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iguana-braces · 2 years

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Freefall (Hangman x Reader)

Based on this request (also, credit to this bumper sticker) – Masterlist

Description: Only the best of the best go to Top Gun, and you find yourself struggling to keep up under the pressure. An unlikely ally attempts to help, but can he keep himself from making things worse? 👀

Warnings: swearing, angst (y’all are literally on the same wavelength but just suck at communicating), brief mentions of masturbation/dirty fantasies, innuendos and sexual banter, liberally using italics for emphasis (and also internal dialogue, I’m so sorry)

Word Count: 3.2k (take a shot every time I say “best of the best”)

Note: Now we finally got some Pilot!Reader. Callsign is Arcade just because I think it sounds cool (also, “Arcade” by Duncan Lawrence and FLETCHER is a really good song, albeit completely unrelated to this fic). And a Hangman POV?? Love that for us. The more I write for him, the more I love him and the sadder I get that he doesn’t exist.

I also don't know how the Navy works AT ALL (aside from very brief Google searches). This is a complete work of fiction, do not expect factually based depictions of the Navy here.

“I've been thinking 'bout you all night

Like a pilot with a fear of heights

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I've been thinking 'bout you all night

Like a fire that's afraid to light” – “Pilot With A Fear of Heights” by Felicity

It should've been a cake-walk. You had done runs like this plenty of times in the past few weeks and not only that, but you were flying with Hangman, and nobody took this shit more seriously than he did. It was like he was put on this Earth for the specific purpose of being a pilot, the best of the best. He ate, slept, and breathed this job, and ego aside, you had to admit it worked for him.

Some people on the squad loved him, admired him. Some people couldn't fucking stand him. And it was easy to understand both sides. Jake Seresin was a smartass and sometimes a nuisance, but you were lucky enough to find that it wasn't completely awful having a conversation with him. He was blunt, but honest and able to remain objective. You'd even worked your way up to a witty banter with him, joking on the tarmac as you headed to your planes.

"Hey, Arcade, if you're gonna ride my ass this time, the least you can do is pull my hair too," he said, squinting in the sun before he put on his aviators.

"Only in your dreams, Hangman. Besides, your hair's too short to pull." That was the conclusion you’d unfortunately arrived at after you let your thoughts stray too far in the shower one day, although you quickly put an end to that train of thought. There was no denying he was a gorgeous man, but this wasn’t the time or place for indulging in schoolgirl crushes.

Jokes aside, it should've been an easy run. But in the middle of it all, it was like your mind finally caught up to itself, after being stuck in complete disbelief since you had first received your orders. You were at Top Gun, setting the precedent for the rest of the entire goddamn fleet. Perfecting new maneuvers and combat techniques. The best of the best.

You froze.

Hangman's voice was barely audible in your ear, ordering you to react but by the time you regained control of your extremities, it was too late. Mission failure.

"Why did that run go wrong today?” Jake asked, sprinting to catch up with you after you sped away from the classroom. The lighthearted tone that had been in his voice earlier was gone, replaced with nothing but biting patronization. Here comes the nuisance. “You might be able to lie through your teeth to the instructors, but I know better."

"I wasn't lying." Although that statement in itself was almost a lie. You'd used complicated sentences and overly technical terms to dance through your explanation for your actions, shifting the blame to a technical error so to avoid overtly stating, I panicked.

But of course, Hangman saw straight through your bullshit, like he had a second sense for it. "You weren't telling the truth either. Not the whole truth."

"What does it matter?" you huffed. You didn’t even know where you were going any more, hopefully just somewhere he wouldn’t follow. Where was the nearest women’s bathroom?

"It matters if you pull some shit like that on a real mission and people die because of it."

You spun on him, fuming. As if that thought hadn't crossed your mind a thousand times a minute since you landed. As if that exact scenario wasn’t going to keep you up all night until you were called for training tomorrow. How fucking dare he assume otherwise.

"What do you want me to say, Hangman? That I panicked? Yeah, I cracked under the pressure, and I sincerely apologize for not being born perfect like you."

"Now isn't the time to start cracking. We're two weeks from graduation–"

"Yes, thank you for man-splaining the calendar to me,” you snapped. “Look, I'll stay out of your way, so your perfect record isn't tarnished any further. Do I have permission to fuck off, or are you going to tell me more things I already know?"

