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otakusheep15 · 2 months ago
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It’s my birthday, but, more importantly, it’s their birthday:
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hellocooperlooper · 2 months ago
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My weiner boy will attend Georgetown and get 10 PhDs and be a proud DC dweller like me.
Minus the 10 PhDs and attending Georgetown. I’m not that ambitious.
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stellarphileistic · 16 days ago
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Best thing about quitting smoking and drinking is that I have sm more money for plants. I absolutely love plants. Propagtaing and keeping plants is the msot healing thing I have ever done. Like I have a bad day and instead of buying a bottle of Vodka I just get a spotted begonia. (I actuall do not have a spotted begonia, it is one of my wishlist plants). Plus the greatest thing about plants is that it can be a free hobby. Although propagtaion takes much longer but the sole fact that you have to water and take care of your plants helps you break out of your depressive days. Everytime I was on the verge of giving up, one of my many plants had either bloome dor rooted. I am yet to witness my hoya bloom, because they only do so if they are happy and I want to be a witness for that.
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neverbelessthan · 10 months ago
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15 QUESTIONS FOR 15 FRIENDS
I was tagged by @adickaboutspoons and @edsrosetattoo. Thank you for thinking of me! ❤️❤️❤️ I love this shit. And sorry for taking so long to do it, I had so. much. uni. work.
Are you named after anyone?
Katharine Hepburn. And my mother gave me her middle name ('her' as in my mother's, not 'her' as in Hepburn's - although, Houghton? What a bitchin' middle name jfc), which has pissed my sister off literally from the day I was born because she got given a(n arguably lovely) random middle name instead. Suck it.
When was the last time you cried?
Today.
Do you have kids?
Yep.
What sports do you play/have you played?
I’m an equestrian (dressage, specifically) although I’ve been out of it for a while because I had to have some surgeries, also because I’m broke, and horseriding is basically like burning money. Also figure skating. Group sports are the devil.
Do you use sarcasm?
I honestly wouldn’t know how to get through life without sarcasm. I’m like, 75% sarcasm (in person, at least - online I tend to be a bit more sincere because I generally obsessively re-read anything I post or comment before letting it loose in the world and if it comes off too sarcastic in my own head I’m like dude … stop being a dick).
What is the first thing you notice about people?
I’m hyper-sensitive, and I have acute sensory-sensitivity issues, so generally I pick up on the minutia of how someone presents at any given time (sometimes because it’s all my brain can take in, because wider general observations are too much), like I’ll pick up on shit people aren’t even aware that they’re putting down. Ask me how much fun I am at parties.
What’s your eye colour?
Brown. Very much towards the uniform brown/black end of the spectrum though, not hazel.
Scary movies or happy endings?
Neither.
Any talents?
I’m weirdly excellent at claw machines? Someone pointed out to me the other day that I’ll need to budget half a suitcase and a not-insignificant amount of my travel budget to The Claw Machines because Japan is full of them, and it honestly hadn’t even occurred to me. And by ‘weirdly excellent’ I mean weirdly excellent - like I can’t remember ever having started on one and not ended with a sizeable audience. I recently had a worker at one stop me mid-game to open the box and reshuffle the toys and then watch over my shoulder because he thought I was cheating. I’m also really good at mimicking people’s handwriting. I don’t have a gag reflex. I have full-body hyperextension, so I can do weird/terrifying joint-related things. Are we supposed to be picking weird stuff? I do have normal talents but they’re boring.
Where were you born?
Sydney, Australia.
What are your hobbies?
Sculpture, photography, crochet, knitting. I like small-scale art - miniatures, origami. Music (I play the piano, cello, guitar, and sing). I like plants (hoyas, particularly). Is travelling a hobby (my brain would like me to accept that no, it’s a coping mechanism for escaping the nihilistic futility of existence :)? I’m doing two university degrees right now, so I find that my hobbies don’t get much bandwidth and when I’m not reading about neuroscience or philosophy I’m usually just staring into the middle distance letting my brain power down for 5 minutes. Is that a hobby?
Do you have any pets?
I have a cat. And some tropical fish. And a semi-domesticated water dragon named Richard.
How tall are you?
5’2”. Or, as people often enjoy pointing out: pocket-sized.
Favourite subject in school?
I hated my school, and therefore generally hated all subjects by extension. I loved anything creative: art, music, drama, creative writing, but I was too much of a social weirdo to not get bullied about it all, so I stopped bothering because I wasn’t willing to make/do what I really wanted to because I was too terrified of getting shat on about it, and there didn’t seem much point in doing any of it halfway. Plus it was an academically selective smartypants-assface school, so they didn’t put much stock in anything creative, unless you could top the state in it, and I didn’t really want that sort of pressure, thanks.
Dream job?
Some sort of very well paid, very infrequently required consultant.
I tag, with absolutely no pressure at all (and with profuse apologies to anyone who hates these things or who has already done it and i somehow missed you doing it because i’ve been buried under research and only on here sporadically the past week): @jessystardust, @majesticartax, @follows-the-bees, @theangelyouknew, @iamadequate1, @jeffsinnbythesea, @tositandadmire, @ameryth74, and literally any other mutuals who I haven’t tagged and who haven’t done it that would like to do it. I get such insane social anxiety about participating in these things, but also I love them: The Horrors. Also I know that I didn't tag 15 people, but … anxiety (I've tried to not include people who I've already seen tagged, and have literally gone through the last 50 or so posts of the people I have tagged to try and make sure they haven’t already done it, because i’m an idiot, and you know, being an idiot like that takes time).
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bangtanstanst · 2 years ago
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Once a Killer | 14 (epilogue)
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prologue • part one • part two • part three • part four • part five • part six • part seven • part eight • part nine • part ten • part eleven • part twelve • part thirteen • part fourteen
When you left your hometown, you left behind everything you knew and you never looked back. Now, years later, you’re living life on your own terms. But when your past comes back to haunt you, you find yourself at a crossroads once more. There’s just one thing you know for sure – you will not run away anymore. No matter how hard it gets.
