#cos not all of us is about brio

[michelleelizabethtanner]

☁️🍬🍄 please!

Tyyyyy for indulging meeee 🥰🥰🥰🥰

☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username?

My user name was picked as a joke. So, right around the time of my peak fic obsession, a friend of mine was getting into writing erotica in the hopes of monetizing it. She was looking for a pen name, and as a joke I suggested she use Michelle Elizabeth Tanner from Full House. (Do the kids know what Full House is? Michelle was the youngest daughter, played by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.) I was just being silly and my friend, of course, said no to my idea. So in faux outrage I was like, “Ok fine, if you don’t want it I’ll take it,” and to show proof I registered the name with AO3. And that was my name hence forth.

🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character

Gosh, I’ve shared so many already. Like that I think it’s extremely appropriate and in character for Beth to never choose to divorce Dean. And that I think it’s completely in character and appropriate for Stan’s resentment toward Beth to show up in the ways it did. And that I think Annie is an abusive parent, because neglect and parentification is a form of abuse. And that I don’t think Beth and Ruby were really “best friends” in the way that best friends carry equal power in their relationship, and that I think Ruby should have chosen Stan in the end.

Ok ok, I think I have one. IMO Dean was a better dad than Rio. 🫢 Put down the pitchforks!!! They’re both bad parents. Or rather, they, like many men, are privileged enough to have their lack of parenting entirely supplemented by their female co-parents. But Dean, just by the luck of circumstance, was more present and involved with his kids than Rio was with Marcus. Dean’s children didn’t crawl into bed with their mom, crying about where Daddy is. Dean’s life isn’t in danger due to his personal life choices, and his children likely won’t have to have the difficult discussion with their mother about why Daddy is never coming home. So yes, he is a bad partner, and yes, he is a “fun dad.” But his consistent presence alone is already far ahead of the way Rio parents. While Rio has more integrity (and what is that even in the grand scheme of things?), Dean is consistently there and involved.

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

Idk if I have a Brio headcanon at the ready, but I was recently chatting back and forth in Reddit comments with The Banker who has their first fic Just a Casual Family Dinner posted on AO3 about their headcanon about Rosa! And I love speculation about what Rosa knew or didn’t know about Brio. This fic is a one-shot and is a “deleted scene” from 4.06, where we see an imagining of how Rio may have presented Beth to his family and just what his grandmother thought about it all. 😏😈 In lieu of me speculating about Rosa, I think this fic is a much better and faaar more entertaining use of everyone’s time. Give it a try and support a new author! They did a great job. ❤️

#ask games #truth or dare #nbc good girls #brio fic recs #fic recs

[acourtofidiots]

Doctor Neo Cortex is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Crash Bandicoot video game series. He has appeared in every mainline game in the series as Crash Bandicoot's archenemy, as well as a playable character in several spin-off titles. Cortex is an egomaniacal mad scientist who seeks to achieve world domination with the use of the Evolvo-Ray, a machine capable of creating genetically enhanced soldiers from ordinary animals. Crash was one such subject but thwarted the scientist's plot; Cortex is subsequently determined to eliminate Crash as an obstacle to world domination.

Cortex was created by Naughty Dog founders Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin, and was originally designed by Charles Zembillas. Voice actors who have portrayed Cortex include Brendan O'Brien, Clancy Brown and Lex Lang. Cortex has been positively received by reviewers, with much of the praise going to Brown's and Lang's vocal performances as well as the character's portrayal in Crash Twinsanity.

During the development of Crash Bandicoot, Naughty Dog founders Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin conceived the idea of Cortex while eating near Universal Interactive Studios. Gavin came up with the idea of an "evil genius villain with a big head" who was "all about his attitude and his minions". Rubin, having become fond of the animated television series Pinky and the Brain, imagined a more malevolent version of the Brain with minions resembling the weasel characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. After Gavin put on a voice depicting the attitude in mind for the character, he and Rubin instantly came up with the name "Doctor Neo Cortex". Gavin and Rubin described Cortex to character designer Charles Zembillas as "[having] a huge head but a tiny body, he's a mad scientist, and he dresses a bit like a Nazi from The Jetsons". Rubin owns the original sketches of Cortex by Zembillas.[5]

Crash Bandicoot co-artist Joe Pearson wrote a full backstory for Cortex as part of the game's production bible.[6] The backstory details Cortex's birth to a large family of circus performers (his birth is said to have occurred within a gypsy wagon fleeing Peoria, Illinois), the abuse he suffered from being made part of the family act (which culminated in a large "N", standing for "nerd", being tattooed onto his forehead), the murder of his family in a fireworks explosion, and a period of vagrancy and fugitivity with his henchman and high school classmate Nitrus Brio.[7][8] Cortex was originally envisioned as a self-aware video game character who was bothered by the clichés he embodied and addressed the audience throughout the game. This aspect was removed after Naughty Dog decided that cutscenes would disrupt the game's pacing.[8][9]

Cortex was kept stationary in many of his early appearances because his game model was unable to walk properly due to the short length of his legs.[5] Artist Nicholas Kole adjusted Cortex's proportions for his appearance in Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, though according to Kole, Cortex's more "debonair" build resulted in his animations turning out "too handsome". In response, the game's artists created an expression sheet to preserve Cortex's comedic characterization.[10]

Cortex is voiced by Brendan O'Brien in the first Crash Bandicoot game,[11] and by Clancy Brown from Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back up to Crash Nitro Kart.[12][13][14][15][16] Brown eventually left the series due to his dissatisfaction with the video game industry's financial compensation for voice actors.[17] For Crash Twinsanity, Lex Lang was called in for an audition to replace Brown,[18] and was given an explanation that Vivendi Universal Games considered Brown's performance to be "too mean".[19] After voice director Chris Borders described Cortex to Lang and had him listen to signature samples of Brown's performance,[18] he encouraged Lang to play Cortex as more flamboyant and self-absorbed.[19] Lang eventually created a depiction of Cortex that was "master evil with a bit of a childish feminine side that leaks out in his tirades" that had everyone laughing at the lines and the character.[18] Monty Python's Flying Circus was an additional influence on Lang's delivery as Cortex.[20] Lang voiced Cortex from Twinsanity onward.[21][22][23] In a flashback to Cortex's childhood in Crash Twinsanity, he is voiced by Debi Derryberry,[21] while Corey Burton voiced Cortex when he is momentarily turned into an infant in the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.[23]

Cortex's basic characterization was conceived by Gavin and Rubin as "A villain, all full of himself, unable to conceive of ever doing anything the simple way, but constantly (in his eyes) betrayed by the incompetence of his henchmen".[5] Cortex is depicted as a mad scientist who is ruthlessly and obsessively motivated to dominate the world by the desire to exact vengeance upon a humanity that spurned and humiliated him.[7][29] He possesses an outrageously high intelligence quotient, which he believes makes him the logical choice to control the world, and he is frequently frustrated by the inferior mentality and failures of his underlings. In awareness of his diminutive build, Cortex avoids physical combat and rationalizes his cowardice by claiming that such engagement is beneath him. Cortex is exceptionally skilled in the fields of engineering and mechanics, which allows him to create a wide variety of devices and machines. Although he is prone to wild mood swings, his single-minded determination keeps him functional. He is highly self-confident and views himself as perfect, which convinces him not to subject himself to the Evolvo-Ray. Cortex is a lifelong loner whose sole friend has been his assistant and childhood associate Doctor Nitrus Brio, whom he treats with contemptuous affection. As a result of his traumatic childhood experiences, Cortex flies into an hysterical rage at imagery of clowns, laugh tracks, seltzer bottles and bananas.[7] Crash Twinsanity artist Daniel Tonkin observed that Cortex is "massively egotistical" and has "a real insecurity complex",[30] while voice actor Lex Lang summarized Cortex's character as a "maniacal narcissist".[19]

In Crash of the Titans, Cortex kidnaps Coco and steals a large quantity of Mojo from an ancient temple, planning to use it to create an army of "Titans", which will aid him in the construction of the Doominator, a giant robot capable of destroying the Wumpa Islands. After failing once more to destroy Crash, Cortex is lambasted by Uka Uka, who replaces him with Nina. Incapacitated for much of the game, Cortex is denied the opportunity to watch his Doominator in action. At the end of the game, Cortex rescues Nina from the collapsing Doominator and praises her for her treachery, but nevertheless promises retribution. In Crash: Mind over Mutant, Cortex deposits Nina at his Evil Public School, then reconciles with Brio to invent the NV, a personal digital assistant that controls whoever uses it by transmitting negative Mojo; the Mojo is forcibly extracted from Uka Uka after Cortex takes him captive. Cortex later engages in a fight with Crash inside his new Space Head space station, empowering himself with the use of Brio's mutation formula. Upon losing the fight, Cortex throws a tantrum, causing the Space Head to plummet towards Earth. Cortex returns to normal and escapes the Space Head in a smaller shuttle.

In Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, which retcons the games following Warped from continuity,[32] Cortex and Tropy escape from their temporal prison, which creates rifts leading to different dimensions, and they begin a plot to conquer the multiverse. After another defeat to Crash, Cortex prepares to retire until Tropy announces his own plot to reshape the multiverse, which would erase both Crash and Cortex from existence. Cortex, incensed by Tropy's betrayal, teams up with Crash and his group to stop Tropy and seal the dimensional rifts. Following a celebratory trip to a futuristic metropolis, Cortex kidnaps Kupuna-Wa − a magical "Quantum Mask" with time-altering powers − and uses her to travel back in time to his original bid for world domination and avert Crash's creation. However, he is unable to convince his past self to abandon the experiment, and is again defeated by the present Crash. The present Cortex is banished by the Quantum Masks to the end of the universe, where Cortex relaxes on a beach and enjoys the peace and quiet until Uka Uka suddenly appears before him.[33]

A series of collectible "Flashback Tapes" in the game detail Cortex's training of the then-unnamed Crash prior to his initiation into Cortex's army,[34] and the final tape featuring Crash includes Cortex christening him with the name "Crashworth Cortex the First", or "Crash" for short.[35] In the subsequent tapes, which take place following Crash's escape from Cortex's castle, Cortex trains Crash's sister, whom he codenames "Coco",[36] hires N. Gin,[37] and creates Dingodile as a potential substitute for Coco,[38] who ultimately escapes Cortex's castle under the guise of undertaking another trial.[39]

Cortex appears as a playable character in the racing titles Crash Team Racing, Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Tag Team Racing,[40][41][42] as well as the party titles Crash Bash and Crash Boom Bang!.[43][44] Cortex is the main antagonist in the handheld titles Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure, Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy.[45][46] Although Cortex is absent from the narrative of Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced, he is a playable character in the game's multiplayer mode.[47] On mobile platforms, Cortex appears as an antagonist in the racing title Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D and the runner game Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!.[48][49] Outside of the Crash Bandicoot series, Cortex appeared alongside Crash as a playable character in the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of Skylanders: Imaginators.[50]

Cortex has been featured in a series of Crash Bandicoot action figures produced by Resaurus. For Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Resaurus produced a "Dr. Neo Cortex" figure bundled with a laser gun, a Wumpa Fruit and a Crystal as seen in the game.[51] A vinyl figure by Funko and a rubber duck by Numskull Designs have also been made in Cortex's image.[52][53] On July 28, 2020, First 4 Figures unveiled a 21-inch resin collectible figure of Cortex, with an estimated Q3 2021 release date. The figure depicts a scene from the boss fight against him in Crash Bandicoot: Warped, in which Cortex wields a ray gun and a timed mine. The figure will be released in both a standard and exclusive edition; the exclusive version features a light-up hoverboard, mine and smoke trail.[54][55]

Cortex has ranked within a number of lists of best video game villains. Robert Workman of GameDaily ranked Cortex number twenty-three on his list of the "Top 25 Evil Masterminds of All Time", stating "His twisted Wario-like hair, his pointy goatee and that big N stamped in the middle of his forehead makes him look like pure evil."[25] Chris Buffa, also of GameDaily, ranked Cortex at number twenty-one in his "Top 25 Craziest Villains" list.[26] In the Guinness World Records' 2013 Gamer's Edition, Cortex was ranked 42nd on its list of 50 greatest video game villains.[56] GamesRadar ranked Cortex 98th in their 2013 list of the best villains in video game history.[57]

Clancy Brown's vocal performances as Cortex have received positive notice from reviewers. Major Mike of GamePro and Mark Cooke of Game Revolution both praised Brown's performance in Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, with Cooke describing Brown as "hilarious" and "satirical".[58][59] In his review of Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Ben Kosmina of Nintendo World Report singled out Brown's voice-acting as "great", and recalled Cortex's line "...and a woman with nice, big... bags of ice for my head" being a highlight in Crash Bandicoot: Warped.[60] Chris Carter of Destructoid, in his review of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, stated his preference of Brown's performance in the original trilogy over Lex Lang's performance in the remastered version.[61]

Cortex's portrayal and Lang's vocal performance in Crash Twinsanity were also praised. Reviewers appreciated the added dimension to Cortex's personality and considered the character and his dialogue to be the most entertaining and accomplished in the game.[62][63][64] Nick Valentino of GameZone described Cortex as "nutty in the best possible way",[65] while Andrew Reiner of Game Informer admitted that "turning Cortex into a cross-dressing lunatic brought about a few chuckles".[66]

Eddie Makuch of GameSpot, discussing the demo for Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, was delighted by Cortex's "cartoonishly evil" personality, and Alessandro Fillari of the same publication appreciated his humanization after observing him from a distance in the original games, describing him as "sort of like the Wile E. Coyote, but with more advanced technology and a bigger ego. He's somehow always two steps behind Crash, which is hilarious".[67]

you know what, i grew up playing the original crash bandicoot trilogy so i’m thankful you copy and pasted the wikipedia article for neo cortex 😂

#ask julia #anon #anonymous #long post

[sdktrs12]

small !!!! town !!!! porn !!!! au !!!! * grabby hands *

Heya anon!

I am def loving (and very appreciative of) the enthusiasm for my millionth brio au!

I actually just recently opened this wip doc for the first time in what feels like foreverrr and decided it needed some rewrites, so I unfortunately don't have plans to post anything anytime soon.

I posted a snippet of it awhile back, but I'll go ahead and repost below in case you missed it! Thanks so much for stopping by to chat! 💕💕💕

Beth blows out a puff of air, her bangs fluttering against her forehead as she leans forward, squinting out the drivers side windshield.  

“Remind me why we’re doing this again?” She asks, pressing her foot lightly against the brake pedal, slowing the van down a little so she can read the approaching road sign.  

“Because Ruby asked. And because we need the money.” Annie answers, simple and quick and—right, Beth’s maybe asked this same question one hundred different times since they left on this god forsaken road trip and by now it’s more of a monotonous mantra than an actual question needing an actual answer.  

“Do we even know anything about...” Beth trails off, squinting at the sign, trying to remember the name Ruby had told her.  

“Krystal.” Annie helpfully supplies and Beth shoots her a grateful little smile. “Ruby told me just as much as she told you. Probably less.” 

And—well that was less helpful.  

Ruby had called Beth up last week, asking for a favor and really, it was more doing her and Annie a favor, what with the cash flow it was offering.  

Some movie project a co-worker of Stan’s was trying to work on.  

“What does the gps say again?” Beth asks, straightening back up as they pass the sign, and her eyes dart over to the phone Annie holds in her hand.  

“Oh yeah, you were supposed to turn at that sign.” 

“Annie.” 

“What?” Annie asks, thumb swiping over the phone screen as her other hand digs through the open bag of chips on her lap.  

And Beth’s 30+ years spent raising her younger sister has prepared her enough for the absolute madness that was Annie as a co-pilot, but that still never quite tempered the annoyance that flared up with these continued mishaps.  

“Well, where do I turn now?” Beth grits out as she tries to keep that annoyance in check. It seeps out into her words anyway, but Annie doesn’t seem to notice.  

Or care.  

