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71tenseventeen · 6 years ago

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Take My Hand (Take My Whole Life Too)-8

Pt 1, Pt 2, Pt 3, Pt 4, Pt 5, Pt 6, Pt 7

Warnings for sexual content, male pregnancy, non-hockey Sid. Sid and Taylor’s ages have been altered to fit the story.

Perpetual credit to my betas, @queen-alia and @icosahedonist as well as the GC and @ljummen.

They meet at a quiet pizza place at Sid’s suggestion.

As soon as Sid sees Geno on the sidewalk he realizes it was a mistake. He already has people stopping him and Sid can see the stress lines around his eyes as he glances up and back to the people around him.

Sid has no idea what the protocol is but he suspects it’s better if he stays out of all of that so he tips his head toward the door of the restaurant and ducks in, grabbing them a table in the corner of the dark, quiet dining room.

It takes another ten minutes before Geno finally ducks into the restaurant looking very harried but at least he’s alone. He immediately spots and heads for Sid, carefully avoiding eye contact with the handful of other patrons. He gets stopped anyhow and politely signs autographs and poses for pictures with a family of four before he finally makes it to the table looking more than a little stressed.

“Sorry, Sid. I was hoping since it Tuesday afternoon would maybe not be such a big problem.”

“No, I’m sorry. I should have known. Next time we’ll figure something else out, okay?”

Geno nods, looking very grateful.

“So…” they both start after an awkward moment and it breaks the tension. Sid gives a quiet laugh and Geno’s face softens.

Sid thinks maybe, finally, they can relax.

Of course that’s when a waiter arrives at their table and starts his welcome spiel before stopping completely and exclaiming, “Whoa! Geno! Hey man!”

“Hello,” Geno says cordially, but Sid can see the lines forming around his eyes again.

The waiter, “Braden,” he informs them as he shakes Geno’s hand and ignores Sid completely, is grinning ear to ear and turns long enough to call in the general direction of the kitchens. “Yo, Frank! You gotta get out here! We got Geno Malkin in the house!”

Sid sees Geno slump in defeat and sits quietly as he politely signs autographs and poses for pictures with what must be every staff member there… and a couple of construction workers who hadn’t bugged him when he came in. As far as get-togethers go, this is a disaster.

Geno finally asks Braden to please give them a minute with the menu and turns to Sid with a pinched expression, talking low and fast. “Sid, okay if we get food to go? I take us somewhere private to eat and talk. Don’t think this going to work.” He says it like he’s asking permission and Sid feels terrible.

“Yeah, of course.”

That’s all it takes for Geno to motion Braden back over.

It takes another twenty five minutes before they’re actually leaving the restaurant with bags of food and a pizza, Geno having left a generous tip.

He pulls his hat down over his eyes and seems to be trying to hunch in on himself even though there was no way someone that big is going to be able to hide. Sid follows quietly and they make it to Geno’s car with only a couple of people stopping him. As soon as Geno slides into the driver’s seat, he drops his head back and lets out a deep breath.

“Really sorry, Sid.”

“It’s not your fault. I’m sorry for suggesting this place.”

“Not be sorry. Let’s just go eat. Hungry.”

“Yeah, me too.”

Geno turns to him with furrowed brows. “You ok? Need to eat and drink now?”

“No, I can wait. I feel okay.”

Geno’s face relaxes a little then and he nods. “Okay.”

He takes them to the arena. It’s the last place Sid expected to find himself but it makes sense. When they go in, no one does anything more than give him a wave. Certainly no one seems concerned that he’s toting a bunch of takeout bags and has a stranger trailing along beside him.

And that’s how Sid finds himself eating pasta and pizza in the Penguins’ team kitchen.

It’s Sid’s turn to be jumpy, glancing nervously at the door every few seconds until Geno explains, “No practice here today. Not expect anyone around or I take us to private conference room.”

Sid breathes out in relief. “Okay.”

“So—” they both start again and Geno laughs.

Maybe this won’t be as bad as Sid feared.

Geno is enthusiastic about any mention of the baby and wants to know all about Sid’s appointments with the ‘baby doctor.’ He listens to every tiny detail—from the baby’s heart rate to Sid’s blood pressure—with rapt attention and asks what seems like a hundred questions.

Sid doesn’t mind. It’s nice to have a conversation about the pregnancy that isn’t revolving around what a crisis it is.

He likes how easy it is to talk once they’re relaxed, that Geno actually takes interest in his life. He isn’t just asking questions to have something to talk about—he genuinely listens to Sid’s answers and asks more questions, seeming to want to know everything he can.

He asks about Sid’s studies at the university and Sid spends several minutes talking about the courses he plans to take and his plan to teach someday. In turn, Sid asks him about hockey and they spend a good half an hour talking about the upcoming season. Geno seems pleasantly surprised at Sid’s interest and knowledge.

From there the conversation turns back to the pregnancy and Geno asks if Sid has talked to his family in the last couple of days. “For a few minutes last night. I told them I told you about the baby.”

Geno fiddles with the edge of his cup. “They know is me?”

“No. I didn’t tell them that much.”

“What they say when you tell them I know?”

Sid shrugs. “Not much. My parents are still hoping I’ll change my mind, I guess. But my sister is happy.”

“Glad you have her, at least. Hope your parents come around.”

“What, um, what about your parents? Did you, um, tell them about…?” Sid glances down at his midsection.

“I not tell them yet, no.”

“Oh. Right.” Sid’s not sure what he expected and he works hard to push back the pang that’s threatening to bubble up inside him

“Going to tell them, Sid.”

“You don’t have to.”

Geno frowns. “Not keep something like this secret from them. Is just hard, try to figure out how to say. Worry how they respond.”

“You think they’ll, ah, be upset?”

Geno sighs and runs a hand through his hair as he leans forward to rest his elbows on the table. “Maybe. Probably.” He takes a deep breath. “Mama, Papa very close to me but they not really know about my private life. Just not sure how they react when they find out, you know.”

“Find out about the baby or…?” Sid feels like it probably doesn’t need to be said.

Geno nods. “In Russia, be with guy very bad. Not safe.”

“Yeah,” Sid swallows hard. For the first time he’s thinking about consequences beyond the scope of Pittsburgh and the NHL and he’s suddenly grateful he’s from Canada.

“Not something I need to tell them before but now…”

“Right. Now I’m pregnant and fucked that up for you.”

Geno looks up and grabs Sid’s wrist. “You not fuck anything up, Sid. Take two people make this happen. Was my choice, too and I’m not regret.”

“Well, I’ll understand if you decide not to tell anyone. I mean, I’d get it.”

“Not going to be that way. Just have to figure out best way. Maybe not be easy but I do because it’s important. Besides, better to tell now than someone here find out and they hear in press.”

Sid looks up, struck again by all the things weighing on Geno with this pregnancy.

“I guess we should probably be more careful around town, too. I mean, if it got out it would be bad.”

Geno sighs and runs a hand through his hair again. “Would be very bad. Here, maybe not as much but Russia… I probably can’t go back.”