He squinted at you, jaw clenching and unclenching as you waited for some other smartass remark to be hurled your way. Instead, he just pushed past you, muttering, "Yeah, do whatever you want."

~~~~~~~~~~

Storming back to his barracks, he felt like some kind of scolded child sent off to bed without dinner. But he needed to be alone, to decompress, to analyze. You were wrong, he wasn't born perfect, no matter how much he wished he was. Because if he was perfect, he would know exactly the right words to say to make you feel better, instead of just making everything worse. Instead, his mouth worked quicker than his mind, spitting venom as a defense mechanism even when he wasn't in danger.

"You might be able to lie through your teeth to the instructors, but I know better."

What he was really trying to say was, I know you better, and I know something’s wrong. In the past month, he’d picked up on the fact that you never doubted yourself and you were always straight-to-the-point. That was part of your charm. So it didn’t take a genius to see that the evasive maneuver you’d just performed in the debriefing and the way you’d locked up in the air were concerning to say the least.

Not like it was any of his business and it’s not like he was claiming to be an expert on all things You, but his observational skills were something worth noting, among his many other skills and talents. But by that point it was too late, stone-cold detachment had taken the lead from his emotions. The mission was more important, the job was more important, being the best was more important, just like always.

Except, lately, something else had started to take over his mind, demanding the attention of every one of his spare thoughts. And it almost felt… good. Like a sudden downpour in the middle of an unending drought. It was refreshing, exhilarating, melting away the dirt and grittiness of life.

It was you.

He’d find himself mentally playing back dumb shit you said throughout the day that made him laugh, genuinely laugh. The memorized details of your smile was another personal favorite to put on repeat, as well as the witty back-and-forth between the two of you– when he wasn’t saying all the wrong things. And of course, he couldn’t deny he’d thought deeply about your body pressed against his in a moment of heated, desperate desire, but those thoughts were reserved solely for early mornings, late nights, and also during showers.

But most of all, he thought about the way you made him feel– terrified. All of this was uncharted territory, like flying blind. Was it okay to think about you like this? Shouldn’t he be focusing on the job? What if he fucks up because he’s too busy daydreaming about you? Should he say something? And worst of all, what if you feel the same way? What then?

After graduation, you’d most likely go back to your previous assignments on completely opposite coasts. How would that even work? Were you supposed to send letters to each other like it’s fucking World War Two? Would you even get married? Was that allowed? Again, uncharted territory, questions he’d never bothered to think about before but now there were a million of them making him sweat. He was getting ahead of himself, but he couldn’t just walk into this blind. He had to have some kind of plan, some kind of concrete idea of what was going to happen next.

First things first, he had to make sure you didn’t absolutely despise him. He had to apologize. But that was easier said than done. Or, in his case, easier done than said.

You rolled your eyes as soon as you saw him approach your table in the cafeteria. "I'm not in the mood, Jake."

And we’re off to a great start. Just stick to the plan. Ignoring your dismissal, he dropped into the seat across from you, folding his arms on the table. Your eyes remained firmly locked on the book in front of you. "Look, I shouldn't have–"

"Been such a complete and utter asshole?"

It stung to hear you call him out, and yet he appreciated your bluntness. It was deserved, better to call it as it is rather than trying to spare his feelings. "...Yeah."

"Wow, thanks, Jake,” you deadpanned. “I feel so much better now."

"I was just being hard on you because–"

"My failures are making you look bad. I get it."

Once was fine, but he had important things to say and he'd get nowhere if you kept interrupting him. Plus, now you were putting words in his mouth that were just blatantly untrue.

"Will you let me finish a sentence?” he snapped. “Now who's being an asshole?"

You raised your eyebrows at him in mild surprise, but didn’t seem too offended by his tone. "...Go ahead."

Turning his attention back to his thoughts, he found that his carefully laid plan to apologize had evaporated in the heat of his brief outburst. He’d have to improvise. But you were obviously in a combative mood, and speaking off the cuff, he only knew how to respond to fire with more fire so everything was going to shit already, and maybe he should just give up and leave–

"Oh my god," you groaned. “The anticipation is killing me, Seresin.”

"Well, I lost my train of thought because you kept interrupting me.” Just say something. You were apologizing and figuring out why she can’t fly. “I was going to ask, what's your problem?"

"What's my problem?"

SHIT.

"No, I mean–” He dropped his head into his hands, rubbing his temples. Use your words, Seresin. There’s no reason for this to be so fucking difficult. With a deep breath, he raised his head and started again, speaking slowly and deliberately in a voice that didn’t sound familiar to his own ears. But at least this voice sounded like they knew what they were doing. “Why do you keep tripping yourself up? Because I've seen you fly and you're a great pilot. There's no reason for you to keep second-guessing yourself like this."

You stared back at him in silence for a moment, your brows furrowed together, and Jake instinctively tensed, waiting to get chewed out. But what could he possibly have said wrong that time?

"I'm sorry, did you just compliment me?" you asked finally, a hint of amusement creeping into your voice.

Immediately, he relaxed, trying not to make his sigh of relief too obvious. "Yeah, I did. It's been known to happen."

You shook your head, arguing, "I've never heard you say one good thing about anyone, unless you're hitting on some woman in a bar. And that's pretty much just negging, so I don't even think it counts."

If he was physically capable of cringing, he would’ve. There was really no excuse for the things he said to women in bars, even he had to admit those weren't exactly his finest moments. And it was even worse that you had witnessed him in action.

