#She's Talking to Angels|Bethisms

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information

basics

full name: Elizabeth Irene Riley {{Birth-Certificate: Elikapeka Ailine Alohaekauneikahanuola'Ilikea'wahine Riley}}

nicknames / aliases: Beth, Apples, Konachino, Jelly Bean {{the nurse shark}}

height: 5 foot even

age: 27-35 {verse dependant}

spoken languages: English, Pidgin, French, Latin, Spanish, Basic/some: Russian, German, Greek, Japanese, Mandarin, Kikongo {Kituba}, Masalit

physical characteristics

hair color: deep chestnut/mahogany brown

eye color: green/honey brown {central heterochromia iridum}

skin tone: sand/olive with warm undertones { "deep autumn"}

body type: delicate/petite {ectomorphic/triangle}

dominant hand: left

posture: straight, graceful, poised

scars: The shark bite scar/muscle atrophy/shortened tendon {right leg}

tattoos: sea turtle with the Hawai'ian island chain on its shell, with a hibiscus {left hip} {eventually the tree of life as above/so below near the bottom of her neck/between her shoulder blades} She has three sub-dermal studs just inside the arch of her hip.

birthmarks: freckles around her chin, across her nose, sharp 'little' teeth

most noticeable features: Wide doe-eyes, 'fangy' smile, nose crinkles when she does so unguarded/genuinely.

childhood

place of birth: Pearl City/Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i. {for Turn: Brooklyn, New York}

siblings: Andrew Riley, Jayden Morgan

parents: The Admiral, Iwalani Kahananui {Riley} Stern

adult life

occupation: ER Nurse/ER Doctor {verse dependant, might be NYPD or SHIELD agent} {for Turn: Wealthy Socialite}

current residence: Verse dependent {for Turn: Philidelphia, Boston, NYC} close friends: this is an entire blog roll roster of my beloved mutuals, so verse dependent? {For Turn: Ben and Samuel Tallmadge, Caleb Brewster, Anna Strong, John Simcoe, Malcolm Baker}

relationship status: Verse dependent. Beth doesn't so much date as she lurks, closely. Waiting for all parties involved to tire out and just move in.

children: Beth is incapable of having children, but loves everyone else's. {Turn: None...yet.}

criminal record: various juvenile charges for destruction of property, vandalism, and the like. All neatly sealed and never to be spoken of again.

vices: entirely too fond of a glass or six of wine in the 'evenings'. workaholic.

sex and romance

sexual orientation: demi-sexual {{I would say she leans towards heterosexual but the body isn't exactly a concern for her, so long as she likes/feels connected to the person}}

turn-ons: Intelligence, kindness, wittiness, passionate, idealism, honesty, empathy, caring for other people, the environment, animals.

turn-offs: Cruelty, abuse {physical/verbal/of power, etc}, lack of respect, refusal to accept boundaries, one night stands

love languages: physical touch, acts of service, quality time

relationship tendencies: Beth tends to be slightly oblivious when it comes to relationships. She is avidly keen in getting to know people, cannot help but to try and nurture them in what seem to be natural ways as much as she's able to. She doesn't experience sexual attraction until well after feeling bonded to someone. This can lead to many mixed signals. When it comes to love/sex/romance, Beth tends to be a little naive and extremely trusting,and that has always broken her heart in the past. Beth doesn't do one night stands, or casual hook-ups, though she doesn't judge others for them. Some people might consider her clingy.

miscellaneous

hobbies to pass time: surfing, dancing, knitting, reading, gardening, card games, chess. {Beth is amusingly aggressive when it comes to competitive games/sports}

mental illnesses: Beth lives with bipolar disorder, shows signs of childhood trauma, and tends toward fear of rejection/abandonment self confidence level: Beth has all the self esteem of a banana slug outside of a medical-treatment setting. ~*~ tagged by: my darling M @honorhearted tagging: Tell me about your muses!

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Top Five: Authors that make you go, 'Ew. No, thanks.' (For both Turtle, and Beth.)

