#Sound System At Home
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moonsvillain · 1 year ago
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have been toying with the idea of an au wherein shen jiu, after burning down the qiu household and running away, comes across xie lian rather than wu yanzi poaching him immediately afterwards:
i'd imagine in this verse he runs away to town rather than immediately being found in the aftermath of what he's done. at this point, shen jiu would be too paranoid to consider reaching out for directions to cang qiong mountain even if he wanted to make it there: what if they knew what he did? or figured it out if he did know? (if he even had the mind to think of these things through his panic)
he doesn't want to end up begging on the streets again, though—too alike his childhood and last time he was in that position, shen jiu ended up with the qius in the first place
so he takes refuge in temples that he comes across, stealing food when he can before moving to a different part of the rather large town he's ended up in so there's no clear pattern of when he shows up at whichever food stall
despite not holding that same respect and unwavering belief in gods (how could he, after everything he's gone through? shouldn't they have stepped in, sometime? what god would let him suffer as he did, separating him from the only person he loved?) he knows better than to try them, and begrudgingly thanks them for the shelter (because this he did appreciate, at the very least, if nothing else)
winter hits hard when it does, and shen jiu, after spending so many years in the qiu household, forgot how the cold seeps into your skin and bones without solid walls to keep out the frigid breeze.
he quickly falls ill with nothing to protect him from the elements but his threadbare clothing, and when he grows ill, he becomes slow. shen jiu nearly gets caught stealing, running away before he can be dragged to a town guard for his offence, but earning himself a nasty wound to his leg as he retreated
sickness + the cold + the wound leave him weak and wanting: missing qi-ge, reminiscing on nights where they'd curl up together for warmth, still cold but not alone, the two of them steady against the storm that raged on ahead of them
fever-ridden and teetering close to death, shen jiu wanders into a temple late at night and sinks to his knees, falling to his side, heart-rate slowing. in his delirium, he misses the figure taking shelter from the storm in the corner, watching him
shen jiu wakes up (he doesn't expect to), warm while he hears the wind whistle. he's still in that temple from earlier, but it's considerably... cozier. a small fire warms the inside and his clothes aren't as damp against his cold skin. his fever's broken, too—he doesn't know how long it's been, but he's glad he didn't die: never realized that he wanted to live until he was close to forfeiting his right to
here is where he meets his accidental saviour: xie lian stood over a slowly bubbling pot of stew that smells heavenly to shen jiu—he'd eat just about anything at this point, starved
his immediate distrust of xie lian stops him from being truly excited about his appearance
their relationship is veryyy shaky at the very beginning: shen jiu refuses to trust him and xie lian refuses to abandon this strange child he found on the verge of death
(there's a strange sort of bond built up when you nurse someone back to life, dragging them away from the brink of death and xie lian isn't interested, but he's curious about this kid who stumbled into his temple at the dead of night on a midnight in winter)
shen jiu's torn between distrust and this desire for company he didn't know he possessed; after being alone with no one but the qiu household [before he went on his massacre] he didn't realized how much he wanted to share space with someone who wasn't actively hurting him until he was afforded the opportunity to experience non-violent company with xie lian
his distrust slowly declines when he finds out that xie lian is a cultivator. despite being arguably too old to learn cultivation to the fullest extent he could have if he started a few years earlier, he still desperately wants to learn
xie lian, perceptive as ever, slowly starts teaching him bits and pieces of the basics, teaches him to meditate, takes care to keep his distance when it looks like shen jiu's getting overwhelmed
shen jiu can't help but get attached. he hates it
shen jiu decides to test xie lian before resigning himself to this
he was snappy, impatient, and argued with xie lian, when he came over, one day, waiting for some form of punishment to come, bristling like a spooked cat.
