#╰ ––––––– ✧ sydney sage : ic ❨ answered ❩

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she    sighs,    looking    up    from    her    book    to    look    at    her    fiancé.    he    sounds    so    persistent,    and    it    was    really    very    cute.    ❝    can    you    what?    i'll    probably    say    yes,    unless    it's    going    to    get    one    of    us    killed.    ❞    she    says,    sticking    the    bookmark    between    the    pages    and    then    closing    the    book,    setting    it    down    beside    her    on    the    couch.    ❝    i'd    just    like    a    little    more    context,    babe.    ❞

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bloodlines / vampire academy tags

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First Date

a/n: y’all... the crack... it’s... this is a sydney sage x feyre archeron fic and i regret NOTHING. this was written for me and my crackshipping mutuals and followers who liked my new years crossover hehe

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“I can’t do this,” Sydney said, dropping her hair and looking at Adrian in the mirror. He was lounging on their bed on his phone.

He didn’t look up as he said, “Yes, you can.” Sydney groaned and put her head in her hands.

“Adrian,” Sydney said as she peered at him through her fingers. He was immediately up and standing at her back. He rested his hands on her shoulders.

“Sage,” Adrian said, squeezing her shoulders gently. She dropped her hands from her face and met his gaze in the mirror. “You’ve had a crush on Feyre for months. Don’t back out now that she’s taken an interest in you as well.”

“I just—“ Adrian waited patiently for her to continue and slid his hands down and up her arms. She shook her head with a sigh. “You’re sure you’re okay with this?” Adrian nodded. She’d asked him the same thing about 50 times since she’d agreed to go out with Feyre. “I need some sort of boundaries.”

Sydney fiddled with a bobby pin as Adrian shrugged. “I don’t care what you do so long as you want to do it and… well, I’d like to know afterwards. But I trust you.” He squeezed her arms and Sydney relaxed, her eyes falling closed.

She smiled and opened her eyes when she felt Adrian press a kiss to her cheek.

“I love you,” he murmured near her ear, which made her relax even further.

“I love you too.”

———

About half an hour later, Sydney was walking up to the outdoor ice skating rink that Feyre had suggested. There were various stalls surrounding the rink itself that sold crepes and hot cocoa and other warm foods and beverages. She headed towards the one by the entrance where they rented out ice skates.

Sydney had been—no, she was worried about this whole skating on ice thing. She’d never done it before, despite growing up in Utah and now living in the northeast. If she was honest, it seemed quite dangerous.

She grasped the wooden cross at her neck gently and glanced at her watch.

She was early. She knew she’d be early as soon as she left the house. She was always early.

Sydney bit her lip and fiddled with her necklace. Maybe she should go… but no. She didn’t want to mess anything up and… she wanted this. She’d wanted this for longer than she’d probably let herself admit.

She nodded to herself and squared her shoulders.

A few moments later, interrupting her watching of the skaters, someone called her name and she turned towards the voice. It was Feyre… looking as gorgeous as she always did.

Her hair fell in waves under her knitted hat, her hands were stuffed into the pockets of the very nice coat—no doubt from Rhys—she wore, the smile on her face was blinding, and her nose and cheeks were pink from the cold.

As Feyre came closer, she outstretched her arms to Sydney, and Sydney smiled as they embraced. She could smell Feyre’s perfume as they did, jasmine with something else that reminded her of a cold winter’s night.

“I can’t believe you’ve never gone ice skating,” Feyre said when she pulled away, that smile still on her face. Sydney chuckled a bit nervously as Feyre linked their arms and started towards the stall with the skates.

Sydney was in too much shock at the contact to say anything and Feyre squeezed her arm.

“What have you been up to today?” she asked and Sydney cast a sidelong glance at her. Did she say that she’d actually let her nerves about their date interfere with her everyday life?

No, was the answer. “Just ran some errands, read with Declan, worked out next month’s budget.” Feyre laughed softly.

“Yes, that sounds about right,” Feyre said as she glanced over and their eyes met for a brief moment.

They were standing at the entrance of the rink a few minutes later. Feyre had correctly guessed her shoe size, telling her that being best friends with Morrigan had its perks.

