#it's in the hearing a video where a cat is using That Tone & feeling that gut-wrenching dread at the memories

[orcelito]

Part of the Less Miserable existence is not posting every little miserable thought that happens throughout the day

I'm trying to show restraint, you see. It maybe helps.

[heartsforvin]

hey bestie, could you do a vinnie imagine where the reader do the "asking my boyfriend questions so i can start an argument" trend 💖

ARGUMENTATIVE QUESTIONS

thank you for the request !! i hope you like it <33 (ps. vin in his lil snoopy shirt is so cute 🥹)

pairing; vinnie hacker x fem!reader

warnings; cussing, use of pet names, bit of angst, arguing, if i missed anything lmk !!

summary; you try a trend you saw on tiktok on your boyfriend but it does not go as planned

today was not the day you expected to start an argument with your boyfriend, but once you saw the video of a new trend going around, you just knew you had to do it.

you watched a few videos, seeing that girlfriends were asking their boyfriends random questions just to start an argument.

you giggled at the reactions the girlfriends got out of their boyfriends, some genuinely taking the questions a bit too serious. 

you decided to look through the videos and pick out a few of the questions others had asked.

once you had a handful down on a notepad, you smiled to yourself as you walked with your phone and the notepad into vinnie’s room.

“baby!” you exclaim, smile on your face as you see the blonde on his bed with hera in his lap.

“what’s got you so excited?” vinnie asks as he averts his gaze to you, still petting the cat.

you don’t reply right away. you sit on his bed, making vinnie sit up, hera eventually running off in the room as he does.

vinnie sees the notebook and phone in your hands and puts two and two together.

“another trend?” he asks, and you give him a wide smile.

you let out an ‘mhm’ before placing your phone against the lamp on vinnie’s bedside table and starting up the tiktok app to record the two of you.

pressing the record button, the two of you situate yourselves next to each other, vinnie looking at you, ready for what you’re about to get him into.

“i feel like starting an argument,” you tell the camera, averting your gaze to smile at vinnie. “you ready?”

vinnie sighs but doesn’t protest, he just leans back on his hands and waits for you to ask a question.

“if we were to break up, would you date again?” you ask with such seriousness in your tone of voice, making vinnie almost laugh.

you wait for your boyfriend to respond, you hear a quiet, “oh shit, you’re for real.” before he speaks up.

“not right away, but yeah.” he replies.

“wrong,” you immediately say before he can get another word out. “why would we break up?”

vinnie furrows his eyebrows at you. the question was more rhetorical, but you watch as he starts to speak up.

“wrong?” he asks. “how’s that the wrong answer?”

“because we wouldn’t break up, that’s how.” you tell him, a smile on your face as you watch his turn into aggravation.

you kiss his cheek to try and soften his mood before you go onto the next question.

“if you tell me you’re hungry but i say im not, would you still order me something?” you decided to ask a bit of a trick question to see if he picks up on it.

vinnie chuckles. “yeah, you’d steal all my fuckin’ food then claim you weren’t hungry after you ate it.” he replies.

you laugh. “correct,” you kiss his cheek again before moving on. “i’m on my period — what’s the one thing i need?”

it takes vinnie half a second to answer. “me, easy.” he replies, and you chuckle.

“what?!” he dramatically asks, making you laugh even more. “you’re always like, ‘vin come here! vin i want cuddles!’”

“the answer is hera, but i’ll give you a half point.” you reply, watching as vinnie rolls his eyes.

you fake scoff. “don’t roll your eyes at me, you know i’m right.”

“yeah okay, well next time your period comes, don’t come whining to me.”

you let out a quiet laugh as you watch your boyfriend cross his arms over his chest like a child who didn’t get his way.

“next question!” you try to rid the tension in the room, only to definitely have more to come soon.

“one of the guys asked me out to the club but it was only me and them, not you. what would you do?”

you can tell vinnie’s getting frustrated at you and doesn’t want to answer the question, but does anyway.

“they’re your friends too, i’d say go ahead.” he responds, to which he already knows you’re about to say he’s wrong.

“i’m wrong, aren’t i?” he asks once he doesn’t hear you reply.

you nod and watch as he scoffs and rubs his hands over his face. vinnie stands up and turns to face you.

with the look in his eyes you can tell he’s aggravated either with you or just with the questions you had asked.

you quickly turn off your phone so the video catches none of the words that are about to be thrown out of vinnie’s mouth.

“what the fuck is this?” he asks you, arms thrown into the air. “are you tryna fuck with me? ‘cause it’s workin’”

your mouth opens to speak but nothing comes out. you didn’t think he’d be so upset with you about this.

you stand, eye level with vinnie’s chest without looking up at him. “ baby, i’m sorry.” you stand on your tip toes, giving him puppy dog eyes.

it doesn’t work, though. vinnie backs away from you, arms folded over his chest as he stares down at you.

you try so hard to not run into his arms, you know he’s upset with you, but you just thought it’d be a silly trend to do.

