#first flag hell yea

[imaginesig]

Paris 2024

Paul Aron x Olympian!Reader

SMAU

y/c = your country

What is your journey like to gold? I'm in love with Ilona Maher and wanted to make another Paul Aron fic, this is the outcome

ynln

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ynln: Paris, here I come 🏅🏉

tagged: y/c_rugby

ynln good time to say im in love with @/ilonamaher ??

ilonamaher perfect time! cant wait to see ya soon

ynln "miss rabbit has fainted, miss rabbit has fainted again"

paularon_ 🤨🤨

friend1 the first pic??😭

ynln reenactment of me when I found out 😭 I was in disbelief

paularon_ you're gonna kill it!! Bring home gold, I love you ❤️

ynln I love you too!!

friend2 yes ma'am 👏

lettiemng so exciting!!

olliebearman big accomplishment

aronralf congrats! Show em what you're made of

annaaron_ find me a hot Olympian

ynln ill be scouting 🫡

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paularon_

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paularon_ off week ☀️🌊

Tagged: aronralf, annaaron_, ynln

ynln so much fun 🫶🫶

annaaron_ let this trip live on as it’s the first time team women beat you in EVERYTHING

ynln 📢📢📢

Paularon_ because you guys CHEATED

aronralf 📢📢📢

Ynln don’t copy me while spreading lies

User1 not the Aaron + Y/n vacay

user2 y/n looks gorgeous

user3 the sibling pic is the cutest ever

User4 I can’t decide who I’m jealous of Y/n or Paul

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ynln

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ynln: ootd 👙🤿

tagged: annaaron_, paularon_, aronralf

used1 omg what are you reading??

ynln in that pic “Fathers and Sons”

annaaron_ early morning surf sesh >>>>

ynln without the boys >>>>

Paularon_ looking good 😘

user2 stop she can surf too??

user3 it’s so unfair

user4 right?? Y/n leave some talent for the rest of us!!

Teammate1 calm before the storm

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ynln posted 4 stories!

captions: (1) on Wednesdays we wear pink (2) 🎶: As It Was by Harry Styles

captions: (1) midday flight? no problem just go on a running date early! (2) back to reality 🏉

ynln

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ynln: hearing up 🔥🏅👩‍🏭

Tagged: y/c_rugby

paularon_ damnnnnnn 🍑

ynln thank you 🤭🤭 (I will make fun of you for this comment for the rest of your life)

teammate1 are those my workout shorts??

ynln …no

user1 ok leg day

user2 she said thick thighs save lives

user3 she can save me

user4 I need the leg day routine

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paularon_

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paularon_: not the result we wanted, but we'll learn and come back stronger

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Ynln still so proud!! You raced hard and had an amazing quali session. I’m sorry I had to miss it but I love you ❤️❤️

Paularon_ ❤️

User1 miss girl is leaving for the Olympics tomorrow and says sorry for not being at his race

user2 gold metal for the best gf

user3 Pole Aron will be back!!

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ynln

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ynln: a hot new bombshell has entered the Villa

tagged no one

ilonamaher show em what they can’t have‼️

ynln show em what a catch you are‼️

paularon_ MY hot bombshell but get it ig

ynln you’re the only connection I’m looking for dw

teammate1 that last 2 picsreally screams sexy

Ynln ikr ��😍

Teammate2 irresistible

annaaron_ remember to mention the bombshell at home

ynln I’d never forget

user1 I love the inside Love Island joke it seems most athletes are in on

user2 right I live for Ilona’s tik toks

user3 I hope we get Y/n cameos

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ynln

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ynln: bronze bound…

tagged y/c_rugby

Teammate …but we’re not stopping there

ynln HELL YEA

Paularon_ I’ve been on the edge of my seat all week

ynln it’s not stopping til the very end

user1 the ft screenshot is too cute

user2 such hardworking ladies

user3 push on to gold!!

user4 I just love women

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paularon_ posted a story

caption: 🇪🇪🔜🇫🇷 @/aronralf @/annaaron_

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ynln

Paul Aron

what are you doing

where are you going

Smh

I thought you knew your flags

I do

I guess what I want is an explanation

well... you'll be in a semifinals soon and with the way stats are looking you guys will fly right through no problem so...

so???

the aron family is making a trip to Paris

we're celebrating a metal either way

I'm crying Paul

thats too sweet

you guys shouldn't have, its hard enough to wrangle everyone together you shouldn't have used that time to fly out

trust me we all want to be there for you and it'll be a nice trip reguardless

plus we all hate that this much of the games have gone by through a tv screen

I love you guys, I love you

we (but mostly I) love you too

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caption: ✈️🥖 @/paularon_ @/annaaron_

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ynln

this is insane

ive taken you've already messaged Paul

yes and it ended in tears

you guys are crazy

true, but your bf is the craziest

with or without us Paul was gonna be in those stands

someone must be cutting onions in a room nearby

sap

I don't appreciate the attitude 🙄

annaaron_ posted a story!

caption: catching flights not feelings @/aronralf @/paularon_

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ynln

first off LOVE that color on you

and second I loath you guys for being this sweet

the sweatshirt is yours to borrow anytime

and as if you wouldn't do the same thing

flying out on a small hope we dont choke and lose next round??

Y/n, you go to as many races of Paul's as you possible can (at your own expense) and watch the ones you cant live no matter the time, you constantly ask Ralf about his endeavors and keeps tabs on stats and such to bring up with him later, AND you listen to all my rants no matter how important and remember the details

flying out to France is nothing compared to the effort you put into this family

I love you guys so much

we love you too

now get some rest to kick ass, I didn't fly in the same row as my brothers for 4 hours to see you get less than gold

💖

💖

ynln

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ynln: finals bound!! Im so so grateful for these fantastic ladies who have taught me so much!! I cant taste victory already

tagged: y/c_rugby, teammate1, teammate2, teammate3

paularon_ smashed it 💪👏

ynln light work🥱🥱

teammate1 can’t wait for the next match

Teammate2 coffee for good luck?

Ynln always

user1 I’m never more patriotic than when the women of my country play

user2 my whole family has been captivated by you girls

annaaron_ and you were scared about choking

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paularon_ posted 2 stories!

