#i feel so bad for karol omg :(

[only-lonely-star]

I loved Karol so much!!!! Could I request a fic where she does get to go with Keith to the Curtis house and she's so excited so she doesn't tell him she's not feeling well but as the night goes on she feels more and more sick until she's getting sick in the bathroom and Keith is panicking while the Curtis brothers help her out and try and take care of her?

⁠♡⁠ ੈ✩‧₊˚ ੈ✩ Unexpected Illness ੈ✩‧₊˚ ੈ✩ ♡

Warnings - Vomiting (I didn’t describe it IN DETAIL but it’s mentioned!)

Summary - Karol couldn’t risk missing out on movie night ☹️

Author’s Note - Karol is Two-Bit’s little sister! I’m not quite sure if I could classify as her being an OC. She’s mentioned in the novel, but she was never given any background information on. I sort of shifted her into this adorable little girl the gang all has a soft spot for <3. Thank you for the request lovely! Enjoy 😇

Word Count - 3.1k.

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Keith extended his hand out for Karol, her smile lopsided and unsure as she latched onto him. Her hand wrapped around his pinky as she held on tight. She was silent. It was unusual. Just last night she was jumping up and down with excitement when Keith allowed her to tag along with him to the Curtis’ place.

Keith walked with her at a slow pace as they headed for his car. The chilly breeze intensified as the sun began to set. Leaves crinkled underneath the heel of his boots. His feet came to a halt as he stood on the chipped pavement beside it. Keith unlocked the backseat door and glanced down at Karol. She looked completely off. “You okay, kid? Thought you were excited.”

Karol nodded and brushed his question off. Her face was pale, and her eyes looked drained from all the energy she typically had. Karol swayed from side to side. “I am, I still wanna go,” she assured in a lifeless voice - a stark contrast from her usual high-pitched squeak.

Keith’s gaze lingered on her for a moment, dismissing her seemingly tired energy as nothing but a need for a nap. He scooped Karol up from her underarms and hoisted her onto the torn leather behind the driver’s seat. “You seem out of it, you sure you wanna go?”

Karol nodded vigorously as she struggled to shove the seatbelt into the slit. “Yes! I wanna go!”

Keith sighed and closed the door before heading to sit behind the wheel. He started the engine and tilted the rearview mirror to look at Karol. Her head rested against the seatbelt as if she were lounging on some hammock. Her pigtails fell loose at the top of her head, her eyebrows furrowed as she clutched her stomach. He shook his head subtly and drove off towards the Curtis household. He let the windows down and cruised along the street with the wind rustling the dried, brown leaves that scattered everywhere atop the hood of his car. Karol was eerily silent the entire way there.

“I miss Darry,” she whined, her voice a low croak. Karol shifted around and nervously licked her lips.

“He misses you too. You’ll see him and you’ll be all happy and energetic again, I know you,” Keith replied knowingly, a hint of sarcasm in his voice. Taking another quick glance at Karol, she was curled up in the backseat with an expression of worry. She looked almost like she was in pain. Keith cocked a brow. “Karol. What’s wrong?” he demanded as he pulled over onto the side of the street beside the wired fence of the Curtis residence.

She looked pale as ever. Karol lifted her head with annoyance, “Nothing! I just want Darry!”

It was a sweet thing to witness, but it was stressful for Keith to try and navigate what the root of her strange behavior was. “Kid, I don’t know what I’m going to do with you,” he teased as he opened the door to help Karol out of the car. He placed her back down on the pavement, his hands prying apart two strands of her pigtails to tighten them. “There. Now smile.” Keith demonstrated a cheesy grin for Karol, hoping she’d lighten up.

Karol grinned, mirroring Keith’s expression with genuine emotion. Her cheeks rose as color flushed her skin once again. She was back to her usual grinning self.

Keith slowly twisted open the doorknob, ushering Karol to keep quiet beside him. The hinges creaked ever so slightly. “Come on in!” a voice called out, sending a grin straight to Karol’s lips.

“Darry! Darry, it’s me!” she squealed, running straight for the voice. She sprinted past Ponyboy and Sodapop’s shared bedroom until she saw Darry standing with his hands on his hips. She clung to his leg, her face pressed against his dark-wash denim which somehow smelled familiar and comforting.

Darrel chuckled, his hand patting the top of her head, just between her pigtails. “Hey, Karol,” he smiled downwards. “Where’s your brother at?”

Karol used her free hand to point to the door, Keith stepping forward with a pleased smile. “Boy, I never seen her light up like that,” he pointed out with an affectionate laugh.

Karol reluctantly let go of Darrel, her hands now clutching her tiny body close once again. She forced a smile, her eyes fixated on the ceiling as she exhaled deeply. Darrel glanced down at her movement and frowned softly. “Hey, Karol… Soda should be comin’ back with Ponyboy any minute now. You hungry?”

She nodded. Keith took a step closer to Darrel and leaned close to his ear as he spoke through a whisper. “I dunno what the hell happened, she was actin’ funny in the car.”

Darrel chewed the inside of his cheek in deep thought of how he could attempt to help the little girl. “She’s probably hungry, Two-Bit.” Darrel sighed in mild frustration. He ran his hand over Karol’s back as she seemingly held herself tighter. “Grab somethin’ from the kitchen and offer it to her.”

Keith took a step back and watched as Karol stifled a groan. “Come on,” he guided her towards the tiled floors of the kitchen. He opened a cabinet hanging above the off-white-colored counter. It creaked wide open and out fell a half-eaten box of saltine crackers. “If you’re hungry enough you’ll eat these,” he handed her the box dismissively.

Karol stood with the crackers in hand and grimaced. “I ain’t hungry for crackers,” she groaned.

“Then you ain’t really hungry.”

“Am too.”

“Are not.”

“Hey, Two-Bit, I didn’t know you were stoppin’ by,” Ponyboy broke in, scaring the daylights out of both the Matthew siblings. He greeted them with a smile.

Keith turned around and smiled. He reached out a hair to ruffle Ponyboy’s greased back tufts, but Ponyboy swerved him in the nick of time. “Shoot, kid. I figured Karol missed you guys. I brought her over and now look - she’s bein’ picky.” He pointed to the crackers in her hands.

She quickly set the box down on the floor. Karol shot a glare at Keith before tip-toeing over to Ponyboy. “Hi, Pony!” she beamed. She tugged on the hem of his t-shirt relentlessly.

“Hey,” he greeted back, resting his hand on her shoulder. She was quite smaller than him, the top of her head only reaching his thigh.

Sodapop hauled a bag of snacks on the dining table nearby. “Two-Bit, how you been, man?” Soda raised his hand and curled his fingers around Keith’s once they made contact. He shook his hand affectionately. He placed his hands on his knees and bent down to say hello to Karol.

