#and so cheap toooo

[incensemaniac]

got a sample of this and im freaking out about how much i need it. perfect textbook comforting powdery iris

on the dry down it's quite heavy on the pink pepper your skin but better glossier you type deal but i kind of still love it

i will always recommend molinard!!! such fabulous quality blends at such reasonable prices.. figue and mediteranee are my faves from them as of right now

iris by molinard

[im-not-a-sheep]

pirating the new vegas dlcs is really easy. you just need to download the dlc files(you can find them on archive dot org) and add them to the data folder of the game

oh lmao

[around-your-throat]

found hikaru shinda ga natsu in the bookstore but it was too expensive to justify buying a book i've already read </3

[oh-no-its-bird]

recently, i've started to see things where tobirama is reincarnated as sakura or is sakura's "inner", which is really interesting. could i get your take on this?

Unfortunatley I don't actually know much ab Sakura's inner! I learned naruto lore via fanfiction (never actually touched any canon media, oops) and have only actually read like 3 Sakura centric ones, I straight up didn't even know Sakura had a multiple personality(?) thing going for her till a few months ago (and boy wasn't that a surprise)

I think Tobirama being reincarnated as her could be p fun!! But also I think I'd be more interested in telling a story where he just straight up reincarnated as someone not existing in canon, if only bc then he could also interact WITH Sakura instead of just being her

I find that a lot of stories that try to give Sakura agency just kind of toss her entire character out the window and start from scratch, which is fun and valid! But it's more fun for me to make direct, uncomfortable eyecontact w canon her and find increasingly stupid or chaotic ways to fast track that whole "character development" thing or at least find ways to explain why she's Like That(tm)

So yeah I don't have toooo much interest in Tobirama reincarnating as specifically Sakura or her inner, but I could be into a story where he just reincarnates in proximity to her and then see how they bounce off of eachother. Maybe as a sibling? That could be cool

If he's born a girl we can zap em with the trans beam on top of the body dismorphia of suddenly being a whole child, that could be interesting. The blatant sexism of naruto canon could also make for an interesting plotline if we want to actually get into that

I kind of like the idea of him not actually remembering his previous life, at least not in full. Maybe he has weird dreams sometimes, maybe he looks at photos of the Nidaime and gets weird feelings of dejavu.

I suddenly have a very specific mental image of him getting a scar on his cheek, where one of his tattoos used to be, and just staring in a mirror afterwards at this super weird feeling of dejavu mixed w a sensation of it not being right mixed w just general body dismorphia and aw fuck why does he feel like he's both a little more right and further from himself than he's ever been?

Anyways would he be born younger or older than Sakura? Older brother him is just super overprotective, often suffering from nightmares of sensing as Sakura and some unnamed "other sibling" of his dies. It could also mean he can interact with Itachi actually, maybe they can be emotionally stunted baby genius friends or smthn

But younger sibling him could make for a surprisingly compelling parallel with Sakura and Hashirama! Especially w how Sakura later goes on to train with Tsunade n stuff

Part of me wants to say he's still names Tobirama for simplicitys sake, he can just be named after the Nidaime or smthn. But also that feels a bit cheap even if it is easier, so at least for now we'll name him Tora

Him and cat Tora can square off for name rights idk

Tora speaking oddly formally for a civilian, and having the kind of respect for your elders that come from being a second son in an elder run clan in ancient Japan. He has an awful time trying to form emotional attachments with people, including but especially his parents, who for some reason never really felt like his

But also him having a super easy time being attached to his new little sister Sakura, who he refuses to see anything bad happen to ever

So Tora and Sakura's parents being like suuper traditional, which is why Sakura is Like That when it comes to boys (she's constantly being told she needs to find a man to take care of her) Tora acts as a good figure and role model in her life, so while she's still interested in romance like canon she isn't AS boy crazy and can do a bit of thinking for herself.

And then we can get some fun conflict between Tora and his parents, who unfortunatley don't get the whole trans thing and constantly insist he needs to either drop the shinobi thing and find a husband, or if he does keep going at the shinobi thing, use it to find a husband there then drop it

Yeah he's not doing either of those things.

(they find out he's friends w the Uchiha clan heir and immediatley get weird about it, all glowing with pride that he's "attracting such good potential husbands" n stuff (Tora is PISSED))

Anyways Tora being just alarmingly good at literally any jutsu Tobirama invented. Like, ALARMINGLY good. He has that first life muscle memory, which unfortunatley is NOT a valid alibi and he's about to get his ass beat for seeming to have reverse engineered secret jutsus he shouldn't be able to know.

It isn't HIS fault that just glancing at the flying thunder god technique that one time was apparently enough for him to instinctively understand how to use it!!! Maybe this "Tobirama" guy should have just been better at making his jutsu harder to understand, this is clearly not his fault

He manages to help avoid the Uchiha massacre by being friends with Itachi, the two of them both graduating early and at the same ages, joining the same team and then ANBU together and so on.

Tora being really strong and graduating early and all that only further motivating Sakura to be a super strong shinobi, just like her big brother! Maybe she and Sasuke can even bond or have met earlier through Itachi and Tora's friendship.

Sakura and Sasuke childhood friends agreeing to try and graduate early together just like their older siblings. Not really into sasusaku but Ill say Sakura can keep her crush on him but be actually normal about it via exposure plus maybe some boy advice from Tora (he's a shinobi, so if you really want to charm him, you'll have to beat him first)

She can maybe lose it with time (and exposure to him being a dumb cringe fail kid w his brother still around) and maybe go kiss Ino idk

Anyways, Tora and Itachi friendship. Shisui is also there!! (Love that guy)

They're dynamic is just emotionally suppressed bastard (thinks hes better than you) + emotionally suppressed bastard (knows hes better than you) + upbeat guy smiling at you as he holds a gun to your head

Shisui and Tora take turns driving the car as Itachi sits in the back seat peacefully eating some applesauce (he's just happy to be here)

They're gonna blow up the hokage tower for the good of the people 👍

They're on an ANBU team w Kakashi and Tenzo and forget about going grey, they're gonna make Kakashi's hair straight up fall out from the stress

Maybe Tora can move out of his parents house the first chance he gets, and then whatever place he manages to find can be a little safe place for Itachi. Itachi accidentally ends up almost moving in w him as things at home get worse and worse w the coup. He just stays over more and more and doesn't want to return home

Circling back to the "Tora instinctivley knows how to navigate Tobirama's seals/techniques" the most terrifying point of the story is when he sees Naruto's jinchuriki seal and realizes he knows how to mess with it

Uh oh!! Shouldn't have that information!!

Anyways take some doodles

(Danzo is "that jackass who won't let me look at the nidaime's old research" and Tora has a GRUDGE.)

[bynewcommer]

Get yourself a cheap sound level meter. Just something that tells you how lound the surrounding is.

Just absolutely go down on your lee. Like, no mercy at all. They're required to keep their cute little sounds quiet. If they happen to reach a certain decibel value, the timer will go up, and the tickling will get worse. For every time they reach or surpass said value. :)

If you want to rig it against them, set the decibel value reaaaally low, so they're not allowed to make any sounds at all and just take it like a good little lee should~.

However, that won't happen, so the punishment sets in. Instead of just increasing the timer, though, reset it back to the full original time.

You've managed to go 12 minutes without laughing and broke at 3 minutes left to go? Well, that's toooo bad for you. Looks like it'll be 15 minutes again.

If the timer is getting dangerously low, just – completely accidentally – increase the intensity already to make them fail. We don't want to make it too easy for them now, riiight?

