#Regency Hotel management

[andy-wm]

"Who's been sleeping in MY bed?" the little one asked

I had a comment on my previous post asking if Jimin & JK stayed at the same hotel in NY and I realised I had assumed Jimin stayed in JK's room. But I don't think he did and I have thoughts on this whole situation.

[[ETA a few ppl have mentioned they had to read this twice. I apologise that this post jumps around and meanders and side-tracks all over. Believe it or not i did try to organise it... unfortunately it's an accurate representation of my brain]]

It's taken a few (probably way more than necessary) hours of looking at every bloody room in the Loews-Regency NY, and going back and forth between Are You Sure, I am Still, and the AYS behind clips to work it it but I can confidently say I know exactly* what unfolded on the night Jimin arrived in NY...

*clearly a lie, since we never REALLY know anything... However by collecting all the clues** left in these 3 series I do have a lot of circumstantial evidence. Combining that with a bit of deductive reasoning and a healthy dose of speculation, I have a decent enough theory.

** This cannot be accidental. The same people would be responsible (to an extent) for all three series. They have managed not to re-use any content, except once or twice we get the same scene from different angles. And that means we have a lot of information. BH knows army well enough to know we are absolutely going to gather up the (red) threads of these series and stitch together a story.

This is what i know:

Jungkook was in a Two Bedroom Suite - he had the master bedroom.

A Grand Executive Suite was used as a dressing room (but not much else).

Jimin had a Grand Executive Suite to himself (almost).

This is what I have reasonable evidence of:

Jungkook's master bedroom in the two bedroom suite was clearly used. Clothes on a chair, two open suitcases, personal items on the nightstand etc are evidence of the space being occupied. However when we saw him packing to leave for AYS, the bed looked largely unused. A dent in one pillow (the other pillows thrown across the bed) shows someone lay down on the bed, but the comforter was undisturbed and even the blanket at the bottom of the bed was still in place.

At first i was amazed that JK's suite is shown almost without restriction. It is not treated as a private space. But then i realised we see a number of staff moving in and out of the space too. It dawned on me that even though JK has an area for his own use (the master bedroom) this is considered a work environment, much like the hotels in BV and ITS.

So it's unsuprising that when filming, the staff casually follow JK around as he does his thing, even making a point of showing spaces we wouldn't otherwise see - like the master bathroom with its great big tub. Jungkook himself invites us into the living area when he checks on reactions to the Seven MV. and in AYS we get a glimpse into the kitchen.

We don't get to see the second bedroom or bathroom so I assume a staff member - maybe JK's manager - used those.

Compare this to the way Jimin's space is treated:

Jimin's suite is treated - mostly - as a private space. It's not just careful editing. By the actions of the staff members filming him we can see they are very aware of this.

We see it at the start of AYS when the staff member wakes Jimin up. They stay in the doorway of Jimin's suite, literally not even stepping inside. We see only a glimpse of the (second) bathroom, and the footage is cut when the camera pans away. Jimin seems quite cheerful about being on camera despite his sleep swollen face and his bed hair, but nevertheless the staff member doesn't enter his room.

On both occasions when we see Jimin's suite, the staff member recording him is cautious about being his space.

That's not something we often see when BTS are on camera - especially not as overtly we saw it here. The privacy of Jimin's suite is very obviously being respected.

Packing for AYS: Jungkook vs Jimin (and the MOOD)

In the Behind clip for AYS we see both of them packing for their getaway.

Jungkook seems quite unbothered about having his packing process documented as he moves around the big suite. It crosses no boundaries for him. He hums and haws about what to take, he chats to the staff member, and he talks to the camera as he moves from room to room. He knows he's working and this is part of his job.

Jimin, on the other hand is rattled. He stuffs his clothes into the cumbersome bag with visible annoyance, not even taking the time to open the bag properly.

Now remember, Jimin is a performer. He goes out of his way to be charming and entertaining. He knows how to turn that on for the camera and in this moment he's choosing not to.

He doesn't engage with the audience.

He doesn't talk to the staff member.

He doesn't turn towards the camera.

He gives nothing.

He huffs in exasperation as he struggles with the bag, and his movements are tense and abrupt.

Prickly is the word that comes to mind, but honestly that doesn't even cover it.

When he's done packing, he snatches that bag up and marches out of the room without a second glance.

His hair covers his eyes like a shield as he walks toward the camera but the tightness in his neck and jaw betrays strong emotion.

Yeah he's not happy

He slips through the half open door and strides down the hallway.

I get the feeling that if the staff member didn't move fast enough, Jimin would run them over.

When something like this happens, my response is usually to look closer, so let's do that.

Firstly Jimin is a consummate professional. He can usually put a good face on any situation. But in this case he doesn't even seem to try. I guess whatever is bothering him is not something he can or will just brush off in that moment.

So what's actually happening here?

What is it that's pissed Jimin off to such an extent?

Let's look at it again...

They are filming him pack his bag. The staff member stands closely beside Jimin and focuses only him, his bag, and the sofa.

Let's be honest, there is absolutely nothing interesting about this scene (except the implications we are currently unpacking).

They could have made this count for a little more, maybe by panning around the room or changing the position of the camera in relation to Jimin. But they don't. Even when, by chance, there's a glimpse of what looks like takeout containers on the coffee table and some random debris on the chair behind Jimin, the staff member moves so that we only see Jimin, the bag and the sofa. That is all we're getting.

That's a clear decision and there has to be a reason for that decision.

When they leave the room, we have an abrupt cut before the camera backs out the door and down the hallway. That's another clear decision. The staff member could easily have moved behind Jimin and followed him out of the suite but this keeps them - and us - out of Jimin's personal (private) space and he remains the literal gatekeeper to that room.

Once they are out of the room Jimin lifts his head briefly, shakes his hair out of his eyes, and strides purposefully - defiantly even - on. He still doesn't interact or make eye contact. He still isn't giving them (or us) a damn thing, and even the funky upbeat muzak they've used can't alleviate the tension in this scene.

So why is Jimin in a mood?

We know Jimin was there for one night before they began filming for AYS. So all this takes place before filming for AYS began.

And that, in my mind, is the key.

Jungkook was promoting his album and he expected to be on camera. He knew the space he occupied was a filming location. Jungkook was already at work when he was packing for AYS. but Jimin was not.

Okay, but this a BIG MOOD... what else is happening?

