#(ugh i forgot my tags for the alts)

[pixlatedvampire]

I havent finished anything in a bit so please enjoy my favorite Grima doodles lmao 💗🥰

[karamazovanon]

rip rodya you would've loved american psycho

[starlight-library]

mr. & mrs. 'surprise couple' | LS2 (sm au!)

pairing: logan sargeant x reader

summary: logan and his partner decide to hard launch their relationship as casually as possible during a week break

warning: cursing, fluff, suggestive language, some dirty talking ig?? (18+, minors DNI), not proofread soo have fun

FC: @/desreii on instagram

a/n: with logan's new website / app making me delulu, this is for all the logan girlies, guys, and ppl!! (this inclusdes myself), honestly it came to me late one night and i only worked on it half asleep sooooo strap in!! also, i opened a ko-fi for tips! please buy me a coffee if you want!

part one | part two

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logansargeant happy one year to my other half 🩵 thank you for making this year unforgettable, here's the many more with you ❤️

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landonorris HELLO???

user20 OMG OMG OMG LOGAN'S DATING SOMEONE???

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landonorris YOU KNEW???

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user52 HELLO??? OMG THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER

user48 LOOOOGAN!! DROP THE PARTNER AND OUR LIVES ARE YOUR!!!

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logansargeant thank you 🩵 ↳ yourusername gay! oscarpiastri, alex_albon, and logansargeant liked this comment

yourusername the way imma ride you into the next anniversary oooo baby--

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user52 OMG OMG OMG!!

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oscarpiastri all over this for sushi? ↳ yourusername damn right ↳ oscarpiastri as unhinged as always ↳ yourusername you love it 😘

yourusername

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yourusername it's silly season fr 😮‍💨

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user48 OH MY GOD, STUNNING. AN ICON. OTHER WORDLY

yourbestfriend THAT'S MY LIFE PARTNER!! HOTTIE ALERT 🚨🥵

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↳ logansargeant that OUR life partner. ↳ yourbestfriend NO BACK OFF UGH I WAS HERE FIRST!!! ↳ logansargeant i'll buy you coffee for two weeks anytime you want. no questions asked ↳ yourbestfriend @ yourusername if you ever breakup with him istg i'll hurt you ↳ yourusername RUDE???

logansargeant i am the luckiest man ever, truly 😍

↳ yourusername oh please.

user33 ALT PARTNER ALT PARTNER ALT PARTNER

user505 HELLOOOOO

user293 LOGAN IS SUCH A LUCKY, LUCKY MAN

alex_albon lily asked if logan can fight

oscarpiastri my lily also asked that ↳ yourusername good thing i got two hands 😇

logansargeant too bad one hand is more me, guess they'll have to fight each other. alex and oscar y'all are gonna have to fight in place of your girlfriends ↳ yourusername B a b e ↳ alex_albon it's on sight next week ↳ oscarpiastri hotel lobby at 22:00. drinks at 23:00 ↳ alex_albon bet ↳ logansargeant deal

yourusername

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yourusername guys remember, it's important to eat three meals a day!

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alex_albon Y/N. OH MY GOD????

yourusername what?? it's a good reminder!! ↳ alex_albon YOU FUCKIN HEATHEN OH MY GOOOOD ↳ yourusername still confused on what's the issue!

user205 AYOOOOOOOOO????

user29 HELP ME IM SCREAMING!!! ON MAIN?!

landonorris WOOOOAH!! WHEN DID THIS BECOME A WHORE HOUSE???

oscarpiastri it's always been a whore house with these two ↳ yourusername THIS IS SLANDER!!! HE LIES!!! IM INNOCENT!!!

user49 welllllll who can really name y/n?

user204 TRUE

user50 YUP

logansargeant i think you forgot to eat lunch today...

yourusername on my way right now 😇

alex_albon NO. HEATHEN!!! STAY AWAY!! I NEED HIM FOR THE PODCAST ↳ logansargeant alex hurry up and let's film this please--

oscarpiastri god please nobody wants to hear you two

yourusername your just mad you can't join, it's okay maybe next time 😘 ↳ user205 AYOOOOOO ↳ user46 GOD DAMN ↳ landonorris i will gladly take his spot instead-- ↳ logansargeant nope!

yourusername posted a story

↳ alex_albon BESTIE!!!! LOOK AT YOU!!!!

yourusername THANK YOOOU!!! alex_albon cannot wait to see you at the race!! yourusername me either!!! it'll be a bestie reuion!!

↳ lilymhe HOTTIE HOTTIE HOTTIE!!! 🥵😍

yourusername LILLLLLY STOOOOP 🤭 i hope alex can fight!! 😘 lilymhe he can't so easy win 🥇 yourusername LETS GO!! 💪

↳ oscarpiastri i like the pink, you're gonna keep it longer for a few days??

yourusername hopefully! i like the pink but idk if im feeling it rn oscarpiastri well i think it's nice but i say natural hair for your first paddock appearance yourusername maybe 🤔 thinkin bout it still but thanks you

↳ charlesleclerc the makeup? the hair? the pose? please tell me you're blessing the paddock with your beauty

yourusername oh don't worry, i will! i'm excited to meet you! charlesleclerc you as well!

↳ landonorris GOD DAMN TRYIN TO KILL A MAN WITH THE LOOKS!!

yourusername that's the plan!

↳ logansargeant are you tired from running through my mind all day baby?

yourusername babe that was a horrible logansargeant you loved it, don't lie yourusername i did but still really bad logansargeant it's fine i'll just slip between your thighs when i get home to make it up to you 😉 yourusername LOGAN HUNTER SARGEANT! logansargeant what? do you not want me between your thighs when i get home? i was gonna just drop to my knees and flick that dress up so, no real reason to wear panties btw yourusername i-- logansargeant please? pretty please? babe look at you--what am i suppose to do? not drop to my knees and let you use me how you want?? yourusername you should come home. like right now logansargeant already out the door.

logansargeant

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logansargeant great way to end the week break! next up, miami!

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user20 LOGAN WIN, MANIFESTING!!!

user49 god damn y/n is sooo pretty it's unfair 😩 comment liked by logansargeant

alex_albon can't believe i lost to you in golf still

↳ yourusername you lost to EVERYONE in golf ↳ alex_albon lily doesn't count ↳ yourusername no duh, lily's a professional of course she doesn't count!!

user492 THE LAST PIC??? HELLOOO???

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yourbestfriend USA!! USA!! USA!!

yourusername USA!! USA!! USA ↳ logansargeant 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 RED WHITE AND BLUE

yourusername omg that's my MAAAAN!!! 😍 those swim trunks look heavy let me hold them up for you--

logansargeant babe ↳ yourusername and tight. i could help take them off 👀 ↳ logansargeant please 😩 ↳ alex_albon GOD MY EYES!!!

