#i wanted her pre makeover clothes so bad

[dandylion-s]

This did things to my 4 year old mind I still cannot understand. I hope you like it!!

Hindi anon who suggested Omkara: you gotta watch kuch kuch hota hai. It was the greatest film in the world when I was 4 and fell in love with shahrukh khan. Also kajol serves some hall of fame lesbian looks

listen i have UNWAVERING faith in the film taste of 4 yr olds so this is absolutely going on my list thank you again!!!!

[thatoneweirdowhoknowstoomuch]

Where's Waldo Headcanons

(Srry it took so long, I wanted to be sure my posting wouldn't be in vain, lmao. Also, be warned as I incorporate a ton of the 2019 series)

First off-

Waldo Waldini:

•》General《•

* His full name is Waldo W******* Waldini, but he simply goes by "Wally" for convenience sake (plus it adds an "e" sound, which makes one smile)

* His first name was his middle name pre-transition, named after his late father (barely brings this up, tough subject)

* Transmasc. He has a ton of ironic chest binders (think Thomas Jefferson and the Hastune Miku Binder)

* 100% on the spectrum, change my mind

•》Background《•

* His mom and dad were both vets... well, a veterinarian and a veteran, respectively.

* Mostly raised by his Mom as his father was "no longer with us" when her baby girl (pre-transition Wally)

* Even then, his mother couldn't be around much with her job, so he was most of the time alone or with friends. When Mama Waldini could hang out with her daughter, she'd always make up for it in souvenirs and day outs with her.

* Due to being on the spectrum, he had some problems both in making friends and staying out of trouble. Certainly not stupid by any means, much rather the opposite, and definitely not a troublemaker on purpose. Most of his antic includes

- Bringing animals to the classroom for show and tell

- Bringing dangerous machinery (her inventions, which tend to break, go rogue, or explode)

- Traumatizing the whole school during a school play that one time (she took his role a bit too seriously and made the fake stabbing a bit gorey)

(2019 spoilers Ahead!)

- Because of his "antics" and the fact Mama Waldini couldn't be around much with her job, she was the one to introduce Wally to the Wanders' Society, an association she assumed would benefit her little adventurer in the long run like it had with her (she was raised by Whitebeard until she was able to sustain herself and get married)

- She was so ecstatic when she found out that her little adventurer was thriving and that he made new friends (Wenda).

- Despite her happiness and the fact she wished she could see her little girl, she was always way too busy, busier than normal. She felt terrible about this, but there was nothing she could do in her eyes. A few days before Christmas during work, she was tasked with helping a white mutt, and it's four puppies. The mother didn'tmake it, her pups now orphaned. So she gives one of the pups to Whitebeard, requesting that he would give it to her little girl as a Christmas present.

- By the time she could see her little girl, Wally was transitioning; binder, shorter hair, boyish clothes, a whole makeover on his end. She was confused if not taken aback when her little girl insisted on being called her son and that her little girl changed her name to her middle name. However, with Whitebeard's help and Wally's corrections, she got used to it. But it doesn't really stop her from putting hair extensions and ribbons on him to not cause fuss with her husband's side of the family.

- When Wally got older and finally passed Wanders' Society, he went on to travel the world for quite a while, promising to be back with Mama when he's seen enough. However, during his travels, Mama Waldini falls ill, causing her to be moved to a nursing home and bedridden. While her falling sick was a coincidence, Waldo can't really bring himself to forgive for not being there when it happened.

•》Misc.《•

- His current home was once an abandoned theather, renovated with the help of Wenda.

- Due to the last time he traveled abroad, he has a bit of a fear of leaving close people behind for too long. However, Wenda and Whitebeard assure him that nothing bad will happen.

-Owns a ton of clothes/cloth items with his iconic stripes. He has tried other patterns and clothes but wasn't a huge fan.

- Not really picky or touch sensitive, but hates slimy/squishy textures

- One time when Waldo and Wenda slept over at his place, he tried making breakfast in bed for Wenda. However, it went horribly, horribly wrong -

Wenda: Hey, at least you're better than my cousin

*takes a sip*

Wenda: Hey, this is some really good tea -

Waldo: Coffee

Wenda: Wut

Waldo: It was supposed to be c-coffee

- In his trying different clothing era, he ended up buying a red pinstripe suit. Rarely wears it , excusing it as "saving it for Wenda"

- His special interests are traveling (of course), robotics, and miscellaneous fun facts

Wow.. this was waaaay too long. I'll make separate posts for the characters from now on. The next character is Odlaw!

[gameboy-berry]

Book BFDI Object Head gijinka CONCEPT

Commentary below the cut!

Book has got to be one of the most difficult characters for me to make an object head gijinka of. It wasn’t coming up with the idea that was the most difficult part, but rather executing it in a way that looked coherent. As one of my rules is “try to be unique from other pre-existing gijinkas”, I wanted to aim for something that looked much different while also fitting Book’s personality. I don’t want to give the smart characters the same outfit! I decided to lean more into the “knowledge” aspect of Book and taking it from there. She does love giving out advice, after all! I settled on the idea of a “middle era scholar” appearance, as it fit her character, and as far as I know most designs don’t take from that particular look. One thing I knew I wanted to do is to implement the “Dictionary” aspect of her, as she was introduced as one. I did this by adding index notches all over her clothing and hair. The coat was definitely the more difficult part to get right. I wanted to implement a book motif while still keeping it simple AND making it clear what Book was supposed to be. I think the “open book” approach was a nice balance between these things. To convey her imperfections, I didn’t make her outfit completely tidy.

I don’t think I really mentioned this anywhere, but one of the deciding factors of the body types for these gijinkas come from the assets themselves. For the books, the rules are simple: the bigger the page count, the bigger the body type. Generally, the case-bound ones tend to be on the bigger side, while the notebooks tend to be much thinner. There are exceptions to this rule, this being my Journal(Paper Puppets) and Notebook(Cast 139) gijinkas. Given Book’s multipurpose functionality, she falls into the former category.

Among one of the other rules I have for these pulp-based mediums is that they cover up their limbs and keep their hair tied. Why? Well, as you know, books in real life tend to get wear and tear after using them a certain amount of times. They are also prone to the elements, which is unfavorable even if the book has a thick cover. So I figured the most logical option would be for them to take measures to reduce these risks. You can’t make gestures if your arms are tearing to the seams! As for the latter rule… Well, it’s partially similar reasons to the limbs and partially a part of my headcanon that as books they’re obligated to look a certain way. Obviously, not all of them follow this rule, and the exceptions to these rules usually convey that they’re either rebellious in some manner, or simply feel the non-conformity fits them better.

Other miscellaneous Facts:

The first draft for this design was drawn in spring of last year I think? That was when I did my BFDI rewatch. It's not too different, I just streamlined the design and touched up a few details for clarity.

The story behind my "casebound books all have sharp teeth(and only some spiral bounds do)" headcanon goes waaaaay back to at least 6-7 years ago. All you need to know is that it came from a single frame from a show that most people probably don't know or care about. I feel the reason why casebounds would all have them comes down to what they are made of. Whereas for the spiralbounds, it's more akin to a mutation. The teeth is made of cardstock, so it's not like they can puncture most objects with those chompers. At most give a bad papercut, which is a much worse fate.

Parts of the design were inspired by an OSC gijinka artist I looked up to for my designs. Unfortunately, the artist left Twitter and I don't know what exactly became of them. A shame, but I understand the decision. :[ (They are actually responsible for a rather popular headcanon for Book's character, so do with that as you will.)

I don't have an idea in mind for later seasons... Nor do I have one for that time Flower gave her a makeover. This design alone already took a while to get down... Even then I wouldn't consider it final just yet.

I couldn't really fit letters Q-X into her design. And I forgot the letter N. >_<

The height listed is based on the assumption that Pencil would be 5'7".

[pseudolife-archived3]

VERSE INFO DROP ; Fujiko Tsuda / The Terrorist's Wife

How she got from Japan to Russia is her own business, she never speaks of it.

Neither does she speak the real story behind meeting Vladimir Makarov. Oh, they have a cute little story for when normal people ask (or asked, pre-Gulag) but the truth of it? Only they know.

On that same note, obviously, married to Vladimir Makarov (@/nyetrusskogo) and has been for some time. The wedding itself was a culture shock and she's still not entirely sure what the hell happened, other than lots of alcohol.

Her Russian is... minimal, so mostly they communicate in English, with the few words of their native tongue sprinkled in. They have learned the basics of each other's languages, but you know, knowing a word and being able to pronounce it are two entirely different things.

Due to the language difference, and general difference in pronunciation of words or letters, they mainly use pet/diminutive names for each other. Vladimir often refers to her as Лисичка. Fujiko really, really fucking tries to call him Volodya or Vova, depending on her mood, but sometimes she doesn't quite pronounce it right - but no one dares to poke fun about it because she's, well, the boss's wife and a bitch in her own right.

Vlad as a nickname is off the table. She called him it once, got corrected, and hasn't used it since.

She doesn't run the show while he's in the gulag for four years, but she does stick to his plan about it - and there is a plan. With Makarov and her, there is always at least one plan in action at any point in time.

Since baking is her only... nonsexual joy, she immediately takes it upon herself to learn how to make Russian sweets. Poor Andrei is often her tester - not willingly, but you know, boss's wife and all that.

She's indifferent to Milena Romanova. They are two women cut from the same cloth in a lot of ways, but that doesn't mean they are friends because of it. Milena, like her, is only ever in things for her own skin. Loyalty to a man is not really a thing for women like them.

Why's she loyal to Makarov, then? He has power. Power is fun. Next question.

There is very little that goes on with the Konni group that Fujiko is unaware of. She's not a factor at all in their day-to-day events, and she barely interacts with most of them, but she always knows what's going on. The men are gossips - and if they're not talking, their women are, and Fujiko has a... way with wives that's not to be underestimated.

She do still be bossing the men around though. Listen, if they're going to be trampling about her very clean home, they need to play by her rules.

You know that makeover scene in Miss Congeniality? Fujiko goes full on that when Vladimir gets out of the gulag. He may not have been rotting in that cell, but he most definitely smells like it and she has a reputation to uphold, thanks.

During whatever canonical events of MWIII that Zirka and I end up keeping for them, you know, she's just is so high-key annoyed. She gives him the "You take too many risks being in public like this." chat at least once a day on the phone.

There is no love between them, but she is fond of Vladimir. They get along well, and he's never hesitated to physically harm someone who disrespects her - and usually he keeps it out of her sight so she doesn't get sick.

Mild fascination with Ghost - she wants to know so fucking bad what's under that mask. Thinks Soap is an adorable puppy that needs to be taught some... Rules. Thinks Gaz might be fun to play with - he doesn't look too breakable. Has no idea what Makarov's obsession is with John Price. Once or twice has made a comment about how breakable Graves looks - 'He's American, it wouldn't be too hard.'

