#THEY R LITERALLY GRAPE COLORED

[slayedfrr]

Uh if the algebralien thinfie is still open for requesrs may you do pi and 14 :]]] (sorry im autistic about these creeturs)

YES

pi's yapping about how cool he is and fourteens just like :0

[settsunoie]

Uta no prince-sama - Shining Channel - Reiji ASMR - English translation

This was sitting around in my computer as a WIP so I finally finished it. It was pretty fun and I may translate more from shining channel.

I may have taken some liberties but Reiji was kinda hard to understand at times and his joking attittude was a pain to translate into another language, same goes for his jokes

Translation uner the cut~

Video

FADE

Reiji : Let's begin this super lovely time !

It's your favorite Kotobuki Reiji.

I know many of you will be asking where am I

It's my home ! Just kidding~

Even tho it's pretty obvious.

I brought some super important stuff for our program.

So on this table, in this well organized and gorgeous place we're gonna do ASMR!

*cheering sounds*

I dunno if everyone knows but ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.

It is the sensation of feeling tipsy with audio and visual stimulation of the brain.

I always wanted to give it a try !

That's why when I heard I had an hour to try anything I knew this was my chance.

There is a lot of diferent ASMR types.

My subject is the following, "the sounds of food".

You may be asking what kind of food, there are a lot to choose from.

I gathered a bunch of Green food to try.

It was kinda hard to find diferent sounds that fitted this them.

Without further ado, we shall start ! I'm so excited, let's go~

FADE

Kotobuki Reiji's A-S-M-R

First we have a drink

"Pouring melon soda into a glass filled with ice cubes"

*gasping sounds as Reiji pour the melon soda*

….T-to-too much ! It's overflowing. W-Wait cut !

-Please wait-

Ahem sowwy there were too many bubbles and it spilled over~

Let's go right back at it.

*gulps*

Good ! So good it soaks my whole body. My thirst has been quenched.

Ah, ahem, then next are apple flavored sour gummies~

Its cute shape is so heartwarming~

*eats*

*coughs it out*

SOUR, it's so sour ! *pants* It's like my mouth is being squeezed !

But… when it's over, the taste is pretty good though.

The next food is muscat (white grape) flavored ultra big marshmallow.

*pokes it* It's so soft~ The texture too is nice~

Then *CHOMPS* *can't swallow it and chokes on the marshmallow*

*pants* The marshmallow was too big, I thought I was gonna suffocate !

Everyone, don't push yourself too hard.

That's it for sweets, let's dig into savory foods now.

It was made specially for this program, it's the Kotobuki bento's famous green karaage~

Look at this bright green color. It's a lil bit far fetched but it's still green.

I wonder what mom put into this.

As always it never fails to make me feel better.

Even cold, Kotobuki bento's karaage's still the best !

Itadakimasu.

*chomps* *regrets it* OMG SO SPICY *rolls on the floor* I can't, no I just, it's too much I can't, I can't !

Water, need water *grabs and chugs the glass of water*

-Please wait-

*pants* What was that. It's pure madness, food madness. I'm a victim of spice and it hurts, it's still hurting.

It's like something out of a punishment game...

Mom what in the world did you put inside ?

What's this…?

"-Pickled for one day, hottest red pepper

-Green peppers kneaded in a cloth

Ps : Pretty excited for the show.

From mom"

…she says, I don't need this, it hurts even more !

Ehhhh… That said, how was my firt try at ASMR ?

Give me your thougts and give a like !

Goodbye necktie (<- TN : in jp it's literally word play on sarabada (goodbye) and salad bar, as the two sound similar, so reiji-like)

[airanke]

I crave to know Agaria, Svanhild and the Leo crew (Alanna, Howitzer, Mikino and Miraj)

I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A LIST OF CHARACTERS

AGARIA!

Flower: Seaside daisy <3 They're so beautiful and grow by the sea and that's very Agaria of them. Gemstone: Sea glass! I know it's not a gemstone, but TBH Sea glass is much better for her than literally anything else haha! Element: Earth <3 Stalwart, hardy, and strong! Color: Salmon pink, the color of the sky when the sun is setting and sometimes rising <3 Word: sillage, "the scent that lingers in the air, the trail left in water, the impression made in space after something or someone has been and gone; the trace of someone's perfume", fits beautifully with her adventurous heart. Food: Crazy Shake! Weapon: Gauntlets for maximum PUNCHING POWER!

SVANHILD!!!

Flower: Skeleton flower... delicate and exposed in rain like she is <3 Gemstone: Quartz! Clear and beautiful and reflects the light in lovely ways. Element: Ice. She leaves a chill on those that meet her, a mix of her poise and her way of speaking. Color: Jagged Ice (D5ECEF WHATEVER THIS BLUE IS, THAT'S HER)! Word: petrichor, "the scent of rain on dry earth". Food: Candied grapes!!! Weapon: Wakizashi! Svanhild is definitely the backup weapon, or a weapon that one might not expect to be there <3

ALANNA!!!

(Also all of Leo's family have specifically chosen flowers that I will tell you why at the end HUEHUE)

Flower: Coneflower!! They are low-maintenance and attract beautiful things and we know this is true of Alanna <3 Gemstone: Granite. I don't know why, I could not TELL YOU WHY, HOWEVER... IT CAME TO MIND, AND I'M STICKING WITH IT. Element: Lots of Earth here. Strong. Supportive. The land beneath Leo's feet. Color: Red - like. R E D . PASSION. Word: eunoia, "beautiful thinking; a well mind" YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!! Food: Popcorn!! Especially like, caramel corn, or like you know luxury popcorn??? If that's even a thing?? Popcorn drizzled with chocolate and sprinkles!!!! That's Alanna!! Weapon: You already she's a lance, the Warlord that she is.

HOWITZER!!

Flower: Hosta!! Honestly mostly for the leaves, this plant comes with some GORGEOUS leaf options!!! Gemstone: Obsidian. I'm noticing a theme here and it was a little unexpected haha! Element: I know it's not TECHNICALLY an element, but Smoke. This man is all mystery and tricks (given that he's a fucking Soul Hound) Color: Dusky blue - like when fog covers the sky right as it's starting to get dark. That's the color Howitzer is! Word: querencia, "a place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the place where you are your most authentic self" is so this man. Food: watermelon salad. With mint. Very specific, but Howitzer is so laid back and relaxed that he would definitely be a refreshing food <3 Weapon: I said dagger initially, but he would be a balisong hands down (y'know, a butterfly knife).

MIKINO!!!

Flower: Hens and chicks. It's a succulent. It has spikies on it but it's PRETTY. Like Mikino. Gemstone: Ruby. A beautiful red to go with Howitzer's OBSIDIAN. Element: Fire. Oh my GOD fire. Color: Wispy gray - she's fog over an early morning sky, maybe with hints of pink in that melancholy gray! Word: ephemeral, "lasting for a very short time" (... you know why. I mean she's not GONE, but... y'know) Food: Salsa - technically not a food, but the variety of things you can put salsa on, and it potentially having the option to be made like, with some sweetness?? Like a mango salsa!!! Spicy and sweet! (Also I say technically not a food because to ME personally Salsa is more of a dip. Like you wouldn't eat a bowl of salsa and call it a meal y'know?) Weapon: not a weapon per se, but a Gjallarhorn suits her. Because Banshee.

MIRAJ!!!!

Flower: Cosmos!! They're so pretty and look delicate but you know Miraj is a tough bean <3 Gemstone: Pearl... lovely little man's, cared for by big ocean father before Leo aaa yes. A little pearl <3 Element: Water. I think. It fits him best, especially given what Time-worn children do (IYKYK). Color: Sunshine yellow!! Joyous color for joyous boy!!! Word: mudita, "taking delight in the happiness of others; vicarious joy" Food: ICE CREAM!!! Weapon: Shield. Unexpected face smack TBQH!

All of their flowers are known for being very resilient and difficult to get rid of 😏

[1whimsicalgal]

September/October 1973 Ah, Youth, The Life Of an O’riginal Chainsaw Gal

A deep spring cleaning brought these little gems above to the surface.

In the days following filming Chainsaw ’74, after we’d wrapped, we were all finding our path, looking for ways to make money. I wasn’t in the brutal chainsaw dinner scenes (t’anks gods!!!). I was done and immediately looking for work, any work. Prior to filming I’d been working at Mrs. Robinson’s Restaurant at the corner of Riverside Drive and Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, for two years, paying for classes at St. Edward’s University, and doing well. Simultaneously, I’d been getting leads in all the plays at St Ed’s Mary Moody Northern Theater. After filming “Headcheese’ (Chainsaw ’74’s working title) for two-weeks, with little in the can, we shut down for a week. Then, we got a call that they found some money, filming was resuming. We all signed new contracts, but this time for ‘deferred money’. They’d kindly held my job at Mrs. R’s for the two weeks, but when we extended filming for another month, they had to hire someone to replace me. Drat. No job, no money.

