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goobydolls · 1 year ago

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Monster High G3 - Clawdeen Wolf - Signature Doll

First up in this series is Miss Main Character herself, Clawdeen!

Her outfit has to be the most polarizing one out of the bunch, because it's the biggest departure from her G1 counterpart. I've warmed up to it since I got her, but I do see why people consider her look a bit juvenile. They're high-schoolers, though, so I feel like it still makes sense for her to look like... well... a kid. Pulling the shirt collar past her shoulders makes a world of a difference to the look!

Her overall color scheme is great. I love that most of her accessories are gold and they go well with the other accents in her look. Black and gold is just such a good combo, and her signature purple color just makes her entire look blend together so well.

She has a good amount of fashion accessories on her, and I'm glad they didn't shy away from it. I think it's hilarious that the choker and necklace are barely holding onto her neck but I'm not complaining!

I will say, although I appreciate the details on her sneakers, I wish more parts of them were painted. There's quite a number of details (fur, straps, etc.) that get lost in the purple plastic because they're not accented. I also prefer darker colored shoes; the bright purple just screams at your eyes a bit much, in my opinion.

One of the biggest letdowns on this doll is definitely her hair. It's a blend of very light brown, magenta, and a much darker brown underneath, and most of it feels dry, particularly the dark brown parts. After I unboxed my Clawdeen, I immediately washed her hair with dish soap and put on lots of conditioner TWICE(!) to make it even remotely smooth. I have sensory issues so I enjoy brushing/playing with good doll hair, but when it's bad, it feels really awful. Due to so much brushing during her wash, I ended up making her hair straighter than intended, but at this point I'm too scared to style her hair back into loose curls. I also ended up trimming the ends of her hair because they were too crunchy to be saved. I imagine this would be something I'll be doing again in the next few months.

The one I got has a crooked eye print, but I can't say for sure which side's wonky. It doesn't bother me much since it's not that glaring (lol) and misprints happen.

This is all the stuff she comes with! All the play accessories like the phone and the snacks are such welcome additions. The inclusion of snacks make for great play/photo props, although it did bum me out a little bit that she didn't come with a drink container like most of the other dolls.

I'm not too into the pets, but I can appreciate their inclusion to this line. They've always done this in G1, so it would be a disappointment to deviate from that in their core versions. My partner adores the pets though, so they're still loved!

It's also important to note that her undershirt comes with two variants; mine's got the moon pattern with some pawprints and the stock photo has bigger moons with some claw marks instead. I kinda like the latter better but I'm still happy with what I got!

Her bag is made of pliable material and it opens at the top so you can definitely store some of her accessories in there. Mine's a little too squishy and it comes apart easily, so I don't bring it out that often. It's a shame because her bag definitely gives her a more mature look, considering the other signature dolls came with chunky backpacks. I love the printed designs and the gold attachment to the side is a cute little detail that I wish was applied to her shoes too.

Her glasses will be permanently perched on top of her head because they're both too big for her face and the molded fur on her jaws aren't enough to keep 'em in place.

She comes with this fur vest that I'm personally not feeling, but I do like how it looks wrapped around her arm like in the photo below. It's got some restyling material though! I've used it once as a sort of fur stole with some other pieces of clothing, but it just doesn't work as well in her original outfit.

Here she is beside her budget version for comparison. Clawdeen, Frankie, and Draculaura all came with budget versions of their dolls that have similar style clothes as the originals. I feel like Clawdeen has the biggest departure from her signature look since she's no longer wearing overalls and she instead comes with a layered top.

What didn't depart, however, was her hair quality. I haven't washed my budget doll since I got her, so you can see the difference between washed and just combed hair. Her hair can get REALLY bad if left alone for a long time.

I do prefer the budget doll's outfit since it's a bit more my style, plus her platform boots just look so much better than the sneakers, even if it has less paint detail.

The budget doll's bag is cute! The unique function to open the bag is so fun, but it's a bit too small to fit most of her accessories so it's kind of just decorative.

Another distinction between the signature and the budget dolls is the torso articulation. As an action figure collector, I do love displaying my stuff in nice poses, and the torso articulation does so much for me! This isn't to say the budget doll doesn't have enough articulation, though. As you can see, she is perfectly capable of some tilted poses too. The signature doll just takes it a lot further.

For my final thoughts, I think Clawdeen's a pretty okay doll! My main gripe is the hair quality, considering every other doll's hair is softer and more manageable. She also didn't come in the same curls as in the stock photos. In the Nickelodeon show these dolls are based on, she even has textured hair, but it's a letdown that the doll just has wavy hair. Clawdeen has the best bag out of all the signature dolls, hands down. She's got a bit of a balance between her kidcore overalls + sneakers and her more mature pieces, such as her off-shoulder top and bag. Overall, Clawdeen is a 7/10 for me.

Sorry if this review is quite long. Since this is the first G3 doll I'm reviewing, I wanted to cover most of the stuff that the other dolls also had, such as the torso joint and all the general items they came with. I'll try to trim the reviews more for the next dolls, but I just love to talk about them and their stuff! I enjoy the G3 dolls so much and writing about Clawdeen made me warm up to her so much more.

#goobydollsmh #goobyreviews

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aquagustd · 2 years ago

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DRABBLE REQUEST 😍

junho pov? idk if you have done that but im not even sure what scene i want but it would be cute to see a pov from our lil boy 🥺🥺🥺 preferably maybe some more insight on how he sees his parents and the people around him? thank you yusssieeee ❤️

❛junho’s mamma & dad through his eyes❜

genre/rating — PG | fluff

warnings/tags — none except vv soft smiley 🥺

⤷ drabble for hell is empty

crunchy crunchy plastic

junho stomps his little feet.

“okay smiley, if you need some more just let me know,” yoongi tells junho as he tucks the last corner of plastic under the big canvas so the paint won’t spill on the floor, “what are you painting?”

junho doesn’t want to tell hyung. it’s a surprise for mamma and dad and he will tell them and ruin the surprise.

“something…” junho mumbles with a quirk of his lip, gaze drifting to the side so yoongi won’t ask him again.

yoongi leans over to pinch his cheek, which has junho giggling. squirming away from him because sometimes yoongi hyung pinches too hard.

“alright,” yoongi chuckles, small eyes going smaller with his smile. “must i close the door?”

junho nods, spreading his fingers out and pressing them together as he waits for yoongi to leave. once the door shuts, he smooths his hands down the front of his navy blue apron and then picks up a brush.

“mamma and dad are gonna love it!” he says to himself, dipping his brush in light blue. then tapping the corners of the canvas.

he’s happy that yoongi hyung gave him a stool too, so he can reach all the corners.

his tongue pokes out as he dips his brush in water, dries it out on his apron then swirls into the black acrylic paint.

with a deep sigh, he draws a long, black line down one side. then going over to make the line more curved.

he pauses, hand hovering near the line.

with a soft click of his tongue. he hops off the stool and reaches for his ipad. clicking away to find the picture he wants to paint.

“i can do it,” he mutters to himself, “just black, white, blue and orange. and some brown.”

he tilts the ipad from side to side, leaving it on the small brown table next to him as he gets back to his painting.

“i’ll start with dad.”

junho’s feet begin to hurt by the time he’s done painting what is supposed to be his dad and himself. even though he was much easier to draw.

with a huff, he flops down on his bum and sips at the juice noona left for him before she went to work.

the next time i’m gonna make a painting for yoongi hyung and noona, he thinks, smacking his lips together, maybe that will make noona happy again. she will like it.

junho startles when he hears the door creak open, stumbling to shove the canvas to the side.

“heyyy smiley,” dad calls, earning a muffled groan from junho who’s trying his best to hide his surprise but the canvas is SO heavy. “what’re you doing?”

“errr nothing,” he lies, chewing on the corner of his mouth. then his eyes widen, seeing mamma side step around dad.

oh no. this will ruin the surprise!

junho giggles when he sees you hit jungkook’s arm as you enter. his dad scowls at you.

“what are you painting, baby?”

junho looks away from you, he can never hide anything from you. mamma ALWAYS knows when he’s lying.

“it’s…it’s…”

junho panics when he sees his dad approach the two of them, big hands coming out to grab the canvas but junho pulls away, shouting.

“don’t! don’t!” he pants, seeing the angry stare jungkook gives you.

his mamma looks angry too, frowning at him as you crouch near him and he feels like he can’t breathe. he doesn’t want you to know yet!

“why don’t you wanna show us your painting junho?”

you called him junho…oh no, mamma is angry.

he better tell you now. he hates when you’re angry with him.

even dad.

but dad is not angry for too long.

“it’s a surprise,” he says finally, pudgy hands gripping at the sides of the canvas as he looks at the floor.

“really?” jungkook grins, messing up junho’s hair with his hand, “okay then, let’s leave him to work on his surprise.”

junho’s cheeks puff up when he sees dad begin to massage mamma’s shoulders and push her out of the room, but you shove him off.

he knows mamma likes when dad does that. you just don’t say it because you’re shy for dad.

“jungkook, it’s dinner time now. he can get back to this tomorrow. okay smiley?”

junho feels his stomach rumble at the mention of yummy food.

“okay,” he smiles, setting his canvas behind the door and pulling off his apron.

he grabs both his mamma’s and dad’s hands, swinging them as you walk down the stairs.

what if…

he looks up at jungkook, beaming, “dad can you…?”

both junho and jungkook look at you for your approval.

you roll your eyes, then sigh, “fine.”

“yayyyy.”

jungkook yells, “one— two— three—“

on the number three, you and jungkook lift him off the ground by each hand and swing him back and forth.

he’s giggling and his tummy hurts some more. because he’s laughing so much.

mamma is laughing so much. dad is laughing too.

he looks at them cheekily, seeing how mamma touches her cheek softly when dad makes her hair neat.

he knows mamma is shy. and dad likes making her shy.

#hie: drabble/asks #fic: hie #squishies

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constablegoo · 4 years ago

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𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 .

1. What does your muse smell like?

nothing. absolutely nothing at all. HOWEVER. if he’s in an environment for long enough, especially one with a lot of... scent in the air, maybe he absorbs a little of it. so: he probably smells faintly like Station Grime, but in comparison to the rest of the... “ambient station scent” (GJDFJ??) he’s pretty much indistinguishable. If he goes to some planet like, say one with a huge field of tulips, then he can smell faintly like a field of tulips. if he goes to one with a lot of pollution, he comes back to DS9 smelling like gasoline or whatever for a day or two. as a solid he probably just smells like whatever soap he uses (??) and otherwise like any other bajoran or cardassian? but he’s a little bit of a hypochondriac so probably he indulges in things like hand sanitizer or... cleaning products. as a changeling he has no sense of smell at all, so i reckon when he gains it as a solid its all a bit overwhelming at first for a while.

2. What do your muse’s hands feel like?

c-c-c-cold, or at least a notably cooler than you’d expect from a humanoid, or like someone with mildly bad circulation. he has no fingerprints. that’s a totally smooth-hand fella. if you hold his hand, you won’t feel individual bones, the whole hand is,,, consistent, though sometimes softer sometimes less. if you’re startled and squeeze his hand, you could crush all his little fingers into one mush if he’s not paying proper attention to them. no sweat, ever. i can never decide if he should have nails or not?? maybe it depends on the day and how busy he is.

