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midnightcreator12 · 11 months ago

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The Portal Home is Built With Roadblock Chapter 26 - Homestretch

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And this chapter has new ref sheets for Chula!

Chula spends a little time with the boys before she goes home. And she makes a decision.

“Seriously. We were on an Earth, with pizza, for a month!” Mikey threw his hands in the air dramatically. “How did we never get you any? Leo told us that you don’t have pizza in space and we never once order in!”

Chula shrugged, “Must’ve slipped our minds between the whole kidnapping thing that happened.”

“Which I would prefer we did not talk about! Thank you very much!” Donnie shouted from his seat.

“Can you guys chill?” Raph grumbled from the middle of the transport. “Raph’s trying to drive responsibly.”

“You mean grandma slow!” Leo gripped. “Dude, I haven’t had a creepy supreme in over a year! Step on it already!”

Mikey pulled a face at the mention of the ‘creepy supreme’, sticking out his tongue, “Why do you even like that stuff?”

“Predator turtle brain,” both Leo and Donnie answered in unison.

Chula chuckled, shaking her head, “You think we should let this Hueso fella know that Leo’s, ya know, not dead?”

“Why spoil the surprise?” Leo asked. “I think it’d be kinda fun to just do my normal thang.”

“You don’t know how to tell him without it being weird and sad so you’re springing it one him instead,” Donnie said.

“Hey!”

“Okay! We’re here!” Raph jumped up from his seat, clapping his hands together. “I’m thinking an extra large creepy supreme for me.”

Mikey gagged.

Chula snorted, dutifully following the boys off of their tank and into…a narrow alleyway with a, frankly, ridiculous amount of graffiti. She still walked into it, even as she eyed the overflowing refuse bins and tiny scavengers, “Seems like an odd place for a canteen.”

“Well, ya know, can’t make it too obvious. Kinda defeats the purpose of a secret restaurant,” Leo strode up to a particularly heavily painted stretch of wall, popping a hand on his hip as he looked it up and down before spinning and falling backwards.

Right through the wall.

Chula jumped forward on instinct, claws snapping out to pull Leo back. But she stepped partly through with the action. Color and noise exploded around her in bright gold lighting and dusty old brick.

She blinked a few times, eyes scanning over the dozens of- yokai, Leo had said they were called?- that occupied the space, eating, drinking and laughing, filling the space with a cozy atmosphere.

The rest of the turtles scrabbled in behind her, all four moving to ‘present’ the canteen to her.

“Pretty sweet, right?” Leo beamed up at her.

She chuckled, reaching down to ruffle his now very long mask tails, “Yes Verd’ika, it is very cool.”

“Hey sweet,” Mikey pointed towards the far wall of booths. “Our spot is open!”

“Oh yeah, best seat in the house,” Leo pumped a fist before grabbing Chula and tugging her further into the canteen.

When they got closer, it became clear why this was the turtles favored spot.

It was a simple booth overall but one thing that made it different was the fact that the table was off center. The small change meant one side could accommodate the three smaller turtles and one could easily fit Raph and all found would be perfectly comfortable.

And, in today's case, a Mandalorian hybrid as well.

Leo pretty much launched into a seat, followed closely by Mikey, both giggling and shoving each other. Donnie and Raph settled in much more calmly, shaking their heads at the other two’s antics.

Chula started to sit as well, when a feeling crawled up her spine.

She didn’t know if it was Lasat instinct or Mandalorian training, but she always knew when someone was staring at her. And sometime after the fourth time Leo got kidnapped, her sixth sense extended to him.

So when the feeling of eyes linger far too long started to make her fur stand on end she paused, slowly turning to scan the room.

She found the guilty party easily, because he was literally standing in the middle of everything.

But when she spotted him, she had to do a double take.

Then a triple.

Because, yes, Leo had told her living skeletons were a thing here and the proprietor of Run of the Mill was one of these living skeletons. But even with that prior knowledge, actually seeing an actual skeleton, standing in a dark suit and hat holding a little book and pen, made something in her brain screech to a halt in shock.

But if that skeleton was who she thought he was…it would explain the staring.

She turned back to the group, sliding into the booth and lowering her voice, “Out of curiosity, how close are you to that Hueso fella?”

“Oh, me and Mr. Bonsey are great friends! We even went on an adventure one time and I helped him reconnect with his brother and I totally saved this place from disaster to help him out.”

“I helped that time, ya know,” Mikey grumbled, crossing his arms.

Leo flapped his hands dismissively, “Yeah, yeah, we learned a lesson about teamwork and healthy sportsmanship…why do you ask?”

Chula’s ear flicked, listening to the squeak of leather shoes on hard flooring as someone started to advance on the booth. She grinned and raised one hand to point.

Leo frowned, slowly turning to see where she was pointing. And she could see the moment he saw the bone-man coming at the table, literally seconds before the said table shuddered from a bony hand slamming down on it.

“If you think this is a cute prank kid, I’m going to ban you.”

The entire table stared for a moment, with a mix of surprise and shock at the statement.

Leo blinked, brow pinching, “Wow, okay, I knew this was gonna hit hard but wow, did not know you cared that much boss.”

“Pepino,” Hueso probably meant to growl the word out but he sounded almost choked up to Chula.

Leo was quick to keep talking, going a mile a minute as he explained, “Okay! I didn’t set up a prank or anything. I got portal jacked into a completely different dimension. Technically twice but one was kinda on purpose but, anyway, it took me awhile to get back and first thing we needed to do was make sure my rescuer had a slice of proper pizza from the best spot in town. Did you know they don’t have pizza in space? There is no pizza in space man!”

Hueso frowned, finally looking around at the rest of the table and, by extension, at Chula. She smiled, trying very hard to not wonder how a face made of bone was so damn expressive.

His…eyes? -eye sockets? How did expressions work when someone didn’t have any skin?- narrowed as he looked her up and down. She sat back, waiting for his appraisal to conclude, very aware that Leo was watching the interaction with bated breath.

His face was still pinched as he slowly turned back to Leo, “...she won’t cause any problems, will she?”

“You kidding?” Leo chuckled. “She is, like, the chillest person you’ll ever meet. Chill as ice, as a cucumber, cooler than an icy cucumber-”

Hueso sighed and pinched his nose bridge as if he was annoyed. But Chula smirked, seeing some tension leave the man's shoulders, “Haven’t changed a bit, have you pepino?”

“Nooope!” Leo said proudly. “And since we cleared all that up, how about some pizza? My friend here has never had it and I haven’t had a decent pie in ages!”

Hueso sighed again but he was smiling softly as he whipped out his pad and pen again, “What are you niños wanting today then?”

The boys almost instantly started talking over each other, rattling off their orders so quickly, Chula didn’t catch most of what they said. But the chaotic mix of voices didn’t seem to throw Hueso in the slightest. His pen was practically flying and his small smile grew wider and wider with every moment. He was beaming when he finally left the table.

“I think he missed you,” Chula commented lightly.

“Yeah,” Leo murmured. Then he shook himself, plastering a smile on his face, “I mean, yeah, duh, of course he missed me! I’m basically his favorite customer.”

The other turtles collectively groaned, with Raph even mumbling a quiet, “You’re definitely not even close, dude.”

Chula chuckled, folding her hands on the table, “Tell me again, how did you all even find this place?”

“Oh now that’s a story!” Leo beamed, happily launching into the story of how they’d happened to see another yokai going in years ago and had naturally followed her..

She smirked when Leo tried to claim he had been dominating the ‘Maze of Death’ that the place had and his brothers were quick to correct that they’d all done awful in it when Hueso returned with several pizzas.

The smell of cooked cheese and bread hit her nose. Her ears flicked up in interest at what she assumed to be the creepy supremes, covered in small, squirming tentacle creatures. Two more joined those, with much more tame and not alive toppings. Mikeys had a yellow fruit mixed with chunks of meat while the one Leo had ordered on her behalf had a bunch of thin, round slices of meat and what looked like peppers.

She took another sniff of the air before grabbing a slice, mimicking the boys as they started to dig in. She could feel when they all paused to watch her take a large bite out of the pizza.

The explosion of cheese and spice on her tongue made her ears twitch and a happy, high trill to burst from her throat.

“I knew you’d like the spice lovers!” Leo crowed happily.

“Mikey,” Chula swallowed and beamed at the box turtle. “You’re teaching me how to make this.”

Mikey grinned back, eyes shining, “Yes! We’ll make you a pro pizza chef in no time!”

Chula took another bite of pizza, reveling in the clash of flavor that burned her throat and made her taste buds sing.

“Try this too!” Leo scooped us a slice of his creepy supreme as passed it over the table.

Chula happily took the slice, crunching down on the little creatures and through the thick crust.

She definitely couldn’t leave until she learned all she could about making pizza from Mikey. The clones would love this stuff.

—-------------------------

Chula raised a brow at Donnie when she saw where he did his shopping, “This is a refuse-yard.”

“And I recall Leo saying that you traded scrap for extra money.”

“...you know what, fair.”

Donnie smirked and activated his battle-shell to boost himself over the fence. Chula rolled her eyes and manually vaulted over after him, “I thought you said you had what you needed for the last touch-ups on the Tortuga.”

“Technically,” Donnie stressed out the word as he hovered between piles of trash. “I could use my current martials to just replace the generator prongs, but I would also like to upgrade the positioning array! It was a bit of a rush job and we’d already used most of our resources on the ship. And since you don’t seem to be in much of a hurry, now is as good a time as any!”

Chula hummed, trying to ignore the comment about how she wasn’t pushing the timeline up. She probably should be but…Astra could look after things for a bit longer. Chula was just…making sure Donnie didn’t burn himself out or anything.

Plus, she had to have a chat with that Berry person. And she’d told Mikey he could give her armor a new paint job.

So she shrugged and started picking through a pile of rusted transport parts, “And you definitely needed me for this, huh?”

“What-oh, yeah, of course I did! Why wouldn’t I need the help? We’ll be carrying a lot of materials back to the lab and I clearly need help with that and you’re clearly the strongest one among us at the moment! Therefore it was not weird at all for me to request you help on this mission! Yes, nailed it, perfect story.”

Chula chuckled and moved to loom behind Donnie and give him a very flat look, “Donatello. You can just say ‘I wanted us to hang out one on one’.”

“Whaaat, that, me, no, why would I think that? What would-,” Donnie paused. “....maybe.”

Chula cackled then, reaching down to ruffling Donnie’s mask tails before moving away again, “Leo was right, you’re an awful lair.”

“SCOFF!” Donnie cried indignantly. “I am excellent at deception!”

“Uh-huh,” Chula nodded, moving further away to dig into another pile. Donnie was ranting but she let the words wash over her, only really paying attention to his voice and where it was coming from.

It was actually pretty easy to keep tabs on Donnie. The kid liked to talk, even if his audience wasn’t fully listening. So she wandered around, quietly digging through piles of metal to find all the things Donnie wanted them to get.

Her search took her a bit further than she had meant to wander away but she could still hear Donnie, now fully momologing to himself, so she wasn’t worried. Her ears flicked forward in interest when she spotted a dented terminal jutting out of a pile of plastic bags. She dragged it out to start prying open the casing and see if any of the internals were salvageable.

She froze before she could even dig her claws into the terminal seams.

Because the scrapyard had suddenly gone very quiet.

Chula spun and spinted back to where she’d last heard Donnie, quietly hoping that he’d just paused in his rants for air.

Her ears twitched when she picked out voices again. Voices, more than just Donnie. And she didn’t recognize any of the voices as Donnie.

She crouched as she got closer, using the piles of trash and shadows to conceal herself as she peered around a corner.

Then she frowned at the scene before her.

Donnie had, in fact, been joined by some new people, three teenagers if Chula was guessing correctly. The girl of the group was talking, ranting almost, waving her hands dramatically along with two wrist tablets that covered her lower arms. The design reminded her of Donnie’s but it was bulkier and more bells and whistles were sticking out of them.

And speaking of Donnie. Chula’s confusion doubled at the almost bored expression on his face. He even rolled his entire head when the girl held out her arms to show off her tech, “I would be flattered by the imitation if it wasn’t so….rudimentary.”

“Oh, but I’ve made some additions of my own!” The girl said, hands flying as she started tapping the screens.

Chula’s hackles rose as dozens of purple flying droids seemed to appear from nowhere, circling around the group. Donnie still didn’t look concerned but Chula’s hand moved to her hip anyway.

“Now,” the girl continued, steeping her fingers. “Since our last encounter we looked into the parts that you stole-”

“Borrowed,” Donnie interrupted.

“Stole,” the girl countered back. “Face it Von Ryan, you’ve stooped to our level. But what I want to know is. What oh what are you trying to build?”

Donnie scoffed, “Even if I told you, that project would be far past what you could comprehend. So, if you're done showboating, I really need to get back to business.”

The girl's face pinched in anger, jaw tensing as her hand moved to one of the wrist tablets.

Chula bared her teeth and moved.

