#can’t belive after the stress of Christmas

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To the person who asked for cat!Gem and Goat!Pearl i promise I haven’t forgotten you I just crashed after 4 days straight of socialising

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having a baby with marshall mathers/eminem

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headcanon includes timeline, pregnancy and after birth bullet points

for the purpose of this headcanon the baby is called romy

timeline

i imagine marshall to also be young in this universe — 24 years old, can barely keep a job down. you work multiple jobs to pull through college. becoming parents was the last thing on your mind

finding out you were pregnant was a shock; as much sex as you two had, you always made sure to be protected, so when you suddenly realised your period was late and took a pregnancy test your heart literally dopped

you literally dropped everything, crammed the test into your pockets and marched through the frosty detroit morning to the restaurant marshall was currently employed under and asked to see him

marshall assured you that whatever conclusion you came to would be right and would support you no matter what

that definitely was the biggest weight lifted off your shoulders—the reassurance that marshall would stick with you if you decided to keep the baby

it was definitely a tough decision and took you almost two weeks to completely make up your mind

you ofc decided to keep the baby (otherwise whats the point of this headcanon?)

marshall promised to that he would be by your side and support his new family

literally 5 seconds after you told him you wanted to keep the baby, he pulled out a ring and said ‘thank god cause this is just a good excuse to marry you’

and we all know that having a child in marriage is far easier (but marshall also loved you and would’ve married you anyways)

baby mathers would be born on december 25th aka christmas because it would just be the best christmas present

what it would include (during pregnancy)

i feel like marshall is the type to be extra careful with you; offering his arm or hand when walking down steps, not letting you carry heavy things, making sure you cannot be hurt in whatever it is you are doing. and if any of his friends did something harmless but he saw it as a danger, he would be so pissed off

i also think it’s very possible for him to call your unborn baby ‘baby mathers; little slim’ something sweet that builds a connection

i imagine marshall to be very helpful with things around the house or other things that need to be done but he’ll definitely be pissed a few times because even though he understands that you’re supposed to relax and take care of yourself and the baby, he feels an extra burden so maybe he snaps once or twice? he immediately apologises but it’s a lot for a man who constantly takes new jobs and tries to be the best husband and father

i 100% see him talking to your stomach. he’ll talk to his daughter, catch her up on life and what he’s doing

‘hello baby, it’s daddy. mommy only has a few months left before we finally get to meet you. don’t take too long though because mama is startin’ to get very tired. the doctor said that you’re due for christmas. now daddy isn’t one who belives in destiny but you my little lady are goin’ to be our little christmas present. daddy has no money right now and that makes him feel like a bum but he’ll work extra hard to give you everything you ever want… if you ever want a unicorn you just come and let daddy know, okay?’

i have this gut feeling that he tries to hide his feelings. during this time marshall is so overwhelmed. he’s happy to welcome his daughter, stressed because he doesn’t know how long his job will last and how much money he can put down. you’ll find him crying in the kitchen one night after you wake up and couldn’t feel him beside you. you let him cry alone knowing he needed alone time

marshall will try to honour your cravings and buy you anything you want. if he’s short on money or can’t leave he will ask deshaun to swing by (and shaun cannot say no to you)

the d12 group will 100% pledge allegiance to baby mathers!! like you just now that as soon as you hang out together they’re gonna talk about how baby mathers will be protected at all costs, no one’s gonna f*ck with her etc. it’s like they’re her bodyguards ready to get at anyone’s neck who would even dare take a wrong glance at her

marshall’s arm would drape over your stomach when you two sleep at night. his arm would go from lying on a flat surface to a montain but he didn’t seem to mind. it was a habit he picked up

when you get closer to your due date this man would be stressed!! i mean stressed! any call out (shit, fuck, no, yes, what, literally the list goes on and on) would have a panting marshall by your side in less than a few seconds. he’s just waiting for your water to break. he’s extra careful during the last weeks because at this point you’re also stressed and just want the pregnancy to be done with

so when your water does finally break you know the bag is packed and in less than 5 minutes you’re on your way to the hospital, i just know it

extra: during labour he’s so supportive: holding your hand, motivating you, but deep inside he’s so much more stressed than you are lmao

what it would include (after birth)

he would not be able to let go of her. any time you turn away and look back he’d have little romy in his arms, literally hearts in his eyes as he stares down at her

you both decided on breastfeeding but you bought formula so that he could feed her and seeing him holding her in his arms feeding her the bottle makes your heart skip a beat. it allowed him to be as close to her as you were during feedings

he is absolutely obsessed with her hands. he loves how her baby hand wraps around his finger, and when she’s older the feeling of her small hand in his as it engulfs hers

plus he loves carrying her. he just loves the closeness. he will carry his baby girl anywhere and everywhere

marshall would be so proud to show her off to his friends. and if she wasn’t with him he’d find any reason to talk about her. they could be talking about the best ways to make a drink and he’d just start rambling about baby romy. some of them playfully roll their eyes but understand where he’s coming from

he’ll definitely be overwhelmed the first months when she wakes up crying in the middle of the night because it just adds to the stress but will never openly complain about it. he toughens up and goes to her room to calm her down

he’d have an addiction with baby clothes and browsing around stores literally fighting himself wether or not he actually needs to buy certain things

he’ll only address his daughter as ‘baby’ to the point you tell him to start calling her romy because she’d probably start to believe that baby was her name

marshall would definitely beat himself up trying to live up to his own expectations as a father. having no father to look up to, he tries to do his daughter justice but feels like he fails her in certain moments. those moments similar to those during pregnancy, he would sit alone in the kitchen just thinking about how to make things right

he’d insist on bringing baby romy EVERYWHERE. this man cannot stay away from her for longer than a few hours. she’s his serotonin, his lifeline

he’d have a piggy bank for her where he would put a 1/4 of his pay into so that she would be able to buy things she wanted

romy (and you) would serve as his main inspiration for music and also motivate him to work hard to make it out of greensbriar

after his rise to fame, despite his busy work schedule, marshall tries to spend as much time with her as possible

he tries to do few shows so that he’s not away from her and you for too long

with the rise of fame, his income flooded in. marshall buys her almost everything she wants. not stuff she doesn’t need but a lot. he’s not spoiling her in the way you think. he just wants her to have everything he didn’t have and make her happy. and if buying her a fourth barbie doll makes his baby smile then he will buy her that fourth barbie doll!!

though romy serves as his drive and motivation and inspiration for many of his songs, he tries to keep her out of the spotlight and out of hollywood. as soon as he’s done recording, attending award shows etc. he’s back on a plane to detroit to see his baby the only lady he adores (see what i did? ofc you did.)

