#all the items are bought from jumbo

[sugaroto]

@geolato thanks:D

And here's what I did:

Those were the things I used:

The jacket was originally bought for prom but not really used there

Also now that I'm looking in the photo I'm realizing I've also put some chains

Also at the school party I had some face painting of a purple 3rd eye, the photo is at school in which I didn't even bother to wear my wig��

So funny thing, one of my teachers texted me and asked how I did in the exams

So I told her what university I got into

And her response was something among the lines "Sugar, I remember in the carnival when you had dressed up as a reporter and had a microphone, same as me, and now it will be true! A reporter in the making"

And I think it's kinda hilarious cause I was actually cosplaying Cecil Palmer, I wanted to dress up as the winner of the Tumblr sexyman polls, I didn't thought a reporter career would fit me

And also im not sure if the university is for reporters but what am I supposed to say to her huh

[cakesexuality]

I've been disabled for almost 29 years. Here's what I've learned.

Tablets sink and capsules float. Separate out your tablets and capsules when you go to take them. Tip your head down when taking capsules and up when taking tablets. Liquigels don't matter, they kinda stay in the middle of whatever liquid is in your mouth.

If your pill tastes bad, coat it with a bit of butter or margarine. I learned this from my mom, who learned it from a pharmacist.

Being in pain every day isn't normal. Average people experience pain during exceptional moments, like when they stub their toe or jam their finger in a door, not when they sit cross-legged.

Make a medical binder. Make multiple medical binders. I have a small one that comes with me to appointments and two big ones that stay at home, one with old stuff and one with more recent stuff.

Find your icons. Some of mine include Daya Betty (drag queen with diabetes), Stef Sanjati (influencer with Waardenburg syndrome and ADHD), and Hank Green (guy with ulcerative colitis who... does a bunch of stuff). They don't have to be disabled in the same way as you. They don't even have to be real people. Put their pictures up somewhere if you want; I've been meaning to decorate my medical binders with pictures of my icons.

Take a bin, box, bag, basket, whatever and fill it with items to cope with. This can be stuff for mentally coping like colouring books or play clay or stuff for physically coping like pain medicine or physio tape.

Decorate your shit! My cane for at home has a plushie backpack clip hanging from the end of the handle and my cane for going places is covered in stickers. All of my medical binders have fun scrapbooking paper on the outside. Sometimes, I put stickers and washi tape on my inhalers and pill bottles. I used my Cricut to decorate my coping bin with quotes from my icons, like "I've seen enough of Ba Sing Se" and "I need you to be angrier with that bell".

If a flare-up is making you unable to eat or keep food down, consider going to the ER. A pharmacist once told me that since my eye flares can make me so nauseous that I cannot eat, then I need to go to the hospital when that happens.

Cola works wonders for nausea. I have mini cans of Diet Pepsi in my coping bin.

Shortbread is one of the only things I can eat when nauseous. Giant Tiger sells individually-wrapped servings of shortbread around Christmas or the British import store sells them year-round. I also keep these in my coping bin.

Unless it violates a pain contract or something, don't be afraid to go behind your doctor's back to get something they are refusing you. I got my cardiologist referral by getting in with a different NP at my primary care clinic than who I usually saw. I switched from Seroquel to Abilify by visiting a walk-in.

If you have a condition affecting your abdomen in some way (GI issues, reproductive problems, y'know) then invest in track pants that are too big. I bought some for my laparoscopy over a year ago and they've been handy for pelvic pain days, too. I've also heard loose pants are good for after colonoscopies.

Do whatever works, even if it's weird. I've sat on the floor of the Eaton Centre to take my pills. I've shoved heating pads down my front waistband to reach my uterus.

High-top Converse are good for weak ankles. I almost exclusively wear them.

You can reuse your pill bottles for stuff. I use my jumbo ones to store makeup sponges and my long skinny ones to hold a travel-size amount of Q-Tips.

Just because your diagnostics come back with nothing, it doesn't mean nothing is wrong. Maybe you were checking the wrong thing, or the diagnostic tool wasn't sensitive enough. I have bradycardia episodes even though multiple cardiac tests caught nothing. I probably have endometriosis even though my gynecologist didn't see anything.

You can bring your comfort item to appointments, and it's generally a green flag when someone talks to you about it. I brought a Squishmallow turkey (named Ulana) to my laparoscopy and they had her wearing my mask when I woke up. I brought a Build-A-Bear cat (named Blinx) to another procedure and a nurse told me that everyone in the hall on the way to the procedure room saw him and were talking about how cute he was. Both of those ended up being positive experiences and every person who talked to me about my plushies was nice to me. If you don't feel comfortable having it visible to your provider during the appointment, you can hide it in your bag and just know it's there, or if you're in a video appointment, you can hold it below frame in your lap.

Get a small bucket, fill it with stuff, and stick it in your bed (if you have room for it). I filled a bucket with Ensure, juice boxes, oatmeal bars, lotion, my rescue inhaler, etc. in October 2023 in anticipation of my laparoscopy and I still have it in my bed as of January 2025.

If your disability impacts your impulse control (e.g. ADHD, bipolar disorder), you should consider setting limits around your spending -- no more than X dollars at a time, nothing online unless it's absolutely necessary, and so on. Or, run these purchases by someone you trust before committing to them; I use my BFF groupchat to help talk sense into myself when I buy stuff.

Feel free to add on what you've learned about disability!

[buglord-isaac]

Life Model - Part 1

Four weeks off sounded like a living nightmare for Ghost. Training and fighting was what kept him in routine and out of destructive thoughts. But… being shot in the leg did cause… issues. For his time healing, he had to walk with a crutch under his right arm, so he didn’t put weight on his injured right leg. Price had forced him to take those four weeks off, and had sent him to a paid-for apartment in a nearby city. Surely, he must’ve thought, Ghost would find *something* to do in a city.

No.

For the first week, he sulked in his room, laying in bed until he eventually went stir crazy and started exploring the surrounds. Coincidentally, that week of sulking and not moving did wonders for his leg. Sure, he wasn’t able to walk on it yet, but it was a whole lot less achy when he was out walking.

He started by establishing a walking route. This apartment he was forced to stay in was in the outskirts of the city. It would take an hour to walk to the city centre and an hour back. This was what Ghost decided to do. An hour to the city centre, buy food, go back ‘home’, eat, go walking in the nearby park.