"Well, then you should be honored. The rarity is what makes it meaningful."

"Yeah, totally.”

A small smile had found its way onto your lips so despite the obvious sarcasm in your acknowledgement, to Jake it seemed like the two of you were almost back on friendly terms. So compliments worked on you. Good to know. Before he lost his train of thought again, he pressed, “So?”

“Right, Dr. Seresin wants to know what my damage is. Should I start with the childhood trauma, or keep it to more recent events?”

“More recent events, I suppose.” You were joking but already he could feel every muscle in his body clenching again. Getting through this conversation was difficult enough, the rest of your combined baggage would have to be left to be unpacked at a later date. “You started flying like a lame duck a few days ago, what happened then?”

The smile left your face and you leaned back into your chair, withdrawing from the conversation again. Maybe he had pried, maybe you weren’t familiar enough with each other to have heart-to-hearts like this. Or maybe you should just spit it out because there’s no reason talking about shit should be so excruciating. Pot. Kettle.

Finally, you leaned forward again, clearing your throat. There wasn’t any sarcasm or wit to your words now, just an unfamiliar rawness. “I realized where I am. Top Gun, best of the best.”

And so you told him about the panic you felt, the weight and pressure of being sat where you were, following in the footsteps of giants. It was understandable, of course, and you were more rational than you gave yourself credit for. All he really had to do was nod and let you talk yourself in circles until you reached the right conclusion. But the biggest issue was that you were still being way too hard on yourself. In a dogfight against you and the entire rest of the squadron, he’d bet on you every time and he’d win and how could you just not see that yet?

“And it wasn’t exactly the easiest flying behind Mr. Perfection himself.”

The amount of mental gymnastics he had been doing all day to keep himself in line was starting to verge on tiring and that sentence just happened to be the last thing he wanted to hear you say, a tinge of annoyance slipping into his voice as he insisted, “I’m not perfect.”

“You sure act like you are.”

And maybe that’s the point. The thought seemingly occurred to the two of you at the same time as your eyes met.

“Oh.”

That Oh was most likely innocent, a mere acknowledgement of your joint epiphany, but it felt weighted with all sorts of implications and assumptions about Jake that made him shift in his seat. The vulnerability he’d been chipping his way towards was once again immediately paved over by ninety layers of concrete and suddenly, he couldn’t leave this conversation fast enough. But no, this wasn’t about him, this was about you.

False confidence returning, he let himself say what you were already thinking, like this had been his plan all along. “Just fake it until you make it, Arcade. Act like you’re the best until you are the best.”

“It’s not that easy,” you replied, shaking your head.

“Have you tried? Next hop, fly with me.”

“Why would I do that?” you scoffed. “You reamed me out the last time I fucked up so, thanks but no thanks.”

“That’s never gonna happen again.” Another invisible cringe. “Look, you’ll run point, I’ll be your wingman.”

“No, Jake–”

“You’re doing it, Y/N,” he said, rising from the table before you could protest. “That’s an order.”

“We’re the same rank, dumbass.”

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You spent an hour after that talk wondering if you were being pranked or Hangman was having some kind of brain aneurysm and you should send someone to check on him. It seemed like he actually cared that you couldn’t fly straight, he wanted to fly with you. Maybe just to watch you crash and burn again. But no, he had complimented you, he’d tried to help. And for a fraction of a second, you saw a glimpse of someone who wasn’t just a walking irritant. There was a large can of worms that had just been cracked open, but you couldn’t let yourself stay up all night examining it. You had a mission to fly in the morning.

Up until that morning, everyone knew that Hangman flew like he was alone, he didn’t care about anyone else. Having him as your wingman was a potential death-sentence. But when you were in the air that day, it felt different. It felt good to have him off the side of your wing. And he was actually following your lead. You faked it until you made it, and by some miracle, it paid off.

Mission success.

Instead of angrily storming off, you waited for him as you walked off the tarmac. He was smirking as usual, but you knew you were the one who’d caused it.

"Now that was some damn good flying, Arcade. It’s almost like you deserve to be here or something."

"Careful there, Hangman. Two compliments in a row… Someone might start to think you like me or something."

"Maybe I do.” You stopped dead in your tracks, hoping your aviators hid your wide-eyed look of absolute astonishment. But Jake’s smile didn’t falter as he turned back to you. “Maybe I like flying with you."

Don’t be weird, don’t make this weird. He’s probably just kidding. Regaining your composure, you kept walking, nonchalantly retorting. "Oh, really? Do go on."

"That's why I was so hard on you. Because you're the only one here who can keep up with me, as long as you get out of your own way."

"Right, this was entirely for your benefit."

"And because it'd be a damn shame for talent like yours to go to waste. The world's a better place so long as you're in the air. It's where you belong, Y/N."

Now he was being weird. Three compliments? Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is a pattern, or whatever that saying is. Was it actually possible that your banter wasn’t just banter anymore? Oh my god, that remark about pulling his hair– No, save that for the shower. Just be cool.

"You know, it's also a shame we probably won't see each other again after this. You were just starting to become tolerable," you retorted.

"You're welcome to fly with me anytime.”

You skidded to a halt again because banter be damned, you were absolutely sure that sounded like an invitation. Oh my good god. He’s actually serious. Say something.

"Yeah, maybe. It was pretty nice having you behind me for a change."

Not THAT.

But Jake’s grin only grew wider at this as he dipped his head down, like the Southern gentleman he was, and your heart nearly did a backflip. "It was my pleasure."

