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crybabykiko · 5 months ago
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4th of July is America’s beach episode
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anderson-residence · 3 years ago
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Childhood Summer Aesthetics & Memories
Repost don't reblog. Bold all that apply strongly/all the time. Italics for all that only apply sometimes.
Muse: Lana
Bare feet in wet grass  |  Bare feet on warm pavement  |  Running bare foot  | Flip flops | Bare feet | Sandals | Socks only | Socks sliding on hardwood  | Tank tops | Shorts | T-shirts | Air conditioning | Longing for air conditioning | Heat of summer | Sun on bare skin | Warmth of sun on skin  | Dripping ice pop  |  Ice Cream truck  |  Lemonade  |  Lemonade stand  | Sitting in front of the fan | Shouting at the fan | Summer school  |  Playground shenanigans  | Swings on own | Being pushed on swing | Tire swings | Straight slides | Spiral slides | Seesaw | Jungle gym | Monkey bars |  Fresh juicy fruit  |  Flame grilled food  |  Staying up late  |  Sleeping in  |  Skinned knee  |  Bruised elbow  |  Colorful sticky bandages  |  Shirtless  |  Running through sprinkler  |  Playing in the sand  | Sandbox | Playing in the dirt | Playing in the mud |  Swimming at the pool  |  Swimming at the beach  |  Lake trips  |  Fishing  |  Kicking a ball around  |  Summer storms  |  Thunderstorms  |  Sunburn  |  Sound of rain on roof  |  Running in the rain  |  Playing in the mud  |  Dirt covered shorts  |  Muddy feet  | Dirt covered feet | Dirt covered hands | Muddy boots  |  Untied shoelaces  |  Light Up shoes  |  Watching fireworks  |  Holding sparklers  |  Roughed up sneakers  |  Stickers on car window  |  Running wild and free  |  Road Trips  |  Roaming town unsupervised  |  Schools out!!  |  Climbing trees  |  The smell of fresh cut grass  |  Camping  |  Camping in the living room  |  Camping in the backyard  |  Cereal and cartoons  |  Juice boxes  |  Lunchables  |  Campfires  |  Smores  |  Sticky hands and face | Sticky hand toy | Bubbles  |  Glow Sticks  |  Catching fireflies  |  Mosquito bites  |  Chalk drawings  |  Peanut Butter and Jelly  |  Cheeseburgers  |  Hotdogs  | Roasting hotdogs over an open flame | Candy bars  |  Roasted marshmallows  |  Marshmallows  | Fruit snacks  |  Water floaties  |  Life jackets  |  Riding bikes  |  Riding scooter  |  Roller blades  | Cloud Gazing  |  Star Gazing | Playing with friends | Wishing on a shooting star | Blanket fort | Tree fort | Jumping on trampoline | Collecting sticks | Collecting leaves | Collecting rocks | Coloring books | Nature walks | Trips to parks | Picking flowers | Cookouts | Barbecues  | Amusement Park  | Travel  | Picnics
Tagged: yoinked from myself
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wjbsart · 3 years ago
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A complete, very long list of all GBoard-combinable emojis because I can't find one anywhere.
Ok so for those who haven't seen my stuff (or have only seen my Bionicle posts), I sometimes emoji mashup redraws, with the recent fourth one using GBoard-based fusions. Frustratingly, there's no actual list of fusion-compatible emojis, so I'll attempt to compile them, in a list below the "Read More" thing:
Green/▢ = compatible with fusion Blue/△ = only works with certain emojis Red/◯ = not compatible with fusion
Also, since other people's terms for specific emojis might not match up with mine, I recommend using CTRL+F and then doing this to find the specific emoji you're looking for. This list is in the order presented in GBoard's Emoji menu. Some of them will be generic unicode symbols, I don't know how to change that, sorry for the inconvenience. Also, I won't aknowledge multi-category Emoji.
Smileys and Emoticons
😀Open-mouthed smile▢
😃Wide-eyed smile▢
😄Closed-eyed smile▢
😁Closed-eyed grin▢
😆Laughing▢
😅Sweating smile▢
😂Cry-laughing▢
🤣Cry-ROFLing▢
😭Crying▢
😗Kissing▢
😙Kissing, closed eyes▢
😚Kissing, blushing▢
😘Kissing, winking w/ heart▢
🥰Surrounded by hearts▢
😍Heart-eyes▢
🤩Star-eyes▢
🥳Noisemaker and party-hat▢
🤗Hugging▢
🙃Upside-down▢
🙂Smile▢
☺Blushing, smiling▢
😊Blushing▢
😏Looking off to the side▢
😌Relieved▢
😉Winking▢
🤭Hand over mouth▢
😶Nightmare fuel Mouthless▢
😐Neutral▢
😑-_-▢
😔Pensive▢
😋Licking lips▢
😛Tongue out▢
😝Tongue out, eyes closed▢
😜Tongue out, winking▢
🤪Tongue out, wide-eyed▢
🤔Hmmm▢
🤨Suspicious▢
🧐Monocle▢
🙄Rolling eyes▢
😒Unamused▢
😤Snorting▢
😠Angry▢
😡Angry, red▢
🤬Swearing▢
☹Frown▢
🙁Frown but less▢
😕Confused▢
😟Distraught▢
🥺Pleading▢
😳AWOOGA Flushed▢
😬Yikes▢
🤐Zip▢
🤫Shushing▢
😰Distraught, sweating▢
😧Distraught, shocked▢
😦Distraught, neutral▢
😮Open mouth▢
😯Open mouth, surprised▢
😲Shocked▢
😱Horrified▢
🤯Your head asplode Mind blown▢
😢Crying, single tear▢
😥Crying, less sad▢
😓Sweating▢
😞Dissapointed▢
😖Pained▢
😣Persevering▢
😩Weary▢
😫Tired▢
🤤Drooling▢
😴Sleeping▢
😪Sleeping but different?▢
🌛Left-facing moon▢
🌜Right-facing moon▢
🌚New moon face◯
🌝Full moon face◯
🌞The sun▢
🤢Queasy▢
🤮Vomiting▢
🤧Sneezing▢
🤒Unwell▢
🤕Bandaged▢
🥴Drunk▢
😵Dizzy▢
🥵Hot▢
🥶Cold▢
😷Masked up▢
😇Angel▢
🤠yee haw▢
🤑Money-tongue▢
😎Cool▢
🤓Nerd▢
🤥Lying▢
🤡Clown▢
👻Ghost▢
💩Poop▢
👽Ayy lmao Alien▢
🤖Robot▢
🎃Jack-o-Lantern▢
😈Demon 1▢
👿Demon 2▢
👹Oni◯
👺Tengu◯
☠Skull and crossbones▢
🔥Fire▢
💫Star with trail▢
⭐Star▢
🌟Star with bits▢
✨Stars▢
⚡Lightning◯
💥Explosion◯
💯100△
💢Anime anger symbol◯
💨Steam▢
💦Sweat Droplets▢
💤Zzz▢
🕳Hole▢
🎉Party popper▢
🎊Confetti ball▢
😺😸😹😻😼😽🙀😿😾Literally all the "cat in different emotions" emojis▢
❤🧡💛💚💙💜🖤Literally all the coloured hearts△
♥Heart suit▢
💘Heart with arrow▢
💝Heart with ribbon▢
💖Shiny heart▢
💗Growing heart▢
💓Beating heart▢
💞Swirling hearts▢
💕Two hearts▢
💌Love letter▢
💟Heart in square▢
❣Heart exclamation mark▢
💔Broken heart▢
💋Kiss▢