It's not the end of the world to be asked to start your schedule a little earlier, is it? We know Jimin was already awake...

But they came into his room.

I don't believe he expected to have anyone in his private suite - anyone besides Jungkook. And I don't believe he agreed happily, based on his behaviour.

I'm 99% sure Jungkook spent the night in Jimin's suite for two reasons.

Logically it makes sense that they would choose the place they have the most privacy, and even though Jungkook had the master bedroom and a private bathroom in the bigger suite, that is a WORK LOCATION. It's not his private space.

Add to that Jungkook saying he was packed and ready to go, and only needed to brush his teeth which he would do when Jimin arrived. He even told us where he would be putting his toothbrush (future tense).

It's not hard to guess where his toothbrush was. And why.

So we have two healthy young adults who (we are told repeatedly by Jungkook) have barely seen each other. The flirting started at the restaurant, and we've already seen the evidence of a night spent in energetic passion.

And we have a closed-up room. I don't know how much air would be circulating in that room with the blinds down and the doors closed. I don't know how much air would need to circulate to remove the ...how can I put this delicately? the ripe and musky scent of celebration. I expect there was A LOT of celebration...

And we have Jimin. Jimin is MESSY. Jimin breaks mosquito nets and marks people's necks and pushes boundaries even in public. He throws his things about with not a care in the world... clothes, yes, and other things. How many of Jimin's tissues has JK picked up? You get the picture. It's a Biohazard.

Lastly, we have (or had) an expectation of privacy, of no staff, of restricted access.

Now there's a person in his private space unexpectedly. And they have a camera.

So Jimin is pissed off.

I'd be pissed off too.

He seems to be over it by the time they're filming the preamble to AYS, but he obviously felt compromised and deeply uncomfortable. I am glad he made it clear he was unhappy.

This highlights for me the importance of them having agency over their content and their personal time and space. On this occasion he must have reluctantly (and with conditions) agreed but I hope that in future his boundaries are respected.

I hope even more that ARMY (and Jikookers especially. I hold us to a higher standard) remember that their personal time and space is precious to them, and they deserve to enjoy their lives away from the public eye. Like the rest of us they should have the freedom and confidence to do what they want (no matter how messy) without the fear that someone with a camera will invade their space and record them.

Please don't go to Jungkook's house, even while he's not there. It's not a tourist attraction.

[macabr3-barbi3]

Have a link to my Ao3!

https://archiveofourown.org/users/polly_pessimism/pseuds/macabre_barbie

the art in my banner is Kora and Vox (Heart Reset series) commissioned from the lovely and ultra-talented Chef and I am simply obsessed with it 🥹🫶

currently just Hazbin Hotel Alastor and Vox but I can/will hyperfixate on almost anything so send me some requests and ideas ❤️

I'm adding a master list for fics and playlists (and what I’m calling ‘the ADHD Queue’) with links below the cut for anyone new! Some of it does just have the link to Ao3 right now but I plan on going back through and reposting stuff on Tumblr as well!

ADHD Queue will be stuff I’m currently working on popcorn style as thoughts and ideas bounce around in my head that will be posted in no particular order since I can’t commit to one fic before moving to the next lol

If you ever get the inking to toss a tip my way you can do so here! 💜

Alastor

The Moon That Breaks the Night

Chapter 1- I Don’t Wanna Dance

Chapter 2- Dying Star

Chapter 3- I’m Not Taking Orders from No One

Chapter 4- God Must Be Doing Cocaine

Chapter 5- coming soon!

Nothing I Can’t Handle [NSFW]

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

More coming soon!

A Practical Demonstration [NSFW]

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

More coming soon!

Dream a Little Dream (of Me) [NSFW]

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

More coming soon!

One Shots/Short Stories

Alastor/Reader caught masturbating- oneshot request! [NSFW]

Alastor/Tempramental Reader- oneshot request! [NSFW]

The Blood is Rare/Sweet as Cherry Wine: Alastor/Reader with period sex- oneshot request, a collab with the lovely FrauGwinska ❤️ [NSFW]

Alastor/sheep!Reader, red riding hood- oneshot request! [NSFW]

Moonlight on Canvas: PrideRing and Prejudice Regency Era Prompt challenge! Masterlist and musical arrangement!

Alastor adopts a stray cat- request!

Touch-Inquisitive Alastor/Reader- oneshot request!

Alastor/Reader- deer squeaking contest, request!

Alastor/Reader- nightmare comfort, request!

Alastor/Reader- the worm question, with FrauGwinska

Alastor/dog!sinner- oneshot request! [NSFW]

Alastor/Reader- miscommunication [NSFW]

Alastor/Reader-anal sex oneshot request! [NSFW]

Hex: Smile Like You Mean It- Alastor/Reader short fic set in the Dead By Daylight universe [NSFW]

Alastor/Reader- shotgun kiss [SFW]

Vox

Pretty When You Cry [NSFW]

CTRL ALT DELETE- Task Manager [NSFW]

a little messy, a little brutal [NSFW]

Pretty Wings [NSFW]

pretty wings  🪽 (Chapter 2)

Vox/Reader- daddy kink, oneshot request! [NSFW]

heart reset [NSFW]

New Love, New Skin [NSFW]

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Entanglement [NSFW]

Pillow Talk [NSFW]

Missionary Impossible- a Double Trouble fic with FrauGwinska [NSFW]

Such Selfish Prayers [NSFW]

Canon Pairing Fics!

Call It a Night - a RadioStatic 'only one bed' trope! [NSFW]

God, That's Good! - a RadioApple Sweeney Todd inspired fic! Act 1:  Chapter 1 🥧 Chapter 2 🥧 Chapter 3 🥧 Chapter 4 🥧Chapter 5 🥧 Chapter 6  🥧Chapter 7 🥧 Chapter 8 🥧 Chapter 9 🥧 Chapter 10 🥧 Chapter 11

ADHD Queue

God, That's Good! Chapter 12

Dream a Little Dream Chapter 6

New Love, New Skin chapter 7

a couple Vox oneshots

Playlists

Alastor 🦌🎙️- songs I enjoy writing to for Alastor / songs that I have fics written or planned

Voxxy Baby 💙📺- songs I enjoy writing to for Vox / songs that I have fics written or planned

Velvette ☠️💕- vibes

Heart Reset 🩵📺💛- compiled playlist for the Heart Reset series

Dream a Little Dream (of me)- companion playlist for the Dream a Little Dream fic

Priest Vox- stuff I’m listening to while I work on a request for a friend <3

[shkatzchen]

Welcome to White's Gentlemen's Club (Pt.1)

White's Gentlemen's Club was founded in 1693 and is one of the oldest gentlemen's clubs in London. It has existed in its present location since the late 1700s. When men in Regency and Victorian novels speak about going to their clubs, this is one of them. Even today it remains a private, men's only club boasting King Charles III as a member (his bachelor party for his marriage to Diana was held there).