“Oh, nowhere, looks like you’re gonna have to bust a u-ey further down the road.” She replies right before shoving a handful of crumbs into her mouth and Beth winces.  

“Could you at least use a napkin?” She asks, side eyeing her sister as she presses on the gas, causing the car to lurch forward, ready to get to their destination and out of this small enclosed space.  

“For what?” Annie mumbles, digging around in the chip bag again and Beth sighs as she leans over, reaching for the glove compartment where she knows a stack of napkins is. 

The turn is coming up, but the handle on the glove compartment is stuck and Beth yanks at it, frustration growing until she smacks the side of her fist against it, hard enough there’s a loud crack before it pops open. Beth takes her eyes off the road for a second as she shoves her hand inside to rummage around for the napkins.  

A second is all it takes.  

She makes the turn at a wide angle and the other car comes out of nowhere, swerving into the second lane to avoid plowing into her car. Beth sucks in a sharp breath, choking slightly as she straightens up, panic causing her to overcorrect and the car tires squeal as Annie cusses loudly, the chip bag flying out of her hand. 

#asks #anon #writing #fanfiction #good girls nbc #gg fanfic #i've been trying to decide what to let go of and what to continue with in terms of wips #it's so hard! they're all my babies

[baronneutron]

Adventure on MoonBase SeaMine! 

A new amazing commission by the amazing Jedi-Art-Trick 

“Lt Baron Darklighter and two of his crew, Ren and Mia, do a quick look around as they have just received word there are Imperial agents on the station”

MoonBase SeaMine used to be a planetoid. Was mined heavily for hundreds of years. All that remains of the rocky moon is the metallic center core, and some remnants of a mineral carapace that have been mined and tunneled extensively. This core had dozens of mineshafts – now empty of whatever base mineral was being extracted – and the core drifted, abandoned, Eventually, it was swept up by the gravitational well of a sun and drifted into an adjacent asteroid belt. When a scout ship discovered the drilled core, it was reported to the Republic. The Hutts saw a chance to establish a presence in an adjacent sector and moved in quickly, laying claim to the rocky core, and began to colonize the rock with the needed technology to turn the “moon” into a livable space station. This would be an “out of the way” locale – perfect for underworld dealings. Other crime families took note of the Hutt investments and interest and soon they began to similar competing claims. Competition grew heated and 3 crime families and the Hutts came close to an interstellar, underworld war.

However, cooler heads prevailed and the 4 groups reached a peaceable co-existence. Each was given a fair quarter of the rock and developed interlocking tunnel hallways. A “neutral zone” was established between distinct zones of ownership – a section of hallway that ran for about 50 feet where NO ONE crime baron had provenance. Rather, the hired militias or armies of all 4 would work together in that zone to maintain a semblance of law and order where no family would be put upon. This lawless zone soon became a place for greater lawlessness and even “Let’s take it outside” became quickly “let’s take it to the neutral zone.”

The four crime families were the Zetta Hutt clan, the Riann Subli Syndicate, the Valta Family and Eir Riven Syndicate. Internal docking bays can be found in EACH quarter of the moon. However, each of the barons have added on to their sections with docking arms that stretch out hundreds of meters in order to accommodate ships of varying size and notoriety.

Bars of note that can be found within: Cellular Level, Thrix’s Thirst, Tan Hutta and Myriella’s. (MoonBase SeaMine created by BriO)

#star wars empire strikes back #sw rebels #star wars rebels #star wars imperials #star wars ffg #star wars fanfiction #star wars fandom #rpg #ttrpg #swrpg #ttrpg character #ttrpg art #FFG #WEG

[glendajackson]

I'm reading the obituary Richard Burton wrote for Stanley Baker and its insane, like:

It is summer in Los Angeles, and I have just heard that my beloved Stanley Baker is dead.

Now let me tell you about him and you may accept it as a murderous love-letter if you like, but stand by for the kind of thing that he would like to hear if he could hear, which he can't. Though I'm not sure he would, even if he could. He was tallish, thickish, with a face like a determined fist...

It is not fair. He was the authentic dark voice of the Rhondda Valley. He was the first man who skidded with exaltation under the Co-op stallion and pelted the privileged as they came out of the grammar school because he was disallowed entry, and all the street corner poets stood on his massive shoulders and tried to dwarf him, and of course the cosmic bastards killed him behind my back, and I'll have a word or two to say to them one of these days because somebody has been mucking around, otherwise he wouldn't be dead, would he, and whose tears are burning my cheeks and whose heart is shifting uneasily in mine, and why is he dead?...

There's a girl playing the piano and it's the Sonata Pathetique and she's playing the bit that's called 'allegro molta e con brio' and we should all do that shouldn't we? If we could. Not that my Stanley liked pianos. He used them as foot-stools. In fact the lovely old Stanley wasn't exactly cultured. He read minds not books, he was harshly unpoetic, he didn't like people very much, and made it clear, sometimes painfully, and he hated to lose at anything and rarely did...

Who or what the devil killed him? It couldn't be his heart because mine is still going. Not his brain because mine is still weeping, and for Christ's sake he is not allowed to be organically dead because I am alive and we are the same. What strange fury burned his bones? What malevolent God knocked him off behind my back?There are very few around. People like Stanley.

I saw him act in a church once in New York. It was incongruous. The clashing of two alien eternities. He knelt before the altar and stared at it. The altar gave in and has never been the same since. I got him a part in a play once, and if you like the authenticity of inconsequential detail it was called 'Adventure Story' and was about Alexander The Great, and anyway I was playing Haephestian and Paul Scofield was Alexander The Great and, would you believe it, Stanley went on to splendid things and I was fired on the third day. Stanley was the one who took the razor from my throat and sharpened it. Before handing it back. And he was the chap I kept for about ten weeks when he was broke and indeed to God I gave him two pounds sterling every payday and when he was successful later he paid me back with interest.

He's one of the only two men who paid me back, out of hundreds, and the only one with interest. And he is dead...

What thieves these dead men are, because what do they do except steal your soul away with memories or hex you with iambic, and who am I to forget Stanley's bitter humour and the look from the eyes when somebody was boring the marrow out of him?...

And did you know the funny little poem that Stanley loved and pretended he didn't, which went :-

He had the plowman's strength within the grasp of his hand,

He could see a crow three miles away.

He could hear the green oats growing

And the southwest wind making rain,

And the trout beneath the stone,

​And he's dead.

#stanley baker #richard burton #the set photo of him lighting his cigarette #alexander the great #mine

[mego42]

Hey! So I really enjoy your two cents on every Good Girls topic so I’m hoping you can weigh in on the S2 Brio kiss (or point me in the direction of a post if you already have done this!). When the ep first aired I remember twitter was full of people saying they hated the kiss cos it was awkward etc. I don’t get into the dramas like the cast not getting along etc (I mean I find Rio hot as fuck but Manny’s instagram presence makes me want to yeet him off the planet)…so I took the scene for what it was and there was a lot i liked about it: i.e. the broad daylight, Beth leaning in first, the tugging each others clothes off. Would love to get your take!

omg i LOVE how awkward the kiss is tbh. like, think about it:

this is, if not beth's second first kiss, her first first kiss in over twenty years, girls gonna be rusty, right?

i think one of the best things the scene captured is how fragile that moment was, between the way manny and christina play it and the resounding silence, the way they let the ambient noise shine (you can hear the buttons on beth's coat hit the floor, the floorboards creak when she leans in and kisses him the first time, the click of the latch when she shuts the door is loud af, the wet noise when they pull back after the first kiss??????? the sound dept really went tf off with this one and i love that for us)

the whole scene makes me feel like i'm holding my breath right up until i'm not

and also like, this is the cumulative build up of months of lingering stares and personal space issues and intense fascination and growing respect and (grudging, maybe) affection and tension and want

and i v much mean on both their ends

beth's nervous af, idk if i would say rio's nervous but he's definitely aware and tentative in a way we've ever seen him

he's v v carefully letting beth make the first move every step of the way, even when he meets her in the middle of the room and leans in, he waits for her to cross the dividing line between them