Out of the blue, Daniel Pearl did me a solid. Our Chainsaw '74 cinematographer, Daniel, offered to shoot a portfolio for me with Daniel as the photographer, and Dottie Pearl assisting me with make-up and wardrobe. Both were full of great ideas, completely supportive, and very talented. Back in the day, with no internet, iPhones, computers, etc., we literally snail-mailed our pictures to casting agents and directors. When I think of the time-consuming hours of addressing, stamping, and trips to the post office, I get exhausted. Now, of course, you can scan and press Send.

Think about it.

The Good News: Everything finally worked out. As happens in life, things always change. For the past few years, our Chainsaw franchise has grown exponentially. I am pleased to report we have all grown close, appearing with my remaining cast mates to celebrate our 50th anniversary this year, since our filming and its release in 1974, appearing at various horror cons with my remaining cast members, together with our film crew members, Daniel Pearl, DP, JMichael McClary, ADP, and Ted Nicholaou, Sound Recordist. Fans love it and we love them!

Thanks to Kim Henkel, his son Ian Henkel, and Chase Anderson, we've been enjoying a real reunion to celebrate a little film we gave our hearts and souls to in the sweltering heat of July and August 1973, that went on to put Texas horror films on the map, a trailblazer, and lauded across the planet as a cult-classic in the horror genre. No sour grapes here, just great lessons learned, and thanks to all those who appreciate our work. We thank you.

The top right picture is from a print ad for Suzuki. Daniel had scored a local Suzuki commercial print ad shoot as DP in September 1973. When the director said they needed a girl who rode a motorcycle, Daniel did me yet another solid, he suggested me.🚀

Fifty years later, I’m still grateful.

xoxo,

Pammie 🪝💋

Original B&W photos by Daniel Pearl DP/ASC

Follow Daniel on Instagram: @danielpearldp

Colorization by Eric Goode @ericgoode106

[the-pea-and-the-sun]

color ask game!!!!!!!

mustard, cider, raspberry, grape? (only if you feed me chocolate), moss

mustard: you have correct takes on literally everything

ur right i literally do.. im the only one who understands the things i like fr

cider: we're not very close but i appreciate your presence

raspberry: i want to be your friend

grape: i want to be your pet

buddy my dms r always open.. also i dotn think ur supposed to give pets chocolate tbh

moss: your taste in fictional characters is questionable but i respect it

what the freak... now we cant b friends (/j)

[nikidanger]

Literally my IDEAL kind of fun. Let’s go to an arcade and play games until our cups full of quarters are empty, & then walk up the street & grab lunch at the diner before making a pit stop at the bookstore on the way home. Let’s go lay in the sun at the park w/ our books and wine and a picnic basket packed full with all the grapes & goodies. Let’s go surfing together & then lay out to dry & take a nap in the sun after eating the sandwiches we packed when we get tired. Let’s go watch the sunset over the ocean at a PCH pull-off. Let’s lay on the living room floor and take turns picking songs off our favorite vinyl records to play for each other. Let’s go to the park & play H-O-R-S-E & the loser has to give the winner a deep tissue massage after we get home & shower. Let’s take edibles and go to the Observatory or to an overlook & watch the city lights twinkle like stars on the ground at night. Let’s go play pool at your favorite bar. Let’s go to Chocolate Sundaes and laugh until our stomachs and face muscles hurt. Let’s order takeout from the best mom & pop Thai spot around the corner & then binge watch a new show together. Let’s go to the botanical garden & watch the ginkgo leaves fall in the autumn. Let’s go to the nursery fully intending to only buy one plant each but come out with our arms full. Let’s go to the black owned coffee shop on a random weekday morning to get homemade pastries & work from not-home together. Let’s uncork a bottle of wine & take turns playing our favorite Colors Show, Tiny Desk, & Vevo Live Performances for each other. Let’s go to a Familiar Faces or Ebony Beach Club party & get lost in the music dancing like we’re the only people there. Let’s get dressed UP dressed up, have a sunset dinner at the Highlight Room, & then go be the flyest young black couple watching the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform. Let’s parallel play together in complete silence but still enjoying each other’s company while you make music and I paint across the room.

[siphonophored]

i still feel like im dying but i have to get this out .

strawberry shortcake herself is an earth pony i think she has a pale pink coat with white splotches all over her. her mane is her 2003 hair color and style. she still wears her hat of course. her cutie mark is a slice of strawberry shortcake and maybe a couple hearts around it. her eyes r brown ofc

orange blossom is also an earth pony, has a brown coat and dark brown mane. she has no markings. her eyes r brown her mane is of course her 2003 hair style but she has a flower in her hair like her 2009 design (only good part of it really.) her cutie mark is an orange slice with a flower in front of it.

blueberry muffin is a unicorn, pale blue coat and a brown mane with 2009 hair color streaks in it. still has her 2003 hat ofc. her cutie mark is a book with a blueberry in front of it or smth similar. she has white freckles on her face and along her back.

lemon meringue is an earth pony. she has a pale yellow coat with her normal bright yellow hair. she has white hooves, snout, and haunches. her mane is long with two small braids on each side tied with green bows like her 2009 design. her cutie mark is a lemon slice with maybe a comb or something in front of it to show shes the fashionista of the group.

angel cake is a pegasus with lavender coat and blonde mane and tail. she doesnt have any markings but sometimes gets flour on her that looks like she does and she often forgets to wash it off. her cutie mark is a literal angel cake, with a halo and angel wings.

ginger snap is an earth pony, she has a light brown biegeish coat and a dark purple, like her 2003 ver, mane. in low pigtails and she still has her hat. her cutie mark is a gingerbread man with a gear in front of it. shes often wearing bandaids and bandages and such, bc noone is above slight injuries when dealing with heavy cookie-making machinery.

raspberry torte is a pegasus (but never flies, shes an athlete and despite what u may think, does not condone cheating) with a pale pink coat and bright magenta mane and tail. the tips of her ears are pale green as are her hooves and snout. she has a ponytail like her 2003 ver and wears her visor too. her cutie mark is a raspberry with. actually i cant think of anything that cld suggest her love of running and track. so uh. help. shes very cocky like rainbow dash but puts others down too instead of just lifting herself up she undermines others confidence and stuff but becomes nicer. dating lemon meringue cus i built this city.

plum puddin is a pegasus, she has a light purple coat and dark purple mane like her 2009 ver. she wears glasses like her 2003 ver and wears her mane in a ponytail with a plum hairtie like in 2009. she has no markings. her cm is a plum with ballernia shoes (forgot what they're called) in front of it. shes still nerdy and likes reading books, and gets along well with blueberry. shes a trans mare of fucking course. Duh.

sour grapes is a pegasus with a pale purple coat and her normal 2009 hair design. shes a fast flier. shes a standoffish mare and doesnt make friends easily and often insults people, but deep down shes a good kind person. her cutie mark is a bunch of grapes with a spiked collar or similar in front of it. she has bright neon green legs ears and snout.

will do the rest of the charas later ok thnx for coming 2 me ted talk

[meltingpotimagines]

Boyfriend!Deku

this boy is such a loving, considerate cutie you cannot convince me he wouldn’t be the greatest boyfriend esp to ochaco

but i digress

stumbled over his words and rambled when he asked you out

“i- i know i’m not as c-cool as k-kacchan or as handsome as t-todorki but i th-think you’re reallycoolandi’dlovetotakeyououtonadate.”

poor boy was a nervous wreck

midoriya izuku i swear if you don’t finally realize how amazing you are-

his face nearly split in half with how big his grin was when you agreed to go out with him

pls he’s so cUTE i lov him

researched the best places to take someone on a date

it’s his first date he doesn’t know where to go or what to do

tried to get advice from all might but that proved to be... less than helpful

ended up going to momo bc she’s a girl she knows what girls like right?

thankfully the answer to that was yes

took you on a cute little picnic in a park

made all of the food himself

he may or may not have spent an entire day looking up recipes, trying to find the best ones

this date had to be perfect okay? he was not about to blow his possibly one and only shot bc of f o o d

luckily for him and you he may not be the world’s greatest cook but boy knows his way around the kitchen well enough

*cough*with some help from sato*cough*

scoped out the park beforehand to find the best spot

picked a magnolia tree by the pond

not too tall, provided plenty of shade, ground wasn’t too lumpy, you could even feed the ducks if you wanted

i mean who wouldn’t? their cuteness is only topped by puppies and kittens and deku

made sure to pack extra rice and grapes for the ducks bc he remembered koda ranting once about how bad bread is for them

tried to keep the conversation light and interesting by sticking to topics he’d read were good ice breakers and interesting to girls

was visibly relieved when you told him to relax and just talk about whatever he wanted

awkwardly reached for your hand walking you home

was a little stiff at the physical contact but the feeling of your hand in his brought a bright, little smile onto his face

his brain fried when you gave him a little goodnight kiss on the cheek

boy’s never blushed so hard in his l i f e

nearly imploded from all the teasing his dormmates gave him over his bright red face when he got home

he’s the type to make this elaborate plan for every special occasion

your birthday, anniversaries, valentine’s day

they’re called s p e c i a l occasions for a reason ofc he’s going to make sure they’re as special as he can possibly make them

somehow manages to top himself every year even tho the past year was so extravagant like izuku w h e r e are you getting the inspiration for all of this-

wants to know everything about you, down to the smallest detail

your favorite color? your favorite song? your favorite snack? 

