#i think it would be fun to have a bunch of crochet plants in little pots on my windowsill/in my room

[andromedasummer]

fucking fantastic day at the little village/suburb center the library bought a bunch of new ttrpg handbooks and had them in display. now along with all the like 20 d&d 5e handbooks (including some third party stuff!!) and the pathfinder 2.0 handbook we also have the starfinder handbook, blades in the dark handbook, avatar the last airbender ttrpg playbook AND the new vampire: the masquerade handbook which is HUGE

plus along with that the quilting club from this area have a temporary stall up in one of the empty shops where they're displaying their quilts, the organizations they donate them to AND they're selling a few tables worth of fat quarters for $1 each to bust their stashes so i got some fabric for luna lapin doll clothes!!!! plus i had a nice long convo with the older ladies there working on their pieces and they invited me along to watch/get involved and learn some stuff

i have had such a good day!!!

[bokutosbiceps]

✨How do sis✨ I'd like to request a match up with someone from either one piece or Haiykuu pls

Idk what to start with lol um

I'm an extrovert with long dreadlocks, that loves to draw and crochet. My love languages are gift giving, words of affirmation, and quality time. My favorite colors are greens, especially moss green. I love plants but only have one, it's thriving tho. And um my favorite aesthetic is cottage/fairy core aesthetic, I prefer cutesy kdrama-like dates over any other kind I guess🌱🌱🌱

I hope that's enough to work with୧⁠(⁠＾⁠ ⁠〰⁠ ⁠＾⁠)⁠୨

it’s perfect, coco !! i hope you like your matches 💕😁 here we go !!

one piece

i match you with USOPP 🤎

first of all, usopp is a sucker for partners who can give him words of affirmation. tell him he’s strong, you love him, he’s handsome, he’s your hero, etc + he’ll be putty for your molding. he also really loves to give words of affirmation, but that can only come after he’s gotten comfortable enough with you to show you his soft side. so the love language that he presents to you in the beginning stages of your relationship is gift giving! whenever he comes back to the sunny from little trips around random islands, he will always have a knick knack for you to enjoy. he’ll puff up his chest + tell you about the seven foot, five hundred pound man he had to fight in order to get you that gift! so you better be grateful.

a relationship with usopp would include all of the fun in the world, but also lots of cuddles and sweetness. once he gets to know you + comes to trust you, he wants to do absolutely everything with you! come sit next to him while he fishes, while he tinkers with new gadgets, while he’s relaxing on the deck in the sunshine. sitting next to him during meals is a must, too, because he wants to whisper little jokes about other crew members to you just so he can see you giggle.

usopp really learns to refine his romantic qualities when he’s with you. he had never really thought of himself as a romantic man until he met you, but ever since then, he’s found himself wanting to pick you flowers, make you little gadgets to help you with daily life, and let you lay in his lap while he massages your scalp. for the very first date that he took you on as an o f f i c i a l couple, he took you to a clearing filled with yellow and orange daisies. there wasn’t really much planned out besides that, but from the way you smiled from ear to ear and hugged him tightly, he felt as though he had taken you out to a five star restaurant.

pls crochet him a hat. he w i l l wear it + treasure it like luffy treasure’s his straw hat.

haikyuu

i match you with HINATA SHOYO 🧡

oh god, being with this man would be a whirlwind, wouldn’t it? but it’d be so fun! you can’t find someone more affectionate than shoyo + he wants to shout his love for you from the tops of every rooftop he comes across!

shoyo loves to hold you close or be touching you in some way while you draw. it’s something he thinks is very intimate; he’ll lay his head in your lap, drape himself over your shoulders, cuddle up next to you then peer over your shoulder to watch you work your magic. whether you drawings be on paper or digital, he will ask for a copy so he can look at them whenever he pleases. he absolutely loves your drawings + he thinks its so cool that you can create something just like that!

you want cutesy dates? you got cutesy dates! he takes you to every sweets cafe he comes across. seriously, any time he’s going somewhere new + he comes across a place he thinks you’ll like, he’ll take a photo of it so he can remember to take you there on your next date! he’ll order a bunch of sweets for you both and lay them out on the table so he can take adorably aesthetic photos of you with the food, which he’ll later look at when struggling to decide on which photo he should set as his new background/lock screen.

a/n: are you even surprised @ your one piece match up, coco? you knew it was coming LOL. i hope i did your boy justice !!  anyways, i hope you loved it 😁

[amoirsetpacis]

if vash was a vegetable what kind would he be?

what about junk food? is he more like potato chips or chocolate bars or something else?

if vash was isekai'd into a fairy tale setting which story do you think would fit him best and what character would he play in it?

being Plant, is vash technically edible? ??

if vash ever opened up an etsy store or similar what kind of products would he sell? does he ever give discounts around the holidays? do kids get stuff free?

how many all-you-can-eat buffets has he been banned from in spirale?

[ x. ] clearing out old memes

vegetable

immediate response would be potato because i like when he's french fries shaped

but honestly probably something weird. a really long fucked up squash maybe

junk food

he's french fry shaped but if im honest hmmmm. i think he'd be some sort of gummy candy. this might also just be because im craving sour straws rn

( update i got sour candy in the time frame of writing this and i still say sour gummy straws )

fairy tale isekai

jack and the beanstalk. he fucks up a whole bunch but then ends up accidentally killing the one who was trying to kill him. sounds familiar :)

is vash eatable

anyone is eatable if you try hard enough

etsy store

ive seen a lot of modern au fics where he crochets and it's really cute tbh so maybe like. those little crochet bees. also i think he would have a lot of fun with making little ceramic garden decorations. i dont think he'd ever take it too seriously i think it'd just be little things he makes for fun and wants to share with people :) and since its not serious/he doesnt keep a 'stock' or anything i really dont think he'd charge anything to like. anyone. lol

how many all-you-can-eat buffets has he been banned from

so many

[fizzingwizard]

Doing this ask game by myself! To keep procrastinating! 😇

🌿 Herb: What is a scent you find relaxing?

Cinnamon, damp earth, ocean

🌱 Seedling: What is something you want to begin learning?

Almost everything...! But more realistically, if I could pick just one thing to begin learning, I think it'd be making miniatures.

🥛 Milk: What is a food you find comforting when you are sad? 

Either mac and cheese or grilled cheese. Definitely my comfort foods since childhood. Here it's hard because I can't easily find the cheeses I prefer and they're often expensive if I do.

🍯 Honey: What is one thing you like about yourself?

Ridiculously optimistic. I don't look like I am but it's true, and it's something which has buoyed me through a lot. Despite that, it's never been under too strenuous a test, so I sometimes get stressed out imagining what could finally break it.

🍄 Mushroom: What is a quote you find comfort in?

I've been collecting quotes since I was preteen. I have extensive collection which would be way longer if I hadn't lost a bunch of documents on an old computer. It's impossible to pick just one favorite quote, but one I really liked recently is:

“Nothing in nature is as simple as it sometimes seems when reduced to words.” - Hal Borland, The Enduring Pattern

☕ Tea: How do you take your tea?

Green tea, barley tea, oolong: as is Earl grey: a little sugar, rarely milk

🐄 Cow: What is one other tumblr blog you really appreciate?

I guess I've spent so much time enjoying wanderthewood that I must mention it.

🌳 Tree: What is one thing in your future you are looking foward towards? 

