#♢ june

[stellarwaffles]

Feather has hands now

[poisonousquinzel]

It's not surprising that Batman: Gotham Adventures #43 is one of the BTAS comics that I really appreciate, I will always love a good Working With Bats plot, but I wanna talk about the background they gave for the "Villain" that includes Harleen. I've found that while Harley definitely gets mischaracterized a lot ((looking at you Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti))

Harleen is rarely written well and in character.

The actual "Harleen" comic is an outlier and I appreciate how it handles their sessions, Joker's manipulation and her fall is shown outright. There is no doubt that this is not a Love Story, and the followup bits that the creator has posted over the years lays out the relationship and Harley's mindset. It's a good read before "Harleen: Red" [Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red #1]

So, I wanted to talk about the issue with how she's written in this specific plot line.

"Wha..."

"Hello, Doctor Quinzel. Remember me?"

"How could I forget? Heh...So...Whatcha been up to?"

"Studying you. Plotting, planning...All those times we were locked up in Arkham together. You, of course, going in and out while I stayed...and stayed...and stayed...

You never even glanced in my direction. And you never stopped talking. It was so easy to find out all your plans, your secret hideouts. I've thought about nothing but getting revenge on you."

"Hey, give a girl a break, willya! It was my first day on the job!"

"It wasn't just your first day! You saw me every day for weeks! I kept saying I was innocent! But you didn't listen to a word I said--All you wanted to talk about was The Joker!"

"You say that like it's a bad thing! Who wouldn't want to talk about him all day long? He's dreamy! Besides, everyone in there says they're innocent. Heh...I should know..."

"That's exactly what I mean! You ignored me, kept me locked up in there...All because you had a crush on some sick lunatic!"

Harley hasn't appeared more than maybe 10 times in comics at this point, her origin is an episode itself. Having part of her background so egregiously mistold is absolutely beyond me.

It feels as if the creators were forbidden from reading previous material I stg 😭

Truly, it's not that hard, it's one comic. Why would you include something tied to Harleen and then not bother to read the origin comic where we see her.

It wouldn't even be that hard to keep it aligned with what we'd already been shown.

Have it so Miss Smith was in there during her first few weeks of having him as a patient, when she started her sessions with Joker.

While at first she had hope that Dr. Quinzel was going to help her and get the situation sorted out, and at first it did seem that way, but... something...changed in the doctor during the weeks that followed.

then in the days right before Harleen was to finish the paperwork that'd sign off on her release, Joker escaped and he got recaptured by Batman after a couple days. He got brought back like this.

And it caused something to crack in Dr. Quinzel.

The paperwork went onto sit unfinished and unsubmitted on the former desk of a now wanted criminal accomplice. When she gets reassigned, she hopes things will be able to go quickly since Dr. Quinzel had been seeing her and logged her info, but goes on to find that a lot of her latter entries were incomplete. The hand copies of her notes had been confiscated as evidence or destroyed during the events of her break in.

Hell, even just have it so when Harleen was frantic in her rush back to her office after they took Joker to the hospital ward

in her haste to get her car keys, she knocked over the now cold cup of coffee from that morning and didn't care that it spilled over her desk & papers because Dr. Quinzel was never going to step foot inside these walls again.

Because this plot line taking place during her first few weeks at Arkham is plainly just impossible. With the way Harleen is written, it's apparent she's already falling.

But it took 3 months until she was able to have a session with Joker. Am I supposed to believe that Harleen, from the very start, was a lovesick fan and was so open about it that it would have became common knowledge within Arkham? Something she talks to patients about??

"It took nearly three months of pleading before Dr. Leland finally gave in and let me do a session with The Joker.

She told me he was an animal, plain and simple. A fiend who enjoyed twisting the minds of those stupid enough to trust him.

I was determined not to be taken unaware, and studied up on all his jokes, tricks and gimmicks."

That's three months of her reputation, her first impression, being formed into "Kinda Real Lovesick For The Joker".

That would get back to Dr. Leland. There's no way in hell she'd ever have approved of sessions between them if she didn't have faith in Harleen's abilities as a psychiatrist and her passion for helping the patients.

I doubt Harleen would have kept her job longer than a few weeks, frankly, if she was like she's written here. Because that's a liability??? It would be beyond careless for Dr. Leland to have not fired her immediately upon finding out she was so enamored and in love with one of the most dangerous people in there.

Cause there's a chance she'll break him out,,,,, like she did.

