#does anyone know how long lipsticks can last like not break you out type safe 👀

[chappellrroan]

mother dearest had the most gorgeous shades of red maroon and pink she bought and simply forget about them & now they're so old that it's a moral dilemma i want to keep them so bad but i don't think they're that safe anymore IDK BUT THEY'RE SO PRETTY

[banakinbabygirl]

RE4R Leon Kennedy Relationship HCs

(because i need to domesticate him)

warning: mentions of trauma and violence, nsfw under the heading, VERY FLUFFY AND DOMESTIC THOUGH

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SFW

-carries all the groceries in one trip for you

-loves having his hair played with but never admits it

-blushes very easily at any affection you initiate

-this man EATS in more ways than one

-he’s always hungry and one of his love languages is when his partner cooks for him. it makes him feel so special

-will watch you cook because he’s rubbish at it

-set the toaster on fire one time and you kicked him out of the kitchen after that

-passenger princess (for obvious reasons)

-likes when you work out with him and let him use you as weights bc he can lift you so easily

-you forced him to do couples yoga one time and he landed on his bum

-not good with his words, so he communicates his love through physical touch, quality time and gifts

-very sentimental. if you give him a gift, even something small, he will cherish it forever

-loves cuddling in silence, just holding you close to him and listening to your heartbeat

-if he tells you something sweet, he really means it. it takes a lot for him to verbalise his feelings

-loves the sound of your laugh

-would not care what your body type is at all. he’s not picky; he’d love you for you

-he does NOT know he’s hot. he always blushes when you tell him he’s attractive because he doesn’t realise

-he can be pretty insecure with his appearance at times so reassurance goes a long way for him

-also insecure when it comes to dating. he’s had a decent list of failed romances and always worries he’s not good enough for you or that you’ll leave him

-initially quite awkward with you, but he loosens up over time and develops great banter with you

-definitely needs a more playful partner to show him life isn’t always dark

-loves when you tease each other and mess around

-it warms his heart when you put on music and dance with him in the living room

-would die for you, kill for you

-very protective, but not possessive

-keeps you close to him when you’re out to make sure you’re safe

-a little jealous; would come up and put his arm around you if another man was talking to you, but wouldn’t fight anyone unless they attacked first

-the type of boyfriend to dislike everyone but you

-driest texter known to man

-avid user of the thumbs up emoji 👍

-prefers calling but his phone calls are very to the point— like how he does his mission updates

-leon does carry a lot of trauma (childhood trauma, being an orphan, raccoon city, training to become an agent, PTSD from being on the field etc…)

-he’s buries his trauma a lot and doesn’t like to talk about it, especially in his mandatory therapy sessions, but in certain situations, you help him to open up

-in the rare occasion, he might reach a breaking point and just cry in your arms while you console him

-he would feel soo guilty if his past was affecting you

-hurting you is the last thing he’d ever want and he’d go outside of his comfort zone to keep you happy and make sure you’re okay

-has nightmares from time to time, but waking up next to you helps keep him grounded

-he’s a relationship kinda guy— he doesn’t date for fun and likes commitment

-likes it when you kiss him with lipstick on (he’ll stare at all the lipstick stains on his face with a stupid grin)

-will reluctantly let you pin his hair back with hair clips

-doesn’t listen when you suggest he gets a different haircut

-not the type to argue. if there’s a problem, he’ll either just leave it and walk away, or immediately try to diffuse it

-quiet, but lots of thoughts in his head. over-thinker for sure

-tests out his one-liners for missions on you (the thought of this just makes me laugh)

-if you have pets, he’d be pretty distant with them, but they’ll weave their way into his heart by constantly wanting his attention

-uses a baby voice with pets 😭

-had a dog as a child, but is more of a cat person

-hates (loves) when you call him out when he smiles. he’ll cover his mouth so you can’t see it but won’t be able to stop grinning afterwards

-the little things really get to him. small gestures like kissing his beauty spots or remembering his favourite snack mean SO much to him

-finds excuses to carry you around. will throw you over his shoulder every chance he gets

-so bad with kids but children just cling to him

-if you have younger siblings or cousins or nephews/nieces, they all wanna play with him and climb on him and make him pick them up

-is extra cautious/gentle with them because he’s so scared of hurting them

NSFW

-mostly a soft dom, but can be a switch (we’ve all heard the whimpers)

-i love a really rough kinky leon as much as the next person, but realistically, he’d be really vanilla in bed

-he needs security in his life, especially in the bedroom

-missionary, mating press, and spooning are his go-to’s

-loud asf

-grunting and groaning and praise for sure, but if you’re pleasing him, he’s like putty in your hands

-if you work REALLY hard boosting his ego, you might bring out his cocky side

-whimpering and moaning when he gets bjs

-touchy, but not very rough. he doesn’t wanna hurt you

-buuuut, if you beg him enough, he just might pull on your hair and wrap his hand around your throat

-loves kissing you everywhere, and loves it in return

-the type of guy to hold hands when he fucks you

-it’s like almost 7 inches. maybe like 6.8-6.9

- #F2DCC5 at the base, bleeds into #E6C2A2 along the shaft, and #EBBBBB at the tip

-has brown pubes that are pin-straight

-i’m really tossed up on whether he’s cut or not. someone help me out with this please

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I WROTE THIS SIX MONTHS AGO IDK WHY I NEVER POSTED IT. also reconsidering the nsfw hcs bc of hydrafxx 🤭

[sympathyfortheblinderdevil]

All Is Fair Ch. 18 Midnight Revelation

Tommy goes into a spiral, and Ada discovers that he does indeed have (gasp) feelings. Buzzkill Jenny runs into the only woman on earth who dislikes Tommy as much as she and brings Tommy some Christmas cheer. Tommy has a midnight revelation that could change everything!

“She sees things, Ada,” he drawled between sips of his drink. “Things that I’d rather her not.”

Ada pulled on the fingers of her gloves to loosen them. They were red leather, the same color as her lipstick, Tommy noticed. Once they were off, she folded them and put them into the pocket of her coat, blue cashmere, the same color as her eyes. The same color as his. “What things, Tommy?”

“Things in me. Things I don’t want anyone else to see.” he wiped his hands over his eyes, “I don’t want anything to happen to Charlie...and if something happens to me, he has to be independent…” He stopped mid-sentence and poured another whiskey.

“Has something happened that you need to tell us about?” she asked, notes of concern apparent in her voice. She had seen her brother like this before, and it usually ended in days of drinking and isolation.

“No. Nothing like that.” He averted his eyes and sighed. “Don’t make me say it.”

Understanding settled over her like a fog, and she nodded her head. “Oh. The guilt about the past.” She pressed her lips together for a moment then began again. “We all see that, love. Me, Aunt Pol, Arthur.”

“Why haven’t you said anythin’?”

“I don’t know; It’s this family. We all see things, but we let them slide. We aren’t exactly the type to talk about our feelings.” She smiled softly. “I do the same with Karl. It's different with boys and their mums, I suppose. I keep him at arm's length, but then I feel guilty and overindulge him to make up for it. I’m turning him into a right brat.”

They sat in companionable silence for a moment. Ada let him move at his own pace. He so rarely opened up about these things, and she knew better than to press him. He looked to Ada as his intellectual equal, and she matched him in sophistication, but lately, it seemed that he turned to her as a sounding board for his emotions. Odd, that Ada would be the one to truly understand him.

In the interval, he handed her a glass and they sat down, each on either side of his desk. He seemed to relax. The weight of his worries temporarily abated or at least lessened.

“She wants me to spend more time with Charlie.”

“Maybe that’s a good thing,” she mused. “Take him with you to London. Put him in a day school.”

“You sound like her. Has she talked to you about any of this?” He was on his feet again, reaching for a cigarette and turning to face the window, tension creeping like the tendrils of a vine and wrapping around his shoulders. “Because it will be all well and good until she’s gone and he is stuck with me.”

Ada’s eyes went wide and her mouth fell open slightly. She tilted her head just a fraction and stared at the back of his him with such determination that he had to have felt it. “Who says she’s going anywhere, Tom?”

He held on to the windowsill so tightly that his hands became numb. His breath fogged the glass, obscuring the leaden sky from view. He wanted to imagine a life with Lia, but she wouldn’t stay. She would break under the pressures of “the life”, or he would drive her away with his black moods. Either way, he couldn’t imagine a bright young thing like Lia being doomed to a life with him. If he really loved her he wouldn’t …

“Tommy! Answer me. She loves you. She knows who you are, and she still loves you. If you are just keeping her as a pet, I swear I’ll—“

He turned, interrupting her, “No, Ada. It’s not like that. I don’t want her to end up miserable, or hurt—“

“If you drop her she’ll be devastated—“

“—or killed, Ada! I don’t want her to end up like Grace.”

Ada’s face fell. Her mouth, which had been open and ready to admonish him, closed and became small. Sometimes she forgot that her brother had feelings that were present tense. Tommy seemed to couch all of his emotions in the past: guilt, regret, the pain of losing Grace, and the terror of the war. These were all spectres of things gone by. The present, Ada thought, was the hard shell that the past had built around him and the broad shoulders that could carry the whole family’s weight. She felt her heart breaking for him because she knew that he was right. There would always be danger in being a Shelby or loving a Shelby.

“Talk to her. Before you come up to London, Talk to her. If she has all the facts, and she still wants to stay,” Ada sighed and put her arms around her brother and settled her chin on his shoulder, “you have to let her. You deserve love.”

***

It was Christmas Eve, and Tommy had driven into Small Heath to put in a few hour’s work before trimming the tree with Ada, Karl, and Charlie. He was always amazed at how much he could get done in the crisp silence of an empty office. The telephones were quiet in their cradles, no one was piling more papers into his inbox, and there were no appointments on his calendar, which made it all the more odd that he heard someone tapping at the door to the main entrance.

He went into the front room and used the barrel of his revolver to move the curtains by the door. It was Jenny. For a moment, panic flashed through him because he figured she would only seek him out if something had happened to Lia, but her demeanor was calm, almost businesslike. He put his gun away and rearranged his jacket to cover it, smoothed his hair back, and opened the door.

“We need to have a talk,” Jenny barked out as she crossed the threshold, hardly affording Tommy a glance.

Tommy secured the door and extended his arm to show her the way. Jenny walked ahead of him, straight into his office, and after refusing his offer of a drink she informed him that what she had to say wouldn’t take long. He motioned toward a chair, but she remained standing as he took a seat and lit a cigarette. Her chilly attitude was beginning to surpass the bounds of his hospitality.

“Alright then, what’s on your mind, Miss Montrose?”

Jenny folded her arms and leveled a glare at him. “Just now, at the Christmas Market, I ran into someone who knows you.”

“Is that a fact?” He spoke with practiced boredom that was meant to reduce the self-worth of the person he was addressing. He shuffled the stack of papers on his desk and surveyed her over the tops of his glasses. Rather than deterring Jenny from confronting him, it spurred her on.

“Yes. She knows you very well. Her name is Esme Shelby. Ring any bells?”

His mask of indifference slipped a fraction at the mention of his sister-in-law’s name, but he recovered quickly. “And how is my dear sister-in-law?”

“She had some interesting things to say about you. Said if I cared anything at all for my cousin, I would drag her away from here and away from you.”

Tommy scoffed and rolled his eyes. “Our Esme always did have a flair for the dramatic.”

“She said that your soul was like a charnel house,” Jenny spat. “That you carried the deaths of the innocent on your conscience, and that debt would be paid with the blood of those that you love. She said that you would never have peace.”

His indifference turned to darkness then. He dropped the papers in his hands and his eyes snapped up to hers. He heard echoes of the words Esme told him on the day that John died. He glared, unseeing, at Jenny, grinding his teeth and ruminating over the root of all his losses when he realized that she was still talking. He had to regain control.

“...I can’t convince her to leave you, but you could do the decent thing—”

Tommy gulped his whiskey and shook his head as he interrupted her. “Jenny, I’m a soldier.” He waved his hand dismissively as he continued, “The ones you are speaking of are all in the past, but they all knew the risk. Just like a soldier or that copper with whom you are recently acquainted.” Menace flashed in his eyes for a split-second. “You take the King’s shilling and he expects you to kill...or be killed. They call it an occupational hazard.” He extended his arms and surveyed the luxury of the room. “As you can see, my razor gang days are all in the past.”

Undeterred by his speech, Jenny stepped closer and leaned forward with her fists on Tommy’s highly polished mahogany desk.“What about your driver, eh? Did he take the King’s shilling just last week?”

He narrowed his eyes at her and his fingers went white on his glass of whiskey while she continued to needle him. “What about Mrs. Shelby? Did she know the price she would pay? How long before Lia has to earn her shilling and be added to the souls that hang ��round your neck?”

Tommy was just superstitious enough to believe in speaking things into existence, and Jenny had given voice to his worst fear. It was one thing for him and Ada to discuss his fears in the darkened warmth of his study, but he could not abide by this. Any semblance of cool fell away from him as he slammed his whiskey down and shouted, “That’s enough!”

Jenny scrambled backward. Her face, twisted into a sneer only moments ago, went blank and lost all color.

White-hot anger ripped through his body, propelling him out of his seat and around his desk where he continued to shout. “You have no idea what you are talking about!” He pointed at the door, “Take your accusations and your talk of spirits and leave while you still can see!”

Jenny backed toward the door, keeping her eyes on Tommy, who stood with one arm still raised, finger pointed like a gun toward the door and the fist of his other hand clenched, visibly shaking with rage. Before she turned to leave, she managed to speak with a shaking voice, “You are burning up with madness because you know I’m right.”

***

The tree was trimmed, cookies and whiskey were warming on the hearth for Father Christmas, and the boys were tucked up safe in their beds when Ada, at last, sank into an overstuffed chair to wait for her brother. He had gone into the other room to call Moss as soon as the boys’ feet hit the stairs, and he was still in there. She could only imagine why Tommy would choose Christmas Eve to call one of the coppers on their payroll. As far as she knew, business was good; Tommy, however, was not.

Tommy had come home from the office in a strange mood. He said and did all the right things as they tramped through the woods to cut greenery, mistletoe, and holly for the house. They lit the candles, draped garlands, took tea in the sitting room, and ended the night with storytelling and laughter. But in the spaces between, she could tell that something was on his mind. It was in the way she caught him staring off into space, and the way his smile sometimes wouldn’t reach all the way up to his eyes. She had chalked it up to the things they had talked about the night before, but now that he was on the phone with Moss she wasn’t so sure. She alternated between crunching on pieces of ice from her whiskey and straining to listen as wisps of conversation floated from the other room. The longer she sat, the more uneasy she felt. When the clock chimed 12:00, she was fed up with waiting for whatever crumbs of information Tommy was apt to throw to her.

