#and andrew is Guy At Walmart

[crapflaps2]

can you tell neil's my favorite

[stabbyfoxandrew]

Arson neil plsss🙏

WIP Wednesday (8/14) | Arsonist Neil / Firefighter Andrew AU (Part 210)

A few weeks later, autumn has finally given up and faded into winter— which means it’s nippy out most days and Christmas music is playing 24/7 in every goddamn grocery store.Andrew has never been big on the holidays. And he’s never felt particularly festive, but hearing Michael Buble crooning a vaguely homoerotic ode to Santa Claus twice in the same Walmart trip… Well, it’s got him feeling very ‘Deck the Halls’, and also that guy.

What’s most annoying is it gets stuck in his head. And now he’s unpacking groceries in his kitchen, thinking that Buble should just shut up and commit to being a sugar baby if he wants all those cars and things. He’s put away his milk, cheese, and a couple pints of seasonal ice cream— one’s peppermint and one’s gingerbread— and is about to get a rotisserie chicken out of a bag, when there’s a knock at the door.

He huffs out a sigh, “Who is it?”

No one answers. Because he didn’t say it loud enough for them to hear. But it’s probably that stupid old lady from upstairs who gives out Christmas cards to everyone in the building. Last year, Andrew tossed it in the trash before he shut the door. But apparently she still didn’t get the message. And the old bat is early, it’s only December 11th.

When he yanks the door open, he finds his brother there again. He looks almost as anxious as last time, only now he’s wearing a coat and proper shoes. Which is an improvement.

“What.”

[she-karev]

Easter (Andrew DeLuca x Alex Karev's Sister Imagine)

Age Rating: 12+

Chapters: One of One

Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy

AN: Happy Easter guys! I hope you have a great weekend I just wanted to give you a little fun chapter with the Karev’s. It’s set in Season 17 and it’s a little foreshadow of what will happen as I continue to write this story. And don’t worry I fixed a lot of things wrong with that season mainly Jolex and DeLuca’s death both of which I found abhorrent in every way possible, so this is my way of righting many wrongs. Enjoy!

Summary: Amber and DeLuca spend Easter with Alex and Jo in Meredith’s backyard as their new niece Luna spends her first Easter with them.

Words: 2503

April 1, 2021

“Okay are you ready?” Andrew asks me in the driver’s seat as he puts his mask on. I adjust the straps of my neon yellow green dress with strappy white heels in the spirit of Easter.

“Uh yeah.” I grab my purse and grab the door handle until I remember, “Wait! I forgot something.”

I pull out my bunny ears headband and put it on, I see Andrew looking at me with a grin trying hard not to laugh. I look in my mirror and see why it’s so funny, the ears are long, straight and white with yellow metallic fabric inside the ears. It’s something I rushed and bought at Walmart yesterday because even with the vaccine covid is still out there and the last thing I want is to expose my baby niece. I grin at myself and look at my husband who laughs like it’s the funniest thing in the world.

“The things I do for love.” I simply reply with and adjust the ears confidently and open the door. We both get out and walk over to Meredith’s where she’s hosting a small easter egg hunt for the kids in her backyard. Alex and Jo are there with Luna and so are Link and Amelia with their son, Scout. The vaccine came out a few months ago and all of us took it so we’re good. And we wanted the kids to have one normal day while we were still in a pandemic and we thought celebrating Easter would be a good choice.

I’ve never been one to celebrate the holidays in a big way but I decided to start since Alex and Jo got married and decided to host New Years and Christmas parties. It didn’t last long though with 2020 and everything that came from the awful year, we stalled holidays and birthdays. And of course, it was also the year they adopted Luna, making me an aunt and sad that I wouldn’t get to spoil her with gifts in a room full of people. I still got to do it but it’s less fun with nobody around to see what an awesome auntie I am.

