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Morrigan2575
Morrigan2575

Cute.  

wonderwall
wonderwall

This is FANTASTIC LMFAO:                 http://sm0ak-queen.tumblr.com/post/142085171808/felicity-and-friends-a-show-about-a-group-of

WindofChange
WindofChange

I love this source: http://oliverfelicitygifs.tumblr.com/post/168315297294

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wonderwall

wonderwall

I've got to recommend this fanfic "In the Company of Shadows" by ckksac http://archiveofourown.org/works/4193400/chapters/9471681

 

It's AU but it works. It has Felicity leaving SC  & TA after something bad happens there, and then returning years later to have to work with them. It's not really an ARROW story, but it has intrigue, bad guys, spy work & good characterization. It's just engrossing. FS is kickass in this and goes into the field so that is good. Some good OTA feels. Lyla & Barry are there and awesome. OQ & Diggle feel spot-on.

 

This is really really good. Very underrated! Thanks for sharing :)

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Chaser

Chaser

Re-watched some scenes from The Fallen on YouTube. 

 

The top three videos featuring the sex scene have a combined view total of 8.1 million views (Sex Scene, Sex Scene without BG music and All-Scenes). Several of the misc. videos which feature all scenes or variations of the scene (slo-mo, different song) have over a 100k views. 

 

I read an article about networks looking at YouTube for someway to gage audience or ratings. I wish I could find the article now to link it, but anyway, view counts interest me.

 

TVD didn't have anything in the ballpark.

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AyChihuahua

AyChihuahua

I used to watch TVD, and IMO they totally screwed up the first Elena/Damon sex scene. It was all set to be superhot, and then they cut in with the sire discussion between Stefan and Caroline. Not only ruined the flow, but also made the sex scene kind of rapey.

So already there are fics of Olicity breaking up. I honestly think I'm a different species sometimes, because I genuinely don't understand how that kind of thing is fun to write, to read, or to watch (or all the ones in which Felicity is raped, murdered, or decapitated, or where Oliver genuinely joins the LOA or otherwise loses his soul/is murdered).

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Chaser

Chaser

Totally agree about the Delena sex scene. I flirted with shipping the couple, but never did for reasons, but I felt genuinely bad for the shippers when they got together due to the whole sired thing. I will never forget Elena slut shaming Caroline for sleeping with Damon in S1. The Caroline and Damon relationship in S1 was one of the reasons I couldn't support Damon with Elena.

 

So already there are fics of Olicity breaking up. I honestly think I'm a different species sometimes, because I genuinely don't understand how that kind of thing is fun to write, to read, or to watch (or all the ones in which Felicity is raped, murdered, or decapitated, or where Oliver genuinely joins the LOA or otherwise loses his soul/is murdered).

Some viewers are all about the angst. Since I don't believe the writers can do organic angst, I'm hoping they give a rest for a long while.

BkWurm1

BkWurm1

I think angst is fun to write, but usually only when it's of the longing variety, before a couple even gets together. Or in relationship reasons for angst. I haven't ever written a breakup, and I don't think I ever would.

I'm sure there a other varieties, but the only break up ones I stumbled on turned out to be anti- Felicity fics that "get Oliver back to his roots". I stumbled out as quickly as I could. I avoid anything that hints at a break up now.

Morrigan2575

Morrigan2575

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I'm sure there a other varieties, but the only break up ones I stumbled on turned out to be anti- Felicity fics that "get Oliver back to his roots". I stumbled out as quickly as I could. I avoid anything that hints at a break up now.

Heh, I read one the other day that basically had Oliver dumping Felicity as soon as they got back to SC in 401 because after seeing Laurel as the BC he realized that Felicity didn't get the real him. Felicity was only in the fight because she loved him but always expected Oliver to quit being the Arrow. Wheras Laurel got "it" because she was the BC and although she wasn't ready for them yet she would be and he was going to do everything to show her he was ready for them.

I had finish reading because it was fucking funny.

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AyChihuahua

AyChihuahua

Heh, I read one the other day that basically had Oliver dumping Felicity as soon as they got back to SC in 401 because after seeing Laurel as the BC he realized that Felicity didn't get the real him. Felicity was only in the fight because she loved him but always expected Oliver to quit being the Arrow. Wheras Laurel got "it" because she was the BC and although she wasn't ready for them yet she would be and he was going to do everything to show her he was ready for them.

