#Used that one sunburn picture on twitter as a reference

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Diver! Marlene Mckinnon <3

Another addition to the Olympics AU I have in my head. Marlene is a diver for the Australian diving team.

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my personal explanations below the cut!

also i scheduled this poll and i realised i forgot ARIANA GRANDE that's deep lore... GOD

muse: one of the things that dan and phil bonded over when they met each other - phil's favourite artist with his streams making it dan's top artist from 2014-2016. they have also seen muse at least five times! dan has played muse songs several times on the piano (specifically sunburn) + they did a lip sync video to muse for bbc radio. also they made fun of kristen stewart a lot when they were younger (they have since apologised and called her an iconic) and she was in twilight and muse supermassive black hole is famously in twilight so...

final fantasy vii: the soundtrack with interrupted by fireworks! dan said it reminded him of phil in a formspring answer <3 and that's all...

fall out boy: firstly "no but seriously imagine if:". secondly they have interviewed fob several times for the bbc! thirdly, specifically with pete wentz, he was dan's icon in his teenage years. he followed dan because of the interviews with him - he even prank called dan in call or delete. but as punishment in a best friend quiz video, phil tweeted "sometimes i dream about being one of the reindeer galloping through the sky with leather straps tying me to my friends mm yes carrots please" from dan's account - and pete wentz unfollowed fob. i am also convinced they think the milk fic is a petekey fic or something

the 1975: dan and phil called into the radio as fans when they were not hosting and the 1975 was there! dan said he was there with "his friend phil" and matty healy immediately recognised them as "dan and phil from the radio" despite them trying to be sneaky about it. dan also LOVED a brief inquiry into online relationships which he posted on his story and said he was "personally attacked by literally every song on the album". mm okay

my chemical romance: firstly "no but seriously imagine if". secondly dan specifically was/is a huge fan of mcr - although phil did sing welcome to the black parade (incorrectly) in a yasuhati video). mcr was also referenced in dan and anthony padilla's stop emo hate video, basically i'm gay and the dream daddy series, just to name a few (they g note a LOT). also hesitant alien featured in the tour of dan's brain video! gerard used to follow dan on twitter but doesn't anymore... beef?

panic! at the disco: firstly "no but seriously imagine if". also brendon and ryan are in the milk fic which they constantly reference. also there's a dnp edit with 57k views to house of memories

frank ocean: dan's top song in 2012 was "thinkin about you" by frank ocean which ppl talk abt a lot for many reasons. he also said his religion was frank ocean in 2016 LOL

troye sivan: YOUTUBE FRIENDS LOL - the iconic pic with dan, phil, troye and tyler! also dan and phil were the first people to play troye sivan's happy little pill on the radio, and are thus partially responsible for his success. troye sivan also led to chappell roan's success, so basically muse is responsible for chappell roan. troye also featured in a phil glasses video!

one direction: firstly, dnp interviewed them - a harrowing event that they outline in detail in tabinof. secondly, the iconic dan eating an orange picture behind a 1d concert. lastly, they talk about harry styles quite a bit - phil posed as him in a viewers pick my outfit, and of course the rotisserie chicken situation

nick jonas: hey buddy you in london #dick

smash mouth: more recent dan-based lore but mark (tour member) made an instagram story asking how to get all-star licensed. a phannie (royalsdnp on twt) then tweeted about it, and smash mouth (the twt account) saw it. dan then tweeted at the account asking for it, and it worked! smash mouth is now an official dannie, having tweeted orange for wad, and also offered the original demo for shrek to be used, saying it can maybe be for dan's next special. generally insane because dan has ofc always been a huge shrek fan as a part of his meme personality in the 2010s, even dressing up as him for a calendar

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loving you is no chore, destiel fic, 2.4k

a childhood friends to lovers fic of sorts, partially inspired by  this twitter exchange, and in which dean learns the value of doing chores

Parents have the remarkable ability to make breaks feel like anything but, Dean Winchester learns, visiting home after his first semester away at college. From the moment he stepped foot back in Lawrence, fresh off the tail end of an excruciating week of finals, he was put to work doing chores.

Dean, pick up your brother from Kevin’s house. Dean, wrap these presents for Ms. Missouri down the road. Dean, be a dear and buy the groceries today. Dean, clean the house. Dean, drop this pie off at Bobby’s and Ellen’s (and don’t eat any on the way!).