3. What does your muse usually eat in a day?

nothing!!! can’t smell, can’t eat. maybe he survives off a nice tasty stream of background radiation or something, like some gooey filter feeder. but when hes a solid... simple things. for the first few weeks, it’s a mostly bland liquid diet (ironic). he’s obviously not in the habit of knowing when to eat, or what, and it’s... chaos. sometimes he gets really cranky because all he’s had that day is a bowl of bajoran cheerios and like 4 raktajinos. BUT once he gets it down, he settles on the same reliable things at the same reliable times every day, studies and plans out as perfectly balanced a diet as he can, and only deviates when purposefully exploring, motivated by someone else, or at an event. when he moves on to solid (haha) foods, he’ll eat all kinds of fruits and veggies and grains, the more plain, the better. he’s not strictly vegetarian considering the cultures around him, but i think when given a choice he avoids meat / animal products, partly because... he has BEEN some of those animals gjfdkg and also just personal preference. they can be awfully rich and i think for a long time anything rich beyond a small dose would make him queasy. he does not have a sweet tooth in any capacity... except in alcohol. bitter things are fine for him, because he is so bitter, but spice (like bajoran hasperat) he can’t tolerate very well. in all cases, texture is a major factor for him and it can totally keep him from eating a food he likes otherwise.

4. Does your muse have a good singing voice?

the fact that we kind of get to hear odo sing (quietly) in canon is ;-; so good. so yeah, i think he can sing in spite of having such a crunchy humanoid voice. certainly, he can match tone and pitch, and in many ways it makes sense - its just another form of imitation, and he’s plenty good at replicating the nuances of sarcasm and other vocalizations. bird noises, anyone?

5. Does your muse have any bad habits or nervous ticks?

hahahaha yes. he has a bad habit of snapping back with a rude comment (even when it isnt called for. he can be pretty defensive, too) as a changeling, the easiest way to tell when hes unsettled or experiencing a strong emotion (including nerves!) is that he stops reacting entirely / goes blank or is otherwise unresponsive (shame...) or goes stiff. in these cases, he’s too busy experiencing whatever-it-is to manufacture a proper response (or he has no idea how to express it in humanoid terms) -- with the exception of actually losing physical cohesion... if he’s really really upset, he might literally start to melt :^) as a solid (and as a changeling when he frequently chooses to perform these responses) he’s prone to huffing and rolling his eyes (general impatience), THE ARM CROSSING he’s constantly crossing his arms, i mean Constantly, maybe its a comfort thing but its also a defensive thing and an intimidation thing and a in-control-of-the-conversation thing and a habit of his that will never die.

6. What does your muse usually look like / wear?

we all know odo is so sad and pathetic that as a solid he’d sleep in his uniform, but when he does start to wear other things he goes for muted, earthy colors (very bajoran of him), often dark, long-sleeved, very snugly bundled up, much as he’s used to being. i don’t think he’d ever go for anything flashy or fancy, even as a diplomat - he’s constantly going to be trying to get away from the way the founders painted themselves and plain and boring is his life’s design of choice. that said, i think he appreciates the intricacy of certain fabrics etc just like he’d appreciate any other detailed object or creature. and just as with food, texture is also of paramount importance. his other senses are comparable to a human’s -- but his sense of touch even as a solid is far more sensitive. as he gets older, odo continues to refine his face and appearance -- he changes a little every day, but it’s never with any particular destination in mind. in the end, he is genetically limited to stand out among other life forms, but also comes to appreciate the face he’s created for himself as his very own. he tries things like eyebrows (cursed) and defined bajoran nose ridges but by the time he does, they’re just not quite him.

7. Is your muse affectionate? How much? How so?

yes and no... he won’t say it much, but he’ll show it in little ways -- looks and smiles (smiles are always something he performs with a purpose) and if its in any way loving, tiny, light little touches. touch is natural to changelings and the easiest way for him to communicate, even if there is no possibility for a link. but even if he’s generally subtle and subdued, the affection is big and very much fills up the entire goo.

8. What position does your muse sleep in?

he only sleeps as a solid... and god he probably sleeps like a vampire. at first the sensation of falling asleep and waking up is really alarming to him, but it becomes a comfort and one of his favorite things about being solid hgfjkdfhjg and he probably becomes good at it, once he gets a schedule down, looks forward to it at night. if he’s with someone else, he will want to snuggle like a starfish hugs a rock :(

9. Could you hear your muse in the hallway from another room?

not unless he’s talking, and even then he’s pretty low and soft-spoken until he’s annoyed. then you can Definitely hear him gfdhjk. but if he’s just passing through, he’s soft-footed and hardly makes a sound, often startling people on accident, even as a solid.

Tagged by: @sampati MUAH <3

Tagging: @positronicminds / @distantsuns / @fasciinating / @thebrazenandbold / @asynjja / @sailorvinus / everybody do this thinnnng !

#i ramble i rant #oh geez i really do #long post /#⌀ EVERY SIXTEEN HOURS I TURN INTO A LIQUID! [ about. ]

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worldbuildmemes · 4 years ago

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sentence starters: things i’ve seen in livestream chats

sentences i’ve either said or seen in chats of livestreams, various platforms. general warning for some cursing. edited to remove typos.

we love grenades

i promise i’m still here i’m just still ignoring you

dammit ___ why are you so dumb? that doesn’t even make sense

anyone else remember about the gay frogs song or just me cursed with that

*spills entire life story from the past 3 and 1/2 months*

i’m not saying i’m gay, but i’d let [insert pronoun] murder me. preferably with their thighs

that isn’t even the weirdest thing i’ve said this week

how many inside jokes does it take to confuse a new follower

well that was smooth as gravel in crunchy peanut butter

oh NOW those injuries count!

if i had to do quicktime in real life like this i woulda died years ago

shame the trolls couldn’t hang around a little longer, that wasn’t even my best work

how many vehicles have we gone through today

*loud crying*

if i scream into the void will it scream back into me? and if yes, will that be kinky?

ooo stabby stabby

where do you FIND these

oh shit i forgot i was still in here

why do we always end up talking about food? now i’m hungry again

no, no spider pizza does not sound appetizing

*startling amount of creative swearing*

hey it’s okay, 37th time’s the charm

yeet me into the void pretty please

i’m just saying, by the way slang and language evolution works, the peach is ALSO a butt despite not starting that way

was the creepy humming you or should i be shitting my pants

listen i know i’ve been going for almost 13 hours, but no i’m not planning to go to sleep when i’m done

someone explain wap. wrong answers only.

does it count if i’m muted

i swear every game uses the exact same three crow noises

okay but we killed more people than zombies and that’s frankly unacceptable

NO I’M NOT OKAY I’VE BEEN CRYING THE LAST HOUR

oh sweet void, accept my dumbassery as an offering so that i may respawn for the eleventy-bajillionth time

that is far too high and i would nope out so hard i’d never have even been in this location before thank you very much

okay guys i’m gonna go lie on the floor to recover from the feels, it was nice knowing you all

#sentence starters #meme #rp meme #quote meme

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maybememoriesx · 4 years ago

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The lovely @lollobendix tagged me for deeper questions.

1. Do you prefer writing with a black pen or blue pen?

I'd rather write in black.

2. Would you prefer to live in the country or city?

I would much rather live in the country with space for my dogs.

3. If you could learn a new skill what would it be?

I'm not really sure. I have a lot of oddball skills that I can somewhat do. Many that I'm not great at though.

4. Do you drink your tea/coffee with sugar?

Yes I drink my tea with sugar.

5. What was your favourite book as a child?

Carlotta's Kittens

6. Do you prefer baths or showers?

I'd like both, but I've never really had a bath tub.

7. If you could be a mythical creature, which one would it be?

Uhhhhh I'm not sure.

8. Paper or electronic books?

Paper.

9. What is your favourite item of clothing?

Currently my rainbow kitty teeturtle shirt.

10. Do you like your name or would you like to change it?

I used to dislike my name when I was younger. But now I don't think I could really go by anything else.

11. Who is a mentor to you?

I guess it used to be my mom, but as I got older we started to develop different thoughts and opinions

12. Would you like to be famous and if so, what for?

No I wouldn't like to.

13. Are you a restless sleeper?

Yeah for the most part.

14. Do you consider yourself a romantic person?

I do, yes.

15. Which element best represents you?

Uhhh I think earth.

16. Who do you want to be closer to?

I could think if a couple people

17. Do you miss someone at the moment?

Kind of yeah.

18. Tell us about an early childhood memory.

I would rather not.

19. What is the strangest thing you have eaten?

Octopus I think.

20. What are you most thankful for?

My puppers. My husband. My few friends.

21. Do you like spicy food?

Nope. I can't handle spicy stuff.

22. Have you ever met someone famous?

No I haven't.

23. Do you keep a diary or journal?

No, but I would like to start Journaling.

24. Do you prefer to use a pen or a pencil?

Pen if it's a super smooth one.

25. What is your star sign?

Virgo.

26. Do you like your cereal soggy or crunchy?

Slightly soggy.

27. What would you want your legacy to be?

Hopefully that I was a lover who did what I could for people.

28. Do you like reading, what was the last book you read?

I like reading. Just never have the mind concentration

29. How do you show someone you love them?

I show love by buying things, making cute things that remind me of that person. Like goodie boxes, Playlist, etc.

30. Do you like ice in your drinks?

Yes. I love ice cold drinks.

31. What are you afraid of?

Not being good enough and heights.

32. What is your favourite scent?

Vanilla scents, baked goods, floral smells.

33. Do you address older people by their name or surname?

Their names.

34. If money was not a factor, how would you live your life?

I would find a comfortable state and buy land and build a large house. With lots of yard for my pups, a movie room, game room for the husband, an art studio/witchy room, a few bedrooms for us and guests.

35. Do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean?

Honestly I've only swam in the ocean once, and I don't remember it.

36. What would you do if you found £50 on the ground?

If I see who drops it, give it back to them. If no one is by it probably use it for what I need to buy.

37. Have you ever seen a shooting star?

Indeed I have.

38. What is the one thing you would want to teach your children?

Patience, love and kindness.

39. If you had to have a tattoo, what would it be and where would you get it?

I have 10 tattoos lol.

40. What can you hear now?

The music from the Flash.

41. Where do you feel the safest?

In my room.

42. What is the one thing you want to overcome/conquer?

Being afraid to stand up for myself, and get what I want in life.

43. If you could travel back to any era, what would it be?

Uhhh I'm not sure.

44. What is your most used emoji?

🥺🙃🤣💜

45. Describe yourself using one word.

Quiet.

46. What do you regret the most?

I try not to have regrets

47. Last movie you saw?

Uhhhh. I think Scott Pilgrim vs the world

48. Last tv show you watched?

The flash.

49. Invent a word and it’s meaning

I'm not sure I could invent a world that isn't already made.

I tag @unicorn-cupcake-lace @hectorharmonics if you guys would like to do this.

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sweet-xoxo-thatcares · 4 years ago

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Also I noticed, mom's engine is kind of fuel proof.

And when I say engine, I mean her temper. Thats why Dad would always break it down to me when I would ask "What's wrong with momma?" And he would break it down to me like a list of groceries, and where everything else would hidden under a car hood. But I think mom would prefer the word table. Because she wouldn't like the idea of being compared to a car.

In Daddy's instruction manual, he was in coach mode. He figured her out. And it took awhiillllleeeee for him to get to understand her fully on why she would do the things she said, and acted and reacted the way she would do or wouldn't do....especially had she not have drank around certain times of the day when she was upset, frustrated or just having a headache.

I know this sounds like my mom is an alcoholic and I would tell you she's not. But she still has this thing like one would do, but she would probably suggest to me that its just stress and wine, and that I don't know what I'm talking about. Because any type of criticism, and I mean aannnnnnnnyy type of criticism from me, my dad, or family in general....hurts her.