“Oh god. You can’t—” Sid shakes his head. Somewhere in his mind he knew it but hearing it like this brings it into stark contrast. “I can’t be the person responsible for that. I won’t tell anyone, Geno. I promise.”

“Not the kind of thing to keep secret forever. Eventually, baby born and grow. Seem impossible to keep thing like this secret.”

“We’ll do it, we’ll find a way.”

Geno shakes his head. “You really want that? Not so sure I do.”

Sid’s heart sinks. “What do you mean?”

“Even if we could keep total secret, what kind of life that be for our baby? What kind of life that be for us? Maybe not ideal and maybe some hard consequences but still a baby, still going to be child for us to raise. Our baby, Sid.” To Sid’s surprise, Geno smiles and it fills him warmth.

“Only know for two days and already think about baby growing up. Want to teach him to skate and play hockey, want to take him to family skate and bring him to games.”

Sid realizes he’s smiling too. “Him?”

Geno’s grin brightens. “Have a feeling.”

“What if it’s a girl?”

“Not matter. Do all same thing. All that matter is she our baby, our family.” Geno’s smile stretches across his face. “We gonna get to love our little baby and watch him grow up. Maybe hard, little bit scary now but gonna be worth it, you know?”

And Sid suddenly has to blink back tears because in all the time he’s known about the pregnancy, he’d never felt like he could talk about his future with his baby, that he could look forward to it. It had hurt that everyone saw this as a burden, nothing but a crisis to manage. But now Geno is saying things out loud that Sid has barely felt allowed to even think privately.

“Yeah.” Sid has to swallow. “I do,” he breathes and he means it.

“Wouldn’t trade for anything now that I know, Sid. Don’t care what happen.”

“But what about the team? The NHL, Russia?”

Geno meets his gaze. “We figure it out. Not want you worry about it, okay? Just focus on take care of you and take care of baby. Most important.”

Sid sighs. “I’ll try. I, um, I have a doctor’s appointment in a couple of days.”

Geno’s face lights up and Sid’s glad he told him. “When? Maybe I find way to go?”

“Friday at three.”

Geno frowns. “Have meeting.”

“Oh. Well, I…”

“I’m sorry.”

Sid takes a deep breath and forces himself to look at Geno. “You don’t have to apologize. I know you have responsibilities. Honestly, the fact that you care at all means a lot. So, don’t worry, okay?”

Geno nods, looking a little miserable. “You call me, tell how it goes?”

“For sure.”

“Maybe we get together after?”

Sid smiles because this is just all so much more and so much better than he ever expected. “Yeah. I’d like that.”

Geno drives Sid back to where he’d parked earlier. It’s still crowded and Sid knows they can’t linger with Geno idling in a no parking zone so he pulls the envelope out of his pocket and pushes it into Geno’s hands before he gets out of the car.

“What this?”

“It’s not all of it, not even close but it’s part of what I owe you.”

Geno frowns. “Sid…”

“Not negotiable. See you Friday.” He closes the door before Geno can reply

Part 9

#Take My Hand #my fic #mpreg #rpf #sidgeno #part 8

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jaemya · 7 years ago

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mark lee x black reader highschool au

(reader is female)

being in the same history and english classes and since the two teachers decided to pair up for a semester long project, there’s a bunch of group work that needs to be done

becoming partners through this with 3 other people

you guys are really the ones pulling the weight of your group tbh

on the 2nd meeting, you mention that you guys should create a gc for the group so you guys can stay up to date

mark pulling you aside after the meeting is over and saying “hey we should probably talk amongst ourselves too since you know…we’re the only ones really working here”

you feel the heat rushing to your cheeks because he’s close and his voice is low and he has really pretty eyes (thank God you’re black otherwise your face would’ve looked like a cherry tomato) and what’d he say again?

the gc annoys you a lot because the other 3 classmates don’t really care about the material

going off on them with mark in your private chats together and he’s agreeing with you and pitching in himself

staying up late to text each other about the group and actually go over the class assignment

when one classmate accidentally leaves the gc you honestly ask mark if you should add them back or not since they are the Laziest member

mark just looks at you like “y/n….” and you know he means Yes so you add them

meeting up with mark in the school library after class when you’re both free and working on the project (to be fair sometimes your groupmates come along)

one friday while you guys are just quietly doing your own thing, you notice him watching a dance video and you get (overly) excited and grin widely, nudging him a bit

you tell him you love dancing and you’ve been doing it for years and his eyes light up and he’s like “really??”

you guys forget about the project and start talking about your favorite dancers and dance studios and favorite choreos

looking at each others’ playlists and giving each other song recs

when it’s time to go that day, you actually feel your heart pang and you get sad because it was so nice talking to him and you won’t see him till monday

he notices you look sad and asks if you wanna meet up for brunch tomorrow and ofc you say yes

you wake up at 7am by accident because you’re so excited the next day and you can’t go back to sleep so you just look through your closet tryna find a chic outfit that says “i don’t care what im wearing but i Care”

you doing your makeup and halfway through you realize…you don’t know where you’re going

frantically getting to your phone and just as you’re about to text him, he calls you. a Phone Call

at this point you’ve never spoken on the phone before, just texted, so you’re nervous to pick it up and you’re so tempted to just ignore until he leaves a voicemail

on the 4th ring you go “oh fuck it” and pick it up

he’s panting, clearly rushing somewhere, and saying “hey! hey sorry i didn’t tell you the address of where to meet, im just now getting off the bus from my student council meeting and rushing to the place ” and he gives you the address of where you’ll meet up

it’s not that far - tbh it’s walking distance from where you live, so you wrap up the phone call, finish your makeup, and decide to just walk out

as you’re walking to the small cafe, you wonder why you spent so much time getting ready for mark when you don’t like him…..i mean you don’t right? how could you? he’s just your classmate

you almost miss the cafe entirely but mark shouts your name, startling you, and you walk up to him on the steps of the small place

he tells you he just got there but he already ordered oolong tea, a grilled cheese sandwich, and a blueberry muffin for you

you’re kinda annoyed he already ordered - esp since he had only just gotten there 2 minutes before you - but you feel shy when he says “i remembered you said during a convo once you’re more of a tea person” because i mean…it was kinda sweet

but you also ask if he ordered for himself and when he says “no, not yet,” you grin and tell him you’ll order for him

he blinks three times but doesn’t stop you so you order an americano, eggs, and a slice of lemon cake for him

when you finally sit down, the conversation immediately picks up from yesterday at the library - as if you just put a pause on a show, got up to do something, came back, and pressed play

everything feels natural and real and light when you’re with him, your laughter’s joining together and almost sounding harmonious in this small, old cafe

after a little over an hour of talking, mark rubs his hand alongside his nape and stares at his empty cup, clearing his throat

you lean your arm over from across the table and nudge him and ask him what’s up

when he looks up at you, you can see the nervous look in his eyes and he clears his throat again

before you can say anything he blurts out, “do you wanna go on a date me with later? to the movies? or maybe tomorrow if you’re busy today. actually you don’t even have to go out with me i have no idea what-”

you cut him off with a laugh and “a movie later sounds nice”

both of you stare at each other for a little bit with smiles on both faces before seamlessly continuing your previous conversation

before leaving each other at 2, you make plans to see a movie in a couple hours and you’ll meet at the mall in downtown to pick one out (he offered to pay for tickets and why would you refuse?)