“I can’t believe you’ve never gone ice skating,” Feyre said as she stepped onto the ice. Sydney stayed on the non-slick ground, frowning at the ice. Feyre outstretched a hand. “Are you coming?”

“It seems a bit dangerous, and Adrian keeps telling me that taking risks is good but it still feels bad and I just don’t want to make a fool out of myself. I mean I’m a—“

Feyre grasped her hand. “You’re gonna be fine, Syd, I promise.” The reassuring smile on her face had Sydney’s worries melting away. Sydney nodded and let Feyre pull her into the ice with a smile.

They talked as they skated, Sydney clinging desperately to Feyre’s hand most of the time. She’d be so embarrassed if she fell, not just because of the crowd of people but because she wanted to impress Feyre. Like she was a teenager or something.

Every once and awhile, Feyre would let go and do some sort of minor trick, and Sydney would just… slide forward until Feyre took her hand again.

Sydney was talking about the causes of the fall of Rome when she caught Feyre watching her. “What?” she said mid-sentence. “Have I got something on my face?” Feyre shook her head and pressed her lips together like she was holding back a smile. “Oh, you’re just—“ Sydney shook her head as a blush crept onto her cheeks. Adrian gave her the same look when he was amazed at her ‘beautiful mind’ as he said.

“I’m just what, Sydney?” Feyre said, squeezing her hand a bit to get her attention.

When Sydney met her eyes again, she saw the smile that Feyre tried to hide peeking through. “You’re just.. looking at me because you like me, not because there’s anything wrong.”

Feyre hummed. “Glad to know that Mr. Ivashkov has taught you something,” Feyre winked, “not that there’s much left to teach you.” Sydney focused her eyes on the ice below her, on keeping her balance. “You want to grab some hot cocoa and come back to my place? The boys are out tonight. I think they’ve gone dancing and won’t be home till late.”

Sydney panicked inside for a moment. Was it too scandalous to go to her apartment on the first date? She’d been over before but that was when she was with Adrian and when Rhys and Lucien were home.

Then she remembered what Adrian had said earlier. What did she want?

She scanned Feyre’s face. She wanted to go over to her apartment. Sydney nodded and Feyre smiled brightly, warming Sydney’s heart.

———

They were sitting on the couch in Feyre’s living room now. They’d taken off their shoes and coats, and Feyre had opened a bottle of wine. It was nice for her, but Sydney knew it was far from the nicest bottle that Feyre and the boys owned. She was grateful for it because her control tended to slip when she drank any of their really fancy wine and she needed to be in control.

Feyre was wearing a sweater that looked immensely soft and a black pair of skinny jeans that clung to her legs. There was a dainty star and moon necklace hanging from her neck. All of these were things that Sydney noticed but never voiced.

She herself had taken off her cardigan, not needing it in the warmth of the apartment. Sydney could’ve sworn she noticed Feyre’s eyes flicked over her bare arms and shoulders and collarbones that were exposed by the silky spaghetti strap top she wore. Said top was tucked into her skirt and had been picked by Adrian when she’d begged him for fashion advice earlier that day.

Sydney’s eyes caught on Feyre’s lips as she spoke. Each time she took a sip of wine, she licked her lips to savour the taste. If she was honest, Sydney wanted to savour the taste of her lips the way she savoured wine.

“So anyway, I threw him out on his ass and told him not to come back,” Feyre said, setting her wine glass on the coffee table. Sydney let out a startled laugh, her hair falling into her face.

Before she could push it away, Feyre’s hand brushed against her face and tucked it behind her ear. Her hand lingered on Sydney’s face, her thumb gliding along her cheekbone.

Sydney sucked in a breath as she realised how close they’d gotten, as she met Feyre’s gaze. Her stomach twisted suddenly when Feyre leaned in and dropped her gaze to Sydney’s lips.

Sydney stood from the couch and stepped away, running a hand through her hair. She took a few deep breaths.

“Fuck, I’m sorry, Sydney,” Feyre said, and Sydney turned to look at her. Her hands were rubbing at her face as she propped her elbows on her knees.

“For what?” Sydney asked.

