#and cappuccino the pomeranian

[the-vicious-guardian-incarnate]

*holds up a cute Pomeranian puppy* Meet Cino! Short for Cappuccino!

Wanna pet her by chance?

He watches the dog for a moment, then shakes his head slightly. "No. I won't."

[trulyhappythings]

Pomeranian enjoying a little cappuccino 🥹

🔈with sound🔈

Mhhhh Yummy Cappuccino 🐕🤤

[chayscribbles]

as democratically decreed, have Azami with her hypothetical pomeranian, Cappuccino 🐶💖

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[dat-bruv-person]

Bakugou Trick-or-treats! - Spooktober Event!

Spooktober Masterlist

Genre: fluff, crack

Pairing: Bakugou x GN!Reader

a/n: This is for you @drawingaddict and all the Bakugou simps out there! Hope you enjoy this piece, and don't be afraid to request, I'll try to write some of my own too.

(Y/n) signed as they hung the last decoration on the windowsill. A tiny skeleton with a grumpy face, arms crossed. It definitely reminded them of a certain someone... At last the beloved time of year was here, All Hallows Eve, or Halloween. A time for drinking pumpkin spice lattes and warm cappuccinos, a time where stores and supermarkets would go all out on sweets and decor, costumes and makeup galore. It was only logical that dentists would have their work cut out at this time of year.

This year was quite a special one, because they had company. Company in the form of Netflix, tons of sweets, costumes and a boyfriend. A boyfriend in the form of an aspiring hero like themselves, except he had quite the temper. That aspiring hero came in the form of Katsuki Bakugou.

"I'm not dressing up as some crappy demon that came out from the depths of hell!" Katsuki had never been very found of Halloween, or any event that required celebrating with others. He much rather spend the day training, getting that one step closer to his dream of becoming the number one hero. Only then would he celebrate. Unfortunately, (Y/n) stood their ground and wanted to go trick-or-treating with him dressed up as the famous angel and devil duo representing both their realms. It only made sense that they were the angel and Katsuki was the devil. (Obviously!) As said before, our little pomeranian here doesn't like trick-or-treating - likes it even less when there are children involved. Our little angel, (Y/n) huffed in annoyance.

"Honestly [insert petname], if you won't go trick-or-treating with me, fine. I may as well go with Deku-kun instead-"

Bakugou bolted upright from his seat and sprinted across the room to block the door, his eyebrows were furrowed. You see, whenever you mentioned Deku in your relationship, Bakugou saw this as a major threat and tried to do everything in his power to stop you from waffling on about him. He caved in.

Before he knew it, (Y/n) was dragging him and two buckets across the neighbourhood, in search of some doors to knock on. (However, I'll let you in on a little secret, they only got three sweets due to Katsuki yelling at the home owners, telling them to let them have the fucking candy.) It got dark eventually, so (Y/n) and their boyfriend trudged back home. Despite not getting that many sweets, it would be a lie to say that both of them didn't have fun.

[abookishdreamer]

Character Intro: Maia (Kingdom of Ichor)

Nicknames- Queen of Mountains by the people of Olympius

Mom by Hermes

Mom jr. by her sisters

Age- 35 (immortal)

Location- Arcadia, Olympius

Personality- Maia has an introverted temperament. She's very shy and soft spoken for the most part. She's very maternal, often being designated as a second mom to her younger sisters. She loves having alone time whenever she can, preferring solitude over the hustle and bustle of a large populous city. She's happily single.

Maia is the eldest of her sisters, The Pleiades. As for her powers/abilities, she has enhanced strength as an immortal being, limited star & constellation manipulation, limited hydrokinesis, as well as some geokinesis, as it pertains to mountains.

As the oldest of her sisters, she takes on the leadership role very well. She cares deeply for her sisters and is usually the first one they come to for her advice. Maia has been a HUGE support system for her baby sister Merope since the controversy of her husband Sisyphus.

She resides in a spacious cliffside mansion, surrounded by many mountains in the state of Arcadia. The interior design of the mansion is very classic & opulent- with art deco designs and glittering chandeliers. When she visits her son in the city, she stays at the Grand Eaglepoint Hotel.

Maia has a couple of pets- two white pomeranians named Whisper & Cotton.

