#anywho --- in addition to this excitement

[xheartpages]

Since someone really thinks I won't post this shit---

I'm super excited for the end of this month / my birthday on April 2nd, because my girlfriend - who is a filthy brit - @towercursed is coming to the US for a week to celebrate and it'll be the first time we'll see each other and it's super super excited. It went from waiting 3 months to 16 days and I already have the days off and am just vibrating and waiting until the day---

[thefirstradiant]

Suptober Day 6: Electric ⚡️

Unfortunately I didn’t get the chance to write out the fic in full yet like I wanted to. I will perhaps come back to this at a later date. I lost some motivation and sleep this weekend:/ Anywho! Here’s the headcanons/notes/bits of dialogue I had written down!

NSFW ~ Destiel ~ electric shock kink

-it starts when Cas accidentally brushes past Dean while his grace is sparking due to some strong emotion. He’s furious at something but turns back around and sees Dean absolutely frozen to the spot looking like he forgot how to breathe

-for his part, Dean did forget how to breathe. Cas’s grace felt like a electric shock to his core and went straight to his cock. He managed to stay silent but it was a close call

“Are you okay, Dean?”

“Cas, uh yeah,, angel, that’s right. Yeah. Fine.”

-Dean can’t stop thinking about it and bolts to jerk off everytime he gets the slightest tingle

-it takes a few weeks but Dean finally asks Cas while they’re having sex to “do the thing with your grace”

“My grace? Dean?”

“Fucking hell Cas. Shock me, burn me, I don’t care.”

-he’s sliding into Cas at the same time as he’s saying this and doesn’t have more words than that, he’s fucking a fucking angel so it shouldn’t matter

-Cas isn’t even sure how to do it on purpose at first but he tries his absolute hardest to focus on how much Dean wants it

-Cas figured it out and dean has the best orgasm of his life

-Sam was concerned the next morning because of the screaming

-they end up making it a regular part of their sex life and regular life

-turns out in addition to exciting Dean, it also works to ground him in stressful situations and punish him whenever Cas is annoyed (dean really doesn’t mind)

-dean doesn’t like to think about why he finds it so arousing but good news is he can’t think much when Cas is doing it to him

-Cas becomes slightly addicted to shocking dean

-dean is more than a little addicted to it

-Sam thinks they’re fucking weird

[kirkscarr]

ok so i just finished my book cover for First, Best Destiny - Part 1 by the amazing @ophelia-j !!

admittedly i was going to wait until i actually attached the text block to the cover before i posted this haha, but i was SO excited after making this cover that i decided to just post it and then update with the finished product later!!

this book is absolutely embedded in my soul, and words cannot even describe how gorgeously it’s written. it’s a book that made me realize - hey, the adventure doesn’t end as you grow old.

you can read it here. i promise you won’t regret it!!!

anyways!!! here’s all of my other bookbinding steps for anyone interested.

cam’s somewhat incomplete bookbinding guide

please note that i am an AMATEUR hobbyist. please do not actually use this as a tutorial.

oh also!! bookbinding terminology will have a * by it which will be explained at the end in order to make this flow better. i’ll also link the tutorials i used at the end of this for anyone interested.

1) Formatting the document! I downloaded the original text as a PDF, and then designed a cover page, grabbed some art from the internet (i know, frowned upon, but this is just a personal copy so it is what it is), and then designed a table of contents and chapter icons!!

*side note! i added which episodes each chapter follows to the table of contents (pictured below) as this book was written as an accompaniment to TOS and the movies.

2) Next, I printed out all NINE HUNDRED PAGES??? admittedly i could have done it in less if I’d used a bigger page size, but sending things out to be printed is expensive so we made do. after printing, i folded them into signatures*.

*there’s an additional note about the paper i used at the end

3) punching out holes in all the signatures! although not technically necessary, I honestly don’t think i would’ve been able to sew this behemoth without doing it.

4) sewing the pages into a real!! actual!! book!! this was the part i was most nervous about. i’ve NEVER attempted to sew anywhere near this large of a book before, so i tried out a new method of sewing in hopes of making it a bit more sturdy. we won’t know if it worked until this book endures some wear and tear, but i’m pretty optimistic!

5) next up is glueing the spine! this is where it really hit me that a lot of bookbinding is just…glueing shit together. later i also added cardstock to the spine in hopes of helping it adhere to the cover better, and a book headband* for decoration.

5) now we’re onto the book cover!! they only sell bookboard in minor bulk around here, so we’re not even gonna discuss how much bookboard i now own… anyways! i glued the faux leather onto the bookboard and then let that dry.

6) last up! off to the cricket! a huge thank you to my friend for letting me borrow her cricket AND supplies! anywho, this is where i designed my cover art. i then adhered the design to the cover. after this step, i realized i…definitely need some kind of sealant - so, if any more seasoned bookbinders have suggestions for this i am all ears!!

all in all, this was a super fun project, and a great way to kill some time while i recover from surgery! i absolutely plan to bind the sequel at some point, but that may be a…ways away. i’m a STEM major and school starts back up soon so…time will be in short supply lol!

To be continued...

Terminology

*signature: group of sheets folded in half, to be worked into the binding as a unit.

*book headband: just look up a picture if you’re curious because tumblr says i can't add any more pictures lol.

*about the paper!! i actually got it from a local specialty paper store, but if you want something similar i've heard amazon has some good bookbinding alternatives!

Tutorials

please PLEASE go check out Jess Less on youtube. she's phenomenal. here are her vids and what i used them for.

don't laugh!! i actually stole MOST of my techniques straight from this video.

i used this one to help me format the book correctly! although i still ended up with some goofs haha (see: any pages on the left side have the page number in the margin LMAO).

[celestie0]

I LOVEE GOJO AND I LOVE SPIDERMAN IF U DO WRITE AN AU ILL WORSHIP U FOREVER

ahhh see i really do want to. but ughhh. too many ideas too little time.

i was kinda thinking, i've really been wanting to do a hospital au, so maybe mix it w spiderman au. sumn like reader n gojo are both part of a trauma surgeon cohort of first year residents and maybeee it's also childhood friends to lovers? like they've been friends forever and went through med school together n stuff. so likeee reader knows him better than anyone else

ok and then hear me out. so gojo has his typical spiderman lore right like he gets bit by a spider n becomes spiderman. it'd be kinda crazy if gojo n reader both work the night shift...but suspiciously, every single night that gojo isn't working, the hospital keep getting spiderman-related roughed up criminal patients 🤔 like they're covered in webs and all claim to have been beaten up by spiderman in the downtown streets of new york city. and reader is always telling gojo about the crazy patient cases whenever they hang out and how it sucks that he's never on shift when they get those patients and he's like yeaaaaa damn that's crazy 💀💀

anywho there was also additional idea i had where reader is also a clinical researcher and she steals samples of spiderman's webs n forensic material from the patients to look at the stuff under a microscope and she believes there's a promising cure for cancer based on what she's found in the chemical composition of his webs. but when she brings it up to the institution, they shut her down. so she takes matters into her own hands and tries to seek spiderman out bc she needs more web to run experiments

ok but imagine the angsttt when reader feels like gojo is slipping away from her n becoming more n more distant for some reason even though they've been best friends their whole life, but it's only bc he has this big secret that he doesn't want her to find out bc he knows that it'll only put her in danger :(( sobs

yea idk such were my ideas... it's a little cliche but i like it xd ... i have absolutely put my foot down and said no more series until i finish kickoff and get at least halfway through ihm...but i'm super excited by the prospect of a spiderman au!!

