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orphicpoieses · 1 year ago

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The orphic blog

Hey and welcome to another episode of the orphic blog, where I ramble about anything and everything that's on my mind. If you like what you see, consider subscribing to my tag list because I cannot tell you when the next post will happen. 🙂

As many of you may have noticed: my native language is not English. It is German.

And maybe you have noticed that I have an Instagram-Account, where I post stuff irregularly.

Yes, I know, most people on Tumblr don't care for Instagram (legit), but I do, especially with my current Account. And since Instagram isn't much of a text-based platform, I will post my blog about this here, simply hoping people will read and understand.

For a little background:

I started Instagram on a regular basis in March 2018, where I joined the German Bookstagram Community. Blogging about books was always a hobby of mine, but I never wanted to be a professional blogger for publishers. I never wanted to have the pressure of having a deadline reading a book and writing an article. Reading was just an hobby and I don't want to make it a job.

But as it is with any niche within any social media app: People are very passionate about creating fancy stuff. In Germany we have a saying: "Höher, schneller, weiter." Higher, faster, farer.

See, I don't have that neat white rug or that perfect floor or bed, to take fancy photographs of these perfectly created bookish scenes. My lighting is bad and my photos don't look very professional. The effort I put into creating photos like this

it never really found an audience and I quit Instagram for a very long time. I simply hadn't the energy to create stunning photos every weekend, where I had to take all I wanted to photograph either outside or in another room, just that the lighting was decent.

After a while, around Summer 2021, I wanted to start a new Account, where the focus was on me and my person, rather than books and the perfect light. I started posting in English (because I wanted to international), talking about self-care, my life and writing. But soon enough, things got difficult again:

I felt like I am only copying the style from other people, Influencers I look up to. Like trying to be a person I am not.

And again, my account got quiet, just posting the photos I really thought about, mostly without a caption, because I don't know what to say.

Since the start of my new semester at Uni, I've met many people with social media accounts, running either full Instagram or even a YouTube Channel. Posting Insta-Stories isn't anything unusual anymore, since everyone does that. I feel like it is accepted that you host an account somewhere on the internet (maybe that's just the Computer Science department's mentality).

Now, that I am back at a community where shooting videos and creating content is more "normal", I kinda feel the urge to create again. But not only am I kinda lost in this space, I also don’t know which language I should use. I read and write in German, my native language. But I feel more comfortable talking in English. So, for video content, I would say English is my go to, but maybe creating stuff again in German will attract the right people since my work is down in German…? What are your opinions on that? (desperate for your advice here! Not kidding!)

But, as already mentioned: I still don't have the best base to create photos at home and I am not that outgoing that I could take photos every weekend on some trip somewhere (even though I would love to do so!).

I already figured that creating a story is sometimes easier than creating a post, but still I don't know what to talk about on a regular basis. Like, my life isn't that interesting? I don't live in a fancy town. I don't go partying all weekend. I don't have friends to do funny stuff with.

I am just a normal girl, living a boring life in a town, where nothing happens. I write fantasy stories and work for uni all day. There isn't much to say about me. I am not interesting.

But maybe that's exactly what's interesting, I don't know.

Maybe, I just start and trust the process.

Done is better than perfect.

I always tell other people to just start and it'll work out in the end, but I never trust myself and the challenges that I have to face. I doubt myself, especially in the creative, outgoing part. I am great at doing stuff privately, but I cannot stay open and out-and-about with stuff. I tend to back away from yelling into the world, that I am here.

I reach for the stars, while pushing the sky further away.

Having an aesthetic eye is nice, but it can drag you down in stuff like that. Wishing for the perfect photo will not help me create a post. Wanting to photograph something does and sometimes, if you look closely enough, you will realise that even the 3.5 million subscriber accounts once started with crooked photos and wanky cameras.

I need to remind myself of that. And posting that one reel that is in my opinion absolutely horrible was one step in that direction.

We live in a world, where one cannot speak freely without having to be afraid of people getting wildly mad at them because they like something, they don't like or say something they don't like.

We live in a world, where the intelligent have to dumb themselves down, so that the dumb won't feel harassed.

And as someone, who is a people pleaser, I am deadly afraid of creating a mob out there, may it be on Instagram or Tumblr, because my world view might be a little different.

In the end, I don't know if I every gain many followers, many people who want to listen to my words. Normally, people don't do. And that's okay, even if it is a little discouraging for me to see people visit my blogs, have a look and then vanish again, never to be seen again.

I want to talk about what fuels me: writing, computer science, communities, coziness and slow living.

But I don't know how.

I don't know how on neither Instagram, nor Tumblr.

And that's also why I am on a semi-hiatus at the moment. Because I feel lost in this community, where I want to participate, want to create, but feel like in a glass box, able to look outside, but no one can come in.

If you have come this far, please leave a message in the comments or reblog this and let me know what you think about the bubble every person on the internet sits in.

What are your go to methods to drag you out of a slump on any social media app? When you don't know what to create? Even though you have a full list of ideas?

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natalieglick · 1 year ago

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Week 2 - Post #1

I will be the first to admit that I spend too much time on social media. I do not post very often, in fact I rarely post social media, but I am an advid scroller.

When I wake up in the morning the first thing I do is check Snapchat. Sometimes I have a few chats to respond to from the night prior. But, it is mostly to send those streaks that Max Stossel was talking about. Actively making sure that I am doing my part to not let the streak die. I'm sure some of you reading can relate to this. I have streaks with people that I no longer talk to, but because the streak is so high, neither of us have let it die yet. Even though it is meaningless at this point to send blank pictures everyday to eachother to save a number when you wouldn't even consider them a friend. Hopefully that's not just me.

Even though I rarely post on social media, I spend most of my free time or right before bed seeing what everyone else is up to. Whenever I am bored or have free time, I find myself rotating between the same four apps. Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and TikTok. Max Stossel said it perfectly comparing social media to a "slot machine". Just like a slot machine, as you are scrolling you never know what you are going to see and that is what sucks us in. We fall down a rabbit hole because the content and entertainment is simply endless and it is different (for the most part) with every scroll. I can scroll on TikTok for hours because it never gets boring.

Having social media constantly available affects my life because rather than going out and doing things, spending time outside or being productive like Emma Rathbone talked about in her article "Before the Internet". If I did not have social media constantly available I think I would read a lot more and take more walks. I would spend more time on self care and focusing on myself. Instead, I find myself glued to my screen unable to get off social media. 15 more minuites turns into 3 more hours very quickly.

I cannot think of a specific time where I didn't have access to social media for an extended period of time. Other than maybe in an airplane. However, I don't think not having social media available is the issue, I think the issue atleast for me is not being able to see who is texting me or if someone texted me and missing out on that. There have been times in my life where I know that I have just been itching to be able to check my phone when I can't just to see what is going on or what I have missed.

I am also guilty of comparing myself and my life to those who I see on social media. Whether it is outfits, body types, hair styles, lifestyles, location. Anything you can compare, you name it, and I have most likely compared my life in some kinda way to what I see on social media. Mostly negative thoughts as I am usually wishing I looked like the person on my screen or was living their life rather than my own. Even if I know deep down that those pictures are editing in some way.

A quote that stuck with me from Max Stossel's video is, "social media is not real life but there are real human beings behind the screen". People post on social media what they want everyone else to see. They are not going to post when they are having a bad day or a bad photo of themselves or when they are just sitting at home. They post what they know other people will be "jealous over" and wish they were experiencing. It is important to remember that realy human beings like me and you are behind the post. Even influencers do not live the perfect lives they seem to be because of what they post on social media.

To wrap all of this up, I think this blog is a great way to be more intentional with my use of technology, I think this is a perfect way to start being more intentional on social media. Technology should be used to learn rather than constantly comparing yourself to others. I also think it is important to be as real as possible on social media because no one is perfect. I also will admit that I can cut back on how much I scroll and TikTok and starting readling more. I think that we often take social media for granted as a constant source of communication and entertainment, rather than living in the moment. Put your phone down, make some memories and enjoy life away from a screen.

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snailingtalks · 8 months ago

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Do what you love

The way I see this thing changed a lot in the past year. Or even in the past month.

I was a happy person, who naturally had to do things I didn’t like or want to do, but I always was able to do what I want as well — to draw after I finish my homework, to read books in the evening, or watch anime, or go to jewelry classes and make ceramics at home after work. I’ve always had opportunities to do anything I wish — and I was used to it. And when the pandemic hit I was not upset at all because I could spend the time I used to spend on the way to the office and back on my own projects and hobbies, on the things I love.

But then…

The war started — and all my dreams and plans and hopes and habits were ruined in an instant, and after the series of events I ended up in entirely different place, where I can not do creative things that I used to do for years. All I wanted to do was implossible here. And I was stuck with the boring work that I hated.

At some point I found myself absolutely unable to focus on my tasks — like, my attention span was shorter than a tiktok video, I struggled with filling in even a short form (I was working with documents a lot). I was distracted by literally everything, from my phone to the sounds behind my window, and the fact that I’m working from home didn’t help at all — I did anything possible but not work. And I felt as crap.

Should I even mention that I didn’t have any energy even to go buy groceries? I spent weekends watching dramas and even not remembering what I’ve watched.

