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starpros-sunshine · 2 years
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Guess what I’ve been doing for the last few hours.
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allisas · 2 months
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lovestruck stream thoughts
I really like the "way of life" turn-ons and turn-offs and that they're combined into slightly broader categories instead of being based on single skills. They also include broke, wealthy, taken (already in a relationship) which is nice. 👍
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I'm really bummed that the only physical turn-ons and turn-offs are hair color, clothes related. Maybe the game doesn't track tattoos, body hair, eye color etc and that's why they're not included or maybe they just want to push the "the inside is what matters"-part really hard? Not clear to me why there weren't more. I'd also liked to have turn-ons based on different occult states, like attracted to vampirers, werewolves etc.
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We're finally getting a copy to all outfits button in CAS as a BG update! 🙌
I'm super happy that lashes are separated into a new category and I'm crossing all my fingers that the CC-lashes will be updated to be compatible with this. I'm not sure if I'm maxis match enough to use those BG-lashes..
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The world seems similar to many of the last EP worlds with 12 lots including a gym, nightclub, park & lounge. I wish we had gotten a few new apartments in addition to the penthouses. I'm having a hard time getting excited for new worlds these days, they often feel a little lackluster and empty. With the same tired food stalls everywhere, a lack of things to do and the areas to big to be populated.
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What really struck me during the gameplay showcase was how they still to this day can't seem to make the sims react in any visible way to most of the interactions in game. Many times the only way to know if an interaction was "liked" or "successful" is to read the pop-up because the animation wont tell you anything. The first thing that happened was a sim telling (throug a pop-up) that they were super unattracted to another sim and the next second they were flirting with the same sim. I was just like 🤔..
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Sims break up via text pop-ups instead of animations. Meh..
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The sky gazing animation is cute and picking the date activities seems to be basic enough that it shouldn't be gamebreaking. It'll be nice to have dates with different goals than the BG date which becomes quite tedious after playing for so many years.
Love that the date can ask to continue at your played sims' house the date if it's going well. 😘
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Build/buy seems a little lackluster to me personally, mostly new bars, workout equipment & mis-matched windows and doors. I really, really, really don't need another bar in this game.. But, on a more positive note, I like the new decorative items and the collectible, breedable axlots looks fun. 😊
All in all I'm not super impressed or excited. The UI in this game is becoming soo bloated with all the personality stuff that ultimately mostly shows up to you as text pop-ups or moodlets and doesn't result in any unique animations or interactions in game.
I'm still going to try it out when it arrives and see what it feels like when playing. I'm thinking that playing through a scenario with a limited amount of packs might be a good way to do that.
What are your thoughts on the new pack?
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hishoi · 7 months
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Moth outfit pattern
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Hello, here's the pattern for the moth outfit. This post includes the basic cape pattern, basic mask pattern, moth hair pattern, base tunic pattern and the moth shorts! If you make something using my patterns, i would love to see it! Simply send me an ask, or tag me in a post! Now, here's the pattern!
Basic cape pattern
(This pattern is used for every base cape in game)
Materials: Yarn in the color of the cape you want, white yarn (for the stars), a 2.5 mm crochet hook, scissors, and a needle.
-Chain 26, and double crochet in the third chain from the hook. Double crochet in every stitch (24)
-Chain 2, *1 increase, 3 dc, repeat from * (30)
-Chain 2, dc in every stitch. (30)
-Ch 2, *1 inc, 4 dc, repeat from * (36)
-Ch 2, dc in every stitch (36)
Now, i think you can see where this pattern is going. You will continue doing one row of increase, and one regular row for a total of 16 rows. When you're done, you should have 72 stitches.
-(row 17) Chain 2, dc 9, then do 5 more rows with 9 dc each. Chain one, and fasten off.
This forms one part of the cape. This is how we will achieve the "cuts" in the cape. After you've fastened off, attach your yarn again, in the 10th stitch of the 16th row, continuing that same pattern again.
You will make 6 of these, 3 on each side of the middle. In the middle you instead make one with 18 stitches instead of 9. Here is a little guide for you:
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When you're done, you can take your needle and some white yarn, and sew/embroider star shapes on the back, like the ones in game. You can make your skykid have as many wing levels as you want, but i only made the base 5 for simplicity.
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Now, for the last part of the cape, the thing that will keep the cape on the skykid. I simply made a long chain, sewed it into the first row of the cape, and tied it around the neck. As simple as that!
Now, onto our next pattern!
Basic mask pattern
Materials: Yarn in the colors of the mask, a 2.5mm crochet hook, scissors, and a needle.
-Make 6 single crochet into a magic circle. Tighten the circle.
-Ch 1, increase in every stitch around, sl st in first sc (12)
-Ch 1, *1 inc, 1 sc, rep from *, sl st in first sc (18)
-Ch 1, *1 inc, 2 sc, rep from *, sl st in first sc (24)
-Ch 1, *1 inc, 3 sc, rep from *, sl st in first sc (30)
-Ch 1, *1 inc, 4 sc, rep from *, sl st in first sc (36)
Now, Make 5 rows of regular single crochet, 36 stitches each. Chain one, and fasten off. This is the base pattern, simple as that! Now, you can sew details onto it, like eyes, patterns, etc to match the mask you're trying to make.
But now you say, how will i attach this to my skykid without having to sew it onto it, because i might want to make more masks, and change them! Well i'll tell you!
If you're like me, you don't like weaving in loose ends. It's boring and takes a lot of time. Well don't you worry cause you won't have to do that! (for some at least, don't leave all your ends loose please) If you haven't weaved it in yet, you should have a thread of yarn in the middle of the back of your mask. This thread is very important. To attach the mask, you'll have to take your crochet hook, put it through the head in some way, making it come out of the middle of the face. Grab the thread with your hook, and pull it through the face.
It's a tedious process, and probably not the most practical way to do this, but hey, it works! It keeps the mask on the face fairly well, unless you're making your skykid headbang with all the energy in their tiny body. If you need to, you can attach more threads to the mask to secure it even more.
Moth hair pattern
Materials: White yarn, blue yarn, brown yarn, a 2.5 mm crochet hook, scissors, a needle, and you might end up needing an iron, to flatten the hair.
The hair can be split up in 5 parts. we will make on at a time.
1- the base (will be used to keep the hair better stuck on your skykids head)
This is a very simple pattern, and actually identical to the mask pattern. So technically you can just go look at that again.
2- The hair strands
-Ch 56, and single crochet in the second chain from the hook. Do 20 single crochet in total. Slip stitch in the next stitch. And chain 21. Single crochet in the second chain from the hook and make 20 in total. Slip stitch in the next stich of the base chain.
You will continue the pattern of chaining 21, making 20 single crochet, and slip stitching into the next chain of the base chain, until you've reached the end of the chain, and you should have 35 strands of hair in total.
When you're done, you might need to iron the hair strands, to match the in game look. Here's a guide for the next step, since i'm bad at explaining
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3- The hair tuft
-Ch 2, sc one into first chain
-Ch 1, sc 2 into the same stitch.
-Ch 1, 2 sc
-Ch 1, 1 decrease
-Ch 1, 1 sc, ch 1, fasten off.
Sew this onto the top of the hair piece, somewhere in the middle.
4- The braid
This pattern is similar to the hair strands pattern, the only difference being that instead of 35 strands, we will only make 3. This means making a chain of 24, single crocheting 20, and slip stitching in the next chain, and making two more, so that you have 3 strands in total.
We will not braid it yet, because we need to make the last part first.
5- The hair tie
First, work with your blue yarn.
-Ch 10, sl st in first chain to make a circle
-Do 3 rows of sc, 10 stitches each. Chain one, and fasten off.
Now, take your brown yarn, and surface crochet around the first row and third row. And that's it!
6- The secret part (assembly)
Take the braid you've made, braid it, and pull it through the hair tie. Then, sew the braid onto the base piece (under the hair strands) and then you're done with the hair!
You attach it in the same way you attach the mask. I'd recommend one "fastening thread" in the front of the hair, and one in the back at least. add more if you need to.
Base tunic
Materials: White-ish yarn, a 2.5mm crochet hook, scissors, a needle.
This tunic will be used for every base outfit in the game, with the actual pants being a separate piece.
The tunic will also be separate pieces that are put together in the end.
1- Main piece(s)
-Ch 25, single crochet in every stitch (24)
-Make 18 rows of single crochet in total, with 24 stitches each
-Make 4 rows where you decrease in the beginning and end of every row. On the end of the 4th row you should have 18 stitches (if i've done the math correct)
-Make 9 rows of regular single crochet, with 18 stitches each.
-Ch 1, 3 sc, 1 dec
-Ch 1, 1 dec, 2sc, ch 1, fasten off.
-Attach your yarn on the last fourth stitch of the 31st row
-Ch 1, 1 dec, 3 sc
-Ch 1, 2 sc, 1 dec, ch 1, fasten off.
Now, make one more, so that you have 2.
2- Sleeves
-Ch 16, sc into every stitch (15)
-Make 26 rows of single crochet in total, with 15 stitches each.
Make 2 of these too.
3- Neck piece
-Ch 7, sc into every chain. (6)
-Make 50 rows of single crochet in total, with 6 stitches each
4- Assembly
Here, i've made a guide on how to assemble this. After that, you're done with the tunic!
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Moth shorts
Materials: same yarn as the one you used for the tunic, a 2.5mm crochet hook, scissors.
-Ch 40, and sl st in the first chain to make a circle.
-Make 5 rows of regular single crochet, with 40 stitches each.
-Ch 1, 20 sc, sl st in the first sc.
-Attach the yarn again, and make another leg with 20 stitches. Both legs should have 5 rows each.
-Make 4 more rows of single crochet, with 20 stitches each. Fasten off.
And now you're done!
If you have any questions, or if anything was unclear, please do let me know how i can improve this. I am aware some parts may be oddly phrased but i hope you understood.
