#★ // character study ; curly

[jeanbie]

MODERN DAY! CONNIE HEADCANONS #1 ★ masterlist.

i've always headcanonned connie as spanish

moved around a lot since he has family all around the world

loves rap music and hip-hop music

definitely the friend who always has headphones with him or on him

always dancing when he hears a song

and he's an amazing dancer

he has an energy that can make everybody in the room more comfortable

nobody's dancing at the party? wait until connie gets on the dancefloor, then they'll come

has an infectious laugh that even strangers find themselves chuckling along with

is able to make friends wherever he goes with whoever

he's very easy-going and chill and friendly

connie loves big dogs, and has never understood why his mom chose a small little ratty dog that he pretends he doesn't like to try and make her feel bad about it (connie loves his dog)

has the best style out of his friends in terms of being original whilst also trying to appeal to different trends

loves camp rock

connie has his shaven head because he thinks it suits him, but when he was younger he had quite curly hair that was almost blonde

always has sasha help dye his hair cool colours

felt very influenced by gekko from valorant and did try and steal his personality and style for a while

very passionate about his culture and heritage and always invites his friends to family gatherings so he can share the love

the friend who is always doing something unexpected, like he's never just not doing anything

doesn't like wearing jewellery like bracelets or watches because he's always active and is worried he'd either lose them or break them

has a few ear piercings and wants to get his belly-button pierced

he got his eyebrow pierced once but he forgets he has it

when he's angry or sad he goes on tangents in spanish

finds it hilarious when his friends get spanish words wrong and deliberately teaches them words and tells them they have different meanings

took spanish when he was at school and somehow got a lower grade than eren who has never studied spanish before in his life

likes instagram but only really uses stories because sometimes he looks at a photo for too long and then decides that he hates it

loves comedy movies and especially loves romcoms

not the smartest kid at school but he gets the job done

never does homework though because it's bad enough that he has to be at school for seven hours a day, why should he do more work at home

quite good at sports, not amazing but not awful

he really likes tennis and he's pretty good at swimming and hockey

he hates athletics though like he does not see the point in running really fast and just being super tired at the end of it

loves video games and will always advocate for the tekken games

exclusively plays as toad during mario kart

genuinely likes marvel movies but always has the worst takes on characters ever

is a pickle enthusiast

he doesn't really like horror movies or slasher movies because he doesn't understand the enjoyment of watching people get brutally murdered

likes the smell of spearmint and honestly just always smells really good

he has really bad hayfever

always remembers to take a hat outside no matter what the weather is like – if it's sunny he has his cap, if it's freezing then you bet he'll be wearing one of those big hats that covers everything

had chickenpox twice as a kid- thinks it makes him special, it does not

never has storage on his phone and his camera roll is probably like full of photos that he never deletes or backs up

never been super interested in dating anybody – he gets more of a kick out of friendly interaction and has never really craved romantic affection, or at least not yet

his comfort tv show is the simpsons

loves primary colours, especially colours like blue and yellow and green

has quite veiny hands

someone who at first goes unnoticed and it's only when people are really looking at him where they realise that he's actually quite good looking

not very good at keeping plants alive

is drawn to a fish tank if there's one in the room – he always wonders what animals are thinking about when they do their daily activities

thinks that slugs are quite creepy

eren once told him that slender man was real and even though he knows it's not true sometimes he gets a bit paranoid about it

is very good at skateboarding

wears one or two necklaces at a time

you know he's coming either from 1) the loud music you can hear from his headphones, 2) you can hear him moving around as he dances or sings or 3) from the sound of loose change in his pockets

loves sour sweets

is always very disappointed by some of his friend's dinners, like where's the spice? where's the flavour?!

never asks for anything for his birthday or christmas and therefore becomes the most impossible person to buy for her

likes stickers though and will find it hilarious if you buy him terrible stickers that are god awful 

he adores TMG like he wants to be as funny as them (he is)

[ya-world-challenge]

Book Review: Threads That Bind (🇬🇷 Greece)

[image 1: book cover; eerie pinks and greens - a young woman with dark curly hair manipulates a tangled pink thread; image 2: map showing Greece; image 3: the Acropolis in Athens - ruined white stone structures stand high on a hill overlooking the city; source: wikimedia]

Threads That Bind

Author: Kika Hatzopoulou

YA World Challenge read for 🇬🇷 Greece)

Technically I already read a Greek book (that I didn't like), but this one seemed interesting and I'm glad I picked it up!