Because it's such a private space it was a nightmare to try to recreate as the information available was extremely limited. Pictures of the interior were rare and one of the main books I was able to find on the subject is rare and I couldn't get my hands on it. So while I made it as accurate as I could, within sims-constraints, there was also a lot of imagination poured into it. Because the save I was designing it for is modern, I didn't limit myself to only historical or off-the-grid pieces. That particular challenge can wait for the next time I try a Regency save.

The result is a Bar Lot, with plenty of space for games, parties, and socializing, as well as quiet corners to sit with a good book. And thankfully with LittleMsSam's Gender & More Lot Traits, I was able to make it accessible to only men, preserving that bit of accuracy.

The Facade and Layout

As seen at the top of the post, I did what I could to replicate the modern facade. Parts of this were easier than others. Although I had many of the needed objects from when I made the Hotel de Charost, the medallions on the front were difficult to find (in part because I didn't know any of the words to search them by). I couldn't find extant ones, so I made my own based on images I found online. Thank god for normal maps as they do a lot of the heavy lifting here.

The first sims-driven inaccuracy is the necessity to have floors of equal heights. As you can see from this cross section, that's not in fact the case. My build sacrifices the vaulted ceiling of the Coffee Room to allow the second floor to be of uniform height.

I was lucky to find this 1800s plan of the layout of the first two floors. I relied heavily on this for placing interior walls. My layout is seen below.

The Hall

I had nothing to rely on for this room. At all. As the entry hall I decided a closet was in order, if unlikely in reality (I really should have found better doors for it). I also found a reception desk that, when recolored and paired with a counter, provided a little administrative hub. I finally got around to tracking a filing cabinet down, which I ended up retexturing to maxis match.

The Morning Room

This was one of the few rooms I had a photo to work from, even if it was from a single angle, in black and white, and rather out of date. As such, I did my best to match it as well as possible. I tracked down magazines and newspapers and made a new spandrel to cleanly mimic the ones shown. I made new lamps and ceiling lights as well as new curtains, including extremely large ones to fit across the bow window. The bow window at White's is quite famous-- Beau Brummell used to sit there, critiquing the passersby, and the seat was also that of the Duke of Wellington for many years. I have a medallion over one fireplace here of him, which stands in for a bas relief of one of the deceased Kings'. The award below it stands for the silver belt won by Heenan after his fight with Sayers-- a "unsophisticated" visitor once asked "did the King win it," causing quite a bit of amusement. I also made a ceiling clock-- then, with the spandrels, had to lower it to fit below them.

The Foyer and Main Staircase

Staircases are always tricky. There was never any chance of achieving the elegant sweep of the real staircase, or the elegant little niches. there's an odd little window in the wall in the photo-- I suspect there was once a fireplace there. I did manage to replicate the numerous photos (even if some are there more for shape than content).

The Billiard Room

Why oh why are there not billiard tables in the Sims 4? These cc ones do work, and I'm grateful people have put in the time to make accoutrements for snooker, but it would be nice to have official ones. I have so many builds that would use them. This is another space that I had to make out of whole cloth, as I had only a few sparce bits of information. I put the main bar here, along with a small stage. The TV that the bar lot requires is hidden here.

Miscellaneous Ground Floor Spaces

There are some odd spaces which don't have labels. I turned one into a bathroom, as the drawings seemed to imply as much. Another became an old-fashioned place to make a phone call. One is, I believe, the old back entrance before it was enclosed to form the billiard room, hence the odd shape. I added a mirror to make it look bigger and these paintings (the left is the Duke of Wellington as the High Constable of England, a Tudor-style get up he had to wear for George IV's coronation, the right is a late 19th century imagining of Wellington's lone meeting with Nelson).

Tumblr's image limit constrains me from posting everything here all at once, so go here for Part 2 and the First Floor!

[d4rkthots]

夜の女王

(The queen of the night) Part one. -preview-

This story includes (mention of drugs, violence, murder, an other illegal acts -do not try at home.)

M (assassin/mafia associate) x F (Mafia Leader) seonghwa wanted you from the moment you met…

You stand staring out of your mansion window, getting where you were now wasn’t easily obtained. You wanted to become one of the most feared mafia leaders in Korea, men looked down on women, they didn’t see them as equals, you had to prove them wrong…you believed you were able to do whatever they could.

Seong-hwa was originally part of a rival gang that bullied you out of sales and becoming the biggest female dealer in Seoul. After his leader (Ryui Misano) was imprisoned for committing over a hundred murders Seong-hwa decided to help you. Seong-hwa was with Ryui when he got arrested but managed to flee and skip town.

Something about you made him want to reach out a feeling of longing, he was drawn to you before all this extra shit went down. After Ryui was arrested his other subordinate Yuto Yun received all of his properties and products, you needed to get rid of him before he targeted you. If you could get your hands on Ryui’s product you could be the biggest seller in Korea with extended connections. But you couldn’t find him.

Seong-hwa sits in a chair on his balcony, his messy black outgrown hair cascading over his forehead nearly fully covering his sharp brown eyes he stares at the scenery in front him pulling a cigarette out of its pack before dialing your number in his phone, he lights it and takes a long drag before pressing the call button and waiting.

You stare at the unknown number and answer the call after letting it ring twice. “Hello….?” You say a hint of caution in your voice.

“Hi there pretty~” Seong-hwa purrs into the receiver as he exhales a cloud of smoke.

Your eyes widen slightly and you quickly recognize the voice “…Seong-hwa…..? I thought Ryui got arrested, weren’t you with him….? How are you calling me right now?” You ask in confusion.

Seong-hwa lets out a faint laugh at your reply. “Oh dear~ you think I’m dumb?” He takes another long drag of his cigarette before speaking again. “I’ve been planning this escape for months, it finally paid off.”

You smirk slightly, flicking Your lighter a few times “so let me guess… you left town already? why did you call me…hmm?”

