#White Magic Rum

[greenelectricsky]

Little Victoria: Ooowww... Misto, what are you doing?

Little Mistoffelees: My costume! Every magician has a costume, so I need one too!

Little Victoria: Can I help you?

Little Mistoffelees: Of course! You can be my assistant! Can you give me a buttons when I ask you and keep a needle when I don't use it? I lose it all the time!

Little Victoria: Yes!

Little Mistoffelees, very seriously, like doctors in films: Sister, a button please.

Little Victoria, with excitement and trying to be as serious as her brother: One button here.

Rum Tum Tugger just hides behind his newspaper and makes them as many pictures as he can, trying not to melt from too much sweetness.

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[lawrenceofbessarabia]

fucked up my daiquiri because i forgot how Boston shakers are supposed to work ie i grabbed two cups with the same rim diameter and lost half my drink when i started shaking

this post brought to you by the daiquiri i made when i remembered to use the smaller glass with the shaker tin

[theroundbartable]

pirate au (more free to use concepts because my brain did a thing.)

Version A

Arthur is a governor and Merlin is Blackbeard. Merlin is just a menace and Arthur can't ever manage to catch him. One day, he has him cornered but they end up just the two of them on a lone island. Arthur would definitely die if Merlin wasn't there to get him through and Merlin needs Arthur to get off the island. Merlin has hidden rum everywhere but doesn't even drink. He also has books about herbs with him and keeps insulting Arthur to his face.

Arthur very slowly falls in love with the oblivious, obnoxious ten year legend- who is (2 y) younger than Arthur?!?!?!

Version B: reincarnation

Merlin is a constantly drunk sailor (still alive since Camelot), Long white beard, gets hired often by random pirates or government people, is an annoyance to all but somehow gets loads of work done despite just laying around and insulting people.

Arthur is setting sail for the first time to find the hidden island Avalon, a magic island that no one truly believes in anymore. But the person who's going to find it is said to be THE King Arthur, destined King of Albion. He who finds the sword Excalibur will have the right to take the throne.

Merlin hates him at first, already tired of people pretending to be reincarnated Arthur... But slowly he begins to see the resemblence. Once he sees Arthur defending the poor and leading pirates like knights, he reveals himself to be THE Merlin.

[abbysimsfun]

Sims In Bloom: Generation 2 Pt. 113 (Cozy Celebrations)

The events of this post occurred leading up to Winterfest (Generation 2 parts 99 to 102)

The Winterfest season began in Henford with a fresh coat of snow on the ground. White powder was rare in the rural river town, but like anywhere else, it was always welcome during the holiday season.

Hazel Moody-Nesbitt lived in a two-story cottage in the Bramblewood with her wife, Nicola. They also lived with Nicola's mother, Kim, and brother, Dominic, and Hazel had recently returned from a political conference in San Myshuno with holiday traditions on her mind.

The high school sweethearts had been married close to three years, but they were already growing apart. Still, they both hoped they could find the spark still lit amid the magic of the festive season.

"The first Winterfest without your father won't be easy, but we should try to make it a happy holiday," said Kim. "For Eddie's sake."

"We don't need to be sad, Mom. Dad's still with us, especially at this time of year." Nicola and her family wanted a quiet Winterfest at home, wrapping themselves in comfort and tradition as they soldiered on without her father. Outgoing Hazel wanted to support her wife, but she was hoping for something more this holiday season.

"Staying in watching Winterfest movies sounds like a really nice time, but maybe we could spice things up a little, and add some traditions from other cultures for the fun of it. Like cooking different kinds of food! Maybe we can't travel anywhere, but we could do the next best thing exploring different cultures."

Nicola hadn't travelled much. She'd heard Hazel's tales of camping in Granite Falls with her family, but she thought it sounded uncomfortable and full of bugs. She was a homebody, but expanding their holiday celebrations to embrace other cultures was a good idea. It's exactly the sort of thing Nicola would want to teach her students.

They got the season started by hanging a festive wreath over the bay window in the living room, and Nicola made japchae at Hazel's suggestion. "Apparently, it's a noodle dish they serve in places like Mount Komorebi for the holidays."

Nicola was comfortable with things like roast turkey, gingerbread, even egg nog - the comforts she'd grown up with in Henford, but the more gregarious Hazel wanted to try new things. Taking it upon herself to learn new recipes as well, Hazel taught herself to make brigadeiro, a Selvadoradian holiday confection made with chocolate and condensed milk.

The girls decorated, donned festive sweaters, and brushed over their relationship issues with tinsel and fairy lights. They both wanted to discuss their relationship fears, but they avoided it at every turn. They could never find time for couples counseling, even though they brought it up whenever they would argue about one thing or another.

Living with Nicola's mother and brother often left Hazel feeling like the odd man out. She'd come downstairs after working on the computer, listening to her wife chat happily with her family. But when Hazel would enter the room, they'd grow quiet, as though their conversations weren't meant to include her. As if she wasn't family.

Late at night, while Nicola graded papers and listened to familiar winter holiday music on the stereo, Hazel would head to the Gnome's Arms. She was a social creature and always had been; Nicola was more outgoing when they were younger, but after she lost her father, she didn't enjoy the nightlife anymore.

Hazel tried to understand, but it's not like Henford even had particularly wild nightlife to begin with. At the Gnome's Arms alone she would socialize, getting to know the locals in support of her work for Mayor Varner.

She'd even stay late enough - and often enough - that the pub owner, Laura Jameson, let her practice mixology for fun when the tables started clearing. She even learned to make a coquito - best described as coconut-flavoured egg nog mixed with rum from Isla Paradiso.

She visited her childhood home in Finchwick one afternoon after work, excited to discuss their plans for the holiday season. She found her father, Neal, standing in the laneway with River's wife, Cassandra.

