#Gideon Bake House

[warlockofagnesi]

Skull Cake Design!

So, the other weekend I made my friend a birthday cake. She knew I was doing this, but she didn't have any idea I planned to make one based on the design of the Ninth House skull from one of her favorite book series, The Locked Tomb (Gideon the Ninth, etc.):

The one thing she had requested was the recipe for my Irish Cupcakes, which entails:

Guinness chocolate cake

whiskey chocolate ganache filling

Irish Cream frosting

I'd only ever used this recipe for cupcakes, but converting it to a cake recipe seemed easy enough; 2 dozen cupcake proportions is pretty equal to two cake layers, and I figured I'd just spread the ganache generously as a filling between them.

Not having any experience doing cake designs, the one thing I struggled to figure out was how to create the right background for it. I finally decided to set aside a small part of the frosting (which for some reason I made chocolate) that I dyed black. I used that on the sides (really only a base layer) and a crescent along what would be the lower 1/4 of the top design:

Then it was time to just load on the icing over the rest (almost an inch thick -- I wanted it to feel a bit three dimensional!) just shaping a bit along the sides, and blobs for the teeth, using a knife, spatula, and toothpicks. The main thing I learned at this stage: I should really get a frosting bag.

I actually left it like this overnight so that the frosting set completely. The next morning, before taking it over to my friend's house, I used an ice cream scoop to make eye holes, a knife for the nose, and toothpicks to carve Roman numerals in its forehead. I filled in each with a little left over ganache.

I was really pleased with how it turned out! And so was she -- her (and her wife's) delight and surprise when I presented it made all the work worth it. And that's not even mentioning how delicious it was!

[harkharrow]

[misharoux]

Guys! Look at my goth cake!! 🤭

[mayasaura]

Hi! Any thoughts on the first paragraph in chapter three of Harrow the Ninth?

“She was named for her father who was named for his mother, who was named for some unsmiling extramural penitent sworn into the silent marriage bed of the Locked Tomb. This had been common. Dearburh had never practiced Resurrection purity. Their only aim was to keep the necromantic lineage of the tomb-keepers unbroken.”

Particularly interested to hear if “extramural penitent” and “practiced resurrection purity” means anything to you. Any ideas? Thank you so much!

I do have ideas!! Starting with a definition, since I know I had to look this up. Extramural is derived from the Latin "extra muros" and means "outside the walls/boundaries". It's apparently mainly used at universities, where extramural courses are classes offered for people not enrolled as students, and extramural funding means grants or other money sourced from outside the university. Stuff like that.

So an extramural penitent would be a penitent—someone who has joined the Ninth orders—originating from outside the Ninth House. An immigrant. Most likely someone who came to the Ninth on pilgrimage and never left.

Resurrection purity is something obviously unique to tlt setting, but in context.... the way it's said, it sounds like not practicing Resurrection purity logically follows from extramural marriages being common. Meaning that extramural marriages are incompatible with Resurrection purity.

The simplest explanation is that Resurrection purity is some kind of Nine Houses segregationist ideology. One that believes a person shouldn't marry or reproduce with someone whose ancestors were resurrected on another House.

The quote here says that Drearburh—the line of Reverend Mothers and Fathers—never practiced it, so it's likely not very deeply engrained in Ninth culture, but it's definitely there. Mostly coming from Crux, though Harrow—who was raised by Crux—casually says a few things that raise the eyebrows.

I wonder how common an opinion it is. The Sixth obviously don't fuck with it, seeing as they have a whole occupation dedicated to extramural fucking. I'm guessing it's big on the Eighth, with the way Silas tried to guess Gideon's mother's house of origin from her phenotype. Unprompted even, like it was a normal thing to do.

I love how much this series can imply with so little. It's fucking dense pal. Like dark matter. Or a cake without baking soda.

