#I didn't like return to dreamland that much so I'll only get this game if it ends up being a super star ultra level remake

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Dedede's model in Return to Dreamland Deluxe is probably the most clump penguin he's ever looked

You can find this guy on ski hill sled racing

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So this weekend my mom's ex aka my brother's father came up from a buncha states away to visit and... yeah imma complain bc there's no where else to do that

Anyways first of he's rich and so is his family so yknow that's sort of where things begin, now obviously not every rich person is bad but that's not the point of this anyway, I'll start with Christmas, he HATES getting anything used for Christmas or getting someone music because every year at the top of my list had been a Wii with Kirbys Return to Dreamland now I finally bought a Wii myself this year but I've been asking for that for the past... 4-5 years and while he's never directly said it he pretty much silently says "yeah I'm not buying that, next" and it's the same with if I want music that HE doesn't listen to for example every year for the past 3-4 years I've been asking for a dragonforce OR a halestorm album or merch bc I really enjoy those bands and he also refuses to buy any of THOSE things, now magic the gathering has been getting really power crept these past few years so I haven't been super into magic besides the occasional looking at the new cards then hearing yeah these mythics made specifically for commander are super broken and they're never going to ban these cards so that people buy more packs for the second hand market" so yeah I only really look at cards that help my current decks so I haven't really been asking for magic recently especially with the scummy new booster packs they're starting to make and I think he's a little disappointed at that

But if I were to give a list of my Christmas list on average for the past few years it would be in this priority order:

A Nintendo Wii (he won't buy it bc it's old)

Kirbys Return to Dreamland for the Nintendo Wii (he won't buy it bc it's old)

A Dragonforce/Halestorm Album/Merch (he won't buy it either bc he doesn't like the music OR he doesn't want me listening to it, one of the two)

[Next Pokémon Game] (he'll probably buy it because it's the only thing that's 'new' on my list)

Last year specifically I wanted a drawing tablet so I could do digital art but then again I didn't submit a list even though yknow I've been asking for the EXACT same stuff for the past few years

Anyway umm yeah that's pretty upsetting for me especially since ALL of those years I never had a way to buy any of those things now on the the next topic: food

So whenever we're with him we usually go out for food since it's the easiest way to get food and we don't have a way to cook AND he's rich but here's my main problem like yeah sure it is free food BUT even since I've been diagnosed with diabetes he doesn't want me eating too much now please note I'm already a deathly underweight 120 pounds and he doesn't support my transition based on the way he left my message on "read from notifications" about a meme of coming put as trans and the way he gers irrationally upset whenever I wanna get feminine clothing (not super upset just a very Stern and scary "no that's for women you not allowed to get that") but anyway back to food so we go out to get breakfast and due to my doctors saying I'm anorexic (aka I'm bad at taking insulin so I don't digest it like I should, and if anyone wants to give me a Hypnotic trigger of "see food, wanna eat food so stop and take correct amount of insulin" feel free) so I need to eat more however, with breakfast I like pancakes and I like taking an English muffin and bacon and making a sandwich with it (it's really good) and at home I eat like 5-7 medium sized pancakes with bacon, and an English muffin or bagel and occasionally with some cereal and coffee, real carb filled breakfast however whenever I get breakfast with him, and please note he's rich he can afford it he works in a steel mill as like a contractor or like one of the higher up positions and makes over 100,000 a year and just statically has like double that sitting in his account, anyway, that's not the point the point is I am allowed to have 2 pancakes with nothing except butter on them (syrup is too sticky for me, sensory issues) so no cherries (I love cherries on pancakes but I haven't had it in like 5+ years) so chocolate chips nothing, 1 side of bacon and 1 side of an English muffin and nothing else because he says it's to "keep my blood sugar down" and both my mother and myself say bullshit because as long as I take my insulin I'll be fine and I've gone a little over 500 (like hospital bad, 600 would be emergency room bad for me) and have taken insulin and have been fine but not super great feeling so I know how to treat myself but instead I get what barely fills me up, hell this weekend alone I've had to eat BEFORE we go out to eat to NOT feel hungry after breakfast then for lunch if we get Jimmy John's I can either get 1 sandwich (not enough to fill me up, it's basically a snack) or 2 unwiches (it's a sandwich but the bread is replaced by lettuce so it's the equivalent of 1 sandwich) and I'm still hungry, other places tho like subway I will defend bc it tastes better so it fills me up more or they have other gimmicks to make it worth it for example like fucking 36oz beverages

But other foods like 5 guys is fine bc it's also a lot wings tho I have a story: so I only get boneless bc I really enjoy the crunchy part not so much the chicken-y part (flavors not an issue I just don't like wet and inside of meat tends to be wet) but he's usually like "ehhh 15 is pushing my 'your not allowed to eat' limit" so normally that's all I'm allowed to get so I proved outside of that that I could eat 20 bc while 15 was pretty good I was enjoyed I was always still a little hungry so I proved that I could eat 20 normally so I did it at a cast hosted cast party for a show i was in then proved that I could eat 20 so I try to order it and he's like "fine since you say you can eat 20 then prove it to me" so now there was no backing down and while we were waiting I said how and when I did it and he said: "yeah well you didn't get enough to eat then bc yoy we're exhasted" please note I was in TWO SCENES well three but 2 of them I was literally standing around and the third I walked around for like a minute and the other like hour and fifteen was playing celeste backstage so no I was not hungry, anyway I prove it by eating all of them and finishing before anyone else finished, and please note this was after having like no breakfast and going to get that cute hat.

