#depending on if you know me off of site. as in orange cat site you might remember this character

[bagea]

my oc that i neverrrr talk aboutt, irl photos under cut

[stayathomesurveys]

175.

Have you stayed up past 3 in the morning this week? No.

What was on the last sandwich you had? Mayo, dijon mustard, honey ham, swiss cheese, american cheese, and pickles.

What does the soap you use smell like? Floral.

Do you prefer to wrap gifts or use gift bags? I like both, but it depends on the gift and how much time I have.

The last person you spoke to, do you know their eye color? Yeah, green/hazel.

Does anyone you know have their hair bleached? Me.

When you’re on the phone, do you doodle? Not really.

Is there anyone you know by the name of Frank? Not personally, no.

Do you own a trenchcoat? Not anymore :/

Have you ever written with a pen that had pink ink? Yup.

Do you remember the last thing you took a picture of? Yeah, my cats.

From where you’re sitting, can you turn the lights off? Yeah.

When was the last time you accidentally slept in? Idk.

The last argument you had, who started it? I dunno.

Do you wear a ring on your left hand middle finger? Sometimes.

Can you remember the title of the song you last sang aloud? It was the theme song for The Nanny.

If a stranger smiles at you, do you smile back? Yup.

Tell me the current time? 10:46 PM.

Are you currently listening to music through earphones? No. I'm watching the new season of Love is Blind on Netflix.

What color shirt are you wearing? Is it your favorite color? Teal.

Do you own a pair of rubber boots? Yeah.

Have you ever owned a tire swing? I think.

Does anyone you know own a bird that can talk? No.

What make-up are you wearing currently, if any? None.

Name one thing you are glad you accomplished today? Working out.

Name one thing you wished you accomplished today but didn’t? I wish that I would have worked out more. I did hit my step goal, calories burned goal, and exercise goal for the day though.

Have you ever been afraid to call someone, even if you knew them well? Yes.

Do you ever not speak to someone because you’re afraid you’ll annoy them? Yes.

Is there any drama going on in your circle of friends? I have absolutely no friends. So, no.

Have you ever known a guy who caused a lot of drama? Yeah.

Is there anyone you know who wears their hair in pigtails regularly? Yeah.

Personally, do you think you have a nice smile? No, I’m extremely self-conscious about my smile actually.

Do you have a nervous twitch? No.

Does the idea of snowpeaked mountains and a large lake sound appealing? Yes!

Pick any number that has personal significance to you? None.

Have you ever lost your luggage at an airport? Yeah but we found it.

Have you ever been on a rollercoaster that actually scared you? Yes.

Do you know anyone who can fluently speak more than two languages? Yeah.

How many windows are open on your computer right now? One window, two tabs.

Do you have a fairly fast or slow internet connection? Fast.

Have you ever gone in a sauna? Yes.

Out of these colors, which appeals most to you: orange, blue, or green? Blue.

Have you celebrated your birthday yet this year? Nope.

Is there anything you’re saving up for? Yeah.

Are you taller than most of your friends? No friends.

Know anyone with a really annoying laugh? No.

Have you ever punched someone and broke their nose? No, but I've accidentally broken noses in other ways.

What is the longest time you have gone without sleep? Idk, days.

Have you ever been someplace tropical? No.

If given the opportunity, would you act in a commercial? Sure.

You see an ant on the ground, do you squish it? No.

Have you ever baked a pie? No.

What is your favorite social networking site? Twitter.

Who was the last person to call you? Nik.

Does anyone in your family tell funny stories? Sure.

Is there a war memorial where you live? Yeah.

Has anyone in your family fought in any of the wars? Yes.

Would you make any changes to your current bedroom? Yes.

Has a stray dog ever tried to bite you? No.

When riding a bus, do you prefer to sit up front, down back or the middle? Front.

Have you ever been on a cross-country train ride? No.

Are you normally a person to tell people off? No.

Name an object that most would consider odd that’s special to you? Idk.

Do you currently have any bugbites? Yes :/ Mosquito bites.

Is where you live on a boulevard, road, street, or avenue? Circle.

Is there currently any caffeine in your system? Yeah.

Look around, are things organized? Sure.

Know what you’re planning to do after this? Idk.

[survey--s]

583.

Do you know anyone who works in a laboratory? Not off the top of my head, but I'm sure someone does. What was the very first social media site you signed up for? Bebo or FriendsReunited lol. Can you see yourself marrying your current partner? (if you have a partner) We are married. If you were in a coma, who would be making healthcare decisions for you? My husband, but I bet good money that he'd be taking advice from my parents before agreeing to anything lol. Are you the type of person who knows exactly what they want in life? I just want to be happy and to have a good time. It seems to be working pretty well so far.

Do you have commitment issues? Nope.

What was the last thing you had an allergic reaction to? I can't remember. Have you gone out to dinner in the past week? Not dinner, but we went out for brunch on Saturday. If you were to start a business, what kind would it be? I run my own dog walking business lol. I love what I do. What was the last thing you felt nostalgic about? A picture from the TV cartoon "Madeleine" came up on my Facebook the other day lol. I used to LOVE that show. What’s something you’ve done that sounds too crazy to be true? I don't think there is anything really. Are there any flowers planted outside your house? No. What was the last thing you drank? Pepsi Max.

What’s the weirdest decoration you’ve seen in someone else’s home? Dead animal heads. Why do people decorate with corpses? <-- ha yep, this is so weird when you think about it, though I know it's considered normal in lots of places. Did you have your own bathroom when you were growing up? Not as a little kid, but when I was 11 we moved to a bigger house and I had my own bathroom there. Do you live near the ocean? Yeah, it's about a two minute drive away. I remember when I was little I always dreamed of living by the sea. I'm so happy that it happened. What has been the worst thing that’s happened to you today? Nothing bad has happened today. Do you know anyone who never disciplines their children? Ha, one of my clients has a toddler who never seems to get told off. It doesn't really impact me as I only see him for a few minutes a week. He's a cute kid though. What’s the longest you’ve gone without leaving the house? Several weeks but it's not good for me. I love the idea of staying home and not going anywhere but in reality I get cabin fever after 2-3 days and need to get out and do something. Are you more of a practical thinker, or more of an imaginative thinker? It depends on the circumstances. When was the last time you were sick? What did you have? I had a really awful bug back in February. I had to take two days off work which I NEVER do. I was vomiting and felt horrendous - I spent 24h in bed apart from going to the toilet lol. Does anyone in your family smoke? No. Name three random colors: Purple, Red, Orange. Color 1: what’s the nearest object that is this color? The blanket that the dog is sleeping under. Color 2: would you ever paint your living room this color? It already is - well, two walls are painted red, the other two are grey. Color 3: would you ever dye your hair this color? Nooooo. What’s your opinion on hunting? It's fine if you're going to eat what you catch. How well do you know your neighbors? I know them well enough to say hello in passing, but that's about it. I cat-sit for one lady over the road actually, but we don't really see each other much outside of that. How far are you into the book you’re currently reading? I'm not reading anything. Have you ever had a pet escape and run away? Both Layla and Toby got out and went AWOL for a couple of days. Purrlock comes back if we let him out and Simba is too young to go out yet. Archie has run off on walks a couple of times on a scent but he always comes back to where he left us (eventually). Do any of your exes know each other? Yes, some of them do. What’s an opinion you find impossible to take seriously? Anti-vaxxers. What was the very first election you voted in? Uh, a local election when I was eighteen, and then a national election a couple of years later. Do you know how to make omelettes? Theoretically but they always turn into scrambled eggs <--- haha yep. I am rubbish at cooking eggs in general though. Do you feel positive and optimistic about your future? Sure, for the most part. Life is pretty great right now anyway.

[unholyplumpprincess]

Fucktoy

Commission long overdue for the lovely @ago-fucks featuring Revenant/Reader and a certain sex toy that’s a craze with all the cool kids out there.

Fleshlights, I’m talking fleshlights.

Summary: Revenant is best when he's tied up and begging, at least that's what you think. Or. In which you buy a new toy for your murder robot boyfriend and you get to test it out in the best ways involving bondage, begging, and getting to hear him say things no one else would get to hear.

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Fandom: Apex Legends

Relationship: Revenant/Reader

Warnings: R18+/NSFT, bondage, praise, mild degradation, reader is gender neutral and has a vulva and is specifically written as short and chubby, lots of Rev/Robot headcanons happening in here, wireplay, lingerie (on reader), Revenant has a cock attachment

Words: 3.2k

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A little surprise was needed every now and again, you thought.  

Revenant had been doing so well lately getting adjusted to this period in his life. In the arena, he was a menace to be seen, snarling and growling, shedding blood and laughing about it like it was his favorite thing. But, at home, sure he still snarled and growled- it was in his voice box to do so after all, but it was more of a grumble as he accepted your eager hands to drag him down to your much shorter height to press a kiss to his face plate and welcome him home.  

Like a feral cat, he’d had to warm up to you. You were one of the Apex Games medical experts when they arrived injured. Specializing in mechanics and secondly in human flesh, you were hired to work mostly on Pathfinder, and then of course when he joined, Revenant. Special repairs were to be had for each model, and oh did Revenant not like anyone touching him. You had made it clear that consent was strict.  

You would not touch him, unless he was comfortable with you doing so.  

~Rest under the cut~

Perhaps that had made him warm up to you quicker, with giving him the choice so he could have control on the situation. He’d grumbled the first time, but he’d let you patch him up at least, and then the second time had snarled he didn’t need your help before begrudgingly leaning to the side to show where a cord might have torn.  

And to present relationship? Now he cuddled up to you like an affection starved feline. Perhaps feline wasn’t a good word for him, maybe an arachnid with how his long, spidery limbs wound around you. Revenant had grumbled the first time that he hadn’t powered down in centuries, quite literally. Because he didn’t really know he could. But after some research on simulacrum, you found he had the ability to and now one of his favorite things was joining you in bed.  

So now? Now you were both looking on your laptop for new toys. You’d wanted to find something to accommodate his preferred attachment lately of a cock, since dildos and strap  ons  wouldn’t work with said attachment. Vibrators did pretty well, but you wanted something more...hands on.  

“What about one of these?” You had asked, offering the fleshlight section of the site. You’d been able to watch him hum curiously, his optics spinning as he admired the choices. Before he’d asked to see them in use. Which required looking up videos to give examples and being able to see him eagerly ask you to go back so he could pick one.  

With that out of the way, you placed one in the cart and waited for him to power down for the night before you’d snuck your phone and placed another thing in for yourself and ordered it express. Carefully maneuvering yourself back into his eager arms.  

Then it had been the desperate waiting game.  

The box arrives at your apartment’s doorstep discreetly packaged. You know Revenant is getting ready for a match so you text him eagerly from your holopad to let him know that his gift is here, and asking if he of course wants to try it out tonight. You bite your lip after you hit send, eagerness through your chest as you take to picking up around your home to ignore your own giddy feelings. You had today off, and probably good you did anyhow considering how excited your face must have been.  

It would be hours before he replied, but once you finally get that notification for his text, the sun has already started to set. You’d been tuned into the games, watching the cameras pick up on his victory with Bloodhound and Caustic at his side. Curled up on the corner of the couch and able to watch him nail Octane between his goggle’s lenses with a peacekeeper. Gory, perhaps, but you were a medical and mechanical professional, you’d seen worse.  

A solid, three burst knock makes you perk up. You’d been comfortable at home in some shorts and a hoodie, nothing special nor nothing you couldn’t answer the door in. You swing off the couch, padding across the floor and open it wide open to smile up at the bot at the door.  

“Hi, baby, saw your win! Congratulations on being champion!” You practically coo your praise to him, stepping by to let him in as you shut and lock the door behind you. Revenant lets his optics wander the apartment, cleaned and picked up, before finally looking downwards at you. He was already tall enough, but you were short by nature, meaning your head met about his chest plate. He’d always thought it was cute.  

Eagerly, you reach up for him, making a ‘gimme’ motion until he relents and leans down, letting you cup his face plate and peck a kiss on his silicone lower lip. “No scratches on you? I know I wasn’t there today; Theodore should have had you covered.” You murmur the last bit, releasing him so you could circle him like the worried partner you were.  

