#i will buy. two whole squishmallows if you do...

[teenytinyapprentice]

s...squish mallows...I totally missed the boat and didn’t realize just how popular these guys are BUT i had fun going through the master list and finding some name-twins hehe... (Clive’s squishmallow is bc his name is Klaus Albatross in Japan fyi!)

[avatar-anna]

Classic Fall Fun

my mind is empty. i bought a halloween squishmallow and decorative pillows for fall. so i wrote a blurb about it. enjoy!

"Baby...What...?"

"I can explain!" you blurted, rushing over to your fiance.

"I hope you can," Harry murmured as he picked up a throw pillow from the couch. "I can hardly see the sofa under all these."

"There was a sale," you began. "I was only going to the craft store for puzzle glue because I finished my puzzle this morning and I wanted to hang it up, but then I saw the Fall and Halloween section and..."

"And you turned our living room into Halloweentown," Harry said.

"You remembered!" you said, trying to shift the subject off all the Fall decor that now lived in your home.

You really didn't mean to buy all the decorations—the throw pillows, the blanket with pumpkins and candy corns and warm toned leaves on it, the welcome mat that said, Hocus Pocus!, and all the little decorations that were perfectly arranged on the kitchen counter. You'd been proud of how perfect your home looked, how everything tied together so nicely. Now that Harry was here, though, you worried you'd overdone it. Or worse, he'd make you take it all back.

"Course I remember," Harry said. "You've only made me watch it every year since we've been together."

"I—I know it's a lot," you said, trying to hide a stuffed vampire holding a little pumpkin spiced latte behind you and out of his eyesight. "But you know I love decorating, I mean I did the whole house when we moved in—very tastefully, I might add—and I love the holidays an—and themes, and—You're laughing at me."

Harry shook his head, chuckling softly. He took your face in his hands and kissed your forehead. That was definitely not the reaction you were expecting. Some light teasing? Sure. Insisting you take at least some of it back? Probably. But you mentally crossed your fingers that you could keep it all. Right down to the mummy mugs and ghost candle holders.

"I've been waiting for this day, if I'm honest. I'm surprised it didn't come sooner. Starbucks changed their menu two weeks ago."

Blushing, you held Harry's hand as it rested on your cheek. "Do you hate it? If you hate it, I can scale it back."

"I love it," he said. "And I love you."

He led you to the couch where he took the same stuffed vampire you tried to hide and held it against his stomach. You took the blanket that rested on top of the couch and draped it over yourself and Harry, snuggling up close to his side. You kissed his cheek a couple times, stomach flipping when you felt his grin beneath your lips.

"No Halloween movies yet, because it's not October, but..."

"Way ahead of you," Harry said, reaching for the remote and firing up Netflix on the TV.

"I knew you liked the show as much as I do," you said with a grin.

"You realize it's actually quite hot out, right?" he said, but pulled you closer anyway as he made himself more comfortable.

You shushed him as the theme song played. You'd thought of that already, and the air conditioning was already pumping through the vents to make it the perfect temperature for hiding under the fluffy blanket. And drink warm drinks. And cuddle in bed with the twinkly lights you put up earlier while listening to music.

"I know it's silly. I know it's...a little over the top, but—"

"Hey, I think it's cute how excited you get over the holidays," he said. "And, just because I know how much you love Autumn, so I got you something."

"Autumn," you repeated, imitating his accent. "What did you get?"

"An appropriately themed seasonal puzzle that we can complete together."

Your eyes lit up immediately. "You bought us a puzzle?"

Harry kissed you repeatedly, his fingers holding your chin lovingly. "I happen to like this season too, you know. Not as much as you, but I do. And puzzles. And you. Easy math."

You sighed and rested against his chest, kissing him over the soft material of his shirt a few times. Harry said it was fine, but you could admit that your love for this particular season was a little intense. But you loved putting a room together, making it feel warm and inviting and festive. And each item you put in your cart was part of a vision you had, and once you had said vision, you had to make it come to life. It was how you ended up putting all the rooms together in the house when you and Harry moved in. He had input of course, but he knew you had a knack for decorating and trusted your judgement.

And you couldn't help but think of the future too. Yours and Harry's. You wanted to do this for your kids, to raise them in a home that was cheery and fun. It was something neither you nor Harry had yourselves growing up, so you wanted something new. New traditions that you could start together.

You couldn't wait to share a lifetime of feeling cozy and cuddling festive pillows with Harry. You couldn't wait to watch movies and do puzzles and make pumpkin flavored baked goods with him for the rest of your life, or sew costumes for your kids because what they wanted couldn't be found at the party store. You wanted all of it, and you wanted it with him.

"I really do love this show, you know. I'd never heard of it, and now I can quote it," Harry mumbled. His eyes were trained on the show playing in front of him while his fingers traced patterns on your arm idly. Then, he looked down at you and smiled. "Our first real tradition, don't you think?"

Your heart squeezed with delight. You knew Harry loved you, that was never a doubt in your mind. But hearing him say that, knowing that he had lofty visions of the future too, made you hold him just a little bit tighter.

[viburnt]

Some Hawks thoughts:

Keigo playing in rain puddles and drawing with crayons.

—Do you have those scented markers? The fruity ones.— He asks, laying on his tummy as he keeps coloring the drawing you printed for him. It was a racing car, he picked it himself.

You kneel to pass him a can full of markers.

— Here! You are doing a good job, Kei. That car looks very fast!

Keigo buying another Endeavor doll and all the stuffed animals his heart desires.

—How many squishmallows are too many squishmallows?— He asks, laying on a pile of pastel colored plushies. You laugh, joining him between the soft cushioned toys.

—Never enough! Do you wish to get another one?

—Can we? I'm missing a cow.— He says excitedly. You just nod and pat his head.

— Mamma is gonna get you a cow then.

Keigo staying up all night watching cartoons and reading comics.

— Kei, I got you season one and two of Adventure time. Do you need a drink? Want some blankets?— You offer, watching the pro-hero cuddling in the couch as his eyes drink every detail of his current favorite show.

—Do you think you could sit with me?— He says, patting the seat by his side. —I wanna watch this with you.

He fell asleep after finishing the whole season.

Keigo dressing up for Halloween and trick or treating with you.

—You look adorable, Kei! Want me to take your picture?— You say, holding the camera.

He decided to dress as Endeavor for Halloween, his wings carefully decorated with paper flames.

— Do you think it's OK?— He mutters a little insecure. — You know how media can be.

You kissed his cheek tenderly.

— We are doing this for you though, not for them.

Keigo eating chips and playing with “kid toys” when he is bored.

—What the hell is a fidget spinner?— Hawks says, licking of the cheesy Cheeto dust that had stuck to his fingers.

You lazily look at him, and type the name of the toy on your phone.

