ALYCIA DEBNAM-CAREY ph. Martin Rusch Story + Rain, March 2025

oh my gosh, he lives. i was about to send out an sos signal to find you. oh trust me, i know it's been a hot minute. if you hated me all you had to do was say so, teller. just let a girl down easy next time. i kid, i kid. i'm currently not working at the moment. i went back home to do a little bit of work things, and then i spent some much needed time at my parents house. so i guess that counts as a jealousy-inducing vacation? that's gross. when do you have some time off coming up?

sup, debnam-carey. it's been a hot minute since we've chatted but i'm about to fix that and come talk your ear off the next time we're in the same room. are you working right now or are you taking another jealousy-inducing vacation? tell me all about it, i'm still stuck at work for another few weeks and no fun time off has made me a boring boy. / @alyvas

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right? i remember when buying tickets was so easy. the only struggle you had was getting to the will call station before they ran out of tickets. now you have to wait in some stupid queue, and if you have shitty internet? you are toast. i wish artist had more power as well. i feel like it's one of those things they should be in control of, or at least those who help put the tour together. would make life so much easier for everyone. i would love to go! just tell me where you will be and i'd love to go. isn't she? the world wasn't ready for her, but i am so glad we got her. i bet that was a dream to perform with them. my dad is a musician and his music has always had a heavy metallica influence, so he's super excited.

It was very different in my concert-going days. I mostly just stood in line at a physical ticket office for hours, even overnight, which I guess some people are still doing some version of for the pit but mostly fighting that war online. It does suck, and believe me when I say that artists wish they had more power. Thank you so much! I hope to see you there? I have a few tickets set aside for anyone who missed out, or who just didn't think they'd get a chance to go. Sabrina is incredible, isn't she? Haven't seen her in concert but have at an award show and she is something special. Oh, wow, you should be excited. I performed with them at the Grammy's one year and they're an elite talent. Enjoy, lovely! Both of you!

that is so exciting! i think it's a dream of every star wars fan to land a role in that universe. i couldn't imagine the excitement you must have felt when you learned you had gotten that role. i think it's beautiful that the universe as a whole is opening up to more people of color, especially women. i love to see that. oh gosh— i don't know how to answer this? i think when i landed fear the walking dead is when i had that moment of 'i made it!'

Andor Season 2 is dropping so soon, and honestly? I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve been a massive Star Wars fan for as long as I can remember, so stepping into that galaxy, into that universe, still feels surreal. If I could go back and tell my younger self that one day she'd be part of a story like this, that Hollywood would start making space, real space, for Latinas on this scale? She wouldn’t believe it. I’m curious now, how did you first break into your industry? Was there a project or moment when you thought, “Okay, I made it”? / @hfrpstarters

ALYCIA DEBNAM-CAREY as Milla Blake Apple Cider Vinegar (2025) "Toxic"

i hope so. i have been fortunate enough to work with some really big names on these last few projects so i'm hoping that kind of helps toss my name into the pot of potential contenders. if not then i'll just keep pushing on until something happens. at least it gave me time to finish my first script. i've also wanted to move more to the behind the scenes stuff. i dipped my toe into the directing pool and i sort of fell in love with it. i love to hear that! i certainly cannot wait for season four. ted lasso is such a guilty pleasure show. i love that! you two always make me want to get a farm. i know i could never keep up, but the urge is there.

Well that's a shame. But you're right, such is the nature. I'm sure something will pop up soon, I'm banking on it. Lucky for me, I always have production projects on the go, even if I'm not actively working myself, I'm overseeing things and working on behind the scenes stuff, writing for other people. But aside from the brand new wife and the beautiful baby I'm currently in the midst of writing Ted Lasso season 4, getting things prepared for filming later in the year, and we've also started planning Big Slick and Thundergong. My broody hen has been hiding eggs from me so I became a grandrooster of three at some point in the last week The joys of living on a farm.

alycia: sometimes you have to take some time apart before you come back and drop the best album of all time. you all did great as solo artist, but you work so well as a group. i'm excited to hear what you have in the works once it's ready. i am so excited to be part of the monster verse. i grew up watching those films with my dad, so to be cast in one of the films is so surreal. plus i get to work with kaitlyn dever and sam neill? legendary.

luke: it's kind of crazy to think that all 4 of us now have solo projects out. i'm hoping having that outlet will make this our best album yet. as soon as we have something ready to drop, you'll be one of the first to know. godzilla?? damn, look at you go. haven't seen those films since the one where bryan cranston was eaten. or maybe that was king kong? i can't remember. either way -- congrats!

there is an extra layer of fear added to the whole experience knowing that so many people grew up loving these films. i just hope that i'm able to bring the franchise justice, and the part that i play in this new film is one that people love. i know the titans are the stars of the show, but i hope to share even a little bit of spotlight with them. patience is definitely a virtue when it comes to projects like this, and i know as soon as i get on set the whole thing is going to fly by. i think you did the right thing. the safety of your fans was at stake, so you did what you had to do when no other measures were working. i know it's not easy to disappoint the fans like that, but the fact that they are safe and protected means you care, and i know they feel the same way.

