#oh Mel

[wonderlandleighleigh]

Continuation of Gordon Ford’s New Year’s bash? <3

"Oh, good! You're back!"

She'd met Mel Brooks at Gordon's show and they'd become fast friends. He's desperately funny, and quick and very short and very Jewish and ass over teakettle in love with Anne Bancroft, though he says he's too poor to actually marry her yet.

Currently, he's looking at Midge with his eyes crossed and an olive up his nose.

She laughs and sits at the bar next to him. "Mel."

"Yes?"

"What are you doing?"

"Having a drink," he tells her as he proceeds to spill half of it on the floor.

Midge laughs harder and shakes her head. "You're a not."

Mel grin and removes the olive from his nose, pocketing it discreetly. "You know, Lenny is looking for you."

"So I've heard."

"You gonna put him out of his misery?" Mel asks.

"What misery? We're friends."

"Oh, Midge," Mel grins knowingly.

"What?!" she cries. "He said he wanted to be friends, he even brought a date tonight. We're just friends."

Mel chuckles. "He's crazy about you and he doesn't know what to do with it, so he keeps you at arm's length so he doesn't fuck things up. But the way he looks at you...talks about you. That's love, and I should know. That's how I am with Anne. I drive my buddies nuts talking about her and thinking about her, following her around. Lenny follow you around?"

Midge takes a breath and orders another drink. "Not so much follows me around as...shows up at the places I'm at."

"He's much sneakier than I am. That's impressive for a guy that tall."

"Well, he's skinny so he gets away with it," Midge jokes.

"He loves you," Mel tells her.

Midge takes a long sip from her newly acquired drink. "Are we talking about the same man? Lenny Bruce? Tall? Curly hair, foul mouth, serviceable dancer?"

"I wouldn't know about the dancing part," Mel laughs. "And you're being stubborn."

"So what if I am?" Midge shrugs. "The man says friends, I take him seriously."

"Is that what you want?" Mel asks. "Because if you just want to be his friend, I will stop talking right now. I mean about Lenny. I never truly stop talking in general."

"I'm aware," Midge laughs. She thinks for a long moment, looking down at her glass. "No. I don't want to just be friends with him. I liked that things were moving in a more romantic direction."

"So?"

"So, if he wants to be more than friends, he can tell me himself," she says.

"But he's bad at it," Mel pleads. "Have mercy on the guy, he's an idiot. He's not like me. He's terrible at love."

"And you're so good?" Midge asks. "Your first marriage ended, just like the rest of us."

"It's all about the second chances," he tells her.

"You're not gonna leave me be until I talk to him, are you?" she asks.

"I will sit here and shove olives up my nose all night if I have to," Mel grins. "I'm not meeting up with Anne until later, so I have time."

Midge takes a breath and downs the rest of her drink before slipping off her stool and looking around the penthouse. "Fine. Where is that putz?"

"Other end of the bar, trying to look like he isn't looking at you," Mel tells her.

She rolls her eyes, and leans in, kissing his cheek. "Your face smells like olives, go wash it before you see Anne."

"Good thought."

With that, Midge walks purposefully to the other end of the bar as the music starts to slow down, she spots Lenny, grabs him by the arm and hauls him to his feet.

"Midge-"

"We're gonna dance," she tells him.

"Your hand is freezing," he responds as he lets her drag him onto the dancefloor. "I can feel frostbite through two layers of clothing."

"Suffer." She settles her hand on his shoulder and takes his with her other. "I heard your date left."

"She did. She didn't want to stay at one party the whole night," Lenny explains. "And...she was tired of me."

"Oh? I can't imagine you being boring," Midge tells him.

"Well, I only talked about one thing tonight," he mutters.

"One thing? What?"

He gives her a very sheepish look.

"Lenny..."

"It's not my fault," he defends.

Midge scoffs, giving him an expectant look.

"I can't help myself," Lenny confesses, giving her that pleading look he had backstage at the Wolford when he'd been begging for her forgiveness. "You show up in the spectacular dress with the face and the hair and the eyes and I fall apart."