[pitifulbaby]

Battle Of The Bands

summary: most people do rather traditional gender reveals, but how does a couple who aren't traditional do one?

pairings: Eddie Munson x Fem!Pregnant!Reader

warnings: pregnancy, eddie has some big feelings, day million of alice not knowing how to do warnings, probably bad writing

a/n: i have been trying to write this for honestly wayyyy toooo long, longer than i should have but! i hope you enjoy this! thank you to the ever so cute @eddieschains for helping me with this! i hope you enjoy! 3.5k words

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Parties were never your favorite thing, the crowds were always rowdy and the smell of cheap beer and weed seemed to linger even after you left. But you never minded smaller parties- more so just a friends and family get together. Sure at times they could get loud, but it was never as intense as other parties. 

In an odd way you compared it to a spider, the bigger a party gets the more uncomfortable you are, much like a spider. Small spiders are bearable, but as they get bigger? Nope.

So never did you think you would ever have a gender reveal party, you figured if you had kids you would always just find out the gender through an ultrasound, and that never seemed to be a problem for you. It had been Eddie’s idea to do a gender reveal party. He wanted your child to get to experience things he never got to- even if it had to start way before the baby was here yet. 

You don’t blame him because you were the same way, you both grew up with hardships and not getting to have things other kids your age did. So you both vowed to give them as much as you can. You two were already obsessed with the baby, only being five months into your pregnancy.

The baby wasn’t fully planned, but that doesn’t mean you two weren’t welcoming the baby with open arms. Things happen for a reason, some good and some bad. But this seemed to be a good thing. Sure you both were rather young to be starting a family, but you two loved each other more than anything in this world, so you knew things would be okay. 

Eddie searched for all the ways people reveal the gender, cutting into a cake with the inside being blue or pink, opening a box to reveal balloons, popping those powder poppers, but Eddie thought those were boring and overdone, and truthfully you agreed with him. Maybe it was because those were rather traditional reveals and you two were probably the least traditional in anything. And finally the idea came to him.

The two of you often shopped at thrift stores or garage sales for things, mostly going shopping there for clothes for either of you- wanting to save money to buy brand new things for the baby. Currently your normal clothes just didn’t fit right anymore, some of the oversized shirts you owned still fit, but anything else was just too tight on your stomach that was housing another human. The thrift store you two often went to the most was smackdab in town, a mixture of modern and vintage things mingled into one shop. It was pretty big for a locally owned thrift store, with a section for clothing, furniture, books and movies, and well, everything else you would find at a place like goodwill, but with much nicer things for lower prices.

You were both looking through the maternity clothes, your brows furrowed as you tried to find something you liked. Eddie stood next to you, his hand on your lower back and rubbing soft circles against the fabric of the shirt you wore- that was also one of his shirts. Your gaze wandered over each and every clothing item you looked at, asking Eddie his opinions on whatever you pointed out. He gave you his honest opinion, which was that you would look good in anything, everything and even better in nothing. To which you would either scoff, roll your eyes, feel flustered or all of the above. 

After managing to find a good bit of things you liked, you two decided to head to the front to check out and pay. The owners of the store were an older couple, but today it was just the wife running the store. Her eyes lit up at the sight of the younger couple, she knew you both by name- always raved about how you were both her favorite customers. 

“Hey you two!” Her voice was cheery, a bit worn from years of smoking and just being as she was older, a southern drawl laced through some of the words she spoke. 

“Hi Mrs. Mabel,” Eddie replied with a smile, placing your clothes on the counter. The elder lady simply rolled her eyes at Eddie, smacking his arm softly, “I told you to stop adding ‘Mrs’ to the beginning of my name, makes me feel old and I already feel one foot in the grave.” Mabel scowled at the boy, which only caused you to laugh and lean against Eddie ever so. 

Mabel started to ring up the clothes that were priced amazingly low, smiling at the two love birds in front of her. “How have you been feeling, Mom?” She questions, eyes landing on you and letting her gaze shift to your swollen stomach. You simply let out a soft groan at her question, leaning more against Eddie as the woman lets out a snort of a laugh. “I get it honey,” She replies with a soft smile. 

The rest of the transaction goes fast, her quickly ringing the clothes up and bagging them. Before you two leave though she turns to Eddie. “This is a bit random, but someone dropped off this guitar and it's rather banged up so we aren’t going to sell it. Do you want it?” She questions as she brings up an older looking, wooden acoustic guitar. There was a large water stain on it and it looked like someone went to town on it with markers and crayons. There were scratches on it and one of the strings was snapped. 

As Eddie looks at the guitar, you could almost see the lightbulb going off above his head, a wide smile pulling at the corners of his lips. “You sure?” He asks, in which she simply nods, “You would be doing me a favor.” She says handing over the guitar. He grabs the neck of the guitar, “Thank you.” 

Once you two were seated in your car, Eddie seated in the drivers seat and you in the passenger, but before driving away he turns to you with a big smile. “I figured it out.” He says, a sense of pride evident in his voice. You arched a brow at him, leaning back against the seat and after moving the vents to blow air directly at you. Your head is turned to him, staring at him. The car is silent, which is much different from when you first get in his van and he puts the keys in, music usually will blast out- but he doesn’t play the music super loud in your car. It's always turned down to a respectable level. 

You two blink at one another for a moment before you finally speak, “Are you gonna tell me what you figured out or do I have to guess?” You ask with a cock of your head, Eddie blinks and lets out a small laugh, “Sorry, got distracted looking at you.” Somehow his smile manages to widen as he speaks. You roll your eyes to try and hide how flustered his words made you, feeling heat rise in your chest. “Stop it,” You manage to get out, words breathy.

“No sweetheart, I’m not gonna make you guess. I figured out how we are gonna do the gender reveal.” Eddie’s words are sickeningly sweet, leaning over the console to press a kiss to your lips before he is seated normal and driving the two of you back home.

Though you never enjoyed parties, you couldn’t help but be excited for this one. Nancy had helped you and Eddie plan the whole thing, letting you two come up with the ideas and came up with a few herself, and then she would help get the things needed. Since you and Eddie were far from traditional, you two planned it all differently than a normal gender reveal. The dress code was simple, if they thought you were having a girl you wore red, and if they thought you were having a boy you wore black. 

The party was being hosted at yours and Eddie’s home. Though the dress code was black and red, you two kept the other stuff the traditional blue and pink, only for the fact that it's rather hard to find baby items for parties in black and red. 

Nancy had come over at around 10:30 in the morning to help finish setting everything up. She came wearing an outfit that didn’t correspond with either red or black because she was the one who knew if it was a boy or a girl. Nancy was given the gender in an envelope, the ultrasound technician writing the gender of the baby down and sealing it up for you to give to whomever. So she was tasked with knowing.

Though the set up was simple, it screamed you and Eddie. Pink and blue guitar picks decorating the table, balloons shaped like music notes, lots of sweet treats and salty foods, you had gotten a cute journal and put it on the table for everyone to either sign their names or just write something sweet for the baby to read when they got older, and then a sign on the wall that said; 

“Battle of the bands! Cast your vote, BLACK Sabbath vs RED Hot Chilli Peppers!” 

The black was colored blue and the red was pink, and to cast your vote all you had to do was write your name on a little music note sticker and stick it under the respected side of the ‘band’ you were voting for. There were some other little things here and there, but the thing everyone was here for was of course, the reveal.

Eddie had thought long and hard about how to go about it, but the day Mabel gave him the old guitar that was honestly needing to be trashed, he knew what he had to do. Eddie explained to Nancy to get that colored powder that they use in the gender reveal videos, stick a bunch of it in the soundhole in the body of the guitar and then seal it up so none of the color seeps out.

And then it would be simple, the guitar would be smashed and the color would fly out.

Eddie had given you the opportunity to smash the guitar, but you told him you thought it would be better if he did, and after a bit of back and forthing he finally agreed to be the one to smash it.

The party was in full swing, it was full of your closest friends, the people who you thought of as your family. You weren’t close with your biological family, never really were. You were always the outcast, the black sheep so to say, of the family. And truthfully you can’t remember the last time they tried to contact you, so you never contacted them. So they weren’t invited to the party. 

