#BUT anyway she still looks v cute in glasses even if she doesn't need them

[holofishes]

[heiterbroward]

Used to be shyyyy...I never knew whyyyy (only real ones will get it)

Um...anyone else feel like this ep had quite a few things wrong with et? Like for starters, there's Alice...she can do nothing right and this episode proves no different! Always crying on Betty's shoulder and never offering any kind of emotional support back. Toxic parenting 101...your kid isn't your therapist. Also loved how she spent the whole time at graduation crying over FP instead of being happy for Betty or letting her enjoy her own graduation. She acts like a kid! Like can't you regulate your emotions and be strong for Betty ever? Not saying the reason Betty bottles everything up is bc she learned she couldn't count on any parental figures in her life for support but...yeah <3.

Plus who cares about FP that much that his send-off has to take up so much time? Hurry up! If I was Hermione, I'd be like "cool...he gets that, but my send off is a joke!" And love how Jellybean's main motive was not wanting to lose Jughead, but then when she left she didn't even say bye to him lol.

Also am I supposed to think it's cute or heartfelt to watch Hiram see Veronica graduate or Alice see Betty graduate? When they did nothing to help them reach this milestone and, in fact, did nothing but cause them trauma, exhaustion, and misery! At least Penelope always serves bc despite being a horrible parent, the show doesn't try to make me root for her or act like she's redeemed - you know, like it does w Alice! But enough about my confront character smh.

Meanwhile, anybody else find Elizabeth's speech kinda whack? Plus Jarhead saying they were cursed by the town or something? Bc in the Heathers ep, the message was that they wanted to be normal kids. But then in the Killing Mr. Honey ep, they all got mad when he was going on about the town being bad and basically said "yeah, and what about it? That's just how it is and how we are!" But now this episode is going back to the first message of them not being okay with the town's darkness...like are they okay with it or not? Or is it only untrue when Mr. Honey says it? Can we have a little consistency plz?

Anyway, everybody raise a glass to Cheryl who was actually a human this ep! Thank you, Mr. Burns, for doing the bare minimum. So annoying though when Toni tried to say that she would skip college bc Cheryl did...like stop, Robert M's actually trying to help ya'll not be codependent for once! Hopefully TT gets a personality in season 5.

The cheating storyline? A mess! First of all, you already know it's bad when I have to defend Jughead. But seriously, that whole scene of them in the bedroom was so weird. Betty still didn't seem like she was gonna tell him the truth and only spilled the beans when Jughead made a comment about how Varchie had been acting off lately...bc she figured out that Archie told V the truth and prob wanted to get ahead of the situation and tell Jughead before Archie told him or he found out some other way. Not a good look for her to be honest only when she's cornered...kinda makes it look like you just wanna save face and keep things the same on your terms despite the truth. And, like Archie, she undermined the situation and said they only kissed once even though they also had an emotional affair and were seriously considering leaving J and V to be together.

Also didn't like that Betty tried to hurry up and kiss Jughead right after admitting she cheated, and just when he was about to say something, she cut him off w another kiss. It came off like she was trying to hurry up and resolve the situation and to comfort him with sex. And didn't ya'll hate on Veronica for comforting Archie w sex after Fred got shot? These kids need to learn how to communicate smh. Instead of patching it up w sex, maybe Betty could ask Jughead how he feels about all this or let him know he has a right to be upset. Or maybe Jughead could ask Betty why she kissed Archie in the first place. It's not okay just bc "you didn't mean to hurt me and Veronica." Like duh...how many people cheat w the specific intention of hurting their SO? That doesn't make it okay. The only reason I can think of for Jeronica avoiding asking Barchie what the kiss meant is that they're scared to hear the answer...if Barchie has even self-reflected enough to come up w an answer (prob not). Anyways...idk why Jughead went along w it, but yeah. They also said they would talk about their relationship after they came home from sending off Archie, but then why didn't they talk about it for like weeks afterwards? Also where was Charles? Like did he get arrested or???

Speaking of saving face, the Beronica scene was also weird. Like if I was Betty and Veronica said "I can't be mad at you," I'd be like "yes...you can." And I've seen people try to spin this as being a feminist moment bc Beronica doesn't let a boy come between them or something, but it's funny how that logic only applies when it benefits Betty. Like it's okay for Betty to be mad when Varchie kissed in season 1 when she wasn't even dating Archie, but Veronica is obligated to be "mature" when Betty kisses her boyfriend of 4 years. Where's the mutual respect and empathy in this friendship? And I like Betty, but this is just annoying! Instead of the show letting Betty and Archie deal w reasonable consequences for their direct actions, they will be able to avoid consequences for their interpersonal mistakes but instead be dealt their karma by the universe throwing ten million traumatic events at them. Stop!