—Something like this. You place it between your fingers and simply make it spin.

—What? That simple? It doesn't sound very entertaining. — He remarks, munching on his second bag of chips.

— It can be for a while. Wanna try?

Keigo learning current slang and allowing himself to listen to popular music.

— What's updog? — Keigo says, making you snort.

He wonders why you are laughing, confusing your reaction with slight mockery.

— Hey, don't me mean. I'm asking because a kid said to me today.

— What. Is. Up. Dog.

—Oh- Oh, fuck- Does that mean rizz is also a joke or something?

Keigo being a person instead of a hero, picking up on your habits and implementing them as his own.

— What are you doing?

—Putting fries on my ice cream, it's yummy.

Keigo looks a little grossed out by your dessert arrangement but decides to give it a try anyways.

—Holy crap, you're right! It does taste good.

—See?

—Show me your secrets-

Wow, Keigo being enamored with life, being enamored with you.

—We should get married.

—We are already married, Kei.

—We should get married twice then.

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[padawansuggest]

Explained what a surface nap (my definition of what I’ve always called it) to my sis and gf a bit ago. Halfway through explaining it I was all ‘Bam this is so simple why you explaining it??’ And then Babe and Sis weee like ‘???????’

Anyway. Turns out that might have been an autistic superpower.

You know how some picky eaters can tell when you change a single ingredient out of hundreds in a safe-food. Yeah, I’m not that, but I’m like that. But only with my sleeping situation.

I sleep with two comforters, 7 pillows minimum, sometimes a fuzzy blanket or two, sometimes a squishmallow propping up an arm, never on my stomach, and with two (not one; but two) of those ear muffs you buy that’s a headband??? Yeah I get two of those, put them on my head and it covers both my ears and eyes to muffle sound and block all light. It’s important to have both pressure and muffling. These are only the physical requirements to being able to sleep lol I’m so picky as a whole.

Anyways. How do I take a surface nap? I take the comforters, lay them over top the 3 (yes, three, all condensed into one pillowcase) pillows that I always stick under my knees (alleviates back pain for my messed up spine) and lay on top of all of it, comforters included.

So what do I cover myself with? A fuzzy blanket (actually two, one on my legs and one on my body so I can ditch one half and keep the other at any point) and my regular sleep mask.

Because. I fucking know if my legs are higher than normal, and my blankets aren’t smooth. I fucking KNOW.

Why does this create a surface nap experience? Because I am literally incapable of not thinking about it, even in my sleep. I literally dreamt of Fuzzy World while I tried to find out why things were fuzzy and no longer smooth. My brain did NOT let that go. This means your brain won’t be deep at all if you have to wake up in less than 2 hours off of 21 awake already.

Also change your alarm tone to a song already!!!! Not a loud one, but like a super soft one, it’ll take your brain a few seconds to catch up that it’s a song and then you’re all ‘wait, what?’ This probably doesn’t work if your a clubber or something idk y’all fuck up your ears too much.

I went from solidly asleep to fully awake in less than 4 minutes. That’s impressive for me.

I have now consulted 3 whole people and they said this method is batshit I’m dead 😭😭😭 I thought I was stupidly explaining a well known idea lmao

Okay here you go for those of you who physically cannot sleep for less than 4 hours without intervention like me (insomnia and fatigue mixture is a wild ass crackhead cocktail) and are sensitive to your surroundings while sleeping.

[ghoulsister1]

Dante & Squishmallows

●"Squishmallows huh? Big soft marshmallow like plushies? Yeah, they're growing quite popular lately!"

●Looks at your small beginner's collection. You explain the reason for it and Dante understands.

●"But you can make your collection a little bigger" Dante will say as you gaze at your 4 small Squishmallows.

●"But Dante they cost money and we need to keep some for the shop and....."

●"Babe, I spend most of my money on pizza and plus, we got Morrison. So I'd say we're doing good so far" Is Dante's reply with a wink and a cheeky grin.

●So yeah, Dante will buy them with the earnings from killing a few demons. It does surprise him when he walks into a store and sees a WHOLE ass variety of them though!

●He's just staring at them like *Arthur Morgan voice* "Oh My God".

●He's scanning through them, trying to find a good one.

●"Fuzz-A-Mallows? Flip-A-Mallows? Hug Mees? Stackables? Is that......What's a Squish-doos? I just need a Squishmallow!" Are Dante's thoughts as he flicks through them.

●"Store will be closing in 5 mins". Dante makes a mental note to not do late night shopping.

●He has enough money for two Squish and enough left over for pizza. So he picks a random Squishmallow out (You can choose which one) and a random Fuzz-A-Mallow (Again you can choose which one he picks).

●Gets home and you practically squeal and leap into his arms as he shows you the Squishmallows. You shower him with kisses and thank him from the bottom of your heart.

●His heart melts when you tell him this is the first Fuzz-A-Mallow you'll have in your collection and Dante feels so proud at that, sticking his chest out like Superman, hands on his sides with a proud grin.

●"Well I just saw a lotta of them there and decided that the Fuzz-A-Mallow would look awesome in your collection!" Said Dante. Then you guys order pizza!

●Dante will totally just nuzzle into your Squishmallows, especially during times when Demons go through their Heat and he just practically snuggles in a nest of your Squishmallows (they have your scent on them) and will be found purring happily even when not in Heat.

●He gifts you Dante The Demon Squishmallow. He was super stoked at finding a Squishmallow with his name. Like he literally let out a little squeal probably at seeing the Squishmallow with his name.

●"Here baby look! A mini Dante! He'll keep watch over you while I'm out hunting Demons!" Dante Says handing you the Squishmallow and you instantly hug the plushie and Dante.

●On nights when Dante hasn't come back from hunting and it's getting you late, you do start to worry. So you pick up Dante The Squishmallow and just hold him throughout the night, falling asleep eventually while you cuddle your Demon Squishmallow.

●Dante will come back, go upstairs and wash up before heading into the bedroom and see you in bed, fast asleep with Dante the Squishmallow in your arms. Dante smiles, walks over and pets the Squishmallow on the head.

●"Thanks for keeping her safe, Dante Jr." Said Dante smiling as he climbed into bed and cuddled up next to you.

●Eventually will get in on the Squishmallows. Goes Squishmallow hunting together with you in stores. You buy him his first Squishmallow just for him, Snorlax! He loves him and will even be found napping with his Squishmallow Pokemon in his favourite office chair or on the couch.

●Buys McDonald's with you so can get the McDonald's exclusive Squishmallows.

●You also find Laura The Cat Squishmallow from the Sleepover Squad who wears a strawberry onesie! And who loves strawberries, mainly strawberry sundaes? Your scruffy Demon Dante!