Her go-to drink is a coconut martini. She'll also enjoy a classic martini, white wine, champagne, mojitos, and white russians. Her usuals from The Roasted Bean include a small iced black tea, cappuccinos, & an olympian sized flat white.

Maia has a somewhat strained relationship with her mother Pleione (Titaness of sailing & stars), but they still love each other enough to still keep in contact. She even goes to her mom's annual oyster roast.

Her favorite frozen treat is coconut ice cream.

Maia loves the literary novels of Eikono (goddess of iconography & literature) and the mystery magic realism books of Phoebe (Titaness of prophecy, the moon, radiant intellect, & mystery). She's also a devout reader of Modern Olympus magazine.

As a family business, the sisters own a popular wilderness park with some of the most gorgeous scenic hiking trails. It's visited by a lot of people every day.

A guilty pleasure for her are spicy crab sushi rolls.

Maia had a drunken one night stand with Zeus (god of the sky, thunder, & lightning), leading to Hermes' conception. They're now acquaintances.

Her and her son have a good relationship, filled with open & honest communication. They both spend time with each other whenever he's free from his many, many jobs and they text daily.

Maia loves being an aunt to Deucalion, Ornytion, Thersander, and Almus. She wonders if there will ever be a niece to join the family.

A great gift that Hermes had given her is a beautiful oval ruby pendant necklace. She wears it often.

For her sleek straight shoulder length ink black hair, Maia loves using the Olmorfia platinum silkening hair gloss.

One of Maia's favorite pastimes (aside from rock climbing) is to cook. She cooks many dishes (her son's and sisters favorites) like pearl meatballs (cooked meatballs covered in sticky white rice), spicy hot pot broth, and kung pao chicken (served with white rice).

A favorite dessert of hers to make is doufu hua, a sweet soybean pudding, but she's more known for her delicious moon cakes!

As a member of the "Zeus' baby mama" club (a joke started by Taygete), Maia doesn't have much of a rapport with the other women, although she is friendly with Leto (Titaness of demurity & motherhood). She's also friends with Eváeros (goddess of air & the zodiacs), Hestia (goddess of the hearth), Sophrosyne (goddess of moderation, temperance, & restraint), Atlas (Titan god of strength & endurance), Chrysanta (goddess of metal), Litismós (goddess of culture), and Aethra (an oceanic nymph & Atlas' ex-wife). She's also friends with The Ourea (esteemed mountain gods) and Záchari (god of confectionery).

Maia thinks that she'll never be friends or friendly towards her son's step-mother Hera (goddess of women & marriage).

In her free time she also enjoys hiking, sailing, going to the opera, archery, martial arts, ballet, going to the cinema, reading, and painting.

She LOVES the rain, whether it's a gentle drizzle or a torrential downpour.

[wackapedia]

Vante Cappuccino

Taehyung x reader 

Jimin and Jungkook buys you the Vante Cappuccino and it tastes...