One task after another, until finally, finally Christmas eve and Christmas day rolled around, and all Dean was expected to do was eat and drink and spend time with his family.

But then his mother opens his bedroom door early on December 26th, tossing a roll of packing tape on his bed with instruction to “clean out your closet before I get back from work,��� and he thinks MIT engineering might be a walk in the park compared to being home. Sure, he might be juggling a 21 hour courseload, a part time job at a garage, and a healthy social life at school, but at least that’s all on his own terms.

But alas, he’s in Lawrence through til the new year, and as such, subject to his parents’ every whim. Which is why he’s staring down a closet filled with clothes and shoes and relics from his past at 8 am rather than sleeping in til noon, as God intended college students to do on breaks.

He finds it between his old middle school soccer bag and the Gamecube he got on his 8th birthday, tucked in the far right corner of his closet’s top shelf. An old disposable camera, never developed. Dean has been shoving shit he didn’t know what to do with on that shelf for years now, can’t possibly begin to narrow down where this camera came from or when he used it – if he even ever did. Maybe it was Sammy’s, or Mom’s or something, packed away on accident and forgotten, lost to the ages.

He puts it in the keep pile, and continues sorting through his closet…

…For all of five minutes. At which point curiosity gets the better of him.

He picks up the little plastic camera, turns it over in his hands again and again, inspecting every inch of it, as though careful scrutiny of its exterior will reveal something about the content within. What could it possibly be? Photos from a weekend fishing with Uncle Bobby? Snapshots of a mundane suburban childhood? Moments from a Christmas from years past?

He must know.

He throws on his dad’s old leather jacket (another discovery from the depths of his closet), and pockets the disposable camera.

“Headed to the drug store,” is all he tells Sammy on his way out the house, “be back soon.”

Any excuse to avoid actually doing chores, right?

He recognizes no one from the photographs.

When he went to collect the pictures from the drug store several days after dropping them off, Dean was on edge with nervous anticipation. His mind had conjured infinite possibilities of moments from his life this disposable would unlock, and having had to wait days to find out, he would not delay uncovering the truth any longer. The moment he sat in the impala, in the store’s lot, he rifled through the photos.

They’re from a family vacation – but not his family’s.

There are shots of sunsets, palm trees, and members of a family all dressed in matching blue floral Hawaiian shirts. All of it looks vaguely familiar – the shirts in particular resonate with him something fierce – but the faces strike up no memory. There’s a smiling couple wearing leis and drinking mai tais, a little boy with shaggy brown hair and a lollipop in his mouth in just about every picture he’s featured in, and a girl a little older than him with sharp eyes and flame-red hair.

Who are these people? How old are these photos? Why were they in Dean’s possession? All of it is completely lost on him.

Until he sees his own face staring back at him from the last photo in the stack.

He’s seven, hair sun-bleached and a sea of freckles across his sunburned face. This is from the dinner cruise his family went on in Hawaii over a decade ago, his mind supplies. There’s a framed picture of him looking just like this next to Sammy down in the living room.

But in this picture, Dean’s got a stupid big grin on his face, and his arm around a boy his age with dark messy hair, bright blue eyes and –bingo– another of the matching Hawaiian shirts.  

Dean remembers him vividly. His name eludes him now, all these years later, but he remembers that he had been sitting at the table next to the Winchesters, and between every course of the meal the two of them wandered around the deck and the dining room and disrupted the other passengers with their incessant, delighted throes of laughter. He remembers how the boy’s blue eyes would crinkle at the corners when Dean said something funny, and how he tilted his head in confusion when Dean made Star Wars references. Most of all, he remembers how the big gummy smile the boy wears in the photo, when Dean saw it in person, made his heart flutter and his knees go weak.

It wasn’t until Aaron Bass kissed Dean in the back of the bus when they were twelve that he felt that again, and was able to recognize that the mystery boy he’d known for one night in his youth was his very first crush. He thought about him still, on rare occasion, and though time had erased his features and the finer details of his personality, Dean never forgot that feeling.

And now, seeing his face again, Dean accepts two truths: 1, he has always had excellent taste; 2, he really wants to know where this kid is now. Part of him wonders, perhaps even hopes, that maybe he hasn’t completely forgotten him, either.

He snaps a picture of the photograph, and tweets it along with the caption: “Hey twitter, I met this guy on a dinner cruise in Hawaii in 2006. We were basically best friends for that night and I never saw him again. I wonder what he’s up to. I need y’all to help me find him so I can see how he’s doing now.”

