#but it's still swaggy in my books

[oinkinpigprince]

Can you maybe write a Charlie (smiling friends) x gender fluid reader (not together, but they kinda like each other) that draws him in their notebook and he finds them drawing him

I’m trying to write about him, it’s just sometimes I get demotivated yk, and I feel like there are hardly any Charlie x readers out there, we need more, hopefully with the new series, it gets more people interested idk

Thx

That’s so swaggy! Im sure I’ll have my work cut out for me after the new smiling friends season. I’ve been watching oneyplays content because the creator/va for Charlie sometimes is on there and it is hilarious

Charlie x genderfluid reader

You and Charlie are like, really good friends. You two often work with each other on paper work and just chat in the break room

Okay, he two MIGHT have developed a crush on you. Charlie just doesn’t want to admit it because dating your co worker is risky, plus you’re just a really good friend

You often doodle in your notebook during down time, small sketches and funny things. It’s a good pass time, you’ve been drawing Charlie a lot though

It’s cute and innocent, some simple sketches and him on different outfits and funny memes. Nothing bad, just friendly! They’re friendly drawings, you just happen to draw him a lot! Nothing weird, about drawing your friend, on every page of your sketch book.

Okay not every page, you still sketched other things you just liked drawing Charlie and he’s literally right there all the time

You were sketching Charlie, inspired by his recent escapade with James. When you heard a cough behind you. Only to see the muse standing right behind you

“Whatcha, whatcha drawing there buddy?” Your soul left your body. You started laughing so fucking hard, you almost threw up.

Charlie couldn’t help but chuckle, it was really, silly. He did end up liking it and asked you to draw some video game characters. Charlie knew you drew but didn’t know you were that good

He tried to draw you something too, it was, a drawing! A for affort! It’s the thought that counts

[hospitalterrorizer]

diary388

10/14-15/24

monday - tuesday

more fear and hunger today...

so i decided, i would try to save daan, and i succeeded, i actually succeeded soooo much today it's a little crazy, but first thing, i went back to the church, shaved off some fights + time (those pillar man guys in the rafters, only killed one), then i proceeded thru the church, i avoided the death mask entirely actually (phew!!!!!) and then got to samarie, the conversation with her is super heartbreaking, seeing it again, it's really up there with other character confrontations in survival horror games, or, honestly, beyond lots of them i think idk, shockingly expressive of a bunch of things, beyond just, people, it like gives this insane impression of fucked desire, or the inability to express desire beyond offerings, it's like the sacrificial economy of the game's world (suddenly, everything gets more grim upon realizing this about things (or finding cause to use/see this term), sadder and more heavy, wow!), seeped into her head to an extreme degree, failure to understand others or bridge the gap, or, to bridge that gap, not realizing the gap is important, she does say she wants to be one with marina. how sad. anyhow, we defeated her, she ranted about being radiant, i opened things up, then i took a gamble, and we fought the sergal, and won! or, he ran off cuz we cut off his arm. eventually, after saving into the next morning, we found him again, and killed him, and then we went off on our next quest, i decided we should try to do all 3 of those weird... electro thingies, in the army tunnels. so i'm doing that now. i've got 2 on, or, okay, for awhile, i kind of looked around for the other one, i know there's 3, i ended up looking up some vague directions (one's in the sewers. one's in the deep forest which is where i'm basically going to pick up heading towards tomorrow, first is in the maiden forest), so with that, i went to the 2nd one, did the sewer puzzle (i would not have figured out you knock the blue box off the thing like that, i didn't even imagine that'd be possible (either i over-assume what a game is capable of or under-assume, this was a case where i assumed that's just not possible, but it is what you do. crazy!), and went through that crazy area underground, and then fought moonless, who i did on my first try (also, i'd managed to get some extra saves (i found a book of enlightenment but also used the fear and hunger god's sigil to create a save)), she was super tough, but fun, i love the panic the game creates, the stress is super rewarding honestly, and having daan super low sanity at the save right after the fight (book of enlightenment used), i went through there, turned the thing on, and fought the doppelganger of tanaka, i also killed the levi doppelganger which was crazy, they're so weird, i think i should try to kill them all, if possible. i wonder where marina's is? i think they all appear on day 3. then i went off to the deep forest, which isn't so bad seeming, except i need to watch out for pit traps (that's what killed me), but since most foes in my way are dead, it's not really stressful, the thought of having to go back, just some books i need to re-collect, some rooms i need to loot once again, but that elevator is really clutch, there's an elevator down at the 2nd station/army zone that leads up to the church, from there, teleport to old town, go to the city, left, up thru sylvian square, and then thru the ruined streets, and then to the freaky forest. then i've gotta pay close attention and go slow i think. that'll be for the best. i also got a really good weapon from the fight with moonless... this black blade, it crits a lot. so swaggy, to be honest. things are looking super up, since this is still day 3 morning, and i think i'm probably gonna be able to make up a lot of time, if i'm behind at all.

here's a funny screenshot:

i sent it to my friend, he said she is like me. i do really like her face, there, i think i feel like that sometimes. like, crazy.

it feels really good to gain like, some sort of mastery over the map, in this game, like the first zone, the outskirts, were a little easier to figure out, the enemies and things, and now, i understand the city really well i feel like. so now i wonder what struggles i'm gonna have, i know after i do the 3 electro thingies, i get to the place underneath the museum... after that? idk. i could also try to just walk up to the tower but it immediately turns someone in my party into a monster... so maybe... i just go there alone? i wonder if there's a way to save the others, though. i'm banking on this thing under the city, from the army tunnels, to really help us out in knowing how to get any kind of happy ending for the people who i have gotten very attached to. oh, one thing, karin (karin, realizing now, blonde and sort of crazily focused on stuff, to the point of coming off a teensy bit crazy, is at least like, a tiny bit like my gf (it's fun to see others in these characters)), anyway, karin shot at august, i told her it was the right thing, said he had some kind of journal about our psych profiles. i'm sad he is dead, i want to understand what he's up to, but we will see, maybe in a future run?

okay, i have to sleep now, i slept so much today, i went to bed at a reasonable hour but slept until noon today, i guess my body is exhausted from the festival, even though it was just 2 bands i saw... sickening...

so,

byebye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[malachia-il-bibliotecario]

I was tagged by both @girldante and @morbertthemindless, thank you <3

nickname: vio

sign: libra? I think?

height: 1.60ish m

last thing I googled: ao3 (I confess myself guilty)

amount of sleep: six/seven hours really it depends

dream job: eeh I would either do the critic or something (ik that's an useless job but hey I just wanna have fun) or carry on with my music studies and do composition or direction. That would be cool, no idea honestly tho

movie/book that summarizes you: metropolis by fritz lang/medea by euripides (both for the chaotic energy and the amount of dramatic eyeliner they necessarily imply)

favorite song: varies a lot but at the moment probably bury the light by casey edwards

favorite instrument: percussions. like, everyone of them but marimba has a special place in my heart

aesthetic: a weird hybrid of emo and dark academia

favorite author: you can't ask me this. I. Don't know. I can make a top three tho (these are pretty much on the same level). Dante (fave <3), Wilde for the sass and Ovid for the swaggy sluttiness

random fun fact: I always drum around a lot. Like, a LOT. Either on things or on myself (do y'all even have an idea of how good your collarbone zone sounds when you slap it with your palm?). Always did that since I was a little girl. I just can't keep my hands still. Consequently I can play bongos and such pretty damn well. I usually don't brag but hey I'm confident in my ability to play bongos and djembe and so on.

I tag @catullus-true-bicon , @hercorrupterofwords, @furog, @fanchlebu and anyone who wants to participate, no pressure :)

[mightbesmall]

Well I don’t know what to do for Day 4, I can’t draw well and don’t know what to write so I guess I’ll rate birthday jacket cards and make an epic port fest drabble for tomorrow. I’m going to be rating them based off of aesthetics because I’m basic

Heartslabyul!

7/10 it’s Riddle and I love Riddle but I’m not the biggest fan of the font used on his name. Though I find the equestrian club badge pleasing.

6/10 it’s the science club badge for me💀 though I’m loving the ordinary malewife’s confidence, he looks great but that science club badge… oh and the font again, it just irks me but looks so interesting at the same time???

8/10 because it’s Cater, I love Cater. His pop music club badge is a bit funky but whether or not it’s a good funky is still under speculation. Basically, I’m biased he’s an 8/10.

7/10 because he has that smirk and it both fills me with hot and makes me want to punch him. Ace is a pretty boy so naturally I feel both drawn to him and annoyed by him, mainly because he insulted us on our first day as janitor. You don’t insult janitors! They are hero’s of the community! He loses points for it >:(

8/10. Enough said. Look at him, look at the blueberry bbg and tell me he isn’t perfect. He’s not, but he’s trying to be better and that’s all that matters.

Savanaclaw!

7/10 so like, he’s gorgeous and all, handsome. pretty. stunning. But my god, that font is all I’m looking at and I’m not sure if I like it or not.

9/10 LOOK AT MY BOY IN HIS GET UP!! HE’S SO CUTE! oh and the font… do I like it? I don’t know. His birthday is 7 days after mine though so that’s cool!

10/10 JACKIE POO!!! I actually like the font used here, it suits him so well. AND THE LITTLE WOLF AHHHH!! God I’m so biased.

