1. Penelope Or Hotch!

A cold but sunny day

A delicious second breakfast of hot breakfast croissant from Starbucks

A restful afternoon

Cool YouTube videos and fanfiction on tumblr to watch/read

Finishing a really enjoyable TV series ( Unforgettable)

Pass the happy! When you get this, reply with 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people in your notifications! I'm passing it on to you <3

wow umm five things that have made me happy today are:

-the new shadow and bone stills

-i got to see my friends at school

-waking up in a good mood

-rainy weather aka my favorite weather

-getting to read more of song of achilles

Relationship status: chronically single

Favourite colour: purple or teal

Three favourite foods: pizza, chocolate and cereal

Song stuck in my head: usually a nursery rhyme, as I work in a crèche/nursery

Last song I listened to: see above!

Last thing I googled: correct spelling of arachnid

Time: 18.19

Dream trip: New York or Amsterdam

Anything I want right now: to meet my nephew, new clothes, Mc Donald’s and ice-cream!

Tagged by @goobzoop and @ssa-sarahsunshine !

Relationship status: singleeeee

Favorite color: yellow and blue!

Three favorite foods: spaghetti, beer battered haddock (being extra specific today), and scrapple but only if I make it lol

Song stuck in my head: English Folk Song Suite lmao

Last song I listened to: down under by men at work

Last thing I googled: “Spencer shot in neck” lmao

Time: 1:16 pm

Dream trip: Greece

Anything i really want right now: weed :)

@ the dash again hehe

Perfect choice, @hotchley​! Love that episode, Penelope is so sweet and strong and brave! Love how Hotch unquestioningly gives her the time off, as he gets that she has to do this for her own closure/healing, even though it’s not what anyone else on the team would do. The last few minutes always make me cry!

🌺 as cm episodes?

Oh this. This I like :) and also, every single mutual got cast as one because you all have one that fits, which is why it's so long!

🌺and cast your mutuals as (i have always wanted to do this)

@louisaland as Burn because of how good and forgiving Penelope Garcia is

@infinite-tides as The Fisher King Part One because of domestic Hotchley

@hotchsbabygirl as Beyond Borders because Matt Simmons is who I (for some reason) associate you with

@bus-kids as Painless because of the Moreid prank war

@willowrose99 as It Takes A Village because it was such a good team-centric episode

@jetaime-jespere as Lauren for reasons that do not need to be explained i.e. Emily getting hurt and angst potential

@pyrrhichotchniss as Run, also for reasons that do not need to be explained but include Emily being pretty

@caitlinnann as The Last Word because baby Emily and her first episode

@whump-town as The Bittersweet Science because Hotch crying

@electricsockhead as Amplification because... Moreid

@lumosemily as Hope because Penelope Garcia is beautiful and the bookend quotes were like your messages to everyone

@temily as Route 66 because Haley Hotchner supremacy, and she looked beautiful in that episode (as always)

@hqtchner as L.D.S.K because of the graphic/comic thing you did for it that gave me a new appreciation for it

@ellyhotchner as Extreme Aggressor because my babies (and in love Hotchley)

@transpenelope as Boxed In because what else would you be? (I mean that as a compliment!!)

@garcias-bitch as Damaged because of the Chester Hardwick scene(s?)

@84hotpockets as Natural Born Killer because of Hotch backstory!

@suckerforhotchniss as In Name and Blood because of the apartment scene

@kamiamaya as About Face because Hotch got a hug from Rossi

@eprcntiss as A Family Affair because there's so much unrequited love

@cmhotchniss-blog as Minimal Loss because Emily got hurt and Hotch looked so upset

@sodone-withlife as The Lesson because that was such a fucked up but fascinating case

@anastasiahotchner as Zugzwang because of all the intellectual references they made that I did not understand at first

@olivinesea as Brothers Hotchner because of that little glimpse into Hotch's childhood and the implication that he was a "difficult" kid

@masterwords as Lofi/Mayhem because MORTCH!

@willlemonheadsupremacy as Pleasure Is My Business because Megan Kane

@hotchgan as 100 because of the pain

@whoreforthebauteam as Gatekeeper because of the ending in the bar

@themetaphorgirl as Memoriam because Spencer's childhood

i'm hosting a first anniversary sleepover!

Thanks for tagging me, @ellyhotchner​ !

Relationship status: chronically single

Favourite colour: purple or red

Song stuck in my head: Football’s Coming Home, after last night’s sporting event that ended in England being defeated by Italy!

Last song listened to: on my way back from work, someone was listening to the iconic Star Wars theme tune ( Imperial March?).  Last thing I googled: who wrote Football’s Coming Home ( if you’re curious, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner, two British comedians)

Time:2.57 pm

Dream trip: New York, Amsterdam or Granada in Spain.

Anything I really want right now: my lunch, some new clothes, to get my pay from my nannying job, better weather ( not acceptable for nearly mid-July!) and to be on holiday! 

Tagging, but no pressure: @hotchley​  @winterscaptain​ @themetaphorgirl​

get to know you game:

thank you for the tag @tenelope !!

relationship status: ………..so single it hurts

favorite color: yellow or black

song stuck in my head: look who’s inside again by bo burnham

last song i listened to: parklife by blur

last thing i googled: the current score of the argentina x brazil game lol

time: 10:56 pm

dream trip: paris with my sister or japan!

anything i really want right now: to travel to são paulo bc i’m missing that place sm omg

tagging (no pressure!!): @electricsockhead and the dash! (my brain is bad today i can’t remember anyone else HDJDJSJSJ)

SVU Season 23 thoughts

Yay, I finally have Season 23 and have started watching!