Next is the final topic: shopping

This is probably the one thing that I REALLY dislike because: he just has a look of disappointment everytime I spend my own money like the hat I bought yesterday, I didn't want to buy the hat before we left hot topic bc that would be awkward standing In there with your purchase already purchased but just waiting for people to finish perusing so I waited until everyone was ready to check out and when I said I was going to buy the hat he just had a look of almost disgust and disappointment that I would DARE buy something without spending HIS money.

And I mean it's not like he would want to buy what I wanted either I was raised to be conservative with my money because we're lower middle class so I don't want to spend his money because it feels rude even tho he's offering most of the time and pretty much gives me a dirty look whenever I try to buy things for myself when he's not asking or if I don't know if he wants to buy me something because he doesn't tell me my price limit so I get anxious and just spend my own money to relive that anxiety but it's not just his expression his voice is also has just a touch of disappointment in it too not like sad disappointment like upset disappointment and if I want to buy my brother something he's like "oh well too bad I'm buying it for him you shouldn't try to buy him anything because I'll buy it for him" which yeah I... don't like that I just wanna be nice and everytime I try to be nice or polite you get upset and say "stop doing that" especially since I just want to prove value since if I try to actually be my own person and have my own style and try to do things to relive my anxiety it's almost like he thinks I don't trust him which is not true but I mean when you actively tell me to stop being polite because you don't like it or get upset because of how I wanna express myself I mean I'm not going to just have a positive response he also got upset when I wore makeup in front of him but in a more subtle "does your mother know about this?" Like yeah I wouldn't do it if she didn't otherwise you would tell her and both of you would yell at me together

Anyway umm thank you for reading if you read all this sorry for ranting umm just depression and been holding that in for a long while now it doesn't relive too much but yknow, uhh hopefully I'm not being entitled because if I am umm, well I would not wish nice things upon myself and again I don't like spending other people's money unless I literally don't have a choice sooo yeah

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dreamland | eddie munson x harrington!reader #4

pairing: eddie munson x harrington!reader

summary: After breaking up with Jason, you end up in a pretend relationship with Eddie to piss your ex off. The more you know each other the more the pretending dissappears.

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Hi guys! Thank you so much for all the interactions, I really appreciate it! Also if you have any questions or maybe there is something what you would like to read in this story feel free to write it! I will consider everything, thank you once again. Hope you will like this part too!

After the D&D game was over, you and Eddie went together to his car. After turning it on, heavy metal sounds came out of the radio.

"If the music bothers you, we can go without," he said.

"No, don't turn it off. It sounds pretty good," it was a nice change from constantly listening to Jason's favorite songs, which were played literally everywhere.

The road went by in silence, you kept wondering if you were sure you were doing the right thing. After all, you didn't even know him well, and you wanted the whole town to think you were madly in love with each other. It was all madness.

"Sorry for the mess," said Eddie walking inside "I wasn't expecting any guests today."

"You have to admit that every visit I make here is unannounced" You joked. It was probably the only way to deal with the shame you still felt after that night. Eddie laughed.

"So, my girl, what do you need?" he asked still smiling.

"One of your hellfire shirts and a bandama."

"You know the shirt will be too big? You want it, we can make you something in your size."

"That's the point Eddie, it has to be too big for people to know it's YOURS."

"Clever, I didn't think of it that way, and bandama what do you want it for?" He asked handing you things.

You took a piece of cloth and wrapped it around your wrist. "Looks good, huh?" you asked.

"I think so," he said.

"Since we're going to pretend we're unearthly in love with each other, we need to work out a plan. And probably get to know each other a little better, don't you think?"

"I think we should." An awkward silence fell between the two of you. Neither of you knew how to start a conversation. You were feeling more and more stressed by the second. "I know what will help lighten the atmosphere." Eddie said. "Go to the room and I'll be right there."

Already knowing the arrangement of the rooms in his trailer, which, by the way, were not too many, you did as he ordered. You sat down on the bed and, while waiting for him, you kept thinking what to say. Everything seemed unreal to you. Finally Eddie returned with two glasses and a bottle of liquor.

