#i am eating sand rn this looks real good

[lovelyrotter]

I read your thing about stridercest. I didn’t super like the ship (I’m more of a lalondecest girlie) but I respect the hell out of the textual analysis you did. Anyway do you have any good fic recommendations? I want to see what you see in it.

oh fuck yeah i love sharing ship stuff especially with ppl who dont usually go here and vice versa for me. its like hell yeah im digging in sand and its fun i love my sand and then i turn around and woah i had no idea there was even MORE sand just behind me ya dig? that might not have made any sense hahaha. its the joy of trading pokemon cards except with ships

but okay heres some of my current faves. bear in mind i read mostly M and E rated stuff but ive got a sprinklin of lower ratings in here too. im also gonna categorize this list by stridercest flavour. theres a lot so this turned out like ridiculously long

anyone else goin through this feel free to link yalls faves in the replies too cause im ravenous. especially if its haldirk. im constantly craving haldirk

guardiancest

doku line terminus & two steps away from the county line by lildogie these first cause theyre my ultra faves rn and i cant get enough of this au. set in the same universe but county line is the prequel. a/b/o verse with lotsa interesting political stuff and also interpersonal dynamics. dave & dirk are there too and are real cute. its also got mysterious time travelling. i really cant sell these two enough like i am not doin these justice

davedirk / dirkdave

if i woke up next to you by bumbly | G, ~2,700 words, complete. SUPER sweet relationship study, made me fuckin melt. this author has really good stuff for other ships too but mind the archive warnings

dont joke about hentai face broctopus transplants im eating cheese n onion pringles here by smrtnik | M, ~1k words, complete. this one made me fuckin melt its so tender. it truly feels like were peeking into their life together. also great title

Stasis State by Caeslin | T, ~3k words, complete. another really intimate feeling one. its so fuckin sweet. mind the tags for typical dirk suicide attempt but its not on screen its moreso the recovery and how dave is affected by it

“stupid fucking bullshit” ad nauseam by anon | T, 13.7k words, complete. REALLY GOOD AU. trans striders, fade to black sex scene. the boys are cute and you can feel how much theyre drawn to each other immediately. wish there was more of this

sometimes the bad guy wins by nutrimercenary | E, ~7.5k words, ongoing. wow. oh wow. ive been looking for a davedirk fic like this for a long time. PLEASE read the warnings and tags but its so fuckin good. a crossdimentional narrative tug-o-war between dave and ult dirk i fuckin love it

got it goin on by bumbly | E, 7.5k words, complete. dirk indulges daves mommy kink after prying it outta him. its cute and funny and sexy it made me smile. their dynamic is sooo sweet

helping hands by ghostlyAnarchist | E, 5.1k words, complete. THIS IS SO GOOD. its got trans man dave and is genuinely one of the hottest transmasc fics ive read so far and boy howdy ive read a lot. slight warning for dysphoria discussion but its not too bad its all just hot af a dick-sucking venn diagram by Elendraug | E, 10k words, complete. first off domestic af. very established relationship and you can tell. its so fuckin sweet. i looove this one. its like the best kind of silly realistic smut its one of my faves of all time

STILL WITH ME by egbert | E, 8k words, complete. dave and dirk strife and then fuck in the bathroom. holy shit this is hot. their want is like tangible in this one

brodave and a!brodirk

hardware by orphan_account | E, ~8k words, complete. dave gets some dick piercings and bro goes insane about them. hot as hell and also features bottom bro which is my fave. its got a couple uses of the r-slur but its also from 2011 so i take it w/ a grain of salt. 2011 and earlier fics are like internet artifacts (/pos)

but you better never pull it by hapaxlegomena | E, 5k words, complete. wow. WOW. sub top bro and dom bottom dave need i say more. this sub bro activates my cute aggression the power play is great mars & murrie's by orphan_account | E, 6.8k words, complete. a!brodirk, omorashi. super hot!!!! alpha dave is sooo embarrassed about his piss kink but dirk wins in the end hahaha. really intriguing which i know sounds funny on an omo fic but read it and youll know. i love this alpha dave

temporal sunset by Plajus | M, 19.5k over 5 chapters, complete. a!brodirk. holy shit what a ride. this one held me hostage and now lives in my brain rent free (bdum tiss sorry). dirk is terminally ill so i know it wont be for everyone but give it a try and goddamn you wont be disappointed. trust me

a swinging pendulum by ghostlyAnarchist | T, ~900 words, complete. a!brodirk time/dream bubble encounter. wow just wow. the want. the yearning immaterial by LPSunnyBunny | E, 1k words, complete. a!brodirk, trans dirk. holy shit!!!!!! holy shit!!!!! hot hot hot!!!!!!! shower sex sensation control!!!!

haldirk

singular by 2x2verse | E, 6.8k words, complete. hal has an existential crisis dirk catches him and then they fuck tenderly about it. genuinely so romantic. im addicted to this kind of haldirk. honestly i just recommend the entire series diagnostics by 2x2verse | E, 2.9k words, complete. i know i just linked this authors whole collection of haldirk fics but holy crap this one in particular. dom/sub electrostim with sensory deprivation, hal is the dom. i LOVE how hes written here. very attentive domming, great details

A Fatal Error Has Occurred by Mortior | E, 42k words, 4/5 chapters. oh mortior my haldirk regent. really fuckin good character writing in an au where hal has an android body before the alpha session is started. read the tags for warnings. the tension between them is insane endangered by Mortior | E, 100k+ words, complete multichapter. holy fuck where to begin with this one. this is a haldirk sensation. post apocalyptic au where androids won the human-robot war. dirk runs into AR. AR takes an interest in him. dirk takes even more of an interest in AR. if youre gonna read any haldirk read this one

"im basically fucking him" series by Elendraug | T & E, all complete. so!!!!! fucking!!!!! tender!!!!! really cute haldirk progressing through their relationship

ridiculously late by cinnamonfreak | E, 21k, completed multichapter. a/b/o au where dirk suddenly presents. REALLY intriguing hal in this one i fuckin love the power play

roboporn by smrtnik | E, 3.9k words, complete. really fun power play in this one. hal is waterproofed externally but not internally. he gives dirk a handie over his open chassis torso. theres also really sweet snuggling afterwards

[tiddiesoutwhenthetisout]

old people have diaries i have tumblr part xx, so once again

shoutout to my mom and my gf who are trying very very very hard to keep me alive, initially with the former hating the latter (i get it) and the latter absolutely afraid of the former (i also get it) but united reluctantly, awkwardly tryna shake hands rn, in their mission to not let me leave this world because they love me on their own terms and god i do not get it.

i'm the typical black sheep, the "burnt out gifted child", the artist of the family who dramatically cries and despairs over minor inconveniences (for neurotypicals at least), who takes on others' problems but breaks down under the weight of them and throws fits and can be the meanest person when aggravated to the point of icy callousness.

you both cool af, tysm for doing this shit constantly. i'll continue to be difficult but somehow you both still want me here. against my will at the moment (baby don't apologize u have the right to want me alive) but i know i will appreciate it in the future when i find another piece of media to be crazy about, when i get to feel the sand under my toes again, when i eat something good or get a whiff of that coffee-scented candle, and will know how to look at such with the wonder and joy i have so much of when i'm well. i miss it so much.

but fuck i am going to have to drop all semblance of pride cleaning up the aftermath of my 7-day deliberate slow suicide in a few hours and i AHHHHHHH ooh my missed lessons... my class cards... 😭 ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE A SHIT ABOUT ME AND SENT ME MESSAGES HOW AM I GOING TO EXPLAIN ONE BY ONE THAT SOUNDS EXHAUSTING sorry

shit

shit shit shit shit i have so much to catch up on okay let's expect the worst tomorrow of course. what i did was bad and ofc my blockmates wouldn't appreciate me basically disappearing when we had big projects but tHEY DONT NEED M- not the point. okay my thesis group was really relying on me and i feel bad buT THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON ONE P- not the point. might find myself crying in front of my prof because i'm like that and that's okay uNLESS FUCKING CATHY IS TH- not the point. sorry this is like watching dr jekyll and mr hyde duke it out.

anyway.

i don't want to promise anything but i will try to keep myself alive 👍 so that said i prolly won't be updating my fic this week LOL um it's a bad taste in my mouth with ・that・ being my last chapter for a while but hAhAhA ok brain has really been so un-bonita recently too and what prompted me to-- //bleep as cut before i keep going off but my tumblr people also ought to know 🤷‍♂️ consider it practice for explaining in real life. not like that gauges value, but it's just way harder to be serious irl man i need my obligatory jokes and futile attempts at humor 😭

[moonrisecoeur]

(im on break rn but)

MOOON PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SCREAM AT ME ABOUT MUSIC IM SO NORMAL ABOUT SHARING MUSIC W PPL AND AAHHHHHHH

ive been considering giving u song recs bc IDK i love sharing music theres something so personal and full of love ab it to me

🐕

u do not understand i am so so sure that no one cares but FINE if u so insist please allow me to be annoying

deep breath in… AHHHHHHH

ellise is an artist that i have loved forever and ever and ever and ever which translates to for the past couple years and i LOVE ALL OF HER SONGS RAHHH

i love her lyrics they just connect to me so deeply. here are a collection of my favorite lyrics and songs!! all of these will be spotify links since i work for starbies and they give me spotify for free!! but pls look them up wherever you listen to music !!!

i could tell you i love you… but you wouldn't reply, wouldn't look in my eyes, wouldn't care when i cried

why would i tell you i love you?

RAHHH GHOST IS SO GOOD I LOVE HER VOCALS I LOVE THE SADNESS OF THIS SONG I LOVE HOW

we talked about a future, but now it's in the past

i don't regret the memories, but knew they wouldn't last

i know that it's not easy to give up what we had

i made myself a promise, and i’m not looking back

this song is so. ugh. love her. so sad yet so real. the realization at the end of the song is that she’s not pinky promising her ex that she doesn’t love him, it’s that she’s promising herself that she’ll leave him regardless of if she still does !! love !!

tell me it's a dead-end, you already got your flight booked

tell me over breakfast

'cause it's clear you don't care about me how you used to

this song makes me want to scream it’s so somber and resigned it’s so!! argggghhh i love it!! the way shes like ‘i know we’re done but please… it can wait until breakfast’ THIS SONG WAS ALSO OFF HER FIRST ALBUM WHICH CAME OUT ON MY BIRTHDAY so it was literallly fate.

talk to the moon from my window

she’s so cold, doesn't know

i think i might close my eyes for the last time tonight, i’ll go

look my name being moon is a coincidence BUT this was my favorite song of hers for a long while!! very very good song i love that it doesn’t stay all sad and slow the whole time!!

come wine with me, come dine with me

conspire with me, can't hide from me

kill time with me, like murder in the first degree

NO BC I WAS LISTENING TO SANDMAN AS I WAS WRITING ABOUT IT AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT WHICH SONG OFF OF OVER HER DEAD BODY I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND I DECIDED ON APPETITE RIGHT AS SPOTIFY STARTED PLAYING IT !!! rahh this song is hot !!

(okie so i tried to post this twice and it didn’t work LMAO it keeps failing to post and not saving anything i write up until this point so!! i’m just gonna write out everything else!!)

she ruins everything - ellise

she just released this song last night and it’s soooooo good!! pls give it a listen if literally nothing else on this list

arms length - king mala

i am so normal about this song. i am so sane.

… OF COURSE IM LYING THIS SONG MAKES ME SOB I LITERALLY CANNOT CONTROL MY EMOTIONS WHEN I LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING SONG i’m so sad. her lyricism… unmatched i fear…

spinnin - madison beer

mitski - i’m your man

this song is literally my personality my genuine favorite song of 2023 it runs through my veins i eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner

sad songs in a hotel room - joshua bassett

sand - dove cameron

cake and iced coffee - leyla blue

life was so much better back when you were mine.. :(

patient - charlie puth

i am so embarrassed that i like him and his music… but i really do…

[gardenergulfie]

SAUSAGE EP LIVEBLOGGING TIME!

We still in Mythguard!

SAUSAGE IS DOING MAGIC AGAIN YESSSSSSS

BLOOD SHEEP MAGIC!!!

Awwwww he’s gonna contact everyone in the alliance to get back! With an item for each of them!

fWhip gets Deepslate Redstone, Gem gets Amethyst, and Pearl gets a Sunflower!

Pft magic telephone

PEARL CALLED HIM HER SPARRING BUDDY I LOVE THAT

I love how Sausage is like “HEY I NEED HELP FROM YOU” and everyone else is like “Sausage get over here we need your help just do it”

AND THAT WORKED??

