#cs xmas

[eastwesthomeisbest]

The most wonderful time of the year ...

Merry Christmas @cosette141 I am your Secret Santa in the @cssecretsanta2020 event!

Here's my first gift! Hope you like it!

❤️🎄❤️☃️❤️❄️

[deeisace]

So my mum's family don't do Christmas or birthdays cs they're,, or were, less so now, mega religious, right?

So as kids instead of Christmas or birthdays we'd have Surprise Day lmao

Random day, nowhere near xmas or your birthday - so mine was always in the summer holidays - surprise presents! It's cute I guess

Tho one time I was like 7 my gran rang and asked about it and told her that my new blanket was itchy, not realising it was her that got it me lmao

My last surprise day I think I was like 14? Tho a few years ago (I've not been around until recently) I participated in a surprise day for my gran, all the cousins got her presents and I made her some gloves

But like. It's good to carve out nice things for yourself whenever, right? As an adult you can make your own surprise day ^^ make surprise days for yourself, or to show people you appreciate them, y'know, stuff like that

I mean. The original point of Surprise Day is for kids not to be left out of not having presents, even if (according to my gran's crowd) Jesus wasn't born on Christmas day and if we don't celebrate his birth in March how can we possibly be so proud as to celebrate our own? Lmao anyway. Ignore Jehovah (I do, it's fun), it's allowed for you to have good things, it's good to have fun, let yourself enjoy life.

Where's that post about using the good china or whatever? Yeah.

[chillysmoothie]

happy people should not be afraid of their goverments goverments should be afraid of their people day. also happy guy failed to blow up parliament day to the br*tish

my pride and joys <3

i received most of these pets as gifts and im so eternally grateful, i love them so much

[hwaslayer]

wildfire (cs) | 9.5

—spotify playlist | series masterlist

—summary: assistant professor in bioengineering, incredibly attractive, lonely and divorced; that’s how most people describe san. but despite the events that have happened in his life, san has a lot going for himself. he’s a successful, sought out professor due to his brilliant contributions to science at just an early age of 32. he worked hard to get where he was now; head deep into his research, his publications, building his lab and creating a name for himself. everything was good and smooth sailing— until it wasn’t. because when he meets you, a bioengineering grad student interested in rotating in his lab, he finds himself ready to risk all the blood, sweat and tears he put in throughout the years just to keep you close— his need for you spiraling out of control like a wildfire.

—pairing: asst. professor!choi san x grad student!f. reader

—genre: (18+ - minors dni) strangers to lovers, grad school au | fluff, angst, smut

—word count: 1.2k

—chapter content/warnings: cussing, takes place sometime before the NAS conference!, it's a lil sad ngl - lowkey giving unrequited love vibes

—a/n: my loves, merry christmas eve/merry christmas <33 i wish you all a very happy holidays! i'll try my best to get the space between us three - 03 up this friday, but with xmas and all, it might be a tad bit late. 😅 ty for your support and your patience, i'm v grateful for every single one of you!! ily 💕

Jiung has always cared about you since he met you. He's always been good about it, too. Never suffocating you, while at the same time making himself available whenever you needed him. He was there when you cried over your exes and ex-flings that didn't deserve shit, he was there when you just needed to get away from the house. 

He was there when you were trying to figure out what to do with your life— helping you brainstorm and listening to all your if's, and's, what if's. He was there when you needed someone to hold your hair back when you were too damn drunk. He was there when you felt too high and contemplated life when you took a hit of a blunt at a party.

He was there when you doubted yourself, when you just needed someone to reassure you that you were doing enough.

"Sorry. I got caught up with some stuff in lab." You rush over to the table, plopping your things down with a loud sigh. Jiung had been waiting for you at dinner for close to 30 minutes, his texts and calls going unanswered after a simple 'running late - be there soon' text from earlier. It was most likely a mix of you being busy, along with the crap service in the basement. 

"All good. You okay?"

"Yeah, I am." You smile at him, a little flustered. You actually were caught up with some project-related things; it was one of those days where things weren't going your way and you were running into every issue you could possibly run into. "Today was just not my day in lab."

"What happened?"