"Do you think it will help?" He asked, smiling. "At the first meeting it gave you courage." You laughed and without a word took the glasses from him, pouring them equally.

"Here's to our imaginary relationship" you said and drank it all at once. The taste of alcohol made you flinch and after a while you began to feel heat spreading throughout your body.

"I see you already have experience with stronger liquors, y/n" He winked at you.

"I'm Steve Harrington's sister, someone had to take over the title after the high school party king. You don't even know how ashamed I was, when Jason was already lying unconscious and I was just getting started! The more I think about it the happier I am that I don't have to worry about him anymore."

"But I guess you still do, otherwise you wouldn't be here…"

"I want him to just give some peace to me, because of this idiot I can't eat at the cafeteria, because he hooks me all the time, I'm sick of it! Besides, he wants to piss him off. I want him to feel the way I felt at that party back then."

"I'm sure you'll give him a hard time, sweetheart. And I'll be happy to help you with that." he smiled.

"How do you do it Eddie?"

"What?"

"You're so smiling all the time. I don't think I've ever seen you in a bad mood before. Is that possible?" He didn't answer. He smiled even wider and poured alcohol into glasses.

"Tell me something about yourself y/n, I need to know more about you than that you are a strong player when it comes to drinking." You started talking about what you like, what you don't like, your family, your childhood, your friendship with Max, Dustin and the rest. You felt that in that moment you could have told him everything, but you skipped over the events of the Upside Down, he would never have believed it. Eddie just sat and listened, he didn't interrupt you, he didn't even have to ask, because the alcohol had dissolved your tongue enough for the words to flow on their own. In return, Eddie told you a little about himself, his life with his uncle, D&D, the band, the music he liked. He wasn't as chatty as you, but it was enough for you to get to know him better. "Now for the more trivial questions. What's your favorite color and song?" he said when you were done.

"You'll laugh at me. This is so typical it hurts."

"Hit me."

"Pink, and at the moment my favorite song is Lay All Your Love on Me by ABBA."

"Such a typical choice y/n! I expected you to surprise me here too. As for the song, I don't know it."

"It doesn't surprise me, totally not your style."

"Shall I tell you a secret?" he lowered his voice.

"Sure."

"There's no space for styles in music, there's too much of it and it's too beautiful to be limited." He said looking into your eyes.

You gasped, you didn't expect such a reaction. Or you didn't expect what you felt when your eyes met. "My favorite color is black, but I also like green. Unfortunately about pink I have some doubts," he said after a while changing the subject. "Oh, and you should know that I love my guitar the most in the world, nothing and no one can change that."

"Understood." you laughed. "Ah! one more thing. Zero cigarette smoking in front of me. It's disgusting."

"I don't know if I'm ready for such a sacrifice…" he said with a serious face. "But maybe I'll survive somehow. Agreed." He said and shook hands with you.

"I'll go now, tomorrow is a big day, I need to sleep," you said and got up.

"I'll walk you out."

"No need."

"y/n, since you're my so-called girlfriend, I can't let you walk the streets alone in the evenings. Besides, I feel like going for a walk."

"In that case, let's go."

This time you talked and laughed the whole way. The awkward silence disappeared and the two of you felt very comfortable in each other's company. You didn't even know when you were already standing in front of your house.

"You're not so bad Eddie, in fact, you're quite different from what I thought," you said.

"And you thought what I would be like? Scary?"

"Maybe a little."

"In that case, I'm glad it isn't so" He smiled.

"Remember that we start tomorrow at the lunch break. When I enter the cafeteria, you're supposed to pretend you just saw the love of your life."

"I think I can say the same to you."

"Good night Eddie."

"Good night, love of my life!"

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No one asked about Regis? So here: Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy

this bingo card is more awash with red than the north when he was arounddddd. ok ok

"they are so cool looking": i'll split this part up into three parts:

his fashion. i'm happy to have a fave character that dresses all in black, because i dress in all black. i have realized that there is a lot of creativity to be explored in all-black outfits, because you can do so much with silhouette, textures, patterns... and how he dresses. aprons? thank you. capes? thank you. velvet jacket? thank you again. i love regis' fashion because it's well done yet not begging for attention - because there was once a time in which he was begging for attention - he's happy to exist without trying to appeal to others...

his looks. i'm happy that he appears middle-aged because - and i have said this before, but will reiterate my theory and opinion - that vampires appear how they feel they exist, and regis coming back from his youth and now appearing as an adult demonstrates what he has learned, how he has changed, and that he has symbolically, personally aged, and that age, learning, and humanness is beautiful.

his powers. come on. he can disappear and hypnotize and fly as a bat... these are insanely cool. emerging from the shadows is sick as fuck. and it looks cooler when you're wearing a cape.

