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yehet-about-it · 4 years

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I Like Me Better | 23 - Bear Hugs

~ A Wayv Social Media AU Series ~

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Synopsis: You’ve just moved into a new apartment with your best friend Yangyang, but you’re immediately faced with a problem: your incredibly noisy upstairs neighbour Xiao Dejun, or to friends, Xiaojun. You spend the first few weeks of your acquaintance hating his guts, but after a sincere apology and a fascinating revelation about his passions and motivations you slowly begin to see past his cold exterior to discover the real him. What will happen as you get closer to this troubled boy and how will those closest to you react?

Pairing: Reader x Xiao Jun

Themes and Warnings: Explicit language, mild sexual content, mild violence and references to drinking/alcohol. Deals with themes of toxic masculinity, insecurity, gaslighting (sort of), and jealousy…

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Word Count: 2.4k

Chapter Warnings: A whole lot of fluff and a lil bit of smut towards the end... Sorry if you were expecting more smut but I legit cannot bring myself to write it for our smol boy 👀😅

Your shoulders ached as you shuffled into your living room having showered and made yourself just about presentable, compared to the sweaty state you were in earlier. You and some of your colleagues had been recruited for a stage at the Asia Song Festival this year and were now spending at least 8 hours a day in the studio practicing, hence why you felt like all the energy had been sucked from your body. Not that you could complain because it was a great opporunity, but 8 plus hours certainly took it out of you. What you really needed was cuddles, but since Yangyang wasn’t the huggy type and was out walking bella, and Kun was most likely still at work, for now you’d have to suffice with your oversized teddy.

You sigh as you waddle through the empty room, flopping down onto your imaginitively named Mr. Gom in the corner, wondering when Xiaojun would be here with your coffee, and just like magic, as soon as the thought pops into your head, the front door clicks and the man himself emerges from your hallway calling out to you.

“Y/n?” he calls, making his way into your living room, not having seen you tucked away in the corner, squished beneath your teddy bear’s oversized paw. “Here!” you call out, struggling to even lift your head, let alone stand up to greet him. Xiaojun’s face breaks out into a grin as he realises where the voice is coming from, his internal dialogue squealing over how incredibly endearing you look clinging onto the teddy in the corner.

“You okay down there?” he says with a tone of amusement, striding up to you, two cups of coffee in hand. You whine in response, indicating you are very much not okay and still laughing, Xiaojun sets the two coffees down on the table, taking his phone out and clicking a photo of you as you cuddle into your bear.

Hearing his phone camera click, you whip your head around, looking up at him with a pout. “Hey!” you whine, scowling at him with contempt, but seeing you curled up looking tiny next to the huge teddy bear Xiaojun can’t find it in him to put on a straight face and shrugs. “Heh, sorry, you looked kind of cute though.” Xiaojun chuckles, slipping his phone back into his pocket. “Here.”

Xiaojun picks one of the coffees up off of the table and hands it to you. “You, xiaojun, are a life saver,” you utter, perking up a little as you graciously accept the warm creamy beverage from him, inhaling deeply as the rich scent of fresh coffee wafts up from your cup. Thank god you only live a five minute walk from Starbucks. “Oh you know, some do say I’m a bit of a hero,” he jokes, shrugging before picking up his own coffee from the table to sip on.

Crossing your legs, you rock yourself forward so you can stand up, being careful not to spill any of your coffee and wander over to sit on the couch. “So you were at Hendery’s?” You ask casually, taking a sip of your coffee. “Yeah, we were working out this evening, which is why I’m all sweaty, so I’m gonna go take a shower, but we can hang out after if you like?” Xiaojun asks, downing the remnants of his coffee which he’d of course drank the majority of on his walk back. “Sure, thanks for the coffee!” You reply, smiling despite being a little disappointed that he wasn’t staying. “No problem, see you in a bit”.

Xiaojun turns, seeing himself out of your apartment, leaving you to sip on your latte alone. You weren’t usually that desparate for company, quite happy by yourself unlike Yangyang, but you’d had a long day and you were growing to realise that Xiaojun was someone you wanted to be around at times like this, so as the door clicks behind him, you can’t help but feel a little sad, half wishing he would just come back and sit in a cuddle pile with you and Mr. Gom.

You sit alone with your thoughts for a while, wondering when the hell Yangyang would be back from walking Bella until your phone lights up with an instagram notification. Opening it, you look in dismay as you realise that Xiaojun has posted the picture of you slumped against Mr.Gom. After scowling at it for a while though, you decide that in fact it’ really sort of cute. After all, there he was, a stubborn and supposed ‘tough guy’ posting a picture of you looking all tiny, slumped against a giant ass bear, which by definition was pretty damn adorable.

You giggle as the comments roll in from Xiaojun’s friends, mentally facepalming when Yangyang decides to bring up your morning routine of flopping down on the bear and refusing to move for ten minutes. A blush rises across your cheeks though as you receive a message from Xiaojun. You hadn’t quite been expecting that, but right now you’d give your right arm to be curled up next to him. Despite your best efforts, you smile as you read Xiaojun’s invitation for you to go upstairs, leaping to your feet as quickly as possible given your aching muscles and go to grab your sliders to flip flop up the stairs in.

As soon as you get upstairs you knock tentatively on the door before pushing it open and calling out to Xiaojun. You’d been in his apartment a couple times before now, so instead of waiting for him to answer you find your way into the aparment and straight to the living room where Xiaojun is sat waiting on his sofa, scrolling through netflix on the tv. His soft dark brown locks unstyled and messy, still a little damp from the shower and you have a struggle to control your thirst as he turns to peer at you, highlighting his surprisingly elegant side profile. “Hey,” he regards, as you shuffle towards him. “Come sit.” Xiaojun pats the space next to him continuing to scroll through what netflix has to offer and you go to join him, opting to sit close to him but not so close that you’re touching. You don’t want to come off too needy.

“Still tired?” he aks as you settle into the cushions. “Mhm.” You hum in response, showing a weary smile, but trying your best not too seem like you’re too tired to be there. Despite your apparent need for sleep, you’d rather cuddle up in front of a film with him than sit in your empty apartment scrolling through the same old crap on your phone until you passed out. “You want to just put a film on and chill then? I have a blanket” Xiaojun says, nodding towards a fuzzy grey throw draped across the end of the couch. “That sounds perfect right now” you sigh, your fingers nervously pulling at the hem of your top. “What do you want to watch?”

After a minute or so of debating what to watch, you settle on one of the marvel films, and whilst Xiaojun fiddles with the remote, adjusting the volume, you set about getting the blanket off the end so you can snuggle up for the film. As you throw the blanket over you, Xiaojun shifts back a little to put his arm around you and you snuggle against his chest as though it were the most natural thing in the world, which comes as a bit of a surprise, considering you’d never really done this with Xiaojun before. However, happiness bubbles up in your chest as you sink into his warmth and begin to relax, curling up comfily in Xiaojun’s arms. “Mm you smell nice” you hum, noticing the fresh citrussy scent, on him, presumably from his shower. Nestling your cheek into Xiaojun’s collar he chuckles, the vibrations reverberating through his chest. “A lot better than earlier for sure”.

The film is one you’ve both seen before, so although you were quiet to start with, eventually you begin talking and by now you’re no longer really paying much attention to the screen.

Whilst you babble on about this or that, you begin to feel Xiaojun’s thumb absent-mindedly stroking up and down your waist where your top had ridden up, the sensation of it delicately brushing against your cool skin sending a pleasant tingle up your spine. The action, whilst it slowly began to set your body alight also seemed to have the effect of relieving a good part of the tension that had built up in your muscles over the course of the day and you start melting even further into Xiaojun, feeling a sense of bliss wash over you. Xiaojun picks up on this, and his ministrations become more deliberate, now using his whole hand to caress your waist, the tips of his fingers dipping ever so slightly into your waistband, but not invasively.

At this point you’d finished whatever you’d had to say and were now just revelling in the warm feeling of being curled up against Xiaojun, the only sound to be heard the voices of captain america and presumably some other S.H.I.E.L.D agent in the background.

Shifting your head to look up at Xiaojun, you find him looking not at the screen but straight back down at you, your faces just mere inches apart and whatever you had been thinking of saying completely vanished from your mid as Xiaojun’s head bobs down, pressing a light kiss to your lips. You smile against him as he pulls away, just barely leaving an inch between you. He seems to be hesitating for a moment, not entirely sure whether it’s okay to continue, but you can’t help but want more, so you angle yourself round a little, placing your free hand at the bottom of his neck, squeezing encouragingly and bring your lips back to his. Xiaojun, all too happy to return the kiss, quickly finds a rhythm, not fast, but slow and sensual, the exact kind of kiss you need in your tired hazy state.

As the kiss deepens, Xiaojun pushes you back slightly so you’re tucked into the corner of the couch beneath him, your legs draped over his and his hand, that until now had been resting innocently just above your knee, starts to softly knead at your flesh through your leggings, moving ever so slightly higher sending small jolts through your nerves to your core. “This is okay right?” He whispers, drawing away momentarily, and looking down at you with concern, his big chocolatey eyes baring into yours. You nod quickly, surrendering yourself to Xiaojun’s touch and letting out a small whine when he resumes, planting small, sensuous kisses up your jawline.

Soon the fingers that had been gently brushing across the skin of your waist begin to venture slowly down over your panties, getting further until they reach between your legs and you moan lightly, involuntarily arching your back into Xiaojun’s touch. This really hadn’t been where you were envisioning this night going, expecting just a wholesome evening of cuddles, since you and Xiaojun’s relationship wasn’t really at that stage yet, but honestly, you didn’t mind all that much.

You let out a gasp, gripping at the nape of his neck as Xiaojun suddenly pushes your panties aside, drawing one of his fingers through your slick testing to see if you might be ready for more. Finding that you’re plenty wet enough, the same finger swirls around your bud a few times before it’s removed completely. “Can I take these off?” He says huskily, fingering the waistband of your leggings and panties.

You almost nod, wanting to give into the desire bubbling up in your core, but you hesitate, wondering that perhaps you weren’t ready to take things that far just yet. Sure, you were getting a lot closer with Xiaojun by now, but you’d still only been on the one date and you were still trying to figure out exactly what you really wanted from this relationship. You weren't sure you wanted to cross that threshold until you were absolutely certain about it.

Sensing your hesitation, Xiaojun draws away slightly, respectfully allowing you space to breathe as you make up your mind. “It’s okay if you don’t want to, I don’t want to rush you.” He whispers, continuing to rub soothing circles into your skin just above your pants. “I’m sorry,” you murmur back, having come to a conclusion. “Can we maybe just make out?”

Your bashful request makes Xiaojun giggle as you wear a sheepish expression, a teeny bit embarrassed you’d let it go so far only to cop out on him right when things were starting to get a bit steamy. But Xiaojun smiles back at you, running a hand through his hair as he sits up, taking his weight off you. “If that’s what you want, sorry if I got a bit ahead of myself” he admits.

Gently taking your hand, Xiaojun helps you sit up, before sliding you to sit on his lap facing him. Perhaps not the best position for seeing the tv screen, but by now the film was all but forgotten about, and it was the best position for making out in. “Sorry,” you reiterate, settling on his lap with your hands placed against his chest, taking note of the apparent abs that seemed to lie under his shirt. “It’s not you or anything, I’m just not sure I’m ready yet.”

You speak softly wanting to reassure him he didn’t do anything wrong, looking down at him with adoring eyes, the lust you had felt momentarily starting to dissipate into affection. “That’s okay,” he replies, giving you a playful peck on the lips.

You respond in kind, flashing him a happy smile before choosing that moment to resume making out, your lips gently moving against his as his arms wrap around your waist in a bear-like hug holding you safely against him.

Your eyes flutter closed, your body taking over as you relish in Xiaojun’s sweet embrace, feeling all your uneasiness and soreness from the day dissolving away, and xiaojun hums against your lips, apparently feeling the same.

“Hmm, perfect.”

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sxfterhearts · 4 years

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25. [7:39 am]

➳ pairing: jinyoung x reader

➳ genre/warnings: fluff, model!jinyoung, intern/photographer!reader

➳ word count: 1,253 words

➳ summary: 25. "Look both ways."

➳ author's note: i was inspired by the masterpiece that is hear, here. 📷 gosh the way that i am whipped for the incredible human being that is park jinyoung...

You bounced lightly on the tips of your toes, your free hand reaching out towards the back of Jinyoung's broad shoulders, currently hunched over to get a better look of the pictures taken at the previous shooting venue.

Your fingers quickly retreated when he straightened his figure, focusing his attention instead on the head photographer, your boss. The two of them engaged in an extremely earnest conversation about ideal poses and facial expressions that could portray effortless 'boy next door' vibes as you stood behind them, trying to calm your nerves.

"Perhaps relax a little bit more when we're taking the close-up shots. We want it to be less formal and more intimate." The middle-aged man adjusted his glasses in a thoughtful manner. "You're doing great so far, Jinyoung. Let's get started, shall we?" He turned around, face lighting up upon spotting the requested prop, a Starbucks takeaway cup, in your hand.

"Sir," You started, nervous and quiet under the watchful gaze of Jinyoung, an internationally renowned model. In fact, he was the first model you worked with outside of the studio, outside of the country, during the first month of your internship at your boss' studio.

Your boss, an occasionally demanding but undoubtedly caring mentor, chuckled lightly at your demeanour. "Thank you, Y/N. Hand Jinyoung his coffee and help me with the light reflectors."

Jinyoung's eyes lit up in amusement. "Y/N, right?" He clarified once your boss left the two of you alone to find a good spot to position the camera.

You nodded. His honey-like voice wrapped around the syllables of your name with such luxurious grace. "Ah, yes, sir. I got you a vanilla latte, grande."

His fingers intentionally brushed against yours as you passed him the hot beverage, his lips quirking upwards in a playful smile, mostly due to the fact that you managed to order his favourite drink even without asking him beforehand. "Sir? I don't look that old now, do I?"

You shook your head quickly, fearing that he misunderstood the respectful form of address. "No, no, not at all. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it like that, I just didn't know-"

"Don't be sorry, intern." His entire body shook as he released a cheerful laugh. "Just Jinyoung is fine. Don't sweat it." He reached into the pockets of his grey, striped blazer and pulled out his phone, handing it to you. "Could you do me a favour? I've gotta post in a few photos for my social media accounts. Nothing too professional, you just gotta make me look good, yeah? Can you do that for me?"

Inside, you were a mess; utterly starstruck. You could only nod in response as your boss ushered everyone into their positions and Jinyoung waltzed across the cobblestone road. To be perfectly honest, you were prepared to do just about anything for the man. He was Korea's treasured it-boy; the nation's first love who graced the covers of every magazine with his soft, pleasing features and elegant, stylish clothing that complemented his figure. You had only worked with him for a little over a day, but it was becoming increasingly apparent why the entire country had fallen in love with him. Jinyoung had been nothing short of an angel to work with. Considerate, respectful and humble, with a light sprinkling of flirtatious remarks directed towards you, the only female photographer on the job, but nothing that ever overstepped the boundaries. You found yourself wishing for him to mess up or have a major wardrobe malfunction just so that you could be within his presence for a little while longer.

"Y/N, could you stand right beside Jinyoung with the reflector?" Your boss' voice snapped you out of your daydream.

You complied immediately, of course. You wanted, no, needed, to impress your boss in order to secure a job in his reputable studio after your graduation. Photography was more than just a hobby for you. It taught you how to capture your individual, unique perspective of the world around you. It was your way of life. Seemingly mundane, day to day happenings provided you with the perfect subjects to shoot and study. You used your lens to champion everyday objects and scenery; giving them a chance to visually showcase their own stories.

Before one could get to that level of their professional career, however, they had to pass through a trial by fire. Running errands like ordering copious amounts of coffee, picking up outfit after outfit from the dry cleaners', or in your case, getting the perfect angle for sunlight to reflect and shine on Jinyoung's angelic face, were amongst your daily tasks.