And she hates that thing about me where I can just know what's going on and what I need to do to not get hit or lashed out at by her words. I don't need to her to tell me what to do. Because I hate talking to her when she's upset and don't wanna see her get triggered again. There's been times where she would put the foot up on the gas and blast right through us like we weren't there listening to her every word, every comment and not being able to block her words killed me every time. So I would just zone the fuck out, to not be mean back to her. Either that or leave the room. Because lets be honest. I don't wanna endanger myself by adding fuel to the fire by reacting to an adult who sometimes does/sometimes doesn't has control over her temper. I'm even having a hard time typing this out because it makes me paranoid to even say anything bad or wrong about her. Because she wants to be seen as perfect, even in front of her friends, family members we don't know, and company.

I know neither of my sisters like putting on this facade of fake smiles and everything...and I think maybe my sisters thought I was over exaggerating when I would tell them "hey you need to clean this up before your mom sees it" and then they would say "like yo, just chill. I got it" and I would get cranky, upset, and confused so much for tolerating this big sister role, that I would go in my room to confront my emotions about this alone. Because if the reason why I was upset or crying didn't make sense to my mom, she would look at me like I was stupid, "Like what's the point in crying over that. What's the big deal?" Because even after I told her I was dealing with grief because I had to cut off some friends with whom I was deeply attached to (and loved) she said "What grief? You didn't lose anything?"

Daddy had to reassure me that she just wasn't the innocent-playing control freak who was insensitive to her daughter's emotions. She hated seeing me sad all the time, going up to my room, not wanting to spend time with my family because I was depressed. She thought I was just being rude and irritable for nothing. When I finally told them why after having a panic attack about me just being depressed and I wasn't getting back to happy fast enough for mom and them, it stressed me out. Because they wanted to feel better, when all I wanted to do was cry, (cringe warning) white cake icing that had been sitting in the pantry for like a year, and compulsively watching anime and korean dramas. And of course thats when I started doing music as a coping mechanism.

But any who back to my original intention to say...

Mom has a fuel tank, with an engine light, and a reader.

The more things that trigger, it gets added to the pot. Like she's not over the top neat-freak, but things add up. And Daddy was making a lot of sense about why momma cried when I told her the chocolate chip cookies she made were too crunchy when I was maybe 6 years old. I shut my mouth after he told me. He didn't yell at me, but I kinda wish he did. I told her I was sorry and she hugged me for understanding. That's probably how I started using context clues a lot better in most english literature classes. I had to survive my childhood with my mother. Escape the belt, escape the "whoopens" escape control, escape everybody telling me to do this and this right the first time or else.

Momma is sensitive too. Just like me. Cause I'm her daughter. And I think I became more entitled for her to take care of me and my emotions as I got older. Because I blamed her lack of care for my emotions and attention, when all I was doing was keeping myself out of harms way. It was either by feeding her negative emotions with kindness. Problem and solution. More compliments, complimentary breakfasts, cooking for something new or especially different, talking to her to make sure she was in a good mood first to talk, because I know she gets uninterested and cold if she talks. Kinda whatever I saw my Dad do for her to make her feel better, I would try to mimic that. He was like my calm down, cheer me up kind of guy. He would listen, understand, be patient with me if I was upset or just emotionally frustrated. But tantrums he would get more aggressive to get me to stop embarrassing him if I was upset in public, so I had to be quiet then and just let the teardrops drop and shut up. Because I hated disappointing my father too. Especially if mom had already made me feel bad for not pleasing her or not looking pleasing enough to go out to eat. She was very picky on clothes, and my taste was different from hers. I think maybe we were just too similar on wanting things the way we wanted things to go. Maybe I started turning into her, once I started dating these other people who I thought reminded me of these little piles of quarrels and abc debates with my mother. I don't like to argue, but I guess I have a fiery engine too. The little things add up and it gets on my nerves after awhile. Sometimes I can't think straight and just talk it out if I'm so damn frustrated. So I have to leave the room and handle the way my father would have wanted me to. Which was to not fight, to not lash out, don't let nobody get in your face, don't put your hands on them unless they put your hands on you. He made sure of that when I was going to school. He didn't want me to end up like him with a bad record of getting into fights with kids in elementary. This guy was a beast back then. He even challenged the big dudes, because of his height at the time. Especially if it was for justice for somebody talking shit to him. He wasn't taking no bullshit. A lil bulldog with aggression, that later on turned into passive as he got older dealing with the workforce. He probably saw some shit with corporate and certain types of people that he had to deal with. Dealing with people like that to pay bills and you got kids at home, I could see why he would find another better way to talk over someone who thinks less of them, because he figures people out too at work. Once he does, you can't fuck with him. He won't give you a reaction. He tries to see the logic of it so he never ever lets his emotions about something get to him. He moves forward and turns his heart off. Brain on. Like a robot, coming to an absolute conclusion so he never has to face that again.

That could be why I say I'm like a cool blend like my mom and dad. When Im hot, im like hot, coffee, acid,aggressive, passionate, fiery like my mom. Dad, he's cool guy, people smart, cold, blue, smooth, fast, speed, control, logical, offensive linemen, defensive line. He's a football guy, quarterbacks think in sight and what they observe. They have to learn to be on their toes. You can't fool him or lie to him, unless you changed. Like I did.

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amma-castaignede · 4 years ago

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ORIGINS & FAMILY:

Name: Amélie Sylvie Castaignède

Nickname: Amma

Birthday: January 31, 1995

Age: 25

Gender: Female.

Place of Birth: London, United Kingdom

Places Lived Since: London, United Kingdom; Oxford, UK

Current Residence: London, United Kingdom

Nationality: British & French

Parents: Emanuel & Colette Castaignède

Grandparents: François Castaignède (grandfather, paternal) Marie Castaignède (grandmother, paternal, deceased) Henri de la Croix (grandfather, maternal) Ava de la Croix (grandmother, maternal)

Aunts & Uncles: n/a

Number of Siblings: one brother, Mathis Castaignède

Relationship With Family: Amélie is incredibly close to her family, particularly her older brother. Or at least she had been. He was the one person who could draw her out of her shell, her family home the place where she felt safest and most able to be herself. They were happy, once. Her parents were devoted but not overbearing, encouraging of their children. Mathis was the golden boy, outgoing and athletic but always went out of his way to encourage and include his painfully shy sister. After he pulled away, the relationship has become colder and her parents have essentially purged him from the house leaving his bedroom locked in some sort of half mad shrine or perhaps a tomb. Her father is quicker to snap, her mother to cry, and Amélie has withdrawn back into herself.

Happiest Memory: On her fourteenth birthday Mathis convinced her to skip out of school for the afternoon, the only time she’d ever dabbled in truancy. They went to see a movie, to her favorite cafe, and then on a long walk in the rare January sunshine. It was a perfect day.

Childhood Trauma: Crippling shyness, few close friends, the loss of her brother.

PHYSICAL:

Height: 5'4”

Weight: 120lbs.

Build: Slim, lithe ballet athletic, surprisingly strong.

Hair Color: dirty blonde

Usual Hair Style: a messy bun held by a velvet scrunchie or half up half down

Eye Color: Blue grey

Glasses? Contacts?: reading glasses when she gets tired or works into the night. She doesn’t wear them as often as she should.

Style of Dress/Typical Outfit(s): Oversized sweaters and mom jeans, blazers over tailored slacks when she needs to dress up more. Big ‘dark academia’ vibes as she tends to stay away from bright colors or things that would draw attention. She usually doesn’t wear particularly revealing or form fitting clothing.

Typical Style of Shoes: mostly ballet flats or boots, heels only on very special occasions.

Jewelery? Tattoos? Piercings?: She has both her ears pierced and no tattoos. She wears simple studs in her ears, a small gold cross necklace, and an apple watch with a pale pink band, other jewelry only when dressing up.

Scars: no physical ones, only emotional

Unique Mannerisms/Physical Habits: Amélie has a particular speech pattern taught by a well meaning child psychiatrist in an attempt to overcome her shyness. She constantly has a notebook and tends to write down observations as they occur to her and has an annoying habit of tapping her pen when thinking.

Athleticism: Amélie is a classically trained ballet dancer, it's something that she excels at but did not wish to pursue professionally. She still practices as almost a meditation in control and discipline and is thus surprisingly strong for her size and look.

Health Problems/Illnesses: Social anxiety and depression

INTELLECT:

Level of Education: Degree in journalism from Oxford

Languages Spoken: English and French

Level of Self-Esteem: It tanked when Mathis left as he’d always been the one to encourage her. She feels better about herself when she has a goal, something she can achieve and point to.

Gifts/Talents: Writing, ballet, making herself invisible. She also has an incredible memory from listening more than talking.

Mathematical?: Not particularly but she was tenacious enough to work at it in school.

Makes Decisions Based Mostly On Emotions, or On Logic?: She likes to think its logic, but recently her choices have been much more emotionally influenced although she will find a way to logic through them.

Life Philosophy: Anything can be done if you have enough dedication.

Religious Stance: Catholic, it is something she clings to out of habit mostly

Cautious or Daring?: Hella fucking cautious, but once committed to something she will do whatever it takes but always plans things through

Most Sensitive About/Vulnerable To: The mortifying ordeal of being perceived, her brother

Optimist or Pessimist?: Pessimist but stubborn and committed to changing what she can.

Extrovert or Introvert?: Introvert

RELATIONSHIPS:

Current Relationship Status: a very single and shy pringle

Sexual Orientation: Bisexual, she hasn’t particularly had the chance to explore this but her very secret crushes are more often on women than men.

Past Relationships: Only unrequited crushes

Primary Reason For Being Broken Up With: n/a

Primary Reasons For Breaking Up With People: n/a

Ever Cheated?: one would have to be in a relationship in order to cheat, so no.

Been Cheated On: see above

Level of Sexual Experience: Amélie is very inexperienced, soft baby

Story of First Kiss: Her name was Charlotte and she was in Amélie’s ballet class. She seemed to take Amélie’s shyness as a challenge and persisted until she opened up. They were sixteen, walking home after class and caught in a sudden downpour. Charlotte pulled Amélie into a doorway for shelter, both laughing over the surprise. Charlotte kissed her, and then ran back out into the rain.

Story of Loss of Virginity: She was visiting her brother at university and he was one of Mathis’s friends. It was also her first time drinking, but he was kind and made her laugh.

A Social Person?: HECK NO, only when forced and usually only around her brother. She forces herself to be more social in order to effectively do her job.

Most Comfortable Around: Hands down her brother, but she hasn’t seen him in years. She is growing more comfortable around Felicity and Maria.

Oldest Friend: Mathis, obviously.

How Does She Think Others Perceive Her?: Amélie would prefer not to be perceived, thank you very much. Although she believes most people tend to overlook her or not take her very seriously. She thinks they look down on her for her shyness and the measured way she sometimes speaks.

How Do Others Actually Perceive Her?: When they do notice her, they tend to think she’s reserved or perhaps if they are being less kind, think she is aloof and stuck up. Those who know her well see her as tenacious and almost obsessive.

SECRETS:

Life Goals: To get her brother back and expose the mob for what they really are, saving the city and the nation from their violence.

Dreams: Amélie wants to no longer be so afraid and to maybe be happy. To publish a bestselling novel and live by the sea with the love of her life, some tiny village where she feels comfortable and happy.

Greatest Fears: Being perceived, losing her brother for good

Most Ashamed Of: her shyness, how she didn’t realize what was happening with Mathis sooner and didn’t do enough to stop him.