Blanket Fort Asks || -

The Nurse Shark || Beth Riley I. Knut Hamsun ~ Gorgeous and lyrical writing, supporting the naturalist movement but also welcomed and supported the Na*i invasion of Norway. So there's that. II. Riley Kennedy ~ Because the writing is bad and he should feel bad. III. EL James ~Fifty shades of fan-fiction gone horribly wrong and she owes the BDSM community an apology. IV. Stephenie Meyer ~Inspiring ELJ is bad enough but grammar here is horrifyingly atrocious, writing is repetitious, incredibly flat/one dimensional characters...and both the baby scene, Jacob...and the name Renesmee. Plus I am offended on the behalf of the entire Garou Nation. V. Jean M. Auel ~ Now, let me explain. Clan of the Cave Bears was beautiful. The ones that followed were okay. Then she HAD to write The Land of the Painted Caves. No one has this kind of time or patience in their lives.

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The Wizard Behind The Screen || Turtle I. Marion Zimmer Bradley ~ I loved her Avalon series but she was despicable in real life, an accomplice to her husband, and just the whole thing is horrifying. II. Anne Rice ~ Some good books, very influential but the woman was an absolute c***. The way she treated fans, animals, etc. III. Orson Scott Card ~Bless poor little Ender and Alvin Maker, but his anti-same sex marriage, blatant homophobia is terribly off-putting and I can't support him or his beliefs. IV. She Who Will Not Be Named ~ Fuck her. She doesn't deserve her characters and I am totally suing to become legally responsible for Severus Snape, and we all know he truly belongs to me anyway. V. Woody Allen ~His films have become unwatchable for the Ick.

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SHIPPING INFO // Answer the following for your muse(s) so people know how shipping works on your blog.

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What’s your OTP for your Muse(s)?

I will have to go with Jo's answer here and say every ship I have has something about it that makes it my OTP, something unique to us and our partner/their muse. And I don't want anyone to feel excluded or unloved or less loved than anyone else. I do think because she was literally created side by side with @morgansmornings that they share a deep bond that is both familial and the deepest sort of friendship. They are family. They are transcendent.

What are you willing to RP when it comes to shipping?

Platonic, familial, and romantic are all on the table with discussion ooc, time, and development. I will do pre-established on the first two but Beth is demisexual/quoiromantic, with a leaning toward sapioromantic. Meaning it takes bonding with someone before she even feels anything 'below the belt' so to speak, and doesn't really understand/distinguish the difference between romantic/platonic feelings, treating them both in the same way, but she does have a very slight preference toward people who can engage her mentally, and seduce her with their awkward intelligence. Toxic ships can be a thing with huge boundaries. The boundary is how comfortable with you as a friend, ooc, regardless of what we are writing. Currently I will be willing to do toxic with: Mischa/Larry { @thebiggestlies }, My Dear Prince and Ionaka {and potentially Na Baron Feyd Rautha @nightmarefuele }, Shades of Ben { @kylo-wrecked }. And I live for the hate-ship of Lorcan and Beth with @macdiari, whose mun is totally one of my bffs which makes it funnier. We can have meetings about the rest. Dubcon/non-con, etc...has to be plotted to within an inch of its life, I don't care what Beth says.

How large does the age gap have to be to make it uncomfortable? Age is not a really a thing with Beth when it comes to her significant other as long as they are a little over 'of age' {18-21}. She has literally one ship where this isn't the case and her paramour is 15 and she's 25...and it isn't what many people would assume, both of them are broken hearted. This a unique situation with @macdiari. Beth does have a penchant for older partners. Let the 'daddy issue' jokes commence.

Are you selective when shipping?

I would say yes. I only ship with chemistry. And by that I mean myself and the mun as much as the muses. Shipping requires a delicate balance between interest, trust, compatibility, goals... writing something fictional that isn't just pwp is not unlike building a real-life relationship. I want to get to know the other mun. I want us to have in-jokes, I want for us to be comfortable talking about everything and anything even if we might not always agree. I want us to be friends, first.

How far do steamy moments have to go before they’re considered NSFW?