your childhood memories are his favorite bc he gets to see your smile and hear your laugh as you remembering all the good times and funny moments

subconsciously takes note of the expressions you make and the way speak for different emotions

bc of that he can always tell when you’re sad, even when you’re trying your best to hide it

always there when you need to talk

he’s a deep thinker and a great listener so he’s typically the best person to go to

the touchiest lil thing

was shy at first but now openly craves it 24/7

hugs, cuddles, kisses, he wants it all

blushes when anyone makes fun of him for the pda but that won’t stop him

he has really strong emotions okay? boy needs to express them

was terrified the first time he said i love you

what if he said it too early? what if you didn’t feel the same way? what if him saying it scares you off he couldn’t bear to lose you-

‘i love you too’

stood still for a moment as his brain processed those words before grinning like the love-struck dope he is and tackling you with a hug

and i mean literally tackled

made sure to roll as you fell so he took the brunt of the fall and you ended up on top of him

not that he noticed the compromising position in his joyful bliss

he was just so happy that you love him

the most amazing person he’s ever met loves him

wow

how’d he get so lucky?

makes sure to say it all the time from then on out

‘good morning Izuku’ “good morning i love you”

‘how do i look?’ “you look beautiful i love you”

‘what do you want for lunch?’ “i don’t care i love you”

he’s a dork but he’s your dork so how can you not love it?

lowkey overprotective of you

it’s not that he doesn’t think you can take care of yourself, he just worries a little too much and never wants you to get hurt from anything

manages to keep it under control, but if anyone ever threatened you oh boy they better run bc this precious boy w i l l show them why he’s destined to be the number one hero

he may be a lil cinnamon roll but he is d e a d l y and will not hesitate to take someone down if you’re in danger

they’ll get locked up faster than bakugo can say die

he cares so much about everyone and he feels that tenfold when it comes to you

he’ll never fail to make you feel like the most special and loved person on the planet

[gauntghoul]

i. love diluc ss. o. much yo u donn tunderstand i would do anytning for this man he is such a fucking blessing he makes me want t o penetrate myself with 13 dragon dildos in the mona lisa exhibit god please i just llovr him to death pleasw remember he is my savior and the world wouldn't exist without him nothing will ever surpasd my love for him listen u can call my taste trash as much as u want but i do not want to see a comment insulting ddiluc for the life of me i do not even want you to say you dislike him right in front of me i do not want to tolerate bullshit in my air ghksgsg 🅱️lease he's so cute and he's literally the entire reason they found the lyre!! and saved mondstadt!!!! without him!!!!!! ur favorite genshin characters!!!!!!!!! would be toast!!!!!!!!!! he's so funny i love it so jmuch i love all of his flaws to death literally nothing is a flaw in nmy eyes god his chest issosos FUJNfbgk beaAutiful and his eyes are so tropical and different from the rest and i love that so mych and did u uguys know that i lov e his clothes so mucf they're so cuteb and his gloves are the complete definition of beauty anddnbk listen 🅱️OY I LOVE HIS EYES SO HMUCH ITS P E R FE C. T ANDN YES HIS HAIR IN GENERAL IS A QU. E EN HAVE YALL SEEN HOW FUCK. NG C U T E. IT IS AND WHEN PEOPLE COSPLAY HIM IT LOOKS SO F L UF F I JSUDG alAlakalnd ugh just his character and personality and frhjdjfh everything is so perfect imm sobbdhf this boy makes me cry sm and his en and cn voice actors are gods thank uous i muhc god i really needed this in my life thank y oun pleashe i literally love the color combinations of his clothes and hair and eyes anjofdvj fuck nobody is going to read this all at this point none of it even makes sense im just mindlessly ranting bye bvjxskb ok but im not finished u dont understand yet and nobody ever will ohmygd i want to wear his clothes and drink gallons of grape juice with him everyday and i will gladly let him use me for his sexual urges anyday pleakse hjbh OK and the bonding moments he has with everyone are so cute it makes me cry fuck it wont let me type anymore but also his underwear is so cute omg- id be his cum dumpster anyday i want his nectar inside of me-

[allmightyscroll-swag]

I FEEL SO BAD ABOUT THIS BUT I MADE THIS WHOLE POST YESTERDAY BUT I LEFT IT IN MY DRAFTS AND F O R G O T AND DIDN'T POST IT SO HERE IT IS

Oh uh haha.... Haha uhh if you see some orange eyes in your front yard don't panic okay.....

The origins of my name are quite funny because I used to post on a cursed site I shall not name, (animo. It's Animo.) And there it was a trend to have an aesthetic for your profile- like, pfp, background picture, even the pictures on your post would just be. One aesthetic.

And I jumped between many but the one I stuck with the most was pictures of those old dusty scroll's lmao..... So I named myself scroll accordingly.... It stuck.... And then on another site scroll was already taken so I was like y'know what I'll call myself THE ALLMIGHTY Scroll, for I am a scroll superior to others, and that was free so y'know . And then i got attached to it and used it for basically most of my online presence ever and now I'm here

SSJWIWI I'm not realizing just how many purple pfps I tend to see... IT'S A NICE COLOR ALRIGHT

ALSO PEACH DUO FOR RAPH & MIKEY LITERALLY FITS SO WELL I LOVE IT TO BITS???

So we have;

Leo & Donnie: Grape duo

Raph & Mikey: Peach Duo

Raph & Donnie: Fig Duo

Leo & Mikey: ^^ tidepod Duo?

Leo & Raph: Chilli duo/Berry duo (I also saw someone saying Raspberry duo?)

We could also differentiate them from each other like.... Grape twins.... Peach bros (kinda like beach bros!) .... Fig duo.... Berry/chilli bunch....

And all together their the Teenage Mutant Turtle Fruits (TMTF)

I have materialized in your inbox for no fucking reason at all now I have a question:

Do you like the idea of naming the turtle duos after fruits? Because I think I’m the only one. For example, we have the Disaster Twins as probably the Berry Duo, since one is a blueberry and the other is a blackberry. And probably Citrus Duo for Raph and Mikey. (I looked up if there was a red citrus and there technically is. A red orange.) I didn’t think on the names for the other duo names so if you think this is also a good idea I’d love to hear your own duo names!

Sorry for just appearing outta nowhere but I got the confidence all of the sudden so now I’m here 😊 Hope I’m not breaking and entering!

[POINTS] YOU!!! I RECOGNIZE YOU!!!

Naming the dous after fruits is definitely a fun idea!!!! :00

Could Raph & Donnie be Fig Duo because a fig is purple on the inside and red on the inside?.....

My first thought for Leo & Raph was Chilli duo cause of how they argued in the movie.... But that's not fruit-

[starburstdragon]

BNHA Class 1-A Hero Costume Review (Part 2)

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The last one didnt do THAT well but it did well enough and i had fun so what really matters

In which I review the second 10 of 1-A’s hero costumes from the BNHA anime by seat order and based on 2 criteria:

1. How practical do I think it is

2. How good do I personally think it looks

under the cut again because this will not be much shorter than the first one if at all

Seat 11: Mezo Shoji

honestly i dont have much to say about this one i get it. its practical for him and he makes it work

Seat 12: Kyoka Jirou

only looks less like someone who only draws normal people clothes got hired to design a yugioh character but mostly because of her quirk and the lack of a card disk dispenser on her arm. i do love her boots though and it’s not like it’s not cute or its bad to move in or something so its fine.

Seat 13: Hanta Sero

really leaning into the tape dispenser look here but its fine he’s handling it well. i do wonder why it is so tight though honestly that part looks weird. once again i am not entirely pleased by the fact that this is a one piece jumpsuit instead of something easier to like actually exist in

Seat 14: Fumikage Tokoyami

this is much better in terms of being an outfit someone could actually exist in but unfortunately it is kinda boring. once again his shirt is too tight and also his short sleeves allow me to see his fucking normal dude arms which kinda wigs me out that they’re literally the only identifiably piece of that part of the picture unless i zoom in to distinguish the colors better. dude i understand you consider batman an ideal to aspire to but either keep the cloak on and own the fact that youre gonna be a fucking vague blob running around in peoples visions or add some fucking accent color. is his cloak going in front of his legs or behind them i literally cannot tell

Seat 15: Shoto Todoroki

i understand that the blocking is a bit different but that did not stop me from initially mistaking this for his gym outfit with some things on. practical, but ultimately boring as hell. do better

Seat 16: Toru Hagakure

girl if you are not pranking us with a secret, invisible jumpsuit a la Mirio’s phasing hero costume i am literally calling child services

Seat 17: Katsuki Bakugo

did like 70% of the good outfit juice go to bakugou or something?? this goes beyond slapping. its too good! its too good. everyone else in this fucking class take notes. my one concern is if hes got a demo license because ho ly shit ive seen the size of explosions those gauntlets can produce

Seat 18: Izuku Midoriya

do NOT ask me about his current manga costume its not colored so i will not be reviewing it. anyways this one is fine? i dont think those supports are strong enough and the main body of it looks kinda like someone hue shifted a gym uniform from somewhere but the embellishments on the design mostly make up for that its cool