Karol, wide-eyed and smiling, practically tried to climb her way up Sodapop’s legs like a tree. “Sody!” she yelped excitedly. Her cheeks flushed a bright hue of pink.

“Say, Two-Bit brought you over for movie night?” he asked with a smug grin as he tilted his head to face Keith.

Keith nodded and stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jeans. He clicked the heel of his boot against the floor. “Sure. She could use the quality time with y’all.”

“Pony, get some bowls for us,” Sodapop directed as he pointed to the overhead cabinets. He directed his attention to Karol once more. “Come on, you want a ride?”

Karol nodded excitedly. She waited for Sodapop to turn around until his hands were open by the side of his legs. “Up!” she hollered, jumping on his back and cradling his neck against her body. Sodapop’s wrists tucked under her knees and steadied her. She was beyond ecstatic to be on his back again. It had been a good minute since she had seen him, let alone receive a piggyback ride from him. Sodapop paced around the room, swerving and jumping just a few inches off the wooden floorboards. Karol shut her eyes as a swarm of despair took her over. “Stop! Put me down!” she pleaded as she squeezed his neck tighter.

Her discomfort alarmed Sodapop well enough to cause him to stop immediately. He set her down on the couch cushion gently. “I’m sorry, I thought you wanted a ride,” he spoke solemnly and apologetically.

Karol sat on the edge of the cushion with a displeased look. Her voice came out in a whiny moan, “I did…”

Sodapop tilted her chin up with his index finger, scanning her now pale face. He moved his hand to rest against her forehead, moving her wisps of baby hair aside. “You feel a bit hot, you sick or somethin’?” He flipped his hand over and pressed it against her forehead again.

Karol shook her head vigorously. No way she would admit the nagging churning in her stomach and get sent home. She would watch this damned movie with Keith and his friends if it meant she had to withstand it the rest of the evening. “No, I feel fine,” she exaggerated in hopes he would take her word for it.

“You runnin’ a fever, Karol?” Sodapop asked, an underlying tone of concern in his voice.

“Mm mm,” Karol shook her head, “I’m fine.” She assured him again to hopefully alter his opinion.

Sodapop sighed, heading for the doorway to his bedroom with a few strides. “Well here, if you get the chills just wrap yourself in it,” he directed as he handed her a quilted throw with different designs sewn together.

Karol looked up at him guiltily. “Don’t tell Keith. Please? I wanted to come see you… and now he won’t let me stay if you go tattle,” she pouted.

“No, I won’t say nothin’. You just ain’t feeling too good. Besides, we’re only watchin’ a movie.”

Ponyboy walked to the couch, each footstep swift and noiseless. “Popcorn…salted, butter,” he listed off as he set two big bowls down on the coffee table.

The buttered popcorn had heightened Karol’s nausea to a new level. She looked at the salted popcorn. “Can I have that one?”

Keith merrily sipped on his bottle of beer, making himself present in the conversation. “You love buttered popcorn, what the hell is the matter with you today?” He narrowed his eyes at his little sister. He sensed it now. Something was fishy.

Darrel followed behind Keith hurriedly with an arm full of plastic cups filled to the brim with Pepsi. He stopped once he reached the coffee table and set the cups down. “What’s wrong?” he asked as soon as he saw the worried looks and frowns on everyone’s faces.

“Something’s the matter with Karol,” Keith placed her on the spot as he pointed to her on the couch.

Soda’s eyes couldn’t stay locked with theirs. He cleared his throat nervously. Darrel shifted his gaze to land upon each boy, sizing them up suspiciously. “Spit it out. You know something,” he accused Sodapop.

He was right, his big-brother instincts were no match for Sodapop. He couldn’t keep a secret to save his life. “She just doesn’t feel good. She’ll be alright, watchin’ a movie ain’t gonna make her feel worse. Just let her be.”

Keith groaned. He took his kid sister’s health seriously. She was his responsibility whenever he took her out of the house, and right now he couldn’t help but feel frustrated she hadn’t notified him of her illness beforehand. “Karol, you serious right now?”

She sank into the cushion and attempted to hide underneath the blanket. “Didn’t mean to cause trouble,” she whimpered from underneath the quilt.

Darrel rested his hands on his hips. “Soda’s right, let the kid be.”

Keith’s lips straightened as he set the beer on the coffee table beside the popcorn bowls. “Karol, this is the one time you’re gettin’ let off the hook.”

She uncovered her face from the quilt, her hair now wild and frizzed up. “I know,” she sighed.

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Snuggled beneath the quilt that she and Ponyboy had shared, her stomach began to churn. She could feel the bubbly sensation linger in the pit of her stomach, an unpleasant feeling if anything. She clutched her body closely. Ponyboy glanced down at her, a weighing feeling of dread nagging at him. He could sense something was terribly off now that she had curled herself back up into a ball.

Laughter erupted as the comedic relief character on the static screen cracked a joke. The boys’ deep chuckles rattled in Karol’s brain. She wasn’t feeling great in the first place, but now she was overstimulated and nauseous. The combination was a recipe for disaster. The saliva ran down her cheeks, and her throat tightened. She felt a similar sensation to eating sour candy which disturbed her deeply since she hadn’t eaten anything but popcorn. She sprung off of the couch, the quilt trapping her foot down. Karol kicked it off and stumbled for the bathroom.

The boys all twisted their heads in her direction. A collective gasp could be heard as she retched from down the hallway. The door was wide open. Darrel was first to go after her, peeling the blankets off his legs the second she ran off. He stood in the doorway of the bathroom and winced.

Karol was bent over the toilet, her eyes filled with anguish. Just as the other boys had come to assess the situation, the fluid made its way into the toilet bowl. They all turned their heads away in disgust as their initial reactions. Somebody had to help her whether they wanted to or not - Karol was just a kid, after all.

Keith stood with his eyes shut in utter shock. It was his fault she’d come along whilst still suffering from a stomach bug, even if he didn’t quite know that until now. He took the initiative and helped her over the toilet to ensure no mess was made. “Alright, let it out…it’s alright,” he reassured her softly. His hand soothingly caressed her back as she emptied herself entirely.

Ponyboy exhaled deeply to relax his nerves. He grabbed a spare washcloth from underneath the sink and dampened the corner. “Here, Karol let me…” he began gently, gesturing the towel for her lips as she came to a stopping point.

The poor girl was crying. Not only was she embarrassed, but she felt gross and belittled by the fluid the boys could all see. She allowed Ponyboy to wipe the skin around her mouth in gentle strokes.

Darrel had come back to see his kid brother tending to Karol in a way that settled his nerves. He had gone to the kitchen to fetch her some water. Panting from the quick trip to and from the kitchen sink, Darrel eased the cup into her hands. “Two hands… there you go…” he smiled softly as her grasp tightened around the cup.