Seong-hwa can tell just by your tone over the phone you’re up to no good he lets out a soft sigh. “I want to make a deal.” Seong-hwa speaks plainly into the receiver and takes another long puff of his cigarette, he lets out another cloud of smoke that’s quickly blown away by the wind.

Your eyebrows raised slightly “and what might it be?”

Seong-hwa lets out a soft chuckle as he looks off into the night sky. “Ive been thinking about you…. Can’t stop. I feel like we were connected in the past life…I want to become partners with you…..Yuto’s staying at the Hyatt Regency…..Seoul bay hotel” The words came out of Seong-hwa’s mouth in a sensual way but he spoke with a serious tone of voice as well.

You scoff gently “How do I know I can trust you…..that you won't screw me like your boss did?”

“…….You don’t..” He replies back in a snarky tone of voice as he leans against the wall, he closes his eyes before taking one more deep inhale of his cigarette before exhaling and putting it out. “You’ll just have to find out for yourself~ if I’m trustworthy or not” He replies back playfully.

You wait a second before replying “…if you screw me I’ll make you regret it…” You say in a slightly threatening way “I hope you enjoy your vacation, don't miss me too much…and dont get caught…” you smirk

“Oh don’t worry dear I’m a professional~..” Seong-hwa speaks, being half sarcastic with a hint of playfulness before hanging up. The phone call abruptly ends and you hear a soft beep in your ear followed by a dial tone.

Despite Seong-hwa being a serial killer and complete psycho he acted like a genuine human he had limits when it came to assassinating (no women and no kids.)

If he wasn’t a killer he’d be a great husband.

Part two —-> (smut warning)

[wouldadepressedpersonmakethis]

Name: Christopher Lawrence ♦ - (Armie Hammer) - from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and On the Basis of Sex ♦ Hotel Employee ♦ Age: (34) ♦ Relationships: ♦ Description: ♦ Secret: OPEN.

Name: Lawrence ♦ - (Margot Robbie) - from Pan Am ♦ Hotel Employee/Thief ♦ Age: (28) ♦ Relationships: Armie Hammer, Saoirse Ronan (siblings), Jonathan Lawrence, ALICIA VIKANDer (partners) ♦ Description: ♦ Secret: OPEN.

Name: Lawrence ♦ - (Saoirse Ronan) - from Brooklyln ♦ Hotel Employee ♦ Age: (23) ♦ Relationships: ♦ Description: ♦ Secret: TAKEN BY LIZZY.

Name: Jonathan "Ren" Lawrence ♦ - (Austin Butler) - from The Bikeriders ♦ Hotel Employee/Thief ♦ Age: (28) ♦ Relationships: Armie Hammer, Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan (cousins), Alicia Vikadir (partner), Grace Young (interest) ♦ Description: ♦ Secret: Ren only took this position for the summer to gain access to the hotel as part of the heist planned by ALICIA VIKANDIR & co. OPEN.

Name: Rebecca Montfort ♦ - (Ana de Armas) - from Marylin ♦ Guest ♦ Age: (27) ♦ Relationships: Matthew Goode (husband), Matt Smith (ex-boyfriend) ♦ Description: Hollywood's favorite darling, Rebecca Montfort, is back at it again. Following her recent Oscar win for her performance in War and Peace, Rebecca is set to start shooting her newest film, The Day After while she is a guest at the Regency Grand Hotel. ♦ Secret: Her marriage to longtime producer, MATTHEW GOODE, is not the fairytale that they'd managed to sell to the press. TAKEN BY KATE AA.

Name: Thomas "Tommy" Norton ♦ - (Timothee Chalamet) - from Call Me By Your Name ♦ Employee ♦ Age: (23) ♦ Relationships: ♦ Description: Dad/uncle/grandfather??? owns the hotel?? ♦ Secret: OPEN.

Name: Amelia Porter ♦ - (Felicity Jones) - from On The Basis of Sex ♦ Guest ♦ Age: (29) ♦ Relationships: Florence Winters, ???? (cousins) ♦ Description: Amelia fits the "absent-minded professor" trope a bit too well, at times. An avid reader, writer, philosopher, and historian, Amelia is in the middle of obtaining her PhD so that she might one day teach history at her alma mater, Oxford University. Amelia is one of the most intelligent young ladies you'd ever happen to meet, but her social skills and street smarts definitely need some improvement. Years of spending hours upon end in the library has not prepared her for the world outside of it. Amelia is much more at home surrounded by classic literate and ancient history than she is at a party. It was only by chance that her academic schedule aloud her to take a break just long enough to go to the coast with her cousins for a few weeks where both Florence and ????? hope she will put down a book for once and enjoy life for once. While Amelia is looking forward to spending time with her cousins, she knows she will happy when she's back at school where she belongs. ♦ Secret: TAKEN BY KATE AA.

Name: Florence Winters ♦ - (Juno Temple) - from Wonder Wheel ♦ Guest ♦ Age: (27) ♦ Relationships: ???? (cousins) ♦ Description: Good-humored, spirited, and, at times, a bit unorthodox, Florence Winters is the creative assistant costume designer for The Day After. ♦ Secret: OPEN.

Name: Grace Young ♦ - (Elizabeth Olsen) - from Kill Your Darlings ♦ Guest ♦ Age: (26) ♦ Relationships: Florence Winters, ???? (cousins) ♦ Description: ♦ Secret: TAKEN BY LIZZY.

[thevalencianroyals]

and that’s it for episode 2 ;)

~transcript~

[Philip] Alright, I know this seems like, impulsive and out of nowhere…but it’s not…I’ve thought it through…I've thought it through…

...It’s not the craziest thing…Well, I mean, it’s definitely up there…

It doesn’t matter. Just pick up the phone and call. No big deal.

[Josephine] Hello? [Operator] Josephine Beaufort? Yes? [Operator] Geraldi Palace. Please hold as I connect you to His Majesty the King.

Hello. Joséphine? Your Majesty… I hope it’s alright that I’ve called. ‘Course.

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting you to actually pick up. Honestly? I wasn’t going to. But I figured you’d keep calling. How are you?

If we’re going to be friends, you should know I hate small talk.

It isn’t small. I genuinely want to know.

Well…My holiday has turned into a shut in at the Regency Hotel. Every time I go out, there’s some reporter or paparazzi that manages to find me. The constant attention…it’s only getting worse.

I feel like I’m suffocating.