he’d just be such an amazing father which you remind him of every day. he still doubts a lot but he’s starting to know his impact on her life

also romy comes before anything else!! daddy-daughter-day at kindergarten? sorry dre but this recording will be postponed. tour dates fall onto romy’s first day of school? yeah that tour night ain’t happening—i think you get what i’m trying to say. nothing will stop him from experiencing milestones and important memories in her life and in his life as a father (learned what not to do from his father)

the older she gets the more sentimental he becomes. seeing his baby grow up makes him sad and proud at the same time. she’s not only his whole world but she is the reason for him breathing and continuing in life even if it seems that life doesn’t want him to win

you made romy a cd with all the songs dedicated or about her from her daddy so when she’s in her room playing with dolls whatever, his songs are on repeat and the sight of it could make him fall to his knees (metaphorically speaking)

when romy turns 4 and older she’ll randomly make him watch her self choreographed dances or sing along to his songs and you best believe he is smiling and clapping after EVERY performance his baby girl gives!! he’s her number 1 fan. he even encourages her to show his friends and you already now they’re hyping up their little lady

and when romy is 15, oh she’s gonna rap him some of his songs and he’ll have the same reaction. maybe even share the stage for one song? who knows?

marshall is known for his rap and not for his cooking for a reason but he has few recipes like pancakes or foods he grew up with that are staples and enjoys cooking them for romy (she has her dad’s tastebuds 100%)

when romy has nightmares he’ll let her sleep in your bed for as long as she needs to feel safe again (deep down he never wants his baby to leave)

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Star Vs: Stump Day Review or The Why Are You Booing Tom He’s Right Holiday Special

Before we start a special credit to @jess-the-vampire​ who I discussed the episode with during the writing process and brought up a LOT of good points that ended up going into this review. She clearly hates it as much as I do and had even more good reasons for it.  Happy Hanukah, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Everybody! And today we got a big, fat, grotesque lump of coal to smash to pieces. And after a long, draining, if worth the effort scrooge review, and with this being something I needed to cross off my to do list this holiday season, I put this one here as I could use the cathariss of giving this steaming bowl of elephant piss a good thrashing. As you can tell unlike my usual reviews, I do not like this episode. This isn’t the FIRST i’ve not liked i’ve covered, but it is the first rather infamous one to me i’ve covered and not just a dead possum of an episode I ran into while reguarly covering an otherwise good show like “Quaraller’s Pass” or “Strife of the Party”. This one’s had it coming, making my top 8 worst christmas specials list last year, and while not the series worst outing, that’s a toss up between the finale and marco jr, it’s easily one of them. So while usually I like diving deeply into something good and picking apart while it’s good, if not ignoring any bad aspects, here i’m just going to take a hammer to this thing to explain why it dosen’t work and why it sucks dirty ass in thunderstorms. I might be overstating it a bit but probably not.  Nothing really new has happened since the last episode so the only new thing to cover is why i’m doing the episode here instead of after Monster Bash. And the simple reason is that like the Ducktales Halloween and Christmas specials, this episode clearly does not take place in the same time frame of the episode before or after it, with the next episode, The Bog Beast of Bogabah, taking place the day after Monster Bash. It’s most likely they simply held this episode over till Christmas and it dosen’t really fit in AFTER the huge game changer that is monster bash, especailly since the next three episodes after this all take place in rapid sucession, two on the same day one the day after them. So yeah i’m doing this one first and putting it ahead of monster bash on my episode guide for clarity’s sake. 

Good, so with all that settled, let’s unwrap this complete works of pauly shore shall we? We open on the titular Stump Day, essentially mewni’s christmas complete with Cocoa, carols and a gay couple and their equally adorable child. And Star, unsuprisingly is giddy for it as the actual chlidren, and wearing an adorable santaesque dress complete with horns on her santa hat. Seriously you cannot tell me tom didn’t get that for her. Fucking precious. Marco is more just confused and has his hood up and one of Star’s cousins asks uncle river to tell him the origin of stump day. River’s response.. is easily the best joke of the episode. 

“(in a jolly tone) ha ha, you don’t tell me what to do”

He does so anyway though: Basically when settlers arrived on Mewni they found themselves cold and griping with each other, and soon found a blizzard had struck.. but by huddling together under a magic stump, they all learned to get along or something like that and now once a year everyone gathers in warmth and camraderie.. or else. Before Marco can understandably question what “or else” means in this context, Star butts in when one of her cousins chastises the younger one who asked river the question for beliviing and says he’s real. It’s a nice touch as it fits star perfectly to still belivie in mewni’s horrifying version of santa. I forgot just how adorable and likeable the character was before the final season shot that to hell. How her energy could be infectious and how Eden Sher really brought her all to the performance, which is still the performance of her career and hopefully like Rider Strong she’ll do more voice acting eventually.  So that night as Star tucks in after wonderful  night of sleep, and to avoid her dad’s usual drunken chorus of Tom Jones “Sex Bomb”, and gets woken up by Marco who leads her to the dining hall because a windows broken to fix it with magic. Star entirely buys this flimsy story.. but as Jess pointed out, and as I missed hence the credit up top... she dosen’t bring her wand. She.. dosen’t bring her wand.. to go fix something with magic. Now i’ll grant next season shows she CAN fully do magic without it, and while not as powerful like her mom still has plenty of punch behind it.. especially when she does the rainbow fist thing. But it’s still.. weird she dosen’t think to grab it and feels out of character. While Star’s learned by this point not to rely on it, and as we’ll see gives it up entirely, one of the few bits of her character development that actually sticks, it still seems resonable she’d take it with her wherever she goes.. and usually SHE DOES. And her jammies, which are also adorable, seem to have pockets so the animators had no reason to not just stuff it in one. It would’ve made their job harder yes.. but then don’t have marco use an excuse that directly requires it then and draws attention to the fact the wand is missing, and the fact you blatantly just hoped we’d forget about it as it’d ruin the climax. 

It’s far from the worst thing in this episode..trust me we’re almost there. But this does bring me to a point.. so far the episode is GOOD. The comedy’s good, the setup for what’s about to happen is good, the holdiay setting is warm and inviting but weird enough to perfectly fit mewni, and River, much like his VA and homosexual talking boat portrayer Alan Tudyuk, is a national treasure as always. Whelp it’s all down hill from here bitches! Giddyup. 

So Marco announces a SUPRISE PARTY! And everyone’s there: Tom, Kelly, Ponyhead, Starfan14... oh yeah this is the first ep i’ve coverd with Starfan14 isn’t it? Starfan14 is star’s insane fangirl, voiced by series creator Derfron Nercy herself, who star happily tolerates despite clearly wanting to wear her skin. We’ve all been there. Also Jackie is transparently missing, though at least it’s SOMEWHAT reasonable as she and marco broke up a few .. months ago? I mean it is winter on mewni for this episode but the end of season 4 and the series is set at the start of summer, yet months still pass..... 

Confusing timeline aside, Jackie has every reason not to attend a party thrown by her ex for the girl who confesed she had feelings for said ex and it’s probably the only good decision Marco makes this entire episode that he wisely decided to give Jackie some space. And it says something a decision made entirely off screen that was probably because the creators genuinely forgot Jackie once she was out of the way so they could shift the love triangle stuff to Tom, Star and Marco instead of you know.. not doing that because most love triangles are annoying at best and utterly insufferable at worst. Case in point this episode but I can give out more about this aspect of things in a bit with more context. 

