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thefactsofthematter · 2 years ago

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and that’s the thing about illicit affairs…

javid / 686 words / just a drabble i wrote for fun last night!

“You’re married.”

Davey states it.

He doesn’t ask it, it’s not a question— no, he says it like he’s sure of it, like he figured it out somehow, like he saw through every perfectly crafted falsehood Jack has presented to him.

He looks utterly devastated.

Jack’s mouth opens and closes as he tries to figure out what to say. All that eventually comes out is:

“Dave.”

It’s immediate, the way Davey shakes his head, biting down on his lip like he’s holding back tears.

“No. Don’t Dave me.” He snaps. “You fucking lied to me… you’re married. You have a wife, don’t you? You—" He pauses, cutting himself off, and then continues. “God, Jack, do you have kids?”

Jack shakes his head.

“No! I don’t, I— listen, I have a girl, okay? But that’s not—"

“Jesus. That’s all she is to you, huh? Something to have? You don’t even need to respect her, or—"

“I do respect her!”

“You’re having a goddamn affair!”

“This has nothing to do with her!”

“It has everything to do with her!” Davey throws his hands in the air, exasperated. “You’re fucking married to her, you idiot! She trusted you, and you made a fucking commitment to each other, and now you’re naked in my goddamn bed every weekend. Are you insane or just stupid!?”

Jack drops his head in his hands for a moment. It wasn’t supposed to fall apart like this, not here and not now.

“Fuck,” he groans. “How’d you even find out, man?”

Davey rolls his eyes.

“You’re wearing a ring.”

Jack looks at his left hand in surprise— sure enough, his wedding band is still in place. He forgot to take it off. There’s no talking around it: the plain gold ring very obviously has one possible purpose.

“I thought you were just closeted,” Davey adds, when Jack has been quiet for too long, “but this explains it a lot better— not wanting to stay the night, never inviting me over, only hanging out on your schedule. I can’t believe I was too stupid to realize it.”

“Davey, I…” Jack starts, fumbling for an excuse and coming up empty. He sighs. “Damn it. I’m so sorry. It was never supposed to end up like this, y’know?”

Davey laughs, but there’s no humour in it.

“No. I don’t know. I don’t know what the fuck you expected to happen,” he snaps, “but look what you did. You ruined things with me and with her— because I’m gonna tell her, I’m gonna find out who she is and I’m gonna tell her how much of a scumbag you are— and you’ll be alone, Jack. You did it to yourself. Good fucking job.”

“It’s not—" Jack cuts himself off and restarts, fearing the inevitable word vomit that’s about to pour out. “Look, things aren’t good with her right now. Like, between us. It’s bad, and it’s been bad for a while, and I don’t want her anymore. I want you. I’ll leave her, I swear— we’re hanging on by a thread these days anyways. We’re practically separated. I’ll bite the bullet and get the divorce, because I know we need to do it, and then you and I can be together for real, okay?”

“You think I believe that?” Davey scoffs. “Come on. You’ve lied to me for this long— you think I can’t see that you’ll just leave me when you get bored of me? Maybe you’ll find some other gullible asshole to string along instead, and you can do this all over again. Is this fun for you?”

“No! No, it’s not fun.” There are tears in Jack’s eyes now. “It sucks, Dave. I didn’t mean to do this.”

Davey shrugs, aggressively nonchalant.

“Well, you did it, so you can go fuck yourself. Get out of my apartment and never talk to me again, okay?”

“Davey…”

“No.” Davey points to the door. “Leave. We’re done. Congratulations on ruining something really good.”

There’s nothing more Jack can say without digging himself a deeper grave here.

He leaves, and he doesn’t let himself cry until the door is closed behind him.

#well wasn’t that fun?#idk i wanted to practice writing shorter stuff so here it is lol #pls reblog if you enjoyed it!!!#my writing

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tboywriter · 10 months ago

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Crush | Angus Tully x reader

pictures not mine, edit is mine gender neutral reader edited: no (might edit in future) warnings: angst(?), swearing, drinking/drunkenness, weirdly-written pov, disappointed "parents", idrk summary: Angus and reader are both pining but all it takes is a little alcohol to fix that. -> Hunham isn't fired, reader goes to Barton a/n: I'm so glad the internet loves this man as much as I do. This movie got me to write again so I'm just glad for that. I might post more for him, idk. Let me know if you want some shorter stuff. I tried to capture Angus's dorkiness but IDK how well that turned out, LOL!

♡ ♡ ♡

“God, that was so nerve-wracking!”

“Really?” He smirked. “You didn’t look nervous when you were up there practically singing your heart out.”

“I mean it! My heart’s going so fast! Here, feel it.” Before he could process what you meant you had already grabbed his hand and stuck it flat against your chest. He could feel the thumping, rhythmically beating faster than usual, but mostly he was fixated on his hand being pressed against your body. His eyes widened a little, staring at your hand that still held his, his mouth parted ever so slightly.

His face became flushed as you rambled on about the presentation and how you worried about how it might affect your grade. He envied you in that moment, able to be so normal about something as intimate as this. He wanted to move his hand lower, feel more of your chest, but instead you released his hand and he returned it to his side.

You didn’t notice how quiet he was, trying to stop his mind from going to places he didn’t want you to know about. He nodded along whenever you looked up at him and laughed when you laughed but his eyes flitted between your neck and your lips.

He noticed he was walking at some point, didn’t even realize he was moving until you stopped in front of the door to your room. You walked inside, turning when he didn’t follow. “Coming in?”

He shook his head, effectively shaking his wandering mind free of dirty thoughts. “Yeah, yeah. What are we doing?”

“I don’t know,” You sigh, flopping on the bed. “What do you want to do?” He stood awkwardly beside you, his hands in his pockets. Laughing, you pat the spot next to you. “Relax, what are you so on edge for?” Right. This wasn’t something unusual. You two often came to each other’s rooms and lounged around.

He didn’t smile back but he could feel his cheeks heating up. He only hoped you wouldn’t notice– “You okay?” You sat up, leaning against the headboard and staring into his eyes as he sat down across from you.

“Yeah, sorry, my mind is somewhere else.”

“Yeah? Where else?” You tilted your head slightly, like a puppy diligently listening to their owner.

“Nowhere.” You didn’t press, you never did. He’d tell you if he really wanted to, no sense in annoying him about it. After that fateful Christmas break that brought you two together, though, you couldn’t help but wonder if he was thinking about his dad every time he began to stare off into space.

You’d met because of circumstance. The only two ‘holdovers’ left at Barton academy. Angus’s parents couldn’t be contacted and you couldn’t stand the thought of spending three weeks with the biggest jerk in school. It’d be much nicer to spend the weeks alone, reading in your room– or studying as Mr. Hunham originally governed. Instead you got to, albeit unintentionally, sort out your trauma together. Who knew Librium was such a popular drug?

“You wanna go see if Mary’s got the Match Game on? I kind of just want to sit on the couch.” He nodded.

Mary was in fact in front of the TV and Mr. Hunham, a bit unexpectedly, was too. They shared the couch facing the screen although sat on each of the ends, as far away from each other as possible. Mary and Mr. Hunham both liked their respective routines: Mary’s was to relax each night with game shows and Hunham’s to be alone… somewhere.

You and Angus entered the room silently and sat on the adjacent couch, considerably closer than the two adults. Angus grabbed a pillow and handed it to you before grabbing one for himself and hugging it. He leaned back into the cushions, tired eyes lazing towards the television. You had a similar approach, putting the pillow on the arm rest and lying down, legs tucked in.

When you woke up, you were just as you were when you first sat down. Only now there was a blanket draped over you. You peeked over the blanket to see where Angus had taken up the same position you had on the opposite armrest. He was rubbing his eyes currently, only just have woken up himself.

He winced as he stood up and stretched out. You smiled, his long legs must hurt from being curled into that awkward position all night.

Mary walked in, fully dressed in her uniform. “Good, you two are up. I didn’t want to have to wake you. Hurry back to your rooms, it’s already 7:15.” You glanced at the clock to confirm.

“Shit!” Angus exclaimed but then rescinded under Mary’s disapproving gaze. “Breakfast is in fifteen minutes. Mary, why didn’t you wake us up last night?”

She put a hand on her hip. “Why should that be my job? Anyways, I fell asleep too. Only one who didn’t was Hunham who was gone when I woke up.”

“Fair point.” Turning to you, Angus got caught in his own tracks. He meant to quip a ‘let’s go’ and begin to head back but he was instead met by you, still leaning against the pillow with slightly tousled hair and half-open eyes.

Mary had left at this point, leaving the two of you to awkwardly stare at one another for a couple moments. You broke it by standing up next to him, slowly and steadily. “Guess we should get ready for breakfast, huh?”

“Yeah. Uh, yeah.”

♡

After breakfast, you and Angus didn’t see each other until your Laws and Government class. He usually sat in the back corner, unseen and unheard, but you preferred the front so you could pay better attention. Instead, a compromise was made, and the two of you now sat in the center of the room.

The teacher of the class was a highly pompous and old-fashioned old man. His hair was stark white and his cheeks and nose glowed red. He’d almost look like Santa Claus if it weren’t for his contant scowl. Worst of all, he hated uniqueness. If you didn’t kiss up to his highly conservative values then you weren’t getting an A. And you needed an A.

He was handing back the scores from the oral presentations you had the day prior. The one that made your heart jump out of your chest and into Angus’s unexpecting hands. You both looked at each other, making reassuring eye contact before flipping the papers. He smiled, B+. You, on the other hand, couldn’t be more disappointed. C-? What was the point of putting a minus when anything under a C was failing? You shrank back into your chair, never having got a failing grade before.

You stuffed the paper in your bag, not caring that it crumpled. Angus reached over and placed his hand on your knee. He didn’t say anything but you appreciated the gesture. He knew how much your grades meant to you. You stuck your tongue out at him and his decent grade but he knew you meant well.

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You didn’t usually drink, but tonight was the exception. Was it dramatic to be drinking due to a bad grade? Yes. Did that stop you from taking up Teddy Kountze’s offer to go to an off-campus party? No. Yeah, maybe it was a bad idea to accept the offer of the guy who was a constant ass to you and your best friend, but when he asked you were already in a bad mood. You didn’t even have to interact with him there, just confiscate all the free alcohol and get comfortable on the couch.

And so you did. When you walked into the house you said ‘hi’ to a couple people you knew and then ran to the kitchen. The smell hit you immediately, there was no second guessing what everyone was drinking. God, people really like this stuff? Whatever, it’s just one night.

“Angus Tully, call for you.” A teacher Angus didn’t recognize had knocked on his door at nearly five to one in the morning. He groaned, trudging down the hall to the nearest phone. Getting a call was already rare for him but one at one at one a.m. was out of the question. It was even more surprising when he heard the voice of the person on the other end.

“Tully?”

“Kountze?”

“Thank God, can you get down here?”

“I already told you, I don’t want to come to your stupid-ass party. Shouldn’t it be ending soon, anyway?”

Teddy groaned. “I don’t want you to come and hang out, I want you to come and pick up (Y/n).”

“(Y/n)? What’re they doing there?”

“I don’t know, man. Just come get them. I don’t know how much he drank but he’s been passed out on the couch for hours. Every time I try to wake him up he just kicks me.” Angus laughed. “Just get him out of here, okay?”

“Yeah, okay. Give me twenty minutes.”

Angus didn’t have a car but he knew someone who did. He knocked on the door to the teacher’s lounge where he knew Mr. Hunham would probably be watching TV with Mary. They seemed to be doing that a lot lately. Mary yelled for him to come in.

Mr. Hunham nodded. “Mr. Tully.”