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logansargeant or just mine. mine works too

yourusername that was a given ↳ logansargeant thank god--still. step on me, please--

alex_albon as long as you promise to walk logan back to the garage, deal

yourusername just got you bestie

oscarpiastri nobody else is gonna take the title

yourusername now they can take it from my cold dead hands

logansargeant do you need a dog? i can bark

yourusername BABE WHY DID YOU COMMENT TWICE? LMAO??? ↳ logansargeant had to make sure i had your attention ↳ yourusername velcro boyfriend fr. come lets cuddle ↳ logansargeant YES

[squeiky]

Sometimes I get really sad and lonely and then I scroll through tumblr.

I think I have to start making a routine to walk outside, but i keep making excuses not too. The only outside place I want to be is on my porch and a park that’s 30 minutes away.

I’m really lonely apparently. It’s a side effect of having very little of a social life (aside from the few interactions on here. Since I don’t interact with anyone on any other site tbh.)

I think it’s just easy for me to be alone. Like I’m sure I developed some kind of abandonment issues and I’m fully aware of how it makes me feel- and that might be why i keep avoiding irl interactions.

Everything feels easier here. No anxiety no pressure. I know people here are okay and already know my goofy little self. I don’t have to worry about appearances and present how I desire. I don’t feel trapped.

I can scream into the void here. I can keep screaming and maybe one day, someone might just scream back. It’s a good feeling.

I keep feeling guilty for posting or rebloging so much. I look at other people getting asks or interactions as “successes”. I see comments and tags and it’s “success”. At what? Hell if I know. Perhaps some social game like popularity, or the fact that somebody is liked enough to have people talk to them.

Ugh, I used to read my old blog posts from an account long abandoned. Reeked of insecurity. I see myself falling back into that spiral over and over again whenever the darkness creeps up a little to closely. Like I can only eve ignore it for so long, until I’m back to screaming again like I am now.

It’s like that stupid feeling, like someone in the back of my mind is screaming “please be with me.” It’s crying all the time.

I don’t know what freindship is, I only see people in black and whites of “useful” and “not useful” the definition of useful isnt exact and varies person to person, but I recognize this is my thought process.

I guess there’s the guilt of it all too. Some underlying shame or guilt constantly pestering me. I hate annoying things and it’s really annoying.

I’m young, and I’m still figuring things out. Though that doesn’t really invalidate or solve how I feel now. Idk.

At some point in time I forgot how to talk to people in real life. It’s like when I do my soul leaves my body and I just go on autopilot. Only to return to a state of constant evaluation and analysis (which are my saviors).

Sometimes I just want to stay broken. Or maybe I was never broken to begin with. I don’t know. I’m sad and buttnaked writing this at 11:54 because I’m slowly developing a fear of sleeping (technically I just have s very strong desire to stay awake for no reason in particular.)

I fucked up with the alt descriptions for my art. I’m unsure if I’m making excuses not to make alts because it’s too much effort-or it’s something else.all I know is that I feel guilty about it.

I hate guilt (or is what I feel shame? I’m uncertain). I wish I never felt it. It’s a disgusting feeling that only does me bad. Usually I can just determine via logic when ive fucked up. But if what I feel is guilt then I do not like it. I wish it wasn’t there I wish it didn’t exist because it annoys me.

I cleared out my wounds too. I’m hopping I made it better by opening up a covered path that was clogging the infection gunk from getting out- and some dead skin. Getting hurt sucks.I thought I would be stronger. But I am reminded I am frail.

Screaming into the void in hopes of a freind. It’s a strange habit to have. Always screaming never a reply. I wish I could make things like this one person I follow. I’ve never seen them ever sad about their lack of interactions (atleast in this platform). I’m trying to be like that. But it sucks that I can’t register likes Orin the same way I do as reason people’s tags or comments or seeing their reblogs.

Since I’m always reblogging other peoples stuff, there’s always that nagging feeling when ever I make my own shit that it’s never enough.

One day though I think I’ll feel “enough”. I’ll drink champagne on that day and eat a chocolate cupcake. Just like a birthday celebration.

[diver5ion]

[sunsetcurveofficial]

First Lines

i was tagged by @ivaleelovesmerlin ���� thanks, love 

Rules: List the first lines of your last 20 stories (if you have less than 20, just list them all!). See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. Then tag 10 of your favorite authors!

from recent to older

1. Through The Ages [Luke/Reggie, T, 4.2k, pre-canon]

Reggie’s thought this through.

2. September Night [Luke/Reggie, T, 11k so far, Reggie POV to Force of Nature]

Reggie Peters’s fight or flight instinct has always been a bit skewed.

3. Better Think With Your Mouth [Luke/Reggie, T, 2.3k, pre-canon]

The first time it happens, Reggie and Luke are alone in the garage one afternoon after school, working some new songs and jamming out on their instruments.

4. Booksmart [Luke/Reggie, T, 1.4k, alt. canon]

Reggie hums as he’s looking at the phone Julie had provided them with.

5. In Heaven I Can Skate [Alex/Willie, Luke/Reggie, T, 3k, alt. canon]

In hindsight, Alex should have known that it wasn’t the best idea to get drunk on alcohol Willie smuggled out of Caleb’s cursed club with the three most chaotic people he knew.

6. Alex and his Rose Bush Boys [Alex/Luke/Reggie, T, 6.6k, pre-canon]

Alex really wishes he didn’t always volunteer to be the designated driver most nights when he’s out with Reggie and Luke.

7. Force of Nature [Luke/Reggie, Minor Alex/Willie, T, 49k, famous AU]

Luke Patterson hates award shows.

8. Two Can Play This Game [Luke/Reggie, T, 5.9k, pre-canon]

Luke Patterson is a menace.

9. Sometimes Two Is Better Than One [Alex/Luke/Reggie, T, 2k, soulmates AU]

It’s weird, this soulmates thing.

10. Every Storm That Comes [Luke/Reggie, T, 5k, alt. canon]

Reggie has never felt quite home in his own skin.

11. Bed Head [Luke/Reggie, T, 2.3k, pre-canon]

Luke has always had messy hair.

12. Unwrapped [Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, T, 1.5k, post-canon AU]

Merlin is not having a great day.

13. Post-it Notes [Luke/Reggie, T, 1.4k, pre-canon]

Here’s the thing.

14. Loving Luke Patterson [Luke/Julie, Luke/Reggie, T, 7.2k, post-canon]

Julie found Reggie in her room again.

15. Not That Straight [Luke/Reggie, T, 4.9k, post-canon]

“Truth or dare?” Alex asked with a mischievous sort of grin playing around his lips.

16. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang [Luke/Reggie, T, 2.2k, post-canon]

“Ugh,” Reggie complained as he watched Alex kiss Willie right on the mouth, both of them giggling as Alex pushed his boyfriend a little further away from Reggie and Luke’s prying eyes.

