#happy bday to my brother that don’t have a tumblr!

[fisheadz]

Very tired, about to bully my brother for his bday, finally fixed my little Brenda problem, feeling alright! Enjoy some In Sound Mind hc’s and stuff as a treat!

• Magdalena has her hair died bright red. I don’t make the rules.

• Virginia makes a mean green bean casserole.

• Virginia’s brother is a nurse, and her parents are both accountants. Or something.

• Jorge and Samantha are engaged.

• Inez is a lesbian, and has a crush on the mysterious, quiet woman that just moved to town and started working at the library.

• Desmond often gets migraines, especially after That One Big Thing That Happened.

• In a zombie apocalypse scenario, Rosemary is the first to die, followed closely by Dave. Thankfully, there is no zombie apocalypse happening anytime soon. Probably.

• Max lets Maddison put makeup on him sometimes, on his good days. Lucas saw this one, and still hasn’t shut up about it. He brings it up every chance he gets.

• Allen can’t eat much at once, with his anxiety making him nauseous often. More than once, he’s gotten sick at dinner with one of the others and has to explain in a way that makes sense, which is difficult.

• Rosemary will not hesitate to punch a bitch. She’s done it before, and she can and will do it again. Anyone who’s an asshole or a Mayer employee is at risk.

• Allen sometimes forgets random things like where his keys are, what day of the week it is, where he put that book that he was just reading. But there’s things he never forgets, like his friend’s birthdays, faces, shipping schedules…

• Virginia hates gummies. Hates them. Cannot stand the texture. Will gag at the taste, no matter the flavor. Giving her gummy anything is akin to a declaration of war.

• Dave is an amazing cook, and a truly awful baker. Jorge is the other way around, he makes some great cupcakes.

• Maddison knows more than she should about What Happened from eavesdropping and snooping, and often confuses her mom by saying things like "Daddy’s doctor has a cat and a purple man in his head". Thankfully, Alice just chalks this up to stress and imagination, and thinks nothing more of it.

^ Maddy likes to pretend that she’s a detective, and she’s living out one of those "Vampires Don’t Drink Lemonade" or "Wizards Don’t Need Computers" books, y’know the ones.

• Max talks in his sleep a lot. Sometimes it’s cussing someone out for being dumb on the road, other times it’s utter nonsense. Virginia records the funny stuff and uses them as blackmail.

Very tired, oof.

I’ve got a bunch of ISM doodles that I think ima post here, sometime. I’ve found a way to doodle that’s actually fun and not stressful for whatever reason.

Oki dokie, have a good [insert time of day here] everyone!

[hanafubukki]

Ahhhhh IT WASNT MY INTENTION TO MAKE IT SADDER ajdndndnd I just wanted to have more family bonding time between the three and it just…had some sad moments sprinkled in ajdnfkfkgg I couldn’t help it shdjfjfnf he had to return home eventually ajdnfkfkglg

Im always happy to hear your thoughts Lian 🥹🥹💞💞💕

The lilia detail with the bats was something I added when I was editing, I literally went what would lilia do??…he would draw on the egg! 🤣🤣

Ahhhh yes! I wanted to show Silver and how much his father Influenced him and that scene with the tone changing is one of my faves just that switch from happy silver to serious silver is just 💕💕💕💕

Yes!! That scene where silver says those lines to malleus is also a fave 😭😭 when we talked about it I just had to incorporate it into the story and show that silver is always there for him, one way or another.

You’re welcome 💞💞💞 I’m so glad you loved it so much. I really wanted them all to have family bonding time and for malleus to be spoiled and I’m glad I was able to get it across 🥹🥹🥹

Omg yes yes yes, that’s a wonderful point! Like how true love from lilia and silver woke malleus up. It was malleus love of silver that woke up his UM AND IM- IM- omg please now I’m crying ahhhhhh🥹🥹🥹🩵🩵

The Love of a Family

Summary: A young Malleus Draconia travels back in time to meet Lilia and his older brother, Silver.

Characters: Young Malleus Draconia, Silver, and Lilia Vanrouge

Notes: I saw Lian’s post yesterday about Big Brother Silver AU and brain literally went haywired ( @rayroseu​ ) Please check out her post, its so precious and beautiful and still has my heart aching and I loved it so much. Big Brother Silver AU has a soft place in my heart now and I just had to have them meet. I just had too 😭😭💚💚 I hope you enjoy. I’m not used to writing non-reader insert stories, but I did my best 🙌💚 (This is 1k+ you can tell my brain went brrr 🥰🥰💕💕💕)

Mother…

Father…

Even Silver…

I’m so sorry I was born too late and never got to meet you all…

Malleus felt his tears drip down his face, splattering on the album in front of him.

He loved to look at this album; Lilia always said how it was filled with people who loved him.

His mother and father hugging his egg.

Lilia drawing little bats on the egg.

Big brother Silver, as a baby, shared a cradle with him.

Big brother Silver looked so happy.

As Malleus flips through the pages, he saw how time changes and so does Lilia and big brother Silver.

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[jakesangel]

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hi again princess ><

we have the perfect age gap actually! if you don’t mind me asking, why you still can’t get your own cat? do you have allergic?

what type of birthday surprises do you usually made? i usually bake cookies, bread or cake for my friends’ birthday! they do enjoy those thankfully

then i will wish for your birthday next year! let’s have fun on tumblr until next year >< your brother is so thoughtful, thumbs up for him. (nah you are not delusional, perhaps jake is the one who told your brother about the perfume 😉)

i don’t really ask for gifts but my family are very observant. my mom bought me a new phone during my birthday last year because my storage was always full (and i got a good result for my exam), i have a brother too! he gave me a camera after i mentioned it once while we were window shopping in a camera store. my closest friend gave me a long letter (i love letters) and she asked everyone in school (my batch) to write what they like about me and wish me a happy birthday. so i have a lot of letters from everyone and i really happy and shocked. i never noticed her did that because i’m always with her 24/7. definitely one of my core memories

did i talk too much? i got carried away 🤣 also what is your favourite song from romance untold album preview? mine is hundred broken hearts!

hai again ㅋㅋ

no it's because i have a big family ᵎ i have my two parents n 4 brothers living in a more or less mall apartment so getting a cat wouldn't be the best for the animal :( but the first thing i'll do when i'll live alone is to get one > <

i usually plan a huge hang out in paris w the bday person favorites, we eat luch n i make sure we have a picnic to show the gifts >< we also just get pics taken ᵎᵎ i also give privately love letters ^.^

please bake me cookies ~~ i love them sm n clearly it seems u're a good baker >< yes ᵎᵎ let's stay together for a long time >< would u like an emoji ?ᩚ <3

you have such lovely family n friends, i hope you cherish them a lot ^^ you jsut be so loved too ᵎᵎ i'm really happi to hear it >0<

no u didn't rambled too munch ᵎ i'm happi u felt free to say this much <3 by far i like your eyes only the most ᵎ thank you for asking bby <3 will you/ did you buy any album version for this cb ?ᩚ

[shnuggletea]

This is my attempt at EdWin pairing from Full Metal Alchemist. It’s for @kalsies​ bday and since you like EdWin and FMA I thought I’d switch it up for you. I also realize that you don’t really know me but I’m a fan of your work! And I hate it when I miss a bday; we all deserve some love especially on our bday!

I’m going to post this on Tumblr only for now to see how it goes. Idk if this is any good and I kinda rushed it but here goes. 

I do not own Full Metal or the art used in the cover above (came from here) I just own the story!

Happy Birthday Kalsies the Derp!

I also made a playlist but it is also a WIP! You can listen to it here!

The Coffee House

It wasn’t like I was looking for the place or planned to ever go inside. I blame the damn wind. It blew my hair free of its tie and damn if it didn’t want to quit! So I had to duck in somewhere and I’m not a coffee drinker. As soon as I stepped in out of the wind I was nearly pushed back out by the smell of the place. 

I never had a problem with the smell of coffee really. It has a decent scent to it. But I knew that the scent was misleading and that the taste was far from the enticing smell. So much so I had distrust in coffee and everything to do with it.

Especially the baristas that slung it at you with a false smile.

And this place had all the bells and whistles of your usual coffee house. Tables and ‘comfortable’ chairs. Dark lighting and soft music. Everything you needed to get people to stay and drink more. The only difference was, this place had huge pieces of twisted metal sticking out of the walls and hanging from the ceiling. Probably considered ‘art’ but I wasn’t buying it. I did find the piece that was half an engine from an old tank stuck to the wall interesting. 

There weren’t a lot of people inside so maybe this place made even shitter coffee? It made getting my hair back in its place a hell of a lot easier, slipping off to the bathroom for a mirror. That turned out to be an added blessing because I hadn’t noticed the smudge of oil on my face. Undoubtedly from work cause not even Al would tell me it was there. They would laugh while I walked the streets unknowing.

A few more bodies were in the place once I returned. It made the place loud and I hated loud. “You have to buy something!”

Turning to the shrill voice, I expected a doughty old maid. Instead, it was just a girl. She was pretty... I guess. If you’re into tall blondes. With her hair pulled back to the top of her head and the dirty apron covering her front, it was hard to say anything else about her other than tall and blonde. And irritated since she was still glaring at me for some reason.

“Huh?”

“Are you dumb? You used our bathroom; I saw you. Only customers are allowed to use it so either buy something or I’m going to punch you in the dick.”

I laughed because it was ridiculous. But that only pissed the blonde off more as she started to jump over the counter to get to me. “Okay, okay I’ll buy something. Jeez!”

She stepped back and stopped all attempts to get at me… with violence. Now she had arms crossed over her chest (couldn’t tell how big her chest was still) and went back to glaring at me. “Well? Order something!”

“Look, I just needed to fix my hair…”

She snorted. “Your hair? Seriously?!”

I growled back at the woman. “Yeah, my hair! Like you have room to talk!”

“I do since my hair is actually cute.”

“Who the hell do you…”

“Are you gonna order today or next week?”

I took a glance around. It wasn’t like I was holding up the line or anything. “I don’t even like coffee…”

“You’ll like my coffee,” the strange and annoying girl said, stepping back to a large and intimidating machine, “my coffee is the best in town.”

“Hasn’t this place only been open a week?”

“Two!” She shouted with pride and pulled down a lever. It was like an old fashioned slot machine that was ready to explode. Cause as soon as she pulled down the lever the whole thing shook and twanged like it would get up and breakdance. “It’ll just be a minute.”

The wall behind me became mine as I leaned against it. The girl didn’t talk her eyes off me so I didn’t take mine off her. She was… strange. Pushy and arrogant and rude. Her eyes eventually got to be too much and I didn’t like how she was studying my body. Not that it would help but I crossed my arms over my chest. Which most people took the hint when someone did that but not this girl.

“Who did your Automail?” The packs of coffee beans that held my attention for a second could have been set on fire and it wouldn’t have changed the glare I was giving this nosy woman. “Doesn’t look like they did a very good job. I can see it hitching at your shoulder.”

The hell she could. I had on an undershirt, long sleeve henley, and my red leather jacket. Add in my gloves and there was no way. “I haven’t been in for a tune-up in a while, that’s all.”

 She couldn’t see shit, she was guessing or something. Messing with me. “How did you lose your arm?”

“That’s none of your business,” I shouted as fiercely as possible. She nodded as if I told her I didn’t want sugar though. “You know, I didn’t even use your damn bathroom. I shouldn’t have to…”

“So what are you? Street cleaner?” The woman was unphased by my angry stupor. “You have some dirt here.” She pointed to her left temple and I wiped at mine. “You do look familiar, have we met before?”

She was leaning on the counter between us, scrutinizing and sizing me up even more. The only part of her skin that was visible (other than her face) was her hands and they were covered in little bandaids. I was marveling at how tiny her fingers were and a snarky response slipped past my filter. “Maybe I cleaned your street before.”

Then she giggled. I swear there was a twinkle in her eyes, I didn’t imagine that. And adorable, mischievous, god damn annoying twinkle that made me want to burn the place down. Even more so when she stood back up and twisted a small golden tendril around one of her tiny fingers. “How do you like your coffee?”

