And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
It never felt so good
It never felt so right
And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
C'mon hold on tight
C'mon hold on tight
Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light
First in our series of Faves of 2022. This list comes courtesy of musician Phil Yates!
Every year we ask some of our music friends to share some of their thoughts on some of the albums/singles that were released in the past year.
Our pal, Phil Yates of Phil Yates & The Affiliates released a terrific record, A Thin Thread, on July 15th of this year, and much to our joy, he agreed to share his thoughts.
Do you ever tire of hearing people say that there is no good new music…
Every, "What if, is it a phase? Will I get over it?"
Like, "What if things change, what if I'm fake?
What if it's all just for the hell of it?"
But I'm in it, I admit it, I wanted this, ayy
I'm in it, I admit it, I'm different
Driving back up to Scotland all the memories came flooding back. Your childhood best friend Erin was in the passenger seat singing along very badly to the radio. Scotland had qualified for the World Cup and you were making the long drive up north from London together. Erin was the type of person to be able to make everyone in the room laugh and cared deeply about people she loved. You’d grown up together since primary school and was the reason you got into football. She was always playing at lunch time with the boys and needed a goalie, she convinced you that you wouldn’t have to do much - just stand there. That’s when your love of diving in the mud and throwing yourself on the ground was born, much to your mam’s disapproval. You’ve been through every stage of your careers together - from academy to climbing the national team ranks to pro. But that’s when you grew apart, you were signed to Arsenal while Erin got signed to Chelsea. Although you both live in London, you rarely get time to meet up and your friendship now consists of extremely quick catch ups after derby days.
Erin knew her sexuality from a very young age but you, yours was a bit more blurry. In the past you’d always dated men but ever since you could remember your feelings about Erin were always a little bit more honest than any previous relationship you’d had. You both had grown apart but now she’s sat in your car about to fly to Australia for two months all those feelings had come flooding back. She was still making you laugh and still showing signs that she cared about you deeply. While you were in the toilet at the service station she’d bought all your favourite snacks in your favourite flavours. Specifically the Wispa Gold or the purple Nik Naks or the vanilla Coke you barely even see anymore. Starting the car back up ready for the last stretch she handed you a cup of tea, taking a sip to taste the exact number of sugars you like for long drives caused a sound of pleasure to exit your mouth. “6 sugars because those sachets aren’t full spoons, I remember!” she chimed pleased with herself as she kicked off her shoes and placed her feet on the dashboard. “If I crash you’ll lose your legs” you scolded, hitting her legs so she took them down. “Where’d you learn that, Grey Sloan?” she was joking but she was right. You were always butting in on medical situations with your knowledge earned from binging hundreds of hours of Grey’s Anatomy. Proceeding to recite the episode of a pregnant woman breaking her legs because her feet were on the dashboard, she laughed at you. “I think you should be our medic rather than our goalie!” she remarked as you joined back onto the M6 heading for Glasgow.
Dropping her off at her mum’s house you headed back to yours for a few days before you met up with the rest of the team. Your bedroom hadn’t changed since you left home at 17 for Arsenal and still had football posters on the wall. Your bed still hoarded the shoe box of all your childhood memories, including the friendship bracelet Erin gave you in Year 6. Flicking through the photos of you both as children you laughed at some of the outfits you were made to wear. Old boyfriends were amongst them which you quickly passed by before finding the day you both got signed professionally. Proudly wearing your clubs shirts and holding hands, vowing to stay friends forever.
Except, was just friends enough for me? Would telling her the truth ruin everything? What if we could be something amazing and I never tried? I’d famously dated male players my whole career, would I be seen as fake? As an attention seeker? Does this mean I’m gay? Is there a word for only fancying your best friend? The second I say anything everything changes. If I admit that I like her, I admit that I’m different. All the questions running through your head went on for days, you were distracted the entire time by thoughts of how you’re going to have to pretend for two months.
“What ya thinking about?” Erin asked, you’d been staring out of the plane window since you boarded, unable to look her in the eyes since you picked her up this morning. “The fact there’s probably still a desk with your name etched into it back at school” you mumbled. “What, why?” You turned to look at her but you could tell she knew what you meant the second your eyes locked together. Feeling the whirl of the engine power the plane as you rumbled along the runway distracted you from the awkward silence. Grabbing your arm rests tightly to prepare for take off, you hated flying, it always made you feel sick. The nauseating feeling was lessened by Erin clawing your hand away from the plastic and into her lap. “I got you” she said resting her head on your shoulder, “I got you”.
These are characters who were either explicitly stated to be members of the JSA, or very involved with the team to the point that they're basically a member (mainly applies to Thunderbolt). Some are in a grey area due to retcons (such as Hippolyta) or were barely involved with the team, but they still count. Batman, Wonder Woman (Diana), Superman, and Robin have been excluded from this tournament to give other less popular characters a fair chance.
