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cross-d-a · 4 years ago

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Pass the happy!💖 When you get this, reply with 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people in your notifications!

(I have decided that Discord notifs count because I love you dearly and wanna hear what makes you happy)

HELLO!!!! I love you and I kinda really needed this and I think you know that so thank you!!!!! I love and appreciate you SO MUCH!!

Also I've literally been thinking about this post for two hours and so I'm not gonna stick to just five- I'm gonna list MORE than that because I wanna remind myself that there are many wonderful things in the world to be happy about and also PICS!! I'm adding PICS bc I CAN!!!!!!!!!

under the cut bc it gets LONG! :)

1) YOU make me happy, Sierra!!!!!!! Also @s1utspeare and @vishcount and of course my bff @haru-tl !!! You guys are so fucking incredible and talented and AMAZING!!!! I love you all SO MUCH!!! You always make my day!!! And all the dmbj peeps!!! I am so lucky to know so many wonderful people!!!!

2) as long as we're on the subject of people- I absolutely can't leave out my coworkers!!! Literally some of the best people I've ever met in my life. I have so much fun with them. I can always count on them making me laugh.

Like today, we were talking about this reptile house a few towns away and my manager was telling us about their cool anaconda exhibit where you can crawl under the glass tank and watch them eat and she mentioned their teeth being scary. So I googled Anaconda Teeth and went WOAH THEY'RE COOL and our Resident Snake Expert came over and went actually that pic is from the movie Anaconda. And then he helped me find Real Pics and the teeth were even COOLER. I left the Google search up on the work computer and a couple hours when I was on lunch I heard Mike exclaim: "I had NO idea that ANACONDAS had TEETH!!!!!!" Which?? MIKE?? WHAT??? Hahaha everyone burst into laughter :)

3) my cat BOOTS makes me happy!! He's always asking for belly scritches and he drools when he's happy. Here's a pic bc I adore him:

4) my new baby boy So Mun from The Uncanny Counter makes me VERY happy!!!!! He's just- the Sweetest Boy to have ever Baby'd!!! I adore his little crinkly-eyed smile and curly hair!!! He's just so GOOD it makes me cry!! Also!! Disabled rep!!!!! LOVE HIM!!!!! Look at his lil' FACE:

and bc he is Unfortunately Very Hot in his mourning outfit:

adding this too bc LOOK AT THAT ADORABLE SMILE I wanna SCREAM

5) my Pangzi necklace makes me happy!!! I have an Iron Triangle matching set, but the Pangzi one I first put on bc of Brigid's Pangzi chapter for Swiftly Tilting and then I kinda just- never took it off haha. It's just so pretty and makes me feel like I've got a bit of Pangzi with me at all times. I love that man SO much and if I can be even a fraction of how wonderful he is, then I can die happy

6) the smell of the sea makes me happy!!! It makes me feel refreshed and relaxed! I live by Puget Sound and on very lucky days I can smell it at my house! Tonight was a lucky night! I came home and it smelled like the seashore, so I kept my window open as I folded laundry :)

7) my new collection of Kpop CDs makes me happy!! It's entirely bc of Vish's influence and I LOVE her for it!!! The packaging is just so pretty and I always love being able to hold things that give me Good Feelings in my hands :)

8) since we're on the subject of COLLECTIONS, I love to collect things!! And one collection of things that makes me happy are my books!! I have- too many. Working in a bookstore makes it too easy to buy them! But seeing the bright spines on my shelves gives me delight. I particularly really like my queer manga collection!! I've got four whole shelves of it! :) I'd offer a pic but I'm too tired to go upstairs, haha but I love the art and the representation 🌈

9) I ALSO really love all the figures I collect! Seeing characters that I love on a daily basis makes me happy. I usually decorate my bookshelves with them. One set that makes me particularly happy are my Pingxie ones. They look like they're getting married and it delights me:

10) another purchase that is entirely bc of Vish (I ADORE you!!) is my Chimmy blanket!! He's just so adorable and bright and coming home every day to see him waiting on my bed makes me very happy

11) yet another bright yellow thing that makes me happy is my dmbj Xiao Ge coaster!! It's so sparkly and fun AND it's a friendship coaster I share with Sierra!! We've got a matching set, babe!! I love you!! Let's just shake them around and be distracted by the sparkles forever!!

12) coming back to work from my weekend to find a bunch of manga to shelve always makes me very happy!!! Buying/pricing/shelving manga is my favourite thing to do at work! I love seeing familiar and new titles!

And it's interesting to see how prices can change if it goes out of print! Sometimes every single book in a series but ONE is the same price. Like last month we had a series where like/ volume 8 was worth $250 vs the regular $7.99 for the rest of them. And someone BOUGHT IT!! Things like that can happen randomly. It can be bc it was a smaller printing for that particular volume. OR something special happens in it (new character appearance/fan favourite story arc/BOOBS), so more ppl want to keep it which means it's harder to come by (and then sellers raise their prices BC it's difficult to come by). You usually see the collectible value go up for out of print BL or older series like Aria or Lupin III. Not everything that's out of print is collectible, but it's always interesting when it is :)

13) DAY6's The Book of Us: Gravity has graciously given me a big serotonin boost the last couple days!! It's just- I dunno! Uplifting! Catchy! Full of energy! :)

14) similarly, I've been listening to Close Your Eyes by Isaac Hong almost exclusively for like- five days now! It's from The Uncanny Counter and it makes me very happy! It's very emotional and just reminds me of my baby boy So Mun :)

15) sunshine makes me happy!! I'm at that point in the year where I don't want rain anymore, just sun! So it's always nice having my windows open at home with the sun shining through. Or the back doors at work propped open while we go about our day. It's almost impossible to feel sad when you get to bask in the warmth of the sun and smell the nice fresh air

16) finding weird random books at work makes me happy! It's so fun seeing the kinds of things people read! And sometimes you find cool ephemera in the things people sell to us that they don't want back. Like- look at this pic from an older fortune-telling birthday book I found. She is 1000% Drowning Him and I love that for her :)

17) reading manga makes me happy. There are just so many wonderful and ridiculous series out there. There really is nothing "too weird to publish" in the manga world. I was reminded of this the other day when I discovered a series about a girl who timetravels and finds out that her soulmate is a Neanderthal. You can literally find a series about ANYTHING in the manga world and I love that about it. There's no limit to the imagination and there's something for everyone :)

18) when I'm in the mood, writing and drawing make me happy. There's just something about creating that really just- fills the soul :)

19) making playlists makes me happy!! I love having playlists for characters and relationships and fics and even specific fic chapters or moods or going to sleep! (And rec playlists! Like Vish's :) ) It's just- so satisfying having the Perfect Playlist on hand! Plus it's fun actually making them- like figuring out the mood/lyrics and what they fit into :) I listen to music almost constantly, so this is essential! :)

So thank you Sierra!! It was nice to remind myself about a lot of different things that bring joy to my life!! I love and adore you SO MUCH 💖💖💖

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thosekidswhohuntmonsters · 6 years ago

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But That’s Just Life

Summary: Bucky has always hated missions, but he hates them more when (y/n) isn’t there with him. In an attempt to cheer Bucky up, the reader does something much more

Word Count: 4200

Authors note: Tony as the readers best friend? Sam calling Bucky on his bullshit? Christmas Bucky fluff? What more could you ask for!

***if you reblog/comment on my pics there’s now a 110% chance I’d die for you***

Bucky had been so excited to see your name pop up on his screen that he nearly tackled Sam in an attempt to get to the laptop. It was like a beacon of light in their otherwise dull motel room. They had all been on this mission for the past three weeks, and Bucky was missing you more than he’d anticipated.

��Hey doll it’s-”, he began to laugh uncontrollably. He was always surprised at your ability to make him smile when he wanted nothing more than to cry. Missions were hard enough, but they were even harder when you had someone back home waiting for you.

Mirroring his grin you teased, “Like my antlers? I grew them myself..guess I’m part groot huh?”. Knowing that it would make him laugh you bought some fake Christmas antlers from the holiday store and wore them for the call.

It was cheesy, but it worked. Both you and Bucky hated being away from each other, especially if one of you was off on a mission while the other was just home doing press work or something. It was torture.

Letting out a sigh he leaned closer to the camera, “I love them (y/n)”. He would’ve made some flirty joke, but he missed you too much. Bucky just smiled and enjoyed the look of pure joy across your face.

“No teasing comments? You’ve gone soft Barnes”.

Of course you were only joking, you could see it in his eyes that he was tired and worn out. You were just happy that your teasing kept that smile on his face. Being away from Bucky was hard, he was your rock.

No one had expected, and truthfully you hadn’t either, but you and Bucky had become inseparable. If you were to thank anyone for it, and you’d hate to give him the satisfaction, it would be Tony. He was the one who had originally assigned you to Bucky.

“Hey kiddo, I think I found the Batman to your Robin”. Tony had that classic -you’re gonna hate this and I’m gonna love it- smirk all over his face. You were instantly skeptical of what he was about to tell you.

Still you were curious, “You mean the Robin to my Batman”. Tony rolled his eyes, but on the inside he was proud that his sense of humor was rubbing off on you. The smirk never left his face, “More accurately, the Barnes to your Nobles’”.

“My whats?”.

Was Tony being serious? He wanted to partner you up with Bucky? The only person Bucky showed slight interest in was Steve, and that had taken like a billion years of friendship. This wouldn’t work.

“Ooh I’m sure he’d enjoy those too, but I was thinking that first he could just be your partner”.

And then Tony saw your classic -I’m going to kick your ass if you continue- face. He reeled things back in, “Come on (y/n) you need a partner! All suggestive comments aside, I really think that Barnes would be a good fit for you”.

You let out a sigh, he was serious. Tony put down his mug of coffee giving you his full attention. Tony sighed himself, “Just give it a chance kid”. Tony just had a feeling in his gut that you and Bucky would be good for eachother, he couldn’t explain it.

“Alright Iron Giant I’ll do it, but only if you finally build that Clone Turbo Tank from Star Wars, or whatever it’s called, with Peter”.

Tony rolled his eyes in protest, but when he thought you weren’t looking he smiled. He grabbed his coffee mug again, “I’ll do it, but don’t be surprised if you wake up with a few legos in your shoes”.

“Wow what an evil genius” you scoffed under your breath. With a smirk he let your little comment slide, besides he was already picturing the look on your face as you admitted that you were wrong.

Bucky laughed softly to himself, “I figured we’d keep things pg, don’t wanna soil Steve’s virgin ears”. Steve didn’t need to be in frame for you to know that his cheeks were a deep crimson red.

You hummed in agreement, “Nice call, but looks like I can’t give you the rest of your present now”. As he watched you wiggle your eyebrows suggestively he began to laugh. Sam was somewhere in the room, but you heard him whistle knowingly.

Bucky slowed dragged his tongue over his bottom lip, a dead give away. He tried to cover it up by laughing, but you could already read him like a book. Bucky turned his head toward Steve, “You just had to insist that we all share one hotel room huh?”.

