#early captions literally say that lol

[shannonpurdyjones]

Short sample clip because Tumblr is being a butt and refusing to upload the full video without crashing (hellsite my beloved and beloathed)

Here's the link if you want to see the full in-hand spinning demo video with captions (you don't have to subscribe or download anything to watch...I mean it's lovely for me if you do subscribe obviously, but don't let Substack bully you. It's a link. You can open it with no strings, no matter what they say lol.)

More about the textile history inspiration behind my historical fantasy novel Wyrd Weaving below the cut!

When I first conceived of the idea that is now becoming Wyrd Weaving, an historical fantasy novel set between Northumbria and Svealand in the tumultuous early 9th century, I only knew two things for certain. I knew I wanted to write a story centering the lives of women, queer people, and gender-nonconforming people in the 800s. So often stories set in the “Viking Age” center only the pursuits of men (wealthy men especially), and I wanted to dig for what other stories were buried there, waiting to be told. I also knew without doubt that fiber arts would somehow comprise a significant portion of the story’s magical realism elements.

I’ve knitted since my late teens, and have harbored and interest in all sorts of fiber arts for even longer than that. When I decided to get serious about writing a story centering the lives of medieval women (in Europe primarily, though several other unique period cultures factor into the story as well), I knew I had to do a deep dive into historical spinning and weaving. Women at all levels of society spent more time on aspects of cloth production than any other chore during this period, yet arts like spinning and weaving are almost never shown in novels, movies, or TV set in the early Middle Ages.

That wasn’t going to fly for Wyrd Weaving, a story inspired by the countless forgotten fiber artists who quite literally wove the history of our society. This first short video about my (mis)adventures in historical textile research gives you a glimpse at how and why I learned in-hand or “twiddle” spinning, the style of spinning prominent in early 9th century northern Europe. Enjoy!

[dearstvckyx]

its off season - excludes Gavi and Pulsiic (nhl x f1)

Matt Rempe

Location Calgary

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Luke Hughes

Location Michigan

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Jack Hughes

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Quinn Hughes

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Nico Hischier

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Mitch Marner

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Cole Caufield

Location Milwaukee

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Jamie Drysdale

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Trevor Zegras

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Charles Leclerc

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George Russell

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Lando Norris

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Max Verstappen

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Piastri

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[toomuchracket]

Ross burning the same candle you have in your apartment in every hotel room while he is away. Matty/ the boys walking in and asking if you were there bc it smells of you. And Ross is like no just the candle 🥲

wtf this made me cry. yeah! maybe it's one of the fancy maison margiela ones or a diptyque/jo malone one, something that smells exactly like the perfume you wear. and it's a long, long stretch of tour that ross will be away for, the longest you guys have ever spent apart (but it's especially constant travelling, so it was best for you to stay home and not burn yourself out trying to work remotely, even though you offered), so you buy and sneak the candle into his suitcase and when he's on his way to the airport for the first time you text him to tell him it's in there for him to remind him of you (as if you ever leave his mind in the first place though lol), and ross fully cries about it. and a few weeks later, when he really really really starts to miss you, the boys have a day off and ross literally does not leave his hotel room; he just sits and burns the candle, talking to you on the phone. and in the early evening, when your call is over and you're asleep bc time difference, the boys tentatively knock on ross' door and head into his room because they hadn't seen him all day and missed him 😢 and as soon as they enter matty's like "why does it smell like your girlfriend's perfume OH MY GOD IS SHE HERE DID SHE SURPRISE YOU IS THAT WHY YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE ALL DAY" and george and adam are like knocking on the bathroom door because you must be in there if you're not with ross, and the three of them are all really excited at the idea that you're there on tour because they love you too! and ross literally starts crying and he's like "nah she's not here she just got me this candle that smells like her perfume and i lit it because i miss her so much" and the boys' hearts all break for him. and they're lowkey concerned because ross like never cries the way he is now, he's always the calming one, so they all just kind of sit with him in a group hug until he calms down. and you wake up the next morning to a message from matty and it's a pic of all the boys in ross' bed captioned "we're all emo cos we miss you we love you (ross especially)" and then another one with like confirmation of a plane ticket booking for the middle of next week saying "better get packing, bestie" - the boys are flying you out as a surprise for ross and you'll stay with them until tour is done <3

[twopoppies]

I know we should ignore these things, but I like debunking them. So, the article about Harry and Yan Yan Chan originally came from Woman’s Day in Australia, which is bottom of the barrel. Not like other tabloids are better but Woman’s Day will literally say whatever.

I searched her name on Twitter just to see if maybe they got a tip from somewhere, cause it seemed random, there are very few tweets with her name, but I found two from a hardcore Harrie who tweeted in early March that she knew they were hooking up (lol) and that she had confirmation four days ago (double lol).

In the second tweet, a friend replies “how do we know?” and she says that Pip Edwards (another Australian influencer) works with her sister and told her they were hooking up casually in the US and that Yan Yan was at two of his shows in Australia (Perth and Sydney) and they had breakfast together. She didn’t give a source for this last part (I presume she was spotted at the Sydney show because the article says the same). The fan says “apparently” about the shows and the breakfast.

So I went to Yan Yan’s instagram to track if it would even be possible for her and Harry to have hooked up in the US (I obviously don’t believe it, but would the narrative fit?)

Well, Harry was “dating” O until November, correct? Yan Yan was in New York until early November, then she went to a Chanel event in Miami for a few days, then back to NYC until early December. She posted almost every day, tagged her locations and the captions are like “today I took a stroll” or “finally arrived in Miami.” Harry was in LA the entirety of November with his residency, until very late November when he went to his Latin American leg of tour, which finished in mid December. So no cigar there.

Yan Yan then went to the Cayman Islands in early December and back to New York. Harry did a pit stop in LA after Brazil (AFTER Yan Yan was back in NYC), then straight to London, where he stayed until late January, then flew to LA for the postponed shows and the Grammys. Yan Yan went to Australia in mid January and has been there ever since.

Harry followed Yan Yan in 2020, so maybe they hooked up before O? Wrong, Yan Yan was in a relationship with Nathan Jolliffe, ever since 2017, they broke up in July 2022. So either they’re gonna go with “they cheated”, they’re gonna wipe Yan Yan’s social media to make them meeting plausible, or it’s just a het Harrie who wants them to be together (she’s seriously super weird about it), probably because she’s Australian and wants him to date a fellow Aussie 🥴, who tipped off Woman’s Day, and Daily Mail picked it up.