You crossed the narrow road without sparing a second thought. There weren't many shops open in the outskirts of Taipei during the early hours of the morning, save for a few coffee shops, hence traffic was reasonably light. You were just about to reach the opposite site of the road when a motorbike zoomed by, nearly colliding with you from behind. It was a close call, and you could feel the strong rush of air that flew past you so vividly, causing your hair to fly off your back. Jinyoung hastily grabbed both of your wrists and yanked, panic filling his chocolate-brown orbs. You let out a tiny squeal of surprise, heart hammering painfully in your chest as he held you close to his side for a few moments after saving you.

"Hey, you alright?" Jinyoung repositioned his hands on the tops of your shoulders, inspecting your face closely for any signs of discomfort. "Look both ways before you cross the road, intern."

"I…" Your mouth was dry and your palms, sweaty. Perhaps, for more reasons than one. "I'm sorry, I-"

Jinyoung swiftly hushed you. "No need to apologise, Y/N. Just make sure to be more careful next time, okay? I don't want you getting injured because of me." He gave you a couple of reassuring squeezes on your shoulders, gifting you with the kindest smile he could muster.

"Y/N!" Your boss yelled from across the street. "Be careful! Are you hurt?"

"She's fine!" Jinyoung responded on your behalf, seeing as you were still a bit shaken from the earlier incident. He then turned to you, muttering softly, "At least, I think so. You seem to be taking quite sharp breathes though," Jinyoung's fingers pressed lightly against the pulse point at your wrist, a cheeky glint in his eyes. "And you've got a pretty rapid heartbeat. I wonder why…" He trailed off, watching as you momentarily avoided his gaze, instead focussing on the uneven surface of the road below your feet.

You took several deep breaths to calm yourself down. "I'm fine, Jinyoung. There's nothing to be worried about." You replied with determination. "We can continue, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused." You gave him a light bow before straightening your posture, finally returning his gaze with a renewed fire burning in your eyes. You were intent on continuing the photoshoot with utmost professionalism, and without any further mishaps.

"Sure, let's get on with it then." Jinyoung returned to his agreed position. The brief meeting of your eyes and your professional recovery from the situation were, to him, a testament to your fiery passion. It reminded him so much of his younger self when he first started out in the modelling industry, somewhat clueless of its conventions yet hell-bent on reaching the very top.

He, too, wished that by some stroke of luck he could spend a few more hours in your presence.

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peeterparkr · 5 years

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limits of desire⤳t.h.||2

chapter two: make a guest list

MADE OF HONOR|AU

So, after that photoshoot, I decided to get back on my shit. I’m re-uploading it, editing it and changing a few things. Yes, I’ve posted this fic before but I feel like I’ve grown as a writer and it’s a fic with so much more potential.

story summary: you met Tom a night he was trying to sleep with you, it didn’t work and you became best of friends. Wedding bells might be ringing for when you both realize what you really feel.

summary: the one with the graduation, and with Tom and Y/N knowing they both have thought about it.

pairing: fuckboy!tom holland x best friend!reader

warnings: alcohol , swearing, graduation

word count: 6k (wow)

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4 years later.

Tom’s phone was vibrating as the Spider-Man ringtone was playing. He tried to open his eyes but was too tired, he rubbed them as he tried to get off the woman that was kindly resting of his bare chest. Her hair was falling down on his shoulders and her fingers were caressing his arm. She moved while Tom, midst yawns, turned off his alarm.

He opened his eyes and looked at the time.

“Shit!” He quickly hopped off the bed letting the girl fall flat on the white blankets. He kept cursing under his breath while putting on his pants. “Hmm, where are you going?” The just awoken girl asked, confused by the lack of warmth she was faced with. She covered herself and reached out for his hand, impeding him from putting on his shirt and pulling him back beside her. She danced her fingers over his chest from behind, causing a paused laughter from Tom.

He smirked and rolled his eyes. “I’m leaving.” “Just like that?” She asked. “So soon?” “Yep.” “Oh, I thought we were gonna grab breakfast and arrive together,” she complained and then placed a kiss on his shoulder. “Please sweetheart, I’ve got more important things to do,” he admitted. “And we both know that your boyfriend won’t be happy. Neither won’t y/n.” “What if I call you later?” She offered. “We could hang out after it.” “You perfectly know I won’t answer, no back-to-back’s, remember? besides, what for? We both got what we wanted, already.” Tom pushed her arms away, turning around to wink at her. “I guess I don’t have to say this anymore, right? the whole congratulations! You’ve slept with a celebrity,” he rolled his eyes as he put on his shirt. “But-” Before she could say anything, he walked back to place a finger over her lips. “Tom.” “No buts, I’m leaving, Rach,” he leaned over to kiss her but she frowned, pushing his face away.

“You’re an ass,” she stated.

Tom chuckled, “Good thing you were really into mine, last night, huh?” Tom shrugged while he picked up his stuff. “Get out.” “And what do you think I’m doing, darling?” Tom walked out of her room and headed to the kitchen. He opened up the fridge and got out a juice box, he didn’t even care about pulling out a glass as he drank it straight from the box. “What do you think you’re doing?” Rachel asked him. “I’m thirsty, you know, I thought I told you you should buy the organic one instead, tastes better, next time I guess,” Tom answered with poor elegance as he handed the box back, now empty, while saluting with his two fingers, walking to the door. “Buy-bye, I hope we can do this again. See you later.” The girl screamed, kicked and slapped the door shut right behind him. “Guess not.” Tom let out a little cynical snicker while getting out. It could have been worse, he didn’t care, he knew he could call her up in a week or two and she’d answer. Tom called Harrison. “Hey, man, need a favour, would you please go and pick up the flowers I ordered? K. Cool, thanks, see ya there, can’t run late.”

“You’re already late,” Harrison had stated before hanging up. Tom quickly hopped into his motorcycle while heading home. He had little time for what came next and he needed to look impeccable. He was riding through the busy and crowded streets of London, dedicating smiles to whoever recognized him. Gosh, even if he was wearing whatever he was wearing the day before, he looked so damn good. His ‘walk of shame’ made everyone else’s more shameful than they already were.

Thing was, he knew it. He was perfectly aware that his Bad Boy appearance wasn’t strong enough to outshine his good and innocent boy facade. But at the same time, it gave everyone a chance to use their imagination and just try to figure him out. Only the people surrounding him knew he was indeed, the best friend they could ask for, they figured he was a good lover, too, but never someone to even try to get into a relationship with, that just wouldn’t work out. But people couldn’t stop thinking about it, because he was oh, so dreamy! His charming and innocent attitude quickly would outgrow anything bad. He already had all the attention he needed, but of course, he was hungry for more. Hence the motorbike, it added just the right amount of rebellion, to the new James Dean vibe he was trying to pull.

He was late, so late. However, his stomach couldn’t stop growling and his eyes were closing. He stopped at a Starbucks. Clearly, he was diverting every single glance while arriving. He had the complete look, the leather jacket, ripped jeans and the boots. A whole snack, if it’s correct to call him that. It suited him. He picked up his helmet strutting to the entrance, even the baristas were left in shock breathless. The sweet redhead barista sketched him a flirty smile, while she scribbled Tom’s name on his cup. “Is it okay if I write Spider-Man instead of Tom?” She asked with a chuckle.

Tom only winked at her while letting his hand run through his hair. “Whatever you wish for, darling.” The endearing pet name that would cause them all to fall flat to his feet. The power it held should be illegal. Darling. He knew it worked, because the undeniable line of girls that would ask him to say it only proved that it was his biggest weapon.

He took a sip of his coffee while he read his name, kindly accompanied by a phone number. What a surprise. “See you around, Gloria,” Tom said with a wink.

He drank his coffee, as some other girls approached him to take a picture with him, he knew they had taken pictures of him from afar. And there he left again, of course not forgetting to write down the girl’s number on his phone. He’d text her, sometime, maybe in 3 days. But he went back home, took a hot shower and put on the all suit he had chosen like a month before. His hair was perfectly brushed, and he had showered himself with lotion, he looked handsome and neat, he thought.

He stopped in front of the mirror, doubting just for a second if it was right how he wanted to look, he changed the jacket for his own brown leather jacket. That was better, he snapped a picture, he liked the man looking back at the mirror. He doubted if it was too much. Ah, it didn’t matter. When it came to her, it didn’t matter.

Tom arrived, just a tad late, of course, but he knew that he’d be the centre of attention, and that was all he wanted. That was, clearly, before he realized how awkward walking through the already sitting crowd would be. He finally found Harrison, who had saved him a seat. He had arrived just in time, ish. The ceremony had already started, but he had missed the boring parts, so it was good.

“Where were you?” Haz murmured angrily, as soon as Tom sat beside him. “I’m here, aren’t I?” Tom defended himself as Haz gave him the bouquet of flowers he had asked for. “Where is she?” “Shh, she’ll be out, easy,” Haz said. “I don’t understand what’s going on.”

“Me neither,” Tom admitted.

Haz stared at Tom, and smelled him. “Someone showered in Gucci instead of water,” he mocked. “One might only wonder why.”

Tom nudged and shushed him. “And now our first class graduates, graduating with honours from the Bachelor of Journalism,” the man on the microphone spoke. Tom smirked as he got out his phone to take pictures. Harrison laughed. “You’re worse than a mother,” Harrison bothered him, but Tom ignored him. “Miss Y/N Y/L/N” They called her and she proudly walked into the stage to receive her diploma.

The ceremony ended and after meeting with her mom and grandma, she ran over to Tom, who opened his arms to hug her and pick her up.

“There she is, the woman of the moment!” Tom grinned.

“Oh, shut up,” she laughed.

“You don’t know how proud I am of you, y/n,” Tom whispered in her ear. “You actually came,” she chuckled. “You sound surprised,” he frowned. “I wouldn’t miss your graduation for anything in this world,” Tom grinned. She let him go, but her hands were still posing on his shoulders. “Thought that last night you told me you were with someone,” she said. “I was.”

She rolled her eyes and laughed. “Will you ever change?” She finally let him go as she smiled at her grandma. “Thank you so much, nana,” she hugged the woman. “They’d be so proud of you,” the woman said with tears in her eyes. “I know,” answered y/n with a tinge of sadness. Tom quickly gave her the bouquet of flowers, bringing a smile back on her face.

“We are all proud of you,” her mother stepped in to remind her.”You did all of this by yourself, you did it!”

“Mum,” y/n said, just a little bit embarrassed. Y/n smiled and glanced over to the cheerful Harrison who offered her a hug.

“Congrats, Sherlock.”

“Thank you, Watson,” she giggled.

“So, are you going to interview me already?” Tom asked, with a chuckle. “I mean if you call yourself a journalist.”

She rolled her eyes, “Why would I? I know everything about you already, mister,” she chuckled. “But if I may,” she cleared her throat and pulled out one of the flowers.

She turned around and used the flower as a microphone. “Hello ladies and Gentleman, tonight we are all pleased to be hosting this event, the red carpet for the big movie, the one we’ve all been waiting for, the thrilling sequel to ‘We thought she wouldn’t survive the last finals’,” she took a deep breath. “I’m here joined by Tom Holland, one of the stars from the movie, who seems very excited, hey Tom! How are you? We love your outfit.”

“Hello, hello,” Tom faked arrogance as he unzipped his jacket.

“I can’t believe we are here already! The big premier to the movie we’ve all been waiting for: ‘ridiculous and cliche graduation pictures’! Such a great title that just makes me shirker! Mr. Holland how was acting along with your two best friends, Harrison and Y/N?”

“I’m glad you asked,” he played along. “You see, it’s a very interesting film, it was shockingly violent, acting with them was amazing, Haz did a great job, but this movie wouldn’t be possible without the amazing role y/n played, she surprised us all.”

“Ah, yes the stunts she pulled, one would’ve thought she couldn’t have made it, don’t you think?” She bit her lip, suppressing a laugh. “After the events of ‘We thought she wouldn’t survive the last finals’, y/n must have been through a lot.”

“Definitely, some of those stunts were hard, I could never do something like that, but thank goodness that she pulled them off so elegantly.”

“Of course, of course,” she giggled but then turned back serious. “So please, tell me, what was your favourite scene?”

“Uh,” Tom bit his lip. “I love we were able to do that scene when it all started, with an almost broken nose and Chanel n°5,” Tom said. “I think I thank god every day for that scene.”

“Yes we all do,” she agreed with a tinge of red on her cheeks, she cleared her throat and turned to Haz. “Any words on the film? Mr Osterfield?Who are you wearing tonight?”

“You guys are the worst,” Haz stated, rolling his eyes. Both y/n and Tom laughed.

Y/N’s mother nodded in agreement. “Can we please take the pictures now?”

“You’re taking away all the fun, guys,” y/n complained.

“We didn’t even get her to be interviewing us at the Oscars,” Tom pouted. “You both are the biggest idiots,” Haz told them.

“Thanks,” they both said in unison.

“C’mon,I need my bloody cliché pictures,” she said dragging them to the side. They found the champagne as well on their way. They drank a glass, took pictures, congratulated other graduates while some other graduates were divided: some were amazed by the presence of Tom and Haz, while some others were disgusted by Tom, probably from their past encounters.

Y/N laughed while Tom and her walked away from her mom and nana, who were talking nonstop with another graduate’s parents. Y/N’s best friends, Hannah, Jessica and Lizzie had come too, and Haz and Jess were talking. Lizzie was glaring at Tom. “She still remembers how you broke her heart,” y/n pointed out as she took a sip of her champagne. “Probably most girls here do, now that I think about it.” She turned around to look at the guests. “Wow, there goes Rachel, I thought she wouldn’t come, she texted me that she would only come if you weren’t here,” she pointed at her old roommate. “You wanna go say hello? bet she’ll be delighted with your presence,” y/n laughed with malice while Tom rolled his eyes. “Ah, sure, I’ll go say hi to all of them,” he joked. “Oh, she did come.” “She came to congratulate me, I guess,” y/n said. “I don’t know, but I bet she’s not approaching us.”

“Not if I’m here,” Tom admitted.

Y/N chuckled.“Can you blame her? We started to hang out every single day and she was embarrassed that she almost slept with you that night”

“Almost?” Tom smirked, raising his eyebrows.

“Wait, did you—when did that—?”

Tom didn’t answer, he just sipped from his glass, holding back his snicker.

“Thomas!” Y/N frowned as she started to make some calculations on her head. “You’re kidding, right?”

“I’m not,” Tom shrugged. “That’s the only secret I have for you, I guess.” That was a lie.

“When did it happen?” She frowned.

“The first time? our first New Years eve together,” he chuckled.

“First—?” Y/N blinked. “And the last time?”

Tom started to count with his fingers. “About five—maybe six?”

“Six?”

“Yeah, six hours ago,” he smirked. “After the party.”

Y/N crossed her arms. “I can’t believe you,” she scowled. “I thought we had agreed on no friends of mine, you’re making me lose them.”

Tom side hugged her and she just pushed him away. “Y/N I’m sorry.”

But he truly wasn’t sorry, because what he had done with Rachel was yet again another attempt for him to stop himself from ruining the best relationship he had. Him and y/n had been too close the night before, and he had thought about kissing her, and he had thought about holding her. So he had to stop himself from having those thoughts, hence why he ended up shagging Rachel. It was a strict business.

And it wasn’t like he had feelings for y/n, but sometimes he couldn’t deny that the way she smiled or the way she touched his shoulder would make his imagination go wild.

“Be thankful those three haven’t stopped talking to me,” she motioned to her three friends. “I would’ve dumped your ass by now.” “Lizzie is still mad, huh?” Tom looked behind his shoulder. "And she will continue to be mad," Y/N reminded him, starting to walk further away. "You know, I turn to see most of the girls and almost all of them, you've broken their hearts."

"I've always been clear with my rules," Tom mentioned. "It's not my fault to be so charming."

Y/N shook his head. "I can't believe you," she said. "You're awful."