Suddenly Steve came into frame, “It’s less inconspicuous and we’re stronger together than divided”. Before Steve decided to go off on some tangent about unity and proper mission protocol Bucky put his hands up defensively.

“Just miss my best girl is all...even despite her cheesy jokes” he said as he pointed at your antlers. Steve patted Bucky’s shoulder, glad to see his friend so clearly in love. You weren’t done teasing yet, “Shame you don’t get to unwrap your present though”.

You heard footsteps and soon enough Sam came into frame. He motioned to Steve, “Let’s give the damn man some alone time because if I here any more of this mushy gushy shit-”. Sam didn’t have to even finish his sentence, Steve was already headed toward the door.

Before it closed completely Sam yelled out, “You’re welcome”. Sam pretended to be this moody lil punk when in reality he always had his friends best interest in mind. He out of all people was the one who had changed Bucky’s mind about training with you in the first place.

“You’re telling me the big bad assassin is afraid to train with a girl?”. In response Bucky began to eat his cereal more aggressively. He knew he couldn’t have this conversation with Sam because Sam would call him on his bullshit.

Still Sam was persistent, “I know I always tell you you’re a fool but I never knew you were an actual dumbass. Every time she’s in a room your eyes are glued to her, now you have a chance to train with her and you’re scared? Dumb-ass”.

Bucky was looking around for something to throw at Sam, and wondered how bad it would be if he threw his bowl of cereal. It was basically all grain and that's kinda like birdseed right? He’d just be feeding the birds..violently.

“You’re so in your own damn head about it that you don’t even notice she stares back”.

That made Bucky pick his head up, Sam had gotten his attention. Sam had the biggest grin across his face, he knew he’d just won this. He crossed his arms over his chest, “Oh so now you’re listening huh? Good to know you’re not both deaf and dumb”.

Bucky gripped his spoon a little tighter, “You know I can kill you with any object in this room, including the spoon I’m holding?”. Sam wasn’t phazed, he knew that threats meant he was getting through.

He grinned, “If you kill me you’re never gonna find out what she thinks about you”. Sighing Bucky loosened his grip on the spoon, and walking toward Sam he placed both his bowl and spoon in the sink.

Bucky still wasn’t in the mood, “I’m listening, but not for long”. He wanted to wipe that smug look off Sam’s face, even though Steve had told him that Sam was the sassiest with the ones he cared about most.

“Well let’s just say that I overheard Parker yelling at (y/n) for having a crush on someone that could kill her with a toothpick...and before you start picturing (y/n) and Nat...he also mentioned a metal arm”.

Sam had expected Bucky to smile, hell to even laugh at his little joke, but he looked sadder than ever. Bucky shook his head, “That’s the point Sam, I’m not the only one who thinks I’m wrong for (y/n)”.

Bucky had it all wrong, Peter hadn’t been genuinely yelling it was just playful arguing. Peter’s tone of voice hadn’t been disapproval, it was a mixture between excitement and shock, but Bucky’s insecurities had forced him to make up his mind.

“Barnes don’t start with that. You didn’t hear Parker, he was just teasing (y/n)! Plus if I thought you were so awful why the hell would I want to fix you up with (y/n)? Wouldn’t I wanna save her ass from you!”.

Bucky shook his head, his self doubt had already settled in, but Sam knew how to fix things. Sam brought out the big guns, “It wasn’t Steve who asked (y/n) if she would train with you, it was Tony”.

Bucky was insanely confused, as far as he was concerned Tony was far from forgiving him. Slowly he turned to Sam, somewhat convinced that he hadn’t heard things correctly. Sam nodded his head.

“Right? Tony wants you and (y/n) to work together. Now (y/n) is like a daughter to him, so if even Tony wants you around her than that means something. There’s no way you can argue your way out of this one Barnes”.

Bucky felt his mind racing a mile a minute, that meant everything. He knew that Tony had every right to hate him, but still he trusted him to be around (y/n)? Letting out a sigh he shut off the voice in his head and decided to listen to Sam.

“Okay...I’ll train with (y/n). But I don’t want you-”. Bucky didn’t even need to finish his sentence, Sam knew this was more than enough. Placing up a hand Sam nodded his head and left the room.

Even though Bucky was all better now, Sam had worked with people who had PTSD and he knew that it made making new relationships insanely hard. The conversation that he had just had with Bucky was a milestone in their friendship, and Sam had no intention of pushing things.

You smiled, “You really have come a far way with Sam haven’t you?”. Bucky nodded his head, it was insane to think about how different things used to be between them both. Still he didn’t really want to think about Sam right now, “Do you really have a present for me?”.

“Maybe...but first you have to tell me if everything's okay”. It was clear that Bucky was especially worn out, and you wanted to know why. He started to play with his hair, and that was another giveaway.

You tilted your head to the side, “James you know how much I love you, all of you, and there is nothing that you could tell me that would change my mind”. Somehow Bucky laughed, he was supposed to be the expert of body language but here you were reading all his tells.

He began, “It’s just..I hate missions and I’d rather be home”. You nodded your head, you’d already known that. Every time Bucky went on a mission the both of you dreaded it, that wasn’t new.

“But this one kinda proved to me what I want..and I want you...I just wanna be with you. I don’t want this life anymore (y/n) I don’t want to risk losing you and your cheesy jokes and how you can always make me laugh no matter what. You’re my best girl.”.

You didn’t know what to say. He wanted to give up this life? What would that mean for you both? For the past couple of years all you both had known was training, debriefings, and missions.

Bucky smiled, “I want to live with you in our own apartment, and the both of us can have normal lives. Hell, I don’t care if I have to be a fry cook or something like that...I’m just tired of finishing wars I didn’t start...and I think you feel the same”.

Initially you were speechless, but suddenly something in your head clicked and it awoke something buried deep within your heart. You realized that you had always wanted this, but you’d tucked it away in the deepest back corner of yourself.

“You’re willing to give up all of this for me James?”.

Once again Bucky smiled, he didn’t even have to think things over. Bucky was sure of what he wanted, “In a heartbeat (y/n)”. As he told you the truth it felt like a weight had been lifted off of his chest.

Back in the day Bucky had been a romantic, but then he’d lost everything, and that included his will to live. For a long time he had believed that life had lost all it’s meaning, but that all changed from your first training session.

“Am I gonna find out that your arm can turn into a knife or something today?”.

It was a lame joke, not your best work by any means, but you needed to lighten the mood somehow. From the second Bucky walked into the training room he looked all pent up, and you had felt like he was just dreading training with you.

He quickly smiled, “Uh no-”. In his mind he was cursing himself, what kinda answer was that? After a moment of awkward silence he added, “Shuri had jokes about turning me into Inspector Gadget though”.

He let out a sigh as he watched you smile, he was getting somewhere. He could read your body language and you looked insanely nervous. Bucky tried to push away the thought that you might be afraid of him.

You began to stretch, “So is your training style more like Steve or-”. Bucky instantly began to laugh, he trained nothing like Steve. He started to loosen up his body too, “Don’t worry I’m not about to make you run drills”.

“Oh thank god” you confessed. Training with Steve was intense, the man really took it seriously. You started to smirk, “Training with Wade is my favorite, you know sometimes for shits and giggles Nega or I will purposely cut off-”.

You stopped your sentence, you were about to sound like a complete and utter psychopath. Trying to recover you said, “Uh..yeah training with Wade is the complete opposite of training with Steve”.

Bucky smiled, it was adorable to watch you get all flustered like that. He clapped his hands, “Well there ain’t nothing like training with me doll”. The second the words left his lips he cursed himself.

He was afraid that with one single “doll” he’d given himself away. It was like his life had flashed before his eyes. He’d only ever called Nat doll, but not in the way he’d just meant it with you.

You watched in awe as the assassin blushed, you couldn’t believe you could have that effect on him. Earlier today you’d doubted that he’d even register your presence, and now you were making him blush?

You felt a sudden surge of confidence, “I’m bettin on it, princess”. To your surprise you even added a wink, god Tony would be so proud. The student had now become the teacher so to speak.

Bucky started to smirk, “If you wanna call me anything, besides that, call me James”. It was crazy, but he felt all his nerves beginning to melt away. No one called him James, but for some reason he had the desire to hear it leave your lips.

“So James, are you going to stand there all day lookin pretty or are you going to train me?”.

He had to resist the urge to tell you that he had an entire list of things he wanted to do you, and with you. Although most of them were dirty, he found his mind wandering to more romantic places as well.

As much as he desired you, he also felt his heart long for you. You’d awaken something inside of him that he had believed had long laid dormant; his desire for a future.

Flirting with you was so effortless, and exciting. He couldn’t remember the last time he was excited to talk with someone, to tease them. Suddenly he felt hooked on you.

For a long time Bucky had stopped thinking about tomorrow, but as he looked at the smirk across your face and the look in your eyes, he started to dream about the next 50 tomorrows he could have with you.

Bucky smiled and strode toward you, “Hmm I was thinkin I could do both doll”. That time the pet name left his lips confidently, and he watched your eyes light up as it did. He could feel it in the air that this was the start of something, and it was intoxicating.

You smiled, “The let’s do it James, let’s make this mission the last one”. His heart nearly leapt from his chest. Bucky started to smile like a complete idiot, all his prior exhaustion leaving his body completely.

“Alright doll, then it’s a plan. You and me versus the world”.

You liked the sound of that, and you loved how happy he looked while saying it. Deep down you knew that you and Bucky would never truly be alone, but that's not what either of you wanted.

The both of you loved your friends, they were your family, you just didn’t want the responsibility of the world on your shoulders. For once you wanted to just be (y/n) (y/l/n), and James Buchanan Barnes.

Not members of the Avengers, not superheros, just (y/n) and James. Two humans who loved each other and wanted to live happily ever after, nothing more than that.

Thinking it over you wanted to laugh; Tony would never let either of you live in some dingy Brooklyn apartment, he’d set you up somewhere nice. Sam would probably come by each week with homemade meals, and Steve...well Steve would have his own honorary guest bedroom.

The motel door began to open slowly, “Please tell me y’all are clothed...the arms dealer left a message on Steve’s burner so we gotta roll”. After speaking Sam entered the room, his hands covering his eyes.

You and Bucky exchanged looks, the both of you wondering whether or not to play a joke on Sam. Maybe you would’ve, but your minds were already off planning your future together.

Bucky began to dream about lazy sunday mornings, you entering the kitchen wearing only his flannel. Your bedroom hair, the way your eyes would look as the early light hit them, and how the morning was the only time your voice was ever a delicate whisper.

God, with each thought he felt his heart beat faster. He couldn’t remember the last time he was ever excited about something yet to come. For once, teasing Sam was the last of his concerns.

You answered for you both, “We’re all set Sam, give us a moment to say goodbye?”. Slowly he separated his fingers and peered out from the spaces inbetween. Part of him was a little saddened to see that neither of you had jumped at the opportunity to tease him, until he saw your faces.