Seat 19: Minoru Mineta

cringe ass baby man. this outfit SUCKS just get a fucking fanny pack instead of a dumbass utility diaper i am going to scream. the only remotely clever thing here is the stem on his hair to turn into a more grape looking thing but 1) why is that even the aesthetic hes going for and 2) it limits his quirk usage unless he wants the support department to yell at him for losing that piece of his costume for the 5th time this week and it is tuesday they are GOING to stop replacing it they fucking swear dude

Seat 20: Momo Yaoyorozu

girl they are going to call you another r rated hero unless you add something to keep your outfit that level of open instead of any more. it WILL happen. your boobs are not a sufficient fastener for your leotard. also put on some pants and get something a lil more intuitive/fast than a big ass book for your formulae. do not even get me started on how the winter costume is just this with a cloak. like 1 why do you not already have one of those and 2 that will not help nearly as much as you think it will with all the dramatic cloak flapping thats gonna happen while youre running around and literally if you can just summon stuff from your hands like in that picture or your wrists like in the final exam why are you dressed like that you are 16 young lady

[megashadowdragon]

This post is a reworked and somewhat expanded tidbit from a massive writing about House Martell I posted last Friday. I think the topic—Doran's gout—is of interest even to those who have no interest in "tinfoil" of any kind. Because I think it deserves a wider airing than the one it likely got buried deep in the comment-continuations of a monster post, I decided to pull out the relevant, not-tinfoil-y stuff, goose it out a little, and post it on its own, separated from the tinfoil context.

TL;DR: Doran has "saturnine gout", caused by chronic lead poisoning from the lead sugar used to sweeten his beloved "sweet heavy strongwine". His gout and elements of his story are a riff on the story of the infamously gout-afflicted real world King Charles I of Spain AKA Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

All About Doran's Gout

Doran has gout. Why might that be, and what is the purpose of giving him gout?

Gout was historically/colloquially believed to be caused by excessive alcohol (onlinelibrary . wiley . com/doi/pdf/10 . 1002/art . 1780080442 ) consumption. We absolutely see Doran drink and indeed show a "love" for "sweet, heavy strongwine":

[Doran] ate a bit of it, and drank a cup of the sweet, heavy strongwine that he loved. When it was empty, he filled it once again. (CotG)

Each of the Martells in general seems to like to drink in their own way, too. Thus we see Selmy tell Dany Quentyn is…

"Drinking with his knights" (DWD Dae VIII)

…and when Quent subsequently appears, his face is "flushed and ruddy". Dany assumes he's drunk on wine (just like Elder Brother):

Too much wine, the queen concluded… (ibid.)

We also see Quentyn really savor a glass of wine in the dark and pour himself another, much as Doran did, above:

Quentyn… poured himself a cup of wine and drank it in the dark. The taste was sweet solace on his tongue, so he lit a candle and poured himself another. (DWD tDT)

Oberyn swills wine like water:

"Is it Dornish wine you're drinking?" [said Oberyn.]

"From the Arbor."

Oberyn made a face. "Red water."

…

"I think I may drink some of Lord Redwyne's grape juice after all."

"As you like." Tyrion served him a cup.

The man took a sip, sloshed it about in his mouth, and swallowed. "It will serve, for the moment. I will send you up some strong Dornish wine on the morrow." He took another sip. (SOS Ty IX)

Tyrion found Prince Oberyn drinking a cup of red wine as he donned his armor. He was attended by four of his younger Dornish lordlings. "Good morrow to you, my lord," the prince said. "Will you take a cup of wine?"

"Should you be drinking before battle?"

"I always drink before battle." (SOS Ty X)

Arianne likewise really enjoys her wine:

When [Arianne] required more wine, Timoth would fetch it. (FFC PitT)

When [Arianne and Tyene] were ten Arianne had stolen a flagon of wine, and the two of them had gotten drunk together. (PitT)

Cedra glanced up shyly at his name and almost spilled the wine that she was pouring [for Arianne]. (PitT)

[Arianne] drank a little wine to settle her stomach. (PitT)

She seems to prefer her wine strong and she makes fun of Arys's low tolerance for alcohol:

[Arys:] "I was drunk when I said that.

[Arianne:] "You'd had three cups of watered wine." (FFC tSK)

She also tacitly informs us that the Dornish as a whole are a drunken bunch when she says the "Drunken Dornishman" Inn was "aptly named". (TWOW Ari II)

Thus we might simply conclude that Doran has gout because he, like a typical Martell and typical Dornishman, drinks too much.

In truth, though, while booze isn't good for gout, clinically fructose is a greater villain.    Thus Doran's orange-eating—

He had decided to break his fast before he went, with a blood orange and a plate of gull's eggs diced with bits of ham and fiery peppers. (CotG)

"We were eating oranges." - Doran Martell (CotG)

—is probably worse for his gout than his alcohol consumption, per se (notwithstanding the fact that vitamin C on its own may slightly lower one's risk of contracting gout in the first place). Besides all the oranges he eats, the purine-rich ham he puts in his eggs is especially bad for him, while the dates Dorne is known for (along with its fruit in general)—

A fortnight past, a trader had been butchered in the shadow city, a harmless man who'd come to Dorne for fruit and found death instead of dates. (FFC tSK)

—are a veritable fructose bomb.

Not Simply Gout, But Saturnine Gout

All that having been said, I strongly suspect that Doran's gout is not about his alcohol consumption, per se, nor even all that fruit. Rather, I suspect his gout is "saturnine gout", which is caused by lead poisoning. Lead sugar AKA "salt of Saturn" AKA lead acetate was often added to wine in and after the Middle Ages to sweeten and/or preserve it. And what kind of wine does Doran love?

sweet, heavy [like lead!] strongwine

Sounds like wine sweetened with lead sugar to me, especially given (a) lead's colloquial reputation as quintessentially "heavy" and (b) GRRM's love of wordplay.

Sure enough, the distinguishing features of saturnine gout perfectly coincide with Doran's symptoms. Unlike normal gout, which tends to afflict one or perhaps two joints only and most frequently the joint at the base of the big toe, bouts of saturnine gout "tend to occur in the knee" and "are frequently polyarticular", meaning they affect many joints at once. (www  .  ncbi . nlm . nih . gov/pubmed/2661030) Indeed, Doran's knees are a huge problem, and his gout is very polyarticular:

The gout had swollen and reddened his joints grotesquely; his left knee was an apple, his right a melon, and his toes had turned to dark red grapes, so ripe it seemed as though a touch would burst them. (FFC CotG)

Doran has other subtle symptoms that are consistent with lead poisoning/saturnine gout as well. Consider these descriptions of Doran:

…they found Doran Martell seated behind a cyvasse table, his gouty legs supported by a cushioned footstool. He was toying with an onyx elephant, turning it in his reddened, swollen hands. The prince looked worse than she had ever seen him. His face was pale and puffy, his joints so inflamed that it hurt her just to look at them. (FFC PitT)

Beneath the coverlet, his legs were pale, soft, ghastly. Both of his knees were red and swollen, and his toes were almost purple, twice the size they should have been. (DWD tW)

[Doran] sounded so sad, so exhausted, so weak. (FFC PitT)

When he raised his head to look at her, his dark eyes were clouded with pain. Is that the gout? Arianne wondered. (PitT)

In the shade of the orange trees, the prince sat in his chair with his gouty legs propped up before him, and heavy bags beneath his eyes . . . though whether it was grief or gout that kept him sleepless, Hotah could not say. (CotG)

The prince leaned back against his pillows and closed his eyes, but Hotah knew he did not sleep. He is in pain. (CotG)

Sometimes in the deep black hours of the morning sleep found him in his chair. (CotG)

The prince sat in his high seat beneath the Martell spear, his face pale with pain. (CotG)

Look, his hand is shaking. The Prince of Dorne is terrified. (tSK)

[Doran's] legs had been useless for three years, but there was still some strength in his hands and shoulders. (DWD tW)

Doran's generalized pain, exhaustion and weakness, his insomnia (complete with more wordplay surrounding lead's weight: he has "heavy bags under his eyes"), his hand tremors (if not feigned for Arys's benefit) and his mostly pallid complexion combined with the lividity (blood pooling/dark color/swelling) in his hands and lower body is likewise consistent with chronic lead poisoning.

Another symptom of lead poisoning is loss of appetite (whereas common gout is associated with overconsumption), and Doran certainly doesn't seem the hungry sort:

A serving man brought him a bowl of purple olives, with flatbread, cheese, and chickpea paste. He ate a bit of it, and drank a cup of the sweet, heavy strongwine that he loved.

Chronic common gout leads to the formation of "tophi"—white, chalky deposits of uric acid crystals which can break through the skin—whereas "tophi rarely develop" in cases of saturnine gout. And lo! There's no hint of tophi in the descriptions of Doran's gout symptoms.

Given the medical evidence, it's safe to say that Doran's beloved strongwine is the primary cause of his troubles. (In a certain unusual sense, then, it can be said that Doran does have a drinking problem of sorts after all. It's just not the alcohol that's causing the problem.)