She hadn’t armored up fully for this little outing, but she had brought her weapons. And it turned out, Earth droids were very breakable.

The three humans jumped and screamed as her blaster blots rang out, knocking the droids out of the air. Donnie didn’t scream but his shoulders did jump when the first bolt screeched through the air.

Chula paused when the last droid hit the ground, carefully lowering her as she slowly moved her gaze to the three teens.

They stared back, eyes wide as each scanned her up and down.

The skinny one with glasses broke the silence, “Nope!” he spun, sprinting for the fence while chanting. “Nope, nope, nope, no thank you! I’m out!”

“Hey! Wait up!” the other boy scrambled after the first.

Much to the girl's dismay, “Hey! Get back here you two!”

Neither boy listened to her, both far too busy climbing the fence and running as far and fast as they could.

Chula cleared her throat, turning to Donnie, “Is there a problem here Edeemir’ika?”

“...I could have handled that,” Donnie grumbled.

Chula hummed and looked back to the girl.

She’d turned back to Chula, eyes going wide again as she started to frantically tap at her tablets.

Chula’s eyes narrowed and she took a step closer, growling out, “Are we going to have a problem kid?”

The girl swallowed, looking down at her tablet then up again, “T-this is none of you business, ya know!”

“Oh, it became my business when you threatened my kid,” Chula bared her teeth in a wide grin and moved fully out of the shadows. “So like I asked. Is. There. A. Problem?”

The girl took a step back.

Donnie snorted, leaning against a rusted transport, “I’d start running if I were you Kendra. Miss. Verd has a very ‘take no prisoners’ attitude.”

Kendra looked between Donnie and Chula, taking another small step back.

Chula advanced, letting a growl rumble up her throat.

That got her moving. Kendra spun and started booking it, calling shrilly over her shoulder, “This isn’t over Donatello!”

“Yeah, yeah, vengeance, payback, other…speech about how I’m gonna pay,”

Chula huffed, stowing her blaster and moving to stand Next to Donnie, “Are they an issue a lot?”

“Hardly,” Donnie sighed. “They were barely a challenge for me before I tapped into my ninpo. Now they’re a minor annoyance.”

Chula hummed, watching Kendra scrabbling over the scrapyard fence.

She felt Donnie looking at her. She dipped her head to meet his narrowed eyes, “What?”

“I was under the impression that kids were not a group you would fight. The Purple Dragons are annoying but hardly worth a rule exception.”

Chula nodded, “Yeah but they don’t know that, do they?”

Donnie blinked.

Then started cackling, “Oh I am so glad you accompanied me!”

—--------------------------

“Chula, Chula, Chula!”

Chula paused so the orange and green blur heading her way could launch himself onto her back. She was a bit surprised when Mikey kept going, climbing over her shoulder, but she put her arms out so that when he tumbled fully over her shoulder he landed safely.

He was beaming, almost vibrating with excitement and clutching one of his sketchbooks, “So, I remember you said I could give your armor new paint and I was brainstorming and I got the awesomest idea! I made some inspo designs we can look at and I can go get metal paint tonight and we can paint it super soon if we narrow down the design asap.”

Chula hummed and started walking towards the common area, “So basically, you want me to look over the designs now.”

“Mmmmaaaaybe!” Mikey hunkered down in his perch.

Chula snorted but plopped down in Raph’s beanbag chair, adjusting her hold so she could better look at the book in Mikey’s lap. “Well, let’s see it then Tranyc'ika.”

Mikey paused, hand frozen as it went to open the book, then tipped his head back, “Tra-nechie?”

“TRAH-neesh,” Chula corrected.

“Tranyc,” Mikey repeated softly. “I know the ‘ika’ means little but Leo’s never used tranyc. What’s that mean?”

“Well, the literal translation is ‘star-burned’,” Chula said. “But a more common translation is ‘sunny’ or ‘sunshine’.”

Mikey giggled, “I should let you know, I’m usually opposed to being called ‘little’ anything.”

“You’re all little to me,” Chula countered. “You all just itty-bitty lil terrapins.” The statement was accompanied by her squeezing her arms and pitching her voice higher.

Mikey cackled, squirming in her hold, “Okay, okay!” Chula loosened her arms and let Mikey breathe. “Okay, I will allow one exception to my rule.”

“Oh, like I wasn’t going to call you ika anyway,.” Chula gave one more squeeze. “Now, let me see those drafts, hmm? I’m lookin’ forward to that new paint job.”

Mikey grinned, flipping open his sketchbook.

Chula whistled at the first image, an impressive recreation of her helmet in black ink and layed with bold, blue stripes overtop, “You didn’t happen to get a second option on this one, did you?”

“Not exactly,” Mieky fiddled with the edge of the flimsi. “It’s just…we all know you gotta go back to your dimension eventually. And it sounds really dangerous there so I thought, maybe I could put all of us on your armor. That way, we’ll all kinda be with you.”

Chula smiled, heart swelling at the thought Mikey had put into this, “That sounds really nice actually.”

Mikey peered up at her.

She smiled down at him, “You got any more drafts with all your colors?”

Mikey beamed, flipping a few pages until he got to some sketches of her full armor, “I may have made a few versions.”

“Nice,” Chula snuggled down in her seat, pointing to the image of her chestplate, the stripes replaced by orange lighting bolts. “Can you put a star on there? Over the iron heart.”

“Ohhh, yeah, that would look epic!” Mikey whipped out an orange marker.

—---------------------

“Hey, uh, Miss. Verd?”

Chula blinked, slowly turning to look at Raph, “Miss. Verd? Where did that come from?”

Raph ducked his head in embarrassment, “...yeah, that was kinda weird.”

Chula smiled, taking a little mercy on the kid and patting his arm, “Hey, okay, why don’t you tell me what you want, hmm? I assume that’s what the formality was about.”

“Well…I was just wondering….if you could maybe…spar…with me?”

“Oh is that all!” Chula grinned, slinging an arm around Raph’s shoulders and started walking to the ‘dojo’. “Don’t know why you didn’t join me and Leo this morning if you wanted a spar. But he tends to need an outlet a lot per day so maybe the three of us-”

“Um, actually, Raph just wanted it to be one on one.”

Chula paused, glancing down at Raph. The kid was wringing his hands nervously, eyes fixed on their feet.

“...any reason you want it to be one on one?” She asked. “Because if you had Leo fightin’ with you, let’s be honest, you’d actually have a chance landin’ some hits.”

Raph frowned at that, a cute furrow forming on his brow, “Raph can take you!”

“Oh, ho, can you now?” Chula’s smile turned to a smirk as she pulled away, cuffing Raph lighty on the back of his head before dancing away.

Raph spluttered at the tap, head whipping to where she’d been and then back to her, “We haven’t gotten to the dojo yet!”

“And? Come on, who limits a good spar to one room?”

Raph stammered more, so Chula zipped forward long enough to give him another tap on the shoulder.

That seemed to be enough to snap Raph out of his stupor. He twitched at the hit but when he looked up to see Chula moving away again his eyes narrowed. Chula grinned when he dropped into a ready stance. Her grin got even wider when he moved first, hard and fast and right for her.

She brought her arms up to block, the force of Raph’s attack making her slide back. She dug her claws into the floor and twisted one hand to grab Raphs wrist. He yipped in surprise when she flipped him, slamming loudly onto the floor.

He shook off the impact quickly, rolling away from her and to his feet. He took more castion this time, moving slowly around Chula, eyes flicking up and down, looking for an opening.

Chula’s hands flexed, hackles raising as she waited for Raph to make a move.

When he attacked again, she sidestepped, grabbing the lip of his shell and using the momentum to roll him to the floor again. She pinned him, smirking as he blinked confusedly at her, “Now, why are you doin’ this with me and not one of your brothers?”

Raph’s eyes went wide and he turned his head away, “Uh…Leo said you were a good fighter and-and you’re strong enough so Raph won’t hurt you and my brothers are smaller-”

“Oh like that stops them,” Chula huffed, standing up. “Pretty sure every bad guy you fight on the regular is twice your size. Which makes them at least three times as big as your brothers.”

Raph was back to stammering, trying to look anywhere but Chula, “It’s, um, you know, different! If-if I get too into it I can do more damage and Raph doesn’t want to hurt anyone.”

Chula frowned, crouching down next to Raph, “You wouldn’t ever hurt your brothers.”

Raph flinched at that, sitting up and hugging himself, “....but I have.”

“What? When? Pretty sure Leo would have mentioned that to me at some point.”

Raph huddled into himself even more, “...it was during the Invasion.”

Chula frowned, thinking back and trying to parse out if Raph hurting the other boys was ever mentioned.

“...you cannot be talkin’ about how you got mind controlled by the Krang.”

Raph’s head ducked partly into his shell.

“Okay, no, no. Whatever convoluted bantha-osik you’ve logiced out in your head is wrong. I may not know all the details of that invasion but you know what I do know? You are not responsible for what you do when under mind control. And I have given this talk to way too many clones, seriously, mind control and manipulation weirdly happens a lot in the battalion, so trust me when I say with complete certainty that you, Raphael Hamato, would never hurt your siblings. Ever.”

Raph blinked, jaw opening slightly, then closing again, “...mind control was common with the soldiers you worked with?”

“Yes,” Chula leaned back to sit more on her haunches, tipping her head back with a groan. “Force users, plant spores, freaky worm things, a whole planet that just messed with baselines humans for some reason. Never figured that out, didn't want to figure it out, just sent a big ol’ ‘do not land here’ to the Republic on that one.”

Raph snorted.

“Ah, there’s a smile,” Chula beamed, bumping Raph’s shoulder. “There’s your awesome, toothy smile. Now, are we gonna keep thinking silly things Aranar’ika?”

“...maybe,” Raph peeked up. “I’ll stop if you tell me what aranar means?”

“Oh, look at your pronunciation. Very good,” Chula beamed. “It means ‘defender’. Felt it suited you.”

Raph blinked again, eyes going wide as he looked down at his own hands, “Aranar.”

He smiled and Chula saw his shoulders shimmy a little and a tiny chirp come out of his mouth. She felt a burst of warmth at the reaction and basked in Raph joy at the nickname.

—--------------------

“Whoa, looking good guys!”

“Right?” Chula twisted at the waist, admiring her armor in a floor length mirror. “We still gotta add the protective coating but I wanted to see it all together. Mikey did amazing.”

She wasn’t exaggerating to Leo in the slightest, she loved the design Mikey had eventually settled on. The chestplate had a massive star over the iron heart, framed by four lighting bolts. The gold on her arm bracers was replaced with bright purple rectangles that mimicked Donnie’s markings. Her backplate had been redone with red spikes and a large Hamato Clan symbol. And her helmet was now adored with blue stripes that were obviously inspired by Leo’s facial markings.

She’d loved it on flimsi and seeing it on her armor made her love it even more.

She did a small spin, showing off the entire ensemble to Leo and Mikey.

Leo laughed, clapping as he approached, “Very nice, very nice. Excellent work as always, Michel.”

“Aw, you guys,” Mikey giggled.

“Just needs one more touch,” Leo said, his expression suddenly becoming nervous.

Chula turned to fully face him, removing her helmet, “Oh? What did you have in mind?”

“Well,” Leo cleared his throat. “I know Donnie’s hasn’t got the cross-dimensional cell phone thingie done yet but…you know, in case he finishes before you get a chance to visit.”

Leo reached into the pocket of his pants and pulled out a flat object wrapped in blue fabric. Chula quickly set her helmet aside, opening a palm for Leo to place the object into her hand. She noted with surprise that the fabric was Leo’s mask, the one that he had been wearing when they first met. She handled the tattered fabric carefully, fingers ghosting over the torn edges and old blood stains before opening it.

Inside the mask was a belt emblem, almost exactly like the ones all the turtles wore, only this one was a bit on the larger size. A smile spread across Chula’s face, “This is perfect!”

Chula turned to face the mirror again so that she could fix the emblem and mask to her belt. The metal gleamed as she turned back, popping a hip for extra effect, “This really ties the whole thing together, don’t you think?”

Mikey giggled, nodding enthusiastically, “Oh yea, the whole thing was definitely missing that! Good thinking Leo!”

Leo huffed, folding his hands behind his head, “Duh, can’t be in the Mad Dogs without our emblem. But, you know you don’t gotta keep the mask, right? It was just the closest thing I had to wrap it up.”

“I know,” Chula started to pull off armor pieces and lay them out on the tarp she and Mikey had been using. “But I like it, it gives me some flair, don’t you think?”

“Absolutely!” Mikey agreed as he started grabbing the top coat sprays.

Leo blinked, his smile slowly turning into a confused frown. He looked down at his tattered mask tails hanging from behind the emblem, then back up to Chula.

The smile returned, a much softer, more genuine one, “Happy to help.”

—---------------

“So…Barry.”

The yokai in question looked up from his stovetop, “...did you climb in through my window.”

“Yup,” Chula smirked, leaning against the wall. “Wanted us to meet, without the kids.”