[puppetsoftomorrow]

i still cant believe the legends only broke time once so heres all the other ways they broke time:

behrad and gideon try to bake an apple pie, and they take to heart the fact that, to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first start with the universe

ava's not had a great day and gary has broken time and is desperatly trying to cover it up whilst sara distracts ava using increasingly wild methods. when ava finds out she gives everyone the silent treatment for a week (apart from sara)

ray and nate want to go see star wars on its opening weekend but the screening is so jam packed with time travellers it finally tips over the edge and breaks time

ava and sara are trying to buy a house and they find one they adore, but someone gets there first, so ava nips back in time and gets it first, creating a loop that breaks time. ava is devastated.

spooner wants to keep seeing the eclipse (after being strongarmed by astra to wear the glasses) but they go one too many times and tear a hole in reality. luckily the hole looks pretty identical to the eclipse and no one notices

[notedchampagne]

it's after halloween but trick or treat anyway here you go:

flattenings of john as a character, specifically the "deadbeat dad" accusations or referring to alecto's creation as "male gaze-y." he is a demonstrably involved and gentle parent the instant he learns he's got a kid; the issue is not that he's a deadbeat so much as that he set up a society where parenthood and authority are positions of naturalized abuse. Like, he's doing everything right on the surface, it's just that you can't be a good parent and also a god-emperor. You can't help your kid connect with her culture and ancestry when you killed all her ancestors and erased their culture; you can't let your kid inherit what you have when you're never going to die and she's already dead; you can't give her what she wants and have that be healthy when what she wants is a position in the army you run. but fuck if he's not trying to. from a surface level view, he's doing everything right! and calling alecto barbie male gaze-y eliminates the role of larger systems in literally everything john has ever done. is it not so much more satisfying for it to be a completely innocuous and even childish act that still ends up defiling a woman's body because the defilement of women's bodies is so baked into everything that an act as simple as "taking comfort in childhood toys when you're stressed" has the potential to be harmful? He's fucked up, for sure, but like. damn if the ways he's fucked up in canon aren't way more interesting than half the takes.

okay so tridentariicest totally has textual backing and i love that folks explore that, but i also feel like the sexual element of their whole deal is given way too much spotlight. what about all the other totally horrifying aspects of their relationship? there's so many good god diversify it a bit.

kiriona meta that either makes her out to be completely different or completely the same as gideon. this side of her always existed and she is fundamentally changed. if i talk about this too much longer i will write an essay because every time i think about kiriona for a second too long an essay happens but moral of the story she's one of those Characters I'm Correct About and i am sososotired.

buddy youve already written an essay lmfao anyway treat: i like hearing peoples opinions. ive already mentioned my opinions on kiriona and john before (TLDR this has always been gideon and people change/imperialism misogyny and classism is baked into the society john grew up in and it continues to exist as he made this new society). tcest grosses me out on a general level but it Is there in tlt and it annoys me when people boil it down to "oh isnt it so problematic when twins kiss are you offended" instead of exploring how the third house encouraged codependency and fused identity, coronas desperation to be needed vs ianthes desperation to be acknowledged and seen blahblahblah theres just more interesting ways you could explore text within a series about the horrors and unhealthiness of love instead of jacking into a sock about it

[billyshakesp]

In the Hope of a Future Forgiveness

Forgiveness has huge symbolic implications in the Locked Tomb for many of the characters, namely Gideon and Harrow and their quest against religious trauma. I could write so much about this, but that would be more suited to a literature classroom (or AO3) than to Tumblr, so, instead, I want to focus in on one particular example that I hold very dear. Disclaimer: this is one interpretation of Harrohwark's words which I have come to. If this has already been said by someone else, I do not know of it. If you don't agree with this take, please share with me.

In Harrowhark's self-adressed letter outlining the parameters for the rest of her life as a Lyctor (which, by the way, she hoped would "extend into the next myriad," but Harrowhark's lobotomy era only lasted nine months, so RIP babygirl), she signs off with:

In the hope of a future forgiveness, I have remained, Harrowhark Nonagesimus

It's clear that Harrowhark has huge conflictions with her right to exist as a human being; thus, the most obvious interpretation of this line is that she hopes to be forgiven for the crime of breaking into the Tomb, and also for the genocide her parents mandated. However, this begs the obvious question, "forgiveness from whom?"

