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genderlessghoul · 7 months

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I've been wanting to do this post for a while now so here is EVERYTHING I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THE GHOULS' IMPERA COSTUMES.

Buckle up because I have a LOT to say about those, this is gonna be a very long one.

The costumes were designed by B Åkerlund, a Swedish costume designer who's worked with Ghost since at least Meliora (that's as far back as I was willing to scroll on her Instagram page lol). B Åkerlund has also worked for many other musical artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osborne, Blink 182 and Hollywood Undead (information from her own website)

The masks were made by Bob Basset, a visual artists who works a lot with leather. I find his work fascinating, you can look him up on Instagram (nsfw warning, there's a few naked ladies).

Fun fact! The horns are real cow horns. That's the reason some of them have gold tips, to hide the imperfections that come with working with actual horns.

He does have a shop where he sells his items, there's a mask there very similar to the Impera ones. You can also buy Papa's batwings if you happen to have 2500$ lying around!

The jackets are made on the same model as one of Papa's. The back is decorated with a spine-like design made from leather and cording. It's adorned with a few of our classic Impera buttons. Some of the hems were left raw and some deliberate weathering was done to make it look old and worn.

Fun fact! The shoulder pieces are not sewn into the garment, I would assume for easier cleaning. I don't know if they're held by strong magnets or snap buttons.

The vest (my beloved 😩) is made from flocked velvet in a paisley pattern, the front hems embellished with satin piping. It closes in the front with custom metal clasps that are riveted into the garment. The D parts are attached with what seems to me like wide elastic, which would lessen the pression on the clasps when moving around a lot. The back is made from two different types of fabric, I'd have to touch it to be able to tell you what they are. I assume the panels closer to the sides have some mild stretch to them. The top of the shoulders are decorated with Impera grucifix patches.

The shirts were not custom made for the ghouls, altho they were altered. The original shirt in the vintage painter linen shirt from Punk Rave and it is still being sold. Some of the cuffs were altered, removing the ruffles for some of the ghouls, but not all. They were removed for Dew, Mountain and Phantom, Aether's didn't have them either. As far as I can tell, all the ghoulettes still have them.

An unfinished piece of linen serves as an ascot, that piece is decorated with a metal devil skull. The colour of the skull doesn't appear to be consistent between each ghoul, Dew's looks gold almost bronze while Phantom's is a silver-like colour.

Another modification is the buttons, a small portion of them were removed in favor of our Impera buttons. Some of the ghouls have more buttons replaced than others, which is still a mystery to me.

The pants are called Jodhpurs, they were invented in the 1800s as horse riding pants. The wide part at the hips and thighs allowing for better movement. The ones the ghouls wear don't reach all the way to their ankles, they stop a bit past the calf muscle, hidden by the boots. (Yes, the ghouls are effectively wearing capri pants)

The boots are motorcycle riding boots, decorated by a grucifix. Like the shirt, they can still be bought online through the All American Boots website, altho the price tag is... Headache inducing to say the least.

The cape is a piece of costume that was only briefly worn on stage by the ghouls, Aurora being the only one who still wears one. I would assume it gets in the way of playing very easily. The cape itself is made of two fabrics, a light blue satin and a dark grey suede. The two pieces are not sewn together at the bottom, they move freely from each other. The cape is attached on the left shoulder with a harness piece that has one strap across the chest, decorated with a metal buckle, and one under the armpit.

Aight that's it for me, have a nice day byyyyye!!

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am-i-the-asshole-official · 11 months

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AITA for not walking my dog?

I will attempt not to brush over my more prickly habits as to make this fair.

When I (30F) moved in with my partner (34M), he already had a dog. A very sweet, extremely well behaved, unwaveringly popular and lazy dog who is trained to walk off leash and nobody bats an eye at seeing off leash. She is iconic among people who've seen her dawdle along. Thing is, she is extremely slow, and I have a different aesthetic sense in dogs than my partner does, so soon after I moved in, we decided to adopt a rescue dog to be "my" dog. For the sake of this post, I'm going to call his dog Sky and mine Ashes in case he sees this post later and he'll maybe skip over it. Sky is 3/4 Basset Hound and 1/4 Dachshund (reputable breeder), Ashes is basically a small herding shaped dog, so the dogs match each of our dispositions. (It's also personally frustrating to me to see Sky wandering into people's yards when she's off leash but I might just have a stick up my butt and I don't think my partner likes me calling her off of lawns so much. She also has perfect recall, but SHE IS SO SLOW and we legitimately spend as much if not more time standing still waiting for Sky to catch up than walking when it's the 4 of us)

Both dogs get at least one walk a day, usually 2 or not uncommonly 3. When the 4 of us go walking together, I get frustrated as Sky is so extremely slow and meandering, especially when she's off leash, as she's a hound with short fat legs and all. She picks up the pace a lot when she's on a leash, but I tend to walk fairly quickly and often feel like I'm dragging her if I'm walking my regular speed.

I also like to go for walks for my own sake, so naturally, I want to leave Sky at home. When I still lived with my parents, I would leave our dog at home purely because he is rammy and interferes with the flow of my my alone time walks, so it's not just because of Sky herself.

Thing is, it just so happens that Ashes is very unobtrusive to walk because she walks at my speed (unlike Sky) and is not constantly tugging the leash or stopping dead, or at least not heavy enough for me to notice (unlike my family's dog, and Sky will often stop dead to sniff as she's lagging behind too). So, I feel I can bring Ashes on my Me Time walks. I do let Ashes stop and sniff, but she's quite a bit more polite and quick about it than the other dogs. This upsets my partner as he asks me to walk Sky as well, and I'm aware that taking one dog and leaving the other is dick move, but as I said before, both dogs do get walks. I sometimes even leave both dogs behind, and i still feel like he's trying to guilt me into taking the dogs. I don't even like walking with my partner, as he too walks too lazily for me and I'd rather just listen to my podcasts and walk non stop.

How much of an asshole am I really? I know I'm responsible for the health and well being of my dogs, but I wanna be selfish outside of that!

What are these acronyms?

#aita #am i the asshole

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thethreeeyed-raven · 8 months

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“You need to look perfect for today’s promenade.” Your mother fussed as the maids picked out your jewellery and hair accessories. She smoothed out your dress just as Eloise walked in. “How does she look?”

Eloise paused, looking up from her book. “Like she always does.”

You rolled your eyes and looked back at yourself in the mirror.

“What’s the occasion anyway?” Eloise sat on a spare chair in the wide room.

“Mama says that there are going to be a lot of eligible gentlemen at today’s promenade, personally I couldn’t care less.” You fixed your earrings, and twisted the bow a bit that rested in your updo.

“Would you rather them come to the house?” Violet crossed her arms and stepped back.

You furrowed your brows and shook your head. “Absolutely not.”

“Exactly, so that’s why we’re going. Eloise, get dressed into something more…”

“Proper?”

“Hmm, yes. We must hurry!”

Lucienne was fixing together Morpheus’ outfit for the week’s promenade. “Death has been visiting a lot these past few weeks.”

Morpheus sighed as Lucienne fixed his collar. “I know.”

“Any wonder as to why? I don’t wish to offend you my lord, but your family don’t visit you a lot.”

Morpheus looked at her through the mirror, as if to say ‘really?’ “No, they don’t. I’d rather have it that way.”

Lucienne stepped back to admire the work she had done. “Death should be here in a couple of minutes.”

Death had asked Morpheus to accompany her for the day, who was he to refuse his dear sister?

The weather was glittering and intense with bright light, the lacy hat you wore couldn’t shield your eyes from the blazing sun.

All of you walked in a large crowd. You and your mother at the front, Anthony and Kate behind you, Simon and Daphne with little Auggie behind the etc.

“Mama, can we walk in the shade? It’s too bright, I can’t see anything.” You tried to tug the hat a little further down, noticing your mother roll her eyes.

“Nonsense my dear, we must walk where everyone can see you.”

You heard Benedict and Colin snicker at your expense. You turned around glaring at them, before your attention was on Kate who announced she was going to converse with some of the ladies of the ton.

“Well whilst Kate is away, I shall leave you with your brother. Anthony!” Violet motioned for Anthony to come and take your arm. She noticed Lady Danbury in the distance, rushing to catch up with her.

“Lord Bridgerton!” A female voice could be heard just ahead. They walked further towards your large group.

“Lady Death!” Anthony greeted the woman, Benedict and Colin long gone. “Lord Morpheus.”

Lady Death?

“Bridgerton, Basset.” Morpheus greeted them.

“We’ve never seen you on a promenade before.” Simon questioned him with a teasing smirk.

“I’ve forced my brother here, to accompany me. It’s about time he’s not stuck in that house by himself.” Death nudged him a bit with her arm, a smile on her face.

Morpheus looked off to the side, which didn’t go unnoticed by you.

“Oh! Over there Dream!” Death had spotted some other ladies, including Kate, chatting amongst themselves. “I’m going to go and join them.” She let go of Morpheus’ arm.

Just as Death left, a man approached you all. “Good morning everyone! ‘Tis a fine day isn’t it?” The man was overly optimistic, his gaze kept flickering from you to Morpheus.

“Lord Hepburn.” Morpheus stated bluntly.

Lord Hepburn shifted uncomfortably under Morpheus’ hateful gaze. “A-ah, Lord Morpheus, lovely to see you!”

“What do you want, Lord Hepburn?” Simon spoke from behind you. He remembered him as one of the many lords who tried to pursue his now wife.

“Well.” Hepburn felt nervous under everyone’s scrutinising gaze. “I’ve come to ask if I could take Miss Y/n’s arm.”