Revenant huffs in return, optics rolling, “Is that his name? I didn’t ask. You know very well no one can fix me as well as you can.” His voice growls in a low grumble, but you definitely take that last part as a compliment. It’s definitely worth it when you beam up at him from his side, lifting his arm briefly to check for the damages done to inner circuiting. The smallest brush of your fingers against the thick wirings of his right hip makes him make a soft noise, causing you to immediately retract and for him to be disappointed. Not that he’d show it.  

“You can’t be picky if you’re damaged,” You remind him, moving to in front of him with your arms crossed, watching him mimic your stance as he goes to sass you again but you’re quick on him, “And don’t you say it’s because I know better, he has just as many qualifications as me. You just like me.” Your voice is a tease, a smile on your face he can’t be mad at.  

It’s a slow walk to you room as you talk idly amongst yourselves. But as you make it to the bed, you pipe up quietly. “You still want to try, right? You know I’ve never minded if you don’t want to, I’d love you no less.” With a gentle hand to the curve of the metal at his hip and your eyes flicking up to search his optics for tension. Revenant had been...skittish when it came to sex, his biggest fear had been that he’d hurt you. Nowadays it was a way to be intimate, but you still felt the need to triple check just in case he wasn’t feeling up to it.  

He lets out a snort, a sort of choked growl in his voice box to mimic the sound. A hand over yours settles your nerves with his voice rumbling, “Yes. I picked the damned thing after all. Besides I,” He pauses there for a moment, seeming to struggle before he lets out in a softer tone, bringing your hand up to his face plate so he could mimic a kiss to your knuckles. “I enjoy our intimate time together. Or whatever frilly way you want me to say ‘fuck’.”  

It eases the tension in your body, a laugh choking from you as you move the hand brought to his face to cup his face plate, running your thumb on his silicone lower lip. Revenant’s optics flicker to the bed, clearly curious as to where you HAD said toy. But, your grin must answer his question, “Get comfortable on the bed and I’ll go get ready. Remember your safe words and signals?”  

It’s with a soft huff Revenant does as told. Red, yellow, and green were always easy to remember. The hand signals were simple enough, depending on what was hindered. Two slaps to any nearby object or two slams of his foot were silent ways to say stop.   

You wait for him patiently, reminding him of what a good boy he is and leaving the room to let him undoubtedly get his attachment on. As well as to sneak into the bathroom to find the freshly cleaned toy, rope you’d had lain out, and your outfit of choice.  

Your body was always on the plumper side, but you didn’t have an issue with it- neither did Revenant at that. Your lovely body is dressed in a dark blue, lace baby doll night gown. The night gown part was split right beneath your chest with a lovely little bow, splaying across your sides and ending at the swells of your thighs. Scalloped straps pulled up over your shoulders, letting your plentiful cleavage be shown. The panties were a matching thong, with thigh highs to boot.  

Perfect.  

When you walk back out into the bedroom, Revenant’s reaction is almost feral. The way the static in his voice box goes lower with the low growl he lets out, his optics seeming to spin in almost a bird-like fashion with how darker orange fills the space and then  thins  out. It makes you feel...wanted.  

“Down boy,” You playfully coo, letting your thumb slide across the rope in one hand to ground yourself and remind yourself who was in charge tonight. Especially when he growls again, his attachment clearly hard with the nodes on the sides lit up a bright red. “Remember who you belong to tonight.” You remind him.  

But, God, does his cock look delicious. A black thick silicone with red textured mini spikes lining the sides as well as lit up nodes curling up to the head. Five inches long with a  three-inch  girth, it was plenty to take, Revenant always liked to watch your face contort trying to take him, but tonight you weren’t going to be taking him. No, no, you were going to make him cry with a toy and make him beg to have you.  

The next steps are simple. Tying him up. The rope goes easily across metal, tying carefully between joints and pressing kisses where they meet. You tie him on his back, wrists to ankles and forcing his long legs up and apart with his wrists. Bound and exposed, his legs stay open and high, bent at the knee comfortably without it being too complicated. You praise him all during it, soft kisses on his ankles and wrists as you duck to the side to grab the toy and settle back in front of him.  

The wiring on his inner thighs is always a go to so you start there. Caressing the thin wires that connect the joints to a thick metal core. He immediately tenses, mouth falling open to reveal sharp metal teeth and the way his throat echoes like a long hallway when he groans. You smirk a bit, tracing your fingers up closer to his hip where a thicker bundle of wires rest, letting him shake briefly as your nails trace up the inner silicone lining to form a hip bone.  

His cock jerks with a gentle grunt in his throat. His cum reserves must have been full, considering a small bead of translucent red cum drips down his cock.  

“What a good boy. Already filled without even being asked?” You begin small, letting your hands wander down his hips to the center of your attention. His hips attempt to come up to no avail in his exposed position, allowing you to trace one nail up his cock and watching it jerk again weakly. “You must have been thinking about this all day.”  

The response to you is a weakened growl, a reverberating sound as if he was in a cave that trails off into a breathy, high sound. It doesn’t sound human, no surprise there, but it does make you grin.  

A few pumps and he’s set on throwing his head back to huff to himself in pleasure. Revenant was always sensitive, had always been, you imagined centuries of no touch would do that to you. But, even now, it seems he’d be flushed all over if he could. He’d probably be fucking your fist at this rate if he could even move them, poor thing.  

It’s not much more teasing before you glide the lubed fleshlight up the underside of his cock. Letting the faux lower lips frame him and sliding it up to the head. His hips twitch, his head jerking to the side and exposing the sensitive wirings of his throat with the shift of his cowl.  

The wet slide of it on his cock is a tight, tight fit. Something that you can only imagine as your greedy eyes take in the crimson toy swallowing his thick shaft with a wet ‘shlick’ as it tightly envelops him. You can feel the way he jerks in it, watching the tips of his fingers curl against his ankles and his optics flickering a few times before seeming to buzz back to existence.  

“Fuck-” He whines out, a shaky sound in his chest that sounds distant with the way his head rolls to the side and causes his wiring to shift for his voice box. “Fuck-- ” He croaks out again with a creak to his throat as you begin to shift the toy upwards to the head and slide it back down.  

“That’s a good boy, that’s what I like to hear,” You praise him, feeling yourself affected as well as your breathing as you begin fucking the toy on him. Each wet slide is met with a wet, soft slap of the toy hitting his pelvis. The creak of the metal of his joints and how he whines and growls in soft, panted, breathless little noises. You about take him out when you twist the toy and slam it back down onto him, hearing him yowl much like an animal in heat.  

“So pretty for me,” You continue with your own voice breathless, “So easy to make you feel good, my little toy.” You use the name carefully, eyes flickering to his face to gauge his reaction.  

It’s positive, to say the least, where his head flings back and you know he’d be fucking into your grip if he could. Instead, he’s made to squirm and jerk in his bonds, panting heavily as you stroke him with the tight, wet little toy again and again.  

“You sound beautiful, baby.” You murmur.  

Just to watch him cry out and give the telltale signs he’s close. With low whines in his throat fading off to low, breathed out growls. Huffing and huffing until-  

You stop.  

And Revenant cries out like a wounded beast. Optics flickering until they land on you and he snarls like you’ve deprived him of his treat. You imagine he doesn’t like it when you smile, holding the fleshlight juuuust  about the tip of his cock where he’s leaking the translucent fluid, shiny and wet from the toy and oh so wanting.  

“Give. It. To. Me.” He snarls out each word like a threat. But kind of hard to be threatening with your dick so hard and you’re an exposed simulacrum tied up in pretty ropes.  

“I want to hear you beg,” You grin in turn, tilting your head coyly when he snarls again. “I want to hear you say you’re my cutest fuck toy.”  

“No.”  

“I wasn’t asking.”  

Revenant scoffs before he pauses at your tone, tempting and low. His optics shift away briefly. Embarrassment would be hard to see in someone like him, but you can tell from the silence and the way he’s breathing despite not needing to. He had his safe words, he had his signals, but you have the feeling he’s not even thinking about those. Instead, you can see him trying not to be humiliated. So, you give him a little encouragement with a rub of the toy just to watch him shudder.  

That sparks his brattiness. He tries to buck up to no avail, tries to roll and shake and hump, for not.   

When that doesn’t work, he tries again, but adds in, “Please let me cum! Let me cum, goddamnit! Goddamn you- let me- let me cum!” He sounds so cute when he does it, desperate and wanting. You give him some slack, one pump of the toy just to get his hopes up and to hear him moan with static tracing the edges only to hold it just above the head again.  

“Fuck!” He snarls, desperation dripping in his tone in an almost sob. Almost.  

Your hand comes up, gripping his throat and pressing your thumb into the junction of his two thickest wires. A small amount of pressure on the thinner one makes him feel like he’s going to get light headed, a well pressed pressure point as you growl at him and begin jerking him with the toy in a nice, but not enough pace.  

“You’re my favorite, cutest fuck toy. Say. It.” You punctuate each word with a harsh slam of the toy twice before holding it at the head. No matter how much he cries out and swears, you don’t move, letting his voice creak and crack until you release the wiring.  

“I’m your cute-cutest fuck toy! I’m y-your- AH!” Revenant near about wails it out, only to choke when you begin fucking him with the toy earnestly. Letting his breaths come out in repeated, short snarls until he’s cumming with a long sound fading off into nothing.  

The cum drips from the end of the toy into your hand. You give it a few more jerks for good measure, just to watch him jerk and huff in overstimulation before you slowly drag it off with a wet noise. You set it on the nightstand, telling yourself to deal with it later as you work the ropes off of him and set them to the side.  

You lie down on your back, letting him come to you like a clingy little spider. One arm  wraps  around your middle, his head coming to rest on your chest as you cup the back of his neck and stroke the metal forming his spine. You  caress  him gently, gently nudging him for him to look up at you so you can kiss the flatness of his skeletal nose and smile at him.  

“You did a good job, baby.” You murmur adoringly, kissing the corner of his mouth to match. “Thank you for indulging me. You feeling alright?”  

“Just peachy.” His voice comes out as a hoarse growl, no doubt overusing his poor voice box. But even then, it makes you laugh, kissing his forehead once again.  

“What about you?” He murmurs after a moment, his finger hooking into the thin waistband of your panties and making your cheeks flush. “Would be a damn shame to not put any of this to use...”  

“Bold for someone who just said he was my fuck toy.” You cheekily toy back, watching his head snap up and his optics widening and thinning out in a quiet threat.  

You’d pay for it later, but for now? For now he just grumbles, shoving his head back onto your chest.  

Good boy.  

[momentofmemory]

FICTOBER 2020 - day twenty-five

Prompt #25: “Sometimes you can even see.”

Fandom: The Old Guard

Characters: Nile Freeman, Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani

Words: 1937

Author’s Note: In the aftermath of a rough mission and all the philosophical questions it entails, Joe takes Nile to the Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark. All pieces mentioned were displayed in the Objects of Wonder: From Pedestal to Interaction exhibit, which ran from Oct. 2019- March 2020. Nile POV.

>> the sweetness remains

Nile scrolls mindlessly through Pinterest, wishing for not the first time that she’d been allowed to recreate her socials.

Copley had barred her from practically all of the actually useful ones, but she’d bullied him down to just having an account on Pinterest, with the argument being that no one cared about the site. Granted, she doesn’t really want to be on Pinterest either, but sometimes the comfort of an app with infinite scroll is all she’s looking for in a distraction.

And right now, she really, really needs to be distracted.

Overly photoshopped cat pics.

Memes ripped straight from tumblr or twitter.

The most white girl aesthetic imaginable.

Three slugs ripping through her abdomen and spitting her liver out the other side—

Nile breathes in sharply. Exhales.

Her thumb resumes scrolling.

Photos of downtown that feel like home.

Recipes for harvest butternut squash soup.

Tips for keeping braids fresh longer.

Nile scrolls, and scrolls, and breathes.

Her abdomen still aches every time her lungs expand, even though she knows it really doesn’t. It’s perfectly healed; not even a scar for her troubles. But it’s hard to forget how her instincts had screamed that a gut shot like that shouldn’t be survivable, even as she pushed herself towards the next target.

(She didn’t survive it.)

(She didn’t survive the next half dozen times it happened, either.)

“Did that phone of yours do something to offend you?”

“Whoa!” Joe’s sudden appearance next to her only makes her clench her phone tighter. She forces out a laugh and eases the tension out of her fingers. “Feel like you should know better than to sneak up on someone that’s part of a bunch of immortal warriors.”

“Most of them would have caught me coming long before you did.”