“What is it with you and personal questions?!” She held up a small cup, innocently and I felt flames lick the skin on my cheeks. But she said nothing about it, staring at me with doe eyes that would have reminded me of a lake on a calm day but they were far from calm. More like the ocean before a hurricane. “I don’t like coffee at all so…”

“Right, cream and sugar then.” She moved away from me and I moved towards the counter. “How tall are you?”

She was crouched inside a small fridge pulling out bottles but looking up at me. Her golden hair almost touched the floor and yet she still had all her attention on me. “What’s it to you, Blondie?”

I struck a nerve with that one, finally. She slammed the fridge shut and handed the coffee to me so hard I nearly got burned. “It’s Winry.”

If she hated the name then why did she have blonde hair? It was nothing to change the color of your hair these days. She flicked a few loose locks behind her ear and showed that it was full of metal. Studs and hoops went from her lobe up to the corner of her cartilage. A lot of girls had their ears pierced but not quite like that and it made me curious if the other looked the same.

“Are you always this nosy, Winry?” 

If she was offended, she didn’t show it; shrugging and looking at her bandaged hands. “Just thought I’d ask.”

“Oh, you asked. About everything that has nothing to do with you.”

Saying nothing else, she held out her hand and after a minute, I pressed a few credits into her outstretched palm. She took them and then plastered on a smile. “Come back soon and tell all your friends!”

“Tell them what? Come here and get pushed into buying?”

Her smile faded, but it was fake to begin with. “Well, just tell them the bathroom is for customers only then!”

The woman (Winry) was done with me so I left. The wind blew my hair out of my tie again but I was already at the shop by then. 

“That was the longest lunch break you’ve ever taken, Edward!” Louis yelled from somewhere in the back and although out of sight, I still glared in his direction. 

“Shuddaup you Bald bastard and mind your business!”

The bald man with the fabulous mustache just chuckled and it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up in irritation. Slamming the door behind me I walked over to where Al sat, looking up at me as I approached. “You got coffee?”

I had actually forgotten, still holding the cup in my hand. “Sorta.”

He took it from me and I let him. “Shouldn’t drink coffee. It’ll stunt your growth.”

I ignored his smirk. “I freaking hate coffee and you know it. I only got that cause I was forced.”

Al chuckled while I still simmered from the barista Winry. “When has anyone ever forced you into anything, brother?”

I smirked back at him but not because of his teasing. He tried to duck but it was too late, rubbing my knuckles into the top of his skull hard and making his dark blond hair fly all around. “Get anything done while I was gone?”

He shoved me away as hard as he could with his free hand. “We got a lot done for once!! Must be you holding us back!!”

Chuckling, I let him off easy and took off my jacket to hang up. Looking back at Al I caught him sipping on the coffee. “Hey! What about stunting your growth?!”

Al wore a sad smile but at least it no longer reached his eyes. “That’s not really a problem for me, is it?”

I had nothing to say to that, watching as he rolled himself away in his ancient wheelchair. I couldn’t even afford to get him a nice one; like the kind that roll where you want them to with a single thought. But that wasn’t what was important. What was important was getting the funds for Al’s body. 

It was why I worked at this shop, rolling up my sleeves to get back to work. There were a few projects still waiting for my touches so I had to hurry up. I needed to get to work and get it done for tonight. I’d already wasted too much time dealing with crazy coffee house girls. 

oOo

It was a warm night but I still wore my red leather jacket. It protected my skin and it had my symbol on the back. I never intended for that symbol to mean anything, I just thought it looked cool. But now I almost have to wear it so people know who I am and what to expect. 

That symbol was why (when I rolled up to the line) others either stepped out or changed their bets. 

My bike wasn’t anything special but I knew how to take care of it. Unlike the others here who spent thousands of credits to fix up or buy new bikes; mine was old and cheap. Before I made a name for myself, it was what gave me the advantage. Everyone knew how I raced now so there was little point. The only reason I came here night after night was for the money cause the thrill had left long ago.

I had my hair tucked up inside my helmet so it didn’t get knocked like crazy; not to hide even as my helmet hid my face. Anyone that saw me on the street would know it was me thanks to my jacket. But not everyone here wanted to be known. It wouldn’t be a surprise if an Under was mixed in the crowd. My jacket made me known but also gave me deniability on the streets in daylight. 

It was this reason that I wasn’t surprised when a stranger pulled up next to me on their bike and had a blacked-out helmet. Mine was blacked out as well but that was more out of preference than fear. It had been years since a new person showed up to race here; so I busied myself sizing them up. Their bike was nice, a newer model than mine. And an actual brand; a Tomoaki. It was a decent ride but I wasn’t worried. 

The new guy refused to look anywhere but the track ahead. They were clearly a Newb, it was showing in their laser focus as well as the small shake in their arms as they waited for the ‘gun’. It had me chuckling in my helmet and fogging up the glass. 

It was me, Newb, and three other guys ready and waiting for this race. Two of them were from the Homunculus gang so they would be trouble. As they were every time they lost. The other guy I knew pretty well; Roy on his trademark Mustang bike was hard to miss. That meant Risa was somewhere in the crowd. He was a good guy and a decent racer. But I was better.

This was going to be another easy win; easy money.

Olivier stood before us, taking her place with the flag to start. She was how I learned about this place; her brother complaining about the illegal activities his dear sister was involved in. Not sure what he’s so worried about; there are far worse things to be into as far as illegal activities go. Far more lucrative too but I was pushing it with Al doing this much.

The tall and buxom blonde lifted her arms for our full attention. A few idiots in the crowd with death wishes whistled at Olivier. She was a beautiful woman but if you ever told her that she would break your face. Olivier started the races for one reason only; to be a distraction and throw a few of us off guard. I looked at the Newb next to me to see if it worked. The rest of us were used to it by now. Newb didn’t look shaken in the slightest but he still shook. 

Olivier dropped the flag and it was time to stop dicking around, hitting my accelerator and jumping ahead of the rest instantly. There was no one ahead of me; the track was mine. Our location switched every week and you had to be in the know to find it. You also had to use the GPS to stay on the assigned track. Mine was beeping that there was a hard left turn ahead. This was one of the reasons I was unbeatable. Without skin on it to worry about losing to the pavement, I was able to dip lower on left turns and take them faster than the rest. 

It was right turns that slowed me down and this track had two right at the end. Even so, I still have the lead and little to fear. 

This was it. Alone on the track, going as fast as I pleased. The only thing missing was the wind in my hair and on my skin. This was where I felt peace; felt free. Winning was no longer a thrill for me. I only enjoyed this moment now; being my own boss and in control of everything. My speed, my movements, and my life. It was easy to forget the troubles I faced daily while I raced away into the night.

Nearing the end of the track, I leaned into the first right turn. Of course, I slowed and dipped a little less than before. This was my real leg, the only one I had left. It was expected. What wasn’t expected was the other racer that passed me in the middle of it. 

It was the new guy, flying by dangerously on the turn. I had been cocky and stupid, getting lost in the freedom instead of actually racing. Now they had the lead. If it was a straight away or another left turn, I could have taken the lead back. But it was neither of those and even as I dipped lower and went faster than I was comfortable with, they still had the lead. 

The Newb was going to win.

There was a strange pressure that I felt in my chest. I hadn’t felt it in a while. It was… excitement. 

I pushed my machine to its limits to gain a few seconds on the Newb’s lead but the race was pretty much over. We crossed the line with a two-second difference and the crowd was a mix of shock, awe, and anger. Just like the first time I raced and won. 

A lot of people just lost a lot of money.

The Newb stopped and I pulled up right next to them. “Follow me, NOW!”

They shook their head at me. “Why? I want my money.”

Their voice was garbled by an electronic voice changer. It wasn’t weird; a bit uncommon but again there was always the possibility of Unders in the crowd and with this person a Newb it was a good thing they were protecting their identity.

“I’ll get your money tomorrow and give it to you later. You need to get out of here!”

Newb glanced behind us at the crowd and I looked as well; even knowing what I would see. The crowd was restless, shouting, and pushing. There were more races to be had (the night was still young) but it was clearly over as the others were already fighting. 

“Great. How am I supposed to come back with that?” The Newb asked.

“It’ll be fine, they’ll get over it. But those guys,” I said, pointing to the two Homunculus members that had raced and lost to the Newb, “they will come and tear you apart if we don’t get out of here now.”

There were no more questions after that and as much as I wanted to help the guy out, I couldn’t force him. So I was glad the guy shut up and followed closely. The Homunculus followed for a while but it wasn’t too hard to lose them. We came to a stop miles from the track. A few quiet shops sat to one side while an empty park on the other. Without a word or sign, we both made for the park and killed our engines; turning our bikes into chairs with our kickstands out.

“That was too easy.” The Newb spat. “I thought they wanted to tear me to pieces?”

Even with the voice changer, I could tell they were mocking me. Resting on my bike, I pulled my helmet off so I could get more air. “Yeah, well they probably figured that they’ll get you next week. You should consider taking a little break for a while.”

They huffed, the automated voice struggling with the sound and came out like singing. “You just don’t want to lose again.”

My Automail was stiff from the ride. As were both my shoulders. So I stretched my hands high above my head and then rolled my shoulders around. “Nah, you got lucky this time. It won’t happen again.”

Newb was silent and I enjoyed the quiet while it lasted. “Why did you help me?”

His question was soft but in the silence, it was easy to hear. “Why not? I used to be right where you are now. New and talented. The Homunculi are a bunch of jealous assholes who don’t care about rules as long as they win.”

“What about you? Is winning that important to you?”

I looked at the dark window of their helmet, trying to see through it even with it impossible. My mouth still pulled into a smirk. “Of course it’s important. You get more money if you win. But only if I do it by my own merits.”

“So it’s the money you really care about?”

I shrugged, looking at my gloves and fixing the loose hold they had on my hands. “I need it. Everyone there does. It’s how this all works, right?”

“I’m in it for the racing, not the money.”

I grimaced hard back at the guy, thankful I took my helmet off so they could see the fire in my eyes. “Then you should be going pro, not slumming it with the rest of us.”

This Newb really needed to learn when to shut the fuck up; still talking away but I was no longer listening. I cut him off with the roar of my engine. He was a stranger; he had no clue who I was or the life I’d lived. My past was as much a mystery as his was to me. Only I no longer cared to know his past or present. His judgment could eat shit; I took off and left the fucker there.

He could find his own way home.

[luv-esabella]

N, R, B and I LOVE YOU🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

AWW I LOVE U TOO ARA !! :D Sending u lots of these~ 💗💗💗 and this! 💗🐣💗 lol

💕 N- If you want to know how I treat my friends

I adore all my friends 💗 Like there’s literally nothing I wouldn’t do for them if they needed me. That being said I know the primary source of communication is texting and stuff (which I suck at) but they accept me and love me for who I am so whenever I’m online they’re happy to see me. Irl/facetime is different since I could hold long convos about everything.

I adore things they give me or if they reach out. Like I keep so many trinkets of them. Even a napkin my friend drew on for me when we were eating together at a boba shop (it’s clean and crisp don’t worry. It’s in a collection box smwhere in my closet) I think about them a lot at a reference I remember too. Like if I see something on the streets I’m like ‘my friend would’ve liked to see that cat’ or ‘hey that’s the movie my friend talked about the other day!’

If they’re busy and need space I understand that too. Like I know we don’t have to text everyday to know we care about each other. Or sometimes life keeps us busy and we drift apart. I still appreciate them for the memories we had and I know in the future down the road we’ll meet up again. I also reminisce past friendships a lot. I don’t ever remember ending something on a bad term (maybe one in elementary but we made up again). I think about them probably way more than they think.

