#Caleb Quain

[ariadnew]

Hey look it's a long and pathetic story but the gist of it is that I found myself binge-watching eventing videos while I was sick and miserable last week (some people make chicken soup and watch their comfort movie and, if things are really dire, quietly will the couch to yawn open and gently swallow them up; I fixate on something obscure and lament all that was and is and isn't 🤷) and this picture of Cal & High Street HF (@katrinbergling) is a direct consequence. There will, presumably, be cross-country and show jumping phase pictures to follow. It is possible I will even write some sort of frivolous story. After what length of time this is expected to occur, however, I cannot say.

That's it; that is all; have a very fine Thursday.

[grandvhs]

lista de nomes masculinos que estava no meu bloco de notas e eu só lembrei agora

starting with A ;;

aaron.

adair.

adam.

aiden.

ajax.

alec.

alfie.

allistar.

anderson.

andrew.

andy.

angus.

antonio.

anthony.

archer.

archibald.

archie.

aries.

arlo.

arthur.

ashley.

ashton.

austen.

avery.

axel.

starting with B ;;

bailey.

beau.

beckham.

beckett.

bellamy.

benjamin.

bennett.

bentley.

blade.

blake.

blaine.

blaise.

blue.

bobbie.

bodhi.

brad.

brandon.

braxton.

brayden.

brent.

brett.

brock.

brody.

brooke.

bryson.

starting with C ;;

caleb.

callum.

calvin.

cameron.

carlisle.

carlos.

carson.

carter.

casey.

chad.

chandler.

charlie.

chase.

chaz.

christian.

christopher.

cody.

colby.

cole.

cooper.

colton.

connor.

conrad.

corbin.

corey.

starting with D ;;

dakota.

dallas.

damien.

damon.

dante.

darian.

darron.

darryl.

david.

dawson.

declan.

demetri.

dennison.

denver.

derek.

diego.

diesel.

dimitri.

dixon.

dominic.

donovan.

drake.

drew.

dustin.

dwayne.

starting with E ;;

eason.

eaton.

eddy.

edmund.

edward.

elijah.

elior.

ellias.

elliot.

ellis.

elyas.

ember.

emerson.

emery.

emilio.

emmett.

enzo.

eric.

ernie.

ethan.

ethaniel.

evan.

everett.

everson.

ezar.

starting with F ;;

fabio.

fallon.

farah.

felix.

fernando.

ferris.

felton.

finn.

finnegan.

finnick.

fitz.

fitzgerald.

fletcher.

floyd.

flynn.

foley.

forest.

francisco.

franco.

frankie.

franklin.

fraser.

frasier.

freddie.

fredrik.

starting with G ;;

gabe.

gabriel.

gale.

gallagher.

garcia.

gareth.

garrett.

gary.

gavin.

gene.

george.

gerard.

gilbert.

giovanni.

glenn.

gordon.

grady.

graeme.

grant.

greggory.

gregor.

greyson.

griffin.

gus.

guy.

starting with H ;;

hadley.

hale.

haley.

hamilton.

hamish.

hansel.

harley.

harris.

harrison.

harry.

harvey.

haven.

hayes.

heath.

hector.

hendrix.

henrik.

henry.

holton.

howard.

hudson.

hugh.

hugo.

hunter.

hyde.

starting with I ;;

ian.

ibrahim.

icarius.

idris.

igor.

iman.

immanuel.

imran.

indi.

indiana.

indigo.

indra.

inrique.

irwin.

isaak.

isaiah.

isaias.

ishmael.

isobell.

israel.

ivan.

ivey.

ivor.

ivory.

izzy.

starting with J ;;

jack.

jacob.

jagger.

jai.

james.

jamie.

jason.

jaspar.

jaxon.

jaydon.

jed.

jeremy.

jesse.

jett.

joel.

jameson.

jonathon.

jordan.

jose.

joseph.

joshua.

jude.

julian.

junior.

justin.

starting with K ;;

kade.

kai.

kalen.

kameron.

kane.

kasey.

kayden.

keaton.

keegan.

keenan.

kellan.

kendall.

kendrick.

kevin.

khalil.

kian.

kiefer.

kieran.

kingsley.

kingston.

klaus.

kohen.

konrad.

kristoff.

kyle.

starting with L ;;

lachlan.

lamar.

lambert.

lance.

landon.