"I can't exactly help the eyes part," she jokes. "They're just there."

"Cursed genetics."

"Clearly," Midge agrees, and then pauses for a moment. "Mel says you love me."

He sighs softly. "He isn't terribly wrong on that score."

"You said you just wanted to be friends," she reminds him. "You brought someone else with you tonight."

"I'm a moron," Lenny shrugs. "One of the true idiots of the world. I'm shocked someone hasn't dropped a fucking dunce cap on my head while I'm being arrested."

Midge smiles a little.

"And I was still a little raw from Carnegie Hall," he admits. "But now, you're working...you're doing well...you're where you should be. And...I blew it. So..."

"I thought I blew it," she says. "I was surprised you even wanted to be friends at all after that blowup."

Lenny gazes at her intently. "I don't like the thought of you not being in my life."

Midge gazes back for a moment before leaning in and settling her head on his shoulder, cuddling in. She lets go of his hand and rests hers on the back of his neck. It feels like a puzzle piece clicking into place, and she closes her eyes. "What do we do now?"

"Well," he ponders. "The song isn't over yet. I say we keep dancing."

Midge smiles.

#fic #au #tmmm #Midge/Lenny #Midge x Lenny #and Mel #oh Mel

[kazzzmataz]

making all my most reserved oc the most incredibly emotional children

#huge enormous red flag that somethings incredibly wrong with this guy tbh #used to cry while praying for his pigs to not get slaughtered now he cant even crack a smile #oh mel

[mazzystargirl]

going insane

#oh ​tiktok user mel star headphone star cherry heart we’re really in it now

[thief-of-eggs]

Mel might easily have the prettiest character design I have ever seen in an animated show/movie. They popped off as hard as they could. Made a deal with satan I swear to god. How is she so goddamn gorgeous?? Every time she’s in a frame I want to paint her, and I don’t even paint.

#and on top of it her OUTFITS??? #oh my GODDDD #arcane #mel arcane #mel medarda

[egophiliac]

Hi it's just to let you know that the official romanization of Revaan's name is Raverne ! Also they have romanized Baul's name to Baur !

Twst coming back at us again with the least expected romanization! thank you everybody (oh god my inbox) (no it's great, I literally asked for this and the reactions have been INCREDIBLE, thank you all!)

I do like Raverne though, I think it's got a nice fancy sound to it! (I had kinda suspected it was going to be an R instead of an L, so the fact that it's SO close to Laverne except for that is hilarious to me personally.) and Dragoneye Duke is honestly probably the best translation for his title, I wasn't envying the localizers that one. :') Baur instead of Baul I was NOT expecting, but in retrospect I think his name's supposed to be a reference to the Bauru crocodile, so that actually makes way more sense!

someone else also said Meleanor has become Maleanor, which is the REALLY weird one to me, because I was so surprised it was written as Mel instead of Mal in the first place?! oh god no I can't decide which one I like better. 😭 (I wonder if they might change it to Mal...they have made romanization changes before) (like I remember House of Distraction being corrected to House of Destruction in Playful Land) (I did check and she's still Mel for now, but I dunno, they might Mal her up and some point and save me from having to make a decision about which one to use) (HECK I CAN'T DECIDE)

uhhhh thank you for letting me ramble about anime names, let's just say MONOGRAMMED SWEATERS FOR EVERYONE