~~~~~~~~~~

That would’ve been the perfect moment to drop his helmet to the ground and sweep you off your feet because finally, your banter didn’t feel like banter anymore. It had become something else entirely. The two of you had become something else. And your last remark about him being behind you–

But this wasn’t the time or the place, and so you both had kept walking. You needed to focus on yourself, focus on the course. You didn’t need some teary-eyed confession of feelings he could barely name taking up your focus. But fuck, was he gonna miss you when this was all over. Six weeks was nothing, a blink of an eye in the grand scheme of things but apparently it was long enough for you to make your mark on him. He tried to tell himself he’d forget these feelings soon enough. He’d forget you. But of course that was a lie. This mark was too big and too deep to ever be paved over. Just the thought of getting on a plane, flying away from you, was enough to make him feel like he was tearing in two.

And yet somehow, he knew this wouldn't be the last time you saw each other, even if he had to steal a plane and fly to you himself. Flying blind didn’t seem so scary if he had you at his side.

#jake hangman seresin #jake seresin x reader

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antiquesims · 9 months

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Margaret Felicity Fletcher, 1781

#ts4 decades challenge #ts4 historical #fletcher legacy #ts4 #fl 1770 #ts4 legacy #fl margaret #fl elizabeth

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melien · 8 months

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#sims #ts3 #sims 3 #photoshoots #character verse #felicity fletcher #nathaniel sanders

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crazydreamercycle · 2 years

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A catalogue of names that are just straight up normal words

Female

Acacia

Amber

Amethyst

Amity

Anemone

Anise

April

Aria

Aspen

Aster

Aura

Aurora

Autumn

Avalon

Avril (April, French)

Azalea

Azure

Bee

Beryl

Blanche (White, French)

Blondie

Blossom

Brandy

Bunny

Burgundy

Cadence

Calanthe

Calla

Camellia

Candy

Caprice

Chalice

Charisma

Charity

Chastity

Cherish

Cherry

Clarity

Clematis

Clemency

Columbine

Comfort

Coral

Coriander

Crystal

Daffodil

Dahlia

Daisy

Dawn

Delight

Delta

Destiny

Diamond

Dot

Dove

Dream

Easter

Ebony

Eglantine

Emerald

Epiphany

Essence

Fae

Faith

Fancy

Fawn

Felicity

Fern

Flower

Gay

Genesis

Genie

Gill

Ginger

Glory

Grace

Harmony

Hazel

Heather

Heaven

Holly

Honey

Honour

Hope

Hyacinth

Iris

Ivy

Jacinth

Jasmine

Jonquil

Journey

Joy

July

June

Kay

Kitty

Lacy

Lark

Laurel

Lavender

Liberty

Lilac

Lily

Lotus

Love

Magnolia

Maple

Marigold

May

Meadow

Melody

Mercy

Merry

Minty

Miracle

Missy

Misty

Modesty

Monday

Myrtle

Nan

Nanny

Olive

Opal

Paisley

Pansy

Patience

Peace

Pearl

Pen

Penny

Peony

Petal

Petunia

Piety

Piper

Pleasance

Poppy

Porsche

Posy

Precious

Primrose

Princess

Prissy

Queen

Rainbow

Rose

Rosemary

Rosy

Royalty

Ruby

Rue

Sapphire

Scarlet

Scout

Serenity

Shell

Sherry

Sienna

Spirit

Spring

Star

Sue

Summer

Sunshine

Symphony

Tansy

Tawny

Teal

Temperance

Tempest

Tiara

Topaz

Treasure

Trinity

Unique

Unity

Velvet

Verity

Violet

Willow

Winter

Male

Ace

Archer

Art

August

Baker

Bishop

Blaze

Brand

Brock

Bud

Buddy

Buster

Case

Cash

Chance

Chip

Chuck

Clair (Light/clear, French)

Clay

Clement

Cliff

Colt

Constant

Coy

Crew

Curt

Dane

Deacon

Dean

Den

Drake

Duke

Dutch

Earl

Earnest

Fisher

Fletcher

Flint

Ford

Forest

Foster

Fox

Frank

Garland

Gene

Gore

Grant

Gray

Grey

Griffin

Gunner

Guy

Hale

Hall

Hardy

Heath

Herb

Jack

Junior

Kelvin

King

Kip

Lane

Legend

Leo

Major

Mark

Marshal

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Mobile OC List

Here's a list of my OCs! In order to help mitigate some expectations, I've created a little key to let you know what to expect content-wise for them.

CONTENT FLOW: 🟢 - Active / 🟡 - Slow / 🔴 - Stopped

MOTION SICKNESS UNIVERSE

🟢 Carolina Alvarez (❤ Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia — FC: Alexxis Demire)

🟢 Dalia Alvarez-Garcia (❤ David Floyd — FC: Isabella Ferriera)

PUSUIT OF HAPPINESS UNIVERSE

🟢 Audrey Herrera (❤ Javy "Coyote" Machado — FC: Melissa Barrera)

🟡 Lauren Kahale (❤ Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw — FC: Lindsay Watson)

SEPARATE UNIVERSES

🟡 Katie "Birdie" Tindall (❤ Jake "Hangman" Seresin — FC: Aimee Teegarden)

AU CHARACTERS

🟢 Rosy Kovecky (❤ Steve Barton — FC: Laia Costa)

🟡 Kristina Taylor (❤ Bucky Barnes — FC: Flavia Santiago)

MCU CHARACTERS

🟢 Murphy (❤ Joaquin Torres — FC: Ludovica Martino)

🟡 Julia Schroeder (❤ Shang-Chi — FC: Olivia Liang)

🔴 Bronwen (❤ Loki — FC: Natasha Liu Bordizzo)

PARTING SHOT UNIVERSE

🟡 Kay Barton (❤ Steve Rogers — FC: Alicia Vikander)

🟡 Nat Barton (❤ None — FC: Taron Egerton)

🟡 Molly McKay (❤ Clint Barton — FC: Rebecca Hall)

