newborn daughter, Renesmee.

Renesmee - Renesmee Cullen is Esme's granddaughter, and the biological daughter of Edward and Bella. During Bella's pregnancy, though it endangers her life, Esme sides with her, Rosalie and Emmett to protect the baby because she believes that Bella should be allowed to make her own decisions and understands her desire to have children.

After Renesmee was born, Esme comes to adore the baby like the rest of the family, even sacrificing her second-favorite silverware to keep Nessie entertained. During Bella's transformation, Esme would cradle the baby to sleep, while also sharing the experience with Rosalie and Jacob. She worries the first time that Bella meets Nessie, as Bella has only just transformed into a vampire and they are unsure of her self-control, so she convinces her to feed before meeting her daughter, as it will make it easier for Bella to control her thirst.

Jacob - Jacob Black is a shape-shifting member of the Quileute tribe and a close friend to the Cullen family. Jacob initially disliked Esme and her family due to the natural enmity between vampires and shape-shifters, but after an alliance was formed to protect Bella from Victoria's army, they were able to tolerate each other better.

During Bella's pregnancy, Jacob forms a renegade pack comprised of himself, Seth and Leah Clearwater. Esme is deeply grateful for their sacrifice and feels genuine affection for Jacob's pack, providing them with food, clean clothes and even offering to let them use the beds in their house if they don't want to sleep outdoors. She and Jacob become even closer after he imprinted on Renesmee, and it is implied that he has also been accepted as part of the family.

In Book 2 of Breaking Dawn, Jacob mentions that Esme's hospitality reminds him of his own mother.

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Get to Know Me Tag

I was kind of tagged by @intricately-silly? Like, I have a notification that I was mentioned??? Idk, but thanks if you did!

Rules: Post a pic of your simself with your traits and answer the questions!

Traits: creative + good + music lover

1. What is your full name? Riley, and that’s all I’m gonna say

2. What is your nickname? I kinda gave myself the nickname RPS? You can also call me Trams cause of my url, I don’t mind.

3. When is your birthday? September 5

4. What is your favorite book series? Favorite book series... probably Harry Potter. I’m not obsessed with it (cause J.K. is kinda not a good person) but it’s one of the few series I remember reading.

5. Do you believe in aliens or ghosts? Sure. I’m not a hardcore believer, and when I watch Buzzfeed Unsolved Supernatural, I’m DEFINITELY a Shaniac, but I’m definitely not closed to the idea.

6. Who is your favorite author? Probably Charles Dickens or Shakespeare. I’m a sucker for that classic literature stuff.

7. What is your favorite radio station? Eh, I don’t really listen to the radio.

8. What is your favorite flavor of anything? Lemon! It’s just SO good in all candy flavors, and I love it so much.

9. What word do you often use to describe something great or wonderful? Rad, awesome, cool, the usuals and occasionally terms that are super dated like tubular.

10. What is your favorite song currently? God that’s hard cause I love music so much... maybe Planetary (GO!) or Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) by MCR.

11. What is your favorite word? Petrichor

12. What is the last song you listened to? The Cage by Genesis

13. What TV show would you recommend everyone to watch? Forensic Files, it’s fascinating to me

14. What is your favorite movie to watch when you’re feeling down? I haven’t been one to watch movies when down so I don’t really have one

15. Do you play video games? Yep! I’ve been playing them a lot

16. What is your biggest fear? Being abandoned. It’s happened to me so often by friends that it’s just sort of become common place and I’m terrified of it.

17. What is your best quality in your opinion? My optimism!

18. What is your worst quality in your opinion? My inability to talk alshdafsdf I’m such a klutz at speaking

19. Do you like cats or dogs better? Dogs, though I do love cats.

20. What is your favorite season? Spring! Everything is turning green and flowering and it’s so refreshing to feel the rain on your face!

21. Are you in a relationship? Nope, I am tragically single

22. What is something you miss from your childhood? Having my parents read stories to me and my brothers, it was such a fun time in my childhood.

23. Who is your best friend? My friend Elli, a super cool nb person who’s been my friend for around 2 years now.

24. What is your eye color? Hazel

25. What is your hair color? Dark brown, though it’s been bleached and I would love to have green hair again.

26. Who is someone you love? Myself 💕

27. Who is someone you trust? My mom. She’s on my side no matter what, and she’s the first family member I told about my sexual and gender identity.

28. Who is someone you think about often? My ocs

29. Are you currently excited about something? Not really, I’m just kinda drifting atm

30. What is your biggest obsession? The Adventure Zone. It is SO. GOOD. I love the McElroys, and they mean a lot to me.

31. What was your favorite TV show as a child? The 1994 Spider-Man series. That SM has always been my favorite and he always will be.

32. Who of the opposite gender can you tell anything to? What’s a gender?

33. Are you superstitious? Sorta I guess

34. Do you have an unusual phobias? I HATE arteries and tendons. HATE HATE HATE them. They freak me out and I have to cover them up when I start getting freaked out by them. I’ve had this fear since I was a child.

35. Do you prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it? Both baby!

36. What is your favorite hobby? Drawing!!!

37. What is the last book you read? Pieces of Happiness by Anne Ostby

38. What was the last movie you watched? Thor: Ragnorak

39. What musical instruments do you play? Violin, a little guitar, some piano?

40. What is your favorite animal? It’s hard for me to pick, but my favorite since I was a baby is a tiger.

41. What are your top five favorite Tumblr blogs? @viper-fish @berrybloomsims @lunacysims @mellindi @sim-borg

42. What super power do you wish you had? The power to refill stuff.

43. When and where do you feel most at peace? When I’m driving. There’s something about the freedom that just makes me feel so at peace, and I love feeling like I’m not restrained by anything.

44. What makes you smile? My dog. Everything about him just makes my heart swell

45. What sports do you play? I used to be a soccer champ when I was young.

46. What is your favorite drink? Diet Peach Snapple or Dr Pepper

47. When was the last time you wrote a handwritten letter or note to someone? When I was in like, 8th grade

48. Are you afraid of heights? Not really, though I was when I was younger.

49. What is your biggest pet peeve? I’m a very patient person, so probably when people talk to me when I wanna be left alone tbh.

50. Have you ever been to a concert? Yep. Maroon 5 was the last one. I hope to go to more too.

51. Are you vegetarian or vegan? Nah

52. When you were little what did you want to be when you grew up? A wild life veterinarian. I would throw my stuffed tiger down the stairs and “rescue” her.

53. What fictional world would you like to live in? The Adventure Zone: Balance world.

54. What is something you worry about? My dog since he’s getting up their in years, finding a college to go to and what I want to major in college, my bf’s safety, occasionally my parents when I’m paranoid and worried something might happen.

55. Are you scared of the dark? Nah. It’s nice. I’m more paranoid something might be in the dark, but,

56. Do you like to sing? Yes! I’m pretty decent at it, too, so I love it.

57. Have you ever skipped school? Yeah. I got really depressed when I was in high school and I stayed at home, calling in sick. Which I was, but it wasn’t entirely honest.

58. What is your favorite place on the planet? My desk, it has all my stuff on it and it’s cluttered to my liking.

59. Where would you like to live? Germany, or maybe France if I can learn the language. Maybe split the difference and move to Switzerland.

60. Do you have any pets? Just my baby boy TJ whom I adore.

61. Are you an early bird or a night owl? Night owl, though I’ve been making more of an effort to wake up early. I also get more done when I wake up early, cause it feels like I have more time to do things before noon.

62. Do you like sunrise or sunsets better? Sunsets, mostly cause I’m able to see them from my house.

63. Do you know how to drive? Yep!

64. Do you prefer earbuds or headphones? Earbuds. I have headphones, but you can’t really wear them in public cause they get in the way.