Honestly, tho, part of me hopes that if they’re gonna give Harry another beard, it’s at least a woman of color lmao, I seriously can’t stand Brad and I’m (no offense) tired of white blonde women. I hope he doesn’t have to for a while, O was exhausting. But I’m ngl the amount of ridiculous rumors Australians made up about him hooking up with random women in their periods, I’m like “oh god maybe a beard would be better” 😭 but ik that’s selfish cause he’d have to actually do something with a beard

LOLLLLL! Bless you for the patience it took to look through her IG and compare their schedules. 😅😅😅 The whole thing is so stupid. And yeah, I agree with you about at least it’s a WOC. The same thing happened with Kiko Mizuhara when he was in Japan a few years ago and it obviously was fake (she even said she’d never met him when the rumors were first spread). But the rumors were non stop about them until the article came out denying it.

I just wish everyone would ignore this stuff. When they want us to know, we know. Like, fucking holivia was splashed everywhere. It wasn’t leaked by some random clout chasing harries.

[husbandogoddess]

Hello! I know you must get a bunch of questions, I hope this isn't a bother. I've gotten into visual novels a year ago, & well a few have caught my eye. Your demo game Candied Hearts was wonderful! I have always loved fictional men, lol.

Peppermint is SOOO cute! His flustered face after saying he was looking for someone's lost honey bunny was precious! (The fact that he believes in the Holiday Gnome is adorable!) It's so sweet when he removes the cotton candy from your hair! I love his voice so much. Peppermint doesn't have much confidence in himself & despite being a captain, no one takes him seriously. But, I know this sweet prince could be a wonderful ruler. Even as he defends his abusive father, it's realistic...Peppermint is clinging onto a past memory of who his father once was. But part of me doubts that his father was ever like that...(Who exiles their 13 year's old son?) I believe it's an image that Peppermint created himself to help cope with the abuse.

I will admit, Lakritz is fine, he is an interesting & mysterious character. Reginald's route has me curious as well, will we find out why he picks on Peppermint? Probably not. But! I'm sure it will be an entertaining route. I love Candice as a female protagonist, Its so refreshing to see a female character stand up for herself! The dialogue was so much fun & I couldn't help but laugh 😊 Peppermint is such a darling! When he gives you chocolate coins & pats your head, my heart. (God, this man really is a prince.) I can't wait for his route, I just want to hold his hand, tell him no matter what happens..he'll be okay & that he is enough.

(One last thing, I swear!)

I saw a video from the visual novel corner it was about an early idea of Peppermint being a yandere? I do think it was for the better that it was scraped because he's perfect as is. 🩷

But part of me wonders what Peppermint would be like as a yandere in some alternate universe. (Good on paper, but I would literally cry if I got isekaied into a game with a yandere.😭) However, I can't get this thought out of my head. Would it start out how we originally met the kind caption? Once he develops feelings, what would he be cable of? Sorry about the long ramble...I just really want to know what he would be like.

Thank you for making such a wonderful game! I have always loved art and creative storytelling! This story was a delight & so immersive! (I just got Tumblr a few days ago, so I'm still trying to figure this out!) I got it because of passionate creators like you! Thank you so much for your time. I hope you & your team are doing well! 😊

Hey Anon! First of all, no need to apologize for the long message! I actually love receiving messages like yours, they give me an excuse to ramble LMAO. Before addressing what you wrote, I wanted to thank you for sending me your kind words and gratitude for the game. As a game developer, I often get lost in development and lose faith in myself, so receiving such kindhearted support from fans like you warms my soul, and helps not only rejuvenate me, but the team as well. So once again, thank you! I'm incredibly glad you love the main cast so far and that you were able to pick up on the nuances of their characters. Like you said, Peppermint is indeed a victim of abuse, so like many in his predicament who feel trapped, he excuses his abuser's behavior by creating a false reality for himself or using small remnants of the "good" King Karamel's done to show that he isn't all that bad. I'm sure you can guess what some of those morsels of good are though if not, they are talked about in his route! Like you said, it's all a way for him to cope. At such a young age, the only person's love he knew was Lakritz', and then he was exiled. All he had left was his cold-hearted father who could care less for him. Though, I'm sure with your help, you'll be able to remind him what love really looks like (platonic and romantic). Lakritz is definitely a mysterious character, though you'll find out more about him and his reason for wanting revenge on his route. I also want to flesh him out more in the common route in the revamped demo, since he didn't get as much screentime as his brother.

You'll actually get to know why Reginald picks on Peppermint! And trust me, Reginald's route will be an entertaining, sweet treat. ;)

Candice is such a fun protagonist to write, so I'm glad you enjoy her as well! I told the team from the jump I wanted her to be a strong character who isn't afraid to stand up against injustice.

YES, YANDERE PEPPERMINT! So, because the characters are heavily inspired by characters from Candyland (i.e. Mr. Mint -> Peppermint, Lord Licorice -> Lakritz), Peppermint was originally going to have an axe like Mr Mint and we played with the idea of that weapon being for more...sinister purposes. However, once we actually got to outlining and fleshing out these characters' backstories, the less sense it made for Peppermint to have this secret, dark and obsessive personality.

I can't say how your interactions with Peppermint would've played out if we went the yandere personality since we scrapped the idea early on in the writing process. HOWEVER, I will say that we joked about him handcuffing you somewhere in castle dungeon LMAO

Thank you AGAIN for the kind words, glad you love the story and the art! I hope you play the revamped demo and full release when they both launch soon!

[chimerafflesia]

Yuri Duel Links 2024

(this is literally just a masterpost of everything that made me insane over the course of the event so I can reflect and laugh/cry/etc)

first of all the sentence "Yuri Duel Links Event 2024" would have put me in a coma if you told me that say like. a month and a half ago. when Lulu and Rin came in September I was SURE it was going to be at least early 2025 before we got him. and Yet,

I was in the middle of getting ready for a concert when I got a notification from the DL subreddit of all things that said "He's Finally In" and I saw a little picture of Yuri and I was like Lol. Yeah Ok. so then I opened duel links and checked and was hit with This:

and I was like Okay. okay. cool cool cool cool. I'm gonna be so normal about this. *narrator voice* "via the tags on this post, you could see they were indeed not normal about it"

and girl sorry I wasn't gonna be normal about it like I've wanted this cunt in duel links since he landed on my radar. I knew from the first episode he appeared in that he was going to be my favorite arc-v character because I tend to have a Type when it comes to characters. it's been the same since I was like 8. sue me.

I even started getting into theory territory I was SERIOUS

(this ended up not being the case but congrats to Dumon for being the July unlock that was a lot of fun)

HOWEVER SPEAKING OF PREDICTING UNLOCKS I DO HAVE TO SAY I made this list back in MAY predicting the rest of the characters for 2024, and while some of these are very out there and Not Happening (sorry Marik and Atticus) I DID ORIGINALLY PREDICT YURI FOR AN OCTOBER UNLOCK. (Dumon for July as well) I AM LITERALLY JOHN KONAMI I GUESS.

so time goes by and I have a month to grind gems for Yuri's box because OBVIOUSLY I need a full character deck for him. would tumblr user chimerafflesia do anything less. I achieved this btw. 9999 gems the day before the event started. I was READY.