👥Two silhouettes◯
👤Silhouette◯
🗣Talking silhouette◯
👣Footprints◯
🧠Brain◯
🦠Microbe▢
🦷Tooth◯
🦴Bone◯
💀Skull▢
👀Eyes◯
👁Eye▢
👄Lips◯
👅Tongue◯
👃👂🦶🦵💪👍👎👏🙌👐Every other body part and hand gesture, seriously this isn't even all of them◯
People
Seriously, I don't know why none of the people-category emojis are Fusion-compatible. Let's just move on.◯
Animals and Nature
💐Bunch of flowers▢
🌹Rose▢
🥀Wilted rose◯
🌷Tulip▢
🌺Hibiscus flower◯
🌸Cherry blossom▢
🏵Rosette◯
🌻Sunflower◯
🌼Daisy▢
💮White flower◯
🍂Falling leaves◯
🍁Maple leaf◯
🌾Rice plants◯
🌱Seedling◯
🌿Herb◯
🍃Falling leaves again◯
☘3-leaf clover◯
🍀4-leaf clover◯
🌵Cactus▢
🌴Palm tree◯
🌳Deciduous tree◯
🌲Coniferous tree▢
🏞National park◯
⛰Mountain◯
🌊Wave◯
🌬Wind◯
🌀Tornado symbol◯
🌁Foggy scene◯
🌫Fog▢
🌪Tornado▢
☃Snowman (with snow)▢
⛄Snowman (without snow)▢
❄Snowflake
🏔Mountain with snow◯
🌡Thermometer◯
🌋Volcano◯
🏜Desert◯
🏝Desert island◯
🏖Beach◯
🌅Sunrise/set (water)◯
🌄Sunrise/set (mountains)◯
☀Sun▢
🌤Sun with cloud◯
⛅Sun and cloud◯
🌥Cloud with sun◯
🌦Sun and cloud with rain◯
☁Cloud▢
🌨Snowcloud◯
⛈Stormcloud◯
🌩Thundercloud◯
🌧Raincloud◯
💧Drop◯
☔Umbrella with rain◯
🌈Rainbow▢
✨Sparkles▢
🌙Crescent Moon◯
☄Comet◯
🌠Shooting star▢
🌌Milky Way◯
🌉Bridge◯
🌆City in the evening▢
🌃City at night▢
🌍🌏🌎Earth▢
🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘The moon◯
🙈🙉🙊🐵Monkeys, wise or not▢
🦁Lion face▢
🐯Tiger face◯
🐱Cat face▢
🐶Dog face◯
🐺Wolf face◯
🐻Bear face▢
🐨Koala face▢
🐼Panda face▢
🐹Hamster face◯
🐭Mouse face◯
🐰Rabbit face▢
🦊Fox face◯
🦝Raccoon face◯
🐮Cow face◯
🐷Pig face▢
🐽Pig nose▢
🐗Boar head◯
🦓Zebra head◯
🦄Unicorn head▢
🐴Horse head◯
🐸Frog face◯
🐲Dragon head◯
🦎Lizard◯
🐉Dragon◯
🦖T-Rex◯
🦕Diplodocus◯
🐢Turtle▢
🐊Crocodile◯
🐍Snake◯
🐁Mouse▢
🐀Rat◯
🐇Rabbit▢
🐈Cat▢
🐩Poodle◯
🐕Dog◯
🐅Tiger◯
🐆Leopard◯
🐎Horse◯
🐖Pig▢
🐄Cow◯
🐂Bull◯
🐃Water buffalo◯
🐏Ram◯
🐑Sheep◯
🐐Goat▢
🦌Deer▢
🦙Llama▢
🦘Kangaroo◯
🐘Elephant◯
🦏Rhinoceros◯
🦛Hippopotamus◯
🦒Giraffe◯
🐒Monkey▢
🦍Gorilla◯
🐪🐫Camels◯
🐿Squirrel (why does the squirrel of all things have a Unicode symbol?)◯
🦡Badger◯
🦔Hedgehog▢
🦇Bat▢
🐓Cockerel/rooster◯
🐔Chicken◯
🐣🐥🐤Chicks◯
🐦Bird▢
🦉Owl▢
🦅Eagle◯
🦜Parrot◯
🕊Dove◯
🦢Swan◯
🦚Peacock◯
🦃Turkey◯
🦆Duck◯
🐧Penguin◯
🦈Shark◯
🐬Dolphin◯
🐋🐳Whales◯
🐟Fish▢
🐠Tropical fish◯
🐡Pufferfish◯
🦐Prawn◯
🦞Lobster◯
🦀Crab◯
🦑Squid◯
🐙Octopus▢
🦂Scorpion▢
🕷Spider▢
🕸Spiderweb◯
🐚Shell◯
🐌Snail▢
🐜Ant◯
🦗Grasshopper◯
🦟Mosquito◯
🐝Bee▢
🐞Ladybird◯
🦋Butterfly◯
🐛"Bug" yeah sure ok◯
🐾Pawprints◯
Food and Drink
🍓Strawberry▢
🍒Cherry◯
🍎Red apple◯
🍉Watermelon◯
🍑Peach◯
🍊Orange◯
🥭Mango◯
🍍Pineapple▢
🍌Banana◯
🍋Lemon▢
🍈Melon◯
🍏Green apple◯
🍐Pear◯
🥝Kiwi◯
🍇Grapes◯
🥥Coconut◯
🍅Tomato◯
🌶Chili▢
🍄Mushroom◯
🥕Carrot◯
🍠Sweet potato◯
🌽Corn◯
🥦Broccoli◯
🥒Cucumber◯
🥬Lettuce◯
🥑Avocado▢
🍆Aubergine◯
🥔Potato◯
🌰Nut◯
🥜Peanuts◯
🍞Bread▢
🥐Croissant◯
🥖Baguette▢
🥯Bagel◯
🥞Pancakes◯
🍳Frying pan◯
🥚Egg (somehow)◯
🧀Cheese▢
🥓Bacon◯
🥩Meat◯
🍗Chicken leg◯
🍖Anime meat◯
🍔Burger◯
🌭Hotdog▢
🥪Sandwich◯
🥨Pretzel◯
🍟Chips◯
🍕Pizza◯
🌮Taco◯
🌯Wrap◯
🥙Stuffed flatbread◯
🥘Paella◯
🍝Spaghetti◯
🥫Can◯
🥣Bowl◯
🥗Salad◯
🍲Pot of food◯
🍛Curry◯
🍜Noodles◯
🍣Sushi◯
🍤Fried prawn◯
🥡Takeaway container◯
🍚Cooked rice◯
🍱Bento◯
🥟Dumpling◯
🍢Oden◯
🍙Jelly Donut Rice ball◯
🍘Rice cracker◯
🍥Fishcake◯
🍡Dango◯
🥠Fortune cookie◯
🥮Moon cake◯
🍧Shave ice◯
🍨Ice cream◯
🍦See above◯
🥧Pie◯
🍰Cake slice◯
🍮Custard mate what kinda custard have you been eating, this is clearly a créme caramel◯
🎂Birthday cake▢
🧁Cupcake▢
🍭Lollipop◯
🍬Boiled sweet◯
🍫Chocolate◯
🍩Donut◯
🍪Cookie◯
🍯Honey◯
🧂Salt◯
🍿Popcorn◯
🥤Soft drink◯
🥛Milk◯
🍼Baby bottle◯
🍵Green tea◯
☕Coffee▢
🍺Beer◯
🍻Beers, plural◯
🥂Champagne glasses◯
🍾Champagne◯
🍷Red red wine◯
🥃Whiskey◯
🍸Martini◯
🍹Cocktail◯
🍶Sake◯
🥢Chopsticks◯
🍴Knife and fork▢
🥄Spoon◯
🔪Kitchen knife◯
🍽Plate▢
Travel and Places
🛑🎡Everything from the stop sign to Ferris wheel◯
🎠Merry-go-round horse▢
🎪🏕Everything from circus tent to campsite◯
🌇City at sunset yes I'm surprised as you are▢
🛤Train tracks◯
🛣Road◯
🗺Map◯
🗾Japan is an island by the sea filled with volcanoes and it's beautifuul!◯
🌐Globe with meridian lines▢
💺Plane seat◯
🧳Luggage◯
Activities and Events
🎈Balloon▢
🎀Bow◯
🎁Present◯
🎇Sparkler◯
🎆Fireworks◯
🧨Dynamite Firecracker◯
🧧Red envelope◯
🎐Wind chime◯
🎏Fish streamers◯
🎎Japanese dolls (that's what the emoji's called, don't @ me with the actual name for them)◯
🎑Moon viewing ceremony◯
🎍Pine decoration◯
🎋Tanabata◯
🎄Christmas tree▢
🎗Ribbon△
🥇🥈🥉🏅🎖Medals◯
🏆Trophy◯
📣Megaphone◯
🥅Goal◯
⚽⚾🥎🏀🏐🏈🏉🎾🏸🥍🏏🏑🏒SPORTS◯
🥌Curling stone◯
🛷Rosebud Sled◯
🎿Ski◯
⛸Skate◯
⛳Golf-hole◯
🎯Target◯
🏹Bow◯
🥏Frisbee◯
🎣Fishing rod▢
🎽Running shirt◯
🥋Martial arts uniform◯
🥊Boxing glove◯
🎱8-ball◯
🏓Ping-pong◯
🎳Bowling◯
♟Chess◯
🧩Puzzle piece◯
🎮Controller◯
🕹Joystick◯
👾Videogame alien◯
🔫Gun◯
🎲Dice◯
🎰Slot machine◯
🎴Flower playing card◯
🀄Mahjong tile◯
🃏Joker◯
🎩Top hat◯
📷📸Camera◯
🖼Painting◯
🖌Paintbrush◯
🖍Crayon◯
🧵String◯
🧶Wool◯
🎼🎵🎶Music▢
🎷🎺🎸🎻🥁Instruments◯
🎤Mic◯
🎧Headphones▢
🎚🎛🎙📻Assorted audio stuff◯
📺TV◯
📼VHS◯
📹Camcorder◯
📽Projector◯
🎥Film camera◯
🎞Film◯
🎬Clapperboard◯
🎭Comedy and tragedy masks◯
🎫🎟Tickets◯
Objects
📱🧻Everything from smartphone to toilet roll◯
🧸Teddy bear▢
🧷🧢Everything from safety pin to baseball cap◯
👑Crown▢
🎒💍Everything from backpack to ring◯
💎Diamond▢
💄👓Everything from lipstick to glasses◯
🕶Sunglasses▢
🥽📁Everything from goggles to folder◯
🕶Newspaper▢
🗞🔎Everything from rolled-up newspaper to right-pointing magnifying glass◯
🔮Crystal ball▢
🧿🔓Everything from Nazar amulet to open lock◯
Symbols
There are no compatible non-repeated Emoji here.◯
Flags
Aaaaand none here either.◯
Feel free to let me know if I got anything wrong.
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bellatrixobsessed1 · 4 years ago
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Azula Week 2020: Day 5 -Fireflies In A Cloud
Prompt: Smiles Pair: Toph/Azula Song: Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried
Summary: It is Azula's turn to pick the activity and she takes Toph to a beach barbecue. 