He's not expecting much success, but he’s got no name or anything else to work with. Probably this is his best shot.

Dean woefully underestimated the power of Twitter.

Three days later, his plea to find the boy from the dinner cruise has been retweeted over 20,000 times, and has amassed several hundred replies from people wishing him luck and asking if he’s found him yet. He’s begrudging the fact that, no, he hasn’t, when he refreshes the page and a new reply appears.

It’s a photo of a man holding a framed picture of his family of 5 in matching Hawaiian shirts. The frame obscures part of his face, but his ethereal blue eyes and messy hair perfectly match those of the boy in the picture, and there’s no doubt in Dean’s mind that it’s him.

Even with part of his face covered, it’s clear that time has been kind to him. He was cute as a kid, but he’s devastatingly handsome now.

“Heard you were looking for me ;)” the tweet says, and the name on the account reads “Cas.”

“Man, you have no idea,” Dean mutters. He retweets Cas’s reply, then scopes out his profile.

He’s barely finished reading Cas’s bio, which proclaims, “Berklee ’22. Apiarist. Star Wars Enthusiast. Expert Napper.” before he’s sliding into his DMs.

“Hey man!” Dean writes. “Glad I found you. Looks like we both go to school in Boston!”

Dean keeps folding his hands on the table in front of him, then unfolding them when, moments later, they go clammy. He keeps fidgeting. And checking the time. He should’ve ordered a calming tea or something, instead of coffee.

Really, he shouldn’t be this nervous. He’s been on lots of dates, and it was Cas who asked him out, having beat Dean to it. They’ve been talking nonstop since Dean messaged him, and he has no reason to expect this encounter will go poorly. Cas is handsome, funny, and easy to talk to. They’ve got loads of common interests, but enough varied ones to keep things interesting. On paper, Cas is perfect.

Dean is terrified he’s gonna blow it. This reunion of theirs feels impossibly significant to him. He has the chance to reconnect with his first childhood crush who, by some miracle, is also into guys and now lives in his city. It’s like the stars aligned to make this happen for him and there’s so much riding on this meeting and so much pressure for it to go well and Dean has never been so nervous in his life.

Cas interrupts Dean’s mounting panic by walking into the coffee shop. His coat collar is popped against the wind, though his cheeks are still flushed pink from the cold. He scans the crowd for Dean, eyes lighting up in recognition when he spots him. He smiles that same big, gummy smile that absolutely besotted Dean as a kid. It has the very same effect now. As he walks over to Dean’s table, he shrugs off his heavy winter coat, only to reveal –

“You’re kidding,” Dean blurts out when Cas reaches the table, which is not at all the fist thing he wanted to say.

Cas raises an eyebrow, and is evidently biting back a grin. He drapes his coat over the back of his chair. “That bad?”

He’s wearing the blue floral Hawaiian shirt. It’s dated and tacky, and it’s wholly ridiculous attire for winter in Boston. But somehow, unfairly, Cas looks good. The shirt is tucked into his skinny jeans, the sleeves are cuffed, and it is unbuttoned about halfway. Anyone else would look like some wasted indie front man wannabe, but Cas looks hot.

And Dean, despite all reason, thinks he might be in love. “No just,” he laughs, “I can’t believe you’re wearing the shirt.”

Cas shrugs, sliding into his chair. “I wanted you to be able to recognize me. Though to be fair this one’s my dad’s. Mine hasn’t fit in a good 10 years.”

“Wearing your dad’s duds to a first date? Real sexy, Cas.”

“Well, you know,” Cas presses his palms against the tabletop, leans forward ever so into Dean’s space, “how long it’s on me it is entirely up to you.” He then leans back into his chair, ever so coolly, like he didn’t just proposition Dean in a busy coffee shop at 11 am.

Dean’s throat goes dry. He wants so badly to divest Cas of the shirt right now, but instead he says: “Later. But first,” he reaches into his coat pocket, and from it produces the envelope of developed photos. He slides them across the table.

Cas picks up the envelope carefully, then flips through the photographs in quiet reverie.

Dean watches as he takes them in, delighted to see Cas beaming as he looks through them all.

“I was so upset,” Cas says, eventually. “I remember getting back to the hotel that night and realizing I didn’t have the camera anymore. I thought I left it on the boat. Thank you. I cannot believe I’m seeing these right now.” He tucks the photos back in the envelope, then, in turn, tucks it into his own coat pocket for safekeeping. He then fixes Dean a look heavy with intrigue and sincerity, “And I cannot believe I’m seeing you again.”