Sodapop stood awkwardly, unsure of how to help. Keith shot him a glare as if he should be doing something to help out. He forced a cheesy grin as he then slowly walked to sit on the edge of the tub, just beside the toilet. “Karol…it’s okay. Everybody gets sick once in a while, you know. Me, Pony, Darry, your brother…everyone,” he tried to comfort her with a soft tone.

Keith pressed the handle on the toilet down to rinse away the mess remaining on the edges of the bowl. Karol had stopped her crying. She looked at the cup expectantly.

“Go on, rinse,” Darrel tried to instruct her, his tone coming off a bit harsher than expected.

Karol tilted the cup upwards and slipped some into her mouth. Her cheeks became full of it. She spit it back out into the clean water of the toilet. “It still feels gross,” she whined.

Soda changed glances with the others as he stood up authoritatively. “Look here,” he gestured for her, gently tapping her shoulder. Sodapop turned the sink on and scooped some into his hands. He sucked it into his mouth and demonstrated how to properly rinse her cheeks out. His eyes could be seen displaying the amusement his smile usually did. He transported the water from one cheek to the other before spewing it out in the sink. “Try it,” he nodded, pointing to the cup.

The other boys stepped back to allow her space to rinse. Karol let a giggle slip from her lips, sucking the water from the plastic cup. She kept eye contact with Sodapop as she remembered each movement his cheeks made. She swished it around, relief clear as day on her face as the gross feeling began to disappear. She spit it out into the sink and giggled with pleasure. “Like that?”

Sodapop nodded, extending both hands out for a hug. “Exactly! Feel better now? Or are you gonna get sick on me again?”

Karol shook her head, graciously accepting the hug. “Yes! I feel better now, my tummy don’t hurt anymore,” she grinned.

Keith sighed in relief. “I swear, Karol, you scared the life right out of me. Why didn’t you say you were feelin’ sick?”

“I just didn’t want to…to…” she paused as she felt all eyes on her. She nervously fidgeted with her fingers. “To stay home and not see anybody.”

A small ‘aw’ fell from Darrel’s lips as he squatted down to Karol’s level. “We could’ve rescheduled or somethin’, movie night could be any night.”

Ponyboy set the towel into the sink and filled it up with warm water. “Well, who’s to say you gotta go home? The worst already happened. You got sick, but it’s over now.”

Sodapop smiled at Ponyboy’s epiphany. “Yeah. Karol, you are more than welcome to stay, ain’t that right, Two-Bit?”

Keith couldn’t resist the pleading look in Karol’s eyes. He empathized with her and the traumatic events neither one of them had anticipated. Saying no would make her all the more upset. He sighed, “‘Course you can stay, Karol.”

Darrel grinned, reaching over to tickle her sides. “You should sit next to me in case you feel sick again, sound like a plan?”

Karol nodded, pushing his hands away as she uncontrollably giggled. Darrel tickled harder, teasing her affectionately. “Say it, come on,” he dragged on purposefully to catch a glimpse of the happy little girl he’d grown so fond of.

“Okay! I’ll sit with you!” Karol laughed as she squirmed around from the relentless tickling.

The boys helped her back to the sofa, resuming their attention back to the screen of the little black box. Huddled up against one another, the night became a memorable experience for both the Matthews siblings and Curtis brothers.

THANK YOU ALL FOR READING! 🤍

[doukeshi-kun]

Can we get info on each kolya kid? :3

omg certainly! (⁠☆⁠▽⁠☆⁠) tagging @bodacioustomato bcs i'm referencing our convos too tehehe

the first kid is Yuri (also called as Yurochka by nikolai). he is mama's boy and already independent from the young age due to him always helping mama and nikolai always try to bond with him by teaching him how to do basic chores bcs all men need to be competent. he actually was not close with nikolai especially when he was just born. mainly because nikolai was still feeling strange about being a father and all, so he's quite distant with yuri at first, and it caused yuri to prefer mama a lot of times. but over the time, nikolai learns how to bond with yuri through his jest and his 'mature' side sort of. i'd say yuri embodies the calm and intelligent part of nikolai. he's the whole reason why nikolai is anxious and uneasy when he's about to be a father but the boy is calm and behave very well that nikolai also thinks that well, maybe being a father isn't so bad.

second kid is Mari (her name comes from the word marigolds!). she's truly nikolai's princess, the daddy's girl. when nikolai holds her the moment she was born, he felt genuinely happy and at that time he's already liking fatherhood. mari is quite girly but she won't hesitate to throw hands if anyone bothers her siblings (and she also doesn't hesitate to throw hands on her brothers as well). even though she is closer with nikolai, she does run to mama when nikolai acts too clownish for her own good. she also likes to spend dad's money because why not and oftentimes, whenever nikolai is away, she likes to drag mama to go shopping together with his bank card. she follows mama's face more.

third kid is Karol! he takes the whole clownery from nikolai and maximise it to its full potential. this boy could rival nikolai's clownery. he's a meme god and a menace. evie and i believe that if he's alive during the vine era, he is the vine king. he also keeps up with old memes too. when mama was carrying him, karol often kicks the stomach that nikolai has to 'playfully' scold him. even though he is a menace, a simple strict “Karol.” from nikolai is enough to make the boy halt his playfulness. like, karol definitely listens to mama and probably his siblings, but if nikolai voices out? ooh he means business and karol would immediately be on his best behaviour. nikolai and karol bond by their similar humor. literal clown to clown communication.

no fourth kid because nikolai goes to get vasectomy.

[camillabanilla]

Tales of Vesperia playthrough thoughts:

The Blade Drifts of Zopheir weren't as bad as I remembered. I really don't love the dungeon layouts of this game though. Worth it for Karol's story. Everyone in the team is so loving and supportive of him.

I want to talk about the scene after Yuri leaves the group for murder and falls asleep in the Quoi woods. Everyone finds him and beats him up. They have a very strange love language, these people. They're such a weird family. Anyway, I'm playing the JP audio version and one thing that just about killed me is how Yuri's voice is so obviously near tears when he's like "aw you guys" after they admonish/encourage him to trust them, because they all love him. So much feeling in his line delivery. Yuri's just this absolute weirdo, definitely actually a cat that is outwardly self assured, graceful, confident and all those things but needs to be loved and has a hard-earned trust. And his team is like "get loved, idiot".

Literally every time there's a Flynn scene I'm like "rejoice!". Honestly this game is so not normal about him and I'm here for it. I definitely am not the only person recently to point out Yuri's soft smile when Karol remarks how amazing Flynn is.