Harrowhark Nonagesimus wrote this in her pre-lobotomy era, so we don't have to reckon with the implications of Harrow digging her cavalier out of her skull, along with a few spoons of grey matter as collateral damage. With that in mind, forgiveness from whom?

To her knowledge, her entire house is dead. She is the last person left. I'm not too confident as to pre-lobotomy Harrow's relationship with God, but she definitely holds her accountable for Gideon's death. I don't think she cares for that man much (Which is good. Fuck God).

Gideon, of course, is the one Harrow wants to forgive her, whether she admits it to herself or not. Harrow has given her life to justify her birth, to become the greatest necromancer her house has ever produced, and perhaps the greatest necromancer the Nine Houses has ever seen. She says herself that she wants to make herself a living monument for those that died so that she could live, and live powerfully. And yet, at the end of Gideon the Ninth, Harrow attempts to offer her own life to Gideon in a desperate and albeit half-baked plan to save her cavalier. The gesture of self-sacrifice is sweet and all, but it really, really hits powerfully here; when Harrow gives Gideon her life, she is essentially saying to Gideon that Gideon is the justification of Harrow's existence. One could argue that she was sacrificing herself to the Tomb, but I think that if the Tomb was what Harrow truly cared about, she wouldn't have been so eager to let herself die. Also, she probably wouldn't have been so eager to drive a hammer into her skull.

In not so many words, Gideon is Harrow's absolution. She is her forgiveness. For Gideon Nav, Harrow sees her life as "worth it," and for Gideon Nav, Harrow sees her death as "worth it." I know I'm romanticising this with my language, so I want to take a brief moment to say that Harrowhark is so, so, so fucked up by her childhood trauma. This isn't beautiful, this isn't the perfect friendship, the perfect love; it's a mistake. Nonetheless, it's Gideon that embodies the reason for her existence. Gideon is forgiveness.

When Harrow writes the letters in "the hope of a future forgiveness," it is in the hope that she will find some measure of absolution for the crimes committed by her parents. It is also in the hope that can save the first flower and the last child of her house. She "remains Harrowhark Nonagesimus" for Gideon. She lives in the immortal hope of Gideon's resurrection. I think there's so much grief and tragedy and sorrow carved into just those few words; so much more than I originally saw in them.

Thanks for reading. Drink water, eat food, and worship the ground your friends walk on and the air they breathe. If you're reading these words as the product of the deaths of a generation of children, then know that if you just live, and live for the people you love, then that's enough. <3

[beguilingcorpse]

as a non-practicing jew i think tlt is one of the Most catholic serieses i've Ever read and honestly i appreciate that about it. bc like at least it's upfront about it you know? as a kid i always hated it when authors tried to hide christianity in their books it felt like a trick. fuck you c s lewis i know the lion is jesus you cant fucking get me. but in tlt it's just one of the many many layers of subtext and intertextual references flying right over my dumb little head. anyway im claiming the sixth house as space jewish and im only half joking about this

YES i think a big difference is that a lot of fictional books are catholic in the sense of like.. they want to convert you. or at least the author thinks catholicism is the Right Way and so the narrative holds all of these not-so-subtle religious messages about salvation and god’s love and lion jesus or whatever. the locked tomb definitely has catholicism baked into its structure and narrative but it also centers on the negative parts of the catholic church - imperialism and the crusades, religious trauma, bigotry, etc etc etc in a way that’s very refreshing to read. gideon is space jesus and that’s not a good thing!

also you’re correct about the sixth. rip palamedes sextus your bar mitzvah would have gone insane