These initial matchups were made with a randomizer to be as fair as possible.
Each week, a round of polls will be posted. All polls will be a week long.
Since there are so many matchups to start, Round One will be split into two parts. The matchups are below the cut for those who may have trouble reading the bracket.
Feel free to send in an ask if you have any questions.
Round One (3/20):
Darknight vs Terry Sloane (Mr. Terrific)
Jesse Chambers (Jesse Quick/Liberty Belle) vs Al Pratt (The Atom)
Jennifer Pierce (Lightning) vs Al Rothstein (Atom Smasher)
Salem Nader (Salem The Witch Girl) vs Jeffrey Graves (Mister America)
Earth 2 Helena Wayne (Huntress) vs Jay Garrick (The Flash)
Dinah Lance (Black Canary) vs Sonia Sato (Judomaster)
Hector Hall (Doctor Fate) vs Pieter Cross (Doctor Mid-Nite)
Rick Tyler (Hourman) vs Ted Grant (Wildcat)
Matthew Tyler (Hourman) vs Joan Dale (Miss America)
Tom Bronson (Wildcat) vs Grant Emerson (Damage)
Jakeem Williams (Jakeem Thunder) vs The Thunderbolt
Jim Corrigan (The Spectre) vs Hippolyta (Wonder Woman)
Khalid Nassour (Doctor Fate) vs Jack Knight (Starman)
Kent Nelson (Doctor Fate) vs Thom Kallor (Starman)
Maxine Hunkel (Cyclone) vs Markus Clay (Amazing Man)
New Golden Age Helena Wayne (Huntress) vs Roxy
Round One Continued (3/27):
Billy Batson (Captain Marvel) vs Yolanda Montez (Wildcat)
Todd Rice (Obsidian) vs Dinah Drake (Black Canary)
Anna Fortune vs Beth Chapel (Doctor Mid-Nite)
Carter Hall (Hawkman) vs Red Tornado (John Smith)
Shiera Hall (Hawkgirl) vs Sand Hawkins (Sand/Sandman)
Michael Holt (Mr. Terrific) vs Alan Scott (Green Lantern/Sentinel)
Sylvester Pemberton (Star-Spangled Kid) vs Courtney Whitmore (Star-Spangled Kid/Stargirl)
Karen Starr (Power Girl) vs Wesley Dodds (Sandman)
Sara Butters (Red Beetle) vs Nathan Heywood (Citizen Steel)
Kent V Nelson (Doctor Fate) vs King Chimera
Kendra Saunders (Hawkgirl) vs Teth-Adam (Black Adam)
Ri vs Ted Knight (Starman)
Pat Dugan (S.T.R.I.P.E.) vs Libby Lawrence (Liberty Belle)
Rex Tyler (Hourman) vs Johnny Thunder
Charles McNider (Doctor Mid-Nite) vs Jennie-Lynn Hayden (Jade)
the title is self explanatory. this is a list of the characters i'll write for. it'll probably change over time, and if you see a character you'd like but don't see them on the list, just ask cause i might've forgotten about them
Hamilton
Eliza Schuyler
Angelica Schuyler
Peggy Schuyler
Maria Reynolds
Alexander Hamilton
John Laurens
Philip Hamilton
Lafayette
Hercules Mulligan
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Umbrella Academy
Viktor Hargreeves
Diego Hargreeves
Klaus Hargreeves
Allison Hargreeves
Luther Hargreeves
Five Hargreeves
Ben Hargreeves (Umbrella or Sparrow)
Sloane Hargreeves
Jayme Hargreeves
Stranger Things
Will Byers (non female readers only)
Mike Wheeler
Lucas Sinclair
Dustin Henderson
Eleven Hopper
Max Mayfield
Robin Buckley (non male readers only)
Nancy Wheeler
Jonathan Byers
Steve Harrington
Eddie Munson
21 Chump Street
Justin Laboy
The Goldfinch
Boris Pavlikovsky
Theodore Decker
Marvel
Peter Parker (any actor)
Steve Rogers
Bucky Barnes
Sam Wilson
Makkari
Sersi
Sprite (platonic only)
Steven Grant
Marc Spector
Layla El-Faouly
America Chavez (non male readers only)
Kate Bishop
Yelena Belova (platonic only)
Shuri
Namor
Riri Williams
X-Men
Mystique
Kitty Pryde
Peter Maximoff
Rogue
In The Heights (movie version)
Usnavi de la Vega
Vanessa
Nina Rosario
Benny
Sonny de la Vega
Heathers
Veronica Sawyer
JD (Jason Dean)
Heather Chandler
Heather McNamara
Heather Duke
John Doe
John Doe
Ride The Cyclone