[twistednuns]

August 2023

Manu helped me with the fridge disaster - I actually had to ask for assistance with the lifting because I wasn't strong enough to do it on my own. I'm still learning this lesson... He and Do endured my quick temper and bitchiness due to acute overwhelm during that week. Grateful.

Sushi with grilled salmon and avocado, pre-cut fresh fruit.

Learning about anisocoria. I always thought I was weird for having different pupil sizes.

Finding a flyer for a Kundalini yoga studio nearby. Fantastic recipes in Schrot und Korn magazine.

My first shower at home. Spa-feeling: a fluffy bathrobe, expensive hair care products, a hair dryer...

Becoming a patron for Fran Meneses, one of my favourite illustrators. I love her little photo updates, podcasts and videos.

How easy it is to share dishes with the Friendzone - I love our little dinner collaborations (we met at Schuhbauers in Freising).

Having access to all my clothes, make-up and jewellery again!

Driving to the thermal bath in Bad Aibling with Do. Hanging out in the relaxation dome where they play music underwater. Doris kissed me! Interesting. I really hope starting this again won't hurt her. Afterwards we had dinner at an Italian restaurant. Highlight: pickled onions with balsamic vinegar.

I got to drive Do's car a few times and actually got a rental car to run a few errands. I enjoy driving so much! I might actually be time to get my own car again.

Slowly bringing the apartment back to life. So much to do but I secretly loved it.

Being offered a garden plot while chatting to a lady in the plant department of the local hardware store. Sadly it's too far away for me.

I'm really proud of my balcony makeover. It took me a whole day but it's absolutely lovely out there now. The only thing still missing is a parasol. It was such a good idea to bring my old chair from my grandma's house and get a carpet. Very cosy.

A walk along the river in Thalkirchen with Chris. Getting Cornetto Bottermelk from the kiosk.

Cycling to Alnatura to save a bag of baked goods. Getting my favourite tofu. Meeting Manu at Woolworth, then buying him an ice-cream in his lunch break.

A great conversation with Michael about meditation, enlightenment, philosophy (and excrements to be completely honest). I love that I seem to attract people like that now.

Trolli's giant cheeseburger gummy candy.

Being almost done with my apartment. Starting to decorate and dealing with my mum's crystals.

Watching a thunderstorm on my balcony.

Making a big batch of Bhindi Masala.

Starting to dream again, waking up at 7:30am every day.

Organising my recipe book.

I finally started to watch She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and I love it. It's sparkly, swirly, queer, magical.

Picking wild strawberries on the balcony.

Meeting Becky at our usual spot, the Italian restaurant terrace around the corner. It's just always good to see her, we really seem to get each other. I told her how difficult it is for me to be back and how it feels like I'm simply forgetting what I've learned, falling back into old patterns and ways of thinking immediately. She completely understood. Reassuring. We want to go to the theatre together soon, join an improv and dance class and declutter our wardrobes together and sell everything at the fleamarket.

An inspired morning. Tea and journalling outside. Facial massage. Reciting the five mindfulness trainings (and regretting not going to Bordeaux to volunteer at the Educator's retreat a little). Being super motivated to act like the person I want to be. Fake it till I make it.

Cycling to Maria Einsiedel with Manu. He bought me cherry Capri Sun and gummy candy, brought buttered pretzels. We played a card game, met Chris in the water and a former student at the gas station. Just playing/fighting/piggy back rides in the water were so much fun. Afterwards we made my favourite pasta dish at his place and watched a Bibi Blocksberg movie.

A cold morning after a big thunderstorm. Inspecting the damage on the balcony, hanging everything up to dry. Making a big cup of matcha. Making dinner plans for Japanese tapas. Adopting a passion fruit tree in Spain via CrowdFarming!

Seeing how quickly my nasturtium is sprouting and growing. It only took a few days of sunshine to see the first tiny leaves - usually it can take up to three weeks to see growth.

A balcony session with Becky. Going to the supermarket together (and I didn't buy a single thing even though I was tempted, I'm super proud of myself). Simply hanging out like we used to do with our school friends as kids.

The fantastic smell of Jen+Len ginger rosemary soap. It makes me happy every time I wash my hands.

Elaborate (ayurvedic) skin care rituals in the morning. Cleaning my nose with salt water, scraping my tongue. Facial yoga and gua sha.

Riding my bike to Westend. Realizing that it's not even that far to go downtown and that I should do it more often.

All you can eat Japanese tapas with Lena and Christian. Talking about our personalities and habits. Making plans for future collaborations. I could probably invest in his business and create my own job there. Make art, teach... I'm actually considering it.

Being genuinely surprised by the first spot of rainbow light after hanging up two crystals at the trellis.

My first Isar boat ride ever! And, as luck would have it, I went with Fabi whom I hadn't seen in over two years. Frank cancelled last minute. We got snacks at the supermarket and carried everything to the river. So far so good. Ate a whole box of strawberries and some fine mountain cheese. White chocolate and lemon Mozart balls. But then the adventure really started. We got stuck in a bunch of trees. Of course we discovered a hole in the boat when we got out of the water to reach the next part of the river. But people were so friendly and helpful, they gave us their repair kit and got tape for us from the car, helped us out with an extra pump. After we turned turtle and lost half our stuff, some guys down the stream fished out a good part of it so we had almost everything back! An incredible day. In the end we found a spot near the road to get out, saw a huge dead beaver, carried everything uphill and rented a car to carry it home. I needed some comfort and ease. Wearing warm clothes and stopping at McDonald's was such a treat. We even made it back to the river at night to stop by the Burner event. And it was lovely how at ease I felt with Fabi! Perhaps we actually used to be better friends than I thought.

Appreciation for my body. I wonder what I did to be in quite decent shape at the moment. I love cycling everywhere. Stretching. Even hard things like walking uphill for a long time aren't that bad anymore but it's probably mainly my mental attitude. I see it as a challenge, a journey rather than something impossible and unpleasant.

Feeling a lot of awe and gratitude for Pachamama eating breakfast in my balcony nook. Juicy mangos, tart cacao nibs... It's so amazing what nature provides. Lighting a candle, giving thanks.

Autogrill (I'm so obsessed I even invented a little song for whenever I see one of them) cappuccinos and PocketCoffee summer edition (a tiny cup of espresso with a straw - how lovely and childish, it reminds me of Capri Sun).

Driving down to Italy. The best snacks. Do planning everything. Staying at a vineyard. The sunset. SUPing with a beautiful vista if the mountains at Lago di Garda.

An osteria in the countryside with cheap prices and great pizza. Ravenously eating my salad first.

Shopping at the Italian supermarket. Pistachio and truffle heaven. Amarena cherries. Aromatic peaches.

The hot Tuscan air. Dry landscape. A mountain valley. Cypresses and empty houses in the countryside.

Hanging out by the pool for hours. Playing with Rexi, my old floating toy alligator (and killing him by jumping into the water on his back). Playing rummikub, choosing from five different kinds of ice-cream sandwiches/popsicles.

A shooting star over the pool!

Waking up on a cool morning. Sleeping in. Creative dreams. Feeling good. Less pain in my hip (presumably).

A day at a white sandy beach near Vada. My golden skin and nail polish against the Caribbean turquoise water. Taking photos with a disposable underwater camera. Sitting on each other's backs in the water. Focaccia and ice cream.

Sagra Porcini in Arcille. Delicious Tagliatelle with mushrooms and Tortelli with sage butter. Watching the sun vanish behind a hill, the big bright half moon right behind us. Night swimming in the pool. Watching two episodes of Pumuckl. Repair.

We both said "Ein Sumpf!" at the same time and interlocked our pinkies. I wished for our connection, love, friendship to survive this challenge.

The amazing view over the valley from the crystal clear pool at my last stop. Water acoustics. A big, friendly (and deaf) Golden Retriever and a few cats running around.

We said goodbye one more time. Last time I cried at the Pacific in Mazunte, Mexico. This time at platform one, Stazione di Grosseto, Italy. Why does it always feel so final? Going home alone felt right. But it was so hard to leave her behind. She's right, something's not working and I'm hurting her. But she's my family. I don't wanna lose her. I have hope that we can turn this into something good with a bit of distance and time which is said to heal all wounds.

Looking up just to see 180° of the Mediterranean in the train window.

Adulting. Scheduling appointments. Responding to messages.

Finding the head of a single yellow rose on the ground.

The bakery bag I saved via TooGoodtoGo contained a loaf of bread I really like.

Christian Lacroix' colorful fabric designs for Desigual.

The second episode of the new Queer Eye season. Steph is such a cute person. And Jonathan's dresses are bombdotcom.

Finally deleting an app I wasted too much time with.

My first time at the Munich Wake-Up sangha. Meeting new people, listening and talking, singing together felt great. And I really needed that meditation.

Turning a mediocre pasta dish into a delicious pasta bake.

Finding out about Capri Sun cherry sirup. Sparkly nail polish, highlighter and delicious lip oil from Catrice (might have to get all of them).

Chatting to the medical assistant at the orthopedic practice who still remembers me and is super friendly. She shares all the hot gossip and even promised to take a picture of her 26-year-old house plant for me until my next appointment.

Visiting Manu at Isi's place where he's currently catsitting. Meeting Kovo, falling in love with him. Such a gentle, soft chonky boi. A relaxing parting gift.

Learning about the choir weekend and signing up at the last minute.

My _bias towards action _ principle in action. I usually regret NOT doing something so much more. I didn't feel too great this week but still went out every single evening and socialized.

Meeting the folks from my choir after my year-long absence! Getting to know Ille, the oldest choir member. She's such a Gemini: she loves languages and learning new things, just like me.

Half a buttered roll with sea salt and honey.

Breakfast celebration. Lighting a candle, a crystal and a flower to complete the set. Lovely coffee and fresh fruit. Sitting by the window, listening to a podcast and observing the wildlife in the trees outside.

Rapunzel's Almond Coconut spread is so freaking delicious I can't allow myself to buy it. Like, ever. It's basically Raffaello in a jar.

Sauerkraut. I've missed it so much. Roasted oven veggies with halloumi. All the right spices. Gosh, I love having my own kitchen back.

A quick phone call with Hanna. I'm looking forward to our appointments next month!

Learning what an okra plant looks like. Now I want to grow my own!

Berry tiramisu overnight oats.

A voice message marathon with Michael about numerology, Kundalini, the spiritual path, finding balance and so on.