Like why is Jeronica dealing with the brunt of the emotional burden from this storyline when Barchie should be dealing with it by taking accountability and explaining exactly what happened w full transparency instead of undermining it and being grateful that Jeronica decided not to be mad? If I were Barchie, I would encourage them to say how they really felt even if it made things harder for me. But for some reason, the appearance of good relationships on this show is worth more than actually building good relationships. Hashing this all out would at least create more honesty and authenticity in these relationships, even if it caused a rift that needed to be resolved gradually. Instead, the relationships seem hollow bc they're built on dishonesty bc everyone is so desperate to pretend everything is normal for one last day...kind of sad actually.

And clearly there must be some resentment deep down if they all actually go on to not talk for seven years. Like did Jeronica just think "I'll just keep the peace for one more day bc then I won't have to talk to these people anymore anyway." Same vibe w the couples. Didn't Barchie not wanna be together bc they didn't want to lose Jughead and Veronica? But then when they actually lost them anyway, they seemed to not care that much or to fight to stay together. Like ya'll might as well have just gotten together in the bunker that day if that's the case bc all hiding it did was make everything worse.

I thought Varchie's post-break up weirdness was bad...girl, Bughead couldn't even look at each other! The reactions of Bughead and Varchie didn't really seem like the reactions of people who were very in love and had to break up - they seemed like the reactions of people who fell out of love long before they officially broke up and still cared about each other but were just...exhausted and ready for it to end and get a fresh start. I guess you could say approaching things this way leaves it unresolved, but imo a blowout fight would've left it more unresolved bc then at least you would see the emotions everyone had toward each other instead of this emotionless slop.

This approach didn't really give Jeronica a reason to ever look at Barchie again tbh, but I guess they'll solve that problem by making Jughead an alcoholic w a bad relationship and Veronica in a controlling marriage so that when they do exes to lovers Barchie will look like the better options by default. Like why not make Barchie work for it by putting Jeronica in good relationships and in good places in life and then seeing if they still want to get back together w Barchie? Then at least it would be an actual choice and not just Jeronica relying on Barchie to be the only light in their lives and the source of their self esteems. Stg Barchie better just date after the time jump and not avoid confronting their feelings by flinging headfirst into new sources of trauma (FBI and Army). Oy! And Brett didn't even live to see Forsythe graduate...pour one out 😔.

P. S. Why did Mary rush to sell the house? Like damn, she must have been in a hurry to get back to Chicago. That's the house Archie grew up in...maybe he wanted to save some memories of his childhood and Fred. Oh well, I guess! Anybody know if Penny Peabody is still alive?

[cattles-bians]

damie vibecca exes au pt 9

post directory

obsetress: ready ok ot4 hc incoming

em: ot4! ot4! ot4

obsetress: after dani breaks up with her viola cuts all her hair off n it's the first impulsive thing she's ever allowed herself to do in her whole life (which should also tell you exactly how fucked up she was by it) n so then we have

obsetress: short curly hair viola

em: what is wrong with you

em: oh i love a dramatic haircut as a motif

obsetress: by the time she and rebecca start hooking up it's grown into a long bob and she keeps that for a while tbh because like

obsetress: viola has impulses all the time but she either: suppresses them, or thinks about them and then does them to the point where they can no longer be considered impulsive

obsetress: vs um

obsetress: dani has impulses all the time and used to suppress them but then fully leaned into

obsetress: charging headfirst into whatever the fuck (vp speech ref sheds a tear)

em: OTP: dont you wanna go apeshitt

obsetress: and thinking about how people change u and rub off on u for the better even after they leave

obsetress: viola: wants to go apeshitt

obsetress: viola: thinks about going apeshitt, thinks about all the ways it would benefit her, thinks about how she would enjoy it even if it did not in any way benefit her

obsetress: viola: yes ok don't you wanna go apeshitt

em: no but i am i am thinking abt like. dani and viola as both sort of? dragged into being housewives and homemakers because Women n viola didn’t really have the power to change her situation (even if she got isabel out of it!) and dani actually managed to call it off

obsetress: YEAH

obsetress: grits teeth

obsetress: once again crying over very intentional very deliberate danvi parallels that no one else wants to talk about and i think even in this au right

obsetress: viola is socialized in such a specific space that this can very much still be true

obsetress: and i think like part of what draws her to dani is exactly that––that dani had the freedom to do that much sooner––but also she resents dani for exactly that too

obsetress: even when they're together, and that's the possession piece too

obsetress: i think a part of her thinks if she can't do it for herself she can have it for herself and that's close enough

obsetress: like she v much covets dani

em: ah the unique way that lesbians fuck each other up bc of living in a homophobic and misogynistic society

em:i mean who doesn’t covet danis ass

obsetress: literally and metaphorically

obsetress: and part of dani definitely knows that but part of dani (at least until she doesn't) likes it

obsetress: (also this is kinda what i was getting at w my insane lil pwp alfjadslf but i think it tracks here too)