nothing came of his experiment but a slight frown from xie lian, which made shen jiu feel almost bad—xie lian almost reminded him of qi-ge, which made him feel doubly bad because he desperately wants to find him
shen jiu came to xie lian the next day with a pastry [that he stole] as an apology. and a request:
"teach me how to cultivate so i can be a disciple at the cang qiong sect"
xie lian agrees easily enough: he's been around shen jiu to see that despite the late start, he has potential to be great [especially untouched by wu yanzi and his twisted form of cultivation]
shen jiu throws himself into his studies, working himself to the bone
xie lian is concerned by this and after trying to soften the load of his work doesn't make shen jiu slow down, he becomes stern: warns him against trying to chase too much frivolously
this leads to a breakdown of sorts—where shen jiu gets angry, dismissive, before becoming upset. the average emotional depth of a teenager but, like, 4 times worse because of the circumstances
xie lian coaxes the story out of shen jiu here; qi-ge [the first time he's mentioned aloud by name], the qiu household [only the barest of details. shen jiu refuses to dwell], and the night shen jiu made qi-ge leave, as well as qi-ge's promise to come back
shen jiu finishes by telling xie lian he needs to make it back to qi-ge, needs to see if he's still alive, he's been selfish for sticking around as long
shen jiu tells xie lian that he needs to figure out as much as he can, as fast as he can, so he can leave and make his way to cang qiong mountain with some sort of base knowledge to make it in. and that he's not sorry for pushing himself because he doesn't have time
xie lian is quiet for a while
puts a comforting hand on shen jiu's shoulder and tells him he understands; he knows someone who would do anything to make it back to the one they loved, understands the pain that comes when time and distance separates the two
however, xie lian tells him, he can't let shen jiu push himself. he'll only stunt his progress by hurting himself rather than speed things up
shen jiu is ready to argue again before xie lian offers to make the trip with him
shen jiu doesn't believe it at first—who would bother with helping him for this long if they weren't getting anything out of it? he already found this hard to believe, let alone the fact that xie lian would drop everything to travel with him for weeks on end
xie lian doesn't shake in his resolve, though. shen jiu figures out he's being serious and wants to argue, but he's just—relieved
so many people have stood as roadblocks on his path back to qi-ge; xie lian might be the first person actively trying to help them
it almost reignites hope in him; someone other than him believes in them. someone other than shen jiu thinks they'll make it back to each other and succeed in reuniting. xie lian's faith in him is like a gust of wind beneath his wings
he agrees to their road trip
[xie lian makes sure to tell his beloved he'll be away for a while]
[shen jiu doesn't notice that xie lian buys steamed buns off the same stranger in nearly every town they stop by for a night of rest in the following few weeks]
[xie lian notices, years later, when shen qingqiu doesn't recognize him upon their first meeting in decades. shen yuan doesn't know xie lian, but xie lian knows this isn't shen jiu, anymore]
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vanishingmoments · 7 months ago
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the way theaters are dying because people think "oh I'll just catch it later on one of 700 streaming services" is really tragic. I've seen four movies in theaters this year and with one exception I can say that the experience of seeing them again on my TV will never be anywhere near as complete of an experience.
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silvershadow1711 · 12 days ago
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I dunno about about you guys, but if Ray gonna be bad to me I'll say: if you keep going this way, I'll write a gay fanfic with you and (*insert name of a person he hates*) and it's gonna be omegaverse!
Other way, he'll think twice to be mad...
Bro, you're gonna make Blaze impregnate Ray?! There is a non-zero percent chance he sics NAHA's lawyers on you...
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cultivating-wildflowers · 5 months ago
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*opens phone* why is she snapping me from the other room…?
the snap:
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lckydog · 7 months ago
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the best thing that could’ve happened to me, happened to me.
