#he’s such a pain in the ass in general tbfh

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felt like doing some art before work, and I miss my dragon age ttrpg character Mio…..

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5, 11 and 22 for my queenie pop beth PLES

i… may have gotten a bit carried away (no regrets)

ft. the most beth-coded images I could find… not pictured: her gorgeous, iconic 80s perm

5: guilty pleasures

as part of their unlikely friendship, eddie gets her into weed. she doesn’t really smoke, but she will make the best pot brownies any of them have ever had. he’s not a good influence on her, and she loves it

flavored chapstick. i say this is a problem only because what started with steve gifting her an innocent dr pepper lip smackers (bc it’s her favorite soda) snowballed into expanding beyond her simple strawberry and cherry to tootsie roll and more—up to 10+ and counting. does this obsession make sense when she always has to top it off with a separate gloss for the perfect shine? no. will that stop her? of course not. she makes more trips to claire’s than she’ll ever admit to

secretly has a thing for bill murray. can’t/won’t explain why but she’s kinda into it

still sleeps with her childhood teddy bear

also loves to reread books from her childhood. peter pan is the favorite

11: bad/petty habits

accidentally/on purpose made an enemy of jim hopper during her sister’s disappearance because she wrongly assumed that everyone just forgot about katy and beth wouldn’t let him. it was a surprising day indeed when the 5’2 head cheerleader looked him dead in the eyes and called him a “lazy fucking asshole.” it sure made for some awkward apologies when katy did return

people pleasing people pleasing people p— she has this deep need to be loved & as a result she’s always giving more than she gets.

but there’s only so much of yourself that you can safely give away before you lose sight of who you are

she can be the most passive aggressive bitch in town if she wants to be—never unprompted, though. except for when it comes to carol perkins. not for any particular reason per-say, but she has hated carol since the 1st grade and she’s a heinous bitch so she must’ve done something to deserve it, ok?

will not hesitate to correct anyone who incorrectly states a fact or quotes

22: people who’ve influenced them greatly

in terms of fashion/general vibes, it’s a delicate and carefully curated mixture of lady di, brooke shields, & molly ringwald. she’s put-together, trendy, fashionable, and girly in a way that is enviable to her peers but still creative and uniquely beth (think: designer outfits paired with one-of-a-kind accessory finds she picked up at antique shops)

especially in her younger years/as a teen, her mother has been a big influence on beth. she means well, but it’s more for her own sake than beth’s. mrs. debbie sullivan is all about keeping up with the other pta moms in loch nora for most of beth’s life. she’s the one who taught her her love for fashion and never missed a chance to brag about beth for getting elected cheer captain or winning prom queen. but her mother seemed a lot less interested in anything than wine and her pills after the events of fall 1983

beth’s best friends, amy and tiffany, mean more to her than all of her other fleeting “friends” combined. they’ve been inseparable from the get-go, known by their peers as the trifecta— the redhead, the brunette, the blonde. && it’s amy who teaches her that she should never settle for less than what she wants and deserves. tiffany showed her that it’s okay to be a bitch sometimes, because she doesn’t owe anyone anything. together, they are unstoppable. i like to think of them as a teenaged cheerleader version of the powerpuff girls tbfh

her little sister katy, in more ways than i could possibly name here. her disappearance (and reappearance) alone deserve their own essay, but she admires so much about her nerdy, headstrong little sister. it’s her drive to be the best big sister she can that makes beth such a natural leader and really highlights her warmth and maternal nature. but don’t get me wrong, katy can still be a pain in the ass, as all little sisters are.

dustin henderson!!! sure, he’s the annoying lil brother she didn’t ask for, but he’s also been such a positive force in her life. especially since katy’s disappearance. she adores him and their relationship is parallel to her and katy’s. he helps her to embrace her nerdier side and not feel ashamed that she likes history. she also kind of owes him and his mischievous scheming for pushing her together with the love of her life, too

as cliche as it is, i would be remiss if i didn’t add steve harrington to this list. steve is so much more than just a boy who she likes; he is the first person to every truly understand her. steve was patient and kind and he taught her that she is so much stronger than she gives herself credit for, but she doesn’t always have to be. he makes her a better person, makes her want to be one, and vice versa