65. Have you ever had braces? No, though I did have a chin strap when I was younger cause I had (and still have) an underbite.

66. What is your favorite genre of music? My music goes all over the place, but showtunes are my jam.

67. Who is your hero? 1994 Spider-Man. I specify because he’s really different from other versions, and he’s so smart and such a klutz and I grew up with him. I’ve been playing the new Spider-Man game for PS4 and I almost started crying from how close he is to MY SM, and he just reminds me of my morals.

68. Do you read comic books? Nah

69. What makes you the most angry? Politics atm. Don’t even talk to me about them. I don’t like being angry and any talk about the current political situation is just infuriating.

70. Do you prefer to read real books or on an electric device? Either, though real books hold a special aesthetic to them.

71. What is your favorite subject in school? English. Like I said, I’m a literary nerd.

72. Do you have any siblings? Two, an older and a younger brother.

73. What was the last thing you bought? Ariana Grande’s song No Tears Left to Cry

74. How tall are you? 5′ 7″, perfectly average

75. Can you cook? Eh, I can do the basic stuff, and if I have a recipe in front of me then sure, but otherwise? Don’t ask.

76. What are three things that you love? My dog, myself, my mom.

77. What are three things that you hate? Politics, White™ people, being expected to know things I was never told about (cough cough @ my boss)

78. Do you have more female friends or more male friends? Honestly, I have more nb friends than either

79. What is your sexual orientation? Pansexual

80. Where do you currently live? The Midwest

81. Who was the last person you texted? My mom

82. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday because I was laughing so goddamn hard

83. Who is your favorite youtuber? Game Grumps and you can fight me on that

84. Do you like to take selfies? Yep! I’m hot and I know it. I’ve hated myself for 5 years, I deserve to be infatuated with myself.

85. What is your favorite app? Monster Girl Creator. It’s so fun.

86. What is your relationship with your parent(s) like? My mom and I are super close, but my dad and I... eh. It’s kinda damaged, though it’s better than it was when I was in high school. He doesn’t understand LGBT stuff or depression so he was just... awful.

87. What is your favorite foreign accent? Probably French, but the funniest to try and do is Russian. I suck at it and it turns into Italian after a while.

88. What is a place that you’ve never been to but want to visit? God I want to travel so bad. I’d love to go to Puerto Rico, France, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Vietnam... so many beautiful places.

89. What is your favorite number? Three

90. Can you juggle? Not for my life

91. Are you religious? I’ve kinda been burned out of religion cause my childhood church was really just... bad. I came out as bi to them when I was a sophomore and it caused a HUGE scene with the church. I was called ‘a slap to the face,’ people left the church, it was just bad. I’m spiritual, but not religious, though my life’s not over yet, so who knows.

92. Do you find outer space or the deep ocean to be more interesting? Space. Space space space. Do you know how badly I want to go to space? I almost became an engineer just so I could go to space.

93. Do you consider yourself to be a daredevil? I’m pretty tame, in all honesty, though I do some stupid shit every now and then.

94. Are you allergic to anything? Bullshit, any and every kind of body soap known to man kind, and pollen.

95. Can you curl your tongue? Yes! I can do the double fold think with your tongue where it looks like a scoop chip, you know what I mean?

96. Can you wiggle your ears? Nah

97. How often do you admit that you were wrong about something? I come from a really stubborn household, though lately I’ve been trying to make more of an effort to be humble and just admit I’m wrong. It’s hard.

98. Do you prefer the forest or the beach? Forest. I’ve only been to the beach twice in my life so it’s not really my scene.

99. What is your favorite piece of advice that anyone has ever given you? Do what makes you happy

100. Are you a good liar? I’ve gotten very good at it. I’m not proud of that fact, but I’ve gotten very very good at it.

101. What is your Hogwarts house? Slyterin. No, I’m not joking.

102. Do you talk to yourself? All the time.

103. Are you an introvert or an extrovert? I’m an introvert, though I think I’m more of an ambivert.

104. Do you keep a journal or a diary? Nah.

105. Do you believe in second chances? Yes, but you really can’t give them out really freely. You have to judge who you want to give them to.

106. If you found a wallet full of money on the ground, what would you do? Check for an ID and try to contact the person it belongs to. But if there’s no ID, probably give it to the nearest business or police station.

107. Do you believe that people are capable of change? With most things. If they really wanted to.

108. Are you ticklish? Ye

109. Have you ever been on a plane? Yeah, but not many times. My first time on a plane was 4 years ago.

110. Do you have any piercings? Just the basic earlobe pierecings, but I really really want more.

111. What fictional character do you wish was real? Shiro from Voltron, aka my husband.

112. Do you have any tattoos? No but I want so many

113. What is the best decision that you have made so far? Learning to love myself. It took a lot of time, but I’m so happy I did it

114. Do you believe in karma? Not entirely, but I think there’s some truth to it.

115. Do you wear glasses or contacts? I have bad eyes, so yeah, I wear glasses. I tried contacts, but they got irritating to put in after a while.

116. Do you want children? SO badly. I want a little girl so fucking bad

117. Who is the smartest person you know? My little brother. He wants to be a freaking accountant when he’s older.

118. What is your most embarrassing memory? I went to a museum one time, and they had a cool dinosaur tour or whatever, and I wanted to know what the dinosaur Parasaurolophus was called, but I forgot the name and only remebered like, Ducky from Land Before Time, and Phineas and Ferb had just started airing, so I asked the guy if a platypus was a dinosaur and that haunts me to this day

119. Have you ever pulled an all nighter? Yes. Don’t do it.

120. What color are most of your clothes? Blue cause it’s always looked good on me, but now any color looks good on me cause I know how to own it.

121. Do you like adventures? Yeah man! I love them!

122. Have you ever been on TV? Not that I know of

123. How old are you? 20

124. What is your favorite quote? “When someone leaves your life, those exits are not made equal. Some are beautiful and poetic and satisfying. Others are abrupt and unfair. But most are just unremarkable, unintentional, clumsy.” -Griffin Mcelroy

125. Do you prefer sweet or savory foods? Sweeeets!

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crimehathnofury · 3 years

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Love. Such a simple thing right? Well it can be simple, sometimes. As for other times it can be complicated and chaotic. I've heard that people in love can do extraordinary things. Good and evil. Like the things Cathy and Gwen did. However, that’s a story for another time. Today’s journey is going to take place in Manchester, England. A couple of lovers known as the Moors Murderers. What do you say we dive in?