Secret Hobbies: Amélie likes to write little stories about strangers she sees on the underground or in a cafe, little one page fantasies in her journal (its not as creepy as it sounds i promise)

Crimes Committed (Was she caught? Charged?): None.

DETAILS/QUIRKS:

Night Owl or Early Bird?: night owl

Light or Heavy Sleeper?: light sleeper.

Favorite Animal: owls

Favorite Foods: chocolate ice cream, her mother’s green beans

Least Favorite Food: anything too greasy

Favorite Book: the house of the spirits by isabel allende

Least Favorite Book: she doesn’t have one really

Favorite Movie: Casablanca

Least Favorite Movie: trashy rom-coms

Coffee or Tea?: coffee

Crunchy or Smooth Peanut Butter?: smooth

Type of Car She Drives: Amélie does not drive!

Lefty or Righty?: righty

Favorite Color: pale green

Cusser?: nope!

Smoker? Drinker? Drug User?: no smoking or drug use, she doesn’t drink often, maybe a glass of wine at dinner on occasion.

Biggest Regret: Not being there for her brother like he was always there for her, not chasing after Charlotte after her first kiss

Pets: a cat named Edgar Allen Poe, called Poe who is very grumpy

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haztobegood · 4 years ago

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💜Digging Deeper💜

@newleafover and @alienfuckeronmain tagged me to answer these interesting questions! I tag @himynameiszayn @beelou @evilovesyou @jaerie @runaway-train-works @oopsandhiforever if anyone wants to answer these too.

1. Do you prefer writing with a black pen or blue pen? black in my lab notebook at work and blue on loose paper, and in college I always had a rainbow of colored pens to take notes with

2. Would you prefer to live in the country or city? It changes all the time. I want to live close to the city for concerts and restaurants, but I also want a little farmhouse with wildflowers all over the yard.

3. If you could learn a new skill what would it be? I want to be fluent in so many languages.

4. Do you drink your tea/coffee with sugar? yes I prefer sweet drinks

5. What was your favourite book as a child? I loved the Amelia’s Notebooks series by Marissa Moss so much when I was little. They were written like diaries and looked like composition notebooks. I loved the idea of keeping a diary with doodles all over and a bunch of keepsakes taped to the pages.

6. Do you prefer baths or showers? Showers

7. If you could be a mythical creature, which one would it be? Werewolf

8. Paper or electronic books? ebooks! I used to always carry a book with me, so it’s great to be able to carry hundreds in my phone where ever I go

9. What is your favourite item of clothing? my collection of concert t shirts

10. Do you like your name or would you like to change it? I have a love/hate relationship with my name

11. Who is a mentor to you? I never thought I would have a mentor, but one of my colleagues has become one and it is really helpful to have someone with so much STEM industry experience to help me in the early stages of my career.

12. Would you like to be famous and if so, what for? Nope

13. Are you a restless sleeper? I don’t move hardly at all when I sleep

14. Do you consider yourself a romantic person? Yep

15. Which element best represents you? Earth

16. Who do you want to be closer to? So many people, but I am a capricorn so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

17. Do you miss someone at the moment? always

18. Tell us about an early childhood memory. When I was around 5 years old, I wanted to be a radio DJ on the local country radio station when I grew up, because I could think of nothing better than to spend your whole day at work listening to music. That dream was short-lived because I hate public speaking and hearing my own voice on recordings.

19. What is the strangest thing you have eaten? It’s not weird to me because I grew up with it, but in theory it sounds like a strange food, so I will say pickled fish

20. What are you most thankful for? Family

21. Do you like spicy food? No

22. Have you ever met someone famous? Other than when I’ve gone to meet-and-greets for bands, I once met Halsey at a Catfish and the Bottlemen concert. It was a super awkward encounter 😬

23. Do you keep a diary or journal? I’ve never been able to keep a journal despite numerous attempts, but I do keep a monthly planner where I track habits and goals with stickers. Right now I have some holographic dinosaur and glittery flower stickers!

24. Do you prefer to use a pen or a pencil? For most things, pencil. At work pencil is not an option, so I tend to be really particular about how smooth a pen writes.

25. What is your star sign? Capricorn

26. Do you like your cereal soggy or crunchy? somewhere in between.

27. What would you want your legacy to be? That I was kind

28. Do you like reading, what was the last book you read? I love reading! I omstly read fics now, but the last book I read was Canotras by Carolina de Robertis and it was a very good book, 10/10 would recommend.

29. How do you show someone you love them? I make things or give gifts.

30. Do you like ice in your drinks? I am indifferent to ice

31. What are you afraid of? failure

32. What is your favourite scent? campfire by the lake

33. Do you address older people by their name or surname? Usually just their first name, unless they were a teacher.

34. If money was not a factor, how would you live your life? I would buy a little house in a suburb and travel a ton

35. Do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean? When I was little I spent so many days at the pool that it wore out its appeal. I’ve only seen the ocean once and it wasn’t somewhere I could swim, so I don’t know if I would like swimming in the ocean

36. What would you do if you found £50 on the ground? Finders keepers

37. Have you ever seen a shooting star? yes, one summer my friend had a birthday party sleepover where we slept in a tent outside during a meteor shower

38. What is the one thing you would want to teach your children? To be willing to try new things

39. If you could get a tattoo, what would it be and where would you get it? I already have a snail and a hummingbird. I want a set of three triangles on my wrist next.

40. What can you hear now? The 40 year old air conditioner unit in my apartment (why can’t it just stop working already so I can get a quieter, more energy efficient one 😩)

41. Where do you feel the safest? at home

42. What is the one thing you want to overcome/conquer? My anxiety of talking on the phone

43. If you could travel back to any era, what would it be? The sixties for the music

44. What is your most used emoji? 😂

45. Describe yourself using one word. Cryptic

46. What do you regret the most? Believing the person that told me there would be available parking in the lot at the radio station for the meet and greet I won at a radio station. I am usually very anxious about parking in the cities, but they said there was plenty of space, so I didn’t plan for any extra time. My friend and I ended up parking nine blocks away and missed half of the event and I’m still pissed about it. And now I’m even more anxious about parking any time I go into the cities.

47. Last movie you saw? Titanic was playing on tv, but I only saw the second half after the ship had already hit the iceberg so I missed all the good romantic bits 😢 and the last one in theaters was Spies in Disguise

48. Last tv show you watched? I started watching Golden Girls this winter and I’m on season 4.

49. Invent a word and it’s meaning. Coronastalgia - the longing for events that were cancelled because of the pandemic 😩 rip to my 4+ concerts I was looking forward to

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surveys-at-your-service · 4 years ago

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Survey #284

“mama, we’re all full of lies / mama, we’re meant for the flies”