And to his credit, and as Jess backed me up on, Marco’s gesture is genuinely throughtful.. at least to start with. He got her a choclate fountain, brought all of her friends, and geninely just thought Star never celebrated her birthday on her birthday because it was you know the same day as christmas. As someone whose birthday is a week before christmas, December 16th if you were curious, I understand the pain of having your birthday in the same month as christmas. Of having all your presents clustered at once and of having to manuver around a very stressful season, though it does sometimes have perks like getting to celebrate your birthday and christmas, it also means your birthday is secondary and always will be to most people due to proximity. And Star has hers ON mewman christmas, so it’s even worse. So from Marco’s perspective, TO START, his best friend constantly had to share her birthday with her faviorite holiday and just wanted to do something nice. SO FAR, he’s done nothing wrong and just means well. That’s... about to end.  Star.. instead of being greatful.. starts muttering no before going on an manic rampage and destroying everything including hte band’s insturments. And apparnetly star’s gotten some flack for her behavior.. but I understand it. To her the stump is VERY real, and will be very angry if someone else celebrates so to her all she’s doing is saving her best friend from the holiday equilvent of the trees from evil dead, and when Marco asks about it she GENUINELY is sorry, getting he meant well, that he was being sweet, and that he did a lot of nice stuff for her.. she just can’t celebrate not because she loves the holiday but because again, from her persepctive, the stump will kill them all if they don’t support it. She is genuinly affraid for her friends lives and given she could go grab her wand and fight it, clearly thinks she, with all her CONSIDERABLE powers, cannot win this, and neither can tom whose powers are almost entirely fire based. Star is just trying to protect her friends from being horribly murdered. And she turns out to be entirely right about it so no, star was not a jerk here. A bit over the top, but she was not insensitive, she was not mean, she just didn’t want a party for understandable reasons.

So let’s get to actually insensitive shall we?! Marco’s reaction to this is at first confusion as he didn’t realize the stump was real, though Tom, Kelly and Pony are convinced it’s not. Also this episode implies Kelly is from mewni, but she turns out not to be so why she knows about the stump I genuinely don’t know. They think it’s just a baby thing.. though in Tom’s defense he dosen’t phrase it that way, thinks star still beliving is cute, which for a teenage boy finding out his girlfriend belivies in santa is very sweet and mature of him, and is trying to be nice about it even if he doesn’t believe.  But Marco.. his response to his friend having a good reason for not wanting to have the party.. is to complain about how much effort he put into it and try to guilt and bribe her into having it by mentoining he got her faviorite cake flavor, rainbow. Just.. WOW. I’ve seen some bad turns from characters, but WOWWWWWW. Holy shit.. I mean at least other jerkass marco episodes before this had SOME reasoning to them. Sophmore Slump had him clearly sublimating his feelings for star combined with the usual obnoxiousness of someone having gone abroard for the first time, which as Letterkenny recently went into, the only thing worse is Stillborn Puppies. Nothing else. 

And with Lint Catcher while he was presumptive and not blameless.. river still outright lied to him. Here? It’s clear star dosen’t want this, cake can be refigirated, he only takes a loss on the choclate fountain and he could still just let everyone have some and say it’s for stump day to appease her. He dosen’t have to take a loss on this finacially or morally and there would be no harm done. But that’s.. not what HE wanted, not waht HE set up and he wants what HE wanted, which was to impress star with a thoughtful gesture. But that’s the thing bud: Gestures aren’t about you or what you get. Their about doint something nice for another fucking person. It’s the whole point of christmas and birthdays: To just give someone something to be ncie and to celebrate the day and them respectively. If she dosen’t WANT your gift for understandable reasons and isn’t being rude about it you don’t have any leg to stand on you seflish twatwaffle. 

So already Marco is not coming off well.. and if you know this episode you know it gets worse. Oh god it gets worse. So first PONYHEAD of all people calls out Marco.. and for once, PONYHEAD, the most selfish, most unresonable and a character whose tolerablity varies on the episode, tells him he’s being selfish and is only pressing on because of his need to control things. So not only is Ponyhead right but the episode LIKELY wants you to feel she’s wrong because she’s pony which is not how this work as she knows star well and thus, while unaware she still belivied in the stump, which tracks as while it’s obvious she does Pony is so up her own whatever she has that functions as an ass, it’s understandable she’d miss some details. So no Pony’s right, and the fact PONY is one of the more resonable people in this episode is both a sign of the apocalypse, which is thankfully starting to recede, and a clear marker of just how bad Marco’s being if someone who torments him and disagrees with him out of principal is entirely right. 

Oh but it gets worse as next up, Tom steps in and tries to get Marco to back out, admitting he told him this was a bad idea. Now granted Tom did mess up by not stepping in to stop this a bit.. but he A) didn’t know how much his girlfriend genuinely belivied in the stump and B) Probably assumed Marco meant well, as would I before he whined about not getting his way, and decided it was worth a try. So he’s not that bad, and while it is a bit ehhh to try and take back credit for this when he participated, it’s still minor and Marco is still being a huge dick who refuses to help shut things down when it’s clear the party is only causing star to have a panic attack and assault some humble marachi players. He sees nothing good is coming from this and just wants what star wants. Also it paints Marco in a worse light as he was warned about this, and was so obssed with making it a suprise party because that’s how his plan went, he refused to just.. talk to her about it. Hell he could’ve just casually asked “Why do you never celebrate your birthday on your birthday”. It’s an easy question, dosen’t give the game away and allows him to gage if this is a good idea or not BEFORE baking a cake , hiring a band and getting a chocolate fountain. Instead he just went ahead with it.  And he did so.. because this ISN’T about making Star happy. This is abotu HIM making star happy. Him showing her how thoughtful, and considerate and sweet he is and how he’s always been there for her and how maybe she should be with him instead of Tom. I mean it just comes off that way.. he made it a suprise party because in his head that’s how it worked and she was super impresed and left tom that day to be with him in some elaborate fantasy. Granted the episode dosen’t say this.. but it sure as hell acccidently implies hte hell out of it by having marco act like a selfish ass who refuses to take what STAR wants into consideration, and just wants to get his fantasy back on track. What supports this to me is how he treats tom, you know one of his best friends: He, again, accuses him of forgetting.. then calls him a bad boyfriend.. a bad boyfriend for NOT wanting to force a celebration on his girlfriend she does not want, and for not forcing it on her. For you know GROWING AS A PERSON.  Beacuse here’s the pickle pumpernickle: This thing Marco’s doing? Is exactly the kind of thing a pre-character development TOM did, that was rightfully framed as bad. Being controlling, wanting things to go JUST a certain way instead of letting them flow naturally, not getting the hint star isn’t intrested, and not caring about what she wants and only what you want. Marco is doing the same thing Tom used to do. And for starters i’ts already bad because you know MARCO WAS THE ONE WHO FINALLY GOT IT THROUGH TO TOM THAT THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR WAS TOXIC AND SELFISH. But apparently when it’s Marco himself doing it it’s fine. If there was ever any clear evidence Marco regressed as a character, there it is.  Him actively unelarning a lesson he taught someone else and then getting combative when that person rightly tries to call him out. Marco is just insufferable in this episode: He’s being selfish, creepy and posseive and he’s apparenlty supposed to, at least on some level BE RIGHT.  But.. we will get to that. Consider a pin put in this rant. 