wc: 1.1k

"Jimin!" A voice from your left whisper-yells toward your direction. You look up from your exam paper to glance to your classmate on your left. He wears a frantic confused face, donning a 'wtf' expression and motions for you to call this 'Jimin' who was seated next to you. You do so by discretely tapping on his shoulder, earning you a flirtatious smile from 'Jimin'. You direct him to the other guy on your left. "The fuck is a Blaise Pascal?!" He asks, wide-eyed and confused, whisper-yelling. "Hell if I know!" Jimin whispers back. "He's the founder of those probability theories..." You butt in, careful not to get caught by the TA playing Candy Crush up in front. "Oh.." The two immediately returned to writing on their sheets, for real this time as they were pretending to write a few moments ago. After the exam, the two trouble-makers catch you in the hallway. They were whispering among themselves, plotting some sort of shenanigans. "Hey! L/n, right?" Not Jimin blocks your way with his gym rat physique, smiling like Snowball the bunny from The Secret Life Of Pets. "y-yes?" You nervously back off, afraid to have caused trouble even when you've done absolutely nothing. "We wanted to thank you for the tip earlier at the exam. We're still failing, but at least its a Sixty out of 100 instead of a zero." Jimin pipes in, boosting himself away from the wall he was leaning. "O-oh its fine, really, its not a big deal-" "IT IS!" Snowball yells. "You risked getting caught by TA Jung!" "Kook, focus." Jimin's tiny hand smacks Snowball's arm. "We're heading to that cafe down the street. Wanna come with? We're buying!" Jimin offers you. "Actually, I have to study-" "Great! Lets go!" Snowball's heavy arm lands on your shoulder, pulling you out of the college building. ------ You learn that Snowball's name is actually Jungkook, and that he, Jimin, and this Taehyung guy who works at the cafe, have been friends since diapers. The whole conversation on the way to the cafe was mainly centered on Taehyung. They mention him majoring in art, plays a lot of online games, is passionate about working as a barista while hating coffee, and owns a black Pomeranian dog named Yeontan. You do nothing but nod along to them, wondering why you're presented with this information. You arrive at the empty cafe, inhaling the smell of fresh coffee beans. Jimin and Jungkook seem to be regulars here as they greet the broad-shouldered manager posing by the window. "Yah, Jin-hyung what are you doing?" Jungkook asks. "I'm modelling. We need more customers and I'm sure this pretty face will bring in more patrons!" Manager Jin laughs peculiarly. "Taehyung-ah! Your finest coffee, please!" Jimin announces to the boy behind the counter who you assume to be Taehyung. His brown hair falls over his forehead, dark eyes gleam with excitement upon seeing his friends. His boxy smile grows wider upon hearing Jungkook mess with the manager. "Taehyung, This is y/n. Y/n, this is Taehyung. Taehyung, y/n wants to try your Vante cappuccino. Me and Kook are having iced matcha." Jimin quickly lets out, sliding his card to Taehyung who excitedly punches the order in. "Vante cappuccino is Taehyung's own creation. Wait, you drink coffee, right?" Jimin discretely asks you, while Taehyung busies himself making the drinks. "Uh.. yeah I tolerate it, I guess?" You answered. "Great!" Jimin motions for you to sit at the wooden seats in the middle of the cafe. Jimin continues to talk about how Taehyung puts his entire heart and soul in a coffee cup, which is apparently the secret recipe to Vante cappuccino. You wonder why Jimin and Jungkook are always talking about Taehyung as if he's running for president. There's something very off about them, you decide. Jungkook joins you minutes later, still talking about how Taehyung was an excellent student in middle school. They also mention that he's currently single for at least six times in the conversation. Your orders finally arrive and along with it came the man himself, discarding his apron to sit next to you. "Hello, I'm Taehyung." He politely introduces himself after setting the tray on the wooden desk. You introduce yourself to him, reaching over to shake his hand. Jimin and Jungkook exchange a weird look. Jungkook hands you the famous Vante cappuccino and excitedly asks you to taste it. Due to Jimin hyping up the beverage, your expectations are now incredibly high. Lifting the cup up to your lips, the three excitedly wait for your judgement. And it was... disappointing. You tried to keep your disappointed look from showing, and by the looks of it, you're doing it well. "I've never tasted anything like this before..." You say. Technically it wasn't a lie because what even was in this coffee? Motor oil? Swamp water? "Its good, right?" Jimin mischievously smiles. He knows. You nod in agreement while slurping the rest of the contents of the coffee cup, trying to push it straight down your throat for it not to linger on your taste buds, making sure not to offend Taehyung. Soon enough, the cup as been emptied. Jungkook offers you another one but you politely decline. You decide its time for you to leave. You thank them for the company and promise to see them around campus soon. Taehyung puts on his apron to continue his shift. Jimin nudges Jungkook after being left together on the table. "She's the one." Jimin says. "The one what..?" "She said Vante cappuccino was good even if it tastes like shit" Jimin whispers, careful not to let Taehyung overhear. "She's the one for our Tae." "What makes you say that?" Jungkook questions. "Vante cappuccino is the absolute worst liquid Ive ever tasted in my life, I had to pretend I hate coffee just for Taehyung to not be offended. But y/n? She took it like a soldier and even said it was good." Jimin says, gesturing wildly. "So..?" Jungkook still doesnt get it. "So that means, she wont break our Taetae's heart. I mean, she barely knows him, sure but she cares. Did you see the way she looks at him?" Jimin continues. "Dude, the last time you did this, Jisoo literally yeeted the cup away and we had to make it look like an accident. I can't believe you risked it again." Jungkook sighs. "You ungrateful shit. Someday you're gonna thank me for this!" Jimin scoffs jokingly at Jungkook. Taehyung passes by, stopping to listen to join in the conversation. "You too!" Jimin points a finger at Taehyung who was donning a confused expression, leaning his face on the mop handle he was holding while wearing a sad puppy expression. The trio were disturbed by a ding! of a cellphone. Taehyung plucks his out of his pocket to read a text from an unsaved number. "Hi! Its me y/n. Jimin gave me your number I hope you dont mind! :)" "Y/n texted me.." Taehyung mumbles. Jimin and Jungkook quickly gets up from their seats, knocking them over to the floor while shouting and high-fiving each other in celebration.