This is my first cosmetics pattern, please tell me if there's any cosmetics you'd like to see me make!
Here's the link to the body pattern/main post!
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cloudcountry · 1 year
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like real people do: barbatos
they've seen the world shift and change throughout their long, long lives, but if they could they would have given it all up just to be with you.
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I will not ask you where you came from I will not ask and neither will you. Honey, just put your sweet lips on my lips We should just kiss like real people do.
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Barbatos’s hands take the intricately decorated teapot resting on the table in front of the Young Master’s guest and pours them a cup of tea. He’s done this a thousand—no, trillions of times before for people and faces he no longer remembers, and he knows this time will be no different. His existence is a tedious one, an existence brought from the concept of time itself. He was formed by nothing and yet shaped by everything, and at the end of it all he will be the last one standing (though he knows that won’t come for a while.)
They’re staring up at him. He knows this, but he chooses to ignore it. Him feigning ignorance isn’t out of malice, and Barbatos is well aware that they don’t get that impression. He ignores them because they’re a mortal being, someone that, no matter how special they are to him, will perish. Time may heal wounds, but it will also consume you whole, as it is an all powerful force that nobody can hope to escape.
And so he pours the tea.
Steam rises from the cup as the white lace tablecloth brushes against his legs. They’re still staring at him, so he offers them a closed eyes smile as he steps away. This does not placate them, and they keep staring. Barbatos sets the teapot down and finally, finally opens his eyes.
“The Young Master will be arriving shortly.” he says, voice as soft as the chiffon formal wear they’re wearing. It’s red, he notes with a stab of jealousy he dares not analyze, and shoves the thought of them in a teal outfit away.
(After all, it is not his place to yearn for them. His thoughts as he drifts to sleep every night may be full of them and the ways in which he wants to serve them, but that is not where he is supposed to be. His forbidden desires of kissing down their neck and mapping out all the beauty marks and scars on their legs and Demon Lord forbid actually pressing his lips into theirs and holding them close until no space was left in between his body and theirs as they slept. It is not his place, it is not his place. It is also not his fault that his mind swarms with scattered memories of your short moments together, stabbing at his perfected facade of devotion like shards of glass in a whirling tornado. He can only hope that the tornado won’t destroy the very castle he calls a home, and that if it so much as grazes its towering walls the Young Master would be gracious enough to forgive him for his misconduct.)
They sigh, fidgeting in their seat. Barbatos knows them well, he knows they hate the stuffy atmosphere and the gorgeous formal clothing they’re made to wear. He knows they’d be much happier in clothes like his, comfortable and easy to move around in. He knows they wish to be in his position, a background figure in everyone’s lives that is barely ever noticed. He doesn’t bother sharing the burden of such a role, knowing they would be competent enough to handle the weight of the universe if it was someday placed on their shoulders.
Though just because they could handle it doesn’t mean they should. That’s why it’s Barbatos’s job to handle that universe. It always has been, and it always will be.
Despite the fact that they look so uncomfortable in their outfit, Barbatos can’t deny how breathtaking they look. He can’t deny it and that's the problem, because even if they were wearing clothes like his (servant’s clothes, clothes that would make them a nobody in the eyes of everyone they cared about, a silent foundation that would never break because if it did, the world would crumble) he would still find them stunning. He can’t say the same for most of the demonic aristocracy as those demons do not know them like he does, and that makes a burst of smugness erupt in his chest. Though he has a better handle of his greed than, say, Mammon, he is still a demon, and they are still just as tempting. The small patches of skin displayed by their formal wear makes him yearn to know them wholly and entirely, but then his mind reminds him that this time, spent with them, is time spent waiting for his Young Lord. It is not time that belongs to them.
“When is Lord Diavolo showing up...?” they ask, hesitating as if afraid to step out of line.
“I am unsure.” he smiles politely, gesturing pointedly towards the teacup in front of them, “In the meantime, would you try some of the tea I brewed? It’s a very high quality blend that the Young Master prefers. I’ve sweetened it with two sugar cubes, so if it’s too sweet please let me know. I will adjust it accordingly.”
“Is...that's how Lord Diavolo likes his tea?” they ask, carefully lifting the teacup.
His eyes roam down their fingers to their wrists to the length of their forearm, and he snaps his gaze back to them before chuckling softly.
“Indeed. He claims I craft the finest sweetened tea in the entire Devildom. I hope it lives up to your expectations.” he hums, watching them like a hawk as they take a small sip of the tea. They sigh, happily, he thinks, and Barbatos feels victorious.
“It’s good.” they say, eyes avoiding him as they set the teacup back on the small matching saucer, the clink echoing through the almost empty room.
Anyone else would mistake their avoidance for disdain or even discomfort, but Barbatos knows what their real reason is. It’s affection, as blatant as it comes, with pure intentions and sweet whispers and an almost unbearable warming of skin. They’re attracted to him, and yet cannot act on it, and he’s in much the same situation. It would be amusing if it wasn’t so saddening, but Barbatos knows his place and he isn’t the type of demon to step out of line.
“I’m glad.” he murmurs, tempted to lean in and watch them squirm under his scrutiny. He doesn’t. Barbatos has more self control than that.
The two of them fall into an easy silence again, and a few more minutes pass before they slump over in their chair. It’s like their perfect facade of patience crumbles before him, and they look up at him, completely exhausted.
“Barbatos, I’m sorry but I don’t know how much longer I can wait for Lord Diavolo. I have schoolwork to do and Beel wanted to eat dinner with me tonight...” they sigh, meeting his gaze as they gnaw at their lower lip, clearly hoping not to offend him.
“No worries. You are not obligated to stay.” he smiles his closed eyed smile, bowing to you with flourish, “I will escort you to the House of Lamentation. It is only fair that as My Lord’s guest, you are taken care of properly.”
He sees the way their shoulders relax at his words, a soft smile blooming across their face. That smile is for him, all for him, and Barbatos feels a sinister glee bubble up in his soul. They don’t notice, because how could they—he’s been around for far longer than them and knows how to control his emotions well.
He extends a hand to them, and they take it without a second thought. So trusting, so naive. It’s one of their good traits, one of the many things he loves about them, but it is also their greatest weakness.
Not that they need to be on their guard around him. While his life’s purpose is to serve the Young Master, he would gladly put his well-being on the line for them as well.
And so he leads them. They follow dutifully, and he cannot begin to describe how delighted that makes him. Barbatos doesn’t normally get to spend time alone with them like this, even though their gaze follows him whenever he goes and their voice sounds so sweet when they call his name. Though a servant he may be, he is also a demon, and they may as well be the greatest temptation he has ever faced before.
Demons are notoriously weak to these temptations.
Their eyes find their way to him again, and he can feel their burning stare. It seems he is not the only one being tempted, and as amusing as that is he reminds himself that he has duties to fulfill. The Young Master’s guest should make it home safe, after all.
“Barbatos?” they call out, stopping in their tracks, “May I ask what Lord Diavolo was doing today? He usually doesn’t miss our meetings.”
Barbatos chuckles at the question, turning to face them with a placating smile. Of course they would be curious.
“The Young Master is on business in the human world. There was a conflict between one of the Devildom businesses and a human one that he believed would be resolved shortly. I have faith that the Young Master will be returning soon, and when he does I will extend another invitation to you.” he hums, eyes raking over their form, “If you’d like, you may select a different outfit for next time. I only say this because demon aristocracy tends to have new outfits tailored for them every formal event. If nothing suits your fancy, please consult me, and I will have it made for you immediately.”
He sees them brighten up a bit at the prospect of another invitation, and Barbatos knows their true motive. They’ve made that plenty clear.
“I...would like something new, actually. I’ve already made up my mind.” they say, stumbling over their words as if nervous to request something of him.
“By all means, tell me. I am at your service.” he replies, giving the hand that he is still holding a gentle squeeze. It’s so fleeting that they may not have noticed it, but the way they suck in a breath and shudder tells otherwise.
“This color...” they step closer, fingers reaching out to brush against the teal part of his hair, tucking it behind his ear like it's something so casual, like it’s an action that didn’t make it that much harder for him not to give into his temptation, “It’s beautiful. I would like something with that color, if you don’t mind.”
Barbatos flushes pink, the color shooting from his cheeks to his ears to his neck. They’re getting bolder now that they know the Young Master won’t be back for a while, as if the threat of being caught was what held them back from making a move. He can’t help but laugh, the sound light and melodic, and he doesn’t miss the way they smile when he does, either.
“Of course, MC.” he bows, the hair they tucked behind his ear falling in front of his face, “I can’t say I’m not flattered that you would select that color in particular. We would almost be matching.”
It’s bait. He knows they will take it, as lovely and predictable as they are. (But predictable is not necessarily a bad thing, not when it’s looking at him like he’s the most gorgeous demon in the Devildom.)
“That’s the idea.” they say airly, stepping even closer to him, “I want...to be close to you. You’re always watching, always so far away...I never get to spend time with you.”
They say he is always watching, but he’d have to disagree. It is them that follow him with their eyes, but maybe, he realizes, maybe he does that too.
“I have duties, MC. I do apologize if you’re feeling neglected. I can remedy that as soon as possible.” he tilts his head with a smile, the flaring emotions welling up within him screaming danger.
“Oh yeah? And how will you do that?” they ask, stepping even closer, and Barbatos damns himself when he doesn’t step away.
He removes his hands from their hold, and they let him go. They don’t back away, however, still staring at him like they have him right where they want him. Barbatos almost laughs again, but settles for a soft smile instead. They’re waiting for him, he knows this. They’re waiting and he doesn’t want to make them wait any longer.
“MC...” he whispers, a gloved hand pressing against the small of their back, “Come here.”
And they do.