I hate to admit it, but I will forever find it funny that theapplefour was so sure Caity Lotz was NOT coming back as Sara Lance, but as an entirely different character who happened to look exactly like Sara and go by a version of "Canary." That's a level of delusion and denial that is kind of scary but also entertaining. People who think like that are going to be pretty bummed out when it becomes even more clear (although the trailer really is already very clear), that Felicity commissioned/designed the new Green Arrow suit and she's entirely on board with his mission...just like she has always been.

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foreverevolving

foreverevolving

@Morrigan2575 I saw that story too.. lol, forget the fact that it was badly written but it was also so out of character and just... baa

although an worse written story I came across with a similar storyline was Oliver and Laurel meeting accidentally at Tommy's grave once Oliver comes back from his trip with Felicity, than asking her for coffee and telling how he realized she's the one for him- or something horribly like that. I skim through those stories.. usually I avoid them, but they are so rare!! (like one a month) that I give in because it's such a good WTFQ laugh.

BkWurm1

BkWurm1

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The one I skimmed had Felicity bitching at Oliver for not being able to relax at the beach and just at least pretend to be normal for once and he got all hurt and offended and dumped her and returns alone to Starling so he could be the Arrow again. And yes, reconnect with Laurel who just gets him.

 

  I am soooo looking forward for that author (they post on GATV) to see the first episode where it is OLIVER that is reluctant to return and Felicity not settling in perfectly to the normal life, lol. 

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arjumand

arjumand

I'm sure there a other varieties, but the only break up ones I stumbled on turned out to be anti- Felicity fics that "get Oliver back to his roots". I stumbled out as quickly as I could. I avoid anything that hints at a break up now.

 

I just found one that makes it clear it's Damien Darhk (I hate spelling that name! It's so counter-intuitive. I realized after posting a fic that I'd mis-spelled it in an edited paragraph but I refuse to edit the chapter again - no more!) or her dad, or both (was skimming) that makes Felicity leave Oliver although she can't tell him, obviously. It's intriguing, but at this point it's 3 chapters in, and there's so many unfinished fics in Arrow fandom already, that I'm hesitant to get into yet another one.

 

Thing is, what's really bugging me is that after every picture/screenshot/etc (and now the trailer) we have reams of what I call kneejerk reaction fic. It was bad enough when EBR starred in that short wearing the S&M outfit.

 

I think what annoys me is that more often than not fics like this start out with good intentions and then get stuck at the dreaded 13/? when the season starts, followed by an apologetic intro that the writer lost inspiration after the show went in a different direction / somehow let her down (I don't mean Macha - she always finishes what she starts). I did that once - was so inspired by an episode that I immediately started writing, and it was a mistake, because the direction the show went almost derailed me.

 

I'm enjoying this at the moment: Once more from the top

It's kind of time travel - with Oliver somehow going back to when he first came back and trying to do things differently (better).

 

Also this isn't bad: You have not failed this 'verse

As is obvious from the title, it's a Firefly crossover. I'm getting slightly bored with it to be honest, because I've never been that much of a Firefly fan (only watched Serenity the movie), but it's well written and captures the characters really well.

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BkWurm1

BkWurm1

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Also this isn't bad: You have not failed this 'verse

As is obvious from the title, it's a Firefly crossover. I'm getting slightly bored with it to be honest, because I've never been that much of a Firefly fan (only watched Serenity the movie), but it's well written and captures the characters really well.

 

I love that story but often more for the Firefly characters which I think the author is more comfortable writing than Arrow in outer space.  She makes it work for the most part though and I love me some Firefly enough to just grin during each chapter.  It's a nice slow burn for Olicity. 

 

Edited to say I think I made it sound like she doesn't write Oliver and Team Arrow well, that's not the case, it's just that it's Firefly's universe. 

 

Edited again to say I just caught up on five new chapters since I'd last read her story and BOY OH BOY is it getting good!

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kismet

kismet

I just found one that makes it clear it's Damien Darhk (I hate spelling that name! It's so counter-intuitive. I realized after posting a fic that I'd mis-spelled it in an edited paragraph but I refuse to edit the chapter again - no more!) or her dad, or both (was skimming) that makes Felicity leave Oliver although she can't tell him, obviously. It's intriguing, but at this point it's 3 chapters in, and there's so many unfinished fics in Arrow fandom already, that I'm hesitant to get into yet another one.

 

Thing is, what's really bugging me is that after every picture/screenshot/etc (and now the trailer) we have reams of what I call kneejerk reaction fic. It was bad enough when EBR starred in that short wearing the S&M outfit.

 

I think what annoys me is that more often than not fics like this start out with good intentions and then get stuck at the dreaded 13/? when the season starts, followed by an apologetic intro that the writer lost inspiration after the show went in a different direction / somehow let her down (I don't mean Macha - she always finishes what she starts). I did that once - was so inspired by an episode that I immediately started writing, and it was a mistake, because the direction the show went almost derailed me.

