#36 Farm House Movie

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The Biggest Heart Story: Stør’s Job (Part 1)

Summary: A story of blossoming young love between a Giant and a Water Nymph. Mizu can’t explain it, but she feels like she needs to see her giant friend, Stør. Little does she know of the surprise that awaits her on the farm the giant teenager works on. (Very early stages of their relationship.)

Kæmpe Stør Giant (17yrs - 36ft) & Mizu Rivers Water Nymph (18yrs - 5’6)

More on The Biggest Heart story here

Part 2 here

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3k words

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"Is Stør home?" Mizu asked nervously, clutching her blue hands to her chest.

"No I'm sorry, Mizu, he's at work right now." Stør's human father, Joseph, said.

"Work?" Mizu repeated. She didn't know Stør had a job. Or more accurately, she didn't know he COULD have a job. She couldn't imagine many grocery stores were looking to hire a 36 foot high schooler to man the check out lines.

"Yeah, Kæmpe works odd jobs for the local farmers. Right now he’s at Old Briar’s place down the road." Joseph read the confusion on the Water Nymph's face. "He should be done soon if you want to wait here---"

"I'll go to him!" Mizu interrupted. She realized how rude she must have sounded, her already blue face became a darker shade and she couldn't make eye contact with the human before her. "S-sorry... I don't want to intrude on you and your family... I-I just need to talk to Stør about our class project really quick."

Joseph smiled at the young girl's flustered face, "no worries, Mizu." He took out a pen and paper from a nearby drawer and wrote the address of Old Briar’s farm and handed it to a very stiff Mizu. "I'm sure he'll be very happy to see you." Joseph gave her a wink and closed the door.

Mizu stood on the doorstep for a few moments, holding the piece of paper, face turning a dark shade of blue.

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Walking down the dirt road became increasingly nerve wracking with every shaky step Mizu took.

Mizu felt ridiculous. Why was she there? Appearing unannounced at Stør’s house no less! She had been there a few times before, but never alone. Strega (Stør and Mizu’s mutual friend) always dragged her along to hang out. When Strega's friend got together, there were very few places they could all go if Stør was involved. This usually meant they just watched movies in his room or swam in the sea by his house.

But Mizu had never invited herself over before. Why was she doing this to herself?? Maybe she should just go home. The questions she has about their project could be easily answered with an email. She'd worked with Stør before on projects using email and video chats as their main form of communicating. Why did it feel like she needed to see and talk to him in person right now?

“That’s it! This is stupid. I’m going home.” Mizu huffed out loud to herself. The anxiety was becoming too much for her to handle. “I’m so stupid!” She repeated as she turned around.

Little did she realize, she had already arrived at Old Briar’s farm.

She felt the ground tremble slightly. Mizu's eyes widened as the treeline started to shake. She heard a low strained grunt.

Curiosity got the best of her. Mizu walked further down the road, following the sound, attempting to figure out what it was.

Old Briar’s farm was quite large, and surrounded by trees of various kinds, sizes, and thicknesses. There was a stretching field of crops that bordered the trees and went up and over the hills nearby. The property was surrounded by a wooden fence that came about shoulder height on Mizu.

She walked parallel to the fence till she made it to the edge of the woods where she finally spotted it--- him.

About 50 feet away from Mizu, there on the edge of the woods, stood Stør.

He was hunched over and gripping a large tree. It was tall enough to reach his mid torso. His large hands barely grasp fully around the trunk. It looked like the branches were scratching up his inner arms as he tried to get a better grip on the tree.

He wore a white tank top, covered in sweat from the hot afternoon sun, blue jeans, and thick work boots. (Once again, Mizu was amazed by the magic created to let a giant wear human clothes on a grand scale.)

Mizu could almost forget how tall Stør really was. From this far away, she could imagine her classmate as a normal sized teenager weeding in his backyard.

But the illusion quickly dissipated with a horrible wrenching sound coming from the tree as Stør used all his strength to uproot the plant and free its hold in the ground. Twigs and roots snapped and leaves scattered.

Mizu stared. She couldn't believe her eyes. As he exerted himself, she saw the muscles on his arms bulge. She never noticed how toned Stør was. In the three years Mizu had known him, she had only seen him wear baggy long sleeved shirts, even on the hottest summer days.

Rationally she knew Stør had to be strong. He was a 36 foot tall giant, of course he has to be strong compared to an average human. But watching him rip a massive tree out of the ground like it was nothing really cemented something Mizu had been thinking about since she met him…

Stør is holding himself back.

Mizu had heard Stør briefly mention his status of living on Noma. Being the only giant on the small Island nation led to a lot of red tape and trepidation when it came to his presence. Any mistake he makes could result in dire consequences for himself or others.

Stør’s life is constantly dictated by rules and harsh punishments.

After closely observing Stør for months, Mizu slowly realized he never lashed out. Even when faced with hatred or bullying or fear, he never retaliated or fought back. No negative words of others ever passed his lips. Stør kept a constant air of calm and control about his actions, features, and body. His movements were always slow and purposeful. He never raised his voice and he definitely never showed his full strength.

But here in this moment, uprooting a tree, when he thought he was alone… For once, Stør didn't need to hold back his strength. He didn't try to make himself smaller for other people's comfort. He didn't need to worry about hurting anyone. No one was running away screaming at the very sight of him.

In this brief moment, Stør was free.

After watching how the world treated Stør, this realization broke Mizu’s heart. Could Stør truly only be his true self in the absence of others? In the absence of his family, friends, or even Mizu herself?

Mizu thought she had experienced every curveball becoming friends with a giant could offer, from learning how to ride on his shoulder to how a giant navigated a world literally too small for his stature. But once again, Stør unknowingly turned her whole understanding of his life upside down.

In the past, Mizu has overheard other students call Stør a freak or a monster. Comments like these always made her see red. How could anyone think less of him? So what if he’s a LITTLE taller than most people? He’s still the sweetest guy Mizu has ever met. It infuriated her to no end.

But then she regrettably remembers the emotions she felt when she first laid eyes on the teenager (in the English class they shared three years ago). She felt nothing short of pure frozen terror. Worried he could at any moment decide to reach his hand through the classroom window and snatch her up from her desk, carrying her off to the gods mnow where, and hurt her.

She (unfortunately) can’t blame people for being afraid of her friend. And it seems Stør doesn’t blame them either.

Mizu watched as Stør regarded the large tree in his grasp. Something she could never hope to lift in her wildest dreams. He turned it from side to side as if admiring the poor tree he just forcefully evicted from the earth.

Then he turned and gently set the tree down in a large pile of other trees that too had been uprooted. A dozen massive trees lay on their sides, roots out for the world to see.

Stør wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked back to the tree line. He grabbed a hold of another tree with both hands. A slightly smaller one, but no less impressive. He looked like he was about to pull when suddenly, Stør looked up and locked eyes with Mizu.

Her body froze. Stør did the same. They stared at each other for what felt like an eternity.

Mizu was the first to find her voice, “Hi.” She called across the feild to him and waved.

This finally broke the spell, Stør quickly let go of the tree in his grasp. He curled in on himself in an attempt to look smaller.

Finally, his brain processed her presence in front of him to and allowed words to form.

“M-Mizu!?” Stør stuttered her name, he blinked rapidly as if hoping she wasn’t standing right there. “I didn’t see you,” Stør quickly grabbed his crumpled up plaid shirt from the ground, threw his arms into it, and immediately began buttoning up his baggy shirt.

Once again, here he was trying to hide himself. Hide his muscular arms in favor of a more round and soft outward appearance. Something more palpable to the average onlooker.

Mizu watched his personality change in real time, from a confident young giant to a scared timid child wishing to be anything other than what he was. Her heart ached at the fact he felt he needed to do this for someone he considered a friend.

“Don’t let me get in the way,” Mizu said as she climbed over the top of the wooden fence and sat on top. “You can keep on working.”

“No, no I was j-just about done anyway,” Stør rubbed the back of his neck, refusing to look at her. “I just need to take these– these to the other side of the property.” He vaguely gestured at the pile of large trees at his feet.

She usually found it cute when Stør stuttered with nerves, but in this moment, it felt like a knife slowly cut through her heart. He wouldn’t even look at her anymore. Stealing herself, she said, “Okay, I’ll go with you.”

Stør did a double take, “Wha— Are you sure?”

“Yes.” Mizu climbed down the rest of the fence and confidently walked across the field towards him.

“Y-you really don’t have to.” Stør sunk further into himself as he kneeled down. “It might-might take a while.”

Mizu shrugged, “I don’t have any plans.” She was now within reaching distance of the giant teenager. She had to look up at him to catch his eye. Mizu had to admit, his slouching and lowering of his body did help with neck pain when it came to keeping eye contact with a giant.

“But still… A-Are you sure, Mizu?”

Mizu rolled her eyes, “Yes I’m sure, Stør.” She was getting impatient.

“Okay…” his voice was unsteady.

Quickly changing topics before he could change his mind, Mizu clapped her hands together excitedly, “So how are we gonna transport these big-ass trees?”

Stør snorted at her abrasive language, he often forgets how foul mouthed this Water Nymph could be. “WE aren’t going to do anything. I just have to– to walk them over the hill to the other side of the farm house.”

“Fine then, since I can’t help you do all the heavy lifting, how about I keep you cool?” Mizu giggled. She held out her hand, and using her hydrokinesis, she pulled water from the surrounding air, “Can’t have you passing out from heat stroke while you do all the heavy lifting.”

Once the sphere of water was about the size of a bowling ball, she flung it straight at Stør’s face. It splashed harmlessly on his cheek, but he still reeled back expecting it to hurt. He slammed his eyes closed, but immediately felt the coolness of the water on his face, it was wonderful. He opened his eyes to find Mizu laughing, “You should have seen your face!”

Stør wiped the (to him) drop of water from his cheek, “Yeah, Yeah.” He rolled his eyes, but as he looked back down at Mizu he became serious. “I’m going to stand now. Is that alright?” He watched her closely for her reaction.

Mizu gave a quick nod. That was all he needed. Placing a hand on his knee as he slowly stood to his full height. He looked down to make sure Mizu hadn’t moved. She did not. Then he went to work.

He reached past the pile of uprooted trees and grabbed a long silver wire. It was huge and thick, she watched as he wrapped the trees in steel rope, which is usually used by giant cranes. He carefully tried the rope around the trees and fastened them in place. Then he lifted the pile of trees up, and using another long steel rope, attached them to his back.

Stør looked back down at his friend with trepidation at her reaction. Would she be frightened? But the look in her eye dispelled that worry. Her eyes were wide, sure, but not from fear. Awe and admiration danced on her face.

Slowly bending down, Stør lowered his free hand in front of Mizu, silently asking for her to climb aboard. Something she has done plenty of times in the past, and had said yes every time, but he made it a point to never grab anyone no matter how well they knew each other.