obsetress: because she's like "well this is what it's supposed to be but it didn't work with eddie because i don't like men but now i'm with a woman and this is how it's supposed to be"

obsetress: "and i like being wanted it's nice to be wanted by someone i want for once"

obsetress: but yeah thinking a lot about the danvi dynamic once again

obsetress: viola short curly hair to viola long bob

obsetress: YEAH I JSUT

obsetress: WENT TO HER INSTA TO FIND

obsetress: AND THEN GOT

obsetress: SO DISTRACTD

[em note: edited out a 30 minute tangent going through pictures from kates instagram]

obsetress: so anyway the whole point of this. long bob viola

obsetress: rebecca loves long bob viola she rly loves um. sitting on her lap and running her fingers back through her hair

obsetress: when she and dani see each other again for the first time dani's all "oh. you cut your... hair" and vi's like "i did" and dani's like "it, um. looks... it looks... good?"

em: i think it’s nice when viola does something for herself :)

obsetress: it's nice :)

obsetress: i'm happy for her :)

obsetress: wish she didn't have to look so much hotter though :)

obsetress: don't make that face, babe, it's fine :)

obsetress: you know i love you :)

em: WAIT

em: dani had a fucking moment. she’s like

obsetress: oh dani likes her girls w curly hair huh

em: counting on her fingers. how many ppl has she dated w

em: YEAH

obsetress: YEAHDLKFJSLDFDFJSLDFj

em: CURLY BROWN HAIR

obsetress: OH MGOD EDDIE TOO

obsetress: NOT JUST GIRLS

obsetress: aw baby has a type

em: so actually it is DANI who ends up w the strongest routine

em: just short bob hair viola sitting next to jamie and dani has a fuckjng. out of body experience. perceives herself a little too hard

obsetress: she's just. staring

obsetress: mouth def hanging open

obsetress: then someone's like "dani? dani?" and she's blinking like five times in a row and sitting up straight

obsetress: but she does def have that moment at brunch

em: jamie doesn’t twig it

em: violas like. violas got a keen eye for anyone ‘copying’ her style. raises one devastating eyebrow

obsetress: dani and vi devastating eyebrow partners n crime

obsetress: later that night, in bed: jamie?

jamie: wot?

dani: do i have a type?

obsetress: jamie immediately wants to jump to no because how could she have anything in common w––

obsetress: oh. oh

em: jamie’s lil wispy premature greys set her apart

em: ‘jamie HATES it when she has things in common w viola’ is my favourite bit sjddkhd

obsetress: jamie "not sure how viola has no greys n she's how much older than me again" taylor

em: dani realises she actually has. no idea how old viola is

em: barely even knows a birthday

em: maybe viola even has like. a decoy birthday

em: queen of being mysterious for the drama of it all

obsetress: "she's just too stubborn to grey is all" "i'm stubborn!" "mm" "wossat supposed to mean" "you're..." "i'm what" "you like to... pretend? you're stubborn" "pretend i'm–– i am!" "jamie, i asked you to repark the car because i didn't want to get out of bed and it's street cleaning day and you immediately jumped up to do it even though you can barely parallel park"

em: WHIPPED

obsetress: jamie's quiet for a long time then, softly: "can parallel park just fine"

obsetress: "mm"

obsetress: whipped as hell

obsetress: this led me to everyone making dani or viola parallel park all the time when they go anywhere

obsetress: hc dani is a Very Good driver. idk why but it tickles me

em: i think um. dani is v independent and wants to be able to do things herself

em: and i think she probably got her license before eddie, but as soon as eddie got his....

obsetress: and dani's better than him n got a better score than him, and yet

em: and yet!

em: they swap out being deso driver if they’re gonna be drinking. or jsut call a taxi lmao

em: i’m so endeared by Extremely Good Driver Dani

em: dani does a reverse park without thinking

obsetress: viola loves her martinis n dani is drunk off of half a glass of sangria

obsetress: same!!!!!!!

obsetress: also just like. imagining

obsetress: dani checking all her mirrors

em: no

em: HANNAH

obsetress: and adjusting everything so fastidious

obsetress: OH GOD

obsetress: i didn't––

em: i jumped

em: phew it’s actually cute

obsetress: yeah! dw i'm not sick

em: well

obsetress: she just goes through her whole lil checklist and is so meticulous and precise

em: jamies like ‘we’re the same height’ and danis like ‘well.’