The both of you looked like puppies..or members of the brady bunch..or like you were high...you looked like whatever insanely happy people looked like. He watched as you were both glued to the screen, as if nothing else existed.

It was the first time he had ever seen Bucky smile from ear to ear in the past three weeks. Bucky looked as though every shred of anxiety and tiredness had left his body.

Sam smiled, so that’s what it’s like to be in love huh? Just talking to someone can make all your pain go away. With a single phone call you’d awoken the assassin from his three week slump.

“Sure thing (y/n), always nice to hear your voice”. Not wanting to break the trance Sam left the room. He couldn’t help but feel happier himself, it was a beautiful thing to see Bucky so full of life.

You leaned closer to the screen, “Alright James, stay safe okay? I plan on living with that pretty face, so don’t go reckin it”. Bucky’s laughter filled the room, his happiness just radiating off of him.

He didn’t know what he loved more; when you teased him like this, or when you said his real name out loud. Bucky never wanted to hang up, but he knew that the sooner he did the sooner he’d be coming home to you.

“Sure thing princess, I can’t wait to come home to you”.

After another round of ‘I love you’s’ the call ended. Slowly Bucky closed the computer, the lighting of the room shifting as he did so. He let out a sigh as he took in the room one last time.

This would be the last dingy motel room, the last time he’d have to spend three weeks in a dark and sadly silent place. After this he’d be with you, basking in your light and the beautiful sound of your laugh.

He smiled to himself. How did he get so lucky? Who had decided that he deserved all this? Bucky had hurt so many people, not by choice, but still he’d done it. But still..still… the world had forgiven him.

For a long time Bucky had been forced to view people in terms of what can be gained through them. If killing them would complete his mission, if torturing them would get him his information, if reading their body language could provide him with hints.

But now that was over. Now people had become more than just people, they had become friends and family. Steve never gave up on him, Sam sassed his way into his heart, hell even Tony had forgiven him.

As he thought things over he began to laugh softly to himself. Somehow, he had made it through. James Buchanan Barnes had beaten all the odds and gotten the life he always had dreamed of.

Most importantly of all, he had you. He had you. With a new surge of contentedness he got up from his seat and made his way toward the door. This was his last mission and then he was coming home to his best girl, and together they’d leave this madness behind and just be happy.

“So you and Barnes are flying the coop huh? Was it the wifi? I told Pepper we should upgrade...Or the fact that Bruce has seven Phd’s and still leaves the coffee grounds in the disposal”.

As you heard Tony’s voice you jumped back in your seat. Turning around you saw him leaning against your doorframe, a strange look on his face. You felt sorry, “Tony it’s-”. He didn’t even let you finish your sentence.

He let out a sigh before starting to smile, “It’s love”. The both of you held each others glance, thinking about what you both would be willinging to do in the name of love. Tony of all people knew how surprisingly powerful love could be.

No matter how much you think you don’t deserve it, once love creeps it’s way into your life it’s as powerful as fifty arc reactors, or a hundred mjolnirs.

Awaking from his daze he said, “I know Barnes spent like ten years undercover, but don’t for a second think you’re living in some dingy Brooklyn apartment”. You parted your lips to speak but he beat you to it.

“Nope- it’s decided. Stark Industries has had their eyes on a couple properties in the upper east side, a lot of people say it’s the new Brooklyn”.

It was a complete and utter lie, but that was Tony’s magic. He never got mushy. Tony showed his feelings in other ways, like lying and saying that he’d already been planning to buy a house ‘for’ Stark Industries.

Like you’d guessed, he was never going to let you and Bucky pay for your own house. You nodded your head, “Love you Tony”. For a moment Tony had an eternal struggle. He refrained from showing his feelings, but this was different.

For once he didn’t deflect with a sarcastic comment or lame joke. He looked into your eyes, “Love you too kiddo”. The both of you stayed silent for a moment, telepathically telling the other all the mushy-gushy feelings engulfing your hearts.

With a wink Tony left your room, he had some real estate hunting to do. If two years ago someone told him he’d be looking into an apartment for Bucky Barnes, and the closest thing he had to a best-friend -you-, he would’ve bet his entire fortune against the odds.

But here he was about to go spend the next couple of hours looking for the perfect place for you and Barnes to start your lives together. That was the beauty of life though, sometimes you forgive the ones you never thought you could, and despite everything that's happened you’ve grown enough to have a heart filled with hope.

p.s authors note: might redo my tags lists! if you enjoyed reading this, leave a comment! Love you guys! Happy Holidays!

#Bucky Barnes #james bucky barnes #bucky imagine #bucky x reader #Sebastian Stan #the winter solider #sam wilson #falcon #anthony mackie #Steve Rogers #captain america #Chris Evans #tony stark #Iron Man #Robert Downey Jr #thosekidswhohuntmonsters

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broadwaycantdie · 5 years ago

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Disneyland / Part 2...The Destination! - Newsies (Pride) Month . Day 9

( all ) + ( modern ) + ( hc story )

a/n: i wanna go to disneyland so bad // also ah disney has pride merch now that’s so cute ! // ps. i will not make a 3rd part of the ride home cause that’s already too much lmao i just had a lot of fun with the road trip part i wanted to split it up

( this is part two of them actually at disneyland, click here for the road trip and journey of them getting here...it’s a wild one )

warnings: none

background: Every year the newsies all get together and go on their annual Disneyland trip. They drive from Manhattan to Anaheim because it’s cheaper than buying 20+ plane tickets. They also have a collective jar in the lodging house that everyone puts money into to help pay. Davey plans the whole thing for months and somehow things still go wrong. It’s never not a wild ride with their family. But every year they still enjoy it.

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before they left the hotel, Davey made them plan everything out

it wasn’t a strict plan, but he knew that total freedom meant total chaos

he made a set of rules

rule #1 : you cannot be alone, stay with your buddy or a group at all times

rule #2 : meet back at the entrance after the fireworks so everyone can be counted and we can find people who are lost or don’t make it back in time and we can go to the hotel together

rule #3 : have fun

of course Davey would add “have fun” as a rule

he’d forget if he didn’t

they could barely sleep, everyone was so excited

so they got to the parks bright and early at 8am

they grouped themselves off

they ended up with 6 main groups

Jack, Davey, Bill, Darcy, Katherine, Sarah, and Les

Crutchie, Buttons, Henry, and Kenny

Specs, Romeo, Jojo, and Tommy Boy

Smalls, Sniper, and Finch

Mush and Kid Blink

Spot, Race, Albert, Elmer, Mike, Ike, Hotshot, Bart, and Myron

sometimes people broke into smaller groups depending on who wanted to go on what rides, when someone wanted to eat or didn’t, or when some people just wanted to be alone together

the smaller groups stayed together the whole time—Smalls’ group, Crutchie’s group, and Mush’s group—but the bigger groups sometime split up

especially Spot’s group

they started together but by the 3rd ride they split up

they would periodically meet up throughout the day to eat or ride certain rides

mainly the couples split up and the single friends stayed together

Davey and Jack left their group for a little while unexpectedly and it was actually Albert who found them making out in a bathroom stall

“Oh! So it’s like that now, huh? Way to go guys! Didn’t know you had it in ya!”

“You’re not gonna tell anyone, right, Dasilva? You know we aren’t usually like this...it just kinda happened yanno, happiest place on Earth and, uh, we were feeling that.”

“Oh, I can tell! Might wanna pick some tighter pants next time, Jacobs!”

the cocky bastard walked out, finally having something on Davey

he’d never let them live that down

Smalls’ favorite ride is Peter Pan’s Flight

they love that ride with all their heart and their group didn’t mind waiting in like for 45 minutes just to ride it

everyone—and i mean everyone—played heads up while waiting in line

it was just a given—that’s what you do

Race, Spot, Albert, and Elmer all got in a teacup together

it was absolutely chaos

while everyone else spun along nicely and enjoyed the ride

these boys used all of their combined strength—which was a lot—and spun themselves as fast as possible the whole time

Ike almost got sick just watching them

Katherine is a rollercoaster junkie

she rides every coaster and can’t get enough

Sarah also liked rollercoasters!

just not as much

but she does ride every one with Katherine and boy do they have fun

“Wow, I haven’t screamed that much since we left”

Katherine almost choked

( they shared a “special” night together right before they left so they could get a fill and not be as tempted like some other people )

everyone bought ears

it was like an unspoken rule that you had to get a pair every year

this year was special though

this was the first year that disney released its pride collection

so of course everyone was on that

Race spent most of his money on pride merch

he got rainbow shirt, ears, sunglasses, socks, and a pin

he was so happy about the collection, Spot secretly bought a pair of earrings from it and put one in just to see the look of joy on his boyfriends face

it was worth the money

Crutchie ate so many churros

half of his money went to just churros

worth it tho

Bill and Darcy really liked The Little Mermaid ride

obviously

Bill’s love of fish and Darcy’s love of mythical creatures

what other ride would they like more?

they cuddled up close in the seashell and watched the ride play out with so much happiness in their eyes

Sarah and Katherine took the iconic photo of “let’s kiss in front of the castle” and it was the cutest goddamn thing of all time

Mush and Kid Blink made out on Rodger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin ride

but what’s new

everyone at some point rode Splash Mountain

it’d be a sin if you didn’t

Spot and Race rode it together

Race made Spot sit up front cause his big body could block most of the water

also because Spot was wearing a white t-shirt

“Damn, babe! You haven’t been that wet since the car ride here!”

Specs, Romeo, Jojo, and Tommy Boy all rode the Matterhorn together

and Specs glasses flew off his face during one of the quick turns

after the ride everyone was panicking but he just calmly pulled out a second pair of glasses from his backpack and continued on with his day; unbothered

Crutchie would never admit if his leg hurt but about halfway through the day while walking to the next ride he fell

his leg just gave out and he just sat on the floor trying not to cry

everyone with him helped him up and Buttons got him a wheelchair

it wasn’t all bad though

Crutchie and Buttons got to go to the front of all the lines!

somehow everyone got the idea to meet in toontown at the same time

everyone decided to get embroidered hats

most people got their name or the date or something cute

like Mush and Kid Blink got matching ones that said “Blush”

or how Kenny got one that said “Ken-Ken” cause that’s his nickname of his nickname

and Jojo and Tommy Boy got each other’s pet names on theirs—Jojo’s says “Darling” and Tommy Boy’s says “Sweetheart”

while Jack and Davey got the date of when they first met because it was instantly love at first sight

but some of these dumbasses...are dumbasses

Hotshot would never stoop down to that level of stupidity

so he got together the Brooklyn Boys and got hats that said just that

Mike and Ike have been dumbasses since birth

so their hats got their full names on them

you know

Mike’s said “Michael and Ichael”

and Ike’s said “Isaac and Misaac”

“Those aren’t your real names!”

“And? How would you know my names not Michael Misaac Garcia? And his isn’t Isaac Ichael Garcia? Huh?”