langston.

lawrence.

lawson.

leeroy.

lennon.

leo.

leonardo.

levi.

lewis.

liam.

lincoln.

lionel.

logan.

lorenzo.

louis.

luca.

lucas.

lucky.

lucis.

luke.

starting with M ;;

mackenzie.

madden.

maddox.

malaki.

malcolm.

manuel.

marco.

marcus.

marley.

marshall.

martin.

mason.

matteo.

matthew.

max.

micah.

michael.

miguel.

mike.

miles.

miller.

milo.

mitchell.

morgan.

moses

starting with N ;;

nadir.

naiser.

nasir.

nate.

nathan.

nathaniel.

naveen.

naydon.

ned.

nico.

neil.

nelson.

nero.

nicholai.

nicholas.

nila.

niles.

nixon.

noah.

noel.

nolan.

norman.

north.

nylan.

nyle.

starting with O ;;

oakley.

ocean.

octavius.

odell.

olaf.

oliver.

ollie.

omar.

omari.

orion.

orlando.

osborn.

oscar.

o’shea.

osten.

oswald.

otis.

otto.

owen.

oxley.

starting with P ;;

pablo.

page.

palmer.

parker.

parrish.

patrick.

paul.

paulo.

pax.

paxton.

payton.

penn.

percy.

perry.

peter.

phineas.

phoenix.

pierce.

pierre.

prescott.

presley.

preston.

prince.

princeton.

puck.

starting with Q ;;

qadim.

qadir.

quain.

quenby.

quill.

quimby.

quincy.

quinn.

quinten.

starting with R ;;

randy.

raymond.

reese.

reid.

remy.

reuben.

rhett.

rhys.

richard.

richie.

ricky.

riley.

robert.

robin.

roger.

roman.

romeo.

ronan.

ronnie.

ross.

rowen.

ryan.

ryder.

ryker.

rylan.

starting with S ;;

sage.

sailor.

salem.

samson.

samuel.

sascha.

sawyer.

saxon.

scott.

sean.

sebastian.

seth.

shane.

shiloh.

simon.

sinclair.

skyler.

sonny.

spencer.

stanley.

stefan.

steven.

stevie.

storm.

sullivan.

starting with T ;;

tamir.

tanner.

tate/tait.

tatum.

taylor.

teddy.

theo.

thomas.

timothy.

tobias.

toby.

todd.

tommy.

tory.

trace.

travis.

trent.

trevor.

trey.

tristan.

troye.

tucker.

tyler.

tyrone.

tyson.

starting with U ;;

umair.

umar.

urien.

usama.

starting with V ;;

valentine.

valentino.

vance.

vaughn.

victor.

vincent.

vinn.

vinnie.

vladimir.

starting with W ;;

wade.

walden.

wallace.

walter.

warner.

warren.

warrick.

waylan.

wayne.

wendall.

wes.

wesley.

west.

whitley.

wilbert.

william.

willis.

wilmer.

windsor.

winslow.

winston.

wolf.

wren.

wyatt.

wynter.

starting with X ;;

xachary.

xan.

xander.

xavier.

xeno.

ximen.

xylon.

starting with Y ;;

yahto.

yakub.

yasin.

yasi.

york.

ysrael.

yuri.

yusef.

starting with Z ;;

zachary.

zahir.

zander.

zane.

zavier.

zed.

zeke.

zion.

zolten.

[dmcracy]

Group 2. - What does not kill you

So finally I had a core group - a wizard, a barbarian and a fighter. At this point gods of D&D heard my prayers and I got to play in a small adventure. The player who played Orik made something up and I created a gnomish wild sorcerer named Erwin Shrotniker – a sorcerer, an inventor and a guy who never knows where his cat is. The adventure was really short but devastating to my world. One village was destroyed and a few players got overpowered items. In the end, we caught the necromancer responsible for the destruction of Woodrot and I returned to the DM’s chair. This was also the last time I remember Elia playing with us and she then stayed with Mína in Llthrae's fort, to which I gave a nickname A Storage for Druids. And it was the time to torture them again.