obsetress: oh god the four of them driving to the seaside for a vacation together (lots of content to mine here, will have to put a pin in most of it because i am getting sleepy) but they end up taking the truck much to vi’s chagrin just because it can hold the most

obsetress: (like viola doesn’t have a range rover but listen it needs to be dani n jamie’s car for this to work)

obsetress: and vi and rebecca are sitting in the back and then rebecca’s frowning and blinking and digging a headband out of the seat between them and viola immediately just. knows

obsetress: she’s like “dani?” “mm?” “you and jamie... have cleaned your car recently, right?” (jamie’s chiming in: “i’m right here, vi, you can address me too,” viola pointedly ignores her) “um... maybe a couple months ago? why?” “well,” and vi pokes her disdainfully with the headband, “can you at least tell me you’ve had it cleaned between whenever this got stuck between the seats and rebecca and me sitting here now?”

obsetress: dani just GRINS sheepishly

obsetress: “i could tell you that, but...” “but?” dani mumbles “it would be a lie”

obsetress: anyway dunno why vi’s that upset about having to sit in the backseat where dani n jamie hooked up, like, last week when it’s not like she and rebecca haven’t been inside the two of them respectively but it’s absolutely the kind of contrarian shit she’d choose to be pressed about and it makes me laugh so

[thedyingmoon]

🖤 I See My Future Before Me 🖤

~ A V X Reader set in an Alternate Universe where you get to play a game of hide and seek with V. 🖤

~ This part is dedicated to all my new followers. I couldn't mention all of you, you know who you are. Thank you very much! 🖤

~ Psst, @acieoj , a new part for you to stay awake for. 🖤

~ I couldn't thank you enough for all the likes and reblogs, @heaven-on-a-landslide . Thank you so much! 🖤

~ That's my game screenshot. Aww, V looks so cute drinking whatever energy drink that is. 🖤

***

V

You wearily looked at the three boxes of pizza on the glass top table in front of you, one being almost empty, courtesy of Nero. Then, you looked at Nico, who settled on the sofa across you, legs apart and one elbow on a knee.

"Dinner?" Nico offered, getting a slice herself.

You shook your head.

"I'm not having any of that." Your friend for ten years retorted, picking a slice and forcefully handing it to you. "Eat!"

You two have always been like this, you refusing food and the freckled girl always shoving them your way, anyway.

The moment you woke up in their home ten years ago, you were aware that you were so close to dying due to starvation. But, due to the strict orders of those scumbags who abducted you, you were taught to avoid temptations like hunger. Of course, upon realizing how malnourished you looked, Nico and her mother practically forced you to eat, telling you to not die on them. And on the following days after that, you were fed all sorts of home - cooked meals, thanks to Nico's mother, that slowly improved your impoverished state.

You took a little bite off the pizza, slightly wincing on its spicy taste, then threw all kinds of pretense out of the window and took a box for yourself, digging in and giving in to your hunger.

"So, what you mean to say," Nico began, her mouth half - full of her food. "... is that V is who you are looking for all these past ten years?"

You nodded, unable to answer with a full mouth.

"How could you even tell? I mean, you told me that the man in your visions had white hair."

It's true. After the events that took place in that cursed castle, the entity has been giving you little visions of the future. Sometimes, it's just trivial things, like predicting Nico's results in her exams as a student, the weather for the next week, and visitors.

But, one prominent thing that the entity was always showing you was the vision of a white - haired man playing the violin. And what's more, the entity would sometimes speak to you in your head, subtly whispering stuff like,

"You must find him."

And

"You must go to him."

However, just a year ago, the entity gave you vague and horrifying warnings about this man, telling you all of a sudden to,

"Protect him at all cost."

"Save him from his death."

And

"Fulfill the wish."

Especially the second and last warning. Despite the vision staying the same for ten years, the warnings were getting more and more drastic that it simply could no longer be ignored. You had no idea how to "fulfill the wish", but you were very certain that the entity would show you how when the time comes.

Which led you to the events that were beginning to unfold right before you.

"Dude with white hair,..." Nico mumbled. "If it is Dante, then I would understand. But, V?"

"I told you." You replied. "I felt it the moment I saw him in the park earlier this afternoon. That,... feeling I didn't have when I met Dante." You took your third helping of the pizza and looked at Nico gravely in the eye. "But, this man. I could feel it, Nico. It's him. I must fulfill the entity's wish, and I won't rest until I do."

"Alright, alright, honey, you've made your point." Nico leaned on the comfortable sofa and crossed her legs. "So, you sure you're going?"

"Yes."

"Very well." Nico stood and went to one of the rooms. When she came back, she was carrying a large, white box. She placed it down on the floor, considering it was too big to place on the table, and carefully opened it, revealing its contents.

Your eyes widened in delight and surprise at such wonder. "It's so breathtaking!" You admired the object inside the box.

Nico smiled at you and lightly punched your shoulder. "You have to look your best this Saturday."

You gently took the glistening fabric, holding it like it was the most fragile thing in the world, and frowned.

"Aww, don't tell me you don't like it!"

You glanced at Nico and held the thing closer to you. "No, it's not like that. I just couldn't believe that I'm finally going to meet him."