When was the last time you changed a lightbulb? About a month or so back I had to change Venus’ heat lamp. Who was the last person you sent an e-mail to? I emailed my older sister the OneDrive link to her holiday pictures I did. When was the last time you visited the dentist? What about the optician? It’s been quite a few months since I went to the dentist for a normal cleaning. I haven’t seen an eye doctor in around a year or so because it’s a less pressing matter, and we can’t afford to buy me new glasses anyway. I desperately need them. Do you sleep on your side, your back or your front? My side, stomach, or like a contortion of both. Would you rather drive or be the passenger? Let me be shotgun controlling the music and I’m set for a long ride. When was the last time you received a handwritten letter? Sara sent me one I think two years ago for my birthday. If you have pets, do you buy them gifts for Christmas or their birthdays? Ha, yes. We don’t know either’s exact birthday though, so we don’t really “celebrate” those. Do you know how to ride a bike? How about ride a skateboard? A bike, yeah. I don’t know how to skateboard, though. Did you get enough sleep last night? How much sleep is enough sleep for you? No. I don’t even know what “enough sleep” is. I’m always tired. What are your favourite condiments? Do you use those often? Ketchup and honey mustard probably top the list, considering they’re the ones I use most. Peanut butter: crunchy or smooth? Do you have a favorite brand? I trust no one who can enjoy crunchy peanut butter. I like Skippy quite a bit. Do you have any life-threatening allergies? No. Have you had to take a COVID test yet? Was it positive or negative? I haven’t needed to take one. Do you think it’s okay to keep cats indoors for their entire lives? They SHOULD be. Cats are very destructive and disruptive predators of once-stable environments. They fuck up the food chain and have done a lot of damage to native populations. This is coming from a person whose house was an absolute NEST for cats to the point they were taken away. They lived outside, and I can only imagine the harm they really caused. Of course, as a kid, I didn’t understand this, but as an educated and experienced adult when it comes to this subject, it’s saddening to look back on. Please, keep your cats inside. AND FIXED. Hence our cat empire lmao. Do you think people should need a license in order to keep animals, just to make sure they knew how to properly take care of them? That would actually be LOVELY. If only. Not that it would entirely prevent illegal ownership, but I like to think most people are law-abiding citizens… Which meal of the day is your favorite? What’s your favorite thing to eat for that meal? BREAKFAST! Cinnamon rolls just gotta top the list. When was the last time you bounced on a trampoline? Would you ever want to go to one of those indoor trampoline parks? It has to have been so, so many years. My knees could NEVER take that now. I’m not interested in that. What’s your favorite thing to put on a baked potato? Butter, American cheese, and bacon bits… yum. Have you ever made money selling stuff online? What was it you were selling? I don’t think so, at least not successfully. Do you have a valid passport? When was the last time you used it? No. What was the last song you sung along to? I’m unsure. I rarely sing along to songs. What was the last piece of fruit you ate? What about the last vegetable? Fruit: apple. Vegetable: ummm I’m actually unsure. Probably broccoli. Have you ever lied to the police or a customs official? Were you ever found out? No. Are you much of a procrastinator, or would you rather get things out of the way so you can relax? I am a HEAVY procrastinator. When was the last time you took an exam of any kind? I don’t know. Probably not since I was in school. What snacks/drinks from your childhood do you wish they still made? Ah man, I know there’s some… just too many to dig through to try and remember. Are you a fan of techno? Yeah, sometimes. Who's your favorite horror movie villain/monster? I don’t particularly like one over the other. What's an 'obsession' of yours that most people would find odd or amusing? Probably how much I love Mark, given that being a “fangirl” is usually seen as juvenile. What's the sweetest thing another person has said or done for you? Probably Colleen letting me live with her while I was homeless for a month or two. Said to me, actually from Colleen’s sister; I was having a crying episode over Jason and she just grabbed my head and told me with such passion that I was so beautiful, strong, and deserved the world. Safe to say I started crying more lmao but at least it wasn’t from sadness. What's the absolute best feeling in the world? Being in love. Does the person you have feelings for know you feel that way? Yeah. Do you like Tim Burton? Um, duh. How do you feel about hypnotism? I don’t believe it works. It’s just the power of suggestion. How do you feel about Pink Floyd? I’m not a big fan, but I like some songs. What’s your preferred way of keeping fit? Is it something you make time to do on a regular basis? You assume I AM fit… but I really am trying to change that with WiiFit again, once the living room is cleaned up. I plan to insert it into my morning routine. Have you ever raised a puppy? Would you want to or would you prefer to adopt an adult rescued dog? Yes, Teddy. Right now I don’t want another dog, but hypothetically, I’d absolutely go for an adult rescue. Who was the last person to come to your house? Were they an expected visitor? My younger sister. Yes. If you work, is your job the same everyday, or does it vary depending on what you have on? N/A Would you ever be interested in owning your own business? Why or why not? Well, I want to be a freelance photographer, so… It’s not off the ground enough for me to *officially* call it a business, but while it’s absolutely so exciting to picture, it’s also very anxiety-inducing, the idea of it (hopefully) getting to that point since I’m dumb as fuck in regards to business stuff. Do you have your driver’s license? If so, did you find it easy or difficult to learn and pass your test? Ugh, I don’t. I need it so badly, I know, but right now, I couldn’t even if I wanted to because my vision is too bad to possibly pass that part, and I can’t afford to see an eye doctor + get a new prescription. If you have pets, how often do you buy them new treats and toys? Venus is a snake, so… yeah, lol. She needs a bigger terrarium, though, but a 40 gallon is expensive. Roman gets a new toy every now and then, but he doesn’t play with them as much anymore. If you had to work a job that required you to do shifts, would you rather work the early, late or night shift? Early. Get it over with. Do you have a favorite type of survey to take? Yeah; I like the ones that make me think or are just questions I definitely haven’t seen before but are also interesting. Some random questions are way too specific to apply to most people. On a typical day, how long do you spend out of the house? Even before the pandemic, usually zero time. Do you live in a close-kit community? Well we’re the new family on the block, so it’s hard to tell quite yet. People were welcoming, though. Do you have a vlog? NOOOOOOOOOO. If not, have you ever considered starting a vlog? No, I would feel WAY too fuckin awkward. Did you go to AM or PM kindergarten? AM. What are your favorite YouTube channels to watch? The whole world knows Markiplier is my true favorite channel, but lately I’ve really been digging pet (particularly reptile or tarantula) channels, Snake Discovery in specific. I’ve been bingeing the fuck outta them. I’ve officially become the “I know more than you” Petco meme lmao. Which relative(s) do you look the most like? Idk. Have you ever watched a live birth video? FUCK no. I never would. That could be so fucking scarring to middle school kids, for Christ’s sake. I’ve never understood why they show them in a lot of health classes. Have you ever given birth? Fuck to the no; never plan to, either. Have you ever wished you were born the opposite gender? Nah. Have you ever worn overalls? Ugh, as a kid. They’re so hideous to me now. If you’re a girl, how old were you when you started your period? I was in the 6th grade, so 11-12. Is your mom mentally stable? I mean she has depression, but otherwise, yeah. What color hair did your first crush have? I can’t really remember who my first crush was with certainty… but I think I might. If I’m right, blond. What was the name of your first crush? ^ in minds, I think Aaron. Did you ever play on Mamamedia.com? Doesn’t ring a bell. Do you remember your first email address? Haha, yeah, it’s still my current one… Did you name your Lego characters? I was more of a Lincoln Logs kid. Do you take medication for anxiety or depression? Both. If so, does it work? Does it help you? Or does it make you feel worse? I’d probably be dead without at least my mood stabilizers. Have you ever had a bag stolen? I don’t believe so. Who was your best friend in high school? Hannia. What book or movie gave you nightmares as a child? Ha, no books or movies, I think, but remember King Ramses from that episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog? Oh, trust me, I HAD NIGHTMARES. What song makes you cry? The most, probably “Eternally Yours” by Motionless In White. I physically cannot listen to it. Does anyone know who your first crush was besides you? Maybe Mom? Idk. How many teachers have you had crushes on? None. Did you make your Barbie dolls get crushes on each other? I actually don’t remember? I don’t think we had any male Barbies, and of course as a little kid raised in the South especially, I didn’t even realize homosexuality was a thing, so we never considered the girls dating. Did your Barbie dolls go on dates? ^ How old were you when you had your first kiss? 16. Do you have scars from self-harm? No, they’re long faded and were thankfully never very severe. Did your hair change at all when you went through puberty? Yep, it gradually turned brown. Are you taller, shorter, or the same height as your mom? We’re the same height. Would you ever consider adopting a child? I don’t want kids, period. The only possible case I see is being a stepmom, but even then I can’t visualize me being one to an actual kid-kid. Just like, maybe a mid-teen and above. Do you trim your own hair? No. What are all the things you remember being for Halloween? I’m very surprised that I don’t remember many at all. I know I was a witch multiple times. What was the name of the first pet that you loved? I adored almost every pet my family has ever had. Our first was a stray cat named Chance we took in. INCREDIBLE animal. What color was your nursery? I have zero clue. Do you exercise regularly? Ugh, no, but I genuinely plan on changing that once the living room is cleaned up and Mom moves into her room. I’m very serious about starting Wii Fit again. I WAS gonna start walking once we moved here, but I found I was too scared to alone. I’m way too paranoid. Do you have a healthy BMI? lol What photo editing software do you use? Lightroom, Photoshop, and very rarely PhotoScape if I’m being lazy with watermarking my photography. Do you live somewhere with lots of livestock or wild animals? Livestock, yeah. You pass cows all the time around here. If you’re in a more wooded area, you’ll find roadkill kinda frequently, sadly. Would you rather live somewhere rural or urban? Rural. It’s the only thing that sucks about our new home – we’re in the suburbs. Is there anything (a hobby, for example) that’s guaranteed to always make you feel better when you’ve had a bad day? Not 100%, really. If the day was truly awful, sometimes nothing helps. If you’re struggling with your mental health, who are you most likely to open up to, or would you bottle it up instead? I vent to my mom the most. What room of your house do you spend the most time in? Is this through choice or necessity? My room, and it’s by choice. The second room that I wanna make my “office” is still LOADED with stuff from moving. If you could design your own garden, what would you have in it? Do you think that dream is ever going to be achievable for you? I don’t want a garden. Does it take you a long time to fall asleep at night? What do you if you’re really struggling to get to sleep? It can take me very, very long. I dread lying down some nights just because I know I’ll be tossing and turning for a good while. If I’ve tried to sleep for a long time to no avail, I do what you shouldn’t do and get back on the laptop. Do you think it’s cruel when people keep exotic animals as pets? Or do you think it’s okay as long as they have the space, time and money to dedicate to them? This depends on the animal and situation. I do believe some rescue cases are justified for the animal’s survival, but as the question mentions, you need to be able to provide adequately for it to be moral imo. I do NOT support exotic pet ownership for the average person. If you eat meat, is there a particular animal you’d never eat? If you don’t eat meat, what’s the reason for it? I could never eat a “pet” animal, nor an animal hunted mostly for sport. Even in survival cases, I’d have a hard time eating a wild animal.

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tawneybel · 5 years ago

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Earlier this week I was supposed to have a horror movie marathon with a friend and tonight I was supposed to go out. And, also thanks to the coronavirus, I’m not sure if I’m going into work for the next week or so. My hands are getting dry from all the washing. Also, I may have to break Lent now, ugh.

Good things:

Even though one of my friends is home from college because her school closed, we’ll probably get to hang out soon.

Lady Gaga released Stupid Love. Sometimes all a music video needs is a bunch of people in rad outfits dancing. I want her pink spiky belt. Chromatica comes out next month.

The Birthday Massacre’s Diamonds comes out this month. Two new albums from my favorite musical artists, yesh. Sadly they’ve had to postpone their American tour, though.

Yesterday I was down to clown and watched Joker and the first half of It: Chapter Two. The first one was fantastic and tied everything so neatly into Batman. Good job, DC. I already have Birds of Prey on hold at the library. Need more clown fuel. Tonight I’m going to finish It and read The World of It.

After reading the first three volumes of My Hero Academia, I have a crush on the handy guy in need of moisturizer.

Oracea seems to be working. I’m on my period but I haven’t really broken out.

Okay, movies I want to talk about!

Orphan

I watch way too many horror movies to get easily scared by most of them. But Orphan was actually terrifying. Esther is a grade-A abuser, which made her a great villain. She did have a good point about euthanizing the bird, though. Her glow-in-the-dark paintings were cool, too. Nightmare Fuel Coloring Book is a great horror trope.

Kate actually had a good way of telling Max about the stillbirth. One thing I didn’t like was how nobody thought to use a breathalyzer.

The Blob 1988

The theater scene seemed like it should have had a seizure warning.

I was surprised that I preferred the 1958 original. (Still a better movie than Ghostbusters II, though.) But the remake is scarier ‘cause the Blob doesn’t just absorb. It visibly digests. I watched this while it was raining. I assumed it wouldn’t like being rained on, but the Blob can swim.

The characters could have made jewelry from the frozen Blob pieces and given it to people they don’t like.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

I’d been wanting to see this for a while. I already know a little about the production history, so I felt bad when Sally was screaming at the dinner table. Leatherface appears thirty-five minutes in. The grandfather was the creepiest character. I like how Bubba looked after him and pat him gently. And tried to help him brain Sally.

Hm, not really sure what to say about this movie. I’m not the only one who seemed to think this seemed anti-meat industry. XD

Velvet Buzzsaw

Modern art galleries… so much pretentiousness… Better art online.

Since Spider-Man: Homecoming I’ve been into Jake Gyllenhaal. I wish Mr. Gyllenhaal would lounge around nud3 in my living room. :( That scene where he goes to see Josephina and learns she hooked up with Damrish was amazing.

I didn’t recognize Natalia Dyer with glasses.

Hellboy

So much for top Naz/i assasin, eh Karl? He would have been so cool if he wasn’t a Naz/i. Disfigurements, mask, armor… DARN IT.

Uh… I didn’t really write a lot of notes for this. I like how jealous Hellboy was of John. Some good one liners, like the protagonist’s “prudishness.”

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark 2010

This movie reminded me that I prefer smooth peanut butter. Crunchy makes me feel like I’m eating baby teeth.

In that atmosphere, if a voice told me to reach down, I simply would not do it. Even if it sounded like it belonged to a really sexy man. Uh… I’m just going to make a bulleted list.

Teddy bear was nice.

Sally’s mom taught her to hate gluten, but not stranger danger?

Malevolent fairies! :D

When I first saw the trailer I was afraid of the dude under the covers. Now that I’m a grown woman, I would give him a disciplinary hug.

I want that mural.

Kim gets corrupted off-screen, for anyone who’s into that.

They made a book. And I also want to watch the original movie.

Inferno

Suspiria was great and I really liked this a lot, too. Sometimes the plot doesn’t have to be the point of a movie. The lighting! More movies should strive to be this atmospheric. Needs me some more giallo. I’m just going to do another bulleted list.

I like how Rose doesn’t bother taking her clothes off before submerging herself.

It’s nice to know beauty queens aren’t entirely unblemished.

Poor Carlo. He just kept a scared lady company without flirting.

Them still cat eyes.

Elise is a coward but at least she admits it.

I wish I had a clowder of attack kittens.

My least favorite character ended up being Kazanian. Too bad the cats couldn’t be saved but at least rats can feast on his corpse.

*queue operatic rock when Mark follows the kitty*

Well, I was expecting Varelli to be the waterlogged corpse at the beginning.

I would probably try to suckle and spit out injected poison too, Mark.

Song of the Day: “Brave New Love” by Alien, from The Blob soundtrack.

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alitheamateur · 6 years ago

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The Grind- Chapter 8

Warnings: Language. Fluff.

A/N: OHHHH, CHAPTER 8, HOW I LOVE YOU. This is one of my favorite chapters in the entire book, and I only hope you do enjoy it! It’s Colton and Liv, intimately behind closed doors, just how I like them. AND, DRUM ROLL.....You’ll even get a little insight into the mind of our boy Colton Ritter!!!

