#homebird

[surroundedbypearls]

Untouchable like a distant diamond sky I'm reaching out and I just can't tell you why I'm caught up in you I'm caught up in you. -Untouchable, Taylor Swift

“Stop moving. You’ll ruin it.” “Sorry.” Catherine’s voice was light and bubbly as she tried to stifle her giggles, a streak of dark eyeliner across her cheek. It was a little sparkly for Margot, but it was Catherine’s favourite, so Catherine got it. She reached for the makeup wipes and picked up her shiny coral compact mirror, wiping the black mark away. A half-full glass of white wine sat on her vanity, next to Margot’s stout glass of vanilla rum and ice. Margot was against the whole party idea from the beginning, but it beat staring at her family all night. Catherine took a delicate sip of her wine, her manicured nails drumming against the vanity when she put the glass back down again. “Okay, okay. I’ll behave.” She turned back to her, and her eyes were like liquid gold. Margot leaned in close as the light on the vanity flickered, tilting Catherine’s head to the left and stroking the liner carefully across her upper lid. She kept it slim, with gentle and delicate touches here and there, finishing with the tiniest of wings. Everything with Catherine had to be delicate, pristine. It had to be perfect for her.

The whimsy of this song is very Catherine-adjacent, even if the above excerpt is from Margot's POV. It's the same relationship.

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[therealamperssand]

liking small artists is so crazy sometimes bc they'll have a song uploaded with two likes and BOTH OF THEM ARE ME just on separate accounts

[capseycartwright]

you’re gonna go far by noah kahan hits hard when you’re the youngest daughter of a close knit family who went to university down the road from your family home and suddenly decided to move abroad to chase dreams you didn’t realise you had when you were 22 and just. haven’t gone home yet even though it’s been 6 years.

like.

[streetsofdublin]

THE CITY HOUSE COMPLEX SHOWN HERE HAS SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED

This series of photographs dates from the 4th June 2023. A month later when I revisited I was surprised to discover that the City House complex of buildings at the corner of Newmarket and Ardee Street had been demolished or was in the process of being dem

PHOTOGRAPHED IN EARLY JUNE 2023 THE SAME LOCATION ABOUT FIVE WEEKS LATER This series of photographs dates from the 4th June 2023. A month later when I revisited I was surprised to discover that the City House complex of buildings at the corner of Newmarket and Ardee Street had been demolished or was in the process of being…

[ryanthel0ser]

[allisluv]

hi dear, this is a very awkward ask now that im actually typing but its been on my mind, i saw you do a lucy gray nsfw alphabet. i was wondering if i could request a katniss everdeen one? (only if you are comfortable!)

anon this is no problem at all! don’t feel awkward!! im sorry this took me so long to get around to <3

pairing: katniss everdeen x fem!reader

content warnings: lesbian smut, not edited or proofread but whats new

A = aftercare (what are they like after sex?)

katniss gets super sleepy after sex. she'll get you a glass of water and a snack but she's conked out for the rest of the night afterwards.

B = body part (their favourite body part of theirs and their partners)

i do think katniss likes her hands. they're calloused from hunting and making snares and she likes how soft your hands feel in hers.

as cliche as it sounds, katniss loves your eyes. she especially likes how they get wider when you're desperately begging for her.

C = cum (anything to do with cum)

katniss won't let up until you've cum at least three times in a row. she takes great pleasure in knowing that she’s the one making you feel so good.

D = dirty secret

katniss likes feeling her fingers be sucked into your cunt. i think it really turns her on.

E = experience (how experienced are they? dp they know what they're doing?)

i honestly think katniss is too socially awkward to have experience before you. the first few times you have sex, its gonna be awkward but once you get to know each other's habits and bodies, youll get into the swing of things.

F = favourite position

katniss is a fan of both scissoring and doggy style. i think she likes being able to grip your hips and guide you.

G = goofy (are they more serious in the moment or are they humurous?)

she giggles during sex but apart from that, i do think she's more serious in the moment.

H — hair (how well groomed are they? do the curtains match the drapes?)

i don’t think katniss likes shaving so she leaves her hair grow naturally.

I — intimacy (how are they during the moment, romantic aspects etc)

even if katniss is fucking you, she's lacing your fingers together. if theres not some aspect of intimacy to sex, then she doesn't like it.

J -- jack off (masturbation headcanon)

before she met you, katniss would masturbate only once a week but she'd much rather fuck you than her fingers.

