#Homeschool Oregon

[icelynodette]

Dallas Oregon 150th Birthday Dallas Days Parade 2024

[coyotetatertot]

Promotional for Tate's company in my interp of A Better World AU.

FULL TEXT BENEATH THE CUT‼️‼️

God, I love exploring what he can do if he hadn't suffered through his father abandoning them and then YEARS of caretaker burnout as he tried in vain to heal his dad. What if he hadn't learned to fear his intellect and skill. What if Appalachia hadn't been cut out of him by being raised in the Bay Area. What if his abilities and cultural identity were both nurtured and encouraged by loving parents and a strong educational support system. What then. 👁️

I think he definitely still has his issues, because public figures often do lol. Fame causes so many problems. But fuck if I don't wanna let this lil scruffy genius out of his mental cage of repression, burnout, and depression. I think he's wild, enthusiastic, and has so much heart and spirit underneath all those layers of bullshit. 30 years of suffering and he is in his 30s, the divergence of the AU puts him on a radically different path from childhood and that makes him a TOTALLY new person.

On the highest peaks in the world, the strongest tethers aren't your rope, but the emotional ties which unite your climbing team and keep you connected to those waiting for you back home. Whether it's by blood or by choice, Tater Higgs McGucket understands the importance of family. Son of revolutionary inventor and co-founder of the Institute of Oddology Fiddleford Hadron McGucket, Tate describes his father as his closest friend, collaborator, and mentor. In collaboration with family friend and other co-founder of the Institute Stanford ("Ford") Pines, the three first designed their renowned supplemental oxygen delivery system after an expedition studying anomalies in the Himalayas.

"Our investigation took us to Camp 1 of Manaslu," Tate described in an exclusive interview with Mountaineering Monthly last week, "And I was shocked by the amount of traffic. This was some of the roughest terrain on the planet, but we saw more people out there than on some of my hiking trips back home in Oregon. . . Ford was our interpreter, and after talking with the locals, we realized that there were all these companies selling tickets to the top — with sherpas puttin' themselves on the line just to ferry tourists to the summit."

The influx of inexperienced climbers has had disastrous consequences, as Tate witnessed firsthand. "A lot of these people, they're physically and mentally capable of makin' that kinda climb, but maybe they don't follow best practice. You can summit without any oxygen, if ya stop and acclimatize along the way. But that takes a while, so it can be really temptin' to ignore your body and throw an oxygen bandaid at the problem. But then you're puttin' yourself in an emergency situation if it fails. While we were there, one of those climbers ran out, and a sherpa had to run more oxygen up there. I told him there was a storm a-comin', but he went up anyway. And we ended up losin' 'em both."

Tate's growing twang was underscored by a nervous bouncing of his leg, and he took a moment to collect himself before resuming the interview.

"Dad and I had a look at these open circuit breathing apparatuses. While they were reliable, we saw they were plum wasteful. Knew we could make somethin' better. There's a growin' culture of risk-takin' 'round them mountains. And maybe we cain't stop the industry that's causin' these problems, but we can at least make it safer for them climbers. 'Cuz at the end of the day, regardless of what ya think about these people? With an accident like that, there’s people left behind that're a-hurtin' somethin' fierce. Partners, friends, kids without parents. I mean, just the thought of losin' my dad like that is enough to break my heart — but that's reality, for both the families of that climber and the sherpa who died tryin' to save him. . . Naw, I reckon we can do better."

That was how the youngest McGucket, who had become a household name in the 1990s for his work in designing personal computers with his father's company, first ventured into the world of alpinism. But what he hadn't expected was to fall in love during the process.

"I always needed nature," he explained, "I get overstimulated awfully easy, and so I go out there to clear my head. Been hikin' and fishin' since I was a kid. . . And so, after workin' with climbers to test this equipment — I saw a lot of them eight-thousanders up close, right? And one day, I just knew I had to see it from the top."

But having become familiar with the dangers involved, Tate knew that preparing himself for such a climb would be no easy task.

Luckily, he found a trainer in Ford's twin brother, Stanley Pines.

“Stanley is a stand-up guy. Real old school. Throws a hell of a punch, catches a hell of a catfish.” Tate said of his mentor, “He’s a fighter. So I knew I needed him, because all it takes is one slip up or act of god for these expeditions to turn life-or-death. And he’s been great. Neither of us knew much about rock climbin’ or mountaineering before all this. But we’ve learned together. And having summited a few eight-thousanders now, I can tell ya, I wouldn’t be here without his help.”

Also aiding in his expeditions were his prototype real-time weather and vital monitoring systems, which have since become standard issue in all McGucket brand protective wear. But Tate is most proud of his high-frequency beacon system, which allows climbers to communicate with their partners and first responders — even from inside perilous crevasses.

"The danger of avalanche or serac collapse is real. There are times when your life just ain’t in your own hands. Our systems allow climbers to communicate when they’re entering or exiting a perilous area, and can send out an SOS. They’re also constantly pinging, so in the event somethin’ does happen, they’ll help your climbing partners or first responders find you.”

But high altitudes aren’t the only place you’ll find the twin peaks of McGucket Mountaineering. Tate’s inventions have seen heavy use by first responders of all stripes, from firefighters to wilderness search and rescue — and he has recently signed a contract to manufacture respirators for medical use.

"At the end of the day, it’s all about making it home safely.” Tate concluded, “You gotta prioritize what matters most. You can do incredible things in this world, but none of it matters if you can’t share them with the people who love you.”