Anthony gave him a pointed look, and instead of deciding for you, he looked towards you, waiting for your answer.

“I…” You hesitated, you recalled how he acted with Daphne two seasons ago, evidently deciding your opinion of the man.

Morpheus sensed your discomfort somehow, so he intervened.

“Actually, I’ve already asked her. I have yet to receive a yes.” The handsome Lord flashed a smirk, but his eyes said something different.

You smiled and held your hand out for him to take, silently thanking him. “Of course, my Lord.”

He smirked victoriously at the bitter Lord Hepburn, taking your arm in his.

You both had been walking down the path in silence for a few minutes now, unsure of what to say to the other.

“You didn’t have to do that.” You smiled bashfully, a blush painting your cheeks gracefully.

The end of Morpheus’ lips tugged just slightly; you barely registered it. “I know of Lord Hepburn’s ways, I wouldn’t want you to fall victim to them.”

“Maybe Cressida Cowper.” You pointed east, barely stifling a giggle.

In the distance, Lord Hepburn was seen kissing the back of Cressida Cowper’s hand.

Morpheus huffed in amusement. “Maybe.”

The silence was there again, and you took it as a moment to relish in the feeling of his arm touching yours, unfortunately for you, which was covered with his coat sleeve.

You wonder if his skin was hot to the touch, if it was smooth and radiant like the skin hugging his cheek bones.

Why were you thinking like this? You hardly know anything about him!

“My Lord,” You started.

“Hmm?”

Why was your heart racing?

“Thank you. I really didn’t want to go with him.”

What could I ask him?

“Why did Lady Death call you dream?” You looked up at him curiously.

“It’s a nickname my siblings would call me. Death called it me first.”

You nodded in thought, saying the first thing that came to your mind.

“You have strange names.”

Morpheus didn’t expect himself to laugh.

His laugh was loud and menacing, and was rare. It was so rare, that it caused onlookers to widen their eyes in surprise, maybe even fear.

And that was when you decided his laugh was your favourite thing ever.

Death conversed with the ladies of the ton when all of a sudden, a loud beaming laugh could be heard just down the path.

Everyone whipped their heads around at the sound, and once Death discovered who it was, she smiled in surprise.

Her brother hadn’t laughed in years, or even smiled. It was nice, she decided, to see him let go of his walls even if it was just for a mere second.

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ziorite · 2 months

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me finishing season 1 of 911 and watching everyone’s arcs conclude in a satisfying if not completely final way:

idk do people warn for spoilers six years after the show came out ??? adding the break anyways in case someone’s also watching for the first time and also because it’s a long post whoopsies

I KNOW I KNOW ABBY AND BUCK DON’T END UP TOGETHER but they’re so sweet to each other… and he’s grown so much in their relationship and it’s so healthy… god i’m so invested in this rehabilitated fuckboy :’)))

and karen coming back to live with hen ???? ooooh girl ik she fucked up HARD but i was crying cheering punching the air for her this whole damn season that is MY comfort lesbian character !!!

now bobby and athena i wish i could say didn’t see coming but unfortunately i hopped on the wiki to look up someone’s last name and was immediately spoiled for shit. HOWEVER i will not let that distract me from angela basset’s back muscles dear GOD. bobby better treat her right because that dress had me on the FLOOR.

chimney might take the position of second favorite character purely because of how fucking funny he is. plus between the dating life and the fucking metal rod through the school the man just can’t seem to catch a break. but he’s still rolling with the punches and being such a support for everyone else and i DESPERATELY need the show to go deeper into his character and background !! someone appreciate this national treasure !!! (plus the fact that rebar is apparently an accepted nickname had me crying laughing for a solid two minutes— the way buck launched up those stairs and started in on him with absolutely NO hesitation ??? and chimney didn’t even question it ??? DONE.)

in conclusion i will be devouring the rest of this series with a furious appetite and having a lot of feelings about it. a lot. patricia’s death caught me by surprise and boy did it have me teary. kudos to the showrunners but also they owe me tissues.

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riddle-me-ri · 3 months

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Idk why but I LOVE the idea of the riddlers Having a dog that is there best friend and major weakness (I imagine most of there dynamics would be similar to Holt and cheddar from Brooklyn 99) but what do you think? How would the riddlers be with a pet dog?

a/n: ohh a few of them would be so happy…some…not so much lmao, you’ll see

Content Warning: none really, I don't think lol

The Riddlers with a Pet Dog Headcanons

Arkhamverse Riddler:

- No, nope, absolutely not!

- He hasn't the time or a means for a…filthy reckless dog!

- Edward can't waste time to train it or feed it or play with it (he barely feeds himself)

- He also doesn't want some mangy mutt messing with his tools or making a mess in his shop.

- That isn't to say he's never wanted to have one, ever…every little boy dreams of owning a pet, or especially a dog.

- But like many other things…Edward has just grown to be too good for certain things.

Reevesverse/Dano Riddler:

- I can see Edward easily getting overwhelmed…

- Even if the dog has a calming demeanor…just to have another living breathing thing in his vicinity (other than his rats, of course)

- Edward knows the bare minimum of taking care of a dog…but he's just unsure of the dog's personality at first.

- If Ed isn't all in on his plan yet, with time and patience, he does become very grateful to have a loving and loyal companion.

- The dog often protects Ed when they go out on walks and scares muggers away.

- He doubted he would ever come to own a dog like most proper children do…but better late than never it seems.

Gotham Riddler:

- Most likely to adopt/gain his pet dog from picking him up off the street.

- Not without some arguments from his inner self about how the last thing they need to worry about is a dog.

- Ed does all the research. What type of breed it could be, mannerisms, how to care, what to feed them, etc.

- Of course, he also teaches the dog all sorts of tricks--he's gotta be the smartest dog in Gotham.

- (Definitely wants his dog to be smarter than Oswald's)

- (Also tries to refrain from naming the dog Oz)

- (If he does, he'll insist its for the the Wizard from the Wizard of Oz)

BTAS Riddler:

- Much like Gotham Riddler, he'll definitely have fun training the dog and teaching it various tricks.

- Also most likely to build obstacle courses for the pupper as well!

- Has debated entering his dog into dog shows (likely will if he wasn't…a wanted criminal)

- Ed loves his doggo and has always wondered what it would be like to have one.

- He's probably one of the better dog dads out of all the Riddlers

- Definitely one of those people that dogs just love automatically (and no it's not just me showing favoritism shhh)

Zero Year/Capullo Riddler:

- At first, he is likely against owning one..

- Eddie can't be bothered to take care of something that doesn't revolve around him or benefit him.

- Plus, like Arkham Riddler, he just doesn't want to waste his time tending to a dog.

- If he did have any, he would likely only train them as a means of protection or to use as a distraction.

- Ed will do the most bare minimum of care for the dogs, again likely to just use them for some overall plan.

Gotham City Sirens Riddler:

- He's the dad that says he doesn’t want a dog, but becomes best friends with the dog.

- Eddie will definitely train the dog to search and hunt for clues like a loyal basset hound.

- He treats his dog much, much better than he does most people (which may not say a whole lot but…you know what I mean)

- One of those dog owners were the owner, and the dog started looking like each other and mimicking each other.

- He likely takes his dog with him everywhere, not just for the sake of clues but because he trusts no one else with them.

Telltale Riddler:

- Edward feels he's much too old to take care of a dog.

- However, I imagine he does have fond memories of owning dogs in his youth.

- I can see him appreciating a dog's intelligence and loyalty to their owners.

- His dogs were always the most well-behaved but also curious like their owner.

- Every now and again, he does miss a couple of his dogs, especially in the rare moments he feels really lonely.

- Edward is glad he was able to give them a decent life before he became…what he is now.

Young Justice Riddler:

- Somewhat like Dano Riddler, he's a little overwhelmed.

- But Eddie is also super ecstatic.

- Assuming this, Ed also had an abusive dad (or parents), he's living out a childhood dream finally having a dog.

- Eddie doesn't let them out of his sight and definitely takes a ton of pictures.

- He enjoys training and teaching the dog tricks like other Riddlers. Of course, his dog has to be brilliant!

- Lives up to being a proud Dog Dad

Hush (DCAU) Riddler:

- Didn't want a dog but became the dog's favorite 2.0

- Like Gotham, his dog is likely a stray that followed him home after walking back to his lair after a run-in with Batman.

- Ed does take care of the stray, and a bond does surely develop.

- The dog even sometimes comes up and tries to protect him from Batman, much to Batman and Edward's surprise.

- When this happens, Eddie gives the doggo a big reward.

- It just feels nice to have someone he can depend on and not judge him.

#ri writes #headcanons #arkhamverse riddler #batman the animated series riddler #btas riddler #dano riddler #reevesverse riddler #gotham riddler #zero year riddler #capullo riddler #gotham city sirens riddler #sirens riddler #telltale riddler #young justice riddler #yj riddler #hush (dcau) riddler

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carigm · 4 months

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Regarding the new featured roles, before anyone gets ahead of themselves lmao, the account that posted the info worded things wrong (not the first time they do this). This could be because their first language isn’t English but here’s what we do know.

All the info they’re getting is from IMDb, which can be edited by anyone with an account.

Andrew Basset is listed as a Hawkins student for the first and third episodes. This is the only role that’s listed for more than one episode, and it could be the featured role they were looking for a couple of weeks ago. A featured role is basically an extra with a couple of lines.

Boston Williamson is only listed for episode one, playing another Hawkins student.

And Rolando (these are the actors names btw) is listed as a neighbor for episode 5.

That’s it. Idk where that account got they’re gonna be appearing in more episodes because this is all that’s listed on IMDb.