[bl--ankhaeji]

Fluff with some kinda angst w/ xuxi please. Where the reader is sad bc she feels insecure of her weight and some flaws uwu

I wrote a little something else to go with this here

Someone else sent in a request similar to this one so I just combined them

Other Request Anon:  Hi 🙂 Can you do a xuxi x chubby reader? I'm really feeling ugly these days bc I keep getting fat. ☹️ I really love to eat tho.. but I need something comforting to read right now bc I feel insecure to other girls with a beautiful body. 🙂 It's okay tho if you don't want to. I will understand. Thanks a lot. 😚

I know this request took a while but I hope you like it sweets

P.S the ending is a little rushed because I ran out of time sorry

As you stood at the end of your driveway you watched the sculpted back of your used to be boyfriend walk away from you getting smaller the farther he walked. Tears raced quickly down your face, the more you wiped the more came in their place. Your knees gave out under you as you fell to the unwavering ground below, the grass only providing minimal comfort. 

“XUXI!” you screamed at the retreating back pretty soon you couldn’t see him any more and as realization sunk in a chorus of the word ‘no’ flowed out of your mouth getting louder each time. 

“NO!” you shot up out of bed, the blanket that was once wrapped around you falling to the floor as your chest rose and fell quickly. An impending panic attack was coming to the surface as you tried calming yourself. You had dreamt that your boyfriend Xuxi had left you after telling you that your weight was too much for him to handle. 

As the memory of the harsh words he spoke rang in your head you notice the current damp state of not your face. Once you had calmed yourself you took a look at your phone to see that you had two unread messages and a missed call from your boyfriend.   

Xuxi:

Good morning baby, I had to go to the company for practice and we have an interview later so I might be home a little late. 

Also I bought you your favorite breakfast and left it in the microwave so when you wake up just heat it up and give me a ft ok I want to hear your voice and see your beautiful face. 

Stepping out of your shared bedroom you make your way to the kitchen. The ding from the microwave rings throughout the room taking the food out of the device you make your way to the living room and turn on the tv. 

You do as asked and call Xuxi to which he picks up on the second ring. “Hey baby.” His deep voice sounds through the phone automatically bringing a smile to your face, “Hey” you responded. When he asks why you didn’t facetime your mind immediately went to the dream and then you thought about how you look right now. You give him some half assed lie about your battery in hopes that he wouldn’t ask anymore about it. At the same time you look at the food set in front of you and instantly lose your appetite. 

You stay on the phone with Xuxi until he has to go. Getting up off of the couch your body feels especially heavy and the dream pops up again. It’s as if your mind is trying to warn you that this is your future if you don’t do something, and looking at the food again you start to feel sick to your stomach. 

You throw the food away and go to take a shower hoping that it’ll somehow wash away your insecurities. Walking into the bathroom you turn on the water and begin to strip and as your luck has it you accidentally catch yourself in the mirror and it’s as if you get caught in a trance. YOu have no choice but to look at yourself, your naked body. The lighting in the room is bright and does not care about accentuating all aspects of your flawed body. The raw disgust you feel increases as your eyes dart all over yourself spotting any and everything wrong.  

Your hand unconsciously lifts to the rolls at your sides accompanied by the plethora of stretch marks on your arms and your thighs and your stomach and your ass. It’s as if they never end. Every slight form of movement causes at least one part of your body to jiggle unattractively. You look at your face and the slight double chin under it. 

The steam from the shower layers the bathroom, the condensation covering the mirror keeping you from seeing yourself clearly. Snapping out of it you realize that you’ve had the water running for a very long time, while in the shower you think of Xuxi and how he wouldn’t want you to think of yourself this way. You think about the feeling of his hands caressing your body with so much love and care. 

Stepping out of the shower you feel a little better about yourself. You make your way into the room so that you can pick out some clothes to wear. “Maybe if I dress up i’ll feel even better about myself.” Preparing the clothes in your mind you have an image for a bomb ass outfit.

You put on the clothes and go look in the mirror to see something completely different then what you had imagined. The person you saw was not who you imagined. Your eyes zoned in on your torso and how it pushed against the shirt and the word frumpy popped up in your head. You felt as if you were the before picture on a makeover show. It was all wrong how could- 

‘You know how. Why would anything look good on you.’ a voice in the back of your head told you. Instant depression washed over you. Suddenly the dream came to again and it almost brought tears to your eyes. The ringing of your phone cleared your thoughts but only temporarily. 

It was Xuxi, he was facetiming you. You couldn’t let him see you like this, so you didn’t answer it.  You messaged him telling him you were busy and couldn’t answer. But the reminder that Xuxi is there calmed you once again and you just took the clothes off making the decision to not think about it anymore and you threw on some sweats and one of Xuxi’s oversized shirts.

Laying in bed you go through your phone looking for something to occupy you and your mind, but nothing can keep your attention and the self demeaning thoughts start to creep back in. And not to mention your head is starting to hurt. “Maybe after a nap things will be better.” You say to yourself as you close your eyes and go to sleep. 

You wake up in a cold sweat with a throat as dry as the sahara. Getting up out of bed the room starts to spin forcing you to have to steady yourself. Making your way to the kitchen you hear the door open revealing your tall boyfriend. “Hey baby how was your day?” Xuxi asks as he walks up to you after he drops his backpack on the floor, giving you a kiss on your cheek. 

“Hey bubs.” you say avoiding the rest of the question as you put the glass up to your lips and take a drink of water. When Xuxi wraps his hands around your waist lifting you and spinning you lightly. The headache that never left intensifies to the point where you feel as if you are going to faint. “XUXI put me down!” once your feet touch the floor your legs give out you hear a loud “Woah!” and you feel his arms around you once again steadying you. 

He cradles your face in his large hands, forcing you to look at him, “Baby are you ok? You’ve been acting a little off all day. I wasn’t going to say anything because it didn’t seem too serious but now I’m worried.”  

“I’m fin-” your body folds in on itself once again and Xuxi drags you to your room sitting you on the bed where he looks at you with a face that says ‘Lie again’. You avoid his eyes, not wanting him to know that you have been feeling bad about yourself all day. He walks back to the kitchen to get you more water when he walks by the garbage can and sees the food he left you earlier this morning in the trash. 

“Why was this in the trash? Have you starved yourself all day??!!” he asks once he makes it back to the room, holding the back of old food up next to his face. Your silence is enough answer for him and he walks out of the room to quickly order food. Sitting on the bed in front of you he looks at you with possibly the most serious expression you’ve ever seen on him. 

“Why?” is all he says as he waits for you to explain why you would possibly want to harm yourself like this. After explaining through unshed tears to him what you went through today he takes you into his arms, his sturdy chest unyielding as cries wrack your body. “Babygirl I don’t want you to ever do this to yourself again ok? Promise me.” He holds out his pinky finger. 

“I want to know that I will never in my life do that to you. I love you for everything you are. I love how soft and cuddly you are, I love how you fill out your clothes, I love how you look. But not only that I love you, for exactly who you are no matter what you look like.” he tells you looking into your eyes, “ I don’t want you to lose weight, that’s not what this is about. It’s about being healthy and starving yourself is not how you do it. I will support you wholeheartedly if you say you want to get healthy but being healthy is NOT about being a certain weight. Do you understand me?” 

As if it was pre-planned the food he ordered had just made it and as Xuxi went to go get it so you could finally eat something it left you with your thoughts. Dream be damned, insecurities be damned, you do want to get healthy not lose weight. You shouldn’t be forced to feel a certain way about yourself just because of some numbers on a scale or just because you don’t look like mainstream females. 

And as Xuxi sat in front of you feeding you the food he bought the only thing on your mind was, “Damn I love this man.”        

[rosethornewrites]

Fic: The Rebellion of Adrien Agreste, ch. 5

The Admiration of Kagami Tsurugi Relationships: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth, Juleka Couffaine/Rose Lavillant, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Luka Couffaine, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug & Kagami Tsurugi, Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir & Luka Couffaine, Lila Rossi/karma, Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth/aneurism, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug/Kagami Tsurugi, Plagg & Tikki

Characters: Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir, Gabriel Agreste | Papillon | Hawk Moth, Lila Rossi, Jagged Stone, Plagg, Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug, Luka Couffaine, Penny Rolling, Anarka Couffaine, Rose Lavillant, Juleka Couffaine, Kagami Tsurugi, Alya Césaire, Chloé Bourgeois, Wayhem, Nadja Chamack, Nathalie Sancoeur, Sabine Cheng, Tom Dupain, Tikki, Fang, Principal Damocles, Caline Bustier, Ms. Mendeleiev, original minor character, Alec Cataldi, Lila Rossi’s Mother, Sabrina Raincomprix, Roger Raincomprix, Mylène Haprèle, Le Gorille | Adrien Agreste’s Bodyguard, Nino Lahiffe, Nooroo

Tags: Lila Rossi salt, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Teenage Rebellion, Swearing, Bad Parent Gabriel Agreste, Crack Treated Seriously, Lila Rossi’s Lies Are Exposed, Cuddling & Snuggling, Luka Couffaine Needs a Hug, Paparazzi, Parentification, Marinette Dupain-Cheng Needs a Hug, Gabriel Agreste Needs an Aneurism, Uncle Jagged Stone, we’re all queer here, the spirit of punk is sometimes just being allowed to be yourself, Kagami Finds Her Groove, punk rock fashion, Savage Kagami, Marinette protection squad, Good Parent Sabine Cheng, Good Parent Tom Dupain, Protective Kagami Tsurugi, Protective Luka Couffaine, Bisexual Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Pansexual Luka Couffaine, Sharing a Bed, Pet Names, LGBTQ Character, LGBTQ Themes, Instagram, Bullying, Social Media, Anxiety, Makeover, Hugs, will cure your acne, Face Punching, Bad Ass Juleka Couffaine, Rumors, Protective Juleka Couffaine, Protective Adrien Agreste, Lawyers, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Holding Hands, accountability, mental health, Jagged Stone’s well-paid pet shark, How to Make the Evening News, Sexy eyeliner for days, one fish two fish Lila is a screwed fish, How to have fun and piss Gabriel off, Fuckery, sweet litigious karma, Alya sugar, lawyer shark doo doo doo doo doo doo, Schadenfreude, Bad Ass Alya Césaire, Gaslighting, abuse denormalization, Jagged likes his lawyers like he likes his pets: toothy af, Blood in the Water, Everything you didn’t know you wanted and some things you did, Gabriel Agreste is shark bait, Denial, Consequences, Principal Damocles salt, caline bustier salt, the impotence of Gabriel Agreste, snarky Nooroo, lies and the lying liars who tell them, Lila’s brain is a narcissistic hellscape, Lila’s mind is built like an Escher piece, Alec Cataldi salt, Adrien Sugar, wholesome salt, Fu Salt, Kwami Shenanigans, Nooroo is a little shit

Summary: The Admiration of Kagami Tsurugi

Notes: The kids are gonna be alright.

AO3 link

Chapters 1-2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4

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Luka and Adrien’s eyes met after the girls left, and they couldn’t keep from giggling themselves stupid for a bit.

“Thanks for doing this, Luka,” Adrien said when he eventually caught his breath again. “I mean, I know it puts you out a bit.”