"I'm looking forward to Nicola and I blending family traditions this year. We'll be over for Winterfest dinner, but she wants to spend a lot of time with her family remembering Eddie, so I don't know how many other family traditions we'll be able to join." She couldn't hide the regret in her voice.

Neal smiled. "We'll miss you for whatever traditions you and Nicola won't make it to, but we'll be thrilled to see you both, as always."

By the time Hazel made it home that night after a visit with her family, Nicola had finished grading papers and fallen asleep. Hazel climbed into bed and leaned over for a cuddle, but Nicola was sound asleep and grunted as she turned the other way.

Laying in bed, Hazel tossed and turned, resorting to counting falling snowflakes out the window to quiet her mind enough to sleep. ->

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NOTE: Japchae is Korean (Mount Komorebi), brigadeiro is Brazilian (Selvadorada) and coquitos are Puerto Rican (Isla Paradiso). The game says the real places in the descriptions, but I'm trying to be cute and keep country/world names in-universe, even though it's impossible to perfectly match every Sims world with a real-world location.

[bananaactivity]

Im not finished with Carlos fully but he looks good enough for right now ( he’s 22 in this picture here)

I changed Carlos and Evie up, so now Evie is a vain witch like her mother who is fashionable but she doesn’t sew her own stuff. ( which is for the better cse wtf was that ugly ass dress she made for Mal in D2???)

Carlos considers himself to be a very expensive person and can be pretty big germaphobe. He hates getting anything on his clothes and he refuses to wear the school uniforms at Auradon Uni because they’re ugly. He wears lots of black white grey and red, with gold accents usually. He does theme around dog associated items like gold bone cutlets, paw print lapel chains, and a tennis ball brooch. He often wears red gloves and his favorite shoes are his collection of red bottom dress shoes. He likes hiding red on the interlining of his clothes too, such as his jackets and hats and vests.

A lot of his own person style is derived from 1990s London fashion ( as the artist that means I get my references from the 1996 101 Dalmatians live action movie, the styling of Cruela in that movie is ICONIC AND IMACULATE, and I MUST reference her for Carlos.

PURRRR

Of course he wears REAL animal print. And he’s not a weak touch me not prick like some think. He’s still tech savvy and does Anyalitics and specs for the core four. He also loves GUNS 😄. Think of him like a sharp shooter who stays in the back of turf wars and snipes people. The isle doesn’t have many marks men ( they all really like swords for some reason) so he’s pretty dangerous. He builds his own weapons too.

His passion started out as a way for him to collect his own furs but Harry gets him most of what he needs plus he always needs Carlos to redo his wardrobe ( he gets… messy… after a couple days work) Carlos hates that Harry ruins his creations so fast but he pays him well and gifts him rare fabrics and samples from Auradon.

Because Carlos has no magic Mal always underestimates him. She sees him as only a stylist and ranged weapon specialist. Even tho she acknowledges him for his wit and tech skills she still doesn’t listen to him. Sometimes he wishes he could stay with Harry but then he’d have to do more work up front. Harry understood what Carlos was capable of and respected him a lot. What Harry doesn’t understand is that not everybody likes to be covered head to toe in hot sticky blood 24/7. Harry had also promised him a suite on his boat that nobody else was allowed to occupy, but even if Harry’s crew feared HARRY they wouldn’t mind having an attitude with CARLOS for preferential treatment, even if it is what he deserves 🙄

Harry and Carlos’s relationship is the definition of there are two wolves inside you. Carlos smokes and drinks but he’s more of a Marlboro and Merlot type of guy and Harry’s a Rum and Cigar kinda lad. ( I’m using cartoon logic and say that those habits are purely aesthetic based of iconography from the original Disney moves, Cruella smokes and Capt. Hook smokes two cigars at once)

Carols isn’t really scared of dogs anymore but when he arrives at Auradon he “befriends” his roommate Chad ( now an animal lover like his mother) who has pet rats and a entourage of wild animals constantly in their dorm, and threatens to shoot and skin them all every single day to make a new line of coats ( when Chad rebuttals that his rats are too small to make coats, Carlos says they’d make the perfect fuzzy gloves 💀) He also uses Chad as a living mannequin for his designs. They have a goofy relationship with each other, Carlos does make Chad do all the dirty work of skinning and draining the animals he hunts but despite how traumatic that is Carlos is a fun sweet guy so it’s okay 💀💀💀.

Jay is jelly of Carlos due to his closeness with Harry. ( I guess the way to Jays heart and respect is by holding him at sword point and threatening to gut him and hang him by those very guts over shark infested waters and watch them nibble away at him 💀)

Next I’ll find up Carlos and do some fit designs then I’ll redesign Jay and tell that gutting story 😛

[luveline]

congratulations on 35k lovely, what you’ve built is so admirable and i am forever in awe of your talent!! thank you for all that you do around here to brighten up our days. i would love to see “i knew you would be here” with our main man hotch if it inspires you! and if not, sending so much love regardless <3

luveline's valentine's mini party ♥︎

thank you, and thank you for your request! fem!reader suggestive

The lights above are glaring and colourful. They shine in your eyes as the song changes again. This is far from the usual bar you frequent with the BAU, but it's not work, so. Silver linings. 

"Liven up, sweetheart," Derek says, sliding a plastic cup toward you with a smile, surprisingly free of bravado. "It's a mojito, alright?" 

"Thank you," you say. Derek Morgan is your eternal saviour.

You take a sip. It isn't nice. It's more alcohol than anything else. "Does it still count as a cocktail if it's all white rum?" 

"Sure!" Emily says. She opens her hand and you let her take it for a sip. Her skinny brows pull down into a wince. "Uh, maybe not. That is rum with a pinch of soda water." 

"Don't forget the lime!" Derek says. 

You take the lime wedge between your teeth and smile. It's sour but refreshing compared to the contents of your cup. The sugar makes your cheeks ache.

