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the-fiction-witch · 4 years

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NSFW 100 Benny Watts

1. What's the dirtiest thought you've ever had about a total stranger? I don't know, I don't think about strangers all that often I'm usually busy, I think the worst would just be when I kinda get the thought In my head of, Hu. I'd fuck that.

2. Do you prefer sex at night, in the morning, mid-afternoon, or NOW? At night, when the work is done fkr the day, dinners done, and we can go to bed and fuck for a while and go right to sleep after, that's a good evening.

3. What's your favourite way to be seduced? I think we both know it's when people play with my hair, I don't know why, the come here eyes don't do anything, hinting doesn't do anything, you start playing with my hair I'm literally hard in my pants within seconds.

4. What's the dirtiest fantasy you've had at work? That's a good question. Probably just fantasying about beating my aponent and then taking them back to the hotel room and raw fucking them bent over the table, or likewise them beating me and taking me back to the room and riding on my dick for several hours. Either is good.

5. How would you dominate your boss sexually if given the chance? I am my own boss I guess. But if we are saying the people I play against are co workers then yes. Yes I would.

6. What do you do when you get horny in public? It depends why I'm horny. If I'm horny for an actual reason then I'll have to go see who it was causing it, but if it's just like a random everyday boner then no I ignore it, people can't see it though my jeans, can they? If they can great the can look at my dick and be jealous.

7. Have you ever masturbated in a public bathroom? No. I don't masturbate a whole lot and never in public mostly because... Have you seen male public bathrooms? That shit is gross!

8. What's the weirdest thing you've thought about while touching yourself? Chess. Whenever I do actually masturbate it's usually at night, when I'm alone, my works done and I can't get to sleep so I yeah I mess around a little usually while going over chess games in my head, I don't need to imagine anything when I do it I just do it, the touching on its own gets me horny enough, so my head just does it own thing and I usually just think about chess plays.

9. What's the strangest prop you've used to get yourself off? Well pillows. I think that's it pillows and my hand. Or Beth harmon, I'm kidding Beth's great.

10. Do you remember the first time you felt aroused? No I don't. I don't think I ever like had a moment of Hu Im aroused, it just started happening and eventually I noticed to be fair I have been in a constant mood of I wanna fuck things since I was like fourteen. Not sure why? Maybe I'm just really horny and refuse to deal with it?

11. Who gave you your first orgasm? Now that depends because I did it alot in my sleep when I was younger, but the first actual time when I was fully awake and aware what I was doing it was probably Ali, a girl who used to work up at the bar down the street from my apartment, I was having a drink after a championship one or the few times I'd been in there even if the first few times I was underage, and we got talking about this and that and... We went to the bathrooms together, I miss ali, not for the sex but she was always so nice to me. Still I have a better girl now.

12. Do you remember what that first orgasm felt like? Fucking amazing! And now... Now I have a problem because now I wanna do it all the time.

13. Have you ever had sex with someone whose name you never knew? A few times, hotels after championships, airports and the like, I've picked up the odd girl or too I didn't know but it's fine. I think I picked up someone's wife at a competition once?

14. What's your favourite thing about a quickie? How simple it is. With a quickie both people involved know what this is, we both just wanna fuck and get our release so it's very much a simple understanding, sometimes you have sex with people and they assume that means you give a shit? It doesn't we fucked doesn't mean I like you, it means I was horny, you where horny and now it's over.

15. What the most sexually daring thing you've ever done? Airplane sex! That was intense because those bathrooms are not sound proof in the slightest, you have to be dead silent or everyone can hear you fucking your girlfriend.

16. Have you ever fantasized about fucking one of your teachers? Maybe... when I was a lot younger

17. Do you ever mentally strip strangers just for kicks? Sometimes depends on the stranger, but more often people I know, like people I've had sex with before or you know my girlfriend, but to be fair I'm never not mentally undressing y/n?

18. And then imagine, in dirty detail, what it would be like to fuck them? Sometimes, again much more likely people I know and alot less now I have y/n, before her yeah pretty much everyone but now I'll strip some people in my head every so often but only imagine y/n.

19. Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex? Yeah, many times, towens is a great kisser, also gives amazing blow jobs.

20. What inspires you to make the first move? Ask them! Literally I do not get all the hinting and the cute eyes and shit just.mm you want to fuck me just ask me to have sex! It's just that simple. Why does it need to be complicated.

21. In your opinion, what does it mean to be good in bed? Making it good for you but also for your partner people forget about that sometimes you not just in it for you they want some too don't be a ick and just get yourself off, you have to make it good for them too, that and consent is important, not just to start the sex but also during, you don't know if she likes spanking, you don't know of she wants like her hair pulled or her boobs felt ext. Ask don't just do it.

22. Have you ever cheated on a boyfriend or girlfriend because you just couldn't help yourself? .... Yes. But it was always in relationships that weren't all that serious, or where fairly open anyway, I cheated on beth do I care? No! Because she fucked harry so I kinda think that's fair? It's only in that kinda situation but if I hadn't I would have my sweet y/n, and I'll never cheat on her.

23. Have you ever pushed the boundaries of fidelity to the brink and then retreated just for the rush? No.. that just seems weird.

24. Do you have a go-to masturbation fantasy?

I do not have a go to fantasy, except maybe my little kitten snuggling up with me

25. What kind of porn turns you on?

Not a lot really, because porn isn't... that great at the moment I do not have time do go to like the weird little theatre's that play them, the best bet really is things like hustler and various magazines you can pick up in newsagents... which I admit I am partial too having a flip though sometimes.

26. Have you ever had sex with your eyes closed?

No always open

27. Have you ever blindfolded or handcuffed your partner?

Many times yes, But I have found I much rather be handcuffed, I like when y/n handcuffs me to our bed, I like blindfolding her though, maybe handcuffing her too.

28. Does naughty talk get you aroused?

Sometimes, depends what's said

29. Are you sure about that, my dirty little forest nymph of a sex god?

Yeah? How about we go handcuff you to our bed sugar and see how much whispering in your ear you can take before your dripping for me?

30. What's the dirtiest thing someone's ever said to you during sex?

"Benny, I want you to fuck me Hard! and when we're done don't pull out I want us to fall asleep with you inside me so tomorrow we can fuck again without you ever leaving me, so You can be inside me all night long"

Yeah... that was hot. to be fair I did eat her out and edge her for like half an hour so, I don't blame my kitten for going a little cock crazy.

31. Have you ever watched another couple get it on without them knowing?

Once. Okay if you have sex by a pool you have to accept there might be people in here hotel rooms who overlook the pool who can see you!

32. Have you ever watched another couple have sex with their permission?

Does three ways count? because for some of that I was watching Beth and Clio have sex so... yes?

33. How would you respond if a couple approached you to be their "third"?

Depends who it was? Towens and his boyfriend? yes! Beth and Clio? Yes! Beth and Jolene? Yes! Harry and Beth... Eh I'd think about it? But I guess nowadays We'd be the dirty couple asking for a third? won't we kitten?

34. What's the most flattering thing someone's said about your naked body?

"so Perfect I wish I could have you inside me forever"

35. When's the last time you had a vivid sex dream?

I do not

36. What do you think an orgy would be like?

Ummm very very fun. Would you like that kitten? a nice hotel room? all our chess friends? and getting everyone to have a nice orgy? Well I'd be happy to it would be fun, but... you know I don't share kitten.

37. Have you ever propositioned a total stranger?

Yes many times

38. What does your ideal one-night stand look like?

Uhh maybe a drink, some good sex and then get up in the morning maybe a little spooning, maybe round two if they want to, cup of coffee then fuck off out my house I got shit to do.

39. How long does it take you to get yourself off, on average?

Myself? Uhh About ten minuets? with y/n well usual a good half hour but sometimes my little kitten's mean to me

40. What's the weirdest thing that turns you on?

Hair. Playing with my hair. I don't get why I get hard for it but I do? and... when y/n sticks her tounge out again no clue why just whenever I see her do it it means she being a little brat. Or if she does it unintentionally I can't help looking at it thinking how dirty that tounge of her's has been...

41. Have you ever had a naughty dream about a close friend or family member?

No!

42. Have you ever woken up humping your pillow?

Not woke up humping it. I have been spooning it a lot, and been humping it the previous night but no never woke up humping it

43. When's the last time you orgasmed in your sleep?

Ohh god years ago, I don't do that anymore, well I did actually not so long ago but that wasn't me that was my kitten who was too impatient for me to wake up

44. What's the most embarrassing thing that's happened to you while hooking up?

Moaning the wrong name... yeah I did not live that down. I'm sorry towens! you look a lot like harry from the back, you two have similar hair... and similar asses.

45. Do you like touching yourself in front of the people you sleep with?

Many many times! y/n likes to watch me, but she always strips for me or touches herself too so I've got something nice to watch

46. What's the dirtiest text you've ever sent or received?

Y/n sent me some polaroid's of herself in a park, in a sundress and... nothing else, and I mean nothing, Yellow sundress, striped thigh high socks and nothing... no bra, no panties, fuck I'm getting hard just thinking about those pictures.

I think it was then I really did realize, yeah I love this girl, and I'm going to marry her!

47. Do you prefer professional or amateur porn?

Both are good, they have there draw backs but more likely amateur because I like my kitten.

48. What's your favourite blowjob technique?

Tounge! Need I repeat my weird like of tounges but... when she's licking and swirling it around fuck! I get loud! and god it makes me cum quick.

49. If you had to pick, would you be a dominatrix or a submissive?

Noooo! don't make a me choose!

But I love when my kitten handcuffs me and rides me till she's satisfied!

and I also love bending her over the table and ordering her to cum!

I can't choose! there both soo good...

I guess if I had to. Dominate but only because It's slightly more options of stuff to do and because I like calling her kitten.

50. Is there anything you won't do in bed?

anything with like piss and shit can fuck right off I don't know how anyone is into that! but anything else in the world my kitten want's she can have it just not that.

51. What's your dirtiest sexual fantasy?

Its kinda something I really really want but also really don't want, I like the idea of it but it would be horrible. I kinda have a fantasy about Y/n, inviting some... friends over, and letting them all... have there fun with me? literally like tie me to the bed, y/n, beth, clio, jolene, really anyone else towen's too if he's down, just everyone can just use me as a literally cock slave and I would be so fucking happy I would let everyone fuck me!

But that would not go well, I can't stay hard that long, and the girls would fight, and... it wouldn't be good.

so other then that... Ummmm I wanna take y/n to central park! in that sundress.. see how long we can last before I bend her over and fuck my little kitten.

52. How many people have you slept with?

I have stopped counting.

53. Where's the weirdest place you've had sex?

A Plane bathroom? bar bathroom? that time we did it in a pool? I don't know I've had sex lots of weird places?

54. What's your favourite part of Y/n's body?

Her tounge she knows how much I like it . Her pussy, Ummm her pussy's so sweet I could eat my little kittens pussy for hours, and it feels so good around me I mean I fucked her and never ever want another girl ever again, she turned me! someone who fucked around for fun into a one girl guy would would never dream of cheating on my sweet little wifey.

55. Have you ever had anal sex?

Yes, many times, It's the one thing about being in a committed relationship that I miss being with a girl, I miss anal. But I'm sure we could get a toy so she can still do it.

56. If you could choose what Y/n was wearing right now, what would you choose?

Sundress! I love her little sundress! and nothing else.

57. Where on your body is your favourite place to be touched?

hair... Or my hips, I love when she touches my hips

58. If you could have sex anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Anywhere I don't care.

59. When did you first had sex?

I was sixteen, and it was a bar bathroom. But it was amazing!

60. What's the best sex you've ever had?

The first time I had sex with y/n, the first time that we actually had sex we were in a little hotel in Cali, and it was amazing! she was so amazing, I'd never felt so good in my life!

61. What's your favourite position?

I love from the side, its so good when it's an early morning or, if we're both a little lazy, we start off spooning then have a few kisses and then after a couple of minuets she's screaming for me.

62. Have you ever been caught having sex?

Weirdly never,

63. Do you watch porn?

No! it's hard to find the places, and there always full of perverts.

64. What kind of porn do you watch?

I look at magazines. Or my little kitten. Oohhh we could make a porno?

65. How often do you masturbate?

Not very often, once a month maybe

66. Name a sex position you'd like to try?

I want to try a weird like upside down thing

67. Do you prefer to give or receive?

Give! I love hearing her scream! I love when she does it took but I like taking care of her better.

68. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Many times, I wish we could more often but it's going to one of the warmer places becuase... new York is too fucking cold for that shit! but last time we where in paris in the summer we went skinny dipping and it's so fun, unfortunately it doesn't last long because one of us breaks and just has sex.

69. What's the most sex you've had in a day?

Oohh I think four times, i do not have the like replenishment ability to do anymore then that.

70. Are you loud or quiet during sex?

Loud! I know I'm loud but I like her to know how good she's making me feel, besides' she's louder.

71. Have you ever tried using food during foreplay?

No, that seems... sticky.

72. What's the first thing that sexually attracts you to someone?

Voice, and looks I guess.

73. Would you say you have any fetishes?

I like calling y/n kitten, and I love torturing her!

74. When it comes to BDSM, how far have you gone/would go?

I think I've probably gone... very very far.

75. What's your favourite toy?

well my little kitten is my toy. But I do enjoy this little toy we got recently that turns me into a little vibrator for her, i like it because well it makes me hard as fuck and she likes it because I slightly vibrate inside her, and it rubs on her clit for me which Is good because sometimes my hands are... preoccupied.

76. Do you ever read erotic fiction?

I've read stories people send into magazines about fucking stewardesses and hotel maids? does that count?

77. Have you joined the mile high club?

Yes I have, I think by now I'm probably like a platinum member?

78. Do you think you could take off Y/n underwear with no hands?

Yes I can. I have tried. Many times. but I can't anymore... my kitten doesn't bother with panties anymore

79. Would you say you're kinky?

Do. do I need to answer this question or does everything else here answer that enough?

80. Do you enjoy shower sex?

Not really no. The water never stays hot, the shower spray means one of you is always cold, it's weirdly dry, it's hard to get the angle, it's just way more trouble then it's worth, I'll wait and just cuddle her in the shower then bend her over the bathtub before she puts her towel on. but! Bath sex? I like.

81. Where's the weirdest place you've ever masturbated?

I don't really do it anywhere then my bed, or the shower.

82. Do you like to be spanked?

Yes I do, It's amazing! I like it a lot. and I also like doing it.

83. Have you ever fantasised about someone else during sex?

Not really,

84. If y/n caught you masturbating, would you stop or would you finish?

I would let her watch of course and likely ask her to give me something to watch

85. Have you ever had an inappropriate crush?

Not really I guess.

86. Have you ever cried or fallen asleep during sex?

Falling asleep afterwards is just a habit, but I have cried several times usually when it feels so amazing your eyes water.

87. Do you prefer eye contact or not during sex?

Eye contact is so good!

88. Do you like to kiss during sex?

sometimes, it depends what position as much as I love kissing during sex but some positions it just didn't really work

89. Do you get tired after sex?

Very I want a nap afterwards.

90. How many positions do you think you've tried?

I think we have tried most of them

91. What's the longest you've ever gone without sex?

About six months I guess, I don't know I don't really pay attention

92. How high is your sex drive?

Fairly high

93. What's a surefire way to turn you on?

Ask me for sex? or wear the sundress!

94. Sex with lights on or lights off?

Lights on! I can't be trying to work in the fucking dark.

95. Do you like dirty talk?

Very very much so

96. Do you prefer one night stands or longer-term sexual partners?

I used to really like one night stands, I liked just the hello, fuck goodbye element to it. but Now I have y/n I'm happy with long term and I don't ever want anyone else.

97. Do you prefer to be on top or bottom?

I like both. Don't make me choose!

98.Rough or romantic?

I guess both we are rough but it's in a romantic way

99. Quickie or marathon session?

I love quickies, allows us to get on with other things later in the day, but one night a week we have a nice long marathon session with the toys, and the handcuffs.

100. What's the best thing about our sex life?

I love how kinky and how rough we can get, but it's because we used to miss each other so badly back when we were long distance, it became out release and to show each other just how bad we had missed one another, but it feels so good and its so amazing to make you feel so good and that you make me feel so good, I'll never need anyone else for the rest of my life now I've got you, I mean you literally made me cry it felt so good the first time we had sex, all your sexy little pictures and letter when we were apart, even if we do go a little crazy on each other sometimes, I really do love you kitten more then anything, and I can't wait for us to get married, and for our honeymoon.

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Sundown 勿忘草 [Reno/Reader]{Final Fantasy VII} Episode 2

AN: Here’s the next part of Sundown Wasurenagusa! I’m sorry that I’ve been slow on posting any new story material! I had a bit of a writers’ block, and I’m still trying to work through it!

I had intended for this to be much longer, but I felt like this part was a good length to post. The first part of this ‘episode’ is going to be formatted weird because I can’t get Tumblr to format a text conversation in the way that I want.

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December 12

Reno {07:10}

[Good morning, sleeping beauty]

Me {08:30}

[Morning]

[Do you not need sleep?]

[You probably went to bed late last night]

[And while it truly does make my day to hear from you]

[Why? It’s so early ;.;]

Reno {08:40}

[Can you blame a guy for being eager to talk to you?]

[Lol, Sorry. I didn’t disturb you, did I?]

Me {08:59}

[>///<]

[No, you’re good. I gotta get up to get ready anyways.]

[Flatterer]

Reno {09:34}

[I mean, can you blame me? ;) ]

[So, I was thinking about taking you on a date outside of Midgar, but I realized that I should probably get your opinion on it first]

Me {10:01}

[I mean, that depends? How early do I have to get up on my day off? And how long will it take to get there?]

Reno {10:05}

[Um… well, it’s getting pretty chilly in Midgar, so I was thinking about taking you to Costa del Sol… beach date :P]

Me {10:30}

[…]

[Costa del Sol is pretty far, Reno…]

Reno {10:31}

[And?]

[I’ve got a way]

[Don’t sweat the details]

Me {10:32}

[You’re taking a company helicopter, aren’t you -.-]

Reno {10:33}

[Ack! You’ve figured out my master plan!]

Me {10:34}

[Are Turks even allowed to take company assets out for joy rides?]

Reno {10:35}

[ TT^TT I told you not to sweat the details!]

Me {10:40}

[I just don’t want you to get into any trouble.]

Reno {10:50}

[Awww, don’t worry about me.]

[You have a party to attend later, so do me a favor and have fun, okay?]

Me {11:03}

[That reminds me…]

Reno {11:05}

[??]

Me {11:11}

[bluedress.jpg sent]

(The image is of you in a sapphire blue dress, the sleeves long and neck high. The dress itself ends just below your knees)

[This dress?]

[reddress.jpg sent]

(The second image is of you in a backless ruby dress that ends just above the knee. There are no sleeves to this dress despite the fact that it has a high neck)

[Or this dress?]

Reno {11:13}

[…]

[Y/N]

Me {11:15}

[Reno]

[???]

Me {12:01}

[If I don’t look good in either of them, just be honest ;.;]

Reno {13:05}

[Gah! Sorry, I got pulled away for something]

[The red one. For sure]

Me {13:06}

[Just because red’s your color… >.>]

[I hope you’re okay, Reno ;.;]

Reno {13:15}

[Hey, first of all, remember what I said about red being your color?]