She doesn’t think that she has ever been happier. Every day is a new adventure and a new kind of smile. It is nice to smile after so long of not being able to, after so many times where the smile only reaches her lips. Azula supposes that it makes sense that she can smile so much now considering who she spends most of her days with.
The girl in question slaps her back between the shoulder blades and pushes a blue raspberry slushie into her hand. Azula hears the clatter of a skateboard and Toph fixes her green baseball cap, backwards, onto Azula’s head.
“So what are our plans for today?” Toph asks.
Azula shrugs. “You usually pick the places.”
“Exactly, that’s why I’m leaving it up to you this time.”
Azula thinks for a moment. They haven’t snuck into a nightclub in a while. But she thinks that they might be overdue for a calmer kind of day or night. “What about the beach? I heard that there is going to be a barbeque and a firework display.”
“Beach sounds great, but don’t expect your girl  to go in the water.” Toph declares.
“I’m not much of a water person either.” Azula shrugs. It is her way of subtly noting that she is actually rather afraid of the water, largely due in part to that she can’t swim.
“Then why the beach?”
“Because I’m a suntan and sunglasses kind of person.”
“You’re definitely a sun person.” Toph says, “ya know, minus the happy sunshiney demeanor.”
“I’m not…!” She starts
“I didn’t say you were a stormcloud either.” Toph shrugs. “I’m just saying that you don’t shit rainbows and glitter like TyLee and Katata!” Azula crinkles her nose. And just because Toph is well aware of how she reacts to the crass imagery she continues, “you’re more of a flaming shitter, like when you eat…”
Azula swats her with the magazine she had been reading, “you need to stop.”
“You should see your face right now! I mean I can’t either, but, like I have my imagination and it is hilarious.”
To be honest, Azula can’t imagine that Toph’s mental image is too far off.
“Hey, wanna try my skateboard?”
Azula peers at Toph’s skinned knees and neon bandaids. “Depends, how often am I going to get scrapes like those?”
“Depends how good you are. You’re good at almost every sport and you’ve got good balance, so I think you can handle it. We can go skating on the boardwalk!”
“So that I can land on my ass, not just in front of you, but the entire beach and then some.”
“Exactly!” Toph declares. “Your therapist did say to do some shame attacking activities.”
Azula rolls her eyes, “sounds fantastic. And since you can’t tell I’m…”
“Rolling my eyes?” Toph fills in. “I feel like your eyes are rolling more than they aren’t.”
.oOo.
The beach is rather packed. Toph is sticking band aids to Azula’s freshly bleeding knee. She misses several times until they begin playing a game of ‘hot, cold’. “Absolutely on fire.” Azula mutters as Toph hovers the bandaid over Azula’s scrap.
Toph grins and sticks it down. Azula now wears a very bright and electric blue dinosaur print bandaid that doesn’t match her ripped jean shorts and her red, gold dragon print crop top. Perhaps she should have worn the blue flame shirt with the black backdrop.
She adjusts her gold framed sunglasses and the hat Toph insisted that she keep on for the duration of the barbecue. Even Toph is more color coordinated than she is. Her neon green bandaids match her faded, muddied shorts and her deep green sports jersey. ‘Laogai Lizards 03’ it reads in white text. Her sneakers are white and decorated with lines and doodled stars of green sharpie.
The smell of burnt hamburgers drifts over the boardwalk. “I’m going to guess that the barbeque has begun.” Azula comments.
“Did you get the stuff?” Toph asks.
Azula loads the skateboard into her car and retrieves a bagful of sparklers and smoke bombs.
Toph grins mischievously. “Perfect.”
The sun is well on its way down by the time they make their way onto the beach. Azula spies Zuko mingling with Jet and Katara. Sokka is off with Suki and Aang, engaged in a game of beach volleyball. And Mai is suffering through TyLee weaving seashells into her locks.
"Burger or wiener?" Chan asks.
"Can't you just call it a hotdog like everyone else?" Azula asks.
"Burger it is m'lady." He plucks a patty onto a bun, squeezes an absurd amount of ketchup and mustard onto it, and hands it to Azula.
"And for you?" Chan looks at Toph.
"One wiener and one burger."
"Of course!" He hands her her food.
Azula finds them a spot on the beach and spreads their towels down. She pats the spot in her lap. She remembers that the gesture means nothing to Toph when the girl plops herself down next to Azula instead. She slings an arm over Azula's shoulder.
For the longest while they simply sit there, Azula starring at the darkening sky and Toph taking in the smell of the multiple fires lighting up the sand. Palm fronds dance in the breeze as the first firework lunches into the air.
Toph jolts. She rubs the back of her head, "gee, princess, you sure know how to pick the fun activities."
"That one was orange, it kind of drooped down like a shower faucet." Azula describes as she massages Toph's shoulders. That is how they spend the next hour or so. Fireworks bursting and Azula doing her best to paint an image of them in Toph's mind.
"Challenge mode!" Toph declares at the grand finale as Azula struggles to keep pace with the sparkling bursts.
After the show wraps up, Azula leads the two of them down the beach. Water tugs and pushes the sand as the tide recedes. ."Here, hold this." Azula places two smoke bombs in either of her hands; one blue and one green. She draws a match and lights them and then lights a sparkler to herself.
"Now picture this."
Toph nods.
"There are two large billowing clouds, one green and one blue. And in them, a bunch of fireflies blink. They're small and bright yellow, bright enough to be seen through the smoke."
"Sounds pretty badass." Toph says.
"It's quite beautiful." Azula comments as she waves the sparkler through the smoke.
"Ya know what else is beautiful?" Toph asks.
"Me?" Azula asks.
"Well I was gonna say that noise Sokka makes when you step on his little toe. But yeah, I guess that you're beautiful too."
Azula gives a humored sniff. "Truly, that is actually a hideous noise."
Toph gives one of her booming laughs. "Man, we should do this again some time, princess. It's not as daring and adventurous but we should do it again."
"We will." Azula replies. She sets her finished sparkler to the side and kisses the other girl. "And many more things."
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nemorialex · 4 years ago
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13?
simple & soft asks.
13. What’s your ideal summer aesthetic?
Oh boy... I’m not sure I excel at “aesthetics”, as it were, but I can give it a shot, heh
I like beach days. Not necessarily the Ocean, since that’s a bit too big and a tad more on the violent side (both in the waves and the sunburn and the sand and the fighting off birds who want your lunch...)
There was one 4th of July which is the perfect example, I think! It was hot, and between sweating in the shade and stepping out from a swim, it was muggy too, but somehow that wasn’t bad! Zack complained most of the day, but he does that normally. Frenchie didn’t swim, and neither did I, but we dipped our feet from the pier or we watched antics from our picnic spot. We had tiny sandwiches and lots of fruit and fizzy drinks. Zack had stowed away hotdogs to roast over a fire for dinner, which... Wasn’t really successful, but he said that was a part of the ‘charm’.
That evening we lit firecrackers and streamers and sparklers. At one point, Zack would light a sparkler and toss it to me and I’d catch it and add it to a juggling set. I think we got up to 5 before I dropped one and we rushed to cover it with sand...
That was a good summer, and I think that sort of thing counts as an aesthetic...?
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serendipitousrambles · 5 years ago
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One Summer Can Change Everything
Chapter nine: Fourth of July
"Happy fourth of July!"
The beach was packed with families and friends celebrating, a sea of red, white, and blue.
They'd spent the day at the beach, but now it was time for what everyone was waiting for. The fireworks.
El sat between Mike's legs as his arms wrapped around her middle. It made a change sitting like this out of comfort as opposed to exhaustion and fear. She tilted her head back to lean on his shook as she looked up at the sky, holding her breath as she waited for the fireworks.
Max, Dustin, and Will laid down on the beach blanket to stare up at the sky. Lucas sat instead with his arms on his knees, not too interested in the fireworks. He couldn't shake that image out of his mind. Max...and Dustin?
He always knew Dustin had had a crush on Max but to go behind his back like that? Even after they just broke up? He could barely look either of them in the eye.
"Look!" El pointed excitedly up where a single spark had been shot into the sky. After a moment of silence, it erupted in a huge bang followed by a spark of red showering across the sky.
Red, blue, and white fireworks were being set off, changing after a while into all the colours: purples, pinks, greens etc.
The crowd on the beach were cheering and clapping. Lucas looked over to see Dustin and Max laughing, and Mike hugging El tightly.
He tried to block it out and looked up at the sky, but the red fireworks just made him think of Max's hair, of her converses that are so worn out from years of skateboarding but she loved too much to ever replace. It made him think of the colour of her cheeks the first time they kissed at the snowball all those years ago, the colour of his hoodie that he'd given her when she was cold that one time. Did she ever give it back?
"Lucas? Lucas ."
He hadn't even realised he'd zoned out until Will was shaking him on the shoulder. The fireworks had ended and now they were going to find some food.
Mike and El had already begun to lead the way, with Dustin excitedly rambling behind them about these "awesome hotdogs" he'd smelled earlier. Will helped Lucas up, but over his shoulder he saw Max awkwardly lingering.
"Hey…" she said to Lucas and Will sighed, running to catch up with his friends - doomed forever to third wheel it seems.
"Hi." Lucas shrugged, dusting sand off his shorts before slowly walking beside her.