“Hello, Angus. You didn’t come all the way down here just to watch TV with us, did you? Usually you’re not alone.”

“I didn’t, actually. I was hoping I could get a ride, (Y/n)’s drunk and needs a ride home.”

Mary frowned. “(Y/n)? I didn’t think they were the type.”

Angus just shrugged. “Usually he’s not but he’s been talking to Teddy Kountze more. I think he’s the instigator here.” He stuffed his hands into his front pocket, shrugging.

Hunham scoffed. “That boy is a devil.”

“Oh, shush. He’s just a kid.” Mary scolded. “... even if he is a little asshole.”

They shared a laugh, followed by Mr. Hunham groaning as he stood. “Alright, I’ll drive. But I'm staying in the car. And tell him not to vomit on my seats.”

Angus nodded, following his teacher out. “Yes, sir!”

When they arrived Mr. Hunham parked on the street, right out front. Angus got out onto the lawn. “I’ll be right back.” Hunham nodded.

He saw Teddy first. Teddy just scowled and pointed to a room to the right. You were exactly where Kountze said you would be, passed out on the couch. You had a bottle of something in your arms, snugly held tight against your body. Angus pulled that out first and set it on the table across from you. You grumbled softly, missing the feeling of having something in your arms, and shot your leg out to kick who you thought was Kountze.

Luckily Angus was just out of reach and laughed in response. “(Y/n), time to wake up.” You lifted your hand to shoo him away but he persisted. “Come on,” he shook you softly. “Let’s go. Mr. Hunham’s outside.” That woke you up.

“Mr. Hunham?” Your eyes got wide. “What’s he doing here?” You sat up and Angus sat next to you, keeping you upright after a bit of sudden dizziness.

“He’s our ride.”

“I’m a bit embarrassed.” You put your flushed face in your hands, leaning your elbows on your knees.

“I’m sure he won’t judge you… Maybe just a little disappointed.” He laughed, standing back up and holding his hand out.

“No, I’m embarrassed with myself. I shouldn't have drank.” Your slurring was becoming more apparent now and Angus was sure you’d start crying if you stayed here any longer.

“How much did you have to drink?”

You knit your eyebrows together and frowned, obviously starting to get a bit grumpy. “I don’t know. Three? Four?”

“What? Bottles?”

“Cups.” You nodded towards a red solo on the table.

“Cups?” He laughed. “That’s it?”

You sighed, grabbing his hand and standing up. He couldn’t help notice the way you didn’t let go. Chests almost pressed together from the tight space. “Yeah, It’s my first time.” He breathed in sharply, eyes floating down.

“Really? You’ve never drank before? Mary was right about you.”

You slapped his arm half-heartedly. “Mary knows too? Who else did you tell!?” He broke from the spell and began to lead you towards the door.

He smiled. “Only the whole school.” You groaned in response.

When you got outside, Mr. Hunham rolled down the window to begin his speech before you even had the chance to get to the car. Angus opened the door to the backseat and helped you in but you grabbed his arm when he began to back up. You tugged ever so slightly and he gave in to the weak show of force, climbing into the backseat with you. You didn’t put up a fight but neither did he.

“... this isn’t the way to go about life. When you get to my age you…” You nodded along to whatever Mr. Hunham was saying, occasionally adding in an ‘I know,’ ‘You’re right,’ or ‘I’m sorry.’ Angus sat a bit stiffly next to you. You still had his arm in yours, hugging it as you had with the bottle.

♡

He dropped you onto the edge of your bed before falling down beside you with a groan. He needed a moment before he went back to his room. You, slightly more awake now, slung your legs across Angus’s chest in an awkward L-shape. He let you stay like that for a moment, catching his breath and savoring this while he could.

“Angus?” You asked softly, tilting your head to peer down at him.

“Yeah?” He pushed your legs back off the side of the bed so he could kneel beside you and help you take your shoes off.

“You’re so pretty, do you know that?” He paused, staring across at you, obviously shocked. Your face, though, was completely indifferent. “I mean it, you’re so beautiful. You’ve got perfect hair and perfect skin and perfect eyes. I don’t get it. You must know, right? I hope you know.”

“I-” He tried to speak but what would he say? He was still knelt down, desperately watching your face– which was still staring back innocently. Without thinking, he crawled onto the bed next to you, leaning up against the headboard. You adjusted, too, so you could continue staring at him, head on the pillow. He felt a bit hot under your gaze but he basked in the attention, he only wished he knew how to respond to make this last. To get you to look at him like this forever.

“God! You’re just so perfect! I don’t tell you that enough but I do think it. A lot. You’re just so pretty…”

“I don’t think you’ve ever told me.”

He could see the fatigue slowly taking over your eyes as you kept going. “You’ve got this dopey smile,” You saw his face turn. “Not a bad dopey! Cute-dopey. It’s the kind of smile that makes me want to smile too.” Absent-mindedly you began to reach up to touch his lips, stopping centimeters from contact.

“Um, thank you.” God, that’s what he came up with?

You giggled, though.“You’re welcome.”

“I think you’re pretty too. I’ve been staring at the back of your head since I got to Barton. And then when Christmas break happened I was pissed I didn’t get to go home, sure, but man I was so excited when I found out you were staying too. I’m glad I get to see more of you than your hair now.”

“You’re lying.” You accused him but you were smiling.

“I’m not, I swear!” He couldn’t help but smile too.

“You can’t have been looking at me since you moved here because I’ve been looking at you since you moved here. And before Christmas, I don’t think we made eye contact once.”

“Believe what you want,” He laughed. “I’m telling the truth.”

You sighed, brushed him off wistfully, and went back to longing. You spoke as if you’d forgotten the previous few exchanges. Perhaps you had. “I wish I could look at you all the time. I wish I could touch your face and your hair whenever I wanted. I wish I could–” You abruptly stopped and stared him down. Angus had to remind himself again that you were out of it. You looked as if you were trying to make a decision but the alcohol was making it impossible to choose. Angus leaned forward a bit, almost unwillingly. He hardly even noticed his movements until your fingers finally touched his face.

Your eyes flickered down, his did too. Slowly you brushed against his bottom lip. He parted his mouth slightly, cheeks becoming more red by the second. You moved onto his top lip before brushing his cheek. His eyes hadn’t left your mouth. Pulling your hand back slightly you looked up to his messy curls. Reaching up, you grabbed the hair at the back of his neck, running your hands through it. He had to stop himself from making any noise.

“And you’ve got these big brown eyes, they’re really pretty, you know. I feel all shy when you look at me… like in the way you are now.” You sighed deeply, as if the weight of the world were on your shoulders. “God, Angus. I think I love you.”

It took everything in him to not swoop down and kiss you right then. He was glad you were drunk so you wouldn’t remember his bright red face, but he also couldn’t help but wish your confession had been a sober one. His mouth was stuck in a small ‘o’ before he realized you were waiting for an answer. “I don’t think this is the right time.”

You cut him off before he could clarify. “What do you mean? Are you dating someone else…? I’ll wait.” Your words made him sputter out a short laugh but your face was nothing but serious.

“That’s not what I meant. I–”

You frowned. “Then, what do you mean?”

“I mean,” He brushed some hair from your eyes. “You’re drunk and probably won't remember any of this in the morning. How about you tell me again when you aren’t inebriated?”

You grabbed his hand, holding it close to your chest. “Why? What if I forget? It hurts too much not to tell you…”

“I won’t forget.” He smiled. “Don’t worry, I’ll remind you.”

He kissed you on the forehead, needing something to tide him over until he could act the way he truly wanted to. You curled up on your side before looking at him expectantly. He blushed and compiled, lying down next to you but leaving a couple inches between your two bodies.

He heard you laugh and move closer. He let out something between a moan and a gasp and you smirked in victory. Still, though, he wasn’t close enough. You reached out and grabbed his hand, setting it on your waist.

“You never told me,” You leaned into his chest. “Do you like me back?” You sounded like a middle schooler talking to their playground crush. Angus was almost unable to respond from the grin that trapped his face.

“Isn’t it obvious? Of course I’m in love with you too.”

#the holdovers #paul giamatti #angus tully #dominic sessa #x reader #x gender neutral reader #x male reader #angus tully x reader #fanfiction #da'vine joy randolph #mary lamb #paul hunham #teddy kuntze

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jupiter--dream · 7 months ago

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what discoveries have you made since the 2021 ghostkin / cloudkin post ? :p

Omg hi! Little warning for a ramble that might sound incoherent and "weird" to people who don't know how to have fun lol /lh (aka: I'm talking about my non-humanness, lol)

Warning! this gets VERY long, VERY specific and personal (not in a vent way, but in a "I'm rambling about myself" kind of way), and, somehow, incredibly scientific. Like, actually talking about a physics phenomenon and chemical reaction. I don't know, but yk how it is lol, I may be cringe but I am free

Well! I am indeed cloudkin and Ghostkin; rather, I've realized that I mostly feel like a cloud-looking spirit of sorts, inhabiting a human body if you will. I know some of my features (antlers, fangs, multiple eyes and dots and markings) but they're slightly shifting since my form isn't stable in itself!

Also, I know I'm fictionkin to some degree... Except I'm... not? See, I'm part of a system. I keep referring to myself as otherkin instead of just being a non-human sysmate because, despite this not being everyone's experience (completely valid), I technically "am" "the one that was here before the others""", rather, I was just here pre syscovery even if I know I've been plural for longer than that; but I felt so at home with kin terms that they felt right to use even when I don't see many systems referring to their individual members as X-kin. However, I did eventually realize that my connection to a certain character (I'd hide who it is... But I post about Dream sans on an almost daily basis and they've been the mental representation of myself for about five years now, like. They're me) but it didn't feel like being fictionkin to me; I AM some sort of introject, a semi-fictive I'd say. Plus Dream is a little ball of golden energy inhabiting a skeleton body... And so am I, a golden-looking spirit inside a body! So I'm ghost/cloudkin, galaxykin (simply because of the shifting nature and because my mind always feels so -vast-, like my body's too small to contain it, and it felt right to think of myself as a galaxy, and it was a good metaphor until it was just... intrinsically tied to who I am) and starkin for similar reasons (glowing mass of continuous chemical reactions... Me relating myself to chemistry doesn't end here, keep reading and you'll notice lol)

Stupidly enough, because this is so specific and no one ever seems to talk about stuff like this, one of the things I've realized about myself is what I'm made of; as in, which chemical-

It's something I've known for a while, before I went by Júpiter I went by Jay because I knew I wanted a name that started with J bc J and Q are the only letters not in the periodic table and I was like "oh, my name starts with J because I'm the missing element"; and then way before I had my gender figured out, the easiest way to explain my feelings was to talk about myself in pokemon types... I'd be a ghost/poison type, something about poison types always made me relate in a way? fitting lol

I think I had a huge species euphoria moment when we did the gold rain experiment (link leads to page explaining how to do the experiment) in my lab class. To put it simply, it is a mix of lead nitrate and potassium iodide that crystalizes, and then forms this snowball kind of effect, it looks like THIS:

I don't know, the mix of something looking so glittery, yet being so toxic (8g of lead nitrate are enough to kill you lol) made me go OMG ME

I want to also add that as a physics student + chemistry enthusiast, me feeling species euphoria from physics/chemistry concepts extends to more; for example I learnt about the De Broglie wave length and I haven't been normal ever since... idk how to properly explain it, so here's the wikipedia definition lol, shorter than what I was gonna write: "Matter waves are a central part of the theory of quantum mechanics, being half of wave–particle duality. At all scales where measurements have been practical, matter exhibits wave-like behavior. For example, a beam of electrons can be diffracted just like a beam of light or a water wave." And I don't know how to explain the inherent non-human euphoria I got being "related" to waves like light; like, yes!! I feel more incorporeal and more wave-like! I'm a ghost! Of course my specific properties aren't really "realistic" but come on, no one's trying to (dis)prove my existence.