[devotion-disorder]

Hi!! I don't know if anyone has asked this before, but-- How did you go about posting your yan OCs for the first time? I absolutely LOVE yours and would love to share mine like how you post about yours, but It's soooo nerve wracking to start it... Lol, sorry if this is weird! ^^;;;;; Do you have any advice or anything?

Hihi!!!! I understand it is kind of nervewracking like oohhhh these are my silly Original Blorbos if any of you guys care. but the world could always use more yanderes!!!!!! so we do in fact care !!!!!!!!!!1

I will say that a while ago my blog was mainly DoL-centric with the exception of the occasional yan post reblog- but i honestly wish I branched out into that more early on, for some reason i was really fixated on keeping my blog centered around one thing only. At some point I just realised that. it's my blog. i should just do whatever I want lmao. and I think that's a good mindset to have tbh - its your house your rules babey

I don't know if there's anything in particular with how I did it that's remarkable in any sense, but I suppose I just tried to make sure i was presenting my oc's in a way that leaves a strong impression and is easy to digest: so a list of facts about them, some are just basic info, some are lore-motivated and some are just things i think would be funny LOL. and yanderes at their best are when they are being their most creepy irredeemable selves so I drew something extra for that too (in fact it was kind of a last-minute addition lol). but anywho i was just hoping to establish a strong impression of their characters ig.

but yes! the only real advice I stand behind is to do whatever you wanna do and have fun with it. that is easier said than done, but I think that my enjoyment of drawing and posting has really took off ever since i just stopped caring what others might think. Good luck to you and your oc's, im sure many people will be very excited about more yanderes in this world!!!!!!!!!

[amoransia]

Really late, but here's my ekuoto chapter 70 commentary. Nothing special, just me freaking out. You know. The usual.

Watch out for spoilers!

Dante got a very special dialogue balloon with "..." in it. Which is curious to me. I'm sure it means some sort of reflection or surprise happening within him; I really want to what he's thinking. How do you feel? Knowing that the that child you were entrusted can't even bear to be awake anymore? That he runs to escapism? Must suck. Anyway.

On the other hand, dearest Daniel is real composed. Good job on getting info out of Belphegor. That's not really a high bar, though lmao... I mean, how are you a demon and can't LIE? Embarrassing... Go back to demon high school or something. Fall from grace again! The whole premise of your existence is being a lying thing that leads people to sin, and you're here having communication issues??? Dude. That's so moe.

Everyone thinking Belph's got something up his sleeve is fucking hilarious. No. Sorry. He's not Kira or anything like that. It's not all according to his "keikaku". He's just kinda dumb and suffers from Villain Monologue Syndrome...

Him saying "my witch", though... ough! (takes critical hit)

Really funny how he showed him off sleeping and everything. Why are you bragging? Is this something to show off? I guess it is for you... I'd be embarrassed if all my coworkers suddenly saw me sleeping on a plasma 100" inch TV, though. Maybe have a little consideration! Also, I don't think anyone's mentioned this before, but I think it's a cool detail that Priest's in a fetal position. Not only does this position bring one comfort, but it can also represent how he's about to be "reborn" as a witch of Sloth. The sphere he's sleeping in can kinda be a uterus, right?

Belphegor and Mikhail replying to each other while Leah was suffering out of confusion was funny. She got the straight man role forced onto her. Miha's "I see!" was cute. Very casual, as if he wasn't talking to a Demon Lord lol. To be fair, Bel is not really intimidating.

Meanwhile, Vir is busy trying to lead his shounen manga team to victory... (or not really.) They'll definitely get some piece of Belphegor though. I wonder what it'll be... he doesn't have anything like Asmodeus' eyes sticking out, so this is a mystery to me.

Me when I get excited about an interest of mine and end up yapping too much

Dante and Vergilius are heading to the same place, so they'll meet up again... I'm looking forward to the mess that comes out of that 👀.

Imuri needs to step up her game, or I'll be taking matters into my own hands because this is ridiculous. Femme Fatale? Wtf are you talking about. Fraudmuri. The Demon Lord of Fraud. Her true title.

Her biggest crime so far is being more in love with the idea of being in love with Priest than actually caring for him. Does that make sense? So far, she hasn't done any effort in actually coming to know him. She needs to KNOW!!!! At least I can respect that she also takes male rivals seriously... and her aggressiveness towards them. Lole.

She doesn't call Priest "sleepyhead" in the JP raws. I don't really mind the addition, but I thought it was worth noting here anyway. Makes it cute.

"It'll be over soon" Naw bro Imuri is coming at you with a fucking sledgehammer. Watch out.

Tiny Imuri is so fawking cute. I've been craving these Imuri flashbacks for forever because we know virtually nothing about her. What moves her. Why does she long to love!! We'll know in due time, I guess. But please show me a bit of it, Aruma-sensei...

Asmodeus being considerate enough to make sexual things vague to Imuri is nice, but it confuses me a bit. Well. I shan't dwell on it, lest my head blows up.

Imuri seems to have some complex about being a demon with no demon power, because she keeps asserting that she is a demon? Am I explaining this properly? Like in this chapter (ch.70) and chapter 3.

Anywho.

Imuri imagining the BL route... save me... my fucking sides... I burst out laughing the first time my eyes laid on that panel. True to her succubus nature, she didn't even consider the possibility of them using blood or whatever else instead of straight-up KISSING. Those are still bodily fluids, right?? Calm down, girl! Stay put!!!

"I'm not letting his first kiss go to some guy that just appeared!!" HE'S BEEN THERE FOR A DECADE! YOU ARE THE NEWCOMER!!! IMURI, GIRL!! You absolute buffoon! Clown, even!

Whew. Lmao.

This arc also feels like a callback to that one "sleeping beauty" comment from chapter 3.

...except their roles have switched.

This time, Imuri will be the one kissing Father on the cheek to wake him up, and it'll be so, so cute. Trust. Trust me. This will happen. (Going insane).

Go and make him your witch, Imuri... Dew it... Make a move... (screaming and crying)

[admrlthundrbolt]

Under The Graveyard (Petyr x Chubby Reader)

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Having practically raised your younger brother Nick, you were always interested in meeting his friends. Though when you meet his literal savior, you can't help but be curious.

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Hey guys, I'm back at it again. I recently rewatched this movie and remembered how much I loved Petyr. His lack of fanfiction is an upset to the monster lover community. Anyways I hope you enjoy.

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Nick sighed heavily as he balanced the phone between his ear and shoulder. “I already told you, I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to meet them. They are vampires after all.”