🟡 Saoirse Nolan (❤ Bucky Barnes — FC: Carey Mulligan)

🟡 Grace Owens (❤ Peter Parker — FC: Zoey Deutch)

🟡 Iris Tate (❤ Pietro Maximoff — FC: Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey)

MIND OVER MATTER UNIVERSE

🟡 Leela Garcia (❤ Hector Garcia (OC) — FC: Hina Khan)

🟡 Rocio Garcia (❤ Miles Morales — FC: Reem Shaikh)

🟡 Mina Kaminski (❤ Bucky Barnes — FC: Melanie Chandra)

🔴 Sekai Williams (❤ Sam Wilson — FC: Lex Scott Davis)

NON POWERED CHARACTERS

🟢 Francesca Vives-Soler (❤ Diego Hargreeves — FC: Natalee Linez)

POWERED CHARACTERS

🟡 Maeve Walsh (❤ Ben Hargreeves — FC: Lize Ferryn)

🔴 Skye Williams (❤ Klaus Hargreeves — FC: Matthew Clevane)

🟢 Philippa Van Metre (❤ Stiles Stilinski — FC: Anjelica Bette Fellini)

MARAUDER ERA

🟡 Corinne Berenger (❤ Gideon Prewtt — FC: Hermione Corfield)

🟡 Soraya Hosseini (❤ Remus Lupin — FC: Golshifteh Farahani)

🟡 Florence Saise (❤ Sirius Black — FC: Gabriella Wilde)

GOLDEN TRIO ERA

🟢 Wren Collings (❤ Fred Weasley — FC: Annelise Judge)

🟢 Mattie Crenshaw (❤ George Weasley — FC: Nora Dari)

🟢 Nora Randolph (❤ Lee Jordan — FC: Casimere Jollette)

🔴 Bryony Hewitt (❤ George Weasley — FC: Taylor Russell)

🔴 Yaren Nacar (❤ None — FC:)

NEXT GENERATION

THE 100

🟡 Leta Cole (❤ Bellamy Blake — FC: Suki Waterhouse)

BIG TIME RUSH

🟡 Autumn Mayes (❤ Kendall Knight — FC: Bridget Satterlee)

🟡 Jemima Yeung (❤ Logan Mitchell — FC: Courtney Eaton)

CHARMED

🟡 Olivia Graham (❤ Chris Halliwell — FC: Camilla Belle)

THE COVENANT

🟡 Johanna Frye (❤ Reid Garwin — FC: Alexa Davalos)

GAME OF THONES

🔴 Iseld Cassel (❤ Theon Greyjoy — FC: Jona Walsh)

INCEPTION

🟡 Brigitte Thayer (❤ Arthur — FC: Gemma Arterton)

🔴 Sandrine Moreau (❤ Eames — FC: Stana Katic)

LORD OF THE RINGS

🟡 Estwyn (❤ Eomer — FC: ?)

🟡 Sírainel (❤ Haldir — FC: ?)

STAR TREK UNIVERSE

🟡 Priyanka Joshi (❤ Leonard McCoy — FC: Nazneen Contractor)

🔴 Keyona Hale (FC: Gugu Mbatha Raw)

🔴 Meia Kwan (FC: Catherine Haena Kim)

🔴 Elizabeth Mackenzie (❤ Scotty — FC: Jules Wilcox)

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

🔴 Jill Fletcher (❤ Roger Taylor — FC: Felicity Jones)

🔴 Eleanor Grey (❤ Brian May — FC: Sophie Skelton)

🔴 Sylvia Tyler (❤ John Deacon — FC: Margarita Levieva)

CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA

🔴 Edith Farrington (FC: Morgan Taylor Campbell)

🔴 Matilda Goode (FC: Elise Gatien)

🔴 Vanessa Scratch

LOGAN

🔴 Theresa Ramos (❤ Donald Pierce — FC:Veronica Echeguí)

KNIVES OUT

🔴 Aster Hearst (❤ Ransom Drysdale — FC: Inbar Lavi)

🔴 Grace Reyes (❤ Ransom Drysdale)

RIVERDALE

🔴 Bree Reilly (❤ Sweet Pea — FC: Ella Purnell)

🔴 Roxanne Roy (❤ Sweet Pea — FC: Holland Roden)

🔴 Sage Saylor (❤ Reggie Mantle — FC: Malia McMullen)

STRANGER THINGS

🔴 Wendy Buckley (❤ Steve Harrington — FC: Annie Kreighbaum)

🔴 Kimberly Finch (❤ Billy Harrington — FC: Matilda Lutz)

🔴 Louisa Mitchell (❤ Steve Harrington — FC: Maika Monroe)

UNDRAFTED

🔴 Ginny Hickey (❤ Pat Murray — FC:Anna Chlumsky)

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@notyetfixed ⁀➷ 𝑵𝒐𝒏-𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒔 Sender just died, receiver finds out (payback) —Nox

After the last safe house was breached, the thought of leaving Nox alone even for a minute was terrifying. However, she needed a moment's peace from young Felicity, and their little girl needed some fresh air. Just a short walk to pick up some supplies whilst Nox and Bear got some rest. Felicity might be quiet, but she was still a newborn, with all the exhausting demands that came with her tender age.