But at the same point I’ve started to get less paperwork and my priorities changed — I’ve returned to working on a project that I’m really interested in — and guess what — my ability to focus ✨magically✨ reappeared, and last week I worked for 7-9 hours a day almost without distractions — though my environment or schedule or anything else didn’t change. It was just the interesting vs important but boring staff I have to do. That’s all. And still, it feels like my condition changed radically.

So lately I was thinking about all this a lot — I’ve never noticed how important is it to at least like your work. No, of course I knew that to like what you do is better than to hate it — but it never crossed my mind how much it can influence my energy levels.

So. What I wanted to say. For everyone who read this — try to do more of what you like to do! Not just think tat it’s important, but what you feel good doing, even if others think it’s silly (i’m working on a language learning app now, and it’s obviously much less important than making an accounting system (especially in a tiny country where accountants still do everything manually and need some good software), but it’s way more joyful for me, so I’ll do that silly little language learning app!). That’s it.

#just my thoughts #nobody will read it anyways #how my brain works #still life #work from home #language learning

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instagram-bio · 1 year ago

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Increase Followers On Instagram

Will an attractive bio help to increase followers on Instagram? Where do we get an attractive Instagram bio for our social account profiles to increase followers on Instagram or other sites? Usually, you can see that every Instagram user has a unique bio to increase the number of followers. Everyone wants to become famous on social media sites, whether on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, or any other video site. We are talking about Instagram Bio, so will that increase followers on Instagram when we update the bio on it?

What is Instagram?

Instagram is an application or website to connect. In simple language, Instagram is a social connector or a social media site where we can chat, message, post reels, videos, and many others.

Instagram is just like WhatsApp, where you can send messages, make reels, post daily statuses, add new stories, etc. But the main difference is that you can post regularly and check your posts for the future, while in WhatsApp, you can’t.

Some years ago, most people used WhatsApp to communicate better from home with their relatives and friends. But now, due to the advancement of internet usage or getting bored with WhatsApp, some requirements still need to be fulfilled by it. The main reason for gaining popularity among the audience is that content creators wanted any app that set the platform like TikTok when TikTok was banned. TikTok is a similar application to Instagram.

When TikTok was banned, Instagram started a reel feature for content creators or influencers. You all know about TikTok, the famous app where many influencers or content creators are popular by making reels like short videos, but it was banned in 2019. So, they use the famous app “Instagram,” to upload reels and make videos.

Here, it gains popularity and makes a better choice for every user. On Instagram, there is a profile option where users can attractively add their bio to increase the followers of their accounts. The role of an attractive bio is to gain popularity and define what you are capable of or your hobbies to increase the followers in your account.

How To Download Instagram

It’s a popular application and social media site you can download from the Google Play Store. You can easily find it on the Google Play Store. In that application, you can create your Instagram account for personal or professional use. You need to update all your information like Name, DOB, Email, Phone, etc. You can read blogs on how to create an Instagram Account if you don’t know. After creating an account you need to fill in the information including the bio to increase followers on Instagram.

On Instagram, you will get lots of features but with limits. In that case, you use Insta Pro applications with more advanced options than normal ones. You can learn about Instagram Pro before downloading it. Also, you need to install it through the APK file. So you need Insta Pro APK Download to run on your mobile.

What Is Instagram Bio?

Now, we will talk about the Biography part. When you open an account on Instagram, you need to update your profile to get more profiles. And you will find a section on Instagram called “Your Bio.” In that section, you must write some words about yourself that define your account information.

If we talk about increasing followers with the help of a bio, we will say yes. Bio will help to increase followers on Instagram, but your account should have more content regularly. The more attractiveness in your bio profile or Instagram account increases, the more followers towards your account or can say activeness too. They are only active accounts if you regularly update content or videos. If we talk about attractiveness, it all depends on how you add an attractive Insta bio profile, either in your personal ID or professional ID.

Today, many social media content creators or influencers want an app that provides the facility to make reels, add attractive bios on their profiles, regularly post statuses, newly added posts, etc., to increase their popularity among the audience. When you add an attractive bio to your account, it depends on what you write in your bio.

The bio you added tells about what you are capable of and what type of content you provide. When any follower reads your bio and sees that you provide the exact content you wrote in your bio, it will help increase followers on Instagram.

Why We Need an Attractive Instagram Bio?

Whenever any person can see the account of another person on Instagram, the first impression goes on the bio profile of that person’s account. Any followers can see only the bio of your account; they can’t see or scroll down the account, so you need to add an attractive bio to your account. This short section of text is often the first impression you make on your potential followers.

Usually, there are countless posts on every account user, but your bio captures the followers through it and defines who you are or what your brand represents in seconds. So, when you craft your bio, you focus on highlighting your unique qualities, passions, or content you provide them.

In the celebrities’ bio, we see that their bio would describe their identity and capabilities. In their bio, it would describe what type of work they do and also about their hobbies and what they like. So many people follow them due to their bio editing. You can also increase followers on Instagram by adding these bios to your account.

What Makes Bio More Attractive To Add Instagram User’s Profiles?

When discussing how to increase followers on Instagram through attractive bio, you should know what types of bio are more attractive. There are many ways to make an attractive bio, like limiting words, adding emojis, using hashtags or keywords, and telling about what brand you provide to your followers.

To increase followers on Instagram, you need to add all these items in your bio to make it more attractive and to increase your followers in your Instagram account. We can discuss some points to choose which bio is best for you. Here are some points:-

Limited Characters Of Words With Keywords:

In adding any bio to your profile, you can make sure that the characters of words are limited so it does not look lengthier, and also add some keywords in your bio. Your username should ideally reflect your name or brand, making finding and remembering users easier.

When reading or seeing your bio, every follower can’t get bored. It may impact on decreasing followers in your. So, when you can write your bio or copy any bio from the website, make sure that the text length of the characters is fewer because it may increase followers on Instagram. The shorter the bio, the more impactful it will be and increase the followers towards your account.

Introducing what type of brand or identity you must provide for users is much more dependable on the keywords added to your bio. If you are a fitness enthusiast, including keywords like fitness, health, and wellness can attract users towards you.

To cover all related points, we provide some attractive bios that you need and that you can easily add to your profile. On our website, you can copy any Instagram bio according to you or what you need. We have more bios in which keywords and limited word characters are written, which you can add to your profile.

Adding Emojis And Symbols:

The followers are attracted when you can add some emojis and symbols. Nowadays, we can get professional or personal things emojis. Emojis can add a touch of personality and playfulness to your bio, which helps to increase your followers on Instagram. So you can add them to your bio with fewer characters.

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bestonlinemarketingcompany · 1 year ago

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What are Facebook Reels?

Facebook launched Reels in the US first in September 2021, then globally in February 2022. This move is Facebook’s response to the growing popularity of TikTok, which, if you don’t already know, is a short-form video content platform. TikTok has grown drastically, especially among younger demographics, which is why it’s become a popular marketing platform, specifically for influencer marketing.

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Facebook Reels are similar to TikTok videos, where you create engaging short clips to attract your audience. They have a time limit of 90 seconds and have editing tools and elements that make video creation easy for everyone.

Short videos on social media platforms aren’t going away anytime soon. Many users favor them over long-form videos since a lot of people don’t have the time or attention span to finish hours-long content.

So, if you want to keep up with the competition and improve your social media game, you have to incorporate Reels into your strategy. By using Facebook Reels, you’ll be able to satisfy your audience’s need for content that’s fun, engaging, and easy to consume.

Why Should Brands Prioritize Facebook Reels?

1. Reels Are Highly Engaging

The high success rate of TikTok is one of the reasons Facebook and Instagram launched Reels. Nowadays, people prefer video content over articles and images because they’re easy to digest. Additionally, videos allow you to be more funny and interactive, which encourages people to engage with your content.

2. Increases Your Brands Discoverability

When you use Facebook Reels, users can easily discover your content. Facebook shows your Reels in the user’s Feeds, and they can view your content even if they aren’t following your profile. So when you use Reels, you can reach out to newer audiences and find potential customers for your brand.

3. Helps You Stay on Top of Trends

You can take any social media app and find them completely filled with trends. Everyone who wants to gain fame on social media apps must definitely include trends in their content strategy. You must follow the latest trends to promote your brand on social media apps.

Since trends are known to most audiences on the apps, incorporating them into your content allows you to create content that is relevant to your audiences. This encourages their interaction with your content. When marketing on Facebook, you can find the latest trends on Reels easily.

4. Helps you Stay Ahead of the Competition

With the number of brands drastically increasing in recent years, it has become challenging for them to keep up with the growing competition. This is where Facebook Reels will help you out. You already know that Reels are highly engaging and have a broad reach on the platform, which will help with your brand’s popularity. This way, you can build a solid online presence for your brand.

A brand with an excellent online presence can easily grow on any social media platform and stay ahead of the competition. For example, if you want to market your brand on TikTok, having a solid online presence will also help you easily attract TikTok audiences.

5. Effective Promotion of Your Products

When you opt for Facebook Reels, you get to use your creativity to its fullest. This way, your promotional content will not bore your audience, and they will enjoy watching it.

For example, you can use Reels to creatively show how your products can be used by them or give a few tips on using your products. By doing so, you can engage your audience and promote your content more effectively. The more creative your Reels are, the more audience you can convert to customers.