let’s just say . You guys are talkers.

after the movie, you both spend a good hour analyzing your favorite scenes and laughing about the funny moments together

whenever you reflect on the funny scenes, mark claps his hands together, eyes wide, and goes “yeah yeah that part!”w

you feel your heart race every time you make him laugh with one of your jokes and any time he makes you laugh

when you do finally part ways, mark insists on taking you back home and so you catch a bus together

the bus ride home is filled with a comforting quiet and you notice mark starts to doze off

his head slowly falls onto your shoulder and you smile

since he has the window seat and its 8oclock, the sun begins to set on his face

you place your hand over his eyes to shield him and you feel a sense of warmth shower over you

when it’s your stop, you wake him up and it takes a few nudges before he opens his eyes

he doesn’t even notice his head is on your shoulder until after he rubs his eyes and looks up at you

he jolts up, stuttering out an apology but you giggle and tell him it’s fine - he looked like he needed the short rest

he also insists on walking you to your door and on the way there, he looks around at your neighborhood, noting the similarities between his and yours

it isn’t until he actually reaches your door that he realizes …… he lives just about 5 minutes from you - right around the corner actually

when he tells this to you, your first thought is “that’s great! that means we can hang out a lot more” and you don’t even realize you said that out loud until you see mark’s face light up a bit - both with excitement and embarrasment

you suddenly want to run inside and scream into your pillow so you try to end the goodbyes right now but mark places his hand on yours and you suddenly feel like time stands still

okay yes, his hand is on yours, time is standing still, everything feels a bit cheesy but life can be cheesy yknow? and right now it was about as cheesy as your best friend’s favorite triple decker grilled cheese sandwich

mark just smiles at you and says, “y/n, i’d really like hang out with you more….outside of school i mean,”

you smile and nod and he lets go of your hand and you both say your goodnights and “see you”s and you walk inside

you rush to your room, quickly greeting your parents, and jump onto your bed before screaming into your pillow

your parents eye each other from the living room but they let you be

mark texts you not 10 minutes after and you both end up texting each other until 1am, sending each other funny memes and videos of dancers along with college options and rants about your teachers

everything always feels so natural and calm with mark. even when your heart’s racing with him, it feels safe and warm and you can’t believe you fell so fast

#mark #mark lee #nct #nct mark #nct u #nct 127 #nct dream #mark scenarios #nct scenarios #mark lee scenario #mark oneshot #mark lee oneshot #nct oneshot #nct dream oneshot

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pinksausageduo · 7 years ago

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 1K+

IM SCREAMING WTF YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING genuinely can’t believe i have more than 1000 of you actually liking my blog to the point of following me??!!! I have really bad updates LIKE REALLY BAD like for 2 and half months i’ve been on tumblr i’ve probably only been posting for 1 month and a bit. AND THE FACT YOU STILL ALL LIKE MY WRITINGS AND FOLLOW ME IS CRAZY!! i seriously mean it when i absolutely adore each and everyone of you following my blog like i love you guys so so much. and please don’t be afraid to ever talk to me whether it’s on anon or message whether it’s about how annoying your life is, ranting, my writing, advice, questions, literally anything. i just love you guys sooooo much like wow i never even expected more than 100 followers like i’m mind blown.

so since it is a milestone and usually most blogs do something, i did prepare a present for my followers and another one for my mutuals because i love you all.

FOR MY FOLLOWERS: A NEW SERIES!!!!!

i know i have still my enemies to lovers series that i need to complete and i will do that but there will be a new series and YOU GUYS GET TO CHOOSE which one I write first either;

Heirs

located in an expensive private school, wanna one is known as the Heirs. they’re all extremely rich, good looking, talented and basically the kings of the school. each guy will have a girl that catches their eye, those girls will be you! from the quick witted and sassy scholarship student to the extremely rich ice princess who no one wants to even approach to the shy sweet nobody, one member will fall for you. choose to find out!

so will you choose the heirs??

Bodyguards

wanna one is a team of bodyguards assigned to people who need protection. over the years each and every one of them finds themselves falling for someone on the job. but falling in love isn’t part of the job or is it? they’ll fall for you! from the president’s daughter to another intelligence agency’s spy to even a princess, one member will fall for you. choose to find out!

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HOW TO CHOOSE

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@hwinkinghwi XUAN WE BONDED INSTANTLY YOU ALWAYS MAKE ME SMILE AND LAUGH and we talk about the weirdest things but it’s still heaps of fun and xuan has short sweet bullet point fics which will warm your heart

fic series: both baejin fics: chicken first cuddles later, florist jinyoung, baker woojin, ___ as your boyfriend (all of them)

@jeonjeonggukks I LOVE ALEX SM SERIOUSLY SO SO SO FUNNY LIKE WTH and sooooo easy to slander BUT SHE IS MY MOTHER (well one of them) AND I LOVE HER SO SO MUCH AND SHE’S ALSO AN AMAZING ASS WRITER so y’all should read her writings

fic recs: shipped jonghyun scenario, our necklaces sungwoon soulmate au, why her why him woojin

@jihoonslattee AHHH WE JUST STARTED TALKING CHI BUT I ALREADY LOVE YOU AND JUST WOW YOUR WRITING IS INCREDIBLE WISH I COULD BE YOU AND HAS SOOOO MANY FICS DONE LIKE IM SO IMPRESSED wow i did that in all caps but like JIHOON STANS WHO WANT JIHOON FICS like chi’s blog like 100% recommend also does reactions SO CHECK HER OUT

fic recs: jihoon prince au (this was sooo good), daniel CEO both parts, seongwoo boyfriend au, jihoon soulmate au

@mongniel AURORA OUR SALTY ASS MOTHER/FATHER who leaves us regularly and is a daniel seongwoo stan (she says so at least) BUT LIKE GOTTA APPRECIATE HER ABILITY TO MAKE ME FEEL SO MUCH SHIT WITH HER ANGST also if y'all love angst daniel fics AURORA’S BLOG IS THE ONE FOR YOU

fic recs: BROKEN RECORD (heart BREAKING), no chance no way, in his dreams, no answer

@peachiejihoonie SAYS IN DESCRIPTION SHE’S BAD AT WRITING BUT THAT’S RIDICULOUS her writing is sooooo good like not too many fics up BUT ALL OF THEM ARE AMAZING like what??