That received a shrug. “I really don’t mind. The liar has to be stopped, and if it keeps her from hurting you more, all the better.” He sighed softly. “I wish I’d been able to protect Marinette from her.”

Adrien nodded. “I didn’t expect Lila to get her expelled.”

“She threatened Marinette, as well, don’t forget.”

“What?” His voice sounded hollow to his own ears, and he propped himself up on his elbows. “She what?”

Luka’s eyes widened a bit. “Marinette didn’t tell you?”

“No.”

Adrien thought back on Marinette’s behavior, how she’d started to shrink into herself since Lila had returned to class. She always seemed on edge, jumpy anymore—even before the near-expulsion. If she’d been threatened, no wonder…

“When?” he asked after a moment, letting his head fall back on the sofa cushion.

“She said something about a blinding napkin? I didn’t really understand the context, but…”

He winced. So it had been before he’d given her his stupid advice. He was such an idiot.

“I told her Lila wasn’t hurting anyone.”

Luka gently pushed Adrien’s legs off his lap, then pulled him into a sitting position against his side. “Hey,” he murmured. “You didn’t know. She didn’t tell you. You gave her the best advice you could with the information you had.”

“I still should have… done something. Marinette deserves that much.”

“She isn’t one to demand that sort of thing.” Luka patted his shoulder. “Especially since Lila makes you uncomfortable, and she’s not blind to that.”

Adrien grimaced. “She keeps… touching me. Like she owns me. It’s creepy and invasive and I don’t like it.”

The hand moved away from him then back, like Luka wasn’t sure if this qualified.

“Not you, or Mari, or Kagami. I’m even okay with Chloé. But not her,” he clarified, leaning his head against Luka’s shoulder.

Luka’s hand settled back on Adrien’s shoulder. “Good. The goal is to make you comfortable, not make it worse.”

This was of course the moment Jagged Stone chose to walk back in. “Aw, aren’t you two cute? Time to call the salon, then, get done before the girls get back, yeah? You have a date with dye!”

Luka and Adrien met each other’s gaze and started giggling again.

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Kagami watched Marinette fidget, a habit she knew from prior interactions was an indication of the girl’s nerves. She often couldn’t help but be impressed by her friend, and this was no different. Clearly Marinette had taken charge to come up with a plan to help Adrien—and had not taken advantage of the situation to become his fake girlfriend.

Which, actually, if Kagami considered, made sense—she would not wish to do that, either. It would be more painful than anything. Marinette had approached the situation wisely.

She was further surprised that they had decided upon Luka as the faux boyfriend, as he seemed to be courting Marinette.

But she had put Adrien above herself, as a true friend would. Truly, Kagami had learned much from her about friendship in their short acquaintance, and she was certain she’d learn more as time went on.

The limo pulled up outside a store that had outfits that looked far more intense than Kagami usually considered viable for her clothing, but in the case of Adrien’s rebellion would likely serve perfectly. She slid out and offered Marinette a hand getting out.

“You’re very kind to help Adrien through this situation,” she noted, hoping to put her at ease. “And I thank you for thinking to include me. I haven’t ever had fun like this.”

The smile she received was almost blinding, and Marinette’s nervousness seemed to dissipate. “I’m glad you’re here, Kagami. It’s always more fun to do a makeover with friends.”

Penny entered the store ahead of them, and Kagami followed with Marinette in tow.

“To be honest, I am not good with choosing clothing,” Kagami admitted. “As a result I often simply wear my school uniform.”

That earned another brilliant smile. “I’d be happy to go shopping with you sometime. Or, I make a lot of my own clothing, and it’d be fun to design something for you.”

Kagami offered a smile in return. “I would be honored to model your designs, Marinette. In the meantime, I look forward to learning as you pick out Adrien’s new look.”

Marinette flitted around the store, choosing several pairs of black jeans, some pre-worn with holes, others with strategic rips or even chains. As the shirt was already taken care of, she looked at different jacket options, eventually choosing one which zipped at a slight diagonal and had a larger silver zipper and fittings. She also selected a black zip-up hoodie with green trim, similar to Luka’s.

Eventually, she made her way to the footwear, seeming torn between a couple of options. Marinette turned to her, holding up two styles. Both were black leather boots that would reach about halfway up Adrien’s calf; the first laced and also had five rather large buckles, and the second not only laced and had three buckles, but were further accented by chains above and below the buckles held in place by fixtures shaped like silver-colored brass knuckles.

“Which do you think, Kagami?”

She was glad Marinette was including her in the process. “Aesthetically, they both seem to have the desired rebellious tone. However, the ones with chains seem a bit impractical, and perhaps too much.”

Marinette nodded, setting aside the pair Kagami had rejected—her opinion, as inexpert as it was, had been valued.

They ended the trip near the jewelry, looking at the various options. A jade-green beaded bracelet caught Kagami’s eye, and when she pointed it out to Marinette it was added to the pile. Marinette found a leather bracelet with a Jagged Stone logo which was also added to the pile.

At the earrings, Marinette paused.

“I know he has pierced ears, since he modeled some of my earrings, but he doesn’t normally wear any…”

Kagami nodded. “Is that not reason for him to do so now?”

“Good point!” Marinette graced her with another smile. “I’m so glad you came with.”

They worked together, and Marinette laughed, her voice ringing out like bells, when she found a pair of black studs with a neon green Chat Noir paw on them. Kagami didn’t quite understand the joke.

“He originally was going to choose Chat Noir’s colors,” she explained. “I guess Chat represents rebellion to him.”

“Ah, so then these are perfect—they allow him to stick with his initial idea a bit.”

Penny was waiting for them, chatting with the clerk, and pulled out Jagged Stone’s credit card without even looking at the price.

“Didn’t take you two long,” she commented as their items were being packaged. “I doubt they’ve finished the dye job yet.”

“Marinette had a vision,” Kagami responded. “She is quite efficient.”

She blushed at the compliment and grabbed two of the bags. Kagami grabbed the third, and they left the store, ready to return to the hotel for the rest of the plan.

[the-sweetest-dragon]

A Summer Like Never Before

- A Summer Job AU - No Pennywise - Georgie is still alive - Mostly tomfoolery - 

Fandom: It

Characters: Stan, Richie, Bev, Bill, Mike, Eddie, Ben

Word Count: 1180

Ships: Eventual Benverly, Reddie, Stan x Patty

Warnings: Out of character behavior

AN: did I move Stan’s chapter up because I wanted to read it?  Perhaps... perhaps.

Tags: @nerdsarebetter @just-another-shipper-01 @audder17 @sapphic-bottlexap

Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four

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Chapter Five

Stanley Uris is a very patient man, or at least he thinks he is.  He liked things quiet and calm, and anywhere Richie was not is somewhere he wanted to be.  Which is how he ended up working in the flower shop a block away from everyone else.  He enjoyed the silence and the old people that came in during his shift.  When it was slow he would read the novel he picked up from the library or look for birds outside.  

He rarely had customers, so Stan spends most of his time rearranging the flowers.  Does his boss hate when he does that?  Oh definitely, but that has yet to stop him.  

Working so far down the street keeps him out of the drama the others seem to bring with them.  He gets regular text updates from their group chat but the Loser’s rarely come in to see him at work.  Stan doesn’t really mind though; he was kept in loop enough for his liking.  

Today, the group chat was blowing up.  Bill had broken two toes, Mike was a bit pissed, Ben and Bev had a date tomorrow, Richie hurt Ben (that was normal, Richie was always accidentally hurting someone).  He was being kept amused by his friends' conundrums when she came in.  

“Hi, how can I help you today?” Stan asks, without looking up.

“I was wondering if you sold calla lillies here?  We just moved in and Dad wanted to get Mom something pretty to liven up the house.”  Stan looks up at the young sounding voice.  What greeted him was a girl, maybe sixteen, with butter blonde hair that hung in soft curls around her shoulders.  Her sundress strap was slipping down her shoulders and her knees were bandaged.  She was gorgeous.  Stan had to blink several times to clear his head enough to answer.

“Yeah we have calla lilies, what color were you thinking and how many?”

“Oh, a dozen should be enough.  White would be preferable if you have enough.”  She smiled and Stan melted a little.  Is this how Richie felt when he was around Eddie?  If so, Stan could understand why it was so hard to get the boy’s attention when Eddie was around.  Stan felt like he was in a trance.  

He nods and heads towards the back to see if they do have enough white calla lilies to fulfill the order.  Stan is able to find the exact amount and in the color she wants.  He wraps them up carefully and attaches a care label to the wrapping before heading back to the register.

“We had just enough.”  Stan smiles and rings her up.  “That’ll be ten dollars even.”  The girl hands him a ten dollar bill with a smile and takes the flowers from his hands. 

“Thanks again.  Maybe I’ll see you around?”  Stan nods, watching as her smile brightens.  

“Definitely!  I’m here for all your flower needs.”  She giggles and walks back out the door.

Stan realizes much later that he never caught her name and he mentally beats himself up about it for the next several hours.  And for the fact that he said ‘I’m here for all your flower needs’.  What kind of person says that?  And with a straight face?  

Stan groans softly and tries to refocus on his book but finds it impossible to keep his mind off the pretty blonde.  Instead, he attempts to rearrange the ribbons for bouquets by width rather than color (though he organizes them by color as well).  As he works, Stan starts to daydream.  He imagines holding her hand as they walk to the pool, laughing with her in the diner, days spent bird watching and reading in the bright sun.  Stan feels a soft sort of warmth settle around his shoulders and a dopey smile comes across his face.

Stan wasn’t really one for crushes.  Derry was a small town and not many girls were going to want to date the kid who would rather read than do sports.  He had come to accept that fact.  Stan was no Bill or Mike, both of whom had had puberty hit them like a truck once high school came around.  Stan isn’t bad looking; his mother always said he has an interesting face.  It’s not something that really gives a guy confidence but Stan never thought he looked bad.  

Stan pauses to look at himself in the reflection of the glass, wondering what she must have thought of him.  He dresses nicely, something that hadn’t changed in years.  Stan suddenly gets an urge to change something, anything, to make himself appear cooler and less like his father.  He occasionally feels this way, especially when he sees pictures of them together; no one said he dressed like an old man outright, but he knew people thought it. 

“You know… it may be time for a change.”  Stan picks up his phone and types out a message.  A few moments later it dings.  

Meet us at the mall in 20.

The closest mall was two towns over and very few people from Derry made the trip unless it was Christmas or Easter to pick up presents.  Stan can’t remember the last time he had taken the time to drive all the way here.  Maybe last winter to pick up a gift for Eddie?  Stan wasn’t sure.  