(ugh and the way she keeps pausing and looking at him like she's looking for his reaction because she's always looking for his reaction but also like she's waiting for him to move in and take over because he also does that too but he's not because this is different this isn't business it's personal, the most personal they've ever been)

and even when she does he still waits and lets her drive the moment

(the only time he crosses it, well, until, is when he pushes her hair back which is their thing and even if maybe he started doing it to mess with her bc lets be real he started doing everything he does to mess with her, i also think at some point it started being real and he meant it in 213 when he said he likes doing it and i think that's why he tried to do it in 303 to prove that it didn't mean anything anymore but he also couldn't touch her face bc it did and it does mean something and i cRY but that is a whole entire tangent)

but he waits for her right up until he can't anymore and he lunges because he's been waiting for and wanting this just as much as she has

i truly do not have words to describe what the lunge does to me, tbh

like he waits and waits and waits and then breaks

and then it's messy because both of them are just like, completely overwhelmed and undone by the fact that this is happening

i love the way beth's hand flutter around like she has absolutely no idea what to do with him or where she wants to touch him first and is completely unequipped to figure it out or deal with it so she just kind of flits from shoulders to

and he's just holding on to her and going for it because oh my god after all this time it's happening and it's real (except it's not but also it is and again i cRY)

oh god and the brEATHING

i should send the sound dept a gift basket tbh. a tasteful edible arrangement or something, they really understood the assignment here

(the lighting dept gets coal bc as much as i love the whole backlit silhouette thing thematically it is the WOST THING TO GIF)

so anyway, yeah, there's a lot going on and personally i love tf out of the awkwardness bc much like that ambient sound, it just makes it that much more raw and real and vulnerable and it makes me want to tear out my hair and run around screaming at the top of my lungs

#i have no idea if i answered your question anon but enjoy whatever tf this is #anywaay im v emo now im gonna go walk it off or maybe eat my feelings idk #gg 2x09 #beth x rio #nbc good girls #shut up meg #also as a general rule im not touching speculation around cast drama with a 10 foot pole #a) we know nothing and b) implying that any of it would affect performance is an insult to all of the actors involved #and if im gonna roast them im gonna roast them for things i know they've done #but also i think both christina and manny are better actors than that implies #but this is a total aside

[myeverythingisyourstruly]

Brio relationship headcannons

Part I: Rio discovering Beth’s eclectic music taste

- When Beth rides with Rio in his car he doesn’t usually have music going but there’s the occasional long drive that prompts Rio to bump his playlist.

- Biggie’s “Hypnotize” is playing in the background and to Rio’s surprise, Beth is mouthing along to the chorus.

- “What you know about this?” Rio laughs. Beth turns to him, “I like a little hip hop” she smiles.

- Rio has a smirk plastered on his face as he turns up the volume.

- On nights when the house is void of any kids and Beth is feeling a little lonely and a little horny, she texts Rio to come over.

- He replies quick, letting her know he’ll be there within the hour. Beth sets the mood by using the new Bluetooth speaker Annie got her for Christmas and let’s Beyoncé’s “Drunk in Love” play throughout the kitchen.

- She’s swaying her hips with a glass of bourbon in her hand when suddenly she feels warms hands around her waist. Beth jumps, almost dropping the alcohol. “Oh my god, don’t do that!”

- Rio is clearly amused, ignoring her quips about sneaking up on her. “So this how you feeling tonight?” He asks in regards to the current song playing. Beth shrugs, “I’m always in the mood for Bey.”

- He kisses her neck softly from behind. “I like you like this,” the rasp in his voice sends a chill down Beth’s spine. She sighs, “me too.”

- Someway, somehow, Annie convinces Rio to hold a karaoke night at the bar. Mick co-signs the idea.

- Beth is enjoying the many performances when she hears her name being called up, along with Ruby and Annie. Beth stutters, looking over at Rio for help. He just smirks.

- Turns out Annie snuck all three of their names on the list and now the girls are screaming Spice Girls lyrics. They even do an encore performance.

- Rio comes over to the ladies table and sits on a chair backwards. “Another round for the Spice Girls! Put it on my tab.” Beth, Ruby, and Annie cheers to a great night with tequila shots.

- After the fun has dwindled down, the girls leave while Beth hangs back with Rio for a little while. “So let me guess, you deemed yourself Posh Spice.” Beth grins, “No actually I wanted to be Ginger Spice. I even tried dyeing my hair red once,” she laughed at the memory. “It was a total disaster.”

- “I bet you could pull it off,” Rio runs his pinky along the side of Beth’s face, pulling some of her hair back in the process. Beth leans into his touch, always wanting more.

#brio good girls #nbc good girls #rio good girls #beth boland #hcs #headcannons #brio #beth x rio

[just-some-fiction]

I'm really sad that Rio won't be on TV anymore. Like really really sad. Out of everyone on the show he really was a unique character. It just shows what happens when you're more bothered about licking Christina Hendricks ass than making sure all your actors and cast members are happy. Ima be salty about this for a bit. Bare with me it just scroll past my posts.

Yes yes Manny Montana isn't the stereotypical celebrity, he's blunt and doesn't do celebrity shit (thank god for that) but to simply use a character and an actor as a prop for your cash cow (Christina) then you've got some seriously messed up work ethic issues. So yes not only do I blame the writers, marketing department and brio fans for the downfall of the show, I blame Christina "Karen" Hendricks.

I day this because in past interviews you can clearly see that Manny really wanted to develop Rio's character. So I can understand the frustration at having your work condensed into a sex prop for some white privileged character who's bored with her life.

Don't get me wrong, Beth Season 1 was interesting but they lost the plot with her somewhere in season 2.

My strange wish is that they give the rights of Rio's character to Manny and he can use him in other roles 😂 that's so messed up I know but just imagine what he could do with Rio if he had the freedom to do so.

Anyway, ima go on writing Lucia and Rio stories and will be looking out for the work that Manny, Retta, Mae, Reno and even Matthew (cos come one Shaggy is our childhood) get up to. But I know CH will definitely not be on my radar.

#Rio nbc #Rio good girls #Beth stans #Beth Boland #Beth Karen Boland #Beth is the worst thing on NBC #Christina Hendricks is white privilege #Good girls NBC #Manny Montana

[pynkhues]

Would love number 20 “in a moment of worry” for Brio touch prompts... thank you!

Ah! Such a fun one, anon (and sorry for the delay).

This is a post-s3 baby!

-

“Can you just - - hold still.”

“I am,” Beth bites, her gaze flicking sideways to where Annie’s fumbling with the alcohol swabs, the first aid kit cracked open between them leaving the faint, alkaline smell of chemicals to soak the air. Not that Beth can smell it that well over the metallic tang of blood, but she can see it on the twist of Ruby’s face where she sits on her scooter. Recognises it from long evenings at the hospital with Sara, when the smell of the space – somehow both pungent and sterile – sucked all the air out of the room.

“You’re holding about as still as Jane when she has to pee,” Annie replies, finally tearing open the plastic wrapping with her teeth and gagging when the taste of the swab hits her tongue, and good, Beth thinks, sniffing. It’s not like it’s her fault that they’re in this situation.  

“I can’t believe you went there alone.”

And okay, Beth thinks, a seed of guilt planting as her gaze snaps back to Ruby. Maybe it’s not not her fault.

With Ruby on her scooter, Beth and Annie have most of the (still) empty floor of Beth’s living room to themselves. The scattered pieces of furniture she’s been able to claim the place with limited to a tiny, frayed-from-cat-claws sofa that Annie had gotten in exchange for covering a co-worker’s shift, and Judith’s antique ottoman – the latter of which is shoved into the corner of the living room, home now to a bag of cash with a bullet hole in it and Danny’s solar system diorama for science class.

The pinch of the hour makes itself known in the lag of Beth’s head, and god, it’s gotta be past midnight at this point. The thought leaves the guilt sprouting as she takes in Ruby’s tired, worried face, and Annie’s pressed focus as she unfolds the swab, and there’s an apology somewhere on Beth’s tongue, because it might not be entirely her fault, but she’ll be the first to admit that tonight didn’t exactly go as planned.