“I—“

Albert and Elmer didn’t get anything too crazy

but they did get a something that just they would understand

they got the date of the day they lost their virginity to each other

and when people ask they just say it’s the first time they said “i love you” to each other

and now Spot and Race

do these boys have ANY chill? ever?

they literally got a sex joke on theirs

Spot’s said “Calvary’s Coming”

and Race’s said “I’m Calvary”

dumbasses

but to even it out, they also got cute ones

cause they are a couple who can do both

so they got “tu sei amore” and “you are love “ on their second pair—Race’s was in Italian because that’s how he always says it to Spot to make him swoon, and Spot’s is the same in English for when he repeats it back

everyone was so scared of getting lost or losing someone

not only because that’s completely terrifying

but because Davey would never let them hear the end of it

for extra caution, some people held hands to not be separated—Katherine and Sarah, Jojo and Tommy Boy, Mush and Kid Blink, Bill and Darcy—some just had a mutual understanding to not wonder off—Specs and Romeo, Jack and Davey, Hotshot and Mike, Albert and Elmer—and some...well not some...just Race

Race was on a fucking leash

like one of those monkey backpacks with the leash for children who wander off

cause every year Race gets lost so this year no one was gonna risk it

Spot holds on to the leash and everytime Race starts running towards another ride he yanks him back

he’s fallen a few times

and every time, mr. dramatic himself will pull the “woe is me” routine and wouldn’t get up until Spot lifted him up

he tried to get Spot to carry him and it only worked once when he actually cut his knee on the ground

it might’ve looked weird but hey, at least Race didn’t get lost this year

when it got dark they all went to the firework show and watched the magic

all the couples decided to be cute and take the “kissing my partner at the fireworks” pics

and they were all fucking adorable

some were soft and cute while others were a little saucier

but they all came out really good

they all met up where Davey told them to meet and they actually all made it there in one piece!

what a surprise! actually!

they all went back to the hotel full of joy, love, and happiness

and they couldn’t wait to go back next year <3

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b00bconnoisseur · 6 years ago

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60 questions for @not-my-brain

1. selfie.......Ugghhhh ok. Imma take one rn

Ok here u go (yes thats a bmth shirt)

2. what would you name your future kids?.....Ooo hmmm well when i was a kid i really liked the names disney, and mesiah. I didn't know at the time that mesiah was another name for god i think lol. I liked it cause of handlers mesiah. I still do. Ooo and maybe Tj too

3. do you miss anyone?......Yeah. My friends on Pinterest from a year ago. My friend lucas. Stan lee. Bob ross. My cousin who died from cancer some years ago. Snape. Sirius. Lupin. Tonks. Dobby. *continues to name every unfortunate death in hp*

4. what are you looking forward to?.......SE-YA next month!! Its the south eastern young adult festival at this college. You can have meet n greets with authors and alot of stuff its the besstttt

5. is there anyone who can always make you smile?......DEFINATELY. @dirtysocke @mysisterlooksforthisaccountsobye @cristal-kyd1280 @sammchenry my friend lucas and @septembersbloom. ^^

6. is it hard for you to get over someone?..... What like...romantically? Or like a death? If romantically uhhh idk it took over a couple weeks but im ok now. Ive never had another relationship so idk. If death oof yeah idk maybe. Ig it depends on how much i knew them idk. Like when my nanny (great grandma) died i was sad for days (is that alot?)

7. what was your life like last year?.....Sucky af. Still is. But the highlights of my life last year was getting and making friends on tumblr, going to the tøp concert and going to warped tour, volunteering at the library, going to seya and meeting some of my favorite authors, reading, changing and improving my art, listening to all the bands i listen to now, getting into more fandoms, going to a friends house for the first time

8. have you ever cried because you were so annoyed?.......Yes lol. Some years ago when i couldn't find smtn id be so annoyed and pissed id start crying. I dont now but still lol

9. who did you last see in person?.......Hm ig family doesn't count....? Wait do u mean a friend? If so uhh my friends rebekah, anika, and Judah at a TAB meeting at the library sometime last month.

10. are you good at hiding your feelings?......I think so? Like i mean I can hide whenever i get my....time of the month from my mom (talking abt stuff like that with her makes me uncomfortable) and i hid a breakup. And other p big stuff too. So imma say yeah

11. are you listening to music right now?........*pops on earbuds after reading this* yee im listening to bitch lasagna by pewdiepie xD (do i have the best spotify playlist or what?)

12. what is something you want right now?.......To hug @mysisterlooksforthisaccountsobye but SOMEONE has to live so far away

13. how do you feel right now?........Happy that my earbud still works cause they got washed in the wash yesterday....oops. Its not my fault. I told my dad to remind me to take it out of my jacket pocket before they threw it in but noooooo he forgot

14. when was the last time someone of the opposite sex hugged you?.......Uhhhhh fuck idk it was probably from my lil 4 yr old bro sometime last week. Other than him (hes my favorite sibling) i dont let them hug me too much

15. personality description.......Nerdy. Fangirl. "Emo". Tomboy. Hotsause obsessed. Book lover. Music lover. Black. Blue. Harry potter. Introvert. Fall. Sports. Values friendship. Loyal. Uhhhh i cant think of much lol

16. have you ever wanted to tell someone something but you didn’t?.......*sigh* yes. Yes yes yes. Theres some things abt me, or my life really, that i havent told anyone on here or my irl friends that i sooooo want to so bad but i haven't cause i feel like they'd feel bad and pity me and i don't want that

17. opinion on insecurities........I dont really understand this one. Everyones insecure abt something. Is this askin like if i think its ok or not? I say its ok. Im insecure about literally everything about me. My face. My personality. My socialness. My art. What i do. What i say. Basically my whole body. The things i feel good abt are my books, music taste, and my friends (ily fuckers)

18. do you miss how things were a year ago?.........Hmm this time around a year ago....idk its sorta the same but all the stuff i mentioned abt my year from last year didn't happen yet so nah tho my life sucks rn its better than this time last year

19. have you ever been to New York?........Nooo but i want too soo baddd i wanna visit @septembersbloom !! Im coming for ya soon gramps *does the eye watching thing* my dads been to nyc before tho cause he does construction and he had a concrete job to do there. It was a 23 hr drive for him

20. what is your favourite song at the moment?........Uhhh idk!!! So hard! Maybe.....the whole thats the spirit album by bmth ;)

21. age and birthday?.....15 yrs of age and September 27th 2003 (whats yours brainy? I'll put it on my calendar)

22. description of crush......Its weird idk im not sure if its a genuine crush or not but uh....They like hp :).Thats all u get

23. fear(s).......Losing my best friend @dirtysocke and my other friends. Death. Failure. Momo chasing after me then killing me slowly keeping my eyes open to look her dead in the eyes while i die

24. height......5'6 call me short and I'll fuck u up with THIS *pulls out trusty potato peeler named now steve* dont test me boi

25. role model......Hhhhhhhh so many! But uh gosh one of them is @superraedizzle (youtuberrrr) and vexx and bob ross and da vinci and aaaaaaa so many

26. idol(s)......First person that immediately comes to mind is @sammchenry cause he's super cool and he's really nice and his art's reallyyy good (if u havent seen it w-w-what are u even doin with your life?) And he has a great sense of humor and *continues to ramble about why samms the best*

27. things i hate.......Dabs. Transphobes. Homophobic ppl. Basically any hate on the lgbtq+ community. Bullies. The ship starker. Umbridge. Snape haters

28. i’ll love you if….....U you'll eat pizza, draw, and rp harry potter with mee

29. favourite film(s)......Fantastic beasts. Every hp film. Twilight. The maze runner 1-2. The hunger games. Spiderman homecoming. Kingsman: secret service. Into the spideyverse tho i havent seen it yet

30. favourite tv show(s)......Inkmasterrrrr. B99. The mick. The middle. Uhhh idk mostly ink master xD

31. 3 random facts........Ive never had shrimp. I had a beta fish for over a year once. Im eating pizza crust rn

32. are your friends mainly girls or guys?.......G i r l s. I have all girl friends irl and one boy. And on tumblr it seems like i just meet girls? Likei agree with @cristal-kyd1280 its like alot more gals then dudes here. But i do have some guy friends on here too. But mostly girls

33. something you want to learn.......TO DRAW ANATOMY DAMMIT

34. most embarrassing moment........Every moment of my lifes an embarrassing moment. Idk of i can pick a "most" embarrassing one. But one time i i sent my crush (now ex bf) a hey fuckface and like some hearts or whatever for an ask game that meant like "i have a crush on u" "youre adorable" etc and said Hewo but i did it all anonymously. But he confronted me askin if i sent it cause im the only person he knows that actually says hewo lol. Then later on i finally admitted i really liked him and well y'all know the story after i think. Unless you're new

35. favourite subject.......A R TTTT OFC

36. 3 dreams you want to fulfill?........meet my friends on tumblr. Get into mtsu (college i wanna go to) and study art. And go skydiving

37. favourite actor/actress........favorite actor uhhhhhh probably thomas brodie sangster or tom felton and my favorite actress? Hmmm idk maybe evanna lynch (luna lovegood)

38. favourite comedian(s).......probably kevin hart lol he's p funny

39. favourite sport(s)........basketballllllll and football

40. favourite memory........uhhhhh idk?? One oh my favorite memories was when we went to see tøp in concert

41. relationship status.....single as a pringle

42. favourite book(s)......harry potter and the order of the pheonix. Harry potter and the half blood prince. Simon vs the homo sapiens agenda. Divergent. Maze runner. Twilight. Fangirl. Fallen. Red queen

43. favourite song ever.......TOO HARD DONT MAKE ME CHOOSEEEEEE

44. age you get mistaken for.........16 and 17 sometimes lol

45. how you found out about your idol........i was watching someone on yt and superraedizzle always poped up in my feed and my mom turned on one of her vids cause she always saw her vids too now ive seen most of em i love her. Id heard of vexx but never watched him and i was watching a collab from anthony miller art and shrimpy and i checked out shrimpys channel and was lookin at comments and alot of ppl said his art is like vexxs so i checked out vexx. At first i was like eh ok. Now i cant click fast enough when he posts a vid. And i actually fpund out about bob ross from my grandpa on jan 20 2017 when trump was getting sworn in or whatever. We turned on pbs and my grampa told me to look and bob ross was on and i was IN. I loved it. I even started watching full episodes on YouTube of the joy of painting after that. Wonderful man. My first painting i ever did i think was when i followed one of his tutorials xD (i didnt know it was popular at the time)

46. what my last text message says......."ok your turn"

47. turn ons.....uhh nerds ig idk um book lovers, music lovers, art lovers, potterheads, idk and nice ppl

48. turn offs......jerks. Homophobia. Idk ig whatever i said in things i hate

49. where i want to be right now......uhhhh idk wait didn't i already answer this? Ok this ones different ig so uhh with my friend lucas

50. favourite picture of your idol.....oh shit...favorite? Idk xD i have a fave of vexx but not of rae or bob. But heres pics of them any way