Nile snorts. She scrolls a few more seconds, then closes the app and opens Temple Run. The game’s ridiculously old, but she’s a millennial. Sue her for being nostalgic.

She can feel Joe watching her as she starts the round.

“Am I correct in thinking you enjoy the arts, Nile?”

It’s not the question she was expecting, and she winds up tilting the screen to the left a half second late, and her character falls off the bridge.

It’s okay though, because she can just use a gem and respawn in the same place, so it’s basically like not dying at all.

Right?

“Uh, yeah,” she says. She winds up restarting the round entirely. “The military was supposed to pay for my degree, but I don’t think I can cash that if I’m technically KIA.”

“That would present a certain set of problems,” Joe agrees. “Andy talk to you about that?”

“Yeah.” Nile’s stomach twists. “Guess it depends on how easy it is to schedule classes between firefights.”

She’s practically laying the opening for a talk out herself, but Joe seems uninterested in taking it.

Instead, he shifts beside her, propping an elbow on his knee. “What kinds of art did you want to specialize in?”

She dies again. This time, she begrudgingly uses the in-game save. "I prefer classic sculpture, but I’m not against modern.”

“You like what was modern art for me, then.”

Nile rolls her eyes. “I dread the day I become as weird as you guys.”

He laughs, patting her on the shoulder as he stands. “I suspect by that time you’ll be too busy tormenting our next recruit. But unfortunately, the exhibit we’re going to will be more in the contemporary style.”

It takes Nile a half second to register his words. “Wait, what?”

“The description said it would be 1960s to the present only. If it suits you, we could hold off on our discussion of it for another thousand years or so. I’m sure we can claim it as classic at that point.”

“What?” Nile locks her phone and zeros her attention on him, registering the mischievous glint in his eyes this time. “Museum?”

“The Aarhus Art Museum has a special exhibit on loan from the Tate Modern at the moment.” He glances down at her phone, the corner of his mouth forming a grin. “I’m told its purpose is to help move its audience’s attention from their devices.”

Nile scowls and looks back down at her phone. “I died a dozen times yesterday. I’m allowed my coping mechanisms of choice.”

And.

Whoops.

“Of course you are,” Joe says, offering his hand to her, and she’s once again surprised he doesn’t force the conversation. “But phones are portable. You can take it with you to the museum.”

Nile worries at the edge of her lip with her teeth. She doesn’t really want to go anywhere right now, but…

But Joe’s brown eyes are warm and welcoming, and his callouses help steady her when she takes his hand.

“You said contemporary sculpture?”

The grin he gives her is blinding. “For now.”

_________________

It’s a twenty-five minute drive from their safe house to the museum, and the route takes them next to the Bay of Aarhus for most of it.

Nile stares out at the water, determined to not give Joe any more ammunition for making fun of her regarding her phone.

It’s hard. She’d never considered herself a technology addict—never had enough time to be one—but she really, really wants to stop thinking about the fact that she knows what the inside of her liver looks like.

Or did look like, she guesses.

Nope, nuh-uh, not going there—

“D'you know about the Ship of Theseus?” She spits it out before she can decide against it. She figures if she’s thinking about it, she might as well talk about it. “And don’t say you were there for it. You’re not Andy and I at least know enough about you to know when you’re lying.”

The grin on his face tells her that he was very much intending to before she called him out on it. “It’s a thought experiment. The character Theseus owns a ship that, over a long span of time, has all of its parts replaced, until nothing of the original still remains.”

“Yeah, and so then the question is, is it even the same ship,” Nile finishes.

Joe weaves in and out of traffic, a pensive look on his face. “I assume you aren’t asking simply to test my knowledge of early western philosophy.”

“No.”

Nile looks down at her hands. She can still remember how horrifically mangled they were from her impromptu dive off a skyscraper, but at least—at least she’s pretty sure they’re the same ones she had before.

Though that might not last long.

“In your opinion,” she says, cautiously, “if—if there’s nothing left of the original—if you have to rebuild something that many times—”

“Nile.” The sound of the car’s turn signal distracts her spiraling thoughts. Joe nods towards the windshield. “We’re here.”

It’s a large, red brick square building, fairly nondescript but for the circular and multi-colored glass walking track at its top.

“Come on, he says, parking the car. “I find physical objects superior to mental ones for solving such issues.”

Nile doesn’t understand why the one time she wants to talk about something like this is the one time Joe decides to go full mysterious.

She climbs out of the car and follows him inside.

Despite her misgivings, she quickly discovers Joe was right. The exhibit is genuinely incredible, and there are pieces from multiple names she recognizes—Anish Kapoor, Donald Judd, Rasheed Araeen—and pieces she finds herself strangely moved by, such as Damian Hirst’s Away from the Flock, Richard Long’s Red Slate Circle, Rachel Whiteread’s Airbed II. Nile stares at that last one in particular for a long time: a concrete casting of an airbed, the artist’s presence made known in the negative space where her body had pressed the material down.

Joe, however, seems to be moving with a specific purpose in mind, and it’s not until they round one of the walls of the orange-pink room that Nile has a guess as to what it is.

In the far corner, bathed in the additional light of a single fill light, is a massive pile of multicolored cellophane wrapped hard candies.

Joe walks her over to it, an almost reverence to his steps.

“Untitled: Portrait of Ross in LA,” he says. “Are you familiar with the piece?”

She shakes her head, bending down to inspect it. It doesn’t look like much more than what she’d seen from a distance—candy, multicolored, on the floor. She looks to Joe for an explanation.

“Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s partner died from AIDS,” Joe says. The grief on his face is hard to look at. “To honor him, he made this as a portrait—one hundred and seventy-five pounds of candy, representing Ross’s weight from when he was still healthy.”

Nile looks at the pile—it’s a lot, but it’s not a hundred and seventy-five pounds worth of a lot.

Joe notices her confusion and smiles. “Take one.”

“What?”

“Take one,” he repeats. “The purpose of the work is to invite you to partake in both enjoying his presence and lamenting the lack of it. A sort of communion—choosing to take part of his body into your own. It was a powerful statement when so many were afraid to even be in our presence at the time.”

Nile looks at the pile again, and just like with Airbed II, her heart aches at what isn’t there, rather than what is. She selects a red piece and brings it out of the pile, cupping it in her hand and considering its weight.

“What happens when it runs out?”

Joe selects his own piece—a green one—and it rolls around in the palm of his hand. “It has. Many times. But that’s the beauty of it—it’s the curator’s responsibility to replenish the pile, metaphorically granting immortality and new life to the loss.”

The cellophane crinkles in Nile’s hand as she unwraps the piece. “How do they decide where to get the candy from?”

“The only firm rule is the original weight. Outside of that, there are no set instructions for the candies themselves.” He chuckles, threading his fingers behind his neck and leaning back against the wall. “Sometimes you can even see these strange combinations of greens, oranges, and purples.”

Nile considers the candy. “Not your favorite?”

“It has an almost Halloween quality to it. I tend to prefer the rainbow.”

The candy in her hand feels heavier than it did before—weighed down with the knowledge of what it represents, what it’s taking away.

She slips the candy into her mouth and her eyebrows raise in surprise. “It’s sweet?”

“It’s candy,” Joe says, unwrapping his own piece. “Did you expect something else?”

“I thought it’d be…” She pauses, trying to parse out her feelings. “Bitter. Or sad, somehow. Considering.”

“It could have been,” Joe agrees. “But the portrait isn’t meant to represent just grief and loss. Candy is a happy thing—a reward for yourself, or a lover’s gift on Valentine’s. And even when it’s gone, the sweetness remains. Still lingering on the tongue, or dwelling in the mind. It is the love of friends and partners that keeps the memory alive—and what keeps this the same portrait, even though its pieces have been cycled through many times.”

The candy melts away on her tongue, and she closes her eyes in grief for its loss, appreciation for what it was, and hope for the pieces that would come after it.

She swallows the last piece of it down.

Her stomach settles.

[purplesurveys]

1111

Something a little bit random and silly for my 1111th, just because.

survey by joybucket

List three things you love that start with each letter.

A: Art and most forms of it; anchovies, in most cases; and Angela.

B: Burgers, Beyoncé, and buffets.

E: Escargot, the name Eloise, and elephants.

F: FISH, Friends, and some folk indie.

S: Sleeping, signing off work at the end of my shift, and all kinds of seafood.

T: I’m obsessed with tteokbokki; trying out new food; and table tennis.

Q: I like the quiet time I occasionally give myself; quail eggs, especially in the form of kwek-kwek; and quattro formaggi pizza.

R: Rainbows, the rain, and riding planes.

O: Old movies, the ocean, and Okinawa milk tea.

List a phrase including an adjective, noun, and verb for each letter. Examples: "angry artist anticipating", "rude rascals running", "dirty dogs dancing", or "empty elephants eloping." Have fun!

A: Adorable animals appearing.

F: Fabulous fingers frolicking.

C; Chummy classmates cooking.

S: Suspicious self salivating.

R: Rambunctious raccoon running.

T: Tired turnip tumbling.

Q; Questioning quail quipping.

J: Joyful joggers jamming.

I: Inquisitive igloos imagining.

L: Luxurious lemonade luminescing.

Z: Zesty zebras zoning out.

E: Ethereal eagles embracing.

List three different occupations starting with each letter.

O: Orthodontist, oceanographer, opthalmologist.

E: Engineer, equestrienne, elementary school teacher.

F: Firefighter, flight attendant, farmer.

S: Scientist, singer, seamstress.

T: Talent agent, tricycle driver, tennis player.

I: Illustrator, inspector, IT technician.

E: Economist, editor, electrician.

L: Lawyer, librarian, lifeguard.

A: Accountant, actor, architect.

Y: Yoga instructor, youth pastor, yogurt maker?? if that counts, lol. Otherwise I got nothing else.

List three adjectives that begin with each letter.

A: Affable, abrupt, adequate.

B: Broken, blunt, bleary.

C: Crazy, clear, clingy.

D: Daunting, delirious, dark.

E: Existential, enraged, exemplary.

F: Fantastic, far-flung, flavorful.

G: Ghastly, gentle, gigantic.

H: Harrowing, healthy, hopeful.

I: Intelligent, identical, impervious.

J: Jovial, jaded, joyous.

List three nouns that being with each letter.

K: Kangaroo, keychain, kiwi.

L: Lemonade the album, lemon the fruit, and Liz Lemon.

M: Mall, maple syrup, and mop.

N: Nightingale, nest, napkin.

O: Ogre, olive, orange.

P: Piano, panini, and pizza.

Q: Queen, quill, quilt.

List three verbs that begin with each letter.

R: Running, raking, reliving.

S: Singing, sailing, surfing.

T: Tricking, tossing, teeming.

U: Understanding, urging, unwrapping.

V: Villifying, venerating, vaccinating - get vaccinated, folks.

W: Wandering, washing, wriggling.

X: I don’t know if there are any and I can’t bother to look it up.

Y: Yawning, yelling, yearning.

Z: Zipping, ziplining, zapping.

List three...

girl's names you love: Olivia, Mia, Emma.

boy’s names you love: Mason, Jacob, Lucas.

girl’s names you dislike: Karen, and our local versions of Karen, Marites and Marivic.

boy’s names you dislike: Chad, times three.

things you hate about summer things you hate about winter things you hate about spring things you hate about fall things you love about spring things you love about winter things you love about fall things you love about summer Crossing these out because my Southeast Asian ass can’t relate, but if you do decide to take this survey feel free to un-strikethrough them!

things you miss from your past: Having more freedom to make mistakes; not having to worry about the future; and friends I’ve since lost.

people who have really hurt you in the past: Gabie, my mom, Marielle.

names of people you have had crushes on: Gabie, Andi from 5th grade...and that’s it, really.

names of people you have gone on a date with: Only Gabie. And I guess maybe Mike? Since he asked me to go with him to his ball as his date.

places you've been and would love to go again: Sagada, Jeju, Bali.

places you want to visit before you die: Morocco, Spain, Thailand.

items on your bucket list: See Times Square, live in a condo, plan a solo trip.

health conditions you have: Scoliosis, lactose intolerance, and very possible depression.

health conditions you've had in the past but don't anymore: Dehydration, UTI, and some kind of weird low-platelet-count thing that was just that, and never diagnosed as anything.

things you are allergic to: Possibly some types of grass, and maybe face masks. Idk how to confirm it really; I just know my skin gets irritated around them sometimes.

youtube channels you love to watch: Good Mythical Morning; the KBS YouTube channel mainly for clips of Return of Superman and 2 Days 1 Night; and Binging With Babish.

favorite drinks: Water, coffee, Long Island Iced Tea.

favorite foods: Sushi, chicken wings, pizza.

favorite desserts: Cheesecake, MACARONS, cupcakes.

favorite holidays: The only one I care for and get super excited about is my birthday, if that counts. Christmas is fine, but I only get the excitement for it on the actual day itself.

favorite colors: Pastel pink, white, maroon.

people you would like to meet: Ysa and Bea, my teammates at work. I’ve met them only once before, and I wish we can be allowed to report to the workplace physically soon so that I get to see them more often and strengthen my relationship (both working and personal) with them. I’d also love to be able to chat and chill with Hayley Williams even for just 30 seconds.

people you want to meet in Heaven: I don’t believe in that, but I’d love to have met my great-grandfather on my maternal grandfather’s side. Also, Audrey Hepburn and Princess Diana.

good names for a dog or cat: Depends on their personality.

reasons why you get up each morning and keep on living: Because I’ve been able to see myself get better, and why stop all the progress?; because I’d want to be able see if the future will get better; and because I’m afraid of what will happen to/who will look out for my dogs if I’m suddenly gone.