[deepdonutkid]

36,49, 53 for the nice asks <3

36. Three dreams to fulfill

1. Getting a job... I hope someday I can open a late night cafe with my partner, where you can get a cappuccino and a panini late at night. With free wifi, for everyone who doesn't want to be in a bar and doesn't want to be at home on a Friday night. A place who has nice comfortable atmosphere and sometimes live music or a comedian. With the most comfy chairs and cool art on the walls and I could serve my cakes or other baked goods. This is my dream. It would smell like cinnamon and coffee! 🌺

2. Getting a dog to shower in love and affection! Preferably a pomeranian! Because I love to carry dogs and they can sit on my lap.💮

3. Making art of any kind! 🌸

49. Where I want to be now?

Ugh, I'm with my bf at his parents house and I really wished to be at home rn. His mom is getting on my nerves by being so stupid again and again. She could have just asked me about certain recipes, but she just wildly guessed it 😤

53. Five things making me happy

1. Chocolate! Or good food in general

2. The smell of sandlewood and oranges!

3. A nice long bath

4. Cuddle from my loved ones

5. Finished a fic or a fanart

Thanks for the ask! This was really nice and distracting! Спасибо! 💕😌

[nicaswritingandprompts]

Dialogue Prompt

"This is Cappuccino and he likes Pringles," [B] said, holding the tiniest, fluffiest white Pomeranian [A] had ever seen.

[joleneghoul]

Celebrity is such a cute dog name wow. I named a Pomeranian that I gave one of my sims Cappuccino and I feel like they’re on the same level as names or Celebrity is higher

Cappuccino is such a cute name. I just knew that Celebrity is the perfect name for Booster Golds dog

[aiysha-the-loli]

Names of Some Kawaii (and Plushy) Characters

The stores around here where I live are with beautiful display cases full of toys and stuffed animals that attract the attention of not only the little ones, but also adults. There are bears, unicorns, giraffes, monkeys, dogs in every size! I like stuffed animals (and real ones) since I was little, I prefer to get a teddy than flowers, but here in my city they don't sell as many kawaii characters as the ones we occasionally find on the internet; it was through it that I learned the names of some cute characters and I will share them with you to help you search for cute things to buy or decorate whatever you want, including your PC or cellphone with images and illustrations.

I don't know the story of all of them literally (nor would it fit in a single post), so let's go in geral, by companies or illustrators okay? And when it comes to cuteness-producing companies, the Japanese have a good share. The creations I find the cutest are those of Amuse, Sanrio and San-X.

Amuse is responsible for the most kawaii stuffed animals (in my opinion); they are sold in Japan, but it seems to me that there are authorized resellers on the web for sales in other countries. They are the creators of the Alpacasso brand!

Alpacasso alpacas are of various sizes, in very cute colors, even alpacas kids, which would be 'puppies' with round little bodies.

They also make the rabbit Pote Usa Loppy, who loves strawberries and carrots, the Coroham Coron, a hamster who loves sunflower seed and the Fuwa-Mofu Pometan, a cotton candy-soft Pomeranian lulu, loves to play ball.

The Coroham and Pometan are super kawaii! There are images of hamster backpacks and doggy size G plushies over the internet :3

And as if that weren't enough, there are still the round rabbits Usa Dama Chan, who apparently doesn't have paws, but they do, and the hooded rabbit Usazukin...

There is also a pika (or Ochotona, according to the wikipedia, I didn't know this mammal), a rabbit friend who loves plush blueberries called Kyun to Nakiusagi, Munchkin, a short-legged kitten, but who can stand, only with two little feet on the floor: 3, and Hitsuji no wooly a sheep who enjoys sweets, fashion and dancing, among many others that you can meet on the official Amuse website.