I loved watching it, too, when I was younger, and even now, I will still watch it on occasion. I really hope you get to enjoy the experience. It's always a treat when you're getting to work on something you know you're going to enjoy. Exactly, a lot of the effort goes into the effects and editing when it comes down to it. Having it be half-assed to rush it out isn't the best idea. Patience goes a long way, in the end. I didn't know how to handle it all at first. We were trying to tell the fans to stop and to be careful of one another, but it wasn't working. We had people being injured, a few people even fainted, and the last resort was for us to leave for a while. It all managed to calm down, but it was awful to see and experience. We've never had anything like that happen, and I at first thought I'd get in trouble for being the first to leave because it's usually the leaders call, and I'm not the leader.

alycia knew that something was different. she had spent so much time with jamie in the past, but it never felt like this. she had always kept him at arms length. the status of their relationship with one another had always gone unspoken. he had been through some rough patches in his life that she was happy to help him through, but she didn't think it was smart to bring up the feelings she had been carrying for him. truth be told she had always cared so deeply for him. through the good times and the bad— it had always been him. she just wasn't aware that she was the same for him.

"this place is magical." there was a level of admiration in her voice as she took in the sights of the castle. it was almost as if he had tossed them into a romantic, gothic fairytale. most might not have seen this for what it is, but alycia knew it was his way of showing her a romantic evening. her eyes softened when he said he had missed her too. it brought her a sense of comfort to know that he had craved her presence in his life, just as much as she had for him. "how could i say no to such an offer to spend all of my off time with you?" as he brought her forward, his much larger hands engulfing her cheeks as she welcomed his lips for a kiss. she could so easily get lost in his kiss. "i forgot just how much i needed this. how much i needed you." she had easily outed herself with her words, confessing to him just how much she needed him. their feelings for one another had always gone unspoken, and maybe it was time for that to change.

she left him to think about what she had said. she didn't expect him to pick up on the hints she had been dropping, although a small part of her hoped that he did. she didn't want to be the first one to bring up the obvious elephant in the room. she had been rejected and hurt so many times, and she knew she couldn't handle that from him. so she was leaving it in his hands, if by some chance he felt the same way she did. "so, where do we go first? you are the leader of this spooky adventure." her hands took his as she started to walk backwards, pulling him along in the direction she knew they were headed.

Ever since Alycia had come into his life, she'd offered a calmness that he would admit that he often chased after. His world was chaotic before her, and more often than not it was chaotic when she wasn't around, and he just felt better when she was near. It's part of why he always missed her when they didn't see each other for a while, and sometimes Jamie couldn't help but wish they didn't have to spend so much time apart. But he knew that bringing up spending more time together, being in each other's space more, would bring up feelings he wasn't sure he was ready to share or feelings he wasn't sure Alycia was ready to hear from him—or wanted to hear from him. Even though he felt it was pretty clear that he was attached to her, he wasn't sure if it was clear just how attached he was to her, and Jamie was content in that because he didn't want to lose her if he felt too much and she didn't feel the same way.

Though he would admit that he'd been dropping little hints recently, mostly because he was tired of hiding how he was feeling. But also because he was 36, and there was a part of him that wanted to settle down and start something with someone that made him happy, made him feel complete, and he knew Alycia could be that person, was probably that person. So he didn't hold back any affection when he greeted her at the airport, not giving a damn who was around to see them, and he wasted no time in taking her back to his hotel and showing her just how much he had missed her. Because worshiping her for hours was something he was well versed in, was something he knew that Alycia loved, and what he knew always brought them closer together.

Even though there was part of him that would have been content to stay in bed with Alycia all day long, especially since they had a lot of time to make up for. The call of having a little spooky fun was there, and he couldn't help but answer it, and he knew that Alycia would be having just as much fun with that as him. Plus, he had spent time doing his research to find the perfect place for them to visit, and he figured that not only were they visiting someplace haunted, but they were visiting a gorgeous gothic castle, and it was something they would both enjoy, something they could both take lots of pictures of. And the moment he saw Alycia in her little black dress, he knew he was going to take lots of pictures of her tonight, because she looked gorgeous, and he made sure to pass those compliments along with a kiss to her cheek. She was breathtaking, though, and sometimes Jamie couldn't help but ask what on earth she saw in him, because she could have anyone.

He was glad for the walk to the castle because the sights around them were gorgeous, and he just liked walking and having Alycia on his arm as well. He smiled when she agreed to go into the most haunted place of the castle, which made Jamie excited, he would admit. "I've been told it's stunning in there, so you're probably right about it being just as beautiful as it is spooky." They would have to take pictures in there for sure, and maybe they would capture a spirit or two. His attention was on Alycia, however, when she turned to him, and he looked down at her with a smile on his face. "I don't mind you sounding like a broken record, darling, since I love hearing that you've missed me. And I've missed you too, love." He smiled against her lips when she kissed him, the smile only growing at her next words. "Same here, you being here made me realize how much I want you around. I'm glad you're here and staying for a while." He couldn't help but shift so he could lift both his hands to cup her cheeks and bring their lips together in another kiss.

lexa will always follow me throughout my entire career, and i'm glad that it does. the fact that she still means something to the fans brings me so much joy. it's always been my goal as an actress to leave a positive mark on my audience, regardless of what i'm doing, and to know that i have means so much to me. it reminds me why i do this in the first place. ahh— just breaking ground! you will have to keep me updated on what you think as you progress in the series. i want to know what you think of alicia's character development. the world isn't ready for what we're about to bring to the table. we've only just begun.

Oh, I love that you brought up Lexa, because yes, that character meant something. Still does. The impact she had on the LGBTQ+ community is beyond words, and it speaks volumes about what you brought to her. I remember the rage I had when they killed her off. I’m officially on season 3! Slowly but surely. I’m trying really hard not to Google anything because I don’t want to get spoiled, but the urge is real. And yes, it’s surreal looking back. So cheers to the growth, and to us being part of the kind of storytelling that leaves its mark.