17. One Life, No Regrets [Luke/Reggie, T, 12.2k, post-canon, part 2 of the Bucket List series]

There was certainly something to be said about losing your virginity to your best friend after you both died from eating a bad hot dog from a dodgy street vendor 25 years prior.

18. Keep Dreaming Like We'll Live Forever [Luke/Reggie, T, 10.3k, post-canon, part 1 of the Bucket List series]

Luke had always been so good at following his dreams.

19. Nice Little Place in the Stars [Rory Gilmore/Jess Mariano, T, 10.6k, post-canon]

Excerpt from Gilmore Girls by Rory Gilmore: When I was seventeen, a new boy came to town.

20. Antidote [Harry Potter/Draco Malfoy, M, 37k, famous boyband AU)

Ex-Diagon Alley members Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy: Reunion under the Mediterranean Sun?

this is actually so interesting. i feel like i start with statements a lot. especially statements about the characters. which is why their names pop up so often. i think my favorite is either the virginity one, or the news article headline in antidote. also, can we talk about the amount of peterpatter fics i have written? like, oh my god.

tagging: @daintyduck99, @reggieshamster, @caffeine-catastrophe, @thedeathdeelers, @astorytotellyourfriends, @merihn, @cuthian, @tiriansjewel, @lynnymars, - i’m sorry, i probably forgot someone important lol. 

[ladynonsense]

A Royal Disgrace (TRR/PM Crossover) : Epilogue

The end! Thanks for reading along, I had a lot of fun writing this series.

Catch up on my masterlist

Pairings: Liam x MC (Riley), Damien x MC (Kai)

Rating: T (pure, wholesome fluff with barely-there implications of sex stuff)

Summary: Fast-forwarding through the events of PM2 and TRR3, the gang has all moved on and manages to find some closure. Borrows dialogue from TRR3 chapter 22 and PM2 chapter 15.

Words: 3900ish

Tag List: @hustacks @hopefulmoonobject @brightpinkpeppercorn @choiceslife @perriewinklenerdie @pixieferry @nazariobae @zaffrenotes @ritachacha @h3llostrang3r @blackcoffee85 @wannabemc2 @sleepwalkingelite @debramcg1106 @furiousherringoperatortoad @bobasheebaby @sawyeroakleyscowboyhat @jlouise88 

Riley woke up slowly to late-morning sun already streaming through the window of the unfamiliar hotel room. Her body ached, cuts and bruises from the fighting the day before now even more painful than they had been when she went to sleep.

But Liam’s arms were around her, his warm chest pressed against her bare back. She sighed, pressing herself firmly against him, reminding herself that it was over. It was all over.

“Good morning…” he purred drowsily, “...my queen.”

She turned to face him, finding herself inches from his handsome face, even sexier before he’d had a chance to shave and smooth back his hair. “Liam...isn’t this a nice sight.”

He was glowing with happiness, and for the hundredth time she could hardly believe her luck to be loved by somebody like him. “I was just thinking the same thing.”

She ran a gentle hand over his hair and down his stubbled cheek. “Now that we’re married, it’s always going to be like this, isn’t it?” She tucked her head against his chest with a sigh. “Last night was so freaking hot.”

He chuckled, and she felt it vibrate through his chest. “I know it seems impossible, but every time that we’re together is better than the last, my queen.” Liam drummed his fingers thoughtfully against her back. “Having you last night and knowing that finally, you were my wife...it was more than I’d dreamed.”

Liam pulled her close and kissed her as she closed her eyes and forgot the world around her. “I want a lifetime of nights like that with you,” she murmured against his lips.

“Then the queen shall have it. You have all of me now. Now and forever, my love.”

Riley couldn’t stop smiling, feeling giddy from his sappy doting. Her first day married to Liam...her first day as queen. “So what are the royal plans for the day? Planting trees? Kissing babies?”

“I’m not ready to share you with the kingdom yet. I want you to myself this morning.” He pulled her into another kiss, deeper, but unhurried. When he finally pulled away, she was breathless.

“Liam…”

“Riley.” He brushed her hair away from her face. “I hate to bring this up, but I wanted to ask you something.”

“Oh?”

“Your friend travelled here for the wedding. Daniel.”

“Oh, yes! My old coworker from New York.”

“Right.” He drummed his fingers against her back again, and she realized he was nervous.

“Liam? What is it?”

“Is he...trustworthy?”

She laughed. “Of course. Daniel and I go way back. He’s harmless.”

Liam nodded slowly. “Do you think...could I entrust him with some sensitive correspondence? Something I wouldn’t want to send through the mail.”

Riley studied his face, surprised by the vulnerability there. Her heart broke a little for him as she realized what he was asking. “You need to send a letter to New York.”

He nodded again. “I am fine with leaving him in the past. You know that you are everything to me now. But I owe it to him to say something, if I can, without endangering him by reaching out to him directly.”

She squeezed him tight, snuggling into his chest once again. “I trust you. Always. Say what you need to say, and I’ll ask Daniel to drop it in the mail only once he’s back home.”

He kissed the top of her head, relaxing into her. “Thank you.”

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“Say it again, Kai. Please.”

Kai laughed, wiping at the tears forming in his eyes. “I love you, Damien.”

Damien threw his arms around him, kissing his temples, his nose, his cheeks, over and over until they were both laughing.

“Kiss me for real!”

Damien obliged, his lips warm and soft as he kissed Kai tenderly, pouring years of unspoken feeling into the moment. “Sometimes it just hits me all at once… that after everything we’ve been through, everything you’ve helped me to overcome… you still want me.”

Kai rolled his eyes. “Of course I still want you...I love you.”

Damien grinned, breathless, like he could hardly believe it. “You love me.”

“And only you, Damien. You’re the love of my life.”

He shuddered slightly, his smile positively glowing. “I’ve loved you every single day since the moment I met you, Kai Park. And I never intend to stop.”

Kai punched him in the arm. “You’re such a sap.”

Damien laughed him off and stretched, popping his shoulders with a groan.

“So now that my phone service has inexplicably cut off,” he glanced at the phone cord, lying unplugged on the ground, “work is done for the day...and you’re here…maybe we could spend the evening together?”

“Of course.” He tried to play it cool, but he was barely able to contain his enthusiasm. “I’m all yours.”

“So...is there anything you wanna do? We could go somewhere…”

He looked around the familiar office, smiling. “I don’t know… There’s plenty of things to do here.”

“Like what?”

“I’d love to do some serious snooping through all your old cases.” He gestured at the files littering Damien’s desk. “Maybe we can even get this place tidied up.”

Damien shook his head, chuckling. “Tidy up if you want, but I’m not paying you.”

“You can pay me in sexual favors, if you want.”

“Mmm…” he pressed up against his back, hands on his hips, nuzzling into his neck. “OK, that I can do.”

Kai started shuffling through the mostly-unlabelled file folders with a sigh. “I don’t know why you bother with actual paper records of everything, anyway.”

