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gatheringbones · 2 years ago

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[“The barbers, on the other hand, were kind. They were prisoners, too, though they’d been trained as cosmetologists for their prison work. They could see my pain. They could feel my body tense, sense how anxious the whole thing made me. I’d freak out every time and start telling the barber that I didn’t want to do this, I couldn’t bear it again. They went slow, talking me through it very carefully. “I know,” they’d say gently. There was no judgment.

They’d get me talking about something else, anything else. Sometimes, they’d wash my hair, to make it feel more like a beauty appointment than a ritual shearing. And each of the barbers made sure, very carefully, that he left my hair at two inches every time—the longest length allowed. One barber asked if he could shape my eyebrows; he said he wanted the practice. And so from then on, he’d thread my brows into a feminine shape, a small thing that made me feel more like the person I knew I was. It touched me deeply.

I wasn’t the only trans person in our housing unit. In late 2013, the dining facility was closed for renovation, and we ate in the gym. Everything was temporarily socially scrambled, our usual table arrangements thrown into chaos. There was a break from territoriality, the usual de facto segregation. A person from the Latinx group sat down next to me and began to talk quietly about my transness. “I feel the same way,” they said. “I have these feelings, and I never got a chance to deal with them.” Not long after, they were transferred to a medium-security facility in Texas. (Texas was a jurisdiction where prisoners couldn’t legally change their names, which meant that a trans person couldn’t do what I’d done in Kansas.)

Most of the prisoners now called me by feminine pronouns and used my last name or called me Chelsea. Even the transphobes at least largely respected me. But there was one guy—white, blond hair, glasses, lanky—who’d been convicted for murdering civilians. He came into the dining facility one day not long after he’d arrived and began needling me about my gender. If this guy thought he was doing something original that was going to cause some kind of fresh pain, he was extremely incorrect. Being an out trans person had quickly thickened my skin. I was surrounded by people who say the meanest possible things to you, so you learn to be twice as hard, and twice as ready to rip someone apart. I went straight back at him. Look at you, you skinny-ass glasses-wearing little general. I wonder how many pencils you’ve broken today. He was momentarily stunned. Everyone else reacted. Oh, I hope you got a sterile dressing for that burn. He was mortified. He had been taken down by a trans girl, and nobody let him forget it.

The other inmates were supportive of my pursuit of gender reassignment, not necessarily because they believed deeply in trans rights, but because compelling the government to allow me to take hormones was fighting back against the prison. A victory for me would be a victory for all prisoners.”]

chelsea manning, from readme.txt

#chelsea manning #trans literature #currently reading

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hexgh0ul · 1 month ago

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How different might my life have been if even just one doctor had said “and even if this kid is faking what is so awful that it’s worth all of this”? How different might my life have been if I had been honest that time CPS showed up, if I had been honest with my grandparents before I was an adult, if I had been truly honest with anyone that could have done anything? If I had been given the chance to, if I had known I would be safe to? Why is the system so awful that they made a child choose between “the abuse I know and the abuse I don’t know, and at least here I can try to keep my sister safe, if we’re separated I won’t be able to do that”? Who is that system even fucking for anyway? Fuck.

The more I read of this the more upset I get that every single doctor I have ever been to has only ever told me that I’m making it up for one reason or another. So you mean to tell me that trauma does manifest physically in the body when not addressed properly and the fucking rate at which children experience abuse, in general but also at home, and not a single fucking doctor ever went “mom, I’m gonna ask you to leave the room… kid, is everything okay at home”???? Like. Not that I probably would have felt safe enough to be honest but all I ever got was “you’re making it up to get out of school”. Like. Yeah. Okay. Sure. That’s why ten, fifteen, twenty years later I’m still experiencing the same fucking pain? Because I was making it up to get out of school? Okay.

#I hate this backwards ass country #and I hate that doctors. especially pediatricians. aren’t properly trained on spotting abuse #cosmetologists are. but not pediatricians. be so fucking for real.#🦇

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raemoriendi · 5 months ago

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I’m smack in the middle of a spontaneous rewatch, so do you wanna hear my batshit zombie land saga theory?

(yeah you do, here we go)

so, this guy —

is obviously not who he says he is. mysterious idol producer who spent enough time in hollywood learning makeup sfx skills that makes zombies regularly look like normal living teenage girls, who then despite his apparent egregious talent with a makeup brush, returns to his very small and little known hometown in japan? who happens to also figure out how to bring back girls that have been killed by the Saga curse?

yeah, we as the audience are set up to know there’s more to him that meets the eye. especially with the flashback to him as Sakura’s pre-death classmate, Inui, which I am mentally chewing on like a dog with a bone.