The only person Eddie was truly in contact with in his family was his uncle Wayne, who was Eddie’s saving grace. So he was the only blood family there. 

Then of course there was the rest of corroded coffin, plus the other close members of the hellfire club. And then the other members of the close, tight knit family you created. 

Eddie was glued to your hip for most of the pregnancy, and today wasn’t any different- and to some others it would be annoying, but truthfully you didn’t mind it. Maybe you two were in the honeymoon phase, but it had been like this since you two started dating when you were both sixteen. But you were both now freshly twenty three, so perhaps this was just gonna be how you two would always be. 

A gentle hand was rubbing up and down your back, your lover letting you lean into him as you stood talking with Wayne. 

Wayne Munson was a wonderful man, a hardheaded gentleman with a heart of gold. He never doubted that either of you could take care of a child- though you knew he kinda hoped you two would’ve waited a little later in life. But, he was happy for you both and excited to be a grandfather, though he joked and said he was too young to be one.

“Now you tell me if this boy isn’t helping you, alright?” Wayne spoke, a southern twang laced in his words as his hand reaches out and grabs a hold of Eddie’s shoulder, giving him a small shake. His words caused you to laugh and Eddie to groan, “Wayne-” 

“He is very helpful, wont let me do anything myself.” You said with a bright smile, enjoying seeing Eddie embarrassed. But before the conversation could continue, Nancy was wandering over to the three of you, a soft smile on her face as she reaches a hand and places it against your arm. “You guys ready?” Nancy had told you guys to stay inside while she set the rest of the stuff outside, planning to do the reveal in the driveway. 

“You ready to smash a guitar?” You said as you turned to Eddie, you weren’t surprised to see him already looking at you, he pouts softly. “It's gonna feel like I'm committing a sin, but yes.” 

In truth he was scared as hell, not for the fact of smashing a guitar, but knowing the gender. It’s not that he wants one more than the other, it was more so the fact that the moment he knows what it will be will be making it that much more real. He was excited to be a father, but he still had that lingering fear of fucking up the kids life. He didn’t want to turn out like his dad, and it feels like everyday that passes the memories he had with his mother become more hazy. 

He had Wayne and he was the father figure he needed, but he still had that anxiety that no matter what, that it would happen. No matter how many times you reassure him he can’t help but wonder, what if it's just in his genetics? What if sometime down the line something in him switches and he becomes a carbon copy of his father?

But everytime you look at him with that smile, each time he feels a kick, looking at the sonogram, that fear seems to slowly start to fade. 

Moments later the gaggle of your found family is crowded in the driveway, Eddie holding the guitar carefully as his gaze finds yours. Jonathan was in charge of recording it all, which he had no problem in doing so, Nancy was stood by a radio, shoving a cassette tape in and soon Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns n’ Roses was playing through. The song causes Eddie to laugh, his grip on the guitar tightening as he holds it safe and nearly doubles over in laughter, which in turn causes you to laugh at his enjoyment. 

Neither of you were expecting the song choice, but boy was it welcomed. 

Once again Eddie was looking towards you, “Ready?” He yelled out to you over the song, placing the guitar over his shoulder and gripping the neck tight. Your left hand went and rested against your stomach, nodding with a bright smile. “C’mon! I wanna know what I’m growing!” You soon exclaimed back, you knew no matter what gender you were having you would be happy, and you knew you sounded like most every parent out there when you said all you wanted was for the baby to be healthy, but it was true. That was all that mattered to you, that the baby was happy and healthy. 

With a playful eyeroll Eddie was then rearing back the guitar before smashing it against the concrete. And with the single smash the neck of the guitar snapped off, causing pink powder to puff out of the body of the guitar and settle against the ground.

Eddie is then letting go of the broken neck, jumping for joy as he hollers excitedly. You, of course, were an emotional mess. The moment the color appeared the tears pooled in your eyes and slipped down your cheeks. Everyone around you was screaming and cheering, but they got tuned out the moment the gender was revealed. 

It didn’t take a second longer before Eddie was sprinting towards you and taking you into his arms. A second later he was pulling away, resting his hands against your cheeks. “We are gonna have a baby girl!” You sobbed out, hands grasping the sides of his shirt. His only reply was an excited laugh, pressing his lips to yours- but it was difficult to kiss as you two smiled so intensely. 

The kiss was interrupted as a pop! Sound was heard, which turned out to be Gareth and Dustin popping streamers over you and Eddie. The male pulled you into a hug once again, pressing kisses to your forehead as your friends swarmed over. 

“I told you guys it was gonna be a girl.” You heard Max say to Dustin and Lucas, her arms crossed over her chest as she smirked at them. “I should’ve bet money on it.” She added, which made Dustin roll his eyes and Lucas to shrug his shoulders. 

The rest of the party seemed to settle after that, the younger hellfire members helping clean off the driveway- which was just hosing down the driveway. Everyone chatted for a bit before starting to leave, not before giving the two of you a hug and words of congratulation. Nancy, Jonathan and Wayne had stayed back to help clean, there wasn’t much to clean and you know it wouldn’t take long for you and Eddie to do it, but they took the chores upon themselves. 

Each and every single time you tried to help you were just shooed away, which in a way you were okay with- you had been on your feet for quite some time today and you were really feeling it now. 

Wayne ended up staying the longest, helping Eddie make the three of you a nice dinner before he decided it was time for him to head back home, leaving with a kiss to your forehead and a soft smile. Eddie had walked Wayne out to his truck, which you knew that they would be outside talking for a good while. So while they were outside you had gotten yourself ready for bed, laying under the downy soft comforter with a book. 

Eddie had wandered back inside almost half an hour after he walked his uncle out, a tired glaze in his eyes and his features relaxed. He locked up the house before stepping into your shared bedroom, quickly changing into a pair of pajamas- which consisted of an old pair of sleep pants and a shirt he cut the arms off. Once he had gotten under the covers he was propping himself up on his side, gently taking your book from your hands and putting the bookmark in. 

He placed the book on the side table before settling back where he just was, his free hand nudging up your cotton sleep shirt and resting upon your bump. You two just laid there and stared at one another for a moment or so, his thumb rubbing against your skin. 

You could feel tears prick at the corners of your eyes, letting yourself curl into Eddie. “Oh honey,” He cooed softly, laying back flat on the bed and taking you with him. Your arms wrap around his torso as you rest your head against his chest- not fully laying on him, more so half on him. “What's wrong?” He asked quietly, “I don’t mean to cry,” You start with a sniffle, “I’m just, really happy.” Your words were sincere, giving Eddie a squeeze as you spoke. With a small laugh he is pressing a kiss to the top of your head. 

“Me too, a baby girl. In just four more months we will have a daughter.” Eddie spoke with awe in his voice, his hand starting to rub your back while the other one takes a hold of your hand and rests it against his chest. Your tears had subsided, more so just watering up but they never fell. You find yourself relaxing as you listen to the thud, thud, thud, of your lovers heartbeat. Feeling any tense muscles in your body ease up as your eyes slip shut.

“We are gonna have to come up with a name, and we still need to paint the nursery- how is it that nine months feels so long but, fuck, its going by so fast.” Your words were slightly slurred as you felt the tug of sleep pulling at you, “I still think that Ozzy is a kickass name.” Eddie said after a few moments of silence, causing a laugh to bubble up, moving your hand from his hold and reaching over and gently pinching his nipple.

“Hey! Stop- what if I gotta breast feed?” Eddie nearly squeals, using his now free hand to cover his nipple. “You grabbing my nipples is how you got pregnant.” He grumbles, “If I remember correctly it was the other way around.” You retorted back, “Also, if you somehow magically start producing milk, I am taking you to a doctor.” Was the last thing you managed to say before sleep finally took hold of you.

[11queensupreme11]

OKKKKAY IDK IF YOU STILL NEED HELP FOR PERCY’S SCENT! But as someone who used to work as a fragrance chemist this is up my alley 😤 you should’ve said something sooner girlie.