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Also, as a bit of a side note:

"All those times we were locked up in Arkham together. You, of course, going in and out while I stayed...and stayed...and stayed..."

This comic is after this & this, Harley has broken out certainly, but she has also been released.

If someone with a record like her can be rehabilitated, then why the fuck was this poor woman still in there?

It's mistaken identity with a ridiculously common first & last name. It's a criminal who is going "back" to Arkham.

So why in the years she "I stayed...and stayed...and stayed..." not include basic patient identification? Like finger prints? a headshot picture? a description of what the woman they're looking for looks like?

It's been years, why would this woman be ignored and left to rot in there? This comic isn't even trying to make Arkham out to be horrendously incompetent.

But that's how it is???

What possible crime could the woman they're looking for have committed to justify this? To justify them, seemingly, overlooking her solely because the original psychiatrist [who left in an outlandish way] did not sign off that she needed to be released?

It says that she was stopped for speeding and taken back to Arkham for that. Why on earth would someone be taken to Arkham Asylum for a fucking speeding ticket?

If the Criminal Jenny Smith is a bad enough dangerous criminal that it warrants an immediate arrest and incarceration, then it's outright neglectful for there to be such a lack of fucking documentation about her!??? Like a basic description? Or photo? Or finger prints at least??

Its said she's released because they caught the real Jenny Smith, so they had to have had something to go on besides the damned name?? To prove that this was the real one they'd actually previously had in Arkham and that it was a mix-up.

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uhhhhh so anyway <333 just an example of the inconsistency with Harleen's characterization that I noticed and wanted to make a post about<33

this is my energy trying to read her appearances sometimes ✌️

Comics: Batman: Gotham Adventures #43, The Batman Adventures: Mad Love

[ao3feed-assassin-class]

The Memories That Haunt

The Memories that Haunt by yoimsotired

Even know, even all this time, Karma can't help but think about Koro-sensei. And he can't help but hate that.

Words: 3454, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Assassination Classroom

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Akabane Karma, Korosensei, Asano Gakushuu

Additional Tags: Akabane Karma Angst, Akabane Karma-centric, Depressed Akabane Karma, Grief/Mourning, Hurt No Comfort, Post-Canon

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47961742

[putschki1969]

2024/06/10 Blog post by Wakana おしゃべりガーデン第10回目‼︎〜みんなのお父さん話と梅雨対策！横須賀ジブリ編その１〜

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Talk Garden Vol.10‼︎〜Stories About Your Father/Rainy Season Precautions! Yokosuka Ghibli Edition Part 1〜

Vol.#10 of Wakana's Talk Garden has been uploaded~😊We have successfully reached a big milestone, the 10 episode mark‼︎ It's all thanks to everyone who always listens and sends submissions…✨I am very grateful😊 I would like to continue posting my podcast at a leisurely pace, so please look forward to future episodes‼︎‼︎＼＼\٩( 'ω' )و //／／

One of the topics for this episode was "Measures against the rainy season". Here's my favourite umbrella which I talked about in the podcast☂️💕It's very cute. I want to use it a lot during the upcoming rainy season🙄Someone mentioned in their message that "the air pressure during the rainy season is tough." I feel the same. During this time of year, the air pressure and humidity are likely to make you lose your energy. Don't forget to stay hydrated and it's best to do some light exercises to get through the rainy season in good health! 🥺

And since it is also Father's Day, I wanted everyone submit "Stories about your father" as a second topic for the podcast. By the way, I had completely forgotten, but my father was really into magic 😅He liked to do magic tricks with cars ♧♤♡♢Here is his very own card set. He would always bring out playing cards and perform some tricks wherever he was. He would even do little performances in front of my friends 😂He never let me in on the mechanics behind his tricks but he was definitely really good. Now I really want to see my dad's magic again 😊One day when I get to see him again, I'll ask him to show me~💫

So, for the next episode of "Wakana's Talk Garden" on July 10th, there will be no specific talk topic. You are free to submit anything you want me to talk about or you want to ask me･:*+.(( °ω° ))/.:+ The deadline is June 30th!! Please send your submissions!! ＼＼\٩( 'ω' )و //／ Thank you so much to everyone who sent messages this time!!!