(like romero here.)

but!! while I don’t have a lot of proof, and I'm working from the anime alone (not the manga that came out after or Zombie Land Saga Gaiden), due to my own weird special interest in funerary practices, I have a theory about what he might actually be:

Kotaro either is or was at some point, a mortician, or a yukanshi/nōkanshi.

(putting this under a cut, because it gets long, and also for some s1 and s2 spoilers.)

this initially occurred to me in season one, episode two, when we first saw Kotaro putting makeup on Sakura before a show in the back of the van, specifically applying a flesh-colored putty with something that looked like an offhand spatula to the big scar in the middle of her forehead. You can see it at the timestamp 14:11.

this reminded me of something called Embalmer’s Putty, which is used in the embalming process (or a general process of touching up the decedent minus chemical preservation) to fill in wounds for a viewing, visiting hours, or any gathering where the deceased’s loved ones might want to see their body for a last time.

here are screengrabs from two different funerary equipment companies showing what embalmer’s putty looks like and what it can do:

embalming putty can be already flesh-toned so as to look like living skin, and thus blend in with the mortician’s final product: making the deceased look more lively and at rest, restoring their dignity and giving peace of mind to the bereaved who want to see them off.

this process is actually really well summarized here, in this article from Regal Casket company:

if Kotaro was trained as a mortician or funerary cosmetologist, he would be trained to do exactly what he does every time he helps the girls get ready: making them look alive, healthy, and most importantly, lacking any visible mortal wounds that could upset their living audience. The girls themselves remark on how he makes them not only look like their old selves, but at times even better than before. this is exactly the type of skill set he would need to cultivate if he was preparing bodies for a last moment together with the deceased's loved ones, so they don't remember the celebrant as they were when they died, but how they looked in life.

keep in mind also that if Kotaro really had learned his makeup skills in Hollywood, he would have learned how to apply wound makeup/sfx to in-tact, healthy, living skin to make it look dead or wounded, not the other way around. makeup artists, even special effects makeup artists, are not taught how to work with dead or decaying human skin.

on top of this, a regular special effects artist would not be trained to fill grave injuries or mortal wounds, because their canvases are all living, presumably healthy people with no major injuries, who are able to go on movie sets and act for hours and hours at a time.

Kotaro wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) even be using the same kind of makeup that would go on living people, because dead bodies, obviously, are often room temperature at most when they’re being prepared for viewing, if not colder due to being held temporarily in cooling storage to prevent decay. funerary cosmetics are specifically formulated to account for this lack of temperature in a dead person, because makeup spreads differently over cold skin as compared to the warm skin of someone alive. trying to put on regular makeup, even special effects makeup, would look more than off - something Franchouchou is definitely keen to avoid if they want to keep their cover. (Or wanted to, before the storm aftermath of s2.)

some other points of interest that (to me) can be read to support this theory:

Kotaro drives a black van. while not a hearse (or “funeral coach” as the industry sometimes calls them) it’s still the right color to blend in to a funeral procession if needed, and large enough to store necessary equipment for services, viewings, etc.

Kotaro is always in a suit except when he's bathing or sleeping - specifically, a dark-colored suit. Even when the man was in a full depressive episode by the beginning of s2, he still kept his suit pants and dress shirt. It serves the purpose of being seen as a (semi-)competent idol producer who’s always ready to make a deal for his band, sure! but if his day job when he don’t see him (going away “on business” like during the episode Sakura had amnesia) it also suits him working in the somber, subdued environment of a funeral home. (minus the shades, red vest, and dried squid in his pocket. those are likely just part of his persona for Franchouchou's sake.)

Kotaro had to become familiar with resurrection magic somehow. Who’s to say he couldn’t come into contact with it during his work at a funeral home or as a mortician, something that would keep him adjacent to death and its sacred rites and practices? possibly from a young age, considering many funeral workers can start an apprenticeship or internship in their late teens? Wouldn’t that make more sense contextually than him just stumbling across it in a library, or randomly in a magical encounter in a world where zombies exist?