Also please note idk why but it won’t let me put the pics with each perfume I’m talking about so I’m putting the pics in order from what I typed

BVLGARI AQVA MARINE… hear me out.. it’s for men 😭 BUT GIRL look what it has… I LIKE THIS ONE CAUSE WHEN I SMELLED IT ONCE IT HAD A NICE SALTY SEAWEED VIBE LIKE SMELL and our girl is called seaweed brain 🥹 and look at the bottle … it kinda matches her eyes

So the rest aren’t best to worst just a whatever and what I remember 😭

Heeley's Sel Marin (unisex) Okay so this one is nice it def got a salt water smell almost like you walking on the beach when it’s sunny and you kinda smell the saltiness the ocean has to offer when walking near the ocean and it does have a seaweed funk to it not as much but it’s there.

Tom Ford Oud Minerale (unisex fragrance) Okay so here is this one… I go shopping for perfume/ cologne a lot so I have smelled this one recently, so I add the description if you wanna read it, if I remember this one does capture the fragrance of the ocean but it does have a bit of “fresh water” but it’s a bit brackish (so it’s between fresh and seawater) so it’s does capture the sea heavily almost like when you go walking during the night and the breeze is blowing in the air and you can smell the ocean a bit more than the day ( that how I see it)

Armani Privé - Bleu Lazuli Okay so this is not like beach or ocean but it does have nice smell (the description explains it nicely ) I know of this one cause I used to buy it 😭😭 the design is so pretty and it match daddyseidon aesthetic too 😭 # bias

Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt (Unisex) So this one is nicceee I put this cause it says salty in the description but tbh it leans toward freshie and it captures the smell of the ocean quiet nicely but it’s a little woodsy tho and it made me think of her daddy cause of this chapter where Anubis said she got her dad scent all over her (isn’t the mf scenting her or something???). So it made think how they may smell alike but people can smell her dad’s scent so that’s where the woodsy comes in to tell their scents apart.

Sea of Gray

I honesty came across this one when doing my research and the description seems on point for you tbh I haven’t smelled it but what it says sounds like it may be but if has that ocean like feel I am not sure … also the first website I clicked said it cost $22 which is cheap if Percy ever wants to buy it compare to the rest of them 😭 this I couldn’t add the description but you can search them up

Anyway you can see that even tho they have a salty/ fresh water based to some they always have an extra thing added like spice or vanilla so don’t think toooo much on it. Cause even these things aren’t 100% close to smelling like the actual sea. But hopefully the description of them can help you!!

IM SORRY BESTIE, I ALREADY GOT THE FRAGRANCE FROM HER I SHOULD'VE WENT TO YOU FIRST 😭😭😭

i picked mermaid's embrace from deep midnight perfumes

literally i just googled "perfume mermaids sirens" and then a reddit post came up and i saw this one listed 😭 i liked the description so i went with it 💀

BUT YOU USED TO WORK AS A FRAGRANCE CHEMIST????? omg i remember your super detailed post about the yanderes scents and that explains so much lmaooo that sounds so cool though!!!

[strawberrystepmom]

top 5 favorite tropes you like to read/write about!! :3

i answered writing so lemme doooo reading this time <33 thank u for asking my fishie

anti-hero trope - if a book has a character that is a true, genuine anti-hero i will almost certainly love it. living in the gray, figuring it out as they go, not quite good because they're still doing bad things but it's well intended.

age gap - take it up with god if you wanna complain i love age gap romance and not even like problematic age gap although it's not out of the ring entirely it's just fascinating to read well done like may-december dynamics. they're few and far between and often feel cheap so when you find one that doesn't its like oh hell yeah

breaking up to save them - delicious angst always. i love you so much but being with me could get you hurt so let me take my leave. give it toooo meeeeeeeeee.

marriage pact - this is so funny and so jokes but it always cracks me up in fantasy especially. bc it's like welp. looks like we have an endgame couple here...and i like thinking about what that looks like over the span of the character's lives. do they shy away from falling in love because they know someone else is depending on them not to? do they do it quicker bc they dont want the pact to happen? fascinating stuff.

revenge! i love revenge stories <3

[malewife-cas]

get to know your mutuals game 😸

- thanks for the tag! @apricustar i loved reading your answers :D love lighter pinks and a complete unknown toooo. also only reading textbooks rn is so real lol

favorite color: okay so this is actually an even tie between green and pink. i love light pink and sage green with my whole heart

currently reading: a buddie fic, obviously (along with textbooks unfortunately). buts it’s called “Shake the Disease” by Daises_and_Briars. I just started it but i love their writing and already loving this one. a little angsty and not fully buddie centered, based around the lab explosion…

here’s the link!!

last song: “mice waltz” by Enzo Corne… listen i was studying. i needed classical music lol. (hyperfixating on ethel cain rn tho)

most recent film: i recently just rewatched Uptown Girls. ugh i love that movie so much, it’s a classic for me. i grew up watching it with my mom and aunt

most recent series: i just watched Sirens on netflix. it was… good? idk i liked it but i didn’t find myself fully engaged lol

sweet/salty/savory/sour: i’m a sweets person to my core. i do love a good salty chip tho :D

tea or coffee: coffee in the morning and a tea at night is my jam. I bought a cheap espresso machine so i almost always make a latte and then at night i’ll drink a chamomile or peppermint tea ☕️ 🫖

currently working on: summer courses unfortunately. but i always make textposts and make “memes” for my account @/ pitiful.angelgirl on insta. I also have like 2 fics that i just never finished oops

NO PRESSURE @bryverros @larry-is-my-anchor1 @debuckle @chameleoncam @ilsrj

(also sorry if u were already tagged, and if i missed a tag just join in!!)

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Mini Fanfic #1286: Sleepover Woes....(Persona 5 X Sonic)

8:05 p.m. at the LeBlanc Café........

Topaz: (Polishing Omega's Body Armor While Wearing a Dark Violet Dress) Okay, big guy, I know this is getting tiresome at this point, but I think a recap should help keep your memory jogging for at least a few more nights here.

Omega: (Looks Down at Topaz) If you firlmy believe this procedure could benefit me in the near future, then you may proceeds as you see fit.

Topaz: (Smiles Softly at Omega Trusting Her) Thank you. Now remember, listen to whatever Sojiro-San says, no oil caffeine of any kind before bed, and if you and Futaba are really planning on staying up during midnight, please refrain from watching any horror movies during that hour. Or....anything flashly for that matter.

Futaba: (Watches Topaz Polishing Omega Along with Yusuke and Rouge With Astro Sitting on her Shoulder) Wow, she is cranking the Mom Mode up into 11 right now.

Rouge: (Been Gushing Over It the Whole Time While Wearing a Crimson Colored Dress) I know, right?~ It's the most adorable sight to behold by far. (Playfully Whispers to the Others) You should've seen her at the island earlier~ The poor girl was crying like a fossit when the big lug gave her her very first Mother's Day gift~

Topaz: (Glares at Rouge From the Mid Distance) I can hear your baseless gossip from, ya know? And that's rich coming from someone who got their mascara ruined just by looking at her gift alone.

Rouge: (Pushes Up the Side of her Ear in a Snooty Like Fashion) Well, it's not my fault that I just so happens to be the best mother figure for to have around~

Topaz: ('Scoffs') Get real! If there's anyone more deserving of that title is me. I'm far more responsible-

Rouge: (Starts Using her Fingers to Count Something Up) Don't forget boring, uptight, whiney-

Topaz: (Comically Glares at Rouge) Shut up! My point still stands regardless!

Rouge: (Scoffs While Crossing her Arms Together) Yeah, in your own little fantasy maybe. I, however, still reign supreme.

Topaz: No, I-

Omega: Enough! Both of you are equally amazing mothers in your own merits, whom I've grown to love and admire by the minute of our lifespan.

