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shushmal · 2 days ago
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okay you know the american express skate shop commercial?
eddie who co-ownes a skate shop despite having only been on skateboard twice in his life (he broke his arm the second time) but gareth loves skating more than drums, and the band never went anywhere but his skate career DID, so eddie somehow wound up taking care of gareth's shop while he travels the world breaking his bones. eddie's clientele is a pretty narrow group, until fucking steve harrington himself (his hs school crush) comes into the shop asking for a board for his daughter.
months of awkward flirting later, eddie finds out max is a big fan of gareth and that night eddie is curled around gareth's ankles chanting "please please please please please please please" and gareth throws up his hands and agrees to meet them.
that weekend eddie happily gets to hang off steve's shoulder while gareth and max are tearing up a half pipe. max is happy, so steve is happy, and gareth is impressed with max's talent and keeps getting more and more into coaching her through a few little tricks, and eddie may never get into steve's pants, but anything is worth seeing steve smile, so happy and excited for his kid and—oh fuck, eddie's in love fucking shitting fuck
meanwhile, steve spends each morning lamenting to robin as they get their bakery ready for the day how he'll die alone because eddie won't ask him out and robin keeps yelling at him, all exasperated "why don't YOU ask him out then??" and steve pouts because that's no fun
anyways one day eddie wanders into the shop not even realizing that steve works there (luckily he's doing a delivery atm), and robin sees eddie from all the way in the back and beelines it out so eddie just randomly gets accosted by the bread lesbian hissing "i need you to dick down and marry steve already or i WILL kill him, i'll drown him in the sourdough."
eddie walks back out thinking robin's some kind of prophet or psychic, he has no idea that she actually knows steve.
but who is he to argue with a fate-sayer? and he fulfills part of the prophecy that very night.
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junktastic · 18 hours ago
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Hi everynyan,
Some of you will remember that I was taking names/addresses to send out free stickers in September. I am almost done sending them out now, so here's a quick update on that.
The Good!
I like this a lot! It's fun to do. For reference, I'm printing, laminating, and cutting these myself at home, so I'm learning a lot about my machine. I like being in charge of the quality control, I like doing the logistic work. Idk. It's fulfilling to me.
It's also really delightful to see names on the list who I've known of for a long time. Old and new faces, people all over the world, I love seeing people adopt a catgirl. :3 And for free! I'm by no means making a lot, but being able to provide something fun and physical to the people who enjoy my art for free is just! Wow!
The Bad!
Everything that could have gone wrong during this process did, which is why they're going out so late. The at-home manufacturing process was relatively simple but the materials kept being funky, or I'd do something wrong, so I'd have to toss something that I'd completely fucked up, OR I'd just miscount how much stuff material I had left. It's been a pain in the butt, so I'm glad it's done and that I've learned so much from it. I ALMOST FORGOT, I DESTROYED ONE CUTTING MAT MAKING THAT ROGER STANDEE FOR MY WEDDING LOL SO I HAD TO SPEND TIME CONDITIONING THE NEW CUTTING MAT! UGH!
There's also: the money. I know it's gauche to talk about it, but doing this was pretty expensive. I live in Canada now, and most of the letters were going out of Canada, so that postage added up. Materials cost, time, it's a pretty good chunk of change, but I didn't go broke so I want to do it again.
The Other?
I definitely want (and plan) to do this again very soon. I'm talking within this month. I'm making Christmas cards! I've already set money aside for this so it's all good, and it involves less at-home manufacturing since I can just reach out to a local print shop.
I know some people were wary of the google form, but I can't really find a better alternative at this time. MailChimp has had at least one major information leak in 2024 alone, so I am not sure where else to turn for collecting addresses at this time. I had a few people who did not give me towns/zip codes, and the street address would have three or four towns in that state alone with that address. Since I didn't collect e-mail addresses, I didn't have any way to reach out to entrants about this. If you don't see your sticker in the next few weeks, this might be why! I also plan on adding a checkbox just to confirm that the person requesting the sticker is over 18, NOT because I plan on sending anything saucy, but I know what it's like to be a teen with parents who open you mail, an I don't want to cause problems for anyone because Mom and Dad think fairies are satanic or something.
Most people I've talked to about all of this have really emphasized that I need to reopen my Patreon. I'm not saying anybody is wrong on this, but it just makes me feel so uncomfortable. I think anyone who's followed me for a while has seen me try and fail to do art full time or, hell, even have a schedule for something, and I've failed every time. I'm so scared of failing people again. How can I ensure that I'm producing things on time, to a standard I am happy with, that anyone willing to support me (in this economy?) would also be happy with? It will probably happen, but I'm just so... Plus, with all honesty, I have a commission backlog that I need to finish first! I'm bad at the business part of this whole thing, I think. I'm a blue-collar labourer in my heart.
That's my update! I wish you all well, please stay safe and take care of yourself and those around you. I'll post again when I'm collecting addresses for the Christmas cards.
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morgana-larkin · 1 day ago
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Hello, I just finished you got a friend in me part 2 and I was wondering if you could write a part 3 where Alison calls Melissa “mom/momma” or something like this for the first time. Thank you.
Hi anon! I’m very happy that you liked part 2 and then immediately wanted a part 3! I thought this was a really cute idea and wrote it pretty quickly. Not edited in the slightest and I hope you like it!
On another note: I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all my followers as I passed 300 followers a few days ago! 🥹🫶🏻. I’m almost done Melissa with a breeding kink so should be out tomorrow or the day after.
You Got A Friend In Me - Part 3
Warnings: just a lot of fluff of Melissa and Alison
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“Alright, here's her overnight bag and here’s the key to the house in case you need to get something.” You say as you hand over Alison’s bag and the key to Melissa and she puts it in her car. “Alright Alison, remember to listen to Melissa ok?” You say to Alison and she nods.
“I will mom, I promise.” Alison tells you and you give her a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
“Ok I’ll see you both on Sunday when I get back.” You tell them.
“Alright we’ll see you then and have a good trip, and I love you.” Melissa tells you and gives you a kiss.