They are basically featured extras that have a couple of lines per episode, which happens a lot in ST. They have many characters that appear for a second, say one line, and go.

Andrew could be the only one to have a bit more lines if he appears in two episodes instead of one.

Keep in mind that the most probable thing is that these actors are excited about having a small part in ST and they’re adding themselves on IMDb to the episodes they appear in. Featured extras do this all the time, it’s important to expand your resume lol.

Trust and believe that if Will were to get a love interest he wouldn’t be a featured extra appearing in two episodes max, especially not just at the beginning of the season.

I know you guys like to lose your minds quickly so I thought I’d make this post lol

I actually found Andrew Basset on Instagram. He’s a local Atlanta actor (he also follows the casting site that posted about the featured extra role). Productions hire local actors all the time as featured extras because it’s much cheaper than flying someone from out of state to say 4/5 lines. Let’s hope his character doesn’t die 😭

#byler #st5 leaks #st5 spoilers

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namor-shuri · 1 year

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Marvel Studios Assembled & Wakanda Forever Podcast: Namor/Shuri + Tenoch/Letitia Moments

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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Wakanda Forever [available on Disney +] [w/ time stamps to follow along]

▻ The whole cast comforted and gave Letitia a group hug at San Diego Comic Con as she broke down [Tenoch kissed her shoulder] [0:27]

▻ “We know what Black Panther is but what makes it a Black Panther movie? If we were to do another one….how would audiences recognize it?” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [5:44]

▻ We learn that Namor’s character was discussed to be in Black Panther 2 while the first movie was being written. “In the comics, the two worlds have a great rivalry” - Joe Robert Cole [Screenwriter] [13:25]

▻ Ryan was interested in Meso-American culture for the Talokanil and “…upon research it became more clear that the people of the Yucatán made a ton of sense.” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [14:40] They wanted to give Namor a culture/background different from the comic book version [a white man]. “Their [Mayan] artwork and their advanced agriculture…all of these things that they accomplished, it was a perfect palette for us to delve into.” - Joe Robert Cole [Screenwriter] [16:40]

▻ Namor’s costumes and headpieces are curated from post Yucatec Mayan culture roots. “We used a lot of kelp and things to make the headdress and hand wove his cape, but we kept it pure to what he looked like in the comics.” - Ruth Carter [Costume Designer] [17:50]

▻ Ryan and Hannah Beachler [Production Designer] show us the set of Namor’s cave and explain the time/labor that went into creating this elaborate set. Ryan points to the mural painting of Namor and the Black Panthers fight. “This one’s my favorite one” - Ryan Coogler [Director] [22:25] We learn that the style of art is “Bonampak”

▻ Letitia had to learn how to swim for her role, along with the majority of the cast. “I struggled with it. Ryan called me and he was like ‘Tish, can you swim?’ I was like ‘Sir, sir, I’m in the lab. What more do you need from me coming out of that lab?” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [26:06]

▻ All of the water scenes were half filmed under water, called “wet for wet”, and filmed outside of the water, called “dry for wet” scenes. The exosuits [Shuri is shown wearing one when exploring Talokan] were real suits that were also filmed underwater and were about a million and a half dollars each [explained by Chris Denison, Stunt Coordinator] [29:40]

▻ A clip of Letitia Wright’s “Screen Test (2016)” from the first Black Panther is shown [41:54] and we learn that Dominique Thorne [Riri Williams] also auditioned for Shuri’s role a while back

▻ The cast had differing emotions/opinions than Ryan about the decision to kill Queen Ramonda [played by Angela Basset]. “When I read that Ramonda was going to die by the hands of Namor, I was very upset. I think I almost cried on the phone to Ryan.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [43:43] Ryan and the writers felt her death would be a big “motivator”/ transformative moment in Shuri’s development and the eventual break down of her character to become the Black Panther [her arc]

▻ Ryan supported and pushed Letitia during the whole process of becoming the Black Panther to do her best work and continuously reminded her of who she was and what she was capable of when stepping into the role. Letitia wished Chad could have passed the torch to her himself to do it [46:02] + [55:03]

▻ [Referring to the making of Shuri’s Black Panther suit] “We were working with the design language of silver being representative of T’Challa, gold being representative of T’Chaka, and the little bit of where Killmonger’s coming from…We’re essentially taking those two elements and combining them.” - Ryan Meinerding [Head of visual development] [46:58]

▻ “Shuri vs Namor. We put alot into that fight.” - Aaron Toney [Fight Coordinator] [49:59] We see that a lot of the BTS of their big fight on the desert were shot with different individual sets with Tenoch, Letitia and stunt actors, separately and together. “I’m so proud of it. Shuri’s looking amazing, Namor’s looking amazing.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [50:27] Their fighting styles are explained to be very different, where Shuri is more calculated and Namor is more in his body. “With Namor, when it came to fighting styles, I pulled from….cultural aspects like Lucha Libre…asian cultures…I pulled from a style called Baji.” - Aaron Toney [Fight Coordinator] [50:49]

▻ “Processing in a way of expressing her pain and fury towards Namor, she thinks that’s going to be satisfying to her soul and it’s not….I think that’s a beautiful way to complete that arc, to realize that my brother wouldn’t do this, my mother wouldn’t want this for me….We see Shuri become a woman in her own right.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri] [53:00]

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Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast [Hosted by Ta-Nehisi Coates]: Chapter 5 w/ Letitia Wright, Tenoch Huerta, Dr. Gerardo Aldana [available on Spotify]

▻ “What does it mean when Wakanda and Talokan give us a beauty created not to justify enslavement but to celebrate freedom?” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ Tenoch continues to put the spotlight back on indigenous communities/culture and does not claim to be apart of their experiences. “I don’t practice the culture so it is impossible to name myself indigenous….I’m not pretending to be something that I’m not…I’m just trying to honor my ancestors.” - Tenoch Huerta [Namor]

▻ A fan went to the movies with his Mayan grandma and she began to translate scenes herself while watching the film with him. “The Mayan group in LA said it [the character’s Mayan in the movie] sounds beautiful. You have an accent, it sounds good! They were happy with it.” - Tenoch Huerta [Namor]

▻ “Why are these two groups [Wakandans and the Talokanil] fighting each other? Why can’t they get together and go beat the colonizer?…I am a huge Black Panther fan but I was sitting there and found myself rooting for the Talokanil!” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ Letitia was bullied in school for her appearance when she was growing up (ex. her size, being African, etc) “I kind of let that go…I talked myself out of the idea that I should be like anyone else.” She found comfort/ amusement in going viral on TikTok. “It’s definitely flattering but I’m really shocked…I’ve never been crushed on before in school…As a black woman, I’m moving into a space where I’m finally being called beautiful but I didn’t wait for them [the media/world] to tell me that at first. I told it to myself.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

▻ “This is the highest grossing movie with the lead character as a black woman and it’s you [Letitia]. How does that feel?” - Ta-Nehisi Coates [Host]

▻ “The love that Shuri has for T’challa is the love that Letitia has for Chadwick and that’s intertwined.” Letitia shares her initial hesitancy about doing the film without Chadwick after his passing and taking on the mantle as Black Panther. “I see it as I’m a vessel. I’m a trusted vessel that’s here to honor my brother.” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

▻ Letitia laughs about fun moments they had on the set of Wakanda Forever. “He [Ryan Coogler] would say Namor and the Black Panther are having a conversation. It’s a big movie. Turn your phones off!” - Letitia Wright [Shuri]

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trivialbob · 11 months

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This day goes in the Plus column.

In the morning I brought all Ella, Oliver, Sulley, and Stella to the airport dog park. Every dog we saw was adorable, even the basset hounds which are not my favorite breed by any stretch.

Sheila texted me while I was there and asked if I would stop by our favorite Minneapolis bakery and bring donuts to where she was playing pickle ball.

I purchased a baker's dozen. The extra one wasn't for me. It got split amongst the Aussies. Good grief, the way they acted was like they've never had a donut before. (Trust me, if you know Sheila these dogs have hat LOTS of donuts).

Later in the day we rode another loop on bike around Minneapolis. It took us a long time. Every time we stopped it was at a brewery (my idea) where Sheila has to pet every dog in there (her idea).

We also stopped by one of our favorite local bike shops because Sheila needed some sunglasses and I wanted to look at more bikes.

We'd never been to this brewery before. We liked it. It's located on the same block as the police precinct that was destroyed in the riots three years ago. The area is definitely not pro-police, as evidenced by signs and stickers around the abandoned building. The city is still struggling do decide what to do about building a new police station.

After that brewery we pedaled along to another one. I forgot to take pictures. I can tell you there were many dogs, and Sheila got to know every one of them. Charlie likes organic chicken but not any "beyond" fake meats.

Then we stopped by Minnehaha Falls (video above). The place was busy with an art fair, food trucks, and people like me riding through.

From there we finished the ride back to Lake Harriet from where we started. On the way home in the car we stopped at our local brewery for one more (that's three, if you are keeping score). I hope the calories I burn on the ride offset what I drink.

#Sheila made the whole ride without yelling at any pedestrians walking on the bike paths

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sweetmuffynsblog · 2 years

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Touché

Pairing: Simon Basset x OC

Warning: English is not my first language

Summary:

Everyone knows who the Duke of Hasting is, a famous rake in his own rights, notoriously known as the heartbreaker. But when everyone knows the gossips of the young Duke of Hasting, then they can not help but know who the Duchess of Iverness is!

Cassandra Alicia Brennus is a Duchess, in her own rights. It's bound to happen when you are the eldest of the daughters of the noble in Scotland, thus the title can be inherited via female rather than must to search for another male member in the family tree, that's why she is a Duchess after her father's passing.