With his right hand entering her space, Mizu finally blinked and realized she had been staring for too long. She quickly looked away, blushing harder, and got to work.

Concentrating, she conjured up the moisture out of the ground and air. It was relatively easy with the high humidity and it had rained earlier that day. By the time she was done, Mizu had collected about as much water as a jacuzzi could hold. Hoping this would be enough, Mizu stepped onto his hand and began her ascent to Stør’s shoulder.

Now it was Stør’s turn to stare. The water danced alongside Mizu as she marched her way up his arm with a practice stride. Her steps tickled as she made the last stretch and slumped down on his shoulder with a huff. He tried to look at her, but she was too close to his neck that he could only see the top of her head. “Ready?” Stør said in a quiet voice due to her being so close.

Stør felt her grab his earlobe for balance. “Always.” Mizu said. The sphere of water flowed and changed at her whim beside his head, he could hear it splashing and gurgling by his ear like a stream.

With Mizu secured, Stør slowly stood up with a little more trouble than usual. He had to get up from a crouched position with heavy trees on his back weighing him down.

Sitting on Stør’s shoulder gave a view Mizu could never grow tired of. She was astonished to think Stør saw the world like this every day. What would be large rocks to step over, became unnoticeable pebbles in their path. She could see over the treeline and even a little bit of the ocean in the distance.

Stør was about to take his first step towards the farm house, when his breath hitched. A sudden cold sensation wrapped around his neck. Whatever it was it constantly moved like a soft stream around him.

Mizu had held up her end of the deal and created a water based neck wrap to help with the heat. It felt so wonderful on this hot day, that Stør briefly considered asking Mizu to join him every time he was out working. Her company and powers would definitely make the hours he spent in the sun much more enjoyable.

“Damn that feels good, thanks.” Was all Stør said as he started walking. Mizu just hummed pleasantly as she tried to focus on balancing on an ever moving giant shoulder and keeping her water powers stable.

“You can drink some if you want. It’s clean.” She raised a ball of water to his lips. To him it was just a sip, but to her the sphere of water was about the size of her head.

“Not— not right now.” Stør stammered. “Maybe later?” He always felt too awkward drinking her magic, it felt like taking a bite out of her. When he had tasted her enchanted water in the past, it continued to move as if it were alive in his mouth. He knew from his magical species class, any water she touches gets imbued with her essence as long as her magic is linked. To drink water while still activated by her hydrokinesis made him feel icky.

There was a long stint of silence between them. Neither knew what to say, as they passed over the hill. Mizu could tell Stør felt off. “What’s wrong?” Mizu glanced at his worried expression. He continued to stare at the ground, watching his step.

“I-it’s nothing.” Stør said not looking at her.

“Stør, please?” Mizu’s voice was soft in his ear.

He hesitated, several things were wrong right now, but he settled on one. “It’s just… I-I’m sorry if I smell,” Stør dreaded her being so close to him normally, but now the anxiety was unbearable. He had been working in the hot sun for hours resulting in him certainly smelling like body odor and sweat.

Once again she giggled in his ear, a sound that set his soul aflame. “Stør, did you forget what I am?” She splashed his cheek once again with a ball of water to remind him. Water Nymphs’s bodies were made entirely out of water. They have no need to breathe or smell like normal creatures, because they take in oxygen through their skin. They live in dark underground caves filled with water. Their senses are dedicated to their large eyes and ears or to their hydrokinetic powers. “You could jump in raw sewage and I wouldn’t know the difference.”

Stør chuckled to himself, relieved at her reminder of her species. He liked that Mizu was a Water Nymph. He liked a lot of things about Mizu. Her passion and kindness. Her blue hair was made of water and it flowed like a stream through a single drop would never fall to the floor. Her laugh was contagious and sweet as honey. And her smile… Oh Gods, it was a rare treat indeed, if only he could find ways to make that smile never fade… A-And he guessed her being unable to smell his body odor was a bonus too…

The rest of the trip didn’t last more than a few minutes. The pair chatted about nothing in particular, but neither minded, comforted by the other’s presence.

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Part 2 here! 🫣

This is my first (published) short story. I usually don’t write stories, I like drawing comics, so any critiques and suggestions are welcome! Thanks!

Find out more about Stør & Mizu in The Biggest Heart master post 😉

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Enchanted AU: Part 36

Your eyes do not deceive you, its a new chapter! (which I started months ago and tabled). We're going back to irregular updates here-- mostly whenever I feel a vibe. If a new plot forms, it forms! I missed these two, happy to write them again.

Enchanted AU - Disney Princess Dan 1 | Part 35

Max placed his hand on Daniel's bouncing thigh as they sat in the back of the SUV. The skyline was a beautiful orange that reminded him of the smoke that followed him around the grandstands.

Perth was beautiful.

Joe had only given him a stern look in place of a shovel talk before shaking his hand. No doubt Grace and Michelle took care of that. Daniel had clutched Joe like his life depended on it and Max was able to see the absolute relief that fluttered over the elder Ricciardo’s face. 

Daniel seemed to get more and more nervous the closer they got to the family ranch. He'd begun biting his cuticles along with his leg hopping.

“What's wrong?” Max leaned over to whisper. Daniel jolted a little before smiling.

“I'm just excited to see everyone I think. It's like been so long.”

“They'll all be happy to see you, I think.” Max knew Daniel meant all the animals in his ‘everyone’ and he couldn't wait to maybe meet some of them. 

They arrived not too long afterwards and there was a flurry of activity. Daniel was scooped up into many hugs and Max was even enfolded into the bosom of an older woman who mumbled to him in Italian. She looked at Max's face this way and that from varying angles before she smiled beautifully as if satisfied.

“Nonna please.” Daniel came to save him, he muttered to the woman in Italian in a pleading tone and she only smirked at him and said something in what Max could only claim as an ‘i told you so’ tone.

“Don't mind her.” Daniel was blushing as he spoke, tugging Max out of the house by his hand. They exited through a door in the kitchen and Max saw that the land went on for kilometers. 

“Would you like to meet everyone?” Daniel asked shyly. Max threaded his fingers through Daniel's and brought the back of his tattooed wrist to his lips.

“I'd be honoured.”

Daniel led them through a side gate that separated a garden area from what seemed to be the greater farm. They didn't walk very far before they were immediately swarmed by a small herd of llamas, sheep and horses. 

Daniel took a minute to laugh and interact with the animals before tugging Max forward. He sang Max's introduction, and soon he was overwhelmed with animals trying to get his attention.

Max doesn't know how long they spent out there, going for rides with the herd. He was amazed at how excited the animals were to see Daniel again. It felt like the time in the glade in Monaco on steroids. Max watched as Daniel stroked the head of a foal tucked into his side, he smiled softly as they were presented with all of the new babies to ooh and ahh over.

If Max didn't know any better, he'd have thought they stepped into a Disney movie or something.

Grace stepped out onto the back patio with a grin and her hands on her hips. Daniel looked up from where he was nuzzling an alpaca and nodded. 

“It's dinner time I think.” Daniel murmured, reaching for Max's hand.

It took some coaxing and promises of more cuddle time for the animals to let them go. Daniel also promised to brush the horses before the night was over. 

“C’mon Mr popular.” Max teased, pulling Daniel close by the wrist. Daniel ducked his head in a blush and pushed Max's shoulder with his. 

“Did you– everyone enjoyed meeting you.” Daniel bit his lip nervously. He hoped Max hadn't been too overwhelmed.

Max kissed their joined hands. “It was lovely. Everyone really loves you.” Max said honestly. He only felt a little badly that he'd had Daniel to himself all this time. 

“I missed them as well. If I knew I'd have been gone for so long I'd have given everyone more kisses!” Daniel babbled. “I'll make sure to spend time with everyone before we leave for Melbourne.”

They stepped onto the back porch and Max pulled Daniel into his arms. He kissed Daniel's temple, smiling a little at the thought of Daniel coming with him to a race weekend. He was more excited than he realized, the anticipation of Daniel in his world– seeing him in his element was high. 

“I'll come with you.” Max promised, enjoying the beaming smile Daniel sent his way. It would be lovely, he knew. Any time spent with Daniel was.

[dxncingwithastrxnger]

Lexy's Christmas Sleepover!! (Attempt #3)

Hello, everyone!!!! It's that time of year again!!! Now, I know that in the past two years, I haven't been very reliable at getting out my Christmas requests, and I greatly apologize for this. But in previous years, I've also tried to make myself write a bunch of full length one-shots which for me usually means 3k+ words, SO, this year, I'm gonna go ahead and say that I can't guarantee a full length one-shot on every single request, BUT I will at least write a drabble for any requests sent to me this year!! I can guarantee this for sure!!!

NOW, Since I'm a multi-shipper, I will write for mannyyyyy different ships in each of my fandoms and it would take awhile to list every single one of them, SO, instead, I'm going to list each of my current fandoms that I'm comfortable writing for and then you can send me either a ship or a character you'd like a reader insert fic for. Poly ships, platonic ships, and platonic/family groups are perfectly okay as well!!! If you happen to send me a ship or character that I'm not comfortable writing for, for any reason, then I'll let you know, but I doubt that will happen, tbh. So, without further ado, here are the fandoms and prompts!!

[Some of the dialogue prompts I'm using came from this list]

When requesting, please tell me: Fandom + Group/Ship/Character + Reader Gender (If Needed) + At least 1 Prompt (I will accept multiple!). You may request as many as you'd like!!

Duration:

11/28/23 - 12/31/23

KNY/Demon Slayer

Fandoms:

Seven Deadly Sins

Four Knights Of The Apocalypse

Miraculous Ladybug

Riverdale

Bungo Stray Dogs

Marvel

The Vampire Diaries

The Originals

Legacies

Legend of Zelda (Mainly BOTW + TOTK)

Stranger Things

Supernatural

Scenarios:

MHA/BNHA

1.) Decorating The Tree

2.) Dancing In The Snow

3.) Present Shopping

4.) Gift Giving

5.) Wrapping Gifts

6.) Making A Gingerbread House

7.) Gingerbread House Competition

8.) Snowball Fight

9.) Sledding

10.) Mistletoe

11.) Christmas Baking

12.) Christmas Market

13.) Making Snowmen

14.) Christmas Party

15.) Watching Christmas Movies

16.) Dancing To Christmas Music

17.) Going Ice Skating

18.) Christmas Dinner

19.) Making Christmas Dinner

20.) Fake Dating For Christmas Ball

21.) Secret Santa

22.) Both Reaching For The Last Cookie

23.) Making Christmas Decorations

24.) Christmas Carolling

25.) Decorating The House/Apartment

26.) School Winter Dance

27.) Christmas Office Party

28.) Stranded On Christmas Eve

29.) Christmas Drinks

30.) Christmas Photo Shoot

31.) Christmas Tree Farm

32.) Cookies For Santa

33.) Christmas Dress Up

34.) Fireplace Snuggles

35.) Accidental Christmas/Eve Confession

36.) Winter Walk

Dialogue:

A.) “Stop trying to get me to walk under the mistletoe.”