Now, I would like to talk some more about my trip to Yokosuka‼️⛱🏄🌊I already talked about it in my podcast so in this blog post I want to share some photos from the first big part of my trip when I visited the "Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition" held at Yokosuka Museum of Art! (I'll post about my experience in Sarushima=Monkey Island in a few days!!) Speaking of Ghibli, some people were curious if I had gone to the Ghibli exhibition so yes, you finally have your answer😊 You are greeted by Chihiro at the entrance. My excitement skyrocketed right from the start😊The curtain leads to an exhibition of 8,800 books displayed in a huge bookshelf. Each book is believed to have influenced Suzuki in some way. Another source of inspiration is his collection of movies which contains a whopping 10,000 films. I was surprised at the number of movies, he must have absorbed so much information from all these works. I want to become a part of the Suzuki family. It's cut off, but at the top of the photo there is Teto's beautifully drawn paw. I also really liked the drawing at the bottom center signed with "Miya-SAN on the Cliff by the Sea". Then I I met Totoro and his friends surrounded by a starry sky♡ I should have taken this photo with an umbrella~😭Here I am looking up at The Bathhouse with Chihiro. While I was there, I imagined Haku getting mad at me and telling me to get back right away because I shouldn't have come! Next I got myself one of Yubaba's fortune telling slips. What an impact😂 You pull out a numbered tag from Yubaba's mouth and then take your fortune slip from the drawer according to the number. It looked like I was trying to floss Yubaba's teeth. I got a half-blessing related to tidying up and becoming clutter-free. Last but not least, I enjoyed the wide and open sky on the rooftop 😂

This time, I bought a file, a letter set, a keychain, and postcards at the souvenir shop 😊 I love the keychain of San's mask😍 I will send one of these postcards to everyone whose messages I've read during the podcast😊 ...And with that my Ghibli story comes to an end. Or not!! Actually, my Ghibli adventure isn't over yet😇 I still have a few Ghibli photos and stories left so I will post a Part 2 some time soon!! I also have a story about a crazy stamp rally that felt like a sports competition😂

All right, I'll leave it at that for today!! Until next time~☆( '▽')/

＊＊＊Wakana＊＊＊

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Wakana’s Talk Garden #10

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Episode #10 »»—— CLICK ME 🎁 CLICK ME ——««

・Stories about your father ・Measures against the rainy season

For next month’s episode which is scheduled to air on July 10th, the following topic has been chosen:

・Anything you'd like to ask Wakana/Anything you'd like Wakana to talk about

The submission deadline is 06/30.

[masonika]

♢𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 | 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲.♢ 

My first post on Tumblr to celebrate. After so long on this app!

December 2022 - April 2023 - Antipathy AU (It's Gotta Be Perfect)

Ah yes, I remember this. This prompt was inspired by the IGBP movie when SMG4 went madly crazy over making the "perfect video". I wanted to make an AU where everyone had their own fears and there were entities based off of their fears. I didn't know where I was going with this, but I sadly didn't continue.

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May 2023 - Rain Doodle and City Rain (SMG4 and SMG3)

I wanted to capture a sad scenario of SMG4 and SMG3 displaying melancholic emotions. One of them is where SMG4 is full of emotions and embraces his flaws where as SMG3, conceals his feelings inside from his insecurities. (His identity crisis plays a big part in this.) If you wish to hear their theme song, here is the link to one of my videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M_XSRpeS-Q

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June 2023 - Badass SMG3 (Lightning Idea) and SMG3 vs One Shot Wren

Wasn't really sure on where I was going with this at the time, but a thought occurred to me that if SMG4 and the others were ever in trouble, I feel like SMG3 would have his time to shine to save everyone form the TV man. I felt as though since they are Meme Guardians, that at least one of them would have an awakening to their hidden powers. I'd like to imagine that SMG3 has red lightning of some sort. Idk. Also, before the episode dropped with the Wild West, I wanted to add a cool fighting scene where SMG3 faces off Wren. I wasn't entirely wrong from my theory that he had something to do with the TV, but it was a fun concept to draw at the time. At first, I thought One Shot Wren didn't exist and was a figment of Meggy's imagination.

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July 2023 - SMG4 doing The Moonwalk and Meggy Kirby Meme

SMG4 moonwalking. Yup. That's it. No but I was actually inspired by an AI cover of SMG4 singing Billie Jean. No I do not condone AI stuff.. I just thought it was funny to draw a meme out of it. As long as it's singing then it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Also, I didn't think I would predict Leggy in future episodes. That terrifies me lol. Oh and uh I ship Tari and Meggy don't @ me. ~Masonika

[kolechiagears]

I don't have any idea how to make a nice looking welcome/intro for my blog, but i'd like people to know who they are interacting with!