Cia as her known as, is famously known for her outings. She never cares for any rumours about her, she is the Duchess and has every rights to sit in the damned house of Lords like those bruttish of men called themselves noble Lords. And it doesn't help when her most closest and oldest friend is a notorious rake like the famous, Simon Basset, The Duke of Hastings.

Now, Simon Basset by no means an horrible man, he is in fact, a very good man, Lady Danbury says so. Both of them had known each other since they were a child, barely eleven when Lady Danbury had bought him into her estate, it was Cia that helped him overcome his suttering by talked to him everyday, then both of them are so close that they enrolled Eton together then to Oxford and met other friend such as Viscount Anthony Bridgerton. Albeit being a woman, Cia's father, the Late Duke Of Iverness demanded that she would be enrolled in Eton, the King gave his consent at that, even if it's against the society and custom.

Dressed in a dark purple riding coats with gold embroidment a black cravats, a black trousser and a boot, she puts her weapon in the safety belt, Cia gets out from her room and to her Ladies in Waiting - they are daughters of the minor noble in Iverness that come to accompany her in order to see London - that stand outside and look at her choice of dress in horror,

"Your Grace, what kind of clothes you are wearing?!" she gasps at her making Cia smirks,

"rest assured, Emma, i will go and come back later." She goes outside and smile at a pageboy that brings her horse, "already eat?" the Pageboy nods, she nods to him, "call Joseph and Victor, we're leaving."

She waits for her two personal guards to coming, when she hears the voice of someone she loathes the most, her Governess, Mrs. Hermann,

"what in the world you are wearing, Your Grace?!" the old lady shrieks making Cia's smirks widen, she rotates her body and winks at her,

"well, I'm going to meet my friends from Eton. It's a gentlemen party." she briefly explains making the Governess shaking in anger,

"you can not go outside with that clothes, Your Grace! It's against the society!"

Cia rolls her eyes, "society be damned, i will do whatever i want." she will not doubt that her Lady Mother and Lady Grandmother will know about her behaviour today by the end of this day, and she will bound to listens to their scolding when she comes back to Iverness, but their scolding can be wait, she will not back to Iverness in the time comes, not when Queen Charlotte demands her presence as one of the Ladies in Waiting in her court, her positions as a part of the House of Lords already giving her the power she needs, and when Queen Charlotte wants her to be the Lady in Waiting for her and was a playmate to the late Princess Amelia, she is easily by far the most powerful noble woman in the whole Great Britain.

She controls her reins easily, and they arrive in the most famous gentleman club in London. She gets up from her horse and lets the stabble boy tends to it, she enters and welcomed by a lot of noise, usually the noises of noblemen who gamble or throwinh punches in the middle, and they say it's a fun thing, Cia begs to differ, when does this savage thing being a fun again?!

She spots the exact same people she went to Eton with, then comes closer to them, they drink and chatter and laugh, she wrinkles her nose in distate,

"and here i thought after Eton, all of you can doing something great." she says and their noise dies down, she smirks to herself at that, when they see her, they get up from their seat and bow,

"Duchess of Iverness!"

She laughs, "no need to formalities, all of us are friends." she says, she sits in the middle of her dearest friends, Anthony Bridgerton and Simon Basset. "Bridgerton, nice to see you again, how are you?" she politely asks, it's a custom to never refer to a noble with their given name unless you're so close and in private, thus they will call each others with their titles, or when they are already close, they will refer each other with their states - for those who have it - and surname.

"splendid, Your Grace, you by far the most beautiful now."

She laughs, "aye, sweet as ever, Bridgerton."

"only for you, Your Grace, only for you."

Cia will be damned if she ever falls for those words so easily, she knows them, she studies with them, she practically lives with them for years in Eton, and after known them so long, only fools fall for their sweet words. She looks at Simon who watches her like a hawk,

"aye, Hastings, decided to come back to England, are we?" she asks, taking sip of the water in her bottle of water,

"His Grace has been asking for you the whole time, Your Grace," the man, who Cia knows as the heir Grosvenor pipes in, and raises his cup to her, Cia winks at him,

"really?" she then gets closer to Simon, for better looking, of course, "tell me, Hastings, i hear that you missed me a lot?"

She can see his face hardens, but she doesn't understand, why. She knows Hastings was a weird man, he always has this hardened face everytime they are in a public outtings with their other friends from Eton, Cia thoughts that it will be dismissed after he went to travel the world and come back again, but apparently not.

"let's go outside." she whispers, she then looks at the other gentlemen, "it's nice to meet all of you, gentlemen, but me and the Duke of Hastings must go now, thank you for your time." she bids them farewell, then looks at Viscount Bridgerton, "see you around, Bridgerton."

She practically drags Simon outside, when they can conversed privately, then she looks at him,

"what's wrong with you?" she asks him, rather annoyed by his antics,

"what's wrong with me?" he retorts making her wants to smack him in the head,

"don't play fool around me, Hastings."

Hastings's eyes darkened, he looks at her, then huffs, "i can not do this. We cannot have this conversation."

"what?!"

"i tell you, Iverness, we will not have this conversation. Not here and not now."

"Hastings, you act so strangely... What happened?"

"nothing happened, Iverness. If you cannot see things clearly then don't."

And then he stormed, gets into his horse and go with a fuming anger without looking back, making the Duchess frustrated at his anger,

"what's wrong with him?!" she asks herself, then shakes her head, before she and her guards go back to their house in the Mayfair.

***

It's a debut season in London, apart from her duties as the member of the House of Lords, she also has a duty in the palace as a part of the Queen's Ladies in Waiting. Her jobs by far the most easily, she doesn't need to do anything than offers a companionship to Her Majesty, Her Majesty saw her growing up and taking her under her gracious wing, she is her favorite.

"is everything ready?" The Queen asks, and she nods, The Queen pats the place, and she sits there, she huffs at the feathers in her hair and how unconfortable she is in the gowns even when her gown is easily the second most stunning gowns in the whole room, only the Queen can upstate her.

"i'm bored." she tells the Queen honestly, The Queen looks at her with amused looks,

"you will not if you decided to participate in this, Cassandra." she says making Cia winced, Cia hates being called Cassandra, it's very long name, she opted to be called as Cia or Her Grace or Iverness, not Cassandra, especially that's practically her mother's name.

"no, i'm good Your Majesty. I'm young and beautiful and powerful. I deserve only the great things." she answers making the Queen smiles, it's really a rare thing to make Her Majesty smiles these days and Cia can do it without need to work hard.

Then, one by one, Young Ladies are presented to the Queen and her court, Cia sits there and looking bored, and occasionally winced when a young lady fainted, or at how horrible Featherington's curtsy are, and then her attention got to the Bridgerton girl, in a glance she knows that she is Anthony's sister, then she gives an elegant curtsy to them, everyone is waiting and gasping when the Queen stands up, she also stands up and comes to the Queen's side, both of them looking at the Bridgerton girl,

"pretty little thing, isn't it, Cassandra?"

Cia nods, "yes, she is, Your Majesty."

After that, to everyone's surprises minus Cia who already bored, The Queen declared Daphne Bridgerton as "The Diamond of the first Water."

***

Cia never likes to attend any parties in the society, she is rather sleep than go to those. But it's different when your Godmother is the one one who hosts it and The Queen practically dragging you to attends, that's why she is here, waiting for the man to announce their titles,

"Her Majesty The Queen! The Prince Friendrich of Prussia! And The Duchess Of Iverness!"

The door opens, everyone curtsy and bow, she walks in the Queen's left side while Prince Friedrich one of her dearest friend and the Queen's nephew from Prussia in his rights, they are following by the Queen's court Ladies.

Lady Danburry comes and gives the Queen curtsy, she smiles and both engaged in a conversation,

"i will go and fetch the drinks." Friedrich announces, bows to them,

"wait, i'm going!" she says and gives the Queen curtsy and a nod to Lady Danburry, then she walks with Prince Friendrich, "what?" she asks Friedrich who stiffles his laugh,

"no, nothing."

Both of them arrive in a small stall of lemonades and small cakes, "i'm hungry." she tells him, he fetches both of them lemonades and then Cia begins to take the small cakes and puts them in her mouth, eat it with gusto, "ugh, Lady Danburry's cakes always the best."

After Friedrich lets her eat until her heart content, they hear the music start, Friedrich asks for her hand in dancing, they go to the center and begin their waltz.

"not going to be creep but someone has been watching us like a hawk since you and me go to the refresment."

She wrinkles her eyebrows but her steps don't falter, "decribe him, will you?"

"tall, mysterious, dark, handsome, typicall the young lady's criteria."

"Simon Basset, you mean?"

"maybe him."

Their dance comes to end and Friedrich bows while she curtsies to him. After that both of them come to their place near the Queen.

"you two look dashing, dears." the Queen says, Cia smiles in thanks, her attention caught to the only male that stand in Lady Danburry's side,

"Hastings."

"Iverness." he greets back, the tension between them is tick, you can cut it with a knife, Cia wants him to talk first and maybe apologise, his behavior causing her pain, Simon always doing this, and Cia is the one who should mends their relationship again, she is always be the one who forgets and forgive him, it all be so easily. She finds it exhausting, not because of their friendship, no, she treasured it a lot, but because of his immature behavior, one supposed to become very mature when they inherited their parent's title, especially if their father is a Duke, Cia understands his feelings about inherits the title, she is one too!

She ignores him, doesn't want to uttered a single word to him other than the greeting, Lady Danburry glancing at two of them with worry, they're usually two peas in a pod, always having excitement conversation when they meet or be at each other's presence. Lady Danburry only notices that although they don't talk, Simon always look at Cia and her companion that dance with a glare.