This also goes for moots! I don’t talk to some as much anymore but I still consider them a moot. I just kinda remember things and treasure them for a long time. (I’m pretty sure it’s my Cancer moon lol)

💕 R - For me to tell 10 of my curiosities

1 - For ask games I tend to think out my answers a lot to the point that I over answer stuff lol (I realized this when I looked at my long answer for N)

2 - I was such a big Taylor Swift fan when I was younger. She was what inspired me to play guitar and sing a lot (when I found out about her cap stellium and cancer moon too? I swooned) She also high fived my hand at a concert I went to (tbf tho she did that with most of the fans in the row)

3 - I attended swim class when I was younger at this place that gave ribbons for awards. I was so determined to gain all those ribbons!! They were so colorful :D (When my sister went to the same place they changed the ribbon system and it was less colorful then. I think I cried cause I was so sad)

4 - I have two dogs who I adore 💗 They’re both maltipoos and they’re brothers but from different litters. (I’ll make a post about them soon if I get a good pic lol)

5 - I’m thinking of an Olivia Rodrigo song rn. But this made me think of the first time I saw her in the American girl movie Grace Stirs up success! I just thought it was fun seeing her grow up in her acting career.

6 - I’m closer to my mom than I am my dad. (Also got sun square moon in natal) I could tell my mom anything, she’s the best :D (also I love her placements. She has a Virgo moon which matches 2 of my bsfs lol)

7 - I got into astrology cause of a post I saw about these youtubers I follow as well as their friendship synastry. And then I got into a fandom discord server and the astrology chat was a goldmine of learning! And then I found out about astro tumblr lol. The rest is history :D

8 - I can’t handle horror movies. It’s different with horror stories tho, altho I still try avoid reading those too. However if horror is involved with plot (when it’s not primarily horror? If that makes sense) I’d still love to read it!

9 - I visited Disneyland a lot as a kid. I basically grew up with Disney. Favorite characters as a kid were Chip n’ Dale. I got the Dale stuffie, and my sister got the Chip one. We watched the original cartoons for them too cause we loved them so much. They’re literally our childhood 💗

10 - I’m into Harry Potter yet never read the series or saw most of the movies (the ending of the last movie was on tv and my dad played it cause he knew I liked hp. I don’t think that counted) Plus I watched the first movie in middle school which I don’t really remember. I got into the fandom thru tumblr and seeing fanart + fanfics. Doesn’t mean I’m not an actual fan tho. I know a lot of trivia and hp terms and plot. Also have ravenclaw merch and my friend made me a wand and a box! Literally it’s beautiful 💗 For my bday gift she painted the box to be from the shop Ollivander’s (the shop Harry got his wand from) and she made a certificate and wand and everything!! All handmade 💗 and I adore her for that! Shoutout to Nika!! She’s one of the most artistic and creative people I know

💕 B - Who the last person I talked to on the phone was

My grandpa lol. I was walking my dog and called him saying that we were coming to visit him :D He had a hard time hearing me tho cause of the wind and stuff. We have a family dinner every Saturday 💗

Edit: I realized I answered R wrong whoops!! But I’m too lazy to change anything so we’re sticking with that! Altho I am curious about white strawberries grown in Japan. Why did my brain think of that first? No idea.

[thecoleopterawithana]

Happy Ringo day & belated McLennon day! Not sure if anyone’s seen this (I don’t have tumblr) but Ringo’s bday video interview with Rolling Stone featured a Beatles mention and it was (bitter)sweet, he says how much he still misses John and Geo followed by a deep sigh.. but he’s glad he still has Paul. It sort of got to me, him and Paul really do still miss them so much. It’s heartbreaking, but sweet at the same time.. (moment starts around 12:20)

Hey there, dear anon!

We have indeed had a couple of back-to-back celebratory days, what with rejoicing the anniversary of the official Lennon/McCartney meeting and the birth of one fabulous Ringo Starr!

And you have my sincere gratitude for bringing this poignant moment in Ringo’s recent Rolling Stone interview to my attention! 

Here’s the clip in questioned to whoever’s interested, with the transcription below:

Q: There was that song, “Life Begins At 40″, there’s the old song and there’s the one John wrote for you.

RINGO: I don’t think he wrote “Life Begins At 40″ for me, did he?

Q: You’d know better than me, of course. To say the least.

RINGO: Yeah. I think the finest song he wrote for me is “I’m The Greatest”; which was just a great song, a bit of a rock song. And— [gets emotional] Well, now look, you got me going! Now I miss the gun— the guy. Anyway... [sighs] Yeah, you know, miss him and miss George. Still miss those two boys. But, you know, still got my brother, so we’re okay.

I completely agree with you. This was an incredibly touching moment; beautiful, really.

One of the things that struck me is how both he and Paul now often refer to John and Paul as “boys”. Beyond how endearing the obvious fondness is, it made me wonder about their mental images of those who remain frozen in their memories versus the weight of the passing years on themselves...

And as always, I’m filled with warmth by Ringo’s continued assertions that they are brothers!

Thank you so much for showing me this and bringing a bit more happiness and a whole lot of emotions to this special day!

[azores-aph]

About this blog:

 Hello! I’m the creator of this character and I just wanna spend some general infos about him and this blog.

Leandro Fernandez Carriedo is Azores’ personification, as a matter of fact he’s Spain and Portugal’s little brother (this is based on my personal headcanon about Portugal and Spain being brothers and since Portugal doesn’t have surnames I decided to gave Spain’s ones to Leandro). His bday is on 8th June and he owns different parrots as pets (the most popular are a male cockatiel named Sardinha and a male light blue lovebird named Ciel). He’s a nice and happy guy who enjoys scuba diving and collecting shells on the beach, wandering in nature and who loves animals and flowers a lot. Maybe because of his connection with nature he can be truly empathetic and sensitive, especially towards love affairs. He’s fond of spicy food and sweets and he loves milk and mint drink. As a producer of it, he smokes cannabis sometimes. As a gentle soul, Leandro gets along with everyone and doesn’t hold any grudge about past time, but as stated by his anthem he can show a really rebel and aggressive side to the ones who try to control him. He is part of the Tomato Gang.

I don’t remember exactly when I’ve conceived the idea of an Azores OC, but I developped and named him just recently. Please note that this is not a roleplay blog. This is what would be like if he had a Tumblr blog and hopefully something that will help me to refine my character thanks to your questions, so, please, feel free to ask him everything! I’m not an artist, so I will use picrew images, real photos and the anime Horimiya’s original works since he is really similar to Izumi Miyamura. Please also note that I’m not Portuguese, but Italian, so I could be a little bit inaccurate about it, and, PRETTY PLEASE, don’t hate me but I ship him A LOT with The Netherlands because they’re aesthetically pleasant and opposites attract (so, yeah, for me they’re basically engaged). It is also very likely that you will see other OCs of mine in this blog, such as Luxembourg, since she is a very close friend of Leandro and a member of the Tomato Gang as well.

[suckitsurveys]

Ready to answer 151 Questions? No.

1. When was the last time you swam in a pool? Last week. I am extremely grateful to have access to a pool this summer. It’s at my sister’s mother in law’s. She lets my sister and her daughters use it while she’s at work and I tag along too.  2. Do you like to party? I love throwing parties. Not like, huge drunk ragers, but bday parties are my specialty.  3. If your ex suddenly kissed you right now, what would you do? I’ve been social distancing myself from them for almost 10 years, so. 4. Are you a virgin? Nope. 5. What are your parents views on your relationships? My dad likes Mark.

6. If you ran into your current boyfriend/crush in 10 years, would you marry them? I am married to my crush.  7. Is your best friend dating anyone? One is. 8. Describe the shirt you’re wearing? It’s an olive green shirt with the Route 66 logo on it. 9. Do people who wear Hollister and Abrerbrombie every day bother you? I really don’t care. 10. Could you go out in public without wearing make-up? I do that 99.99% of the time. 11. What is one feature that you don’t like? On myself? My stomach. 12. Would people describe you as happy? Not currently.  13. Are you single? Nope. 14. Does it bother you that pretty much every survey you take asks if you’re single? Nah. 15. Do you have Tumblr? I really only use it for this, which I also haven’t done in a while either.

16. What about Xanga? Aww, RIP Xanga. 17. Have you ever babysat before? Yes. 18. Is there a teacher who you absolutely hate? Most of my college professors.  19. Ever shopped at Sephora? I think I’ve been in one before? 20. If your current boyfriend/crush suddenly moved away, what would you do? I mean, I’d be pretty shocked and hurt. 21. Do you have any university plans? Lol. 22. If your best friend revealed she was a homosexual, what would you do? Support her?  23. What are your views on sex? Be safe! Always get consent! 24. Do sexual questions bother you? No. 25. Would you rather have sex with your boyfriend or break up? Uh, what? 26. Have you ever dreamed about your wedding? Yeah. 27. Does it bother you when people TYpe 1yk dis’? Yeah, I don’t see too much of it anymore. 28. Do you delete pictures of you and your exes off of Facebook? Yes. 29. Would you ever date a friends Ex? I did that once oops. 30. What’s the last book you read? I’m still working on a couple. 31. Ready for 10 simple questions? Sure. 32. What is your last name? No. 33. What grade are you in? No. 34. What school do you go to? No. 35. Summer, Fall, Winter or Spring? Summer and early fall.  36. Favorite Color? Purples and blues. 37. Are your parents together? My father is widowed.  38. Any siblings? I have an older sister. 39. Favorite subject? Eh.

40. Least favorite subject? Eh. 41. Favorite song? I could never just choose one. 42. Okay. Simple questions are over. Happy? I don’t care. 43. How many friends do you have on Facebook? 200 something. 44. Ever been requested by some old guy from another country? Probably. 45. Have you ever googled yourself? Yeah. 46. Have a Formspring? No. 47. You’re offered free tickets to a Justin Bieber concert. What do you do? Take them and sell them :P 48. Would you rather spend the day at an amusement park or a water park? Waterpark. Ughhhhhhhhh I miss waterparks so much. It’s so weird to not be going this summer. 49. Been to Disney world? Nope. 50. If someone posts their status “9 Inches :(” do you know what they mean? Sounds like one of those things where people post a random status from a list of things that will likely get people’s attention and whoever comments on it is privately sent said list of thing and they then choose something to post as their status and so on. That was a popular game thing on Facebook years ago. <---Yeah, that. 51. Ever had a boyfriend? Yes.