Ian Brady was born Ian Duncan Stewart on January 2, 1938 to a tea-waitress named Margaret (Peggy) Stewart. He didn’t know much about his father. Although Peggy said it was a journalist. Peggy found it difficult to raise her son on her own and with little income, so she gave him up to a young couple. The Sloane family adopted young Ian and raised him as their own. Early on Ian had shown signs of troubling behaviour. He’d throw violent tantrums if he didn’t get his way that would end with him banging his head against the walls. Peggy would come visit him from time to time and give him gifts. Eventually Peggy stopped visiting Ian and he figured out who Peggy was and deduced that the Sloanes were not his family. There were others in the neighborhood that caught on to his illegitimacy and then coupled that with his sullen personality made him unpopular. Ian came to resent this and thought of himself as a rebellious outsider not bound by the same rules as others. He was a smart and handsome kid at school, just not well liked. At 11 he had passed a test that got him into Shawlands Academy. Sadly his potential was never really recognized. He was lazy, never applied himself, and misbehaved. Eventually he took up smoking and gave up on school work. He also started developing an interest in Nazis. He would ask for souvenirs from the boys whose fathers would bring back from the war. When playing war games he would insist on being german. Also at this point in time he became very perverse and sadistic. He would bully small children. Also he would torture animals in various grotesque ways. When he was a teenager he was brought to Juvenile court for burglary and housebreaking. The first 2 times he was given probation but the 3rd he was considered incorrigible and was told to leave Glasgow. In November 1954, 2 months before his 17th birthday, Ian left the Sloanes and moved to Manchester England where his mother, Peggy, and her new husband were. Even though Ian did not get along with his step-father, he took his last name. Brady. Ian felt like a scot exiled in England and that his compounded feelings of isolation and hostility began to manifest in different ways. He began to take interest in the writings of the Marquis De Sade and Friedrich Nietzsche. He focused mainly on The Will of Power and Nietzsche theories of Ubermensch. He adopted the philosophy that championed cruelty and torture as well as the idea that superior creatures had the right to control and destroy the weaker ones. He avidly collected books on torture, sadomasochisms, and other paraphilia about domination and servitude. Around this time he was working at a butcher shop as an assistant. This caused speculators to think that this job nurtured his growing interest in mutilation and murder. He began drinking heavily, frequenting the cinema, and gambling. He needed money to fund these new habits so he resorted to thieving. Which led him to be convicted a few times which then led to his eventual incarceration. While behind bars he learned ways of illegally obtaining money. Also he entertained the idea of becoming a grandiose criminal. Pulling off lucrative bank heists. Ian wanted to avoid manual labor and aimed to seem respectable. He studied book keeping. After his release, he had a hard time finding a job. He worked as a laborer for a brewery between April and October of 1958 before spending a few more months unemployed. Ian had ended up finding a job in February, 1959 as a stock clerk at Millwards Merchandising. About 2 years later he met Myra Hindley, who was recently hired as a typist at the same place he worked. Now before we go on with the case I must tell you a little bit about Myra.

She was born on the 23rd of July in 1942 in a suburb of Manchester known as Crumpsall. She was the first child of Bob and Hettie Hindley. Her father, Bob, served in the parachute regiment in World War II, so he was absent for the first 3 years of Myra’s life. When he returned home he worked as a machinist. When Myra was 4 her parents had another daughter. To make room for this new addition, they sent Myra to live with her grandmother. Myra never went back though. To my knowledge people have said that she came from a broken home. To be clear, she didn’t come from a broken home, and she was very loved. Bob was a roman catholic and had both daughters baptized, which was a compromise for both parents. Bob said that if the girls were baptized they wouldn’t have to go to catholic school. Hindley struggled though in primary school and failed her 11 plus exams. She then went to Ryder Bow secondary modern school where she proved to be the most intelligent in her class with an above average IQ. She always earned good grades, however her attendance record was bad. Apparently her grandmother was very lenient and usually let her stay home from school to keep her company. As she grew into a woman, she was known to be tough and aggressive. Some even considered her to be masculine. She was made fun of because of the shape of her nose and her peers gave her a very cruel nickname ‘square arse’, because of her broad hips. As a teenager she was also a very responsible babysitter. She befriended a 13 year old boy named Michael Higgins when she was 15. Sadly he drowned in a reservoir and she was devastated. She said ‘If i had been there it wouldn’t have happened. She was a very strong swimmer and would have been able to save him. At this age and because of what happened to her friend she quit school. Finally when she was 18 she got a job at MIllwards Merchandising. And that is where our lovely couple met. Myra was enamoured with Ian’s dark hair, blue eyes, and fair complexion. He was also well dressed and fingernails were well kept, which apparently no other guy had done according to Myra. Ian also drove a motorcycle. Everything about Ian Fascinated her. He however was very aloof and didn’t really show much interest in Myra until an office party. After he had gotten a few drinks in and relaxed a little he asked her on a date. Myra became so infatuated with him that whatever he said became law. She even took to being more germanic for him; Apparently by wearing short skirts. Is that really more germanic? Anyways She bleached her brown hair to platinum blonde. She wore red lipstick to seem more aryan and to please Ian. She adopted his anti-social philosophy and became anti-social. She kept a photograph of Irma Grese who was an SS guard at a couple concentration camps in her bag, meanwhile Ian had started to call her Hessie in homage to Rudolph Hess.

As obsessed as Myra was there were also indicators that she was also afraid of Ian. She once sent a letter to a friend that if she ended up dead that Ian was somehow involved. She wrote a letter after she was imprisoned that ‘within months he had convinced me that there was no god at all; He could’ve told me that the earth was flat, the moon was made of green cheese, and the sun rose in the west, I would have believed him, such was his power of persuasion.’ Time went on and as it did he revealed his innermost twisted fantasies. Hindley agreed to pose in sexually explicit photographs. Soon enough the couple started talking about robbing banks, soon after that it turned to talk about sexually abusing kids and murder. Then in July of 1963 they started to discuss committing the perfect murder.

On the 12th of July, Ian and Myra targeted their first victim. A young 16 year old named Pauline Reade. Pauline vanished on her way to a local disco in Gorton. A few months later they abducted 12 year old John Kilbride and strangled him at the Saddleworth Moor. The following year, they took 12 year old Keith Bennet. 10 year old Leslie Ann Downey disappeared 200yards from her home on Boxing day of 1964 at a fairground. Finally their last victim was 17 year old Edward Evans, whom They had bludgeoned to death in the home they shared. The way they got caught was Ian trying to persuade Myra’s brother in law to help them. Her brother then went to the police and told them about everything. During the trial Myra’s obsession was very evident when she said, ‘I loved him. I still love him.’

The jury found them guilty of 3 of the murders. They were sentenced to life imprisonment. I feel so bad. Four of the victims were sexually assaulted, and I think two of the five were never found. People dubbed Myra the most evil woman in Britain for just following Ian’s fantasies. Personally I could understand wanting to do everything for the one you love but this, killing people, is not a line I’m willing to cross. Myra and Ian both died while in prison. Myra died of bronchial pneumonia on November 15th of 2002. Ian died of obstructive pulmonary disease on the 15th of may in 2017. Wow not that long ago right. Horrible acts done for love. Earlier I did mention Cathy and Gwen. Let me know if you want to hear about them next week. Message me also if there’s another crime that has caught your attention. I’m all ears. Well until next time guys.

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acuppellarp · 6 years

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We’re excited to announce that Dee has decided to level up Beatrice Smith from a mumu minor character to a main character! Please go through the checklist to make sure you’re ready to go and send in your account within the next 24 hours.

OOC INFO

Name + pronouns: dee + she/her Age: old Timezone: est Ships: chemistry Anti-Ships: no chemistry/alone forever and miserable

IC INFO

Full Name: Beatrice Anne Smith Face Claim: Jenna Coleman Age/Birthday: 30 / July 31, 1987 Occupation: Actress/Voice Actor Personality: flirtatious, rebellious, witty, guarded, and impulsive. Hometown: Liverpool, UK Bio:

For as long as she could remember Beatrice Smith wanted to be a performer, though if you asked her parents, there was a brief period in her early years she was set on being a princess. From the start, Bea adored being the centre of attention. She adored being adored! And she knew exactly how to capture her audience. In fact, she adored it so much that when her parents told her she was going to be a big sister, she cried. A lot. And demanded they bring the invader back wherever she came from. Her parents did not, much to Bea’s shock and dismay, bring Olive back (and not for lack of pouting and dramatics), but she’d find out later in life that the loud, wrinkly, attention stealer would be the best thing to ever happen to her.