His other hand finds itself cradling the back of their head as they kiss him, lips warm and tasting like the tea he brewed for them. His heart flares in his chest and for a moment, his grip tightens. It doesn’t alarm them, they don’t pull away, they just grab him by the lapels and hold him there. Barbatos lives to serve, and if that is where they want him, that is where he will be.
Their nice formal wear becomes bunched up and wrinkled under his hand, but he doesn’t feel sorry. He will in a moment, when they’re done kissing him and he pulls away and has to return to tending to them in other ways than this, ways that aren’t nearly as electric. He briefly registers them tucking his hair behind his ear again so they can cup his face, and the gesture brings yet another smile to his lips.
A final hard press of his mouth to theirs and he pulls away, lips redder and plumper than they were previously. They’re still holding onto him, a wobbly smile on their face and eyebrows furrowed affectionately. They’re looking at him like that, he realizes, and a giddy feeling bubbles in his chest that he pops immediately.
He already gave into the temptation. It would be best not to test it anymore.
“Thank you.” they say, voice trailing off into a lighthearted giggle. They look so happy, rolling back and forth on the balls of their feet as if they just got something they really, really wanted.
Barbatos supposes he did, too.
“It’s only my duty, MC.” he says, voice steady and soft as if he didn’t just kiss them like he wanted to suck the soul out of their body, “Please, allow me to escort you home now.”
“Oh, by all means, lead the way.” they beam, slotting their hand against his again.
He knows that they know what he is. He knows that after this walk is over, they will go back to being monopolized by the seven brothers. He knows that, by kissing them tonight, he opened a door that will torture him forever. He knows that time will take this moment away from him, and eventually this human themselves, but they say nothing. They do not ask what he's thinking. He’s so grateful for the space they give him. He’s grateful that they’re willing to give him a chance, a shot at winning their heart, even though his hold on it will never be enough to protect it from time.
It will rot and decay, just like everything else he has seen.
But maybe, just maybe, their smiling face will endure.
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amyreads · 10 months
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I had some questions if that's alright with you.
1. What inspires your characters appearance and sense of fashion? All of your characters have such great character designs.
2. Would you say there's a difference in genre between what you like to read and what you like to write or is it the same?
3. And last but not least, what are your favorite genre of IFs to play? Is there a specific genre or type of ro/trope you enjoy?
Of course! I love these kinds of questions! Long post warning!
1. What inspires your characters appearance and sense of fashion? All of your characters have such great character designs.
Thank you so much! I worked really hard to get them to fit a vibe that felt perfect for me. I really wanted them to be fashion-forward since a lot of being fame and being visible is being on top of trends. Characters like G have stylists so G is very trendy. The characters are also very expressive not only with their music but their clothes. None of the characters are very shy when it comes to their sense of fashion was is exciting because I love describing outfits. I know some authors find it tedious and 'amateur' which I kinda see why since it's a bit juvenile but I love love love it.
For G, I was inspired by 80s rockstars with long curly hair as well as Cher in the 70s haha I knew I wanted G to have a very prominent detail and it's their long (straight, in their case) black hair. G's tattoos are sort of a mark of their growth as an artist. When they first started, they were essentially 'pure' in the sense that they had no tats and were very young. As they grew older, the tats also grew in number. Touched by fame. SO poetic /j G is very flamboyant and they are very experimental/adventurous with their clothes.
This goes for Victoria. As a model and actress, she's very fashion forward. She prefers dresses over pants and that's kind of her brand haha ! Her red hair and the fact that her stage name ends in Valentine made red her brand, and she takes advantage of that. Branding is very important for her and G, so it helps when you have that *thing* that reminds people of you.
For Seven, the infamous (lol) bandana was something that just came to me. I also wanted Seven to have a "staple" look and I just think it looks cool! Again, it's very reminiscent of the old age rock stars. If Seven were a cartoon character, the outfit they wore at the party (industrial shirt/red and black striped undershirt) would be their "everyday outfit" I think. It really shows their personality; Seven's oversized, messy look reflects them in a way. The fact that it looks deliberately disheveled but Seven worked hours to look good is very telling of who they are. Seven likes to pretend they don't care but we all know that's not the truth!
August has a very calming quality to them. Very grounding. In a story where the ROs are all messes, August's penchant for silence and calm shines. Their colors are a nice brown, green, beige. Very neutral and low-key. They wear a lot of sweaters and cardigans and linen pants because it's comfortable and cozy. Their clothes reflect their personality the most. Kinda reminds me of pajamas in a way!
Orion is pretty self explanatory. While everyone else considers BOTB and everything an outlet for their creativity, Orion sees it for what it is: a job. He dresses professionally to set him apart from the band and everyone else. He's there to work. He's very clean-cut, and very neat so it shines in his clothes.
Seb is well, I wanted Seb to be very unassuming and just normal hahaha. Everyone else dresses really stylishly and I wanted Seb to be really low-key. It's obvious he has no desire to be in the spotlight and that shows with his plain, basic clothing.
2. Would you say there's a difference in genre between what you like to read and what you like to write or is it the same?
Hm, up until recently I used to only read fantasy. I think one of my first if games was Choice of Rebels, among a few others. Writing fantasy is what helped build up my skill. All I've ever wanted to be was a fantasy author until one day...I just started hating it. I hated writing fantasy. I LOVE LOVE reading it, but I hate writing fantasy. I don't know why. I think it's because I fail to convince myself. My suspension of disbelief is very strict when it comes to my own writing, while another writer can convince me of anything in fiction so as long as it makes a lick of sense. It's weird!
I still love fantasy as a reader but I don't think I could ever write it. I do want to try one day though!
I'm more strictly slice-of-life nowadays, aside from Body Double. I think it's easier for me. I love romcoms. I love romance, which hasn't changed. I find it funny that I'm not very romantic in real life but romance is like a baseline requirement for me in stories.
One thing that stays the same is that I love angst. Reading and writing it. I don't like fluff, it makes me cringe. (There will be fluff in Infamous aha). I don't like power fantasies or any of that. Ah, I don't know!
3. And last but not least, what are your favorite genre of IFs to play? Is there a specific genre or type of ro/trope you enjoy?
I'll read anything! I don't have a favorite, I don't think, but I do love urban/modern fantasy. A mixture of slice-of-life and fantasy is the sweet spot for me.
Specific type of RO I like are the emotionally unavailable/closed off ones or the mean ones haha. I do not like easy romances. I like working for it and I think when an RO doesn't want my character it makes it so much more fun and the payoff is so much more satisfying. I need yearning...longing. I need slow burn!
I know there are readers who like playing games where the MC is important loved but I'm not a fan. I like my MC being a regular person that's treated accordingly depending on the character and the story. I don't want my MC to get special treatment or to be powerful just because they're the MC. It has to make sense to me. For me, the ROs should have a greater purpose that goes beyond just romancing the MC.
I get a lot of flak for making the MC an underdog in infamous, but MC is not meant to be the most important person in the room at the start of the story. They need to earn it, which I think feels better.
My favorite RO from any IF game is Nash so <3 I guess that says it all hahah
I hope you liked my answers! This was really fun for me lolol
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Art Dump!! Ronda two!!
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BUDLEY EXOTIC ESCAPADE OMG I LOVE HIM!! This is probably my favourite drawing I've made of him yet lol. The basis of this drawing is funny. Apparently, I have a "zesty hand" according to my friends which I'll show below here...
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... and there was a beta image of Budley doing a similar pose and so my friend made the comparison and I HAD to draw Bud doing my "Zesty hand" pose. That's all I love Budley Exotic Escapade.
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Here's some birthday art I made for my best friend, Enri :D Like with Bud, this is also my favourite drawing I've done for Zee complete with Olivia Von Trashpanda here to celebrate. Me, Chase, and some whale are here to also join the party.
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Here's Tom from Disventure Camp that I made for one of my friends! I even made a shirtless version because... he likes Tom LOL. Speaking of shirtless, I'm still somewhat new to drawing shirtless characters so it probably doesn't look too great. And the anatomy in general is all over the place lol. And because I'm stupid...
I- Uhh...
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Sigh. Yeah I made the Hooters outfit. It was a hot topic for the DC fandom that lasted like 3 days lol so I decided to join in on the fun. It even appeared in MachemRodez' video with my permission :0
Also while drawing Tom, I noticed that all his scars basically have the same design lol.
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HERE'S DUKE DOG!! Ok ngl, I thought this looked good until I saw the face. I don't think it looks horrible, but it could look better. Drawing faces was NEVER my strong suit, and it still isn't. This is my first time drawing a plus-sized character so I hope that I did a good first try on it.
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I have mixed feelings on this drawing. I love the idea of Budley and Zee getting to know each other but I'm just not feeling it with this drawing. It's not terrible but I think I can do better. I also HATE drawing backgrounds with a burning passion!! Anyway, Zee is drinking orange soda and Budley is drinking some green tea because he is painfully British
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HERE'S SCARY GIRL (I like to call her Scary Bitch)!! This is the first time I've ever drawn her. I always forget about Scary Girl because she's such an anomaly from the cast, which is weird because you would expect her to be the most memorable to me. But no. I still like Scary Girl but she's tied with Axel for my least favourite reboot character. I DO NOT HATE THEM!! ALL OF THE REBOOT CAST IS GREAT!!
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What a mediocre drawing of Kaison Kekoa lol. Usually when I draw a character for the first time, it's usually p mediocre, which is to be expected from almost every artist (I think?). But for the first time, I don't think it's too bad. At least I'm getting better with drawing shirtless characters.
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I don't know if I'm egotistical or confident for saying this, but I think this is one of my best drawings, especially when it comes to the anatomy. I also drew him as somewhat chubby because it makes him look more hot ngl.
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I think I drew Kaison much better here (The ponytail kills me omg I kinda hate how I drew it). Also Ean's here. Not much to say but this drawing holds a record because this is the quickest drawing I've made, taking me 1 hour and 59 minutes to make. If I had to change some things, it'd be to make Kaison's eyebrows thinner and change Ean's body position since it looks kinda awk.