Just then, he slipped into the room on quiet feet, with his hands in his pockets and his head hanging down.

Ada stretched and announced, “Okay, Tom. Out with it. If you are going to tell me something, tell me. I am exhausted, I’ve had a long day of chasing after my son and yours, and I am not in the mood to tiptoe around until you are sufficiently ready to tell me what is going on.”

He lifted his head and gave her a slow smile. “I’ve made a decision. I’m getting married.”

Well, Well, Well. In classic Tommy "The Revolution Stopper" Shelby fashion, he simply announces that he is getting married. When did he decide that, and WTF happened on the phone with Moss? I will answer those questions in the next chapter.

Jenny is really (annoyingly) looking out for her cousin's well being, but her good intentions are not wanted in this fic. She can fuck off or lose her eyes, right?

Also, Esme is back in town and talkin' shit about Thomas! I can't say that I blame her—she has her reasons. I haven't totally decided if this is just a cameo appearance or if she should stick around for a while. What do y'all think?

Masterlist

[artificialqueens]

If You Ever Wanna Be in Love (I'll Come Around), Chapter Five (Branjie) - Athena2

Previously: Brooke and Vanessa’s night of babysitting turned into them kissing Now: They both deal with the aftermath and find themselves pulled together once again

A/N:Thank you all so much for the amazing feedback and comments you’ve been giving this fic! They really do mean a lot to me and I appreciate them all. It would be great if you could leave some on this chapter as well. Thank you so much to Writ for betaing and helping me out with this chapter, you’re the best.

“I kissed Brooke,” Vanessa blurts to A’keria. Saying it makes it real, proves it wasn’t a dream or hallucination. It really happened, and Vanessa knows it doesn’t mean anything, but her lips are still tingling.

“What the hell happened?” A’keria asks.

“We were babysitting, and her niece chanted for us to kiss and…yeah.” Shit, it sounds lame like that. But on that rug, with the sunset illuminating every inch of Brooke’s face, her cheeks glowing, it was almost…magical. Almost real. It’s not, though. It barely lasted five seconds. Vanessa kissed her abuela longer than that as a kid, scrubbing sticky lipstick off her cheek after.

“Damn. One six-year-old is all it took.” A’keria mutters.

Vanessa swats at her. “Hey! She was loud enough for the whole building to hear, okay? We had to!”

A’keria rolls her eyes. “Yeah, she really forced you. Who would win, two adult clowns or a first-grader? Not you, apparently.”

“You calling me a clown?”

“You and Brooke. Might as well open up a circus.”

Vanessa groans. “It was just so the kids would quiet down. She’s gonna be my fake wife at the carnival to shut Paul up some more, and that’s it.”

But does Vanessa want that to be it? That can be the end of the fake-wives-and-girlfriends thing, but Vanessa knows she doesn’t want it to be the end of their friendship. She can’t lose Brooke in her life, laughing at work stories and sending each other selfies, someone who just gets her, who didn’t ask her to change anything.

They were thrown right into the fire at first, forced to act married. But things have slowed since then, the intense blaze now a cozy fireplace warmth, with more of Brooke unraveling before Vanessa’s eyes. How sweet she was around her family. How she sends Vanessa pictures of dogs she sees. How excited she was after realizing she made mac and cheese. And the kiss–but Vanessa’s not thinking about that.

“If you say so.”

“We’re friends. Not every relationship has to be romantic.”

“No, they don’t,” A’keria agrees. “But if your feelings for her go beyond friendship, I don’t think you should deny that.”

Vanessa shrugs. She’ll deal with that when–and if–she has to.

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“Hytes!”

The men on the museum board favor last names for address and Brooke can’t argue without being called whiny. She snaps her head up, trying to focus. Her brain is a slow computer with too many tabs open, pinging between guests and her speech and kissing Vanessa—

“Yes, Greg?”

Ugh. Greg. He hadn’t believed Brooke was department head the first time they met, had called the museum director to accuse her of lying. The resulting pride that erupted in her after Greg found out that Brooke is, in fact, department head, had left a stream of tension between them at every board meeting.

“Check with the guests for the T-Rex opening again. Some are major donors, so we need them.”

Brooke nods wearily. So much of the museum came down to donors, and she knows it’s important, but she wishes this entire exhibit opening didn’t have to fall on her. But her shoulders are more than strong enough to carry it.

“Unfortunately, with the expenses of the T-Rex,” Greg continues, “Your department might face cuts if this doesn’t go well.”

The words slice at Brooke’s stomach. “Cuts?” she demands. “But funding got cut last year–”

“Then you’ll just have to do well, won’t you?”

Brooke nods. She could punch Greg, but she has to channel that energy into this exhibit instead. She can’t face more budget cuts. She cried after letting Ariel the intern go last year, and she won’t lose Plastique this year. Cuts would also mean less events and kids programs. How many kids like her come through those doors and gain a new passion for paleontology? How many find a safe space, or realize they’re not alone? How many dream of ages past as they walk through the rooms?

Brooke won’t let them down.

All she wants is to text Vanessa after, to rant with someone who knows that higher-up board-member nonsense. Vanessa said that one racist library board member told her ‘someone like her’ didn’t even belong in a library, and Brooke just wanted to hold Vanessa and comfort her. Now, selfish as it is, she wants Vanessa, because somehow Vanessa has come to mean comfort to Brooke. She writes a text asking Vanessa for coffee and freezes.

Vanessa doesn’t need Brooke’s problems weighing her down. She knows how caring and empathetic Vanessa is, how she takes on the feelings of others, hurts when her friends are and sad when a kid at the library cries. Makes it her mission to cheer them all up. Brooke loves it about her, but she can see Vanessa caring too much and getting stressed, and she won’t let Vanessa do that. They’re friends, and they share things, but this seems too big, something Brooke wouldn’t want anyone to carry with her. She won’t hurt Vanessa with it.

She deletes the text.

—

Vanessa hovers outside Brooke’s office. Something’s up with Brooke. Her replies have been short and half-hearted all week, and though it could be nothing, and she knows she has no right to expect essay-length texts from Brooke, she knows in her gut something’s wrong.

Vanessa finally knocks, and the Brooke that greets her isn’t unlike normal Brooke. But Vanessa looks closer, for things she would have missed before but are obvious to her now. Brooke’s eyes are dull, rimmed with dark circles. Her hair is messier than normal, like she’s been tearing her hands through it. And then she sees Brooke’s hands, usually so sturdy and clever and quick. They’re trembling a little, just enough for Vanessa to see. She has to restrain herself from grabbing those hands, running her thumb over the smooth skin until Brooke is calm.

“What’s wrong?” Vanessa asks.

“Nothing.”

“Liar.” She can see the wheels spinning in Brooke’s mind, the worry in her eyes. She’s seen Brooke nervous before, but this is different. This is tense and stressed Brooke, trying and failing to keep her professional put-togetherness, and it hurts Vanessa’s heart. Vanessa puts her hands on her hips, daring Brooke to lie again.

Brooke sighs. “It’s the exhibit. I need to make sure all the donors are coming, and if there’s not a good turnout my department might lose funding, so everything…everything has to be perfect.” She takes a deep breath, and Vanessa wonders how long she’s been holding that in, letting it poison her.

“Perfect’s a lot to ask,” she says softly.

“I can do it. It has to be,” Brooke says simply, and Vanessa wonders how many times perfection’s been asked of her before, how many times she’s worked herself into the ground to deliver it.

“Who said? That asshole Greg?” She’s heard enough from Brooke to know Greg is not someone she wants to meet.

Brooke nods weakly, and all Vanessa wants is to smooth that wrinkle between her eyebrows.

“Can I help with anything?”

“I don’t think so. I just have to wait for replies. And finish my speech–” she grabs notecards off her desk, “–which is horrible.”

“I’ll listen to it! No arguing,” she says when Brooke protests. “Read it.”

Brooke does, talking about how great it was to bring the skull here and the importance of museums. It’s a good speech, one that’ll have rich people opening their checkbooks. But something’s missing–that breathless, childlike passion Brooke has when she talks about dinosaurs, the excited inner child that comes through in her smile. Brooke is going for cool and professional, and it’s good, but it’s not her. At least, not the Brooke Vanessa knows.

“Don’t take this the wrong way,” Vanessa says gently, “But can you make it less formal? A little more fun, more like you?”

“That’s how I had it the first time,” Brooke admits. “I just–”

“You wanted it to be perfect,” Vanessa finishes. “But it’s perfect when it’s like you too, you know.”

Brooke smiles, and Vanessa knows she’s gotten through to her. “Thank you, Ness.”

Vanessa wrinkles her nose. “Ness?”

“That’s what Sophie calls you. I kinda like it.”

“Okay, Brookie.”

Brooke swats at her playfully, and Vanessa drops into Brooke’s desk chair. Her desk is neat, of course, littered with tiny dinosaur figures and pens in a C-3PO mug. She smiles at pictures of Brooke on fossil digs, in graduation robes, giving presentations.

“Brooke Lynn Hytes, dino expert.” Vanessa shoots a horrible imitation of Brooke into her desk phone.

“I don’t sound like that!”

“Sure you do.”

“‘Sure you do,’” Brooke mimics in a raspy voice that Vanessa admits is accurate. She could sit here all day, but lunch is almost over.

“I gotta go, but take a break,” Vanessa orders. “I know you’re working too hard.”

Brooke nods, and her smile loops in Vanessa’s head all day.

—

Brooke types the last sentence of her speech, sitting back in awe. Her speech for the opening of a special exhibit, a childhood dream come true. It hadn’t been easy to get here. There were the doubtful years of college when Brooke learned paleontology was a lot more than digging up bones, when professors–usually male–approached her in lectures and asked if she had the right room, maybe you’re looking for the teaching department, sweetie? There was the struggle of needing a perfect application for one of only a few internships, the job prospects that made her toss and turn at night, wondering if she should go the teaching route, suck it up and teach earth science to bored college kids needing an elective. And then those first bones shone through the dirt, glittering under the Montana sun, and Brooke had known that this was all she ever wanted.

She reaches for her phone to tell Vanessa. It’s strange—Brooke never would’ve thought of sharing this with anyone, would’ve just kept it to herself. Another day at work. But she’s done it, and all she wants is for Vanessa to know, to share it with her. Lately she’s sharing more and more with Vanessa, from funny memes or restaurant recommendations to the book of Mary Oliver poems she’s going to give Vanessa as a thank you for helping with the speech. She loves when Vanessa sends stuff back, selfies of her in a witch hat, or pictures of crafts she’s done. The fact that Vanessa did something like tiny She-Ra swords and thought of Brooke, wants her to experience it too, makes Brooke warm and fuzzy inside.

There’s a missed call from her mom, and Brooke calls her back first, trying to calm her heart. There’s no reason to think anything bad happened, she reminds herself.

“Mom?” Brooke asks hesitantly.

“Brooke!” She’s too cheerful to report bad news, and Brooke relaxes. “Your dad and I were wondering if you and Vanessa want to come for dinner some time?”

Shit. “Um–”

“We’d love to see her again.”

“I’d have to check.”

It’s not fair to ask Vanessa again. The agreement was one work dinner and one family party, but they’ve strayed so far from that Brooke doesn’t know where they stand anymore. Brooke planned to say they broke up if her mom asked. She never thought her parents would like Vanessa so much. But she should have expected it, because who doesn’t love Vanessa seconds after meeting her?

“Well, I hope so.” Her mother’s voice is so loving that Brooke’s guilt burns hotter. “Vanessa’s such a good fit for you. You’re so happy around her.”

It’s not real! Brooke wants to yell, and she almost tells her mom the truth. But that would crush her, crush the person who always wanted Brooke to be happy. The person who brought her to the park and coaxed her to join the other kids, even though Brooke was too nervous to ask for her turn on the monkey bars and sat under the slide instead, dreaming of worlds where she wasn’t told to come out of her shell. Who brought her to museums and science camps and encouraged her to keep going in college. Who tried to find women for Brooke to date after she came out, wanting her to have someone she could be happy with.

How could she disappoint her mom like that?

She swallows the lump in her throat. “I-I’ll check, Mom, okay?”

“Okay, honey. Love you!”

“Love you too.”

Brooke sighs, shrugging out the tension in her shoulders. She needs the big guns for this one.

—

“I don’t know what to do, Nina.” Brooke burrows herself deeper into Nina’s couch and takes another sip of wine. “Everything’s a mess.”

Nina occupies the couch’s other end, just like their college days, giggling on a cramped twin bed. Brooke wishes they were back in that freezing cinder-block room, where her biggest concerns were finding edible dining hall food and finishing homework and herding drunk Nina, who just wanted to re-enact every Disney movie ever, into bed. Not the absolute disaster things have become. One little lie. One little lie to stop endless questions about dating, the well-meant hopes that she’ll find the one. Now, the lie is a skyscraper about to collapse in front of her, and all she has to mend it is duct tape.

What was she thinking, agreeing to this? One smile from Vanessa and she was gone, fake ring on her finger and knees touching on her parents’ couch like teenagers, watching movies and bringing coffee and texting nonstop. Now she has to break her mom’s heart and tell her they broke up, or do the act all over, pretend to be in love again, and then what? They keep doing this for the rest of their lives?

“I don’t think it’s that bad,” Nina says finally. “You said Vanessa liked your parents, so why not ask her?”

“Because where does it end? We do this again, my mom loves Vanessa more, she keeps asking to see her. I’m supposed to ask Vanessa to do this for every birthday and holiday and whatever? Next thing you know we’re spending Christmas there–”

“Brooke.”

“–And my mom loves weddings. There hasn’t been one since my sister’s so she’ll start asking about that–”

“Brooke.”

“–Then we’ll have a fake wedding, and what if she starts asking about kids? Oh my God, I’m gonna have to kidnap a child and they’ll make a Lifetime movie about me—“

“Brooke! Breathe, okay?”

Brooke realizes how fast the words are tumbling out, how little she’s breathing. She forces a deep breath, willing her lungs to accept the air. Nina pats her shoulder gently, and Brooke nods that she’s okay.

“I think you should just ask Vanessa,“ Nina continues. “There’s plenty of time to figure things out after. You can tell your mom you broke up later.”

“But it’s not fair to keep asking Vanessa. And the longer this goes on, the more it’ll crush my mom when it’s over. It’s easier to end it now, before she really gets attached to Vanessa.”

It’s not just her mom, Brooke realizes. The more they do this, the closer Brooke gets with Vanessa, and the more it will hurt when it ends. Vanessa has become one of her favorite people, and she can’t lose their friendship. What if asking Vanessa to do this again ruins it?

“Honey, I get that. Vanessa did ask you to the carnival though, so maybe she won’t mind going to your parents’ again? It’s one more event each way, so it’s not totally unfair.”

