#andy mulligan

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Double Feature of 70’s HORROR ~

Legacy of Satan ~ AKA ~ Muldavo ~ 1974

Blood ~ AKA ~ Black Nightmare in Blood ~ 1973

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Ditchers get stitches

Notes before you read: this contains transfemme Steve so if you don’t like it don’t read, i myself am trans and this was co-written by our trans Steve alter so don’t go crying wolf.

Pairing: Andreth (Andy & Gareth)

Summary: Jock on Jock violence but not the expected kind.

Tagged people: @isadenari7

Have fun!

So here he was, nervously avoiding his teammates (especially Jason) in the hallway and scurrying away to his car in the parking lot by the gym. He quickly got in and drove off to the Hideout. He promised a certain pretty blonde boy he wasn't gonna miss their first show in over a month and he intended to keep that promise.

The door to the band area was left ajar by a beer bottle, and he slipped his head inside, spotting Gareth immediately and stepped inside causing the door to creak, Gareth turned to the sound and sighed in relief seeing his beloved by the door. He rushed over and jumped into Andy’s arms “You made it!”

“Of course I did, baby, had to ditch practice but totally worth it to see you.”

Gareth gave him a bunch of kisses all over his face for that, Jeff snickered from somewhere in the room and Eddie was preoccupied in the bathroom, but judging from the fits of laughter, was not alone.

“Leave it to Jeffrey Rivera to be the only guy without a partner in Corroded Coffin,” he said and chuckled, shaking his head at the two couples in the vicinity.

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Jason kept watching the clock and the locker room door, expecting Andy any minute now. Any minute. Now.

He waited the entire time before practice actually started, Andy usually came a little late but not so late that he was worried, he’d gotten used to it. This, was not like usual times though. Both bells indicating ‘go to class’ and ‘GO TO CLASS’ had rung, but nothing. Andy still wasn’t there. Jason listened carefully then, and heard through the door some pieces of a conversation from what he could only assume to be Patrick and Chance, about somewhere called the Hideout, someone named Gareth, and Eddie Munson. His blood boiled and as the two came into the locker room, he pushed past them and didn’t look back.

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The show was great. Intense and yeah a few mishaps happened but it was good for the boys to get back on stage, of course, the loudest cheers came from Eddie and Gareth's significant others. Stevie and Andy.

Eddie came right off stage after putting his guitar up in the back and collapsed into his girlfriend's arms. She giggled at his behaviour before complaining “Ew, Eds you're covered in sweat! You're gonna ruin the clothes Nance gave me,” she huffed.

“If her majesty so desires, I will release her of my grossness.” Eddie reluctantly got up and waved cheekily at her as he went back behind the stage. “Wanna go meet them by the cars?” Andy asked, Stevie nodded and they left together, platonically holding hands.

Once by the van though, trouble arose.

Andy suddenly got a gut feeling that someone was watching them, and to his horror, as he turned to look at the road above. He was right.

Gareth wandered over to his boyfriend and snuggled into his letterman, despite the awkward position, he found it adorable and it let the knowledge of Jason Carver being not more than 20 feet behind him slip his mind for a moment.

Footsteps coming from behind reminded him.

However before he could react, he watched Stevie disappear and heard a few grunts from behind him.

He and Gareth turned together to the sight of Stevie with her hands balled into fists, sleeves of her cardigan pulled up and Jason on the ground clutching his nose and stomach.

Eddie whooped from behind them, “That’s my girl!”

Quickly after that, they all clambered into the van, abandoning Stevie and Andy’s vehicles there and headed to Gareth's place to cool down.

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First Lines: Andy Mulligan - Trash

My name is Raphael Fernandez and I am a dumpsite boy.

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First Lines: Andy Mulligan - Ribblestrop

Sam Arthur Tack knew that he was on the threshold of an adventure: the biggest adventure of his life.

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Trash by Andy Mulligan 

About Time

[yaecolit]

The first book in the Young Adult Eco Movement text set is the young adult novel Trash by Andy Mulligan. Trash portrays the lives of three young boys living in a third-world country in the near future. Sadly, these “trash boys” survive by scavenging from the mountains of trash in the outskirts of a large city. The boys find a special piece of trash, which in return turns their lives topsy-turvy. 

Character Introduction:

Raphael Fernandez: Mulligan immediately wants the reader to know the type of character he is, “I am a trash boy with style.” Raphael may be a trash boy, but he takes pride in being one, feeling no shame. Even though he is a child, he plays a crucial core role in the community, which is interesting as to why a whole community would have so much in a young child. As a trash boy, Raphael faces the usual struggles of poverty such as getting food, finding shelter, and having an education. Despite his hardships at a young age, he is determined to leave and make something of his life. His determination might be why the community puts him at the core.

Gardo: He plays the protective big brother role for Raphael. Gardo purposefully never leaves Raphael’s side, making sure to experience what he experiences. A little into the book, a police officer arrests Raphael. Of course, Gardo attempted to come to the rescue by trying to figure what he did wrong and also yelling at Raphael like an older brother would do.

Rat: Mulligan did not spare any writing skill thinking of this character’s name. As someone could easily assume, Rat is a small and clever boy. Described as sneaky, dirty but charming. He is always getting something from the mission school as he loves his portrayal of the small helpless charming child. Oddly enough, he saves the money that he receives, making him one of the wealthiest people on the dump. “The kid was sitting up, just in his shorts, gazing at me with frightened eyes and his big broken teeth sticking out of his mouth.” Even his physical appearance makes portrays “rat” features.

Discussion Points:

Poverty is a very real issue already, which creates a sense of a real world for the reader, especially so when the main characters are children. Despite the terrible place in which they live, the children and their community are still that, a community. Reading a novel that portrays the lives of these people sheds light on the issue. Even without too much outside help, the community still functions and its members feed it hope. The novel continues to ask the reader, “What are you going to do about the issue?” Mulligan is not shy in his writing when comes to presenting the issue of homelessness, especially so when the people living in our trash. 

Mulligan does a brilliant job portraying several different points of views by switching off the narrator in the novel among the three boys. Doing this allows him to more effectively convey the issue of homelessness to the reader. Building off the sense of creating a real world, Mulligan’s switching of narrators provides different points of views to give the reader a more real sense of trash and homelessness. Essentially, adding depth to that of the novel and the reader. How does living in trash shape someone’s identity? How can we as a community help prevent others from experiencing the pain of living with our waste? 

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Book of the day: Trash by Andy Mulligan

Content warning for: Police brutality towards minors