#convo: astrid

[dancingdanvers1]

Who: @astridhansleyy Where: Jake and Sloane's house

Today she was seeing Astrid so there was no need to be super careful about what she was wearing. Well, obviously she’d change before they left to look at the building the blonde wanted to buy but until then she was perfectly content in one of Jake’s oversized t-shirts and a pair of booty shorts that miraculously still fit her. Humming to herself the redhead spread butter on a cracker before looking at it for a couple of moments and chucking it in the sink, unable to overcome the voice in her head telling her eating it wasn’t okay however much she wanted to. Most of the time she could drown out that little voice but maybe being here on her own meant there was nothing to distract from it, that is until she heard a knock on the door. “The back door is open, I’m in the kitchen.” She shouted at the top of her voice, the large glass floor to ceiling doors that lead out to the pool and then onto the beach wide open to let the fresh air in. 

Yanking open the fridge the woman instead pulled out some lemon ice tea left over from the day before - it wasn’t Diet Coke but at least it was more interesting than just normal flat water. “Did you want a drink?” She called out to Astrid, assuming by now she’d made her way around to the back door so could hear her normal voice. A bold assumption considering the size of the house. 

[hiccupbutpurple]

Snotlout: The world would be a better place if people saw it how I see it.

Hiccup: Close to the ground?

Snotlout: …Well, at least I don’t live with my head in the clouds!

Astrid: Yeah cause it’s shoved up your ass.

[tcmbcy]

closed starter for: @ofcrxwns

"never told you how much you mean to me, y'know." xander huffed as he crashed on astrid's bed next to her. "i know i tell you mean a lot to me, and all but.." his voice trailed off as he bit down on his lower lip softly. "i really don't think i could get through life without you."

[another-fire-emblem-sideblog]

I didn't play the Tellius games what's the tea on Astrid? Is it her thing with Markov or whatever his name was or something unrelated?

She's a substantially worse unit in Radiant Dawn, and for whatever reason they decided that she should get the hots for the worst fucking character in-between games.

[drjuliasato]

Julia certainly wasn’t expecting that level of surprise from the other, was it really that strange to not have ever owned a pet before? Surely that was a pretty common thing...right? Glancing around them thanks to the volume of the question although it seemed like everyone else int here was in some kind of waiting daze, she shrugged her shoulders. “No…never….” An incentive to finish her homework? That sounded like a nicer way of doing it than just cutting their child off from anything that might distract them from studying but not every parents did it the same obviously. “Oh yeah, they were…schoolwork came first always. Both of them are doctors so that was kind of always a forgone conclusion as a career path for me also.”  @astridlius

Astrid leaned forward a bit, rubbing her hands together in anticipation as she waited for the tidbit that was going to save her from boredom. The other woman could've said anything, and Astrid would've found a way to latch onto it and create a conversation out of it. "What?" she asked incredulously, probably a little too loudly for the otherwise silent waiting room. "Never? Okay, there's a lot to unpack here." She and Mav owned a myriad of pets throughout their childhoods together, including a squirrel who came to their lawn and could never catch (oh, did they try). "First, though, a distraction? My parents used to use pet time as, like, an incentive for me to finish my homework. "Were your parents super strict or something?"

@drjuliasato

[madiiscn]

closed: @astridhansleyy location: aurora bay college

Madison hadn't expected that she'd actually attend her classes during her birthday week �� but she was behind on a project and didn't want to risk expulsion. It threw a spanner in the whole works, but she'd have to deal with it in the best way she could.

Walking through the halls however, she was halted by the sight of Astrid. The woman that she thought was so cool and amazing... the woman who's ex-boyfriend she'd slept with. She wasn't sure if Cristian had informed her of their roadside rendezvous, or if they were even back together. All she knew was that butterflies had started to swarm in the younger female's stomach — and not in a good way.

This wasn't a good start to her birthday.

"Hey Astrid..." She approached her, with slight hesitation in her steps. Her lips were forced into appearing as a smile. "How, uh, how was your class?"

[kcte]

closed: @astridhansleyy location: outside the haunted house

Funnily enough, Kate was always underwhelmed when it came to Halloween. She expected to be scared shitless, but found herself wanting more than the volunteered actors could give her in the haunted house. Fortunately, she didn't have to wait long to feel the dark clutches of fear — and she didn't even need to step foot inside the attraction.

"Astrid?" Her nerves were prevalent in her tone, still unsure whether or not for certain that the woman in front of her was her cousin. It'd have been a blessing to have more than just the mock dynasty at home, but there was still the confusion on why Astrid had never been mentioned. "Hi..."

[fairywilds]

Aleazara nodded at Astrid's suggestion of visiting the gallery. "That definitely sounds like a plan," She replied with a grin as they continued their stroll through the park. She appreciated Astrid's willingness to hear about her day. "I'd absolutely love to show you around," she said warmly. As they walked through the streets of Northknot, Astrid hesitated to argue about paying for the food, but Aleazara insisted. "No worries," Aleazara said reassuringly. "I've got you covered this time." She could empathize with the financial situation of a newly blossoming artist and wanted to ease her burden. "But next time I'll let you get me a treat, okay?" She teased.