6. Helps Your Brand Grow on Other Social Media Apps

Every marketer wishes to promote their brand on as many social media platforms as possible. By doing so, your brand’s growth will be massive. Using Facebook Reels, you can grow on other platforms as well.

Many people share their TikTok and Instagram Reels as Facebook Reels. This way, you attract an audience from Facebook to visit your profile on other social media apps as well. So, suppose you want to grow your TikTok profile, you can always cross-promote your content on Facebook Reels and get a broader reach for your content.

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stapap · 2 years ago

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Let's Be Real

"Are you on BeReal? You can post real photos to real friends," a student suggested. "With BeReal, you can express yourself authentically and connect with others without feeling that they judge you," the student continued. Due to the fact that I don't post "fake images to fake friends," I didn't need to "be real," but what the heck? I just joined to see what Gen Zs love about it. I don't get why we have to take (usually) unflattering selfies in front of closets, walls, and desks.

Authenticity and individuality are big things for Generation Z. BeReal encourages users to be vulnerable and build meaningful connections through features like journaling, anonymous sharing, and personal growth challenges. The app also provides a safe space for users to talk about their emotions and thoughts due to its focus on mental health and self-care. This makes BeReal's impact on this demographic palpable. BeReal resonates with Gen Z's values and beliefs because it's about being true to yourself, embracing your uniqueness, and rejecting societal pressure to conform. Young people are encouraged to live their lives with purpose, pursue their passions and dreams, and to be unapologetically themselves by this movement. Not to sound too judgmental, but we are talking about the same generation that idolized personas on Instagram and Tik Tok with all of their "bad habits" to filter, edit, crop, and post content to gather likes and monetize "fun".

Does this mean all social media apps post fake stuff? Well... No, all other social media apps don't (always) post fake content. Some users may feel pressured to present an idealized or curated version of themselves, rather than allowing authenticity and vulnerability. Unlike other social media sites, BeReal focuses on genuine self-expression and connection, while other platforms might emphasize likes, followers, and curated online personalities. That being said, the use of social media is subjective and everyone experiences it differently.

My previous article questioned the copycat culture of social media. Most of the content "creators" try to either copy a successful dance/challenge or comment on other people's videos. I find it utterly boring and non-creative, but apparently, joining such trends brings followers and eventually income. This is why it is critical to encourage creativity and originality by recognizing and rewarding original content that goes beyond simply replicating trends. For now, BeReal doesn't seem to be a platform to monetize content, but give it time. Originally Instagram was about capturing the moment, but now it's the land of whateverness.

Even though I'm not saying anything novel, it's helpful to identify why social media users copy each other. In the first place, it's because of social comparison. On social media, people can compare their success, popularity, or appearance to others'. To fit in or feel better about themselves, people can imitate other people's behavior, posts, or styles. In addition, there's the infamous influencer culture. The rise of social media influencers has made copying others a common behavior, as individuals aim to emulate the lifestyles, aesthetics, and behavior of popular individuals. Another factor that contributes to people replicating trends is FOMO. Ther Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) can also lead users to imitate others on social media, as they want to keep up with the experiences that others are sharing. In some cases, individuals may not have the creativity or originality to come up with their own content, leading them to copy others. Last but not least, copying others on social media is also a way to feel validated. This is because they may feel that they will receive more likes, comments, or followers if they imitate popular trends or behaviors.

It's pertinent to note that while copying others on social media can provide temporary validation or a sense of fitting in, it can also contribute to negative feelings such as low self-esteem and a lack of individuality. Copying others could lead to feelings of inadequacy when one's own accomplishments don't measure up to those of others. It could also lead to feelings of being inauthentic and not true to oneself, which can further contribute to a lack of self-confidence.

This is why I find BeReal so boring and intriguing at the same time. Since individuals want to express themselves on social media, it's far better to express their authentic selves and find their own voices. Even better if we can communicate outside of social media.

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king-litchi · 4 years ago

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Picture source : @Mnine5 (Meijo) in Twitter

Note : actually, it’s not a request but I was bored and I wondered « what kind of person would the SNK characters on the social medias be » - soo here we go

Sorry for my english…I am french and I still learning - please forgive me and protect your eyes 🤧

Warning : (12+) social media can be dangerous

SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN ON SOCIAL MEDIA 💥

Eren

Instagram : friends, family, abs, outfits, travel….king of instagram, super popular on instagram, everyone follow him but he only follows his friends and instagram he finds interesting, over time it has become an influence, Eren has like a million followers on Insta @IamErenJaeger

Snapchat : « who has a netflix account ? » in story, selfies with friends at all kinds of events, often takes pictures of Mikasa and Armin by surprise, never puts a filter on for him or for the people he snaps, everyone can watch his story and comment (public baby), already received nudes… @ErenJaegeeer

Whatsapp : he is in all group discussions but rarely answers, when he answers it is surely because the conversation becomes funny or because they talk about Jean and then it degenerates (when too far between Eren and Jean everyone leaves the group and they end up « wait…everyone is gone…? ») and a new groupe is created but the fight starts again (others are like « here we go again » )

Twitter : can easily get upset in a debate, is not afraid to say what he thinks, it is blocked by a lot of people (please take away his twitter), has a large fanbase : Jaegerist (@CaptainFlochForster is the leader fanbase…best to avoid them.) it’s very simple : either you’re wrong or you’re not right @ErenJaeger

Tumblr : He is not really known on tumblr, follow only his friends and is followed only by his friends. Does a lot of reblog tumblr he likes and post a lot kind of sick jokes like « What is the only dog you can eat? - A Hot Dog » (20 followers…)

Armin

Instagram : sharing photos of his travels around the world, a lot of ocean scenery, monuments like the Eifel Tower, does not put a photo of him or his friends, his instagram is public to share his beautiful photos with the world (2,5K followers) @ArminVibe

Twitter : Sharing conspiracy theories with other twittos, if by misfortune a conspiracy ends up in TT you can be sure that it will tweet all evening, twitter reveals its dark side, It can deal with all subjects and he’s gonna take his time to make you understand that you’re WRONG @ArminArlett

Snapchat : he doesn’t know why he has a snapchat, if you send him a snap photo he will just look without answering but if you start a discussion he will probably lose your message if you have not recorded (his fault, but he really does not do it on purpose, he does not really drag on this social media)

Whatsapp : quite active on whatsapp, in groups it is the one that stays the longest active, uses a correct grammar, always has time for someone who needs to talk (a colossal heart…)

Tumblr : very popular on tumblr with his famous landscape photos, he also likes to share theories with whoever wants it, has created a discussion group of which Erwin and Hanji are part (these three are often found in several discussion groups…), is subscribed to Annie

Mikasa

Instagram : her account is private (like most of his social medias) if she does not know you be sure that she will never accept a subscription request (and she receives a lot of subscription requests), sometimes post photos of Eren and her, sometimes with Armin and a picture with the whole group together, has maximum 5 publications and has maximum 100 subscriptions and she subscribes to only 25 people (who are they?) and her favorite girl’s band @MikasaAckerman

Twitter : is fan of girl’s band, a twitter just to follow their news, she has already been on top tweet (never knew why and honestly she doesn’t care), her account is totally private but she receives a lot of follow requests (she declines) @MikasaAckerman

Snapchat : does not do a lot of selfie but she likes cute filters, often does black snap with dark quotes « the sun always shines after a dark night » , tends to reply 2 days after being sent a snap (🤡) yet she makes the flames with Eren (already 834 flames) so she just ignores snaps

Whatsapp : she is in full of group discussions, but always reads without answering (”Read”), she often ends up leaving the discussion groups (but there is always someone to add her to the group, often Sasha)

Tumblr : has a fake account, by the way she is super popular, she posts her covers of her favorite songs @Mikasong (fucking great voice), already has a small community

Reiner

Instagram : is totally subscribed to Emily Ratajkowski (but who is not?), was the first happy to know that the likes are hidden, kind to like a lot of ass and body fitness (…<.<) it’s sure Historia blocked him (probably deserved) @ReinerBraun

Twitter : profile photo of a football player, often mentions his friends, and ALWAYS mentions Conny for challenges « Dare or not to ring your neighbor’s door at 3:00am and ask him for sugar », the kind to tweets like « Nicki Minaj or Cardi b ? » @ReinerTheBigBrother

Snapchat : You see this guy who makes a lot of views on snap and who everyone asks for publicity? Yes, it’s Reiner. Become master of the screenshot (already found himself in a complicated situation because of it…this awkward moment where you catch something you shouldn’t capture…), also receives nudes (btw 🤡) he never watches stories @ReineerGg

Whatsapp : he often ends up being ejected from discussion groups for his dubious humour and is often the victim of Ymir’s blackmail (screenshots can be fatal…)

Tumblr : he doesn’t even know what it’s for

Bertholdt

Instagram : has two instagram accounts, the first is his real account, he only follows his friends and is only followed by his friends and the second is a (secret) fan account on Annie Leonhart @fannie-kickass

Snapchat : goes selfie on occasions like birthdays (party) or when he is with friends, likes animal filters, snap everyone and without warning, during the evenings with friends he often finds himself in the snap of everyone without his knowledge and discovers him the next day (sleeper pose) @Berth5