All through primary school, Bea immersed herself in the arts – begging her parents for dance lessons, and drama camps, and to take them to see local performances or head up to the West End for Bank Holidays, and though the Smiths didn’t have endless resources, they did their best to support both their daughter’s interests. So while her mates in school joined sports teams and focussed on academics, Bea was busy rehearsing monologues in her wardrobe mirror and practicing her autograph.

Secondary school was a lot of the same – dance lessons, and theatre classes and trips to the West End, only there were boys now (and girls, but it wouldn’t be until she was 16 and practicing snogging with her good friend Nina that she found that out). And Bea realized quickly she liked boys very much. Especially the attention they gave her. Mostly, Bea spent time with the boys in her school’s theatre troupe with whom she spent a lot of time rehearsing for school productions and even travelling to various local Fringe festivals.

Everything in Bea’s life was going exactly to plan. Until she was 17 at a house party with her mates, ignoring phone calls from her father and drinking too much beer. It didn’t seem important at the time, dad was always a bit overprotective, but when she’d get home the next morning, Bea would realize just how wrong she’d been. In an accident none of them could have predicted, her mum was gone and Bea hadn’t had a chance to say goodbye. The time after her mum’s passing was a bit of a blur to her – dad inconsolable at the loss of his best friend, Olivia working so hard to make their family work, and Bea busying herself with boys, and booze, and parties, and anything to fill the void her mum left in her life.

After her mum’s passing, her relationship with her dad was never quite the same. What used to feel like unnecessary, but ultimately endearing worry for her well-being started to feel suffocating. Despite the fact that they had all lost the matriarch of the family, Bea felt as though nobody understood her or how she was feeling. How could they possibly? The only thing that got her through sixth form was her overwhelming need to escape. To be as far away from Liverpool, and her dad, and the memories of what they used to have as she possibly could. So, instead of applying to schools locally, Bea set her sights on the other side of the Atlantic – America. New York, specifically. She’d seen enough of New York on the telly, and it was time see Broadway for herself. And when she received her acceptance letter from NYU she was actually pretty proud of herself. Even if mum wouldn’t have approved of her motivation, she’d put her mind to something she’d really wanted, and come out the other side successful.

Of course, That victory felt very short lived when her dad announced that he and Olivia would be relocating stateside as well. Later, she’d be grateful for having her sister so close, but at the time it felt like too much. It was hard to run away from one’s problems when they followed her to the other side of the world. But dispite the minor setback, Bea did her best to maintain her independence – living on campus and then with friends, working part time jobs when she had to, and throwing herself into every acting opportunity that came her way. Though, she couldn’t quite keep away from her family. Issues with her dad aside, Bea made a point to visit Olive as often as she could – sometimes bringing along a ‘date’ just to drive her dad a little mad.

Since graduation, Bea’s managed to make acting her career. While moost of her theatrical work can be seen Off-Broadway. Or Off-Off-Broadway. She’s managed to book some small television spots as well. But the bulk of her income really comes from voice acting – from kids programs to television and radio adverts. She’s even lent her voice to a few games which has garnered her some fame in very specific groups, but it’s theatre that gets her really excited. Life has taught to stay far away from love, because it always ends in heartbreak, so she’s devoted herself to her career. And her sister, of course. But that shouldn’t stop her from hooking up with a pretty lady (or fellow) from time to time, right?

Pets: None, technically. She had a fish once in Uni but it died in a tragic over-feeding accident, and she’s since decided she’s not fit to care for anything other than herself. However, she does tolerate the various animals Olivia has coming in and out of their flat, and maybe even enjoys giving them a cuddle now and then.

Relationships:

Olivia Smith-Parker: Her sister and favourite person in the whole world. Ben may have been the love of her sister’s life (though she’s dead set there’s more than one person out there for her), but Bea’s pretty sure Olive is the love of hers. She knows she hasn’t always been the greatest older sister, but Olivia has never given up on her. And so, Bea will never give up on Olivia (even if she is sort of hopeless sometimes), and if that means growing old with her best friend and their many fostered pets – so be it. Bea’s already disappointed enough people in her life, she’s determined not to ever add Olivia to that list.

Maya Kane: They used to be friends with benefits. Now they’re just friends with the benefit of knowing each other pretty well. Maya’s one of those people she finds equally enjoyable on a sexual and platonic level, so she’d very much like to keep her around. She knows about Maya’s interest in set design and hopes she can help her friend make the connections she needs to get further in her chosen career.

Rachel Berry: They had a thing once upon a time, but now they’re strictly friends. Which is kind of perfect because Bea really enjoys Rachel’s company. And Rachel’s drummer biceps (she is only a woman, after all).

The Untitled Abrams Project supporting actress (Role: Sparrow McGuire): Bea had seen the flyers seeking new actresses hanging up at Acupp and auditioned on a whim. It doesn’t pay anything, but having a minor role means shooting doesn’t eat into her actual work. And the extra exposure to the massive Youtube audience certainly doesn’t hurt. She likes Aria, believes in her storytelling and is proud to be part of her first project. She’s sure one day she’ll be bragging about how she knew her when. She likes to think she gets on pretty well with the rest of the cast/crew as well. She knows there’s been some drama between the other girls, but she does her best not to get involved… though that doesn’t mean she doesn’t enjoy a good dose of gossip every now and then.

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Twitter name/twitter URL/description: Bea Smith / thebeasknees / 5′2. Pretends to be other people.

Five latest tweets:

@thebeasknees When you need a stepping stool to get at the good biscuits #shortpeopleproblems @thebeasknees Love coming home to the smell of curry reheating in the microwave #spoiltrotten #mysistersbetterthanyours @thebeasknees Finding out you’ve had a yorkie with a severe overbite named after you: insult or strange compliment? @thebeasknees Tune into @spaceadventureswithsally to hear yours truly correctly pronounce words she doesn’t actually understand #acting #notanastronaut #justvoiceoneontv @thebeasknees What do a smol Brit and a tol American have in common? Find out tonight @publictheaterNY

#accepted #acup: level up

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kingsmanne · 6 years

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SIN: 4, 9, 16

Is there anything that makes them snap faster?Mainly, it’s insistence on a topic, especially those who hit close to home. Questions about death, dying, her brother or her family in general, what she did during the years of her abscence. She will give the other person one chance at stopping it, and then she will lash out.

Then, violence towards those who can’t protect themselves. Catcalling, sexual aggression and it’s guaranteed that she snaps, being it directed towards other people or herself. And although she gives a warning and the possibility to apologise in most cases, she’s more than happy to break some bones. Gotta let it out, and she only seldom has the possibility to let all that anger out.

Is there a line they will not cross when it comes to violence/insults?No. It largely depends on the context, though. Anne will tease and throw playful insults at everyone, and in these situations, she makes sure that those insults aren’t personal and in good humour. And of course, she wouldn’t hurt children or animals, even in her rage, she would try to let it out on other things or people, but not at them. She’s not above threatening, especially in front of parents, or threatening parents through them.

Now, when she’s in a fighting situation, being it someone has pushed her buttons too hard or on a mission, she has absolutely no qualms making it very personal and stopping at nothing. Anne’s whole MO consists of this. She will try to entice her enemies out with very snide and very personal comments, everything to make them lose their cool, act stupidly so that she can basically obliterate them. Anne doesn’t hesitate to shoot when she can; that counts for both weapon and words.

Now, with her usual style of luring enemies out, taking them out from afar, basically killing with deadly precision and elegance (she’s got style, yo), she also doesn’t hesitate to get her hands literally dirty, especially when she snaps. She will beat people into a pulp and won’t stop until they can’t move, and while she’s not very strong, Kingsman training has given her a considerable edge, and she shamelessly exploits it. Not very ladylike, but she fights very dirty. Fighting nice doesn’t get you to survive.