[cakemoney]

i've been trying to put my finger on like. the difference between gideon, a narrator who's stubbornly uninterested in the plot, whose cheerful flippancy is baked into her as rebellion against the grim wretched house she couldn't escape, who does not realize that the story she's in is a tragedy until the very last day, and harrow, whose existence as an abomination against nature started from the moment of her conception, who lives every single day carrying around not just two hundred (and one) ghosts on her back but a whole greek chorus explaining her own horrors to her. genre awareness doesn't feel like the right term, because harrow isn't any more aware of what's going on than gideon was, but just. like. is this how it happens. is this how it happens. what a refrain man. there's no question it will happen (has happened), it's that harrow can't make sense of what it is (was). gideon had no idea what was going to happen until the moment it happened; harrow (technically?) knows everything that has happened, but she can't understand it. how can this be what happened?

[rumbelleshowdown]

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Question: How many unused prompts were left after the Showdown?

Answer: 170! And here they are! (Under the cut, b/c long.)

You’re not like me. 

Trust isn’t everything. 

Liberties. 

Teeth.

The light’s gone out. 

Sweet or savory. 

Worst patient. 

Flower of fate. 

Workplace romance. 

Cinderella AU. 

Wake the prince. 

Runaway bride. 

Little Gideon, shop, Weaver. 

Leather and steel. 

Magical exhaustion. 

Near-death. 

Fluffy clouds, shapes, sunlight. 

Dark, darker, darkest. 

The Book of Kells. 

The Long Room. 

Irish pub with music. 

Historical AU – Victorian. 

Sharing a dreamscape. 

Milestones. 

First kisses. 

Last time. 

Tea shop. 

Hedge maze. 

Heist gone wrong. 

Last of the teabags. 

Phone battery low. 

Is the ghost friendly? 

A bad book. 

Uglier than you are.

Talking in your sleep. 

Modern pop culture references

Soulmate au -seeing colors

Overhears talking to self

Plus size belle

Chatroom/catfishing

Matchmaker henry

Appearance glamor

Blind/deaf main character 

Talking tea pots

Dreaming of maidens and monsters. 

Whispers of desire. 

Belle kicks Zelena’s ass. 

TikTok trends. 

Twister game night. 

This isn’t your Uber. 

Adopting a new pet. 

Deck of cards. 

Aquarium, coffee, washing machine. 

Preparing for something big. 

Words on your skin. 

Enchanted Forest. 

High School Musical. 

Station 19. 

Hyperion Heights. 

Little girl named Rose. 

Storm, poison, tears, light. 

Sacrifice, True Love, healing. 

Weaver doesn’t make it. 

Nurse Belle. 

Please help my Papa. 

Please, wake up. 

Sacrifice, pain, light, laugh. 

Don’t leave me alone. 

Whiskey in a teacup. 

Night talk. 

Butler!Gold. 

The Light One!Belle. 

Let’s just pretend. 

Blood went cold.

Greenhouse, museum. 

Twirling in his arms. 

Crushed wedding. 

Flirting at a ball. 

“I forgot to shave?” 

“There is only me.” 

Forget-me-nots. 

Candyshop, Baelfire, awkward. 

Creature of darkness. 

Bird in a cage. 

Yearning for adventures.

Turn no into maybe.

I have school tomorrow. 

Some bathing suits shouldn’t…

Let’s keep this one. 

Younger and younger. 

My bag of tricks. 

Slowly yet surely. 

weaver. 

Warm and cozy. 

Library, lingerie, desk, defile. 

Ravenous, coverage, squirting. 

Moving out. 

Moving in. 

Cat sitting. 

“Well, this is awkward.” 

Red wine. 

Storybrooke’s incumbent mayor. 

Hiring Mr. Cassidy. 

Dagger, snow, fire. 

Arrows, magic, curse. 

Curse, awakening, assassin. 

Heroes.

The witching hour. 

Salt. 

Touch. 

Honeymoon. 

Cloud gazing. 

Spontaneous presents. 

Handcuffs. 

Stroking the hair. 

Soothing caress. 

Selfie. 

One last taste 

“Please don’t go.” 

Blood and tears. 

Wedding on the run. 