. . . ☎ Ring ring ringgggg

☆ Hi hi hello my names Kolechia or Kole for short ☆

★ My birthday is 25 August, I'm a minor, ANFP 6w5 and from Scotland !

☆ ENG/DE/SE/GAEL ☆

★ I have ADHD, OCD and Paranoia medically recognised (+ suspected autism). Please try to be patient when conversing /w me!

☆ I'm agender and pansexual, I prefer when people only refer to me by my name (no pronouns) - but they/them is completely OK! ☆

★ I draw here, and I post it here. I post doodles I don't want to share here on twitter. I also shitpost a ton on there and share random thoughts. I mainly draw characters by Arcadekitten, DSaF, or Dialtown characters! ♡

Interests

★ I have a LOT. Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Papers Please, Terraria, Rick and Morty, Southpark, SCP, DDLC, Pico School, FNF, No. 6, Sasaki And Miyano, etc..

☆ Music-wise, Will Wood, Will Stetson, Weezer (saw in june..), YonKaGor, Atsuover, The Smashing Pumpkins (also saw in june..), Frank Sinatra etc! i enjoy jazz indie and swing arrangements! ☆

★ Long term interests: Five Nights at Freddy's (2016), Dayshift at Freddy's (2018), Five Nights of Flirting (2021), A Hat in Time (2018), Genshin Impact (7.17.21), YoKai Watch (2014), Splatoon (2017)

☆ Special interests: One Piece, The Nightmare Before Christmas, rocks/crystals, playing cards, collecting figures (41 as of right now), Haikaveh ☆

Extra info

♡ Basic DNI stuff, Proshitters, Endo systems, Drake, NSFW, ISNOTREAL supporters, Urbanslug/UrbanSPOOK supporters (he made merch off of CSA victims and shitted on victims of it publicly along with ableism of autistic and individuals with down syndrome)

☆ i really enjoy meeting new people! If you wanna introduce yourself to me, or others, you're fully allowed to!

♢ I'm an irl ! if you're curious on them, ask!

☆ I do requests (for free, unpaid) - if you want more info, click here. Please read my guidelines and "Unorganized extra info" before requesting anything!

★ If you wanna message me for whatever reason, message me here, my tweetor, or Discord which is vinssolar

ᓚ₍ ^. .^₎ i like cats :)

★ Random fact: I played Into the Pit for 16 hours the first day of release

→ Cat art at the top is by @/psipaka on Tumblr & Pinterest

[o7k5a8m9i]

Pink champagne🌷~Hisomachi one shot~

♤ ♡ It's close to Hisoka's birthday so I thought I'd write something! ♢ ♧ pg-13 enjoy ♠️

June 6th: that was the day Hisoka Morow was born, he didn't really celebrate his birthday much because he was always alone with no one to celebrate with. one day when he was with the phantom troupe after they had just finished a mission they were chilling when...

[this is Kinda a AU!✨🌸 remember! also a tiny bit OOC]

Shalnark: Hey Hisoka random question but whens your birthday?^^

Hisoka: June 6th why?~♢

[I made Shalnark ask cuz idk!✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧ also it's June first right now in the story⭐]

Shalnark: ohhh that's close! oh and I asked cuz I just like to know everyone's birthday

Hisoka: Oh I see~♢

[What he didn't know was Machi overheard, I mean it wasn't a secret they where just talking in the living room. a few days later it was Hisoka's birthday, he didn't really have any plans he just thought he'd spend his day alone in the hideout of the Troupe, he tried to invite Illumi but he was busy with a mission besides he doesn't believe in birthdays. so he was left alone in his room till]

**Knock knock**

Hisoka: Hello?~♢

Machi: It's me!

Hisoka: Machi? come in!^^~♡

[Machi comes into his room holding some kinda bag, He was very happy to see her, whatever the reason of her visit]

Hisoka: What are you doing here Machi?~ ♢

Machi: Nothing really I just..I know today's your birthday so...here..

[She holds out the small bag. ALSO I know this is OOC!😭 just go with it!( ꈍᴗꈍ)🌹]

Hisoka: Oh a gift for me?~♡ (*Sly smile*)

Machi: Of course it's for you who else! (*irritated*)

Hisoka: Aw Thank you! I can't believe you remembered my birthday~♡

Machi: Yeh I remember everyone's, don't think you're special...