Maybe I can help. How? *clears throat* How would you like to join me for the summer? What a strange question. Is it? Yes, it is. We’re friends, aren’t we?

I'm headed to Dunningham Castle, up in the highlands, for four months. It’s quite nice this time of year. I can’t go anywhere with you--I’m photographed going to the bakery across the street.

I know my appearance at your performance caused some unwanted attention from the media, but there’s no press or cameras in the highlands. There’s barely electricity-- or running water--

Is this supposed to be endearing? My point is, there’s privacy. And space.  

[pause] Charles would never agree. I invite you. He’s my fiancé. I can’t go without him. Where is he now? [ pause] Paris.

And for the summer? Have you made any plans yet? He’s...incredibly busy.

[pause] I invite you as a friend. And you are free to decline. But I would very much like to help you.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Conflicting accounts over an Indigenous guest who was denied use of a restroom at Vancouver's Hyatt Regency Hotel has Indigenous groups claiming anti-Indigenous racism and moving to drop the hotel as a venue for a conference of 1,000 Indigenous youths taking place in two weeks.

At a press conference Friday, B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC) Executive Director Leslie Varley said the man, a cultural advisor in his early 40s, suffered humiliation and trauma when a Hyatt employee denied him entry to the restroom four times on the night of Feb. 24.

"The cultural advisor recounts how the hotel employee mocked him and smirked at him, noticing his wet clothing," said Varley.

Hyatt general manager Patrick Gosselin said in a statement that the employee was locking up the second floor restroom after 11 p.m. when the man approached. Gosselin said the employee initially asked the man to use the lobby restroom instead. [...]

Continue Reading.

Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[cryptidjeepers]

Had a dream i got a second job at dollarama but found out weeks later that hadnt been paying me so i went to the manager who was jamie lee curtis and told her. She realized they owed me $1500 and then the dream shifted to jamie lee curtis manager bringing me and a few employees to an enormous elite party. I briefly had the thought of how can a dollaramam manager afford this before i was distracted by the party's hot chocolate station. It was completely chaotic and i had no idea what half the things were but there were a millions ingredients including coffee, melted chocolate, premium whipped cream and i literally spent the rest of my dream at this station. Markiplier was there. I drank 2 hot chocolates and started a 3rd before i woke up.

I fell back asleep and was in a different part of the party (it was fucking huge, it also seemed to partially take place on my gradeschool playground idk). Dan and Phil were there and we hung out briefly with some other people??? And then i told people about the hot chocolate bar but i referenced it as a dream which has strange implications for the second dream. We eventually ended up at my house where i used my debit card like a hotel card to open the door and grabbed a bunch of blankets to sit on the front porch. And then it shifted to some regency bullshit that I dont fully remember

[faejilly]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favourite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💕

With the obvious caveat that I would assuredly pick five different fics tomorrow, here you go nonny, in no particular order, and attempting to NOT list just half a dozen Malec things just because they are my Hotel California fandom apparently... But I do have to have at least one for them! #BecauseMalec

out of some dreaming tree: Malec Fairy Tale Quest! A Forest That Eats "People" (and other Things)! Weird eldritch and magical lore!

This AU requires absolutely NO CANON KNOWLEDGE and I keep hoping some of the people who occasionally just read my fic for shits & giggles will try it even though they're not Shadowhunters people. But also more Shadowhunters people should also read it, I had such a great time writing it. 🤣

Vindication: M!Shepard/Jack. Did I mention I have a thing for fairy tales? AND ALSO JACK FROM MASS EFFECT? (I'm love her, your honors)

So it's almost more a series of post-game scenes than my usual prose story style (because Jack POV and that's how she wanted to tell it) and Jack's trying to learn the context of kids' stories, and take care of Shepard who is being kind of a dumb ass but mostly just, yk, trying to recover, and Miranda is Brilliant (even Jack is willing to admit it) and I am very fond of it.

souver'inan isala hamin (weary eyes need resting): DAI, Varric & a Dalish Inquisitor, friends vs family vs love... or something like that.

Having Varric be in your party again, having Hawke's shadow from the previous game spilling over your Inquisitor, was fascinating to me. (Especially as Varric & my Adelaide were family but not ever really friends, and family is a fraught sort of thing for a Tethras and a Hawke/Amell.) Romancing Blackwall and trying to be friends with Dorian, being Dalish and Inquisitor, it was just... prickly all the way through. (In a good way, imo.) My Inquisitor was also noticeably older than my Wardens or Hawkes had been, much more self-aware and dangerous in a way that the narrative of DAI seldom let me illustrate or articulate, and while I'm not sure how much of that is clear in the fic, I can still feel what it was like for Erana to despise the world she's going to save because she loves too many of the people in it to do anything else, and I enjoy wallowing in that sometimes.

Solace: DA2, Adelaide Hawke/Sebastian Vael, my darlings, my beloveds

While not the first thing I wrote for them, it was the story of their first meeting, and it meant a lot a lot a lot to me when I finally did manage to let it happen outside of my head. Also Sebastian recognizing the Adelaide/Bethany/Carver/Daryn joke made my day when I wrote it and still makes me smile.

Fine Feathers: Yuletide fic! Book!fic, which I don't do terribly often! M/F Regency Romance

An epilogue for The Quiet Gentleman which is, if you are unaware, a novel by The Lady Who Made Regency a Viable Modern Genre almost 100 years ago, which means it has a Very Specific Style and I was very pleased I managed to capture it. (Also it's both one of my favorites of Georgette Heyer's books but also one of the most frustrating, because the lead couple has like ONE HALF OF A SCENE TOGETHER so I wrote them together more and honestly now I like the original book better, which is some hellishly ridiculous hubris but I don't care.)

[jargonautical]

Domesday

MANOR HILL HOTEL and Day Spa sits up past Alfriscombe’s headland, a decorative shell formed gradually over the centuries around the core of the original medieval manor house. For centuries this was the family home of the Vernons, able to trace their noble line back to the Norman conquest and beyond, but a combination of expensive tastes, a series of disastrous investments and a few unlucky runs at cards forced them to sell up and retreat long ago.