October 23rd. I literally wake up at 6am because I was so excited I was like a kid on christmas. I am hit with these screens and actually got kinda misty eyed because it was Happening

I waited 5000 years (about 7 months) to see that "Event Exclusive" in front of him and it was real and happening like CHEERS I'LL DRINK TO THAT!

I recapped a lot of my initial reactions on day one here and here but it just doesn't do it justice like I was just so excited and happy and having the time of my life playing this little freemium mobile game. I've said it like 348735 times now but duel links is genuinely so fucking amazing to me I love this game so so so much.

AND THIS EVENT WAS SO WONDERFUL!!!! THEY DID RIGHT BY HIM I WAS (AND STILL AM) SO HAPPY. HIS CHARACTERIZATION STAYED INTACT. WE GOT SOME NEW LITTLE FLAVOR DETAILS FOR HIM. THAT MAY HAVE TO BE A SEPARATE POST BUT GOD. YURI FANS WE ARE EATING GOOD.

here are some personal favorites. little problem child 🩷💜

and course this instant classic:

but there are so many. I point to this video which has all his dialouge including taunts.

look at these screenshots man like come on. I can't believe these are real. they look like images that would've been posted on reddit like 3 years ago with the caption "This Will Be Duel Links in 2024" EXCEPT IT IS.

I set up this board with all the predap extra deck mons + starving venom and was staring at it like Man We Really Won. this shit's beautiful

Just. man I feel like there's so much more I wanna say but overall it was just a really fun event. this might sound silly to some people but I really do have a special connection to yugioh in general and I do feel like it was fate when it came into my life. I really got into yugioh in April 2021 during a particurally dark time in my life and yugioh became like a lifeline for me. it was an escape. it still is. I'm always going to be grateful for this franchise.

I watched arc-v from March-April of this year (immediately after finishing zexal btw, which is the first time ever I watched two yugioh anime back to back) and to say it fried my brain is kind of an understatement like I still think about this show every day of my life. to quote my own tweet:

like. YEAH.

Yuri in particular is a fusion parasite all on his own he wormed himself into my brain and hasn't let go. I've rewatched his episodes so many times but I think I've seen arc-v episode 135 in particular roughly 124 times. could be more. it will be more.

I can't help but feel like watching arc-v this year was meant to be. (first of all, the same year I watch it FOUR arc-v characters get into duel links? divine timing if I've ever seen it) but in particular the timing of the Yuri event feels very nice. I've been dealing with some personal woes (particulary surrounding employment, amongst other things) and again this event was such an escape for me, even if just for a few hours each day. I can't wait until he's back in a few months. we will be there :)

I'm at the point where I don't really care if it's "cringe" to get this emo about shows/characters/games etc cuz at the end of the day this shit really does mean something to me man. I know what yugioh has done for me and what it'll definitely continue to do for me and I'm grateful for it <3

(PS it is really really fun to wreck people on ranked with super poly) here is a live image of me playing online duel links

[lonely-soul-02]

Hi there! Your post with your thoughts on the Loch Lomond kiss are very interesting and since you've been a fan for a very long time and also lived to witness all the 90s craziness, I wonder if there's an exact thing or incident that made you think about the Gallagher's relationship deeper and discover Gallaghercest since you said you got into that much later despite being a fan for a very long time. And do you have a theory how this all could have started between them? I read pretty interesting psychological analyses on the tumblr blog which is literally called "Gallaghercest"

Hi! That’s a good question and one that I’ve been pondering myself for quite a while.  

Disclaimer: It’s all just my opinion. No one knows what Liam and Noel mean to each other except for them.

For the longest time I didn’t really want to believe it - that there could be something more to their relationship. Anything eyebrow raising, such as the Loch Lomond kiss, I eventually explained away, like a lot of people did. Like the majority of fans still do today. And as I have said, that was easy enough to do when you weren't being reminded of it constantly.

In the mid 90s, I was in my early 20s and struggling with my sexual orientation. I must have found some aspects of their behaviour towards one another triggering (to use today’s parlance) for reasons other than incest. Looking back, in my confused and tormented young mind, I must have conflated gay with incest; the different negative associations became mixed up together, and I quietly freaked out about my own self-worth.  It was only after I came to terms with being bisexual and made peace with myself that my attitude towards the Gallagher brothers changed. I came out a long time ago, but it took a good long while after that before I could say to myself: you know what, I think Liam and Noel are in love with each other and I think I should empathise rather than judge. Because I'd been judged. Badly.  Empathy and fascination with their relationship developed by degrees over time, which paved the way for a couple of light bulb moments that I had not so long ago.

Personal situation aside, as a fan, I was still perplexed by that Loch Lomond kiss.  And my main question was why?  Why did Noel do that?  What would make him do that? I’d been drunk and high enough times in my life to know that drugs don’t make you suddenly tongue kiss your sibling.

One day I was eating my lunch in a park, in the sunshine, thinking about it, turning possible answers over in my mind, when I had one of life's rare moments of clarity, a simple logic that laser-beamed itself into my head from nowhere.  Because he wanted to.  Nothing made him do it. He wasn’t forced or coerced, nobody held a gun to his head. Noel kissed Liam of his own free will. But why would he want to? Well, duh! Again, logic! That was a bit of a facepalm moment. lol Are the simplest answers the right ones sometimes? Who knows.

Not long after that, I was listening to Dead in the Water and hearing it quite differently from before, and looking at that photo of Noel standing in front of the neon street sign with the caption I still want to kiss you. And yeah, that moment was like taking the red pill. lol   I was like, oh come ON. Wake up!  Like, what more do you need to see to be convinced, a photo of them kissing? Oh - wait…

As for a theory about how it all started, Storyshark’s Trying To Find A World That’s Been and Gone is a theory in itself.  Honestly, that fic  and every word of it is the very definition of plausible. My own pet theory is a bit too long for this post so I might post it later.  But basically, as with Storyshark’s fic, I think they probably experimented, or had a type of fling together before they were famous. Then fame happened.  Then it call got rather complicated.  As to why it started? Possibly they were drawn to each other as a source of comfort growing up in a dysfunctional and abusive household where trust was not in abundance, and they found themselves turning to one another for that reassurance? Sadly, looks like trust was and still is a real issue for them.

Thanks for the name of that blog, I’ll have to check it out.  I like reading other people's theories.