There is also a shop on the website, I don't know if they ship to Brazil; on the internet you can find different images looking for the characters' names on sites like weheartit.com and pinterest.com, I've seen online stores that seem to be good options, like otakumode.com and tofucute.com, but I don't shop online, therefore, I cannot give an opinion.

Another company well known for the cuteness of its characters is San-x, from the bear Rilakkuma, and starting with him...

Rilakkuma is a very relaxed teddy bear who has as his friend another white bear named Korilakkuma, a yellow bird called Kiiroitori and there is a new teddy bear among them, I think it's like a Rilakkuma chibi, maybe it's another character, I'm not sure, but if it's called Chairoy Bear, just like Rilakkuma, but with more fur on his chest and the bear head symbol drawn on his feet and on the butt.

There are people who mistake Rilakkuma for this other bear:

But he's not Rilakkuma, he's Brown, Line's teddy. They are different characters.

Another famous group from San-X are Sumikko Gurashi, who are not just animals, but other little creatures that like to live in the corners. They are round and are always huddled, shy. Once in a while you can find illustrations of other characters in Sumikko style, like a round rilakkuma.

At san-x there are kittens too; what I met recently is called Funwari Necolon, the size of a perfume bottle! The tail is soft and it is literally a little ball of hair nya!

I loved it :3 Check out his twitter to see how much cuteness!

And there are dogs like Homekoro, a pomeranian and Berry puppy, a dog that loves strawberries, even has a whale, Jinbesan!

But the most popular characters in our country are Sanrio, the creator of Hello Kitty that everyone knows, has known or will meet at some point in life, right?

She has a pet kitten named Charmmy Kitty, who in turn has a pet hamster, Sugar. Charmmy Kitty was a gift from her father and boyfriend Daniel; she loves things that shine and has the key to Hello’s jewelry box around her neck. Hello Kitty has a twin sister with a yellow bow called Mimmy and a mother who makes the best apple pies in her opinion.

Another cute kitten is Mewkledreamy, very kawaii, chatty, likes dreams and love stories.

In the rabbits section, Sanrio presented us with several, such as My Melody, a rabbit that wears a pink hood that is friendly to a pink sheep, My Sweet Piano. If you search for mobile themes for these two, you will find a lot of cuteness, especially for android :3

Sugar Bunnies Shirousa and Kurousa love to make sweets, and Sugar Minuet, a variation in cute colors of Sugar Bunnies, are two rabbits who love to dance.

Still has the sweet Wish me mell, very white with colorful pompom, delicate and polite, and Bonbon Ribbon, a pink bunny who enjoys fashion.

Pompompurin and Cinnamoroll puppies are very famous. Cinnamon (or xinamon) is my favorite Sanrio.

He came from the clouds and works in a cafe, I think his name ( rolo de canela in Portuguese) has to do with the curled tail like one of those sweet cinnamon rolls, it reminds me of a rocambole too (I'm hungry now!), and his ears are so long that they make him fly; His friends also have names in this style, like Milk, Mocha, Chiffon, Cappuccino, Espresso (accompaniment to cinnamon roll, right? lol)

There is a variation of these characters called Cinnamon Angels, and Poron, all pink with a blue bow on the head!!!

Pompompurin, on the other hand, is a golden retriever that has a funny asterisk in belly :D He loves pudding, he's fun and looks like he hides his owners' shoes.

And mixing all the animals we have the Jewelpets, with magical powers and precious stones; my favorite is Diana who carries a diamond around her neck and has powers of feminine charm xD Meet each one on the Sanrio website.

I did not forget other characters more known here, but the post is pretty big ne? ;w;

I cannot give each reader and friend who personally accompanies me with a teddy bear, so that was a way to thank you for your affection, sending cute images that i collected on the internet! See you soon ;3

[makinomariasama]

Instagram Post Translations: November 6th-9th, 2019

Enjoy, and please don’t repost without credit!