Brooke shrugs. “Maybe.”

“Don’t forget yourself either,” Nina says. It’s familiar, something’s Brooke’s heard since they were eighteen and Nina made sure sleeping and eating didn’t get sacrificed to Brooke’s studying. “You can’t keep fake dating just to please people.”

Brooke nods. “You’re right, Nina. How’d you get so smart?”

“Just born that way, I guess.” Nina sips wine with a smug smile. “And I want a lead role in the Lifetime movie.”

—

The carnival grows closer, and preparation is in full swing. There’s a running tally, currently at seven, of how many game booths Yvie’s told off on the phone for not following safety rules. There’s the list of food trucks Vanessa and Silky assembled from their personal rankings, plus a new Greek one Brooke told her about. There’s Nina and A’keria’s practice sheets of face paint designs, from fierce tigers to questionable butterflies.

Aside from the kids, this is what Vanessa likes best about her job–having different activities to do, things that let her be creative and not have to sit still at a desk like she did in school, or spend hours refolding the same shirts like when she did retail. She can run outside to test paper airplanes for a craft, or arrange displays, or help kids with homework, and maybe that’s why she never wanted another job. What other job would let her have this much fun?

The added bonus is that it distracts her from Brooke and dinner with her parents. She shouldn’t need distracting from Brooke, but try telling her brain that after seeing Brooke in a fire-engine red skirt the other day, the fabric wrapped around her legs like a second skin. Not to mention the fact that she kissed Brooke pops into her head at random moments, and she can still feel those soft lips against hers.

Is there something more to her feelings? But they’ve been faking a relationship, and that’s bound to rub off. How many movie co-stars got together after playing love interests? Not that she and Brooke are exactly movie stars, but hey, their performance was convincing. Sure, she talks on the phone with Brooke for hours at night, just like high school minus the tether of the phone cord, and brought her cookies once, but those don’t have to be romantic. The speeding up of her heart around Brooke, the way she’s drawn close to her like a magnet, how her eyes can’t leave Brooke when they’re together, aren’t anything either.

So having dinner with Brooke’s parents again shouldn’t be a big deal. If this were a real relationship, a second parent meeting would be much more serious, requiring Vanessa to wear her best dress and bring fancy wine. But they’ve already passed the test, and it’s just dinner. Brooke is nervous, she knows, never planned things to get this far and felt awful for asking, but Vanessa gets it. If the situation was reversed, she doubts she could crush her mom, always on lookout for girls Vanessa can date, like that either.

And she did ask Brooke to the carnival, which wasn’t part of the agreement. Another dinner isn’t unfair. One more dinner, and Brooke will end things on her side, and Vanessa will go back to saying her wife is sick when parties come up. Vanessa hates to think of Brooke’s parents being upset they broke up, but she can do it.

A’keria’s wrong. She’s not in love with Brooke.

At least, she doesn’t think so.

—

Dinner is just them and Brooke’s parents, and Vanessa lets herself go. They want to know more about her, and she tells stories of summers at the beach as a kid, sand clinging to her legs as she built sand castles with her mom, how she and brother splashed for hours, how her dad hoisted her on his shoulders to watch the nightly fireworks. She talks about her college roommate Shea–they kissed once, incidentally, but Vanessa leaves that out–and how they threw a party on the dorm roof. She talks about the time she, Silky, and A’keria misread the recipe and made 30 pancakes instead of 15 and passed them around the apartment building.

Everyone laughs, and it’s hard not to love this, not to want this. A girlfriend like Brooke with her nice family, who reminds Vanessa of her own family even if they’re nowhere near as chaotic. Talking about memories must spur something in Brooke’s mom, because after dessert she pulls them in the living room and whips out a photo album.

“Here’s Brooke as a baby,” Brooke’s mom says, and Vanessa melts, her heart damn near exploding at baby Brooke, wrapped snugly in a white blanket patterned with pink hearts. Her hair is lighter than it is now, almost white-blonde, but her smile is exactly the same. Her eyes are wide and shining with joy.

“Here she is in kindergarten.”

There’s five-year-old Brooke outside a red brick building with a huge grin on her face, modeling a pink tutu, in a blue dress at graduation.

“And here’s Brooke in middle school—“

“Mom, I’m begging you,” Brooke groans, but the page flips to a picture of teenage Brooke whose reluctant smile reveals wire-covered teeth.

Brooke buries her face in her hands, and Vanessa gently pulls them away.

“Hey, everyone looked horrible in middle school,” Vanessa soothes. “I bleached part of my hair once and looked like Cruella DeVil.”

Brooke brightens. “You owe me a picture of that.”

“Fine.”

The pages turn, and Vanessa doesn’t notice how late it’s gotten, doesn’t notice anything until thunder tears through the sky, bringing pounding rain with it. Everyone jumps, and the reality that they have a half-hour drive in pouring rain and darkness hits, making Vanessa squeeze herself.

“I didn’t realize it was so late,” Brooke says. “Wanna go, Ness?”

If Vanessa could focus, she’d notice her face flushing over the nickname. But she can’t, because she very much does not want to go out into that storm.

“Maybe we can wait it out?” Vanessa suggests, and Brooke nods.

It’s still going strong half an hour later, and Vanessa’s jumpy, rubbing sweaty hands on her legs.

“I don’t think it’s gonna let up,” Brooke’s mom says in worry. “I’d hate for you to drive in this dark anyway. Maybe you should stay here for the night.”

Vanessa turns to Brooke, who’s biting her lip. Vanessa knows Brooke doesn’t want her to feel uncomfortable staying here, but Vanessa would much rather be in this cozy house than driving in that storm. Brooke gives a nod that lets Vanessa know it’s her call.

“I think we should stay, Brooke,” Vanessa says quickly. “There’s no point driving in this or waiting for it to stop and driving home at midnight or something.” She appeals to reason, not wanting her fear to show.

Brooke agrees, her gaze softening as she takes in Vanessa. Vanessa suddenly realizes she’s folded up into herself, alert for the next crash of thunder.

Brooke’s mom smiles. “I’ll get the guest bed ready…” She heads down the hall and Brooke turns to Vanessa, eyes soft and tender.

“Are you sure you want to stay?” Brooke asks. “I don’t want you to think you have to.”

“I want to,” Vanessa insists.

Thunder rumbles and Vanessa jumps, curling into Brooke’s side on instinct. Brooke seems shocked at first, but softens into the touch.

“Hey, it’s okay,” Brooke says softly. She lowers a tentative arm around Vanessa and her muscles unclench. “We’re safe in here.”

“Sorry,” Vanessa whispers. “I know it’s just a storm—“

“Don’t worry. Everyone’s afraid of something,” Brooke soothes. “I’m really afraid of flying. Small spaces too.”

Vanessa nods shakily. It’s so embarrassing to be scared of thunderstorms as an adult. No one judged her as a kid in her blanket nest, snuggling stuffed animals to protect her from the rain lashing at the windows. Even her brother would stop teasing and let her hold his favorite Batman action figure. Her mom would bring her hot chocolate and comfort her, and Vanessa shouldn’t need comfort anymore. But Brooke is offering it, holding her securely enough to fend off a storm herself, and Vanessa lets her, the safety of Brooke’s arms better than her childhood blankets.

When Brooke’s mom says the guest bed is ready, Vanessa thinks she would rather sleep in Brooke’s arms.

—

The guest bed is a cozy cloud of soft white cotton sheets, and Vanessa wants to jump right in.

Brooke grabs two pillows. “I’ll sleep on the floor,” she says, assembling a makeshift bed with the pillows and spare blankets.

“Oh, you don’t have to–”

“I don’t mind. Really,” Brooke insists.

Brooke’s gaze lingers on Vanessa, and Vanessa tries to catch all the feelings that flash across Brooke’s face. Does Brooke look…hopeful? Like she wants Vanessa to resist, pull her into the bed? Or is she hoping Vanessa lets her stay on the floor so they don’t have to sleep together? Is she worried about making Vanessa uncomfortable? Is Brooke uncomfortable? Vanessa doesn’t want to make Brooke uncomfortable, doesn’t want to force anything, so she agrees, wondering if that’s sadness or something else on Brooke’s face. Vanessa slides between the sheets, and the bed feels way too big with just her in it.

“It’s weird, sleeping in my parents’ house.” Brooke’s voice rings faintly from the floor, and Vanessa moves to the edge of the bed to hear her better. It reminds her of the sleepovers she had as a kid, snuggling in her Little Mermaid sleeping bag and sharing secrets with her friends, everything more exciting when it was past their bedtimes.

“Sleeping in other places doesn’t bother me,” Vanessa says. “I stayed at my parents’ last Christmas and slept like a baby. Even better than a baby.”

“Is the bed okay?” Brooke frets. “I can–”

“It’s fine.” Vanessa pauses. It could be the sleepover memories rubbing off, but she wants to talk with Brooke, talk all night about everything and nothing, in a way she hasn’t since she was thirteen.

“What were you like in school?” she asks, eager for more of the Brooke in that photo album, of the joy in her eyes that Vanessa recognizes now sometimes.

Brooke props herself up on her elbow and peeks up at Vanessa. “Quiet, mostly. You know how some kids just walked in a room and made friends?”

“Yeah.”

Brooke sighs. “I couldn’t do that. I usually read by myself at recess, watching the other kids. I could never think of anything to say, and when I did it was either too late or I was too afraid to say it. I thought everyone would laugh at me. They usually did.”

“I’m sorry,” Vanessa breathes into the space between them.

Brooke shrugs. “It’s okay. I had some friends, but I didn’t mind being on my own. Or I got used to it, anyway. I don’t know if things would’ve been different if I wasn’t as nervous around people, y’know?”

“I get it,” Vanessa says. She would say more, but she knows it’s hard for Brooke to open up, and she doesn’t want to push her.

“What were you like?” Brooke asks.

“I was funny. I made one joke and suddenly I was the class clown. I didn’t always want to be, though,” she admits. “I was smart. I loved reading, loved learning—when I could focus, cause ADHD’s a bitch. But everyone thought I was stupid, ‘cause I was so restless. That’s why I decided to keep being funny instead. I didn’t realize there’s no reason I couldn’t be both.”

She had been friends with everyone—cheerleaders, drama kids, honors students. She had cracked jokes in class and had the charm to win over anyone. But it had been exhausting at times–sometimes she just wanted to curl up in the library and read, but there was no escaping the funny, popular kid gig, no way to try new things or change herself.

“Right,” Brooke agrees. “It’s like you were stuck in a box. Whatever people called you, that’s what you were.”

Vanessa nods, because that’s it. Brooke always gets her, and it’s a relief to have that understanding.

“God, school sucked, didn’t it?” Vanessa mutters. “At least we never have to go back.”

“Shit, yes. You couldn’t pay me to do high school again.”

They keep talking–about school, about childhood, about themselves–until Vanessa’s not even aware of the rain anymore, until there’s nothing in the world but their secrets and laughs floating through the darkness. They keep talking until Brooke’s eyes start drooping, her words growing farther and farther apart as she drifts off around 2am, and Vanessa settles and tries to do the same.

But she can’t sleep. That hole in the mattress where Brooke should be is a hole in Vanessa’s heart. Why didn’t she insist Brooke get in the bed with her? Vanessa usually sleeps well, but her best sleep is always with someone there, with warmth and safety beside her.

As a kid, she slept with her entire stuffed animal collection so no one felt left out. Through all her relationships, it was sleeping with someone that she loved the most–waking up in the night and feeling the safety of someone there, letting arms curve over her waist, the morning sun shining off her girlfriend’s face. There was such intimacy and tenderness in seeing someone sleep, seeing them so vulnerable and knowing that you loved them and would protect them. Maybe it’s better Brooke’s not next to her. Maybe it would bring up those feelings.

Vanessa peers down at Brooke. She’s curled up on her side, lips parted slightly. Vanessa’s heart beats in time with the gentle rise of Brooke’s chest. Sweet Brooke, who held her in the storm and always praised her and brought her coffee just because. Who always thinks of others first and never makes Vanessa do anything she’s uncomfortable with.

She looks at Brooke’s face, soft and untroubled and angelic in her sleep, and her heart swells, and shit, she knows that feeling. She tries to stop it, but it’s like using an umbrella for defense from a hurricane. She wants Brooke here, wants her warmth and intimacy because—

Because she’s in love with Brooke.

[trentyhendo]

When You’re Ready || Trent Alexander Arnold

Hey everyone!! Hope yall enjoy this imagine, it’s based on When you're ready by Shawn Mendes. The song on Spotify can be found here. There’s one bit that I put earlier than it should’ve but other than that the lyrics are all in place.

Maybe I had too many drinks

But that's just what I needed

I hope that you don't think that what I'm saying sounds conceited

When I look across the room, and you're staring right back at me

Like somebody told a joke and we're the only ones laughin'

As Hendo’s younger sister, you’d get invited to his training and his outings on the occasion and soon enough you became a favourite of all his teammates, Trent to be more specific and you became the best of friends. You were then invited to the annual Christmas party that Liverpool FC hosted and you were so excited. You had decided to wear a simple red skater dress with a pair of, of course, red heels and red lipstick.

And then slowly, but surely you were ready to go and you hopped into Hendo’s car with him and Rebecca in the front two seats. You and Trent were texting back and forth already as he was already there and it was gonna be a while until you were there. 

Normally, Trent’s not the type of person who would drink that much and neither were you, but today you both promised each other you would drink, drink to your heart’s content. So, you soon reach after the ‘long’ journey and you went in to almost instantly see Trent at the bar already ordering two drinks. You decided to run up to him and hug him since it had been at least two weeks since you last saw him since you were quite busy with school/uni work with all the upcoming deadlines that you had waiting for you in January. You decided to take one of the drinks and chatted to him for a few minutes before you headed to meet all of the other lads who were waiting for you to finish with Trent, and soon enough you met all the wags as well and sat with them for the majority of the time. 

As you listen to Larissa (Bobby’s wife) talk, your eyes slowly drift to Trent... only to realise that he’s looking right back at you, already grinning at you and you soon start grinning back, you then see him do a little weird, dorky dance and you instantly laugh and at that moment, when Trent sees you laughing, he felt safe... in a way, he knew that he was, believe it or not, slowly falling in love with you. He felt like you two were the only ones in this crowded room. 