So Tom overreacts, and throws some fire at marco, which is genuinely wrong and Kelly’s right to call him out, and then headlocks him asking marco to say he’s a good boyfriend. Marco screams out ‘NEVVVEEEERRRR”

I just made this, by hapinstance, while watching the video I put up there. I.. I did not think i’d get to use this so soon but my god. Just my god that’s a terrible thing to say.  So the party soon breaks down elsewhere as Kelly is mad at tom for.. understandable reasons again the guy she has a crush on was just nearly set on fire, even if i’m still on Tom’s side overall here, it’s still not right. Janna points out it’s probably because she has a crush on marco, which while acurate dosen’t mean she was wrong and Tad pops out to be upset about that. Even though you know you two are broken up and as Kelly points out he needs to move out. Pony is mad she’s not getting any attention and Starfan is mad because star’s mad. Star results to desperate measures, opening the windows to try and repeate the act of the settlers.  She didn’t however count on the Janna factor as she throws the stump in the fire, which is in chracter. What’s not, and again I give Jess full credit for this one, is that everyone just starts.. warming around the stump and not caring like a bunch of jackasses not caring about their close friend, and in tom’s case, girlfriend’s feelings. Also tom and marco apparently stopped fighting just to be this stupid. 

But naturally burning the symbolic stump is a bad idea and the real one attacks. Protip: If you live in a world of magical nonsense, maybe don’t discount the magic stump. Everyone’s captured, including moon and river, with River also being suprised and replying to Star’s annoyance at him not beliving with “Sweetie it’s a stump!”. Alan Tudyk is a god and I feel you all should acknowleddge that. But yeah everything seemsm to be bad but everyone apologizes, if not for the right things in Marco’s case, and Tom says “I’m sorry i’m a bad boyfriend!”. You .. you aren’t. You did nothing wrong. I feel like this is tom for the last agrivating 6 minutes of the episode

He did SOME THINGS wrong but he is NOT a bad boyfriend. He is throughtful, kind and while he has flaws, SO DOES STAR. He is not a bad boyfriend for not wanting to repeat past abusive actions! GAH. Let’s just get on with it. They all hold hands, they thiunk this is what made the stump go away but Star is sure it was just going to kill them, Moon and River have a thousand yard stare as they realize they both have to get repairs for this room now and do an extra big stump day next year to make sure it dosen’t come back. And Marco apologizes to star.. for not beliving her. Not for forcing this on her, not for causing all of this, not at all to tom, but for not beliving her while star FUCKING APOLOGIZES TO HIM.  Pin removed, bullshit falling to the floor... Trunks if you would. 

Thank you. Star DID NOTHING WRONG. Tom DID LESS WRONG THAN MARCO. WHY ARE THEY APOLOGIZING. Why is this little shithead getting everything he wants as the party happens after all, if a day later, and he gets to dance with star, while everyone else is painted as being in the wrong? That’s what makes this special so putrid: that MARCO is apparently in the right for doing the same , if on a smaller scale, manipulative shit tom used to do before he grew as a person, yet the episode sides with him, props him up and teases Starco. If it’s Starco it’s okay apparently and that’s.. not okay. You can’t .. build a ship on a character acting like a jackass. That’s not how this works. Marco was wrong, he was bad and he should FEEL bad. Instead he’s just a creepy jerk this entire episode, being entitled, manipulating star, screaming at tom.. and gets REWARDED FOR IT. Fuck this episode. 

FINAL THOUGHTS: I believe I said Fuck this episode.  This is easily one of star vs’ worst episode and much like the season after this episode it gets worse the more you think about it. I put it on my worst holiday episodes list for a reason.. and frankly even with the decent first 4 mintues it should be higher. It’s an unplesant mess that throughly ruins Marco’s character and takes him from a kind, upstanding, polite and bright young man to a creepy manpiulative jackasss. Fuck this episode and have a happy holidays. 

[astrologers-cloud-club]

Questions I have for the Zodiac Signs (excuse the shade):

Aries: Why do you always pretend to not care when deep down you’re shattering? Why do you always play this “insensitive b*tch” game especially with those you claim to care about? Breaking their hearts with your hot & cold actions. Why is caring such a bad thing for you? Do you think that coldness and aloofness is not going to break your heart too, eventually?

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Taurus: How can you always forgive those who made you suffer so very deeply? Those who made you feel pathetic, not worthy enough, stupid and ordinary. How many times do you have to fall and tangle yourself in the web of their lies just because you’re afraid of being lonely? Afraid of not being liked. How many past mistakes does it take you in order to finally note down the lessons?

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Gemini: Why do you always allow your feelings to mix up with your life choices, seeming as if you change your mind 10 times per minute? Why are you, deep down, so afraid that you’re going to end up alone and sad if you give up on toxic people? On people that don’t deserve you. How can someone so confident and bold be fooled this easily?

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Cancer: Why do you always feel the need to fit in, to blend in with all these boring ass people and their stupid standards of beauty, intellect or humor. Why can’t you take a deep breath and just accept yourself, without feeling this powerful need to be liked by everyone. Without trying to be their kind of cool. Be your kind of cool. Can you do that?

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Leo: Can you actually stop wanting to be right about everything all the time? Can you actually accept the fact that you do mistakes too, just like everyone else? Can you just sit down and finally admit that you’re suffering? That deep down you know you’re wrong and that shatters all your confidence? You’re not alone. And certainly not ridiculous for feeling down.

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Virgo: Why do you stress so much over so little? Why do you always feel this enormous need to have control over everything? Perhaps you have self issues, a desire so strong for perfectionism that you just can’t accept life as it is sometimes. But do you think that stressing over building the perfect kingdom is going to make you happy? Do you actually think that power is going to last forever? Do you think that stressing is living? That perfect means happy? Just go with the f*cking flow and learn to embrace imperfection for God’s sake!!!

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Libra: Does acting all nice and sweet actually make you a good person? Do you, for real, think that if you bathe people in compliments they’ll like you just like that? Is this what you do in order to gain people on your side in case one day you’ll fall and don’t want to be lonely? My dear, acting sweet isn’t going to get you through all the pain life has to offer. Learn to say no, learn to move on, learn to be lonely. Or perhaps you don’t want to? Maybe you’re too scared.

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Scorpio: Does watching from a distance feel good? When all you want to do is just f*cking go for it? When you just feel the need to aproach that one person and talk, tell them everything you’re feeling, with no shame. Does it feel good to watch them being happy without you, just because you’re too proud of yourself to just admit that you’re not as perfect as you think? Do you actually think that you’re stronger than everyone else when, in reality, you run away from everything that makes you feel unsure of yourself? From everything that doesn’t fit into the imaginary patterns you drew all your life?

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Sagittarius: Do you think people can’t actually see through your bullsh*t? That they can’t figure out when you’re truly happy and glowy and when you fake all the smiles and nice comments? You’re an honest person, most of the time. But that mind of yours, those feeling that you don’t pay much attention to, they eventually show. And when they show, all I want to know is: are you prepared to be alone? Misunderstood? Or do you expect all those people you kept second guessing to still stick around you?