"Only if you sleep with me, I am," Tom agreed. "But look at us, we're fine."

Y/N kept walking, Tom following her. "You tried to sleep with me, though."

"Oh, I did, and you didn't give in,” Tom smiled.

"I'm happy I did not." She laughed. “I would probably look like poor Rachel over there.”

"What would have happened?" Tom asked her.

"I don't know, probably what you do with all of them, throw them away the next day,” she pointed out.

"You never know," said Tom, watching her.

"And we will never know because you haven't tried since," she smiled mischievously.

Tom cleared his throat, as he blushed. “Nope.” That was another lie.

"Who would say that someone like you would become my best friend?" She dedicated him a confused look.

"I don't know, I'm grateful that my seductive gifts didn't work that day we met." Tom scoffed.

Y/N nodded. “Cheers to that.”

Tom noticed y/n’s tinge of sadness. "You're good?"

Y / N shrugged. "I do not know, I want to say yes. But everything is so overwhelming right now.”

“The real world is waiting for you,” He said spraying his arms.

“That’s scary,” she said and sighed. “I miss them.”

And Tom knew why she had turned blue.

“Bet they’re proud of you,” he said, lifting her chin. Only with her he could do this and be sure she wouldn’t be high heels for him.

"Yes, and because of them I did it," she said. "I would like to go back and tell them, show both of them that I could do it, that I kept my promise."

Tom hugged her, while she only smiled bitterly at him. Tom knew how important this day was to her and how hard it was now that he remembered. Besides, it was more complicated while she watched the other families, all complete.

Her father and brother had died 2 years before. Tom still remembered how she had come to him and how she had curled up in the warmth of his arms. Sobbing and letting little pieces of her escape in each tear. Her life had collapsed into small pieces that had already vanished. It had been a car accident, Tom had never gone with the details. It was a horror story. She still had not overcome anything, and she never would. But Tom had been the small ray of light that illuminated her darkest moments, he had been there when she needed him the most.

As he held her he felt her release all her pain, as if Tom's arms had healing powers.

"You graduated," Tom told her, letting his head rest on her. It was weird, Tom knew that with her he could let loose all the 'bad boy' style. With her, he could let himself be carried away. He could be vulnerable and not all the farce that was charged.

"You guys say it like it’s a big deal, and shit it is."She let him go and smiled at him. "It scares me," she confessed. "It's strange as if... I still feel that it's not true."

"You have your diploma, don't you?"

"Sure, of course, but, I feel like I'm missing something in my life, I dunno," she told him.

"What do you mean?" Tom questioned her.

"I dunno, I need to go out more, you know? I feel like I need to define myself before continuing, sort things out,” she added. "Anyway."

"Define yourself."

"Yes, I dunno, to explore the world before dedicating myself completely, to explore for a while, all my life I have been someone who has been locked up with perfect grades, and everything has been planned, so for the first time I want to be... free, to try other lands, not have to hide away.”

"Sure, of course, live a little."

"Something I've learned from you," she joked, staring at him. "Try different things, and then throw them away the very next day."

"Ah, come on," Tom shook his head, "you make it sound like it's awful, look at you now, having doubts when you literally just graduated."

"It is awful when it is with people," she corrected him. "Look, I just know I need a break."

"So you're not going to look out for a job?" Tom asked her.

"I already have, and—I got a job offer, but," she explained. "I feel like, I need something more. I need to sort something out before I do anything stupid."

Tom had already had this conversation with her. Y/N had done everything she had planned. Everything perfect, but at the same time, there was always a certain rebellion. She was independent but she had put on her own barriers, she had simply fulfilled the life of a perfect girl. But it was authentic, with her inappropriate comments, her blatant attitude, and her crazy ideas she had managed to tear apart the perfect girl without destroying it. However, she was always held back by some fears, fears that Tom had noticed but she never really explained. He did not blame her, Tom was as scared as she was. Yet, it was the opposite. His biggest fear was the greatest strength of Y/N. Commitment.

It was weird, while he was so committed to what he did, his acting career, he did not know how to escape later, Tom was so terrified that he was doing his best to avoid it, he was an expert escaping.

She needed stability and plans while Tom liked spontaneity. They did not really know how their friendship worked. They liked being different. They needed each other, y/n didn't let Tom lose sanity and Tom made y/n take a little time to have fun, even to clear up.

"And what is that ... something else?" Tom asked.

"For now, I need to go out," she told him. "Have fun."

Tom smiled grimly. "With that, I can help."

"I asked you for a reason."

"Actually, I'm glad you did it then, Haz and I have something planned."

—- The music was loud and the blue lights lit up to the rhythm, making each rumble shine around them. They were in their best clothes, and there were boys and girls dancing near them. Some bottles and some glasses were on their table.

They had had a good time so far, and they were snapping pictures and recording Instagram stories while they were cheering out for the just graduated y/n, laughing.

“So what’s the news, y/n?” Tom said, a terrible pun, really.

Y N rolled her eyes at Tom but gave him another smile.

After the event, they had gone to have dinner with her mother and grandmother. Tom and Y/N had shared their plates and ordered two different desserts.

But now, they were enjoying themselves with y/n's friends, Tuwaine, Haz, and the twins. Tom had been a little uncomfortable with Lizzie, who completely tried ignored Tom's gaze at all costs. Harrison was not having a bad time, because Jess and him were having a nice conversation, Hannah and the twins were having the time of their lives and Tuwaine and his girlfriend were dancing.

Unfortunately, Tom had had to invite y/n's three friends. He didn’t mind Hannah and Jess, but Lizzie, Lizzie was a whole other situation. She was obsessed with him, and the tension in the room was something too peculiar. He had tried to ignore it but, but she had her ways of bothering him. Especially since Tom wanted to spend most of his time with y/n, and Lizzie kept dragging her away.

Tom had what he could say was the perfect life in terms of relationships, and he was well aware of that. Knowing that Lizzie was just trying to get his attention, he realized how easy his life was. He had a different woman when he pleased and could have fun all day with y/n. A perfect balance.

Now in the club, he was having the best time.

Celebrating the graduate with the best of everything, anything that could make the impossible possible. Tom seemed to not get tired of telling her how proud he was, and then as he was drinking more and more he couldn’t stop telling her beautiful she looked and she kept smiling shyly.

They danced together and laughed. He wasn’t sure if it was the music, the atmosphere, the type of reunion or the alcohol, but he felt that their looks had become significantly more flirtatious. It probably was his imagination.

They took some shots, showed their worst dance steps and kept enjoying. They ordered too many things and the attention in the club was diverted many times to their table.

Tom would not let his hand move away from y/n's waist in the whole night, but at some point, they both sat down to rest. There were times when Tom could not stop thinking about how she was his everything, this was one of those moments. He could never lose her, he loved her too much to ever let her go. It was amazing what Tom would be willing to do for her.

They were too close, everything platonic of course, so her head on his shoulder was nothing strange to him. Tom finally relaxed watching as their friends were having fun, although a fan interrupted them and asked Tom for a picture, who agreed with pleasure. Y/N watched them and the fan recognized her.

"You are y/n, I've seen you with Tom on his Instagram!" The fan cheered, and she laughed awkwardly. Tom noticed that the alcohol they had drunk had had an effect on his friend.

"Yep, that's me."

"You two make a beautiful couple!" The fan commented, causing her to shake her head quickly and Tom to laugh uncomfortably.

"Nono, nothing like that," Tom clarified, causing the fan to step back embarrassed.

"I'm sorry," the fan apologized. Tom winked at her before she left.

Y/N giggled when she saw her leave. "She thought we're dating.”

"She's not the first," Tom said, sitting down next to her.

"Nor will she be the last," she added. "Ha, you and me, a couple?"

"Ah, I love you too much to let you go with a stupid relationship."

"You're never going to try, then?" She asked him, and she did what she did best, stare into his eyes as if she was trying to read into his soul. And even if her eyes looked tipsy, he still thought they were the most amazing pair of eyes he had ever laid his eyes on. Tom did not know exactly where she wanted to go with that conversation. He knew that she didn't want him, so he did not need to worry. Or maybe he did.

"No, I love you, I want you in my life, I already told you," Tom assured her. "Or do you want me to try something?" He didn’t know where that question had come from.

"We are too drunk for this conversation," she said as she reached for her glass, but then turned back to him.

"So you're telling me," Tom said as he rested his forehead on hers. "That you have thought about this?"

"You're my best friend," she reproached him, pushing his head away. Tom brushed his lips lightly against her cheek.

"You have not thought about this?" Tom left a kiss on her neck, he felt her warm-up. She didn’t say anything. She cleared her throat and pushed him away again.

"No, I just wanted to hear you didn't want to throw me away," she laughed. "What would I do without my Peter Parker?"

"I do not know," Tom looked at her. "You need me, and I need you.”

"Don't start, Holland," she stopped him as she shuffled to get far from him. "But yes, I can tell you ... I wuv you!"

"Well, someone's a little drunk," Tom said as he watched her. Y/N kissed his nose. "Very drunk."

"I'm not," she said decisively. "Come on, you have to dance," she said, taking his arm and taking him back to the group as they danced.

Lizzie was getting drunker and drunker. But y/n and Tom kept taking.

"Thanks for this," she said in Tom's ear, as they danced together.

"For you, I'd do anything," Tom assured him. Y/N paused to stare into his eyes. Tom meant it.

"I owe you one, I needed to forget everything about ..."

"Woah, okay, I need you to have fun, okay? We can mourn together tomorrow, but please! You graduated today! "

"Yes... Yes."

"And you'll be the best journalist, writer, reporter or whatever you want to be in the world," Tom said decisively. She leaned over to give him a sweet kiss on the cheek, their met eyes again, feeling like the music that had previously stunned them was fading slowly, she saw Tom's lips, and Tom saw hers, they came a little closer but they were quickly interrupted by a cry from Lizzie. Tom and Y/N separated before they could do anything foolish, something they could regret.

Lizzie clung to Tom as she danced, and Tom didn't hesitate to let himself go, letting y/n go, while she laughed and played along with Harrison. They both needed to escape from the situation. The night continued and they danced separately. Lizzie kept caressing Tom's shoulders and y/n watched them for a brief moment but let it go. One way or another, Tom ended up kissing Lizzie.

Y/N turned to see them and simply rolled her eyes with a little anger, but continued to dance, chatting and laughing with Tuwaine, the twins, her friends and Haz. She could have enough fun to forget about it.

Tom and Lizzie were very busy doing their thing so they decided not to interrupt them.

They stayed there until 3 in the morning and they decided they would go to Tom and Harrison's flat, they would continue the party there. Y/N and Haz waited for Tom so the three of them could leave in an Uber, however, Lizzie arrived and discreetly approached y/n's ear.

"Let me go with Tom alone," she begged sweetly. Y/N frowned.

But before she could tell her anything, Lizzie smiled at them as she took the Uber with Tom, his lips still glued to her, closing the door before either Haz or Y/n could hop on. Haz and Y/N were left along since Tuwaine had left with the twins, Jess and Hannah in another car.

Y/N watched them leave, although she didn't want to admit it, she felt her heartbreaking little by little. But she was trying to ignore it, so she just looked down at her phone.

It was not the first time she felt that Tom and her had something else, this wasn’t the first time they had had their ‘almost’ kiss. It seemed like in the past few months that had been a constant.

But their friendship was too good to ruin it for their feelings, even if they both said they were non-existent. It was obvious to everyone in the room except for the two of them. She would often deny it to herself and Tom let it escape, ignoring it. But she always had to cross out the thought while seeing him continue with his life.

Harrison smiled apologethically at her. "Lizzie has serious problems, no offence."

"None taken," Y/N clarified as the next Uber arrived. "She's an idiot."

"I’d say Tom is the idiot in that equation."

"No, she knows perfectly well what she is to face with Tom," Y/N explained, as she looked back at her phone."I mean, that does not make Tom less a jerk, but he doesn't play games, he's very clear with his rules."

"Oh, yes, quite clear," Harrison agreed with her. "I think that besides his mother, the only constant woman in his life has been you."

"Someday he will throw me away," she shrugged.

Haz shook his head with a smile. "I doubt that."

"You do?" She questioned him, as they climbed into the car that had arrived.

"Sure, you're what Tom needs to be sane, he worries too much about you, it's unbelievable you're the only serious thing he has in his life."

"There's nothing serious."

"I mean friendship, I know it does not go any further than that, but I'm amazed how he really takes pains to have you happy, he loves you too much," Haz told her.

"Yeah, we are friends."

"I think there's more, but you guys keep ignoring it,” Haz pointed out.

“Not from his side, no,” She gulped.

“And from yours?” Haz questioned.

Y/N was silent for the rest of the ride. They arrived at Haz' place and she still was thinking about it.

The party continued, the graduate was happy, and they continued joking, playing cards and basically looking for excuses to get even drunker. They made a round of 'never have I ever' which started out as a game to destroy innocence and ended up being a war of who could embarrass who the most. They continued with a round of charades and ended up listening to music, scattered on the chairs. Lizzie and Tom were very interested in each other as they continued with their make-out session, quite gross if you asked anyone in the room.

Almost everyone had gone, only the owners of the place were left with Lizzie and Y/ N.

"Hey, Tom, mind if I stay?" y/n asked before Lizzie threw herself into Tom's arms.

"Oh, no, you’re good, you can stay in the guest room, you know," he told her, while Lizzie kissed his neck. Y / N felt like scorn and was quite disgusted by the scene.

"I'll take a hoodie of yours," she warned him and went to his room. Such a nice room, even if she knew what was about to happen next. She looked around, smiling at the pictures all over the walls. He had a lot of things about Spiderman, of his trips, it was...very him, very much his real self. Not that boy who was kissing one of her best friends downstairs. It was weird, it was him but y/n thought it was another role he played, the playboy life wasn’t truly him . Y/N saw a picture he had with her.

And then she realized it, she was the one who should be there, kissing Tom, not Lizzie. Because Tom meant something to her. But what was she thinking?

She had hope, that maybe he had thought about it, too. That maybe he had only been sleeping around because he couldn’t have her. And maybe she had only been dying for him to ask her out again, she was dying for a kiss. Just one kiss, and maybe she could get back to her senses.

She thought about it, maybe she could stop him, just go downstairs and stop him, tell him how she really felt after all those years. She turned around, but before she could even go out and ask Tom to stop what he was doing so he could come down to his senses, she heard them approach.

"Uh, we kinda need this room," Tom said mischievously, while Lizzie laughed shyly.

"Oh, yes, sorry."

And with that, y/n walked out.

“You’re okay?” Haz had asked her as he bumped into her.

“Yeah, I just feel a bit sick,” she had told him.

“Probably the alcohol,” Haz suggested.

“Probably, yeah,” she smiled. But they both knew it wasn’t the alcohol.

Haz gave her a small smile as she started to walk away. “You know, he’s too scared of losing you.”

“Yet he’s doing nothing to keep me,” she sighed. “I’m going to book my flight tomorrow.”

“Does he know?” Haz pushed.

“No,” she shrugged. “But knowing me, and knowing him, it’s the best I can do.”

“So you’re escaping?” Haz frowned.

“I learned from the best,” she shrugged. “I can’t let this grow.”

Haz didn’t push it any further, because he knew that it was hopeless. And she knew it, too. She knew it was either too early or too late to accept it because she was doomed to never have him.

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ALRIGHT. THE MOMENT YOU’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

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HEART POINT AU!!!! YAY!!!!! Okay, now for the basics. Me and @stars-and-rose are collabing on this au, she already posted the gist of it on her blog (Search #heart point au) but I’ll go through it anyways.

WHAT IS HEART POINT?: Great question! It’s a short series that was made by the youtuber Aphmau as a filler so her team could work on their bigger story. Don’t worry, you don’t need to watch the bigger story to watch Heart Point. It’s a completely different universe. WHAT IS THE PLOT?: You’ll have to either watch the series or read what Emily is writing for our au to find out! WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE AU?: Well, Emily will be writing the fics, along with maybe a drabble or cute oneshot from me if I get inspiration, and I will be doing the drawing!