Don't know why I tried

'Cause ain't nobody like you

Familiar disappointment every single time I do

Every single night my arms are not around you

My mind's still wrapped around you

Baby, tell me when you're ready

I'm waitin'

Ever since Hendo first brought you to training, Trent knew that he was going to be close with her, but he didn’t know how close exactly. A few months in, that's when he realised, all these ex-boyfriends that you’ve had are useless, they weren't worth your tears and nor will any of your future boyfriends because he wanted you to be his and him to be yours. He’d treat you so right, the way you deserve to be treated, treat you like the queen that you are, and he knows that you’d treat him with the same respect. The number of times that Trent has tried to tell you that he loves you but he can’t. There are so many reasons why he can’t. Firstly, you're the captain’s sister, Hendo is like a mentor to Trent, and he didn’t want to break his trust. Secondly, he thinks he’s not the most confident lad anyone has met so he definitely doesn’t have the courage to even tell you and lastly... he didn’t want to break the wonderful friendship that the two of you have. You’re one of the very few ladies that Trent became friends with and he didn’t want to lose you. 

No matter what time of the day it is, Trent kept imagining what it would be like for you to be his, at night he had wished that you were in his bed with his arms around you. 

Even ten years from now

If you haven't found somebody

I promise I'll be around

Tell me when you're ready

I'm waitin'

And if I have to, I'll wait forever

Say the word and I'll change my plans

Yeah, you know that we fit together

I know your heart like the back of my hand

You soon see him walk towards you after ten minutes and asks ‘may I dance with you for a bit,’ he asks as he soon lays eyes on the wags and asks ‘if you ladies don’t mind.’ They all look at you and you look back and they reply with ‘of course we don’t mind.’ You grin and get up to start walking towards that dance floor, hand in hand. As of cue, God’s Plan, aka your guys’ favourite song of the year had come on so the both of you jammed out to it. Soon enough, the both of you decided to go and get yet another drink and sat down to talk for a bit.

‘You know,’ he starts, ‘this is a random thought and I don’t know if its the alcohol speaking, but we should make a pact.’ This is a perfect idea, Trent thinks to himself, we know each other too well and it’s a good pact. 

‘Is that so? And what is this pact?’

‘That if neither of us has anyone in ten years time, we’d maybe get together? It’s just a thought.’

‘I think... that’s a great idea,’ I say sticking my pinky finger out, waiting for him to wrap his not so little pinky around it, and so he does, followed by getting up and sticking his hand out.

‘Now, let’s get back to dance because there’s no backing down now, aye?’ he says with a satisfied look on his face, and so you do and dance and drink the night away. That’s until everyone started to leave, mostly because most of the team had children to tend to, and if they didn’t then they’d be too tired to continue the party. As Hendo went over to his house with Rebecca already, Trent and you had decided to split an uber since you were both a little bit tipsy and the both of you had reached home safe and sound.

What if my dad is right

When he says that you're the one

No, I can't even argue

I won't even fight him on it

Call you when it's late

And I know that you're in bed

'Cause I'm three hours back

Seems like you're always six ahead

Trent walked into his house and went straight to the living room knowing that his dad was already there waiting for him. 

‘Hey, Dad.’ ‘Hey, Son.’ 

‘This is a really random question at this time of night, but when did you know that you are in love with mum?’ His dad was slightly taken aback, as Trent was right, it was an unusual time to ask such a question but he continued anyway. 

‘Well, Trent. It was actually around your age. I was too nervous to ask her but we were actually friends before and that's why I was scared. We were friends since high school pretty much. She was absolutely beautiful and I wish I told her sooner, but I eventually did tell and I had no reason to be scared because she loved me back and here we are twenty-five years later, still married and in love with each other. How’d such a question come up now? Are you in love?’

‘I think I am, Dad. You know Y/N? Hendo’s sister? It’s her, and I am super nervous to tell her because she’s the captain’s sister and I know I don’t want to break his trust nor hers and I’m in a sticky situation basically.’ ‘Well, Son. Tell her, the way that you’ve talked about her before, the way that you’re always smiling when you come back from training sometimes, I can tell it’s her that you’ve met, its the same look that you had when you walked in just now. If you think she’s worth it all then go for it.’ Trent sat there looking at his hands while he twiddled with them and thought for a second. 

‘Okay, Dad! Thanks. I think I’m going to go up to my room and maybe call her and then head to sleep. Good Night Dad.’ ‘Good Night, Son.’ As Trent walks up to bed, he smiled. He’s finally understood everything. He’s finally gonna confess. As he rang you, you had only just gotten into bed after doing your whole nighttime routine and was about to start thinking what a great day it had been but little did you know it was only going to get better. You pick up almost instantly and instantly ask ‘what's up, we literally just saw each other.’

‘Hey. So, this is a random thing and gosh I'm so nervous to even say this like I don't really know how to put this into words but... I really really want to go on a date with you-’

‘Wait, hold up, you.. want to go on a date.. with me.. of all people?’ 

‘Yes, and I don’t want to ruin our friendship but I really like you and you're Hendo’s sister but I don't want that to come in the way-’

‘Babe, stop, you're rambling. Yes, of course, I'll go on a date with you’ you say as you smile ever so brightly.

‘Okay, perfect, pick you up at 7 tomorrow’ he says with a smug look on his face, and you both hang up the phone and the both of you sleep with a smile on your face.

hope you all enjoyed this imagine!! Let me know if you enjoyed it and let me if you have a request!! 

[doeeyeddarlingxo]

Myriad Misadventures - Chapter 27

The Myriad Misadventures of a Midgardian Queen-In-Training - Chapter 27

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Word Count: 1222

Pairing: Loki/Reader

Rating: T

Myriad Misadventures - Chapter 27

For the first time in over a year, you feel a chill in the air. 

Surprisingly enough, this isn’t because of any tensions or animosity between contestants (though heaven knows there’s been enough of that - nothing extreme, just small, petty squabbles), but as...a present. 

You think.

It started with a scarf. Seven scarves, technically. You woke up one morning to find Meg bringing you a gift box, long and slim and delicately wrapped in gold foil, tied with a length of green ribbon.

Huh?

“From the king, Lady - I mean (Y/N).” She smiled shyly, and you felt a quiet joy bubble up at the correction. She’s been trying to use your name, sans title, ever since you “rescued” her (her words, not yours) from the Chitauri, and it seems to give her a small bit of confidence. (In public, she continues to call you by the title, which you interpret as her not wanting to be reprimanded - a sentiment she later confirms when you ask her in private. You can’t disagree with that.)

You accepted the gift, and tugged on one end of the bow. Under the box, beneath a layer of (yes, green) tissue paper, was a (yes, green) scarf. 

I would be honored if you would wear this to breakfast this morning.

~ L. L.

You didn’t really think much of it. It was thin and silky, nothing too heavy for this weather. Coming down to the dining room, you saw the other six girls each had one as well, tied around their neck, or used to pull back their hair, or knotted to the waist of their dress, each one with a slightly different pattern and in a different shade of green.

It wasn’t until Li let out a tiny gasp that the rest of you began to suspect something bigger was going on. 

“Wha’s wron?” asked Irina through a mouthful of omelet, ignoring a glare from Lady Amara.

Li handed her the envelope in response, seemingly too stunned to speak. Irina began to read it out loud.

“I am writing to request your company for a walk of the grounds tomorrow at noon.” She passes the letter back, looking mildly impressed. “A date, huh?”

And Li wasn’t the last. As the day went on, the remainder of the girls received similar invitations, at lunch or directly after lessons or slipped under their bedroom doors.

Except you.

You weren’t surprised. Or offended. Or upset by this in any way, shape, or form. Except...you kinda were? Like, you get it, you’re still just shy of seventeen - but the be the only one sucked. A lot. Especially after...well, after everything. The ball. The tutoring. The Chitauri. Even if he didn’t want to go on a date with you, persay, you thought he would have been considerate enough to explain why, or at the very least warn you before the invitations came.

Which leaves you here, sitting and pouting on your bed instead of going to sleep. Li’s date was over a month ago - she came down the next morning with shockingly reddened lips. She explained, with a shy kind of glee, that the lipstick was a gift from His Majesty, after she’d told him a story about breaking into her mother’s makeup box as a teen.

The next week was Irina’s meeting. Despite her clear reluctance beforehand, she too came down to the dining hall with more than a little excitement the next day, wearing a riding coat and (much to Lady Amara’s chagrin) pants, of all things.

“I mentioned that I was starting to get tired of riding side-saddle, and when I got back to my room, these were waiting on my bed,” she said. Irina wasn’t the girly type by any means, but even she blushed as the girls oohed over the gift.

And so it went on. Every week, another girl went on a date, and came down the next morning with a smile on her face and a surprisingly thoughtful gift to speak of - a violin for Juliette, a pair of tap shoes for Rosa, a painting for Rhea’s room. Tonight is Sapphy’s turn. She’s the last one, and you’re beginning to wonder what exactly it is that’s wrong with you.

Your initial reaction would be to think he’s mad at you after that outburst about Lexi leaving. But you've spoken since then, in the hallways, in the library - just small pleasantries, but his smiles have been genuine. 

So what is it, then? 

You’d confront him, but you’re nervous. Much, much too nervous. But you can’t stop wondering what the problem might be - is it my age? Is it how I look? My weight? Does he just think I'm dumb? Is this some kind of sign that I'm the next to go?

You shake your head. This is ridiculous; lying here and feeling sorry for yourself isn’t going to do you any good. Maybe some fresh air would help?

You don’t bother getting dressed - why put on a corset or a robe or even slippers when you’ll be back in bed in ten minutes? It’s too hot, anyway. The less layers, the better, and the floors feel delightfully cool beneath your feet.

You pad down the hall, and all five million stairs, as quietly as possible. You doubt anyone else is awake, but you don’t want to risk it, especially as you make your way out into the gardens. You were never given a strict curfew, but you doubt that wandering the grounds in the dead of the night without an escort - barefoot and only wearing a nightgown, no less - wouldn’t exactly endear you to Lady Amara.

“This really is beautiful, Your Majesty.”

Shoot, shoot, shoot… You duck behind the nearest bush, wincing at the noise. Through the brambles, you can see two silhouettes, the (much) shorter one obviously corseted-and-petticoated. Loki’s voice is too low for you to make out his response. Between Sapphy’s pitch and her enthusiasm, though, she’s loud enough that you feel safe adjusting - that branch poking into your side isn’t the most comfortable. 

It isn’t quite as bad, though, as when you lose your balance and topple off the balls of your feet in the other direction - directly into a whole host of other branches, all ready to poke into your side even harder than before. You’re still concealed - you think - but your squeak of surprise, combined with the rustling caused by your fall, isn’t exactly discreet. And the sudden lull in the conversation makes you fear that you might have been discovered, after all.

“Lady Sapphire, I have had a lovely evening, but I believe it best that we both retire for the night.” His voice is closer than before, and you tense up. “I have a full day of political meetings tomorrow, and I assume you’ll be equally busy with lessons.”

As she agrees, they continue past you, and you let out a sigh of relief. Once you see the light green flash, you finally do your best to roll out from under the bush without getting yourself scratched up any further. You can’t help but rest on your side for a moment, dirt pathways be damned - until you open your eyes and see a pair of shoes right in front of you.

“Would you like some help?”

[qualitytacolover]

19 Coolest Light Purple hair colors right now

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19 Coolest Light Purple hair colors right now

A light purple hair color is a muted violet shade that is typically mixed with gray or ash. This modern, quirky hue is coming to all feeds recently and is literally colored!

An enchanting color like this would not be as magical without the extensive coloring process that it requires. As it is unnatural, pre-lightening should be the first step and this could damage your strands if not cared for properly.

This is where home maintenance comes into play – color-safe, heat-protecting and moisturizing products are a must if you want to keep this shade longer and your mane healthy.

But believe me when I say it's really worth it! If you need more convincing, just look at how seductively Kelly Osbourne, Nicole Richie, Katy Perry and Ellie Goulding wear them!

Learn more about this voguish hair color through this current collection of light purple hair colors now!

Very light purple

How would you describe this look?

This very light purple hairstyle was a lot of fun for me to create. It was such a big transformation! My favorite thing was to take the different shades of lilac that I made and melt them together. Fashion color is a very customizable thing!

Any advice for someone considering it?

Anyone considering pastel fashion shades like this purple hue should know that it can be a lot of maintenance. You need to make sure your stylist gets your hair light enough first for the purple color to shine!

Always wash your hair with cold water as this keeps the hair skin sealed and the fashion color lasts longer! Dry shampoo will be your best friend. You don't want to wash your hair in general every day, but especially when trying to get fashion colors.

See if your stylist can turn you into a color conditioner – a conditioner that contains some of the colors in it for refreshing between visits! Don't forget to use a color-safe shampoo that has been approved by your stylist!

Light brown and purple balayage

How would you describe this look?

I love this look and how it fits what a lot of people are looking for in hair trends right now. She was exactly what she wanted – "bright and bold purple!"

With their previous balayage, we were able to easily convert them to a statement color that is both lively and soft. The dimension plus color means that it can really wash and wear or ripple and shake to get a lived or polished look. I love that people are looking to take their blonde hair to the next level by adding color and dimension.

Any advice for someone considering it?

You need to buy the right takeaway products to get your color. When choosing light colors, ask your stylist to show a pattern next to your face to make sure it matches your skin tone.

Also consider whether you are ready to change your shampoo routine. Ask yourself if you can walk a few more days between washes. Minimize heat when styling and use cooler water when washing to prolong bright colors. Color Deposit Shampoo is best for lively maintenance. Ask what you can expect to fade.

Light purple on short hair

How would you describe this look?

This is a broken bob made on fine hair. I held its girth a little heavier and smashed it through the crown. It was lightened to the brightest yellow by a medium brown and dyed with Schwarzkopf Professional Pastel Purple shades, went a little darker on the perimeter to create depth and weight on her fine hair. Then wrap-dried with a Denham brush and applied Schwarzkopf OSis + Dust It for texture and volume.

Any advice for someone considering it?

This look is very easy to care for. You need to be in the salon every 4 to 6 weeks to have your hair lightened and maintain the tone in your hair. During the 4-6 weeks there are products that you can buy that deposit like Overtone and KeraColor Clenditioner to maintain the pastel tone. Fading light purple will also be great and will make for a wonderful white blonde if done right.

Light lavender purple

How would you describe this look?

This color is inspired by cotton candy. The soft but lively pastel purple color melts with the muted subtle pastel pink, creating a color that is sweet and delicate.

Any advice for someone considering it?

This hair is alive! This would be a color palette for someone who is self-expression, femme looks, a cool special occasion, or for anyone who owns it!

Bright pastel violet

How would you describe this look?

I love making soft purples on my already platinum customers! When the color fades, it tightens the hair and then goes back to a beautiful blonde. We also added a little hidden rainbow to the back of this one, because why not?