On to Zaphias:

Alexie is a POS:

Ugh he's such a smug and smarmy little shit I love it.

Also the main cast is preaching "no one besides you can define you". I see you, game.

Touching moment aside it sure was fucking absurdly hilarious to obliterate Estelle in battle. I was spamming Mother's Memento because I wasn't sure when it was used and apparently it heals everyone for a bit of HP! I never knew that.

And then HOLY FUCK the 1v1 with Estelle and that fucking sad song playing omg 😭😭😭😭 game stop it my feelings

Okay but the actual 1v1 with Estelle got me a game over twice. Definitely harder without other characters to absorb hits.

When it comes time for Rita to pull some nerd shit to save Estelle, we have all the characters being like "let me help, Rita!". And Ravens just there hanging on by a thread 🤣

AHHHHH RITA IS USING EVERYONE AS PART OF THE SPELL THING TO SAVE ESTELLE. The way Yuri catches her after and holds her 🥹

Whoa straight into a Flynn scene. The picture Ted drew of Yuri and Flynn is in between them. I never noticed how Flynn takes up most of the page.

So Ted drew a picture either of Flynn but had to include Yuri in it cause Duh, or of both of them and the impact Flynn has on him was much larger. Neither of those are bad. Or rather both because imagine what most of the lower quarter kids probably think of Flynn. So kind, fair, strong and handsome. It makes Karol's admiration of Flynn all that more potent and wholesome really. But Flynn and Yuri come as a pair, and Yuri is probably like a Big Lower Quarter Brother and Flynn is too but moved away and y'know, has a job and you don't see him that often so he's almost like this mythical figure or smt.

Flynn and Yuri: Would these two idiots stop trying to downplay their own impact and usefulness and just admit that they complete each other puhlease.

When Sodia walks in and is all eww to Yuri, he's like "I smell a biiiiiiiitch" and goes to walk out.

This rando guard fangirling:

Karol is chillin in the mess hall with Hanks and seeing everyone praise him and eating up Karol being such a good, young boss is so lovely. It wasn't long ago when Karol would have been so uncomfortable with all this praise. Hey Yuri maybe Karol could teach you a thing or two about accepting praise and loving yourself.

[sarpedon]

sending u so many viddy game queshtins bc they are good: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 18, 27. ur welcome 💖

3. best game you’ve ever played?

that’s so hard omg. maybe bloodborne?? it fucking slaps. hades as well is just. mwah.

4. worst game you’ve ever played?

when i was 14 i bought a game called Orcs & Elves on the nintendo DS and i hates it so much. just a genuinely incomprehensible experience. looking up reviews now it actually sounds like it wasn’t a bad game, i just didn’t know what i was doing. but it lives on in my heart as the worst game i ever paid real money for. honorary mention goes to harvest moon sunshine islands, also ds, for just having god awful controls. the era of companies overusing the touch screen :/

5. A popular series/game you just can’t get into no matter how much you try?

breath of the wild, the witcher, mass effect, final fantasy, red dead redemption, grand theft auto… there are a lot actually!!

6. A game that’s changed you the most?

oh man. hmm. tales of symphonia probably. very formative for me, as was tales of the abyss. you can see remnants of both these games in most things i write! :3

7. A game you’ll never forget?

dead space 1 and 2 live in my head rent free always. i almost named myself isaac.

16. Character you’ve hated the most?

i always found karol from tales of vesperia kind of. annoying. i think it’s just that the rest of the cast in that game is SO strong and cool and fun and he’s just. meh. in a game with worse characters it would t stand out but he really doesn’t vibe with me.

18. A game you wish your friends knew about?

LITTLEWOOD. it’s so good it was honestly the big shocker for me this year i played it so much i did everything in it! if you like a sort of cozy little feel good relaxing type game, look it up! it’s so good. soooo good.

27. Has there ever been a moment that made you cry?

Probably not the answer you wanted but when DmC: Devil May Cry came out, i beat the whole thing in one sitting, which took about 14 hours. the final boss had self healing abilities and i started literally crying real tears of frustration while fighting him cuz of this. my mom still makes fun of me for that. it’s been 8 years.

[my-arlington-academia]

Sweet Elite... MCL style remake because I love suffering

Look, I know we all have trauma because of MCL but I've decided to transform that trauma into comedy because RIP MCL tbh.

Okay so uh. First things first, Tadashi VS Axel, right? They hate eachother but they secretly really love eachother and respecc eachother that's obviously why Axel decided to help when Tadashi's father was being a 🤡 Their hatred becomes bromance but then when Sweet Elite University comes around they'll hate eachother again to go back to their initial dynamic because... fuck development amirite?

Oh and Karolina? A complete bitch, she'll hate Scholar only because she finds them ugly and she hates poor people. No other reason at all. She bullies Scholar by blackmailing her and locking her up in basements. Neha is just mindlessly following her because she's her lackey, not her friend and she just really needs Karol to model for Rao designs. They don't actually have a genuine bond or anything. And Neha is a migrant btw. She's fleeing from the Indian government because her parents said "YOLO" and tried to save Indian women from all the bullshit they have to go through. Also, Neha is pansexual and secretly a lawyer.

Later we'll find out that Karolina's twin brother, Tegan, was being abused by their father but Karolina never noticed because... she thought that it's normal to be harsher with sons than with daughters...? And the reason why the father was doing it is because he lost his job, and the person who took his place reminded him of his son too much so out of frustration he let it all out on Tegan. Totally makes sense, right?

Oh and, Claire? You love Claire, right? She's so kind and cute and all? Well GUESS WHAT?! She almost dies!!! Yes that's right! She'll get in a traffic accident because she forgot to look both ways before crossing the road and then when she awakens in the hospital it turns out that she lost her memories!! She has amnesia!! Oh but she still somehow remembers that she had a crush on her best friend: Raquel. They have a heart to heart then Claire's memories come back because uh... whatever. They just come back okay?

Then um,... Tyler! You like Tyler huh? He's so funny and cool, he's a good dude and all. Well GUESS WHAT?? He was adopted because everyone knows that James Cameron doesn't have black children obviously 🙄 Oh but Tyler really wants to know what happened to his real parents!! So he asks Tegan to use his hacking skills instead of asking his adoptive parents for answers! But oh boy! They find that Tyler's parents are dead and he only has an older brother left! But that older brother was one of Raquel's close friends when they were younger so Raquel really idolizes him and tries to copy his toxic behaviour! Thankfully Scholar helps Raquel to get her back to normal. Raquel just had self-confidence issues all long but it's fine now 👍

Then um. Alistair... he has really loving parents but they decide to get divorced because they don't love eachother anymore! Alistair is heartbroken because he feels really bad for his younger siblings and he has the feeling that they'll never be happy again... but whatever! He sucks it up because who cares about his feelings!