You sassily copied his tone. “And I think I should. For God’s sake one of them kept you from dying.” A sudden hiss comes from his side of the phone. You winced in sympathy. “Sorry buddy, I forget about the new quirks. Anywho, I always want to be a part of your life.”

Slumping against a nearby wall, he rubbed at his temple. “I want you to, I just worry about you around them.”

You suddenly pepped up. “Then it’s settled. I’ll be over tomorrow night. I can’t wait to meet everyone.”

Nick gaped down at the phone. You had a way of always doing what you thought was best for him. But this time he really thought you were making a mistake. Shaking his head, he decided that the important thing was to get over to the other’s place. He needed to set some ground rules and talk to his sire.

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The house was filled with yelling and clatters. Viago faced the camera crew. “It seems Nick's sister is coming over.” Another bang sounded through the hall, causing him to wring his hands together. “Deacon is unhappy with Nick's decision to bring another ‘off limits' human into the house.”

The two men suddenly floated into the room, tumbling over one another in the process. They batted at each other and threw insults back and forth.

“It isn't your place to make the rules. You’re just a baby.” Deacon was basically frothing at the mouth. It wasn’t fair that Nick always got his way. He was the new fledgling, so he was last in the pecking order.

“But she's family. Besides you guys love Stu, so what's to say you won’t like her too.” He flung his hands into the air in exasperation.

This caused Deacon to pause. Stu was a great addition to their group. Even if he did come with the disappointment of Nick. "I’ll see when she gets here.” Then he stormed away to his room.

Viago clapped his hands together excitedly. “Perfect, I'll let Vladislav know when he gets home. You just need to let Petyr know.” He gave the documentary crew a nervous glance and left the room.

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Petyr wasn’t a stranger to other beings having a hard time with him. They thought that his age made him this monster. That was why he found Nick refreshing. He didn't treat him differently than his other housemates. So when he came down to ask for a favor, he had to admit he was interested.

“So you know how Stu is great and all?” Pausing he watched the older vampire. Continuing only after a nod was given. “ Well my sister is coming over and I don’t want her to get eaten either.”

Petyr stared at him with confusion. This would be another off limits human. Perhaps he picked a weak fledgling.

“I know. I told her not to come, but she insisted. Something about meeting my new friends and savior.”

This made him all the more interested in what the boy had to say. He was 8000 years old, but he may still have a bit of an ego.

“So do you think you can let her meet you and live?” He winced as he waited for his sire to shriek in his face. Though his scrunched posture relaxed when the older vampire only nodded.

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The night had come. Viago had dressed for guest as usual, surprisingly so had Deacon. They had told Petyr that he would be fetched after the other introductions were made. Even though you seemed excited to meet them, they knew that he was in a league of his own. It wasn’t every day you came into contact with a vampire that old.

Vlad rolled his eyes as his dandy roommate fussed over pillows on the couch. This was a one time incident. They would reassure the sister that Nick was in good hands and she would leave happy. Simple as that.

At least that was the idea. When Nick brought you in you were the epitome of warm and comforting.

“Now boys I know you don’t eat in the conventional way, but I did think of a different gift. “ You pulled a large spray bottle from you bag. “This is a homemade fabric cleaner, it especially works well on stubborn blood stains. And don’t worry about the ingredients, Nicky told me what to avoid.”

This made Viago particularly excited. He hurried over to you and asked all about the fine details. Nick joined the other two vampires as you shared cleaning secrets.

“Are you sure she’s not actually your mother?” Vlad elbowed the fledgling .

He shook his head, but had a smile on her face. “She might as well be. We have a pretty big age gap, but when my parents died she took me in. No questions ask, just said she wouldn't have it any other way.”

This made Deacon shift uneasily. He had been planning to seduce you. If he couldn't eat you, then the best revenge would be to fuck you. But seeing the kind of person you were, it was making him second guess it.

You both rejoined the group. “Now that the gift is out of the way.” You put your hand out to the other two men. “I'm (Y/N), nice to meet you.”

Viago gave them an encouraging nod from behind you. It seemed you had already won him over. Vlad sighed and put his hand out. Your grip was much stronger than he would have expected.

“Tell me human. What has given you such strong hands.”

Your smile brightened at the comment. “I’m a substitute teacher and librarian at the local primary school. I guess you could say that wrestling kids into their seats most days keeps you strong.”

He too gave an approving nod towards you. If you could keep the demons that were small children in line. You must be a formidable foe.

Turning to the last member of the group, you found that his hand was already extended. Placing yours into it, you were surprised when he shifted it and brought your knuckles to his lips. “I can’t believe that Nick was hiding such a voluptuous beauty from us.”

Another surprise, but noticing the sneer Nick threw his way. You thought that this must be the Deacon he complained about so much. “As nice as the compliment is. I have a feeling that this is a disingenuous attempt just to get under Nicky's skin.” You pat his shocked face and grabbed your brother's hand. “I think that one more introduction is in order.”

He nodded and lead you to the basement door.

The rest of the vampires looked on in differing levels of shock. Until Viago broke the silence. “She is quite interesting.”

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The anticipation and excitement you had for encountering such an ancient being was making your heart race. You hadn’t blinked an eye at Nick revealing his condition to you. Your dream of being a librarian, at a young age, has always left you with a curious and creative mind. Thus legends and lore was an early interest for you. So it wasn’t an odd thing at how you were drawn to Petyr. And it seemed the feeling was mutual.

When his eyes laid on your form, he was taken aback. He had a hunger alight in him that he hadn’t felt in centuries. Your soft plush body was one that belonged in an oil painting. He would proudly hang it above the fireplace and admire it for hours.

Putting out a hand, to becon you over, he was bewildered when you took it in your own. You shook it with a bashful look on your flushed full face.

“I wanted to thank you for taking care of my little Nicky here. I don’t know what I would do if he wasn’t in my life. Is there anything I can do to ever repay you?”

In all his years on earth, he wasn’t sure he had ever had a more frustrating experience. His voice had escaped him some centuries ago. Now was the time he despised this fact the most. He wanted to speak sweet words to you. Tell you that for such an enchantress, he would hand you the world on a platter. For now though, he could only shake his head and give you what was hopefully a reassuring smile.

You deflated a bit, but perked back up as you looked around. “Let me tidy up the place. To be honest, this place is almost as messy as Nicky's room is secondary school.” You were already organizing things and picking up random bones.

He couldn't stop the purr of delight that rumbled in his chest. This was just what he needed to brighten his undead life.

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Before coming across the group of vampires, you would have never guess this was what they would be like. You would have thought that it was more like a dark supernatural novel. Where as it was more like wrangling your usual young group of students. Still it was such a fun addition to your life.

The time you spent with Petyr was always the highlight of any visit. Some would think that communication would be am issue. But working with non-verbal children in the past made it easier than anticipated.

The conversation you had were never stilted or awkward. You filled the silence, while he would gesture and make slightly garbled noises. Still the pleasantness of the time you spent together was wonderful.