"Can we talk?"
So this was it? She was going to tell him that she'd moved on to Dustin now.
"Don't bother. I know what you're going to say." He couldn't look at her.
"You don't."
He stopped walking and faced her. "You're going to tell me you've moved on to Dustin. I get it. He's always had a crush on you. And now he has his chance."
She scrunched up her face, "What are you talking about?"
"I saw you two. Kissing. I'm not an idiot. You clearly want to be with him."
Her face grew red, but this time in anger. "So you're spying on me? We broke up! It's none of your business what was going on between me and Dustin - which by the way there is nothing happening between us!"
"Oh so you deny kissing him?"
"No...that did happen. But it didn't mean anything."
"Oh so when you kissed me it didn't mean anything either?"
"Are you hearing yourself right now?" She threw her hands in the air. "You know that is different."
"How?" He folded his arms. "How is it different?"
"Because I didn't feel anything when I kissed Dustin!" She shouted. "Because when we kissed I realised that you're the only one I want to kiss. Alright!"
He was stood in stunned silence. A few moments ago he was so certain she was about to tell him she was with Dustin, but now...he didn't know what to think.
"Because I love you, stalker."
They'd never said that before. Sure they'd been on again, off again for about 4 years. But it just hadn't ever been a good time. Both had been scared that the minute they said it, they'd break up. So it just never felt right. But Max didn't know why she'd taken so long. Because she had loved him for years.
Great, now he was just staring at her in silence and maybe it was the wrong time to tell him after all.
"You... but…" Lucas' brain stopped working.
She stepped forward and cupped both his cheeks in her hands before kissing him. And it was different than before...but better. Somehow it was even more clear in her mind that there wasn't going to be anyone else. They just couldn't be Lucas.
"You love me?" Was all he managed to say once they broke apart.
Max broke into the biggest grin, nodding.
"I love you too, Mad Max. And I'm sorry for everything."
She shook her head, "I should be sorry too. I was scared about everything. Worried that we're going to be so far apart we won't be able to handle it. But I realise I can't just be your friend."
"No?" He raised an eyebrow playfully and she laughed, shaking her head as she pressed her forehead against his.
"No."
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El's eyes grew wide when she saw Max and Lucas walking towards them, hand in hand. She dumped her half eaten hot dog in Mike's hand and ran over to Max, giving her a huge hug.
"Are you back together again?"
"Uh huh." Max smiled, looking over at Lucas. "We're gonna make it work. You and Mike show how it's possible to get through anything, and maybe we can too."
El looked over her shoulder at Mike and smiled. He was stood holding her hot dog in one hand and trying to eat his in the other. His long legs still looked dorky in shorts and he still had that same silly flop of hair. But she couldn't imagine anyone she loved more. And hearing that Max saw them as an inspiration just melted her heart. They hadn't set out to be some great romantic story, but when she looked at him she knew they would stand the test of time. Because they were Mike and El. They always would be.
"I know we can survive anything." El smiled, looking back at Max and Lucas.
"Anyway, I'm hungry." Max pulled on Lucas' hand and dragged him to the hot dog stand.
Dustin smiled at them as they past, but Will wasn't convinced.
"Are you ok?"
Dustin looked shocked. "Who? Me? I'm fine."
"But you like Max." It wasn't a question.
"I did. Once upon a time. But we're not meant to be." He shrugged. "I just want her to be happy."
Will squinted his eyes, still not convinced.
"I'll get over it. I did once, I'll do it again." Dustin smiled sadly, taking a bite out of his hot dog. And he was right. Maybe it'd take a while, but he'd get over Max again. All he wanted was for her to be happy, and being her friend was more than enough for him.
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They headed back to the beach which was less crowded now, and managed to buy some sparklers.
El and Max twirled around, singing and dancing happily as they made shapes with the sparks.
Will and Mike had ended up having a fake fight, pretending they were using lightsabers instead of sparklers.
"I saw you and Max...the other night." Lucas said quietly to Dustin, who froze beside him.
"It's not what... we're not…" Dustin spluttered and Lucas put a hand on his shoulder.
"It's ok. I mean...I was upset. But I know it didn't mean anything."
"She was just confused." Dustin looked down at his sparkler. "And it was my fault for saying stuff I shouldn't have…"
"I get it. She was your first real crush. And I'm sorry it didn't work out. But you're my best friend, and I don't want anything to come between us."
"Never." Dustin looked up. "I'm sorry it happened but you know Max loves you right?"
"I know." Lucas nodded.
"We're still buddies right?"
"Always." Lucas reached out, hugging Dustin, awkwardly patting his back.
After a moment Dustin finally said, "You wanna join in their fight?"
He nodded over to Will and Mike, and Lucas smiled.
"Let's get them."
They ran at Mike and Will, all four of them shrieking. It was good to laugh again, the air cleared. Maybe they had grown up, maybe they had to deal with college and girlfriends, but deep down, they were still the same four boys. The party had grew over the years and for that they were truly grateful, but it was times like these that reminded them of the days when it was just them against the world. Maybe some things didn't change.
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playmakiing · 6 years ago
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💍 + firestormshipping [ for the fluff xDD scxlbxrner ]
‘Til Death Does Us Part ( selectively accepting )
where they get married
I imagine that it’s a little pop-up ceremony on Stardust Road, in the evening hours.  That way the little reception party is at night, and hopefully the ocean is pretty ( which, luckily for Yusaku and Takeru, it’s a gorgeous scene ).
when they get married ( ie what time of day, what month and season etc. )
In the evening to night hours, sometime in the spring months.  Summer is way too hot to have an outdoor wedding, and winter is too cold.  
what traditions they include ( do they get married under a chuppah and crush a glass, garter toss, ‘something borrowed, something blue,’ etc. )
While neither of them bother much with tradition, there are two things that they do ( essentially one tradition suggested from each of them ).
For Yusaku, he asked that they partake in the San ka Kudo ritual, which is a sake sharing ritual.  However, since neither sets of parents are at the wedding, Shoichi fills in for Yusaku’s side, and Takeru has his grandparents.For Takeru, he wanted his parents at the wedding and to give them gifts, so he and Yusaku built a small alter for them, and they left flowers on the bench after the vows were exchanged.
More details about these traditons can be found here.
what their wedding cake looks like
This is a completely nontraditional cake!  Half of the cake is coffee flavored, and the other half is chocolate.  The only reason there are any decorations ( which are made with strawberries ) on it is because Kiku somehow managed to become their wedding planner?
….who smashes cake into whose face
With the straightest expression ever, Yusaku randomly decided to push Takeru’s face into his plate of cake.  There was retaliation, and laughter from both.
who proposed to who first
Almost no one, but Yusaku ended up deciding to take the first step.  He saved up money for months in order to buy the rings, which served as both the engagement rings and the official wedding rings.The proposal itself was simple, and he had read up on ways to do it–eventually choosing to do it an old fashion way.  There was a day-long date that ended with a reservation at a rather nice restaurant, a booth that was tucked away from the public eye because Yusaku didn’t want to make a scene.
Yet when it came time to propose…he ended up placing the ring box on the table without saying a word.  He had actually planned a small speech, but the words left him almost immediately, and he just sat there as Takeru opened the box, rather confused, but hopeful.  Eventually Yusaku mutters a “I want to be with you forever” line…and proceeds to hide his face in his arms out of utter embarrassment.
Thankfully, Takeru does accept because they were deeply in love, and they both know that words suck ass sometimes.
who walks down the aisle and who waits at the altar ( or neither )
While there isn’t really any “waiting”, Takeru is the first to walk down the aisle, followed by Yusaku.
what their wedding dresses / suits / other look like
Another tradition they both forsaken, neither of them decide to wear kimonos and both simply wear suits and a tie!  Yusaku were’s a dark grey suit with a navy tie, and Takeru wears a lighter grey with a maroon tie.
what their wedding color scheme is and what sort of decor they have
If it was up to them, there wouldn’t have been a color scheme.  But thanks to Kiku, there was an actual ceremony, and the color scheme was silver and blue.  Decor wise was mainly flowers in moderation, and simple frills.
what flowers are in the bouquet ( if applicable. bonus: what do the flowers mean? )
While neither of them actually carry a bouquet, all the tables have vases of the same flowers: wisteria, pink roses, and baby’s breath.
what their vows are ( eg poetry, traditional, improvised etc. )
While they technically wrote their own vows, at the official wedding they both recited the traditional default words.  It wasn’t until they were alone that they recited their very personal vows.
if anyone’s late to the wedding
Thankfully no one is late, but that wouldn’t have mattered to Yusaku and Takeru tbh?
who’s in the bridal parties / groomsmen / other
Seeing as how this would take place several years later, I headcanon that all the Lost Incident victims are on somewhat good terms with each ( I dunno about Spectre though, he’s a wild card ).  Jin, along with Shoichi ( and maybe Naoki, I dunno ) are the groomsmen, and Kiku, Aoi, and Miyu are the bridesmaids. 
what their bridal party / groomsmen / other are wearing
The aforementioned guys wear some casual fancy clothes, nice dress pants, button up shirts, maybe a blazer.  The girls do put extra effort into their dresses, but they aren’t matching.
who gives speeches at the reception ( bonus: what do they say? recount a sweet memory or two between them? tell an embarrassing story? )
Both Shoichi and Kiku are the ones to do this, and while both start out with sweet memories, they do pepper in some silly stuff to get everyone to laugh.  