As if on cue, Beth hears a car pull up outside. Hears the cut of an engine and then a beat, two, and a door open and close. The soft pad of feet up her driveway and then the quiet, gruff murmurs of Mick’s voice as he meets the newcomer, and - - newcomer? God, who’s she kidding, she knows exactly - -

Her cheek stings, and Beth yelps, flinching back before she can help it only to be met by Annie’s apologetic look as she presses the alcohol swab harder into the cut on Beth’s face.

“I told you to hold still,” Annie reminds her, and Beth sighs, letting Annie dab a little at her before she drops the now-bloody swab into the pile of torn plastic between them.

“You deserve that,” Ruby chimes in, and Beth just rolls her eyes, her hand travelling up to prod a little at the cut before Annie slaps it away. “Don’t. Your hands are like - - germ factories. I think this might need stitches.”

“You’re lucky gangfriend’s gang friend showed up,” Ruby adds sharply, and that’s a little harsh, Beth thinks, gaze travelling back up to her in time to catch the other woman’s look, but Ruby’s not looking at her, or - - she is, but more specifically, she’s looking at the gash on Beth’s cheek, and okay, it’s not that bad.

The bruises at her shoulder are worse.

She’d seen them in the side mirror of Mick’s car as he’d pulled her out of the warehouse, shoving her unceremoniously into the passenger seat as he’d whipped them out of there, and Ruby was right, she was lucky, but at the same time, it was supposed to be simple.

It was supposed to be a way for them to get some control of their operation again. They weren’t cutting Rio out by going around him this time, they were just - - getting to know their pool of clients. Exploring some potentially lucrative side hustles. If Rio hadn’t wanted them to do that, he would’ve done a better job at hiding that phone number on the paperwork he’d brought into Boland Bubbles, and he definitely would’ve like - - done something to stop her from setting up a meeting if he was already working with the guy himself.

Right?

Or maybe he’d just wanted to teach her a lesson, Beth thinks bitterly, pushing her leg out from underneath her as it starts to cramp. After all, she had been asking him a lot about the Boland Bubbles clients, and well - - 

Mick really had shown up weirdly fast. 

Still. 

“I had it under control,” Beth insists, her frown deepening when Ruby scoffs and Annie gives her a stupid look, and she doesn’t think the guy was going to kill her anyway. He only hit her when she told him he must be as stupid as he looked if he didn’t know a good deal when he saw one.

With a whine, the front door opens, and she knew it would be him, she reminds herself, she did, but still.

It’s something else, that’s all. To see Rio step through her front door, an eyebrow arched and his lips pressed into a thin line as he stops in the open arch entrance of her almost-empty living room and takes them in, and god.

She sits up a little taller, ignoring the complaint at the small of her back, because she’s sitting on the floor and this is not the way she wanted him to see her tonight, or ever, but then again, she reminds herself wryly, they’ve seen each other worse.

Still, she can hear Ruby inhale a sharp breath at the sight of him, Annie shuffle nervously, hear the neighbour’s son playing video games and a baby crying. Can feel the room shrink like it always does when Rio’s in it, and Beth does what she always does too.

She watches Rio.  

Watches as he closes the distance between them, and Annie’s barely got the chance to grab the first aid kit and scramble sideways as he does it, his sneakers scuffed in a way that reminds Beth of afternoons at the park, but nothing good waits for her at the end of that thought, and so she looks up at his jean-clad knees, his shiny, uncracked leather belt, his t-shirt, his half-open peacoat, and then - -  

His eyes are always so dark.

Beth swallows thickly.

Vaguely, she’s aware that Mick followed him in (a surprise given he’d spent the last half hour after bringing her home on her front steps), and Annie’s nervous energy and Ruby’s sunken shoulders, but any thoughts of it are dim, blurred, a smudge of sight, sound, feel in the background, because Beth’s looking at Rio, and Rio’s looking at her.

He clasps his hands in front of himself.

Rolls his shoulders back.

He looks down at her, statuesque, a million miles above her.

“You wanna tell me what happened?” 

And, well - -

It lights her up like a dropped match.

“Your associate is what happened,” she tells him, and the heat finds her tone too quickly, because if this was a test, if he knew - - her chest heaves: “He - - pistol whipped me.” 

From the corner of her eye, she can see Annie and Ruby stare at her, their own eyes wide and unblinking, and she can hear Mick snort, amused, which just - - god, it’s enough to leave a flush burning at her cheeks, but Rio seems unbothered. Unaffected. Just keeps looking at her like that. 

Like - - 

Before she has time to think, he steps forwards again, drops to a crouch in front of her and Beth jerks (and god, that makes her face sting, her shoulder burn), as Annie scrambles further backwards towards Ruby, and she can see the amusement on Rio’s face, no matter how hard he tries to hide it, and she’s still squaring her jaw when Rio hooks a knuckle underneath it. 

Beth’s exhale is trapped in her throat.

It’s worse than the looking – when he touches her. When he looks at her, everything else fades, but when he touches her, there is nothing else, and Beth hates it, hates the feel of the cracked skin of his knuckle behind her chin, hates the memory of it scraping the backs of her teeth once, a long time ago, in her now-empty bedroom, hates that she looks at him and his dark, heavy eyes and knows the memory’s close to the surface for him too.

“See,” he starts, his voice low and slow as he tilts her head slightly to the side (she hates that she lets him), getting a better look at her cut. “Thing I can’t get my head around is why you were even meetin’ my associate in the first place.”

He doesn’t emphasise the my, he doesn’t, but Beth hears it anyway, and it’s enough to make her blink, swallow, to hate the latter too for the way it pushes the soft underbelly of her jaw into his finger, and it’s like he knows that too, because suddenly Rio drops his hand down to his knee, and Beth looks at him, and - - huh.

Maybe he didn’t know, she thinks, taking in his closed face.

Maybe he just hated touching her too.  

“He asked for a meeting,” she tells him, and without his skin on her’s, she hears it when Ruby makes a low, strangled noise (but okay, it’s not a lie – he did ask for a meeting after Beth had implied she’d accept one on the phone).

“He asked for a meeting,” Rio echoes dryly, and Beth stares at him, and he knows. She knows he knows. But still she can’t quite swallow the lie.

“The pitch could’ve gone a little better.”

The grin that twitches at the corners of Rio’s lips is so fast she almost misses it – might have, if they weren’t sitting so close – and she finds something in her lurching with the knowledge, trying to chase the look even as his features resettle.  

“Yeah, he ain’t really used to people like you showin’ up at these sorts of meetin’s.”

“I thought self-starters defined this industry.”

At the words, Rio snorts, shaking his head at her, and it’s sudden – the shift in the look of him – any amusement leaching out of his expression and leaving him quieter somehow. His big eyes half-lidded, the points and angles to him softened, his lips just slightly open to exhale a breath and is it that, she wonders? The warmth she feels suddenly at her cheeks?

Beth wets her own lips, means to speak, to say something, only then his knuckle is beneath her chin again, tilting her head softly to the right. Holds her in place for a moment, and she lets her gaze fix on the far wall of her living room, tries to slow her breathing as she feels him look at the half-cleaned up cut, the aching bruises flowering like spring buds beneath her skin. Feels him - -

Just feels him.

After a moment, he drops his hand, grazing it ever so slightly against her chest as he pulls it away and leans back on his haunches, and Beth should look at him, should twist her head back to him, but she doesn’t – not right away. Drops her gaze instead to the floor, to the carpet, a little stained from where she spilt bourbon once. From where Emma’s tie-dye ballet slippers marked it too.

“You gonna learn anything from this?”

Beth blinks, glances back at him, and his face isn’t open, but it isn’t so closed either – an unfamiliar, familiar expression there instead. Something she doesn’t get. And just - - god. She sniffs, shifts her weight on the bristly carpet.  

“Learn anything from what?”

And she sees it then, the inhale, the way he pushes his tongue into his lower lip, before dropping his head and huffing out a laugh. He slaps his hands down on his knees and gets up out of his crouch, glancing over at Annie and Ruby, still staring tentatively at them from a few feet away, and then over to Mick.