52. Ever had a huge crush on someone who still doesn’t know? I doubt Will Arnett knows I’m in love with him. 53. Have you done something in the last week that you regret? No. 54. Ever drank alcohol? Yes. 55. Know anyone who’s currently doing drugs? Yeah. 56. Ever watched The Hills? No. 57. What about Jersey Shore? Yes. 58. Ever called someone a slut? I’ve said that jokingly to friends. 59. What do you think of short shorts? You do you. 60. Does it bother you if people swear around you? Nope. 61. Have you ever gotten an A in a subject? Yes. 62. What about a B? Yes. 63. And a C? Yes. 64. How about a D? Yeah. 65. Ever skived? What’s that? 66. Would you consider yourself popular and outcast or somewhere in the middle? I’d say somewhere in the middle. I had friends, but I wasn’t “popular” by any means. 67. Are most of your friends older or younger than you? Most are older.  68. Ever been stabbed in the back by a close friend? Yes. 69. Do you think it’s immature when people laugh at the number 69? Oops. 70. Ever watched porn? Yes. 71. How many laws do you think you’ve broken in the past month? I drove with out a seat belt (for a few blocks) and jay walked oops.  72. Do you wake up with an alarm clock? On work days, yes. 73. Do you prefer Wednesdays or Thursdays? Wednesdays.  74. If your school had a Glee Club would you join? No. 75. Ever performed in a talent show? No. 76. Have you ever cried in public? Yeah. 77. Do you have a favorite between your Mom and your Dad? I’ve always had a special bond with my dad. I love my mom, but we butt heads a lot when I was a teenager. I feel like our bond was getting stronger just before she died and I’m really sad we don’t get to know each other as we got older.  78. Would you audition for a reality talent competition? Nooo. I have zero talent. 79. How many celebrity crushes have you had? A lot. 80. How many non-celebrity crushes have you had? A lot. 81. Name 5 male celebrities who you think are attractive. Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, Ezra Koenig 82. Name 5 female celebrities who you think are attractive. Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Lana Del Rey, Alia Shawkat, Kat Dennings 83. Ever been compared to a celebrity? Ha, no. 84. Have any embarrassing pictures on Facebook? No. 85. Do you think spending £20 on Lip Gloss is a waste of money? Idk what that is in US dollars but I don’t usually buy lip gloss, so. 86. Are you opinionated? I can be. 87. Do you have a favorite store? Sure. 88. Would you ever wear Flare Jeans? I used to in grade school. 89. Do you own jeans that aren’t skinny? I have one pair of “boyfriend” jeans that I don’t really like.  90. Have you ever worn the same outfit twice in one week? Hello, pandemic? 91. What’s the longest period of time you’ve been away from school? I don’t know. 92. Do you google abbreviations you don’t understand? Yeah. 93. Does it bother you when people have cats as their profile picture? I don’t care? 94. Own a pair of converse? Yes. 95. Is there a teacher at your school who has obvious favorites? There was. 96. If yes, are you one of them? Never. 97. Do you text in class? I have. 98. What brand of jeans do you wear the most? Target. 99. At what point do you think sizes are “Plus Sized?” Fuck that shit. “Plus” implies that there is a standard size. 100. Do you want to lose weight? I’d like to be healthier.  101. Ever seen a therapist? No, but I should. 102. Ever watched porn? You asked me this.  103. Ever purposely ignored a text? Yes. 104. A facebook message? Yes. 105. A poke? I always ignored those. That was a dumb feature Facebook had. 106. A friend request? Yeah. I don’t accept a request from anyone I don’t know, but I have it set up where you can’t add me unless you are friends with someone I am friends with.  107. Would you say you read into things too much? Yepppp. 108. Is your best friend more likely to be the one suggesting something stupid or refusing to do something stupid? I don’t know. 109. Do you have a “fun friend?” (A friend who you have tons of fun with but you never really have deep conversations?) Eh. 110. Ever been called a bully? No. 111. Ever purposely hurt yourself? Yes. 112. Ever gone to church? I went to a Lutheran high school and we used to have “chapel” every first full school day of the week (usually mondays). That was kind of a church service. And one time I spent the night at a friends house on a Saturday and was blindsided the next morning when her parents were like “okay time for church!” 113. Would you call either of your parents screw ups? Absolutely not! 114. If you turned out exactly like your mom would you be pleased? Yes and no. 115. What do you want to do with your life? Lol.

116. Let me guess… You have brown hair? My roots right now are basically a really dirty blonde. And my tips were black but they are pretty brown right now. And hair inbetween is mint green lol. Pandemic hair ftw. 117. Already know what you’re being for Halloween? I’ll probably be Princess Carolyn again. Or just a bat, since I have both of those costumes.  118. Do you still go Trick or Treating? With my nieces, but we probably won’t be able to go this year :(  119. Ever liked someone WAY older than you? Celebrities. 120. Does it bother you when people have really loud conversations on the bus? Yes. 121. When you have sunglasses on, do you stare at people? I have. 122. Ever had a credit card denied? Yeah. 123. What’s the last movie you watched? Oh god, it’s been a while. I Love You Man, I think? 124. Last TV Show? Property Brothers, lol.  125. You see your Ex making out with one of your friends. What do you do? They wouldn’t.  126. Ever been called a whore? Jokingly. 127. Are you american? Yes. 128. Ever made yourself throw up? Yeah. 129. Have you ever kissed someone who wasn’t your boyfriend? Uh huh. 130. Are you Cute or Gross? Yes. 131. Does it bother you when people say “LOOK HOW MUCH YOU’VE GROWN!”? No one has said that to me in a very long time. I don’t recall being bothered by it, though. 132. Can you say intelligent things around the guy you like? Um, yes? Why couldn’t I? 133. Ever had the lead in a play? Not the lead, no. 134. What about a solo in a concert? Nope. 135. What kind of a student are you? I did okay in grade and high school. 136. Worst subject? All of college. 137. Best subject? Not college. 138. Ever had a crush on a teacher? Yeah. 139. Would it bother you if you found out that your mother was pregnant? Seeing as she’s dead, yeah, a little. 140. How late do you sleep in? On work days I sleep until the absolutely last minute, right before we are supposed to check in for a daily meeting at 7:10am, lol. And on weekends or days off I normally don’t sleep past 10.   141. Do you edit your profile pictures before posting them? A little. I brighten up my face and smooth it out. Sue me.  142. Be 100% honest. Do you have any friends who are uglier than you? All my friends are beautiful in their own ways.  143. Do you believe in love? Yes.  144. Would you consider yourself a good student? Didn’t you ask this? 145. Does it bother you when Surveys ask “Did you like this survey?” It just seems kinda pointless cause they likely won’t see it. 146. Salty, Sweet, Sour or Spicy? Yes.  147. Are you going into High School this year? Nooooo. Thank goodness. I did my time and graduated over 10 years ago. 148. What about Junior High? Omg, no. I’m old. 149. What is one thing someone could say to you right now that would make you cry? Ugh, anything.  150. Where did you find this note? @lovemesomesurveys 151. Last question. How many unread messages are in your phone? None. 

[zoeekar]

1-44 of those questions fjfjfj

I know who you are why you do this to me?? 👀👀

1. Any scars?

Not self-inflicted ones, but I do have a couple from my cat from 7 years ago... xD

2. Self harmed?

Nope

3. Crush?

My gf is lurking, I have to say her lmaoo also just look at my blog tbh.... 😂

4. Kissed anyone?

Kissed about four (4) people, hide yo wives! 😂

5. Coke or Pepsi?

Neither, I hate fizzy drinks that are not mixed with alcohol xD

6. Someone you hate?

Hate is a strong word, I just strongly dislike a couple of people

7. Best Friends?

My real-life best friends either don’t care about tumblr or refuse to make an account (I’m talking to you, Hayley!) but honestly, I may not have too many friends, but the ones I do have, I consider them besties

8. Have you ever done alcohol or drugs?

I do drink sometimes, socially and I’ve smoked (and eaten) weed before but that was aaaaages ago and it didn’t even do anything for me lol

9. What’s your dream job?

Freelance creator and/or writer 😊 I’m currently working towards both of those. At a snail’s pace, but I’m working on it nonetheless

10. Ever been in love?

A couple times. One of them didn’t end too great, we don’t talk about that xD

11. Last time you cried?

Don’t even remember tbh. Which is a good thing!

12. Favorite color?

Black, purple, blue, green...

13. Height?

164, I’m p smol haha

14. Birthday?

April 13. Y’all should wish me happy bday in 7 months! 😂

15. Eye color?

Green

16. Hair color?

Natural; black. Artificial; blue

17. What do you love?

Food xD And movies and books and shows and writing and drawing and watching/listening to true crime podcasts and videos

18. Obsession?

👀👀👀👀

I mean what?? (gifs not mine, can’t tag/credit ppl on my stupid phone though!) 

19. If you had one wish, what would it be?

For me and the people I love to be happy and have our dreams come true and live our best lives! Also more understanding among everyone and less discrimination/racism etc etc

20. Do you love someone?

My gf, my best friends, my parents and my brother, my grandma, my fur baby who I haven’t seen in almost a year...

21. Kiss or hug?

Both (or neither) depending on the situation. I do love me some soft cheek kisses tho

22. Nicknames people call you?

Zo, Z, Mush (thanks for that, Hayley)... Can’t think or anything else rn tbh

23. Favorite song?

Oh, loooooooads of songs! Can’t pick one

24. Favorite band?

Dunno??? Florence and the Machine?? 

25. Worst thing that has ever happened to you?

I’ve been lucky enough that nothing truly bad has ever happened to me tbh

26. Best thing that has ever happened to you?

I worked in Disneyland back in 2015 and it kind of kickstarted the rest of my life xD

27. Something you would change about yourself?

Was gonna say my body but like... Maybe my confidence levels lmao and also my boobs. I hate them, they’re too big! 

28. Ever dated someone?

I’ve dated the same amount of people I’ve kissed (four)

29. Worst mistake?

I don’t really like to think that I’ve made mistakes tbh? Like... I’ve made some choices that turned out to be less than great, but I didn’t know that at the time. And also, without those, I wouldn’t be who I am today, so...

30. Watch the movie or read the book?

Both, duh!

31. Ever had a heartbreak?

Yep

32. Favorite show?

Euphoria, Killing Eve, Dead To Me, Fleabag, One Day at a Time, Luther, The Good Place, You, Sex Education, The Haunting of Hill House, The Office US (and UK), Parks and Rec, Pushing Daisies, Derry Girls, Sharp Objects, Everything Sucks, Spartacus, Chuck, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Kim Possible, Hibike! Euphonium... TOO MANY

33. Best day of your life?

No idea, honestly

34. Any talents?

I’d like to think I’m decent at drawing and writing xD

35. Do you wish you could ever start over?

Not really, I’m quite happy with the way things have turned out so far

36. Any bad habits?

Naaaaaaah. Maybe eating a bit more Nutella than I should 😂

37. Ever had a near death experience?

Nope. I have had ghost experiences tho

38. Someone I can tell anything to?

My gf and my closest friends. And also strangers online 😊

39. Ever lost a loved one?

My grandpa died a few years ago but I’ve never experienced true loss tbh. I loved him and all, but he was like 90 years old and v sick so we all knew it was coming. I’ve never lost someone close to me out of the blue

40. Do you believe in love?

I believe in mutual understanding and support and also being able to be yourself with someone without feeling embarrassed

41. Someone you hate/Dislike?

Not hate, I just don’t really like a couple people at work and like... some people from back home but that’s pretty much it

42. Are you okay?

A lot better than I was this time  last year, let me tell you that xD

43. Relationship status?

Taken 😊

44. Selfie?

Not a Selfie™️ but pretty representative of who I am on the inside xD

[parchmints]

JuLance Day 28 - BIRTHDAY!

Check out my thread on twitter to see all the prompts at once (the tumblr app messes with formatting so I recommend twitter if you’re using mobile)! All prompts connect together to form one overarching story!

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day 28/31 - BIRTHDAY!

Lance’s last day of his week visiting Cuba. 

(HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LANCE!! Here’s my bday fic for the BEST boy. Hope you all like as we get near the end of this fic! Thanks to @angst-in-space for the beta!)

Day 28: BIRTHDAY!

It’s Lance’s last full day in Cuba and there’s a knot in his stomach that just won’t go away. He knows he’ll still be able to visit while they’re on Earth, but he’s really liked spending all day with everyone. There’s a part of him--a very small part of him--that wants to take his mamá’s offer and hang up his blue helmet, stay in Cuba forever, but he can’t. He won’t.

“You’re getting all mopey again,” Marco says, snapping Lance out of his daydream. They’re side-by-side, grocery bags in hand, and walking along the pier to the path that leads to their house. Mamá had asked Marco to buy some groceries for tomorrow night (which was admittedly odd--she usually goes grocery shopping once a week and gets everything at once) and Marco had dragged Lance along. Normally, Lance would have resisted, but he’s happy to spend some time with his brother.

Being present has proven difficult, however, as Lance is constantly thinking about his departure tomorrow.

“Oh. Sorry, Marco. I’m just--”

“Sad you’re leaving?” Marco asks, his usual smirk faltering.

“Yeah…”

“Well, I mean, you’re gonna come and have dinner with us all the time, right?”

“Yeah.”

“And you’re probably gonna have some time off too. You said it was probably gonna take a while to build the castle, so we have time.”

“No, yeah,” Lance says, frowning, “I know. I’m just...it’s been a really great week, y’know?”

“Yeah. Yeah, I know.”

As Lance and Marco sink into silence on their evening walk, Lance’s cell phone vibrates in his jacket pocket. Lance slips the grocery bag handle from his hand to his wrist and fishes out his phone, already fairly certain who’s contacting him.

Keith <<5:54 PM>>

Hey, Lance. Don’t want to interrupt your time with your family, but I know you’re probably pretty bummed since it’s your last night in Cuba and I thought I’d check in on you.

<<5:54 PM>>

!!!! awww!!! babe!! that’s so sweet ur so tjoughtful <3 <3 <3

Keith <<5:55 PM>>

Ugh. Stop.