[I don’t lie, k?]

[But also, yeah. Also because it’s my color, you should wear it ;)]

[Do you have a sixth sense or something?]

[image.jpg]

(Opening up the image file gifts you with a selfie of Reno, looking minorly roughed up and being supported by an infrantryman. He looks like he’s by the old church that Aerith likes to visit. Despite needing to be supported by the infantryman, the red headed Turk’s winking and holding up a peace sign)

[Just a few minor bruises ;P I’ll be fine]

[Unless….]

[You want to kiss me better? ;)]

Me {13:30}

[… Well. I’m sorry for worrying (¬_¬) ]

Reno {13:45}

[Joking, joking! :D]

[All patched up]

Reno {14:07}

[Y/N?]

(´༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ`)

[I’m sorry.]

[Please talk to meeeeeee]

Me {14:00}

[image.jpg]

(It’s a picture of you in the red dress. Your hair is done up with an attractive amount of make up. You’re wearing a sensible set of black flats.)

[The party starts in an hour, so I might be answering my phone too often.]

[And Costa del Sol sounds perfect for tomorrow ;) I’ve got my outfit all picked out]

Reno {14:15}

[Uh, yeah, that’s gonna be your new contact photo]

[I’m picking you up earlier than we agreed so that we can have more time to relax in the sun]

[Duty calls. Have fun tonight, okay?]

Me {14:20}

[And what? My contact photo for you is going to be this?]

[screenshot.jpg]

(It’s a screenshot of your mobile phone screen. There’s an edit with a red arrow pointing directly at the photo icon for Reno’s contact…it’s the photo that he sent earlier except you’ve photoshopped cartoon ‘uwu’ eyes and added pink anime blush to his cheeks)

[And don’t worry, I’ll probably have enough fun for the both of us.]

[We’ll have fun tomorrow, be safe, okay?]

Reno {14:30}

[I’ll try ;) But if not, I’ll have you to take care of me.]

[Also? That picture?]

[P.E.R.F.E.C.T]

Me {18:30}

[Hope you’re safe!]

[Message me after work to let me know you’re okay!]

[image-2.jpg]

(It’s a group photo of you and your friends in silly poses)

Me {19:21}

[image-3.jpg]

(It’s a close up shot of a delicious plate of food)

[I should have brought you with me ;.;]

|You called Reno| 20:58

[Unable to leave voicemail]

December 13 - 08:21

The morning after the confrontation with AVALANCHE at the Sector 7 Pillar, one would expect the medical bay in Shinra HQ to be jam packed full of patients. There should have been a horde of doctors and nurses, running around to treat the injured infantryman and civilian survivors. But there were only two individuals in the med bay, Reno and Rude. When the plate fell, only a handful of infantryman were able to escape the chaos. Many were left behind to fend for themselves.

Despite surviving a helicopter crash and the brawl with Tifa, Barret, and Cloud, Rude only sustained a few bruises and minor bone fractures. He had been assigned bedrest after being treated by the doctors, but the weight of what he and his partner had been tasked to do twelve hours ago felt like an overwhelming burden. Needing something to keep his mind occupied, the taller of the iconic Turk duo simply engrossed himself in a novel that Elena had brought over during her visit.

On the bed beside Rude’s, Reno groaned in pain as he sat up, eyes still not open and alert as he raised a hand to press against his pounding head. “Gah, what the hell.” Reno’s face stung at the cheeks when his face scrunched up at the pain that seemed to come from every part of him. Even the act of sitting up proved too painful due to his newly broken ribs.

Rude watched his partner sink back into the sheets from his own medical bed, sunglasses on as was usual of him. He wondered how long it would take Reno to realize that it had been nearly twelve hours since they had dropped the plate. He also wondered when his sassy partner in crime would realize that he had a date this morning. Of course, Rude didn’t think you’d get angry at Reno for missing a date when he was hospitalized, but the taller of the iconic Turk pair knew that Reno would never forgive himself for skipping out on you.

While Rude watched, Reno allowed his body to collapse back into bed, an exhausted and pained groan escaping his lips as he want, arms flopping onto the bed as he fought to remember what had happened to land him in such a pitiful state.

Oh yeah…Rude and I went to Sector 7’s plate… and we fought blondie’s group of self righteous freedom fighters… and then…I blacked out. Cracking both eyes open, Reno furrowed his brows and turned his head to examine his surroundings. Med bay back at HQ… The red head swiveled in place to stare at Rude, “The mission….” He trailed off with a questioning tone.

His partner merely grunted, “We finished it and escaped.” Lacking in detail, but still straight to the point.

Sighing in relief that his work track record wouldn’t have a stain on it, Reno flopped back down, “Whooo…” The red head cheered sarcastically, pumping a fist without any energy or cheer behind it. Gah, and I promised Y/N that I’d be safe… Reno’s eyes snapped open and he bolted to a seating position with an alarmed cry, “Crap! Y/N! What time is it?” Shit, I gotta message her to let her know that I’m going to be running late! The Turk second in command thought as he pat down his person for his cell phone.

When he couldn’t find it, Reno turned to his partner, who gestured towards the bedside table. “It was damaged during our fight with AVALANCHE, but it should still be working.”

Not paying any attention to the fact that he was now bleeding through the bandages wrapped around his abdomen, Reno grinned, “Whooo boy! Partner, you’re a life saver!”

The sheer amount of relief within Reno voice made Rude stop and stare at his partner. Hmm… maybe Reno’s serious about her after all.

Meanwhile, Reno quickly unlocked his phone screen, ignoring the fact that the glass display seemed shattered beyond repair. When he pulled up the chat room that he shared with Y/N, Reno cursed, “Five missed messages and one missed call.” Quickly reading through the text messages, and smiling at how much fun you were having at the party, Reno tapped out a quick message in reply to you before listening to the voicemail that you had left.

Yesterday

Y/N {19:21}

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(Reno’s mouth watered at the sight of the food in the picture)

[I should have brought you with me ;.;]

|Missed call from Y/N| 20:58

[Click to listen to voicemail]

Today - December 13

Me {08:43}

[Gah, sorry Y/N, I may have bit off more than I could chew yesterday.]

[I just woke up in the med bay at HQ]

[I’m going to be a little late picking you up]

[And I’m a little roughed up]

[But nothing is stopping me from taking you on our date!]

[See you in an hour?]

When Reno lifted his damaged cell phone to listen to the voicemail that you had left him, the only sound that reached his ears was an error notification that the voice recording app had failed. “I’m sorry, but the voicemail recording that you wish to listen to failed to load properly. Please quite all applications before trying again. If the problem still persists, please contact Shinra Mobile’s technical support service to resolve this issue.” The phone recording informed Reno, pleasantly.

Knowing from experience that getting through to technical support at the current hour was next to impossible, Reno merely tapped out another message.

Me {08:47}

[Hey, the voicemail that you sent to me didn’t go through.]

[What was it about?]

Satisfied with the messages that he’d sent out, Reno shifted to get out of bed, an excited grin on his lips. “Welp! Time to get going! Got a wonderful day off with a gorgeous gal!”

Sighing, Rude lowered the novel to look in his partner’s direction. “Your date with Y/N?” When Reno only gave a sassy shrug in reply, Rude shook his head, “Just remember, you’re still injured.”

“Will do, partner!” Reno saluted the older man before dashing out of the med bay, dodging the nurses swiftly as he made his way to the elevators, itching to get back to the Turk dorms to change into something that would help him blend into the slum crowds of Sector 5. On his way to his room, the red headed Turk would raise his phone to check for any new messages, lowering it in disappointment every time there was no response.

“That’s weird, normally she responds by now.” Reno mused, sending out another quick text once he’d changed into dark jeans, a red hoodie, and a dark beige trucker jacket.

Me {09:12}

[I’m on my way to your place now.]

[Are you awake?]

Around twenty minutes later, on the helicopter ride down to the Sector 5 slums, Reno furrowed his brows and bit the inside of his lip when you didn’t respond again.

Me {09:32}

[Y/N?]

[Please answer.]

[I’m on a helicopter down now]

[Message back. I’m getting worried.]

When there is still no response, Reno taps on your contact and brings the phone up to his ear, trying to call you.

“Hey, this is Y/N. I’m probably away from the phone right now, so leave a message, and I’ll call you back as soon as possible.”

Straight to voicemail.

Something wasn’t right, and Reno could feel it in his bones.

When the helicopter started to land in the Shinra barracks, Reno didn’t even wait for the helicopter to fully land before jumping out of the aerial vehicle, landing solidly before taking off in a sprint towards your apartment.

She’s not answer any of the text messages… Did she lose her phone last night? Did she accidentally break it?… Did she find out what I did yesterday? Is she ignoring me?

The worries and thoughts that raced through Reno’s mind became more and more self-depricating as he neared entered the main town area and brushed past the crowds of people gathered in the streets. I know I said it was too late to grow a conscious, but damn it, please don’t let this be the reason she decides that she doesn’t want me around.

All but flying up the metal steps to your apartment, Reno starts to bang on your front door, calling your name in the meanwhile. “Y/N!” Bang bang bang “It’s Reno!” Bang bang bang “You weren’t answering your phone. Are you ready to go?” It took another few minutes of knocking before Reno head a door open below and slow footsteps ascend the metal stairwell.

Turning and expecting to see you standing there, Reno’s shoulders visibly slumped when he came face to face with a tiny old lady. “Oh, uh. Sorry for causing a disturbance.”

“Are you looking for Y/N, young man?” The old woman inquired, tilting her head to look up at Reno through friendly old eyes.

Feeling as if he was being judged by the elderly woman, Reno stood ramrod straight and nodded, clearing his throat, “Uh, yeah. We had plans for today.”

The old woman nodded sagely, “I see, I see. Ah, to be young again. I’m sorry to disappoint you, young man, but Y/N hasn’t been home since yesterday afternoon. I think she’s still at her friend’s home.”

The first traces of alarm flashed through Reno’s head, and suddenly his Turk persona was back, “Do you happen to know where her friend lives, ma’am?”

The old woman shook her head, “I only know that dear Selene doesn’t live in Sector 5. I’m sorry, young man.”

Suddenly jittery, Reno only nods and descends the metal staircase again, “Thanks for the help. I should get going.”

Reno doesn’t hear the old woman’s reply because he’s sprinting back towards the Shinra barracks, ears ringing and vision narrowed as he contacts a friend in Shinra’s tech department for help tracking down your cell phone’s location and retrieving the voicemail you’d left him. And while his friend works on it, Reno decided to change into a clean set of his uniform, mind suddenly kicked into overdrive as he tries to recall where you said your friend’s party was.

Gah, Reno… you pay attention to everything else she says, but you can’t figure out where her friend Selene lives? Some Turk you are! Reno scolds himself as he paces back and forth in Y/N’s office, somehow trying to find comfort in familiar surroundings. Damnit, think! What has she mentioned in the past about her friends. I only remember her talking about living in Sector 7 for a whi- Reno pauses in his steps as dread begins to pool in his stomach. “No.” He doesn’t want to entertain the possibility that you had gone to a party at your childhood sector the same night that he was tasked with dropping the plate on top of hundreds. But the more that Reno thinks about it, the more likely the possibility is, and he sinks to his knees in the middle of your office, eyes wide with horror and denial. “No… I refuse to believe it. Gotta wait for-”

His phone chimes with a notification.

Pulling out his phone as fast as possible without fumbling the already hazardously damaged device, Reno unlocks the screen, only to see that a voice file had been sent to him along with tracking coordinates.

Clicking on the voicemail and tracker, Reno’s frown deepens and his face pales as he stares at the map of Sector 7 Slums with a red dot in the center of it, the sounds of your final message to him playing in the background.

No.

The voice recording loops until Reno regains his bearings, body shaking and eyes burning as his ears pick up the sounds of explosions in the background, of your sobs as you fought to leave a last message for the man who had thoughtlessly killed you, and of your fear and acceptance that you wouldn’t live past that moment. The phone slips from his hands and clatters to the floor as Reno’s fingers go slack. “No… I didn’t… Y/N…” A strangled sob escapes Reno’s lips as he raises a hand to grip onto his hair, trying to maintain his composure, “I didn’t mean to… If I’d known, I would have…” The Turk second in command paused and hunched in on himself, not caring if anyone could see him through the glass walls of your office.

M-maybe she left her phone behind when she ran? But… if she’s not there, then where would she have gone if not home?

There weren’t any excuses or any other reason he could come up with. Reno knew that. If he had known beforehand that you would be in Sector 7 Slums, he would have warned you, but you would have tried to evacuate as many people as possible from that sector, and AVALANCHE might have managed to leave, therefore ending in a failed mission. He would have done everything he could to make sure you stayed away from Sector 7, but in the end, he’d still go through with the mission.

“I killed her.” Reno sobbed in realization, biting his bottom lip so hard that he tasted copper, “Just like I killed all those people.” Shaking his head, inconsolable, Reno could only mourn quietly. “I’m just the worst. This is karma for all the shit things I did in life, isn’t it?”

Eyes dulled and slightly puffy, Reno hastily wiped at his face and sat down with his back against your desk, his phone ringing with notifications as Tseng and Rude sent him requests for ‘status’ updates. And the Turk second in command ignored his colleagues, eyes staring into nothingness as he wreaked his brain for what to do next.

I really was looking forward to the date. Reno’s thoughts trailed off, It’s sappy as hell, but I wanted to ask her to be my girlfriend. Tseng said that relationships for Turks never ended well, citing Veld as an example, but… gah! This is the worst situation for Tseng to be right!

It was only the early afternoon… maybe he could start a search party for survivors… it was probably too late, but Reno knew that he had to do something to look for you. With renewed purpose, Reno got to his feet and marched out of your office, blue eyes burning with fiery determination as he hung onto the faint hope that you might have survived.

December 13 - 12:13

You groaned in pain and shifted your body, eyes cracking open to be met with blinding industrial lights. The pain from the glaring lights startled you into closing your eyes again, turning until your body was facing away from them. For a moment, you wondered why you were laying on some sort of weird metallic floor instead of your soft bed, and then the memories of a falling sky sent your eyes flying back open as you took in your surroundings.

The floor was indeed cold and metallic because it looked as if you’d woken up in a maintenance passage. Despite most maintenance passages usually being dimly lit, the one you found yourself lying in was lit from both of the walls. The ceiling above your face had a hole in it, though it was covered with metal and concrete chunks. You assumed, as you clambered to your feet, that you’d fallen through that hole and rolled a few feet away due to the pile of rubble directly beneath the hole. Wincing slightly, you poked and prodded your person for bruises, broken bones, or fractures. Slightly satisfied with just a few small skin lesions, bruises, and maybe a fractured rib, you patted yourself down for your mobile phone, hoping to call for help. Frowning, you found that you did not have your cell phone on you, nor was it anywhere on the floor near you.

Since you hadn’t expected to live through a plate falling on top of you, you could only look on the bright side of things, turning to walk down the metal tunnel with determination set on your face. I didn’t almost die from a plate falling just to give up in an empty tunnel. Plus, a fond smile appeared on your face, I have a date waiting for me when I get back topside.

It seemed pretty simple to you. You’d falling who knows how far down, but you knew for sure that the way out was up. So the only thing to do was to keep walking until you found a passage up. Easy peasy.

December 13 - 15:35

There’s a fierce snarl on Reno’s face as he stands by several parked helicopters. All around him, emergency responders and Shinra infantrymen scrambled to load up supplies and equipment. The dark look on the normally sassy, easy-going Turk’s face seemed like a literal beacon for anyone not bearing good news to stay the away. Though, if some of the troops were to be honest, Reno had very good reason to be irate. The Turk second in command had called in an emergency rescue operation for survivors trapped among the plate wreckage nearly three and a half hours ago, and they were only just beginning to start the rescue operation.

After Tseng, the Turk commander, had authorized the mission to rescue anyone buried under the rubble, the mission had quickly been side-tracked by Shinra executives Scarlet and Heideggar. Scarlet had protested against the operation simply because of the notion that dogs living in the slums were of no use to Shinra, and therefore, the mission was a waste of resources. Heideggar, meanwhile, had agreed that while in times of disaster, Shinra’s army bore the responsibility of launching operations to rescue civilians affected, the members of AVALANCHE were widely unknown and could easily disguise themselves as regular civilians.

It took nearly two hours of careful negotiations and subtle ego inflating by Tseng and Reeve, before both executives agreed to support the relief effort. Viewing it as a strategic move to improve public opinion of the Shinra Company, President Shinra gave little to no resistance when Tseng forwarded the mission brief to be sanctioned.

Now, an hour after the mission was sanctioned, Reno felt the beginnings of a headache forming as he directed the flow of supplies to each helicopter before making sure that there were rotations of supplies and emergency responders that would journey to and from the wreckage of Sector 7 once he landed with the first round of helicopters.

When he had deemed all in good order to head out, Reno sighed and hopped into the helicopter cockpit, buckling himself in to the pilot’s seat. Plopping the headset on while he waited for the rest of the crew to load up into the helicopter, Reno busied himself with flipping switches to make sure that pre-flight and the ride down to Sector 7 would be as smooth as possible. When his co-pilot buckled himself in and gave Reno the thumbs up, the red headed Turk spoke as clearly and seriously as he could into the mic. “Alright guys and gals in all active units, hope you’re all buckled up with headsets on because I sure as hell will not be repeating this briefing.” After a brief pause, Reno continued to speak while directing the helicopter off the platform. “You all probably heard about what happened yesterday. The official reports from HQ state that AVALANCHE launched an attack to compromise Sector 7’s plate pillar. Despite all efforts directed to stop the terrorist attack, the plate still fell. Our job is to go down to the disaster zone to provide relief to all affected civilians. We will also be launching search and rescue operations for survivors.” Reno paused once more as helicopter gained enough air to safely fly out of the landing zone. “I’m gonna be real with you all. Someone important to me was in Sector 7’s Slums when the plate fell and I’m going to try my damnest to look for her. So if any of you fuck this up… not gonna lie, I’m gonna be pissed.” Nobody replied to Reno’s admittance… not that he really expected much of a reply after he dropped that bomb on them. Having enough of the silence, Reno exhaled, “Alright… good talk.”

December 13 - 16:03

It wasn’t easy peasy. Definitely fucking not.

The chrome walkways and exposed piping-lined maintenance passage that you had fallen into hadn’t been a simple few meters under the surface as you thought. No. It’s was more like several meters down with a layer of minor blocked off passageways right above. And, as if that weren’t terrible already? The maze of pathways that made up the layer above seemed to take joy in bringing you up a level, just to drop you back down a level because some asshole decided to seal off the passages at various points.

Your eye twitched in annoyance when you walked down a metal walkway only to be face to face with another fenced off passage lined with reinforced plating. To your surprise, you could see a man stumble around the corner of the opposite side. When you saw one another, your eyes widened. “Holy shit!” The man gasped, stumbling forward with a noticeable limp and sliced up arm. “I didn’t think there’d be another person down here!”