Review

In a post-climate-disaster world where city-states have fought water wars over the last Arctic icebergs, certain humans are born with powers of the gods. In the slums of Atlante (former Athens), three sisters hold the powers of the Fates - one to weave, one to draw, and one to cut. Io, the youngest, is a cutter, feared for her ability to snip any life-thread with her powers. When murderous wraiths with severed life-threads start appearing, Io is hired by a mob queen to get to the bottom of it. And a rare fate-thread ties her to her partner on the case.

I loved the complicated and messy family relationships that are laid out with psychologist-worthy analysis. The idea that families can be both loving and abusive at the same time. And the threads that tie us to them that aren't so easily cut. Especially when we have our own wrongs that have been done.

This had amazing worldbuilding as well as a lot of queer representation that was just so casually there.

I was not expecting that ending, but it was amazing! It sets up well for a sequel so I hope one is in the works.

This seems to be marketed as YA even though the protagonist is like 19-20, minimum? I felt it was just as worthy of adult shelves. It was a great mix of mystery, gangs, relationship studies, and Greek mythology by a Greek author.

I highly recommend picking it up!

Other reps: #m/f (main couple) #lgbtq (multiple side characters) #immigrant

Genres: #mystery #family #fantasy #romance #mythology #dystopian #magic

★  ★  ★  ★  ★   5 stars

[desideratm]

PROMPTS I’D LIKE TO RECEIVE, PART 1. // accepting !!

@inthcgartcn​ asked : 💛 👗🔮 for Curly!

[ 💛 ] how empathetic is your muse? how compassionate are they? is this something people expect from them, or are people surprised when they find out how compassionate or empathetic they actually are?

I think in terms of empathetic, Curly is the type to really just sit and listen to other’s when they have a problem, but he’s not really 100% good at giving advice. WELL, that’s what he says, but more often than not, he ends up saying something that can hold a lot of meaning. I think it can come off as a little surprising, especially since a lot of people think of Curly as nothing more than a GOOFBALL. I think people kinda expect him to be the type who says “damn that sucks dude.” I mean, that is true too though, but even when his friends are sad and he doesn’t know what to say, he likes being by their side if he can to help them feel better.

[ 👗 ] what is your muse’s fashion sense like? are they able to dress the way they want to? what would they wear in an ideal world?

OH BOY I love talking about Curly’s fashion sense. He’s very much what I would call grunge comfy nerd. Like, he wears those t-shirts with the slasher film posters on them, the sleeves rolled with a long sleeved undershirt on and cuffed jeans. He’s also a HUGE lover of the Hawaiian shirt tucked in style. His closet really just consists of Hawaiian shirts and horror movie shirts. He wears necklaces almost all the time too. Honestly, in an ideal world, I think he’d still dress like this LOL. I mean, his family has criticized him for his taste to no end but he tries to not let it get to him.

[ 🔮 ] what is your muse’s relationship with religion and spirituality? were they raised in a certain religion? have they stuck with the same set of spiritual beliefs all their life, or have they changed over time? are they settled in their spirituality now?

Curly was raised Catholic, though, most of it is mixed with Evangelical beliefs too. His mother is incredibly religious and was the type who always made them get up on Sunday to go to church, however, it was very much ‘once you hit a certain age and don’t want to go anymore, you don’t have to.’ Curly was baptized as a baby and has pictures of his baptism, but other then that, he’s never really been into the whole religious side of things like his mother and father are. Aside from praying whenever he felt threatened by a supernatural being or something, he really doesn’t know how to feel about God. He knows demons are real, since he has a long track record with them, but outside of that, God still remains the biggest cryptid mystery to him.

Also here’s a picrew reference of Curly’s style