[joysmercer]

misc six observations:

the pantages is the most gorgeous theater i’ve ever been in (not that i’ve been in many but u know)

it’s also along the walk of fame and kirsten chenoweth’s star is right by the door (lena horne's is just across the street)

they didn’t advertise my show as accessible but it was open-captioned and asl-interpreted (but it looks like both things were only viewable to ppl seated on the left side)

an old couple next to me were trying to figure out which “chopin composition” the pre-show music was? (they’re all piano covers of pop songs) v confused

the “queen bios” in the playbill list aragon’s interests as “religion, sewing, dancing, and a bit more religion”, boleyn’s says she’s remembered for “headlessness”. parr’s talks about her friendship w mary and that her mom was LIW to some previous wives, but makes no mention of the fact that aragon was her godmother(/namesake) or that she married seymour’s brother

the minute greensleeves started playing, people started cheering. it was so fun

khaila was born to play aragon that's all im saying. literally nonstop applause until the dluh intro

storm's boleyn tiptoed that line between "idk what's going on" and "smart and cunning" so so well

cleves did the ponytail-pull instead of seymour? idk if this is a recent change but it has Interesting implications characterization-wise lmao also it was just funny because olivia had to significantly reach up to get to courtney's hair

speaking of which, both nat and cmack's new wigs look a lot fancier than their old ones somehow

im pretty sure nmp actually started crying during hos (which, even though i've heard her sing it a million times, was every bit as beautiful as i thought it would be)

hoh live is an Experience in the best way, they just looked like they were having the best time bouncing around the stage

the audience member picked for get down was so good/confident olivia cheered for her the entire time instead of doing the "this is my song" bit after shfghjkl

get down is already such a lively song but olivia's version amps it up even more like i was in stitches during the intro and the entire audience was fired up by the end

the k-howard roast didnt get as many laughs as it should've :// i felt so bad for courtney because she delivered those lines flawlessly

and then loud and immediate applause after aywd??? L audience tbh

(also interesting note – the asl interpreter didn’t sign for applause after the song like she did for all the others)

natalie's "I DIED" was every bit as amazing as all the audios. also she basically chased khaila offstage while saying that line sdkf

i think gabriela is my new favorite parr im so obsessed w her take on idnyl and her acting (even in the background) is impeccable

there were some obvious mic issues – both cmack and storm were a bit quieter than everyone else and khaila was way louder; all three of them left the stage at various points for unknown reasons (but there wasn't a show stop and i dont think most people noticed someone missing)

this cast's chemistry was i n s a n e like the little interactions and they way they reacted to each other plus the harmonies…10/10 no notes

speaking of which. there was a really sweet moment toward the end of idnyl ("why should i tell that story?") where aragon puts her hand on howard's knee comfortingly

standing ovation after six!!! idk if this is a regular occurrence but they bowed an extra time because of all the clapping lol

except then people started leaving, so courtney had to start the megasix early and you could barely hear her over the audience

but it was ok cuz people stayed on their feet throughout the megasix too and again the girls took a really long time leaving the stage after bc the cheers kept getting louder!!!

tldr i had the BEST time and if the tickets weren’t so expensive id go again and again <3

[golbrocklovely]

well, i've had a very interesting morning lmao

so the witch that snc are using in their new video on sunday is named @/pythianpriestess on insta. she posted a pic of her with snc which is why i know this.

i liked her photo last night, and then this morning thought that she all of sudden followed me. today i got a message from "her" saying she wanted to give me a reading. i went along with it for about a message or two, and then this person started asking me to make a donation. again, the whole time i thought it was her and i was just thinking to myself "girl, you reached out to me. why the fuck would i pay you" lol

i ended up telling this person i didn't have money to donate but if i did i would at a later date. they kept pestering me, to the point that i was ready to block them and literally call out snc for using such a weird person in their videos. the person finally was like "can you donate $15??" i said no, and then told them again if i could later i would, just to be nice and get them off my case. they then said "okay i'll contact you later."

then i finally went to their page, saw they had like 63 followers and was like… oh. this is not her.

i messaged the real @/pythianpriestess and told her all of this. she has yet to respond, probably bc it is so early in la right now.

the fake account's name is @/pythianpresteess, which is why i thought it was her bc at first glance it looks like her username. they've even copied her posts, captions, EVERYTHING.

so please, if yall could, go report that account. i have a feeling they are reaching out to snc fans to swindle them of whatever money they can get.

also weirdly there are other fake accounts pretending to be her if you search her name on insta, but this is the only one i've seen reaching out to fans.

[yugonoashiato]

Footprints #1228 - Quiet

September 2nd Sunny ☀️

#Yugo's footprints

#quiet

Good morning♪

This is Yugo Kochi, who deliberately took the time to wash his face ^ - ^ Since I'm a bit disappointed that pimples are appearing, I'm trying to work harder than usual 😆.

Next,

I was walking and I thought

Cars these days… Electric cars for example. The more the number and the quieter it is (T . T)

It's good that they're quiet, but sometimes Sometimes there are also times when pedestrians don't notice that there are electric cars, right (T . T)

I think it's dangerous ( ; ; )

The problem was that the women with umbrellas were startled when they turned round.

The driver couldn't honk, so he just hoped the women would notice his presence.

Somehow it would be great if there was a horn button that didn't scare people! Lol

For example, the button would say "A car is coming". With enough volume. Lol

I want to record my own voice. 😆

That's what Yugo Kochi thought early in the morning. Lol

Lastly…

Thank you for all your hard work and homework today. I'm going to eat because I'm hungry. Lol Everyone, please nourish yourself too 🤩

Don't forget to wash your hands, gargle and stay hydrated!

I'm grateful every day.

I just had a thought!

I want to eat curry soup 😆

See you tomorrow!

Keep smiling ☺️

(Kochi shared a photo of dense trees. The caption read: "shizen ippai, mune ippai, hara wa pekopeko, aka wa akabeko*. Unclear meaning. Lol.")

E/N*: I think Yugo wanted to make a poem. The literal meaning was: nature overflows, feelings overflow, stomach rumbles, red is akabeko.

Akabeko is a legendary cow from the Aizu region of Japan that inspired a traditional toy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akabeko

[ambrosialdesire]

https://www.tumblr.com/ambrosialdesire/752167234105982976/i-have-a-question-did-u-ever-get-into-any-vampire

CASTLEVANIA IS SO FIRE LIKE RAHHHH. Alucard is soo FINE. I love those anime where all the episodes are on yt even if they are shitty like plot wise and a lil sus. For me like i remember watching this show called High school of the dead on yt and I shouldnt have been watching that in elementary school .

JUST FELL TO MY KNEES AT TGE FIRST EDIT 😭😭 I LOVED SERAPH OF THE END AND DIABOLIK LOVERS. i still do lowkey but like it was my shit for a while.