Caption: (1) Y/n you are so amazing in so many different ways. You are hardworking, talented, humble, funny, and beautiful. I've watched as your eyes light up when it comes to rugby and ive watched as you poured your heart into every minute you play. (2) No one deserves the gold more than you and the rest of the team. Every single women out there has what it takes and more. Every one of you have spent countless hours dreaming and working towards this. So congratulations on how far you've come, and best of lucking taking that final step up to the top of the podium! P.S. Ma armastan sind, Y/n

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ynln

paul

you cant just post things like this with no warning

I started crying right before media stuff

oops 😬🤷‍♂️

dont be so smug

but seriously thank you for all the support! Without it I know I would've lost it because of the pressure long ago, I truly owe so much of what got me here to you!! I love you so much ❤️

I love you too ❤️

olliebearman

please pass on a good luck from me and Estelle! We've been watching

will do!!

dinobeganovic

rooting for her💪

tell Y/n she's got fans in all corners of the globe

thank you, she appreciates the support!

annaron_

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annaaron_: meet me in Paris 🥐☕️

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ynln gorgeous gorgeous girl

annaaron_ we’re gonna have so much fun once the Olympics are over

paularon_ photo credit??

annnaaron_ you gave it to yourself

user1 you ate that first pic up

used2 so you’re telling me the entire Aron family is in Paris for Y/n??

user3 I’m in love with all the siblings at this point

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olympic_updates

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olimpic_updates: Y/C rugby star Y/n L/n's boyfriend as been spotted in person for the final match! Aron was also spotted with the rest of his family heading toward the stands!

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user1 couple goals

user2 THE power couple

user3 I need Y/n to win gold and Paul to win the championship

used4 the ultimate power move

user5 I just looked at my boyfriend and sighed

user6 he looks so good!!

user7 one thing about Paul is he’s gonna show up and show 👏 up👏

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paularon_ posted 2 stories!

captions: (1) game time @/annaaron_ (2) THESE GIRLS ARE GOLD MEDALISTS!!!!

ynln posted a story!

caption: its been a long time coming but...

ynln

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ynln: So many words, so little space. I am so grateful of everyone who have supported me up to this point, of these wonderful ladies who have taught me something new everyday, and to Y/C for taking a chance on me! Same thing in '28?

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paularon_ ❤️❤️

ynln ❤️❤️

annaaron_ thats my sister in law!!

ynln we're not married??

annaaron_ well is Paul doesn't put a ring on it than I will

lettiemng I love you!! Its so deserved

dinobeganovic you were amazing!! All the love

ynln DINOOOOOOO 🥹🫶

aronralf truely inspiring! Congrats 💪🥇

ynln thank you!!!

user1 YES MA'AM

user2 me and my little sister have seen screaming at the tv!!

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paularon_: I AM SO SO PROUD OF YOU!!!! After seeing the mass amount of time and every you've put into rugby I have no doubt in my mind that you deserve this. To mark this special occasion, I'm announcing my retirement from racing to become a full time WAG. I love you so much, Y/n 🥇🏉❤️

tagged ynln

ynln I love you so much ❤️

paularon_ I love you too ❤️

user5 second pic is goals

user1 theyre such goals

user2 my standards were raised so high by him

user3 when they panned over to him celebrating after showing Y/n 😭

user4 such a gorgeous couple

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Bonus- after the olympics

ynln

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ynln: city of love 💖

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[tanihanya]

RATING PRIDE FLAGS: DAY 1 2??

Soo... Of Course I set out something to do over pride month and then miss the LITERAL FIRST DAY Buttt... I'm gonna start it now !! at 12am!! wooo DAY 1 (or 2): THE PROGRESS FLAG

BOTH VARIANTS!

1. BOTH FLAGS

Okay--- So, Based on looks alone, these two flags have always historically been my favourites. I guess it's a really simple yet complex design as a whole? It's everything amazing about the Pride Flag: It has way too many colours, and is way too hard to draw to be a good flag design,,, BUT STILL WORKS??

Because of this, The Progress Flags work soo well with what they represent. They do break the rules of flag design, but the fact that they still mean so much and still work so well aesthetically, as flags? beautiful--- 100%, 10/10, Amazing.

2. The Differences

Okay... So, The only thing that seperates them is the representation of Intersex people on the second flag. In the past, I have normally disliked that aesthetically- as I believed it pushed the flag from 'overcomplicated in a good way' to 'overcomplicated in an impossible way'--- However, I've really gotta say, My opinion has changed. While I do love the extra space my identity- the trans colours, get on the Progress Flag... Intersex Representation adds so much to this flag, and I don't know, the extra number of arrows look rad as hell?? OVERALL, Newer Progress Flag just over-all wins for me. (I mean, as a flag, including the meaning, it was always better due to the representation anyways--) Buttt yea !! That's all for today !! That's today's lil Pride Flag Rant over !! hehe

[hazshit-hotel-hater]

100 FOLLOWER!??!?!

Through the grapevine, through the phone line.

HOLY SHIT!!!! 100 FOLLOWER!!!!!!!!!!! I was not expecting to hit that in like.. a little over a month, that is genuinely insane. Thank you so much for following my hate filled journey 🎉

This art was for my friend because they’ve converted me into a voxelette enjoyer so this is their fault btw/j

The Analysis on this one won’t be too long because I don’t think many people are as nuts about longform content as I am so lets see how normal I can be

First of all, I wanted to give Velvette her natural hair and have fun with puffs and braids and twists and stuff instead of just straightening it and putting it in ponytails. She actually went through 5 hairstyles before I landed on this one and I’m fully convinced she’s responsible for making this art take 9 hours but its okay because shes cute ^w^ also I have made her into a silicone BJD doll with plastic hands for better posability and a little hole for holding accessories and stuff like how G5 LPS did. The lighter strands of hair are also supposed to look a little bit like yarn because I think I was subconsciously thinking about Lala Loopsies and it led to the button eyes and all that. Her shirt was based off Fluttershy’s colours and that is 1 because they look good and 2 my friend likes fluttershy. The stitches in silicone also might not make sense to some but to that i say. uh go look up a suture pad

Here is her little Colour analysis 🩷

Now for Vox (and technically still Velvette), his colour scheme is mostly purple actually, the blue light turns a lot of it .. well. Blue. So you cant see it much but im not lying I promise. I feel like Vox is very insecure but still being prideful at the same time while Vevlette is more sure of herself, hence the significantly less amount of blue. The only blue accents on her are her beads, eyeshadow and scrunchies and the “sloth” aspect of that is mostly just how little she cares about others opinions which kind if intern turns back to pride. Meanwhile Vox has a lot more blue, not because he doesn’t work hard, but the methods in which he does things. His employees do a LOT of managing and he doesn’t have to do much for marketing because yknow. brainwashing. It also correlates to his personal grudges and grievances getting in the way of his work like how he had a public meltdown over Alastor. His body is blue but his purple suit covers it, ie masking insecurity with self assurance. People wear clothes, Im very smart I know you can hold the applause./j Hes also buffer because where the hell else is all the wiring gonna go

Here is Vox’s colour chart (note the use of bisexual flag colours/j/j)

It’s kind of obvious but their eyes are both yellow in sections because capitalism and all that. Also I thought making Vox’s eye change into the screen recording symbol was clever because yea he is watching everything and also he is technically recording visuals into his brain and processing them so !