“This place is like a maze, so I’m not surprised that any survivors had yet to meet up. A-are… are you okay?” The blood leaking from the deep scratches in his left arm seemed to ooze a poisonous purple color.

The stranger bit his bottom lip as he hastily hid his injury, “Yeah… I’ll be fine. Listen, girl, you should watch out while down here. I think the rumors about the underground lab were true after all. There are monsters running around everywhere.” Your expression must have been one of utter dismay and despair because the man coughed and reached into his pocket to roll two materia under the fence. “Uh. Shit. Well, it looks like you could use these then. It’s a Cura and a Fira. Hopefully you won’t need it, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Anyways, I hope you make it out of here, girl. I gotta keep looking for other AVALANCHE survivors.”

When the man made to jog away, you called out to him, “Wait! You said that you’re looking for AVALANCHE members? Are you one of them? Do you know what happened?” You pressed yourself against the fence in order to see the stranger from around the corner.

The stranger turned around to stare at you with a grim expression. “Whatever you’re thinking, AVALANCHE didn’t cause this, okay? We were framed by Shinra.” At your confused expression, the man scoffed, “C’mon, you really think that Shinra was going to let civilians protest and riot against them? They couldn’t figure out who was a member and who wasn’t, so they figured they’d drop the entire plate on top of us to get rid of us all.”

“But that’s such a drastic move!” You protested, wanting to believe that your employers wouldn’t have such blatant disregard for human life. “They wouldn’t just sacrifice thousands to eliminate AVALANCHE!”

“Believe what you want, girl. But the reality is that my friends and I all went to the pillar to stop Shinra from dropping the plate, and it dropped anyways because two Turks were sent to finish the job.” The stranger didn’t allow you to retort as he limped away. Not that you would have responded anyways with how the stranger had said that two Turks had arrived to help ensure that the Sector 7 plate dropped.

Pulling away from the fence, you knelt down to pick up the two orbs of materia, the color of your skin taking on a sickly pale pallor. Two Turks were sent to the pillar to drop the plate on top of all of us. Your mind instantly supplied the first Turk pair that you could think of and you felt like you were going to dry heave. I don’t know Rude too well, but from what I know, he and Reno wouldn’t do something so horrendous. Surely, there must have been another pair of Turks who were sent to do it. But you did work in a different department as them, how did you know that there were more members of the Turks? And with Reno’s position within the group… He could have known what was happening…

You told Reno that you would be hanging out with your best friend… that you guys were having a party. He’s smart enough to deduce that your friends still lived in Sector 7… Did he forget? Or… Your stomach churned violently as you sank to your knees on the cold metal walkway. Did Reno just decide he didn’t care if I survived or not?

The edge of your vision burned with tears threatening to spill down your cheeks. A simple blink sent them trailing down your cheeks as you stood upon shaky legs. “Can’t worry about that now.” You muttered, eyes filled with determination as you gathered the excess fabric of your dress to gird up your loins. “I need to find a way out of here. The tunnels might not be able to hold for long.”

Lifting your arm, you pressed one of the materia into your forearm, like you’d seen a few SOLDIERs do before, marveling at how the orb of power sank into the flesh of your arm. Smiling at how seamless it was to merge flesh with Materia, you pressed the other faintly glowing orb into your other forearm, concentrating for a bit before casting Cura upon yourself.

Newly rejuvenated, you back tracked through the metal corridor to find the ladder leading down. “Welp, there’s no time like the present,” you mumbled to yourself as you descended further into the tunnels below.

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The aroma of chlorine brought her back to the party as her lips separated from his as she breathed out. She opened her eyes to see Luke’s ex-girlfriend’s jaw almost to the floor. Her eyes locked with Grayson and Calum whose faces were collectively confused. She looked in Luke’s eyes as his hands rested on her hips, “I think our plan worked Lucas.”

He blushed and nuzzled his face in her neck as he held her close to him, “God I hope so. I can’t believe she’s even here.” The sensation of his hot breath on her skin caused her to giggle in response, she arched her neck, “Luke! That tickles!” He purposely breathed on her neck again and she giggled louder, “Lucas!”

He moved his head out from her neck and looked at her, “You're definitely going to make her jealous if you keep calling me Lucas.”

“That’s right, you never let her call you that. I just hope she leaves us alone.” She tilted her head and her eyes scanned the area surrounding them and she saw Calum and Grayson walking in their direction. “Incoming.” She muttered as she shifted her body and slowly got off of Luke as he let go of her. She grabbed his hand that was outstretched and helped him out of the chair.

Luke smoothed out his white shirt as he stood up next to her running his fingers through his curls before he could even explain what just happened, Calum blurted as he handed Luke his beer, “What the fuck?”

“I second that,” Grayson admitted as he gave Veronica her Mike Hard lemonade she never asked for. He looked her up and down and then his eyes widened at her chest, “R-Really Veronica?”

She knew exactly what he was referring too. Her romper had spaghetti straps, so wearing a bra was out of the question. She knew she couldn’t put nipple pasties on her week-old piercings. “I was tired of waiting, Gray.” She took the cap off her drink and the taste of her favorite drink almost made her forget about Grayson.

Grayson rolled his eyes and shook his head, “Who did the-” Before he could finish his sentence and get his answer, he looked at Calum’s face which was bright red.

“Can we not do this here?” She begged as she crossed her arms.

“It’s her body, Grayson. She can do whatever she wants.” Luke stated as he opened his beer and took a swig from his bottle.

Veronica walked away from Luke and walked towards the screen door and opened it, she drank more of her lemonade and saw Ashton talking to someone. As she made eye contact with him he waved to her and she waved back as she walked towards the kitchen to finish her drink. She grabbed a cup and filled it with Spiced Rum and coke. She turned to walk back outside when she saw Luke walking her direction.

“You okay darlin’?” He asked as he finished the beer in his hand.

“M’fine Lukey.” She explained before she drank from her cup, the taste of coke barely recognizable mixed with Rum.

He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her close, “You wanna get out of here? She’s still here and I’d rather hang out with you.” He admitted with a smile on his face.

“Yeah let’s get out of here hmm? Do you need to say goodbye to the boys?” She asked as she looked in his eyes.

“Hell no, let’s go watch a scary movie.” He chuckled and walked with her towards the front door. He opened the door for her and let her go as she walked outside. He followed behind her and they walked towards his car.

She drank from her cup and he unlocked his car and opened the door and helped her get into his car and she closed the door. He got in on his side and started the car and drove away from the house. As he drove, she finished the drink she made at the party, and she and Luke blasted their favorite songs and tried to pick a movie to watch when they got to Luke’s. Before she got out of his car she took off her heels knowing if she kept them on she’d probably trip.

They walked arm in arm to his front door, he unlocked the door and opened it and let her go ahead of him. As the cold hardwood floor cooled down her overheated body she smiled when Luke turned on the light in the house and she saw a small black and white dog sleeping on the couch. “I’m guessing that’s Calum’s dog?”

“Yeah, that’s Duke. He’s a grandpa so don’t be surprised if he ignores us entirely.” Luke cautioned as he opened the fridge and grabbed a bottle of tequila.

She narrowed her eyes at him and giggled and turned to the adorable puppy on the couch who was awake. She patted her thighs, “Come here! Come here pup!” And within seconds Duke was at her feet while she set her shoes on the floor as she ran her fingers through his furr and the puppy started licking her hands.

“Well fuck. I never thought I’d see the day.” Luke giggled as he poured a glass of tequila.

She giggled as she stood up and smiled, “I do spend 40 hours a week helping animals.”

“Valid point, want anything to drink?” He winked as he drank his tequila.

“Hmm, let me see what you have.” She smiled as she walked towards the fridge and grabbed cranberry juice.

He grabbed a cup for her and handed it to her, “Here you go darlin’” She grabbed the cup and poured some cranberry juice and set the cup down. She opened the fridge to put it back. She grabbed her cup and tipped it as she opened her mouth, the juice landing everywhere but her mouth. It spilled all over her romper and Luke tried not to laugh. She giggled and looked at him, “Somehow I’m not even shocked that I just spilled all over my new romper.” She grabbed a towel and attempted to dry the damp fabric.

“I’ve got an idea c’mere.” He stated as he grabbed her hand and led her into his bedroom and he opened the door, “I can wash your romper and you can wear one of my shirts.”

“Are you sure?” She asked as she stepped into his familiar room.

“Of course.” He smiled as he went through his clean clothes and found a shirt for her and he handed it to her, “I’ll wait outside so you can change.” He added as he smiled at her and walked towards his door.

“Thank you.” She smiled as she grabbed the shirt and waited for him to close the door behind him. She quickly took off her stained romper and carefully set it on the floor, the wet side facing upwards. She threw on Luke’s soft shirt that was long enough to cover her butt. She could smell his comforting scent of vanilla mixed with cedarwood.

* * * *

The sound of birds chirping and the warm sunlight surrounding him woke him up earlier than he planned. He didn’t have to go to work until 11 for a couple appointments. He sat at the edge of his bed to stretch out his sore muscles, he stood up to stretch the rest of his aching body. He put on his white tank top and walked towards his door and opened it. He closed it behind him as he walked past Luke’s room towards the kitchen. He hadn’t seen Luke since the party but he knew he was home because his car was parked out front. He grabbed a skillet and opened the fridge to grab eggs, bacon and milk for his coffee. He started to brew his favorite coffee to wake him up more. He started the skillet and put bacon on the pan as he heard Duke run up to him as he stood in the kitchen, “Hey buddy!”

He bent over to pet him and pick him up and give him kisses before setting him back down. He grabbed his favorite mug and set it under the coffee dispenser and started cooking his bacon. He heard Luke’s door close and he turned to see her. What was she doing at his house? Why was she wearing Luke’s shirt?

He narrowed his eyes at her as she got closer and widened his eyes when he saw Duke running up to her. He never ran up to people, he hated Josslyn and anyone else Calum introduced him too if it wasn’t the boys. She pet duke before walking towards him.

“What the fuck? You slept over?” He blurted out before grabbing his mug filled with hot coffee. He turned off the stove as his bacon finished cooking.

“Good morning to you too.” She mentioned as she rolled her eyes as she walked towards the cupboard, “Luke didn’t want me taking an Uber home late.”

Calum grabbed his mug and she set a mug under the dispenser, “Thought you didn’t drink coffee.” He commented as he grabbed a plate to put his bacon on.

“I don’t, Luke does. Thought I’d bring him some.” Veronica explained as she went to the fridge to grab a water bottle.

“Oh yeah, Luke loves coffee in bed.” He said as he grabbed a bowl to scramble his eggs. He poured milk in his cup and then cracked the eggs open and poured milk in the bowl.

“Well I can’t make him breakfast since you're taking up half the kitchen!” She remarked as she narrowed her eyes at him

“Don’t you have a house to get to?” He dared as he started cooking his eggs.

“Don’t you have a job to get to?” She sassed as she filled the coffee cup for Luke and walked away from him.

He shook his head and worked on finishing his eggs as he heard Veronica talking to Duke. He looked to see her bent over talking to him, Luke’s shirt riding up her back with her black underwear peeking through. He looked away and huffed as he finished breakfast. He moved his mug and put it on the coffee table and grabbed his plate and turned on the T.V to flip through channels. He turned on the food network and mindlessly watched t.v as he ate his breakfast.

He would randomly hear Luke and Veronica laugh loudly as he tried to tune them out. It was harder when they came to the kitchen as Luke attempted to make something for him and Veronica for breakfast. He couldn’t help but eavesdrop when they were talking about the movie they watched, Interview With A Vampire last night and how Luke resembles Louis, who is Brad Pitt's character. Calum switched through the channels and turned the volume up in an attempt to drown out their voices.

He finished breakfast and went into his room to find clean clothes to change into. He grabbed his outfit for the day and went into the bathroom and got his shower ready. He played music since he somehow still heard Veronica and Luke. He undressed and stepped in the shower and sighed in relief of the hot water against his back. He lathered his body up with soap and let it rinse off. He shampooed and conditioned his curls slower than normal to enjoy his music. Once he finished he dried off his body and put his socks and boxers on. He put a black tank top on and grabbed his gray flares and out those on. He put on his white striped button down and put deodorant before he buttoned his shirt up.

He turned down the music as he realized it was finally quiet. He opened the bathroom door and walked down the hallway to just see Luke sitting on the couch next to Duke. “Luke what the hell?”

Luke gave him a confusing look and shrugged, “What? You’re seriously mad that she slept over aren’t you?”

“Maybe I am! I don’t know what the hell is going on between you two.” He argued as he put his phone in his pocket.

“It’s really none of your business. I didn’t want her taking an Uber late.” Luke explained as he flipped through the channels.

“You couldn’t take her home?” He asked as he sat down on the couch to put on his shoes.

“I didn’t trust my driving. What’s the big deal anyways? It’s not like Josslyn was here.” Luke stated as he ran his fingers through his curls.

“Fuck off Luke, I’m going to work. Enjoy your day off.” He stressed as he grabbed his car keys and walked out of the front door. He pressed the garage fob and opened the garage and unlocked his car. He got inside and propped his phone off before plugging it in to charge. He started his car and played his music. He drove out of the garage and closed the door. He played his favorite music as he drove to work trying not to think about Veronica sleeping over at his house and the possibility it happening more often. He tried not to think about how Duke was walking up to her like he knew her or the fact that she was in Luke’s shirt and what that even meant.

As he parked in the parking lot he saw Ashton’s car next to his. He got out of his car with his phone in hand and walked towards the back door and opened it. He walked towards his office and opened the door, to his surprise Ashton was sitting on the chair across from his desk, “Morning Ash, what’s up?”

“You are not gonna fucking believe who came in here this morning looking for you!” Ashton explained as he shook his head.

Oh god. Josslyn? He really didn’t want it to be her.

“Who?” He asked as he sat down on his chair and took a deep breath in.

“Eleanor.” Ashton explains as he bit his lip nervously.

No. Not her. Anyone but her.

“You're joking. Doesn’t she live in New York or some shit?” He divulged as he wanted to wake up from this nightmare.

“She does but she’s in town for a modeling gig. I told her you had the day off.” Ashton explained as he narrowed his eyes.

“Of course she had to stop by.” He faltered as he put his phone down on the desk.

“I know, she wants to see you. It’s urgent apparently.” Aston mentioned as he got up from the chair.

“She doesn’t even understand what urgent means. Thanks for covering for me.” He sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair.

“No she doesn’t. I hope she doesn’t come back.” Ashton retorted as he shook his head and walked towards the door.

“She should know better not too.” He sighed as he looked on his computer in an attempt to focus on work.

* * * *

She walked out the door towards the parking lot as the sun hit her immediately, she almost regretted wearing her dark scrubs to work. They were her only pairs out of the 3 baggy sets that were clean, even if they were Halloween themed. She walked towards her car and sighed when she saw him leaning on the passenger side, she hadn’t seen him in two days and he’d been wanting to come over. She walked up to him and gave him the look he knew by heart, “Hello to you too.”

“Caleb what are you doing here? Did you seriously take an Uber here to see me?” She mentioned as she unlocked her car and she walked towards the door behind the passenger seat and opened it.

“Maybe. Why not?” He said as he got in the passenger seat and he put his seatbelt on. She put her bag in the back seat and grabbed her phone.

She walked to the driver's seat and opened the door and sat down, “Because we usually meet at my house, at night. Not at my work, during the day. That’s why.” She pointed out.

“No one from your work even saw me.” Caleb reasoned as he sat down in the passenger's seat.

“That’s not the point.” She snarled as she plugged her phone in and started the car.

“Then what is the point?” He stated as he put his seat belt on following Veronica putting on hers.

She pulled out of the parking lot and started driving, “Fucking hell Caleb.’

He looked outside as she drove, “Wait a minute, the turn for your house was back that way. Where are we going?”

“I need to drop something off at Grayson’s work. It’s less than 5 minutes away so chill.” She reassured as she drove to the tattoo shop.

“What are you dropping off?” He asked and she rolled her eyes.

“I feel like I’m being interrogated . Next you're gonna ask me where I was at 8pm Monday night.’ She ritorated

“What if I wanna know where you were Tuesday night at 10pm?” He joked.

“I was with you dumb ass.” She shook her head as she pulled up to the tattoo parlor and parked.

“This is where Gray works?” He questioned as he took off his seatbelt.

“No he works at the strip club a block away.” She said sarcastically as she got out of the car and grabbed her phone and keys.

“Shut up.” He voiced as he got out of the car. She went to the back of her car and grabbed Luke’s tee shirt from the other night. “What’s that?”

“What does it look like?” She gave him a look as she closed the door and walked to the sidewalk. “What are you doing?”

“Coming in with you?” He answered her question with another

“No the fuck you aren’t, go to Starbucks.” She insisted as she walked towards the door and he followed her.

“Nope, it’s too far.” He replied as he opened the door and she could feel the cool air as she reluctantly stepped inside with Caleb.

He followed behind her as she looked around to see Calum and Grayson who’s facial expressions varied from confusion and shock. She looked around to see Luke but she only saw Tucker who was cleaning his tattoo station. She looked back at Grayson and Calum who’s eyes were glued to Caleb.

Before Veronica could even ask where Luke was, Calum sassed “You know it’s not Halloween for another 5 months right?”

“Veronica celebrates Halloween every day.” Caleb explained and she looked at Caleb annoyingly.

“That’s true she does.” Grayson commented as he crossed his arms.

“You say it like it’s a bad thing, where is Lukey? She asked trying to get in and out of the shop fast.

Caleb looked at her and mimicked Veronica’s pet name for Luke.

“Yeah he’s in the bathroom!” Grayson explained as Caleb left Veronica’s side to look around the shop, “What is he doing here?”

“He showed up to my work! What was I supposed to do? Drive home and then come back here?” She explained as she softly bit her bottom lip.

“You didn’t have to come at all, Luke has a million shirts.” Calum muttered as he put his hands in his pockets as he looked at Caleb.

“If I didn’t bring it back I’d forget I even had it.” She mentioned as she smiled when she saw Luke walking towards the front desk. He smiled when he saw her and she walked towards him, “Hi Lukey!”

“Hey darlin! I see you brought my shirt.” He blushed as he remained eye contact with her.

“I did! I didn’t want to forget it!” She mused as she gave him his shirt.

“I appreciate it darlin’” He cooed as he grabbed his shirt and noticed Caleb who was now talking to Calum. Greyson walked away from the desk to talk to Ashton. “Who’s that talking to Cal?”

“Caleb, he showed up at my work.” She said softly and he gave her a look.

He narrowed his eyes at her, “He showed up at your work? That’s weird Ronnie.”

“I know, I’m taking him home. I saw him two nights ago.” She explained as they walked towards the door.

“Good, go home and relax.” He encouraged as he opened his arms.

“I will have a good rest of your shift. Text me when you're done hmm?” She smiled as she gave him a hug. His smell relaxing her immediately.

He hugged her tightly and smiled, “I will text you don’t worry. Now drop Ted Bundy off.”

She playfully hit his arm and giggled, “Luke!”

Calum and Caleb looked at them as they got closer and she motioned him to the door, “See you later bro.” Caleb said as he shook Calum’s hand.

“See ya.” Calum confirmed with a nod.