Ai tries to speak, but as soon as he tries to tease Yusaku, he gets muted.  Poor Ai. 
who catches the bouquet( s )
While neither carried a bouquet, Yusaku did grab one out of a vase for this event, and it was Aoi who caught it.
what their wedding photos are like ( are they sweet, with the couple holding hands or kissing or ~gazing into each others eyes~? are they silly, with a snapshot of the ‘cake-smash’ moment? or are they artistic, with one of them facing the sunset or holding their bouquets? )
There was no real wedding photographer, but all the girls took pictures of just about everything.
Literally…everything that happened got caught on camera.  And later put into a scrapbook.
what sort of food they have at the reception
To no one’s surprise ever, it was Shoichi who called dibs on that ( Kiku tried for a real cater, but Shoichi fought her on that one ).  Yet the only hotdog like food was the pig-in-a-blanket that was one of the various snacking foods during the party.  While there wasn’t really any sit-down meal, Shoichi prepared stuff like the pigs-in-a-blanket, chicken wings, small sandwiches, you name it.
But this is why Kiku claimed the cake, because something had to look nice.
who cries first during the ceremony
Guest wise, probably Kiku and Takeru’s grandparents?  But between Yusaku and Takeru, it’s probably Takeru.  But they’re tears of happiness this time!
how wild their reception gets ( who dances the best, who gets drunk first, etc. )
It’s definitely not a fancy, serious reception, but while it doesn’t get out of hand, there are some tipsy people, and Naoki had to be told repeatedly to keep his shirt on.  Please.
Meanwhile Yusaku simply clung to Takeru’s arm when his mind got clouded, but that’s okay ^_^
what their rings are like
They’re simple silver bands, but Yusaku’s has some garnets on the edges while Takeru’s has some amethysts on his.
what sort of favors they have ( heart shaped sparklers, mini champagne bottles, personalized candy etc. )
The party favors are basic, just some candy and a support card for everyone’s decks.  Because why tf not.
where they go for their honeymoon
They find the most secluded beach around and stay there for a week.  Granted they do visit the nearby city and act like a couple of tourists, but that’s on their own terms.
something memorable that happens during the party / ceremony ( do they run out of ice and someone goes to get it in full formal wear on foot, does anyone fall asleep in the middle of the party, etc. )
Ryoken will never live this down, but Yusaku passed by him as he was eating some cake, and he had his face smushed into the cake.  Literally everyone laughed at him, and Aoi will never delete the picture off her phone, and Ai snagged a copy and placed an encryption on it so Ryoken can’t hack into anything and delete it.
It’s also in the scrapbook, and he can’t hack into that.
who officiates the ceremony
Technically Yusaku and Takeru get officially married at the courthouse, but the wedding ceremony was only for close friends and family, so it was Shoichi.
Well, it would have been, but Spectre actually stole that from him.  It was meant to be a joke, but Spectre surprisingly does the job as a wedding officiator very well?  He does have the flare for it.
what song their first dance is to
A piano version of this song right here.
who gives who away as they walk down the aisle
While neither have their parents around, Shoichi is the one to give away Yusaku, and Takeru’s grandfather does the same for him.
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ask-svt-hearteu · 7 years ago
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I FOUND YOUR HOGWARTS AU AND I WAS BLESSED. WHEN I FOUND YOUR MASTERLIST- I THOUGHT, "I've hit the jackpot." THE WORK IS SO GOOD AND YESSS. may I request a scenario: me x minghao on a beach date ;; uhh it may not be a pretty day n it's windy n the cold isn't really favorable... bUT ITD BE SO CUTE TO WALK ALONG THE SEA AND HAVE A BONFIRE AT NIGHT W SMORES AND SOME SPARKLERS BC AESTHETICSSSS THANK U SO MUCH I LOVE YOUR WORK ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for enjoying our works!
A Date with Svt: Beach date with Minghao
 you were chilling at home
 trying to be productive and what not
 until you got a text from Minghao!
 and he’s finally gotten a day off
 that he wanted to spend it with you awe
he’s always wanted to stroll along the beach with you
and today just seemed like the right time
it was summer and the sun was just right
so Minghao picked you up
and off to the beach you two lovebirds went
but guess what
the weather wasn’t exactly on your side that day
it turned gloomy and just not fun :/
and because of the weather your glasses kept fogging up
but Minghao is stubborn and didn’t want to change the date location lmao
so the both of you tried to make this date as best as possible
The both of you guys are goofballs
 so it wasn’t a surprise when minghao wanted to show you a dance he’s been working on
but dancing in flip-flops plus sand?
isn’t the most practical idea lol
he ended up falling and bring you down with him hAH
and your shirt and shorts were completely covered in sand
so was minghao
but that ain’t gonna stop the both of you guys lol
he took your hand into his
and just strolled along the shore with your hand intertwined with his
night started the fall
and you thought it would be cute to have a bonfire
y'all made a quick run to a convenience store to get some marshmallows and hotdogs
to roast over the fire because you guys are cute like that
and Minghao added some sparklers into the cart
cause he’s a smol bby
and thought it would fit in the ~aesthetics~
and when you guys finally made it back to the beach
you realised neither of you knew how to light a fire
and forgot to get matches
“we didn’t really think this through did we?”
“I’ll just light it with myself because I’m LIT”
“xU MINGHAO sTOP”
after a while
and a lil help from other people
your bonfire night is finally starting!
and Minghao couldn’t stop adding random stuff into it
and you had to constantly stop him lmao
 “you idiot if you throw water into the fire, we’ll have none”
“…….. you ain’t wrong”
you guys went hunting for sticks nearby
to start roasting marshmallows
you held your stick over the fire
 trying to get it perfectly burned
when Minghao just,
 “babe, I like roasting marshmallows but do you know what else I like roasting?”
 “what?”
“you.”
 “why,,,,,, are you like this”
after roasting marshmallows,
you guys continued walking along the shore
music blasting from your phone
with Minghao blasting singing into your ear
what a dumb dumb, but he was your dumb dumb
Minghao really really likes dogs
so when another couple were walking towards the both of you,
we a golden retriever in front of them
Minghao went wild
and definitely approached the dog
“do you think we’ll have a dog someday?”
“of course”
and as the night grew on
the both of you guys didn’t want to leave
tomorrow you had work
and Minghao had packed schedules
but it was getting late
and it would be best to end the date here
for the past few weeks
Minghao has been teaching you mandarin
and before he dropped you off at your apartment
he hugged you and said,
 ”我爱你” (I love you)
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~ admin meagan
DATE REQUEST CLOSED
MASTERLIST (where the other dates scenarios can be found)
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my-one-love-is-music · 7 years ago
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Kisses By the Campfire
Summary: The end of summer and the beginning of the school year is always a sad time for high school students because it means missing out on the beach and prime sun hours. Luckily, Tim has a special back-to-school tradition that he has with his friends every year that keeps the memories alive just a little bit longer. And this year, Jason's invited, too.
For JayTimWeek Day 3: Campfire/Popsicles and also a sequel to Day 2.
Also on AO3!
“Hey.”
Jason still wasn’t used to it. He’d been dating Tim for a month now, but he still wasn’t used to the smile that always seemed to tug at his lips when he was around, or whenever they texted, or whenever he greeted him, or whenever he was even thinking about him really. Dick always teased him about it, but he couldn’t bring himself to be more than just a bit embarrassed over it. Tim was his first boyfriend and everything about their relationship was new and magical and just felt right.
He turned from where he was stacking clean glasses underneath the counter and smiled at his boyfriend. And, God, if that word just didn’t make him feel ridiculously giddy inside. Tim was leaning onto the counter in that familiar way of his, body hunched over where his arms were crossed in front of him.
“Hey, what’s up?” he asked, doing his best to stack glasses and pay attention to Tim.
“So…since summer is almost over and we have to return to the dreaded institution next week, I was wondering…”
“Yeah?” Jason asked glancing at him and catching the fact that he could barely restrain his smile.
“My friends and I get together for a campfire each year and I was wondering if you wanted to join us? You know, since you’re my boyfriend and all?”
Jason pursed his lips, trying not to smirk, but knew that some of it slipped through, like it always did. “Don’t you have to go camping for there to be a campfire?”
Tim just raised an eyebrow and smirked right back. “Don’t worry. We will be camping.”
“So where’s this going down then?” Jason asked, mimicking Tim’s posture and leaning on the opposite side of the counter from him.
“Saturday at my house. It’s at 7pm, don’t be late,” he said, leaning forward.
“Couldn’t be even if I tried,” Jason said, closing the distance between them and kissing him gently and quickly before pulling away. “Now get outta here. I can’t be distracted during my last week on the job.”
“Give me one more kiss and I promise that I’ll do my best to stay out of your hair for the rest of the week,” Tim said, eyes falling half-closed.
“You’ll only do your best?” Jason huffed.
“You’ll forgive me if I slip up though, won’t you?”
Jason was grinning into their kiss but he didn’t care. “Now how can I say no to that?”
Tim bit his lip as he stepped backwards, putting more space in between them then they’d had before.
“Don’t forget! Friday at 7.”
“I’ll remember. And even if I forget, I’m sure you’ll remind me plenty of times over the next few days,” Jason said, smiling.
Tim gave him one last look before turning and walking out of the shack.