●You give him Laura. "I saw her and immediately thought of you" You Say. Dante looks at Laura and grins before embracing you in a loving hug.

●"Strawberry onesie!" Dante cheers and you both laugh, Dante cuddling his strawberry wearing kitty cat Squishmallow. Awwww!

●And it gets even better when Dante finds a pizza Squishmallow. Dante practically cheers like his football team just scored the winning goal.

●This scruffy demon boi would happily join you in a nest of Squishmallows, snuggling up with you and holding you close, purring loudly.

♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•♡•

[pierogisfilledwithpaint]

so, a few weeks ago i was on amazon because i was missing something in my collection. i owned the cd to tpwbyt and tmbte but not sundowning and i searched a lot but sadly only amazon sold the cd. i put it in the cart but i found something else on amazon that was uhhhh interesting...

they sell a shitty looking plush of vessel?! and no all the official merch stores dont even have this plush and i was left with a lot of questions. is this a rip off from a fan plush? who came up with the idea to make a plush like this? and why do i want to buy him?

and i actually did buy him together with sundowning and it took i think two or three weeks but he finally arrived and he looked just as shitty as in the amazon pictures and i LOVE HIM

also the image quality of the following pictures might not be the best, sorry in advance

here he is in all his plushy glory

the little symbol on his forehead looks... wonky to put it nicely and i dont know if you see this in the second picture but his cape is only sewn onto his head and...

... this feels very wrong.

anyway i cut the seam connecting the head with the cape and it looks better but sometimes the hood slides over his face and he cant see anything anymore but thats still better than whatever was going on before.

oh and another important thing

plushia, mcgyver (the squishmallow in the background) and plush vessel are friends!!!! :D

im still thinking if he should get a little nickname, because you know the ghost fandom named plush copia plushia but i cant come up with a fitting nickname? veslush? plushell? vlush? his nickname is a work in progress because my brain is bad at coming up with nicknames (；・∀・)

and by the way sundowning still hasnt arrived, its been almost a whole month looks like the trilogy will be incomplete for a while ☠️

[blackbird-brewster]

All the even numers >:)

Bahahaha, alright Anon. I saved this for last.

2. Do you drink tea or coffee? How do you take it? 

(Answered here)

4. Do you sleep on your back, stomach or side? 

I'm a side sleeper, mostly facing outwards. But sometimes, I wind up on my back and when I do I snore so loud Doom Them has to wake me up.

6. Do you prefer drawing or writing? 

I can't draw for shit. Writing is my creative talent

8. What’s your favourite band/artist? 

I have SO many. I listen to a wild range of music. Everything from ska to indie rock to punk to emo to pop. Some of my all-time fave bands include: The Killers, Foreigner, Avett Brothers, Postal Service, Betty Who, Beyonce, Lizzo, Tegan and Sara.

10. How tall are you? 

5'6" or 168 cm

12. Who are five (or more) people you want to hug right now? 

@otahkoapisiakii @bittersweet-bibliophile @the-kazoo-kid @gaelic-symphony @mygenitiveisobjective

14. What’s your favourite colour? 

(Answered here)

16. Want any tattoos? What of? 

I have around 35 tattoos (hard to count when you have half sleeves and such). I DO want more tattoos, but in the past two years one of my chronic conditions has made it so I'm allergic to my tattoos. They get welts and hives all the time. Which really sucks because uhhhh, my entire body is covered in them 🤷‍♂️

18. Who is the last person you texted? 

I sent Frankie some smut as a little treat!

20. What/who do you miss? 

I miss all my loves in the US. But in terms of 'what' -- the thing I miss everyday is being able to leave my house without it having to be an entire Event. I miss life before the pandemic where I didn't have to take 100 pre-emptive steps to protect myself every time I go out. I miss 2020 when everyone (in my country) was in this together, when everyone was masking and staying home when they were sick, when everything was accessible by being online. I miss when people cared.

The pandemic isn't over. Some of us have never left lockdown.

22. How much sleep did you get last night? 

I actually went to sleep hella early. I was asleep before my daily kudos email (this is how I tell time, okay?) which comes about 00:20. Then, I got up early with Doom Them -- so I think I got about 7 hours? I only need 5-6 to be functional.

24. When was the last time you cried? Why? 

Last night I cried from laughing so hard at this picture of our cat

26. What are some seemingly childish things you like? 

I don't believe joy has an age limit. I'm a regular at our local toy stores, I know all the staff, I'm always buying new fidget toys and Squishmallows. I got into Squishmallows about the same time I got my Autism dx (mid-2020) and since then, Squish have become a constant form of comfort for us. We currently have about 300 in our collection -- and that's after some major downsizing. There's no way to know how many squish we've rotated through over the years. Here's the last full squad photo we took in Jan 2022 (there's nowhere in our house to do a full pic of the 300 we have currently)

28. How are you, really? 

I'm actually doing well this week. Summer weather arrived without warning and my depression is lifting. I feel really inspired for the first time in weeks!

30. What are you looking forward to in the near future? 

Finishing Fooled Around (and Fell in Love) - Part 3!!!!!!!!

32. If you could go anywhere right now, where would you go? 

If I could see my US friends without actually having to go to the US itself, that would be perfect.

34. What’s your favourite flower? 

(Answered Here)

36. Do you like your middle name?

Not really. My middle name is the name of some random ski instructor my parents met the year before I was born (I have theories about this, about why my dad randomly remembered this person's name -- but that's a whole other thing. Oh, and also that's one of my middle names, it's complicated. I have like 5 names)

38. Do you have any phobias? 

Ornithophobia (fear of birds). Also scared of horses, cows, and airbags.

40. Do you like the beach? Do you prefer it sunny or cloudy? 

YES!! I love living ten minutes from the beach. We go there a lot to relax and scream at the ocean. I prefer sunny weather, hands down, but it's cloudy 90% of the time here.

42. Tag 5 of your favourite blogs

Oh, this is really difficult. I'll just tag some rad mutuals: @knitmeapony @chaotic-archaeologist @unitchiefs-blackbirdphoenix @gaelic-symphony @artcake

44. Who was the last person you said “I love you” to? 

I've said 'I love you' to at least five people today and it's only 10am. And I meant every one of those. I'm very much the type of person who loves my partners and friends openly and freely.

46. What do you need when you’re sad? 

Cranky Cave(tm)! Cranky cave is when I'm having meltdowns. I go to my room and turn on the fairy lights and galaxy projector. Grab a ton of squish and fidgets. Bury myself in blankets. And watch my comfort shows.

48. Who’s someone you can trust with your life? 

Doom Them, Kay, Coyote.