"if you love her, you should act quickly." says Lady Danburry with a knowing look, Simon wants to protest but she held out her hand, "woman like her, Simon, especially powerful always going to catch anyone's attention. If you don't act quickly, she will be gone."

Realisation hits Simon like a bitch, he knows how much the society's eyes look at Cassandra Brennus, The Duchess of Iverness. She comes from a long line powerful family, even if she doesn't have the title of 'Duchess (regnant) of Iverness' many Dukes, Marquess, Earls, Viscounts and Lords want her to become their wife, she is as smart as she is beautiful, she is talented, she is exquisite. He has been in love for a very long time, maybe when she played polo in Eton or maybe when she debated gentlemen in poet and won? He loves her in a light that only he can understand, he loves her for her, for Cia, for her long time best friend, he doesn't love her for Cassandra Brennus, Duchess of Iverness, he loves her for Cia, only Cia. He got the determination, with that strong determination, he enters the dancing room for the first time in forever, he can hear the murmur sounds, and he is in time for the dance to stop.

Cia's dance comes to finish, she gives Anthony Bridgerton a quick curtsy, while he bows to her, she is shocked when she sees Simon stands there in all his glory,

"Simon?" she asks him, he breathes when he hears her call his name,

"dance with me, Your Grace." he bows to her while she gives him a curtsy, this time longer than what she gave Viscount Bridgerton, their foot in sync, it's like when they were still a pair of children whose being yelled at by Governess for their bad behavior, he is her original dance partner as she is his, she can remembers the dance even when she closes her eyes, and so do him.

After it feels so quickly, the dance is stop. Simon offers her his hand and she puts her hand in the crooks of it, they walk outside to get a fresh air. Silence surrounds them, it is a comfortable one,

"i want to say that i'm sorry for my rude behavior, Cia." he blurts, making her smile, they're in a private gardens, which provides them with a privacy they need,

"apologies accepted." she says "just please talking to me again. I feel so lonely without you. I miss you so much, Simon."

Simon hugs her, she sighs and let her boy relax to him, "i miss you too."

After that, they talk to each other, Simon tells her the story of his travelling, while she tells him hers, how it's not bad being a Duchess and attended her duties in Iverness.

"Marry me." he blurts out, making her halts,

"what?"

"marry me, Cia."

"why?"

"i feel like everything is so much brighter when i'm with you. When you are not there, it's like someone turned out the lights. I desired to be with you. I miss you. I feel lonely when i can't see you. I am obsessed with you, fascinated by you, infatuated with you. I hunger for your taste, your smell, the feel of your body touching mine. I want you beyond all reason. It's like you're in my blood, in the air i breathe. I can't get you out of my head, and i don't think i'll ever get tired of seeing you right here next to me."

Simon can see Cia's tears, her red cheeks and her shaking body,

"i have love you since we were children. Long before all of this. If i am lucky, i want you to be my wife."

Cia smiles at him, she wipes her tears,

" i am dreaming, am i?"

"no, you don't." he whispers and hold her cheeks,

"then i have a few conditions," she says, looking at him with a determined eyes,

"i will make sure to follow them." he promises, she smiles again,

"first, i want us to have more than one child. I know how you feel about family and children and all, but i want to have children, one to inherit your title as the Duke of Hastings the other will inherits my title." Simon nods, at this point, even if she wants him to bring the star, he will, "then i want you to be known as the Duke of Hastings and Iverness, and me as The Duchess of Iverness and Hastings."

Simon breaks into smile, "of course. It can be arranged."

"i want you to love me, hug me, kiss me, every single day in our marriage. I want you to whisper sweet nothings to me everyday, and to not get tired of me, i want you to be honest with me, can you do it?"

"of course."

" i want you to make a call in the palace. Ask my hand infront of the Queen and The Prince Regent."

"i will do that."

"and last but not least, please kiss me, now."

And he does, he kisses her fiercely, and the news about their scandal is in Lady Whistledown's newspaper the very next morning.

The end❤

#Simon Basset x reader #simon basset #bridgerton #anthony bridgerton #benedict bridgerton #colin bridgerton #peerage #nobleman

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monsterrae1 · 1 year

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WIP 🚧 WEDNESDAY

Tagged by these lovely beings @hippolotamus @satashiiwrites @spotsandsocks @honestlydarkprincess @911onabc @alyxmastershipper @spaceprincessem

From something currently called the puppy fic:

Buck returned to the shelter on his day off and was able to meet the puppy. It was an abandoned Basset Hound, his ears too big for his body reached nearly all the way to the ground and his tiny legs made him look the more adorable, Buck was about to ask how was it that the puppy was still available for adoption when he took in his face completely and saw that the little one was missing an eye.

“What happened to him?” He asked, crunching down and offering the frightened puppy his hand so he could smell it, and hopefully be a little less afraid of him.

“We’re not sure, we think he might’ve been the runt of the litter and the breeder might’ve tried to get rid of it” Jess, the vet assistant that worked there, told him. Buck frowned and turned to look at her.

“What?”

“Awful we know, he was dropped off here by some teen, said to work for someone who had puppies and this one had an accident, he’s perfectly healthy, but since he is missing an eye a lot of people pass, he’s been here over a month now”

“My boyfriend, he was looking at him the other day, and we recently moved to a bigger house, so I think we can take care of him, just one question, how are they with kids? We have a teen right now, but we’re looking to add more to the family in the future”

Jess smiled at him “This dog would be perfect, they’re very patient and calm”

Buck smiled, the puppy was done sniffing his fingers and was now trying to climb into his hand “Then we’ll take him, I think he’s perfect for us”

He filled all the necessary paperwork after spending nearly 20 minutes inside the kennel just hanging out with the puppy, and he had fallen completely in love, it seemed like the puppy was still getting used to his depth perception with one eye since sometimes he would stump his tiny paw to the ground thinking he had reached Buck’s waiting hands, but it was adorable and the vet assistant had ensured him he would get used to it as he grew older.

Buck couldn’t wait for Eddie’s reaction when he gave him the puppy.

Tagging if they’d like to share anything @brokenribsdiaz @loveyourownsmiilee @heartbeatdiaz @cowboy-buddie @buddierights @prettyboybuckley @littlebitofdiaz @rogerzsteven @elvensorceress @bigfootsmom @mysteriouslyyounggalaxy @gentoodiaz @the-likesofus @ebdaydreamer @shortsighted-owl @rottenmarigolds and whoever else wants to do this!

#wip wednesday #buddie #buddie wip #this should be dropping this weekend

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x22817 · 1 month

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📚Beanbag📖Books📚

Hekate always blows me away with how smart she is. We have had lots of bad experiences in our neighborhood with offleash dogs and even dogs on leash that people let come up to us. Unfortunately, this is why I carry mace with me at all times. I am done risking my medical device any time we walk out our front door.

Today, my mother wanted to go coffee shop and book store hopping around town. We ended up going to three coffee shops and two different bookstores. We would go to a store and either sit or walk around for an hour or so before walking a block or two to the next place.

The weather was beautiful. It is apparently prom weekend for several schools in the area. There was a wedding at a nearby church. Needless to say, it was more than a little busy. I'm not exactly excited for all the people, but my little social butterfly is happy as a clam.

Thankfully, public places are a completely different story. I don't mind pet friendly places. Dogs still bark at us when we go by. Dogs still pull towards us and lunge. But! People are very good about keeping their distance when their dog does these things. People especially get out of the way when they see her labeled as a service dog.

Hekate knows this. She knows that when she is wearing her vest or her harness, she is untouchable. The extremely rare occasion when she does get touched with her gear on it is out of love and compassion from a human rather than an aggressive dog. I am determined to keep it this way.

We passed more dogs than I can count today. She didn't do anything more than look twice at the worst behaved of the lot. We had dogs on patios barking at us through the fence. We had dogs in strollers getting so wound up that they were shaking the whole thing almost until it fell over. We even had dogs barking at us in the cars that drove by. So many puppy parents saying "Look how well behaved he is!" as we walked by. The best dog we passed was a basset hound puppy that couldn't give less of a fuck about us. He was all ears (haha get it cuz he's got ears) on his dad who proudly had treats he was giving out generously.

It makes me sad that we only feel somewhat safe outside of our home when we're in stores or in town. I am happy, though, that we still had good experiences this weekend. The number of compliments we got everywhere really helped me feel better about our behavior. It doesn't matter what other people think, but I always worry about how people perceive us.

Hekate makes me feel calm and comfortable in any and all situations. I am so grateful I have someone who loves getting to go places and do things with me.

My mother keeps saying how she is the best girl ever for not only putting up with me but also putting up with us going everywhere, and doing everything the last week while she has been here.

#beans beans the magickal fruit #service dog #dogblr #dogs of tumblr #booklr #books #literature #books and quotes

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"Graham’s head felt stuffed and stupid. He swam in the pool at his hotel until he was rubber-legged, and came out of the water thinking of two things at once—a Tanqueray martini and the taste of Molly’s mouth.

He made the martini himself in a plastic glass and telephoned Molly.

“Hello, hotshot.”

“Hey, baby! Where are you?”

“In this damned hotel in Atlanta.”

“Doing some good?”

“None you’d notice. I’m lonesome.”

“Me too.”

“Horny.”

“Me too.”

“Tell me about yourself.”

“Well, I had a run-in with Mrs. Holper today. She wanted to return a dress with a huge big whiskey stain on the seat. I mean, obviously she had worn it to the Jaycee thing.”

“And what did you say?”