Whatsapp : the kind of person to share a lot of petitions like « Hi, Nolan still needs 300,000 signatures to be able to convince his parents to buy him ps5 » (he can’t refuse to share when asked…colossal heart - like Armin <.<), calm in group discussions (is not the type to get involved in an argument, always remains neutral when the situation degenerates), he often speaks with Reiner privately and gives him advice on how to approach Annie - but by the time he decided to send a message to Annie, she had already deleted the application… (legend says he’s still waiting for an answer)

Twitter : if you identify him in a tweet, it will probably not read it but will still like it (why not), he does definitely part of the commentators of entertainment shows or sports matches @Bertholdt

Tumblr : hesitates to create a tumblr but does not really know what he could talk about

Annie

Instagram : shares his training and does not hesitate to make demonstrations of his techniques, is quite popular on instagram, to a lot of publication, post a photo with his father just after each victory with a caption « It is God who gives » ; already has a good community (320K followers), account is certified

Snapchat : never goes on his account, totally professional use, it is his father who manages his snapchat to post in story the videos her training and his official matches with the caption « Little Rocky 🔥 »

Whatsapp : it ended up deleting the app because too much discussion that ends in spam (it will be for a next time Berth)

Tumblr : her little cocoon where she can be herself, the only social media that has her interest, her tumblr is dedicated to the cat, she is a fan @Kitty-Catnnie , the only person in the group to know her tumblr is Armin with whom she sometimes chat

Twitter : She is still on top tweet despite her « Mikasa vs Annie, who wins ??? », she never tweet but retweet a lot of things especially those of Conny, it happens to like the tweets of commentator Jean

Jean

Instagram : if you want to see his account you must first subscribe, generally accept all requests, send quite a lot of DM like « you wouldn’t have a bandage because I hurt myself by falling in love with you » sometimes succeeds other times it ends blocked ( or screenshots that end up on Twitter) @JeanOfficiel

Snapchat : He was blocked by Mikasa and Eren (not for the same reasons), made the flames with everyone (but the most with Marco), has already tried to snap Mikasa in secret (it is caught in the act), loves selfies @Ihateeren

Whatsapp : the kind who doesn’t look to whom he sends a message and always has the wrong discussion, so becomes panicked « DONT READ!!! » accidentally already sent a nude in a group discussion (unfortunately screenshots have been made) Eren laughed about this story for several months like « How is Jeanbo doing ? He’s grown up since last time? » (he doesn’t talk about Jean…you know…)

Tumblr : he created a popular mini series on tumblr « You prefer…? » and also « If you were… » (the concept is very cool and we can do it with all the subjects), made a lot reblog, reblog ALL covers of Mikasa

Twitter : has been blocked by half of the tweetos sphere after several heated debates, is one of the people who comment on the shows mainly reality TV (he does it with passion) « SANDRA LEAVES WITH ANTONIO W/O MONEY !!!! IT’S A FUCKIIIING JOKE ?????!!!!! #TheVillaOfBrokenHeart2 » or « I’m the only one who hates Mike ? #MonacoShore » , it’s that kind of tweet that Annie likes) @JeanKirschtein

Marco

Instagram : accepts only requests from friends, his account is private, sharing small moments of his life with friends and families, use many hashtag like #AllThatGlittersIsNotGoldEvenJean (but nobody understands what he means)

Snapchat : often comments his friends’ stories, is the kind to come talk to you if you put a dark snap like « cruel world »

Whatsapp : often receives private messages like « Marco, are you there? » it always ends in long discussions (« The confidant ») he knows how to find the right words, it is active and always “available” if someone needs it

Twitter : always makes Jean’s defense on twitter, the kind of person to be part of a fanbase (like HarryPotter), uses hastag LGBT+

Tumblr : super popular on tumblr, he makes headcanons and screenplays of his favorite books, series and movies, has a preference for Yaoi but he can make any request (2K followers) @HalfMan

Conny

Instagram : very very popular on instagram thanks to his account with Sacha where they share their farce and does not hesitate to challenge, they post the pranks they make to their friends (1M followers) they are not yet certified @TwoDummies , he has a second private account : with just family and friends (arround 55 followers) @hismotherson

Snapchat : the kind of person who does a snap at 2H00 of the mat « who for the flames », has a lot of snap discussions, always makes stories that ends badly like « I’m going to ride a bike » and in his last snap he ends up in emergency… (true story)

Whatsapp : has an unimaginable number of “caption this” for ALL situations, it sometimes created discussion groups (it’s just that it prepares a stupidity) otherwise is not super active but will always answer if it has a message

Twitter : clash with everyone « Your mother was pregnant for 9 months of your big head but you can’t stand a joke ? SHAME » (blocked), king of challenges, makes all the challenges where it is mentioned, retweet all the « Dare or not… » of Reiner, uses a lot of abbreviation, he invented a lot of hastag like #AlphaLevi and people have fun with his hastag

Tumblr : his more than empty tumblr, has no profile photo, and compulsive liker, it’s literally a fake account for liking funny things @JustConny

Sasha

Instagram : receives many comments under the photos of his joint account with Conny like « POTAETOS GIRL WE LOVE U » and « POTAETOS POWER », often pranks and ends up in the account, has a second private instafood account and also post photos with Nikolo @MadamePatate

Snapchat : oh my dear, he gets into a lot of trouble (funny drama) so stay connected for his “Storytime” evenings (we often hear Ymir commenting in the background with sarcasm and Conny’s laugh)

Whatsapp : the kind of person to send in a « bbiad » discussion (I’ll be back in a bit) and never come back in the discussion, written in abbreviation, loves group conversations

Twitter : has disabled twitter because of a "caption” that Conny posted on it (potaetos girl exists thanks to a tweet) but there reactivated a week later, tweets like a dramaqueen « WHAAAAT @netflix SEASON TWO IS COMING OUT TOMORROW BUT NOT TODAY ???? WHYYYYYYYYY ! I’m never gonna be able to wait till tomorrow to eat my popcorns frkrkellelrlrl BUY ME POPCORNS NETFLIX BUUUY », has already been on top tweet #potatoesgirl

Tumblr : victim of her reputation even on tumblr, reblog a lot of post food and potential future challenges from Conny, often finds “caption this” with her face and always reacts with a more than dramatic surprise « SHIT AGAIN ??! »

Historia

Instagram : receives a lot of DM from people she doesn’t know, never accept them, like all the photos of her friends, you can see her insta only if you subscribe…(15K followers) @RealHistoria

Snapchat : renames all her friends by cute nicknames, the kind that snaps the place where she is or her food with a « have a nice day », queen of selfie, likes the filters

Whatsapp : uses a lot of emoji, hearts have become a punctuation, in group discussions she often comments « Ymir !! » after a sarcastic comment, tries to temper when the situation becomes too stormy

Twitter : avoids twitter like the plague, has disabled her account, reactivates it on occasions before losing interest once again, in fact her account is a fake where she is named @christaLenz

Tumblr : pretty active, committed LGBT+ activist, reblog testimonials, lots of likes, reblog Mikasa covers a.k.a Mikasong

Ymir

Instagram : a lot of photos of Historia (it looks like a fan account), often comments the photos of her friends (unfortunately for them) @Ymir

Snapchat : a lot of selfie with Historia, if a fight or something awkward happens in front of her she will be the first to make a snap (and no scruple to put it in her story), if Reiner is the King of awkward screenshots then she is the Queen for INTENTIONAL screenshots, her memories are filled with compromising photos on EVERYONE

Whatsapp : Do you remember the screenshots on snap? Well it is on Whatsapp that they find their usefulness. Can send them to a discussion group as if nothing had happened but her specialty is a service for her silence (yes blackmail) it’s never anything bad, but enough to piss off the victim (who is often Reiner)

Tumblr : forgot her password and honestly she doesn’t want to find it, why did she tumblr ?

Twitter : she is often upset about debates, often sarcastic in her retweets, « Caption This », always the last word, she is very popular on Twitter, she’s already been on top tweet (because a drama with her identity) @LadyYmir

Levi

Instagram : does not really look at his newsline, Instagram in black and white and very orderly (#GrandArt), his account is public but no one can comment on his photos @LeviAckerman

Snapchat : a block Hanji (too many snap video that turned into spam), to rename all his contacts by nicknames like « Brat Number one », « Brat Number 2 » (etc.) and Zeke « shithead » nothing abnormal, It has already posted a snap of his head in front camera (had not done it on purpose) deleted after realizing…(especially after receiving plenty of notifications), he and Zeke attack each other by proxy story (no one understands…but it’s funny to read)

Whatsapp : is always “offline” or “busy” but will always respond if sent a message, probably blocked Zeke on all social medias

Tumblr : shares his passion for tea and cleanliness, loves the healthy atmosphere of tumblr, has quite a fan, reblog and subscribes to Armin @TeaWithLevi

Twitter : Tweet by accident (in the pocket >.<) like « jf’dyt’rimsjrdy’yfgi » but other thant he almost never tweets, but when he does it is to complain or creepy « today I learned that a lollipop breaks easily like the legs of a clown » (…we don’t want understand), he’s already been on top tweet with the #AlphaLevi like « #AlphaLevi can surround his ennemies. Alone. » ; « #AlphaLevi makes the onions cry » ; « #AlphaLevi can go up downstairs » (we thank Conny for this hashtag) @LeviAckerman