She narrowed her eyes at them and opened the door for Caleb. He walked outside and she followed him, “The fuck was that?”

“I was talking to Calum, he’s a strange guy.” He mentioned as he walked to her car.

“That’s rich coming from you.” She unlocked her car and he got in. She walked to her side and got in her car.

“He asked me weird questions.” Caleb hinted as he ran his fingers through his hair.

“Like what Caleb?” She asked as she started her car and propped her phone up and turned on her Bluetooth.

“Like who I was, what we were.” Caleb explained as he put his seatbelt on.

“Those aren't weird questions dumb ass, you’re just weird.” She said as she drove away from the shop. As she drove Caleb home she tried not to overthink about Calum asking Caleb questions about them or what else those two could’ve talked about.

* * * *

He finished his cigarette as the heat from outside got more unbearable as he stood in the sun. He walked towards the door and opened it, the stop’s colors darkened with his sunglasses on. He took them off as he heard familiar music and tattoo needles. He was almost done with his shift before he had his first weekend off in a month. He walked towards his office and saw Grayson sitting in the chair across from his desk. He sat down at his desk and showed Calum his new art and his progress.

Before they could get any further discussing new designs Ashton stepped in Calum’s office, “Hey Cal, I hate to bother you but she’s back.”

He knew who he was referring too as he sighed and looked in Ashton’s eyes, “Where is she?”

“Luke told her to wait outside.” Ashton explained as he crossed his arms.

“I will be right back Grayson, I need to take care of something.” He explained before getting off of his chair and Ashton moved out of Calum’s way as he looked forward seeing her leaning against the store window like she always did when they were together. He walked towards the door and opened it, the heat welcoming him back outside. He stood across from her and crossed his arms, “What do you want Eleanor?” He sneered as he bit his bottom lip.

“Didn’t Ash tell you Cal? I need my stuff.” She smiled as she stepped closer to him, her perfume filling his lungs. The smell vaguely familiar as he looked at her.

“You always want your shit, but you never actually move it out of my house Eleanor. Quit using that excuse. I know why you're really here.” He stepped closer to her as he sucked in a breath.

“What do I really want Cal? Since you know me and my intentions so well.” She echoed as her eyes met his.

“You just want to get back in my bed like the last 2 times. It wont work this time. I’m done.” He shook his head in annoyance.

“You never are Cal, you come crawling back to me.” She purred and he rolled his eyes.

“You’ve already come to my work twice in one week. You’ve come here more than 3 times to pick up your shit. What makes you think I still have it?” He observed as he crossed his arms.

“Because I know you Calum, you never throw anything away.” She mentioned. She wasn’t wrong, he still had her stuff. They were in boxes labeled Eleanor in his garage. He’d been meaning to throw it out but he never did.

“Fuck off Eleanor. If you show up at my work again I will call the police. This is private property.” He spat as he ran his fingers through his curls.

“I’ll just go to your house.” She barked back.

“Just leave me alone.” He yelped as he walked away from her and back inside. The air instantly cooled him down. He walked back to his office and slammed the door and looked at Grayson.

“You okay?” Grayson asked as he looked at Calum.

“Not really, My ex Eleanor is in town for the week and she won’t leave me alone. She even knows where I live.” He sighed as he sat down with a deep sigh.

“Do you need a place to stay to escape her? Veronica and I have an extra room!” Grayson explained as he sat up straight.

“Are you serious?” He asked unsure if Veronica would even want him at her place.

“Of course. Go home, pack and I’ll wait for you to arrive so we can come in together. I’ll text you my address.” Grayson reassured with a smile as he packed his things.

“Okay, I’m done for the day so I’ll go home now and pack.” He admitted as he stood up from his chair and grabbed his jacket.

“Perfect, let me know when you're on the way. I’ll text you the address now.” Grayson explained as he got out his phone and Calum felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. Grayson left and Calum grabbed his phone and car keys. He said goodbye to Michael and Ashton before leaving. As he drove he tried not to think about Eleanor being at his house already. She always did this to him and he wasn’t going to let her win like she always did. As he got home he saw Luke’s car in the driveway. He opened the front door and Luke was sitting on the couch on his phone “Hey Luke, I’m gonna crash at Veronica and Graysons place to escape from Eleanor.”

“That’s smart. You got your keys from her when you broke up with her right?” He asked as he looked up at Calum.

“Yes, I got them. I have no idea how long she’s here but I’ll be at their place until she leaves.” He insisted as he walked towards his room to grab a week's worth of clothes just in case. He grabbed the first duffle bag he could find and packed work clothes and non work clothes. He went into the bathroom to grab his toiletries and his favorite jacket that was hanging up. He went back to his room to grab anything he forgot. He packed an extra pair of shoes and his other pack of cigarettes. He closed his bedroom door behind him and walked towards the living room, Duke running up to him as he got closer to the door, “You think he’ll be okay without me?” He asked as he pet Duke.

“He’ll probably miss you but he’ll manage. He sleeps all day, you know that.” Luke reassured as he smiled.

“You do have a point. Call or text me if you need anything, if she doesn’t leave tell me.” He insisted as he stood up straight and grabbed his bag.

“I will. Have fun. Behave.” Luke narrowed his eyes at Calum.

“Whatever, I doubt it would be anymore fun living with you Luke.” He chuckled and got his car keys out.

“You never know. Be nice to Veronica” Luke insisted and with that Calum was out of the front door. He walked towards his car and remembered he didn’t even bother locking it. He set his bag on the passenger seat and got his phone out to get Veronica’s address. He copied and pasted the address to his google maps and he realized Veronica wasn’t that far away. He texted Grayson that he was on his way and started driving. He had no idea what to expect. As he got closer to where his google maps guided him he had to double check he was in the right area. When he pulled up he saw Grasyon standing outside with his car, he sighed in relief as he pulled up behind Graysons car and cut the engine. He grabbed his bag, keys and phone and got out of the car.

“This is your place?” Calum asked confused, it was bigger than his place with Luke.

“Technically it’s Veronicas but yeah.” Grayson nodded and motioned him to the door and he followed. The exterior was gorgeous, the flowers in the front were vibrant and he chuckled when he saw the front door which was black. He knew he was at her place. Grayson opened the front door and he followed behind him.

He immediately smelled eucalyptus and spearmint as he admired the space blue walls with various family pictures, artwork and Vinyls around the house. The living room was gigantic paired with huge couches, a massive flatscreen t.v. The marble countertops, the blue walls with champagne accents. The red roses on the island with fresh fruit, the entire place looked like it belonged in the movies.

“This place is crazy, how?” He asked as his jaw slacked.

“It’s a long story.” Grayson began, “Hershey!” He yelled out and a chocolate lab came running into the kitchen.

The dog sniffed Grayson and then sniffed Calum and started growling at him

“Hershey! Don’t growl at Gray!” Veronica yelled as she turned around. Her jaw dropped as she stared at Calum and Grayson. She had shorts and a tank top on, exposing all of her tattoos that Calum somehow missed. She stepped closer to us, “What are you doing here? Why do you have a duffle bag in your hand?”

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#love is fatal #calum hood fic #calum hood au #luke hemmings

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soysaucevictim · 4 years

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Week 7-ish. Ended up needing a few days to get through Chapter 40 of AoP...

Feb. 13

I got up a bit before 11AM.

After getting some coffee and a bit of the usual, I grabbed some iced coffee before starting on today’s exercises.

First, today’s DD. 2′ O-Pose hold. Still a favorite exercise. My headspace made this session take a bit more digging in to do that in one go. Still at a condition where teeth chattering from trembling is a thing for this. No less gratifying to get through.

Last, Chapter 37 of the AoP. First part was traveling, 19TP. Done at Level 2, as high knees, split into 15+14.

Workout proper was done at Level 3 (15 sets, 10 push-ups per). This was okay, push-ups got sloppy though. Occasionally lost track of getting both plank exercises in per set - in form of getting back up and going back down to complete them (rather than maintaining plank, until set’s done). But this happened only a few times.

Did some chatting and a quick silly sketch of the Creativitwin dynamic in a bunch of my AUs.

Then made today’s Hello Fresh Meal. Chicken sausage rigatoni napoletano. I personally liked this one well enough. But it was kinda lukewarm with the family.

Spent rest of the day on the usual and then deciding to mangle “Forbidden Fruit“ with Google Translate. Yeah. :,D

I got to bed later than yesterday.

Feb. 14

I woke up after 11AM, and one of the first things I did was exercise.

First, today’s DD. 30″ calf raises with EC. I counted 29 reps by the end of it. Squeezed a 30th rep just as the timer buzzed. So just barely missed 1/sec. Ah well, ‘twas fun work.

Last, Chapter 38 of the AoP. Went for Option B. There were no defined levels, 10 sets to get through for everyone. Very manageable and worked up a sweat. Still thinking about using a bokken whenever i got chops to do. And also of Roman doing these exercising with his katana. :,D

Spent time working on setting up a playlist for the Begotten!AU, because why not.

Spent a good chunk of the rest of the night chatting and having movie night with a friend. We watched “Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” and the 2005 movie adaptation of “The Producers”. Enjoyable experiences - remembering why I enjoyed BoP so much since I saw it a year ago~

I got to bed earlier than yesterday.

Feb. 15

I woke up around 11AM.

Watched a bit of YouTube before doing today’s exercise.

First, today’s DD. 40 knee-to-elbows with EC. Very manageable work.

Last, Chapter 39 of the AoP. Workout didn’t have levels again. Just 3 sets to run through, just happy there were only 2 jump squats and jump knee-tucks per. I shortened the rest periods to around 1′, instead of 2′.

Spent most of the day on the usual stuff. Did sketch some ideas for future art projects before turning in, though.

I got to bed in the yellow zone, surprisingly today (before 2AM).

Feb. 16

I woke up around 11AM.

Did some of the udsual before some BDay errands - got a free iced coffee, discounted ice cream, and some tasty Thai food.

After letting some of that go down, did my exercise.

First, today’s DD. 30″ star plank. Very doable work.

Last, Chapter 40 of the AoP. This is the chapter with the 10k Scraps wall to contend with. I had less than 1k at this point in time. Wasn’t as on top of trying to drip-feed jobs/fights into progression as last run of the program.

Regardless, I took one travel point (Level 2, as high knees) out of the City Ruins to get to the City Pits to pick some fights for Scraps. These being the numbers there...

Kaas - 600 jab + cross + hooks = 3(100/100) | ~6:25-6:49PM

Rizz - 800 side kicks + backfists = 2(100/100) + 4(50/50) | 6:57-7:37PM

Loona - 400 low snap front kicks + side kicks = 4(50/50) | 8:10-8:31PM

I had a pretty loud suspicion that I flirted with overtraining there, but I had a lot of fun (I considered this routine a gift to myself + some pointed stress relief). Thoroughly kicked my own ass and couldn’t help but laugh abt “I sleep in the BUFF.“

Spent rest of day on a lot of the usual.

I got to bed barely into the red zone, this time.

Feb. 17

I woke up around 9AM.

One of the first things I dealt with was making an appointment and a bunch of trip reservations with LC.

Only exercise I slotted today was the DD. 40 climber taps with EC. Also manageable. Did it while/before waiting on a ride that never came (found out later that they ordered a trip from Lyft, AGAIN... they don’t service my area and always cancel on me, because of that shit).

I kinda wanted to get back into Seeking Safety Group again today. =_=

Because I was tired and sore that threw a good chunk of my day off. Opted to take a few hours’ nap after that was evident.

Did some dishes and started to reclaim my happiness by starting a short writing project - the one for GymRat!AU. That definitely helped the spirits, somewhat cathartic vent too.

Got to bed a bit later than yesterday.

Feb. 18

I woke up after 10AM.

Spent a good few hours finishing up “Cherry Cola” and chatting before doing today’s exercise (somewhat lighter docket).

First, Chapter 40 of the AoP. I was still lingering in the City Pits and hella sore. But I picked one more fight before I called it for AoP stuff for the day.

Nazim - 500 in & out knife hand strikes = 2(100/100) + (50/50) | 6:20-36 PM

Last, today’s DD. 50 seal jacks with EC. Very manageable. Was a a fairly gentle way to get some stiffness in the delts out more.

Made dinner. Spent much of the rest of my day on the usual and reading other people’s fics.

Got to bed slightly earlier than yesterday.

Feb. 19

I woke up after 11AM.

One of the first things I did today was make some phone calls. Finally going to get back into individual therapy, soon. I’ve been badly needing that, glad i addressed that before the window closed (not helped by the feeling I may’ve missed a lot of opportunities of contact because of avoiding sus blocked/scrambled CIDs).

Also found out abt the Lyft thing. Nice knowing I was right about what happened. Was still annoying. We’ll see if the notes given to transportation will stick this time.

Did a bit of the usual before doing more exercise.

First, today’s DD. 40 squat hops with EC. Doable, not a huge personal favorite. but done!

Last, Chapter 40 of the AoP. Finally got to turning the chapter, this time. I endeavored to do all the Jobs on the Chapter Board/Slate. All traveling was done at Level 2 as high knees. This was the route I took and how I split things up:

City Pits to Equos = 5TP x1

Equos to Bunker 17 = 41TP = 11+10+10+10 [Chapter] - Bunker 17 Job - 200 climber taps = 4(50) | (4:27-38PM)

Bunker 17 to Bunker 201 = 57TP = 17+10+10+10+10 [Chapter] - Bunker 201 Job - 100 plank walk-outs = 10(10) | (5:04-30PM)

Bunker 201 to Bunker 22 = 9TP x1 [Chapter] - Bunker 22 Job - 600 squats = 6(100) | (5:34-6:07PM)

Bunker 22 to Equos = 24TP = 12+12

After all that, I was left with a bit over 1k Scraps... did/do kind of want to get some in-game equipment to explore parts of this map I hadn’t accessed in prior run, though...

Spent rest of night on the usual stuff.

Got to bed later than yesterday.

#adventures with fitness #adventures with hello fresh

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roaminginspiration · 5 years

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The Empty Space Next to Me

Buckle up, guys.

chap 1 (x) / chap 2 (x) / chap 3 (x) / chap 4 (x) / chap 5 (x) / chap 7 (x) / chap 8 (x) / chap 9 (x) / chap 10 (x)

Chapter 6

Another week has gone by and the guesthouse welcomed three European youngsters who, reunited after the Second Snap, decided to enjoy life to the fullest and hitchhike across the country, westward. They only stayed for 2 nights to explore the area before going on to resume the “biggest adventure of their life” right after breakfast.

The regular viewing of YouTube tutorials and other videos have begun to pay off. He has officially finished replacing the porch railings and has hung the new swing to the ceiling.

He is now giving the wooden flooring a makeover, room after room.

But the mansion is not the only thing that has been getting a glow up. His relationship with Katherine has improved quite significantly and it seems their bumpy start is forgotten, and remote memory. Katherine likes banters — unsurprisingly— and, like riding a bike, it comes back effortlessly to him.

He has an early night as Katherine went on a date just before dessert. He has a video call with Bucky and Sam for a light report of the situation in the compound — pretty quiet, so far. Just a few incidents that only required the intervention of a few members at a time. They always end up asking about Natasha and his new lifestyle. He answers it’s going well. He has already introduced Riley to them. Sam snorts and says he might grow fond of Louisiana; Bucky’s grin is barely perceptible, however.

By 11 pm he eventually sends Riley out of the room and turns off the light, before drifting off to sleep. He is woken up by muffled sounds from the lower floor. His old reflexes make him immediately alert. He glances over at the clock: almost 1 am.

He gets on his feet, cracks the door open and peers through. Down the dark hallway, he sees Katherine’s silhouette emerge up the stairway. She is giddy and upbeat, her arm stretched up behind her. She twirls around and pulls someone — Jake is climbing up the last steps. He leans in to kiss her and she giggles against his lips. Steve feels his chest tighten.

Jake is about to say something but she presses her finger against his mouth and chuckles quietly. She bends over and takes off her heels to avoid making any noises while Jake wraps his arms around her waist and begins to plant a trail of heated kisses under her lobe, then down her neck. She slightly arches her back against his body, letting out a silent moan. His heart is pounding so loud inside his chest it begins to hurt while watching the scene. She tiptoes to her bedroom door and opens it, Jake clung to her like a leech that needs to be squished. His hands come down to her waist and flip around, pinning her tight against him. Katherine smiles, allowing him to deepen the kiss.

Steve closes his door before he can see them disappear inside her bedroom. His hand remained long clenched around the knob.

It has been several minutes now. Steve is sitting sullenly on the parquet, leaning against his bedframe, his back crouched over. Music is playing loudly through his headphones but he is not listening. After hearing the first few masculine moans, it took away any chance he had to find sleep again; so he grabbed his headphones and quickly put them on his ear to block any parasite sound out. To block the painful reality. His elbows are propped against his bent knees, hands clasped tightly together while he is looking down at the rug under him. But although his ears can only pick up the music, he can hear them. And along with it, a torrent of painful thoughts come bursting through, clouding his mind, haunting him.

After a few minutes of a relentless mental battle, he gets up and leaves the room, rushing outside for a clear environment. The front yard is plunged in the light of the full moon hanging in the cloudless sky.

The air becomes more breathable, the atmosphere less heavy. He slumps into the porch swing and stares into space. It is silent all around, the scenery anxious to quiet down the emotional turmoil inside him.

An hour goes by and his distress has made way for morose acceptance. Deep in thought, he doesn’t hear the main door swing open. To his surprise, he sees Katherine come on the porch, dressed in nothing but a thin cotton robe, hair down, holding a mug filled with hot liquid. She turns and is surprised to find him there. She glances down at herself, suddenly aware of her flimsy attire. Her hand goes up to her chest and she gently pulls the rims of her robe closer together.

He has never seen her so lightly dressed, not even during their time on the run. Obviously, his mouth has slightly gone dry and it takes him a few seconds to gather his thoughts.

“Do you mind if I join?” she asks. He shakes his head no.

She walks over and sits down next to him and folds her athletic, bare legs under her.

“Jake fell asleep but I couldn’t drift off. Thought some herbal tea and the crickets chirping could help,” she explains in a gentle voice, before blowing into her mug and taking a sip. If he had her, he thinks, he would never let her leave his arms. “Why are you out here?” she continues.

He is gazing at her. He blinks then shrugs dismissively. “Just couldn’t sleep.”

They both look up at the star sky, silent. He finds peace in her physical proximity, feeling her arm slightly brushing against his.

“It’s…beautiful,” he eventually speaks.

“Yeah. It’s kept me occupied many nights,” she muses aloud, gazing skyward.

He frowns. “Your nightmare? You’ve had it often?”

“Yeah, I guess. Amnesia fills your nights with senseless dreams, and not knowing makes them sleepless.”

He sees the flimsy veil of melancholy fall over her face.

“When I woke up in this new time,” he begins, “I felt stuck. Couldn’t go back, couldn’t move on. I would have many dreams where I would watch myself sink into nothingness from standing still.”

He never told Natasha — he never told anyone — and now he’s just told Katherine.

She looks sympathetically at him; she feels him.

“So how long were you in the ice for?” she asks.

He realizes it is the first time she shows interest in his un-normal past.

“I went into the ice in 1944. Woke up in 2011.”