First, let's talk about Orik Lapka and his beautiful backstory. As we mentioned earlier, he killed a noble for his rapier. That rapier did not last long in his possession and he quickly switched to an enchanted axe Llthrae made for him. It was a greataxe and small creatures should not be able to use it properly. So while the fort was under construction he was practicing every day and I gave him stamina bar for his attacks, which meant that he could attack only a few times normally before he got tired. And also while the fort was under the construction there was a putsch in the capitol of Emerlen, the city called Ladennar. And during that putsch, a certain nobleman died from poisoning and his wife, who loved him very much, was grieving and the only person who could somewhat cheer her up was her beloved brother. But one day that brother never came back to the city. And he was found murdered, probably hit by a rock to the back of his skull. And his rapier was missing. So, Josephine DeVries got really furious. It was that kind of an unstoppable rage, so familiar to barbarians, and she wanted the murderer brought to justice.

I mentioned earlier that Orik and others were visiting Mirin Kartak regularly to train the rapier fighting with the master swordsman Caleb Arnyann. This guy was the last one of his noble house, moneyless and kind of a weirdo. And he recognized the rapier Orik had on their third fencing session. That was the moment when he refused to teach him or anyone from their group and asked them to leave. Caleb then kept the secret to himself, because he did not know the reason why Orik killed the nobleman and did not want to make some mistake with false accusations. So no one knew who he was and Orik was safe for some time.

But Orik also worshipped Umberlee, a vicious and malicious goddess of the seas. And whenever he got a new class feature from the storm barbarian class he was urged to embrace the ocean. In most cases, this meant that he drowned himself and lost most of his possessions, except for those which Umberlee thought worthless for her (he also got new hair color, turquoise green). When he did this for the first time a husband and a wife living in Ladennar found him washed up on the shore. These people gave him some old clothes they had after their children and rented a horse for him so he could quickly return to his group. The first time they were more amused than anything else and let him go without questions. They got curious when it happened for the second time. Meanwhile, Orik made up more of his backstory and the reason for killing the noble was not only the urge to own the rapier but also a righteous fury because Orik played his bagpipes and the noble laughed at him. This was the final version of the backstory and a justification of murder to Orik. Later, the second time he got washed up the husband from the previous encounter rode his horse on the bank and spotted him. When he approached naked Orik with laughter he asked questions how he got there and so on. Orik gave him some information and one of them was that he lost his beloved bagpipes. This information struck the noble because it was Gnaeus Sorex - the father of Josephine's deceased husband. He got even more curious and they talked a bit while they were traveling to the city. This happened before the small adventure where I played my gnome. And immediately after I returned to the DM’s seat the trap has sprung.

The village of Woodrot was burning for several days while the group of adventurers went tracking down the evil necromancer. But, naturally, they were not the only ones interested in finding out what happened. So when they returned to the Woodrot (because Erwin wanted to see the place for the last time) Caleb Arnyann, Quain Sorex (brother of Marcus, Josephine's husband) and two other knights were in the village, looking for evidence. They met with the adventurers and the four horsemen recognized Orik. And because the adventurers resolved the whole problem they were JUST asked to follow them to the city and tell their story. Naturally, they went and a diviner was brought to the questioning room. He wanted to see memories of every adventurer and when he got to Orik he stopped at the point where it all started he asked him if he could go further. And Orik answered yes. The diviner found out everything about the murderer's past to the point where he threw that rock. And, that day, Orik Lapka was sentenced to death.

[ariadnew]

MONACO 2023

Absolutely, categorically, not even slightly a date.

Which is why I listened exclusively to the soundtrack from A Room with a View while making these photos. Because it's absolutely, categorically, not even slightly sweepingly romantic and beautiful and evocative of grand but devastatingly ephemeral holiday loves.

Not even slightly.

@highgrovesims3 can even confirm.

The thing about this blog is that I'm a bit like an ice-berg: a lot more going on than first meets the eye. You could also say extremely cold and largely void of life at its core. That would technically be correct. But mostly the other thing. The activity thing. That.

-I'll stop with my bad jokes. This set was/is yet another of the many I begin with big plans, then sort of lose drive to finish after my ideas become too big for me to realise. It was, in all seriousness, a spontaneous idea conceived to cheer up my very good pal Maria Jones- I'd never planned to do this; we never discussed doing anything like it. I took all these photographs before I even took my entry pictures (I'm responsible like that) This set really could have been done better, but I'm really lazy when it comes to the game now, you know? There's also writing I began to go along with it, but if we waited for that to be finished it'd be another two years before anyone saw this post (if at all) so... that's that.