Kotaro coughing up blood at the end of s2 might be the Curse, but it might also be the stress of managing Franchouchou on top of the stress of his day job. these positions can be highly taxing emotionally and physically, as one needs to be a steadying presence for people on some of the worst days of their lives, and while embalming isn't as much of a thing in Japan (to my knowledge), exposure to certain chemicals from the restoration process over time has proven to be hazardous to one's health.

“okay, rae, maybe,” you’re saying. “but some of these are still kind of a stretch.”

this is where I get a little more speculative, but bear with me:

from the brief glimpse we have of him as Inui, and based on the translation of “Inui” and “Tatsumi” being opposite directions (northwest and southeast, respectively), we know that Kotaro wasn’t always this brash, loud idiot producer we know today. there was apparently a point in high school where he was very shy, and was maybe friends with Sakura, or at least acquaintences.

what if Inui was so shy and soft-spoken because he had grown up in the world of funerary traditions? many funeral homes are often generational, handed down from parent to child as a family business. someone accustomed (or maybe just exposed) to death that early might have some reasons to be kind of quiet and withdrawn.

this might also account for how he knew about the other dead girls of Franchouchou before Sakura. if one of his parents or even his grandparents were handling Saga’s deceased, he would have had an opportunity to hear about the accidents that killed them before the news spread as widely, encounter them in the restoration stage as dead bodies (depending on when they happened and if he was alive yet), and even seen their makeup applied by his predecessors if he was allowed in the prep room, or at least hear their recollections of it after the fact.

we know that he’s descended from Kiichi, Yugiri's love interest from when she was alive, who was a young man dedicated to seeing Saga's return after it merged with another region and lost its name. we also know he's being mentored by the immortal bartender Jofuku, who's said to be Saga's living embodiment, and supposedly is or is based on a wizard from mythology who discovered the Elixir of Immortality. while Jofuku is a likely source for the magic of necromancy, and maybe even selected the girls he wanted resurrected, it would make sense that people involved with Saga's dead were in contact to some degree with the man who is Saga itself, especially since the ZSL fandom wiki has noted that Saga's Curse in current times has manifested as a low birth rate and aging population. if there are more dead and dying in Saga than there are living, a family funeral home would be kept quite busy, on top of all the random accidents that the Curse causes to cut down people who would bring Saga recognition or prosperity.

so let's try this on for size: Inui grows up in a family of yukanshi/nōkanshi, who prepare the decedents for customary otsuya -- a wake held the night before the funeral itself, meant to give the living bereaved a last night to spend with their late loved one. his family likely also participates to some degree in the funeral ceremony itself (osohiki) and the cremation (kasou) before the ashes are interred. (I got my info on Japanese funerals here, as imperfect as it may be.) Inui learns about the historical funerals of Saga's famous dead that he wasn't around for through his family's experiences or through their ties to Jofuku. He begins training to take over the family business maybe as a teenager, this peculiar adolescence maybe leaving him a little more reserved than his classmates.

it might also give him the chance to practice his proficiency with music composition and his instruments -- song selection is a not-small part of modern funerary practices. maybe his family encouraged him to learn to write songs and play so he could perform at funerals? his stage fright evidenced in other episodes would shut that down pretty quickly, of course, but maybe this interest in music is how he becomes friends with Sakura to begin with, as evidenced by the clip of the CD exchange.

but then Sakura is killed in a terrible accident and his world turns upside down. it's bad enough that he's grieving, but then her body might come to his family's funeral home to be prepared for her ceremony and interment. he sees this lively, determined girl he admired dead and cold on the prep room table, her beautiful face ruined, and it's just not fair. how can his heart not break?

maybe he goes to Jofuku and demands to know what the old man knows about bringing people back, and the Curse. maybe he's less direct, but seeks the knowledge of necromancy for himself, with his family so close to death for so many generations. he continues his training for ten years, learning all he can about how to make the dearly departed look like themselves again. look better than themselves, even.

when the Zombie Land Saga Project is in the planning stages, living in a funeral family might give him access to or secondhand knowledge of where all the girls' ashes are interred. eventually, his line of work gives him the opportunity to collect however much he needs from each for the magic to work.

he knows it can, because even though Jofuku himself has never died, Romero has, and has been successfully brought back at some point. he's a little weird and not the prettiest, but he's still very much a dog.

ten years later, when the spell takes hold and his undead Saga champions resurrect, he knows how to make each and every one of them look like their old selves again.

he does Sakura's makeup first, just to see his old friend again as he remembered her.