 

I've hit a rough patch... where I'm just dying for some of my favs to be updated so I'm just meandering through not as good one to get me through. There is nothing worse than realizing that a story may never be finished. Not gonna lie, I'm getting concerned for Blue Skies. It is also hard when people fall off their updating schedule without a heads up. I appreciate when they tell me that they are gonna fall off the planet. It provides some comfort & expectation about what may happen with updates.

 

Does anyone have a good system for tracking stories that you have read, but don't care to bookmark? There are some that I have read & never want to read again (for various reasons) so I bookmark them with a code ~ but I was hoping for a better system.

 

 

I'm enjoying this at the moment: Once more from the top

It's kind of time travel - with Oliver somehow going back to when he first came back and trying to do things differently (better).

Recommend this one as well its good. I love the direction it is starting to take.

Morrigan2575

Morrigan2575

My Grandmother always said "to each their own". If these fics help them process their emotions then so be it. So long as none of them get hired on the Arrow writing staff or inspire the writers to find another way.

I absolutely agree and I have no problem with it. Hell there are a ton of S1 rewrites for Olicity that kind of do the same thing (which I find a bit annoying since we're ppst S3 and people are still writing them).

The reason I found this fic hilarious is because I've see that exact argument from Lauiver shippers in S3 and now pre-S4. In S3 it was that Oliver would forget all about Felicity as soon as he came back to SC and saw Laurel as BC. When that didn't happen it was because he was just The Arrow and not the Green Arrow. As soon as he becomes the GA he'll dump Felicity because GA/BC have to be together. So, to come across a fic that had that exact plotline was really funny. The whole story is simply dependent on Because Comics (argument). It was just really funny to see that written out in a fic

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kismet

kismet

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I absolutely agree and I have no problem with it. Hell there are a ton of S1 rewrites for Olicity that kind of do the same thing (which I find a bit annoying since we're ppst S3 and people are still writing them).

The reason I found this fic hilarious is because I've see that exact argument from Lauiver shippers in S3 and now pre-S4. In S3 it was that Oliver would forget all about Felicity as soon as he came back to SC and saw Laurel as BC. When that didn't happen it was because he was just The Arrow and not the Green Arrow. As soon as he becomes the GA he'll dump Felicity because GA/BC have to be together. So, to come across a fic that had that exact plotline was really funny. The whole story is simply dependent on Because Comics (argument). It was just really funny to see that written out in a fic

Well the one thing that LL & her fans have in common is persistence & perseverance. They'll keep banging that drum no matter how off beat they are.

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SmallScreenDiva

SmallScreenDiva

I need your help with something, good people of this forum. Was it ever established on the show that Felicity is a klutz? Because I'm seeing all these fics where Felicity is all sorts of clumsy and I'm like, "Whaaaaat?" I don't remember an instance on the show. Like ever. So did fic writers just added clumsiness to her repertoire of awkward behaviors and a lot of them sort of adopted it?

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kismet

kismet

Oh my goodness... Bre finally updated Blood Hands! Its been months... so excited to be getting a lull in my night shift to get back into the story. Apparently she got lost in her ficlets... which are good... but still months. Bring on BratvaOliver :)

 

http://archiveofourown.org/works/3628926/chapters/8013672

wonderwall

wonderwall

Oh my goodness... Bre finally updated Blood Hands! Its been months... so excited to be getting a lull in my night shift to get back into the story. Apparently she got lost in her ficlets... which are good... but still months. Bring on BratvaOliver :)

 

http://archiveofourown.org/works/3628926/chapters/8013672

 

Lmao yeah, I talk to Bre a lot and I sometimes low key send her Qs about blood hands :p But she did say she's getting into the mood again b/c it'll be easier to write after chapter 8 which was a turning point in that fic. :D

 

And I really did love this chapter! It was very Oliver/Felicity. 

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kismet

kismet

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Lmao yeah, I talk to Bre a lot and I sometimes low key send her Qs about blood hands :p But she did say she's getting into the mood again b/c it'll be easier to write after chapter 8 which was a turning point in that fic. :D

 

And I really did love this chapter! It was very Oliver/Felicity. 

That was a behemoth of a chapter... but oh so worth. It was even worth falling behind on some of my paperwork just to finish it. So I had to leave work a little later this morning. It was very much O/F/D, although I will admit FS started to bother me a little

in her downplaying of everything. And shame on OQ w/ that folder. I am seriously worried that Donna is not safe. I mean that phone call was just so dodgy even for Donna. Who calls repeatedly from pay phones & bars near truck stops.