-🌷

castlevania is so good and alucard is so pretty, i went into the show pretty much blind haha

in the youtube era, i could NEVER find the right episodes in order or the blurriness was so bad i couldn't watch it or the captions were in spanish 😭 my old friend had a hella long written list of anime from the 90s to early 2000s that she binged and completed, and everyday she'd show it to me and talk about it all day, life was good during those days lol

watching high school of the dead in elementary is CRAZY 😭😭 i watched that one in like junior year of high school??? i didn't really watch the fanservice/ecchi anime until like sophomore-junior year cause i knew they were terrible but some of the plots be SLAPPING i stg, shit would've been way more interesting to follow along if it wasn't constantly on the cusp of being literal hentai and if the male mcs were actually interesting 💀💀 nowadays i don't follow people's anime recommendations that often anymore, esp if it's like isekai cause you already know it's gonna be weirdly sexual and i literally just want something that's fun to watch that'll be a lasting interest or an actually good conversation to have, but that's just me LMFAO

AND IM SORRYYYYY, i fr could not get into those two animes cause for some reason they irk me???? ik diabolik lovers is also a game series, don't really know if it's the visual novel type of game but i'd probably try to play them cause i fuck with visual novels so hard. but i think i never got into it because i heard it was boring or sumn idk which sucks cause reverse harems have a special place in my heart cause i wanna be the one coddled by a group of men that all like me 😫 SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT REVERSE HAREMS OR LOVE TRIANGLES but put me in a room with all the fictional men i like, i ain't EVER coming out and if i do, i will be in a wheelchair.

it's also the same with seraph of the end but with the art style I FR DON'T KNOW WHY IM NOT INTO IT BC OF THAT and it shouldn't be the art style's fault when i really enjoyed every season of jjba (from pt 1 to pt 4 cause i got too busy to watch the rest) as a whole to the point where my art style during 2020-2021 reflected off the pt 3 style. i am unfortunately judging the book by its cover 😭😭

[musicarenagh]

Unveiling #LOFIDUKE: A Conversation with Chris Malloy" Today we in talks with Grammy-nominated producer Chris 'Big Duke' Malloy and  his debut solo instrumental EP, #LOFIDUKE Vol 1, the EP heralds a new chapter in his outstanding artistic journey. #LOFIDUKE Vol 1 is headlined by 'Original Eazy,' which inspired The Game's and Kanye West's hit song 'Eazy,' the EP takes listeners on a musical cruise where they will be exposed to Big Duke's immense talent. With a decade of experience in the music industry and more than 300 million streams, Big Duke is all set to reshape the frontiers of quality production. He was born and raised in Cleveland and now based in LA. From collaborating with icons like Kanye West to The Game, 21 Savage and Diddy, his resume speaks for itself. His work on Symba’s "Results Take Time" and The Game’s “Drillmatic” proves that he is not only a talented producer, but also a visionary. In this exclusive interview Big Duke sits with us and divulges the influences that shaped his music and the path led him to this point. Musician Big Duke begins his story in Cleveland, where he came from a humble background, and he shares with us his creative process, musical influences and goals. Listen to #LoFiDuke Vol.1 below https://open.spotify.com/album/4XbwePosfz747rxvhXFo14 Follow Big Duke on Facebook Twitter Spotify Youtube Instagram Tiktok What is your stage name? Big Duke Is there a story behind your stage name? The name Duke originates from my grandmother it’s actually a family name ‘ The Duke ‘ Where do you find inspiration? Everywhere the world is a stage for inspiration. It can be something as little as a song playing on a commercial or a string section playing from a movie. Literally anything can inspire or spark an idea What was the role of music in the early years of your life? Music was the soundtrack to everything that was going on. Family events , car rides to school , parties etc music was everything especially growing up in the 90’s lol Are you from a musical or artistic family? I come from a blue collar working middle class family. Others in my family have artistic abilities but often never pursued. The Midwest is ruff dreams are far and few but a good hourly job u can work til u retire that’s usually the goal smh. I took a different route. Far from the norm Who inspired you to be a part of the music industry? I wouldn’t say I was inspired to be in the industry being someone from ohio I never thought about it even being possible. Me and my friend just wanted the city to hear what we were doing. Somehow we managed to get the world to hear it. [caption id="attachment_54295" align="alignnone" width="1179"] Duke_x_Game[/caption] How did you learn to sing/write/to play? Early years I had choir in school. If it was any class that I payed attention in music definitely was the class. For some reason it just spoke to my soul. What was the first concert that you ever went to and who did you see perform? I’ve been to so many concerts in my lifetime it’s hard to remember the first lol but I can remember one of the first rap shows. It was “ Project Pat “ me and my friend and fellow artist ‘ Chip Tha Ripper ‘ waited stageside at a classic now closed cleveland venue “ The Metropolis “. He didn’t start performing til 1am we definitely weren’t old enuf to be in this place but we snuck in and boy was it worth every second. He performed all our favorite songs at the time that concert changed my life. How could you describe your music? Melodic , rhythmic , chest pounding drums…. I like music that instantly takes u somewhere other then where u are listening to it at. My music is a ride lol Describe your creative process. My creative process is different than most. It never really stops or starts its ongoing. I can wake up and it will be music on my mind that I have to get out. I can start chopping samples on my phone or saving them in notes while listening to music. I Literally can be creative anywhere

What is your main inspiration? My inspiration is the feeling of touching the world musically. Music heals all I’m a healer Music is my medicine and will heal the world. What musician do you admire most and why? Ye for blunt honesty Jay z for his hustle and infrastructure Pharrell for his attention to detail Timbaland for his brain and ideas Dr Dre for his genius Did your style evolve since the beginning of your career? Yeah I’m always evolving but keeping things I learned along the way Who do you see as your main competitor? The man in the mirror lmaooo Although cliche I thing I’m my biggest comp. I wake up everything trying to beat the day before https://open.spotify.com/artist/01JA0knUAk5XkZ4giWmCZH What are your interests outside of music? Cooking if I wasn’t a producer I would be a chef. I literally get the same feeling and it requires the same focus and attention to detail. If it wasn't a music career, what would you be doing? A chef , or instructor of some sort I love teaching and helping lol What is the biggest problem you have encountered in the journey of music? Lack of care for others. Sometimes it’s a dog eat dog world when it comes to business.

[skinni-girls-eat-books]

Friday, February 23rd, 2024!

7:55am: I slept for so long and woke up with no alarms this morning :) feels amazing. Still had a huge orange chunk come out of my nose but it's less than before, I just don't know when it will stop lol (I literally had to get up while writing this and do another one). Last night I had to go to sleep unexpectedly early bc I had a milkshake and it made me so bloated omg. I think I'm officially at that age where I really can't just be eating anything 😂 of course I can bc I'm an independent woman 💅 but not without The Consequences. Also I just popped my BC in and I'm ready for my period to stop and also for the stomach issues to stop omg it's been rough out here. It really feels like spring break should be today, but the pros to it being next week are that it's one week closer to the end, I won't be on my period at all, and hopefully it will be warmer!! I'm tired of this cold ass weather!!

I feel good today besides the random brain thoughts that I don't particularly want. I need to figure out how to replace those thoughts with ones I do what. This journaling, as much ranting as it is, definitely helps me I guess regulate my runaway thoughts. I really want to take a post poop nap though those are the best so ttyl lmao.