She slowly takes in the information, processing it. Then the corner of her mouth curls up.

“So you’re over 100 years old? I bet I must have made a thousand jokes about it.”

He snorts. “You never did. It never even crossed your mind — it made my acclimatization to the new century far easier.”

She is laughing along with him.

“You’re a terrible liar,” she remarks.

His chuckles die out and he looks at her musingly. “You told me that once…when we were still getting to know each other.”

She eyes him, a little surprised, but not as baffled as him. “You’ve always been very perceptive,” he finishes.

“Or you’re just very easy to read,” she says with a grin, before taking another sip.

When her tea turns cold, she leans over to put the mug down on the table, and using the foot she has just put down to the floor, gives them a push to make the swing move.

“It’s holding up!” she exclaims softly. “You’ve done a good job.”

She gives a harder push and the canopy swings up.

“Ok, let’s not push my luck,” he warns. She looks up at him with a large smile plastered across the face.

They keep giggling for a little more until the swing significantly slows down. Katherine folds her legs up again and tries to drape her arm over her bare lap to shield it from the air that has cooled down a little. He pulls the throw rolled up on his side and unfolds it. He gently spreads it over her lap, attentive not to make any physical contact which could make her uncomfortable.

“Don’t you miss them?” she says. “Your teammates — your friends? Don’t you regret giving up everything to stay here.”

“No,” he answers simply. “Many times over you gave up everything to stay with me.”

She furrows her brows and goes dead silent. “I find it difficult to bond with her…I mean who I was. But I’m glad you stayed. It’s been good having you around here and getting to know you.”

He smiles softly, looking into her eyes before they divert in another direction. Her face lights up with excitement.

“What were the 40s like?” she asks. “I mean, it’s not every day you can meet a contemporary of Clark Gable. For the record, he was Eliza’s mother’s childhood heartthrob. How about the Wall Street Crash? Do you remember where you were on Black Tuesday?”

“Ok, first of all I know you just made that up,” he protests, rolling his eyes. “Secondly, I was too young to recall Black Tuesday.”

A smirk tugs at her lips.

“What’s one of your best memories from that time?” she asks.

His mind traverses time to old — forsaken— memories, buried deep down.

“My best friend Bucky, back from his first tour, and I went to the premiere of Casablanca. Bucky thought he was Humphrey Bogart and I had a crush on Ingrid Bergman. She somehow caught sight of me in the big crowd, squeezed between tall, strong men and signed an autograph for me. She was stunning. Needless to say, Casablanca was my favorite movie,” he reminisces with a fond smile. He feels her fixed gaze on him, then his eyes fall back on her. “Here’s looking at you, kid.”

She smiles and leans her head back on the cushion. “It’s a sweet story. Tell me more.”

He hasn’t talked about the past in so long and it seems this night is perfectly suited for it. They talk for minutes that progressively morph into hours. Jake is upstairs but he relishes the fact he has had her all for himself all through the night.

The blue of the night slowly begins to lose its depth, and the first rim rays of light foretell the arrival of dawn. She pulls the throw away and gets on her feet. She picks up her mug and makes her to the door.

“Kat,” he calls, and the nickname sounds natural, uncannily familiar. Her eyes dart to him and smiles. She likes it, too. “It was nice talking to you. It felt both new and familiar.”

She nods and walks inside. Her head pokes out and she flashes a smirk. “We’ll always have Paris,” she quotes. Then she disappears inside.

He presses his hand on the empty spot next to him, feeling the warmth of the space she filled all night.

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Katherine is preparing breakfast, Eliza is seated at the kitchen counter, reading the paper. She puts it down as she notices the apparent groggy expression on Katherine’s face. She sees the dark circles, too.

“Are you alright, dear?” Eliza asks.

“I barely slept last night.”

Just then Jake comes down the stairs, blows a kiss in his girlfriend’s direction and shoots off. The elderly woman’s eyes suspiciously wander from the door to her. Katherine furrows her brows, reading the woman’s expressions.

“Nothing like that,” she huffs while mixing the ingredients for the waffles. “I was out on the porch with Steve until daybreak.”

Eliza couldn’t have looked more intrigued even if she tried. She eyes her up and down with newly-found admiration.

“You spent the night with two men? Dear, aren’t you full of stamina?” she exclaims mischievously with a cocked eyebrow while Katherine rolls her eyes. “I’m not judging — quite the contrary. It reminds me of my young years…”

“Eliza!” Her mouth takes the shape of an O.

The woman eyes her curiously. “What? 1968, Bob Dylan’s music, Woodstock…these brought some of the most thrilling moments of my life. You’ll have all the time you need to rest when you get older.”

Katherine snorts. “You are unbelievable. All we did was talk.”

Eliza rolls her eyes and lifts her newspaper to eye level. “Then you’re even more foolish if you didn’t jump on the occasion. I wouldn’t think twice about it if I were your age.”

“No offense Liz, but aren’t you past the age?” she frowns.

“As long as I have working eyes I am allowed to use them. I mean, have you checked out his…” Katherine’s eyes open wide in apprehension, fearing the worst. “…posterior?”

She eyes her closely, actually waiting for an answer.

“No, I haven’t. Why, have you?”

Eliza snorts. “Oh please, no hypocrisy between us!”

“Well unlike you I have better things to do than check out people’s derriere.”

“In my defense, I didn’t look for it. He simply walked into the room and it leapt to the eye so that I had no choice but to acknowledge it.”

Katherine props her elbow on the kitchen counter, eyes the woman and sighs. “We’re done with this conversation.”

During breakfast as Steve stands at the counter, sipping his coffee, Katherine walks over to the table, and as she does so, her eyes discreetly aim slightly lower than they normally would and linger on the area discussed at length fifteen more earlier. Eliza is sitting on the chair, waiting with mischievous expression. Both women smile at each other knowingly.

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Steve has just finished painting the first layer of the yard railings. He is now cutting wood while Eliza is sipping a cool drink on the new porch swing.

“Things are starting to look lovely,” she comments. “Please know I am thankful for your hard work.” He smiles. After a pause, she grins smugly. “I guess I couldn’t expect less from Captain America himself.”

He turns around and both exchange a long, meaningful look. He walks up to the railings and looks at her with a grin.

“When did you realize?” he asks very serenely.

She eyes him very appreciatively. “Thank you for not simply assuming Katherine told me.”

“I would never dare underestimate your perspicacity, Eliza.”

“I’ve known for a while,” she answers his question. “And it didn’t take long to work out Katherine’s former identity.”

“She doesn’t want that life anymore,” he says.

“Which I can understand. She may not have realized it yet but she needed to know who she was to decide who she wants to be.”

A familiar car emerges around the path with a honk and pulls over. Jake comes out of it and makes his way to the porch. He greets them both with a smile before leaning towards the freshly-painted railings. Steve watches him without twitching as the man presses himself against it.

“I’m here to pick up Kate,” he says, completely unaware of the situation. After a couple of minutes of small talks, he props his hand on the handrails and frowns as he looks down at his palm covered in paint. He hastily steps away and inspects the damage made on his shirt.

“Shoot. Hadn’t realized that wasn’t dry yet,” Steve comments coolly, a small smirk almost tugging at his lips.

Katherine swings through the door, holding her purse, and both head to the car.

Steve is watching until a slurping sound rings out just behind him. He turns around and sees Eliza sipping her drink with a twinkle in the eye.

#romanogers #Steve Rogers #Natasha Romanoff #Black Widow #Captain America #fanfic #writing #the empty space next to me #inneedofinspiration #stevenat #captasha #capwidow #steve x natasha

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flowrxchild · 5 years

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🌼Get To Know Me Tag🌼

Thanks @satans-helper for tagging me!!! This is gonna be a long one so if anyone feels it’s necessary, please tell me to shut up! oke doke les do it❤️

1. What’s your middle name?

Olivia!

2. How old are you?

20, very cool and very funky years..

3. When’s your birthday?

January 8th

4. What’s your zodiac sign?

Capricorn 🐏 also an Aries rising, Libra moon if anyone cares lol

5. What’s your favourite colour?

Rn it’s yellow!

6. What’s your lucky number?

Ok I rlly gotta pick one soon cuz I just don’t have one lol

7. Do you have any pets?

Used to have a chubby brown lab but she was an old girl:( BUT recently I have fed a stray cat enough for him to come back everyday so he is now mine by Ricky Law™️

8. Where are you from?

Toronto, Canada baybee

9. How tall are you?

5’5

10. What shoe size are you?

7 and a half? I think?

11. How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Not that many like 5 tops lol

12. What was your last dream about?

Last night I dreamt about going horse back riding?? I woke up like ...she’s a horse girl, I knew it..

13. What talents do you have?

I can draw/paint?? Also I’m a pretty snazzy photographer

14. Are you psychic in any way?

I’m definitely intuitive...I’ve experienced some very strange coincidences in my life...

15. Favourite song?

Jimi Hendrix’ Voodoo Chile

16. Favourite Movie?

Moonrise Kingdom

17. Who would be your ideal partner?

*stares in Josh Kiszka yearn*

18. Do you want children?

Erm not sure yet

19. Do you want a church wedding?

Lol I want whatever the opposite of a church wedding is..

20. Are you religious?

Nope.

21. Have you ever been to the hospital?

Yes. I’m so clumsy I am a danger to myself at this point...

22. Have you ever gotten in trouble with the law?

No I’m literally a baby chicken and will cry if u raise ur voice at me

23. Have you ever met any celebrities?

Not formally? I’ve seen a lot of random celebrities just walking around tho cuz I live in a big city

24. Baths or showers?

Showers, practically but I love me a good bath now and again

25. What color socks are you wearing?

Im not wearing any ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ;-) Sam Kiszka tease ;-) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

26. Have you ever been famous?

One time my painting was put into a community art gallery and they took my photo for the local newspaper except they made the centre fold of the page fold into the picture around my face so it got all distorted and it was like when Mike Wazowski was in the Monsters Inc commercial...

27. Would you like to be a big celebrity?

Not rlly..

28. What type of music do you like?

Rock, folk and indie but I will listen to anything

29. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Yes. Me and my friends do it every year as a cottage tradition!

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?

3...I need to be snuggled AND supported

31. What position do you usually sleep in?

I don’t sleep unless I curl up into the smallest ball possible like a friggin cat

32. How big is your house?

She smol

33. What do you typically have for breakfast?

Literally just coffee most days. I love anarchy

34. Have you ever fired a gun?

Nope. Don’t have the desire to either.

35. Have you ever tried archery?

I have not but I’ve always wanted to!

36. Favourite clean word?

Cozzy

37. Favourite swear word?

Cunty but like as an adjective

38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep?

Not rlly sure...probably only a day. I’m a very sleepy person

39. Do you have any scars?

Yep

40. Have you ever had a secret admirer?

If I told you, they wouldn’t be secret ;-)

41. Are you a good liar?

No not at all. My face gives it away so badly

42. Are you a good judge of character?

I like to think so. My first impressions of people tend to be true.

43. Can you do any other accents other than your own?

Ya but not well ahsgag

44. Do you have a strong accent?

I don’t think I do, but my family from the states always says we have the stereotypical “Canadian accent”.

45. What is your favourite accent?

I loooove Irish accents. I find them very pleasing to hear!

46. What’s your personality type?

INFP-T to be precise

47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing?

My prom dress I think? I got it a Free People for 90$ and at that store, that’s a steal...

48. Can your curl your tongue?

Yeth

49. Are you an innie or an outie?

If this is referring to my belly button then, innie

50. Left or right handed?

Right handed

51. Are you scared of spiders?

Ew ya

52. Favourite food?

Ok my fave food is also my fave foreign food and it’s Indian!

53. Favourite foreign food?

54. Are you a clean or messy person?

messy...ITS CAREFUL CHAOS OK?

55. Most used phrase?

I really am not sure...

56. Most used word?

probably ‘like’. Yes I’m gen Z, yes I have trouble articulating my thoughts. And what about it???

57. How long does it take you to get ready?

I need at least an hour...I like to plan

58. Do you have much of an ego?

I don’t think so??

59. Do you suck or bite lollipops?

If you bite lollipops, you’re in jail now, I don’t make the law.

60. Do you talk to yourself?

Yes, I’m the funniest person I know.

61. Do you sing to yourself?

Yes, funny you ask, I’m not only the funniest person I know, but also North America’s greatest entertainer!

62. Are you a good singer?

No! But I will preform for myself and the spiders living in my room. Yes, we exist!

63. Biggest fear?

Losing the people I love, being trapped.

64. Are you a gossip?

No yuck i hate it.

65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen?

this is too broad and difficult but The Witch. It’s spooky and dramatic.

66. Do you like long or short hair?

I don’t rlly have a preference...

67. Can you name all 50 states of America?

Probably if I try really really hard lol as a Canadian, this is a good road trip game

68. Favourite school subject?

Art or English!

69. Extrovert or introvert?

Introvert

70. Have you ever been scuba diving?

No but something about makes me anxious

71. What makes you nervous?

I would really love to find something that doesn’t make me anxious. Let’s start with that.

72. Are you scared of the dark?

No! I find it comforting sometimes actually

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?

Depends. I hate confrontation so I only do it if it really matters...

74. Are you ticklish?

Ok I wanna know who isn’t! Like whomst is not ticklish??

75. Have you ever started a rumour?

I hope not...I would feel very stinky

76. Have you ever been in a position of authority?

If by authority you mean telling my sister to get out of my unassigned-assigned spot on the couch even though my voice cracks a little as I do it causing her to laugh even harder, than yes.

77. Have you ever drank underage?

Yes. *police sirens grow closer*

78. Have you ever done drugs?

I have done a weed or 2. Yes

79. Who was your first real crush?

My neighbour lol

80. How many piercings do you have?

3! My ears and also my cartilage! Used to have my septum, but it caused me too many problems so i let it grow over :(

81. Can you roll your R’s?

Ya!

82. How fast can you type?

So fast *spongebob voice* wanna see me do it again?

83. How fast can you run?

I would probably be the first to go in a horror movie

84. What colour is your hair?

Dark brown

85. What colour are your eyes?

Brown

86. What are you allergic to?

Nothing substantial.

87. Do you keep a journal?

Ya I do!

88. What do your parents do?

My mums a school secretary and my dads a fraud investigator

89. Do you like your age?

U know what, ya..I can’t complain.

90. What makes you angry?

Injustice and rudeness

91. Do you like your own name?

Ya I don’t mind it

92. Have you already thought of baby names if so what are they?

I mean I have names that I like but it’s not something I write down so I always forgot lol

93. Do you want a boy or a girl child?

I really couldn’t care less

94. What are your strengths?

Physically, I’m a sack of bones with the upper body strength of a new born baby but I like to think my sense of humour makes me tolerable *finger guns*

95. What are your weaknesses?

I am one frightened human bean.

96. How did you get your name?

Tru story: throughout my moms whole pregnancy, everyone including the doctors were convinced I was gonna be a boy because they could never get a clear look at me in the ultra sounds so my parents had only picked out boy names until I was born to which they changed their choice of “Eric” to Erika :))

97. Were your ancestors royalty?

Not at all lol

98. Do you have any scars?

Did I already answer this one? I think I did?

99. Colour of your bedspread?

White with pink floral pattern! (From ikea lol)

100. Colour of your room?

It’s an off-white

Ok I wanna tag these lovely beans @pe2chie @turntonightfirelight @camomillacatalina @witchgoddess @blackdressedtinyone 💗💗💗

#tag game #get to know me tag #ty!!

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kenzie-ann27 · 5 years

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ALL DEM

This didn't take forever at all! Thanks, Eggs!

1. It's just my nickname, my middle name, and my favorite number!

2. You already know what I look like, Eggs!

3. I do not have any tattoos

4. Crying right now because I'm mad stressed

5. I don't have any piercings

6. I don't have a favorite band specifically, I like a lot of different music

7. Probably if you're smelly? Smells bother me

8. No subject was given

9. I'm good, thanks!

10. Just being nice and patient with me

11. I'm 20!

12. Just staying home and watching a movie. I don't like going out that much.

13. To be happy

14. Piercings aren't my thing, sorry!

15. I'm a single pringle

16. Whiplash (2014)

17. I went to speech therapy when I was younger! It was weird.

18. Blood! So gross.

19. Ann

20. I am 5'3"

21. Yep!

22. My shoe size is 8 ½

23. I identify the most with being asexual

24. No, no, and no

25. I miss too many people to count.

26. I regret not learning an instrument when I was younger!

27. Miles Teller!

28. Plain vanilla

29. Everything about me?

30. My mom was telling me to take out the gum from my dad's pants before washing them, I replied "okay"

31. I have not!

32. I did last year. It's purple now.

33. Nope

34. I have not and that sounds weird

35. I don't dance at all

36. Most people do, including myself

37. I have never been dated before!

38. Nope

39. I have! It felt weird. It was my friend's cousin or something. We were walking downtown and we just hopped in their car at a stoplight.

40. I have been in a few fights with my sisters.

41. I have not, but I have thought about it before!

42. Totally! It sucks.

43. Nope

44. I have never kissed anyone!

45. I am confused by this question so I will just say no.

46. I have not gone anywhere without them knowing I had somewhere to be. I don't always say goodbye though.

47. I live in an extremely rural place, so my neighbors are really old. That's a no.

48. I have not!

49. I don't like sleeping in beds with other people. It feels weird!

50. I have not and I don't really want to.

51. Nope! My family is super poor!

52. No?

53. Technically no. Once, I slept 12 hours! From 4:00 PM to 4:00 AM. It was Friday after school. I came home to take a nap and woke up the next day!

54. I'm not sure and yes!

55. Not really. Too boring.

56. No? It sounds too cold.

57. Only for Halloween!

58. Lots of times!

59. Constantly

60. I've fallen asleep at school three times? Twice in seventh grade and then once in 11th grade when I was riding the bus home.

61. I have not! Too many people.

62. Nope

63. I do not like small animals

64. I have! But only because the brakes on my car were super bad. I was going to end up on the other side of the intersection if I was braking or not? Plus I used the reasoning that it would have been unsafe to stop so suddenly.

65. I have not!

66. Twice! Once in elementary school for not doing my work and then in eighth grade for being tardy too many times.

67. I have; twice! Once I rear-ended someone in the parking lot at school, and then I backed up into a person's car last year and I swear that car was not there five seconds before.

68. Oh, all the time

69. I have! I witnessed kids cheating on their exams in high school. It's a crime to me.

70. I have not! I am not athletic at all.

71. All the time!

72. Nope. Again, super poor.

73. A lot, actually. It's weird.

74. Most nights during school!

75. I have not!

76. Not really?

77. That sounds painful, but no.

78. I have not slept with anyone!

79. I have never been kissed!

80. I did when I was younger. Not so much now.

81. Again, never been kissed.

82. I have not, actually.

83. Not really. I did get my finger stuck in the ferris wheel once!

84. No? That sounds really unsanitary.

85. Nope

86. Haha, funny

87. I'm not the best at climbing. I have jumped off the pier before and had to climb back up it though!

88. Of course? Every day.

89. Sometimes. I mostly laugh at them now. The first one I watched alone was Sinister! James Ransone was really cute in that one.