Octavinelle!

7/10 it’s Azul and he’s very babygirl, don’t get me wrong, but is he… too babygirl? I like the font used here as well, he’s a fancy lad and thus has a fancy font spelling his name.

8/10. Mountain hiking club is my favourite🫶. And I just like Jade?

10/10!!! Floyd my little skrunkly!!!

Scarabia!

7/10 as most of the boys, I enjoy the font and the club badge but the cap seems a bit out of place. HOWEVER! Kalim has a bow tie so that earns my heart.

8/10 the font is a bit funky but bro, look at Jamil! He looks so crazed in my peripheral vision and I like that.

Pomefiore!

10/10 he’s so majestic like look at the hair! And the font makes me happy, he shares a birthday with my friend and it’s 2 days before mine. He’s rocking that outfit and the jacket fits him well, the badges are pleasing to look at and it’s Vil.

9/10 the font throws me off but I think I like it. Rook literally can pull off fedoras and caps so well, the science club badge annoys me still but Rook looks amazing and is smiling in a somewhat not creepy way.

10/10 Epel looks to manly rn, literally amazing. The badges all look great, that font is cute and just, Epel.

Ignihyde!

10/10 he looks so cute??? I mean not is much as Ortho but he looks amazing??? The font annoys me but his ratness makes up for it, his ponytail is so fucking cute! And the cap!! Bro pulls it off.

20/10. Ortho is the most cutest, wholesome, brotherly, sweetest boy of all the boys. Literally would have him as my little brother if I could. Enough said.

Diasomnia!

8/10 Mal Mal is adorable and all, that waistcoat is genuinely my favourite, but the mix of cute and wet dog is too much, I love it. HIS LITTLE CLUB BADGE OH MY GOD- the font is funky in a good way and his nails are painted. I’d actually straighten his bow tie, dust off his jacket and tell him that whoever his date is are very lucky to have him, my son! Like??? He’s such a swaggy gentleman???

10/10! He’s got the bat-goth vibe and I love it! Peepaw is looking very stylish and amazing, though I don’t know if he’s posing like he’s an instagram girl or he’s an old man who lost his cane. Still, he is a viable old bat.

8/10 he looks a little stoic but that’s just Silver! I’d hug him (book 7…) though the font is weird it’s enjoyable.

7/10 it’s a bit basic but my boy looks happy! The font is loud and suits him well, as previously stated I really like the equestrian club badge. Sebek is like a son to me and my son gets 7 out of 10!

[alligaytorswamp]

hello!!!! again! it has been a bit!! sry ive been suuuuper busy. but umm, i gots summer job!!!!!!!! and and am letting self get 1 big thingy cause have the money- getting self drawing tablet is already ordered and will hopefully be here soon hehehdhebdhxbsjxbjsjxhhdb

sry havent been much on your art- i know yes but yee. have sorta slowly been falling outa genshin gameplay which makes sad so have less fandom recently, but ill defedently stay here in fandom once have to leave the game yes. saw chaeya peice at least- idk idk looks so so so so pretty rhshxusbxybsuxhsgdyebd

also have done lot draw stuffs again! have made oc blog thing and is very funs. once have tablet in hands will try to actally do the things yee yee- also other fun mabey uhh one of my arts is gonna be on charm!! friend liked it wanted it so yee!!

as alwase love your art very pog pog ans hope taking care of self. even if things your doing is fun remember to still rest up lots, and have awesome week!!!!!!!! aggg okay bye hi ehfbqhxbsbxhshdbsh

hiii✨ congratz on being booked and busy and earning that sweet sweet coin, good for you my dude 😌

asjdhajskdhjk understandable that ur interests change, also good for you, gacha games are evil (i say as i am still a complete genshin bitch)

happy to hear about ur drawings and ocs, that sounds funnn having actual charm is very swaggy too oh my 👀

thank you for the sweet words! hope you're doing well too <3

[parkpavilion]

What Happens When You Ask a Chatbot If the Pope Wears a Funny Hat?

Been thinking a lot this week about thinking. That is, what happens in your mind when something's on your mind? Such thoughts, whatever thoughts actually are, have in the past been mere philosophical exercises useful only for strengthening imaginary mental muscles, but the meteoric rise of ChatGPT and other Large Language Model AIs has the media buzzing about practical, real-world applications. Nothing will ever be the same again! Or so the chorus sings. As with other recent techno-cultural innovations, though—how many Bitcoins are your NFTs worth at the moment?—thus far there's much more being promised than delivered. Still, artificial intelligence is something we now have to deal with rather than just talk about. The bots peddle misinformation all too readily, though they occasionally produce a credibly mediocre college-level essay, and they’re getting better at doing that every day. In the literary world there's concern that computer-generated stories, scripts, and even novels in the style of popular authors will soon be produced in an instant, without any human involvement at all. Given how these bots operate, assimilating every word that's already been published, reassembling select chunks of verbiage, and then disgorging the results, it doesn't seem as if there's a danger that the machines will create any truly original art. Not every reader wants that, of course. Comfortable familiarity can be pretty good business, and the Clancy and Cussler estates aren't going to be happy to be cut out of it. So this stuff isn't something we in the book world can ignore. Fortunately, many writers have been wrestling with the implications of AI since the beginning, creating some of the aforementioned truly original art in the process. Scientists such as GiulioTononi and Douglas Hofstadter have done just that in years past, and software engineer Blaise Agüera y Arcas has done so recently in Ubi Sunt, a ficto-factional hybrid. And a number of brilliant novelists have imagined their way into artificial minds, most notably for my money, Richard Powers in Galatea 2.2. Stay tuned for Benjamin Labatut’s take on the subject, The Maniac, later in the year. I must admit it was an image rather than a book that sent me spiraling down the rabbit hole, however. A photo of Pope Francis decked out in a swaggy puffer coat made the rounds on the internet, and it was days before most caught on that it wasn't kosher. The "first real mass-level AI misinformation case," one industry observer said. Scary that something made-up can be so convincing, but consoling that the truth can be more interesting yet.

Fake fashion Francis made me recall an item from the wardrobe of a much earlier pope, Gregory I, who sat on the Roman throne during the first millennium and enforced the conversion of the pagan Anglo-Saxons to Catholicism. As a conciliatory gesture, he commissioned English weavers to knit him an elaborate scarf in the appropriate color for celebrating Lenten masses in his chilly cathedral. They contrived a looping muffler, what we'd now call an infinity scarf, but what made it altogether unique was an unexplained twist in the fabric—the anonymous crafters had designed a Möbius strip centuries before it was officially invented in 1858. Its manufacture took so long that Gregory could knot it around his neck only a single time before his death, but it's preserved to this day in the Vatican Museum. The label on the display case describes it as a . . . one-side, once-worn, tying purple papal heater. Sorry, that was an awful lie and a worse pun, but at least its flaws were human ones, manifested as a frail blow on the side of absurd hope and groanworthy despair. Beat that if you can, chatbots.

[grimmwizardofgregg]

Fav Color:

I mainly like green, orange and blue

Last Movie:

Across the spiderverse, I fuckin loved it, the art, and the characters. So swaggy.

Last Show:

... does youtube count? Because that would probably be smosh tntl not gonna lie. I really love the chosen lore. Also bee and puppycat, from what I remember

Currently watching:

I am rewatching through black Butler and uh.. minecraft diaries lmao. Recently I joined an mc roleplay server called aneria and it kinda revived a desire in me to go rewatch it. I've been watching through my watch later as well which consists of a lot of video essays and stuff like night minds welcome home update.

Currently reading:

nothing unfortunately, I might try to start readingg the da vinci code. And maybe some of those weird monsterlover book recommendations I see on tiktok sometimes. I just wanna know if they're really good lmao

Salty, sweet, or savory:

all of them and also spicy? Have any of yall ever had tapatio noodle cups? They're not super hot but they're still real good.

Coffee or tea:

Tea, I usually only like coffee as like a sweet treat or in like a frappe, but I enjoy tea in most forms.

Tagging

nobody, I can't remember think of anyones main blog names to tag so I say it's open! Reblog and answer if u wanna

you know what, I never do these things, but actually I’ve decided I would like to get to know people better! I would like to partake of the mortifying ordeal! I would like to talk about myself for a bit!

ok for the next…let’s say five days I will answer any of these things that people tag me in, or any random personal questions you plop in my ask box. I don’t have an ask meme on hand but just….pick one you’ve seen recently, or make up questions of your own, and I’ll answer. (the answer might be ‘nope that’s private’ but I will answer.) (@ the anon who asked for book recs - I see you, I’ve been thinking of books all day, I’m going to give you SUCH a long answer, I hope you don’t regret your choices bc it WILL be full of gushing)

alright, let’s go!

🌻 Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

Tagged by @booksandchainmail​

Last Song: I’m currently listening to “Falcon in the Dive” from the Scarlet Pimpernel musical on loop. I watched one or two Scarlet Pimpernel movies when I was just barely too young to fully get what was going on, and the story’s held an odd but deep-seated place in my heart ever since. A few years ago I found out there’s a musical and most of the songs are pretty stellar (go listen to “Madame Guillotine” if you like big ensemble broadway numbers, it’s a banger, the bit where he cries out for God has been running through my mind on and off for a few days now haha not like that’s topical or anything), so every once in a while I spend a few days listening to them a lot.