"Well, if you're that excited, why didn't you just introduce yourself earlier like a normal human being?" Nico had a point.

"I'm scared." You answered, and it was the truth. You did find V very intimidating, especially that time when he just transported right above you earlier in the park. "What if I screw this up? How can I be able to protect him if I'm like this? You saw him and how powerful he is! He's got some,... pets with him,..."

Nico's eyebrows furrowed. She knew you were very shy and that you needed the proper motivation for you to keep moving forward.

She stood up and went back to the sofa to eat pizza. "I was wondering. You, a weak girl without the help of your entity, trained to be a good fighter against Demons, bugged me to death a thousand times for a weapon of your own, and even deliberately blackmailed Dante into letting you join Devil May Cry, all because of this funny mission your entity gave you." She leaned in to get a closer look at you and eyed you very seriously. "What is your motivation? And don't ya dare keep your mouth shut because ya haven't told me a single shit about it. Spill the beans, honey."

You sighed, no longer able to think of some clever way out of this. You put the fabric down and joined Nico at the sofa.

"That vision with the white - haired man, that was not the only thing I saw." You took Nico's right hand and gave it a light squeeze. "Beyond that, I saw something else."

"What is it?"

You looked at Nico and slightly shook your head, brows furrowed at the thought. "It wasn't quite clear to me yet, but I saw myself with this man. And there was a child."

Nico's eyes widened, her mouth forming an O. "Is that your future baby, then?"

"I'm not sure. I told you, it wasn't quite clear. And then, I saw a house, an afternoon picnic, him playing the violin again, and,..."

"And - ?" Nico was fully anticipating the next thing you would say, when you suddenly squeezed her hand too tight with all your might, hurting her. "Ouch! Hey, watch it!" She withdrew her hand from you, rubbing it and hoping for the pain to go away. She was about to scold you for it when she saw you becoming red from forehead to chest. "Aha! You saw something lewd, did ya?!"

"NO!" you screamed at her face, your blush deepening even further, and knowing that she will not believe you because of it. "Anyway, the point is: I finally have a chance to build something I lost when I was a child. A lovely house, afternoon picnics, a family to call my own! Nico, this is it! My dream of a perfect family, and the entity has led me right into it!"

"You really should have introduced yourself to V." Nico muttered, shaking her head and frowning. "You might get along pretty well,..."

"That's not how it works, Nico. To have that, I must fulfill the entity's wish to protect him and save him from his death. The vision will not come true unless I follow the entity's conditions!"

"So, you mean to say, V's gonna die,... unless you do something about it? Is that right?"

You almost lost your nerve after building it up with a dream of a perfect home a while ago. "Yes, you could say that."

"So, that's why you trained to be strong."

"Yes."

"But, that doesn't explain why you have to work for Dante."

"Remember what you said earlier about Dante and perfectly understanding it if it was really him in my vision?" You said, taking Nico's hand and squeezing it again. "Well, I thought so, too, believe me. But, I was wrong. The vision is a man who looked like him, but not him!"

"You - " Nico began, then stopped, processing everything she just heard from you. "How could the man in your vision look like Dante and not V? How could it NOT be Dante and how could it BE V? Honey, that's so confusing! Unless, he's hiding a twin brother somewhere, which V clearly is not,..."

"Yes, I know that." For the second time, you squeezed Nico's hand way too hard for the woman to take.

"Ouch!" Nico shrieked, once again withdrawing her hand and keeping it firmly close to her.

"Sorry. It's just that - I felt a connection to Dante and to the man in the vision. Like, something very powerful was linking the two. And now that I've seen this V person, I became certain of it. He also holds a deep connection to Dante." You went closer to Nico, your hands on the sofa. "The decision I made about working in the Devil May Cry was not far off, actually. And I' am glad for that," you took something from your pocket and showed the same black envelope containing the details of the event for the coming Saturday. "... and for this."

"Whatever you say, honey." Nico said, but before she could even stand, you two both heard noises coming from outside the unit. "They're back already? Hey!"

Nico called after you, but you were too fast. You were already outside the door to your room, carrying the large, white box, and smiling at her.

"Good night!" You gleefully mouthed, opening the room, entering it, and finally retiring for the night.

And at the same time Nico heard the lock to your door click, Nero opened the front door and let V and himself in.

Right then and there, V was very positive - he knew you've been there, the one who almost "chopped him like onions", as per Griffon, and the one who yelped behind the window. In fact, he could sense your presence all over the place, especially behind that one particular door. After all, he could still smell you. What was that again? Oh. Fresh flowers blooming in the morning.

"Hey, this box is almost empty!" Nero said, mystified as to how an unopened box of pizza got almost ravaged by a lone woman during his absence of only thirty minutes.

But, V perfectly knew that Nico was not the only one who ate. And it was totally confirmed by the woman, herself.

"Well, sorry about that. (Y/N) was really hungry." She admitted.