≽ pairing: taehyung x reader ≽ genre: mafia/cop au, fluff, hints of (past) angst ≽ warnings: mentions of a (healed) bullet wound & a past fire ≽ word count: 3.7k
a/n: hello and welcome to the last part of oak ahhhhh!!!!!!! I can't believe this is actually the last part, just in time for new year's ;) I hope you enjoy😊 Also, happy taehyung day y'all!!!💕💕
›› tag list: @fjerdae @qualityjoonie @annoyinglyhopefulcarrot @afangirllikeme-blog @jazzytfw @flamingorosette-blog @majestikblue @sugashearteu @imagining-constantly @1-800-hoya @ajokeformur-ray @youremeimyou-main @busansgloss​ @hell-is-here-and-now ‹‹
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“Yes, thank you, Junwoo. I’m standing in front of the courthouse, where the leader of the notorious ‘Devil’s Scouts’ has just been found guilty on several counts including drug trafficking, racketeering, and homicide, and will now have to await his sentencing hearing scheduled next week. I have police sergeant Kim Namjoon here next to me to elaborate on what could be awaiting Park next Friday – sergeant Kim, how big is the chance he’ll get any less than life without parole?”
“Of course, we’re hoping –”
Taehyung pointedly switches off the radio, glancing at you from the driver’s seat before looking back at the road. “He’ll be off the streets for the rest of his life,” he decides, nodding to emphasise his words.
You let out a sigh, straightening out your simple grey dress. Your eyes are drooping as you look out the window, and you’re slumping in your seat. Despite over a year of recovery and physical therapy, you can still feel a dull ache in your right shoulder, which doesn’t exactly help in lifting your spirits. “I know.”
You heave a sigh, watching as the courthouse grows smaller and smaller in the side mirror. When Taehyung turns a corner, it finally disappears from sight, and you bite on your tongue as your eyes flutter closed and you lean back. Your heart still feels as heavy as it did when you entered the courtroom this morning.
Taehyung takes a breath, seeming to want to speak up, but then lets the breath back out. You know him well enough to know what he was going to say, though – the same thing he’d been repeating up until this morning, the start of the last day of Jimin’s trial. Are you sure we should’ve come?
You still don’t know the exact answer to that question.
“It’s just weird,” you say, shaking your head in a halfhearted attempt to rid yourself of any doubts. Closure. You’re getting closure out of this– trying to, at least. You turn to look at him, sending him a smile for good measure. “It feels so final when I know there’ll be appeals and hearings and more appeals, and…”
He puts a hand on yours, intertwining your fingers as he keeps his eyes fixed on the road. “We’ll worry about that when the time comes,” he says, glancing at you. “Hell, I’m no lawyer, but even I could tell their defence was absolute bullshit. You never know, maybe they’re scared he’ll get a worse sentence if they do appeal.”
You breathe out a laugh, staring down at your hands. “I guess so.”
“No– no guessing. I know it,” he returns, sending you a gentle smile. You return the sentiment and he nods, satisfied for now. “Now, let’s just get to the shelter and eat before I start on that sauce packet that’s been in the glove department for, like, a year.”
With a laugh, you glance out the windshield, watching the colourful collection of townhouses, restaurants, apartment buildings, and storefronts you pass. The streets are bustling with people; some are dressed up for dinner, some are walking their dogs in sweatpants and hoodies, and others are still in their work uniforms. “Should I text the others to go ahead and order more?” you ask, letting go of his hand to lean down and dig around for your phone in the purse at your feet.
“Nah, I’m pretty sure Hoseok and Minji got just about every item on the menu.”
A chuckle escapes your lips and you nod, though you keep your phone in your hand, playing with it for a while as silence takes over the car. In the corner of your eye, you spot the shelter up ahead. It has been rebuilt completely, bigger and better than before; the building stands proudly in the exact place of its predecessor, stark against the sky now coloured in pinks and purples. The mere sight makes you smile, your chest filling with joy for a fleeting moment– before it dissipates again with a mere sigh, and you focus on your phone.
You aimlessly swipe around while Taehyung focuses on driving; you open different apps before closing them again after only a second, the soft hum of the engine filling your ears. You don’t bother to check your notifications – you don’t think you can muster up the energy to reply to anyone right now.
“Jungkook said you tried to call Yoongi again.”
You let out a sharp sigh and your eyes flutter closed for a moment. Your chest aches. “Yeah,” you reply softly, your finger idly swiping across the screen. You clear your throat. “He still isn’t accepting my calls, though, so I guess it’s fine.”
Taehyung falls silent for a moment. He takes a breath, lets it out, glances at you before looking back at the road. “Look, I really do admire the fact that you keep trying to reach out, but…”
“I know.” You lift your eyes to look at him, and you take his hand to give it a soft squeeze. “But it’s Yoongi. I can’t stop trying, especially when his trial hasn’t even started and there’s still a chance that…” you trail off, shaking your head and scoffing at yourself. “Well, you know.”
He bites on his bottom lip, nodding slowly as he pulls into the shelter’s parking lot, smoothly turning into an empty spot. You can tell he has a lot to say; you know he does. You’ve talked about it too many times to count at this point – with him, with Jungkook, with Seokjin, with Namjoon… They’ve told you again and again that it’s been years, that a lot has happened– that you are not the same, and neither is he. And they’re right.
Which is probably why he skips that part. “It’ll never be over if you never stop, you know.”
His hand slips out of yours. You follow it with your eyes as he takes hold of the keys and switches off the engine, the car falling completely silent once its hum fades.
“It doesn’t have to be over,” you answer finally. Taehyung frowns but remains silent, subtly tilting his head. “I can just roll with whatever happens and hope it doesn’t bite me in the ass at some point.”
An amused smile pulls at Taehyung’s lips and he nods slowly, undoing his seatbelt. “And even if it does, you can just bite right back.”
You grin when he holds up his hand for a high five. “Exactly,” you say as you slap his hand. With a start, you wince and pull back, hissing. Your other hand shoots up to where the bullet went clean through your shoulder. Taehyung’s face falls immediately, eyes widening, and he leans forward – but you just grin and laugh, your hand dropping back into your lap. “Psych!”
“You’re the worst,” he says, though it’s through a laugh. He slips out of the car before you can reply and you simply chuckle, undoing your own seatbelt and following him outside. You meet him on the way to the entrance, slipping your hand into his. “You’re lucky you’re so beautiful,” he adds in a murmur, pressing a soft kiss to your cheek.