I wasn’t the only one in this car who loved that little girl. Her uncle Andrew next to me also made it his mission to spoil her with love and extravagant gifts. When Alex and Jo first brought Luna home, we both got her Build-A-Bear’s to our surprise. We agreed to get separate gifts which was a mistake because he got her a custom plush bunny wearing a princess dress with ‘Luna’ sewed on one of the ears and when you press the paw it says, ‘I love you’. It made my quiet and naked pink furry teddy bear look less like a gift and more of a hand me down.

We both agreed from then on to get gifts together so we don’t show each other up and after the year we’ve had it was easy to agree on such a trivial matter. Things got rough for us in the beginning of the year and not just because of the pandemic. Andrew had a mental breakdown and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder like his father. He started acting erratic and irritable, especially towards me and a lot of ugly words came out of his mouth when I tried to help him. Not too long after he broke up with me and kicked me out of our apartment causing me to leave in tears. It was very triggering for me with everything I went through with my mother and brother, especially when he broke down in tears after yelling out that his patient’s aunt was trafficking her.

I tried calling him after that because he dropped the face of the earth and I got drunk one night and left a voicemail that made Alec Baldwin’s 2007 voicemail to his daughter sound like whale noises. Basically, I called him a copy of his dad and the only reason he got me to open my life to him was so he could tear it down because he’s a cold, manipulative carbon copy of a crazy man who I hope ends up dead in ditch then he would feel exactly how I felt then. Not my finest moment and he showed it as he ignored me while trying to save Richard’s life and I was fine with that because I had enough crazy people in my life who refused my help so I did not want another.

From what I heard his sister held an intervention for him and he finally got therapy and started taking meds. He apologized for everything he did to me and was looking to get back together. I told him that night I wasn’t gonna buckle down like my mom and go back to a man who hurt me and left me to lick my wounds. After that he tried to show me multiple times how sorry he was and how he wanted to fix us but I wasn’t having it. It wasn’t until he was stabbed while following a sex trafficker that I decided to give us one more chance.

It wasn’t smooth sailing at all especially since I was reluctant to make myself vulnerable again and Alex, Jo and Jackson made it clear they didn’t forgive Andrew for what he put me through since as my actual and spiritual siblings they felt protective of me. I had to work out a lot of my issues concerning this like my fear of ending up like my mother and reluctance to trust him fully again. And with covid and the burnout that pain was increased. It took a lot of work on both of our parts and we had to start slowly but we got back to the place we were in before his breakdown. I forgave him eventually and it took a while and a lot of grand gestures in front of them, but my family forgave him too. They threatened to bury him alive if he ever hurt me again, but I'd say they were good with us back together.

It wasn’t until Christmas our relationship evolved when he proposed to me with a ring as a gift and I said yes. We decided to elope the morning after in city hall with Alex, Jo, Carina, Jackson and Maya present. It’s been four months and things are going good, better than good actually which isn’t what I expected from being married.

After Meredith let us in, we found Alex and Jo in the backyard with Luna. Jo is cradling her while Alex is finding eggs throughout the yard with Meredith’s kids. The sight is calling to me but I’m too distracted with the baby wearing a pink jumpsuit with the hood on that has the cutest little ears on it. I gasp at the sight and walk away from Andrew to greet Luna with a wide smile.

“Hi!” Luna looks at me blankly no doubt not knowing what I’m saying but I don’t care, “How’s my favorite little niece doing?”

Jo chuckles at my doting baby voice, “Like I keep telling you she’s your only niece.”

I keep smiling at the baby too distracted to give Jo the time of day simply replying, “And like I keep telling you she is still my favorite.” I give her belly a little tickle that makes her giggle and it’s so cute I could just die, “Oh you have gotten so big from the first time I saw you and so pink!”

It’s true the first time I saw her was when her birth mom came in with Luna growing in her liver. They were able to get her out at 26 weeks and she spent the rest of the year in the NICU getting surgeries and growing into the healthy and cute toddler I just want to squeeze. She and Alex decided to adopt her after her birth mom died and her father abandoned her and since they both know what the system is like, they wanted to give Luna the home she deserves. I was all for it from the get-go because for the last two years I have been yearning to be an aunt and now I am, Auntie Amber.