This new ‘schedule’ turned out… rather good. The walking made him feel more useful. Less stir crazy. He was able to soak in the sun, or what warmth from the sun seeped through his jumper and mask. It was refreshing.

On the third day of these walks, Ghost noticed a community noticeboard full to the brim with papers advertising jobs, sales, events, and various religious preachings. Maybe here would be where he would find something *entertaining* to do.

“Group Prayer” - no thanks. Ghost didn’t particularly believe in that mumbo jumbo.

“Join the army!” - been there done that.

“Markets on Sunday morning! 6am!” - he’d consider it. Markets always had the best food.

He flicked through some of the notes until he found a hand written one pinned up with two blue pins. The penmanship was phenomenal.

“In need of life models to draw. Quiet environment. Music or no music. Any body shape, any gender, any clothing choices. Text me:”

This… wasn’t something that would usually interest Ghost. But today, after being cooped up in an apartment for months… it piqued his interest. He took a photo of a few of the notices, then made his way back to the apartment. He had bought a few food items that he could store and eat, as well as some fancy looking tea to drink while doing mundane and brain numbing shit such as reading a book Price had given him.

He made a cup of said tea, no sugar and no milk, he was sweet enough already (he lied to himself), and sat down at the tiny dining table. Here, he could write the dates of some of the interesting events from that noticeboard. When he got to the life drawing advertisement, however, he put down his pen and journal and texted the number.

He was acting on a whim and he knew it, but this would surely be more interesting than staying home.

“I saw your notice in the city. I think I would be interested in being drawn.”

The number responded almost immediately.

“Nice!! When are you free? :)”

Emoticons… stupid.

“Any time. The sooner the better.”

“Oh sweet :) tomorrow? I live about half an hour away from the city.”

“Time?”

“Any time in the morning, then we can have all day. Sound good?”

“Yes.”

“Cool!” The number sent their address. “I’m Johnny, by the way.”

“Ghost. I’ll try to come around 10:00AM.”

“Sounds perfect, see you then :)”

Tomorrow, 10am… with this overly friendly man named Johnny who he’s never met… fun. Ghost sipped his tea and sighed. Hopefully he wouldn’t mind him having a mask on and crutches. He *had* said anyone could be drawn. And yet… he felt as if he had to warn him.

“By the way, I’m a military officer on a break because I’m injured. I have a crutch and I will be masked the whole time. Is that okay?”

“Perfectly fine. I like variety.”

Johnny responded so fast…

[marshallpupfan]

Marshall Merchandise Update!

Update #37... or whatever number I'm up to now. Either way, I've got a few new items to show off today! Some new, some old, and some I didn't expect to find!

First off, this Jumbo Gummy Easter candy, from "Galerie"! I just happened to stumble upon it while helping my mother with her grocery shopping. I was in kind of a rush, so I didn't have time to check if they made any of the other pups. I have to imagine they have some of at least Chase and/or Skye. It cost $5 (a little pricey, imo).

To tell you the truth, I don't know if I want to eat this. I might try to preserve it... if possible, anyway. It wouldn't be the first editable piece of merchandise that's sitting among my collection. Probably won't be the last, either. It's a good thing my folks never bought me a Marshall cake for my birthday, otherwise I'd probably try to save that, too. 😂

Next up... this plush! I actually found it while browsing around a Goodwill for something. Before I left, I figured I'd take a quick peek at the toy section, since they tend to have a few PAW Patrol dolls from time to time. I only seen a few of Chase at first, but then out of the corner of my eye, I seen this thing, somewhat buried under a bunch of other dolls. It was only $2, so... sold! :)

Funnily enough, it's actually quite similar to another plush doll I bought a few years back, only smaller. Now that I think about it, these aren't the only dolls I own that have a bigger and little version. I wonder why they do that sometimes? Hm...

Moving on, here's yet another plush doll I found! It's by TY, unless I'm mistaken. This one was found at a flea market, although it was a tad more expensive ($5). However, what's funny is that...

...it, too has a bigger version! And a smaller one, as well (I feel like these are the most common). It's like we've got the eldest brother, the middle child, and the younger sibling. An interesting set!

I was tempted to move the bigger plush for a better side-by-side comparison, but with so many dolls around it, I figured it was best I just keep things where they're at. Otherwise, moving it might give us something akin to a Marshall wipeout, and I don't want to pick them all up from the floor right now. lol

Last, and a rather unexpected find, I must say... a Marshall "Born Brave" ceramic coffee cup! To be honest, I had no idea this even existed until I seen it on Mercari about a week ago. Despite my best efforts, I can't find any indication of where this came from, who sells it, if it belongs in a set, if they made some of the other pups... nothing!

I believe it's official, since most knock-off or home-made products don't include stuff like this on the bottom. It says it was made in 2023, so that tells me it's not too old. Have any of you seen these in stores?

In any case, it's pretty cool coffee cup! I believe it can hold 11oz, which is pretty standard for these things. The picture, itself isn't the highest of quality, but that's no biggie. I actually wouldn't mind using it, since I still drink a lot of tea (and cappuccinos... too many cappuccinos...), but I hate the thought of it getting damaged, so it's going up on my shelf for now. Maybe if I can find another one someday, then I'll use it.

...again, IF I can find another. 😅

That's all for now! I apologize for the inconsistent quality and brightness of some of the pics. I forgot to turn the flash on for the first pic, no flash made everything pink around the gummy, and the flash made the dolls look too dark so I had to adjust the brightness in Photoshop. My TracFone camera just doesn't cut it sometimes... maybe I should invest in something better someday.

[gluevah]

If you don't mind me asking, what's the most you've ever paid for a single plush? I just bought a $200 handmade plush, it's well worth the price as far as quality and uniqueness, but saving up for months and explaining it to my family was quite an experience as someone who normally gets all my clothes/homegoods from thrift stores 😭

I paid like $500 each for my Pokémon Center jumbo Arcanine and Wailord, that is the most I have ever spent on any single item. Even my phone wasn't that much, I got a refurbished one so it's like new but way cheaper!

Was it a little ridiculous to spend that much on giant Pokémon plush? Yes.

Do I regret it? Not even a little. 😆

It's always a little awkward explaining an expensive collection/hobby, especially when you're more frugal in other aspects! Like "ugh why is this shirt $30, I'll pass until it goes on sale." "Didn't you just spend like $70 on a doll, and like $40 on a Build-a-Bear" 😆

The people who get it, get it, and the people who don't probably won't. I'd love to see the plush you bought!