Damien let him go, picking up some folders himself to sort through. “You can’t accidentally control-alt-delete a sheet of paper away.”

“That statement causes me physical pain…” he tossed some loose napkins from deep within the heap of papers into a garbage can. “Also, you could just as easily spill coffee all over a paper file, ruining it forever.”

“You can’t spill coffee on an entire filing cabinet,” Damien grumbled. “But drop one burrito on your keyboard, and suddenly all your files have been wiped from existence.”

“That’s an awfully specific example…” Kai picked up a folder and glanced inside, recognizing the case immediately. “Oh! What’s this? We worked this one together!”

Damien reached to snatch the folder away from him, but Kai easily held it out of his reach. A handwritten letter floated out of the folder and landed on the desk, as Damien watched nervously, holding his breath.

“What’s this…” Kai picked it up, tracing his finger over the elegant script as he read it to himself.

Dear D,

I hope this letter finds you well. I’ve entrusted it with a friend of my wife’s in effort to contact you covertly. Thank you for respecting this need for discretion and not trying to contact me over the past months. Your loyalty in doing so did not go unnoticed.

I feel I owe you both an explanation and an apology. No doubt you’ve put together several of the pieces on your own, as is the nature of your profession. But perhaps I can give a clearer picture and hopefully put your mind at ease over this matter.

The morning after we last spoke, I woke to an upsetting phone call presenting evidence of our relationship that I’m told you were privy to as well. I was rather strongly advised to break off all communication at once in order to prevent any further evidence from being collected and to increase deniability. As cruel as I felt in doing so, I believed it to be the safest course of action for both of us.

The blackmailer’s motives remained a mystery until we found enough evidence corroborating your theory about DK’s guilt to make an arrest. Immediately, he attempted to use the recording to bargain his way out of prosecution. I made the hard decision to give in to his demands in order to protect both of us. In the end I stripped him of his title and banished him, but he continues to live his life as a free man. For that I am sorry.

The way things ended between us weighs on me often. You know that I’ve led a sheltered life with little room for passion or risk. In the months that I spent determining who I would spend my life with, I was surprised by emotions that stirred in me. I had always thought the prospect of marriage to be political and transactional. When I found myself capable of real love and desire, perhaps I became reckless.

I should not have been reckless with you. However, I cannot find it in myself to wholly regret it. I hope you know that I have nothing but respect and fondness for you. Maybe when enough time has passed that I no longer fear a scandal, we can meet again.

One more thing: a message from my wife. She hopes that you will tell your dear friend how you feel about him. I have no specific comment on the matter, but I will say that taking a chance on love has been the smartest thing I have ever done. I wish you the best wherever your heart may take you.

Yours,

L.

Kai looked up from the letter to see Damien staring at him, biting his lip. He laughed to break the tension. “This guy is so cheesy, Damien.”

Damien chuckled, taking the letter and folder from him and tucking them both into the filing cabinet. “He’s a king. He doesn’t know how to flirt like a normal person.”

“Was that flirting? It reads like Greek tragedy.”

Damien leaned against the edge of his desk, grabbing Kai’s hands to pull him close. “Can’t fault his advice, anyway.”

“Mmm…” Kai kissed him softly, releasing his hands to run them through his hair. “Is that why you finally made a move? Your king commanded you to?”

“He’s not my...ugh. No. This was waiting for me when we got back from the whole Eros debacle. I had already told you how I felt by then.”

“Whatever. I’m never going to stop teasing you for seducing a king just because he reminded you of me.”

“Kai...you literally hooked up with my robot clone.”

Kai backed away defensively. “That is not the same! I thought he was you!”

“Right. Because at no point, while a man half your size…”

“You’re at least 85% of my size…”

“...While he’s picking you up and holding you effortlessly in the freezing cold while he fucks you up against a wall…”

“...I told Hayden all of this in confidence, by the way…”

“...It never once occurred to you…huh, something seems a little different about Damien today. Almost like he’s a super strong robot instead of a human being.”

Kai crossed his arms over his chest. “I am not having this discussion again.”

“Just admit it: You have a robot fetish.”

“I have a ‘people who look and act exactly like Damien Nazario’ fetish.”

“Sounds filthy.”

He bit his lip teasingly, grabbing Damien by the belt and pulling him back against himself. “It is.”

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“Damien! Oh my god!”

Damien sat at his desk in his new home office, patiently waiting for Kai to come running in to tell him whatever news had him so excited. Sure enough, he appeared in the doorway a moment later.

“They’re coming!”

“Great. Who?”

“The king and queen! They RSVPed!”

“More information please.”

Kai was practically bouncing off the walls with excitement, but managed to contain himself to the chair across Damien’s desk. “Right. I sent an invitation to King Liam and Queen Riley. I also sent one to the Queen of England and to President Thompson, you know, just to get the standard form letter congratulations for our scrapbook.”

“Right, of course you did.”

“Anyway, Liam and Riley actually said they’re coming!”

Damien pushed his reading glasses up on top of his head, rubbing the bridge of his nose. “They called you?”

“No...they filled out the form on the website like everyone else.”

“Oh. Well then.” Damien turned back to his work, unimpressed. “It was just a mistake, then. Or a prank.”

“You are such a drag, D. Why can’t you believe that your old friends would want to come to the wedding?”

“Oh, I don’t know...they’re royalty, they live overseas, they left on bad terms with me, they’re afraid to even contact me for fear of a scandal...should I go on?”

“You’ll see. They’re coming.” He stood back up and flounced out the door, calling back as he walked down the hallway, “I’m putting them on the list!”

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Damien peeked out from the cabin, careful not to let the guests outside notice him. Folding chairs were set out in two tidy sections with a wide aisle down the middle. Leaves were falling gently off of the red and golden trees, swaying in the wind. He had been nervous about planning for an outdoor wedding in the fall when the weather could be so unpredictable, but the gamble had paid off beautifully. He closed the door again before he was spotted.

“Alright Dames, time for a final wardrobe check.” Hope cornered him with a lint roller, running it over every square inch of fabric on his body before fussing with the boutonniere on his lapel.

“Hope...I’m sure I look fine.”

“Yeah, well…” she smoothed his hair down with her hands, tucking it behind his ears. “You didn’t pay $4000 for a photographer to look ‘fine’ in pictures.”

His eyes went wide. “Hold up...we paid HOW much for a photographer?”

“Shhh. Don’t worry about it. Don’t tell Kai I said anything.”

Right on cue, Kai came barreling up the stairs from the basement. “Ok, that’s it! I can’t take it anymore, I want to see my… oh.” He stopped short when his eyes landed on Damien, dressed in his best plum suit, the one he’d worn to the gala way back when they worked together to save the president. Kai on the other hand was all black everything, from his shirt to his tie to his jacket to his shoes.