Hanji

Instagram : honestly if you want to do a search on someone you have to check with Hanji, FBI of the net (”the stalker”), its account is public : post photos with Levi (who has to be taken by surprise) mentions everyone on its posts, photo with Moblit during their experiences (like “Break”), its instagram looks cool @OfficerZoe

Snapchat : snap often its scientific experiments (and other) and we always hear Moblit screaming in the background « Hanji-san! Back ! » , they like to comment on the stories of Levi and Zeke, already tried to make the flames with Levi and Erwin (tried without success)

Whatsapp : spends its time doing focus groups before it degenerates, its favorite pairs are Eren/ Jean and Levi/ Zeke but never has a battery

Tumblr : strangely its tumblr is very serious, they share its hypotheses and theories on scientific subjects, they talk about its experiences and future scientific experiments, they post the results of its research, has its own focus group (Erwin is one of them) @DrHZoe

Twitter : @Dr.troublegirl everything is in the pseudo, will accumulate and then become spectator of a massacre, his catchphrase is « you’re implying… »

Erwin

Instagram : it is very orderly and pleasant to look at, post works of art that crosses his path, does not often check his actuality but when he does it everyone is happy…(always the little comment that makes a good mood and a little like)

Snapchat : his story is public but only his “friends” can comment, snap his visits to the museum and snap a lot the streetart but is not really active when he makes “snap discussion” @Eyebrow (account created by Hanji…)

Whatsapp : uses impeccable punctuation and grammar, often discusses with Armin on intellectual topics and confronts their assumption he is the only one who is not part of a discussion group with ALL the characters (just a few groups like Hanji/Levi/Mike), from time to time he receives family photos of Niail and talks about old times

Twitter : activist totally committed to good causes ( #blacklivesmatter) (#justicepourAdama ), retweet the political news, has already tweeted with the #AlphaLevi @ErwinSmitt

Tumblr : pretty active, post on subjects that fascinate him (like history), his tumblr is very interesting and orderly, proposes developed theories and some people (students like Conny) go there to find answers to their homework… @Sasageyo

Zeke / Sieg

Instagram : created an insta to talk with Eren but he got blocked after commenting on one of his photos « Beautiful sweetren, you grow up day by day, signed your beloved brother » didn’t understand why he couldn’t see his instagram after that ; his instagram is very neat : instafood & instabook but doesn’t have many followers because his instagram account is private (like 150 follower) @ZekeJaerger

Snapchat : made stories to address to Eren instead of sending him directly in private (didn’t really understand the concept) that’s how to start the attacks between him and Levi, Eren ended up deleting the app to him

Whatsapp : uses impeccable grammar (also blocked Livai on all its social medias), tends to read without answering « Read since two days »

Twitter : tweets like « I am now on twitter. » or « Good Morning Twitter. » and lots of « Join me on Candy Crush » , he also likes to comment on his favorite culinary shows with a lot hastag, honestly he is one of the people who blocked Eren on Twitter but does not really assume it « What ? Weird…I must have hit the wrong button… » yes of course… @ZekeJaeger

Tumblr : reblog Erwin’s posts which he finds very interesting, to himself his own theories which he confronts with Erwin in discussion groups, is part of a quite popular team on tumblr “GenshiKyojin”, (with leader Eren Kruger) #uses #too #much #hastag (#like #me) @KemenoNoKyojin

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stylesluxx · 4 years ago

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tiktok – h.styles

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summary: in which y/n and harry do a tiktok dance | previous part | next part

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"Ugh, I can't keep living like this," Harry mumbled and started fake crying, his head in his hands.

"H, are you kidding?" You laughed and pulled his hands away from his face.

"This quarantine has gone on for too long. I need to see the beach again," He whined.

"I'm sure you can go on YouTube and find some beach sounds. Go put on some trunks," You teased him.

"Haha."

"Oh come on, H. It's not too bad. Come, watch TikToks with me."

"How old are we?" He questioned and gave you a face.

"Fine, stay bored," You shrugged.

You clicked on the app and watched the first video that popped up. And of course, it was a video to Harry's song, Watermelon Sugar. You watched it and saw how they would record themselves before and after getting high.

"Someone's a bad influence," You sang and scrolled to the next video as Harry scoffed.

Though he turned his body away from you, you could see his heard turn around to look at your phone.

You kept scrolling until you saw a video of a girl dancing. It looked like a fairly easy dance and despite it being so basic it had 6.6 million views.

"Oooh, I wanna do that one!" Harry blurted out and moved closer to you.

"How old are we?" You mocked him and playfully rolled your eyes.

"Are you gonna do it with me or wha'?" He huffed and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Okay okay," You nodded.

You got off the bed and set the phone on the minimalistic bookshelf in your bedroom. Harry came beside you and you guys watched the video a couple of times before trying the dance out.

"H, babe, that's not how you do it," You laughed as he tried to hit the "Woah."

"Well, you do it then. Since you got your TikTok degree," He huffed and plopped on the bed.

"Okay," You shrugged and started to record. You danced perfectly first try and turned to look at Harry with a smug expression. "See, not too difficult."

He rolled his eyes and stood up so you could teach him and he eventually got the hang of it after a little trial and error."How did you learn that so quickly?" He asked as you both sat on the bed.

"I make TikToks all the time, I just never post them or show them to you," You shrugged as you watched the video your two had just finished.

"When do you have the time to do this?" He asked. "We're together all the time."

"When you go down for your 11:00 nap," You giggled as your finger hovered over the button that would draft the video.

"Um, excuse me... what do you think you're doing?" He scoffed and looked at you with a raised eyebrow.

"What H?"

"Post it. Are you ashamed of me or something?" He asked and you rolled your eyes and pushed him away.

"Get out of here, Clown," You smiled and shook your head.

"I'm serious, post it," He chuckled.

"Are you sure?"

"Do penguins fly?"

"...No."

"Okay, well you know what I meant. It's okay, maybe it'll keep the fans busy for a bit."

You nodded and thought of a caption before laughing and posting the video.

"'This is why One Direction didn't have any choreography,' really?" Harry asked you, making you laugh even harder. "So rude. I'm going to take my three o'clock nap."

"Okay, let me nap with you," You said and crawled under the covers. He laid beside you and pulled the covers up to his chest and kissed your cheek before dozing off.

You woke up to your phone ringing nonstop. You groaned and moved out of Harry's arms to grab the phone. You looked at the screen and your eyes went wide.

"H!" You gasped and shook him awake.

"Don't bother me unless you're making cupcakes, Y/N. You know the rules," He mumbled and tried to turn away.

"H, our video is blowing up," You said and put the phone in his face.

He opened his eyes and took the phone from your hands.

"Oh wow," He mumbled (poor baby was still tired) and sat up. "Why didn't you turn the notifications off?"

"I forgot to," You shrugged and opened your phone, going straight to the app. "We got a million views in six hours. Ugh, I love using you for clout," You teased.

"Can we go back to sleep now?" He asked and laid back down.

"Only if you make more with me?"

"I thought sleep was free in the world," He groaned and pulled you close to him. "Fine."

"Thank you, H," You smiled and kissed his chin.

"Mhm, now back to nap time."

[AN: hey guys! first, I want to say I’ve been shadow banned for so long and I think maybe people can see my posts now. secondly, so with everything going on at the moment, I wanted to write something really lighthearted. as a black woman, I know how tense and stressful everything is and I wanted to let everyone know it is okay to take a break from serious things. this has taken a toll on my mental health and I know it has for many other people. as long as you are being active (signing petition, sharing petitions, donating money, and/or going to protests) it’s okay to take a break. take time to relax]

#harry styles imagine #Harry Styles #harry styles oneshot #harry styles imagines #harry styles angst #stylesluxx

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mynameisvideovixen · 3 years ago

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I feel like ranting today.

The urban fashion world bores the FUCK outta me. Like everyone wants to do the same thing, appease the whole "baddie ig model" aesthetic & it’s boring. At this point I don’t even care if they bring back the 2000s style or not JUST DO SOMETHING CREATIVE!!!! You know it’s bad when the world would rather go on eBay to buy clothes than buy your clothes. And really it’s sad to see because black people were literally on top when it came to fashion & trends. How did we fall so hard from grace :(

Black people need to get off apps like tiktok & Twitter n such because they clearly don’t want us there. There are so many young black app developers that deserve a chance & want/need our support and we’re paying them dust because we keep giving our time and attention to something that doesn’t want it.

As much as I love 90s/00s music we need to let go & move on and let music evolve. Music is constantly changing & evolving and the sooner we expect that the better. Plus there so many dope artists that go unnoticed or is underground maybe if we start giving them attention then music will change for our liking.

Video vixens & big budget music videos need to come back. Music & music videos plays a big part of young people’s lives and young black girls need to see themselves as more then strippers & prostitute. And yes I know the 2000s did it as well but we’ve amplified it to 100 now. And once We bring video vixens back it’s gonna be more inclusive & diverse than ever before so every type of black girl can be seen.

Why do people think that just because we have technology that we’re not allowed or don’t want to have fun??? There’s no reason why we don’t have spring bling or rap city. There’s no reason why we don’t have teen summit or fashion shows for black designers. There’s no reason why black kids don’t have funny shows & movies that resonate with them for years to come. who decided that because we have phones, we can’t have fun quality content???