"You look happy." 

You almost choke, spitting the lime wedge into your hand. You quickly wrap it in a napkin and look up, meeting the eyes of your boss. Hotch is smiling at you, an expression he saved for out of work hours, and it's nearly enough to let you forget what he's just seen you doing. 

"Teeth are looking a little green," Rossi adds from behind him. 

You wrinkle your nose. Even the implication is gross. 

Hotch rounds your back to stand in the gap between your seat and Emily's at the tall table. Rossi slots in on your other side. 

"Where's Reid?" Hotch asks. 

You lean toward him to look through the crowd of people. "He's right… there." You point at Spencer where he's performing a magic trick for a small crowd of enchanted and tipsy women. 

Hotch drinks from a plastic cup. It's really not his style. 

"I didn't think we'd see you tonight, sir," you say. 

Hotch's arm brushes your side under the table. He presses in until all you can smell is his cologne cutting through the sticky scent of mojito, though he keeps his gaze resolutely on the inside of his cup. 

"I knew you'd be here," he says. 

You spread your legs a touch. He can feel the movement, and his hand brushes the outside of your naked thigh in response. His words fluster you immediately — you bite your lip to hold in a sudden sigh, breath rushing out your nose instead. His touch does something worse to you, his fingertips dancing lightly across the top of your thigh and feigning down. 

"So you came to torture me," you murmur, so quietly only he could ever hope to hear it. 

He hooks his hand under your knee and pulls your leg toward him. You can't hold in the sound you make that time, a tiny gasp as your legs come apart completely. 

"Torture is a strong word," Hotch says, sounding more pleased than he has any reason to be as his hand smooths lazily toward the apex of your thighs, "I was thinking more like play with." 

"We're going to dance!" Emily declares. 

"We'll join you in a second." Hotch smiles. "Just need to get some specifics clear with Agent L/N." 

Rossie shakes his head. "Always working. Typical." 

[stari-hun]

All fun and games until I start thinking about a Reverse 1999 x Undertale crossover

Medicine Pocket try to steal Paps bones with the Doggos

Vertin and Toriel interactions

Flowey trying to mess with Desert Flannel and getting their ass beat by Plappy “It’s kill or be killed.” “Desert Flannel, a professional athlete who trained her arcanum to be able to fight when she’s needs protection on odd jobs: Pappy, beat his ass.”

White Rum and Sans interactions

Grillby and Spathodea interactions with her screaming the second she sees him. He thinks she’s scared of fire but then she comes running back with Ulu like :DDDDD!!!!!!

Napstablook and Mesmer Jr friendship

EZRA AND SANS FRIENDSHIP. “Oh what a gorgeous mushroom, could this be a variant of lactarius indigo?” “Haha, nah kid, it’s just magic”

[ashuribbon]

seabeasts but i fucked up and now theyre flower adjacent /silly

OHOHOHOHOHO,,,, You won't believe how much I wanted to do this, and now that I have time on my hands...

The Four Sea Beasts... as FLOWERS!

It was probably the hardest thing to choose for each Sea Beast, but it was definitely worth doing the research and studying! Explanation for each under the cut!

Saint Whiskey Cookie's flowers would be more associated with funeral flowers, or in specifics the Forget-Me-Nots and white tulips. As he is the Beast of Heartbreak and once the Light of Sanctuary, he had to experience death of the Virtue of Knowledge (Blueberry/Shadow Milk Cookie). Forget-Me-Nots represent true love and remembrance, and it fits considering he was once in loved with the Virtue of Knowledge, and made sure he wasn't forgotten, even after his demise. White tulips specifically represent forgiveness, which he usually preached in the Aged Rum Church but also begs to the heavens for. I also imagined he also has those flowers with eyes, kind of like in the Magic Academy!

His flower holder of choice? A woven basket, a more classic and traditional method as a brief reminder of when times were simple. It also comes with a letter!

Icy Tundra Cookie's flowers are Purple Irises and Bleeding Hearts! She may still be Captain Ice, but she now holds a more queenly status, hence the flowers of choice. The Purple Irises resemble that of royalty, often given to those of high-status which she already has. They also represent wisdom, as she is still the Light of Guidance despite now being a Sea Beast. The Bleeding Hearts was a flower I was surprised to learn about, and I decided to go with it! These flowers are mostly a rare sighting, but in most cultures are a symbol of unrequited love, but also represent loneliness and sadness. I imagine that she could had realized how alone she had become once she gained ruler status, and thus the ice in her heart grew stronger. Her role in Mystic Flower Cookie's demise didn't help out either.

This gal's flower holder of choice is a long vase! Something that can make her deemed of a high status, but a firm reminder that despite this, she is still in control and will hold on to what she has left in her.

Salty Shark Cookie's flowers are the more vibrant ones, so the Black-eyed Susan and Hibiscus flowers! Hibiscus flowers are mostly tropical flowers, and Salty Shark Cookie spent his entire life in the sea and embracing the ocean for what it's worth. Hibiscus flowers represent passion, as even though he is a Beast of Anarchy, he never stopped caring for the Cookies who still remain in his life, even those who had distanced from him or even cut ties due to him covering for himself when something bad happens. The Black-eyed Susan is a very unique flower, representing justice, which is something he always does when something goes awry, especially with his rivals. No need for corrupt rulers if he's the one bringing their actions to light. Knowing what happened, he should probably take his own advice...

His flower holder of choice is a bouquet! It's simple and a little bit basic, but it's his choice.