“You look amazing.”

“You do.”

Kai ran at him, almost knocking him over with the force of his hug. Damien wrapped his arms around Kai in return, holding his close, not wanting the simple, quiet moment to end. “I love you so much,” he murmured, his lips against Kai’s throat. “I love you so much it makes me crazy.”

Kai let out a happy sigh, kissing Damien’s forehead. “...Hard same.”

He pulled away laughing, shoving Kai gently back. “Moment ruined. Get out of here.”

“No! It’s time. We’re supposed to walk out there together.”

“We are? That doesn’t seem traditional.”

Kai smirked, linking their arms together. “When have I ever been traditional?”

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Riley snuggled into Liam’s side, feeling more relaxed than she had in months. She felt a little silly that they were the only ones wearing sunglasses on a cloudy day -- did they do anything to obscure their identities, anyway? -- but Bastien and Mara had insisted they follow their security instructions to the letter, and that including goofy sunglasses. Oh well. Being anonymous felt good, anyway.

As they waited she snuck a granola bar out of her clutch and quickly scarfed it down, hoping not to attract any hungry birds. Liam chuckled warmly next to her. “Baby needs a snack?”

“Constantly,” she answered, tapping her open palm on her bump lightly. She surveyed the other guests as they all started to take their seats. “I don’t know anybody. Is it weird that we came?”

Liam shook his head confidently. “They invited us, right? I’m sure we’re not the only people here who don’t know the other guests.”

“I don’t know…” She looked around at the other guests all speaking to each other animatedly in rapid spanish, embracing and clumping together in large groups. “It seems like everyone here is related to Damien.”

“Hmm…” Liam scanned the crowd himself, looking for exceptions. “There. They look every bit as lost as we do.” He gestured subtly towards a couple in the back row, a beautiful but nervous woman in an elegant dress and thick glasses with a shorter man looking surprisingly dapper in a salmon pink suit and a man-bun. As they watched, a young boy came sprinting up to them, crashing into the man’s arms and squeezing him tight. All three of their faces lit up with unbridled joy, the woman’s obvious discomfort melting away as she reached out to ruffle the boy’s hair.

Liam’s grip on Riley’s hand tightened, and she looked up to see his warm smile still gazing at the little family. “Soon, love,” she whispered.

“Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a family like this?” He gestured at the smiling, laughing group that had formed all around them, children and adults alike. “Just to be surrounded by love all the time.” A little girl in front of them shoved a boy to the ground over a struggle for a toy dump truck. The boy stood up and hit her in the face with the truck. A young woman, clearly not the mother, maybe just a teenaged cousin, got between them, shouting at them both until an older woman came and ushered them all off to the side, scolding them quietly.

“Wonderful, you say?” Riley smirked up at Liam, who still looked blissful.

“Wonderful,” he repeated, letting out a small sigh. “The memories of being tortured, teased, and tormented by my brother...they’re all warm and fuzzy now. The highlights of my childhood. The memories that hurt are the ones of absence. My mother’s death. My father being too busy governing to even eat meals with us or be there to say goodnight at the end of the day, much less play with us.”

“Will it be like that for you?”

He shook his head. “Never. My father feared the loss of power. I embrace it. The more people can share the responsibility of rule, the better. I know that we’ll need nannies and we don’t be with our children every hour of the day, but we will be the ones that raise them. You and I.”

She leaned in to kiss him, but something else caught her eye just as the music started to change. “Here they come,” she whispered.

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The ceremony passed in a blur. Damien was nervous, shaking and shy. Kai was also nervous, talking too fast and too loud and laughing at everything, no matter how mundane. The little old lady who officiated just beamed at them, certainly having seen her share of awkward and slightly terrified couples in her day.

At the end they kissed and they thought it would be weird in front of their families and friends, but instead the world melted away and the whole thing immediately felt right.

It was in the receiving line after the ceremony that Damien first noticed them. He saw them coming, losing his focus on the beloved great-aunt in front of him as he started to mentally scramble for what to say.

In all Kai’s rushed etiquette lessons, staying up late every night reading him silly and dated advice for how to behave at one’s own wedding, there was nothing about how to face your two royal exes.

Thankfully, Liam had spent his whole life learning how to handle himself gracefully in social situations. “Damien.” His whole face lit up when he saw him, wrapping him in his arms before he could even register what was happening. “That was beautiful. I’m so happy for the two of you.”

Riley stepped in and did the same before Damien had even managed to speak. She stood on her toes to press a firm kiss to his cheek while she squeezed him enthusiastically. “I knew you two would figure it out someday. You’re perfect together.”

Damien finally snapped out of his surprised daze, taking in the warm and surprisingly friendly couple in front of him. “I can’t believe you came!”

Kai’s arm was around him suddenly, squeezing him into his side. “I told him you were coming! He had no faith in the online RSVP system. I’m Kai, by the way.” He shook Liam’s hand enthusiastically before turning to Riley for a quick hug.

“Yes, I remember you, Kai. You’re the guy my ex-boyfriend was transparently in love with the whole time we dated.” Riley punched him playfully in the arm, smirking.

“My apologies for being so distractingly hot. You seem to have done OK for yourself though.”

“Thank you for noticing!” Riley answered, squeezing Liam’s arm. “And I loved your online RSVP system. We had to travel the countryside and personally corner every potential guest and demand to know if they’d be coming, but nobody wants to hear that story.”

Liam nodded. “Yes, that was not one of our more interesting adventures.”

Damien’s great aunt was apparently a fan of Nadia’s art, and was holding up the line gushing over her. He looked back to Liam and Riley, glad to have an extra moment with them. “Wow. It’s been so long, and you two...you look so happy.”

It was true. Now past the stage of pregnancy where her face was blotched and purple from bursting blood vessels with the force of her vomiting, Riley was settling into a lovely glow. Liam was a little softer around the edges, a little grayer at the temples, but somehow only got more handsome with age. ‘Distinguished’ might be the word, but Liam had always been that, anyway. They were dressed down for the wedding, blending in as well as two extremely attractive people could, but still fashionable and put-together. For a moment, Damien wondered how he had ever really believed these two were his peers.

And then Riley belched, a foul-smelling, terrible thing, and both their eyes went wide with terror before they dissolved into laughter, Riley letting out a string of smaller burps as she struggled to pull herself together. “Oooh my god,” she croaked finally, “The acid reflux is killing me, guys.”

Liam rubbed her back lightly, still chuckling. “I suppose that’s as good a send-off as any. We unfortunately need to take off before the reception.”

Kai frowned, patting down his pockets. “Then you won’t be in any of our photos! One second…” He tapped Nadia on the shoulder, whispering frantically to her until she produced Kai’s phone from her clutch. “Here we go. Selfie?”

“Of course,” Liam answered, smoothly stepping behind them while Riley crouched slightly in front. He snapped several photos, giddy with excitement.