“For making you uncomfortable,” Feyre said, looking up at her. “I know this is the first time you’ve done anything like this and I should’ve been more respectful.” Feyre stood but didn’t step any closer to her.

“You didn’t do anything wrong,” Sydney said softly. They stood there watching each other for a few moments before Feyre blinked a few times and rubbed the back of her neck.

“Do you want to dance?” Feyre said. “I think Rhys has told you about the fancy sound system he had installed?”

Sydney nodded. “Mmhmm, he did… and yes, I’d like to dance.” Feyre bit her lip and picked up her phone from the coffee table.

After a few clicks, soft music played through the speakers. It wasn’t anything she recognised, but she didn’t mind. Not as Feyre set her phone back down and stepped towards her.

Feyre ran her hands over Sydney’s shoulders and down her arms before sliding them around her waist. Sydney tentatively wrapped her arms around Feyre’s neck as she swallowed.

Feyre began to sway a little, her blue eyes never leaving Sydney’s. She hummed along with the music, a soft smile on her lips. Sydney fingered the soft collar of Feyre’s sweater, needing to do something with her hands.

Feyre’s hands were warm as they pressed against her lower back. The thin fabric of her top made the touch feel very intimate though she supposed that was the point.

“Sydney?” Feyre murmured, her gaze flicking down and back up to Sydney’s eyes in a split second.

“Hm?” Sydney said, her eyes feeling a bit heavy. Feyre tilted her head down to touch her forehead to Sydney’s. Their faces were now… very close.

“I’d really like to kiss you now, if that’s alright with you?” Feyre said, her breath caressing Sydney’s face. Sydney swallowed.

“That’s alright with me,” Sydney breathed, eyes now fixed on Feyre’s lips, which curved into a small smile before she leaned forward and their lips brushed hesitantly.

That was until Sydney leaned into the kiss and pulled Feyre closer by the hand she slid into her hair. Feyre’s breath hitched and one of her hands clenched in Sydney’s top. Feyre used her other hand to press their bodies together.

Sydney furrowed her brows and sucked Feyre’s bottom lip between her teeth. Feyre let out a small noise and pressed their foreheads back together.

“Fuck,” Feyre muttered. Her eyes were closed and her cheeks were flushed as Sydney scanned her face. She huffed a laugh, and Sydney twisted Feyre’s hair around her fingers.

“What?” Sydney said, willing Feyre to open her eyes. Feyre smiled as she did so.

“I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t this,” Feyre said before pecking Sydney’s lips. Sydney must have made a face because Feyre stroked her hand up and down her back and said, “It’s not a bad thing, Sydney.”

The way her name had rolled off Feyre’s tongue made her feel warm inside.

They were silent again for a few moments, simply taking in each other’s presence. The hand she’d had in Feyre’s hair came down to rest on her shoulder.

“I want to see you again,” Sydney said. Feyre’s smile widened, and Sydney felt a smile of her own pull at her lips.

“I was just thinking the same thing.” Sydney sighed in relief. Silence fell once more.

“I should probably be getting home,” Sydney said, brushing hair behind Feyre’s ear.

“Okay,” Feyre said softly. “I’ll walk you out.”

Neither of them moved.

Sydney cupped Feyre’s face and pulled her in for another kiss.

It was another few minutes before they broke apart and joined hands as Feyre walked Sydney to the door, both of them sporting childlike grins.

Sydney slipped her shoes on, and Feyre helped her into her coat. She straightened it before taking it by the collar to tug Sydney closer for yet another kiss.

Sydney laughed brightly as she pulled away, but ignored the awed look that Feyre gave her again.

“I’ll call you when I get home,” Sydney said, a hand on the doorknob.

“You better,” Feyre said, crossing her arms and shifting her weight onto one foot. Sydney hummed and slipped out the door before Feyre could stop her again.

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@myfeyrelady @nalgenewhore @dianaraven @highladyofidris @crackedship

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South Coast Summer: Kiama, Gerroa and Berry

This post is brought to you by Visit NSW.

It's a fine day for a drive down to the South Coast of NSW. We feast on delicious toasties, rainbow bowls, halloumi donuts, do some wine tasting and pat alpacas and stay at a stunning converted "shed" while we sample the best that the South Coast of NSW has to offer!