Honestly, I'm more just crossing my fingers that the things I'm looking forward to I will actually make happen.

🍑 Peach: What is a color that makes you smile? 

Blue-green, specifically the sea at the beaches in Okinawa

🌻 Sunflower: What is one thing that brightened your day today?

A surprise run-in with Etta Jones "Till There Was You"

🐓 Chicken: What is a comfort movie/show for you?

Gilmore Girls and BBC Pride and Prejudice. Movies - almost anything Ghibli.

🧵 Thread: What is a recent creative project that you are proud of?

Finishing several fanfics, a thing I never accomplished when I was younger. Half because of laziness, half because I simply didn't want the fun to end. But finishing it is great. Now I just need to wrap up Fox so I can move on <3

🐈 Cat: Do you have any pets? Are there some pets you really want?

No, had several growing up though. I want a cat or a small dog.

🍅 Tomato: Have you ever gardened, and if so, what is your favorite thing to grow?

Not really. I helped my mom with her garden... when she pleaded with me ^^' Now I wish I'd had more of an interest as a kid. I don't even know how feasible it is, but I'd like to grow my own green peas and blueberries, because they're so difficult to find/expensive where I am now.

🍃 Leaf: What is a plant you find beautiful?

Recently obsessed with lantana flowers. Old time favs: cosmos and forget-me-nots. Special mention: Japanese lantern flower

🐝 Bee: What is a video game that you find comforting?

Sims, I guess, because I don't play any other game. It is comforting when it isn't super buggy.

🍞 Bread: Do you know how to bake bread? If so, what is something you’ve baked recently?

Nope

🐇 Bunny: What’s a song that you really like?

"Flame" - Luli Lee

🌲  Pine: Do you prefer the cold, or the heat?

Heat. I get cold really easily, that's the problem. I used to not notice heat at all. But here it's so humid in the summer that I've begun to dread the summers, which are so long here... Right now it's the perfect temperature, but it will probably only stay that way for another week or two...

🧶 Yarn: Knitting or Crocheting?

Crochet

🐑 Sheep: What is a comfort item you own?

This little bear I bought five years ago and just keep next to my futon all the time. Actually, he's in need of a dusting... And he has no tag so I don't even know what brand he is

🍓 Strawberry: Do you own any pink clothing?

A pink sweater. And socks.

🥞 Pancake: What is your favorite breakfast food?

Impossible to pick!! Sunny-side-up eggs, waffles, french toast, buttermilk pancakes, oatmeal, cream of wheat, bagels... breakfast food is my favorite kind

⛰️ Mountains: Would you rather live in the mountains, city, beach, or the forest?

Aesthetically, a cabin in the woods. Realistically I'm too average to for that secluded lifestyle. I gotta be in or near the city. If I didn't have to work, it'd be another story though.

🧸 Teddy Bear: Do you ever want to raise kids someday?

Yes, always wanted, sometimes figure I became a preschool teacher to fill the void... lol

🕯️ Candle: What is something you can’t go to bed without?

Nothing? I'd say a bed, but actually when I moved I didn't have a futon so I just slept on the floor for a week haha

[stuff-from-the-void-matron]

Laurel Wreaths & Animal Teeth (3)

(c!technoblade x fem!reader)

(some people liked chapter 2 so here’s chapter 3. whether or not there’s a chapter 4 is dependent on if this one gets any comments/reblogs.)

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You’re not exactly sure when your plans for a house shifted from ‘maybe a two story house’ into ‘some kinda roman temple/shrine type building’ instead. 

Probably after the third time you had to tear down what you were building because it just didn’t look right. You’d initially not been able to go anywhere with the white quartz (you’d made a base but it looked stupid so you’d tossed it) so you’d switched it with a birch wood. That was where the problems started. First you’d tried your hand at making a cute little cottagecore house, but it just didn’t look cute to you and instead came out kinda frumpy? So you scrapped it, even though it pained you. 

“Hours wasted.”

Then you tried making another house, this one taller and with dark wood. But it ended up looking like some kind of Viking home, no matter how much you tweaked it, which totally clashed with the vibrant floral scenery around you. It would work better in a snowy biome. So you’d scrapped that one too, none too happy either.

“Why do I suck?”

Then you’d tried your hand at making a cute mushroom house! But…. it was awful. No matter what you did it just didn’t look right?? You tried making the stem ‘natural’ like it would look in minecraft but then it looked too artificial to you. Then you tried making it look more normal but then it just ended up looking wonky. Long story short.. you hated it. You scrapped it, maybe a little more angry than the previous two times. That was when you’d gone back to the white quartz blocks.

And you started with a huge square, then that sorta morphed into a circle. Or as ‘circular’ as this world’s building blocks could get. Then it just sorta.. went from there? Before you knew it you had a circular white temple/shrine with a domed and tiered ceiling and four tall stained glass windows with star and sky designs. You’d gotten into the construction as it had begun to be more fun. You’d even hung lanterns by chains from the ceiling in symmetrical points and it gave the whole place a nice vibe you think. Especially when it started raining outside.

Once it was all done to your satisfaction you just sat in the middle of the quartz floor and gazed up at the gently swaying lanterns. You’re glad you’d ended up with this place, it looks pretty and has a calm vibe you can resonate with. 

It would be dawn soon so you decided since you were done you’d go to bed since you had nothing else to do at the moment. Or well that had been the plan until you placed down your bed and couldn’t help but notice how utterly ridiculous a single bed in the corner of this huge temple looked. It actually made you snort before deciding then and there you needed a bed that somewhat matched the temple aesthetic you guessed you were going for now.

-0-

You ended up making this huge canopy bed with curtains and a platform you had to walk up a step to get to the three beds you’d put on it to look right. Under normal circumstances you’d not like such an overly lavish bed but it certainly fit the almost regal aesthetic your new temple home had. Which was just fine you supposed, it’s not like you were opposed to it. Just not what you’d planned to do from the get go.

Only problem now was.. the place still looked weirdly empty of life. Like one of those barren ‘minimalism’ nightmare homes rich people get off to. So you went through the inventory and started looking for stuff to decorate with. On the wall to the left of the entrance you set up an area for a brewing stand and cauldron as well as an ender chest, mostly just because it looked cool with the purple particles. You also hung up some item frames on the wall by the quartz counters you set up and picked out a bunch of pretty colored potions to hang in them.

Then on the opposite wall you made a little library with an alcove in the middle for an enchantment table. With a lantern on top of the bookshelf next to the crafting table and clay pots of flowers on the uppermost bookshelves to give the area a nicer look. You even added some fluffy carpet in front of the area to enhance the comfiness. And when you went over to the front door and then turned to look at the whole space you smiled because it really did look good. Larger than you’d intended, sure, but also very comfy now too.

You think you’re done with the inside until you look up at the bare walls between the stained glass windows. They were a little… naked. So you tried hanging up some paintings but… they looked terrible. The ‘round’ angle of the windows kept the options for what paintings you could put up pretty narrow. So you forgot that idea and instead tried putting up item frames! But you put some up and disliked it almost immediately. It felt way too busy so you got rid of those too. 

You were getting tired of decorating so you just grabbed a random banner (purple because why not?) and then you grabbed a handful of different colored dyes before pulling out a loom. You tried a bunch of different designs, threw out most of them because they either ended up with ugly clashing colors or looking way too busy. But you finally settled on one that was a purple banner with an orange gradient coming up from the bottom and finally a gold sun right in the middle. It looked very pretty, like a sunset!