I guess I follow the TV guidelines. We can write up to a certain point but once there's body parts that you wouldn't see on network television, it should probably get a tag. I don't care if there's a read more {I will occasionally do that for terminally long posts}, if my partner is more comfortable with one, great. If they prefer it on a different blog, awesome. If you want to write it on discord? Go ahead and add me, fren. I try to faithfully tag certain things because Beth is just...wrong and a lot of her hobbies and interests tend to be really morally questionable at best.

Who are other muses you ship your muse with?

Beth tends to be drawn to people who are neurologically divergent, biologically divergent, other-worldly, empowered, and the like. She is drawn to those who are lonely, othered, or unusual because there is so much in them she sees in herself. And if Beth happens to fall in love, she is neither likely to mention it, nor does she expect for the feeling to be returned. For Beth, love is love. So if you see someone on my dash, unless it's brand new just met you, know that they are cared for, and will always be someone important. As I consider every mutual mun and their muse{s} as some kind of relationship {platonic, familial, romantic, or enemy...I can't really list *every* blog. Sorry.}

Does one have to ask to ship with you?,

I mean it's nice to be asked, so at least I know in broad-strokes what sort of relationship you, the other person, might like but also the fiction can often dictate the course of how things go :)

How often do you like to ship?

I am not gonna lie. I love watching and writing how Beth interacts with people. How she slowly starts to unfold around them and what leads her to becoming involved with other folk.

Are you multiship?

Yes. And multiverse, too. One of the best things is when you have a multi-verse partner and get to see how your ships and theirs change from friends to other things, depending what verse your in, and how everyone can make a community with that information.

Are you ship obsessed or ship more-or-less?

Ship more or less. I love it as much as the next person but that's not the sole purpose of my blog.

What is your favorite ship in your current fandom?

I am still waiting for Olivia and Elliot to get married. IYKTYK.

Finally, how does one ship with you?

Let me know what you want? Be patient. We'll talk boundaries, desires, needs, and build it/grow it as it goes.

Tagged by: my darling @betwitchingbaker

Tagging: Heave ho, thieves and beggars....

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The Nurse Shark || Beth Riley

Five Songs for Your Muse I. Waiting for Superman || Daughtry II. Hand Me Down || Matchbox 20 III. Comfortably Numb || Pink Floyd IV. Blower's Daughter || Damien Rice V. Come As You Are || Nirvana Five Quotes for Your Muse

I. She reminded him of a trapped critter crouching on the floor like she was as far away from him as she could get. But as soon as the thought crossed his mind she was back on her feet as if the moment was respite to get her strength back. Not only back on her feet but in his face full of anger. ~ Raylan Givens || Angels and Outlaws {Justified au} II. The dog and pony she put on was entertaining at least. In spite of there being no show of it, he was amused by her intentionally telegraphed actions and the care with which she performed them– like he was some skittish horse she’d corralled and whose trust she needed to earn. ~Frank Castle || Rough Roads {Punisher au} III. He was hurting to be stuck in his own head, but it hurt worse to be out there, with her. He had healed, she’d seen to that. He didn’t think too hard about where all that power of hers came from. But it wasn’t enough to heal his head. All she’d wanted to do was talk about it, do what she could as a human to make it better. Unfortunately, that wasn’t how John functioned. He took the fag with nary a ta or blessing, then the lighter. Spooky how well she seemed to know him, how easy She could appeal to his needs. He thought about taking advantage, doing something horrid to her or himself, just to scare her off like he did to so many wankers in his life. You don’t deserve her, he knew that. ~John Constantine || The Laughing Magician's Apprentice {Hellblazer au} IV. Phantom eyes tracing phantom mien; where carotid pumps into nervous dissonance; where clavicle slopes into smoother, deeper, warmer nights. Jonathan doesn't look at Beth like she is the sun. His moon only wallows in the sky. Jonathan looks at Beth like she is visceral. Imperial silks of blood unspooled. Bones like pearly synapses tempering a wickedness, a molten decay. Neurons more fascinating than jewels.