90. No? Sounds dangerous.

91. Sort of? I've fallen into a river with my clothes on.

92. Going to refer this one back to @sleepygaybrough

93. I have! My ankle now has a tiny sprain that just doesn't heal?

94. I would say no? I have a weird sense of humor.

95. I do when I watch scary movies! Sometimes the plot is just stupid. I laugh so hard when I watch It and Richie is playing that guy's tuba. It gets me every time. And also when in Stranger Things Will came out in his Will the Wise outfit? I lost my mind.

96. I have not!

97. I cheated once during my fifth-grade spelling test. I couldn't remember how to spell coach.

98. Not really? I thought my Aunt Kate's name was Cake for a long time though.

99. I met a comedian from my town! He gave me the weird handshake where he puts both hands on my hand.

100. I have a weird left eye! It's called Brown syndrome. If I look to the right for longer than a few seconds everything starts to spin and stuff.

#yea #thanks #ask meme #2019 #my eggs

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canaryatlaw · 5 years

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okay, I’m tired AF and should be asleep already but today was pretty good. I woke up to like 4 alarms going off at 9 am because the built in alarm on my phone has been not going off randomly so I downloaded a bunch of alarm apps and set them all, and it took me a solid like 3 minutes to figure out how to turn all of them off lol. I convinced myself to get out of bed, had some breakfast, and then started work, which I did from 9:30 to 5:30 to get my 8 hours in and officially make my hour count for the week 40.1 hours, which at least means I’ll get a nice paycheck for the week. I started writing the brief, going through the procedural history and most of the statement of facts. it’s one of those annoying cases where there’s no real summary of the medical history, so I just end up scrolling through endless medical records and trying to pull out what was important. But I managed alright. When it was 5:30 I stopped and started getting ready for soccer. I was fairly hesitant going into this game for several reasons. the first would be that this is the first round of “playoffs” (everyone is guaranteed one game) and I guess in an effort to make sure the best teams get to the final, instead of having the top two ranked teams play each other, they had the top ranked team play the last ranked team, which, you guessed it, is my team. Now, that in itself wouldn’t be that bad, we’ve lost plenty of games before and idgaf about that really. Where it starts getting bad is a lot of people from our team were unable to make the game, so we were down to 7 people when the game is supposed to be 8 v 8 so not only would we be down a player on the field, but we wouldn’t have any subs and everyone would have to play the whole game. Since the league is co-ed they have a rule where you have to have at least 3 girls on the field at one time, and we were initially down to only 2 girls coming, but one of the guys was bringing his girlfriend who plays, so we’d at least have 3. But yeah, all of this was making me super hesitant because I have not played a full game in like....15 years maybe?? certainly not since my lungs started acting up when I was like 12 or so. The game is only 40 minutes total thankfully, but that’s still a lot of time to be on the field straight with only a 2 minute halftime break. But I didn’t want to bail on the last week because that would be a shitty thing to do, so I got all my stuff and walked down to the bus stop, took it over to the stop nearest the fields and walked the rest of the way from there. I was initially the first person from my team there, but the other girl from the team showed up soon after, and the guys started showing up pretty soon. The guy who was bringing his girlfriend with him showed up in a Northwestern Law shirt and was like “yeah I took the bar yesterday” and I knew he went to NW but didn’t know he was in law school, so I talked to him a little about it but not too much because recovering from the bar is a lot and getting peppered with questions about it is not helpful. Our real streak of luck here happened when there were these two guys playing on the field and they asked if they could join our game. At that point our last player hadn’t showed yet so we were looking at only 6 people on the field, so we said yes and managed to get them into fairly similar shirts to us. They appeared to be of hispanic descent with somewhat of accents, which I only mention because by and large it seems like people not from the US are soooooooo much better at playing soccer than we are, and boy oh boy was that true here. Our last guy did show up so we ended up having one sub, but since it was a guy all the girls had to play the full game anyway, but it was still good to have. So we started playing and like, these guys are really damn good. Like I’m just watching their footwork and their control of the ball and it was insane, I was so jealous lol. I didn’t have a great first half, kind of fumbled with the ball a bit, which I think was mostly due to nerves as I was concerned about my breathing being okay. I also apparently lost the ability to touch the ball and remain standing afterwards, as it seemed like I was on the ground after every time I kicked it, and even sometimes when I didn’t. At half time though we were only down two goals which we were all pretty pleased with because we thought it was going to be much worse. I had a significantly better second half performance wise, which I was very happy about, but my breathing ended up getting much more labored from doing more running, and there was one period where my lungs started making concerning noises, and about 10 seconds where I started feeling dizzy and was like oh fuck I’m going to pass out, but thankfully it passed and I was able to get my breathing under control. I had some pretty good interceptions which I was pleased with, managed to at least disrupt their path with the ball. There was one time where the guy playing center defense (I was doing left defense) kicked the ball laterally towards me without looking to see if I was actually there and I wasn’t because I had been covering the girl on the other team and we were both just like !!! fuck lol. but yeah, we played really well and I was happy about it. The other team, on the other hand, were playing like real assholes. They were definitely pissed they weren’t winning by more, and the number of fouls they got called on them for playing dirty, like tripping, grabbing people’s shirts, and just generally being really aggressive/violent to the point where two of their players ended up getting yellow carded, and for some perspective out of the seven weeks of games we’ve had this is the first time I’ve seen someone get carded. The one guy almost got thrown out of the game for cursing at the ref (like wtf??? who does that??) even though there was like 30 seconds left in the game at that point. So especially given how they were playing I was pleased with how we did. The final score ended up being 3-0, which is really quite good when you consider some games we’ve had this season were like, 6-1 with us losing lol. So we felt good about it. Once I got off the field I looked down and saw what looks like it’s going to be a massive bruise with a really big scratch mark going across it. I hadn’t noticed it at all so I have no idea when it even happened lol. could’ve been worse though, at least there was no blood. We all talked to each other about signing up for other seasons and keeping a team together, because the thing with pretty much all the other teams is that they’ve been playing together for years now, and the only way we’re gonna get to that point is if we continue to play together, so I definitely intend on doing that. The one guy had signed up for a Monday night fall league that’s 11 v 11, which sounds nice because playing 8 v 8 on a tiny ass field gets pretty annoying when you only ever have a split second with the ball before someone’s on top of you. So I may end up doing that. The two guys who joined us (who we were SO thankful to) wanted to keep playing with us too (they said they just came to Chicago and were looking for opportunities to play) so I traded phone numbers with one of them and we’ll keep in contact. So yeah, overall a lot better than I expected. We all said our goodbyes (for now anyway) and I walked down to the bus stop, and took that home. The bus was being rerouted a bit due to construction on the main road so I had to get off a stop early before they went several blocks south before proceeding further west. Walked home from there, roommate was home and doing the dishes (which I was super happy about because they were starting to smell really bad and like, dishes are my least favorite thing to do and most of it was hers so I was really hoping she’d do them) since she’s going to be out of town this weekend too. I’m only gonna be gone for like 24 hours, so I’ll just leave kitty out some extra food and I’m sure she’ll be fine, she normally doesn’t even eat all the food in her bowl every day so she’ll be good. I chilled out for a bit and then got in the shower because I was still soaked through with sweat, then pretty much started getting ready for bed from there because I was pretty damn tired, and now I’m here. Probably not going to make that 9 am wake up again tomorrow, but tomorrow starts the new pay period so if I don’t hit 8 hours in one day it’ll be okay, especially given I can work on the plane rides this weekend, so I’m not concerned. And yeah, that’s about it, sleep is definitely calling my name so I am going to go to bed now. Goodnight my friends. Happy Friday.

#daily journal #August 2019

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alicedoessurveys · 6 years

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69 Questions

1. Be honest; first and last name of the last person to text you? my mom, her name is stacey (im not putting last name)

2. This time last year, can you remember who you liked? no one

3. Do you think anyone has feelings for you? nope

4. Do you have feelings for a certain boy/girl? yes

5. Who was the first person you talked to today? dad

6. How late did you stay up last night? it was after 1am I fell asleep

7. Who was the last person you cried in front of? I cant remember when I cried in front of someone, I think it was about a week ago and it was people at church

8. Have you held hands with anyone in the past 24 hours? Amy; our foster kid

9. Does anyone call you baby? not really no

10. What are you listening to? currently ‘Just Like Paradise’ by David Lee Roth

11. Any plans for tomorrow? I might have a job interview if I ever pluck up the courage to get in touch and arrange it

12. Did you kiss or hug anyone today? Amy

13. Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile? usually mom

14. When is your birthday? June 11th

15. Can you whistle? a bit

16. Who was the last guy you talked to? dad

17. Are you waiting for something? going to watch Nick play the lead in the musical tonight

18. When’s the last time you said you were fine, but really weren’t? daily basis

19. Could you handle a long distance relationship? probably not

20. Have you ever been called heartless? never seriously nope, only as a joke

21. Do you have a friend you can tell stuff to and you’re sure they won’t tell? yes

22. Has anyone ever told you they love you? family obvs, Nick, Jaz, friends in the past

23. When was the last time you were disappointed? the other week when my friends were supposed to be coming to see me in a play but one by one they all dropped out and in the end none of them came

24. Last time you were grounded? never been grounded

25. What happened at 9:00 am today? woke up

26. If someone liked you right now would you want them to tell you? depends who it was

27. What was the last thing you laughed really hard about? watching drag race last night and one of the queens cracked me up so much I had tears

28. Do you enjoy late night phone conversations? yes

29. Will you be sleeping alone tonight? yes

30. Last place you hugged someone? the living room

31. Does the person you like know you like them? only as a friend

32. If you could switch bodies with a friend who would it be? probably nick because he has done drag and if I were a guy I would love to try it so id switch with him and have a go at drag. also he's insanely talented so id be in all the shows at the theatre :’)

33. Have a favorite brand of clothing? nope

34. This time last year what was your relationship status? single

35. what is the 15th text message in your inbox? I have no idea how to work that out with the way that message are organised into conversations

36. How many radio stations do you listen to? usually always listen to my music on my phone but when I do listen to radio its either capital, free, heart or radio one

37. When was the last time you were in a car with someone besides family? monday

38. What’s your favorite show or shows? I have too many. the shows im currently loving watching are drag race, humans and runaways

39. Have you told anybody you loved them today? nope

40. What are your plans for the weekend? probably go see nick in his show again and might go for a bike ride depending on the weather

41. What were you doing Friday night? chilling at home

42. What would your name be with the first three letters? ali

43. Do you want to see somebody right now? m in my pjs and I look a right state so no

44. Think back to the last person you held hands with, would you kiss them? I do kiss her but obviously not in a romantic way because she's a baby

45. Do you know anyone that smokes pot? no

46. Who sits in front of you in math class? not in school

47. Where was the last place you fell asleep other than your bed? sofa

48. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? mom

49. Your best friend needs you at 3 am, do you go help them? yes

50. Have you ever slept in the same bed as your friends? yes many times

51. Do you think you can last in a relationship for 3 months? I hope so

52. Are you on a desktop or laptop? laptop

53. Do you think someone is thinking about you right now? probably not

54. Who was the last female you talked to? mom

55. Is the last person of the opposite sex you texted single? yes

56. What does your last text message say? ‘can you sort some up to date photos of Amy for me to give to mom please? we will just get them redone’ - from my mom

57. Is there someone who has made a difference in your life? yes a few in my life, most recently nick

58. Does the last person who texted you ever make you smile? yes

59. Where do you want to live when you are older? id love to live down south around bournemouth area

60. Where is the shirt you’re wearing from? I dont know actually, it just turned up in my pjs draw so im wearing it

61. Would you rather tell somebody straight up, or wait? depends what its about 62. Is your hair long enough to put in a ponytail? yes but I hate wearing it in a ponytail

63. Would you eat a cockroach for your last ex if they asked you? no

64. Are there any stressful situations in your life? a few yes, the one thats stressing me the most right now is that my parents are meeting the lady who wants to adopt our foster baby today and I am freaking out a bit because I dont want her to leave

65. When’s the last time you fell asleep watching a movie? a few weeks ago 66. How many cell phones have you had in your life? I cant remember

67. Last night, did you go to sleep smiling? I dont think so

68. Have you had sex today? no

69. What should you be doing right now? getting dressed

#survey #long

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Epic Movie (Re)Watch #233 - National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Spoilers Below

Have I seen it before: Yes

Did I like it then: Yes.

Do I remember it: Yes.

Did I see it in theaters: No.

Format: Blu-ray

1) There are five theatrical films in the Vacation franchise, this is the only one I’ve seen. I’ve never seen the need to see the other ones, honestly. This one’s already good enough.

2) The opening animation over which the credits is a strong start to the film. It establishes a classic Christmas vibe and silly/slapstick humor. There’s nothing particularly PG-13 about the animation, just PG. It’s not raunchy or rude, just funny. I think that’s an important thing because it’s what makes Christmas Vacation as good as it is. Not the occasional raunch (which is very limited, I think) but instead the silly family elements. Not to mention it sets up a great original song.

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3) The opening carols scene in the car with the Griswold clan does well to establish that dynamic. Clark is a little TOO enthusiastic but it’s sincere, Ellen is supportive, and the kids are kind of over it all.

4) This first encounter with the truckers is very strong. It shows two of the films best comedic elements: Clark’s ability to take things too far and then the build of it. Each choice makes the situation worse and worse leading to an inevitable, unexpected, hysterical climax to the scene.

5) I love Ellen.

Ellen: “Clark, stop it! I don’t wanna spend the holidays DEAD!”

6) Honestly, there are a lot of great little dialogue exchanges in the movie. I dig it.

Ellen: “Clark.”

Clark: “Yes honey?”

Ellen: “Audrey’s frozen from the waist down.”

Clark: “That’s all part of the experience, honey.”

7) When you make a comedy, you HAVE to have a good sense of humor. That’s the entire point! This film succeeds there. It’s odd, ridiculous, slapstick, and silly. Born from escalating problems and crazy “solutions” as well as a nice element of absurdity humor. Clark’s sticky fingers, everything on Christmas Eve, the sled, it all lends itself to this idea.

8) Julia Louise Dreyfus is in this movie. That is all.

9) Of course Chevy Chase is great in this movie, he’s freaking Chevy Chase! But Beverly D’Angelo is equally as good.

While the straighter of the two actors, the one who sees more clearly, D’Angelo gets a number of clever and hysterical moments in the film. She has a great chemistry with Chevy Chase but helps to make her Ellen MORE than Mrs. Griswold. She’s her own character, full of life and personality, patience and flaws, just truly wonderful.

10) I always like that Clark has a Tasmanian Devil coffee mug. It speaks to his fun energy as a character.

11) I never really got why Clark lies to Mary about not being married. It gives Chase a funny outlet to play flustered, but there’s nothing in this film which suggests to me he’d cheat on Ellen.

12) The arrival of the extended Griswold clan is perfectly done. A clear sense of family conflict and insanity is conveyed not only by the performances but the quick editing and off kilter camera angles. It’s very well done.

13)

Clark: “Russ, when was the last time I overdid anything?”

14) Remember how I said Beverly D’Angelo is crazy funny?

Audrey: “Do you sleep with your brother? Do you know how sick and twisted that is?”

Ellen: “Well I’m sleeping with your father.”

15) Much of this film benefits from a pacing that allows us to check in with the whole family here and there, supporting its heart and characters.

16) I actually analyzed the scene where Chevy Chase falls off the roof for a Physics for Filmmakers class. The class was horrible but I had fun with the project. I’d share some of what I wrote but it’s long and boring. Basically the gist of it is the ice can’t travel to the gutter like that but also the velocity of the gutter changes between shots.

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17) I don’t know why, but my family always quotes this line like crazy.

Margot: “And why is the carpet wet, TOD?”

Tod: “I don’t KNOW Margot!”

18) Clark’s failed lights attempt.

There are two things which stand out in this scene: Clark’s in-laws are freaking awful and his immediate family are great. The in laws just relentlessly mock Clark leading Audrey to stand up for her dad.

Audrey: “He worked really hard, Grandma.”

I love that. I love seeing Audrey getting to show some real love and support for her dad instead of being sidelined as a stereotypical teenage girl. It’s freaking great.

19) Clark in the attic.

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Firstly, Clark’s mother in law is an idiot. “Oh, the ladder to the attic is open. It must’ve just fallen or something, there can’t be ANY way a person is up there. I shouldn’t check or anything.” Jerk.

But most importantly, the attic scene is the best representation of the film’s heart. Holiday movies need a good heart to it, good emotion, otherwise they’re just a lazy cash grab. This film’s heart, its focus on family and familial love, are one of the reasons it has held up as well as it has 28 years later. Clark’s sentiment over watching old home movies, supported by a great Ray Charles song, is one of the best parts of the film.

20)

Clark: “Honey, you honestly think I’d check thousands of tiny little lights if I wasn’t sure it was plugged in?”

21) The fact that the solution to the problem with the lights is so abundantly simple is great. Also relatable. How many of us have plugged something into the wrong plug and obsessed over what was wrong?

22) Cousin Eddie just showing up when he does helps give the film an extra bit of energy to propel it in its last hour. Honestly if we had stuck with what was going on with no change or development it might’ve gotten a little dull, but Eddie is just a perfect source of fun family conflict.

23) Some of Clark’s asides when Eddie shows up are just freaking hysterical.

Clark: “If I woke up tomorrow with my head seen to the carpet I wouldn’t be more surprised than I am right now.”

24) Randy Quaid as Cousin Eddie.

Eddie is this film’s ultimate scene stealer. Quaid, reprising his role from the first Vacation film, plays Eddie as totally sincere and honest. Yes he’s a dumbass, yes he causes problems, but there is not a hint of malice in his performance and that’s important. You need to like Eddie, despite his idiocy, you need to root for him along with the other characters. He’s a sweet guy, he just causes a lot of problems, and he fits perfectly with the rest of the cast.

25) Brian Doyle Murray as Mr. Shirley is a great Scrooge-like character in this film. You understand he’s pretty much a pill before you even learn what he did about Christmas bonuses.

26) The saucer sledding scene is crazy fun, but I never got how Cousin Eddie and the kids were able to see Clark go as far as he did. Like, we see him go through woods where no one else is, across a highway, and into a WalMart. And they’re just up on the hill reacting?

27) Clark’s pool fantasy.

The key part to this fantasy is not the presence of a pool, but how happy it makes his family. Clark doesn’t want to let anyone down. He wants to be a traditional patriarch and provide for his family. To not succeed 100% feels like a failing to him, that’s why the pool is so important to him.

28) The conversation Clark and Ruby Sue have together about Santa Claus continues to show off the film’s heart but mores how it balances heart and humor. There’s some crass language mixed in but it doesn’t undermine the emotion of the scene.

29) And now it’s Christmas Eve, and EVERYTHING on Christmas Eve is just one big problem after another. The night descends further and further into chaos before the movie is over which is truly freaking great!

30) Aunt Bethany and Uncle Lewis are a great late addition to the film. For animation fans, the actress who plays Aunt Bethany is also Betty Boop and Uncle Lewis is Dr. Finklestein from The Nightmare Before Christmas. They’re totally nuts, nonsensical, and just fun to watch.