BUT WAIT I HEARD THE XORNOTH WHISPER

UH OH

Sausage just floating down out of the sky like a very loud Jesus yelling “GEM GEM GEM GEM” the EXACT way Bdubs does. Beautiful

Gem being proud of Sausage AAAAAAAAAAA MY HEART THEY’VE GROWN SO MUCH

Gem i swear if you dont give him an invite to the school there will be PROBLEMS

Oh so the amulet is like placebo effect! Sausage believed it worked so it did!

SIR CARLOS IS OVER 1000????

HE USED TO BE A HUMAN????

WAS HE CURSED TO BE A CHICKEN???

I love how Sausage got Blue Orchids thats so fitting!

Aww he checked in on Bubbles and apologized for leaving her I LOVE THEM

ALL BUBBLES ARE CONNECTED??????? Why does that make sense? I guess Bubbles is the new Jellie of being an eldritch hivemind pet

THE BLOOD SHEEP EAT OTHER KINDS OF SHEEP????

I love greenhouse builds!

“What are the odds my favorite flower and the flower of Mythland is now next door in Jimmy’s area. Thats so fitting. Thats my boy right there!” I can feel the Meat HusbandsJausage fans jumping for joy rn

SAUSAGE GOT THE INVITE TO THE SCHOOL

Sausage panicking and looking for his robes awwww 

fWhip???? got an invite????? What kind of magic is he studying???? 

Oh Katherine’s a prof! That means she passed the test!

PLEASE let Sausage tech about Blood Sheep Magic PLEASE

So Katherine is teaching herbology!

Oh the garden at the front of the School that Gem made while Corrupted has changed!

KATHERINE’S FAMILIAR IS A BEE

BUMBLEBUTT!

Sausage and fWhip are literally brothers. Brother behavior right here

Love how Katherine is teaching about good flowers and bad flowers. She’s not as innocent as people think

WAIT COMBINEING A LILY OF THE VALLEY, A WITHERROSE, AND BLOOD SHEEP WOOL MAKES THINGS EXPLODE??? Oh i gotta see this!

POTION OF EXPLODING!!!!

DANGER POTION

“Fireball” “NO”

Sausage maybe dont sound so eager to be burned by fWhip’s fire magic

Spore blossoms can be used with healing? Thats so cool! I love empires’ unique lore!

BLUE ORCHIDS HAS CHAOS MAGIC????

also Tulip oil can also be used for healing very cool

BUT ORCHIDS CAN JUST MAKE SHIT APPEAR???

No wonder Sausage likes them

OH NO SAUSAGE MIXED THE BLUE ORCHID AND A CHORUS FLWOWER AND THE WHISPERS CAME BACK

HE SUMMONED A GRIAN HEAD???

“Smells a little like fish” Codgod Grian real

And fWhip summoned a turtle egg by mixing a blue orchid and sand

AND THEN HE KILLED IT FWHIP

Sausage why did you say it feels like something bad’s coming I AM WORRIED

“It cant be this good for this long” WIAT NO MY BOY HAS TRAUMA

SO THE CORRUPTED SAUSAGE IS COMING BACK I SENSE FORSHADOWING

AND NOW WE CHECK IN WITH THE CORRUPTED SAUSAGE

THE GATEWAY????

WHAT NO CORRUPTED SAUSAGE IS FREE DONT END IT THERE

SAUSAGE

AAAAAAA

[aesthetic-uni]

THE FINAL MANHUNT

I’m still sad I missed it live BUT IM GOING TO WRITE MY REACTION ANYWAY

Live reaction

I’m really scared if Dream looses or not. It’s gg either way but like, I have my favorites and I want him to win I’m not afraid to admit that fuck you

MINECRAFT MANHUNT IN REAL LIFE?!

If they add Bad to the irl manhunt he’s going to be screwed. Or maybe not Dream ran from the police that one time.

OH FUCK OFF WITH THE SMALL PERCENTAGE SHIT /j he deserves 30 mil

Was it George who punched him out? Lmao they’re so dumb with the routine circle. THE CIRCLE BOYS

YEAH DOO DOO DOO IS BACK

DREAM THAT WAS TOO FUCKING CLOSE

GEORGE LMAO

All that for one piece of dirt

Antfrost my beloved, carrying this team as usual and going and getting DIAMONDS

I think Sam is with him too

Why would he tower? Does he have feather falling or something? I don’t remember

LOOK AT MY FULL DIAMOND BOYS

Me: How is he going to get out? Oh no is he going to die! The video: You have an hour left bitch

But what if the video lies

Sapnap my beloved

Okay he did not just did a bedwars move and say he’s forniting never mind Sapnap my beloathed /j

HOLY SHIT

Disney Princess Dream make a comeback and get the dolphins

AHH THATS SO SMART TO GET THE AIR BACK

AHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH THATS SO SMART

Aw but it didn’t last long enough

AHAH THEY MEMED DREAM

EEEEE AXOLTO :D

GettheaxoltogettheaxoltogettheaxoltoPLEASE

I’m so nervous for NO REASON I HAVE 45 MINUTES LEFT

But what if they see him and kill him

DONT UNSHIFT

Okay happy music I’m safe now

NO MORE HAPPY MUSIC PIRATE MUSIC NOW

HALF A HEART.

George lol

LMAO THESE IDIOTS(affectionate)

SAPNAP SHUT THE FUCK UP/j

George hacks during manhunts manhunts stage proof /j /j /j

GEORGE LMAO

Dream and Ghasts are best friends :) They always help him

He is staying way too long on one heart pls eat

FINALLY

AHAHAHAH

YEEEEAAAAH SOUL SAND BOOTS BABY

“He fell he sucks!” I love them

….. E A T

The way I froze when he looked up and saw them

“AH LAVA!” And then they all stepped in the lava

I am so tensed rn and this music is not helping

F I N A L L Y

A HAAHA GEORGE

And todays trick was brought to you by TikTok

HERE WE GO BABAYYY DRAGON TIME

END CITY A G A I N?! WINGS, 2!!!

Wait. WAIT

NO. WAY

Oh my god. I have no idea what’s going to happen

What is going oooooon

This is so trippy with how they’re in the void

HOLY FUCK

THE DRAGON YOU IDIOT

Oh my god he’s going to loose

WAIT

OH MY GOD

YES YES YES

YES YES YES

YES YES YES

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS

FINAL THOUGHTS

Oh my god. Oh my god this was so good. This hits extra hard because I found Dream through his manhunts, like a lot of people but still, oh that was so satisfactory. I know how we keep talking about how every manhunt feels like a movie, but this one did feel like a full fledge movie. Especially at the end where I had no idea what was going to happen?! Oh my god.

This was such a great series, I’m sad to see it go but man what a way to end it. It’s obviously not going to fully end, but this felt like a satisfactory goodbye and I loved every second of it. Thank you to the whole manhunt care for this series, and I can’t wait to see what they do in the future

[mousehole5000]

more tgcf chapters 143-173 lets goooooo

PEI MING BOO HISS except actually okay he’s mostly funny i think but still boo hiss

“hey who’s this guy who’s really pissed at you?” “oh thats my sword. i broke it.” alright then!

i think i need to go back and reread the banyue pass arc bc im still confused as to whats going on with banyue and pei su

“Banyue dropped from the sky with two pots raised. Without a word, she plummeted with the mouths of the pots facing down, trapping and detaining the shocked Ming’guang and the roaring Ke Mo within.” - THATS MY GIRL

“It must be known that, to heavenly officials, it certainly was more than natural for kingdoms of the mortal realm to fight and annihilate one another; the acts of these plays progressing on endlessly. But when it came their own turn, it was often hard to let things go. If one must stand in the same court as the one who annihilated their own kingdom, and that man cavorted in the heavens, exceedingly flashy, then it must be vexing.” - hmmmm!!

“I’ve spoken too many words in this lifetime. What are you referring to?” - okay to be fair thats a mood

okay its nice to get some pei ming backstory and its funny that he and xie lian are bonding but also still whenever pei ming interacts with a female character my hackles rise like a cat lol

“Xie Lian watched as Banyue thought really hard before cheerfully pulling out a few long, wine-red scorpion-snakes, and putting them into the bubbling pot.” - THATS MY GIRL

“Although “smell” was something colourless and formless, the instant Banyue removed the pot cover, it was as if some mysterious physical object had twisted all the air around the mouth of that pot. The group stared at the sight within the pot for a long time. Their pupils reflected an endless, bottomless darkness; like it could pull them into the abyss. No words could describe the sentiment expressed within their eyes. A moment later, Xie Lian patted Banyue’s shoulder and gave a thumbs-up.” - like father-figure like daughter-figure. amazing.

“However, what if one day mortals discovered something completely new that ran faster than horses? Then, when this new invention overtook horses, worshippers of this heavenly official who controlled horses would inevitably decrease. Such heavenly officials, flashing by like shooting stars, made up the majority of the heavens.” - obsessed with this, genuinely. life and change. worship and its purpose. my religious studies diploma on my wall is screaming at me rn. ALSO i am once again thinking about celebrities

“...” It was only then that Pei Ming seemed to notice, and started to contemplate this question. A moment later, he answered, “A habit. In a dark, creepy place like this, isn’t it normal to hold women in your arms, to comfort them and calm their fears?” “I’m sorry, but I wasn’t scared,” Banyue said.” - BANYUE I LOVE YOU. I MISSED YOU SO MUCH. god this takes me back to every college party i ever went to

LING WEN BACKSTORY????? shoeseller chosen for godhood bc she wrote a political essay and got arrested...... and now she’s face to face with the official who appointed her..... do go on.....

“Ling Wen laughed out loud, seeming to be enraged, and her voice dropped. “Very well! You said I couldn’t reach that high. Then, might I ask you: had the prominence of the Palace of Jing Wen at its peak ever reached even the knees of my Palace of Ling Wen??” - GET HIM!!!! BOO HISS JING WEN

“Compared to you, I’m not that bad,” Ling Wen said. “You’d personally order me to stay in the Palace of Jing Wen until midnight, then turn around and say I shamelessly hang around ‘til late to harass you. Words murder without form; I was much nicer responding with blatant violence.” - ling wen im love you..... also this bit... feels Real

BLOOD RAIN BLOOD RAIN BLOOD RAIN!! FLOWER PETALS TRANSFORMATION!!! see hua cheng? look as how cool it can be when you leave the story for a little while!! bc then you get to return and make an entrance!!

“Not only can you bring forth bloody rain, you can also make flowers shower. I didn’t know that. How fun!” - cute!! and in that moment we were all xie lian

“Everyone was stunned by his deed, and Ling Wen arduously gave him a thumbs-up. ”Ol’ Pei, what a man!” Pei Ming gritted his teeth. “WELCOME!” - aww three two tumors buddies!!

okay yin yu is here and xie lian did the equivalent of asking someone when the baby is due only to find out theyre not pregnant at all. then rong guang taunts yin yu and no one says anything. i do love the amount of awkward moments in this book tbh sometimes there are no words.

“All around was sand and mud crushing at him, exceedingly suffocating. The sand and mud was also moving endlessly; the feeling was like he was swallowed into the stomach of a giant monster, and that monster had also eaten a bunch of other things besides him, tumbling everything in its stomach, trying to digest” - ooooh creepy!!! the red string thing... is cute.... also xie lian being able to see hua cheng’s butterfly vision by looking directly into his eye is kinda cool. and obviously homoerotic.