10:47am: omg I continued to sleep until 9:50am I don't know how to explain to people how much sleep I really feel like I need. Idk it's probably depression but that's literally ok I'm just doing what I can. I still miss him and that's ok too. I don't really miss him I literally miss just having someone to talk to. But he fucked up and it's his loss, not mine. He lost a genuine person, and I lost a liar who cheats and steals money and nothing he does is genuine, it's all fake to get people to like him so he can use their shit for all it's worth. What's crazy is he's so fake he doesn't even care about these cats after he kept saying he misses them oh boohoo me it's like losing two kids, then blocks me so he'll effectively never fucking see them again. He's literally so fake AF. I take pride knowing I'm not a fake ass bitch and I don't lie to people. Doesn't matter if people believe me or not because I know I'm not lying about anything. If you think I'm lying, you just have something else going on in your life that you have to deal with clearly. This image of them getting on the bike together I think will stay with me for a while, I guess visuals are really my downfall. I know I'm the bigger person bc I literally said yeah y'all are cute together before he stopped speaking to me and everything was chill. It was chill because I made it chill. I made this entire friendship what it was and I'm really convinced of it now tbh. I don't like him, I like me and how I act towards him 😂 I like nice people, aka myself lmao.

If everyone likes me except for you.... Sorry I don't think I'm the problem boo 😘 just a matter of time before he does some more stupid shit I'm sure I'll hear about 🙄

Happy Friday!!

1:02pm ate my ramen leftovers and my boss is buying me CFA Cobb salad for work later :') people are awesome ❤️

10:09pm: JFC my feet hurt like hell. I wish I had a guy to rub my feet fr but one day lol. I just realized he didn't block me on sc so I could technically add him back whenever, I wonder if he's waiting for me to do that?? Hmmmm he's such a narcissist it's wild, plus the whole posting at me when I'm technically blocked on ig is actually crazy af. I bet $200 if he adds me back on ig that post will magically be gone or the caption would change. He's so petty and acts like a little bitch. Literally can't relate 💀

11:40pm: finished my law assignment and I'm so tired I think I'll eat my salad leftovers and literally pass out. My eyes are literally burning.

I really just be out here gaslighting tf outta myself. I'm sitting here like wowza I wish I had "guy" to vibe w me after getting done with my hw.... But it's been so long it's funny that I forget, that man in particular would NOT want to chill with me after I'm finished with my hw!! Name literally one time when he ever fucking did that?? Literally he never fucking did. I'm so gaslighting myself into thinking we'd be doing anything rn, he would've pissed me off all night and then would probably be asleep rn. There would not be random drive thru trips bc he's on a lame ass diet and won't stfu about it and there wouldn't be cuddling bc he would've pissed me off the entire afternoon sitting on his ass making fucking messes instead of contributing anything ever to the home we share and it would infuriate me!! That's not attractive 🙄 so yeah gaslighting tf out of myself to think that would be happening 🤣 it's been so long I forget how exhausting that bullshit was!! Don't go back sis you literally hated it!! Wack AF and manipulative tbh.

One day, there will be a man, he will rub my feet when I get off work, even better he'll see the insides of my shoes, know that I'm too busy/ADHD to remember to get insoles, and would surprise me with new insoles for my shoes ❤️ that's what care and love looks like. We will have a cute snack and then probably fuck before bed bc we are both grown and not scared of a little period fr, and he would get me a towel and draw up a shower for me afterwards and I'd come back into the clean bedroom with no dirty shit on the floor and get into my made bed and snuggle with the real love of my life who loves and respects me 🥰 manifesting lol 💕

[toomuchracket]

The idea that flatmate!gf is using Matty for fame circulates on Twitter in like 2015. She decides to reply (uncharacteristically) with a photo of her with the boys in 2006 like ‘oh yeah?’

omg yeah so like i think you've always had like a weird little cult following of people from like the myspace days of the band - the early fans kept clocking you at gigs and noticing you were close to the boys and matty in particular obv - and they keep showing support for you as the band gets bigger; they get proper excited getting pics with you when they see you, and as much as it's kinda crazy everyone's pretty chill about it so you go along with it all (and i suppose it must be nice to recognise people from back in the day!). but, alas, there's always somecunt on twitter determined to be a hater - they quote a pic that a fan has posted with you and say some shit like "look at her fucking posing for a pic lol she's only with matty for fame she clearly doesn't care about him. like where did she even come from? bitch". mind you, this is 2015, so you and matty haven't been an official couple for very long at all. anyway, the fans start to jump to your defence and matty is genuinely about to intervene (he's fucking SEETHING when he sees it), but you're like "don't worry baby i've got this"; given that you're literally in the process of becoming a lawyer, i don't think you'd actually reply as such in case it proved detrimental to you getting a job in future (employers checking socials and whatnot), but you just so happen to post a really cute pic from an early studio session the boys had not long after you first met them, where you and matty are laughing together and hugging in the background, captioned like "years later and nothing's changed lol". matty retweets it like "fancied her back then and all", the fans go nuts over how cute it is, and the hater deactivates lmao <3

[catboybiologist]

Gather round children, for I'll tell you a tale of niche subreddit history

Way back in the primordial days, shittydarksouls was made by two main people. One became inactive but still on the mod team, and the other became a homophobic piece of shit who fostered a homophobic subreddit culture. Lots of unfunny "dark souls but bad thing is gay" type memes. Until guy #1 stepped back in, kicked out the homophobic guy, and put in a super awesome queer positive mod team- which included e_0 and sammieagnes, both bi guys afaik.

But here's the thing. A lot of the old homophobic memes were still around, but since the mods were cracking down on homophobia, they mutated into queer positive versions of themselves. There's a couple instances of this, but the biggest transition was:

Dex builds=gay (bad)

Dex builds=gay (good)

Dex builds had a reputation for being the kinda thing that overly sweaty PvPers built, but it also includes weeb weapons and also just flashy and fun weapons.

Shittydarksouls, now being a queer positive shitposting subreddit about a game series that prominently features a gender fucked AMAB femboy/enby in the form of gwyndolin(difficult to deduce exactly what in game), was also right at the front lines during the internet femboy obsession of 2019-2021 or so.

These memes converged, and for a small period of time, people were literally just posting pictures of random Instagram femboys with captions like "average dex build".

Enter ✨me✨.

I'd been aware of the subreddit well before my femboy days, and lurked frequently. But right as this meme wave was happening to the subreddit in 2022 or so, I was using my fairly new CatboyBiologist reddit account to explore femininity through that early 2020s femboy craz.

I realized that I had the potential to do something great.

The "make image post" button called to me like a goddamn green goblin mask.

I posted several more similar pictures to the subreddit throughout the rest of 2022:

Fun fact, one of these pics was taken the day my masters thesis manuscript was approved.

Sammieagnes and e_0 LOVED it, leading to that flair. Me and e_0 did DM a bit and he's a really cool dude!!!