Sometime last year I read the actual book, and got super into the whole concept of the Scarlet Pimpernel for a while. I plotted out Pimpernel aus for several fandoms, I read the entire wikipedia article, and I went looking for bootlegs of the musical. I didn’t find one, but I did find a full radioplay-style recording of the script, complete with full musical numbers, and listened to it like a podcast.

Reader, I was so disappointed. The play adds some scenes, bc a lot of the dramatic tension of the novel comes from internal conflict and that doesn’t stage super well, and the very first scene of this play – a play written in the NINETIES – features our dashing hero rescuing some aristocrats from a French prison, and then saying to the person in the next cell, who begs for rescue but is not an aristocrat, “We have enough of your kind in England.”

Enough! of your KIND! What in the merry frickety HECK my dudes!! The book has some rather unfortunate™ takes but it is from 1905, it’s regrettable but sadly to be expected. This play is from 1997. It has NO excuse. This scene wasn’t even in the book! What! the heck!

I was so disheartened that I lost my excitement for the play, and a couple songs later I stopped listening. It occurred to me just a few days ago that you could actually stage that ironically, with the person in the cell giving the audience a “can you believe this” look, and then the rest of the play could feature assorted non-aristocratic ensemble members constantly looking at the audience like they’re on The Office. And hey, maybe that’s what they did, or something similar – maybe that was never meant to be taken as a cleanly heroic stance, and the play deals with it in a complex way. It’s possible. I wouldn’t know. Kinda doubt it though, based on song lyrics.

Favorite Color: red, probably

Last Movie: I watched that new lesbian christmas movie with my family for christmas, the one with kirsten stewart and the guy from schitt’s creek. it’s very sweet and good and kinda sad, and I really enjoyed it. it also incidentally has the best gay best friend trope in probably anything ever, bc it’s not a trope (I didn’t realize until several hours after watching that it technically fits), it’s just a guy who is the protagonist’s best friend, and they’re just all gay, and then when he Gives Relationship Advice as a gay best friend always does, it’s advice about how to deal with your partner’s hangups around coming out.

actually every part of the gay best friend trope becomes better when they’re just best friends who are both gay. the big dramatic gestures (in this case, driving some ungodly distance in the snow on no notice) go from “haha how kooky” to “queer man will do anything he needs to to rescue his queer friend from an isolating & potentially triggering situation”. the relationship advice isn’t “honey you deserve some self-respect, treat yourself”, it’s a deeply sincere reminder of the vulnerability that is shared across almost everyone’s queer experience, and look I could ramble about this for a long time before reaching a coherent point but I’m INTO IT, okay? I’m into it.

Last Show: you want me to remember what show I last finished???? impossible, cannot be done, it was a long time ago and the adhd has eaten everything that happened before last week. here, instead I’ll tell you about another movie I watched, late at night with my mom in cozy companionship just a couple days ago. it’s called Quigley Down Under and it’s about a cowboy who goes to Australia and kills a bunch of racists, 10/10 would watch again. it’s from 1990 but it feels much older, with the music choices and the cinematography of a 70s Western. the cowboy is great, honorable and fearless and kind, but the breakaway star of this movie for me is the woman who attaches herself to his side and refuses to leave. her name is Cora, and she’s crazy, in the sense that she’s not altogether tethered to reality, but this never for a second diminishes her agency. she’s fierce and clever and compassionate, and she basically never does anything she doesn’t want to in the whole movie. her arc is about overcoming trauma by taking charge of her own fear and facing it head-on, she is never belittled or dismissed by the narrative or the protagonist, and look she’s just so cool. I love her. she’s so vibrantly alive. her story could probably have been handled with a bit more nuance, but honestly for the 90s it’s pretty great. I’m no expert, but I found nothing objectionable in it, just a bit of heavy-handedness.

anyway the theme of the movie is that racism is evil and racists deserve to be shot, and this too could have been handled better (not a single aboriginal character speaks a single line of english in this movie), but it follows through on that message in every way, while still being a fun kinda campy cowboy movie. overall a very good time.

Currently Watching: started showing my sister Hilda the other day, and she’s liking it! I love that show, it’s so incredibly cute. can’t wait to see season 2

Currently Reading: lmao I wish. lately the brain has firmly rejected all attempts to read anything of any length. currently pending, bc I was halfway through them when my brain stalled out, are tano’s fic What Does Kill You Can Make You Stronger, Too, a Toby Daye book - I think it was The Brightest Fell, I got like half a chapter in and haven’t picked it up in over a month, the Locked Tomb series, and probably a few other things too. ooh! also a book called Making Sex by thomas laqueur, which is my fancy academic reading that I’ve been doing in short bursts for the past year or two when I feel fancy and academic. it’s about the development of the concept of biological sex and of gender in Western society, and it’s fascinating. has among other things introduced me to the idea that until quite recently, fathers were a matter of faith. the mother? yeah, you can watch the baby pop out, we all know who the mother is. but the father? how can you know? how can you really know? we have paternity tests these days, but for all of human history up until now, we’ve just had to take fatherhood on faith. (not to mention we didn’t even know what fathers were contributing to the production of a fetus. clearly it was something, since you can’t get pregnant without a penis getting involved, but we have literally not known what until the past few decades. and that is wild. it has colored ALL of human history, all of our conceptions of society and family and kinship and gender, all of it, and it hadn’t even occurred to me until it was spelled out for me in this book, and it’s just……wow.

Salty, sweet or savory: for christmas my sister and I made seven different types of cookie, most of them involving chocolate somehow.

Craving: no bc I ate so many cookies. unless sleep counts. or maybe pringles, it’s been many moons since last I had a potato chip and I miss them.

Coffee or Tea: no thank you

Tagging: @coloursisee, @krchy-tuna, @sam-j-squirrel, @xzienne, @mirandatam, @viciousmaukeries, @sepulchritude, @elidyce, and @navigatorsnorth bc it’s been a while since we’ve talked, and I’m super hyped that you’re married now. v happy for you!

[fairy-eclipse]

Hellooooow your writing is so damn great my eyes nearly fell out when I saw that you don't have a lot of requests

Can I request a tom x reader where tom is still kind of a Canon tom in a way that's he's cruel and uses people for his own gain and wouldn't really be able to fall in love with a "weak" person but then he meets the reader who is a very innocent person (maybe from another house) and he doesn't realize that he's in love with her but feels this deep urge to protect her from everything and gets way closer to her than he ever thought he could?

(sorry if that's too long, I'm drunk and inspiration is flowing)

Devil’s Sweet Demise

Pairing: Tom Riddle x Reader

A/N: HELLO 😈 thank you for the request, i had sm fun with it and sorry it took a while 🤍 reader is a hufflepuff in this one !!1! (also very swaggy kujou sara pfp even though she has yet to come home smh)

Part 2

"Oh, and Avery," Tom's stony voice drawls from the forefront. "Try not to question me next time."

Avery nods, dread apparent in the cold sweat beading his forehead and fist clenched on his lap. The room holds a collective breath and it's a long, scary minute until Tom speaks again.

"This meeting has ended. You're all dismissed."

They file out the door. No one dares utter a word until the classroom has receded from view and the common room takes its place. But even while enveloped in the warmth of the blazing fire do his words ring in the air, loud and clear.

Find the Chamber of Secrets.

︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵

You sprint through barren hallways, shoes going click-clack against the marble and strands of hair flying out of place. You'd completely forgotten about the Transfiguration essay due tomorrow, and this book is a necessity if you have any intention of getting at least an Acceptable. Dumbledore likes you just fine, but that doesn't mean he'll go easy on you—in fact, he's a surprisingly tough grader. 

You skid to a stop as you reach your destination, heart sinking at the librarian’s empty seat. You check the time with a flick of your wrist—ten minutes until closing. No use waiting around.

Panting, you skim over rows and rows of thick covers in a frenzy, all the while scolding yourself for not being more efficient with your time. You're on the cusp of screaming until finally, by some miracle, your fingers brush against the book you've been looking for, Secrets to Advanced Transfiguration. You hug your newfound treasure to your chest and breathe out a fatigued sigh. Now to get this done before class tomorrow-

Your eyes latch onto the figure of a boy sitting alone fixated on his paper, wrist gliding elegantly across neat, cursive letters. The pale moonlight bathes him in a soft glow, accentuating the dark lashes that extrude from his face. A double take has you realizing that this must be Tom Riddle. A wizard of many talents, if the rumors are true.

You've never formally met him, being that the people he rubs shoulders with are the people you steer clear of. And the people you steer clear of are...not very amiable. To you.

You immediately berate yourself for not giving him a chance. He could be a lovely person, for all you know. With that settled, you stroll over, tapping him lightly on the shoulder with a pleasant smile.

Tom lifts his head. "Can I help you?" He asks courteously, but you don't hear him.

The full force of his attention is overwhelming, to say the least. You're drinking him in; his dark, pitless eyes and the flawless curl to his hair, the pink of his lips and refined sharpness to his jaw. He looks like a saint.

“Hello?”

You collect yourself, embarrassed. You imagine he must be inwardly grimacing at your unruly hair and untucked blouse and is taking you for an airhead. 

"I just wanted to tell you that the library closes in a few minutes," you say through the pounding of your heart in your ears.