[Hisoka takes the bag and opens it, inside is a bottle of pink champagne, although he didn't drink Much it was still a thoughtful gift]

Hisoka: Oh champagne how kind of you~♡

Machi: Pfft don't think I actually thought of you, I get everyone in the Troupe gifts for their birthday..

Hisoka: Oh Machi it's still so kind of you~♡

Machi: Whatever...(*blush*)

[But Champagne was a bad idea on Machi's part for what was to come that night would be something sober Machi would never do....]

[Ok that's it!✨🌸 I'll leave the rest of what happens up to y'all's imagination but I know you guys are dirty minded 👁️👁️🌷 anyhow I hope you enjoyed my pretty cringy OOC Hisoka/Hisomachi birthday Oneshot!💮🃏🧵 anyway ty for reading and have a lovely day ♡]

[chroniclesoforo]

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[stellarwaffles]

Feather has gifts!

@knightly-bastard Thera got a hat + Sonia got arm sleeves

@trashrat11 Gwen got a headband

@selena-nightroll Faulty got a scarf + Ping got fingerless gloves

@thebluelittlewitch2-thesequel June got a cat plushie

@jaypilled TABi got a ball of yarn

@xzbat-loverzx Mella got leg warmers

@figs-oliomedley Bells got a sweater

[riddikuluspuff]

one shot: just say yes

♢ just say yes

written for @yearoftheotpevent

june prompt(s):  wedding/proposal

relationship: Draco Malfoy x Hermione Granger

rating: mature

synopsis:  It was the announcement of the season. The happiness that wavered throughout the Wizarding World rippled every single person that waited for an announcement like this to appear in the newspapers and be whispered among gossipers in Diagon Alley. Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy were engaged to marry. The big Malfoy wedding has been scheduled for the springtime in the Malfoy Manor gardens. The event is deemed to be planned by the groom's mother, Narcissa Malfoy, and the couple's best friend, Pansy Parkinson-Longbottom. Everything will be discussed in this newspaper, and this reporter will be following everything about this Malfoy wedding. So, be sure to constantly check out what The Daily Prophet reports on the events following the soon-to-be Mr and Mrs Draco Malfoy.

word count: 4.1k

! ON AO3 !

[ao3-saiki-updates]

A Loss and a Gain

A loss and a gain by Sagecode

This is based off that one episode where Kusuke makes a device to take away Kusuo's powers, this is barely started.

OR

Kusuo gets rid of his powers and now has to deal with his friends without being able to avoid them.

Words: 711, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | Saiki Kusuo no Sai-nan | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Saiki Kusuo, Saiki Kusuke (Mentioned), Aiura Mikoto, Toritsuka Reita, Kaidou Shun, Kuboyasu Aren, Yumehara Chiyo, Nendou Riki, Hairo Kineshi, Saiko Metori, Teruhashi Kokomi

Relationships: a bit of KuboKai, Kaidou Shun/Kuboyasu Aren

Additional Tags: barely started, Psychic Abilities, Saiki Kusuo is a Good Friend, The Dark Reunion, Developing Friendships, Tsunderes, Kusuo deals with losing his powers, based off that one episode, Work In Progress, Probably ooc, Saiki being annoyed

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/48192673

[starlightwielded]

♢ . SHAKESPEARE AESTHETIC. mordred edition.

romeo & juliet. suburban july. scraped knees. bruised knuckles. blood in your teeth. bare feet on hot concrete. restlessness. your high school’s empty parking lot. love poems in your diary. a window open to coax in the breeze. burning inside. an ill - fitting party dress. a t - shirt you cut up yourself. the time you tried to give yourself bangs. biking to your friends house. bubble gum. gas station ice. the feeling that you’ve met before. rebellion. a car radio playing down the street. cheap fireworks. a heart drawn on the inside of your wrist with a sharpie. switchblades. red solo cups. dancing in your bedroom. screaming yourself hoarse. running out of options. the forlorn looking basketball hoop at the end of a cul - de - sac. climbing onto your roof at night while your parents are asleep. flip - flops. a eulogy written on loose - leaf. the merciless noontime sun.