Stan waits silently outside the main entrance, tapping his foot against the pavement when he spots them.  Bev and Richie were the only people he trusted to not make him look more like his father.  Both had quite… eccentric looks about them; Richie was prone to wearing loud Hawaiian shirts that he thrifted paired with ripped jeans and Vans while Bev had changed her style several times over the years.  Right now she is rocking a more seventies look, with a bright white embroidered peasant blouse and high waisted shorts.  Why did Stan know all of this?  He listened to his friends and noticed things.  

“Stan the Man!  Never thought I’d see the day when you’d ask ole Trashmouth with fashion help!”  Richie grins, his glasses falling off his nose.  Stan rolls his eyes, but smiles.  Despite enjoying his alone time, Stan had missed the Trashmouth.  

“Shut up Richie.  This place closes in two hours,” Bev states.  She turns to Stan, her phone in hand.  “What were you thinking?  New clothes, a haircut?  There’s not a whole lot of time but I think we can swing a good start to a makeover.”  She smiles and Stan wonders how Bill could have ever broken up with her.

“I definitely need a haircut and a closet up date.  I realized today that I really need to stop dressing like my dad.”  Richie laughs softly.  “Oh shut up.  Not everyone can dress like a pre

pubescent got lost on vacation.”  Richie fakes a gasp, putting his hand to his chest in mock offense.  

“Alright, alright ladies.”  Bev smiles and walks around Stan a few times.  “I know just the place to get started.  Let’s get to it!”

[benisasoftboi]

Drag Race UK Episode 6 Thoughts:

Didn’t do one of these last week because I was frankly very tired and couldn’t be arsed. I’m sure that was to the disappointment of exactly no one

I liked last week’s episode, if anyone does care. Sad to see Crystal go

So this week it’s Drag Race does The Apprentice? Excellent. I watch that show too - apparently next week they have to rebrand the NATION OF FINLAND, I have never been more excited for an episode of reality tv in my life

Also based on the trailer one of the teams is doing their rebrand from, of all things, a pride angle, which I’m sure will be handled tactfully and with all due respect

Sorry, right, anyway - Drag Race

Blu is such a little shitstirrer

Baga’s Divina-appreciation confessional was sweet

So much drama so early on damn

Baga hiding behind the clothes rack is actually everything I love her

Ahhhh the ‘excuse to have ostensibly handsome men take their trousers off and film close ups of their arses and other body parts’ mini-challenge, I was wondering when you’d be showing up

I love that they’re all like ‘…can’t believe the BBC’s letting them do this’ because tbh neither can I

I adore that Cheryl is applying logic to this

The prize is… a phone call with Katya? I mean, that’s cool and all, Katya’s good, but is the BBC really so cheap that ‘you get to talk to one of our friends’ is the kind of prize they’re reduced to?

Why am I asking that, of course they are. I’m actually shocked they’d pay international call rates

Also it’s very funny to me that they’d talk about the history of and play a game named after the BBC, a channel that famously doesn’t have adverts, on an advert challenge week

Cheryl! Go for Essex! I grew up on the Essex border, went to school with a bunch of lovely Essex girls, and I promise you, they never stop being funny

I feel really bad for her tbh :(

‘That sounds gross’ same

‘This waters going to get her rehydrated’ ‘HA HA HA HA’ what’s the joke? am I missing something?

Cheryl reacting to Cheryl was the sweetest

Never say arse again please Ru thanks

I am already bored of the Divina/Vivienne drama

Love Blu’s hair

‘My face is my prop’

I also love Cheryl’s hair, and her outfit too. Kinda reminds me of my old figure skating dresses

Aww Blu :(

Hi… Divina… what are you doing?

Man. Now I really fancy a battered sausage and chips

Oh dude Katya’s actually here and I love her outfit? Nice

‘How do I win?’, Divina asks someone who has never won

Ahhh so today’s Definitely Organic Sad Backstory Sharing and Emotional Lesson Moment is about the Dangers of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Not to diminish what Vivienne said. She’s right, and that’s a damn hard to situation to get out of, massive well done to her and best wishes

Is Ru’s outfit a reference to something? It looks like one but I don’t recognise it

Awwwww Cheryl on the runway <3

Baga’s giving me panto dame vibes

Meanwhile Blu’s channeling Scaredy

These looks are all so good, damn

Uhh these green screens in Divina’s ads are. Unfortunate. But the advert itself is quite cute

Awww Cheryl and Cheryl, so, so sweet <3 <3 <3

Her ad is also cute. If a bit Apprentice

I want an Apprentice/Drag Race crossover episode for like, Comic Relief, or something. I think the queens would actually be better at it than most of the candidates

Ahaha I like that Baga’s ad had a little callback to episode 2

The trajectory when Viv throws the baby, I swear these green screens

Blue Hydration is the best name. Unfortunately it’s also the worst advert

But I don’t mean that it was bad - these were all way better than the ads usually are on this show, like honestly Blu would win against some of the stuff we’ve seen in other years advert challenges. It’s just the others were better

I find Cheryl loving girl groups very endearing, tbh. Love a fangirl

AHAHA NO, BAGA, DON’T ADMIT THAT IT’S LIKE YOU’RE BEGGING FOR IT

I don’t want any of them to go, I like them all

Viv wins to the shock of no one

Guess the producers didn’t let Ru know about Baga not knowing the song in time

Have I ever mentioned that the pre-lip sync music gives me massive Danganronpa vibes?

I would not want to be Blu in this situation, considering the song they’ve got

Adorable that all the queens at the back are mouthing along too

That was my favourite lip sync of the season so far

And purely based on it, I also agree with the decision, much as I like Blu. Really going to miss her

MAKEOVER CHALLENGE MAKEOVER CHALLENGE

AND WHAT A THEME

Final four... it’s gone so fast... which reminds me, I have deadlines fast approaching that I’ve been ignoring. Should probably go work on that

Hahaha yeah right time to play more Fire Emblem, bye

[lesbianfunkykong]

1-5 spencer, 30-35 david, 20-25 bonnie (these are random numbers so if there's weird questions in there? don't judge me)

Spencer

1. What’s their full name? Why was that chosen? Does it mean anything?Her full name is Spencer Anne Keller. It doesn’t mean anything specific, just that her mom’s name is Anne and that she liked ‘Spencer’ when she saw it in a baby book. tbh when Spencer was born, the name was kind of the least of her mom’s worries. 2. Do they have any titles? How did they get them?lmao nope, she’s a normie. Her highest degree is high school. 3. Did they have a good childhood? What are fond memories they have of it? What’s a bad memory? She liked her childhood. It wasn’t perfect, but she was never lonely. Her favorite memory was probably the first time her uncle let her build something by herself. She almost sawed her thumb off but she quickly decided that was just part of the process and that she should be proud of it, which her uncle thought was hilarious coming from an eight year old. A bad memory was when she was she was six and swallowed a nail so she had to have open-stomach surgery.  4. What is their relationship with their parents? What’s a good and bad memory with them? Did they know both parents? She doesn’t know her dad very well, they’ve met like three times and it’s been pretty uncomfortable every time. Spencer isn’t too worried about keeping him in her life. She and her mom are on better terms but they’ve never been close. They have friendly conversations when they’re together but neither of them make an effort to put each other first. Both memories will be about her mom because of this. A good one is when she was twelve and her mom came to visit for her birthday, which was great because she was nervous the kids she invited to her party would think it was weird that her mom wasn’t there because... A bad memory is her eleventh birthday party when everyone thought it was weird that her mom wasn’t there. :(5. Do they have any siblings? What’s their names? What is their relationship with them? Has their relationship changed since they were kids to adults? Nah she’s an only child. She has two lizards, though. Kanga and Roo.

David

20. Do they like musicals? Music in general? What do they do when they’re favourite song comes?David does like musicals, but when choosing between the shitty versions and the good versions, he’ll always think the shitty one is better. His favorite musical is the Madonna version of Evita. He loooooves rap music and thinks he can rap well (he cannot.) When his favorite song comes on, he raps loudly and badly. 21. Do they have a temper? Are they patient? What are they like when they do lose their temper?It takes a ridiculous amount to get David angry to the point of yelling. He’s very patient, because his way of thinking is always to try and understand where people are coming from, so even if they’re saying some dumb bullshit it’s a challenge for him. When he does lose his temper, which is super rare, he tries to do something productive with it but like, whatever his angry mind thinks is the productive thing to do, which might just be “punch this guy in the mouth it’ll be good” 22. What are their favourite insults to use? What do they insult people for? Or do they prefer to bitch behind someone’s back?David doesn’t insult people a lot, tbh. Hardly ever to their faces, and behind their backs mostly in a good humored venting way, but if he’s gonna insult someone it’ll be with a bad impression of them doing the thing that was bugging him. He’d insult people if they’re being openly rude to himself or his friends in a way that’s obviously intentional. 23. Do they have a good memory? Short term or long term? Are they good with names? Or faces?His memory’s probably about average, but he thinks it’s great. (He thinks everything about himself is great.) He’s better with long term memory, and he’s good at both names and faces because he hates it when people forget him so he tries to remember people. 24. What is their sleeping pattern like? Do they snore? What do they like to sleep on? A soft or hard mattress?He sleeps until 10am if he can, or 2pm if he was drinking the night before. He snores if he sleeps on his stomach but he never sleeps on his stomach so that’s dine, and he’s still young enough that he doesn’t have a mattress preference but he does want one of those Purple mattresses because he likes the muppets on the adds. 25. What do they find funny? Do they have a good sense of humour? Are they funny themselves?David has the worst sense of humor and I hate him. I know I was just roasting you for watching Adam Sandler so you’re gonna think this is me making a joke about you but no, David loves the shit out of Adam Sandler, he thinks he’s so goddamn funny. He thinks he’s probably funnier, though. David is Not Humble. 

Bonnie   

30. Do they exercise? Regularly? Or only when forced? What do they act like pre-work out and post-work out?She doesn’t really work on in the typical way, but the whole demon hunting lifestyle kind of takes care of that for her. She likes wearing her amethyst necklace after that, because it’s a good calming stone. 31. Do they drink? What are they like drunk? What are they like hungover? How do they act when other people are drunk or hungover? Kind or teasing?Bonnie doesn’t drink at all. Conner probably bought them all beer once and Bonnie had one sip and thought it was gross. 32. What do they dress like? What sorta shops do they buy clothes from? Do they wear the fashion that they like? What do they wear to sleep? Do they wear makeup? What’s their hair like?She dresses like a hippy got lost in the forest for 50 years and is just now coming back to society. She likes thrifting, not just because her parents are always broke, but she really likes Free People even though she has never actually bought anything from there because damn it’s pricey. To sleep, she wears the footie pajamas Willow and Tara got everyone one year sort of as a joke but mostly because Willow and Tara are cheesy. She doesn’t wear makeup, except sometimes when she and her mom have fun makeover days, but it’s not something she prioritizes and she likes her face how it is. Her hair is always very long and usually braided. 33. What underwear do they wear? Boxers or briefs? Lacey? Comfy granny panties?She’s 14 I’m skipping this34. What is their body type? How tall are they? Do they like their body?14, so not getting into specifics, but I don’t think being raised by Cordy would leave room for serious self esteem issues tbh.35. What’s their guilty pleasure? What is their totally unguilty pleasure? Her guilty pleasure is probably Taylor Swift? She loves Taylor Swift. But also she doesn’t feel bad about that so that answer is for both. 