Vigor never leaves without a disguise, simple enough that if someone saw through it, they might not realise it was a disguise at all. Underneath the façade, his hair was dyed brown and growing longer by the day. With just a few tweaks to his nose and brow, as well as hiding the pale tear that run through his left eye, Vigor couldn't recognise himself. He held Felicity close to his chest in a sling, not only to free his hands and keep her comfortable, but to avoid questions from curious strangers who might notice the child's grey skin and dark eyes. Just a fletcher, travelling through the town with his drow child...

He passes through the market without trouble, politely holding brief conversations to keep himself sane and to not appear unnaturally cold. There was a fine balance to this humble act that Vigor had learned long ago. Heading back, Vigor takes a moment to bask in the golden light of the midday sun, as its radiance pierces through his closed eyes and warmths him through to the bone. They might have found themselves in this life out of fear and desperation, but it was a humble life, not far removed from the one Vigor always dreamed of. He allows himself to enjoy the moment, placing a kiss on Felicity's head before returning to careful, paranoid focus.

Vigor is subtle as he searches every angle on his way back home, making sure no one follows him, if he's even seen at all. He knocks on the door, least he frighten Nox. He expects a single bark from Bear, but it's silent. Perhaps they're resting.

He turns the key and slowly opens the door. Even after everything they had endured, there was no preparing him for the site before him. Most of all, there was no preparing for the silence that felt like the only presence in the home. He cries out her name, but not even an echo cries back.

Vigor frantically runs through the home, only to soon be met with a sight so heart-wrenching that he refuses to believe it. He can barely look, even as he knows he needs to, in case hope still lingered. Vigor forces his eyes upon Bear, passed out in the corner, but chest still falling and rising. He feels sick as he pulls his gaze away, head shaking as he forces himself to check Nox in the same way. She is still. Felicity begins to silently cry as Vigor starts to hyperventilate, finding just enough life in him to stop himself fainting. He slowly falls to the floor, if only to not frighten poor Felicity more.

He is shaking as he crawls on the floor towards her, clutching their child to his chest as he reaches out, gasping as he grasps her limp hand. Horror seeps through his soul as he painfully clings onto wretched cries of agony for as long as he can, desperate not to alert anyone who might hear him. He intertwines their fingers, his hands growing cold as no life greets his touch. He carefully reaches out to glide a hand along her cheek, as if he might frighten her with his touch. Her heavy head falls into his hand, and for a moment, Vigor is reminded of all the times she leaned into his touch despite her fear.

As a lock of hair falls loose upon her face, Vigor instinctively pushes it back behind her ear. He laughs at his gentle response, and how absurd it was, as if she could still see him. His laughter soon twists into those cries he'd held onto, unable to stop himself from petitioning any gods that listened with cries that pierced the heavens. When he could no longer scream, he caught his breath and quietly sobbed until he could scream again.

It was cruel to subject Felicity to his pain. For once, he is grateful she cannot cry as he does. He pulls away from Nox to rock their child in his arms, tears falling on her head as his shaking voice sings soothing words better sung by her dear mother.

By the god's pittance of mercy, Felicity falls peacefully asleep. Vigor shuffles away from Nox to grab some blankets. He places these down beside Bear, creating a little bed for the babe where he can spend a little longer with Nox whilst keeping her in his sight. The familiar scent of Felicity upon his master's blankets stirs Bear from his slumber, having been knocked out by the intruders. He whimpers as he opens his eyes, sniffing young Felicity before turning his gentle gaze onto his family, watching as Vigor sits down behind Nox.

Just as she'd showed him once before, Vigor pulls her up into him, pressing her back against him. He smiles, flooded with memories of holding her close. Just as she'd showed him once before, his shaking hands grab her right wrist, pulling it over her shoulder, whilst his right hand grabs her left, pulling her arm across her to wrap around her waist. Vigor swears he can hear her say it, ❛Keep me together.❜

He can hear every promise of protection, and every hope and dream. He can hear the silence of the room, and the silence of the gods who turn their eyes away in shame. Vigor holds her like this, rocking her as he buried his tears into her neck.

Bear turns his watchful gaze away from Felicity to see Vigor undone. He finds the strength to rise, struggling against the poison that still lingered. He limps towards his family, sniffing Nox, whining as he paws at the woman who held him to her chest as a pup.

Vigor knows he cannot stay, and yet, is drained of life as if he could gift it to Nox, as if his screams would turn into breath to fill her lungs. He can't pull himself away, even if he wanted to. Instead, Vigor succumbs to sleep as he holds her close. Bear, too, must regain his strength before continuing on, resting his head on Nox's lap as he nuzzles into her.

He would worry about his safety soon enough, and try to find a way to tell Cordelia what happened. But for a moment, he just wants to feel like a family, one last time.