Jason easily went back to work, not bothering to hide his smile. Tim always left him smiling and he couldn’t even be embarrassed by it. Dick had told him that it was nice that he was smiling more often. And Jason couldn’t even work up the energy to get annoyed with his incessant teasing, because it was nice. All of it was.
The rest of the week passed in a blur. Jason always seemed to be distracted with thoughts of his boyfriend, but still managed to work as efficiently as he had been the rest of the summer. It was more than he could say for Dick who he’d always catch daydreaming or trying to text Wally. He could finally understand now. Knew what it was like to want to talk to someone all the time and think about them.
Jason was thankful that he was able to get off work earlier than he normally would on a Friday. Not just because it meant that he was on his way to see Tim and spend time with him, but the owners of the shack were nice enough to give them a chance to celebrate their last bit of freedom before school started up again the following Monday.
After he hung up his apron, he nearly sprinted out of the shack shouting his goodbyes to everyone as he went. Dick tried to get him to slow down and wait, but he couldn’t stop himself. He needed to get home and grab his overnight bag before heading over to Tim’s house after being on edge with excitement all day.
Jason was grinning long before he walked up the steps to the front door of Tim’s place, but he couldn’t be bothered. As he knocked on the door and waited for it to be opened, he shifted from foot to foot, ready to finally enjoy his night off.
Finally, the door was pulled open by Tim’s mom and she smiled up at him, stepping aside and letting him walk in.
“Everyone’s already in the back yard,” she said, shutting the door behind him.
Jason nodded and hurried through the house to push open the glass doors that overlook the large backyard and pool. Once he stepped outside, he finally realized what Tim meant about them going camping. Set up a little ways away from where Tim’s friends were already gathered around the fire pit, even though the fire hadn’t been lit yet, were several tents.
Bart caught sight of him first and waved at him. “Hey, Tim your boyfriend’s here,” he said, pointing.
Tim turned around in the lawn chair that he was stretched out in and pulled the red popsicle from his mouth, grinning at him. Jason had to swallow and force his legs to move forward at catching the sight of Tim’s lips shining a bright, cherry-red. He really hoped that he wouldn’t have to watch Tim eat popsicles all night because he knew that he wouldn’t be able to survive the night without combusting.
“Hey,” Jason said as he approached.
“Hey,” Tim snorted. “You can throw your bag in the furthest tent. We have soda and popsicles in the coolers and some chips and dip, too. Dad’s going to come out and grill some burgers for us later, but until then, feel free to snack all you want.”
Jason nodded and walked off down the line of tents. He unzipped the door to the last tent and set his bag inside. He saw a second bag on the other side and wondered who he’d be sharing with. He guessed that he’d find out soon enough as it was. He closed the zipper and looked back at Tim and his friends. Tim was laughing and leaning forward. He started talking animatedly about something and waved his popsicle stick around in his hand as he gestured, or tried to gesture how he normally did when he talked.
Tim glanced over at him and smiled, tilting his head even as he continued to talk. Jason slipped his hands into his pockets as he walked over, maintaining eye contact with Tim even as he talked to his friends. Jason stopped by the coolers to grab a soda before sitting down next to Tim and finally started listening to what they were talking about. Tim leaned up against his side and finished what he was saying.
“Dude, you didn’t tell me that you bought sparklers!” Bart squealed from where he was going through the many bags that had been set on the lawn table.
“Crap,” Tim groaned. “You weren’t supposed to know about those yet.”
“Why not?” he whined.
“Because you’ll use them all up before it even gets dark. You need to wait so that the effect isn’t lost. I don’t care how much you love playing with sparklers and running around with them. You’re not allowed to light them until later.”
“Just one! Come on, Tim!” Bart begged as he rushed over to him while holding the boxes in his hands.
“No,” Tim said, taking the boxes from him. “I don’t want a repeat of two years ago when you got all depressed after running out of sparklers.”
“Fine,” Bart grumbled and moved to sit next to Kon.
Kon pat him on the back in the most patronizing way Jason had ever seen, making him snicker. They heard the back door slide open behind them and turned to look who was joining them. It was Tim’s dad coming out with a plate full of uncooked hamburgers and hotdogs.
“You ready for me to start cooking?” he asked.
“Sure thing, Dad!” Tim called.
Jason watched as he walked over to the sleek, silver grill and started fiddling with it, making sure to get the gas going and the grill to heat up so he could start cooking.
“So what’s the plan for tonight?” Kon finally asked.
“What do you mean, what’s the plan for tonight?” Tim asked. “It’s the same thing we always do. Eat food, sit around the fire, watch Bart run around with sparklers, make s’mores, and then sleep under the stars. Why would this year be any different?”
“I’m just saying that we could make things a little bit more interesting,” Kon said.
“Your idea of interesting is most likely going to end in disaster,” Steph said with a snort.
“Come on, when was the last time that we played truth or dare or something?!” he cried.
Tim raised an eyebrow. “You want to play truth or dare? Why?”
Kon made some particularly vague gestures with his hands before something dawned on Tim.
“Oh, I see. You just want to make Jason do something embarrassing.”
Jason narrowed his eyes at Kon who looked at him before glancing away.
“That’s not what I’m saying at all!” he protested.
Tim rolled his eyes. “I’m not going to let you torment my boyfriend, Kon! Besides, knowing the rest of you, it’ll probably be something like dying his hair with Kool-Aid so that he has to start school with orange hair or something on Monday. Yeah, we’re not doing that.”
“You’d still love me anyway though, right?” Jason asked, trying to keep the smile off of his face.
Tim eyed him. “Sure. I just wouldn’t be seen in public with you until it all washed out.”
Jason lifted a hand to rest against his chest. “I’m hurt. You’ve wounded me. I thought I meant more to you than that.”
Tim patted his cheek. “Sorry but I have a reputation to uphold.”
“You mean your reputation of being a total nerd?” Steph asked with a quirk of an eyebrow.
Tim nodded sagely. “That’s exactly what I mean.”
Silence descended on the group for a moment before they all burst into laughter. When they finished, Tim’s eyes were sparkling bright as he bit the end of his popsicle stick. Jason smiled back at him and wrapped his arm around his back, glad that he could have this.
They talked about everything and nothing. Letting their voices fill the spaces between them and the silences between breaths. The minutes passed by and the Sun continued to drop closer to the horizon.
“Food’s ready, everyone! Everything’s set up on the table so you can help yourself. Tim, Mom and I will be inside if you need anything, but I’m sure that you’ve got everything under control. You can get the fire going, right?”
“Yeah, Dad. I’ve done it for the past few years, I got it.”
“Great! Don’t wait too long to get it started. We don’t want all of you staying up too late. School starts on Monday after all.”
“We know. Unfortunately.”
His dad nodded and walked into the house even as the group started prepping their burgers and hotdogs. The sight of all of the food was making Jason’s mouth water and he made sure to grab both a burger and a hotdog. Even the promise of s’mores later wasn’t going to keep him from enjoying all of the food that had been set out.
Tim shoved his plate into his hands after he’d set down.
“Hold that for me, real quick,” he said before grabbing a pack of matches and some firewood.
Jason watched as Tim quickly lit a small pile of newspaper and placed smaller pieces of wood around it to help it catch fire. From there it was built quickly and grew until larger pieces could keep it going. Jason was kind of amazed that he’d gotten the fire going that fast in the first place. Tim brushed off his hands on his shorts and turned back to him with a smile.
“We are good to go!” he said cheerfully, taking his plate from Jason and sitting back down next to him.
“How did you do that so fast?” Jason asked, still staring at the flames
Tim shrugged as he took a bite of his hotdog. “Practice,” he said around his mouthful of food. “I’ve done it enough times that when conditions are right like this, it takes no time at all.”
“Were you always such a boy scout?” Jason asked as he balanced his plate on his lap so he could pick up his burger.
Tim snorted. “If you think just being able to start a fire is what it means to be a boy scout then you are sorely mistaken because I have no other wilderness skills to offer.”
“You were the one that called this camping.”
“Yes because setting up tents in my back yard is so difficult. Especially when we have running water and toilets inside. Not to mention a pool and a grill.”
“Exactly. With all of those skills I’m sure that you would’ve been moved up to Eagle Scout by now,” Jason said with a smile.
“You’re such a dork,” Tim said, shaking his head. “I can’t believe I’m dating you.”
Jason grinned. “Me neither, but here we are.”
“Ugh, can the two of you stop being so gross?” Kon asked even as his lip curled.
“Shut up, Kon. Just because you can’t get a girlfriend, doesn’t mean that you have to get on to them for being like that. I think it’s cute,” Steph broke in.
“Of course,” Bart said as he returned with yet another hamburger. Jason wasn’t sure how much Bart had eaten by this point when he was still working on his first plate food. He always seemed to have something in his hands.
“Can we stop analyzing my relationship?” Tim asked.
“Not when you’re all gross like this,” Kon replied.
Tim rolled his eyes. “Whatever. Keep that up and I won’t let you have any s’mores.”
“For shame!” Bart said going wide-eyed. “You can’t keep the s’mores from me!!”
Tim quirked an eyebrow. “You don’t know that,” he teased with a grin.
Bart fell back in his seat and grumbled about the injustice of Tim holding s’mores hostage or something similar.
Steph jumped in, turning the conversation to another subject as they continued to eat. Since Bart was the first of them to finish eating, he grabbed a package of sparklers and pulled them open. Tim grumbled, but didn’t stop him.