[godesssiri]

Thrifting Philosophies 3

Psychometry is real.

Ok maybe it’s not, maybe it’s para-psychological mumbo jumbo. Psychometry is also known as object reading, practiced by psychics, it’s the belief that we leave impressions of ourselves in physical objects. All I know is I once bought home a very old straw-stuffed toy dog and my house felt incredibly happy for days, like his previous owner was thrilled he had a new person who would love him, like he’d been hugged and loved and treasured for so many years that he just exuded happiness. And this dog is easily over 100 years old, you’d expect him to smell dusty, but he smells like a summer hay meadow, I have no idea how that smell has survived so long – he’s a treasure. I've had him nearly 10 years and still occasionally give him a cuddle and breath in a lungful of that summer meadow scent and just feel happy.

I love old objects because they feel good in my home. They add depth and weight and gravity and history and whimsy and joy. When you hold something old you can’t help but wonder who owned it before you? Whose hands has it passed through to get to yours? It’s so cool finding out a bit of backstory about second hand objects. I love nothing more than to buy something from a thrift store and come home and research it and I get such a buzz when I find out the history of an object. I have so much trouble passing up an item that has a note on the base about the person who previously owned it, or a dedication or inscription. I have a stunning antique book about the life of Dr Livingstone (As in: Dr Livingstone I presume?) that was compiled after his death, and the thing that makes it even more special is that there is a newspaper cutting glued inside the back cover from the obituary of his last surviving child in 1889. I love to imagine the first or second owner of that book coming across that obituary and thinking ‘I should stick that in my book about his father for posterity’.  I have an ink drawing of a snake skeleton in a box, it’s so intricately detailed it looks 3D, every rib is detailed and has a shadow beneath it, it must have taken so long to draw, I love to try and put myself in the headspace of the artist because they must have been completely in the zone. I have a trench art vase with Tobruk Libya Jan 44 SAAF engraved on it. In late 43 a lot of Allied troops were captured in the region of Tobruk and they were liberated by the South Africans in Jan 44, I imagine one of the liberated NZ troops bought that vase home as a memento of the South African Air Force who helped save him. I love to extrapolate the stories of items I find in thrift stores, to think about the person that made that thing or who owned and treasured that item.

I also have A LOT of family heirlooms. I am The One Who Can Be Trusted With Heirlooms in my family. I’ve gotten many of them just because I put my hand up and said ’can I have that?’.  AND I’ve actively saved many heirlooms. I’m the one who found my great uncle's Buffalo Lodge certificate scrunched at the bottom of a box and framed it. The one who striped gross old varnish off the Edwardian pot cupboard my great-gran bought at auction in the 40s and gave it it’s first oil in probably 100 years. The one who refused to let my grandad get rid of (and instead absconded with) the carved wooden elephant that his friend bought back from Malaysia after WW2, when he was downsizing. The one who picked through the box of photo albums and framed photos that the fire department inspector grabbed for us before condemning my great aunts house after it burned down and salvaged whatever could be saved. I’m child free but I have my eye on my cousin’s children, trying to pick who in the next gen will have a love of vintage and antique. If none of them will love these treasures then I’ll make sure they go to other people who will love them and I will pass along the stories that go with them. When you own vintage/antiques you become a custodian of an item that had a life before you and will have a life after you. You are a link in the chain connecting past to future and that connection feels very special.

My previous thrifting post

[mademoisellesarcasme]

WIC cookies

for those unfamiliar with the USDA's WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program, it's a pre-loaded set of items (with some cash allottment for fruits and veggies) that the Great Wisdom of the USDA influenced by some very obvious lobbyists has declared are important nutritional supplements for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children. My family's on it right now (we've had a tough few months) and it's helpful, but the allowable items are ... sometimes quite odd. So I've been trying to figure out what to do with them. Thus:

begin with Alton Brown's Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies because you used your two-jar allotment for the only genuinely natural peanut butter at the grocery store, so you now have Aldi peanut butter. Or you used the two-jar allotment for the shitty peanut butter they'll let you get and you just bought better peanut butter at Aldi, and you're using the shitty peanut butter for this recipe. No matter.

realise that with your Two Dozen Eggs Per Month allotment you've been buying Jumbo Eggs, and that's too much liquid for this recipe; the dough is too sticky. Remember that you purchased Kellogg (R) Rice Krispies with your Cereal allotment for instances exactly like this one; add 1c Rice Krispies after all other ingredients are mixed.

remember that you definitely don't have a disher and keep using a 1tbsp measure instead. Use that; follow directions otherwise. Makes 22. Think about melting chocolate chips for dunking fully-cooled cookies into.

consume with a glass of 1% or skim milk from your fifteen-half-gallon allowance this month. Wish it were whole milk instead. Plot a trip to the homebrewing store so you can get stuff to make cheese.

[mhkeiger]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Kate Spade Reusable Extra Large Jumbo Shopper Tote Bag.

[melonthesprigatito]

I've been buying plushies from eBay for years and I've seen enough of them to narrow down all the different types of listings you usually see

The official plushies that are shit fucking expensive, usually because the Scalpers got a hold of them from official sources and are selling them for way higher. Bids on these are fun to watch because there's usually like 15 people punching the shit out of each other in the bidding list.

The plushie bundles. Miscellaneous quality of plushies, some store bought, some bootlegs. Price varies from $10 minimum, sometimes guess up to over a hundred depending on the amount or rarity of each plush

The official plushies that are really cheap, usually with a message attached from the seller trying to get rid of them saying "Selling my collection" You can get really rare ones from this kind of seller.

The obviously bootlegged plushies for $0.01 with word salad titles like OFFICIAL ORIGINAL RARE JUMBO POKÉMON PLUSHIES SOFT TOY TEDDY FOR KIDS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS BIRTHDAYS GIFT 2024

The hyper rare official plushies that are sold for $10 dollars with a simple name like "Lying Bean Bag Pokémon plush" because the poor seller doesn't realise that they're actually selling an official Pokémon Center Kuttari Espeon Plush (there are plenty of other examples but this is the one I bought from them) and that they usually go for $70-$100 dollars elsewhere on eBay. I always feel bad for these sellers. Poor guys could have gotten a lot more for it if they had've known enough about plushies to know they're actually selling a rare collectors item. But then again this is literally the only Kuttari plush I own BECAUSE they usually go for $100

OP got the word salad bootleg.