Dean blushes under the weight of his gaze. “Me neither. I’m just sorry it took so long. I didn’t even know I had the camera ‘til a few weeks ago.”

Cas shakes his head. “It’s ok. I’ve got them now. And anyway,” he winks, “I’d say it was well worth the wait.”

Eight months after cleaning out his closet at home, Dean Winchester is hanging up the articles of clothing that survived the purge next to Cas’s Hawaiian shirt in their shared closet in their new Boston apartment. He’s admiring his work when warm, gentle palms cover his eyes. “I want to show you something,” Cas says. He presses a kiss to the back of Dean’s neck. With Cas’s guiding words and careful steps, Dean lets himself be taken into the living room, where he is eventually stopped. “You ready?”

“Born ready, sweetheart.” Dean says. But when Cas takes his hands off Dean’s eyes, reveals his surprise, Dean realizes he was not ready at all. The wall in front of them is covered with framed photos of their friends and family, and at the center of it all is the two of them, seven years old on the dinner cruise.

His heart swells at the sight of it, and he’s overwhelmed, as he often is, by how much he adores this man. He turns around, pulls Cas to him in a desperate, bruising kiss.

Cas pulls away infinitesimally, rests his forehead against Dean’s. “I take it you like it?”

“I love it.” Dean confirms. He kisses Cas’s cheek. “And love you.” His jaw. “So fucking much.” His neck. “Gonna prove it to you, baby.” He palms his boyfriend’s dick through his jeans.

“Later,” Cas says through a moan, and pulls Dean’s hand away. “Later,” he repeats, a bit more sobered and with far more conviction, “I’ll hold you to that. But first we have to unpack the kitchen stuff.” He kisses Dean once more, then saunters off to the kitchen.

There was a time in Dean’s life not long ago when he would have contested that assertion. He’s on break, after all, and only for a few days more. His second year of college starts up Monday. He should be relaxing, for the most part, and only exerting himself to have very noisy, enthusiastic sex with his boyfriend in their new apartment.

But really, he knows he’ll never lament having to do chores again.

In fact, he owes the very best part of his life to them.

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What's one thing you will never do? Ugh I don’t want to answer these because I always end up doing the things I vow never to do hahaha. Anyway for now, the one thing I’m most confident about never doing is having to kill a cockroach myself. How would your parents react if you got a tattoo? They have tattoos of their own so they can’t be upset with me. My dad himself said the only condition he wants me to meet is that the money I pay with comes from my own pocket. They don’t have to worry though, I hate needles and it seems to have turned me off from tattoos forever.

What's your favorite kind of weather? Bleak, cloudy, almost rainy. Very very cold. How do you feel about Twitter? I love it, it’s my principal social media. Do you know what 45's are? Nope, I’m not sure what you’re referring to.

Whose singing voice do you fall in love with everytime you hear it? Ms. Ettie’s, my favorite music teacher that I always mention in surveys.  Do you hate when people whistle all the time? I don’t mind whistling as long as it’s not done with the purpose of cat-calling. What email service do you use? Gmail and Outlook. What was the last thing you bought online? Well, we got Chinese food delivered online, if that counts. Do you like scrambled eggs w/ ham? Yes. Do you own a phonograph (record player)? I know we have one in our old house, but I don’t have one of my own. Last CD you bought: Beyoncé’s self-titled album back in 2013. What color are the walls in your bedroom? White. What did you do yesterday? Did surveys, try fire noodles, suffer the wrath of my lactose intolerance (I had to take the milk and cream cheese because the noodles alone would have killed me), watched my favorite Korean show about kids, and ate a burger. Do you go crazy when you're not working or doing school work? Sometimes. I get restless especially when I know there’s something that needs to be done. What song can always make you feel like getting up and dancing? Hello Cold World or Still Into You, both by Paramore. Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry? The necklace my girlfriend got me for my 19th birthday. What was the last thing you wrote down on a piece of paper? We had an activity in class where I had to fill up a table with notes from our readings. Is there anyone you can picture yourself being with forever right now? Sure. In your opinion, what's the nicest thing someone can do? Treat me like family. Can dreams really come true? Of course. You can ask your hero one question, what do you ask? I don’t do heroes. What store can you spend hours in? The grocery store............love adulting. Have you ever been sunburned so bad your skin started to peel? As a kid, yes. I don’t sunburn at all these days. Does the future scare you? If so, why? No. I guess the only aspect of it that does concern me is what type of job I will ultimately land in and if it’s going to be enough to keep me alive. Describe your perfect guy/girl: Eh, just be Gab. What movie can make you cry no matter what? Ugh hate to be admitting this but Titanic. I also firmly believe that Miracle in Cell No. 7 is a movie that will make me cry for days, but I’ve never seen it precisely for the reason that I’m not ready for that kind of stress just yet. Would you rather live during 1965 or 2065? 2065. I don’t like anything about the 60′s, except Audrey Hepburn. Who is your truest friend? Gabie.