Noel Gruber (male or nb readers only)
Ocean O'Connel Rosenburg
Mischa Bachinski
Constance Blackwood
Ricky Potts
Hatchetfieldverse
Paul Matthews
Emma Perkins
Ted Spankoffski
Bill Woodard
Ruth Fleming
Pete Spankoffski
Richie Lipschitz
Max Jagerman
Grace Chasity
Lex Foster
Ethan Green
Hannah Foster (platonic only)
Heartstopper
Charlie Spring (non female readers only)
Nick Nelson
Tara Jones (non male readers only)
Darcy Olsson (non male readers readers only)
Elle Argent
Tao Xu (non male readers only(headcanoning him as bi or pan is disrespectful and transphobic))
Tori Spring
Imogen Heaney
Isaac Henderson (platonic only)
Do Revenge
Eleanor Levetan (non male readers only)
Drea Torres
Deadpool
Wade Wilson/Deadpool
Wednesday
Wednesday Addams
Enid Sinclair
Bianca Barclay
Xavier Thorpe
Ajax Petropolus
Eugene Otinger
(young) Morticia Addams
(young) Gomez Addams
Beetlejuice
Lydia Deetz
Tomorrow When The War Began
Ellie Linton
Lee Takkam
Fiona Maxwell
Homer Yannos
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse/Across the Spider-Verse
Marla Adams (August 28, 1938 – April 25, 2024) Film and television actress, best known for her roles as Belle Clemens on The Secret Storm, from 1968 to 1974, and as Dina Abbott Mergeron on The Young and the Restless, for which she received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Right before joining The Young and the Restless, Adams stepped into the role of Myrna Clegg on the defunct daytime drama Capitol after the departure of actress Carolyn Jones for health reasons, prior to Marj Dusay, who remained until the end of the show's run. As Helen Mullin on Generations, she was involved in a storyline with her husband, Charles, and his black mistress. She was the third actress to play Beth Logan, mother of Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang), Donna (Carrie Mitchum, now Jennifer Gareis), and Katie (Nancy Sloan, now Heather Tom) on The Bold and the Beautiful (1991). In 1999, she appeared on Days of Our Lives as Dr. Claire McIntyre.
In addition to her daytime works, Adams made more than 40 appearances on primetime television. She guest-starred on The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Adam-12, Starsky and Hutch, Marcus Welby, M.D., Phyllis, The Streets of San Francisco, Emergency!, The Love Boat, Barnaby Jones, Hart to Hart, Happy Days, Hill Street Blues, Who's the Boss?, Matlock; and Columbo. She also had a recurring role on Walker, Texas Ranger from 2000 to 2001. In 2000, she played First Lady Matthews in the television film The President's Man, starring Chuck Norris and Dylan Neal (Wikipedia)
Rewatching TUA - 3x02 “World's Biggest Ball of Twine”
So many bonding moments in this episode.
Sloane and Luther: It seemed forced to me the first time I saw it, but now they make sense.
Allison and Victor: Wow, it's painful to watch this knowing what's coming next...
Diego and Stan: I know Stan isn't his son, but damn if he didn't act like he could be...
Five and Klaus: I really feel like Klaus might be Five's favorite brother, I know everyone keeps saying that Viktor is his favorite. But you can't convince me of that after this season, sorry...
Also, we don’t really talk enough about Klaus meeting his aunt. I loved Sarah-Beth, I wish they had shown us more about Rachel and Sarah’s relationship.
I didn't understand the flashback when Klaus finds the checks in Reginald's office. I mean, the mothers didn't agree to give up the children and take the money in the original timeline? Why were they still in the drawer?