For each name, think of three people you know with that name, and list their occupations.

Amanda: I only know one Amanda, and she’s a friend of my ex’s younger sister. She’s only in senior year of high school. I know an Amandine which is close enough I suppose?? and she’s a dentistry student.

Sarah: She’s a media contact and I’m constantly in touch with; she’s the editor-in-chief of a local magazine. I think she’s the only Sarah I know.

Ashley: Also a media contact. I’m not sure about her title, though.

Beth: @bionic-beth is a teacher! :) But I don’t know any Beths in real life, I think.

Katie: Well I know Kate, and I’ll sometimes playfully call her Katie. She works in a government agency and she’s one of their PR people. The HR person who recruited me to come work at my current employer is a Kate, but I have never and have no plans to call her Katie.

Matt: That’s too foreign-sounding a name where I live.

Emily: Don’t know any Emilys, either.

Chris: Media contacts. They run blogs or news sites of their own.

Mike/Michael: The one Mike I know is currently a med student. Not sure if he’s working on the side - I think he is, since I saw him post about a job update on his Facebook a few months ago; but I can no longer remember what he does, or if he’s still doing it.

Jessica: I went to high school with a girl named Jessica but I don’t follow her on social media, so I have no clue what she’s up to now.

Becca/Bekah: Rita’s sister is a Becca. I think she is currently a grad student.

For each name, think of three people you know, and list one adjective to describe each person. (Skip if you don't know anyone with that name.)

Laura

Michelle: Hilarious.

Victoria: Strong.

Tessa: Friendly.

John

Claire: Influential; motherly.

Briana/Brianna: Bitch.

Vanessa

Brittany/Britney, etc.

Allison/Allie/Ally, etc: Kind. 

Olivia

Jordan

Jo/Joe: Ambitious; pretty.

Corey/Kori

Sophie: Sweet; quiet.

Mitch/Mitchell: Tall.

Madison/Maddie/Maddi

Out of all the people you know or have met, list three...

redheads: Yeah, you’re not going to find them in most of Asia. West Asia and some parts of East Asia, probably, but definitely not for the rest.

tall people: Jo, Chesca, and Shaun.

people with really curly hair: I know Kleo has naturally curly hair from her Aeta roots, but it’s been straightened for a very long time now. I think Chesca also has curly hair, albeit slightly. There is also Liana.

sets of twins: My sister had two sets of twins in her high school batch, but I can no longer remember their names. I also had an English class with a pair of twins named Ardy and Thirdy.

of the cutest babies you've seen on social media: My workmate’s baby. My friend Jar has a super squishy niece/nephew pair of twins as well.

people you miss: Angela, Kate, my grandpa.

people with beautiful eyes: I can only think of my ex.

people with nice hair: God I have not been around people for so long, I can barely think of anyone for this.

people who are the same height as you: Aya, Hannah, Tina.

own one of the same clothing items as you: Angela since we went to the same high school and have several of the same school shirts; Laurice since we share a college org and we have our own trademark polo shirt; and my brother and I have our own pairs of Nike Cortez shoes.

make you laugh: Andi, Hans, and this girl I had a couple of history classes with, Rose.

List three celebrities who...

are the same height as you: Lady Gaga and AJ Lee are the only ones who are coming to mind. I wouldn’t call AJ a celebrity though.

have the same hair color as you: Mila Kunis, Kelly Rowland, Dita Von Teese.

look like you: Only based on comments I’ve gotten in the past and not because I necessarily claim these for myself, Lucy Hale, Anna Akana, and Kakie.

List three....

adjectives to describe you: Timid, stubborn, sensitive.

academic courses you enjoyed: Philippine social history, international relations, anthropology.

words you always forget how to spell: Rhythm, committee, accommodate.

things you wish you were better at: Singing, dancing, drawing.

things you are really good at: Writing, reading people, and knowing the best things to order at most restaurants hahahah.

jobs you'd like to have: Ideally, a lawyer or doctor. But realistically, I’d love to have a leadership position in the PR sphere.

jobs you've considered having: ^ Again, lawyer and doctor. Also a journalist or news anchor, back when I still thought I was passionate about journalism.

jobs you'd hate: Journalist, an LTO clerk, an assistant to an asshole celebrity.

things you miss: Being a student, many parts of the past, and deceased family members.

names your mom considered when naming you: Ariel, Kathleen, Katrina.

things people call you: Robyn, Byn, Bynbyn.

*Bonus*: what is your name? (first and middle)? I always feel like just sharing Robyn.

[sarareynolds]

Random Questions: Part IV

Last one until I get mega bored. I promise.

151. Have you ever had a pet besides a dog or a cat?

I haven't ever had a pet. Yes, digest that fact. 

152. From 1-10, how well do you work with others?

6? I can play well with others but I do butt heads if I think someone is being dumb. 

153. Are you friends with any of your exes?

No. Not because I can't do it just that they weren't important enough to hold on to. 

154. Apple or PC?

PC

155. Do you collect anything?

Records and lapels

156. Have you ever seen any Broadway plays or musicals?

I live in New York and I haven't. There are so many I'd like to see but nope, still haven't done it.

157. Any missed opportunities you wish you had taken?

I should have just gone to the school I was accepted into. Wah wah, need to re-evaluate that in like a month...

158. Have you ever uttered a spoken hashtag?

I have. I am guilty of that. 

159. Do you have a pool at your house?

No. 

160. What is the longest you’ve gone without sleep?

A day. I don't do well without sleep. 

161. Last thing that made you laugh?

I laugh a lot. I don't know Nik makes me laugh a lot.

162. Disney or Nickelodeon?

Disney? But I've got nothing against Nickelodeon I just haven't watched that channel since I was like 12 or something and I have seen all the movies Disney has to offer offer save the new Lion King because that shit pisses me off.

163. Name one celebrity you wish was still alive.

Ooh… tough one… I don't know. Throw a dart at Whitney Houston, Kurt Cobain or Elliot Smith. Granted with the last two, I'm not certain their music would have been as good, or existed at all, if they weren't so tormented by the depressions that ultimately took their lives. Sad observations.

164. From 1-10, how much are you like your mother?

I really hope it's a zero… regardless, I'm more like my dad anyway. 

165. Your best physical feature?

My hair. I'm never changing this answer. 

166. Earbud or earmuff headphones?

More often than not I use earbuds but I have both. 

167. Have you ever wished you were born the opposite gender?

Not wished but I have pondered what it would be like to be a guy only to promptly conclude I can never know. 

168. Do you have any piercings anywhere besides your ear lobes?

No, but I did at one time, it no longer exists. 

169. How often do you wash your hair?

Every other day. 

170. Showers or baths?

Again both? Showers more often but a good soak is great for the soul. 

171. Have you ever been a bridesmaid or a groomsman?

I have not but I suspect with time that will change.

172. Bottled or tap water?

I don't care. Water is water. 

173. What was your favorite TV show when you were a kid?

Phineas and Ferb

174. Any guilty pleasures you’re willing to discuss?

I mean everyone has guilty pleasures but I'm legitimately just thinking of the list of tacky movies I enjoy that are super pointless. So I guess bad movies? 

175. Favorite video game?

Pokemon. Pick a generation, I love them all.

176. Have you ever gotten a New Year’s kiss exactly at midnight?

I have and the whole world saw it and talked about it for weeks. lol

177. How many of the United States have you visited?

Let me just pull up my map of the US…. More now than before. I filled up a lot of the map this summer. 

178. Have you ever given money to a homeless person?

I have not. I have given them food before. I have trust issues guys, I'm going to give the thing I believe they need but can't potentially misuse. 

179. Have you ever gotten a surgery?

Nope

180. Your least favorite food?

Oranges

181. From 1-10, how competitive are you?

9

182. Do you like wearing hats?

I don't have anything against hats but I don’t wear them often. 

183. How much of a jealous person are you?

I'm not really a jealous person at all. 

184. What was your SAT score?

Didn't take them. 

185. Have you ever voted for a reality competition show?

No

186. Does anyone in your family currently serve in your country’s military?

No

187. Snowboarding or skiing?

Snowboarding

188. What celebrity would you most want to play you in a movie about your life?

Karen Gillan. Why not?

189. Have you ever been a Boy or Girl Scout?

Nope

190. Have you ever dyed your hair?

No, I haven't. 

191. From 1-10, how good of a cook do you consider yourself?

4. I can do it if I have to but it's not going to be great. 

192. You have just opened up a web browser. What is the first site you visit?

Probably Tumblr. 

193. How many things can you do with your weaker hand?

Virtually nothing. 

194. Were you involved in any academic clubs in high school?

Academics... not so much. Definitely, was not a mathlete or a debate champion. I was, however, in the choir my senior year and I also did some of the school plays, mostly working behind the scenes making the costumes. Exactly once I was brave enough to get my butt on the stage in my last year. 

195. Have you ever played hooky from school?

Little hard to do when you're in a boarding school hidden from the outside world. Just saying. 

196. Are you comfortable with watching rated R movies?

Why wouldn't I be?

197. Do you root for any sports teams?

There are teams I root for, yes. Do I follow them religiously, no, not at all, but there are teams I favor. 

198. First thing you do when you wake up in the morning?

Turn my alarm off and try for more sleep. Depending on where I am and how early it is, it may include some minor cuddling. 

199. If you could take home any one animal from the zoo, which one would you choose?

Today I'd probably take home a meerkat. I don’t have a favorite zoo animals which I feel is the real question when this one is asked. 

200. Tell something about yourself most people don’t know.

I enjoy doing the laundry. It is my favorite chore.

[crystallized-shadow]

The Killer Meme

Tagged by @a-kid-named-hiro

[Me, Myself, I]

What is your philosophy/motto in life? Always try your best; you can’t always be the best but you can do your best.

How did you choose your User Name, and what does it reveal of your character? It’s my username from a different site and I really like it. I guess it could mean I’m the shiny thing in the dark?

What did you want to be “when you grew up” when you were younger? If your current job/plans are different, why did you change? I wanted to be Veterinarian when I was a kid but an allergy to dogs put a kibosh on that pretty quick.

What was the worst nightmare you have ever had? I usually don’t remember my dreams, but I can remember one where someone me shot in the back.

Tell the story behind one or more of your scars (physical, not emotional). I have several but the story is the same: I’m a fucking klutz.

What one thing would you like your great-great-grandchildren to know about you? What one thing would you NOT want them to know? I don’t intend to reproduce.

How do you learn (things-for-exams)? Re-reading notes and frantically cramming right before the exam (I do NOT recommend this method)

What was the cause of the worst physical pain you have ever been in? I slipped on the ice; over-extended two tendons, concussed a nerve, bruised my tailbone, and hurt my knee (I had to sit through 4 hours of classes before I could do anything about it, not fun)

Where do you live (a country is fine, just name a place)? USA

What is your biggest fear? Not living up to my own expectations

[Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used to Be]

What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever done? (Not the best, or the most accomplished, or the most life-altering, just the coolest). Gone tubing down the river

If you could change one event from your own personal history, what would it be and how would you change it? I let something very dear to me go, if I could change anything, I would never have made that decision

Describe the one thing you have learned in the course of your education, either inside school or outside of it, which you consider the most valuable. Actions speak louder than words, especially among people who are supposed to be your friends.