Barry wrinkled his nose and turned back to the stove, “Then why not use the door? And if you’re going to break into my residence, at least use my name. I am Baron Draxum, warrior alchemist of the Yokai.”

“Ooooo, well ain’t you fancy,” Chula cleared her throat. “Well I am Chula Verd of Mandalore, multidimensional traveler and honorary member of the Hamato clan. And the one who would very much like to talk about that throwing Leo off a roof comment.”

“I’m surprised the little showman hasn’t mentioned it to you,” Draxum sighed. “I will admit I was not completely in my right mind at the time and I may have taken things to an unnecessary extreme but I created the turtles to be very durable. That fall would have merely injured him, he could have easily- how did you get over here?!”

As Draxum had rambled on, Chula had slowly made her way across the apartment. So when Draxum looked up, she was almost right in his face, causing him to leap back.

She smiled, saccharine sweet, “Oh, well, I guess it’s fine then. He would just get a little hurt if you chucked the kid off a roof.”

She felt a little bit of pride when the aloofness Draxum had been holding finally cracked. His eyes flicked around as she leaned even more into his space, “...clearly, Leonardo has rubbed off on you.”

“We’re both terrible influences on each other,” Chula tilted her head and grinned with all her teeth. “Now, this would normally be the bit where I make you regret messin’ with one of my kids.”

“Your-?”

“But it would upset Mikey. And Leo tells me you’re familiar with the Hidden City.”

“...I am…”

“Greeaaat,” Chula leaned closer, until they were nose to nose. “So, you wouldn’t happen to know where I could find a forge, could you?”

“...not one open for public use.”

“Oh, well then I guess you’re gonna help me break into a forge, aren’t you?”

“...that won’t be necessary,” Draxum managed to souffle away from her and straighten back to full height. “I have one at one of my old laboratories. It should still be perfectly functional.”

“Ah, you don’t want to pull a heist with me…Barry?”

He glared, “Barnor. Draxum.”

“Whatever you say Berry.”

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Two weeks after Chula had brought Leo and his family home, she stood at the ramp of her ship once again.

The Hamato clan had gathered around as well to see her off.

She hugged each tightly, letting the feeling of each embrace ingrain itself into her memory, even Donnie’s brief little side hug.

Leo was the last, fiddling with his hands as he stood before her, “You’re gonna visit us right? Once you make sure everything is okay?”

Chula hummed, crouching so that she was eye-level with Leo, “You know…my dimension, my galaxy. It’s harsh and unkind more often than not, especially to the people important to me.”

Leo frowned, confused.

“I was planning to steal away the entire battalion, ya know. The Republic doesn’t see the clones as people, they wouldn’t have anything to go to after the war ends. What better place to give them a new life than an entirely different dimension?”

She saw the moment her implication clicked in everyone's minds.

But Leo was the one to voice it, “You’re gonna come back…and stay?”

“Yeah,” Chula nodded. “I want to stay close, you’ve all become family to me. Plus, I gotta keep you crazy kids out of trouble.”

Leo launched himself forward and Chula caught him easily, squeezing tightly enough to pick his feet off the ground.

Mikey threw both his fists in the air with a cheer, “We’re getting new cousins!”

“Would you perchance be bringing back the ship your battalion inhabits as well?” Donnie asked.

Chula laughed, giving Leo one last squeeze before dropping him, “Now, Draxum very kindly showed me where to find a forge for a little side project. Just a little trinket for you kids.”

Chula reached into her belt, pulling out her gifts and separating out the one with a blue cord. She held it up, letting the metal visage of a mythosaur skull gleam in the pump station lights.

“Whoa,” Leo stared at the pendant, cupping his hands around it. “What is it?”

“That is a mythosaur skull, one of the few things every Mandalorian agrees on is that it’s the symbol for all of Mandalore,” she placed the pendent into Leo’s hands before stepping towards the others, passing out the rest. “And on the off chance you bump into another Mandalorian, this should be enough for them to keep you on their good side.”

“Reassuring,” CJ huffed as he looped the cord around his neck. “But it looks really cool.”

“Ditto!” Raph agreed as he put his own pendant on, made slightly bigger to match his size.

Chula chuckled, handing the last Mythosaur pendent to April before going back to Leo, grabbing him in another quick hug, “I’m going to come back with my clan. I’ll drag Astra here kicking and screaming if I have to.”

“Looking forward to it,” Leo grinned. “And can’t wait to meet her.”

Chula smiled. Releasing Leo and heading up the ramp. She paused at the top, turning to give one last wave to the kids, “See you all in a few days.”

“Anata wa hitori ja nai,” Leo said, the statement echoed by his family.

Chula paused, “Well, now you get to give me the language lesson.”

“It’s something our family says,” Leo explained. “It means ‘you are not alone’.”

Chula smiled, a warm feeling wrapping around her, “Well then. Anata wa hitori ja nai, Hamatos. I’ll see you all very soon.”

A loud chaos of ‘bye’s and ‘see you soon’s echoed up to her as the ramp slowly lifted.

Chula’s smile grew as she bounded through the corridors and up into the bridge. She could hear the roof whirring open as she took her seat.

The console came alive as her hands danced over it. Her smile became downright manic as she settled into her seat, feeling joy almost buzz in every limb. The ship sang in reply to her excitement, engines creating a wonderful symphony as she lifted it into the air.

She reached over, preemptively plugging in her dimensions coordinates.

Nine-one-seven-seven-two-five.

Home.

“Wonder how much has changed,” Chula murmured as she broke above the clouds and activated the gateway.

#tmnt #rottmnt #lone hunter and turtle #tmnt au #fanfic

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fribbitz · 6 months ago

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tumblr doesnt approve of our love i didnt see this until now,.,,.

hope field aint no thang for a hope player and yeah eridan did have new glasses but it was for 'computer glasses for everyone!' reasons and not 'ow fuck this sky is burning my retinas' reasons but the lenses were black so that probably helps

lowaa rewrite for me is trying to think of what the angels were even meant for since they are game constructs and not enemies,.,, like there was so many of them that there's a chance that the consorts of lowaa were the angels the whole time. which is hilarious considering everyone else got non sentient animal creatures like turtles and salamanders but eridan fucking ampora gets ANGELS and proceeds to immediately slaughter them all without question.

and while its funny to imagine someone assuming that angels of all things are the enemy, its sadder when you take into account the fact that eridan kept calling it his duty to kill literal creatures of pure hope and saying he couldnt leave the planet until he had killed them all no matter how lonely he got. :(

the only time he was contacted by anyone the entire time he was in the medium was the future karkat memo where karkat is lashing out in grief to a lonely past eridan who doesnt understand any of what kars talking about but tries to comfort him about it before being banned from the memo. of course this was the literal beggining of murderstuck so eridan stuff got overshadowed pretty fast by gamzee literally on the same damn page. \MAJOR EYEROLL.

tiny ahabs crosshair by the way

if you even care.

#rambled all over the place #eridan ampora is the most misunderstood character in all of homestuck and i will die on that hill with honour #the more i write about him the more i feel like his fans got totally shafted #eridan ampora #homestuck

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cryptidchronicles · 3 years ago

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Rest in Peace Scott Mardis, Champ Researcher

I was shocked and deeply saddened today by the tragic news of my friend Scott's death. According to his brother, Scott passed away late Wednesday night in a hospital in Bradenton, FL. after amputation of a severe infection in his leg.

He had made it through surgery okay but while still at the hospital on 7/28, Scott had become unresponsive and died of complications from the infection.

Scott Mardis had been my friend and colleague for years after we crossed paths in cryptozoological research related to water creatures, specifically with respect to lake monsters.

At Scott's encouragement over the years and through his generous mentorship, I was able to navigate through a balanced approach to anomalous lake creature investigations for my blog posts and personal research.

Scott was one of the most authentic and passionate cryptozoologists I have ever known who was absolutely devoted to his lake monster investigations more than any other researcher I know of and specifically to his endeared Champ, America’s Loch Ness Monster, who he believed lives in Lake Champlain. Even with his healthy dose of skepticism and perhaps even a measure of cynicism, he was still one of the most devoted advocates for the famous 1977 Sandra Mansi Photograph of “Champ”. Scott himself believed he saw "something" in Lake Champlain so many years ago that kicked off his lifelong research to prove to others that Champ and other lake monsters exist.

I feel like I can't come close to writing a good enough tribute to Scott but I wanted to share what I can muster up at this time so that he can be celebrated for all his contributions to a field of study that means so much to me. Every year he would quest to the lake with equipment and enthusiasm in search of Champ using updated scientific methods, tools and techniques and his vast and ever-expanding encyclopedic knowledge of the historical lake geography and Champ phenomenon in hopes of helping others become true believers like himself. His enthusiasm was absolutely transferable.

I will always be extremely grateful for the many late night conversations with Scott about water monster lore and latest science news that continued to open paths to solving the mysteries we chased. While he and I didn't always agree on everything, we had deep, friendly and enjoyable discussions about the great marine and lake creature mysteries of the world and his determination to find answers was beyond measure and he without a doubt illuminated my faith that one day we will have the remarkable evidence that proves what he dedicated his life to finding out; that there are surviving monsters of ancient times in our waters.

Scott was very respectful and thoughtful and always made time for me and answered every single question I ever had (and trust me there were so many) with respect to this field of study and would help me get my head around the science and theories I was often struggling with on my own. He was an excellent mentor and had really good theories, making excellent points about the series of anomalous, fragmentary plesiosaur (and other) fossils from past supposed extinction times of plesiosaurs at the K/Pgboundary, roughly 65 million years ago. While these anomalous fossils have generally been dismissed by the paleontology community, Scott had a solid understanding of the importance of fossil anamolies beyond plesiosaurs or basilosaurine whales and how studying them further could provide more answers and truths regaurding his beloved Champ and other water monster cryptids. Scott had done so much pioneering research that we simply cannot afford to lose. I had been in the middle of reformatting his book Night of the Living Dead Plesiosaurs and am so saddened that I did not get to finish the editing and formatting of it more quickly so he could see it reworked but I do pledge to honour his memory by finishing it and getting it to the right people so that many others can enjoy his collected research which offers so much insight and venerate him for the incredible teachings and knowledge he passed on to others. To see things from Scott's perspective was absolutely illuminating.

Though he was always ready to discuss my laughable obsession with a giant plesio-turtle, we always had something to talk about with our many common interests outside of lake monsters. Scott always had obscure book recs for me which I really appreciated and I have a whole bunch that I vow to get through sooner rather than later.

He was a good cat dad who adored his cats and was fascinated by their antics and we would talk about cat stuff and thangs whenever possible. I was always so honoured when Scott would come to me to pick my brain about cats, in the way I would go to him to pick his brain about water monsters. He was very supportive of my work with rescuing and caring for special needs cats. I hope that his own rescued cats will be well-cared for by his family because they did mean so much to him as well. We would chat about The Walking Dead and so many other similiar interests like classic rock and terrible horror movies. Scott was awesome and I am so sad that I didn't get to spend more time with him and meet him on the water like we had planned.

Dear Scott, thank you for your kindness, your contributions and your guidance and though you will be greatly missed, I hope wherever you are that you have the answers you were so dedicated to finding out. It was a true honour to know you. Goodbye, my friend. Rest in Peace Scott Mardis December 28, 1963-July 28, 2021 My condolences to his wife and family for their loss. He will be missed by so many.

#champ researcher #lake champlain #lake monsters #scott mardis

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just-straight-up-chaos · 4 years ago

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To all the guys: if your s/o was being bullied but they did nothing other than ignore it, how would you respond?