fic recs: demigod series, daniel fuckboy

@perkwoojin IVE ALREADY MENTIONED JAS CAUSE SHES MY ONE ETERNAL LOVE but genuinely wtf so talented I AM SHOOK she does EVERYTHING like gifs, reactions, scenarios AND SHE HAS TWO OTHER BLOGS for the boyz and stray kids fans CHECK THOSE BLOGS OUT TOO

fic recs: basically everything but in particular wanna one as prom dates, wanna one reacting to you how to solve a rubix cube, and all her series which include: boyfriend, fallen angel, AND check out woojin badboy pt 1 & 2 and now ive literally listed her whole master list whoopss

@playfuldisaster CHRISTINE IS SUCH A SWEETHEART LIKE WOW genuinely like an angel AND I LOVE TALKING TO HER but she also has so many works up! WHICH NEED MORE ATTENTION cause they’re so good

fic recs: and i’m here seongwoo, attention baejin, my boy lollipop baejin, sorry kang daniel

@producedwannaone SO UNDERRATED LIKE WHAT HOW EVERYONE WAKE UP also honey I NEED A MASTERLIST like need to stalk your blog easily yooo but seriously such a great writer and a sweetheart x

fic recs: wanna one seeing their donsaeng in their t shirt, naps with guanlin

@starrywinters SHEENA YOU HAVE SHARED MY PAIN OF HAVING SEONGWOO AS A BIAS WRECKER but like other than that you mean so so much to me you are positively brilliant in every single way AND DON’T TELL YOURSELF OTHERWISE seriously AND IT INCLUDES YOUR WRITING SKILLS

fic recs: cute bandaids, minhyun college au, 7 minutes in heaven jihoon, hugs woojin, guanlin soulmate/vampire au

@wannabeone just dammnnnn girl your writing is SO GOOD LIKE WHAT?? always makes me feel all nice inside just love reading your works fic recs: all of best friend lovers (like you will not be disappointed), kissing cuddling hugging wanna one

@wannamoon JUJU IK YOU’RE ON HIATUS AND YOU HAVEN’T REPLIED TO MY MESSAGES CRI but i miss your baejin fangirl squealing and your posts which will be filled with sadness cause it’s you lmao BUT COME BACK SOON I MISS YOU AND I LOVE YOU but juju has such a good mix of fluff and angst fics and super unique and heart warming ideas

fic recs: crumble both parts guanlin, ALL HER LIFE AUS LIKE FUCK SUCH GOOD FLUFF, halcyon seongwoo, jihoon soulmate au

@wannaonescenarios SERIOUSLY SUCH GREAT SHORT FLUFF WRITINGS LIKE WHAT HOW I WISH and has a long ass masterlist WHICH IS AMAZING TO GO THROUGH just like go right now to her blog amazing writings IS AVAILABLE

fic recs: SOULMATE AU SERIES, dating series, college series (even tho it’s only youngmin), daniel cat cafe owner

@wannasoftimagine OMG SUCH AMAZING FICS BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW PHI WENT?? like she hasn’t updated in 2 weeks? or replied to messages? like does anyone know?? but if she’s on an hiatus without mentioning well idrk but phi’s works make me feel so so soft like super duper fluffy and always read them for a cheer up

fic recs: ALL SOULMATE SERIES, classmate woojin, boyfriend woojin, and all of wanna one _____

@wannasseu CYN CYN OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH PEOPLE CYN IS THE QUEEN OF ANGST if anyone says otherwise FITE ME drown in my tears whenever i read one of her angsts WHICH IS LIKE ALL THE TIME ugh cyn what are you doing to me BUT CONTRARY TO THE ANGSTY FICS SHE WRITES cyn is such a FLUFFY person

fic recs: ALL HER EX BOYFRIEND SERIES especially seongwoo’s (i ranted to cyn for a straight hour about that fic lol), custard kisses, arranged marriage

@wannatales GREAT SHORT FLUFFS THAT YALL WANNA READ RECOMMENDING FOR STANS OF MAKNAE LINE since writings are only maknae line works always makes me feel all fluffy and gooey insideeee

fic recs: JACKET GUANLIN (fuck such a cute scenarios can’t deal), fool woojin, milk jihoon

@wannawrite SO MANY FICS FOR SO MANY FANDOMS but like the wanna one master list IS HELLA LONG haven’t ever talked to admin N BUT I LOVE YOUUUUU LAETITA DATITA RISEEEE (is that how to spell it i can’t even remember) BUT ANYWAYS soooooo good fics like always love reading them just genuinely great writings 100% of the time

fic recs: FLOWER BOY SERIES LIKE YESSS, vamp series, i latte you very much minhyun, bffs to bf daniel, colourless soulmate au woojin, this isn’t part of the plot guanlin

@wanna-17 CATH OMG MY OLDER FUTURE TWIN IDEK i love you so so much and chatting you is always fun BUT you have so many mtls like wow I'm mind blown BUT YOUR FICS ARE ALSO SUPER GOOD

fic recs: wanna one first meeting series, and any of the mtls you want to know about

@whatabrightplace AHHH TINA PLEASE PLEASE WRITE FOR WANNA ONE YOUR WRITING IS ALREADY AMAZING AND DON’T BE SCARED JUST TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH wow I'm being rly dramatic but idc i want to see you produce wanna one writing content (did you see what i did there ;) ) ANYWAYS i also wanted to tell you i love youuuu

fic recs: HER RECENT DANIEL SCENARIO FUCK stars + you for our precious mother ariane and basically everything on her masterlist even tho it isn’t wanna one or pd101

@101scenes JUST CUTE ASF SCENARIOS (at least the ones i’ve read) got me squealing and SOFT like such great writing

fic recs: LATTE ART daniel scenario, guanlin soulmate au, ceo jihoon

TEXT BLOGS (not gonna do fic recommendations cause they’re texts and it’s harder to choose specific ones):

@laignlin LILY I LOVE YOU AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU MORE LIKE TIME DIFFERENCE AND SCHOOL SUCKS but our chats are always the best and it’s always hella nice talking to you BUT YOU’RE ALSO A GREAT WRITER AND AMAZING TEXT MAKER so i ended up putting you in text author lol also IM STILL YOUR PROM DATE but everyone just read through all of lily’s texts and scenarios cause they’re all on point asf

@pwjins I GENUINELY ADORE ALLISON BUT SHE HATES ME AND WE HAVE THIS BITCH FEUD THING GOING ON BUT WHATEVER I LOVE HER ALOT AND IK YOU GOING THROUGH A TOUGH TIME AND NEED A BREAK BUT LIKE I’M HERE FOR YOU TUMBLR HERE’S FOR YOU but i love allison’s texts they always make me smile and laugh and like my heart literally warms SHE ALSO WRITES occasionally so check those out and i don’t have any in particular but like the gc texts are always good and the CHANGING THE NAME LIKE LMAO that’s also amazing just check it all out BUT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH ALLISON

@texts101 YOUR TEXTS ARE SOOOO GOOD JUST THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR MAKING THEM like they never disappoint I LOVE the best friend, boyfriend, gc and name switch texts the most BUT LITERALLY ALL OF YOUR TEXTS ARE AMAZING and ik you taking a hiatus now SO PLEASE TAKE A GOOD REST AND FOCUS ON SCHOOL and don’t stress at all cause all your followers will still be here and ready for your return