Rouge and Topaz both stared at Omega for a few seconds until their eyes begins to water up thanks to his moving words.

Topaz: Omega!~

Rouge: (Walks Over to Omega and Topaz, Having her Mascara Now Being Ruined Again Thanks to her Tears Falling Down on her Face) You sweetheart of a robot you!!~

Rouge/Topaz: (Gather Around to Hug Their Robot Son) WE LOVE YOU TOOOO!~ (Finally Begins to Burst Out Crying)

Omega: (Gently Pats on Both of his Mother Figures' Backs) There, there.

Futaba: D'awww~ This is sweet to watch~

Astro Bot: (Happily Nodded in Agreement)

Yusuke: Such a beautiful concept for an art piece indeed. ('Sigh') Tis a shame that I can't stay here any longer to at least sketch it out.

Rouge: (Sighs While Using her Hankerchef to Wipe the Melted Mascara Off of her Cheeks) Yeah, it's high time we get a move on to your art show, kiddo. We all know how impatient Knuckie gets when he has to wait for me for too long.

Topaz: (Rolls her Eyes a Bit) You do have the tendency to take your sweet time getting your makeup done.....

Rouge: (Turns Away While Pouting) Well, excuse me for wanting to look presentable in public~ (Presents her Face to Everyone in the Room) This gorgeous look doesn't come cheap, you know?

Topaz: ('Sigh') Anywho- (Looks Up at Omega with a Soft Smile) Have fun with your sleepover tonight, Omega. We'll miss you~ (Gives Omega a Kiss on the Cheek Along with Rouge)

Rouge: (Looks Over to Sojiro Who is Seen Making Coffee Behind the Stand) We'll leave the rest to you, Sojiro! Please don't feed him any oil coffee before midnight!

Sojiro: (Gives the Two Ladies a Thumbs Up) You got it!

Yusuke: (Simply Bows his Head to Omega) Until the next time we meet, my robotic friend. I only ask that you and Astro-san could be kind enough to look after my most prize treasure for this evening. (Winks at Futaba)

Futaba: Yo, I didn't know you were loaded with treasure thi-(Suddenly Hears Astro Whispering Something into her Ear, Making her Gasps and Her Heart Melt into Pure Happiness a Second or So Later) Inariiiii!~ (Gives her Boyfriend a Loving Hug) I love you so much, you sweet dork!~ (Starts Kissing Yusuke's Cheek)

Omega: (Gives Yusuke an Impressed Smirk) Smooth wordplay.

Yusuke: I aim to please.

After sharing a high five with Omega and returns a kiss to the Oracle's lips, the up and coming artist shares a ride on the limousine with Rouge and Topaz, waving goodbye to everyone outside as they drive off for the evening.

Futaba: (Waves Goodbye to the Trio Along with Astro and Omega) Knock 'em dead at the art show tonight, Inari!~

Omega: Byyee!

Futaba: ('Sigh') I miss him already...... (Smiles Brightly as She Holds her Fist Up into the Air) Now, off to out sleepover bash!~

Astro Bot: (Happily Gimmicks What Futuba is Doing)

Omega: Affirma-

Before he could finish saying the word, Omega couldn't help but notice something....off with Futaba's smile. It looks normal to how she usually smile, yet it's slightly more wavery, as if she's been trying to keep it together for a while now.

Not wanting to ruin the night she had planned for he two of them and Astro, The Ultimate E-Series decides to keep quiet and observe her in secret for now, at least until she's truly ready to talk.

Omega: -Tive.

Three to Four Hours Later, In Futaba's Bedroom.........

Astro Bot: (Seen Sleeping on his Litlle Charger Seat on the Other Side of the Room) Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.........

TV Screen: KO!.......Ahhhhhh!!

Futaba: (Let's Out a Loud, Heavy Sigh as She Drops her Controller Down on The Right Side of her Lap) ('Ugggggh') FINALLY!~ One Hundred times is finally the charm!~

Omega: One Hundred and Fifty Six tries to be exact.

Futaba: Whatever, man- (Smiles Brightly) What matters is that we finally beat this barely clothed jerkwad! Woo! (Shares a High Five With Omega Before Watches Her Character's Ending on Screen) Aww~ Look at that. Inuki finally got herself a man to date~

Omega: (Squints his Vision Sensors a Bit) This ending is too happy. I predict there will be a twist of some capacity.

Futaba: Oh, come on, that's a reach. There's no way they'd be crazy enough to pull a twist on us in the very en- Oh crap! (Eyes Suddenly Widens at her Character, Ibuki, Getting Held on Kunai Point by her "Boyfriend") Nevermind, she played herself. (Turns Back to Omega) Good observation there, big guy.

Omega: (Crosses his Arms With a Confident Look on his Face) Of course. My intelligence is far more superior to that of any average consumer model.

Futaba: (Forms a Sweat Drop From.her Forehead with a Deadpinned Look on her Face) You're gonna make Sonic blush if he sees you act this cocky......(Leans her Body Over to Omega's Metal Body and Hugs It Relaxingly)

Omega: (Looks Down at his Human Friend) Are you becoming tired already?

Futaba: (Looks Up at Omega with a Soft Smile on her Face) Nah. (Starts Snuggling Up on Omega) I just feel like cuddling with my bestest robot in the whole universe tonight~ I hope you're having a good time so far.

Omega: (Gently Pats on Futaba's Head) Every day and night spent with you will forever reign supreme. Let us hope this cuddle session would help you feel slightly better for rest of the evening.

Futaba: (Gives Omega a Bit of a Sheepish Look) Was it really that obvious that's something was up with me?

Omega: Your optimistic levels were not as high as they were previously. You seemed to have a plenty amount to think about earlier, so I refrained myself from asking you about your dilemma until you are ready to talk. Are you....ready to talk now?

Futaba: (Takes a Deep Breath Before Speaking) Yeah. I am. Gotta get it out if my system while it's still in hot, at least that's what Makoto would always tell me. (Let's Out a Single Chuckle Before Letting Out a Sigh) So, it's Mother's Day today and I get to see you and everyone else get to enjoy amd cherish your times with the mothers you love and hold dear and junk. It's heartwarming. (Slowly Begins to Frown) 'Till it hits me that mines been long gone for q while now, you know?

Omega: (Quickly Realizes What Futaba I'd Telling Him Just by Looking her Now Somber Expression) I see. What was she like?

Futaba: (Snickers a Bit) She's a lot of things: smart and witty, like yours truly!~ Very pretty on the eyes, like seriously. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've seen her co-workers tried to ask her out on a date, only get shut down within seconds. Ooh and let's not forget the fact that she was a stellar hacker of her research team~

Omega: (Grabs his Non Existent Chin) That would explain your hacking abilities. Did she taught you her the ropes?

Futaba: (Starts Rubbing The Back of her Head With a Sheepish Smile) Ehhhh kinda? I mostly watched her do her magic on the computer numerous until I taught myself how to hack mines by memory.

Omega: Impressive.

Futaba: (Forms a Proud Grin) Thank you~ US Sakuras have a nack for showing off our hidden talents for the world to see~ (Smiles Softly) I wouldn't nearly be as good as I am now if it weren't for her influence. All the more reason why she was the best mom in the whole world.....(Tears Starts Building Up in her Eyes) ('Sniff') Who is gone.....('Sniff') Way too soon.......('Sniff') So unfair, I know.......

Omega: (Looks Down at his Human Friend) Futaba.

Futaba: ('Sniff') Sorry, big guy. (Tries Wiping the Tears Off her Face) ('Sniff') I always get a bit teary eyed whenever this holiday comes up, hell,, even when I start thinking about her for too long. ('Sniff') I mean, how can I not? She was my hero, my best friend, the woman I looked up to since I was child! ('Sniff') She had a whole lot of promises in this world- (Starts Getting Angry as Tears Continues to Fall Down) And that STUPID Akechi just took her out of it!.