I think I've just become very comfy in being non-human since 2021, maybe it's because my partner is also non-human and we've related a lot to each other in that regard; I just do the things that make me happy about it. I hide in bed with my prized possessions, makes me incredibly happy in an animalistic kind of way!

Other people find where they came from, who they were at some point. Personally, I do not have a spiritual past related to my non-humanity, I am a creature inhabiting a human body, so I don't have hearthomes or kin memories... I have weirdly specific attachments to physics concepts (part of the reason I must study physics, I need to understand the world on a deeper, non-human level) and feel euphoria over the weirdest shit lmfao

#otherkin #non human #alterhuman #cloudkin #ghostkin

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to-be-frank-i-dont-care · 2 years ago

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Hello! I think you seem really cool and I’m a minor too! (Idk, I thought that was nice.) But anyway I’m scared to read Tolkien because… well it’s Tolkien. I read greek lit and stuff which is considered intimidating and at one point it was to me, but I fell love with it and was hoping if you could help me fall in love with Tolkien and overcome my fear of his intimidating books.

Any advice?

Oh hi!! Thanks, and yesss it is nice! I love finding other minors on here :D

Ok, hehehehehehhee *rubs hands together*

Sooooo in all honesty, yes you should be fine reading Tolkien if you enjoy Greek literature! He really draws you in to his storylines and characters, and there’s little funny moments and puns thrown in that help to clear up the more old fashioned writing style. He’s really really descriptive on things, which helps build a good picture of Middle-earth in your head, but he leaves the character image pretty much up to you, which is nice! He does throw in references to his other books every now and then, but you don’t have to read those other books to understand— you can skip over the cameos without being confused plotwise. (Basically he’ll toss in the name of a character from one of his other books, or something that happened, and it’s only for like a sentence).

ALSO, if you want to ease into Tolkien without feeling too “aaaaah” about it, then start with The Hobbit! It’s the…what’s the word aaaaa….precursor? I guess that works lol— to The Lord of the Rings. Also, The Hobbit was written for his kids! So the whole book is whimsical and fairytale like and helps slide you into his world in a more lighthearted manner. BUT, if you’re feeling intimidated about reading The Lord of the Rings, let me tell you— I was super scared of it too, and convinced I wouldn’t like it whatsoever! Well guess what. By like the third chapter, I was completely invested, and was already crafting ideas of the characters and the settings they were in. It pulled me in so much that there was a point in the first book I was on the edge of my seat, nose practically buried in the book in anticipation.

Also, another thing that helps break it up— each individual book of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and the Return of the King) are each divided into two parts! So you’re not just reading straight through since it’s broken up. And a fact that I found interesting— all three books in The Lord of the Rings combined are shorter than most individual fantasy novels today. Which is…mind blowing because The Lord of the Rings seems SO BIG but it really isn’t! So if you keep that in mind, it’ll definitely help. (And if you check out the individual books, not the entire set in a single book. That’s what I did— I lugged around a brick of a book at school, and it was pretty intimidating to read lol).

Advice for what NOT to read of his as a Tolkien introduction…The Silmarillion. Hoooo boy. I didn’t read that till years after I read The Lord of the Rings, and I had to reread every sentence at least twice. And refer to the glossary every third word. And look back at previous chapters….it was confusing. It’s definitely WAYYY scarier than The Lord of the Rings. Like, it’s a lot shorter, and seems innocent, but there are so many names and places and stories and aaaaaaah. (The characters whose names begin with “Fin” are enough to form a small army). So yeah, don’t read that, or Unfinished Tales, or pretty much any of his other works until you’ve read LOTR and the Hobbit and are comfortable with those.

There is ONE other book of his you could read for now, though— Tales from the Perilous Realm!! It’s such a cute book! It features little stories and a whole section of poetry, which you may or may not want to skip over depending on whether or not you enjoy poetry. (Oh wait. Your url. Wow. I is smart) The first story is about a little dog who is accidentally turned into a toy dog and goes on a bunch of adventures, even going to the moon and later to the depths of the ocean. (He wrote it for one of his children after the kid lost his favorite toy on the beach). There’s also a story about a farmer fighting a dragon, and a story about a magical star-shaped trinket in a cake that gives the eater the ability to travel into the world of fairies. The last story, about a painter, is kind of weird, and I didn’t fully get it, but it’s apparently a representation of Tolkien himself. And there’s also an essay Tolkien wrote about fairytales, which….eh you probably don’t have to read lol. But anyway, that book is really cute and I would definitely recommend that as well! It’s got beautiful illustrations too :D

But yeah!! The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Tales from the Perilous Realm are the three you should start off with if you feel comfortable! (With The Hobbit being first). And woooww sorry for the super long answer 😅 But there ya go! If you read and enjoy Greek literature, then I think you’ll be perfectly fine with Tolkien’s works ;)

#Lizzy answers #sorry for the super long answer!!!!!! :p #lotr #Tolkien #the hobbit #tales from the perilous realm

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enviedear · 2 years ago

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Hi there! I'm a new writer on tumblr and i had a couple of questions about just random stuff if that is alright :)

• is there any advice for new writers? i'm a very shy writer so i was wondering if you had any ways of being more confident in my writing. any advice would be helpful! :)

•This is just a random one but, how did you do the thing where you can click on the thing under your name and send you a question like this? idk how to explain it sorry lol. I can't find a setting for it :/

and that's it. i really enjoy your writing and i hope you can shed some light on a couple of my questions lolol. hope you're doing well! :)

hi love, i'm so excited that you're going to start writing on here! i'd love to answer your questions, and thank you for trusting me with this topic <3

for your first question, i have tons of advice and tips!

you say you're a shy writer? then write what feels the most comfortable— whether that means writing things that are longer or shorter or only writing fluff. take your first few fics and just have fun with them! sometimes when i start to feel self-conscious about my work, i go back to basics. i really like doing shorter and fluffier things when i get this way because writing that way is what i feel i do best <3

never stress about your fics! i know sometimes i worry that if i don't finish one soon or if i haven't gotten much traction on a fic i'll feel like it's horrible. don't do that! sometimes we put too much worth on others' perceptions of things when we don't need to. i think it's best to just always write for your enjoyment and not let yourself stress so much.

as a new writer i think you should write as much as you can! post your work as much as you want and really get it out there. i recommend this so that you can both grow a following or (if you'd want) start getting requests.

find yourself some mutuals so that you can have a nice network of people to keep you motivated! my mutuals are wonderful and the love they give to me when i post my work is out of this world. it makes this site so much easier when you have moots because there are always things to interact with. i suggest finding moots organically though because forcing a relationship isn't the best way to go about it.

once you start getting comfortable with writing i'd suggest branching out and trying new styles or ideas! this helps you stay motivated on your blog as well. i have hundreds of wips that are different from what i normally do and when i get in a rut i turn to them to inspire me.

this isn't so much about writing as it is about organization, but, once you get a hang of writing and posting i'd suggest creating a navigation. a navigation is basically a way for people to come on your blog to easily access your main things. if you look at my navigation i have my about me, masterlist, wips, blurbs, taglist, and etc linked. don't feel the need to do all of that— just whatever you think people should be able to see easily. also making sure to have your age, pronouns, and dni criteria somewhere obvious where people can see is also important. a lot of people on tumblr like to know someone's age, especially because forming moots is kind of dependent on it. a lot of blogs have a basic age limit for their mutuals as a boundary.

last thing i think is important is that you should practice and find what works best for you as a writer. i'm still changing the way i write in small ways and i think that looking for improvement is something that makes your work stand out <3

for your second question— i believe that it's on every blog automatically! i can't see mine but i see everyone elses' so i know i and you have it as well !

i hope this helped you out! thank you for your kind words, i can't wait for you work to start coming out! and if you have any more questions, feel free to send them my way <3

#i truly hope this helped you <3 #—oliviaspeaks !

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pub-lius · 3 years ago

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De-Georgianizing George Bickham’s Penmanship Made Easy (Young Clerk’s Assistant)

I got this idea a while ago after I made my post about Weird History’s video on Alexander Hamilton, and after @quillsink complemented my post on 18th century penmanship and boosted my ego (you really shouldn’t complement me or I might have self esteem). So, here’s another informal post where I basically just profit off of an old, dead man’s work :D

In the 18th century, people weren’t just given crayons and told to write their name and figure it out from there. They learned from workbooks, like the Young Clerk’s Assistant, that showed them how to from the letters, how to sit properly, and gave example sentences to copy. For purposes of improving my god-awful handwriting and to see what it was like to learn how to write in the 18th century, I purchased this book and went through it, doing only the Round-hand because it looked the easiest.

Georgie starts by dictating every aspect of your entire life. Here’s a dumbed down version of his silly little list:

-The size of letters is determined by O and N, so make sure you know how to write those ig

-Georgie wants you to suffer so your down-strokes should be THICC and your up-strokes should be very tiny, done with the corner of your pen. Idk if it’s just my quills or if I’m stupid (probably both) but this is impossible and I gave up on this a long time ago

-NEVER TURN YOUR PEN OR THE POSITION OF YOUR HAND

-He says something weird about your up and down-strokes being proportioned and “answer one another” so I would just say uh... make it pretty

-Letters without stems (e, m, u, s, etc.) MUST be even at the top and bottom, so like the same width and height

-Your stems (d, h, etc.) should be equal in height to lowercase L, except t. This drives me crazy because I’m so used to making t the same as the other letters with stems, but its supposed to be shorter, like closer to i.

-Stems going below (y, q, etc.) should be equal in length to j. As you can tell, symmetry is key

-Capitals should be equal to lowercase L, but “a little stronger”, so I’ll leave that up to your interpretation

-The space between words should be twice the difference between letters, and the spaces between lines should be twice the distance of L, so that low hanging stems don’t intersect with the line below. I, apparently, forgot this rule lol

-Hold your pen between two fingers, almost straight (???) and the thumb bending. The nib, or point, of your pen should be flat

-Put your paper directly in front of you and your hand should be supported by your pinkie finger (gotta do some finger gymnastics jesus).

-Rest your arm ~lightly~ between the wrist and elbow (okay then)

-Sit up straight you baby and keep your elbow close to your side

-Rest your body on your left arm, keeping the paper down with your left hand. And eat food by chewing and breathe by taking in air through your nose and mouth

-NEVER LEAN HARD ON YOUR PEN (make me)

-write slow at first :)

-this one is stupid. make the nib of your pen (”for the round and round hand text hands”) the ~breadth~ of the full stroke, and the part close to the hand? shorter and narrower. I don’t understand this so I don’t listen (omg do I follow any of these rules jesus-)

-for the Italian Hand, make the nib ~finer~ and the slit? longer (if you chose to use the italian hand you’re asking for these confusing rules i can’t help you)

-when numbers appear with letters, the numbers must slope

-numbers should also be bigger than letters

-when you’re writing numbers in columns (because you do that all the time) make them upright

For fun, I’m going to include some moral maxims because I thought some of them were pretty good and they’re good for practice and for examples of how the youth were educated. They had to copy these a bunch when they were learning so they at least subconsciously learned them

-Art polishes and improves nature

-Beauty’s a fair but fading flower

-Fortune’s a fair but fickle mistrefs [mistress]

-Knowledge is a godlike attribute

-Necefsiy [necessity] is the mother of invention

-Variety is the beauty of the world

-Zeal misapply’d is pious phrenzy

I also copied a couple exercises in this book such as copying the days of the week, the months and their amount of days, and a list of Christian names. There’s also this funny little passage that I copied, so I’ll include that as the conclusion to this post. BTW it’s sounds a bit misogynistic but I can’t exactly discern a moral? Like it’s just like “you know how water moves with wind? Yeah women are like that but instead of junk being in the water, the dirt and stuff is men.” and im like “...okay? is that... is that it?” Idk i hate poetry.