You smile at his comment, softly elbowing his side as you walk up to the shelter’s entrance. The lights at the front of the building are off and a ‘closed’ sign hangs against the glass doors. A kitten peeks through the O, and a puppy through the letter D. “And I’m lucky you’re so adorable,” you add, making him laugh as he fishes the keys out of his pocket.
“Even more adorable than Yeontan?” he asks in jest, unlocking the door and swinging it open. You step into the small vestibule, and he locks the main door before opening the door to the large, expansive lobby, locking that as soon as you’ve slipped inside.
The reception desk rests against the far wall across from the entrance. White wooden benches line the walls, bright pillows loosely arranged on the surface to provide some comfort. A round table sits in the middle, a vase with colourful dried flowers adorning its centre. The floor-to-ceiling windows let in enough natural light that the room looks bright even though the sun has started to set. “Are you sure that’s even possible?”
You snort, playfully flicking his arm as you make your way to the back of the shelter. The long hallway is lined with unassuming grey doors, all closed. Pawprint stickers of different animals in a rainbow of colours decorate their surface, as well as the walls. Most of the rooms are already full even though the shelter only officially reopens tomorrow; it would’ve been wrong to wait until the building was entirely finished, the team had decided unanimously. “More adorable in a human way,” you say with a smile, at which he grins.
“I knew it,” he says through a playful huff as you walk to the break room, exuberant chatter streaming out from the crack between the door and its frame. A sliver of warm light casts across the grey floor, beckoning you inside. “You like Yeontan better than me.”
You draw in a loud gasp when the words leave his mouth, and you come to an abrupt stop in the middle of the hallway. “I do not!” you insist, crossing your arms over your chest.
Taehyung pouts at you, though you can see the corners of his lips twitching with amusement. “Then prove it.”
You smile, taking a step closer and wrapping your arms around him. “I like you the very, very best, Tae,” you say lowly, briefly pressing your lips to his.
His pout quickly fades into a grin. “That’s very, very good to know,” he says in a soft imitation of your response. He leans back in for another kiss, his hands on your lower back to keep you pressed up to him. His embrace is warm and you gladly melt into him, letting out a slow, content breath as his fingers ghost across your cheek, your neck, swiping your hair off your shoulder. Goosebumps rise on your skin at his touch.
“Woof!”
With a giggle, you pull back and look down at the small ball of fluff now yapping at your feet, jumping at your ankles. “Hey, speak of the devil!” you remark happily, crouching down to run your hand through Yeontan’s soft fur.
“Guys, food’s getting cold!” a voice rings from further down the corridor, and you look up to see Hoseok peeking his head out of the break room. He sends you a smile. “We went ahead and ordered pretty much everything.”
You don’t miss the ha, knew it! look Taehyung gives you, and you hold back an amused laugh as you keep petting Yeontan.
“Good thinking, because I’m starving,” Taehyung tells Hoseok with an excited grin, walking ahead to the break room. You pick up Yeontan and rock him in your arms before following your boyfriend inside.
The break room is much smaller than most other rooms in the building, but big enough to house the shelter’s growing team of employees. The kitchen counter stretches along the left wall, a row of windows covering the wall across from the door. A large, wooden table occupies the middle of the room, surrounded by a collection of thrifted and thus mismatched chairs. A white desk is pushed against the right wall, holding two enormous monitors with live footage of the rooms housing all the animals. The large staff bulletin board hangs on the wall right next to the desk, already filled with announcements, schedules, pictures, and colourful post-its.
Hoseok and Minji have already been joined by Jungkook, and their feet scurry across the greyish-blue linoleum floor as they deck the table. A large blue banner hangs on the wall above the bulletin board, reading It’s a boy! conviction!, and you can’t help but laugh. You take a moment to stare at it and an elated feeling washes over you, your smile softening. Yeontan pants up at you with wide, confused eyes.
“Hey, Y/N!” Jungkook greets you, abandoning a stack of plates on the counter to briefly hug you in greeting. “Long time no see,” he jokes. You put Yeontan back on the ground, and he immediately runs off to yap at Taehyung’s shins.
“I’m surprised you got here before us,” you return, walking up to the counter and grabbing a few glasses from the cabinets.
Jungkook grins and shrugs, picking the plates back up. “I just know a couple shortcuts,” he shoots back, plopping the dishes on the table much more hurriedly than he needs to. You place the glasses beside them.
“Yeah, a little route called breaking the speed limit,” Minji butts in with a snort, unpacking the boxes of Chinese food and arranging them in the middle of the table. “Congratulations, by the way,” she adds, walking up to you to give you a tight hug.
You smile, hugging her back. “You, too, with the grand reopening and everything,” you reply as you break apart. “Busy days ahead, I’m sure.”
She grins brightly. “Damn right,” she says, turning back to the table. “So this better not be a late night, because we have lots of pets to take care of in the morning.”
You laugh and nod firmly. “I’ll get Taehyung home before twelve, ma’am,” you tell her, and she chuckles – though her laughter quickly fades when her phone chimes on the counter and her head snaps into the direction of the sound. She drops pretty much everything in her hands to check the message.
A bright smile washes over her face when she looks at the screen, and you raise an eyebrow at her as she quickly stuffs her phone into her back pocket. She clears her throat and straightens up, wiping the giddy smile off her face. “Namjoon and Seokjin are here, I’m just gonna go get them,” she announces to the room, dashing out without waiting for a response – and you swear she’s hiding a bright red blush behind her hair. Even Yeontan stills, his ears perking up as he looks in the direction of the door before he happily bounces onward.
Hoseok joins you to take over Minji’s job of unpacking the food. Jungkook and Taehyung are wrapped up in a conversation about speed limits and stoplights, and you smile in amusement as you turn to Hoseok. “So, how does it feel, having the building back?”
A soft smile pulls at his lips, but it doesn’t quite reach his eyes. “It helps, y’know, to… move on, I guess,” he says, nodding slowly. He focuses on straightening out some of the plates and glasses to make more room for the food. “Finally getting back into things,” he adds. There’s still a glint of sadness in his eyes, and your smile fades into an expression of sympathy. You haven’t talked about the fire with him all that much – he seems to do his very best to avoid the topic if he can, and you certainly don’t blame him. Seeing the sadness in his eyes just drives that point home.