Anyway: the point of all this rambling is that I'm on a hard-drive cleaning kick at the moment, and as such I'm queuing a few things— more CTJL Monaco; old CTJL side projects; a winter series; random tomfoolery and more— to appear at arbitrary points over the next few months. Take cover, in other words.

[ariadnew]

Cal and High Street HF (@katrinbergling) helping me do a screen test for this iteration of the indoor arena... last year. :) It's still missing things, unfinished in places and in want of polish, but I think this version is here to stay. The exceptionally large windows work against me in the visual realism department, I think... but then, the placement of modest windows works against me in the narrative department, doesn't it? I can hardly imagine Agatha skimping on the construction. She'd want to frame that view like it was on a 60 metre flat screen (and you can bet your last dollar she's double-glazing it, too)

[ariadnew]

Meanwhile, life ticks quietly on at Lowmax.

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HIGH STREET HF.

The horse Cal hopes will take him to CCI5* and the one that might actually do it; the pair are seen here at the GMHA Festival of Eventing back in August last year, hosted amidst the humid, hilly greens of South Woodstock, VT.

High Street & Cal never got to have the eventing career I’d always intended for them, but there are no rules saying I can’t start making it up now! One of the perks of being a loose cannon.

This is the first [official] picture I’ve made of Streets in a while. This is rather shameful in itself, but the fact he was made for me by the legendary (I think we can openly say it at this point?) @katrinbergling elevates my shame to unfathomable heights. The natural consequence of me contemplating this was that I was compelled to put in actual effort during the editing process this time, as a sort of penance and (possibly grotesque) homage. 

Alas, effort ≠ talent, so this picture has stayed in my drafts the last year. If anything can be said for it, it is, at least, less offensive than the raw screenshot.

(Bonus picture, because I did attempt a competition scene, but it all went downhill once I tried to correct the environment and yes)

[ariadnew]

(@highgrovesims3's dreams, that is)

(I know you have a rubbish-res version of something like this saved somewhere; you might as well have a proper version)

[ariadnew]

Answers below - -

[ PERSONAL ]

♦ Financial: Obscene Wealth / Well Off / Comfortable / Struggling / Poor / In Poverty

♦ Medical: Fit / Reasonably Fit / Average Health / Sickly / Disabled / Disadvantaged / Other

♦ Class: Upper / Middle  / Working / Unsure / Other

♦ Education Level: University / Trade School / High School / Primary School / Other

♦ Criminal Record: Yes, for Major Crimes / Yes, for Minor Crimes / No / Has committed crimes, but not caught (yet?) / Yes, but charges were dismissed / No Comment

[ FAMILY ]

♦ Children: Has Children / Has No Children / Wants Children / Does Not Want Children / Undecided

♦ Siblings: Close with Sibling(s) / Not Close with Sibling(s) / Has no Siblings / Sibling(s) Deceased

♦ Parents: Orphaned / Adopted / Disowned / Raised by Birth Parent / Other (Nanny)

♦ Relationship Status: Single / Smitten / Dating / Committed / Married / Divorced / Widowed / Complicated / Other

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]

♦ Extroverted / Introverted / In Between ♦ Optimistic / Pessimistic (Cynical) / In Between ♦ Outspoken / Reserved / In Between - (outspoken with opinions; reserved with emotions) ♦ Disagreeable / Agreeable / In Between / Hahahaha ♦ Disorganised / Organised / In Between ♦ Fixed Attitude / Open-minded / In Between ♦ Calm / Anxious / In Between ♦ Stubborn / Pushover / In Between ♦ Proud / Humble / In Between (seems proud; insecure at heart) ♦ Cautious / Reckless / In Between ♦ Patient / Impatient / In Between ♦ Serious / Playful / In Between ♦ Leader / Follower / In Between ♦ Empathetic / Cold-blooded / In Between ♦ Selfish / Selfless / In Between ♦ Hard-working / Lazy / In Between / Workaholic ♦ Practical / Dreamer / In Between ♦ Loyal / Disloyal / Unknown ♦ Faithful / Unfaithful / Unknown ♦ Cultured / Uncultured / In Between

[ PERSONAL ]

♦ Financial: Obscene Wealth / Well Off / Comfortable / Struggling / Poor / In Poverty / Feeling the Pinch