[baalzebufo]

some additional doodles and a Lot of Headcanons... sorry if im spamming these a little bit. ive got so many thoughts in my head, lmao

theres my older pacifica- after weirdmageddon, her and gideon become friends. theyre both sort of ostracized from the town as a whole bc of their past attitudes/actions so they cling together and become buds. its nice having someone else who 'gets' it.

pacifica moved out as soon as she could to get away from her folks and has a job at a local mall. gideon enables her to enjoy at least SOME of her old luxuries by taking her shopping and to get their nails done together and stuff. also his prison buddies help ''kindly persuade'' her parents not to break her enforced no-contact rule from time to time. i know the two have the bitchiest gossip in the entire town together. sometimes when its hard to be 'nice' they know they can at least vent to the other and they wont get judged for it, yknow?

also some backstory doodles! he was a Normal Kid, Once. or close enough to it. gideon was a sickly child and was sheltered and homeschooled for most of his life. the gleefuls moved from texas to oregon when he was about seven (yes i know this breaks canon a little. its fine shh.) and he found journal 2 shortly after. things went downhill from there

other notes. he's always kept his hair long, but used to either let it down or tie it into a long braid. he very briefly attended a public school and he didnt fare very well there (fat kid + albino + 'girly' + general weird interests is basically painting a massive target on your back) he used to stay up and watch late night televangelists when he couldnt sleep in hospital and copped his aesthetic from there

sorry this post is so long i have a lot of thoughts about him </3

[thesmolgoblingf]

One of the main arguments of the pushback I’m getting on deciding to homeschool my children just reminds me of this tweet:

There are so many people telling me that my children won’t know how to read, write, or do math. It’s like they forget that I know how to read, write, and do math.

Teachers aren’t super humans who are blessed by the gods to impart knowledge. Anyone can teach, it’s not something you need a degree and a license to do.

Think about how many jobs you’ve had where someone had to train you how to do something but they weren’t a teacher.

Think of all the times you had to tinker and figure something out for yourself with little to no guidance, you were literally teaching yourself.

And wasn’t there a news story that broke about how students won’t need to demonstrate proficiency in math, reading, and writing to graduate? Oh, that’s right, there was.

What’s the point of sending my children to school then, if they won’t have to display these three vital skills to get a diploma? Where’s the basis of your argument if this is the direction schools are heading?

Public and private schools serve as 13-15 years of indoctrination to sell college burnout, deprive students of critical thinking, training obedient worker drones, and creating mindless consumers. My children will have no part in that.

[berryflavouredkoolaid]

Phoebe Mallard - PJO OC

~ General ~

Full Name: Phoebe Grace Mallard

Nickname(s): Duckie (by her siblings and close friends), Phoebs,

Birthdate: August 3rd, 1994

Species: Demigod

Residence: Ashtown, Oregon | Camp Half-Blood

~ Physical Appearance ~

Hair Colour: Strawberry Blonde

Eye Colour: Mossy green

Skin Tone: Pale

Height: 5’2

Misc: Heavily freckled, bitten down nails, lots of gold earrings, a nose stud, small scratches and scars on her limbs from gardening and exploring the forest

~ Family ~

Father: Dr. Arthur Mallard

Phoebe and her father were always very close. A botanist, Arthur homeschooled his daughter and she came with him on his research trips. He doted on his only daughter and raised her with a love of nature and the outdoors. He always had a suspicion that her mother was something otherworldly, especially when Phoebe started showing signs of some kind of magic. Arthur died when Phoebe was 11. They were attacked by a hellhound while studying the flora of New York state.

Mother: Demeter

Phoebe has always had a rather complicated relationship with her mother. She only saw her mother once. When she was 11, Demeter saved her from the hellhound that killed her father and led her satyr guide to Phoebe.

~ Camp Life ~

Cabin: 4

Counsellor: No

Years at Camp: 5

Quest(s): The Prophecy of Eight (Seven), TBD

Ambrosia (what she tastes): Her dad’s chocolate cake

Nectar (what she tastes): fresh, juicy peaches

Skills: Proficiency with various weapons, hand-to-hand combat, expert dagger-wielding skills

Abilities: Chlorokinesis, self-healing via plants, teleportation through plants

Weaponry: a pair of light, thin daggers with grooves down the center that can hold poison

~ Background ~

Hometown: Ashtown, Oregon

Despite being born in Oregon, Phoebe spent most of her childhood travelling from place to place with her father. As he was a single father and had no family to leave her with, Phoebe came with him on his various research trips and cross-country teaching assignments. Phoebe was homeschooled and spent most of her days exploring the forests, meadows and deserts of the United States.

~ Personality & Traits ~

Personality: Phoebe is a very kind and good-hearted person. She has a tendency for sentimentality and is definitely the kind of person who literally stops and smells the roses. Phoebe is quite forgiving and always tries to see the best in people. She’s trusting and a very optimistic and cheerful individual. Emotionally, she’s very empathetic and can pick up on people’s emotions easily. She often mediates arguments around camp. Phoebe is an introvert and enjoys spending time alone as much as she enjoys time with others. Despite her soft-hearted nature, Phoebe can be incredibly stubborn when she wants to be. When her mind is made up, almost nothing can make her back down. She’s naturally not a very confrontational person and prefers to avoid conflict, but won’t back down if someone tries to start something with her. Phoebe has a hard time making and sticking to boundaries.

Strengths: Caring, comforting, smart, optimistic and persistent

Weaknesses: overly forgiving and trusting, unable to set boundaries, small spaces

Fatal Flaw: Inability to accept change

Likes: The outdoors, training, exploring the forest, her siblings, friendship bracelets, making plant jokes

Dislikes: Small/enclosed spaces, overly strong smells, bugs that eat her plants

Hobbies: Gardening, hiking, making friendship bracelets, birdwatching

Favourite Place: The strawberry fields or the forest, although she’s not technically supposed to go there outside of capture the flag.

~ Relationships ~

Best Friend(s):

Piper McLean

Lila Thompson

Friends:

Jason Grace

Percy Jackson

Annabeth Chase

Frank Zhang

Hazel Lesvesque

Clarisse De La Rue

Nico Di Angelo

Boyfriend: Leo Valdez

Enemies:

Octavian

~Misc & Notes ~

Phoebe’s room on the Argo II has ivy growing on the walls and plants all over.