Once you were happy you hung a couple inside then on a whim you even hung a couple outside your door on either side. It made the outside look prettier in your opinion so once you were done (for real this time) you went and just flopped into bed, not feeling more than a touch tired but with nothing else to do at the moment. So you snuggled into your big cozy bed and drifted off to sleep~

-0-

Days passed since you built your home and you kept up work around the village, planting bamboo and berry bushes in a wall around it in a circle as a form of defense against the Illagers. They were kinda jerks and seemed to only want to kill villagers. Which wasn’t cool. And yeah you could have dug a moat or pit around it instead you guessed but you didn’t want any of the villagers falling in and you felt like they would… 

So a wall of bamboo and prickly berry bushes it was. And it works! And looks dope. So win/win.

And it was as you were on your way to put some lights at the bottoms of the ponds and rivers that you noticed it from the corner of your eye. One of your sunset banners! But it was hanging up outside of the weaponsmith’s place instead of on your temple home where you knew you left it. But then you noticed another one hanging up outside the stonemason’s workshop…

You look over at your home up on the hill and see your banners still in place. And you know none of them trudged all the way up there just to steal one from the inside so you decide to investigate more in the village. And the further you walk in the more banners with your pattern on them you see. Actually every building you pass has at least one hung up somewhere near the door. You blinked before chuckling a little and thinking to yourself,

‘Oh! They all must have seen the banner I made and liked it! So they made their own to hang up. That’s actually pretty cute. I’m glad they like it.’

You were blissfully ignorant to the fact that the villagers have started to see you as their saint of sorts. Their goddess of prosperity and kindness. Without whom they would still be lost and living in pathetic huts and with no drive to acquire a skill and better themselves. They honestly look back on those times as such a dark period of their lives. When they were ignorant of their own abilities without your blessing to guide them. They owed you their lives and they wanted to show their thanks to you.

So when they saw you put up your sunset banners on your temple they quickly went to the shepherd and asked him to make them some just like it! And the shepherd, with his skill being a master thanks to your wonderful trading help, was easily able to craft such banners. Every villager had at least one by the time the sun was going down, all of them proudly being hung on the outsides of their homes and work buildings to show their allegiance to you!

But it wouldn’t stop there. The villagers wanted to give back even a fraction of what you have given to them.

-0-

In the following weeks you definitely noticed the villagers acting… odd. It started small at first, with them each coming to you and giving you gifts. The shepherd gave you a pair of blankets that were beautifully crocheted with this fluffy wool yarn, one that’d been dyed a soft baby pink while the other was a soothing sea foam color. You thanked him with a smile three times over and he seemed endlessly happy you liked them. You took them home and laid them across your bed and liked the pop of color they provided your space.

Though after that the farmer and leatherworker both met you at the entrance to your temple and each gifted you some things they thought you’d like. The farmer happily handed over a full basket of freshly baked bread along with another basket containing a bushel of golden carrots and almost a full melon’s worth of glistering melon slices. While the leatherworker offered up a pair of dainty leather sandals that looked like they would lace up your legs to just below your knees. And also what looked like a prettily crafted leather utility belt! It had lotus details and golden studs and buckles on the front and back. And one large pocket, one medium zipper pocket, and two smaller pockets. You loved all of their gifts and thanked them both over and over while safely putting the food away (and maybe eating some bread right then) and putting the slippers and belt on. 

You were beyond grateful and thought that was the end of that.

You… were wrong.

-0-

As the days turned into weeks you were lavished with more and more offerings. It took you a while to realize that’s what they were; offerings. You got a little uncomfortable with all the gifts after a bit but when you started to refuse them the villagers looked so sad so you began to accept them again. Especially after they tried to make ‘better’ stuff for you after your initial refusal, under the impression the last ones weren’t good enough for you or something. It started to get hard to take in all the gifts, because sometimes you weren’t available in the village (you still liked to explore) or because you were working on something and they couldn’t reach you. So as a solution you set up a double chest outside your temple for them to put the gifts in. 

They eagerly adapted to that and each night you’d clean out the chest, putting away practical gifts and discreetly getting rid of ones you had WAY too many of. Like the food. You had a full double chest of food and you didn’t need anymore, but saying so would probably hurt their feelings. So this was the easiest way. Plus a lot of the gifts you actually DID like. Like the sandals, hip pocket belt, and the pretty white dress you were currently wearing. The under part of it was just a simple white sleeveless mini dress that went above your knees (you’re not sure it was that shirt when you first tried it on..) and the over part of the dress was a sheer white maxi dress with loose ruffled sleeved that hung off your shoulders, and a slit on each side that helped with ease of movement.

You’d taken to wearing the dress, the hip pocket belt, and sandals every day. They were all comfortable and looked pretty good on you now that you think about it. Not to mention the fabric was light and breathable too, which helped keep you from getting too hot. You’re not sure what kind of fabric it’s made of, but whatever it is it’s light enough to not make you sweat but it’s also heavy enough to keep you from getting cold when it’s windy. Regardless, it’s your go-to outfit these days.

But aside from the offerings and stuff, you had to sit down and really examine your current position. You really took the time to pay attention to how the villagers were treating you. And you eventually came to the conclusion that they were treating you like some kind of saint or deity. They gave you the best of their wares as offerings, they took on your banner as their own (presumably as a show of loyalty), and they almost seemed to worship the ground you walked on. This isn’t even mentioning the statues that they’d put up of you… Like, they were good! Very well done and made of polished white quartz but.. it was still strange. Though like everything else you can’t say you weren’t getting used to it all.

You sighed and rolled with it. 

-0-

You realized one day you’d never been to the Nether. And you wondered if the rules here (like mobs not bothering you) was also true there? You couldn’t deny you were sorta excited to go see, but also scared. You HATED the freaking Hoglins when you played Minecraft before this place. They were always so aggressive and you can’t count how many times they’d killed you, the bastards. But your curiosity won out over your anxiety so you grabbed the enchanted diamond pickaxe you’d been given and then paused while grabbing a stack of gold bars.

“Wait I need to wear gold right? Or the Piglins will be all mad,” you said as you grabbed a gold helmet from your inventory.

You thoughtlessly went to put it on but jerked the helmet back when it clanged against something hard. Something hard that made you wince as a small shock of pain went through your skull. A curse left your lips as you asked out loud what the fuck THAT was about. You were in the middle of trying to come up with an explanation when you reached up with your free hand and flinched when it came into contact with something on your head. Something that 200% was NOT your hair or skull. Panic bubbled inside you and your stomach sank into your feet as you whipped the gold helmet up to look into its polished surface to see yourself.

Horns? Little blunt horns… On your head. 

With a shaky hand you reached up, sort of hoping this was just a dream. But when your fingertips brushed against the soft velvety texture of the horns your breathing grew faster and you pulled your hand away like you’d been burned. You dropped the helmet, not even hearing it clatter against the floor as you stumbled back, nearly tripping over the step that led up to the platform your bed was on, but you somehow managed to get to the bed and sit down.

Before you knew it you’d burst into tears and buried your face into your hands, sobbing and unable to cope with this new fuckery. 