“I don't want Eden.” ~ Jonathan Crane || Demons with Subtle Guile {Gotham au} V. How did she get up here? Did she scale the fire escape like a faery, like one of the Lost Boys, or Pan himself? Full of magic and mischief and perhaps madness.

Sometimes he isn’t sure Beth is real, which seems unfair, as she was perfectly whole. A person, a whole person, staring up at him from below but encompassing him from every side. ~Ben P. Solo || Look Both Ways {Modern au}

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tagged by: stolen from my darling C @nightmarefuele tagging: all of my beloved dash-goblins.

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bold what applies to your muse, italicize situational ones. feel free to add your own suggestions and carry it on.

tagged by: stolen from my dear @reevezs

tagging: Be fae, steal memes

The Nurse Shark || Beth Riley

VOICE HC / MEME

► ACCENT  

“country” │ “backwoods” │ “sailor” │ “upper class” │ “city slicker” | foreign speaker │ refined  

► ELOQUENCE

educated │self-taught | uneducated | doesn’t use conjunctions │ shortens words | omits entire words on occasion | mixes up words │ just makes up their own words! │ archaic english │ dependent on mood or setting | doesn’t use contractions

► TONE

loud │ soft │ room volume │ high pitched │ low pitched │seductive │velvety │ speech impediment │ abrasive │ gruff │ shrill │ booming │ matter-of-fact │ toneless │ husky │gravelly │ breathy │ nasal │ barking │ chatty │ condescending │ musical │ suave │ world-weary │ brash │ authoritative

► HABITS  

refers to self in third person│ incorporates different languages/terms/sayings │ uses gender-specific terms │ adapts to audience │ changes pitch around animals or children │ shifts tone when lying │ gives others nicknames │ uses terms of respect towards others

► OTHER BITS

Because Beth lives with an audio-processing disorder, she has difficulty with certain digraphs, particularly the "th" digraph, and often substitutes with a "d" sound, or drops it entirely.

When speaking with strangers or what she feels is putting on a show, or if she needs to be understood, she'll speak as close to perfect English as she can, what she calls haole-speech.

Beth often gestures or 'talks' with her hands, and knows Hawai'ian sign language and British sign language.

► VOICE CLAIM REFERENCE:

>will add one when I can find one<

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borrowed with grace from new friend Vee over @reyestr

FIRST MEETINGS MEME

A meme for first meetings and introduction threads, aka a ‘What you will notice about my muse first’ cheat sheet.

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GENERAL APPEARANCE

Sex: Masculine. Feminine. Non-Binary. Notes: Beth was born a cis-gender female and most of the time she's comfortable in that shape/body.

Race: Polynesian/Caucasian {Hawai'ian and Irish, respectively, or as she'd say it, hapa-haole}

Complexion: Beth's natural skin tone is a tawny/dusky shade that might be compared to sand or toast. Most public photos taken of her tend to lighten her skin as much as possible per the Admiral's request. When she spends her time out-doors she tans easily and resembles more her Island kin than the Irish side of the family. Beth tends to wear minimal make up, and when she's doing a dramatic look she usually sticks to eye make up and bold lipsticks, highlighting what she considers her best features. Upon closer inspection one might notice a small constellation of tiny freckles that hover around the right side of her mouth and chin, and another sweep of fainter freckles across the bridge of her nose. Her skin tone leans towards the autumn spectrum, and it is incredibly fine, soft.

Height: Beth is just barely five feet tall.

Body Type: Endomorph. Mesomorph. Ectomorph. Other / More Details: Beth is actually somewhat underweight for her size, ranging between 90-96 lbs. Most of her curves tend to remain in her hips and backside, and her chest is narrow, sporting a very modest b-cup.

Body Build: Small. Medium. Athletic. Muscular. Soft. Curvy. Voluptuous. Other / More Details: Beth has been called small, delicate, bird-boned. From behind or at a minor distance, she has been mistaken for a young teen or larger child. It is hard for her to put on or maintain muscle tone.

Body Hair: None. Shaves/Waxes. Trims/Grooms. Untamed. Color: The colour on her arms and legs matches that of her hair, a dark to medium dark brown. Notes: Beth's body hair tends to be incredibly fine, almost non-existent, and thus she doesn't feel the need to wax or shave very often.