“Take their cut.”

“What?” Annie squawks as Beth’s chest lurches, her sister finding her voice and standing up a little taller, hands still clutching the first aid kit to her chest. “Why?”

“You try to cut deals behind my back, I cut your pay, that’s how this works,” Rio supplies easily, shrugging a little, and Beth rolls her eyes when he turns back to look down at her and adds: “Ain’t that right, darlin’?”

She leaves it just a moment, before she smiles, and even though it makes her face sting, she makes it look an easy, too-sweet thing.

“Right, boss.”

It’s enough to make Rio hum, and she knows he likes it – can read that much at least – and he sways a little closer again as Mick steps around them, a strange, stifled sound in the back of his throat when he grabs the bag of cash off the ottoman and starts towards the hallway, and she swears he swaps a look with Ruby, but - -

Oh, Beth thinks, a shiver erupting through her when she feels Rio’s fingers brush her temple, feels them push her hair back off her face, and she knows her eyes are wide when she looks at him, can feel her breath caught, and when he says:

“Maybe work on that pitch of yours, yeah?”

She thinks I will, and when he slips out afterwards, and Annie and Ruby erupt into chatter, she thinks - -

She thinks - -

Next time.

Touch prompts.

#this was really interesting to write #i think i've been writing so much that's a part of series like c&c or au's like the pirate au lately i haven't really written much canon on #and this isn't really canon of course #haha #but potential canon? #idk! #it was p fun to write #especially coming off the back of rewatch #writing them a bit more acidic again is fun #anyway #beth x rio #my fic #nbc good girls #beth boland #rio #welcome to my ama #Anonymous

[harpersplay]

Rio from the first season and the Rio we saw at the end of the show are two completely different characters. I believe the writers attempted to make Rio less likable as the season progressed, and I believe the writers mocked his character at points. Do you think this was done on purpose? I just got a vibe from the creators that they never liked how popular Rio was, but maybe I'm reading too much into things. What are your thoughts?

Rio from the first season and the Rio we saw at the end of the show are two completely different characters.

I agree. And not in a well-written character development way.

I don't think that the GGPTB wanted to make Rio less likable exactly, but they definitely used some unsubtle writing to try to control the audience's response to Rio. The problem was they never understood the things that made Rio compelling. They clearly (this is beyond obvious from the writing and the interviews only confirm this) thought people only liked Rio because "he is hot" (sound familiar?) and his sexy chemistry with Beth. This misunderstanding of the audience is not unique to Rio, by the way. They wrote Dean as a serial cheater. They wrote the cancer lie. And then they didn't understand why the audience wouldn't forgive Dean. They misattributed the Dean dislike to the audience being horny for Rio/Beth and took zero accountability (sound familiar?) for the things they wrote. Ultimately, the show had weak writing. It affected all characters and all plots.

Stans like to act like big bad NBC ruined Jenna's vision or some other bullshit. Jenna Bans could have made a movie or a cable channel show. She chose to work with* a giant media conglomerate on an episodic network show. Yes, NBCU exploited the hell out of scant Brio & Rio content for their promotion. But they didn't doctor scenes that did not exist. Everything was from the show as written by Jenna & Co. And Bans & Krebs also "used" Brio & Rio in every interview or comment when they said good things were coming or when replying "keep watching" in response to questions about Brio & Rio.

I also do not think they disliked Rio's popularity. Stans can say whatever they want, but Rio got them S2. NBCU cares about money. They don't care why something is clicking with an audience. They just care about metrics. And the metrics for Rio (and S2 Brio) were always the only exceptional ones for the show. This isn't fantastical thinking (like the big 1 billion minutes lie). It is what happened. So, Rio's popularity kept them employed. They didn't dislike that.

Ultimately, like a lot of creatives that reach a certain level, Jenna & Co. thought they were more clever than the product that they produced revealed them to be.

Ok, I strayed a little bit, but I hope I answered your questions. If not, feel free to send a follow-up.

*And continues to work with them, as does Bill Krebs. Which neither would have done if they thought NBCU mistreated them and their creative, artistic work. Like, get a clue all you fools who pretend to understand television production.

#anon ask

[blainesebastian]

AO3 tag game

tagged by an angel @sdktrs12 thank youuuu 

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

311

2. What is your total AO3 word count?

1,442,041 (lol whaT) 

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

Glee (197)

Good Girls (TV) (78)

Prodigal Son (TV 2019) (23)

The Flash (TV 2014) (8)

Inception (2010) (4)

Teen Wolf (TV) (1) 

Game of Thrones (TV) (1)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

the wedding date (brio) - 673 kudos

theirs (brio) - 607 kudos

once more (with feeling) (seblaine) - 606 kudos

solving problems (brio) - 545 kudos

realizations (brio) - 505 kudos  

5. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Yes, though the last 28 left in my inbox I totally dropped the ball on. I feel like it’s important to reply to comments because people took the time to write them. Don’t even get me started on the whole ‘hits’ vs. kudos and comments rant. 

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

God, idk. I’m a resolver--I like being able to fix things before something ends. Probably one of my brio fics in plans wrapped in rubber bands because that was a series--so I could end a fic a bit angstier and address it in a later part. 

7. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve ever written?

I don’t think either of these are particularly crazy, but I wrote a Sons of Anarchy AU for seblaine (it was always just red) and a Flash AU (back in a flash)  for seblaine

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not outright hate, exactly. More like some reviews were annoyed with some directions I decided to take fic. Like if characters were fighting or didn’t quite say things I thought were out of character for them to say. Some klainers would definitely reblog my seblaine fic in the early days and talk shit on their blogs. But I haven’t received legit hate in a long time.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I write smut if I have to lol I’m very much someone who will write smut for the sake of a character’s relationship in a fic. I don’t write just outright smut requests because I find writing sex tedious. 

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of--I’ve had fic ‘reposted’ with ‘credit given’ but I try not to think about it because that’s stressful. I feel like as long as no one is making money off my words, does it even matter? 

11. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No--I used to do a few RPs that had a ‘co-written’ feel instead of just one reply at a time. But that was a long time ago. 

12. What’s your all time favorite ship?

It’s a hard tie between brio and seblaine. Seblaine is my oldest ship that I’ve written for, so writing Blaine always feels like coming home but I’m a big fan of writing Rio’s attitude and dialect. 

13. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Glee

14. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

This is hard because I have multiple fandoms but--I think I can easily say I really love my brio series plans wrapped in rubberbands and one of my favorite seblaine fics (and imo a severely underrated fic of mine) is a zombie AU I did for seblaine week 2020 called eye of a hurricane 

not tagging anyone bc I am the worst. If you decide to do this, please tag me so I can read your responses! 

#long post #mccall writes things

[sothischickshe]

howdy! for the fanfic writer questions: #2. Talk about your process for developing story ideas. #17. Least favorite trope to write? #28. Are there any words, phrases, mannerisms, or scenes that you tend to use a lot?

molte grazie! <3 <3 <3 (and especially for this extremely sophisticated questions-in-the-ask stuff :o)

#2. Talk about your process for developing story ideas.

oof! extremely chaotic lawful?! haha

i guess it typically goes something like:

have an idea > leave it > over time return to it and think through how it might make sense > have varied other stray ideas over time about lines or moments or dialogue or something and maybe put some of those 'in' this idea > eventually maybe write down a placeholder title on the list of things i want to write > keep thinking a bit about the idea and indeed the other ideas while writing other thing/s > eventually decide to Write The Thing at a point where i've pretty much worked it out in my head > do whatever research is desperately needed to complete the process of working it out in my head > choose a title! listen to the source song; cackle > tell myself the story in my head a few times till i've got it all worked through plotwise and to an extent languagewise > make some notes? (might already have some notes from rewatch; title source song) > write the whole thing on paper, ideally in one go but that's happening less and less cos they keep being too long waah > read through paper draft and make light edits > type the thing up > discover how long it is > get to editing!!!!!!!!!!!!! > once i can read through it without getting wildly frustrated, turn it into an ao3 draft > edit edit edit edit edit > eventually go: fuck it post it > rest

#17. Least favourite trope to write?

um ok: one answer, and i think it's more LESS faves for me than LEAST cos if it's a trope i don't want to write then i won't lol, but for another:

ummm maybe HEA...? or at least for brio lol, they suck. like i have written it a few times (mostly/only AU or future fics i think...?) but i do generally prefer a more open-ended ending for them.

howsoever, i have seen the light and Understood why most of rhea's name is hea

#28. Are there any words, phrases, mannerisms, or scenes that you tend to use a lot?

lmao, im trying to take this q seriously but ive stumbled straight off...

are there words i use a lot? um yea, 'the' for example... (now obsessed w/ the idea of writing a story w/o it, o no)

im very pro repetition of words/phrases/stuff! that’s how you build a pattern, n if u build one u can make diverting from it impactful!

consider:

...& it hurt, but only a bit.