For customers who like to wear their hair, it's nice to have a few pieces around their face that they can leave. Especially for this client, she grows out her bangs, so we have shaped everything to avoid this embarrassing phase.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Pastel colors are very easy to care for. They are not easy to reach unless you are already a clean platinum blonde and they do not have a very long lifespan – think up to 10 washes. If you wash in cold water, wash once a week (or less) and use professional products, you can enjoy them for a while.

Light blue and purple

How would you describe this look?

I created a lavender metallic color melt with various shades of lavender and silver from Pulp Riot. I love how the two colors blend and complement each other, making an icy look. I think color melts look best with a little wave and texture, so I like to finish with a curling iron and texture spray.

Any advice for someone considering it?

The first things to keep in mind when you want these types of tones are the health of your hair and how blonde you are able to get. Your hair needs to be platinum to get a silver lavender look. It's also a higher maintenance color, so you'll want to use cold water when shampooing. Also use sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner. Avoid pools and oceans, and make sure your stylist uses Olaplex to keep your hair strong! For home care, you can get a tinted Olaplex # 3 treatment to keep your color fresh between appointments. Use a low heat setting on your hot tools.

light purple

How would you describe this look?

This is a light purple balayage made on a long inverted bob cut that has a lot of texture and movement. The customer has curly hair, of course, and I love how the dimension in the tone creates a living balayage feel to an unnatural / pastel color.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Maintaining light purple strands like this is an investment in both time and money. While the overall picture has a balayage feel, the process is much different. This service lasted 8 hours, $ 500, and requires home maintenance products to keep hair healthy and shiny. What is nice about a look like this is that it does not need maintenance. The violet fades beautifully and flatters the skin tone and eye color of the client. When thinking about a color like this, use an image as inspiration and trust that your stylist has the training and ability to choose the best shades and tones for you.

Bright amethyst

How would you describe this look?

I'm totally in love with the spectrum of violets, so it was so satisfying to create this stupid mallow mullet. I combined so many techniques to create the perfect shape – freehand clippers and razors cut this whole haircut inside out to debulk and add maximum texture for that shaggy look. Bring back the modern mullet! You can even add a pastel purple color to really bring it to life and soften an edge.

Any advice for someone considering it?

How many of you have considered taking the plunge in purple? I can honestly tell you that the huge shades of purple do most of you justice, whether you're blonde and just want that purple hue, or even if you want to channel that darker edgy side of you. It can be done!

Find the perfect product combination to add texture and definition, but also a high gloss. Regular visits to your stylist to tighten and maintain this color is essential. Like any color, it can get boring, so add an extra shine to your toning to give it that mighty shine.

Light periwinkle

How would you describe this look?

It is icy and delicate like a snowflake, but soft and touchable. My favorites are the light blue tones at the ends. In my comic book imagination they are too cold to touch and will freeze you!

She has very fine, naturally blonde hair, so I didn't add much layering to her cut to keep abundance at her ends. This color was actually not our ultimate goal. So she looked toned out in preparation for more vivid tones, but we loved it so much that she kept it for 2 weeks before coming back for some light color.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Actually, I wouldn't recommend this light purple hair to many people. This client has a natural light blonde base in particular and works as a chemist in the hair industry and understands that she has to be gentle with her hair.

To press the hair and achieve these soft metallic silver tones can be dangerous for the health of the hair, especially those with naturally dark and / or curly hair. Although, if someone's hair can handle it, I would use gentle color-safe products (and a silver conditioner to keep the clay in place), a heat repellent (though preferably just not doing as much heat styling), and regular deep conditioning or mask-type treatments. In addition, a silk pillow case is a great thing for hair that has been processed.

It is not for the everyday ponytail type of gal as this can break these delicate silver hairs. I also let customers know that silver / white really shows lack of pigment in the skin tone, so if they are not makeup wearers, they will feel washed out without a bit of lipstick.

Light metallic purple

How would you describe this look?

I would describe this type of platinum as silver purple. It is icy platinum that is almost iridescent in color. When it moves and in different lighting, you see pops of purple, silver, white and almost a shade of blue.

Because we made her platinum so modern, I wanted to add some vintage waves to make up for it. These were made with my Isa Professional flat iron. I took four 2.5 ″ horizontal sections around my head and created half-on-base curls with vertical 1.5 ″ partitions. Each lock was curled in the same direction and fixed on the head until it cooled. After that I brushed the hair and the finger waved the style until it formed. I styled it with Mydentity Mycontrol Spray and TIGI Afterparty.

The haircut was soft long layers.

Any advice for someone considering it?

This light purple hair dye was considered a pastel shade. Whenever we are dealing with soft pastel shades such as silver, blush, lilac, baby blue or even mint, to name just a few, we speak of a semi-permanent tone. This means that depending on the care, it can take just a few washings to a few weeks. Wash with cold water, only 1-2 times a week, and help with styling to extend the shade with zero to very low heat. If a customer wants to keep a color like this, they have to be willing to visit the salon once or twice a month with home care in between. The stylist can make a special tinted Olaplex # 3 (no matter what color the customer's hair is) or a tinted shampoo brand, like Viral, as take-home color care.

This is not a cheap hair color to achieve. The lighter the hair, the easier it will be to lift. Anything darker than a dark blonde can either expect a very long day in the salon or multiple visits to even reach that level of the blonde and not affect the cuticles of the hair. Talking to your stylist beforehand and running a strand test can help both the customer and the stylist determine if the look is even possible for the customer.

This particular customer was initially a natural blonde, so we were able to achieve this look safely in one day.

Vintage waves are a great option! Always classy and timeless. For an easier way to reach these waves, curling iron or a magic wand can be used at home to achieve a portable version. As long as all the curls around your head are pointing in the same direction, waves will appear. The closer the curl is to the scalp, the narrower the wave. Curl away from your head for a soft, subtle wave.

Note: the more layers and the shorter the hair, the more difficult it will be to achieve the uniform vintage wave look. However, if you do, go for it! You get a look with tons of body and a textured wave look.

bright Purple

A hint of purple in this platinum blonde seems to do the trick to make a beautiful shade of light purple.

Blond hair with light purple highlights

I could see a bonanza of colors here! Like a parade of celebration just a few hairs away.

Brown hair with light purple highlights

The deeper you look, the more interesting it becomes! Get the interspersed light purple highlights on brown hair.

Light pink and purple balayage

Sugar, spice and everything nice! The magic that is purple light purple balayage, everyone has on the edge of their seats!

Light gray purple balayage

Stormy says she wants her moody, beautiful locks back! These are flattering light purple shades for the cool girl.

light purple

Only two things could go under if you try this look: first is that you end up being completely shabby, and the other is that you will stand out and be a trendsetter for this swarming lighter lilac hair color!

Silver light violet

Softly curled locks guarantee an adorable look, especially on your long, light purple locks.

Light gray-purple balayage

Soft mix of purple and platinum hair is what you need to get this beautiful light purple hue!

Dark to light violet ombre

Make it look like the purple hue is inevitably dripping onto your bare slate of hair.

[easynaturalhairstyle]

19 Coolest Light Purple hair colors right now

A light purple hair color is a muted violet shade that is typically mixed with gray or ash. This modern, quirky hue is coming to all feeds recently and is literally colored!

An enchanting color like this would not be as magical without the extensive coloring process that it requires. As it is unnatural, pre-lightening should be the first step and this could damage your strands if not cared for properly.

This is where home maintenance comes into play – color-safe, heat-protecting and moisturizing products are a must if you want to keep this shade longer and your mane healthy.

But believe me when I say it's really worth it! If you need more convincing, just look at how seductively Kelly Osbourne, Nicole Richie, Katy Perry and Ellie Goulding wear them!

Learn more about this voguish hair color through this current collection of light purple hair colors now!

Very light purple

How would you describe this look?

This very light purple hairstyle was a lot of fun for me to create. It was such a big transformation! My favorite thing was to take the different shades of lilac that I made and melt them together. Fashion color is a very customizable thing!

Any advice for someone considering it?

Anyone considering pastel fashion shades like this purple hue should know that it can be a lot of maintenance. You need to make sure your stylist gets your hair light enough first for the purple color to shine!

Always wash your hair with cold water as this keeps the hair skin sealed and the fashion color lasts longer! Dry shampoo will be your best friend. You don't want to wash your hair in general every day, but especially when trying to get fashion colors.

See if your stylist can turn you into a color conditioner – a conditioner that contains some of the colors in it for refreshing between visits! Don't forget to use a color-safe shampoo that has been approved by your stylist!

Light brown and purple balayage

How would you describe this look?

I love this look and how it fits what a lot of people are looking for in hair trends right now. She was exactly what she wanted – "bright and bold purple!"

With their previous balayage, we were able to easily convert them to a statement color that is both lively and soft. The dimension plus color means that it can really wash and wear or ripple and shake to get a lived or polished look. I love that people are looking to take their blonde hair to the next level by adding color and dimension.

Any advice for someone considering it?

You need to buy the right takeaway products to get your color. When choosing light colors, ask your stylist to show a pattern next to your face to make sure it matches your skin tone.

Also consider whether you are ready to change your shampoo routine. Ask yourself if you can walk a few more days between washes. Minimize heat when styling and use cooler water when washing to prolong bright colors. Color Deposit Shampoo is best for lively maintenance. Ask what you can expect to fade.

Light purple on short hair

How would you describe this look?

This is a broken bob made on fine hair. I held its girth a little heavier and smashed it through the crown. It was lightened to the brightest yellow by a medium brown and dyed with Schwarzkopf Professional Pastel Purple shades, went a little darker on the perimeter to create depth and weight on her fine hair. Then wrap-dried with a Denham brush and applied Schwarzkopf OSis + Dust It for texture and volume.

Any advice for someone considering it?

This look is very easy to care for. You need to be in the salon every 4 to 6 weeks to have your hair lightened and maintain the tone in your hair. During the 4-6 weeks there are products that you can buy that deposit like Overtone and KeraColor Clenditioner to maintain the pastel tone. Fading light purple will also be great and will make for a wonderful white blonde if done right.

Light lavender purple

How would you describe this look?

This color is inspired by cotton candy. The soft but lively pastel purple color melts with the muted subtle pastel pink, creating a color that is sweet and delicate.

Any advice for someone considering it?

This hair is alive! This would be a color palette for someone who is self-expression, femme looks, a cool special occasion, or for anyone who owns it!

Bright pastel violet

How would you describe this look?

I love making soft purples on my already platinum customers! When the color fades, it tightens the hair and then goes back to a beautiful blonde. We also added a little hidden rainbow to the back of this one, because why not?

For customers who like to wear their hair, it's nice to have a few pieces around their face that they can leave. Especially for this client, she grows out her bangs, so we have shaped everything to avoid this embarrassing phase.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Pastel colors are very easy to care for. They are not easy to reach unless you are already a clean platinum blonde and they do not have a very long lifespan – think up to 10 washes. If you wash in cold water, wash once a week (or less) and use professional products, you can enjoy them for a while.

Light blue and purple

How would you describe this look?

I created a lavender metallic color melt with various shades of lavender and silver from Pulp Riot. I love how the two colors blend and complement each other, making an icy look. I think color melts look best with a little wave and texture, so I like to finish with a curling iron and texture spray.

Any advice for someone considering it?

The first things to keep in mind when you want these types of tones are the health of your hair and how blonde you are able to get. Your hair needs to be platinum to get a silver lavender look. It's also a higher maintenance color, so you'll want to use cold water when shampooing. Also use sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner. Avoid pools and oceans, and make sure your stylist uses Olaplex to keep your hair strong! For home care, you can get a tinted Olaplex # 3 treatment to keep your color fresh between appointments. Use a low heat setting on your hot tools.

light purple

How would you describe this look?

This is a light purple balayage made on a long inverted bob cut that has a lot of texture and movement. The customer has curly hair, of course, and I love how the dimension in the tone creates a living balayage feel to an unnatural / pastel color.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Maintaining light purple strands like this is an investment in both time and money. While the overall picture has a balayage feel, the process is much different. This service lasted 8 hours, $ 500, and requires home maintenance products to keep hair healthy and shiny. What is nice about a look like this is that it does not need maintenance. The violet fades beautifully and flatters the skin tone and eye color of the client. When thinking about a color like this, use an image as inspiration and trust that your stylist has the training and ability to choose the best shades and tones for you.

Bright amethyst

How would you describe this look?

I'm totally in love with the spectrum of violets, so it was so satisfying to create this stupid mallow mullet. I combined so many techniques to create the perfect shape – freehand clippers and razors cut this whole haircut inside out to debulk and add maximum texture for that shaggy look. Bring back the modern mullet! You can even add a pastel purple color to really bring it to life and soften an edge.

Any advice for someone considering it?

How many of you have considered taking the plunge in purple? I can honestly tell you that the huge shades of purple do most of you justice, whether you're blonde and just want that purple hue, or even if you want to channel that darker edgy side of you. It can be done!

Find the perfect product combination to add texture and definition, but also a high gloss. Regular visits to your stylist to tighten and maintain this color is essential. Like any color, it can get boring, so add an extra shine to your toning to give it that mighty shine.

Light periwinkle

How would you describe this look?

It is icy and delicate like a snowflake, but soft and touchable. My favorites are the light blue tones at the ends. In my comic book imagination they are too cold to touch and will freeze you!

She has very fine, naturally blonde hair, so I didn't add much layering to her cut to keep abundance at her ends. This color was actually not our ultimate goal. So she looked toned out in preparation for more vivid tones, but we loved it so much that she kept it for 2 weeks before coming back for some light color.

Any advice for someone considering it?

Actually, I wouldn't recommend this light purple hair to many people. This client has a natural light blonde base in particular and works as a chemist in the hair industry and understands that she has to be gentle with her hair.

To press the hair and achieve these soft metallic silver tones can be dangerous for the health of the hair, especially those with naturally dark and / or curly hair. Although, if someone's hair can handle it, I would use gentle color-safe products (and a silver conditioner to keep the clay in place), a heat repellent (though preferably just not doing as much heat styling), and regular deep conditioning or mask-type treatments. In addition, a silk pillow case is a great thing for hair that has been processed.

It is not for the everyday ponytail type of gal as this can break these delicate silver hairs. I also let customers know that silver / white really shows lack of pigment in the skin tone, so if they are not makeup wearers, they will feel washed out without a bit of lipstick.

Light metallic purple

How would you describe this look?

I would describe this type of platinum as silver purple. It is icy platinum that is almost iridescent in color. When it moves and in different lighting, you see pops of purple, silver, white and almost a shade of blue.

Because we made her platinum so modern, I wanted to add some vintage waves to make up for it. These were made with my Isa Professional flat iron. I took four 2.5 ″ horizontal sections around my head and created half-on-base curls with vertical 1.5 ″ partitions. Each lock was curled in the same direction and fixed on the head until it cooled. After that I brushed the hair and the finger waved the style until it formed. I styled it with Mydentity Mycontrol Spray and TIGI Afterparty.