I didn’t know where to squeeze this in but theres a very faint tint of green in his screenlight for the envy aspect so do with that what you will. Oh and his buttons are little outlet plugs :3c

[gay-dorito-dust]

okay so- I saw your work about Billy with Wonder woman's adopted daughter reader and it gave me a random idea. Billy trying to hide his crush on her pre-relationship but his siblings ofc noticing and making passing comments about it. Reader doesn't notice but Diana does- And she's just like 👀. Please feel free to change anything tho!

I’ve left this on the back burner for too long but here it is. 🦦

Having a crush on Wonder Woman’s daughter wasn’t on Billy’s bingo card but here he was; pining over the most beautiful, gorgeous, sweet person to ever walk into his life.

As cliche as it sounds but Billy knew someone like you would got for someone like him, rough on the edges that were sharp enough to chase away any curious onlooker. Yet despite the supposed red flags that he believed he possessed, that didn’t stop him from inviting you over to his and Freddy’s table during lunch and asking you about how your architecture, history and art clubs -that he oddly remembered you taking- were going and listen to every word that bypassed your sweet lips.

Freddy, at first, thought Billy was just being nice but when it started happening more frequently and how it only seemed to be you whom Billy would go out of his way to do this for, he quickly caught onto what was going on in front of him, mentally condemning himself for not catching on a lot earlier with how many tricks Billy would use in order to keep you within proximity and talking; completely oblivious to his heart eyes from how involved with the subject matter you were.

Freddy was the first out of the family to notice of his brother’s crush on you and so whenever you were out of earshot, he would take every opportunity to torture him via a shit eating grin and passing commentary on your beauty.

‘She’s cute’ - Freddy

‘Yeah, she sure is.’ - Billy, who had yet to take his eyes off of you.

‘So you admit to thinking that she’s pretty?’ - Freddy, brown raised as a smile tugged at his lips.

‘She’s more then just pretty,’ Billy started, absentmindedly, ‘she’s smart, wickedly smart.’

‘Aww has Billy boy got his first crush?’ - Freddy teased, resting his hands underneath his chin, knowingly.

‘Yea-wait, no I don’t!’ Billy exclaimed but once he realised that he had said that a little too loudly he looked at Freddy as he snickered and hissed, ‘I don’t. Just because I complement them on their smarts don’t mean I got a crush.’

‘Sure it doesn’t.’ Freddy replied before getting serious, ‘look, it’s normal to have a crush, it’s nothing to be ashamed of, everyone gets them and you shouldn’t ostracise yourself from experiencing one just because you don’t think you’re deserving of one. Y/n is a lovely girl and I’m certain she’d be ecstatic to go out with someone like you.’

Mary, Eugene, Pedro and Darla were also quick on the uptake of their brothers infatuation with you and were even quicker on joining in with the passive comments whenever you were invited to theirs for a study session or just to hang out. Hell even Victor and Rosa saw through Billy’s excuses and found it adorable that their son was slowly warming up to the idea of bearing his heart to someone outside of his family; so much so that they tease him by calling you their potential daughter in law and being the mrs Batson to Billy’s Mr Batson.

Darla makes it worse by asking when Billy was going to ask you out and if you’ll become her sister in the distant future while he was drinking on water, which inevitably made him choke on it mid sip.

Poor Billy was flustered with the brightest shade of red streaking across his cheeks and to the tips of his ears. Yet the sight was so amusing to his family that they only made it worse by teasing him even further to the point he had to vacant back to his room. Which wasn’t any better considering he shared it with Freddy, who made it his mission to further tease the poor lad.

Whilst this was all going off, you on the other hand were none the wiser to Billy’s interest in your nor his families lighthearted comments regarding it but your mother sure did and it made her both happy as it did make her protective of her daughter. She was once in love, so much so she would sometimes swore that her love had pushed him into deaths awaiting arms, which she had long since learnt to accept wasn’t the truth and that some humans were just like that sometimes; Brave and courageous even in the most hopeless of circumstances.

However she knew she couldn’t protect you from everything forever and whenever you’d come home and tell her about Billy, a smile would cross her face as she would instantly pickup parts of the re-tellings that only highlighted her suspicion of Billy’s crush on you and seeing how happy he made you by even performing the smallest of things that he did for you, even if it was just listening to the latest happenings of your after school clubs. Diana knew that your’s and Billy’s fates were intertwined in more ways then one.

‘Billy sat at my table today.’ You told your mother.

‘Oh did he now? Didn’t you say he usually sits with his brother?’ Diana asked, a little curious at the sudden change of routine.

‘Oh he said that Freddy was busy elsewhere and that he wanted to sit with me today.’ You explained, not having picked up the cues as well as your mother did as her stance immediately changed to that of a protector.

‘Oh? Was the cafeteria full?’ Diana inquired, already having an idea of what your answer would be.

You made a face of thought, ‘yeah…there were a few free tables but I guess that by sitting with me means that we’re friends,’ you looked to your mother, ‘right?’

‘I guess that’s one way of putting it into prospective,’ she replied, squeezing your shoulder, ‘I’m glad you’ve got a new friend my dear daughter.’ She adds before pressing a kiss to your forehead. Oh yeah, Billy better be careful for who he fallen for because now he has to watch out for your mother hounding his arse of his intentions with you.

Which she does whenever she catches sight of his powered up adult form nearby.

‘My child is not one you should trifle with should your intentions stray towards a dark path Billy Batson,’ your mother warned him, ‘and neither am I. So your heart best be pure for my daughter, so I make myself clear.’

Billy wasn’t quite sure whether he should fangirl over the fact that he was meeting Wonder Woman or piss himself because she was threatening him over you. Either way it only made you all the more worth it in Billy’s eyes.