Omega: (Tilts his Head a Bit in Curiosity) Akechi?

Futaba: (Takes a Deep Breath Before Speaking Again) Goro Akechi. The Prince Detective 9f Shiyuba, Crow of the Phantom Thieves....Or at least, he WAS member of the Phantom Thieves until he went AWOL. That convinning bastard made me go TWO STRAIGHT YEARS believing that she rid herself from the world and having regrets of me ever being born, when in actuality, HE was the one who ordered his goons to take her out! All for that stupid research!

Omega: (Shakes his Head Slowly) Sounds like a wicked young man.

Futaba: ('Scoffs') That's an understatement. (Starts Looking Back Up at Omega) Hey, I know that look you're making.

Omega: (Turns Away From Futaba) I do not have the slightest on what you are implying.

Futaba: (Comically Glares and Points at Omega) Don't play the lying gane with me, mister! You were so thinking about avenging me just now, weren't you!?

Omega: ........I cannot confirm nor deny-

Futaba: Omega!

Omega: ('Groans in Defeat') Fine! Your assumption was correct. This Akechi person you mentioned, has caused you this much pain and anguish. (Balls his Mechanical Fist and Shakes it a Bit in Anger) Which is exacty why i will not hesitate to break every bone in his bone the moment we first make eye contact, for making you cry.

Futaba stares at Omega for a brief second before smiling a bit. She really dies have the best robot friend in world right now.

Futaba: You know something Omega?

Omega: (Stops his Fist From Shaking Before Looking Down at Futaba)

Futaba: You may be this "Tough, Terminator" kind of robot to most- (Starts Snuggling Up on Omega Some More) But you'll always be a huge sweetheart in my eyes~ (Giggles Softly) And don't worry!~ I won't ruin your street cred by bragging how sweet you are if that makes you feel better~

Omega: Good.

Futaba: (Gives Omega a More Serious Look on her Face) Even still, I don't ever want you to go out of your way and trouble yourself into avenging me or even fighting my own personal battles for me. They're my burdens to bear, not yours, you got that?

Omega: ('Sighs in Defeat') Affirmative.

Futaba: (Simply Nodded to Omega) Thank you. Besides, there's not really much you could do to him anyways. He's already dead.

Omega: Really?

Futaba: Yep. He died facing off against cognitive self till the bitter end in the mementos.....And even then, I still don't have it in me to forgive him. A-And listen, I know that's unfair of me to say considering he had his own messed up problems to deal with at the time, but that alone, to me, doesn't come close to excusing half of the tragedies him, Shido, or anyone of merry band of killers has caused! And if for some magical reason he does end up coming back to life right now, I still won't forgive him, not even if he got down on his knees and begged.

Omega: You are in your rights to not forgive him if that is something you truly desire to do. I'm certain your mother wouldn't want you to worry too much it though.

Futaba: ('Sigh') Yeah, she wouldn't. (Smiles Softly at Omega Again) This Mother's Day gotten a lot less depressing with you around, Big Guy. ('Sniff') Thank you......

Omega: You're tearing up again.

Futaba: Yep- ('Sniff') (Wipes the Tears From her Eyes Again) It ain't the end the holiday just yet, you know? ('Heh') ('Sniff') You don't mind if I let it all out for now, do you?

Omega: Do what you must. I will remain by your side regardless.

Futaba: (Heart Begins to Melt as More Tears Begin to Fall Down From her Eyes) O-Omega-Kun~ ('Sniff') I-I love you so much~

Omega: .....Feelings mutual.

Futaba: (Starts Pouting) No, NO!~ Say it back in a proper manner, please!~

Omega: ('Sighs in Defeat') I love you too, Futaba Sakura.

And so, Omega finally let Futaba cry her eyes out for an hour or so longer until the two eventually fell fast asleep in each other's soft embrace. The next morning came around and the Ultimate E-Series robot quietly sneaks out of her room and leaves her to sleep in peace, to go down stairs to check on her appointed coffee dad.

Omega: Greetings, Father of All Coffee Beverages!

Sojiro: (Chuckles Lightly, Standing Behind the Stand) Good Morning to you too, Omega. Did you kids had a good sleepover last night?

Omega: (Simply Nodded as He Arrives at his Seat Behind the Stand) We have, yes. I was even successful into help Futaba let out her inner emotions along with it.

Sojiro: Great. Mother's Day has never been easy for her since the day her mom passed, especially whenever she tries to brush it aside altogether. (Smiles Softly) I'm glad to know she has friends like you to help her through it. (Looks Up at the Ceiling) Maybe now, Wakaba won't have anything to worry about up there.

Omega: Does she holds an importance to you as well?

Sojiro: ('Sigh') In more ways than one. There's never been a day where I don't think about her, you know?

Omega: (Spreads his Arm Wide Open) Would you like to hug the robot as well?

Sojiro: (Chuckles Lightly) Nah, I'm good for now. I'm more of the hug-ie if anything. But I would like give a nice cup of oil coffee as thanks for looking after my daughter, on the house, if you like.

Omega: (Smiles Brightly) Request 100% accepte-

Futaba: (From her Room) OMEGAAAAA!~ WHERE THE FLIP ARE YOU!? YOU KNOW OUR CUDDLE SESSION ISN'T CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED, MISTER!!~

Omega: ('Sighs Heavily') Speaking of your daughter........

Sojiro: Needy little booger, ain't she?

Omega: She's worst than Rouge and Topaz combined......Don't tell them I said that.

Sojiro: My lips are sealed. You should go back to her. I'll have your coffee ready for you when you two come back down stairs.

Omega: (Simply Nodded to Sojiro) I thank you for your gratitude-

Futaba: OMEGA!

Omega: (Yells Back at Futaba) I AM COMING, WOMAN! (Marches Himself Back Upstairs) Can't you see I was having a mature conversation with your Father of all Coffee!?

Sojiro: (Chuckles Lightly as He Hears the Duo Bickering with One Another) What a bunch of clowns. (Rest Easy, Wakaba. Your little girl is gonna be just fine.)

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[wilderhyperfoxations]

my thoughts on the demon prince of momochi house in no particular order (SPOILERS):

gatekeeper was a little freak... i hope we see him again

kasha is kind of iconic (and gives me akura-ou vibes so yk) but his name is so funny to me because it means porridge/gruel/grain in ukrainian. my little bowl of grain <3 also what the hell kinda ayakashi is he?

i do like the artsyle for the most part, and it felt like it had a decent budget (unlike kamisama kiss. when someone pointed out how cheap the animation looked it broke my heart and i will never recover)

some things were actually unexpected. i thought himari and aoi would turn out to be childhood friends and the teacher would be his dad, but was surprised that that wasn't the case.

some moments did feel dramatic in a way that dipped into melodramatic (vampire knight is calling) but nothing toooo bad

i prefer this to the manga. with kamisama kiss the manga is better, even if it REALLY drags on sometimes (i have so many complaints you don't even know) but here the manga was downright confusing and paced like a tiktok, and the anime was funny pretty often which i like. they also cleaned up the plot. i straight up couldn't read the manga because it was so boring? or something.

it's strange but i kind of... want a bad ending. if aoi turns into an ayakashi permanently, that would be so heartbreaking, and if himari does to save him, even better. lately i've been wanting carnage. ^w^ plus the nue form looks sick.

i wish more people talked about this show aaaaahhh, it's pretty good and i feel it has potential, and the characters are memorable enough. there are undeniable parallels to kamisama kiss and fruits basket. ngl i thought this was a rip-off but that doesn't seem to be totally the case. am i trippin' or was there another manga similar to this one? no idea

anyways yeah it's watchable and i'll wait for the next season

BUT WHY IS THE TITLE SO LONG?! AND HE IS NOT A PRINCE

[oceanicxeyes]

prompts ( accepting ) / @theweredrifter Send me a ▲ for my muse’s reaction to yours: 10. playfully whacking them with a pillow && 14. tickling them

It was almost time for yet another shift but Walter didn't really felt the urge to rush to get himself ready, even more so since he and Gabriel were both sitting side-by-side on the couch while vigorously munching popcorn while watching a movie on TV. It was not one that Walter had seen yet, which had apparently brought a perverse amount of joy from his roommate who pretty much insisted that they had to watch it. So, just like that -  movie night! Gabriel was in his corner but relatively close while Walter took upon himself to rest against the couch's armrest with a pillow pressed tightly against his chest. They were obviously touching - whether it was their knees pressed together or their fingers meeting and occasionally wrestling for the popcorn inside the bowl. It was the sort of night that Walter appreciated. Just quiet and relaxed. Good company, good movie and most importantly - popcorn.