#death tw #long post #notyetfixed #r. 𝕾𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖚𝖆𝖗𝖞 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖎𝖗 𝖊𝖒𝖇𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖊 { Nox }#no tag commentary only sadness

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mattmurdocksthighs · 1 month

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MY OCS AS TAYLOR SWIFT ALBUMS - RED

Camille Pierce Red, White & Royal Blue

Alice Diggory Harry Potter

Chris Fletcher Harry Potter

Kit Andrews Percy Jackson

Carter Whittemore X-Men

Felicity Titans

#original character #red white and royal blue #red white and royal blue oc #taylor swift #ocs as taylor swift albums #red taylor’s version #harry potter oc #oc prompt #oc ideas #percy jackson oc #x men oc #titans oc #dcu oc

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Apple Music unwraps new 'Carols Covered' Holiday Playlist

New Holiday Covers By Bnxn, Coco Jones, Armani White, Ella Henderson, Hemlocke Springs, Jeongyeon from TWICE And More Now Live Exclusively On Apple Music in Spatial Audio'Classical Carols Covered' available for Apple Music Classical subscribers and highlights new festive songs arranged and performed by classical music’s finest artists. 'Carols Covered is back again with a new line-up of exclusive to Apple Music holiday songs reimagined by some of contemporary music’s most impactful artists, plus an additional Classical Carols Covered playlist, highlighting beautiful new versions of carols and festive songs performed by top classical artists. All available in immersive Spatial Audio.Carols are at the heart of Christmas and other holidays—whether sung at festive services or simply bellowed out at home with friends and family. Carols may be a part of our well-established traditions, but they’re also constantly evolving, with new arrangements composed every year that bring freshness and vitality to old favorites. This year’s batch includes new selections from Ángela Aguilar, Armani White, Bnxn, Coco Jones, David Shaw, Dikka, Elevation Worship, Ella Henderson, Gallant & Jensen McRae, G Flip, Hakushi Hasegawa, Hemlocke Springs, Jeongyeon of TWICE, Lauren Spencer Smith and Restless Road.Previous Carols Covered collections have featured contributions from names like Amelia Moore, Ari Lennox, Arlo Parks, beabadoobee, Brett Eldredge, charlieonafriday, Elio, Ellie Goulding, Eslabon Armado, Fletcher, GIVĒON,glaive, James Blake, Jvck James, Katie Gregson-MacLeod, Mickey Guyton, Muni Long, Ozuna, RAYE, Shenseea, Shygirl, SiR, Tate McRae and Victoria Monét,and Yahritza Y Su Esencia.And back to Apple Music this year, Classical Carols Covered, featuring beautiful, brand-new versions of carols and festive songs performed by a handful of the best and brightest in the classical world. The full Classical Carols Covered playlist will also be available to subscribers on the new Apple Music Classical app. This year’s collection features heartwarming arrangements from Maria Duenas, Olivia Belli, Randall Goosby & Carlos Simon, The Sixteen, and Xuefei Yang as they perform well-known Christmas music alongside a couple of lesser-known gems and bring their incredible musicianship to these carols. Carols Covered Track ListLauren Spencer Smith, “Hallelujah"Coco Jones, "8 Days of Christmas"Armani White, "Two Front Teeth"Elevation Worship, "Here Come Heaven"Restless Road, "Mary, Did You Know?"David Shaw feat. Keilana, "Male Kalikimaka"Hemlocke Springs, "Christmastime is Here"Gallant & Jensen McRae, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Ángela Aguilar, "Te Deseo Muy Felices Fiestas"Jeongyeon of TWICE, "O Christmas Tree”Bnxn, "Joy To The World"Dikka, "Eine Muh, Eine Mäh"Ella Henderson, "Stay Another Day"G Flip, "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)"Hakushi Hasegawa, "Wonderful Christmastime"Classical Carols Covered Track ListRandall Goosby & Carlos Simon, "The Christmas Song"Maria Duenas, "El Chant Del Ocells"Xuefei Yang, "Ave Maria"The Sixteen, "Bethlehem Down"Olivia Belli, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"Artist Quotes BNXN, “Joy to the World”“My choirmaster would make a funny face whenever he’s singing, ‘And heaven and nature sings,’” Nigerian singer-songwriter BNXN tells Apple Music. “It’s like he tried to make a baritone voice and he makes this funny face and sometimes it distracts the whole band. That’s a memory I don’t think I could ever forget, because it’s a very happy one.”Coco Jones, “8 Days of Christmas”“It’s so impactful when a genre and a holiday really mesh perfectly,” singer-songwriter Coco Jones tells Apple Music. “I feel like that’s the foundation for a classic holiday song, and ‘8 Days of Christmas’ is a classic.”Elevation Worship, “Here Comes Heaven”For their contribution to this season’s curated selection of holiday songs, the Christian worship group reimagined their 2018 hit song “Here Comes Heaven” from their live album Hallelujah Here Below. “We’re really excited about having this version of our song mixed in Spatial Audio,” Elevation Worship singer Chris Brown tells Apple Music. “Knowing it would be experienced that way gave us extra creative incentive and license to throw unique sounds and instruments around in different places.” Ángela Aguilar, “Te Deseo Muy Felices Fiesta”“I think that ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ is a beautiful song that embodies positivity and love and gratitude and a message of ‘everything is going to get better’—and I love that,” Mexican American singer Ángela Aguilar tells Apple Music. “‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ has always been a part of our Christmas playlist in the house, and it's a song that we all get to sing, and it’s part of my childhood. This song has really grown with me.”Armani White, “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”“I chose ‘Two Front Teeth’ because I used to have a silver tooth when I was a kid,” rapper Armani White tells Apple Music. “I wanted to find a record that could still bring that childlike kid energy into Christmas.”Ella Henderson, “Stay Another Day”“I wanted to produce up this record and do it very differently to the original, but still stick to the original structure,” English singer-songwriter Ella Henderson tells Apple Music. “I wanted to add a few more