AHHHHHHHHH

[putschki1969]

Wakana Winter Shark Festival Vol.#2 ~ Birthday Eve Cross Talk Event ~

Today’s announcement of a new shark festival made me realise that I had never posted my recording of the one from December. I am so sorry! It was pretty close to my Japan trip so I must have completely forgotten about it. Anyway, without further ado, please enjoy!

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‖Event details Botanical Land members-ONLY streaming event Title: “Wakana Winter Shark Festival Vol.#2 ~ Birthday Eve Cross Talk Event ~” Date: December 9, 2022 Cast: Wakana, Yuuka Nanri (guest)

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Q1: To which prefecture would you like to travel together? Wakana would like to go to Shimane prefecture because she received some amazing omiyage from there a while back (Yōkan). Q2: Recent items that have a healing effect on you? Obviously it’s plants for Wakana Q3: Do they buy Year-End Jumbo Lottery tickets? Yes, Wakana does indeed buy them and if she won, she would use the money for her plants Q4: Ways to calm down and work on blood pressure? Concentrate and think about the universe Q5: How would they spend a day if they lived together? They imagine it would be fun. Wakana is ready to do all the laundry because she loves it. Wakana doesn’t eat carbs in the evening so they would have trouble figuring out dinner since Yuuka prefers to eat carbs. Wakana is jealous that Yuuka manages to stay so thin even though she eats a lot of carbs. Wakana warns that she loses a lot of hair so that might be annoying for anyone who lives with her. Q6: If they could change voices, which of their respective song would they like to sing? They pretty much just praise each other’s voice here. Yuuka would love to sing Christmas songs if she had Wakana’s voice because she feels like Wakana’s voice fits these types of songs perfectly. Q7: Someone asks Wakana if she has bought a new microwave (since she mentioned last time that it’s super old and barely working anymore): She didn’t. It’s still working somehow. However, she did buy a bunch of other stuff but more on that later. Q8: Anything they would want as birthday present? Wakana wants a cordless vacuum cleaner (as we know, she bought one for herself at the beginning of the new year) Q9: Recommended cooking method: Wakana talks in detail about a gluten free version of an Okinawa Champuru dish. Q10: Something they like about each other? Here they are supposed to describe a positive character trait about the each other. Then they each react to the other’s thoughts and confirm whether that’s an accurate description of their character. Yuuka describes Wakana as very bright and cheerful. Mainly because she has been talking a lot since the get-go. Wakana is afraid this particular trait of hers might come across as annoying but Yuuka really likes it. She admits tough that she did feel a little overwhelmed at first because she couldn’t explain how someone’s switch was just always turned on, no breaks, no downtime, nothing. Q11: Any recommended instruments for playing and tips how to stay motivated? Wakana tries to play a bit of piano but she hasn’t been very diligent with her practicing so she is really not the right person to provide any type of encouragement or support. Wakana recommends just listening to the sound of instruments and choose what you like best when deciding on what to start playing. Q12: How have they progressed in the past year? Wakana has made some improvements on her neck by doing lots of exercising and stretching. Q13: How to spend Christmas as an adult? Eat chicken and cake. Have some red wine. A good meal is more important to her than presents. Q14: What was the most surprising thing that happened this year? Wakana finally realised that the right combination of air-con and humidifier is the best way to stay warm in winter. In the past she refused to use air-con heating due to the dry air. Q15: How to memorise lyrics for a live? Endless repetition and trying to come up with a simple story that makes it easier to memorise everything. Q16: Ever experienced a time leap or deja vu? Not really. She is often reminded of other stuff or experiences nostalgia but nothing else. One weird thing though: Sometimes she will dream of people contacting her and then they actually end up contacting her soon after. Q17: Have they visited Ghibli Park? Any other such places they would like to visit? No, unfortunately Wakana hasn’t been able to visit yet. But she wants to, especially after seeing everyone’s reports. Q18: Any artist/work (anime, drama, show, etc) that influenced your life a lot? They go off on a tangent and talk about idols. Wakana mentions a group called “Travis Japan”. Seems like she used to be quite obsessed with them. They even were on America’s Got Talent. Q19: The thing you worked hardest on this year? Wakana worked hardest on her music. Basically what she always does. But she also tried to drink more water and focus on skincare. Q20: Recommended Christmas book? She shows a few books

[theminecraftloser]

hi there! i saw your grian fan design post and was wondering if you could explain the "pesky bird shenanigans" you mentioned in s7. i'm new to the fandom and i see that phrase tossed around a lot but don't have the context for it, and i'm curious as to what it means/why grian was then drawn with different wings bc of it? i saw in your tags you like talking about grian so hopefully you're a good person to ask sjfjdjf, if not don't worry about it!!

Hello!! Yes I love talking about Grian! Feel free to ask any questions about him or his series :D

During season 7 of Hermitcraft, Grian lived in the jungle biome for his starter base and beside the jungle for his mega base. In Minecraft, parrots are only able to spawn in Jungle biomes so Grian tamed one.

His first was called Professor Beaks but the rest he would kill and before doing so he’d proclaim “pesky bird”. He then went on to use parrot heads in his barge mystery prizes.

Barge Mystery Prizes we’re Shulker Boxes players could buy for a set amount but they didn’t know what was inside before purchase. It could be a bunch of logs, loads of sand/gravel or something not too valuable which would usually have the pesky bird head inside.

Grian also ran Pesky Bird Delivery service. This would be when he built a small platform outside a players base with a massive bulk delivery for a reasonable price. He had the pesky birds “carry” the platforms. There was however, usually a catch because the parrots were being pesky (annoying)

For Iskall’s delivery of leaves, the longer he waited to buy it, the more diorite (bird poop) Grian would add from the pesky bird. Iskall hates diorite so Grian was forcing him to pay for it.

RenDog’s delivery for gunpowder contained an IOU note that meant if Grian wanted Ren to do something all he had to do was pull the IOU card and Ren had to do it. I’m pretty sure though that the IOU never got claimed by Grian as he gave it early on in the season and probably forgot about it. If it did get claimed, I don’t remember.

Keralis ordered some gravel, sand and andesite, however because Keralis’s order was in episode 63 and the other two were in episodes 16 and 17 (respectively), I think it’s likely Grian forgot he was adding a catch to each delivery. Keralis paid a slight discount to if he had bought these items from the Barge.