"Right," she agreed. As her sister linked arms with her, she started to pull away but she accepted it. When Aleazara talked about her day, she smiled, nodding along. "I'm glad today was good," she said. She hadn't been to the gallery and thought she ought to visit one day. "I'm going to have to come by one day and you'll have to give me a tour," she said to her sister. As they walked through the park, onto the streets of Northknot, Astrid looked over at her sister. "But I-," she paused when her sister said no fighting on her paying for the food. "Fine," she said, giving in. She was a college student with no job after all. She needed the money she earned to get around.

[baeshijima]

gonna try out lord of heroes bc i saw it from you plus that rouin guy is........ handsome 😳

omg…. nonnie i think u just stole me heart….

rouin is so gorgeous and all the other characters are as well !! and the way they are written… honestly just the story and characters are so well done i cant tell u how many times i have cried and been thrown for a loop with it 😭

i will say tho grinding takes a LOT of time and if u really stick with the game it could take a while to progress to the later stages bc of the power difference 😭 (<- speaking from experience bc it took me 1-2 years of on and off playing to beat the extreme mode boss 🧍‍♀️) + some rewards like the gacha currency are locked behind ad watches (not all of it but a gookd portion of ur savings will be gathered from watching 8 ads) so do bear that in mind as well !!

other than that i really do hope u enjoy the game !! maybe its the emotional attachment speaking but it really is one of my favourites 🥹

[dancingdanvers1]

Text :: Sloane and Astrid 💕

Sloane: Hey, haven't heard from you since your marathon party session Sloane: Did you live to tell the tale?

[saccharinepet]

✶ 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ; lilla bakstugan ✶ 𝐅𝐎𝐑 ; astrid @hexstrom

After her father’s departure, Naija and her mom had to find means of their own in order to keep moving forward. They had proper access to her family’s money, but along with kicking him out they kicked out any and everything that would remind them of his abusive ruling thumb. They had to still keep pretences around the town in order to keep their family’s name clean, so Naija took on more fights for the winning bid. By that point in her life she was almost unstoppable, which led to her and her mother being able to afford their own property to rent and later on own. 

Along with this property, came a venue space that neither cared to do much with and so they decided to rent it instead. Walking into the space now, Naija would never have imagined it as beautiful and inviting as Astrid had turned it into. “Anybody home?” she asked, sticking her head into the space only minutes after closure. “I figured I’d check and see if there was anything left.”

[hiccupbutpurple]

I had a dream last night where Hiccup, for whatever reason, bleached his hair but he didn’t do it very evenly and so he got a cloak with a hood and rushed to Astrid’s house just as the sun was rising. He snuck in and woke her up and it was like

‘Hiccup what are you doing?’

‘I need your help.’

‘What do you mean? You okay?’

‘You can’t tell anyone.’

‘Okay.’

And then he pulls back the hood and shows off his now bleached blond but patchy hair. Bits of his normal hair are just littered throughout it and he didn’t take the little braids out so they are patchy too.

And the solution that Astrid came up with was cutting off her hair and they made Hiccup a wig (because time doesn’t matter in dreams) and then later the gang was flying back to the edge and everyone just kept glancing at blond wig Hiccup and short hair Astrid but she would glare at anyone who started to say anything.

[xfinch]

finch & astrid

closed: @ofcruelties location: the stables

To say that Finch was a clumsy person would be an understatement. Growing up, it had been such a prominent part of her being that people had formed a nickname off of it. The name was something she’d left behind after the outbreak, but the reasons for getting it are still stuck with her now. Finch had just been finishing up with the horses when she’d realized that a bucket of feed had been left behind. After putting the last horse away she went back for it. She realized just as it was too late that she’d stepped on the pointed end of a shovel. The thing whipped up at her face with a comical WHAP, smacking her right on the eye. Instinctively she reached out for the post, immediately cutting open the palm of her hand on a nail.

After taking a few minutes to get herself back together, she decided it was best to head back to the stables. Eye throbbing and hand bleeding, she took her time getting back. The slow journey back was mostly in hopes of avoiding any one else possibly still working. Finch sat down and let out a deep sigh, trying to think up a better story for how she sustained her inuries.

[persephonyed]

"i must be lucky, getting to put that theory to the test," astrid's voice softened, looking up at her best friend as if the world hung on her promise. when they were here, drowning everyone else out, it really felt like the world stopped turning just so they could share their precious moments together. astrid only wished she could have more of them. "oh, yeah, i didn't even think about that. here—" she reached back to grab her phone, spotting a notification from her boyfriend before ignoring it and shutting the device off. "no chance of that now." the girl grinned, hoping jessie would be proud of her as she swung her arms around the girl's neck, pulling her against her bare chest as they kissed again. "i'll try harder, to make these nights happen."