She’s always wearing hiking boots.

Phoebe gets called “Duckie” by her siblings because of her last name.

Phoebe pretty much knows everyone at camp and is friends with almost everyone.

She unironically loves birdwatching and can recognize a lot of them by sight.

She only drinks herbal tea.

Her handwriting is really messy and sort of a mixed up combination of cursive and printing. She writes her y’s and g’s in a really weird curly way.

When she is stressed, plants grow from her hair and skin.

She’s a vegetarian.

Although she can heal by using the life force of plants, she dislikes doing it as it kills the plants whose life force was drained to heal her. She usually refuses to let it happen.

She has a lot of knowledge of poisonous plants and it’s basically a rule to not touch, or Gods forbid, eat anything in her room because it’s probably got some nasty effects.

Her abilities are stronger during the spring and summer and less powerful in winter.

{had this one in drafts for like a month…. still cooking up some new ocs so share so here’s phoebe! also i just guesstimated on the year it takes place so idk if that’s right or not lol}

[beastkeeper91]

🔥Helluva House AU🔥

(Owl House x Hazbin Verse)

[Plot]

Instead of Luz stumbling upon The Boiling Isles, she ends up in Vivziepop's version of Hell.

[Background Info]

•Luz is the only human within this AU while the others are Demons.

��Known Sinners:

Eda Clawthorne

Age: 17.

Species: Owl Demon.

Died: 1990s.

Cause of Death: Poisoned.

Sins: Gluttony.

Story: Eda was the most rebellious, yet troublesome teenager in all of Oregon from random pranks to Arson, though despite her delinquency she was a child prodigy getting A+ in all of her classes, but sadly all of that ended when she died during a soccer match due to cyanide poisoning. *cough* Lilith.

Lilith Clawthorne

Age: 18.

Species: Raven Demon.

Died: 1990s

Cause of Death: Suicide.

Sins: Envy.

Story: Lilith is the oldest sister of Eda Clawthorne who was always trying to get attention or praise from her peers and parents, but yet she never did due to her younger sister being "better than her" and so one day she slipped poison into Eda's water bottle and instantly regretted after Eda told her that she was the best sister in the world. After Eda's death, Lilith had suffered a great ammount of guilt and despair to the point where she ended her own life.

Philip "Belos" Whitebane

Age: 50.

Species: Deer Demon.

Died: 1600s.

Cause of Death: Hanged.

Sins: Pride.

Story: Belos, one of the most powerful and fearful overlord hell has ever witnessed. In his life he was known as a Witch Hunter General during the witch trials similar to Salem, but what the pilgrims didn't know, until later on, that he was actually an Occultist and was later hanged for his crimes.

Raine Whispers.

Age: 17.

Species: Bat Demon.

Died: 1967.

Cause of Death: Shot during Flower Power.

Sins: Hersey *Witchcraft*.

Story: Raine was born and raised by pagans in a commune so throughout their whole life they were homeschooled by their parents, learning herbology along with other pagan traditions. During their high school years they would participate in protests and the last one they attended was Flower Power".

•Other Sinners:

Adegast.

Adrian Graye Vernworth.

Yiyi The Bat Queen.

Darius Deamonne.

Eberwolf.

Flora D'splora.

Hettie Cutburn.

Osran.

Piniet.

Terra Snapdragon.

Tibbles.

Vitimir.

Mason.

Scooter Crane.

•Known Hellhounds:

Barcus.

King.

•Known Imps:

Amity Blight.

Edric Blight.

Emira Blight.

Alador Blight.

Odalia Blight.

Willow Park.

Gilbert and Harvey Park.

Gus Porter.

Perry Porter.

Hunter.

Angmar.

Bo.

Derwin.

Eileen.

Roselle and Dottie.

Gavin.

Jerbo.

Kikimora.

Masha.

Matt Tholomule.

Steve Tholomule.

Hieronymus Bump.

Usurper.

Viney.

Moon girl.

•Known Succubi:

Amber.

Amelia.

Boscha (Hybrid).

Bria.

Cat.

Katya.

Skara.

•Other Known Hellborns:

Bill (Baphomet).

Warden Wrath (Greed Shark).

Braxus (Greed Shark).

Morton (Baphomet).

Salty (Greed Shark).

Vee (Possessor).

Hooty (Unknown).

•Known Ars Goetia:

Malphas.

Grometheus.

Faust.

•Blight Industries along with The Blight Family themselves are mostly within the Greed Ring along with Blight Manor. Like in canon, the company provides itself with accessories with home security and weaponry along with some robotics. Blight Industries is considered to be one of the most popular companies in hell. Supplying not just for Sinners and Hellborns, but also the Overlords and Demonic Loyalty of Hell.

•King is a Hellhound, Eda and Raine found him in a cardboard box in an alley when he was only a pup and they both decided upon themselves to take him ate their place and raise him. Basically the same way in "Echoes of the Past" but different.

•Perry Porter, Gus's dad, is still a field reporter in this and he works for 666 News. Though the only work associate he has is Tom, because Katie Killjoy is a total bitch to him due to being an Imp.

•In this AU Amity and Willow are still friends, but after confronting her bitch of a mother Amity decided to runaway to the Pride Ring with Willow, also Gilbert and Harvey fostered Amity.

•All the palisman in this AU are Hell-Fauna, which are Demonic versions of animals.

•The Collector in this AU is renamed Collie Morningstar and they are the youngest child of Lucifer and Lilith Morningstar along with the baby sibling of Charlie Morningstar and the archivists who are also in this AU as the children of Morningstar, but unlike the archivists Charlie is the only sibling that cares for Collie. *Also since the archivists didn't have any names in "Fort the Future" or "Watching and Dreaming" so the names I gave them are Salem, Basil, Aaren, Draco.

•The Nine Coven Leaders in this AU are Overlords.

•When humans, like Luz, are stuck in Hell for long periods of time that they begin to turn into a demon.