“In a dull Stream, which moving flow, You hardly See the Current flow. If a Small Breeze obstructs the Courfe [course], It whirles about for want of Force; And in its narrow Circle gathers Nothing but Chaff, & Straw, & Feathers. The Current of a Female’s Mind Stops thus, and turns with every wind. Thus whirling round, together draws Fools, Fops, & Rakes, for Chaff & Straws.”

#18th Century #1700s #1700s literature #historical writing #18th Century Literature #literature #writing #Handwriting #calm down george #im not doing hand gymnastics for a man #women are like water #i learned that chaff means like the husk of corn #idk why that fact disturbed me

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revoltinglittleworm · 3 years ago

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a few things

lots on my mind per usual but lately more so .. and i dont have a journal with me right now so im typing it here... -____-

anyway some things:

1. i want to start working out lol i always want to but i am fucking lazy but i think it would obviously be really good for me and plus i want to look like gwen stefani.... i think its time i finally work for some abs lmao. i also bought hair bleach but idk tbh im a little hesitant but also i need change so bad and i think i would look hot anyway. i also need to get a haircut i have a photo saved of whaat i want and its gonna be around the length i have now but a little shorter and more choppy/shaggy. i wanted to also pluck my eyebrows down bc they are really heavy and thick and im like so over it tbh ive never loved having thick eyebrows but alex was like dont pluck them ull ruin them but at the same time im like . i really want thin eyebrows i think they are so cool when done right.

2. ok so that^ was mainly about image stuff and ill get back to that but i also need friends like desperately. im not even the type of person to really want or need friends but im about to go through something life altering and i need a support system really badly... i have bumble bff but so much of the time i message ppl and we talk like once and then they stop replying am i really that crazy..... no but really i just want to make friends organically.

3. which brings me to the idea of taking a class or joining something like ideally i would take a class im just not sure what for yet,,,, like maybe writing? ive never taken a writing class but i think it could be good for me in the sense that it would force me to have to write and i could get feedback and stuff and also potentially make friends. i also want to take some sort of art class maybe but u know, money

4. and then once i feel better about myself and my body and everything i want to start dressing up more i already try but i used to do it a lot when i was in college because i had an excuse to, so now i dont really get to because i dont go anywhere lmao. so im thinking when i have friends or classes to go to and what not i could really start to explore my new style and gender, which i have recently gotten to know better... it would also help if i felt good about my body lol..

5. lastly i have been trying so hard to work on music but struggling, and not even in a musical sense but in a lyrical sense and im so over it omg i guess its just writers block but its become really frustrating so like i said in another post im just gonna take a little break from it for now i think... i love music a lot but when i think realistically about a career for myself i honest to god do not know what i see.. i used to imagine a lot of things for myself but these days its really difficult. this is something im actually working with my therapist on because its like a huge fucking struggle for me but i think its time i realize that some things are just going to be hobbies for me. like painting and sculpting and stuff like that, i dont realistically see it making me money unless i was like really good at it which i just think im decent.. which also isnt fair to say because things take practice so i i obviously would potentially get a lot better the more i do it but what i should probably start thinking about is what can make me money right now? (bc im struggling with money always lol) so what i think im gonna do is either try and find a job in some sort of art field i really dont know what yet this is just a seed of an idea but what i CAN see myself doing to make money in the long run is writing, so i really need to discipline myself and start working on my novel everyday. i think i have to treat as it is which is work because yes it is fun to me but its also something i rarely work on so if i tell myself, this is my job, and this is something i have to do i think i would actually be able to write more often lmao. (just capricorn things). and then once i start making money from writing i can just go from there and work on other things i wanna make and do like film and what not.

anyway it felt good to type this all out because literally 10 mins ago i was feeling incredibly pointless and hopeless and now i feel like i have some good goals that can lead me down a good path. and especially with whats happening in my life right now i need something to focus on. ok. cool bye

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xxcureangelxx · 3 years ago

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5, 9, 10, 13, 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 30-35, 38-42, 44-46, 50, 52, 54, 60-62, 66, 71-74, 86-91, 96, 100! 😊

okay I literally have no clue how old this is and if I'm even taking the questions from the right post but here goes I guess? 🙈

5. What is your favorite Color?

PURPLE

9. How tall are you?

about 1,70 meters or 5'7"

10. What shoe size are you?

size 40-41, I think that's about 8 in US sizes?

13. What talents do you have?

uhhh good question... not sure if it counts but I guess I'm quite good at a lot if things but can't do anything extraordinarily well?

20. Are you religious?

Absolutely not. Due to family history and a lot of other things I'm actually against it a lot but people can do whatever they feel like is right for them as long as they don't harm others with it.

21. Have you ever been to the hospital?

Yes, quite a lot actually. practically grew up in hospitals as a baby because of kidney issues, broke both my legs with 4 years old, had to revisit for tests a lot during my childhood because of the kidney issue. it calmed down afterwards until I was back in hospital last year because of my terrible mental health and I'm currently in a rehabilitation clinic for it as well.

24. Baths or showers?

Shower's because we don't have a bathtub

25. What color socks are you wearing?

currently none, I love going barefoot, but usually I wear white, gray or black. I know... I'm a bad gay.. no rainbow socks (;ŏ﹏ŏ)

28. What type of music do you like?

you know.... I hate this question with a passion even though I love music so I'll just throw in my yt-playlist here and everyone who's interested can look through it to get a picture xD not sorted in any way and not a conclusive list at all, I just add songs as I find them

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?

mostly just one at a time but I've got two different ones. one is the normal fluffy kinda pillow, the other is made of some kinda foam material and rather thin.

31. What position do you usually sleep in?

I'm always lying on the side! have been doing that since I was a baby too.

32. How big is your house?

compared to what? 🙈 I'd say decent size for 5 people to live in, would have space for 1-2 more if rooms were used differently but definitely not enough to comfortably live with 12 or even more people like my family used to. we've got like 3 proper sleeping rooms (one of which is the attic so not very nice in terms of heat and the staircase is smack in the middle of the room), a kitchen, a dining room, a big living room, a tiny bathroom that barely fits a toilet and shower, and the basement is a mix of storage, electrics and stuff, washing room/utility room and it's got another smaller room that's been turned back into a small workshop but used to be the room of my brother and later my grandmother.

33. What do you typically have for breakfast?

I guess this is where it shows that I'm german but we usually just eat bread (preferably whole grain) with cheese or slices of salami or ..meat sausage? is that a proper translation? 🤨 idk... it's rather simple really. on the weekend maybe buns and boiled eggs. on the occasion that I'm too tired for it or don't have enough time I eat cereals but it's not very common when I'm at work/school

34. Have you ever fired a gun?

No, and I don't want to

35. Have you ever tried archery?

Yes!! I did last year when I was in the hospital and it was super fun! was quite good at it as well, even for my first try 😤

38. What's the longest you've ever gone without sleep?

I think about 3 days? if we count "barely unconscious for a few hours" as sleep that is... otherwise no clue...my memory of the bad sleepless time is quite hazy lol

39. Do you have any scars?

yeah, quite a few tbh. got 2 huge ones from surgeries due to my kidney issues, well they look like 2 but it's actually multiple ones since they simply cut open party of the old ones again, tiny hooman apparently have very little skin. then I got some other ones here and there from accidents, general dumbness, etc, like when I cut through my sunday morning bun and almost cut half of the tip of my finger off because my mother sharpened the knife and didn't tell me or that time as a kid I couldn't wait for my ironing pearl pictures to be done and burned myself on the hot iron, mostly stuff like that.

40. Have you ever had a secret admirer?

I mean.. if they're a secret... how would I know? ;) not sure if it counts that it took me months to realize I had a crush on my best friend and the feelings were reciprocated and I was too blind to see the signs?

41. Are you a good liar?

Nope. People actually think I'm lying more often than I lie... so.... :/

42. Are you a good judge of character?

I'm.. honestly not sure what this one means? like, am I able to judge what kind of character a person has after barely meeting them or smth? if so, I'm terrible at it

44. Do you have a strong accent?

in german? nope. in english? hmm hard to judge since I rarely hear myself speak. I think the stuff I do know how to pronounce is mostly okay but since I learned it through reading I'm simply unsure of a lot of pronunciations. 'also'.... I can not for the life of me pronouns that word no matter how many times I hear it... it's kinda become a quirk after some classmates pointed it out to me and I'm incredibly aware how terrible I say the word but.... just can't get rid of it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

45. What is your favorite accent?

I.. actually really love the way my best friend talks? 👉👈 they're french btw. just... typical me for struggling to understand them though, already terrible at it in german too...

46. What is your personality type?

honestly, I don't think I can answer that. I'm big on self loathing and everything's pretty shitty so, no thanks

50. Left or right handed?

Right handed. but does it even count id I'm bad at doing things with that hand too? lol

52. Favorite food?

hmmmm tough question... not the biggest fan of food in general a lot of the time... probably Züricher Geschnetzeltes

54. Are you a clean or a messy person?

Definitely messy. my allergies did not like this post trying to clean and tidy up more often though. my depression does not like this post either

60. Do you talk to yourself?

sometimes. quite a bit when watching movies or if I mess stuff up

61. Do you sing to yourself?

barely. got a lot of bad experiences with that so i keep my singing to a minimum. my shower is a great listener though

62. Are you a good singer?

I was in a choir for a few years when I went to 'middle school' and I had like one solo part once but other than that I can't really say because I barely ever sing in front of people

66. Do you like long or shor hair?

this question is currently my absolute nemesis.. I've got suuuper duper long hair and have had it ever since elementary school and I used to be super happy with it and sometimes I still am happy with it but other days, depending on where I'm at genderwise, I absolutely hate it and I just want to take the closest scissors and cut it all off... currently haven't had the guts to look for new hair styles though... but in other people? or women more specifically? I love long hair 🥺

71. What makes you nervous?

Or the shorter question: what doesn't make me nervous... I'd say pretty much everything has got the potential to make me nervous. I'm an overthinker, anxiety is a big thing for me and ptsd makes me scared of almost everything. so.. yeah... sucks to be me sometimes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

72. Are you scared of the dark?

Yes, very

73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes?

I try not to but sadly I sometimes do, even if it's not my place to. I really don't like that part and hope I'll be able to learn not to sometime

74. Are you ticklish?

Yes and I hate it 😭

86. What are you allergic to?

again, easier question: what am I not allergic to... it's... a lot... like, really a lot. with the test on the skin of my arm I reacted to every single substance and the more thorough blood test lead to much of the same result. the absolute worst are birch trees (pitty, love those), then the usual pollen of pretty much every tree or flower, all animals with fur or feathers, dust and... yeah list goes on and on, you get the picture... :/

87. Do you keep a journal?

no.. have tried to multiple times in the past but never made it more than a week... too depressing to write and read... the therapist at the rehab clinic is currently forcing me to try a positivity diary for the millionths time, can't even get that done each day even though I'm doing it on my phone and get notifications to do it each evening...

88. What do your parents do?

making my life hell lol.. okay on a serious note, my father was a car electrician, he's retired by now, my mother is a housewife, she used to work different jobs before her first kid, later on she took care of my grandmother who was suffering from dementia, got some money and retirement points for that too.