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I hadn’t attempted to track Colton down once the weigh in concluded. He had hands to shake, and plenty of pictures to pose for. And as for me, there were a few colleagues I needed to speak with amongst the mass of people as well, before stealing away to him upstairs. Kate was on the list, a reporter for one of the local television news stations, who happened to live in the same apartment complex as I did. We weren’t tight pals by any means, but always spoke in passing every morning before work, and there was the occasional invitation to her flat for a drink to unwind. As a matter of fact, it seemed unwinding was precisely what Kate had in mind this particular evening, too. Her whining insistence on sharing a Cosmo in the lounge wouldn’t cease unless I caved. But, I was certain to make it a clear point that I only had time for ONE quick drink, and discreetly sent Colton a text to inform him I may be arriving a little behind schedule.

As promised, Kate let me part after a single drink order and some simple small talk over some perfectly salted mixed nuts. We exchanged predictions on how we thought tomorrow night would go and where she had bought the camel colored satchel bag she was displaying in the seat next to her. Then, out of the sheer goodness of my heart, I even sat quietly listening to the horror story of her latest blind date mishap. Bless that poor girl, she really was a catch. Confident, very intelligent, lightyears ahead of other anchors in the city her age. To most men though, her every quality was one that intimidated their sensitive ego, making it a struggle to find a match who would encourage her success, rather than smother it.

I left her alone in the bar with her sorrows, honestly feeling a bit bad for abandoning her to drown them, then aimlessly wandered to find the elevator. Thankfully, I reach Colton’s floor without any company in the confines of the metal box. Creepy, awkward elevator conversation was #4 on the list of things I hated as much as cherry licorice. I walked down the lengthy hallway lined with plum and green patterned carpet, then patted two light knocks on room 1893, and waited zealously. My toes patted in anticipation, and my lips buzzed a bit from the leftover coating of my stout Cosmopolitan. The door opened surprisingly quick after my tapping by a handsome fellow adorning a pair of light grey boxer shorts.

“Damn, I was really hopin’ you were that pizza I ordered from downstairs.”

I kicked the door open further sending him back to hit the papered wall to the left, and he snuffled from a closed mouth grin.

“Sorry to disappoint,” I snarled. “And come on now, Ritter. You can’t be opening your door looking like that. You’ll have the maids brawling for who gets to bring up your extra towels.” I gestured a hand toward him, alluding to his quite painfully sexy, underwear model-esque appearance.

The tv was muted on ESPN, only a gold desk lamp casting light into the rather large room. A king size bed stationed closest to the wall with the double windows, covers unturned, and curtains drawn. Faint music danced over my ears, something from the classic rock genre. Journey, maybe? Our taste in music had thankfully been another similarity discovered sometime in the days of our courtship. I bent over removing one shoe at a time, to hurl them in the corner. I so loved my beautiful collection of pumps, but my feet could only take small doses. My ankles begged for my past preference of high-top tennis to return.

“So, I thought we’d just hang out in bed. Watch a movie or somethin’? I kinda just wanna relax. Unless you wanna go out? I can get dressed.” His words offered to go out, but his crooked eyebrow & pursed lips said otherwise.

“Staying in is perfect, babe. As long as you promise to share that pizza you’ve got comin’. Black olives?”

“Yep. Jalapeños only on my half.” It was miracle. I had found a man who compromised on the most important thing in my life. Food.

“You know the way to my heart, Colt.” I smoothed tiny circles with my flattened hand over the comforter of the bed, enticing him to join me. Rather than lightly crawling up next to me, he lunged wildly to flop weightlessly in the empty spot.

“I brought ya’ a t-shirt if you wanna change. It’s in my bag by the bathroom, I think. Figured you’d be wearin’ one of those sexy lil’ business suits you’re always prancin’ around in t’ torture me.” He reiterated his remark by grazing the small line of my exposed stomach. “I didn’t want cha’ to be uncomfortable all night.”

“All night? Is that an invitation? Whatever on earth would make you think I’d want to spend the night in this gorgeous hotel room with you, Colton?” I threw a hand to my chest and closed my eyes in a prudish manner.

“ ‘Cause you, Liv Caroline Elliot, just cannot resist me.”

Although he was right, I wasn’t about to give in defeatedly and just admit guilt. He always gave an effort to come off so self-confident, and poised even, like he himself was the holy grail to mankind. Somewhat similar to how Mendez carried himself. But, I was well aware it was all an exterior front for the twisted, emotional mess he was inside. He was like one of those candies with the crunchy, seemingly unbreakable shell that had smooth filling in the middle. By this point I had pretty well pulverized that outer layer, and it really wasn’t as difficult as imagined.

“You’re just so sure about that, aren’t ya’? But I think I could say the same when it comes to you, my overly confident friend.” One finger prodded his flexed peck.

“I think we both know I can’t resist ya’, two-one. And I ain’t a bit scared to say so.” I had sat up ready to climb from the bed and retrieve the t-shirt he mentioned, but was immediately yanked in a near whiplash motion down on top of him. He gave me a look that I wished I could bottle up and carry in my purse every day. It was a look of total admiration, torturous passion, and loving fulfilment. There were no smiles, or laughing from either of us. The room was simply clouded with a haze of love so thick it was nearly visible to the human eye. I grazed my nose to his, not daring to disrupt the conversation our eyes were exchanging, and kissed him with opened lids. It was returned, with his addition of a spirited squeeze to my tail. One thing I had noted about Colton, was he could draw me into the deepest depths of a moment, hold it for delayed second or two, then undoubtedly jerk away from the overwhelming rush of emotion like he had been stung by an angry bee. But I’d wait for him to open the heavy iron gate to that conversation regarding his slightly detached demeanor.

“I love you, Colt.”

“And I love you, gorgeous. Now, go’n get changed. Imma pick a movie for us.”

The path of my outfit left behind me was enough payback for the little winking stunt he pulled earlier at the weigh in.

By the time I appeared from the bathroom, the pizza had been delivered, the covers turned back, a 6-pack on the night stand, and an unbelievably attractive man awaiting me. My makeup washed off and hair knotted into a messy bun, I was pant-less wearing a baggy soft t-shirt that smelled of Colton’s bodywash, and ready to sink into bed with him. I didn’t want tomorrow to come because I was certain there was no way it could measure up to this.

“Okay, so we got The Purge, or one of my personal favorites, the classic Harold & Kumar go to White Castle. You pick.”

“Shouldn’t we watch something like Fight Club, or, I don’t know… Rocky instead? That seems more your style.” I suggested raising one knee on the bed to boost myself up into the chill of the sheets. I loved the way his tanned, furry legs looked bold against the bleached white of the bedsheets.

“Although Rocky does top my movie list any day of the week, I can watch things that don’t involve fist to face violence, you punk. I ain’t a total adrenaline whore. I’ll have you know that I even saw The Notebook. Twice.” He informed me very matter of factly.

“I’m gonna go out on a limb here & say that date ended very well for you.” My mouth mimicked the act of vomit thinking about the lines he cooed into the ears of that poor girl causing her to all but leap into bed with him.

“Is somebody jealous? C’mon now, babe. Past is the past.”

There had only been one suitor he had been semi-serious with previously. Her name was Amber, they dated for 6 months, and he caught her in the locker room at Mac’s in a quite compromising position with his Physical Therapist. That was really all the details he shared, & it was definitely all I needed to hear. However, I knew his lack of romantic relationships was plenty compensated by his plethora of casual sex partners. The fact that he was experienced was extremely clear to me after that night in the ring at the gym. He worked fervently taking metal notes of what dips in my skin he could kiss that caused a gentle hum of pleasure, and which ones caused an almost violent writhing. 14 partners in his twenty-six years, a number I was far from comfortable with, but it wasn’t about to send me running scared either.

“Your past just seems to be a lot more.. eventful than mine.” I admitted placing the sweating beer bottle between my greasy lips, and dropped my head in sheepish discomfort.

“First of all, you know damn well that don’t mean shit to me. You gotta think more of me than that, Livvy. ‘N second, that’s just all the more fun I get to have bein’ your little teacher, huh?” Both brows raised and fell in unison at his perverse inuendo.

“Get over yourself, PUH-LEASE.”

By this very crude point in the conversation, he’d eaten his entire hearty side of the pizza in addition to two slices of my black olive half, and I was 3 beers deep. The chatting began rolling so immensely, the tv remained off, and instead we’d left his iPod to shuffle at random through his vast array of musical tastes. We prodded question upon question about the other, shoveling for every fiber of detail we could harvest. I was stunned in utter disbelief that he had never even been out of the country, and he seemed nearly repulsed in the discovery that I still wasn’t a Steelers fan despite living in The Burgh for coming up on three years. At some point I can’t recall, he stepped from the bed to open the drawn curtains, exposing the twinkling illuminations of the still very lively city even at the hour approaching 1 a.m.

He observed the world below him like he had created this kingdom himself. Colton was Pittsburgh through and through down to the marrow, and I wouldn’t change it for all the money in the world. The grouping of blue moonlight and changing street lights coated him in a glow almost angelic. He was laid smooth on his back, a bended arm beneath is pillow, and I laid in sideways position with my head situated across the rippling muscles of his inked abdomen, his fingers twirled lazily around an escaped hair from my updo. With passing minutes his words slowly developed a raspy, almost thorny tenor and his answering and asking of questions now more dawdled. He was like a tenacious child battling the certain feeling of sleep that enraptured him, afraid he may miss a revelation of crucial importance if he dozed off.

“Baby, I know I haven’t told you, but I want ya’ to know your article is really, really excellent. And I’m damn proud a’ ya’.“

I was confused at the compliment since he hadn’t read as much as one sentence from my piece yet. “Colt, it’s not even done yet. And how would you know since you’ve yet to see it, ya’ goof.”

“It’s your work, Liv. You’re a natural, kinda like me with fighting, ya’ know? It’s what we do best. And besides, you’re always sayin’ how proud you are of me, so I want ya’ to know someone feels that way about you, too. You got no idea how amazing you really are, do ya’ girl?”

His compliments nearly made tears spill from my welling eyes. This simple, yet so utterly perplexing man loved me to his core. I could feel it in his words right that second, and in the way his scarred knuckles brushed my cheek sending a shockwave of serenity to my soul. I had never fallen so deeply for someone in such a way, much less in just a few months’ time, and I was honestly terrified at every feeling I harbored for him. I shifted to rest my palms on his chest making eye contact with his flecked eyes.

“Why are you always so good to me, huh? Better be careful, babe.. People may think you’re going soft.” I warned, raising my brows to appear concerned.

“Oh, but you’ll be able to assure them that Colton Ritter is far, farrrrr from soft, baby…” One swift, lascivious movement now rendered me pinned at my sides by both wrists under two strong, veined hands. Although the act seemed to be hinting toward a much more lustful direction, he simply touched his lips to the corner of my slightly gaped mouth with a single extended kiss, lilting a melodious “I love you.”

Colton

She dozed off an hour or so before I had. The barely noticeable, gentle buzzing of her snoring mouth gave her away. The cotton-like thickness of my dry tongue screamed for a drink shortly after, so I had to scoot her head from crease of my arm, careful not to pull on the hair fluffed on top of her head. She had wallowed trying to get comfortable, I’m sure the damn hardness of my bicep wasn’t the best replacement for a pillow, and tangled strands of her blonde hair were brushing over her lashes. I often wished maybe I could give the gym a little break, and soften up a bit. Just so she’d be able to sleep tucked into my chest at night without feeling like she’d get a black eye if I moved the wrong way.

My high-school wresting t-shirt she slept in climbed up her belly, exposing more of the clean shade of white boy-shorts she wore underneath, and a teasing curve of the underside of her breast. I had seen my fair share of naked women in life, more beyond Liv’s level of comfort. But her? Damn it… She wasn’t Playboy, plastic lipped, and chiseled from head to toe like most empty fuckers like me would look for. Liv’s beauty was more palatable, and desirable to the real man. Beauty that maybe most people would miss out on. But me? She entranced me the minute she stabbed me with those emerald green eyes.