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Oh okay! Making sure! When you do watch both of them, I will request for em! (I'm obsessed with like all the ladies on AoS so yeah ^^") AAAAAAANYWAY, Imma ask for Wanda Maximoff things now Because listen, your headcanons killed me. WANDA MAXIMOFF MARRIAGE HEADCANONS, FROM WHO PROPOSED AND HOW, TO THE WEDDING ITSELF, AND MARRIED LIFE IN GENERAL I DONT GIVE A FUCK I NEEEEEEEEEEED IT. ahem, thank you

I’M SO SORRY I FELL OFF THE PLANET BUT HI AGAIN DOLL :D

I hope you like them and that there’s enough!

@ladieslovingladiesandfics @vote-for-pedro

~ In my head it’s Wanda that proposes to me

~ She’d get more romantic as your relationship progresses, so the proposal is very sweet and intimate- she’s too introverted to do it in front of everyone else, so it happens when you’re tucked away in your shared room, probably in between murmured words of love

~ On the other hand, I don’t think it’s entirely impossible that she would maybe propose after almost losing you in battle. She’d clutch your face in desperation and push her forehead against yours, Sokovian prayers dropping from her lips. Next thing you know she’s wrapped around you and begging you to be with her always and to marry you. It’s only after her tears subside does she realize you’re laughing and saying yes over and over against her neck.

~ However it happens, please PLEASE KEEP IT FROM TONY FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN. He will turn your wedding into some overly obnoxious shindig that puts the Kardashians to shame

~ Steve is safe. He offers to escort you both to possible venues to make sure nobody tries to scam you or gets rude to his two favorite ladies. Nat knew beforehand (she noticed Wanda’s repeatedly failed attempts to get your ring size) and her only stipulation as MOH is that the dress color doesn’t clash with her red hair.

~ As for the ring itself, I think Wanda would of course get you something you like, but I do picture a more delicate/thin ring. Maybe even one that has wines wrapped around the vine. It may be a little cliche to get a ruby or another red stone, but I think it would be cute! That, or I could also see her picking a stone based on its magical properties! Like maybe a moonstone, which is meant to promote inspiration and strength.

~ As the wedding gets closer and you start making more wedding party plans, you notice Wanda getting very quiet and withdrawn. Finally you manage to get some one on one time and she admits that she used to imagine Pietro walking down the aisle since her dad had died, but now he was gone too and she realized how much of her life he was missing. There’s no magical fix here- you know Vision or Steve will walk her down without hesitation, but that won’t fix the pain she’s feeling. So you just hold her as she cries and tell her it’ll be okay and that you know somehow Pietro knows how far his twin has come.

~ You’re a little surprised by her deviation from tradition when she asks if you can see each other for the first time in private and walk down together. When you question it, she just smiles and says that she can’t imagine walking with anyone else anymore. You both cry and hug a lot

~ Wanda knows when you get a little overwhelmed and is quick to comfort you and fill your head with lovely images of what she sees for your special day.

~ FLOWERS. SO. MANY. FLOWERS. MY SEXUALITY IS WANDA WITH A FLOWER CROWN, SO FIGHT ME. YOU WILL WEAR MATCHING OR COMPLEMENTARY FLOWER CROWNS 

~ Wanda’s wedding dress is flowy and simple, looks like something a faerie or wood nymph would wear. You both choose your own style, but make sure they complement each other by forcing Pepper to come with you both on your separate appointments. Tony blames you when she proceeds to force him into a ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ marathon in prepartion!

~ Tony also nearly loses his shit when he finds out that you two have picked a simple and elegant venue in a forest- it’s exactly what Wanda had always pictured for a natural, sweet environment. When he sees you both surrounded by flowers and lanterns, your feet and souls bare to one another, he can’t help but admit that it’s pretty perfect.