Emperor Abalone Cookie's flowers are more associated with his authoritarian mindset, so his are Cinquefoils and Crown Imperials. His kingdom expects him to see him as someone who is powerful, and the one who holds the entirety of the world together. While both flowers represent power, they both contrast in other meanings. The Crown Imperials represent pride, as he remains proud of his status as the Beast of Greed, and is prideful of how greatly improved he grew his kingdom and made a lot of allies prior to the Herald of Change surrendering his Soul Jam to him. The Cinquefoils represent honor and strength, as he has shown to be honored in the eyes of even certain places... According to research, however, they are deemed as an invasive species, heavily reflected when he turned the once spicy, firey land into a mariner's utopia, and he managed to expand the kingdom through the conquest of Tearcrown.

Emperor Abalone's flower holder of choice is quite simple! The flowers wilt easily, but by putting them into frames and turning them into permanent jewelry, they are long-lasting... Just like him.

[nekohime19]

Mini Mac # 55 : Magic lesson

First magic lesson for the cubs!!

“Today is an important day.” Chirped Wukong as he turned towards his children. They were currently just outside the water-curtain cave; the sage spent the last few days making sure every beast roaming on his land knew about his children, and thus knew not to mess with them. As such, he was more at ease with them being outside the cave. He still didn't let them explore the mountain alone, that was a no go. 

Savage looked up at him with a wagging tail, she knew what was coming and she couldn't help but be excited about it. Rumble was more excited about the dragonfly buzzing around the waterfall, he kept observing it silently, following each of its movements with rapt attention. 

“Today is gonna be your first lesson on magic.” Hummed Wukong. For now, only Savage showed signs of magic but both him and Macaque agreed that it was better to include Rumble in the lessons. Perhaps, he would awaken his own magic later on? 

Savage tugged on her brother's arm in excitement, Rumble broke his staring contest with the dragonfly and calmly turned towards Wukong. Now that they were both older, it was the perfect time for lessons, especially since it would be dangerous if Savage kept letting her magic fizzle out without any control whatsoever. 

“So magic.” Hummed Wukong. “I want you both to close your eyes.” Both cubs listened to him, even if Savage was still vibrating with palpable excitement. “Do you feel the energy flowing within you?”

“I feel my stomach rumbling.” Chirped Savage. Wukong face-palmed. 

“That's not it, bud. You're just hungry.” Snorted the great sage, he gave her a tiny piece of peach that she gobbled down in one go. “What about you, Rum? Do you feel it?”

“I feel warm.” Hummed the lil guy. Well, Wukong could work with that, even if he didn't know if this warmess was due to the mountain's sunny climate or magic. 

“There is an energy inside of you.” Resumed Wukong. “That's what you use when you transform, Sav.” Savage perked up at that. “I want you both to concentrate and tune in with this energy. Feel it moving. Changing course. Magic is like a river flowing in your body. It flows. And flows.”

“It's calm.” Mumbled Rumble, at the same time his sister said “It's wild.”

Wukong chuckled, amused. “Magic is different for everyone. It can be as calm as a quiet lake, or as wild as a stormy ocean.” The great sage opened one eye and glanced at his cubs, he could see little sparks dancing around them. For now, it would be great if they accustomed themselves with this energy. Control it. 

“Aw, I thought we would learn some spells!” Whined Savage. 

“What spells do you want to learn?” Chuckled Wukong. 

“Cloud!!” Cheered the lil devil. 

“I don't know, clouds are pretty advanced magic…” Savage got up and ran towards him, she pawed at his knees with her lil paws, looking every bit like a kicked puppy. Wukong tried to resist. He really did try. But he couldn't win against her puppy eyes. Who could really? “Alright, okay… Clouds are summoned by magic, whether their answer to your call is another story. What we do is that we ask them to come down by releasing our voices in the winds, remember to be polite, okay? You remember the energy you felt? Try to imbue it in your voice, then release it in the sky with all you can!”

Savage nodded, she tried for a while without success, then finally she let out a loud “Please!” and a tiny stormy cloud descended. 

“Your cloud isn't like that, Pa.” Pointed out Rumble, which was true. Nimbus, the cloud he frequently called, was white and fluffy. The cloud that answered Savage’s call was a tiny piece of storm, graying, with rumbling thunder. 

“I like it!” Chirped Savage as she pawed at it. The cloud rumbled, as if agreeing, and a tiny bolt fizzled out of it, making her fur puff out. Wukong sweatdropped. Well, that was a cloud alright. The tiny stormy cloud disappeared after a few seconds. “Awww.” Whined Savage. 

“You'll be able to summon it longer the more you train.” Hummed Wukong. Savage perked up at that. 

The great sage wondered if his daughter would ride on a freaking storm once she would be older. Gods, the mere idea of it was terrifying, but somehow in character.

+ cut scenes

Macaque : Wukong you gotta stop feeding Sav everytime she tells you she's hungry. Snacking is not healthy.😮‍💨

Wukong : but her tiny belly rumbles 🥺

 

Wukong : Don't tell your dad I let you call a cloud 😅

Savage : 🤐

Rumble : 😐.... If you give me new crayons.

Wukong :... Deal 🤝

Rumble : 🤐

 

Savage during the lesson : 😆🤩

Rumble during the lesson : 🧐🤔

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[demelzathemer]

I had a dream there was a Cats movie taking place in 1950s and looking a lot like Grease with all the teenagers singing in the city and Rum Tum Tugger being the popular heartthrob obviously. Well Mistoffelees was a little nerdy wallflower dreaming about the stage and when the teens gathered in an abandoned warehouse to drink and party, he had his chance.

He's doing a magic show and singing his own song wowing everyone, and Tugger falls hard lol. The rest of the movie is just their love story with romantic duets in a field of flowers etc. They get married and have a family and in the end they're this rich old couple surrounded with a dozen kids, all black or white and Tugger being the proudest father and husband. Ngl I laughed when I woke up it was great

[fox-bright]

Gen's Soft Browned-Butter Rum Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is really for everybody, but I'm putting it up at last 'cause @sounddesignerjeans requested the recipe. I have been making chocolate chip cookies for thirty years, I was making them when I was too young to have been allowed near an oven by sane parents, but it wasn't until fairly recently that I was really happy with the recipe. I want cookies that are soft and stay soft, but that are chewy and not cakey; that have a lot of flavor instead of just being overwhelmingly sweet; that aren't too much trouble to make in terms of tools, and that are entirely made up of stuff that the average American probably has in their kitchen cupboards.