we know how the rest goes from there, but this is my overarching theory that explains Why Kotaro Tatsumi outside his relationship to Sakura, but also how he could come up with Zombie Land Saga outside of just being a citizen of Saga himself.

anyway!! apologies if this was scattered, I wrote it in dribs and drabs throughout the day, but it's been gnawing at me for a minute. if there's anything canon I don't know about that completely obliterates this theory, then just call it an AU, and if this has already been agreed on in other parts of fandom, just call me fashionably late.

if you've read this long, you're a sweetheart <3

#zombieland saga #zombie land saga #zls #kotaro tatsumi #tatsumi kotaro #fandom stuff #fandom theory #and then rarae writes #this was so long I thought I'd put it here instead so it didn't get lost on my other blogs #anyway watch me nerd out about this guy who might overlap with a very specific interest of mine

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lady-severus-snape · 6 months ago

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Headcannon #5 (sevxfemale...i think I made it vague enough aside from the obvious she pronouns)

Severus is a supportive bf who let's you practice on him during your cosmetologist training. He uses his knowledge to create potions that are compatible with the chemicals you use. He got the idea after noticing you get a chemical burn on your hand because the gloves were crappy quality and tore during a hair bleach appointment.

🌠it was summer break and Severus was walking down the street. A sneer on his face from having to do what he currently was enroute too. The potion experiment he was working on went awry, leading him to have wonky hair. Couldn't fix it with potions or magic. After a week of trying he begrudgingly caves in to get it cut at a muggle hair salon.

🌠He searched for the cheapest place and found the academy about 20 min from his current place. (There was no way in hell he was going to shell out almost 3 galleons worth of muggle money for a damn hair cut)

🌠walking in, he tells the receptionist that he was there for a haircut. The receptionist chirped that it would be discounted due to the students being on the clinical floor for that day. (Severus is happy that it would be cheaper than he originally expected. How much more could a student botch it than it already was)

🌠the receptionist has him sit in the waiting area and pulls the name from the list. It was y/n turn for a live haircut.

🌠y/n was at their clinical station working on a faux curly perm when they here the receptionist call their name for a service ticket.

🌠y/n walks out from the side clinic and sets up their station for the haircut. Once satisfied y/n walks up to the waiting area "Severus Snape" they call. "Hello sir, I am y/n. I will be your hair dresser for today. Follow me"

🌠severus looked up from the pocket book he brought with him to read while he waited. Looking up at his name being called, his breath stuttered at the person before him. Standard height, sun-kissed skin, dark hair braided, dark eyes, curvy built. He could only nod and follow y/n to the station.

🌠y/n adjusts the stylist chair so he faces the mirror. "OK, what are we doing today for a hair cut? Are we evening it only or going for a style all together?" After a bit of back and forth, semi irritating him, severus gave y/n creative freedom as long as he didn't look worse and it was maintenance free.

🌠y/n combed her fingers through his hair letting it cascade down naturally. Noticing the the heaviness on the strands, not oil per say but definitely something. "May I wash your hair? Its complimentary and totally optional. I can feel a heaviness to it, not oil or grease" she hurriedly assured. "I need to see how it falls without whatever build up is in it"

🌠Severus felt embarassment crawl up his throat before he ruthlessly squandered it. Y/n had yet to express disgust at the condition of his hair and had not stopped carding though it.

🌠nodding his consen, y/n escorts him to the sink and has him lean back in the seat. Grabbing a clarifying shampoo with a light moisture one, y/n went down town on getting rid of the build up.

🌠Severus was in heaven, y/n had the right amount of nails and pressure against his scalp. He had to several times bite his tongue to keep himself from moaning. Y/n started by his temples with rubbing little circles, slowly and thoroughly working the clarifying product it. It smelled of mint and ginger.

🌠tension he didn't even know he had melted away, his eyes sliding closed against his will. Y/n grinned knowingly and made no remark or idle chatter. It took 3 clarifying washes before she was satisfied. The light moisture shampoo adding vitality and bringing out the little silver streak.

🌠Severus felt a light nudge and his name being called softly. His eyes fluttered open, flushing with shame, he had been so relaxed his fell asleep. Y/n simply smiled, understanding shining in her chocolate eyes. Coaxing him back to her station, she gently detangles his hair before sectioning it.

🌠studying how the uneven side laid, she opted to give him what she loved to call a gentleman's hair cut. "May I tuck your collar down? That way it doesn't end up with as much hair pricklies. I can tuck a towel around if not."