“Are lower-ranked heavenly officials below other people?” Quan Yizhen asked. “No,” Yin Yu replied. Were they not? It was obvious that he himself didn’t believe in his own words, and Quan Yizhen also noticed. A good while later, he said bluntly, “I don’t like it here.” Yin Yu said nothing.” - im having emotions. and then yin yu also saying he doesnt like it there either.... also idk how this scene is going to play out but as much as im enjoying quan yizhen being an icon i can also possibly see how yin yu could eventually get to the point of “i am tired of being nice. i do just want to go apeshit” even if he really cares about qyz. it happens </3

“Indeed,” Hua Cheng said. “Half a year later when Quan Yizhen actually ascends, he won’t find it so funny anymore.” “Can we watch that part too?” Xie Lian asked. “We can. Hold on,” Hua Cheng replied.” - quan yizhen king of taking things literally. also why did this turn into hualian having a movie night

jian yu seems like the kind of asshole who would purposely give someone regular soda when they specifically asked for diet soda. god yin yu is really having a bad day i really feel for him in the whole situation with the brocade immortal

awww okay at least jian yu tried to take responsibility. im still mad at him tho that was objectively a terrible idea. god this whole situation sucked :(

“Rocks and earth crushed at them from all around, forcing their bodies to press tightly against one another, their faces brushing, their ears warm. Although it wasn’t the right time, a thought flashed through Xie Lian’s mind: “‘To die buried together’ doesn’t feel so bad.” - okay... im kind of emotional.... gay people....

okay obviously these murals and the prince of wuyong have some connection (im guessing pretty direct) to xie lian and are important but everytime they start analyzing one i feel like im back in art history class fhadskfhskjdhf not that thats a bad thing!! i liked art history a lot tbh

“Don’t worry, they’re not human,” Hua Cheng said. “It’s precisely because they’re not human that we have to worry, alright….” Xie Lian thought.” - goth ghost bf problems

xie lian: well, there is one person i trust more than anyone else, someone who’s first in my mind hua cheng, oblivious: oh :/ xie lian, also oblivious: what? hua cheng: you shouldnt trust so easily its dangerous xie lian: oh. haha. yeah. well. wanna,,, know who it is? hua cheng: its :) fine :) it :) doesnt :) matter :) but of course you can tell me if you want to gege xie lian, internally: well now ive made it weird hua cheng, 5 minutes later: actually i need you to tell me. right now. its totally for your security me: gay people smh

“As they suspected, he had been captured by Qi Rong. Although no one was bound by ropes, there were balls of greasily green ghost fires hovering over every one of their heads.” - completely off track but anybody else remember the great green globs of greasy grimy gopher guts song

“Could there actually come a day when Qi Rong was embarrassed that someone might see the manner in which he ate? Before Xuan Ji entered, she put Guzi down. Guzi, ta-ta-ta, ran in, rushing straight to Qi Rong’s side. But when he saw him, he pointed his finger. He cried, “Dad is eating bad things in secret again!” “I’m not!” Qi Rong retaliated.” SCREAM IS QI RONG LEARNING THE POWER OF LOVE NOOOO also god that poor man whose body he has im starting to doubt if he’ll ever be free jimmy novak flashbacks

everytime we get another ghost king power somewhere someone should be writing hua cheng the cyborg bf in a high tech futuristic au i think thats the only other potential setting that could truly capture this wild ride

“In truth, throughout history, there was no man in the world who didn’t love bragging. A breeze could blow the handkerchief of a brothel girl into a man’s hand, and he would turn around and say the most beautiful of renowned escorts had fallen in love with him; holding shoes and wiping benches for the emperor’s mistress’s uncle’s grandson’s cousin’s mistress would for sure become him being an important administrator at the residence of royal relatives, raising his status. Thus, men who didn’t brag were a rare species.” - SCREAM this is going in my favorite tgcf quotes folder god... mxtx come here let me shake your hand

read the story of rain master yushi huang’s ascension. why am i crying. also this bit im crying again me with my stuffed animals “Thus, while Yushi Huang was cultivating at the Temple of Yulong, every time when she went to seek water and passed that door, she would rub the head of that ox. The door knocker soaked in her essence of life, and when the Rain Master ascended, the ox ascended with her.”

okay thats enough for now i have 7 more chapters to book 4!!! woo!!!

[honeyparker]

waiting with the moon — p.p.

summary: you don’t even know if he’s alive, but you find comfort in the solace of the moon and her children.

a/n: i have at least ten requests in the box rn. some of them are from when i first began my blog and im slowly powering through them be patient w me!!

masterlist

DAY ONE — EARTH

“Hey, Peter.” The stars, barely visible in the city, twinkle overhead. The sky is clear for once, perhaps shining in honor of Peter. The air only gets colder on the roof, nipping at your face harshly. “I don’t know where you went when you left the bus, but then I saw Tony Stark was missing and I just, I knew you were with him. You just can’t stay away from trouble, can you?” A little chuckle escapes your lips.

You know he can’t hear you. You don’t even know if he’s alive, but you find comfort in the solace of the moon and her children. You find numbness within the night, the only thing that can stop your pain, if only temporarily. “I’m asking you, no, I’m begging you, you gotta come home. I need you. Earth needs you. And, and I have absolutely no idea which one of these stars you may be on, or a planet invisible to the naked eye, but I’m asking you to leave it behind. For me. Please?”

A choked sobs leaves your throat, and all of a sudden the stars are no longer shining — they’re burning. They’ll eventually go out, become dull and lifeless — die. They look ferocious opposed to their usual golden light. “As good as a listener the moon is, I want you. I want you and your interruptions and your stories. I’m sorry that I need you so much, I really am, but I do. 

It’s been hard. I’m not sure what to do without you here, it’s kind of a mess. It’s hard to function, I never really knew how much I rely on you until now. Now you’re gone. Maybe, dead, even. I’m praying you’re not. Because you are the only source of light left in this goddamn world. And I can’t live in darkness.

So, please. Please be safe. I love you, I love you so much. Come back to me.”

And then you're gone, leaving the moon to her own devices, teardrops staining the roof.

DAY ONE — UNKNOWN

Peter’s terrified. He has no idea where he is, only that Bucky is there and so is Sam, and Wanda, and most of his teammates and he’s terrified. He’s left you alone. He’s abandoned you. Peter has nothing to point him to the conclusion that you’re alive. For all he knows, you’re somewhere here with him.

It’s all orange and dusted, no buildings, only small huts. The sky is rusted and the ground is of turmeric powder. It’s relatively quiet, apart from the cries he hears of others. People who’ve lost their Y/N’s, their kids, everything. And all he wants to do it scream and shout but he knows the team is too busy to take care of him.He can’t be a kid here, no. He can’t be a liability nor a responsibility. He takes a seat on the sand.

“Hey, Y/N. I know you can’t hear me. I have no idea where I am, I don’t know if you’re here with me. I thought—“ His voice is cracking and he can barely get the words out between sniffles. “I thought Heaven was supposed to be beautiful. But, maybe this is purgatory, or hell, maybe I don’t deserve Heaven — I let you down.

I let everyone down. Mr. Stark, the team, the weird space alien team, all of Earth. Aunt May. Ned. I couldn’t stop him, we couldn't stop him, no matter how hard we tried, and god, Y/N, we tried. We really did. I have no idea what to do now, all I know is I want to come home. See you. I can’t do this without you.”

He doesn’t notice Bucky coming up behind him, listening intently. He doesn’t notice Bucky sighing behind him. “Hey, kid, can I sit?”

“Mr, Mr. Barnes. Yeah, yeah, go ahead.” He tries to hide the pain in his voice, tries to be strong, tries to be resilient. He comes up short.

It’s quiet, for a moment. Mutual basking in the situation and people they both left behind, people they failed to save. “Who’s Y/N?”

“She’s, uh, my girlfriend. Yeah.”

“Yeah? What’s she like?” Bucky inquires.

“Oh, she’s the best. Real smart, and she gets along with my Aunt great — she loves her. She gets along great with my friends, too. Loves kids. She’s, she’s the best. And she deserves someone that’s going to come back to her at the end of the day.”

“You love her?”

“So much.”

“Well, don’t tell Steve I said this, but I’m kind of a sucker. And I also know this world sucks. And whatever is up there, God, the Universe, whatever you want to be up there, they're rooting for you. I promise. Y/N is here, wherever here may be, waiting for you to find her, or, she’s on Earth, waiting for you to come back to her. Either way she's waiting for you, and you gotta go to her. It isn't a question, it isn't an option. If you really love her, kid, get off your ass and find her. Go back to her. It’s the end of the day, and if she’s everything you say she is, she’s waiting for you.”

And he watches as a powder sun sets on a world of death, eyes puffy and swollen. He watches as another day goes by without you, and as you await another day without him.

DAY TWO — EARTH

The moon is attentive that day. She’s full, spreading all the light she possibly can over a world that’s lost so much. She’s trying. Sometimes trying is all you can do. “Hi, Peter. I hope you’re doing well. I miss you, we miss you. Mr. Delmar asked where you were today and I just, I didn’t have the heart to tell him. I couldn't look him in the eye and say ‘I don’t know.’ So I didn’t. Told him you were sick.”

It’s solemn. The cars honk on the street below you, the noise almost drowned out by your sobs. Almost. You wish for the city to stop, to mourn for a minute, but it continues on its way as if you’re not falling apart on a rooftop above. It doesn’t care.

“I’m scared, Peter. I’m scared of this world without you, and I’m scared of you without this world. It’s horrible and it’s painful, but you — you made it better. You could make the most heartless people smile. Peter, god, I can’t do this without you. I can’t live. Living and being alive are two different things and I’ll only be alive without you. I won’t — I can’t, not without you. We can’t.

You gotta come home. You gotta fight your way out of wherever the hell you are and you've gotta make it back. I don't know what I’d do if you didn’t. I don’t. I can’t live like this, I can’t live without your smile, or your laugh, or your presence. I can’t. It’s not up to me.” You’re unsure if your voice will hold up under all the tears. “I— I saw a shooting star earlier and I swear you were brighter. It made me think of you and I just can’t get you out of my head. I wonder if you can see the moon where you are, I wonder if she’s just as beautiful. Miles and miles of radiance. And the stars — god, can you see the stars?

“You have to graduate. Apply to colleges. Drive. If you — if you come home, in a coffin, I—“ you can’t finish your sentence. The image of Peter’s body, limp and cold, rotting six feet under is too much to fathom. “Goodnight, Peter. And you—“ you point to the moon. “Take care of him.”

And you go to bed, another night without Peter, another night where your tears stain your pillow.

DAY TWO — UNKNOWN

Peter’s beginning to give up. He’s spent the whole day separating people into countries, regions, states, cities, reuniting families and helping children find their mothers. He doesn't know if you're disappointed or happy that he hasn't found you, maybe you're even still alive. But there’s no reassurance, not yet.

“Kid,” Bucky calls. “Dinner!”

Dinner is a generous term. It’s just rice and some things Wanda had been able to find, and although he’s starving, Peter can’t bring himself to eat.

“Eat up. Gotta be strong for when we get you back to Y/N.”

“Y/N?” asks Mantis. “You — you feel attraction for her.”

Peter’s eyes begin to well up, and he knows he shouldn't be crying, everyone else here left people behind, but he can’t help it. “She’s my girlfriend,” he mutters. “Or, or was. She probably thinks I’m dead, which I think I am, so…”

He hears Sam’s voice from the left of him, “It’s only been a couple of days. Give her a chance and give the rest of them, Tony and Nat and all, give them a chance to fix this.”

“It’s over. Thanos won. But at least she's safe. That’s the most important—“ He chokes on his words, unable to get them out. And then he's running, running to the moon and taking a seat underneath her shelter.

“Hey, sweetheart. I hope you’re doing alright, I hope you're taking care of yourself. Knowing you, you're not, but I need you to. I need you to check on May, god knows she's killing herself, and Ned. It seems like forever ago I was holding your hand on the bus.

I miss your warmth, and your smile. But you just gotta wait, just wait a little longer, cause I’m gonna get out of here. I promise, you'll see me again. I promise. I won’t leave you there, I couldn't forgive myself if I did. You just gotta hang on a little longer cause I’m coming.”

He doesn't know what you're doing. Perhaps you're acting like you're just fine, maybe you're falling apart at the seams. He has no way to tell and all he can do is fight and all you can do is wait. And that’ll have to be just fine for now.

[shunshin3]

1, 6, 8, 18, 21, 24, 39, 50!

WaaaaaaaaaaSo much questions XD (But that is to be expected from my son XD)Go go go !!!1 : What was the last thing you read ? 

An article about the Malacca detroit XD

More seriously, it was the third tome of the manga 10 Count

And I love it sooooooooo much XD

6 : What are your hobbies ?

Ooooh well

Writing, mostly

Readin

Drawing (even if I draw like shite XD)

Listening to music

Driving (IT’A FUCKING REAL HOBBY OKAY I LOVE DRIVING WHEN I’M IN THE MOOD AND PEOPLE AREN’T IDIOTS THAT WON THEIR DRIVING LICENSE IN A CEREAL BOX)

Spending time with other people

Generally creating stuff (Imma gonna start sewing :3)

8 : If you could look like anything, what would you look like?

Waaaaaa

WELL XD

Ideally

Skinnier (like not SKINNY SKINNY but a normal weight, like NOT OBESE like I am rn XD)

Like a healthy body

Short-arse hair XD (like I’m going to probably cut it in 2019) 

But like a sidecut and ideally silver hair (I love silver hair *-*)

A wayyyy more punk(-ish) style, but since my clothing style is as fluctuating as my gender (LOL) I don’t have a defined style XD

 18 : Dream vacation ?

At the beaaaaach

With my friends

But just spend all days on the beach, the sand all over your body, waves crashing down 

Playing on the beach, making picnics and all

WITH MY DOG RUNNING AROUND :D

But yeaaaaah

T H E  B E A C H

21 : What are your best traits ?

I don’t have any

Eeeeeeerrm

Wait I’m crying cuz my friend is sitting next to me and she said “nah you don’t have any” XD

Like she said “yeah you’re stressed, constantly tired” and all XD i’m dead

BUT MORE SERIOUSLY

I don’t have a lot of them

But I do believe I am a good listener

I am kind

My friend just added : “Yeah, you do know what to say to comfort someone”

I am creative

Although I am depressed most of the time, I TRY (:P) to make other people happy by being happy and smiling

24 : What do you want to eat right now ?