Well miss Wachey, personally I would likely ask Donnie to make whatever they saw unable to be seen by them any longer so that it couldn't be rehashed. Then I would bring them something to eat, something they found comforting. I would let them know I'm there for them if they want to talk about it, and even if they don't, I would still be there for them. Assuming I know how they are, if they were just being stoic about it, I would gather them into my lap and hold them. Watch a movie perhaps, or just listen to some music. Whatever I knew normally brightened their day, I would try to give it to them to help them feel better. 💙

I'd wanna have a nice long talk with this bully, ya know? If I'm honest, I'd be kinda frustrated with 'em. Cause if they weren't standin' up for themselves and just takin' it, an they weren't lettin' me handle it for 'em...well it'd suck seein' 'em like that! I don't want my partner gettin' picked on an just suckin' it up. They don't need ta be a trooper through stuff like this. I'd be there for 'em, even if I was ragin' mad. I'd probably end up sulking that I couldn't do more to make 'em feel better than just givin' 'em someone to hold onto. Just, hold 'em...hold 'em quietly....unless I got to have that word with the person. An boy, would I have a few 😏❤️

Cyber-bullying is handled in a cinch by yours truly. Consider the perpetrator on technological lockdown. At the very least until they felt better, their bully wouldn't be able to go online or otherwise harass them. Don't worry, their phone could still call emergency dispatch if need be. Once I was through with that, I would bring them to my lab to enjoy some hot cocoa together, talk about our days, distract from the saddening topic with anything that made them smile that day. If it were you, I'd be more than happy to talk fanfiction and alternate universe ideas. 😊 Once they were on the up and up, I'd likely inform them about what I'd done, putting their bully essentially on a timeout until they felt better, and hope it amused them 😅💜

Sweet thang you know Mikey's got everything he needs need to cheer them up! Dumb jokes? Funny movies? Art projects? Baking? They got it! Of course I'd have to check to see if that kinda stuff would make things better or worse first, but once I see the green light? It's on! And you know we're getting messy in the kitchen or the studio. They're both washable and so are we, I don't care if I gotta scrub it later as long as it puts a smile back on their face. And I'd be totally down with comforting them physically. Like kisses and cuddles and stuff, if it escalates from there, I won't complain 😏🧡

Love you Wachey!!!💖

@wacheypena @wacheypenaart @lady-ella1 @acelikesturtles @shadow-prime @bayverse-turtle-power

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opinionated810 · 5 years ago

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Fluffy A-Z: Johnny

A: activities (things you’d do together)

Johnny’s very daring so I can see him wanting to do things like skydiving, scuba diving, etc, together. If you’re not too into that kind of adrenaline rush, I think he’d still enjoy going to an amusement park or doing anything else that’s fairly active. I think he’d enjoy something like the tandem bike ride he and Yuta went on during the 24-hour relay. He seems to like learning “new thangs” (see what I did there? 😜) as well, so I could see you doing some things like on JCC - taking an art or cooking class, learning to salsa dance together, etc.

B: beauty (things about you he finds physically appealing)

I think he’s stated before that he’s a sucker for a good smile. He’s always smiling himself and I really think he looks for people who are as upbeat and optimistic as he is. That’s why I really feel like the first thing he’d notice about someone is their smile, and why it’s his favorite physical attribute of yours.

C: cuddle style

Johnny is sometimes seen as a bit scary but I think he gets really cute when he wants to cuddle. I think he’d pout and use a cute voice if he was trying to convince you to cuddle with him. When you give in, he’d wrap his arms around you and pull you as close as possible. Johnny is capable of just cuddling for hours on end if he’s in the right mood. Sometimes those cuddles will lead to something more sexual. But just as often, those cuddles end in the two of you falling asleep in each other’s arms.

D: deal breakers (relationship deal breakers for him)

For Johnny, someone who is very pessimistic or someone who complains about everything would be a definite deal breaker. He’s very optimistic himself and I don’t think this would be a difference that could be overcome. Dealing with someone who complains all the time would be too emotionally and mentally draining for him.

E: education (what and how you learn from each other)

One of the things that makes Johnny really endearing is his outlook on and zest for life. I think that just by being around him, you would naturally absorb some of that energy. He also has a very optimistic outlook on life that’s really infectious - you’d never really know you were learning to be more like that, but it would definitely rub off on you.

F: first impression (the impression he gives off on your first date)

He comes across so confident that even if he was a bit nervous (not that I think he would be) I don’t think he’d ever show it. He would be so charming and friendly and he would make sure that you were both relaxed and having a good time. He’d keep it pretty casual on your first date so that neither of you felt any pressure and could just get to know each other a bit better and have some fun.

G: gifts (things he buys for you)

I think Johnny is more into spending time together than in giving you gifts. However, I also think he’s really good at remembering little things you say in your conversations. So if he randomly came across something that you mentioned liking or wanting, he would buy it for you as a way of letting you know he’s listening to you and thinking of you.

H: happy (when he’s the happiest with you)

I think Johnny’s the happiest with you when you’re both doing something together that’s a bit out of your comfort zones. It would make him so happy that you trust him enough to push some of your boundaries with him by your side (and vice versa). I really, really think that’s something he appreciates in a romantic partner because it builds so much trust and shows that you’re willing to take a risk for him.

I: introduction (when and how he introduces you to the people in his life)

Johnny would introduce you to everyone in a really natural way. There wouldn’t be any big event or meeting to introduce you to people. If you happened to be hanging out at the dorms when other members are there, he’d introduce you without any hesitation (even very early on in your relationship). Because his family is in the States, it might be a bit different. But he definitely wouldn’t hide your relationship from them. He’d bring you up casually in conversation so when you did meet them it would be no big deal.

J: jealousy

I actually don’t think Johnny is a very jealous person. Possessive, yes. Jealous, no. It would take a previous huge breech of trust to make him jealous. He wouldn’t get involved with someone he didn’t trust so I don’t think he worries too much about that. I’m sure he has some jealous moments (who doesn’t?), but they’re small and quick to come and go.

K: knew he was in love when ...

With Johnny, I don’t think there would be one singular moment where he was like, “yup, this is it”. I think it would be a build up of all the little moments from your relationship that make him realize his feelings for you. He would be in love before he realized it and wouldn’t be able to pinpoint the exact moment he fell in love with you.

L: love language

For giving, Johnny’s love language is quality time. There’s nothing he’d rather do than spend time with you even if it’s in small doses because of his (or your) schedule. Just carving out an hour here or there would be his way of showing you how committed he is to you and your relationship. For receiving, I think he’d like quality time (as mentioned above), words of affirmation, and gifts. Johnny gives a lot (his time, his effort, his attention, etc.) so I think he would really appreciate someone who just acknowledges and appreciates the things he does for them. I also think he’d really love getting small, meaningful or cute gifts from his partner for no reason. It would just show him that you’re thinking of him.

M: make-out session (his favorite type of kisses)

I feel like Johnny really likes kissing. A lot. And i think he enjoys a variety of types of kisses - from really deep and passionate to silly and sweet. But I think he really loves quick, random kisses (lips, cheeks, forehead - doesn’t matter where) when they are least expected. Whether it’s him or you doing the kissing, I think he loves the surprise of a quick, innocent kiss whenever the mood strikes you. In a way, those kinds of kisses show more vulnerability than deeper ones, and I think he appreciates the trust and innocence of those.

N: nicknames

I think Johnny would stick to calling you “baby” most often. He might give you a funny or teasing nickname based off an inside joke, but he’d only call you that when he wanted to tease you or get you riled up. Similarly, I think he’d like you calling him “babe”.

O: odor (what he smells like)

I’ve seen a few posts about the fragrances that NCT uses and most say that Johnny uses more fresh or watery scents (not sure where they get their info, though). I don’t think he wears cologne on a daily basis, though. So most of the time I think he just smells natural and like his laundry soap, shampoo, or aftershave.

P: pda

I honestly think that he’d be fine with most pda (not a heavy make-out session, though). Johnny seems to be the kind of person that does what he wants most of the time. Not that he doesn’t care about everyone’s feelings, but he just realizes that he needs to do what makes him happy, and that would include holding your hand, hugging you, or giving you a kiss in public when he felt like it. No need to hide the fact that he loves you.

Q: quirks (odd things he does)

It’s not so odd, but I can see Johnny just watching you (not in a creepy way) at random times, like when you’re reading or cooking. There will be some habit or quirk of yours that you’re unaware of that he finds really endearing and it just makes him want to look at you to see if you’ll do it. I don’t think he’d point out your quirk for fear that you’ll stop doing it.

R: romantic gestures

Johnny seems like he’d be pretty romantic on a daily basis. He likes the small, everyday gestures that show you how he feels rather than large, grand romantic gestures. He’d make you pancakes in the shape of a heart and bring them to you in bed. He’d let you pick what movie to watch. He’d hold your hand at random times. He’d rub your back or feet. He’d send you a text when he heard a joke you’d like or when he saw something that reminded him of you.

S: saying I Love You (who says it first)

While I think that he’d fall in love first, you’d need to say it first. I have no reasoning other than it’s just a gut feeling I have about him.

T: tail (what kind of pets and animals you’ll have)

I picture him with a couple of dogs, maybe one cat. But that’s about it. I don’t see him wanting a farm with horses, goats, or llamas. He wouldn’t really see the point of fish or turtles (unless his kids begged for them). I do think he really likes dogs and would want to adopt some. I can see him saying he doesn’t really like cats but would secretly be a big softie for one (especially if you really want a cat).

U: upbringing (what kind of dad he’ll be)

When Johnny has kids he’ll be the best dad! He’ll be so active with them - building cushion forts, having sword fights with paper towel rolls, reading them stories, playing hide and seek, costume parties (just imagine him in a tiara having a tea party with his daughter and her stuffed animals ... 🥰). I think he’ll be the “fun” parent. While I think he’d have rules for his kids, he’d let them get away with minor stuff on occasion just because he would find them so cute while they were being naughty.

V: vacation style

Personally, I think that Johnny would be so fun to travel with! He’d be up for almost anything and wound’t need to plan everything out ahead of time (though he’d be fine with a loose schedule/plan if you needed one). He’s more of the explore-and-see-what-we-can-find type of traveller. He’d love just walking around a city, getting lost, and being surprised at what he finds. I think he’d also really like doing active and/or adrenaline pumping things like surfing or bungee jumping. I see him more as a city guy than a country guy.

W: wild card

We all know how much Johnny enjoys photography and videography. So it should come as no shock that I think he’d try to take your picture all. the. time. He’d love watching you do everyday things (see Q above) and would try to capture those on film. After a while, I think it would be kind of a game between you - he sneakily tries to take a photo of you and you try to catch him and ruin the photo by sticking your tongue out at him. But those would be his favorite pictures!

X: eXtremes (the two extreme sides of his personality in a relationship)

I think that, for the most part, what you see is what you get with Johnny. He’s very easygoing with most things. Even if he has a different opinion about something, he’d oftentimes let it go because he knows that some things aren’t worth arguing/debating. However, I think there are some things he feels very strongly about. In that case, he can be very stubborn and will never give in. And in some cases when you’re arguing about it, I think he can get quite angry if you refuse to even recognize his opinion or tell him that his opinion is wrong.

Y: yes (how often he gives in to you)

I feel that with Johnny, he’d give in to your wants about 50% of the time. He’s very opinionated and sure in his wants and beliefs so it would take a very convincing argument to get him to give in. However, he’s also very reasonable and likes making sure that you feel heard as well. For something small (like where to eat dinner) he’d make you work for it by playfully or cutely begging even though he had every intention of going with your idea anyway.

Z: zzz (sleeping style when you’re together)

He’s the big spoon most often when you’re sleeping together, but I think Johnny also likes snuggling with your face in his chest. As long as he’s holding you in some way, he’s happy.

NEXT UP ... NSFW A-Z: Jaemin

#nct #nct 127 #johnny #nct a-z #nct fluff #fluffy a-z

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tcarter4lyfe · 5 years ago

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I tried doing this earlier, but let’s have another go! You’ve heard of the Queen of Dragons, now get ready for the Kween of Greyhounds! You’ve guessed it, Tyler Carter. I do that sang sang thang for a lil band called Issues, as well as some solo stuff on the side. I’m pretty much a walking nerd with a slight admiration for picking flowers. Currently shoving my face into Pokémon Sword, SOBBLE SQUAD UNITE! If you’d like to talk about pointless environmental facts, like how sea turtles can not retract into their shells, or talk about my dying love for scented candles, find me on GH! tylerc4life is where I’ll be.

#lhq.intro #tytycar.

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inagetawaycarxo · 6 years ago

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Dating Sebastian Stan Would Include

—Requested by anon

—Requests are open btw, send in a imagine idea or a headcanon idea for Sebastian or marvel!

—A/N: *sighs dreamily* I might have gone a little overboard on this one! Feedback is appreciated!

When Sebastian first met you he couldn’t help but stare at you, getting captivated by you, which resulted in him running into a glass window of the coffee shop. He got flustered when you came over and asked if he was alright. Which made him stumble over his words.

“I’m fine.” He squeaked out, his cheeks reddening, as he looked anywhere but at you.

He then stumbled off, not waiting to hear your response, bumping into people on the way out. Tbh he was a clumsy mess. Still is when he is around you.

The second time you and Seb met was when Chris took you to the set of marvel.

You’s two started off as friends.

Chris and Anthony trying to get you and Sebastian together, and being frustrated by how oblivious you are to the feelings Seb has for you.

With a lot of encouragement from Chris & Anthony, Seb finally gets the nerve to ask you out. When you agreed to go out with him Seb can’t help but smile at you, wrapping his arms around you and lifting you off the ground spinning you around.

Being besties with Mackie as well as Chris.

Sebastian is always a blushing nervous wreck around you.

Also can be a cocky little shit as well, and a tease.

Seb adores you so much. You are his entire world, he loves to brag/talk about you to friends and family, though some of them get annoyed by his constant rambles/fangirling about you, not that Seb cares.

Seb looks at you and gets lost in a daydream a lot, sometimes dirty daydreams.

He could stare at you all day and not get bored.

Learning to speak Romanian. Though you butcher some of the words.

Sebastian falling more in love with you when you try/speak Romanian, his eyes beaming with happiness.

If you do speak Romanian, then having a conversation in Romanian with Seb.