89. Do you like your age?

I-... I don't know? it's weird because I both feel a lot younger and a lot older than I am rn....

90. What makes you angry?

another tough question... I actually have anger issues in that way that I'm barely capable of feeling anger... used to be worse but I already worked a lot on it in therapy so there's at least some there now... in the past I simply started to cry and felt overwhelmed by sadness whenever I was supposed to feel anger... so I can't tell very well what makes me angry because I first have to realize that I'm feeling anger or more like should be feeling it....

91. Do you like your own name?

Not really, no, but I guess I finally figured out some reasons why.. I've recently started going by a bit of a different name too but only my closest friends know so far and I'm not sure if I'll be using it irl at all..

96. How did you get your name?

I'm still trying to get my mother to admit that she named me after this song but she keeps denying it.. she's a fan of this band so it would have fit.. but she keeps saying she just liked the name, no long thought process behind it..

my chosen name is a bit of a different story. an ex friend I got to know through yt gave me that nickname almost 10 years ago after I complained that you can't make a shorter nickname out of my birthname and it's also the name of s character I like, especially his voice, and... idk it just feels more gender neutral and I simply feel comfortable with it. it just fit.

100. Color of your room?

same as question 5: Purple 🥰 or... well half the walls are purple, the other half is white

phew... can't believe I made it through all of these....

in case people haven't noticed yet, I'm currently kinda getting back into tumblr? I think I've already stayed a lot longer than any times I tried getting back before. it mostly started because we've got super bad wifi at the clinc I'm at rn and reddit takes up waaayy too much mobile data and... idk, I guess I just missed the vibe of tumblr

I'm not sure how long I'll be able to stick around but we'll see

#ask game #answered #I really really do not have any clue how long this has been sitting in my inbox...#the og post was somewhere around december if I saw that correctly (๑•﹏•)#oopsie...#just hope posting goes through snd my 3 hours of hard work weren't for nothing....#edit; posting worked but tumblr messed up the formating...#I'm not gonna bother fixing that because it's late and I need sleep 😭

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kokokichichi · 4 years ago

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Okay, but I kinda love how your blog is 50% mcyt, your takes and such and the other 50% is university related asks lmao Also do you have any tips to get yourself more disciplined, motivated and focused? Your grind never stops line made me laugh but you genuinely seem like a hard worker and we are in the same fandom so I think it's better to ask someone like you than someone from studyblr I guess, sorry if it's a bother

LMFAOOO I WAS GONNA SAYYYY and no it is not a bother! i don’t really consider this a mcyt blog, it’s more of “i’m posting whatever floats my boat and for the time being that’s probably going to just be mcyt (okay let’s be honest it’s really just george) for a while” so i’m 100% down to answer uni questions

the part about a studyblr feels like a genuine attack bc i used to have one back in high school, but i gradually stopped posting on it bc i didn’t have time to make my notes all pretty. lol ANYWAY tips on motivation and discipline... let’s see

first of all, i don’t think the advice of “get the hard stuff out of the way” works when it comes to hw. do all your smaller/shorter/ easier assignments first, because it’s easier to find motivation for something quick and there’s less of that “i have so much to do” anxiety once you get those out of the way.

if you’re having trouble finding any motivation at all, pick media you’ve already watched and enjoy (like your fav tv show or anime or stream or whatever) and play it while you do your homework. will you get much done? no. but at least you will have started, and honestly, i think just getting started is the hardest part. for me, sometimes when i use this strategy to get started on stuff i actually slip into the studying headspace, so it may be helpful in that regard as well.

bestie, you’re not going to like this, but wake up EARLY and start studying EARLY. this may not be applicable to everyone, but i’ve found that my brain is the most ready to learn and absorb information early rather than late at night. i’m much more productive then too. even if i fall asleep at around 3 am i’ll wake up at 7 am if i want to spend that day studying, then maybe going to bed early that same day.

TAKE NOTES WITH WRITING. seriously, write shit down. it’ll stick better than typing and you’ll be forced to actually engage with the lecture. shut that bullshit up chief about “oh but the lecture is being recorded...” we all know you’re not going to watch the recording. pay attention.

GO. TO. OFFICE. HOURS. even if u haven’t started on the hw yet, go to office hours, ask if you can stick around, and start on the hw there. i can not emphasize how great it is to get immediate help when you have a question. plus, most TA’s are willing to just straight up check ur answers, so go get that 100% in the assignment category. plus, when ur in that situation, you’ll feel like you actually need to get work done, which might motivate you to actually do something and stay focused through out.

for stem classes, DO PRACTICE PROBLEMS. you think you understand a concept? do a couple practice problems, and you’ll realize you don’t. seriously. work on the problems provided by your textbook (the answers will probably be on slader or smth) or ask your professor for some.

this is like.... specific to certain people, but if you like listening to asmr (and it doesn’t make you sleepy or anything) then give listening to asmr while studying a try. idk, maybe i’m just weird but it genuinely helps me focus. especially raffytaphy’s vids, i love that man

okay these are all the uni tips i can think of straight off the top of my head. sorry if these are generic or you’ve already heard of them before - regardless, i’m here to tell you they actually work and that you should listen to them LOL.

#yes i try hard uni don’t bully me please 😭#might go back to my studyblr now that i have an ipad #digital notes are so much easier to pretty up than hand written #then again i’m super busy so perhaps not

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sevensins-stuff · 4 years ago

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A little thing I wanted to write with @whatissleepeven 's oc, Musashi! Both ocs mentioned in this story use she/her pronouns.

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"It'll only be for a day, but the both of you will still need to attend each other's classes at RAD. Can I trust you both to do so?"

Diavolo was quite eager to see how the two humans would fair living in each other's places for a day. He knew very well that they got along swimmingly, but he was curious to see how his dream was being lived out across multiple timelines. Of course, he could've had Barbatos just look into it, but he also wanted to know if there could be more for him to do.

"I wouldn't mind. What about you, Musashi?"

The shorter woman nodded her head.

"I think it could be fun."

"Great!" Diavolo clapped his large hands together. "We'll have your little exchange program due next week. Until then, Musashi, I'll have to bid you farewell."

She said her goodbyes to the demon prince and gave Aqua one last hug before returning to her timeline. In a week's time, the girls will switch places just to gain some information for the prince.

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The time finally came and the demon brothers were nice enough to see Aqua to the entrance of the portal. She gave each of them a small hug, giving her Lucifer a small kiss on his cheek, and then she was ready to go. The girls saw each other in passing and gave each other a small high five for good luck before passing over.

Aqua reemerged inside of the demon prince's castle, and was immediately presented before those she had left behind, but they were a bit shorter than she remembered. These brothers were nice to her, but not as friendly as her own.

"Hello Aqua. Musashi told me all about your Diavolo's plans. It's nice that we finally get to meet."

He held his hand out for her to shake and she kindly took it in her own.

"The pleasure is all mine, my lord. I can only hope that my visit won't be too much of an inconvenience to you."

They dropped their handshake as he laughed. It was just just as booming as she remembered.

"Nonsense! I may be just as excited as my counterpart when it comes to how you uphold our goals."

He turned his attention to everyone in the room at that point.

"That being said, I hope you all of you will attend the student council meeting tomorrow. You included, Aqua."

Everyone in the room nodded in understanding.

"Good. Then, I'll leave you all to enjoy the rest of your night."

Aqua walked in between the pack of brothers as they traveled through the Devildom on their way back to the House of Lamentation. She sighed as she felt her stomach growl. She supposed that it was time for her to eat something.

"I'm hungry."

"Me too..." Said the orange-haired demon amongst them.

"We have food at home, Beel. Besides, you could probably make something for Aqua as well."

"What?" She felt slightly insulted.

"Come on, Luci! Me being here should be cause for celebration. Let's stop by Hell's Kitchen!"

It seemed like everyone else was in agreement, and majority rules (sorry Luci). He caved after about the 17th collective plea and the party of 8 picked up their dinner before making their way back home.

Aqua laid on the bed that belonged to Musashi and it still kept a bit of her scent. The smell reminded her greatly of the other and she took the time out of the empty night to send her a message.

Aqua: How is everything over there?

Musashi: It’s fine! What about you?

Aqua: Making my mark, as usual. The boys and I begged Luci to buy us some food😈

Musashi: Lol. We ended up having dinner at the castle, so we just got home not too long ago😌

Aqua: Lucky! Did he at least set up a mandatory meeting for you guys tomorrow?

Musashi: He did. I’m assuming you got the same?

Aqua: Yeah. But I’m just gonna take down some notes to take back to Diavolo

Musashi: It’s funny you say that cause I was just thinking the same thing! Ugh, our minds!🤯😌

Aqua: It’s cause we know each other so well🥰🥰

Musashi: Lol. Well, since I know you so well, you’re probably enjoying getting on Lucifer’s nerves huh??😏

Aqua: Not as much as you would enjoy h*lding h*nds with Mammon!😏

Musashi: GEE, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THE TIME!!! Good night Aqua!🥰💕💞💘

Aqua: Lmao, good night Musashi🥰💖💓💝

She chuckled softly as she placed her phone on the nightstand next to her. Tomorrow was set to be a pretty busy day.

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The classes she attended for the day were exactly as she remembers them, remarkably so. Doing the work was a breeze for her and nothing during the day really happened. Over all, it was amazing to say that it was a pretty normal day.

After her final class of the day, she walked with Satan and Belphie to the council room. They shared a few jokes and laughs here and there and even came up with a potential plan to annoy Lucifer, but they wouldn't actually go through with it. Or would they? They entered the room and took their assigned seats. Aqua opting to take her seat right next to Lucifer. The meeting wouldn’t start for about another five minutes.

“Hey baby boy. Long day today?”

The boys snickered softly to each other as Lucifer let out a long and tired sigh.

“You know, I truly do hate when you call me that.”

“I think it’s a cute nickname for you! I think it fits.”

Something almost snapped inside of him when he heard their collective giggle. Like little school girls, the three of them were. His eye twitched slightly. He took a deep breath, trying not to explode on them minutes before their meeting.

“You would do well to watch yourself around me, Aqua. You are not the human I was trusted to protect.”

“Ooh, I’m so scared! What’s the worst you’re gonna do? spank me?”

The prince’s timing was miraculous, to say the least. With a proud smile on her face, she drew a small notebook from her bag along with a pen and was ready to take her notes for the meeting. Diavolo started with a brief rundown of topics to go through and Aqua was diligent with her note taking. Lucifer noticed her quick change in attitude and it was one thing he liked about her. She knew when to keep herself in check.

Once the meeting adjourned, Aqua packed the small notebook back in her bag and gave Lucifer one last look. A smile playing at her thick lips.

“Don’t think I forgot about your threat, baby boy. I might make the assumption that you actually like me if you don’t follow through.”

She stood from her seat to join up with the other brothers, Satan and Belphegor each giving her a high five. They really seemed to enjoy how much she annoys him. However, that joy was short lived. Lucifer was quick to grab her hand and practically dragged her out of the meeting room. Most likely to give her a stern lecture about teasing the avatar of pride and the dangers that came with it.

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Once the day for her ended, she sighed deeply as she plopped onto the bed, landing face down. She wasn't expecting Lucifer to drain all of her energy in such a short amount of time, but it still wasn't enough to relive her of her teasing nature all together. Just for the rest of the day.

She took her phone out of her shorts pocket as she turned to her side and turned on the screen.

Aqua: Hey! How did the meeting go?

Musashi: Nothing too exciting. I will say that your Diavolo is very organized with his stuff

Aqua: Yours too! So, did you hold hands with Mammon yet??👀

Musashi: Idk, did you get your ass handed to you by Lucifer??👀

Aqua laughed loudly before returning a message.