…I wonder how Jon and Damian would feel if they caught wind of his little crush too?

[alianarepasa]

Little Toy Prince: Chapter 1

Summary: After bringing in a wooden Christmas toy Nutcracker, which for some reason, looks like his ex-rival, SMG3 woke up from a noise in the upper floor of his cafe. Little did he know, he will be experiencing the classic Christmas story, without any knowledge of its story.

Tags: Inspired by Barbie in the Nutcracker, Nutcracker Story

Note: Thanks to Olive/lullabycreations for being my proof-reader for the Prologue and Chapter 1, even if they have no knowledge on SMG4

When he noticed it, he instantly sprinted, and then crouched a little to take a closer look at the box. He titled his head. “The hell?” SMG3 thoughted in confusion. 

He doesn’t remember having that box being there, did he order something from earlier? He checked his online shopping application on his phone, and to his surprise, there is no listing that he ordered something. So if he didn’t even order anything, why the hell is it here? In fact, how long is it here? He then looks left and right if anyone is looking up at him, in which no one did as the area he is in right now is empty. Well it makes sense since it is gonna be closer to night time right about now. Either way, he took the box with him, and instantly went inside into his cafe.

As he goes inside, he is then instantly greeted by his beloved doggo child Eggdog. He instantly smiled and greeted his pet.

“Hello Eggdog! Miss your dad?”

Eggdog barked in excitement as it can be translated as a yes to his dad. However, Eggdog then stopped, looked at the box, and tilted his head, as if he was curious about what SMG3 was holding. SMG3 instantly noticed it.

“Oh this? It's just a box I found in front of our cafe. I… don’t know who left it there though. Did you see someone either delivering it, or leaving it at the door, Eggdog?” He asked.

Eggdog then tilted his head again. Crap, that just means the answer is a no. SMG3 was saddened by that answer, but it is no big surprise.

“Huh… well, whoever left this box outside, it got to be something!” He exclaimed it in a slight furiousness, as he wanted some answer. Eggdog barked at SMG3 back, probably telling Three that maybe he could try checking the box to investigate it further, in which, SMG3 agreed.

“Yea you’re right Eggdog! Maybe I should check in this box!” He placed the box on the counter, with Eggdog then jumped into it as well, and thus, the investigation began.

From what SMG3 and his doggo see, it is a brown box with no stamps and/or writing on it for starters, which means that this is a suspicious looking box. Great! Totally not suspicious at all! Secondly, it doesn’t have a tape to keep the box protected from being open, or at least, the box itself doesn’t seem to be sealed when he first saw it, which not only gave Three another huge red flag, but also made him think that someone probably already opened it and “steal” it, making him think that the box is empty. But this doesn’t make any sense, as he felt that there was something inside of that box when he carried it. It isn’t too heavy, but it isn’t too light either. And lastly, and most importantly, when he carried the box, it also didn't have a letter right next to it, making this suspicious looking box even more suspicious.

SMG3 then thought to himself, what if he just opens the box, and sees what’s inside of it? After all, it was placed at his cafe, maybe it could be some kind of Secret Santa or whatever gift giving secret is called in Christmas, just done either very rashly, or poorly, as if someone gave up trying to wrap the gift itself. Either way, he opened the box, with Eggdog of course confused, yet curious on why his dad opened it, and as he opened it, he was surprised by what he saw. Inside of the suspicious box, is a Nutcracker, or at least, he guessed that it is a Nutcracker?

The Nutcracker is not what SMG3 expected, he just had this talk with SMG4, and agreed that he, Four, and the others would watch a Barbie movie adaptation of it, and now this wooden toy came into his own cafe, as if the universe is laughing at him again, only this time, they’re laughing at him because of his “I don’t celebrate Christmas with anyone, therefore, I ain’t celebrating it!” Mentality in the past, which is already not a good sign for SMG3. Although, as he took a closer look at it, the Nutcracker appearance looks a bit peculiar to him. It has a blue marching band outfit look, with brown boots, and some gold and white accent to each component of the outfit. Its hat is also in that color scheme, with a “S” insignia on it. As he looked down into its face, he noticed that the carving of its face looks more like SMG4, has the exact hairstyle, hair color, and everything, except, the eyes is a black to blue gradient dot, with a fake white highlight on the left side of each of its eyes. This made SMG3 a realization. His face turned into annoyance.

“...This is for SMG4 isn’t it?” He said it as he turned his head to Eggdog. Of course, Eggdog simply replied with a bark. SMG3 then sighed and looked back at the wooden toy. “Well, may as close this box and-” As he’s about to close it, he causes the box to nudge a bit, which causes the Nutcracker to slightly slide as well, but it also causes the right arm to slightly separate to its body. SMG3 instantly noticed this.

“Ah crap, not only they mailed this box to the wrong location, they probably accidentally broke it!?” SMG3 then groans in irritation. He then grabs the Nutcracker, with it’s right arm out of the box, and places them into the counter, with Three placing the Nutcracker standing up. “I’ll be right back, just gonna get something to fix it’s arm.” He said as he left the counter area of the cafe, and entered the “Employees Only” room, leaving Eggdog, and the right armless wooden doll in the room. While Eggdog waited for his dad to get the tool, Eggdog then started to get a bit curious about a wooden doll, and tried to sniff it. As the doggo is about to do it, suddenly, the wooden doll turns its head to Eggdog, as if it is like one of those creepy dolls. This freaked Eggdog out a bit, and started to bark, possibly trying to call for his dad. Thankfully, SMG3 got out of the “Employees Only” room with a toolbox, as he looked at Eggdog in a frightened, yet worried look.

“HUH?! IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG EGGDOG?” SMG3 exclaimed. Eggdog barks repeatedly to the Nutcracker, as if the doggo is trying to tell Three that the doll’s head turned at him unexpectedly, in which gave Three a skeptic look for at least a moment until he looked at the wooden doll, and noticed that his pet son is right, the head did turned. This caused SMG3 to widen his eyes a bit because of that. “The hell?! How did that doll turn its head? Do even Nutcrackers do that on their own?” He said in a shock, yet with a slight of a frightened look on his face. He holds the wooden doll, and expects it a bit. He then turns the wooden doll’s head back into a front position, and sees if it moves, and within a second, it turns its head back into the position that it turned to Eggdog before. SMG3 examines the doll a bit more and finds out what caused it. He then tells Eggdog about it, and petted him to reassure his little doggo.