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Not much to say here. I like how I drew Blitz EXCEPT FOR the hands and arms.
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We're on a roll with the Exotic Escapade drawings! 5 in a row! Kaison, Levi, Ean/Kaison (again), Blitz, and now Carter! This is birthday art that I made for my friend Mitch who absolutely adores Carter.
Speaking of birthday art...
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Here's birthday art for Josu!! :D (While also breaking the Exotic Escapade trend)
You may know him for making those amazing Minecraft models of the reboot cast, and I decided to draw one of his models for his belated 18th birthday :0
Drawing this was kind of tedious and fun because I am HORRIBLE with drawing 3D but it was also a fun lil' experiment.
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Three birthday art in a row!? Man! Here's my birthday art for another good friend of mine, Vikkstar :D
This is also my first time drawing a female Exotic Escapade character.
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It's been a while since I drew some TD art (Does Minecraft Wayne count?) so enjoy this Nichayne art :D
I'm kinda annoyed with how Nichelle's body looks but overall I'm still very proud of this drawing. Nichayne is such a cute pair I love them sm!!
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And to end off this art dump, here's Millie!! Not much to say here, I just think she's SUPER underrated and/or overhated!!
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Your outfit design on the mci is so good!! Do you have any tips for how you put them together, picking colors, ect?
i’ve been putting off answering this because i know id ramble for about a thousand words because designing characters is my favorite part of the character making process + i spent almost a year refining the mci designs. BUT i’ll try to be cohesive and to-the-point about the tips and pointers i held myself to while designing the characters
info starts under the cut just in case ppl don’t care
1: keep the time period and age range of your character(s) in mind.
athazagora, or at least the part where the children originated from, is in 1985. knowing this, i wouldn’t use clothes in my designs that weren’t around/weren’t as popular, as that would make the date and clothes meaningless and out of date.
considering a character’s age is important, too, as styles and the “maturity” (for a lack of a better word) of said styles evolve with the character. for example, gabriel, a 5 year old boy, would not be wearing the more alternative, dark, and overall mature-type clothing that jeremy, a 14 year old punk, would be wearing.
adding on to that, it is also important to consider the personality of your character while designing them. unless you are specifically going for a misdirective character design (like that one bear from toy story. sorry he’s the best example), having characters wear stuff that doesn’t compliment their personality makes them confusing (in my opinion).
2: use a color palette that is easily identifiable and pleasing.
what is pleasing to look at and what is identifiable is subjective, i know, but this entire thing is subjective so…………….//Yeah
anyways. i’d say to always stick to 5 colors at the least, and 10 at the most. over 10 base colors in a design makes it hard to remember, and if you can’t even remember the design of your own character, who will?
secondly, a character’s color palette also has to reflect their personality. sorry. i’m gonna use gabriel and jeremy again because i designed them with a juxtaposition in their traits and designs in mind:
jeremy, a punk kid who is timid and sad, has a color pallete consisting of mostly grayscale and red. these colors, especially when compared to the other colorful cast of characters in athazagora, clearly set him apart as a character that is not like the others.
gabriel, on the other hand, is a bouncy 5 year old who is very happy all the time. this is represented through the minimal use of dark colors in his pallete. he even includes some sun buttons on his overalls, which usually signifies that something is bright and cheerful. this contrasts jeremy’s skull, which usually represents sadness and gloom.
but color palletes are nothing without proper implementation. to really utilize a color pallete, you need to create designs that catch, and keep, somebodys attention. I’ll use gabe as an example AGAIN because he’s my favorite design
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on the left is his design from july of last year. it uses mostly the same colors as his current design (the shorter one on the right), but it is oversimplified and unappealing. he looks like a background character in mlp. in the current design, still using the same colors (as stated before), there is more contrast and patterns; the black stripe against the blue, yellow, and white; the horizontal stripes of his shirt against the vertical ones of his overalls; these little details require a viewer to actually look at the design to fully understand it.
3: (the final tip unless i think of any more) design what you like to draw.
there is little to no point in making shit you hate drawing. and i’m not talking tedious, if you genuinely do not like to draw something, don’t. you control your art experience, and you’re just fucking yourself over if you force yourself to make stuff you don’t enjoy.
for example, i really like overalls. i love designing them, customizing them, and that is why they are on most of the missing kids designs. i draw what i like to see.
hope this helps. this is just me yapping basically but there’s some actual coherency if you squint
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pivotalfilth · 8 months
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🧡 Bella Ramsey’s Fashion Sense Justifies The Tired Concept Of Having Shitass Venal Award Shows 🧡
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In this day and age, the one thing we can rely on is American award shows being fucking rubbish. A hidden cabal of old white men giving their friends unnecessary validation while women, people of colour and anyone in a horror or sci-fi movie are regularly ignored.
I mean let’s face it, award shows as a concept were rendered pointless when Toni Collette was given nothing for Hereditary. Let’s see Bradley Cooper on his hands and knees heaving with grief after finding his headless daughter in the family car. Yeah, good luck with that.
Anyway, the standard thing that comes along with all this nonsense is celebrities spending all manner of millions of dollars on the outfits they wear on this night of nights. Or multiple nights of nights rather, since there seems to be 40,000 award shows in America.
Most of the outfits are tedious or ridiculous. Every so often, like once in a blue moon, comes along a person who consistently makes you sit up queer and realise you need to sort your life out because how can there be someone who looks that good on the same planet as a gutter monster like me.
And that person this year my friends, is Bella Ramsey.
Forget about ruffles or tuxedos or backless dresses or any of that tired decades-old stereotypes that people wear to these events. Bella’s out here moving fashion forward and dragging us all into the future. They’re TELLING you where fashion should be heading and we should all feel ashamed for not paying attention.
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To back up their incredible performance in The Last of Us by being an effortless non-binary fashion icon is worth all the hours of trash that doesn’t culminate in Bottoms winning Best Picture of The Year.
The shoes, the combination of colour palettes and perfect lines scream “Fuck all y’all” without even saying it. By osmosis, we all realise the voids in our lives hours later and only by the grace of whatever gods we pray to that we realise, probably on our deathbeds, that this shuddering introspection was brought about Bella’s couture.
As we reach our twilight years, surrounded by our loved ones as the tubes breathe for us and we feel the last few breaths leave our lungs, do we look over to the window that lets the dying of the light inside our hearts.
It’s in this moment that, along with the single tear rolling down our cheek, do we realise Bella Ramsey’s style in 2024 was the only human achievement that mattered during our brief time on this planet.
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withlovefromsimtown · 10 months
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Get to know you- Sims Style
I got tagged by @12raben & would like to procrastinate cleaning my entire house for Thanksgiving, so here we are.
What’s your favorite Sims death?
Run With Scissors! It was available on the official Sims 2 site wayyy back in the day & is now located Here (link)
Alpha CC or Maxis Match?
Can't it be both? Realistically this is one of those that just doesn't apply to Sims 2, because almost all of the BG hairs are made of alpha panels & so is the lace on the bottom of the BG silk nightgown. But yes to improved & later-EP Maxis textures.
Do you cheat your sims weight?
If I have a specific outfit I want them in, & the outfit doesn't have a fatmorph or has one that breaks through the top/bottom of the outfit, sure. Until the next time I close the game, at least... adding & fixing fatmorphs is stupid easy, resisting the urge to throw out the clothing & create a whole new wardrobe is very hard. Then I'll cheat it back if I remember the next time I load the game.
Do you move objects?
Yes.
Favorite Mod?
ACR (link).
First Expansion/Game Pack/Stuff Pack?
Either Livin' Large or House Party. I wanna say House Party because that was the one that had celebrities come to your house for a good party, right?
Do you pronounce live mode like aLIVE or LIVing?
I've actually never said the words "live mode" out loud. I could see both being accurate. aLIVE. Like "go live" in software terms, they are software that is becoming operational. Or LIVing... Build/Buy/Live, as the actions that you as the player are taking in the game. I would probably swap back & forth if I was ever forced to talk about it using the words "live mode".
Who’s your favorite sim that you’ve made?
Oh nooo... I don't often make my own Sims, but use premades or recreations of Sims from different games... so... Goopy Gilscarbo.
Have you made a simself?
Yep! Sim-Me helps facilitate photoshoots in games that I'm playing, since my house is located outside of time in terms of the game. (Any unpaused action while there is another playable Sim on the 111 Lifa Lane lot is not saved lol). I also like to play around in my Sim house to figure out redecorating & rearranging ideas for my IRL house.
Which is your favorite EA hair color?
(sarcasm) Piss Yellow. (/sarcasm) For real though I like Pooklet colors.
Favorite EA hair?
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M&G stupid anime hair lol. Although I also like a few of the store hairs (link)
Favorite life stage?
Everything but Baby. I'm so glad that Baby only lasts a day in the unmodded game, they're little screaming larval annoyances. I love the little mischievous things that the Toddlers can get into, like playing in the toilet, hugging the pets, & stealing bottles from their siblings. I think the Child anims for everyday activities are sooo cute, like when they whip out the step stool to put away dishes or brush their teeth, or sitting on books to play Chess. Teen Wants can be a bit annoying but they're chaotic in a fun way, like sliding down the stair rails & playing on the fridge door. YA is a good age stage even if college is kinda tedious, specifically because they're super resilient & have a ton of freedom & very few responsibilities. Adult, well, that's most of the game, isn't it? If I hated Adults I probably never would've played at all. Elders, even when retired, can be really sweet especially if you have them in close friendships & group homes - it can be pretty chill to hang out in the retirement home lot for an afternoon watching Sims play Myshuno & Mahjong.
Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay?
Both!
Are you a CC creator?
...If I said "no" would literally anyone here believe me? (Yes. Yes I am.)