You’ve had to deal with so much weird insane shit since ending up here, wherever the fuck HERE was. You were honestly so tired. You’ve done your best to stay calm, stay sane, and just keep going. And for the most part you have! You focused on surviving, building, and dealing with the villagers. You’d probably feel silly for breaking down over some dumb horns later, especially after you’d barely batted an eye over your weird ears, teeth, and EYES. But the breakdown was probably more to do with life deciding to give you another slice of bullshit despite your overflowing plate. At least that’s what the logical part of your mind was thinking.

But the illogical part, the emotional part, was just so done. So you cried and cried and cried your very soul out until no sound was leaving you anymore. And then, once you were cried out and exhausted you weakly crawled onto the pillows and just passed out. 

You’d deal with this new shit later.

-0-

Far on the outskirts of the opposite side of the village from your temple a young boy with golden hair stumbled across the entrance to said village. 

He’d never seen this village before and was curious. He’d have gladly stormed in and started going through villager chests for loot but it was getting close to dusk and his older brother said he needed to get back asap. Now usually he’d shrug off his brother’s bossy nature but he’d sounded worried so he decided to hurry and get back before it got too late.

But before he turned and left he marked down this village’s coordinates so he could get back to it later..

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[samuel-de-champagne-problems]

so since we have decided spencer having a thing for sundresses is basically canon at this point, are there any other articles of clothing or accessories that you think spencer has a thing for?

oooh okay this is a fun one i’m tagging this as slightly nsfw so minors DNI to be safe

So Spencer strikes me as the kind of guy that would find confidence and being comfortable in what you’re wearing the hottest thing. Early Seasons Spencer would find the confidence attractive and intimidating. He’d also be a little confused as to why someone so confident and attractive is interested in him (keep in mind that this is Season 1-2 Spencer who canonically said that he’s never asked someone on a date. It’s heavily implied that he’d be uncomfy around people he finds attractive) and as he gets older he gets less nervous around people he finds attractive but a little more guarded about

So we said sundresses but also skirts, especially pastel tennis skirts with white sneakers. The color scheme is very springy and that means new life. I think Spencer considers his relationships to be new beginnings so he loves the light pastel colors and the soft fabric. He also (secretly) loves when you tease him by bunching up the skirt to your waist so he can see thighs, because he’s also a thigh man (I will not take any disagreement on this, Spencer has thought about his death many times and has always come to the conclusion that crossing the golden bridge between a pair of soft thighs is the way to got) ANYWAY — tennis skirts and also midi length skirts (the ones that go to around your calf. I feel like he’d like the elegance of them and the patterns like flowers, animal print, and different colors.

Dangly Earrings!! I love dangly earrings so I’m making Spencer like them. He’d like the creativity and self expression of them. All he’d want is for his partner to feel safe to be herself with him— comfy to express her interests in her fashion and her creativity too. Also rings, but he’d really just engagement/wedding rings.

Painted nails— Spencer would like the intimacy of painting nails together. It’s quiet and almost reflective when you have to concentrate that closely. But he’d also really like to look at the colored nails during ~extra curricular time~ and see that your nail polishes matches. Like you belong to him as much as he belongs to you. It just reinforces how much Spencer wants to have someone being his someone and vice versa

Overalls— strangely specific but stay with me. I had this dream once that Spencer and i had a garden. Like that’s the actual dream to have a small little whimsical garden with Spencer that’s all overgrown with plants and chipmunks and cats running around. I think he’d like the domesticity of working outside together (even though he’s terrified to get his hands dirty he’s more than happy to watch) and unbuckle the overalls afterward (it’s a hard no I’m doing the do outside in the dirt for him though 🥴)

Cardigans— Specifically his cardigans paired with the tennis skirt or especially the sundress. He dies when it slips passed your shoulders and your skin is showing and all he wants to do is to leave small kisses on the exposed skin. His brain would just stop working when you show up in his cardigan with your soft sundresses or tennis skirts and tank tops. He likes when you’ll leave the cardigan at his place and will wear it after just because it has your perfume (or essential oils side note— I’m allergic to perfumes so I use essential oil I promise I’m not an anti vaxer 💉💉) this is a little bit more sweet but Spencer can knit/crochet so I see him spending all the time in the plane rides making a homemade cardigans that match and then one for the cat and babies

Lingerie— light purple everything. Purple looks amazing on all bodies and all skin tones and it’s Spencer’s favorite color on his favorite person. I think he’d like soft things, partly because of his sensory issues (is the watch around his wrist over his shirt is a good indicator and his overall clothing choices) and he wouldn’t want you be uncomfortable for his sake because you think you need a little piece of lace or silk for him to find you attractive. I think he’d go crazy for vintage inspired ones that are soft and delicate. But 100% ethically sourced and low environmental impact. The fastest way to kill the mood is for him get distracted and start rattling off stats about fast fashion and all that (okay I really thought I was clever here).

While i had some thoughts....anyone else pls add your opinions and ideas 👀🥴😘

[amphii-writes]

Random Haikyuu Head Canons I Have

these are all taken from my discord server cause i remember to write them there, if you want to request fanfics, my requests are W I D E open! there is also nO order! these are just all the headcanons i could find tbh

warnings: mentions of blood, and just overall wild times, swearing

Asahi loves knitting sweaters because his shoulders are broad and he also loves seeing the reactions from his teammates when they get a sweater from him! He says he buys them but he doesn’t

Aone likes knitting socks because he has big feet and he loves fluffy knee high socks but his team will never know

Asahi and Aone regularly hang out and knit together! (after asahi wasnt scared of him anyways)

Nishinoya gives you shiny rocks he finds because “your eyes shine like them!”

Yamaguchi likes to have your head rest on his chest while cuddling!

Aone likes to bake

Aone dressed like a polar bear because koganegawa told him to- halloween was amazing

daICHI HAS A KISS THE COOK APRON

Daichi secretly can make some kick ass steak and is amazing at grilling sorry

Okay but real talk, Kenma and Yaku swear like sailors and it scares everyone because they always whisper the most foul, insulting things under their breath. Hearing it is like seeing a cryptid

Speaking of cryptids, Fukunaga and Shibayama are THE most true crime, mythology, and mystery obsessed fanatics on the team and often fanboy about it together 

Fukunaga’s obsession with moth man has gotten to an unhealthy stage

Kenma absolutely had a vampire phase and has read twilight. Only Kuroo knows and has sworn to secrecy via blood pact

Kuroo’s a musical nerd. Knows all of the lyrics to Hamilton, BMC, DEH, Heathers, Rent, Beetlejuice, Etc. Kenma considered dropping him because of it

Iwaizumi tells the worst dad jokes and Kyotani, wanting to beat him, started doing it too and it drives everyone insane

Yahaba and Matsukawa get along surprisingly well. Both are true crime freaks and bond over their forensic files obsessions

Matsukawa didn’t really like his thick eyebrows so he got one of his female friends to pluck it for him, but almost cried and gave up after the first hair. Oikawa called him a pussy for the next year

Hanamaki jokingly flirts with everyone on the team so most of them just got used to it, but it still confuses Kindaichi to the point of mental breakdown

Makki called Kyotani ‘puppy’ as a joke once and now mad dog is truly terrified of him

Kyotani’s dog absolutely ADORES Oikawa and it’s the funniest shit to the rest of the team

Mattsun and Makki play DnD and once convinced Yahaba and Kyotani to join. Kyotani kept rolling to fight everyone and Yahaba was a bard that kept rolling to seduce everyone. They kept yelling across the board so they had to kick them out

Outside of his school uniform, Goshiki specifically wears only plaid

Tendou makes little chocolates for the whole team every once in a while so they don’t think he’s scary

Semi and Shirabu once had a fistfight in an abandoned McDonald’s parking lot while Tendou filmed and Goshiki cheered them on

Everybody makes fun of Shirabu’s haircut but nobody dares to say it to his face. its gotten to the point where they say he got it done by a blind old lady

There’s a running joke about Shirabu also getting his haircut from prison but Goshiki is starting to suspect that it may not be a joke

Yamagata and Tendou are good friends with the mutual goal of collecting as much blackmail on their team as possible

Tendou loves animals generally considered to be ‘ugly’ like rats, crows, reptiles, etc.