~ You pay a ridiculous amount of money to have several kinds of Sokovian flowers imported and planted for the ceremony. Wanda cries for days.

~ She somehow tracks down the band that played at your parent’s wedding. You cry for days.

~ You both write your own vows and go on and on, and you make everybody cry because you’re both so in love with one another. Wanda especially makes you cry when she talks about how many realities she’s seen where she is lost because you aren’t with her.

~ You two totally wind up forgetting everything else and kissing waaaaaaaaaay before you’re told to.

~ Perez Hilton leaked pictures of you kissing in your wedding dresses and Twitter broke

~ You both incorporate your abilities in your wedding, to show that you’re proud of your strength. It’s a big deal for Wanda in particular so you hold her hand as she uses her abilities to light the candles and lanterns that cover your reception tables. She turns to you, the red light flickering across her face and illuminating her ethereal beauty, and she’s not prepared for you to jump and kiss her so enthusiastically 

~ The honeymoon is an entire month on a secluded island that Tony owns. There’s literally no one there, so the two of you have plenty of time together ;) Celebrating your marriage occurs both in water and on land (and even in the air after Wanda manages to suspend you off a cliff)

~ You two fall asleep in the sand several times and poor Wanda experiences her first sunburn and it’s so cute you almost coo over here while rubbing her down with aloe (which leads to very gentle ‘celebrating’)

~ Marriage life with Wanda is pretty much the same, except for this oddly deep feeling that, somehow, the two of you are permanently bonded. It’s hard to explain, but you feel actually tied together, anchored to one another, and it’s wonderful

~ She loves to hold your left hand in hers and see your rings next to one another

~ Tony gives you two your own floor since you’re now a unit, and you soend many nights reclaiming your new space and old furniture as a married couple ;)

~ Wanda keeps referring to you as her wife because she loves reminding herself of the fact

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Lena Dunham on Why Her Weight Has Never Been Her ‘Crisis Point’

During the six seasons Girls has been airing on HBO, Lena Dunham has been both hailed and heckled for showing so much of her body onscreen.

A reporter once asked her, during a press conference, to explain all the nudity on the show, a question that didn’t sit well with Dunham. She didn’t apologize then, and she has no plans to change her stance now, with the show entering its final season on Sunday.

Lena Dunham (Photo: Getty Images)

“I’ve always had a lot of anxiety. It’s never come from that —  my major source of anxiety has not been my body. That’s not my crisis point. Being 30 pounds heavier or lighter, that hasn’t been my primary focus,” she tells Yahoo Style.

Still, without question, the series made it OK to deglamorize what women are supposed to look like naked. Showrunner Jenni Konner had one woman tell her that after watching Girls, she felt confident enough to have sex while on top. The show has reveled in the imperfections of its stars. That’s Marnie (Allison Williams) sitting on the toilet in her minuscule bathroom in the premiere episode. And, yeah, that’s Hannah (Dunham) being sent to a surf camp for a writing assignment, very awkwardly wearing a wetsuit, and later, showing off some of the most relatable sunburn lines this particular sun worshipper has seen yet. And that’s Jessa (Jemima Kirke) slurping yogurt out of a tub while lounging around, gloriously naked, with Adam (Adam Driver).

“It can only help the world to show normal women’s bodies. It’s not about why Lena feels she has to be naked all the time,” says Konner. “It’s hard to know now what our legacy is. I would hope that our legacy is that more women’s voices are brought forward. That there are more shows created and led by women.”

Jenni Konner and Lena Dunham (Photo: Getty Images)

The show was cooked up by Dunham, and featured four disparate friends finding their footing personally and professionally in New York — and got plenty of flak for its shortcomings in the diversity department. But after six seasons at the helm, Dunham is emerging a more confident, outspoken woman who is also more at ease with her status in Hollywood. Like so many women, she felt for years the need to apologize for having authority and the power to hire or fire.

“For me the biggest change has been not just coming into my own creatively but as someone with some power I can use. For a long time, I struggled with the fact that I own the right to do my job the way I want to, to not struggle with certain people’s feelings about me, and that I can be a boss,” she says.

For those begging me for answers ????????????????

A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Feb 7, 2017 at 12:08pm PST

Dunham isn’t one to hide her feelings, or shy away from sharing. She’s posted about how Donald Trump’s presidency has made her so anxious and nauseous, she can’t eat, and called on designers to create clothes for real women.