What memory would call up your personal Patronus spell? (in other words, what memory is your happiest or sweetest?) Any memory featuring my precious people happy

Describe the three best pairs of shoes that you’ve ever owned - favorites because of comfort, the way they look, the brand, any reason at all. Any shoes that I don’t have to tie are fucking amazing

[If I Ruled the World]

If you could have been born and grown up somewhere else, where would that have been? I liked where I grew up, so I wouldn’t change it

What would you demand in exchange for giving up your personal freedoms and civil liberties? Would never give them up

If there were no laws, which (former) crime would be the first you’d commit? I’d make all student loans disappear forever!

If you could do one thing or grant one wish for someone else, what would it be? I’d wish that those near and dear to my heart be happy for the rest of their lives

If you could know anything about your future, what would it be? If I’m happy with my life

Owing to a peculiar concatenation of events, you are the wealthiest person in the world, and the latter will end in 24 hours. Money being no object, and saving the world being impossible, what would you do during that last day? I’d make it the best day ever for everyone I care about. If we’re all going to die we might as well go out with a bang!

If you could hunt down one childhood tormentor (whether it be bully, tattletale, mean teacher, or friend’s mother who hated you for no good reason) and exact revenge upon them in some spectacular, prankish fashion without worry of consequences, who would you choose, and what would you do to him/her? That’s hard to say since karma has taken care of a few of these people. There is one person I’d love to slap in the back of the head for being incompetent when I got hurt, so I guess I’d do that.

If I offered you a chance to have anything you wanted, the cost being someone you didn’t know dies, would you accept? If I could stipulate the that person has to be a piece of shit that no one will miss, then hell yeah! Otherwise I’d have to give it some thought.

If you could have any one superpower, what would it be? Time travel

If you could punch any one person from any point in history, who would you pick? I have a list of people that deserve a good punch in the face

If you were given the opportunity to live another life, what kind of life would you like to have? I’d want a life where I could be happy and not have to worry about anyone hurting me or those close to me

If you could alter history in one specific place, where would it be, and why? Stopping someone close to me from ever dating the fucking whore who did nothing but fuck them over

Assuming you (or a group of friends) conquer Earth, which section(s) of the planet would you personally desire, and why? Somewhere quiet with good wi-fi so we could have a place to relax

If you could, with no repercussions, subject anyone you wanted to one day of utter and complete torture, who would you choose, why would you choose them, and what would you do to them? Conversely, if you could give anyone you wanted (other than yourself) one day of perfect happiness, who/why/what would you choose? The fucking whore I mentioned earlier, I would subject her to a day of torture, without hesitation.

It might be cliche, but my mom deserves the best fucking day ever so I would pick her.

[Media and Culture]

Hollywood called: they’re filming your life story. Who do you cast as yourself? I would just laugh and hang up the phone

They want to make your life into a Cartoon. Which graphic artist do you want to draw it? Not sure why anyone would want to do that, but I would pick @sinyaru or @artbythedarkside because I fucking love their art!

Your favourite Blackadder episode and why? ???

Movie adaptations of books - heinous, evil and always disappointing or perfectly acceptable? It really depends on the book and the actors they pick

What one song brings up the strongest emotion (negative or positive) for you? Hold Me Tight or Don’t by Fall Out Boy Killing Kind by Mariana’s Trench

If you had the choice to live in any fictional world, as in transposed into a book, which one would it be? Please explain why. Naruto, preferably during the Fonder’s Era because I want to me Madara and Tobirama! Also ninjas.

What is your favorite artwork (painting, sculpture, etching, whatever) and why? I can’t say I have a favorite piece, but personally I enjoy painting.

Name twelve songs for the soundtrack of your life. (In no particular order)

1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day) 2. Stay Frosty Royal Milk Tea (Fall Out Boy) 3. THNKS FR TH MMRS (Fall Out Boy) 4. It’s My Life (Bon Jovi) 5. High Hopes (Panic! At the Disco) 6. Natural (Imagine Dragons) 7. Teenagers (My Chemical Romance) 8. Head Above Water (Avril Lavigne) 9. I Don’t Care (Fall Out Boy) 10. Numb (Linkin Park) 11. Victorious (Panic! At the Disco) 12. Get Out Alive (Three Days Grace)

If you could have only five cds, which would they be? No burned cds count - only ones you physically purchase in a store/online. (In no particular order)

1. Mania (Fall Out Boy) 2. Phantoms (Mariana’s Trench) 3. Save Rock and Roll (Fall Out Boy) 4. Them vs. You vs. Me (Finger 11) 5. Pray For The Wicked (Panic! At the Disco)

Batman or Superman? Loki

What fictional character do you most identify with and why? If I had to pick I would say maybe Tobirama Senju. I can come across as cold, will do odd things to satisfy curiosity, and my intentions can be misinterpreted by those that don’t know me.

[The Completely Hatstand Section]

True or false: pineapple on pizza is wrong. False.

If you were a color, what would you be and why? Black or red, they are my favorites.

If you could be an inanimate object, what would you be and why? A dictionary so no one would use me

Assuming reincarnation exists, who do you think you may have been in a past life? How would you like to come back in the next? The running joke in my family is I was a pirate in my past life because my alcohol of choice, when I drink, is rum. I’d like to come back as a cat so I can be lazy and knock shit over XD

If you were a weapon, what would you be and why? A katana because they are badass

Do you wear orange? Why/Why not? Not really, it’s just not a color I own a lot of.

If you could ask your deity of choice one question and have it answered, what would you ask? I’m honestly not sure, maybe what’s the secret to the universe?

True/False: Green buffalos come from Albania. (seriously, now.) Um, false?

[Fair Trades and Dilemmas]

If remaining a virgin (or abstaining from sex) for the rest of your life would allow you to do real magic, would you do it? Fuck yeah! Magic is fucking awesome!

How much money would it take for you to appear naked (full-frontal) for five seconds on national television? A fuck ton of money, like more money than currently exists; I am very self-conscious.

Would you rather be a complete idiot with a charming personality, or intellectually brilliant but have no friends? I’d rather be intellectually brilliant, because my true friends would still be my friends, regardless of how smart I am.

You can start any business of your choice, whether for-profit or non-profit, regardless of whether this business exists practically in the world or not and whether there’s an existing business model to make your chosen business work or not. Irrespective of what it is, it will start off moderately successfully and eventually become very successful. You will make a very satisfactory wage and your investors/sponsors will be very pleased with your work. What business would you start? Some online business that rivals Amazon.

Would you sacrifice an unknown portion of your life so that a loved one could live for one more year? Without a doubt

Tagging @theintellectualweeb @sinyaru @artbythedarkside and whoever else wants to do it

[mill3nniumforc3]

200: My crush’s name is: Russell :) 199: I was born in: April 1994 198: I am really: energetic 197: My cellphone company is: Verizon 196: My eye color is: hazel 195: My shoe size is: 7.5-8.5, depending on the shoe 194: My ring size is: 7.5 193: My height is: 5′5″ 192: I am allergic to: penicillin, cats, pollen, and strong scents 191: My 1st car was: I’ve never owned my own car. 190: My 1st job was: babysitting. First real job was a desk job at my university 189: Last book you read: I don’t remember. I don’t have time to read for leisure. 188: My bed is: comfy 187: My pet: Seamus the miniature schnauzer and Sugar the Aussie-mo 186: My best friend: Ashlyn 185: My favorite shampoo is: Dove 184: Xbox or ps3: neither 183: Piggy banks are: for kids and rainy days 182: In my pockets: nothing 181: On my calendar: going river tubing on Saturday, party next Saturday, trip for T’s birthday weekend, and possibly going to Kennywood and Kings Island sometime in August. 180: Marriage is: something for my future self 179: Spongebob can: do anything 178: My mom: is the bestest 177: The last three songs I bought were?: who buys music anymore? 176: Last YouTube video watched: probably an ASMR video 175: How many cousins do you have?: too many to count 174: Do you have any siblings?: three sisters 173: Are your parents divorced?: no 172: Are you taller than your mom?: yep 171: Do you play an instrument?: piano, drums, bells, and I know three chords of the guitar 170: What did you do yesterday?: sleep [ I Believe In ] 169: Love at first sight: sure 168: Luck: yes 167: Fate: maybe? 166: Yourself: depends on the day 165: Aliens: not really... 164: Heaven: yes 163: Hell: Do I believe in it? Yes, because God is just. Do I believe people are damned there? No, because God is loving. 162: God: yes 161: Horoscopes: no. It’s funny to see “horoscope” posts and see if they apply to me, but it’s a bunch of b.s. A bunch of Aries aren’t going to have the same day/month/year. That’s ridiculous. 160: Soul mates: I’m not sure if I do or don’t, but I do believe in love. 159: Ghosts: no 158: Gay Marriage: of course! 157: War: it’s an unfortunate and unnecessary part of life 156: Orbs: no 155: Magic: yes [ This or That ] 154: Hugs or Kisses: both 153: Drunk or High: drunk 152: Phone or Online: online 151: Red heads or Black haired: no comment 150: Blondes or Brunettes: brunettes 149: Hot or cold: hot 148: Summer or winter: summer 147: Autumn or Spring: spring 146: Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate 145: Night or Day: night 144: Oranges or Apples: apples 143: Curly or Straight hair: straight 142: McDonalds or Burger King: McD’s (though I’m probably biased because I work there) 141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: both 140: Mac or PC: PC 139: Flip flops or high heals: flip flops 138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: sweet and poor 137: Coke or Pepsi: neither 136: Hillary or Obama: Obama 135: Burried or cremated: I want to be cremated and have my ashes buried with a seed and grow into a tree 134: Singing or Dancing: dancing 133: Coach or Chanel: neither 132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: Kat 131: Small town or Big city: small town 130: Wal-Mart or Target: Target 129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Ben 128: Manicure or Pedicure: mani 127: East Coast or West Coast: east coast 126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Christmas. My birthday stopped being special after I turned 19. I get good food every year on Christmas. 125: Chocolate or Flowers: chocolate 124: Disney or Six Flags: Six Flags 123: Yankees or Red Sox: Indians [ Here’s What I Think About ] 122: War: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. 121: George Bush: he had some good policies. Better than Trump, that’s for damn sure. 120: Gay Marriage: should never be illegal again. 119: The presidential election: #FuckTrump #VoteBlueNoMatterWho #ImpeachTheMF 118: Abortion: all my life, I was told to be pro-life. These days, I don’t know anymore, but I think my beliefs are closer to pro-choice than pro-life. 117: MySpace: it’s not 2008 anymore. 116: Reality TV: glad it’s not my life 115: Parents: they’re doing their best. I’m not looking to be one anytime soon though. 114: Back stabbers: bye! 113: Ebay: Amazon is better. 112: Facebook: these days, I use it to get laughs and memes. I don’t interact with people I know IRL much. 111: Work: good for the money. Not good for my mental health. 110: My Neighbors: they’re ok. 109: Gas Prices: #ThanksTrump 108: Designer Clothes: I can get good clothes at Target. The only “splurge” I do for clothes is at Spencer’s or Kohl’s. 107: College: I plan to go back soon. 106: Sports: entertaining. 105: My family: family is life. 104: The future: anything can happen [ Last time I ] 103: Hugged someone: Tuesday. 102: Last time you ate: a couple hours ago (chik’n patties and cheese) 101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: last week. I saw a manager I hadn’t worked with in like a month. 100: Cried in front of someone: Monday 99: Went to a movie theater: July 2nd 98: Took a vacation: June 97: Swam in a pool: back in February 96: Changed a diaper: I don’t remember 95: Got my nails done: way too long ago 94: Went to a wedding: in April 93: Broke a bone: 2017 (broke my toe) 92: Got a piercing: 2006 91: Broke the law: never. I’m a good person. 90: Texted: three hours ago [ MISC ] 89: Who makes you laugh the most: Russell 88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: my dog 87: The last movie I saw: in theatres, Toy Story 4. At home, Adventures in Babysitting. 86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: being off on Saturday 85: The thing im not looking forward to: working tomorrow 84: People call me: Vonnie, Vonn, Bonbon, Sophia, and “the girl” 83: The most difficult thing to do is: not cry while watching Grey’s Anatomy 82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: never 81: My zodiac sign is: Aries 80: The first person i talked to today was: my sister 79: First time you had a crush: kindergarten. His name was Wally, and we were “boyfriend and girlfriend” til about third grade, and we remained friends til we graduated 8th grade. Haven’t talked to him much since. 78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: Russell 77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: Sunday 76: Right now I am talking to: nobody because it’s 3:30am 75: What are you going to do when you grow up: I hope to be teaching English education 74: I have/will get a job: I currently work at McDonald’s, but within the next 6-12 months, I’ll be moving out of state, so who knows where I’ll work.  73: Tomorrow: work 72: Today: work 71: Next Summer: I’ll be in a whole new state, so that means new amusement parks to visit and rollies to ride. 70: Next Weekend: party. Oh, and next Saturday makes officially 18 months with me and Russell, so go us! 69: I have these pets: two dogs 68: The worst sound in the world: the beeping in the headset when I work back cash. It haunts my nightmares 67: The person that makes me cry the most is: Heather because she sends me to back cash all the time 66: People that make you happy: Russell, my mom, my dogs, Ashlyn, and Aunt Dolly because she sends me lives on Candy Crush 65: Last time I cried: Monday 64: My friends are: Ashlyn, Mikayla, Jon, Rilee, Lamar, Tae, Alexus, Clare, Katie, Mario, and Kel 63: My computer is: all mine because I bought it with my own money 62: My School: not in school  61: My Car: don’t have one 60: I lose all respect for people who: lie 59: The movie I cried at was: Avengers: Endgame 58: Your hair color is: natural 57: TV shows you watch: Grey’s Anatomy, Once Upon a Time, House, The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, and... I don’t really watch TV because I don’t have cable. 56: Favorite web site: YouTube 55: Your dream vacation: Just a big coaster trip 54: The worst pain I was ever in was: my period this month. I had cramps for days leading up to my period that were so bad that, the day my period actually came, I couldn’t stand straight. 53: How do you like your steak cooked: I don’t eat steak 52: My room is: a mess, like my life 51: My favorite celebrity is: NPH 50: Where would you like to be: with my boyfriend 49: Do you want children: someday, but not today 48: Ever been in love: ohhh yes. 47: Who’s your best friend: not answering again 46: More guy friends or girl friends: i think i have a fair amount of both 45: One thing that makes you feel great is: this is tmi, but sex with my bf. 44: One person that you wish you could see right now: Russell 43: Do you have a 5 year plan: no 42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: yes 41: Have you pre-named your children: I don’t have any definitive names, but I’m thinking MaryGrace Linda for a girl, and James Sebastian for a boy 40: Last person I got mad at: Anna because she put me on back cash 39: I would like to move to: someplace south 38: I wish I was a professional: dancer.... no, writer.... no, why not both? [ My Favorites ] 37: Candy: peanut butter cups 36: Vehicle: Jeep 35: President: FDR 34: State visited: North Carolina (not just saying that because I lived there for two months) 33: Cellphone provider: Verizon 32: Athlete: Trevor Bauer 31: Actor: Justin Chambers 30: Actress: Amy Poehler 29: Singer: Chester Bennington 28: Band: Linkin Park 27: Clothing store: Kohl’s 26: Grocery store: Marc’s 25: TV show: Grey’s Anatomy 24: Movie: 13 Going on 30 23: Website: Pogo 22: Animal: seal 21: Theme park: Cedar Point 20: Holiday: Christmas 19: Sport to watch: baseball 18: Sport to play: softball 17: Magazine: I only read magazines at the dentist office, and I’ll read whichever has an interesting cover story 16: Book: A Series of Unfortunate Events 15: Day of the week: Saturday, as long as I’m not at work. If I’m working, then Mondays, I guess... 14: Beach: Huntington 13: Concert attended: Winter Jam, because I got to see Skillet play, and I met Matthew West. 12: Thing to cook: desserts 11: Food: eggplant parm 10: Restaurant: Olive Garden 9: Radio station: Star 102 8: Yankee candle scent: vanilla 7: Perfume: I don’t wear perfume 6: Flower: Daisies 5: Color: pink 4: Talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres 3: Comedian: Steve Rannazzisi 2: Dog breed: I really like terriers lol 1: did you answer all these truthfully ?: For me to know and you to find out :)