“Thank you so much!”

“Thank you for inviting us,” Riley responded, hugging both of them together. “And congratulations. It was beautiful.”

“Thank you,” Damien said again, a blush rising in his cheeks as he was crushed into a group hug. “If you can...I’d love it if you kept in touch.”

“Of course, D,” Riley assured him. “We’ll talk later, OK? I promise.”

“I’d like that.”

And with that they moved down the line, Sloane and Khaan following close behind and whispering dozens of questions about what they just witnessed, Hamza nearly falling asleep on his father’s shoulders from boredom as Nadia squealed and shrieked, realizing who Liam and Riley were. Damien tried his best not to look after them, but he kept stealing glances, tracking their progress down the line until he looked up one last time to find that they were gone.

[star-gazing-knight]

Oh bro I feel so stupid now I didn’t even notice the (mentioned) tag for slade 😂😭 it’s fine tho thinking of aus for my fav aus is my fav pastime

Ooooh I didn’t think the gala would actually ever be shown but!!! If it ends up becoming one of the alt povs (maybe Jason’s?? Or Bruce’s?? Or Alfred even??? OR CASS forgot abt her for a second) sometime down the line it would be fascinating to read! Def no pressure tho bc just imagining it is also good

I’m just so obsessed with this fic!! Whenever I get the notification that it’s been updated I just !!! Get so happy

Anyways!! I’m glad the boys are back together even if it’s short lived bc I Missed them being cute & cuddly and shit. But ugh yes feelings are hard for dick (and Wally to an extent) but that will only make it so much more satisfying once they actually Talk About Things Properly

Also totally random question u may have even already mentioned it at some point but since dick is so into animal crossing, who are his favorite & least favorite villagers? I personally hated Quillson with a passion for like no real reason and I’m so curious abt how Dick feels abt his villagers lmao. Personally I think your version of him would enjoy Teddy bc he’s goofy and orange (and perhaps that reminds him of a certain speedster 👀)

Don't feel stupid! You're not the only one who's missed (Mentioned) for Slade. A few people have commented about when he's going to make an appearance.

So I did end up writing the Gala from Cass' POV. I'm bugging my Beta about when it can be posted now. I'm super excited about tomorrow's chapter.

Uh, you know, I haven't actually put much thought into which Villagers Dick had and what he feels about them. I'm kinda indifferent to my own villagers. (I'd actually prefer NO Villagers on my island), so I guess that Carried over into my writing of Dick. I wish Happy Holiday Planning was a thing back when this fic is set because I'd totally give him that, lol

[sonderei]

I got bored and answered one of those 100-questions things so if you ever wanted to know a stupid amount of useless information about me read on, otherwise enjoy whatever content is in the next post!

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? Spotify

is your room messy or clean? my room is a mess, the rest of the apartment is pretty clean

what color are your eyes? brown

do you like your name? why? its grown on me. I used to get teased a lot in school “hey Ariel, where’s your best friend Flounder??” but now I work on Disney property and it’s on my name tag so I get to make a lot of kids (and adults) happy

what is your relationship status? been dating a small mess of a person for 4 years, whom I love dearly 

describe your personality in 3 words or less basically a cat

what color hair do you have? brown, or like a really dirty blonde if I spend enough time in the sun

what kind of car do you drive? color? a black 2013 hyundai accent hatchback (named Jazz)

where do you shop? where I shop: target, forever21, H&M, BoxLunch, Garage where I’d LIKE to shop: ModCloth, ASOS

how would you describe your style? I once bought an oversized Polariod windbreaker and I wear it everywhere I can??? I also love passive aggressive crop tops (”no thanks”) I wore it to a mandatory meeting at work at 9am and any time my managers asked me a question I just pointed to my shirt. So idk that should tell you something

favorite social media account I think I enjoy Instagram and Tumblr equally?

what size bed do you have? queen

any siblings? one full brother (5 years younger), one half brother on my dad’s side (13 years younger), and one half sister on my mom’s side (18 years younger). 

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why? idk because I haven’t traveled anywhere I’d actually like to live. I love the idea of living northwest US (Seattle, Portland) or in NZ or like Scotland or somewhere with beautiful scenery but like...never been so can’t say for sure?

favorite snapchat filter? flower crown

favorite makeup brand(s) NYX is pretty much all I use but I also do like bare minimum with my makeup

how many times a week do you shower? typically every other day unless I’m super gross

favorite tv show? too hard. Steven Universe, Game of Thrones, A:TLA, and Adventure Time?

shoe size? 7-8 depending on who makes them

how tall are you? smol. Like 5′3″ or so? 

sandals or sneakers? sneakers, unless going somewhere involving water and/or sand

do you go to the gym? nah. I’m up and down stairs at least 20 times a day, usually while carrying stuff. that’s my exercise.

describe your dream date sitting in front of the Ocean Voyager exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium all day. like literally that’s it. and my date lets me without asking to move on, and ideally enjoys it as much as I do.

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment? uhhh like $25 because that’s how much you have to have to open a new bank account which I’ve been meaning to do for like two weeks now

what color socks are you wearing? not wearing any, but I was wearing shark socks all day

how many pillows do you sleep with? just one, super soft and squishy

do you have a job? what do you do? I'm a server at a restaurant in Disney Springs at Walt Disney World. Its challenging and often frustrating and stressful but I get to meet some really cool people so it evens out. (Pat Sajak from Wheel of Fortune was in last week, I didn’t ask him if I could buy a vowel because I have some dignity)

how many friends do you have? like true friends, would drop everything for me if I asked them / needed them to? I’d say 3. But my social group is like...maybe 10 people? That I actively try to hang out with semi regularly.

whats the worst thing you have ever done? I honestly don’t even know. I forgot a woman’s ketchup last week at work and apparently I ruined her entire Disney vacation so

whats your favorite candle scent? usually anything with jasmine, so long as it isn’t overpowering

3 favorite boy names Nathaniel, Sebastian, Milo 

3 favorite girl names Riley, Maisie, Phoebe

favorite actor? robert downey jr probs

favorite actress? tessa thompson?

who is your celebrity crush? ugh. tom holland, tessa thompson, rdj? 

favorite movie? Spirited Away or Howl’s Moving Castle

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? I used to, before I worked at a bookstore. For some reason that killed my love for reading. But favorite books were the Bartimaeus Trilogy and Abarat.

money or brains? brains

do you have a nickname? what is it? Skip (long story short, its a Cabin Pressure reference because I’ve always wanted to be a pilot)

how many times have you been to the hospital? for myself? 5? maybe 6?