“Aww, it’s alright my little Eggdog! This doll head is just a bit loose. Let me just fix it a bit, while also putting its arm back into its body ok?” This thankfully calmed Eggdog.

After reassuring his meme pet son, he then started to fix the Nutcracker. Firstly, SMG3 slightly pushes the head a bit to make sure it doesn't feel loose, in which he successfully fixed, as he tested it to make it turn into a different direction, without having it turning into the same direction. After that, he then examined the right shoulder of the wooden doll, and noticed that the peg for the right arm was no longer in the slot, but rather, it was instead stuck to the arm itself, in which he pulled the peg out from its arm, and saw that the peg was broken. He tries to fit the peg back to its shoulder slot, but with no luck.

“Hmm, maybe the peg itself is broken?” He wondered about it as he took a look at it. 

The peg itself seems to have… cut off in half? This causes SMG3 to feel more confused. Why would a single wooden peg be cut off? I mean, it is impossible to literally cut off the smallest wood, not to mention, a wooden peg, with an axe or a saw blade, well, maybe the latter one could be possible if you have a very sharp eyesight, can easily not get yourself a cut, and make it not move around, but still, this feels a bit odd for Three. Either way, he checks if the other half of the peg is in the right shoulder slot, but it was there unfortunately. He sighed in disappointment.

“Well, I'm gonna need to find a good replacement for this peg. Maybe I could just replace it with a screw?” He questioned himself. SMG3 then gets his toolbox and gets the screws, and the screwdriver. He then uses his phone and turns on its flashlight mode to see if the thread of the screw can fit in, and make sure the peg’s original spot isn’t too large that it will take the whole screw, while also not too small of a slot that it won’t fit in, which thankfully, it is in the right size. After that, he placed his phone to the side and grabbed the screw, as he gently placed it into its slot, and then he used his screwdriver and placed its tip into the screw’s head, and turned the handle clockwise gently until it was right enough to place the arm. He then inserted the arm, and it was done!

“There! Good as new! Man, I'm so awesome for fixing it!” He egotistically noted himself, self-proclaiming himself that he was the best at it, with Eggdog bark excitedly that his dad fix the Nutcracker. Three smiled at his doggo.

“Now that I fixed this wooden doll, I may as well put it back and-” As he was about to say something, he then heard a notification noise on his phone. He picks it up and checks the phone, and who else but SMG4 himself. Four has messaged Three, and causes him to check on it. The message reads…

STUPID BINGUS 

(SMG4)

Hey Three! Just letting you know that if you already have a gift ready for your Secret Santa for tomorrow’s Christmas Eve!

Sent 6:50pm

Hope you didn’t just have to give them your cafe merch and that’s it. I’m kidding lol.

Sent 6:50pm

But in seriousness though, just letting you know about it.

Sent 6:51pm

“Well… shit…” Three muttered under his breath. He realized that he forgot the gift… great… he’s smoked! He instantly checked into his counter cabinet and saw if he still had that paper that he drew it from a couple of weeks ago. He sadly couldn’t find it in the cabinet, as he instead then checks his overall pockets, but got no luck. He then screamed, and started to shudder.

“AHHH! WHERE DID I EVEN PLACED IT?!” Eggdog then started to help his dad by sniffing it out. They looked and checked everywhere in the cafe, but unfortunately, it wasn’t anywhere in the area they are in, until SMG3 got his expression widened.

“Maybe I left it at my evil lair! C’mon Eggdog!” He exclaimed in worries, with his doggo replied back with a simple bark.

Eggdog then instantly jumped into Three’s arm, and instantly went into the “Employee Only” room, without noticing that they left the Nutcracker unintended.

Few hours went by, it was almost 9 o’clock pm. SMG3 and Eggdog came back from their bedroom, still worried that he had lost that paper. Three then started to panic.

“OH GOD! OH GOD! OH GOD! WHERE DID THAT PAPER COULD BE? I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHO IS MY SECRET SANTA THIS YEAR! IF I LEFT AT FOUR’S PLACE I-” As Three keeps circling around the room and talks in worries, while Eggdog is look sadden as he has the same feeling as his dad right now, he narrowed his doggy eyes a bit at the wooden doll, then instantly went back to seeing it again, as he noticed something right next to the doll. It was that paper that his dad was looking for! Eggdog then started to bark at his dad to get his attention, in which Three did.

“Hm? What is it boy?” Three asked with a worried expression. His son pointed at the paper with his snout, which he followed on what Eggdog had pointed. He instantly went to it and grabbed it immediately.

“OH THANK GOD!” He exclaimed in relief. “IT WAS THERE THIS WHOLE TIME?! BUT LAST TIME I CHECKED, IT WASN’T THERE BEFORE LAST TIME!! HOW IS IT THAT POSSIBLE?” SMG3 added as he questioned the placement of the paper. Eggdog then suddenly stares at the wooden doll suspiciously, which made SMG3 confused at first, until his own mind made an instant realization on why Eggdog was feeling suspicious at the doll. He believes that Eggdog is trying to say that the doll did something with it.

“Eggdog, are you saying that the wooden doll was hiding the paper, or at least retrieve it back for me to grab it?” He skeptically asked Eggdog. Eggdog did not respond to Three with a bark, but he however started sniffing around the counter, then jumped off safely to the ground, as he continually sniffed until he stopped at the other side of the entrance door to Three’s cafe. Three then followed Eggdog, and as he was to ask what Eggdog saw, he noticed from what it looked like a dew on the floor, as if someone, that was so small, went outside, and then came back with some leftover snow, that has now melted into a dew. This made Three and his doggo a bit confused, while also frightened a little.

“That… wasn’t there before… was it?” SMG3 muttered to himself. He knows that the trail itself couldn’t be Eggdog as not only it looks somewhat recent, and too small for his paw size to make those trails, but Eggdog is also right next to him this whole time. So he and Eggdog followed the trail with their eye contact, and although the trail’s track had started to disappear, they still tried to follow it. They then slowly looked up a look a bit on where the trails lead, and stopped as they realized where it leads. It leads back to the Nutcracker. This caused Three and Eggdog made a realization. Did that doll move? And if it did, how?

As SMG3 is about to say something, he instantly hears his phone ringing. He checked his phone and it's a reminder schedule. Seems like it is his time to go to sleep.