"I'm aware," Tom replies smoothly, but he looks strangely...irked? "As a prefect, I'm allowed to stay for longer. But is there a reason you're here at this hour?" He eyes your Hufflepuff tie and then the thick book in your hand. "Ah, you're a procrastinator."

Your eyes widen in surprise. "...Yes. I guess you could say I was huffling and puffing to arrive in time."

He stares at you. 

You clear your throat. 

A few uncomfortable seconds pass before you find your words again. "You know, staying up late isn't good for you. I’m sure you'll do well whether or not you study. Oh, if only I were on the same wavelength. One time I stayed up until four and I didn't even pass the stupid exam! My friends had to half-carry me between classes that day. It was horrible."

"Horrible," he deadpans.

You wish you could stuff your mouth with marshmallows. "Sorry. The point is, you should get some sleep. By the way, I really like your handwriting. It reminds me of the warm scarves my aunt knits me during the winter. Good night, Tom." You smile again and scurry off before he has the chance to respond.

It doesn't dawn on you until morning that you never told him your name.

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Your wand spirals out of your grasp as your knees hit the floor with a thud. There's the sound of the shuffling of feet before your papers are launched into the air.

Mudblood, mudblood. You know the drill all too well.

Mulciber laughs as you hoist yourself up and dust off your palms. "What a nuisance. Having to work with you in Care of Magical Creatures is bad enough, must you infect the corridors with your unwanted presence too?" He leers at you. "There's a special place for mudbloods like you. I'll give you a hint, it's not here."

You retrieve your wand with a sigh. You know wandering the halls before class alone is never a good idea, especially with the prejudice floating around, but you had decided mailing a few letters to your family just couldn't wait. And now here you are getting intercepted on your way to the Owlery.

You can’t say you pin the blame entirely on Mulciber for the way he turned out, though. The rich life promises much, but heaps of gold don’t equate to happiness...or decency. You like to think that the callous purebloods are worth more than all the bullying, that somewhere in there lies a heart.

Your beliefs are challenged on the daily.

Beside Mulciber, Rosier looks on disinterestedly.

"Soon we won't have to worry about filth like them," is all he says before turning away.

You frown at his back. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing," Mulciber snarls. "Mind your own business." He gives your letters one last kick before falling in step beside his friend. You cross your arms as they walk away, debating whether you should send them catapulting into a wall. You decide against it. You can perform a sick stupefy, but you're sure karma will make its way around sooner or later.

Still, you wonder if it's fate when he doesn't show up for Care of Magical Creatures that day. 

Or that his foot is wrapped in bandages the next time you see him.

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A week breezes by before you find yourself in the library again, this time in the clutches of noon and with significantly less strain on your shoulders. You hum quietly as you wander along columns of oak shelves, taking in every peculiar title and thumbing through anything that piques your interest. You're on the floor settling snugly into Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires when you hear your name called from above you. You tear your eyes from the book, heart leaping when you find yourself staring straight into the pallid visage of Tom Riddle.

"Hi, Tom!" You greet cheerfully. "Wait- how did you know my-?"

"I have my ways," Tom says evenly. He doesn't elaborate further.

You laugh. "You're so mysterious. Have you taken my advice from our last meeting? You look a lot less overworked these days."

His brows lift in surprise. "I have," he says reluctantly.

You beam. "See, sleep solves everything. You won't believe it, but I met the cutest Hippogriff in class today. I think he really likes me. Oh, but I barely managed to avert a crisis—you see, my partner, well, he didn't like the lesson very much so he tried to provoke the poor thing-"

"Your partner?" Tom interrupts sharply. A shadow trickles over his face and suddenly he looks less like a boy and more like a vicious, affronted phantom ravening for vengeance. You stare, nonplussed.

A second passes before the expression dissolves just as fast and you're left questioning if you're imagining things with that unconventional brain of yours.

"I see," Tom says quietly. 

You hadn’t noticed that he had sat down on the floor beside you. He turns to face you, staring intensely as if trying to assess something, and maybe it's your paper-thin blouse or the breeze blowing from an open window, but goosebumps are popping up all over your skin, and now he's leaning in and oh-

He picks a bug out of your hair.

You blink. 

"A beetle," Tom says wryly. "You should be more cautious of the...things you let into your hair."

You gape. Laughter bubbles up in the back of your throat and before you know it you're snorting into your palm. Tom raises a brow, but to your surprise he looks more amused than anything.

“Sorry,” you say in between sporadic bouts of giggles. “I know it’s unbecoming of me.” 

You’re not sure how to interpret his silence, but the thought slips from your mind as you feel something tug at your memory.

You clamber to your feet. "Darn it! I completely forgot! I need to meet my Charms tutor right about now. Oh merlin, she’s going to be furious. Goodbye!” You make your exit, taking the book and weaving back through the shelves to the entrance.

If you didn't know any better you'd say he was smiling at your lunacy.

Strangely, Mulciber starts averting your gaze in class, and Tom seeks you out more after that.

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Tom Riddle does not like laughter. Laughter is a reminder of everything he does not have, and what he does not have is a reminder of everything he was not born into. And, well, he's not proud of his pitiable origins.

So why was it music to his ears coming from you? It sounded like heaven—not that he'd know anything of the sort—it sounded like a gentle tinkling of bells, a symphonious orchestra comprised solely of your voice.

That isn’t even the worst part. The worst part is the tight feeling in his chest whenever you're near. What a disgusting thing, feeling. You're everything he isn’t. You’re a chirpy, blissful, unsuspecting lamb, and he is the big, bad wolf. And no less, you're a mudblood, a part of the branch he's supposed to hate. To eradicate.

So really, he has no reason to shield you from harm’s way, none at all. Except that a contemptible part of him feels the need to protect the innocence that oozes so readily from you. A part of him that he wants gone.

And yet he yearns for you, yearns for you even more than he yearns for a purge, more than the Slytherin secret stashed away in the depths of Hogwarts.

No matter. Until he finds it, he'll give in to his desires a little longer. Like everyone else, you're only temporary, something that can be discarded.

But the fondness making its way into his heart?

He's not so sure about that one.

[leoprosy]

Monster High Live Action THOTS

welcome to thots :)

im ur host leonidas thotticus and today we are talking Monster High: The Movie (2022) with some spoilers ! it is all OPINION and only on the viewing of the movie versus my own MH opinions. Mostly on character portrayal and designs! and i had fun writing this lol

tbhh honestly i am not a good critic because a movie that entertains me is a good movie.

I think the best viewing experience is thinking of it as separate from the original because they aren't the same, and comparing them is kind of pointless, and i'll try to not do that but it is hard.

I'm only giving opinions here cause I haven't done any research besides like scrolling the tag on tumblr lol.

My fave was Frankie, obviously. Nonbinary, neurodivergent representation!! I felt very seen, and represented!! I wish i was that cool in high school! They're full of knowledge, don't really know social rules (and even comment on the fact that there seems to be this rule book that everyone but them has read) and man MOOD. I love their outfits, they are the right amount of ugly that i personally love to sport and yeah <3 big love for Frankie.

Draculaura made me kinda :/ initially because she's kinda a bitch at the beginning. but! she isnt meant to be G1 Draculaura! I wish she was kinder but she comes around. I really related to having parents that have insane expectations of you (the whole 'a 92% is failing' thing was like. wow mood.) and not wanting to let them down so you aren't your full self around them? heart breaking. love u draculaura. also loved that Dracula was a little pink lol.

Clawdeen was alright. Her actress was very um.... Disney in the 2000s acting wise. But like it wasn't bad! I think the half human half werewolf thing has the potential to be cool but they were really fast to be like 'hey we actually are cool with humans!' and outed Clawdeen which is weird like? i feel like the other students weren't just gonna be accepting immediately. Like, idk way to put a target on her. Her outfits were definitely not the most fashionable but i did like some of them! Also the ears were really cool :3 she also has a pretty singing voice ngl she killed it

Cleo was boring. i miss her being a mean girl who also supported her ghouls and loved them. like. she only comes around cause Clawdeen saved her? also dont understand Deuce's reasons for leaving her? were they bullies together and he didn't want to be anymore? i think that's what i got from that? wack.

Ghoulia also wasn't given very much screentime, and they took away the whole zombie genius thing!! which sucks cause i really liked that she was so smart even though people couldn't understand her all the time. But!! Cleo and the ghouls could and always trusted her!! she was such a side character in this movie. I get that maybe they didnt have the budget for the other characters to have bigger storylines or whatever and thats cool. I hope they do more with everyone in the animated show, cause it seems like it follows the same lore as the movie thus far.

Deuce actually still very swaggy even though he looks like Jughead. I miss his sunglasses cause how tf do normal glasses protect people !?!?! maybe they explained it and i missed it

Heath :( my poor flamey boy. :( the cgi was so bad. and he barely did anything. but again, not enough budget and time whatever. pls more heath in the show <3

I loved Bloodgood but her jacket was like. so cheap looking. the lining stuff on the collar was so weird? like they didn't completely cover it? and the buttons were weird? idk it didnt vibe with me.

Mr. Komos did look like Jackson and then wound up being Hyde's son which is cool! fun twist! easy to see coming but still interesting i think. His full monster design was kinda funny though. like not super scary. the power to take other monster's powers?? pretty sick ngl.