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His life was the best it had been in years. Your company breathed a new joy into his undead life. If you shone brighter or were any warmer, he would worry that he would burn in your mere presence.

He had considered using your brother to invite you over. But there was no need, you came willingly and often. Their group welcomed you in with no qualms. Even taking you out on the town every so often. It was a time they wanted to give you to relax and let loose. He found it highly amusing when you would make your way down and ramble about whatever came to your mind. He even got Nick and Deacon to move a couch to the basement. So you would be comfortable if you couldn't make it home after a night out. Though it seemed more often than not you would end up spending the weekend on the basement couch.

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Then an unfortunate series of events caused you to become a permanent resident of the house.

It was early one morning. You had fallen asleep on your usual couch in the basement. Until the sound of glass breaking startled you awake. Jolting up, you squinted into the dark room. Everything was still and quiet. Then a mumbling follow by a crunch came from the only window in the room.

Eyes darting around, they finally found a bone on the floor. In this moment you couldn't have been more thankful that Petyr wanted to keep a few around. Gripping it tightly in your shaking hands, you positioned yourself next to his coffin. Taking in a deep shaky breath, you noticed a shadow blocking the first trickles of morning light filtering through. This made your pulse skyrocket. Steeling yourself, you shifted your hands into a better position and charged.

The fight that ensued was more of a jumble of limbs and grunting. Then he got the upper hand. Pinning you to the ground, he slowly pressed a wooden stake into your chest. But it seemed he hadn't been at this for long, he pierced your lung rather that the heart.

In a moment of agony you called out to Petyr. He heard the pained cry and burst from his crypt. Screeching at the sight before him, he ripped the head from the man’s shoulders. Taking you into his arms, he began to weap.

You placed a trembling hand to his face. “Stay away from the light.” It came out in a quiet garble.

He shook his head and bellowed for the other vampires to come help. Even in your most desperate times you were still concerned for others.

As everyone rushed to your side, you felt your eyes close.

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The camera zooms in on a blurry image, after a bit of fiddling it focuses. You and Petyr are in chairs placed next to one another. Your hands are linked and you smile, showing your newly acquired fangs.

“So it’s official, we’re together.” Glancing over at him, your smile softened.

He was already looking at you with a gentle expression. Giving your hand a squeeze, he relaxed into his seat.

Getting up from your chair, you pulled him along with you. “Now if you’ll excuse us, we’ve got some coffin shoping to do.”

[plusultraetc]

WOW please ignore how much this brush in red looks kind of like blood upon closer inspection. I was trying to do Christmas colors with the green background + red & white letters and it went... questionably.

Anywho, here is the promised advent calendar recap/review (part 1!! to be followed by a very brief part 2 on or after Christmas lol) I've been having a really lovely time opening these every day, and I'm really excited to see what the final four pockets contain 👀

Day 1: All Might pin | Okay, so I actually knew about this one in advance--when I was reading item descriptions on different websites, trying to figure out whether or not I wanted to buy the advent calendar, someone posted a picture of this pin in their review 😭 Which, like, rude ig but it was a selling point for the calendar itself, so I really can't be mad about it. He looks like he's going for the world's greatest fist bump.

Day 2: Iida sticker | Iida truly said everyone out of the way, I have to appear in this advent calendar before Midoriya and Bakugou, and I love that for him. I am a very big journal & planner person so I'm always looking for more stickers, and I already have a small MHA collection where this one can live until I find a permanent place for it!

Day 3: 1-A pencil | Pretty self-explanatory, but I am like. Stupidly charmed by this. It's a really cute addition to my pen cup.

Day 4: MHA keychain | This has been one of my favorite items in the advent calendar. I've actually been needing a new keychain, and I really love the crest-like design. 10/10, flawless.

Day 5: MHA magnet | The first of the magnets! Love love love the color palette of this one, especially the hint of purple in the outline around the letters.

Day 6: Tsu & Uraraka to/from gift tags | These are also super cute, and such a great idea for an advent calendar!! Unfortunately, I don't know many MHA fans irl, so I doubt I'll be using them unless I plaster, like. Two people's gifts with four labels each 😭 One of my friends did dress up as Tsu for Comic Con this year, so she may be about to have A Very Froppy Christmas 🐸 🎄

Day 7: Hawks sticker | HAWKS STICKER MY BELOVED. This one is actually a puffy sticker, which can be a bit of a pain to place in a journal when you want to write on the following page, but they also add some fun dimension so I use them anyway lol. Needless to say, I Love Him.

Day 8: Endeavor puzzle | Everyone I've asked has concurred that this is indeed meant to be a puzzle!! Regardless of one's opinions on Endeavor, it is objectively hilarious that the makers of this advent calendar said 'here is a small picture of this man. Destroy Him.'

Day 9: Midoriya & Bakugou door hanger | Another incredibly amusing inclusion. Midoriya, who is supposed to be the 'welcome' side, looks like he's about to punch you across the continent. Meanwhile, Katsuki "Stay Out" Bakugou looks like he wants you to try it, actually. Make his day.

Day 10: Aizawa & Present Mic bookmark | My personal favorite, the erasermic bookmark. I'm currently using this for book club, and I have zero notes. They bring me inestimable joy.

Day 11: Shigaraki magnetic bookmark | Much like stickers, I always, always need more bookmarks. This one is kinda heavy, but not so much that it's cumbersome to use. However, my dog Hates Him--I say him, not it, because she was also Not A Fan of my Shigaraki figure when I unboxed him, which is weird because she's largely uninterested in the others except for the most recent addition to the collection. I think it's because their more dynamic poses are supported by an extra stand--they're definitely a little shakier and less stable than the others, but that still doesn't explain the bookmark. ANYWAY I've already started using this for my current non-manga read, go little rock star, no ragrets.

Day 12: All Might sticker | TRULY so many W's in a row. I do wish we'd gotten a little more creative with the pose here (it's the same as the one on the pin), but I Get It and I'm pleased with this one anyway.

Day 13: Toga pin | So I actually really love the look of this kind of pin on tote bags, and while I do already have a few of those, this was the point that I became Very Tempted to buy an MHA-themed tote and start yet another collection. Which, I haven't. Yet. Either way, she's very cute.

Day 14: Dabi holographic card | Dabi is the clear favorite villain of whoever designed this calendar, because this little card is literally so cool. Fittingly, he gets ✨dramatic effects✨ and ✨two poses✨ (the second pose is pictured below). I'm not yet sure if I'm going to use double-sided tape to turn this, too, into a sticker, but I think it's really fun either way.

Day 15: Midoriya tree ornament | Cute in theory, but admittedly very flimsy. It is however very seasonally-appropriate and therefore the flimsiness is excused.

Day 16: UA magnet | THIS IS SO CUTE. I absolutely love this kind of 'in-universe' merch, so this is another favorite advent calendar item.

Day 17: Tokoyami magnet | I was surprised that, of all the characters they chose to dedicate a magnet to, it was Tokoyami & Dark Shadow, but like. Surprised (affectionate). Surprised (positive). A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one, etc. This did get stuck to the table while I was taking pictures, but ain't that just the way. Go little rock star x2.