Has anything good ever come to them from acting violently?She would definitely say yes. Violence gets the job done if everything else fails. Violence and killing got her home. If violence can make people stop or learn their lesson, she fully encourages it. It makes her feel good.

Other than that, as the writer, most of her turmoil and anger comes from violence and is then again expressed in violence. She sucks it up and only knows how to let it out via the same method.

source: SINDAY: WRATH | @nowcountryroads

#nowcountryroads #tl;dr: anne isn't a little shit #she's a gigantic shit #{ SILENCE WAS UNBROKEN // answered. }#long post #hc

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pimpedcheerios · 5 years

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Boredom Strikes

🌸 full name: Anna 🌸 birthday: 12/12/88 🌸 sexuality: Mostly straight? 🌸 gender: Female 🌸 single?: yes

💘 favorites 💘

🍭 person: My sister or my mom 🍭 movie: Sound of Music and Wonder Woman 🍭 song: Too many to count- I really love “Let her Cry” by Hootie and The Blowfish 🍭 celebrity: Julie Andrews 🍭 color: Green 🍭 food: Cereal 🍭 animal: Golden Retrievers (but any dog really) 🍭 word: Awesome

🦄 questions? 🦄

🌼 how many siblings do you have?: 1- biological sister 1- step sister 1- step brother 🌼 how many pets?: I don’t have any unless you count the family cats and one dog at my mom’s, the cat at my dad’s and my roommate’s cat Asami 🌼 do you like sweets?: depends on which ones 🌼 what year are you graduating?: uh I’m not in school 🌼 do you like yourself?: most of the time 🌼 do you have a crush?: Maybe? I don’t know 🌼 do you have any nicknames?: Yep- Banana, Ann, and Anna Pooh

1. Do you like blue cheese? Nope

2. Have you ever smoked? Nope

3. Do you own a gun? Nope

4. What flavor Kool-Aid? Fruit Punch

5. Do you get nervous before the Dr? Depends on what I’m going to the doctor for

6. What do you like on hot dogs? nothing- I”m picky

7. Favorite Movie? It's a tie between: The Sound of Music and Wonder Woman

8. What do you prefer to drink in am? Water or Milk or Apple Juice

9. Can you do a push up? Maybe a couple

10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? Two of my rings

11. Do you have a favorite hobby or past time? Watch Netflix? Write, photography

13. Do you wear glasses? nope

14. Who was your childhood idol? Julie Andrews

15. Name 3 thoughts at the moment: 1) Am I going to make it to a town 35min and back for my lunch or should I wait until this weekend? 2) I need to be more patient 3) I’m bored

16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink: 1) water 2) Apple Juice 3) Lemonade

17. Current worries: Lots of stuff going on at once right now, Am I going to get a reply from a text message tomorrow?, etc.

18. Current hates: Bad drivers, when I have to squint in the sun, Close-minded people, Lots of politicians and our current president, that no one is helping people in need- poor people, especially the immigrant children, pink tax, gender roles, people who are mean to other people, animals, nature, etc., annoying pedestrians, having to hide your emotions and keep it all inside because society says so...etc.

19. Favorite place to be? My bed or in the woods

20. How do you bring in the New Year? nothing lol

21. Where would you like to go? back to sleep in my bed

22. Name 5 people that will do this questionnaire.

23. Do you own slippers? nope

24. What color shirt are you in? green with multicolored flowers

25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? not my favorite

26. Can you whistle? nope

27. Where are you now? work

28. Would you be a pirate? no

29. What song do you sing in the shower? stuff that is on my phone that is playing

30. Favorite sport team? Longhorns or Mizzou Tigers

31. Favorite food? Cereal

32. What's in your pocket? ID badge

33. The last thing that made you laugh? Something on New Girl last night

34. What's your favorite animal? Dogs- specifically golden retrievers

35. Worst injury? foot and ankle

36. How many TV's in your house? 2

⚠This is seriously going to get personal, you ready?

⚠If you were caught cheating, would you fess up? Yes but I never would

⚠The last time you felt honestly broken? A couple of years ago

⚠Are you craving something? Nope

⚠If you could have one thing right now what would it be? My bed

⚠Would you rather have ten kids, or none? None for sure

⚠What do you hear right now? Music, people talking

⚠Is your bed against more than one of your walls? yes

⚠What’s on your mind right now? Not much

⚠Are you there for your friends? Try to be

⚠Last person to see you cry? me?

⚠What do you do when you get nervous? tap my feet, pick at my lips, tap my foot..

⚠Be honest, do you like people in general? most of the time

⚠How old do you think you will be when you finally have kids? never

⚠Does anyone completely understand you? maybe my mom, Sister, Jessica and Friend lara

⚠Do you have a reason to smile right now? I’m really tired right now so I don’t feel like smiling

⚠Has anyone told you they don’t ever wanna lose you? not in those words

⚠Would you be happier if life had a rewind button? Sometimes but then I wouldn’t be who I am now and learn from my mistakes and challenges

⚠Do you tell your mum or dad everything? almost everything

⚠Does it matter to you if your boyfriend or girlfriend smokes? I would prefer them not to

⚠Are you going to get hurt anytime soon by someone? I don’t know

⚠This time last year, can you remember who you liked? Yes

⚠Do you think more about the past, present, or future? Past and future

⚠How many hours of sleep do you get a night? 7-8

⚠Are you easy to get along with? sometimes

⚠Do you hate the last girl you had a conversation with? nope

⚠What was the last drink that you put in your mouth? water

⚠What size bed do you have? twin

⚠Do you start the water before you get in the shower or when you get in? yes

⚠Do you like the rain? yes

⚠Do you think someone is thinking about you right now? no

⚠Have you ever done something you told yourself you wouldn’t do? yes of course

⚠Would people refer to you as a goodie goodie, bad news, or neither? Goodie Goodie but that’s because that’s what I am for the most part

⚠Who were you last in the car with, besides family? Nana

⚠What’s the last movie you saw in theaters and with who? Aladdin with my mom

⚠Have you ever kissed someone who had a boyfriend/ girlfriend? Nope

⚠Have you ever been hurt by someone you never thought would hurt you? Yeah I think most people have

⚠Your parents are out of town. Would you throw a massive party? Nope I don’t like massive parties. And then you have to clean up after? Ugh.

⚠Do you regret a past relationship? No, not really. I wish I hadn’t spent so much time with some of my friends but it is what it is. I learned a lot.

⚠Would you rather spend a Friday night at a concert or a crazy party? Concert for sure

⚠Do you tend to fall for the same type of person over and over? Um sort of?

⚠Have you made a joke about somebody that made them cry? no. I hope not.

⚠Do you care too much about your appearance? nope

⚠Are you a jealous person? Not super jealous

⚠Have you bought any clothing items in the last week? No actually

⚠Do you miss anyone? Yeah of course

⚠Last person who made you cry? myself lol

⚠Does your ex piss you off? don’t really have any so no

⚠What are you doing tomorrow? working as always

⚠Are you the type of person who has a new boyfriend/ girlfriend every week? hahahha no

⚠Is there anyone you want to come see you? yeah plenty of people

⚠Have you ever been cheated on? nope

⚠Ever given your all to someone who walked away? friendships yes

⚠Do you like cotton candy? not really

⚠Who was the last person you had a serious conversation with? online friend, Jessica

⚠Do you have siblings? Yes I have 1 biological and 2 step

⚠Have you ever fallen asleep on someone? yes once

⚠How has the past week been for you? It’s been fine same old same old

⚠Do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to? Yes I have a few

⚠What’s on your mind right now? I want to go back to sleep

⚠What were you doing at midnight last night? sleeping

⚠What is your current mood? tired

⚠Who was the first person you talked to today? one of my coworkers

⚠Will this week be a good one? sure

⚠Anything happen to you within the past month that made you really happy? I got to see one of my friends that I haven’t seen in years

⚠Who were you with last night? Myself

⚠Did you talk to someone until you fell asleep last night? yeah

⚠Next time you will kiss someone? who knows

⚠Who should start the kiss, the girl or the boy? either or

⚠Do you have any plans for the weekend? Get my car checked up, drop off my father’s day present to my Nana, sleep.