<3 <3 Haircut <3 Today*

The director in charge * Today too, we talked about a lot of fun things And Thank you very much for the lovely cut and cut styling today too And, and I chose items that would care for my hair * I'll also use it while I'm on a journey to search for myself And, and, and Green tea cappuccino is delicious <3 And so on... It was really healing :) Maria was super happy <3 From Maria <3 <3

#morningmusume19

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<3 <3 <3 Iikubo Haruna-san <3 Happy birthday * ♪ "Yuuji" I won't forget the sky at that time "Yuuji" At that time, I want you to be energetic ♪ Iikubo-san, have a LOVE Rin year From Maria <3 <3

#iikuboharuna-san<3 #morningmusume19

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<3 <3 <3 Michishige Sayumi-san <3 "SAYUMINGLANDOLL ~Kibou~" http://sayuminglandoll.com/

Michishige Sayumi-san <3 She's cute today, too I really wanted to see her <3 Michishige-san I want to meet her every day :) Michishige-san Michishige-san, today too, I love-love-love you <3 <3 <3 Michishige Sayumi-san <3 LOVE Rin From Maria To be continued <3 <3

#michishigesayumi-san<3 #sayuminglandollkibou

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<3 <3 <3 Shimizu Saki-san <3

A story about Shimizu-san and ice cream <3 * A report because... * Ice no Mi (Koi mikan) Limited * And * Ice no Mi (White cafe au lait) Limited * Since I found them!! <3 <3

#shimizukisaki-san<3 #icenomi #morningmusume19

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<3 <3 Today, I drew this before I went to work <3 And NHK BS1 "World Sports x MLB" "MLB American Big League" LIVE Maria is finished summarizing the 2019 season Please definitely look at Makino Maria's blog

"MLB American Big League" LIVE <3 Thanks for the 2019 broadcast <3 I love the ED song too ♪ Maria thinks that the broadcast ED tells a story of more than just the highlights of the game.

"World Sports x MLB" Being able to appearing on my beloved World Sports feels like a dream even now <# I'm really sad about Marie-san's graduation from World Sports. Maria will firmly cheer for Marie-san.

Thank you very much for the 2019 season * From Maria <3 <3

#NHKBS1 #worldsportsMLB #kobayakawamasahiko-san<3 #kurokitomohiro-san<3 #mamizukanaotaka-sensei<3 #uedamarie-san<3 #yamamotoakiko-san<3 #iwamuraakinori-san<3 #mizunomai-san<3 #MLB #morningmusume19 #makinomaria

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<3 <3 * Morning Musume '19 Concert Tour Fall ~KOKORO&KARADA~ * November 11th - Rexxam Hall Thank you very much for the Kagawa performances!!

<3 Ishida Ayumi-san <3 Isn't Ishida-san like a pomeranian? A pretty, sharp pomeranian <3 From Maria To be continued <3 <3

#ishidaayumi-san<3 #sanukiudon #morningmusume19

[momo-de-avis]

Ageing Potion, Fungiface Potion, Oculus Potion

Ageing Potion: imagine yourself 50-60 years from now. how would you like a typical day to go? where do you see yourself?

god, I hope I’ll be sitting in my cottage either in the highlands or somewhere in ireland, i will wake up at eleven, head out for a croissant and a warm cup of cappuccino, and work on my new book through the night. there’s a pomeranian sleeping at my feet who chases after my neighbour’s chickens constantly so i have to keep him indoors. his name is Tobacco. my boyfriend runs a bookshop made entirely of second hand books. it smells exactly what you are imagining

(god I hope)

Fungiface Potion: What’s the greatest prank you’ve pulled?

Oh I don’t play pranks but boyfriend and I are on an ongoing war regarding this little fella we hide somewhere and expect the other to find

the longest so far: it’s taken him well over a month to find it in the sock drawer AND he didn’t find it, I had to tell him

Oculus Potion: would you rather see the distant past or the distant future?

Distant past!!!!! The future is always uncertain. no matter how good a psychic they can be, I will still believe it can be changed

but the past??? man as an art historian I would LOVE to be able to do that!!!!

[chayscribbles]

original poll here

[jessicakehoe]

Read Chapter 1 of Ian Williams’s Exclusive Short Story “I Want It All. I Want It Now.”

We wanted our Summer issue to be special, as it’s on newsstands for three months. What we came up with is two pieces of culture in one: There’s a short story, a dark take on contemporary romance written by Canadian poet and novelist Ian Williams, and then there’s the regular Summer issue, featuring Kacey Musgraves on the faux cover. Below you’ll find the first chapter of the fictional story, “I Want It All. I Want It Now.” If you pick up our Summer issue, on newsstands May 26, you’ll find it intertwined with stories on travel, trends and all the other content you’ve come to expect from FASHION.