“Yeah, you hear that, Luna? Your auntie is happy to have you here with us out in the open and not in some stuffy hospital.” Jo rocks Luna against her chest smiling at her and I do to suddenly overcome with the urge I feel every time I’m near her.

“Oh, I want to hold her, I’m overloading on oxytocin.” I hold my hands out and Jo chuckles before carefully putting her in my arms and I gasp in wonder at this baby, “You are gorgeous, yes you are, you’re the most gorgeous little girl in the world. Your daddy is gonna have to fight all the boys with an ax when you reach teen years.”

“And her uncle too.” Andrew coos as well affectionately pulling me towards him with my back to his front. He holds my arms while looking at the baby over my shoulder.

“Keeping boys and their greedy hands away from you is gonna be mine and your daddy’s favorite past time.” I look at him behind me amused.

“Oh, I forgot about you.” Andrew chuckles at that kissing the top of my head and I look back at the baby sighing with a smile, “Yeah this girl is golden until she decides to join a nunnery.”

Jo laughs hysterically at that, “With our luck she’ll be a dead gorgeous surgeon and her daddy is gonna be downing antacids and drowning in stress.”

“Most likely.” I look at the baby in amazement and I know how intern me would have reacted to this, “I’ve become what I hated three years ago, a woman who looks at the nearest baby like it’s crack sprinkled with hard liquor.”

“Yeah you and me both sister. Okay sweetie let’s get you some milk while your auntie tries to come down from her baby high.” Jo tries to take the baby from me and I try to hold on for a while longer.

“Come on just one more minute or I can feed her instead I wouldn’t mind really.”

Jo looks at me worriedly and turns to DeLuca for support, “Andrew?”

He puts his hands on my forearms and tries to gently coax me into releasing my baby hostage, “Ease the vice grip bella.” I whimpered but reluctantly handed the baby over to her mom. Jo takes the baby and walks to the kitchen with the baby in tow.

I whimper at the loss of her in my arms with Andrew still behind me, “I am losing it aren’t I?”

“No and I am not just saying that as the husband who is supposed to bend the truth when his wife asks him something.” I grin and turn around to face Andrew who playfully adjusts my bunny ears, “Are we having second thoughts?”

I exhale remembering after we eloped Andrew and I agreed to hold off on having kids because of the pandemic. We both know we weren’t on a clock with both of us young and healthy with rewarding careers. When the time feels right, we’ll know it is and I know now is not the right time.

“No.” I tell him and he simply nods understanding, “The vaccine is out but the pandemic is still on going and even with an announcement I will still be behind a year and need to catch up. I’m sure you want to do things and actually do surgeries more than once every two months.”

Andrew nods, “It would be nice to breathe and not see bruises around my eyes from the goggles.” I grin at him sympathetically, wrap my arms behind his neck and kiss a trail of where I would always see those bruises he leans back and looks horrified, “In laws and kids here.”

“Ah let them look.” I reply coolly and continue kissing a trail until I hear someone clearing their throat loudly. I stop and see Alex behind me carrying a basket of easter eggs looking at me scandalized and I call him out on his hypocrisy, “Oh don’t act like you didn’t have sex in a shed next to a corpse.”

He raises an eyebrow at that mention of their wedding day, “Six feet guys we are in a pandemic.” I groan at that and stop kissing Andrew keeping a good distance away to Alex’s approval, “Good now if you’ll excuse me, I have to show my daughter her eggs that I got for her and beat the other kids to.” I chuckle at that as Alex walks inside and I continue my conversation with Andrew.

“Look until the time is right Alex and Jo’s kids are the closest, I’m ever gonna get to being a parent. I’m just enjoying it while it lasts.”

“Okay cause you know I thought that we were…” He leaves the sentence hanging and I narrow my eyes at him to continue and he does, “You know craving pickles and looking to check out What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” I chuckle at that assumption.

“No trust me I would know and so would you. The surge of hormones combined with my personality I would be like if…if Drogon from Game of Thrones got knocked up.” Andrew chuckles at that, “I would act in a way that can only mean bun in the oven. No this is just me being your typical doting auntie.”