<<5:55 PM>>

BABE BABE BABE BABE BABE

Keith <<5:55 PM>>

YOU’RE THE WORST

<<5:56 PM>>

:P youll learn to like it

Keith <<5:56 PM>>

…

Keith <<5:56 PM>>

Maybe.

Keith <<5:56 PM>>

Well, I’ll let you go. Have fun. I’m excited to see you tomorrow.

<<5:57 PM>>

thnx!! me too!! love you xox

Keith <<5:57 PM>>

…

Keith <<5:56 PM>>

Love you too.

“Ugh, oh my god, stop! I can feel you being gross from over here,” Marco says, groaning. “Put the phone away before I get secondhand cavities.”

Lance’s cheeks heat from Marco calling him out, but the dopey grin that plastered itself on his face since he saw the text is still firmly in place.

“Shut up,” Lance says, slipping his phone back in his pocket, his mood ten times lighter.

“Nuh uh. Until I get myself a cute girlfriend, you’re fair grounds for teasing, bro,” Marco says, swinging his grocery bags back and forth. “But it’s going well? You and Keith?”

Lance’s eyes stray to the ground at the question, his grin fading into a smaller, softer smile. “Yeah. Yeah, it’s going well.”

In fact, it’s going very well. Kind of better than Lance’s wildest dreams, if he’s honest. It’s only been a few days since they confessed to each other, but it already feels like they’ve found something good. Something that will last.

After they got together, they both agreed Keith should stay in Arizona while Lance finished his vacation with his family. They both knew they’d distract each other and Lance still has a lot more time Keith when compared to the time he has in Cuba, so they both thought it was for the best. It’s been a little hard because now that Lance has a boyfriend he wants to see him all the time and do all the fun boyfriend stuff he gets to do now, but he reminds himself that there’s a time and place for that.

And now isn’t that time and Cuba isn’t that place.

Cuba is for family.

Lance has been spending the past couple days hanging out with everyone--facials with Veronica, early morning fishing with papá, guitar practice with Luís, practicing his French with Marise, arts and crafts with Diana, Hilario, and Ana, and of course, big family dinners every night.

He’s going to miss those the most. With everyone so busy all the time, it’s the one place they all get to be together and it’s something mamá insists upon. No matter what, the McClains eat their dinner together.

Lance has never been more grateful for that rule.

Finally, they reach home, the sun starting its descent towards the horizon and Lance feels a pang of loneliness shoot through his chest. Tonight’s his last dinner with them all for who knows how long and it weighs heavy on him.

They climb the porch steps to the front door and Marco nods for him to go ahead. Lance does so without question and opens the door.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!”

There’s a flash, a series of loud popping sounds, streams of color, the whir of kazoos, and Lance is very, very confused.

He blinks rapidly trying to absorb the scene in front of him, but it’s all so overwhelming.

“Oh man, look at his face!” a voice says. Pidge?

“Oh, we totally got him. We got him so good!” another voice answers. Hunk?

After a few seconds, Lance finally understands what’s happening--his entire family is in the hall with the entire team and they’re all looking at him with big smiles and mischievous eyes. In the back of the large group is Hunk and Luís holding up a large banner that says “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEANDRO!” in finger paints and Lance can tell it was made by Hilario and Ana with Diana’s supervision.

“I--it’s September!” he says, incredulous and they all laugh at him.

“Oh, we know, we know,” his mamá says with an unbothered wave, “but we missed two of your birthdays while you were in space so we wanted to make up for lost time.”

“Aww mamá, you didn’t have to do that.”

“We wanted to!” she says, coming over to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. “Happy birthday, mijo.”

Lance smiles at her and then looks to his team members. “How did you guys get here? I didn’t see a Lion.”

“We all took Green and I put on cloaking while we rode in and parked far away,” Pidge says, looking smug. “I’m a genius.”

“Seriously?! Who even told you guys?”

Marco steps away and walks over to Keith, casually leaning his arm on Keith’s shoulder. “Keith and I coordinated the whole thing! We missed twice the birthdays so we need twice the people to make up for it.”

Lance beams at Keith and sends him the biggest smile he can manage, which Keith returns. He quickly looks away, however, as they haven’t told the rest of the team about their relationship yet and they don’t want it to be exposed before they’re ready to tell them themselves.

“Aww, you guys! That’s awesome, I’m so happy. It’s so cool that you’re all here,” Lance says, beaming at them.

Shiro roughly puts his hand on Lance’s shoulder and gives it a little squeeze. “We wouldn’t miss it, Lance.”

“Yes! Plus, Hunk informed us that your household’s cuisine is to be revered which I am glad to hear because so far, Earth food has been...not what I expected,” Allura says.

“Yeah, ‘cause you’ve been eating standard issue Garrison food,” Hunk says. “I’ve only ever had Lance’s mom’s home cooked empanadas the day after and man, I dreamed about those puppies for weeks.”

“Oh, Hunk, you’re so sweet,” Lance’s mamá says, blushing at the praise.

“Yeah, they’re really good,” Keith agrees.

“Alright, alright! Enough!” Veronica says with a sigh. “Let’s eat them already before they get cold.”

Dinner is...an experience. They’re all crowded onto the McClain family table, elbows bumping elbows, plates only centimeters apart, and every extra chair in the house being squeezed in. There’s so much conversation happening, Lance can hardly follow it. Hunk is talking to mamá about her family recipes, Shiro is talking to Luís and papá about his arm, Pidge and Marise are prattling away about genius stuff, and Coran has Marco, Veronica, and Allura swept up in a story about the former Paladins. Marco and Veronica listen to him with rapt attention, but based on the identical line between their brows, they’re also very confused.

Lance sits at the center of the table, talking and chiming in to as many conversations as he can, while Keith sits beside him. They’re all so squeezed in that no one notices that they’re holding hands and that Keith is gently brushing Lance’s thumb underneath the table.

And it’s a bittersweet feeling. He’s not sure if he’s ever felt happier, surrounded by both his blood family and space family, but there’s a subtle sadness to it because he’s not sure when this will ever happen again, this incredible clashing of his worlds. Soon, he’s going to have to leave one family to be with the other, but all he wants is to just live in this moment forever with all of them.

Don’t worry about that now, he thinks. Enjoy it while it lasts.

There’s cake--of course, there’s cake. Luís brings it out with a big grin and it’s probably the ugliest, greatest cake Lance has ever seen in his life. It’s two-tiered but the layers are uneven, so it slants and it’s covered in baby blue icing with little icing doodles of the Red and Blue Lions on the sides. The amount of candles on the thing is probably illegal and they’re a glittering mess of sparklers and regular wax ones. It’s a total mess, but if Luís baked it, Lance knows it’s going to be delicious.

Hilario whoops and yells, “CAKE!” as soon as he sees it and the rest of the adults “ooh” and “ahh” as it comes in. Luís places the cake right in front of Lance, squeezing himself past a long line of chairs, and Lance can feel the heat of the lit candles radiating from it.

“Alright!” Luís says, clapping Lance on the shoulders before grabbing a guitar he tucked away in the corner of the room. “Let’s sing Happy Birthday to Lancito before we burn the house down.”

Luís strums his guitar and starts the song, his full-bodied voice filling the room, and the rest all jump in. Nobody’s on pitch (as it should be) and they’re not quite in sync as Allura and Coran are learning as they go, but Lance is grinning just the same. And as awkward as being sung to may feel usually, today it just fills him up with so much happiness, so much gratefulness, so much love that a lump forms in his throat.

Oh my god, no. You are not gonna cry, you sap, he tells himself. Luckily, his body listens to him and he’s able to swallow down the emotion. He feels Keith give his hand a squeeze under the table and Lance flashes him a quick smile. Keith’s eyes are soft and sweet when they catch Lance’s and his whole torso flutters at the sight of them. When he turns back, Shiro is wearing a knowing smirk, and, embarrassed, Lance quickly looks back to Luís as he finishes the song.

Of course, Keith told Shiro, he thinks, a little annoyed, but the feeling passes quickly.

“--Happy birthday to youuu!” they all finish with hollers as Luís strums his guitar erratically. Hilario has started listing all the birthday channel additions he remembers--”and a big fat lady on channel 80! And Scooby Doo on channel two!”--and Lance’s papá pats his shoulder next to him.

They all watch Lance as he halfway stands from his seat to reach the candles and with a brief moment of introspection, Lance closes his eyes and makes a wish.

I wish...I wish that I’ll get to spend the rest of my life with these people.

Lance takes an exaggerated, cartoony inhale and with all the power his lungs can muster, he blows out the ridiculous amount of candles on the cake. The sparklers don’t go out, but all the wax ones do and from all sides of him Lance hears cheers and clapping.

He sits back down and he’s met with dozens of bright eyes and happy smiles staring back at him.

And it’s in this moment that Lance’s eyes water--he’s too overcome with the weight of his gratefulness to be here, to be surrounded by the most important people in his life, at least for one night, that his emotions get the better of him.

He’ll never forget this night--the one where he was surrounded by all the people he loves most in the world--the universe--and the people who love him back just as much.

And there’s no better birthday present than that.

[strawberrylollipopkisses]

Crybaby!! Also how old is that post?? It really reminds me of 2013/14 Tumblr

Doesn’t it? Definitely throws me back to being on tumblr back in high school (2013-14 was my senior year.)  

But thank you for this question, doll! 💝💝

cry baby: list the concerts you have been to and talk about how they make you feel. 

1. Kelly Clarkson: My very first one (I think I was like, 8) and it was really cool and exciting, though I remember barely knowing any of the songs!

2. Jonas Brothers: Obviously amazing! I loved their self-titled album and knew every song on it!

3. Nickelback: Don’t judge me! I was like, 13 and my mom dragged me along! It wasn’t awful tho LOL.

4. Fitz and The Tantrums: Good and great energy, but I only knew like, 3 songs so it was hard to fully enjoy. I do love them a lot now and know a bunch of their songs. 

5. Passion Pit: Best concert ever, even though I almost blacked out from not eating all day (a staff member forreal had to help me!!) That band is so special to me, one of my fave bands of all time, and I consider seeing them one of the happiest moments in my life.

6. Foster the People: Soooo good! Another one of my fave bands, and I was in awe being so close to them and finally seeing them live. 

7. Imagine Dragons: Best concert I have EVER been to. It’s really something special seeing a band that you grew up hearing so much on the radio. Plus Dan Reynolds, the main singer, is such a nice, humble, and caring individual. He gave a speech about the importance of mental help, therapy, and self-love and it really touched me. Also, the energy of the band was so good!

8. Charlie Puth: Really good despite the rain! He sounds really good live, and I’m happy that I got to see him with one of my very best friends!

I’m also seeing twenty one pilots on my bday this year and I’m beyond excited.

[wlwhyuck]

50 questions tag

thank u for tagging me cassidy @taeminlockdown p.s. i deserve rights >:(

1. what takes up too much of your time? o probably tumblr 

2. what makes your day better? my friendos nd a cup of boba /:

3. what’s the best thing that happened to you today? the ice cold jasmine green tea i bought at the japanese market after i got off work

4. what fictional place would you like to go? uh not 2 b that person but hogwarts

5. are you good at giving advice? i think so yeah

6. do you have any mental illness? lots of anxiety love that

7. have you ever experienced sleep paralysis? i had it once and shit was terrifying 

8. what musician inspired you the most? rezz nd sg lewis nd wet nd the xx

9. have you ever fallen in love? eh i thought it was love at the time

10. what’s your dream date? tbh anything to do with food or clothes but it also depends on the person 

11. what do others notice about you? idk ive always been told i carry myself with a lot of confidence and i have an intense energy around me ??