[lorata]

Do stylists dictate what victors wear to Capitol parties, etc.? What kinds of clothes match your victors' public image?

In Two the stylists do the big events, but they don’t come in and do every single Capitol outing because the Twos are in and out all the dang time. They’re more like …. consultants, in this regard. They stock their wardrobes, and they will be very quick to nix a fashion choice or call and harangue if a victor makes a public appearance in something unacceptable, but they’re more on-call than anything else.

For the most part the Twos wear clean and classic lines — suits and things that follow style, not fashion. Their image is serious and professional, they can’t be seen chasing trendsetters or following fads. Lots of dark colours for the men and Lyme: suits in black, slate, navy, with accents in navy or burgundy, etc. Any time you see makeover shows and it’s like “every man should have these basic pieces in his wardrobe”, that kind of thing. (I’ve been watching the new Queer Eye so all I can hear in my head right now is “a basic boot will elevate this look…”) Devon likes his khakis and cargo shorts but his stylist hates them so he always gets them on the sly (lol).

(Claudius, hilariously, gets a style makeover in the AU where he dates Selene and that goes public, because he has to be seen as a viable boyfriend for her. So suddenly they’re back to his dangerous~ image pre-Reaping that he never really got to use, and it’s all dark jeans and black jackets and white t-shirts, and he has no idea what to do with this after always getting the nice-young-man suits but hey, Selene is into it, so ……. ?)

It’s more varied for the women, because of course female fashion is ridiculous, but it’s still (unless you’re Callista, in which case I think we all know what she wears) along the lines of ‘classic and simple’.  Misha goes for ‘effortless girl next door’ kind of look, which works for her, because she’s usually out clubbing and getting into trouble and can’t actually look sloppy because that’s too much and bad for her image. (She can do bad things but can’t look like she was doing bad things, y’know?) Poor Petra, she started out in normal clothes but then slowly morphed into little-girl dresses that made her want to kill things, but then during the war she got the severe white suits and liked them much better. Hera … I cannot get a bead on, fashion-wise. Emory, I think, does wear pants more than some of the others, because she is tall and broad and feels awkward in dresses (not unhappy, exactly, just ….. Very Tall), so she does a lot of pants and loose blouses or whatnot and that works well for her.

Of course, this is all different to what they wear when they’re out and about in their own district, because there they want to be of-the-people. There it’s nice t-shirts and button-downs or polos and jeans, elevated~ (lol sorry it’s Queer Eye again) with boots instead of sneakers but toned down from snotty-formal by not wearing shiny shoes. And then if they’re on the prowl~ in Career-town it’s a lot of casual clothes, jeans and t-shirts, but tighter. ;)

[eggos-and-promises]

Okay but do you think el is upset about Kali, even after she gets back, she knows Kali did bad things but she was a sister, a sister like she always dreamed of and wanted. She doesn’t like to talk about it but eventually mike and the others start to notice what it’s about. She’ll get upset and flick the channel when sisters are on tv. Eventually mike asks Nancy what to do and Nancy spends a whole day of movies and candy and makeovers and ice cream with el and shows her what a sister should be

also bonus: holly tags along on the sister day and even helps el with her hair

No one, not even Hopper, knew about her sister with the “008″ tattoo. She wouldn’t tell them. Kali was a memory El locked deep inside her heart beside the memories of her mother. Why did Mama want to find the girl? Why did she hesitate with the man from the lab? Was Papa right–she would always be nothing but a monster? Is this what a sister is supposed to be like? Whispers of thoughts rang through her head right before she fell asleep every night, and every night she buried them down deeper.  

She’d seen sisters on TV many times long before her journey. Sisters who helped each other do their hair before a date and sisters who told each other their deepest secrets and sisters who met for the first time after they were grown. Sisters who fought over toys and sisters who painted each other’s nails and sisters who gave each other advice. Mike had a sister–two, in fact–and as much as he whined and complained about them, Nancy had always been there for him when their parents fought, and Holly always made him loving drawings for “her best big brother ever.” El wanted a sister. El had a sister. Sisters fight, sisters give each other pain…. But friends don’t lie. Neither do fathers. And definitely not sisters. So El forces this into that shadowy corner of her heart and tries to move on. 

The kids gathered a bit haphazardly on the Hopper’s couch for their weekly movie night, squabbling here and there over who had to sit on the end and who sat there last time and who has to get up and go make the popcorn. “Anyway, since it was my pick of the week,” announced Dustin, “we are going to watch the Parent Trap!” Among a mix of groans and cheers, he popped the movie into the VCR and squished on the couch in between Lucas and Will. A few bowls of popcorn and boxes of candy later, all the kids are in rapt attention toward the movie. Except El. 

Sisters. Sisters who were separated for almost all their lives but were brought together for a reason and found a family. Intent on keeping her cool in front of all her friends, she practiced the exercises that Joyce taught her for when she was upset. Deep breaths, don’t let the Bad thoughts take over, deep breaths, focus on the lightness in your heart… But Kali is the only person she’s known who felt the same hurt from the Bad Men. She’s her last connection to Mama. She wanted her to find the girl for a reason. 

“I….I have to go. Be back,” El whispered, the words pouring out as quickly as possible before her voice cracked with the oncoming tears. She climbed over the back of the couch and swiftly retreated to her room, falling face first onto the comforter with a fleeting hope that it would muffle her sobs. It wasn’t fair. It just wasn’t fair. They took her mama. They took any goodness left in her sister–no. Her sister chose that life of Hurt and Anger herself. El couldn’t be mad at her mama–she sacrificed everything she had just to get a glimpse of her baby who she loved with her whole being. She never had a choice after that. Kali did have a choice, and she chose to lie and steal and hurt. She was no sister.

A gentle knock at the door almost went unnoticed, if not for the gentlest voice that followed. “H-hey, El?” Mike. “Can I…can I come in?” The door unlocked and opened without anyone lifting a finger. El sat up and hugged her knees, refusing to look Mike in the eyes. She felt his weight as he settled on the bed beside her. He began to rub her back slowly, and she could no longer contain her sobs. El curled into Mike’s chest, he wrapped his arms around her small frame, and they stayed like that, a moment that stretched out into an eternity.

“Hey, um, Nancy?” Mike said through a mouthful of pancakes one morning. Their mom was busy helping Holly get dressed, and their dad had already begun his pre-football Sunday rituals in the La-Z-Boy, so he secured some time to talk about this. “Look, I don’t even wanna hear about why it’s an ‘emergency’ for you to go to the arcade and take all of my money! I have things to do–” Nancy retorted. “It’s…about El.” 

Nancy deftly sat her silverware down on the table and leaned in a little closer. She didn’t expect her brother to ask anything that he didn’t explicitly want their parents to hear, but rather they were still working on coming up with the backstory of the mysterious daughter Hopper adopted and how she knew Mike, so it was easier just to talk about her by themselves. “What about her? You’re gonna ask her to be your girlfriend?” she teased. Mike groaned, “This is serious! I think….I think she wants to have a sister. I mean, sure, she has me and the rest of the party. We’re like a family, but…I think something happened last year. Back when she found her birth mom. I think she has a sister out there, but she didn’t like who she found. She won’t talk to me about it and I don’t know what–” 

Nancy’s expression grew increasingly determined as a plan came together in her mind. “I’ve got just the thing. Call her and tell her to meet me here in an hour.” 

El felt hesitant at first. Nancy was Mike’s older sister, sure, but El could count on her two hands how many words they exchanged in the whole time they knew each other. So when Nancy offered to take her on a Girl’s Day (words that El repeated with uncertainty and confusion), nervousness crept up in her stomach, and she felt like just saying no and asking Mike to go to the arcade with her that day. “Girl’s…Day?” she repeated. 

“Yeah! Barb and I…my friends and I used to go on them all the time when we were your age. We can do our makeup and go see a cheesy movie and pick out some new clothes for you. And even get ice cream!” Nancy explained brightly. “You’re never too old for it.” 

“Ice cream?!” said a small voice racing down the stairs. “I wanna have ice cream too! Can I come? Pretty please?” 

The brightness and excitement in Holly’s expression struck deeply El’s heart. The same brightness and innocence in the eyes of that tiny blond girl in the Rainbow Room. 

“Girl’s Day. Let’s have a Girl’s Day,” El said definitively as a small smile crept up. 

That Sunday, between melty ice cream cones and silly games of dress-up and a short stop by the arcade, El found what she was looking for. As she admired her perfectly parted hairdo with her thick curls pulled back into twin pigtails with sparkly scrunchies in the mirror, Hopper’s voice called from the living room, “So, who did your hair up so nice like that? Did you stop by Joyce’s?” Smiling ever so softly, El replied, “No. My sisters” 

[familiaanteomnia]

(Different variations of plot ideas/timelines, and such to explore and various dynamics thereof) 

~childhood/pre b.t.s~

-Young Xavior trying to convince Young Nathan to allow an makeover after all their mother is asleep in her room, and their father isn’t home it’ll be fun please

-Young Xavior’s totally taken some of their father’s clothes/dressed up in them and Nathan coming home from school to it

-Running around the woods, with a camera and Nathan taking pictures 

-Both of them just together taking in the news after dinner, that their sister is literally leaving across the world 

-Any situations of incidents with their father and the aftermaths

-The day Xavior attempts running away; could be when Nathan gets back from school/or dinner, which of course was a shitshow or like that evening after everything (example: while xavior is eavesdropping on their parents in the office/realizing made a huge mistake) 

-Maybe a fight because ‘I don’t get to go like anywhere so gee yeah I’m going to act weird a lot of the time’ trying to cover up the newly formed bad habits

-Either of them having off moments/episodes of some sort and just general rift continuing to probably grow 

-attempting to destroy family pictures, etc but getting caught before doing it by nathan

-gentle knocks on nathan’s door and offering a listening ear

-building forts, borrowed from storage christmas lights, falling asleep before sunrise to the lights and nothing else emitting light into the room of choice

-painting xavior’s room because got bored of the white/wanted to redecorate and ‘please oh please I could use the help and it’ll be fun’ 

~b.t.s/pre lis1~

-Xavior watching their father berate Nathan before the play, and trying to cheer his brother up

-Xavior first arriving outpatient and going right to find Nathan, in comfortable clothes/ponytail and baseball cap delaying getting all dressed up to head home, where is staying a while

-Or where had a friend/more support, comes back with it already chopped with borrowed clothes and deciding to break the news to his twin first *any variation thereof in either timeline* 

-Things are just tense while Xavior’s home, fights with their dad, etc comes out and nopes back off to the hospital (without or with a goodbye early in the morning) 

-Not getting to interact with Nathan about the play, or say did good regardless of outcome because doesn’t know how to go about it/ends up not giving him the stuffed whale that was supposed to be a gift

-Night of the play dinner is just a nightmare, Xavior’s like ‘if Nathan wants to be in plays so be it, it has no impact on your reputation and he would’ve been amazing if people weren’t such assholes’ so forth which leads to vanishing before sunrise back to the hospital

-Ends up back home, to study at home medicated/in therapy and very much the house is extra stuffy. Emptier than even before cause Nathan’s moved into a dorm at school/isn’t home that often. So plenty of fighting with Sean, empty time to resume bad habits picked up super young. 