“Okay well either way I am more than open to the discussion.” Andrew grins and I grin back until I feel a pain on the top of my head causing me to gasp. I see confetti falling in front of my eyes and Andrew looks at me shocked and amused before pointing behind me I look and see it was Alex who snuck up and hit me on the head with an easter egg. I see Meredith’s kids doing the same with Link and Amelia chasing each other around the yard. I brush the confetti off my head and glare at Alex as he grins, “Big tactical error my friend, huge.”

Alex underestimates me with a laugh, “Oh really? I don’t see any eggs on you kid.”

I chuckle evilly and reach inside my purse pulling out three cartons of easter eggs I also got from Walmart causing Alex to look in fear, “I’ll give you a five second head start.” I offer causing Alex to smile nervously before running off into the yard. I chase him with kids running around us until I finally crack one then two and finally six eggs on top of his head covering us both with so much confetti laughing full heartedly as a family with our spouses looking on in amusement. I never celebrated easter until today but I can honestly say it’s something I am gonna do from now on with my family.

[freetheshit-outofyou]

I lived all over the South when I was in the Army, did Basic and Advanced School in Fort McClellan Alabama, went to Fort Bragg North Carolina, worked a Customs Detail at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point North Carolina for 2 months, went Fort Jackson South Carolina, Joint Maneuver Training Center (FCJMTC) Fort Chaffee Arkansas, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk Louisianan, and just a couple months at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida for Hurricane Andrew. I leaned a great many things about the South that no book could teach me, one of those things was just how FUCKING CRAZY folks in the south get when a storm is coming in. I mean every time a storm comes in it's like half the population forgot one just came in 2 months earlier. This was brought up yesterday seeing folks at the Walmart here in Upstate Nevada buying up shit like the apocalypse was coming. We are 697.39 miles (1,120.73 km) from Baja California and folks up here are acting like they are in Mobile Alabama or Gulfport Louisianan. They are doing the same dumb shit I saw folks at the H.E.B. in Texas doing, carts full up with milk, bread, and beer. I mean what the fuck are you going to do with 12 gallons of milk when the power goes out? I'm not knockings on the South, I loved living there, for the most part. No, I'm knockings on those folks who "storm horde" every time a breeze blew in off the water. I'd like to say all those folks were "transplants" from some other state but they fact is most of them were just doing what their Ma' and Pa' did and how their Grandma and Grandpa did. The dumpsters and trash cans would wreak of spoiled milk for months after a big storm knocked out the power for a week. This ones for folks who have never experienced a true Southern Hurricane party, GO! Help your neighbors board up their windows, sandbag their foundations, move livestock and cook off all that stuff that will spoil when the lights go out. You will never see a group of people working together for the same ends and flipping the bird to the storm at the same time any place else. The South loves a good storm party.

Side Note: I will never call US military bases and forts by any of the new names, guess its the old guy in me coming through.

[charlotte-of-wales]

gotta start compiling my favorite royal moments of 2023 but I legit have the memory of a goldfish

the proper royal: coronation rania's 2nd wedding and also iman's carl gustav's 50th year on the throne-ball? party? gala? you know it christian's bday party leonor and elisabeth's oath of allegiance uk state visit to france and german, spain to denmark, uk to kenya, ned to south africa, Frozen but royal version: maxima and mathilde for netherland's state visit BABY CHARLES' ENGAGEMENTS that engagement in scotland where the trio hotties equerries sat behind w&k will's engagement where he was surrounded by kids and he said something along the line "you guys are the loudest kids i've ever known other than my kids" alexandra of lux wedding and other lesser known royal wedding beatrice for london's vogue event or whatever that was letizia and sofia attending women's world cup everything that happened in the tennis (wimbledon?) match, kate slaying, charlotte and george giving the rich sibling vibe, and also FELIPE felipe and letizia recreated (?) their first meeting, haakon kissed mette for her 50th birthday anne speaked german when she was opening an event in germany edo's insta post for his wedding anniv aww peak comedy: the spare complaining in text, audio, and tv series NEW YORK 2023: The Car Crash That Never Happen And War of Letter With TMZ reunion of the queen (letizia) and the one who will never be a queen (chantal) richard wearing a formal shoe and A CROC (he prolly hurt his foot but it's just so cute) princess michael being a judge for a cake competition but didn't want to taste them 😭 (was it this year?) walmart wallis and her husband had their job section empty because they are jobless lmao; their thank you letter to the bike company; chuck's escape sperm at beyonce's concert andrew's almost eviction saga EMERGENCY CAMILLAS that brf dinner where they had tiaras but none for coronation george didn't give a fuck and continue to eat pizza while will talked to sunak iirc well it's just happened: fred and miss casanova danish's titles removal (did it happen this year? well not sure) juan carlos' alleged secret daughter constantine's dead andrew in the car with w&k