Day 18: Character cards | I don't have a lot to say about these, but they were fun!

Day 19: Kaminari note cards | Again: SUPER cute, and I love the pose they chose (lol), even though I personally don't have much of a use for them.

Day 20: UA sticky notes | ANOTHER FAVORITE, because I Love Stationery, so this is like the UA magnet but better. I would have paid the full price of the advent calendar for these + the erasermic bookmark because I am insane. Okay that might be an exaggeration, but still. Everything else is just almost-as-delightful gravy.

Day 21: Todoroki cardboard standee | Adorable!! I can definitely find a place for this on my bookshelf, so I'm really happy with this one too!

[tikosblogg]

FREE FALL// pt 4.

Summary: Roxanne lived her life in foster care, after her parent’s lives were ripped away. Leaving her alone. She’s lost all hope, her will to live…until she meets him.

Warnings: talks of suicide. Depression, anxiety, abuse, mention of death. Please do not read if that triggers you. Smut (eventually) angst.

A/N: I apologize for taking so long, and being MIA. I’ve just had so much going on 🥲 I’m trying to slow everything down so I can just BREATHE. I also have a child. 🧍‍♀️ anywho hope you guys enjoy this kind of short chapter! I love you all, and thank you for your support❤️

Roxanne’s pov

A groan tore from my throat, a sound of raw, aching protest. My body, a patchwork of bruises and throbbing muscles, felt like it had been run over by a truck. The metallic tang of blood still lingered in my mouth, a familiar taste that had become my morning routine.

Sunlight filtered through the dusty window, illuminating the cold, metal cuff that bound my wrist to the radiator on the wall. It was a tight, unforgiving grip, a physical manifestation of Jamie's fury.

ever since I was caught sneaking out, a dark metamorphosis had taken place. Jamie’s words were even more bitter, her usual hateful looks became sneers,The cuff was only the latest addition to Jamie's repertoire.

I shifted, a jolt of pain shooting through my arm. I was trapped, a prisoner in my own room, bound by a metal chain and the weight of fear. But fear wasn't the only emotion burning within me. Anger, a seething, all-consuming rage, was building, threatening to consume me like a wildfire.

I glanced at the door, picturing Jamie's face, twisted with a mix of anger and righteous indignation, as she made her rounds. The thought of Jamie's voice, laced with venom, fueled the embers of my anger. Today is my seventeenth birthday. I’m supposed to be meeting Noah tonight, but I can’t if I’m literally cuffed to my bed.

The slam of the door echoed in my small room, the sound followed by Jamie’s heavy footsteps. Her shadow fell across my bed, the disgust radiating off her like heat. I knew what was coming before she even spoke.

'Get up! You think this is a holiday?!' She snarled, unlocking, and yanking the cuff off my wrist, the metal biting into my skin with an unpleasant scrape. 'Don't just sit there, Get to work. I want this place clean.' she continued, her voice dripping with venom.

The hours that followed were a blur of scrubbing, dusting, and endless chores. I worked till my hands ached and my back screamed in protest, all the while Jamie, fueled by an endless supply of alcohol to “celebrate” MY birthday, kept barking orders.

By evening, the house was spotless, and Jamie, her face flushed and her speech slurred, had passed out face down on the couch. I was exhausted, my muscles screaming for rest. The cuff, forgotten in the chaos of the day, lay discarded on my bedroom floor.

This was my chance. I want to salvage what few hours of my birthday that’s left, spending it with Noah. My heart hammered as I snuck into my room, my eyes scanning for Jamie’s blurry silhouette. She was out cold, snoring softly.

It took all my strength to pry the window open, the rusty hinges protesting with a grating screech. I climbed out, the cool night air a welcome relief against my sweaty skin. The sidewalk stretched before me, a dark, beckoning expanse promising a great night ahead.

I ran toward mercy hospital, the sound of my own ragged breaths echoing in the quiet street. My mind was a whirlwind of emotions: fear, excitement, hope. I was running until I made it to the familiar old building.

As I reached the top of the stairs, I shoved the door open. The silhouette of Noah materialized in the moonlight. He greeted me with a smile, his eyes filled with an understanding that warmed me from the inside. He had his usual black hoodie, and sweats on.

“You made it,” he said softly, his words a balm to my weary soul.

We stood there for a moment, the weight of the world slipping away, replaced by something lighter, something more hopeful. I’m so happy I met Noah when I did. I don’t know what I would do without him. My meeting him has to be a sign that I was supposed to be here. That my life has a reason. I knew this was just the beginning, that our journey was just starting. But for now, in the quiet embrace of the night, I felt free, and for the first time in a long time, I felt safe.

he took a step closer, his hood casting a shadow over his face. Anticipation mingled with trepidation as he slowly lowered it, revealing his features. My breath caught in my throat. His long, flowing hair, once a bohemian cascade, was gone. In its place lay a clean, short cut that framed his handsome face and deep brown eyes. The transformation was striking, as if he had shed the youthful exuberance of the past to embrace a more mature, enigmatic persona.

'You like it?' he asked, his voice soft and slightly amused. I couldn't speak. Words failed me. He looked...amazing. The new haircut accentuated his features, giving him an air of both vulnerability and strength. 'I thought you'd be disappointed,' he said, a hint of self-consciousness lacing his tone. 'I know you always liked my long hair.' I shook my head vehemently, finding my voice at last. 'No, Noah. You look...you look incredible.'

A small smile played around his lips. 'Thanks, Roxy.' For a moment, we stood in silence, the wind whistling around us and the hospital crumbling beneath our feet. The past and the present intertwined in this unexpected reunion, creating a tapestry of unspoken emotions. And as I stood there, gazing into Noah's transformed appearance, I couldn't help but feel a stirring within me. It was a feeling of something new, something exhilarating.

Me and Noah sat down on the edge of the roof as usual. It will always be our spot. A place we could go to escape the world and just be ourselves. 'How are you feeling?' he asked. His eyes focused in front of us.

'I'm doing a bit better,' I said.

He listened as I told him about some better things that had been going on recently. I decided not to tell him EVERYTHING. He was always such a good listener. He never interrupted and he always seemed to understand exactly what I was feeling.

'That's good Roxy,' he smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. We sat there in silence for a few minutes, just enjoying the peace and quiet. Then, Noah spoke up. 'I have some news,' he sighed. My heart started to race. I could tell that it was something big.

'My and the guys got signed to a record label,' he said. I gasped. 'That's amazing! 'I'm so happy for you!' I pulled him into a hug. I was so excited for him. His dreams of being a musician were coming true. But then, his expression changed. He looked sad. 'What's wrong?' I asked, now feeling nervous.

'I'm going to have to move to LA,' he said. My heart sank to my ass. 'Oh.' Was all I could reply with. 'The record label is based there,' his eyes never met mine. 'I have to go if I want to pursue my music career.'