...& it hurt, but only a bit.

...& it hurt, but only a bit.

...& it hurt, but only a bit. Just a little bit.

...& it hurt, but only a bit.

...& it hurt, a whole fucking lot.

or even:

brother/cousin

brother/cousin

brother/cousin

brother/cousin

brother/corpse!

plus re words, phrases, mannerisms etc... i should think they are repeated cos i write a lot of stuff abt the same 2 dummies and mostly from either of their povs. ok should write abt more interesting ppl, good note.

scenes, um:

robe-stealing

drinking

mirror sex

can’t have a normal conversation to save their lives

poor traumatised mick

...and im back to the same good note haha

play with me 

#writing #fanfiction #on writing #well that got word vomity whoops #i tried to take that last q seriously i really did but uh idk i dont think repetition is a Big Evil...i mean i have complicated thoughts on #t bc i dont like writing the same thing again i guess story after story and try not to but on the flip side i dont think there's anything ba #d abt returning to an idea and doing More with it #and especially if you're talking abt (mostly) the same 2 characters n the same 2 povs ofc there's going to be stuff which recurs! although i #also dont think im using like blanketly the same characterisation in each story blah blah blah #anyhow chaotic lawful should be and indeed is a Thing the alignment ch*rt is stupid i am above such petty concerns as morality #anyanyhow i think brother/corpse! would be hilarious.

[missmaxime]

music tag

tagged by @mego42 💕 to play this music tag list, which is p ironic since I rarely listen to my spotify since I don’t commute anymore but I’ll give it a go!

1. Your favourite song at the moment: when I have to write the things for the work I usually listen to hardtyle-ish things, and Freefall - Jackyll & Hyde has popped up a lot. 

2. A song you associate with a favourite character or ship: for brio so manyyy but I’ll go with They Weren’t There - Missy Higgins 

3. A song that could be about you: Believe - Cher (one of the best songs ever made I will never change opinion on this)

4. A song you think is overrated: Coldplay. Anything by Coldplay. 

5. A song that reminds you of a specific memory: In the summer of 2008 I was going on a vacation with my group of friends. Initially, that was the only holiday I had planned. But suddenly one of my co-workers (had a massive crush on her, there was no chance) asked if I wanted to go on vacation with her because the friend she was going to go with she had a fight with, and we were like semi friends. And of course my dumb infatuated self said yes. It was fun! But I will never forget the irony of Katy Perry’s I Kissed A Girl blasting from the speakers in every single discotheque while that was something that was absolutely not happening. 

6. Last song you listened to: Barracuda - Heart

7. A song that makes you laugh: Holding out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler (but because I picture the Shrek version)

8. A song you want your mutuals to listen to: all Missy Higgins music tbh. I rarely ever meet someone who even knows who she is, and I probably wouldn’t have but I lived in the times of downloading fanvideos from megaupload because youtube didn’t exist and a creater used her songs a lot, and I never stopped listening to her albums.  Tagging: @bourbon-ontherocks @blizabrth @riosnecktattoo @nakedmonkey

#music asks

[mrslackles]

Fic writer challenge

I got tagged by @inyoursheets to do this horrible thing because I’m supposed to imply I like anything I’ve written?? What fresh hell is this?

rules: list your four fave fics you’ve written

Ok, I’m gonna do Brio because I assume that’s what you’re here for and also keep in mind that I’m under duress here and was FORCED to say good things about my writing; personally I think it’s trash, but here we are.

1. Don’t Say Panties

All my fics are wish fulfillment fics, but this one went the extra mile in that it just felt like CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT for Rio -- Rio! Mr Everything’s Gonna Cost You! -- to just offer to help Beth, expecting nothing back. It’s the only really soft thing we got post-Dubbygate that even hinted at their change of intimacy and Beth just... turned him down??? Absurd and I could not stand for it and that’s how this fic happened and it makes me happy to know that somewhere out there in an alternative universe, she accepted his help and they had sex in the storage unit (which is my fave character on the show, wbk). 

2. Dark necessities are a part of my design

Rio and Beth NEED to be locked in a room together, this is clear to us all, and that room being a conjugal visit for 4 hours?? Ahhhh. 

This was one of my earlier fics, so I was still exploring their dynamic and I think this particular situation sparked an understanding of these characters for me that I haven’t ever been able to replicate in quite the same way. Also I think Beth has more character development in these four chapters than in the whole series. There’s something about Brio completely and utterly alone (also stressed and kinda co-dependent, lbr) that just hits different. Plus the homophone in the very last line impresses the hell out of me for no reason whatsoever, haha. 

3. You and I were made of glass, we’d never last

Bittersweet is my jam, so the format of this story just hit my sweet spot. You get to watch them be happy and sad concurrently as you read their relationship play out over the past and present. The one timeline informing/bittering or sweetening the other is something I utterly enjoy writing. It kinda reminds me of one of my favourite movies, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

4. Winners Know When... 

I know I’ll be lambasted if I don’t pick this one, lol. Not that I don’t love this story for what it is (Brio just getting to be, like what a concept!!), but mostly I’m just in awe that it exists. 

There’s something incredibly terrifying about planning out a 4-part 50-plus-chaptered story before you’ve even put a single word down. Hoping that anyone would want to read past chapter 1 -- past part 1 -- to make it thousands of words later to a part of the story where everything will fall into place is very scary. Also, actually writing all of that was a different miracle altogether that I attribute solely to the incredible support I received from this fandom. 

That’s what this story makes me think of more than anything and why it holds a really special place in my heart. Even though there have been a lot of awful days in this fandom, I’ll always look back on it as a positive experience just because of this. The sheer outpouring of support and love is truly exceptional, and I love every single one of you who took this ride with me, thank you ❤️

#this unintentionally read like a goodbye letter?? #but also yeah ily guys in case you still didn't know at this point #also I'm sorry I didn't tag anyone #I've been AWOL and assume everyone has already had a go #but if you haven't #please consider yourself tagged by me!! #Brio fanfiction #my writing #my fanfiction #quarantine tag games #also I kind of lied in this #the storage unit IS big fave #but obviously Rio's apartment has to be my ultimate fave #we've just been through too much together ok #I COUNTED DRAWERS #also the copper pots and black crockery?? #I'm sorry storage unit you know I got big love for you #but the apartment has to win by just a bit

[swynlake-spill]

best n worst Halloween costumes — I gotta know

well obviously.

plz note that the following rankings are my opinions but obviously i am smarter and sexier than everyone so they are also objectively right. if ur wondering about the scale, it's 'this costume is boring and ive seen it 98787 times' to 'wow! how about that!'

without further ado...

WORST:

BRIO + THISTLE: As Greek Gods.

this got me like 🤢🤢 like DAMN ok boys we get it, u have rippling pectorals how about u ask about MY DAY. no seriously, this was like waking up in my personal nightmare where i’m suddenly tied to a chair in the middle of an American Frat House and boys are hooting like gorillas around me while wearing USED BEDSHEETS. i hated it! and et tu, thistle??? UR BETTER THAN THIS! 