"You mean the owner of this unit?" Nero asked, opening the third box and dedicating to finish it himself. "Where is she, anyway? Why won't she show herself? She got fangs, bumps, or something?"

"My thoughts,... exactly." V added, letting Griffon and Shadow out with a simple smile that could actually be considered as sinister. Someone wants to play hide and seek with him, so he would play the game, as well, and with much enthusiasm.

Nico laughed at what Nero said. "She doesn't have fangs, but she does have a bump or two, you know what I'm sayin'. She's probably asleep by now. Don't mind her." Nico answered. "She's just tired as hell. You'll see her in the morning."

And, so he must. For if you don't show yourself by then, heaven and hell help V, but he would definitely find a way to meet you and go after you, just like what Griffon initially suggested. In a space of thirty minutes while he and Nero were away in search of formal clothing, he may have found out one of the reasons the Yamato brought him closer to you. And if you avoid him once more, he would have no choice but to spam the Yamato on you if he must as a last resort.

***

🖤🖤🖤

[clumsyclifford]

hello!! i am back and on desktop this time. the blog is just as pretty. alex + yellow = v v attractive jfc. this is a long one so buckle in.

to begin: i hope you have the most fun on your day road trip and sing your heart out to atl and taylor swift. i love driving long distances and idk just driving in general is fun. have the absolute best time MWAH

my birthday is in november!! november 23 to be specific. i share it with miley cyrus which is something i always found to be very cool when i was growing up and watching hannah montana. it also means i am a sagittarius and funny little fact i realized is that my best friend is a gemini. alex and jack are also a sagittarius and a gemini. from being 13 i know that tyler and josh from twenty one pilots are also a sagittarius and a gemini. something about sagittarius and gemini besties idk.

also yeah!! ao3 year in review!! it's a bit complicated to figure out at first and if you read a lot the finding pages thing can be pretty tedious, but it's def worth it once you figure it out. it gives you a lot of different stats about everything you read and it's pretty cool. now i am going to go look at your fics to remember my favs. you deserve the praise so i am willing to offer it. jeez you write a lot i respect the motivation sm. you write quite a bit of angst and i won't lie i try to stay away from angst so i haven't read your fics that seem super angst-y based on the tags. BUT there are still so many i recall reading and loving nonetheless. on a quick scroll-through: i usually don't read high school AUs but "paint me in trust (i'll be your best friend)" was super adorable and lovely. "thank god i'm yours" is one of my favs iirc. also i love love love "it's not always easy (but i'm here forever)" like yes please romanticize alex gaskarth i love it sm. "i won't be silent (and i won't let go)" and "i fell asleep in a city that doesn't" are both super fluffy and romantic and are favs of mine. in case you haven't picked up on it i adore very fluffy and romantic fics lmao. alright i am continuing to scroll and there are so many more i could list that i love but this section is getting quite long. just know if it's about a kitchen or hotel rooms being for lovers i probably read it and adored it and that pov is so valid.

waterparks!! will not lie i only really started listening to them about 6 months ago having been distantly aware of their existence for several years by being a fan of bands in the same genre. listen as long as you let yourself be vaguely annoyed by awsten is prevents you from being in love with him. follow him on any social media platform for like a day and you'll be sick of him typing in nothing but all caps within hours. simply do not romanticize him and you can keep yourself from falling!! so this is coming from a slightly fake parx fan, but some of my favs by them have been peach (lobotomy), crave, numb, fuzzy, violet!, you'd be paranoid too, and lowkey as hell. that is a very songs-from-their-most-recent-album-heavy rec, but whatever. i did give the disclaimer about being a fake parx fan.

yeah hayley does have 2 solo albums now!! petals for armor and flowers for vases / descansos. pfa is the one i didn't really like upon first listen but has grown on me. i haven't even listened to the second one in its entirety oops but we won't mention it. dead horse is good but simmer (pretty sure that was the other single??) just ain't it for me. the album has some lovely songs but it's just a hit or miss album all the way through. some favs of mine on it include pure love, taken, crystal clear, watch me while i bloom, and why we ever. it's sorta a storyline album about healing if that adds anything to it?? but anyways. i started listening to paramore around the time after laughter dropped and it grew to be one of my fav albums in existence. idle worship is probably one of my fav songs like ever. i def understand being slightly put off by bands with songs that make religious references (me with twenty one pilots' earlier music that makes a lot more religious references considering i'm not religious whatsoever) but i think i am blinded by being in love with hayley williams and just ignore it. idk that she's like super religious?? she's addressed believing in god and stuff a few times but she's def not the "rub it in your face" type and if she's making refs in music more recently then they're subtle enough i'm not noticing them. ik albums like brand new eyes had a lot more because it was shortly after that the band split and the songwriting process was essentially her and ex-bandmate co-songwriter arguing about their religious beliefs (turns out he ended up being super homophobic and transphobic all based on his religion so do with that what u will and thank the clown for leaving). i feel u on the "i meant to start listening to them" because that's essentially how i started listening to them. i told myself i was going to and then finally forced myself to do it. fuck falling for awsten knight what's more risky is falling in love with hayley </3