B.) "That should be our Christmas card this year.”

C.) “Why’d you turn the music off?”

D.) “I know we said no presents this year but…”

E.) “I hate Christmas shopping.” - “I love Christmas shopping!”

F.) “Do you want to put the star on the top of the tree?”

G.) “What do you think? Like the tree?”

H.) “Open your stocking!”

I.) “It’s snowing!”

J.) “What are you doing?” - “Making a snow angel.”

K.) “Do people even use nutcrackers?”

L.) “Do you still believe in Santa?”

M.) “You’d make a cute elf.”

N.) “Look! Reindeers!”

O.) “Is that supposed to be a snowman?”

P.) “Do you have any carrots?”

Q.) “This is the best gift you could’ve given me.”

R.) “You have snow on your eyelashes, looks cute.”

S.) “Come here by the fire.”

T.) “Please don’t make me wear this, I look ridiculous.”

U.) “You’ve really made my Christmas this year.”

V.) “I thought you were going home for Christmas.” - “Well, I couldn’t leave you all alone.”

W.) “I’m never letting you convince me to go carolling again.”

X.) “Here, you can have one of my gloves.”

Y.) “What are you wearing?”

Z.) “Did you get us matching pyjamas?”

AA.) “You look so beautiful in the snow.”

BB.) “It’s bold of you to assume I haven’t eaten my entire advent calendar.”

CC.) “Christmas hot chocolate is not normal hot chocolate. Where are the marshmallows?”

DD.) “Smell this candle, it’s amazing.”

EE.) “Aren’t you going to write your letter to Santa?”

FF.) “I’ll let you sit on my knee.”

GG.) “You’re my Christmas angel.” - “Wow that was…intense.” - “Just take the compliment.”

HH.) “But I wanted to be Santa this year!”

II.) “Did you make me a tinsel crown?”

JJ.) “I can’t get the star on, would you give me a hand?”

KK.) “Looks like you’ve had a few drinks!” - “You haven’t had enough if you’re noticing. Come on, bar’s over there.”

LL.) “Will you make me a hot chocolate?” - “Name all the reindeer and I will.”

MM.) "I've never understood the tradition of opening presents on Christmas Eve. Why would anyone do that?"

NN.) "I've hid all of your presents where you'll never find them." - "They're under your/our bed, aren't they?"

OO.) "Someone ate Santa's cookies last night and it wasn't me."

PP.) "It's Christmas Time!" - "Oh god."

QQ.) "In the name of Christmas Spirit, I demand you come with me."

RR.) "You know what that means?" - "Christmas?" - "Christmas."

[jungle-angel]

Domestic Prompts Part 1

 Guys, I apologize for not having a masterlist, everybody keeps asking me when I’m gonna do one and I’ve gotten a little disheartened about the writing as a result. I really, really wanna write again and I miss my inbox having alot of asks in them. Currently taking requests for Top Gun Maverick, Outer Range, Bad Times At The El Royale, Salem’s Lot, Catch 22 (Hulu) and Press Play. 

(P.S: To the lovely anon who messaged me a while back, I’m still working on the blurb you sent honey, I’m being very anal lately trying to write it so I apologize for it being this slow in coming.)

1. Reading to the baby to get them to fall asleep

2. A new family dog coming to the family while the neighbors are in the process of moving

3. Making the kids’ clothes and toys from scratch

4. Homemade dinner

5. Hot coffee on a cold, shitty night

6. Baby’s first 

7. “Man this blanket’s seen some shit” 

8. Running through the backyard sprinkler on a hot, shitty night

9. Life on the farm/ranch

10. Bringing a baby animal into the house to take care of it

11. Family gatherings

12. Bedtime/bathtime on a cold night

13. “We’ve got the whole house to ourselves” (SMUT)

14. The baby helping to give daddy a massage

15. “No sneaking cookies before dinner!” 

16. Getting ready for church on Sunday morning

17. Spring and summer

18. Snuggling by the fire

19. Turning an abandoned barn into a place for their s.o’s book collection

20. Lazy morning sex (SMUT) or cuddles

21. Exploring or working the farmer’s market together

22. Waking up on Mothers’/Fathers’ Day

23. Planting or harvesting from the huge garden together

24. “Man, this tea could knock out a bad illness in one go”

25. Doing the laundry together

26. Hanging the sheets/laundry up on the clothesline to dry

27. Watching a thunderstorm on the screened in porch

28. Adopting a pair of stray cats and later ending up with kittens

29. “This book has every single family recipe you could ever think of” 

30. Vacation in Florida

31. Daddy keeping the babies occupied while Momma makes dinner

32. Family members teaching the little ones about the land and the ranch life

33. Cleaning out the attic

34. Picnic at the lake

35. Daddy engaging in family antics with the kids

36. Watching a movie and falling asleep in bed with their s.o

37. Dancing in the living room during a family gathering

38. “Baby it doesn’t matter what they think, you’re still my pretty little housewife”

39. The in-laws moving in and having their room in the basement

40. “Darlin? Who’s kid is this again?” 

41. The baby climbing out of the crib and crawling into Momma and Daddy’s bed

42.  “The quilt’s gonna need repairing again” 

43. Painting the nursery

44. “I’m gonna fix this hunk of junk if it kills me” 

45. Foot/back massage

46. Putting their s.o to bed after a long day

47. Carrying the babies to bed after they’ve fallen asleep

48. “I’ve repaired these socks ten times in the last year, it’s time for a new pair” 

49. Making furniture in the woodshed

50. Breakfast in bed

[heizelnutlatte]

💬 The Cut [26022021]: Han Yeri Interview on Minari

- Finding Our Mothers in Minari How Yeri Han captured the soul of the young immigrant wife and mother.

Minari opens with a shot of a young woman named Monica Yi, played by Yeri Han. It’s of her eyes, trained in a rearview mirror, and you see everything in them: the first seeds of skepticism, growing as she drives along a rural Arkansas road toward a home she’s never even seen in a country that’s still alien to her. The distaste for what she will later call “this hillbilly place,” so different from the city where she’s from. The anxiety, mostly for her children in the backseat, one of them with a heart condition that means he shouldn’t be this far from a hospital. The resentment — didn’t her husband think of that? The fear. The resolve. The love.

The shot is two seconds long, but maybe you’ll recognize it. I did — how familiar that look was, all it contained. How many times had I seen it on my own mother’s face? She would immigrate to America in the ’90s, some ten years after the events of Minari take place. Her American life would also begin in Arkansas, in a town called Fayetteville, where I would be born at the hands of a racist obstetrician.

Minari is Lee Isaac Chung’s semi-autobiographical film about a family of Korean immigrants who start a farm in 1980s Arkansas. It follows Jacob, played by Steven Yeun, who moves his two children and wife, Monica, into a mobile home on a bit of farmland to avoid a lifetime of chicken sexing. We watch Monica’s attitude toward him move from disbelief and exasperation into passive aggression. It’s a poor lid for her resentment, which still comes out in mean ways — slammed plates and tossed-off lines meant to sting. (“Would you live in a house like this when you’re married?”)

It all bubbles over early on, when Jacob casually accepts the news of an approaching tornado as his children cower under their mother’s arms. When this happens, you realize why Han was cast opposite Yeun, someone she goes toe-to-toe with easily and eclipses frequently. The tornado argument, which ends with Monica turning her back to Jacob and grabbing the tears out of her eyes with her fingers, is one of the moments you forget Yeun is supposed to be the star of the show. Han’s performance is even more striking when you learn that Chung wrote Monica’s character into the story only faintly; the beats were there, but Han drew the emotional arc herself, massaging Chung’s memories into the restrained, eloquent woman we see in Minari.

Like Monica, Yeri Han looks very young, but her age is completely indecipherable. This has something to do with the way she holds herself — even over a video call her bearing feels powerful, and her actual posture is so erect that she gives off an air of authority. As it turns out she’s 36, and has been a star in South Korea since her twenties when she began gathering awards for her work in a number of indie movies, films in which she played everything from a North Korean ping-pong player to a manipulative, cheating girlfriend. Minari — Han’s first film to premiere in the U.S. — came after her time on an episodic period drama and a sitcom. She is well-known for her range.

And yet, at first, Han struggled to figure Monica out. She shares very little with the character, and questioned why she stayed with Jacob, why she didn’t just take the kids and leave. It was only when she took a long, hard look at her own parents did she start answering some of those questions. Like Monica and Jacob, Han’s parents had her very young — “they formed a family before they could form a solid sense of self, or achieve their own dreams,” she says. With Monica’s naïveté established, Han let her use love as an excuse.

But it was her own mother, specifically, whom Han drew on, and it pays off in Minari’s most poignant scene, which takes place in a parking lot shortly after Jacob lands a partnership with a local Korean grocer. In early drafts of the script, Monica was to tell Jacob that she was leaving for good, but Han had Chung tweak the lines to be less damning.

“I thought Monica would never tell Jacob that she wants to actually leave him,” Han says, explaining that even at wit’s end her Monica was still full of love for Jacob, something we witness shortly after, when she runs after him into a burning building. “The memory was faint — it was just like a photograph in my mind — but I remember my own mother telling my dad something similar. The moment the words came out of my mouth, I thought about how my mother must have felt.”

It’s the only moment in the film Monica lets herself cry in front of her husband, and as Han describes it her perfect shoulders crumple slightly, and she herself begins to weep. She dabs her eyes and, recovering, goes on to describe how her mother was only one of many women she recalled for her performance. It was memories of her grandmother and six aunts, ultimately, that gave Monica everything you see in that rearview-mirror shot

“When I think of their lives, I remember them as people who were repressing things,” she says of the women she grew up around, recalling how they prioritized their children’s education and aspirations, sacrificing their own ambitions in the process. It was a kind of altruism characteristic of the first generation of mothers in postwar Korea, Han says, but it was an attitude she could build into the immigrant parent she was playing, too.

And when you watch Minari with an eye toward Monica, it becomes a different film, one that knows the predicament of the immigrant mother and wife and is honest about it. Monica’s Minari is still grounded in love, but there’s a bitterness and a tension, borne of broken promises and misplaced expectations.

And that, I think, is where I saw my mother, where I didn’t expect to see her and where, at first, I didn’t want to. It’s one of those things where you avoid looking too hard because something tells you it will be too close.

If you’re a first-generation American, you may have felt this too, because Han gives us our mothers — their self-denial, their sacrifices, and their repression — and this makes Minari a more difficult film to watch. You leave it feeling more uneasy than if you saw the “gentle” and “intimate” immigrant story it has been described as because you have to ask yourself what becomes of Monica. Does she leave Arkansas and move to the city? Or does she stay, sexing chickens her entire life so her son can make movies? Is she ever happy?