[Send Me Asks]

[fictionallyinparadise]

Fuck it. The current yearnings and what we got each other for Christmas. Under the cut because I feel so fucking silly 😭

47: You know the books that have pages cut out to conceal a gun? Yeah I got him one of those and a bunch of other ways to conceal his guns/weapons. He got me a Halloween Squishmallow. Yes he bought it in October and hid it until Christmas <3

Diana: I got her a little gold heart locket with a photo of her, 47, and me in it!!! She wears it almost all the time hehe. She got me a long pretty red dress that can match with her black one!!!!

Arthur: I had a small crisis trying to think what I'd get him bc of the time period LMAO- anyway some premium cigarettes and a knife with our initials engraved on the blade. He gives me one of his shirts that doesn't fit him but would fit me and a bottle of expensive alcohol he absolutely did not steal.

Karl: A bar of soap /j. No but I'd get him a TV and a N64 console because he deserves to play Mario 64 damnit!! He makes me a bracelet with his House symbol engraved on one of the charms. The bracelet itself he didn't make, he bought it and made a new charm!

Lucifer: I don't think he celebrates Christmas tbh? I feel like we'd do the nice dinner part but not the gift parts. But that's just as valid and fun!!! We made our own pizzas :D

Aizawa: I would get him the whole world if I could oh my god. But I cannot give him the whole world so I instead can give him a wearable blanket! It's got cats on it. He got me a bunch of succulents and a sweater that says 'plant dad' to go with <3

Niko: We'd have a chill and low-key Christmas to ourselves, watching movies and cuddling. Also I think he'd get a gift we could both make use of, like a blanket or a board game? Anyway he got us a nice set of Battleship hehe

Pierce: I don't think he would celebrate either! Maybe put some lights up but otherwise it's just another day. But since this is our first Christmas together, he would get me a little gift. A Zippo lighter with 'my anchor' engraved in it, done by himself! I'd get him a better couch for his office, one with lots of pillows and comfy to sleep on.

Sully: As revenge (/lh) for him stringing mistletoe everywhere he gets to just have me sitting under the tree with a bow on my head. Which he would probably get a kick out of. I mean he also gets a nice cigar box with a map of the world on it but! He gets me a nice comfy robe. Just a soft fuckin cozy robe bc I am almost always cold.

Codsworth: He'd cook up the best food he can for me!! With all the love in his sweet little sphere body!!! He also lets me put some ornaments on his arms 🥺🥺 I'd get him like...two cans of oil so he can stay afloat <3

Luna: A HOUSE WITH BETTER WINDOW LOCKS /j. Nah but I'd get her this Squishmallow!! Because she deserves it. She got me a pen,,,the ones that look like this: ✒️ !

Jaskier: I get him a fancy pocket watch with a lyric from one of the songs he wrote for/about me on it!! He gets me a leather bound notebook, one with a fuckton of pages and high quality too.

Geralt: I get him a good fucking sword cleaning kit and some assorted treats for Roach! I think he would run out of time to get something because he's not uh. used to buying gifts. So he ends up getting a little wood carved daisy for me, which I wear on a chain. (daisies mean a lot to me IRL and it's my self insert's name so it's cute af)

Gordon: A fuckin break!! We relax!! We cuddle in bed and take a long warm bath together and then cuddle some more!! Fuck!! We both deserve this!!!

[amewinterswriting]

I've not officially been a manager but I've had keyholder and till management (cash drops, cashing up and morning float) duties at different places and I'm pretty confident at handling some of the weirder customers without needing a manager involved.

If we're talking really small, that usually gets very weird very fast. I've worked at two tiny import candy places and typically they are as dodgy as everyone says - I can probably guess exactly what tax dodges the owners were pulling but no evidence for it. I was often opening/closing on my own - 'management' was thin on the ground/only in for half the day.

We'd often get people coming in to a candy store (bright colours, sweets on shelves, massive gumball machine, not exactly subtle) and asking for cigarettes, soap, bin bags, etc. I mostly credit that to us being in the proximity of a small convenience store that closed an hour before we did so people weren't really paying attention or were desperately hoping it would be something we had.

We had a serial shoplifter who wore a huge neck to ankle puffer coat to hide sweets in to resell in the middle of summer. Like...who is buying sweaty melted candy from this guy? I still shudder thinking about it.

On shoplifters, somehow my current place (children's toy shop) is far worse for it than anywhere else I've worked and more prolific than anyone who doesn't work retail realises - it's daily. The bulk of shoplifters we get are aiming to resell the toys, so in general it's collectables (TY, Transformers, Lego, 5 Surprise, Squishmallows etc) or electronic baby toys (vTech in particular). They are absolutely shameless and will give you a lot of aggression for succeeding in stopping them. I've been physically threatened just for keeping an eye on someone who looked a little bit suspicious from half the store away.

A weird one though: had a guy come in, quite big and intimidating and asked how long I'd worked there. I gave a vague answer. He apologized profusely to me (and a lot of other people who had been there for a similar amount of time). See, turns out he had attempted to lift from us in the past, been caught and been very aggressive about it. He admitted that it was a very low point of his life and he was stealing to fund a drug habit and he was now turning his life around and his sponsor suggested apologising to the people he'd wronged in the past. It was very awkward for everyone involved but nice to get an apology. The sad thing is, I'm not even sure if I was even in store when he was being aggressive - it's not unusual enough that a particular incident would stick in my memory anymore.

Customer weirdness:

Being convinced that we're hiding exactly what they're looking for 'in the back' despite being told very clearly that we don't have it, we last had it six months ago and I personally checked the system and the whole company doesn't have a single one left

On Christmas Eve: "what's your bestselling toy? I'll buy that." Our best-selling toy sold out in November, but here's what we've got in store now. "Well, if it's still here, it can't be that good, can it?" Sir, you are buying a toy on Christmas Eve, what other options do you think you have??

"Do you have this really specific thing I saw six months ago?" Nope, that was something we typically only get for Christmas.

"I saw this thing yesterday, it was right here!" And it sold. Yesterday. You were here, why didn't you just buy it when you saw it?

"Have you got any of this really specific thing left?" Uh...we've never carried that range, it's an own brand from our competitors. "Sure you did, I bought it six months ago, probably before your time." I've worked here five years and for three of them I've been in charge of this specific subsection of the store, trust me, we've never sold that item. "Well, can I talk to the manager? He knows me, he'll tell you." The manager in fact, does know the customer, in a 'oh no, it's him again' way, and also repeats that we haven't ever sold that item, he must be thinking of our competitor. Customer accepts this information this time (likely because a man said it, or because a position of authority said it, but I am frothing at the mouth at this point - manager often needs to ask me about specific products we have in this section, my product knowledge of toys is embarrassingly good for someone without kids). Best part about this is that the mistaken guy is a semi-regular and while he prides himself on knowing the manager 'by name' he's actually got the wrong name. He just calls my manager the wrong name for 20 minutes every time he visits. We wear nametags!