K -- kinks (one or more of their kinks)

i quite honestly think shes a big fan of degradation. she can say the meanest things but she is doting on you constantly during the aftercare. she

L -- location (favourite places to have sex)

katniss is a homebird so she doesn't like venturing far outside of the bedroom. she'll use other rooms in the house but apart from that, she likes staying in the one place

M -- motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

she likes watching you take control, even in just subtle things, like taking something out of her hands or doing something little for her

N -- no (something they wouldn't do, turn-offs)

katniss doesn't like roleplay. i think she finds it too awkward.

O -- oral (preference in giving or receiving, skills etc...)

she prefers giving but she won't say no if you offer to eat her out. she also knows what to do with her tongue if you know what i'm getting at

P -- pace (are they fast and rough or slow and sensual?)

katniss prefers taking her time but she can fuck you rough and hard if you wanted her to, especially if she's feeling frustrated

Q -- quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often etc...)

katniss loves quickies. she likes the feeling of only having a certain amount of time before you've got to leave the house because shes always up for a challenge

R -- risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks?)

katniss doesn't mind taking the occasional risk but she wouldn't make a habit out of it

S -- stanima (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

katniss can go for more than an hour but i dont think she lasts very long.

T -- toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on their partners or themselves?)

katniss likes using vibrators on you and i just know she has five strap ons that she uses on a regular basis.

U -- unfair (how much they like to tease)

katniss loves to tease. she'll wear the shortest skirts around the house and then act all innocent when your panties are wet. she could edge you for hours without cracking

V -- volume (how loud are they and what sounds do they make?)

katniss is super loud. she's not hiding anything for anyone. she doesnt care whos listening.

W -- wild card (random headcanon)

she once tied herself up with ribbon and got you to unwrap her for your birthday present 😭

X -- x-ray (lets see whats going on in those pants)

katniss has lots of hair down there but she'll wear cute little lingere sets to show off to you

Y -- yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

she has a pretty high sex drive. she could go multiple times a day every day.

Z -- zzz (how quickly do they fall asleep)

katniss traces patterns onto your back until she dozes off!

[whollysensei]

heyoo boiz i'm currently hella busy animating bunch of uni related stuff. sadly it does not stop me from shitposting paho content so here you finally go lmao

little fyi: the gang is checking out the death's homebird's house. yes that one specific quest from patho 2

also i'm not a native speaker so dont @ me or else i'll start crying

пацаны простите ради бога мне оч впадлу переводить на рушон

[mielmoto]

your homebird has made it to vegas! (for the very first time!!) and I'm out on the town, back to the room to chill tonight. feel free to keep loading the box in the meantime.

[hawkeish]

thinking about how all my dragon age girlies are different but Very Me…hannah surana is all bravado but a gentle soul at heart, ri hawke is a spiky, horrid menace who will fuck anyone up for those she loves, siofra lavellan is a melancholic, closed-off homebird, and orrenrook ingellvar is a people pleaser with a chip on her shoulder who’s also scarily calculating…

[surroundedbypearls]

Someday I'll be fallin' without caution But for now I'm only people watchin'. -People Watching, Conan Gray

The walk to Catherine’s place was one Isaac had made before. Throughout his high school years, he’d only dragged himself to a select number of her extravagant gatherings. Before that, he’d been over for a lot of playdates, and to all the birthday parties. His mom had usually walked him to and from the house; the walk had been longer then, on his shorter legs, but he never minded. Even now, he liked the walk. When he arrived at Catherine’s house, the lights on the front driveway lit his way up the path towards the front doors. As he stepped onto the porch painted in pristine white and opened the door, the sound of the music playing inside washed over him. The living room stretched out from the front of the house out towards the extension at the back, leading into the open-plan kitchen. The couches and carpets were crowded with his schoolmates, their voices echoing around him all at once and overwhelming his senses. He swallowed, shook his head and tried to clear it. Sometimes, crowds made him dizzy. He didn’t know what it was; he suspected maybe he had sensitive hearing or some kind of undiagnosed vertigo. But as long as he found somewhere to sit, he’d be fine. As long as he tried not to listen. People-watching was one thing, but he hated to feel like he was eavesdropping. And it felt like he was always eavesdropping.

When I first heard this song I thought it was very Isaac-coded and had to add it to the playlist.