there are more ofc (did not include her historic heroes or feminist icons but just so you know, she does in fact love betty friedan. which would probably surprise her classmates but that's another story)

a bonus lil blurb/headcanon based on 5, set in 1980:

she and carol had always been frenemies at best

but when they’re among the only cliques of eighth graders invited to a high school party, none of that matters

at least not until a tipsy sophomore rounds up a game of spin the bottle

beth looks around the room, makes eye contact with steve, and agrees

then it was steve’s turn. as the bottle began to slow and neared beth, carol “accidentally” nudged the glass, causing it to fall just short of beth and land right on nicole, two seats down

it was no secret that, although they were currently ‘off,’ carol had every intention of getting back with tommy eventually

that was about all beth knew about him; it was more than enough

if carol wanted to play dirty, beth wouldn’t hesitate to beat her at her own game (er, at least in the minds of two slightly intoxicated 14-year-old girls)

it wasn’t long after that when beth’s spin landed somewhere between steve and tommy.

despite every part of her telling her that carol was certainly not worth all this, she simply agrees when tommy insists that it was closer to him (even if it really wasn’t)

and so, with a single glance at carol, she made out with him in front of the entire party

the whole thing felt wrong and awkward, because he was too slobbery and his tongue was down her throat in an unpleasant mess

but as he finally pulled away (more due to being pried apart than anything), the look on carol’s face was more than enough consolation

she missed the disgruntled, sour glare steve was giving tommy

carol pretty much avoided beth after that; apparently tommy “hadn’t kissed her like that in ages”

beth considered carol lucky for that

[linos-teeth]

Era but my favourite Ateez songs are Say My Name, Wave, Promise and Treasure. All of them are bops tbfh. What are yours? And also moments I like 🤔 well them covering Fantastic Baby is a masterpiece and them trying to play that "don't dance" game in Ateez Wanted? When Mingi and Yunho lost to Dalla Dalla and San wanted to die 😂 they have a lot of great moments but I'm still a new atiny and I'm sure I'm missing a lot of content lol - 🐶 anon (2/2)

“I don't remember what 1/2 part was about and I'm so MAD :( the only thing I remember is me recommending About Time which is a rom com starring Domhnall which is one of my favourite movies and I also said that he's not a comedian. When I said he was hilarious I ment it irl as in his interviews he's just great. Then idk what else. Feel free to ignore the asks whatever idc. I'll go listen to the playlist, send you an ask when I finish and then it'll be like the previous asks never happened- 🐶 anon”

sorry for not ignoring these i just like to answer

hey 🐶 anon!!! i hope you’re having a good evening/night or a good morning if you see this tomorrow morning when you wake up i rly don’t know time zones at all! tumblr’s a shit truly but i wouldn’t recommend copy pasting necessarily bc i know there is one thing that 100% blocks an ask from sending and that’s when you write ... without a space between the last . and the next word for some reason, that just as a heads up! if my asks don’t send xkit’s outbox extension usually saves my ass xD

anyway! i will have to check that one for sure bc boy am i weak for romcoms!! and ok yeah that makes sense man i envy him i envy ppl generally who can just...entertain you simply by existing like what kinda skill is that??

wave and promise are definitely faves of mine too!! and then as a san stan i am obviously a big fan of twilight and hala hala, also pirate king has a special place in my heart even tho like i’m also super new to this like i barely caught zero to one but i caught up afterwards bc yes gimme more of that GOOD STUFF! and say my name is great like...DRIVING DANCE!! i miss it tbh i miss it so much those were good times :/ how could i forget abt fantastic baby!!! truly the highlight of their careers so far. generally any time jongho is presented with a fruit but that was the peak. tho idk if you saw that one video where at the end he split like 10 apples in a row that made me Feel Things. (also jongho randomly lifting the members i love that too) the don’t dance game was my favorite part of ateez wanted i think!! (also the painful dancing one) but yeah honestly how i caught up on content was mostly by watching like...those meme clips compilations? i never know when anything happened but at least i know it happened XD though i rly rly rly need to check out all the predebut stuff it looks so fun :/

anyway i’m rly anxious i hope my playlist is alright