♦ Medical: Fit / Reasonably Fit / Average Health / Sickly / Disabled / Disadvantaged / Other

♦ Class: Upper / Middle  / Working / Unsure / Other

♦ Education Level: University / Trade School / High School (applied and accepted to university; never went) / Primary School / Other

♦ Criminal Record: Yes, for Major Crimes / Yes, for Minor Crimes / No / Has committed crimes, but not caught (yet?) / Yes, but charges were dismissed / No Comment

[ FAMILY ]

♦ Children: Has Children / Has No Children / Wants Children / Does Not Want Children / Undecided

♦ Siblings: Close with Sibling(s) / Not Close with Sibling / Has no Siblings / Sibling(s) Deceased

♦ Parents: Orphaned / Adopted / Disowned / Raised by Birth Parent(s) / Other

♦ Relationship Status: Single / Smitten / Dating / Committed / Married / Divorced / Widowed / Complicated / Other

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]

♦ Extroverted / Introverted / In Between ♦ Optimistic / Pessimistic / In Between ♦ Outspoken / Reserved / In Between ♦ Disagreeable / Agreeable / In Between ♦ Disorganised / Organised / In Between ♦ Fixed Attitude / Open-minded / In Between ♦ Calm (with notable exceptions) / Anxious / In Between ♦ Stubborn / Pushover / In Between ♦ Proud / Humble / In Between ♦ Cautious / Reckless / In Between ♦ Patient / Impatient / In Between ♦ Serious / Playful / In Between ♦ Leader / Follower / In Between ♦ Empathetic / Cold-blooded / In Between ♦ Selfish / Selfless / In Between ♦ Hard-working / Lazy / In Between ♦ Practical / Dreamer / In Between ♦ Loyal / Disloyal / Unknown ♦ Faithful / Unfaithful / Unknown ♦ Cultured / Uncultured / In Between

[ PERSONAL ]

♦ Financial: Obscene Wealth / Well Off / Comfortable / Struggling / Poor / In Poverty

♦ Medical: Fit / Reasonably Fit / Average Health / Sickly / Disabled / Disadvantaged / Other

♦ Class: Upper / Middle  / Working / Unsure / Other

♦ Education Level: University / Trade School / High School / Primary School / Other

♦ Criminal Record: Yes, for Major Crimes / Yes, for Minor Crimes / No / Has committed crimes, but not caught (yet?) / Yes, but charges were dismissed / No Comment

[ FAMILY ]

♦ Children: Has Children / Has No Children / Wants Children / Does Not Want Children / Undecided

♦ Siblings: Close with Sibling(s) / Not Close with Sibling(s) / Has no Siblings / Sibling(s) Deceased

♦ Parents: Orphaned / Adopted / Disowned / Raised by Birth Parent(s) / Other

♦ Relationship Status: Single / Smitten / Dating / Committed / Married / Divorced / Widowed / Complicated / Other

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]

♦ Extroverted / Introverted / In Between ♦ Optimistic / Pessimistic / In Between (Realist) ♦ Outspoken / Reserved / In Between ♦ Disagreeable / Agreeable / In Between / Highly Subjective ♦ Disorganised / Organised / In Between ♦ Fixed Attitude / Open-minded / In Between ♦ Calm / Anxious / In Between ♦ Stubborn / Pushover / In Between ♦ Proud / Humble / In Between ♦ Cautious / Reckless / In Between ♦ Patient / Impatient / In Between ♦ Serious / Playful / In Between ♦ Leader / Follower / In Between ♦ Empathetic / Cold-blooded / In Between ♦ Selfish / Selfless / In Between ♦ Hard-working / Lazy / In Between ♦ Practical / Dreamer / In Between ♦ Loyal / Disloyal / Unknown ♦ Faithful / Unfaithful / Unknown ♦ Cultured / Uncultured / In Between

Hello, friends of Tumblr!

How would you feel about doing a little character questionnaire? A very easy, very straightforward one, where you simply bold your answers; minimal thinking required. You might even enjoy it (wouldn't that be shocking?) I thought it might be a nice, gentle way for people who are interested in character development, collaborating and/or storytelling but aren't sure how to proceed or are daunted by the prospect to dip their toes into the water... or a nice distraction for those who are already doing these things. :)

The questions are under the cut (to save me cluttering your dash); you can either reblog the post with your answers, or copy + paste into a new post. They were adapted, added to and subtracted from a post made by another user quite a while ago, so credit to the creator, as well as my apologies- they've been in a Google doc a good 10 months now and I've no idea where they originated.