The obsession with gender. When working in chocolate, it was always "what kind of chocolate do men like?" For some reason there's a general idea that men prefer dark chocolate, even though my informal survey of everyone I know places milk chocolate as the preference of most men, dark for most women. But even then, most people who prefer dark won't turn down a gift of milk chocolate whereas people who prefer milk chocolate tend not to like more bitter dark chocolate. In children's toys, it's always the most gender-neutral toys imaginable like some Paw Patrol figures and the question "is this appropriate for a boy?" Double points for asking the most gender-nonconforming member of staff around. (Short hair, no makeup, occasional facial hair, obvious breasts, higher pitched voice) Trust me, I'm never going to answer that it's inappropriate for your kid to play with anything in our store unless it's an actual age related safety thing (like Nerf blasters for very young kids). Let your son have the doll and let your daughter have the remote control helicopter, if that's what they're interested in.

Well, this is getting a bit long and mostly complaining so I'll stop here but if you have specific questions I'm happy to talk shop, as it were! I've worked in video game stores, import candy stores, posh chocolate and children's toys so there's a bit of variety there.

I need to speak to the manager

Hellooooooooooo writeblr 😘 I have a character who works as the manager of a small shop. If you’ve worked in a similar position I’d looooove to hear stories. Give me your boring day-to-day, your weird wtf, and anything in between. Basically, anything I can use so someone reading this character would think “oh yeah, that tracks.”

[miekasa]

Roommate Au with Eren. That’s it.

No no no no because I’ve thought about this extensively, and I actually believe he’d be a pretty good roommate (or at the very least, he means well most of the time, even if he is slightly annoying in his methods LMAO).

He… is not the best cook in the world, and he knows that. He can make about 2.5 dishes properly: spaghetti and [frozen] meatballs, a grilled cheese maybe with bacon if he’s feeling up to challenge, and a soup that his mom used to make for him as a kid whenever he got sick.

So, you’re gonna have to handle the majority of the cooking, BUT the good news is that Eren will do the dishes as a thanks for sharing with him and not letting him starve and/or live off of UberEats credits.

His favorite rooms in the house are the living room and your room. Not his room, not the bathroom, not the kitchen—your room. Why? Because you’re in there, duh, and it’s not his so that makes it that much better.

Eats your leftovers in the fridge unless you put a note on them. Sometimes, he’ll still eat it if he’s hungry enough or in a rush, and you’ll come home to an empty fridge, but there’ll be a new note on top of a $20 bill that says “Sorry I ate your pad thai :( you can buy some more tho (and get me some too hehe)”

If you’re just lazing around in your room for an extended amount of time, Eren will just come in and. Flop down on your bed—maybe even on top of you—and whine about how he’s bored and how you’re being boring and how you should entertain and hang out with him instead.

Claims your room is comfier than his room, so of course he’s gonna wanna be in there. He’ll literally lay and sit on the floor and watch a whole ass movie on his phone in your room, just because.

If you have or collect stuffed animals or Squishmallows or anything of the sort, he always giggles at them, but thinks they’re super cute. And when he’s out without you and sees some, he sends you a picture of them and asks if you want any, and he’ll buy them for you.

He gets you very… involved? if that makes sense. He likes to do things with you and hang out with you—he doesn’t wanna live with some stranger, so if you’re rooming with him, prepare to become friends very quickly.

Eren’s a bit of an… outgoing introvert? not-so-social extrovert? something like that in my book lmfao, so he knows what it’s like to just wanna sit in your room for days on end; but he also knows there’s a limit to how good/restorative that can be, and when it can become an issue.

That being said, if you’re having an extended depressive and/or introverty episode, Eren will shake you out of it. Literally. He will burst into your room, and grab you and probably toss you over his shoulder to get you physically moving, all while yelling about plans he made for the two of you.

Drags you with him to the grocery store, under the claim that he needs help “picking out the good apples,” when really he just wants to get you out of the house, and spend some time with you.

Once again, will use the method of flopping on top of you and/or draping himself over you like, “Hey, so what time do you think we should leave for dinner, I’m thinking around 8?” “What—did we have dinner plans, Eren?” “We do now! So, I’m thinking tacos, what do you think!!”

His personal favorite way to get you up and moving is to ask you to do his hair for him. Gives you his best puppy dog eyes, and pulls at your wrist until you comply, then he sits down criss-cross applesauce right in the middle of your bed, and waits for you to work your magic. Purposely acts a bit difficult just to bring out your feisty side and have you fight back against him.

He’ll legit. Build you a whole ass pc and gaming setup just for you to play games with him. He’s dedicated, that’s for sure. (That won’t stop him from absolutely crushing you from time to time).

He likes to bother you (affectionate). Pushes you over when you’re sitting down on the couch, shoves your phone when you’re holding it so it falls on your face, presses his cold water bottle on the back of your neck and then runs away. Like a child.

He always takes out the trash, especially if it’s late at night, except he always forgets about the 239725 water bottles he’s got piled up in his room and around the living room, so you’ve always gotta take out an extra bag of recycling the following morning.

Your skincare is his skincare <2

Makes you go out with him when he makes plans with his friends, but only ever tells you about it maybe an hour beforehand via text.

yeager: hey jean and marco are having a lil kickback thing at their place so i'm coming to pick u up be ready in like 30 mins

yeager: oh also bring the bottle of vodka in the kitchen kirsten is always stingy with the good stuff 🙄

you: ok and who asked ME if i wanna kickback with jean and marco and co?????

yeager: nobody!! i’m just telling u to get dressed!! love u ill be there soon 🥳🥳

He starts doing his laundry whenever you do yours. Partially to annoy you, partially because it’s somewhat more efficient that way, and partially because he’s watching you like a hawk to make sure he doesn’t mess up his own clothes lmfao

He’ll roll weed for you only if you promise to share a joint with him, and don’t flake!! He’ll catch you in your sleep if you flake, he knows where you live.

When you both come home kinda drunk after a night out, he always dramatically tells you goodnight and to “get home safe,” even though “getting home safe” means walking from the living room down the hall to your room.

Tells everyone you’re the best roomie anyone could ask for, and does a not so humble brag about all his favorite roommate qualities that you exude.

If he has a little crush on you, he’ll try not to make it obvious; and truthfully, he doesn’t act all that different, except now maybe he finds more excuses to touch you and tries to up the romance when you two “hang out” together.

He starts looking (staring) at you more, and is always embarrassed if you ever catch him. I don’t think that he would ever tell you unless he was 120% sure you liked him back, because that would lead to a really awkward living situation if you rejected him, or if he made you uncomfortable with his feelings.