Her buttery soft skin, her blonde hair usually wild like the winds of Chicago. Not the kitchen sink blonde like you’d see down at the infested strip clubs downtown either. No, this was the sunshine yellow she was born with. Sandy, smooth blonde intertwined with some strands of caramel like the inside of a chewy candy bar..

Her perfect, pink, creamy buds painted rosy circles on the inside of the thin cotton of her shirt, and I thought very much that she might’ve been the sexiest thing I had ever seen. The screaming hard on pinned under my boxers said so. And despite the trickle of drool out the side of her slumbering mouth, and the smearing black of yesterday’s makeup stained under her eyes, I couldn’t look away. As if I’d even want to. And hell, if I wasn’t in love with this Indiana girl in every sense of the word.

Liv

Despite my desperate prayers for time to halt for just one night, it insisted on passing into the morning. I had slid from the bed just before dawn to close the dark curtains of the room, wanting to make sure he got undisturbed, restful sleep for what this day was going to require from him. And selfishly, it as also an attempt to keep our room as black as the unexplored ocean, foolishly thinking maybe the rising sun would just pass us by if I didn’t allow its light in. We had eventually forced ourselves to sleep the night before, after several attempts to kiss goodnight. One kiss, lead to three more, which lead to fifteen more, each holding more and more desire to carry those kisses elsewhere over the span of the other persons body. But, painfully so, I squandered it insisting he better get some shut eye.

Now, the digital clock on the nightstand closest to his side of the bed flashed 5:49 a.m., and I expected his internal clock to start stirring him very soon. From the sliver of dawn intruding through the minimal crack of the patterned drapes, I watched him sleep. Admired would be a better word. His lids smoothly sealed, no crinkles of struggle about them, and his mouth gently puckered. I made mental note of his naturally suntanned, unscathed face in the state it was now, knowing full well tonight would render it not so. There were no bruises, no splits in his lips, no blackened eyes. He was the nearest thing to physical perfection I had ever laid eyes on. I hoped he couldn’t sense my focused staring.

Suddenly, I felt a growing itch in my nose, a building sneeze approaching. Trying at all costs to avoid waking his lifeless form, I pinched my nostrils shut in effort to trap the noise from escaping. However, the harsh flinch my body released sent a jolt over the entire mattress. Colt inhaled a loud, groggy breath and stretched his hand to grasp for my side of the bed.

“Hey, you,” he said rubbing the rest from his waking eyes.

The hearty drift of his accent from the hours of 4 to 9 a.m. could very near send me straight into orgasm.

“Sorry, babe. I tried not to wake you.”

He rolled over to face me dragging his arm around my waist to pull me into his chest, I smiled and draped a bare leg over his warm body.

“I ain’t got no problem at all gettin’ woken up by the likes a’ you, baby.” He crowded me with a drowsy kiss, his tongue curling slightly under my top lip. I could feel him rattle with laughter at the sensual pant he sucked out of me.

“You’re not so bad yourself, sir. How’d you sleep?”

“Like a baby with a full belly. You?”

I kicked back the covers, breaking the wall of warmth it had closed around us and scooted to raise on the edge of the bed.

“Great. I’m thinking of getting one of these mattresses for my place. It may take up every inch of my entire bedroom, but it’d be well worth it.”

“Hey hey hey, where you think you’re going, little lady?!” Colton was propped on both arms, scowling at me under a lined forehead. “You ain’t even gonna have breakfast with a man? I feel so cheap.”

Always so witty, this one. “I just assumed you had a lot on your agenda today, Colt. I don’t want to hover.”

I was puzzled constantly over when to stick around, and when to leave him be. Appear as committed, but not obsessed. Interested but not overbearing. I had never been with an older man before, were the rules different? Sure, he was only 26 to my almost 23, but nonetheless older. Did the “hard to get rule” expire with men in their late-twenties?

“Livvy, stop worryin’, baby. Mornings before a fight are actually pretty laid back. I’ll spend most of the day with my headphones in my ears, prolly take a dip in the jacuzzi,” he was rolling his eyes, motioning his hands back and forth to explain the boring schedule of his day. “Then, meet the guys in Mac’s room to talk things out before we head to the venue. So, at least lemme order us some room service so I can enjoy breakfast with my girl, ight? Unless you got somethin’ else I could eat for breakfast? It’s the most important meal of the day, y’know…”

Damn this pig. This sexy, magnificently tantalizing pig.

I hurled the hotel menu on the desk speedily toward him, “Cold shower, Ritter. Cold shower.”

If he wanted breakfast in bed with me, who I was I to deny? Rolling my puffy morning eyes at him, I crept back into bed.

“Waffles, please! And bacon. Oh! Fruit on the side, too. And coffee. Don’t forget coffee.”

Like he said, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right?

The man was impressed with my appetite for food, among other things as well. “Yes, ma’am!” he obliged. “Anythin’ else for the princess?”

“Maybe some whipped cream? For the waffles, of course….”

I was even surprised at myself for the boldness he brought out in me. Sex was a very.. taboo thing back home. Matter of fact, I never even got “the talk” from my parents, and instead was left to the uneducated murmurs of my fellow sheltered classmates. But with Colton, I felt audacious when it came to the topic. Mind you, the things he said most of the time could sent me blushing under the table, but I was growing more comfortable with his dirty remarks and was even starting to throw in my own ornery overtone on occasion.

“Oh shit. You a damn tease, Liv Elliott. A dirty, dirty tease.”

Our indulgent spread of breakfast variety was carted to the door in a very prompt fashion. I obviously indulged more than he, devouring two Belgian waffles, 3 strips of the crispiest peppered bacon I’d ever had the pleasure of eating, a grapefruit, and two cups of coffee. He enlightened me that he could’ve eaten every morsel in front of him, but it wouldn’t be a good idea to cram all the carbs and fat into his stomach, in case it made him feel sluggish. So, regretfully it was egg whites, two slices of dry wheat toast, and a protein shake for him. I did entice him to take just one bite of my syrup sopped waffle though.

“Sheesh, I’m gonna need a solid nap later to recover from that overload.” I crashed backwards onto the feather pillow behind me, crossing my hands over the settling food baby in my stomach.

“Hey, do me a favor will ya’? Wear that sexy fuckin’ leather jacket o’ yours I like so much tonight? I know I won’t see ya’ before the fight, but I want you to wear it out to celebrate after. My little badass, front-page writer out on the town.” He was kissing my individual fingertips one at a time.

“Sounds like you’ve got it all planned out then.” My gut bubbled with hope that tonight would bring to pass every detail he had said. Him, the newly crowned Middleweight Champ on my arm, and me, the newest front-page writer for the Pitt Pilot. Could life be that perfect for us?

“Course. A man with a plan.” I admired how he trampled every aspect of life with blinding confidence, and I wished he could somehow hypnotize me to do the same. “As much as I hate to leave good company, babe, I should get home. Let you get all angry and pouty and what not.” I sighed into a near pout, sincerely wishing I could spend the entire day as a part of his prep team.

“You’re probably right, baby doll. I can’t believe Mac ain’t been here beatin’ my door down yet.”

I was gathering my day-old clothes to redress, and Colt rose to begin lightly packing his gym bag. He threw in an unfolded change of shorts, his red headphones, then I saw him pick up the gloves I’d gifted him.

“C’mere, two-one..” I zipped my khakis up and lifted my hair out from under the neck of my shirt, then obliged to his request. He held one glove in each hand and squared them even to my chin.

“Kiss ‘em for luck?”

My heart hiccupped, and I topped his hands with mine and dipped my puckered lips to the padded mitts with an audible “mwah.”

“That’s it. The magic touch! The final nail in that jackoff Mendez’s coffin. A kiss of luck from my girl. Now, got one more kiss on that pretty little mouth for these?” he begged, one finger pointing to his own sinful lips.

I closed in on him with fierce eye contact. “I think I may have just one little measly kiss left in here somewhere for you, champ.”

My mouth was so close to his that the words nearly vibrated off of his parting lips, and I gently cupped his dimpled cheek. It was a lethal concoction made of salaciousness and loving romance that was slowly poisoning my entire body with bliss. Colton’s hand swept down the side of my head, combing through the tangled hair he had gathered it into his fist at the back of my neck. I was locked to him and I never knew being captured could feel so, so good. My tongue covered almost every surface in his mouth, mapping it out. He withdrew and I could feel his lips spreading upward into a smile.

“Wow. I think I may need to drown myself in an ice bath now. A cold shower ain’t gonna wipe that one outta my mind.”

I was pleased that I had to same affect on him, and his did on me.

“Good luck tonight. You don’t need it. You’ve got this. Step into that cage ready to battle. Clear eyes, okay? I love you, Colt.”

“Clear eyes. I got it, baby. And I love you too, Elliott. More than you fuckin’ know.”

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Character development outline

Origins and Family

Name: Hanamaru Rhee Nickname: Maru, Maru-chan, Marucchi, Bunny, Hana Reason for name: Hanamaru means flower circle, and Hanamaru loves flowers/nature, so I thought it was a perfect fit. Birthday: 13th October Age: 16 Gender: Female Place of birth: Busan, South Korea Places lived since: Tokyo, Japan.

Parents’ names, backgrounds, and occupations

Parents: Tae-min { father } and Minako { mother } Number of siblings: 1, Hokuto Rhee Relationship with family: Very well, she loves her family to death. She wouldn’t be as strong without them. Happiest memory: Receiving her pointe shoes when she was 8. She had been asking for them for such a long time, that when she finally got them, she cried. Childhood trauma: Her grandmother Ha-rin passed away when she was 11. She was incredibly close with her Halmeoni, and when she died it was like a piece of her soul was ripped away. Children of their own: N/A Relationship?: Verse dependant.

Physical

Height: 152 cm Weight: 49 kg Build: Petite Nationality: South Korean Disabilities: Anemic Complexion: Porcelain, similar to a dolls. She has no freckles or blemishes. Face shape: Round Distinguishing facial features: Red glasses, full lips Hair color: Strawberry blonde Eye color: Amber Glasses/contacts: Yes, she wears red glasses. She only wears contacts on special occasions. Style of dress: Toned down Harajuku Health: Average, she gets sick every once in a while but not too often. Because she’s anemic, she some times faints after getting up too fast or if she pushes herself too hard. Grooming: Very well! She loves pampering herself with facemasks and several lotions. She smells of strawberries and freshly cleaned laundry. Jewelry, tattoos, piercings: Pierced ears. She also wears a ring on her pinky that she was given when she was a baby. Accent: Noticeable Korean accent Physical habits: She bites her thumbnail lots.

Intellect

Level of education: She’s very intelligent, she just has trouble focusing. Because of this, she has trouble turning in papers on time and her grades fall. She was a B student in school. Level of self esteem: She has a healthy self-esteem, being able to recognise her strengths and weaknesses. Talents: Piano, Dancing, Voice Shortcomings: She has a hard time judging other people and is a very emotional person. She cries a lot when happy, or sad, or even angry.

Style of speech: Childish. She uses words like doggie, and bunny and silly words that children would use. She also tends to stutter when nervous. Artistic/mathematical: Artistic. Makes decisions on emotion or logic: She makes decisions based on her emotions, which often leads to bad outcomings. Life philosophy: “Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.” - Roy T. Bennett Religious stance: Not religious Cautious/daring: Cautious, she barely is daring unless its something very important to her. Extrovert/introvert: She’s an introvert.