Do you have any Simblr friends or a Sim Squad?
Sure do!
Do you have any sims merch?
Official merch? No.
Do you have a YouTube for sims?
I've thought about making one, & have been asked to make one... but not currently no.
How has your “Sims style” changed throughout your years of playing?
I'm more into making neutral & basic things now; I used to be VERY Hot Topic type of vibes. I mean, I still am that way, but most of my Sims are normies because for the most part it doesn't make sense to park Grandpa in the goth club in all of the old ClubCrimsyn outfits, ya know?
Who’s your favorite CC creator?
There are so many it would be hard to list them all! Just the fact that everyone who currently creates CC is still around making things for this ancient game is amazing to me.
How long have you had Simblr?
Over 10 years? I think I got on Tumblr in like 2010 or so, & it was specifically to publicly post gameplay pics to a small group of friends.
How do you edit your pictures?
I crop it in Photoshop & then slap text on it. You've seen my CC preview pics, I'm not doing anything fancy.
What expansion/ gamepack is your favorite?
Nightlife! I mean, come on... Spooky haunted house, vampires, cars, bowling, karaoke, restaurants, & ALSO the goth club? Sign me up.
Tagging: No tags just vibes, if you feel up to it you can join in the fun.
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peace-coast-island · 11 months
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Diary of a Junebug
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Quilts, knits, and the art of letting go of those who only see an idealized version of you
The dangerous thing about fiber arts is that when you get into one thing, it’s almost inevitable that you’ll want to try another, then another, and another. Some things you really like, others, you’ve tried it and thought maybe this isn’t your thing. Depending on how much you plan to get out of a certain craft, it can end up being sort of costly, not in terms of $$, but in terms of materials. I’ve seen people with a huge yarn stash that there’s even a saying about how they’ll never get through all their yarn in their lifetime!
This event involves two crafts, knitting and quilting. It’s also a collaboration between Daisy Jane and Jamila for a special fall/winter collection. Almost exactly one year ago, Jamila opened up her shop, Patchwork Knits, which for now mostly sells knit and quilting patterns. In the near future though, Jamila hopes to expand with things like hand-dyed yarn, fabric, and various notions for sewing and knitting.
So far, Jamila really been killing it with her knitting patterns. I fell in love with her Cozy Cardi as soon as I saw the pics she posted on her socials and just had to make it. It’s one of those patterns where I want to make a lot of them in different colors because the style is so classic and can go with a lot of different outfits.
Never have I been so proud of a project like this one. The construction’s the kind where you start with the neckband and then pick up for the body. Since the button band’s worked on as you go in smaller needles than the body, it can get a little fiddly to work with, especially in the beginning. It took me some time to get used to, but in the end. It wasn’t so bad. And I think it kept things a bit interesting when I got to the body.
And instead of stockinette, it’s in half-Fisherman’s rib, a stitch that I’ve grown to like. Sure, it can be slow growing since your rows are basically in half. And it’s ribbing, which can get tedious sometimes. But, at least for me, half-Fisherman’s engaging enough that it doesn’t feel like a drag. Plus, I really like how the fabric turns out. I definitely don’t mind doing more projects with half-Fisherman’s rib.
As for full Fisherman’s rib or brioche, I don’t know if I’m ready to tackle those yet. I’ve heard that they’re real yarn eaters, which means they’re even slower growing. Yeah, I don’t know how I feel about that yet. I do want to tackle them in the future, but maybe not for something like a sweater or cardigan, at least not anytime soon. I have seen some patterns with brioche that caught my eye, but with the fact that they use fingering yarn - meaning tiny stitches that’ll take even longer to make progress on - I think I need to slowly build my courage. The last thing I want is to become discouraged in the middle of a project, especially one that I put so much time and effort into.
Right now, I’m working on a Cozy Cardi for my mom, as well as another one of Jamila’s patterns, the Warm Spring Days cardigan for myself. Since my mom’s birthday is coming up in two months, this project will take priority. Plus, Warm Spring Days is meant for the warmer season, so it’ll be a while before I get to wear it. So far, both are going well. I just separated the sleeves and body for my mom’s cardigan, and am slowly making my way shaping the back of Warm Spring Days.
The thing about Jamila’s knitting patterns is that they look simple and classic, the kinds of things that most people would consider staples in their wardrobe. What makes her stand out is the construction of her patterns and the techniques she uses to shape her garments. It’s also a plus that she’s size inclusive and seriously takes the time to make sure that her patterns work for all different kinds of body types. Although she’s a new designer, she’s already seriously making waves in the community!
Based on my personal experiences with Jamila’s patterns, her designs are engaging enough that it sort of challenges you to step out of your comfort zone while being straightforward enough that once you get the hang of what’s going out, it’s easy to turn into a mindless, meditative knit. Though most of her garments look simple, it’s the little details that make her designs stand out and makes the process of making them more fun. Simple, timeless, and basic can be good.
Edie’s mainly working as sort of an assistant with things like tech editing, proofreading, and doing occasional admin stuff. She says she doesn’t mind being an official one when the business really takes off as it would be nice to have something consistent on the side. While she can support herself on music and writing alone, it’s nice to have something else to fall back on if she can’t do either for whatever reason.
Although I’ve been mostly talking about knitting, Jamila’s quilt designs aren’t meant to be slept on. It’s just that I don’t know too much about quilting as the hobby seems kinda intimidating to me. I’ve always liked the idea of using leftover material to make something like a patchwork quit, which is really probably the only reason I would get into quilting.
It’s just that there’s a lot of bits and pieces and steps when it comes to quilting, so I’m afraid of my project looking wonky or off. With sewing in general, there’s a lot more stuff and equipment you have to handle, as well as measurements not behind as forgiving. Especially when it comes to garments, sewing them takes more work than knitting.
So far, quilting isn’t as intimidating as I thought. Though, I’m sticking to small and simple projects where if I make mistakes, it won’t ruin the whole thing. I don’t think it’s something I’ll pick up often, but it is fun and satisfying to put these fabric scraps to good use.
However, I am working on making a patchwork quilt. It’s just that I want it to be strictly fabric scraps rather than going out and getting material specifically for that. It’s gonna be a long term project, just like my granny square blanket. With all the fabric I’ve accumulated over the years, I’m hoping it’ll be kinda like a scrapbook but in quilt form. I think my fabric scraps will be able to make something cohesive looking. I mean, I had all kinds of yarn for my granny square blanket and it ended up looking nice and colorful. So it’ll be something that I’ll work on occasionally whenever I feel like it and I’m excited to see how it turns out.
The event kinda also serves as a test run for some future patterns Jamila’s working on, as well as give her an idea on what to include when she starts putting together kits. We also did some experimenting with dying fibers - nothing much, but just to get an idea of it. She hasn’t gotten the materials yet, which makes sense because dyeing seems expensive and takes quite a bit of work, so it’s a good opportunity to do some tests to see if that’s something she wants to do in the future.
So far, I’d say it’s been going well. Jamila’s not entirely sold on the yarn she used as a sample, though the results came out good. She has other samples to test out and we have plenty of time. At least she knows now that hand dyed yarn is definitely something she wants to dive deeper into. Nothing set in stone yet, but it’s something to look forward to when the time comes.
Edie’s been in better spirits now that a weight has been lifted off her family’s shoulders. Although her father hasn’t been really a part of her adult life, he was always hanging over her and her siblings. The way she put it, he’s not a bad guy, just someone who’s expects too much and only sees you as potential instead of who you actually are. Those kinds of people can be conflicting.
A couple months ago he died unexpectedly and left a will to his kids. Basically, the will he left behind says a lot about how he sees his family. At least, how he thinks they should be. It’s no wonder that Edie and her siblings can’t rely on him. Truth is, they’re actually relieved that he’s gone.
According to Edie, her mother says that her father struggled with dissatisfaction. He was an intelligent, hard working person who was forced to grow up quickly, so he kinda became resentful that his siblings were given opportunities he was never able to get for himself. That was part of the reason why he placed such high expectations on his kids.
Sure, a lot of parents are like that. Well, maybe most of them aren’t as resentful as he was, but it’s understandable that they only want what’s best for their kids. But the issue is, how do they really know what’s best for their kids? Is it based on the kids themselves, or is it self projection? Even with parents who mean well, the line between what they want and what their kids want can be blurred.
At least most parents try to communicate with their kids and know how to admit when they’re wrong. Mistakes happen and we get blinded by our own wishes and aspirations. Sometimes we just have to take a step back and admit that we don’t always know what’s best - for ourselves and for others. We may not see eye to eye on some things - and maybe we never will - but at least we could try to make an effort to communicate and understand each other.
Unfortunately, some people refuse to be understanding. They see you struggling and find something to blame it on instead of addressing the real problem, which is usually more complicated than “X is bad, and it’s you’re fault, and that’s why you’re having this problem.” They shut you down whenever they feel like it, and then complain that you don’t know how to stand up for yourself. You do something that you’re proud of and they respond with indifference, even outright dismissing or insulting you because they’re just not interested.
Being the third born, Edie knew that she was gonna disappoint her father no matter what. He insisted that no one was interested in her music and her writing, dismissing everything just like he did to her older sisters. He made her second guess all her decisions and question whether she deserved to have good things happen to her. At least with her younger siblings, he was kinda like fuck it, like he expected them to disappoint him too.
The biggest thing about him though is that he just blatantly lies about his kids. Like with Edie’s second oldest sister, he told people that she wasn’t married because she has a wife instead of a husband. He told people that Edie’s music wasn’t worth checking out due to her lack of talent, sort of implying that Edie bought her views to make herself look good, which obviously isn’t true. And him sort of implying that Clanwing had ulterior motives to have Rolly and Easton become friends, which is completely baseless and pretty insulting.
I mean, it’s fine if you don’t approve of how your kids are living their lives, but don’t go around spreading misinformation and then shut others down when they call you out on your bullshit. That’s just on a whole different level of low.