51. starsign......a libraaaaa boiii

52. something i’m talented at......drawing and speed reading. Thats about it lol. Oh and procrastina

53. 5 things that make me happy.......ooooo art, my friends here on tumblr, books, harry potter, and music ^^

54. something thats worrying me at the moment.....if my friend thinks im being annoying

55. tumblr friends......hhhhh so manyyyyyy. @dirtysocke @mysisterlooksforthisaccountsobye @cristal-kyd1280 @chinesewaffles2 @kingantlion @queen-baelin @sammchenry @septembersbloom and more

56. favourite food(s)......green beans, pepperoni pizza, and vanilla madelines

57. favourite animal(s).......basically any reptile. Puppies. Cats. Any animal really but my #1 are snakes

58. description of my best friend.....well she's a tiny bean (5 feet) and she has dark hair, she wears glasses, she doesnt take shit, she's in love with Josh dun, she's awesome, funny, nice (YES youre nice jackie) and shes the best friend ive ever had. Oh. And she has a weird obsession with spaghetti

59. why i joined tumblr.......well i heard abt it on Pinterest over a year ago but didnt want it. Then @mrfastbass-deactivated20181231 on DeviantArt said he got tumblr so i made one then followed him and figured id just post art and that's it cause i thought tumblr was boring as hell when i first got it. Now im p much obsessed with it

60. ask me anything you want.......go ahead brainy shoot. Give me smtn good

#my face #mutual peeps #not-my-brain #asks #60 questions

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inoahthingor2 · 6 years ago

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No Place Like Home

When: November 17th

Time: 10 PM

Noah wasn’t sure why he hadn’t resented his sisters, even though he had grown up behind all four of them. There were four different ideas about who a Nakamura was before Noah stepped into place, and sometimes, it was annoying. No, he wasn’t as good at maths as Lily, and no, he wasn’t interested in joining the drama club like Hannah had, and if one more person asked him if he had inherited any of Ryleigh’s affinity for public speaking, he just might tear his hair out.

But, he was still so proud of his sisters. Yeah, he had no clue what the hell an integral was, but Lily had gotten a full-ride to go study Statistics. And Noah was good at singing and dancing, but Hannah’s performance as the lead in The Sound of Music made him tear up. And you bet your ass Noah was the loudest one screaming after Ryleigh’s valedictorian speech.

And then Kelly.

Since Noah could remember, Kelly had been dancing. Uncoordinated and clumsy when she eight as she led him in circles with Ryleigh, her pointe shoes messily laced up. Noah, who was five at the time, was delighted by the clumsy pirouettes. Lily and Hannah watched with a mixture of caution and amusement from the side lines, only stepping in when he and Ryleigh knocked heads.

Noah watched as Kelly ditched her pointe shoes in favor of a leotard and chalk, and at age nine, he watched her land her first pike, and that was the exact moment he knew he wanted to be out there with her.

His other sisters seemed to share his sentiment, but not nearly to his degree. Lily like it because she thought it made her look elegant, Hannah liked it for the drama, and Ryleigh liked it because Noah liked it. But he and Kelly actually loved all of it.

They loved the rush as they bounded across the mat, making sure not to get lost in the feeling of flipping through the air so they had a clear enough mind to land each move. Loved the burn that came with holding their balance on a beam, forcing their shaking muscles to cooperate and keep them upright. Loved the way their pulse beat in their ears as the flung themselves off of the bars, that .2 seconds in the air before they were latching back onto the metal and throwing themselves around it once more.

Perhaps their coach had taken a shine to him, but in Noah’s eyes, Kelly was who really encouraged him to practice his heart out.

“I mean, I'm good Noah, don't get me wrong. But you… you could really go somewhere with this,” she had said as she gently bandaged their hands after a particularly rigorous practice. And with Kelly gripping his hands with her own dusty ones, he knew then that he was gonna go somewhere for the both of them.

Lily, Hannah, and Ryleigh all dropped it after a couple of years, but they never stopped loving the sport. They were there when Noah dominated State Championships, sitting in the front row with their parents, waving obscenely large signs and screaming his name. Kelly was standing with the rest of their gym on the floor, beaming up at him, and in that moment, behind the joy and adrenaline, he hated being up on that podium, because his victory was nothing without them.

So when he moved on to win Nationals, he yanked Kelly up on the podium with him and grabbed her hand with his own, pressing his metal into her open palm. She stared at him for a moment, before she burst into tears, quickly followed by Lily, Hannah and Ryleigh, who jumped from the stands to rush the stage almost as soon as Noah had reached for Kelly. Yeah, pandemonium was one word for the mess that broke out after that, but if that wasn’t the Nakamura’s, Noah wasn’t sure what was.

They stuck together. If you had one of them, you had all of them.

Which was why he should’ve driven back with them after that meet. He should’ve skipped the review session with his coach. He should’ve just left with his win. Left and eaten with his family, throwing ice at Ryleigh whenever their parents weren’t looking and stealing broccoli off of Hannah’s plate when she forgot to guard her greens.

But instead, while his family was sleeping, full and happy and still buzzing with Noah’s victory, Noah was being thrown about in a crushed car that wouldn’t stop rolling, the feeling of flipping familiar and horrifying.

And then he was… broken. Broken, and all he could think about was how much he was hurting, how angry he was, how heartbroken he was. He couldn't think of anything else for those four years. But, he had forgotten that Nakamura’s shared everything.

He didn’t get to see Lily ripping his coach a new one with Hannah holding her back by her coat, begging her not to get arrested on top of everything. He didn’t see Ryleigh straightening out his hospital sheets, crying and crying but trying not to be loud in case her grief was strong enough to wake him from a medically induced coma. Nor Kelly, gripping his Nationals medal that he had given to her tightly in her hand, holding it to her forehead before throwing it in a fit of rage at the wall. The dent was still there.

No, Noah hadn’t seen any of that. Instead, he saw his future in ruins, his family disgraced, his uselessness. Every time he looked one of them in the eyes, that’s all he saw. Pity or disappointment. He couldn’t see the fondness in Lily’s eyes when he playfully tripped her with his walker on one of his better days. He didn’t see the adoration in Hannah’s when she presented him with a knot blanket for his legs, nor the relief in Ryleigh’s when he opened his eyes for the first time since the accident as she stood in the corner in order to allow the doctors to work. And he certainly hadn’t seen the pride Kelly felt when Noah took his first wobbly steps by himself before he collapsed into her arms.

He couldn’t.

Which was why when his phone buzzed, he didn’t answer it. He watched Kelly’s face flash on screen until it dimmed and the vibrating faded. There was the missed call notification, then a voicemail notification, and finally a text message. He clicked on the text, already knowing he was going to delete the voicemail. He couldn't handle her voice yet.

Kelpy: Answer one of us, you asshole. We miss you

Noah shut his eyes and sighed through his nose, before finally taking a look at all of the other texts from his various sisters that he had muted.

From Lily;

Lil: how’s college, college boy? Meet any hotties yet?

Lil: let me know if u need help with ur math

Lil: r u seriously ghosting your whole family u dork?

Lil: R u coming home for thxgiving?

Lil: I’ll give u 5 bucks and some graduate school gossip if u do

Lil: hey, give mom a call soon, will ya? You know how she worries

From Hannah;

Bananah: hey, let me know how ur first day was when u get a chance!

Bananah: are your midterms soon? Call me if you get too stressed!

Bananah: stay warm, okay? I know it’s warmer there, but still. If you tell me ur dorm room number, I’ll send you a scarf!

Bananah: audio.mp3

Bananah: “this is my audition for a Christmas musical! Let me know how it is!”

From Ryleigh:

Rye: I can’t believe you went to college so far away fucker. I was looking forward to dipping ur hand in cold water when ur passed out drunk

Rye: bro, wtf r u gonna be for Halloween? If u don’t send me a pic, you’re disowned

Rye: image.png

Rye: I went as Columbia from rocky horror

Rye: woooow silent treatment?

Rye: if u don’t come home for thanksgiving, I’m gonna convince Hannah to help me kick ur ass

From Kelly:

Kelpy: dominate this school year noah! We’re all rooting for you!

Kelpy: image.png

Kelpy: I got a dog. Help me name him?

Kelpy: I named him pudge.

Kelpy: hey, call me? We should catch up! I wanna know how school is!

Kelpy: Hey noah, we’re all kinda worried about you. We’re trying to give you space, but we’d really like to hear if you’re okay

Kelpy: mom and dad almost drove up to surprise you, but I convinced them not to. Just answer us noah. We miss you

And then the text from today

Noah pressed his phone to his forehead, his brows furrowed. He should go back. He knew he should. He missed his family, as much as he tried not to think about it. But it was going to be so hard going back to a place where everyone knew how much better he used to be. They were gonna ask him what he was doing, and he couldn’t just not talk about the Vixens. But he wasn’t ready to share. He just… couldn’t. He wanted to stay in this space where he was just Noah, the energetic Vixen. He was scared if he looked away, the illusion would break.

But they deserved to hear him say he wasn't coming home.

So naturally, he texted it.

N: srry for the radio silence Kelly! I’ve been sups busy! I can’t make it back for Thanksgiving; I’ve got something I need to do here. Give everyone my best!

Kelly answered almost immediately, but he was already tossing his phone in his gym bag and getting ready to head to the Court. The sooner he improved, the sooner he could feel comfortable going home.

#self para #(tw. injury)#(tw. car crash)#(tw. disability)#(tw. ableism)#(tw. depression)#(tw. hospital setting)#(tw. violence)#(tw. alcohol mention)#(tw. food mention)#kinda like a flashback?#only not lol

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mylifeasteejeh · 6 years ago

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POOPYTHINGY

Hello sweets, This is my first ever blog/whatever you wanna call it. So as many of you know that everyone makes a mistake and I did too. It was a huge mistake, I was going through this creepy phase called “Friendless” (Well I am still friendless but it is not important rightnow I have done enough crazy things, and now I am over this phase,not over it but definately I am over with it.)

So, I was fucked up I didn’t have friends (well I did but I was getting detached from them). Anyways, I was a high school junior ,“A friendless Nerdy fugly” high school junior. Out of the need for a friend I joined the world’s most creepy and fucked up social media platform, now if you know which platform I am talking about then you know what kind of people are there.

And it’s called *drumrolls*

Kik,

Yeah I know Kik, now I think this is enough for you guys to know how fucked up I was.

So, basically guys Kik is a “World of all the heartbroken lovers/Creepsters/All time Sexuallyaroused freaks/Jobless Dicks or Vayjays (Girls are there too) ”. Although some people are nice there but being a part of that platform proves that You’re Dab-shit crazy. Yup, So I had join this crazy Poopythingy (Wait, this is nice okay so lets call Kik a “Poopythingy”) when I was a 8 grader and nothing really happen at that time and I got bored so I deleted it. Then, all of a sudden, you know that one moment when your mind says “ okay bitch, I am getting bored let’s get your life into a shit”.