Here's your classic flatlay of ingredients:

2C plus 2TBSP all-purpose flour

2 TBSP corn starch

1/2tsp baking soda

1tsp kosher salt OR 1/2 tsp fine table salt

1C brown sugar (light or dark)

1/2C white sugar

1C butter (two sticks/16 TBSP. Must be butter--I don't know anything about soy or nut spreads, but margarine absolutely will not work for this, unfortunately)

2 eggs, room temperature

Vanilla to taste (anywhere between 1tsp and 1TBSP is usually the sweet spot)

Chocolate chips to taste (Average is 1-2 cups, but live your dreams! I like my cookies a little less chocolatey personally, but this is absolutely up to you, anything under three cups shouldn't overwhelm the dough to the point that it doesn't cook right, though that would be Way Too Many for  me. I'm usually at about a cup or under.)

A couple of notes: this recipe really does work best if the eggs and chocolate chips are room temperature, but the butter can start from frozen if that's what you have. Take a half-cup measure and use that to scoop flour into your cup measure, and then scrape, don't compress, until the flour is level across the top of the cup.  And lastly--ANY vanilla will do, but I am hugely privileged to be able to say that the Bacardi there has been transformed to vanilla extract by a particularly enterprising kendo student of mine, I'm not just pouring straight rum into the cookies (though that might be interesting)

Also, please allow me to introduce you to Fork!

Fork is a stalwart friend. When I moved to be with the Magical Flying Husband, he was somewhat horrified by my Poverty Child, "This table fork and butterknife are all the tools I need for my day-to-day household existence" ways, and got me Fork as a present so that I would leave the silverware alone. Fork can handle a dense boiled potato and a silky buttercream with equal aplomb, not bending or transmitting too much heat up into my hand. I highly recommend Fork. But for this recipe, a hand mixer will also do, as will a table fork if that's what you have.

(The rest of Part 1 of this recipe under the cut:)

If you have two bowls, put the dry ingredients (flour, corn starch, baking soda, salt) into the smaller one, and both sugars into the larger one. If you only have one bowl, put the sugars into it and let the dry ingredients wait their turn.

When I was a kid, I used to imagine that the brown sugar was a castle keep in deep winter, and the white sugar the snow that hemmed it in.

Get a little pan onto the stove, and pop both sticks of butter in it to melt.

The butter will start off bright, but it will pretty quickly separate into liquid and solid; you must not leave it alone at this point, this is the most eyes-on-it portion of the game here. Take Fork, or a fork, or a whisk, and stir, stir, every few seconds.

The milkfats will sink to the bottom of the pan. Stir, stir. The milkfats will get sticky; don't let them cling to the pan, keep them in motion.

Pretty soon the butter will start giving off a lovely chestnutty smell, and the milkfats at the bottom of the pan will turn a darker color. Take the pan off the heat and continue to stir for another thirty seconds or so. If you leave it on the heat and stir now, the fats can easily burn; if they burn, you need to start over, there's no salvaging it. So better safe than sorry.

Carefully pour the butter over your sugars, making sure you get all those delicious browned bits in there, and stir stir stir! Don't burn yourself--but it starts cooling off immediately as the sugars dissolve into cooling liquid. I use Fork for this, but you can use a strong whisk or a hand mixer.

Once the sugars are completely dissolved and mixed, it will look kind of like a grainy caramel. Let it sit until completely cool, somewhere around fifteen minutes. Maybe take this time to go put up a Tumblr post about your delicious cookies.

(Part 2 incoming shortly)

[greenelectricsky]

Munkustrap, stunned: I... I don't believe it.

Rum Tum Tugger, stunned too: Me... Me too.

Munkustrap: We leave them for... five minutes?

Rum Tum Tugger: Three top.

Little Victoria and Little Mistoffelees, covered in glitter, are sitting and playing with dolls, in a room also covered in glitter, ceiling included.

Munkustrap: How...?

Rum Tum Tugger: I have no idea... Hey, tiny ones, what's up with all that glitter?

Little Victoria: Misto was happy!

Little Mistoffelees: Because you told us you love us! And Victoria told me, she loves me too!

Little Victoria: And he just... burst with rainbow glitter! It's beautiful!

Rum Tum Tugger: Oh, and after this day... Right, too much happiness to contain in such small bodies!

Munkustrap, hugging their kittens: You are too cute... We lo...

Rum Tum Tugger: Stop...! Too late...

Misto again exploded with his love and happiness, so now Munku and Tugger are also covered in glitter, and tiny gold stars...

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[margo-mania]

Instead of individually I'm gonna post 3 at a time rambling about my design process under the cut

So for my non replica designs I wanted a celestial motif? Everyone in big flowey clothing with lots of glitter for stars and that. It'll also have some mystical elements? Taken from tarot cards and magic a bit

Grizabella:

We start our non-replica journey with arguably the most important character Grizabella. In this shes a Persian cat and former starlet who lost her right eye in a dog attack. Her design is based on light pollution and fading stars (mimicking her fading fame and ruined reputation)

Rum Tum Tugger

The youngest Deuteronomy brother and rebel Tugger is based off sunsets with warm energetic colours. The day might have ended but the night is just beginning and you know he's going to spend every second doing something dumb or reckless.