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask me or Emily about it! NOW. On to the characters! (For the shading, it’s a little hard to see so if you click on the picture it’ll be a little clearer.)

This is Roman Harper. He’s the main character of the story, so most of the focus will be on him. He is seventeen, 5′10″, and a junior in high school. He is outgoing, emotional, overdramatic, a tad immature, and overall unafraid to be himself. He wears stickers on his face because he likes them and with absolutely fight you about it. His best friends are Logan, Remy, and Patton. He is based off of Aphmau.

Patton Allyn! Roman’s bestest best friend in the entire universe and an overall sweetheart. He’s a little on the younger side like Remy, hence why he is sixteen and a junior, but he is probably one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet. He stands at a whopping 5′2″ but isn’t afraid to back down from a fight if you threaten his friends or other important things to him. He considers himself the dad friend, and rightfully so because he is the one everyone goes to when they need to talk and to feel loved. He absolutely loves physical affection and other people. He is based off of Theo.

This sassy boy is Remy Garett, another of Roman’s best friends. Like Patton, he is sixteen and a junior, but unlike Patton he is 5′5″, a whole three inches taller. He is on the track team and takes no shit from anybody but will still know when to be supportive and caring. He cares fiercely for his friends and will not hesitate to kick some ass. Literally and figuratively. Not only is he aggressively protective, he is also extremely well-informed and caught up with all of the gossip from everyone. He will be caught dead if he is seen without either his sunglasses or his Starbucks (As he so lovingly calls it: Starbies). He is based off of Nakano, though we took the most liberties with him.

Logan Pentland, the final piece of the puzzle of the quartet of juniors. Standing at 5′11″ (an inch taller than Roman) he is the second tallest of the characters. He is seventeen just like Roman, and by far the most intelligent of the group, at least school-wise. He will easily be able to remember things about other people, especially if it’s important to the people he cares about, and he takes a lot of things very seriously, although he will make exceptions. He may seem cold on the outside, but he has a very soft and loving heart. He has a an extreme love for outer space, though he usually only indulges in this love when he is alone. He is based on Cyrus.

Damien Tucker, the catalyst for all of the events. Although he isn’t a junior, he is seventeen and he is just about 5′8″. As seniors usually go, at a glance he seems pretty okay. He doesn’t like to harass the younger grade levels as most seniors like to do. He has a mysterious aura surrounding him, and most students know almost nothing about him. With both heterochromia and vitiligo, he is very noticeable, though most don’t talk to him. He is based off of Beatrice.

Finally, Virgil Garett, Remy’s older brother. As he is eighteen, he is the oldest out of the six, and is Damien’s best friend. He comes off as the threatening senior, though he really isn’t so bad. He loves music and brooding, usually on an empty stairwell or on the roof, though he isn’t the delinquent that people perceive him as. He is based off of Ryo.

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victakestaipei · 7 years

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“Manila Killas”: Vic Takes the Philippines

As I said in my previous post, we all met Thursday night at 10:15pm to take the MRT to the airport. It took us about 45-hour to get to the airport, but it didn’t seem long at all! Maybe due to sheer excitement. We all packed pretty light, with one carry-on/one personal bag each.

Upon arriving to the airport, we tried to go straight to security since we printed our boarding passes online. We read online that it’s better to print them beforehand so that we don’t have to pay to print at the airport, but, once we got to security the man turned us away and told us we needed “real” boarding passes that we had to get at the check-in counter. So we backtracked back to check-in and waited in the long ass line. When we got to the front we learned some interesting news... Bunny was overbooked. When she first booked her flight, they didn't send her confirmation email, so she feared that her booking didn’t go through. She booked again the next day with my booking, but as it turns out both went through (despite never getting the first email) so she was charged $100 for each flight on her account. AND She couldn't get her money back. The representative told us that the only amount she was allowed refunded was the airport tax which amounted to a whopping $6 US. Needless to say, Bunny was pissed.

We were allowed 7kg (15pounds) as the weight limit for our carry-ons. But this was the total amount allotted for our carry on AND our personal item combined. I brought a small suitcase and my little yellow backpack. When I put the suitcase on the scale it was already overweight at 8.7kg. The price to check the carry on bag at the airport was around $40 US, and for a $95 flight, we weren't willing to do that. So we made it work. Both Jeannie and I had overweight carry-ons. I stuffed a few items into Bunny’s backpack in order to get my suitcase down to 7kg. But Jeannie had a harder time... She ended up taking clothes out of her bag and putting them on her body in order to make the bag less weight. Both Jeannie and Bunny piled on extra shirts, and Jeannie also took stuff out of her backpack and stuffed it into her leggings that she had on. It was pretty comical actually.

The lady at the ticketing counter would not give us our boarding passes until our bags totaled to 7kg. When it came time to weigh (finally), we walked over to a different counter where the scale started at -0.5kg instead of 0, and weighed our bags. I knew my backpack would still make my bags overweight, simply because my suitcase was already at 7kg, so I put my flannel on over my backpack and just never weighed it. (I finessed them hoes like a G!)

After we all passed the moment of truth, we headed to security. But not before stopping and allowing Jeannie and Bunny to peel off all the layers of extra clothing to put back into her carryon suitcase.

After getting to the gate, we met a Muslim German girl named Shamaila, who is around our age and an avid world traveler. I want to be like her when I grow up. Turns out she was in Taipei for this Buddhism monk meditation retreat... Have any of you seen the movie “Eat, Pray, Love”? And you know how she spends that time in India at the Temple?? It was literally like that. The program she was in was to last 4 weeks, but she ended up having some conflicting feelings about it, in relation to her practice of Islam, so she quit after a few days. She stayed in Taipei a bit longer then decided, on to the next spot! Which brings her to the Philippines. She also spent the first day with us in Manila before taking her flight to the next destination, which is one of the smaller islands in the Philippines, I just can’t remember the name. She was super sweet though, and if I ever make it to Germany, I’m definitely giving her a call!

The flight itself was 2 hours. The plane was cramped as hell and my knees were pushed against the seat in front of me. If I didn’t have leggings on, I’m sure my knees would have little red blotches on them from being constantly pressed up against the seat in front of me. AND my seat did not recline at all. What a joy. Our flight left at 1:45/2am and we landed at 4am so I intended on getting some shuteye on the flight. But, they kept the lights on the ENTIRE FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY I COULD SLEEP. WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS??

I'm in the window seat so the lights are bright as hell right over my face. I didn't think to take my flannel off and put it over my face until maybe like 30min until we landed... and I was just starting to fall asleep when we did.

It was a very harsh landing I might add, You could hear the thud of the wheels hitting the pavement and all our heads bobbing up and down as we bounced in our seats. I was jolted from my sleep so I freaked out for a few seconds (I also had my flannel over my face) before realizing what was going on, and that we weren't actually dying.

This had to have been the most uncomfortable flight I've ever been on. I am extremely tired. Actually, I don't think the word "extremely" does my situation justice... I am tired as fuck. Air Asia might be worse than Spirit airlines...Air Asia is the Spirit airlines of the Far East. The CAT Bus of the sky... But nonetheless, I’m happy to be on solid ground.

The exchange rate here is 50 pesos to $1 US. Which I'm happy about because it'll be much easier to mentally convert than 30 NT to $1 (like in Taiwan). We found a place to sit, in the Arrivals area, to take a load off for a few hours before heading to exchange our money, eat, and leave the airport. I tried to sleep on the benches but was unsuccessful. The bright lights of the airport and the constant bustling of people moving around made me uneasy when trying to sleep. The lights make it feel like a hospital, and the constant noise and voices made it feel like people were watching me sleep... and granted, some were.

At this point its 6:30 am and I've probably slept a total of 2-3 hours in the past 24 hours. Before leaving the airport we bought portable wifi and split it amongst the four of us... it’s super convenient especially since none of us have consistent data and we’ll need it to call Ubers and stuff! We named our wifi network “Manila Killas,” hence the title of this post.

The five of us (Bunny, Jeannie, Nick, Shamaila, and I) headed to McDonald's to eat and figure out our itinerary for the day. I ordered the egg sausage mcmuffin (I'm basic) but they had a lot of stuff not offered in the states, like fried chicken fillets, garlic rice, etc... My sandwich was super good and tasted fresh. Significantly better than US standards. The egg was definitely fresh and the yolk was the texture that it’s supposed to be. In the McDonalds they were playing songs by Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, etc... it felt like I was back in the States, but in the year 2013. After we left McDonald's, we were in search of a Starbucks. We wanted to use the wifi and relax and get coffee. We ended up staying a while too... Like 4 hours. Our check in time for the airbnb was 2pm, so we hung out at the Starbz until then. I charged my phone, drank a green tea frap, relaxed a bit.... Couldn't sleep at all still. I am delirious at this point. After Starbucks we took an Uber to our airbnb.

Our airbnb neighborhood felt very safe, with gates and guards at both entrances/exits. I am thankful for this, simply because once you step outside the gates, it doesn’t feel as safe anymore... there are beggars/panhandlers everywhere, and the whole atmosphere just changes once you leave the community. We were definitely in an urban and poor area. It was eye opening.

The airbnb itself was small but had everything we needed. Two bunk beds, a tiny kitchen, closet, AC, Wifi, and a bathroom/shower. It was super cute and reminded me of those shows where people buy tiny houses on purpose. And I honestly hate those kind of people... they’re just so extra.

As it turns out I didn’t get any pictures of the airbnb itself, just of my bunk. So I’m sorry about that... but if you’re really pressed I can send you the ad of the airbnb if you want to check it out lol.

Before heading out to find food and see some sights, we took a nap for about 40mins. I woke up with DROOL ON MY PILLOW. That’s how you know ya girl was TIED. We wanted to see some Spanish Cathedrals, so we made our way to the historic district of Intramuros. We walked to the train station and took the high speed rail to United Nation station. From there we hopped off and headed on our way on foot. We stopped at a few food stands along the way and got an array of yummy street food: from fried squid, to lumpia and rice, to piaya. All super cheap, and all super BOMB.

When we were walking, Jeannie fell in some mud, so we stopped at the nearby National Museum of Anthropology so that she could go to the bathroom and clean off... It was pretty funny, the whole situation, but it was too soon to make jokes so I just kept them to myself. Here are some pics of me infront of the museum, and in front of a statue that stood super tall in the nearby park..still not sure who that statue is of... I’ll google it and get back to you.

Jeannie running up the steps.. lol ^

After walking a bit longer, we finally arrived at Intramuros. Intramuros is a historical district within the city of Manila. This is where the Spanish Cathedrals we wanted to see were located. We saw San Agustin church, and Manila Cathedral.

We hung out at the park in front of Manila Cathedral for a while. There were kids doing flips off the park furniture and onto the grass.. they were so free spirited and spunky and I just admired them from a distance like a creep. There was also this huge wooden structure, with a book exchange underneath, that you could sit on and enjoy the park and look at the Cathedral from there too. You can take a book if you leave one behind, I love that idea. This whole area is very quaint with huge paintings on display in the grassy area. I could spend an afternoon here with no problem.

Once it started to sprinkle a bit, we hopped in an Uber to head to Fort Strip. Fort Strip is a popular market/restaurant area. But, the Uber ride there was almost two hours... to drive 7 miles... because traffic was horrendous. And it started to pour rain right before we got to our destination. We found a place to eat, and sat/ate to hide from the rain and relax a bit. I've been an emotional wreck all day. I start my period today so the emotional side of it has already been hitting me full force. Mix that with the lack of sleep I've had, and it's a recipe for a "bitter ass Vic". I'm sitting here barely sheltered from the pouring rain under the awning of this bar...Our food just came, they're playing Bob Marley mashups/edm mixes... it's as if everything in me has been falling apart and coming together at the same time. I’m looking around the table and seeing how all of us struggled to get here, how tired and hungry and grouchy we all are... yet HERE we are. In the fricken Philippines! Can't help but smile and sing along to "every little thing, is gonna be alright;" all while scarfing down my beer-battered spam and egg rice bowl. (Which was flame by the way).

One thing to note about the music here... which I find pretty fascinating. It’s clear that they love Western music, pop especially. But I find it funny that they love the song, but every time I hear familiar lyrics, it’s always paired with a remixed beat/melody, and vocals that aren’t of the original singer. And 99% of the time, the person singing these lyrics, has a vocal register that is significantly higher than that of the original artist. It’s like I’m hearing covers or karoake mixes constantly. Pretty funny actually. I wish I would have recorded some songs for you all to hear...

After we finished eating, the rain let up a bit. We looked around the Fort Strip area to the other restaurants and bars before heading home. We were all pretty slumped from the day, and the 40min nap we had before heading to Intramuros was not enough. After we got to our aibnb, we noticed that there were bugs everywhere... They definitely weren’t there before so it still bugs me to think about how they just popped up out of nowhere. And a lot of them were in Jeannies bed (ew), and the shower. I know I shouldn’t say this, but all I could think about was how THANKFUL I was that the bugs weren’t crawling around my bunk. Bless up!!! Hehe (Karma will get me later I’m sure).

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Saturday

We left the house by 11:15am to head to Salcedo market. Salcedo market is a market that’s only open on the weekends and is super local. It’s basically a farmer’s market. Everything here was super cheap (remember the 50 peso - $1 US ratio), and I ordered a bunch of different types of food. The first thing I got was some pork bbq (on a stick) with rice combo. It was 159 pesos, and super duper delicious.

The next thing I ordered was this beef shawarma pita, because I was craving Mediterannean and the smell was calling my name. I spent about 140 pesos on this and I have no RAGRETS. I also got a fresh smoothie, some bread from a bakery stand, and tried some dimsum, courtesy of Jeannie. All in all it was a delicious and filling brunch.

Next we headed to Green Hills shopping center, which is basically a huge indoor flea market. I bought a bunch of goodies for myself and friends. And we probably spent about 2 hours there. And after Green Hills we went to SM Mall of Asia. We walked around, and it reminded me alot fo the Fashion Show mall in Vegas, complete with literal fashion show. We went into Forever 21, and I bought a swimsuit that I didn't need (how unusual of me). It was so cute though lmao.

Next to the SM Mall is the bay, and there’s a small amusement park there too. I can imagine it gets pretty poppin’ on the weekends here. We tried to catch the sunset but it was a bit too cloudy for that. It was still beautiful though!

After the SM Mall it was getting kind of dark and we were all pretty winded from the long day. We decided to get some grub before electing to take the bus home from the Mall. (Google maps said that it would be quicker than Uber and traffic is already bad enough as it is.) We stopped at a restaurant called “Goldilocks” which is pretty popular here. We chose this restaurant because one of our Uber drivers recommended it. I ordered the pork combo and added lumpiag. It was really good. The huge egg roll thing on the right side of the plate is filled with veggies, for those wondering.

Afterwards, we hopped on the bus and made our way to the house. The buses are a bit different in the sense that they’re like those VIP buses you would get when you’re on a high school sports team and you travel to another city... with the cloth seats and the television at the front of the bus... I can still smell the bus’s smell lingering in my nose. It wasn’t necessarily a bad smell... just a distinct one.

After being on the bus for 20 or so minutes, the conductor waved for us to get off because our stop was approaching. Little did we know we were hopping off the bus in the middle of traffic and the bus itself would not come to a complete stop. I got off and immediately saw the lights of another bus right in front of me.. My life flashed before my eyes as the incoming bus honked loudly for us to get out of the street. Terrifying!!! But also kind of exciting in a “omg I’m alive and this is how people really live in the Philippines?!?!?” sort of way.

When we got home I immediately napped, because we were to go to the club/bar. We wanted to check out the nightlife here because it seems like it would be a fun time!! But, it ended up raining (hard) and we knew traffic would be awful (per usual), so instead we just got drunk as a skunk in our airbnb... off of rum and coke that we bought at 7/11. (For less than $3 US!!!!) WOW!!!