“I’ll try and I love you both!” You tell them before going to your car to go to work who will bring you to the airport. You’re going to a work conference in California for a couple of days and Melissa immediately offered to look after Alison while you were gone.
Melissa and Alison head inside after you leave, Melissa goes to the teachers lounge while Alison goes to hang out with her friends on the play structure.
“So how are you feeling about looking after Alison over the weekend by yourself?” Barb asks Melissa and that catches the trio’s attention.
“Why are you looking after Alison by yourself?” Jacob asks.
“Cause her mom is going to California for a work conference and will be back on Sunday. Now stop eavesdropping.” Melissa says and then turns back to Barb. “I’m pretty nervous but excited at the same time.”
“Well it’s a big thing for you, you’re basically going to be the mom for a weekend.” Barb says to her and Melissa freezes.
“I didn’t think about it that way.” Melissa says before a smile makes its way to her face.
“You seem happy at the thought.”
“Well Y/n trusts me enough to take her child for a whole weekend and basically be her parent for three days.” Melissa explains to Barb. “So kinda happy about that.”
“So what are you going to do with her over the weekend?” Janine asks.
“Well it’s the beginning of April so I was thinking indoor activities, as it’s still a bit chilly out, like bowling or staying at my place and bake cookies.” Melissa says as she has a fond smile on her face. “She also loves to draw and Scooby Doo is her favourite cartoon to watch. So maybe curl up on the couch and watch it with her with some hot chocolate.” Melissa adds.
“Sounds like a fun weekend.” Gregory says.
Melissa is sitting at her desk, doing some grading while her students are working. She can’t help but look slightly up at Alison. Looking at the way she taps her chin with the pencils eraser when she’s thinking, the way she sometimes bites her tongue when writing. Melissa can’t help but think about the way she feels about her, that she’s basically her daughter. She only wishes that she met you both sooner so she could have been there when Alison was born and watch her grow up from the start.
The final bell rings and Melissa makes sure all her kids get picked up before taking Alison’s hand and walking with her to her car. On the way out they run into Barb waiting for her husband to pick her up.
“Hello girls.” Barb tells them.
“Hi Ms. Howard!” Alison says cheerfully. “I’m spending the weekend with Melissa!” She adds on.
“I heard. Are you excited?” Barb asks her.
“Yes! I love spending time with Melissa.” Alison says and Melissa has a huge smile at hearing that.
“Well I hope you both have a good weekend.” Barb says when she sees Gerald pulling up.
“Bye Ms. Howard!”
“Bye Barb, see you on Monday.” Melissa says and then continues the way to her red car. “So kiddo, what do you want for dinner tonight? I’ll make whatever you want.” She asks Alison.
“Oh can you make your spaghetti and meatballs!” Alison suggests and Melissa smiles.
“Why do you always ask for Italian food? I can make non-Italian meals too.” Melissa says while shifting the car into drive and drives out of the parking lot.
“You said whatever I want and I want your spaghetti and meatballs.”
“Alright, I’ll make that then.” Melissa says. The rest of the drive home was filled with Alison telling Melissa all about her day even though she’s her teacher and was there for most of it. “So Alison, do you want to watch tv or help me make dinner?” Melissa asks her as they enter her house.
“Can I help make dinner?” Alison asks with a smile.
“Of course, how about we watch one episode and then we can get started on dinner?” Melissa suggests and Alison nods and then bounces over to the tv. They watch one episode of Scooby Doo and then they go over to the kitchen to get started on dinner. 10 minutes later, Alison is sitting on the counter, rolling the raw meat into balls while Melissa is making the sauce. “How does this taste?” Melissa asks her and gives her a spoon with a bit of the sauce on it.
“That’s good.” Alison tells her after taste testing. “Melissa?”
“Ya hon?”
“Do you have a father?” Alison asks her and Melissa glances at her before going back to the sauce.
“I did, he died a few years ago though.” Melissa replies with. “Why do you ask?”
“I’ve asked mom who my father is and she says that she doesn’t know.” Alison tells her with a frown.
“That’s because she doesn’t actually know. You were definitely a surprise for your mom and she loves you very much. It doesn’t matter who helped bring you into the world, who matters is who’s in your life ok?” Melissa tells her and Alison nods.
“Meatballs are done.” Alison tells her and Melissa looks at them and smiles.
“Looks great!” Melissa tells her and Alison smiles proudly.
They both have the spaghetti and meatballs in the dining room.
“What are we doing after?” Alison asks her.
“Hm, I don’t know. What do you want to do after?”
“Can we draw together?” Alison asks her and Melissa nods with a smile.
“Of course, I didn’t get you a colouring set and not have you use it.” Melissa says and Alison smiles.
“Melissa?” Alison suddenly asks and Melissa looks at her. “Why are you so good with me?”
“What do you mean hon?”
“Well when my mom was with that other girl, Kate, she was with her for a year and she never did as much with me as you do.” Alison explains to her.
“Well I don’t know what Kate was thinking, but you deserve to know that you’re just as important to me as your mom is.” Melissa says and Alison nods. “Having trouble cutting that piece of meatball?” Melissa asks after she sees Alison struggling and Alison nods. “Here, let me help you.” Melissa says and takes Alison’s fork and knife and then cuts up the meatball in pieces.
“Thank you.” Alison says then goes back to eating. After they finish eating then they go and draw on the coffee table together. “Are you and my mom going to get married?” Alison asks while drawing some grass.
“I don’t know, it’s a little early to be thinking about that. Your mom and I have only been dating for about 6 months.”
“Well I would like it if you did.”
“You would?” Melissa asks, halting her drawing.
“Ya, I like you as my teacher and I like spending time with you.”
“Well I like spending time with you too hon.” Melissa says to Alison.
“Look what I drew!” Alison exclaims a minute later and shows Melissa the drawing. “There’s me, mom, you, then grandma and grandpa.”
“You drew a family picture…with me included?” Melissa asks and Alison nods with a smile. “You’re so sweet kiddo. Come here.” Melissa says before wrapping Alison up in a hug.