•After Lilith died she bumped into Eda and tried to apologize for what she did to her which of course didn't end well. For about several years Lilith has been jumping from job to job until she met Flora D'splora, also a Sinner, who hired Lilith as her assistant at the Museum of History of Demonic.

•Hunter is one of the many Imps Belos took in (for bad reasons of course, Because it's belos after all).

•Originally Willow and her dad's were from the Wrath Ring, then they moved to Greed due to Harvey having a job at Blight Industries which lasted for a little while until Odalia fired him after due to Amity not cutting ties with Willow which made them move to Pride.

•This AU mostly takes place in the Pride Ring, within a town called Malum which is just outside of Pentagram City just a few minutes away.

•Belo's true demonic form would be his kaiju form from "Watching and Dreaming" and his normal form would be a mix between his regular emperor self and his cursed self.

•Eda has trouble controlling her true demonic form every now and then just like how she had trouble controlling her curse in canon. Her true demonic form is the same as her Owl Beast form.

•Hooty is still hooty. (🦉 Hooty Hoot 🦉)

•Hexisde is also in this AU, but it's renamed "Hexside School District." Which is surprisingly one of the best schools in hell for Hellborns, better than Glandus and St Epidermis.

•Even though there's no coven system, each character has their own set of different demonic abilities and powers.

•Luz's Demon form is that same as her titan form, but instead of her witch outfit she's in her default clothes which are a bit torn due to her transformation.

•Eda and Raine own a store called "The Owl Nest" that sells trinkets, crystals, charms, herbs *including cannabis*, and other types of goods.

Art by AnnDevil88, though the last one with Sinner!Eda is unknown but still amazing.

[autism-purgatory]

Hooray WIP introduction

Shirleston Academy of Mystery and Intrigue

“Everyone in that place is stuck in endless dreams and living nightmares, all while it watches.”

Takes place in a private school in Portland, Oregon where three students are wrapped in an ever-growing mystery surrounding the history of their esteemed school. Its inspirations are The Magnus Archives and K-12 by Melanie Martinez (and my own shitty experiences with private schools but this isn’t a vent post). It’s a cosmic horror mystery with hints of dark academia. Students at Shirleston are ranked by the color of their ties. Freshman have blue, Sophomore have yellow, Juniors have Red, and Seniors have green. (If I see a hogwarts joke I’m deleting this blog)

Our characters:

Ashley Yuan: 18, A senior at Shirleston Academy and trying to get the hell out of there as soon as possible. She is generally snarky but clever. She also has OCD and is demi-sexual. She’s been living on her own for about a month after her aging mother passed. She gets wrapped up in this mess of a mystery after discovering a fellow student burned alive in a ritual circle in the library. She pieces the school’s mysterious history alongside…

Erin Reyes: 15, the youngest one of the protagonists. He’s quiet but very blunt and honest when he does talk, and is internally screaming 24/7. He has been homeschooled for most of his life due to severe bullying until his father put him in Shirleston. He is autistic and is having a bit of an identity crisis due to his slow and painful process of unmasking after years. Hes terrified of Shirleston not just because he has to talk to people frequently, but also because there’s just something so off about the place. This only gets worse when he’s roped into the plot. He’s also pan but extremely closeted.

James Lyon: 17 and a junior. He’s playful, energetic, kinda stupid, but means well for the most part. His dad is the CEO of Glacé, a banking company and a major investor in Shirleston. He likes being at shirleston due to how horribly his parents treat him, it’s sort of an escape for him. So that obviously goes to shit when a friend of his ends up dead in the library. Now he doesn’t feel safe anywhere, but finds at least a little comfort in his new friends. He’s gay, but like Erin, he’s extremely closeted.

There’s body horror, found family I guess??? Chase scenes, dream symbolism, body horror monsters, the works.

[ynda44-blog]

Centricide family headcanons

(I personally see the ideologies starting as real people before ascending to ideologyland by either death or brain death, where they target more people to kill and absorb into themselves, so these are the most recently deceased persons)

ANCAP

Born to hippie parents in Portland, Oregon (and yes, they do smoke weed)

His grandparents lived in a commune

iPad kid

Had a younger sister, like 8 years younger- she had undiagnosed ADHD

Their parents tried to treat it with essential oils

Homeschooled

Went his mom’s twitter one day and it changed his life

His parents thought structural inequality was made up

His name was Neroli Wolfsong and he had curly blond hair and a punchable face

ANCOM

Born in a Haitian tourist town to parents whose livelihoods would be subsequently destroyed by the island’s earthquake

Their grandmother, uncle, and first cousins all lived in the house with them

Well it was really more of a tent

Yeah they grew up very poor

Only child

They saw their cousins manipulated into drug addictions and soul-draining hard labor

The cops arrested them all for squatting several times

Their friends and them all shared a windows 2 that they would look at the internet on

As they all grew up they started learning the history behind their country’s shitty situation and systemic racial oppression

And how to make their own drugs

Also spent a lot of time on the lgbtq wiki

[marvelmaniac715]

What got you into starkid? :]