I saw something like this on youtube and it looked like fun so I thought I'd try one here
How it works:
this is the video I'm gonna be editing
comment a ship from my list and a part and I'll make a fanvid of the ones chosen
it'll be first come first serve and I'm not repeating couples
Part 1: Roy x Keeley (for @obsessivedaydreamer)
Part 2: Sawyer x Juliet (for @obsessivedaydreamer)
Part 3: Kate x Toby (for @unorthodox-oblivion)
Part 4: Hazel x Augustus (for @ur-average-farp) Part 5: Jack x Kate (for @unorthodox-oblivion)
Part 6: Luke x Lorelei (for @theycallme-thejackal)
Part 7: Midge x Lenny (for @theycallme-thejackal)
Part 8: Lane x Dave (for @ethereal-veggie and רחל דב on youtube)
Part 9: Sookie x Jackson ( for רחל דב on youtube)
Part 10: Josh x Donna (for @theycallme-thejackal)
list of ships i'll do under the cut
Anne with an E
Anne x Gilbert
Brooklyn 99
Jake x Amy
Holt x Kevin
Community
Troy x Abed
Jeff x Annie
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Newt x Tina
The Fault In Our Stars
Hazel x Augustus
Gilmore Girls
Luke x Lorelai
Rory x Jess
Lane x Dave
Sookie x Jackson
The Good Place
Eleanor x Chidi
Janet x Jason
Harry Potter
Harry x Ginny
Ron x Hermione
Heartstopper
Nick x Charlie
Tara x Darcy
Tao x Elle
The Hunger Games
Katniss x Peeta
Juno
Juno x Paulie
Looking for Alaska
Miles x Alaska
Lost
Sawyer x Juliet
Jack x Kate
Claire x Charlie
Kate x Claire
Desmond x Penny
Daniel x Charlotte
Sun x Jin
Sayid x Shannon
Sawyer x Kate
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Midge x Lenny
Midge x Joel
Joel x Mei
Modern Family
Haley x Andy
Phil x Claire
Mitch x Cam
New Girl
Nick x Jess
Cece x Schmidt
Winston x Aly
The Newsroom
Will x Mac
Don x Sloan
Jim x Maggie
Once Upon a Time
Emma x Killian
Snow x Charming
Mulan x Aurora
Robin x Alice
Regina x Robin Hood
Rumple x Belle
Parks and Recreation
Leslie x Ben
April x Andy
Ron x Diane
Tom x Lucy
Ann x Chris
Pitch Perfect
Beca x Chloe
The Princess Bride
Westley x Buttercup
Rosaline
Rosaline x Dario
Schitt’s Creek
David x Patrick
Ted x Alexis
Moira x Johnny
Love, Simon
Simon x Bram
Ted Lasso
Ted x Rebecca
Roy x Keeley
This Is Us
Kevin x Sophie
Kate x Toby
Jack x Rebecca
Randall x Beth
Timeless
Lucy x Wyatt
Rufus x Jiya
The Vampire Diaries
Damon x Elena
Klaus x Caroline
Katherine x Stefan
This is part one of an Alex Karev idea that I had and it serves as a Day 8 of an advent calendar for @goodboybadrep-ooc. I really hope you enjoy ❤️
The paediatric’s department of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital was very busy, noted Doctor Bethany Grey as she moved through the ward looking for her boyfriend. Coming to a stop as she spotted Doctor Robbins “Hey, Arizona? Have you seen Alex anywhere?” Arizona smiled as she spotted her and moved over to speak to her. “Hey Beth! Oh Alex? OR three with an appendectomy last I saw, Why? What's up?” Beth smiled “Ah okay.. When he gets out, get him to meet me in the canteen can you? Not much is up really? He just seems a bit off with me today and I’m a little scared I’ve done something.”
Arizona raised her eyebrows leaning against the desk “Alex? Upset with you? Beth he’s mad about you, I’ve never seen him like this with anyone, not even Izzie. You could never do anything to upset him.”
“Maybe but.. I just… I don't know.” Arizona smiled slightly “Bethany Grey. Listen to me Alexander Micheal Karev loves you with all of his heart and I know that you feel exactly the same way. Please. Do not worry.” Bethany grinned at this “Thank you Arizona, honestly, I needed that.”
“It’s alright Beth, go on I’ll tell Alex to come find you when he’s done”
Bethany grinned “Thanks Arizona” she walked off with the biggest smile on her face. Little did she know that tonight would be the best night of her life
Finished with the next chapter of 'tis the damn season. Two gifs that were pretty key to writing this chapter?
Currently clocking in at 8.4K words before editing.
A couple songs I've been listening to on repeat:
Come What May by Mateo Oxley and Beth
Right on Time by Brandi Carlisle
Lady May by Tyler Childers
I Remember Everything by Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves
As It Was by Sasha Alex Sloan
This chapter is... a lot. Time for Jake to head back to Cali, and reflection on both their parts. Decided to soften a couple things from the original plot, but yeah. Was surprised by how many unintentional parallels to the beginning of the fic showed up while writing, but those were pleasant surprises.
Bat Out of Hell | West End, Peacock | March 1, 2023 | Matinee | NFT Through master Until March 15
CAST: Danny Wheelan (2nd u/s Strat), Kellie Gnauck (Raven), Rob Fowler (Falco), Sharon Sexton (Sloane), Matteo Johnson (Tink), Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli (Zahara), Jay Anderson (u/s Jagwire), Katie Tonkinson (Valkyrie), Luke Street (u/s Ledoux), Catherine Saunders (s/w Mordema), Luke Hall (Markevitch), Amara Campbell (Vilmos), Alexandra Doar (Scherzzo), Erik Dahlen (s/w Esquivel), Rory Maguire (Hollander), Craig Watson (s/w Astroganger), Beth Woodcock (Spinotti), James Lowrie (Denym)
NOTES: It's-all-green's master, NFT until March 15. Danny's first Strat show at the Peacock and he was incredible! Jay's 2nd Jag show! Catherine covering Kwaiden, Craig O'dess and Erik Hoffman. Tracked & Untracked