@w1talks ANGELA IK YOU DO SCENARIOS AND TEXTS but the scenario list was getting WAYYY TOO LONG to put you there anyways I LOVE YOUR TEXTS AND YOUR SCENARIOS your writing is amazing but your texts are also great LIKE MULTI TALENTED MUCH and I ABSOLUTELY ADORED wanna one finding you went on a date with jinyoung BUT I ALSO ABSOLUTELY ADORE YOUUU

INCORRECT QUOTES BLOGS (not gonna do fic recommendations cause they’re quotes and there are hundreds):

@incorrect-produce101-quotes SUPER DUPER FUNNY and like totally could imagine your quotes being said by the guys and love how there’s a lot of the pd101 guys as welll

@incorrect-wanna-one-quotes you were one of the first blogs i followed and your quotes NEVER fail to make me at least smile like i have properly cracked up laughing on multiple occasions because of your quotes and i just feel like my day becomes a little brighter when i see you on my dash

TALENTED ASF GIF MAKERS:

@daewi just really nice and cute gifs which are soooo aesthetically pleasing together also all your reblogs are just great AND I ADORE YOUR HS YEARBOOK AWARD THEMES

@defsouldanik LITERALLY IM IN SUCH AWE OF YOU LIKE THE GIFS YOU MAKE IS ALWAYS LIKE THE MOMENTS I WANT GIFFED?? and like all your got7 content makes me happy as well and just THE QUALITY IS SOOO GOOD AS WELL

@kimsjaehwan ONE OF MY ULT FAV GIF MAKERS always gifs are so nice and the gifs are always hella good quality just always makes me smile when i see them

@kngniel YOU WANT BASICALLY PERFECT GIFS OF DANIEL HERE IS THE BLOG FOR YOU genuinely so many gifs you’ve made of him smiling and just MAKES ME FEEL SOFTTT

@ongeuigeon SUCH AMAZING GIFS WTF like the gifs in a set always match perfectly with each other in every way AND I LOVE IT WHEN YOU ADD YOUR OWN LITTLE COMMENTS IN it always make the gif that much better

@parkswoojin REALLY NICE GIFS and like you regularly make new ones so thank youuu for that and just really nice quality AND IN GENERAL A GREAT GIF BLOG TO FOLLOW

@park-woojin I LOVE YOU JUST FOR EXISTING AND MAKING WOOJIN GIFS LIKE all of your gifs are so nice and clean and great ass quality AND SINCE ITS WOOJIN i always smile my ass off whenever i see any of your gifs

@rosybaejin AMAZING ASS GIFS LIKE WOWOOWOWOWOW mind fucking blown y'all AND also in general amazing blog to follow great baejin content

@sungwhoon really pretty high quality edits and gifs AND LIKE THE COLOURS ALWAYS LOOK AMAZING just so nice to look at your gifs

@woojinnies WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT YOU IN THIS FANDOM genuinely believe you are a staple piece of creating gifs in this fandom YOUVE MADE SOOOO MANY AND THEY’RE ALL SOOO GOOD like you have A GIFT just thank youuuu for making your gifs

OTHER GREAT BLOGS:

@boo-jinyoung summer you’re an amazing ass dancer like woah and totally a baejin stan even tho you deny it CONSTANTLY and you are a complete sweetheart everyone follow for HELLA GOOD jinyoung and guanlin content

@crystalkpop I LOVE YOUUU THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH FOR BEING ONE OF MY BIGGEST SUPPORTERS AND LIKING/COMMENTING MY WORKS JUST I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH

@dearlydaehwi AMAZING DAEHWI CONTENT LIKE DAMN like i love seeing the smol soft bean and you DELIVER like all daehwi stand should follow you just daehwi overload in the absolute best way possible

@extraongdinary LITERALLY PROVIDES ALL THE SEONGWOO CONTENT I NEED and reblogs good ass content SO HAPPY ASF leah ily even tho we’ve never talked you just ultra great

@fywannaone JUST THANK THE LORDS FOR YOU best updates such great pictures literally don’t need to follow any other blogs cause like SO FAST just constantly blessing me with wanna one content SO THANK YOU

@ricepot-jisung I KNOW YOURE A WRITER BUT I HAVEN’T HAD TIME TO READ YOUR WORKS which i bet are amazing AND TBH JUST FOLLOWED YOU BECAUSE YOU REPOSTED GOOD ASS CONTENT AND SEEMED SUPER NICE AND PERSONAL POSTS WERE RELATABLE ASF (whoops wrote all that in caps)

@soft-baejin BRI we’ve barely talked since i’m never on the gc but you’re super duper sweet and nice and also have a really nice blog and you reblog really good jinyoung content and great content in general

@wooh00jin SUPER SWEET and adores woojin great ships and i bet you have so many flooding in when ships are open cause you put so much detail into them and GREAT WOOJIN CONTENT

@asongofmagicandtime | @sewnho | @lai-panlin | thank you for always being nice to me on the gc and I'm sad its not as active as before but all three of you are SUCH SWEETHEARTS and have GREAT ASS CONTENT on your blogs

MY FAVOURITE MUTUALS/CLOSE FRIENDS (which have not been mentioned above or i just felt like putting you here lmao):

@danielsoftgf DIAN YOU WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME NO MORE SENDING GIFS OF KOOKIE TAE N WOOJIN LIKE YOU RLY WANNA KILL ME but you so so soft for daniel it’s sweet but also so easy to exploit hehehe but i can see seongwoo just around the corner ;) but genuinely love your blog it’s so so so nice and chatting with you is the best I LOVE YOUUUU

@hyuckland OKAY IK WE JUST STARTED TALKING TINA AND I HAVEN’T GOT THE CHANCE TO STALK YOUR BLOG YET so i can’t really properly comment on anything BUT ONE THING I CAN is that you’re an absolute sweetheart and you made me feel SO MUCH BETTER with your messages BUT IK WE’RE GONNA BECOME HELLA CLOSE

@jaehwansspookywife LUCY LUCY LUCY you are the funniest person ever you are so nice and sweet and hilarious and conversations never get boring w you we don’t talk THAT often but when we do i always genuinely enjoy it love youuuuu ALSO OBSESSED W JAEHWAN DON’T LET HER i don’t think he’s cute FOOL YOU

@kpopsincejune07 JEN I LOVE YOU you were one of my first fans and you’ve been a huge supporter ever since AND WE BECAME CLOSER and talk when our stupid time zones all us lol and please don’t stress about work and take care of yourself also thank you for always reposting great fics BUT IM WAITING ON YOURSSS PLEASE PLEASE POST YOUR FIC i am waiting till this day for it ily