Jason kept pretty quiet, only really contributing to the conversation when Tim turned to him with a question or for his opinion. He was more than happy to sit back and watch Bart leave a trail of sparks behind him. He was content in watching Tim animatedly talk to his friends while waving his hands around in his usual Tim fashion. He wasn’t afraid to laugh when they were making s’mores and Tim got marshmallow all around his mouth and he somehow ended up with melted chocolate on his cheek. But he was afraid of how red his face had probably gotten when Tim wiped if from his face and licked the chocolate from his finger. And from everyone’s laughter, he didn’t do a very good job of hiding it.
He also wasn’t afraid to be the first one to jump into the pool, much to Tim’s shock. They’d been talking about something. Someone had made a comment about going in the water and Jason hadn’t hesitated to do it. He kicked off his shoes and pulled his socks off. As he walked over to the water he pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it to the side before jumping in feet first.
Everyone stared at him as he resurfaced. Tim’s eyes were wide before a grin pulled at his lips and he was shaking his head fondly and chuckling.
“We’re going swimming now? Sweet!” Bart shouted and jumped in next, making water splash in Jason’s face. From there it wasn’t long before everyone was in the water. It was still warm from the summer sun even as the air was cooling around them.
Jason pulled Tim close, wrapped his arms around his back and Tim draped his arms around his shoulders to stay upright. They moved around in the water slowly, a little lost in each other’s eyes and smiles despite how loud and raucous everyone else was being. It was like their own little bubble for the moment where they could just be together.
The sounds of their laughter and their splashing didn’t take long to attract Tim’s dad. He walked out of the back door with a stack of towels in his hands.
“When you’re done, get dried off and throw your clothes in the washing machine so we can them cleaned before tomorrow morning.”
“Thanks, Dad!” Tim called.
“Sure thing, Tim. But next time you want to go for a swim, just have everyone bring their swimsuits with them.” He walked back into the house, chuckling.
Tim laughed as well and when he turned back to Jason his eyes were shining brightly. The light of the moon was dimly reflected in them, making Jason think of stars and galaxies and the vastness of space as worlds came into being and disappeared almost simultaneously.
Tim was the first of the group to pull himself from the pool when he started shivering from the cool night air. Everyone followed quickly after him and so began a whirlwind of drying off and changing and crawling into tents. Jason hadn’t been expecting the sudden change from goofing off and hanging out to getting ready for bed. He would’ve thought for sure that they would’ve stayed around longer since Tim’s friends were all pretty active and chatty.
He was the last person to get the bathroom to dry off and change. By then his clothes had become uncomfortably cold and he was more than ready to put on something dry and warm and crawl into a sleeping bag to either get warm or sleep. He yawned as he walked back outside and towards the tent that he’d thrown his stuff in earlier. The other tents were already zipped up tight, but he could still hear Bart whispering excitedly to whoever he was sharing a tent with.
The flap to his tent was still undone and as he prepared to crawl inside he froze. Tim was lying in a sleeping bag with his hands behind his head. He was looking up through the mesh opening at the top of the tent and staring at the stars. Jason forced himself to move and as he stepped inside, Tim glanced over at him and smiled.
“I thought you’d never get back out here,” Tim said.
Jason zipped the tent flap shut behind him and maneuvered around the other sleeping bag so he could get inside. “You were the one who got to change first. I had to wait until everyone else was done.”
Once he was settled, Jason turned on his side so that he was facing Tim and had his head pillowed on his arm. Tim did the same and Jason reached out with his hand in invitation, allowing Tim to tangle their fingers together. Tim sighed, letting his whole body visibly relax as he gave Jason the most meaningful and caring smile he’d ever seen come from him.
Jason pulled their intertwined fingers to his mouth and kissed the back of his hand. He rubbed his thumb over where he’d kissed and watched as Tim’s eyes slowly lowered, the smile still on his face. It wasn’t long before they were both asleep, hands still intertwined as they would remain until morning.
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blu-force-a-nature · 7 years ago
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"Yo what's up Frenchie! How was your fourth of July... if ya even celebrate it."
“Ohhh, you must think you’re cute.  For your information, yes, we had tons of fun; Soldier made hotdogs, Engie made burgers, Demo got drunk, Pyro had too much fun with the sparklers (and wouldn’t take off their suit even though we were at the beach (I mean what the heck does it take)), I think Sniper even thought about smiling maybe.
“So yeah, good times!  Also, I’m not French, Jerry.”
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imaginesanddreams · 7 years ago
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Independence Day
Pairing : Draco x Reader
Words : 1,152
Warnings : none I don't think
You strolled over the slightly cracked sidewalk. Your friends were probably all have started to eat by now, since it took you so long to go to Walmart and pick up the food and fireworks. Stepping into your parents backyard you were greeted by one of your close friends, Harry Potter.
"Y/n, finally!" Harry called out to you smiling, his arm wrapped around his girlfriend's shoulders. Ginny waved slightly, grinning from under Harry's arm. You smiled waving at all the company spread out leisurely in your parents expansive backyard. Hermione, Ron, Blaise, Theo, Seamus, Pansy, Neville, and Luna all came up to greet you. Luna gratefully took the Polaroid film from your hands, thanking you, and grinning enthusiastically. Who knew Luna would take a liking to muggle cameras more than wizarding cameras.
Your boyfriend soon after came up behind you, and settled his hands on your waist.
"Hey love," Draco nuzzled into your neck, and you giggled walking out of his grip. He glared petulantly at you, like a child who got his favorite toy taken away. Rolling your eyes at him, you walked over to your dad's friend to hand him more fireworks.
"You're fine, spoiled child," you playfully called over your shoulder, earning you a swat on your bottom from your now pouting boyfriend.
Walking into the kitchen, you deposited more ketchup, patties, and buns. Neither your or your mother weren't expecting so many people, but you had invited them al, so you only had yourself to blame. Your mother shooed you out of the kitchen so she could prepare more food. Last minute, she shoved the burger patties into your hands so you could give them to James, your uncle, so he could put them on the grill.
After everything was in place, and the food was cooked, everyone piled food on their plate. You grabbed a hotdog, potato salad, Watergate salad, and some pineapple. Most the watermelon was gone by the time you started placing food on your plate, so you settled for the sweet yellow fruit.
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You were a half blood, your father being a muggle, and thankfully everyone invited was from or aware of wizardry. With all of age wizards and witches, on this holiday, you expected magic to be thrown around. You and all your friends lounged by the heated pool, on beach blankets in the grass.
The pool continually changed color, but no one's focus was on the pool. The people present all had their heads lifted to the sky, expectantly waiting for the show that you had excitedly chatted about to the invitees.
The first fireworks shot up into the sky, as testers. Immediately, the people involved in the war, drew their wands and went on the defensive. Luna was the first to recover and she looked shocked and tearful. Soon the rest of you came out of it and sitting back down in between Draco's legs, you fought against your oncoming panic attack. Biting your lip, a tear escaped, and you felt Draco behind you not faring much better. Grabbing onto your diminishing courage, you cast silencing charms around you and your guests.
"I'm sorry. I didn't realize it would affect us, I thought it was over. I thought it was just the dreams and memories now," you sighed, running your hands through your hair, "Silencing charms are up, it shouldn't happen again."
The Golden Trio looked at you, smiling thankfully. The rest nodded in thanks and started to relax. Your mother recognizing the tension in all of you, conjured up some muggle music with her wand and kept the music going all night.
The crisis averted, Fireworks shot up towards the sky as you sat in between Draco's legs. Draco rubbed small circles on your hips with his thumbs. Smiling, you leaned back lying your head on your wonderful boyfriends chest.
You weren't sure who started it, but someone sent sparks into the sky decorated with fireworks. Soon, everyone witch and wizard present grabbed their wands and followed suit, shooting sparks into the sky, adding more excitement to the fireworks. After an hour of watching the pretty lights in the sky and shooting some of your own, each person grabbed a Weasley Wildfire Whiz-bang and set it off in honor of the people who died in the battle of Hogwarts, and most importantly Fred.
The ex Death Eaters, and people on the other side of the war, looked heartbroken and remorseful. You hugged Draco kissing his cheek and murmuring reassurances that he was just a child and that no one blames him. Theo, Blaise, and Pansy attempted to cover their faces with an emotionless mask, but you hugged them all and whispered soothingly into their ears. 2 years were definitely not enough time to deal with the war and its repercussions.
Everyone then agreed since everyone had eaten and the fireworks were done with, everyone was going to climb into the pool. Luna took gorgeous pictures of everyone, with a muggle camera. With sparklers, jumping in the pool, or just chilling, Luna managed to capture the beauty of the night.
Draco kissed your neck softly, "I love you y/n."
Smiling you responded, "I love you more, Draco."
The 4th of July had gone off as a success, you thought pleased. The only small bump was the firework scene, but thankfully that was resolved with the silencing charm. Since you had been a transfer from Ilvermorny to Hogwarts, you decided to show your friends how Americans celebrated their Independence Day.