thank u <333

[foodtellsastory]

Thursday dinner, 9-14-23: Walmart has a new section of frozen dinners by celebrity chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Guy Fieri, Andrew Zimmern, and Kardea Brown. We tried her Chicken Pot Pie and Sausage & Grits meals. Adjust your expectations! This not restaurant food. These are frozen dinners. So, no, the actual finished product is not as pretty as what you see on the box. But they did seem to be a step up in flavor. The puff pastry top on the chicken seemed a bit too leathery, and the grits seemed a little watery. At $5.94 they seem a tad pricey, but my mental inflation adjuster may be out of date in this department. Certainly you get more taste for the money than if you spent the same on a fast-food item. I would buy the grits box again, and want to try her other dishes. I was also sorely tempted by Zimmern's Swedish Meatballs. It was also just fun to choose @kardeabrown first over perhaps better-known names!

[testing-tranquility]

got harassed at a Walmart this morning while buying a little something for my mommy’s bday

I recently started emdr therapy and I think I’ve been learning a lot about myself n how distanced I feel from my trauma

i feel really yucky about all the discussions about sa and sex crimes in general over the last few months bc it makes me feel so hopeless. like, is anybody decent? can you really trust anybody? ever since the dr3am situation and yes I’m sorry to bring it up now but I hate how much of him is plastered all over my blog. i can’t even try to add tags to a post without him being one of the top recommended. every post. his name is always there always always there and I hate it. i hate that men always get away with it. they fucking always always ALWAYS get away with it. the dr3am situation and then all the Tate stuff n now Andrew Callaghan like I just feel like there’s been so so so much discussion of creeps and gross guys and sex crimes and it’s just a lot

[rottenbrainstuff]

I sometimes see posts talking about DVDs not being sold anymore and it’s like….? Yes they are?…. Just maybe not at Walmart?

For Canadians: Sunrise Records is great though their prices make me choke a bit.

And cinema1.ca is my online go-to, they stock Criterion movies, they have a great selection, they charge decent shipping prices for Canadians, and their customer service is excellent. Highly recommend.

And for everyone: A24 is a production company (everything everywhere all at once, the lighthouse, green knight, etccccc) that releases some extremely beautiful collector-edition blurays, as well as random merch: for instance, today when I checked the website, they have an Andrew Garfield kitchen timer for sale????? I am keeping a close eye on these guys. I bought three blu rays from them and they are beautiful. Shop.a24films.com

Please start buying DVDs again guys. You’re going to be sorry in ten years when all the movies you like have been pulled from streaming. And the sets and collector editions they put out are so amazing.

They actually make physical media for a much larger percentage of movies than they ever did in the past. Often with a lot more care than any small release was treated in the early dvd days. Its just if you only watch streaming stuff or the big new recent box office hits you won't see that. It is so ridiculously easy to get physical media for movies that even 5 years ago you couldn't even find. Like yes Netflix is a stingy bastard but so many things are available on disc WITH special features than ever before

[madhouse-at-midnight]

i have to do zoom calls for piano class bc of covid right so basically i can literally wake up 5 minutes before a class and not need to change or do shit to get ready its great and all but i did that yesterday and my voice was super deep and raspy bc i just woke up an hour before and hadnt spoken since and Jared just goes “Well hELlO BatMAn” 

i was wearing a batman shirt 

[thesoupinursocks]

things that my friends and i have said but as aftg inncorect quotes

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nicky: my cousin gave me a corner off his edible once and i literally had heart palpitations on his floor

aaron: i said i was sorry-

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neil: id like to buy a vowl.

andrew: we're literally playing bingo

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allison: i put foot cream on my face one time on accident and woke up with like, cyistic pimples on my forhead.