If anybody goes ahead and does this, please tag me so I can see? I really enjoy learning about the different personalities in the community. Conversely, if you've been tagged and don't care for this sort of thing, (1) I apologise, (2) safely ignore this, and I'll take it as a signal not to bother you with this nonsense again. :)

[feel free to include a picture!]

CHARACTER NAME

[ PERSONAL ]

♦ Financial: Obscene Wealth / Well Off / Comfortable / Struggling / Poor / In Poverty

♦ Medical: Fit / Moderate Health / Sickly / Disabled / Disadvantaged / Other

♦ Class: Upper / Middle  / Working / Unsure / Other

♦ Education Level: University / Trade School / High School / Primary School / Other

♦ Criminal Record: Yes, for Major Crimes / Yes, for Minor Crimes / No / Has committed crimes, but not caught (yet?) / Yes, but charges were dismissed / No Comment

[ FAMILY ]

♦ Children: Has Children / Has No Children / Wants Children / Does Not Want Children / Undecided

♦ Siblings: Close with Sibling(s) / Not Close with Sibling(s) / Has no Siblings / Sibling(s) Deceased

♦ Parents: Orphaned / Adopted / Disowned / Raised by Birth Parent(s) / Other

♦ Relationship Status: Single / Smitten / Dating / Committed / Married / Divorced / Widowed / Complicated / Other

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES]

♦ Extroverted / Introverted / In Between ♦ Optimistic / Pessimistic / In Between ♦ Outspoken / Reserved / In Between ♦ Disagreeable / Agreeable / In Between ♦ Disorganised / Organised / In Between ♦ Fixed Attitude / Open-minded / In Between ♦ Calm / Anxious / In Between ♦ Stubborn / Pushover / In Between ♦ Proud / Humble / In Between ♦ Cautious / Reckless / In Between ♦ Patient / Impatient / In Between ♦ Serious / Playful / In Between ♦ Leader / Follower / In Between ♦ Empathetic / Cold-blooded / In Between ♦ Selfish / Selfless / In Between ♦ Hard-working / Lazy / In Between ♦ Practical / Dreamer / In Between ♦ Loyal / Disloyal / Unknown ♦ Faithful / Unfaithful / Unknown ♦ Cultured / Uncultured / In Between

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Tagging: @kullabergs @katrinbergling @madiwx @calveroterranorasj @highgrovesims3

(and the rest in the comments because apparently one cannot tag more than five people in a post)

[ariadnew]

I know. I know. But I’ve given up on my dream of being less ridiculous. It’s just not going to happen.

I feel like I should explain the context and be less boring in general but I also feel like I don’t want to bother with either of those things today? Just let me be whimsy. And boring. Please.

ARENA, in case you were curious, is one of the fictitious magazines invented for the LX universe- one of the more highbrow ones, if I might be so bold. Look out for their interview with eventer Caleb Quain never, because I will never get around to finishing it

[ariadnew]

CALEB QUAIN

The US eventing circuit’s ‘wildcard-turned-one-to-watch’, Caleb Quain garners attention both positive and negative from fans and peers alike for his outwardly cavalier approach to competition, his career, and the ultra-polished world of elite equestrian.

When he’s not being the posterboy for eventing and lovable misfits everywhere, however, he’s Agatha Foskett's right-hand man, self-proclaimed best friend, and co-director of Lowmax Stud, as of a year ago. Doesn't like coffee, chocolate, or being told what to do and how to do it. Loves fresh tropical fruit; exotic birds; his mother; the ocean. Allergic to bees. Laughably ticklish. Collects guitars, most of them painted. Can't play, but finds idly plucking the strings remarkably therapeutic. The neighbours are inclined to disagree. Famously relaxed and easygoing, Cal is much more disciplined- and determined- than his public demeanour would suggest. He’s also about as restrained as it would suggest, so, y’know. Caveat emptor.

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THE ‘OC TAG GAME’

I was tagged by @itssimplythesims Thanks! I’ve never done this kind of thing before and this was a fun distraction for the afternoon.

Rules: pick a few of your characters and write down their most recent quotes that describe their current situation.