Minari doesn’t answer those questions, and I don’t think it has to, largely thanks to Han. She knew our mothers’ sacrifices, but she also knew their strength. As she says to me later in the interview, “when I look back on the mothers I grew up around, I see them as very resilient and powerful people,” and so she gave Monica resilience and she gave her power. The distinction is everything; Monica’s Minari doesn’t just know about our mothers, it honors them.

Link: https://www.thecut.com/2021/02/how-yeri-han-captured-our-mothers-in-minari.html

|| as Monica in Minari, 2020

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THINGS TO DO AROUND LAVAL

Laval, a vibrant and dynamic city nestled in the province of Quebec, Canada, is a captivating blend of natural beauty, modernity, and cultural richness. Located just north of Montreal, Laval is the third-largest municipality in the province, boasting a unique identity that combines urban sophistication with a deep appreciation for its natural surroundings. 

Laval boasts a rich history, diverse population, and a driving economy. It has become a prominent destination that offers visitors and residents alike a wide range of experiences, from lush parks and recreational opportunities to a thriving arts and culinary scene. In this blog, the team at Equipe Sollazzo will delve into the key aspects that make Laval a compelling and enchanting city worth exploring.

LAVAL ACTIVITIES

The city can be toured on foot, by bicycle, or by car. First, the city features a free shuttle bus that loops across downtown if you plan on visiting several locations. Also, the highways are easily accessible making visits to the neighboring cities in the Greater Montreal area easy. Laval has plenty to offer and listed below are just some of the most popular activities:

GET YOUR HEART RACING

Laval provides a wide range of possibilities for you if you enjoy a thrill. AeroSim Experience offers flight simulator experiences, whereas Maeva Surf offers indoor surfing, Clip ‘n Climb offers rock climbing, iFly offers indoor skydiving, and so much more!

COSMODOME:

If you’ve ever dreamed of walking on the moon, you should surely include a trip to the Laval Cosmodome on your bucket list. The city is home to the only space sciences museum in Canada. Visitors can explore permanent and temporary exhibitions, take part in virtual missions, use training simulators, and enjoy 4D movie activities.

FARM TOUR:

Take a trip to see local farming in Laval. You will get to know the farmers who support the region’s thriving agriculture as well as the chefs who employ the locally sourced ingredients in their dishes. You will also discover the importance of protecting the natural resources that the land has to offer.

LAVAL NATURE CENTRE:

If you can’t get enough of being outside, head to the Laval Nature Centre. The sizable urban park is accessible for a range of summer and winter activities 365 days a year. Ice fishing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and skating are available for the latter. You may also browse 13 tropical greenhouses and gardens.

RIVIERE-DES-MILLE-ILES PARK

While engaging in enjoyable water sports like kayaking and canoeing, explore Laval’s diverse wildlife. On an ecological history trip? Take a rabaska, the classic birch bark canoes developed by the Algonquin people, available for the passionate outdoor enthusiast.

HOUSE OF ARTS OF LAVAL

The Maison des Arts de Laval has been providing the community with diverse creative expression for more than 36 years, ranging from stage productions to sculpture exhibitions.

CHÂTEAU TAILLEFER-LAFON

This vineyard and cider mill was the first in Quebec to be granted permission to use the title “Chateau.” Given that the appellation is often only used for European vineyards, this is quite a feat.

LAVAL RESTAURANTS

All this activity working up your appetite? You can find a little bit of everything in Laval’s culinary and cultural offerings, including contemporary cafés and classic French cuisine. Here are some well-known favorites:

LE MITOYEN:

Le Mitoyen is a renowned French restaurant in Laval known for its elegant and upscale dining experience. The restaurant offers a sophisticated menu featuring classic French dishes with a modern twist. The impeccable service and a carefully curated wine list complement the delectable cuisine, making it an excellent choice for special occasions.

RESTAURANT THE QUARTER:

Restaurant Le Quartier is a contemporary Canadian restaurant that prides itself on using fresh, locally sourced ingredients to create inventive and seasonal dishes. The restaurant’s commitment to quality and creativity in its cuisine makes it a favorite among locals and visitors alike.

IL PIATTO DELLA NONNA:

Il Piatto Della Nonna is a charming Italian restaurant in Laval that specializes in traditional Italian fare. Guests can enjoy a cozy and inviting atmosphere while indulging in dishes such as homemade pasta, wood-fired pizzas, and other Italian classics. It is an ideal spot for a comforting and authentic Italian meal.

LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES:

Perched atop the Place Bell, Les Enfants Terribles offers not only a diverse menu but also stunning panoramic views of the city. Whether you’re visiting for brunch or dinner, you will find a wide range of French and international dishes to choose from. The combination of delicious food and breathtaking scenery makes this restaurant a must-visit.

IN CONCLUSION

Whether you’re a nature enthusiast, a foodie, an art lover, or simply someone looking to unwind and have fun, Laval has an abundance of things to see and do. Conveniently located just north of Montreal, Laval is a gem waiting to be explored, offering a perfect blend of natural beauty, culture, and entertainment. So, pack your bags and get ready to begin on an unforgettable journey of exploration!

The city of Laval has so much to offer its residents and is beginning to be a favorite when it comes to family-friendly cities. Contact us today if you want to view homes in Laval .

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Mohabbat Lyrics - Sonu Nigam

Mohabbat Lyrics – Sonu Nigam

Mohabbat Lyrics – Sonu Nigam | 36 Farmhouse | Sanjay M, Vijay R, Amol P, Barkha S & Flora S Mohabbat Lyrics is the latest Bollywood Song from the 36 Farmhouse Movie starring Sanjay Mishra, Vijay Raaz, Amol Parashar, Barkha Singh & Flora Saini sung by Sonu Nigam, music of this song is composed by Subhash Ghai, lyrics are also penned down by Subhash Ghai. Mohabbat Lyrics In English Mausam Bhi…

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This is kind of similar to my story:

"The Biggest Heart!"

Where a young giant, named Stør, lives and goes to school in a country of smaller people, but he was born there and never met any other giants. He is very much a fish out of water, but this is all he's ever known.

When Stør started school in the 1st grade, he was about 11 and a half feet tall, and could still fit in the school building (though he would hit his head a lot). But by the time the story starts, he is 17 and 36 feet tall, and has to sit outside and look through the window.

Accommodations wise:

School: As stated before, Stør sits outside the school building, but if it’s raining, he’ll squeeze himself into the school gym or stay home and watch the lectures from his computer. Staying home also applies if he gets sick (which happened a lot when he was a kid).

Housing: His “room” is a converted barn, that’s about 45 feet long and 15 feet high. (He often smacks his head on the ceiling if he sits up too fast.) The floor is COVERED in hundreds of mattresses to keep him off the ground. His "room" is next to the actual house where his parents (Rudy (Werewolf) and Joseph (Human)) and his little sister (Sunday (Dhampir) all stay.

Food: Stør is able to eat because a powerful witch developed a potion to make human size food nutritionally proportional and filling to Stør, though the food size stays the same. This ensures he doesn’t starve and that he doesn’t eat a ton of food each meal. He eats about as much as an average human every meal, but he usually finishes in one bite. This potion must be added to his drinks or food before he eats it. Though the potion leaves an unpleasant aftertaste. Stør's father, Joseph -- a human chef-- makes it a point to create at least one meal per day that is big enough for his giant son, usually resorting to making a ton of soup and adding a lot of water to make it filling.

Clothes: Similar to the food situation, Stør's clothes have been enchanted by another powerful witch. All his clothes are originally human sized, but they are enchanted so that when Stør touches his clothes they grow proportional to his height.

Bathroom: The island of "Noma" has a lot of cave systems, Stør's house just happens to be near an isolated cave. It's tall enough that he doesn't need to bend down to enter, and dark/deep enough he wouldn't have to worry about people seeing him shower or doing his business. (Might be TMI) As stated before, Stør doesn't eat a lot, therefore doesn't need the restroom very often, only about once a week. But he definitely showers daily. The cave is fitted with a shower faucet and a place to wash his hands. Soap is enchanted to never run out and stay at a large size.

Entertainment: Stør has a projector in his room and watches movies with his friends and family while they sit on his chest. Since Stør is so large, he is restricted on where he can go, usually confined to a strict path from home to school and back. (Occasionally he can go to work on local farms (usually manual labor, click here for more on some of his jobs).) He and his friends will swim in the ocean near his house or watch movies in his room.

Restrictions

As stated before, Stør is restricted by the government of Noma in what he can do and where he can go.

When Rudy and Joseph tried to adopt Stør, at the age of 5, they were met with a lot of strict rules both they and their new son would have to follow or risk Stør being taken away.

(Read more about Stør adoption here)

(Read about Stør's early life and struggles adapting here)

The inspiration brain cells have started revving again!

I feel like I see a lot of stories where humans are integrated into giant schools, but imagine the reverse. As part of an integration program, a giant gets enrolled into a human school.

Just imagine it! He has to awkwardly sit outside the school building for most of his classes, listening in through the windows. From the inside, the human students just see a single eye peering through the glass.

He can't enjoy lunch in peace because his fellow classmates are terrified to see him eat. He's ridiculously smart but gets called "brute" all the time because of the stereotypes associated with giants. There are constantly helicopters and news reporters taking photos of him.

And maybe he can't even go home. Maybe it's a boarding school so he has to stay on campus in specially built accommodations. Of course he doesn't have a roommate or anyone to keep him company so the experience is super lonely.

Plus throughout all of this, he has to navigate the social expectations of being an adolescent. God forbid he gets moody at all, or else he'll be deemed a monster. How is he supposed to make friends when everyone runs away from him in fear?