A lot of PDA…Not really in front of paparazzi though, mostly in front of your family and friends. Sometimes fans.

Seb likes to have his arm around you a lot, either on your waist or around your shoulder. Or hold your hand in public. He will kiss your cheek and forehead but never your lips in public.

He likes to hold your hand all the time.

He loves to wrap his arms around your waist, pressing soft kisses on your shoulder then your neck, or resting his chin against your shoulder. Or in the crook of your neck.

Seb is really protective of you, if anyone says a bad word about you, god help them they get the wrath of Seb, he definitely gives them that Bucky glare, he is also protective over you in public too

Being the biggest space nerds ever.

Stargazing.

Watching space documentaries/ sci-fi movies.

A lot of dates; coffee dates, pizza dates, movie dates, midnight dates, beach dates, hiking dates, Picnic dates

Dates with Seb are never boring.

Midnight strolls

Working out together.

You and him like to encourage/motivate each other when you’s are working out.

Trying not to stare at him too much while he is working out.

Vice versa Seb trying not to get distracted by you when he works at.

Trying to impress each other.

Taking a lot of selfies together + photos of each other {even without one of you’s knowing}.

He doesn’t post most of them keeping them to himself.

Anthony teasing you and Seb a lot.

Anthony calling Seb whipped.

He is definitely whipped.

Seb finding it cute/hot when you are mad at him.

When he is home, you’s two mostly have lazy days.

Seb taking you to cons.

Visiting him at his panels.

Getting fan art/gifts from the fans that ship you and Seb together.

Seb taking you to his movie premiers.

Seb finding it adorable when you fangirl about Marvel.

Sending each other memes. Telling him he is a walking meme. He is a walking meme tbh.

When he had longish hair he used to steal your hair ties.

Convincing Seb to keep his hair longer for a little while.

Playing with his hair a lot.

Braiding it when it was a bit longer.

Seb playing with your hair.

You’re his best friend, and he is your best friend.

A hell of a lot of kissing.

Forehead kisses.

Neck kisses.

Shoulder kisses.

Nose kisses.

Cheek kisses.

Thigh kisses.

Belly kisses.

Hand kisses.

Morning kisses.

Goodnight kisses.

Needy kisses.

Kissing you at random times

And a lot of making out.

Let’s just say he is obsessed with kissing you.

Your neck will be covered in a lot of hickeys, so will Sebs and the rest of your body, mostly your neck and thighs.

Seb buying matching turtle neck sweaters to cover the hickeys.

Seb believes every time you smile it makes the world a little bit brighter.

Visiting him on set.

Making out with him in his trailer.

The dudes a huge hopeless romantic.

Always being there for each other.

Loving each other no matter what.

Being there for each other when one of you’s have a bad day.

Listening to each other’s problems.

Long skype calls while he is away filming, he mostly falls asleep in them.

Or facetiming each other, either one.

A lot of “I miss you’s.” when he is filming.

Helping him with his lines.

Seb being your #1 Fan/supporter,

Being his #1 fan/supporter.

You spend most of your time at his place and he spends most of his time at your place.

If someone comments rudely on one of your post on Instagram then he will defend you.

Seb cursing in Romanian when he is angry.

Seb biting his lip constantly when he is around you. {Since he knows it turns you on}.

Teasing you in Romanian.

Seb likes to go lingerie shopping with you.

Also likes to go shopping with you in general. He has great taste.

Matching outfits.

Supporting each other no matter what.

Plus being honest with each other and trusting each other.

Being there for each other through the ups and downs of life.

Most of the time you’s don’t fight, but when you’s do its mostly small fights, though you’s two makeup and have makeup sex.

Sebastian getting jealous of your celeb crushes

“Yeah, well he/she can’t fuck you and love you like I can.” He grumbled.

Saving water and showering together, though you’s are probably wasting it since you’s have a lot of sex in the shower.

You love to run your hands through his hair.

You’s two don’t hide the fact that you’s your dating from public but you’s are private about it.

Though that doesn’t stop him from gushing about you in interviews. However, if it’s his friends or family then he will talk their ear off about you.

Cooking together, though it’s mostly make out sessions leading to the food to get burnt and you and Seb have to end up ordering take out.

You’d suggest going to cooking classes, but then you and him probably end up making out and get kicked out of the class.

He loves to cuddle you, he is such a snuggle bug, whether it’s spooning or you cuddling into his chest or his side. He loves cuddling you.

Morning cuddles.

Bear hugs.

Hugs from behind.

He also likes being the little spoon as well. The feeling of your arms wrapped around him makes him feel secure.

Seb is so handsy. Not that you are complaining.

Netflix and chill.

No, really you’s do watch Netflix and chill as well.

A lot of movie marathons.

Dancing. Well, dorky dancing.

A lot of pet names for each other.

Calling him either, Seb, Sebby, baby, babe, sexy, hot stuff, darling, honey, mon Cheri, daddy, babykins, cutie pie, babycakes, bae, beautiful, big boy, my love, cupcake, cutie, dreamboat, goofball, dork, gorgeous, handsome, honey bun, honey bunny, hot stuff, hottie, hun, love, love bug, love muffin, lover, loverboy, my drug, pumpkin, snuggle bug, snuggle butt, snuggle muffin, sugar, sweet stuff, sweet thing/thang, sweetie, sweettums, sweetie pie, tiger.

Seb calling you baby girl. Baby doll, doll, {your nickname}, sweetheart, adorable, babykins, beautiful, buttercup, cutie pie, cutie, darling, gorgeous, honey, hon, hottie, kitten, love, muffin, my queen, my love, peach, princess, sugar, sunshine, sugar pie, sweet pea, sweettums, sweetie, toots.

He definitely says some of those pet names in Romanian too.

Whenever he speaks Romanian it turns you on.

If you have an accent then that definitely turns Seb on.

You even beg him to sit and watch his movies with you.

Accidentally calling him “Bucky.” only to get this response “Who the hell is Bucky?”

Seb always either smacks your ass or grabs it, either one, actually he does both.

Telling each other really corny jokes.

Always making each other laugh.

Buying you flowers/roses for no reason

“What are these for?” you asked Seb, smelling the roses.

“Cause I love you.” Seb answered, wrapping his arms around your waist and pressing a soft kiss on your neck.

Comforting him when he is feeling sad.

Vice versa, Seb comforting you when you are down.

Begging him to tell you endgame spoilers.

“No, I’m not telling you, watch the movie.” He grumbled, getting out of your grasp.

“No, please tell me I don’t want to walk into endgame unprepared, I need tissues if my baby Steve is going to die? Or if Tony or Thor is going to die, I can’t be unprepared if my favourite dies.” You whined, giving him puppy dog eyes.

“What about Bucky? I thought my character was your favourite.” Seb whined, pouting at you.

“Bucky’s dead though, oh my gosh, I hope Carol kicks Thanos purple ass, Oh does Bucky at least come back, maybe he can be the new captain America if Steve dies or Sam.” You ranted, Seb rolled his eyes letting out a sigh, before turning around and walking away from you.

“Don’t walk away from me, tell me spoilers god damn it.” You shouted...

He is so needy. Might be a little clingy but so are you.

Seb likes to buy you gifts and spoil you.

Also, pamper you as well.

He loves you so god damn much and you love him so much. You’s two love each other a lot.

He is such a romantic.

You are his whole damn world.

Domestic Seb, got to love Domestic! Seb.

Grocery shopping.

Brushing your teeth together, because he hogs the mirror.

Seb making you breakfast in bed.

Adopting a dog together.

Live streaming.

A lot of “I love you’s.”

Straddling his waist either to cuddle or make out.

Moving in with him.

Piggyback rides.

Deep conversations.

Taking bubble baths together.

Falling asleep on his chest.

Seb tracing your spine with his fingers.

Road trips.

Helping each other when you’s are stressed.

Roasting each other.

Being proud of each other.

Roasting Tom Holland with him and Mackie, (poor Tom)

Texting each other a lot while he is away filming.

Giving each other massages.

Talking about the future, like getting married and having kids. He daydreams about having kids with you a lot.

Being couple goals.

“One day we will be marriage goals.” Seb cooed, smiling at you.

“Are you trying to hint to me you’re going to propose to me?” you asked, looking up from your phone to look at him.

“Maybe.” He answered, biting his lower lip as he stared at you.

Going on vacations when Seb is off of work.

Sending you flowers/gifts while he is filming.

Getting drunk together.

Carpooling.

A lot of eye fucking. {Did I write that already probably did anyways more eye fucking.}

Tickle fights.

Fans adoring you.

His beard, you are obsessed with it, you’re always stroking it.

Hiding his razor so he doesn’t shave it.

Having fights on how to pronounce memes

Going to charity/galas with him. And red carpet events.

Telling each other how much you love one another.

Spilling tea to each other.

Seb wakes up before you do, he likes to admire you for a little while, before waking you up by kissing you/ your body.

Adoring every inch of your body and your flaws.

Same goes for you, adoring every inch of his body and his flaws. Not that you think he has any flaws.

He cherishes you in general.

Meeting each other’s friends.

Meeting each other’s families.

His mom absolutely loving/adoring you.

His mom teaching you how to cook Romanian recipes

Your family adoring/loving Seb.

Your mom even shows him baby pictures of you.

“Aw, I hope our babies look like you when we have one because you are just so damn cute.” Seb cooed, beaming at you.

Listening to each other about how your days went, what you’s did and so on.

Wearing his jumpers/ shirts. He loves it when you wear his clothes.

Being each other’s backgrounds/or/lock screens on each other’s phones.

Helping him navigate social media.

Seb gets jealous easily.

Seb getting jealous of your girl crush on Brie Larson. {Unless you don’t have a crush on Brie Larson then just ignore this.}

Taking videos of each other doing weird stuff and cute stuff.

Taking naps together.

Getting lost in those blue eyes, and not listening to what he is talking about. Damn those blue eyes.

Jogging together.

Seb getting insecure when you talk to guys younger than him.

Seb smirking when he gets you flustered. Also hot and bothered.

Sex with Sebastian is never vanilla.

A lot of hair pulling when you’s two are having sex, from the both of you’s.

A lot of oral.

Pretty much having sex every hour (if possible) you’s two kiss a lot and have sex a lot.

Seb speaking Romanian when you and him have sex. {Most of its dirty talk.}

He definitely loves to grope your boobs a lot.

He has a huge daddy kink.

And a praise kink

Lazy morning sex.

Shower sex.

Passionate sex.

Rough sex.

Jealous sex.

Making love to you.

Lots of quickies.

Lots and lots of hickeys.

And thigh burns.

A LOT OF DIRTY TALK, he will even say it in Romanian to which brings you close to your orgasm.

Orgasm denial, from the both of you’s

Orgasm delay.

Light bondage.

He is a Dom but he can be a sub as well.

His favourite positions are doggy style, missionary, the lotus position, cowgirl,

You’s two have sex nearly in every room and anywhere.

Seb is the king of aftercare.

Let’s just say you’s two have a lot of sex and a lot of make-out sessions.

If you are an actress or newly actress then Seb will support you, watching your movies, or TV appearance, helping you with lines, going to charity events, red carpet events, and movie premiers with you.

Seb prob feeds you food.

Seb is a gentleman though he is a dork and he a freak in bed.

The both of you’s are such big dorks.

Watching sunsets and sunrises together, mainly sunsets.

#sebastian stan #sebastian x reader #sebastian stan x reader #sebastian stan headcanons #sebastian stan headcanon #sebastian stan smut #mcu #mcu x reader #marvel x reader #marvel headcanons

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creekqueen27 · 5 years ago

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Fate (Raphael x Reader)

Requested: can you do one with Raphael, she gets kidnapped and they get Raph's dna and make her pregnant, he's actually happy about it cause he already loved her, how he acts around her being pregnant. Maybe some protective or possessive Raphael with some smutt?Thx!! <3

Gotcha boo thang 💋

Requests are open.

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The bright lights made it hard for you to open your eyes. You tried to move your arms, only to realize you were restrained. Memories of what happened the night before come rushing back; the break in, the fighting, the capturing of yourself and the turtles. This really looks like the end. You turn your head and see what you assume is a doctor. You swallow thickly, trying to move your legs only to realize.. they're in stirrups?! "What the fuck.." you say, gaining the attention of the doctor. He looks up from the laptop and meets your eyes. "What are you doing to me?!?" You scream. He chuckles.

"Oh, you've been unconscious for the entire procedure, miss. You're an amazing surrogate. The healthiest eggs I've ever seen, really." Is that supposed to be a compliment? "I'm really excited for the outcome of the experiment. I'm sure you're concerned, but you shouldn't be. I'm very confident that it will be just a normal pregnancy, a normal delivery. Then, if we don't get the desired outcome, we can try again." The smile never leaves his face. Your stomach suddenly feels sick.

"Pregnancy?!" You shout. "I'm pregnant?! How?!" Your head is spinning.