*Brain searches through the “Fuckingfreakishlycrappyandweird Up things i saved this bitches Ass from” File and Takes out the closest or random option*

Therefore, out of the blue in my chemistry class I got this idea or I suddenly got this recap of what the 8th grader me had download, and then I am like “let’s Re-download that app again” And now guys I have that Poopythingy again in my phone.

*SlowClaps and Tears of joy*

Well, I was feeling like The great Columbus, searching for new friends to whom I can cry about my life and fucking everything.

I know you all are thinking that it was stupid of me, But you know What? “The brain wants What it wants” and I am a cancer Motherfuckers, yeah a CANCER. So this explain pretty much everything, therefore,you can’t blame me.

So The Columbus, made a fake account by name “Tris” ( yes, I was inspired by Divergent series). So, My boat (The account on Poopythingy) was ready for the trip, I also got inspired by this book I read where the girl meets her bestfriend through social media.

*Eyerolls*

Yup, I was inspired by a RomCom Book. So, I got these Message requests from all the “Jake to Chris” and most of them had Justin freaking Bieber as their profile picture ( I feel bad for Justin), Well, the ones who had JB as their pro pic were from my country mostly, the guys from other countries were more smart and used varieties of Different celebrities and even pics of “Things Which must not be named” (more like organs) . And they had these creepy Bios “I will make cute babies or Lyrics of songs”, and guys from my country had these R-rated poetry thingys which were picked up from “The Universal PickUp lines/ Peotry thingy Book” (Every heart broken guy/girl in my country has this Book, their brain which is smaller then my thumb automatically downloads this). So, i got a lot of crazylyfreakish messages. But Boy, I didn’t loose hope, my brain was not letting that candle of “lets get your life fucked up” blow.

I kept on searching, one robots ( it has robots for different things, like for dating/getting the solutions to your problems etc etc) to other. After, a lot of hardwork, searching day and night, joining one group ( got kicked out from two, because of my nationality, I was more smart the third time and told them that I live in some other country, because I knew that most of those suckers were from my country pretending to be from other country) to another. I kept looking and when I felt that finding a friend here is as difficult as finding a water castle in a dessert, I lost all the hope. I was about to leave ( keyword: about)

But my brain had other plans.

*It wanted me to open one of my message request and talk to the person who had messaged me recently* And this is exactly what I did.

Well, guys at least this guy had is own pic as pro pic, so 10 points to me for at least not choosing one of those JB guys.

Well, I talked to him for an hour, he was pretending to be from London, his e-mail address below his username gave him away (oh wait, lets call my so-called friend Voldemort) so I asked Voldemort “why do you have different name in your E-mail address”. Now, your bitch here is great at faking it so I had create a fake E-mail with name tris@blahblah something and used it for my fake account. And when he asked how do I know how to speak/read his language then I made up a story that my dad is from your country and he shifted to this country due to bussiness and he met my mom here and they got married, yes I created a sappy love story for my parents.

Now, I don’t know what got into me I told Voldemort truth about myself. We shared phone numbers and became good friends. He called me every night, although I told him to only message me and never call me. But he didn’t listen, I talked to him for a week. I had a breakdown when i was was on a call with him and after that we became bestfriends, I don’t know how but he always knew when something was wrong with me or will call me to check up on me, it don’t know but I felt good whenever I used to talk to him. It was a nice change. And then I told my sister about him. She was happy but told me to be careful.

Now if you’re a Cancer then you know that we trust others like crazy but if someone sow a seed of doubt then we start overthinking and then we suddenly become Sherlock Homes. Like bruh, we have a mind of spy, we listen carefully to what you say and think about every single word you say.

Okay, so Voldermort here did say some things and then refused that he didn’t say what he said, so me being me I ignored and thought maybe he forget or I just brushed it off. But after my sister said “Be careful”, I started overthinking and I thanked that Poophead for warning me. It was getting hard for me to ignore his words now, and one day he suddenly said that he likes me. I was happy that a guy liked fugly little me and I liked him too because he was there for me when I was alone, I was over the moon and my heart was thumping like crazy in my chest and I had butterflies in my stomach when I heard him say those three words “ I like you”. I was happy and told him that I liked him too, but you know that it’s not possible to be in a relationship with someone you don’t trust. Well, I liked him and was not thinking straight when I was talking to him, he had that kind of effect on me, his voice had that kind of effect on me ( his voice was hypnotising) and no one has ever had that kind of effect on me. I brushed off all the doubts that I had. I talked to him normally. Then the shit started happening he called me next day and said that he likes this girl in his school I was taken aback and was like okay, cool I will help you to get her if you want. And then he said that he is in “love with her”. And I was confused because last night he said that he liked me ( And It was in more than friends things). I didn’t say anything I just listened to him, he talked about her for an entire hour. So, I thought that maybe he liked this girl a lot, so I was okay with it. But then he stopped talking about her he started talking about me and said “You know you’re more then a best friend and a girlfriend and you will even be more important to me then my wife”. And at this time I was freaked out because I knew what he was doing, I understood that this fuckster was playing with my brain. But again I brushed it off, next day he said that he loves me, and This was what I shouted at 2:00 am in the morning “WHAT?! FUCK NO” thank God my parents and grandparents were not at home and only my sister was with me. I knew that this was crazy and I should stop it. Next, day he again talked about this girl he likes and that she is his neighbor. I thought it was the same girl but she wasn’t and he denied guys, he denied telling me that he liked a different girl one day ago.

Voldermort here even after knowing that I hate lies was lying to me. I fumed up I mean Sweet bunnyfussy slippers, NO ONE LIES TO ME. And then, it all clicked he is playing with me. But then when I showed him the proof that he did tell me that he likes someone else, he made an excuse saying “oh, she’s..I just have a crush on her”. And I thought okay, I gave him a benefit of doubt.

But then this kept on happening and I knew that I can’t brush his words off anymore like not even a slightest I just can’t and then when he called me I blocked him.

But my brain had other plans

*He was like let’s make you unblock him because Bitch I am not done yet* and I did exactly that I fucking unblocked him. And confronted him, I knew I need that and I wanted to get completely over with this, I wanted to put a full stop on this.

Now, I unblocked him but I waited for him to text me and when he did, he said “I called you because I lost my grandpa in an accident and I was in the hospital” but guys when I last talked to him, he was with his friends watching movie. But before I can point it out he spoke again, he said “ I am coming to your city and since we are friends again can we meet?” And I said “No,we can’t” and He said “ look I am getting this dress stitched for you and and I already paid for it, so can you tell me your Size, because I want the dress to be perfect” and I said “ look I don’t want any dress and don’t even talk to me ever again I am blocking you” He said “ I don’t want to hear anything you are going to take the dress, do whatever you want to do with it burn it for all I care, I know you that you will take it anyways after reading the name of the label”. After reading this I felt like a fucking gold digger. And no one has ever said those words to me. And he crossed all the limits. I told him “The I don’t wanna fucking talk to you and this is it I know that you are a lair, I was ignoring all of your lies and don’t you ever call me” He said “ if you’re not going to talk to me then I will die” and this was it, this guy was totally black mailing me because he added “ my mother is not at home I am alone you know I can cut my wrist” I was freaked out people and I knew that he will not do anything I knew it, but if I stop rightnow of if I listen to him then he will use this as an advantage in future and I can’t let a guy have so much control over me so my last words to him were “Then, have a great time in between hell and heaven because Satan will not let you enter the hell and heaven is obviously out of the option for you”

Then I blocked him.

*My brain freaking had the guts to say I told you so*

Well, I know this is pretty fucked up thing but I learned one thing from this case that The best friend you can ever have is yourself. You don’t need anyone else for making yourself happy. I know sometimes it can be lonely and you need someone.

You know when I feel like this, I do something to distract myself specially my brain.

Another thing I posted this is to warn you guys to never download that Poopythingy. And that if you’re going through this then remember that you’re not the only one with bad luck in making friends.

Also, reading something and experiencing something are two different things, so please when you’re reading this, I request you to put yourself in my shoes. And even if you don’t get what I am trying to say then well then you should do nothing. I don’t care.

I was actually reading out chats, and those are cringy AF, I was such a kind a year ago. I mean yuck I will never talk to someone the way I talked to him.

#APieceOfAdvice #writingmywrongs #writers on tumblr #storytelling #storytime #lifeinism #experience

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monday3econlive · 6 years ago

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Econ Live

Econ 20A Winter 2019

Discussion Mon. 3pm

Tam Nhu Duong Nguyen (32867932)

Amanda Meilan Kwong (57481731)

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Song sung to the tune of Wake Up in the Sky by Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, and Bruno Mars.

No copyright intended, this is simply a parody of the song for educational purposes.

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Buy, buy, buy

It's Econ Live (it's 20A)

Huh? Econ (woo)

I sing ‘til I can’t (yeah), fangirl ‘til I die (yeah)

Concerts on the hill (well damn), wake up with some tears

You can't tell me it ain’t in high demand (you can't tell me it ain’t in high demand)

I know the supply’s super low (I know), I know I’m super broke (I know)

The ladies love the luxury (yeah)

That's why they all pay to see me (woo)

Out here with the profits (yeesh) like I invented oligopoly

You can't tell me it ain’t in high demand (you can't tell me it ain’t in high demand )

I know I'm super broke (I know), I know I'm super broke

Huh, huh, huh

I stay broke as heck, take a risk, I might as well

Drop the cost and pay the price, Harry Styles ain’t sing for himself

I got fangirls payin’, homie, college girls profitin' for me (woo)

All my profits custom so they inflatin' and they risin' on you

Ooh, think it's high demand

Ooh, think it's low supply

Ooh, it's so profitable

Ooh, ooh, ooh

I smell some illegal resellers, yikes

Section full of overpriced tickets

Government is starin' at me sayin', "Wow"

Unforgettable like Ticketmaster

Harry Styles, I'm sellin' to your consumers (well damn)

A one man supplier, a human bank roll (whoa)

She lost in the inflation 'cause Econ got the glow (huh)

I pay 'til I'm broke (brra), work 'til I’m rich (it's Guc')

Concert on the hill (heh), wake up with some tears (you won't)

You can't tell me it ain’t in high demand (you can't tell me it ain’t in high demand)

I know the supply’s super low (I know), I know I’m super broke (I know)

The ladies love my customer service, that's why they all come back to me

Out here with the consistency like I invented customer loyalty

You can't tell me it ain’t in high demand (you can't tell me it ain’t in high demand)

I know supply’s super low (I know), I know I’m super broke (I know)

Now watch me buy, buy

You can't tell me I won’t buy

I know I'm gonna buy, I know I’m gonna buy (Kodak, Kodak)

I'm gonna buy, don't need no convincin’

Harry Edward Styles, don't need no advertisin’

I ain't never had no man to cry for, yeah

Now all his records trendin'

Oh my, I came from campin’ out to gettin’ barricade

I don't know why I been lovin' Harry Styles so much

But this my life

I'm on customer loyalty, I be takin’ opportunity costs just to see him

Like it's easy, I drop 5 hundred for these tickets

It's Ticketmaster, take a pic

I sell out real quick

All these resellers got me sick, they actin' spoiled

Prices sittin' high, I feel like I can cry

So overpriced to death it's crazy, feel like I can die

I done finally got my tickets, they make me wanna scream (grrr)

I sing ‘til I can’t (‘til I can’t)

fangirl ‘til I die (‘til I die)

Concert on the hill (ayy), wake up with some tears

You can't tell me it ain’t in high demand (you can't tell me it ain’t in high demand , baby)

I know supply’s super low (I know it)

I know I'm super broke (I know it)

The ladies love seeing me, that's why I get all the profit (ayy)

Out here with the demands like I invented success (yo, yo)

You can't tell me it ain’t in high demand (you can't tell me it ain’t in high demand, baby)

I know supply’s super low (I know it)

I know I'm super broke (I know it)

Now, now watch me buy, buy

Now watch me buy, buy

You can't tell me I won’t buy

I know I'm gonna buy, THIS WAS OUR ECON LIVE.