–Noreen Flanagan, Editor-in-Chief

PHOTOGRAPHY BY TRUNK ARCHIVE

Vancouver

Another woman

I looked at my phone for—no joke—15 seconds to respond to a notification. (My father. Could I work that afternoon?) And when I looked up, my boyfriend was checking out a blond in the checkout line ahead of us. He was trying to be discreet, absent-mindedly picking the inside corner of his nose and nibbling both of his lips, willing the woman to turn around so he could see her face.

I tapped my phone against the magazine rack and waited. I picked up a pack of Trident, glanced at the nutritional label, put it back. Unbelievable. Hudson was grinding up on her in his fantasy. From the back, the woman was either Dolly Parton or Nicki Minaj. Blond. She wore high-waisted mom jeans, a white crop top, hoop earrings the size of her bracelets and probably too much makeup. She was probably Botoxed between the brows, probably had too much filler in her lips and probably her face was coated in downy fuzz.

So you got a contract for a shoot in—Whistler? Hudson came out of his trance.

Mexico, I said.

Mexico. Even better, he said. You can swing up to L.A. and meet me.

I’ll be working.

He mouthed “working” and made air quotes.

You’ll be “networking,” I said. Same finger quotes. You swing down and meet me. I’m always the one following you around.

I’ll see. His eyes shifted to Dolly Minaj tapping her debit card.

Do you know her or something?

My mom had this poster tacked up in her workspace at Citytv. She was one of the first female producers there. Now my dad keeps it in the waiting room.

Yorkie

I lifted the dog from the examination table into a plastic bag. It was an old honey-coloured Yorkie with long bangs—a faded beauty queen. I took it down to the freezer.

We had one more procedure for the day; then my father would get in his car and drive to Whistler. He had a condo there and an Australian girlfriend who thought I should be teaching public school and nursing a baby at 25. Neither my father nor the girlfriend understood terms like contract labour, freelance, precariat.

I made room in the freezer for the Yorkie. As a child, I remember my father teaching me the difference between a carcass and a corpse. To me, it was all death, a staple black dress. But to him, death was more elaborate, like a damask pattern. The worst part of death was not knowing you were dead, he thought. Not pain, not leaving people behind, but the blindness of the dead regarding their condition. I closed the freezer door and returned upstairs.

Up next, we had a Pomeranian with an intestinal blockage. I held the dog’s head; my father injected it and cut its stomach open. Then we took turns feeling along the intestines for the obstruction. It was a good note to end the day on.

Sometimes he injected them and they didn’t wake up.

I learned early on not to be squeamish. My father doesn’t pay me. This is not my life. It’s not even my job.

Dye

How blond we talking? Ella asked.

I was sitting on the lip of her bathtub while she sectioned my hair into six parts. I had bought two boxes from L’Oréal Preference: my regular light brown shade, “Shade 36 Havane,” and my dream shade, “Medium Rose Blonde 823.”

I wanted to be so blond that I’d turn the festival into a testostefest of bug-eyed guys tryna get with me. Hudson would block hotties with his shoulder and say, You got a problem, bro? They’d scuffle. Maybe rip their white tees. Blood. Yeah, a bloody nose or two. I’d drag Hudson off the guy, then clutch his bicep as we walked away. From the back, my blond hair would be dishevelled but fabulous.

You gotta work on your feminism, girl. Ella put on gloves. What’s it gonna be?

You don’t think it’ll look like a wig on me? With my eyebrows and everything? I’ve got all these gigs late in the summer. I can’t show up looking like a bleached fern.

I like you dark. Ella shrugged.

But—

Odile, make a decision!

I considered the models on both boxes. The blond was radiant, but the brunette was sultry. In the end, I slapped the light brown box into her hand. Safe.

Ella didn’t look surprised. I almost changed my mind, but she ripped open the box and I knew I couldn’t return it. I leaned forward, partly so she could start with the roots at the back, partly to hide my face.

Ella and I were a year into an M.B.A. program, half online, half in the classroom. On the first day of Risk Management, I introduced myself as Odile, a model. The female professor said, There’s math in this course. The male students looked up from their phones and calculated their chances. All the female students dismissed me as a ditz, except for Ella. On break, she characterized the professor as the kind of white feminist who is a puppet of patriarchal oppression in all its forms, including capitalism. Ella had a background in social justice and intersectional politics.

You do realize you’re basically a white feminist, I said. She stroked her hair hand over hand, like a Kardashian.