“vinnie, please,” you plead to him, trying to get him to crack so he can stop being mad with you. “it was just a dumb trend, c’mon, you of all people should know that.”

he scoffs, walking away from you. sighing, you sit back on his bed and just wait for him to cool off.

about twenty minutes later vinnie comes back and sees you curled up on his bed with hera in your arms.

“princess,” vinnie crouches down, pushing a strand of hair behind your ear as he whispers softly. “i know you’re not asleep, my love.”

you smile when you hear him say that sentence. rolling over, you face him with that same smile.

“can i talk?” he asks ever so softly, not wanting to make you upset again.

he knew his outburst, the tone in his voice, made you upset, and he didn’t want that to happen again.

nodding, you sat up slightly, just enough for vinnie to sit beside you. you rested your head on his chest as he ran his fingers through your hair.

“i’m sorry for getting upset with you. im sorry i ruined what was supposed to be a harmless and funny video.” he apologized to you.

he stroked your hair as he kissed the top of your head, whispering words of affirmation as he does so.

you melt into his touch, soaking up every single word he says to you, along with his apology.

“i really am sorry, sweetheart,” vinnie apologizes again. “to be fair, you do always need me when you’re on your period.”

smacking his chest, you both laugh at what vinnie says, even if it is true.

“it’s okay, vin. you’re right, though,” the two of you giggle. “and hera, so you weren’t totally off.”

both of you hug it out, vinnie apologizes profusely once more before you tell him it’s really okay and everything will be fine.

vinnie kisses you softly, both of you melting into the touch of each other. he cups your cheek and strokes it softly as he leaves kisses all along your face.

“i love you, sweet girl. forever n’ ever, alright?” he tells you, kissing the back of your hand.

you smile and lean in to kiss him again. “i love you more, baby. forever n’ ever.”

happy ending cus i don’t know a life without it !!

i hope you all liked this !! i’m tryna post consistently but work has been busy busy <\3

also i PROMISE the next few posts will be the part two of the cutest thing, im just trying to make it great for yall so its takin a bit !

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[sugurusdiscordmoderator]

Gamer Girly - part 1

modern AU • suguru geto x reader

reader, geto, & friends are all the same age around 20 in 2017 or so 

You found yourself getting into video games once you got to college. You got a boyfriend your freshman year shortly after getting to school and not adjusting to the distance from home. He wouldn’t stop bothering you about one date so you finally gave in, and ended up sort of liking how nerdy and clingy he was. He stayed in the dorms a lot, playing a wide variety of video games and you weren’t looking to go meet people by yourself, so you just stayed with him. You learned some things and on the rare occasion - he’d let you play. Mostly concerned about you messing up his progress, he let you try games like Fortnite, Fall Guys, Lego Star Wars, Fallout, and GTA.

Once sophomore year came around you had made a good amount of friends on campus and joined a few clubs. One of them being the e-sports club, but your boyfriend insisted he didn’t want to be in a club or be friends with “those type of people.” Being a decently attractive girl, you turned quite a few heads as you became well acquainted with the members of the club. You sat by a girl named Utahime who seemed nice enough and you chatted about types of games you like. 

A lot of the meeting was people talking about their scores and goals, their Twitch and Discord content and throwing out their usernames to try to get a few more follows. As a relatively new gamer, you hadn’t previously used Twitch or Discord, but you had watched a few streams on tiktok and YouTube. You decided to download the apps on your phone and check them out when you got home. 

As you walk into your boyfriends apartment after the meeting, you know he has his headset on and can’t hear you coming from where he is in his bedroom. You always were wary of this because of course you don’t want to scare him, but this time his tone seems different. 

“Yeah man, she’s just changed. She’s trying so hard to be someone she’s not and wants to be the most popular girl on campus or some shit,” he groans to his friends and you can sense him rolling his eyes. You still near the door of his room to see who he is talking about and if he’ll spill more. 

“No, Toji, I’m telling you she changed. She’s started drinking and trying to be girly. She got her nails painted pink and bought one of those annoying-ass pink cat ear headsets for her setup.”

Your jaw drops, looking down at your manicures bubblegum pink nails that you splurged on for some self care the week before classes started. He’s complaining to his deadbeat friend Toji about you. You still try to give him the benefit of the doubt and continue to listen while pulling out your phone and starting a video so you have evidence of him saying this. 

“Man, I’m just saying that I don’t think she’s worth being tied down to anymore. Yeah her head is amazing but I can only handle so much. I’m sure she’s throwing herself at other guys in-between classes anyways.”

Your eyes start to water. You’ve been dating for 9 months and this is how he feels about you? Sure, you didn’t think you would get married, but you at least didn’t think he’d objectify and talk about you behind your back. 