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[nvrcmplt]

You could consider Lilu as being loose and without an aim of life goals, but it's the opposite. He is free spirited and adventurous, his flower shop was made on a whim for his Mother, Lilith to enjoy Eden without the wrath of the Almighty burning her to cinder.. He roams the world every month or so to see the updates of the vast human civilisation updates, meet up with old friends from the hellish layers and those of human family trees he has ties with for eons.

He isn't a man to just settle and be quaint, though he often lusts for such a thing, to be comfort and lush and just at peace but he gets restless. It is one the many vices of being so in tune with a primordial 'sin', he needs to be in places he doesn't want to be at times. Itchy legs if he doesn't walk around enough, a buzz in the back of the mind when he feels like he's missing out on an experience that would be right up his alley.

He isn't a man to shy away from demanding others to fuck off and fuck him good but he isn't a man that'll take years to come around within himself. Settling his mind and need to see the world and commotion of human growth. He dips his toes in where he likes, fingers in every pie when he gets a little curious and sometimes may even provide a little hand in getting some humans what they need over others. He is Lust, after-all.

The other side of his traveling is of course the carnal need for aggressive orgies and soul collection, heart eating murder sprees and in general demonic fun. He tends to enjoy places of vast folk, of folklore heavy rural areas and the occasional crazy nightlife scene. He loves to piss around with gangs and old money families because they always have great closeted married men that fuck like animals when given the right hole and tease. Lilu's a homewrecker, loud and proud upon it.

Still, that being said, he is a homebird and his nest is always returned too after his world ventures. Absurd gifts are tormented to other demons in his general area, Raum mostly, some of his incubi groupies and some humans if he likes them enough to remind them that he is still around to be a nuance to their psyche.

[capseycartwright]

For balance - what’s the best thing about living abroad?

it’s the greatest thing i have ever done for myself. like, that’s not even dramatic - i am a different person because i pushed myself wildly out of my comfort zone (i am a homebird and a complete mammy and daddys girl to boot) by doing something i don’t think anyone ever expected me to do and moving abroad.

studying abroad changed my life. it changed my outlook on the world, it made me a more open, patient and understanding person, and it introduced me to some of the greatest people i know. i have friends all over the world because of it and it makes me feel extremely lucky.

living abroad is a challenge that makes you just. so independent. and i did it all on my own. you have to figure out the bureaucracy - in a language you might not speak, because i didn’t speak french when i moved here - and do all the paperwork and find somewhere to live and learn how to grocery shop in a place with a different food culture and create your own support network out of nothing. and i did. so nothing scares me anymore, honestly. i had to learn how to fly alone and travel alone and figure out trains and public transport and maps and you just do it because you don’t have any other choice but it’s given me a kind of confidence i never would have had if i didn’t move abroad.

and it’s fun. it’s awful sometimes but it’s so fun and it’s made me the person i am today. even if you only do it for a few months, i think if you’ve got the chance to go and live abroad you should do it: it’s a really special experience. and you don’t have to like it, a friend of mine moved abroad, did six months and all it proved to her was that she wanted to stay at home where she grew up.

for me, it’s proved i am made of tougher stuff than i ever gave myself credit for.

anonymously ask me one thing you want to know about me

[yesterdayiwrote]

if money wasn't an issue, what would you do in life?🩷

I feel like there’s always a trap with questions like these to say “oh I’d never work ever again and I’d just have every day to myself to do what I want!”, but I had a period a few years back where I was unemployed for a long period of time and it just…wasn’t like that? You reach a point where unlimited leisure time feels almost daunting because you feel the pressure to fill it with something worthwhile (I mean I still feel that even with a job at times?)

I’m not a huge traveller, I’m more of a homebird so I feel like I’d just like to have a nice home space with all the home comforts you could possibly want. I’d still work but something like a… month on, two months off schedule? Enough time to miss having something to do, then enough time to miss the feeling of having something to do, in the hopes of never getting bored of either?

I think a lot of the things that truly bring happiness in life though are things that money can’t buy although I would love the instances where money can help you to be a bit care free? Just the dumb things like being able to buy a concert ticket without worrying about if you can afford it and afford to get there… just buy the most expensive seat and hire transport to take you to and from. Not having to agonise over which clothes to get, just get them all. Being able to buy unlimited storage space to store them all. Like the dumb treat yourself pleasures? I’d like to do fun things, but ideally not become an entitled dick?