🌠Severus watched at y/n glided through his hair cutting section by section until it was all done. Y/n grabbed her hair dryer and dried it. "If you wish to grow it back out, you will need to get maintenance trims every few weeks to avoid the weird outgrown stage. Even if it's just to soften the edges. Most times around the ears it will do a flip outward" she explained. "What do you think?" Severus looked into the mirror again. His eyes refused to accept what he saw.

🌠the cut she gave him fell in a feathery wave, naturally away from his face. You would never know it had been botched. It flowed very well and had lift and life to it that he hadn't seen since he was a child. The streak of gray hair blended seamlessly as if he purposely placed it there. He literally aged backwards. He looked every bit of a 38 yr old instead of nearly 50.

🌠Severus was assured that it would be maintained free. If it began to get weighed again all he needed was a good clarifying treatment every other month or a good shampoo every other week. He carded his fingers through it, saw and felt the difference as well as the lack of product. There was nothing and his hair flowed and laid flawlessly.

🌠he thanked y/n for their time and cut. He cashed out, leaving her a hefty tip. Total cost was 15.00 but he gave her a 50.00 on top of that.

🌠walking out he heard the other students complain at Y/N. How were they going to get their live men's haircut marks if she kept stealing all the good ones. "Guys I don't pick them, take it up with janelly. She's the one that hands out the tickets." That got Severus thinking. He wouldn't mind returning to her again. So with his mind made up he walked back and asked to schedule the appointment and what other services were offered.

🌠leaving with a brochure in hand his eyes glanced down the column of services y/n would be able to provide. Haircuts, color, facials, bread trimmings, waxing, curly perms, straightening perms, various hair treatments, manicures, pedicures, the list was almost endless.

🌠Every 6 weeks, Severus was back in Y/Ns chair for haircut or another. His newfound secret joy was the facials. His skin glowed, less wrinkles, and even his beard stopped growing in patchy.

🌠 Severus and y/n became friends. Severus would stop by almost every single day. He brought y/n food or coffee, anything really.

🌠During this, Severus unsurprisingly fell in love with Y/N. And when it got out that they were dating the others tore into y/n (age gap), until they saw how Severus selflessly volunteered so y/n could get marks. Waxing was like a super mild form of a crucio, poker face was flawless. He looked so cute with the curly perm in his hair. "Hey lambchop" you chortled out before softening the curl a bit. He looked good in waves.

🌠soon the others kept trying to convince y/n to let them borrow Severus. "Y'all quit asking me, ask him. It's his decision if he wants any of you to work on him" y/n scowled at the group. That led to a whole movement amongst them. Boyfriends, husbands, brothers, fathers, guy friends started showing up because Severus unknowingly raised the bar. Thus, the men came to 'protect' their women/men from his apparent scheme to make all of them look bad.

🌠y/n laughing into Severus's shoulder as the high pitched screams echoed from the waxing area of the clinic floor. Severus only rolled his eyes, the other men squirmed uneasily as they waited their turn.

🌠by the following year, he skips teaching class in October. Much to the surprise of Minerva. It was your graduation date. He showed up with huge bouquet of flowers. After your celebration he takes you by the hand and walks you to a different location. "Close your eyes" He says to.

🌠when you are allowed to open them, your eyes are met with a door and a big red bow. Severus had managed to set up a business, your very own salon. Muggle and not were welcomed in your salon. Those that made mean remarks where only allowed to schedule in the evenings on Mondays. Money was money.

🌠spa day didn't stop after your graduation. It was now a bi monthly thing where severus and you spoiled each other. Minerva too, after she experienced, hands from heaven according to Severus.

#angysoftboi #pro severus #severus snape #batboi #severus snape headcanons #angybatboi #severusxreader #heissosweet #thethingshedoesforyou

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daveyscheezitz · 9 days ago

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Angel-

Cassandra Alexis Montero / Shaw

♡Angel, Cassie, Alex♡

• Mexican-American

• 28 yrs old {4 yrs younger than david}

• 2 sisters and 1 adopted brother

• 1 single father.

• Pansexual.