The "Saturnine" Giveaway

While the medical evidence adds up, for me there's an even better, textually-coded reason to believe that Doran has saturnine gout. Remembering that saturnine gout is caused by lead poisoning, isn't it interesting that Doran's brother Oberyn is (a) a master poisoner and (b) literally called "saturnine" in juxtaposition to a reference to Doran's gout"

"My brother's health requires he remain at Sunspear." The princeling removed his helm. Beneath, his face was lined and saturnine, with thin arched brows above large eyes as black and shiny as pools of coal oil. (SOS Ty V)

Ladies and gentlemen: GRRM.

The Charles I/V Parallel

Doran's gout is clearly riffing on the story of one of real-world history's most infamous gout sufferers: Spain's King Charles I AKA Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

Charles didn't marry until he was 25—very late in life for his era and station. Doran likewise married very late for a firstborn highborn man of Westeros: Given that Doran is 52 at the beginning of AFFC, in very early 300 AC—

Though he was but two-and-fifty, Doran Martell seemed much older. (FFC CotG)

—he was likely 25 c. 273, when he did not sail to Casterly Rock with his mother and siblings because…

…Doran was [as yet merely] betrothed to Lady Mellario of Norvos… (SOS Ty X)

Much as King Charles famously fell in love with his wife at first sight, so did Doran and Mellario fall for one another at first sight—

"I saw Volantis once, on my way to Norvos, where I first met Mellario. The bells were ringing, and the bears danced down the steps. Areo will recall the day."

"I remember," echoed Areo Hotah in his deep voice. "The bears danced and the bells rang, and the prince wore red and gold and orange. My lady asked me who it was who shone so bright."

Prince Doran smiled wanly. (FFC PitT)

—such that It Is Known that he "married for love". (DWD tDT)

Perhaps most obviously, Charles was infamously carried from place to place in a sedan chair due to the pain of his gout, just as Doran transported by litter, unable to walk or even ride.

King Charles was famous for something else, too: a famously enlarged lower jaw. And what do you know, Doran's son Quentyn "heavy jaw" that is "too square", which Doran seems to share, as Arianne says Quentyn both "looks like" and "looks too much like" Doran. (DWD Dae VII; tMM; FFC PitT; WOW Ari I)

Two Doran-Charles connections are more playful. First, Charles's love was Isabella of Portugal. Portugal is, of course, famous for the production of Port, which "coincidentally" could be described rather perfectly as a "sweet heavy strongwine" like the one Doran "loved".

Second, while Charles's wife Isabella gave birth to five children in total, two of her sons died as infants, leaving her with three children who grew to adulthood. This just so happen to prefigure what we're told about Doran's mother:

"I was the oldest," the prince said, "and yet I am the last. After Mors and Olyvar died in their cradles, I gave up hope of brothers. I was nine when Elia came, a squire in service at Salt Shore. … And a year later Oberyn arrived, squalling and kicking." (FFC CotG)

All these allusions to King/Emperor Charles are fascinating. To the extent that some people have speculated that Charles suffered from saturnine gout, much like many believe the Romans did, the parallel could even help reinforce the idea that Doran's gout is saturnine, caused by the lead sugar used to sweeten his wine.

The Point

Neat, huh? For many, parallels and references like this are simply "easter eggs", interesting little nuggets that are "cool" and little else.

Personally, I think they're an inherent part of GRRM's greater project, part of a web of references pointing to in-world truths that ASOIAF has yet to even let us know we don't know. (We are all all Jon Snows to GRRM's Ygritte, here.) The much larger writing from pieces of this writing were extracted, reworked and expanded upon here (a reworking which I have subsequently gone back and overlaid into the original) argues that House Nymeros-Martell has two major players in interesting places that readers do not yet realize are Martells. Specifically, that writing argues that Archmaester Marwyn the Mage is a Martell, and that Elder Brother of Quiet Isle, who has no name and who tells Brienne he "died" at the Trident, is in fact none other than the "late" Prince Lewyn of Dorne, who I argue is Marwyn's younger brother.

And wouldn't you know it? Marwyn has a King Charles-esque "slab of jaw", while Elder Brother has a "heavy jaw", also called a "thick square jaw". (FFC Sam V, B VI) What's more, if I'm correct that Elder Brother is a former prince of Dorne who's now retired to the monastic retreat on Quiet Isle, this sets up a huge parallel to history's most famous gout sufferer, Charles V. How so?

Charles famously abdicated all his titles and retired to a monastery, which is exactly what I argue Doran's uncle Lewyn did after the Battle of the Trident. What's more, Charles famously staged his own death and resurrection at the monastery—

…about six months before his death Charles staged his own funeral, complete with shroud and coffin, after which he "rose out of the coffin, and withdrew to his apartment, full of those awful sentiments, which such a singular solemnity was calculated to inspire." (wikipedia: Charles V, quoting a famous 19th century biography of Charles)

—which is in essence what I believe Lewyn Martell did when he was "reborn" as a monk on Quiet Isle:

"When I died in the Battle of the Trident…" - Elder Brother (FFC B VI)

"I woke here, upon the Quiet Isle. The [old] Elder Brother told me I had washed up on the tide, naked as my name day. I can only think that someone found me in the shallows, stripped me of my armor, boots, and breeches, and pushed me back out into the deeper water. The river did the rest. We are all born naked, so I suppose it was only fitting that I come into my second life the same way. I spent the next ten years in silence." - Elder Brother (FFC B VI)

[rxsie-the-demon]

Brooklyn Baby | JJ Maybank

SERIES MASTERLIST | chapter one 

chapter summary: Nikki goes out of her comfort zone and bonds with Kie, while still remaining curious about what happened last summer. At a party, Topper gets a little too touchy, and Nikki (surprisingly) befriends Rafe and Wheezie.

warnings: drinking, smoking, HARD DRUGS, swearing (oops), HARRASSMENT (topper gets VERY touchy) so if that makes u uncomfy just skim over that, and a conversation about addiction/rehab and therapy

word count: 5029

Chapter 2: Cinnamon Girl

If I had to choose, B Days would be my least favorite. On B days, I have no classes with anyone I know, except English with Kelce at the end of the day.

And no one to sit with at lunch.

On my second day of school, when I realized I had no one to sit with, I ate in the library. You’re allowed to, so long as you clean up after yourself and stuff.

Walking into the huge cafeteria, with clean white titles and those long foldable school tables, I decided to do the same thing today; just sit in the library by myself, and maybe read or shop online, The tall walls of the cafeteria were decorated with motivational quotes and the school’s athletic accomplishments.

But when I was walking towards the lunch line, I saw Kiara sitting by herself out of the corner of my eye, head down on the table. Which made me feel really, really sad for her.

I stood in line quietly, AirPods in my ears, scrolling through Instagram when I found Kiara’s page. I didn’t want to seem like a stalker, but my curiosity got the best of me and I clicked on it.

Her page reminded me of this social activist that I follow that of a social activist I follow, the difference being that Kiara’s page was mostly environment-focused, with the occasional selfie and pics of her friends.

Clicking on one of her them, a selfie with her and her four friends on a boat during sunset, I saw a slightly sunburned brunet with his arm wrapped around one of the most beautiful girls I’ve ever seen. She’s probably a TikToker, I thought. Sunburn had a dark blue bandana wrapped around his neck and had his shirt unbuttoned. Major surfer boy vibes. 

Next to Tiktok, was Kiara, with bright eyes and a bright smile. Completely different from the girl who sits behind me in APUSH. The boy next to Kiara had dark skin and curly hair. He was wearing a hat, like Sunburn and the other boy next to him. And judging from the way his arm was around her waist, Hat totally had a thing for Kiara.

But the last boy, holy shit, if I thought Sunburn was cute, Hot Blonde Boy was another level. He was the one taking the picture, with one arm stretched out to hold the phone and the other one, covered shiny rings, was posing with, like, the rock hand sign? I think that’s what it’s called: with his index and pink fingers up, and the rest like they’d be balled in a fist. His messy blonde hair was being held together by a red snapback, and he was shirtless except for his shark tooth necklace. His tan went well with his bright, energetic eyes and big smile but...oh my gosh. His hands. They were big, with long fingers, and his arms were a little veiny and-

I put my phone away. Nuh-uh, I’m not going to be thirsting over a random guy’s hands, especially when that guy could literally be dead, or worse, the crazy dude who tried to shoot Topper.

Not that I don’t understand why someone would want to shoot Topper.

I grabbed my tray, putting a Chicken Caesar salad bowl (yum), a bowl of grapes (double yum), and a water bottle onto my tray. Remembering that Kiara didn’t have any food with her, I grabbed a hamburger, too.

I paid for my food and walked towards the utensil holder, debating whether or not I should just go to the library or sit with Kiara. I mean, I should sit with her, she’s by herself and is going through a hard time, but then again, I hardly know her. Besides exchanging numbers with her yesterday and not even texting her, I never interacted with the girl. She’ll probably think I’m just talking to her to get tea for Topper and Scarlet.

But then again, I already bought her a hamburger.

I walked over to her table. She was wearing a similar outfit as she was yesterday, the only difference being she was wearing light blue jeans. So, yay? A bit of color?

I sat down across from her and put my tray down quietly, not wanting to scare her. “Hey.”