“I told her I didn’t sell it to her like that.”

“And what did she say?”

“She said she never had any trouble returning dresses before, which was one reason she shopped at my place rather than some others that she knew about.”

“And then what did you say?”

“Oh, I said I was upset because Will talks like a jack-ass on the phone.”

“I see.”

“Willy’s fine. He’s covering some turtle eggs the dogs dug up. Tell me what you’re doing.”

“Reading reports. Eating junk food.”

“Thinking a good bit, I expect.”

“Yep.”

“Can I help you?”

“I just don’t have a lock on anything, Molly. There’s not enough information. Well, there’s a lot of information, but I haven’t done enough with it.”

“Will you be in Atlanta for a while? I’m not bugging you about coming home, I just wonder.”

“I don’t know. I’ll be here a few more days at least. I miss you.”

“Want to talk about fucking?”

“I don’t think I could stand it. I think maybe we better not do that.”

“Do what?”

“Talk about fucking.”

“Okay. You don’t mind if I think about it, though?”

“Absolutely not.”

“We’ve got a new dog.”

“Oh hell.”

“Looks like a cross between a basset hound and a Pekingese.”

“Lovely.”

“He’s got big balls.”

“Never mind about his balls.”

“They almost drag the ground. He has to retract them when he runs.”

“He can’t do that.”

“Yes he can. You don’t know.”

“Yes I do know.”

“Can you retract yours?”

“I thought we were coming to that.”

“Well?”

“If you must know, I retracted them once.”

“When was that?”

“In my youth. I had to clear a barbed-wire fence in a hurry.”

“Why?”

“I was carrying this watermelon that I had not cultivated.”

“You were fleeing? From whom?”

“A swineherd of my acquaintance. Alerted by his dogs, he burst from his dwelling in his BVD’s, waving a fowling piece. Fortunately, he tripped over a butter-bean trellis and gave me a running start.”

“Did he shoot at you?”

“I thought so at the time, yes. But the reports I heard might have issued from my behind. I’ve never been entirely clear on that.”

“Did you clear the fence?”

“Handily.”

“A criminal mind, even at that age.”

“I don’t have a criminal mind.”

“Of course you don’t. I’m thinking about painting the kitchen. What color do you like? Will? What color do you like? Are you there?”

“Yeah, uh, yellow. Let’s paint it yellow.”

“Yellow is a bad color for me. I’ll look green at breakfast.”

“Blue, then.”

“Blue is cold.”

“Well goddammit, paint it baby-shit tan for all I care. . . . No, look, I’ll probably be home before long and we’ll go to the paint store and get some chips and stuff, okay? And maybe some new handles and that.”

“Let’s do, let’s get some handles. I don’t know why I’m talking about this stuff. Look, I love you and I miss you and you’re doing the right thing. It’s costing you too, I know that. I’m here and I’ll be here whenever you come home, or I’ll meet you anywhere, anytime. That’s what.”

“Dear Molly. Dear Molly. Go to bed now.”

“All right.”

“Good night.”

Graham lay with his hands behind his head and conjured dinners with Molly. Stone crab and Sancerre, the salt breeze mixed with the wine.But it was his curse to pick at conversations, and he began to do it now. He had snapped at her after a harmless remark about his “criminal mind.” Stupid.

Graham found Molly’s interest in him largely inexplicable."

~ Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, Chapter 5

#molly graham #will graham #nina arianda #hugh dancy #thomas harris #red dragon #this extract tells us do much about them...

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chaotic-kitty · 11 months

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Last Legacy: Randomly Generated Scenarios

This has been sitting in my drafts folder for a very long time. Thought I'd just post it. Sorry if there are any mistakes.

MC: Good responses for being stabbed with a knife?

Felix: Rude.

Sage: That's fair.

Anisa: Not again.

Rime: Are you going to want this back?

MC: Good morning.

Felix: Good morning.

Sage: Good morning.

Anisa: You all sound like robots, try spicing it up a bit.

Rime: MORNING MOTHERFUCKERS

MC: That's it, we're gonna go out and find what we need!

Anisa: To the city?

MC: Yeah, no matter what!

Rime: Well- How exactly do you propose we do that, exactly?

MC: I…. I don't know!

Felix: Oh come off it, be serious!

MC: I am serious!

Felix: You're insane!

Sage: Why, if only we were all wiener dogs, our problems would be solved!

Everyone:

MC: What???

Sage: Or maybe it was a basset hound!

Felix, panicked: YOU'RE ALL INSANE!

MC: Nothing in life is free.

Felix: Love is free!

Sage: Adventure is free

Anisa: Knowledge is free

Rime: Everything is free if you take it without paying.

MC: We've been conducting an ongoing study to see what Sage will and will not eat.

Felix: Grass? Yes!

MC: Moss? Yes!!

Felix: Leaves? Ohh, yes!

MC: Shoelaces? Strange but true!

Felix: Worms? Sometimes!

MC: Rocks? Usually nah.

Felix: Twigs? Usually!

MC: Rime's cooking? Inconclusive!

Anisa: How did you…. test this?

MC: You just hand them stuff and say 'eat this' and if they eat it, they eat it.

Anisa: ... I don't know how to feel about this.

Rime: IS THAT WHERE ALL MY SPARE SHOELACES WENT?

MC: Bye Felix! Bye Sage! Bye Anisa! Bye Rime! Bye Felix!

Sage: You said "bye Felix' twice.

MC: I like Felix.

MC: So uhhh.. My question is: my friend keeps on going into the pantry and grabbing handfuls of fettuccine. Uncooked.

Anisa: I would hope they're not grabbing handfuls of cooked fettuccine!

Rime: In your pantry!

MC: Yeah…. and eating them raw, and they keep calling them 'chips'… … How do I make them stop?

Anisa: Is your friend here?

MC, motioning to Felix: Yeah.

Anisa, to Felix: You're a monster! Words MEAN things! >: (

Sage: Does anybody remember- I haven't been to Olive Garden in many moons- but they DO have a like- fettuccine bottle that you can just- grab em out of and chew-

Sage: HOLD ON. WAS THIS A PRANK YOU GUYS PULLED ON ME WHEN WE WENT TO OLIVE GARDEN AS KIDS?!

Sage: NO, STOP. EVERYBODY SHUT UP. DO THEY GIVE YOU RAW FETTUCCINE TO CHEW ON IN THE LOBBY OF THE OLIVE GARDEN

Everyone else: No.

Sage, to Anisa and Rime: YOU FUCKIN BASTARDS

Anisa: YAAAAAAAAY!

Rime: THE PRESTIGE!

MC: I've done a lot of dumb stuff.

Felix: I witnessed the dumb stuff.

Rime: I recorded the dumb stuff.

Sage: I joined in on the dumb stuff.

Anisa: I TRIED TO STOP YOU FROM DOING THE DUMB STUFFIlI

MC: What does 'take out' mean?

Anisa: Food.

Felix: Dating

Rime: Murder

Sage: IT CAN MEAN ALL THREE IF YOU'RE NOT A COWARD.

MC: You're a loose cannon, Felix.

Felix: No, I'm not. I'm a cannon maybe, but a loose cannon? Is that what you think of me?

Sage: I think you play by your own rules.

Anisa: No way, they think rules were made to be broken.

MC: Those are all attributes of a loose cannon.

Felix: No, I'm just a reckless renegade. Rime is a loose cannon.

Rime: *smashes a chair*

MC: Imagine if someone handed you a box full of all the items you have lost throughout your life

Felix: Self-esteem, haven't seen you in years!

Sage: Oh wow, my childhood innocence! Thank you for finding this!

Anisa: I knew I lost that potential somewhere!

Rime: My moral code, is that you?

MC:

MC: I was just gonna show you this cool trunk my mother left me but do you guys need a hug?

MC: Time for plan G.

Felix: Don't you mean plan B?

MC: No, we tried plan B a long time ago. I had to skip over plan C due to technical difficulties.

Sage: What about plan D?

MC: Plan D was that desperate disguise attempt half an hour ago.

Anisa: What about plan E?

MC: I'm hoping not to use it. Rime dies in plan E.

Tulsi: I like plan E.

*The squad is over at MC's house*

Felix: Ohhhh, we each get our own oven?

MC:.. N-No.

MC, laughing: How many ovens do you think I have???

Felix, motioning to their kitchen: Three, I thought!

Sage: I see a-

MC, motioning to one device: This is a microwave.

Felix: Oh. well I-

MC: Hey wait wait, actually- hang on- *fiddles with the buttons on the microwave*

MC, amazed: Its got a bake setting!

Anisa: Ohoho, you learn something new every day!

Rime: Do we- Do we roshambo for who gets to pick first?

MC: Now I've just discovered I have more ovens than I thought, we don't have to roshambo nothin!

MC: I am someone who owns four ovens..

MC, louder and way too happy: I am someone…. who owns FOUR OVENS.

MC: I didn't know I was so rich with ovens..

Tulsi, pointing to another appliance: Also the toaster oven!

MC:

Felix: Ohhh, toasty boy! Four- Five ovens!

MC:

MC, fucking ECSTATIC: I AM SOMEONE WHO OWNS FIVE OVENS

(If you got that reference, you’re a legend)

MC: Well, aren't you all a rag-tag group of adventurers with unclear goals and good hearts! Oh, let me guess: you're out to save the world!

Felix: Well, actually, that sounds like a pretty fair assessment.

Sage: More or less, I guess..

Anisa: That sounds awesome! Let's do that!

Rime: I'm new here, but I am open to the concept.

Tulsi: I thought that's what we were doing, guys, come on!