The haircut was soft long layers.

Any advice for someone considering it?

This light purple hair dye was considered a pastel shade. Whenever we are dealing with soft pastel shades such as silver, blush, lilac, baby blue or even mint, to name just a few, we speak of a semi-permanent tone. This means that depending on the care, it can take just a few washings to a few weeks. Wash with cold water, only 1-2 times a week, and help with styling to extend the shade with zero to very low heat. If a customer wants to keep a color like this, they have to be willing to visit the salon once or twice a month with home care in between. The stylist can make a special tinted Olaplex # 3 (no matter what color the customer's hair is) or a tinted shampoo brand, like Viral, as take-home color care.

This is not a cheap hair color to achieve. The lighter the hair, the easier it will be to lift. Anything darker than a dark blonde can either expect a very long day in the salon or multiple visits to even reach that level of the blonde and not affect the cuticles of the hair. Talking to your stylist beforehand and running a strand test can help both the customer and the stylist determine if the look is even possible for the customer.

This particular customer was initially a natural blonde, so we were able to achieve this look safely in one day.

Vintage waves are a great option! Always classy and timeless. For an easier way to reach these waves, curling iron or a magic wand can be used at home to achieve a portable version. As long as all the curls around your head are pointing in the same direction, waves will appear. The closer the curl is to the scalp, the narrower the wave. Curl away from your head for a soft, subtle wave.

Note: the more layers and the shorter the hair, the more difficult it will be to achieve the uniform vintage wave look. However, if you do, go for it! You get a look with tons of body and a textured wave look.

bright Purple

A hint of purple in this platinum blonde seems to do the trick to make a beautiful shade of light purple.

Blond hair with light purple highlights

I could see a bonanza of colors here! Like a parade of celebration just a few hairs away.

Brown hair with light purple highlights

The deeper you look, the more interesting it becomes! Get the interspersed light purple highlights on brown hair.

Light pink and purple balayage

Sugar, spice and everything nice! The magic that is purple light purple balayage, everyone has on the edge of their seats!

Light gray purple balayage

Stormy says she wants her moody, beautiful locks back! These are flattering light purple shades for the cool girl.

light purple

Only two things could go under if you try this look: first is that you end up being completely shabby, and the other is that you will stand out and be a trendsetter for this swarming lighter lilac hair color!

Silver light violet

Softly curled locks guarantee an adorable look, especially on your long, light purple locks.

Light gray-purple balayage

Soft mix of purple and platinum hair is what you need to get this beautiful light purple hue!

Dark to light violet ombre

Make it look like the purple hue is inevitably dripping onto your bare slate of hair.

19 Coolest Light Purple hair colors right now

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👫 surprise me !

Send a 👫 and I’ll write four headcanons I have about our muse’s relationship // accepting 

Siobhan & Tyler: 

He knows about her situation. His dad is the mayor after all, and he once had to go over there. He came back drunk, talking about the servant girl and her mother and how he should have thought about that for his own son. it’d cause him less trouble. he met her at a party and recognized her from what little his dad said and what little research he was able to do because maybe there was someone who would understand what he went through and the abuse that followed living in those toxic environments and no one here got it, not Elena or Caroline or Matt and he just needed someone to understand and that’s why he approached her at the party. He saw the natural seductress, recognized her, and thought, why not. 

He only asked about her morals once. She completely shut down and nearly ripped his head off and he decided he liked living a lot more than he cared about her killing people. He was friends with enough morally questionable people, so who could he be to judge? He didn’t see her as Damon Salvatore or Klaus, so he let it slide, and she’s a good lay. He could handle no strings attached and turning the other cheek for a little bit because at least she was killing those who deserved it. Justification is key, huh Tyler? plus he probably tries after his mom died and he just like runs to her basically and just wants her to make him forget and sex does that 

he doesn’t like admitting how much he actually likes the chase that comes with running after her. It’s exciting and it’s a nice break from running. He’s spent so long running away that it’s great to be the one on the chase again, and she’s the perfect conquest because she’s so locked up tight. She flirts and pushes him away, she doesn’t let anyone get too close, and he wants to be the one to break her. ( he’s always the one leaving a trail of broken hearts, apparently he thought it was his turn to have the broken heart ) 

lmao sleeping with the enemy takes a whole new turn when he finds out that she’s Klaus’ informant that he’s public enemy number 1 and he begins to question literally everything bc she’s a master seductress and what better way to get a guy to expose all of his secrets then by pulling him into bed? so like he starts doubting himself and kind of freaks out and freaks on her too because just talking to her puts him in danger and everyone he cares about ( which probably reluctantly includes her by this point ) and he just runs and pants and breaks down by the water fountain where klaus killed his mother and just looks at his reflection and splashes the water and wonders how he could be so stupid 

Siobhan & Klaus: 

He loves seeing the fear in her eyes. like it literally brings him so much pleasure because he knows that she’s not the type to back down or take shit and her reputation follows her but it’s only thirty years old; his is over a thousand. He loves breaking her and reminding her of who is in charge. 

Similarly, he actually respects her a great deal because she understands self-preservation in a way Katherine never did. He sees a great deal of himself in her, and while that also scares him, he can respect her fire. She fights back, knowing that he could kill her, but she doesn’t run. Tyler and Katherine and even his siblings ran, but she stands her ground and has a bite to match her bark. He appreciates it. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t make it very, very clear who is in charge, going back to headcanon one where he loves watching her quake in her boots. 

He uses her to deal with the people that he just doesn’t feel like putting up with. But eventually he learns to listen to her own hit list and even if he doesn’t care about who “deserves” to die ( to him, it’s anyone that opposes him and threatens everything he’s built ), he does admire her skill and while they’ll never be partners, she could be slightly more than a submissive catty there for the pure purpose of letting him know who is raising against his empire. Anyway, basically he lets her kill the small threats, encourages it really. 

He threw his paintbrush at her once when she wasn’t listening. He wasn’t painting with blood this time, but it was red, and it hit her square in the chest, staining her shirt and splattering across her face. Seeing the paint did a disgusting mixture of disgusting him because it looked like a sloppy kill to turning him on for the same exact reason. i am disgusted w/ u klaus but what can you expect from this monster? Anyway, he ordered her to get cleaned up and she defied him and he used his speed to make it so he was towering over her and was just like “i’m not asking” and yiKES 

Siobhan & Ryan: 

he also knew about what she went through at home, but for an entirely different reason... because they were...gasp..friends?? They were those friends that grew up together and dreamed of a world where they could escape their homes and be okay and safe and happy. they would run away maybe and he’d protect his siblings and she would her mom and they’d be fine. they would sit on her bed and talk about it sometimes and then she started to shut him out and he didn’t understand why until everyone was dead and she was gone. He kind of pieced together the pieces later but never wanted to accept it as true. Even if he understood, he knew what it was like to be the family member that they wish never existed, and he would never resort to murder and he didn’t think she could either ( until she did )

he watched the anger sizzle and bubble and sometimes he blames himself for what happened because he didn’t try hard enough to make her stay. he didn’t try hard enough to get her to talk to him. maybe if he did, her family would still be alive, and she wouldn’t have turned everything inside out to become what she is now. ( joke’s on him bc she was always kind of there, he just never wanted to see it ) ( joke’s even more on him and he knows it bc he’s not going to turn his back on her anyway ). Ryan will never condone murder but he’s not going to turn his back on anyone either, and for some misguided reason, he thinks he’ll be able to pull her back and remind her of what she was and who she could be and the future that’s still there and the good she can still do. that she can make it so that no one needs to go through what she did. 

He went to her after the crash when she was still around and it was a few months before she left and he didn’t know who else to turn to because he had just killed his sister and his dad told him that he wished it was him and he wanted to know how you deal with it and how you get over having a father who doesn’t care that you exist and she told him that you don’t. and basically he hugged her. 

the next time he sees her is in the cemetery. It’s been years at this point, but he still tries to go to her grave once a week, as if he’s searching for penance. He keeps trying to make up for his sin, but really he just needs the punishment, and seeing her grave is a big as they come. He relives the crash almost every single night still, and to make it worse, it’s sometimes coupled with the deaths’ of her household. He calls her name when he sees her, almost doesn’t recognize her at first because she’s...glowing..and looks rich..definitely not the same girl he had known. but she doesn’t answer. and he thinks that he hears her utter that that isn’t her name, but as she’s trying to get away, he sees the gravestone and the rose and he sees the girl that he knew who was clinging so tightly to her last shred of humanity, and he just says i know it’s you and forces her to stop and BYE ( makes it even more painful bc of how easily she could have ran and gotten away but she doesn’t )

Siobhan & Lydia: 

So they also knew each other before it all happened but their friendship was different. it was based around status just like it always was with Lydia, but she liked the optimism that this girl had because of how little Lydia had. She also envied the relationship she had with her mom because Lydia didn’t have that, but she understood what it was like to have a dad like that, and she knew how much you liked keeping it buried. so she took her under her wing almost, invited her over after school, worked on keeping her away from the house for as long as she could, even if she didn’t always accept. 

she took her shopping a lot and bought her clothes that her dad would never let her have. lydia offered to keep them at her house because she knew that Siobhan could and would be a bombshell. I feel like they learned from each other what it meant to be a seductress and used it to their advantage at parties where they both loved messing with other boys and using their powers of persuasion to do it. Lydia loved picking out the biggest douches ( barring Jackson ) and making them think that they would have a threesome only to dump their drinks on their head and walk away arm in arm. it’s basically her favorite past time 

Siobhan is one of the few people Lydia let know of her intelligence, but it’s because she found out on her own. She let too many facts slip through the cracks and sibohan finally confronted her on it and she was so relieved because it was so nice not to have to act for once. she could just be herself and not pretend like she didn’t have a thought in her head besides sex and parties. 

She made Siobhan teach her how to shoot a bow and arrow because it’s the one thing she never really picked up on, and she doesn’t handle failure well. She nearly shot her once trying, though. It didn’t come as easily as Latin or Calculus or finding a way to break the space time continuum and she hated feeling like that, so she spent countless hours working on it and really just thought that being a huntress was really cool because you could kick ass and look great. naturally she bought her a lot of knee high boots as gifts and bright red lipstick so she could be fierce and fight in more ways than one. 

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #70

“so break me down if it makes you feel right.”