“What are we doing tomorrow?” Alison asks after the hug.
“Well I thought we could go to the store and get some ingredients to bake something. Like maybe some cupcakes and decorate them after.”
“Can we make Easter cupcakes? Easter is in a week.”
“Of course we can hon. How about for now, you go and get ready for bed and then we can watch a Scooby Doo movie together. I’ll even make popcorn.” Melissa suggests and Alison’s face lights up, and then runs upstairs to the guest bedroom that Melissa set up for her.
Melissa puts a bag of popcorn in the microwave before going to set up a Scooby Doo movie. Alison comes back 10 minutes later in her pjs and flops down on the couch next to Melissa. She snuggles into Melissa before Melissa starts the movie.
“Comfy kiddo?” Melissa asks with a smile and Alison nods before paying attention to the movie.
Alison ends up falling asleep on Melissa during the second Scooby Doo movie and Melissa gently starts stroking her head. Melissa then carefully lifts her up and carries her to the guest room. She sets her down underneath the covers, tucks her in and places a kiss on her forehead.
“Good night kiddo.” Melissa whispers before getting up and leaving.
Melissa goes downstairs and cleans everything up before going back upstairs and gets ready for bed.
The next morning Melissa is up making pancakes for Alison. Alison wakes up and goes downstairs before Melissa is done with the pancakes.
“Morning kiddo.” Melissa says to her when she sees her entering the kitchen. Alison lets out a yawn before replying back to her.
“Morning Melissa.” She says groggily.
“Did you just wake up hon?” Melissa asks and Alison nods. “Are ya hungry?” Alison nods again. “Well the pancakes are almost done. How about you put the syrup and plates on the table?” Melissa suggests.
“Ok!” Alison says, who perked up at the mention of pancakes.
After breakfast they both get ready to go to the store and get the ingredients for cupcakes and decorating.
“So if you want Easter cupcakes, you want purple, yellow and white sprinkles?” Melissa asks her when they’re looking at food decorations.
“White icing, and yellow and purple sprinkles.” Alison says with a smile.
“Alright, you got it kiddo.” Melissa says as she grabs the items needed. “Now do you want chocolate, vanilla or red velvet cupcakes?” She asks.
“Chocolate!” Alison exclaims and Melissa nods with a smile. “You’re not grabbing the chocolate cupcake mix?” Alison asks as they walk right by it.
“Nope, I’m gonna show you how to make cupcakes from scratch.” Melissa tells her as Alison hops on the front of the cart.
“You and your daughter are very cute together.” Melissa hears and she turns around to see a woman looking at her with a smile.
“Oh thank you but she’s my girlfriend’s daughter.” Melissa tells her.
“Well you’re both still cute together, daughter or not.” The woman tells her and then walks away. Melissa is left stunned before she turns back to Alison who’s looking at where the woman was. Both of them then go back to shopping like it didn’t happen.
“So I think we got everything needed.” Melissa says. “Ready to go back home and start making them?” Melissa asks her excitedly.
“Yes, let’s go make some cupcakes!” Alison exclaims and then runs to a cashier.
“Woah, slow down, I can’t bring the cart that fast, Alison.” Melissa tells her.
“Sorry.” Alison says and waits for Melissa. Alison then gives the items to Melissa who puts it on the belt for the cashier to scan. Alison then helps Melissa put the stuff in her car and then brings the cart to the cart return.
“Alright, hop in kiddo.” Melissa says after opening the door to the backseat. Alison gets in the backseat and Melissa gets in the driver seat before starting the car and driving back to her place.
“I’m so excited!” Alison squeals after they bring the bags into the kitchen.
“Alright, here’s a stool for you to stand on.” Melissa tells her while she puts down a stool that she keeps around for herself for the top shelf. Alison gets on the stool while Melissa gets the cupcake pan out. “Ok kiddo, put one cupcake wrapper in each hole in here.” Melissa instructs Alison after giving her the wrappers. Alison does as instructed while Melissa gets everything out. They then begin making cupcakes from scratch. “Alright now add the chocolate chips and the cocoa powder.” Melissa continues instructing Alison.
“How many chocolate chips?”
“Let’s put about half the bag.” Melissa tells her and Alison nods before pouring the chocolate chips in.
“Can I steal a few?” Alison asks and Melissa nods with a smile.
“Go for it kiddo.”
They continue making the cupcakes after Alison steals a few chocolate chips and hands some over to Melissa for her to eat some as well.
“Alright and now we pour the mix into the cupcake wrappers about halfway.” Melissa tells her and hands her a spoon. As soon as Alison starts putting the mix in the wrappers is when Melissa gets a call. Melissa gets her phone out and sees that you’re calling her. “Hey.” Melissa tells you when she accepts the call.
“Hey Melissa! How are things with you and Alison?” You ask and she immediately wants to video chat with you and you accept it and your face comes into view.
“Hi mom!” Alison exclaims and you can see they’re making something.
“Hi sweetheart! Are you two making something?”
“Yes, Melissa taught me how to make cupcakes from scratch and she let me steal a few chocolate chips.” Alison tells you while she pours some mix into a wrapper.
“Oh wow! Sounds like you’re having a fun time.” You say.
“Ya I am.” Alison says and you see Melissa ruffle up Alison’s hair.
“She’s been a good little helper.” Melissa tells you with a smile.
“After they’re done in the oven, we’re gonna decorate them and it’s going to be Easter themed!” Alison tells you and you open your mouth in shock.
“Oh my god, that’s so cool!” You tell her and Alison goes back to what she was doing. “How was last night?” You ask Melissa and she turns the camera to herself.
“It was good, she helped me make dinner and then she fell asleep while watching Scooby Doo.” Melissa tells you.
“We also drew pictures!” You hear Alison say and Melissa smiles and blushes at that and you wonder what they drew.
“What did you guys draw?” You ask and Melissa flips the camera to Alison’s drawing that was on the fridge.
“She drew a family picture.” Melissa says and you look at the picture and see that Alison also included Melissa in the picture.