Getting back to Axel tho, let's say that he had a toxic ex and she came back to Arlington! He listens to everything she says in hopes that maybe she'll get back with him... because fuck Scholar amirite? All this time they spent together? Gone. He only trusts his ex unless there's solid proof for uh... whatever bad thing she did in the past.

And Ellie... uh... OMG! I have a great idea guys!! She's a drug dealer! Who gives a damn about making some dumb robots? She gives up on her dreams and hard work to sell drugs because at one point she really loved smoking 'em. But oh no! She's so gangsta that the police is after her! Oh but actually nevermind, she was working with the police to send the drug dealers to prison. Too bad that they stabbed her and she lost a lot of blood! Thankfully Tegan had the brains to call the ambulance instead of listening to her saying that "Ohh 🙄🙄 it's just a small cut, it's gonna be totally fine guys! 👌👌"

Now let's quickly wrap up Sweet Elite so we can make Sweet Elite University! So uh. Your crushes? You love them? You spend years trying to woo them? Well forget that lol because we don't actually give a shit about our customers' feelings. You break up with all of them and we'll bring back only 4 of the main 10 because we need 6 new characters! So uh. Let's just say Tadashi, Axel, Karolina and Claire make it into Sweet Elite University because they won in the popularity polls so they're basically our pikachus, we can't throw them away!!!

And for the new main 10 uh... Let's add a teacher, yeah? That's hot right? Everyone knows that y'all wanted Coach D's d so let's just say his wife died in a terrorist attack or something, sounds good? Cool! Now you can date someone who's like 15 years older than Scholar. Oh and, since it was too painful for him to stay in Arlington after his wife's death Coach D got like, into a really emo phase so now he's an art teacher in Sweet Elite University. Oh and Scholar is an art student so it'll make it easier for you to frick your teacher. The departments? Oh who cares about that lol. The canon route was the fine arts department, okay? Also you won't get to customize your Scholar anymore, she only has straight long hair because according to the poll that was the most used hairstyle for Scholar! You can only customize her hair, eye and skin colors because oh boy we love diversity!!

Talking about diversity! One of the new main 10 will be a Korean boi because k-pop is really trendy lately. Let's also add another Indian. Bring back Neha instead of making a new character? Oh no, sowwy we don't dow twat hewe 😥

We just really want new players so we're changing everything, sorry if you thought this was an actual continuation of Sweet Elite. Haven't you realized it yet? The OG Sweet Elite is dead, okay? No need to cry though! All the rest of the canceled main 10 are doing fine! They're probably working in a farm after their parents died or something, but no worries! They're happy! They achieved their dreams of uh. Dating you in high school because that's all that mattered to them! Now that you broke their heart they'll just do whatever floats their boat.

Don't be so sad though! You still have Tadashi, Axel, Karolina and Claire! Since you already won them over in high school I'm sure that you can do it again in University 😉😉

[jbeverywhere]

Myths about Poland and Poles

It’s time. Let me explain you some things. I hope this post will be a nice Polish culture lesson.

I asked some foreign friends what they think about Poland and Polish people, what had they thought before going there, how it was different at the end, etc. And also I added what I usually hear and drives me crazy 🤦‍

1. Temperature

Polish person: “It’s cold” ; Foreigner: “but you’re from Poland..”

And what? I’m Polish and I don’t feel cold? Aha. I think this is the most annoying answer which I hear a loooooot of times.

People have really bad image of Polish climate especially when they haven’t stayed there for longer time. So we have 4 seasons (+ 2 transitional ones).

early spring - March and April when the weather is going crazy. One day is snowing and -10⁰C, another day sunny and +15⁰C. You never know :D So if you go to Poland that time - be prepared for that, take different kind of clothes.

spring - May - first storms, during Juwenalia always rains, but the first week last years was really sunny and warm - perfect for Polish barbecue opening season :D

summer - may be hot as f.ck or colder and rainy. Many storms especially in August. Nights are much colder than days. But - surprise- temperature around 30⁰C is normal. And because the nights are colder you can sleep well - you won’t melt in your bed.

autumn - colder nights, leafs are brown, it may be really beautiful. More rainy days but still can be sunny.

early winter - October/November - crazy like early spring - may snow, may rain, may be sunny. You feel the winter in the air.

winter - yes it’s cold, but outside. Inside the buildings - it’s warm - surprise. For example I don’t have special pyjamas for winter nights because in my room is around 20⁰C. You go outside you put winter jacket and boots on. May be even -20⁰C (omg wow omg) but then you enter the house and t-shirt is enough. For example in Spain - I’m dying. Winter in Barcelona and in the flat for 3 months 12⁰C - IN THE FLAT. I opened the windows to put some warm air. In Valencia maybe not that drastic (probably it depends on the flat as well) but still I slept with 1 duvet, 2 blankets and the warmest pyjama ever xDDD So please, don’t tell that I’m from Poland and 12⁰C in the room should be perfect. Please.

So in Poland it’s like from minus extreme to plus extreme - variety! I think I like it, I just don’t like that the weather changes immediately. But the most important - inside the buildings - nooooo extreme. It’s pleasantly. So please don’t say to Poles that we should be used to the cold temperature. It’s personal not national thing, I love when is warm and I’m “more ok” with the summer in Valencia than Valencianos (they should be used to that hot no? XD exactly).

2. Music

“Omg la polaca knows reggaeton songs”

“OMG there is Polish reggaeton” 

Ok. Music is a difficult topic. But yyy yes, in Poland they use to play reggaeton (fortunately or unfortunately). For example - in Warsaw and Krakow there are clubs: Teatro Cubano - where there is only reggaeton and some latino rhythms. So if you love to dance to this kind of music, don’t worry, you will find a perfect club for you. 

I really like Polish music, especially now I think it’s really good one. But I like others as well, I have Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, even one German song in my playlists because - why not - variety! And reggaeton I like for the energy and dancing rhythms. Also I like it as a “culture”, for me it’s interesting and fascinating - I can talk about it hours! :D

3. The look

“Polish people are blond with blue eyes” XDDDD hehehehehehhehehehehehhehe

I’M NOT BLOND - first thing to note. The sun in Spain makes my hair lighter but still is not blond. In Poland there are different types of hair and skin. We are not so white. And blue eyes are not thaaaat common. Brown, green, blue, grey - but also not that brown like Spanish ;) AAAAAND - surprise - we can be tan! Wow! xD There are people who have really white skin and the sun changes it to red, but mostly Poles are tan in summer and even I would say that we love to be morenitos ;) What is funny for me (here we have the Spanish myth) that I’m more tan than many Spaniards. So let’s repair the myths: Poles may be tan in summer Spaniards are not tan at all (the Latinos yes - but also not always!).