*Everyone is standing around the broken coffee maker*

MC: So. Who broke it? I'm not mad, I just wanna know

Everyone:

Felix: ...I did. I broke it.

MC: No. No you didn't. Sage?

Sage: Don't look at me. Look at Anisa.

Anisa: What?! I didn't break it.

Sage: Huh, that's weird. How'd you even know it was broken?

Anisa: Because it's sitting right in front of us and it's broken.

Sage: Suspicious.

Anisa: No, it's not!

Rime: If it matters, probably not, but Tulsi was the last one to use it.

Tulsi: Liar! I don't even drink that crap!

Rime: Oh really? Then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?

Tulsi: I use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles. Everyone knows that, Rime!

Felix: Okay let's not fight. I broke it. Let me pay for it, MC

MC: No! Who broke it!?

Everyone:

Rime: MC... Sage's been awfully quiet.

Sage: rEALLY?!

*Everyone starts arguing*

MC, being interviewed: I broke it. I burned my hand so I punched it.

MC: I predict 10 minutes from now they'll be at each other's throats with warpaint on their faces and a pig head on a stick.

MC:

MC: Good. It was getting a little chummy around here.

*Squad reactions to being told 'I love you**

MC: Thanks fam!

Felix: oh no

Sage: *cries* I love you too

Anisa: Sounds fake but okay

Rime: *A flustered mess*

Tulsi: can i get a refund

MC: Dumbest scar stories, go!

Felix: I burned my tongue once drinking tea.

Sage: I dropped a hair dryer on my leg once and burned it.

Anisa: I have a piece of graphite in my leg for accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil in the first grade

Rime: I was taking a cup of noodles out of the microwave and spilled it on my hand and I got a really bad burn.

Tulsi:

Tulsi: I have emotional scars.

MC: Felix…… How do I begin to explain Rime?

Sage: Rime is flawless.

Anisa: I hear their hair's insured for $10,000

Felix: I hear they do car commercials… in Japan.

Tulsi: One time they punched me in the face... it was awesome.

MC: *Posts a super low-quality image to the group chat*

Felix: If I had a dollar for every pixel in this image, I'd have 15 cents

MC: If I had a dollar for every ounce of rage I felt in my body after I read this text, I would have enough money to buy a cannon to fire at you

Sage: Actually I did the math, Felix would have $225, not $0.15.

Felix: Fam I'm right here..

Anisa: If I had a dollar I would buy a can of soda :)

MC: while you're there could you buy me an apply juice please?

Anisa: Sorry I only have a dollar

MC: :(

Sage: Hey I just realized my friend is right, Felix would have $22,500 because it's a dollar for every pixel, not a cent

Anisa: If I had $22,500 I would buy a can of soda and an apply juice

Sage: You can buy anything you want with $22,500

Rime: Yeah and they want soda and apply juice

Sage: Apply juice to what

Tulsi: Directly to the forehead

Felix: Great chat everyone

MC: Rules are made to be broken.

Felix: They were made to be followed. Nothing is made to be broken.

Sage: Uh, piñatas.

Anisa: Glow sticks.

Rime: Karate boards.

Tulsi: Spaghetti when you have a small pot.

MC: Rules.

Felix:

MC: Everytime I hear someone talking about updog, I'm torn between not wanting to fall for it and wanting to help them complete their joke.

Felix: Okay, but what is updog?

Sage: Updog is a long sausage in a bun, often served with ketchup, mustard, onions, and/or relish,

Anisa: Not, that's a hot dog. An updog is when a new version or patch of an application is released.

Rime: No, that's an update. You're thinking of the fourth largest city in Sweden.

Tulsi: Surely, that's Uppsala, where's updog is the giant spider in Harry Potter.

MC: That's Aragog. Updog is a symbol conventionally used for an arbitrarily small number in analysis proofs.

Anisa: You're thinking of epsilon. Updog is an upward-moving air current.

Sage: No, that's an updraft. An updog is the modern version of a henway.

Felix: What's a henway??

MC: Oh, about five pounds.

MC: We need to distract these guys

Felix: Leave it to me

Felix: Centaurs have six limbs and are therefore insects. Discuss.

Sage, Anisa, and Rime: *Immediately begin arguing*

Tulsi, watching in horror: Oh this. I don't like this. I don't like this at all.

MC, walking into their house: Hello, people who do not live here.

Felix: Hey.

Sage: Hi.

Anisa: Hello.

Rime: Hey!

MC: I gave you the key to my place for emergencies only!

Tulsi: We were out of Doritos.

MC: Hewwo.

Felix: Hihiiiiii!

Tulsi: Greetings, Humans

Rime: Three kinds of people

Anisa: I want pudding.

MC: Four kinds of people.

Sage: WHAT'S UP FUCKERS?

Rime: Five kinds of people.

MC: If you bite it and you die, it's poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it's venomous.

Felix: What if it bites me and it dies!?

Sage: Then you're poisonous. Jesus Christ, Felix, learn to listen.

Anisa: What if it bites itself and I die?

Rime: That's voodoo.

Tulsi: What if it bites me and someone else dies?

Felix: That's correlation, not causation.

Anisa: What if we bite each other, and neither of us die?

Rime: That's kinky.

MC: Oh my God.

MC: Just be yourself.

Felix: 'Be myself'? MC, I have one day to win Sage over. How long did it take before you guys started liking me?

Anisa: Couple weeks.

Rime: Six months.

Tulsi: Jury's still out.

Felix: See, MC?

Felix: 'Be myself'. What kind of garbage advice is that?

Sage: Why are MC and Felix sitting with their backs to each other?

Anisa: They had a fight.

Sage: Then why are they holding hands?

Anisa: They get sad when they fight.

MC: You lying, cheating, piece of shit!

Felix: Oh yeah? You're the idiot who thinks you can get away with everything you do. WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD

MC: I'm leaving you, and I'M TAKING SAGE WITH ME

Anisa, picking up the monopoly board: I think we're gonna stop playing now.

MC: You know those things will kill you, right?

Felix, pouring another glass of whiskey: That's the point.

Sage, smoking a cigarette: We're trying to speed up the process.

Anisa: *Nods while eating raw cookie dough*

Saaros: If I die, my funeral is going to be the biggest party ever and you're all invited

Anisa: If?

MC: Great, the only party I've ever been invited to and they might not even die.

Saaros: Dandelions symbolize everything I want to be in life

Anisa: Fluffy and dead with a gust of wind?

Saaros: Unapologetic. Hard to kill. Feral, filled with sunlight, bright, beautiful in a way that the conventional and controlling hate but cannot ever fully destroy. Stubborn. Happy. Bastardous. Friends with bees. Highly disapproving of lawns. Full of wishes that will be carried far after I die.

MC: edible

Saaros: Do you ever want to talk about your emotions, Anisa?

Anisa: ... No.

MC: I do!

Saaros: I know, MC.

MC: I'm sad!

Saaros: I know, MC.

Saaros: I'm kind of crushing on someone, but I'm worried about telling you who it is, because you're not going to like it

Anisa: Just rip the bandage off.

Saaros: It's MC

Anisa: Put the bandage back on.

Saaros, in a high voice, holding barbie: hey ken! I was thinking about going back to school and starting a career!

Anisa, in a deep voice, holding ken: nonsense, barbie. you're staying home and having my kids

MC: what the fuck are you guys doing?

Saaros: playing systemic oppression.

Saaros: So, what, now I'm just supposed to do anything that Anisa does? I mean, what if they jumped off a cliff?

MC: If Anisa were to jump off a cliff, they would've done their due diligence regarding the height of the cliff, the depth of the water, and the angle of entry, so yes. If you see Anisa jump off a cliff, by all means, jump off a cliff.

Saaros: You jump off a cliff!

MC: Gladly. Provided Anisa did first.

Saaros: In your opinion, what's the height of stupidity?

Anisa: *turning to MC* How tall are you?

*Saaros and Anisa sitting in jail together*

Anisa: So who should we call?

Saaros: I'd call MC, but I feel safer in jail.

Saaros: In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

Anisa: Wasn't MC with you?

MC: In my defense, I was also left unsupervised.

Saaros: Naturally, we are on the cutting edge of technology.

Anisa, amazed: Wow.

MC, to Anisa: Well what does that mean?

Anisa: I don't know.

Anisa, to Saaros: What does that mean?

Saaros: There are seven chairs and ten kids. What do you do?

Anisa: Have everyone stand.

MC: Bring three more chairs!

Sage: The most important ones can sit down.

Felix: Kill three.

Saaros: We need more help. Maybe I should call my friends

Anisa: ... Your what?

Saaros: My friends.

MC: Are they saying "friends"?

Sage: I think they're being sarcastic.

Felix: No, no, no, this is delirium, they've cracked from being awake all night. Hey, Saaros! All of your friends are in this room.

Saaros: I have other friends! You asked me to make new friends, I made new friends! It was a task. I complete

tasks.

Saaros: You kidnapped Anisa? That's illegal!

MC: But Saaros, what's more illegal? Briefly inconveniencing Anisa, or destroying our dreams?

Saaros: Kidnapping Anisa, MC!!!

Sage: Saaros, listen, whatever I may think of you right now- these guys are counting on you to inspire them!

Saaros: What, to kidnap people?!?!

Sage: To work toqether!

Saaros: TO KIDNAP PEOPLE?!?!?!?!

Felix: Saaros, we all agreed a celebrity is a not a people.

Tulsi: Look. I may not be a saint, but it's not like I've killed anybody. I'm not an arsonist. I've never found a wallet outside of an IHOP and thought about returning it but saw the owner lived out of state so just took the cash and dropped the wallet back on the ground.