top 10 favorite songs in no particular order Evolve by Phoria Put ‘Em Up by Priority Cleopatra by The Lumineers Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man Miracle by CHVRCHES Dissolve by Absofacto Taro by alt-J Lavender by Two Door Cinema Club Dinosaurs by The Maccabees Ambling Alp by Yeasayer

do you take any medications daily? nope

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc) ehh a bit on the oily side

what is your biggest fear? losing the ones I love

how many kids do you want? NONE ZERO NADA ZIP ZILCH FUCK NO

whats your go to hair style? pull it back, messy bun if possible

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) a p small apartment (but not tiny, I think it’s like 800-900 sq ft)

who is your role model? Steve Irwin

what was the last compliment you received? a guest at one of my tables told me I looked like one of the recent Bond girls

what was the last text you sent? bailing on a few friends who were going to Blizzard Beach because I was exhausted from having my dad in town for the last two days so I wanted to sleep

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real? like 2 or 3. not very old

what is your dream car? realistic? a nice Subaru or Audi. Maybe a Tesla unrealistic? bugatti veyron

opinion on smoking? cigarettes? ew gross not around me also poor life choices weed? don’t care, just not around me please and thanks my other half is allergic

do you go to college? I did, graduated two years ago, still haven’t done anything with my life / degree

what is your dream job? anything working directly with animals, especially marine mammals, big cats, or non-venomous reptiles

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? big city. right in the middle of it.

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? not usually, I have specific stuff I use for my hair that’s a lot nicer than the stuff at hotels

do you have freckles? not like a ton but yeah

do you smile for pictures? if I feel like it? also depends on who’s taking the picture

how many pictures do you have on your phone? I’d say somewhere in the realm of like 650-800?

have you ever peed in the woods? yep, used to go camping a lot as a kid

do you still watch cartoons? hell yeah, I usually prefer them to anything else. Steven Universe, Adventure Time, Voltron, A:TLA, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends...that shit is my jam

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds? mmmm Wendys but I usually don’t get c nugs from anywhere

Favorite dipping sauce? chick fil a sauce or ranch

what do you wear to bed? just underwear

have you ever won a spelling bee? no but I came close in middle school

what are your hobbies? not many tbh. I have a few reptiles that I take care of. I collect / trade Disney pins. I love swimming but don’t do it all that often. Uhhh...seeing how many times I can ride Kilamonjaro Safari in a row before the cast members begin to judge me?

can you draw? not really, no

do you play an instrument? nope, I can’t even read music and I can barely hum

what was the last concert you saw? uhhhh...I think Death Cab for Cutie and CHVRCHES?

tea or coffee? tea

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Starbucks for drinks, Dunkin for food (donutssssss)

do you want to get married? yeah, eventually. I told the SO that ideally before I’m 30 and that we’re not having a wedding but we’re gonna elope instead because fuck weddings I don’t have the money for that or the patience to plan it

what is your crush’s first and last initial? not really a crush but more of a “current-and-potentially-forever life partner” but DU

are you going to change your last name when you get married? no idea. D wants to change their last name but idk if they’d take mine or they’d just change it to their middle name and then I’d take that? honestly it doesn’t really matter to me each way so long as I don’t get their current last name (because of bad associations)

what color looks best on you? no idea honestly. I prefer dark, muted blues?

do you miss anyone right now? my parents and siblings, and two of my best friends

do you sleep with your door open or closed? open, otherwise the cats would never let us sleep

do you believe in ghosts? nah, not really. I grew up in a town that had a bunch of history and by extension ghost stories, so it was more a part of “tourist culture” than something that seemed legitimate to me

what is your biggest pet peeve? I never know until someone starts doing it around me. but uhhhh I hate loud chewers, people that refuse to even try to see your side of an argument, and when you’re sitting somewhere in public like on a bench or something and there’s plenty of other empty seating options nearby and yet someone comes up and sits RIGHT NEXT TO YOU nope you know what that’s it I fucking hate that and it happens to me all the time at Disney

last person you called` I think my mom?

favorite ice cream flavor? cookies and cream, unless I’m at one of those places where you can basically make your own flavor in which case I will ALWAYS do a rose-infused ice cream with pistachios 

regular oreos or golden oreos? please don’t make me choose

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? rainbow!

what shirt are you wearing? not wearing one ;)

what is your phone background? just a basic stock photo of some ferns. kinda boring but I like simple backgrounds

are you outgoing or shy? its pretty even but if I had to say one over the other I’m probably slightly more outgoing than I am shy.

do you like it when people play with your hair? only people I know and allow. don’t just come up and start playing with my hair unless you KNOW that I’d be okay with it

do you like your neighbors? haven’t met them! we moved in like a month ago but we still haven’t seen anyone that lives on our floor

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning? if I remember, but honestly I’m really bad about doing it unless I’m in the shower in which case it’s every time I take a shower

have you ever been high? nope

have you ever been drunk? sadly no. I have a ridiculously high natural alcohol tolerance, so I get sick to my stomach before I can even manage tipsy.

last thing you ate? pizzaaaaaaa

favorite lyrics right now idek and that’s a lot of effort so sorry here’s me “free pass” I’m using it on this question next

summer or winter? ugh winter always I can’t stand the heat there’s only so many layers you can take off

day or night? night

dark, milk, or white chocolate? milk or white. milk for straight eating, white for flavoring other things

favorite month? october

what is your zodiac sign leo!

who was the last person you cried in front of? my significant other

[spiffydolan]

30 Questions

I was tagged by @tidsoptlmist @juicydolan @sunflower-dolans @mintdolans and @california-grethan to answer these random questions :’) thanks for tagging me xx

1. Nickname - Anna Belle, Anna banana, little red, and Annie (that one’s growing on me)

2. Gender - Female

3. Star sign - Pisces ♓️

4. Height - 5′4″ ?? i think

5. Time - 6:07 PM

6. Birthday - March 11

7. Fave bands - The Beatles, LANY, twenty one pilots, Coldplay, the Beach Boys, Kings of Leon, the Revivalists, alt-J, the Head and the Heart, Raspberries, Two Door Cinema Club, and ughhh so many more 

8. Fave solo artists - Bruno Mars, Kid Cudi, Khalid, Kanye West, John Mayer, Bon Iver, Matt Corby, Sabrina Claudio, Tame Impala, Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, Hozier, Jack Johnson, Vance Joy, Leon Bridges (ugh I know I’m missing so many)

---- lol my music taste is all over the place 🎶

9. Song stuck in head - I’m In It by Kanye West

10. Last movie watched - How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days 💜

11. Last show watched - The End of the F***ing World 😩

12. When did I create my blog - December 10, 2017

13. What do I post - things about the twins :’)

14. Last thing I googled - Trump State of the Union address live updates 

15. Do you have any other blogs? - yes, but I don’t use it

16. Do you get asks - yes omg idk what I did to make some of you like me enough to actually send me asks, but this was one of the best weekends ever (bc I got so many). I hope the asks keep coming in 😅

17. Why did you choose your url - uh well I originally wanted spicydolan, but that was taken. I literally looked up adjectives that started with an ‘s’ because I thought an ‘s’ adjective would go well in front of dolan. I saw ‘spiffy’ and i was sold haha