@ongsecngwoo GINNY MY LOVEEEEE i always love talking with you our conversations are always good and hella fun even tho we end up replying hours/days after EH ITS TIMEZONES but also i love your blog it’s so pretty AND THE CONTENT YOU REBLOG just yes yes yes also DONT STRESS ABOUT SCHOOL TOO MUCH AND YOU BETTER TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF but also you haven’t replied to my messages in ages so i hope everything’s okay?? i just love you loads :)))

@parkkwoojin ace we don’t talk as much as before but I STILL CARE AND LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH you’re soon easy to slander but since i promised to be sweet i’m being sweet hehehe BUT GENUINELY YOU POST BOMB ASS GIFS AND ALWAYS IMPRESSED BY THEM and your gifs of woojin OOFT MY HEART DIESSSS just thank you for existing

@porkjeojang SUMMER OMG SUMMER YOU ARE SUCH A SOFT SWEETHEART WHICH I LOVE SO MUCH but you can also be one HELL OF A BITCH sometimes ya know?? also she says she’s loyal to jihoon but IVE SEEN HER EYEING DANIEL UP but she super multi talented making pixels, gifs, mood boards and writing scenarios LIKE TEACH ME YOUR SECRETS but i love you so much and without you my dashboard wouldn’t be complete

@spooky-jihoon NAIA IK WE AIN’T THAT CLOSE BUT YOU WERE ONE OF MY FIRST MUTUALS I TALKED TO sooo i put you here hope you don’t mind I MISS YOU A LOT you’re a literal angel AND PROBABLY THE MOST DEVOTED JIHOON FAN I KNOW like jihoon content right here ppl right here and ik you won’t see this after your hiatus BUT I LOVE YOUU

@wannabl okay hana we haven’t talked in fucking ages cause i felt like you just didn’t really want to chat ya know? especially cause you’re so so busy w irl stuff but like i do really really miss you and i’ve actually sent a few anons saying that i do miss you and wanting to see how you’ll react never got a reply :( but genuinely in awe of how easily you make friends and that you have so many different types of works and i’m so glad you have so many people that recognise that like your anons (and i’m sorry if i was too overly jokingly bitchy) and everyone just go through her master list or just check out her blog cause genuinely such a funny person and has amazing content on there

@wanna-one MERVE you’re my sister/protecter from all things bad (like makeout scenes lmao) but even though you “hate” daniel you have your sweet ASF moments about him you basically confess you love everything about him AND SO MUCH DANIEL CONTENT ON YOUR BLUG BUT you’re always tired and stressed and i wish you were decently okay and happy but remember you’re so sweet ridiculously smart AND i still need to see a photo of you anyways i love you sooooo much and so does daniel ;)

@woojinstinygf OMG KITTY YOU ARE SUCH A SWEETHEART AND PROBABLY THE MOST DEVOTED WOOJIN FAN IK (sorry all those woojin stans out there but like kitty takes it to ANOTHER LEVEL) i always love chatting w you and you always make feel so soft and happy ANYONE WANTS WOOJIN CONTENT OR SWEET WORDS OR ANYTHING ABOUT WOOJIN OR STRAY KIDS LMAO FOLLOW N MESSAGE KITTY (not actually her irl name but she tells ppl to call her that soooo ya)

IM SORRY IF I MISSED YOU PLEASE PLEASE MESSAGE ME SO I CAN ADD YOU ONTO THE LIST

I LOVE YOU ALL BUT AGAIN VOTE!!!! MAGU MAGUUUUUU!!!!

#@MUTUALS WHY I DIDNT REPLY TO MESSAGES I WAS DOING THIS #THIS WAS EXHAUSTING #IT TOOK ME HOURS #IM SO DONE #BUT ALSO SUPER PROUD I FINISHED #ANYWAYS #I LOVE YOU ALL #THANK YOU SO MUCH #PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE VOTE #wanna one #wanna one scenarios #wanna one imagines #produce 101 #produce 101 scenarios #produce 101 imagines

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charlesjening · 5 years ago

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An Interview With an Accounting Firm Managing Partner Who Likes Sleep as Much as We Do

If you asked small business owners what it’s like to process payroll (or onboard employees, or set up insurance, or, well you get the hint), you would probably hear it described as “dull,” “time-consuming,” and “a big pain in the butt.” But what if payroll was actually “awesome,” “easy,” and “quick?” Shocking concept, we know. Today, we want to introduce you to our friends at Gusto, a full-service payroll and benefits provider we think is pretty darn cool thanks in part to their no-fuss approach to the aforementioned, oft-dull but necessary tasks required to run a small business.

Rather than waste a half-a-dozen paragraphs on the merits of Gusto (much to their chagrin, surely), we thought we’d talk to one of their partners to find out what makes him get out of bed every morning and how Gusto helps. We know you’re a busy little bee and don’t have forever to wade through a sales pitch, so let’s get right to hearing about Bruce Phillips, his firm Aprio Cloud, and how Gusto is making his worklife just a tad bit easier.

Going Concern: Tell us about Aprio, what are y’all about over there?

Bruce Phillips: Aprio Cloud, formerly HPC, is the leader in U.S. cloud accounting. Our clients say our people, technology, comprehensive services, and fixed-fee access to expertise make us unmatched in the industry. Entrepreneurs and small-to-midsized businesses around the world count on Aprio Cloud to pair customized real-time financial insights and meaningful advice to help them make smarter, faster business decisions.

Bruce Phillips

Since our founding in 1952, Aprio has grown to be the largest independent, full-service CPA-led professional services firm based in Atlanta, GA. Our over 550 partners and associates provide their best thinking and personal commitment to every client, demonstrating a passion for their work that fuels our clients’ success.

Our purpose is clear: We advise clients so that they can achieve what’s next, whatever that may be.

GC: Sounds cool. So let’s say I’m a potential client, what can you do for me?

Phillips: Aprio Cloud offers a suite of services: People and Services, Technology Automation, Tax and Compliance, Payroll/HR Support, and Managed Accounting Solutions.

For 65 years we’ve provided advisory, assurance, tax, cloud accounting, and private client services across the insurance, manufacturing and distribution, nonprofit and education, professional services, real estate and construction, retail, franchise and hospitality, and technology and biosciences industries.

GC: So what made you start your firm?

Phillips: Very long story, but I was basically almost forced into it with the sudden death of the founder/managing partner of the firm I was a partner in. This was in Atlanta on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1992.

GC: Would love to hear that story some time. Alright, here’s one. You’re at a party and a stranger asks you what you do for a living. What’s your answer?

Phillips: I operate a technology company that happens to provide accounting services.

GC: A follow-up to that: What tools can you not live without at work? And don’t say the coffeemaker, everyone always says the coffeemaker.

Phillips: Xero, Karbon, Slack, Zoom, and, of course, Gusto.

GC: So glad you brought up Gusto so we don’t have to make this an awkward segue! How’d you first hear about them?

Phillips: Met the team at Xerocon when they were still a startup. I was one of their first partners.

GC: Ah, so you were into them before they were cool. What has surprised you most about partnering with Gusto?