Instagram needs to die. That app became so boring and it is just biting everyone’s style. Trying so damn hard to be this everything app & it’s not working. Plus instagram models & bbl culture just sucked whatever joy it had left from it.

The 2000s aesthetic has become so watered down & generic & white washed. Not only do they not know the difference between Y2K & Mcbling (no matter how many times we explain it to them) they don’t do either of them right. Like who decided that pink track suits & mini skirts = 2000s fashion. WHO!?? And THENNN have the nerve to put black peoples influence on the back burner whilst wear our brands like!?!?? Why are you as a white women wearing Apple Bottom Jeans??

That’s all I have for now.

#my thoughts #ranting

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hvlloweens-a · 3 years ago

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𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 …

meet the cast of 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 : 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚗 !

first of all, thank you ALL so much for applying ! i was not expecting this much interest ! when i closed my submit, i had 25 apps which is ... completely insane ?? all of the positive messages and feedback i received made me ridiculously happy and i’m so grateful for all of you who sent little check-ins or congratulated me on the app count . i wish i could have accepted everyone ( every single app was amazing .. none of you made this easy ) and i even accepted a few more than i originally intended. if you didn’t get accepted in this first batch, i’ll be hanging onto your app and you’ll be hearing from me if a spot opens up ! for those accepted, server links will be going out later -- i can’t wait to meet and write with all of you and your muses < 3

( vika bronova , cis woman, she/her ) congratulations to sidney evanko – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty three year old sagittarius that can be described as maverick and sybaritic . before the show, they worked as a cocktail waitress and lived in las vegas, nevada . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as ghosting someone after they’ve sufficiently stroked your ego , cerulean hues that can effortlessly unlock any social situation you want to ease into ( or out of … ), finding odd flecks of glitter on your skin, your clothing, your hair, scattered inside your luggage – all serving as a reminder of life back home that you were eager to leave behind . sidney said they auditioned for the show because she wants to be an actress in the future … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by jamie, she/they, 24, est.

( aaron liebregts , cis man , he / him ) congratulations to oliver brooks – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty - two year old sagittarius that can be described as confident and impulsive . before the show, they worked as a musician and lived in laval , quebec . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as posting intentional thirst traps on tik tok with the caption ‘ making fun of people that actually do this lol ‘ , relaxing in a recliner with a bottle of fireball in one hand and an unlit joint in the other while listing off fun facts about otters as if he is your grandfather telling you stories about the war , and confusing your sex handcuffs and the handcuffs you stole from the campus police . brooks said they auditioned for the show because his record label told him it would be good for publicity … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by anna , she/her , 26 , cst .

( genellle seldon , cis woman , she / her ) congratulations to jourdan womack– they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty four year old taurus that can be described as opinionated and brash . before the show, they worked as a freelance columnist for a women’s magazine and lived in medina , washington . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as leaving the glossy print of your lips at the rim of a bottle , the base of a neck , smeared across a pillowcase that isn’t your own as a form of temporary ownership , visible g - strings and wrap - around shield sunglasses inside following a french martini hazed evening , and your mother’s innate wandering eye paired with her poor perception of love — entirely transactional . jourdan said they auditioned for the show because the dating pool in her home town had been dwindled to scraps … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by candice , she / her , 22 , cst.

( galanikolic , cis woman , she/her ) congratulations to thandie jovic – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty -four year old pisces that can be described as vivacious and quixotic . before the show, they worked as a owner of a small clothing brand and lived in brooklyn, new york . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as organized chaos in the name of ‘what will be, will be’, memories encapsulated in polaroid form, haphazardly glued into a keepsake journal, and sharing stories with strangers in the club toilets . thandie said they auditioned for the show because her horoscope said she was ready for a new adventure … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by kat , she/her , 22, gmt .

( delilah belle , cis female, she/her ) congratulations to rhys moreau – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty three year old pisces that can be described as humble and naive . before the show, they worked as a nursing student and lived in carolina beach . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as getting a little too drunk off just two cosmopolitans, hand-me-down designer purses, pink lipstick on the edge of starbucks cups sort of vibe . rhys said they auditioned for the show because she grew up watching the show with her sister and it’s always been a dream of hers … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by skye, she/her, 21+, est.

( cindy kimberly, cis woman, she/her ) congratulations to aspen lestari -- they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty-three year old taurus that can be described as excitable and fanciful . before the show, they worked as a vlogger/artist and lived in seattle, washington. based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as five am drives to catch the sunset, fingers always supporting dried up paint, old video games. aspen said they auditioned for the show because it was a chance to get her out of her comfort zone and be less of her shy nature... we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by jules, she/her, 24, est.

( aron piper , cis male , he + him ) congratulations to armani banks – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty three year old virgo that can be described as lyrical and aloof . before the show, they worked as an aspiring singer/songwriter + producer and lived in manhattan , new york . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as always chasing the next best thing , scraps of song lyrics scattered across a lone mattress in an empty loft & enjoying the chase but being unsatisfied with the catch . armani said they auditioned for the show because it could possibly boost his career … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by f, she+her, 21, est.

( omar ayuso , non binary, he/they ) congratulations to damian price – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty-two year old capricorn that can be described as driven and catty . before the show, they worked as a beauty pageant coach and lived in atlantic city, nj . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as bruised knuckles covered with concealer, paris hilton’s ‘stars are blind’ blasting on repeat, and eyebrows that are so big because they’re full of secrets . damian said they auditioned for the show because he was born to be a star … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by abby, she/her, 25, est.

( pedro ortega , cis male, he/him) congratulations to lucas monteiro – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty six year old leo that can be described as trustworthy and quick-tempered . before the show, they worked as a professional football player and lived in atlanta , georgia . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as encouraging pep talks during timeouts , waves of emotions pushed back with alcohol , never truly being satisfied with your accomplishments . lucas said they auditioned for the show because he was kicked out of his team after engaging in a fight after a game and he wants people to see that's not who he is … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by barbie, she/her, 24, gmt-3.

( caio cabral , cis male, he/him ) congratulations to gustavo vidal – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty-three year old aquarius that can be described as vigorous and aloof . before the show, they worked as a professional skater and lived in california . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as grains of sand in worn out vans sneakers, freckles covered sun burnt wide shoulders & trying over and over again until you reach perfection, no matter how it hurts . gustavo said they auditioned for the show because he wants to be known as more than just an athlete who's probably past his glory days … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by ron, she/her, 25, gmt -3.

( alisha boe , cis woman, she/her ) congratulations to gemma westrum – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty four year old sagittarius that can be described as captivating and egocentric. before the show, they worked as an influencer and lived in calabasas, california . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as checking their reflection in every window & mirror you pass — no matter how late it makes you, rambling until someone finally tells you to shut up, having more “friends” than you can count, yet somehow you’re always still alone . gem said they auditioned for the show because she was bored … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by ali, she/her, 23, ctrl

( ryan destiny, cis woman, she/her ) congratulations to wilhelmina 'billie' ashford – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty three year old cancer that can be described as charismatic and heedless . before the show, they worked as a dancer/cheerleader and lived in los angeles, california . based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as glossy lips paired with a sharp grin, the lingering smell of fresh lavender, hushed conversations and prolonged eye contact, unpredictable bouts of mischief making. billie said they auditioned for the show to spite her parents and make a name for herself outside of their shadow … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by asha, she/her, 24, est.

( cameron valentina , cis woman, she/her ) congratulations to kaia cary – they’ve been cast on this season of the real world ! they’re currently a twenty two year old capricorn that can be described as detail oriented and aloof . before the show, they worked as a private figure skating instructor and lived in petoskey , michigan. based on their audition tape, i’d describe them as champagne and glitter stained pages of a moleskin overflowing with long-term aspirations slashed through in bright red , old figure skating dresses oozing from the sides of a poorly packed cardboard box , and a wilted floral arrangement drooling dried petals onto a vanity that hadn’t been touched since the incident . kaia said they auditioned for the show because she had been struggling to start a normal life following a career-ending injury … we’ll see how it works out for them when the show airs ! written by jess, she/her, 23, pst.

#* real world .#i literally have a stress headache . yall SNAPPED #i wish i could accept more but there's only (1) of me and i don't want to overwhelm myself #now i'm going out to go eat and then i'll come back with links < 3 #im literally shaking i need to go touch grass besties . brb

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RASHIDA RENEÉ WANTS YOU TO KNOW YOUR HISTORY by Alexis Rene Moten (Culture Jock)

Let’s start this article with a quiz: Name a Black model from the 1990’s that isn’t Naomi Campbell or Tyra Banks?

Stumped? It’s safe to say that if the question were asked to name a White model that wasn’t Kate Moss or Cyndi Crawford, best case scenario you would’ve excelled with a list to provide. Maybe something like: Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington, Shalom Harlow, Carla Bruni, Heidi Klum..you get my point.

At times, Pop Culture can be a fair-weather friend. Monday’s It-girl becomes Friday’s nobody and by Sunday there’s a new hot thing in town to get all the girls in a fuss. But as nostalgia-trends rises as capitalism’s newest enterprise, endorsed largely by social media app, Instagram, history is being retold by the agenda of it’s curator. The selective hearing of Instagram accounts like @90scelebvibes (391K followers) and @90sanxiety (793K followers) present a facade that the past was rather beige, leaving largely out the credit due to the Black and people of color creatives that developed and inspired the trends imitated today.