Long time readers will know that I only recently got my license and my immediate environment means that I am more a city than a country driver. I am more comfortable in gridlock than on a highway. So when Mr NQN told me that he wouldn't be able to drive down to Kiama with me on the first day of our trip, I took a sharp intake of breath. It would be just me, on the road in a rental car driving to the south coast and he would join me that evening.

Luckily I had stops in the form of food breaks. One and a half hours into the drive I stop in Wollongong's Lower East Cafe. Located on Crown Street in Wollongong's CBD it is a very popular place with only a couple of tables free at lunch. Service is very friendly and easy going and nothing is too much trouble.

Stove top hot chocolate $6

It's a gorgeous sunny day but I'm feeling all about a hot chocolate-specifically their stove top salted caramel hot chocolate with almonds that comes with two toasted marshmallows. Can I just request that all hot chocolate marshmallows come toasted? They increase the appeal of a marshmallow a thousand times over.

Smoked Beef Brisket Toastie $13

It just happens to be national toastie day on the day of my visit so I feel like my choice for the beef brisket toastie was pre-ordained. It's a beauty-with plenty of soft, melting beef brisket, kimchi, cheddar cheese, onion jam, aioli and rocket on sourdough it's the sort of thing that you say you'll just eat half of - before of course demolishing it all. I also take a banana smoothie to go because I need sustenance for the road (honestly the way I carry on you'd think I was an athlete or drama queen or something).

It's just another 60 minutes (50 if you actually listen to the GPS and stop singing Bohemian Rhapsody long enough to pay attention to the directions) to my next stop in Gerroa. Blue Swimmer restaurant is a gorgeous little cottage housing a restaurant where Canadian born chef Lauren Brown makes use of the abundant local produce. I meet Karen for lunch.

Clyde River oysters $22 for 6

The Clyde River oysters are local and when she brings out the plate she tells us that the finger limes are just from across the road. They give the oysters a puckery pop.

Speck croquettes $9

I love croquettes and these come two to a serve. They're filled with parmesan cheese and speck and sit atop some spiced kasundi sauce. They actually sell this sauce as well as house made jams in the cafe too.

Crispy calamari $19

The crispy squid comes with a lovely cucumber, celery and dill salad, crunchy quinoa and a smear of spicy bomba, a spicy Calabrian red pepper spread. The breading on the squid remains crunchy which is good.

Smoked butternut pumpkin salad $23

But it's the smoked pumpkin salad that most wins my heart. With slices of house smoked local pumpkin it is served with crunchy pepitas, pumpkin seeds, feta, sweet onion puree as well as spiced lentils that give the dish heft.

Rocky Road $16

It's dessert time. The rocky road here is an upmarket version with chocolate pudding mousse, a house-made torched marshmallow, salted caramel ice cream and honeycomb. It's all sorts of textures in one and their recipe for this appears in the local Illawarra cookbook.

Halloumi Donuts $12

But hands down one of my favourite eats this whole weekend and a revelation are the halloumi donuts. The halloumi is grated in it and although you may think it would produce a chewy or squeaky texture, it is light as a feather in the same manner of ricotta. There is a squeeze of blueberry jam and a pot of creme anglaise accompanying the four cinnamon sugar rolled beauties. And Lauren kindly sent me the recipe for her halloumi donuts.

My next stop is our home for our South Coast stay. The Shed is a converted shed whose name belies the spacious and comfortable accommodation. For starters the views are immaculate - across Walker's Bay there is a row of pine trees that line up like soldiers across the horizon while the green rolling hills and blue skies giving both farm and water views.

The accommodation makes the most of the views from the enormous glass windows, five and a half metre ceilings and polished concrete floors with stylish soft furnishings.

There are three bedrooms here, two for adults and one for up to four children with four bunk beds and an enormous rumpus room complete with toys and costumes for dress ups. I mean being a kid nowadays has infinitely more options than it did in the 80s and 90s.