“What I was attempting to say,” she explains, “is that the kind of stress we feel when there’s a governmental regime like this affects all our bodies. The three minutes between waking and picking up your cellphone are the most dread-filled seconds of my life. It used to be the five seconds before you vomit.”

Upon arriving at Howard Stern’s studios for a recent interview, “Howard told me I look tiny in person. That almost didn’t feel like a compliment. The only thing I can credit is my own anxiety. A lot of women can relate to this sense of nausea and anxiety. It’s the first time I wanted to eat less.” Still, never one to dwell or fixate on her weight, she adds, with more than a pinch of irony, “it’s a celebration and a terrible tragedy.”

Resolution: in 2017 when divorcing couples cite irreconcilable differences it'll just be code for ME ????(but seriously: woman designers for real bodies of every size til forever, tap for credits)

A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Jan 1, 2017 at 9:09pm PST

Some of that — OK, a lot of that — doesn’t sit well with trolls.

“So many people are like, ‘Trump is president, will you finally shut up?’ No, we won’t shut up,” says Dunham. “I used to engage more with trolls. I haven’t recently. I don’t look at my own Twitter. I send it to my social media manager. If I see something that I think needs or warrants a thoughtful response, I’ll do it. I check in with my soul. Will I be helping someone else? You make a decision based on that.”

Konner, meanwhile, was just blasted for — wait for it — having vocal fry while talking to Howard Stern. For those not in the know, vocal fry refers to women speaking with a “guttural growl in the back of the throat,” as per the Guardian.

“I got so much grief on Twitter for my vocal fry. I thought it was so funny. It was really making me laugh,” says Konner. “I don’t engage with trolls. I don’t get trolled that much.”

So what’s next for the two women, both of whom are politically outspoken on social media and in interviews?

“I don’t know really know yet. Thank God we have Lenny Letter as a political platform. Girls has never been overtly political. They weren’t activist girls. They didn’t really give a s***. Part of me thinks we should just do slapstick comedy, something so silly. I really have no idea,” she says.

Proud of y'all. We're just getting started. We will fight with love and with kindness. And "do not mistake my kindness for weakness"- Al Capone, who I've just now decided was a feminist? Who knows, let's just say yeah! ❤️ Goodnight, oh inspirational ones! ???? by Charlie Gross

A photo posted by Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) on Jan 21, 2017 at 4:08pm PST

Lest you think both women are wallowing in their own sense of self-importance — please. Yes, they care about reproductive rights and body issues. They’re also into fashion, with Dunham describing her Girls premiere ensemble, by Todd Oldham, as “anxious Jewish Ariana Grande. I had a silver pony holder.” And like the rest of us, they went berserk when they heard that Beyoncé was pregnant with twins.

“Bless Beyoncé. The bright spot in everyone’s week,” says Dunham.

Konner looks at the big picture, especially when it comes to promoting a comedy while there’s so much upheaval at the highest levels of government: “When we were at the Girls premiere, we talked about how this was a weird time to be celebrating, it’s a weird time to have a party — but you have to make room for joy. Beyoncé broke the news of her twins and it cheered people up. That works for me.”

Related: Leslie Mann Reveals Robert De Niro’s Trick for Taking Great Pictures Drew Barrymore Wants to Age Naturally, but She Will ‘Throw Down for a Face Cream’ Girls Style Throwback: Lena, Allison, Jemima, and Zosia Then and Now Proud Feminist Padma Lakshmi on Taking Her Daughter to the Women’s March

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Random Qs

Survey #43 on the Countdown to 2018!

I've been a bit sick for awhile, but then I was just lazy. Here's one from the 7th this month.

What’s one thing you'll never do?

Murder? It's honestly difficult to be sure you'd never do something. I mean, anyone can just fracking snap, but I certainly don't think I'd ever lose it and do that, or commit rape or torture. God forbid.

"Be a Republican." <- LOL UR SO COOL

I wasn’t for Trump personally, but I would never vote for Hillary as she’s a criminal and she facilitated her husband's cover-ups of sexual misconduct.

Nor would I ever join a party that's been doing likewise for a slew of other sexual predators since Kennedy while touting that Repubs are the ones waging a war on women.

But that's just me, I'm not a nasty woman. #NeverHillary

How would your parents react if you got a tattoo?

They would be sincerely shocked because such are against our shared religious beliefs.

What’s your favorite kind of weather?

I love the cold and the snow the most, but I also love thunderstorms and rain showers.