Head Hair: None. Buzzed. Short. Medium. Long. Very Long. Asymmetrical Cut. Color: Naturally Beth has dark brown almost black hair with natural red highlights. Occasionally she might do a subtle colour, either deep auburn or honey-brown. Style: Beth tends to style her hair to within an inch of its life, keeping it sleek and straight so that the Admiral has nothing to complain about. Naturally it tends to be incredibly wavy/curly {3b hair}, with a tendency to become a touch frizzy in moist/damp air. Most of the time Beth keeps her hair long and loose. For work it's in a ponytail or bun, and when her mental health is at its absolutely lowest, she hacks it pretty much down to a bob.

Eye color: Beth has green/brown central heterochromia,which is what most people call hazel. Her noticible colour is green, with an almost honey brow mixed in. It is a far softer colour than her brother's.They tend to shift colour via lighting or dilation of the pupil. Details: Wide, upturned eyes tend to give her a Disney-Princess look. Her lashes are naturally long and thick.

Scars: Beth's left leg has a large shark-bite scar from the bottom of her knee to the top of her ankle. Within the borders of the scar the muscle is visibly atrophied and has the texture of something close to a burn scar. The tendons are shortened, making her left leg a fraction shorter than her right.

FASHION

Fashion Style: Vintage. Traditional. Casual. Artsy. Vibrant. Geeky/Nerdy. Tomboy. Sporty. Trendy. Preppy. Girly. Bohemian. Elegant. Formal. Grunge. Punk. Rocker. Gothic. Other:

Color Palette: Beth tends to wear seasonal colours {lighter pastels in the spring and summer, darker secondary colours in the fall and winter}.

Typical Clothing: Beth tends to wear as little clothing as she can manage without making a scene. During warm weather she tends toward camisole tops or bikinis. She tends to wear ankle/floor length skirts. For work, she wears scrubs. Beth does. not. wear. pants. unless she's out jogging, doing yoga, or wearing a wet-suit. And while she has a walk-in closet full of designer and custom gowns and other clothing, the kinds of which would make Paris Fashion Week drool in their dreams, she tends to prefer vintage clothing.

Piercings: Beth's ears are pierced in multiple places which differ from ear to ear. She has a sub-dermal piercing at her hip.

Tattoos: Beth has a tattoo of a honu {sea turtle} on the back of her left hip, whose shell contains the Hawai'ian archipelago and a hibiscus flower. Other tattoos vary verse to verse.

Other Information: Beth tends to hate shoes and will wear 'slippahs' whenever she can get away with it. At home she tends to be barefoot, or during cold snaps, she might tolerate socks. She likes to wear rings, bracelets, earrings when not at work. She keeps her nails manicured.

EXPRESSION

General Facial Expression: Beth's features tend to be open, friendly, and at worst, neutral.

Default Body Language: As stated above, she tends to have open, inviting body language that changes only when/if she has disengaged with someone, or it's the Admiral. Around the Admiral her body language is closed, defensive, on the verge of flight/fight.

General Movements: Beth's incredibly graceful from a lifetime of surfing, swimming, dance. She tends to flow through the room, slow and cautious. The longer she has been awake, or the longer she's been on her feet, it becomes apparent that she does have a faint limp, due to shortened tendons and ligaments, atrophied muscle in her shark-scarred leg.

NOTABLE FOR RP

Presence: Beth's entire presence rests on the fact that she is warm and gracious, curious until she's given reason not to. Everyone is treated like a friend. As such, she tends to be a soothing comfort, and someone a person can open up to easily.

Appearance: Beth is always perfectly dressed for every situation, impeccably garbed in public, perfect but often subtle make up. This does not carry through to being at home where she feels comfortable.

Scent: She makes her own essential oils/lotions and people tend to describe her as tropical; lightly floral, a touch of sea salt, coconut, macadamia, something very faintly herbal. Too soon after work, she tends to carry the smell of hospital antiseptics {and/or blood}.