You thought about the memories of struggle; dating Draco and getting your Gryffindor friends to accept it, helping the world realize young Death Eaters were forced against their will, and everything that happened. Not to mention the healing that went with the war. Both you and Draco would often wake up in the middle of the night screaming or thrashing. The other would wake up and calm the terrified one down, and then you would both fall back asleep. Sometimes, Theo's, Blaise's and Pansy's night terrors would get so bad that you and Draco would cuddle with them through the night after calming them down. It was a struggle living in a flat with 5 war ruined people but you smiled knowing it was all worth it. The healing process happened, even though it was small and minuscule, taking backward steps sometimes, you were all coping.
You shot off more sparks over the pool and everyone joined in. You were all finally getting to be kids, after your innocence and childhood was ripped away from you.
"Happy 4th!" You screamed in delight, and everyone chorused their agreement under the stars. This times the screams weren't filled with terror or pain, they were filled with joy and happiness. The love you had for all of them swelled, and you were ecstatic that you were spending Independence Day with them all.
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Childhood Summer Aesthetics & Memories
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Muse: Lana
Bare feet in wet grass  |  Bare feet on warm pavement |  Running bare foot  | Flip flops  | Bare feet |  Sandals  |  Socks only  |   Socks sliding on hardwood  | Tank tops  |  Shorts  |  T-shirts  | Air conditioning  | Longing for air conditioning  | Heat of summer  |  Sun on  bare skin  |  Warmth of sun on skin  | Dripping ice pop |  Ice Cream truck  |  Lemonade  |  Lemonade stand  | Sitting in front of the fan  |  Shouting at the fan  |   Summer school  |  Playground shenanigans |  Swings on own  |  Being pushed on swing  |  Tire swings |  Straight slides  |  Spiral slides |  Seesaw  |  Jungle gym  |  Monkey bars |  Fresh juicy fruit  |  Flame grilled food  |  Staying up late  |  Sleeping in  |  Skinned knee  |  Bruised elbow |  Colorful sticky bandages |  Shirtless  |  Running through sprinkler |  Playing in the sand  |  Sandbox  |  Playing in the dirt |  Playing in the mud  |  Swimming at the pool  |  Swimming at the beach  |  Lake trips  |  Fishing  |  Kicking a ball around  |  Summer storms  |  Thunderstorms  |  Sunburn  |  Sound of rain on roof  |  Running in the rain |  Playing in the mud  |  Dirt covered shorts |  Muddy feet  | Dirt covered feet |  Dirt covered hands |   Muddy boots  |  Untied shoelaces |  Light Up shoes  |  Watching fireworks  |  Holding sparklers  |  Roughed up sneakers |  Stickers on car window  |  Running wild and free |  Road Trips  |  Roaming town unsupervised  |  Schools out!!  |  Climbing trees  |  The smell of fresh cut grass  |  Camping  |  Camping in the living room  |  Camping in the backyard  |  Cereal and cartoons  |  Juice boxes  |  Lunchables  |  Campfires  |  Smores  |  Sticky hands and face  | Sticky hand toy  | Bubbles  |  Glow Sticks  |  Catching fireflies  |  Mosquito bites |  Chalk drawings |  Peanut Butter and Jelly  |  Cheeseburgers  |  Hotdogs  | Roasting hotdogs over an open flame  |  Candy bars  |  Roasted marshmallows  |  Marshmallows  | Fruit snacks  |  Water floaties  |  Life jackets  |  Riding bikes  |  Riding scooter  |  Roller blades  | Cloud Gazing  |  Star Gazing  |  Playing with friends  |  Wishing on a shooting star  |  Blanket fort |  Tree fort  |  Jumping on trampoline  |  Collecting sticks |  Collecting leaves  | Collecting rocks |  Coloring books  | Nature walks  | Trips to parks  | Picking flowers | Cookouts  | Barbecues  | Amusement Park  | Travel  | Picnics
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Childhood Summer Aesthetics & Memories
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Muse: Mayson
Bare feet in wet grass  |  Bare feet on warm pavement  |  Running bare foot  | Flip flops  | Bare feet  |  Sandals  |  Socks only  |   Socks sliding on hardwood  | Tank tops  |  Shorts  |  T-shirts  | Air conditioning  | Longing for air conditioning  | Heat of summer  |  Sun on  bare skin  |  Warmth of sun on skin  | Dripping ice pop  |  Ice Cream truck  |  Lemonade  |  Lemonade stand  | Sitting in front of the fan  |  Shouting at the fan  |   Summer school  |  Playground shenanigans  |  Swings on own  |  Being pushed on swing  |  Tire swings |  Straight slides  |  Spiral slides  |  Seesaw  |  Jungle gym  |  Monkey bars  |  Fresh juicy fruit  |  Flame grilled food  |  Staying up late  |  Sleeping in  |  Skinned knee  |  Bruised elbow  |  Colorful sticky bandages  |  Shirtless  |  Running through sprinkler  |  Playing in the sand  |  Sandbox  |  Playing in the dirt  |  Playing in the mud  |  Swimming at the pool  |  Swimming at the beach  |  Lake trips  |  Fishing  |  Kicking a ball around  |  Summer storms  |  Thunderstorms  |  Sunburn  |  Sound of rain on roof  |  Running in the rain  |  Playing in the mud  |  Dirt covered shorts  |  Muddy feet  | Dirt covered feet  |  Dirt covered hands  |   Muddy boots  |  Untied shoelaces  |  Light Up shoes  |  Watching fireworks  |  Holding sparklers  |  Roughed up sneakers  |  Stickers on car window  |  Running wild and free  |  Road Trips  |  Roaming town unsupervised  |  Schools out!!  |  Climbing trees  |  The smell of fresh cut grass  |  Camping  |  Camping in the living room  |  Camping in the backyard  |  Cereal and cartoons  |  Juice boxes  |  Lunchables  |  Campfires  |  Smores  |  Sticky hands and face  | Sticky hand toy  | Bubbles  |  Glow Sticks  |  Catching fireflies  |  Mosquito bites  |  Chalk drawings  |  Peanut Butter and Jelly  |  Cheeseburgers  |  Hotdogs  | Roasting hotdogs over an open flame  |  Candy bars  |  Roasted marshmallows  |  Marshmallows  | Fruit snacks  |  Water floaties  |  Life jackets  |  Riding bikes  |  Riding scooter  |  Roller blades  | Cloud Gazing  |  Star Gazing  |  Playing with friends  |  Wishing on a shooting star  |  Blanket fort  |  Tree fort  |  Jumping on trampoline  |  Collecting sticks  |  Collecting leaves  | Collecting rocks  |  Coloring books  | Nature walks  | Trips to parks  | Picking flowers  | Cookouts  | Barbecues  | Amusement Park  | Travel  | Picnics
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Childhood Summer Aesthetics & Memories
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Muse: Cole
Bare feet in wet grass  |  Bare feet on warm pavement  |  Running bare foot  | Flip flops  | Bare feet  |  Sandals  |  Socks only  |   Socks sliding on hardwood  | Tank tops  |  Shorts  |  T-shirts  | Air conditioning  | Longing for air conditioning  | Heat of summer  |  Sun on  bare skin  |  Warmth of sun on skin  | Dripping ice pop  |  Ice Cream truck  |  Lemonade  |  Lemonade stand  | Sitting in front of the fan  |  Shouting at the fan  |   Summer school  |  Playground shenanigans  |  Swings on own  |  Being pushed on swing  |  Tire swings |  Straight slides  |  Spiral slides  |  Seesaw  |  Jungle gym  |  Monkey bars  |  Fresh juicy fruit  |  Flame grilled food  |  Staying up late  |  Sleeping in  |  Skinned knee  |  Bruised elbow  |  Colorful sticky bandages  |  Shirtless  |  Running through sprinkler  |  Playing in the sand  |  Sandbox  |  Playing in the dirt  |  Playing in the mud  |  Swimming at the pool  |  Swimming at the beach  |  Lake trips  |  Fishing  |  Kicking a ball around  |  Summer storms  |  Thunderstorms  |  Sunburn  |  Sound of rain on roof  |  Running in the rain  |  Playing in the mud  |  Dirt covered shorts  |  Muddy feet  | Dirt covered feet  |  Dirt covered hands  |   Muddy boots  |  Untied shoelaces  |  Light Up shoes  |  Watching fireworks  |  Holding sparklers  |  Roughed up sneakers  |  Stickers on car window  |  Running wild and free  |  Road Trips  |  Roaming town unsupervised  |  Schools out!!  |  Climbing trees  |  The smell of fresh cut grass  |  Camping  |  Camping in the living room  |  Camping in the backyard  |  Cereal and cartoons  |  Juice boxes  |  Lunchables  |  Campfires  |  Smores  |  Sticky hands and face  | Sticky hand toy  | Bubbles  |  Glow Sticks  |  Catching fireflies  |  Mosquito bites  |  Chalk drawings  |  Peanut Butter and Jelly  |  Cheeseburgers  |  Hotdogs  | Roasting hotdogs over an open flame  |  Candy bars  |  Roasted marshmallows  |  Marshmallows  | Fruit snacks  |  Water floaties  |  Life jackets  |  Riding bikes  |  Riding scooter  |  Roller blades  | Cloud Gazing  |  Star Gazing  |  Playing with friends  |  Wishing on a shooting star  |  Blanket fort  |  Tree fort  |  Jumping on trampoline  |  Collecting sticks  |  Collecting leaves  | Collecting rocks  |  Coloring books  | Nature walks  | Trips to parks  | Picking flowers  | Cookouts  | Barbecues  | Amusement Park  | Travel  | Picnics
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