“...Welp! Looks like we have to get some rest, c’mon now Eggdog.” He exclaimed calmly. As SMG3 walks back to the counter, Eggdog stops him and barks repeatedly, as if it was telling Three “what about the dew of footprints, the Nutcracker, and the Secret Santa then dad?” To which SMG3 replied.

“We will do it tomorrow little buddy, maybe it could be some kind of pest that went inside, which… I hope it is not those vermin again…” He narrowed his eyes after saying that, as not so very long ago, the rats instantly infested the area, when the cafe was still in the construction stage, causing his opening of his cafe to be delayed a bit. He did learn that it was Bob who hypnotized them away, with Mario being the one who created the tunnel to get through to the construction area. Three also learned that apparently Depresso was their leader to cause those vermin to suddenly appear at SMG4 place, which made a lot more sense since he and SMG4 did see him one time with a dead rat, in the vent during WOTFI. Either way, he only said this because he doubted that the wooden doll could be the one who either got or stolen that paper, as it is bizarre that all of the sudden, it can finally move after fixing it, though then again, it is possible that it COULD be the Nutcracker since the box did came out of nowhere and was just left it there, and, once he fixed the doll, got reminded that he has a secret santa during the christmas eve party tomorrow, almost lose the paper, and started the whole somewhat possibly meaningless search, it was with it this whole time!... Or he is just so tired that he couldn’t even look clearly that it was on the counter, it was just his own vision that couldn't even see it.

Either way, he then goes to the counter, picks up the paper right next to the Nutcracker, and opens the “Employees Only” door for Eggdog.

“You go first my precious boy!” SMG3 said as he smiled at his meme pet. Eggdog was a bit skeptical, but nevertheless, he was getting tired, so he went inside first. SMG3 was about to follow him, but he looked at the Nutcracker again a bit, before he closed the door again, leaving the Nutcracker alone once more. And as that happened, its dotted eyes started to shine.

It is now 10 o’clock, geez that was… something. SMG3 is now in bed, in his own pajamas, a black sleep top, and a purple sweatpants, with a purple sock and the Eggdog slipper. He also has his purple robe, as it is now in the winter season, so he needs at least some cold resistance to it whenever he sleeps. Eggdog has now fallen asleep next to him. Three is just done looking through his phone, and as he is about to go to sleep, he looks at the paper right next to him, his Secret Santa to be more exact. He’s a bit scared. As he is letting his own thoughts run, not only has he somewhat forgotten about it, but he also still doesn’t even know who his Secret Santa is, and how he can give them a gift that isn’t just his cafe merch. His possible secret santa could be either of the SMG4’s friends. It could be either Meggy or Mario if it's like the closest friend group that he hangs out with. Or it could be Tari or Saiko as at least a change of pace. Melony or Bob could also work. He would rather not have Boopkins to be his Secret Santa though. But if it is not one of them, then this only leaves one person… SMG4.

Gosh the universe is probably laughing at Three again. I mean, what if it is SMG4? If it is him, he may as well think of a gift tomorrow fast! Unless… he could just use the Nutcracker as a gift, since he originally thought that it was for Four, but after what happened today, he started to think that it may or may not be a good idea to send it to him as a gift. Either way, it's either one of Four’s friends to give them a gift, or it would be his meme guardian partner himself. SMG3 then looked at the paper again, he stared at least a bit, before his own thoughts ran through him, and made a decision. He has to know who his Secret Santa is.

SMG3 sighed, as he looked at the blank folded paper one more time, he then started to open it, and see who it would be, until…

“No, I-I will just do it tomorrow, it’s better if I just know who it will be if I just know it the next day, than letting myself worry the whole night. It’s… better that way.” He uttered himself silently. He placed his paper inside the robe, and started to lay-down. He now let his eyes go shut-eyed.

[fandomgeeknerd]

spoilers for the new table ep ahead

i have two memes abt this

one live table reaction and two new meme template

IT'S A SLIVER OF HAIR BUT WE GOT IT WELCOME BACK CALI

the hair in the front and back is chef's kiss

the bitch actually made it canon

if it wasn't already canon then sorry but if it just became canon then hell yea we win these

yoooo new flag finally ben!

new hat just dropped i think

first off captions that's not what he said XD second off he's showing his hairrrrrr/possss

he looks so goooooooddddd/pos

[objectum-conceptum]

can you make a flag for objectum attraction towards pool toys/pool floats? if you've done that already, can you make one for fax machines?

hell to the yea. I misread your first ask so you get a bonus flag. congrats 🎉

Attraction to fax machines

Attraction to pool toys

Attraction to inflatables!!

[your-faves-are-divorced]

CLAY AND BLOBERTA PUPPINGTON FROM MORAL OREL MUST BE REQUESTED HERE OMG 😭

THANK YOU FOR THIS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL BLOG HELP 🤞

AW HELL YEA FIRST REQUEST

Clay and Bloberta Puppington from Moral Orel are divorced!

[ID: The divorce flag with Clay Puppington and Bloberta Puppington from Moral Orel edited in front of it. /end ID]

[bramblepurr]

OH YEA BABY IT’S THAT PIZZA GUY!! also featuring my design for honey/listener!! they r t4t gay4gay autistic4autistic u already KNOW.. i didn’t listen to guy at first bc well. i’m a sucker for fantasy. regular guy wasn’t super appealing. but now he’s swiftly became a favourite i’m in hell

[ id: two digital art pieces centred around the pizza guy character from redactedverse. guy, named gabriel by op, is a fat hairy trans man with a tan skin tone and medium brown fluffy hair in a mullet style that reaches his shoulders.

the first piece is a character page featuring a full body coloured drawing of guy, where he’s wearing shorts, a tank top, socks, and checkered shoes. he’s also shown wearing multiple bandaids, alongside his tank top falling off of one shoulder and his socks being pulled up evenly. there are three other uncoloured (apart from blush) drawings of guy on the page: him blushing with his shoulders raised and without a shirt - showing inverted-t top surgery scars, him looking up at the viewer and grinning, and him laid back against pillows while wearing a hoodie exposing his tummy and holding a tangle fidget toy - looking to the left of the page while saying “yea honey? … o shit” the other text featured on the page is “#1 tboy cringe” underneath the trans and gay flags as well as a short playlist: peek-a-boo - red velvet, you! me! dancing! - los campesinos!, bodys - car seat headrest, apple cider - beabadoobee, helium - glass animals, sober to death - car seat headrest, don’t get the deal - beabadoobee, love, me normally - will wood, and push & pull - twice.

the second piece is a drawing of guy with his listener character ‘honey’, named jamie by op. guy is looking up at honey with his hand on the other’s chest, while honey looks down at him with one hand at his waist and the other in his own pocket. honey is taller than guy and has paler skin, dark brown - almost black - hair, and round glasses. he’s also fat and hairy but has less facial hair than guy. the drawing shows both characters drawn from the thighs up. each of them also have hearts in text bubbles, with guy’s having two exclamation points next to his. ]

[cherryblossom-chopper]

hi hi! hope you're having a great day/night/timezone! i would like to request fluff/comfort zoro, ace and/or law (separate) x trans/enby reader if it's not too much to ask,,

and it can be either a whole oneshot or just a few hcs, im okay with either

once again, hope you're having a great day/night/timezone and thank you in advance!