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kevin: were the fuck is my book?

neil: up your ass and to the left

kevin: well you wanna find it for me?

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nicky: you literally just got stabbed neil wtf?

neil: well its not anything bad like- i dodnt get lice or anything.

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andrew and aaron: *say somthing at the same time*

andrew and aaon: *immediately deck eachother*

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matt: i was reading out loud in science and i read organizams as orgasm. i literally just stood up and left.

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aaron: one time i shot a goffer with an arrow then i had to hit it over the head with a shovel to end its suffering.

neil: as long as you eat it thats fine.

aaron: ok we get it neil your a hunter neil.

neil: they taste good-

aaron: "As LoNg As YoU eAt iT-" IT WAS A GOFFER NEIL.

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aaron: would you let a dog kiss you on the mouth?

kevin: ... im not going to get into details but it happend.

allison: kevin makes out with dogs? what would happen if that was released to the press?

kevin: ok look if anything, that dog made out with me.

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kevin: yo i got jeans head unstuck from a bench in the 5th grade.

jean: oh fuck off-

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aaron: if andrew was an animal he would be a popcorn curnal.

andrew: ... what?

aaron: if neil was an animal he would be a gun.

neil: fair.

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kevin: you can take your "eXcUsEd AbsEnCe" and sHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS-

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neil: who has the least hemer???

andrew: no thats a femer

neil: no wait isnt that an animal?

andrew: no thats a fucking lemur.

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nicky: lemme touch ur sex bones

neil: i will file a restraining order.

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allison: idk what walmart is putting in there microwaveable mac and cheese but it tastes like asshole and it made me upset.

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matt: it makes me think of popeye.

neil: whos that?

matt: you know, the guy who eats seaweed from a can and gets a big dick or something

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aaron: all i hear when you speak is *robot voice* i a m g a y

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dan: you seem like you would like scott pilgrim.

neil: i hate pilgrims.

[riflebrass]

The rioters got a free pass while the rest of us were told that visiting our loved ones, going to church, and having a cookout with the neighbors was too dangerous. For a fucking year we were told to avoid as much human contact as possible otherwise through some six degrees of Kevin Bacon bullshit you might transmit the virus to the elderly who are, after all, our most vulnerable population. Cancer treatments were cancelled because it was too dangerous. The terminally ill were given gloves filled with warm water to simulate the warmth of human touch while they were left to die alone because it was too fucking dangerous for their families to see them one last time.

But you want to go burn down a sports bar or loot your local Walmart to show the world how mad you are at the police? Go right the fuck on! POWAH TO THA PEOPOH!

Then you have fucking Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, who forced nursing homes to take in covid patients. Remember how I said the elderly were our most vulnerable population? Yeah so Cuomo forced them to be roommates with the infected where they predictably got infected by cross contamination and died. Not a goddamn thing happened. But the unjabbed are totally the bad guys here even though your goddamned "settled science" told you that your bullshit jab doesn't stop transmission.

Republicans in a nutshell.

[supernatural-bias]

━"Halloween"

━Quackity

━Tw: None

━Notes: Ayeee my first headcanon! Happy spoopy season you guys

━Song: "Spooky Scary Skeletons" By Andrew Gold

Alex secretly wants to go trick-or-treating with you

But you, being the beautiful, amazing, yet completely oblivious partner you are, you don't notice

Instead, the both of you opt to stay home and hand out candy

The costumes still go on though

Alex wears a duck onesie

You go as George, which makes him upset

"Really (Y/n)? All the people out there, and you chose Gogy? The dude can't even see colors!"

"Would you like some peanut butter with that jelly Alex?"