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the-karasu-no-one-knows · 5 years

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Jonas.

I remember 4 Winds back in January of 1993. The WTC bombing crap and my psychiatrist at boarding school nearly had me ripping his heart out through his chest due to a really fucking stupid theory he had about me and my sibling. That stupid bastard (Dr.Marcus) mouthed off and I ended up at 4 Winds.

I had ended up, at 17, in hiding due to a crazed boyfriend. I had no idea he was a huge gang leader in Chinatown. I also told this crazed Chinese lunatic (who all of a sudden loved me and didn't want to lose me) where my school was at. He threatened to kill my friends and bomb my school, forcibly holding me to watch it happen and then; slit my throat after. That led to a tongue lashing by the head mistress and head master and another reason that led me to 4 Winds on 1/30/1993 (my Senior year at HH).

I remember Kate, David, Colette and Anne. I also remember Jonas, my counselor/nurse.

I hated Jonas in the beginning because when my parents brought me there, the only male staff member was assigned to me and two others. The worst part of this was not only that he was male, he was of Asian decent (phillipino). I was so freaked out due to the HORRENDOUS trauma M Lee put me through (nearly raped but beaten).

When Jonas came to meet me that night, I threw my hair brush and toiletries at the door when he tried to enter and I told him to fuck off and die. Yes....I said and did that. The second night, I sat against the door so he could not enter (I had no roommate yet). The third night was the same. The fourth night I threw books at the door and at him and still he was EVER so patient. The fifth night, I got into trouble because I ran to the door and pushed him out and he ended up hurting his hand.

I did feel bad that time because he told me that he wouldn't be back till Monday night because he had weekends off. He also told me that he would not give up on getting to know me. Over the weekend I was trying to figure out how to make him NOT want to know me. However, I felt bad that he injured his hand due to me.

I had no cigarettes for the smoking room but Kate always gave me some and I was terribly stressed over the weekend trying to figure out how to have Jonas "hate" me. Kate was so pretty and ditzy and she had no issue with my sexuality at the time either. David was fascinated by it and my boyish behavior so he and I were always picking on each other. Anne...her story will come at another time. Monday night came and Jonas was there.

Kate, David and Anne were watching t.v. in the day room when Jones said hello to everyone. Boy did my eyes roll. Kate asked me if I had a plan to oust him out. I told her that I was going to give him a chance. She stared at me like "huh?? 9pm and before med rounds I'm in my dorm room dressed. In my Stussy gear and flannel with a turtle neck. My clothing mainly were boy clothes and anything to do with skater gear and rugby's from Britches and A&F (before A&F became trendy). Lots of black, blue and blood red burgundy and at least 4 pairs of my Doc Martens from home. No skin showing really ever.

Jonas knocks on the door with his hand wrapped and asks to come in. I said, in a pretty miserable tone, "uh...yeah...sure". I pulled my black turtle neck completely over my head so just some length from my short cropped hair stuck out like a radish top. He cleared his throat and asked if he could sit on the bed across from me.

I responded..."mmm...hmmmm".

He asked me if I planned on throwing anything or worse as he sat in front of me. I told him if he came closer, I would. He immediately respected my boundaries. He was very soft spoken and at least 29. I had no idea what his ethnicity was. All that stuck in my head was that this Asian guy would try to sexually assault me.

He introduced himself and told me that he was trying to think over the weekend why I was so adamant on making it known to him that I wanted him "dead". I said nothing. He told me that he really did care about my anger towards him and that he wanted to understand my pain and anger. I started to tremble in anger. He sat quiet and still and told me that he wanted to learn how he could speak to me without me becoming volatile.

I yelled at him telling him "I don't talk to people like you! He asked me "people like me?I told him that I do not trust people who are Asian.

I was yelling actually. Yelling and quietly shedding tears inside my turtle neck. He asked me if I wanted to see someone else. I didn't respond. He told me that he wanted to show me that he wasn't the guy who beat me and tried to rape me when I was 16. He told me he would do everything he could to make me feel safe around him.

I didn't say anything, yet it was apparent to me that he read my case file. He got up off the bed and told me that he left something for me on my dresser. Something that would bring me comfort. He read my case file and told me that he had purchased an item to give to me to show me that he cared. He told me that he hoped to continue to be my counselor from that point on. He wished me a good night and thanked me for allowing him to sit across from me in my dorm room.

After I heard the door shut I pulled down my turtle neck and looked at my dresser. He had purchased a Thrasher magazine for me. A skateboarding magazine at the time.

I looked at the door, sat down on my bed and smiled.

The next night after dinner, his shift started and the staff did their usual notes and crap. He ran the after dinner group. It was an activity group. It was a self esteem group. Ugh! Fucking self esteem. What is that??

It was a card game type activity. It wasn't that bad at all. Jonas actually made it fun. He was very dedicated and would smile at me when using certain words to describe certain attitudes towards descriptive words. It was pretty funny because that dark sarcastic side of me was opening up. The other patients were laughing and opening up and after group, several patients thanked me for opening up like I did and that it had helped them feel more comfortable during the group. I felt pretty damned accomplished.

After med rounds it was time for my session with Jonas. Dressed from head to toe as usual, I waited for him to show up. The usual knock on the door, he asked to come in. This time, I said "yes you can come in".

I wasn't covering my face. In fact....my whole head was sticking out of my navy blue turtle neck. He stood by the door and before he asked I told him he could sit on the bed. He walked over, sat on the bed and admitted that he was pretty surprised that I not only invited him in but I gave him permission to sit on the bed. He asked me what gave me the "courage" to invite him in and give him permission to sit on the bed.

I responded...."you're not Matt".

He smiled, I sighed and we started to talk for the first time in nearly 9 days.

***I'm putting this all down on my smartphone because my regional DVD of The Young Ones is occupying my computer. I'll continue this more tomorrow because my hand is cramped beyond reasoning. :)***

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“2014...Friend Or Foe?”

December 23, 2014 at 3:08pm

Well, another year has come and gone. And what can be said about the year that bought usThe Ice Bucket Challenge, Lumberjack Beards and The Battle of Celebrity Silicone Parts. 2014 cemented history for some and unraveled it for others. We watched the product of racism grow into an epidemic of police brutality and learned a lot more about ourselves than we wanted to know. So, let's jump right in and do a recap!

I can't think of anyone else who deserves this cover more than President Obama.

Politics is one of those subjects that we are told never to discuss at a dinner party, but this year I don't think any of us could escape this topic. In the United States, President Obamahad a roller coaster ride that I don't think any otter president has ever had to face. His uphill battle with the Republicans just got nastier as they continued to be "The Party Of No". It amazed me that their hatred for the first Black President would drive them to put in place rezoning laws to secure the elections later in the year. Republicans cunningly said "no" to many ideas just to later blame Obama for things not getting done. This hatred and racism would spill into other areas later in the year.