Some of the outfits were boring, some of them were alright and fun even! Frankie's were my favorite obvs. I think they gave Draculaura a darker aesthetic which is cool and witchy but i also hope they bring back some of the more like dainty victorian looks to kinda idk? balance it? clash a little in a good way? they were more modern designs for sure and i get that, and that it wasn't ever going to be as alternative and gothic as the original and thats okay! i think they could've done more but hey. budget i guess.

OVERALL

it was as cheesy and goofy and plot-hole ridden as any other MH movie I've seen. Was it a Cinematic Masterpiece? No. Was it pretty okay? yeah! fun, silly, definitely a kids movie I would've enjoyed as a kid. I'd say if you're gonna watch it- pirate it! and maybe don't go in thinking you're gonna hate it cause then i mean, yeah you're gonna hate it. it isnt G1, don't expect it to be.

thank u for coming to my thots, i might do this more often because its fun :) there are lots of movies i've never seen that everyone ever has seen so maybe? i'll do that! idk like and subcscribes

[peachpitmp3]

i have been giggling at "i can't... bear... it" for a solid minute, which is probably longer than it should be? but whatever!! i love puns that was amazing

!!!!! x act lyy. FLIP A COIN. genius. wait wait wait i'm about to do something really dumb ok

*finger guns* heads up,, i have *wiggles eyebrows* Feelings for ya *swaggery grin*

yeah that was. idk. i apologize bestie <3

ay sibling affectionate bullying solidarity!! love that for us. that is fair judgement!! idk what younger me was thinking especially bc i didn't even WATCH the music videos so. yep.

FSJNDLKFHJLWKSDF I DIDNT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO WRITE BUT YEAH, THATS BASICALLY WHAT I'D WANT TO DO WITH MY CLONE. ohhhhh that and the spider man pointing meme because that would be funny too :D

huh. that's actually really smart and useful i wish i had thought of that shdfkljsdf. pranks would be fun!! oooh plus that would be the first time you actually see your own face, and not just a reflection/photo of it!

oooh okay that does sound really nice and organized and aesthetic-y now i'm tempted to try using widgets and whatnot fjsdl. very fair!! that sounds like a lovely day tbh, very vibey in all the right ways. yes!! so true!! other people saying words and things yeehaw <3. but yeah, youtube essays and commentaries are pretty interesting and fun to watch.

hmm maybe skydiving or jumping off the roof of a building. idk, that sounds fun but also maybe a little scary? so take the danger aspect out and i think it would still feel adrenaline-y but also less terrifying yknow. i can! kind of! i mean i had some sort of succulent that i mayormaynot have forgotten to water for months but it's still alive and thriving so that might count for something?? maybe??

i don't have a particular flower that i'd say is my favorite, but there's a flower called the galaxy petunia which is really pretty!! don't know much else about it but it looks cool :D. ooh ig libraries? because there's something about them that feels more fragile and paper-y than a bookstore, although bookstores are also really nice and have a wonderful feel to them.

can you keep plants alive? what's one of your favorite decorations in your room right now? what is something that you keep meaning to do, but always forget about? do you have a preference for what kind of jewelry you wear?

(ps i'm so sorry for replying to this late, but i hope you're doing great!!) - 🌵

SDGHSGSHSDJF HEADS UP I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YA. SWAGGY GRIN. IM LOSING MY SHIT. PLEASE.

oh my god yes YES the spider man pointy thing that would be absolutely incredible holy shit. i would kill for that.

dude dude yes try the widgets and aesthetics even if you don't keep it, it's a super fun procrastination method and just. a vibe.

damn skydiving or jumping off a roof !! really going out there i like that omg . yeah the idea of adrenaline without the danger would be great i think.

LMAO oh my god that's amazing. your succulent has more determination than i ever could so i admire it a lot. does it have a name by any chance ?

YOOOO DUDE galaxy petunias are GORGEOUS i just looked them up !!! omg !! im obsessed.

yes yes ok "more fragile and paper-y" sooo true. i feel like. okay hang on this won't make sense but i have to try. libraries hold years of knowledge they hold the stories of not only the books held in them but also every person who has stepped through the doors. every person who has brushed their fingers across the spine of a book every person who has curled up in a chair in the winter to get out of the cold every person who has gone through book after book every person who has only read a few every child who races through the shelves and excitedly consumes story after story every old person who sits in a circle with their friends to do their monthly book group. libraries hold communities and infinities and stories of the past and the present and the future. bookstores hold books.

anyways. i absolutely cannot keep plants alive. i own one fake plant and it is in a white pot with black spots so i named it moo. hmmm i have these ivy string lights and i haven't put them up yet (well i tried but they kept falling down) but i love them a lot.

there are SO MANY THINGS. ummm. god i dont even know hmmm. i guess ive just been meaning to watch a lot of shows and read a lot of books and write a bunch of fics and it's not that i forget all the time it's just that i. don't do it? even if i want to

hmmm i don't wear that much jewelry but i guess if i did i'd wear rings ?? they're cool :D or necklaces maybe. most likely rings. for fidget.

what's something small you really want to do but haven't been able to for whatever reason? what's something big? do you like it when people ask for your favorite things as icebreakers? like, favorite color/favorite song/favorite ice cream flavor? what was your favorite children's book?

[mbtitypingobservations]

What I think of each type as an ENTP

INFP: Quiet savages. Hilarious. Maybe should work on actually expressing discomfort.

INFJ: High expectation pros, but highly insightful in a conversation. Adaptable. Do I even know you?

ISFP: So easy to talk to!! Relaxed in the streets, freaking out everywhere else. Listen to your own advice for once.

ISFJ: Determined. They keep it lowkey, but powerful af. You laugh at my jokes so I obviously enjoy your presence. Oh, take a break.

INTP: My more laid back twin! I love discussing things with you because of that neutrality we both have. Go outside more. And actually reach out when you need help.

INTJ: Have I ever wanted to fight and hug a person at the same time? Probably not. Overthinking champions, you really made me question things over and over again.

ISTP: Mysterious open-books?! Sharing only necessary things, I have to dig deep to get a definite answer from you. Extremely capable.

ISTJ: Somehow very comfortable looking. Respectful whimsy. Love the work ethic. Probably the hardest type to change their mind.

ENFP: Undercover badass with that certain spice of humor mixed with self deprecation. Truly lovely. Also, stop stressing about deadlines and try to manage your time better.

ESFP: Yes, very fun, obviously, but such a good leader. You yourselves might disagree, but I would trust you to take care of my pet. Loyalists with commitment issues.

ENFJ: Oh how can you always see through my BS? Sweetly straightforward. Perfectionist. Stop listening to MARINA, you’re good.

ESFJ: The fact that we first think we are so similar and then end up disagreeing on so many things while still staying close says a lot. Immaculate taste.

ENTP: We swaggy, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

ENTJ: Although, yes, our discussions can get a little heated, you are ultimately very entertaining, and you don’t give yourself enough credit for that. Emperors of making impulsive decisions they don’t regret.

ESTP: Actually such softies! I can read your feelings on your face before you feel them. But okay except that, somehow have the best comebacks for every situation! Pros at teasing, you definitely took away my title.

ESTJ: A lil’ hard around the edges, but my god, when you share your hobbies, I can really tell you are a secret softie, and also extremely creative. Also very angry which sometimes makes both of us laugh.

[calliope-love-corner]

Dear Anna,

I've had a rough day again. Something about having gotten so little sleep and seeing her there again brought it all back.

I slipped. My resolve... crumbled. Under so little weight, too. It fell to pieces, and now here I lay among the rubble, feeling guilty and tired and quite alone. Ill talk to Allan about it tomorrow, but for now, I have... myself. And my thoughts.

Saying my resolve was what fell apart doesn't feel entirely truthful. It was more like... I slipped a bit climbing down a cliff, and instead of pulling myself to safety, I just... gave up. Let go and let myself fall. And now I'm on the cool, hard ground, regretting many things. This is number 2, you know? This isn't even the first time. So I feel double guilty. But I'm still going to enjoy it, because I'm here now, so I might as well.

This is... quite pathetic, I realize. I see her face once, I have one interaction (that goes WELL, might I add- the interaction left me feeling amazing about myself and my personal growth in the past year!!) And I let it all fall apart. It seems that no matter how well I may be doing- as soon as she's within an arm's reach, I want to throw myself at her shoes and beg her to save me- to pull me up, even thought I was standing just fine on my own moments before.

I have to stop that. I quite literally cannot go on like this. I can't let myself give in.

I know what I did the last time this happened. I sat, just like this now, and I removed myself from the situation

Fuck. I can't do that this time.

God. I... don't want to talk about this anymore, actually. It makes me feel trapped. Controlled. It makes me feel like everything I've done to move forward is void.

I am fine without her. I never needed her to begin with. I have friends and family who love me so, so much. They'll take care of me. They'll make sure I don't let go. They'll help me back up and show me that twisting your ankle isn't the same as breaking your leg.

I'll be okay. I AM okay. I'm fine. I'm strong. I'm a tough cookie, and I look FABULOUS in pink, and my jacket that I've worked super hard on is cool as fuck, and everyone who looks at me can't help but notice how cool and rad and awesome and swaggy and queer and confident and proud I am. My hair is well cared for and stylish, my skin is clear, my jewelry is tasteful, my outfits are a perfect blend of punk, edge, and prep, my makeup demands attention and intimidates. I fucking rule. This is not going to be the end of me.