But if you do like him back, once again, few things will change: it’s just that now, he’ll sneak into your room in the middle of the night for cuddles, and you’ll get a kiss on the forehead for cooking him dinner <3

[mirobami]

━ VALENTINE'S DAY PART I.

♥ GENRE: fluff.

♥ SYNOPSIS: what spending valentine's day would be like with them

♥ CHARACTER(S): j. yumeko, m. saotome

♥ NOTE: Happy Valentine's Day! I have decided to separate all the characters into groups so you can read headcanons of them on Valentine's day. Here is my present from me to you, please enjoy!

━ JABAMI YUMEKO ;

She is excited about this day because she gets to spend it with you, her favorite person in the entire world

The literal week beforehand, she is planning what you two are going to do and she’s already thought of all the things that she wants to get you

Expect there to be a massive box outside your door on that day and many Squishmallows inside, because so many of them reminded her of you, leading to her buying you all of them

She’ll take you anywhere you want to go, just say the word and that’s where you’re going

Yumeko knows that on this day, a lot of stores have discounts so if you ever lose her, you can find her with a giant teddy bear and giving it to you, saying that it’s another present

She’s going to drag you to a bunch of restaurants where she knows you like the food and at night she’s going to take you out to a fancy restaurant

The girl will pay for everything, don’t even think about pulling out your wallet, she jokingly finds it offensive (but do not pull out your wallet, she’s going to give the check back with her own credit card so fast, the waiter is questioning if she’s in a hurry to leave) 

At night, she’ll take you to see the stars and she’s honestly not paying attention to them, she’s looking at you instead and she isn’t even hiding it; if you catch her, she’ll just say, “I’m looking at the prettiest star here.” 

Once you go home, there is a letter waiting for you at your door and Yumeko isn’t even there, but you know it’s Yumeko

Inside the letter is all the things that she loves about you, from the way you light up when you talk about stuff you like to the little expressions you make when someone is saying something nonsensical

While she may not be with you all the time like she wants, she wants you to know that she loves you deeply 

━ MARY SAOTOME ; 

Just like Yumeko, she is excited, although she won’t show it, mainly because she’s scared that she’s going to do something wrong (she’s never had a significant other on this day and she’s exceedingly nervous about messing up)

But she’s already got everything planned out the day beforehand, seeing as she called you ahead of time and asked you what you wanted to do; she had a whole notepad out and everything, it was a miracle that no one caught her

She’s got a reservation at this place that she thinks you will like and she’s literally all over the place, doubting if you’d actually like it but once you two meet up to have the entire day for yourselves, her worries leave

If you like candy, she’s going to get you a massive bag of those or if you like a specific kind of flower, expect her to be outside of your door with the best flowers she could get (the florist was questioning why she needed so many flowers--did she do something bad--, but she didn’t say anything)

Alternatively, if she knows you like this snack yet only get it in the vending machines at school, she’s going to shove boxes of those snacks in your hands and say, “You deserve better than the snacks there, just tell me when you run out and I’ll buy you more.”

The day is generally fun for the both of you, she loves seeing your smile at everything that happens and she just adores seeing you enjoy everything around you

Of course you guys go to the fair that’s specifically for this day and you better believe she’s winning you a stuffed animal, it takes her many tries but she’s gotten you a stuffed animal

After the dinner, she takes you back home and you invite her to stay with you; you two are going to be up all night watching trash romance movies as well as good ones and this is her guilty pleasure, but she doesn’t care about sharing it with you because she trusts you so much

[aestheticanimegirl15]

@noone67

Are they an Alpha? Beta? Or an Omega?

TW: cussing, suggestive themes, I don't know any others. I’m still working on tw.

I think we already know the answer to this question ;) but it's still a fun idea to write!! Anyway I really hope you like this. I went a little overboard. Sorry if some of them are out of character I’m still watching the series and haven’t even got on season two yet. Anyway stay safe and beautiful!!!!🦋🌸✌🏻

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Dabi

🚬 He is an alpha. No question, that's it, send.  

🚬 I think he would be a more possesive alpha. For example he would always be scenting and marking you no matter what. So don’t try and fight it. 

🚬 Before you became his mate he would have definitely showed off to try and get your attention. For example, he was in an arm wrestling match with Twice because Toga bet that he wouldn’t be able to beat him. Dabi already knew he was going to win but did it anyway because you showed interest in the little bet. 

🚬 He did win btw, but he was able to show off his muscles to you (he also won 10 bucks out of it). 

🚬After you became his mate though he showed off a bit less. That doesn't mean he just quit showing off completely, no. Dabi still showed off to you especially if he thinks another Alpha is trying to take you away (which will never happen). 

🚬He is extremely caring though, he always manages to get you something to add to your nest.

🚬 When you actually trust him enough to show you his nest he for one is honestly happy you trust him enough to show something so important for you. Second he sees some of the items he had given you on top of it.

🚬 What he gets you for your nest ranges from very soft blankets to really big plush animals (like the jumbo squishmallows). 

🚬 Dabi will get things he knows for certain omegas like and stays pretty clear of things he is uncertain of. Because of this he'll pay attention when you talk about something you like and look into it more online afterwards.

 🚬 Will get very clingy and over possessive if he is in rut and/or you're in heat. He doesn't want anyone near you even other omegas. So be prepared to huddle up for a week at the very least while he is in rut and also not being able to walk. 

🚬 If you manage to be with pup afterwards this man will probably freeze up when you tell him. But he will help you through it and will be the best parent ever to the pup. 

🚬 10/10 would recommend being your alpha. 

Hawks 

🦅 Another Alpha but he is more of a soft alpha. 

🦅 For example he is less likely to show off, don’t get me wrong he still will. He’ll just do it a little more subtle. 

🦅 Will be protective of you and show you off. He does this in many ways. One of the main ones is hugging you from behind and wrapping his wings around you.

🦅 Loves to mark you rather than scent you. He just likes it more. He will still scent you if you're having a rather hard day. 

🦅 Will definitely let you wear his clothes as another way to show you off. He loves it when he sees you wearing one of his shirts. 

🦅 Is more likely to give you really soft  blankets over plush animals. Saying that if you ever let him see your nest and maybe cuddle in it he won't mess it up by knocking over a plush with his wings. 

🦅 If he does get you a plush it's more likely going to be medium or small. 

🦅 Lord FORBID this man see another Alpha try and take you away. He. will. go. feral. He may be a more soft and laid back Alpha. But that doesn't mean he won't physically attack another one.

🦅 On the rare accounts he has attacked another one the only reason he stopped was because you started cooing and calmed him down. 

🦅 And the only reason he usually actually physically attacks is when he is about to rut or is in rut. 

🦅 Hawks will get a little more aggressive during his rut. Growling at anyone who even stands close to you. He doesn't want to hurt anyone so he usually (with your permission) stays inside your nest (with you) for most of his rut. 