No wonder Clanwing doesn’t like the guy. Edie said her father had very high expectations for Easton since he was the only son. But when it turned out that Easton was born missing a limb, he seemed ashamed. Well, that’s shitty of him. At least by the time Easton came around he had distanced himself as a parent to the point that Easton honestly sees him as more of a distant relative who you kinda stay out of their way rather than a father. I’d say it’s a good thing.
Then Easton befriended Rolly, and suddenly his father was a bit more interested in him. By that, he was really only interested in Kent Clanwing. The Clanwing head might have his own glaring issues on the high expectations he sets for his family and the pressure he puts on them for not being like him, but at least he’s not as two faced and dismissive as Edie and Easton’s father.
As for him being two faced, the way he treated Anissa after her stroke is a good example of that. Anissa was one of the few friends who he approved of, though he didn’t like it when she talked back. Meaning, whenever he said something rude about one of his kids in front of her and Jamila, Anissa will respond by saying something nice about them. She was one of the few who didn’t hesitate to call him out on his bullshit, and maybe he kinda respected that as he still would compare her favorably against his own kids. But then she had the stroke and he didn’t hesitate to make fun of her behind her back. So that pretty much says a lot about him.
As for the will he left behind, the terms he set are pretty ridiculous. He didn’t have much to leave behind, but it is pretty significant - as in the amount of money, not so much the real value of it. He really told one of his daughters that she can only get her share of his inheritance if she break up with her wife and marry a respectable gentleman. Uh, not gonna happen. For Edie and a couple of her sisters, he basically told them to give up the lives they have now and follow his instructions or else they won’t get anything. And for the younger ones, it’s pretty much the same - give up what makes you you, and be the person I wanted you to be, even if it contradicts everything about you. Yikes.
Obviously, they’re not following these terms. It’s not like they need the money, so that’s not the issue. Yeah, it’s…I don’t know how to put it…disrespectful? This guy really thought he could control his kids from the dead because he’s their father and they have to do what he says. Except most of them are grown now and are living their own lives with no input from him whatsoever. He was never involved to begin with, so why did he think he could take control now?
Edie wrote about the whole thing on her blog as it was unfolding, mainly just to look back on how ridiculous the whole thing was. Again, she wasn’t mindlessly hating on her father, more like trying to figure out what kind of a person he was. Maybe he had good intentions but he was too blinded by the idea of potential that he failed to see what was in front of him. Either way, she’s long accepted that she can’t change who he is, the same way he couldn’t change who she is.
The way people are is often a mystery. But I guess in most cases, we’ll never really know or understand. I think it makes sense, seeing that we don’t always understand ourselves.
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crystalelemental · 2 years
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Fire Emblem Engage!  I am...very pleasantly surprised by this one.  Initial thoughts through Chapter 6 below.
As expressed by many, the story isn’t like...a huge deal.  It’s very much back to basics, in a way that’s like...if you were looking for Three Houses style again, it’s a downgrade, but if you’re familiar with the series has been, it’s nothing we haven’t seen before.
That said, I think they’re building up to Lumiere wasn’t your real mother, you’re the child of the Fell Dragon instead.  She refers to becoming your mother, not being your mother.  One of the antagonists mentioned that she never had a child.  There’s just a lot pointing to “She’s not your real mom.”
Characters have been...better than expected?  Nothing exceptional but I like them well enough.  Framme’s my girl, I really like Celine and Chloe, Yunaka’s fairly interesting.  I wound up liking Louis pretty well, and Alfred isn’t what I expected but I like the guy.  What I think surprises me most is...I kinda like Alear?  They’re not too bad.  Like, their dialogue has gotten a good chuckle out of me a couple times, and their decisions are, for the most part, pretty sane.  Like okay yeah, why are we stopping to fight, let’s just run the fuck away.  Sane move.
Gameplay has been fun.  The engage rings are...kinda bonkers.  Alear and Marth are basically untouchable with all the avoid stacking, and you get a ton of attacks in.  It’s kinda nuts.  I gave the Sigurd ring to Chloe, who is...a metric ton of fun with it.  She’s kind of nuts, having such wild movement range and no terrain considerations, and Canter, and the ability to charge through enemies.  Then there’s Celine and Celica.  Oooooh my god.  Whoever thought Warp Ragnarok was a good idea?  I hope you live a long, prosperous life, because that shit rules.  Warp up to 10 spaces to be near an enemy and cast Explode Kill Die on them.  It’s one-shot like every boss.  I love her.  I haven’t gotten to use Micaiah beyond the initial run with Yunaka, but getting a second staff user and light magic out of the deal is pretty great.  But I’m also like...but Framme though.  Better healing potential.  I dunno, will consider options.
The only thing that seriously frustrates me is the chain attacks.  I don’t understand them at all.  Boucheron seems to be the only one in my army who can do it, but in one chapter, Vander almost got destroyed by a Ridersbane chain attack.  Like it’s kinda nuts how hard that hit.  And I don’t really grasp why it happens.  It’s not my favorite.
What is kinda neat, though, is the way weapon triangle works.  I admit, I am generally a huge hater of Break systems.  But this one’s pretty solid.  You don’t get counterattacked, and you leave the opponent vulnerable to the next combat in this round.  It’s been a great method for helping Framme get some KOs.  And it doesn’t work on enemy phase, so it’s a neat tool to encourage more aggressive plays.
I’ve also noticed that enemies move mostly in packs.  When one is drawn out, usually a whole cluster is, probably to run the threat of chain attacks.  Moreover, the boss seems to move pretty often too.  That’s...pretty unique.  I’m really used to stationary bosses in this series, but quite a few have gotten up and chased.  Which is kinda nice.
The last thing is...man, not to dunk on Three Houses, but that game is like impossible for me to replay.  The academy sections are so long and drawn out and tedious, and I appreciate Engage having a much faster turnaround time to the next map.  There’s still your hub world that’s...fine.  Really, all it’s done for me thus far is get me really, REALLY pissed that they had better costuming decisions that whole time and just...opted not to use them.  You give me one fucking reason the Somniel outfits aren’t standard.  Ugh.  Anyway.  It’s not a bad hub world.  I haven’t felt like I needed to do too much, and it’s, again, a really quick intermission before the next map.  Which I appreciate.
But yeah, first impressions are...way more positive than I expected.  Legitimately, I expected this game to feel really bereft of charm or investment, and I’m pleasantly surprised at how much I’m enjoying it thus far.  There’s always a chance something goes south really fast, but for now, it’s pretty fun.
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Day Two / August 23
It's a fine summer Friday today, perfect for wasting away my free time by playing video games.
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Awww...maybe waking up extra early today wasn't such a bad idea. That's right, I had to get up before 12PM today so that I could invest some time in this game. I'm running on a loaf of bread, so today's blog might sound dull.
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He had to show up sooner or later. This is every Animal Crossing player's most dreaded interaction. Now, my game froze for seemingly no reason and I was forced to restart my computer. Yes, I know, I'm a monster for using an emulator. Maybe I deserved to get scolded by Mr. Mole here. You could actually visit the Reset Surveillance Center in Doubutsu No Mori e+. Shame on you if you think it's a New Leaf exclusive area. It's nothing special, really, just a small room with some essentials.
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Nook was selling a shovel today, so I went ahead and bought that. Shovels are an investment, really. You can yield a profit of 14,300 bells daily with one, so I went ahead and bought one. I'm not sure if this game has golden shovels, and if they even do anything of significance. There was also this Grandfather Clock on display, but the asking price was too high - 2,180 Bells. "It's okay" I thought. "I'll just pay for it by finding the money rock". I spent the next 10 minutes hunting out the one miraculous boulder. What a drag.
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Instead, I found this. It's a puzzling shirt. I'm puzzled as to why one would want to resemble a Rubik's cube, but you know how the saying goes - different strokes for different folks. It's only fitting that this was at the Town Dump.
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I picked up this Sailor outfit instead, which I think is much more appealing. I'm also noticing the horns on our head, and their presence begs a lot of questions. Why are they there? Is my character a mutant? Possibly. I'll try to make up a theory later on. I'd put the 3PM hourly theme here, but it's nothing special. It's predecessor is much more alluring. So much so that you're gonna listen to it.
New Horizons music could never.
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Oh no. As the good neighbor I am, I let Bubbles ask me for a favor, and this is what she asked of me. I feel really sorry for her, I really do, I'm empathetic, but she better start browsing for new cameras. I had to politely refuse, as much as it hurt.
"Hey, wait! Hold It! That's, like, a breach of contract or something, isn't it, hipster?" That was her response. She still has me confused for this "Hipster" dude, but I'm just gonna skim over that part. I couldn't just let Spike get away with stealing people's valuables. I'm the only one that should be doing that. Had to teach him a lesson.
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Good luck buying groceries, now. Only way out is through the window now, and no, he can't jump over the holes. His beer belly takes away his ability to partake in any locomotion other than walking. I've been scrutinizing every last rock in town, and I've yet to find the donor rock. All I've found is fossils, which should bring in a lot more revenue. I remember selling away all my fossils the first time I played City Folk, not realizing that they have to be examined by the museum curator first, and I lost about 4 good fossils. Not gonna make that same mistake again!
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Now this is just splendid. Not only does he sleep during duty, but he's also useless. Absolutely horrid. Instead of giving him the fossils directly, you have to mail them to the National museum instead. You have to wait a whole day (or two? Not really sure here) to get your fossil examined. Well, at least we have a reason to buy stationary now, because who actually writes to the villagers in this game? I know I didn't. That's mostly because writing is very tedious in this game.