Grian is also a well known trickster, always pulling pranks and such on fellow Hermits. One of the biggest examples during season 7 was the Turf War. Grian began a presidential campaign for Mumbo Jumbo but ended up voting for Scar to be Mayor instead (to be fair, Mumbo also voted for Scar). Part of Scar’s campaign was he would change the shopping district from being mycelium, as it originally was on the Mushroom island, to grass. Grian in typical Grian fashion, started a resistance. The mycelium resistance. Whose main goal was to keep the shopping district it’s original block because “It’s the principal”. Eventually. The Mycelium Resistance lost and Grian admitted he liked how the grass looked better anyways. He dragged on this major conflict across several episodes only to agree with Scar.

I hope this has helped! If you have any more questions, send them my way! (Some exact fine details might be a bit off because I haven’t rewatched season 7 fully in a while)

[straightouttatheashes]

Fluff

DWC 2022 (August) Day 5 - Fluff / Shiver

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Early morning after the Wonderlight Ball, during the Tournament of Ages.

After a night of dancing, enjoying performances, coming down from the thrill of the awards and finishing all that up with some stargazing...Phe was absolutely wasted. Barely just after ditching her dress and jewellery, she’d crashed onto the bed, in the embrace of some jumbo plushies they’d recently bought...and won. Granted, there wasn’t much space left for her in the bed, let alone Barry - so she was sleeping in a rather awkward position, the plushies having taken up the majority of the space.  The grand item haul that had been discarded on the floor, still in bags, could be put away at a later time. Right now? Pheonix was too tired to function.

Trying his best to climb into the bed, Barry huffed and pushed the giant hyena plushie to the side - getting a mumble out of Phe as she barely stirred. Grabbing her arm, he tugged her and huffed louder. “Babe, I can’t breathe in this fluff.”

Letting out another mumble and a sleepy groan, Phe shifted a little as Barry pulled on her arm - causing one of the plushies to roll to the side slightly. “What.” Scrunching her face up, she tried to open her eyes. “Whasgoinon.”

“I can’t fuckin snug ya.” Barry squirmed a little closer to her, but it was still rough. Like trying to climb a mountain in his tired, exhausted state. “There’s too many animals. And I can’t even find Lil B.”

Wrinkling her nose, Phe moved an arm to rub at her face so she could kind of look at him. Sleep was still trying to grip at her. “Hh-oh...B...did he even join us?” She couldn’t remember. Last night had been a lot. “What time is it...?” Sitting up, she pushed the plushies over to give Barry some space.  “Gods...we do need more space, huh?”

“It’s late...we can’t pass out like this.” Late being, super stupid early in the morning, at least. Barry looked around at the collection that had started to grow each time there was an event, and certain plushie stalls. Especially those that sold jumbo ones. Winning the other two in the gumball machine was just...dumb luck. “We can talk about moving in the mornin?” He reached over to find Phe’s face to pat.

When Barry reached for her, she pulled him closer now that there was enough space for the both of them. Well, barely still. One plushie probably found it’s unfortunate place on the floor. “Heh.” She chuckled quietly. “Mmm, at first it was a joke...but...maybe a move wouldn’t be too bad.” She finished her sentence as she curled into him.

Wrapping an arm around her, Barry scoffed lightly. “I like the shack but we need more space. We have so many children now.” He teased with a small laugh.

Phe sighed. “I like it too. Pandaria’s a lovely place but...” She hummed, thinking back to Zuldazar and the beaches around Booty Bay and Stranglethorn. However, when Barry teased her about the plushies being their children, she laughed and pushed his face a little.

“Oh shut up. I don’t see you complaining about them.” The words were barely out of her mouth when she’d be interrupted from any further conversation by a barrage of loud chirps and chatters. Lil B had arrived, and was making his presence known. Make room for Little B, you heathens.

Barry chuckled again as she pushed on his face. “I’m complaining now! It was hard to snug you! Gods forbid, B’s just as bad sometimes.” Speak of the otter and he shall appear. He looked over as the little guy chirped his way on up onto the bed. “Aw, he’s mad at you.”

“Guess we need a bigger bed!” The solution could always be just putting the plushies on the floor, or elsewhere. But who wanted that? She was going to lean in for a sneaky kiss, but Lil B was already pushing himself up between the two of them - wriggling his way in. Fortunately for him, he was the cutest cockblock. “No he’s not.” By the way Lil B flopped over, it was time for pets and attention. And he’d get just that.

Barry raised a brow as he reached down to pet the otter. “The plushies need their own bed.” Watching Lil B for a moment, he chuckled. “Maybe he’s excited we’re home again.”

 “They need their own room! A room dedicated to plushies.” Phe snickered, just imagining it. But she’d trail off for a moment of silence as she looked to Lil B, making himself comfortable in between them. “...You know. You joke about children, but I think we already have one. And yeah, I think he is. We’ve barely been home all week.” She had brought Lil B along to a market in a baby sling that one time.

“A whole room, damn. What kind of new place were you thinking of?” Barry asked, and then rolled his eyes. “Eh probably. That’s what pets are for. We could have brought him to chill in a tent or something.” He gave a light shrug of his shoulder.

“Mm...a shack like this. Maybe a bigger bungalow, more coastal, you know? This place is great for location with Marble and the Cloud Serpents near by...but I think she’d be okay now moving somewhere else.” Phe sighed, trying to get at least a little bit closer to Barry without disturbing the otter.  “Maybe could find somewhere with a good place to properly dock the ship...” They’d be leaving on adventures on that soon, no doubt. She could feel it. A little laugh at Barry’s late recommendation on the tent. “You think he would have stayed in there though?” Lil B would have been unleashed on the entirety of ToA, whether Phe and Barry wanted him to be or not.

“May need something more than this.” Barry moved his arm a little bit more under Phe to bring her in closer for those quality snuggles. “We can take a look around the coast before anywhere else. Oh, if we could find a place for the ship, that’d be nice.” He then snickered at the thought of the otter at ToA, and not staying in the tent. “Oh true. He’d go out and steal hearts and coins.”

“Mm, since going to Zuldazar though...” Phe began to muse. “I kind of fell in love with the place. If we can set up there, that’d be cool. Otherwise, maybe go back to your roots for a bit? Obviously not smack bang in Booty Bay, but I’m sure we can find some land for ourselves somewhere.” She smiled at him, enjoying the closeness.  As Lil B chattered away, she chuckled and scratched his head. “Watch out, he’ll take your job.”

