Irreconcilable differences, decisions that you can't take back, a fork in the road that forces you to go your separate ways. What was once whole is now divided.
The theme for Lights on Park Ave Round 66 is schism.
Mark is questioned about his decision to partner with his best friend who is now suing him in David Fincher's The Social Network
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
A quote about how estrangement isn't freeing or joyful but is necessary from What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
Bellini tells Lawrence that the conclave is a war and Lawrence must pick a side as factions align behind various candidates vying to become the next pope in Edward Berger's Conclave
A quote about how the world is divided into happiness and sadness in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Steve tells Tony that Bucky is his friend and Tony says he was as well in CA:CW
Louis attacks Lestat and tells him how he'll kill him in gruesome detail in AMC's Interview with the Vampire
Erik asks an injured Charles to be by his side because they want the same thing, but Charles doesn't see it that way in X-Men: First Class
Ludwik hopes that the Janusz he loves still exists despite differing ideologies and diverging lives due to their inability to be together in Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jędrowski
An Arcane gifset of Vander and Silco before their fallout and their abandoned hideout and Vander's unsent apology letter to Silco that could have changed everything, discovered after their deaths
"the grudge" - Olivia Rodrigo (accompanied by a gifset of her performance of the song on the GUTS World Tour)
Roman begs Gerri, his godmother and mentor, for help when his father, Logan, foils his and his siblings' plan to stop him from selling the company and Gerri refuses, aligning with Logan, in Succession
A quote about the difficulty of accepting past decisions you regret from Unknown Pleasures by Peter Hook
Kendall, whom Logan persuades into being the sacrificial lamb taking the fall for the company's crimes, unexpectedly emerges from his depressed submissiveness to turn on Logan in Succession
Tony chews Steve out at the airport in CA:CW
616 Steve and Tony talk in the ruins of Avengers Mansion, trying to get the other person to join their side in the fight over the SHRA
A quote and mood board of Fernald, the Hook-Handed Man, from A Series of Unfortunate Events, who says that there's no difference between the noble and villainous sides of the VFD schism, pointing out the harm the Baudelaires caused despite their good intentions
In their first conversation after years of resentful estrangement, Art tells Patrick, his ex-best friend and now a washed tennis player, that Patrick means nothing to him in Luca Guadagnino's Challengers
Silco and Vander, former friends and now enemies, talk about their dreams of a better Zaun, fight against Piltover and with each other, and clashing ideologies resulting from their failed rebellion in Arcane
A quote from Brandon Taylor's Minor Black Figures about the chance to get out of the routine of miscommunication/no communication
Round 66 will end on August 31, 11:59 PM ET (what time is that for me?).
As always, you’re free to jump in whenever you’d like during the round, a wide variety of work types is accepted, and there are no minimum work requirements. Unfinished works and works for other fandom events are allowed. You can find more information about Lights on Park Ave and the participation guidelines here.
If you haven't heard, the deadline for submitting works to the Steve/Tony CA:CW tenth anniversary prompt fest (@stevetonycacwfest) has been extended to October 23! There are no minimum requirements and all fanwork types are accepted. Creating and crossposting works for the prompt fest and LoPA is allowed so go check it out! You can find more info here.
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