4. Location

OK. It’s geographic lesson time.

What I heard once: “For me everything what is on the right from Germany is RUSSIA” omg. Where is my patience. omg. Please, think before saying shits like that. It hurts.

We are not that small in Europe. We have 7 neighbors, OWN language which is not Russian (it’s juuuust a liiiiittle bit similar, like some words). I can understand somehow Slovaks and Czechs but Russians - few words. AND IMPORTANT - we have Latin alphabet! Not Cyrillic like Russia. We are Slavic countries, our language is from Slavic family, Slavs love each other (in their way of love ;* ) but each of us is different and we exist, we are not Russia - note that in your head.

5. Religiousness

This is difficult topic. Yes, we are mostly Catholics and we don’t hide it. But not everybody. Many people are very religious - and I respect that. It’s kind of beauty, traditions and everything. It builds the culture. The problem appears when someone forces others to own rights. When religious is an argument in the politic world. And this I agree - in Poland we have a problem with that. But when you visit Poland don’t show your aversion to the religion. Respect it and be curious - then you can discover many nice things, interesting traditions and some kind of passion. I love to talk about our traditions and you can see it in my posts about Christmas and Easter.

6. Safety

This is more region problem than country problem. I mean, everywhere you go - you can meet bad people. In Kraków there were “bad times” but it was long time ago. When I was living there I felt really safe. Many times I came back alone and I’ve never had a strange/dangerous situation. And I always passed so many police during the night. So I think in big cities the government cares about the security. 

Just don’t enter any places where you can meet pseudo-fans of football and don’t scream any football team name. This I see still as a problem in Poland. But I don’s say that going to the matches is a bad idea.

7. Food

This I’m writing thanks to the opinions of those who visited Poland and tried Polish cuisine. So what I heard, that some Erasmus were afraid about the food, that it may be a bad quality and not tasty, but theeeen - surprise! - Where are you from? - from Poland - oooo soplica!!!! (ok, this is not food) - żurek! - pancakes - placki ziemniaczane! - PIEROOOOOGI <3 

So if you haven’t visited Poland yet, you haven't tried Polish cuisine - be prepared 😋😋😋

And you have me to ask before!

8. Language

Hehe Ok, it’s not the easiest language in the world. But it’s not an impossible one! So if you are planning to spend in Poland even only few days it’s nice to use: - dzień dobry - good morning - dziękuję - thank you - przepraszam - I’m sorry/excuse me - proszę - please/you’re welcome - do widzenia - goodbye - dobranoc - good night

Poles will appreciate a lot! We love when someone is trying to say something, and we know that it’s not easy. 

And! I know some people who stayed to live in Poland and their Polish is - wow! So as you see, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE ;)

9. Character

Hmmm I heard that some of you were afraid that Poles won’t be friendly but then again surprise. Well, I think we are nice people xD We are for sure hospitable. There is always a bottle of vodka and some cookies for a casual visit.

English is not our native language, more and more people can speak it but still not all (well like in other countries). But we won’t leave you without helping you when you ask. Gesticulating, speaking slower and louder (because this changes everything xD) - there is always a way to communicate and express yourself. 

So smile and don’t be afraid of us, especially me, I don’t bite! :D

Meme to sum up

10. Famous Poles

I think you may know many but even you don’t realize that. So let me remind you or introduce you Poles who have changed the world.

- Robert Lewandowski - football player in Bayern Monachium

- Jakub Błaszczykowski - was a football player in Borussia Dortmund

- Nicolaus Copernicus (Mikołaj Kopernik) - Heliocentrism, stopped the sun, moved the Earth ;)

- Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin - composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era

- Marie Skłodowska Curie - (note: her first surname is Polish. And in many places they skip it -.-) - physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win the Nobel prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields

- Tadeusz Kościuszko - military engineer, statesman, and military leader who became a national hero in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the United States.

- Pope John Paul II - Karol Wojtyła - the first non-Italian pope since the 16th-century, the second longest-serving pope in modern history, one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. Etc, etc. We are really proud of him and you can see that - everywhere there is his name, a looot of monuments etc.

- Lech Wałęsa - statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the first democratically-elected President of Poland.

- Andrzej Wajda - film and theater director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards.

- Roman Polański - film director, producer, writer, and actor. There was a quite big scandal with him - no comment.

- Robert Kubica - he became the first and only Polish driver to compete in Formula One.

- Anja Rubik - supermodel, activist, philanthropist, and businesswoman.

- Adam Małysz - former ski jumper and rally driver, one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport.

- Wisława Szymborska - poet, essayist, translator and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature.

- Robert Korzeniowski - the best walker in the world, he won 4 gold medals at the Olympics (Atlanta, Sydney and Athens).

- Izabella Scorupco - actress, singer, and model. She is perhaps best known for having played Bond girl Natalya Simonova in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. 

- Justyna (Justi, JB) Biel - Polish butterfly with Latin blood, author of this (and the other) blog. Known by you, one day by others as well.   

and much much more!

11. Alcohol

Yes, I know, I shouldn’t forget about the most important - vodka. Yes we drink it, yes, on the parties, birthdays, etc. Yes, shots. We drink shot of vodka and then one/two/many sips of juice/coke/water/etc.

But come on, I don’t get why it horrifies you. Like vodka is 40%, rum, whisky, gin - all which you drink is also 40% and for me has even worse taste (especially gin, uff please don’t offer me that, never). Or tequila! Madre mía.

We don’t drink vodka with the dinner, like many people do with wine. Wine is also kind of alcohol I would like to remind.

And yes, we love beer a lot. And normal glass of beer is 0.5l - we don’t have smaller ones.

So, I hope... since now when I ask you to drink vodka on the before party - please, don’t be afraid and drink it with me, I’ll appreciate it! 