“Aww that's cute, I see she included you in it.” You say and she flipped the camera back to herself and you can see she’s smiling and biting her lip while nodding. “Well I’m so happy that you’re close to each other.” You tell her and she smiles at you. “I do have to go but I just wanted to call to check in on you guys.”
“Well thanks for checking in, Alison and I are having fun together.” Melissa tells you. “Wait, are you having fun Alison?” Melissa asks her and Alison turns around.
“Yep!” Alison replies with. “Melissa I’m done with the cupcakes, can I eat the rest of the mix?” Alison asks and Melissa looks at the cupcake wrappers filled with the mix.
“Just put a little more in that one.” Melissa says and points to one. “Then you can eat the batter.” Melissa tells her and Alison nods before adding more of the mix into one and then starts eating the batter.
“Well I’ll let you both go as I have a conference to get too.” You tell her and she nods at you with a smile.
“Well, have fun with that.” She tells you and you chuckle.
“I won’t but thank you.”
“No problem, I love you.” Melissa tells you and you smile at her.
“I love you too.” You say and then Melissa brings the phone over to Alison who has a mouth full of batter. “I love you sweetheart.” You tell her.
“I love you too! Bye mom.” Alison says before putting more batter in her mouth. You disconnect the call after waving to the both of them.
“Alright kiddo, let’s pop these in the oven.” Melissa tells Alison and Alison then gets off the stool. Melissa grabs the cupcakes, pops them in the oven and sets a timer for 15 minutes. “Alright now to clean up.” Melissa says to Alison. “Do you mind bringing these to the sink? And putting these dishes in the dishwasher?” Melissa says and hands a few things to Alison who then nods and does what she’s told.
“Melissa, remember that lady from the store, the one who thought you were my mom?” Alison asks her.
“Yes, why?”
“Well it made me think about that, I do see you as a mother figure.” Alison says and Melissa turns and looks at her.
“Really?”
“Ya, I mean you’re always there for me when I need you, and you help my mom take care of me, isn’t that what a mom is supposed to do?” Alison tells her and a couple of tears fall down Melissa’s face.
“I guess so hon. You know I think you’re very smart for an 8 year old.” Melissa tells her and Alison smiles.
After cleaning up and chatting a bit, the timer on the oven goes off and Melissa goes and gets the cupcakes out. After checking that their done, Melissa gets everything set up for Alison to start decorating.
“I can’t get the icing right.” Alison pouts out after trying for the third time.
“Here, let me help you with that.” Melissa says and guides Alison on how to put icing on the cupcakes.
“Thank you!” Alison says and then continues doing the other cupcakes. “How crazy can I go with the sprinkles?” Alison asks Melissa after she’s done with the icing.
“As crazy as you want. Use all of them if you want.” Melissa tells her and Alison’s face lights up.
After drowning the cupcakes with sprinkles, Alison announced that she was done and they both had a couple before putting the rest in the fridge. After they finished eating, they went to the couch and Melissa grabs the deck of cards on the coffee table. Alison watches in amazement how good Melissa is shuffling the deck of cards and Melissa looks at her with an amused smirk.
“Been shuffling decks for years kiddo.” Melissa tells her.
“Will you teach me to shuffle them like you do?” Alison asks her and Melissa smiles at her.
“Sure, it’ll take a lot of practice though.” Melissa responds with and Alison smiles and nods. Melissa deals 7 cards to each of them, they make their matches and then Alison starts the game.
“Do you have any 4’s?” Alison asks.
“Go fish.” Melissa says after a second. “Do you have any 9’s?” Melissa asks after Alison takes a card.
“Yes.” Alison says with a sigh and reluctantly gives her two 9’s. “That was gonna be my next move, ask for 9’s.” Alison tells her and Melissa smiles.
They end up playing go fish for a couple hours before switching games.
“Ok this game is called crazy eights.” Melissa says to Alison. She then goes on to explain how to play and they do a few practice rounds.
“Ok I think I might have the hang of it now.” Alison says after the 4th practice round.
“Want to play for real now?” Melissa asks her and Alison nods. “Ok.” Melissa says and then she deals the cards.
They play a couple games of crazy eights before Melissa gets up to go heat up some leftovers for dinner. During dinner, Alison is looking a bit disappointed while eating.
“Something wrong kiddo?” Melissa asks her.
“My mom is coming back tomorrow.” Alison says and Melissa looks at her confused.
“Ya she is, aren’t you happy about that? You love your mom.” Melissa asks her.
“I am happy about seeing her again, but that also means going back home without you.” Alison says and Melissa gives her a small smile.
“You see every day in school and all 3 of us spend time together on the weekends though. Even though we don’t live together, you still see me everyday.” Melissa tells her.
“But every evening after school you’re not there.”
“Would you prefer if I was?” Melissa asks her and Alison nods. “Well maybe your mom and I can talk about me spending evenings at your place or all of us spending evenings here.” Melissa tells her and Alison smiles.
“What are we doing after dinner?” Alison asks.
“I thought I could give you your first lesson on shuffling, maybe play another game and then watch a movie.”
“What game?”
“Well what game do you want to play kiddo?”
“Do you have snakes and ladders?” Alison asks and Melissa chuckles.
“Of course I do, l’m not an amateur.” Melissa jokes and Alison smiles before they finish dinner.
After dinner, Melissa teaches her how to shuffle properly without dropping any cards. Then they play snakes and ladders 3 times before they decide on a movie to watch.
“You wanna watch the Addams family?” Melissa asks Alison after Alison suggests it.
“Yep, I’ve heard it’s funny.”
“Well it is, and it’s also more of a Halloween movie.” Melissa tells her.
“Can we watch it?”
“Sure, you can get it ready and I’ll get the popcorn.” Melissa says and Alison smiles before getting it set up. Melissa comes back in with 2 bowls of popcorn and a few popcorn flavours. “Choose a flavour if you want.” Melissa tells her and Alison immediately adds the cheddar one.
They watch the Addams family together and Melissa sees that Alison is enjoying it a lot and maybe they can watch the second one too.