The main bedroom has a king bed and an ensuite. There's a claw foot bath in one corner (although oddly the plug doesn't fit the tub), snuggly robes and an open shower. There are also cute features like plenty of locker space.

Each bedroom has an oil heater and there's also one in the main lounge/kitchen. There's also a fireplace which I do my best to get started. My first fire lasts a total of 10 minutes before being reduced to billows of smoke and ashes.

My second fire is more successful thankfully (I believe a lot of it is about log placement). There is no wifi (it is TBA) and it isn't the sort of place for a luxurious sleep in as the sun powers through the curtains very early in the morning.

That evening Mr NQN arrives and we take the drive to Kiama to check out a new restaurant Silica. During the day there are gorgeous views of the beach although at night you can't really see them.

Upstairs is a bit more atmospheric than downstairs. It also happens to be pasta night tonight so we try a dish from the menu. Silica is owned by chef Luke Basic and John Cappellin. Some of the menu's produce is grown on their own plot at Dapto Community Farm.

Sydney rock oysters $3each

We share half a dozen oysters, 3 natural and 3 topped with chorizo, eschallot and sherry vinegar. They're both good and I like the fact that the chorizo ones are raw oysters still underneath.

Kingfish sashimi $16

The kingfish sashimi is served with lime segments, kewpie, togarashi and fennel and it's spicy fresh.

Pappardelle $35 (part of pasta menu with glass of wine and dessert)

The pappardelle comes with a soft braised pork belly ragu with pangritata and basil which is generous with ragu and soft, melting meat. I like my pasta a bit more al dente. They serve the pappardelle with a fantastic Serra Vista Shiraz Cabernet 2016.

Braised free range chicken $29

I rarely order chicken when out but this was my favourite dish of the night. It's braised free range chicken with swede, sage, pine nuts, sultanas, pickled kohlrabi with a rich stock.

Fried Potato Skins $5

The fried potato skins are from the pasta night menu. They come out as an enormous serve, super crispy and spiced.

Honey & thyme roasted beetroot $9

We both really enjoy the sweet roasted beetroot with torn buffalo mozzarella, toasted almonds and dill. This too comes out as a generous portion.

Yoghurt panna cotta $10

The yogurt panna cotta is so wobbly it's amazing that it managed to be plated. It is served with rhubarb and crunchy burnt honey oats.

The next morning we head off for breakfast and wine tasting in Berry. Queen Street Eatery is a relatively new place that specialises in more lunch and dinner. The offering is mainly French and there is a new outside terrace area.

French toast $16

There is an all day breakfast with a gorgeous French toast with a choice of either bacon and maple syrup or seasonal fruit and cream. We go for the bacon and maple syrup. The thick slab of brioche bread is wonderfully buttery and there is a generous amount of bacon. The maple syrup used is no ordinary maple syrup, it's a barrel aged maple syrup by Canadian brand Noble and is deliciously thick and syrupy.

Local croissant with house cured ocean trout $13

There are three different fillings for the croissant on offer and we go for the house cured ocean trout with pickled onion, creme fraiche and bronzed fennel with pumpkin seeds. We pair it with a mimosa because it feels like a Saturday with the sun shining down and we are sitting in the light filled window.

Tuna tartare $24

As we are there at the time of the brunch/lunch crossover, we also try a few of their lunch offerings. The tuna tartare is a starter with a generous amount of chopped, raw tuna with a creamy celeriac remoulade, cured egg yolk grated on top and crispy pommes gaufrettes that we scoop the tuna on top of.

Potato Beignets $19

The light as air potato beignets are actually a vegan dish - the chef is vegan and this is packed full of flavour from the rouille and charred leek with creamy vegan sauce.

Heirloom beetroots $16

Another lunch time standout dish is the heirloom beetroots with oven roasted, pickled and raw target, pink and yellow beetroots on fluffy goats curd with a crunchy toasted walnut crumb.

Our next stop is a wine tasting at Silos Estate. Here former CEO turned winemaker Rajarshi Ray and litigator wife Sophie own a winery with a difference. "I'm a capitalist with a social agenda," Raj says.