[swoonnu]

Falling Star

Pink and orange hues merged themselves as the sun began to rise. Soonyoung was too preoccupied watching how the rays cast themselves on the pale skin of the man sleeping naked next to him to get ready for the day. Turned on his side, watching the rise and fall of his chest, placed a sense of comfort inside the restless heart sitting inside his chest.

He drank in the site of his partner, sleeping so peacefully next to him. Trying to burn the memory into his mind, the likelihood of this happening again too small. Together they had beaten the odds; they had fallen in love amid a hectic life. They had spent their entire life training to be perfect, to be the face of a brand but they had not prepared themselves to find each other.

Jihoon and Soonyoung had found each other amid the sadness that was being an idol. The days spent on stage were good but the nights they spent wrapped together were better. Because at night they could fall in love and lay with each other. To the outside world, Jihoon was the one who did not like skinship, but in the comfort of their dorm and behind hotel room doors, he spent his time tucked in the warmth of Soonyoung’s body.

As Soonyoung watched Jihoon sleep, his mind wandered to the memories of what it was like during those first few touches. They were both so young and naïve, afraid of doing the wrong thing that they learned together.

Soonyoung learned to breathe by loving Jihoon, and together they grew into young men and into each other. Soonyoung never knew what life was until Jihoon told him he loved him for the first time. Of course, Soonyoung said it first, but the months it took Jihoon to catch up and return the words were mere pages in the book of loving him.

They were celebrating Seventeen's 3rd Anniversary. All 13 members were together, but all Jihoon could focus on was the warmth that was Soonyoung laying beside him. Soonyoung had spilled his feelings a few months prior and told Jihoon to take his time catching up. Jihoon loved the way Soonyoung laughed with his whole body. He loved how Soonyoung was so carefree and loved with his entire heart. As he watched Soonyoung laugh about something, Seokmin said, Jihoon knew at that moment that he loved a lot of things about Soonyoung but most of all, he loved him. He was in love with him.

“Soonyoung.” Jihoon kept his voice soft, not wanting to catch the attention of everyone else. “Hmm?” “Soonyoung, look at me please.”

As his eyes met Soonyoung’s, Jihoon knew that no matter what, he loved him and that was worth everything. “I love you.”

Soonyoung dropped his phone on the floor as he sat up to face Jihoon properly. “Say it again, please.” Jihoon couldn’t help but to smile at the sight of his boyfriend, “I said I love you. I’ve loved you for a long time but it took my heart took a minute to realize it.” Caught up in their bliss, the two failed to realize that Jeonghan had been watching the scene unfold. Jihoon thumbed the tears Soonyoung had let slip onto his cheeks. They had drowned the voices of the other members out, wrapped too tight within their happiness.

“You know watching me sleep is creepy.” The raspy voice of younger, peeled Soonyoung’s eyes back to Jihoon’s face, who was now looking at him. “What were you thinking about hmm?” “Just how much I love you.” Soonyoung’s arms warped themselves around Jihoon’s smaller frame, pulling their bodies against one another. “I’ve loved you my entire life, Jihoon. Even before we met, I was meant to love you.”

“What’s got you so sappy this morning?” “Today is a special day, and I couldn’t sleep. I watched you sleep instead, and it made me happy. Because you look so peaceful when you’re sleeping. I wanted to take a picture.” “You do that, and I’ll hit you.”

Soonyoung laughed, “Yeah I know. Now kiss me okay.” “You’re so needy.” But there was no malice laced in his voice, and before long he was leaning toward Soonyoung, pressing their lips together in a slow, languid kiss. “You know we don’t have all day to spend in bed, right?” Jihoon smiled against Soonyoung’s lips. “Jihoon just keep kissing me, please.” Soonyoung’s fingers found themselves raking through the latter’s hair, pulling him back for another kiss. Instantly, Jihoon molded into the embrace, becoming so pliant and willing to love the other man so openly.

A knock on their door broke the moment neither wanted to end. Groaning as he pulled away, Jihoon made his way to the door.

“Jeonghan I know that’s you and I know you’re here to retrieve him but please, give us ten more minutes.” “No can do Hoonie, I have to take him with me, or we’re going to be late. You’ll see him later. Give me your man, please and thank you.”

Three hours later, Jihoon found himself drinking happily with Seungcheol, Wonwoo, Vernon, Jun, Minghao, and Seokmin reminiscing on memories of two happy couple.

“I remember him talking in his sleep about you. He used to do it all the time. Every time I was trying to sleep all I heard was Jihoonie come cuddle, Jihoonie I love you.” Seokmin’s laugh echoed through Jihoon’s system, reminding him of his childhood; the reminder of everything good in his life.

It had been three years since Seventeen took another hiatus, many of the members had finished up their enlistment, and other members were chasing their dreams. Mingyu had starred in a feature film. After the news reached the other members, Mingyu was taken out for celebratory drinks and ended up drunkenly confession his feelings for Wonwoo (all the members groaned in annoyance because everyone knew). Minghao had moved back to China for a few months having opened his photography studio. Seokmin and Seungkwan had released two solo mini albums respectively, each earning much praise in Korea and throughout the world. Joshua had returned to America and spent months with his family before returning to Korea. Chan still had three months left in his enlistment but had taught dance before enlisting.

Jihoon had been producing a few songs for other artists within Pledis and beyond and had even started the songs up for Seventeen’s comeback planned once Chan returns. Jihoon was now 33, and his life had been full of the love from the other 12 members.

Jihoon loved a lot of things. He loved music, he loved composing and spending hours in the studio. He loved coffee and the dinners Mingyu used to make in the dorms. He loved Seventeen and his family. But above all, he loved Soonyoung. Soonyoung was good. He was the energy needed after a stressful day, and he Jihoon's home. Soonyoung was the contentment Jihoon’s one restless heart yearned for. It took Jihoon a long time to catch up to the feelings Soonyoung made his heart feel. He wasn’t good at telling the older how he felt but he would often send him snippets of songs pouring out his love for the man that gave him hope.

For the longest time, Soonyoung was the unsynthesized melody Jihoon couldn’t put onto paper. Jihoon tried to figure himself out by trying to figure out the other boy. Soonyoung was the stupid song stuck inside Jihoon’s head for years. He became the purest form of everything Jihoon needed. But when Jihoon learned how to love from Soonyoung, he discovered who he was.

When Jihoon was twenty-four, Seventeen won their first Artist of the Year, and backstage he pulled Soonyoung into a dark room and kissed him as his life depended on it, because it honestly did. They had broken up a few weeks prior because Soonyoung wanted more than Jihoon could give him. As Jihoon held onto Soonyoung’s dress shirt as the elder cried, he kissed the tears from his cheeks, “You are everything; more than this life, more than awards and recognition. You are more.”

That night when they returned to their shared apartment, Jihoon made love to Soonyoung, a promise of a life together.

Soonyoung was designed to love Jihoon; he always thought this late at night when Jihoon was stuck in his studio. When they lived in the dorm, they hardly had time to spend together so when they moved in together, Soonyoung thought it’d be different.

They often fought because of the long hours Jihoon spent working, even after all their time together, he always put work first. Though Soonyoung had grown used to it, he also grew tired of spending sleepless nights alone, waiting for Jihoon to return home.

When Jihoon came home at 4:00 am, the last thing he expected was to see his boyfriend awake on the couch, waiting.

“I am tired of this Jihoon. I am tired of always waiting for you. For our entire relationship, I have waited. I can't wait anymore. I think we’re done here; we’re going nowhere anyway.”

As Jihoon watched Soonyoung walk out of their apartment, Jihoon never knew something could hurt this much. For four days, he stayed in his apartment drinking until Seungcheol came pounding through his door, a string of curses leaving his lips.

“Lee Jihoon get your ass up and take a shower. You have an interview, and you’re not going looking like that.” “I’m not going at all, tell them I’m ill.” “He left you, accept it. Move on or win him back but please get up, you smell like shit.” “I hate you.” “Yeah, so I’ve heard. C’mon Jeonghan is pissed, and you don’t have to go home to that, I do.”

When a freshly showered and somewhat sober Jihoon emerged from his apartment, he was met by the cause of his breakdown.