The angst!! The potential for fluff and hurt/comfort!! I can't wait to write this

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1.   Avengers: Endgame 2.   Parasite 3.   Waves 4.   1917 5.   The Lighthouse 6.   The Last Black Man in San Francisco 7.   The Farewell 8.   Midsommar 9.   Shazam! 10.   Uncut Gems

[Grade A]

11.   El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 12.   Knives Out 13.   I Lost My Body 14.   The Nightingale 15.   Joker 16.   The Death of Dick Long 17.   Ready or Not 18.   Jojo Rabbit 19.   Just Mercy 20.   Dragged Across Concrete 21.   Cold Pursuit 22.   Marriage Story 23.   Hotel Mumbai 24.   The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 25.   Arctic 26.   The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot 27.   Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 28.   Klaus 29.   A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 30.   American Factory 31.   Ford v Ferrari 32.   The Public 33.   Alita: Battle Angel 34.   The Report 35.   In Fabric 36.   Her Smell 37.   Hustlers 38.   Under the Silver Lake 39.   Happy Death Day 2U 40.   Bombshell 41.   A Vigilante 42.   Apollo 11 43.   The Two Popes 44.   Long Shot 45.   The Irishman 46.   The Amazing Johnathan Documentary 47.   Doctor Sleep 48.   The Current War 49.   Jumanji: The Next Level 50.   Toy Story 4 51.   Ad Astra 52.   Gloria Bell 53.   Dark Waters 54.   Them That Follow

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[Grade B]

55.   Pain and Glory 56.   Hala 57.   It: Chapter Two 58.   Dolemite Is My Name 59.   Our House 60.   American Dreamer 61.   The King 62.   The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 63.   Terminator: Dark Fate 64.   Little Women 65.   Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 66.   Judy 67.   Us 68.   Child’s Play 69.   Honey Boy 70.   Haunt 71.   Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark 72.   The Laundromat 73.   Wrinkles the Clown 74.   The Addams Family 75.   Teen Spirit 76.   Ma 77.   Missing Link 78.   Annabelle Comes Home 79.   Spider-Man: Far from Home 80.   One Child Nation 81.   Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans 82.   Between Two Ferns: The Movie 83.   The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil 84.   The Wind 85.   Portrait of a Lady on Fire 86.   Crawl 87.   Brittany Runs a Marathon 88.   Wounds 89.   Queen & Slim 90.   Good Boys 91.   The Peanut Butter Falcon 92.   Pokémon Detective Pikachu 93.   Rocketman 94.   The Beach Bum 95.   Brightburn 96.   The Hole in the Ground 97.   Aladdin 98.   Justice League vs. the Fatal Five 99.   Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened 100.   Fyre Fraud

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101.   High Life 102.   6 Underground 103.   Captive State 104.   Blinded by the Light 105.   Captain Marvel 106.   Climax 107.   Greta 108.   Hagazussa 109.   Last Christmas 110.   Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 111.   Black and Blue 112.   The Kid Who Would Be King 113.   Nightmare Cinema 114.   Little Monsters 115.   The Upside 116.   The Art of Self-Defense 117.   Richard Jewell 118.   Polar 119.   Fighting With My Family 120.   Glass 121.   Abominable 122.   Knock Down the House 123.   Escape Room 124.   The Aftermath 125.   Where’d You Go, Bernadette 126.   John Wick: Chapter 3 127.   The Dead Don’t Die 128.   The Lion King 129.   El Chicano 130.   Yesterday 131.   Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 132.   Lucy in the Sky 133.   In the Tall Grass 134.   Motherless Brooklyn 135.   Reign of the Supermen 136.   Dora and the Lost City of Gold

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191.   UglyDolls 192.   The Intruder 193.   Replicas 194.   Serenity 195.   Hellboy 196.   The Hustle 197.   The Souvenir 198.   Cats 199.   Sextuplets 200.   The Fanatic

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Man About Town interview

INTERVIEW | JONATHAN GROFF IN THE NEW MATRIX FILM 

JONATHAN GROFF HAS FROZEN AND KEEPS TRIPPING OUT ON MY SCREEN. WE BOTH LAUGH, APPRECIATIVE OF THE IRONY GIVEN WE’RE CATCHING UP WITH THE FROZEN STAR ABOUT HIS ROLE IN THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED NEW MATRIX FILM.ONCE WE FINALLY OVERCOME TECHNICAL ISSUES, THE 36-YEAR-OLD SPOTS WE ARE BOTH PROUD OWNERS OF EXACTLY THE SAME BEYONCÉ MERCH – A BLACK SWEATSHIRT WITH ‘SURFBOARD’ WRITTEN IN PINK.WE DISCUSS GROFF’S INCREDIBLE MUSICAL CAREER TO DATE AND HOW IT ALL BEGAN BEFORE TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS

On how he spent COVID

Lockdown was kind of life-changing. I got a house right before COVID right near my dad's horse farm. My dad trains and races horses for a living. I knew I wanted to always go back to Pennsylvania at some point in my life to be near my family. And when I was living there with my friend Katie during COVID, I had this dream in the back of my brain through the years that I wanted to turn my dad's horse farm into an artist retreat. Being there and re-falling in love with the Amish landscape and the stars and nature fast-tracked this whole thing. It was a huge realigning moment for me. I also did a movie club with my friends where we would watch classic movies and we did it for an entire year. Bertoluci’s 1900 was a very polarising movie. I remember there was some members of the group that really went with that, and then there were others that were not going with it. 

On how his upbringing shaped his acting career

It's a combination of growing up in this idyllic, natural environment where the summers were spent with my brother and our friends putting on plays in my dad's barn. I was Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz there and we were running through the fields and it was very free, open and creative. Then on the flip side, I understand how much doing community theatre and high school theatre. Acting was a culmination of joy and at the same time, it was great kind of therapy and an outlet for self-expression so growing up in that conservative area allowed me great freedom and creativity, but it also was quite repressing in certain ways, which I think is why I reached for acting. 

On finding out he’d been cast inThe Matrix Resurrections It was total disbelief. I was doing Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway, playing Seymour, such a musical theatre nerd character. And I had gone on my day off to meet Lana and audition for her and talk to her. A couple of weeks later she called me and said, “Hey, so we'd like for you to be a part of the film and just wanted to check in and see if you'd be comfortable with learning Kung Fu as it's going to be quite physical.” I was like, “Yeah, I have absolutely no experience but count me in." We hung up and I felt like, well, this isn’t happening. Then I put on my glasses and my nerd outfit and sang my songs and it felt very distant. Then slowly, I got a trainer in New York while I was doing the play. I'm training five days a week to get ready for the fight training then two months later, I land in San Francisco and walk into like the training tent and the first person I see is Keanu doing high kicks. I was like, “Oh my God, where the fuck am I?” I just totally fell in love with the training, it was like learning dance moves in a way. The physicality, learning the choreography, I was super into it. Then before I know it, I’m doing a fight scene with Keanu Reeves. It was like a state of disbelief all the way up until we were actually shooting and doing it. And it was the most surreal, incredible experience. 

On first meeting with Lana Wachowski

We met in San Francisco for my audition at the Fairmont Hotel and as I was walking through the hallway, there’s this poster of Looking because we shot in that hotel. So I went up to the room where she was doing auditions and her wife was there and we had a creative personal heartfelt dialogue before we did the audition material. I talked about San Francisco and I talked about Looking and I talked about identity and owning identity. She has a lot feelings and experience in that so funnily enough, Looking and San Francisco was a real part of my connection with Lana initially.

On playing Agent Smith

I didn't go to work thinking about the legacy of The Matrixand the legacy of Agent Smith... as Lana made it clear that it was new programming. She didn't want an impersonation of Hugo Weaving. We were looking to explore different territory and have fun in doing that but there were still elements of the brutalism so I would go home to my hotel room in San Francisco and put on The Matrix movies and I would have it kind of subconsciously playing in the back of my head because I wanted it in there. But then when we got to the moment of playing the scenes and playing the moments of the beats of each particular interaction, I had a blast exploring the way in which the people we work for, like the character that I am in the beginning. The first line that I have in the movie plays with this idea of the corporation that we work for and inhabiting that energy and inhabiting that smooth, cynical, but seemingly warm capitalist vibe in a suit, that this is kind of a version of what an agent is now to us in our world and living in that headspace and then getting to express what in many ways is the kind of brutal quality of those people as it's articulated in what ends up becoming a connection to the brutalist energy and physicality of the Smith that we know from the former programming. Jonathan Groff stars in The Matrix Resurrections. The full interview and shoot will feature in Man About Town's SS22 issue. 

Photography: Ben ChabanonStyling: Erica CloudGrooming: by Melissa DeZarateInterview + Editor: Mike Christensen Art director: Jeffrey Thomson Photography assistant: Will Colacito Editorial director: Huw Gwyther .

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Hello! There used to be a list about which characters have mentioned to have siblings/be only childs but I can't find it anymore ;; do you still have it or was I imagining it? If so, do you know what is there so far about each student's family life?

Riddle

Parents

Riddle lives with his mom, the status of his father is unknown. He has implied that his parents don’t get along.¹ Both parents are magic doctors, but his mother seems to be more well-known. To Riddle, she is extremely overbearing and planned out nearly every second of his life: controlled his education, his schedule, his diet, his clothing, the supplies he used, and which friends he could have. She put a heavy emphasis on studying and always being the best.²

1. Riddle Ghost Marriage voice lines 2. Main Story 1-19

Ace

Parents

Older brother

Grandmother

His brother is 7 years older than him and a Heartslabyul alumni.¹ He seems to have often messed around with Ace & make him angry on purpose, but it was all in good nature; they are very close. Apparently his brother was even more excited than their parents when they found out Ace got into NRC.² Ace has also mentioned his grandma a few times; she taught him about the Ghost Camera³ and warned him about magic blotting.⁴

1. Ace School Uniform PS 2. Ace Ceremony Robes voice lines 3. Main Story 0-19 4. Main Story 2-4

Deuce

Mother

Grandmother

He is an only child¹ and loves his mom very much. The entire reason he’s trying so hard to be an honors student is so that he can become a son she can be proud of. He once cried when she called him to tell him just that.²

The only time his grandma was mentioned was when he told a story of his mom crying to her on the phone, thinking she’d failed as a parent (during Deuce’s delinquent days).³

1. Jack Dorm Uniform PS 2. Wish Upon A Star 12 3. Main Story 1-13

Trey

Parents

Younger brother

Younger sister

His family runs a bakery. As the oldest child, he often had to take care of his little siblings (ie. ensuring they all brushed their teeth at night)¹. They all would pester him to bake them desserts,² but he cared for them a lot—one time his little brother really wanted to go to a live magift game so Trey spent his whole allowance to get him a ticket.³

1. Trey School Uniform PS 2. Ace School Uniform PS 3. Trey Wish Upon A Star voice lines

Cater

Parents

Two older sisters

Because of his dad’s work as a banker, their family had to move about once every two years, all over the world.¹ Cater hadn’t had any long-lasting friends because of this.

He has described his sisters as “unreasonable,” his dislikes in his profile are listed as “having to suck up to his sisters,” and when everyone was going home for winter holiday, he said he’d rather stay with Trey’s family.² In his voice lines, he mentioned that he can’t relate to Yuu feeling homesick because his sisters would just be waiting for him at home. His sisters rated everything by how cute it was, and if something “wasn’t cute” to them then Cater would have to redo it.³

They would get more excited about his birthday than he would, and buy him all kinds of presents he didn’t particularly like (such as stuffed animals, dolls, perfumes, soaps, etc). But they weren’t trying to be intentionally mean, and recently have started paying attention to what he really wants.⁴

When he was about 10 years old, his mom and sisters were always baking sweets. Cater was excited about this at first because it meant he could get lots of treats, but his sisters would make him eat everything. If he refused, they’d look so disheartened, and Cater couldn’t say no to that, so he kept forcing himself to eat. Because of this, he now hates sweets.⁴

1. Cater Scary Dress PS 2. Main Story 4-3 3. Cater Lab Coat PS 4. Cater Birthday PS

Leona

Falena (older brother)

Cheka (nephew)

Sister-in-law

Leona is a member of Afterglow Savannah’s royal family. His brother and his sister-in-law are the current rulers, and Cheka is next in line to the throne. Leona has constantly felt inferior and bitter that he and Falena are treated so differently based off nothing but birth order.¹ But he greatly respects his sister-in-law; she’s one of the only people he would never talk back to.² Cheka is very affectionate and clingy towards him.