Aqua: How about I tell you about it the next time we get together, deal?

Musashi: Deal! Good night, Aqua💞💞

Aqua: Night dearest😌💕

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The next morning came around and Aqua was once again faced with the portal that would lead her back to her original timeline. She turned to Diavolo with a polite smile on her face.

"I'm sure my Diavolo would be pleased to know that his vision is being seen in more timelines than his own. Thank you for allowing me to observe."

"It was my pleasure, Aqua. I'll have Musashi give me her information and then I'll be able to compare notes. This has been a very eye-opening task for me."

Aqua turned to the brothers that stood behind her and gave them one last wink and a wave goodbye before entering the portal. She seemed to be alone for the moment and when she crossed over into her timeline, she was quick to find out why.

Musashi ambushed her with a tight hug as soon as she stepped through and she almost stumbled back into the portal. With a cheery laugh, she wrapped her arms around the smaller woman.

"What are you still doing here?"

"I wanted to give you a hug before I left. It's gonna be a while before I see you again, you know."

"That's right, you guys are coming over for movie night next month."

"And a month is just too long."

Aqua returned the hug with a light squeeze a kissed the top of her head, her lips lingering as she whispered to her.

"Don't make them wait too long for you. They might get mad at me," she finished with a snicker.

They stepped away from the hug and waved their collective goodbye as Musashi disappeared into the portal, the door closing behind her. Aqua turned to Diavolo with a smile.

"I think you will be pleased to hear about my findings, my lord."

the forbidden route

#obey me #obey me swd #long post #obey me fanfic #obey me mc #my oc aqua #my wife's oc musashi #the girls switch timelines for a day to collect information for Diavolo #and aqua decides to use that opportunity to annoy the other Lucifer #what happens when he lectures her?#your gess is as good as mine!

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mozaikrolez · 4 years ago

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@wolfvirago asked for A quick & easy plotting guide !!

since you said any kny muse , i decided to do a few ( i hope that ’ s fine ) !! cuz it ’ ll be far too long of a post , i decided to put it under a read more too !!

My muse(s): kyojuro rengoku

Do I know your muse(s): yes | no | a little | tell me about your muse

Pre-established relationships? yes | no | depends on the relationship

mini plots :

- i’m really curious about robin’s fascination with the breath of flame & i wanna know more about the dance of the sun wolf . i’d like the two to train together & become close through various trials ( emotional & other challenges ) . given the fact that rengoku dies so early & we don’t get to see him in many situations , i’d love love love to explore his character & get to know robin in the process . her inclination towards flames would definitely cause rengoku to go on tangents about the history of the rengoku family & the breath of flame . i think it’d be funny .

- aaah imagine this !!! while this might be sad , imagine rengoku giving robin his haori & suggesting her take his place as pillar when he retires or dies ?? in this case dies ( cries ) .

My muse(s): akaza

Do I know your muse(s): yes | no | a little | tell me about your muse

Pre-established relationships? yes | no | depends on the relationship

mini plots :

- aaaaaa i have a few ideas , but this post will be very long if i went into detail ( lol )

- for one , we already know akaza doesn’t eat females or even kill them so he’s very apprehensive around robin . it’d be interesting if they kept on running into each other on happenstance with robin trying to confront him .

- in time , ( after seeing how our threads with them may lead towards ) maybe akaza could have some respect towards her . i hope i’m not misinterpreting robin’s character by adding this ( & i’m sorry if i am ) but maybe her soft voice reminds him of koyuki & leads him to protecting robin from other demons . also , he fears that douma may find out about her & since they all share information , it causes him to stay further & further away from her . just a thought ?? idk !

My muse(s): tanjiro kamado

Do I know your muse(s): yes | no | a little | tell me about your muse

Pre-established relationships? yes | no | depends on the relationship

mini plots :

- these two already got something in common , their families have a tradition relating to the sun ! if they were to meet after rengoku’s death ( especially in the case that robin was training along side rengoku ) i can see tanjiro asking for her help in practicing the hinokami kagura . the two , i feel , can really build off of each other .

- i also like the idea of them sharing each others traditions !

My muse(s): shirou fubuki ( kny verse )

Do I know your muse(s): yes | no | a little | tell me about your muse

Pre-established relationships? yes | no | depends on the relationship

mini plots :

- shirou’s kny verse isn’t completely written but i got ideas & i’ll post em in a headcanon post before putting it on his verse page . anyway ! the gist of his story would be similar with his og verse , but instead he lost his parents at the age of 8 from a demon attack ( the classic ) which lead him & his twin atsuya to became slayers together . while his brother learned the breath of flame , shirou developed the breath of frost ( so original , ik - lol ) . eventually , atsuya got killed by a demon & that’s where the original verse would merge here too ( with his ptsd & did ) , but in this case , shirou took his brothers nichirn blade . while he isn’t best suited for breath of flame , he learned it to pay homage to his brother ( only really knowing the first three forms ) . more deets later - anyway , plot time !!

- since shirou actively avoids people he saves & other slayers in the corps because of his condition , i’d like him to try to get close another slayer , especially one who has lost a sibling as well . i think it’d be sweet if they bonded over that . while robin’s brother isn’t confirmed dead , shirou may feel a closeness because of this . he’d even be compelled to help in her search for her brother .

- shirou also has a tendency to latch onto others & desperately wants to feel needed . he may come off as possessive because of this to some degree . i think that’d be something fun to explore too !

closing thoughts !!

all plots n stuff are open for discussion of course !! i have many more plots whirring through my mind with my other kny muses , but these are the few that are a bit more coherent cuz my mind is all over the map sometimes . im’s are always open homie ! i’m really excited to rp with you !!

#wolfvirago #/ !!!#/ i didn’t want to format this post - it was too much i’m tired XD #˗ˋ *ﾟ & ⟶ 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐞. ／ ooc.

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kweebtrash · 4 years ago

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Hey, not necessarily a sex question. But as someone who loves reading fanfic and appreciates fanfic writers, I still can't bring myself to write it. How did you get into writing fanfic, and was it ever weird for you? Do you have any advice on how to feel less weird about it? Especially smut about real people? (To be fair I can't bring myself to write smut in general idk why)

I started writing naruto and yu yu hakusho fanfiction when i was ten and it was just a regular oc and the character i liked. It wasnt good at all but i thought it was the greatest. When i met my sister (non biological) in middle school we decided to come up with our own "anime story". We would write it in notebooks and pass it to each other during class and get in trouble for it. So i guess that was the first time ive written an "original" story. By the time i was 12 i knew what sex was (mostly) and i knew teenagers did it (my characters were teenagers) so i was like oh if they like each other then they should do it. But because i was 12 i was like THATS ICKY TO WRITE ABOUT (in detail) so i made them get in bed and then skipped ahead and wrote THE NEXT DAY 😂😂😂

Then when i got access to a laptop and internet thats when i round "real" fanfiction online and smut back when it was called "lemon/lime/citrus" whatever the fuck that means. I still remember my first one was about neji hyuga LMAO.

I started reading more fanfiction throughout my teenager years and kept writing for anime, wrote bandfiction, created a bunch of OCs to rp with my partner at the time and i think by the time i actually started having sex that i was like ok this isnt so weird to write about anymore. So when we would rp we would just text each other sex scenes and i guess it became normalized because we were doing it irl so writing about it was just like hey! We sorta know what were doing! Oh i also used to watch a lot of porn as a teen? Idk why. That stopped after like a year or so but i found out shit through that, like bdsm, squirting, how utterly gross blowjobs are, what a hitachi wand was, how much i hate spit, etc. So that actually helped me discover like my beginning kinks. Porn is still terrible tho.

I think the first time i wrote smut was with a wrestling fanfic? And i had been reading a bunch of fics that had smut and with my basic knowledge and slowly finding out what phrases i liked in order to describe things it flowed a little more naturally but it was still hard.

Then i think i didnt really write much until i wrote my pentagon story which i think is terrible but other people like it. I guess with my practicing, experience, and sex education it started becoming easier? You can tell in my pentagon story that i was still getting back into the swing of things bc my sex scenes are atrocious and ridiculous 😅

I never really liked reading series myself bc i didnt want just prose and build up. I wanted smut. I was like THATS WHAT I CAME HERE FOR. So i made it a point to write smut in every single chapter so that way people stayed interested. In doing so it also helped me practice and get better. Then i read A LOT of bad kpop fics and was like....why dont these people know that sex isnt like porn??

There is a lot of copying in kpop fics in the sense that a lot of them are written the same way and we get the usual; some u realistic giant dick, "ministrations, pussy, cunt", kitten every other word, thigh riding, everyone confusing abuse with bdsm, "daddy" popping up left and right without going in depth to what meaning that holds, random weird shit. And i realized WOW I REALLY HATE KPOP FANFICS lol. So when i started writing messy i was like OK FUCK THIS IM GONNA WRITE SEX LIKE HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO GO. Then i starting writing smut where the condom broke, they talked about birth control, having a mental breakdown during sex, sexual assault, accidentally wacking each other while moving around, giggling, talking, explaining what you want. This i think helped me a lot, especially with my mental trauma that was associated with sex. I wanted to make it fun and real while also possibly teaching my readers about sex and maybe influencing other fic writers to not just regurgitate what they read.

As far as advice, im not quite sure if i have any?? Maybe i do lol. Take it with a grain of salt maybe?

With writing i would suggest

Read fics you like and highlight key phrases or actions you think are sexually appealing

Practice writing shorter scenes, you can even do time stamps or drabbles, things like that-people love those on here

Look into things. Honestly i knew what a cock ring was but someone requested i USE it in a fic and i was like shit guess i gotta google how to use a cock ring and while awkwardly watching videos of guys putting these things on i learned about metal ones, cages, silicone, rubber, rings, how long you should keep it on for, etc. So RESEARCH! is key too

If youve never had sex before that also helps if you research. Porn can give you a little bit of knowledge in generic motions or toys to use but by no means is it great as far as realism and sometimes its just plain icky.

So porn can be a basis, research can be a middle layer, reading other fics and seeing what you like and dont like is on top, and writing ur own is like...idk frosting lol.

As far as being weird with real people; since i wrote bandfiction and wrestling fics i was used to writing about real people for a little under ten years or so. Also i have a really active mind at night and i have tons of sex dreams that fit into like a story based setting. Thats where all my ideas for prose, dialogue and smut come from. Not everyone ofc has a brain like that but writing down things here and there might work. Lets say you have a favorite idol moment-like some really slutty dance move during a performance, you could time stamp that for inspiration. Save a lot of gifs and pics of them looking *chefs kiss*, listen to some music (i like alina baraz, sabrina claudio, galant, alex tbh, and jooyong for softer, gentler scenes or if you wanna get freak nastie listen to some dumbass jae park, or pretty ricky, or any sex related song thats not pretty lmao. Like rude boy by rihanna or something with a hard beat).

I think its also good to try and picture yourself in a sexual situation. You dont have to look like you, you could make up however you want to look in the scenario, its fantasy after all. Also think "would i like this?" Like i wont write about some idol spitting in my mouth or slapping me or peeing on me or something because thats not stuff that im into and i would be forcing myself to appease someone else and the writing woukd end up sucking big time. This also doesnt help the lack of good fics bc people are just following the requests they get even if they dont like it. I would write about what i think id feel in the moment. Id probably be nervous or if im pretending i could be a cool badass, i would think about things that i find attractive like his (imma use his bc i do write mostly about boy idols) face in the shadows of the light, how nice or soft his lips look, they way hes conveying emotions and looking at me if we were in love or if we were angry, the hold he has on me, why would it be going slow? Is it sad makeup sex? Is it a first time together? Is it just comforting after a bad day? Why would they be rough? Are they angry? Had a fight? Had a slow burn relationship and its culminated into a big explosion? Did they hate each other but hide their true feelings?