After working 100 hour weeks in the financial sector all around the world they decided to settle in Berry and produce wine. Raj is passionate and engaging and you can see how his practical decision making has informed the farm's offering. There is an electric car charging station, they are carbon neutral and fully solar powered and the choice of alpaca is an environmental one.

Yet most of the money that the winery makes through their wines actually goes back to charity. They support three charities: an overseas landmine charity, a domestic violence charity and an animal charity. I ask him what percentage of profits will go to charity and he answers laughing, "About 150%".

The $5 fee for the wine tasting gets everyone a cork and the customer puts the cork into the jar for the charity they want to support. Afterwards each cork contributes $5 to that particular charity.

The actual wine is fantastic, especially the 2017 Rose and the Sauvignon Blanc. Berry is not seen as a place that can grow Sauvignon Blanc grapes but on the property they have a 2-3 acre island that is cool enough to grow Sauvignon Blanc grapes.

They bottle under two labels: Silos which is made using grapes grown on the property and Wiley's Creek where grapes are grown in other areas. And we have one final treat while here: feeding the alpacas. And if you fall in love with these gorgeous creatures you can also buy them from Silos!

Late lunch is back at Kiama at Penny Whistler's a new cafe with a stunning view of the water and super friendly service. In the near distance we see a pod of dolphins swimming.

Iced Tea $5 and Banana & Peanut Butter smoothie $8.50

We start with drinks. I go for an Egyptian iced tea which is a house made sparkling iced tea with hibiscus, rose and blueberries. It tastes like Turkish delight mixed with berries and is very refreshing. Mr NQN's pick is the banana and peanut butter smoothie which is made with organic almond milk, banana, peanut butter, LSA and honey. It's got just the right amount of peanut butter and sweetness and the almond milk tastes just like regular.

The Tostada Bowl $18

For lunch we went for two bowls. The tostada bowl is a colourful bowl with smoked sweet corn, black bean & tomato salsa, crushed avocado, steamed brown rice, grilled chicken, chipotle sour cream and jalapeños on a crispy corn tortilla. It's a great mix of flavours and textures and Mr NQN makes quick work of this. You really wouldn't believe that he has already eaten breakfast and lunch already.

The Bird Bowl $16.50

I rarely find a green bowl that I like because I'm not that healthy eater that enjoys being punished over breakfast but the waiter that sold it to me on the fact that he too was not a healthy eater (we have to stick together). It's crispy kale, dukkah coated avocado half, steamed brown rice, beetroot relish, sprouts, heirloom tomatoes, snow peas, cucumber rounds, Japanese seaweed salad, pickled carrot and green goddess dressing. You can add halloumi, eggs, smoked salmon but we had it as it was and it was actually really good. I feel like the key to these bowls is to not make it too virtuous.

Lemon & Almond Cake $9 and Passionfruit Curd Cheesecake $8

We can't resist and order a couple of cakes. The passionfruit curd cheesecake is creamy and moreish with a lovely biscuit base and a blanket of passionfruit curd on top. I especially liked it with the Greek yogurt and lemon curd that came with the cake below. The lemon almond cake is moist in texture and topped with flaked almonds. It's judiciously served with a generous dollop of natural yoghurt and lemon curd.

And then it's onto our next destination!

So tell me Dear Reader, are you usually the driver or a passenger during road trips? Do you have any tips for building fires in a fireplace? Have you ever fed or pet an alpaca?

NQN and Mr NQN were guests of Visit NSW but all opinions remain her own.

Lower East Cafe

70 Crown St, Wollongong NSW 2500 Monday closed Tuesday to Saturday 7am–2:30pm Sunday 8am–12pm Phone: (02) 4226 9922 Menu: lowereastcafe.com.au

Blue Swimmer restaurant

19 Riverleigh Ave, Gerroa NSW 2534 Monday to Thursday, Sunday 7am–3pm Friday & Saturday 7am–3pm, 5:30–10pm theblueswimmer.com.au Phone: (02) 4234 3796

The Shed, Gerroa

theshedgerroa.com/

Silica

72 Manning St, Kiama NSW 2533 Monday & Tueday 8am–3pm Wednesday & Thursday 11am–9pm Friday 11am–10pm Saturday 8am–10pm Sunday 8am–9pm Phone: (02) 4233 0572 silicakiama.com.au