Sage: Okay, that's really specific, and that makes me think that you definitely did do that.

Tulsi: Hey Sage can I get a sip of your water?

Sage: It's not water.

Tulsi: Vodka, I like your style!

Sage: It's vinegar.

Tulsi: Wh-Wha-

Sage: It's vinegar, COWARD.

Tulsi: I slept for almost 12 hours but I might still be tired so lets go for 12 more just incase.

Sage: Tulsi, that's a coma.

Tulsi: Sounds festive.

Tulsi: You kill people for money?!

Sage: I can explain!

Tulsi: And all this time I've been doing it for free like a chump!

Tulsi: Do you think you'd actually notice if someone didn't cast a shadow? Or if their limbs were just slightly too long? Or if they had just a little too many teeth? like how many times have you passed Something on the street and you just didn't Notice It?

Sage: Stay woke monsterfuckers ur love is out there!!!!!

Tulsi: Yknow what? Not my point at all in any way whatsoever, but I'm glad I could be an inspiration.

Tulsi: Treat spiders the way you want to be treated.

Sage: Killed without hesitation.

Tulsi: No.

Tulsi: That's one of my biggest fears. Like, if I ever woke up as a donut.

Sage: You would eat yourself?

Tulsi: I wouldn't even question it.

Felix, tending to Rime's wounds: How would you rate your pain?

Rime: Zero stars. Would NOT recommend.

Felix: Hey, it's your turn to wash dishes

Rime: I'LL WASH THE WALLS RED WITH YOUR BLOOD

Felix: 'Kay, but before that, wash the dishes, also use soap this time?

Felix: This is a mistake

Rime, enthusiastically: A mistake we're going to laugh about one day!

Felix: But not today

Rime, still enthusiastic: Oh, no. Today's going to be a mess.

Felix: Is something burning?

Rime: Just my love for you.

Felix: Rime, the toaster is on fire.

Felix: Don't worry, I know exactly what I'm doing. Everything is going to be fine!

Rime: How can you still say that?

Felix: Because sometimes, when things get tough, denial is all we have.

Felix: What the fuck is wrong with you?!

Rime: Wow, you could start with a 'good morning'.

Felix: Good morning. What the fuck is wrong with you?!

Felix: Must be hard not being able to laugh

Rime: I do have a sense of humor you know

Felix: I've never heard you laugh before

Rime: I've never heard you say anything funny

Felix: So that's my plan.

Rime: Are you alright with constructive criticism? I don't want to sound mean.

Felix: No, go ahead, I want to hear it.

Rime: It fucking sucks.

Felix: That's not constructive criticism.

Felix: Is letting someone win at chess sapiosexual bottoming

Rime: Does anyone in this godforsaken group ever think before they speak

Rime: Okay. I get it. You've had a really hard time lately, you're stressed out, seven people died-

Felix: Twelve, actually.

Rime: Not the point. Look, they're dead now and really whose fault is that?

Felix: Yours!

Rime: That's right: no one's.

Felix: You saved me. I owe you my life.

Rime: No thanks. I've seen it and I'm not very impressed.

Felix, struggling to keep upright in their 1 inch heels: Yeah, I-I don't really think heels are for me

Rime, pointing at them and walking flawlessly in sparkly golden 6 inch heels: WEAK.

Felix: God, give me patience.

Rime: I think you mean 'give me strength'.

Felix: If God gave me strength, you'd be dead.

Felix: Rime, stop! This isn't you, you've gone mad with power!

Rime: Well of course I have.

Rime: Have you ever tried going mad without power?

Rime: It's boring.

#fictif #fictif games #fictif last legacy #fictif ll #fictif sage #fictif felix #fictif anisa #fictif rime #fictif tulsi #last legacy anisa #last legacy sage #last legacy felix #last legacy rime #felix iskandar escellun #sage lesath #anisa anka #rime solano varela #last legacy headcanons #last legacy meme

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squirrelstone · 9 months

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You know, I really think the people who started the “Gracie Abrams is Lacy” theory are just hardcore livies who don’t want to admit it’s Sabrina Carpenter and that Olivia is obsessed with her and has been for a while.

Livies insisted that the “blonde girl” line in drivers license couldn’t be about Sabrina because the line was originally brunette (my thoughts on the switch in lyrics is a whole different post), but still sent her hate cause she dated a guy Olivia liked. Cause if they admit that it’s about Sabrina, they have to admit that Olivia let her jealousy tear another woman down, and because most of the hardcore toxic livies think in absolutes, it would destroy the idea that she’s “the good one.”

Also, Olivia and Gracie performed together, which means they’re probably on friendly terms. Believing Lacy is about Gracie makes the stalking lines a lot less menacing than they are if they reference Sabrina Carpenter, who she clearly has issues with and only responded with “I don’t even know her” when a reporter asked for a response to her fans sending Sabrina death threats. Another thing that livies can’t handle because it destroys the image Olivia tries to maintain as the perpetual victim.

The only support I’ve seen for Gracie being Lacy is the ribbons and that she got what she wanted (presumably performing with Taylor Swift), but Sabrina Carpenter has both those, too, plus she’s done the Bardot photoshoot, dated Joshua Basset (another thing Olivia wanted), a perfume line, the missing “s” in the lyric video, and being a “starlet,” which makes most people think movies/Hollywood, while Gracie’s only been in two music videos.

Anyway, toxic livies spent so much time and energy saying “it’s not even about Sabrina” with drivers license that now that Olivia’s released another song that clearly is about her and has the potential to result in more death threats being sent her way, they know they look like hypocrites and assholes, and they can’t handle it.

#anti olivia rodrigo #anti livies #gracie abrams #sabrina carpenter #my thoughts #op

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oh wow your dogs look so interesting I've never seen these breeds before

what are they like? do you recommend them to people new to dogs? do they have really awful legs like Basset Hounds under the fluff?

I think they're great, but I have a soft spot for scent hounds in general.

I find the basset fauve de bretagne is fairly adaptable. They're quite happy to have couch potato days, but equally happy to go out on an all day hiking adventure. Most of the ones we've met are pretty laid back, but they are a hunting dog, and get vocal if they catch a scent. (Tess in particular is very good at singing when she smells a rabbit or kangaroo). Fauves can be a bit independent in personality, and can have a 'what's in it for me' attitude when asked to do things, though not nearly as much as other hound breeds I know, and they are still trainable and very responsive, with a tendency to be very food motivated. When it comes to socials, they aren't the most forthcoming dogs, and tend to be fairly polite/neutral to strangers. With people they know, they are very affectionate though!

They're also quite a small dog (Tess is around 12.5kg, and Henry around 13.5kg) and are very portable and pick-upable. A fact which I imagine delights me more than them, lol.

The grand basset griffon vendeen on the other hand is a bit bigger. Maple is a small gbgv at around 20kg, but her siblings are closer to 25kg-30kg. I don't have as much experience with gbgvs overall, so it's harder to tell what's just Maple vs what's the breed, however in general, they seem to have a lot more energy than the fauves, and less of an off switch. They're also very vocal. Maple is one of the loudest dogs I know, which is saying something considering I live in a house with Koda.

Gbgvs are your more stereotypical hound, a level up from fauves in my opinion. Maple is Very independent and does what she wants, and doesn't have as strong a food motivation. Plus she's been a lot slower to mature.

But on the other side of it, gbgvs are very social, from what I've seen of Maple and her siblings. They Love people and other dogs, and Maple thinks everyone is her best friend.

One thing to keep in mind with both breeds is that they're wire-haired, and ideally should be hand stripped. On this front, a typical fauve's coat is a lot easier to strip and maintain than the gbgv's.

It depends on what kind of dog you're after, but I think either breed would be fine for someone new to dogs as long as you were prepared to deal with their hound quirks. I might be biased, but based on my experience, the basset fauve de bretagne would probably make for an easier first time dog experience than the gbgv.

To answer your other question, both the fauves and the gbgvs have much better legs compared to Basset Hounds. The fluff makes it a bit harder to judge, but their legs are a lot more proportionate to their bodies than what you would see in a Basset Hound. This isn't a perfect comparison, but you can see how Tess has more leg to her than the basset hound on the left. She's still fairly short overall, but has a lot more ground clearance, and is more structurally sound. Tess is also the smallest dog we have, so both Henry and Maple have more leg than she does! Because of their better structure and proportion, the fauves and gbgvs aren't prone to disc and spinal conditions like basset hounds are.

This has mostly been about the basset squad so far, but if you're curious about the other two:

Lagotto romagnolo- I wouldn't recommend a lagotto to a first time dog owner, no offense Koda. The lines in Australia tend to have Issues, at least from our experience and what we've heard from the vets we've spoken to. The idea of a lagotto is great, since they're very smart, energetic, sweet and affectionate to their owner, and don't shed, but for some reason it is very common for the ones here to be not quite right, lol. They're prone to anxiety, noise sensitivity, resource guarding behviours, and so on. Depending on where you are in the world, you might have better lines who don't have these issues, but in our context, I'd only recommend one to somebody who has a quiet, predictable household, no kids, no other pets, and who knows a good behavioural vet. If you want a smart, trainable, affectionate, non shedding breed, a poodle is a nice alternative.

Groodle- Holly is a great dog despite her 'breed'. Her traits are pretty much poodle, and the majority of the other 'groodles' we know are the same, so I would recommend getting a well bred poodle over any oodle mix! Very affectionate, eager to please and readily trainable, with a more solid health base.

#asks #essay time #this is all my opinion as one of the humans behind this blog #but i think Bek has similar opinions #she is more into the gun dogs and retrievers than the scent hounds but teggie weggie is beloved by all

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