Here in Toronto, we started out the year with Mayor Rob Ford being defiant by not stepping down after admitting that he smoked crack on The Jimmy Kimmel Show. His arrogance would make him believe that he would win the next election. But as my grandmother used to say….."God don't like ugly (and he ain't too fond of pretty either)." Health issues would eventually take him out of the mayoral race and have his brother take his place in the running. But the good folks with common sense had the good taste of send the message to the Ford brothers that they are not welcomed in City Hall anymore. And although the gay community were really hoping that Olivia Chow would have been our next mayor, the inner core of downtown could not out voted the conservative suburbs and John Tory was voted in.

It was really interesting to watch the blogs and twitter-sphere talk about what was going to happen and what should have happened. I was surprised to see how many conservative acquaintances I had on my facebook friends list. I even had someone in my circle who is super-gay and a Ann Coultier fan. Talk about a walking contradiction…..I mean….who knew we had gay republicans in Canada? And one of my favorite things (….this is sarcasm), is watching some Canadians who only know what is sensationalized on the internet and on TV talk and post about life in the states. As if what they read or heard is the only life for Americans. Everyone has guns, everyone voted Bush in office in both elections and all Americans are stupid. That's no different than the Americans who think Canadians live in igloos and say "a-boot". I guess that's why many Canadians believe that the racial problems that happen in the states are not here in their own backyard. I often joke with my husband that I now know why Canadians get mugged and shot in The Big Apple. They go in with preconceived notions and carry their Canadian philosophies with them when traveling (like walking directly behind New Yorkers instead of giving a little breathing space while walking down the street…..definitely a good way to get shot or at least cursed out).

2014 could be described as history repeating itself. With the re-election of President Obama came more racial divide in the world. Remember….what happens over here effects over there. In his first term, the Republicans accused him of going on an Apology Tourthrough Europe. But Obama realized that in order to fix the US's standing in Europe, he had to repair relationships. Recently he began speaking about fixing things with Cuba. As an American (especially from Florida), I was surprised when I came to Canada and saw commercials for vacationing in Havana. This would never happen in the states. But with the Democrats' big loss in the Senate election this year, Obama lost any power in Congress. And try as he might to reach out to work with the Republicans……they are not having it.

The Ebola Crisis, Russia, North Korea, the Israeli-Palestine Conflict, the missing Malaysia aircraft, Healthcare Enrollment, "The Interview"……..whatever Obama said or did was not good enough or was not soon enough. But I guess the Republicans were not counting on him to remain so level-headed. Just once I wanted him to explode and show full anger for all the shit that he has had to endure as the first Black President. But he knows that he has to remain focused and stay on course. When it is all said in done after he leaves office, his legacy will out live the assholes who tried to sabotage him every step of the way. Let's just hope that Hillary Clinton really does throw her hat in the ring for the 2016 election (I wanna see the US make history again as Bill Clinton becomes the First Husband). So far, the Republicans have not presented a viable candidate.

Unfortunately for Obama, his presidency has brought up the old "Jim Crow" mentality. Just as the US took two steps forward, bias crimes and hatred slowly started to rise and knocked us four steps back. We are still recovering from the Zimmerman Verdict. Paula Deen andDuck Dynasty are still on the air (and I just got back from a trip to Florida where I was surprised by how many Redneck reality shows are in production). Chick-fil-a became the fast-food headquarters for homophobia while some gays tried to turn the situation into black people and the n-word situation nothing changed.

In July, I heard a report about a mentally challenged black man named Milton Hall being shot 46 times in Detroit. And then we watched on YouTube as Eric Garner died in a police choke hold because it was believed that he was selling loose cigarettes (known as a "lousy" on the streets) on Staten Island. Shortly after that came the news of Michael Brown being shot and left in the street in Ferguson. The reports of 12 year old Tamir Rice being shot and killed by police in Cleveland left me stunned. Earlier in February, I wrote a blog called"Hunting Season Is Open In The U.S." which talked about the rise of hate crimes against black youth. Little did I know that this blog would become a prelude to a summer of killings by the police. And all of these shootings would open a huge debate about what is excessive force. Of course we want to support the law enforcement officers who are really out there to protect our communities, but something has to be done about the percentage of cops who are hunting down people of color while the judicial system seems to not be holding them accountable. Yes….there are bad people and bad cops. Out of all the names I mentioned above, there were no cigarettes found on Eric Garner. The rest had probable cause to be stopped…..but not killed.

And while the internet can be the perfect place to see the world and learn new things, it can also be the breeding ground for hate and misinformation. It's scary to think what and who is lurking behind the keyboards out there. Agendas to start a race war and spread propaganda is at every turn. Folks writing sensational articles and blogs to get hits to their sites (without regard for who they hurt or discredit). For every positive article or blog there are probably hundreds to counteract that message. And unfortunately, many people don't check the sources or credibility of these sites and articles and then just accept them as truth. Look before you leap, people.

With the rise of cyber-bullying, teen suicide is slowly becoming common place. Many deaths happened in 2014 (including the death of Bill Cosby's image). And although we lost quite a few celebrities and icons this year (Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, Jan Hooks, Maya Angelou, Ruby Dee, Casey Kasem, Shirley Temple) there was one particular non-celebrity death that struck me really hard. It was the suicide of 16 year old Sergio Urrego. His story really got me because he did not kill himself because of bullying by classmates. No…he killed himself because of the faculty at his Catholic School in Colombia found a photo on his cellphone of him kissing his boyfriend and began harassing them both. Forcing the boyfriend to out himself to his parents about his sexuality then forcing him out of the school. Then they went as far as not releasing Sergio's records so he could not transfer to another school. The poor child posted the lyrics and the YouTube clip of Pink Floyd's "Goodbye Cruel World" on his facebook page on August 4th and then killed himself.

This is the danger of allowing religion into politics. People kill in the name of religion. And now people are killing themselves because of religion. And with idiots like Andrew Caldwellproclaiming that he is not gay no more and dancing around with the holy spirit on YouTube, it's hard to believe that in this same year Pope Francis in the vatican declared that "homosexuals need to be welcomed…..and have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community." But the majority of black churches are not following the Pope's words. In the communities of color, there remains homophobia (which is completely silly because there are plenty of gay people in the church). When will everyone understand that we are not free until everyone is free. It is hard to break down the years of institutionalized hatred, racism and homophobia. We must first look at ourselves and ask the question…."how would I like to be treated?"

Another topic that has risen since the summer is the appropriation of Black Culture. One of the great things about the United States is the concept of making something out of nothing. Ideas being turned into reality fuel the imagination and the economy. So, the concept of Hip Hop and Ballroom Culture being repackaged and marketing under white artists has come under fire. Since the Eric Garner choke hold, many of the black community have asked where is the outrage from folks like Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, & Iggy Azalea. And it seems that since Iggy's sales have been through the roof and she has been deemed the new Elvis of Urban Music, she has been the subject of complaints. Rivals Nicki Minaj and Azealia Banks have voiced their distain for the gal from down under. Because I am leery of most things I read nowadays on the internet, I don't know what to believe about Iggy. I like her music and her flow, but is she really stealing thunder from other black artists? I mean….Kendrick Lamar seems to have moved on since the Grammy's. And it's funny that we haven't heard very much from Macklemore since all his accolades. The argument is that "everybody wants to be black to sell records", but when it comes down to actually being down for the cause of fighting for justice no one is around. Don't use our music and culture for record sells and then turn your back on us when we need your voices as much as ever. And don't think because you adopt black children that it gives you card blanche to say the word "nigger"….I'm talking to you Madonna. Even though you are about to drop your new album, I haven't forgotten your Instagram comment on your son, Rocco back in January.