• She / Her

Born the youngest of 3, Cassandra's life was handed to her on a silver platter. Her father was an extremely successful lawyer and had more than enough to handle 3 girls all on his own. Not wanting his daughter to grow up too prideful of the money he made, he enrolled them all in public schools. There Cassandra saw a little boy being teased for liking feminine things. Trying to stick up for him, he was hit and bruised, but thanks to the taekwando classes her father enrolled her in, she was able to fight back with minor bruses. The same couldn't be said for the other boys. The boy she protected was Jackson Smith. After that they both befriended each other, becoming very close. Jackson was considered part of Cassandra's family because of how often he visited.When Jackson and Cassandra were 14, Jackson realized his sexuality and revealed it to his extremely religious family who kicked him out and disowned him. A couple months after, Oscar adopted Jackson as his own son. Latet that year, Cassandra was diagnosed with a genetic desease called Hyperthyroidism. She was stuck drinking pills until told otherwise.

When they were both 16, Omar moved all 5 of them to San Diego, California, for a business opportunity on a high-end law firm. Cassandra went to a barber shop, and he ended up cutting off her already short hair, misunderstanding what she wanted. She dropped, wanting to go into Criminal Justice and began cosmetology. Cassandra and Jackson grew up together, attending the same collage. They both did very well in college. At 22, they both graduated and, for the first time, went their separate ways. Cassandra opened a hair salon and barber shop in the city of Dahlia. Her shop did very well and was very successful. She hired many talented hairdressers and barbers as well as trained many future cosmetologists. She adopts two calupoh mix dogs her friends husband gave to her. A Calupoh / Great Pyrenees mix and a Calupoh / German Shepard mix. She names them Roman and Halo. At 24, while shopping items for her shop, she was confronted by a man falsely accusing her of following him. They began dating. David introduced her to Asher. She was reunited with her best friend. At 25, Cassandra gave David her playlist, which consisted of many Kpop songs. Cassandra spent 3 hours talking about it. David and Asher meet their mates, Father, Oscar, and their sisters. Oscar and David bond over Cassie and their shared love for her. David swears to protect her and keep her happy. David shifts for Cassandra. It freaks her out, but she calms down after a bit. Cassandra and Jackson were both 26 when the events of the inversion happened. After the inversion, neither Jackson nor Cassandra let their mates get out of bed for two weeks. Cassandra closed shop for two weeks, giving her employees paid time off. Cassandra, along with Darlin' (Avery) and Christian, helped and took charge of the pack while David, Asher, and Milo recovered. While at home, she has a small panic attack, but David calms her down. She developed a strong fear of losing the people she loves and cares for. Thanatophobia. At 27, David proposes to Cassandra, which she excitedly accepts. David and Cassie ... *play fight* the night away. Jackson and Cassandra go shopping for their outfits and choose a beautiful black gown and a gorgeous white tux. The next year, the wedding finally happens! Two best friends married two best friends and the party is wonderful. They both get walked down the aisle by Oscar. The ceremony goes just as amazingly as the four imagined. David and Cassandra, once again, play fought the best night of their lives away.

{AN}

This is my personal Angel oc. The other listeners will be coming out soon, but I rushed this and only had the energy for 1. I'm dog dookie at writing these. K see u l8r bye bye :]

*This was not previously proofread. You will find fuck ups of mine sry about that.*

#redacted angel #redacted asmr #redacted david #redacted audio #redacted asher

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theoldwest · 11 months ago

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Here’s a badass blowout I did today !!!! 🥰

#cosmetologist in training #cowboy thoughts #long layers #blow dry style #blowout #hair stylist

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jjanewillow · 3 months ago

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the train home

at dawn

when I rose

carefully taking the 6 winding steps

to the cart below

nobody to witness the excitement

who heard my cry?

in the viewing cart, I sat

unable to control the sound of my sobs

while I watched the train slow to a stop

Klamath, soon enough I would be home.

sweat trickled down our foreheads

bare legs and bikinis stuck to the old leather seats

of the ancient silverado

speeding down the back roads

just to beat the near 110 degrees in the river

floating downstream

pines got smaller as we travelled in our tubes

we could not hold onto anything.

a summer spent like the old ones

we were mermaids again

and barrel racers

cosmetologists

ballerinas

whoever we wanted to be, whoever we were.

spinning to fake ID until we grew sick of it

the music, and the story of how we got into the dancing bar

late returns to the house for one more cigarette on the floor mattress

late night talk of worries about the future

drowned out when the morning came

plunged and sinking in the Applegate.

august slipped through our hands again

time, our greatest opponent

our hot tears soaked my bags

you were begging me to buy a new ticket

to miss the departure

your pleading, stay

I swore to return

but the last time I saw you

was at the run down station in Klamath

at dusk

#poem #poetry #authors #spilled poetry #poems on tumblr #love poem #angry poem #homesick #love #love quotes

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im-not-a-l0ser · 6 months ago

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I swear I posted about how when i was doing my training, the girl who was instructing me reminded me of Alice Woodward so I now like the hc of Cosmetologist Alice, and how since I've been debating on Cosmetologist Richie, it was a point in its favour, because it'd mean a new duo we didn't know we needed, Alice and Richie.

