#i hope you're doing well!! have a wonderful week ahead anon c:

[inkykeiji]

loved the chose fic! curious, would choso be open to a relationship with the mc? and if so, would he try to keep it secret? what happens if mc keeps calling him choso-nii? im obsessed with the bratty mcs

thank you so much sweetpea!!! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) i’m super happy to hear that you enjoyed it!! oooh good questions!!

would choso be open to a relationship with the mc?

i mean, probably, eventually, but it would take a ton of wearing him and his morals down, and he’d fight a lot of internal battles with himself before he finally allows that lust/love to overtake him and win. with each battle this potent desire would grow stronger and stronger until it’s finally just too overpowering, and he has no other choice to give in because it has consumed him, swallowed him whole, embraced him and made a home for him in the pit of it’s belly ( ˘͈ ᵕ ˘͈♡) the thing about choso, or how i personally interpret choso, is that he’s really strong in and holds steadfast to his own morals, values, and beliefs. pursuing a relationship with him when he sees himself as a brother figure to you would be difficult, and would challenge the very foundation of who he is, his whole identity and what he has built his whole identity around (being an older brother!). thus, for him this is like the ultimate sin—which is what makes it so fun to explore!!! it’d be tough to achieve, but it would be possible.

would he try to keep it secret?

yes!!! for a long while!! because he feels ashamed and guilty; if who he is at his core is a Big Brother, then how on earth could he do this to one of his siblings, even if she isn’t a blood relative or technically a sibling at all? he’d get way too in his head about this (i think the majority of his family probably wouldn’t make nearly as big of a deal out of it as he thinks himself into) but signs of their relationship would slip slowly but steadily until everyone knows, even if they aren’t being blatant about it or haven’t officially announced it. by that point, choso’s come to terms with it all and processed his shame and is ready to admit to it, only to discover that everyone already knows, and yeah, sure, it’s a little weird, but we don’t really care all that much.

what happens if mc keeps calling him choso-nii?

omg he would definitely try to discourage it as much as possible but there’s absolutely no way her bratty ass is giving that up, especially when she knows how much it gets under his skin and how much the taboo of it all gets him so hot and bothered. she’s a little manipulative; she knows how to work him to get exactly what she wants, even if he does ultimately end up putting her in her place (a place where she admittedly does not stay long). eventually he’d just give up and accept it, but for quite a while he would fight against it.

[flange5]

Hello! I know you're just a skincare enthusiast and not an expert but I was wondering if you could answer a skincare question for me. I recently got a silicone scrubber to replace my loofah and it came with a mini sized one to use on my face. It feels ah-mazing, but how often should I be using it on my face? I feel like it's a super gentle exfoliation but I don't want to overdo it and the internet has a bunch of differing opinions on how frequently you should be using a facial brush. Any advice?

ha! you beat me to the disclaimer!

Okay so in general I’m not a real fan of physical exfoliation (vs chemical) because it can be rough on the face, and the silicone scrubbers you want to be sure to be cleaning/sanitizing RELIGIOUSLY to avoid bacteria buildup/transfer,  as well as not pulling, stretching, and dragging your skin about too much, but at most I’d say 1x week maybe twice if you have super oily skin. This is all more a gut feeling than anything else, though. 

(There was a time MANY YEARS AGO when I used a clairsonic mia (THE MIA 1--it was a long time ago) pretty much every day (maybe twice a day???) and now I look at that with horror and pity for my poor face. You are totally not doing that at all, so you’re way ahead of my curve, anon, so yay for you!)

But if it were me, I’d go with a gentle chemical exfoliant and save the luxury of the face squidgee for special occasions. Salicylic acid is a nice gentle exfoliant. Paula’s choice 2% is pretty gentle (x) and about $15. Another gentle option is Lactic acid and the Ordinary has a 10% serum for $7 (x), so if the PC is $$$ for you, that’s a good one to try if you want to dip your toes in chemical exfoliation. If your skin isn’t super sensitive/reactive, you might consider the ordinary’s Glycolic acid 7% toner (x) $9, but a big 240 ml bottle--start 3 times a week, and use in the evening-- don’t use at same time as actives like retinoids or vitamin C--so if you use this, I’d do vit C in the morning. 

PS--I say that but I am also a lying liar who lies and VERY OCCASIONALLY will use either the Cure Natural Aqua Gel (x) or Mizon apple peeling gel  (x) which are physical exfoliants--but that’s like when I have a specific issue, maybe once every other month.

So that’s my two cents, but I hope it’s useful to you!