"What didn't happen?" You sigh. "I might ask for your help later with something. I'm not sure I can figure out what's wrong, but you might know some good routes to take." Jiung nods. "But, I don't wanna think about it right now. Need food." You pout.

"Okay, let's get some food in you then." Jiung chuckles. "Why don't you get your food first while I stay with our things?" You nod.

"I'll be back." The NAS conference was coming up soon, but it felt too busy to be excited about the event. Things were ramping up in both labs, and even though a lot of your time had been spent with San, you were busy trying to push your work in the lab in order to help Sunwoo add to his poster presentation. It was a bit of a risk, and you weren't sure the both of you would be able to pull off good, updated results in time— but the universe seemed to be on your side despite all the trials and tribulations you had to endure.

While grabbing your food in the dining hall, a call comes through on your phone and it's San. You can't help but smile to yourself, quickly swiping right to answer. You press the phone against your ear while you continue browsing the various options for tonight's dinner, biting your lip when San greets you so sweetly like he always does on the other line.

You had been planning to hang out with Jiung at the apartment after dinner, being in each other's company like before. Catching up on shows. Plans will probably change now.

"Hi baby. Hope your day wasn't too bad. Are you busy tonight?" San asks.

"It was okay. Ran into some issues in lab but nothing that can't be fixed. I'm at dinner with Jiung and we're probably gonna just hang out at the apartment after."

"I'm sorry, love. As long as you're okay?"

"Mhm." You reply in a sing-song tone. 

"What were you and Jiung gonna do tonight?"

"Hang out and chill. Probably put on one of ours shows we need to catch up on."

"I see. That sounds fun, love."

"Mhm." You repeat. "Why, what about you?"

"Nothing. Just be my old man self at home." You snort.

"You said it, not me."

"Yeah, yeah." He laughs. "I just got done working out and was hoping you'd come over."

"I can."

"Sweetheart." He laughs. "You should enjoy your time with Jiung."

"I can always see him whenever and wherever. I can't necessarily do that with you." You slightly pout. Jiung searches the dining hall to see if there are other familiar faces grabbing dinner right now. His eyes land back on you, brows knitting at the way you're talking on the phone and the little mannerisms he's picking up on.

The way you're preventing your smile from getting too big.

Speaking shyly.

Pacing around the room but not really looking at the dinner options.

You're definitely occupied, and Jiung had been noticing for awhile now. He just wasn't sure what it was, and he didn't wanna ask nor did he wanna assume. He figured you'd tell him eventually, but time seems to be passing and instead of you telling him everything like you normally do—

He knows nothing and you seem to be more distant than he's used to.

You hang up the phone after nodding a few times, finally approaching the staff to place your order. You grab your container, along with those chocolate chip cookies you love so much before swiping your ID card and heading back to the table.

"Sorry, Jiung. I gotta go after dinner. Gotta fix up this mess in the lab." You plop back down onto the seat.

"I can come with you? We can take a look together."

"It's okay. I'll just text you about it if I can't figure it out."

"Do you want me to come by later instead then?" You shake your head.

"I'll be there for awhile." Jiung cocks a brow up. "I promise it's all good. I'll let you know if anything comes up." Jiung shrugs. "I'm sorry."

"Mm, it's okay. We can always catch up on our shows later on." He gives you a small, reassuring smile; one that masks how sad he feels deep down. How hurt he feels after the umpteenth time of being put on the back burner. He gets up and heads over to grab his food, internally sulking at not being able to spend time with his bestfriend yet again.

Now, he doesn't necessarily feel like he's there. Not like he used to be. And not by his own choosing, no—

It's because you seem to be distancing yourself more and more each day and he's not sure why.

He's never seen you like this.

Or maybe, he's just not good at navigating this.

Luckily though, he's a bit sidetracked when he returns to the table— eating a rice bowl that he ordered just to order. You update him about things in lab, and the both of you are able to share a good conversation about how things are going, stories about your friends. You laugh and crack jokes with him in your usual fashion. He teases and pokes fun in his usual fashion.

It feels like the old days.

And it makes it hard for him because he sees the same person he's cared for, loved, after all these years.

Yet, there's something about you that's different and he can't necessarily pinpoint it.

He can only hope you're okay, and that you're happy. Doing the right thing. Taking care of yourself properly.