Bay area based, Fashion archivist Rashida Reneé, takes on self-love to a familial level celebrating her love and the appreciation of Black designers, models and other fashion industry influencers that otherwise go forgotten in our modern culture. In fashion, as in anything else, things old become anew. However, Reneé takes on the responsibility as a trend gatekeeper, providing evidence of what fashion used to be and recognizing the faces we longed forgotten.

Q: Name a Black model from the 1990’s that isn’t Naomi Campbell or Tyra Banks?

A: Beverly Peele, Gail O’Neill, Iman, Kara, Young, Karen Alexander, Louise Vyent, Roshumba, Veronica Webb, etc.

Culture Jock: What is a typical day for the most hated hoe in the city?

RR: (laughs) It’s weird, I kind of like to keep it to myself. Keep track of what I like and my thoughts. I don’t know. I'm very low-key person in real life, but when I do leave the house (pauses) I do, I promise! I just like my personal time, but when it’s time to be out I am present, as much as possible. I do what I do becauseII like giving information to people and give them links and information just so they know.

CJ: What brought you into fashion archiving?

RR: My whole archiving process was originally for myself and filling in spots of information where there it was empty of black people. Of course, there is street fashion, but in terms of online fashion, sites like Manrepeller, you didn’t see a lot of black girls doing it and the people doing it I thought were lame. Finding other black people who weren’t anti-black in those kind of spaces. I felt a lot of people were trying to make us to assimilate. Everyone was kind of like doing the same things and it was like, ‘Naomi Campbell!’ But if it were any other dark girl it didn’t matter. So, I started my own blog and then I had to stop myself from posting Naomi Campbell’s photos too. I would do one picture of Naomi Campbell a day and try to really give props to other black woman involved and black people in general. When I was younger I was familiar with the other models not just Naomi Campbell, my mom was really in it with Naomi. She worked in a beauty salon, which had magazines of all the models. Like, black hair magazines, they always listed the models so, no matter what you knew who they were. Whoever it was in the 90s, ‘this is who that is and this who that is.’ You’d see the oldest Destiny Child’s video shoots in black hair magazines. I just haven’t seen other people doing that. There are other girls now that focus more on Hip Hop in 90s and 2000s. Livejournal, fashion spot, Tumblr, people didn’t go out of their way to scan the black models or even try to name them. It’s funny, people online, they don’t even try to hide their biases. No one was really fashion blogging the way I like or how I see .

CJ:In your piece for Office Magazine you mention, from Patrick Kelley to today’s influence of Dapper Dan, American culture from its roots drips of Black influence and culture. Why do you think Black culture is so immutable and where do you see the ownership of our creations.

RR: People I mean know, it’s just like, it’s weird and odd to even talk about. Not just people referencing me or copying, I feel like I am being gaslit all the time or being told that. People love stealing from black people. People love stealing from black people. People love stealing from black people and lying about it. People hate black people but they think we are cool. I can’t even (pauses)yeah it’s very weird. The twitter thing is weird (sighs).

CJ: It is weird.

RR: (sighs) It’s not really helping them. It’s boring to live with no personality. To see someone interesting and steal from them to bolster themselves. [On social media] we have the means to share with each other, like, moments that are of shared experiences of oppression and that is even imitated. I don’t know why the copy of things are okay. It is such a multi-layered thing. Or the way the Stans talk like mainly the Black queer and Black trans talk and how all of that is now being used by everyone. Ariana Grande, ya know, icons talk like girls on the ballrooms did back in 2006. Parodying things. It helps them develop their own brand, I don’t understand their fascination with us anyway. I’m into my own shit and own culture. I like the way black people express themselves and other people use us and what we do to talk to each other or communicate and then take that to feel cool. I’ve always been,like, ‘why would someone want to be like this?’ or pretend. I don’t get it. People run out of content. I know people used to make fun of me and the things I used to be and ironically they are into it now. People need to find their own hobbies. They are bored.

CJ: The internet is complex. It’s a parody of itself.

RR: Knowing your history is important. You need to know where you came from to know where you are going. When it comes to fashion archives the question is, ‘what is it that you are looking for or trying to highlight?’ My concern is that fashion archiving is feeding into nostalgic trends, where it’s easier to mimic what was done before rather then create new moments. Do you share the same sentiments?

CJ: What is it about fashion that excites you?

RR: It’s so fun and so funny. The dolls are taking over. That’s how most things go, the things that happened come back with a hyper focus. It really is going full out now. It’s interesting to see how people are dressing now. [Fashion] is always reflective of the political climate. Think about the 80s everyone is dressing like a dickhead. Then when people got sick of dressing like a dickhead, minimalism comes in. We cycle through trends so fast, today. I remember a girl wearing a hair clips and no one was into it. Then the next week everyone was wearing them, then I see Cyndi Lauper in an interview wearing hair clips. She’s like 50-something and she’s wearing hair clips made out of Swarovski crystals. It’s so interesting. It’s funny how it happens. Now everyone is into fashion.

CJ: Who are your biggest fashion influences ?

RR: My biggest influences are Naomi Campbell and my mom. Girls I follow on the internet. My mom is from San Francisco lives her own life and is very eclectic. I get a lot from her and different taste. Foxy Brown is also very inspiring, I reference her a lot I think about her and Steven Miesel. Steven knows how to do everything. Steven can do everything. Everyone knows I am a crazy Beyoncé fan. But, I have different girls for different moods. My main inspo is Naomi and Foxy Brown. I really gravitated to Foxy because she was more into Prada and Chloe when Stella McCartney was there. Because of Foxy I love Chloe. She was very cool. Naomi is, you just aspire to that level of greatness. There is no one else. Even in her flaws she handles them so well. I can’t imagine someone else with that kind of rap sheet to not get fully canceled. I judge people by how they react to criticism. She handles it really well. I find that really inspiring.

CJ: What film or television do you think has the best fashion catalog? If you could what character's closet would you love to raid?

RR: I am so frazzled. There’s so much stuff I like. I write things down specifically, because I can never remember. I watched The Nanny last year with Fran Drescher, when I was really depressed and was like, ‘Wow this is inspiring.’ Brenda Cooper, her mind. Everyone had a look in. Pose, is another one. Everything has intentions from the main characters to the background characters. I really like the first season of costume design. It’s commitment to that era. Someone is always dressed like, Karen White or Jodi Whitley. Elektra is very dynasty, that high lady energy. I love that about the show. I love Glow, the costume designer, Beth Morgan. I love when people do era shows, specifically the 80s and they don’t try to soften it, especially in makeup or hair. They aren’t scared to embrace the ugliness, I love that. That’s what good costume design is about. High fashion is easy, but what really gets me is watching old movies and looking at the clothes.

CJ: We are moving into a new decade of 2020. I have a feeling it may be the year of 2020 vision and final clarity. What are your aspirations for this new era and what do you hope to see from the world?

RR: I feel like the children are our future. That’s what I’m looking at, to see what the kids are into. People are more focused into what they look like and I remember if someone dressed a little bit out of fashion it was a huge deal and get talked about. But now they are embracing their weirdness and experimenting. Do you watch that Tik Tok stuff? I just want a regular life. Happy, healthy, all my kids are happy and healthy. When I move to [Los Angeles] and get hotter, hotter and I want to become, what is that called, a wellness person? I want a Goop moment, but with Solange aesthetics. Maybe make a propaganda film to get people to stop wearing wigs.

#Rashida Reneé #Rashida Renee #Foxy Brown #Naomi Campbell #Beyoncé #Black fashion

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princessmo · 4 years ago

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this is just gonna be me bitching about stuff under the read more because i need to do that, but i don’t want to burden anyone specifically so i must burden everyone at once. tw for child death, child abuse and probably other shitty stuff. i’m not the victim of these, my parents/their siblings are/were and i think about it too much.

so i dunno if anyone else ever does that thing when you’re bored where you look yourself up, but i was doing that today and stumbled across some huge family tree website that includes stuff from both sides of my family and i thought it was interesting especially because i know almost nothing about my paternal grandfather since he and my grandma got divorced a couple years after my dad was born, and he died a few years before i was born. from what little i know, he sucked as a person and cheated on my grandma, but i still can’t help but be curious. somehow he’s not even close to being my worst grandparent. anyway, i didn’t find very much about him other than some basic stuff, even just trying to look him up on google doesn’t do anything, i don’t think he even got an obituary and i don’t know if anyone cared about him at the end of his life, i don’t know how much he deserved it all (my dad doesn’t tell me about his childhood unless he’s super drunk at 4am watching music videos on the youtube tv app with me). also, not from this website, but i learned that my dad’s former stepfather who used to threaten my grandma/aunt/dad with his gun is still alive and i’m upset about that because i (falsely) assumed he was dead. he was a cop and the other cops wouldn’t do anything about him.

what i did find out, or rather maybe rediscover? (i knew this information before but i wasn’t supposed to and i had repressed/forgotten it) was that my mom had two brothers who died in infancy, and it’s both appalling and entirely unsurprising because that’s just a family tradition when you’re irish catholic. i could’ve had two more uncles. i don’t know how or why they died. thank god for findagrave.com. my mom also had a really shitty childhood where my grandpa was (and still is) a fucking horrible and miserable person; he’d beat my grandma and their five living kids, and she’d beat the kids and the kids would all beat each other. i don’t really know how to end this but i’m too goddamn lazy to look into therapy right now and i needed to tell anyone who would listen.

none of these are even my own problems but i think about them a lot. i do have a few problems of my own but they’re not at all comparable (i’ve convinced myself i’m gonna die a virgin because i’m ugly and too goddamned selective and i don’t have any interests or talents i can see myself pursuing as a career) and sometimes i think i don’t deserve to talk to anyone about my own insecurities because everything could be a hell of a lot worse. for two people who didn’t have a single good parental influence between them, i think they did a pretty good job raising me.