But I can't find it. Like, not even in my drafts. So. Yknow. This is that post now.

#starkid #nerdy prudes must die #the guy who didn't like musicals #nightmare time #hatchetfield #richie lipschitz #alice woodward #i specifically remember tagging her name #so its weird that i cant find that post #cosmetologist headcannon

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abundancewithher · 5 months ago

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hey stars and hearts! mimi here! my boyfriend told me something a little unexpected today. my boyfriend is taking me on a date which is not the surprising part. recently, I have been trying to put effort in my appearance because i want to look good and feel good. i know that is one of the things i need to work on for myself; it helps me stay in a state of abundance. that is my current goal as i have previously mentioned.

so i was doing my hair and makeup to feel even more pretty and get myself ready for the day because my boyfriend asked me to do his hair. i decided to get prepared early because i don't like being rushed when getting ready, i take pride in doing my hair and makeup as a training cosmetologist.

my boyfriend came into the bathroom where i was getting ready and said "you know don't have to try as hard" of course, that confused me a bit since I was only applying powder to my face. so I asked, " what do you mean?" then here comes the unexpected part because he said, "you don't have to put much effort into your appearance today, the date I have planned for doesn't require that." to which eventually he told me we were doing a simple date, we are going for a long intimate walk at my favorite park. but because of the weather in Houston, we opted for the movies instead.

and i said, "well yeah, i know that but I want to do this because I want to put effort into my appearance. i always wear a bonnet and the person I want to become requires me to put effort into the way I look."

so with that being said, here are some tips that I will be implementing into my daily routine to enhance my appearance for myself, not for anyone else:

Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of water daily to keep your skin looking healthy and radiant.

Balanced Diet: Eat a balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins to nourish your body and improve your skin, hair, and nails.

Regular Exercise: Exercise regularly to maintain a healthy body weight and promote a glowing complexion.

Skincare Routine: Develop a consistent skincare routine that includes cleansing, moisturizing, and protecting your skin with sunscreen.

Good Posture: Practice good posture to appear more confident and attractive.

Quality Sleep: Get enough quality sleep each night to reduce dark circles and puffiness around your eyes.

Grooming: Keep your hair, nails, and eyebrows well-groomed and neat.

Appropriate Clothing: Wear clothes that fit well and suit your body type to enhance your overall appearance.

Smile: A genuine smile can significantly enhance your attractiveness and make you appear more approachable.

Confidence: Cultivate self-confidence, as feeling good about yourself can positively impact how others perceive you.

ttylxoxo, mimi💋

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dedieamars · 1 year ago

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PARK JISOO’S PROFILE ! •˚ ✧ 🏯♡ 🔭💭 ↴

Full Name: Park Jisoo Marcelle (박지수 마르셀)

Stage Name: Park Jisoo (박지수)

Birthdate: August 13th, 2000

Born in: Seoul, South Korea

Nationality: Korean/American

Languages: Korean, English, Chinese, Some French and Spanish

( This reality/universe has a lot of differences from the current one so some events DO NOT add up with real life!)

Park Jisoo is the only (fictional) girl member of NCT (NCT DREAM) and she is also a member of the girl group called LUCID.

8DREAM MASTERLIST

Positions in Both Groups: Main Vocalist, Sub Rapper, Main Dancer

Claims:

Face and Voice Claim (talking): Kim Minju

Vocal Claim: Taeyeon (SNSD)

Dance Claim: Hyoyeon (SNSD)

Rap Claim: Karina (AESPA)

More info!!

Jisoo was only 2 when she left South Korea and moved to New York. She started dancing when she was 3 and singing when she was 5. She is also a trained Opera Singer.

Jisoo’s mother was also born in Korea but then moved to the states. Jisoo’s father is Korean but was raised in China and at some point became a Korean teacher in China before leaving to the states and meeting Jisoo’s mother.

Jisoo’s mother used to be a singer until she got pregnant with her first son. after having all of her kids, she became a cosmetologist.

Jisoo has 5 cats. Mellow, B, Violet, Lily, and Frisk.