When the end of dinner comes, he still doesn't know what about you is different or who is making you different. He's left standing there, watching as you speed off to the Choi Lab; dealing with the awful, lonely feeling that punches him in the gut every time you part ways without saying much lately.

You don't feel like you're there anymore, and it's unfortunate.

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[open-hearth-rpg]

Age of Ravens Xmas in July

I meant to do this earlier but between friend stuff and an injury, I got delayed. Anyway, everything from me (edige23) is available at discount on DTRPG. 

Hearts of Wulin: PbtA Wuxia melodrama and romance, with materials for doing all kinds of games including courtly and fantastical xianxia. Designed and co-written by me, with cultural & historical material by Joyce Ch*ng. 

Hearts of Wulin Worlds: A collection of new settings for HoW including a school game, silkpunk, Three Musketeers, Early 20th Century Chinatown, and more. 

Numberless Secrets: An add-on set of rules for running wuxia mysteries, with new mechanics, additional playbook options, and six sample cases.

Girl by Moonlight: Danger Unexploded Spell! An unofficial series playset for GBM. Unacceptable mages drafted by the authorities defend their city from arcane air raids and bombings while trying to survive and create a community.

Veil: Iterations: a sourcebook for The Veil: Cyberpunk PBtA Roleplaying. It offers a 1.5 revision of the system with changes to basic moves, XP, cybernetics, obligation, entanglements, and more.

Apocalypse Keys: All the Bells on Earth: A new mystery for AK. It is set in Las Vegas with a potent ancient tarot deck and reality warping. It gives the players a little chance to cut loose and indulge themselves before settling into the mystery. The team must navigate several counterfactual casino and interact with the archetypes who control them. This mission is inspired by Tim Powers' Last Call, American Gods, Poker Face, and the like.

Apocalypse Keys: Til We Have Faces: Agents travel to Barcelona to figure out the meaning behind these strange, flowery deaths, the secrets of Saint Renata, and the connection to the Returners. The setting is an institution of higher learning which also houses a recovery center. It treats humans kidnapped from this world and taken to a fantastical place who then either escape or are thrown out from it. You’ll see references to CS Lewis’ Till We Have Faces, Peter Pan, Narnia, and isekai.

Age of Ravens: Volume I: Running: This volume presents posts and essays on running ttrpgs from the ENnie Award-winning Age of Ravens. It includes game mechanic talk, ideas for handling campaign types, concrete advice for game facilitation and more. It moves from close up analysis to board view thinking and brings together material from fourteen years of online writing. 

Age of Ravens: Volume II: Tools: This volume presents posts and pieces providing a variety of different ttrpg tools from the ENnie Award-winning Age of Ravens. It includes lists for inspiration, world-building minigames, new system options, and examinations of different games systems.

The Attached and The Crew: Two new playbooks for Masks: A New Generation

[abnormallynice]

🌟COMMISSIONS OPEN🌟 - 3 slots

🎄 Everything 15% off Xmas SALE🎄

Character, Dog-ify and full Illustration comms available!

Take a look at my comm sheet for other options and T&Cs

DM me if you're interested! <3

[ninguitar]

SMAU DATE CHAP, TATTOO ARTIST MANON AND MORE DOMESTIC YOONCHAE?? triple kill omg u want me dead pls ik im HELLLAAA late but was so worth the wait omg i was legit itching to read the updates this whole time but ive been busy with moving houses UGH hate thid 💔💔

TRUSTT these updates were sososos good like im so here for whipped jimin and omg the manon fic 😣 going feral for tatoo artist manon ONGGG i was cheesing throughout the entire thing and ofc yoonchae omg yoonchae shes so gf FUCKK i love u queen pls im sooo normal abt ur fics (literally going insane rn)

OHMYGODD SED7CTION💔💔💔 my baefy… missed u real bad i fear…🫦🫦💔💔 pls i've been SO active it's so insane 🤗🤗 user ninguitar may disappear from the face of the earth after her xmas break starts in dec tho !! 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ #killmewitharock anyway i wish u luck w moving houses !! i HATED helping my cousin move into her apartment so badly it took so long like ohmygod what ghe hell cs why was i carrying boxes in buttfuck newjersey at 8am with the sun in my eyes 😢😢