"One of your eggs were fertilized with the DNA sample we acquired from your friend, Raphael. We believe the outcome should greatly benefit our company, the physical talents of you both combined-" You tuned him out, you felt like your heart stopped. You couldn't breathe. There goes your chance with him..

"I'm pregnant with Raph's baby.." you lay you're head back as you feel tears filling your eyes. Are we ever getting out of here? The thought ran through your mind for the next few days until finally, at dusk, you heard glass breaking and an alarm going off. As you heard people getting beat up closer to where you were being kept, you felt hopeful.

"She's in there!!" April's voice called out. She must have gotten help. You feel like you're going to cry when she busts through the door and starts undoing your wrists. You immediately hug her, tears escaping your eyes as you sob. "Are you okay?! What'd they do to you.." she trails off, glancing at the screens around you.

"Come on!" Leo screams as you see the turtles knocking people down left and right. You stand up, grabbing the folder next to the chair you were strapped to, and ran as fast as you could while holding April's hand. Casey was holding a door for everyone while he urged everyone to hurry. The fresh air hits your face as you all make it outside and run towards the "lady killer" as Mikey calls it. You hold tight to the folder as you hop in the back with April, Donatello in the passenger seat, Leo driving, Mikey, Raphael and Casey in the back pushing buttons to get defenses up again the enemy. Once you're all in the clear, you can't help but stare at Raph. April nudges you, leaning in.

"Are you okay?" She asks. You immediately feel tears falling down your face. "It's okay, you're okay. We're all here, you're okay." She soothes, Mikey coming closer and offering reassurance as well. You shake your head.

"I'm pregnant." You choke out as you hand the folder to April.

"Pregnant?!" Mikey screams and looks at your belly. He's pulled back by Raphael harshly, who has a pained look on his face.

"Raph.." April says lowly, looking between the two of you.. "he needs to read this.." she says, looking to you. You nod your head and lean against her after she hands the folder to Raph. You stare at him as he reads. He suddenly looks up at you. His eyes go to your belly. Back up to your eyes. He doesn't look disgusted?

"Are you hurting?" He asks. You shake your head. "Are you sure this is real?" He asks, leaning towards you a bit. You nod your head. "Yer pregnant.. with.." he whispers, looking at your belly. "Your baby." You finish for him, meeting eyes.

A few weeks later.. about 8 to be exact..

The lair was finally cleaned up and restored, which is good because the morning sickness hit you hard. You just lay and rested on the couch with a bucket, miserable. Mikey tried to cheer you up, but it didn't work. You just wanted this to be over. "Here, try this." You look up at Donnie offering you a small vile of liquid. You weakly grasp it, drinking it down. It only takes a few seconds to notice a great difference.

"Oh my God, Donnie.. thank you." You say quietly. You sit up, popping your back before standing and pulling down your pj shorts. Donnie gently leads you to the table where Mikey just sat down fresh pizza. As soon as you sit, you're pulled up again. You look up and meet eyes with Raphael, giving him a confused look. He places a pillow in your seat before sitting you back down. You can't help but smile. He's actually been really sweet towards you since..

"Yessss, gimme that sweet cheesey goodness!" Mikey says while digging in the pizza box. He passes the box around while Leo sits down, grabbing a slice. When you finish your second slice, you make a move to stand but Raph quickly puts his hand on your shoulder, holding you in place.

"Ya need'a eat more." He states, grabbing another slice and sitting it in front of you. You look from the slice, back up to him.

"I'm full." You simply say, earning a look from Raph.

"Baby aint." He says. You roll your eyes at him. "Just eat the damn pizza." He sighs. You also sigh, eating the slice. Maybe you weren't as full as you thought. "Don, you finish the thing so we can see the baby yet?" Raph asks, leaning back in his seat. The nerdy turtle swallows quickly, and smiles.

"In fact, I have. And I don't mean to brag, but I believe it's much more accurate than what you would get in a doctor's office." Donnie smiles. You're still getting prenatal care from an actual baby doctor, but extra care never hurts.

"Can I see the baby today?" You ask, getting nervous but excited as well. Donnie nods, mumbling an 'of course' as Mikey bounces in his seat.

"Dude, let me see the baby too!" Mikey shouts. You giggle at him.

"You can see, Mikey."

"After me." Raphael states harshly. You look up to him, raising a brow at his tone. He looks at you out of the corner of his eye. He chews his toothpick as he follows you to Donnie's lab, Mikey still sitting and finishing off the pizza with Leo. You lay on a long desk with a pillow behind your head as Donnie fools with the machine. Raphael towers over you, staring down at your belly before taking a seat, making him a bit above eye level with you. As the machine turns on, Donnie grabs a jelly like substance and raises your shirt. You don't miss Raph clenching his jaw.

"Okay, let's see.. female organs.." Donnie mumbles to himself as he rubs the jelly around your belly and presses a wand like thing to your lower belly. "AHA!" He shouts as an image pops up on the screen. Not entirely black and white. Not fuzzy, but clear.. "As if you're actually inside the womb, I knew it would be much more detailed." He says, proud of his invention. "Very strong heart rate. Seems developmentally on schedule. Aw, what a little shell." He coos, and you stare at the image. It really is Raph's baby.

"It's so small.." Raph says in awe, smiling at screen. Are his eyes watery?

"Actually, it's measurements are a bit bigger than most at this gestational age." Donnie says casually, getting different angles of the baby. "Most likely from the father." Donnie states playfully with a glance at Raph. You've never seen him smile so big before, immediately bringing a calming feeling over you as you smiled, too.

"Does it look healthy?" You asks, biting your lip. Donnie nods, double checking the heart rate.

Raph was always there when you got an ultrasound from Donnie. He always smiled looking at the baby on the screen. He was always helpful.. except for this exact moment. You're almost 5 months pregnant, finally have a noticeable bump.

"Move." You state, looking up at the red clad turtle blocking the door. He moved all your stuff, including yourself, into his bedroom weeks ago during the worst part of the morning sickness. He would always follow you to the bathroom, holding your hair for you. (He insists on sleeping on the mattress in the floor while you take his bed.) You've been procrastinating on getting stretchier pants for a week or so, and you were going to go out and buy some now but..

"Ya aint leaving. It's not safe for you, yer vulnerable." Raph states, not even moving an inch while you're pushing him as hard as you can. "Ain't gonna getcha anywhere, shorty." You sigh.

"Raph, I need more pants. These aren't really fitting anymore!" You pout up at him. "I have to go get some! And more socks.." you say quietly as you remember.

"Call April, I'll pay 'er back for em." His rough voice is low as he looks down at you. You pout again, earning a smirk and eye roll from him.

"I need to get them myself, I can't have you buying everything for me-"

"Sure ya can, shorty." Raph cuts you off, wrapping an arm around your shoulders.

"You could just dress up and go with me.." you quietly suggest as he leads you into his gym, remembering when he went out in daylight in a disguise.

"Ya can just call April and stay ya ass here and stay safe." The irritation is clear in his voice. "Get some light cardio goin'." Raphael starts with his weights as you use the treadmill lightly, trying to stay healthy during this whole thing. You give into Raphael's 'suggestion' and ask April to get you some comfy maternity pants and clothes. She really is your best friend, and has stayed so supportive. When she arrives the next day your new wardrobe (she really went all out), you were so excited. Your favorite was a dark red sweater.

After having girl time with April, and another ultrasound (which included Raph) because she hadn't seen the baby yet, you and her made a plan. "I hope they go for it." You say as you walk into the busy living area where all four turtles were playing video games.

"I swear to God yer fuckin cheatin!" Raph growls at Mikey as he cowers away from his older brother.

"Dude I'm not, you just suck!" Mikey says, running behind April and picking her up as a shield. Your giggle catches Raph's attention, but you don't see it.

"So guys! Why don't we go to the farmhouse for a few days? Give this girl some time outside." April suggests while giving you a side hug. Mikey immediately agrees, followed by Donnie. Leo is indifferent, really. He could take it or leave it. Raph seems unsure.

"Please?" You beg, walking to where he now sits at the kitchen table. You're barely above his eye level with him sitting and you standing by his side.

"Dunno if it's gonna be safe." He states, drinking his orange crush. You sigh, putting your arms around his large shoulders.

"Pleeeeeease? Everyone's gonna be there, it'll be safe." You beg. He grunts in response. You squeeze him a bit, whispering a quiet 'please' while leaning your head against his. You hear a 'come on, Raph' from Donnie. You nuzzle him lightly while Mikey tells him to 'dude, it'll be fine'. Even April throws in a 'itll be fun'. You give a final pout as he caves.

"If ya really wanna go.." he says lowly. You smile so big and kiss his cheek, thanking him before you rush to go pack. You completely miss the blush on his face, but everyone else sees it.

"You really love her, dontcha dude?" Mikey asks casually, softly. Raph grunts and nods. "You can totally tell her." He suggests.

"Look at me, Mikey. I'm a freak. She's beautiful. And she's stuck havin' my kid. She never wanted that.. ain't gonna make it worse for her." Raph sighs through his nose before going to the gym to work through his negative feelings.

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olivia-stone · 5 years ago

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Let’s do this

First blog post! I’d argue that it’s not even the first, just a test post, so more like Blog post 0?

I once read that a famous author (i can’t remember exactly who) would write like 500 words everyday, no matter how shitty and unmotivated they were feeling, because you’d be surprised what you can come up with. So here’s my 500 words to you. Completely improv, hope you enjoy. ;) xx

Cicadas singing

Cold juice disappearing fast

The sun brings hell fire

Now that you have an idea of space around me, let’s open up my brain.

Wouldn’t it be cool to write a book, like creating characters and writing about their lives in such a way that thousands of people around the world fall so in love with your characters that they draw fan art and write fanfic and create ships?

Last night, I finished reading my third book in 3 days, all were young adult and all had a bit of romance. First was ‘The Field Guide to The North American Teenager’ by Ben Philippe about a Canadian teen with Haiti parents moving to Texas. It is equal parts unrealistic American highschool drama and kinda sweet character development, flavoured with quick witty comebacks that I would have soaked up and tried to emulate as a teen, but now i realise if anyone actually come up with such stuff on the spot they would have to be clinically-labelled as a genius. Yep, safe to say I’ve grown up and tragically dreams are not as colourful anymore (if you’re under 16, don’t read the last sentence, you poor thang).

Next was John Green’s latest book, ‘Turtles All The Way Down’ and here i’d like to congratulate good old tear-bringer John for another title that pulls you in and is so hard to forget. This was probably the hardest book for me to read PERIOD EVER PERIOD and I had to skip chucks to keep a lid on any anxiety that might surface from the MC’s anxiety. Luckily I’ve never obsessed over germs, but if you have in the past, then consider this a trigger warning. Still a great read to widen your views.

Last night, I finished ‘Love from A to Z’ by S.K. Ali, another great book to broaden your views, because honestly how many books written by a Muslim about Muslims are there in the Western bookstore? Probably my fave read out of the three, as it was heartbreaking and heartwarming to experience Adam and Zayneb’s lives for a few hours, even if it was fictional.

Alright, not exactly 500 words, but i’m signing off now. x

#juice #summer #haiku #books #john green #SK Ali #Ben Philippe

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comradesklaine · 6 years ago

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more stuff

thangs

Put Your Arms Around Me and Don’t Ever Let Go by luckiedee Three word prompt: Cereal, face, wish.

A Place Where I Feel Safe by aelora This happened because Teej made a comment a while back about wanting 45-minutes of Klaine just cuddling and napping and suddenly I couldn’t get it out of my head. It was supposed to be a drabble–it’s almost 5K. This is pure, unadulterated fluff. You have been warned.

Snug by alilactree V cute fluff that has no description lol

This fic by villiagestories that I don’t think has a title (or a description) Kurt and Blaine meeting through the seasons.

As Frightened As You by notenoughtogivebread Students Klaine, the year after they return to NYC; Kurt is invited to perform at the Winter Showcase, and Blaine has to conquer his fear of NYADA for his husband's sake.

Candy Confessions by zannawrites While at a rest stop, Kurt's candy bar gets stuck in the vending machine. Luckily for him, a cute stranger shows up to save the day(and fluster Kurt quite a bit).

Born to be Mild by KillerQueen80 Blaine is worried that Kurt thinks he's boring, so Blaine gets wild.

v lovely ficlet by wordplayitout Carole loves being a mother, even when it's kind of cutting her heart out. It does that to you, makes you revel and mourn in these tiny stitched-together moments, and nothing has ever made her feel so limited, so small, but also so important and valued.

Ficlet: Why Blaine Wears Cropped Pants by wordplayitout Featuring favorite shower gel, Groupons, and why pearls are unacceptable.

hundreds of tiny threads by lileau Kurt and Blaine don't get married in a barn in Indiana.

staged by lileau Working for a government agency, they advise you not to get too attached to your colleagues. Too many emotions involved, they say. So, of course, Blaine went and fell in love with one.