Jisoo has 4 siblings.

One older brother: Juyeon (1998,FC: Juyeon from The Boyz)

2 younger sisters (2004,2006) and one younger brother (2007) No FC yet!

She met Mark Lee when she was 5 in kindergarten and they’ve been friends ever since.

Jisoo left New York in April of 2011 so she can join an entertainment company called SM ENTERTAINMENT in Korea. Mark also joined her as he also wanted to join the company.

Jisoo trained for only 6 months and made her debut with LUCID in September of 2011, at only 11 years old.

It was a controversial debut as there was 9 members, and all of them were underage, but the company was very protective of them that it later died down.

LUCID profile

Although Jisoo had made her debut, Mark hadn’t and he was still a trainee. Jisoo and him still kept in contact but since she was so busy with schedules they sometimes went without talking for days.

Jisoo met Park Jisung in 2013, and the company asked Jisoo to befriend Jisung as he was also a dancer. Jisoo and Jisung eventually became friends (After Jisoo went through war)

See their story here

The company then put Mark and Jisung together and later added Haechan, Jaemin, and Jeno and they were known as Baby Shinki!

the problem was, Baby Shinki were a talented group of boys but they never seemed to behave, which led SM entertainment to have the idea of adding one of the LUCID girls to Baby Shinki, specifically one their age.

after interviewing the 3 members that were around their age, SM made the choice to add Jisoo to Baby Shinki.

Jisoo trained with the boys and was able to guide the boys and pick up their strengths.

The 6 of them were part of SM ROOKIES and people developed the nickname of “The Siblings” For Jisoo, Jaemin, and Jisung. Jaemin and Jisoo had the same exact birthday and Jisung and Jisoo shared similar names and they all had the dynamic of siblings.

The SM ROOKIES also at some point shared a dorm before debut!

Eventually Chenle and Renjun were added to the lineup and debuted as 8 On August 25th, 2016.

Mark and Jisoo were assigned the leader position, and this position allowed them to graduate the group in 2019.

Learn more about NCT DREAM’s journey here!

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Cowboy Jen I am having a bit of a butch crisis !! Please do you have any advice. So. My parents are two wonderful butches who love and accept me but who have raised around their very strong lesbian identities. For a very long while (since I started middle school) I have been suspecting I am a lesbian. But as a result of growing up with my parents ideals I can't separate lesbianism from being butch. I'm having a very hard time figuring out if I really am a lesbian or if I just want to be more masculine or if I am a lesbian but I'm not butch. I know you cannot tell me the answer but I was wondering if you have any advice on how to navigate my way through this indecision. Alternatively any suggestions for a short haircut that works with a round forehead and face shape would be appreciated lmao (every short haircut I have gotten in the past has looked a little silly lol. Maybe I just have a bad barber)

The good news is, in the grand scheme of life, you don't have to be correct right away. You can take time, try things on and figure it out.

For me being a lesbian is just a fact. I am a woman who is only and solidly sexually and emotionally only attracted to other woman. That was pretty easy to figure out once I was honest with myself and who I found attractive. Once I stopped listening to all the crappy stuff people try to attach to the word "Lesbian" I knew it was really just one concise word to describe my orientation.

The butch part was longer in figuring it out. I always knew I was masculine, ie different, at least in the perceptions of others. I also knew I felt like my masculinity seemed different from the other Tomboy girls I grew up with that were straight. We just experienced different reactions from the outside world and I reacted differently to the expectations put on me both as a little girl (then young woman) and as an adult woman.

My tomboy friends outgrew some things, like not liking boys and never wearing a dress (willingly). I did not out grow these things. It was no phase for me. If the word "Butch" resonates with you then it is more likely a fit. If you experience things like being told "you should have been a boy" or "why do you act like a man" those are decent indicators.

The word butch gave me a succinct way to describe many of my experience as I navigate the world and, probably more importantly, helped me find others who were like me and shared so many of the same stories. You having two butch moms does complicate things a little because you need to separate your experiences from theirs. Some reactions you might be getting because you are already in a butch centric world.

You don't need to figure the butch part out immediately and there is not any harm in figuring out if it fits in the long run.

Instead of a barber, go see a cosmetologist and walk through some ideas. They are much more likely to be trained in more complex hair style and what might look good with you head and face shape. Super short is not always the best look on everyone. It is not on me. (lesson learned).

#butch #lesbian #confusion #sexuality

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