“I love Wednesday! Do you think I could be her for Halloween? She’s so cool!” Alison says after the movie.
“I think we could get you a Wednesday costume. Do you want to watch the second one? Wednesday is in it more.” Melissa tells her and Alison immediately nods her head excitedly.
“Can we have more popcorn? I finished mine.” Alison tells her and Melissa smiles before getting up and making more. “Oh my god, Debbie is just as crazy as them.” Alison exclaims during the movie and Melissa chuckles.
“That’s the point kiddo.” Melissa says and Alison leans on Melissa to cuddle with her, and Melissa immediately wraps her arm around her. Melissa reads Alison a bedtime story after she finishes getting ready for bed and Alison laughs every time she uses a funny voice. “Alright hon, I’ll see you in the morning.” Melissa tells her as she tucks her in and places a kiss on her forehead before leaving the room.
The next morning, Melissa is cooking some bacon and eggs when she gets a video call and sees it’s from you.
“Hey you.” Melissa says as your face goes into view.
“Hey Melissa.” You say with a smile. “Wanted to call you before I leave for my flight.” You tell her and Melissa smiles.
“Well I never mind a call from you.” She says as she flips the bacon.
“The plane lands around 2:30 so I should get to your place around 3.” You say and she looks at you in shock.
“What makes you think Alison and I aren’t picking you up from the airport?” She asks you and you look at her with a slight blush on your cheeks.
“I don’t know, I just didn’t want to assume.” You tell her and she shakes her head at you with a smile.
“Well Alison and I will be there.” She tells you and you smile and nod your head.
“So how was it with Alison?” You ask her and she smiles.
“It was really good, lots of fun. And I was thinking of taking her bowling before you get here, unless you want to join us.” She tells you.
“It’s you and Alison’s choice.” You say with a smile.
“There is something that she said yesterday.” Melissa starts and you nod your head for her to continue. “She said she wanted me around more, like in the evening after school.”
“Oh, well that’s definitely an easy fix if you want to be around more.” You say.
“You don’t mind if I’m around more?”
“Melissa, we’ve been together for 6 months, if I didn’t want you around then I would have already told you.” You say with a small chuckle and she lets out an airy laugh.
“I guess so. And yes I do want to be around more. You both make me feel happy.” Melissa says as she turns off the stove and gets two plates.
“You know if her drawing is anything to go by, she sees you as family.” You tell her as she scoops the bacon and eggs onto the plates.
“She’s an amazing kid, I’d be happy if I could be family for you both.” She says and you smile at her.
“I always knew you were a softie, a red teddy bear.” You say to her and she scoffs.
“Only with you two.” She says with a smile.
“Is that bacon I smell?” Alison says as she enters the kitchen in her pjs.
“It is, kiddo.” Melissa says and grabs her phone. “Your mom is on the phone.” Melissa tells her and Alison grabs the phone.
“Hi mom!”
“Hey sweetheart, did you have fun with Melissa?” You ask her and she nods.
“A lot of fun! Yesterday, Melissa taught me how to shuffle cards and we watched The Addams Family.” Alison explains to you.
“Oh wow, sounds like you had a lot of fun yesterday. I also heard that you want to see Melissa more.” You say and Alison nods. “I think we can arrange that.”
“I want to see you and her at the same time though. Like living together.” Alison tells you and both you and Melissa freeze.
“I think it’s too early for that but we can definitely arrange where either Melissa comes here more or we spend more time at her place.” You explain to Alison and she nods.
“Ok.” Alison says.
“Alison, do you want to go bowling before we go pick your mom up or after?” Melissa asks her.
“Can we do it with my mom?” Alison says excitedly and Melissa nods.
“Of course.” Melissa tells her and brings the plates to the table. “So we’ll stay here until we have to pick your mom up and then we’ll go bowling after.” Melissa says and they both agree with her.
“Hey, I have to go but I’ll see you both around 2:30.” You tell them and Melissa bends down to see you on the phone as Alison is holding it.
“Alright hon. We’ll see you at 2:30.” Melissa says.
“Bye mom!” Alison says to you.
“Bye, I love you both.” You tell them
“I love you too.” Alison tells you.
“I love you hon.” Melissa tells you and then you disconnect the call. “Alright let’s eat.” Melissa says before they both go to sit at the table.
The day flew by too quickly for Melissa. Yes she’s happy that she’ll get to see you again, but acting like a mother for Alison for the weekend was better than she’ll admit.
After breakfast they both went to get dressed, then they drew, played cards, watched Scooby Doo. Melissa even helped Alison with some of the homework that she gave out on Friday. Before they knew it, it was time to go and pick you up. Melissa drove them both to the airport, parked and went to the gate that you’d arrive at.
You step off the plane and you go to where your luggage will be. You turn the corner and you see Melissa and Alison there, looking to be playing patty cake. You walk up further and you and Melissa lock eyes. You then see her stop playing with Alison and say something to her before Alison turns around.
“Mom!” She yells and comes running to you. You go on one knee and have your arms wide open as she makes her way to you and attacks you with a hug.
“Hi sweetheart! I missed you.” You tell her and she pulls away just as Melissa makes it to where you two are.
“Hey hon.” She says and then you stand back up and kiss her.
“Ew!” You hear and you pull back and look at Alison who’s making a face.
“What are you saying ew for?” You ask her.
“Because I’m looking at my mom kissing mama, that’s why.” Alison says and then walks over to the luggage.
“Wait, did she just-” you say and look at Melissa who’s looking at Alison in shock.
“She just called me mama.” Melissa says as a tear slides down her cheek.
“Mom, I see your luggage.” Alison says and you go over and take your luggage.
“Alison, did you just call me mama?” Melissa asks Alison and Alison nods.
“Is that ok?” Alison asks her and Melissa immediately nods and gives her a big hug.
“That’s more than ok kiddo. I love it!” Melissa says with a huge smile.
“Alright, ready to get out of here?” You ask them both and they nod.
You all go out to the car, pack your luggage in the trunk and then you all get in, with Melissa in the driver’s seat.
“Alright, bowling now?” Melissa asks you both.