[evermorehqs]

CATCHING MY BREATH, STARING OUT AN OPEN WINDOW

Tiana Broussard is based on Tiana from The Princess and The Frog. She is a 29 year old cursed human, restaurant owner, and uses she/her pronouns. She has the power of spontaneous shifting. Tiana is portrayed by Simona Brown and she is open.

CATCHING MY DEATH, AND I COULDN’T BE SURE

Tiana knew from a very young age exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up, her dream carried so much passion and determination it almost leaped off of the page to life whenever she spoke about it. Opening her own restaurant with her father, cooking side by side, bringing people together. When Tiana lost her father to ill health, that dream was momentarily shattered, because how else could she go on without her daddy? He was everything to her. But Tiana’s Place was more than a porch dream, it was a lifetime goal for both of them, and Tiana was damn sure she would succeed in it, not just for herself but for her father. Through setbacks, and heartbreaks, hard work and tears, praying and a lot of late nights Tiana finally reached the summit; now it was time to make it work. Nothing was ever handed to Tiana, and no amount of wishing or hoping could get her where she needed to be. She had sacrificed so much of her life, worked countless crappy jobs, saved every single penny and broke glass ceilings to get Tiana’s Place up and running, only to find... here was where the real work started. Staffing, insurance, bills, vendors coming at her from every angle, and just barely making enough to keep the restaurant afloat, much less have any excess spending money. Working twice as hard and doing almost everything herself to cut back on costs, she was too proud to admit she needed help, too afraid to lose her dream. She just wanted to succeed for herself, for her daddy, for the both of them. Maybe it’s time to put faith into the cosmos and like every other chump in Evermore, make a wish.

I HAD A FEELING SO PECULIAR

❀ Kida Nedakh: Old souls, the two of them, Tiana finds comfort in Kida's company. Sometimes she is sure there is more than meets the eye with the other woman, but whatever it is, she knows Kida is a true friend. ❀ Adam Janssen: There’s a guy to put a sour taste in your mouth and his restaurant isn't even that good! And one day Tiana will give him a peace of her mind, and a lesson or two in cooking. ❀ Johnny Loughran: Its not that Tiana is bugged out by Johnny’s constant chatting about adventures, its just that maybe she’s too much of a homebird to let her guard down and be as spontaneous.

THIS PAIN WOULD BE FOR EVERMORE

[studyblr2015]

can't believe i found this blog after 10 years

and reading through it is somewhat heartwarming. i can see myself going through the motions as the leaving cert progresses through the lens of this blog which is really interesting...

during the leaving cert was the height of my anxiety - i would come into school every day absolutely shaking and my heart would be racing, i used to feel so sick coming in every day. i was going through a very difficult time mentally, that no one in my life knew about - i didn't have a lot of close friends by the end of school, and i absolutely hated change, knowing that the progression between school and adulthood was looming around the corner, and the fear of not finding myself as an adult...

i was disappointed in my LC results, mostly because I knew I wasn't getting into biomedical science. I read over the posts of me coming to terms with it, and pondering if biosciences was the course for me instead. i had actually gotten into medical science in GMIT, but wasn't committed to moving across the country, it would have ruined me. i'm a massive homebird, i needed familiarity in the stage of change in my life. most people were excited to move away from home, while i wanted to nest for eternity.

after humming and hawing, i accepted biosciences in DIT!

of which i left after 2 days.

i knew it wasn't right, i hated commuting to dublin and my contact hours for college were far too intense for someone travelling, when i walked into the classroom, my gut told me to leave. i was so disappointed with myself, i hated that i couldn't get to grips with college. im also a very shy person (initially!) so going to college in dublin was absolutely not for me. i was so nervous. i left, and proceeded to work for the year, which did me wonders. i needed to be in a somewhat adult space and figure myself out, outside of my circle and way beyond my comfort zone. i worked in a nightclub which forced me to socialize, i started dating my first serious boyfriend (another learning experience...!) i moved out, i made friends, i drank, i started smoking (lol!! not the best way to deal with anxiety, but it still does work, unfortunately), and started to feel more "adult-y".

I had made up my mind, and it was going against my heart, but my head knew it was right. Biosciences was also available in a college ten minutes away from me, in ITC (or SETU Carlow as it's now known...) I still had my heart set on science, it was my passion and I knew I'd be well able for it. I HATED, and i mean truly hated, this college with a passion, until i stepped in the doors on the first day. i felt at home instantly, i knew it was right, i was settling immediately (even though i was still initially very, very nervous and shy, i loved my classes and the community aspect of it).