31) All the cat-in-the-box movement is done by Chevy Chase.

32) That Turkey is SO dry!

All the crunching is so uncomfortably funny, leading into a hysterical extended dinner table scene which is a lot of fun.

33) Honestly these next batch of notes are going to be commenting on how each gag works so well. For example: the dad cat gag, for some reason, is extremely funny!

34) Ah, the Christmas bonus.

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This scene is so freaking great. The entire film set it up, we’ve been waiting for this bonus. Meaning the surprise of it is as great for the audience as it is for Clark. The big setup, how much is riding on the bonus, means the fall is even greater. And Chevy Chase’s rant is one of the greatest movie rants EVER! I love it.

35) Clark’s following mania is great to watch, specifically the hilarity and insanity of the squirrel chase.

36) I’m just gonna leave this here.

Clark: “This is a full blown four alarm Holiday emergency here! We’re going to press on and we’re gonna have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with Danny FUCKING Kaye!”

37) The heart to heart between Clark and his dad is a nice reclaiming of the heart that Clark almost lost with his rant. And just when everything seems okay…

38) Eddie happens.

39) I love Ellen.

Ellen: “I’m sorry, this is our family’s first kidnapping.”

40) The police response seems a little excessive, but I guess when a wealthy white guy is kidnapped they bring out the freaking marines.

41) Where Ellen’s hand is in this scene (and where it returns to) was improvised by Beverly D’Angelo.

42) And despite the movie ending on a joke, the ending does have a nice sweetness to it. A sincerity about the madness of the holiday spirit and its equal success.

Christmas Vacation is a holiday treat that grows better with time. The humor is supported by a strong cast and equally strong heart. Chevy Chase is obviously great, but other cast members such as Beverly D’Angelo and Randy Quaid get their time to steal the show. Filled with endlessly iconic holiday movie moments, it’s a great treat for the holiday season.

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So Unclean

1. Quick! Chinese or Mexican? Both!

2. How many significant others have you had in your WHOLE life? I don’t think any of them would count as “significant”

3. I have to ask: What does the last message you received say? “I saw the corpse touching party photo again”

4. How about the last message you sent? *laughing face emoji*

5. Have you shared any kisses today? No.

6. Did the last person you kissed have soft lips, or were they kind of crusty? Soft. Can I just say that “crusty” is like the worst possible adjective you could have used.

7. Do you think your life will be any different a year from now? Yeah because I’ll probably be in Australia and working and stuff

8. What is in your wallet? My licence, bank card, health insurance card, metro ticket and I think about 30 euro

9. Have you ever been in a fist fight? 11 years of martial arts will do that to you

10. When was the last time you went to the doctor? Back when I got my yellow fever shot in august

11. Are you going out of town anytime soon? I'm going back to australia in 2 weeks. There was talk of a family friend maybe paying for me to visit her in london next week but idk what’s happening with that.

12. Do you hate your ex? There is one I dislike, the rest are fine.

13. When are you going to get a haircut? When I’m back in Australia

14. Can you fit your hand around your wrist? Yes

15. When was the last time you applied chapstick? A couple of hours ago. Need to put more on though. Winter is a bitch for cracked lips. I swear I have to drink like 10 litres of water to stop them drying out

16. Are you a coffee person or a tea person? Neither, but if I have to choose, then tea.

17. When’s the last time you had a phone conversation for more than ten minutes? Does a voice call on google hangout count? If yes, then today with Maggie and Patrick while we played The Elder Scrolls

18. All the people you’ve kissed, what did their names start with? God, I’ll just list the letters in alphabetical I guess: A, B, C, D, E, I, J, M, N, R, Z Most of those letters are multiple people though. Surprisingly there are two Z’s and neither of them are a name you expect.

19. What did you and your ex fight about most? I have never had anything last long enough for fights.

20. Don’t you love long hugs? Generally, no. But if they’re from certain people, yes.

21. And long kisses? Sure, why not

22. Have you ever purchased condoms? Yes

23. Do you have a dirty mind? My mind is So Unclean.

24. Do you check the mail everyday, or somebody else? Nah I never get post here so I only check like once a week.

25. Did you think braces were cool when you were little? I don’t recall ever having an opinion

26. Put your iTunes on shuffle RIGHT NOW and tell me the first song it plays. I can’t be bothered waiting for itunes to open but I can tell you that I currently have “La Raza Es La Pura Raza” by Molotov currently playing youtube.

27. What is the last song you added to your iTunes library? That would have been an album by Alvaro Soler. But I’m going to put a bunch of new songs on there soon before my flight back to aus

28. Are you embarrassed by any of the songs in your iTunes? Not really. I have no shame.

29. When was the last time you were sick? No idea but I’ll probably get a cold from the 26 hours of flying I’ll be doing soon.

30. Who was your Valentine this year? Nobody

31. When did you first kiss the last person you kissed? September

32. And when did you last kiss the last person you kissed? October

33. Did you borrow that shirt from somebody? No

34. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? Dark chocolate with almonds

35. Do you like to swim? I used to hate it because long hair took forever to dry. Now I don’t mind but I don’t actively try to go swimming often.

36. How many vacations have you been on in the past year? Oh My God so many this year has been awesome. And since I’ve been living in spain the whole time I guess it’s basically been a year long vacation.

37. Have you ever gone on vacation with your boyfriend/girlfriend? No

38. Do you have to wake up early tomorrow? No but I might anyway because I barely slept last night and I’m going to bed after I finish this quiz.

39. When you put an album into your iTunes, do you delete all of the songs that you dislike, or do you prefer to keep the complete album in your library, and why? I keep the whole album. But I have playlists of my favourite songs.

40. How often do you get confused about someone’s tone through the internet or texting? (For example, taking something serious that was intended to be taken sarcastically?) Not often. My friends and I get each other pretty well and if we can’t understand the tone we just ask.

41. What was your most awkward sexual experience? (If you don’t have one/are too embarrassed to share, what is the funniest sex story you’ve heard?) I don’t think I really have any funny or awkward stories. The most amusing one for me was fooling around in the back of his car and ducking every time another car drove past and him saying that if anyone looked in they’d only see me because I’m so pasty I pretty much glow in the dark.

42. Have you ever called in and won a radio contest, and, if so, what was it, and what’d you win? No but this reminds me that when I was a kid I won an easter colouring competition and my prize was a 3kg chocolate bunny which my dad smashed up with a hammer and put all the pieces in a cooler and then most of it was eaten by him and my brother. Although in fairness to my brother he did trade me a stuffed monkey toy for half the chocolate.

43. If you’ve used pads, do you prefer them with or without wings and why? What kind of sadistic fuck uses pads without wings? Fun fact: pads are the reason I know the spanish word for “wing”

44. Who was the last person you had actual sex with in a dream? I think I had a sex dream about my ex recently

45. If you went to a bookstore, what section would you most likely end up at? The exit, tbh. I’m not a big reader.

46. What is in your left pocket? There is nothing in any of my pockets

45. How much alcohol did you have this weekend? I think I had 2 beers on Friday night

46. Do you eat gas station food? Pies.

47. What color underwear do you have on? White and blue speckled

48. Do you sit or stand in the shower? Stand, unless I’m particularly tired or I’m feeling sick. Sitting under the shower is a really effective method of stopping nausea for me.

49. Where were you born? UK

50. Where do you work? Or go to school? Or are you a bum? Currently a total bum but soon will be back working in security

51. What do you want to be when you grow up? Who the fuck even knows. I’m open to suggestions if you wanna throw some at me

52. When did you join Facebook? Why? 2008 because all my friends had facebook. I think I got myspace then too.

53. Do you like to cuddle? Only with sexual partners.

54. Do you believe that the last person that you kissed cares for you? Don’t know. Maybe a little?

55. How long does it take you to fall asleep at night? Lately, so fucking long. Like, 4 hours.

56. Do you prefer to take your showers at night or in the morning? Morning because I’m a sweaty sleeper.

57. Is there a night you would like to repeat and allow it to live on forever? Yeah, there is one night that comes to mind

58. Name a person whose name starts with the letter M. Me, Maddie

59. Do you eat ranch with your pizza? I am but a simple australian and I’m not even entirely sure what ranch dressing is

60. Is there a place that you wish you could visit? So many

61. Do you believe that this weekend will be a good one for you? Depends if I do actually end up going to London

62. Is there anyone that is jealous of you or anything that you have? I hope so. People’s jealousy of my travel kinda fuels me tbh

63. Have you told anyone that you missed them lately? Yeah I told my mama I miss her

64. Why will/won’t you and your ex get back together? We probably will when I’m back in australia. We’ve already agreed to catch up once I’m back.

65. Have you ever kissed anyone while driving? No, that sounds dangerous

66. Think of the last person you kissed. Have you ever kissed them on a bed or a couch? Yes and no I don’t think we ever kissed on a couch. It was mostly in hotel rooms so I don’t think there were any couches

67. Is your best friend single? Yeah

68. What are you going to be doing later? Sleeping hopefully. I’m so tired

69. The last kind of lotion you used, what does it smell like? Probably like lotion with argon oil. Y’know because that’s what it was.

70. Have you hung out with any guys recently? I have not physically hung out with anyone for a long time.

71. Can you go a whole day without drinking any pop or eating any sweets? Yeah, that’s not uncommon. I’ve kinda surprised myself by how unintentionally healthy my diet has gotten this past year. Like, I eat a ton of vegetables every day and drink mostly water, milk and orange juice. And I started eating eggs for some protein too.

72. Who’s the weirdest teacher at your school? There was a teacher at my highschool called (I think) Mr. Moore. He was always powerwalking and/or spilling his coffee. He was just.. hell I don’t even know how to describe him but I guess he was like a human version of a hyperactive vibration. I’m sure that makes absolutely no sense but that’s all I think to say

73. How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike? 5 or 6

74. Who do you talk to first when you’re upset? Mum or Maggie

75. Do you have nightmares often? Not proper nightmares but my dreams are often quite anxious

76. Do you think you could be with someone for over four years? No idea.

77. Were you happy when you woke up today? No, I just wanted to go back to sleep. I only got like 3 or 4 hours sleep.

78. What are you thinking about right now? Which surburbs in Brisbane I should look for apartments in

79. Are you wearing jeans, shorts, or sweats? Jeans

80. Would you live with someone without marrying them? Yes. I wouldn’t marry someone if I hadn’t lived with them for a while first

81. When is the last time you really laughed? When I read that story about communion with the life size bread jesus earlier

82. Have you ever skipped school because you were tired? Not school but I skipped uni lectures a lot

83. What was the last thing you had to drink? Water.

84. Your most recent ex needs you at 3 AM, do you go? Depends what he needs me for, but probably 85. Would you rather kiss someone 5 years older or 5 year younger? 5 years older. Five younger is like 18 and hell nah I’m not going to kiss an 18yo kid.

86. Do you like your parents? Yeah they're pretty awesome as far as parents go. My Ma especially is just a fucking awesome lady, I know it sounds cliche but she is genuinely one of my best friends.

87. Do you make smart decisions? Usually but I have been known to fuck it up every now and then, usually with money stuff.

88. Would you consider yourself tall? No. I can’t use the top 2 shelves of my fridge.

89. Have you answered all of these questions honestly so far? why would I lie?

90. Have you ever lived in a house with a basement? I don’t think so

91. What woke you up this morning? My alarm

92. How many hours of sleep did you get last night? 3 or 4

93. Anybody tell you they miss you lately? When I told Ma I miss her she said she misses me too

94. Have you ever kissed someone who was high? Yeah

95. What were you doing at 4am this morning? I’ll tell what I wasn’t fucking doing was sleeping even though I’d already been in bed for 3 hours.

96. Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? Well he’s in Costa Rica so the physical distance would make it a little more difficult.

97. What time is it right now? 10:23pm

98. Have you ever been led on? I wouldn’t even notice, I am so oblivious to that stuff

99. Do you know a secret about your ex and if he/she pisses you off, will you tell? No

100. Are you excited about anything today? I’m getting kinda pumped to start looking at apartments back in Brisbane. I really like looking at rental apartments. That’s why I always offer to help my friends find a place.

101. Do people ever call you by your last name? Actually yeah there’s one guy at work that calls me by my last name but he’s gonna get confused once I’m back because my brother works there too now.

102. Have you ever gone camping? I used to spend a couple of nights with my aunt and uncle every year when they went camping over the christmas break

103. Would you sleep with the last person who Facebook messaged you? Probs not

104. When’s the next time you will consume alcohol? Whenever I buy beer next, probably within the next week

#Other potential titles:#I guess it’s basically been a year long vacation #I’m so pasty I pretty much glow in the dark #dad smashed it up with a hammer #a human version of a hyperactive vibration

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Something Old: “Wallow In Style With These 10 Chic Nap Chairs”

Originally posted on a long-lost blog called [abject] on November 15th, 2014 (all old links are removed)

Depression is terrible! You feel terrible. You look even worse. You cry at those weird DirecTV commercials with the life-sized marionette. Literally the only upside of chronic sadness is a deep, abiding appreciation for the nap. Whether it's 40 winks or 4,000, nothing feels so sweet yet leaves you feeling so shitty afterwards quite like an immersive, inopportune doze. Except for heroin, maybe.

Normal people may be all, "Sleeping for 11 hours at night and then also 2 more hours before dinner is for chumps! (or also for people with ebola. do you have ebola?)" but the perfect nap chair can alleviate at least 36% of the shame of falling asleep 2 hours after you woke up on Sunday afternoon.

One person's "nest of sadness" is another person's "super classy chair," and with the right styling, no one will even notice that it's stained with tears! So, grab a box of tissues and that sweatshirt you've been wearing for the last 6 days, and peruse the 10 most fashionable ways to flounder:

1. Coaster Furniture Grey Accent Seating Upholstered Chaise

Go from pretending to read "Pride and Prejudice," to joking that this is your fainting couch like they would have had in "Pride and Prejudice," to crying because your college boyfriend is the closest you'll ever come to your own Mr. Darcy in the shortest possible amount of time in this comfy, stylish chaise lounge!

2. Santa Fe Bark High Leg Recliner

Oh, hey, do you live in a cabin? Do you wish you lived in a cabin, except you have panic attacks because you're afraid that a serial killer is going to murder you in your remote cottage with a rusty screwdriver and authorities won't find your body for 3 weeks because no one cares about you? Perfectly capture that murder-cabin atmosphere with this mission-style recliner!

3. Human Touch PC-300 Perfect Chair Zero-Gravity Recliner

Look, it's a cool futuristic recliner! It's the perfect chair to weep in every time you hear the word "future" and you're hit with the sudden realization that you're going to die alone and unloved.

4. Simmons Upholstery Rocker Recliner

This sleek leather rocker-recliner is great for those times when you need to quietly rock yourself to sleep after you watch "Clueless" and remember that Paul Rudd is married and also nobody will love you as much as he loves Cher.

5. Micro Suede Theater Sack Bean Bag Chair

Nothing says you've got your shit together and regret nothing in life more than a giant beanbag chair (with matching beanbag ottoman!). Most people your age see this and think, "This would be awesome in my kids' playroom." You see this and think, "Oh, there's only two cigarette burns on this? This'll make a great chair AND bed for my studio apartment."

6. Pulaski Swivel Glider Recliner

I mean, look at this chair styled in this super-fashionable children's playroom. Just put it in your living room though since you're probably barren from that sketchy IUD.

7. Simmons Upholstery Leather Power Recliner

When you're feeling sad, do you wish you could doze in the garish theater room of an insane mansion in suburban New Jersey? Then try this chair. It's leather, it reclines, and it has 2 lighted drink holders so you don't lose that Four Loko that you were chugging while texting your high school crush!

8. Lucas Orange Leather Recliner Club Chair

Is your living room the lobby of the Milwaukee Westin? Try this super stylish (for 2003) orange leather club chair. Best of all, it reclines a full 18 degrees, making for some of the most frustrating (stylish) power-crashes you'll ever attempt.

9. Simmons Upholstery Jaguar Mocha Cuddler Recliner

I mean, this chair looks like a giant pillow for chrissakes, so if you can't hunker down and ride out the Zoloft zaps in this thing, what hope do the rest of us have? Plus the generous tufts allow for the discreet storage of up to 37 tear-stained tissues.

10. Slice of Pizza Beanbag Chair

What better way to combine your utter hatred of your body with your complete apathy for life? Pizza chair! Your nap will probably be fitful and unsatisfying on this miniscule bag of styrofoam bead filling, but at least when you wake up, you'll feel really ready to eat that entire pizza.

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tsgcharlottesvillevirginia · 5 years

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24 Hours with Kristin Watson of pūrvelo

As owner of pūrvelo, a cycling studio Kristin founded in 2015, with locations here in Charlottesville, Auburn, Chapel Hill and Athens, her days are filled to the max. Any given day will find her in one of the four cities where her studios reside — or Austin — where her husband is currently cross country / track and field coach at The University of Texas. But on this particular day, she’s here at her home base in Cville. Follow along as she takes us through 24 hours in her busy day, from her early morning wake up to self-imposed lights out.

5:47 a.m.: As terrible as this is… this is sleeping in and waking up without an alarm. My eyes open and I lay there for about five minutes before I let me feet touch the floor.

6:00 a.m.: I do a playlist run through for today’s classes. Who needs coffee when you have music pumping you up! I usually spend the night before finding music, as well as planning out my choreography. But I like to take about an hour before my class to run through it. It makes for a funny sight. Picture bed head hair, plaid pajamas, headphones, and the use of the kitchen counter as my “bike handlebars.”

6:30 a.m.: Coffee is brewing. Fun Fact: I never liked coffee until I was in my early 30’s. I like it pretty much white and argue regularly with some folks that milk is not the same as half and half. Jenny at Paradox Pastry turned me on to heavy cream in my coffee, so if I have it available that’s my go to. I find making coffee in the morning more of a ritual. It helps bring a calm presence to my morning. There is something therapeutic about the warm mug and the first sip.

7:00 a.m.: My husband is currently at our Austin home. With purvelo in Charlottesville and his work in Texas, we split time between both homes. I always start my mornings with a FaceTime call to send him my love, have a good laugh and kickstart the day. I would have called him the moment I woke up, but they are one hour behind us and often times when I do that, he gives a laugh and a “WATSON…” I just pretend every time that I forgot about the time change!

7:40 a.m.: I head out the door to grab my second cup of coffee at Mudhouse over on Tenth Street and just down the hill from the studio. It’s a new location for them and it’s amazing. They take good care of me there. Again, nothing fancy, coffee with cream to go.

“I will never be able to find the words to explain to all of our riders how much they fill my cup.”

7:50 a.m.: Finally making my way into the studio. I like to get to the studio with plenty of time to get my bike set, my music ready and be sure the environment is top notch. I take the next 30 minutes to make my to-do list for not only the day, but also the week. I break my to-do lists into two main categories, work and home. My home category is usually reminders like groceries, doctors appointments, send a written thank you card, and sometimes just to take a breath. My work to do list is a bit more complex. I break that into five sub-categories: I typically have a list for each studio with the managers name, and then one for what we reference as HQ, that consists of things that pertain to all studios. We have four studio locations with pūrvelo and I am in charge of making sure they all run smoothly by enrolling the managers at each location.