- Cat Anon

Hi Cat! Sorry for taking so long to get to your post! I hope you enjoy it!

~~~

First and foremost none of these characters are bothered by the fact that you're trans. It’s a neutral stance for them. Hell, two out of three of these have a deep respect and emotional connection to canonically trans characters.

Ace is one of those guys who has himself dolled up in pan pride. He’s got the silly t-shirts, the bracelets, the flag, etc etc. So when he finds out your trans/enby you get a solid high five and a “hell yea”. Ace is also the type of person that fist fights bigots. (Zoro and Law would too but I think Ace would actually seek out confrontation.) Anyway, Ace will do damn near anything to make you smile. He’ll tell silly jokes, tickle you, kiss you, try to feed you, and insist you have a yummy drink. If none of that works, Ace will just hang out around you. He might be scrolling on tiktok or twitter but getting to be around you makes him feel better.

Law probably won’t out right discuss the fact that you're trans/enby unless you bring it up. Generally it’s not his business, why would he care what you do with your body? The only thing that matters is that you’re safe and comfortable. Law is also not very good at comforting people, so you may unfortunately have to let him know you’re feeling down. Maybe you’re experiencing some body dysmorphia or someone made a negative comment to you or maybe you’re just feeling gloomy. Regardless of what the issue is, Law will do his best to soothe you. He’s not very touchy, so he’ll sit with you and offer to hold your hand. He’ll give you a kiss on the cheek and ask if you want to talk it out. Law is always there to listen to anything and everything you have to say. Law is going to protect you, even if it’s from yourself.

 Zoro wouldn’t figure out your trans/enby unless you tell him point blank. You could be covered in the colors of your flag or wearing a t-shirt or buttons or have stickers on your water bottle, it’s not going to click. When he does figure it out, he doesn’t really care. Zoro cares about you for who you are and not what you’ve got under your clothes. If you start feeling down about yourself or world affairs or anything else in your life, Zoro will invite you to nap with him. Everything can be fixed with an after lunch nap. He’ll get you to drink some water before snuggling up to you anywhere he can.

[ovaryacted]

Ok to give context. I think a popular trans woman on tumblr was banned for a raunchy photo (I think? It might’ve just been a normal photo) and she made a loony-toons style threat to the CEO (something about hitting a car with a hammer and exploding?).

The CEO, in an elon musk ass way, went fully dick and just straight up deleted her entire blog. And I THINK the reason given is the “NSFW photo” or something.

There’s also been a trend of pro-trans posts getting flagged as mature for no reason at all.

Meanwhile, Leon, in furry BDSM gear and his cock out, gets 1# trending, is reblogged by tumblr staff and not even marked as “mature”. Which exposes tumblr staffs unfair treatment of trans posts.

Yea, Leon with his cock out has helped expose the transphobia with this sites staff making him a 100% trans ally.

Okay see, I literally didn’t know any of this so thank you for the added context cause otherwise this would just pass by me.

That’s actually crazy though. Now I get why that gif brought so much concern and yeah, the double standard is stupid. I’ve always hated how trans people in particular and queer people over all are always policed for how they choose to express themselves even in NSFW content, but when you have cis-appearing individuals even fictional ones literally naked as hell, then it’s no issue.

Tumblr’s censoring issues always show some form of favoritism, like there’s other things that really should be addressed but sure, let’s rave about the Leon Anubis dick and balls mod and censors everything else yay! It’s also icky cause yeah that was funny at first but now it just highlights the hyper-sexualization of male characters across the board. Leon doesn’t even have a bulge or bouncing mechanics in the game, but people who make these mods be going crazy on not just Leon but all the characters too so yeah. I do get why it’s done, it’s for fun, but still sometimes I just go ???.

Glad that the Leon gif exposed the hypocrisy though, very much needed and necessary. Fuck the TERFs. Leon is an ally no question about it.

[onesaltysir]

Just finished season one of Our Flag Means Death and after blocking that one insufferable motherfucker, I can actually talk about it without any guilt or fear that they'll put me down in front of their other 'better' friends.

First off, HOOOOOOOOLY SHIT when Stede realized that he was in love with Edward?? Hell yea! Cannot stand Izzy Hands. I hate him and I hate the British Navy too. I love the whole crew, they're so adorable. The best part of the season for me was definitely when Mary and Doug ultimately formed a good relationship, I thought that was really cute. Stede and Mary as just friends worked so well, they were so much happier, and it was adorable! They may have had a little too much fun with helping him fake his death so he could go out and live his dream, especially Stede, but they did it and they had fun with it, everyone was happy, GOD I fucking love this show. Anyways theres some brainrot for everybody <3

[bellatheinkdemon]

First art post of 2024 hell yea

Don't ask me why I drew this I was just bored and was listening to Red Flags

[brolantra]

Spiritual narcissists do not get talked about enough. To be fair I didn’t know that was a thing until I dated one, and I’ll get into that a little more further down in the post… but it’s more prevalent than ever before, and it needs to be talked about.

You know, those people who are pretty knowledgable about spiritual topics and from the outside looking in they fit the part and play the role very well? Those people who submerge themselves in all things spiritual but are extremely ungrounded.. extremely imbalanced.. and if you pull the curtain back just a LITTLE bit you’ll see that they haven’t done any of the shadow work?? But man do they put on a good show! Those people who come across as conscious and in tune but are really just full of shit? Yea, them people. Parasitic in nature, and to the core of them just not very good people. Terrible people, actually. Master manipulators, with the gift of gab. Many of them have actually awakened to their spiritual gifts, and they use them to exploit others, or manipulate the energy of others in order to get what they want. (Cuz let’s be clear, that’s not how any of this shit works.) They’re not connected to anything but their own ego and their own hubris. And this is honestly what makes them so dangerous. This is what makes them more dangerous than your regular degular narcissist.