12. what is the annoying habit you have? uh idk if this counts as a habit but ive been told that when ppl r talking to me in person i look unimpressed with what theyre saying sfjflsk

13. do you still talk to your first love? no and they don’t even count imo lol

14. how many ex’s do you have? 1 and a half? the half is like. this Intense Thing i had with someone but we never really defined it

15. how many songs are on your playlist? i have like 23982734 playlists but the one i listen to the most has 21 songs

16. what instruments can you play? im musically incapable

17. who do you have the most pictures of? myself skldfjslkd

18. where would you like to go before you die? paris

19. what is your zodiac? capricorn

20. do you relate to it? ye a lot

21. what is happiness to you? idk being content with what you have, comfortable state of mind heart nd body 

22. are you going through anything right now? not really 

23. what’s the worst decision you’ve ever made? its not the worst but it was dumb i once ate the wax from my brassknuckles pen right before work lol

24. what’s your favorite store? not that ive actually bought anything but ssense.com hehe

25. what’s your opinion on abortion? pro choice hello

26. do you keep a bucket list? no 

27. do you have a favorite album at the moment? don’t you by wet

28. what do you want for your birthday? a macbook or smth idk i never know what i want id rather just get money for clothes or smth ksdnfks 

29. what are most people’s first impression of you? intimidating nd quiet

30. what age do you seem according to most people? uh when i first started working at my job when i was 18 my coworkers thought i was 21 nd im 20 now nd the newer ppl think im like 23 dkfjdklf 

31. where do you keep your phone while you’re sleeping? i use a sleep tracker so its on my side table facedown 

32. what word do you say the most? like nd fuck 

33. what’s the oldest age you would date? idk like 23 

34. what’s the youngest age you would date? like 19

35. what job/career do most people say would suit you? “anything but stem” - darcy (she thinks im dumb /:)

36. what’s your favorite music genre? i dont really have a fav genre i listen to everything except country 

37. if you could live in any country in the world where would it be? sweden or the uk maybe germany idk

38. what is your current favorite song? for the last time by rini nd black cab by higher brothers

39. how long have you had this blog for? uh i think i made this blog in march ‘18

40. what are you excited for? for the semester to b over bye

41. are you a better talker or listener? i’m a better listener lol

42. what is the last productive thing you did? uh ive been at work all day nd been productive i guess

43. what do you want for christmas? same as the bday question i never know what i want id rather get money tbh

44. what class do you get the best grades in? ive never gotten anything lower than an A in my writing / eng classes 

45. on a scale from 1-10, how are you feeling right now? 8

46. what can you see yourself doing in 10 years? hopefully working in the grailed gq in nyc or smth

47. when did you get your first heartbreak? if u mean romantically then when i was 17 

48. at what age do you want to get married? not sure i even wanna get married id rather do the long term relationship without the legal obligations lol 

49. what career did you want to have as a child? ive wanted to work in fashion my whole life 

50. what do you crave now? real freedom lol oh nd more $$$ hehe

tagging @j-onehunnit @hynujoon @5unwoo @juunkyu @wayvgf @saphore @iloveric @hanwritten nd anyone else who wants 2 do this 

[astorytellerforthatgirl]

Who is Maine Mendoza for this Storyteller?

Maine is just a simple celebrity for me as I watched her first in July of 2015. Few months after that, I started venturing in my inconsistent freelance career. I’m a home-based content writer submitting my outputs through email or uploading in a Wordpress admin account. I’ll make sure at 12:00, I have to watch Eat Bulaga to have a glimpse of her. As the days passed by, I just find myself laughing and smiling at the slapstick comedy and funny antics of her silent character relying on Dubsmash.

I did not know it was a point of no return of my fangirling on Maine.

Being in a fandom is not new to me. I was an active UAAP vball fan before to the point I would even watch highschool vball games to know who are the prized bluechip recruits all UAAP teams want to have in their program. I made my Twitter account almost a decade ago to follow the Gosiengfiao sisters (Alodia and Ashley) to interact with them via tweets. Also, through Twitter and other socmed sites, I got to be in a fangroup of Pinay American Idol finalist Thia Megia and saw her in person. Through social media too, I met other fans of our Olympian Yan Lariba and met her in a friendly encounter.

I know the good side and also the bad side of fangirling. I’ve been into useless arguments with online trolls and I admit their words get to me…until I just learned to be indifferent and not mind it at all. Then here comes Maine. I was hesitant to be a vocal fan because of her immense popularity but again she just have that “something” in her that I want to root for.

I started profiling Maine like how I used to in the other celebrities I look up to her public accounts like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Ask.fm and lastly her blog….

MAY BLOG SI MAINE!!!

MGA KAPITBAHAY MAY BLOG SI MAINE!!!

Yes, I was surprised to know she has a blog!! My writer heart is leaping with joy!! That was the conviction I told myself it would be easier to fangirl for her since writing is my core and passion.

I started following her and knowing more about her like how she is close to her family, the rumors she went to PBB Auditions, and her other past Youtube uploaded videos. But I was still a silent fan back then since I am clueless how to handle a barrage of comments from other fans once I begin to be vocal. I am happy as a silent fan until the inevitable thing happened…

Maine released her Open Letter in November 26, 2017.

Yes, I won’t forget how I cried after reading it and not enjoying the ice cream I am eating on a Sunday afternoon. I began to connect the dots. I wanted to hate some people and wish them to have double, triple the pains of whatever Maine felt. I do want to start expressing my support for her to prove there are still like me…”isa sa sampu” fans of Maine.

The problem though is I am still at a down moment by that time. I failed to handle the pressure of a teaching career. I love the kids inside the classroom but the paperworks overwhelmed me. Attendance, quizzes, understanding the lesson plan, submitting other requirement, etc---those did not fare good for me. I just realized I only want to be with the kids even if I am with them 6-7 hours straight, I don’t get tired at all. I found out I like to be a public speaker but I cannot cope up with the tremendous responsibilities of the teacher.

Being an overthinker, I felt I failed again not myself but my family and everyone who believed in me. I was down for months and clueless what to do next. I even think if there would still be a company or business owner who would take risk with me seeing my resume with months of no work as I rested after resigning from the teaching post.

I thought of how I am a burden again and have no direction in my career, whereas my batchmates might already be settling down with their partners, finishing their master’s degree, or exploring more of what they can do abroad. There I was, clueless and do not know again where to start. I am just thankful I have a supportive family and set of friends who waited until I got tired of being afraid and overthinking.

There were even days I wish I can just sleep forever and not wake up to those clueless and empty days again. I was also telling God that time I wish I was the one He took instead of my papa who passed away in 2007 due to an illness. Because my papa would be able to help my family instead of my inconsistency, fears, and overthinking. I was in that bargaining stage and I am too blinded, hurt, and tired to see my own worth and potential.

In those dark times, I would pray for a direction…for an enlightenment. Angels in the form of my friends and my family gave me words to fight back. It was enough to hold on….until I saw an excerpt from Maine’s book through an online article of cosmo.ph promoting her book:

“Things may go from bad to worse and you might feel like it’s never going to change, but believe me when I say it will get better. Everything will be all right, I promise you. We may have our own different battles, but remember there is only one God. He is always looking down on us wherever we go and whatever obstacle we face. You may currently be in a lot of pain, but you never know what God has in store for your future.

Marami pang magagandang bagay ang mangyayari sa buhay mo. Magtiwala ka. Kapit lang, laban lang.

P.S.  If you are looking for a sign on whether you should still hold on or give up, this is it. Hold on tight, my dear. Don't you ever give up; never ever give up. “

I cried and smiled after reading it. “Ikaw talaga Lord ha, si Maine pa pinadala Mo rin para sabihin kaya ko pa.” The darker those moments are for me, the brighter are all the Bearers of Light shone in my life. I begin to see more how my mama is patient with me, how my brothers would ask what do I want to eat or where do I want to go, friends who would tell me they will meet me anywhere I wish to be…and that excerpt from Maine’s book.

So I told myself: May laban pa ako. Isang subok pa.

It took me until January to gather all my guts. I started editing my resume. I came back to my freelancing career by looking for homebased jobs. It was also the time I just thought of blogging for Maine. I was still doubting if I am ready to be a vocal fan…but I know in my heart if God is telling me to do something even if I am still scared or doubtful of it.

I posted my first entry about Maine on this tumblr account. What comes next are series of unexpected blessings coming in my way…I did not look for them but the opportunities found me instead. Here are some of them:

(a)    Got a DM asking if I can write for Clairedelfinmedia.com after they read my blog about Maine and Nadine parallelisms

(b)   Got invited twice to Maine’s bday party by generous fans. First is when I told her she is a Bearer of Light and we are her 10th heartbeat in the #EnchantressMaine23. Second is when I co-host in the #DearMaine bday event.

(c)    An anonymous fan who works abroad gifted me a Microsoft Surface Tablet just because she is thankful for my support for Maine.

(d)   Meeting some fans who are as level-headed and as classy like Maine I felt I attended a business conference instead of a fan event.

(e)   Getting back on my feet again to find the direction in my career.

Also, I am grateful my mama is a silent fan of Maine. You see, I am already in my late 20s but she treats me like a pre-teen kid and I find it difficult to ask permission to go to different places and stay late. Kung pwede 6pm sa bahay na ako at may number si mama ng lahat ng kasama ko para mapanatag siya. So I was surprised it was easy for me to ask permission going to Maine’s bday event even if I come home late at evening. As my mama said, “May swerteng dala sayo si Maine, puntahan mo lang pag meron.”

Of course, going back to my freelance career is not as smooth as what I expected. Rejections and no follow-up interviews came, some would even ask me to stop writing for them and they would just pay me for the weeks I wrote, or I have already written an article then suddenly my contact person said the client forgot to ask for the specific writer and that isn’t me.  

It was still difficult but I am grateful to find this new courage, thanks to God’s constant faithfulness in my life and to all my Bearers of Light. In 2018 too, I found CCF, a Christian church whom I am comfortable with in sharing my flaws and mistakes. They focus more on God’s grace, justice, and mercy for everyone than other close-minded religious people or groups who condemn sinners.

Thanks to Maine too, I started to try new things which I still hesitated before. I remembered reading her IG post on her skydiving experience. She encouraged us to try things out even if we are still scared. In 2018, I tried acting workshop and auditioned in a production house for a voice-over artist. I even tried if I could be a female reporter in an FM station. Although these things haven’t yet prospered for me, I am happy to try it out and see what else I can try aside from writing.

At present, I invested in a copywriting module and joined an uplifting and supportive Filipino community of freelance copywriters in a Facebook group. I am determined to venture into copywriting because it is parallel to my passion in storytelling and writing. The process of improving myself excites me.  I am a homebased content writer (as of this time) who still have a lowpay rate but I am enjoying the flexibility of my time. Plus, the company I work for recently gave me incentives and gift certificates.

Going back to one of the dark times in my life and just want to give up, God sent His angels in different forms to remind me I still have to fulfill His purpose, His story, and His plans in my life. He intended to break my heart and dreams so He can form it with a new one. In those times, God chose Maine too to tell me I can and I will be able to do it with God’s help.

This is just a fraction of what Maine did for me. I am more than thankful and will always support her even in the future that she is a private citizen and enjoys that under-the-radar life away from the fame and attention of public.

Salamat talaga Maine sa lahat lahat! 

Bearer of Light, please keep on radiating! 

God rewarded your sacrifices and good heart.

Embrace the genuine happiness you have now.

[sherazzie]

- answer these 85 statements about yourself, then tag 20 people

tagged by @ihavetoomanydistractions ( oh yessss more fun tumblr stuff thanks cheyenne :D)

LAST

1. drink - cold water

2. phone call - some dude in the army haha

3. text - lydssssssssssssssssss :D i cant tag her for some reason haaha

4. song you listened to - black cat nero by turbo <333 KIM JONG KOOK

5. time you cried - this afternoon goodness

HAVE YOU EVER

6. dated someone twice - no 

7. kissed someone and regretted it - lol i havent even kissed anyone

8. been cheated on - how to get cheated one when i dont have any honeys haha

9. lost someone special - of course 

10. been depressed - very very sad yes , i dont think depressed tho?