Queen Street Eatery

1/65 Queen St, Berry NSW 2535 Monday to Wednesday, Friday 7:30–11am Thursday 7:30–11am, 6–11pm Saturday 8am–11pm Sunday 8am–3pm Phone: (02) 4464 2544 queensteatery.com.au

Silos Estate

B640 Princes Hwy, Berry NSW 2535 Open 7 days 11am–5pm Phone: (02) 4448 6082 silosestate.com/

Penny Whistler's Cafe

5/31 Shoalhaven St, Kiama NSW 2533 Monday to Wednesday, Sunday 7am–4pm Thursday to Saturday 7am–10pm Phone: (02) 4233 2770 pennywhistlers.com.au

Source: http://www.notquitenigella.com/2018/11/06/kiama-gerroa-berry-south-coast/

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Get to know me Tag

Thanks for tagging me @simcataris !

Rules: Answer the questions and tag the blogs you’d like to know better.

Star sign: Capricorn

Height: 1.72 m

Time right now: 1:25 AM (guess who should be sleeping) 

Last thing googled: Tsubaki Sawabe

Favourite music artist: Oh man this is too hard for me there’s way too many! 

Last TV show watched: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April)

What I’m wearing right now: softest sweatpants I’ve ever had the pleasure to wear an a white shirt.

When did I create my blog: 2013, but I stopped for about two years before I came back and started posting ts4 in January 2016

What kind of stuff do I post about: The Sims 4

Do I have any other blogs: A random one where I reblog stuff I like that isn’t sims related. It’s 99.9% Yuri!!! On Ice now lmao

Do I get asks regularly: Not really, every now and then I get a WCIF, but that’s it.

Why did I choose my url: I don’t even really know. It sounded good to me. My URL used to be icecreamsimming back in the day, but that was so lame and I guess I like the colour crimson.

Pokemon team: I don’t know anything about Pokémon, don’t hate me

Favourite colour(s):��Red and purple

Average hours of sleep: 8-9, although I often need a nap during the day

Favourite character(s): Tenth doctor (Doctor Who), Sydney Sage (Bloodlines), Cress Darnell (The Lunar Chronicles), and honestly so mmany more?!

Dream job: I guess I’ve always dreamed about being a professional harpist, and that’s most likely the direction I’m going to take, but I still don’t know whether that’s what I really want. I have no clue what I want in life, really.

I tag @ciarasia @shachum-cha @faerietalesims @plumbobage (but only if you feel like it!)

[ameslore]

A-Z have fun dude

my dude

bless you ella <3

A- already answered!

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

tbh idk?

C - already answered!

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

i don’t have anything like that, actually. i either like a ship or i don’t.

E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?

the chimney fic for the inception fandom’s 2016 secret saito. also the fic that fulfulled @drown-yourdarlings prompt about rose and lissa’s lehigh university experiences but that’s on my fanfiction.net account and let’s not talk about that........... right now or preferably ever

(rest is under the cut for length)

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

i’ve more or less been in the va fandom since... 2014?

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

see my answer to part (a)

(romitri was probably my first otp)

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

it used to be books, but i feel like there are so much unexplored depths in movies that it’s really to get inspiration for meta or fic, so nowadays it’s more movies.

I - already answered

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

the 00q fandom. of course i knew about james bond, but i hadn’t considered the ship

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

rose hathaway, vampire academy. over the course of six books and maybe ten months(?) she really found herself, got a lot more mature and self-confident

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

tasha ozera did not deserve what she got. she was a force of nature.

dominick cobb is a really fucking smart guy

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

the collective smh + lardo

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

for inception and 00q: more well-developed female characters. more poc. more woc. more screen time for all three.