We had alot of plans for our weekend trip here in Philippines, but the weather really did us dirty. We wanted to go check out Ta’al and Mt. Pinatubo, which are both beautiful volcano areas that are not too far from Manila. But because of the rain, it proved to be a bit too dangerous in terms of hiking. Next time (if I ever make my way back here) I’ll be sure to check out the Islands, and not come during typhoon season *ugh*.

After Nick and I got thoroughly wasted on cheap booze, we headed to our nearby Jollibees at 2am. Jollibees is like America’s McDonalds, but better tasting food, and food that’s better for you. We headed out the house in the rain with an umbrella in tow. Both of us forgot our glasses as we stumbled along the gravel, around the corner, to the fast food joint. It was hard for me to read the menu because I didn’t have my glasses on, and I giggled uncontrollably as I ordered my burger and fries. The workers there probably thought I was insane. Welp. *shrugs*... but BOY WHEN I TELL YOU!!! that food and pineapple juice HIT!!!! So so so good. Maybe it was because I was drunk??? still...

After we finished eating Nick and I made our way back to the complex. Nick insisted we go a different route which was “shorter” and conveniently dark as hell too. I’m never listening to Nick again. He’s like Brien. Something about white dudes man.... Anyway, we got lost. IN THE POURING RAIN AND DARKNESS. I am turnt and therefore paranoid. I keep thinking the people who are just sitting in their carts are actually jumping out the bushes and trying to terrify us. I haven’t been that jumpy in a long long time. And the dark alley way we were going down seemed never ending. We came across a river and that’s when Nick was like “OKAY. I haven’t seen this before let’s head back.”... I’m looking at him like ??? BRUH. You cannot be serious. He then tries to reassure me by saying “We’ll be fine. Im a tall white dude, they aren’t going to try to do anything to us, they’re scared of me.... But little do they know I’m a bitch.” And then proceeds to drunkenly laugh hysterically.

Thanks for that Nick, thanks. Seems like if anything goes down, I’LL have to be the one to throw hands.... nice to know where you stand, Bud.

Anyway, we made it back to our apartment scotch-free and knocked the hell out shortly after that. I was dead. literally D-E-D.

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Sunday

Today we woke up around 10am... My stomach was turning a bit so I tried to go back to sleep, with no luck. After all of us rose from the dead, we went to the pool for the morning.

We ate at Jollibee’s for lunch... yes, the same place as last night. And I was right, it wasn’t because I was drunk, the food STILL SLAPPED. I really like that place.

After we ate we stopped at a local bakery and got some street food too before heading back to the airbnb. Below is a picture of me and some tiny bananas, for your viewing pleasure hehe ;)

We relaxed in our airbnb before heading to the airport around 6:30pm.

When the Uber picked us up, we got pulled over by the cops shortly after. We all sat there in silence as the Uber driver BRIBED THE OFFICER RIGHT IN FRONT OF US... HAH! I wish it was that easy in the States. (but no, not really). I still don’t know exactly why we got pulled over, but I think it had to do with us driving in a specific lane?? Not sure, because they definitely were not conversing back and forth in English. After the cop let us go, we continued on our merry way.... But needless to say it was a very quiet and awkward 20 minutes...

Once at the airport, getting through check-in / security was a breeze! We had no problems with the weight of our bags because we decided to check one of our bags so that we could put all our souvenirs and heavy items in it, making our carry-ons lighter.

We went to eat at Max’s, and had a feast of sorts. I also tried some Filipino beer called San Miguel’s. It was really really good. I ordered some fried shrimp and some canton noodles that I split with Jeannie.

After dinner we headed to the gate and relaxed. We were supposed to take off at 11:15pm. But we didn’t even board until after midnight, and our gate changed too. We boarded and departed for Taipei, and again the same thing... seats didn’t recline, no space for my long legs.... Such a drag! But it was a bit more comfortable since there was no one in the middle seat, just me and Bunny sitting in the aisle and the window seat of our row.

We landed around 2 am, but I didn’t get home until over an hour and a half later. We took the bus to Taipei Main Station, because all of the other forms of public transportation (MRT and city buses) stop running at midnight. And then from there, we took a cab to our dorm. I was in bed just before 4 am. Once I crawled into my bunk bed at home I knocked out pretty hard, and slept better than I have my entire stay!

Overall, Philippines was definitely something I won’t soon forget. I do wish I had more time to spend there, and that I could’ve traveled around to the other islands and seen the “nature” aspect, instead of the “urban” aspect. But for my first trip it was definitely a good time, and spent with even better people.

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bleachlists · 8 years

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Bleach Characters as Tumblr Memes

As requested by anon. :)

I love meme lists. So here is the ultimate (?) meme list! Which actual memes are Bleach characters?

1. The “Surprise bitch” meme: Aizen

This is a meme about someone who you think is dead and gone, but then that person shows up in dramatic and snarky fashion. Or, in the case of Aizen, somebody you thought was in prison, who then just keeps showing up.

Aizen: Although it should not have been a surprise, since I planned this all along. From the day that I...

Ichigo: EVERYBODY GET DOWN - HE’S ABOUT TO MONOLOGUE!!

Aizen: ...

Aizen: Rude.

2. The “Quit telling everyone I’m dead” meme: Grimmjow

This is similar to the last meme, only instead of the presumed dead person being cool and in charge, this presumed dead-person just shouts off-stage that he’s not actually dead. That sounds like Grimmjow to me.

Ichigo: And in the end, he fought alongside us. That is why it is so sad that we lost him.

Grimmjow: QUIT TELLING EVERYONE I’M DEAD

Ichigo: Sometimes I can still hear his voice.

3. “Dat boi” meme: Orihime

Okay, full confession: I don’t understand the “dat boi” meme. It’s just a unicycling frog, right? And then people write “here comes dat boi” “oh shit whaddup.” I even looked it up. And that is the only explanation I got. Why does this frog ride a unicycle? Where is he going? I don’t get it at all. So anyway, then I was wondering - who in Bleach likes absurdist humor that other people don’t understand? And that would be Orihime, of course.

Tatsuki: So...the unicycling frog is fighting the giant robot?

Orihime: They’re on the same side!

Tatsuki: Of course. That makes way more sense.

Orihime: I know!

4. “Bode”: Yoruichi

This is another absurdist meme. You post pictures of cats with the word “bode” written over the cat. It apparently came to someone in a dream. This one is good for Yoruichi because (a) cats and (b) it messes with people.

Ichigo: WHY DOES SHE KEEP SENDING ME THESE PHOTOS??

Ichigo: I DON’T UNDERSTAND

Yoruichi: Bode.

Ichigo: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???

5. The “lost in a crowd” meme: Hitsugaya

This one is all about losing someone in a crowd and then shouting something significant to find them. Hitsugaya is short, and hence prone to lose people in crowds. Plus, he’s really good at shouting.

Hitsugaya: Hey! I’m an adult now sometimes!

Rukia: Wait...you’re an adult now?

Matsumoto: There she is!

Hitsugaya: THAT’S NOT EVEN HOW THIS MEME WORKS

6. The self-care meme: Kira

This is a meme where you define self-care as something impossible and/or ridiculous (self-care is tying balloons to your eyebrows and then going through a car wash). That feels Kira-like to me.

Kira: Self-care is drinking sake until you cry.

Hisagi: ...

Hisagi: That’s less a hilarious meme and more a cry for help, dude.

Kira: That line is so hard to navigate.

7.The “you tried” gold star: Mask de Masculine

‘Cause he gave one to Rose, remember? With that star-shaped wound right through Rose’s torso?

Rose: ...that’s not funny.

Mask: I think it’s pretty funny.

8. The “15 minutes late with Starbucks” meme: Unohana

I’m not saying Squad 4 is often late with the healing...but Squad 4 is often late with the healing. And if anyone’s gonna stroll in fifteen minutes late with Starbucks, it’s Unohana. Nor will anyone say anything.

Unohana: I am here.

Shinji: That’s cool but most of us are already dead.

Unohana: Good thing I only brought one cup.

9. The “color of the sky” meme: Yhwach

The original “color of the sky” post was Aizen: sure the pictures are cool or whatever, but it’s too long. Way WAY WAY too long. Much like Aizen’s monologues. Then the meme came along, where you take the “color of the sky” post, truncate it, and had some sort of surprise at the end. And sure there’s relief that it doesn’t go on for so long, but it’s also not as cool as the original. Kinda reminds me of Yhwach, for some reason. *coughs*

Yhwach: Sometimes I just don’t feel appreciated.

10. The “shoving breadsticks in purse” meme: Riruka

You’re on a date. The date says something bad. You shove breadsticks in your purse as you leave the restaurant. So this meme goes. It sounded kinda like Riruka to me.

Riruka: So what’s more important - being cute or something else?

Date: Uh...something else?

Riruka: [shoving breadsticks angrily into her purse] I have to go

11. The “hoe don’t do it” meme: Ishida and Ichigo

For the first part of Bleach, it was always Ishida saying “Hoe don’t do it” and Ichigo doing it. Then at the end, it switched and Ishida was the one doing things while Ichigo said “Hoe don’t do it.” Symmetry. It’s what makes Bleach what it is.

Ichigo: And that’s why we’re basically the same person.

Ishida: Oh god no.

12. The “looks at smudged writing on hand” meme: Ichigo

Not because he doesn’t care. He’s just...really bad at names.

Ichigo: Wow! Great job helping defeat the Quincy, Inoue, Chad, and...

Ichigo: [looks at smudged writing on hand]

Ichigo: Ugly Itching?

Ishida: YOU KNOW WHAT MY NAME IS

14. The “snail” meme: Chad

Wherein you take various words and replace the first consonant with “sn” to create a snail version. Snurch = snail church, snall = snail mall, etc. I feel like Chad would be on board with this mostly because he respects snail culture, as he respects all animals.

Chad: And this is the “snouse” (snail house) I built for my new “snuddies” (snail buddies) with their “snard” (snail yard) and their “snailbox” (mailbox).

Ichigo: ...

Chad: what?

15. “Bitch, where?” meme: Charlotte

This is a meme about someone calling you ugly, and you responding, “Bitch, where?” That sounds like Charolotte to me.

Charlotte: And that shinigami was all, “You ugly” and I was all, “Bitch, where?”

Yumichika: You’re ugly under the makeup too, though.

Charlotte: Bitch, where?

Yumichika: ...I walked right into that one.

16. Kinkshaming meme: Kensei

I just feel like Kensei must spend a lot of time kinkshaming his fellow visored.

Shinji: I love being upside down!

Love: Personally I think nothing can top being a superhero.

Rose: Unless it’s a long, deep talk with your guitar.

Hiyori: Whatever. As if that’s as good as hitting people in the face with your shoes.

Mashiro: I prefer hitting them in the face with a super kick!

Lisa: Or ignoring them because you are too busy reading porn.

Kensei: ...I’m gonna have to kinkshame you all.

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back-to-louis · 8 years

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Honestly that was one of the biggest issues I had as a larrie, and I would frequently bring it up with my peers just to be told I was an idiot. NOT EVERYTHING IN LOUIS' SIBLINGS LIVES REVOLVE AROUND HIM! I know we all love him and so do they, but they're all independent women, and when larries start attributing every insta like and tweet as "shade" against the stunt, or take any photo Lottie posts with her middle finger up, regardless of the fact that it was all clearly part of her social -1

media aesthetic and branding for her nail polish line, as one of their "signs" like I want to lose it. They've systematically stripped Louis of all his agency this year and want to do it to his sisters and I'm not having it. Daisy and Phoebe are fucking twelve. Fizzy is a strong willed and intelligent young woman and Lottie has been working so hard to build her career and brand and larries want to make every single thing they all do revolve around Louis and it's so fucking sad. -2

I know, I know, and it's so frustrating because -- well let me just quote

A conspiracist worldview implies a universe governed by design rather than by randomness. The emphasis on design manifests itself in three principles found in virtually every conspiracy theory: * Nothing happens by accident. Conspiracy implies a world based on intentionality, from which accident and coincidence have been removed. Anything that happens occurs because it has been willed. At its most extreme, the result is a “fantasy [world]… far more coherent than the real world.”* Nothing is as it seems. Appearances are deceptive, because conspirators wish to deceive in order to disguise their identities or their activities. Thus the appearance of innocence is deemed to be no guarantee that an individual or group is benign. * Everything is connected. Because the conspiracists’ world has no room for accident, pattern is believed to be everywhere, albeit hidden from plain view. Hence the conspiracy theorist must engage in a constant process of linkage and correlation in order to map the hidden connections.

As has been pointed out by bloggers wiser than me, they have taken the phrase "we see what we are meant to see" to mean that if it can be seen, it has been deliberately provided for the purpose of scrutiny and deconstruction, rather than that what can be seen is simply that which was not necessarily intended to be hidden.

They refuse to consider that there could be any other intended meaning for what they see, which is why Phoebe's post (if it exists) is A TWELVE YEAR OLD getting away with shading Briana or whomever [BY THE WAY, I love how they identify with the idea of a twelve-year old's sense of justice], but Daisy liking pictures of Freddie is someone managing her account as part of a stunt. It's why they never found out who Louis walked with after grabbing coffee at Starbucks, and why they still think he staged getting a fake DNA test instead of going to a sedation dentist and getting an IV (and his mouth numbed).

It is the same miscalculation that resulted in Larries believing he was performing sadness or at least deliberately trying to PORTRAY his sadness to them over his stunt life rather than, perhaps, a solemn attempt to document his year for himself, his fans, and his mum, who was kept from him for months due to her illness.

And they've learned nothing from it. It hasn't even been a month since Jay was laid to rest and they've grown in absolutely zero ways, done zero self-reflection, modified their beliefs and approaches not one bit, and continue to justify increasingly radical behavior from their followers while nothing they've determined to be messages intended directly for them have come to a single positive conclusion.

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caserobard · 7 years

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All the questions you haven't answered ;)

lmao katie ilysm

this is hella long, answers are short and sweet bc I did them on my lunch break earlier and not formatted nicely but whatevs still fun innit

answers under the cut bc this is long

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? Spotify!

is your room messy or clean?Clean, can’t deal with messy

what color are your eyes?Brown

do you like your name? why?Yes! There’s a lot of variations I can do with Katherine (hence Katii) and also this better than Margaret which was originally my first name lol

what is your relationship status? In a queerpaltonic relationship with this lovely bean

describe your personality in 3 words or lessIt’s difficult to put into words.But if I had to choose three, I’dsay ‘really, really gay’. Wait,that’s two. How about ‘really, verygay’? (10 points in you get the reference losers) [EDIT: I FORGOT TO CHANGE THE WORDS WHEN I COPIED THIS QUOTE WAS MEANT TO BE A JOKE ABOUT HOW GAY I AM EVERYTHING IS A-OKAY AND I’M NOT SAD OOOPS]

what color hair do you have?Brown, might get it dyed in October though!

what kind of car do you drive? color?n/a

where do you shop?Online mostly lol. Also anyway that sells clothes or beauty products bc I’m weak for them

how would you describe your style?Gay (I flit berween femme and soft butch, but mainly soft butch at the min)

favorite social media accountThis hellsite which for me isn’t so much of a hellsite now I’m unfollowing people who post things I don’t like and following more blogs that post stuff I want to, highkey recommend being proactive in making your experience on tumblr dot com the best it can be if you think it’s a bit shitty tbh bc now I love it

what size bed do you have? Double

any siblings?One brother

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?Um idk? Somewhere similar to where I am right now I guess

favorite snapchat filter? That one that smooths your skin out a bit and makes you look extra pretty

favorite makeup brand(s)I’m digging this wonderful palette from Two Faced at the minute even tho they’re hella expensive

how many times a week do you shower?4-5 depending on when I can be fucked lol

favorite tv show?At the minute probs Brooklyn 99, I’m also rewatching Gavin and Stacey though which is my childhood and a British gem tbh

shoe size?5

how tall are you?5"3

sandals or sneakers? Sandals maybe?? idk

do you go to the gym? NAH

describe your dream dateme and u doing p much anything lesbihonest how gay is that

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?£20, some change and like $40 leftover from our holiday lol

what color socks are you wearing? Black tights

how many pillows do you sleep with?Just the one

do you have a job? what do you do? Technically my title is managing director but that’s not actually what I do lol, I do purchasing and PA everybody

how many friends do you have?????? Idk bro like a few????? Half of them I never really see so

whats the worst thing you have ever done? Does dating count lmao

whats your favorite candle scent? There’s this Moroccan blush rose one we have at home and it’s gorgeous

3 favorite boy names/3 favorite girl namesI don’t really have favourite names so???????

favorite actor? DEREK KLENA

favorite actress? CHRISTY ALTOMARE

who is your celebrity crush?Derek Klena or Christy Altomare

favorite movie? Peter Pan 2003

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? Yes! And my all time fave is The Night Circus, other current faves include Harry Potter (as always), The Raven Cycle and the Shades of Magic Series

money or brains? Money lmao I’ve already got enough brains thanks

do you have a nickname? what is it? I have a few! The most consistent one is Kit Kat

how many times have you been to the hospital?A lot man bc disability lmao

top 10 favorite songsum idk the entirity of the Anastasia Boradway soundtrack?

do you take any medications daily? Nope

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc)Oily

what is your biggest fear? Not being in control lmao

how many kids do you want? None

whats your go to hair style?Literally get up, brush it and maybe shove some dry shampoo in it and make sure I’ve got no weird flicky bits

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) Semi detached

who is your role model? Myself lmao

what was the last compliment you received?“I love your nail polish!”

what was the last text you sent?“On the train x”

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real?Like 8 or 9?

what is your dream car?I guess a Mini?? opinion on smoking?No thanks

do you go to college? Nopewould you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? I’m not too fussy but I guess rural?