[Insert instant denial]

All of the kids that come to your door love the outfits

One even says that Alex sounds familiar

"Hey, you sort of look like Quackit-"

"Close the door (Y/n)! CLOSE THE DOOR-"

Your candy bowl is filled with the typical Walmart brand names, but also with some Mexican candy Alex had laying around

After all the trick-or-treaters die down, you both snuggle up together and watch horror movies

Your pretty sure Alex peed his pants at one point

"Aww, is the little baby scared?"

"Shut up (Y/n)! I'm not scared! I'm a total Chad, and Chad's don't get scared."

Yeah. He's terrified

Both of you end up falling asleep on the couch with empty candy wrappers surrounding you

This was the best Halloween ever

This was my first ever headcanon. Did I do well? I feel like I didn't

Happy Halloween you losers <3

257 words

-WayToSarcastic

[bipeterparker]

Andrew improvised the "I love you guys" line in NWH I just fell to my knees in a walmart

of course he did LMAO

[crimesandcuriosities]

“I am proud to be me I am proud to be trans I am beautiful I don't care what people think.”

On 3rd September 2017, Ally Steinfeld was just 17-years-old when she was brutally murdered in Texas County, Missouri at the hands of people she knew. That day, Ally was at the mobile home of her new girlfriend, Briana Calderas (24), where she was confronted and attacked by Andrew Vrba (18) when the two were alone.

In May - just four months prior to her death - Ally had come out as trans on Instagram with the following statement: “I am mtf [male-to-female] I hope all u guys support me.” By August, Ally had got into a relationship with Calderas, and they had been together for just a few weeks when Ally was killed.

Vrba - who later stated “I loved him like a brother” when discussing his friendship with Ally in court - had already been searching how to kill somebody quickly and painlessly in advance. He initially attempted to poison Ally, but instead stabbed her repeatedly after she refused to drink. According to a statement made within court documents, her eyes had been gouged out and she had sustained multiple stab wounds to the genitals. However, the presiding judge ruled that there was no sufficient evidence to prove this actually took place.

Vrba then enlisted the help of girlfriend Isis Schauer (18) and friend James Grigsby (25) to help dispose of Ally’s body. Schauer and Calderas then travelled to Walmart together to gather disposal supplies, while the two boys remained at the house to hatch out a plan. Ally was then thrown onto a fire, which Vrba confessed he had to keep alight for two nights and a day, and her burned remains were afterwards discarded into a bag. Police were later able to locate the bag, which had been hidden inside a chicken coop.

Ally’s parents filed a missing person’s report on 14th September, after they had not heard from her for a few weeks. Police began to question those known to her, and Vrba did not attempt to withhold any information when interviewed. Instead, he made the following statement about Ally: “I had no choice. I killed him... He threatened to kill my baby, grandmother, her grandmother, Isis’ grandmother, Briana’s children, and he raped Briana in front of me." However, there is no evidence which backs up these claims. Vrba also maintained that Briana Calderas had wanted Ally killed, and therefore he had also done it for her. However, Calderas denied this, despite receiving a text from Vrba telling her the murder was successfully done.

According to data published by the Human Rights Campaign, Ally Steinfeld was recorded as the 21st trans person killed in the United States during 2017. However, despite the particularly heinous and premeditated nature of Ally’s death, Texas County law enforcement did not deem the murder a hate crime. Missouri is actually one of the 17 states which have expanded its hate crime laws to encompass victims who have been targeted based on their gender identity, but this legislation has rarely been put into practice.

All four defendants, pictured above with names, were found guilty. Andrew Vrba was sentenced to life without parole, while Briana Calderas and Isis Schauer were sentenced to 8 years and 20 years imprisonment respectively. James Grigsby was also sentenced to 4 years in prison for his involvement.

According to the victim’s mother, Amber Steinfeld, Ally was very happy with Briana and was excited to soon introduce her to the family. The death penalty was not sought, at the request of Ally’s family.

[darling-i-read-it]

Spiderman Huh?