18. Following blogs - 103 and not enough !!

19. Followers - what’s a follower? 😶

20. Favourite color - usually grey, but lately I’ve been loving yellow (any shade tbh)

21. Average hours of sleep - I’ve not had a decent sleep since maybe November... so usually 3-5 hours... honestly if even that. 😕

22. Lucky number - I don’t have one; but if I’m ever asked to pick a random number, I always say 83 

23. Instruments - piano and a little on the harmonica (i’m also really good at whistling which took so much practice, so I’ll consider that an instrument 😂)

24. What I’m wearing - jeans & a black hoodie

25. How many blankets do you sleep with - 2-3

26. Dream job - probably to be a navy seal or in the CIA

27. Dream trip - take me back to New England, and I’ll be a happy girl. But I also really want to go to New Zealand, Iceland, and Germany 🌏

28. Fave food - v e g g i e - b u r g e r s alllll day long

29. Nationality - as American as it gets 🇺🇸

30. Current fave song - Better Man by Leon Bridges (but this changes on an hourly basis haha)

oh man now i gotta tag people haha I forgot about this part. I’m sorry if you’ve been tagged already! @notanotherdolantwinsblog @roadtripdolan @coconutethan @rainethan @broncodolan @laneswervingdolan @dolanzbabe @fxckdolanz @obsidiandolans @asapethan @milkymilkdolans @g-e-dolan

[jaimehaneyartist]

First of all, I have wanted to post this tutorial of my Tree Spirit Halloween costume and face paint for literally two years. I’m finally getting around to it. I painted this creation two years ago! Wha??? Time flies, it truly feel like it just happened.

I did write a post about the party that I attended with lots of fun photos, go here when you’re done to get a laugh.

I’ve made an actual video for this tutorial, but I have to warn you… it’s long. Like 35 minutes long. The full length it took to paint my face. I added a second video that is 5 minutes long because I had forgotten to do some stuff and needed to show it. If you want to get all the tips on how I do things, give it a looksy. You can paint your own face right along with me and see every move I make. Sometimes that is the best way to learn, to just watch.

I did make screen shots of the main phases of the Tree Spirit face paint tutorial though so if you’re short on time this may be the way to go. Or if you’re just looking for ideas. They are at the bottom of this post.

Speaking of ideas… I need to make my 2017 Halloween costume! I’m one week away from co-hosting my very own Halloween Costume Party!!! Yes I am doing it! My friend Jody (in the photo below) and I are both absolutely nuts for Halloween and last year, my friend Denise, who always has the costume party that I have attended all these years, flaked out on us. Well, really she just had too much on her plate. She does catering and was too busy to commit to the work that it takes. I understood, but man I missed the fun. She always went all out. (see party link above)

Evil Tree Spirit (Me) & Frightful Carnival Macabre

Okay, on with Tree Spirit!

First I’ll post the video here. Then a slideshow of the screen shots I took from the video and lastly, I’ll post thumbnails that open to larger images when you click on them to help you see the images better.

Before you ask, I use these products in the video and photos.

Face paint – by Snazaroo and Tulip. Other great brands are Tag and Wolf. I mention FacePaintingForum.com in the video as a good place to get supplies. Michaels and Hobby Lobby also have some of the brands.

Brushes – I use craft brushes and Snazaroo face paint brushes from Michaels.

Sponge – This handy tool makes it sooooo much easier. In the video, I give a tip about buying the round sponge from FacePaintingForum and cut it in half.

Here are the two videos:

Here’s the slideshow and below it is the thumbnails that open to larger photos when you click on them.

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I’ve got an idea of what I’ll be this year, but I ain’t tellin’! You’ll just have to come back and see for yourself. I’m also painting my friend Jody’s face and upper body for her costume. She’s going to be a mystic with a third eye. She’s even got got milky white contact lenses for her eyes!! We got that idea from Pinterest.

Man, if you’re short on ideas for costumes and none of mine are doing it for you then go type in Halloween costumes on Pinterest and you’ll have more ideas than you have time for! Don’t forget I have a page dedicated to all my costumes here.

Minecraft Villager Halloween costume

Clothing for Tree Spirit costume

Oh and I almost forgot the actual wearing costume. Ugh. Like I said I was rushed and had been busy making my sons Minecraft Villager costume and head for him (and his buddies I might add!) see above, consequently I didn’t have time to really make the clothing top notch. My kid comes first.

Jody saw this skirt idea (off Pinterest)… so she and I decided to put it together last minute. Big mistake. I look like a psycho frumpy fairy hag. Let me just say, if you’re short and round at all – like me 😉 and you add tulle to all that – ain’t nothin’ gonna look good… just bigger. Same goes on top… if you’re endowed at all, that gauzy shirt tucked in made my chest look like two grapefruits hanging in tube socks. Gah! I can’t believe I’m even showing this horrible photo! Ah well, it’s all I had.

Party Ready! Don’t we look thrilled. haha – I had already looked at myself in a full length mirror!

Well If you can’t be a good example than you’ll have to be a horrible warning. Don’t wait till the last minute. Hmmm… I need to take my own advice and get this year’s costume going!

I really wish I had taken photos of my head piece. It really turned out nice I thought. To begin, I cut several weeping willow branches off the trees in the front yard and fashioned a circle for my crown using floral wire. Next, I gathered from my yard – pine cones, moss, leaves, feathers and flowers. It needed a pop of orange, so I also used a couple silk leaves because they were the right color. Lastly, I hot glued then all on in a nice design. Voila!

Tree Spirit Thumbnails

Here are those thumbnails I promised. Have fun and I’d love to hear of your best costume you’ve ever come up with! Leave me a comment, please!

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Showing face paint kit

Showing supplies – my sponges and paints

My dedicated face paint brushes

Start by hollowing out eye sockets

Contouring with Brown Face paint to add shadowing

Filling in the rest of my face with white face paint

Adding green over white for mossy effect

Adding more green face paint over the white.

Softening eye sockets with black over green and white

Painting tree roots and branches

Painting more tree roots and branches

Completed roots and branches

Black lips were added

Painting my neck

Adding branches and roots to neck area

Tree Spirit finished with a head piece made from items found outside.

My Tree Spirit Face

Finally, thanks for following along with one of my life long crazy obsessions. I hope you liked my Tree Spirit idea and its execution. I actually re-did my Tree Spirit face paint after the party on a day my son was at school. I knew I’d want to share how I did it here on my website. My first one was sloppy and done way too quickly, plus I didn’t get any photos. Also, I painted my friend’s makeup that day, too. Photo at top of the Frightful Carnival Macabre.

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Tree Spirit Halloween Face paint CostumeTutorial First of all, I have wanted to post this tutorial of my Tree Spirit Halloween costume and face paint for literally two years.