I love you, Annabelle. I thought of you today when I needed to escape. You're always the first thing I go to. To draw, to write about, to sing for, to get lost in. When I curl up in the warm sun I imagine you sat close to me, hand absentmindedly stroking through my hair until I can finally sleep.

I am so tired. I'm really not sure how I did this the past few years. And I'm only on campus for 3 hours at a time- I've really gone soft. I used to be able to peel myself off my mattress at 7 in the morning, load myself up with caffeine or THC or alcohol or any combination of the three and just be fine the whole day. I really was a trooper. Now I'm just... me. Senioritis is a bitch, I guess. Not long now- I'll be done soon enough, and then it's out into the wide, wide world for me.

Hah. No, not just yet. I have business here.

After I graduate, I can close the book on her and I. Perhaps forever. Six long years of bullshit, finally coming to a close. That's half my education thus far.

I wonder how it will end.

No, I'm not going to think about that. About her. Not anymore, not tonight, at least.

She's been more than courteous and kind thus far, and I will do the same. I owe her that much. I'll thank her for the ego boost and be on my way, and after all is said and done, it will be Me and the World and nothing from her unless I look. No chance encounters or face to face or anything unless I go and seek it out for myself.

I won't, though. I refuse.

After this, she and I will part ways.

And after that, it will be us, and whatever the future has to show for it.

I'm anxious for that day. Good anxious.

Yours,

Cal

[soft-trait]

I just realised I’ve never actually introduced myself so I found this get to know me tag and thought I’d do it hehe

Rules: post a pic of your simself with your traits and answer the questions!

My traits: gloomy, creative, lazy

Questions under the cut (there’s lots)

1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? Tessa (idk if I want to put my full full name lmao)

2. WHAT IS YOUR NICKNAME? Tess

3. BIRTHDAY? July 25th 2000

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK SERIES? I don’t really uhhhh, read

5. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ALIENS OR GHOSTS? Aliens have to exist, like have to, ghosts I dunno about though

6. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR? Stephen King

7. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE RADIO STATION? Do people still listen to the radio?

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLAVOR OF ANYTHING? Cherry

9. WHAT WORD OR PHRASE WOULD YOU USE OFTEN TO DESCRIBE SOMETHING GREAT OR WONDERFUL? Swaggy

10. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT FAVORITE SONG? S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W by My Chemical Romance

11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WORD? shit

12. WHAT WAS THE LAST SONG YOU LISTENED TO? If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) by The 1975

13. WHAT TV SHOW WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FOR EVERYBODY TO WATCH?  Shameless

14. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE TO WATCH WHEN YOU’RE FEELING DOWN? Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind

15. DO YOU PLAY VIDEO GAMES? Besides The Sims not really

16. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR? I’m scared of way too many things but I think my biggest fear is being abandoned, not being financially stable, not being able to live comfortably etc

17. WHAT IS YOUR BEST QUALITY, IN YOUR OPINION? I think I’m pretty funny sometimes

18. WHAT IS YOUR WORST QUALITY, IN YOUR OPINION? Too many, I’m selfish, clingy, needy, lazy, incapable of acting like an adult, I overthink everything, the list goes on

19. DO YOU LIKE CATS OR DOGS BETTER? Dogs, no offence but fuck cats

20. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Winter hands down

21. ARE YOU IN A RELATIONSHIP? Sure am, for just over a year and a half

22. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU MISS FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD? Not being scared of everything, never being anxious, being mentally and physically healthy

23. WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND? My boyfriend, I have no other friends, none

24. WHAT IS YOUR EYE COLOR? Blue

25. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR? Ginger

26. WHO IS SOMEONE YOU LOVE? My bf

27. WHO IS SOMEONE YOU TRUST? My bf

28. WHO IS SOMEONE YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN? My bf (sorry he’s the only person I care about)

29. ARE YOU CURRENTLY EXCITED ABOUT/FOR SOMETHING? I’m excited to get McDonald’s again after lockdown is over

30. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST OBSESSION? Sleeping

31. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW AS A CHILD? iCarly, Victorious, that shit

32. WHO OF THE OPPOSITE GENDER CAN YOU TELL ANYTHING TO, IF ANYONE? bf

33. ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS? I don’t think so

34. DO YOU HAVE ANY UNUSUAL PHOBIAS? I have emetophobia (fear of vomit)

35. DO YOU PREFER TO BE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA OR BEHIND IT? Behind, I wanted to make movies, be a director etc for awhile but I change my mind lots

36. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY? Sleeping

37. WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ?  Reasons To Stay Alive by Matt Haig

38. WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Miseducation of Cameron Post

39. WHAT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS DO YOU PLAY, IF ANY? Nope

40. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL? Monkies but only the cute ones

41. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 5 FAVORITE TUMBLR BLOGS THAT YOU FOLLOW? @bellessims @lunchsims @evoxyr @ridgeport @meatballteeth and so many more I love everyone on here

42. WHAT SUPERPOWER DO YOU WISH YOU HAD? Teleportation

43. WHEN AND WHERE DO YOU FEEL MOST AT PEACE? In bed

44. WHAT MAKES YOU SMILE? Not much

45. WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY, IF ANY? Nope

46. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DRINK? Coke

47. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WROTE A HAND-WRITTEN LETTER OR NOTE TO SOMEBODY? Probably in primary school when we were forced to

48. ARE YOU AFRAID OF HEIGHTS? I’m afraid of falling from said heights

49. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PET PEEVE? Ignorance and rudeness for no reason

50. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A CONCERT? Yes sir

51. ARE YOU VEGAN/VEGETARIAN? Nope I luv chimkin

52. WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP? A model (hahaha), a SFX artist, a makeup artist, a director, a coroner/forensic pathologist, funeral director, now I want to be a tattoo artist

53. WHAT FICTIONAL WORLD WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE IN? Sex Education, I just wanna be Otis’ friend

54. WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WORRY ABOUT? everything, I’m pretty much constantly worried about something or everything

55. ARE YOU SCARED OF THE DARK? Not if I know where I am, I’m scared of the unknown, not knowing where I am or what I’m touching in the dark

56. DO YOU LIKE TO SING? I like it but I’m horrible

57. HAVE YOU EVER SKIPPED SCHOOL? I pretty much missed the last few weeks of my last year of school and didn’t go to my bio class for the last few months of it, whoops

58. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE ON THE PLANET? My bed

59. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE? Canada

60. DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? 2 cats, they’re annoying as fuck

61. ARE YOU MORE OF AN EARLY BIRD OR A NIGHT OWL? Night owl, I never wake up before 11am

62. DO YOU LIKE SUNRISES OR SUNSETS BETTER? Sunsets

63. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE? Nope and I don’t want to

64. DO YOU PREFER EARBUDS OR HEADPHONES? Earbuds

65. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES? Nope

66. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC? Alternative, Metal, Hardcore

67. WHO IS YOUR HERO? ur mum

68. DO YOU READ COMIC BOOKS? Nope

69. WHAT MAKES YOU THE MOST ANGRY? When people eat my food or when people get my order wrong

70. DO YOU PREFER TO READ ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR WITH A REAL BOOK? Real but also neither

71. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL? It was art

72. DO YOU HAVE ANY SIBLINGS? Brother and sister, both older

73. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT? Makeup

74. HOW TALL ARE YOU? 5′6, 169cm (nice)

75. CAN YOU COOK? I physically could if I had to but nope

76. WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT YOU LOVE? My boyfriend, movies, tattoos

77. WHAT ARE THREE THINGS THAT YOU HATE? People, most food, when shit doesn’t work

78. DO YOU HAVE MORE FEMALE FRIENDS OR MORE MALE FRIENDS? I have no friends

79. WHAT IS YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION? Straight

80. WHERE DO YOU CURRENTLY LIVE? At home

81. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TEXTED? My boyfriend

82. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Yesterday

83. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE YOUTUBER? I have lots, Pewdiepie, Sidney Lavin, Clare Siobhan, Poofesure, heaps more

84. DO YOU LIKE TO TAKE SELFIES? Sometimes but I always look ugly in them

85. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE APP? Instagram

86. WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PARENT(S) LIKE? Not bad

87. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOREIGN ACCENT? German

88. WHAT IS A PLACE THAT YOU’VE NEVER BEEN TO, BUT YOU WANT TO VISIT? Canada, Italy, Greece, Europe in general, Japan

89. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 7

90. CAN YOU JUGGLE? Nope

91. ARE YOU RELIGIOUS? Nope

92. DO YOU FIND OUTER SPACE OR THE DEEP OCEAN TO BE MORE INTERESTING? Neither, both scare the absolute shit out of me

93. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A DAREDEVIL? Hell no

94. ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO ANYTHING? Not that I’m aware of

95. CAN YOU CURL YOUR TONGUE? Yep

96. CAN YOU WIGGLE YOUR EARS?  Nope

97. HOW OFTEN DO YOU ADMIT THAT YOU WERE WRONG ABOUT SOMETHING? When I’m wrong

98. DO YOU PREFER THE FOREST OR THE BEACH? Forest, fuck beaches

99. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF ADVICE THAT ANYONE HAS EVER GIVEN YOU? yolo

100. ARE YOU A GOOD LIAR? Sometimes

101. WHAT IS YOUR HOGWARTS HOUSE?  Slytherin

102. DO YOU TALK TO YOURSELF? Sometimes

103. ARE YOU AN INTROVERT OR AN EXTROVERT? Introvert

104. DO YOU KEEP A JOURNAL/DIARY? Nope

105. DO YOU BELIEVE IN SECOND CHANCES? Depends on what they did

106. IF YOU FOUND A WALLET FULL OF MONEY ON THE GROUND, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? I mean I could always use more money...

107. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE CAPABLE OF CHANGE? Yes

108. ARE YOU TICKLISH? Hell yes

109. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A PLANE? Yup

110. DO YOU HAVE ANY PIERCINGS? Yup, both ears, septum and nostril

111. WHAT FICTIONAL CHARACTER DO YOU WISH WAS REAL? Tate Langdon

112. DO YOU HAVE ANY TATTOOS? Yup, 5 so far

113. WHAT IS THE BEST DECISION THAT YOU’VE MADE IN YOUR LIFE SO FAR? Downloading Tinder lmaooo

114. DO YOU BELIEVE IN KARMA? I’m not sure

115. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES OR CONTACTS? Nope

116. DO YOU WANT CHILDREN? Absolutely not

117. WHO IS THE SMARTEST PERSON YOU KNOW? Me

118. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MEMORY? My whole life is an embarrassment

119. HAVE YOU EVER PULLED AN ALL-NIGHTER? More often than not

120. WHAT COLOR ARE MOST OF YOUR CLOTHES? Black and red

121. DO YOU LIKE ADVENTURES? Depends on what it is, I don’t really like going outside

122. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON TV? Yup I was in an ad for Caprisun, I got paid to scream

123. HOW OLD ARE YOU? 19

124. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE? I honestly can’t think of a single one right now

125. DO YOU PREFER SWEET OR SAVORY FOODS? savoury

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Top 10 internet memes

What is going on guys? It’s Declan here and in today’s post we will be taking a look at the top 10 internet memes of all time. This list is completely subjective, but I only care about my opinion so that doesn’t matter. Before we begin, make sure to like and share this post with all of your meme loving mates, or just strangers on the internet. Either way let’s jump straight into the list. 

10. Grumpy cat

Kicking it off at number ten is a meme we have all been subjected to at one point in our life, maybe without even realising it. Since 2012, Tardar Sauce, (as her friends call her), blessed everyone’s feed with the perfect blend of cuteness, and relatable disapproval towards typically mundane or aggravating situations. Recently, Grumpy cat has passed away at the age of 7, so it is only right that we all pay our respects in the comment section. F for Grumpy Cat. A pioneer of the internet meme will stay in hearts, and in our meme library forever. 

9. Why the f**k you lyin?’

When Nicholas Fraser uploaded this video to popular video site Vine in 2015, there was no predicting the impact it would have on online entertainment. The video, that shows Fraser dancing to the tune of ‘Too close’ by ‘Next’(1997), gained fame due to his inclusion of his own lyrics incorporated into the beat. This parody includes the Viner’s now famous lyrics that continuously repeat ‘why you always lyin’?’. This video highlights the extent to which a generation will glorify such a meaningless video… and we love it!

8. Jordan Crying face

By now you have probably seen this image circling around your google machines and mobile cellular devices, but do you know its origins? The photo of NBA star Michael Jordan crying at his 2009 hall of fame induction ceremony is ironically placed over those who have failed… sometimes epically. The beauty of this meme is that it is so easily applicable to our own personal experiences. Oh come on we have all been this meme before. If we aren’t busying applying this meme to ourselves, we can use it to add insult to injury to our friends, or you know people on the internet, who are more famous than us.

7. Mocking SpongeBob

‘Spongemock’ as you hipsters refer to him, was the result of a 2012 episode of the hit Nickelodeon show, SpongeBob SquarePants. The image did not receive widespread attention until 2017, when Twitter user @OGBEARD uploaded it, accompanied with a mocking text. The internet quickly absorbed (Like a sponge hehe) this meme and produced some of the finest pieces of meme art history. The meme has been used to mimic stereotypical expressions and sayings in a way in which we can all relate to, sadly.

6. Who is she?

For our first video appearance on this list, was there really any other choice? This video by Chloe Lmao gave us one last flash of greatness from the dying site ‘vine’. Don’t worry, if you had already given up on vine at this point, there was no escaping this viral video in which the Viner turns to face the camera, as Riff’s ‘Take on me’ intensifies. Although her face is intentionally made to look unappealing, there is no denying the true beauty of this video. Relatable to anyone who values their dance moves more than their outer beauty, this vine is one that will not be forgotten anytime soon.

5. Kermit the frog

Talk about a meme that has been with us from the start. This green frog puppet is arguably as important to meme lords as it is to 3 year old learning the alphabet. Kermit has undergone many meme transformations from the iconic sipping tea meme, to the recently popular evil Kermit. A refreshing break from internet drama, and world problems, Kermit will always be there to remind us of who we really are. There is a Kermit in all of us, and it is safe to say that there is no end in sight to this frog’s leap to internet fame. 

4. Confused Nick Young

Following our trend of NBA players and their parodied facial expressions, is a man who has played for more basketball teams than I have fingers. One thing that will never change though, is Nick Youngs history of being a meme both on and off the court. To summarise the now unsigned baller, all you have to do is take one good hard look at the confused Nick Young meme. The result of Youtuber Casey Athena’s video titled ‘Thru the lens’, we were blessed (or maybe cursed) with this image that has all thinking one thing… What happened to you Swaggy P?

3. Double rainbow

Within the mix of funny cat videos, and epic fails that filled up YouTube in 2010, a new contender emerged. Uploaded by Paul Vasquez, AKA Hungrybear9562, this video portrays the man gazing upon two rainbows over the Yosemite National Park. What makes this video so memorable is the ecstatic manner in which the man addressed the very common phenomenon. Throw in an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show, as well as a music parody that is still better than modern rap, and you have a recipe for viral sensation. 

2. Bad luck Brian

Adding to the collection of golden era memes, is this meme uploaded to Reddit by Ian Davis. Unfortunately for Ian, it was his friend Kyle, or bad luck Brian, who received the attention for this fine year book photo, turned iconic meme. I guess bad luck Kyle just didn’t have the same ring to it. regardless, we all know a Brian. Sometimes we are Brian. He was sent by the meme gods to remind us that our school photos could well and truly be much worse. Bully him all you want, chances are he is more famous than you… sorry, please don’t unfollow. 

  And finally, at number one, the reason for our very existence, the meme that is in desperate need of a revival, Ri-

Yes, you just got rick-rolled. Tag your friends so you can totally rick-roll them too! And no, i do not regret wasting 5 minutes of your time. 

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*  —  stats —   aaron lancaster !

* — basics !

full name:   aaron riley lancaster. nickname(s):   none in common usage, but i’m sure he’s collected some swaggy and douchey ones. age:   twenty - three. date of birth:   november twenty-sixth. place of birth:    carina bay,   north carolina. gender:   male. pronouns:   he / him. sexual orientation:   straight. level of education:   high school graduate.

* — physical !

tattoos:  none. piercings:  used to have his ear pierced (not the gay one) but doesn’t wear it anymore. notable features:   i think he has striking eyes personally, weakness(es):   born stupid. scar(s):   one hidden in his hairline.

* — domestic !

occupation:   hvac technician in training. residence:   tucana apartments. social class:   lower middle. parents:    jack lancaster,  age 50.  lives in charleston,   hardly visits, his relationship with aaron is strained to say the least.   beth chapman, age 46.   he’s close with his mother,   comes to dinner at her house at least weekly.   has a step-mother he has no contact with. siblings:   he has an older step-brother through his dad’s second marriage,   but has literally never met the dude. extended family:   none worth noting.

* — personality !

positive traits:   confident,   affable,   protective. negative traits:   defensive,   impulsive,   nostalgic. myers-briggs ( x ):    enfj,  the protagonist. temperament:   choleric. moral alignment:   neutral good. horoscope:   sagittarius,   the archer. hogwarts house:   slytherin.

* — favorites !

movie:   talladega nights. tv show:   my name is earl. book:   you think he can read? drink:   he genuinely loves root beer. food:   steak. animal:   crabs. color:   dark green. favorite song:   beast of burden by the rolling stones. artist:   johnny cash. celebrity crush:   blake lively.

* — impressions !

first impression:   he’s rough around the edges.   he’s always a little too loud,  a little too rowdy.   some could say it’s like he’s compensating for something.  self impression:   his self concept is blurry.   he sees himself as someone trying to make the best of what they have going on. lover impression:   he’s a fvckboy.  these are just facts.   there’s something charming about him,   but his intentions are typically pretty clear.   ain’t no shame in the game.

* — et cetera !

turn ons:   spontaneity,   pda,   he likes a smart girl. turn offs:   moving too fast is really the thing that gets him. drink/drugs/smoke:   yes/occasionally/yes. dominant hand:   right. clean or messy:   messy. early bird or night owl:   night owl. hobbies or special talents:   he does weirdly good impressions and loves karaoke because of it.

* — QUESTIONNAIRE !