1. Main Story 2-27 2. Ruggie’s Chat w/ Jack

Jack

Parents

Younger brother

Younger sister

Grandparents

Jack is the oldest in his family with an 11yo brother and a 7yo sister. He and his siblings are all very athletic; they used to play tag with each other for 6 hours on end.¹ Jack has said that wolf beastmen pick one soulmate to spend their whole life with, and his parents + grandparents are always at each others’ side, when they wake up, go on walks, eat, and go to sleep.²

1. Jack Happy Beans Day PS 2. Ace Ghost Marriage PS

Ruggie

Mother (deceased)

Father (unknown)

Grandmother

Ruggie's mother "became a star up in the sky" shortly after giving birth to him. His father went away for work and never came back, and to this day Ruggie doesn't know what happened to him.¹

He lives with his grandma in the slums of Afterglow Savannah. They were poor and struggled to find food to eat, but his grandma could make delicious food out of any ingredients they could find. Ruggie learned to cook from her.² He described her as very kind but also tough.

Ruggie seemed to have taken care of the other kids in the neighborhood too-- when everyone went home over winter break, he brought home leftovers from the cafeteria to feed his grandma and the kids.³

1. Ruggie Birthday PS 2. Ruggie School Uniform PS 3. Main Story 4-3

Azul

Mother

Stepfather

Grandmother

His mom fell in love with her divorce lawyer while separating from Azul’s biological father. She’s also the owner of the Ashengrottoes’ famous ristorante in the Coral Sea.¹ Because of their business, Azul grew up a foodie and was exposed to a lot of different foods from a young age.²

His stepfather is kind and honest, and very clever when it comes to his work. Azul respects him and they seem to have a good relationship. He taught him about law and contracts.¹

Everyone in the Ashengrotto family is a mage, but Azul’s grandmother is said to be especially powerful. She was known for helping those in need, and very “merciful,” just like Azul.¹

1. Azul Birthday PS 2. Azul Dorm Uniform PS

Jade & Floyd

Parents

Their parents started teaching them self-defense since they were little.¹ We don’t know many details of their childhood, but there was an interesting exchange between them—Jade once said “he made the right choice choosing Floyd as his partner,” and Floyd replied that “he’s glad Jade is the one that survived with him, too.”²

In Floyd’s Wish story, he brought up how their father told him to buy a nice pair of shoes when he went on land because “men who don’t pay attention to the small details get patronized” so your appearance is very important. Hearing this gave Idia and Ortho an uneasy feeling about Mr. Leech.

1. Jade PE Uniform voice lines 2. Floyd Dorm Uniform PS

Kalim

Parents

30-40 younger siblings

Kalim’s father comes from a long line of merchants and is supposedly the greatest one in the family. But despite how busy he is, he’s always wearing a smile. Kalim’s mother is the only one in the family who can use magic. She’s described as very kind, is always praising Kalim, and almost never gets angry.¹

Kalim doesn’t know the exact number of siblings he has, but he can put names to faces for all of them, and he often plays hide and seek with them in their house. He doesn’t come from a royal family (they’re just extremely rich), but some of his distant relatives are actual royalty.² One of his distant cousins apparently owns a tiger.³ His family has about 100 servants along with specialists like a personal doctor⁴ and a beast tamer.

1. Kalim Birthday PS 2. Main Story 4-8 3. Silver Lab Coat PS 4. Main Story 4-17

Jamil

Parents

Najma (younger sister)

His family has served the Asims for generations. His parents knew Jamil was a very bright child, but they insisted that he must always let Kalim be better than him, and would reprimand him for talking too casually to his young master.¹ Jamil seems to share a typical sibling relationship with his sister Najma. They often bicker with each other, but they’re on good terms. Najma used to bake him cookies for his birthday² and they would also get into fights because she’d tell him his cooking looked too plain.³ Jamil gave his VDC plus-one ticket to her during Episode 5.

Najma made her first in-game appearance during the Aleab Naria event. Their father had sent her to deliver a message in-person to Jamil, since he isn’t versed in technology likes PCs and phones and didn’t trust that a text would suffice.⁴

Najma claims that she and Jamil look nothing alike, but they tend to make near-identical expressions. She was relieved to see that he has a few friends at NRC because he never talks about them whenever he comes home.⁴ In one scene, Jamil reminds her to wipe her hands before eating and gives her a wet wipe, and she huffs at him to not treat her like a child. Trey notes how well Jamil looks after her, but Cater thinks he is a little bit overprotective.

1. Main Story 4-36 2. Jamil Birthday PS 3. Jamil Dorm Uniform PS 4. Aleab Naria 3-4, 3-5, 3-7

Vil

Eric (father)

Vil’s father is an extremely famous actor and goes by the stage name Eric Venue. Even the Leeches’ father is a fan of some of his movies.¹ Vil has mentioned that his dad would come home dressed in special effects makeup & costumes every Halloween,² and also used to read him stories about the Beautiful Queen.³

1. Vil Scary Dress PS 2. Vil Scary Dress voice lines 3. Scary Monsters 3-2

Epel

Parents

Grandparents

Aunt & Uncle (uncle is biological)

Male Cousin

Epel’s family lives on an apple farm that’s been around for generations. They all live in the same house. His village is also made up of farmers, and they often help each other out during the busy season and have big barbecues together. It feels like they’re one big family.¹

His relatives often send him apples from home since they have such an abundance of them. They seem to have some business struggles; Epel taught himself how to beautifully carve apples when he was young because many were blemished and wouldn’t otherwise sell.² He has also mentioned wanting to make a potion that strengthens weak apple trees to make his grandpa happy.³

Besides Epel, his grandma and great-grandma are the only ones in the family who can use magic.⁴ They ride brooms to pick apples that are too high to reach on foot. Epel wanted to help them when he was little so everyday he would get on a broom and try hopping up and down, and then one day it worked! Ever since then he’s helped with that task as well.

1. Epel Birthday PS 2. Epel School Uniform PS 3. Epel Lab Coat voice lines 4. Epel Ceremony Robes voice lines / Birthday PS

Idia & Ortho

???

The Shrouds are a noble family and famous for some reason, but Idia has said that being from a noble family isn’t all that great.¹ When he was worrying about being seen at the entrance ceremony, he expected people might gossip about how he’s from “the cursed Shroud family,” and that he’ll “spread misfortune to them.”² At another time, he mentioned that the audience would be apprehensive about what kind of “weird research” he did if he had to present his research on stage.³

1. Idia PE Uniform PS 2. Idia Ceremony Robes PS 3. Main Story 5-3

Lilia, Malleus, Silver

Malleus’ grandmother

Lilia was one of the Queen of the Valley of Thorns’ most trusted soldiers when he used to fight for the royal family.¹ In Cater’s Lab Coat story, they created mandrakes that reflected parts of themselves, and Lilia’s was said to “carry the cry of a tragic hero.”

He has watched over Malleus “ever since he had an eggshell over his head.” An infant Malleus once singed Lilia’s bangs by breathing fire and Lilia was so proud that he raised a glass of tomato juice to him.²

Malleus is the heir to the Valley of Thorns, a descendant of the king “who rules over all creatures of the night,” and his only living relative is his grandmother, the current Queen of the Valley. He spent much of his childhood alone in the castle. He used this time to learn how to play all kinds of stringed instruments. His grandmother is so busy that she shouldn’t even have spare time to write him letters, but every year on his birthday, she sends him one without fail, along with rose seeds from the garden by their castle.³

Long after Malleus had grown up, both he and Lilia took in baby Silver for an unknown reason. Silver thought he was his biological dad when he was little, and continues to refer to him as “Father.” They lived deep in the forest in the Valley of Thorns before coming to NRC. Apparently Silver was very easy to take care of; he would fall right to sleep after eating Lilia’s homemade food.⁴

At one point, Sebek also became one of Lilia’s pupils. He and Silver are the only two from their generation living in the Valley.⁵ When they were little, Lilia would have them undergo training like soldiers, but then he realized he should raise them more like kids, and started making their training more fun. He had them play tag in forests crawling with beasts, hide and seek in vast deserts, and “the floor is lava” in the mountains of needles.⁶

1. Silver Ceremony Robes 2. Lilia PE Uniform PS 3. Malleus Birthday PS 4. Lilia Lab Coat voice lines 5. Sebek School Uniform voice lines 6. Lilia Birthday PS

Sebek

Parents

Older brother

Older sister

Grandfather

Sebek’s mother is a nocturnal faerie and his father is a human who works as a dentist. They met when his mother had an appointment at his clinic. She was immediately charmed and courted him despite her surroundings being against her marrying a human. Now, she works at the clinic as his assistant.¹

Sebek greatly respects his mother and raves about how she’s extremely gifted with magic and has a strong sense of justice. His opinion of his dad, on the other hand, is much different—his dad seems very loving and often showers his children in praises, sweets, and gifts, but it drives Sebek crazy. He doesn’t understand how his mother saw any appeal in him.¹

Since his parents were often busy with their clinic, Sebek spent his childhood running off to visit his grandpa, or fishing and playing in the water with his siblings. Based on the fact that Sebek and Silver were said to be the only ones in their generation living in the Valley,² his siblings are most likely considerably older than him.

All we know about his grandpa is that Malleus also knew him, and mentioned that Sebek shares his hot-blooded temper.³

1. Sebek Birthday PS 2. Sebek School Uniform voice lines 3. Scary Monsters event story

No current info: Rook

Last updated: July 27, 2021

[nobeerreviews]

How many have you read?

The BBC estimates that most people will only read 6 books out of the 100 listed below. Take the list, bold the titles you’ve read completely and italicize the ones you only read partially (watched the movie counts as well as partial).