Ok. I think that’s all. I hope that since now your image of Poles and Poland is much better - the correct one. Here you have everything in one picture xDD

[bucksbisexual]

Top 5 guilty pleasure songs?

hi!! thanks for sending this hehe <3 so many song related ones omg i’m gonna run out of songs to say yall,,, but don’t worry i have a playlist for this one lmAO

1. agua by jbalvin and tainy. yes, it’s the spongebob movie ost. no, i don’t care. it’s a BOP

2. zorra by bad gyal. THIS SONG!!!!! BAD BITCH ANTHEM!!!!!!! the literally literally means hoe I LOVE IT. the thing about this song is, the word hoe? IT’S NOT SAID TO ANY WOMEN!!!!! the song is about a boy who cheats on many women and they’re OUT to GET HIS ASS!!!! the line it’s said in roughly translates to “your mom calls me and tells me that i’m crazy. your son is a hoe and that’s what it is” and if i could swear in my household i would SCREAM that part because it’s so Powerful. also, the chorus begins with “you’re a piece of shit, you’re not worth anything and we all know it” and it’s so Important because yes men are SHIT and WORTHLESS. aaaa such a good song

3. yo perreo sola by bad bunny. LET’S GOOOOOOO!!!!!! BAD BITCH ANTHEM NUMBER TWO!!!!!!! the title translates to “i twerk alone/by myself” and if it wasn’t for the pandemic yall would’ve Felt it all over the world with the amount of twerking videos this song would’ve gotten out lmaOOOOO

4. banana by becky g and anitta. oof The dick sucking song lmAO i don’t know why i like it so much,,,, maybe i gay panicked so much while watching the mv i ended up liking it skjfhskfhs

and last but not least, 5. dí mi nombre by rosalía. this woman is... such an artist and i Love her music. this song reminds me of her 2019 ema’s performance of it in seville (city in the south of spain) and it just.. feels different yknow?? also this whole album is just... chef’s kiss. true art.

okay that’s all skjfhksjf a few honorary mentions are: china by anuel aa ft daddy yankee, karol g, ozuna and jbalvin, safaera by jbalvin ft jowell and randy and ñengo flow, and physical by dua lipa lmAO

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Eurovision 2006 my top 37

Hello and welcome to another episode of this ESC tops, and after a little break because of New Year, I go back to May 18 and 20, 2006 when the 51st edition of the contest was held in Athens, Greece, after Helena Paparizou’s victory in Kiev last year. 37 countries took part, while Armenia had their first entry this year, Austria, Hungary and Serbia & Montenegro withdrew, the latter because of problems with the national selection process. Also this year was the first in where only the top 3 scores were said by the spokespeople in order to save time of the voting. The contest was won by Finland with Lordi and Hard Rock Hallelujah, making this their first win ever after debuting in 1961 and the last to date. And now, let’s review the songs.

1st Place: FINLAND/Lordi-Hard Rock Hallelujah (Real Placing: 1st-292 points)

This... song... is... AWESOME, one of the first ESC songs I discovered, this has a special place in my heart, I usually don’t listen to this kind of music, but this is perfect, the performance is epic, they are amazing and wow, SUCH A DESERVED WINNER AND FINALLY FINLAND WON EUROVISION, and with one of their best songs ever. 

2nd Place: GREECE/Anna Vissi-Everything (Real Placing: 9th-128 points)

Also ANNA VISSI IS BACK, and with another beautiful song as in 1982, her voice here is so perfect, the lyrics are so strong but I love them, this is one of my favorite songs to sing in the shower, the last part it’s the best one here and yeah, THIS DESERVED SO MUCH MORE IN THE FINAL. 

3rd Place: BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA/Hari Mata Hari-Lejla (Real Placing: 3rd-229 points)

Another Balkan song that it’s so perfect that makes me feel like in other dimension, his voice is so perfect and beautiful, the whole atmosphere here is stunning and... I don’t have words to express my love to this song, it’s simply perfect. 

4th Place: SWEDEN/Carola-Invincible (Real Placing: 5th-170 points)

QUEEN CAROLA IS BACK, and with another amazing song, her voice as always is very strong and the music is so cute, even I like more the Swedish version, also the performance is very amazing and wow, I’m so in love with Carola. 

5th Place: NORWAY/Christine Guldbrandsen-Alvedansen (Real Placing: =14th-36 points)

This song makes me want to travel to the Nordic forests and sing around the fire, her voice is like a fairytale and the music is so stunning and beautiful. The performance is so effective and I fell in love with this entry the first time I listened to it.  

6th Place: ROMANIA/Mihai Traistariu-Tornerò (Real Placing: 4th-172 points)

YEEES this entry is everything, his voice is very good and the music is perfect, so here everything works, and I can’t stand still while listening to this song, the performance is so cool and those high notes kill me every time I hear them. 

7th Place: IRELAND/Brian Kennedy-Every song is a cry for love (Real Placing: 10th-93 points)

Ireland goes back to what the do well, a classic Irish ballad, and I love it, his voice is so beautiful, the music is cute and overall this song is stunning and perfect. One of the best ballads that year and I like the lyrics on this song. 

8th Place: ALBANIA/Luiz Ejlli-Zjarr e ftohtë (Real Placing: 14th SF-58 points)

AHHHH I LOVE THIS SONG, the ethnic sounds are so wonderful and his voice is so good, also the performance is perfect and I like it so much, and I love the Albanian language, even if I only know one word. 

9th Place: UKRAINE/Tina Karol-Show me your love (Real Placing: 7th-145 points)

One of my fave songs from Ukraine, I love the music, her voice is so stunning, she’s so stunning, the performance is perfect, also this makes me smile for no reason, and that long note is epic, YOU’LL BE MY BUTT, THAT’S WHY I’M GAY, my favorite misheard lyrics ever. 

10th Place: SLOVENIA/Anzej Dezan-Mr. Nobody (Real Placing: 16th SF-49 points) 

This is one of my guilty pleasures of the year, the music is so nice, but reminds me of something else, his voice is cool and the performance is perfect, also the lyrics are relatable for my old life. A nice entry from Slovenia, I think this deserved more actually. 

11th Place: FRANCE/Virginie Pouchain-Il était temps (Real Placing: 22nd-5 points)

Awww this is a sweet song, maybe her voice wasn’t on point on the night but this relax me so much, the music is so charming and yeah, what a wonderful feeling this song has, I enjoy this every time I listen to this.  

12th Place: CROATIA/Severina-Moja štikla (Real Placing: =12th-56 points) 

This song is such a wonderful one, the performance is so cute and she sings nice, also I love the dancing and the lyrics are so funny and irreverent, AFRIKA PAPRIKA, OMG this is such a song that lights me up and wow, she’s dancing on high heels. 

13th Place: RUSSIA/Dima Bilan-Never let you go (Real Placing: 2nd-248 points)

Oh well, I have a love hate relationship with this song, the music is so good and I love the performance, but my problem here is his voice, I’m not a big fan of his voice, but in the chorus everything seems in control, I don’t think I hate it as I did before but I think a runner up it’s a bit high for this one. 

14th Place: FYR MACEDONIA/Elena Risteska-Ninanajna (Real Placing: =12th-56 points) 

That time when Greece displayed the country as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, so funny, well... this song is awesome, her voice is so cool and the performance is effective, also reggaeton in Macedonian, count me in, I enjoy the music, everything here mixes perfectly and yeah, one of my fave Macedonian entries ever. 