I totally realize my complicity in the problem, she said, full of vocal fry. Then, seriously, she added: I’m in this M.B.A. to grow a dick and then cut it off. I should have introduced myself as Ella, I used to be a stripper.

Ella applied dye to the middle section of my hair, then to the front.

I told her that I caught Hudson looking at a woman in a grocery store.

She said, The same way you got him is the same way you’re gonna lose him.

I did not break them up.

You kinda did, she said. Karma’s not just the name of an escort.

I met Hudson in Risk Management. He told me later that his philosophy was always to approach the hottest girl in a room first. Go big. And there was no question who was the hottest in that room of cuttlefish. His words. He was with another woman at the time. But he ended that relationship (like a month after we hooked up, Ella would add here), and we’ve been together for seven months. We went public. Like Ella, he was only getting an M.B.A. as part of a master plan; his was for him and his band to be a brand. He was in the program to talk the talk, to learn the reptilian language he could use in L.A. to get his band signed. His ultimate non-sexual fantasy involved rolling across America in a tour bus and calling me from pay phones in dusty rectangular states. Some women like men with plans. I like men with dreams. Or fantasies. Even better if they included me.

Ella removed her gloves.

While we were waiting for the colour to set, I flicked my hand through her closet for something to borrow. Ella was taller than me so I couldn’t wear her pants, but everything else was fair game. I’d call my style “bohemian”—mismatched layers and oversized accessories—like a human gallery wall. Actually, I passed most of the spring semester layering Ella’s clothes on mine or Hudson’s. Sometimes his clothes ended up in her closet. Sometimes her clothes ended up in his. She slept in my bed some nights. I slept in hers other nights—maybe tonight.

Photography via Trunk Archive

Flight Centre

When I saw my hair, I reacted like women in makeover reveals. I wasn’t blond, but I was my best self. My mother used to watch Oprah. Call me crazy, but a good dye job always makes my boobs look bigger. I had to fan my eyes to keep back the tears. Ella tried to get me to spend the night, but I messaged Hudson.

Texts after midnight always got an enthusiastic reception.

Hudson met me on the street as I was parallel parking. Even though he was a few feet away, I could feel him all over me like a cloud of blackflies.

He fluffed my hair with both of his hands and pressed me against the side of the car. A lump in his sweatpants. I was wearing Ella’s sequined shift dress; slipping off my shoulders, it was like wearing moonlight on a lake. Hudson kissed my neck, kisses like bubbles everywhere. I had stepped into a glass of Champagne. I turned my head into the glare of the Flight Centre’s lights.

He remembered his trips based on what he ate. I remembered mine by what I bought: a Michael Kors bag in L.A., a Dior macramé dress in Paris, Gucci slippers in Ireland, a Van Cleef & Arpels pendant in Chile.

Then I went inside and surfed him like in the Beyoncé song.

Insomnia

I fell asleep while Hudson was making himself an avocado sandwich. I woke up a few hours later, and he was fingerpicking his electric Gibson. The next time I woke up, he was mixing music with his laptop on top of his keyboard. Then he was flipping through the FASHION magazines I had left on his amp, maybe reading the marginalia I wrote while I was reading them.

It’s like he wanted to sleep but couldn’t. I got up and went to him on the couch.

What’s bothering you? I asked.

He shook his head. He was bouncing his leg.

Photography by Robert Reader

I was used to his insomnia, but tonight his energy was more skittish. Maybe he’d had a late cappuccino. I put my hand down his pants to tire him out. He put his nose in my hair. When he tensed and exhaled, I lay down on top of him so he couldn’t move, so our heartbeats and breathing would synchronize and he’d fall asleep. (He believed in that cosmic energy stuff.)

But when I peeked, I saw that his headphones were on and his eyes were open.

At dawn, he walked me to my car.

What you got going on today? I asked.

He shrugged. I just need to get some sleep.

I nodded. I’ll leave you to that then.

I bought an Americano at the place nearby, but when I got back to my car, I saw him unlocking his bicycle.

He swooped a leg over the frame and pedalled hard the other way.

Odile’s story isn’t over yet. Where was Hudson headed and will his relationship with Odile survive mounting tensions when things don’t go as planned during a weekend getaway? See how it all pans out in Chapter Two and follow @the.real.odile on Instagram for real-time updates.

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