Frankly, I am not hungry rn so idk

But I wouldn’t say no to a cup of hot chocolate

39 : Sweet or savoury ?

BOTH

No seriously, I can only do both

I have to get a mix else I’m not fine

Like

Ugh, no both

Else I will be grumpy :P

It’ll feel like something is missing, seriously XD

50 : What’s something about you people don’t know ?

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeh

I have no idea XD

Idk

Usually I am so talkative that people know more about me than myself

So I wouldn’t be able to tell

No really, I hardly keep anything to myself, because I need someone to know about my problems so they can support me

And if I’m too shy to talk about something with only one person, I shout it out on social medias so that people know anyway XD

So really, I don’t know what people wouldn’t know about me

Because I love answering questions and all

HOWEVER 

My friend just said that I keep my feelings for myself (like I have to be drunk to tell whom I like and all and be more open)

So I guess that the hardest thing to know about me is how I feel XD

[sophygurl]

I love the question memes and my fave kind is the kind @pixiedane​ just tagged me in (thank you!). [Also sidenote: ILU @theawkwardterrier​ for always tagging me in the tagging memes but JSYK I won’t be doing the latest one because I’m just not really a picture person so I don’t really have a lot of pictures saved and the idea of trying to use whatever weird random stuff I might have saved to describe myself would just not work. But you’re the best and I’ll catch ya on the next one!]

The rules:

Post the rules

Answer the questions given to you by the tagger

Write 11 questions of your own

And tag 11 people

1. What’s the meaning of your name? Does it suit you?

Rosemary doesn’t seem to have a specific meaning, although of course it’s an herb, and Rosemary is for remembrance, which is hilarious given my memory problems. Mary means bitter, so some name meaning sites say the meaning of my name is “bitter rose” which I guess is a nice combo of sweet and sad, which I would not really classify myself as. So, no, the various meanings of my name do not suit me.

The name itself? Does. I love my name, and while most people can’t be bothered with a 3 syllable name in casual conversation, my preference is to be called Rosemary and not Rose. Rose does not feel like me.

2. What’s a movie you never get tired of?

A lot of movies fit under this category, but the movie I have probably seen the most amount of times and can still watch either in full or in chunks and still enjoy every single second of no matter what is Dirty Dancing. 

3. Your favourite movie soundtrack?

Are we talking soundtrack as in collection of songs used in the movie and put into an album, or as in score for the movie, or?

Because nothing but nothing beats the Star Wars scores for me. Well, original and prequels and TFA anyway - the last two have diverged quite a bit which has felt odd to me but whatever. [Second place would be the scores for the 70/s80s Superman movies - also John Williams of course]

If collection of songs - then we’re back to Dirty Dancing.

Although if we’re considering soundtracks of musicals, then I’m gonna be reduced to flailing and just naming half a dozen or so, so we’ll just pretend that’s not part of the question. 

4. How would you describe your personal style?

Accidental? I pretty much just buy things that I find interesting, and then put things together that seem interesting to me, and then end up with some pretty ... interesting outfits. One of my roommates actually described my look yesterday as “crazy” if that tells you anything.

Think colors that don’t quite match, conflicting patterns, stripey socks, chunky jewelry, and then at times like now at the end of winter when I haven’t shaved my head in awhile - short floppy hair that is sticking up in all directions that I swear I tried to tame but it just doesn’t take. 

5. Name a fictional crush.

Spike from Buffy. Also Buffy from Buffy. And put them together? Double crush. 

6. What’s your motto?

I don’t really have a motto, per se, but I do have a mantra, which is: love, peace, joy, hope. Those are the qualities I try to embody, embrace, spread, whatever. All four are of equal importance to me. 

7. Are you a gamer?

If by gamer, you mean obsessively playing the Sims, then yes. But most people who consider themselves gamers would probably say no.

8. Would you rather spend time on a secluded beach or at a fancy cocktail party?

How about a fancy cocktail party on a secluded beach? Too much sand in the drinks, never mind.

Ah, these are both problematic for me. I don’t do so well with being completely alone, especially without some kind of distraction or diversion. I guess if I had a book with me on the beach, I’d be okay for a little while, but I’d also get uncomfortable super fast if there wasn’t, like, a comfy sofa or something to recline on. 

And I also don’t do well with fancy, or come to think of it with cocktails since I can’t drink any more with the meds I have to take. 

But, if I had to choose, I’d probably pick the party. I’d be dressed inappropriately (probably something with loud colors and polka dots?), and sitting in the corner mostly people watching, and I’d get overwhelmed and head home early, but still. 

9. Recommend a television series.

oohhhoooomygods just ONE?

I’ve rec’d this one many times, but since it just came back for season two last night (I haven’t watched the ep yet - it’s next on my list), I’m gonna recommend Imposters to you all again.

Imposters is a lil show with a small but dedicated fandom on Bravo. 

It stars Inbar Lavi (Prison Break, The Last Ship) as a con woman and Rob Heaps (Home Fires, And Then There Were None), Parker Young (Arrow, Suburgatory), and  Marianne Rendón (Mapplethorpe) as three of the people who she has swindled. Additionally, Brian Benben (Private Practice, Dream On), Stephen Bishop (Being Mary Jane), Chastity Dotson (Pitch, Veronica Mars), and Denise Dowd (Secrets and Lies, Beverly Hills 90210) star. 

The story of season one is that these three scorned exes find one another and begin a quest to find the woman they all alternately view as their loving spouse and the cruel con who stole everything from them. Along the way, they learn some cons of their own, gain back some of their confidence, and of course discover the power of friendship. 

There are many twists and turns along the way which I won’t spoil for anyone who wants to watch season 1 for themselves, but it involves cons within cons within cons and unlikely teammates. 

Also - Uma Thurman as a hitwoman.

As the finale of season one had our three scorned exes riding off together into the sunset, I am very excited to see where season two leads us. Seriously, you have to watch this show. 

[But if I may very quickly rec some of my other underwatched faves: 12 Monkeys, Colony, Counterpart, Ghosted, Insecure, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, Madam Secretary, People of Earth, Scream, Speechless, Timeless, UnREAL,You’re the Worst - ask me about my underwatched faves plz.]

10. Do you have any phobias?

Boy howdy, do I! I have OCD, which often comes with phobias as part of the anxiety which leads to some of the obsessive compulsions. [FELLOW PHOBES MIGHT WANNA SKIP THIS PART - PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES.]

I have a slight germ phobia which I mostly don’t go deep into because I don’t have the energy to do what I’d need to do to feel better about it so I just make myself not-think about it really hard, but the underlying anxiety is Still There. 

This is especially true of what I call “poop germs” - which is anything that has ever been inside of a bathroom ever. This makes, you know, having to use bathrooms very upsetting and problematic for me, so again, I deploy my aggressive pretending it’s not there as much as I can, but poop germs can cause me to break down into tears on a bad day. Fun times!

I’m also an emetophobe, which means I’m terrified of throwing up - a fun little phobia to have when you have constant low-grade nausea which occasionally flares up to higher-grade, lemme tell ya.

Another biggie is infestation of any kind - so any kind of insect or small animal that comes into my home. Like, I am absolutely fine seeing these critters outside where they belong - I might even oooh and aaah. But the second I see one INSIDE - I’m screaming bloody murder and waking up the entire apartment complex. 

I’ve worked real hard at being less scared of the harmless single bugs that enter a home, especially the kind that EAT other bugs - so for example I am perfectly fine with spiders (being obsessed with Charlotte’s Web as a kid helps), and even centipedes after the initial screaming over how creepy they look is done. And I’ve gotten where I look insects up on websites that identify bugs and talk about them in positive/scientific ways and have stopped panicking about certain bugs and their larvae now as I can tell which ones are and aren’t actually harmful or prone to infestation. BUT. I’m still prolly gonna scream when I initially see them because eaauughhss. 

Those are the main ones, but the fun thing about OCD is that new ones develop all the time if you don’t stay vigilant about letting those obsessive thoughts do their thang, so I try real hard to ignore those news segments and articles about bringing black lights into hotel rooms and about all of the horrible ways people are committing violent crimes these days and other terrifying and/or gross things that might creep their ways into my fear center. 

11. What’s your rarest rarepair?

Oh, good question. I don’t tend to have rarepairs because the way I fandom is deep immersion into canon and not necessarily delving into fanon/fanfic. So even my non-canon ships tend to be ones that the canon itself at least played with a little bit or that the fandom-at-large has talked about enough that I start to see it. lol

I’m having trouble even thinking about a ship I have that could be classified as rare? It would probably be something involving Spike because I ship that fool with pretty much everyone he’s ever shared screentime with because he is just so yummy, and because Marsters was just really good about getting his character to bring interesting things out of whatever characters he was interacting with, and because he’s clearly so omnisexual that he just oozes chemistry with everyone he meets, but like. I’m also definitely not the only one who sees all that about him and also is shipping him left right and center. So. I’ll just toss out Spike/Harmony because I’ve never heard of anyone else who actually liked them together ha!

Phew! That was fun. I hope all of you all who I end up tagging have as much fun with my questions (and if not, feel free to use some of pixie’s).

My questions:

What is your #mood rn?

Tell me the sweetest childhood memory you can think of.

Favorite mythological/fantastical animal/creature.

What is your favorite mode of storytelling - for example, books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels, video games, etc. - and why do you think that’s your fave form?

Star Trek, Star Wars, or Starlord? (this is not a serious question and you may feel free to expound upon all three if you wish)

Favorite type of geographical location to visit, and is it different from where you prefer to live?

Name a character that you love, but who you would probably hate in real life.

Reboots, renewals, and revivals. Are they ruining your childhood or do you love ‘em?

Tell me about your favorite cookie (or other sweet if you don’t care for cookies).

If there is one thing people could just atomatically know about you upon meeting you that would make socializing with you better or easier, what would it be?

A lot of stories based on comics posit the theory that eventually humanity will evolve into at least some humans developing super powers. Suppose this started happening today - what would the results be, do you think?

Tagging:

(and of course, please consider yourself tagged if you wanna do this - I’d tag all of you if I could but I try and just pick folks I think enjoy doing these. if I’m ever wrong - please feel free and ignore the tag. additionally - please remember to tag ME so I can see your responses! also, feel free to re-tag me in this one since the questions differ and you all know how much I love to talk about myself.)

@absolutelyiris, @dianebluegreen, @c-l-ford, @theawkwardterrier, @the-invisible-queer, @brokenyellowcrayons, @knitmeapony, @fatherjerusalem, @swordsandparasols, @dmphelps, @nightlocktime

[rimalupin]

50 More Interesting Questions

Rules: fill this out and tag at least one person you’d like to know more about! Or just fill it out! Or don’t! Answer only some of them! Make up your own questions! “What kind of requirement is that”, you ask? A reasonable one! Who am I to tell you what to do? Anything goes!

Thank you for tagging me @theempresskaizer & @kakihoden! :D <3

1. What kind of food can’t you stand?: Anything fermented. Like, ew. Also brussel sprouts (Then again, I have yet find someone who can cook brussel sprouts “well.” :b)

2. If you could choose one minor inconvenience to never have to deal with again, what would you pick?: Public transit schedules. They’re so darn inconvenient (And yet I’m commuting for the remainder of my uni career. At least I’m saving money..?). -.-’

3. Have you got any useless talents?: I try to make use of my talents, so I’m gonna say no. :b

4. If you could be really really good at one thing, what would it be?: Taking (good & worthwhile) risks because I’m always so darn careful so I end up not trying new things sometimes.

5. Name a few people you think are extremely good-looking: ALL THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY I KNOW AND LOVE. <3 Oh, also Emma Watson, Gal Gadot, Shawn Mendes, Tom Holland, and all the other celebs I tend to fangirl about (I can’t name them all rn, haha sorry~. :P).

6. What was your favorite way to pass the time as a kid?: Singing all the Disney songs (Which I still do nowadays, haha~.). I would also read books, write my own stories, and act as if I was on a Disney Channel show (I was quite the Disney fangirl back in the day. xD)

7. What is something you’re proud of?: My friends who are just starting college/uni this year. Most of them are already setting up their dorms and getting ready for classes. They’re growing up so fast! :’)

8. What’s one character flaw in people that you just can’t tolerate?: Dishonesty. I don’t associate with phonies.

9. Do you consider yourself to be more of a leader or a follower?: I’m a bit of both. Then again, being a follower makes you a kind of leader: you essentially lead people to follow your leader, if that makes sense Okay I’ll shut up about leadership theory sorry y’all. :P

10. What kind of student are/were you?: The diligent one (but people often claim I’m the overachiever even tho I’m not always a straight A student lololol).

11. Butterfly effect question! Has there ever been a seemingly minor decision you’ve made (at the time) that ended up having a profound influence on your life?: Ohhhhh yes. This kind of thing has happened to me many times (In like the best ways possible, thankfully.).