🦅 During his rut however you will be covered in marks he left. So much so that foundation and concealer won't cover it. 

🦅 If you manage to be with pup however he will cut back on marking you and try to scent you more. This man will wake you up at night cooing at your belly. Another 10/10. 

Todoroki 

🔥 Alpha. Like "I'm the leader of the pack." Alpha. 

🧊 He will show off for you and show you off. He isn't big on pda though but will still hold your hand or wrap his arm around your waist. 

🔥 Even before you decided to become his mate he glared daggers at other Alphas around you. 

🧊 The way he shows off is he will maybe flex his muscles a little more when picking something moderately heavy up. Or maybe just trying a little more in his appearance. He knows he can look a bit intimidating. 

🔥 When you do decide to be his mate he will always be touching you in some way. Especially if you're alone. 

🧊 Likes to scent rather than mark but will still mark you. The reason being when he scents you there is no covering up who you belong to like not even a whole bottle of perfume will cover it up. And this man KNOWS that. 

🔥 Will more than likely will steal his dad's credit cards to buy you everything and anything for your nest. Even if you beg him not to. So you will be spoiled. 

🧊 You'll still use the stuff he got you though, in your nest, and if you ever show him and he sees something he got you being used. He will smile lightly and hug you tightly while thanking you for using something he got you for something so important to you. 

🔥 Doesn't get jealous much because he knows other Alphas run when they smell that he has scented you. I mean come on he's a Todoroki. 

🧊 On the rare occasions he does get jealous all he really has to do, to make the other Alpha back off, is wrap his arm around you and growl. 

🔥 I'm so sorry for your legs and back when he goes into rut. Like I am truly sorry. Not only will you have dissapeared for at least 2 weeks but you're not going to be able to walk for more. 

🧊 Stamina is so through the roof that not only will you do it all night but almost all day. But don't worry he'll let you take breaks so you don't pass out.

🔥 There is no if to this WHEN you are with pup he'll spoil you even more. Not only that but he'll constantly touch your belly and coo at the pup. So he'll be more touchy. 

🧊 15/10 would recommend.

[ozzy-bozzy]

i’m going to try to make this make sense the best i can LMAO but can i request what you think langa and/or reki would get you for a present? like whether it be birthday, christmas, valentines, etc. (whatever u want to write ab ofc) and how u think they will give it to u? i hope that makes sense, if not i’m so sorry 😭

yes i totally should be doing my school shit rn but instead im writing about adorable anime boys dont tell anyone

also i was gonna make this super cute and colorful bc i had a nice idea for it but alas i am in the middle of class, so maybe another time! 

fun little tidbit uhhhhh REQUESTS theyre OPEN pleaSE ABUSE THIS TIME AND REQUEST THINGS 

-so I think Reki would actually be a pretty good gift giver in a relationship

-His gift giving ranges from sweet little acts of kindness to grand gestures of love and you cant change my mind ok

-He’s the boyfriend who, when visiting a new food truck or street restaurant, sees something you might like, and brings it to you because he knows when you get hungry and knows you’ll want food

-or he’ll see a cute stuffy in the store and buys it to surprise you

-Reki will buy you squishmallows. You two have a few matching ones. Its absolutely adorable.

-For valentines day, I don't think he would be very dramatic and would probably buy you a simple bouquet and some chocolates if you’re big on the whole holiday, but otherwise I think he would just like to spend the day with you, maybe hang out at the park on a picnic

-but, for bigger holidays like Christmas or your birthday, he’ll genuinely put effort and time into a gift

-like your first skateboard, he’ll pour hours into making it perfect for you

-or he’s the kind of guy to do those super cheesy couples gifts, where its one of those adorable scrapbook boxes, or color boxes filled with goodies that are all the same color

-He would be pretty subtle with his gift giving too, he would just nonchalantly hand it to you or hype it up and get you super excited so he can see you even more happy when he gives it to you

- overall, I think Reki is a pretty good gift giver.

-he would also complain about not knowing what to get you when hanging out with Langa or the other skaters (hell or even you), but when it comes down to it and when he’s heading out to get the gift he knows exactly what to get to make you smile

-I feel like Langa is a bit of a hidden hopeless romantic

-He would ask Reki for gift ideas for holidays or your birthday, but I also think he would ask his mom for advice

-He’s asking anyone really

-He might look up ideas on pintrest or something lmao

-But, he would probably think the cliché couple gifts were just that, too cliché

-so I think he would just get you cute things he saw you looking at a little too long, or anything you mention in passing

-Langa would also buy you squishmallows

-He thinks they’re absolutely adorable, and whenever he’s with you in your room or you’re spending the night with him, he’s prone to hugging them or using them as pillows

-For more bigger gifts, like your birthday or a holiday, he would probably go for more quantity (but wouldn’t skip out on the quality no sir!!)

-He just happened to see a lot of things you really liked, or things you wanted/needed for any hobbies or activities you have

-He also would get you gifts you could do together, whether it be a game, movie tickets, concert tickets, or even like a little at-home spa set

-He just really likes spending time with you, and loves seeing you get so happy when given a gift, so he’s happy to give you anything you want really

hi i hope you enjoyed this bc i get sm serotonin from thinking about these boys, i rlly am in love i swear 

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[idk-maybe-i-did-it]

When you receive this, list five things that make you happy and send this to 10 of the last people in your notifications :)

To be honest my mind is blank, I honestly have no clue what makes me happy anymore. But anyways, here’s the best of what I could come up with, if any of these count:

1- You know when the toaster pops and you can smell your freshly burnt waffles, that feeling makes me so happy I almost jump. Honestly burnt waffles are superior

2- when I go to the book store and I see a squishmallow that’s so adorable that my parent lets me get it, that’s the best feeling in the world

3- when my dad gets home and I’ve had a bad day, and I get to watch him walk through the door and he smiles a little bit and says something to me, it really makes me happy when he just comes home, and there’s no yelling and my mom leaves and does something at the store or with my aunt and when the kids aren’t being too loud and I can just sit there on the couch with my dad, when there isn’t any anger or yelling or accusations. That’s one of the happiest feelings that I could ever put on a list

4- You know when you walk in a bookstore and you find this book that you’ve wanted but it hasn’t been an immediate need? And you get to buy it and take it home? And then you just can’t keep your hands off of the book for the rest of the week? I love that feeling, it makes me happy a lot

5- Fairyloot makes me happy, opening bookmail makes me happy, books in general make me happy.