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Explanation:

We wrote about how the struggle to find concert tickets, and how the joy of attending concerts affects our lives, and involves multiple topics we have discussed in Econ 20A.

In our parody of the song, “Wake Up in the Sky by Gucci Mane, Kodak Black, and Bruno Mars,” we wanted to portray to our best ability how concerts and concert tickets relate to economics. We mentioned opportunity costs, oligopolies, consumer loyalty, profits, risks, inflation, demand, supply, and so much more. We highlighted the struggle fans have when trying to find a concert ticket among the large herd of fans who also demand a ticket. We also point out that companies like ticketmaster have great customer loyalty because people can depend on them to offer concert tickets at decent prices. Next we mentioned that certain artists such as Harry Styles don’t need to advertise for concerts frequently because his fan base his so strong, and people will demand to see him live simply after listening to his beautiful music. Lastly, we talked about the dirty, dirty ticket resellers who recognize the high demand and use it to their advantage to make a profit for themselves.

There are an abundance of people who have a high demand for concert tickets, but yet only a few companies choose to supply these tickets, which in turn creates a high demand, low supply environment. The search for concert tickets is aggressively competitive, and some websites sell out tickets in less than a minute. There have been times where I have my credit card ready to go the minute tickets come on sale, I put the ticket in my cart, and then seconds later it says the concert is sold out even the VIP tickets! It is really frustrating looking for tickets when supply is this low, because it seems almost impossible to find a ticket. Due to the fact there are only a handful of suppliers, these ticket companies are an oligopoly, and have the ability to raise the prices of tickets in order to maximize their profits. Since demand does not change much even if prices are steep, the demand is pretty inelastic for concert tickets. Ticket master essentially owns our wallets.

Some people, including illegal resellers, buy tickets, then resell them for a much higher price to earn a profit for themselves. These people basically make businesses from reselling tickets, and may buy tickets just with the intention of reselling. Sometimes if I really want a ticket to attend a concert, I have no other choice but to buy from these resellers because the supply is so scarce. I have seen people try to sell tickets for double, or even triple the amount they bought them for, which is ridiculous. Many of these scalpers profit greatly from reselling tickets, but I wish they were more reasonable because people just want to see their favorite artists live without having a negative balance in their account. The most I have paid for a ticket from a reseller is only $20 over the face value price, I would never feel right giving triple the price let alone double the price to these scalpers.

In addition to the struggle of finding and paying for a ticket, there are many opportunity costs of going to a concert. For instance, the time spent at the concert could be used to nap or do homework, or eat. Concerts can be pretty lengthy because of the time you must wait in line to go into the venue, the time you wait for the show to start, and the time you wait for the main artist to come out. All the time spent that I spent at the concert could have been used to catch up on sleeping. Also, for every hour I spent waiting in line, I could’ve been doing one more Aplia assignment, or one more GAP assignment. I give up time to do my homework, and instead use my time to wait in line to see these beloved artists. Also, the money spent on the concert tickets could be used to save up for new shoes or new clothes, things that are tangible and will be used frequently. If I spend all my money on concert tickets, I cannot afford new shoes. However, if I did not attend the concert I could buy 2 pairs of rainbows for example. Still, concerts makes people extremely happy and provides them with countless, unforgettable memories. Concerts are something you can use to bond with the new people you can potentially meet at these events and even become closer to them afterwards. Concerts have the characteristic of being unique, because each concert you experience will be different than the last, making the cost worth it.

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withered-rose-unbreakable-lotus · 7 years ago

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I was tagged by @the-damnedest-creature to play her j-rock game, thank you ^^ If I write too much I am soooo sorry ;;

RULES: Repost and answer the questions, then tag at least 3 of your followers :)

1. When and how did you get into j-rock? Even though I was introduced to visual kei by a friend in 2010, I officially got into it in 2012 when I really needed new music and my favorite artists hadn’t released anything for a while, so I thought I could give a chance to that thing that friend had called “visual kei” back then. It was hard for me to find sth I liked because, yes, the visuals were amazing and totally my thing, but music-wise, everything I found was full of screams and too heavy music for me. Then I came across AND eccentric agent, though, I fell in love with their sound and slowly gave in to the visual kei world completely, after this.

2. List your current most favorite band(s). I am a big visual kei trash, so my most favorite bands are around 40 (disbanded bands included and usually new projects of those members turn out to be favorites) and there is no such thing as recent and older favorites for me ^^’ It might sound too much, but after having checked the music of almost 800 jrock and visual kei bands and solos, I think it’s not that much ^^’. Bare with me, please m(_ _)m AND-ECCENTRIC AGENT Versailles (and Kamijo’s and Hizaki’s solo projects) Screw A9 (and Saga’s solo project) The GazettE D (and Asagi’s and Ruiza’s solo projects) Megaromania 9GOATS BLACK OUT (and every project Ryo started after them, except from TAG) BORN REIGN DIAURA Kaya (both solo and band projects) Dog inThePWO Kiryu MALICE MIZER (and the solo projects of Klaha & Kozi) Gackt Codomo Dragon Liraizo Purple Stone SuG (and Uwakimono) The Valentine. Tokami Vistlip (and Lill) Vaniru Anli Pollicino RAZOR Metis Gretel Plastic Tree Lareine Hyde (every band he’s been in creates amazing music so you can count L’arc en Ciel and Vamps in one) Fi’ance Synk;yet SchwarzKain Hizaki Grace Project Sukekiyo

(and yes my wallet hates me ^^’)

3. How many j-rock concerts have you been to? (If you haven’t been to any, which band would you like to see the most in the future?) Never been to one but I’d love to see all my still active favorites as well as a couple of others that seem to have amazing energy live, such as R-shitei, DEZERT, Shinotsuku Ame and the recently formed DIMLIM. 4. Which j-rock band do you think is the most underrated? Reign 5. Which j-rock band do you think is the most overrated? I will be hated even by you if I answer that XD Okay fine, it’s just my opinion I hope you won’t get mad at me for that: Dir En Grey. 6. Who is your ultimate bias in j-rock? Optionally: Post your most favorite picture(s) of them. I don’t know if I could call him bias, I don’t like using this term, but fav jrocker out of everyone I admire, for sure. It’s Ikuma of Reign. Some pics of him I really like are:

7. What is your most treasured j-rock related memory? I have so many to count but, one that really stands out is how I became a Gazette fan. When I got into visual kei, I absolutely refused to listen to the Gazette and I will explain why. I have been a fan of American and European music for as long as I can remember myself and if I had learnt sth from it, is that usually, around 2010s for sure, the artists that most people listen to aren’t really worth listening. For my tastes again, I mean, don’t bite. I just thought that around that time, what was popular wasn’t as amusing for my ears (for example, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus). I just had that feeling that, the more people were making a fuss about an artist, the more shit that artist would be for my tastes. So, I thought that was the same for Japan and, seeing Gazette everywhere around so much, when I got into visual kei, pissed me off. I would often say their music isn’t that of a big deal, I mean the vocalist is just screaming, they are just pretty and all, and seem obnoxious and show offs. One day, though, as I was checking out some visual kei bands, I came across the part of their Decade concert during which they were all crying. I watched it, kind of surprised to see such a big band at this state, I mean I don’t often see 30 year old men cry on stage, curious to know what on earth was going on. I felt a big knot in my chest as I watched. Even though I hated them, there was sth that made me wanna cry too. I scrolled down in the comments to see if anyone had mentioned what was going on and, finding it, made me burst into tears and sob for around half an hour. Again, being a fan of Hollywood artists, I had only seen my favorites rise and thrive and never break down once they had claimed their position in the industry, but these guys...they were in their 30s, standing on the stages for 10 whole years and still crying for what? Their dream. They were still so passionate about the reason they started this whole thing that reaching 10 years was a milestone that brought them to their knees. I am a dreamer myself, I knew the thrill of being able to survive in an industry like that for so long is hard to receive and would bring me in tears, too, if I made it. I swore that day that I would find at least one song of theirs I would like and I would follow them for as long as they’re active and listen to their music till I die. This kind of artists is what I stand for. I don't like those who start with a dream and end with a job, if you know what I mean. I do understand that some get bored of it with time and claim it as just their job and income production, but I am a person of limits and I love me some big dreamers that once they get to their dream they continue fighting to keep it and the fire never ceases to exist. The more passionate an artist is with what they do the more I take my hat off to them and support them no matter what. This is a memory I treasure a lot. My becoming a Sixth Gun through tears ^^’

8. How do you support and enjoy j-rock the most? Buying CDs? Going to lives? Just full on going to Japan for it? I enjoy j-rock the most when I am listening to it, or watching pvs and when I am creating digital fanart of any sort, but support is an entirely different story for me. The moment I feel I support my favorite vkei artists completely is when I buy their cds, but often comes the time that I see their posts on twitter and realize that the support they like the most is that of people going to see them live. It kind of bothers me, because not all of us can attend their shows, but there is nothing I can do so far, so if they aren’t satisfied with what I am giving, I guess I have to wait to get to Japan someday, otherwise I will just keep being an inadequate fan I guess xd. The moment, though, I think I will feel the joy of being a visual kei fan in my bones and that I am being fully supportive of them, is when some miracle will happen and I will get the chance not just to see them live, but also be part of their work. In other words, I will never feel complete as a fan and supporter of this movement, if I don’t get the chance to work besides such inspirational people. I don’t think I match their talent yet, but I have much gratefulness in me for what they have offered me through their music that I want to show my full support by serving them. 9. How does your family feel about this hobby of yours? My parents know music and arts have been life for me since I was really young, so getting into visual kei didn’t surprise them at all. I have always liked things and sounds that were different from what was common and accepted for most people and they are ok with it. My mom used to be a rock fan too as a child, she even played the guitar, so she was fascinated by them right away. She likes their looks and she often says they look like they’ve jumped out of some videogame, she loves guitar solos very much and she even has favorites. She loves Takeru and Versailles, for example. It’s funny to admit she was even the one who told me hizaki is a man XD. I had only been listening to their music at first, so i didn’t know any info about them, but when I showed her a video she told me he was a man. And then of course I searched and found out she was right XD. I often ask her opinion on new pvs. As for my father, he often freaks out when they growl, but he finds calmer songs impressive. He doesn’t understand the whole idea and often asks me if all these guys are men, or straight, but other than that, it’s my taste and he doesn’t interfere. Fun fact about my dad’s reactions, since I mentioned one of my mom’s, too, is how he reacted when I told him Ryutaro Arimura is his age xd. He just wouldn’t accept it. XD 10.What is the craziest j-rock fandom story that you have I haven’t been involved in any and can’t remember anything that crazy, but if you are looking for crazy fandom stories and you aren’t a gazette fan, yet, I’d suggest you hurried up and joined the ride XD We got plenty of crazy in this fandom for you. :p No shade :p Even Ruki has said it XD

That’s it whoaaaaa, sorry for the long post, I love talking about visual kei and j-rock. I tag you back @the-damnedest-creature since you made the game but I saw no answers there :p I am sure others will tag you back, too, but anywayz :p I also tag @hinata-nina and my third choise was already tagged by you so, no more from me. ^^ Thank you again for tagging me ^_^

#me #answered

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checheisacat-blog · 8 years ago

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Japan Trip June 2016 Day 2: Pokemon Center, Laforet in Harajuku, Sailor Moon exhibit, meeting Misako Aoki, Closet Child Ikebukuro

Day 2 was our first full day in Japan and it was full of activities!