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? Always

do you have freckles? A few

do you smile for pictures?If it’s a selfie then I pout but if someone else is taking it I smile

how many pictures do you have on your phone? Currently 155

have you ever peed in the woods? Probably

do you still watch cartoons? Yeah

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds?Macca’s since we don’t have Wendy’s over here

Favorite dipping sauce? Sweet chilli

what do you wear to bed? Pajamas

have you ever won a spelling bee?Nope

what are your hobbies?Sewing, reading, crying about fictional characters

can you draw? No chance

do you play an instrument?Nope

tea or coffee?Neither

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?Neither

do you want to get married?To you ;)

what is your crush’s first and last initial?DK (Derek Klena) or DB (Delilah Bard….fictional characters count, right???)

are you going to change your last name when you get married? No bc then we might both have the same name lmao

what color looks best on you? Black

do you miss anyone right now? I miss Derek Klena lol

do you sleep with your door open or closed?Closed

do you believe in ghosts?Yeah

what is your biggest pet peeve? I don’t really know??last person you called?My dadfavorite ice cream flavor? Mint chocolate

regular oreos or golden oreos? Regular

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? 🌈what shirt are you wearing? My work polo

what is your phone background?Christy Altomare

are you outgoing or shy????? Idk

do you like it when people play with your hair?Yeah it’s alright I guess

do you like your neighbors? Love them!

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning?Yes to both

have you ever been high? No

have you ever been drunk? No

last thing you ate? A Kit Kat chunky

favorite lyrics right now“there are some who survive, some who don’t. some give up, some give in. me, I won’t.”

summer or winter? Winter

day or night?Night ????? This changes on the reg lol

dark, milk, or white chocolate? ALWAYS MILK

favorite month? Don’t really have one???

what is your zodiac signAquarius

who was the last person you cried in front of? Idek???????? Maybe you??????? We both cried at Anastasia so probably you tbh

Second one is coming your way at some point!! xoxo

#autisticheatherduke #tagging it as u bc i know it is lol #anon #ask

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35 Social Media Marketing Methods You Should Take Advantage Of In 2020

35 Social Media Marketing Methods you should take advantage of in 2020

Do you need inspiration and knowledge to get your business to the next level? And are you tired of spending your precious time on things that don’t work? I understand it fully and that’s the reason why I have created this guide so you can get inspiration and never run out of ideas anymore. Because taking a business to the next level is what we all want and after going through the following comprehensive list of social media marketing methods, you will then have multiple ideas and options to escalate your business to the next level. Getting traffic doesn’t have to be difficult and with this list, you’ll get ideas all the way from promotional posts to personal and business-related promotional ideas, the list is likely to inspire you as a business marketer and social media users for a very long time.

1. Use humorous, famous and inspirational quotes while posting on social media platforms

Social media users are highly attracted to quotes by famous personalities. Users are highly likely to be attracted to social media posts that contain famous or hilarious quotes. When you amalgamate such quotes with promotional information for your goods and services, you will most likely get the desired traffic for such posts.

Do not hesitate to use quotes that have been used before. Social media users never mind reading a famous quote more than once; so long as they find it worth reading. Therefore, in the process of reading such quotes, social media users get to read the promotional information attached to the quotes and hence goods or services are promoted in the process.

2. Conduct regular polls on social media for creating engagement

While most social media platforms like Facebook offer built-in polls, one ought to note that running polls manually can go a long way in not only increasing traffic but also creating engagement from a given post. Try to impose questions that seek to know the level to which a product or service is acceptable to its consumers.

Polls that demand yes or no answers can make your existing or expected consumers air their views regarding the products or services you are selling on social media platforms. As a result, they not only provide their views regarding the questions posted but also build engagement for other social media uses in which they form a discussion. Once an active discussion is achieved, the posts will attract more and more traffic thereby making the products or services known to a wide range of people.

3. Recycle your posts that did really well by attracting more traffic

There is absolutely nothing wrong with recycling your old posts that went a long way in building great traffic and thereby making more sales for you. However, you should take into close consideration not to recycle posts that still have active discussions and engagements. It will look so desperate for you. One ought to be keen to only recycle expired posts that did great when they were still active.

Re-introduce old posts by including relevant links on them. As such, one can promote a different aspect of product or service using an old post that seemed to attract more engagement as compared to other posts. You will be amazed at the enthusiasm in which social media users will receive a recycled post. Once interesting; always interesting. This will never change.

4. Guest-post on other famous posts or blogs

You will be surprised on the outcome of using other people’s traffic to your own advantage. Internet marketing begins from scratch and before you create your own massive following, it is never wrong to borrow from other established internet marketers. Guest-posting simply means posting your ads on other posts that you contribute to another site. Always be active to engage yourself on other sites that might be promoting different goods or services from yours.

Growth in internet marketing, especially on social media, has never been achieved by single efforts. It requires combined efforts to achieve the desired results and making use of traffic created by others is one way to make this happen. It is human nature to return favors. If you contribute positively to promote other people’s promotional activities on their sites, it is almost definite that they will welcome your own promotional activities on their sites. Therefore, never hesitate to use a person’s traffic for your own advantage.

5. Accompany your posts with branded images

People easily identify funny or branded images. These are common images that haven used on other sites before and have had a wide range of following. There is nothing wrong in using the same images for your own advantage. On most occasions, social media users will always take a second to glance at an image they have seen before on a different platform. Additionally, they are always more interested in the event that such images are used in a different context or if the images have been altered slightly. Make use of this common practice to lure more and more traffic to your posts, blogs or sites.

Most branded images are funny and hilarious. Social media users like funny and hilarious stuff. Give it to them. The trick to winning the hearts of social media users is to give them exactly what they intend to get when they log into their social media accounts. A greater percentage of social media users visit these sites for the purpose of interacting and relaxing their minds. Funny play pivotal roles of making meeting these desires so do not shy from providing exactly what they need.

6. Make use of info-graphics while making posts or blogs on social media

Certainly, promotional information put across in words alone is dull and less likely to draw the much-anticipated traffic. Most social media users are more attracted to pictorial information as compared to written information. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you spice up your promotional information with pictures and branded images. Of course, this will show your audience how serious you are about making them have an interest in whatever information you are attempting to put across.

7. Ask your followers for their suggestions on your products or services and how best they can be improved

As a consumer of a particular product or service, nothing is more inspiring than the feeling of having contributed to the betterment of a product or service you are consuming. Return the favor. Ask your social media followers to offer their suggestions and thoughts regarding the quality of service or product you are offering. Additionally, do not forget to seek their ideas on how best the products or services can be improved in order to meet their demands in a better way.

You will obviously develop customer loyalty by engaging your followers and seeking their suggestions about the products or services. Customer loyalty is perhaps the single most important aspect of meeting marketing goals. Therefore, never shun away from engaging in any activity that might bring loyal customers to your doorsteps.

8. Use photos that have nothing to do with your products or services but that convey the feeling and attitude behind your brand

Always posting pictures of your products and services is okay. However, other social media users might find this monotonous and boring. Why not try something different like posting pictures that have totally nothing to do with the brand you are promoting but instead convey feelings and attitudes of your brand? This has worked for many internet promoters and marketers. For example, Starbucks shares photos on Instagram to link its brand with sunshine. Therefore, instead of posting images of their products, they post different images of the sun to associate their brand with brightness, warmth, and friendliness.

9. Synchronize all your social media accounts, sites and blogs

It is possible to synchronize all your social media sites in such a way that a user that finds you in one of the sites almost automatically finds you in the rest of the sites. This is an important way of increasing following especially in the event that these sites are used for promotional purposes.

One some occasions, linked social media sites are able to share information. This is an implication that one is able to post on one social media site and the information relayed automatically to the rest of social media sites linked to that account. Thus, it makes your work easy when writing promotional information that eventually reaches a wide range of audience. Therefore, always make sure to link all your social media sites.

10. Be part of weekly hash-tag themes

In order to build the desired social media following, it is imperative to be an active participant in the community. It is only through active participation on social media sites that you can create a following for yourself. When you join fun weekly social media traditions like throwback Thursday and become very active on them, you are highly likely to develop a following from such engagement. This is because such hash-tags have developed loyal audiences over the years and therefore have massive traffic.

It should be noted that posting regularly on social media traditions and hash-tags makes people like you. In social media marketing, all you need is to be liked by your audience and you are good to go. Make them like you by liking what they like.

11. Keep close social tabs on your competitors

You must remember that you are not alone in social media marketing. Therefore, be cognizant of the fact that every mechanism or measure you are applying in a bid to woe support from your audience might be the same ideas applied by your competitors. Much worse, your competitors might be applying more effective measures to win the hearts of the same audience you are clobbering with outdated tactics. Therefore, always be sure to keep close tabs on your competitors to know what they are doing to win their audience. Identify their strengths and weaknesses in order to build a strong strategy that will stand out amidst the competition.

12. Crete caption contests

Caption contests can be compared to photo or video contests because of the nature in which they are presented. On most occasions, captions contests are initiated by submitting captions by social media users. They can bring about some pretty laughs if presented correctly. A social media marketer should take advantage of caption contests as a way of drumming support for his or her promotional information uploaded on social media platforms.

13. Take part in sweepstakes

Sweepstakes are perhaps the oldest form of marketing. One ought to note that sweepstakes have in the recent past been incorporated on social media as a form of increasing awareness for particular products and services that can be promoted through social media platforms.

Sweepstakes are simple to enter and use. In addition to their simplicity, they are famous and known to many and therefore play a significant role in the promotion of products and services on social media.

You can take advantage of sweepstakes on social media to attract more traffic to your posts and blogs. This can be achieved by including these sweepstakes in your promotional posts as a way of ensuring that social media users are not only attracted to but also interested in your posts. As a result, this is expected to have a ripple effect on the number of sales you will realize on a given product or service promotion.

14. Make your posts shareable by other social media users

Social media platforms offer avenues through which users can share posts made by other users. However, it is important to note that people only share what is shareable on their timelines on Facebook to twitter. You should make your posts shareable by adding ‘share this content’ buttons.

When your friends or followers on social media share your content on their timelines, their friends will see the contents as well. This has an incredible effect on your marketing efforts because there is no limit to the number of users that are able to gain access to such content when shared widely. It is therefore of great help to make your posts and contents shareable so that your followers are able to share them on their own timelines.

15. Offer product comparison guides for your followers and friends

Consumers always have a difficulty in choosing from a wide range of products when making buyer decisions. It is important to note that the buyer decision making process always involved a number of decisions; most of which are hard to make. Help out your followers and friends on social media with marketing comparison guides. This is particularly important in the event that you are offering a number of products that meet different needs for your customers.

It is however worth noting that offering products comparison guides to your consumers comes with a number of challenges. First, be careful not to provide these guides in a manner that seems to be promoting unintended products or services. Secondly, you must be careful not to provide any untruthful information that might damage the reputation of a rival product or service.

16. Post items consistently on your social media platforms

This is perhaps one of the easiest ways of growing your social media community. Always try to be consistent in your postings. This is a mechanism of always engaging your social media community because they will always see something posted by you. You must always ensure to post regular but different posts. Do not post the same thing many times as it becomes monotonous and boring to your audience.

Ensure to always engage your audience in constant communications. Reply to their reviews and comment on their thoughts about your posts. This way, you will create loyal followers who believe that you will always be available with new things.

17. Embed your social buttons on your posts

Having more impressions on your social networks makes your posts and ads visible to a wide range of people. Therefore, you should focus on increasing your impressions to the best of your ability. One of the easiest ways to achieve this is by embedding social buttons on your sites and social networks. These social sharing buttons enables readers of your content to click and link up with you on your social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or even on email.

The social sharing buttons also enable your fans to share the content they have read on their social networks. Once this is done, their friends will also be able to access your articles of

promotional materials thereby spreading the information widely. You can attach these social buttons either on the footers or headers of your articles or newsletter. The aim is always to make the buttons readily visible and shareable by viewers of your sites.

18. Leverage your social reviews on social media in order to generate automated word of mouth marketing

Product reviews on your social media networks are always important because they encourage other prospected consumers of your products or services to buy from you. This therefore results in increased sales for your business. However, this is an old trick and everybody in the business depends on it. There is an automated method of getting your customers to provide their reviews without you having to personally contact them and persuade them to do so.

Yotpo is a free social review app that allows you to leverage your social reviews on social media in order to generate automated word of mouth marketing. Through this app, you are able to connect your Facebook and twitter accounts and post the user-generated product reviews instantly. These reviews will in turn bring social traffic to your social network thereby increasing your sales.

19. Use your Pinterest social network to run a treasure hunt promotion

Treasure hunt promotions on Pinterest accounts have for a long time created enormous buzz around product line and brand across the globe. You should try it too as a way of increasing your brand awareness on social media networks. Running a treasure hunt promotion involves contacting a few partners and asking them to pin an image for you on their Pinterest boards. Each image posted on the boards provides a clue to the next image during the process of the treasure hunt. This treasure hunt attracts fans who participate with the anticipation of getting the treasure. As a result, a wide range of traffic is drawn to your site.

20. Work thoroughly on the title of your blog post

You should note that the title of your blog post has much more weight than average people may realize. This is because the title convinces a person to read anything below it or move to the next post with a more appealing title. This therefore means that titles must be taken very seriously while developing a blog post.

Here are some of the tactics you can use to create an appealing title for your blog post. First, use average language on your title. You should also make your title brief and precise. Ensure to always leverage common psychological characters like fear, controversy, desire and urgency among many others. You can also try to include negatives on your titles. It is always human nature to be attracted to negative things so give your audience exactly what it needs.

21. Show some skin when making blog posts

This is of course meant to mean metaphorical skin. Your followers and friends on social media networks need to know that you are not a robot. It is important to confirm to your audience that your posts are not automated posts that come as set by a computer system.

You can achieve this by showing off the personality of your company to your audience. This can also be achieved by posting pictures of your employees during product development. In the case of a sole proprietor, do not hesitate to express yourself by posting pictures of you at work. This is important as it creates a personal rapport with your audience.