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 spoilers #twisted wonderland episode 7 part 4 spoilers #twisted wonderland book 7 part 4 spoilers #mel is so cute but mal fits with the rest of the draconias better #eng version no you were supposed to save me not make things MORE confusing #anyway raverne huh #that uh. that sure feels like it's supposed to evoke raven doesn't it. #what does it mean WHAT DOES IT MEAN #hold on i'm going to flail around embarrassingly about anime character theories now #(okay first a disclaimer: i do think we need to sit down as a fandom at some point) #(and have a discussion about exactly what is actual canon versus meta speculation versus jokes) #(because i think there has been. some confusion. over that re:crowley and raverne specifically) #(but i do feel justified in being like THEY ARE PROBABLY CONNECTED SOMEHOW RIGHT?! right now) #like i really don't think it's as simple as crowley being raverne but with memory loss or something #(and if they pull that on us i'm going to need an EXTREMELY good explanation to go with it to justify that) #they've gone out of their way several times now to make a point about them acting and sounding different and it feels very intentional to m #(and once again: i super 100% absolutely do not believe that lilia wouldn't recognize him with the top half of his face covered) #i just think the contradictions are a lot stronger than the connections right now but there ARE some connections and i'm 👀ing at them #to be fair the connections are mostly meta like crowley being diablo/raverne being evocative of raven #also the general 'raverne mysteriously disappeared and apparently had distinctive eyes' thing #versus 'crowley's past is unknown and he never shows his eyes' #(i will argue that crowley DOES seem to have some kind of canon connection to briar valley) #(since he is clearly some sort of fae and the masks are a briar valley thing) #and that is kinda it right now isn't it #okay hold on i had to delete some tags because i used too many (thanks tumblr for letting me know and not just vanishing them OH WAIT) #so tl;dr: i'm in the 'crowley is connected to raverne somehow but it's more complicated than just him being in disguise' camp personally #but that will probably change as we get more info and also don't take this as an anti-speculation thing because i love theories HOORAY

[karmelarts]

they really lied to us with this photo

where was this scene. where was it.

#oh I’m pissed #911 #911 abc #buddie #evan buckley #eddie diaz #mel says stuff #oliver stark #ryan guzman

[jmeldog]

@milgram-valentines-exchange art for @verity-clover!

Sorry I took one-sided MuuRei angst and ran. + some variants

Attempt at explaining the flowers under the cut

I wanted to convey a message of remorse, pining, and “what could’ve been”—still tinged with feelings of jealousy.

I’m not very good at flower language, so please excuse me if there are any mistakes, misunderstandings, or misinterpretations. I tried to use mostly Victorian sources or some that I otherwise vibed with. Some flowers have other meanings that also fit, but I didn’t list here for the sake of keeping it concise-ish. Please interpret however you enjoy most 🙏

Asphodel

“My regrets follow you to the grave”

Bramble

Lowliness, envy, remorse

China Aster

Jealousy, afterthought, wishing things had happened differently

Gardenia

“I love you in secret”

Honey Flower

Love sweet and secret (and well, how could I not use the honey flower for Mu?)

French Marigold

Jealousy

Spindle Tree

“Your charms are engraved on my heart”

#milgram #muu kusunoki #rei milgram #muurei #this mel's art #oh you know

[sicklysweetie]

breeding you full and not telling you a single thing about it.

all you know is that, one day, you’re sick, and i’m holding your hair out of the way (if it’s long) and cooing to you and rubbing your back, and making sure you stay well fed and hydrated.

then, one day, you’re trying to put on a cute little outfit, and it’s… difficult. your tummy is poking out a bit, your hips are a bit wider, your chest has filled out. i have been keeping you well fed since you got sick, that’s probably it. you frustratedly tug on the outfit, shrug, and leave it on. it’s still cute, after all.

in bed, you notice how enamored i am with your midriff, and giggle. i’m so silly about these things, saying stuff that doesn’t make sense. your belly is just your belly. but if i insist on whispering to it conspiratorially and giving it rubs, well, those rubs have been feeling pretty good lately…

one day, you take a moment to study yourself in the mirror. you’re getting REALLY round, and you don’t know why. it’s kinda cute, and i certainly seem to like it, but none of your tops fit right, and i don’t seem interested in taking you shopping for more. you’re a bit worried something might be wrong with your belly. it’s been feeling so heavy lately, and it almost feels like something’s moving in there.

so, i take you to the doctor (vet). i chat with them quietly while you poke curiously at your bulging abdomen, oblivious to what we’re saying. the doc looks you over, then has you lay down and starts squirting a weird gel on your bare stomach, which makes you shudder and giggle. the doc uses a tool to rub along the surface of your belly, staring intently at a screen while i stare over their shoulder, occasionally glancing at you and giving you a smile. we seem to be counting something, and the doctor’s eyes are getting wider and wider. i seem giddy, walking around to you and showering your face with kisses and saying something about “how good you’re doing,” and picking you up off the bed, laughing out a joke to the doctor about carrying you “while i still can.” utterly confused but happy to be in my arms, you snuggle against me as i walk you back out of the clinic.