This is actually a really good question. As a kid I was OBSESSED with Disney, but I ALSO had YouTube, which meant that I would just watch any Disney related video I could find. That was all well and good until the day I stumbled across Twisted, before I even turned ten. I watched the first three minutes in the car on the way home, completely confused when I was told to turn it off (I was NOT prepared for ‘Dream A Little Harder’ 😭). Then, during lockdown, I knew that I loved musical theatre, and I’d recently discovered the glorious online world of ‘slime tutorials’, and one day when I was meant to be doing homeschool, I recognised the thumbnail for Twisted and vaguely recalled the first time I tried to watch it, and I watched my first ever Starkid show in full. I loved it, I remember thinking that it was one of the best musicals I’d ever watched, so I clicked on the next musical from Starkid that appeared on autoplay, and it was The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals. Now, I went into it with no idea what it would be about, so I watched it, completely enthralled. When it ended, I distinctly remember thinking something along the lines of “oh my god, this is it, this is my new obsession” and I went on to watch Trail To Oregon, Firebringer, Holy Musical B@tman, Black Friday, A Very Potter Musical (I’ve only actually seen the first one), Starship, and half an hour of Ani (I’m not a Star Wars fan so sadly I lost interest) and to this day I’m still trying to work up the courage to watch MAMD. I also checked out Tin Can Bros and watched Solve It Squad as well as (more recently) Spies Are Forever, and now I don’t think I can go back to other musicals without ever watching a Starkid show again. I can also thank Starkid for helping me make more friends here on Tumblr, because before my first ever post about Webby and the Lords in Black, I posted mainly about Chucky and wasn’t as familiar with the site, and now I’ve written loads of fanfiction and fan theories, and I’ve memorised so many songs and lines of dialogue, so in a way, if I hadn’t been obsessed with Disney as a child, or if lockdown had never happened, I never would have been this happy, so I’m thankful that my life has gone the way it has :).

[icelynodette]

Berry Picking Oregon Farming Summer 2024

[wickedsrest-rp]

Name: Mahuika Adelaide Thompson Species: Spellcaster Occupation: Receptionist & Maid at Bearcliff Motel Age: 25 Years Old Played By: Emily Face Claim: Courtney Eaton

"Have you ever considered that maybe my perspective might be valuable?"

Vancouver was a beautiful city.

So were the outskirts, which was more where Mahuika spent the first few years of her life. Her family’s coven had formed as a convergence of her mother’s from New Zealand and her father’s from Portland, Oregon. It just so happened that the two of her parents met, fell in love, and some number of years later, had her older sister. Then she came, not two years later. Had her brother five years after that.

The forest was full of light.

Which made it extra perfect to perfect her skills in. She’d taken to mental magic with incredible ease, much to the pride of her family and the rest of her coven. Mental magic was useful, she’d been told for as long as she could remember. You could use it to help those in need, and it connected you to the universe in an untold number of ways. At least, that was what her mother told her – and she was inclined to believe her, because what reason on earth would her mother have to lie?

Her parents were in love. They showed the world nothing but love.

Her family was perfect.

Her siblings were all good and skilled and it meant that she was never alone. Which she liked, even if she didn’t like being the middle child. Though her parents liked to at least attempt to prove that she wasn’t overlooked.

When she was five, the coven had moved to just outside of a small town in Maine – Wicked’s Rest – it was different and she hadn’t wanted to move, but her parents said that it was the best choice for everyone. Something about the energies being right, and Mahuika readily accepted that reasoning.

After all, what reason would her parents have to lie?

She and her siblings were homeschooled, taught magic and science hand in hand, as well as whatever else it was that people were learning in schools not meant for spellcasters. It was easier on the coven if all of the children just learned at home. It meant there was less to worry about, and that the adults could put more time into training the children in their craft.

According to her parents, Mahuika had been a natural at mental magic from the first time she ever tried. She’d helped control one of the adults to acknowledge their love for another one of the coven, and she’d been able to cast illusions from the time she was only six. They were always little ones, but that didn’t matter: it was her birthright, having this magic. 

It was her coven’s job to help.

To help each other, but also to help those around them. Those in town, and without letting anyone know. Because true altruism meant not getting credit, meant doing things for others simply because you could. Because they’d been given extra powers, and that meant helping others more than themselves.

It made sense, at first. It made sense until Mahuika turned fourteen.

She’d been taught that what she did made her safe, and so maybe she’d gotten occasionally lax. Never to an excessive level, but still. She had been an occasionally distractible child and she’d grown into an occasionally distractible teenager.

One day, she’d gone out with a couple friends from her coven to go skinny dipping. It wasn’t anything uncommon, especially in the summer. It was a way to connect with nature, or something (Mahuika figured it was also an excuse to get away from the adults in the coven). One of the older girls – though older was relative — she was only just eighteen — had come out of the water, wrapped herself in a dress, and called out that she was going to go and get them all popsicles, potato chips, and other homemade snacks.

Except she never got to, because Mahuika saw someone grab her, pull her away and she kicked and screamed for help. The stranger wasn’t someone from their coven, wasn’t someone Mahuika had ever seen before. There was no way they were magic.

She didn’t do anything, she just watched her go. Watched her go even though she had the ability to control whoever’d grabbed her. But instead she stayed afloat in the water, mouth agape, eyes wide. 

She hadn’t done anything, and she ran back to where her coven was staying, the other friend trailing behind (they couldn’t have done anything, they didn’t do mental magic. They were something more elemental.) So it was all on Mahuika. 

It was her fault, and it was just proof that those outside of the coven were lesser than those inside of it.

Her coven was supposed to help those outside of it, but her parents had lied about that. All the adults had.

Mahuika felt a deep, deep sense of distrust, and as she lay in bed that night, she made a promise to herself. She’d be the best at her branch of magic that anybody had ever been. That way she’d make sure idiots like the one who’d grabbed her friend never did anything like that again. That way, she’d be in control. That way, she’d be strong. That way, she’d be remarkable, and nothing short of it.

So she worked at it, for years, dove headfirst, spent her days and nights practicing.

Except, in order to truly perfect all that she was, Mahuika knew that she couldn’t stay with her coven forever, and the tiny little town nearby seemed just as good a place as any to get her start. She went there for college, first, if nothing else, just to save face. Physics was an easy major, and sure, she’d managed to get a few A’s with her particular skill set that had nothing to do with academics, but what was the harm in that?

She liked how it felt. How safe she felt with all of that.

It was right, and it was gray, and it was beautiful.

Character Facts:

Personality: Self-important, generous, deceptive, enigmatic, personable, bitter, jealous, calm, self-assured, intelligent

She is fluent in a few languages and has significant knowledge of a smattering of other ones. It’s important for her craft, and she also just likes knowing things. Not all of the languages are fully “useful” in Mahuika’s daily life, but she enjoys them nonetheless.