“Ya! Bowling!” Alison yells and you nod. Melissa then grabs your hand and you look over at her with a smile. Melissa gives you a smile in return before she drives off to bring you all bowling.
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th3d0nutl0rd · 8 months ago
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Lisa Frankenstein left me on such an adrenaline high I've hardly slept and have spent at least 2 hours giggling and kicking my legs this isn't okay
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royalarchivist · 9 months ago
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I say this in the kindest way possible, but I think this style of prose is more appropriate for a personal account rather than an update account. I have no idea who's being talked about half the time. 🥲
[ Tumblr meme via @mikaikaika ]
#QSMP#Philza#Edited#Phil#Let me know if this needs an additional tag#I don't think this necessitates a discourse or neg tag or whatever because I'm being silly but I'm happy to add one if folks need it#I won't post this one on Twitter I don't think because I genuinely don't want to hurt anyone's feelings#but. I feel very strongly about this. It's not helpful#I say this as a fan and as a professional writer (who also worked in the Marketing and Communications field for far too long)#The prose is nice! It's very whimsical and they're having fun! But I don't think it's appropriate for an updates account#I recently turned off notifications for QsmpEN and I'm considering muting them because half the updates just aren't helpful to me#I want to be able to speed read through the update thread I don't want to spend an additional 30 seconds trying to decipher who's who#I don't like posting complaints so I tried to make it a funny complaint#because I do think feedback is good! And I know I'm not the only one who feels this way#but at the same time: these update writers ARE volunteers#(As a side note -- I personally think anyone running a large social media account should be paid)#(I did that for a few years and it was hell. I can't imagine doing that and NOT getting paid for it)#But anyways#They're all volunteers so I don't actually wanna go all pitchforks and torches on them (which I wouldn't do anyways even if they WERE paid)#I'm just venting my frustrations in what is (hopefully) a funny way#but you're welcome to disagree! That's ok too#Portfolio
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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 1 year ago
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Lights Out dream team - scribbled Silly Style. low quality, even
#theyre hanging out <3#with the horrors AND each other <3#its taken some deliberation but these are the first four & the ones who spend the longest time in the dark together#frank wakes first. then poppy. then howdy#the rest im still kinda Thinkin on who wakes when#im thinkinggggg eddie-julie-barnaby? or eddie-barnaby-julie... i have several Factors to consider#scribble salad#wh lights out au#but anyhow frank poppy wally howdy quartet lets gooooo#i like making characters that arent typically associated with each other Interact#like its usually frank + eddie or julie / poppy + sally / wally + barns / howdy + barns#so its fun to think about these four only having each other#their Main Besties are all still in dreamland#OH FUCK YEAH PLUS HOME LMFAO#i keep forgetting about home im sorry. lock me up boys#well its not like home can join them on their adventures (horror journeys)#and its kinda. not on good terms with wally. which means its not on good terms with the others.#but anyway at this point in the au wally is very happy to have more friends#so is frank! finally New Conversations!#im thinking that his and wallys relationship was starting to strain a little by the time poppy wakes up#so its good for them to have Other People#big friends! cozy friends!#they are Extra Big bc the illusion of their reality is shattered! they are their base selves!#no more mind reality twisty to ~keep them in frame w/ the smaller puppets~ for the show#so poppy/howdy/barnaby are all nearly 8 ft as canon prescribes#and all of the others are 3-4 ft (also as canon prescribes)#an Adjustment for sure <3
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crescentfool · 7 months ago
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happy mochizuki monday, have a little doodle i made based on a convention i went to this past weekend :)
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blazingblorbos · 10 months ago
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We (the Trailblazer) fall so in love with Firefly during the Penacony story, don't we...
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I thought the photo montage in the Sweet Dreams Preview was a lot...
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I was fucking wrong, they upstaged it IMMEDIATELY
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tethrras · 4 months ago
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my mom literally trying to gaslight me in real time is sooo funny
#can i say quite literally the most cunty annoying thing in the entire world.#it is very frustrating to me that i send my birthday wishlist. a month before my birthday.#and everyone waits till the last week to get stuff. like.#i get my stuff for people 3 weeks before birthdays and christmas most of the time if they give me lists#and literally some ppl are shopping for me like 4 days before my bday and asking what i want#even though i already. sent a wishlist.#and i don't get it like#i never buy myself fun things bc i hate spending money#so i ask for fun silly stuff you have to buy online bc otherwise i'll never get it#and then they also never get it for me bc they never look at what i want until last minute#and i don't get it lol!!! makes me feel like no one actually wants to get me anything#and just does it out of obligation like#i care about getting stuff ppl want and making them happy#IDK I KNOW THIS SOUNDS SO CUNTY I SHOULDN'T COMPLAIN#THAT PPL WANNA GET ME THINGS AT ALL#it's just like. i care a lot about effort yenno.#SIGH WHATEVER. I JUST THINK IT'S FUNNY MY MOM TRIED TO GASLIGHT ME ABT THIS CONVO#i told her to tell my brothers gf not to get me x piece of dndads merch cuz tay wanted to get it for me#and that the gf could get me dragon age posters i put on my google doc#my mom comes back down says the dndads stuff wouldn't come by my birthday#and i said i literally told you to tell her not to get her that because tay wants to get me that#and she was like no you said the other thing#NO. I DID NOT. LOL.#AND THEN SHE ROLLED HER EYES AT ME WHEN I CORRECTED HER#like.............................................#ANYWAY. SORRY FOR BEING THE WORST MOST ANNOYING GIRL IN THE WORLD AND#EXPRESSING THE MOST GLARINGLY FIRST WORLD PROBLEM OF ALL TIME#i just want ppl to genuinely care about me on my birthday like sorry if that is too much to ask!!!#maia.txt
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loppiopio · 1 year ago
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the chances of the people seeing this aren't super likely so this is highly inefficient but i'm too afraid to approach people personally…. yet i've been burning with the need to express my gratitude for the tags i've received individually somehow and figured, i could do it the way i do best. in the tags 😅
(sorted by most recent) (i capped the limit hard here) (some ✂️✂️ had to be done 😔) (i still like this format a lot though) (might do this again in the future idk would people like that??) (i hope it's not mortifying for anyone……..)