also yeah!! you've articulated my feelings towards tde. every song is so vastly different that it's hard to like it all. #1 fan is pretty decent though, and that's not just my bias about finding both ross and his gf hot and a cute couple and getting to see them together and ross half naked in a mirror in the video nope not at all. he's my fav himbo!! he has no personality!! no thoughts head empty!! i still love him and his strawberry-growing saga on twitter tho <3 the hazard of being in love with ross lynch since i was 12. girlfriend better be a fucking banger and there's quite a few already released singles in the tracklist so i have hope. i believe my show is in chicago on november 19 which is a thursday. kinda sucks since i intentionally bought the chicago tix nearly two years ago (the show was originally supposed to be april 25 2020. lol.) because the show was on a saturday and i have to drive 3 hours to get there. obviously i can't speak for them as tde but r5 shows always fucking slapped and i can vouch for them (realized i haven't seem them live since 2016?? 5 YEARS?? wtf) so if u genuinely like them. would recommend going to see them.

anyways. i have not listened to luke's solo album yet. i plan on it. this has gotten so long but i tried to respond in all areas and even organized it in different paragraphs this time (thanks being on desktop!!). hope you are well. hope you have a lovely day. hmm what's a little "going on in my life" fact. i got new glasses a few days ago and my eyes essentially said fuck off because adjusting to the new prescription has left me with eyes that hurt and occasionally slightly nauseous. here is to hoping my eyes get their shit together. mwah LOVE YOU TOO - the other bella/cubs anon/idk

okay hi hello. i have put this off because holy hell it's long but let's do it. i am putting a cut because this whole thing is long even without my answer

first: the road trip was super fun thank you!!! i am intrigued by this information regarding sags and geminis, we should do some scientific inquiry. enquiry. i don't know if there's a difference between those words.

aha! well i tried the ao3 year in review thing and i would say it had about 55% accuracy but still i agree it's fun to look back at that kind of stuff. and i feel you on the angst thing i go through phases of writing angst-heavy stuff and then writing very fluffy stuff and it is entirely based on my mental state buuuut i have lots of fluff and i'm glad you found it all and that you liked it yay <333 KITCHENS ARE FOR LOVERS i will die on that fuckin hill. hotel rooms as well but primarily kitchens.

dfgjhgdlfkhgdfmj honestly i dont use twitter enough that i would see his tweets enough that that would bother me also the fact that he tweets in all caps means that i just picture him yelling everything he tweets which i find absolutely hysterical so i don't think that would help. i have added these parx songs to my listen asap playlist and will get to them when i get a chance thank you i am excited also i already know lowkey as hell and it slaps super hard so im very much lookin forward to the rest of these. merci merci

YEAH simmer was the one i didnt vibe with. and honestly i feel zero compulsion to get into hayley williams as a solo artist. i just don't vibe enough to want to do that so i doubt i'll be listening to her anytime soon but maybe if i hear the songs in passing or get super bored one night, idk who can really say. but yeah christianity typically puts me off of music (speaking as a very jewish bitch) although there are notable exceptions in the cases of thomas rhett and the driver era. i'm just not attached to hayley enough to be like ehhh this doesnt matter. does that make sense

FAVORITE HIMBO PLEASE HGSDFGDFGKLFGJ i dont follow him on twitter but i have seen some interviews of ross and rocky and tbh they're great i love the way ross speaks like i like his speech mannerisms and i like his FACE and HAIR and. yeah. i think hes pretty. and i think he and 5sos SHOULD collab i think that would be sexy as hell. can you imagine that. oh my god can you imagine a ross lynch/luke hemmings collab. i'm not even really talking to you anymore bella because i know you haven't listened to luke yet and don't have a stake in it but if anyone else is reading this long ass answer. ross & luke collab. okay im going to move on and not think about that now. but i probably won't see tde unless i get a job this semester because i'm trying to stop spending so much money on big indulgent things like concerts likeee i was in a really good habit of not spending that much and then suddenly i got paid for one summer and i was just goin Crazy and i need to dial it back. plus i wanna see ajr and noah kahan equally bad so like. i have to make some calls about priorities here. it's Much to think about

good luck to your eyes i'm sure your new glasses are hella cute tho!!! LOVE YOUUUUUUU

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HC: AMANDA ROLLINS OFFERING TO PLAY ELF FOR LIV'S AND NOAH'S CHRISTMAS

Amanda doesn't really wanna go home for christmas anyway, with all the hell her family has put her through, and Liv has been there for her through it all. Liv jokes about dressing up as female santa for noah and amanda is like "I have an elf costume from back when I used to help out at my church" or something like that and at first, Liv's like "oh Amanda I was kidding," and Amanda's like "no I know, but it could be fun, right? C'mon, I could hand out presents for Noah and maybe even bring Jesse over, give her someone to play with?" And like Liv lowkey knows that Amanda just wants someone to celebrate with and she cares about Amanda and also legit thinks it sounds like fun, so eventually she's like "yeah okay." Amanda's kind of rEALLY EXCITED but tries to downplay it. (She's always loved christmas and was getting really anxious about not having her family to celebrate with this year.)