80% of Goshiki’s playlist is shit overplayed on the radio. Him, Shirabu, Tendou, Kawanishi and Ushijima have a permanent ban from the aux cord

Nobody watches YouTube with Ushijima because he never skips the damn ads (other than tendou)

Suna once said y’all’dn’t’ve unironically and made a first year cry

Akagi once said UwU unironically and had an identity crisis.

Osamu has one of those rainbow gaming keyboards and is constantly on a discord call. Atsumu always yells weird shit in the background to embarrass him and once pretended to be him

During Seijoh group chat arguments. Hanamaki and Mattsukawa like to drop facebook minion memes in just to piss everyone off even more

mattsun and maki both have separate photo albums in their phones labelled ‘minion memes to piss everyone off’

Hinata carries a pocket knife and no one has no fucking idea why

mattsun and maki both have matching rat fursuits that look like they actually where in a sewer- they chased oikawa around

For all his talk of plant analogies and metaphors, Ushijima cant grow shit

Goshiki’s Bangs are the way they are because his favorite character was Rock Lee from Naruto

Oikawa has watched Ouran High School Host Club front to back so many times and he can quote all of Tamaki’s lines by heart -He keeps bothering Iwaizumi to “be his Haruhi, since you’re shorter than me”

Koganegawa has definitely gone as an Angry Bird for Halloween

Fukunaga has those reflective cat eyes, and he has terrified Yamamoto on several occasion

Hanamaki and Matsukawa have a teddy bear that they pretend is their child and they share custody

Suga always sprays whipped cream straight into his mouth whenever he sees a can

Nishinoya definitely bit people as a kid

Nishinoya would be the guy to wear shorts all year round and even if it's snowing, he'll insist he's not cold

Tendou is still stuck in his emo phase and would fangirl over Creepypasta with me and I appreciate that (me too buddy, me fuckin too)

Kyoutani LOOKS like he’d listen to viking death metal, but in reality he listens to Mother Mother and knows all the words to Ghosting

Sugawara would definitely encourage me to dumb shit and not stop me, and you’re all dumb for thinking he wouldn’t 

KENMA IS NOT ‘uwu owo’ SHY, HE IS ‘your fucking gross’ SHY SO LITERALLY STFU

Bokuto listens to Nicki Manaj. And knows all the words. To every. Single. Song.

Ushijima for some reason knows an odd amount of 90′s-2000′s R&B and he will hum along to the songs if they come on the radio (he also loves Dolly Parton) ((he says he relates to her music))

Bokuto once ate instant ramen for an entire month

TERUSHIMA DID TRY TO FUCK A PLANT WHILE SHITFACED AND GOD I STAND BY WHAT I SAID

atsumu let’s you put makeup on him and pretends to eat the brushes (do yk what im talking about- like n o m)

tendou ran for school president as a joke but actually won

i 100% believe that all of karasuno’s third years apologize when they bump into inanimate objects, but when suga is really tired or stressed out, he’ll yell at them instead.

Tanaka, Nishinoya, and Taketora have a group chat called "Bros who want sum hoes" and they send each other hypebeast memes and shit

Sugawara knows how to do a bunch of flexible shit because he sometimes goes to yoga with daichi and asahi's moms, its fucking hilarious

tanaka and noya both breakdance- they work as a team and sometimes go to tokyo for underground competitions- saeko drives them

Daichi knows a little ballet- nobody other than Kiyoko knows because they saw each other at the ballet class and had to work together- dont tell tanaka and noya that he lifted her though

Osamu once put glitter on Atsumu's pillow- he still finds hot pink glitter on shit

kita knits and crochets with his grandma

Kita's grandma knows everyone's names because kita talks shit bout them, her favorite is Aran

Kuroo has burnt his eyebrows off doing an experiment. His goggles didn't cover all his brows,,, so he just showed up to practice like that. No eyebrows and a chemical burn

kenma has played all kinds of games, but he was dared to play corpse party by kuroo. He wasn't scared because of the gore, he was thinking about the trauma the characters went through. Punched kuroo the next day because that game was fucked up

Lev isn't a strong swimmer, so he often grabs people by the head to keep himself up. happened with kenma and lev couldn't walk due to the force of kenmas suprised water kicks

akaashi has those fancy pens that you have to dip in ink and they're so nice

Bokuto has and will eat pencil erasers again

Daichi once almost lost his shit at his team but instead he lost his shit at the door that decided to stub his toe on the way out of the gym. not the best thing to be found yelling to.

Yamaguchi for sure has been dragged to one of terushimas parties because he didnt wanna say no. oh and terushima has like frat boy level parties too. Yams has for sure had some wild nights and doubts anyone other than Tsukishima and the party-goers will ever know

Akaashi can actually flirt very well! He reads romance novels sometimes and has analyzed any and every book in his possession! so he's actually quite charming

Daihsou unironically posted on twitter after mika broke up with him "I still see her shadows in my room"

Mattsun and Maki run a fake oikawa account; its been going ever since twitter even started getting popular and they even started sending messages in spanish. The posts would range from "I love all my fans!" to flirting with them :) Oikawa is pissed cause the account got verified before he did and most of his fans also follow the fake oikawa. Tooru has no idea who runs it JUST IMAGINE OIKAWA JUST LIKE RANTING TO THE SEIJOH 3RD YEAR ALUMNI AND JUST "no Iwa-chan, you dont understand! they run a fake account and pretend to be me!" while makki and mattsun laugh their asses off

Oh, kenma for sure has pretended to be a girl on discord and has gotten someone to buy him stuff. after they do he says in his normal voice "fucking simp" and then hangs up and blocks the other persons discord

Yamamoto, despite his rough appearance, loves kids and has and will be a human jungle gym

suna in middle school had a game with his friends about who could make kids cry the fastest

The twins switched places back in middle school and nobody could tell because of how great they are at acting like eachother

Daichi once arrested coach ukai for public intoxication after a game :|

Daichi has arrested many people from his old volleyball team but the most memorable case was when he arrested tanaka and noya for reckless driving. poor idiots got so scared when they saw their old captains face in their mirror and started to pray

tanaka, while trying to intimidate someone, once said "You dont gotta tell me twice, i may be straight but these hands are bisexual" and he often cringes at night thinking about it

Kageyama, as a comeback to Tsukishima, said "one thing about us royalty is that we love to feast" and he also fuckin hates what he said

the third years made a cult for Kiyoko. they chant every wednesday "i'll do anything for kiyoko, she makes me go loco"

oikawas fangirls are known to be fucking rabid

yAMAMOTO AND KENMA AFTER THEIR FIGHT WERE FORCED BY KUROO TO MAKE IT UP: so they dyed their hair together