Her head shot up immediately. Her soft brown eyes looked so tired, her light brown skin looking ashy and dull. Her dark brown hair, with it’s nice, defined beach wave curls, was tied back in a bun in her hood. When she saw who it was, her face softened. “Oh, hi.”

“I hope it’s ok I’m sitting with you, I don’t know anyone else in this lunch and I thought it’d be good to discuss our project.” I waved my hands around a bit before opening the plastic lid of my salad.

She nodded, eyeing my food for a second.

My heart hurt. Of course, she has the money to buy food, that’s not the issue. She probably hasn’t been eating out of grief.

“So I’m Indian, duh,” I waved my hand in front of my face and she smiled softly, “and I thought this was a chicken burger, but it’s beef. And I can’t eat beef, because, ya know, Hindus don’t eat beef. So, like, could you do me a solid and eat this for me? I hate wasting food and I’d feel awful if I threw it out.” I slid the burger towards her.

She nodded, pulling it towards her and taking a small bite.

I poured my croutons into my salad and started quietly eating when I heard Kiara mumble, “Thank you.”

I glanced up at her for a second, only to look back down. “Don’t thank me. I bought that on accident.”

“I saw you staring at me in line. And...I haven’t eaten in the past two days.”

I looked back at Kiara, who was looking everywhere but me. I decided to just ask.

“It’s because of what happened to your friends, right? You’re mourning?”

She nodded, still not looking at me.

“I understand. Grief isn’t something that has, like, a definitive answer. You just gotta let it run its course,” I said, putting my hand in front of my mouth because I was chewing.

Kiara nodded again and took another bite, a bigger one this time. I mentally high-fived myself for getting her to eat. I didn’t think it’d work.

“So, what do you want to do for the project?” I asked.

Kiara shrugged. “We could do current events. Maybe something environment related?”

“Like, an advertisement? We make a video talking about pollution or something?”

“Yeah! Or maybe we could organize something and get a bunch of people to come together and, like, clean up the beach?”

“Or we could go out on boats and find trash in the ocean?”

“That too!” Kiara’s eyes were shining now, and she was smiling. Wide. Much like the girl whose Instagram I was stalking.

“Sweet. Ok, so, the environment is one thing, do we have any other ideas? Like, isn’t the Outer Banks also famous for shipwrecks or something? I heard The Royal Merchant sank here. Maybe we could do a project on that?”

Kiara stiffened up when I mentioned shipwrecks. Did I say something wrong? 

Shit. Her friends died at sea, how could I be so stupid?

“That’s...not a bad idea, actually. I happen to know a lot about The Royal Merchant. More than I want to know, actually,” She chuckled. She looked down at her hands, and then looked back up. “John B, my friend who died at sea over the summer, he and his dad were obsessed with finding it. We actually-,” she leaned closer to me. “We actually found it. But, uh, the gold isn’t there.”

My eyes went wide. I leaned forward, too. “Well, where is the gold then? Do you know?”

Kiara nodded. “In the Bahamas.”

“How the f- How did it get there, if the shipwreck happened here and no one knew where it was until you and your Pogue friends found it?”

She sighed. “Long story. I’ll tell you another day.”

“Wait-”

The lunch bell rang. I sighed as we stood up and grabbed our bags, walking towards the doors to leave for class. I really want to know how the gold ended up in the Bahamas.

“Well, thanks for lunch, Nikki!”

“Of course, Kiara, that’s what friends are for,” I smiled.

Kiara beamed. “Call me Kie.”

I was overjoyed. A friend. A real, actual friend. “Kie. Fantastic. Hey, Kie, do you know anyone named Rafe by any chance?”

Kie narrowed her eyes. “Yea, why?”

“Oh, nothing, I was just invited to his birthday party this Saturday.”

Kie rolled her eyes. “Be careful around him, ok? Talk to you later!”

“Uh, bye!”

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Yellow, or blue?

I held both dresses up to myself, looking in the mirror.

Saturday came, and it was time for Rafe’s party.

The party starts at 9 and was gonna last all night, but Topper wanted to take me out to eat, so at 7:30, I’m still deciding which dress to wear.

Both dresses are sundresses, short, flowy with shirred backs and knotted straps. They are literally the same dress, down to the little polka dots, just in different colors. I could wear either one, because I kept my makeup simple: concealer, nude eye shadow, mascara, and clear lip gloss.

I texted Kiara, asking her to choose a color, to which she responded yellow. We managed to get really close in just three days, which made me happy, because I felt that she was my only real friend at school, and, well, I was her only friend there.

I slipped the dress on and matched it with my white Birkenstocks. I went over to my dresser table (yes I have two mirrors in my room, sue me) and put on my white tassel fringe earrings. I kept my ‘Om’ necklace on.

I admired myself. My light brown skin looks good with the yellow and white, and my jet black hair, which I decided to not straighten, had slight waves, and reached my shoulders. I look like a rich, beach girl. A Kook, I suppose.

I grabbed my phone, taking a quick mirror selfie and snapping it to Topper, captioned ‘i’m readyyy’. He opened it immediately.

‘Damnn u look hot,’ he typed out. Ew.

‘aw ty,’ I typed back. ‘where r u?’

‘I’m omw. U have ur bag? The party’s on a yacht and there’ll be a pool.’

‘swim suit’s packed’

‘Fantastic. I’ll be there soon.’

I locked my phone, putting it into my purple and black NYU drawstring bag that also held my black bikini and a towel. I grabbed the bag hopped down the stairs.

Mallory and Krish, my sister-in-law and brother, were sitting on the couch, watching TV. 

“Hey losers. My friend’s gonna be here any minute to pick me up.”

Mallory turned to face me, smiling. “Aw, you look cute! Have fun, and be safe, ok?”

“If you’re gonna be coming in, like, super late,” Krish added, not taking his eyes off the TV, “try to be as quiet as possible. Diya is a really light sleeper.”

Diya, my 5-month-old niece, made baby sounds. I took a couple steps forward and saw she was spread out on the floor, in her fluffy pink blanket, chewing on her gloved hands. I waved at her.

“Don’t worry, if I wake her up, I’ll take care of her. I don’t plan on drinking or smoking or anything tonight. Well, maybe drinking, but that’s it.”

They laughed. “Ok, ok, just have fun,” Mal said.

I sat on the floor, playing with Diya, until 7:50, when the doorbell rang, revealing Topper, wearing a black button-down shirt that was rolled up to his elbows (bless), Air Force 1s, ripped jeans, and a Gucci belt.

He smiled. “Ready to go?”

I smiled back. “Yep.” I turned to face Krish and Mal. “Bye Mom, bye Dad!”

“Bye, hun!” Mallory called out. They smiled and Top, too, and waved.

I closed the door and left, and Topper grabbed my hand to lead me to the car. “Sorry, I’d have introduced you to my parents, but they were too busy, like, ogling at my baby sister,” I half lied.

Topper laughed, “No worries. I’ll have plenty of chances to meet them, I hope?”

I smiled. “Yep, I hope so too.”

A complete lie.

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Dinner with Topper was...interesting. Instead of taking me to some fancy restaurant or whatever, he took me to this cute little diner closer to the beach, but not close to The Cut, according to him. “There are a bunch of restaurants here in the Banks,” he had said. “But not a lot of people know about this one. That’s why it’s my favorite.” He winked, and I nearly vomited in my mouth.

The place was real old-timey, with the little booths and a jukebox. We had burgers and shared a plate of fries and a milkshake. And honestly? It would’ve been really romantic if I actually liked Topper like that.

Don’t get me wrong, Topper is hot. He’s sweet to me, like cotton candy sweet, and really affectionate. I love touchy boys (consensual, of course, or they get their shit rocked), but he’s always grabbing my hand and playing with my hair. Which would be fine, but I barely know him.

And ever since he admitted to drowning that John B kid, whatever potential feelings I had just...disappeared. That paired with his Holier-than-thou attitude and his blatant classism makes him everything I would hate in a person, let alone a potential boyfriend.

Besides, I know the real reason he’s flirting with me. The Kook King of High School needs a Queen, and with his ex gone, everyone wants me to step into that role. Any other time, I’d be happy to be That Girl. But something just feels wrong about this.

Lots of people have told me I remind them of Sarah, apparently because she, too, was a bit of a social activist and an environmental freak (no wonder her and Kie were friends) which just confirms the fact that I’m just a replacement.

But, besides Kie, I have no other friends at OBX High. I have no choice but to go with it.

Driving close to the dock, I could hear loud music playing from somewhere. Leaning forward, I saw the yachts, one of them in particular already pretty full of people and neon lights.

“Yeah, Rafe tends to go all out on parties,” Topper remarked, gesturing towards the boats as he parked. “But they’re always fun.”

I nodded, plastering on a smile. I grabbed his hand. “Fantastic. Lead the way.”

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Ok, I have to hand it to OBX kids. They know how to get turnt.

At 9:30, the yacht left the dock and headed towards the sea. By 10, the party was in full form, with kids dancing, singing, swimming, smoking, drinking, everything!

It was a glorious mess.

Right now it’s 10:30, and I’d been dancing with Top when we decided to go get something to drink.