12. Name your most irrational fear/aversion: Being alone/left out (Even though “I’m never really alone” ((Which I know I’m not. Hence the “irrational” part of this particular fear/aversion.)).)

13. Are there any fictional characters you find especially relatable?: Yup. Plenty of ‘em.

14. If you drink, what kind of drunk are you? Alternatively, what sort of person are you at parties?: I don’t drink... Yet. My Canadian friends are trying to get me to drink with them since I’m now legal in Canada but I’m scared heeeeeelp. :b I’m usually the wallflower if I don’t know anybody too well at a party. However, if I find people I’m comfortable hanging out with, I’ll stick with their squad throughout the event, talking, eating, dancing and taking pictures/SnapChats to our hearts’ desires~. ^-^

15. Do you fall in love easily? Or does it usually take a long time for you to trust someone?: Nope. I have to get to know the person before I “fall in love” with them, let alone having a crush on them. Which is why the biggest crushes I’ve had were on some of my closest friends. But I’ve never told them because I didn’t want to risk our friendships IDK I’M A NOOB WHEN IT COMES TO LOVEY-DOVEY THINGS. :b

16. Would you rather have one close friend or 100 casual friends?: One close friend. <3

17. Do you consider yourself to be more of a slob or a neat-freak?: Neat-freak. Definitely a neat-freak. xD

18. Describe a place (imaginary or real) that you would find incredibly cozy: 

Both of these locations are places where I’d have more than enough room to move or think. ^-^

Outdoors: Somewhere near the sea, where I could feel the sand on my toes, hear the waves splashing onto the shore, smell the ocean breeze, and watch the orange sunset glowing along the horizon.

Indoors: An empty practice room. Wooden floors, large mirrors in front of the room, dance barres along the side walls, a few windows displaying the outside world, and a speaker/stereo system perfect for blasting the music around the room.

19. Do you have kids? If not, do you want them someday?: No kids atm, but I love working with them! Yes, I’d like kids someday~.

20. What was your favorite book as a child?: I read many books as a wee child. But one book I can clearly remember is Stellaluna. It’s an adorable story about a bat who discovers who she truly is thanks to both her adoptive and biological families (The former being a family of birds and the latter being a family of bats.).

21. Name one thing you just don’t get what all the hype is about: Fidget spinners. I’m still seeing people freak out about those things. Didn’t the trend die a month or two ago?

22. Name one thing that you think is tragically underrated: Myspace. *evil laughs despite the fact that I never had a Myspace account* :P Sorry I couldn’t think of anything else bahaha~

23. If you had to be glued to a person for a month, real or fictional (who you have never met), who would you choose?: I mean, I’ve never met MYSME’s 707 IRL, so I’ll stick with him And we can visit his space station, haha~ ^-^

24. What’s something you’d like the chance to do someday?: Act in a theatrical production. I haven’t done theatre in a year and I already miss it. T.T

25. Do you typically speak your mind when you have a controversial opinion? Or do generally prefer to not rock the boat?: I’ll definitely speak my mind if I’m well-versed in the topic and if I’m passionate about it. If I want to present a controversial opinion, I have to be sure that I can articulate my POV eloquently and professionally. I’m also more than willing to listen to the other side, as long as they fully know what they’re talking about (Frankly, I will not take any B.S. if I suspect B.S.).

26. What’s the dumbest fad you’ve been caught up in?: I’m blanking... Yeah, IDK, but I’m pretty sure I got caught up in some kind of dumb fad back in middle school. *shivers b/c I don’t want to relive those years*

27. What’s something you thought was cool as a kid/adolescent, but now cringe at yourself for?: When I was younger (like elementary/middle school-age), I dreamed of becoming a singer. In order to accomplish that dream, I joined my school and church choirs: however, that turned out to be a pretty toxic experience since almost everyone I was singing with treated every single practice and performance as a singing competition. Like, c’mon you guys: we aren’t on Glee. -.-’

28. What’s a trait you consider to be very admirable?: Honesty: I admire people who are genuine and true.

29. Is there a particular kind of item people always tend to give you as gifts? (For instance, people always get you things with ducks on them because you like ducks, etc.): Books (people know I’m a huge bookworm), clothes (b/c I’m usually too lazy/don’t have time to shop for my own clothes, LOLOL), stuffed animals (I’m a child at heart and I love cuddly & cute things), sweets (especially chocolate).

30. Do you speak multiple languages? Which ones?: 

English is my mother tongue.

I apparently used to speak Tagalog fluently when I was very young, but then I stopped speaking that language once I started preschool; however, I’ve picked up some terms over the years, so I can sort of dissect my parents’ conversations w/ the other adults (”Yes, Mom, I knew that you were talking about my uni stuff with Tita *insert name here*.” :P), plus I’m going to take a Tagalog 101 class in Autumn Quarter, so I’ll (hopefully) learn how to say complete sentences instead of just the names of foods, holidays, and Filipino Folk Dances. xD

I learned Spanish throughout my high school career, so I’m okay in that department even though I haven’t practiced speaking/listening/writing in that language recently. I’m still fluent enough to help my sisters with their Spanish homework, so that’s something. :P

I tried learning some French, Japanese, and Korean through various language learning apps, but to no avail.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

31. Would you rather live in the big city or the countryside?: Can I choose like a little town instead? Big city: the countryside would be MUCH too quiet for me (Plus I’d be much too tempted to run atop every hill Sound of Music style and start singing at the top of my lungs - which would probably annoy a lot of people, myself included. :P).

32. Has there ever been something you were certain you’d hate, but ended up loving?: Giles Christophe a.k.a my Midnight Cinderella bias. Ironic, huh? xD <3 Also Jumin Han from MYSME. :P

33. Do you mind being the center of attention, or do you prefer the spotlight to be on someone else?: I will hide from the spotlight like I’m a friggin vampire unless there’s a damn good reason for me to be under it.

34. Favorite holiday?: CHRISTMAS!!!

35. Are you a more go-with-the-flow type of person, or do you need to have things planned meticulously?: If I’m in charge of scheduling something, then I MUST have everything carefully planned. If I’m leaving the scheduling to someone else, then I’ll just go with the flow~.

36. Is there something you loved so much you wish you could forget it and experience it all over again? (A tv show, book, series–anything.): My first trip to Hawaii: I’d love to explore the islands and swim in its oceans again.

37. What hobbies do you have?: Reading, writing, singing, dancing, listening to music, playing the guitar or ukulele, checking social media (JKJK :P), drawing/arts & crafts (If I’m EXTREMELY bored), playing video games, watching TV/YouTube, exploring places both old and new Yeah, I do too many things, haha~

38. If you could have a superpower, but it was only mildly useful, what ability would you want to have?: “Mildly useful?” (O.o) I guess the ability to learn things VERY quickly - like, master an activity on the first try. I actually have a friend with that ability, which has allowed him to almost effortlessly master almost every sport he’s ever learned: he’s basically a superhuman and I admire and envy him for his “superpower.” :P <3

39. Something people are always surprised to learn about you: My age: people think that I’m much younger than I actually am, mostly because of my shorter-than-average height and my baby face. I’m basically an adult stuck in a teenager’s body. xD

40. Something that took you way too long to figure out: How to apply the Unit Circle to various math problems eff you precalculus and calculus never again ugggghhhhh.

41. Worst injury you’ve had?: My broken heart (JKJK, sort of. :P) I got burned by the metal tip of a very hot glue gun. Thanks to that, I have a tiny scar on my upper right arm.

42. Any morbid fascinations?: Does watching playthroughs of horror games through YouTube count?

43. Describe your sense of humor: Clever/witty, sarcastic, sassy. Oftentimes unintentional: jokes will usually come to me naturally through conversation. If we’re close, plenty of embarrassing stories, inside jokes, and horrible puns will be part of our daily doses of humor.

44. If you had to be born in another era/place, which would you choose?: I’d want to be born in Canada, mostly because I’ve got a lot of family living up there, plus I’d love to live in a place that isn’t completely messed up rn. #SorryNotSorryAmerica *crosses to the Canadian border like a badass*

45. Something you are irredeemably bad at: LOL, WHAT’S A SPORT? :b

46. Something that sucked but you’re glad you went through: Freshman year of high school. I first moved to my new home that year, so being the new kid sucked for a while, but I eventually made some friends and found more opportunities to grow as a person (through writing and theatre).

47. Would you rather have a really godawful ugly tattoo in a place that is only slightly inconvenient to conceal with clothing (upper arm, thigh, etc.), or the coolest, most beautiful tattoo ever in the middle of your face? (Neither tattoo can be removed or concealed with makeup, and the ugly tattoo will deeply offend anyone who sees it.): Ugly tat. At least I’d have a place to hide it. xD

48. Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist?: Realist. Leaning on the pessimist side. However, I do try to believe that things will get better, that there’ll be more bigger and better opportunities out there, etc. etc.

49. What would be the most flattering compliment someone could give you?: That I’m a hardworking and genuine person. Then again, I don’t do well compliments anyway: I’ll definitely blush and stutter and try to hide behind some kind of an object while complimenting you back. xD <3

50. Something you feel people often misunderstand about you: I’m often quiet and reserved when I’m meeting new people. Some may think I’m naturally calm and composed, others take it as slightly intimidating. But I’m just quiet because I’m awkward, plus I don’t usually start conversations. :b

Tagging: @princessofwysteria, @sukio-sakamaki, @allforthecrown, @o0w0o, @widzzicles, @rizosrojizos, and anyone who wants to do this! (I would’ve tagged more peeps, but I didn’t know if they had been tagged already. So please join in if you haven’t done this already~.). ^-^ <3

[drewxmay]

Contestshipping Review - Part Thirteen - On Cloud Arcanine

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-The Title-

another Pokemon pun, this one is based off of "On Cloud Nine" which is an expression for meaning you are happy

I guess?

but this has nothing to do with the episode... there is an Arcanine but...

-Episode Link-

Back to the original YouTuber I always link, oddly enough the first result when I looked up the episode what actually this person's upload but it was played two times... but this one is better because they didn't play it twice and they are the original thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY5FgPAXv3c

-The Review-

EXPOSITION

MAY AND ASH LOST THE THING THEY DID NOW AT NEW REGION TYPE THING I THINK IT'S KANTO BUT NOT SURE ANYWAYS THEY ARE IN NEW REGION NOT HEONN MAY NEEDS MORE RIBBONS BECAUSE SHE HAS ZERO AGAIN

That will be the only time I explain other episodes :P

0:00

So the narrator explains that Ash needs to go to his next place to get the thing he needs but now they are stopping at a bakery in the middle of the forest.

Why is there a bakery in the middle of the forest with no towns anywhere near them?

Also why are no many people out in the middle of the woods to go to this one bakery instead of the many others that are just as good and are not in the middle of the forest?

i am very bothered by this bakery.

0:18

Ash: These cakes better be worth it.

May: Oh they will! The guidebook says that they are the best ones around!

Then why don't they relocate to the city becuase of how much a hassle it is to get there in the first place???

0:20

Arcanine: :makes sound just to get into the episode and for no other reason:

Ash: An Arcanine!

Pokedex: ARCANINE, THE LEGENDARY POKEMON

And now you need no more proof then that that Arcanine was originally going to be a legendary Pokemon.

0:40

This time the theme song only has a bit taken out and not the whole thing so that I can feel happy!

Skip to 1:17 to not hear it.

1:20

Arcanine: :JUMPS OVER EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE LINE:

:LIKE NOT JUST OVER ONE PERSON BUT LIKE ACROSS EVERYBODY:

:LIKE THAT:

And now May wants the all to extremely powerful Arcanine.

EVERYBODY should want it.

1:38

And so Drew also wants to catch it. He seems to be running after it now.

Why is he running alongside Flygon instead of riding it to actually have some chance of catching up to her?

(Spoilers the Archanine is a girl)

1:45

So then Drew's Flygon tries using Flamethrower on Archanine

even though it is fire type and that probably won't d much damage but it would be better that using one of Flygon's grass-moves so I can't blame him too much.

Wait no Flygon has a lot of attacks that could work, like Sandstorm and Steel Wing. like I think those would work better than Flamethrower.

The Arcanine doesn't get hit and then shoots Heat Wave at Flygon and then uses "Extreme Speed" to run off EVEN FASTER THEN SHE CAN ALREADY RUN.

2:00

Drew: It got away!

Well of course she did you used flamethrower.

2:06

May: So what's extreme speed Brock?

Brock: It's a move that increases your Pokemon's speed

I like mistranslations in the anime it makes the characters sound extremely dumb.

2:14

Drew: Only an amiture would ask a question like that May.

May: I didn't know you were in Kanto too Drew.

Drew: :flicks hair: Real winners can never resist competition, though that does make me wonder why you're hear.