But as the time passed, a mere glance to his phone alerted the bartender that it was time for him to start getting ready for his shift at the bar. He really didn't want to move. Not only because he was comfortable but he was enjoying the company and the movie. However, his roommate apparently had learned some of his tells because within seconds, the pillow he was hugging tightly against his chest was being whacked against his face in a playful manner, followed by Gabriel telling him to stop being lazy and that he needed to go to work. "But I don't want toooo..." The siren laughed between whacks, shielding his face with both of his arms until he found the perfect opening to grab the pillow Gabriel was using as a weapon and toss it across the room - almost hitting the fish tank where Sir Bubbleton continued to swim and judge them with his deprieved of light stare.

"Just five more minutes! I can't just go and not know what happens next, Gabrial... Come on!" He was pleading now. A ten or fifteen minute delay would totally be worth it if he could at the very least see how the movie ended. It would totally be worth staying after closure to clean the place up or help reshelf the bottles used throughout the night. And for a moment... he believed that Gabriel was going to let him stay. His roomate was pulling back and right when Walter was about to exhale in relief that he could - at the very least - watch how everything would come down, long fingers found his flanks in a tickling attack that unfortunately - or fortunately - made Walter squeal in the most hysterical of ways, a laughing fit rolling from his lips as he tried and obviously failed in trying to keep Gabriel at bay.

"P-Please...Please stop!" He was a mess of giggles and laughs, shaking his head left and right and even going to the point where he was actually crawling away from the couch - which did nothing to stop the relentless tickling coming from the other man. "I-I'm going! Oh Jesus C-Christ... I'm going!" Walter was now sweating, his hair a mess of tangled strands, cheeks completely flustered as he tried to catch his breath. He was sitting on the floor, brain still processing what had just happened - as Gabriel was the victor, sitting ever so comfortably on the couch with the popcorn bowl on his lap. To the victor, the spoils. And to the losers... a shift at the bar to which Walter would without a doubt be late for if he kept staring at Gabriel munching the popcorn like nothing had happened.

"Here I thought you liked me." He was trying to be serious but clearly failing at keeping a straight expression on his face, fingers brushing away from his eyes the messy tangle of hair. He could still feel his heart pounding inside his chest. Gosh darn it. "You're a meanie, Gabe. Meanie! Even Sir Bubbleton is judging you, right now." The blasted fish judged everything and everyone. He wasn't cheap with his judgmental stares. "I'm going, I'm going... But I do want to finish the movie when I'm back.... meanie."

[bea-sthetic]

I am a complete marshmallow obsessed person, so you can imagine my excitement when I found out about the interesting invention of Smores (even the name is curious to me). Anyway, I don't know why, but I *never* made any Smores. I don't know why. I guess I just waited for them to magically find their own way into my life. And it's not like you can buy them at any cafes or restaurants or anything... It was also a challenge to find 'Graham crackers' which are mentioned in every recipe but I simply can't find them here in Europe).

Anyway, a couple of months ago, I had a friend over and *happened* to have marshmallows, chocolate *and* some cookies at home simultaneously. They were not Graham Crackers, but I asked my friend if they could be used (Digestives) and she agreed. Imagine me in starry eyes in that instant.

So we made some Smores and put them in the oven... And guess what. They turned out BAD. For some reason, the chocolate did not melt (it was very cheap...) and the smores didn't melt either. Apart from that, the digestive were way too sweet and everything just tasted toooo much. I will try again. I am not giving up on Smores yet.

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I don't wanna pick out the over half the emojis for the questions I wanna ask so can you just. Answer every question on here. /nf

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6ayayayayayy!!! :DD kkkk!!! :333

🎨 How do you feel about fanart?

Awesome, adore it smsmsmsmsmmmmmm- theres so many versionssss and theyre all so PRETTYTTY. Esp when its chuuya/skk fanart but jst in general toooo

📝 How do you feel about fanfiction?

Same as fanart!!!! Aodre it and tis vvvv fun- speficially nd esp when abt chuuya/skk :3

✅ What does the fandom usually get right?

Hmmmm,,, generally ig a decent bit of like?? Hoe i live(d?)?? Like yeah i WOULD be buying cheap meals from the cornerstore and stuff instead of cooking,,, and yeah i am def breaking into Chuuya's house all the time, nd my bandages are infact Important To Me ✨️

❌ What does the fandom usually get wrong?

Uhhhhhh normally hoe i think ig? A lot of people do some really deep dives abour how i think/feel/ect and well- atleast for me/my canon it is often,,,,, not correct? Idk, i dont poke too much at Dazai specific stuff but like,, idk the empathy things and stuff a lot of people put into thwir dazai doesnt fit v much wjtb mine? Also tends to downplay how insane i am/can be i find,,,,,

🗺️ What do you miss about your world?

Chuuya!!!!! But also lowkey like,,,,, my life ig?? Miss knoeing what my job is and the people and stufff.... idk. My world was also a bit. Behind ig ? Current time?? Didnt have as much tech,, ehich ig i sorta miss

💔 Who are you missing right now?

Always lowkey mossing chuuya! But specifically no one else rn :3

🚫 Is there anyone you hope to never see again

Hhhhhh,,, tbh probablllyyy?? Like. Not genuinely "gonna block all tags" but like... idk. I'm a little wary of the idea of meeting an akutagawa or kunikida from my world i think,,, and i dont think id wanna see fydor again just for. Paranoia reasons

🔀 How canon-divergent vs. canon-compliant are you?

I like to think im pretty canon compliant! A lot of the stuff i do qualify as canon divergent is pretty small stuff so it doesnt feel v canon divergent- at least frm what is canon ! :3

⚧ What were your gender and orientation in your timeline; was your identity canon?

Ehhhh- pretty sure i was just. Cis in my canon & canon-canon? Or atleast that was all i could thonk of for it, ar the time i never really did any self searching for that- though i eoulda definitely loved neopronouns in my canon if i had found emmm. Orinetention also didnt think abt it, mostly just attracted to chuuya and good with anyone for sexual stuff-. Idk what it is in canon as nothing has reallllyy been confirmed, tho me ebinga womanizer is ig mostly true for both,-

💗 What helps you feel closer to your source (in a positive way)?

Oooh- tbh a xecent amt of stuff!! Most recentlu its been being able to feel like im presenting more mask a lot? And also!! I enjoy doing the think where i float in a pool like im dead (did this in source a lot)(havent done it recently but stilll-) & have a ran trrnchcoat i like to wear! Not from my point in canon/the timelime but still nice <3.

🖊️ Do you use your name from your source?

On here & on one or ywo other sideblogs yeah! Irl amd main blogs not so mjvj tho

👬 How do you feel about doubles?

Pretty fine??? Idk- i dont chat much with uh. Anyone from the bad fictionfolk community much tbh,,, have lik e no idea how to start the convos nd such but- generally dont mind too muvh? Only makes me feel smwhat awkward when dealing with other dazais who are like- in romantic relationships w/out chuuya but thats a personal thing so i jsttt leave it lol.

⭐ Is your fiction-based identity spiritual, psychological, or something else?

Probably smth else? Havent thought about iy too much!