Mahuika is actually extremely terrified of drowning, though she won’t admit that. She doesn’t like how out of control the water can be. Again, chances of her admitting that? Slim to none.

She writes letters to her siblings in a notebook that she keeps under her mattress. There’s a lot of anger in those notes, but also a great deal of love and sadness.

Has a few tattoos – on her wrist, ribcage, and upper arm, to name a few. They are mostly meaningful, except for one of a duck with a small hat. That one was Just Because.

Mahuika has a deep passion for physics.

[sm0re3-m0nst3r]

Forrester B. Foot [Son of Bigfoot]

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Post inspo by @tasiisfolder

The rest is Moi!

I figured my Monster High OCs would do better on here than IG. I love tumblr and figured this would have a better community on here.

This is Forrester B. Foot. One of the many siblings and sons of Bigfoot. Standing at a lovely 6"8 like many family before him. He is a very shy and timid fellow. Preferring to be a loner, just like many others at Monster High.

Now upon reaching the age of 163. Mr. Bigfoot decided, homeschooling wasn't gonna cut it so he enrolled one of his sons (and other children into other schooling) into Monster High. Deciding Forrester needed a "change of scenerie" Now Forrester has a small group of friends and an (evergrowing) crush on Mr. Popular, Urian!

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Before arriving at Monster High and Salem, Oregon. His family traveled all up and down the Northwest line. From Oregon to Scarifornia to Eye-daho and many more. Living in Motels and the like, while his family was growing.

Adding a sister or brother or 2 of each or both, here and there. NOW, finally settling down in Salem. Mr Bigfoot, deciding he needed to be close to his nature roots. Building a large house in the forrests close to the outskirts of Salem.

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>>>Playlist INSPIRED by OC

>>Songs for INSPO:

🌲 Salvia Palth - I was All over Her

🍃 Alex G - Treehouse

🌳 The Paper Kites - Willow Tree March

🍁 Ralph Stanley - Gloryland

👤 Duster - Stars Will Fall

🍂 Tia Blake - Plastic Jesus

👣 Lisa Hannigan - Safe Travels Don't Die

🌿 Count me out x Zelda

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❄️Winter coat❄️/Hibernation coat should be coming soon! *nervous laughter*

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[monsterslament]

tell me abt your fake indie film guys ok?

ok soi don't have like. full plot for them yet it's mainly vibes but I do have some background info for the characters and things but I'll start with vibes to keep it simple 👍 read more bc I want to ramble <33

a lot of the story relates back to relationships (both platonic and romantic) and themes of loneliness. it's about three kids who are on summer break after their junior year in high school. the trio travel away from home for a few weeks together. it turns into learning more about themselves and the people around them than just a vacation. they end up staying in the area around wallowa lake, oregon.

there's three main characters, starting with trent. a lot of the focus is on him for the exposition. his mom died when he was nine and his dad left him with babysitters and weekly deposits until he was 13 and deemed well enough to be on his own with his dad vacationing full time. he doesn't come back for the summer anymore, so Trent decides to use some of the money he's saved from his dad to go to wallowa with cassidy and ricky. he's always been interested in the arts and videography. he was given a video camera when he was little and has never let go of it since.

cassidy, or cass/cassy, is the first person asked to go on the trip with trent. at first they wanted to go alone but felt it would be wrong not to include ricky. cassy is on her school's cheer team and is raised by a mother who wants to live a better life through her only daughter. her father is also out of the picture. cassy is the most outgoing of the group, but still needs time to slow down and see the world around her. the pressure her mother put on her catches up to her as she goes low contact over the break. she wants to go into prop design or anything behind the scenes for theater.

ricky is our last little guy. him and trent were friends since middle school and trent was ricky's only friend for a while. he met cassidy through trent, though trent was introduced to cassidy through a mutual friend named teresa (who sadly isn't that important to the story because i really like her. she's chill.) ricky was isolated since he was little, only interacting with other people in the house and occasionally other kids on the block. he was homeschooled until 7th grade where he had to completely relearn how he makes friends. trent introduced him to some bands he likes during one of their art classes together and bonded over that. he's thinking of dropping out of high school before his senior year.

the story starts in winnemucca, nevada, but most of it takes place either on the drive to or in wallowa city and its lake. trent realizes how lonely he's become since his mom passed and him and ricky bond over it. cassy's issues with her self worth resurface and she tries to come to terms with not being what her mom wants. ricky struggles to connect with the world around him and tries to find ways to make the loneliness more bearable.

and finally after three days, here's the art to go with it. from left to right we have ricky, trent and cassy.

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hello and welcome to my oc blog!! i have so many projects and so many characters so feel free to ask about literally anything and everything. it may take me a while to finish asks but i always see them and try to answer them as soon as i can! some of the information present on my main blog will be transferred to here so you'll see a few repeats as i actually start working on the blog.

my current projects:

shadow fields: shadow fields is a collection of different stories in the shadow fields township. from the disappearance of charles ellis to the possession of abel greene and the vivisection of eric laura vallery, many stories can be told. there is no one reason and no right answer.

the shadow fields sun bears: the township baseball team. our main character, atlas, is presented with the issue of a failing team. the sun bears start out as a good team but they quickly fall into a slump when they begin to ignore their god. this god is present to the human eye. you can see her at the edge of the stands or vanishing around the corner back into the locker room. she makes the grass hiss and sounds like wooden chimes clinking together in the wind.

this god appears most often to atlas, a newcomer who has to hold up the weight of the team by himself. after their most recent drought, the god presents herself to atlas but doesn't say anything he can understand. its up to him to interpret it and try to help the team himself.

moonlight hills: with no rhyme or reason- mayor midas drops dead. an unexplained and unfinished murder where midas only dies of blood loss. its up to adenine scott to watch over the autopsy and begin investigation into who killed mayor midas. its a cycle. each mayor for the past thirty years has dropped dead unexpectedly. adenine is the one to tie it together- to uncover how and why the town breathes.