May: Hey, can you at least try to be polite???

Drew hasn't acted like this sense back in "Now That's Flower Power" when he first met May after she covered everybody on the beach with sand while being an amateur coordinator who barley even knew what a contest was.

Maybe he's acting like this becuase she can't tell that the move "Extreme Speed" Makes a Pokemon have extreme speed.

Makes me wonder what this conversation was in the Japanese version.

2:28

Brock: So I'm assuming you're going to enter in the Kanto Grand Festival too?

Why else would he be here?

"Oh sorry May I just decided to quite contests and just relax and take a break for a while just wanted to catch this Arcanine becuase I thought it would be a nice thing to do for fun I don't even care about the Grand Festival you have fun there on your own"

Drew: More accurately I'm here to win it.

Well I mean... isn't that the same thing as entering it? If you enter it, that automatically mean you want to win it becuase you have your five ribbons.

Or more if you're greedy.

May: You're on top for most annoying but I'm winning the Festival.

How dare you call Pete annoying.

(That is Drew's voice actor rn becuase some of you need the joke explained)

Drew: Ya? Thinks so? :opens ribbon case which already has one ribbon even though he just got here:

May stop thinking Drew doesn't have his ribbons. He always does, and he always has more/better/higher leveled Pokemon than he did last time becuase he is damn good at what he does.

2:39

May: Is that a genuine Kanto contest ribbon???

Drew: that it is.

May: oohhhh I still haven't won a single one of those!

Drew: Well of course you haven't.

Of course she hasn't won any she hasn't entered in any Contests becuase Ash needs to win his thing that he looses in the end so it was for nooooottthhhhhiiiiiinnnnng.

Like his Pokemon get stronger but he always forgets the lesson, gives his Pokemon to Professor Oak, and Pikachu's level resets, meaning that id you started from X and Y you wouldn't need to go back and watch the earlier episodes becuase there isn't any big sory things for Ash that follow him through the story. The Pokegirls actually learn stuff gets Pokemon that still with them that they level up and then leave the show becuase it follows Ash not anybody that actually keeps a personality and has character development.

I don't hate Ash I just wish he was a character that had a consistent personality and character development.

Drew: I'm going to go catch that Arcanine now so that I can continue winning my way through Kanto.

May: For your information I'm going to catch that Arcanine!

Drew: Like to see you try, but hate to see you fail. :runs off with Flygon:

this episode make me stop watching the show for a whole year and I'm starting to remember why I did that.

I'll give a lot of why now and a bit more later.

So basically after I watched the episode "Rhapsody in Drew" I was totally into contestshipping (I had no idea what that word meant I just ships May and Drew I don't think I knew much about the internet back then either) and so I continues watching the show waiting to see Drew again and then I saw this episode and-

I'll explain why I did not like this episode later when I can talk about the plot. But you can see just from the beginning the interaction Drew had with May didn't seem to fit becuase of Drew not having bee acting like that sense the first time we saw him, yet he would definitely poke fun at her but he just seemed way too much of a douche then in the previous episodes, like even excluding the Grand Festival he just seemed like more of a douche then he should've and it was bad enough for me (back then) that I saw it as out of character and I stopped watching the show for a while becuase of me thinking that they were going to keep Drew's character like this and decided that contestshipping was a bad idea, even though it clearly happened last episode we saw Drew.

"Contestshipping Review Part THIRTEEN"

3:20

Skip to 3:38 to skip this very short Team Rocket scene.

I remember watching these episodes. Team Rocket got hired into a bakery and actually did their job and were happy being bakers for alike 10 episodes I don't really remember but it was pure.

So basically Team rocket is working at the bakery in the middle of the woods and they saw the gang, but then their boss (the bakery boss not Genovonii lol) tells them to start working so then they start working again.

3:38

Mudkip is looking for Arcanine and the gang follows the Mudkip.

Wait what gender is Brock's Mudkip?

(Bulbapedia acts weird as if it is deleting the whole Brock page)

Um

I guess it really doesn't want me to know then.

So the Mudkip finds where the Arcanine is and everybody is silent while watching her collect berries, as to figure out the best strategy for finding a way to battle it. May sends och Cumbuskin and the Arcanine starts running off. Cumbuskin catches up to it and then Arcanine uses Extreme Speed to run off. Then everybody starts trying to figure out what to do next.

4:50

Brock suggested they go get some information about the Arcanine and so for some reason they go to a random house in the middle of the woods where a man is cutting wood.

5:13

Back to Team Rocket's scene.

Jessie is about to serve the people waiting for food (They are rushing her) and then she notices a big cake.

Jessie: ooo that looks good! :looks around to see if anybody is watching then takes a tiny taste with her finger:

James: What??? What do you think you are doing!!! Let me show you. :eats tiny bit:

Meowth: What's dis???

Meowth: Don't put little holes in the cake!!! Take chunks like dis!

Jessie and James: Huhhh???

RIP Cake

You were delicious.

6:00

Woodsman: I suppose you cake to learn about the Arcanine that lives here.

Or maybe they've lost their way or something logical like that/ Do that many people really ask about the Arcanine???

Woodsman: :sips tea: Young man with a Flygon asked me the same thing just an hour back.

A full hour???

It took them all this long to find and as him???

Wow... long time.

May: What??? I bet he was nice and polite and so you told him everything?

Woodsman: Yup, sure did.

Well I mean Have you ever seen Drew do anything that was "mean" to anybody other than you May??? Like Ash took something he said as offensive once but he hasn't really done that to anybody else.

May: So will you tell us everything too?

6:16

And now we are back to team Rocket.

Just eat the rest of it to hide the evidence and if he asks just act like you have no idea what cake.

But oyu are bad at lying (It is too easy for me :/) so I highly doubt you will able to.

James: It's not looking so good... Do you think anybody would notice?

Jessie: Of course they will why did you two eat so much???

Meowth: It was you two eating it way before me!

Everybody: sighs:

B O S S: HEY YOU THREE! BRING ME THAT BIG WEDDING CAKE THERE ON THE COUNTER!

Why did you not eat the rest while you had the chance...

Meowth: You take it James!

James: No way, I'd rather be run over by a Milltank (Cow Pokemon).

Jessie: Okay. Then We'll hide it.

:presumibly a little bit later:

Boss: Hey! Are you three deaf or wha- :noticing cake is gone: What happened to the three layer wedding cake I had here?

Everybody: Cake? What cake?

Wabafett:

What if you just put it in the Wabafett’s mouth and said that while you were baking the Wabafett ate it?

And so then the man throws them out and fires them.

Sad.

6:56

So then the Woodsman explains that the Arcanine used to only stay in the mountains, and that recently it has been coming down here, and then he pulls out a map and tells them which spots of the forest she goes.

7:30

Now the gang is silently watching the spring where they expect the Arcanine to be so that May can catch it. Ash keeps being loud and May gets mad so they all have lunch near the Spring so that if she comes May will be able to catch her.

8:40

And the the Arcanine shows up and is drinking some water. When Arcacnine sees May The Arcanine starts running off.

8:50

And now it's about Team Rocket. They are walking through the forest and are hungry and upset they lost their job.

Wait how are they hungry they just ate a bunch of cake?

Meowth: It isn't my idea to start Poking holes in the cake!

Jessie: No, it was your idea to start taking big chunks of it.

Wabafett: :finds four berries:

James: It got one for each of us!

Good job Wabafett.

And so now to pay them back Wabafett has to show them where Wabafett found the berries.

This kinda reminds me of their plot in "Who What When Where Wynuat".

9:35

May found the forest where all of the berries are becuase Arcanine likes to get these berries. Brock forms a plan for where the Arcanine will be coming from and how they will catch it if it comes from one or the other side. Ash sends out Corfish, Brock sends out Mudkip, and May sends out Squirtle. Everybody hides with their water Pokemon waiting for the Archanine.

10:30

The Arcanine appears on Ash and Brock's side. Corfish uses Bubble Beam and it goes closer to Brock, then Mudkip uses water-gun to bring Archanine closer to May. When she gets closer May's Squirtle is sleeping, but then May wakes it up and Squirtle goes over to Arcanine.

11:00

That baby Squirtle is going to lose.

Arcanine growls using the attack Roar at it and Squirtle goes back to May's Pokeball. Then May sends out Munchlax and tried using Metrenome and it turns into Extreme Speed, and now it has caught up with Archanine. May tells him to jump onto Arcanine's back but then Munchlax runs off and collects all of the berries while using extreme speed.

Munchlax is worse at following directions than a baby Pokemon.

12:20

So now Team Rocket is climbing down a mountain to find the berries. Once they get there, they can recognize they are Pecha berry trees uot all of the berries were picked. Then they see the Arcanine run past and Meowth talk about how they should give it to the boss.

But James already has an Arcanine back at home.

13:26

So Ash and friends went to the mountain over to a cliff where the Arcanine comes a lot. Once the Arcanine appears May runs down to challenge the Arcanine to a battle, but then Drew jumps in front of her and May complains about how she was here first. Drew then tells her that he has been there all day.

Smart move Drew. Smart move.

14:03

Then the Arcanine runs away to the top of the mountain becuase she really couldn't care less.

May: Great! Now the Arcanine is gone and neither one of us can get it!

Drew: Please... It's not like you had a chance of catching it anyways.

May: How dare you Drew! If you're so sure how about we have a battle to see who goes after Arcanine!

14:27

Hopefully this battle lasts for a long while so that I don't have to review it and instead I just summarize it.

Drew lets May have the first move and Squirtle tried tackling Flygon. Flygon flies upwards and easily, EASILY dodges. Flygon uses steel Wing and Squirtle has a pitiful attempt of using bubble to get Flygon to go away, which he easily dodges and hits Squirtle. Because Squirtle is a baby Pokemon it starts crying when it gets hit. May stops the battle.

15:10

Drew: Your really left Squirtle defenseless there. I didn't even use a full strength attack.

Well I'm sure you were able to tell it was a baby so thanks for going easy on him.

Drew starts climbing to the top and May says that the battle isn't over and everybody follows him to the top. Once they climb up they only see a ledge, and more mountain going up. this confuses them for a moment then they start climbing higher.

15:30

Then they finally realize that

Arcanine is a mom and you can't catch it becuase the babies would die.

15:30

Then Team rocket gets a net to steal the pups, do their stupid motto, and then try to steal the Arcanine as well. They start flying away and then Flygon uses steal wing. Team rocket's balloon goes down.

17:10

Ash: Brock let's finish this! :about to get the babies back:

May: Wait.

Brock: Huh?

May: Let Drew and I finish this.

Drew: We were the ones who started this whole thing off.

Ash: Alright it's all yours!

(I'd like you all to note that every time I said I hated this episode it was past tense lol)

So then Flygon uses steel wing on the net, and the Arcanine and Growlith are all free. James sends out Cacnia and uses pin missile. May deflects with Squirtle's Bubble. Drew makes a comment about the attack being better, and then Jessie sends out Dustox who starts off by using poison sting. Flygon uses flamethrower and destroys the Dustox' attack. Then it is revealed that James' Cacnia can use sandstorm. Squirtle starts getting pushed back, then then Drew's Flygon stands in front of May's Squirtle so that the sandstorm don't hit Squirtle.

That scene was actually so cute if only I could make gifs.

Squirtle hops onto Flygon's back and Flygon flies out of the sandstorm and over Cacnia and Dustox. Squirtle jumps off and uses tackle while Flygon uses steel wing. then they finish off by Squirtle using water-gun and Flygon using Flame thrower at the balloon.

19:13

The Arcanine is back with her babies on the top of the mountain.

Ash: No May you changed your mind about catching it?

May: Yup. Drew it's all yours.

Drew: Well... As much as I think I could win it with, I don't want to break up a happy family. :flicks hair: So I'll let them be.

Leave the family.

Capture the babies later when they are older and don't need their mother.

19:45

Drew: I guess this is goodbye.

May: Until we meet again at least.

Drew: Y'know their a contest coming up in Saffron city I think you should enter.

May: I haven't heard anything about it. Why, are you entering?

Drew: No I have to find a new Pokemon to strengthen my team first. But I think you'd do really well on it. :walks off:

May: Wow thank you Drew!

And then the episode ends with Max figurine out where Saffron City is.

-Conclusion-

I still have bitter feelings for this episode, the first time I watched it I was left with a cliffhanger of what would happen next with Drew, and it didn't fit with me how he acted for most of this episode. I stopped watching the series for a whole year becuase of it. When I did the Masterpost for it, I still didn't completely forgive it, and I still felt upset about Drew's characterization. I'm watching ti again, and yes a lot of the scenes in this episode make no sense as to why he acted like that, me still blaming it on the writers, but at the ending scenes it starts making tit forgivable... Personal experiences with the episode make it hard to me to tell weather I dislike it , or if it is really a bad episode. It just bothers me. I'd rather not watch this episode for a few more years so that I can completely erase my grudge and either make a new one and see if ti is bad or like the episode, becuase the episode is actually good.