Tuggers boots are about 3 inches with the star being the heel (it's my favourite thing) he takes ideas from the white shiki tugger and also his long side braid is inspired by that guy from ace attorney

Old Deuteronomy

A very very large cat, some say he's part lion or part leopard but those are just rumours 😉

Deuteronomy might have been one of my favourites to draw especially his large belt with the phases of the moon. I like to think it continues around from what you can't see

[kemetic-dreams]

Baron Samedi (English: Baron Saturday), also written Baron Samdi, Bawon Samedi or Bawon Sanmdi, is one of the lwa of Haitian Vodou. He is a lwa of the dead, along with Baron's numerous other incarnations Baron Cimetière, Baron La Croix and Baron Criminel.

He is the head of the Gede family of lwa; his brothers are Azagon Lacroix and Baron Piquant and he is the husband of Maman Brigitte. Together, they are the guardians of the past, of history, and of heritage

Baron Samedi is usually depicted with a top hat, black tail coat, dark glasses, and cotton plugs in the nostrils, as if to resemble a corpse dressed and prepared for burial in the Haitian style. He is frequently depicted as a skeleton (but sometimes as a black man that merely has his face painted as a skull), and speaks in a nasal voice. The former President-for-Life of Haiti, François Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, modeled his cult of personality on Baron Samedi; he was often seen speaking in a deep nasal tone and wearing dark glasses.

He is noted for disruption, obscenity, debauchery, and having a particular fondness for tobacco and rum. Additionally, he is the lwa of resurrection, and in the latter capacity he is often called upon for healing by those near or approaching death, as it is only the Baron that can accept an individual into the realm of the dead.

Due to affiliation with François Duvalier, Baron Samedi is linked to secret societies in the Haitian government and includes them in his domain.

Baron Samedi spends most of his time in the invisible realm of vodou spirits. He is notorious for his outrageous behavior, swearing continuously and making filthy jokes to the other spirits. He is married to another powerful spirit known as Maman Brigitte, but often chases after mortal women. He loves smoking and drinking and is rarely seen without a cigar in his mouth or a glass of rum in his bony fingers. Baron Samedi can usually be found at the crossroads between the worlds of death and the living. When someone dies, he digs their grave and greets their soul after they have been buried, leading them to the underworld.

Baron Samedi is the leader of the Gede, lwa with particular links to magic, ancestor worship and death. These lesser spirits are dressed like The Baron and are as rude and crude but not nearly as charming as their master. They help carry the dead to the underworld

As well as being the master of the dead, Baron Samedi is also a giver of life. He can cure mortals of any disease or wound, so long as he thinks it is worthwhile. His powers are especially great when it comes to Vodou curses and black magic. Even if somebody has been afflicted by a hex that brings them to the verge of death, they will not die if The Baron refuses to dig their grave. So long as The Baron keeps them out of the ground, they are safe.

In many Haitian cemeteries, the longest standing grave of male is designated as the grave of Baron Samedi. A cross (the kwa Bawon, meaning "Baron's cross") is placed at a crossroads in the cemetery to represent the point where the mortal and spiritual world cross. Often, a black top hat is placed on top of this cross.

He also ensures that all corpses rot in the ground to stop any soul from being brought back as a zombie. What he demands in return depends on his mood. Sometimes he is content with his followers wearing black, white or purple clothes or using sacred objects; he may simply ask for a small gift of cigars, rum, black coffee, grilled peanuts, or bread. But sometimes The Baron requires a Vodou ceremony to help him cross over into this world

[catsheadcanons]

Thoughts on the titles of cats who don’t have titles?

Here are the titles of cats that are either canon or close enough that I’ve got:

Grizabella, the glamour cat

Gus, the theatre cat

Old Deuteronomy, the jellicle leader

Bombalurina, the red queen

Tugger, the rum tum (weird and loud), the curious cat (also weird and loud)

Munkustrap, the storyteller, the protector, the heir

Skimbleshanks, the railway cat

Bustopher Jones, the cat about town

Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, the notorious couple of cats

Jennyanydots, the old gumbie cat

Mistoffelees, the magical, the original conjuring cat

Jellylorum, the lilliecat

Victoria, the white queen

Macavity, the mystery cat

Coricopat, the calico cat, the Ithaca kitty

Tantomile, the witch’s cat

Carbucketty, the knockabout cat

Tumblebrutus, the bo’s’n

Cats that to the best of my knowledge do not have titles: demeter, Plato, jemima/sillabub, Electra, etcetera, alonzo, Cassandra, and various swings. If anyone knows of any, or has any good ideas for them, please hit me up!

[best-fictional-cat]

Welcome! To the official list! Of the Best Fictional Cat competition!!!

Edit: here is the list of who's going up against whom in round 1

Here's our pawsome contestants:

Garfield (Garfield)

Puss in Boots (Puss in Boots / Shrek)

Kitty White / Hello Kitty (Sanrio)

Firestar (Warrior cats)

Khoshekh (Welcome to Night Vale)

Jiji (Kiki's Delivery Service)

Domino (Amphibia)

Ghost (The Owl House)

Cat (Stray)

The Admiral (The Magnus Archives)

Thomas O'Malley + the Aristocats (Aristocats)

Puppycat (Bee and Puppy cat)

Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket)

Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)

Morgana (Persona 5)

Meowth (Pokémon)

Kitty Softpaws (Puss in Boots)

Salem Saberhagen (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

Luna (Sailor Moon)

Spot (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland)

Princess Carolyn (BoJack Horseman)

Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)

Chi Yamada (Chi's sweet home)

The Cat (Coraline)

Pounce de Leon (Homestuck)

Goose (Marvel comics / MCU)

Plagg (Miraculous)

Catbus (My Neighbor Totoro)

Catra (She-Ra)

Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Baron Humbert von Gikkingen (The Cat Returns)

Aslan (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Tom (Tom and Jerry)

Holly leaf (Warrior cats)

Jayfeather (Warrior cats)

Yellowfang (Warrior cats)

Bluestar (Warrior cats)