🎙️ What's the biggest difference between you and your canon self?

Uhhhhhhh,,,,, tbh i dont. Know? Ig how much i care abt chuuya?? But idk it hasnt rrally been disproven in canon eitherr,,,,,. Ig the fact that i didnt attempt suicide as much???? Mainly. Fkr chuyya but that periomd has also Not Been Covered by canon so irdk... ig for currently i cant really yap abt suicide or sh v much / do anything bcs People Here Get Concerned nd i cant just wave it away as easily (yettttttt-) but thats not a my canon me vs canon me?

💞 What's the biggest similarity between you and your canon self?

LOVE OF SUICIDEEEE HATRED OF PAIN & ALSO LOVING BEING A LITTLE SHIT <3

❓ Do you prefer when people are familiar or unfamiliar with your source when they meet you?

Havent really told most people abt my spirce, and tbhhh i tjink? I would prefer jt if they were atlwast less farmiliar with my spurce bcs like. A Lot of people seem to have dazai as their fav character/blorbo/simping for prsn, and stuff and while thats all fine and cool, it makes it. Feel vvv hard to even mention the fact tagt Hey Thats Me Btw

👍 What's your favorite thing about your source?

Chuuya 👍. Also the rivers there

👎 What's your least favorite thing about your source?

Rats 👍. Also Not Being Ablr To Die

💸 Do you own any merch of your source?

Some actually!!! I have a small chuuya poster & two mini chuuyas!!!!!! Plus a cosplay chuuya wig lol-

🌸 Do you feel comfortable in your fiction-based identity?

Iiiiiii have no idea,,,,,. Sorta??? Igggg?? Idk. Sometimes i am nd sometimes im not.

🌻 Who are you open with about your fiction-based identity?

Snepord moot! And like. Uh no one else i think. Ig if anyone's on here/finds tbis blog then thrm too!! :3

Anywayyyyall done :33

[certainlyceleste]

would be super interested to see/hear what your audio system looks like

okay so disclaimer i'm not actually a professional and i also don't have toooo much money to spend but this is my best attempt at making a good audio system (optimised for music production):

i'm running it just into my laptop, which has two usb-a ports and 1 usb-c port. on the laptop i have ableton live 12 which i use to produce my music. then the main interface i have is a focusrite scarlett 2i2, which isn't the best audio interface out there but it's small enough to fit on a shelf above my desk:

coming out of the front is an adapter which plugs into my sennheiser hd600s, which are the baseline for audiophile quality. they make listening to music an amazing experience.

coming out of the back (and dangling out on the right) is an xlr cable which connects to my shure sm58:

it’s a good mic for my purposes, and records my voice and guitars. i should probably get a better mic for guitars, but this one does the job just fine. since the audio interface plugs into my pc, it can also be used for voice chat if you’re that type of person.

if i have to record the bass, it can plug into either of the ports on the front of the interface. i don’t use a bass amp and if i had to i would use a plugin in ableton instead, but the sm58 works to record guitar amps also.

the other thing i have connected to my audio interface is a set of computer speakers, this time combining two line imputs into a 3.5mm headphone jack. they’re just kind of shit computer speakers, but they do their job and have a complimentary subwoofer and tweeter. they are fine for monitors, but would be the first thing i would replace.

the other port on my computer is dedicated to an akai mpk mini plus, which is a midi controller that lets me play all sorts of fun synthesizers as well as play drums and turn lots of very fun little knobs:

(featuring my mouse and laptop touchpad)

i have such a small one because 1. it’s cheap and 2. it sits on my desk.

the other thing i have is an external cd/dvd drive which plugs into the usb-c port. i have a cd drive because i can burn cds, which you can’t do with a traditional cd player, and because it connects to my computer which means it’s very seamlessly integrated with the setup.

my record player actually has an entirely separate setup. the turntable is a crosley c6, which isn’t actually very good but it’s a large step up from suitcase players (which destroy records.) it sits on a dedicated table which also houses all my records and cds:

on a flimsy table to the right of the record player’s table, there are a set of edifier speakers. they are simultaneously better and worse than my computer speakers, because they have great clarity but zero bass. i need to get a subwoofer to suppliment them.

that’s the setup! i also have a pair of sony noise cancelling heaphones for those damned sensory issues, a jbl speaker that i bought when i was young, and probably other ways to play music that i cannot think of.

oh also the hd600s need an amp, because they have a high resistance. luckily the audio interface already does that

thank you for asking and im happy to answer any questions :D @sea-of-chaos

[shamsabaddai-ardn631]

Wk 4: SDL - Portraits towards the brief -My best friends

"Coven"

Indoor photoshoot, just after sunset.

I had planned to try and get some outdoor photos in the evening light, but it was spitting rain, so I had to abandon that plan.

Tools:

I had picked up a piece of large a3 sized golden cardboard at Spotlight in the morning to test as a warm/goldish light reflector, and I picked up a couple of pieces of fabric to use as either backdrops or props or texture.

I also have a cheap softbox light that had either cool light mode, or warm, very simple, courtesy of Amazon, and I tried to light the different spaces as best I could.

I asked for Lael & Mish to bring outfits in warm tones and neutrals...and we tried different spaces, and different looks/moods.

I used a 50mm prime lens for the whole shoot. I had just gotten it, and I was really keen to practice, and test it out. My camera is an APS-C, crop sensor, and with a 50mm lens equipped (x 1.6) it works out to be equivalent to an 80mm lens on a full frame camera (I believe).

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Reflections:

my gosh, that was my first time running a little photoshoot. omg, so proud.

Personally, the 50mm lens indoors felt like a bit of challenge...however, it allowed my camera to open up nice and wide and let in the most amount of light in (at night) compared to my kit lenses. I like how natural and real Lael & Michelle's portraits came out, nothing distorted, so pretty. I also really adore the gorgeous clarity of the images. I do think, however, indoors it was harder in small spaces to get the soft creamy background as my 'models' were typically close to their background, and I had to get as faaaaar back as possible to get the subject in frame. I was used to the ease of just making my camera fit what it need in or out with a kit lens. But, I do think the 50mm made me think about the composition more? I'm enjoying it a lot though.

the tripod came in insanely handy when it got much darker after sunset. I tried to avoid cranking up the ISO to avoid noisy photos. I did hate initially that I couldn't move instinctively at will due to the tripod, (it could be because its just a basic tripod), it doesn't have a gimbal-thingy either, so I felt like it took me a while to get precisely into a 'frame' I liked, (instead of just crouching or moving myself into the ideal spot within 30 seconds). I also hadn't realised that my tripod could shift the camera into a portrait position... I found that out much later, so initially whenever I used the tripod I thought I was cornered into just landscapes, but I worked with it. Glad to be learning new things on the mov though. Also my camera isn't fancy, so it struggled with low light, so I have some hits, but lots of misses where I had to trial & error my way into getting a photo with as low a shutter speed as possible without blur to let in as much light as possible, and working with my ISO level to correctly expose my image.

I think using the gold-cardboard 'reflector' from Spotlight was fun, and pretty, however there are photos where I noticed afterwards that there seems to be 'yellowish' staining/tones on the skin where the light was reflected toooo directly onto the skin, and it looks like a mistake. I should pay more attention to the light distribution and how harsh it is in future.

I hadn't learned about setting the AF area yet, and I couldn't figure out why in so many shots the eyes of my model weren't sharp, despite half-pressing and focusing in on their eyes initially. It seemed to focus in on their noses instinctively or a prop. Now I know that could be a potential cause. I also learned that I can focus on their cheek by their eye too.

Overall, we experimented with lots of different lighting. Starting with facing the natural evening light coming in through the wide window/French doors, indoor lights facing a different direction, gold cardboard as a reflector, using fabric from Spotlight as a backdrop and prop, different poses, my cheap amazon soft box light with various light modes, tripod in different heights and positions, and finally under my 'pinkish' toned lightbulb that can change hues.