[thishasbeencary]

Rules:

1. Always post the rules. 2. Answer the questions given by the person who tagged you. 3. Write 11 questions of your own. 4. Tag 11 people.

Tagged by: @queenofaburiedkingdom, @n3rdlif343va and @kasumi-chou

Lily’s questions:

What is your favorite part of the day? (This can be a time, like the morning, or an action, like seeing your pet)

That moment when I’m about to fall asleep, and I’m just lying in bed with absolutely no thoughts.

What is something you’ve always wanted someone to do for you, but never told them?

I don’t know ?? I like when people create, but I don’t necessarily want them to create for me, you know?

If you could do something for the rest of your life without fear of going broke/getting hurt, what would it be?

I was about to say “swim with the manatees”, but then I noticed it said “for the rest of your life” not just “something you want to do”. Maybe just… explore.

Can you describe the color blue without using the word? (I’m so ready to hear these responses aye)

No.

(Imagine for a second that you’re not afraid of a fish trying to eat your foot, and step deeper into the water. At first, it’s murky, and all you can see is the mud you’ve brought up by dragging your feet along the rocky bottom. Careful! The rocks are sharp, and you need to know better, you need to make sure that your feet don’t start to bleed, so you don’t bring out the sharks. Go further, and start to pretend like you can float. Watch the water in front of you, take in a deep breath, and go under. Hold your breath until –

Now keep going, letting the scales wrap around your legs and letting yourself go deeper and deeper. Explore, see the fish, the coral, but then come up. You’re in the wide open see, and as you float on your back, you see the same echoed above you in color – the sky, with the sun still shining bright, though setting more and more by the second. The clouds are a soft floating cotton against the color, and it brings peace.

You go upright in the water, simple strokes of tail and arms keeping you afloat. All around you is a vast expanse of softly ripping waves, and as you stop for a moment, just floating there, you look, and you see.

And then you dive back under, met with the darker shade of the same color. It’s home, and even as you swim back to the shore the next day, you know to seek it. You can’t avoid the sea, and you see it everywhere. In the sky, in your friend’s eyes, in the too-revealing bikini of the teenager who arrived on the sand, diving into the waves.

You may blend in with the rest, but the color of the sea surrounds, inescapable.)

Best compliment you ever received? 

I’m gonna go with when @thebookofsands drew me as a manatee mermaid. Like I don’t know if that’s necessarily a compliment in the strictest sense, but I still smile when I see it.

What is your favorite au trope?

Mistaken identity/wrong number aus. I love them.

What is your favorite memory?

One of them is my last time in orchestra for a musical in high school, we had professionals play with us every year because enough people never signed up. And one of the professionals, who played saxophone, and so sat next to me every year, told me that he’d really appreciated that I did orchestra and that he’d miss me next year and I was just… very thankful, because orchestra was a struggle sometimes since I was often alone and forgotten.

What is something you’ve always secretly wanted people to compliment you on?

I’d usually say my writing, but people do compliment that a lot. I feel like… people genuinely compliment me a lot, and that’s not even me bragging, I’m just ?? people are very sweet to me, and I appreciate it so much.

Hogwarts house?

Ravenclaw.

What is your favorite song at the moment? (Or your #1 played song on your phone if you don’t have one)

Honestly, idk. I don’t listen to that much music that isn’t the Jurassic Park soundtrack rn so if that counts, the Jurassic Park theme. Like, the main theme. The one that makes you feel really pumped up to get eaten by some dinosaurs.

Do you cry during movies/tv shows/while reading books/fanfics?

Not usually.

 n3rdlif343va’s questions:

What super power would you most like to have and why?

Telepathy. It’s a risk, because there are good thoughts and there are bad thoughts that you’d pick up on, but it’d be very interesting to be able to pick up on what people are actually thinking. How often have you been in a situation where you just wanted to know, for better or for worse. Plus, I mean, I’ve already got the wheelchair. What else do I need to become Charles Xavier?

If you could cuddle with any fandom character, who would you pick?

Oh god. That’s a hard one. I’m gonna say Viktor Nikiforov right now.

Which Ninja Turtle are you?

Tbh I know very little about the Ninja Turtles but I googled and Donatello is the purple one, so that’s me. I like purple.

How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

At least 1.

Which one horrible fashion trend would you rock (in public) for a full 24 hours?

Bro, I have picked them all up already. I wore some mad hair feathers. What even is fashion right now? I dislike croptops, and that’s all I can think of.

What is your least favorite trope?

A/B/O. I just dislike mpreg, so that’s why. I have read a couple to support friends, though.

What is your favorite movie soundtrack?

JURASSIC PARK or star wars. But. Jurassic Park.

Who is your favorite ship of all time?

Oooh that’s a hard one, oh man. Han/Leia, probably.

What color are your socks?

I am not wearing socks today. My shoes were black!

Plane, train or automobile?

Train. I’ve never been on one before and I’d love to. :)

Do you like you like Green Eggs and Ham?

Well, I like eggs, and I like ham, so how bad can they be?

(I may just like them, Sam I am.)

 Kasumi’s questions:

First letter of your real name

C!

Age/birthday

I just nearly said 18, I am a mess. I’m twenty, and my birthday is January 26th.

Favourite season (weather if you don’t get it)

Fall

Favourite fruit

Raspberries!!!

Do you have short, medium or long hair?

Long. It’s basically down to my butt.

Hanahaki or soulmate?

Soulmate <3

Angst or Fluff?

Ahhh there’s a hard one. I’m gonna go with angst even though all I’ve written lately is fluff.

Soundboard (help the writer with ideas) or beta (help the writer with wording/grammar)?

You know the answer to this one ;) But soundboard. I don’t pick up on grammar while I’m reading.

Do you still have an active ff.net? If yes, link

Oh god no. But here’s my old one if yu want to cringe at my Vampirates fic: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2275402/manateesandmishacollins

Would you trade one of Phichit’s hamsters to bring Vicchan back to life?

I’m allergic to dogs, so my gut instinct says no, but I also want my son to be happy, so I’ll say yes. But also, Phichit.

Should Victor and Yuuri both wear white at their wedding?

Wear whatever they want! White, pink, blue, orange, black, yellow? Do whatever! Wear a dress! Wear a suit! Just get married, and do it quick.

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As you can tell, I was tagged by too many people, and they tagged like everyone else I’d attack, and I don’t want to come up with my own question, so here you go. If I did have questions, I’d tag @somehcpe @thetiniestkotorfan and @maximumhetalia at least but questions are effort so I’m letting y’all off easy.

[killerslowpoke]

RULES: answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people (tagged by the lovely @beetumille, thanks so much!! :’>

TAGGING: ah....Im just gonna?? not do that lol, BUT if you wanna do it then go right ahead!

this is gonna get long so uhhhh

THE LAST

1. drink: water 2. phone call: my friend Katie 3. text message: mmm I dont use my phone but last person I messaged was either Katie or Silv 4. song you listened to: Burning Pile by Mother Mother 5. time you cried: a week ago or somn 6. dated someone twice: Ive barely dated anyone once honestly 7. kissed someone and regretted it: have never kissed anyone b4 8. been cheated on: uuhhhfhgjkdl sorta? This guy and I were “talking” and this one other girl was competing for his affections at the same time ....she won btw 9. lost someone special: yes 10. been depressed: yes 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: gotten drunk but not thrown up yet ayyy

3 FAVORITE COLORS

12. light turquoise 13. lavender/lilac 14. lime green

IN THE LAST YEAR HAVE YOU 15. made new friends: yeah! 16. fallen out of love: mmmmyeah 17. laughed until you cried: yeppers 18. found out someone was talking about you: ugh yeah, and ahh yeah! 19. met someone who changed you: absolutely! 20. found out who your friends are: in good ways, yes! 21. kissed someone on your Facebook list: well I’ve never kissed anyone so nope

GENERAL

22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life: almost all of them unfortunately 23. do you have any pets: yep; 2 cats, 1 bird, and a few fish! 24. do you want to change your name: nah, mostly cause I cant think of anything else I’d like 25. what did you do for your last birthday: had some cake, sat in my room and drew a picture until I cried cause I hated it lol

26. what time did you wake up: 9:00 am 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: talking to a lovely person ;> 28. name something you can’t wait for: mob psycho 100 season 2 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: 20 minutes ago when I went to go eat dinner 31. what are you listening to right now: some asmr video

32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: possibly sometime throughout my life yeah

33. something that is getting on your nerves: my parents, mostly my dad tho 34. most visited website: it’s a tie between tumblr and youtube 35. hair colour: strawberry blonde? dirty blonde? it looks like wet sand

36. long or short hair: long 37. do you have a crush on someone: ahh yeah 

38. what do you like about yourself: my lips are kinda nice I guess 39. piercings: standard pair of earrings 40. blood type: AB 41. nickname: Jen, Jenny, all my url-related nicknames etc 42. relationship status: tttttaken I guess? (it’s a bit complicated sort of heh)

43. zodiac: Taurus for star, Tiger for animal 44. pronouns: she/her

45. favourite tv show: don’t have one! I like too many to choose 46. tattoos: none but I might like to have one someday 47. right or left handed: right 48. surgery: once on my mouth, was bit by a dog and needed a couple stitches 50. sport: is this a trick question 51. vacation: somewhere that’s not too hot/not too cold

52. pair of trainers: Idk I just like the average sneakers

MORE GENERAL 53. eating: some pretzels 54. drinking: tea 55. I’m about to: play some animal crossing or draw 56. waiting for: the sweet release of death 57. want: mental stability lol 58. get married: mmmmaybe someday? 59. career: something with music, art, or animals

WHICH IS BETTER 60. hugs or kisses: hugs! 61. lips or eyes: eyes I think 62. shorter or taller: I actually prefer same height but tall or short are both good! 63. older or younger: doesn’t particularly matter 64. nice arms or nice stomach: either or (Im v indecisive lol) 65. hookup or relationship: errrrrboth are scary so once again, either is whatever 66. troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant. very hesitant

HAVE YOU EVER: 67. kissed a stranger: never kissed an anybody 68. drank hard liquor: yes and I wanted to die 69. lost glasses/contact lenses: I dont have either 70. turned someone down: by some miracle, yes 71. sex on the first date: what’s a date 73. had your heart broken: absolutely 74. been arrested: nope 75. cried when someone died: yes both with irl and fictional 76. fallen for a friend: I guess so!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 77. yourself: pffff 78. miracles: sometimes 79. love at first sight: sometimes 80. santa claus: nah 81. kiss on the first date: yeah it’s possible! 82. angels: nah

OTHER: 84. eye color: grey-blue 85. favorite movie: I have many but rn I'm stuck between Howl’s Moving Castle and The Wind Rises

[mysecretdiary]

summer of 2017

Summer of 2017

Summer of uncertainty. Summer of restlessness. Packing up the memories of some other woman's fractured family. Just brushing on a new layer of paint over what lived here before. Telling ourselves that's what we need. As if heaving up everything from before and just stripping it bare and wiping down the dust will eradicate the choices that we made that brought us here in the first place. The box of books is heavy and yet it still feels somehow just like a drop of sand against the relentless tides that are pulling me forward. I can't build a levee high enough fast enough to keep myself from getting pulled out. It won't work. It's impossible. I know it. And she must know it too somewhere inside her that even with her new man, her new hair color, her old last name, that this house was here before them, and it was theirs first and she can't paint that over. Unless she gets lobotomized it's always there. Even if she never talks about it again. 

I feel like I'm paralyzed. Lying with my palms up in the ocean and people keep telling me to swim or to paddle in one direction or the other and in my heart I know that there's only one I can go because if I spread my energy out to try and go all of the ways I'll drown before I make it anymore and so I just stay stuck and don't move a single inch. I don't even breathe. I feel like I've been holding my breath for so long just waiting for someone to tell me that I'm doing this wrong. I just keep waiting for someone to finally look at me and say hey this is not where you're supposed to be. How did you manage to sneak over here? Get back here right now! And yet it never happens. And so I keep floating out here. 

Summer is coming. I can feel it on my skin. I can hear it in the birds that sing all day and the children that scream and laugh into my open window. The sun begins to set so late that it makes me dizzy. Makes me stumble home drunk at midnight wondering when I had missed dinner. 

There's a thin layer of sweat over me always now. And my hair sticks to my forehead and the air smells heavy like jasmine. 

I keep seeing men that look like him. And it doesn't make me miss him. It makes me want to hide. Because I think that he'll regret it. He wouldn't want to see me. I don't want to think about all of the places that they'll go together. But I don't want to be her. But I don't want to be here with me either. 

People who were supposed to be alongside me all year have already left and time just rushes past unyielding and unforgiving. I hardly had time to know them to notice that they're gone. 