Voice Description: Her voice tends to surprise people. Being so short and slight, most people expect her to have a high/thin/child-like voice. She speaks so softly that she rarely speaks above an audible whisper, and her tones tend to be a little husky/smokey, warm, layered. When she does have to raise her voice, it is the kind that doesn't brook arguments and carries the tone of command of a queen or a soldier, though she is neither.

Accent: yes / no More information: Beth has always had problems with certain digraphs {th in particular} and is most comfortable speaking her native pidgin with a slight speech impediment. She can, however, speak perfectly serviceable "Haole" {American English}. She also understands a host of other languages, and takes a small measure of pride in being able to pick local idioms/slang easily, despite her audio processing disorder.

Speech Mannerisms: Beth tends to be a touchy person; conveying meaning or clarity with minor touching of other people's hands, knees, shoulders when speaking closely. She also tends to gesticulating while she's talking. When she speaks "Haole" it is far slower, measured, careful than when speaking pidgin, with slight pauses occasionally as she struggles with a phrase or sounding out words in her head. When conversing with someone, she tends to watch the person's mouth and eye area to pick up contextual clues and mouth-shapes to help bolster her understanding.

Anything else to add? Beth tends to sometimes come across as the most real person in the room, is magnetic despite her best efforts. However, if she doesn't want to engage with someone, she tends to slowly slip away from their thoughts/memories, until she is absolutely forgotten. Perhaps the eeriest noticible trait is that she never fully blinks. Her eyes tend to only half close, three quarters at best. {It almost feels like she's missing a nictitating membrane}. The second most noticible trait is that she has small, sharp teeth, almost preternaturally so, and slightly crooked. {{Certain kinds of hunters and others like her recognise these as 'primal markings' and might speak to her slightly less than human dna}} {{Beth's main face claim is Kristin Kreuk, and her secondary face claim is Smiley Arianne}}

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Have you ever wished yourself away to a life where it's just you and Jay and an endless horizon?

"I mean, of course I have. But da kine about wishes is...wi'out some kind of action behind dem, dey stay only daydreams. Little fantasies ya tell yaself to get by ya day. Make it small kine beddah dan you might oddahwise hope." The answer is honest albeit brief. "Jay is more dan jus' my best friend since college. She's my hanai-sistah. My rock an' foundation against life's rough seas. She's also an instigator, a trickster, an' mebbe one of a handful of people who can make me laugh no maddah what. I love her wi' every fibre of my bein' an' if she walked in right now an' said 'let's go, kid', I'd drop everyt'ing, including dis call, an' go. I got a bag packed an' all, jus' waiting. "Of course it could all be a ruse, an' she finally gonna kill me because I really like her faddah an' t'ink he's a very handsome man. But still, I'd go. I can't imagine a time where I'll ever say no. Plus we could go somewhere fun, like New Zealand an' try to become Hobbits or whatevah. Hope dat answers your question. Is dere anyt'ing else you'd like t' know?" ~*~

{{tagging @morgansmornings for reasons}}

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How would you describe Beth’s voice? Do you have voice claim you hear when you write her dialogue?

We've discussed this in DMs, but I have always imagined Beth has an incredibly soft voice. When I say it's husky or deeper than one would expect, I feel like most people who see Beth expect her to be rather high pitched as befits her small and delicate stature. I love a lot of Kristin's tones and almost whispers throughout the run of Smallville and I think that's stuck with me when I was initially putting Beth together. The accent is a little harder to portray correctly, mostly because Beth does have a slight speech impediment {a byproduct of her audio-processing disorder}. Some words are difficult for her to enunciate, or distinguish between certain digraphs, most notably the "th". When she is extremely tired, impassioned, or otherwise emotionally compromised, she might tends toward slurring words. In most verses, she is perfectly capable of speaking with in generic American-English, the pidgin is just her making herself more comfortable. {And for my friends with dyslexia or other learning disabilities, I'm happy to skip the accent and leave it implied}. As for singing, Beth will be the first to admit that her brother's the musician and singer. She does absolutely enjoy singing, even if she's often a half a key or so off, but it's for fun.