It still has the air of a grand house, if you can overlook the Michelin star plaques screwed to the stonework beside the main entrance and the ‘[NO] Vacancies’ sign creaking on its gibbet down by the main road. The sweeping carriage drive still follows the curve of the manor’s boundary wall, taking new arrivals past well-kept gardens and grand views over the bay before dropping them at the front door. The frontage is all late Regency, clean and white in the spring sunshine with row upon row of identically sized sash windows, while newer extensions at the rear house guest bedrooms overlooking the back lawn, neatly clipped evergreens, and beyond that ancient woodland with the crown of Fairy Hill rising up out of the trees in the distance. In short, picturesque as all hell from every possible angle. Little wonder the first Baron Vernon chose this spot to cement his triumphant land grab post-Conquest.

The grand ballroom jutting off the south-east side is a Victorian addition from the family that owned it briefly until their only son was lost in the Great War. One of the bedrooms is still preserved as a shrine to his memory, the life’s work of his grieving parents, even his uniform laid out as if ready for him to return and don it before he heads off to victory. Mainder struggles to remember that family’s name, to his occasional shame. Not Vernon, certainly, and he had nothing to do with their misfortunes, but still. Maybe he’ll drop by the display later and remind himself. It feels like the right thing to do.

The only visible remnant of the medieval hall in these modern times is a wide Gothic arch just inside the front door. The old lord’s motto just manages to assert its presence if not its meaning, shallow scratches in the fragile sandstone barely legible now; HABEMVS TENEMVS, it used to say. A brief smirk ghosts across his face as he passes under the inscription and wipes his muddy feet thoroughly on the logo woven into the doormat. Initially dismayed when the hotel decided to adopt the Vernon coat of arms as part of their branding, between the threat of lawsuits and the enthusiasm of the fancy graphic designer they hired it ended up almost unrecognisable, with details like the lion passant the Vernons were once so peacock-proud of replaced by nothing more than a stylised scribble beneath the shield. The absolute cherry on the cake is knowing that it appears not just on doormats, not just printed on restaurant menus and crockery and the tiny guest soaps in the rooms, it’s even embossed on the luxury quilted toilet paper. Odds are that someone at that very moment is wiping their arse on the Vernon crest, and he couldn’t have devised a more fitting use for it if he’d tried.

This early in the year it’s sparse business, with the Valentine’s Day offers over and done with and the Spring Bank Holiday trade yet to materialise, but those guests who do make the trip tend to be heavily susceptible to impulse buys from the trinkets displayed at the treatment centre desk. He stops to admire, as he always does, the sheer artistry at work in arranging the showcase, each shelf in the display containing precisely the correct number of tempting items, not too crowded and not too sparse, all angled to sparkle just so under the cabinet lights.

Looking more closely though there are a few gaps. “You managed to shift that geode.”, he remarks, reaching into his coat pocket and flipping open his notebook. “Want me to send up another? Anything else you’re out of?”.

He’s left hanging when the young woman at the desk holds up a ‘wait’ finger and darts into the tiny office behind the desk. “All of the rose quartz.”, her voice echoes back to him. “Most of the pendants …”. She reappears with a handwritten list which she pushes across the desk for him to review. “Pretty much all of the fossils. Here you go. We had a big rush on over Valentine’s Day.”.

He raises his eyebrows, scribbling swift notes as he works his way down the extensive list. “No kidding. Who says romance is dead?”.

“Certainly not me!”.

The cheeky smile she shoots at him doesn’t go unnoticed, but he lets her flirting pass without comment. Gratifying as it was when he overheard that the young ladies at the spa reception desk ‘totally would’ even if he is ‘like, really old’, the days are long gone that he’d consider taking them up on it.

Back before the Closing his two chief duties were monitoring the Fold for strays and wanderers, and keeping track of the yasim, the half-bloods seeded year on year by the constant traffic between the two sides. He’d barely had to stir himself on that front in the last two centuries. Maybe there are more green eyes in Alfriscombe than you’d expect in such a small population, a bit more luck on the scratch cards or the horses. Realm blood leaves its mark. But these days there isn’t one that he could pick out of a crowd, the aura about them that says they’re someone he needs to watch over. Certainly there are none of his get. He hasn’t even had a relationship on this side for how long he can’t even remember for precisely that reason, and he’s not about to start now.

Business concluded, he ducks down the corridor in the direction of the events suite. Hotel management chose to decorate this section with a selection of tasteful prints in unfussy dark wood frames showing scenes from the history of Alfriscombe. He stops to admire what’s in his opinion the best of the lot, delicate ink lines and cross-hatching showing a view of the town from, if he remembers correctly, 1857. Yes, that’d be right; the pier hadn’t been built yet, and the old Abbey schoolhouse, one of the only victims of the fire of 1860, is still standing. Memory supplies the scene - the blaze and its aftermath, nobody hurt but the building itself reduced to smoking rubble - handwringing from the diocese and mutterings from the vicar about God’s mysterious ways. In truth God had very little to do with it, but he’s confident She would have approved of the outcome, if not the methods. No more kids being singled out at the teachers’ whim, mysterious discipline delivered behind closed doors strictly one on one leaving boys pale and tearful and resolutely silent. Not in his town. He still counts that as one of his better days’ work.

A couple of steps onward he halts again, head cocked as if listening to an unseen navigator, and apparently on impulse takes a sharp right into Hotel Staff Only territory, a service corridor providing hidden access to the function rooms and the restaurant. As such it’s an unloved, undecorated space designed for actual work to get done, safely out of sight of paying guests. Plush carpet underfoot gives way to easy-to-mop vinyl in dull blue. Utilitarian plastic skirting protects the bare plaster walls from the heavy catering trolleys, inclined to rumble on unchecked if you let go even for a moment. One such appears as he reaches the bend, and he stops close into the wall to let it go rattling past. The tiny young woman struggling to steer the beast nods breathless thanks and carries on her way.

Further down there’s the murmur of voices from an event in progress. More of the staff are in full action mode here, smartly kicking open the kitchen doors to bustle past and around him with water jugs and trays of coffee cups, but they pay him no attention beyond the occasional nod of greeting. They all know him, local kids grown up playing hopscotch or bulldog in the alley behind his shop, and for all his many faults he never could bring himself to be a dick to children. It works out nicely; they have nothing but positive associations with him, and this wouldn’t be the first time he’s taken advantage of that fact to use their domain as a shortcut.

He emerges precisely where he needs to be, the atrium at the centre of the function rooms. They're busy laying it up for the first break, and he drifts aside to keep out of the way, helpfully picking up a discarded lanyard from the floor. A sign propped on the easel by the other door proclaims that today’s series of seminars are on the subject of ‘Alfriscombe: Past, Present and Future’, and are kindly sponsored by the Warrington Institute.