These were also the first posts that actually made me something different than just another femboy poster, and when I showed up in comments sections on 196 or elsewhere, I have people start saying things like "hey wait a second aren't you the dark souls femboy?" People on both shittydarksouls and 196 started to actually fucking recognize me from that, which is still weird.

Some shit went down in my personal life in early 2023 and I got scared off of dressing femme for a while, but when reddit started migrating to Tumblr, it felt like as good an excuse as any, so I started femboy posting again. People who knew me from shittydarksouls and 196 is where I got most of initial followers.

The femboy thing lasted about two months on Tumblr before I started HRT LOL

Was that cringe? Am I talking about my fucking subreddit femboy days as some kind of fame thing? Cuz that would be stupid, I hope it doesn't come out that way I just think all this is funny

Idk if you know but you’re a flair in a very specific reddit community i stumbled into

Never thought I'd see the day that people forgot about my fromsoft thighposting arc and the public simping of the SDS mod team

[castle-dominion]

c1x5 chill goes thru her veins

I feel bad for the stunt actor. Why are those lights turning on?

Beautiful intro <3 with her ring & gun & stuff. (but she just keeps it in a drawer...? No surely that drawer is locked... gun laws in the usa can't be THAT lax...) Beautiful red coat. We need more of that in later seasons. She should shave her head, but like in a sexy way. For the leabians.

JE: Why can't they find bodies between 9 and 5? KB: Well, early bird gets the collar. *castle running around before beckett can even drink her coffee* JE: He was here before I was.

Poor lanie, she's there just as early as anyone. XD cold case LP claims she's frozen solid, but let's just make a note of that. Captions say mid-40s & i'm assuming that means 40-50 f not negative 40? That's what like 12 degrees c? Nope, 40f is 4c. not quite cold enough to freeze, not solid, even with wind. Lol ruby slippers Ok but bodies float in concrete Maybe the killer is just really flaky like me. Or maybe they killed her & didn't know what to do so they froze her until they came up with a plan.

I'm watching s4 with my family rn & the technology is booming. Reminds me of s2 when the fbi came in. Legit made me laugh out loud when castle made that wilford warfstache face. This seems like a good time to remembe MMIWP; missing & murdered indigenous women/people. It is literally an ongoing genocide, idk much abt the USA but indigenous people are disproportionately represented in cases like this in canada. Indigenous men are actually more at-risk for murders than women, though women are more at-risk for disappearances & sexual abuse. They are even overturning things like ICWA, FNMI kids are already overrepresented in the foster care system, forced genocidal assimilation is happening under our noses Right Now. Everyone is an ally until it is time to do some ally shit.

KR: Sure they do. Quantum physics, alien abductions, Schrödinger's cat. One minute, you're getting a hot dog in the park, the next you're fighting off Sleestaks on the far side of a dimensional rift. BRUH??? Reminds me of the alien episode in s2 or s3. Oh woman I remember in Range class we had our turkeys out all weekend & they were still frozen

KB: Okay, I'm on my way KB: Lanie's got an ID. So u don't need to look thru missing persons anymore right? RC, to rysposito: You'll take care of these? *leaves* JE: Hey, Ryan, can you, uh… Thanks. *also leaves poor ryan to go through or put away the files* Poor Ryan, he's just staring at espt leave with such hurt, his eyes just moving all over the table & room, & his mouth slightly open. He's left to deal with this. They really are treating him like the new guy even tho he really is not he's been there long enough in canon.

WOAH FIVE YEARS IS A LONG TIME BABES

Steals his coffee Ofc he's a speedreader. I like how later they use that skill again. ok but she disappears often, she's gone for weeks at a time occasionally, the guy probably wouldn't have called in until seven days after she's gone Flirting with her lol. He probably thought she ran away for the first six months then figured she was gone for good or passed away.

R u using a 5yo file? Oh. Yeah five years. So new york "idc that the previous tenant was murdered, it keeps the rent low"

JE: Well, four years between murders? One's a popsicle, one just got popped? I love castle's shirt texture, I just want to feel it. KR: I don't believe it. RC: Give me 250 pages, I bet I could make you. KR: *chuckles* But he's right. "250 pages is 125 000 words single-spaced or 62 500 words double-spaced. Typical documents that are 250 pages or more include full-length novels."

CASTLE I could call it, "A Chill Runs Through Her Veins." ESPOSITO Ooh. I like that. [Castle and Esposito five-five.] CASTLE "Bam" said the lady, another best-seller for me.

(https://scriptline.livejournal.com/18916.html for my quotes, it's so much faster than typing them out. sometimes.)

You know, ppl ship caskett (obv, & then it eventually eventually finally becomes canon) & ppl ship rysposito (I can see why, plus if caskett is together obv rysposito would be together) but tbh I like castito or casposito or castlesito or estle or espostle or espositle or javick rickvier or whatever their ship name it. Probably casposito.

Hmmm. Homeless, White Plains. Homeless, White Plains. JE: both kinda creepy

I love him with his kids (possibly spoilers) I think I know how it ends, I feel like the parents will end up having done this & the kids will end up parentless & then grandparentless. Or maybe the husband did it & then the grandparents killed the husband bc screw you for robbing my daughter of her life & my grandkids of their mom & I'm not letting my grandbabies be raised by a murderer (unless they become murderers in which case.... you lost your point)

drinkin coffee in a bar. I mean he's right ig but at the same time screw you & acab. Oh war vet? Yeah no hun cops feel more brotherhood with soldiers than they feel responsibility to their jobs. The entire system is crap. I want to say "than they feel responsible for the ppl they are meant to protect" but... they aren't really "meant" to protect them. They are meant to police them.

That's why u like castle. He spins crazy theories instead of making things fit into a box. (except he still says "that's not how I would write it") Castle sherlock holmes moments.

JE: A couple of bucks jogged his memory. Yeah man Already have their little handshake uwu Reminds me of ochoa/herve doing the big handshake. I feel like castle wrote a cool handshake (made it up) for roach & then they put it in the movie but castle didn't actually know how to do the handshake.

Oh gosh this poor man. Only this time, all I find is a freezer plugged into a light outlet -- which, by the way, is totally illegal. So valid bestie. (I love him so much.) One time I had to make a mini model of a house for math class but it was my best friend & me & we were both disabled so we handed in the simplest project we could & got in trouble for it. Then our parents helped us out, they put in the water heater. Paul said "lets use this little pill bottle, we can glue it to the wall here" but then my dad chips in 'That's a Code Violation, man!' as if code violations matter in our little model. Both dads cracked up. It was funnier when it happened... (& whenever we go to tour dream homes dad points out the code violations. & ofc count how many secret rooms we can make. Not that we'd ever live there.) Oh fun fact, if you make a double male extension cord you can power your neighbour's apartment if they forgot to pay their electrical bill, JUST so they can like, keep their fridge running so their food doesn't spoil. Some anarchosocialist cyberpunk for ya. I mean the man's right. I see why he did what he did. People are really good at not seeing homeless people.