Makki and mattsun sang two trucks in front of the entire team. everyone was so confused. Makki: "twO TRUCKS HAVIN SEX!!" Mattsun: "oH yEs!"THEY'D SWITCH OFF AND HAVE LIKE CHOREOGRAPHY TOO LIKE THEY'D DO A TANGO WHILE THE SONG IS LIKE "two beer trucks, making love"

tendou once called Oikawa "mr. no-nationals" and got kicked in the shins before iwaizumi could save him

Tsukishima had a my little pony phase

you work with matsukawa at a morgue and he makes dead people jokes while you fix some dead guys face with wax and makeup he'd be like "so didnt he like,,, stick his head out of the sunroof of a moving fuckin car??" he'd be singing dumb ways to die the entire day

i feel like Kuroo has one crazy accident a year. like it might not be deadly but its fucking crazy like for example: Kuroo for sure has ridden in a shopping cart at past midnight with kenma (who pushed him down a hill) causing Kuroo to get scratched up hella well. he lied and said he spent the night with a girl and kenma fucking hated himself cause he would be the girl if that was true

Mattsun has flirted with the 4th years moms before (AS A JOKE), and because of this: he is known as “fuckin milf hunter” sometimes by the team

Warning, this next headcanon is talking about cannabis, weed, mary jane, the zoink root. so if your uncomfortable, please dont read below :)

dude i wanna get high as SHIT with Asahi 

i think Asahi would be one of those mfkers who takes one hit and is gone 

ASAHI ACCIDENTALLY GOING TO PRACTICE ZOINKED 

IMAGINE HIM SEEING TSUKISHIMA AND JUST "he looks so judgemental,,, im scared" 

OR LIKE A MAD DAICHI AND JUST "i'm gonna,,, im gonna go jump out the window now" 

Noya and Tanaka would know tho, i feel like they'd have a 6th sense when it comes to weed. they probably get some from Saeko cause she'd rather they do it in the house. they'd smell asahi like fucking dogs and just so,,, big guy had fun without us huh? 

DAICHI WOULD KNOW ABOUT ASAHI BEING ZOINKED, SMASH HIS FACE INTO THE WALL, TURN AROUND WITH A RED MARK ON HIS FOREHEAD AND WITH A BEAMING SMILE AND FEUX ENTHUSIASM SAY: "YOSH, LETS WARM UP!"

[gordvendomewhore]

Do the preps have any hobbies?

hey anon!! thank you for the ask, this was pretty fun and easy to work on since i already had a pretty set idea on what the preps like to do in their spare time :))

hope you enjoy reading <3

derby:

putting down poor people.

jokes aside (god knows this isn’t a joke though), i think derby is secretly a big nerd

he probably spends a lot of time analyzing old historical literature and artwork, or even studying french (since it’s canon that he knows at least a little bit due to his voice lines)

and while those things seem all fancy and rich and cool, it’s still,,,, SUPER nerdy

and derby definitely knows this, oh of course he does

but he hides behind the prestige of it all in order to cover his ass smh

huh it’s weird how the arts used to be so heavily associated with wealthy culture AKDJSKDKD now all creative people are just gay and depressed

which,, derby fits into the categories of

he’s probably a day drinker too ❤️

bif:

bif has no personality outside of being a boxer. he is, sadly, a one trick pony.

OKAY but to not do bif any injustice, i will say that he is 100% the type of person to have a little backyard garden that is essentially his child

he’d name his plants, set up watering schedules, talk to them about his day and the latest bullshit derby has put him through, play music for them

canonically, bif would NEVER do this. but that does not change that he is the TYPE of person who would.

gord:

shopping. his hobby is shopping.

when he’s sad? shopping. happy? time for a trip to aquaberry. angry? no better way to blow off some steam than by shopping. stressed? daddy’s credit card is already out and ready.

gord probably gets bored of shopping for himself all the time so he forces the other preps to be his little dolls and dresses them up

they all hate it with a passion, but will gord ever stop?

no. the answer is no.

tad:

baking 💕💕💕💕

i know that tad baking was only mentioned in one singular voice line but GOD how did rockstar ever expect me to NOT latch onto that voice line for the rest of my life

anyway yes tad loves to bake 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

he probably hid his interest since,,, he got into baking in order not to get teased

and he 100% stopped baking after the Pitchfork Incident

but i like to think that at one point he opens up about it even if it isn’t anytime soon, or even fit for his canonical personality

i just want tad to be happy :(

also this isn’t exactly a hobby but tad is the type of person to fold laundry when he gets sad

parker:

i feel like parker would be into real soft domestic shit, like crocheting and sewing

he probably makes little sweaters for the gnomes at the harrington house

or maybe even little stuffed animals for himself

like,,, there’s no way to convince he otherwise

one year he made all the preps matching mittens and everyone wore it for the entirety of winter in order to not hurt parker’s feelings

parker is so cute i PHYSICALLY cannot handle it

chad:

chad is one of the preps who has canonical hobbies outside of boxing, so we got got some starting ground woohoo

so canonically, chad boxes and takes flute lessons, and then he used to be apart of the glee club and he used to run track

we also know that the scar on his cheek is from fencing, so yeah we can assume that he fences

(or used to fence, since i HC that chad quit after he got his scar)

look at my boy being so multitalented omg i love him

as i have said before, and will ALWAYS repeat, i think chad is a completionist

he likes to try everything at least once, and so i think he has a lot of skills and hobbies that he does on the side

he’s the type of person that gets stressed if he has too much free time LMAO he constantly needs to be doing something

justin:

justin fucking does SPORTS for FUN

he canonically boxes and swims, but he probably does,,,, other,,,,, sports,,,,,,,,

uhhh what are. sports

HAHA okay okay but he probably plays tennis, lacrosse, golf, maybe he even does archery

justin would do those rich boy type of sports, the ones that have prestige and make him seem all cool and fancy

i think that he’s is similar to chad in the sense that they both need something to keep them busy and occupied since they don’t like having too much free time

and to fill up his time, justin does a lot of hobbies that involve physical activity which is valid

bryce:

he watches a lot of movies/tv shows in his free time

he probably listens to a bunch of audio books too lmao

it’s a good way to escape reality and are all good forms of media that keep bryce entertained yet not too distracted

he canonically works at boat & yacht which is,,, a yacht club LMAOO it’s in the name, but with bryce just being a high schooler, i really doubt he’s doing any high ranking special job

so he’s probably just stuck with working the front desk or working as a server/water

(or a caddie if boat & yacht is also a country club; a caddie is someone who carries around a golfer’s clubs and sometimes they help with other things)

so he has a lot of time to watch/listen to things as he works his job!!

pinky:

she owns a blog where she trashes on people at bullworth and rants about her life

she would be totally dedicated to it LMAOOO she’s the 2000s equivalent of those dumb tea spilling accounts

oh and the 2000s equivalent of vloggers

pinky also loves doing nails and like gord, forces the preps to sit down through hours of home nail care and spa days

imagine the preps with all these colorful nail colors,,,, they said screw toxic masculinity

and that’s it!! so sorry this post is long akdjsjd im on mobile and my posts also don’t pop up in the tags if i add a cut

but yeah thanks for reading!! i tried to be a lot more lighthearted with this post, since i think i worry too much about making everything seem perfect or accurate

in the long run it’s just my interpretation of some random video game characters, so who cares whether or not it’s perfect??

reblogs are appreciated and also feel free to leave more requests woo 💕💕

[pbandjesse]

Im having a nice night. Im going to go and take a bath after I get this typed up. I am in a pretty good mood honestly. Its a nice feeling. 