8:30 a.m.: Guests start to arrive for the 9:00 a.m. class. I put my to do list away and make a conscious effort to be present for our community of riders. I cherish the relationships I have with each and every one of them. I will never be able to find the words to explain to all of them how much they fill my cup. So many smiles and laughs each and every day.

9:00 a.m.: I step on the podium to teach. Today’s class is full of energy… the summer can be a tough time for small business owners in Charlottesville with numbers typically dwindling at the studio as our student clientele heads out of town from a break from school and our adults pop in and out of vacation with the families.

9:45 a.m.: Class finishes. It’s our typical lobby excitement as everyone walks out of the room a changed individual. Every ride is different and creates change. Some big, some small, but either way, 45 minutes of commitment to themselves with zero distractions. The to-do lists go away, the stressful situation takes a pause, and you walk out of the room with a clearer space then what you entered.

10:00 a.m.: I work on inventory prep for the Athens studio. I take 30 minutes to pull pieces from our collection to send down for our Athens team to have ready for opening day.

10:30 a.m.: Manager Call Monday! Every Monday I have a call with all four managers where we use the time to go through any number of things that vary week to week based off their business recaps (which they send to me every Saturday), trainings for new up and coming things, game plans for the start of the school year, etc. This week we dedicated the entire hour to school year prep and where we need to be and what we need to be doing to continue to grow our community of riders.

11:45 a.m.: Finalize the merch pull for Athens.

12:00 p.m.: Head home for breakfast for lunch.I am not a big eater in the morning prior to teaching. It doesn’t work for everyone, but as I have gotten older I have gotten a finicky stomach and like to keep it light. If I do need to eat something before I teach I usually have berries. Otherwise I usually wait until after my manager call. Today I made soft boiled eggs, hash browns and toast.

12:30 p.m.: I sit down to tackle my emails that have come through over the weekend. I made a goal for myself about two years ago that I would take at least one day a week off from answering any emails. Certain times of the year I can get away with it, and other times I can not. Today is a success: I haven’t looked at them since Saturday evening.

1:40 p.m.: Quick trip to Charlottesville Dermatology to make sure I am doing a good job with sunscreen. Fair skin, blonde hair, and green eyes always makes these check ups interesting!

2:45 p.m.: Once back home I realize I’ve slacked on my water intake today, so I gulp down a bunch and also have a snack of watermelon.

2:50 p.m.: Finish up any need-to-answer emails and file the rest away for later this evening or even Tuesday morning, post to the @purvelocville Insta. Social media is my nemesis. I struggle on the daily to keep up with all of it.

3:00 p.m.: I begin to finalize our internship training program for pūrvelo. We have been working on this for the last two months and are just about ready to pull it all together so that we can utilize it at the start of the school year. We break our business into several different pillars and have created trainings for each of the pillars to help provide a sound business internship that is not only beneficial for the studio, but also our interns who learn real business skills applicable to tons of situations.

4:15 p.m.: Back to the studio to teach.

4:30 p.m.: The afternoon classes are getting ready to roll! Today Alex is hitting 100 classes. Alex is the owner of Red Star Merch, and he has been a client since our humble beginnings in 2015. But Alex travels for work A LOT, so it has been a huge accomplishment for him to finally tackle this.

4:45 p.m.: Class starts.

5:30 p.m.: Class finishes and we move quickly as the 5:45 p.m. class is ready to get in there and let loose!

5:45 p.m.: The door closes and Brenna (a 4th grade school teacher) takes to the podium. I begin to help the interns run through their check list so that they can then help me print shipping labels for the Athens merch, as well as divide, box and ship, marketing materials for all four studios. I often find the hardest part of running four studios in four different towns breaks down into just staying organized. Sometimes I nail this! Other times I fail miserably. Either way, I am incredibly grateful that I have teams at all locations that rally behind me and help me when I need it the most.

6:30 p.m.: Class lets out. The interns and I, plus some teachers who stopped by, begin to clean the bikes and have a little impromptu dance party in the studio.

“This company is built off of the belief that all of our people are learning, creating, failing, and growing both big and small.”

6:45 p.m.: Kelly (our soon to be new teacher) takes to the podium while we are all dancing and leads us through a few of her songs she has been practicing. We all give her feedback. This company is built off of the belief that all of our people are learning, creating, failing, and growing both big and small. It’s a culture of growth and we all pitch in to make it work.

7:30 p.m.: Time to head home for the night.

7:40 p.m.: Dinner prep: Boil Potatoes, prepare hard boiled eggs, chop tomatoes, onions, fresh dill. I mix potatoes, chopped eggs and remaining ingredients in a bowl with red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss on top of a bed of arugula and dinner is served. I also may or may not have had some pretzels and Pringles potato chips while I was preparing dinner.

8:00 p.m.: FaceTime with Peter to recap the day! My husband and I have done this living apart thing five different times in the 20 years we’ve been together. We always laugh at how far technology has come so that we can actually see one another. At one point in our relationship, Peter was living in Kenya, as he was a professional runner and he had to walk to the next village over just to use a phone to call me!

8:30 p.m.: It’s shower and pjs’s time! I crawl into bed and scroll through my to-do’s, crossing off everything that was completed and making notes next to the remainder of the times on the list. I pull the reports from all of the studios, check the rosters for tomorrow in the Charlottesville Studio and then shut the computer.

9:00 p.m.: Quick phone call to check on my parents. I talk to my mom and dad every day. As we all get older I look forward to hearing about their adventures for the day and consider myself very lucky to have such a tight connection with them.

9:10 p.m.: I read the news.

10:00 p.m.: Lights out.

pūrvelo Charlottesville | The Lark Building, 1000 Main St. | 434-996-7250 | [email protected]

Photograph of Kristin Watson by Ashley Cox.

#TheScoutGuideCharlottesville #livelovelocal #scouted

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sapphicluxanna · 5 years

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1-100 pls 🌹💕

BABE. oh my god. okay here we go, it’s gonna be long!!

1: when you have cereal, do you have more milk than cereal or more cereal than milk? more cereal than milk I think?

2: do you like the feeling of cold air on your cheeks on a wintery day? I love winter and everything about it, I’d rather be cold than hot

3: what random objects do you use to bookmark your books? post it notes, receipts, I’ve used flowers a few times, really anything that’s in reach

4: how do you take your coffee/tea? tea with a little bit of milk and honey, coffee depends on the day? typically with a lil bit of vanilla creamer. when I make my ‘fancy’ coffee at home with frothy milk on top I always top them off with a dusting of cinnamon

5: are you self-conscious of your smile? always

6: do you keep plants? ye! I have a succulent/cacti terrarium, some sunflowers, jasmine, african violets, tomato plants, hanging planters, and a few more I forget the names of!

7: do you name your plants? not the ones I have currently

8: what artistic medium do you use to express your feelings? I love ink. I haven't been able to paint with ink in a while, but the movement of that and watercolor are just.. freeing? I dunno how to explain it. that and drawing using ink, every mark you make is permanent and I just kinda zone out when doing it

9: do you like singing/humming to yourself? aight listen. my future s/o is gonna have to deal with this a lot. shower? singing. car ride? singing. cooking? singing. y'all aint getting a break even if I sound like a dying cat

10: do you sleep on your back, side, or stomach? primarily side and stomach!

11: what’s an inner joke you have with your friends? I cant think of many at the moment but uhhhh. hmm. a few guys and I play a game together and I run the group (in rdr2), and we don't let people join it if their horse’s tail isn't braided so we’ll hunt them down and kill them instead

12: what’s your favorite planet? neptune looks beautiful

13: what’s something that made you smile today? the fact that you wanted to know more about me

14: if you were to live with your best friend in an old flat in a big city, what would it look like? lots and lots of plants, kinda modern, a few fish tanks, smells like lavender and coffee

15: go google a weird space fact and tell us what it is! mars has the biggest known volcano!

16: what’s your favorite pasta dish? stupidly basic, but chicken parmesan

17: what color do you really want to dye your hair? I’ve always wanted to impulsively dye it some shade of blue just for a few weeks

18: tell us about something dumb/funny you did that has since gone down in history between you and your friends and is always brought up. I got ridiculously drunk off tequila at a house party and was given my first mojito, thought he picked leaves off the tree out back and threw them in so I dug them out and threw them around the yard in disgust. I have a very vague memory of this but they always give me crap for it

19: do you keep a journal? what do you write/draw/ in it? I have a couple! one is my bujo where I keep lists of things like self care ideas, favorite movies and books, quotes, friend stuff, etc. another I use to draw in and like to recreate van gogh sketches, others are private

20: what’s your favorite eye color? y'all ever really see brown eyes? oof

21: talk about your favorite bag, the one that’s been to hell and back with you and that you love to pieces. I don't have this?

22: are you a morning person? I could be if I woke up next to the right person

23: what’s your favorite thing to do on lazy days where you have 0 obligations? netflix binging, reading, aquarium shopping, walks with my dog in the woods, making stupid pancakes, and league with a babe

24: is there someone out there you would trust with every single one of your secrets? it takes time for me to trust people, so probably all my life at some point with a girl. as for family? no

25: what’s the weirdest place you’ve ever broken into? I’ve locked myself outta my place a few times and had to go through the window

26: what are the shoes you’ve had for forever and wear with every single outfit? several pairs of sandals and slides!

27: what’s your favorite bubblegum flavor? just regular mint?

28: sunrise or sunset? watching the sunset on a blanket in the grass with a girl I care about

29: what’s something really cute that one of your friends does and is totally endearing? her voice gets a lil louder and she talks fast when she's excited about something and its flipping adorable

30: think of it: have you ever been truly scared? yes.

31: what is your opinion of socks? do you like wearing weird socks? do you sleep with socks? do you confine yourself to white sock hell? really, just talk about socks. I love fluffy socks and patterned socks and ones with dinosaurs and stuff and I love socks so much, don't sleep in them though

32: tell us a story of something that happened to you after 3AM when you were with friends. we played a drinking game based off how we did in a split screen game, one drink for every kill, got v drunk that night

33: what’s your fave pastry? I love baclava but I’m horribly allergic to walnuts

34: tell us about the stuffed animal you kept as a kid. what is it called? what does it look like? do you still keep it? I still have it! my dad went down to south carolina a lot and I was, and still am, very much in love with alligators. I think I was six or something but he came home with this giant garbage bag and was moving it like there was an animal inside and when I opened it, it was a giant stuffed alligator. he's currently sitting on my bed, but seems a lot smaller now

35: do you like stationary and pretty pens and so on? do you use them often? I really wanna get into using thicker paper for letters with pressed wax seals and pressed flowers

36: which band’s sound would fit your mood right now? I don’t really focus on individual bands too much tbh, I bounce around a lot within genres. anything happy and country atm

37: do you like keeping your room messy or clean? I’m tryna keep it cleaner, better habit to make myself get into

38: tell us about your pet peeves! people smoking around me (I don't care that you smoke whatever, I just ask you don't do it around me bc it makes me feel sick), a group of people that takes up the whole sidewalk going incredibly slow, people that cut me off in traffic without turn signals, people who f around in the tsa line and don't get ready then stand there for ten minutes taking everything off for the scanner and hold us up, “there” and “their” and “they’re” misuses, etc. jeez, didn't realize I had so many and that's not even all of them

39: what color do you wear the most? blue?

40: think of a piece of jewelry you own: what’s it’s story? does it have any meaning to you? I love my claddagh ring, my mom and sister both have the same one and we all match. currently not wearing it bc it was like 100 degrees F then other day and it burned my finger?????

41: what’s the last book you remember really, really loving? asoiaf!!!!

42: do you have a favorite coffee shop? describe it! I like this lil coffee shop about half an hour away, every drink has an individual and funny name and the workers are nice

43: who was the last person you gazed at the stars with? I honestly can’t remember, but I could really go for this right now

44: when was the last time you remember feeling completely serene and at peace with everything? uhhhh it’s been a bit? lotta stressors recently

45: do you trust your instincts a lot? I try to, should've listened to them regarding some stuff and I didn’t

46: tell us the worst pun you can think of. what do you call a blind dinosaur? a do-you-think-he-saurus.

47: what food do you think should be banned from the universe? broccoli

48: what was your biggest fear as a kid? is it the same today? santa and the dark, no on both accounts now

49: do you like buying CDs and records? what was the last one you bought? no, I just use apple music

50: what’s an odd thing you collect? I dunno about odd, but I keep seashells and shark teeth I find on beaches

51: think of a person. what song do you associate with them? somebody to love

52: what are your favorite memes of the year so far? uhhhh I’m bad at keeping up with when these come out but probably the “wait was anyone going to tell me ___ or was I supposed to find out in this ___”

53: have you ever watched the rocky horror picture show? heathers? beetlejuice? pulp fiction? what do you think of them? I haven't seen these sorry!

54: who’s the last person you saw with a true look of sadness on their face? my dad

55: what’s the most dramatic thing you’ve ever done to prove a point? I honestly cannot think of this right now

56: what are some things you find endearing in people? when they get excited about something, when their eyes sparkle a bit in sunlight, when they’re touchy (only certain ones), compassion, weird hobbies and interests, etc

57: go listen to bohemian rhapsody. how did it make you feel? did you dramatically reenact the lyrics? it’s an experience. listen with headphones on high or don't listen to it at all

58: who’s the wine mom and who’s the vodka aunt in your group of friends? why? I guess I’d be the wine mom bc I don't drink heavily too often with my friends cause I’m usually the dd, vodka aunt would go to my friend S cause hell she puts that shit away fast

59: what’s your favorite myth? I love greek mythology

60: do you like poetry? what are some of your faves? sappho

61: what’s the stupidest gift you’ve ever given? the stupidest one you’ve ever received? a lil cat bank that grabs a coin with its paw and drags it into the box and a potato, respectively

62: do you drink juice in the morning? which kind? not usually

63: are you fussy about your books and music? do you keep them meticulously organized or kinda leave them be? I kept all of my books on a shelf before the move but idk what imma do with them now bc I have no room for a bookcase so they're kinda messy rn

64: what color is the sky where you are right now? pale blue and cloudy

65: is there anyone you haven’t seen in a long time who you’d love to hang out with? a friend who moved away a few years ago, I miss her

66: what would your ideal flower crown look like? oooooh. hmm. lots of blues and pinks and purples with lil twisty brown vines?

67: how do gloomy days where the sky is dark and the world is misty make you feel? I love them, 10/10, perfect.

68: what’s winter like where you live? we either get 3 feet of snow overnight or a dusting, there’s no in between

69: what are your favorite board games? I cant remember the last time I played a board game??? I liked the game of life and monopoly when I was a kid

70: have you ever used a ouija board? nope

71: what’s your favorite kind of tea? whatever happens to be in the cabinet!

72: are you a person who needs to note everything down or else you’ll forget it? I have the memory of a goldfish

73: what are some of your worst habits? letting people get away with things they've done to me, being too lenient with people that make me uncomfortable, etc

74: describe a good friend of yours without using their name or gendered pronouns. they’re such a good friend and we have enough years built into our friendship that we can go a few weeks without talking and be right where we left off. they’re kind and caring and ready to help people when they need it

75: tell us about your pets! my cat is an 8 year old lil grump, but he gets so freaking affectionate and lovey too. he knows when I’m anxious and will come up and sit on my chest and purr. my dog’s a ball of jumping energy, she's always excited and happy, she’s only 2 so hopefully she’ll mellow out. then my clownfish are flipping adorable even though they try to bite my fingers when I’m working on the aquarium

76: is there anything you should be doing right now but aren’t? unpacking and socializing with family

77: pink or yellow lemonade? pink lemonade

78: are you in the minion hateclub or fanclub? I don't care about them really, but the facebook minion memes passed around by moms gotta stop

79: what’s one of the cutest things someone has ever done for you? one of my exes surprise got me flowers sometimes, while the relationship just didn't work that was a cute action

80: what color are your bedroom walls? did you choose that color? if so, why? they’re kinda beige-ish? I just moved here and I don’t wanna repaint them

81: describe one of your friend’s eyes using the most abstract imagery you can think of. hmm. one of my friends’ eyes are like the leaves on the forest floor, an assortment of greens and browns blended together with the occasional fleck of gold when light filters through the trees

82: are/were you good in school? I’m okay? In high school I was in honor classes and stuff and I've made the deans list a few times in college so far, but honestly I think I’m just average. I have a lot of issues with math and it’s why I couldn't go into one of the fields I was considering. I get overwhelmed quickly

83: what’s some of your favorite album art? tbh I don't look at this kinda stuff but I know kesha’s rainbow was good?

84: are you planning on getting tattoos? which ones? ye! I want a small humpback whale on my left inner wrist, they mean a lot to me and I finally got to see one in person just last year. then I have some scars on my thigh I’ve been tossing around the idea of getting a tattoo to cover up, but idk if I would or what I would get

85: do you read comics? what are your faves? no sorry! I always wanted to when I was younger but I got psyched out by guys who would say they're not for girls who I never took advantage of the comic shop a family friend owns

86: do you like concept albums? which ones? I dunno what this is and I’m too tired to google it but imma guess its about music? to which I say I’m v bad at keeping up with everyones stuff

87: what are some movies you think everyone should watch at least once in their lives? the princess bride, star wars, lord of the rings, the sound of music, indiana jones (NOT crystal skull, it sucked), jurassic park, and a lottttt more.

88: are there any artistic movements you particularly enjoy? impressionism, post impressionism, and expressionism

89: are you close to your parents? ish.

90: talk about your one of you favorite cities. I absolutely loved st. malo in france. I need to go back. it’s a giant walled city on the water and it’s just beautiful. I sat and watched an artist on the street for a while and bought two of his paintings afterward, gotta figure out where to hang them in my new bedroom. the air smelled amazing, it rained a lot when I was there but I still loved it and I wish I’d had more time to really explore than I did

91: where do you plan on traveling this year? I wanted to go to sri lanka to see my family but I don’t think it’s gonna happen, but I’ve got my fingers crossed for pennsylvania cause reasons

92: are you a person who drowns their pasta in cheese or a person who barely sprinkles a pinch? cheese is life

93: what’s the hairstyle you wear the most? I braid it overnight and wear it down during the day!

94: who was the last person you know to have a birthday? my dad a few days ago

95: what are your plans for this weekend? I think I’ve got another family party to go to? feel kinda done with my fam rn though

96: do you install your computer updates really quickly or do you procrastinate on them a lot? I literally just installed 2 years worth of updates this morning, so yeah, I procrastinate updates quite a bit

97: myer briggs type, zodiac sign, and hogwarts house? idk what the first thing is but the others are scorpio and slytherin!

98: when’s the last time you went hiking? did you enjoy it? oh wow I can’t remember, but imma say yes? I wanna hike with my dog at some point

99: list some songs that resonate to your soul whenever you hear them. somebody to love, la mer, and some others

100: if you were presented with two buttons, one that allows you to go 5 years into the past, the other 5 years into the future, which one would you press? why? 5 years into the future. I hope that future me is happy and comfy with someone she loves surrounded by their plants, aquariums, pets, and love.

#this was #so long #youre adorable ily #lack of emojis due to typing on my computer #oof #answered

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