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

okay so haunted by beyonce always reminds me of arthur or q and I HAVE NO IDEA WHY BECAUSE THE SONG ISN’T REMOTELY RELEVANT TO EITHER OF THEM

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

okay i actually had this idea rolling around in my head for months. i’ve seen something kind of similar to my idea, but the premise is a little different-- “a little less sixteen candles”, arthur/eames, by osaki_nana_707 on ao3

just a sec. let me pull up my doc.

high school teacher-student CANON-DIVERGENT au except there’s no underage pedophilia because arthur’s not actually a minor, he’s a grownass man

so BASICALLY. arthur is part of running project somnacin with dom, mal, and stephen miles, but it gets shut down when the first soldier loses his grasp on reality and shoots himself in the head. topside. which is like, a mess for the military, so long story short everyone’s like “this is a NOPE program BYE”

after project somnacin gets shut down, dom, mal, and arthur open an architecture firm but arthur, who’s a beast at research and investigation and also knows shit about criminal justice (or is it criminology?), occasionally gets contacted by the military/sometimes the nsa/sometimes the cia to do consultant work.

by now arthur is twenty-four. he gets contacted by the military and it’s like “okay so someone may have stolen top secret files about project somnacin and because you know about the [highly confidential] project and you’re really good at investigative research we need you to help identify who this person is [spoiler alert: it’s our beloved thief and forger, eames], figure whether this information is in danger of getting leaked to the public, and all that good security shit??? we might need you to bring him in”

so arthur does his fancy-schmancy research, has a breakthrough and identifies a one mr. [first name redacted] eames, british ex-pat currently living in america and teaching english at a private high school.

due to his small frame and general twinkiness (i’m sorry but it’s true), arthur can pass for a seventeen or eighteen year old. SO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS? HE DECIDES TO ENROLL IN THE SCHOOL THAT EAMES TEACHES AT IN ORDER TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EAMES. in rolls the teacher-student au

okay. that was a very long way to establish the premise of a fic, but anyway if anyone wants to write that because i am Tired and have no time, just tell me and i’ll be ecstatic

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

the carry on fandom, mostly because the big blogs stopped posting/moved onto other fandoms and the content generally dried up

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

i wrote a fic a couple months ago featuring adhd!arthur and adhd!eames. a genderfluid!eames fic is currently near completion. (i am so EXCITED)

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?

*grabs my fucking megaphone*

EDDIE CASTILE AND JILL MASTRANO AND ROSE HATHAWAY AND SYDNEY SAGE ARE ALL BI AS FUCK. ADRIAN IVASHKOV IS PAN.

ARTHUR IS PART JEWISH, PART CHINESE AND CAN SPEAK ABOUT FIVE LANGUAGES. HE WEARS JOGGERS AND BEANIES WHEN HE’S NOT WORKING. HE IS A CLASSICALLY TRAINED MUSICIAN AND LIKES TO SING

IN SOME CROSSOVER VERSE, Q AND ARTHUR ARE DEFINITELY COUSINS

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

arthur (inception), q (skyfall/spectre), eddie castile (vampire academy/bloodlines)

this is when you notice that i have a type: quiet bamfs who have been whumped by their fandoms quite hard

V - Which character do you relate to most?

arthur. my son my sun my heart.

W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.

“i wasn’t gay until i met you” or “i hate myself for being gay but loving you makes it feel better” because why do straight people think it works like that. also, not a fan of genderbending because the concept is inherently trans and nb exclusive, plus i kind of feel like it messes up the characterization.

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

when both/all parties of the otp are absolute bamfs and surprise each other with their competency

and angsty soulmate aus. call me a cheesy, bright-eyed fucker but i love them so goddamn much

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?

the NHL fandom (i do occasionally reblog stuff about the pens/marc-andre fleury onto my omgcp sideblog? and i watch a few games every once in a while but i’m not actively invested in it.)

also the yuri on ice! fandom. like i haven’t even watched ep. 12 but i’ll reblog a funny post about it every so often

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

please see all this inception meta that i have:

plot meta, character and plot meta, wardrobe meta

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❝     what     if     i     want     to     see     you     beg?     ❞     she     asks,     lifting     an     eyebrow     at     adrian.     to     be     fair,     she'd     seen     him     beg     plenty.     he'd     begged     for     her     affection,     after     all,     and     it     had     been     hard     as     hell     to     give     it     to     him.     she     leans     back     in     her     chair,     crossing     one     leg     over     the     other     as     she     watches     him.     ❝     try     me.     ❞

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