the grey lake: three kids trying to relax before senior year leave winnemucca, nevada and travel to wallowa, oregon for summer break. the story is styled in a way to make it similar to what you think of when you think "indie film." trent realizes how lonely he's become since his mom passed. cassy's issues with her self worth resurface and she tries to come to terms with not being what her mom wants. ricky struggles to connect with the world around him after thirteen years of homeschooling and together they try to take a break and figure things out.

the house by the sea: three kids living in an orphanage on the seaside leave their home and travel by train out of the city on a journey of self discovery. their caretaker marnie has to find them while still keeping the other kids safe, though the story mostly revolves around ella, joey, and david- the three kids who ran away.

geophilomorpha: forming in 2002 and releasing their first album (self titled) the same year, geophilomorpha hit the punk rock scene hard. on lead vocals is caine butcher, one of the bands founders. on guitar is eddie mortan, floyd marilyn on the upright bass, matthew cadorna on electric bass, and on drums is jeremiah ashley, the other founder. the band has been in the queer rock scene for years, making albums about personal experiences regarding addiction, angels, transsexuality, and bloody noses.

ode to aphrodite: inspired by the poem made by sappho of the same name, ode to aphrodte formed in 2008 with the help of the members of geophilomorpha and released their first album in 2009. inspired by afro-punk voices like pure hell and fishbone, as well as classical jazz and blues, the bands vocalist and bassist thelma richard-ashley wishes to continue uplifting voices from music artists of color like herself. ode to aphrodite is a tribute to lesbianism and black joy. though their music can be on the heavier side instrumentally, their main goal is to create and share a meaningful message.

the exhibitionists: starting in 1996 and releasing their first album in the same year, the exhibitionists is an electronic and industrial band founded by seth (vocals and keyboard) and stanley davis (guitar). the twins, inspired by artists like skinny puppy, tool, ministry, and nine inch nails, welcomed jane evans (bass) and audrey kim (drums) to help make the music they loved. the band stands out from most others- making dark and ambient electronic music great for stage performances. with an almost cultish fanbase, the exhibitionists quickly got their name out in the electronic music scene.

collaborations:

deciding exousia: founded in 1993, deciding exousia is a nu metal band, releasing their first album, hermeneutics, in 1994. with a harsh sound and large group, exousia took local basements by storm. founded by stella jansen (rhythm guitar), sebastian dalton (lead vocals), trevor neilson (bass), liam morrison (drums), and kevin hayes (lead guitar). eventually graduating to the stage (and bigger basements), they introduced new members to the group. damon bauer on keyboard, ethan walker for orchestral accompaniment, blair hyde on woodwinds, zachary quinn on percussion, and wyatt payne on synths.

the springfield prairie dogs: the first of me and erin's two fan teams, the springfield illinois prairedogs are a collaboration between me and her. there's so much to say about them, so ask anything and everything.

the austin bats: the same goes for the bats. they're located in austin texas rather than illinois, and is the rival team to the prairie dogs.

[mintybreakfast]

In my homeschool experience, (keep in mind my mom who was the defacto teacher was beholden to the local district) we had to learn all 50 (yes, 50) states names, locations AND Capitol cities. People from outside the US make fun of us for not knowing what the capital city of Turkmenistan is. But do you know what the Capital city of Iowa is? I do. And I know it without even thinking about it.

Remember also how we in the US know how to drive from Rochester, Minnesota to Lincoln, Nebraska without a map.

In short, sure, most Americans are lost when it comes to knowing where Calcutta India is on a map (I do, but most don't), but we can drive from Eugene, Oregon to Missoula Montana (almost 700 miles) without a map.

[hexarcana]

**Context for Bobby's Divorce bc I'm exploring it more, apparently.

**Bobby married his college girlfriend after they'd both completed their Doctorates (his first, anyway) They'd been dating for a few years. **Her name is Rosemary O'Halloran. She kept her last name (bc professional), and consented to Olive just having Bobby's last name. She's a botanist with an interest in health, primarily related to pharmaceuticals. She's VERY smart, which is part of what drew Bobby to her, as well as her determination and patience.

**They didn't have Olive right away, they were childless for the first few years of the marriage as they navigated establishing their careers. They travelled a lot, eventually buying an RV to drive around in, which they basically lived in.

**Bobby finished out his second doctorate and was offered a spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt. It took a bit of convincing but Rosemary agreed to try and find work over there too. They left the RV parked at Bobby's mom's place in Oregon, and off they went. Shortly after moving to Egypt, they discovered they were going to have a child together. This kept Rosemary from really pursuing work, between having a pretty uncomfortable pregnancy and contending with Bobby's workoholic lifestyle.

**Olive was born in Egypt in November of 99' and it was pretty clear that Rosemary kind of struggled with some of the more emotional elements of parenthood. She kept Olive in peak health and made sure she met her developmental milestones, but Bobby was more the emotional caregiver. He never minded, he knew Rosemary didn't connect emotionally like he did. She finally found work in Egypt (though it wasn't steady and didn't last) and they found a daycare for their daughter, and they both worked. A lot.

**When Olive was nearly four, Bobby and Rosemary (after a lot of bickering and compromising) they moved back to the states. They stayed with Bobby's mother for awhile while upgrades were made to their RV to make it more suitable for a child to live in it as well. Bobby missed field work immensely, but had a lot of free time on his hands so he wrote a few books on his fields (Paleontology and Archaeology) and he had sudden and rather intense success. After his grandfather had died and Aggie inherited all his money, the Yearlings were comfortable but suddenly Bobby became independently wealthy. He wouldn't HAVE to work again, probably. So he paid to get the RV really souped up so he and his wife and daughter could travel around the country, doing various studies and jobs as well as lecturing tours. They left for this new nomadic academic lifestyle when Olive was freshly five years old.