it's sorta the way i like it, indirect and unimposing, even if it's kinda. wieldy. but it's just on my blog so anything goes right? although in saying that, i am open to being imposed on. like if someone wants to talk about aci or something, like other fic?? i'm a big fic fiend. or anything else lol not sure what else you'd wanna chat about since so much of the stuff i've put out is just. about fic. but hey, if you're a person i don't mind being approached :>
(lol the way i've made this like a *throws out a bunch of paper slips* find your's 🎉) (might be obnoxious hm) (sorry...) (find your's if you want though 🫡)
#i said a thing#@glaciesdraco i'm so glad someone is appreciating the brilliance of my shitpost yes i went so hard on that and it's you too??#i enjoy your ramblings and hcs a lot (if that one gift art based on your hcs wasn't telling) i hope my indirect appreciation can reach you#two years ago for a gift exchange i had [get them drunk] as one of the things on my wishlist and linked your post with it because they're <#@miyukiwynter your tag was fun and cute it made me smile :) oh no the boy!#@spooky-sordid your enthusiasm for the 🥥 post despite zero context is so fun to me i'm happy my niche things connect with you like that :]#@scrambledshizaya oops! all aci posts with even more on the way sorry it's all i got#the energy of your tags is very fun though i hope to bring a little pain with the 📸⚠️ comp and loverboy cringe is so izaya indeed#@gay-deer your all caps enthusiasm is so so sweet to me thank you for loving them!! also you bring fun things to my dash so thanks for that#@vi-138 you haven't said anything so i hope you don't mind.... i've seen you in my notifs a few times and i'm appreciating it very much :>#@fweamy i like your energy and omg you like the way i draw them?? no wayyy i'm so flattered you like my portrayal of them? that's such high#this makes me feel better about my style like actually since i spend a looooot a lotta time on every little thing so it can appeal to me#and i'm not confident at all but i do try very hard to achieve aspects of how i like to see them so i'm glad it seems to resonate with you#i draw all too slowly but you shall be in my thoughts as i fight to deliver more of these scrunkly scrimbos 🫡#@zamtik you think it's awesome? :0 wow thanks! also thanks for appreciating the 🎀🔪 i made that not a lot of people acknowledge heh#@gay4and2high i like that you acknowledged the content of the fic i love the content of this fic i need to acknowledge it so bad 🗣️#@stupidusernamepolicy idk if you meant for your words to read like this but i'm still so so flattered by the tags you left on that post 🥺🥺#idk what you actually think of the fic so i can literally only imagine your enthusiasm for it but i think i feel some of it in those tags 🧠#and you seem to really like the post in particular so?? thank you c:#@whamss no way are you sure you love my art?? thank you i'm glad you find them cute and see so much personality in them too??#you pointed out shizuo in particular !! yesss i slaved away soooo tirelessly on him (except i was very tired) i'm glad he is appreciated#his face... it needed to convey so much...... sad puppy dog look#the humouring of izaya's antics that soften him in light bemusement “mouth slightly open probably as close to a smile as it would ever get”#and thank you for enjoying loverboy cringe with me he is exactly that#@soultiio thank youuu i appreciate this sorta connection we have going on where we communicate through tags a little <3#i like the comments your affection for the boys is very sweet thank you#@pennyloni thanks for the obligatory shizaya reblog#@pineapplething hihi!!!#@demon-of-ikebukuro i take joy in all the appreciation for the comm :> also you have a fic i'd like to try someday bc it looks interesting!#@churroful you haven't said much since but thanks for finding the 🎀🔪 sexy >:D i appreciate you in my notifs and i hope you enjoyed aci!!
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nomairuins · 15 days ago
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its so embarassing likee. going to talk abt a feeling you have but you already know ppl will be like Oh that sounds like depression lol and its like. well yes . i know . trust me i am so aware i am depressed . but its still like a thing ive been thinking abt and wanting to talk abt but ik itll just be like Ok hun 👍. idk idk what response i would want tho ig FNFNFNF
#not anything serious i was just thinking how like. idk. this is gonna sound rly stupid#but for me personally like. sometimes. How do i phrase this without sounding rly evil#i think obv ppl can spend their money however they want but like. its kind of hard 4 me to grasp sometimes like. there r things that ppl#spend a lot of money on bc it makes them happy like umm. vacations or pets or hobbies or whathaveyou. and obviously thats fine but#i iust feel like its all so. temporary and like. idk. idt im ohrasing this right at all i just likee. the thought of working all year to#afford to take a vacation and then working again to afford another vacation just makes me feel like i want to die. like. idk... i like#vacations we dont need to go on them a lot but ig its just like. everything we do just feels like a waste of time. not in like a Ohh you#should be doing more work Obviously its just like. idk. maybe it is just me. but i feel like im just waiting until i die and can be done#with it i guess. and everything i do is just to fill time until that happens. yk ? which is silly bc of my whole. Thing i cant talk abt#but ppl talk abt like. going out and partying or going on vacation or whatever and i like. I like those things its nice when they happen#but they dont rly make me longterm any happier i guess. everything just feels like another thing im doing. idk. this rly isnt coming out the#way it is in my head. and Again i know this is just depression shit or whatever im just like. its all exhausting. it just makes me feel so#tired. to think abt working and working and working so i can pay to be alive and i can save to do one fun thing every so often to keep me#sane enough to keep working and working and working and i probably wont ever be able to retire itll just be. work. and then ill die. yk.#but i feel like the vacations and stuff dont like. refresh me very much. maybe its just bc ive only been on one 'vacation' as an adult and#it was just like. coming home to see my family. and realizing id have to move back home yk..#+ like. my mom nd my gran taking me out for a weekend when i lived up there#nd those things were nice and all but once its over its like. it doesnt fuel me to keep going it doesnt make me feel any better abt having#to work for the rest of my life#ik im being ridiculous bc im literally unemployed and i cant even get up off my ass to get my stupid fucking ged so i can get a job and be#Useful to my family its just like. idk.... i try so hard to be like Oh nothing mayters and thats why everything matters type thing like. Yes#all things end and the point is to just try to be happy until it does#but i feel like it just doesnt happen for me. i feel like any happiness i feel is so insanely like. it happens and then its gone. and its#back to just. the knowledge that im still fucking stuck here. and i will be until it happens. yk. i play video games tomoass the time until#i go back to sleep then i wake up and i make a spreadsheet to pass the time until i go back to sleep#and everyday just feels like passing the time until i go back to sleep and itll just keep going until it happens. and its nice to have nice#days but whats like. the point. yk. everything just ends#IDK. this is all very whiny im sry. ive just been feeling it a lot lately . i hope this doesnt feel like me being like Ohhh you ppl r so#dumb participating in hobbies and going out and having fun dont you know yr gonna DIE? thats not what im trying to be like#its just like. i feel like it doesnt make me as happy as it does other ppl like. none of it refreshes me or makes me want to keep going