Man kept the freezer? ofc it's cash. every six months, plus three months of grace. Two months after the man is dead! So valid bestie, keep the footage of the last two weeks, but who has space for more than that?

If not x, then y. if not her, then him. If not sam, then whoM? Him=whom, he=who. Who did it? He did it. It was whom? It was him.

Mmm leftovers. That's a heck of an empty freezer. Hey self cleaning oven, sort of like that episode in s3! Did you know you can jerry your oven open during self clean mode to make it into a pizza oven? Don't do it tho. AC: Did I stop, or did something stop me? I love her RC: It's family moments like these I will never forget. AC: With a good therapist, hopefully, I will. DSAFHDSJHADSKJH

I like beckett's coat. This Wyler fellow seems neat. I like him. Man remembers the bf's name?

This boy looks like someone I've seen before. Maybe that actor/directer, gary sinus I like his shirt. Seems like a nice prison uniform. This fellow seems neat. Oh. I love & respect this man. I love him sm. This is tragic.

Sometimes I'm very "guy" but other times I am so obviously raised female, but I was also raised catholic. Nice pride flag lol B'y I think it's a bad idea to tell these children what happened to their mom, at least in any detail. They're kids. Or at most tweens.

What if GARY killed sam? He wasn't dead for four years or so, you could have come forward. he WAS dead for the past year, you could have come forward w/o fear.

Ooh this is the coolest & sweetest thing. I love their laser tag gear. RC: Mom! We are totally doing battle on the field of honor. MR: How old are you? RC: Old enough to afford the top-of-the line laser tag. You know that's what they tell addicts. The only fun you had was drinking & now you don't have that hobby? All your friends do drugs so you're out a community? Do what you wanted to do when you were a kid, now that you are an adult with adult money. Buy yourself an easy bake oven, go play laser tag, take that gymnastics class you wanted to do all throughout elementary. RC: I'm dead! MoOm! 

I like how castle doesn't try to make himself look like a presentable adult, he opens the door & shoots his laser gun. Poor beckett. She knocks on his door & then gets laser shot by a novelist she was a fan of who is now shadowing her on crime cases, then his daughter comes out from behind him, also wearing all this laser gear (including the fact that she is a responsible adolescent), & then his mom comes in from the side with a towel on her head & a mask on her face. "Pehtikwe"

Is this the first time she has been in his house? Or did she arrest him here once? She is indeed a comic fan, remember the vampire episode? It's like a murder board. Lol jinx. I like castle's sweater here.

See? Most ppl don't own a car in a city like that. Point for the adhd castle headcanon. Goes on a tangent like that. Plus, he's very childish sometimes, very childlike /pos sometimes, he procrastinates a lot, then he hyperfocuses & bangs out a novel, he can think inside or outside the box but he threw the box away so he doesn't know if he's thinking in or out, he is not very good at following instructions lol (you know i was diagnosed with ODD & recently I found out & thought "that's just what they diagnose you with when you don't understand things & so you ask questions or refuse to do things or you don't like being a child treated like you are not a person; that's why so many ppl grow out of of" & I Was Right, BUT that's only the misdiagnoses, ODD is actually a mood disorder, which might be why I kind of got over it when I went on mood stabilizers. Fun fact for ya)

It's late at night they just went to his house? Or maybe it's the next day.

ROGER They told me he was shot in a mugging. And now you're telling me, he was killed here, in my apartment?

CASTLE Not him. His wife.

ROGER His wife? What kind of family was this?

CASTLE Alright. So, you and I are married.

BECKETT We are not married.

CASTLE Relax. It's just pretend.

BECKETT I don't want to pretend.

CASTLE Scared you'll like it?

BECKETT Okay. If we're married, I want a divorce.

ROGER Are you two like this all the time?

CASTLE and BECKETT Yes.

(usually they give opposing answers. JE: yes; KB: no; RC: I wish; KR: ...??? Ok!)

Castle puts down the pan but beckett still has the pot *closes door on roger* *hands the pot back to roger*

Need to go to the eco station? Call your buddy with a truck.

I still respect this guy to a degree. I love the way his voice is breaking. This poor fellow.

Cap's right. what goes around comes around.

I remember how it ends. Not five years ago. Plainclothes. Melanie's dad. He did his own detective work & I'm proud. I know what you mean castle but you kind of can't do that.

I feel really bad bc he's just trying to be a good grampa, he is raising his grandkids, he solved his daughter's murder & paid justice to sam. Tho he probs could have gone to the police. Also why do those kids look native? Melanie & her parents are white af. IG we've never seen sam's body/picture so maybe he was native or a poc.

Dad, they probs don't have the evidence to convict you. Don't confess & you can get away with it. Ah I see why he did it now. R u allowed to bring back a service weapon? Good on him, he said a father MIGHT be justified. Never said he did it.

Oh beckett sharing her story!

We were supposed to go to dinner together - my mom, my Dad, and I, and she was gonna meet us at the restaurant, but she never showed. Two hours later, we went home, and there was a detective waiting for us. Detective Raglin. They found her body. She had been stabbed. She still had her money and purse and jewelry. And it wasn't a sexual assault, either. They attributed it to gang violence. Random wayward event. So, just like in Melanie's case, they couldn't think outside the box. So, they just tries to package it up nicely. And the killer was never caught.

CASTLE Why do you wear the watch?

BECKETT My Dad took her death hard. He's sober now. Five years. So, this is for the life that I saved. And...

[She reaches in her shirt and pulls out the necklace with the ring on it.]

BECKETT (CONT'D) this is for the life that I lost.

Oof, so good. So good. I love them.

CASTLE Until tomorrow, Detective.

BECKETT You can't just say "night?"

CASTLE I'm a writer. "Night" is boring. "Until tomorrow" is more hopeful.

The second cree word of this post: Wapaki. It means "tomorrow" but cree words are long. It means more like "if the sun rises tomorrow" & it implies that we have FAITH that the sun will rise tomorrow, we can't actually tell the future. We are just doing what we can. If, if the sun rises tomorrow.

& she doesn't lock her gun in her drawer.

Esposito & castle & getting the file & how did he convince espt to do this.

[41:50, INT. PRECINCT, RECORDS ROOM - NIGHT] Esposito enters, followed by Castle.

[Esposito leads him past rack after rack of file boxes, until he comes to one and opens it. He pulls out a file and hands it to Castle.]

ESPOSITO Remember, this never happened. I was never here.

CASTLE You have my word. Thanks.

[Esposito clears his throat]

ESPOSITO If you tell her I did this, I'll make you bleed.

CASTLE Understood.

ESPOSITO Good luck.

[The name on the file: Johanna Beckett. Castle takes a seat at a table and turns on the desk light as Esposito leaves, dousing the overheads. Lit by the light of the lamp, Castle looks down at the case file. He takes a breath, and opens it.]

I should do some chores.