 

I was hoping that all the doom & gloom Olicity angst speculation that was hitting social media might influence her back into the mood. It's certainly easier to get into the headspace needed for that story when people are talking about FS dying, failed proposals, evil fathers & angsty unwarranted break-ups. Completely unrelated, but at one point my Twitter had pics of OQ in his best crying scenes talking about how FS died before he could propose, that there was nothing more the doctors could do. It was a little melodramatic. I had to log out, it just was too sad.

 

I truly wonder what will happen to fanfic once the happiness bubble of the finale bursts. I've never followed fanfic during an actual season so it will be interesting to see what will happen. I can already observe trends that pop up as information is released.

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AyChihuahua

AyChihuahua

Totally love Blood Hands, but she writes a really, really, really dark pastOliver.  He actively assisted in shipping women overseas in containers for sex trafficking, i.e., gang rape.  I absolutely cannot have them go there on the show, and I do not believe they will.  And both Felicity and Oliver are frustrating me a little, her in her not getting the danger she's in, and him in not frigging telling her about the danger she's in. 

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kismet

kismet

I recommend "Beauty in the Breakdown" by Dettoit as an interesting AU story.  http://archiveofourown.org/works/4521396/chapters/10285788

 

So the description of this fic is something I generally avoid reading, S&M/dominatrix are just not my thing. But last week, after seeing it all over social media - and frankly needing a new decent O/F story that was not a ficlet. I thought lets give it a try. The first chapter was meh, not compelling - but I overlooked that & moved ahead. But by the 2nd chapter I was hooked. Its a completely unconventional telling of their love story, but its so much better than I anticipated. I also feel as she is writing the story is moving away from the dominatrix angle and more into a traditional O/F AU story. Ch. 13 ups the ante on the Arrowy connections. It's worth a read. At the end of the day, Dettoit usually nail characterizations & this story is no exception. OQ & FS feel in character to this story & to the Arrow universe.

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AyChihuahua

AyChihuahua

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Dettiot is great, but that story kind of bugs me, because at the end of the day, she's a hooker.  I mean, she's a hooker with a heart of gold, but she is a hooker.  And he's a public figure.  How is that going to end well?

 

I also really disliked that it was played that he was wrong to be upset when she showed up at his house to a benefit on an "assignment," without mentioning it to him beforehand.  Seems like poor hooker etiquette to me.  Unless I'm way behind on proper hooker etiquette?

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kismet

kismet

Dettiot is great, but that story kind of bugs me, because at the end of the day, she's a hooker.  I mean, she's a hooker with a heart of gold, but she is a hooker.  And he's a public figure.  How is that going to end well?

 

I also really disliked that it was played that he was wrong to be upset when she showed up at his house to a benefit on an "assignment," without mentioning it to him beforehand.  Seems like poor hooker etiquette to me.  Unless I'm way behind on proper hooker etiquette?

Totally get your points, which is why I'm completely flabbergasted that I actually enjoy the story as much as I do. It's almost like I forget that she's a professional courtesan/high end call girl/dominatrix/hands on sex therapist. Whenever that thought pops in my head, its like I immediately discount it. I become like Scarlett O'Hara "Oh, I can't think about that today. I'll just go crazy if I do... I'll think about that tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day". Denial & procrastination can sometimes be successful tools of my personal mental wheelhouse. Even OQ references it sorta in the story, that her job is gonna be problematic.

 

I'm not even sure what proper hooker etiquette is these days... I feel like OQ did not handle the charity event well, but he did apologize for it - which is a good thing. I feel like if I use Moulin Rouge & Pretty Woman as my pop-culture references for etiquette, OQ handled it as to be expected. Rule #1 Never fall in love with a courtesan/hooker. I mean doesn't everybody know that rule? The party was just the realization/manifestation that he had failed to keep his emotions in check. So in violation of rule #1, he is wrong - but his reaction was classic & endearing from the little tantrum to the apology. I do feel like FS could have given him a heads up, once she realized the location of the charity event. A simple text message would have sufficed. So she does bear some of the blame, which I think was acknowledged in the story.

AyChihuahua

AyChihuahua

I really feel like it's basic hooker etiquette to give your client the heads-up that you'll be at his house with another client for a formal event.  It could have just as easily gone that he was furious at her for showing up at his home, because, again, she's a hooker.  You use much nicer words, but a call girl is still a hooker.  And, she kept hooking while they were together, for some period of time. 