Make the Yuletide Gay by razorsharpquill When the invitation comes, Blaine Anderson is delighted -- he can't think of a better way to usher in the holidays than an impromptu Warbler reunion to celebrate one of their own getting married. Unfortunately that includes ALL of the Warblers, including his ex-boyfriend Sebastian. Avoiding the ex might just call for drastic measures -- and Blaine knows just the man for the job.

The Tale of Pixies and Potions by apropensityforcharm A cautionary tale of why one should never experiment with potion-making when one is, in fact, a completely hopeless case. (Or alternatively, why one should.)

Sabotage by chasingkerouac The NYADA Adam’s Apples know that the stiffest competition for Nationals this year will come from their very own neighbor, the NYU Vocal Effects. Kurt, a member of the Adam’s Apples, knows that the path to victory runs straight through Vocal Effects' newest musical weapon -- Blaine Anderson. Sure practice makes perfect, but sometimes a competition this important calls for a little… sabotage.

Klaine Advent 2015 by lalalenii

And I'm Home by tiptopevak Wrapping Blaine in his arms and letting him sleep the sickness away is all that Kurt aches to do.

That Can Only Mean One Thing by skivvysupreme "Have I ever made a move on him? Blaine, as in Blaine Anderson? My boss? Have I ever made a move on my boss? Is that the question you just asked?”

The Second Means of Refuge by FyrMaiden Blaine names their cat Nagini. Kurt says he can explain that to the vet.

Vodka by FyrMaiden Blaine understands that Russian vodka is a political problem, but throwing it away seems wrong...

Advent: Passion by FyrMaiden Santana has had enough of Blaine moping about their tiny apartment. It's time to get up, get out, and meet new people.

Three Different Kinds Of Pyjamas by FyrMaiden Kurt *is* trying to listen to Blaine, but Blaine's naked and damp and naked. And it's distracting.

staring at the moon by amemorymaze Between having a break and trying to save turtles, Blaine somehow manages to fall in love.

all your perfect imperfections by sweetiejelly Blaine POV. Just a few of the ways that Kurt's perfectly imperfect.

Stay With Me by marauder_in_warblerland Flight attendant!Kurt is having a little fun on his regular run, and Blaine’s wishing that he’d just stayed in coach.

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rbeatz · 7 years ago

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Dubstep Causes Uneven Grounds: A Lost Lands Music Festival Review

Lost Lands Music Festival hosted by one of bass music’s trendsetters, Excision, was held last weekend at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio, United States, North America, Planet Earth in the Jurassic Period about 200 – 145 million years ago. That’s right, the bass music festival of the year took festival goers back in time to a prehistoric era filled with primal bass music and life-sized dinosaurs based off designs from the popular Jurassic Park movie series.

I’ve been a fan of bass music for almost a decade, and I can’t remember anything event close to what I experienced last weekend. Headbangers from around the country traveled to the middle-of-nowhere Ohio to indulge in a bass-heavy family affair that was so loud, houses 8 miles away were complaining about reverberations that shook their homes. I say family affair because as a fan of bass music and headbanging (or whomping as I call it), I finally felt at home with music lovers of a specific genre, dancing like I’ve always loved to dance. It was refreshing and exciting at the same time.

With headliners such as Zeds Dead, Excision, Destroid, Rezz and more, there was an eclectic variety of bass music that I thought brought new inspiration and talent that the genre has not heard before.

I was joined in my journey back in time with rBeatz resident DJ and photographer, BRB, who felt so inspired after the event, he immediately got back to work and made an aftermath mix. Check it out below. To see the full Lost Lands Festival Aftermath tracklist, crowd shots, and Chris’ Top 10 of the weekend, scroll to the bottom of this post.

Below are my thoughts on the acts we caught, along with videos, photos, and tweets we accumulated throughout the weekend. I’ll start with day 1…

Day 1: Friday, September 29th

Before we even enter the festival, there was a giant sign that read, “Welcome Headbangers,” with two Pachycephalosauruses (aka “thick-headed lizard” in Greek) banging their heads together. Pachycephalosauruses were Dinosaurs said to use their extra thick skulls for intra-specific combat behavior. A clever pun for a fanbase that calls themselves “Headbangers,” right off the bat. I continued walking towards the security line.

Welcome Headbangers @lost_lands #GetLostWithMe #LostLands http://pic.twitter.com/iqN5yjgrUZ

— rBeatzRadio (@rBeatzRadio) September 29, 2017

When we got through security, the first thing I assume everyone noticed, was the giant animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex that moved and roared in front of Lost Lands sign that looked like a totem. Groups of people were lining up to take pictures in front of the T-Rex. There was a strict no-touching the dinosaur rule, which was difficult to impose, but the festival had an attendant at each dino to make sure they survived the weekend.

We continued past the Lost Lands merch store witch contained custom Lost Lands appeal and Excision gear. Knowing the festival partnered with PK Sound to bring 750,000 watts of bass, I immediately purchased Excision Silicone Ear Plugs for $15. They were extremely well designed high fidelity hearing protection used to clear low volumes that actually fit perfectly into my ears (which typically have trouble with basic in-ear headphones). I was then ready for the sound battle of my life.

Getting past the merch tent, we were taken to a path down the hill towards the venue. On the path, were life-sized Velociraptors that made that screeching sound I immediately recognized from Jurassic Park while moving their torso and neck up and down. I looked to the right of the path and noticed a grove of tall trees, intertwined with hammocks, and through the trees was the main stage aka Prehistoric Paradox, with probably 10,000 headbangers vibing to the bass. Towards the back of the area, was a life-size brontosaurus. I immediately fell in love with the venue. We headed down to the main stage to cover, Laxx.

Laxx

The first set we caught. These earlier sets were really showing their stuff. The Dubstep implant from Oxford UK had a hype set. A lot of trap right off the bat with paralysis inducing drops. I was in shock and awe by the first set. There were two life-sized T-Rex’s on either side of the stage with volcanoes on each side. The headbangers were out in full force right from the start. See the video below to witness the show out for the 3rd act at Lost Lands.

I hope there’s enough rail for all these headbangers! What’s your opinion on the first edition of #lostlands? : @rbeatzradio

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Figure B2B Midnight Tyrannosaurus

The only other perfect scenario for this set would have been if it were at midnight, the clock striking 12 while Midnight Tyrannosaurus played between two, life-sized T-Rex’s with flames coming out of the volcanoes behind them. Their set was SUPER heavy and haunting, which wasn’t a surprise coming from two of the most nightmarish dubstep producers.

Wooli

As we walked to the second stage, Cave of Souls, we walked through the market, where food vendors were appropriately serving giant turkey legs and appeal was just as colorful as the sets. There were bathrooms tucked in the back, so whenever we’d have to go to the bathroom, we took a bit to listen to what was happening at the Cave of Souls. The bathrooms were positioned in such a location so that when the bass hit, the stalls would rumble. A+ bathroom placements.

The first act we witnessed at Cave of Souls was Wooli, who dropped one of the coolest remixes of Deep Down Low by Valentino Kahn. I heard this RL Grime edit about 4 times throughout the weekend.

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HeRobust

A stop along HeRobust’s current tour, the Atlanta Electro-Trap early adapter crushed the main stage, certainly getting the crowd #BUSTED as his fans like to say.

The festival encouraged flowing, which is moving to the beat with elements such as gloves, hula hoops, and orbits . Throughout the campgrounds, individuals were doing their own thang, and during the nighttime, glowing elements in the crowd reigned supreme. See the video below of KT from @willhoopforbass on Instagram during HeRobust’s set.

Hula Hooper at #LostLands

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Ghastly

A lot of these artists reminded me of rock n roll stars. Ghastly was a prime example. Playing everything hype from heavy trapstep to future bass, Ghastly made sure he was having fun himself, which was important for fans to feed off of. We were able to catch a video of the ghost with the most poppin’ champagne. Do yourself a favor and follow Ghastly on snapchat (username: ghastly) – he’s quite the entertainer.

The T-Rex looked beautiful at night.

Such a majestic creature @lost_lands #GetLostWithMe http://pic.twitter.com/8ay4hGsGNn

— rBeatzRadio (@rBeatzRadio) September 30, 2017

Kill The Noise

He’s produced soundtracks for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Zoolander 2 and XXX: The Return of Xander Cage. He’s also taken the stage with Korn. As one of the earliest bass music adopters, it was no surprise that crushed the main stage. Check out his setlist here. Not only did he play the popular RL Grime Deep Down Low edit I mentioned above, but he also played another festival favorite from a majority of the DJ’s – Kendrick Lamar – Humble (Skrillex Remix), which was released about a week and a half ago.

Seven Lions

What a beautiful set. I had never seen or heard Seven Lions play a set – I only heard remarkable reviews. The reviews were not off. With a lot of heavier bass sets prior, Seven Lions came out with some beautifully melodic future bass (typically at the first drop), followed by heavy dubstep drops (typically on the second drop). I haven’t heard arrangements like that before, so I thought it was so simplistically clever. The best of both worlds future bass and dubstep.

Ephwurd

Caught a bit of the brain child between Datsik and Bais Haus at the Cave of Souls. The bass from this tent was in a tube, so it traveled super far. We could easily hear it from the parking lot about a mile away. What’s more surprising were towns 8 miles away were reporting sound disturbances in the area.

@ephwurd at #LostLands #GetLostWithMe

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Excision

Since it was Excision’s first time hosting his own festival, I figured he was going to come out with a bang. Boy did I underestimate my already high expectations. This was by far the most unbelievably entertaining intro’s to any set I’ve ever witnessed. I captured gold, so I posted to Excision’s Headbangers FB page to let the outside world in. The Jurassic Park theme song with an extended drop had headbangers going absolutely nuts. Check it out below.

The rest of his set was wild. The most energetic of the day in my opinion. Check out his set list here if you’re an aspiring DJ for inspiration on one of the industry greats. He played a two hour set, and crushed it all the way through.

#GetLostWithMe @excisionofficial at #LostLands

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After 8 hours of heavy dubstep, I was exhausted of whomping, and could not keep it up for Crizzly or 12th Planet. I wen’t back for some Zs, but made sure to take an artsy pic of the Brontosaurus before I left the venue.

Goodnight day 1 #GetLostWithMe #LostLands http://pic.twitter.com/x31SqU06lg

— rBeatzRadio (@rBeatzRadio) September 30, 2017

Day 2: Saturday, September 30th

Funtcase

Everyone has their lines. After 8 hours of intense dubstep from the day before, I had to draw the line in the sand somewhere. For me, the guy who calls himself the first letter reverse of the word “CuntFace” is that line. I was a little scared coming into day 2 from so much energy exertion from the day before, but I was still excited. I caught a bit of the beginning of the former death metal drummer’s set, it was as raunchy and gritty as you’d imagine.

Cesqeaux

This was one of BRB’s most surprising, favorite acts, the Dutch bass producer played a fair amount of Hip-Hop style electro-trap, giving a nice contrast to the incessantly heavy Dubstep from the night before.

Cookie Monsta

Whether it was mixing DJ Fresh – Louder (Doctor P & Flux Pavilion Remix) with Crime Mob – Knuck If You Buck and some insane bass drop or mixing in some of his notable metallic jaw dropping bass, Cookie Monsta was on high energy from start to finish.

Check out part of Cookie Monsta’s set from on Soundcloud

Slander

A beautiful opening tribute to the late Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, an idol to many of the performers coming from a more rock background. Then Slander did his thing and destroyed the place sonically. Slander was one of the most popular acts, putting on at the Cave of Souls. The space was a much more enclosed venue, creating more vibrations from the heavy bass.

@slanderofficial Intro at #LostLands an Ode to Chester Bennington

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Snails

Frédérik Durand aka Snails consistently throws the slimiest sets. He calls his music vomitstep and his fans the vomitsquad. Like many fan groups, there was a meet-up before his set to prepare themselves for the madness and meet other like minded slugs. He even played a vomitstep remix of Spongebob. Nothing is safe from Snails.

His sets are always super animated. I’ve been impressed with the level of animation and storytelling from these DJs. I felt like I was watching a hard action anime thriller throughout these various sets. DJing these days is a team effort, and the animators behind the scenes are just as much a part of the Snails project as Frédérik.

As I mentioned before, flowing was strongly encouraged at the festival. Below is a video of rBeatz resident DJ, BRB, orbiting at Snails.

Destroid

Destroid was back in action. Excision’s old band got together with some mind-blowing graphics and insane pyro. Excision (production and midi-guitars) was hyping the crowd up with a mic, Downlink (production and midi-guitars) was dressed head to toe in an “Alien vs. Predators” outfit with a midi-guitar in hand, and Pendulum drummer KJ Sawka was another “Alien vs. Predators” creature elevated above the rest on the drums. Check out the intro to the band getting back together below.

The band played heavy dubstep, but with KJ Sawka leading with the drums, there was a very heavy metal element to the entire performance.

There was so much pyro, that one of the Volcanoes lit on fire towards the end of Destroid’s set. That didn’t stop them from finishing their act. There was a bit of a pause between Destroid and Zeds Dead to put out the fire. Only at Excision’s festival can a volcano blow out.