if you’re a girl, do you have big hips? too big? not really. when was the last time you had alcohol? what kind? yesterday. black cherry mike's hard lemonade. girls, do you think you look good in dresses or not? some with sleeves, sure. do your parents treat you like you’re still a child? sometimes. what is the one stereotype people label you as most? i get emo a lot. i really don't care what stereotype i am. can people normally tell your mood, by your facial expression? yeah, honestly. i am SHIT at hiding my emotions. what are the initials of your last ex/ bf or gf? jar. how're you on this fine day? i'm at the tail end of a bad, bad, baaad panic attack. i went to bed crying last night and woke up a while ago; i couldn't sleep. i talked to my long-time friend jurro, who always has great advice to give me. they brought up the possibility of me having bpd (which has been brought up to me before), especially with my obvious favoritism towards jason. i read more about it, and i really think it's a liable diagnosis, and i guess that gave me some relief? i'm going to bring it up to my therapist, who i really need to see soon. describe the main problem with your last relationship? i've explained this so many times, yet i feel the need to keep fucking talking about it. the only real issue was jason not supporting me enough. by that i mean, he got tired of my depression. he didn't want to deal with it anymore. not that i blame him. i live with it and i don't want to deal with it anymore, but guess who can't leave it without destroying herself? if he truly gave a shit, it should've been the same for him. for so long, three and a half fucking years, he was there, and he did everything he could. then he just... snapped one day, i guess. so fucking sorry i'm too weak to make it on my own. what was the last thing that offended you? i'm not sure, honestly. probably something colleen said. what’s on your shower curtain? nothing. it's blank. what sounds do you hear? "alone i break" by korn is playing, and the tv's on. who was the newest addition to your family? ryder, my sister's son, is the newest, i believe. do you like muse? i like a few songs. "unnatural selection" is my SHIT. what was your first ever pet? we had a collie named trigger. she was a wonderful dog. have you ever been bit by an animal? never viciously, no. i remember once my lizard bit me when he was scared once (his light had been dead all day, so he was freezing), but it was barely even a nibble. i think i've told of the time my dog teddy bit towards me in a merely very "i'm warning you" type way. where is the person you miss the most right now? i would hope he's in bed asleep. how often do you take naps? every day, usually... typically after i'm up for an hour or less, i feel fucking exhausted and go back to sleep lol. are you planning any special outings with family or friends? not any "outings," but on saturday, the day before my birthday, mom and i are going to colleen's and i, for one, am getting drunk as fuck to forget some shit for a while. do you ever wear lipstick? what color(s) do you prefer? yes, i wear black, usually. what was the last alcoholic drink you tried for the first time? smirnoff. it was okay. what’s your favorite feature of the person you’re currently interested in? his silly smile melts my fucking heart. the last song you listened to - does it remind you of anyone? "somebody, someone" by korn. and yeah. me. who was the last person to give you a hickey? only person to ever was jason. who was your high school’s most popular girl? that's debatable. idk. would you like to learn to play the harp? omg i always did as a child. what is the most drinks you’ve had in one night? was it five... maybe six? it was VERY weak alcohol, though. when is the last time you parked in a covered parking lot? probs when colleen, bradley, and i went to the beach last may. we had to drive through a great number of parking lots to find ONE spot. has a friend ever betrayed you? oh, you mean that time someone way more than a friend tried to lift me up, but only let go half-way in the effort? yeah. been there. is teenage pregnancy common in your area? eh, no less or more than other places, i guess. do you see the new year as a fresh start? no. do your parents own their house or is it rented? the house i live in with mom is rented. i'm almost positive dad's and kim's is owned. have you ever joined in a protest? if so, what against? no. it'd be a cold day in hell before something like a protest happened here in nc. do people ever complain that you’re too quiet? always. and i don't get why it's just that: a complaint. being quiet isn't a bad thing. do you know anyone that’s ever suffered from post natal depression? i have a friend who's suffering with it now. do you like black licorice? i don't like licorice period. do you sleep in your bra? fuck that. what would you do if someone smacked your butt? well, who's doing it and where are we? if it was jason, he'd get pinned against a damn wall while i kiss him. anyone else, with the mood i'm in, i'd slap the shit out of them. dog ever licked you down there? wHAT THE FUCK do you think you’ll be a MILF? lmao no. would you immediately look for someone right after you and your bf/gf broke up? if we were in a serious relationship, obviously not. i'd need to recover. do you sleep naked, or nearly so? no. i used to sleep without a shirt when i lived in the apartment because i was cooler, but for obvious reasons, i'm not comfortable doing that with my mother and little sister in this house. will you kiss the last person you kissed again? honestly, it'd be a dream come true. do you wish someone was dead? i wish i didn't. what is your dad’s name? kenneth, or just "ken" would you ever like to meet marilyn manson? debatable. he's one of my favorite artists, but from what i know of him, he's not a person i'd agree with on almost anything. what do you look like right now? i don't fucking know, a person?? a heavily depressed son of a bitch??? how many of your friends play world of warcraft? i did. i really don't know if i'll go back to it when i get my computer fixed. my friends sam, girt, and alex also play(ed). is your dad bald? he's not. do you remember the name of the first bar you ever went to? i've never been to a bar. have no plans to go to one, really. have you ever made a sex tape? no, and i never will. have you ever drank cough syrup to get high? no. have you ever felt yourself fainting? i have. would you ever own a rat? i've owned four: tezzeret, rhoka, rhett, and link. i may get another some day, but this time, from a breeder. would you or do you ever spank your kids?  NO. do you look pretty today? no. my eyes are red and watery, i haven't brushed my hair yet... do you feel you’re capable of being loved? no. if jason couldn't, no one can. have you ever felt lifeless? i have. many times. weirdest shit, to feel like that and still be perfectly alive. do you remember the first alcoholic drink you ever had? yeah. pink lemonade mike's hard. do you want a boyfriend or girlfriend? i want jason, not necessarily anyone else. do you chew on your straws? no. do you plan on moving out within the next year? no, i don't. are you a forgiving person? too much so, usually... what is your all-time favorite romance movie? "the notebook" murders me every time. have you ever purchased condoms? i haven't, but jason bought them for us once. i got really close to leaving behind my abstinence once, and because of that, he said he did it just to be safe. we never used them, but it was a smart decision. have you ever had shower sex? no. i'm honestly not that into the idea. have you ever caught someone else watching porn? no. what size shoe are you? seven and a half, i think... have you ever sent a nude snapchat? no, i don't have a snapchat. what to you would the perfect life consist of? honestly, you could wipe out everything, and just give me jason. let us have one child to cherish beyond vocalization. and i would be happy. have you ever had a sexy skype chat? ha ha no, the only times i've ever chatted on skype with webcam was with jason, and we were ever only lazy bums in our pajamas... have you ever had a sexual gay experience?  i have not. have you ever shoplifted?  i have not. is there a guy who you can go to with no make-up on in sweatpants and bedhead and he couldn’t care less? girt, probably. jason, if he was still around. do you and your family pray before eating dinner? only on thanksgiving, really. what’s something you’ll always refuse to do? i mean, lots of things. i'd never have an abortion, get a divorce unless my spouse became violent/dangerous, various other things... what’s the best thing at mcdonald’s? i seriously like their cheeseburgers. would you ever get a tattoo of your favorite band or singer’s name? no. i plan on getting MANY lyrics tattooed on me, though. what’s your iood/mp3 player like? it's a super old, pink nano-type. it's way past its life expectancy. has a few scuffs and scratches here and there. do you own any form of a gameboy? i do; my sisters and i all had/have one. they don't all work anymore, though. what’s the best part about halloween? D E C O R A T I N G!!! do you have any pets and do you want any(more)? we have three dogs, teddy (beagle/cocker spaniel), cali (boxer mix), and bentley (jack russel mix), and one cat named lexi. i'm currently only really wanting a ball python morph, but adopting a lizard again would be nice... a rat, too... what’s the best pokemon? ninetales is the best! but i also reeeaaally like espeon and umbreon. do you play any sport? no. i haven't played sports since dance. do you watch beauty pageants? absolutely not. i disagree with their entire concept. do you like nutella? i do, very much so. are you into ripped jeans? yes. makes them appear more dynamic and interesting. which band has the best name, in your opinion? i'm not sure. none come to mind immediately... do kids often knock on your door on halloween? they never do. we live in what can barely even be considered a neighborhood, just a couple houses in the middle of the woods. have you ever witnessed an extreme act of animal cruelty? thank heavens, no. have you ever actually woken up screaming because of a nightmare? yes. i was sleeping on the recliner with jason and nearly gave him a heart attack. how many people in your family have blue eyes? idk, but not many. the only ones i know of are myself, my deceased grandpa, my half-brother, and my niece. who is your favorite actor/actress? probably betty white and johnny depp if you could choose to be any mythical character, which would you choose? i'd be a dragon, far away from human civilization so people won't want to kill me for no particular reason... are you satisfied with your gender? even if i wasn't, what would i do about it? do you post to say happy birthday on other people’s walls? honestly depends on how close we are and my mood. have there ever been floods where you live? many. do you listen to k-pop? i never have. i have an acquaintance from high school that's like in love with it though. do you know (of) anyone who has committed suicide? i know of people, yes. most notably my sister's ex. there's potential that i know someone who has, too, as i knew her online, she was heavily suicidal, then she just vanished. do you eat meat every day? usually, typically at dinner. do you like your country’s president or prime minister? no, i don't. i agree with some of his policies, most notably his outlook on abortion, but overall, i cannot stand him. he has a horrid, childish attitude, and a relatively naive outlook on things. do you listen to christmas music during the holiday season? i don't. virginia, jason's mom, always did though. she loved the holidays and was always so expressive of her enjoyment of them all. i miss her... i hope she's doing well, too. she had a few health issues. do you like ginger ale? only when i'm ill. what color is your can of deodorant? it's baby blue. what is the middle name of the last person you texted? marie how far do you live from the ocean? ehhh, like three hours, probably less. are you a fan of eminem? he's the only rapper i'd consider myself a fan of. he actually sings about shit that matters on a regular basis. do you wear a ring on your finger? i have a ruby/garnet/whatever on my right ring finger, and i want to fix the ring jason gave me to wear on my left pointer finger... but it's in a box somewhere. i had it in the jewelry box he bought me, but most of our shit's been packed up from when we were threatened with eviction, and personally i don't feel like going through dozens of boxes. do you like the song ‘i kissed a girl’ by katy perry? i'll admit it's catchy and reminds me of when i was younger. the last person you kissed, is he/she single now? last i checked, no. how many times have you kissed the last person you kissed? hundreds of times. does it bother you when people smoke around you? honestly, yes. but i don't say anything. ever kissed a smoker? no, and i highly doubt i ever will. a smoker has kissed me, though. do you know anyone who has their eyebrow pierced? a former friend did when did you last talk to your brother or sister? i couldn't tell you. ashley doesn't live here and nicole doesn't say a word to me unless she needs something or if i initiate conversation. do you prefer regular bacon or turkey bacon? regular bacon would you ever buy a motorcycle? no. too dangerous. most attractive singer/s of your opposite gender? james hetfield of metallica like fuck me he could be my daddy in more than one way can insanity bring on more creativity? it does, but it's not something i'd advise pursuing. basic question; what's your favorite color/colors? maroon. where is your mom? she's currently at mrs. ricks' house, a patient she takes care of. have you slept over at a member of the opposite sex’s house in their bed? with jason, hundreds of times. how long until your next birthday?  four days!! ;v; favorite thing to do on tumblr? see what gay shit is going down in the r&l community. have you ever experienced being hysterical? it's a familiar feeling. have you ever ridden a boat? i have. has anyone ever threatened to hurt you? what did you do?   yes, by a lovely little bitch named rachel.  and when things truly escalated, i told my mother.  call me a tattle-tail for it, but i wasn't an adult at the time.  we were both teenagers.  mom was so pissed that she confronted her father about the issue (she knew where she lived because my older sister has a history with the bitch, too...), and while he spoke to rachel supposedly, he didn't seem to give a shit.  the behavior stopped, though. have you ever seen someone’s personality change completely in a manner of minutes? what was it like?   no, thankfully. do you tend to expect the best or the worst of people?   the worst.  i have no reason to behave otherwise. what color are your pants?   mostly black, but there's also a graphic of classic harley quinn with "hey, puddin'" written beneath her.  tbh i usually wore these if i wanted attention from jason lmao kill me. any turn ons?   whispering, neck kisses/bites, very gentle choking, gentle touching in general, other things i'm just not thinking of right now... what's your cover photo on facebook?   it's a picture of jason and me from our second prom.  we're smiling at each other. any turn offs?   bad hygiene, being rough, being violent, etc... most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen (in real life)?   jason's humility and him softening as a person in general. are you more of an independent person or dependent person?   i'm honestly extremely dependent. are you usually the first to forgive in a fight?   it sure seems that way. do you prefer boys to shave down there?   i don't care.  do what makes him feel more comfortable in himself. do you think it’s appropriate to keep naked pictures of an ex, or should you delete them when you break up?   it definitely does sound appropriate to have naked pictures. would you ever get a back tattoo?   i already have one planned for along my spine: "once upon a time, i ripped the wings from my spine, but when i hide inside your eyes, i still pretend that i can fly."  it's one of my favorite lyrics from otep. favorite kind of bean? kidney? black? pinto?   i absolutely hate beans. when you get married what do you think you’ll put most of your focus and money into?   keeping my husband happy, preparing for children, etc... do you have photoshop? if so, how often a day do you use it?   i had to have it for school.  i like... never use it. wonder woman or cat woman?   cat woman. would you like other people to see your survey answers?   i'm neutral.  like i guess it helps when people wanna talk/give me advice from their unique perspective, but i don't want people to bother with me? do you often feel guilty?
   i fucking always do.  about everything. have you ever had a serious mental break down?   you know, like, every week. how long was your longest relationship?   three and a half years did you ever honestly believe you were going to marry your high school boyfriend/girlfriend?   yes.  i did.  i still refuse to believe i won't.  he was my favorite person, and still is.  but what happens when you're breaking down your fp, entirely inadvertently, while they're building you up?  ka-boom.  i guess that's just what i did to him. are you a virgin? do you believe virginity is “sacred”?   i am, and yes, it is.  i refuse to just give it up to any 'ole body. what’s a song you recently discovered that you want to tell everyone about?   "breakdown" by seether.  i wonder  if it's how jason feels towards me. does the last person you kissed have freckles?   no, he doesn't. assuming you’re in love or have been in love before, how does or did it make you feel?   on top of the world.  that first realization that i was in love with him... it was like being born again.  but in a new dimension.  stick with me here.  i was in a new world where nothing could hurt me, because he was my shield, and i was also his.  we were one.  partners.  two names, one soul.  he was the reason i could rest, because his eyes were open while i slept.  i could reveal myself to him, because his heart and mind were opened.  he took all that shit and crushed it beneath his heel, though, so i guess it doesn't really matter. in school, what subjects did you achieve your highest grades in?   usually english or science. what’s the age difference between yourself and your best friend?   less than a year. has someone close to you ever told you they were going to commit suicide because of you?   oh my god, no.  i'd die. do you like opossums? do you think it is ethically right for others to keep opossums as pets?   i LOVE opossums!  they're so cute!  as for if it's ethically right to keep them as pets, i'm honestly not sure as i'm not well-educated on what they would require as a house animal.  i mean i certainly wouldn't agree with someone taking them out of their natural habitat to be a pet, but i guess i'd be fine with someone raising an abandoned opossum baby, so long they gave them the care necessary. what is your favorite unhealthy drink that you like to consume (if you have one, that is)?   mountain dew, the voltage variety being my favorite.  i know it's wiiiildly bad for you, but omg i love it. what are your thoughts on nihilism?   it's rather sad, and can also be so dangerous if you truly believe nothing has meaning/nothing matters. when and where was the last time you were or felt lost?   daily???  i haven't mentally felt like i'm "home" for a long, loooong time. has a tree ever fallen down on your house? 
  two or three times, lmao.  oh wait no, one of those times is where it fell on the propane tank beside our house (it didn't explode, it was literally inches from the top of it, though).  the only time i clearly remember a tree falling on the house is when the tree collapsed literally on top of my room, and i slept through it.  dad had to saw the tree multiple times to get it off the house, and we had to get some leaks patched. do you know anyone that actually looks good wearing bright red lip stick?   i don't think i look too bad with it. if you were poor, living on the streets, & had no family to aid you, would you take up a job offer to work in a slaughterhouse?   i... maybe.  living on the streets has to be a literal nightmare, so i doubt a slaughterhouse would be much worse... but killing animals, i would literally cry on a daily basis.  i don't know if i could do it. do you feel sorry for the people who get killed by their pets [some people own / tend to monkeys, tigers, lions, snakes, etc. & get killed by them] or do you think they had it coming?   i mean i would never not feel sorry for someone who died, but at the same time, i would agree it to be foolish to keep a dangerous animal. whose facebook password do you have?   no one's but my own. have you ever wanted to strip naked in front of someone?   and i did. how often do you go to church?   i try to go with colleen every weekend now.  she's just been really sick lately, so we haven't been going. speaking of church, are you going to heaven or hell?   ... i don't know anymore.  like, i accept jesus as my lord and savior, etc., but i feel so wicked sometimes.  like... i wish death upon someone i don't know.  i love someone more than i do god and jesus.  i've been furious with god lately.  heaven probably doesn't want me. would you date/hook up with your brother’s best friend?   no, he'd be too old for me personally. have you ever wondered what it’s like to have sex on a trampoline?   well.  hot damn.  there's another one on my bucket list lmao. what is the weirdest music video you’ve ever seen?   hmm.  not sure. what is something of which you need more in your life?   social interaction.  i'm an introvert and all, but i don't have enough company throughout my days. do you enjoy talking about music with others?   YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS I WILL TALK FOR HOURS what are the color of your walls? do you want to repaint?   boring white/beige/whatever.  i'd like to repaint, sure, but this house is rented, not owned, so we can't. do you have any siblings who neglect you?   ... i feel that way, yeah.  my older half-siblings i don't feel that way, 'cuz they live forever away and have busy, adult lives, and even ashley is very busy, but nicole, who lives with me... i feel like she doesn't care.  she's never home and acts like she lives with her good-for-nothing boyfriend, and when she is here, she doesn't talk to me.  doesn't look at me.  never says a word to me, even when she knows i need comfort.  she doesn't interact with me period unless i initiate conversation.  i just.  feel like when she/me/we move out, we'll never talk again.  i don't want to lose my little sister. what were the last three movies you watched in theaters?   "trolls," "the jungle book," and uhhh... i'm not sure. do you believe in ghosts, spirits or demons?   spirits/ghosts/whatever have you, demons, and angels. did your parents ever let you play in the pits of those multicolored balls?   until the news of a dirty syringe being found in a local one, yes. are you attracted to the last person that kissed you?   i am.  when i first met him, i thought he looked "odd," and he does look rather different, but i honestly believe him to be handsome. what did you do yesterday?   not much at all...  sat on the computer.  talked to a couple online friends.  talked with colleen.  cried a lot. something you really want right now?   honestly all i want is to cuddle with j right now.  underneath a big, fleecy blanket, and just watch our old, favorite shows. do you look more like your mom or your dad?   debatable.  i've heard both. describe your looks to us:   i am 5'4'', white and very pale, overweight with my weight pretty evenly distributed, i have lithe hands with long fingers and very small toes.  i have blue eyes that sometimes look more greenish or grayish.  my ears are pierced multiple times, as well as my nose.  i have three tattoos.  my hair just reaches my breasts and is ruby-red in coloration.  how i dress varies greatly. could you forgive a boyfriend or friend who physically hurt you?   no, fuck you. are you afraid of death?   i am.  i'm most concerned about how badly it'll hurt/how i'll die. do you think you’ll be one of those people that will get a divorce in the future?   no, because i'd literally refuse to leave my spouse unless he became dangerous. last person you kissed on the lips said that you were the only one they wanted, would you believe them?   if he leaves his current girlfriend, sure. are thongs sexy?   not to me... but then again, i'm not attracted to feminine garb. is penetration important to you?   considering i was fine doing purely foreplay with jason/having no penal-vaginal penetration, no, it's not very important. what is your sexuality?   i am heterosexual, but have some asexual tendencies, ex. i am not physically attracted to male genitalia. do you prefer long or short hair on the opposite sex?   long is fucking sexy. would you rather have 10 siblings or be an only?   ten.  that'd be cool. what is your opinion on legalizing drugs?   it's fucking stupid to even mildly consider it.  i know a lot of people think it will lessen crime with drugs, but ha, i HIGHLY doubt it.  besides that, why legalize something dangerous?  murder's wrong, should we legalize that shit, too?  and i mean, we already have enough controversy over things like cigarettes and alcohol, two very dangerous things, why add another to the mix? do you drink coffee on a regular basis?   no, i hate coffee. do you like country music?   no, i don't.  it's very rare that once in a while i'll hear a song i like, but it's seldom. are you afraid of black cats?   not at all. do you watch the lightning during storms?   omgggg yes what is the weirdest thing you have ever done with a crush or significant other?   i guess you could consider borderline fucking on a chaise in the open living room "weird?"  but shit was fun. do you shave your arms even though it supposedly grows back thick?   i shave my underarms, not my arms. do you ever get too lazy to clean up your pet’s pee and leave it for your parents to do it?   no, if teddy pees, i clean it up. what insects or bugs do you fear most?   rhinoceros beetles are fucking terrifying, praying mantises are kinda scary... i also just don't like beetles in general. do you think weed is just as bad as cigarettes?   it's worse.  it's been proven to have more carcinogens. who taught you to drive, and were you happy with their approach?   my driver's ed teacher was mr... cone, i think?  he was fine.  besides him, mom taught me to drive, and she was waaaay too strict/yelled a lot. do you get seasick or carsick?   carsick, no.  seasick, i'm not entirely sure.  i've only been on a boat on the ocean once, and it was my anxiety that nearly made me puke. is sex on your mind more than 3 times a day?   lately, yeah. do you like it up against the wall?   errr, i'm going to just go along with this.  i wouldn't know, never tried, but sounds fun. are you smiling?   lmao what do you think, i just sit at my computer smiling like a madman all day? what has been the most traumatic experience of your life? does it still bother you?   by far, jason leaving me.  and obviously, as i've been diagnosed with ptsd because of it. was your last kiss drunk or sober?   i've never kissed someone while drunk, so. have your lips ever gone numb from kissing?   lmao, that's possible?  i've kissed for hours on end and have never experienced that. why did you first kiss the last person you kissed?   because i really liked him.  why else? are monday mornings the hardest mornings to wake up to?   no no no, new gmm!! do you want to know the date of your death?   absolutely not. have you ever kissed an ex after you broke up?   no. do you wear hair extensions?   nah. do you wear eyeliner?   if i ever wear makeup, yes, i always do. do either of your parents have tattoos?   neither do.  mom wants one, though. your phone is ringing. it’s your ex. what do you say?   "hi, sweetheart." what is your natural hair color?   i was born dirty blonde, but it turned brown with age. is your dream job attainable?   realistically, for me, no.  i'd like to be a meerkat biologist, but i'm not moving to africa. have you ever been to a drive-in theatre?   no, but that'd be soooo fun! :( what moment in your life have you been most scared?   those first moments after jason told me it was over.  the moment i told mom, "jason broke up with me," because it was my true acknowledgment that it was over.  can you imagine how it'd feel like to be skinned alive?  to have all your flesh ripped away, leaving you bare and vulnerable?  that's what it felt like. do movies such as ‘saw’ and ‘the grudge’ scare you easily?   "the grudge" is a fucking awesome movie (think i've only seen the second, tho), but i'm not a "saw" fan.  i just... eh, they're too bloody.  to an exaggerated degree.  and i don't like seeing people so scared. do you have an ipod? how many songs are on it?   yes, and over 1,000.  i sometimes have to delete songs to make room for more. how do you get to school?   i'm not in school anymore, but when i was, mom always drove me there. would you ever consider adopting a child with a severe mental illness?   i don't really want to adopt period, but i don't know if hypothetically i would, but merely for the child's own well-being.  i am seriously mentally ill, and because of this, i don't really know if i'm capable of raising said child in a completely healthy environment. gas prices...first thought?   lower than they used to be, at least.  i remember when they were over $4.00 favorite non sexual thing to do with girl/boy?   play two-player video games together. :D