Phillips: Its rapid growth. I remember learning about Gusto’s talent acquisition team hiring, onboarding, and training a ridiculous amount of people each week, back during their early scaling days.

GC: And what’s your favorite benefit of being a Gusto partner?

Phillips: Being able to talk about a product that works, is easy to use, and everybody needs. Not to mention the fact that employees can basically onboard themselves.

GC: Totally get it, we’re all about efficiency over here. Work smarter, not harder and all that. Speaking of work, what have been some of your firm’s biggest challenges in 2019

Phillips: Staffing, training, and business acquisition/transitions.

GC: Mind telling us how Aprio is meeting the challenge of training your people?

Phillips: We provide training through Aprio Learning & Development, and our tool partners provide trainings detailing new updates and previews of upgrades to come. We also are very active in sharing and collaboration through Slack and Zoom.

GC: That’s enough work talk. Let’s wind this down and let me ask you how you unwind after a long day?

Phillips: Tennis game or a nice glass of red wine.

GC: One last thing, Bruce: Tell me something that would surprise people to hear about you.

Phillips: I have been to and visited 58 countries (maybe they won’t be surprised). I love to sleep and can sleep virtually anywhere, anytime.

Ready to sleep better at night knowing your clients’ payroll and onboarding woes are solved? Give Gusto a shout and rest easy, they’ve got you covered.

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socialattractionuk · 6 years ago

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It’s never okay to talk about an ex’s penis size

(Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk)

Let me begin by saying that I’m extremely reluctant to disagree with anything Ariana Grande says or does.

She is our lord and saviour. She created grande-ing, helped bring BDE into the mainstream, and gifted us with bops fitting for every moment of heartbreak and restoration.

She is an icon.

But Ariana is also, shockingly enough, a human being, so she can get things wrong.

That she did, when she made repeated references to her ex-fiancé’s penis.

Cast your mind back to the thank u, next video, in which Ariana writes ‘huuuuge’ next to a photo of Pete, discusses his big… teeth, and slaps a BDE (big dick energy, for anyone not in the know) badge on the driver in the Legally Blonde section.

We laughed along, analysed photos of Pete Davidson wearing sweatpants, and focused on dissecting every other bit of the video.

Before that, Ariana responded to multiple references about the size of Pete’s penis, at one point answering a question about the length of her song, Pete Davidson, with: ‘Like 10 inches?….oh fuck….I mean….like a lil over a minute.’

(Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Now, Pete Davidson has mentioned how he felt about all those discussions of his dick in the form of a joke at a stand-up set.

And, as loath as I am to say it, he actually has a point.

‘I don’t like that she talked all that shit for my penis,’ he said.

‘Everything is huge to her. Why would she tell everyone that I have a huge penis? So that every girl who sees my dick for the rest of my life is disappointed?’

He doesn’t seem huuuugely upset, thankfully, but the joke brings up an important line in the sand about what’s appropriate to discuss when it comes to the intimacies of your relationship.

Is it okay to talk about the penis of someone you had sex with? Is it okay if you’re being complimentary?

I’m going to say no, it’s not.

But before we get into that, let me acknowledge that Pete doesn’t really have a leg to stand on when it comes to the appropriateness of things to joke about.

This is the man who joked about swapping out his then-girlfriend’s birth control pills to lock her down with a pregnancy, loudly proclaimed that he used to masturbate to photos of her, and, before they were dating, joked about the Manchester terror attack on stage.

Pete is not some poor, innocent victim here. He’s done a lot of shitty stuff.

But two wrongs don’t make a right, and while most of Pete’s shittiness has been pretty specific to him (how many of us are comedians planning to talk about our extremely famous significant others in a recorded interview?), discussions of an ex’s penis size are one of those things that a lot of us might find ourselves doing.

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We’re just being sexually empowered, right? What was Sex and the City for if not to make us drink cosmos and feel free to chat about dream dicks over brunch?

Not so, I’m afraid.

The wrongness of chatting about someone else’s penis comes down to consent and privacy.

When you have consensual sex with someone, part of the deal is that they get to see your genitals and vice versa. They even get to touch them, the lucky sods.

The knowledge of the parts of their body that usually remain covered is a privilege, granted with trust and passion. They get undressed and they bare themselves to you, giving you permission to know every physical part of them and keep that information as a personal memory, gifted as part of your sexual experience.

I’m sorry, I know that sounds extremely corny and emotional, but stay with me.

If you were to use that moment to snap a photo without asking ‘hey, is it cool if I do this?’, your sexual partner would rightly be upset. They didn’t agree to that.

If you then posted that photo online without their permission, that would be revenge porn, which is entirely not allowed.

Obviously, talking about someone’s penis is not the same as revenge porn. Saying someone is huge is not the equivalent of posting photos of someone’s naked body online.

But it sits on the outskirts of the same circle of not-okay-ness.

The details of your sexual partner’s genitals, and the rest of their body, have been shared with you, not with whoever else you fancy telling. It’s something that people generally like to keep private, and choose who they let in.

Even if you’re being complimentary, by discussing the usually hidden body parts of someone you’ve slept with, you’re crossing a major line of personal privacy, denying them the right to keep personal details just to themselves and to people with whom they choose to share them.

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It’s like telling someone else’s secret that they told you in confidence. It’s not your secret to tell just because you’ve heard it, it’s theirs.

And – not to explain the basics of empathy – imagine how you would feel to know that people you’ve never met have discussed your body parts at length, offering their views on the description of your vulva and declaring that they wouldn’t like a man with balls that hang that low.

It feels creepy, doesn’t it? Like someone looking through your diary or nosing around your underwear drawer.

When it’s positive (he’s massive) it’s crossing a boundary of respect and privacy, and when it’s negative, it’s body shaming, plain and simple.

There are caveats to this rule of never, ever discussing an ex’s peen, of course.

If you ask them first if it’s okay to discuss their penis at length, and they say yes, you’re in the clear – they’ve consented to the details being shared far and wide.

If they are a person who shares photos of their schlong publicly on the internet, yes, it’s probably up for discussion.

But beyond that, it’s simple, just the very basic details of a penis – its length, its colour, its curve, its pubic stylings – are not public information unless the owner of said penis has consented to that being the case.

Allow the hidden parts of people to remain private. Rather than telling everyone that your ex’s penis is massive, let those who are allowed to unzip his trousers discover that happy secret for themselves. Instead of spreading the word that you think someone has a tiny dick, allow others to make up their mind.

Oh, and remember that penis size really, really isn’t everything, and that by reducing all the intimacies of your sex life down to ‘he was really big’ or ‘his left ball was bigger than his right’, you’re ignoring all the intricacies of sex that lead to pleasure – the emotions, the techniques, the foreplay. It’s reductive, and by chatting about sex simply in terms of penis size, you’re upholding the negative idea that that’s what sex is all about.

Your ex’s penis belongs to them. It’s up to them who they share it with, whether in its literal form, through a photo, or a vivid verbal description.