gospel elements to it, really strip it right back to just myself and a piano. We've got an incredible string arrangement on there, and I think altogether, it just has this really beautiful, minimalistic element, but it also extends to this heightened emotional state.”G Flip, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”“I chose to cover ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ because I just love the song,” Australian singer-songwriter G Flip tells Apple Music. “It’s a banger of a Christmas carol. The Darlene Love version is really awesome, and her wailing vocals on it, how she just lets it rip, especially in the outro, is so great.”Lauren Spencer Smith, “Hallelujah”“I’ve always loved singing ‘Hallelujah,’ and there’s so many different versions of it that so many different artists have created,” Canadian singer-songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith tells Apple Music. “I love singing this song around the holidays, but as a kid, I sang this song all the time at singing competitions and for my mom in the kitchen, so I thought it would be really cool to do a recorded version of this as I got older for Christmas.”Hemlocke Springs, “Christmas Time Is Here”“I think music is one of the biggest reasons why I really enjoy Christmas,” singer-songwriter Hemlocke Springs tells Apple Music. “Christmas music just hits really hard for no reason. It just hits so hard in the feelings. Even with the song I cover, ‘Christmas Time Is Here,’ it can bring me into a happy, joyful, and melancholic state all at the same time. It’s like I’m looking back on memories that have happened in the past and also looking forward to the future. Christmas music just enhances those feelings for me.”Jensen McRae feat. Gallant, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”“It taps into what I love most about all Christmas music and what I try to tap into in my music, which is this sense of nostalgia,” singer-songwriter Jensen McRae tells Apple Music. “It reaches back in time in this really beautiful way, but also doesn’t feel dated.” For this year’s Carols Covered, McRae opted to cover the classic track “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and enlisted some help from Maryland singer-songwriter Gallant. “‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ is one of those classic quintessential Christmas songs,” Gallant says. “It’s probably my favorite Christmas song. It doesn’t go too deep into the symbolism or the technicalities or the religious aspect of the holiday, and as a result, you get a song that, at least for people who celebrate Christmas, is very universal. It talks about gathering with your friends and family, being grateful to be able to spend that time together.”Jeongyeon of TWICE, “O Christmas Tree”“I thought it could bring back some sweet holiday memories for everyone while they listen to my cover,” TWICE member Jeongyeon tells Apple Music. “‘O Christmas Tree’ is one of my must-listen holiday songs. And it takes me back to those comfy times hanging out with my friends and family enjoying the holiday vibes together.”*****Randall Goosby & Carlos Simon, “The Christmas Song”Randall Goosby (violin): “Nat King Cole’s "The Christmas Song" has always been a favourite Christmas carol of mine. He’s the epitome of smooth, suave warmth—everything you’d want to associate with the holidays. I thought it would be the perfect occasion to blend the smoothness of Nat King Cole with the smoothness of the great Carlos Simon to create this wonderful arrangement for you all.” Carlos Simon (piano and arranger): “Of course, I thought of Nat King Cole, the swooning strings and the lush harmonic structure, but I wanted to create something that’s quite Debussy- or Ravel-like in my arrangement, with lush arpeggios and sort of a swooning melody line.”Xuefei Yang, “Ave Maria”“Just as good movies must have soundtracks to enhance the feelings, for me great holidays must have music to enrich the soul and relax the mind. I find the melody of Schubert’s "Ave Maria" so beautiful and touching, which is perhaps why it has been adopted over the years for many occasions, including Christmas. I arranged Schubert’s piece for two guitars, and I play both parts myself, using one guitar as my voice and the other to accompany. Lyricism is one of my trademarks, and this piece gives me the opportunity to really make the guitar sing.”The Sixteen & Harry Christophers, “Bethlehem Down”Harry Christophers (conductor): “I’ve always loved the music of Peter Warlock, and this particular carol has a special place in my heart—I remember singing it when I was a student at Oxford University. Peter Warlock composed Bethlehem Down in 1927 as an entry into The Daily Telegraph’s carol-writing competition when Warlock was in financial difficulty, and he won. I think that’s just brilliant! "Warlock’s version is just four verses for a cappella choir—what we’ve done is just add piano and violin interludes between each verse in a very atmospheric style. I think Peter Warlock would have been very pleased we did this.”Olivia Belli, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”“God Rest You Merry Gentlemen" is not from my own tradition, but its melody attracted me because of its noble and archaic character. I really like its implicit harmonic possibilities, which allow me to play between major and minor, between sweet and bitter. "In the holidays, we have our own ritual regarding music: in the morning, while we decorate the house or cook or wrap gifts, we love lively and rhythmic music. After lunch, which represents for us a moment of pause, we like to listen to smooth songs with a winter mood, while in the evening it’s time for traditional, sacred songs.”Maria Dueñas, “El cant del ocells”Maria Dueñas (violin): “El cant dels ocells " was made famous by the great Spanish cellist Pablo Casals, and is a traditional Catalan song and lullaby. The original text speaks of nature’s joy at learning of the birth of Jesus, with many birds gathering to celebrate. I associate Christmas with spending time with my family and having time to reflect, so I chose a work with a nostalgic and intimate feeling—the feeling of going back home.”Carols Covered playlist link: apple.co/carolscovered Read the full article

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