ANYWAY TAHNK U SMMM will always LOVE ur unwavering support SOOOO much i can NOT express it in wordssss u do not know the extent of it! 😣😣 pls i was giggling while thinkinf ab writing for tattoo artist manon like lord once that idea struck in my head i felt like issac newton shakespeare and einstein all combined into one person 🗣️🗣️ ugh i love yoonchae so much💔💔 she’s SO cutie patootie ohmagod !!! her brown hair is js chefs kiss. LOVE LOVEE U SMM SED7CTION 🫦 🫦🫦🫂

[fuzzyfoe]

you're the second person I follow who also plays cs!! can I ask who your favorite cs pet is? :3

hmmm that's a tricky one, i'm just gonna list a few of the pets i own and why i really like them

little kitty dragon!!!!! there was someone who announced that they were quitting cs and only going to play flight rising, and they were offering a bunch of their cs pets in exchange for stuff in flight rising, so i gave them a bunch of my treasure in flight rising and that's how i got this one

this was my first OMGSR pet. got it from the december 18th present box

this was one of the very first pets i adopted when i first started playing cs. i started playing when i was nine years old. i think this guy's pattern is really neat. i really like the vibes of the designs that the older pets (2008-2011) have, the newer pets don't really tend to have that same vibe, even if they're deliberately trying to go for a 2000's nostalgia kinda thing like the pets from the 2022 summer event

this is also one of the first pets i ever adopted

this is probably the oldest pet i have that i adopted myself instead of getting via trading, the pound, or the december 18th box

putting these three all next to each other because they're all part of the same litter and they're a great example of the kind of vibes that the 2010 pets had that i miss. they all have kinda this glossy sheen to them and they're all just bangers

i just really love the nick dogs okay

look at the glossy sheen on these fruit dogs!!!! i love the strawberry one's eyes aaaaaaaa

these are also from 2010

also i wanted to include what the fruit dog litter looked like in their puppy stage because this is just peak aesthetic. i wish we got a pps version of this

moon dog from the same month as the fruit dogs, also from 2010

from the same month as the fruit dogs and the moon dog. i decided to include these as well as the moon dog because they also have that vibe that the 2010 pets kinda had that the newer pets don't that i can't really put my finger on. with the fruit dogs i mentioned them appearing to have a kind of glossy sheen and i think the artists feeling less restricted in how they can shade the pets and what kind of texture they can give the pets is part of it, but that doesn't really apply to these ones in particular. hmmm.

i own two of the astrology dogs from january 2010

this rainbow tiger dog from january 2009 that i got on december 18th of 2010

the 2013 summer event is still my favorite summer event i think, it just had so many bangers like these

the coveted malk =D face

halloween dog from 2010

cute goth girl dog from halloween 2011

pps candy corn fox with tailmouth from halloween 2014

pps candy cane dog from december 2009

okay i can't add any more images to this post so i'm gonna have to stop here. i decided to include only the pets i actually own, but there are so many pets that i don't own that i love the design of as well.

i made this post way longer than it had to be but it was kinda fun looking back on all of these. the internet has changed so so much, but chicken smoothie is still here and my chicken smoothie account is still here.

if anyone is genuinely interested in what my opinions on other kinds of cs pets are feel free to ask me to list my favorite pets from more recent years, favorite pets from [insert year here], favorite pets that are [insert species here], favorite halloween pets, favorite xmas pets, etc.

[cvnntagious]

I am great! (Late reply had to run errands 😔) btw I told him off considering the whole situation dragged out for almost 6 years HOWEVER good news I’m planning a 25 days of Xmas short story thing here! Side note: WHY IS IT OVER $100 TO GET GIFTS SHIPPED???? -🪼 ya girl Jelly

6 years? omg burn him !! and stopp that's so cool ! i wish i didn't have writers block rn cs i would totally be doing something like that too otherwise (i was too busy during oct so i didn't do kinktober either </3)... ALSO $100?? girl where the hell are you shipping gifts to?