hamlet. speaking in a whisper. holding your breath. a browning garden.a half remembered story. furniture covered with sheets. fog at dawn. mist at twilight. losing touch. the ethereal space between winter and spring. the soft skin at your temple. the crack in the hallway mirror. things you’d say if you knew the words. uncombed hair. books with writing in the margins. books with cracked spines. books with lines scratched out. prayers on all souls’ day. a chipped ceramic bathtub. a cold stone floor. the uncomfortable awareness of your own heartbeat. the sparrow that got in your house. shadows. the creek you played in as a child. a dirty night gown. an oversized t - shirt. a collection of your favorite words. soil beneath your nails. ghost stories. the strangeness of your own name in your mouth. deep silence. exhaustion. a cliff with a long, long drop down.

twelfth night. wicker deck furniture. new england summer. large sunglasses and a blonde bob. a storm over the ocean. patio umbrellas flapping in the wind. the smell of chlorine. muffled laughter. sarcasm. starched cuffs. day drinking. bay windows. the idea of love. love for the idea of love. love for love’s sake. hangovers. wandering over the sand dunes. a vagabond with a guitar. fishermen with tattoos. a pretty boy with a slacked tie. a lighthouse. growing too close. boat shoes. feeling yourself change. big, floppy sunhats. double - speak. a song you keep listening to. turning red under their gaze. margaritas drank on an inflatable pool lounger. string lights on a balmy night. sleepy june days. fights you’re unprepared for. hope you weren’t expecting. pranks that go too far. bad poetry. pining. becoming less of a stranger.

macbeth. the space where your grief used to be. a bird that’s lost an eye. old blood stains. heavy blinds. the smell of sweat. the stillness after a battle. a fake smile. a curse. the taste of metal at the back of your tongue. your house, unfamiliar in the dark. a dusty crib. the smell of sulfur. an orange pill bottle. streaks in the sink. a black cocktail dress. your hand on the doorknob, shaking. a chilly breeze. crunching from the gravel driveway on a moonless night. clenched hands. a rusty swing set. a flashing digital clock stuck on 12 : 00. a snake that crosses your path. an owl that watches you. a dog that runs when you approach. red smoke, dark clouds. cool steel. tile floors. footsteps in the hallway late at night. a baggy suit that used to fit before. visions. insomnia headaches. nursery rhymes. being too far in to go back now.

much ado about nothing. the high drama of small towns. a pickup truck. military supply duffel bags in the hall. hugs all around. tulip bulbs. a wraparound porch. a pitcher of iced tea. a rubber halloween mask. someone on your level. ill - timed proclamations. stomach clenching laughter. rushing in. not minding your business. crepe paper. white lies. secrets written down and thrown away. southern hospitality. homemade curtains in the kitchen. a sink full of roses. hiding in the bushes. old friends. the wedding dress your grandma wore, and her mama before her. a dog - eared rhyming dictionary. chamomile with honey. the intimacy of big parties. lawn flamingos. gossip. a crowded church. friendly rivalries. unfriendly rivalries. shit getting real. love at five hundredth sight. not realizing you’re home until you’re there.

king lear. cement block buildings. power lines that birds never perch on. the end of the world. useless words. rainless thunder, heat lighting, a too big sky. arthritic knuckles. broken glass. chalk cliffs. the pulsing red - black behind closed eyes. something you learned too late. wet mud that sucks up your shoes while you walk. a cold stare. empty picture frames. empty prayers. the obscenity of seeing your parents cry. a treeless landscape. bloody rags. grappling in the dark with reaching hands. the sharpness at the the tips of your teeth. the blown out windows of a skeletal house. decay. jokes that aren’t jokes. biting your tongue. prophecies. aching muscles, tired feet. stinging rain. invoking the gods. wondering if the gods are listening. worrying that the gods are dead. white noise. shivers. numbness. the unequivocal feeling of ending.

a midsummer night’s dream. the smell of wet soil and dead leaves. listening to music on headphones with your eyes closed. wildflowers. the distant sparkle of lightning bugs. a pill someone slipped you. fear that turns into excitement. excitement that turns to frenzy. mossy tree trunks. a pair of yellow eyes in the darkness. night swimming. moonlight through the leaves. a bass beat in your chest. a butterfly landing on your nose. a kiss from a stranger. a dark hallow in an old tree. glow in the dark paint. drinking on an empty stomach. a twig breaking behind you. spinning until you’re dizzy. finding glitter on your body and not remembering where it came from. an overgrown path through the woods. cool dew on your skin. a dream that fades with waking. moths drawn to the light. giving yourself over, completely. afterglow. the long, loving, velvety night.

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