So then on christmas eve, she brings Jesse over and Liv helps her put the presents she brought for Jesse under the tree (and one for Noah, ofc). Amanda also brought a lil present for Liv but she sneaks it under the tree later that night when Liv isn't in the living room. Also, Amanda doesn't know this, but before she showed up Liv stashed a few for Amanda under Noah's up against the tree trunk. 

Amanda sleeps on the couch, and when Liv wakes her up in the morning, she runs to the bathroom and puts on the elf costume. Liv then goes and gets Noah and Jesse, and Amanda puts on Christmas music and starts handing out presents. Noah is ripping into his presents and getting really stoked (he’s a kid at Christmas, of course he is) and Jesse is playing with her toys too, mostly after getting a little help opening them since she’s a baby. Amanda pulls out her present for Liv and Liv’s v shocked but touched and does her little laugh-cry thing when she opens it and hugs her thank you. Then Liv points out that there are a few presents still under the tree and she’s like “oh I know but Noah’s still got a few more to open, I figured I’d give them to him slowly,” and Noah rolls his eyes at her. Then Liv’s like “did you look at the name on all of them?” and she’s confused but checks and sure as shit, they’re for her. 

Amanda also laugh-cries and it’s really hard for her to hide how happy she is but she doesn’t really have to, and it’s very cute and Noah is trying to play with Jesse and Amanda just sort of... gets the heart eyes. 

So then when all the presents have been ripped open, Liv tells Noah to bring all his toys into his room and he starts on it. Liv and Amanda clean up the wrapping paper together and joke about random shit, and Amanda puts all of Jesse’s new toys in her bag except a few for her to play with in the car, but Liv invites her to stay for Christmas Dinner. 

“Are you sure?” Amanda asks. “We don’t wanna impose.” 

Liv nods at her and is like “I’m absolutely sure. I need a little help cooking anyway.”

And Amanda is just so Happy and Liv gets to see her being goofy and singing to Christmas music with the spatula and dancing and stuff, even grabbing Noah by the hands and spinning him around a little. 

There’s also a bit of mistletoe hanging in the entrance to the kitchen so Liv can smother Noah with kisses every time he hangs around too long under it (which is on purpose sometimes but shhhhhhhhh not it’s not, it’s just a rEALLY GOOD SPOT TO PLAY WITH HIS TOY CAR) and they have a really nice dinner and Amanda and Liv each pour a glass of wine after dinner because Jesse’s asleep and Noah’s playing quietly in his room and there’s still soft music playing. 

Amanda leans on the wall right under the mistletoe with her wine and thanks Liv sincerely for inviting her, because it was probably the best christmas she’s ever had that she can remember. Liv 100% returns the sentiment, and tells Amanda that it was more fun with her here. Amanda cracks a joke about how her company is in such high demand these days and Liv laughs, rolling her eyes and taking a sip of her wine. 

They’re both quiet for a minute, looking at maybe the tree or that fake fireplace program that plays christmas music on the 25th, when Liv finally points out that Amanda’s been standing under the mistletoe for awhile, and jokingly asks if Amanda’s got any toy cars she’s been dying to roll around over there, and Amanda laughs and tells Liv she knows where she’s standing but can hardly keep eye contact, so Liv in a really soft voice is like “is it cozy over there?” and Amanda is like “water’s fine” so Liv walks over and they kind of stand there for a second and Amanda looks away and takes a sip of wine because maybe she’s being stupid putting herself out there like this, but Liv isn’t looking away. So she looks back at Liv who like reaches back behind her to set her wine glass down and leans really really really slowly in, like she’s very not sure for a MILLION reasons and Amanda’s breathing really fast and finally gets impatient so she grabs Liv by the back of her neck and pulls her in for a kiss and Liv relaxes into her. Amanda’s back is still against the wall and Liv is wrapped partly around her and even when they stop kissing they don’t really pull away and they both start to whisper something along the lines of “you have no idea how long I’ve wanted to do that,” when Noah comes in and sees them and rolls his eyes and says “well it TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH.” And runs back to his room with the toy he’d come to grab from the living room and Amanda and Liv still don’t break apart, they just laugh and Liv rests her forehead on Amanda’s. 

How cute are they?