DESTROID actually destroyed the stage. Volcano fire #lostlandsfestival @lostlandsfestival

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Skellism

They played at the same time as Destroid, so it was difficult to compete with the host’s old band getting back together. The clip below shows a more drum and bass style production that was played every now and then to change up the vibe to a more house-style bass music.

#LostLands @Skellism http://pic.twitter.com/dFdDdK26pF

— rBeatzRadio (@rBeatzRadio) October 1, 2017

Zeds Dead

This was my #1 set of the weekend, sorry Excision! You knew what you were getting into when you invited one of the greatest Dubstep duos in history. I’ll admit, I’m a bit biased. Zeds Dead was the first dubstep show I ever attended back in 2011, and I obviously never turned back.

The Canadian electronic duo played Bassmentality, White Satin, Rudeboy, a rendition of Dido’s Thank You, a rendition of Nina Simone’s Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, Humble., and a lot of other sexy slower dubstep aka chill step. A beautiful set by Zeds Dead, a nice break from the incessant heavy bass made this set standout from the rest.

Below is a video of the craziest drop my ears witnessed at the festival. It was a Run DMC remix done by producer, Wuki.

Zeds Dead played all the classics. That’s what made their set so good. They knew bass music fans were coming from all over, and as some of the pioneers of chillstep, they knew real fans were out there.

Here’s a Zeds Dead fan whomping hard rocking their paintball jersey, toting the Zeds Dead flag.

You say NO to rAAAAtchet @zedsdead #LostLands http://pic.twitter.com/a4pVIOz2YE

— rBeatzRadio (@rBeatzRadio) October 1, 2017

I ran into Kylie Blake twerking like a champ. A lot of butts were out this weekend – it’s a bass music festival, so freedom was encouraged. It can get hot dancing up a storm, so the less cloths the better. Since this was an end of the summer festival, it got chili at night, so you had to bring extra layers for when you stopped dancing. It got close to 40 degrees fahrenheit at night.

Downlink

I was exhausted after Zeds Dead. Below is a final shot I got at Downlink. I heard the next day it was one of the harder sets at the festival. The former member of Destroid had a quick turnaround, but still did his thang. As I was leaving Downlink, I heard a nice ode to one of the founding fathers of brostep, Rusko, playing his single, Woo Boost.

@downlink at #LostLands #GetLostWithMe

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I also had an opportunity to stop by the fire people. At this prehistoric event, I was wondering if they invented fire yet or not. They had, and somehow they were able to spin around with it, swallow it, and breath it. Quite impressive.

Before going to sleep, I made some quick edits from iPhone photos that I took earlier that evening.

Most #Beautiful #Music #Festival of the Season #LostLands ⚡️ http://pic.twitter.com/UhJTgXI184

— rBeatzRadio (@rBeatzRadio) October 1, 2017

Day 3: Sunday, October 1st

I did a bit of a recap of the festival so-far and the day ahead on day 3. Here, I am in front of the T-Rex at the entrance. A video of myself so you know I’m a real human……………..

Excision – Detox Set

The first set we hit on day 3 was Excision’s Detox set, where he slowed it down a bit, but didn’t let up on the bass. Below is a video of Excision playing a new unreleased track of his for his final song of the set.

Before going into the photo pit, I was able to catch another flow artists on her hula hoop grind.

Hula Hooper @excisionofficial Detox set #LostLands

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Dion Timmer

This is the guy with the shirts! Dion Timmer had his own merch alongside Excision’s inside the venue. He also threw down a killer set.

PhaseOne

PhaseOne stopped by Ohio while on his North America Tour, Dreamscape. I was able to capture some classic bass faces and head banging styles in this video.

Liquid Stranger

Liquid Stranger is a Swedish electronic producer who is considered the epitome of International Dubstep playing everything from Latin, Asian, Eastern European and Jamaican Dancehall dubs.

Rezz

By far one of the most unique acts of the festival. Rezz plays a lot of dark-bass music focused on bass house elements. She is a queen in her own right, laying the foundation for what I believe will be the next big permutation of electronic music to come. Rezz stopped by at Lost Lands, currently on her Mass Manipulation World Tour, promoting her debut album, Mass Manipulation, which was released on DeadMau5’s label Mau5trap.

Below is a video of her intro, where she had a slow countdown to one of her hit singles, Relax.

Rezz playing her single, DRUGS!

Illenium

Illenium was a fan favorite of the weekend. He played a bit more softer bass than the acts from previous days. More melody and more synth play teetering on the future bass genre.

Ganja White Night

rBeatz resident DJ, BRB, called it!!! I was shocked. We were trying to guess the secret guest all night, and he kept insisting that GWN made the most sense. We were blown away by their set and the fact that BRB guessed the special guest correctly.

Ganga White Night played and entire animated cat and mouse game where the turkey was the mouse and the man was the cat. Four Dimensions. Props to the animators for Ganja White Night.

I put Ganja White Night in a category with Rezz and Um.. – these artists are trendsetters in the bass space in my opinion, creating minimal arrangements with unique deep synths with bass as the frontman. Fantastic space play from these artists.

Excision B2B Datsik

This was Excision’s final set of the festival. A team-up with Datsik on a B2B set. Only other time this legendary collab happened was at Global Dance Festival in Denver, Colorado. rBeatz was on the ground there too to cover it. The set was a cherry on top to the already flawless weekend.

@excisionofficial B2B @datsik at #LostLands #GetLostWithMe

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It was one of the most flawlessly executed music festivals I’ve ever had the opportunity to attend. We didn’t have an opportunity to stay for one of the sets we were more excited for, Um.., so we listened to a lot of their music on the 8 hour drive back home to New York City. I got home at 8:08am – no joke. If ya don’t get it, ya don’t get it.

Goodnight @lost_lands It’s been real #GetLostWithMe #LostLands http://pic.twitter.com/HEBfdpJZY4

— rBeatzRadio (@rBeatzRadio) October 2, 2017

Lost Lands Festival Crowd Shots

(patients is a virtue – wait a hot min for fire shots of crowds, acts, and dinos )

Chris’ Top 10 of The Weekend

Zeds Dead

Rezz

Excision

Ganja White Night

Seven Lions

Snails

Destroid

Kill The Noise

Excision B2B Datsik

Ghastly

BRB’s Lost Lands Festival Aftermath Mix Tracklist

Land of the Lost Intro

Trampa & TrollPhace – Headbang Gang

HErobust & MONXX – Giant Squiddim

12th Planet – Control

BadKlaat – Head Crush

G.W.N.- Purple Star

Boogie T – Ain’t Safe

Distinct Motive – 40hz

Spag Heddy – Oh My!

Trollphace – Make it bounce (Ft. Harvey J)

um.. – Skrillex 2

G.W.N. – Endless Sky

um.. – That’s Horrible

Boogie T. – Boogie Nights

Skellism – G.T.F.O.

Dion Timmer Ft. Magmag – Berzerk

AFK & Wooli -WDGAF

Excision & Space Laces – Throwin Elbows

G Jones – Krabby Patty Secret Formula

Herobust – Status Busted

not sorry – LD50

Figure – Phantasm

Mr. Carmack – Pay for what

Boogie T – whatstep

Dion Timmer – Plug me in

Zeds dead – White Satin

G.W.N. – White Widow

Crizzly & AFK – Chain Hang Low

Rezz – Synesthesia

Rezz x 13 – DRUGS!

Wuki – Tricky

Ghastly – Get on this

Deep down Low (RL Grime Edit)

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#rBeatz Radio #Dubstep Causes Uneven Grounds: A Lost Lands Music Festival Review #Music #Fun #Dance

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Three Roommates, one bed studio apartment and one hot ass city. My trip to LA was one great experience!

I planned and anticipated a trip to Los Angeles ever since one of my best friends, Meaux, moved out there. There were two failed attempts. As carefree as I would like to live, responsibilities will always come first. Remember that people! Any who, I finally made it happen and it’s one of the best vacations EVER!

Let me start off by telling you the things about L.A that aren’t in the travel blogs.

All the places you see on tv and online are about 30-40 minutes away from actual L.A.

Downtown smells like piss

The subway smells like piss

The elevators smell like piss

There are restaurants that put MILK in FRUIT SMOOTHIES

There are lots of people with dogs but no grass in DTLA for them to use the restroom. How sway?

Grocery stores make you pay for your bags (Yay, for eco-friendly practices!)

Rite Aid and other stores alike sell LIQUOR!

There is a strip of clubs in WeHo (West Hollywood) that LITERALLY let you in for free on certain nights, not the fake promo shit. Legit, just walk in.

People who ride bikes DO NOT GIVE A FUXX ABOUT YOU

Bonus: We all know MaryJuana is legal in Cali, but they don’t tell you that people walk around with blunts in their ear, roll weed in public and you can smell it any where, lol. I live in GEORGIA, they don’t play those games! lol It was very different for me, no doubt!

Okay, now that I got that off my chest. Lol

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Stanky ass beautiful subway

On the way to the WeHo

Grocery shopping at the West Coast version of Kroger’s!

Meaux and I met on Instagram about four years ago and he moved to L.A right after that, so this was my first time meeting him. Going to LA I had no expectations, I was just excited about meeting my friend for the first time. * insert excitement screams here! *

I walk into the loft apartment, greet his friends like they were my friends, put my stuff down and laid out on the bed! Hella comfy and happy to be off that plane! Of course, Meaux didn’t tell me it was a small loft with two roommates, I thought it was one roommate. It was like, dang we in this thang fa real! But also refreshing and dope because it was nothing but love. They make it work, which is awesome!

Chase was the first roommate I met. A loud, funny Christian fella who will keep it real and genuinely likes, or dislikes, you. We start talking and joking around. My mom told me ever since I was little I would randomly talk to people, ask questions, and even say things that weren’t so polite. I’m a curious being. I ask questions, sue me!

Where are you from?

Do you work?

How do you get around?

How did you meet Meaux?

Are you always this loud?

Chase was very receptive to all my questions and we hit it off immediately. By no means was he shy. Definitely have to be a special person to deal with Chase, lol. He opened up to me about his past and where he was going in life. To see someone be so joyful and optimistic is a beautiful thing. Before he moved in with Meaux, Chase was technically homeless. House hopping from friend to friend and at one point lived in his car. I for one give him kudos because it is too damn hot in L.A to sleep in a car. He works as a security guard to get by, but his ambitions lie in the music and fashion industry. He manages a music artist and is developing an urban apparel fashion line. The best part, he has two turtles, one named Boy and the other named Girl. Lol. Weird seeing someone interact with reptiles in such a way that he did. Lol. (Hey Chase!)

No lie, I was a little skeptical about Mr. Leon at first. Not in a way of being worried about if he would like me, but more concerned about if I would like him, lol. It would be hella awkward. He was quiet and seemed standoffish, but I found out he works over night as a security guard! No wonder he wasn’t talking, he was tired! Duh. Once he woke up, his light started to shine. This spiritual being was not standoffish and is very loving! I enjoyed his company the most because he cooked for me, lol. Yes, he won my heart with food, fight me.

Leon was back and forth from city to city between home, about 40 minutes from L.A, and DTLA. He is a gay, spiritual vegan with goals of working in interior design and event planning. It was very humbling to see him sleeping on a tent mattress, Chase and Meaux slept on the air mattress. Leon was very open, vibrant, and didn’t complain not once.

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Now, the best for last, my babes Meaux!! This guy here!! Is a hustler! He lived in L.A homeless, house hopping, going job to job searching for his big break and finally, FINALLY, after almost three years got his own apartment with his own money! He called me in March 2017, I think, and told me the news! Proud moment, seriously! He’s a fashion designer and musician working two retail jobs. While I was out there we did a lot together and I’m pretty sad that I have to wait a few months to go back! All we did was eat, drink and go to the beach! Lol. Which was all my idea every time he asked what did I want to do lol.

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It was such an amazing experience to meet three beautiful people grindin’ and working hard! All of them have dreams! All of them have a past that could have broken them! So many people would have left that apartment and got a hotel after seeing what they had gotten into. I wouldn’t have had it any other way. To be in a space with creative minds and beautiful spirits, I would have stayed even if it was a box.

There is a misconception that artists who move to L.A to follow their dreams are just living it up. Maybe it seems that way because they are DOING WHAT TF THEY SAID THEY WOULD. These three guys support each other, encourage each other, laugh, party, eat and grind together! Life can’t get any better than that.

Humble yourselves people, get you some good friends who will be there no matter what and follow your dreams! I appreciate Meaux, Chase and Leon for taking me in, vibing with me and making me laugh the entire time. Sigh, I felt like I lived in L.A and was resident receiving mail and everything, lol.

Until next time my vibrant crew!!

Here’s a video of some of my snaps from the trip!

http://itsakila.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LA-Snap-Vid.m4v

LA is Now My Home Away from Home Three Roommates, one bed studio apartment and one hot ass city. My trip to LA was one great experience!

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