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bunnyboy-juice · 2 months ago
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awawawawawawa
#bunny rambles#i was “cleared” to go back to work yesterday but she told me i could use the rest of the time also if i wanted/needed#and im using it. but the little corporateanxietybot who lives in my head and tries to make me be a Good Worker[tm] is SCREAMING HER HEAD OFF#cause she thinks my boss/Dad is gonna scream at and hit her for being Lazy#this is a trauma post also um. didnt expect to name her rn but she's screaming and i cant scream back cause she sounds like alarms and those#scare crustywhitedog so i have to calm that one so i don't meltdown#my wife submitted the RTW date for me so like. its okay im actually taking the time and ik this is necessary also bc. it is clearly unwell#that its freaking out because it's gotten a more than a 2 day break for the first time in a year#ik corporateanxietybot has protected me in some ways but. i gotta kill her so bad. maybe H can help me reformat her somehow .....#i also hate her is the thing. she cant hear me rn bc she's just looping in circles alarming but anyway. i hate her. like Me. she's so#capitalismcorebootlicker and i hate that about her and i hate that she exists and i hate that she exists bc my dad raised me to be an#Employee instead of a person 🙃🙃🙃🙃#im not elaborating or explaining any of this. this is a diary entry now#i wish i could click her to kill her like the drones in hardcoded lmao it'd be so much easier. ik she like. lives in the work mode mask as#well which is also HARD bc if im not actively thinking Of work or At work she's nonexistent#but shes so LOUD 🙃🙃 like shut up. we're not gonna explode n die from taking an extra week off you're being dramatic our boss isnt Dad#like he LITERALLY isn't Dad. not even close. he's like the most docile man in the world come on ik they're around the same age and both hve#held authority over u but boss checking in wasnt a trap ur not ab to get caught doing wrong ur fiiiiIIIIIIINE#(also corporateanxietybot is not an adult. she's 15 and terrified but she integrated to my work mask which is the problem cause she makes me#a “phenomenal employee” and also makes me work myself sick when she is given the reigns. little devil on my shoulder except the capitalist#system we live under treats her as a positive thing so she gets positive reinforcement at work which only makes her more anxious 😭 i gotta#talk to H about this next Friday huh. also wow. parts work has made it a lot easier for me to acknowledge these behaviors so i can confront#them easier. weird. strange even. so many parts have gotten names this past month n im realizing also why its been so hard to process stuff#but it also has made me kinder to myself. anyway she turned off (her batteries are low since she's been home for a month too) so im gonna#clean myself up and get some food in me and then get some cleaning done
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sob-dylan · 7 months ago
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i just got this fucking sick, refurbished bose cd player/radio that got discontinued in 2017 and in just one day it has changed the course of my entire life. i can listen my cds and the radio in my apartment! just like in the days of my youth! my compact discs and and all the radio stations that i love have been liberated from the prison that was my car! they have come home! they have come home!
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9misoundsystem · 7 months ago
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📍Partida lo Pedreño 330, San Fulgencio (Alicante)
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☀️ Con la despedida del verano, damos la bienvenida por primera vez en España al "Feels Like Home Festival".
🏝️ Este festival autogestionado, emana de una conexión internacional de personas que luchan promoviendo mundialmente la cultura de una pequeña isla, llamada Jamaica. 🇯🇲
🔊 Para este estreno habrán 2 areas:
🔶 Roots, Reggae, Dub, Steppers, Jungle (sonorizado por @ninemilesoundsystem ) 🔶 Dancehall, Afrobeats, Amapiano (King Cali Sound)
🤸🏾 Contaremos con DJs, artistas y bailarinas locales e internacionales de la escena, que os harán temblar los pies al ritmo caribeño 🪇
Además tendremos puestos de artesanía 💍, 🌱, comida jamaiquina y opción vegana…🐇
Cuéntale a tus amigas y amigos porque esto se viene fuerte y con un sentimiento familiar…¡como en casa! 🤗
Donativo: 10€ 🫶🏾
⚠️ENGLISH⚠️
☀️ As we say goodbye to summer, we welcome for the first time in Spain the "Feels Like Home Festival."
🏝️ This self-managed festival originates from an international connection of people who fight to promote the culture of a small island called Jamaica 🇯🇲 worldwide.
🔊 For this meeting, there will be 2 areas:
🔶 Roots, Reggae, Dub, Steppers, Jungle (powered by Nine Mile Sound System) 🔶 Dancehall, Afrobeats, Amapiano (King Cali Sound)
🤸🏾 We'll have local and international DJs, artists, and dancers from the scene, making your feet skank to Caribbean riddims 🌴.