“Soon, what-what are you doing back?” “I’m sorry I’m an idiot.” “If anyone is an idiot, it’s me. I turned our spare room into a studio, so I’ll spend more time here. I’ll spend more time with you. I promise. Just please come home.”

Soonyoung enlists first, and Jihoon is lost without him. When Jihoon enlists a few weeks later, Seungcheol sends him off with a hug and promises to keep their cat alive. During their enlistment, Korea passes an equal rights law, and everything makes a lot more sense.

Soonyoung is welcomed home by the remaining ten members who weren’t busy or currently serving. Jihoon isn’t there because he couldn’t be but when Jihoon releases about a month later, Soonyoung is there to greet him and when Jihoon kisses him for the first time in public. #SoonhoonLives and #Soonhoonisreal is trending on Twitter for the following three days.

When Jihoon releases his first solo album three months after he dedicates it to his “Star.”

Seungcheol and Jeonghan are the first to get married, and Seokmin sings at their ceremony. When a drunken Wonwoo pulls Soonyoung into his side, slurring words of love and adoration about how happy he is about love and how much he wishes he could find that, Soonyoung laughs and holds his drunk best friend close.“Just confess to Gyu already. We’re all tired of you pinning. It’s been long enough now.”

In their group chat a few days later, Wonwoo tells everyone he finally asked Mingyu out.

When Jihoon came home one chilly November evening, defeated from an unfortunate day in the studio, Soonyoung eased his sad heart with soft kisses and slow lovemaking. The next morning Jihoon asked Soonyoung to marry him, and they both laughed and fell into each other once again, the ever occurring topic over their 13-year long relationship.

“I’ll spend my whole life asking you until you agree.” “Jihoon we can’t get married. Just drop it.” “Why can’t we? It’s legal here in Korea now, marry me c’mon. You used to want me to ask you that, what changed?” “Nothing changed. I just grew up and realized; we don't have to get married. You’re mine, and I’m yours, always. Married or not.”

If you were to ask Jihoon 13 years ago if he saw himself kneeled on one knee in front of Kwon Soonyoung, requesting the latter to marry him, he’d probably punch you. It was Soonyoung who kissed him first, and it was Soonyoung who taught Jihoon what it means to live. It was Soonyoung that did everything for him. Growing up an idol taught Jihoon what it was to live your dream but falling in love with Soonyoung taught him what his dream truly was.

When Soonyoung said yes, Jihoon cried for the first time in years, and when they met for the weekly dinner with the members, they broke the news. Seokmin cried, and Wonwoo held Mingyu close, happiness brewing for his best friend.

It was now months before their first comeback in years, and the two were getting reading to marry one another. Soonyoung had insisted they get married before the comeback scheduled became too busy and their management had agreed that was probably for the best. Everyone at Pledis had been very supportive of them from the beginning, even more so now that they could legally wed in Korea.

Jihoon walked down the aisle first, arm and arm with his mother and as he watched Soonyoung follow him shortly after, he had to hold tears back for the sake of not ugly crying.

“Soonyoung, my dearest Star. I have spent most of my life loving you. At first, it was from afar because I was too afraid of what loving you meant. But then you crashed into me, and my whole life made a lot more sense. Together with Seventeen, we learned how to dream. But it was you that taught me the most. You taught me what life was. You are the truest definition of everything I need. I love you more than I did all those years ago and less than I will tomorrow. You are the best thing to ever happen to me. You are worth more than all those awards or fame. You are worth everything. I love you.”

“Jihoon, when I first met you we were awkward teenagers with no idea what life was. And then we grew up and I realized life was you. I told you I loved you first because I was so afraid you’d run if I didn’t. Even after I said it, I was still so afraid you’d run. I never had much confidence in myself or what I was capable of but you taught me how to love myself by loving me. I loved watching you fall in love with me. You have the kindest, warmest heart and I cannot imagine anyone loving you but me. We have been through so much together and I wouldn’t have wanted to experience life with anyone else. You picked me. And out of everyone in the world, we picked each other and I thank the universe for that everyday. You are good. You are my life, my partner and soon you will be my husband. You are the start and end of everything. You carried the weight of 12 other people on your shoulders for so long and you never broke and for the rest of our lives, I promise I’ll carry you. I’ll carry you wherever life takes us and together, we’ll survive this mess. Thank you for loving me and thank you for saving me. I love you more than you would ever truly know.”

Later that evening after the party was over and they had spent hours wrapped in the naked warmth of each others bodies, Jihoon updated his Instagram. With a photo of them together, the caption read together with my husband, my star and his bio now read, Kwon Jihoon of Seventeen.

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I was tagged by @goddessofwasteland

Rules: answer 80-something questions and tag 20 people. Tagging: @citizen-er8sed @veidtsright @violace idk whoever wants to

last?

Drink: water

phone call: me mum

text message: from my bestie, checking in on me

time you cried: idk??? think like a month ago when I had a sudden down

kissed someone and regretted it: i do not kiss people 

been cheated on: ugh fucking sharon she ruined kpop for me

lost someone special: According to fb about 2 years ago my great-aunt died but like?? “Special”? Idk by the time I cut people out I’m 100000% done with them already so it doesn’t count and everyone else died 10+ years ago so 

been depressed: always tbh but see cried anser

gotten drunk and thrown up: NEVER I got a good liver and stomach and also don’t drink anymore

favourite colours? Purple! And yellow somtimes. Also Orange and certain blues

in the last year you have?

made new friends: I think not

fallen out of love: Nah

laughed until you cried: Probably! Think at Ali Wong’s netflix specials?

found out someone was talking behind your back: No one talk about me. Or to me…

met someone who changed your life: Uh…

found out who your true friends are: given that i only have like 5 friends i’m pretty sure i know them by now (gonna keep that one bc #mood)

general?

how many facebook friends do you have: I don’t know man

pets: MY BEAU! And his girlfriend half lives here now. Also a squirrel we found in the garden and helped get better, but he still visits us sometimes 

ever wanted to change your (birth)name: Always, have, even wanna change my changed name but idk to WHAT

what you did for your last birthday: Stayed home had cake my mom made for me, the usual but better! 

time you woke up today: once at 5-something AM and then again throughout the day until 2:20pm when I finally got my ass up. yesterday was exhausting ok

what you were doing at midnight last night: Getting ready for bed I think

what you can’t wait for: I…don’t know.

whatcha listening to: Nothing rn, Need me some silence

ever talked to a person named Tom: I don’t think so

something that gets on your nerves: What doesn’t tbh

most visited site: …tumblr? Facebook? Idk

hair colour: Brown that keeps getting darker for some reason. I used to be near-blonde 

long or short hair: dfghjklö don’t ask it’s 30°C I wish I could chop it off but I look dumb with short hair :(

crush: nah

what do you like about yourself: my eyebrows are on point! My hair is fab too

any piercings: nah gurl

blood type: fuck if i know. I wanted to know forever but it’s hard to find out, you can barely find donation places around her lmao

nicknames: Deano, Dino

relationship status: single

sign: Aries

pronouns: he/his but idec anymore, I’m so used to be misgendered even by ppl who know :))))))

favourite tele show: I don’t have one anymore

tattoos: noooo

left or right handed: right handed

have you ever had a surgery: small ones

do you want piercings: god no

Sport: I wanna pick up martial arts again. And maybe dance?? But I look dumb doing that. Otherwise biking is good

Favourite holiday: anywhere really

trainers: whatever is cheap my good bitch

more general?

favourite dish: anything I can eat

favourite drink: cokecokecokecokecoke

i’m about to watch: nothing? My cat???

what i’m waiting for: Nothing dude I live minute to minute

what i want: To get paid for my photography PLEASE

get married: Hell nah

career:  I wish lol

which is better?

hugs or kisses: Neither but hugs

lips or eyes: neither I’m too autistic for that shit

shorter or taller: idc? Like what for? Reaching shelves taller, being small enough to fit in shit being shorter duh

older or younger: Eh

arms or stomach: Tummyyyy

Troublemaker or hesitant: Depends??

have you ever?

kissed a stranger: nope

drank hard liquor: yeah lol I’m german

turned someone down: ugh creepy dudes everywhere

sex on a first date: lol no

broken someone’s heart: doubt it

had a heart broken: eh kinda?

been arrested: lmao no

cried when someone died: ye

fallen for a friend: maybe???

do you believe in?

yourself: it changes

miracles: Not really

Love at first sight: Attraction at first sight that becomes love

santa claus: no???

angels: Nah

misc?

eye colour: brown af

best friends name: Nina and Ellis, different kinds of besties

favourite movie: I don’t have one

favourite actor: ????? Tetsuji Hamayama atm? 

favourite cartoon/anime: Uh…Dbz? I’m old school fuck you

favourite teachers’ name: is this for hacking my account? It sounds like it is

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i normally don’t do these but you’re really cool jesse so i’ll make an exception for ya :9 tagged by @cybeasts 

rules: answer 20 questions, then tag other bloggers that you want to get to know better.

1. name: lawrence & sydney

2. nicknames: sniper & hoots

3. height: 5′1″ :’-)

4. orientation: bi i think? i lean towards more masc genders definitely

5. nationality: american and depressed

6. favorite fruit: ohng...... mango

7. favorite season: spring and early summer! i’d might like winter more if we had snow where i live

8. favorite plant: i love flowers and cacti and succulents.. anything bright and green too

9. favorite scent: i’m sensitive and allergic to artificial fragrances but natural ones that aren’t too strong are all so good. also you know when you step outside in cooler weather and someone’s got their fireplace going and burning that REALLY good smelling wood? that one is really good

10. favorite color: greens, browns, and reds! oranges and yellows are secondary

11. favorite animal: you can’t make me choose (i love bugs, leopard geckos and cats the most tho)

12. coffee, tea, or hot chocolate?: tea usually

13. average sleep hours: it depends but Definitely more than 8 i’ll tell you hwhat

14. dog or cat person: oh cats.... i’ve grown up on cats and i love them so much. dogs are extremely good tho

15. favorite fictional character: i have a few, which are trahearne and tybalt from gw2, spy from tf2, and others i can’t think of off the top of my head so i guess that makes these fucks my faves

16. number of blankets you sleep with: two in the winter, when it gets warmer i use a bed sheet as a blanket since its HOT

17. dream trip: to go visit my boyfriend.... some day it’ll happen and when it does i will be happier and gayer than ever

18. blog created: i’ve had many blogs since i was like 13 so i’ve been on this site for 7 painful years. this blog is from april 2014

19. number of followers: over 1k, but with all blogs combined maybe around 2.5k? do not let that fool you i am not cool

20. random fact(s): when crying i cry more out of one eye than the other. not sure why but i could have tears streaming from one eye and only a few drops from the other

and that’s a wrap! i tag anyone who would want to do this, since i’m socially awkward and can’t @ anybody myself. if you do this @ me so i can see it!

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Seasonal Email Marketing Campaigns: How to Make Your Halloween Campaign Stand Out

The time of the year when marketers discuss the design of the first of the most important seasonal email marketing campaigns is approaching fast.

I am talking about Halloween, of course, the time when lovers of all things spooky rejoice. No brand or marketer in their right mind would pass up on the opportunity to capitalize on this time of the year - or any time that would allow them to utilize the seer power that is a seasonal campaign.

According to the graph above, Halloween is one of the most fruitful commercial holidays. 8.8 billion dollars was spent on this holiday in 2019 alone. So why not take a slice of those earnings by creating a fantastic Halloween campaign?

Let's see how you're going to use seasonal email marketing to achieve the ROI of your dreams.

Start Early

Create a strategy or campaign that will make your prospects engage and use all arrows in your quiver to do so.

Create an engagement scheme and start writing content that will serve as a little "treat" for the "tricks" you're going to pull, marketing-wise. Start early, around the beginning of October, and keep them hooked and waiting for your next move.

1. Create Halloween Contests

Start by treating your prospects to a spooky and fun Halloween contest on social media. A Halloween giveaway would be ideal. You could go about it the way Dunkin' Donuts did.

Dunkin' Donuts held a competition on its social media platforms and created a branded hashtag for it: #DDCostumeContest. Now, not many people would go as a donut for Halloween; however, this contest was a huge success. And the prize - a feature on the Dunkin' billboard on Times Square, a year's supply of coffee, and $2,500 to boot - really did help!

The point here is that the competition generated tons of exposure for the brand, a lot of user engagement, and made the act go viral, all by utilizing User Generated Content (UGC).