 

I think I just fundamentally don't like the concept of Felicity as a hooker, although it is well written, like everything dettiot writes.  And now I've written "hooker" so many times that it no longer looks like a real word.

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kismet

kismet

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AyChihuahua - noted :) I don't like Felicity as a hooker either, although I prefer to consider her a courtesan. Hookers are low end, the services she provides are high-end. Plus she references training and a mentor. It seems like she learned the art/craft of more than just having sex. Almost like geishas or courtesans of past generations. Its still sex working, but its classier than working a corner which is what I think of when I think of hookers. Seriously, I am delineating between classes of sex workers- how did this happen?

 

But the story is addicting & well-written. And like I said - I just ignore the fact that she does what she does for a living, that helps to not get angry about trying to figure out how it will all work out.

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arjumand

arjumand

 

I think I just fundamentally don't like the concept of Felicity as a hooker, although it is well written, like everything dettiot writes. 

 

I don't like the concept at all. I read a couple of chapters, and then I just couldn't take it anymore, well written or not. I think what I don't like is that firstly, I like Felicity solving problems with the skills she's shown on the show, not her magical vagina. Secondly, when one of the characters is a sex worker, who's had sex for money with the other character, no matter how powerful/empowering/etc they consider themselves, there's still a power differential in their relationship.

 

Basically, what I want to say is - I hated Pretty Woman, and I can't reconcile to this. But that's just my taste - I rarely bother with a non-island AU, for example. I prefer the Oliver who's been through the crucible to become the guy who's my favourite on the show (along with Felicity the hacker and IT goddess).

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kismet

kismet

C'mon, they even have the zombie sister in common! (kind of)

 

Just kidding. Mostly. Someone should fic it, though.

JSevick does channel ALIAS in her story "The Professional". It's a good read. She talks about wanting to maybe do more ALIAS/Arrow crossover stuff. I hope she does! Personally for me in general Oliver feels more like Sydney & Felicity feels more like Vaughn. Seriously, Sydney & Oliver should grab a coffee & share some of their stories. They have so much in common. Both couples are so amazing, really good tv couple/pairings! Plus, I have been trying & wanting MM to be the Sloane of the show since s1. You're right though now they both have zombie sisters. I even think Nadia fell through a glass table to her demise as well.

 

http://archiveofourown.org/works/4667711/chapters/10651562

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foreverevolving

foreverevolving

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First one to write the "5 times Oliver

tried to propose

and 1 time he succeeded" story wins an imaginary prize!

Pretty sure there's already one on AO3, but it's an old one.. don't ask me for the name though I can't remember.. it's that old.

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AyChihuahua

AyChihuahua

There is one in which Laurel comes back to town after years away, wanting to reconnect with Oliver, and realizes after following him around for awhile that he's with Felicity. Then she goes to his office and realizes they're married and have a child. It's from Laurel's perspective and is actually not at all anti-Laurel. Anyway, it has a few lines about him having to ask Felicity a bunch of times, describes some of them without much detail. The author planned to come back and do a series about the proposals, but I think did not. It's a good story.

Jsevick is cranking out some good stuff. I think she is also the one writing the Jurassic World/Arrow crossover, which I like except that CEO Felicity is a little too babbley.

kismet

kismet

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I loved that story! It's probably why I have Alias on the brain. JSevick has also been posting some great ficlets recently. 

 

I just left her an ask, so we'll see. 

I asked her too... :) Maybe if a lot of us do, she'll make the time. She is putting out some good stuff.

 

ALIAS on the brain is deadly condition with very little cures beyond some good old marathoning. But there are some great youtube videos for a quick fix :)

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BkWurm1

BkWurm1

I don't like Felicity as a hooker either, although I prefer to consider her a courtesan. Hookers are low end, the services she provides are high-end. Plus she references training and a mentor. It seems like she learned the art/craft of more than just having sex. Almost like geishas or courtesans of past generations. Its still sex working, but its classier than working a corner which is what I think of when I think of hookers. Seriously, I am delineating between classes of sex workers- how did this happen?

 

I have had to redefine my definition ever since watching Firefly.  ;)

 

Also, there do exist professional sex surrogates that are "hands on"  so one could say Felicity is just uncredited for her professional services. 

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kismet

kismet

I have had to redefine my definition ever since watching Firefly.  ;)

 

Also, there do exist professional sex surrogates that are "hands on"  so one could say Felicity is just uncredited for her professional services. 

Firefly is another good example...

Come to think of it, wasn't the premise of Hung, that the guys were Happiness Consultants, fulfilling other needs beyond just sexual & not just sex workers.

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