“I’m sorry, Hoseok,” you say, leaning your hip against the sturdy table. Hoseok lets out a slightly shaky breath, his movements slowing. “I should’ve– it should have never happened. I’m sorry.”
He looks up at you, his smile faded now. “Not your fault,” he insists, his voice soft. “It happened, there’s nothing to do about it now.” He takes in a deep breath and lets it back out, nodding firmly. “All we can all do is try to move on, right? Deal with it until it can’t hurt us as much.”
You can’t help but smile. “Wise words.”
His grin reaches his eyes this time. “What can I say– I’m an old soul.”
Breathing out a laugh, you turn back to the food, opening your mouth to respond –
The door to the shelter slams closed, and three cheerful familiar voices echo off the walls. A hush falls over the room, and you exchange looks.
“I’ll bet it’s happening soon,” Jungkook says lowly, a mischievous grin pulling at his lips. He glances at the doorway, and the room falls silent once more – everyone focuses on the voices of Minji, Namjoon, and Seokjin as she leads the other two to the break room. Minji giggles and your brows shoot up, your eyes widening in excitement. “Maybe tonight.”
You snort. “I’d be surprised if it hasn’t happened already,” you return. “Really, it’s –”
The rest of your sentence dies out when you hear Seokjin’s laughter approaching, and you clear your throat and plaster on a casual smile to greet both him and Namjoon when they enter.
Only Namjoon hears your ‘hello’ and replies with a kind smile; Seokjin is already busy talking with Minji and making her giggle yet again. Jungkook, Hoseok, and Taehyung freeze, staring at the two as they walk over to the counter and pour themselves two glasses of water.
Though he’s still wearing his sombre black suit, Seokjin looks much happier than when you’d sat beside him on the hard courtroom benches less than an hour ago. The tight, solemn look on his face has faded, replaced with a bright smile as he looks at Minji.
“Love the banner,” Namjoon remarks as he walks up to join you, though no one turns to look at him or the banner – all eyes and ears are fixed on your two friends as they happily chat with each other. You don’t think you’ve seen Seokjin smile this much since... well, since he talked to Minji last week.
But that’s exactly the point.
“He asked if she was gonna be here today,” Namjoon adds in a conspiratorial tone, at which all heads snap over to him in unison. He laughs, crossing his arms. “There we go! Hi, guys!”
“Wait, so you only said that to get our attention?!” Hoseok hisses, his eyes flickering to Minji and Seokjin, who are still standing at the counter and talking – completely oblivious to your conversation. “It wasn’t actually true?”
Namjoon shrugs. “Does it matter?” he returns, though the corners of his lips are trembling with the beginnings of a smile.
“Of course it does!” Taehyung replies in a whisper. Yeontan barks up at Namjoon’s ankles to underline his words and Namjoon fights to hold back his laughter. “It means I can still win.”
You snort. “I’m sorry to say this, babe, but not a chance,” you shoot back, grinning when you hear Seokjin and Minji’s laughter echo through the room. “Minji’s still gonna be the one to make the first move. Right, Hobi?”
Hoseok grins. “Guaranteed.”
“Bullshit!” Jungkook protests, frantically shaking his head. “I might not know much, but I’m goddamn sure that –”
“What are you guys talking about?”
The group falls silent and freezes for a moment, then slowly turns to the pair that just joined you. Seokjin and Minji still seem oblivious; they just stand there, waiting for an answer you most certainly don’t want to give.
“We uh…”
“Beer!” you exclaim, plastering on a casual smile and turning to your friends. “I was just asking what beer the guys got.”
“Yes, beer. Let’s get some beer,” Jungkook confirms with an emphatic nod, following you over to the corner of the break room and leaving behind a slightly confused Minji and Seokjin. “I’m still right,” he insists lowly as you bend down to grab some bottles from the crate.
“No, she kinda took the initiative, actually,” Seokjin butts in, swiping two bottles out of your hand. He opens both and hands one over to Minji.
She just smiles bashfully and leans down to pet Yeontan, unable to hide her red cheeks. You cheer at the confirmation of your victory, throwing your hands up in the air and jumping into a hug with Hoseok. Taehyung sulks and sinks into a lime green plastic chair, and Jungkook sips from his beer with a scowl, leaning against the windows.
Namjoon simply leans back in a baby pink rolling chair, his arms crossed, an amused smile teased over his lips. “I can’t say I’m not surprised,” he says with a laugh.
You break away from Hoseok, walking up to Taehyung’s chair to sling an arm around his shoulders. “Hey, it’s alright, lose– I mean, babe,” you tease, ruffling his hair. He scowls in response – there’s a glint of amusement in his eyes as he looks up at you, though, and his disappointed expression is a little too theatrical to be real. You grin. “Already accepting your fate, I see?”
“I’m not!” Taehyung protests, pointedly grabbing your hand and taking it off his shoulder. He pulls you into his lap and you yelp, thrown off your balance, bumping into the arm he holds against your back to keep you from falling to the floor. “Just you wait and see,” he says, wrapping his arms around your waist while you sit up and put yours around his neck. “Next bet’s gonna be mine for the winning.”
“No can do. Next one’s on you two,” Hoseok retorts with a shake of his head – when he realises what he’s actually said, though, his eyes widen and he looks up from his beer, just in time for Seokjin to hit him in the back of his head. “No, wait, I –”
Seokjin’s glare is enough to shut him up, and he quickly takes a sip of beer.
Taehyung leans over to Jungkook, who’s pulled back a simple wooden chair and plopped down on the deep-blue polka-dotted pillow. “Can I get in on that one?” he whispers.
Jungkook shrugs apologetically, his eyes lighting up with laughter. “Sorry, man,” he says. “First rule of the bet– don’t talk about the bet.”
You snort and gently poke Taehyung’s ribs, leaning closer to stage whisper in his ear. “I say we have a bet on the bet.”
He chuckles, raising a brow. “What are we putting on the table?” he replies with a growing grin, his arms tightening around you. You snort and shake your head, playfully tickling the underside of his jaw. “Hey, I’m just saying, money isn’t the only thing we can bet with here.”