-Likely very off balance encounters, awkward and attempts to reach out/listen are far and few between but Xavior despises it/seeing that Nathan needs real help, needs better,etc

-Being such a nuisance to Sean, who has started disowning Xavior/really denying his existence especially because of all his health conditions and ‘delusions’ ends up enlisted under a last name of his picking, he picks Carver and is to live in a dorm on campus (not bring up he’s a prescott, etc) which is fine by him/at least he gets to be xavior 

~l.is1~ 

-any range of passing interactions

-xavior just crashing a vortex party, taking party supplies and the stand off/confrontation away from the party 

-a completely needy/having run out xavior getting desperate so shows up to Nathan’s dorm like ‘look- do you have any cocaine kicking around you haven’t any takers for yet’ likewise just completely in the worst of it

-xavior having an episode and just blacking out, stopping breathing, or his heart stops for a moment while nathan is around to witness it/maybe the only person around

-likewise when xavior goes on any sort of bender/maybe calls nathan up to be like ‘fuck i’m sorry that i decided to exist, like you got enough shit without a twin like me’ 

-nathan having a moment/breakdown,etc and xavior is around for it- opting either to try being there for his twin or deciding to try not being a pest

-teaming up to deal with jeffershit; more like xavior probably is like ‘okay no sketchy’ then stumbles upon some of the mess and is like ‘nathan- we’re getting him arrested before he can hurt anybody else and use you more’ 

-both being trashed, maybe just some regular dumb twin nonsense where they are just like comparing their fuck ups,etc

~adopted/those “main” timelines~

-nathan pieces together that this new kid is actually a twin? brother? or flip it

-likewise either addressing it or deciding not to

-maybe they have to do an assignment together and xavior accidentally discovers a few hidden things to show that where sean hadn’t cared- there was a little bit from his bio mom. 

-likewise could be as simple as ‘we have the same birthday and kinda look alike that’s weird?’ the fuck man

-sean isn’t thrilled by any of it at all/after being confronted by it but slightly permits that can get to know his wife, the two kids can interact but he obviously wants none of it and nothing will really change

-the initial confrontation between them is rather hostile or it’s just full of confusion

[justanothercinemaniac]

Epic Movie (Re)Watch #185 - The Princess Diaries

Spoilers Below

Have I seen it before: Yes

Did I like it then: I think so.

Do I remember it: I remember that it exists and that I saw it.

Did I see it in theaters: No

Format: Blu-ray

This film was nominated by @princessofsunnydale for my first Epic Movie (Re)Watch poll, so it only feels right that I should dedicate it to her.

1) I have not watched this film in AT LEAST 10 years. It’s probably closer to 12 or 13 (although I do remember the soundtrack well because I own it). So in a lot of ways this like a first viewing.

2) There’s a nice sense of place which is immediately established around Mia’s home. It helps establish the character of both her and her mother with their eccentricities and charm.

3) Wait? This was produced by Whitney Houston? Huh.

4) Sandra Oh is in this?

Wow, the things you don’t notice as a child.

5) This is very telling of Mia’s experience at high school.

Mia: “Someone sat on me again.”

6) Anne Hathaway as Mia.

Immediately Hathaway is able to show off and incredible honesty when portraying Mia. You see her shyness and clumsiness wonderfully. But she’s not JUST the stereotypical of an awkward teenage girl. You see where Mia is comfortable, where she’s not, and that’s nice. Hathaway plays all facets of Mia’s personality wonderfully well, bringing a wonderful inquisitiveness and hart to what is the strong base of the film.

7) Ugh, this crap.

Queen Clarisse [upon seeing Mia for the first time]: “You look so [pause as she tries to find a compliment for her appearance] young.”

The trope of, “girl who is not traditionally beautiful absolutely NEEDS a makeover so her outer beauty matches her inner beauty,” can die a horrible and painful death. What the heck is wrong with Mia? She wars glasses, she has big hair, and eyebrows which are compared to Brooke Burke’s. What the heck is wrong with Brooke Burke? I’m tired of films making it seem like this isn’t attractive. I think Mia is GORGEOUS even before her transformation.

8) If this line isn’t iconic for my generation I don’t know what is.

(GIFs originally posted by @animations-daily​)

9) I like that Mia loses her shit instead of being like, “Oh, I’m a princess! My life is a fairytale!” She realizes the real world implications of this and the pressure it puts on her.

Mia: “Just in case I’m not enough of a freak already, let’s add a tiara!”

10) According to IMDb:

Mia's cat, Fat Louie, was Anne Hathaway's pet in real-life. Four different cats played the role. One who allowed people to carry it, one who could sit still, another who would jump, and the last one, who sits on the envelope at the end of the movie.

11) Julie Andrews as Queen Clarisse.

Julie Andrews is a legend of cinema and brings the same kind of focus to her role as Queen Clarisse as she would to Mary Poppins. Clarisse is good at being a formal stuck in the mud while also being warm and sympathetic. You can see her heart, the empathy she has, and it is not that much of a stretch for her relationship with Mia to grow into another strong fundamental of this movie. It’s a stand out performance in the film and a nice addition to the veteran actresses’ resumé.

12) Um…what!?

Queen Clarisse: “You have a cousin who’s a Contessa. Formerly known as Bartholomew. Actually we call him Pookie.”

I had to google this to make sure a Contessa is always a woman and they are. And this might not be a big deal NOW but I am pleasantly surprised to see that they referenced the fact Mia has a transgender cousin in a 2001 Disney film (even if there was a pronoun slip).

13) Hector Elizondo as Joe.

Elizondo is director Garry Marshall’s lucky charm and features in nearly all of the director’s films. He’s pretty amazing in this, able to play Joe as someone who is intimidating and professional but WILDLY sympathetic to Mia. You can tell he cares for her and Queen Clarisse deeply even if he’s not showing it in the most massive of ways. It’s quiet but deep and at times very moving. Also he’s a badass.

Lily: “You know you look like Shaft?”

Joe: “Yes.”

14) This is an interesting visual I wish had been explored a bit more. Why is this guy so obsessed with M&M’s?

15) If I haven’t said it before, Mia is pretty cool. She knows cars, art, has a wonderful sense of humor, is a rock climber, and just a wonderfully well rounded/full breathing character.

16) One of the most underrated small characters in this film is Mia’s gym teacher.

Mia [playing soccer]: “I can’t do this, I’m a girl.”

Gym Teacher Harbula: “What am I, a duck!?”

17) I have a fundamental philosophical issue with putting such emphasis on being “proper” and all that crap. Who determines what is “proper” and why is looking a certain way, standing a certain way, and sitting a certain way so much more important than treating people well? I hate that.

18) The relationship Joe has with Clarisse is VERY nice, but according to IMDb:

The on-screen relationship between Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews) and Joseph (Hector Elizondo) was not scripted. The dance scene, and the underlying affection was added by the two. According to Hector Elizondo, "We felt that a romance after fifty was important to tell, and it can be sensual and sexy while keeping your clothes on."

19) Larry Miller as Paolo.

Miller is another frequent collaborator with director Garry Marshall and an incredible character actor, stealing the entire film with his scene as Paolo. Committed absolutely to his character, Miller has a lot of fun in an absolutely hysterical role. I don’t remember most of the fine details of this film but I remember Paolo.

20) The makeover scene - while key and possibly iconic to a lot of people - ties into what I talked about in note #7.

Paolo: “You will be beautiful!”

She already IS beautiful you jerk! Why are glasses ugly? Why is her bushy hair ugly? And of course, this crap!

Queen Clarisse [after Mia’s makeover]: “Better, much better.”

NO! NOT BETTER! DIFFERENT! NOT WORSE, BUT WHY IS THIS BETTER!? IT’S JUST DIFFERENT!

21) Similarly, Lily giving Mia crap for her new look is really crummy behavior from a best friend.

Lily: “Oi. Who destroyed you.”

Lily is a fundamentally bad friend in these moments. She shouldn’t judge Mia for her makeover anymore than Queen Clarisse should judge Mia for her pre-makeover look. Basically: don’t judge people for their appearance, whether they meet traditional standards of beauty or not. Let them look however the heck they want to look.

(GIF originally posted by @marshmallow-the-vampire-slayer)

22) I love this line.

23) One thing I love in films is when they embrace the visual medium. We see Mia talking to Lily, we don’t hear what she says, but we KNOW. We don’t need to hear. The message is: Lily knows everything the audience does now and she’s excited!

24) I kinda get high school bullies, but also not really. Is your self esteem so low that you really need to consistently make other people miserable/get them in trouble to feel better about yourself? For example: why does Mandy Moore so passionately call Mia out for wearing a hat JUST to get her in trouble. Mia is not hurting anyone and if the teacher cared enough he’d have already asked her not to wear it. It’s just stupid.

25) The biggest problem with this film I would say is the pacing. There are a number of scenes - specifically, princess lesson scenes - which are fun but don’t add to any of the characters or plot. They’re a little self indulgent. HOWEVER, they are also the most memorable scenes in the movie so cutting them would be a mistake. So I’m not sure what to say, actually. I’m just going to move on.

26) Wow. These films are so gay (not in a derogatory sense but in an actual homosexual sense).

Paolo [after the press learns Mia is a princess]: “I outed you! So to speak. I don’t mean to imply -”

FYI: I’d be so okay if Mia were gay or bi or anything. I need more representation in my life.

27) Things you don’t pick up on as a child.

Teacher Over PA: “Will the feng shui club please stop rearranging the tables on the front lawn?”

28) This was NOT scripted but instead a mistake made by Anne Hathaway that she rolled with.

(GIF source unknown [if this is your GIF please let me know].)

29) Man, Joe just has a ton of great advice.

Joe [after Mia asks if she should quite being a princess]: “No one can really quite being who they are.”

30) According to IMDb:

When Mia accidentally sets the man's arm on fire, the flames were supposed to go out when he puts his arm in the ice bucket, but they didn't. Anne Hathaway panicked and threw the glass of water on it, which was not scripted.