And the continuation of Ballroom Culture appropriation continues as many gay white men love to ki-ki and duck walk to RuPaul's "Sissy That Walk" (which is another kind of appropriation since Ru was never a Ballroom kid either). But the funny thing is watching"Paris Is Burning" and seeing all the appropriation of the 80s rich Republican Culture as they aspire to be all the things they watched on "Dynasty". And today's Kardashians don't help either. Getting rich off of poor people's lust for power and fame. So, who's wrong and who's right. Should we take this opportunity to adapt and accept each other's culture instead of pitting black women against white gay men? I mean….we can all be "Gone With The Wind Fabulous" if that's what we aspire to be. We are all guilty of admiring something about another race or culture. Some imitate it and others try to destroy it to make themselves look superior. Everyone wants to point the finger, but no one wants to look in the mirror.

So, as this year comes to a close I am grateful for a few things. One of the things I am most proud of for 2014 is that I received the 2013-2014 "Friends Of The Foundation Award"from the Toronto Peoples With AIDS Foundation for my fundraisers, POZ-TO andSUNDAY NIGHT FEVER. My husband and I have worked really hard to create a space for the HIV+ Community and raising awareness. My "HIV/AIDS IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS" Campaign has brought a lot of people together to raise their voices in the fight. And we celebrated our second year anniversary of the POZ-TO event on World AIDS Day(December 1st). Another is the sense of community that rallied together to help me after my bicycle accident in October that left me with a fractured cheekbone and jaw accompanied with a chipped tooth. It was amazing to see how many people cared and came out to perform, donate and support me in my time of need. I am also grateful for reconnecting with my family. I know too many gay people who do not have the support of their biological family (and there is nothing wrong with our adopted family, but there is something really special about being connected to those who are in our blood line). And lastly, I am forever grateful for my loving husband, John Richard Allan. I have never met anyone who has understood me or supported me as much as this man. I am truly blessed.

I don't know what 2015 will hold. But I do know that our conversations and debates about justice and racism will probably be more intense until we change some laws and outlooks in the United States. I know that Bill Cosby needs to address all of the rape accusations against him. It's tough watching the death of another black man. I know that not all cops are bad. I know that not all black youth are bad. I know that shooting police officers just because they are cops is not going to help the solution of fixing what is wrong with the relationship between communities of color and the law enforcement. I know that there are still some good people out there who are working to make their immediate worlds better (and honestly….that's all we can do on a personal level). I know that if you can't see passed the bubble you live in, you are not gonna go very far in life. And as for me….I am looking forward to seeing what else I can do to make my immediate world a better place.

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Maya Angelou Quotes Celebrating Success, Love & Life

Inspirational Maya Angelou quotes about loving the life you have, regardless of the challenges.

Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was a celebrated author, influential poet, dancer, actress, singer, and activist. Maya received over 50 honorary degrees and is celebrated for her series of 7 autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and adult experiences.

In 2010, she received one of the country’s highest honors when President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Maya Angelou’s life represented confidence, contribution, and perseverance. She left behind a lifetime of wisdom that will be cherished for many years to come.

Here are some of our favorite Maya Angelou quotes! Her words are a mix of straight talk and poetry and her messages transcend race and generations. You”ll find Maya Angelou quotes on life, love, happiness, courage, family, friendship, education and much more. Enjoy!

Maya Angelou Quotes about Essential Life Truths

1.) I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou

2.) If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou

3.) My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. – Maya Angelou

Inspirational Maya Angelou Quotes About Hope

4.) While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God’s creation. – Maya Angelou

5.) Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. – Maya Angelou

6.) Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. – Maya Angelou

Uplifting Maya Angelou Quotes About Loving others

7.) Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. – Maya Angelou

8.) If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love. – Maya Angelou

9.) Nothing will work unless you do. – Maya Angelou

10.) You are the sum total of everything you’ve ever seen, heard, eaten, smelled, been told, forgot – it’s all there. Everything influences each of us, and because of that I try to make sure that my experiences are positive. – Maya Angelou

11.) We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated. – Maya Angelou

12.) One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. – Maya Angelou

13.) A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim. – Maya Angelou

14.) Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. – Maya Angelou

15.) My life has been one great big joke, a dance that’s walked, a song that’s spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself. – Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou quotes about love and greatness

16.) You can’t forgive without loving. And I don’t mean sentimentality. I don’t mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, ‘I forgive. I’m finished with it.’ – Maya Angelou

17.) All great achievements require time. – Maya Angelou

18.) History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. – Maya Angelou

19.) If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain. – Maya Angelou

20.) Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it. – Maya Angelou

21.) I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good. – Maya Angelou

22.) It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. – Maya Angelou

23.) I work very hard, and I play very hard. I’m grateful for life. And I live it – I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it. – Maya Angelou

24.) If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded. – Maya Angelou

25.) I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me. – Maya Angelou

26.) Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time. – Maya Angelou

27.) I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I’m praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I’m grateful that I’m heard. – Maya Angelou

28.) I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. – Maya Angelou

29.) We can learn to see each other and see ourselves in each other and recognize that human beings are more alike than we are unalike. – Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou quotes about life, love, and success

30.) My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still. – Maya Angelou

31.) Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: ‘I’m with you kid. Let’s go.’ – Maya Angelou

32.) I believe that every person is born with talent. – Maya Angelou

33.) At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself. – Maya Angelou

34.) My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine. – Maya Angelou

35.) I love the song ‘I Hope You Dance’ by Lee Ann Womack. I was going to write that song, but someone beat me to it. – Maya Angelou

36.) In all my work, I try to say, ‘You may be given a load of sour lemons, why not try to make a dozen lemon meringue pies?’ – Maya Angelou

37.) I know for sure that loves saves me and that it is here to save us all. – Maya Angelou

38.) Loving someone liberates the lover as well as the beloved. And that kind of love comes with age. – Maya Angelou

39.) Everyone has at least one story, and each of us is funny if we admit it. You have to admit you’re the funniest person you’ve ever heard of. – Maya Angelou

40.) My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. – Maya Angelou

41.) I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right. – Maya Angelou

42.) You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. – Maya Angelou

43.) Courage – you develop courage by doing small things like just as if you wouldn’t want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself. – Maya Angelou

44.) I believe that each of us comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. – Maya Angelou

45.) Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more. – Maya Angelou

46.) A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. – Maya Angelou

47.) Don’t get older just to get wiser. If you get older, you will be wiser, I believe that – if you dare. But get older because it’s fun! – Maya Angelou

Quotes by Maya Angelou to inspire you

48.) I respect myself and insist upon it from everybody. And because I do it, I then respect everybody, too. – Maya Angelou

49.) It is a no-fail, incontrovertible reality: If you get, give. If you learn, teach. You can’t do anything with that except do it. – Maya Angelou

50.) There’s something which impels us to show our inner souls. The more courageous we are, the more we succeed in explaining what we know. – Maya Angelou

51.) We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. – Maya Angelou

52.) Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. – Maya Angelou

53.) I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life. – Maya Angelou

54.) Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls. – Maya Angelou

55.) I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. – Maya Angelou

56.) Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. – Maya Angelou

57.) I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. – Maya Angelou

58.) I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. – Maya Angelou

59.) When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. – Maya Angelou

60.) If you’re always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be. – Maya Angelou

Did You Enjoy These Maya Angelou Quotes?

Though Maya Angelou died in 2014, her legacy still lives. She will always be remembered not only for her poetry and storytelling but also as an educator, civil activist, actress, and filmmaker.

Maya overcame sexual abuse, racism, poverty, violence and more to become an award-winning author and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Hopefully, these Maya Angelou quotes have inspired you to love the life you have and to overcome any obstacles that may come your way.

So, did you enjoy these Maya Angelou quotes? Tell us in the comment section below. If you have any other quotes from Maya Angelou to share with us, please don’t hesitate to mention it. Also, feel free to share the quotes with your friends and followers.

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