one day, you’re wishing i would carry you more often. walking around is getting hard on your own, but when you try to get in my arms, i keep you solidly on the floor, saying “no baby, you’re too heavy now.” as if you don’t know that, as if that isn’t why you want me to carry you. you can’t understand why your belly won’t stop growing, why i won’t help you. did you do something wrong? is this some kind of punishment?

but, then again, you start whining and getting mopey, and i hold you against me, and i reach under your belly, and i make you feel good again. in this moment, something about being so big just feels… right. it feels really, really, really good.

one day, you try to roll out of bed. you try again. you huff and strain and moan, trying to shift your massive belly. you can’t. you whine to get my attention, and i come around and lever my hands beneath you, helping you sit up, then take your hands to get you to your feet. your knees buckle, and i barely manage to maneuver you back to the bed rather than risking you dropping straight to the floor. you sink into the mattress with a gasping huff, clutching at the great swell that’s weighing you down so much, almost crying in exasperation, but i kiss you and caress you and rub your stretched belly (almost making it worse, that strange sensation of bulging movement gets stronger when i touch you like that).

all you can do is lay in bed, eat the meals i bring you, and silently plead with your belly to stop getting bigger. it doesn’t listen.

I keep on trying to answer this but my brain turns into mush every time I read it so ummm… I’ll reblog with person thoughts evenfuallg

#Holy shiiiiiiiiit #pregnancy #mel’s tummy #kitty thoughts #hyper preg #woagh #woah #qow #Wow #Oh wow

[dishsaop]

Day 18, Judgement, for Wyllstravaganza2024! Please open image for better quality, etc etc.

#can you take a wild guess what my favorite comic books are. can you #wyll ravengard #karlach cliffgate #ansur #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #karlach bg3 #wyll bg3 #the blade of frontiers #your fiery friend #LISTEN. I SIMPLY LOVE THE TWO OF THEM TOGETGER #romantically or platonically they are the perfect pair #m text #my art #mel art #fanart #sending all my love to mike mignola and jeff smith (bone) u two men do not know me but i taught myself to draw by #copying hellboy and bone panels when i was in elementary school #OH FUCK I FORGOT #wyllstravaganza2024 #well thats a little late in the tag pile but im on mobile so fuck it she stays

[mel-loly]

-(click for a better quality!)

#ah.. first of all! I made these two arts “to be done”. there is no lore or anything(at least for now....OQBZKAVZJVWJZVS) #and I wanted to test how I make/draw blood! #It had been a long time since I had made a drawing that contained blood. #so I had this idea (in this case. the arts you see there) in my head and I did it! #oh. and I also wanted to put the colors a little inverted. as you can see- #I did omori. normal. black and white. with BLOOD-colored blood (not pink. but RED) #and then I made sunny. with his colors but also with the touch of red and the blood in black mixed a little with the white/gray! #what did you think!? It was a good idea!?!!? Well.. if yes or even no. I still hope you enjoyed! :DD #(and sorry for not making the knife very visible.. #I focused too much on the blood and forgot to add more detail to the knife- so.. sorry. ok!?) #omori omori #omori sunny #sunny omori #omori fandom #hi omori fandom!! #(I forgot to say this before :']) #omori fanart #omori #i'm mel and this is my blog✌️ #my art blog #art #my art #my art <3 #art mel #my art style #fanart #tw bl0od #tw blood

[ugh-my-back]

guapetón

#oh no i'm in too deep #luis serra #luis serra navarro #resident evil #re4 #re4 remake #gamingedit #videogameedit #dailygaming #videogamemen #b*stard brunette men with dark eyes my weakness #mel halp #jenposting

[thealogie]