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Capricorn: Are you aware of your own rudeness when you start showing off that huge ego you’ve got? Are you that insecure that you can’t afford people judging you? Why do you constantly feel the need to put yourself into a light that only makes you perfect, showing people that you’re better than them? Why are you afraid to admit that you’re confused too. That you don’t know the answer to all the questions or problems. Why do you need to constantly approve yourself through the eyes of society?

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Aquarius: How can you wake up every day, knowing how many terrible things stain your hands, without feeling any trace of regret? How can you, so suddenly and abruptly, throw away all your emotions when you feel threatened by others? Do you actually think you can run away forever from your own demons? From those emotions you tear away from your heart and pretend you have never felt them? Do you actually think that, in this way, people are going to stop hating? Stop trying to bing you down? Well, my dear, no. This world is f*cking cruel and I guess so are you.

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Pisces: Does the “cool” etiquette feels good to posses? Does being two-faced, mean and trashy feels good? I gues it does, at least after you gain a statutus of popularity. After you’ve got yourself a bunch of people you can call friends, but secretly hate on. Why are you doing all of these things? What are you trying to prove? That you’re lovable? Kind? Sweet? My dear friend, you don’t have to shove this in everyone’s faces. You only have to feel it deep down. You don’t need lots of likes and lots of friends to prove yourself. Or do you?

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It’s Christmas and I kind of feel bad for posting this because I know it may be plain and simple rude. I’m really sorry in case I’ve just ruined the vibe BUT I strongly belive that this EXCUSE THE SHADE series I came up with is actually kind of entertaining and can bring out the truth underneath the STEREOTYPES.

I’m an Aquarius and just called out bullshit on myself, hope I’ll fix my behaviour in 2019, haha 😂♒️ What’s your NY goal?

[fairymadnessyeah]

Crazy idea but...Roman and Remus twin shenanigans....

Imagine if, with time and patience, Thomas learns to accept Remus and that makes him and Roman start sharing a room.

Like at first, since Thomas separated them they had individual rooms. But now that Thomas knows how to handle him, he doesn't alienate him.

One day Roman wakes up and on the other side of the room there's another bed with Remus naked on it and hugging a dolphin.

After that they divide the room in two.

"You stay on your side and I in mine, and there should be no trouble at all"

And at first Roman does everything to keep the other out so they don't find out.

"We can't go to my room, I... i had a... glitter fight with... with a witch warrior... And I haven't cleaned yet"

And one day Roman gets hurt/sick (Like in the negative thinking video) and since he doesn't want Patton to see Remus, he ends up taking care of him.

"Eat the motherfucking soup Roman" "You can't make me" "o really?... well it would be a shame if someone send the fairy godmother a text telling her some pretty heterosexual bdsm ideas" " You wouldn't dare..." "*takes out Roman's phone*" "*slurps slowly*"

And one day Remus gets sick/hurt...

"Dukey, time for your soup" "*pouts and snears at the same time*" "would you eat it if I shove it down your throat?" "Yes..."

They soon find that they have a few thing in common

Messing with Logic,...

"Oh hi Logan" "hello Roman..*turns a corner*" "Good bye Logan" "Bye Rom...an *confused as hell*" *Roman and Remus fist bumping and laughing*

Movie marathons,

They have a mix between terror and animated. And they always finish with Black Cauldron.

"Can't we kill the fury friend?" "This is the only time I will say this... but lets"

*watching evil dead* "tell me when it's over, tell me when it's over...*Roman covering his eyes.

*watching Aladdin* "tell me when it stops, tell me when it stops... *Remus covering his ears*

Fashion,

"Now stay still until Fairy godmother finishes with the stitches" "isn't this your clothes?" "Yes, but you are my identical 3d model, this way I can see every angel is perfect" "*munching on deodorant* Fine, but then it's my turn"

Singing,

Romans turn: Dueting Disney songs

Remus turn:Rap battling with a lot of cursing

And most important BOYZ

*both spread on the floor looking at the ceiling in a trance*

"He was just so cute" "And hot as fuck" "Do you think his hand felt cold without ours?" "I know his Dick did"

But after spending time with each other, they kinda start influencing the other.

Roman starts swearing more

"Fuck, not this shit again" "Shut mother fucking, shit eatting, lies spilling trap"

And starts being a bit more lustful

"But Virgil look at his chest, I bet we could melt chocolate in it"

While Remus starts singing more often

"Whistle while you work..*stabs someone following the rhythm"

And having more class with everything he does

*puts human foot on a plate* *takes out a napkin and a fork and a knife*

But the others notice this but belive it's due to stress and desperation.

They find out by accident

They go to his room for his birthday

But instead find him in a lightsaber sword fight (because Star Wars is Disney Cannon) with Remus

"I will never go to the dark side, Darth Remus" "Then I shall shove this glow stick up your ass, Jedi Roman"

The others just watch for a full minute until Patton interrupts

"Oh... hey guys,... welcome to our room"(Roman)

"Princey, what is going on? What is he doing here?" (Virgil)

"And what do you mean by 'our' room? This is Thomas creative side!"(Patton)

"Well Pat, he technically is part of Thomas creativity..."(Ro)

After Logan explains what happened (look on the top) they all sit at the table and start opening presents

That's when they realize they now have to get two presents, one for Roman and one for Remus.

"Kiddo I have to use your kitchen, I need to make a another cake" (P)

"Sure, just don't open the third cabinet of the right"(Ro)

"I keep my dildos in there"(Re)

During that party (or more like a get together) the others discover how close the actuality are

They call each other 'R'

"Hey R, do you remember where I put my sex swing?" "Have you checked the low part of your sex dungeon R?"

They are dramatic together

"Remus how could you? I thought you were better than this" "You know this was coming, don't lie to yourself ... draw 4"

They imitate each other

"So, what movie should we start with?" "Nightmare before Christmas!" "Nightmare before Christmas!"

They share things they wouldn't share with anybody else.

"So Roman, how is that script going on?"(T) "Oh great, Thomas. I'm almost finished with it"(Ro) "Oh may we see it"(L) "What?No! It's very personal" (Ro) "We could give you a different perspective to improve it." (L) "Remus here has already taken care of that" (Ro)

They even fight like brothers

"Remus, give me that cookie" "No" "Remus, that is my cookie" "Fine, I'll give it to you *bites cookie, takes Roman hand And spits the chewed cookie in it*" "Remus, NO, EWWW"

How do the others react to this, well......

Patton is very worried. He thinks Remus will contaminate Roman ideas.

Logan believes that this is progress for Thomas, and hopes that both creative sides will reach its optimal performance.

Thomas is clearly confused and a little scared at first. But after seeing both creative sides together he knows there is nothing to fear.

Virgil, he is not okay. He knows how dangerous the dark sides are, but it actually looks like it's a good thing being together.

Which it does...