Werewolves, bake bread, family. 

Detective, curious, strange. 

Amnesia, photographs, scent, blankets. 

Bird in a cage. 

Secret garden. 

Fairy, mischief, music-box, mist.

Empty, street lamp, snow. 

Ball dancing, imp, tease. 

The girl is drunk. 

Golden hour. 

Lantern, fright, cloak. 

Crooked teeth. 

Magic ritual. 

Magical flower. 

White sheets, bright light. 

Lonely night. 

Stuck in my brain. 

Ski/Skateboard. 

Surfing. 

Dreadful weather. 

Strange love, trouble, ghost. 

Heaven in hiding, garden. 

Gardener. 

3 am, drive, hurricane. 

Dress made of gold. 

Dizzy, truth or dare. 

Suffocating, night, walk, breath. 

Running away. 

Ocean waves. 

Haunted house. 

Witch!Belle, magical library, Salem. 

Insane. 

Gloom. 

Goose, attack, hug. 

Strawberry shortcake, tongue, blood. 

Horrid sight, “How dear.” 

Liminal space. 

Hatred, “You saved me.” 

Poetry, smoking, naked, paintings. 

“It’s our secret, then.” 

Forest spirit. 

Jeweler!Gold. 

Misty town, secrets. 

Something to uncover. 

Mermaid/merman. 

Fall through the ice. 

Forest is my home. 

Dumb and dumber. 

You don’t know everything. 

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[swanqueeneverafter]

Something Wicked This Way Comes, Chapter 21

Storybrooke. Swan-Mills House. (Watching the lightning split the sky from a downstairs window, Rumplestiltskin’s expression is inscrutable before he closes the curtains and returns to the task at hand.) Rumplestiltskin: “Come out, come out wherever you are. (Walking into Regina’s office, he runs a finger over a random bookcase shelf and inspects it. Smiling when the digit shows no trace of dust, Rumplestiltskin catches sight of two little feet sticking out from beneath one of the sofas in the room. Taking a seat on the opposite sofa, Rumplestiltskin gives a little cough. Poking her head out from her hiding place, Maria gives him a radiant smile:) Found you.” Maria: “Finally! What took you so long, Grandpa?” Rumplestiltskin: “I think it's safe to come out now. (While Maria pulls herself out from beneath the sofa:) It’s getting late, are you sure you’re not tired?” Maria: (Shrugs:) “I took a nap earlier. I can’t really sleep if my moms aren’t around.” Rumplestiltskin: (Nods:) “I can understand that. Bae was the same when he was growing up.” Maria: “What about Gideon?” Rumplestiltskin: (Chuckles:) “He takes after his mother. They both could sleep through almost anything. So, if you’re not tired, what should we do next?” Maria: “Well, my school's having a baking competition. I'm making lasagna, just like my mom. But my friend Tara said it's stupid.” Rumplestiltskin: “Well, that's not very nice. I think anyone who doesn't like your mother’s lasagna has no taste. I trust she’s told you the secret that makes it so good?” Maria: “Uh huh. Red pepper flakes. Gives it some kick.” Rumplestiltskin: (Smiles:) “That’s right.” Chapter continues on AO3… Chapter 21

[paradoxcase]

Chapter 9 of Gideon the Ninth

It's actually hilarious that Harrow just left a whole bunch of snippy little notes for Gideon, and knew exactly where to put them/where she would look, I can't actually manage that even with snippy little notes I leave for myself. Or maybe Harrow actually left a ton of other snippy little notes that Gideon just didn't notice? I can't decide which of those ideas is better

Probably woefully incomplete list of things that Gideon doesn't know about:

Tea

Sinks

Bathtubs

NIghttime

and she describes bread as "yeast bread" which makes me wonder what the fuck kind of bread they have on Pluto usually. Do they just use baking powder? Yeast is probably hard to get on Pluto, but certainly not like, any harder than wheat, surely, and if Earth is an hour away by shuttle, you'd think it would be easy to get basic life-sustaining stuff like bread?