**Bobby and Rosemary homeschooled Olive, and much like their parenting styles, they teaching styles were very different. This caused more bickering.

**Bobby wanted to have more children, but Rosemary refused on the grounds that she'd hated being pregnant. Bobby was bummed but accepted it bc obvi it's kinda her decision. Even when he brought up using a surrogate or even adopting she'd shut him down, noting that their lifestyle could barely be maintained with one child (especially one as wild as Olive) around.

**Even with the bickering and the disagreements about children, Bobby never really felt his love for his wife change. Her opinionated nature was just part of her, and admittedly, he gave her a lot of passes on things that upset or bothered him in the interest of prioritizing her happiness and comfort, even if it was at the cost of his own. He figured that was just what being a husband was.

**He'd always been the more successful of the pair, with more offers for jobs coming for him. Rosemary absolutely resented this, and was bad at hiding it. And when she did get offers it was usually to go somewhere abroad. She even did go on a few jobs, leaving Bobby with Olive. She'd made the argument that they shouldn't come along because if the jobs were short (a few months long) there was no point packing up their entire lives. During these times, Bobby would take a break from the lecture tours and guest speaking gigs and stay with his mom in Oregon. It was during these solo trips that Rosemary began to realize that she was pretty unhappy being married, and though she'd never say it for fear of judgement, but she was pretty unhappy being a mother as well. It was never something she'd wanted. She hadn't even been completely sold on being married, but Bobby loved her so much and was so supportive she just... Couldn't say no.

**Unfortunately it was during these solo trips that Rosemary conducted short, meaningless extramarital affairs.

**When she'd come back, Bobby could feel the shift, but he wasn't sure what it was or how to talk about it. He started working on another book, or burying himself in developing a curriculum for Olive. He even tried getting field work but he never did anything too big, not wanting to be apart from Olive, or his wife even if she was kinda cold to him. But he figured that would improve as they resumed travelling. It didn't. It didn't exactly get worse, but it certainly never improved.

**This went on until Olive was twelve.

**Rosemary told Bobby that she was filing for divorce and he was simply blindsided (pun intended) and devastated. He'd been so blindly optimistic that everything was fine and it would ger better that the possibility of the relationship ending seemed impossible. He'd only ever been with one other person before Rosemary, but that had been when he was a teenager. His entire adult life had been spent with her. And he had to endure her explaining that she had never really wanted that life with him. She just didn't have the communication skills to express it back in the 90s. But she's had time to think about it, and she wants to have her own life. She wants to go on extended jobs. And she wanted to be free of a committed relationship. He had been a good partner, but their time together had run its course and in her eyes, it had been over for awhile. (**Note, Rosemary is almost certainly somewhere on the Aro spectrum, though she'd pretty out of touch with what that even mean so it never really comes up.)

**Bobby was crushed. He felt lost, and broken. His entire life got ripped out from under him. He'd spent so much time trying to be a good husband and father and here he was, having to listen to the woman he loved admit that she wasn't sure if she'd ever really felt love for him. It'd be enough to break any person.

**He made it clear that he wanted primary custody of Olive and Rosemary didn't even try to put up a fight. They did agree, however to leave Olive in the care of Bobby's mother while they worked out the divorce. No sense dragging her through that legal nightmare. Olive was told that her parents had both accepted big extended jobs, her mother in Brazil, and her father back on his old dig in Egypt. She was not told about the divorce which would become a problem later on but that's another story

**So in the spring of 2012, Bobby and Rosemary dropped off their daughter. They drove in complete silence all the way to Wyoming where they'd found someone to buy their RV, and they both went their separate ways. Apart from conference calls to go over legal things, and brief visits back to the states to go to court, they went entirely no contact.

**Rosemary went to Brazil and started her new life and an independtent botanical researcher.

**And Bobby went to Egypt and quite literally buried himself in work. Seriously, the guy was working himself to death. IF he wasnt in the field he was working on reports, or another book, anything to keep his mind busy. He missed Olive terribly but he knew he couldn't be a good father just then, not when he was so wounded and broken over the divorce.

**The thing that brought him back was his mother and daughter calling him up in August of 2012, asking him to come home. He couldn't object, not when they both sounded like they needed help. (**Note, he was called after Weirdmageddon, and was asked to come stateside for a bit.) He took some leave from the dig, and flew home. He'd been tasked with helping Olive get through the anxieties of starting regular school (and the horrible nightmares she'd been having) and keep his mother company in the wake of her boyfriend (apparently?) leaving to go off on a boat??? His mother wouldnt go into it too much but she had become accustomed to having more people around and she just... Wanted him there. Plus she was pretty worried about him.

**That's where he is in his canon at any given time, just being at his mothers place. He's sure he'll end up back in Egypt soon, especially with Olive and his mother both leveling out.

**By this point Olive knows about the divorce and is upset with her father for not telling her. (Not forever thye just have a big fight and Bobby is still trying to make it right) So Bobby's just... Trying to make it up to her, trying to be a better father. He's just tired, and understimulated. He thrives under pressure and having work but there isn't much need for his talents in the sleepy Oregon town. So he's typically just kinda... Sitting around. He's drafted a couple more books but his hearts just not in it.

**Anyway, all this to say, Rosemary kind of walked out of their marriage entirely and just left him alone with their daughter who was far from an easy child to be raising. He's broken up about it, and is just kinda bummed out a lot of the time. He's decent as masking it but he's kinda losing his touch.

**of course in diff verses he has a girlfriend lookin at you Vic which help him process all this grief way more healthily. But by default he's just a recently divorced dad who loved his wife that never really loved him.

**Olive too kinda struggles with seeing her usually to bright and energetic dad so defeated while also grappling with the fact that's becoming clearer and clearer every day: Her mother had abandoned her.

**He cant even resort to drinking bc hes a mean angry drunk (like his bio father rip) he just sits around trying to work on things.

**I love him very much and im sorry i did this to him