Loved seeing Rollins and Carisi making out and both being somewhat in disbelief that this is actually happening! And he asked her out to dinner, as that is what he believes she deserves and it’s what you do when you date.

Their episode 2 conversation in the courtroom ( with matching colours in their outfits, yay!) was adorable with the “I am taking this seriously” “So am I” exchange, showing that they are on the same page,  and the comment about Amanda loving Sonny’s guilty Catholic side. Squee to the max! 

Oh Kat, no! I loved Fin staying with her in the ambulance, he was really fatherly towards her and kept so calm in spite of internally freaking out. 

I can see why she would be want to quit, and loved that she’d talked to Carisi about her fears/doubts. He gives good advice and seems to be a good friend to everyone. 

Fin trying to set Stabler up with Phoebe’s relative but nothing happening surprises precisely nobody, I believe. 

Tut tut, Olivia lying to her therapist. But it’s good that she’s going, unlike some people *cough*Stabler*cough*.

Velasco I am intrigued by, but can we please have a cop without an absolutely crappy home life/childhood/parents? It was so refreshing to have Carisi with his slightly complicated but ultimately loving and supportive family. 

Currently looking into finding Season 24 and 25 for a non-ridiculous sum of money, but I am invested and need to keep watching!

This is the Hotchner brothers ( with bonus background very jealous Spencer!) from Criminal Minds, but in themetaphorgirl’s amazing AU boarding school story, Patron Saint of Lost Causes, as it is her birthday soon! 

Thoughts on Season 17 of SVU

What an opening episode! My hate for Dr Yates is immense, it has no limit! He must have been investigated when Stabler was still there, somewhere between Season 5 and 8, as it was apparently 10 years ago. However I can find zero episodes that feature him during that time frame! 

Yates is so creepy, so calm and so sleazy! 

Carisi is an excellent cop, he works really hard, has excellent instincts, takes instruction/feedback well and takes initiative when appropriate. He also sometimes spots things that his colleagues have missed or has a novel way of approaching the case/victim/suspect.

He is always actively observing how his colleagues handle situations ( victims, suspects, the big cheeses in charge…) and everything that’s going on in the courtroom. He’s obviously really into his legal studies as he’s accompanying Barba when he’s dealing with that side of things.

In a few years ( I stopped watching when S 12 finished), everyone seems much more accepting/open-minded and mindful of the language they use regarding trans females/males ( currently on episode 2 with the trans teen girl) and sex workers/drag queens… Some of the language used by the team in the first few seasons is really shocking, and some of them are really judgemental ( yes, Stabler, I’m looking at you!) when it comes to mental health and sex/gender issues. 

The tech is also much improved, as the earlier seasons were all about the dangers of this new-fangled internet and Stabler didn’t even have a cell phone until quite late. 

Wish Fin had taken the sergeant’s exam, would have meant no nepotism from William Dodds and his spy of a son taking on the job. I haven’t met him yet but hate him on principle! 

 I remember how annoyed Fin was that Munch took and passed the sergeant’s exam behind everyone’s back, possibly on a dare/because he lost a bet, so nice callback/continuity there. 

Lots of big names in supporting/guest roles: Sean Robert Leonard and Whoopi Goldberg that I can name, but lots of faces that are familiar to me. 

The pronunciation of some names in French is still appalling!

In the overworked social workers episode, the dubbers made Keisha/Keysha sound like Petit Chat ( Little Cat, which is used a lot as a term of endearment from French parents towards their little kids) and Keith sounds like a cross between Kiss and Keys ( the “th” sound is notoriously difficult for French people to master).

Just watching the baby shower episode and snorted at Fin’s comment about not having any idea how Mike Dodds got the sergeant’s job. He always seems to say what everyone else is thinking but doesn’t dare to say.

So far, Dodds seems competent and not too annoying, so that’s good. His dad however really got my heckles up by telling Olivia how to organise her team and do her job. 

Really not fans of Amanda’s mum and sister, they are walking disasters.

Was also disappointed by Carisi’s gift to Amanda for the baby shower. A wipe warmer is just so impersonal even though it is practical and recommended by his sister. I feel a bit cheated as we haven’t seen Carisi being awesome with his niece, or at least mentioning her from time to time. 

Final thoughts on SVU Season 23

Yay, the first “I love you” exchange between Rollins and Carisi. I adore that she said it first, that’s a big step for her. Carisi, on the other hand, has been wanting to tell her probably since she was in the hospital when pregnant with Jesse. It was sweet how he told Velasco that that is when he realised she was the one. I like how close they are, Carisi really does get on with everyone. He is a regular Mr Congeniality! 

Both of them have spoken to friends and family about the other/their new relationship, as Amanda told her mom about Carisi and Carisi has told his middle school buddies who are now priests. Them asking Carisi if he was at the church to book it for his wedding to Amanda was funny but sweet, as it shows how well they know him, that getting married has always been a major goal of his. 

Olivia’s therapist is great, but Amanda got straight to the point, telling her to take Stabler to a hotel and get it out of their systems. That would definitely be an option! 

I wish Olivia could reconcile with Barba, but I understand why she can’t, as I don’t think I would be able to either. 

Burton Lowe could go to prison forever and it wouldn’t be long enough, frankly. He did so much damage to Olivia and that has impacted her future relationships/expectations a lot. I wonder what would have happened to her if she had married him, and whether she’d h1ve had a different career. Maybe an English teacher or a counsellor at high school?

Bernie worries about Eli being a cop.