Roman now has someone whose helping him approach heavy subjects and raise the rating to PG

And Remus drives Thomas crazy with wild thoughts but they are also less creepy and gory

[poisonmemarie]

“Waste the night” | Luke Hemmings Imagine

The spring of 2018. Your friends broght you to someone’s party in order to keep you away from the stress you were having. Studying went hard on you. You were dancing the night away when someone put his hands on your hips. You stopped moving and tried to shrug them off but that guy didn’t want to give up that easy. You uttered loudly, “Get your hands off of me.” But he only chuckled. Unfortunatly your friends weren’t around. You have almost lost any hope when some tall blonde guy put his hand on the other guy’s shoulder, turned him and said, “Stop disrespecting my girlfriend.” He didn’t say a word but “sorry” and disappeared in the crowd. You still shaking looked at him and uttered “thank you”. He just smiled, “That’s okay. My pleasure to help you, beautiful, if anyone bother you again, I’ll be around the bar, just one call and I’m here to help.” You smiled as he said that, but couldn’t talk to him any longer because you saw your friends going to the door. “Oh my god! Exscuse me! I think there is something with my friend. Gotta go. Bye. Thank you again.” You gave him the last look. He stayed right there with his mouth slightly open.

                                                      ***

Throughout the month you couldn’t stop thinking about your defender. His beautiful smile won’t leave your thoughts. And you didn’t even have a chance to ask his name. You went to a couple of parties secretly trying to find him. After 6th party you decided to give up on the idea to meet him again. It was December now. Your friends making plans on where to go the New Years Eve. You didn’t want to participate in discussion, so you just let them do that. You liked the guy for the first time in a long time, but you’ve lost him at the very same moment you’ve met. Christmas was just around the corner and you finally were in a festive mood. You and your friends exchanged gifts and you forgot about your little crush on some stranger, fair to say incredbly handsome one!

You made it to the party, your friends went dancing and drinking as you end up alone again. You were sipping on your drink when a girl started talking to you. “Hey, why are you standing here alone?” she asked politely. You sheepishly smiled and uttered, “I don’t, I don’t feel like partying tonight.” “Heey,” she said. “What do you mean? It’s New Years Eve! Okay! I got it! Come on. Have another drink and come dance with me!” You laughed lightly. “Yeah! That’s better! Come on now,” she pulled you to the bar. “I’m Crystal by the way.” “Nice to meet you. I’m Y/N,” you said as you were drinking something that Crystal ordered for you. “Now let’s go to the dancefloor.” You felt alcohol running through your body and your body starting to move to the beat. After a while you two decided to take a break and now were chatting next to the glass doors that led to the balcony.

***

Luke were talking to Michael, they were making jokes, laughing when Michael checked on his girlfriend. “Who’s that girl Crystal talking to? Never saw her.” Where?” Luke wondered. His face changed from smiling to serious expression. Michael noticed, “What’s wrong? Do you know her?” “Do I know her? Mike, it’s Her.” “Wait!” Michael’s eyes widened and mouth opened. “Oh my god! Go talk to her! Finally! Finally you will stup up! Six! Six months! Yes! Go! Now!” “I can’t! What shall I say? She probably forgot about me,” Luke uttered sadly and took another sip. “Fuck that! Luke! I can’t belive it! You were daydreaming about her for months! You were checking every party in this fucking city to find her for six months! And now what? You’re giving up? I can’t believe it! I bet Her was the only reason you came here tonight!” Michael were yelling (so only Luke could hear). Luke exhaled. “I don’t kn...” “Go! You breadstick! Don’t be a wimp!” Michael nudged Luke. Luke stopped at the small stairs and took a moment to catch his breath, but he looked at you again and lost it. He was trying a reason to not going to you but every second he was debating it he wanted this even more.

You felt someone’s eyes on you. When you turned your head a bit, you immediatly met eyes with the boy you couldn’t stop thinking about fot the past 6 months. You felt a lump forming in your throat. You couldn’t help but smile and he return it. His goofy smile made you giggle. You wanted to run to him but your feet glued to the floor. He was slowly making his way to you, not a thought what to say to you. He was a metre apart when he stopped not know exacly how to act. But you made a step closer to him, putting hands on his shoulders you uttered sweetly, “Haven’t seen you in a while.” “Yeah! Six months,” he rubbed the back of his neck. “You were counting! So nice!” you giggled. “Dance with me!” He placed his hands on your waist that was tiny for him. You were slowdancing for a while, even when the slow song ended. You didn’t want to let each other out of your hands. Your dizzy head dropped onto his chest and closed your eyes as you closed a gap between the two of you. Few moments later when you opened ypur eyes again you saw your friends waving at you and silently asking if you wanted to stay. You looked at his faced and uttered seriously, “Give a reason to stay.” You caught him on the spot, he couldn’t think of anything. “ Then I have to go, I’m sorry.” But he didn’t let go of you. “No. Please. Stay! Or at least tell me your name! Better do both!” You giggled and looked at your friends with the refusal to leave, “Y/N. And yours?” “Luke. Listen! I don’t want to make the same mistake this time! I won’t just watch you walk away again. I don’t want to waste the night!” You ruterned your hands to his shoulders and smiled softly. That smile made his heart melt. “I want to start New Year with you and the other and the other and so on!” You giggled at him and rising to your toes kissed him. His hand moved to your chin and he whispered, “I’ve been waiting too long to let you leave that easy!”

[orthographewrites]

who in your (br)otp (? idfk): robin and marius >.>

WHO IN YOUR (BR)OTP:

drives when they go on road trips? do they switch at the halfway point? does one drive there and the other drive back?

As far as I’m aware neither of them have a driver’s license so I think they’d stick to the good old train and bus. 

looks over the menu for fifteen minutes before ordering the same thing they order EVERYWHERE they go? does the other half of your ship get annoyed by this, or do they find it endearing?

Marius, because Robin would keep dragging him to all these odd places with dishes he has never heard about and??? 

is afraid of rollercoasters? does the other half of your ship try and convince them to face the fear, or do they take a softer approach and not push them at all?

Marius would be the one scared and well… :)

shows up at home with a dog unannounced despite the fact they’ve already got three/four/however many pets?

Robin can’t have pet due to his career but he would totes be the one to show up with one. (like do u have problems with ADOPTING marius hmmm) 

demands that they do date night? does the other person complain or do they go with it just to see the excited look on their partners face?

Robin is the one to constantly suggest dates, he thinks they’re cozy. Marius doesn’t agree but go along to make him happy. 

is the clumsy one whose always tripping up flights of stairs or over their own feet? does it stress the other half of your ship out or do they find it hilarious?

Robin is the clumsy one, Marius will never stop having heart attacks. (me: realises all my garrett characters are prone to be clumsy….. what) 

picks the music when they’re in the car? does the other complain about their taste in music?

-pokes at 1- 

insists on paying for everything when they’re out? do they fight about it?

Robin would, he has more money. Marius mopes. 

is the one to quietly suggest they get high together for the first time? how does the other half of your ship react?

Quitely??? Robin would show up at Marius door with a blunt and ask if he wants to join in. Marius, although not the most innocent, would need some time to dwell. 

is secretly terrified of horror movies and yet watches them all the time bc its something the other half of your ship loves?

I feel like Robin would be the one to be scared?? He’s so gullible and he’d get easily sucked in with the characters. 

talks in their sleep? does their partner record it and call them out, or not tell them and keep it as a secret so they can keep enjoying it?

Marius would talk in his sleep, Robin would keep it as a secret until he’d one day blurt it out by accident. 

brings up the conversation of marriage + babies? how does the conversation go?