15th Place: ANDORRA/Jenny-Sense tu (Real Placing: 23rd SF-8 points/last)

I love the music on this song, it’s so enchanting, also her voice is so strong and perfect, so I don’t understand how this came last in the SF, the performance is a bit crazy but I like it, it’s so effective and this is one of my favorite songs from Andorra. Also have I expressed my love for Catalan? 

16th Place: BULGARIA/Mariana Popova-Let me cry (17th SF-36 points)

Another ballad that IMO deserved so much more, her voice is perfect and the music makes me travel to a magical land, also, what’s with the hair of the backing singer LOL, I love the chorus, it’s so strong. 

17th Place: BELGIUM/Kate Ryan-Je t’adore (Real Placing: 12th SF-69 points)

WHY THIS SONG DIDN’T GET THROUGH THE SEMIFINAL? I’M A SUCKER FOR THIS KIND OF SONGS, the music is so cool, her voice is stunning and what a performance she had, everything was on point, so I don’t understand how this didn’t make the final. J’ADORE THIS SONG. 

18th Place: GERMANY/Texas Lightning-No no never (Real Placing: =14th-36 points) 

OMG COUNTRY MUSIC AT ESC, count me in, I like the music and her voice is so sweet and cool for this song, also the staging is so country and I enjoy it, a nice entry that makes me smile every time I listen to it. 

19th Place: LITHUANIA/LT United-We are the winners (Real Placing: 6th-162 points)

I know the lyrics on this one are a punch on the face, and it turns out to be a bit annoying, but at the same time I like this one because of the music also they are wonderful singers and they have a lot of charisma. Another quite brilliant joke song. 

20th Place: UNITED KINGDOM/Daz Sampson-Teenage life (Real Placing: 19th-25 points)

This song is a cute one because of the lyrics, but I feel a bit uncomfortable with the performance, also, as I exposed with previous songs of this style, this isn’t one of my favorite genres, but I appreciate Daz’ charisma on stage, and overall I enjoy it.  

21st Place: TURKEY/Sibel Tüzün-Süper star (Real Placing: 11th-91 points)

If you asked me 2 years ago, I would’ve said that this song was my last place and I hated it, but now I kinda appreciate it more than I did before, somehow I still think it’s a bit flat and that is one of Turkey’s flattest attempts ever. 

22nd Place: MONACO/Séverine Ferrer-La Coco-Dance (Real Placing: 21st SF-14 points)  

Oh another song that makes me want to go to the beach and dance hula with hot dancers, her voice was a bit all over the place but the performance is so cool and the music is nice, this makes me smile so much, and MONACO PLEASE COME BACK. 

23rd Place: POLAND/Ich Troje ft. Real McCoy-Follow my heart (Real Placing: 11th SF-70 points)

This song for me it’s very good, maybe the performance was a bit off putting because of the clothes, but it was so cute when he kissed the belly of his pregnant wife, that moment always makes me cry, also I like this over their 2003 entry, and I think voice-wise, this deserved the final.  

24th Place: DENMARK/Sidsel Ben Semmane-Twist of love (Real Placing: 18th-26 points)

I love the twist sounds in this one, reminds me of a Disney Channel movie song and yeah, I like it, her voice suits this song perfectly and this makes me feel like in a beach. What a twist for the contest. 

25th Place: SPAIN/Las Ketchup-Un Blodymary (Real Placing: 21st-18 points)

This is a weird song, the music is so intriguing and the lyrics are interesting as well, they sing average but somehow I manage to like this song, the performance is so perfect for this song, maybe the dancers were too much. This is not Aserejé but this works for me.  

26th Place: CYPRUS/Annet Artani-Why angels cry (Real Placing: 15th SF-57 points)

This is a very cute ballad and she has a vey good voice, also knowing she was a backing singer to Britney Spears makes me love her more, the performance was cute and yeah, I enjoy this song. 

27th Place: ICELAND/Silvia Night-Congratulations (Real Placing: 13th SF-62 points)

This is a brilliant joke song, her attitude was so... how can I say it... special and the music is so good and I enjoy this one and makes me laugh. Her singing is bad but I think it’s part of the whole act. The booing at the end was funny though. 

28th Place: MALTA/Fabrizio Faniello-I do (Real Placing: 24th-1 point/last)

Oh why, his voice here is horrible and he sang this so bad, the music is okay but this is very repetitive and boring at some point, also the performance was too bad, and I think this was a deserved last place in the final. 

29th Place: PORTUGAL/Nonstop-Coisas de nada (Real Placing: 19th SF-26 points)

Also this screams mid 00′s so badly, they sing okay and the music is catchy, but the outfits are hideous and horrible, this entry is quite average but I enjoy it. 

30th Place: ESTONIA/Sandra Oxenryd-Through my window (Real Placing: 18th SF-28 points)

This is certainly better than the other songs I have lower, the music is so mid 00′s and I like it because it was the kind of music I heard when I was 7 years old, her voice could’ve been better and maybe with that, the song would’ve done better. 

31st Place: THE NETHERLANDS/Treble-Amambanda (Real Placing: 20th SF-22 points)

This is an interesting song, this has an imaginary language and it’s nice, and the music is fine, also their energy is contagious, but I think this needed something else to be a better song. 

32nd Place: SWITZERLAND/six4one-If we all give a little (Real Placing: =16th-30 points)

Okay why many of the prequalified songs are bad? This was one of my faves a long ago, but sadly this has become mediocre and annoying for me. They sing so well but the song... is very outdated.  

33rd Place: ARMENIA/André-Without your love (Real Placing: 8th-129 points)

Oh another annoying song, I don’t like his voice so much here and the music is cool but sadly everything else it mediocre, his diction is bad as well so overall this, IMO, is a weak debut for Armenia.  

34th Place: LATVIA/Vocal Group Cosmos-I hear your heart (Real Placing: =16th-30 points)

Their voices are so good and enjoyable, but sadly I have a little problem with a capella songs, because it’s a gender I don’t enjoy so much and I find it annoying after a while. Also the performance was a bit weird and uncomfortable. 

35th Place: MOLDOVA/Arsenium ft. Natalia Gordienko-Loca (Real Placing: 20th-22 points)

Oh this song is an absolute mess and a whole disaster, the music is kinda annoying and I hate the lyrics so much, oh no, I don’t like this song at all.  

36th Place: ISRAEL/Eddie Butler-Together we are one (Real Placing: 23rd-4 points) 

Okay this song is very boring and forgettable, his voice is okay but sadly, this doesn’t go anywhere, but I enjoy the gospel feeling in this one. This doesn’t stand out so much. 

37th Place: BELARUS/Polina Smolova-Mum (Real Placing: 22nd SF-10 points) 

Oh this song is so bad, the music is so annoying and mediocre, her voice isn’t the best and this is a song that I forget as soon as it ends, not a great entry from Belarus.