Miyo Sasaki / Muge / Taro (A whisker away)

Cake (Adventure Time)

Bob (Animal Crossing)

Raymond (Animal Crossing)

Frumpkin (Critical Role)

Maurice (Discworld)

Happy (Fairy Tail)

Cattail (Plants vs Zombies)

Angel Grimalkin (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Pusheen (Pusheen)

Cat (Red Dwarf)

Judd (Splatoon)

Lil' Judd (Splatoon)

Garfield the Deals Warlock (The Adventure Zone: Balance)

Mad Mew Mew (Undertale)

Mothwing (Warrior cats)

Shoe (Ace Attorney)

Blanca (Animal Crossing)

John Blacksad (Blacksad)

Yoruichi Shihoin (Bleach)

Lumi (Cats are Liquid)

Mr. Mistoffelees (Cats the musical)

Gatomon (Digimon)

Pib (Dimension 20 - Never after)

Greebo (Discworld)

You (Discworld)

Felix (Drawtectives)

Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter)

Heathcliff (Heathcliff)

Jaspers (Homestuck)

Sox (Lightyear)

Chat Noir (Miraculous)

Valerie Oberlin (Monster Prom)

Juan The Small Magical Latino Cat (Monster Prom)

Capper (My Little Pony)

Opalescence (My Little Pony)

Nyan Cat (Nyan Cat)

Mewo (Omori)

Bungle the glass cat (Oz)

Kyubey (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)

Coco Grimalkin (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Felix Munch (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Mittens Wichien (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Shrödinger's cat (you know the one)

Artemis (Sailor Moon)

Chococat (Sanrio)

Big the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Gary the Snail (Spongebob Squarepants)

Lion (Steven Universe)

Aldwyn (The Familiars)

Simba (The Lion King)

Chairman Meow (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Kuroneko-sama (Trigun)

Leona Kingscholar (Twisted Wonderland)

Catty (Undertale)

Sandstorm (Warrior cats)

Squirrelflight (Warrior cats)

Tigger (Winnie the Pooh)

Nali (AC: Valhalla)

The Sphinx (Adventures of Puss in Boots)

Leone (Akame ga Kill)

Jonesy (Alien)

Domino 2 (Amphibia)

Ankha (Animal Crossing)

Kabuki (Animal Crossing)

Rosie (Animal Crossing)

Rover (Animal Crossing)

Tangy (Animal Crossing)

Darwin (April and the Extraordinary World)

Miyuki (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Serafina + Wolfie (Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper)

Taokaka (Blazblue)

Grimmjow Jaegerjaques (Bleach)

Kuro (Blue Exorcist)

Periwinkle (Blue's clues)

Catbug (Bravest Warriors)

Atsushi Nakajima (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Natsume Soseki (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Assistacat / Sub-manager (Cardfight!! Vanguard)

Brave Heart Lion (Care Bears)

Midnight (Castle in the Air, Diana Wynne Jones)

Potato (Cat loaf adventures)

CatDog (CatDog)

Skimbleshanks (Cats the musical)

Rum Tum Tugger (Cats the musical)

Jemima (Cats the musical)

Victoria (Cats the musical)

Ember (Cattails)

Lyrus (Cattails)

Mayor (Cattails)

Missy (Cattails)

Sarge (Cattails)

Scout (Cattails)

Nyako / Meowy (Chainsaw Man)

Lucifer (Cinderella)

Arthur (Code Geass)

Constable Whiskers (Cookie Run)

Cool Cat (Cool Cat Saves the Kids)

Mao (Darker than Black)

Catti (Deltarune)

Mingus Crown (Dialtown)

Ortensia the Cat (Disney)

Sisters of Plenitude (Doctor Who)

Jellie (Double Life SMP)

C!Antfrost (Dream SMP)

Izutsumi (Dungeon Meshi)

Yuigadokusonmaru (Durarara)

Thomas (Earwig and the Witch)

Carla (Fairy Tail)

Panther Lily (Fairy Tail)

Felix (Felix cat food mascot)

Felix the cat (Felix the cat (Paramount))

Candy + Cindy (Five Nights at Candy's)

Hiili (Fox Fires (webcomic))

Lucrezia and Meek (Frakk, the Cats' Nightmare)

Heinkel (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Arlene (Garfield)

Nermal (Garfield)

Amanojaku (Ghost Stories)

Cringer / Battlecat (He-man)

808 (Hi-Fi Rush)

Stelmaria (His Dark Materials)

Kirjava (His Dark Materials)

God Cat (Homestuck)

Vodka Mutini / Dr.Meowgon Spangler (Homestuck)

Macskacicó (Hungarian folk tales)

Cheetu (Hunter x Hunter)

Finley / Jelly Donut (Hustle Cat)

Samantha / The Cat (Infinity Train)

Solembum (Inheritance Cycle)

Nameless evil white cat (James Bond)

Jenny Linsky (Jenny Linsky, Esther Averill)

Stray Cat (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Kaspar, Prince of Cats (Kaspar, Prince of Cats, Michael Morporgo)

Mr. Kat (Kid vs. Kat)

Magolor (Kirby series)

Tigress (Kung Fu Panda)

Remlit (Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword)

Mo (Lego Monkie Kid)

Meowthra (Lego Ninjago Movie)

Nyanta (Log Horizon)

Sylvester (Looney Tunes)

Mao Mao Mao (Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart)

Alpine (Marvel comics)

Behemoth (Master and Margarita)

Mog (Mog books, Judith Kerr)

The Cat (Monster Camp)

Ren (Monstress)

Haru (My Roommate is a Cat)

Ghazt (My Singing Monsters)

Pasty (Neko Atsume)

Sakamoto (Nichijou)

Niko (Oneshot)

Eureka the pink kitten (Oz)

Pangur Bán (Pangur Bán (Irish poem, 9th century))