Robin is far more on the line of that, hopeless romantic and all. It would be hard since then they’d have to find a way to balance it and…? Gosh. 

has to pull the other back by their back of their sweater when they try and do something stupid in public?

….Marius

is more likely to pick the other up from the airport with an obnoxiously large cardboard sign? what does the sign say?

Robin!! It’d say “CUTIE ALERT!” :’)

tries to cook a meal and accidentally almost burns the house down?

rOOOOOOOOBIN!!! 

deliberately makes a squeaky chair squeak until the other person flips out?

Robin :c he annoys Marius a lot how are they even together in any way or sense. 

falls asleep no matter what position they’re in + needs to be carried to bed?

Marius, bc Robin is strong :’)

is the little spoon when they cuddle?

Marius!! 

hates thunderstorms and needs to be comforted for the duration?

Neither.

brings the other breakfast in bed? is it a proper cooked breakfast - or just an old muffin?

Robin would try when he sleeps over but lmaoooo

convinces the other to go on a hike? do they love it, or are they absolutely miserable?

Robin!! Marius loves it I swear!

can never admit they’re wrong?

Robin >_> Marius… listen….

lets the dog sleep on the bed when the other isn’t paying attention?

Robin, if they’d have one. 

uses emojis in replace of words? does it drive the other person insane?

Robin! Marius quits life. 

who decorates their house? does the other come home and blink at all the pastel pink and force a smile despite how much they hate it?

ölkijuhyuiolj Robin again but he has no idea of how to do anything so Marius just turns around and leaves before he has to endure any more of this bs. 

is more likely to get into a fight to defend the other?

Both would, but in different ways c: 

is constantly spewing random facts about absolutely anything and everything? does it annoy the other person or do they find it all interesting?

Robin, he has seen more. Marius is always willing to hear him out, often a little jealous of all the things he gets to see and experience. 

is the lovey dovey drunk?

Both B)

laughs at their own jokes? does the other laugh at the joke… or at their partner?

Robin omfggg Marius just stares into the camera like he’s on the office. 

is competitive about EVERYTHING?

-inhales- Robin

apologises first when they have a fight?

Depends on why it started. 

makes the other a flower crown? does the other wear it without complaint or beg not to be embarrassed?

Robin c’: Why would Marius ever deny!!

is more likely to put their fist through a wall when they’re angry?

Neither!

sends the other memes despite the fact they’re laying in bed next to each other?

Robin :c Marius gets up and leave

wears the others clothes the most?

Marius, esp if Robin is out travelling again and he forgets a shirt at Marius place

pranks the other on a near constant basis? how does the other react?

Neither is really a prankster 

comes up with obnoxiously sappy pet names for the other just to watch them roll their eyes?

Robin ;)

forgets their anniversary?

Robin :c 

is impulsive and makes big choices for them without stopping to think through what it all means?

I wonder!!!!!

writes cute messages for the other on the bathroom mirror when they have a shower?

Marius but then he proceed to feel sappy afterwards

has to do the dishes because the other gags any time they stick thier hands in the water?

Neither would gag but if anything Robin would have an easier time dealing with grosser stuff

jumps into the pool without testing the temperature, and who dips their toes in first?

1st Robin, 2nd Marius

tries to kill bugs in the house… and which one stops them and gets the bug out of the house alive and well?

1st Marius, 2nd Robin

can speak a second/third/forth language and uses it to annoy the other when they’re fighting?

Robin B)

says i love you first? does the other immediately say it back?

Robin says it all the time, even as just friends lmaooo. Marius joins in depending on his mood

wins when they arm wrestle?

Robin

gets caught singing some old, corny one direction song to themselves?

Marius, Robin doesn’t follow pop culture so he wouldn’t really care

is forever forcing the other to take selfies with them? does the other person complain every time?

Robin!! All the pics :’) Marius sometimes hides his face but ya know

shows up at the others house with chinese food + a six pack of beer when they’re having a bad day?

Robin, Marius has worse moods than he does

sends the cheesy good morning/night texts?

They take turns

suggests they send out a christmas card together? does the other go for it, or question when they turned into old people?

Robin! Marius is def to question

is a morning person and who pulls the covers up over their head and begs for five more minutes?

Robin is morning and Marius curses everyone who dare wake him up

is constantly insisting they won’t need a jacket before they go out… and then has to steal the others when they get cold?

Robin, he’s used to warmer weathers

is a smoker and has to deal with the other forever showing them gross photos to try and convince them to quit?

Marius e_e Party smoker but still!!

decides they need to go on a health binge and throws out all the sugary food in the house? how does the other react?

Robin, he wants to stay fit! Marius throws him out for a jog and tell him to come back when he’s ready to accept the sugar back into his life

holds all the important documents when they’re travelling? why?

Marius. Although Robin travels and only has like two bags of stuff he has managed to mess up his tickets more than once

hates flying? how does the other help them relax before/during/after a flight?

Neither

is more likely to suggest a lil fool around in the bathrooms at a club? how does the other react?

Robin omgg. Marius would agree to it after a few drinks 

plans a night of boardgames for date night, and who plans a romantic dinner at a fancy restaurant?

Robin would do both. Marius dies inside

cries watching the news?

Robin :c he cant believe hes sitting there not doing anything 

teases the other one for having a crush on them… despite the fact they’ve been dating for a year?

ROBIN!!!!

belives in aliens?

I dunno if any of them do??

is constantly leaving the lights on in every room in the house?

Marius, Robin turns them off after him

rocks the seat on the ferris wheel?

Robin, once he gets restless

is a terrible liar?

Marius

is always reading the other their star sign despite the fact they don’t believe in any of it?

Robin, bc it says Marius is gonna find his one true love today and they need to go hunt!!

who panics when mecury goes into retrograde?

Marius!

insists they watch documentaries to broaden their knowledge?

Robin

is constantly renovating part of their house but not finishing one thing before moving on to the next?

Robin, in between not having anything to do yikes

uses all the hot water?

Marius, Robin hates taking long showers and even then he’s fine showering in cold water

is the shower person? whose the bath person?

Both are shower 

is most likely to be unfaithful?

Neiittherrererrrr

bonus questions:

what is your otps song?

Robin Stjernberg – You

do their families approve of the relationship? why/why not?

At least Marius’ uncle and aunt does and Robin’s dads c’: They are just happy they have someone that makes them happy ya know

whose friends do they hang out with more?

Marius, Robin doesn’t have that many friends haha. 

what do they do on their first date? did they have a first date, or did they just sort of… start dating?

They sort of just started dating, seeing as their friendship already goes so far back. Robin eventually suggested they have a date and it was a casual dinner with some music and cute lightning. 

what is their favorite way to spend the holidays? do they go to one of their families houses? or do they create their own tradition by staying in bed listening to christmas music and getting drunk?

The Stenmarks prefer to have the family gathered so I feel like they’d take turns going to Sweden and staying in Germany. 

what do they name their dog? do the give it a super boring name like allen - or do they name it something like bubblegum princess?

Robin would name his dog Indy!

how do they handle emergencies? does one of them crack under the pressure - or do they bicker because they both need to be in control?