22. You can also incorporate comics in your blog posts

Despite the fact that newspaper comics might have been passed with time in contemporary society, online comics are still widely accepted. Such funnies are always appealing to a wide range of audiences; from young to old, male to female. Consider making your own online comics and include them in your blog posts during your promotional efforts.

You can easily create your own internet comics with the help of tools like Strip Generator and Pixton. Comics can easily engage your viewers on social media alongside entertaining them. It is important to note that comics merely add up to the sole objective of social media platforms which are socialization and entertainment. As a result, incorporating such modes of entertainment during the promotional process attracts more viewers to your social networks.

23. Share useful resources generated by others on your social networks

In order to show your passion for sharing useful information with your audience, do not hesitate to share other people’s information that you might find useful. Such information is useful at all times despite its origin. This is an implication that social media users will not mind the origin of a given post so long as they find it useful in one way or another.

Thus, do not be selfish to share your information alone. Always try to share contents generated by others as a way of showing you commitment to providing your audience with the best

information for their own goo. Certainly, once you share someone else’s information, you will definitely be borrowing his or her audience. This is important to you because your end game should always be achieving the desired traffic to your social networks. As a result, the means of achieving these goals should not matter much.

24. Share breaking news in your related industry

It is important to convince an audience that you are well conversant with the industry under which your business falls. You should always be on top of the news. Show that you are aware of the current trends in the industry. Your audience will be particularly interested in the latest news so it is an obligation to give your audience news as it occurs.

While updating an audience of the current trends, it is important to consider the effects such news will have on the perceptions of your audience towards your related products and services. Be careful not to provide information that might have detrimental effects on the expected increase in sales of your own products and services.

25. Promote free downloads on your social media platforms

Virtually everyone likes free stuff. Take advantage of the fact that people will always go for free things at the slightest opportunity. On most occasions, internet marketers have made good use of free versions of e-books, white paper or even plugins as a way of promoting their presence on social media. Offering free downloads as incentives to an audience are expected to have an effect of building a strong brand among the viewers and users of such incentives.

When you provide free download links to your audience, people are highly likely to utilize the free download to an extent that they recommend their friends to make use of them as well. Apart from merely being grateful for your free incentives, your followers and friends will return the favor by liking your pages and sharing them widely as well. Through this, you will have achieved the much desired traffic for your promotional efforts.

26. Try offering expert insights in a topic of discussion

Expert insights make your customers have faith in whatever it is that you are offering. Buyers are very cunning especially when it comes to finding the best product or service that will meet their diverse needs. They always need a confirmation that what someone is offering is exactly what they need and that it will meet their needs effectively. As a result, they need to hear it from a professional in a related field.

It is important to seek professional insights when presenting your facts to your audience. By this, everything you say or write becomes authenticated by the professional insight sought. It is therefore imperative to include insights from a professional while tackling topics on your social media networks in order to earn the trust of your audience.

27. Appreciate your fans by saying thank you

It is important to note that your fans will feel highly valued if appreciated. Ordinarily, the phrase ‘thank you’ means more than meets the ears. When you take some time to thank your audience for their consistent participation on your posts, they are highly likely to feel worthwhile and valued by you. It is important to always mention to your followers and friends on social media platforms how grateful you are for their undying support. As a result, they will be motivated to like and share your contents widely.

28. Persuade your followers to support a given cause

It should be noted that corporate social responsibility is an important venture for online marketers. In order to achieve the desired following on your social media platforms, show your followers that you are committed to meeting your corporate social responsibilities. This can be achieved by posting links to online fundraisers and other related activities that can help in meeting this obligation.

In addition to confirming to your audience that you participate in corporate social responsibility activities, encourage them to participate as well. When this is done, you are more likely to register an increase in the number of followers. This is because such activities reveal your personality as a caring individual.

29. Make industry predictions on your social media pages

Making predictions on the expected products in the near future is a confirmation that you understand your industry perfectly. Followers like to identify with specialists who prove to know what their areas of expertise entail. Therefore, when you post predictions of future products in your industry, you are proving to your audience that you are well aware of industry-specific innovations and the directions in which they are headed.

When posting predictions of future products in your industry, become creative in order to arouse the imagination of your audience. People are always enthusiastic about innovations. As a result, a properly calculated prediction will initiate discussions that will in turn woo contributions from many people. This will thus have a positive effect of luring traffic your way.

30. Tell a story regarding your product or service on social media

Stories are much more appealing to audiences as compared to ordinary short illustrations. Social media users are more likely to become more attentive to stories. Therefore, in the process of writing promotional content for a given product or service, incorporate stories that are relevant to the products under promotion.

Owing to the difficulty of confirming the validity of stories told on social media, your readers and viewers will not be concerned whether the stories you tell are true or to. However, tell realistic stories that can be related to the real world. Interesting stories about a product or service will attract a large crowd to your posts. Therefore, it is imperative to ensure that the stories you write are worth the traffic you anticipate.

31. Hold a live Q&A session on your social media network

Sessions in which questions are posted and answered immediately are more interesting and appealing to social media users as compared to questions that are posted and answered much later. People always feel cared for when their questions are answered promptly by concerned parties. As a social media marketer, you should take advantage of this to hold live Q&A sessions on your social media platforms as a way of increasing the number of your followers.

You can always give prior notifications of Q&A sessions to your audience. This should be done early enough to give your followers time to research on burning questions. The Q&A sessions ought to be held at times when social media users are free to engage freely. It should be noted that these sessions should not be scheduled for times when most people are at work or are engaged in other things.

32. Respond promptly to tags or mentions from your fans

You must always show your fans that you value their contributions to your posts and promotional content. On some occasions, your fans will tag you or mention you on their own posts. Do not hesitate to respond promptly and positively to such mentions. This can be termed as public display of appreciation. When your fans mention you in their discussions, they expect your contribution. It is therefore important to show that you are equally concerned with the activities of your fans just like your activities are important to them.

When fans see you as a social person who is able to respond to their tags, they will relate with you differently as compared to when you ignore their tags. They are expected to be more interested in your blog posts and promotional efforts. This will thus increase their participation on your posts thereby luring more traffic your way.

33. Answer frequently asked questions

You do not have to necessarily wait for your followers and friends on social media to ask questions regarding your products or services in order to answer them. Always brainstorm as a way of identifying frequently asked questions regarding the products or services you are promoting on these social media platforms. This helps in providing more information to your audience regarding your products. When you answer frequently asked questions regarding your products, your consumers will be well informed about the products and hence more likely to purchase them.

34. Promote and event related to the industry on your social media pages

There are a number of industry related events that your fans on social media would be interested in taking part. However, they may not be able to attend because of lack of information. It is therefore your responsibility as players in that industry to promote such events to your followers and friends. When your followers hear of such events from your, they associate you with the event and hence will always depend on you for such information in the future.

It is worth noting that promoting industry-related events to your audience also markets you as a key player in that industry. It always implies that you are updated and well informed about the occurrences in that particular industry. Once you have been identified as a key player in an industry, the goods you promote are likely to be seen as one of the best in the industry. As a result, you will have more followers and subsequently register more sales of your products.

35. Share funny commercial related to your industry

People easily identify with funny things. These could either be commercials in the form of pictures or videos. It is therefore important to incorporate a little bit if fun in your promotional efforts. Post a commercial that is likely to appeal to your followers or fans. Such posts will have more likes and shares as compared to ordinary flat posts.

When your fans find your post funny to an extent that they share it widely, other social media users will know who you are. As a result, they are highly likely to like your pages and subscribe to your promotional efforts as a means of ensuring that they get more of such fun. This will thus have a positive effect on bring more followers your way.

Recap

In a nutshell, the internet, and especially the social media, offers us numerous tools to ease our approach to work, communication and the way we do things. To say the least, the internet offers tools that, if well utilized, could enable individuals realize their full potential in terms of success and performance. The social media developed out of the internet and, in many ways, has revolutionized the way things are done. Today, collaborations are conducted remotely by marketers, software developers, journalists and many others just to name a few. Through social media, marketing methods never heard of before have been nurtured and developed. From the simple approach of creating low cost polls by marketers to the engagement of video contests with potential customers and into the depth of the more complex, yet feasible, interviews with industry leaders online, the social media has been a buzz of activity when it comes to methods of marketing through the platform(s). Suffice it to say, the internet and more so the social media have provided limitless avenues that can be effectively used by individuals and whole marketing departments to market themselves and their products.

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And another one...

What is bothering you right now? The fact that I finished all my work for the day but still have to sit here in the office for another 3 hours. Hence why I’ve resorted to yet another survey (prepare for a lot of these in the coming days...)

Do you get bad cramps? I never did growing up, but once I hit about 23 or 24 I started getting them pretty bad. Are you more often hot or cold? I’m always overheated Have you ever been on a missions trip? LOL NO. Fuck that to the millionth degree. Have you ever been abused and kidnapped by a cop? Wow what a question. I have not.

How often do you wash your hair? Every other day, roughly. What’s a trend that you haven’t followed? I’m not particularly interested in being on trend. Not in an intentional non-conformist way, but just because I have a strong enough sense of what I like and dislike, and I don’t stray from that. Do you hate political posts on facebook? Just the misinformed or ignorant ones. But otherwise, I’m proud of my generation for being so politically vocal and active. What creative project are you currently excited about? I have a writing project I hope to start soon. I’m also excited to do some more decorating at my new apartment. Do you like eggnog? IT’S REPULSIVE!! Even just the smell of it makes me nauseous. I still have traumatic flashbacks of my Starbucks days of steaming eggnog for lattes.... PUKE! How many pictures do you have stored on your computer? On my computer itself, hardly any at all. All my photos are on my phone. Which type of camera do you prefer: digital or Polaroid? I just use my phone. I’m not fancy. But a Polaroid could be fun Have you ever had a camera that took film? Yeah. Actually just had a conversation with my sister about the good ol’ days of going to Wegmans to rent VHS videos in the movie section and get your photos printed in the photo lab! What do you do to relieve a headache? For the first time the other day I tried rubbing some peppermint oil on my head and my headache was gone within a few minutes! To be fair though, I was also drinking a (weak) cup of coffee at the same time. So I’m not sure if it was the caffeine, the peppermint oil, or the combination of the two that cured my headache. Either way, I’ll take it! What do you own that’s wool? Nothing I don’t think? Do you ever squirt whip cream onto a plate and then eat it by itself? What is wrong with y’all..... Have you ever had a hot flash? Way too often for a girl my age List ten girl names you like. Aurora, Elle, Audrey, Celine, Diana, Lucyna, Camila, Elyse, ??, ??

List ten boy names you like. David, James, Sean, Eric, Adam, Levi, Evan, Adrian, ??, ?? What do you think of the name Posie? No thank you Are you bothered by something right now? Just my mind-numbing boredom Do you wish someone cared? I am very fortunate to have plenty of people who care about me Are you ok? Yes lol Are you upset? Nah, I’m fine. Which pharmacy do you use? Wegmans Do you like your hair better curly or straight? It’s naturally pin straight so I like to curl it, although it barely holds... Do you edit your photos? I admit it, yes I do. Do you think you look better with make-up or without? With makeup. However, I don’t use it as a crutch anymore and I’ve grown to accept how I look au natural. Would you rather wear purple glasses or black glasses? Black Do you know anyone who says they’re a Christian but acts like a satanist? Satanists are actually really principled, kind, moral people. Not “evil” in the slightest. If you’re a girl, do you ever shop in the boys or mens section? I like to sleep in men’s tee shirts/sweatshirts/sweatpants, but I’d never intentionally bought something from the men’s section. If you’re a guy, do you ever shop in the girls or womens section? What do you think of when you hear the word “Christian”? Jesus How many pullover hoodies do you own? Maybe 5 or 6 How many pairs of sweatpants do you own? A few What’s your favorite version of the Bible to read? I don’t read it. Have you ever thought you were ugly? Haven’t we all at some point? Do you ever pretend to be ok & happy when you’re not? Again, haven’t we all at some point? Do you wish you could read minds? Why or why not? Absolutely not. I’d just end up with my feelings hurt. Some things are better off unknown. Would you rather have wings or a tail? Wings would be beautiful! Do you believe in the supernatural? Absolutely Has anyone “come out” to you? Absolutely Name someone whom you’d really like an apology from. It doesn’t matter because I’ll never receive it. But I’m done wishing for an impossibility. What is your favorite piece of classic literature? As an English major, I find this question offensive. Do you consider yourself “dignified”? That’s difficult. I think other people would be a better judge of my “dignity” than myself. Which do you take more: videos or photos? Both, especially when I’m nannying my babies. I’m in full-on paparazzi mode at that point. Have you ever accidentally sent a text to the wrong person? Yes.... What is the most embarrassing thing you can think of happening? Every day of my life? Do you ever wear sunglasses indoors? On top of my head, yeah What are two names you used to get mixed up when you were younger? As a kid I never knew who was who on Tom and Jerry. I still don’t really know? What do u think of the quote “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing” That’s not my motto by any means. What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve done lately? This is gonna sound facetious, and it partially is lol. But I just started writing in blue ink after a lifelong loyalty to black ink. BIG STEPS HERE, FOLKS! Can you trust the police? No

Do you wear earmuffs when it’s cold out? I have a cute pair of Canada earmuffs that I’ll break out when the cold weather hits!

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Instagram: 6 Factors You Make My Daily

Instagram is at the first of day-to-day satisfaction for me. When I initially began using Instagram I was searching for ideas and also motivation for the kitchen. 99.9% of my pictures are of dishes I have created. The reason for this is to showcase that making scrumptious and healthy meals does not take a Culinary Institute Of America trained chef, nor does it take a lot of expensive ingredients. I such as to make my dishes straightforward and tasty, therefore the hashtags #KeepItSimple and also #KeepItTasty. No factor to shadow the flavor of the ingredients in your dish with items that do not boost the flavor of the recipe neither have a function.

Along the way instagram took on a various role in my every day life. The ideas and inspiration was still there but the unintended funny rose to new levels. Prior to I discuss the pictures that are my favorite let me state that I like laughing as well as these pictures assist to take the tension far from life even if for a couple of moments. If you get on Instagram then I think you can agree with these images because they make you chuckle when you are scrolling through the pictures on your iPhone or iPad.

Top 6 Factors I Go To Instagram Daily

The Musician At The Cafe Pictures

We have all seen these pictures. The one where the barista, do they only call them that at Starbucks?, chose that they were either burnt out or a depriving musician as well as turns your coffee right into a canvas. You see the heart shapes constantly but I have never seen one of a face or of an animal. These photos constantly make me laugh due to the fact that I can picture the individual order their cappuccino with the hopes of tasting that steamed milk and warm coffee as well as alleviating their anxiety and also end results a heart. That does the barista decide gets the heart? Why does the individual on Instagram determine that an additional picture of milk in the form of a heart is something to be published. We get it. Coffee as art. Allow's proceed!

BTW do you intend to see private account pictures without following them? Use instagram private account viewer, its complimentary and also amazing.

Quest Bar Photo

I am uncertain when the Pursuit Bar came to be the face of healthy and balanced consuming yet if you see a healthy and balanced feed there is almost surely a photo of a Quest Bar. And it isn't sufficient to simply be a Pursuit Bar but this item has actually been sliced as well as put into cookies as well as cakes, separated as well as tossed into yogurt and so several other variations of its use that this message would be also long. I have never ever had a Pursuit Bar and also more than likely never will so I can not talk about the preference. Why do the Instagram images make me laugh? They are anywhere and you can not go a day without seeing a picture of them.

Starbucks

I discussed the pictures of coffee barista artists up above yet a day can not go by without pictures of cups of Starbucks. They might be simply the beyond the cup, they may be the inside of the mug. I have also seen pictures of the inside of the Starbucks. I see them as well as I think to myself: you acquired a Starbucks coffee and at some point in between paying as well as consuming you determined you need to photo it however did you taste it first? Did you take a seat and also speak with your good friends and also quit the discussion to take the picture? I have a great deal of thoughts drift through my head as well as I laugh because I am placing a discussion with each other that more than likely is not happening but in my mind it is and it is amusing.