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Hi all you Pretty Little Liars Fans is time for another fun fanciful recap from our last season ever of the show.  Let’s get started.

This time we are mesmerized with some thrilling conversation, she wrote sarcastically :),  from Hanna and Mary Drake. It is by the by the most boring exchange of information I can remember on this show, not only does it seem to be in black and white for no good reason other than maybe because it is dark outside.  Anywho, it turns out that Mary who is a family secret of the Delarentis, wasn’t holding Hanna hostage in only her underwear but some other perv who has yet to be found.  Mary just happened to show up to Hanna’s rescue on that dark road in the middle of nowhere.  I have to say that is some kind of coincidence.  Cue theme song.

  Back at Spencer’s house, the gang begins to piece together the pieces that they have gathered based on their own preconceived notions and ideas.  I am pointing this out because we always get new formations of ideas, new pieces and new people half the time that are supposed to be the torturer or A or A.D. or whoever the villian happens to be this week. This time its Mary Drake they think despite her Sally Sunshine, ha attitude with picking up Hanna to help her even though she might be the perpetrator because they believe its pay back for Alison killing Charlotte.  Spencer points out that yes Mary was also in Radley, as a thought I remember that time that doctor mentioned a Delarentis being in Radley besides Charlotte and we thought it was Alisons mother obviously we now know it was the secret family member, twin. It’s all speculation of course, but why not run with it.

Caleb at some point gives Hanna back her engagement ring, hmm was it left by the bedside table?  Yikes!  Then Ezra gets the door to find a bunch of funeral looking flowers with a note from A.D., saying thanks for the help glad we are on the same team.  Not much later Caleb and Hanna decided what happened with them was a slip and it was because she always felt safe with him.  Not sure who is fooling who here, but we all know these two belong together. ��Who else can deal with Hanna’s foolishness for very long.

In the hallway, Spencer and Emily stop to chat about Hannas wild eyed look after what happened to her its not surprising, they plan to keep an eye on her.  Caleb takes Spencer home minutes later and I remember they are still together at this point of the season,  Oops spoiler for those who have not seen it all. Despite Emily’s urgings Hanna is not in any hurry to call Jordan who knows nothing of the A. D.-Ness of it all lol.

Now Caleb it with Spencer playing double time I think.  He has only hours ago given Hanna the look that said they could totally get back together now he is kissing Spencer trying to get her back into his bed.  Years ago when I first met Caleb I never thought he would be a “playa”.

Sometime in the morning the next day, Emily gets an urgent call from Alison saying she needs help.  I have to confess I am totally obsessed with Emily’s lashes.  Yeah sure they are fake and Shay doesn’t need anything extra to make her Bea – u- ti-ful, but the lashes are to die for LOL. So be warned this season will be peppered with them, just so you know.

They distracted me from the urgency of the call but I digress.  AT the hospital they won’t let Emily see Alison per Elliot’s orders and he gives no good reason other than its not in anyone’s best interest, can he be any more VAGUE, NO!

At the Radley 2.0 we see Lucas 2.0 aka Money Bags with Hanna discussing their boring business.  He wants her to be Awesome designer Hanna and blah blah blah I’m-not-good- enough-smart-enough-make-me-feel-better-my-life-is-amazing-but-I-can’t-see-it version of Hanna.  Seriously, how much work does it take to get someone to take MONEY, in the world I live in it don’t take that long!!

Emily goes to Spencer looking for support in finding a way to get in to see Alison.  She suggests using Mary Drake since she is related to Alison.  Spencer is not going for it and turns her down, eye lashes and all.  HMMPH!

Meanwhile Aria is breaking it off with Liam, using the good old, I had no idea how my life was such a mess in Rosewood speech.  We all know its Ezra but she can’t say that to him he already has a fragile ego.

Aria’s tassel earrings are kinda cute, very much her to be trendy.  I have seen so many different tassel versions since I started making my own earrings…but this isn’t about that.

  Back at Lucas’, Hanna signs the agreement without reading it that was the first mistake, then we had to endure two minutes of how she met Jordan flashbacks.  He was at the bar being obnoxious by putting his sweaty glass down on the important phone number she stupidly wrote on a napkin. Such a non-exciting meeting by the way, they ate and talk and talk as other came and went, end of flash.

Over at Alison’s house the girls tag team on Elliot’s a** but to no avail he still refuses to let them see her.  He goes to get a call and suddenly A. D. sends a message, “no take backs” she is mine.  You know with all the time and resources I have to wonder how did Charlotte get killed on A. D.’s watch.  What was it the one night she went to get more hoodies? LOL

Anywho, next thing we see is Hanna all dressed in hooker heels sitting at Jordan’s desk wearing trendy orange lipstick.  Wasn’t he in a different state or out of town? I know logic isn’t the strong suit in this show.  She basically is setting herself up to see if she is as hot for Jordan as she is for Caleb, but she tells him she wants to reinact their first meeting, did anyone see that coming? Yep!

How ugly are those pointed hurtin’ looking shoes.  There is a good reason her feet are ono the desk.  It is the only way to wear them, feet up. Ugh!

For the second time in the episode, Emily asks Spencer to help her get Mary Drake to go see Alison, she is more worried after the way Elliot behaved as though them seeing her would be so entirely harmful.  Spencer is considering it now, you can tell by the look in her eyes,  maybe she and Mary could swap stories about that creepy baby’s area.   I think Emily should just approach Mary on her own.

Earlier when Liam spoke with Aria he surprised her by telling her that he is now inc charge of completing Ezra’s book.  During her little break up speech as I said before Aria made it clear Rosewood drama was why she was unclear about her life now about Ezra.  It’s not surprising that when Liam sees them together in the town square that he does look very upset.  You know, since she basically lied to him.

The entire scene with Liam and Ezra seemed like two little boys on the playground.  One is already to play a game of basketball while the other is harboring ill will from previous games so his perspective is not in the present.  Liam thinks that Aria and Ezra are not a good match so instead of him saying hey I saw you too and its never going to work, in my opinion.  He makes it seem as though the book is some how inappropriate and even that the character which is based on Ezra is a predator.  The idea is deep but we all it just silly jealous talk .

For the second episode in a row, Mary Drake met up with Spencer alone.  If this was another show, one that I had not already seen to the end, I could easily believe that Spencer was seeing things.  I digress.  Mary tells Spencer that in her youth she bailed her sister Jessica out of a bad baby sitting gig, by going over to take her place.  Later when the parents came home they found the baby dead.  Mary insists that Jessica had killed it before she had left. No one believed Mary which is why she was in Radley.

When Ezra sees Aria again he insists that Liam was angry and had given him the third degree at their meeting. He doesn’t know what the guys problem is but he wonders how much of his and Aria’s history Liam might know.  Aria looks worried.

Over in New York or wherever Liam and Hanna happen to be, Hanna has a complete meltdown including yelling at the construction workers, when she sees that bar from her memory no long exists.  It makes no sense how this little image in her head would fix how she feels about Caleb, but oh well.  She uses this moment to break up with Liam, who says, “You know I would move heaven and earth for you.”  WOW Hanna you do have some issues.

Its quite interesting how we are supposed to feel sorry for Mary after she tortured Alison last season or maybe even before.  Now she is all over the place telling her story with tears in her eyes just being so transparent, REALLY, what version are we suppose to believe.  I hate this manipulation of emotions, seriously tell a good story stop “yanking or chains.”

Moving on, so Mary is roaming Radley the restaurant, and sees Emily who is filling out an application, she gets every job she applies for by the way.  I know its the eyelashes LOL.  She finally talks to Mary about going to see Alison.  Its weird a lot of what Mary says is the same as what we heard earlier, it makes me think that she was listening.  She even offers to go with Emily after at first saying she thinks Elliot is doing a good job.  Yeah she is acting a little “crazy town” at this point, changing her mind minute to minute, making odd comments about the old Radley.  Why doesn’t Emily notice?  I supposed Emily has a one track mind today, that is to go see Alison.

On the way to the new sanitarium we get a quick stop with Aria and Liam.  He tries to figure out what happened with Aria and Ezra while Aria makes some not so veiled reference to how her life is good because of all the messed up things that happened to her.  Liam is as confused as the rest of us, no really think about it that is a non-commital type answer at the very least.

Finally Emily sees Alison who is highly drugged considering her mutterings about dirt, her mother and being really cold. She of course things Mary is mom, but no one including the nurse bother telling her anything else.  I found that stupid how Emily just went along with crazy talk, but I guess she only had so much time to try to figure out what it all might mean to Alison.  Elliot arrives of course only moment later to kick everyone out leaving Alison in the dark.  He calls Mary into her office and we see right away they are STILL working together.  She wants her money an he just seems to want revenge.  Emily can see from the outside window they are arguing.

Back with Spencer and Caleb we learn that Spencer got fired from her job for being gone too much and what we all knew from the start, her time with Caleb was going to end when he rescued Hanna one too many times.

The end of the episode is one for all of us who have seen the end of the series, will recall it as a pivotal but made no sense at all then or now point of the series.  Alison is drugged and taken to an operating room.

Tada that is it for episode 2, it seems longer than the first but leave comments if you enjoy.

      PLL S07 Episode 2 Secret People Hi all you Pretty Little Liars Fans is time for another fun fanciful recap from our last season ever of the show.