[kmp78]

« GTGT still in NY. Not very happy 🫣 »

Let s see if cara, nana or emery are going to like the post

CS has looooong since forgotten about her summer/pre-Xmas bestie... 🤭

[yaminerua]

re-reading those posts I made back in March about trying to align the clamp school timelines and I think I was possessed or something bc I went absolutely wild trying to sort this stuff out in my head lmao

I still really wish I had a Japanese copy of 20 Mensou to verify what it says bc the English release is very confusing with Utako turning 6 twice and Akira switching grades in the middle randomly while no-one else does

But noticing that threw me into trying to align the clamp school series’ with Tokyo Babylon all happening at the same time and ended up losing my mind drawing up age charts to figure out stuff bc of things like the twins technically being a year older than is expected for a first year high schooler

Also plotting out the events chronologically I ran into what I’m calling the Ouran problem (bc of a post I saw of the OHSHC manga saying to ignore any graduations that ought to happen but don’t and I think that sort of thing applies here too. Continuity is very loose across these stories).

bc clamp school detectives for example begins in winter (they reference the Xmas party that’s also mentioned in 20 Mensou) and 20 Mensou’s story started earlier on in summer but they both end up back in summer again without moving up a grade (probably bc it would nudge Nokoru into junior high instead of elementary)

and then I drew up this whole timeline where I modified the detectives’ ages down a year so they start a grade lower and move up into the grades we already know them as so that the timeline might make a bit of sense lol and plotted every event across 20 Mensou, Duklyon, CS Detectives and TB with whatever dates/months/seasons something is stated to take place in over the 1990/91 period

I’ve never found a good way to get everything that was in my head out in a way that makes sense so I have drafts and drafts of this kind of directionless rambling xD why did I invest so much mental energy into this? Reading it all back is exhausting xD

[eastwesthomeisbest]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄

@kmomof4 @snowbellewells @lifeinahole27 @cocohook38 @ilovemesomekillianjones @teamhook @resident-of-storybrooke

[deeisace]

I feel incredibly awful due to unfortunate natural processes of the body I apparently own, wish me luck on my trip to obtain sustenance

[robtriestokeepadiary]

Xmas set up day! Did ours first in the morning. Then grams then hone for attemped 🥰🥰and stopping at mgk for booze for cs bday and surv tomorrow. Then over to parents. Ealk around the yard. Lefters. Putting up the xams stuff. Just a little booze. Great day today and another tomorrow!

[symprites-venting]

of course the whale gets another symp.... i wish i had sum expensive cs character i could offer, id love to pay 4 xmas gifts sksksksk

also if ur reading this: its not "1 person" in the server who dislikes u. ive known u since sushlings and u have been annoyin since day 1

♑

[amatterofpjr]

ingresos (3/--) 00 exploración 00 first snow 00 eso no es una nube

sin serie (22/--) 01 esclavo 02 parasomnia 03 in fraganti 06 (un)lucky me 07 hijos putativos 10 good goodbyes 12 butterfly effect 21 cube room 23 autopilot 28 asked for it 29 dominos 31 dry flower 32 poisonous talent 34 way to far 35 good enough 36 too small to fit in 37 no se va 42 golden age 45 thank you 46 que vuelva 47 ¿te odio? 48 inolvidable 50 lo siento

fechas y temporadas (7/--) 08 let it in (ss) 09 deadly beauty (ss) 15 you in me (ls) 19 in love (ls) 20 lie to me (ls) 26 xmas eve (cs) 30 un toque de jengibre (cs)

fenómenos (2/--) 13 pareidolia 43 placebo

elementos (3/4) 04 agua 25 aire 33 fuego 00 tierra

agresiones (2/--) 11 indirecta 24 acoso objetos (5/--) 16 auto de juguete 17 focos 18 escaleras 27 bolígrafo 38 barco de papel

retos mortales (1/--) 05 treinta días sin dormir

si tú das (1/--) 14 amor, se te devuelve

aquí se vive en/con (0/--)

el día que (1/--) 22 bajo el muérdago

colors show (4/--) 39 rojo 40 verde 41 rosa 44 púrpura

enfermedades (1/--) 49 hanahaki

llévame a (1/--) 51 patinar

NOTA: Todas las actividades se pueden realizar en cualquier momento, no hay fecha límite y de ser necesario, pueden realizarse más de una vez. No obstante, recuerden no hacer uso excesivo de esta última opción o podrán ser acreedores a una sanción (pues tenemos muchas propuestas a su alcance).