We went to the bar and I told Topper to just one of whatever he was drinking for me, so he got two Mai Tais. The bartender looked really worried, because, you know, more than half the kids at this party are underaged, so I slipped him a 50 for his troubles.

Top and I walked away, laughing at the bartender’s confused face. The familiar feeling of alcohol started to wash

We walked around and talked about life and the universe, and when we finished our drinks, we went to the deck.

I leaned onto the railing, staring into the ocean.

“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” I asked softly. Growing up in Brooklyn Heights, I was never one for the ocean. I mean, sure, there were beaches an hour or two away from my old home that I visited often, but I was always a city girl. But this, this was something else entirely. The way the pale, white moonlight shined on the dark blue ocean, it was comforting, almost.

“Yeah,” Topper whispered back, wrapping his arm around my cold body, “really is beautiful.” I turned and saw him staring at me, smiling just a tiny bit. I shoved him lightly.

“You’re so corny,” I laughed.

“Maybe, but I made you smile, didn’t I?”

“...Shut up.”

We laughed, and he wrapped both arms around me and pulled me close to him. I stiffened a bit. Calm down, Nikki. It’s not that big a deal. But it is. I hate leading people on and I hated that he was always touching me.

I snuck my arms around his waist and rested my head on his chest. I’m short, I’ll admit it, standing at a towering five foot four with my two-inch platforms. Topper, on the other hand, is six feet tall, so my head tucked in just underneath his.

We stayed like that for a bit, swaying softly to some pop song. I felt myself relaxing, but I knew it wouldn’t last long.

“Hey, Nikki?”

“Yeah?”

“I, uh, I really like you.”

I pulled back and looked at Topper, who was fidgeting with my hair, and I narrowed my eyes “Wait, actually?”.

I hope he’s joking. He’s known me for less than a week! I mean, sure, you can have an instinct attraction to someone, yadda yadda, and maybe he wants to get to know me better, or whatever. Fine. 

Maybe it’s because I don’t like him that, but I find his declaration of feelings a little ridiculous.

“Yea, I do. I know we just met, but I really want to get to know you more. No, I’m not asking you out...unless you want to date, that is, but I feel insanely attracted to you.” He brushed his hair back nervously.

I could reject Topper, and risk my popularity and social standing. It could end up well, it could end up terribly. But if I say I like him back, which is a lie, I guarantee my place as the most popular girl in the Outer Banks.

I place my right hand on his shoulder and my left hand on his cheek. Standing on my toes, I gently guide his face to mine.

As I close my eyes, I imagine that I’m not about to kiss Topper, but Hot Blonde Boy from Kie’s Instagram.

His lips are soft, really soft, and Top’s hands drop to my waist to pull me closer to him.

After we pull away, he tucks a strand of my hair behind my ear and gently kisses my forehead.

“I like you too, Top,” I lied, “but I don’t want to rush into anything. We just met, and I’ve rushed into things before, and they never ended well, and-”

“Hey, hey, I get it,” he takes his hand to my chin and lifts it up so that I’m looking at him instead of the floor. “We can go as slow as you like, all right?”

I smile and nod. Top cups my face in his hands, and right before he can kiss me, I pull away and say, “Let’s go swimming! I’m going to go change, ok?”

He nods, ruffling his hair. I turn, pulling my phone out from my duffel bag and sending a text to Kie.

‘sos i just kissed topper.’

I walk into one of the changing rooms and change into my bikini. As I’m stuffing my dress into my bag, I see I get a text back.

‘dumbass!!’

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Apparently, when I said I wanted to go swimming, it translated to yeeting me into the pool and then jumping in after, and then us splashing each other, non-stop. I mean, I guess that is what you do at a pool party, but I have no idea. Usually, I just stand around and eat food and, you know, don’t actually go into the water.

It was fun and all, yea, but I was uncomfortable the entire time because he couldn’t- no, wouldn’t- keep his hands off of me.

After it became too much, I jumped out of the pool and sat down on one of the chairs, wrapped my towel around myself and feeling really uncomfortable. Topper climbed out after me and sat down at my feet. “Did I, uh, do something?”

Yeah, you won’t stop touching me, bro.

“No, no, it’s fine, I just got a bit claustrophobic, that’s all.” I checked the time on my phone. I had an idea. “Hey, I’m going to go find Kelce and Scarlet, ok?”

“Uh, sure, do you want me to come with you?”

Not really, no. “Uh, if you want, but I was just gonna have, like, a girl’s talk with Scarlet?”

Topper nodded and smiled. I stood up, shoved my towel into my bag, slipped my shoes on, and ran off.

I felt a little weird just walking around in a bikini, especially since I don’t know anyone here, but remembering that everyone else was just as scantily clad as I was made me feel a little better.

I went to the highest deck, where the eldest kids (and by kids I mean like seniors and 20-year-olds), hoping to find Kelce or Scarlet there because I hadn’t seen them anywhere else. But I couldn’t see them on the deck.

I walked around a bit and then decided to text Scarlet.

‘where are you?’

I got a text back immediately. ‘Top deck, near the front. I’m with the little kid.’

Little kid? I walked towards the front side of the ship and indeed saw Scarlet, wearing a dark red colored bikini, sitting in a lounging chair with a girl who looks like she’s in middle school. The kid was pale, with freckles, dark hair, and glasses. She was the only one at this point not wearing a bathing suit.

Why is there a kid here?

I sat down in the seat next to Scarlet and gave her a hug. “Hey!” I slipped my bag off my shoulders and leaned forward to face the young girl. “Hi. What’s your name?”

She smiled. “I’m Wheezie. My brother’s the birthday boy.”

“Wheezie?”

“It’s a nickname, my real name is- Oh, hey, Topper!”

I spun around. Topper was standing in front of me, arms angrily crossed over his bare chest. “Hey, Wheezie. Nikki, can I talk to you?”

“I’m enjoying the company of my new friend.” I gestured over to Wheezie.

“Yeah, well, I want to talk.” He roughly grabbed my wrist and yanked me up.

“Ok, jeez, lemme grab my bag.” I pulled myself from his grasp and turned around to grab my bag. Scarlet mouthed the words be careful, to me. I nodded.

“Bye, Nikki, it was nice to meet you!” Wheezie called out. I shouted pleasantries back. Topper grabbed my wrist again.

After dragging me halfway across the deck, he let go of me and turned around. “What’s wrong with you?”

“What’s wrong with me?! What’s wrong with you?! You’re the one who, one, won’t stop touching even though we’re not dating and we barely know each other, and two, literally dragged me away from my friends when I was having a conversation with them! Are you like this with all the girls you like? Huh? Maybe that’s why your girlfriend left you for some Pogue, not because Pogues steal things, but because you-” I stepped forward and shoved Topper, “-don’t know how to treat a girl, no, a person, with respect!”

I stopped talking and realized that a lot of people had gone quiet. My face flushed with embarrassment until I heard someone shout.

“WOO! You tell him, Nikki!”

I turned and saw Scarlet and Wheezie jumping up and down and clapping. Soon, all the girls (and some of the boys) around me were clapping and cheering for me, congratulating me and telling Topper that he’s a dick.

I stepped towards Topper. “You and me, whatever thing you think we had going on, it’s done.”

I turned around and beckoned Wheezie and Scarlet to sit back down with me on the deck. The partying resumed, and I went off chatting with the two girls, but I saw out of the corner of my eye that Topper was getting all huffy and puffy.

I pointed that out to the girls. “Should I be worried?”

Wheezie wheezed laughed. “He’s probably just going to call Rafe and get him to tell you off.”

“...He’s gonna get the host of the party, who I don’t know and never met, to yell at me? Fantastic. Good thing he’s your brother.”

“Technically half brother, but yes, a good thing. Oh look, there he is right now!”

I turned around and saw Topper marching towards me with another equally tall, equally blonde boy right behind him. The difference is, this boy didn’t have as much of a hostile aura as Topper has right now.

“So, which one of you embarrassed my boy Top?”

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The boy, who introduced himself as Rafe, the host, beckoned Scarlet, Topper, and I inside of his suite. He closed the door on Wheezie, though. Bummer. I liked her.

Inside his suite were a bunch of twenty-year-olds, drinking hard liquor, dancing, and sitting around this big table. Rafe took his seat in the middle, told everyone else around him to fuck off, and had us, except Topper, sit across from him. Topper took the seat to his right.

He offered us a bag of white powder, to which Scarlet and I declined. Topper took it, though, and started setting it up to use.

“You use coke?” I asked Topper in disgust. I have nothing against most drugs, like weed or psychedelics, which can be fun to use sparingly at parties or whatever, but not hard drugs like opioids.

Topper shrugged at my question. “It’s not a big deal.”

“It is a big deal. What the fuck is wrong with y-?!”

“Ok, no fighting at my party, please?” Rafe sighed, rubbing his temples. “I brought you guys inside so that everyone else can enjoy the party while you guys have your little marital dispute-”

“WE’RE NOT DATING!” I shouted.

“Whatever,” Rafe sighed.

I stood up. “I’m gonna go hang with Wheezie. Scarlet, you coming?”