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Boots here asked me to pick up his Gameboy from Bubbles, and like, how lazy can you be? She's in cumshot distance, but whatever. Makes it easier for me to complete the chore. I got rewarded with stationary, wow! How very unsatisfying. I would sell it, but the selling price is laughable, so I'm just gonna keep it for when the Farway museum reaches out to me (they sure are taking their sweet time)
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I just wanna point out how much I love slopes (slopes, edges? I'm not sure) like these. I'd love to get baked on the edge of that cliff with someone (or just on my own..)
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Alright, first roadblock. Nobody really owns a Gameboy anymore, and I'm not convinced you can even connect one to Dolphin. I'm sure there's a fix for this. Will look into it later.
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Boyfriend?? Yeah, no, I'm not gonna go fishing for another man. I have some dignity. I did find the money rock, finally, but I messed up and only got 1,300 Bells instead of the maximum of 11 thousand. Can't even buy that grandfather clock anymore. The game actually refers to it as a "Classic Clock", but that sounds worse, and It doesn't sound good.
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If anything, this is what a Classic Clock is. It's the first prototype (and the first image that came up when I looked up "first clock prototype". Might be spreading misinformation here) so I better not see anyone calling the Grandfather Clock "Classic".
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And here I was, wondering why I couldn't find the magical glowing spot. It's hidden really well (you can't see it but there's trees in the northern acre, making it even harder to spot). That's another thousand bells. At last, I can buy the vintage clock and rest easy tonight.
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And this is what my interior looks like! It's cozy and unique..I'm not sure what the purpose of Gyroids in this game is. They've always been a spook to me. Maybe we'll find out more about them as we progress through the game. Maybe not. I did send Emerald a mega-something-gyroid in the mail today, so I'm hoping I get something equally amazing in return. Today wasn't as eventful as yesterday, but that's okay. I'm really disappointed that I couldn't get my hands on a Net, though. You'll find out why later.
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polaroidpascal · 4 months
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may || javi gutierrez
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AO3 || MASTERLIST
pairing : boss!javi x f!reader
summary : fresh out of your last final for the semester, you learn that your application was accepted for a summer job at a fancy Majorca resort. you're excited to get to tour the place and start working. more importantly, you can finally meet your mysterious boss who you find doesn't easily leave your mind.
tags : no smut, just some set up :), no use of y/n, no description of reader besides an outfit description (all baggy-fitted clothes!), javi is your boss and gabriela works with him, copious text exchanges with friends (because for some reason, i can't stop doing that), not proofread or beta read so plz be nice 🥲
WC : ~3.4k
a/n : long time, no see 😅 life has admittedly been a little chaotic but this idea came to me and i wrote this very quickly honestly just because i got excited. this part is just a set up but there will definitely be more to come!! 🫶
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“Have a nice summer,” you whisper to your professor as you hand in your final exam, the last one for the semester. He kindly smiles back offering an equally quiet “You too,” before you turn to leave the classroom.
Relief floods your body as you walk down the hallway. You hadn’t had time to fully appreciate where you were until now; studying abroad in Barcelona during the beauty of spring right at the turn of summer. 
You had only just transferred to this school this semester, finally abandoning the tedious life you knew in your hometown. The comfort of familiarity where you grew up but had ultimately trapped yourself in while searching for schools, too nervous at the time to apply anywhere else.
You finally hit your breaking point with the numbing monotony and applied to this place. The day you got the acceptance letter was one of the happiest you’ve ever had. Now, you’re far from home but the company of the friends you’ve made during the past few months makes the homesickness easier. A slight ache of dread grows in your stomach when you remember that while it's the very end of May and the academics are over, your next battle is to find a summer job. 
You open your phone to check your emails, hoping one of the places you’ve applied has gotten back to you. A few haven’t, and those that have all say some variation of, “Thank you for your application, but we are looking for something different than the skills you have to offer.” Your shoulders slump a little, disappointed that you’ll have to go applying to places again, but right before you click your phone off, a new email comes through.
It’s labeled from a hotel resort in Majorca, just about an hour’s flight away, that you had applied to after seeing their ad pop up on your phone one day. 
You skim over the preview, “Thank you for applying to Bond Resort & Spa, we appreciate your…” The suspense of the cutoff is enough for you to stop and tap on the email. “…thorough application. We are pleased to tell you that you have been accepted for employment for the duration of the summer. We excitedly await your presence on the Bond team!”
You can’t help but smile down at your phone. Out of all the places you had applied, this one was admittedly the one you wanted most. Not only were you going to be able to see yet another new place, but hotel staff duties were not something you considered especially taxing, and the pay was pretty enticing too. You excitedly opened your messages to quickly tell your friends back home the news before clicking your phone off and making your way to your car.
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The next morning, you wake up to all of your friends’ congratulation texts.
WHAT?! THAT’S AMAZING
so happy for you!!
we should have a group call to celebrate. call around lunch time for us tomorrow?
we’ll see what she says when she wakes up LOL
You chuckle and write back, lol that works for me :)
They call you later that day as you’re sitting down to have your dinner, excitedly popping open your laptop and sitting at your kitchen table. You talk for a while listening to their lives, the gossip you’ve missed out on, their grades, their flings, their lives—
“But you! All the way in Spain and you have that great new job for the summer!” your friend Ella says, breaking you from your thoughts 
You chuckle a bit and blush. “Yeah, yeah…”
“No, seriously. We’re so happy for you!”
Your other friend, Sophie, jumps in, “You got out and you’re seeing the world!”
You smile back at them. “Thanks, guys.”
“So… tell us everything!”
And you do. You tell them about the friends you’ve made in your classes and all the places you’ve gotten to see. They ask countless questions about every little thing as if you haven’t sent them pictures and updates while you’ve been gone.
“And what about the job? What’s it all about?” Sophie asks.
“Uhhh, well it’s at a hotel resort in Majorca. Which is only, like, an hour flight away.”
“So you get to visit another new place?!” Ella exclaims.
“Yes,” you laugh, “Another new place. And they have places at the resort where employees can stay, so I don’t even have to find an apartment or roommates or anything. The room, water, electricity -- that’s all included as an employee benefits thing, but that’s all.”
“‘That’s all,’” Sophie mocks in air quotes and the three of you laugh. “How about the boss, did you meet them?”
“No, not yet. I just submitted my application and they told me I was hired. The owner’s got a little contact section on the website, that’s how I got my application in. Actually, I’m supposed to have a little meeting thing with him tomorrow.”
“Wait, so they covered the flights too?” Ella interjects.
“Yeah, I guess I forgot to say that, didn’t I?”
“Uh, yeah! This place must be nice if they’re covering all these things for you.”
“Okay, okay, I do admit that it’s one of the nicest resorts I’ve seen. I really can’t believe they accepted me to be honest.”
“Well, I bet they can just sense that you’ll be a great employee. I’m sure he’ll be a great boss, too. And if he’s not, we’ll fly out there and show him what’s up,” Ella says.
“Yeah, exactly,” Sophie adds, both of them nodding to you.
“Well, thanks guys, that’s really nice of you,” you laugh, and they begin to chuckle too.
Your official interview-slash-orientation meeting is scheduled for noon the next day, and as you drift off to bed that night, you wonder about how your new boss and coworkers will be.
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You’re woken by your sharp alarm at 8:00, stretching and rubbing the sleep out of your eyes. You grab your phone to turn off the alarm and see more texts from your friends.
have fun today!!
and don’t forget to tell us all about your boss later too 🤭
thanks 🥹 i’ll make sure to update later <3
Your morning goes as usual, slipping into the clothes you picked out last night to save yourself from the half-awake decision making this morning. You chose a loose-fitted blouse and flowy pants complete with your comfiest sandals, topped off with a little bandana to keep your hair back and a tote bag. You decide to sit and eat at the cafe near your apartment instead of making something and grab your sunglasses on your way out the door.
The weather is not as hot as you had expected, the light wind breezing through your clothes a little bit and keeping you cool. It’s a little past 9:00 on a Sunday morning, and the streets are relatively quiet. When you reach the cafe, it's fairly empty and your food is out right away. There’s a free table near the water that you sit at, enjoying the serenity of this little place.
As you eat, you think about going home later to finish packing before you officially settle in for your stay at this resort. You pull out your phone and go to the website, scrolling through the pictures of the pools, the beach access, suite layouts… at the bottom of the website is your bosses contact information.
You click on the tab again, the same one you searched a few weeks ago when you first put in your application, showing the resort address, email, phone number, and the name of your new boss: Javi Gutierrez. Still no photo, just like the last time you checked.
Curiosity grabs hold of you, and you look up his name to see what else you can find out about the man. Nothing really shows up besides the hotel website, a LinkedIn, and a private Facebook page. All you can see is the profile picture, but it’s not a person, it’s a beautiful sunset picture of the beach.
You find some more luck under the photos tab, though. Pictures from a few articles over the years pop up but they’re unfortunately all grainy. If you squint, you can see curly brown hair, maybe even a few sun bleached streaks here and there. The skin on his arms looks tanned, the color one would get from sitting in the sun regularly. In this picture, he’s wearing a nice blue blazer, khaki pants, and brown loafers. You can at least tell he’s a pretty good looking guy.
After your little investigation, you finish up your breakfast and walk to the bus stop to make your way to the airport.
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The flight is short and sweet, and everything goes well. As you walk through the airport, you see the driver with your name on a card (they did say all travel concerns would be taken care of). The driver helps you into the back of the car and drives you to the resort.
You pull up into the main circle of the place and you’re immediately overwhelmed. The building is gorgeous. It towers at least 20 stories and the detailing on the sides is fucking incredible. Each window is adorned with the most intricate and beautiful designs etched into the concrete with metal faux balconies to top it off. Leasing into the main lobby, marble pillars of angelic-looking women dressed in silk stand at attention on either side. You’ve never seen a place look so beautiful before.
The driver helps you out of the car just as he did before and you’re immediately greeted by a beautiful woman holding a clipboard.
“Hello!” she exclaims, extending her arms out for a hug. “It is so nice to meet you! My name is Gabriela, I’m the general manager of the resort.”