He barely glances at it. There’s news to be had here today, but that isn’t it.

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Monte Carlo (2011, Thomas Bezucha)

27/11/2023

Monte Carlo is a 2011 film directed by Thomas Bezucha.

The protagonists of the film are Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy and Leighton Meester who in the film play three friends who organize a trip to Paris. The film is based on the novel Headhunters by Jules Bass.

Grace Bennett is a high school senior from Texas who works as a waitress with her best friend Emma Perkins to earn money for a trip to Paris after graduation. After admiring the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower, they lose the bus and their tour guide, and to take shelter from the rain they find refuge in the lobby of a luxury hotel where Grace is mistaken by everyone, including the paparazzi, for an heiress Englishwoman named Cordelia Winthrop-Scott. The heiress, however, secretly leaves the hotel to join her friends in Ibiza, so they spend the night in Cordelia's suite and from that moment a new holiday begins for the three friends.

As scheduled in Cordelia's agenda, the three leave together with the heiress' luggage, on a private jet for Monte Carlo where Cordelia must participate in a charity auction for which she must donate an expensive Bulgaria diamond necklace. During a party organized in her honor, Grace meets Cordelia's aunt, Alicia who actually mistakes her for her niece thanks to her incredible resemblance and Emma dances with Domenico, a French prince. The following day, Meg reunites with Riley, a globetrotting Australian boy she met briefly in Paris. When Grace take part in a polo match, Alicia quickly discovers that she is not her niece, who is a real talent in that sport.

The evening before the auction, Prince Domenico invites Emma to a dinner on a yacht. Meanwhile Cordelia sees a photo of her in a newspaper at a party with two girls and after discovering that her necklace is missing, she calls the police.

Cordelia manages to escape and reveals Grace's fraud, also demanding that she be arrested, but after Grace makes a public confession, Aunt Alicia, believing in her good faith, unexpectedly makes a generous offer for the necklace of 6 million euros.

Eventually Meg decides to join Riley on his trip around the world which is on a peak of Machu Picchu; Owen and Emma get married and live in Texas; while Grace volunteers in schools in Romania where she meets her love, Theo.

Nicole Kidman, Denise Di Novi and Alison Greenspan are the producers of the film for 20th Century Fox and New Regency Productions. The production began filming in Hungary on May 5, 2010 in Budapest.

[go-scottishgal14]

£16,000+++ being spent on the Harkles that should be going to wounded military people....two wankers in a suite...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will stay in luxury £2,000-a-night Presidential Suite complete with yoga mat, rain shower and 65in TV at 5* hotel for Invictus Games in Germany this weekend

By PAUL THOMPSON -- Daily Mail online...(edited by me, a very annoyed reader/poster).....

PUBLISHED: 16:23, 8 September 2023 | UPDATED: 16:36, 8 September 2023

Prince Harry’s popularity might be plunging but he will be on a high during his time in Germany for the Invictus Games as he will be staying in a sky-high Presidential Suite at a luxury hotel.

He is booked into a £2,000 night suite with stunning views across The Rhine and will be joined later in the luxurious residence next week by his wife Meghan.

The expansive suite on the 17th floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel in Dusseldorf will be his base for the next eight days.

On Saturday night he will launch the sports event for wounded and disabled military veterans and attend the week long event, dropping in to cheer of competitors in events such as archery, swimming and wheelchair rugby.

Staff at the five-star hotel – which boasts an expansive terrace overlooking The Rhine with a silver bubble shaped bar – were tight lipped about their VIP guest whose popularity in Britain has fallen to 32% from over 70% following his repeated swipes on the Royal family.

The hotel describes the accommodation as a 'premium' suite - with two 65-inch televisions, plush robes and even a yoga mat

The apartment-style suite includes a separate living area, kitchenette and a bathroom - complete with walk-in rain shower

A police motor cruiser has been parked near to the hotel in a show of security being beefed up ahead of Harry's arrival.

As the Games have been organised by the Bundeswher, the German military, there are also number of uniformed personnel around the hotel.

Members of the management team for the Games are booked into the hotel and Harry will be checking in when he arrives Saturday morning following his brief visit to the UK.

At the 2022 Games held in The Hague in Holland Harry and Meghan stayed in a Royal suite in the city's Hilton Hotel. Invictus management were also booked into the same hotel to that meetings could be held among the team.

His Presidential suite boast a king bedroom with panoramic views towards 250m high Rhienturm, a telecommunication tower that dominates the skyline of the German city.

The Presidential suite has a separate living area, kitchenette and a bathroom with a the bathroom boasting a walk-in rain shower.

The hotel describes the giant-sized 158sq m accommodation as a ‘premium suite’.

There are also two 65in TVs, one in the bedroom and the other in the living room.

[ashxketchum]

★WIP POLL GAME UPDATE ★

Starting from the least voted 🤭

[Banners/post-dividers by @/cafekitsune]

#4th Place (1 Line): Medieval Fantasy-ish AU (TyHil/Pokeshipping), Currently untitled

This seemed to be a cause of concern to him as well because, during the past few hours that Hilary had spent with the two, Misty had brought up Ash’s lack of physical prowess as a teasing point more than a few times.

#3rd Place (5 Lines): Fake Dating AU (TyHil), Currently untitled

“I’m sorry, I really am, but you owe me!”

The alley he had barged into turned out to be a dead end, Tyson cursed under his breath and came to a halt. Spinning on his feet to face the brunette who had surprisingly followed him all the way here from the hotel, he fixed her with an intense glare, hoping to scare her off but she had stopped a few paces ahead of him, keeping a respectable distance between them as she folded her arms across her chest and stared back at him with a passive gaze of her own.

“An apology for the kiss? Yes.” Tyson gritted his teeth as her words rang in his ears, pointing in the direction of the hotel they had just come from, he added in a bitter tone, “But whatever that was, hell no!”

#2nd Place - Tie - (7 Lines): Intimacy Series (Pokeshipping), Strawberry Kisses on AO3, yet to be uploaded on FFN

She wanted to squeeze her eyes shut and let out a loud scream, if she couldn’t even make up her mind over something like this, did she even deserve to win?

Feeling lost and confused, Misty’s eyes searched the stands for a familiar face and it didn’t take her too long to find him.