Mug Cake

This is my third favored image on Instagram. I am not sure why it fractures me up when I see them yet they do. I think on the inside I am thinking to myself: when you can not bake use the microwave. Possibly secretly I want to make mug cake. I'm not sure, yet I am specific that when the pictures on the Instagram appear I laugh from the intestine. I can claim that I have actually seen some terrific mug cake developments like the molten chocolate mug cake. That is amazing in my mind, but the old I put 1 egg, healthy protein powder and also whatever else as well as voila I 'baked' a Healthy protein Mug Cake just cracks me up.

Eco-friendly Smoothies

These simply eliminate me. They get on Instagram in droves and they make me laugh due to the fact that my idea is: Wow, you understand how to use your blender or food processor. It is a food preparation snark of course, yet how many images of green shakes can someone see before thinking: incredible, now attempt food preparation those greens in a different type or style. I understand that smoothie mixes are fast and also I make them too, however when I do make them I don't share them with Instagram due to the fact that I didn't do anything aside from including water, vegetables as well as fruit to my mixer. I desire my Instagram feed to be inspiring as well as motivating to get people into the cooking area to cook however that being said if a green shakes gets somebody started on the course to wellness then I recommend it. Let me be clear and also claim that there is definitely nothing incorrect with eco-friendly shakes or shakes in general it is just when you see 20-50 green healthy smoothie photos each day you have to simply laugh.

Seflies Prior to, During Or After Workouts

These are my perpetuity favored. The picture of the flex posture is the most effective, but today I am presenting my friend Marlene of Mission To A(nother) Marathon since her selfies have me practically hyperventilating. I love when she publishes photos of herself from the restroom at her office after a sweaty flight or run and her face informs the whole story. My preferred photo of Marlene remains in her swim goggles as she appears like those dudes in Despicable Me and also hence my nickname for her is Despicable Marlene. Selfies are the present that goes on offering because you understand you will certainly see loads of them at any offered time and one is simply funnier than the other. Do you wait up until the washroom is clear to take the image? Do you not care if the washroom is crowded?

These 6 reasons are why Instagram will always have a place in my day-to-day routine. Exactly how you can not laugh at several of the stuff you see on Instagram is past me. There is a lots of motivation as well as inspiration, like the 21 Day Sugar Detoxification I will certainly be posting around on Monday, however some are funny as well. I genuinely enjoy following individuals in my feed to produce innovative ideas for food preparation, to get me out to the health club as well as to make me laugh.

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Millennials, Real Estate & The Avocado War

It was a week of controversy for the ages – battle lines were drawn, allegiances were declared and ad hominem attacks were spewed on Twitter.

No, we’re not talking about the appointment of the Special Prosecutor to investigate the firing of James Comey. No, we’re talking about the real debate in America and the answer to the most important questions facing our nation today.

Are millennials eating too many avocados on toast for their own good?

Do those between the ages of 20- and 35 love the rich green fruit so much that it is limiting their economic potential as a generation?

The crux of the debate is this: are first- time home sales down because, given the choice of a two car garage and a yard in the suburbs, millennials have, en masse, decided they’d rather enjoy a more richly-delicious brunch experience, week in and week out?

Some of our readers are doubtlessly confused, having missed 60 Minutes last week and and/or having spent the majority of this week not on Twitter. For most of us, there is not obvious connection between avocado toast consumption and the macroeconomics trends observable in Gen Y. But most people aren’t Australian millionaire and property mogul Tim Gurner, who made headlines this week after comment he made on Australian 60 Minutes about millennials and their spendthrift ways.

“When I was trying to buy my first home, I wasn’t buying smashed avocado for $19 and four coffees at $4 each,” Gurner noted.

His statement, unsurprisingly, managed to kick up more controversy than the normal segment on Australian 60 Minutes – as people worldwide noted that given the various economic difficulties millennials face – it is a bit much to begrudge them a few slices of avocado on bread.

So what exactly was said – how did the blow-back shakeout – and just exactly how much avocado toast would one have to give up to buy a house?

Well…

Champagne Tastes – Beer Budget

Gurner is not a generic hater of all things avocado, nor all things toast – his broader point was the millennial generation has come to expect a lifestyle level that is mismatched to what their actual earnings picture is. What he disputes is that millennials – and their diminished economic prospects when compared to other generations – have been less the victims of bad circumstances and more the victims of their own bad decision making around indulging their highfalutin desires.

“We’re at a point now where the expectations of younger people are very, very high,” Gurner said. “They want to eat out every day, they want to travel to Europe every year. The people that own homes today worked very, very hard for them, saved every dollar, did everything they could to get up the property investment ladder.”

And while Gurner got an awful lot of attention for his remarks – more on that in one second – it should be noted that he is far from the first person to make this observation. In fact, he isn’t even the first person to center his argument on avocado toast – the consumption of which, along with other fancy toasts, has apparently has risen to irritatingly endemic levels in Australia.

Bernard Salt, a columnist for The Australian columnist , has also had enough of people consuming their potential down payments as part of Sunday brunch.

“I have seen young people order smashed avocado with crumbled feta on five-grain toasted bread at $22 a pop and more,” he wrote “Twenty-two dollars several times a week could go towards a deposit on a house.”

And while one might be tempted to wonder if his editor removed the line “and so grow up” from that set of statements- the observation without reference to what people to choose to eat for breakfast was made much in a much less cranky sounding – and hence much more popular fashion by Tim Urban on the popular Wait But Why Blog in his article on why generation Y yuppies are unhappy – as told through the character Lucy, who despite her great education and decent lot in life is miserable

“Lucy’s extreme ambition, coupled with the arrogance that comes along with being a bit deluded about one’s own self-worth, has left her with huge expectations for even the early years out of college. And her reality pales in comparison to those expectations, leaving her “reality – expectations” happy score coming out at a negative.”

However, while the observation about the younger generation was not entirely new – it did managed to get the internet’s intention, in a big way.

The Backlash

Crushed under the weight of trillions of dollars in student loans, having entered the workforce during the worst recession in 60 years and facing being the first generation of Americans to earn less than their parents more often than they out-earn since World War II – millennials en masse were less than enamored with the suggestion that brunch is their issue.

“What is the relationship between my avocado consumption and my failure to purchase a $900,000, 300-square-foot studio in Brooklyn?” asked the writer of an Open Letter printed in GQ.

“For you see, two things are true about me, a typical pea-brained millennial who owns 37 credit cards and who shares a two-bathroom apartment with seven roommates in a crumbling building next to an airport tarmac. The first thing that is true is that I occasionally pay between 7 and 13 dollars for a slice of avocado toast at brunch. The second thing that is true is that, in my 3 years in the workforce, I have not been able to scrape together the $600,000 that is necessary to place a winning bid on the cheapest apartment in New York: a dilapidated 0-bedroom crawlspace in a haunted insane asylum on a Superfund site.”

Twitter had a host of similar observations.

“I was going to put a down payment on a house, but then I spent $44,000 on avocado toast instead.” note another

“Brb quitting my job and becoming an avocado peddler since millennials are spending the equivalent of house prices on them,” noted one user.

“My generation loves brunch because it’s two hours of distraction from the fact we’ll never own real estate,” noted a third.

We could go on all day – but as the week wore on, even serious mainstream news sources like the Washington Post were noting that perhaps writing off Generations Y’s failure to launch in some cases isn’t easily explained away by terrible spending habits. Though we have a long history of blaming trendy food (ten years ago Starbuck’s lattes were preventing us from being financially responsible) the reality is millennials student loans, lower wages, urban orientation when combined with the rising costs of start homes and the up ticking interest rates are the much better explanation for why home ownership remains out of reach.

“So, eat that avocado toast, millennials, and enjoy it. Because, let’s face it: you’re never going to be able to buy a house anyway,” noted the Post’s Maura Judkis.

Cheerful.

But…

Never Is A Long Time

So how much avocado toast can one give up and buy a house? Depends on where one wants to live. If it is San Francisco or New York – the two markets in the U.S where one is most likely to buy avocado toast, the answer is… an awful lot.

San Francisco’s average avocado toast price is around $9; the the median price of a home? $1,185,000. To qualify for financing with 20 percent down (difficult on such expensive buys that often attract cash buyers in the Bay Area), the needed down payment is $237,000.

That would require skipping 26,333 slices of avocado toast slices, or 72 years’ worth of skipping it at breakfast.

New York City’s avocado toast is more expensive on average at $10 a serving – but the median home price is only $1.1 million, meaning it would only take 60 years to save the funds for a down payment on a home by skipping the avocado toast.

This, of course assumes that real estate prices in both cities will not go up or down over the next 6-7 decades.

Okay, so changing their breakfast habits is probably not going to do it – though it might still be a bit early to conclude millennials are never going to own homes away. There are real estate markets in the U.S. that are not New York or San Francisco – where the median home price is not measured in seven digits.

And first time buyers not looking for million dollar homes can use the FHA program – where the down payment requirement fall to the 3 percent to 5 percent range, which requires several fewer decades of skipping the avocado toast, particularly if one buys in a market where prices are closed to the national median 2017 sale price of ~$300K or the national 2017 sale price average of ~$375K.

Those aren’t small down payments but they don’t quite equal ‘never going to happen,’ either.

So the good news this week is that millennials are probably good candidates for buying houses – although million dollar homes in the most expensive real estate markets in the U.S. may remain out of reach for all but the wealthiest of them.

And they may even be able to afford to keep eating avocado toast while they save – depending on where they move. But maybe instead of buying them out, they could make them at home.

There’s probably an app for that.

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Online Dating Experience, Mistakes and Realizations

What do you do when you desperately want to have cold coffee to get through a deadline and the only blender in your house decided not to work? You dress well, grab a cab and go to Starbucks with your laptop. I am not usually fond of Starbucks but I heard there Matcha Tavana Ice is brilliant and boy, it definitely is!

Once I settled with my order, I started thinking how exactly will I compile my two years long online dating experience in one blog post! So many conversations with men, a few offline dates, countless discussions with friends who’ve been active users of dating applications and after two weeks of trying, thinking and writing, I am glad to share this article with you. Also, this is the last post from my Online Dating series and I hope you enjoyed all the articles as much as I did while writing them!

Why did I join a Dating Application?

Mein phele mein bhot moti thi, nakkara thi, mere se koi flirt nai karta tha and phir meri zindagi mein Tinder aaya and mujhe Validation mili!

I joined Tinder because I have some amazing friends and they were concerned that I won’t EVER get over my ex-boyfriend because instead of erasing him out of my memory I was blocking boys who tried to approach me. Two years after the break-up, forty-eight hours of convincing and I created a dating profile on Tinder. Anyway, to describe the journey I am going to contemplate on these two:

Mistakes

Realizations

Mistakes

1) Ignored instructions: I did not read the instructions where they tell you that you need swipe right someone that you like and directly synced Tinder with my Facebook.

What happened next will either leave you either in splits and or you will end up judging me every time someone says ‘Tinder’, 'right or left'.

I was randomly swiping right and left like a kid who was playing Road Rage for the first time and ten minutes later my phone started buzzing and did not stop. I did what any smart person would have done, I slept! The next day I got more messages, I replied to some, ignored some and continued swiping right and left. Three days later, I could not access Tinder and no, not because of excess matches but excess unmatches. I was so confused looking at so many so many messages, I decided not to reply to seventy-five out of seventy-seven messages and ignored the eighty-two matches. Yes, Tinder blocks you when you have a certain amount of unmatches. Am I the only girl in the world who has experienced that? I am pretty and I am sure the answer is yes!

2) Did not listen to I, me and myself:

After I was unblocked and realized that you don’t take left when a cake shop is on the right. I carefully observed my matches and unmatched the ones who were too cocky for my sensibilities. I did get a chance to speak to some intelligent and good looking boys but I lost them because the moment they asked me to meet, like a silly school girl I asked my ‘then’ best friend, should I? The equally silly best friend convinced me that I should at least wait for a MONTH before seeing them offline and I told the guys to wait. They waited and realized that this girl is like our government, too many promises but no results and well, the boys were exactly like the impatient citizens, they unmatched me!

Well, after four sweet, intelligent and good looking guys unmatched me, I knew I had to stop listening to her and meet the online dates offline

3) Justified my virginity:

Dating Applications are one place where you will be judged because you are a virgin. What? How? You are twenty-one being a virgin is not even practical!

And I am pretty sure most of them will judge a girl who on an arrange marriage discussion table will tell him that she is NOT A VIRGIN!

4) Spoke to too many guys at the same time: Sometimes you get lucky because instead of too many profiles like these and you get confused who should you meet first. And then you realize you are bad with time management.

Tip Alert: One guy at a time

5) Uploaded this photo:

This picture was clicked right after I performed at an event in college and was not really in a mood to get clicked and hence, this expression! But when I saw the picture, I absolutely loved it! But some guys had a different idea to it. They felt it was like a tease, depicted how naughty I can in bed or was my way of showing that I enjoy ‘licking’. But I still haven’t corrected that mistake because the photo is still there!

Realizations

1) Not everybody paid attention in grammar class- Because not everybody knows that a comma can make a lot of difference.

2) People lie about their height - One guy told me he was six feet but when I met him he was not beyond five feet and seven inches.

3) Too many broken hearts- I guess a lot of people join dating applications right after they break up. Are they trying find their ex or are they looking for people who can listen to their sob story and sob along? Trust my experience it’s the latter!

4) Everybody is scared of love- 20’s is a confusing place to be in. Most of us are sacred of a relationship because we’ve had our share of heartbreaks, we don’t want to get into a serious relationship but we don’t want to date either because what if we get serious? What if that serious relationship hampers our career growth? What if like us the other person doesn’t take it casually and is all serious thinking about a life together? We think too much!

5) But in our heads we sing this song twenty times!

6) Always choose a good restaurant for your date- Because people disappoint but food never disappoints! I once met a guy and he did not speak. When I say he did not, I really mean it but I was glad that we were at All American Diner and the food like always was Y-U-M-M-Y! And since then I always make it a point to select a good place to eat food.

7) Only two per cent people are okay revealing that they have a dating application in their phone. No, they aren't shy they afraid of getting judged. And no, those two per cent people are not two Rupees people!

8) One look at a guy’s photo and I can tell you if he has written something in the ‘about me’ section or not.

E-X-P-E-R-I-E-N-C-E!

9) Yeh duniyaa… yeh duniyaa badi gol hai- I saw my brother, four family friends and two guys I met at my cousin’s wedding on Tinder. And since then I believe in statistics nad the fact that everybody is on Tinder.

10) Truly Madly is like U/A version of shaadi.com because everybody there wanted to marry me. OkCupid is shady and that's the reason I left it within the first thirty minutes, yes it is that shady! Tinder says you can find friends, love and everything in between. Well, they are right, you do find all of it but mostly in between!

11) Looks matter- I hate to say this but yes, they do. How many times did you swipe right to a girl or boy who did not meet your standards of beauty or handsome?

12) I will be forever alone- I have always been very confident and no, I don't flip when I am with a guy. And you know what? That is my problem. I talk to all my dates like I talk to my friends. I laugh like a maniac and I clap my hands!

I mean how do you fake a laugh or laugh in a way that makes a guy go weak in his knees?

If I had to summarize the entire experience then I would say yes, it’s been amazing. Yes, I felt bad when a Pilot I met did not call me back. Yes, it was awkward when one of the guys did not speak anything. Yes, it was horrible when a guy objectified me. Yes, I almost fell in love with once. Yes, I made some cool friends. Yes, that Australian guy I met was really funny. Yes, the not so good-looking guy was and is the best date I have ever had.

Yes, I have been on a lot of dates. Yes, you can judge me. Yes, men unmatched me. Yes, meeting so many different people made me confident. Yes, I am happy that I tried something new!

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