NB: of course the list has nothing to do with BBC, somebody just made up a click-baity title. But tag game is tag game so here's my list, as requested by @beforevenice

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2 Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series 5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell 9 His Dark Materials – Philip Pullman 10 Great Expectations – Charles Dickens 11 Little Women – Louisa M Alcott 12 Tess of the D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy 13 Catch 22 – Joseph Heller 14 Complete Works of Shakespeare (lol complete they say) 15 Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier 16 The Hobbit – JRR Tolkien 17 Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks 18 Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger 19 The Time Traveller’s Wife - Audrey Niffeneger 20 Middlemarch – George Eliot 21 Gone With The Wind – Margaret Mitchell 22 The Great Gatsby – F Scott Fitzgerald 23 Bleak House – Charles Dickens 24 War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy 25 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams 26 Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh 27 Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky 28 Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck 29 Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll 30 The Wind in the Willows – Kenneth Grahame 31 Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy 32 David Copperfield – Charles Dickens 33 Chronicles of Narnia – CS Lewis 34 Emma – Jane Austen 35 Persuasion – Jane Austen 36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe – CS Lewis 37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini 38 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres 39 Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden 40 Winnie the Pooh – AA Milne 41 Animal Farm – George Orwell 42 The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown 43 One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney – John Irving 45 The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins 46 Anne of Green Gables – LM Montgomery 47 Far From The Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy 48 The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood 49 Lord of the Flies – William Golding 50 Atonement – Ian McEwan 51 Life of Pi – Yann Martel 52 Dune – Frank Herbert 53 Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons 54 Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen 55 A Suitable Boy – Vikram Seth 56 The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon 57 A Tale Of Two Cities – Charles Dickens 58 Brave New World – Aldous Huxley 59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time – Mark Haddon 60 Love In The Time Of Cholera – Gabriel Garcia Marquez 61 Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck 62 Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov 63 The Secret History – Donna Tartt 64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold 65 Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas 66 On The Road – Jack Kerouac 67 Jude the Obscure – Thomas Hardy 68 Bridget Jones’s Diary – Helen Fielding 69 Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie 70 Moby Dick – Herman Melville 71 Oliver Twist – Charles Dickens 72 Dracula – Bram Stoker 73 The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett 74 Notes From A Small Island – Bill Bryson 75 Ulysses – James Joyce 76 The Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath 77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome 78 Germinal – Emile Zola 79 Vanity Fair – William Makepeace Thackeray 80 Possession – AS Byatt 81 A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens 82 Cloud Atlas – David Mitchel 83 The Color Purple – Alice Walker 84 The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro 85 Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert 86 A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry 87 Charlotte’s Web – EB White 88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom 89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 90 The Faraway Tree Collection – Enid Blyton 91 Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad 92 The Little Prince – Antoine De Saint-Exupery 93 The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks 94 Watership Down – Richard Adams 95 A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole 96 A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute 97 The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas 98 Hamlet – William Shakespeare 99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl 100 Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

I tag: @isay @esoteric-antimetabole @luckgodd @thewellbeingwarrior @heart-of-the-matter93 @ronique and everybody who feels like carrying on!

[bubbas-baby-boy]

100 AgeRe Questions

Credit: pickledratinajar

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1🐝 What Age(s) Do You Regress To ~ 3-6

2🍯 Do You Pet Regress As Well / What Animal ~ no

3🥮 How Long Have You Been Regressing ~ almost a year

4🐌 Is Your Regression Voluntary, Involuntary, Or A Mixture ~ mixture

5🐻 What's Your Personality Like When Regressed ~ timid, shy, small

6🐴 How Often Do You Regress ~ once a week

7☕ What Helps You Get Into Headspace ~ bottles/pacis/coloring

8📜 Are You A Baby, Toddler, Or Big Kid Regressor ~ baby-toddler

9🦇 Do Your Likes Change When Regressed ~ not really

10⏳ Do You Have A Baby Voice In Headspace ~ yes

11🍪 What Makes You Instantly Small ~ certain words

12🧋Why Do You Regress ~ trauma

13🌙 Pink Or Blue ~ blue

14⭐ Dragons, Unicorns Or Fairies ~dragons

15☁️ Dinos, Princesses, Space Or Safari Theme ~dino’s AND space

16💫 Neon, Pastel, Neutral Or Dark Pallets ~dark

17🐮 Favorite Regression Clothes ~ onesies and thigh highs and overalls

18🌸 Favorite Color ~ sunset

19🐭 Do You Collect Stickers ~ i hve some but not really they don’t feel good to me

20🧁 Coloring Book Or Paint By Numbers ~ paint by numbers

21🍧 Playdoh, Legos Or Slime ~ slime

22🦄 Finger Paint Or Brushes ~ brushes

23🧼 Crayons, Colored Pencils Or Markers ~ colored pencils

24☀️ Do You Have A CG / Name For CG ~ Dada/Bubba/Bubs

25🌻 Do You Have A Baby Sitter ~ kind of, it’s not official

26✨ Do You Have Any Sibbies ~ yes. one

27🧺 Do Your Parents Know About Your Regression ~ no

28��� Favorite Nicknames / Pet Names ~ babba, baby boy

29🍕 Ideal Playdate ~ park time at night with stars out

30🐱 Sleep In Crib Or With CG ~ with CG but i’d love to try sleeping in a crib

31🍼 Favorite Snack ~ sweets/candies

32🧸 Favorite Juice ~ apple juice

33🍪 Favorite Icecream Flavor ~ strawberry cheese cake with white choclate chips

34🩹 Favorite Type Of Milk ~ almond milk/angel milk

35🐶 Sweet, Sour, Spicy, Bitter Or Savory ~ sour

36🍰 Favorite Dessert ~ cheesecake

37🍦 Favorite Type Of Chocolate ~ white

38⏳ Mac & Cheese Or Nuggets ~ dino nugs

39🎒 Favorite Movie ~ scooby doo

40🍬 Favorite Cartoon ~ scooby doo

41🚀 Favorite Game ~ hide and seek but only if i’m hiding

42🎀 Favorite Disney Princess ~ merida

43⚾ If You Could Have Any 1 Superpower What Would It Be ~ telepathy

44🍄 Anime Or Cartoons ~ cartoons

45🍓 Favorite Carebear ~ never seen it

46✏️ Shows Or Movies ~ movies

47🐛 Do You Believe In Fairies ~ yes

48🐸 Do You Have A Comfort Character ~ scooby doo, coraline

49🌱 Do You Like Rain At Night ~ yes

50🦕 Are You Easily Scared ~ yes

51🧃 Are You Also A Carer ~ never tried

52🌵 Are You Independent Or Dependent ~ independent

53🍃 What Pulls You Out Of Headspace ~ big talk, having to do “big things” for myself

54🍏 Are You Scared Of Bugs ~ some bugs

55🦝 Favorite Toy Series ~ honey acre farms, monster high

56🚛 Do You Use Pacis ~ yes

57🦴 Do You Use Diaps ~ no

58🦈 Gear Wishlist ~ https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ROR6VX8NCPJX?ref_=wl_share

59🍵 Favorite Regression Item ~ clothes

60🐾 Sippy Cup Or Bottle ~ bottle

61🦊 Oldest Stuffie ~ pinky pie

62🎃 Do You Sleep With A Stuffie ~ yes

63🔥 How Many Stuffies Do You Have ~ too many to count

64🍂 Newest Favorite Stuffie ~ pickles

65🏵️ Build A Bear, Amusement Park, Or Disney Store ~ build a bear

66🥧 Stuffed Animals Or Dolls ~ stuffies

67👽 Do You Have A Bedtime ~ yes

68🍭 Do You Keep An AgeRe Journal ~ yes

69⚡️ Do You Have Rules ~ yes

70🍥 Blankie Or Paci ~ blankie

71🌈 Night Light Or Glow-In-The-Dark Stars ~ both

72🌿 Bedtime Stories Or Lullabies ~ bedtime stories

73🎩 Favorite Thing To Do Outside While Small ~ swing

74🐵 Favorite Thing To Do Inside While Small ~ watch movies and paint

75🦋 Blanket Fort Or Bouncy House ~ blankie fort

76🐯 Stroller Or Walk ~ stroller

77🔮 Dress Up Or Tea Party ~ tea party

78🦜 Do You Like The Playground ~ yea

79💖 Early Bird Or Night Owl ~ night owl

80📝 Indoors Or Outdoors ~ outdoors even though it kills me

81💕 Warm Or Cold Weather ~ cold

82🦢 Dogs Or Cats ~ both

83☎️ Do You Have Any Pets ~ yes, one dog and two cats

84💌 Favorite Animal ~ wolf

85🍒 Favorite Holiday ~ halloween

86🐇 Favorite Season ~ autumn

87❤️ What’s Your Big Age ~ 18

88🌼 What’s A Nostalgic Place For You ~ summer camp

89🐳 Playdoh, Legos Or Slime ~ slime

90🐙 Do You Collect Anything ~ crystals

91🐠 Bubble Baths Or Bath Toys ~ bubble baths

92🍑 Are Your Agere Interests More Fem Or Masc ~ masc

93☔️ Do You Stim More While Regressed ~ equally as much really

94🎨 Favorite Place To Regress ~ home

95🧵 Favorite Regression Youtuber ~ haven’t found one

96🌈 Favorite Site/App For Regression Community ~ tumblr

97💐 What Do You Wanna Be When You Grow Up ~ a psychiatrist or a journalist

98📒 What’s The Most Nostalgic Electronic For You ~ computer

99📀 A Toy You Always Wanted But Never Got As A Kid ~ i can’t think of one

100🪐 What Is Your Favorite Thing To Learn About In Headspace ~ space and dino’s

[athousandhorrors]

Watched between 14/08/2020 and 14/08/2021

1. The Babysitter (2017) - dir. by McG

2. Jennifer’s Body (2009) - dir. by Karyn Kusama

3. Basic Instinct (1992) - dir. by Paul Verhoeven

4. Jaws (1975) - dir. by Steven Spielberg

5. The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020) - dir. by McG

6. Anaconda (1997) - dir. by Luis Llosa

7. Il Legame (2020) - dir. by Domenico Emanuele de Feudis

8. The Invitation (2015) - dir. by Karyn Kusama

9. House of Wax (2005) - dir. by Jaume Collet-Serra

10. Urband Legend (1998) - dir. by Jamie Blanks

11. Gretel & Hansel (2020) - dir. by Oz Perkins

12. The Awakening (2011) - dir. by Nick Murphy

13. Annihilation (2018) - dir. by Alex Garland

14. Kadaver (2020) - dir. by Jarand Herdal

15. In the Tall Grass (2019) - dir. by Vincenzo Natali

16. Antebellum (2020) - dir. by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz

17. Fantasy Island (2020) - dir. by Jeff Wadlow

18. The Evil Dead (1981) - dir. by Sam Raimi

19. Hostel (2005) - dir. by Eli Roth

20. ATM (2012) - dir. by David Brooks

21. The Owners (2020) - dir. by Julius Berg

22. Deadly Illusions (2021) - dir. by Elizabeth James

23. The Postcard Killings (2020) - dir. by Danis Tanović

24. The Super (2017) - dir. by Stephan Rick

25. The Woman in the Window (2021) - dir. by Joe Wright

26. Z (2019) - dir. by Brandon Christensen

27. Evil Dead II (1987) - dir. by Sam Raimi

28. Army of Darkness (1992) - dir. by Sam Raimi

29. Tremors (1990) - dir. by Ron Underwood

30. Things Heard & Seen (2021) - dir. by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

31. Run (2020) - dir. by Aneesh Chaganty

32. The Platform (2019) - dir. by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

33. Night of the Living Dead (1968) - dir. by George A. Romero

34. Host (2020) - dir. by Rob Savage

35. I See You (2019) - dir. by Adam Randall

36. Unfriended (2014) - dir. by Levan Gabriadze

37. Deprivation (2019) - dir. by Chris Foster

38. 12 Hour Shift (2020) - dir. by Brea Grant

39. Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) - dir. by Stephen Susco