A gagging sound pulls you out of your conversation. “Oh, god, please don’t turn into that,” Jungkook remarks to Seokjin and Minji. “I can’t handle two of those.”
A laugh. “Too late.”
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a/n: ahhhh I hope you liked it!! It's been so long since I wrote the story and started uploading that I can't quite believe this is actually the last chapter🥺 Thanks so so much for reading and sticking with the series all the way through, it genuinely means a lot and I very much hope you enjoyed the ride💕 Let me know what you thought of this part or of the whole series, I'd love to hear from you!! Anyhoot, I hope you have a wonderful day/night, and that you have an amazing 2023!!💕💕
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hotarutranslations · 5 months ago
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The Day Before Release, A Day In Miyagi!
Evening!
Today was a day in Miyagi, For our new songs releasing tomorrow..
Through radio and TV💿💿
74th
About our fall tour ahead of my graduation🕺🕺 We'll be coming to Sendai twice in October and November🕺🕺
Schedule Details
Our Hello! Project Auditions are currently ongoing🐣🐣 Since Ishida, the only member from Tohoku is graduating, I think there is a particular chance for those from Tohoku now?
Auditions
That is what we mainly talked about!
Also I was campaigning with Oda, We also had some talks like.. Ishida and Oda~~
Everyone listened to us warmly where ever we went,
Also towards the new songs, These are particularly interpreted differently by the listener, With "Nandaka Sentimental na Toki no Uta", Each of the interpretations..impressions.. that we received, were very fun for the 2 of us🤭🤭
tbc Tohoku Broadcast "Hirumade Watchin'!" Live Broadcast💙 tbc radio "GoGo wa Mimikoi Radio na Kibun" Live Broadcast💙
Speaking of our campaign in Miyagi, We started with the live broadcast with tbc-san🫶🏻 happy As always thank you very much
I was happy we were able to help with the Molino Challenge today, and moreover be there for the winning moment~💙
Danced to Sasaki Rikako-chan's choreography~
GoGo wa Mimikoi Radio na Kibun
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We had a live appearance on Miyagi TV's "OH! Bandes"❤️
Because of this live appearance, Today I wrote "evening" at the beginning lol
I'm reallyyyyy happy we got to go on this show Its a show I've taken for granted from when I was little I would hear Sou-san's voice🫶🏻
Thank you very much for the show!
NHK Sendai "Nandary" Airs 8/26 (Mon)🤎
Those..? That like..? DaaSaku..?
I definitely want you to look forward to this in particular, That's how the show became, With this recording, we talked a lot 🤣lol
With lots of love from Chiba Ana, Also there were lots of messages, Thank you very much! Look forward to the show!
Date fm "tracks" 8/17&24(Sat) Airing 8:00-8:30PM🤍
With this show, We full had the time to talk, as the 2 of us in the first half of the show, and so we got to talk a lot🌻
I hope that even those who are listening for the first time will get into it, We started with a proper self introduction! It was fresh!
Please definitely listen!
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Data fm "SOUND GENIC" Live appearance🤍
We got to talk in depth about the music, It was really fun! There were lots of stories I was happy to hear!
SOUND GENIC
Towards the music, Asking people, what others interpretations are.. Its something we're only able to do with the timing of the release, I'm very grateful for this time⏰✨
Inoue-san, thank you very much!
Also during the show, Before us was a guest appearance from,
Ara Ara Kashiko's Ishida Ayumi Goes! ~Ishinomaki Hoya ver.~, She really helped us out, HoyaDoll, Moe-san🧡
It was a coincidence!!
Visiting the studio, Suddenly something oran.. It was really hoya-colored, Calling out, Its Hoyami-chan for those that are very energetic!..
..Seeing, is it me?
Moe-san was there! lol She was very energetic today too! lol
We received a can of boiled hoya🧡 (Oda posted the picture on her blog)
It was delicious..
Also,
I got to meet Date Bushoutai-san by chance!!! Amazing, amazing!!!
Today he was also cool, Masamune-sama!!!
- ̗̀📣All together, zundamochi
We took a photo like that😆😆
I gathered and posted a lot of todays photos, on Instagram
By all means!
And, tomorrow is finally, the release day!
I'll be live streaming on YouTube in the evening🍀
Streaming Party
Please definitely participate if you'd like Lets give a cheers together🥤🥤
see you ayumin <3 https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-10ki/entry-12863558841.html
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raymenpin61 · 8 months ago
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fifth-kazekage · 2 years ago
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Let's talk plants, buddy. Cacti are fantastic, I have a little collection of them myself, but are there any other plants you like to grow or plan on growing? I've gotten into carnivorous plants lately and I'm finding myself getting pretty attached to them. Hoyas, too, they're such rewarding plants to raise! They're nice and hardy and grow suuuuper long and make lovely smelling little flowers.
Oh you have no idea how happy I am to receive this message.
If you like plants then you’d love the greenhouses in Suna. Over the last few years we’ve cultivated hundreds of different plants from all over the five great nations, it’s quite the sight to behold.
We have a few carnivorous ones as well, some pitcher plants and dionaea muscipula. Those are Temari’s favorite to take care of. We also care for hoya’s (I’m partial to the carnosa’s myself) but if the serpens or the kerrii’s are more your taste we’ve got those too.
I’ve got a few new species I’ve recently started growing that I’m quite excited about; pink astilbe’s, alstroemeria’s, chrysanthemums, bleeding hearts, amaryllis’s. I wish I could show you all just how incredible the greenhouses look these days.
Oh…I’m rambling. I apologize.
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rhanscozycorner · 9 months ago
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Last weekend I went to the Nordic garden fair (Nordiska trädgårdar). It has become somewhat of a tradition of mine to go at least one day every year. This is mostly because I am always looking forward to seeing two special exhibitors: The Swedish Hoya Society (Svenska Hoyasällskapet) and The Swedish Bonsai Association (Svenska bonsaisällskap). Their booths are always a lot of fun. The bonsai booth is especially pretty, it is so marvelous what people can create. There are quite a lot of other things to see at the fair. Unfortunately, I don't have a garden to care for so there isn't much for me to get from any of the other vendors.