Also, like, I know we are doing the medieval-aesthetic-in-space thing, but like, plumbing is not advanced technology, our Middle Ages were just a bit whack like that. The fucking ancient Minoans had pressurized indoor plumbing and flush toilets, I'm just saying, it is not that difficult to make some water go down some pipes. Also, like, they clearly have non-water-based alternatives, but I don't think plumbing ever actually becomes obsolete. You kind of need it for basic sanitation stuff, any high tech replacement for it would probably cost way more and ultimately not be necessary anyway, since plumbing is not a hard problem. If the issue is just that Pluto doesn't have water... that's dumb, because Pluto needs water anyway, because water is like the #1 most incredibly basic necessity for sustaining life in any context

Gideon talks about necromancers "programming" skeletons, which instantly makes necromancy 10000% more interesting to me as a programmer. I would love to know more about how this works, but since Gideon is the narrator I suspect that will not happen. I'm guessing Harrow narrates the next book, though, so maybe then?

Ianthe really seems to love mocking her sister for being dumb, she is going to have an absolute blast with Gideon

Who the hell has twins that are both the heir to your house, and then names one of them "Corona"? This is like in the Sims 2 when the Pleasants named their twins "Angela" and "Lillith", and then were like shocked pikachu face when Lillith grew up to be the "evil" twin

Ianthe's line to Gideon sounds like a threat (if only one of the twins is a necromancer, it's definitely Ianthe), but I have no idea what she thinks Gideon has done to merit this?

Actually, since necromancy seems to be inherited, it should theoretically be possible for an heir to a house to not be a necromancer, although it seems to be implied so far that they all are, or are all assumed to be. Like, if Corona isn't a necromancer, why was she sent to First House in the first place? Are there like, necromancer squids?

Ianthe definitely doesn't have a skeletal arm yet, since Gideon would have mentioned that. I wonder how that happens?

[blossom-blur]

Gideon 💛🐇😊

He's just a smiling rabbit guy. He's friendly. To nice innocent people really. Enjoy lol.

Name: Gideon The Rabbit Gender: Male Age: 23 (Stays a young adult for 60 years) Species: Rabbit Height: 5'10 Fur: A little Golden Yellow Eyes: Black Home: His House in the Forest Personality: Nice, Friendly, Cheerful bit, Playful a bit, Silly, Sadistic a little, Never get angry, and Creepy a bit Likes: Very nice, kind and innocent people, Protecting his friends, Smiling, Happiness, Peace, Having fun, His powers, Making his friends happy, Cooking, and Helping Dislikes: Mean people, Abuse, Torture, Rushing, Cities, and Celery Powers/Abilities: Telekinesis / Earth Manipulation / Fire Manipulation / Shapeshifting / Immortality / Black Tentacle Manipulation / Levitation / Healing / And many other powers he got / Very Good Cooking Skills / Good Baking Skills / Super Speed / and Super Strength Facts:

Gideon's favorite food is pasta. Garlic pasta

Gideon's favorite drink is carrot juice.

Gideon's favorite dessert is cookies (soft and gooey only)

He always smiles a lot. Even smiles when someone harms one of his friends and doesn't become angry, just holds his anger and comes to the bad person and stops them.

He became immortal and gained new powers in 1963 after drain a potion

[zalianth33-75]

Shitty headcanons about some of the houses

The first:That entire building is just built on top of a skyscraper. This one isnt even shitty because it was my honest guess for the entirety of reading GtN

The sixth: The assumption for anyone of this house is neurodivergence. This not being the case is considered bizarre, and generally is how this house obtains diplomats. This also means that decent chunks of the house have very specific roles such as "designated maker of this specific baked good" because hyperfixations.

The seventh:This house has the highest adoption rate of any house because it is populated by theater kids and thus mostly incredibly fucking gay.