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Favorite way to receive affection?

What’s something their significant other can do to make them feel safe?

Do they workout or put on makeup for their significant other?

Do they find a need to be in a relationship, or do they have a ‘if it happens it happens’ feeling?

What food or drink can be given to them to show that their partner really cares?

Soft Sunday Mornings || Accepting

I. Favorite way to receive affection? Beth loves the feel of fabrics beneath her fingers. Moreso the warmth and texture of skin beneath her own. Likewise, she adores being caressed, kissed, or hugged close. Holding hands and laying with her head in someone's lap while they card through her hair are things that make her melt. II. What's Something their significant other can do to make them feel safe? To physically make her feel safe? Wrap her in a hug. Hold her close and let her head rest against your chest so that she can feel your heart beating. Rub small circles against her back. Let her make a blanket fort out of your arms {or your hoodie}. To emotionally make her feel safe? Listen to her without laughing or mocking the strange little things that eat at her in the dead of night. Don't tease her about struggling with words and don't be mad at her when she asks you to repeat yourself a half dozen times. Give her the grace to be the little manic-pixie nurse-shark she tries so hard to be, it helps her hold off the gaping maw of depression. III. Do they workout or put on makeup for their significant other? Beth prefers yoga, jogging, surfing, swimming, dancing...almost everything other than what she considers banal gym-rat work outs, unless she's doing so with a friend or partner. Make it a game or a competition and she'll go as hard as she possibly can. A lot of time though, it has to wait until she's rested up from her gruelling work schedule. As for make up, she knows how to apply it for special events, or for specific reasons, causes. She does, on the occasion, enjoy dramatic looks that emphasises her eyes and her lips, drawing attention to what she considers her best facial features but for the most part, the more comfortable and engaged she is by someone, the easier it is for her to go au natural. IV. Do they find a need to be in a relationship, or do they have a ‘if it happens it happens’ feeling? Beth doesn't believe that relationships last. She doesn't see herself as someone worth keeping after the initial shine has worn off and the work begins. She works too long and too hard. She's always got one thing or another to eat up the time between her shifts, causes she's tied to and obligations that aren't exactly good for her mental health. She's under no delusion that she isn't a handful that no one really wants to take on for very long. She's content having her deepest relationship being with her Hanai Sister, being part of the group rather than the centre of someone's universe. V. What food or drink can be given to them to show that their partner really cares? A properly brewed cup of Kona coffee, with either soy milk or coconut milk, and two modest spoons of sugar. This is love and life in one perfect cup. She misses all of the foods that were common in Hawai'i growing up; kalua pork, spam musubi, poi ~two finger, try an' mahalo~ or malasadas, manapua, saimin, loco moco...the list is endless. While Beth considers herself primarily a pescatarian, she does and will eat things with meat when she's in her native islands. And while this may sound easy, almost nothing on the mainland resembles authentic Hawai'ian or Samoan food. She would probably stab somebody for the low, low price of real huli-huli chicken and a side of ogo. Outside of that, coffee and cinnamon crumb coffee cake are good choices.

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What ghost haunts you?

The Nurse Shark || Beth Riley

the ghost of devotion your body was crafted to be loved and to be adored. You write with the touch of a poet, the fingertips of a lover. If you are not loved, you are not whole. You are made to be sculpted by the hands of another into something perfect. Without their love, you feel as though you may crumble without the support of purpose their touch provides. When Ernest Hemingway wrote “it was too good to last.” When Ocean Vuong wrote, “I miss you more than I remember you.” When David Foster Wallace wrote, “everything I've ever let go of has claw marks on it.”

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What combination of scents do others associate with you?

ocean breeze, starlit skies, lavender, bamboo you're the wide, open sea meeting the clear, starry skies on the hazy horizon. you reach out a hand and a gleaming star falls into your palm. you're at peace. the moon smiles down at you. scents recommended for you: light blue by dolce & gabbana, omnia crystalline by bvlgari, meander by amouage, replica: lazy sunday morning by maison margiela ♡

stolen from: @southern-belle-outcasts