This year I bought a lot of hoya cuttings from the Swedish Hoya Society. I was planning on purchasing a carnivorous plant, but I almost felt possessed once I arrived at the hoya booth. I couldn't stop myself. I am quite fond of particularly hoyas and orchids. If I could spend my money frivolously, I would choose to have a jungle in my home. For now, I will settle on my kitchen window frame being overgrown. Seeing it makes me so happy, even though I no longer have any drinking glasses to drink from (they have all been taken for my new lovely cuttings).
That is all for now, I wish everyone a very joyful day!
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loevawrites · 10 months ago
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List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! Get to know your mutuals and followers <3
Thank you for the Ask!
I have a son. Now, being a mother is not always rainbows and sunshine. Most days, it’s quite the opposite. Yet, it’s so fascinating to watch my own goblin grow into a little person. He has the sweetest laugh, and that sound is the light of my days.
When I’m writing, I forget everything else. Even on my toughest days, when I have a lot on my plate and feel overwhelmed, I find it worthwhile to set everything aside and savor such a moment of peace. Every day is made better by writing, even if it’s just a few words.
I also love to share what I write. Written role play has been a huge part of my life for many years, and I’ve made so many incredible friends with that media. Now, sharing fanfiction is a new hobby, and the dopamine rush I get every time I receive kudos and comments is quite addicting.
My plant collection, which includes -but is not limited to- eleven different Hoya cultivars. Two of them are blooming right now, and each flower just makes me so, so happy. If you haven't seen a Hoya flower before, I highly recommend googling it—it's quite impressive!
I love pretty dresses. In my book, there's no such thing as overdressing. I take great care of my appearance, and my aesthetic brings me immense joy.
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farmboyprince · 11 months ago
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My introspective- week 2/3 of @2024-grimoire-challenge
Finally got some time to write up my review! Joining two weeks together:)
Second week of the challenge, the prompts have been much more personal opinion/belief focused. I don't mind them, but it was a lot more work- especially since I've been super busy lately (exam season is starting+two concerts this week>_<). Thing is, since I'm on my own path and don't really follow one way of thinking/believing, my answer to a lot of the questions was "I don't know". For example, "where does magic come from"? I don't know that. Honestly, I don't even know what magic really is, and I use it all the time! My notes ended up being mostly about my experiences and thoughts instead of belief. I actually like that; I'm hoping that those will change somewhat during this year and I'll be able to do the topic "Magic 2" and reflect on all the new viewpoints I'll acquire.
Saturday, 13.1. The week's almost over, but I'm just about halfway done with the prompts- I did monday (magic), tuesday (witch) and wednesday (personal practice) journal prompts and started on my plant research (chamomille). I knew I'd fall behind for exams, but I didn't know it would be this soon >_<
Wednesday, 17.1. I've skimmed trough the prompts for week 3 and they seem like they'd take me a long time, so off I go to study genetics instead xD
Wednesday, 24.1. Finally getting some time! I'm taking today off before I go back to studying. Week 3 is all about energy (something I sorely lack right now lol). In my own practice, I most connect to nature/it's energy. Not only for energy in my spells, but also for my own. I garden and take care of a small orchard; my room has plants wherever there's enough sunlight, and my furniture is a bunch of mismatched wood types. It's a small room, but I've still found some space for my 200 and 45 l aquariums (~53 and 12 gallons) that are also full of plants. Honestly, they really help me with burnout, anxiety and managing my energy levels- I can relax and watch the fishies, get happy whenever I see a new leaf on my hoyas and after a hard day of work in the garden I usually have more spoons than I've started with:)
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(plant/fish tax)
I adore the Sun for its light and warmth, but don't care as much for the other celestial bodies. I admire water, air and fire but mostly in the context of nurturing, feeding and renewing the life around them. I have a special reverence for earth, which, given my line of studies and interests, is pretty self explanatory. Gods and spirits are, in my opinion, personifications/avatars/etc. of nature and human traits. As such, when working with deities, I prefer to go straight to the source- their domains. I have a spot in the forest where I give Veles my offerings; I bring leafed branches and flowers to my altar for Jarilo and I prune grapevines while asking Dionysus for his blessings.
With it being winter right now, I don't go outside as much as I should. For some reason, I get more anxious in cold weather and taking a walk alone becomes quite a challenge and thus leads to me not having enough energy/brain power to get my work done.
With that in mind, I think taking a long walk should count for my energy work this week!
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reviewinglemons · 2 years ago
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A Bit of Silver and Splash
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H. carnosa 'Nova Ghost' (a.k.a. reverted 'Argentea Princess') and H. parviflora (splash)
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H. biakensis 'ASL1' was a surprise in how much silver it has, and how happy a grower it is.
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Two similar ones H. verticillata (heart leaf splash) (formerly parasitica) and H. latifolia 'Snow Queen'. I don't know which I'd pick of I could only keep one. Verticillata has that gorgeous splash that turns pink in high light, but 'Snow Queen' has nice splash too, and it's always been one of my easiest and fastest growing hoyas. So, good thing I don't have to pick, huh.
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These two pictures have been taken a while ago. H. rangsan looks better these days, and H. sigillatis worse.
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elminx · 2 years ago
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Random plant updates, part whatever
Everything is popping out so much new growth and I am incredibly excited about it. It's New Leaf Day 2-5x a week right now! Endless celebrations.
My plant overperformers for the month are my Strawberry begonia (Saxifraga stolonifera) and my NOID Haworthia both of which may need to be repotted again by the end of the summer if they keep growing at the rate they've been growing at. There were both given to me in tiny pots, I upsized them by 2", and they have both already taken up that whole space. I'm incredibly impressed.
The other big growth winner for the month is the old man (nongendered, its just got old man vibes) Hoya pubicalyx that I rescued from my Mother-in-Law's former place of employment. This thing is reputed to be close to 20 years old (it's got vines like tiny tree branches, its thicc) so I'm not surprised that I grew 7 leaves this month but also, it grew seven leaves this month!
I have potted up the cuttings that I took of my Grandfather's ancestral Holiday Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) and I can't wait for it to start growing. Also, its counterpart, my African Violet who's named for my Grandmother, is about to start flowering again. Someday I hope to keep them together on my ancestral altar.