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ishipmutualrespect · 6 months ago
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hua-fei-hua · 2 years ago
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we have moved on to persuasive speeches in comm class n bc we have so little time left in the semester they're gonna be partner debates, so i have grouped up with the guy in there with whom i started talking abt genshin a while back, n we're just like. "fuck it. let's just do the ethics of gacha games and whether they should be regulated like gambling in casinos"
#which is a very broad topic n i know we're not gonna touch on everything in the ten minutes we'll be allotted#so in my head i'm like running through the arguments you always see online#n it's fun to discuss too bc since we're both familiar w/gacha culture those aspects also feel like important things to discuss as well#bc like. on paper you can present gacha games as harmless bc you ''don't have'' to spend money on it if you have the self-restraint#and there Are kids who grew up playing these things who learned restraint along the way#n are able to engage w/these kinds of things with healthy boundaries n limits n stuff#n like kids Shouldn't be playing gacha games; many people say that the target audience of gacha games are kids but that's like.#that's literally not true. the target audience of gacha games are the whales who are all adults.#just bc they often attract the attention of kids as a side thing doesn't mean they're necessarily Made for them#but that doesn't negate the fact that hey! there ARE a lot of kids who can someday be harmed by this *as collateral*#and just bc they're not the target audience doesn't mean it's okay to just ignore them bc there are so many#(also the fact that gacha ecosystems revolve around balancing the needs of whales n f2p complicates this further)#(in order to keep the whales happy you have to keep your f2p around or else there's no one for the whales to flex on)#(so in a sense f2p are kind of like live bait to keep whales around)#(it doesn't matter who or what the f2p/low spenders are; as long as you have bottom feeders around to make up majority of players)#n since kids tend to have a lot of passion and spare time they often get pulled into games like gnshn which can unlock gambling addictions#since there's basically not a lot of oversight it's really easy for them to fall into bad patterns just bc of gacha culture n stuff#anyway since we have similar views we're both chill with taking either side of this debate presentation#i think we're both of the opinion that there is Something that has to be done but we're sympathetic to the people who disagree#simply bc we've both experienced this shit From The Inside#花話
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mieczyhale · 1 year ago
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josh's nieces are in town for the next week and they came over yesterday. i wasn't super up for it but it was actually a great time (not thrilled about the mess i get to clean up tho. they love to play dress up with my closet and i don't mind but nothing gets put away fjdjdj)
ANYWAY
one of them told me about her boyfriend (which was like ??!! for me) and the way she went about it was:
"(something something) my boyfriend Liam. we're having problems right now but we're working on it"
AND SHE SAID IT SO SASSY
BABYLOVE YOU ARE 9
10 IN AUGUST
WHAT DO YOU MEAN RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS FJFJSJDJ
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wholesalesoftie · 2 years ago
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got heartache for a friend
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sciderman · 7 months ago
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@awfuckward yeah you get it
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about being a loser
#sci speaks#i had a friend say this to me. that i was always on my own world and. my world is so nice to visit. its so unlike everyone else's.#just a peaceful place to have fun. but it's not the real world. and everyone has to go back to their world.#and i don't know. i guess i didn't want to meet anyone on their world because everyone else's worlds seemed so...#so dramatic and loud and unpleasant. nobody's world was as cute and whimsical as mine.#so of course i want to stay on my cute whimsical world.#why would i want to go spend time on the other unpleasant worlds when i made mine so nice and fun.#i guess i didn't understand why other people would want to go to their horrible worlds. why not stay and have fun over here?#but i guess that's maybe why i was bad at forging connections.#i need to meet people on their worlds sometimes. i can't just stay on mine. even if it's so much nicer here.#wow. this is a big therapy session actually. i think maybe i finally understand why i'm so lonely.#but i don't know how to fix it. i still don't want to go to other people's unpleasant worlds.#i just want more people to come to mine.#and to stay a little longer.#all my friends always had so much drama and i never wanted to be a part of it. so i stayed in my own world.#it was an oasis for them if they wanted to escape. but they'd never stay very long. they had to get back to their worlds.#me my world didn't have drama. i didn't allow it. i created my world to escape drama.#“no drama allowed” i wrote in big bold letters on the door.#“leave your drama at the door. this place is for whimsy and silly jokes.”#i created my world because i wanted to escape the drama of my parents and their divorce probably. it always came slamming on my door.#so i sang and i drew and i watched cartoons all locked away in my room.#the horrible drama can't get to me. i'm impenetrable. i'm happy all the time. i'm happy all the time. i want to be happy all the time.#sure they're screaming outside my door but my door is LOCKED and i'm singing songs and can't hear them.#i'm watching cartoons and i can't hear them.#sorry. sorry. hoough.#this is why i'm so distant from people maybe. i avoid unpleasant things and people's lives can be unpleasant.#i'm here for clowning.#but i guess people think that's all i'm here for.#i never talked about my sad things. i don't like to make people sad. especially when i can flip the switch and make things happy.#i want to be happy. i want to be happy. i want to be h
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