6 (bc I can add a sixth if I want)- It also makes me really ecstatic when I wake up and these two girls aren’t in my notifications. They’re like ‘my best friends’ but honestly they’re bitches and I hate them. One is my ex and she’s a toxic fucker and her and the other girl started dating and flaunted (flaunting as in the ‘I’m gay and you’re not, you’re straight so go fuck your self, let me pair your with this person I think you’d match well with’ kind of flaunt) their relationship for so long until it went downhill and the other girl started feeling the toxicity coming off of my ex and honestly I couldn’t be sympathetic for her no matter how hard I tried (I’m sorry she had to deal with her but honey you should’ve fucking listened to my warnings, I went through it for almost a damn year so no one else would and you just ignored that) because I used to call her when I felt like self harming and she would help me through it and made me frigin tell her everything when I didn’t want to and this girl just ignored me and dated her anyways. Which, truth be told she has the right to do that but honey she’s toxic and neither of you deserve each other bc you’re both toxic as shit. And they’re also the type of gays who flaunt their sexuality and force it on others (no, just hear me out). I was on call with them and this other friend (who is straight and is okay with us three being gay, but he’s straight right) and they were ‘joking’ and being toxic and saying ‘no you’re gay’ but in the ‘I’m a male with toxic masculinity and I’m saying you’re gay and I’m gonna beat you up about it’ kind of way and they were forcing it on him and saying he was a fag and I— honestly I swear if you want to go off saying I’m the asshole in this situation then go ahead and tell me why I’m the asshole, I’ll listen and respond back but I did not go through a whole fucking year of toxicity, aggressiveness, self harm (I’m like three months clean now so yay me) and I did not deal with this girl treating me like shit and judging me for someone to go and say I’m the asshole. Yeah, it makes me so friggin happy when they don’t pop up in my notifications.

Honestly I’m sorry about the last thing that makes me happy but I wanted to tell someone so yeah, what’s better than letting the 170 people who follow me know my life story.

Mervies text me rn or when you wake up because I want to show you my new book and stuff that I got in the mail.

[shewalksthelefthandpath]

Creepmas/Hexmas/Anti-Christmas

For a lot of people it is now the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, but for those of us who may be suffering from the withdrawal of Halloween, that feeling is not yet here and so we haven’t gotten into the holiday spirit. Even more so, those of us who don’t fall under the Abrahamic faiths, may be struggling to fit our own beliefs or traditions in a very….established holiday, and so we are also not in the holiday spirit yet. But as it usually goes we eventually start to feel the wonder and magic of the holiday season, and I want to help that along a bit.

In our house (big mixed faith house to boot) we try to do a little something called “Keeping Religion Out of The Family Time”. This is where, when we’re together as a family (whether with my side or Kay’s side) we don’t do anything that leans into religion too heavily. Sure we still open gifts and cards and all that, but we don’t bring faith into our group celebration. Kay and I are Satanists, his side of the family is Catholic and Agnostic. My side of the family is also Christian and Agnostic. So if you couldn’t tell, we’re the odd goats out. So since we spend pretty much all day with our families on December 25th, we keep it toned down, and our families know not to bring up their faith while we’re present. Kee isn’t being brought up in any particular religion, so we don’t want him to be influenced by our families faiths until he’s ready to start exploring that path if he wants, and since we are firm believers that family is truly the reason for the holiday season in our house, we tend to shy away from the overly religious tones that some places really push.

So, in light of that here is how we’re making Hexmas/Creepmas/Anti-Christmas fun and festive and hopefully we can get you a bit closer to feeling the holiday spirit. So I tend to try getting things started in November, this includes starting my holiday shopping, getting my recipes together, planning my card list, etc. I always say I will start shopping early, since when you start in November usually it’s a rush to get things that aren’t overly “Christmas” themed, but I never get the chance or motivation to start (hopefully one day that will change, but it wasn’t this year). On top of that I usually try to get some handmade gifts finished by the end of November, again this year was a little harder since we had two big moves and I don’t have most of my crafting supplies in the house we’re staying at, so probably not a whole lot being handmade this year, but so is life. This year we’re doing an advent calendar, not a religious one, but a cute little gingerbread themed one where you open the little house and a treat is yours for the day. I’m doing mainly non-edible treats since we don’t want Kee to sugared up before he leaves for school and my mother (Grandma Mom) usually gets him a chocolate advent calendar anyway, so I’ll be tucking in cute little stamps, tiny toys, and some little handy things for our boogie boy.

Since we’re staying with my mother and Uncle at the moment we don’t really have a say in how the house is going to be decorated, however we do have our own room and this is where I’m going to really make the space ours for the holidays. I plan on getting some new bedding to really bring in a dark moody winter feel for our room, something in either plain black or maybe even the red and black buffalo check pattern in a comforter set and plain black sheets. With that I’ve decided I’m either making or buying goth-esque throw pillows for the bed to go along with our Jack and Sally squishmallows that live on our bed (yes we’re those types of people), something with a little holiday flare like bat shaped pillows with little Santa hats you can take off. I bought a tiny tree to have at the foot of our bed on the trunk that sits there so I’m trying to figure out how I want to decorate it, it’s 24” so I have a bit of space to work with and I’m not sure of how I want it to look as whatever I choose is going to have gothic undertones, so if I go with a winter woodland theme it’ll also be dark and moody, but if I go with a gingerbread/candy theme I think it would be a little easier trying to incorporate those gothic motifs, we’ll just have to see with that one, since I still have some time before I should really have it up. As for wall decor I want to go to the dollar store and grab a few sets of canvas and do up some seasonal paintings, or even use some holiday papers and make them look dark and delightful. These are just some of the ideas I have, and as they pan out we’ll be posting them on our instagram, so you should drop a follow!

As for putting a little Satanic/Witchy twist on the holidays we as our little three member family unit celebrate Yule, which falls on the Winter Solstice. This is a little more on the Witchy side since Satanism (to my knowledge) doesn’t really have an established Winter Holiday for December, but it stands to say I could be wrong and other branches of Satanism might have a December holiday. So with Yule we do also exchange a small handmade gift, we have a nice little dinner, and we enjoy the short amount of time we get with the Sun, once night falls we light a couple candles and have some time together as a family either reading, watching a movie, doing a craft project that we turn into a spell, or we play some games. It’s very simple and something that many people can do with ease. I love being able to enjoy a holiday and not have a huge amount of stress trying to make it perfect, just being able to spend time together is enough for me in that respect.

When I comes to the Church I belong to (*gasp* the Satanic Witch goes to Church? Well yes, I mean it’s a Satanic Church but still) I have yet to experience what they do, if anything, for the holidays as I just joined earlier this year, but I expect it to be as lovely as the other services/masses have been so far.

So what do you plan on doing this year for the holidays? Are you celebrating any other winter holidays aside from Christmas/Creepmas? Do you have any traditions in your family during this time of year? Let us know and hit up our email at shewalksthelefthandpath@gmail.com! You just might see it on the blog!