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Top Models Reveal What It’s Really Like to Walk in New York Fashion Week

Bryan Bedder/Getty Photos Whereas modeling for high designers throughout New York Fashion Week looks like a glamorous job, there’s extra to it than meets the attention. From what we see, stunning girls placed on designer clothes, strut down the runway with flawless make-up and hair, then head to unique trade events, sporting drool-worthy clothes. It’s no surprise why so many ladies audition to take part in the occasion. Folks dream about dwelling this way of life. But, what we see from post-event pictures is barely a preview of what is it is actually like to be a mannequin. “It may be glamorous, however quite a lot of it’s laborious work and you are taking quite a lot of dangers,” Mannequin Squad star Shanina Shaik instructed E! Information. “We make quite a lot of sacrifices for our jobs.” To show the work ethic and endurance required, her co-star Hannah Furguson gave us an general of her typical day: “I am waking up early and I am going to exhibits and fittings,” she mentioned. “Then, I am going again to my resort room with simply sufficient time to throw on an outfit for an occasion after which I rush to the occasion. You recognize it is actually so busy that you’ve days the place you are like ‘Oh gosh, I have not eaten but right this moment’ and it is like night and also you’re lacking dinner as a result of you have not eaten all day, it goes by so fast.” Skipping meals, devouring snacks and working continuous appears to be regular for the forged of Mannequin Squad. Their commitments far outweigh their free time. Nevertheless, in case you’re a mannequin hopeful, do not let this deter you. No less than you are doing all of this with your mates. “I like New York Fashion Week as a result of it is a hub the place I can meet all of my girlfriends and hang around and go to nice events,” Shanina continued. “It’s quite a lot of enjoyable.” It’s rather a lot, interval. And, lastly we all know precisely what occurs between the flashes of NYFW cameras, thanks to Shanina, Hannah and fellow forged member Devon Windsor. Try what it actually takes to rock the runway under! Timur Emek/GC Photos Getting Dressed Is Extra Than a Notion Road fashion could also be probably the greatest elements of trend week, but it surely takes effort to look this good. Fortunately, these fashions have a private stylist to curate their outfits. “I like waking up tremendous early like 8am,” Shanina Shaik instructed us. “I do my morning routine of cleaning and firming. From there, I’ve a stylist. Her identify is Chloé Bartoli. We often put outfits collectively for trend week.” Chloé, who additionally kinds Alessandra Ambrosio and Shay Mitchell, helped the mannequin put this epic look collectively, full with a leopard-printed Peter Dundas skirt, white T-shirt and YSL belt. Peter White/Getty Photos Make-up Modifications In accordance to this professional, fashions change their magnificence as typically as their garments. “As soon as I am on the present, I am going into hair and make-up,” she shared. “I like to carry make-up wipes with me. I like Neutrogena—actually easy. [I prefer] the blue packaging. Then, I am going house and do my hair and make-up once more and head to celebration and take photos. It’s a extremely lengthy day, particularly once you add a exercise in between.” Krista Kennell/Patrick McMullan by way of Getty Photos Occasions Aren’t Non-obligatory “It’s anticipated that we attend. It does assist. It’s a spot the place we are able to community. I discover that I’ve booked quite a lot of shoppers as a result of I met them at occasions and acquired to know them on a private stage. They get to see my character as nicely. I do not drink rather a lot, but when I do, I am a tequila woman. Normally, the events are extra enjoyable in the direction of the tip, when everybody can let free and have a good time.” Article continues under Gotham/GC Photos You Have to Be Your Personal Make-up Artist “I’m not so dangerous truly at doing my very own make-up so for extra low key occasions I will do my very own however for one thing like Harper’s Bazaar Icons Occasion, I might undoubtedly get a make-up artist or a hair artist if I had time,” Devon Windsor mentioned. “Generally I am so pressed for time although that I’ve to maintain my glam from the day and I simply add a pink lip.” By way of make-up merchandise, the star finds quite a lot of her favorites on the drugstore: “I truly love Maybelline, who has this mascara that is yellow with purple writing,” she mentioned, referring to the model’s Volum’ Specific The Colossal Mascara. “Then I like Revlon lipstick shades. They’ve nice lipsticks.” Peter White/Getty Photos Pores and skin-Care Is Key to Standout Make-up Whereas proficient make-up artist await the arrival of fashions, a flawless complexion is important. Thus, fashions spend ample time taking good care of their pores and skin. “I am a agency believer in exfoliation due to all of the make-up that we get placed on our pores and skin,” Devon revealed. “Dwelling in New York, there’s a lot air pollution, it is actually good to simply give your pores and skin a reboot and get off all these lifeless pores and skin cells. Then, moisture is every little thing simply because my pores and skin will get dried out a lot from placing on make-up and pulling it off all day that I like face masks.” Desiree Navarro/WireImage Sitting Entrance Row Is A lot Simpler Than Being in the Present “I like watching the exhibits as a result of I totally get pleasure from trend in common. I completely admire every little thing that these fashions are going by means of and that they’ve to get there three hours earlier than and undergo glam and all I had to do was present up and sit down and luxuriate in it so it is simply far more of an gratifying expertise once you simply get to sit again, chill out and form of take all of it in, so I like strolling however I undoubtedly do not thoughts simply having the ability to put my toes up and luxuriate in.” Article continues under Daniel Zuchnik/GC Photos It’s a Busy, Even If You Aren’t Strolling in Reveals “A typical NYFW day would begin it off with a few castings for a present or sittings,” Hannah Furguson instructed us. “Then, there are such a lot of occasions that happen throughout trend week, if I am not strolling in any exhibits, there’s quite a lot of occasions, so it is a very lengthy day.” Slaven Vlasic/Getty Photos for Marc Jacobs Protein Bars Are Key to Keep Your Power “I typically journey with some protein bars, like proper now I journey with Bullet Proof Protein Bars, which is sweet as a result of it has collagen in. It’s supposed to be good in your pores and skin. I journey with these after which I all the time have water on me so I often have a giant water bottle I simply refill, refill refill and have it all over the place I am going.” David X Prutting/BFA/Shutterstock When It’s All Over, It’s Good to Return Residence “You begin out contemporary and find yourself like a zombie,” she instructed us. “[By the end,] I am simply prepared to get house and sleep in my very own mattress and be with my boyfriend and my canine and be house. It’s so laborious to be travelling and consuming out of eating places on a regular basis. We actually get pleasure from cooking at house. You simply form of hit a wall and grow to be a zombie and also you’re prepared to get again house.” Article continues under Watch a model new episode of Mannequin Squad tonight at eight p.m., solely on E! https://www.eonline.com/news/965747/top-models-reveal-what-it-s-really-like-to-walk-in-new-york-fashion-week?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-lifestyle&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_lifestyle The post Top Models Reveal What It’s Really Like to Walk in New York Fashion Week appeared first on My style by Kartia. https://www.kartiavelino.com/2018/09/top-models-reveal-what-its-really-like-to-walk-in-new-york-fashion-week.html

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