Robin is in control, he knows how to handle most things but Marius would panic. 

how did they meet? were they immediately drawn to each other?

Pen pal project!! Started writing to one another when they were fourteen and things just went from there. Met the first time around when they were closing in on 30 yikes! Marius hated Robin at first but eased up over time and yeah, like them dating is a timeline on its own bc they’re cute either way c: 

what do they fight about the most? how do they resolve their fights?

Robin’s stupidity and reckless behaviors. Sometimes it becomes too much for Marius and he won’t back down until Robin apologises. 

[jeffreyss]

Oh same same! My aunt recently moved to Canada so we’re gonna visit her for the holidays but other than that, we re just having a very chill dinner lol. Haha new year has always been meh for me but only because my birthday is a couple of days after so i’m always more exited for that than anything else lol. When’s your bday? - SPN Secret Santa

I have a friend who’s birthday is literally on Christmas lmao, mine is 27th of February and i can’t belive i’m going to be 19 i dont feel my age AT ALL and honestly time passes so fucking fast i need it to slow down a bit bcs im getting stressed

[consulting-celiac-in-the-tardis]

How to Stay Healthy and Hydrated Year-Round with OMI Bottle

New blog post!

This post is generously sponsored by OMI Bottle. 

As the temperatures drop, your motivation to stay healthy and hydrated may fall just as much. After all, Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas cookies are right around the corner - and who wants to sip on ice water or go for a run when the weather already has your teeth chattering? 

Today, though, I’m partnering with OMI Bottle to share my top tips and tricks for staying healthy and hydrated all year long! As usual, I want to say that I’m neither a doctor nor a health expert. However, I’ve had plenty of experience with staying healthy and hydrated year-round as a chronically ill college student.

So keep reading to learn my top four secrets on how to stay healthy and hydrated in college, out of college, and year-round - plus, learn how OMI Bottle can help you live a healthier lifestyle in 2017 and beyond! 

1. Move that bod!

This is perhaps the most obvious health “secret” out there: you + movement = one happier and healthier body. In fact, research has found that exercise can improve people's self esteem, sleep patterns, range of motion and metabolism, and it can decrease the risk of cancers and heart disease. Talk about a major two-for-one deal!

In my experience, moving your body is even more important when you have a chronic illness like fibromyalgia. After hours of sitting in class or working on my computer, nine out of ten times, my neck and joints are not happy campers. Doing a workout - whether it’s a hard cardio session on the gym stair stepper or a relaxing yoga practice in my apartment - helps loosen me up and get everything to relax.

As a bonus, exercise also reduces the body's stress hormones and increases endorphins, or the "happy" hormone. For me, stress is one of the biggest triggers for fibromyalgia flares and stomach problems (related to my celiac disease). So the more regularly I make time for exercise, the less stressed I am, the better I feel, and the more exercise I want to do. Hello healthy living cycle! 

2. Keep a water bottle close at hand.

One aspect of health that a lot of people overlook, though, is staying hydrated. In fact, as of 2013, 75 percent of Americans can be classifed as chronically dehydrated. If you’re following tip number one and enjoying a sweaty workout sesh on the regular, getting enough liquids is even more important.

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The easiest hydration trick I’ve found is making a reusable water bottle your favorite accessory. Even during the fall and winter, I take my reusable water bottle with me everywhere and make sure to take advantage of the filtered water stations around my college campus. 

As I’ve shared in previous posts, hydration may be especially vital if you have fibromyalgia and/or celiac disease like me. Some of the medications I take for my chronic illnesses give me dry mouth, which calls for lots of water. Plus, drinking at least 64 ounces of water a day keeps my finicky digestion groovin’ along, if ya know what I mean. 

If you don’t already have a reusable water bottle or are looking for an even better option than the ones sitting in your cupboard, keep scrolling to learn about the new water bottle I’m majorly crushing on! 

3. Find medications and/or supplements that work for you - and remember to take them.

Some people can get all the nutrients they need from food and don’t need to take any supplements or pills on a regular basis. (As crazy as that may sound to spoonies like me.) For others, though, supplements can be key to staying healthy in college or other hectic times in life, like the holiday season. Discuss possible supplement needs with your doctor, and if you have chronic illnesses, I definitely suggest asking for blood work to test your vitamin levels. 

Personally, my doctor recently discovered that I was iron deficient. I started taking iron supplements six months ago, and I’ve definitely noticed a big improvement in my energy levels. Earlier this year, I also shared my experience with a joint health supplement. Supplements and medications can't totally "fix" my chronic illnesses, but finding the right ones has made a (sometimes amazing) difference...and the same could be said for you.

Even once you find the supplements and medicines that work for you, though, remembering to take them can often be a challenge. As someone who is medically required to take several pills twice a day, I also can relate 1000% to the awkwardness of having to tote your pillbox or plastic bags with pills to various social events.

This is where OMI Bottle comes in!

4. Discover products that help you live a healthier lifestyle...like OMI Bottle!

The OMI Bottle is an inventive new 24-ounce water bottle that just launched its Kickstarter campaign earlier this week. What makes me so excited about OMI Bottle compared to all the other water bottles on the market? It has a built-in pill dispenser! 

OMI Bottle’s seven-day pill organizer slides right into the water bottle itself, so, as long as you have your water bottle nearby, you have your pills nearby too. Having daily compartments in the organizer also means you can easily separate your pills by times you need to take them or even store a whole week's worth of medications or supplements inside your water bottle. No more frantically searching through your purse for the right pills (been there, still sometimes do that...) 

OMI Bottle is also great for anyone who wants a practical reusable water bottle that looks a lil’ more stylish than the average bottle. OMI Bottle is small enough to fit in your purse or backpack, and it’s made of BPA-free Tritan plastic that can be bought in various colors, like Stone Silver, Pearl White and Rose Gold. 

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Like with any healthy living product, I don’t think that buying an OMI Bottle will automatically make you ten times healthier. However, if you want to be better about staying hydrated and are hoping to adopt a healthier lifestyle, OMI Bottle is a great place to start. And if you’re a fellow member of the chronic illness community who needs to take pills multiple times a day? Well, it sounds like OMI Bottle will make it easier than ever for people transport and remember to take their pills.  

To learn more about OMI Bottle, check out their Kickstarer campaign here or their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.

The truth is, fall and winter can be a hard season to stay hydrated and adhere to healthy habits. Not only can the weather make "Netflix and chill" sound more appealing than "gym and chilled water," but it can also be easy to let the holiday rush push self-care to the bottom of your to-do list. However, whether you're trying to learn how to stay healthy in college or just how to stay hydrated every month of the year, don't forget to take care of yourself during these next few months. Who knows? With some help from the tips I’ve shared above and healthy living products like OMI Bottle, you might be able to make this winter your healthiest and most hydrated season yet! 

*I received monetary compensation in exchange for spreading the word about OMI Bottle. However, I only partner with brands and products that I personally belive in, and all opinions and thoughts are my own. Thank you for supporting what supports Casey the College Celiac!*

Have you heard of OMI Bottle before? How do you stay hydrated and healthy all year long? Tell me in the comments!  

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