I don’t think ncuti is in the “all the other doctors except DT” group chat. I’m afraid he may be daddy’s new number 1 candy baby

#and good for him #RTD having Donna and Mel be like ‘oh look the doctor is hot now’ to keep DT humble #doctor who

[starleska]

🌹 The Toymaker's Spice Up Your Life Lip-Sync Spectacular! 🌹

#haven't seen anyone post the clip in high quality here yet so enjoy 😉 #this whole sequence is astonishing but oh my gosh can we talk about the editing?! those quick cuts are perfectly done!!! #the toymaker #doctor who #doctor who spoilers #the giggle #the giggle spoilers #dw #dw spoilers #doctor who 60th anniversary #doctor who 60th anniversary spoilers #the doctor #fourteenth doctor #donna noble #shirley anne bingham #kate lethbridge stewart #mel bush #neil patrick harris #david tennant #catherine tate #ruth madeley #jemma redgrave #bonnie langford #starleskatalks

[melit0n]

Oh, but worry not.

Credits: @/runbilly -> twt

#I have been WAITING for this for so long #but I must admit that I like the From The Room Below live version a bit better #also saw a post where it was big V from TRB playing Missing Limbs compared to now with 'It's still you! After everything it's still you.' #I had to take a moment for that one #as I said before the 'oh but worry not' is even more comforting live #but if they play this in November I will be melting into a puddle and will be needing one of you to carry me home in a little plastic bag #sleep token #st #mel's rambles #vessel #vessel sleep token #missing limbs #missing limbs (song) #tpwbyt #this place will become your tomb #teeth of god tour #tog

[justbrxwsing]

I have been thinking a lot about Hades 2. Specifically about how Melinoe is going to interact with Zagreus, Persephone, and Hades.

Given that time is a big theme in H2, I think a lot of the initial dialogue will be Hades, Persephone, and Zag getting used to Mel being an adult now. Persephone will probably handle it the best, given she has experience with this exact feeling, but Zag and Hades will have it harder.

I can see Zag becoming a bit overprotective and needing to be told to chill out, while Hades might encourage Mel to abandon them all together and save herself initially.

I think Mel's journey in H2 is going to learning how to find meaning in her life beyond her purpose (opposite of Zag, who needed to find his purpose), so a lot of their conversations may also be Hades, Zag, and Persephone asking Mel questions about her life in an attempt to reconnect and Mel realizing that all of her answers have to do with killing Chronos.

Zag will help her learn to relax and have fun, as he will be one of the few people in her life who will be Mel's equal rather than mentor. He will also likely be the one to encourage Mel to be disobedient or at least questioning towards the authority figures in her life, as he is very familiar with having a parental figure who, while well intentioned, has kept massive, life altering secrets from you (which Hecate and Odysseus seems to be doing).

Persephone might bond with Mel over a shared love of plants and help Mel understand that it's okay to have two homes or have multiple people occupy the same role in her life, as she learned to share the mom role with Nyx for Zagreus. Persephone might also help her navigate the changing dynamics of her family at the crossroads as more secrets come to light, as she is very used to handling complex relationships (being an Olympian and all)

Hades will likely bond with Mel over the understanding of having a huge, insurmountable task that only you can do and being stressed the hell out about it (ruling the dead for Hades and killing Chronos for Mel). Hades is very organized and uptight, like Mel, so he will probably understand her the best. He might also help Mel to be more hopeful and put more faith in herself, as she and Hades seem to share a certain amount of self-loathing and a habit of holding themselves to insanely high standards.

There's a lot of room for Mel to become a daddy's girl and I am here for it.

#hades 2 #hades 2 spoilers #Or potential spoilers anyway #I absolutely want Zag to encourage Mel to be a little shit #Zag: Oh Mel if you happen to see Charon leaving a large sack of gold out just go ahead and take it #Zag: It's how he and I used to initiate our favorite game before the House fell #Mel: Really? What game did you play #Zag: Sudden Death :D #zagreus #Hades #Persephone #Melinoe

[melissa-titanium]

my crumbs

#mel art #mel roars #oh my god