Relationships

Relationship status: Depending on the verse. Sexual orientation: Straight / Bicurious. She’s a virgin everything so she’s unsure whether or not she likes girls. Past relationships: Depends on the verse Primary reason for being broken up with: She is a little clingy-- but not overwhelmingly so. She just likes having someone with her. Though sometimes she gets jealous too, another reason why she gets broken up with. Primary reason for breaking up with people: She has a problem with loyalty. If she doesn’t feel as if that person is loyal to her, then she’ll likely break it off. Level of sexual experience: Depending on the verse. In her main verse, however, she has no experience at all. Story of first kiss: She’s never had one unless it’s in a different verse. Story of loss of virginity: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) She’s a virgin in her main verse Most comfortable around who: Her mother, and her best friend Jihoon.

Oldest friend: Jihoon Noe How do they think others perceive them: As a shy, nervous girl. Someone who’s lazy and doesn’t try her best. How do others actually perceive them: Someone who is very loyal and caring. Also someone who is nervous, but doesn’t let it stop her from achieving her goals.

Vocation

Profession: N/A Past / current occupation(s): Worker at an ice cream parlor during the summer. Passions: Playing piano, dancing ballet, and playing video games. Attitude towards current job: She loves her job as an ice cream employee. As silly as that sounds. Attitude towards current coworkers/bosses/employees: She likes working with her friend Reiko, but otherwise her boss scares her. He’s a huge dude with lots of tattoos. Salary: She’s a student, but she makes approximately $800 a month working part time at the ice cream parlor. Her family is well off as well.

Secrets

( Every character should have secrets ) Life Goals: To get through life without falling apart. Greatest fears: The dark, bikes, and losing a family member. Especially her little brother. Most ashamed of: Her not liking of going out much. She hates that she likes being alone. The only time she prefers being with someone is with Jihoon or with her S/O. Compulsions: Turning the lights off and on 3 times before going to bed. Obsessions: Idols, anime and video games Secret hobbies: She sings in her own room, dancing to Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Secret skills: She’s really good at archery. Crimes committed: She’s stolen money from her parents before, but feels terrible every time she does. What do they most want to change about their physical appearance: Her tiny frame, as well as her pale skin.

Details

Daily routine: She wakes up, applies a face mask then gets dressed. She eats a bowl of oatmeal with strawberries then heads off to school with her little brother. After dropping him off at Pre-K, she turns up at high school. Once she finishes school, she grabs Hokuto and brings him back home. She makes him Hatteok as well. Night owl or early bird: Early bird. She wakes up early because she has to drop her brother off at school. Favorite food: Sukiyaki Least favorite food: Gejang Least favorite movie: She doesn’t have one. Favorite music: J and Kpop. She also loves classical music. Least favorite music: Death metal Coffee or tea: Tea. Crunchy or smooth peanut butter: Smooth! Lefty or righty: Righty Favorite color: Pink. Cusser: Nope! She thinks its rude to cuss. The only times she’ll swear is if she’s completely frustrated or feeling too much pleasure Smoker/drinker/drug user: Nope! Biggest regret: Allowing herself to fall apart in front of others. Pets: Two, a Shiba inu named Chika and a Ragdoll cat named Mimi.

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Cutie Reviews: Yume Twins Feb 19

Hello! Welcome to the February boxes :3 I love Valentines Day (even if I celebrate it on my own...), the chocolate, all the PINK, glitter, hearts!

It’s so lovely~

Plus you can get some really good chocolate on sale :P

Anyway, let’s get started!

“Happy Valentines YumeTwins family! The season of love is here! Whether you’re all loved up or a single pringle, we’ve made sure this month’s box is as lovely as you are! With this month’s theme being Spoil Me Sweet, we’ve really gone all out with the items this month to make sure you’re feeling spoilt! Think of it as a Valentine’s gift from your not so secret admirer, YumeTwins! As always, your box is full to the brim with kawaii goods that are both practical and cute! And of course we really hope you enjoy these kawaii goodies as much as we enjoyed creating this box for you!“

Contest

this month, the contest was to use the included straw and make a cute drink with it, then take a picture and upload. The prizes were oddly Mario-themed, but who doesn’t love Mario right? x3

Look at the adorable Boo plushie for first place, but the runner-ups also get a really fun looking Mario balance game.

Yume Prize

For this month, we get some Badtz Maru and Sumikko Gurashi items. There’s a fair bit of contrast between these two sets of items, which makes it interesting doesn’t it?

Sanrio Straw

I decided to start with an item I already have, sorta. For any long-time readers/viewers, you might recall the My Melody straw I got several months back from a box. I was a little sad because Hello Kitty is my favorite and I’d have preferred getting her when she’s an option, but this time I did :D so now I have both~

Okay so... because this is a straw, I don’t really have much to say about it... But I will say that My Melody is holding up fine and it’s really fun to drink with- and I feel the same way about this one; although Hello Kitty’s tubing is less complex and stuff gets through it more easily/quicker.

If you see these I’d recommend them.

Kawaii Pen Clip

Speaking of Hello Kitty, our next item is this pretty looking “Pen Clip“. A Pen Clip is an item you put a pen in, then you attach it to things like notebooks for easier finding later. For this box, there was 9 possible characters, ranging from some Sanrio, Kirby, and Doraemon. Most of them are solid gold like this, but there was a few that were colored too.

I was looking at the package, and oddly enough this specific item is worth 10 Sanrio points. The straw was only 3. I assume it has to do with the price or something, because I’ve had plush only be worth 1-2 points.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I would have been happy getting any of the possible options honestly, but as Hello Kitty girl I’m very happy~

Meanwhile, I’ve never actually seen a pen clip before so I was pretty interested in this unique item. I’m not sure its ultra-necessary, but I do like the option to have and use it. I do carry some pens in my purse but it’s really rare I actually use it- and it’s usually just to lend it to someone else who can’t find their pen. But, I do have other locations where it could be pretty helpful, so I don’t doubt I’ll use it.

The quality on it is also really nice, and it easily slides onto things to “clip it on“.

Kirby Mini Pouch

Our next item is an ultra-cute little zippered pouch with ball chain. It features a clear enamel material and an adorable Kirby face on the front, or Waddledee as you can see I got. Besides him, we could also get 2 different Kirby’s and a Meta-Knight.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Not only do I love how it looks, but it would also be very practical. You can use it to store things you might easily lose like hair items, or if you need something to take something off (like a ring or necklace) and store it in, candies, little things like hand sanitizer and eyedrops; the ideas are endless!

The only problem is, the pouch is stuffed with a plastic sheet, so if you’re concerned about its shape you might want to leave it in when not in use. I also noticed my Waddledee has a “messy face“ (which isn’t really noticeable in the pic at all, in real life he has some smudges and color fading), and this type of material can become problematic if it gets wet and is left to dry against other items.

I had to learn that the hard way with an umbrella...

Kawaii Money Box

Like the previous box I just did, we get another money storage container! For this month, we’re looking at 7 possible Sanrio characters in total to collect, and because of their cute lego-esque shape they can be stacked. It is divided into 2 sides, both of which separately hold money, and at the bottom of the bank are removable plugs.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Okay so... I’m pretty much rating it so well because I know it works, and because it’s really cute. I could see buying a couple just to use as room decor, which is probably what I’ll do for now. I just don’t have a use for it right now, I already have other ones and not everyone uses them as it is.

As an adult it’s a lot harder to save up money...

Cute Pet Eco Bag

This box is becoming more repetitive the more I go through it I find... Not only do I have a matching-ish towel (pretty sure it’s the same brand), but I have several other eco bags. But I do really like to use them so I’m not that disappointed, it always helps to have a few in case one gets dirty, or if one would suddenly break, or go missing.

This one also has some differences from my others. It doesn’t come in a cute little buttoned mini-purse, nor does it have any sort of buttons or Velcro to keep it shut. However, it actually folds in on itself to become this sort of... wallet-like shape when not in use, which you an see in the picture. I didn’t realize that when talking it, or else I would have un-folded it.

It also has a flap hanging on it you can use to sort of keep it shut, or keep it on the inside of the bag to carry smaller items like your phone, money, card, or things like candy or something.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Personally, I’m not in love with the color or design, it’s cute though. It’s also very useful as I already said, but because I already have a handful of these I decided to lend it to my mom instead. She has a bag she’s really fond of, but I thought it would be nice to give her a backup.

The quality of the bag is really nice, but it feels flimsier than my others. I’m not really sure if that will be problematic, or if it’s just nicer material used to make it. It feels smooth and soft, not “crunchy and stiff“, and I love the flap they attached to it. I’ve never seen one with that before.

Gudetama Sweets Plushie

Our last item is this Sweets-themed Gudetama plushy, either the ice cream one I got, or a donut one; both are worth 20 Sanrio points and are quite big!

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Well looking at them both, I think they are very sweet and adorable, especially if you’re a Gudetama fan or know someone who is. The detailing on it is very clear and clean, and it’s completely stuffed with cotton or fluff, giving it a stiff, but squishy feel.

And yes, his butt is visible on the back. I’m not sure about the donut version though.

♡ Cutie Ranking ♡

Content - 4.5 out of 5. All of the items have some nice detail, there was no flaws. I loved the practicality and how everything was varied, so everyone probably got something different as a whole, but as I mentioned I found it to be a little repetitive. A little. Like I got three banks now because of this one also giving us one, but out of them all I find this one less-versatile, I already got a sanrio straw, eco bags... nothing really excited me in this box.

Theme: 1 out of 5. I don’t really see the theme at all except or the Gudetama tag, which says spoil me sweet. The box doesn’t give me a valentines day or the feeling I was spoiled by items because this is the box’s normal quality anyway. I suppose you could give the items to others as presents, but that’s not really spoiling you as much as it is them... but there are people who might be like “hey I needed a coin bank, and this pen clip is terrific! They really spoiled me~“ so that isn’t to say nobody sees the theme of the box...

Total Rank: 7 out of 10. I pretty much feel about this box the same way I feel about the previous one. But I actually liked the items a bit more. I’m not really sure which one I’d say would be more worth it though, I think they both served their cunique purposes and provided practical items.

♡ Cutie Scale ♡

1. Gudetama Plush - I was pretty sure it would be my most favorite of the items I got. It’s not the most cuddly (awkward shape and all), but it’s very cute and as I’ve said before numerous times, I really like food-based items and the fact he looks like a food makes him extra-kawaii~

2. Kirby Pouch - I like clear enamel-like items such as these, and I think it’s really cute. My mood has been ruined since I started writing this, but I found looking at Waddledee perked me up a little. He might not be as cute as Kirby, but I feel a little better- and I can use him to store the candy I keep in my bed-side stand.

3. Hello Kitty Straw - I mean sure, it’s pretty plain in comparison to the other items. But I love how cute it looks, and I’ve been using it a lot as of late, much like I was using the My Melody one frequently when I got to it.

4. Eco Bag - It’s really cute and I love using these but I’m turned off my the dark green color. It’s just not my thing, I’d rather use my much lighter colored ones. But I do like its uniqueness from the others.

5. Pen Clip - It’s pretty rare to find nice metal items in these boxes. I’m not sure of the quality or anything, but I like it. The Hello Kitty I got is in a generic pose, but as she’s holding a pencil anyway, I like how it goes with the clip.

6. Bank - I think it’s pretty cute and I love the idea of getting more to stack them and stuff, but it’s not going to happen. I’m not sure I’ll ever use it.

#yumetwins #sanrio #hello kitty #gudetama #kirby #waddledee #sumikkogurashi #cutie reviews

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