11. gotten drunk and thrown up - nope

FAVORITE COLORS

12. black

13. blue

14. red

15. pinkkkkkkuuuuu

in the last year have you

16. made new friends - a virtual freind cheyenne , and a group of virtual freinds that turned irl :D especialllyyyy lydsssssss twinsy <3333

17. fallen out of love - with family definetly 

18. laughed until you cried - basically me watching any korean variety showww

19. found out someone was talking about you - behind mah back ? like countless times m8 :(

20. met someone who changed you - LYDSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

21. found out who your friends are - do i even have freinds ? hmmmmmm

22. kissed someone on your facebook friends list - LOL does my mom count hahaha

GENERAL

23. how many friends from your facebook friends list do you know irl -almost all of them actually .

24. do you have any pets - no and never

25. do you want to change your middle name - do i even have a middle name lol

26. what did you do for your last birthday - had a surprise cake i explicitly told my sister i did not what ,legit pissed me off to no end 

27. what time did you wake up today - 930 am i think?

28. what were you doing last night at midnight - watching knowing brothers :D

29. what is something you can’t wait for - LOVE YOURSELF ANSWER ! and red velvet’s comeback in augg

30. what are you listening to right now - pied piper -bts

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom - no recollection whatsover

32. something that gets on your nerves - people who are late 

33. most visited website - youtube!

34. hair color - black

35. long hair or short hair - short hair , i get headaches when my hair gets abit long 

36. do you have a crush on someone - yes i do :))))))))))))))) wheeee hahaa

37. what do you like about yourself - ability to self discipline

38. want any piercings - no i think they are ugzzzzz

39. blood type - b +?

40. nicknames - sherazzie :D

41. relationship status - single and read to mingle

42. zodiac - scorpio (oh im a scorpio too ! , when is your bday cheyenne?)

43. pronouns - how am i suppose to answer this ??? hahaa

44. favorite tv show -House M.D. i wish i could erase my memory of it and rewatch!

45. tattoos - don’t have any, don’t want any  (yassssss  exactly this)

46. right handed or left - right handed

47. ever had surgery - when i was born due to my bilateral club feet

48. piercings - none

49. sports - badminton is luv basically

50. vacation - new york!!!!!!!!!

51. trainers - i cant wear anything fancy due to my feet haha so my last trainers were ugly ascis shoes i criiii

MORE GENERAL

52. eating - chicken rice!

53. drinking - waterrrrrrrrrr

54. i’m about to watch - Descendants of the Sun episode  8!

55. waiting for - weigh in on national day !

56. want - to be happy 

57. get married - when i find my other half

58. career - i kinda wanna be a manager role overseeing people?

WHICH IS BETTER

59. kisses or hugs - HUGSSSS

60. lips or eyes - eyes are everything m8

61. shorter or taller - im okay with my height ! 

62. older or younger - much older i want to exprience 80s 90s music when they first came out

63. nice arms or stomach - stomach ! i dont want great arms lol

64. hookup or relationship - relationship

65. troublemaker or hesitant - i dont really fall under any tbh

HAVE YOU EVER

66. kissed a stranger - no lol 

67. drank hard liquor - never , i dont drink :x

68. lost glasses - i just found my glasses that were missing for close to a year lol

69 turned someone down - i need to get asked first hahahahaha

70. sex on first date -  never been on a date but not , after marriage m8sss

71. broken someone’s heart - i dont think so , i think im too nice

72. had your heart broken - yeah by “friends” (OMG YES THIS <<<<)

73. been arrested - no haha

74. cried when someone died - after a while tho , takes a while to process

75. fallen for a friend - yes yes yes yes yes 

DO YOU BELIEVE IN

76. yourself - of course i do !

77. miracles - god has shown me alot of miracles!

78. love at first sight - yes definitely im a legit hopeless romantic haha

79. father christmas - lol no!

80. kiss on a first date - date ?  what is that ? can eat?

81. angels - yes i do , there are human angels too (HI LYDSSSSSSSS)

82. best friend’s name - i have no close friends :( but i will always have mah twinsy lydsssssss  

83. eye color - i actually have two different eye colors!

84. favorite movie - PIKU! love it to death !

85. favorite actor - the king of bollywood ! SHAH RUKH KHAN

[gilbertandanne]

Tag Game

I was tagged by @malecbellarke.  Thanks Jeff!

Tagging: anyone who wants to do this

last (1-5)

drink - water

phone call - the garage where I took my car today

text msg - “oh my God, I’m so happy”

song you listened to - Pretty in Pink - The Psychedelic Furs

time you cried - i’m not sure tbh.

ever..? (6-11)

dated someone twice - sort of (I have a complicated dating history)

ever kissed someone and regretted it - yes

been cheated on - I’m convinced that I have been, but he never admitted to it.

lost some1 special - yes

been depressed - yes

gotten drunk/thrown up - yes

fav colors (12-14)

purple (like a royal shade), navy blue, dark gray

in the last yr have you.. (15-21)

made new friends/ mutuals - yes <3333

fallen out of love - no

laughed until you cried - yes

found out some1 was talking about you - yup

met some1 who changed you - yes

kissed some1 on your FB friends’ list - yes

general (22-51)

how many of your FB friends do you know irl - the only ones I don’t know IRL are my fandom mutuals who I feel like I know irl.  Tbh I’m rarely on fb anymore.

you have any pets - yes

do you want to change your name - nope

what did you do for your prev. birthday - my parents came to visit and we all had an amazing day together (it’s been awhile since i’ve been able to spend my bday with my parents)

what time did you wake up today - 8:45am

what were you doing @ midnight last night - watching reruns of Vanderpump Rules

what is something you can’t wait for - mini vacation in a few months and trying to find some chunk of time to dig into some creative ideas

what’re you listening to atm - Unworthy - Vancouver Sleep Clinic (G&E playlist)

have you ever talked to a person named Tom - yes

something that’s getting on your nerves - the fact that there isn’t enough time in the day to do everything I need to (& yet, I’m sitting here doing this so idk)

most visited site - google & tumblr

hair color - brown

long/ short hair - long

do you have a crush on some1 - yep

what do you like abt yourself - my sense of humor

want any piercings - not atm

blood type - i have no clue

nicknames - Katie is a nickname, short for Katherine.  My dad calls me Kate and Chris calls me B.

relationship status - taken af

zodiac - sagittarius

pronoun(s) - she/her

fav tv/ on-air shows - HTGAWM, GoT, Anne with an E, Stranger Things, Riverdale, Vanderpump Rules, Big Brother, etc (I know I’m missing a major one but my mind is drawing a complete blank right now)

tattoos? - there’s one i’ve been wanting forever, but i don’t like needles so I’m scared to get it.

rightie or leftie - leftie!!

ever had surgery - I had my wisdom teeth removed, does that count?

piercings - yep.

sports - i don’t play them, but i watch them...college bball and professional football are my favs

vacation - yes please! (I’m not sure what this is asking, but I’m a fan of vacations)

trainers - huh?  like the shoe?

moar general (52-58)

eating - truffle hershey’s kisses (my FAV but they only come out around V-day)

drinking - water

i’m about to watch - prob a movie, idk what yet.

waiting for - idk...my ass to get in gear and buckle down and write this thing.

want - to figure out if G&E would work better as a novel or a script.

get married - maybe one day

career - career I want? showrunner/music supervisor/writer of a tv show

which is better (59-65)

hugs/kisses - depends on the situation.  Both are amazing.

lips/eyes - eyes....eyes are what I’m first drawn to

shorter/taller - taller

older/younger - older...based on my track record, I do better with older

nice arms/ stomach - arms

hookup/relationship - relationship

troublemaker/hesitant - depends on the situation

have you ever (66-75)

kissed a stranger - yes

drank hard liquor - yes

lost glasses - no

turned someone down - yes

sex on 1st date - it’s complicated.  technically yes, but C & I had known one another for awhile by that point and had kissed before then and hung out and we considered that date our first official date and omg i can feel you judging me right now.  Like, I had already fallen for him by that point and vice versa...I mean we literally stayed up all night talking and hanging out (twice) before this date even happened, soooooooo yeahhhh....we were already sort of in a relationship by the time we had our first date.

broken a heart - yes

had your heart broken - yes

been arrested - nope

cried when some1 died - yes

fallen for a friend - yep

do you believe in.. (76-81)

yourself - not usually

miracles - yes

love @ first sight - not love...i believe in feeling that spark at first sight...that feeling that you know this person will become an important part of your life.

santa clause - i wish

kiss on a 1st date - yes

angels - yes

other (82-85)

best friend’s name - Chris (ok that’s super freakin’ cheesy, but he is.  Your SO should be your best friend imho)

eye color - green/blue (they change color)

fav movie - Clue (1985) and My Man Godfrey (1936)

fav actor - ever?  woah, i can’t even begin to answer that.

[bentenharuki]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY my dearest Volleyball Lord, my hero and love, Tobio Kageyama *.*

I post this the day before your birthday because tomorrow I may be traveling with the bae so... ;) I tried to scan it but it was atrocious so I just decided to take a picture of my BDay wall and post that.

It’s just a pretext to write about WHY Kageyama is the manga/anime character I feel the most feelings for.

It’s really something that means a lot to me to write this down, and finally I have enough time to do so...

I come from a very a sporty family (my father is a surgeon who specializes in sport fields, and he is a professional who has taken under his care quite a number of prominent athletes in the Italian spectrum; one of my brother plays professionally too, and me and the other have reached our laurels when playing during schools), and since my earliest days I have always considered sports to be a wonderful way to learn HOW TO LIVE with a purpose, a pattern, a code (my philosophical attitude comes from mum I guess... she teaches Phylosophy in High School so...).

I have played volleyball up until I have started University last year, and it’s only natural that I, an avid manga and anime consumer, fell for a character who embodies my sport at its peak.

Kageyama hasn’t been my only manga/anime sport hero. Nor he has been the only manga/anime character I have come to like and follow, and if you have read some of my tumblr you know this already. But he, Kageyama Tobio, is by far my greatest “fictional” love.

I always say to my boyfriend (the current one, and the two I had before him when I already “met” Kageyama in manga world) that if it’d happen that a real life Kageyama would appear in my world, I would have not the slightest doubt and I’d dump them straight off. No matter if I would be reciprocated (I probably wouldn’,t, because Lord Tobio would only think of his career), I couldn’t focus or dedicate myself to anybody else. He is really perfect to me. Physically, mentally... under every sight, he would be my ideal man, no question, and I’d do anything in my power to be soon or later noticed by him.

I won’t tell you how my boyfriend(s) have reacted to this... but apparently I am VERY worthy (I am ;) ) as a partner even if my head isn’t fully fine ;), and they have accepted this side of me decently well...

Anyway...

Happy birthday to THE MOST TALENTED of them all, the champion in nuce who will erase all other champions, all in good times.

Happy Birthday, King of The Court, my only Volleyball Lord, you cold glaring beauty.

I love you. Truly I do.

First of all, I love Kageyama because he is a GENIUS at what he does.

I don’t get why people are intimidated by the concept of genius; why they are so willingly to erase it as a reality, by diminishing or undervalue or mischaracterize GENIUSES.

Geniuses are what Nature creates to let humanity progress.

They are NOT simply talented people.

They are A SPECIMEN BEYOND.

I laugh when I read simpletons define Kageyama like a talented one only; or how they, being intimidated by his existence, purposefully enlighten pieces of the story to prove what Kageyama is ain’t THAT peculiar: I side-eye them when they try to make other characters - only talented at best, but definitely not at genius stage-, look like “they are like Kageyama, maybe even BETTER (!!!!!!)” just because THEY TRY hard.

Newsflash: in Haikyuu, NOBODY TRIES HARDER THAN KAGS.

Which is why I love him so unboundedly, too.

Then the simpletons say... “But he has God given talents, so his effort doesn’t matter the same!”.

At that I scratch my head because this is just so stupid to say I get wordless at the concept...

JUST BECAUSE HE HAS GOD GIVEN TALENT, the fact he tries harder and harder GETS EVEN MORE VALUABLE!!!!

At that, as for their last resource to dismiss Kags, simpletons also say that geniuses don’t really exist... that “everybody can be a genius”.

Again the stupidity is staggering.

NO, geniuses exist. They exist AND they also are a category apart in the whole of human history.