So i would suggest not just thinking about sex but thinking about the moment and all the things that lead up to, happen during, and the aftermath of it.

And of course if you don't understand anything or need more info about sex you can always ask me!

I hope this help and sorry its long😅😅😅😅

#i love my readers!

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theragamuffininitiative · 7 years ago

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Tagged!

@dearponty tagged me in this one, thanks friend! ^_^

@notatypicaldimension, @thisbibliomaniac, @crazytwist09, @party-with-books, @enchantedblackforest, @mariposamonarch (if you wonderful peoples want to. And even if I didn’t tag you, feel free! That’s a constant rule on this blog. :) )

— what was your last…

1. drink: orange juice

2. phone call: My mom or my grandmother.

3. text message: My sister-in-law.

4. song you listened to: "He’s Not Here!” from !Hero

5. time you cried: It’s been a little while. I’ve gotten teary over a lot of beautiful things especially over Easter, and I got pretty upset over something dumb that made me want to cry in anger, but I haven’t actually cried in a bit.

— have you ever…

6. dated someone twice: Nope

7. kissed someone and regretted it: Nada

8. been cheated on: Negatory

9. lost someone special: Yes.

10. been depressed: Yup.

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: Nope-aroo.

— fave colours

12. Purple

13. Navy + assorted blues

14. Peach/Coral <<same as Ponty

— in the last year have you…

15. made new friends: Yesss. Love them. ^_^

16. fallen out of love: You have to first be in love for this one, right? XD

17. laughed until you cried: Yeahhh lol

18. found out someone was talking about you: Yes but so far not in a bad way?

19. met someone who changed you: I think everyone you meet changes you, but yeah I can think of a good few.

20. found out who your friends are: I love how this assumes we all constantly get ourselves embroiled in toxic relationships we have to discover aren’t true. Like, I am way too cautious in initiating relationships for that. It may happen, but not yet. I’ve got good friends and I love them.

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list: Ew. No.

— general

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl: Most all of them, but most of them not very well.

23. do you have any pets: I MISS MY PUPPER AND MY KITTEHS. Technically I have a godchild cat...or niece cat...something like that. She’s a percentage mine. XD

24. do you want to change your name: Nah.

25. what did you do for your last birthday: I spent time with family, spread out over a couple days and tbh I kinda don’t remember a whole lot. I think I watched a movie, my fam made me dinner and there were sweet cards and gifts. ^_^

26. what time did you wake up today: 9 am. I stayed up late last night. XD

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: Watching !Hero: the Rock Opera, and also getting distracted not watching !Hero.

28. what is something you can’t wait for: This askjdlgs episode of Supergirl - alternatively, “Jeremy Jordan returning to Broadway.” Also, getting to see The Lion King in about a month. !!!

30. what are you listening to right now: Traffic outside my apartment. Birds in the courtyard. Occasionally my neighbor moving around upstairs.

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom: Yup. A couple Thomases, and I worked with a Tom previously, and work with a much nicer Tom now.

32. something that’s getting on your nerves: Supergirl’s deeply flawed existence is a constant mood, and I’m having frustrations with a relationship that I don’t know how to solve. :/

33. most visited website: Youtube and Tumblr are probably about equal.

34. hair colour: Hehe wouldn’t you like to know. <<I second Ponty. ;) ;)

35. long or short hair: Longish. Thinking about getting it cut, but idk how short.

36. do you have a crush on someone: I get friend crushes a lot. Like I fall hopelessly in love with somebody, but not in a romantic way, just in a “I want to hang out with you and do dumb fun stuff together because you seem so cool” sort of way.

37. what do you like about yourself: I always seem to answer these the same way, but whatever? I like my (semi dormant?? ha) creativity, and that I’m usually a pretty patient, forgiving person. That might sound weird, or bragging, but it’s not something that comes without practice, so I think it’s okay for me to like/be proud of that.

38. want any piercings: I’ve been saying I should get my ears pierced for like ten years now.

39. blood type: I honestly have no idea, why don’t they give you this information when you get a copy of your birth certificate, or have a check-up? Seems kinda important. XD

40. nicknames: Here? “Rags” and many variations thereof. I also have a lot of nicknames irl but a lot of them have kind of petered out of usage.

41. relationship status: Single pringleeeeee.

42. sign: Aquarius I think but it has no relevance so.

43. pronouns: she/her

44. fave tv show: Fringe or White Collar or Psych maybe.

45. tattoos: I don’t have any, but if I ever got one, it’d be Needtobreathe lyrics.

46. right or left handed: Right. Which is funny because in the artistic circles I run in, I’ve often been the odd one out. XD

47. ever had surgery: I split my head open once. That explains a lot. ;)

48. piercings: Noooone

49. sport: BASEBALL

50. vacation: NYC (literally just to see shows) or the mountains somewhere or Europe, particularly Edinburgh and London. And anywhere honestly on the East coast of this country, because it’s so rich in history.

51. trainers: Shoes, right? Or people who have trained me?? I’m confused. I buy from Payless. I like Converse but who can afford them. XD I’d rather wear something sensible but stylish anyway, and the one shoe I actually care about is Oxfords. I want me a pair of Oxfords.

— more general

52. eating: I am so hungry. I’m going to swing by a cafe and eat because I have a freebie there. But generally, I love pasta and pizza and eggs and toast for breakfast. And fruit.

53. drinking: Water, tea, orange juice, Pepsi.

54. I’m about to watch: I have a bunch of things in my Youtube “watch later” list, including some talks by Jason Robert Brown. Oh! I’m going to rewatch Doctor Strange with some of my favorite peeps tonight. ^_^

55. waiting for: “Schott Through the Heart” and Lion King again. Also, the lunch rush to pass before I go to the cafe.

56. want: Actual furniture in my bedroom. It’s beginning to bother me. I just want a little desk, a little shelf, and a little nightstand like thing. I can wait longer for a proper bed.

57. get married: Maybe someday. I’m not seeking it out right now. :)

58. career: I’ve just started my first job in a theater, and though it’s not with the production process itself, I am loving it, and hoping to move backstage sometime soon. I want to have a career in theater, probably as a writer or at least writing scripts/novels on the side.

— which is better

59. hugs or kisses: hugs

60. lips or eyes: eyes

61. shorter or taller: shorter?

62. older or younger: older?

63. nice arms or stomach: ?? what kind of a. Smile. Nice smile is 100% the most attractive thing.

64. hookup or relationships: relationships. 100%. <<amen

65. troublemaker or hesitant: In a relationship?? Hesitant, I guess, if it means they/you are being careful and serious.

— have you ever

66. kissed a stranger: Nope

67. drank hard liquor: No why would i put myself through that miserable experience lol <<<saaaaame

68. turned someone down: A couple of times.

69. sex on first date: no

70: broken someone’s heart: Doubtful.

71. had your heart broken: Nope.

72. been arrested: Ha. No.

73. cried when someone died: Yes.

74. fallen for a friend: Again, no. Although idealistically that’s a cool way to go. :)

— do you believe in

75. yourself: To a healthy extent, I think. I believe in other things more, but I definitely believe in what I ought to be doing and how I have to work to do. I’ve gained a lot of self-confidence in the past four years, kind of a totally different person now - thank heaven.

76. miracles: I see them all the time.

77. love at first sight: Ish? Appreciation/attraction/clicking immediately can happen, and that can grow into love.

78. santa claus: He exists in every way that counts.

79. angels: Yes.

— misc

80. eye colour: Wouldn’t you like to knoooooow. ;) Idk, it’s probably in another tag/ask post I’ve done on here somewhere lol.

81. best friend’s name: I don’t know that I have one exact best friend rn. There are a handful of individuals I am super close to, and people I know I can tell anything to, and people I just love to hang out with, and I always want to make them happy. <3

82. favourite movie: Newsies Live. It counts, and I know for a fact I have watched it more than any other movie so there.

83. favourite actor: Jeremy Jordan. (woooooowwwww shooockkkerrrrrr)

84. favourite cartoon: Tangled: the Series, and Trollhunters. (Those count, right?) I didn’t watch a lot of traditional cartoons growing up. Just Disney movies.

85. favourite teacher’s name: If I say anyone other than my amazing mother who homeschooled me and my siblings, I’d have to say: Clint. He taught me how to play guitar, and he was pretty fantastic as a role model too. I loved being his student, even if I was too withdrawn at the time to properly take advantage of it or show my appreciation for him.

#thanks for the tag!#ponty friend #about me

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wibblywobblybowtie · 7 years ago

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tag gamez

I was tagged by the amazing @spider--lilies (Sorry for doing this like a month late woops...) (Really liked reading yours tho lol)

I’ll tag @swimmingfeelsinajohnlockianpool @bismuth-209 and @justseeeeeme (You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to :) )

1. last drink: Tea lol

2. last phone call: Idk... Probably my mom, but i barely ever call lol

3. last text message: A friend from school lol

4. last song you listened to: Beyond Me by Toby Mac :)

5. time you cried: Idk... gosh I’m so forgetful

6. dated someone twice?: nope

7. kissed someone and regretted it?: never kissed anyone so no

8. been cheated on?: nope again

9. lost someone special?: yup :(

10. been depressed?: No

11. gotten drunk and thrown up?: nope all alcohol stinks lol

fave colors

12. Light blue

13. TARDIS blue

14. Purple

in the last year have you…

15. made new friends?: Well the year had only just begun i guess, so not this year lol

16. fallen out of love?: nope

17. laughed until you cried?: Yup, I cry way too fast whilst laughing woops

18. found out someone was talking about you?: Nope

19. met someone who changed you?: Idk probably?

20. found out who your friends are?: Idk I know my friends i guess? (I’m answering Idk waayy to much here)

21. kissed someone on your facebook friends list?: If parents count?

general:

22. how many of your facebook friends do you know irl?: I think all? I never really use facebook lol

23. do you have any pets?: Nope... We had fish but they all died :(

24. do you want to change your name?: Nah not really

25. what did you do for your last birthday?: Invited friends for a barbeque lol

26. what time did you wake up today?: around 9.30 ish?

27. what were you doing at midnight last night?: I was asleep/almost asleep

28. what is something you cant wait for?: Doctor Who s11? :)

30. what are you listening to right now?: Broken Vessels (Amazing Grace) by Hillsong Worship (Hillsong is awesome)

31. have you ever talked to a person named tom?: Yup, but you write his name Thom lol

32. something thats getting on your nerves?: The fact that war exists and people don’t see the uselessness of wars? idk

33. most visited website: Tumblr and netflix probably lol

34. hair color: Blonde

35. long or short hair: Quite long i think

36. do you have a crush on someone: I think so? (I’m weird okay lol)

37. what do you like about yourself: I’m weird but okay? Idk

38. want any piercings?: Nah... (I have earrings though, does that count?)

39. blood type: I have no idea wooops

40. nicknames: Some people call me Lo, or Lolo (that one’s weird lol) or something like that

41. relationship status: single :)

42. zodiac: Idk... I was always taught that stuff was weird, and i never learnt about it haha

43. pronouns: she/they :)

44. fave tv shows: Doctor Who, Sherlock, One Day At A Time, B99, Collateral, Jessica Jones, Yuri On Ice and probably more ugh wow

45. tattoos: have none and dont want any (sounds wayy too painful)

46. right or left handed: right

47. ever had surgery: I have had some kind of tubes in my ear against ear infection?

48. piercings: my ears!