01. where was your character born? what brought them to carina? what do they like most about the town?

aaron was born in carina.   his parents are both from here,   his grandparents all locals,   they’re just one of those families.   he doesn’t think there’s much to dislike about living at the beach.   there’s good parties,   a rotating roster of tourists when the locals get too boring,   and people who leave always come back,   at least to visit.

02. who are your character’s friends and family? who do they surround themselves with? who are the people your character is closest to?

his only notable family is his mother.   after his parents split,   he grew more and more protective of her,   because he was the Man of the house and it was his Job.   outside of her,   austin and piper were probably the people he was closest to,   which totally makes this whole Situation a bit awkward because there goes 2 of my best friends Tight.   he’s friends with the rest of the gang and is definitely still making an effort to get in on their shit but i’m sure there’s a level to which he’s been shut out because of this all.

03. what is your character’s biggest fear? who have they told this to? who would they never tell this to? why?

aaron’s biggest fear is being his dad.   and he’s always thought that it was largely unfounded,   just a side effect of resenting him for so long.  but recently,   he’s felt like maybe he’s on that same path to Asshole Loserdom which sucks a bit.   he’s only told this to piper,  because again,   i feel like they’ve bonded over their shitty dads,   but he wouldn’t tell anyone else if only because it ruins his cool guy facade.

04. has your character ever been in love? had a broken heart?

i think he’s felt something Like love at least for both vada and piper but he’s also just Desperate for connection and validation which is the only thing keeping me from calling it Real Love.   and again because his motives in these relationships were selfish i don’t know if i’d say he had a true broken heart over them but they sure made him Wistful. 

05. your character is doing intense spring cleaning. what is easy for them to throw out? what is difficult for them to part with? why?

he’s good about getting rid of like trash garbage and getting rid of old clothes because he isn’t about to go back to being the kid in ratty clothes.   he’s more sentimental with like dumb notes him and his friends passed in class and other little high school/prime friend group era stuff he’s living Hard in those good old days.

06. it’s saturday at noon. what is your character doing? give details.

noon he’s asleep.   his afternoon he spends speed running chores just so they get done and then trying to plan whatever the move for the night is gonna be and trying to convince everyone to go out with him or host something he can fuck around at.

07. what is one strong memory that has stuck with your character since childhood?

for someone who resents his dad so much one of his favorite childhood memories is when his dad took him and austin to some monster truck rally bullshit.   like yeah his dad sucked but it was pretty tight to have a solid Boys Day with mud and trucks and girls with big b**bs hanging around.

08. what is in your character’s refrigerator right now? on their bedroom floor? their nightstand? in their wastebasket?

literally all that’s in his fridge is a carton of eggs,   cheese sticks,   and a two liter of mountain dew.   pray for aaron.    on his floor is just general clutter he’s waiting til saturday to put away.   in his nightstand is again literally every note passed between him and his friends in high school,   some kind of vaseline because he hates having chapped lips,   and condoms.

09. what is something that upsets your character? where do they go when they’re upset? on the opposite end, what is something that makes them laugh out loud? where or when are they at their happiest?

when he’s upset,   aaron either completely isolates himself or spends an annoying amount of time at the bar not in a way where he’s like drinking his feelings but just waiting for someone to fuck around with.   he likes to laugh so i feel like the lol question doesn’t mean much.   he’s happiest when he’s with his pals.

10. when your character thinks of their childhood kitchen, what smell do they associate with it? why?

grease babey.   beth knows her a thing or two about country cooking,   and a smell that stands out to him  ( not as particularly appetizing,   just as always present )  is the coffee mug of grease she kept above the sink because yeah he sniffed it once out of curiosity and you simply can’t forget that shit.

[weasal]

ClexaCon & Me

With it now being over a week(!) since ClexaCon finished, and me finally getting a good night’s sleep after a manic 4 days in NYC and some jetlag hell.....it's well overdue that I give some gratitude and shout-outs to all those who made it such a radical experience. This is going to be long af ok cause it’s me and you know how that goes. #sorrynotsorry  

It was quite the fabulously cracked and potholed road to Vegas. @gramjams, @femininenachos and I started The Hunner Podcast a little over a year ago in February 2017, after many moons of creating ridiculous (and some serious!) Clexa content for our little corner of fandom. From there sprang RelicKru, then our own mini RelicCon here in Glasgow, and one incredible @merchanon who offered to make all our swaggy stall holder dreams come true for the big real deal in Sin City. @niylahsniknaks was born and suddenly we were on our way to becoming post-apocalyptic lesbian market traders at the world’s largest multi-fandom event for LGBTQ women and allies! I mean WHUT!

I am still completely overwhelmed that ANY of this actually happened, and it was over in such a whirlwind that it almost feels like a beautiful fuzzy exhausting little-bit-tipsy gay dream. But it did happen and we did do that. MASSIVE shout-out and respect to the entire @clexacon team. It was you guys who really did it and you have my unending gratitude for creating such an inclusive, nerdy, queer, vibrant, women-centric stupendous ball of a time. It is so important that ClexaCon exists, and you all work so tirelessly to make it so. My heart was fit to burst inhabiting that space for those days and I can’t thank you enough for all of it.

To everyone who came to our stall, either just to peruse and have some banter, buy stuff, or to tell us you love the podcast or the things we make and do - THANK YOU SO MUCH. This was without a doubt my favourite part of the whole crazy 4 days (even more than meeting Sarah Shahi!), and each and every interaction was a delight and made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It was beyond surreal and flattering to have people ask for pictures with us, or even just to say they knew about the podcast or loved putting a face to the voice! Actually bonkers. Even funner than that was explaining our entire table to people who had no fucking clue who we were or what any of it was about! From complete puzzlement to rabid curiosity, every reaction was priceless.

To all the amazing artists and vendors - you made that hall LIT! I wish I'd actually had any time to properly walk around and browse and buy. @molliemashstash and @immochiball thank you so much for taking the time to come and chat to us! You are both amazing and it was so ace to meet you, albeit far too briefly. Mollie - I can’t wait to properly gaze at your beautiful sketches book. So chuffed I snagged the last one! @sabrinushka you are the cutest human with the wickedest sense of humour and I’m going to treasure your prints forever. Next time you must sell them!

And where would we have been without our pals....not half as entertained that’s for sure. To our little cygnet Swanita @swan-heda - you are literally part of the family and we’ll be seeing you in September for more fairy godmothering! I think I kissed her cute Daisy Diddly cheeks about twenty times. Being placed almost directly behind @blindwire in Artist’s Alley meant that we annoyed the fuck out of our immediate neighbours as expected (oops, sorry folks!), but it allowed for loads of hugs and hangtime with one of the best. Heart you bigtime, Candles. There was this other person there from time to time too but she’s so smol shy and retiring that I barely noticed her. lol lol kidding. @entirelytookeen you managed to be even larger than life than I was expecting, even after all those mammoth skype sessions. So glad you showed up for your throngs of fans, and for us (coast to coast), you gorgeous diva seawitch. @the-villageidiot you are a towering tour de force! Turnt it up from Vegas to NYC. Lovin your work gurlfriend. @blue-kiko as expected you’ve transitioned to mythical status due to arriving just as PizzaFloorGate2018 occurred then later making us feel like celesbians at your Ascension Party VIP table, allowing me to capture Stephanie Beatriz writhe around in front of 1000 drooling queers. Bless you! @foomatic YOU ARE A MACHINE! Can’t believe you kept making the time to swing by and even bought us those drinks at the party. We owe you 75 drinks now for everything you’ve done for us.

Mad love n props to all our other OG Relics and new friends alike. We love you all truly madly gayly - @timebureauagent @clexacloneclub, @imaginationofacornflake, @syngularitysyn, @wednesdayswoman, @thisismylifecollage, @orangeyouglad8, @jaimeajamais, @sunspill, @djkissyface, @quesandgays, @q-parallel and everyone else who either came for a drink in our homemade very well-stocked room bar or just had a wee chat at some point over the weekend. You are all wondrous people and I feel Priest Lexa blessed to know you. If we did meet, please send me a message so we can connect as there are heaps of people who I don’t know Tumblr names for!

Lastly but far from leastly, a moment of appreciation for Team Niylah’s Nik Naks. That includes our consistently awesome mule @jravenb who carted a skateboard and what looked like a brick of cocaine over state lines (it wasn’t), and our unofficial fifth member @hedahaven who truly went above and beyond to make our stall and our lives that weekend as easy and stress-free as possible. You really rock, are the kindest person and I’m so glad I gently persuaded you to join in the madness! The most important thanks of all though is by far reserved for our Magical Merch. G - you are an actual living legend. You grafted harder than I’ve seen anyone graft and you were a fucking hoot to boot. None of NNN would have been possible without your dedication, generosity and wild vision! You are SUCH a marshmallow wrapped up in a biker vest! Oh and thanks for the ghetto style punk rock hotel room tattoo ;) We’ll always have Agent 8008 and the Boob Umbrella.

And finally, to both my wife and my podcast wife - WeGramChos 4 Lyfe! So proud of us. Thank you for making this mental journey so much god damn fun. Like Clarke with Lexa’s top, we pulled that off pretty nicely. Love you times a HUNNER.

Below are a selection of pics that (minus the amazing faces of the kru) sum up my experience pretty well. Oh and I think that I speak for us all when I say - the heteronormative default world absolutely blows in comparison to that beautiful, queer, love-filled, safe space called ClexaCon!