FACE IT.

Normal or talented people can try their hardest... and still THEY WILL NEVER BE PHENOMENONS.

Great champions maybe they will become, but never phenomenons. NEVER.

Geniuses are born to SURPASS mere champions’ doings and outcomes because it’s in their genetics.

The brains / physiques /mindsets they have are DIFFERENT.

It’s not “an opinion”... it’s a PROVEN SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.

Usain Bolt. Michael Phelps. Pelé. Maradona. Messi. Carl Lewis. Kobe Bryant. Le Bron James. Whoever CHAMPION of incredible genius you can pick up, do it and THINK HOW THEY COULDN’T BE MATCHED OR SURPASSED by regular champions, NO MATTER WHAT, and you will come to accept it was because their systems function DIFFERENTLY than regular people’s.

It’s because while a good athlete, if he does it all in his power (TRYING HARD IS A PRE-REQUISITE in SPORT:... it is the BASIS of it all... if you slug out you are not entitled to be called athlete in the first stage so you are out of all my speech anyway...)  he can reach lets say 80 on 100 in sport achievement, and a talented champion can reach (again trying his/her best) from 95 to maybe even 100 on 100... GENIUSES, those BORN WITH IT, those rare creatures who are special in themselves, THOSE when giving their own all THEY REACH 120-130 on 100, hands down and uncontestedly.

Which is why they are magical, which is why they are a miracle... they are the PROGRESSION of the sport they are versed in... they are what will inspire kids in trying... the flag to look at and the pinnacle of a discipline, the reason why gents will say, decades after, that they were the TOP at what they were doing because THEY WERE BORN WITH IT, because they were BORN TO DO THAT.

This doesn’t value only in sport (though I like the sport geniuses because it appeals to me the fact they have STILL to TRY HARD to achieve and fulfill their given potential... that sounds beautiful to me because not even the greatest genius in sport could succeed if not GIVING IT ALL, and that’s a life lesson in itself), but of course in every other field.

GENIUSES have made humanity progress in any century.

Einstein, Leonardo, Pitagora, Dante, Cartesio, Turing, Michelangelo, Steve Jobs, Newton, Picasso and Archimede... I could go on and on... and everybody must NOT feel threatened by geniuses...WHY?

Only weak people want everybody to be weak and mediocre to not feel threatened.

Brave and sage people LOVE the geniuses because they see that’s how the whole mankind progresses- throughout the inspiration given by those who are BY NATURAL RULE OF BIRTH created to achieve MORE.

Still... not by ABOVE wish only they will become the greatests... but BECAUSE THEY WILL FIGHT and TRY HARD to fulfill their BETTER given potential, fact that charges them with a further RESPONSIBILITY which is a burden those not born with a given superior talent will never come to understand.

That’s why I love Kageyama. Because he tries so hard to become the best he can, and because he FEELS the responsibility Destiny has given him by landing him a superior talent at something. His seriousness and sharp determination make him amazing. His will does not waver off when he faces difficulties. He just gets more focused in overcoming them, because his talent gives him a duty in a way to do so. In this, Kageyama has a willpower and a bravery which is natural for me to cherish, admire and praise.

In Haikyuu nobody is like him, not even by distance.

And still he is so aware he has so much to get better at... and he tries very, very hard to achieve those steps in progressing further, all by himself.

I also love how he doesn’t behave like happy frilly and useless people would think he should: never once he has gotten past his adorable, totally awkward social approach... because he TRULY doesn’t see what’s wrong with how he is, and his self acceptance is amazing in my eyes. So strong. So pure. So leader-like. He is a ruler, not a follower: if people don’t get it, he DOESN’T CARE. He doesn’t need any of them to feel better about himself: because he already feels GOOD enough about himself.

Kageyama doesn’t need to be “friendly”.

He doesn’t need to be a “friend” to be a great player. He needs to get better at social skills ONLY to hone his senses on court, also because a GREAT SPORTMAN will never have  friendships in his career in the first place.

Real sportsmen change teams and Countries the more they are great.

There is really no sense in searching for a friend in Kageyama’s cold optics and he is right. He has to find teammates. Not friends.

Friends are a category which makes no sense in sport.

Especially in high degree competitive sport.

I love Kageyama’s cool style so much... I admire his focus, his blunt honesty, his research for the best competitors without envy or bitterness: he looks out for the best players in hope TO LEARN FROM THEM, and this is the sign of his superior confidence, of his superior NATURAL confidence...

When the simpletons following Haikyuu call him “arrogant” I roll my eyes.

HINATA is arrogant, while he simply states he “will beat anyone”, and that “he will become ace”, and that “he will beat people at their best”, because based on his sub par skills, what he claims IS SENSELESS so to be convinced when he says it, HINATA HAS TO BE ARROGANT. And he is. He is an obnoxious, demanding arrogant midget with no sense of his position AT ALL. If I ever had a teammate remotely like Hinata in my times as a setter in my teams, I would have NEVER tossed to him once. NEVER.

KAGEYAMA, contrariwise is NEVER arrogant: in the whole of Haikyuu, he has stated he thinks other people still have better chances than he has so far at understanding how to command people (Oikawa, and even Kenma at some point; even though Akaashi states openly he is inferior to Kageyama, Kageyama himself is jealous Tsukishima got to train with him because he would have liked to do it too, to learn something from him). 

By the way the word “command” ain’t arrogant either, if that is a semantic reason simpletons use to prove how Kageyama, who uses it often, is bound to that defect. A setter COMMANDS. That’s his role. If people are bugged because they can’t see how volleyball works, it’s their problem... but Kags ain’t arrogant for it. He is TRUTHFUL.

Despite being by far the most skilled (any TRAINER HE HAS MET and ANY other setter he has met, and ANYONE in Haikyuu simply knows and sees and states how nobody can touch him in terms of sheer talent... I treasure what Motoya, the best libero in Japan, in the best young team in Japan, used to be with the BEST young spiker in Japan, says of Kageyama at National Camp... he calls him TERRIFYING in talent... and since he must know what he talks about given his surroundings, and the fact he says that while he is in the place where all the brightest young talents are, that must mean something, right?), Kageyama isn’t arrogant at all, and that also makes him the more valuable in my eyes.

When he gets called “arrogant” because he reprises sometimes his teammates during game actions, he ain’t arrogant either. He states the TRUTH when he speaks with his (sub par talented) teammates (see when he calls out annoying Noya because he was in the way of the action: Noya reacts all fuming BUT HE WAS IN THE WAY, so Kageyama was right, of course - like he is always right in a game).

Kageyama is demanding to his teammates the same way he is demanding towards himself first; he wants them to give their MOST, because he FOR FIRST does... and when they slag off, he is in the RIGHT to call them up. When they mess up, he, as the setter MUST call them out. Of course this irks those who have no idea on how volleyball fine tuning works... but this doesn’t make Kageyama arrogant: it just reveals them as even more dense.

Some say Kags is arrogant because he is confident in his skills: but when Kageyama says he will inevitably give out the best toss, he ISN’T ARROGANT. He states THE SIMPLE TRUTH (unlike Hinata). He WILL give the best tosses. So where’s the arrogance in stating a fact, exactly?

Full POINT.

Another one I’d like to make, in the ever growing misconception panel concerning Kageyama (my beautiful Lord), is how people who can’t downplay his genius try to point out he isn’t the only genius in the Manga...

Sadly, for those who can’t read or understand things, HE IS. 

KAGEYAMA SO FAR IS THE ONLY proclaimed GENIUS IN THE STORY (the only one so far who is similar to him, and could be named ALSO a genius IS USHIJIMA, but we have not enough reports from trainers at all levels and other spikers to claim this like instead it has been presented for Kageyama, by Furudate himself in the synopsis even. I also think that SAKUSA may be another genius and maybe Motoya; Atsumu and Osamu certainly aren’t because their official statistics are surprisingly low... I shocked myself when I was looking at them; I expected Atsumu to be far more skilled: it’s more than he is in a VERY good team which has improved his own plays, rather than the opposite. Atsumu may be the definition of “skilled player who can become a real champion”, but definitely he ain’t a genius).

When simpletons say in Karasuno there is another genius (Nishinoya, called so by Tanaka while speaking with the first years casually), just because somebody in the team (Karasuno ain’t a team of champions especially at the start, so when this happens nobody knows what Kageyama truly can do), called him so, without proper investment either, I CRINGE.

Nishinoya ain’t a  genius... not even in potential. He is a decent libero with BIG holes in his defence still up to this point in the manga. He will get better? Probably. But there’s a reason he was never considered to be a part of the National Training Camp. He simply IS NOT ENOUGH. Let alone a genius...

Motoya is a genius, probably.

Nishinoya ain’t even the best defender in Karasuno, being that (and by a TON) Captain Sawamura (a really good player).

But leave it to the Haikyuu fans to cheer up for the sub par instead than for the best... I guess they identify with that mediocrity and liability. I would never identify with anything like that, it would mean to undervalue myself in the first place...

So, at the end of the rant... why do I feel like I had to wish Lord Kags happy birthday? Why do I love him so much?

To be quick, I’d say that I love Kageyama because he EMBODIES the sport I love the most, but it’s not only that.

I love him because he is plagued in the manga /anime by people unworthy of him, and still he tries to bring these people at another level, just because it’s his duty to do so, no matter if he finds them all annoying (I don’t think he does, but he would do that even in that case).

I love him because he is far too complex and cool to be worshipped (as he should) by people liking Haikyuu only when it portrays simple characters with tons of liabilities and weaknesses they can identify with, and I love him because just for that vicious short-circuit Kageyama gets always diminished, misjudged and reduced to something he IS NOT by a blind and annoying fandom just because this way weak and mediocre people can feel better with themselves, not because anything of what they say and write or think has any root in reality.

In short, I could say that I love Kageyama because he is THE BEST, and like it often happens, people are afraid of him because they are unsatisfied about themselves and I feel like I have to balance all this unfairstate of things  by giving him all of my conscious love instead.

After all, I only like THE BEST in everything.

But his “being best” at his sport, comes with a tons of other things I find incredibly appealing and charming.

I love him because he is socially dense and doesn’t need people around to feel fine.

I love him because he is fully instinctual and has an amazing sense of taste, which makes him VERY SEXY in prospective ;)

I love him because he is completely dedicated to his own path of glory.

I love him because he is inspiring, and he gives his 110% always.

I love him because he feels never satisfied and always try for more.

I love him because he admires those who are his rivals, and doesn’t want to erase them out, because only by fighting against worthy ones you can get even better, and that’s his only goal.

I love him because he is pure and honest and doesn’t get convoluted and faking kindness to cover weaknesses, but only relates to those he considers, and has the guts to totally ignore the rest.

I love him because he hasn’t proper weaknesses after all.

I love him because he is FULLY INDEPENDENT.

I love him because he is GORGEOUS (beauty is a pre-requisite for my liking... scrubs and uglies aren’t my thing ever, and I despise those who can’t accept that there are ugly people around. BEAUTY is a great quality... and much like in skills, we are NOT all the same. Beautiful people are NOT like ugly people. Intelligent people are NOT like stupid people. TALENTED people are NOT like mediocre people. Stop telling yourself lies to feel better, soon or later reality will hit you like a train, and it won’t be enough to blame others instead of yourselves and your bad self-advocacy to get out of your holes...).

I love him because if he would live for real in this real world, he wouldn’t give a F**k about being considered sad or lonely or unsocial... he wouldn’t care at all about any of these things and he wouldn’t see the point in being social outside of a court when it would be useful to play better.

I love Kageyama Tobio because of just the way he is, and the fact that the beauty of volleyball shines the brightest through him.

Happy Birthday to you, precious blueberry diamond.

You make me happy, even though you are just a fictional manga character, because you inspire me at not only trying my best always and feeling never content, but also you inspire me at being oriented only at what my goals and desires and wills are.

Not because I am egotistical, but because I AM EXACTLY ME and THAT IS HOW IT HAS TO BE, and it’s very fine so.

Happy birthday, adored Tobio. 

Hope they will gift you with a truck of milk tomorrow *.*