How do you feel about Twitter?

I'm not Twitterpated and the content is abysmal.

Do you know what 45s are?

That number can honestly refer to several things.

Whose singing voice do you fall in love with every time you hear it?

I don't really feel that way about anyone’s vocals.

Do you hate when people whistle all the time?

I've never encountered such, but it would grate on my nerves eventually.

What email service do you use?

My main one is on Gmail since I own a Chromebook, but I have others elsewhere on sites like GMX. It’s good to have alternatives and backups.

What was the last thing you bought online?

One of my Christmas gifts, the Pokeball N2DS XL as I'll be giving my old black N3DS to Wyatt for Christmas.

Do you like scrambled eggs with ham?

I don't eat them with ham, but I love them with cheddar cheese and bacon.

Do you own a phonograph, which is a record player?

I don’t, but I love those and other retro items.

What was the last CD you bought?

I rarely buy CDs so I have no idea.

What color are the walls in your bedroom?

They're just made up of white paneling.

What did you do yesterday?

It was a very chill evening for me. I went to bed in the AM and got up after dark. Sometimes I sleep more when it's cold out, but I'm also up at night now since it's been raining a lot.

Most of my evening was just spent watching TV shows. I finally watched over half of the Forged In Fire: Bladesgiving episode since I'm a sucker for rugged dudebros and carnage.

Do you go crazy when you’re not working or doing school work?

I'm no longer in school and happy of it, but I can't have a paid job either due to learning disabilities. I've got a little nonprofit group doing fringe work, though.

If I'm not doing some form of work, I'm not prone to boredom. I'm very content in my own mind so I can sit in a waiting room doing nothing for about two hours before I've got to move my body.

What song can always make you feel like getting up and dancing?

Nothing always elicits the exact same react from me every time since my personality isn’t one-dimensional.

Do you have a favorite piece of jewelry?

My Christian fish ring that my maternal grandmother gave me is my fave.

What was the last thing you wrote down on a piece of paper?

I wrote down a list of shows to eventually get into.

Is there anyone you can picture yourself being with forever right now?

There isn't anyone like that for me currently, and I'd be just fine never having a boyfriend or husband.

A man isn't required to make me whole, content or fulfilled in life and I don't ever want children. I've never had dreams of settling down with someone.

In your opinion, what’s the nicest thing someone can do?

Making the ultimate sacrifice is obviously the biggest gift you can give.

Dying for another is a mostly selfless act of compassion. Although humans never really do anything without considering the benefit to themselves, there's still nothing greater than sacrificial love of the highest order.

Can dreams really come true?

Not if they're just relegated to dreaming. You have to turn them into actual life goals and pursue them passionately more often than not, even though you might end up getting a golden opportunity otherwise.

Life isn't fair so you might never get such and even your best efforts might be in vain, but it's better to get up and give it a go.

You can ask your hero one question, so what do you ask?

I don't call them "heroes" so much as role models and I don't need to ask other humans anything. There's just a lot of things that I would ask God about given the chance. Humans don't always have good answers.

What store can you spend hours in?

Ugh, that would be so boring. I usually know what I'm looking for so I just hustle and get it done.

Have you ever been sunburned so bad your skin started to peel?

Only every time I'm sunburned. It never tans me.

Does the future scare you and if so, why?

I don't have unreasonable fears anymore, they're strictly situational as fear's only purpose is to warn you when something's wrong. Otherwise it's a waste of time and energy.

I've conquered all my old phobias through exposure therapy and the more I did so the more others just faded away.

As to the future specifically, why worry over something that could easily go either way? As long as you're proactive about the right things, you should just cross your bridges when you come to them and burn them if you must.

How would you describe your perfect partner?

Perfection is an illusion and yearning for an ideal is useless. I actively seek partners who have most of my major preferences, but any relationship takes work and will have its struggles.

There's really just varying degrees of compatibility. That's something I can easily gauge now that I'm an adult, which has benefited me greatly. All of my relationships since have been wonderful.

What movie can make you cry no matter what?

Again, I'm not one-dimensional so I won't always respond the same exact way to something.

Would you rather live during 1965 or 2065?

I'm fine with my time period, thanks.

Who's your truest friend?

My golden kinstone has always been my mother. She's been with me and there for me all of my life, save for some times during my childhood that just left her at a loss.

We've moved passed those things, but I'm glad they happened. Such hardships make relationships stronger if you don't allow them to tear you apart. 💗