Getting drunk popping Ativan and telling everyone that life is meaningless. 

Do I have good memories before then? What does that even mean? It was all just normal. It was so normal before. Before what. Before everything. I was so normal. And now looking back on those memories of when I was 7 were things better then? Was I happy then? Is that a concrete thing to hang onto? I'm not sure I believe in that. 

I was me and I was me. I don't know. 

"That Laura that you knew before isn't there anymore. She's gone and now all that's left is me."

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I'm in Rome by myself. Eating alone. And honestly I don't feel that self conscious. I've really gone through everything alone. I feel really strong right now. Like I can do it all! I mean I do need help. But I can do so many things alone and that's something I should be more proud of. 

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The worlds just spinning by and it's honestly so dizzying just going on and on and I just had a thought of visiting ny in July and it honestly makes me really scared bc what will it be like this time? Things have changed so tremendously since the last time I was there. And I don't know. And if i see him again I will probably throw up. I really don't know if I can handle it. 

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Thinking a lot about success rn and what it means to get what you want. 

Just watched Kristell speak at this google fashion event right next to the louvre. I mean it was really cool. She was the only woman to speak and i know like logically she's a very successful woman. But then I look at the people around her and it really makes me think about what 

Had a horrible anxiety ridden feeling all day and then when we were at the bar Marie ran into her ex that she hadn't seen in a year. And this fucking asshole came up to us twice to try to talk to Marie and Marie told her to fuck off. It was clear that seeing this person really affected her. She said her heart was beating wildly and I know it took her a lot of courage to say what she had to say. And I'm really glad she did. It felt so good to see her express herself the way she needed to. It was so empowering. I've had a very intense day honestly. I feel horrible. There's so many things that I won't ever be able to reconcile with. And I don't know how I will be able to or how I will be able to face my demons. And how in the face of a person you can just crumble into nothing. In the face of one specific person, everything that you are, everything that has brought you to this point, everything that you love and everyone that you love around you, still.... that pain is urgent and it surges up. It's so real. It's so visceral. 

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Don't know if I really even like him. Feel like my heart is swimming in a void. A lukewarm pool of salt water. Like my heart is floating in the Dead Sea 

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8.14.17

I am so tired. Dissociating. In San Francisco. Feels like I am trying to escape reality

Been feeling weird all day. Feelings of disgust and repulsion are returning to me and I do t know what that means and it scares me

****

[kelpiemomma]

was tagged by my dear @roseangelx months ago but was never notified of this by tumblr?? shame on you tumblr. bad.

Rules: Copy this post into a new text post, remove my answers and put in yours, an when you’re done tag up to 10 people and also tag the person who tagged you… And most importantly have fun!

a - age: 21

b - biggest fear: idk dying? every now and then it’s losing Simon, I’m sure as he gets older that fear will get worse.

c - clean or messy: messy :,) i try to be neat but i just... can’t. i’m lazy.

d - drink you last had: water

e - every day starts with: the alarm going off on my phone. perhaps multiple phones, definitely multiple alarms. i am not a waking up person.

f - favorite song: tbh quite possibly ‘Na Na Na Na’ by My Chemical Romance. I love to have it on while driving (fast). I’ve been way into Battle Royale and Sand Storm by Apashe recently. Also ‘It Comes and Goes In Waves’. Just... a lot. too many, and they cycle.

g - ghosts, are they real? Yes yes yes yes yes. Yes.

h - hometown: Inglewood / Del Aire California! Four hours from me.

i - in love with: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency rn. It’s been making me feel good. I cycle with stuff like this, too, though, so... But definitely DGHDA rn.

j - jealous of: kids who got to start riding right off the bat- like as soon as they’re born they’re around horses. kids younger than me who have the hard work and talent that draw and write better. the people in my high school class who are going to college and being successful while i’m floundering and trying to do something i enjoy while trying to keep money in my pockets.

k - killed someone: not that i know of. animals? by accident. bugs? all the fucking time (scorpions and spiders are not safe around me). humans? ehhh as far as i know, nope.

l - last time you cried: had a breakdown... ohhh three weeks ago? parents went out of town, i was by myself, and something just clicked and it was full-out laying on the floor, holding one of my dogs, sobbing and snot and being unable to breathe. was not fun. felt a fuck of a lot better afterwards though!

m - middle name(s): Marie Sanchez Guadalupe Parez

n - number of siblings: 1. I’d trade him in for a Klondike bar though.

o - one wish: unlimited wishes.

p - person you last called/texted: My boss, about her sheep.

r - reasons to smile: my horse makes me smile. He’s the light of my life. My cat makes me smile. Talking to Kelly makes me smile. 

s - song last sang: “i’d hate to look into her eyes and see a gram of pain”- aka sweet child of mine. i was mocking it a little. ironically those were the lyrics my dad was thinking and it freaked him out a bit when i sang them.

t - time you woke up: ughhh like 6 am i think? my boss was moving her horses today so i was out early to feed them, pull their mineral licks off, and get stuff wrapped and ready for my boss to arrive and get them ready for transport.

u - underwear color: that nude color. tan? idk.

v - vacation destination: yes 

w - worst habit(s): staying up late, procrastinating, bottling up emotions and letting them out at the worst times, being a low-key salty bitch. holding grudges like w o a h

x - x-rays you’ve had: teeth, foot 

y - your favorite food: fuck me sideways i don’t know. i like food. i like eating. maybe potatoes? maybe chocolate chip waffles? i don’t fucking know, man. i don’t fucking know.

z - zodiac sign: taurus and rat :p

i’m shit at tagging people so nahhhh

[travellingthoughts]

Monday 15th of May 2017

**started writing this one week ago (23nd of May rn) and never finished it. Going to continue where I left off** ***its now the 9th of June FFS Len*** **** I do this every fkn time**** So I'm currently on a train to Stansted Airport in London. I have a flight today to Edinburgh which I'm so excited for. I'll be seeing my cousins for the first time in 12 years, and will be staying with them for my entire stay in Scotland. London has truly been amazing. I've had two of my fave pals here who have kept me busy and feeling elated; Brittany and James. Brittany has been with me since pretty much the start of Daniel and I. She has been with my through the ups and downs, as I have been with her. However we always manage to laugh a lot through the shit times and have a blast. Back at home and especially after Daniel and I broke up we were hanging out every second day, going for walks and coffees and just chilling at out houses and everything in between. Then she left me to travel overseas 😰...and then I left to come over also 😊 Anyway, we did what we would normally do at home in London, and it was fucking awesome! I really enjoy her company, and her ray-of-sunshine personality she has ❤ James and I did what we normally did too; drink alcohol haha. Just kidding, James is kick ass to talk to and he is definitely one of my closest guy friends without it being weird. He introduced me to his mates from London and they were a laugh and a half... but mostly James though lol because he is a fkn pisser 😂 We had so many times together where we just got fucked and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It was amazing to have two of my best friends only 30 minutes away. It feels like a lifetime ago when I could do this. It really mellowed the lonely feeling which was awesome. London had it all. The night life, the food and the sites hit the spot! Everyday was an adventure and I literally had everything at my fingertips. It reminded me a lot of Melbourne. Just a lot bigger and a little older. But the people were so nice and helpful. It was also really easy to get around which made life so much less stressful. It was expensive, but easy so whatever. Everything was kind of overpriced but I think I did well with my money seeing as though I was there for a solid 11 days. Weather also wasn't too bad, or well not as bad as I expected. Hahah I pictured consistent rain but it was anything but. Just a drizzle here and there! Nothing like Krakow 🙄 Some of the places I visited were Camden town markets, Westminster abbey, Big Ben, Tower of London, Shoreditch, Clapham common, portobello road markets, Brixton, Brighton and Harry Potter world at Warner Brothers Studio! Would highly suggest all of these places to anyone who wants to go to London. Overall feeling about London: amazing. This brings me to the real date right now (THE DATE LEN SHOULD HAVE POSTED THIS BUT SHES FKN LAZY SO 2 WEEKS HAVE PAST- read the **** above): Tuesday the 23rd of May. I'm on a flight to Dublin as I write this (I feel like I'm always in transit when I finally have the time to write... and I always am haha). Edinburgh exceeded my expectations in regards to the landscape. I always thought of Scotland as being underrated but I truly got to see how underrated it really is. Edinburgh is gorgeous. I was living in the centre the part called New Town. There is New Town and Old Town which separates the city centre... how well thought out and innovative haha. Must of taken them ages to name 😂 The city is very hilly, like it was a work-out getting around (aint complaining). Although pushing 30kg luggage up a killer hill today had me swearing and sweating. One thing I found interesting was the fact that all of the monuments and old buildings are pretty much black. They look burnt and I don't know why... definitely need to research that. I spent my days walking up the famous Princess street and Royal Mile. I visited Carlton Hill which gave me spectacular views of all of Edinburgh (where my last post was written). I did some Harry Potter scavenging around the city and went to the Elephant House Cafe where JK Rowling first thought of Harry Potter. Went to the graveyard (Greyfriars kirkyard) where she got the names for some of the characters and I found Tom Riddles grave. It was pretty spooky but I found something calming about this cemetery. There was so much greenery and people about it didn't feel eery. Saw the university which inspired the design of Hogwarts, and it honestly looked pretty spot on. I was a bit of a Harry Potter geek in both London and Edinburgh and I fkn loved it 🙊 I also went to a Mary King's Close tour which showed me the now underground alleyways of Edinburgh. The city was built on these after the plague, so they were once open to the sky. I heard true stories of important people who lived there and what impact the plague had on the population. Pretty crazy to think that people's insides were shutting down and eating them alive. Very eye opening as I tend to complain about having a cold or my period. Completely insignificant when you put it into perspective. Most of my time was spent with my cousins though. It was really important to me that I was with them every moment I could be. I haven't seen them in ages and I wanted to make the most of every moment. Most night were spent making delicious dinners (they're Masterchefs legit) and drinking wine. We watched the Olympiakos basketball team win the semi final and then lose the grand final, over Souvlaki and Pizza. We talked and talked for hours every night about a whole lot of things, and these are the moments I will treasure forever. They were so loving towards me and made their home feel like mine. They took me to St Andrews on Saturday, where we got ice cream and coffee and walked around. It was stunning! There was so much history behind every building. Especially those that have literally fallen apart or are in pieces. We walked the coast where the "beaches" were (they weren't beaches they were just water hitting massive rocks... no sand or fun in the sun that's for sure) and ended up roaming the University where Prince William studied/met Kate Middleton. It was huge and looked fkn expensive. Deakin definitely doesn't look like that #HECS #yolo 😂 That brings me to my next destination....Dublin! Ireland is my favourite country ever. I would happily live here. The people are the loveliest kind there is, they know how to have a good laugh, they're big drinkers (my style), the landscape is beautiful, there is so much to do always and weather is average but no one gets crabby about it. I have had some of the most eventful nights of my trip in Dublin, and they have happened on the nights where I said I was going to have a "quiet one". If there is one thing I've learned on this trip it's that when you expect something to be great, whether it be a country or a night out, you are more then likely going to be disappointed. Don't expect anything and you'll always be pleasantly surprised! In Dublin I went to Kilkenny (which is like a small medieval town with castles and shit), Glendalough (which has awesome hiking tracks leading to lakes but that's literally it), The Wicklow mountains (which was way too foggy for the tour to stop and get off 😪), The cliffs of Moher (which I believe I ate about 1000 bugs for lunch as they were fkn everywhere but the cliffs are pretty), Galway City (which is a cute but relatively large town), Burren (which is literally hundreds of square meters filled with limestone created from acid rain! It's fkn sick), Giants Causeway (which has like rocks that are huge hexagonal prisms and really pretty views when you hike to the top), Belfast (in Northern Ireland where I did a 'black taxi' tour where you learn about the political unrest that has happened in Ireland and is life changing) AND MY FAVOURITE SITE OF ALL WHICH MANY OF YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN ON MY INSTAGRAM Carrick a Rede rope bridge which is stunning! All in all, I did a lot in Ireland during the day and partied way too hard at night but I loved every single second. My number one memory of Ireland will definitely be when I met up with a primary school friend, Harry Shivmangal, who I have literally not seen in 9 years because he ditched me and left Australia to live in Ireland 😂 We talked and talked for hours about absolutely everything, it was incredible. He has grown up so much but is still exactly how I remember him. Is that weird? Hahah and then on Sunday I went to his house for dinner with his family and they were the absolute best! We had a kick ass meal, plenty of laughs, wine galore, tried to give kisses to the fam dog Lexi but she only wanted me for my food scraps #user, looked back at old photos of me and Haz, and laughed some more 😂 It was such a good night I honestly didn't want to leave! I FUCKING LOVE YOU IRELAND 🇮🇪 Signing off #bouttime, Lenny 🇮🇪❤