The view from outside our hotel window!

My bf and I decided to try the ticket machine restaurant that was right next to our hotel called Matsuya, mostly for a convenient breakfast that was cheap and fast. We ended up liking it a lot and eating here multiple times during our trip whenever we wanted food in the early morning or late night and didn't feel like walking anywhere LOL.

I've never eaten at a ticket machine restaurant before! The way it works is that you choose what you want to order at a machine (it looks kinda like an arcade machine LOL) and insert your money (cash only) straight into the machine. The machine gives you a ticket with your order on it, which you give to the attendant who will make your order and bring it out! Really fast and efficient!

The tickets!

I ordered a pork belly rice bowl and bf ordered beef with curry. I ended up liking the beef more than my pork LOL they both tasted pretty good though and were filling with was nice! The meals all come with miso soup too. They give you a lot of food for a low price!

Afterwards we met up with my friend and her bf and we were on our way!

Since our hotel is so close to Sunshine City we decided to cut through there on our way to Ikebukuro station. Sunshine City is a pretty big mall that has a lot of attractions in it! The highlights are the Pokemon Center, two small indoor amusement parks called Namjatown and J-world, an aquarium, a planetarium, and an observatory. They also have a lot of cool shops and restaurants! I'd definitely recommend visiting here if you ever go to Tokyo since there's so much to do. I got lost in Sunshine city a few times because it's so huge but by the end of the trip I think I managed to be able to navigate it somewhat lolol.

The escalator leading to the Pokemon Center was decorated with Pokeballs!

We found the Pokemon Center! It's actually the largest Pokemon Center in Japan. My bf ended up loving this place so much lol by the end of the trip he had bought hundreds of dollars worth of stuff.

They had a collection called PokeNeco Dolce which is really pastel and girly and CUTE. It was my favorite thing at the Pokemon center! You'd never see this kind of cute Pokemon merchandise in the US lol ;_;

My bf and I ended up getting the matching boy and girl Pikachu plushie keychains lol his is hanging in his car now and mine is sitting in my room since I don't wanna get it dirty.

There were a lot of cute Pokemon things around the Pokemon center too like this wall with all the Pokemon and some arcade machines we couldn't really figure out lol.

We looked at some other shops and cute things around Sunshine City and Ikebukuro while going to the station! Exiting from Sunshine City actually puts us right in the middle of a street with a bunch of arcade machines and shops in Ikebukuro! So it's convenient to cut through the mall especially since we were there in summer and it was humid and hot outside.

We stopped at this cute store called Sanrio Vivitix that had a lot of Sanrio products (obviously)! I didn't buy anything but I got an outfit pic in their mirror bwahaha.

We took the train from Ikebukuro to Harajuku! First train tickets and first time riding the train! It was really cool to see how fast and efficient the trains run. I was nervous to ride the train and it was a bit difficult to buy our passes at the train station since we had to look up where we were and where we wanted to go and figure out how much money to put in the machine.

HARAJUKU! It was really amazing to get to experience the ~famous~ Takeshita Dori even though it's mostly tourists now lol. When I first saw the Takeshita Dori sign I felt like crying tears of joy LOL so silly.

We looked around the shops briefly, but didn't buy anything. I was excited to see a Wego since I'd bought some stuff from there online, but it turned out to be kinda silly since there are Wego stores EVERYWHERE in Japan lol it's kinda like the Japanese Forever 21?

We stopped for a famous Harajuku crepe! It was delicious but pretty small lol. There were so many choices but I think we just went with a strawberry crepe to share. In Japan it's rude to eat while walking so you're supposed to finish eating before you start walking again. Something I didn't know before this trip!

After walking through the length of Takeshita Dori we went to Laforet! It's a huge mall with somewhere around 7 or 8 floors and a ridiculous amount of stores. They have a lot of J-fashion stores! I wanted to explore here but we didn't have much time since we were meeting up with Mika's friend Mary again.

LOOK AT ALL THE PRETTY LOLITA DRESSES ON DISPLAY AHHH

The stores I knew I wanted to go to were Swimmer and RoseMarie Seoir and I went to them both! I wanted to check out some lolita stores too but I didn't think we'd have time for me to browse since I'm a super slow shopper and need lots of time to make decisions LOL. The stores are all pretty small and aren't actual invididual stores like in American malls. They're more like huge booths with partitions separating each other.

I bought a cute waterbottle from Swimmer! Convinced myself it was a practical purchase since I wanted a waterbottle to carry around while walking so I wouldn't get dehydrated. I also ended up buying a dress and accessories from RoseMarie Seoir (formerly known as Syrup) lol I really wasn't expecting to spend so much so early in the trip but it's one of my favorite brands and a dress I was eyeing for a while so I tried not to feel too bad. It's their cats and teacups print in the Marie dress cut!

Me with my shopping bag!

We looked at a few more stores around Harajuku and then went to the station where Mika's friend Mary showed us how to get train cards/Pasmo so we didn't have to buy the individual tickets every time lol. It was really helpful!

What you do is load up the card with money (I think we put in 5000 yen initially) and whenever you go to the station just scan your card at one of the entrances. Then you can board whatever train you want and when you exit at that station it automatically calculates the price and deducts it from your card! Super neat.

We took a selfie in front of a vending machine in a station LOL

Afterward we went to Roppongi to go to the Sailor Moon Exhibit in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower! It was a lot of walking and it was pretty humid so I felt kinda gross and sweaty by the time we actually got to the building lol.

The outside of the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower!

The Mori Tower is a very tall building in Roppongi that I believe has an art gallery/museum and a place where you can enjoy the view of Tokyo from high up!

We went inside the Mori Tower and bought our tickets to the Sailor Moon exhibit! We had to take a long elevator ride to the get to the floor the exhibit was located on, which brought us super high up in the building.

Our tickets to Sailor Moon Exhibit included access to a museum of Sailor Moon art and merchandise, access to a shop of Sailor Moon goods, and entrance to the Chibiusa Cafe!

The exhibit was full of a lot of really cool things! I'm not a hardcore Moonie but I watched Sailor Moon as a kid and enjoyed the exhibit for the nostalgia factor. I've always admired the wands and other props, they look so beautiful in real life ;_; I don't collect them myself but I understand why people would, they're so detailed and pretty!

Past the exhibition of merchandise, wands, etc. there were displays of artwork from Naoko Takeuchi! It all looked super ethereal and beautiful. I love the distinctive style of her art!

The view out of the windows was also amazing! It was pretty cloudy/foggy that day but the view of Tokyo was pretty cool since we were high up. You can see Tokyo Tower!

This display of Princess Serenity and Tuxedo Mask was so beautiful!

I went inside the gift shop but then left after looking around a bit because I had to go to the bathroom. I didn't realize that you were only allowed in the gift shop once and it totally sucked because I wanted to get a souvenir but I wasted my chance LOL I was pretty bummed out about it but I ended up getting a Sailor Moon souvenir later on at the bottom of the Mori Tower so it was alright!

Anyway we were feeling pretty thirsty from the long walk and all the walking around the exhibit so my bf and I decided to get in line for the Chibiusa Cafe. We joined up with the rest of the group before going inside although it was pretty hard to explain in my practically non-existent Japanese that we were meeting up with people and needed a table for 5 people lol

They had display models of all the food near the entrance to the cafe so you could see what you were ordering! They also gave out menus to people in line. All the food was super cute so I had trouble deciding what to order lol.

Sailor Moon burger with chicken nuggets and some fruit salad thingy?

Tuxedo Mask spaghetti with rose petals!

Outer senshi curry! I wish I had ordered this lol.

They also had cute themed drinks and desserts!

My bf and I shared the parfait and the burger! I wasn't feeling that hungry I guess but if I could go back I would totally order everything LOL. The burger and star-shaped chicken nuggets tasted really good!

I also liked the parfait and it was super pretty to look at LOL and humongous. My favorite part was the sorbet on top! I wasn't too big on the jelly stuff at the bottom but it was still good overall!

An amazing and totally coincidental thing that happened while we were eating was that we saw a girl who looked /exactly/ like Misako Aoki who was waiting in line and sat at the table next to us. Then we really she was the ACTUAL Misako and my friend Mika and I started freaking out and wishing we had dressed in lolita fashion that day LOL.

With help from Mary we managed to ask her for pictures! Ahhh I can't believe this amazing coincidence LOL my lolita dreams came true. I got really flustered and totally embarrassed myself fawning over here OTL we were both super giddy and giggly afterward which must've been kinda uncomfortable for Misako lolol oops. She was super nice about it though! She’s also really tiny and young-looking in real life like damn she was super cute LOL

Afterward we left and started heading back to the station! At this point we split up with Mary to go back to our hotels. We also got some ice cream and drinks at vending machines (of course lolol).

I didn't get any pictures of this part because I was holding a lot of shopping bags and was pretty tired LOL but after we got back to Ikebukuro we visited the Closet Child! It wasn't too crowded but there was a pretty big selection since it's not as picked-over as the one in Harajuku. I tried on some dresses and ended up getting an Emily Temple Cute dress and some smaller items.

Afterward we all decided to retire at the hotel since we had to wake up early to go on a tour the following morning. The tour required us to be at the bus stop by 7 AM so we decided to wake up at 6 and since we were still fighting jet lag we decided to go to sleep early.

That wraps up day 2! It was a really fun and eventful day. The highlight was definitely the Chibiusa Cafe and meeting Misako Aoki!

Japan Trip June 2016

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