"everyone but me is wrong about them" + "they got done dirty by the fans": i made @burnfalka to address two evils: firstly, n*tflix, as it is everybody's enemy. but secondly, regis' treatment in the games and by the fandom. people who are h*rny about regis because they think drinking blood is hot are my enemies. or people who focus on regis' horrible drama-filled pain from blood & wine... i have most of the fandom blocked i think just because that type of content is insufferable to me. it's confusing, it's not who regis is...???

"not as deep as they seem": regis is very funny and a comic relief character but he is not seen like this by the fandom because of misperceptions that vampires are dramatic and not funny. to the contrary, read baptism of fire, he's very funny. his entire backstory is not that deep, it's just dark comedy and a parody of a human story of alcoholism, there's parody like "fly drunk" instead of "drive drunk," "didn't return to the crypt for three nights" instead of "didn't return home for three nights." he's just a comic relief character in so many circumstances but it's overlooked.

"wasted potential" + "they're deeper than they seem" + "they work better as part of a dynamic": related to how the hansa needs their relationships explored, regis' character arc is completed by existing in the hansa and learning what a family is, because humanity = family, to be part of a human family makes him human. his relationships in the hansa aren't just funny and for fun, they change his character for the better. i don't think this is necessarily "wasted potential," because i do believe it's canon, but it's just something i've decuded from the text and added some imagination to, which isn't apparent upon a first read of the books

i think the entire thing about toussaint being a dream they want to dream but in the end must wake up from is integral to the plot of lady of the lake and all of their characters - toussaint is really deeper than it seems, or how it gets treated - because it's symbolically the dreamland, the fairytale land, the perfect land where everything is ok and they can pretend to be whoever they want and forget about the harsh world of reality and their dark pasts. and i think regis' connection to this is that dreaming a dream and being in a drunken state are symbolically the same thing (which is why toussaint is not only the fairytale land, but the wine land) so he is no stranger to this kind of temptation. i think that part is really interesting, and it's much more deep than him showing a silver fork to the high nobility.

i can't answer this part of the bingo without talking about regis and angouleme but instead of writing an entire new post i will link to the masterpost found in my previous pinned post which is here...

but the sparknotes of it is that angouleme is wild, crazy, young, and fucked up with so many problems, and regis was once exactly like her. because they are like these kindred spirits, he could guide her into discovering peace and humanity, but also, he doesn't fully understand humanity because he's still learning about it, so angouleme could also guide him into humanity by teaching him what it is like to care about a child, which is a very human feature (because human immortality is achieved through raising children which will outlive their parents). basically, they could lift each other's character development up like the troll physics forklift meme. the blind leading the blind, the "never knew humanity" leading the "lost humanity". and also since they are both funny characters they can be funny together and get into hijinks and trouble and regis can get his cape caught in a doorframe . and he's like her dad if dads were not your dads but your teachers and guardian angels and bartenders instead.

"got too much screen time": it's a challenge because he's talkative and thus needs more page space to speak, but in lady of the lake, i feel his page time needs to be balanced with milva's page time, since they balance one another. for example, in baptism of fire, his page time is well-balanced with milva's, milva gets the first and second chapters, regis gets the third and fourth chapters, they unite in the fifth chapter, and divide the seventh chapter between them.

in lady of the lake, regis has too much time that becomes unbalanced by milva due to her physical and emotional injuries taking her out of scenes, i need to have scenes with milva speaking to regis or geralt about her injured ribs and about her turned-down relationship with amadis.

"they are literally me!": i, too, must explain things at length to people and act like an insufferable know-it-all or else i'll die.

regis talks soooo much and what i love about his talking is that most of the time he is talking about his own thoughts or assessments, which ultimately do not matter and have little effect. in dandelion's words, "He had the unnerving habit of announcing allegations and truths with the tone and air of a prophet, to which we soon stopped responding, because the announced allegations either actually were true, or at least seemed to be sound, or they were unable to be verified, which amounted to the same thing."

"i like them enough to project my own issues onto them": the reason i started to like regis in the first place was because i projected my internalized homophobia onto him and worked through some issues... everybody say thank you regis.

now i project my issues onto both him and angouleme so if you add them together, you'd get me.

"i'm mentally ill about them" + "they are like a blorbo to me" + "i want to carry them in a handbag like a tiny dog": i constantly think about regis and angouleme's mentorship-friendship, so for that reason i am mentally ill (or maybe they help me with my mental illness... it's like a chicken or the egg question, which came first?). regis is blorbo from my shows books because i will talk about him incessantly and extrapolate information from passages of the text you had forgotten about or thought were irrelevant. and i do sometimes carry a regis keychain-necklace (i broke the necklace chain last week. yeah that sucked so now i have to get a new one) that i feel like functions as a talisman of protection. you don't have to believe me but read the prelude to chapter 3 in baptism of fire about mandrakes. like the mandrakes, he helps with trials. thank you sir surgeon

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