“Zuldazar would be nice. Bit out of the way though, so it’s something to think about.” The idea was tempting, however. Plenty of adventures to have in Zuldazar. “Oh? Yeah, maybe Booty Bay. It can be a bit rough though. We could look around...” He nodded as he thought about it. “Pfft. Then he should wear the Tart tabard.” Barry scoffed at Lil B.

“Somewhere a little more private, at least. I like that about living out here.” Despite the Jade Temple and a fishing village nearby, the Shack did have a good bit of privacy to it. Phe chuckled and rested her head against him. “Besides, I think we suit more beachy vibes anyway.” Pandaria was lovely, but not beachy. “Oh hey that’s an idea. I should give him a little glittery pink bandana.”

“Oh yeah, private is important for me too. Besides our howling and wild sex, I like people not knowing my business.” Barry smirked, and then perked up at the idea of the beach, the smirk shifting into a lighter smile. “Mmm, we should look at some beaches...” Giving Lil B some more pats, he scoffed at the idea of the Tart tabard, but hey, he’d encourage it. “Yeah! Totally. I’ll write him an application and he can be the new ringleader.”

At the mention of howling, Phe raised a brow and looked up at him. “Who the fuck howls?” It wasn’t her. But right after that, she had to laugh. God. Trust Barry to say something like that. “After we recover from the week...let’s go do that, huh? Go scope out some areas and beaches we could make a new home at.” The thought excited her, and it was probably obvious to Barry with the way she smiled at him.

The possibilties with what they could do with their new place were endless. Well, to the imagination, at least. The Shack definately needed an upgrade, and it would be nice for Lil B to have his own area too. Somewhere bigger for the three, no, four of them. Marble was part of the family as well, obviously.  Goodbye renovated fishing shack. Hello tropical bungalows. @disruptanddisturb​ for mentions

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[stroopwaifey]

I have stumbled upon my old skin and hair care routine. I see a dermatologist now so my skin and hair are better now so let’s see what’s changed!

Skin ✨

I’m still on Yaz (birth control) which does help a lot

Morning

I wash using the Differin cleaner (the daily deep)

I treat my skin with clindamycin

Then sunscreen which is still la roche posay 100 spf.

I don’t wear much makeup anymore so I just reapply sunscreen every 2 hrs. If I do have makeup I still use the Derma e sunscreen powder.

I don’t use moisturizer in the morning because I learned from the youtuber and dermatologist Dr. Dray you don’t need to use both moisturizer AND sunscreen at the same time.

Night

Remove waterproof sunscreen and/or makeup with Albolene cleansing balm.

Wash with a basic Cerave cleanser

La Roche Posay lipikar moisturizer (my derm said it’s the best for acne prone skin.)

Tretinoin (prescription retinol)

And MAYBE Cerave healing ointment as a sleep mask on my period since my skin gets dry now for some reason?

That’s it!

Hair

My hair is fine, dense, wavy, with highlights. My main problem is frizz.

I shampoo with redken all soft shampoo.

Condition with frizz dismiss conditioner

Once a week I use a protein hair mask that I have no idea what it is. I bought it from my salon when my stylist suggested it.

When my hair is wet I use the Redkin leave in conditioner, the acidic bonding one.

I then spray the quick blow out spray also by Redken 😅. It’s a heat protectant and it helps your hair dry faster which I need because I have way too much hair.

Then I blow dry using a round brush hair dryer.

I just bought jumbo rollers to set my hair in but I haven’t used them yet.

Once dry I apply oil to the ends. I’m still searching for my holy grail oil so no suggestions.

For dry shampoo I use a 1930’s hair powder which I will link in the end. It’s for blondes and is AMAZING. It takes more work but it’s worth it. Basically apply to the hair at the scalp and massage in. Leave it in over night and brush it out with a boar bristle brush the next morning.

There it is! My current routine!

skincare routine ?

hair routine ?

💞

I have a detailed skin care routine somewhere on my blog but I can’t find it so I’ll redo it!

I take birth control for my endocrinological disorder and it helps with acne. The best brith control for acne is Yaz.

Morning ☀️

Wash face with Neogen a clear foaming cleanser

Exfoliate 2 times a week with Rachel’s best soaps exfoliating peel.

Tone with AHA BHA PHA 30 day miracle toner

Apply medicine of Clindamycin and let dry

Apply vitamin C serum and use my red light wand if I have time in the morning. I have seen wonders with my acne scars from the red light therapy!

Moisturize with Cerave because it’s cheap and has ceramides.

Apply sunscreen which is la roche posay 100 melt in milk sunscreen.

On the go use derma e sun screen powder

Night 🌙

Cleanse off makeup with either clean it zero oil cleanser or micellar water. The oil works better but it’s is more labor intensive so if I’m tired after work I use the water.

Wash with Neogen.

Tone with same toner

Use Clindamycin

Use peach and lily glass skin serum and red light wand.

Apply retinol. I use inky list for face and the peace out retinol eye stick for the eyes. However I do want to get prescription strength soon.

Moisturize with Cerave

Then apply an oil. Like grape seed which helps acne or bio oil.

Face masks

I recommend the ordinary salicylic acid mask for breakouts. For sheet masks I love sincere Laura sake lees masks , Tony moly’s I’m rice masks, and Petitfee gold snail hydro masks.

Hair 💇‍♀️

I clarify once a week with nature lab clarifying scalp scrub.

Shampoo with Redken color extend blondage so that my highlights don’t go brassy.

Condition with Himawari gloss and repair. I really recommend Japanese conditioner for ladies with fine hair.

After shower I spray living proof restore perfecting spray.

And if air drying I also use glasglow sea salt spray

Boar brushes are amazing to use too!

[marshallpupfan]

As promised, here it is! The entirety of my Marshall collection!

I started this whole thing in 2019, back when I bought one single figurine to place in front of my computer monitor. Over time, as I became a bigger fan of Marshall and realized just how absolutely crazy I am about him, I ended up buying a few more things until... well, until it eventually became what you see here!

Also, let me tell you one other thing; I never realized just how much I had until I started rearranging/reorganizing a bunch of it! 😅

I figured I’d briefly talk about each section. So, let’s get started!

The majority of the plush dolls I own are on the right. They used to be located on the bottom of the big display case, but after I started to get so many more, I figured I’d transfer them to their own thing.