A surge of selfishness flooded me, my mouth opening before I could stop it. 'But what about me?' my eyes glossed over. I tried so hard to keep from crying. Noah deserves this. Who am I to stop him? 'Roxy I will come back for you.” his eyes finally met mine. ‘I don't want to leave you, but I can't pass up this opportunity. I mean me and Keaton worked so hard for something like this. He would want me to do this.”

I fought back tears. I didn't want him to go. He was my best friend. The only person I could always count on. The only person I had.

I nodded my head, letting a few tears slip. 'I'm happy for you Noah,' I said. 'But it's going to be really hard without you.‘ I croaked. He pulled me into another hug. 'I know,' he said. 'It's going to be hard for me too Roxy. But we'll make it work. I’ll come back.'

I nodded, but I didn't know if I believed him. How could we make it work when he was going to be so far away and I was stuck here. He’s gonna be so busy, and we have no way to even communicate. I’ll just be a distant memory. I would be a horrible person to try and stop him. So that’s why I didn’t.

We sat there in silence for a while. The sun was starting to set, casting a warm glow over the abandoned building. 'We should probably go,' Noah said finally. I nodded and we stood up, making our way back down. After another long hug, we went our separate ways.

As I walked home, I thought about everything that had just happened. I was happy for Noah, but I was also sad to see him go. I knew that after he leaves I’ll never see him again.

[idrellegames]

Dropping this here because i adore your text adventure game SO much, the system is so complex and fun even if its something that makes me exhausted soemtimes its like, the pleasant exhaustion of a Good Damn stofy yknoe??? Anyways its 3am and i spent the past few days replaying it for funsies in between trying to and actually studying for finals, aeran is such a fave that i had my face covered from excitement during the reconcialiation scene, god, what a lovestruck dumbass he is, wanna turn his brain inside out and see all his secrets. As for the mc, i live the variety of options we get for customziing them like in terms of race and background, and the ways they actually MATTER in points in the story- the additional options and what not, truly such wondrous details. Anywho, thank you for ur hard work! You have many devoted fans and one of them is I!

Thank you so much!! 💖

[duskandcloudy]

👾,🪫,💬?

( ask game referenced ! )

👾 - funniest out of context system quote?

"oh sweet buttercorn neptune" tied with "oh milk and butter cheese on my crackers"

- which both happened separately while attempting to clean at different times ?? (which caught us off guard so much we wrote em down and emailed it to ourselves hdjkDFdf)

who said it ? good question ! we still don't know ourselves - initially assumed it coulddd've been ✨ ? but honestly still unsure on that o7 !

- 🔵 / 🫧

🪫 - what do you all do to recharge?

sleep. -🌱 (thanks [plant emote] /lighthearted <2 )

uhh hmm tbh - don't think it's smth i or anyone ever really thinks consciously of ? maaybe just chillin. lyin in bed like 🌱 said asfgjsdf !

- 🔵 / 🫧

💬 - free space!! tell me about something!

aSDJ KHKJSdjk nfjkdDF - 🎭🐛 (OKAY yeah sure ??? i'll write that down o7 /lighthearted)

^ was listenin to a silly song in the BG and somehow near the end that [FREAK] up there got excited and giddy wanted us to type that down ('freak' is how it likes being referred to sfhgkfj )

anywho !! a lil fun fact that wasn't mentioned in the initial pinned about - the main folks typically active on this blog (including me 🔵) are specifically apart of a subsystem within this entire collective :]

fun additional fact x2 - ✨ and 🎭🐛 are not apart of that subsystem !

- on a semi unrelated note- honestly have no idea why 🎭🐛 randomly got up to co-con for 5 seconds shgjkfg (/lighthearted) - but we diiid choose to get to answering these after regaining a good amount of spoons (after being low on online social space ones for a few days )

- and typically that plus openly sharing about our system makes us feel a lot less headache-y which could've made our internal barriers easier to slip through ? maybe ! still figuring that out :]

- 🔵 / 🫧

[arcadianmoonshadowjedi]

Some Bad Batch thoughts and theories I have before the season 2 finale:

(Warning: Mandalorian season 3 (minor?) spoilers included for anyone who hasn’t watched it yet)

So you might’ve seen by now that there are theories going around that Emerie Karr might a clone right?

There are posts explaining both her physical features and the fact that she’s also voiced by Keisha Castle-Hughes (who I would LOVE to see play a live action adult Omega!) leading me to be more and more convinced that she is one. Also the fact that she actually refers to Crosshair by his name rather than his number unlike the majority of the imperial officers and scientists leads me to think that she’s not only clone but also that she may not actually be evil but might just be forced to work for the empire (Afterall, Penn Pershing was forced to as well, so I wouldn’t put it past her either). Despite the fact that what she’s doing isn’t justified, you can still see that she’s not as harsh with Crosshair as the stormtroopers and Hemlock are. And the way she told him that there was no way out when he held her at gunpoint, just the look of desperation on her face kinda convinced me that this might be the case for her too.

I also have a huge feeling that she might actually help Crosshair escape with the batch but potentially get killed in the process (or who knows 🤷🏽‍♀️).

When I rewatched the episode, you could see her subtly reacting whenever Dr Hemlock mentioned “the young clone” which makes me convinced that she may have worked alongside the Kaminoins and might even know Omega from her time on Kamino. This leads me to think that she may try to keep Omega safe from the hands of empire (regardless of whether she ends up being a clone or not, Omega’s still a child and doesn’t deserve to be treated like “imperial property” or a lab rat like she already was on Kamino, so it’s a possibility that Emerie might end up helping Omega if she does get captured).

Speaking of Dr Pershing, I actually think we might actually see him in the Bad Batch! If not at the end of this season, maybe in the future (I hope we get more seasons! 🤞🏽). Esp since we know from Mando that his research was heavily focused in cloning and that he started very young, we might see him as a teen prodigy excited to start his work and thinking he’s doing it for the greater good. I just hope when we do see him, he doesn’t end up whitewashed (Please Dave and Co, pleeeeeaaase don’t erase his middle eastern features 🥲).

But anywho, I’ve been thinking about these since Tipping Point. If you have any thoughts or additional theories to add, feel free to comment or reblog!

[inkovert]

Things I want to do in 2024

I've never been the type to make resolutions and I know we tend to put more weight on them than they actually are meant to have, hence why we never follow through with them. So! I am attempting to just make a list of things I am hoping to do in 2024. very low stakes. not going to think of these as goals, just things I want to do. and hope that I follow through with some of them.

Health-related

Planning my meals and keeping a food journal: I've been on a health journey for about the past year and I want to try to get back on track with that and be more consistent with it. I've been trying to be more consistent with preparing home cooked meals rather than relying on frozen meals/eating out, eating 3 meals a day etc, and that's been going well so far, but it could be better. I think one way to help myself be more consistent is planning my meals out (not like meal-prepping just literally being like this day I'm going to eat these things so I have a more structured "menu" vs throwing things together in my head the day of). I think I also want to start keeping a food journal. I peeped that iOS added a Journal app to the new software and I might try that out to see how useful it would be for food journaling, doing things like documenting my mood around the times I eat, what I eat etc.