All of today wasnt perfect, but it was mostly a good day too. 

I slept alright. Had an easier time falling asleep. Waking up was hard. Its hard to wake up when I dont have somewhere to be or something pressing to do. Until my new eyes come in its hard to want to make stuffed animals for my store. Hopefully they come soon. 

I woke up around 9 and laid in bed playing on my phone for a half hour. Eventually I got up. I got washed and dressed and felt real cute. 

James offered to make breakfast but I just wanted cereal. I played a little animal crossing and James worked on his trivia questions. 

It was a nice morning for the most part. But then all of a sudden I got really upset and I cried on James's chest for a while. Its dumb. Christmas was just hard and weird. Nothing felt good. I feel like a brat but like. Even the gifts didnt make me feel happy. So I decided to buy myself presents today. Used some of the christmas money my parents gave us. Treat myself. James was good comfort and it was good to tell someone how I was feeling and the weird conflicts I was having inside. 

I got myself some fun stuff though. Heart glitter nail polish. Bamboo crochet hooks. A hat that says Mistle"toad". And after lunch I took myself out to some stores. 

James walked me out to the car. He would be at work by the time I got home. He made me a baked pasta to have for dinner because he's great. 

And off I went. The car was making sort of a weird sound but it stopped later. I drove out to the savers and got a few little things. Im most happy about the beanie platypus. I did not get the bunny cowboy but he was very weird and fun. His body was made of a pool noodle?? So weird. 

I had to stay in line for a long time but that was alright. 

I went over to the other shopping center to go to the homedepot. I got a very cute plant. Same color as the platypus. I also got us two more grow lights for our plants. And some cleaning supplies. I also got a new tape dispenser. Its not the desktop kind that I wanted but its better than what I was using at least. 

I drove to the other side of the big shopping center and went to the joanns and the grocery store.  I had a big laugh when I got out of the car because as I was fixing my mask a man called out of his car that he loved my green hair and made a big deal about how pretty I was and it wasnt creepy at all. Just made me feel happy and we had a nice laugh. 

I went to the joanns first. I got a bunch of yarn that was on sale. I am very excited about them. The two big ones are super soft and I like how thick it is. 

I went to the grocery next to get cat food and some juice. And then home. I was tired. 

It was a pretty easy ride home. The sun was still up. I put everything away and put the pasta James made me in the oven. I did a little organizing. And had my dinner. Hung out in the kitchen for a bit. Had a nice time. 

I worked on some crochet. I worked on my green and black open circle thing for a bit. But its still having the weird issue with not being flat. After a few circles of that I decided to play with the new yarn. 

I would like to get better at straight lines and I thought I would try to make as scarf. I had to restart like 6 times but I got straight lines!! And its not to tight! Im really pleased honestly. I have made a good square after an hour or some of crochet and its going really good. I am excited. I will try to work on it more tomorrow. 

I am going to go take a bath now. I might make hot chocolate first. I think that will be nice. 

Tomorrow I hope to work on crochet and maybe some sewing. Just enjoy a nice day. I hope you all have a good day too. Sleep well everyone. 

[afewmarvelousthoughts]

Only For A Moment Ch. 11

Master List | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10

Pairing: Bucky X Reader

Summary: For most of your life you’d been able to keep your abilities a secret, that is until Hydra got wind of you. After years of being in their clutches, you break out when The Avengers expose SHIELD/Hydra. Since then, you’ve been on the run. Things are going as well as you could hope when you see a familiar face… Could the Winter Soldier really be in Bucharest too?

Warnings: Nothing really.

A/N: This is pretty much just fluff. Next chapter will have some angst and after that, some fun things start happening. I really hope y’all are loving these two. 

(Also shout out to my own Mr. Goldstein who owned a dusty little bookstore. He was the absolute best!)

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There’s a distinct shift in him the moment you walk outside that you didn’t notice last night. His face is hard again, that frozen look screaming don’t fuck with me or I will kill you. He stays close, pacing himself to match your smaller stride and always on the side facing the road.

You slip into a dimly lit thrift store. The bored cashier hardly notices you and continues to look at her phone. A wave of nostalgia hits you. How many times had you wasted an afternoon digging for treasure at places like this? Every apartment you’d had was decorated in secondhand finds, half your wardrobe was either handmade or thrifted. Your heart lifts. And without thinking you head to a rack of dresses.

He doesn’t say anything. Your hand glides over an airy black maxi dress complete with bell sleeves and crochet details, very Stevie Nicks, very close to your size. Very not what you’re here for. You sigh.

“Old habits,” you say forcing a dry laugh and he just softly smiles.

At the men’s racks, you grab a few pairs of jeans and a couple of button-ups you think will work, t-shirts you’ll buy new. “Excuse me?” You say in flawless Romanian, thanks again Hydra, “Is there somewhere I can try these on.” The cashier doesn’t even look up just points to a curtain at the back of the store.

He eyes it suspiciously. “I’ll check for monsters,” you say over your shoulder.

It all fits well enough. You snag a pair of sweatpants and a few sweaters, fall was setting in hard, as you head to the front. Items in hand you tease, “Acceptable?”

“It’ll do,” he smirks. You note the bag in his hand. “Jeans,” he shrugs.

You pay though you’re pretty sure you could have walked out with everything and she wouldn’t have cared. “Now I can stop stealing your shirts,” you say as you slip your sunglasses on outside.

“That one doesn’t really fit me anyway. In the chest.” You do your best not to think of a button up straining against his frame and fail… miserably.

You see a used bookstore up ahead. “Mind if we stop in?”

“Sure. You like to read?”

“Well yeah.”

“I just didn’t see any books.”

You shrug. “I’ve been going to libraries. But, I’m a regular bibliophile.” You open the door, a cheery bell tings. A giant orange tabby stretches on the counter, far more attentive than the thrift store cashier.

A small squeak slips from your lips, “Ooooh baby hiiii!” You scratch the cat’s chin and he purrs loudly. “You’re a pretty baby,” you dig your hands into his fur cupping his face and planting a kiss on his pink nose.

“Cat person?” He’s eying you.

“Oh…” You pull back, “Yeah… I mean dogs are great too but I’ve always had an affinity for cats.”

“Buna dimineata!” A bent old man calls from the back of the store and you can see Bucky tense up. “You’ve met Victor I see, he’s got better hearing than me these days.” The man steps behind the counter and pets his companion. “Can I help you find anything?”

You can’t help but smile. You’re sure to drop your voice a bit before asking, “Do you have any books in English?”

“Oh yes!” He waves you to five somewhat sparse rows of shelves in the back. “These are in English, and I’ve got more boxes in the back I haven’t gone through yet.”

“Can we look at those?” You’re surprised at Bucky’s question.

“Sure, sure,” he begins to hobble to the back door. You go to follow but Bucky catches you with his left hand, gentle whirring of gears, and he gestures for you to stay behind him. There’s a part of you that’s annoyed but you’re also undeniably touched.

You walk into a dusty back room filled with books. “Lots of back stock. It’s hard for me to get through it all these days.” Bucky looks around the tension seems to slip from him.

“We could help you,” he looks at you as if to ask if that’s ok with you. You nod in agreement, not like you have some pressing engagement.