Findus (Pettson and Findus)

Whiskers (Pixel Cat's End)

Pixie (Pixie and Brutus)

Glameow (Pokémon)

Litten (Pokémon)

Meowstic (Pokémon)

Skitty (Pokémon)

Sprigatito (Pokémon)

Jess (Postman Pat)

Tigger Sugden (Purrfect Apawcalypse)

Slugcat (Rain World)

Rivulet (Rain World: Downpour)

Shampoo ( Ranma 1/2)

Squanchy (Rick and Morty)

Talking Cat (Rick and Morty)

Blake Belladonna (RWBY)

Diana (Sailor Moon)

Charmmy Kitty (Sanrio)

Khajiit (The Elder Scrolls)

Tabby Slime (Slime Rancher)

Blair (Soul Eater)

Barry Ill ( Sparklecare hospital)

Caroline Coughs (Sparklecare hospital)

Grudge (Star Trek Discovery)

T'Ana (Star Trek: Lower Decks)

Cure Cosmo / Yuni (Star Twinkle Pretty Cure)

Pet cats (Stardew Valley)

Cat Steven (Steven Universe)

Nyanky (Taiko no Tatsujin)

Archie (Tales of Arcadia)

The Kitty (The Bad Guys)

The Black Cat (The Black Cat, E.A.Poe)

The Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat)

Pixel (The Cat Who Walks through Walls, Robert Heinlein)

Amp / Anp / Anpu (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K)

Boo (The Funky Phantom)

Wagahai (Ace Attorney)

Invisible cat (The Invisible Man, H.G.Wells)

Bagheera (The Jungle Book)

Xiaohei (The Legend of Hei)

Nuka (The Lion King 2)

Pippa (The Penumbra Podcast)

Black Cat (The Price, Neil Gaiman)

Church (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)

Tom Kitten (The Tale of Tom Kitten)

Mew (Marvel comics)

Ichigo Momomiya (Tokyo Mew Mew)

Hong (Trash of the Count's Family)

On (Trash of the Count's Family)

Captain Amelia (Treasure Planet)

Thomas Kincade Brannigan ( Doctor Who)

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Luxor (Tutenstein)

Che'nya (Twisted Wonderland)

Cheka Kingscholar (Twisted Wonderland)

Grim (Twisted Wonderland)

Burgerpants (Undertale)

Varjak Paw (Varjak Paw, S.F.Said)

Bristlefrost (Warrior cats)

Cinderpelt (Warrior cats)

Graystripe (Warrior cats)

Leopardstar (Warrior cats)

Scourge (Warrior cats)

Spottedleaf (Warrior cats)

Ferncloud (Warrior cats)

Leafpool (Warrior cats)

Mapleshade (Warrior cats)

Sol (Warrior cats)

Tallstar (Warrior cats)

Turtle Tail (Warrior cats)

Tab (Watership Down)

Tabby Von Meow (Webkinz)

Opera (Welcome to demon school Iruma kun!)

Fluffal Cat (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Chester the Cat (Bunnicula)

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And here, as requested, are Honorable mentions, in no particular order (some less honorable than others), with their reasons for exclusion:

Mikeko (Ace Attorney): Apparently Apollo's cat but as far as I can tell it was only mentioned not shown, you've got other cats in

Any of the playable cats (Catlateral Damage): yeah I'm not even digging into that I mean I tried but naaaah (not to sound lazy but if it doesn't have a good wiki page I'm not doing it sorry I've had this many cats to dig through; I did save the game to check out in my own time tho so cudos for that)

Tasque Manager (Deltarune): not cat enough

Doraemon (Doraemon ): if only this thing had cat ears... or a cat tail... preferably both... I get that it's a robot but it could be a lot of animals honestly

Lizzie (Empires Smp): whomst (if what I found is what was meant then it's a fish not cat)

Kitty Cheshire (Ever After High): not cat enough

Nepeta Lejiom (Homestuck): not sure she's cat at least ENOUGH if at all, don't know enough about homestuck, owner of Pounce who is in anyway (entry said they're sorry lmao)

Schrödinger (Időfutár): "Time-travelling cat" I have failed in finding their picture and it seems too niche to be presented without it even though I am so intrigued and regret I don't know the language of the source material I'd love to give it a read/listen

Revolver Ocelot (Metal Gear Solid): Compares himself to ocelots and meows apparently, but no visible cat aesthetic sorry

Raku-chan (Nyan Neko Sugar Girls ): why.

Aisha Clan-Clan (Outlaw Star): not enough cat

Honey the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog): that's enough cats from sonic (real reason: model so low-poly she would cut her opponents, and before you argue - there's a difference between pixel models and low-poly old games models)

The song pet cheetah twenty one pilots concept album lore: oof yeah um I get what a concept album is kinda buuut it's just a weird entry idk we've got plenty of fandom cats to go around

Gaetan (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt): Witcher from school of cat but he's still well pretty much human (don't come at me about witchers not being the same as humans he's not a CAT and that's all that matters to me)

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What's next?

Well, I have to make the bracket itself. As you can see, there's a bit more cats than I was intending to have, which means that certain polls in round 1 will have more than just two options. I can already tell you that a lot of the cats from the same fandoms are going to be eliminated in round one. That's why I kept them in. I'm planning on making up the first round match ups based heavily on the similarities between cats and the fandoms they're from. ALSO as you've probably noticed, some cats come in a bundle. That's because they're a family. I'm not doing this to Kitty Softpaws and Puss (at least YET), because even though they also get married in the end, there's a huge gap in their submission numbers. If you're wondering, how big, you may want to know that up to Tigger from Winnie the Pooh (that is, almost the entire first pic) are the cats that got 2+ submissions, in their order of popularity.

Next step - brackets!!! I want to do this well and I hope I don't underestimate certain fandoms!!!