She was about to respond when Rafe stood up and said, “I’ll join you.”

I shot a confused look at Scarlet, who just shrugged.

I slipped my bag over my shoulder and walked towards the door, which Rafe held open for me, and we stepped outside, the air making me shiver.

Rafe pulled a pack of Dunhill cigarettes out of his pocket, put one to his mouth, and lights it. He gestured the box towards me and I take one, leaning forward a bit so that he could light it for me.

I rest my arms on the railing and close my eyes, breathing in the burning smoke and exhaling it slowly, being submerged in the light-headed haze of nicotine.

“How old are you?” Rafe’s voice interrupts my zen. I open my eyes and look at the boy, who’s very obviously checking out my bikini covered body.

I laughed and took another drag. “Sixteen,” I exhaled the smoke from my mouth.

Rafe’s eyes went wide, and he turned back to the sea. “Oh shit. My bad. Uh...how’re you liking the party?”

“It’s pretty good. Besides, you know, Topper being Topper, and you forcing me to talk to him.”

Rafe laughed. “Yea, I didn’t mean anything by it. I have a reputation of being a prick, and I’m trying to be better but, you know, not a lot of people respect you when you go from being a douche to a nice guy.”

I nodded, understanding what he meant by that. “Reputation with friends?”

He laughed. “Just,” he waved his hand free hand around, “Everyone. I wasn’t a good person. I’m trying to be better, but it’s hard when everyone already expects me to act a certain way and don’t give me a chance to change.”

I noticed the rings on his hands, like that boy from Kie’s Instagram. But unlike Hot Blondie, Rafe’s too old for me.

Which leads me to wonder…

“Did you know Sarah Cameron, by any chance?” I asked.

Rafe’s eyes went wide, and then he started coughing up smoke.

“W-Why do you ask?” He stammers, still coughing.

I gave him a weird look and just shrugged. “Curious, I guess.” I looked back at the ocean. “I’m the new girl, and everyone keeps telling me about all this stuff, but won’t tell me what actually happened, and I dunno, I’m just so confused.”

I turned to face Rafe, who was looking away, and I think I saw tears forming in his eyes. “Yea, Sarah’s my sister.”

Now it was my turn to cough up smoke. “W-”-cough cough- “Wait”-cough cough- “a minute.” I gasp for air and continue coughing. And after I finally manage to get some oxygen into my lungs, I say, “Sarah Cameron’s your sister? Shit, I’m so sorry, Topper never told me.”

Rafe shrugged, fiddling around with his rings. “It’s alright, I was just...surprised. No one asks me about Sarah or the Pogues anymore. After I came back from rehab-” He stopped, probably because he didn’t mean to say that, but he continued, “After I came back from rehab, I just...stopped beefing with the Pogues, especially JJ, Kie, and Pope. You know them?”

I nodded. “I know Kie, we’re friends. But not JJ and Pope. Never met ‘em, don’t even know what they look like, yet I’ve heard so many things about them.”

Rafe nodded. “They’re not bad kids, really. My time away made me realize how much of a prick I’ve been to them. Like, I caused them a lot of pain, and for what? For nothing. Literally just because I thought that, because they were poorer than us, they weren’t as good as us.”

I nodded. Then I turned and smiled, and stretched out my hand. “Well, it was nice to meet you, Rafe Cameron.”

He smiled and shook back.

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chapter three

[peachyteabuck]

ITS TIME SWEET LUKIS I REQUEST THE WHOLE LIST

you are...SO lucky i love you

1. If you had wings, what would they look like?

just like cute n small. enough to show up in selfies, not enough to make me need to rebuy my whole wardrobe. maybe bat wing-ish so i can hold things. 

2. What's your favorite scent?

dryer sheets. 

3. What's your favorite number and what color do you associate with it?

my favorite number is 11 and i associate with light grey  4. What motion do you associate with your favorite sound? (That isn't music)

my non-music favorite sound is the sound of nighttime at my mom’s house, so sleeping lol.  5. What is your least favorite season and why?

summer. hot, sticky, gross. 

6. If you could have control over any element, which one would it be and why?

water!! i wish 2 never be dehydrated again. i will also fill bladders of people i dislike. 

7. If you were a mermaid, what sort of body of water would you live in? (Ocean, pond, etc.)

a pond sounds so cute!! am smol mermaid who glares at men and accepts gifts from pretty women uwu

8. Which seven languages would you like to speak, excluding ones you already know?

spanish, russian, mandarin, portuguese, french, german, icelandic 

9. If you could befriend a Greek deity, who would it be? Why?

zeus. homie gets some mad pussy and i want in 10. Tag a friend you associate with the stars.

@spacelabrathor 11. Tag a friend you associate with the sun.

@myhoneybeeheart 12. Tag a friend you associate with the moon.

@lovelycarose 13. If you could be with anyone right now, who would you be with? What would you be doing?

def my best friend i miss :(( her :(( she promised me she’d come over and make me cakes in my kitchen and then we’d eat it and watch atla together :(( my bbluv

14. Based off of scent, which is your favorite plant?

answered~~

15. If you could be a plant, which one would it be? Why?

answered!

16. If you could be a bird, which would you be? Why?

a pigeon. those fuckers get away with everything and we truly stan 17. If you want to get married, what do you want your wedding to be like?

small ceremony at dusk with friends. there will be our dog as the ring bearer. no children. only food i like and can eat, only people i love.  18. Favorite artist of yours that you feel has art that represents you (author, musician, etc.)

i think i’ve talk about this a lot but i LOVE santigold. ‘santogold’ is one of the best albums of all time, and i just really adore her work. it’s what i listen to the most when i write/have mental breakdowns  19. Rate the original jolly rancher flavors from best to worst, one being the best and five being the worst (green apple, cherry, blue raspberry, watermelon and grape)

in order from best to work; watermelon, blue raspberry, cherry, green apple, grape 20. Which Winnie the Pooh character is your favorite?

eeyore...obvi 21. If you could live in an art piece, which would it be?

what’s that one painting of like 200 cats and the husband had it commissioned and titled it “my wife’s lovers” bc uh. mood kids. 

22. Do you like to climb trees?

ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT. i ain’t dying like that. no bueno. 

23. If you could say one thing to your past self, what would it be?

seek out an adhd diagnosis...now. i probably would’ve been able to get into a much better university if i wasn’t raw dogging reality most of high school 24. If you could say one thing to your future self, what would it be?

stop spending my money so NOW me can spend it without FUTURE me needing to

25. What one thing would you change about your life if you could?

my adhd :( i v much cannot get much done and spend a lot of time curled up in a literal ball on my bed unable to do anything else 

26. Can you run in heels?

i used to be able to! but sadly my performance of femininity has declined the past few years  27. Least favorite color combination?

A N S W E R E D v blessedly 28. What is your favorite musical instrument?

guitar!!

29. Name a weird food combination that you enjoy?

answered!

30. Favorite citrus?

lemons!

[the-holy-ghosted]

Turquoise, fuchsia, coral, coconut, grape, yellow, pecan, plum, and hot pink

turquoise: favorite sea animal? i answered this one but i will say i love eels. mooray eels r so fucking eerie n creepylooking i adore them

fuchsia: favorite land animal? cheetahs probably, they've been my favorite since i was a kid. yet again I'm having the issue of i know theres a more interesting answer in my head but i cant grab it right now

coral: an animal you wish hadn’t gone extinct THYLACINE :((( and literally all megafauna i WISH i could see a sloth the size of my house but i CANT

coconut: a subject you enjoy learning about fuck what do i like learning about. ummm i DO like learning about natural history. love me some natural history

grape: how many blogs do you follow? 211 i should follow more but i also weed out the ones that haven't posted in a month+ pretty regularly

yellow: name of an artist you think is underappreciated all my artist friends they're all underappreciated.

pecan: shuffle your playlist, what’s the first song that comes up? my spotify went absolutely fucky for a hot second and shuffled a million and a half times and it landed on Watch Me by the pom-poms. its a good song go listen to it

plum: a food you’ve never tried liver. i guess

hot pink: did you/do you had/have strong feelings against the color pink? i used to be one of those annoying girls that hated pink with a passion and now i love pink. i wear pink all the time i am pink i love the color pink

[lemonjamtart]

for the ask thing: 2, 8, 9, 17, 25, 28? :0

2.) literally any day i spend time with someone i love but hm... i think ideal day would be, with a significant other. wake up early and go hiking. make bacon and eggs on the trail for bfast. head back before lunchtime, go out for sandwiches and salad at like panera or something. head to an aquarium or zoo after, leave before dinner time, and then have thai food for dinner. and then snuggle until we fall asleep :)

8.) scorpio. need i say why?

9.) see this is hard cause i have lots of favorite colors. purple cause its easy on the eyes and also grapes r purple. easy to look at and easy to eat

17.) literally my greatest aspiration is stay-at-home-mom/housewife. an office job would end in my death and i love domesticity. outside of that? love, same as anybody else. i want to make cheese some day, just to see if i could

25.) either or. secret third answer: any dates

28.) not many things, but the things that do make me happy enough to compensate. my friends, my garden, cooking, and my pets. also being gay & trans, those ones r pretty important