Some of the larger plush dolls are on the bottom (with some tiny dolls included because I couldn’t find spots for them elsewhere), and above are the ones that often get released during each new sub-series. Hopefully I’ll get to add the Rescue Knights plush soon, whenever it shows up. I just hope I can find a spot for it! lol

Though most of these are plush dolls, I reserved one shelf for miscellaneous items I couldn’t find spots for on the big display case.

Right in the middle is my TV, with a Ready Race Rescue poster above it. I also have some figurines here of various pups, though I’m hoping to add all of them some day (and perhaps others, like Claw). If you’re curious, my laptop is connected to my TV, and the image you’re seeing is my desktop wallpaper. 

I put that wooden wall art on this wall, along with the badges that came with some of the figurines. Things were a bit bare, so I printed off some of my favorite screenshots/pics of Marshall to go along with them! The one with the lucky collar is my favorite, since that smile he has there is simply the greatest thing ever. 😁

Now, onto the big display case.

The bottom two shelves house all of the vehicles I’ve collected. To make them appear nicer, I placed their respective figurines next to them. Some of the smaller ones, such as the True Metal vehicles, reside right below them.

The shelf above the vehicles has most of the figurines that’s released over the years. Can you believe Marshall’s worn so many different outfits? Fireman, EMT, Air Patrol, Mighty Pups, Dino Rescue, Pup-Fu, Moto Pups, Ultimate Rescues... the list just keeps growing!

Above that are other items I’ve managed to find, such as a snow globe, Christmas ornaments, ceramic piggy (puppy?) banks, an alarm clock, bobbleheads, a big color-changing lightbulb (that large head in the back-right), candy dispensers, bubble makers, shampoo bottles, among many other things!

And now, the last two shelves of the display case. 

The bottom one here has other misc. items I’ve collected, including lunch pails, a few Marshall-focused DVDs, Good2Grow Bottle Top heads (still missing one), more Christmas ornaments, coffee mugs, among other things. The thing in the middle is a light-up talking coin bank, which I actually imported from the UK (the first overseas item I added to my collection).

The very top houses some of the bigger plush dolls I couldn’t find room for on the right side. I included some others up there, just to fill up the empty space. There’s a few other jumbo plush dolls I hope to add here, whenever I can find them for a good price.

And last, but not least; this singular plush. It’s one of my favorites, so I like keeping him next to my bed. I suppose you could say I consider him a companion of sorts.

Well, there you have it! Pretty crazy collection, huh? There are still a few more things I’d like to do to spruce up the whole thing a bit, like make some better shelves (the one holding the figurines is starting to bend), and perhaps paint them so they’ll all match. For now, I’m quite happy with it, and I hope you guys enjoyed seeing it!

So yeah, needless to say, I wasn’t kidding when I said I’m totally crazy about Marshall! He really is my #1 favorite animated character of all time, and I feel this collection is a testament to not only that, but just how absolutely awesome/amazing I think he is! 😉

[nepenthendline]

S/O that self-harms and has an eating disorder -  Tsukishima, Tendou and Sugawara

TRIGGER WARNING AHEAD: SELF HARM AND EATING DISORDERS

I’m dumb and accidentally posted this half done so thats why the requests are in screenshots 

I’ve added these two requests together as they’re about the same topic. Firstly I just wanted to let anon though that I’m absolutely fine writing about these topics so you don’t need to worry! I will, however, make it extremely clear on these posts about the trigger warnings and I won’t go into intense detail so that it’s more accessible, I hope that’s ok! And thank you for your lovely words! 🥰🥰 I have added trigger warning tags for those who need to blacklist this, but please please let me know if you need me to add any others

I know there are so many people who are struggling with these issues, especially at the moment with covid, I’ve been there too and I’m still dealing with these things myself so I want you to know that if you need to talk to someone, or you’d like an emergency request, then my askbox and messages are always open. You are not alone, you are not ‘strange’ for dealing with these things, and I promise you things will get better, I’m already proud of any progress you have made and you should be too. It’s ok to have worse days and to fall back into negative spaces, you’re human!

Also, these will be following my own mental health hcs of these guys that I’ve already posted so check that out first!

Tsukishima:

Tsukishima is the one who understands this the most

he’s been there, he’s struggled with those things and he is still fighting

if you didn’t tell him upfront about your struggles, he would have easily found out by himself quite quickly

since he has been through it himself, he knows the warning signs to look out for, so when you start covering your arms more often even with the hotter weather, or make a passing comment that you aren’t hungry at meal times, he knows it’s his time to step up as a support system

he isn’t going to be particularly forward about it, he’s not the type to come up to you out of the blue and ask questions because he knows some of them can’t be answered, so he takes things into his own hands

he spends more quiet time with you, just the two of you cuddling in your bed as he brushes his fingers over your body

while it may seem like a usual calming display of affection, he is really searching your body for any marks or wounds that are new

he tries to coax your feelings and worries out of you, telling you that you can trust him and that he isn’t going to run away

he knows that he can’t expect you to open up without him doing so either, so he lays himself out for you

he tells you what he has been through, he shows you the scars on his body, he lets you into his heart and his head so that you know you aren’t alone

once you both spill your stories, you don’t talk about it much after that, you both know what is going on so it’s just a matter of taking care of each other

regarding food, he isn’t going to force you to eat huge meals, because he has a small appetite even when he’s eating perfectly fine

but he is going to try and get you eating little amounts consistently throughout the day

you don’t want to eat a full meal? that’s fine, but he is going to be passing you little snacks every few hours so that you at least have some fuel in your body

he’s a smart guy, he knows how the body functions at its best and he will do his best to teach you too in hopes that knowing what your body needs and how it reacts to certain situations will aid you to treat it better

he’s not going to wrap you up in bubblewrap and shield you from the world either, but he will do his best to make sure that there isn’t anything you can easily hurt yourself with in your reach

he’ll put sharp objects on the top shelves, saying it’s just to piss you off about your height

he also always keeps a first aid kit on him in case of emergencies, something he has gotten into the habit of over the last few years

he’s not going to sit there and tell you everything is going to be perfect or to just ‘get over it’, it’s going to be a long process with both of you learning and fluctuating every day, but you’ll both get there eventually

Tendou:

Tendou is extremely attentive, he knows exactly when your mood has changed or if something is wrong

he’ll leave it for a little while to see if you’ll come to him yourself, but if you don’t, then he’ll start asking questions

they start off as simple, casual questions to check up on you, like ‘how are you feeling today?’, ‘how was your day today?’, before they go into specifics if he feels like you aren’t being honest with him

he’s the type of guy that makes ‘jokes’ about his depression, even going as far as joking about suicide or self-harm, and when he notices you flinch ever so slightly at his words, he knew what was going on

he brings it up one day as if talking about the weather while reading manga together

“you’ve been hurting your own body, haven’t you?”

he tries to keep the conversations a light-hearted as possible, saying how you are now ‘scar buddies’ as he lifts up his shorts to show you his thighs

he understands that what he says isn’t really going to do much, but he’s still going to shower you with compliments and affection in the hopes that it brightens your mood and distracts you even a little

distraction is his main way of helping you - if he can keep you busy then there’s less chance of you hurting yourself in his eyes

he’s going to call you over or turn up to your room unannounced with a book in hand to read together, or invite you to cuddle with him as you have an anime binge session, he also wants to make sure you’re getting outside enough so walks to get ice-cream and sit in the park happen frequently

he knows he can’t ‘cure’ you or actually make things better, so he mentions about seeing a therapist if you aren’t already and he will support you every step of the journey if you do decide to seek help

like Tsukishima, he also has a smaller appetite in general so he doesn’t expect you to eat tons

he uses prompts often to try and get you to eat more, such as “babyyyy I’m hungry, let’s go down to the cafeteria together and get some food ok?” or “I bought this jumbo pack of ramen but I can’t eat it all myself, come give me a hand?”

he likes getting you sweet treats too, they often make him feel a little perkier so he hopes they will for you as well

he isn’t going to give them any details, but he will ask his team to keep an eye on you if he isn’t around

he likes to use rating systems with you to determined how you’re doing in the day, whether that be on a scale of 1-10, or texting him a particular emoji that signals if you’re having a bad day

he will never get mad or annoyed at you if you relapse, he understands its a journey that will have it’s ups and downs, but he always reminds you of how far you’ve come and how proud he is

Sugawara:

out of these three boys, Sugawara is the one who understands this the least

he’s never dealt with this issues himself, and he has never been around those who have besides those who struggle with anxiety

even though he can’t empathise, he is naturally an extremely caring person so he wants to do his best to understand

he reads up on self-harm and eating disorders to learn about how they originate, how to notice warning signs and what he can do to help you best

he comes to you a lot as well, asking if there is anything he should know or that he can do for you

while he may not notice these issues themselves straight away, he is always checking up on you in general so he can tell if there is something a little off

it breaks his heart to know that you intentionally harm yourself and it takes him a little while to wrap his head around it

he knows he can’t do much to help the issues you face directly, so he makes sure you are keeping up with more general self-care, such as showering, getting some little exercise everyday, indulging in your hobbies and talking to him and other friends

if you need to rely on him for a little while you’re trying to get back on your feet then that’s fine with him, he is more than happy to remind you to do things to take care of yourself and help you do them too

Sugawara is the most forward when it comes to you getting help from a doctor or therapist

he has a couple serious talks with you about how you need to find a method of battling this, whether that be therapy or medication

as much as he wants to be, he can’t take this away from you

he starts stocking his bag with emergency items too, things like bandages, healing ointment or any safe foods that you can eat

to help your eating, he does his best to make food become part of your regular routine in hopes that it will make eating become more familiar and less daunting

this means regular meal times and creating lists of safe foods with you that you feel you can eat better than others

he will do his best to make sure all your meals have the right nutrients for your body and also recommend you take vitamin supplements daily in case you have a bad eating day and cannot get them through your food

it frustrates him that he can’t do more for you, or that he can’t understand exactly how you feel, but he never shows you that

he will always have his arms open for you if you need support and he will never ever blame you for the struggles you deal with, he reminds you constantly that there will be better days and he is going to be with you through all of them

[hookingminor]

14 with the 4th list with Quinn please

14. “Shit we’re out of candy, and those kids are on their way.”

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You shouldn’t have let Quinn be on candy duty. If it weren’t for the fact that you had to finish up a last minute assignment for class, you wouldn’t have let him do it unsupervised, but you thought to yourself ‘how badly could it go?’

After an hour, you rejoined your boyfriend at the front door where he sat diligently with the bowl of candy.

“How’s it going?” You asked, plopping down into his lap to look at the bowl. Your face twisted in confusion when you noticed how it was nearly empty.

“Did you hand out all the candy?”

“Yeah, I guess so,” Quinn said, taking notice of how low it was after you said something, “We have more, don’t we?”

You shook your head.

“I bought that jumbo bag! How did you hand it all out?”

He shrugged, “I just let them grab whatever they wanted. I thought you bought more than one bag.”

You rolled your eyes and stood back up. It was probably your fault you didn’t specify to Quinn to only allow them one or two candies, you had already bought the king sized bars as consolation. Surely kids didn’t need a handful of king sized candy bars.

Leaving Quinn in the entryway, you made your way to the kitchen to scour for more items, hoping that your secret stash was still hidden in the pantry corner Quinn never looked in.

“Shit we’re out of candy, and those kids are on their way,” he called out to you just as your hand brushed against your hidden bag of chocolates.

You came back out to see Quinn stalling awkwardly in the doorway.

“Hey, guys,” you said suddenly, appearing behind Quinn, who gave you a panicked look until he saw the bag of candy in your hands.

Emptying the candies into the bowl, you took it from Quinn and offered it to the young kids who had yet to take any candy.

They all hurried off your porch with a chorus of ‘thank you’s, and you waited as the next group approached your door.

Quinn gradually backed away until he was hidden back in the living room while you continued to entertain the kids. When the last of them disappeared down the driveway, you shut the door and flickered off the porch lights to signal that your home was no longer taking visitors.

It was still about an hour before trick-or-treating ended, but you were all out of candy thanks to your idiot boyfriend who sat sheepishly on the couch while he waited for you to return.

“Sorry, babe,” he mumbled when you plopped down next to him, setting the empty bowl on the coffee table.

“Don’t apologize to me, apologize to the kids who won’t get any candy from us tonight,” you chuckled, kicking your legs across his lap as Quinn turned on the television.

“On the bright side, at least I get you to myself for a whole night,” he said light-heartedly, resting his hands across your thighs as you snuggled into his side.