49. sport: none anymore, I did do swimming for a while

50. vacation: I love England lol

51. trainers: as in shoes? Then yes I guess?

more general:

52. eating: Nothing now, but i want to get some chocolate lol

53. drinking: Now it’s tea again lol

54. im about to watch: the last ep of Yuri on Ice and maybe some Sarah Jane Adventures

55. waiting for: idk? Doctor Who s11 again? lol (Oh and Jessica Jones s2 then too)

56. want: enough money to be able to afford the study i want to do in a bit more than a year

57. get married: would be nice but the chances are small

58. career: I’d love to write tv-shows :)

which is better:

59. hugs or kisses: hugs

60. lips or eyes: eyes

61. shorter or taller: both is good

62. older or younger: idk does it matter that much?

63. nice arms or stomach: arms are more practical i guess? (Like you’d be stronger?)

64. hookup or relationship: relationship

65. troublemaker or hesitant: Idk both works

have you ever:

66. kissed a stranger: Nope... Why would I tho?

67. drank hard liquor: No all alcohol still stinks lol

68. lost glasses: nope, don’thave glasses

69. turned someone down: yup

70. sex on first date: iew nope

71. broken someone’s heart?: no idea

72. had your heart broken: idk not really

73. been arrested: nope

74. cried when someone died: yes

75. fallen for a friend: no

do you believe in

76. yourself: Idk, depends on what I’m doing (me in social situations: no, for a test: a bit too much)

77. miracles: Yup

78. love at first sight: Idk

79. santa claus: never have

80. kiss on a first date: if both people want that, sure?

81. angels: yup

other:

82. best friend’s name: Do I have to choose one person? I just really love my friends from school, my internet friend, and friend from church? (But i can’t choooose lol)

83. eye colour: blue ish

84. fave movie: Moana and Frozen (yes i know), were good? I’m probably forgetting one now tho

85. fave actor: If actress counts too, then Jenna Coleman :) (She’s the best!)

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7deer-ofthe-dawn7 · 7 years ago

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I’m guessing this is every single one haha thanks for the love, Anon!! Some I’m deleting because I don’t have a good answer to them and to save space. And for @swaggyt-enthusiast and @deerestlufics the answers to the ones you requested are probably in here too!!

👑 what is the reason your bias is your bias?

Luhan is my ultimate bias because he’s associated with deer and deer have been my favorite animals since I was 2 or 3 years old. And he’s also kindhearted and super smart and talented

Xiumin (my bias of those currently in EXO) is my favorite probably bc Luhan was obsessed with him so it kinda just happened. He is also really kind, smart and talented

🐺 tag someone who reminds you of sehun.

My IRL friend that we call Ikea (her real name sounds like Ikea). She’s too sassy for her own good and says, and I quote, “90% or more of our school is ugly. I can’t believe I have to be surrounded by such ugly people. We’re practically models compared to them”

Also, fun fact: everyone thinks I’m her and she’s me or we’re twins or something and we’re the only ones that don’t think we look anything alike

🍌 favorite chanyeol cover?

“All of Me” I just love that song

❤ post a selfie.

😤 favorite english lyric?

“Shawty imma party till the sun down”

🐻 tag someone who reminds you of kai.

Another IRL friend who once spent 5-10 minutes telling me about her favorite ways to eat chicken

🎉 favorite thing about exo m?

I love how they always helped one another. The Chinese members would help Minseok and Jongdae when they went to China, and in turn, they would help China line when they were in Korea. They all just seemed extra close. I miss it

🐩 candy, jjangah, or vivi?

Candy haha

🐼 tag someone who reminds you of tao.

I guess again my friend Ikea. So much sass. damn

👅pick a body part from each member.

Kris’ nose, Luhan’s eyes, Xiumin’s thighs, Chen’s lips, Tao’s lips, Lay’s dimple, Suho’s eyes, Chanyeol’s legs, Baekhyun’s lip mole, DO’s lips, Sehun’s eyebrows, Kai’s eyes

🐷 post your favorite kyungsoo meme.

🐊 tag someone who reminds you of chen.

My friend A who can’t ever shut up and yells a lot and did I mention that she never shuts up

🎬 if your bias were to be the star of a movie, what kind of movie would it be?

I’d want Luhan to be the main character of a Wes Anderson film. Wes Anderson’s characters are always really different and unique and I know Luhan wants to try something other than a cliche singer/heartthrob. They also have their own internal problems and the story lines are really odd and keep your interest. Luhan did mention before that he likes the “Grand Budapest Hotel”, which is a movie directed by Wes Anderson!!

🐕 tag someone who reminds you of baekhyun.

I have one friend that feels the need to tell the world when she has to poop. There we were, waiting to get into the EXO concert and she yells “LET ME IN I HAVE TO POOP” and idk it seems like a Baekhyun thing to do

👽 what’s your dream collab?

EXO and VIXX!!

💲 post your favorite suho meme.

💖 choose your visual: luhan or sehun?

LUHAN

🍦call me baby or call me monster?

Call me Monster!

🐑 tag someone who reminds you of lay.

My one friend Vi bc she’s so SWEET and she doesn’t understand 9/10 of the sexual jokes we make and we spent 30 minutes trying to get her to understand what 69 means. She also has an obsession with unicorns so I think it’s fitting. And she has her moments where I’m like wtf how are you that smart and so naive at the same time. Like she’s SO SMART. Ok I’ll stop. She’s just such a sweetie

🍆fmk: hyung line.

I don’t want to kill any of them… K will mean kiss

F - Luhan, M - Xiumin, K - Kris

🌈 favorite thing about exo k?

They’re all kind of just nuts. In their own special way

🐰 tag someone who reminds you of suho.

I have one friend who’s also a complete sweetie pie and she’s so motherly and takes care of everyone and has a bunch of younger siblings and she’s so protective over them

🐉 tag someone who reminds you of kris.

I’ve said this before, but my old art teacher. His name is actually Chris, he’s 28, he’s 6ft 5in (195.5cm), acts pretty cold but is still really caring, and we all called him dad and gave him a Father’s Day card

🍕 post your favorite baekhyun meme.

💙 pick one personality trait from each member.

Kris’s awkwardness, Tao’s swag, Luhan’s positivity, Xiumin’s shyness, Chen’s teasing nature, Lay’s kindness, Suho’s caring nature, Baekhyun’s humor, Sehun’s sass, Kai’s love for his dogs, Chanyeol’s energy, Kyungsoo’s reserved manner

🔪 imagine ot12 in the hunger games, order them from the first one to die to the winner.

I’m trying to reason physical abilities with mental ability.. Sehun isn’t really all that fit (just skinny) and they all say he’s not very smart. Xiumin is strong and really smart and I don’t think he’d take unnecessary risks

Sehun

Chanyeol

Kris

Baekhyun

Chen

Kai

Luhan

Lay

Tao

Suho

Xiumin

🎀 favorite solo song?

Chen - “Best Luck”

For EX members “Medals” or “Catch Me When I Fall” by Luhan

🐛 tag someone who reminds you of luhan.

My 20+ deer children

😻 what’s your favorite thing about xiumin?

oH my gOD EVERYTHING. HIS SMILE. HIS LAUGH. HIS EYES AND LIPS AND NOSE AND HIS REALLY GENTLE PERSONALITY AND THAT HE MIGHT NOT BE A LEADER BUT HE STILL CARES FOR EVERYONE BC HE’S THE OLDEST AND HE MIGHT BE AN ARIES BUT HE DOESN’T SEEM LIKE HE EVER GETS TOO WORKED UP AND HE’S SO FREAKIN SMART LIKE HE’S GOING BACK TO SCHOOL NOW?? AND HE’S SO CUTE AT ANY WEIGHT AND HE’S SO MODEST AND I WANT TO HUG HIM AND TELL HIM ALL OF THIS I LOVE HIM AND HIS BAOZI CHEEKS AND QUIET NATURE AND BARISTA MINSEOK IS GOOD SHIT

👰 who do you think your parents would like more as your boyfriend?

Suho, Luhan or Xiumin.

⚠ if you were going on a date with baekhyun, where would you take him?

Maybe NYC because there’s a lot to do there and good pizza bc he likes pizza

🍯 post your favorite kai meme.

🙈 tag a mutual you want to talk to.

@myminseok but man am I bad at talking to people?? ha ha… I like talking to anyone though

💡 if you had to tattoo one exo lyric, which would it be?

Not an EXO song but I love Luhan’s “Medals”武器就是我紧握的梦想My dreams become my weapon而我受过的伤While the wounds I carry都是我的勋章Become my medals

💀how many hoodies do you think chanyeol has?

At least 20

👻 favorite exo-cbx member?

XIUMIN

💁 write a poem for your bias.

Roses are redViolets are blueLuhan, I will run away if you actually tell me to blow it like a flute

🍻 does your bias and your bias wrecker get along?

My biases are Luhan and Xiumin and the wreckers are Sehun, Tao, Yixing and Chen. I suppose they all get along? They fight like brothers if anything haha

♉ who shares your zodiac sign? do you think you’re alike?

I am a Virgo and Chen is also a Virgo but I don’t think we’re anything alike lol. I’m really quiet and he isn’t and I’m not very confident but he is. One thing I guess we have in common is that we both aren’t lead dancer material

🎵most played exo song?

Probably EXO-M MAMA

💣would you rather marry sehun or suho?

Marry Suho. As much as I love Sehun, Suho is extra responsible

💧if you were to be on a zombie apocalypse, which member would you pick to be with you?

Luhan or Xiumin. Luhan for comfort, Xiumin for his wit, skill and strength so maybe we’ll live (sorry Luhan)

🐄 who do you think would be the best dad?

Xiumin

👗who has the best fashion sense?

Sehun

🎄you get to give ONE christmas gift to all nine members, what do you give them?

Home cooked food!

💄 junhee or baekhee?

Baekhee

💢 are you taller or shorter than kyungsoo?

Shorter…

🙌 who’s the one follower that always likes or reblogs your posts?

@swaggyt-enthusiast !!

💕 fmk: maknae line.

Again, K will mean kiss

F - Sehun, M - Kai, K - Tao

⭕ what kind of youtube channel would your bias have?

Luhan would be a blogger that shows off his cat(s) and his soccer skills. I think he’d also do hair tutorials and try weird internet fads for the fun of it. Like the cinnamon challenge or show off a collection of fidget spinners lmao. He’d also have a separate gaming and anime channel… just saying.

Xiumin would also show off his cat but he would post how to videos and cooking videos. Like really practical stuff and he’d be really shy and everyone would beg for a face reveal.

😇 if you were to die right now, what would you tell exo?

Thanks to all 12 of you for making me happy and inspiring me with your music and your antics. My soul will remember it for all of its next lives

😈 what’s the thing exo has done that made you have secondhand embarrassment?

Dabbing

🎈 who do you think smells the nicest in exo?

Xiumin

💭 dream fanfic au?

TBH this fanfic is everything I needed and more.I like High School AUs that have some humor and a little bit of conflict but are still really fluffy and have nice endings. And it’s gotta be XiuHan

💵 if you were to go on a date with sehun, where would you take him?

TO GET BUBBLE TEA OF COURSE. I live and breathe that stuff

👣 is your bias an introvert or an extrovert? and your bias wrecker?

Luhan is an extrovert although he does have a shy side that comes out in new situations. I find that really nice because I think it’s better to be a bit awkward than arrogant (ahemlikejustinbieber). And Xiumin is more of an introvert. The rest of my bias wreckers seem like extroverts

🍦who do look up to the most in exo?

Luhan and Xiumin… again. They’re both really kind and positive and they aren’t arrogant

🍸take a screenshot of your lockscreen and post it.