#irl soap opera

[oldfangirl81]

The hotel room in '09 I shared with a guy I barely knew and ended up involved in drama that felt soap opera like.

SO MUCH DRAMA! Especially for folks of all different ages but all still in their 20s when this happened. And I might be a little bitter still about how my friendship with Daphne (not her real name to be clear) ended so here is drama I got dragged into.

It was an event for young folks of a particular group(not religious). I was pushing the high end of young even then but whatever. So my friend(Daphne) was just getting out of a bad marriage and really wanted to go. Her boyfriend(Fred) was going to be driving his car. Daphne had a friend from high school (Ted) who just joined the group.

I was in my 20s and had only gone on a trip without my folks once, never a road trip. So I was feeling daring and agreed to go to this event taking place 9hrs away or so via car.

I also agreed to share a hotel room with Ted. Now I was single too at the time, starting to think about dating again. Daphne thought I would be great with Ted.

No. The man is fine as a friend. But we have zero things in common for a romantic relationship. He hates reading. He doesn't follow politics. And is pretty strong in his Christian faith.

But the big reason it was a no from me? Because he was so crushing on Daphne. And had been since high school. I'm not positive if she knew and was trying to toss me at him because it would fix things in her mind if he dated me. Her boyfriend wouldn't be jealous, Ted would be in a relationship with a good person so win win. Except as I said it was not a good match.

Still we all crammed in the car, the smoked and downed so many energy drinks. I fought the anxiety of trying to trust other drivers(my folks and friends from high school were who I was used to being driven by). All in all fun.

So we get there Daphne and Fred disappear for hours. I separate from Ted too.

After attending a few things I ended up in the 24 hr game room. I ended up playing cards with Betty who reminded me a lot of Daphne. Both physically and in mannerisms. We spent at least an hour together. Then go off in opposite directions.

I think I found a panel that was LGBTQ focused. And probably came across as a little too enthusiastic but I'd rarely interacted for queer folk offline at the time, except during protests.

At one point I run into Ted and....Betty. He shyly asked if I'd stay out of the room for a few hours. I agreed because honestly I found the whole thing amusing. He found the one woman who reminded me of Daphne among thousands. Like others were horrified when I told this but like I was genuinely like "okay you kids go have fun and be safe". I think I played cards with Betty at least once more before the weekend was over.

Now unknown to me while I was just trying to find some level of comfort at an event where my extrovert friends vanished at Daphne and Fred were fighting. Jealousy was a big thing for a lot of people that weekend. It was a hotel full of mostly 17-30 somethings.

So during the second night Daphne tracked me down because of their latest fight. She ended up sharing my bed with me. I honestly can't remember if Ted came back to the room at all during that period. But by morning Fred and Daphne had "fixed" things.

The weekend had a few more tiny things. But not long after Fred and Daphne broke up for good. About ten months after that Ted and Daphne had a baby together, six months after that they got married.

I got involved in so much ridiculous drama when I was friends with Daphne. Extra funny that I am still casual friends with 2 of Daphne's exes but not her or Ted. In fact Fred posts fantastic travel photos, it's neat to see someone check off life goals after struggling.

[alcorianight]

The whole non-existent love triangle with Lockwood, Lucy, and Holly was kinda peak comedy mixed with Othello to me. Like Lucy is immediately jealous, Lockwood misreads that completely and responds by telling Lucy all of Holly's virtues, Holly's just trying to do her job and not be perturbed by 35 Portland Row's everything, and George is just suffering because Lockwood and Lucy can't figure this out at all.

And then, the skull keeps trying to encourage Lucy to kill Holly in a fit of jealousy that mirrors Iago trying to get Othello to kill Cassio over presumably sleeping with Desdemona. Although, the skull's not doing this for power, he's just got a unique experience where he gets to play an active role in this soap opera he's watching.

(I think I also remember a scene where Holly is about to meet Flo and Lucy's just kinda thinking, "well there's no way Holly would have a better reaction to Flo than me," but then Holly's just totally chill and Lucy's kinda seething. I personally believe that one of two things happened. 1. George informed Holly before she met Flo or 2. Holly spent enough time with the trio to have absolutely no expectations about anyone they interact with because clearly that won't be a normal person.)

[girlinthetardis04]

Hera joins the roster!