Peter Parker x reader

Word Count: 900

Warnings: nothing I don’t think 

Author’s Note: I am very excited to be posting this because 11 year old maya is literally over the moon with it. I hope you enjoy love! 

Requested: by anon, hey :) i saw that you would write for andrew garfield's spiderman and im here to request a fic (he's SO cute i love him)! could i request a soulmate au (i don't really have a preference for what kind) where they meet at a halloween party or something fluffy? thank you so much 💕

Summary: I used the first words of your soulmate is on your wrist AU! 

Genre: fluff

I don’t own these characters. They belong to author/director 

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Peter scratched his wrist where there was still a bandage from the night before. The bandage covered the clean letters of his soulmates' first words to him but he had them mesmerized; he didn’t need to have to see them.

‘Spiderman huh?’ The words dug into his brain. 

Class was dragging on and as he stared at the board in front of him he thought about the Halloween party that was going on that night. He thought about how he could go in full Spiderman get up if he wanted. Although it might be a dead give away because all the store bought costumes were bad knockoffs. Maybe he would buy one of those and wear them for irony purposes. He could even add the authentic web shooters if he wanted to. Although if he got drunk he might slip up and shoot someone in the face. Maybe-

“Parker!” Peter looked up, knocked out of his Halloween costume daze.

“Yeah?” The teacher looked directly at him, as did the rest of his class. He scratched the back of his neck.

“I asked you what you thought about Mary Shellys book,” the teacher said. 

You walked past the classroom that Peter was in quickly. You glanced inside, seeing the teacher look sternly at one of the kids but you couldn't figure out which one. You didn't care either way. You walked out the back door and to your car. You were glad no one caught you leaving but they honestly couldn’t expect you to stick on Halloween did they?

The party was tonight and you had to get your costume ready. You had decided to go as Spiderman, your recent obsession. You were collecting little bits of newspapers when he made it into the positive news and compiling them together. Plus, it was a cheap costume and you didn’t have to think too hard about it.

You got into your car and your sleeve hiked up, revealing the even lettering of the first words your soulmate would speak to you. You didn’t look at it. You knew what it said. ‘I like the outfit.’ 

Peter walked into the party that night slowly. He was hoping that someone he knew would be there, despite the fact he figured he would have to get some punch and go. Maybe Gwen Stacy would be there. He had always wondered what her soulmate letters were. 

Peter walked up to the food table and looked over it. You glanced over at him, laughing at something one of your friends was saying. You noticed his costume, the same one you were wearing. 

“I’ll talk to you guys in a bit,” you said lowly and they nodded, letting you slink away. You walked over to him and stood beside him. He glanced over at you, noticing the costume.

“I like the outfit,” he said and you looked up at him, surprised to hear those words. You thought about your words carefully.

“Spiderman huh?” He halted and nodded stiffly, realizing those words. By the looks of his face you were hoping that those words had been the right words. Peter looked down at his shitty Walmart onesuit and realized he couldn’t get to his wrist without tearing the whole suit off. 

You realized that at the same time.

“Those are my…” you started and chuckled. “Those are my words. But I can’t show you.” He laughed and shook his head in disbelief.

“Same,” he said with a cute laugh.

“I’m Y/N,” you introduced. You held out your gloved hand and he shook it with his. 

“Peter Parker.” 

“Very nice to meet you Peter. You have great taste in costumes. Spiderman is so cool,” you said still in amazement that you had managed to meet your soulmate at a Halloween party in high school. Your heartbeat in your chest so loud you thought he might be able to hear it over the loud music and talking.

Peter nodded and looked away from you and then back at you as he laughed.

“I guess so,” he said and thought about telling you right then and there why that was so funny. You were his soulmate. You would figure it out here or there. But he waited. Not quite yet.

“You want some punch?” you asked and gestured to the food table. He nodded, happy that you could keep the conversation going.

“I would love some.”

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To the SPN cast and crew: You guys put you heart and soul into this show for so long and I thank you for creating something that means so much to me. Y’all are amazing.

To Andrew Dabb: Please proceed to the nearest Walmart parking lot. We duel at dawn.