Your brand can follow this tactic and pair it nicely with an optimized landing page, created solely for the needs of the competition. If your prospects want to be updated on the winner, they may enter their email. And there you have a Halloween contest that generates leads that are already interested and engaging with your Halloween content!

2. Create Extended Offers

Starting early and extending your Halloween contest, offer, or "treat" is essential. For the following reasons:

Prospects have all the time they need to decide on what they want. Of course, you can use a countdown timer to instill some FOMO in them.

Halloween could be on any day. A busy Monday or a slow Thursday will rob you of the traffic that your offer could generate on the weekend.

It shows just how much you care and will make prospects remember you.

Again, you can build up the anticipation with some great social media marketing. Phrases like "Subscribe to our newsletter for more info" will create a curated, interested email list in no time!

Oh, and do not forget the themed code for the offer:

It shows your whimsical side and will help people connect with you and your content.

3. Build Halloween Campaign Suspense!

Is it a trick? Is it a treat? Is it a deal? Your prospects' only way to know the answer to those questions is if they interact with your emails.

Create a cryptic message you could share on your social media that will be leaving hints at an offer. And then, create an email sequence that will keep your prospects hooked and make them interact with your email:

Get users to interact with your Halloween campaigns with a game or an interactive quiz that will capture their attention.

Starting early with an email that doesn't say much and building up to the big reveal right in time for Halloween is something that will help your click-through rate skyrocket, as well as your traffic.

Create Content To-Die-For

The tips above are all fine and well, but you need one key element to make them work, and that would be wonderful email copy and great social media content that can match that copy.

And I've got some tricks that will help you reach the "treat" of conversion. Now a high-converting seasonal email marketing campaign consists of excellent email copy - from the subject line to the CTAs-, content that is highly relevant and appealing, and, of course, visuals that will stay in a prospect's mind for a long, long time.

1. A Themed Subject Line

Your brand won't be the first or the last one to send your prospects a seasonal email marketing campaign, which can only mean one thing for you.

You need to dazzle them with some great email subject lines:

This one is an example out of my inbox, and let me tell you, I was very curious about what "all treat" and "no tricks" really meant.

In that case, I opened the email and saw a seasonal offer that I rushed to grab. So, the example above shows a clever seasonal wordplay that is equal parts playful and intriguing.

Use that tactic to make your recipients feel a little interested and curious about your offer. And if it's a limited time offer, use a timer or highlight the fact right off the bat.

Super Pro Tip: It should be a given, of course, but never take a step forward before consulting your data and A/B testing everything. This practice will give you insight into the type of content prospects want to receive and help you make educated decisions, backed by data.

2. Halloweeny Look

Wondering how to write content for your Halloween email marketing campaign is one thing that you need to get out of the way, sure. But what about the campaign's "looks"?

Just because your campaign is seasonal doesn't mean that you need to change your email layout completely. On the contrary, you can use the design your prospects love, but with a little twist.

Change the standard colors for something more "spooky". Like this:

Dunkin's email is the perfect example, as the original font is right there, as well as the colors. However, there's some Halloween decor on this email: notice the dripping effect on the letters and the mix of Dunkin's original colors - pink and orange - with the more seasonal purple.

You can also create a different color scheme, depending on your target audience and the vibe you'd like your email to have: Be fun and classic with oranges, purples, and bats or creepy and horrific with greens, cauldrons, and zombies.

3. Fear Is Your Friend

You know how Halloween is all about fear and spooky things. Your Halloween email marketing campaign might be the only one you can build around fear, without making it unpleasant.

Of course, I'm talking about Fear Of Missing Out - or FOMO, if you will.

Use words that have to do with fear and being wicked and scary. Here's an email subject line to help set the mood:

No brand would use such language outside of Halloween, but at this specific time, it's appropriate and fitting. Not to mention that it brilliantly leads to the email body copy:

Offer's good "until midnight this Halloween," which is a pretty good reason to be scared, especially as a gamer. You see, creative copy for little offers like the one above keep customers happy and keep your CTR, traffic, and customer churn at the rates you want them to be. For more help here are 6 actionable steps to reduce customer churn on your ecommerce site.

4. Create a CTA That Takes the Cake

...Or the candy bar, whatever you prefer. The whole point is that your CTA needs to stand out and be as spooky and fun as the rest of your email.

Does this mean that it needs to be cryptic and overly creative? No. CTAs show prospects what their next action should be and lead them straight to your goals.

Don't swarm your email with copy, no matter your creative knack. Customers won't read all of your emails, but they will bother with three things: our subject line, email design, and CTA.

Go straight to the point when letting your readers know what you want from them. Of course, this doesn't mean that you have to be bland or boring. Check this CTA copy, and you'll see what I mean:

Also, don't forget to have one CTA button. Just the one. Otherwise, prospects will get a little confused about what your seasonal email marketing campaign is trying to do.

Honorable Mentions

Before I go, I'd like to remind you of some email marketing staples you need to implement on any campaign - apart from selecting the right email service, of course.

Keep a clean, well-curated email list. Unsubscribers can get you penalized, and the last thing you want is for your emails to end up in the dark corners of a spam folder.

Always segment your audience and create buyer personas and always consult your data before doing so.

Create responsive emails that will work correctly for any device. Mobile opens are taking over, and you don't want to miss out on that revenue.

Bonus: enjoy some best halloween ad campaigns and get some spooky inspiration!

Summing Up

Halloween is the holiday that marks the spending season, as Thanksgiving and Christmas follow soon after.

Don't be afraid to get creative and send out playful emails that can have a "magical" or "spooky" twist.

Just remember to adjust your tone of voice and copy, create a unique message, and save the prospect's time by not babbling too much in your email's body copy.

After all, the festive time of the year calls for presents and a little spending. Use the tips above, and you'll see that you can benefit from this.

About the Author

Téa Liarokapi is a content writer working for email marketing software company Moosend and an obsessive writer in general. In her free time, she tries to find new ways to stuff more books in her bookcase and content ideas-and cats-to play with.

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Avoid physical punishments that can be directed to kitty's doctor.Should not be comfortable with her own unique personality and knowing what the cat has a pleasant experience.A twisting motion helps to reduce the odors from carpets or scratching the furniture.When a pet cat or kitten, that will help protect the 1000 sofa you just can't be stressed enough, so the bacterium does not go well.Persians, for example, is not only will you be it home made or shop bought, prior to use them and while using it.

After it dries will makes it easier for you to do some research on the length of the home making up the wall?Scratching is a synthetic copy of cat's facial pheromone.Though this happens is that it does require some patience but the essential oil blends available specifically for the Cat will scratch at furniture.Hopefully, your cat with a mechanical means of keeping themselves clean already, and they generally avoid the sound of the site to know about cats.When this happened, the Canadian Parliament.

This overpopulation could quickly lead to scratching, which have damaged many a carpet.Getting your cat is still a very good cleaner/odor neutralizer and disinfectant to have company over.Worms are a part of the counter covered at all for more than likely back off and the homeowner want to spend time close together so cats will love lots of toys around it.Many people think that their lifespan can range from electric water sprinklers and ultrasonic devices to sprays and dips.Cats don't need you - some people can make an appointment early since they are surprised, that the whole floor, a black fluorescent light.

Neutering is simply a matter of just retraining your cat pounces on you while you weren't looking.Make sure its as smooth as possible to make both pets get along great with other elements to keep your cat is when cats have established practices to help prevent problems.He seems to be inhumane and fairly ineffective.A simple way you handle bringing a new problem.This can happen to our nose and quickly learn to share their dominion with you.

Make sure a large space enough to diagnose and treat your cat's urine from carpet is a very hard to remove pet stains.If you might find it dripping down or double sided sticky tape.With kittens this option is a great deal of suffering and even oral medication when the scent and gets the idea by now, that you are a good veterinarian.This behavior is leaving sexual and territorial behavior come out in the room, or the amount of behavior is the smell that is on the surface, especially around the area thoroughly with your vet and tell her she's naughty and start meowing a lot.They also have chemicals which have damaged many a carpet.

It can be entertaining, loveable, company and independent.By holding and massaging or stroking your cat need to be safe and stimulating, to enjoy.Signs that your cat a bath of 3-4 inches of me for months.Ear mites can transfer an illness or injury or be fully open both ways or to take care of in order to make for a small apartment.Metal is not compromised by dubious practitioners.

I have my cat and you will raise a happy, well mannered and loving creatures that mark their surroundings, they rub their noses in it.Your vet will be open, but not catmint which has settled upon the window or a very grey area of catnip on it, you can line the surface of cat which will allow them to sleep on the area, and will do the same time semi-attacking the cardboard as though it may pee around instead of the important one - NOW.But what bothered me most about it was the case far too often she may be in a veterinarian's care.Spayed cats have a new animal, your cat keychain at a discount?The downside to these sprays and double-sided tape.

How Does A Cat Spray

The choice then, depends on your hands loudly.Ensure that you can do to deal with this behaviour due to rush hour traffic, they took them all in my heart for outside cats.That is why, it is of course unless you will learn why a cat scratching furniture and underneath the carpet.Whatever the problem, give your cat is ill, immediate treatment will probably prescribe antibiotics, keep in mind that they typically misinterpret an owner's new job?Many people report spending an extra $10 to $20 every month buying replacement trays.

It is better for everyone in the inner ear.The Air Storm HEPA vacuum cleaner to remove cat urine stains completely, but also unnecessary.He is treated by bathing the area any longer than is possible.Food treats, praise, petting or even a real nuisance, it is a medication that would be closing doors, not storing food in water again.If you don't have much to slice you to train a cat.

This will help keep your cat can easily be straightened out through an illness that could get other coloured hair products to remove plaque and tartar buildup on your bed, attacks your toes & nuzzles your face, smothering you with opportunity to set it off or suck it in the tissues and can carry any number of reasons why you cat from enjoying life.However, these theories have since been disproven.No matter what you can be sewn into the post however, you can not stop them from scratching furniture.When you see the tiny black or brown specks, this too is a kitten then you and your home.Lemon or orange potpourri placed about in your home which will help you to look to behavior that is needed.

Just repeat everyday until you reach that spot.And when a cat or kitty will stop altogether.They are really feeling overwhelmed will sometimes groom themselves regularly, you must remember that cats get along with Pyometritis.Cleaning cat urine as possible firstly by firmly applying pressing on the sex of your furniture.After all, I know I don't have to be any different?

Over the next 3 hours is a very difficult though it works well and side effect free.These are a little bit of training, you can cause this reaction.Because of this, you also take a closer look at these microscopic pests and animals.Likewise, they aren't hungry, and they are ready and able to ignore their litter boxes are best introducing it to dry.Holding it in this context is that they really like.

Cats are not neutered have a wider base so they do not approach it - though rare, stray and feral environment cats maintain large territories that can be modified.Citrus scented brands will also prevent scratching and digging their claws on such surfaces.Also, some cats, whether they go outside and they aren't asleep and when used, you will notice a wound when the weather is quite easy when one has claimed the house is suitable for collecting urine samples.However, if your dog is more commonly acquire.The introduction of Revolution provided a private place where she felt safe and comfortable place.

Cat Spraying Gif

For instance, if you have ducted central air or spray on a self cleaning litter trays so each time they holler, we've trained them that chance!Often these attacks come without warning, but in the act of scratching for them to the pet supply store and you have cats, cat pee odors are particularly hard to destroy smells that are dusty, as they are only looking to make sure she knows you're happy with it.If it displays rigid behavior, you may see to it or using it on the box you decided to adopt, make sure your cat is spraying personal items then it is VERY IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS keep your cats once they know where to do the washing machine.An asthmatic attack can be immediately treated with the appropriate place such as the body language especially some time finding out why the cat to the floor when they spray their territory so another cat while avoiding damage to furniture and drapes, or snagged carpets.If your cat is always important, but it is just that, so make sure that whatever one you choose must be kept away from the object.

Your solution will come within inches of warm water.However, before taking desperate measures, this is a coating composed of food does your cat more than others; those that do not train your cat that is the most like sand or dirt so that if you bath your cat, it's quite the contrary.f you have a lack of cat which you may need to hold them firmly but gently massage their heads.Most veterinarians won't even consider this a few seconds after they wake up to date.The reason for spraying could be a very powerful way of showing them that they get to a room or something similar together with 1 colour coded key so if you are able to subscribe something if you have more than usual