Ash was sitting in the second row from the front, not too far from where she was standing on the battle ground. He had been observing Starmie too but when their eyes met, Misty felt a new surge of energy rush into her veins. He didn’t smile, he didn’t give her an encouraging nod, he didn’t even look like he wanted to cheer her on. No, Ash’s face was lit up with an intensity of a raging fire, one that wanted to be at the centre of the ring and wouldn’t be contained until it got what it wanted. His jaw was set and his brown eyes bore into her, as if to say that if Misty didn’t see this battle through, he’d come down from the stands to finish it himself.

#2nd Place - Tie - (7 Lines): Regency Era (Mimato), In This Life and the Next on AO3/FFN

The rush she had felt when Sora first suggested the elaborate plan to her that night, had long since faded and Mimi was starting to doubt her ability to keep the story straight in front of Lord Stonefield. Her father always told Mimi, that she was not a good liar and thus she should refrain from even attempting to do so. And she diligently followed that advice, owning up to her mistakes whenever necessary, always speaking the truth to her father and her friends, even if it hurt their feelings often. However, Sora had not only managed to convince Mimi to go ahead with this ruse but dragged even her own husband into it, who was best friends with the man they were going to fool. Things did proceed smoothly at the beginning, Mimi pretended to stay sick so she would not run into the Earl as often at the Sunnyhill Manor while Sora and Lord Tai attempted to make him believe the lie they had cooked up. Sora informed her very brightly that Matt had walked right into the trap, perhaps things were easier with Tai helping them, and while that did relieve Mimi slightly, she still did not feel courageous enough to meet his eye until the morning they were meant to depart for his estate.

Once left alone in the carriage as it slowly waded its way to their destination, Mimi had no choice but to face him head on and keep up the lie all by herself, without the reassuring smiles of Sora or timely interruptions of Lord Tai to keep her company.

#1st Place (8 Lines): Soulmates AU (Mimato), Pieces of You and Me on FFN/AO3

Mimi awoke with a start.

Even as her eyes struggled to open wide, her hands felt the mattress beneath her and she knew instantly that she was in a stranger’s bed. The realisation gave her some strength to pull herself up and keep her groggy eyes open so she could take in her surroundings. The room was too minimalist for her tastes, Mimi thought as she scrunched up her nose at the dull grey colour of the bedsheet and blankets around her. Curtains of a similar dull shade covered the windows on the opposite side of the room, blocking the sunlight from entering the room and filling it with some life. Next to the bed was a small table on which a black, digital alarm clock rested along with a glass and a bottle of water. She wondered if the water was meant for her, and as if on cue, she was aware of her throat feeling parched so without a second thought, she reached forward and poured herself a full glass. While gulping down the water, she even became conscious of the headache that ailed her, almost as if someone had dropped a whole lot of bricks on top of her.

[shkatzchen]

~Update!~

Hello all!

I haven't been posting much content of late, but I have been working on a good deal. While I'm not well-educated in any of the various areas that are useful for this particular hobby (meshing, 2d image manipulation, or coding), I've made some great progress recently. I upgraded from Paint/Paint 3D to using GIMP, which has expanded what I can do significantly. I've also gained experience with Blender, including the management of uv maps and matching them to textures.

One of my favorite projects of late was converting the extremely talented Cashcraft's Danbury Regency and Your Grace Regency Sets from TS3, with a few alterations. For instance, Cashcraft made the dressing table and mirror sections separately, and the mirror was not functional. I wanted to make it a single piece and have it function like a vanity from Vintage Glamour. This became a much simpler prospect when I could sort the UV maps out so they didn't overlap as I could then join the mirror and desk instead of needing them separate.

I used them here in the Violet Boudoir of my Hotel de Charost build, along with another chaise lounge also converted from Cashcraft's TS3 work. [BTW, does anyone know her TOU? I can't find anything on TSR and I don't have an account there to message her directly. I'd love to share the conversions and recolors I've done so others can use them too, but I don't want to step on anyone's toes.]

I do have some other projects I absolutely can share and will soon. I have a few modifications of the Draping Palace Single from Seasons in the works geared to make it look a little more historical. However, my favorite project that I'm currently working on is a close stool so that my historical sims have better period-appropriate toilet options. I have a few kinks to work out, but it's going well.

Happy Simming all!

[dapurinthos]

managed to get actual pillows for the cases i got while in crete, literally while waiting for the bus in kamisiana (the store was in the same building as the hotel we stayed in there) to go to chania. they did have pillows in them at the store but there was no way i was going to be able to fit two full pillows in my suitcases going home so i got 10€ off of each by getting just the pillow cases, and i am just That Good with colour matching to my beloved sofa (dean farnsell, albert h munsell, eat your eyes out). look at how that one corner is flawlessly blended into the sunlit part and the bottom right on the other also flawlessly fits with the shadowed part.

found a sconce at the habitat for humanity re-store. i stopped in there to see what was what (always on the hunt for bookshelves). saw some demi-lune tables there but they were around the 65 to 80$ range, not that sturdy, and my bank account said 'mmmm. no.' i got a sconce marked down from 15$ to unknown amount, so the guy said it was 5$. i got it and a pack of faux-flame shaped light bulbs for under 15$. all i have to do is scrape off some badly applied metal leaf on the socket and re-paint it!

also got the fire and ice holo taco bundle because hnnnngh colours. i actually like the unicorn skin effect better than the holo™ (blasphemy! i'm gonna get kicked out of the rewards programme) because the holo™ does not play well with my migraines.

started the 40mg of vyvanse just as the pmdd was kicking in so i had a 'what the fuck vyvanse you traitor????' couple of days going on while keeping track of my mental and physical moods and symptoms/fixed things for my doctor. ended up with a message string of:

'DO NOT LIKE VYVANSE 40mg'

'go back to the 30'

'the pmdd is LYING to me, the vyvanse is fine'

i know the vyvanse was working because i had absolutely no irritability this time???? which is nothing short of a miracle because i am usually irritable all. the. time.

i did not do any impulse buying (the holo taco was before i even went up to 30mg and i know on 20mg i was impulse buying all over the place in crete. see: pillows), which is something i did not know the adhd meds could control. congratulations, vyvanse. now i'm lingering over things, looking at them on their websites and turning them in my brain before clicking 'add to cart', and even when they are in my cart i am casting looks at them from beneath my lashes and behind my fan. it feels very regency romance.