The man is visibly surprised, “Well I,” he clears his throat, “I couldn’t exactly pay you.

“We’d take payment in books,” you say and it’s Bucky’s turn to nod in agreement.

“Truly?” You both nod and Bucky flashes one of those smiles. The old man lets out a raspy laugh. “Well,” he gives you both a once over, “why not,” he throws his arms up in exclamation. Holding a hand to Bucky, “Robert Goldstein.”

“Nice to meet you, sir,” he gives the man's hand a firm shake, “Grant.”

You eye him, that’s the most random name. The man reaches to you, “Nicholas.”

He shows you both where the ladder you won't be needing is and when he grasps at his back Bucky leads him to the front and insists he relax that the two of you are happy to help.

While he’s up front you pick up an old book, not bothering to look at the title, and open it. You don’t look at the words just bury your nose in the pages and breathe deep. Next to coffee, this is the best smell in the world.

“Better than flowers,” you didn’t hear him behind you and your jump sends you about three feet in the air. “Woah, sorry,” he lays his right hand on your forearm coaxing you back to the ground. “Do, uh, you always get a little… floaty when you’re startled?”

You laugh and set the book down. “Not always.” You glance to his hand still on your arm and he quickly removes it. “Do you always sort books for random old men?” He laughs a bit.

“Nah,” he pulls a box off the top of a metal shelf.

“Did he say how he’d like them sorted?”

The box thuds to the ground, and a little mushroom cloud of dust lifts. He reaches for another. “Yeah, ‘Lose alphabetical order.’” Another plop and dust cloud. “Said there’s the English book section he showed us and most everything else is Romanian.” He plucks a book off the top, “This box must be one of the Romanian ones.” He sits, back facing the door, and gestures to the other. “No work, no free books.” You playfully use your power to toss a book from one of the boxes at his face, he catches it. “You’ve really got to stop hitting me in the head with things. I’m a fragile old man.” You snort out a laugh and take a seat.

You sort through the first two boxes, he takes A-K and you the rest. Once Mr. Goldstein sees you two are actually doing what you said you would he’s delighted, thanking you both profusely. Happy to see that there are, “Nice young men left in the world.”

Bucky makes it back to the storeroom before you and has already set two more down. “English,” he says holding up a copy of Midsummer Night’s Dream.

“Nice,” you take your place.

“You want this one?”

The words tumble out, easily, before you can stop them, “No, I’ve always been more of a tragedies girl. The others are so overdone, and so often done badly. Plus I think his villains are often more compelling than his heroes.”

“Got a strong opinion on The Bard I see.” Your heart races a little. You want to say that was another Y/N, but you just can’t. Instead, you shrug. “Got a favorite?” He hands it to you for your S pile.

“Macbeth,” you say automatically staring at the cover featuring that stupid donkey head.

He gives you a second to see if you’ll elaborate before asking, “Why Macbeth?”

You open your mouth and nothing comes out at first then it’s as if a ghost possesses you and you spill as you sort a bunch of shitty harlequin romances, “I always liked Lady Macbeth, she’s diabolical but also she’s just trying to make it in a male-dominated world, and she’s not sympathetic, not really. Women characters are so often on that maiden, mother, whore spectrum and in a way, I always felt she subverted that. Then there’s the witches, powerful women who don’t give a fuck, so good. They were fun to do too.”

He gives you that squinting look, “Were you an actress?”

And she’s off again, that automatic rebuttal as second nature as breathing, “Hell no. I’m a-“ you bite your tongue. You’re dead Y/N, you aren’t anything anymore… You clear your throat, ignore the tears burning in your eyes. “Was, I was a technician. Costumes.” You grab the books, your box empty. “I’m going to put these up.” You leave before he can say anything else. Fucking Shakespeare.

(End note: I really love feedback. Like not even reblogs (not that those aren’t also great) because whatever if you want to reblog you will. But just dropping a response or ask or whatever is so cool to me. I’m not writing for the notes 🙂)

[steamishot]

sanctuary

food budget for november: we went over $120. there was thanksgiving and matts birthday, so we allowed some leeway. i think the same thing will happen for december. i’m growing more comfortable with the higher cost of living here. i’m more okay with spending $25+/person when we eat out. i guess it’s equivalent to living in more expensive areas of LA - cheaper areas/restaurants do exist here too but sometimes it’s just not as convenient to get to or worth it. if anything, this should be a motivating factor to get a higher paying job. when i lived in echo park, the surrounding restaurants weren’t cheap as well, but i would commute all the way to 626 for more delicious/authentic asian food (as well as save a few $ on food, but also lose a few $ for gas). 

i don’t tend to make many big purchases other than traveling and sometimes electronics - but mostly traveling. i always used to value experiences more than anything material. once you get to experience something, it can’t be taken away. if i got to visit somewhere new even if it was meh, i would still not regret the trip. this year, with obvious travel restrictions, i’m learning how to channel the money elsewhere and am seeing the fun/value in being more materialistic lol. i just bought an espresso machine yesterday. it was a little over $400 and i was resistant in buying it. then i questioned: why am i ok with dropping so much money on and during traveling, when i’m afraid of spending a bit of money on an appliance that i’ve wanted for a while and will last me for years? 

my aunt works at nordstrom and gets 40% off items in december. this is the time of the year when my mom, grandma and i give auntie a list of items we want. last year, i bought 3 clothing items, but ended up returning it all. this year, i requested face wash, eyelash curler, and a north face winter jacket. matt got a canada goose jacket and i really wanted one to match, but they didn’t have the style/size i wanted. 

today, i spent $110 on buying two plants to be shipped - a huge snake plant and medium sized zz plant. i like these because they’re low maintenance and the snake plant is supposedly a very good air purifier. back in LA, i couldn’t justify paying even $6-7 for a plant to keep in the office or in my bedroom. 

note: initially i purchased the plants from heyrooted, a small asian american owned business that i like. i then saw the plants were significantly cheaper on home depot so i went with HD instead. 

the justifications i’m currently making for my purchases are: covid. i have no friends or family here so i can instead develop bonds with lattes and plants. at least we don’t have any pets. i’m gaining more knowledge/skills and investing into hobbies. plants are beneficial to our living situation. we love good espresso. i’ve always wanted to learn how to make latte art.

counterargument: i tend to start things but may have trouble being consistent. i started crocheting weeks ago and bought a bunch of yarn - but the beanies i made aren’t as pretty as store bought ones and the fit is weird. so i’ve been holding off on crocheting in general. i’’ll probably learn how to do scarves next so the yarn doesn’t go to waste.

anyway, basically i’m investing money into making my apartment into a sanctuary - a place i love being in. usually, whenever i traveled in the past, most airbnbs/hotels i stayed at were by default “nicer”/better decorated than my room/house in LA. when i was researching airbnbs for our last trip (also there are less selections due to covid), i had a lot more meh reactions. living in a new building/apartment, my standards have increased. the temperature always feels comfortable in here even when it’s freezing out. we installed a bidet, and shortly after, installed a new and fantastic combo showerhead. with the espresso machine and more plants coming in, i’ll be even more in love with our home and staying at home.

in my plant craze, i’m sending a peace lily to my grandma as an xmas gift. coincidentally, matt’s mom wanted to do something special for his grandma this christmas. since matt didn’t have any ideas, i suggested we also send her a peace lily (and a postcard). a plant for you. a plant for you. a plant for everyone!