So, after a long, long 5 years (I repeated final year, as covid had hit in my final year, and with my absolutely abysmal organizational skills and detest for at home lectures), I graduated with a 1.1 in biosciences with biopharmaceuticals, and headed on my merry way.

I got some work experience in a small pharma company in Kilkenny, hated it due to how awful some of the people were (and these people actually work in the same network as me at the moment, which is INCREDIBLY surprising given their attitude and absolute lack of GMP skills, but that sure does work in an office setting sometimes) and left even when i was offered to stay on. I was slightly disillusioned, until I finally found my way into my absolute dream job - just a short distance away from my home and college, my ideal role in a microbiology lab... it was a dream come true, and im still living it!

I'm just 3 years into my role now, and it's enabled me to flourish - through my work I got a permanent role after starting as a contractor, working on a brand new site project in the same role which has been stressful, but SO much fun at the same time, learning my niches, and loving the structure of the work, it suits me down to the ground.

Life is good, and it's not all about the LC! (Although my instinct is still to be a journalist and write opinion pieces in the Independent, but that dream can be tucked away into bed for a little while, after reading back this grammar-challenged word vomit, I wouldn't say I'm a worthy contender... :D)

[journallingweeks]

What a HUGE year.

I started the year in Bangkok. I felt homesick and generally terrible, as my granny had died days before we flew off to begin our journey across South-East Asia, and Bangkok is totally mental.

I am trying to remember how exactly I was feeling. I can remember feeling like I was supposed to be feeling a certain way, but that I wasn't sure what it was.. I remember feeling like I wanted to be having fun for L*ke. I also remember distinctly, feeling an overwhelming feeling to go shopping, to feel immediately better or more normal.

Between Thailand, Vietnam and Bali, it was an incredible experience (a month in each). It was surreal and made me feel really tiny (in the grander scheme of things). I remember reading The Body Keeps the Score, and developing this sick feeling that, no matter what age I was or how long away I was from home, I will have to face my feelings around childhood and my memories in D**rpark, and will probably spend a large portion of my life trying to make sense of those years, and the effects they had. I don't want to think of this as a sad thing, or anything negative in particular - more so, people speak about 'finding themselves' when away for months, and that is a small thing I felt I 'found'.

In a way, I found I learned a lot about myself throughout travelling, some of which are uncomfortable truths - I am a homebird. It's painfully unsexy to admit - I am just happiest in the environment in which I know best - in a routine, tanning, shopping, with everyday luxuries. I felt ALL out of sorts. I know you're supposed to enjoy this, but I found it difficult.

Bali, in particular, stood out to me in terms of that really surreal feeling that life is strange and larger than me. Probably because of the magic mushroom trip we went on, which again, I was mainly faced with memories and images of childhood, wondering and thinking about my parents and also my friendships. While we were experiencing this very intense trip, a cat was giving birth outside.

Alongside this discovery of self, I was also faced with the polar opposite - that there are *PICTURE* perfect girls living in Bali, and I'm not one of them - again! Not even really a bad thing. It just made me realise like, I can't seem to categorise myself into any real extreme. It just made me kind of wonder - what am I *like*?!

Once back on Irish soil, I felt my regular sense of self-assurance and confidence pretty immediately. I organised the purchase of my absolute dream car before I even left Bali - a beautiful beige 500!! Me and L*ke redecorated his place and we moved in together. I felt older and more myself, in the best way. I feel really grounded. I feel like I literally can't believe this is my life.

Work absolutely took off, mainly in the second half of the year. I finished on 59,216! (I am going to round this up mentally to 60K). I was asked to be a board member of women in stem. I launched my own website, and have worked with some dream clients. I underwent two courses of career coaching. I have genuinely treated myself to my absolute dream wishlist, regularly!!!

A huge part of the year was a whirr of working. I genuinely feel like I was living in a bubble of work, and that was all I was thinking about for months, until Christmas.

We had a wedding, which was beautiful and with literally all of our friends, and then I had my favourite Christmas I've had in years, renting an airbnb in C*stlegregory with my entire family. It was really gorgeous.

The year finished out by my first nephew being born today. I was so emotionally moved seeing how tiny and beautiful and new he is. I am exhausted now from it, from the day of it.

But what an insane year. I can't wait for 2025!!!!