31) Okay, throughout this film and its sequel I find that I am constantly impressed with how supportive the Prime Minister of Genovia is of Mia.

Prime Minister’s Wife [after Mia eats too much of the frozen cream]: “She didn’t realize it was frozen!”

Prime Minister: “Well what should we do?”

Prime Minister’s Wife: “We should do the same!”

[The eat as much frozen cream as Mia and begin to imitate her.]

32) The day out Mia and Clarisse have together is loads of fun. It really shows the development of their relationship and just how deep a connection they have. How Clarisse is able to forget being proper now and then because Mia comes first as her granddaughter. It’s a truly wonderful sequence.

33) Also, major props to the amount of BS-ing Clarisse pulled to get Mia out of trouble with the police. SHE MAKES UP A KNIGHTHOOD ON THE SPOT AND THEY’RE SO FLATTERED THEY LET MIA BE!!! I love that.

34) Oh Mia…

Josh: “I hate phony publicity seekers.”

Don’t fall for that Mia! The guy didn’t even pay attention to Mia before she was a princess and now he’s all over her. Mia’s mom even observes that he was never nice to her! And I know this is a film and this creates conflict, but ugh it just hurts.

35) I DO remember the foot pop! It’s like the thing I remember the most!

(GIF source unknown [if this is your GIF please let me know].)

36) Okay, let’s recap. Mia goes to the beach with a guy who she thinks likes her. Mia is used by the guy to get famous. Mia is harassed and stalked by paparazzi. Mia tries to take shelter in a changing booth. Mandy Moore exposes Mia’s naked body to the paparazzi who again further harass her. AND MIA IS THE ONE IN TROUBLE!?!??!?!?!?!?!

(GIF source unknown [if this is your GIF please let me know].)

The only thing she did wrong was not tell Lily she wouldn’t be on the show. She even told Lily’s brother to make sure she didn’t just ditch him! But no, it’s, “I’m giving up the crown because I messed up.” Forget that!

37) God bless Joe.

Clarisse [about Mia’s being manipulated]: “Why didn’t she have enough common sense to deal with this?”

Joe: “She’s only fifteen.”

38) I just realized how I have yet to talk about how awesome Heather Matarazzo is in this film.

She plays Mia’s best friend Lily with wonderful enthusiasm, stealing a number of great scenes from the film. She’s funny, able to show her vulnerability, makes her honest, and has a wonderful chemistry/relationship with Hathaway/Mia. It’s just another part of what makes the film fun.

39) I really appreciate that Michael is not Nice Guy™. He doesn’t whine about “the friend zone” and he doesn’t go out of his way to make Mia feel guilty for not liking him back. He’s a bit of a tool when she asks him out but he’s hurt in that moment and doesn’t necessarily want to open himself back up. He could go on and on about how he’s always been there for her and Mia’s given him nothing or some bullshit like that. I like it.

40) Get wrecked, Mandy Moore’s character (I don’t remember her name)!

(GIF originally posted by @stydixa)

41) It took me until almost the end to finally put to words that this film isn’t about Mia being pretty or even about her being a princess. It’s about her gaining some agency in her life, a little confidence, and actually taking control of things. That’s WAY more interesting than, “Oh, you were born a princess. Let’s do only princessy things from now on!”

42) Wow, I did not expect something this deep in The Princess Diaries.

Mia’s Father [via letter]: “Courage is not the absence of fear but the judgment that something is more important than fear.”

43) Mia showing up as she does to the ball removes the support of “proper” appearance. She is a mess right now, all she has is her words and her decision to convince these people she should be queen. And she rocks it.

44) Honestly I’m more invested in Joe & Clarisse’s relationship than Mia & Michael’s, but at least she got her foot pop.

The Princess Diaries held up much better than I was expecting. Hathaway is pretty freaking great, as is Julie Andrews, and the film just has this incredible beating heart and message of confidence to it. Sure, it falls victim to some tropes of the genre (the makeover stuff will forever bother me in all movies), but it transcends others (Mia’s boyfriend at the end is not a Nice Guy™). If you don’t have a taste for film’s which wear their hearts on their sleeves, then maybe you should avoid this. But the rest of you? You may find that you like it more than you first expected to.

[verytiredtorin]

1. Not really, but I kind of want to make one.

2. I usually just have brunch due to my late eating schedule, but when I do have breakfast it's usually cereal, some fruit, or pancakes if I have the energy to make them.

3. Probably some crazy sort of food, like the spiciest thing on earth or octopus suckers

4. Rice. I usually end up eating it at least once or twice a week

5. I'm really good at memorizing music and songs - at one point in middle school (I was in choir as well as another higher-level one) I could memorize a song with one or two read-throughs, without even really trying. It still happens a lot even today.

6. Yep. I baked a 7-layer cake once and it's a miracle it wasn't just flour patties soggy with food coloring.

7. Kind of. Not really.

8. Fated? Nope. Nothing is pre-determined. Inevitable? Yep.

9. I didn't get an ask, so I wouldn't like the void to give me a makeover, no

10. I don't really know. Probably not, judging on my 6th grade gym class

11. Oh! I already have one. It's more of an inside joke, but my family calls it Chad.

12. I have synesthesia, I'm double-jointed, I own a cat

13. I was oddly obsessed with horse figurines but idk if that's weird

14. Any seafood

15. 110% YES. I'm so much happier with myself than I was even a few months ago.

16. I honestly don't know, but the "Oh my fucking god" meme is pretty funny

17. Goooooooood no. Not even my own accent

18. Kind of. Not really. How are you feeling, babe? You seem...mellow. Maybe it's just me, but you're like a little person. I should go sit with you for awhile." She winked, bending down to pull my shirt over my head. I shuddered, having never felt more naked. "This is all a bad dream?" "Yes, dear. Try not to wake up again." I laughed, rubbing my cheek. Mom kissed my forehead, and hopped up on the bed. "Hold on to that dream, baby. Nothing can scare us from the truths and the nature of reality." My head felt full of both, and I spent the rest of the day smiling with her. She skipped all her drills and got me new clothes as usual

M O M ?

19. Surprisingly no, but there was this one stupid line I said while making a video project that made everyone laugh for 5 minutes straight

20. Not really? I remember the chubby bunny challenge, and tried to do it myself, and failed miserably at... 5 marshmallows.

21. No? I guess I just fall asleep... normally?

22. It depends, usually no

23. Yeeeees way to much probably

24. When I Met You

25. Probably something really stupid but with a lot of money to make everything decked out, like Fortnite. Tie my casket to a giant balloon and drop my corpse into the middle of New York

26. S e a f o o d

27. I'm not EAGER to try it, I wouldn't go out of my way to, but if someone offered it, why not? It sounds interesting

28. No, it kinda sucks.

29. Not most fast food. McDonalds, Burger King, those sort of places can go die in a ditch, but I LOVE QDoba and Culver's.

30. Nope nope nope nope

31. I can play some pretty basic piano, I'm not good but I'm not terrible.

Month 1 of Unus Annus Ask Meme!!

(Some of these are a little unconventional, but hey it’s an unconventional channel. Send some numbers in an ask!)

1: Do you have a bucket list? (Unus Annus)

2: What do you normally have for breakfast? (Cooking with Sex Toys)

3: What’s something random you’d try if it was your last chance? (Purging Our Sins with a Neti Pot)

4: Is there a specific food you eat a lot? (Hot Dog’d to Death)

5: Do you have any secret or surprising talents? (The Good Kind of Cupping)

6: Do you do a lot of research before trying new activities? (The Bad Kind of Cupping)

7: Do you have any plans for the future? (The Worst Kind of Cupping)

8: Do you believe certain things are fated or inevitable? (Ethan Will Be Kicked in the Balls)

9: Would you trust the person who sent this ask to give you a makeover? (Doing Each Other’s Makeup in the Dark)

10: Do you have good hand-eye coordination? (Baby Hands Operation)

11: If you had a ghost haunting you, what would you name it? (Mark and Ethan Summon a Ghost)

12: What are 2 truths and a lie about yourself? (2 Truths and 1 Lie – Waxing Edition)

13: Did you play with any weird stuff as a kid? (Poopsie Sparkly Critters (a slime surprise…))

14: Are there any foods you despise? (Play-Doh Thanksgiving)

15: Looking back, do you think you’ve grown as a person? (Helium Therapy)

16: What is your current favorite meme? (Drawing Memes from Memory)

17: Are you good at any accents? (1 Man 100 Accents)

18: Put one of your other answers from this ask meme into the bot and post what it completes. (An A.I. Predicts How We’re Going to Die)

19: Do you have an embarrassing nickname or moment you wish your friends would let you live down? (Mark Turns Ethan into a Mummy to Prepare Him for the Great Beyond)

20: Do you enjoy/have any fond memories of challenge videos? (The Chubby Gummy Challenge)

21: Do you fall asleep easily? (We Buy a Professional Hypnosis Video and React To It)

22: Do you think fast under pressure? (Mark and Ethan Attempt an Escape Room)

23: Do you often form sentimental connections with inanimate objects? (Ethan Destroys Mark’s Van with a Bat)

24: What’s (one of) your favorite song(s)? (There’s Still Hope…)

25: If you could get a brand deal for your funeral, which one(s) would you get? (Ethan Gives Mark a Viking Funeral)

26: What is your least favorite food? (The Great Meat Mistake)

27: Would you try acupuncture? (Acupuncture Is NOT Painful)

28: Do you find it easy to relax? (Floating in a Real Sensory Deprivation Tank)

29: Do you like fast food? (Mark Reviews The Impossible Burger But There’s a Looming Sense of Impending Doom)

30: Is there anyone you’d be comfortable to paint each other nude with? (We Made Nude Paintings of Eachother)

31: Can you play any instruments? (You Made Beautiful Music for The Barrel… But Only One Could Win)

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Place on garments that fit as well as flatter you. Remove the sweats and also stop wearing your loved ones garments. The trick is to dress to really feel great and also boost your self-confidence. If you need brand-new garments just get 1 or 2 things that can be put on as versatile pieces.

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Pointer 3:.

Value you skin, even if you are really feeling exhausted and also invest in your face. Appears ridiculous I recognize, however clean bright skin can make us feel youthful as well as definitely more eye-catching. Utilize an exfoliating face laundry and an excellent dampness lotion as well as you will be surprised at the difference you will certainly see in yourself and also so will those around you.

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Idea 4:.

Do your hair. There is absolutely nothing wrong with head bands or braids, but really 'doing' your hair can change the method you see yourself. A bad hair cut can destroy your day while a good hair cut can change the way you lug yourself. Whether you wish to try a brand-new hairdo or a new color, 'do' your hair.

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Our hair is the one thing that we can transform the quickest and also most convenient. If you have actually ever before wanted to change or overhaul on your own, change your hair and also see just how it makes you feel.

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