I finally have all of my propagations into pots, so of course I need to start some more ASAP. I'm not ready for my Monstera adensonaii to outgrow its support, so I'll probably do a good chop to create a fuller plant. Also my NOID Peperomia "scandens" could use a chop to make it look more even (and eventually fill it out more).
My two "birthday plants" should arrive tomorrow. I ordered a Begonia maculata "Flamingo Queen" because I was looking for a summer bloomer and a Scindapsus pictus Exotica that I'm hoping will live happily in the free window that I still have in my living room. I have a name picked out for the Begonia (my partner wants to name them after a famous Flamingo Queen) but have absolutely no idea what I am going to name the Scindanpsus.
There are outdoor plants, too. Far too many to talk about. My rose bush is in full bloom, as is the first of my Meadow Sages. My Ruta plants have buds, too! (that will be a first, we planted it late in the summer last year) I think that my Calendula and Zinnia starts that I grew from seed will be hardened off enough to plant by this weekend.
I don't know where I'm going with this. It's mostly a record for me. Of this ephemeral moment. Of this ephemeral happiness.
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snoopy-dyke · 1 year ago
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happy my-hoya-krimson-princess-bounced-back-and-is-no-longer-shrivelled-with-soft-leaves-and-on-the-verge-of-dying-day everyone
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santmat · 2 years ago
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Light and Sound on The Path: Mystic Poetry of Baba Somanath, Sant Namdev, Soami Ji Maharaj, and Huzur Maharaj Rai Saligram -- Sant Mat Radhasoami
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Mystic Poetry (Bhajan, Hymn) of Baba Somanath: O beloved ones, repeat the Simran of Naam, Otherwise your life will be spoiled.
Naama sumirana karale pyaare
Nahi to hoya khuwaari (refrain)
O beloved ones, repeat the Simran of Naam,
Otherwise your life will be spoiled.
Kaama kalpanaa chora jaga se, hoya raho tuma nyaari
Cast out fantasies of desire from your heart;
Remain detached from this outer world.
Dhyaana guru kaa dhaara tu, jaise chandra chakoraa
Nirakhata raho nisadina, aatha hi praharaa
Hoi hai dyaala to kari hai nihaala
Pala me deya ubaari (1)
Contemplate on the Guru as the moonbird gazes at the moon;
Maintain your watch all the hours of the day and night.
When He becomes gracious, He showers His blessing on you,
And in an instant you attain salvation.
Dhru, Pralhaada, Vibhishana, aur Bhilani Shivari
Ganika Ajaamila jaise paapi naama anekana taari
Patita paavana naama nirmala
Tuma kyon chale bisaari (2)
Dhru, Prahlad, Vibhishana, 30 and Bhilni Shivari were saved.
His Naam liberated countless sinners like Ganika, the prostitute, and Ajamila, the sinner. 31 
The Immaculate Naam is the purifier of the fallen ones.
Why do you persist in your forgetfulness?
Nita nema kara prema se, svaasa svaasa ura dhaari
Chita dvai nainana madhye, sthira kara samhaari
Dhuna dhadhakaara hotaa jahaa
Ghantaa naada jhanakaari (3)
Constantly meditate with true love; with each and every breath, cherish the Naam in your heart.
Fix your attention between the two eyes; become firm and concentrate within.
Where the Dhun is resounding,
You will hear the peeling of Celestial Bells.
Dala sahasra kanvala ke paarachala, kaala kalaa saba haari
Sthula sukshama kaarana shariraa, mana na maayaa thahari
Sthaan trikuti brahma langa ke,
Manasarovara naahari (4)
When you travel to the regions beyond the Thousand-Petaled Lotus, the tricks of Kal are all conquered.
Rising above the physical, astral, and causal bodies, neither mind nor Maya remain.
Crossing over Trikuti, the region of Brahma, bathe in the waters of Mansarovar.
Hansa hoya sataloka sidhaare, satta purusha hi nihaare
Nita hota bina dhuna jahaa, satta hi satta pukaare
Bhaja Somanaatha naama niraamaya
Guru prataapa te huye nyaare (5)
The swan-bird of the soul departs for Sat Lok, where it beholds Sat Purush, the True Lord.
The music of the veena reverberates perpetually on the air.
In that Realm, the Truth of Truth calls forth.
Somanath says: “Repeat the Immaculate Naam.
Through the glory of the Guru, you will become free from this world.”
Hear It Being Sung by Baba Somanath: Audio: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/19h5GIfdiAx0tonC4-lzlma5gabOZSUoh
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Mystic Verses of Sant Namdev from Three Sources
Namdev advises to accept divine instruction so that humanity may be contented and happy:
When I sing of God, then I behold Him;
Then I, His servant, obtain contentment.
Accept divine instruction, 0 man;
the true guru shall cause thee
to meet God.
Where the heavenly Light shineth,
There playeth spontaneous Music.
'God's Light is all-pervading'--
By the guru's favour I know that.
In the chamber of the heart are jewels
Which glitter there like lightning.
God is near, not distant,
And His Spirit completely filleth mine.
Where the inextinguishable sun of God's Word shineth,
There earthly lamps grow pale:
Through the guru's favour I have know this.
God's slave Nama hath been easily absorbed in Him.
-- Sant Namdev, Vani of Namdev quoted in, "Sant Namdev -- The Facts of His Religious Ideology", O.P. Ralhan, Anmol Publications, New Delhi
I Shall Never Forget the Lord Now
I shall never forget the Lord now,
I shall keep him clasped to my heart.
Were I to forget him, I should indeed lose all I have.
Every moment I offer my body and mind to the Lord,
Never for a moment do I let him go from my mind.
With every breath I drink the nectar of his remembrance --
This beggar thrives on the nectar of the Lord's Name.
Engrossed in his love, I keep repeating his sweet Name.
Were I to forget him, I would certainly come to grief.
Says Namdev, I shall never fix my hope on any but him.
I shall lay down my life to attain the wealth of his Name.
-- Sant Namdev, "Saint Namdev", translated by J.R. Puri, V.K. Sethi
It is your Music
I hear
0 Lord.
The rhythm of drums
jantar
and vina.