I had a lot of fun designing her, to be honest. I tried looking up what Greek royalty wore but have up halfway and just took some liberties. Purple is for royalty, obviously, and also for the peacocks. Streaking of which, the feather earrings and golden pin (yes, it's supposed to be a peacock). The teal was also a reference to the colour of peacock feathers, plus it works nicely with the purple. I tried to make her features slightly birdlike, hence the nose, and the dots under her eyes just looked pretty to me, but you can interpret them as another reference to the peacock's pattern. No real reason for the red hair, I just feel it suits her character. I wanted her to look as royal as possible, and I think I got it pretty well. She looks so beautiful.

[theinfinitedivides]

setting up a GoFundMe for Rohan's therapy needs bc God knows after the kind of effort he put into that mall reunion he f*cking needs it

[novemberthewriter]

talked abt it b4 but i love seeing all the ideas and personal flair aaron spelling carried from mod squad to starsky & hutch. to borrow a hannibal quote: 'they're identically different'

[cementcornfield]

catching up with my mom and this is how she recommends a movie to me <3

[spinebuster]

i think it’s insane to be a fan of wrestling & get a variety of new content week by week. is this what the women in our lives were talking about when they told us about their soaps?

[greghatecrimes]

recently every time i get tipsy i just get really quiet and start thinking about house

[fretbored34]

At least the acoustics are good 🤷‍♀️

[itsraynenmen]

Claiming to have a "boyfriend" while madly in love with your best friend... Stan Marsh core at its finest.

[hoennsgeologyboy]

spill the courtney tea

Alright, since you asked!!

The running theory that a lot of us at Team Magma has is that she's actually a robot. She always has this dead-eye'd stare about her, not to mention she speaks like a computer terminal.

That is really not even the half of it. By far the worst thing is her bizarre obsession with my father. The only time she isn't acting like a robot is when she is acting like a dewey eyed school girl. I have read that this sort of behavior has it's own internet terminology by the name of "Simping". It has caused a notable rift between me and Courtney from infancy! Imagine! Having "beef" as they call it, with a one year old, because I take up the attention of my father, thereby causing her to receive less.

The. Tomfoolery. Is. Exceptional.

My father has none of that sort interest in Courtney, so to speak, so it all ends up being quite tiresome.

[moshemedia2000]

"Lauren DeLaguna"

Queen of YouTube drama.

[mimicmerchant]

Bonus pic 🥸

outfit asks: any of 👻👕❌ for either of your lancer kids and/or their mechs, bonus points if they match

Up top: AIC wanted to try out a tutu dress and dragged Lulu with

Below: after Kai repped Fren-Z in a live-streamed soap opera side quest, I have to imagine they sent him free merch he wears because he’s a ding dong

Thank you so much for the ask!!! I got very excited thinking up some goofy outfits c:

[glitterinmyveinss]

Hey er ive never done requests before and I don’t really know how to work tumblr at all so I hope I’m doing this right but anyways I saw your post about wanting someone to request Reese Wilkerson stuff and I just wanted to ask if you could make a post just for headcannons about him? I haven’t seen too many on here and I need them so bad 😭

ofc i can! tysm for requesting and ik a lot of other people sent requests for reese too n i'll get to them soon it's just i have an irl crush rn so the delusions aren't really delusioning apologies <3

Reese Wilkerson Hc's

ok i noticed that in the halloween episode in season 7 i believe he's wearing a misfits shirt !! so i think he would like punk, grunge, pop punk, and nu metal. like misfits, descendants, nirvana, limp bizkit, blink 182, sum 41, sublime, beastie boys, really anything punk related

definitely watches wwe and if you're over you're watching it too

he loves watching his favorite scary movies w you and he loves how you like them too!

if you don't like scary movies he dosent mind either bc that just means you'll be hiding in his arms the whole time so he wins either way

i feel like when he first met you he definitely played a prank on you to get your attention or just annoyed you but once you sorted that all out, you join him on his pranks and he swears he's never liked a girl more

if you're smarter than him and you offer to tutor him he'll only do it under one condition: he gets a kiss everytime he gets something right

might be self projecting but he's def a boob guy.