My ex is, clinically, a psychopath.. but for the sake of this post and the point I’m trying to make I’m just gonna say he’s the first spiritual narcissist I was ever made aware of. We connected and bonded through our different paths, our gifts and spirituality. Hes a dream walker and that shit is REAL. He’s also read my mind many times.. like literally read my mind. Im extremely clairvoyant, I have all of the clairs… and quite frankly, I’m stronger than him. But my strength doesn’t erase his by any means. It’s still a battle energetically with this mf if I’m being real. I gotta mix up my sleep schedule as a tactical defense it’s wild 😮‍💨 He’s tried many ways to get back in and I refuse… but he’s my toughest opponent so far in my life… I’ve referred to him as my final boss on the way out of the hell because that’s the best way to describe him.

He was the first man I ever felt truly understood the way I see things. There were definitely red flags in hindsight but.. at the time I was still pretty easy to manipulate somewhat, especially because I reallllly loved him and I saw the best in him. I thought he was the man I was going to spend the rest of my life with.. he fooled me for a year and a half. When things fell apart, because he got caught fucking with someone else and had been for the last 7 months of our relationship.. the other girl apparently threatened to commit suicide after she contacted me and I told her the truth WITH receipts… he told me on 2 separate occasions that she has problems and if she killed herself or if she overdosed it would be my fault. Because I told her the truth. Forgot to mention she’s a drug addict and he targeted her because he sells drugs and I guess almost got him killed one time idk 😂 (believe me I learned my lesson no more drug dealers.) I didn’t stick around to get a full explanation. As much as that whole situation hurt me to my core, and severely impacted my already ptsd riddled brain, thanks to him I can spot that shit EASILY. And it has allowed me to sharpen my discernment. I literally cannot get got no more. That particular energy signature is loud and hard to miss now. Do I feel certain aspects of him was a reflection of my darkest parts and my polarity? 100%. But I don’t live from that place and I have my darkness under voluntary control. His darkness was running the show because of how unconscious he truly is.

Spiritual narcissism is EVERYWHERE because everyone wants to feel like they’re apart of the wider accepted culture and they wanna feel like they’re superior to others or something but this is not that. Is there a ranking system in place? Absolutely. But only the Most High has say over that. I am in the position God placed me in. Now do I feel all of them are spiritual narcissists? No. I feel like a lot of people are very early on their paths and still have a lot to learn. I remember what it was like when I first came online so to speak. A lot of these people out here are simply misguided. But I wish more people were aware of the spiritual narcissist because they’re growing in number and they are fucking DANGEROUS

[moonjxsung]

I HAVE A STORY FOR YOU. Okay so a few weeks ago, I had a crush on this one guy who was really nice and he looked gorgeous (it was not Stray Kids sadly) but I decided to go for it and ask him out.

BAD IDEA ISTG. I went up to him when he was alone with no one around and made conversation with him, asking him normal questions like how his day was and stuff like that. He was smiling too so I thought it would be a clear flag to go ahead with the question.

Well, I finally get the courage to say. "Hey do you want to go out?" And he looks me up and down and then goes. "Yea sorry, you aren't my type. My type is skinnier with a slim face. No offense to you." In my head I literally said "this beyotch" because WHAT THE FLIP DO YOU MEANNN.

I eventually played it off and laughed about it saying sorry, and walking away. I cried the rest of the night, rethinking if i should have started dieting more because comments like that are painful to hear. Not to just me but like everyone in general.

Life lesson folks, if you're going to reject someone, do it nicely because you never know how much it'll hurt someone's feelings. AND HERE I THOUGHT HE WAS NICE! He proved me wrong on that one fast. Don't trust the outside personality or looks.

This is why Stray Kids is better. Stray Kids for a better life guys 😗✋🏼

OH MY GOD???? WHAT THE HELL 😦😦😦🚶‍♀️ whyyyyy did he have to do it in the most rude fucking way possible was there no other way to just let you down gently?? Without making it about your physical appearance too????? HUH 😭😭😭😭 this is why I’m never the one to flirt with people first I literally get so scared and self conscious I feel like I’m gonna throw UP. Props to you for trying but he didn’t deserve you and your kindness at ALL you need to find someone so much better than that 🤕 skz would neverrrrr

[thegodthief]

Dreamt a shapeless horror was waiting for me to go to sleep as it could not be perceived by a waking mind. Once I realized it was there, I was 199.995% done with everything and ready to use it to plow my field of fucks.

"I was sent to you with a gift."

Ah, fuck. Rules of Hospitality means I can't swing first. Fine. "From whom?"

"From no one."

Hmm. I know three entities that would use that as an actual name, and two that would use that as a formal title. Of those five, three are way above my paygrade and it would not be good to piss them off. "Okay. What is expected of me if I receive the gift?"

"For you to put it to use."

I was actually surprised that a bucket of red flags did not manifest and pour over me. "What is expected of you if I receive the gift?"

"To leave you in peace and depart."

Oh. "And if I refuse?"

"To leave you in peace and depart."

Oh! Well. Fuck. I'm not used to good will gifts as it is, and certainly not from shapeless horrors. Sure. Why not. I'm dreaming, anyway. I can always pull the eject lever if things get too much. That's what I tell myself, anyway.

"Okay. I accept."

The horror engulfed me and would have smothered my awareness if I were not wary and holding a thought in reserve. After the initial (and yet expected) shock of capture, I realized that I was being held comfortably and gently. The horror was not attempting to seize the stray thought that had begun meandering randomly.

"The gift I bring to you, is oblivion. You do not need to dream this night. I will hold you so your mind may rest as your body sleeps."

… Oh. I wanted to cry because, yea, fuck, I'm tired as hell.

"This, I accept, willingly and completely."

The meandering stray thought that wanted to explore the dreamscape was brought to heel. It appeared not unlike a firefly resting in my cupped hands. As the oblivion settled over me like a weighted blanket, the stray thought flashed with random ideas.

Fast at first, then slowing. Long flashes became short points and the time between flashes slowed as well.

I do not know when the last stray thought came to rest as the silent gift engulfed me in full.

I slept well.