CANDY/PACIFICA/HENRY/ROSE= BATMAN AND CO

every single freaking year someone does batman. every single year, u get a harley, u get a poison ivy, u get me snoringgggggggggg. i expect this level of bad from henry, but ladies????????????? ladies, this was where u needed to step up and HELP HIM ! 

MARIE BONFAMILLE= THE HELP 

cannot believe that marie bonfamille with all her infinite time (she doesnt have a job) and money (she is rich) did not serve us something. she put on a little black dress and stole her nounou’s apron. marie this is halloween, not a post from your onlyfans account. 

Shoutout to Edward Andalasia, Beck Brooks, etc-- wearing a onesie isn’t a costume, it’s an insult and i hate it! 

BEST: 

NICK WILDE= BLESSING IN DISGUISE

baffling. creative. low-effort. big reward. iconic. never seen it before. could not have said it better myself. 

TALLULAH ROBINSON=PEACOCK

um??? Everyone is always going as sexy rabbits or sexy kitties, what about a sexy, fabulous, expensive peacock? Tallulah pulled out the stops for this one. the crown is DESERVED. learn from her. 

THE ACHERONS = MOTHER NATURE’S GARDEN. 

Liiiiiiiike wise! While the bumblebee baby boy is rather trite, it blends in PERFECTLY with this creative family ensemble! Belle’s dress is GIVING me teletubbies energy (compliment) and is that Dolce and Gabbana, Lou Bonfamille??? Playful, wholesome, stylish, I’m obsessed. 

#taste test

[mego42]

What are some of your favorite GG song Moments. ? Here are some of mine.

1. Easy ft lorde- OMG this soong is such a bop. it just fits the scene so well. HONESTLY one of my fav scenes. HE IS LIVING HIS BEST LIFE IN THIS SCENE. I LOVE CHAOTIC RIO

2. Wild heart by SPELLES.- THIS SONG IS SO HAUNTING just fits the vibe so well. SO ANGSTY

3. The most recent song. Used in that Brio moment. Idk what its called . I know that Beth is having the time of her life but that song is just HEAVY. The lyrics 🙏😭😭❤❤❤ such a pretty song fr 😔

omg anon i love this question nearly as much as i love your taste. YES!!!! to Easy (i too love tf out of personification of chaos rio), YES!!!!! to Wild Heart!!!!  it’s SO HAUNTING and disorienting and PERFECT. and Y E S !!!!!!!!!!!!! to the most recent song (whole life by perfume genius). i am LIVING for the heavy ballad vibes, super agree it’s so pretty. 

in no particular order, my top 5 music moments:

blanket me / hundred waters

1x09 - beth makes the calendar laying out her kids future in case something happens to her

i’ve already exposed myself as an absolute loon when it comes to this song and you can read the whole breakdown here

but tl;dr it’s a song about relying too much on a person and needing to break free and be independent but not in a toxic sort of way, more in a for personal growth and the best for everyone because co-dependence holds everyone back and i really, really, really love that in context of beth and her children, her learning to step back and not smother them but also not give so much of herself that she disappears entirely because that’s not good for them in the long run

basically it’s sort of a thesis statement for beth’s underlying s1 arc

plus it’s just like, heavy and haunting and absolutely gorgeous and not to be like, unreasonably pretentious, moves me and i love it

notable lyrics: You're my blanket, you're my skin / You're everything within / You're my guardian, I'm your sail / A boat in your harbor / Gone under, capsized and sinking / Blanket me, blanket me, blanket me, blanket me, blanket me

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whole life / perfume genius

4x06 - beth looking for a place to hide the wire/hooking up with rio

the song is all about leaving behind the things weighing you down and moving into a brighter, more free future and i love love love how that plays with the duality of beth hiding the wire and securing her source of information for the secret service BUT ALSO marking this moment as a turning point for beth and rio because it absolutely is.

(like not just the fact that they’ve resumed a physical relationship but rio’s invited beth deeper into his world and we’re seeing beth crack on a level we really haven’t before)

this season is leaning SO HARD into duality and the tangled up truths and lies between them and i am absolutely UNHINGED over it

i also really love the like, passionate ballad nature of it juxtaposed over this twisted, extremely sexy moment (intercut with dean joyfully trying to seize hold of his new hobby only to be IMMEDIATELY denied)

there are just so many layers to it and i love all of them

notable lyrics: The mark where he left me / A clip on my wing / Oh, let it soften / I forgive everything

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ocean rain / echo & the bunnymen

4x04 - the beth and jane/rio getting the drop on fitz montage

the whole theme of this song is two people tearing each other apart and destroying the bones of their former intimacy which like, hello subject matter aptitude and it’s told through this GLORIOUSLY dramatic hurricane at sea imagery with ships being dragged below the waves by the hurricanes the two people have called down on each other set to a gorgeous over the top orchestral score

on a yrical note, i love that the song is basically the same verse over and over (interspersed with the chorus, obvs) and the only change is me vs you when it comes to who brought the storm down on them

basically, if you were challenged to come up with a song that represented two peak dramatique heaux nightmare factories locked in a never ending game of deadly cat and mouse, you couldn’t top this.

i am ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED with the choice to pair it with a montage of beth finally pulling the trigger (with foresight and intent, shooting rio was p obvs a oh shit look what i did moment), a milestone rio’s been dragging her (down) towards since the beginning of s2 AND using him to do it, dragging him (down) into her mess (m ade all the more messy when you consider he was the target of it) (i just! love it! so! much!)

i want to live in johnathan leahy’s brain

notable lyrics: all at sea again / and now my[your] hurricanes have brought down this ocean rain / to bathe me again / my ship’s a-sail / can you hear it’s tender frame / screaming from beneath the waves / screaming from beneath the waves

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el musgo / gabriel bruce

3x04 - rio watches beth make money

UGH GOD when that high hat and bass kicked in the first time i was like oh shit we are in for some DRAMA and sure enough we were as well as a more sexual montage than anything you’d find in actual porn.

idk, the fact that they chose this deep, dark, mournful about lost love to an elongated montage slow motion montage of rio watching beth make fake cash and deciding not to kill her for nearly killing him doEs stuFf to me

all i’m saying is johnathan leahy ships brio harder than any of us and is a more dramatique heaux than either of them, which are two really impressive feats to achieve

AND THEN!!! AND THEN!!!!! they CHOPPED THE SONG UP!!!!! so they were able to take advantage of the dawning drama of the opening bars BUT ALSO include the closing stanza about wearing the marks the subject of the song gave the singer like a scar where they took his heart from him and the INTENTIONALITY of that creative choice puts me on the FLOOR

LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

notable lyrics: I'll wear this mark like a medal / But it's a scar / Where you took my heart from me

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kimono hill / sophia kennedy

3x01 - rio leaves the hotel

honeslty, lowkey surprised this one made my top five. not because it isn’t a fabulous song deployed with johnathan leahy’s usual mastery, but bc i didn’t realize how much i loved it until making this list

i don’t really have like, a deep, lyrically rooted storytelling reason for loving it, i just think the way they used it in the show is Such A Vibe

the way the vibrating synthy tones and underlying organ kicks in while rio’s getting in the elevator has this beautiful held breath anticipatory quality to it that works SO WELL to set up the montage of rio strutting out back into his life while turner gets murdered (a scene i have some uh, complicated feelings about but setting those aside), and the bolands’ fresh start to the tune of bouncy drums and looping vocals

idk it’s such a shining note to end the first episode of a new season on, i remember feeling refreshed and super hype for what’s to come

notable lyrics: no lyrics, just the vibe of the opening bars

tl;dr i really, really, REALLY love how this show uses music. you can tell they put a lot of time and effort and thought into it and while i know the trajectory isn’t working for everyone, personally i love it. granted, as you can see from this list, i clearly love the shit out of a down tempo dramatic ballad, so. if you are more of a bangers and bops person, i would point you to @nickmillerscaulk’s inbox as she is a Certified Bangers Afficianado.

#i think about music and soundtracks an aggressively normal amount #there's an au version of me that's a music supervisor and she's living her best life #nbc good girls #gg soundtrack #moar music #shut up meg #anon