The eighth: Like some northern indigenous languages have a bunch of words for different types of snow, this house has a bunch of words for different shades of gray and white. Each has its own religious significance and there have been schisms caused by the paint used for x room being 79.65% white instead of 79.30%, because the specific implication of the shade used for lower class bathrooms being used for a minor chapel are utterly unspeakable. The autism rate in this house is second only to that of the sixth.

The ninth:Thank jod the planet doesn't have rain because most buildings on the ninth are made up of 80% fine detailwork and only 20% structure of any weather resistance(if you ignore the rock in front of the tomb, then the ratio is more 85:15). It only takes a house with a decent water supply to absolutely destroy some buildings from pure erosion, and gideon has exploited this fact on at least one occasion.

[gulliblelemon]

Top 5/Top 10

Artists

Foods

Activities

Queer books/movies/shows

Top 5 (x2) artists

I’m interpreting this as musical artists. I can sleazily split my music taste into two time periods: early 00s British white boy indie music from when I was a teenager.

Th Fratellis

Arctic Monkeys

Franz Ferdinand

Maxïmo Park

Kaiser Chiefs

Then a black hole of panic when I was learning to be an adult and parent in my 20s, then more recently I’ve been getting into a more girly hyper pop sort of thing.

UPSAHL

girli

FLAVIA

BLACKPINK

Wet Leg

Top 5 foods

Toast, forever and always my favourite

Doenjang-jjigae

The sticky toffee pudding from a specific restaurant in Llandudno

Houmous

This one specific cauliflower sweet chilli curry from a local curry house

Top 5 activities

Writing

Reading

Knitting

Board games

Baking

Top 6 queer media (2 tv, 2 books, 2 films)

Young Royals

Schitt’s Creek

The Wayfarer Series by Becky Chambers (it’s 4 books but I can’t choose just one. In fact, I’d also include her separate short story To Be Taught If Fortunate)

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Rocketman (not sure if this counts as queer media, but I’m not big on films and I’ve watched this over 20 times and will never be over it).

Nimona

Thank you for giving my brain something to do today!

[strawberriesbunni]

Welcome to the Taurus Generation !! Chifuyu and his Aunt Lauryn (both teenagers) I will explain the requirements for this challenge.

Requirements:

Move out with your family dogs and always make sure to have at least one dog in the household 

Become companions with at least one dog ✓

Anytime a negative high maintenance moodlet appears, you must cook any meal (you don’t have to eat it, just cook)

Reach level 5 of the culinary career before quitting your job and opening a restaurant (if you don’t have dine out, stay in the culinary career, chef branch)

Marry a co-worker/restaurant employee

Reach level 10 of the cooking and gourmet cooking skills

Have twins (can cheat for this)

Host dinner parties and invite your parents at least every other week

Reach level 3 of the master chef aspiration

Optional Requirements: 

Reach level 8 of the culinary career before quitting to open a restaurant (or reach level 10 if you don’t have dine out)

Have your restaurant reach at least 4 stars

Get a university degree in the culinary arts

Reach level 10 of the baking skill

Complete the master chef aspiration

Give children food themed names

Traits: Dog lover ✓, High maintenance, Foodie ✓

Aspiration: Master Chef

Career: Culinary (chef branch)

Colour: Orange ✓

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆. ───

Extra (there is a lot that happened that I haven't made note of yet, and these aren't in chronological order):

Karli Day, Chifuyu's aunt on his mother's side, recently had a baby called Theresa Day with Gideon Bjergsen (Elsa's younger brother)

Anastasia and Krishna had a baby boy (I forgot his name)

Jeb and Mia had another baby, a girl (also forgot her name, sorry)

Mila went over to Yuon's house in Evergreen Harbor. Yuon got married, but she had children with Shiro. He didn't want anything to do with the kids so he left her with them. And Yuon is back in college. Her current husband is scum. He's lazy and unemployed and moved her into a shipping crate.

Mila's parents died, Emory and Danika. I made Mila take their urns with her to Mt. Komorebi. I'm considering what to do with them. Take them to a park and bury them? I'm still unsure.