“Nice to meet you too, Gabriela! This place is amazing.”
“Yes, we take a lot of pride in our decor. Everything was hand-picked by the owner of the hotel. He wanted everything to be absolutely perfect.”
You get lost in a quick thought, thinking about the couple of pictures you found of him earlier and still having no idea what to expect from this man. But, this is a start. He hand-picked these stunning statues…
“Oh, don’t worry, you will get to meet him today!”
You blush, knowing you must have looked so spaced out for a second. “That’s great,” you nervously laugh off.
“Why don’t we just get started, huh? Plenty of places to show you around!”
You follow Gabriela into the lobby and marvel at the even prettier decor inside. Tall ceilings, glossy floors, beautiful floral carpets, and your favorite part of the whole room: a gigantic, sparkly, detailed and delicate chandelier dangling from the ceiling in a complicated web of crystals and lights. Your eyes must twinkle in its reflection as you stare up into it.
Gabriela smiles at you. “Beautiful, no? It’s one of my favorite parts of the whole resort.”
“It’s absolutely amazing,” you say, an almost childlike wonder lacing your words.
Gabriela chuckles and grabs a couple more papers from the front desk before leading you around the resort. She shows you the rest of the lobby as well as some of the shops on the main floor. She leads you to the hub of elevators, briefly taking you into one just to peek inside. She takes you to the pool, the little arcade, the beach walk that leads to the beach… You can’t help but silently awe at how picturesque everything looks. Like if you were to pick a postcard off a random shelf and plop yourself right into the middle of it.
You walk back to the lobby and elevators and this time she presses a button, then taps a card to the card reader. “Javi’s office is way at the top, best view from there.”
“Oh, okay,” you say. Suddenly, your palms start to sweat and you gently wipe them on your pants and your heart starts to beat a little faster. You don’t know why you’re so nervous, everything seems to be going very well and they pretty much said you already have the job.
Maybe it’s something about the mystery of this man. All you have to go off of so far are grainy article pictures and his choice of architectural decor. What if he’s actually a little blunt or rude? What if he doesn’t like you? What if you don’t like him and you’re stuck with this job and a boss you hate and—
The elevator doors open up right into his office. His desk is facing away from the wall of floor-to-ceiling windows that let the light in, a beautiful blue sky adorned with giant clouds behind the glass. His chair is turned around and he stands by the window staring out to the beach and ocean below. He turns around when he hears the elevator doors open with a ding.
“Ah, you must be the new girl!” he exclaims with his arms out wide. “Come, please sit.”
He assumes his chair as you and Gabriela sit and holds out his hand to shake yours, “I’m Javi.” You take his hand and introduce yourself, trying not to let your voice catch in your throat with how dry your mouth feels. “I see you’ve already made good acquaintance with Gabriela.”
“Yes, she’s been wonderful,” you say, crossing your legs and resting your hands in your lap.
Now that you’re sitting right across from him with the nerves dying down just a little, you can fully take in the man sitting across from you. Those grainy pictures did him no justice; he may just be the most beautiful man you’ve ever seen. His hair is definitely a little sun bleached just as you suspected, faintly blonde streaks adorning a few of his curls. His hair perfectly frames his face as it falls down his head. His mustache and patchy beard look kept but natural. And his skin… where his sleeves are pushed up a bit, his beautifully tanned complexion littered with freckles stares back at you.
Whatever he has been saying to you is completely lost on you as you blankly nod back pretending to listen. You’re already entranced.
This is going to be a long summer.
“So, what did you think about the resort?” he asks, leaning on his desk with a gentle intrigue.
“I thought it was absolutely beautiful,” you say, trying not to stutter over your words after being so quiet for a minute. “Gabriela was telling me how you chose the decor?”
“Oh, yes, I did,” he shyly admits. “I got to oversee the design choices when we were building. I wanted it to be perfect.”
“Well, mission accomplished,” you chuckle and they both laugh.
“I haven’t shown her where the staff stays yet, that was our last place to stop today,” Gabriela tells Javi.
“Perfect! Would you mind if I tagged along?” he asks you.
Gabriela looks to you, both awaiting your answer. “Oh, no, I wouldn’t mind that at all!”
“Excellent. Shall we?” Javi moves to stand, pushing his chair out from under him. You and Gabriela stand as well, the three of you moving towards the elevator. You only go down two or three floors before the doors open again.
The elevator opens into a room with a few couches and tables, another wall of windows greeting you. There are some people around, some in uniforms waiting to enter the elevator and some in normal clothes lounging around. This must be some sort of common area, you think, and politely smile at the people looking at the group of you before stepping out of the elevator.
“These are the other workers here, this is one of the floors where we have employees stay,” Javi explains. “This is a common area to hang out, in case you get bored of the same four hotel walls.”
“These floors can only be accessed with your ID, it’s programmed into the card so you need to tap it in the elevator to get past a certain floor. Completely safe, no other room keys have the access,” Gabriela adds.
“We’ll get you one of those tomorrow so you can move into your room,” Javi says to you with a gentle smile.
“Thank you,” you smile back and try to ignore how it makes your heart skip a little bit.
He holds your eye contact for half a second too long before seemingly coming back to earth with a slight shake to his head. “Well, um, it was very nice to meet you,” he says and shakes your hand again, cupping it with his other hand this time too. His hands are big but soft. And warm. You feel a blush threaten to creep onto your cheeks.
“Very nice to meet you, Mr. Javi.” If you had been more calm at that moment, you might have seen the twitch of his chest with the small but sharp inhale he took when you said that, but your tunnel vision was focused on getting back into the elevator with Gabriela before you said or did something stupid.
She walks you back through the lobby to the front of the hotel again, giving you a friendly hug before helping you into the car.
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Back home, you finish your half-done packing (just clothes, you were coming back when school started again in the fall) and take a quick shower.
You let the water wash the day away and your mind wanders while you gently massage the shampoo into your scalp. You can’t stop thinking about this new job. And Gabriela.
And Javi…
But you stop yourself. You’ve literally just met him. And not only is he your boss, but he is probably an extremely busy guy, owning an entire resort and all. That may just as well be the most time you’ll ever spend with the man.
You finish your shower without entertaining any more thoughts of Javi, dry off and slip into some comfy clothes, decent looking enough that you planned to wear them tomorrow as well. You settle onto the couch and order some takeout for dinner.
As if on cue, your phone starts buzzing with texts.
how did everything go today? how’s this mysterious boss?
yeah, how was it?
was he mean or hot
ella 💀
what? I WANNA KNOW
guys plz, i only met him briefly. another girl showed me around mostly
okay, was SHE hot?
ELLA 😭
lol yes ella she was very pretty
omg
what did she show you?
the lobby, the pool, the beach, and then they both showed me the living floors. the views were insane, i’ll have to send pictures as soon as i can
that’s so amazing, we’re so happy for you 🥹
we really are, it sounds amazing 🥹 but back to my earlier question… WAS. HE. HOT.
yes ella, he was hot
omfg.
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Settling into your room the next day takes no time at all. You move your clothes from your suitcase into your drawers and make yourself at home with a few blankets here and there. On the dresser where your tv also sits is a neatly folded uniform, a towel folded like a little bear, and an ID with your name on it. Next to the stack is a little folded notecard. You open it up and read the inside:
We hope you feel cozy in your new room! If you ever need anything, mine and Gabriela’s desk phone numbers are written below. Welcome to the family!
— Mr. Javi
You feel a faint, dull flutter in your chest holding the note but you quickly shake it off. He’s the boss, he’s most likely written one of these for every single person who works here. Just a friendly and personal way to leave contact information in case of emergencies.
Nothing to dwell over. Nothing at all.
You grab one of the magnets on the mini fridge and hang the note there in case you ever need it. 
But your mind wanders like it always does and this time you can’t reign it in quick enough.
Mr. Javi….
Yeah, this is definitely gonna be a long summer.
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a/n : please lmk what you think! more parts will be coming, i promise! and thank u for reading 🫶
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While preparing for your baby’s photoshoot session, it is important to keep in mind that you should pack two or more outfits for the photoshoot. This can help you with last-minute changes. As a result, you can enjoy a stress-free photoshoot session.
Prepare your baby for a long nap during the photoshoot: Ever had an “awe” moment looking at cute photographs of sleeping babies? If yes, then you too can get such adorable photographs of your baby while they are sleeping. Also, if your baby is fast asleep during the photoshoot session then you don’t need to worry about their unpredictability. As a result, the photographer can easily capture some of the best photographs, while your baby is unaware and lost in their dream world.
All you need to do is help your baby stay awake at least half an hour before the photoshoot session. This way, by the time you reach the photoshoot studio, your baby is fast asleep. Also, you can pamper your baby with a warm and relaxing sponge bath before the photoshoot session. After the sponge bath, your baby is sure to fall asleep as soon as you reach the photoshoot location. However, if you want to capture candid photographs of your baby while they are awake, chirpy, and in their best element then you can look for ways to entertain them during the photoshoot session.
Keep your baby well-fed before the photoshoot session: Hungry babies are angry babies, while well-fed babies are happy babies. So, for a successful baby photoshoot in Gurugram, make sure that you feed your baby well, thereby keeping their tummies full. This way, your baby won’t be fussy during the photoshoot session. This will help your photographer to capture as many photographs as they can without any hassle. Also, if your baby is well-fed around half an hour before the photoshoot session then you can rest assured that they will be fast asleep by the time the photoshoot starts. This way, you can achieve a peaceful photoshoot session.
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These tips can help you with all the preparations necessary for the photoshoot session. A well-prepared photoshoot session can give you the best results. Also, the way you prepare can contribute to the efficiency and productivity of the photographer. As a result, your photographer can capture some perfect, cute photographs of your baby, thereby giving way to a memorable photoshoot session.
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