everyone has this image of him as some psycho tough guy but play with his hair and he'll just melt. especially if you have acrylic nails! his head will be in your lap while you guys are watching tv n you'll be playing with his hair and he'll be as quiet as a mouse and malcolm will just be like "how did you do that."

loves it when you borrow his clothes. especially his hoodies. it just does something to him

tbh i feel like he could go for someone with either a more edgier look ( think avril lavigne or bill kaulitz) or someone with the girly 2000s look ( think britney spears or any of the playboy bunny girls )

once you guys have an established relationship he'll spend all his time with you! at first he wasn't sure if it was ok but now that he knows you really like him he's so happy!

i don't think he's big on pda i think hand holding is as far as hell go but i don't think he minds if you kiss him on the cheek

but once you guys are alone omg

cant keep his hands off you!

he's either super horny or super cuddly no in between

you and him always get stuck babysitting jamie and he'll be doing the most normal thing like putting jamie's shoe on or feeding him and youre just stuck staring at him bc he looks so cute!

dates usually consist of movie marathons, him cooking something for you guys, concerts, theater trips, or something really spontaneous like taking a trip to another city just bc you guys were bored.

walks you to all of your classes <3

malcom n dewey really like you and think you keep reese sane

ties your shoes

if you guys have a class together he's always doodling in your notebook whether it's something cute or raunchy

i think he struggles with self image so he needs a lot of reassurance

if you have pets he somehow has an immediate bond with them. they just love him!

he try's really hard to remember things you like for future gifts/dates

i feel like he gives oddly specific compliments, but he has good intentions

"you smell like a slutty fairy"

"is that supposed to be a good thing?"

"duh."

the same way he secretly loves watching soap operas with his mom, is the same way he loves watching all of your shows. like the oc, dawsons creek, whatever you're into!

he would give the best and most thoughtful homemade gifts. tb to when he gave lois little jars of jam! he'd probally do something similar but according to your taste <3

gets jealous easily

it's hot/ cute tho

memorized all your favorite pastries/baked goods n makes them for you when he's feeling nice/ as an apology if he messes up

[aro-culture-is]

Aro culture is suddenly coming down with a bad cold on every Valentine's Day and not going to school once puberty started hitting everyone. Your classmates got extra weird on February 14th, acting like the whole day was a giant irl soap opera, and you also REALLY wanted to avoid the kid that everyone else says has a crush on you...

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[sailorkamino]

his pet name [bad batch]

relationships: gn reader x bad batch

warnings: body insecurities/physical disabilities , past bullying

a/n: fun fact- my irl nickname is sunshine. which one is your favorite? your pet name can be read here

crosshair

• "what's wrong, firefly? you look grumpier than usual."

• when you learn that crosshair's eyes reflect in the dark you jokingly call him a firefly. he sneers even though he has no idea what that is. later tech tells him it's a bioluminescent bug from your home planet. crosshair is quite possessive and secretly like being reminded he's yours but don't use this one around his brothers. he says it'll ruin his image.

echo

• "you're gonna need a haircut soon, handsome."

• echo always has been, and is always will be, hotter than tattooine in your eyes. sadly he doesn't always see himself that way. but ever since his hair started growing back he's gained some confidence, you try to encoruage him by complimenting said hair (which is hardly a chore.) echo acts shy but he loves your affection. he'll methodically plan what he wants to say to you but he's so nervous half of it comes out in mando'a.

hunter

• "relax, dear heart. you need rest."

• hunter is secretly a hopeless romantic. when cadet tech gained access to the holonet, hunter and wrecker would un ironically watch soap operas. he's so used to being an authority figure he secretly dreams about being taken care of by a loving partner. if you hold him, play with his hair, and call him any iteration of dear, he will die on the spot.

tech

• "i love listening to your voice, honey."

• tech's pretty brown eyes paired with his yellow goggles reminds you of honey. he's flustered/confused by the name at first but once you explain the reasoning he's touched. he's been picked on for his goggles before so it's a confident boost, especially coming from someone so attractive. when he's particularly buried in a project you call him your busy bee.

wrecker

• "you're too sweet, sunshine."

• like his brothers, wrecker was bullied as a cadet. they said he's too loud, too playful, too much, but you love his brightness. some guys get embarrassed if their partners dote on them around other men but not wrecker, he's loves being your sunshine! his proudest moments are when he makes you smile or laugh.