#ask to tag #i don't know i don't know anything sometimes i wish i did

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thethousandyearwitch · 4 years ago

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The Show Must Go On! - A Youtuber AU you didn’t want and didn’t need

Hisoka Morrow, italian Makeup Youtuber, enjoys his life in the comfort and occasional drama of his profession. But nothing brings more drama into his life than the eldest son of the Zoldyck fashion magazine empire.

Meanwhile, aspiring australian Twitch Streamer Gon Freecs forms a special bond to a Speedrunner commonly going by "Kil".

Chapter 1

FF.net link - AO3 link

Beep Beep. beep Beep. Click

8:00 am. Hisoka rolled over in his queen-sized bed, groaning at the interruption of his beauty sleep. Setting an early alarm after editing until 2 am was a horrible idea.

He grabbed his phone from his nightstand and rolls onto his back, following his ritual of checking all his notifications in the morning. The video he had uploaded after editing was well received, many comments about how he should try more looks with purple eyeshadow. About 3 years ago he had started his channel “Bubblegumbitch Makeup” as more of a throwaway joke after someone insulted his makeup on Instagram. However, an audience grew quite quickly, and Hisoka had to admit that he enjoyed the attention and luxury of it all. Making money by sitting in front of a camera and applying Makeup while people tell you how good looking you are is a great ego boost.

Half-heartedly he scrolled through his subscription feed, just to see what his competition was up to, though barely anyone had really uploaded during the night. Amateurs and their 'healthy' sleep schedules. A true influencer knows that an audience never sleeps.

He disregarded his phone somewhere into the pile of pillows that make up his bed and made his way into the bathroom. His morning showers are more functional than enjoyable, quickly rinsing on whatever spirits of sleep may linger on him.

After that, the Makeup artist applied his usual morning creams, body lotion, towel dries his hair, and threw on a pair of grey low-waist sweats and a comfortable white razor-back shirt. Need. Coffee.

Hisokas flat was a quaint little thing just outside of Rieti. An open imitation marble kitchen, facing the living room equipped with a black leather couch and wall mounted flat screen TV, opening to a relatively small balcony housing a few plants.

Exiting his bedroom, he grabbed the TV remote and switched unto a random morning news show, just needing background noise while he waits for his coffee to brew.

"And preparations are running wild for the annual Fashion Week in Rome. This year the line-up features many new promising designers from all over the globe. Tune in at 10 for more-"

The fashion week! Hisoka grinned, having nearly forgotten about this important event that he had always followed closely. Though rarely attending himself, he had been requested on multiple occasions as a make-up artist for certain models. But there was something more important connected to that special week. He grabbed his fresh cappuccino and strolled back to his room, fishing his phone from the depths of pillow mountain.

"Hisoka: Gooooood Morning! Roma's Fashion Week is coming up, are you going to stop on by? ~"

It didn’t take long before his phone chimed with the familiar Ping of a private Message.

“Bellissimo <3: I will be going to the Show for 4 days. If it proves convenient, I’d drop by for a short collaboration.”

“Hisoka: I’ll be keeping my bed warm~♥️”

“Bellissimo<3: Gross and unnecessary. I will book a room in my usual hotel in Rome. I’ll drop by for the Collaboration on Monday afternoon, and leave after.”

“Bellissimo<3: I will send you some sample pieces later, please come up with a look for one of them, and don’t just ‘wing it’ like last time.”

Hisoka giggled before disregarding his phone again. Illumi Zoldyck, breakthrough Fashion Designer from England, and eldest son of Zoldyck fashion magazine empire, who often uploaded videos of his artistic process on his channel “I. Zoldyck Fashion”. They had met 2 years ago, at a smaller Paris fashion show, the first one Hisoka ever attended. A model had requested Hisoka as her makeup artist, while Illumi had been working on a dress for her, and the two of them ended up working closely together to properly coordinate colours with each other. And though Illumi expressed great annoyance with Hisoka, they exchanged numbers, and started to make collab videos whenever they fell into the same place. Something about working together with Illumi got Hisokas heart racing. Seeing the camera-shy man get increasingly more frustrated with his antics was a joy that could hardly be topped.

But he didn’t have time to dwell in good memories and spine-tingling anticipation. He had work to do. And so once again he chucked his phone back into the pillow-cave system and made his way into his recording room.

It was a small office space, on one side an office Desk with a Desktop Computer, a couple of small succulent plants framing it, and a comfy black office chair. On the other side a set-up to record videos, with a white-pink gradient wall, a stainless white desk with a small mirror standing on it, and a less-comfy stool to sit on. In a smooth motion, Hisoka downed the rest of his coffee, set the cup aside, and started the camera. The night before he had laid out everything for his next video, a review for a new eyeshadow palette released by another Beauty Youtuber, still trying to get into the game. How Cute.

Hisoka clapped his hands together, putting on his best camera smile. “Hey, Scum! ~ Today I have a very special treat for you all. I got my hands on the new Togari Palette ‘Hunting for Your Dreams’, his first release.” He held up the shimmering silver case and opened it up for the camera to reveal 6 eyeshadows in various shades of orange and red. About half an hour and a couple try hard glamour shots later, Hisoka dropped the Palette with a grin, staring directly into the Camera. In addition to his signature Star and Teardrop under his eyes, he had attempted to imitate a flame-inspired eyeshadow look. “Well, this has been an absolute disaster. I feel like I’m losing clumps of eyeshadow every time I blink, and it feels sandy and irritating on my skin. But you have got to give it to Togari: I have never seen a Palette that features colours that are eye-biting and yet completely bland before. Though the surprise gift of a long, brown hair inside the sealed Palette wasn’t for me. But you know, if you see these Palettes in your local bargain bin, I’d say go for it.” He gave a cheeky wink, before rattling off his usual goodbyes, like and subscribe, yadda yadda.

Click.

Hisoka took the camera and set it by his computer. Before he could even think about editing, he must wipe away whatever the hell was in that shabby palette. Of course it wasn’t the worst make-up he had ever worn; it probably wouldn’t even make it in the bottom 10, he wasn’t here to make friends and spoon-feed his competition compliments. If a creator dares to churn out a subpar product, they have to deal with the consequences.

After practically subjecting himself to water torture via make-up remover towels, the man grabbed another whiteclaw from the fridge, and settled into his office chair. Digging through business emails was a boring, repetitive task, deleting promo-email after promo-email, practically begging him to promote some skin-care vitamins or boring phone app. Clicking the nails of his free hand against his desk, he tapped away at the delete button in a rhythm only known to him.

Finally reaching the bottom of his inbox, he switched to his private Inbox with a satisfied smile, an expected email already waiting for him. “From: I. Zoldyck: Roma Fashion Week Promos”. To my private Email, dear Illumi? How shockingly Intimate~ Hisoka mocked in his head while opening the mail.

“Hisoka.

Attached are 3 Designs I plan to show off at the show. Chose one for the collaboration and let me know in time.

Sincerely,

Illumi Zoldyck.”

Under his signature, 3 files were lined up, boringly titled “Design Roma 1/2/3”. Hisoka opened the first file and is greeted by a 2-piece suit with a light pink base colour, and blue-green flower highlights that frame the pockets and seams of the jacket, and the belt of the pants. Not bad, not bad.

The second file contained another 2-piece suit, this time with a black base colour, and a repeating roman-vase pattern in eye-catching blues, pinks, and oranges. Lovely pattern, and what a revealing jacket cut~. He was sure he had found his favourite, already planning a matching make-up look. But it wouldn’t hurt looking at the last design for pity, right?

Hisoka audibly gasped in a mixture of shock and flattery and laid a hand over his heart to complete the star performance. Staring back at him was a beautiful white-jeans design, patterned with colourful card-suits dotting the jacket and pants. The pattern was ever so slightly washed out, faking a vintage look. This is it. Mine. His heart was beating through his chest, and for the first time in a while he was truly speechless.

He had 3 more weeks until the show, but his mind was already bursting with inspiration, and when he later laid in bed, he couldn’t contain his grin as he texted.

“Hisoka: You already know which one im choosing~♥️♥️♥️”

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Gon had been streaming for a good hour or so, talking excitedly to his chat about the new Season of Fortnite, admiring new skins that he was definitely going to try and get. Every new pass just meant a new challenge for him to prove himself, and it was undeniable that it was satisfying to work and game hard to get what he wanted. Just as he was about to ask chat if he should go another row, or change games for the night, a discord message drew his attention away.

“Kil: Yo, wanna team up? :p”

Filled with even more excitement, Gon returned his attention back to his stream. “Everyone, today we are going to feature a special guest!”

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