So... the problem with this is that I have a timeline but I don’t write chronologically, and I haven’t published a chapter since 2015 (?); as such, exactly what constitutes each character’s “current situation’’ is up for debate. So: some of these quotes are ‘current situation’ in that it is the furthest point I’ve written in that character’s story; some of them are ‘current’ simply by virtue of them being part of something I’ve worked on recently (one of them is quite literally the last piece of dialogue written for this character, hrr) Honestly, the only thing they really have in common is that they’re all a bit ridiculous! Like me.

All characters listed are from the same story, just in case there’s anyone reading this who doesn’t know + cares.

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EVA

‘ Because I want to have children someday, and right now, Agatha, Harry might be the guy... but that’s going to be complicated if he doesn’t have any testicles, so please- for me?’

‘By all means, please- get someone to replace me. I’m sure it’ll be easy to find someone to help you do the sponsorship thing- you know, someone to write  the proposals, read the contracts, and tell you where to sign or whether you’re getting screwed, and later, remind you to actually fulfill your obligations so nobody will sue the pants off you. Someone who will help you- a helpless, thirty-three year old man- figure out how to use a washing machine, or be willing to pick you up when you call, drunk, at 3 AM in a circuit city because you don’t know where you are or where you need to be- oh, and not forgetting the all-important job of helping you navigate rooms full of salty conquests who want you dead and clingy conquests who want you back- yeah, you go right ahead, cupcake. Replace me. I dare you.’

CALEB

‘’s not going to work, baby [...] because she’ll think I’m lying, and she will be right.’

‘They are Swedish and they are sexy but that’s got nothing to do with anything.’

ARCHIE

'Darling, think about it: it would have made much more sense to have fed you sedatives at the beginning of the night. I could have left you in the car or sleeping on a couch somewhere while I went about blissfully unimpeded. I’d probably be sitting at the bar with gin and tonic number three right now if I had. Listening to the jazz, talking with whomever I wanted- as much as I wanted- I might even be in the room with the band, dancing with a beautiful girl.’

‘I just want to know what it is. What I did, what I wasn’t, what I need to change- whatever, so that if- God willing- there’s a next time, it won’t turn out like this.’  

AGATHA

‘He sounds like a tool. I don't want to meet him. Don't introduce us if you get the chance.'

‘You said it was strong. You didn’t say it was like drinking a Christmas tree.’

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Tagging... I don’t know, I don’t really know anyone else active on Tumblr who predominantly likes to write... I guess if you’re interested in doing this and are waiting for an invitation, please consider this to be it?

Also you guys- get on it. @claraholland @charlotte-prince @poeticallysims

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I made this picture nearly three years ago for a challenge I didn’t enter; maybe you’ve seen it in a ‘cutting room floor’ post in my former album.

If this is your first time seeing this picture, I’m sorry.

If not, I’m sorry for that, too.

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It’s been four years; I can stop pretending I don’t have a pixel crush on Cal any longer. *__* (update: he’s changed a bit since I made this draft way back when)

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TRILLIUM SPRING JUBILEE

ST. CLAIRE HORSE PARK, ST. CLAIRE CITY 10:19 AM

Caleb counted St. Claire's Horse Park as one of his favourite places to ride. For many reasons: commuting was easy; accommodation was cheap; it was near the beach; the great little Peruvian food truck usually parked up on site. The biggest reason- though the food truck was close- was that it was home. Cresting the hill at the highest point of the cross country course and catching a glimpse of the city skyline put this little kid jump into his heart sometimes. Good memories, he supposed, made with that skyline in view. Memories you didn't revisit galloping up a hill toward a fence with a 6' drop on the other side, but you felt there, all the same. Something else he loved about it was how, early in the new season, they didn't give much of a damn about how the place looked. Most of the big guns were still wrapping up their season down south, where the sunshine, money and accolades were in winter, which meant they didn't have anyone around to impress. The snow had melted and the sludge was on its way out, but the ground kept a kind of wet spring squelchiness to it- the kind of ground they couldn't drive a mower over without bogging it, but couldn't drive a tractor over without trashing the footing for a solid few weeks. Which meant, park maintenance had not much choice but to let the runs grow. ... Which meant, anyone out at the first few events of the season were jokingly advised to wear safety glasses on the cross country course, because they were about to be going weed whacking.

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(he made it outside eventually, for those wondering)

+ a bonus spotted horse because I can.