40. Midsommar (2019) - dir. by Ari Aster

41. The Witch (2015) - dir. by Robert Eggers

42. The Silence (2019) - dir. by John R. Leonetti

43. The Cabin in the Woods (2011) - dir. by Drew Goddard

44. The Block Island Sound (2020) - dir. by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus

45. Mara (2018) - dir. by Clive Tonge

46. The Ape (1940) - dir. by William Nigh

47. Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse (2017) - dir. by Lukas Feigelfeld

48. The Call (2020) - dir. by Lee Chung-hyeon

49. The Conjuring (2013) - dir. by James Wan

50. The Conjuring 2 (2016) - dir. by James Wan

51. The Wolf Man (1941) - dir. by George Wagger

52. They’re Inside (2019) - dir. by John-Paul Panelli

53. Annabelle: Creation (2017) - dir. by David F. Sandberg

54. Ring 0: Birthday (2000) - dir. by Norio Tsuruta

55. The Unholy (2021) - dir. by Evan Spiliotopoulos

56. Ring (1998) - dir. by Hideo Nakata

57. El Orfanato (2007) - dir. by J. A. Bayona

58. Annabelle Comes Home (2019) - dir. by Gary Dauberman

59. The Banana Splits Movie (2019) - dir. by Danishka Esterhazy

60. Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021) - dir. by Leigh Janiak

61. Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) - dir. by Leigh Janiak

62. Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021) - dir. by Leigh Janiak

63. A Classic Horror Story (2021) - dir. by Roberto de Feo and Paolo Strippoli

64. Lifechanger (2018) - dir. by Justin McConnel

65. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) - dir. by Michael Chaves

66. Hush (2016) - dir. by Mike Flanagan

67. Eli (2019) - dir. by Ciaran Foy

68. Girl on the Third Floor (2019) - dir. by Travis Stevens

69. Wounds (2019) - dir. by Babak Anvari

70. The Guardian (1990) - dir. by William Friedkin

71. The Final Girls (2015) - dir. by Todd Strauss-Schulson

72. The Blair Witch Project (1999) - dir. by Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick

73. The Farm (2018) - dir. by Hans Stjernswärd

74. Aftermath (2021) - dir. by Peter Winther

75. The Open House (2018) - dir. by Suzanne Coote and Matt Angel

76. Suspiria (1977) - dir. by Dario Argento

77. Hellraiser (1987) - dir. by Clive Barker

78. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) - dir. by Tony Randel

79. Suspiria (2018) - dir. by Luca Guadagnino

80. Saw (2004) - dir. by James Wan

81. Saw II (2005) - dir. by Darren Lynn Bousman

82. The Assent (2019) - dir. by Pearry Teo

83. Insidious (2010) - dir. by James Wan

84. Saw III (2006) - dir. by Darren Lynn Bousman

85. Nocturne (2020) - dir. by Zu Quirke

86. Frozen (2010) - dir. by Adam Green

87. Safer at Home (2021) - dir. by Will Wernick

88. Scream (1996) - dir. by Wes Craven

89. Scream 2 (1997) - dir. by Wes Craven

90. Scream 3 (2000) - dir. by Wes Craven

91. The Craft (1996) - dir. by Andrew Fleming

92. Open Water (2003) - dir. by Chris Kentis

93. Sinister (2012) - dir. by Scott Derrickson

94. Scream 4 (2011) - dir. by Wes Craven

95. Sinister 2 (2015) - dir. by Ciaran Foy

96. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) - dir. by Anthony Hickox

97. The Old Ways (2020) - dir. by Christopher Alender

98. La Nuée: The Swarm (2020) - dir. by Just Philippot

99. Boogeyman (2015) - dir. by Stephen Kay

100. Halloween (1978) - dir. by John Carpenter

[world-of-aus]

FUN FUN FUN VALENTINE’S DAY ASKS!!

20, 32, 36, 50!!! GO GO GOOOO

20. Sweetest Romantic Memory?

- My children's father carrying me out the window of my old home to get away from the rude remarks of my sister and her friends. Bringing out a blanket for us to share on the grass and talking about a future for us (we weren't together at the time). We both wanted a farm house, with children, large land and and a fenc fox, he had captured me in that moment..BASTARD 🤧

32. favorite romcom (or any romantic movie)?

- A walk to remember & Me Before You

36. cloud gazing or star gazing?

- ooooo star gazing for sure, especially with clear night skies!

50. what’s your dreamhouse?

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Alright! Let’s get this done!

It’s less than 40 days until the one-year anniversary of my “Hi! I made something cool!” pinned post!

I’ve wanted do something like that again. I want to make another isometric render of something in Minecraft, all in a 2D image editing software, by hand.

But there’s a problem. I don’t know what to make.

I have a bunch of ideas on things I could make! But I don’t know which one to choose! And I don’t want to choose randomly, because the original isometric “render” actually took me one whole week to make. That’s seven consecutive days.

So that’s where you come in.

It’s hard and high-stakes to make one of these, so I don’t wanna mess up! I wanna know for sure what I should make.

If you could please, look through the list and see me which one(s) you’d like me to make. Then, tell me what your thoughts are in a reply or reblog. I’ll read through them, and in about 36 hours after I post this I’ll make my final decision on what I’ll render!

(You don’t need to interact with this post if you don’t want to. You can scroll past it if that’s the case.)

Remember, in the end, the result should be something of this caliber. This is what I made back then. And this is the level of quality I’m striving for again.

(I won’t post my render on the one-year anniversary, mind you. I’ll post it the day that I finish it, whenever that may be. I just mentioned the one-year anniversary so we’re all on the same page here.)

1) The other Skyblock islands

This is pretty self-explanatory. I rendered the main Skyblock island, right? Well why don’t I just render the other two and call it a day? I’m finishing the job. This is like the obligatory sequel for a hit movie.

One’s a sand island you reach once you bridge over from the main island in normal Skyblock. The other’s made of glowstone and you reach it when you build a nether portal and travel through the nether to link up with the portal on the other side.

Now, from a “making the render” standpoint, the problem with this is that it probably won’t be fun to make as the first one. Like, the other original Skyblock island at least had interesting shapes to work with, it had depth, and it posed a fun challenge. These other islands are just 3x3x3 cubes made of the same block.

Plus, people might not care to see the new render. People always like the sequel less than the original movie. And I’m thinking that might be true for something as esoteric as a post about a Minecraft render made with 2D image editing software.

2) My Survival House

You might be confused seeing this on the list. Like, everyone’s seen or played Skyblock so that makes sense, but this? This is my singleplayer survival house. Very few have seen it; nobody but me has ever been to it. Let me explain.

I played on this world from September to October 2020. In that time, I built a starter base, a mine, and a cow barn/wheat farm. This is the starter base. It doesn’t look like much, but that’s only because we’re on the surface. Let’s go into spectator made and bring the camera under.

Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!

Yes, the majority of my “starter base” is underground! (The image is slightly edited to highlight where it is.) If I were to render it, I would show the bit that’s at the top, connected to everything underground.

There’s a lot in this base! Immediately down the ladder from the house at the surface, there’s a room full of chests and that contains a jukebox where I can play music discs.

Then on the floor below that there’s my furnace room, my portal room, my map room, and my spruce tree farm. Down another floor you can find a room where I intended to grow cactus for a brief period of time.

I’ve spent a lot of time in this base. However, I’ve never seen it in full, in isometric view. And I sure would like to. Because perspective in 3D constantly hides different parts of my base when I view it from different angles. Isometry is an idealized reality.

If I were to render this, you’re agreeing that I’m doing this for myself. I love this world, and I’ve spent many days in the past excited to come back to it. This is a bit of sentimentality, a tribute to myself.

3) My 1.0.0 Survival Base

Now, you might be starting to recognize a pattern here. (Image slightly edited to highlight where the survival base is.) And no, it’s not that I really want to isometrically render my survival worlds for some reason.

Yes, I apparently like building my survival bases underground, I know, shut up >:P

I played on this world from March to September 2019: the longest I played on a survival world so far. Virtually only one other person knows about this world.

The entire time I played on it, it was in Java Edition 1.0.0: the earliest and first full release of Minecraft. I accessed the version by using the dropdown menu on the Minecraft launcher.

As a result of being in 1.0.0, the entire survival experience was changed, and that posed a lot of unique challenges. For example, how do you mine out large regions of land if beacons haven’t been created yet? How do you enchant tools if anvils aren’t in the game yet?

Playing on this 1.0.0 world has acted as my greatest insight into “old Minecraft” so far.

If I were to render this base, I would only render the underground portion (which I hollowed out of a naturally-generated cave, by the way). Why would I do that, if there’s probably also a house on the surface that I could render?

Because this is what that house looks like.

Yeah, this house does look incredible! I would know, I’m the one who made it all in 1.0.0. But no chance am I rendering all that.

Anyways, I want to render this world because despite all the time I’ve played on this world, I’ve never actually even seen my base as a spectator much like I’ve shown above. (Minecraft added cheats in 1.3.1. Spectator mode didn’t exist until 1.8.)

Plus, this faces the same perspective problems I mentioned for #2. So mainly, if I were to render this isometrically, I would be helping myself by letting me view my world in a lens I was never able to before.

4) A House in the Sky

This is a bit of an inside joke on my blog.

Basically, ever since August, I’ve been playing games of UHC on Minecraft minigame servers like Hypixel and Mineplex with the sole purpose of defying the point of the game and just building a house in the sky. Like a whole-ass village house. Plop. Right there.

This is the house I would build in those games. And this is what I would like to render now.

If you know me personally, then you already know what the front of the house looks like. (I’ve shown it on my blog countless times.) So that’s why in this preview, I’ve made the front of the house see-through so you can see the interior.

This is an effect I want to emulate in my render (if I ever make one). I make multiple image edits, and in one of them, both the exterior and the interior of the house are visible.

If I render this, it’s just a pointless joke. Not much else besides that 🙂

5) Something Else?

This is where I leave an open-ended answer.

Did you think of something that’s not on this list? Do you have something in mind that you’re passionate about personally, and that you’d like me to render? Do you think a couple or all of the ideas here are good, and you want me to render those couple or all of them?

Then remember to tell me in a reply or reblog!

Keep in mind when leaving your opinion that making a single render takes a lot of time and effort. Think of it this way: the original Skyblock render took one week to make.

Rendering something with half as many blocks would take four days. Rendering something with twice as many would take two weeks. Making multiple renders would take multiple weeks. So don’t forget the human aspect in all this.

Well, that’s the end of this post!

Tagging @ice-block, @gay-slime, @mojang-official, @birch-forest, and @light-blue-glazed-terracotta because they saw my original post and I’d like to hear their opinions, given that they’re big blogs in mineblr.

@emarezi and @unyanizedcatboys, I’d like to hear you weigh in on this as well.

See you in 36 hours, I guess!