Plus, we'll have craft stalls 💍, 💨, Jamaican food, and vegan options…🐇
Tell your friend to tell a friend because this is coming strong, with a family vibe… just like home! 🤗
Donation: 10€ 🫶🏾
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matoitech · 9 months ago
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i’ll be really happy when we have ac, a washer and dryer, and a shower again
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gratitude list time I'll go first
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saltyoaktree · 2 years ago
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the way i can see ted following in his father's footsteps after that finale
Edit: ok I've had some sleep and took some time and I don't actually think that. I still agree with the tags though
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gith-zeri · 3 months ago
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Baron's Haven pt.1
Mina Novak's Room
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Felicia Aguilar's Room
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#couple of environment shots while I look for Demetria's VA claim#Let's see how the Haven is when the ladies are out for the night#wanted a contrast between both rooms; Mina's is warm‚ homey‚ and has clear separation from her sleeping area & desk#she's filled her room with plants from the greenhouse and is using them to build terrariums#she has ignored college work on her desk#her bed is messy but clearly lived in and enjoyed‚ with random shit packed away underneath(probably as an old DS stored in there).#Her walls are painted and decorated with photos‚ but it looks like she's updating it regularly‚ so everything is held up by tape.#you can tell the room had a lot of effort put in to create an environment that felt safe for Mina#And on the opposite side of the coin‚ you have Felicia's room. Dark and moody with an unfinished industrial edge.#There's no separation from the busyness of the room; everything has to be near her head‚ nothing out of sight‚ It's safer that way.#Her bed looks hardly lived in‚ saved for a stray blanket; like the bed she acquired for herself isn't really for her subconsciously.#And can't bear the thought of ruining it with her body‚ thus sleeps around the decorative pillows#there's a lack of personal novelties besides various CDs n' records that pair with the sound system in the room#vices from life that she can no longer indulge litter the walls‚ cigarettes pile up on the nightstand;#And there's artbooks that younger her could've only dreamed of owning#on the right nightstand‚ there's two terrariums from Mina. The only other life in the room besides the fishtank;#i'm rambling#vtm ocs#I honestly find the idea of Mina finding the loft Felicia bought without much thought scary as a kid‚ and Felicia doing everything possible#to circumvent that feeling‚ quite funny#Felicia: I've lived in various slum houses and pack dens for ages‚ I can deal with industrial grit#Mina: I'm scared#*Felicia immediately finds herself in a Home Depot looking at paint swatches for an 8-year-old*#It's also funnier when you realize Mina's aesthetics go against Felicia's and makes the Toreador's Bane act up.#I'm rambling even more now
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aneverydaything · 1 year ago
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Day 2038, 21 January 2024
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none-tadashi-left-hiro · 8 months ago
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I literally don’t know how to talk about and process this without sounding like some sort of weird incel but maybe that’s what’s going on
#like#I just want a support system it’s not that deep#but I hate feeling all triggered and emo and whatever abt it as if I’m some sort of tragic martyr#I’m just another 20 something living in USA with no good social support services#like this is just what happens#like I’m processing to myself in the tags and it sounds like something some drag queen would roast you for#like hi you never got enough attention from your parents and it’s obvious#like girlllll??????#I need to chill#no I do need to let myself process these emotions like I know what the healthy mindset is for this but GODD#a nerve was hit apparently#like there’s no more looking for parental figures the older you get#the people you wanted to be your parental figures are now just like your age???#what the fuck do I do with that#volunteer at a nursing home I guess#how do people stop pitying themselves forever about this and just live their lives like what the fuck#how do u do that when u still feel like u don’t have a solid support system irl like I guess really no one was coming to save me from#my parents like I’m just stuck here with no idea of where else to go#I have been getting very good at keeping myself open to change and new beginnings and whatever#but holy FUCK can someone hurry up and like let me live at their place for free and be nice to me and I will also be nice to them and maybe#I will be able to make money in a way that is not traumatizing and then we pay off our house and are friends with everyone and can handle#whatever life throws at us#like what about that huh#like what the fuck#ok I think I got all the weird ranting and being stupid and processing out
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mechahero · 6 months ago
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Character headcanon generator - 10 headcanons! Generate 10 headcanons and share whether they're true or not. Repost, don't reblog.