"i told you: my methods are incredibly effective." there was nothing she loved more than having astrid completely relaxed and enveloped in their own little world, and her lips curled into a grin as astrid breathed out her approval. their fingers continued pushing the fabric of her shirt higher, lips trailing behind them as she tried to determine whether silent would be enough to keep her nagging boyfriend at bay. "—— no, no, yeah... that's fine. just wanted to be sure we weren't gonna be... interrupted." they were finally able to lift the shirt up and over astrid's head, tossing it off the edge of the bed before leaning forward to steal another slow, longer kiss. "i wish we got to be like this more often."

[dancingdanvers1]

Where: Jake's House by the pool Who: @astridhansleyy

Okay the thing Aurora had going for it that New York didn’t was this summer sun that didn’t make you feel like you were living in between a set of sweaty balls. The air was lighter, the heat dry rather than the humid city air that you had to wade through. After applying a thick layer of factor fifty SPF sunscreen on thanks to her skin which had the resilience of tissue paper, Sloane settled onto the lounger letting out a sigh. Finally allowing herself to relax properly after she dropped a text to Astrid telling her she was out back and to just come straight on through, she’d left the door unlocked so there was no need to get up to let her friend in. The white noise of the ocean was enough to lull the redhead off to sleep when she heard footsteps behind her, sitting up as she removed her sunglasses. “Well well, look who decided to make an appearance. You’re going to miss the best of the sun if you don’t hurry up.” 

[girlbeyondthegrave]

THINGS I NOTICED WHILE WATCHING BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE AGAIN:

This is a very Beetlebabes-centric post, so if you don’t like the ship, please feel free to scroll away. <3

Beetlejuice cut Delores’ ring finger off, and while it was originally a fun joke in the first movie, there’s deep implications about that action when we look at it with the context of the second film. Beetlejuice attacked her after she betrayed him. Anyone would want to kill the person that poisoned them, but the fact that he took the time to find her finger and deliberately cut her ring finger off (and ONLY that finger) reflects how much that marriage meant to him. It also symbolizes that he’s effectively dissolving their marriage. He’s cut off the physical representation of their love and taken the ring, which he tries to give to Lydia hundreds of years later. He held onto that ring for centuries in hopes of finding someone he deemed worthy of it.

He calls his dynamic with Lydia a long-distance relationship, which could’ve been a throwaway joke if not for the fact that when he clearly notices how hot Janet is, he never talks to her or gropes her like he did with Barbara prior to meeting Lydia. Keaton said BJ wouldn’t be politically correct, so this isn’t to reflect the current political climate, but rather to reflect BJ’s motivations.

Beetlejuice was jobless at the start of the first movie, and in thirty years he’s built a company for his bio-exorcisms. Coupled with the picture of Lydia on his desk, it’s possible he did this to impress her. After all, she’s famous and rich now. BJ’s gotta step it up, y’know?

Probably overheard the convo between Lydia and Rory and deliberately bugged her at that time, because if he can possess the phone or whatever, he can probably use it to eavesdrop. This can be further supported by how he got rid of the influencers but kept the people that mattered to Lydia present—Delia and Astrid.

We can also assume he overheard the conversation where Lydia said that Rory loves her and that has to be enough because of the panning to a gravestone. BJ has a special fascination with graveyards, even tiny model ones. If he did overhear them, it explains why he used the truth serum on Rory. He’s testing him. He wants to see if this guy actually loves Lydia or if he’s using her, and then he gives Lydia the means to exact revenge on Rory rather than doing anything himself.

Lydia spends half the movie being strong -armed into a marriage with Rory, and in a way, it’s reminiscent of the first movie’s marriage attempt. Rory dangles their “love” in front of her like a carrot, and if she doesn’t want to be alone, she has to accept his manipulation and agree to get married. Yet she immediately offers it to Beetlejuice, only sounding annoyed rather than terrified. And the movie spends a lot of time proving that BJ has sincere motives this time around, whereas Rory doesn’t. It pushes an underlying message that if one of these guys is going to be a better choice, it’ll be BJ.

Despite Lydia having a tendency to back out of their deals, he still helps her first. He prioritizes saving Astrid even before finding his “runaway bride” again.

Casually calls Lydia the love of his life, looks so sincere when he says he’ll make her so happy. Clearly spent those 30 years planning that dream-dance sequence.

He doesn’t seem to care that Lydia’s sending him away. That coupled with the end scene illustrates how confident he is this time around. Lydia is still stuck with him, and even if he didn’t get her this time, he will eventually. But he also knows how spooked she is by marriage after being a snoop, so it’s possible that he’s just taking it slow on purpose.

In conclusion: Beetlejuice genuinely does want to be with Lydia and care about her. His feelings have evolved beyond permanent residence in the mortal world. If anything, if he still wants that, it’s so he can be by her side.