Find a new dentist and start flossing: When I say I've been on a health journey over the last year I really mean in every possible way you can think of lol. Dental health was one of them. I've made a lot of improvements but I'm so prone to getting cavities that I think I could make a few more. I am one of the 60% of people who do not floss every day bc I found it hard/time-consuming/unnecessary. But I started doing it a couple weeks ago and... it wasn't so bad? I was pretty consistent with it until I went home for the holidays and that fell to crap bc I couldn't find the floss I had packed. anywho. I want to continue to be consistent with that and make that a habit, in addition to finding a new dentist bc the last one I saw was a bit too...assertive and I didn't like their staff so decided never to go back there again.

Personal/things that actually make me excited

Decorate my room: lol. Can you believe I've lived in my apt for two years and I've yet to decorate my room (even the bathroom has some stuff hung up on the walls). I literally have the decorations sitting in a pile by my bedroom door collecting dust. So yeah. I wanna actually do that. Tbf what stopped me before was that I wasn't confident I'd be able to stay in this apt for long. I thought for sure after a year they would jack up the price and I would be forced to move. But, we're now going on three years and things have been fine so I should actually properly decorate the place.

✨ Get a tattoo ✨ The sparkles are because this is probably the thing I'm most excited about on this list. I have wanted a tattoo for as long as I can remember. And I finally decided last year that I was going to say fuck it and get one. But unfortunately the finances weren't financing so it got delayed. But it's happening this year!! For sure!!! Hopefully in the next few months!! I need to stop delaying it and just do it!! So yeah. I've made my best friend keep me accountable each step of the way so I can stop procrastinating. So she gave me a deadline of Friday, 1/5 to at least have a list of tattoo artists I'm considering. We're doing this!!!

Actually leave my house and spend time in places I enjoy: Since my two closest friends moved away last year I haven't had a lot of incentive to go out and do things. So I've just been spending a lot of time at home by myself. And solitude is so nice. So comfortable. So blissful. But I need to end that. Or at least cut down on it a little. There are things I actively want to do in my city but every time the weekend comes I end up staying in my house doing nothing for 2 days straight. And it's been great. But I need to push myself to actually go out and do things by myself. Go to live music concerts, hang out at bookstores or coffee shops. Just something to have a change of pace and environment. I know I will be better for it. I'm gonna challenge myself to go out by myself at least once a month. If I do more? great. But we're starting small.

Writing-related

Track my writing: I'm not going to push myself to have word count goals or anything like that because I think that would be counter productive and take the fun out of writing for me. I actually wrote a lot last year (I just calculated it - 174, 817 words according to Scrivener; kinda insane can't remember the last time I wrote that much in a year) so I don't think I have issues with word quantity or writing enough and if it ain't broke don't fix it! But I do want to track my writing a little more closely. I just think it could be fun tracking the stats behind it and looking back at it at the end of the year. and also maybe help me continue this consistency with writing that I've suddenly developed?

Write something for fun: I can't tell you how much it hurts me that I don't have any fun/silly projects that I can work on on the side that I don't care about getting perfect. I think it will be nice and freeing and challenge my writing chops a bit to write something completely out of my comfort zone, totally absurd, and purely for my enjoyment. I've just been too crippled with fear to even try and idk why. I want to do it so badly but I struggle with coming up with ideas (and with working on more than one thing at once). We'll see it if it happens. this is just a list of things I want to do who knows if I'll actually do them.

Finish the second draft of MDE: just gonna throw this one in here out of obligation. refer to the last sentence of the previous bullet point. I wrote half of it in a year, maybe it's possible to write the other half in a year?

If you made it this far, thank you for reading. gonna come back to this in 6 months and see if anything I listed here actually panned out lol

[1jemmagirl22]

So I just binge read Lightlark cause I enjoy punishment and I needed a post Chain of Thorns distraction and holy mother of fucking Fitzsimmons gods! I have nor enjoyed a series of continuous plot twists that go that fucking hard in a long time. Like Since I first read Lord of Shadows, maybe, maybe, it was Queen of Air and Darkness, but not even "Said the Jace that was not Jace his golden eyes hard 'bring me Clary Fairchild.'" Got me this shocked and excited!

Not only! Did the they pull a best friend betrayal! But we got the addition of oh ya this person is actually ancient, evil, and responsible for all this fucking shit! Like, I mean, I kind of guessed we were hating Cleo too much, it was too obvious, but never, could I have imagined it was a full throttle fuckery miss direct.

And then! Oh it just kept getting better (and by that I mean fucking hell) because then we get the classic, oh ya that love interest um well those dreams you're having about him aren't dreams THEY'RE MEMORIES!!!! I actually squeaked with excitement, oh the memory erased romance, and then extra romance, the fact that Grim is so fucking in love with her and so evil! Oh I'm loving it it. I said, I said to myself says I, not two hours ago while reading every seen he is in, I said "Holy mother of fucking Klaus Mikaelson" because this man is a Klaus Mikaelson wannabe that gets to have fun! He gets to pull unhinged shit and he gets to say the most romantic fuckery you've ever heard while he's doing it!

But, best of all, I'm still not done! Because the piece de le resistance, the final tree topper on this Christmas present of plot twists, is that Grim was betrayed too! Because he was fucking working with Celeste until she pulled a full throttle 360 no one gets what they want but me and called out a classic "and it would have worked too if you hadn't had such a kind heart" to the hero!

Fuck ya man, bloody fucking ya! This, this is the detox I needed from Chain of Thorns, this, this is the detox that will sustain me until my library holds for Shatter Me get in, and this is what will sustain me until I bite the bullet and finally finish binge watching HOTD season 2! I can safely say, Lightlark was fun, but Mary mother of Fitzsimmons, it was a four star read until eh last forty pages and it instantly got 5 the second we started pulling memory erasure into it. I have never like memory erasure, I have PTSD from the Shadowhunters TV show so strong I sobbed like my cat died when Agents of Shield made Jemma forget Fitz, so strong even the smallest hint of amnesia sends me running from a story, but fucking hell this is what memory loss was invented for, this, this is the only ever acceptable use of memory loss and if anyone questions me on it you are wrong!

Anywho, I should sleep now, but um, ya Lightlark by Alex Astor is a banger, that was a fun five hours, I should really work on my own writing now so I can one day inflict the emotions I am currently feeling on my own readers.

[elijahhendley]

7月22號 Day 11: Our last day

So today will be our last day in Taipei. We will be leaving tomorrow during a National air defense drill! So during the year Taiwan does an air defense drill which is similar to a tornado drill, just for the country. Everyone must be inside for 30 minutes during the day and all cars have to stop on the road. No one is allowed to e out and you get fined if you are. But, if you are on the highway you can keep driving, so hopefully we are on the highway when it happens so we don’t waste any time.

Anywho, today started at 9:30 and our first stop was to the Chengchi University. Yeh Laoshi and chief Redstone both went to school here but at different times. We got to check out the dorms where most foreign students would stay if they went here. The dorms were pretty nice. Definitely nicer than most UF dorms. The room was reminiscent of Wang Peng’s dorm. So Wang Peng is a character in our Chinese language book and there are videos we watch with specific dialogue. In some of these videos he is in a dorm room and his room looked like the ones we saw today lol. Downstairs they even have a room where you can borrow a Nintendo Switch to play games with your friends and also sing karaoke.