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Lambda has an incredible long-term memory but an awful short-term memory. (Not true. His long and short-term memory are fricked to hell in back. #untreated ADHD BABEYYY)
Lambda speaks only in meme references. (Not true. For all the time he spends on the internet, he rarely picks up on memes.)
Lambda can beat you up, but wont. (True... to an extent. He usually needs a fairly good reason to do so.)
Lambda hacks their stats in every video game they play. (Not true. He likes to play video games as is.)
Lambda enjoys doing taxes. (Not true. This guy has not done taxes ever in his life. Unless you count item tax when he heads out of town to get groceries he can't find in Motor City.)
It would not take much for Lambda to turn evil. (... technically true. All it would take would for there to be an event that's far too much for him to handle to happen before Lambda says fuck it and starts behaving like the genuinely terrifying monster he's been turned into on a widespread scale.)
Lambda is a very good singer. (True but only a bit. He's decent.)
Lambda is afraid of doing anything without their parent's permission. (True but only pre cyborgification. He used to be downright terrified of doing something without their permission, usually his mother's, because going out and doing it anyway meant coming home to get hit for it.)
Lambda can't sit in a chair properly. (True. If he finds a way to sit that's comfier than how you're supposed to sit in a chair, he's going to do it.)
Tagged by: stole it from @electricea lol Tagging: YOU 🫵
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phagodyke · 9 months ago
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yeah I'm not gonna talk abt it am I...
#well thats okay. eventually itll come up naturally. and if not well. it doesnt make me feel very okay. but its not a big deal#and i guess ill meet ppl in the future who will curate a different idea of me and maybe therell be fewer misunderstandings#<- coward who CAN communicate to save their life but not in any lower stakes situation for their happiness n quality of life#we <3 repression n insecurity. maybe if i keep digging at the corner of this bit of the labyrinth with my spoon ill get out someday 😌#anyway.. theres my daily vague vent post got it out of my system#wanted to do it earlier but ended up not having much time after work n then called friends which was nice :^)#also i never have signal at work these days.. my boss has said shell get me on the staff wifi tho cuz i do need it for work reasons#its rare to need it for work purposes bc we all use work pcs n stuff anyway and not rly supposed to use mobiles in the lab#but yeahh.. god i have so much admin shit to sort out also gotta text family back before i sleep i forgot to earlier#its all good.. also my memory foam pillows turned up so i no longer have to steal my roomies extra one for my neck pain <3#ik she was missing it... not to sound like a creep but it was nice that it smelled like her a little. just familiar innit#we're always around each other so its just what being home smells like to me.. listen i have a sensitive nose 😔✋️#if we were a lot closer i would ask if i could sleep in her bed while shes away but we're not so it would come across sooo weird..#and i would feel rly weird abt someone sleeping in my own room without me there. well maybe not actually. as long as they werent snooping#<- guy whose mother used to go thru their shit all the time n struggles to not feel paranoid and distrustful when it comes to privacy#was thinking recently my ideal living situation w a partner would be separate rooms but we still share the bed sometimes#but not every night bc im a sensitive sleeper... but we can switch bedding so i can still smell them if i wake up in the night alone#like how new mothers trying to get babies used to cot sleeping each have a cloth or blanket and swap every night#so the baby is comforted by the blankets smell and sleeps more peacefully.. and momma finds it easier being apart from the baby too#sorry this is getting gooey and weird my meds have been wearing off the last couple hours im so sleeppyyyy 😭#well.... maybe everything can wait until tomorrow..... bed is calling..#goodnight everyone muah#.diaries
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