The supreme moment
has come.
I had chains around
my feet.
But now I have no fear
of this ocean of samsara [world of changes].
I looked within
and perfected devotion
says Namdev.
Govind [God] is right
here.
My heart dwells
at his feet.
Never will I give up
my love for him.
Let people laugh
all they wish.
Govind's [God's] name
will take you across
the ocean of samsara.
Why work yourself
to death
for the falsehood
of maya [illusion]?
A man will stake his life
for his money.
Should a bhakta [lover of the Beloved] not cherish
his love?
All that I want
is to please Ram [God]
says Namdev.
-- Sant Namdev,
"The Hindi Padavali",
Winand M. Callewaert translation
Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
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Beloved Radhasoami (Lord of All Souls) is Your Protector
Some selections of Radhaswami hymns found in the book, "Niyamawali," published in Agra, India:  
Guru is my Father and Mother. Who can describe His glory and eminence?
Beloved, merciful to the humble, Radhasoami, does good to my soul every moment. (Prem Bani Radhasoami, Huzur Maharaj)
0 Jiva [soul]! Why do you worry? Beloved Radhasoami is your protector. When you were born, He arranged milk for your feed and had your mother bring you up. He took care of you in every way and attracted you to His Holy Feet.
He provided you with all the pleasures of the senses and showed you the transitory nature of the world. He then drew you to Satsang and gave out to you the secrets and mysteries of the Nij Ghar (True Home). By His grace and mercy, go up and open the Tenth Door.
He improves your understanding by His discourses. He lets you examine the true nature of the mind, enabling you to give up your entanglements, delusions and adherences to past beliefs. He applies your Surat [Soul's Attention] to Shabd [inner Current of Sound and Light]. Ascend to higher regions and see beautiful scenes.
He makes the bell and the conch audible to you in Sahas-dal-kanwal [Thousand Petaled Lotus]. He shows you the splendor of Guru in Trikuti [Causal Plane, second inner Region]. See moonlight in the expanse of Sunn, and, reaching the perfect region beyond Bhanwargupha, perform Arti of Sat Guru.
Taking a telescope from Sat Purush, proceed to Alakh and Agam. Beyond lies the infinite Radhasoami Dham. Behold it and be enriched place your head at His Holy Feet. (Prem Bani Radhasoami, Huzur Maharaj)
Have patience. Do not be dejected. Fix your Attention on, and absorb yourself in the Holy Form of Guru. Always sing His praises. Make no excuses. This should be your aim, just as the Papiha (the sparrow hawk) patiently waits in expectation of the Swanti rain with a fixed aim.
Direct your Attention inward, do not allow it to flow out anywhere else. Put up with every thing inwardly. Accept nothing but internal joy. Have patience. Do not divulge acts of grace of Sat Guru to others. Live with Radhasoami like a fish in water. (Sar Bachan Radhasoami Poetry, Soami Ji Maharaj)
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thegreenxplace · 2 years ago
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2 Jan 23
So this is the kind of updates I want to be putting out. I forget the last time I water some of my plants and I want to document everything: good and bad. And today, there’s kind of more bad.
So I’d like to start this off by saying this morning, only 14 minutes after I closed my eyes to go to sleep, my sister tells me that our cat knocked over Eros, my pothos. He’s currently in a trenta iced Starbucks cup, propagating in water. So that was a great start to the day. But I did buy a pot for him today, and I plan to pot him when I go back to school in about two weeks.
Galaxy, my mother of many, has not been doing great. He’s losing leaves and I think it’s because his roots aren’t completely covered. So I need to add more dirt to the top of his pot, which I will do once I get back to school.
Aphrodite, my jade succulent, is living in a Starbucks sample cold cup. Her dirt wasn’t touching the sides of her cup anymore, so I had to make sure to maneuver the cup so the dirt could break up.
Hope, my peperomia hope, has been feeling both like she does and doesn’t need water. Some leaves were able to be bent and some were firm. So I didn’t know what to do.
I honestly cannot remember the last time I watered Pluto, my Irish bouquet, or Athena, my gasteraloe. I have plans for watering Athena, so I’m going to wait to water her until I go back to school. For some reason, I cannot find much of any information on Pluto. I saw one video that said that Irish bouquets are dormant in the warmer months and to water them less during that time. Well, now it’s cold and I don’t know what that means.
Lilith, my peperomia orba or peperomia lime, is doing okay partially. I got her from Etsy a few months ago. She has like four clusters (?) in a 6” pot, which is how she was shipped to me. And just recently, like yesterday, one of the clusters rotted. The other three are doing great, but I am terrified for what that means because it’s happened to me before, so I’m just going to let her be for right now.
Lately, Mercury, my peperomia frost, has not been doing that great. I would prune her for propagations and the stems would rot. After removing the rotted parts of the stems, the leaves are now all rooting. However, it does still make me worry about Mercury. I plan to look at her roots when I go back to school.
Jupiter, my tradescantia sillamontana, has been doing GREAT! That is all.
Jupiter’s baby, Callisto, who had just been named today, was not doing too well in my attempt of soil propagation. I cleaned him off, dipped him in cinnamon, and stuck him in some water. Now he looks so much better and I hope to see roots soon. Sometimes, I try not to name the propagations because my ultimate plan is to add them back to their mother plant. But he’s too cute not to name.
Hecate, my peperomia obtusifolia, has been just failing, to the point where I just wanted to toss her. But I procrastinated, and part of me is happy I did. I pulled her out of her pot to find her soil compacted only around her roots. I cleaned her off as best I could and placed her in water for the time being.
I picked up three things to propagate. I have a watermelon peperomia leaf, which is in water with Hecate. Some little succulent beans that I do not know the identity of at this moment. I am propagating them directly onto soil in Hecate’s old pot. And lastly, I have a singular Hoya leaf. It has no stem, so I don’t know what will come of it. Regardless, I added some cinnamon to the bottom of the leaf and threw it in my misc. propagations Starbucks cup.
I would like to say that my propagations aren’t usually in Starbucks cups, but I had to travel home somehow.
Plants that got watered today:
Galaxy (Mother of Many)
Aphrodite (Jade plant)
Hope (Peperomia Hope)
Pluto (Irish Bouquet)
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