Then after the dorms we went to the library which was HUGE! It was built only 5 years ago in 2019. It was an eight floor library with so much seating and a lot of space. They had private rooms you could rent out and also they had a creative space where students can do imprints or 3D printing on a small and large scale. They had PLA printers, resin printers, and 1 giant 3D printer for bigger projects. They also had a cafe downstairs which had a good variety of drinks although I did not get anything.

After, we had our break for lunch. I went to a dumpling place with some of the others because Austin suggested it and it was sooooooo good. I had a mini pork wonton noodle soup with some addition potstickers on the side and it was all very good. Then as we were waiting in the heat for the bus, Yeh Laoshi kindly bought us all icecream from McDonald’s. It was really good, thank you Yeh Laoshi! Then we got back on the bus, which was the small bus, and headed to the location we have all been waiting for… the… Taipei Zoo!!! The zoo was good. We got to see leopards, elephants, camels, capybaras, hyenas, and so many monkeys. We saw PANDAS and this other animal I forgot the name of that was mostly donkey and some zebra. But it was very hot at the zoo and after walking for 2 hours we took the shuttle train back to the front of the zoo and met everyone else.

Then our final stop was the YaoYue tea house. It was located on the side of a steep mountain. We had a mini tea ceremony done by one of the workers, Peter, and Yeh Laoshi. It is awesome how intricate the tea making process is and all the little things the culture considered when making tea. Watching them make tea made me excited for the tea ceremony we have at the end of the trip. Also the tea was good and light. Not too strong at all and very refreshing. The type of tea we had was Jasmine tea which is very fragrant. After the tea Austin Jack and I rushed to get some Cantonese fried rice with Josh(Yeh Laoshi’s nephew) because it was closing soon. It was really good and also, it was Josh’s birthday today, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!

Academic reflection

So today I wanted to reflect on tea. Reading about all of the potential benefits of tea, I wanted to share that here. Tea is consumed by two-thirds of the world's population. It is very popular across the globe but not as popular in America as compared to other places. Because of this I have never done research on tea. I only have heard that it is good for you, but have not read any studies on it. So here is what I learned.

There are basically 3 bases of tea; Green tea, Oolong tea, and black tea. The difference between the three is the time fermented. Green teas is non-fermented, Oolong teas semi-fermented, and Black tea fermented.

Tea overall has a lot of positive effects. It contains many polyphenols, which are known to be a preventative agent. Specifically, the catechin epigallocatechin-3-gallate(EGCG) is the credited to the anticarcinogenic effect of grean tea(cancer preventative). Many anticarcinogenic effects where only attributed to green tea but now more research has come out for black tea having similar benefits. Different types of cancer tea can help prevent are skin, prostate, lung and breast cancer.

Green tea also helps reduce reactive oxygen species(ROS) and promote fat metabolism to help reduce athlerosclerotic plaque in the blood vessles. This all promotes good cardiovascular health and decrease myocardial infarctions.

Green tea also lowers the risk of diabetes and artheritis in women and could potentially have neurological effects that prevent parkinon's disease.

After learning all of this, I felt so healthy drinking the tea and had so many cups of it. Not only was it good Jasmine tea, but knowing that they used green tea as the base for jasmine tea, I might start drinking more tea when I get back to the US.

Maybe drink some tea

Until next time, 再見！

[lipglossanon]

Hope you had a good break girlie! So I looked into it and you unfortunately cannot get OG 2 or 3 on PS. I finished Leon 1st route! I was literally cheering as Ada fell and was yelling at her when she kissed him I was pissed. I started Claire 2nd and I’m having trouble understanding how her run lines up with Leon’s. I’m doing basically the same exact things I did with him which is honestly kinda annoying. I’m also trying to figure out the timeline between this one and the first one. Ik that 1 takes place in July & 2 is in September, but what happens in between that with the STARS members? Hoping it touches more on that in 3 (it was on sale digitally for like $10 I’m so excited!). Mr X is terrifying I see why people said this one was the scariest. Anyway sorry for all the info but I couldn’t remember which comment section we were talking g about this before on. 😂😅

Hi!!! 🥰 Never apologize for talking Resident Evil with me cause I’m a huge fucking nerd for this series 🤣

Read more cause it’s long lmao also spoilers for 3 😬 but nothing crazy I don’t think plus 3make is a little different from OG

Also sorry this is like another rant lmao

Yeah I didn’t think it was possible but I always hold out hope cause Capcom are so weird about their IPs 😒 and yes Mr. X was so fun in RE2make (way better than Nemesis but that’s a whole other tangent 🤣)

You might if you can find the GameCube versions of the OG RE2 and RE3 games. They play as well as the PS1 versions and it’s the exact same so not missing anything 😉

Haha that kiss is what I was talking about! Like she’s such a user —which I get that’s her character she’s a spy (first mentioned in RE1 as John’s password-his girlfriend’s name- and that’s why she’s in OG RE2, looking for her boyfriend who was a researcher for umbrella).

And to be honest the B scenarios do NOT complement the A scenarios. I am 100% of the belief that they were last minute additions 😒 for the most part they don’t really add too much in the way of story aside from a few little anecdotes.

So yeah sorry for that big disappointment 😆 oh man that’s a whole can of worms sorta? Lmao. Capcom is notorious for retconning or having confusing timelines 🤣 So buckle up I’ll try to keep this pretty streamlined:

RE1 takes place in July of 1998 and RE2 and RE3 take place at the same time with 3 lasting longer as Jill becomes infected and is in the city a bit longer. Like another disappointing factor is not having any crossover from the 2 and 3 remake cause come on! That would’ve been sick as hell for Jill to run into Claire or Leon in the RPD 🙄

Anywho, but as for the time between RE1 and RE2 is that Umbrella has Chief Irons in their pocket and so has him disband STARS and sweep everything under the rug. So no one believes them about the Spencer Mansions incident and so everyone’s oblivious to the shit storm about to happen 🤣

Brad is a chicken so hides away from everything. Rebecca peaces out. Barry takes his family and leaves for safety; Chris goes off to Europe to look into some Umbrella connections (which is why Claire didn’t find him and what leads into her looking for him a la Code Veronica).

Jill stays behind in Raccoon but she’s legit about to peace out to go after Chris when all that shit goes down and Nemesis is hunting the STARS members down; he fucking annihilates Brad, like tentacle through the mouth out the back of the head (so in 3make his death was way lame in my opinion 😒)

So unfortunate in 3make they don’t touch on anything inbetween 1 to 2 and 3; with OG RE3, there were epilogue scenes that explained what happened to everyone which was really cool but they took those out for some reason. They’re online if you wanna look it up. It explains why Leon ended up working for the govt, where Claire went, what happened to Jill, Barry, Chris, Ada, etc. All really cool and idk why they didn’t toss it in 😞