You leave his spare key on the counter and walk out the door with a slam, not caring if he heard or not. Ending the video and wiping your eyes you start the walk back to your apartment a few blocks away. As you’re passing your favorite coffee shop/bakery you see Utahime walk out, with a fruity pink drink that looks refreshing. 

She says “hey y/n!” before she sees your slightly puffy eyes and distraught demeanor. You give the usual “white person smile” as you would to a stranger making unusually long eye contact in the grocery store before looking back down at your feet. She jogs a little to catch up to you and asks if you have plans for the evening, not wanting to pry into your personal matters (for now) as she just met you tonight. 

“I was just on my way back to my apartment, I was going to check out some Twitch streams I think seeing as everyone in the club meeting was talking about it,” you say trying to fake a good attitude the best you can. 

“Would you be interested in coming over to my place to do that? I think I may have a little more experience than you and I’d be happy to show you some of my favorite streamers!” Utahime grins and you have a hard time saying no, as you need to make some more friends to fill up the time your soon-to-be ex had taken up in your life. 

“Sure, I can swing by my place and grab some wine if you’re interested,” you respond with a slight grin, eyebrows raised. 

You and Utahime walk for a few minutes, realizing you live in the same building just a few floors apart from each other so you had never met. You grab your laptop, two bottles of wine, and your vape from your apartment before you head over to hers. Not before you take a moment to rip 2 photos of you and your boyfriend off the fridge.

“Pink or white?” You ask Utahime. 

“Hmmm, whatever you don’t want,” she smiles back as you both settle on to her couch with her holding two wine glasses. 

You glance down to the cheap bottles, the best you can get since you’re only 19. You hand her the rosé and opt to keep the Sauvignon Blanc for yourself. Ignoring the wine glass she set for you on the coffee table, you crack the screw top open and take a swig from the bottle. 

She puts on an adult animated tv show on in the background and starts to show you her twitch, discord, and steam profiles. You notice you have a similar liking for games and she adds you as a friend on pretty much every social media and gaming platform. Her bubbly chatter takes your mind off your shitty boyfriend and so does the half of bottle of wine you’ve drank. 

She helps you create your discord and twitch, making your username the same as your gamer tag already “sillygoose69”. Yeah sure, it’s a little immature but you’re not the most creative and wanted to be a little funny. Utahime gets a notification on her phone and gasps, “oh my god, my favorite streamer just got one we have to watch. I’m sorry but he’s just so beautiful.”

She opens up her own computer and logs in to show a beautiful man that is just starting up his stream and getting situated. He has a man bun with a little piece of bang sticking out. (you haven’t really seen a man wear his hair like that but hell, it’s working for him) he’s scanning the chat saying good evening and has the most adorable smile and silky voice. 

Utahime’s voice snaps you out of your infatuation with the man and says “I know right?!” Realizing you blushed over a random ass man you giggle and say “Wow he’s like perfect?!”

“Just wait till you see his gaming, dear lord,” she groans. 

“I’m just waiting for Gojo, Shoko, and Nanami to join the party and then were going to play some no builds.” The man says, whose username is “cursed_monkey_420”. You smirk at the thought of someone else having a hard time creating their gamer tag. 

You log in and give him your first follow on Twitch and join his discord. Adding a cute profile picture of you holding up a piece sign from a beach trip over the summer, thinking ‘could he possibly notice me?’. 

You can’t help but be a little crazy, you haven’t seen a guy like him around but maybe that’s because your deadbeat boyfriend was holding you back. 

You take the last few swigs of your bottle of wine and look at Utahime. 

“After the meeting this afternoon I accidentally walked in on my boyfriend talking shit about me.”

Her jaw drops at how casually you say it, refilling her wine glass so she just had emptied her bottle as well. “Fuck him,” she says and then hits your vape. 

You nod, “I took a video as evidence, left his key on his kitchen counter, and am thinking about just blocking him on everything and ghosting him.” You say smugly wondering if that is too psychotic. 

You hear the stream in the background still warming up as @ cursed_monkey_420 says “thank you for the follow sillygoose69! Nice username,” and he snickers, you can’t tell if that was sarcasm or not. 

Utahime raises her eyebrows at you and shrugs. “I’m not one to give relationship advice but it seems like you’re handling it well so maybe you should just ghost him.” 

You check your phone notifications for the first time since arriving at her house and see a missed call from your now ex and a text saying “do we need to talk?” 

You text back, “no we don’t need to talk ever again. thank you for wasting 9 months of mine, I hope the head was worth it.”

You hit send grimacing at his words from earlier and take a screenshot of the chat, then proceeding to block his phone number, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook. 

“You good?” Utahime questions as you’ve been silently on your phone for a few minutes looking pretty devious. You show her the texts and him being blocked and she throws her head back with a laugh. 

At this point the so called Nanami, Shoko, and Gojo have joined the stream and they load into their squad fortnite game. 

They’re pretty good but more than anything, they are absolutely hilarious. The type of people you’d love to spend an evening with. They call the original host of the stream “Geto” and engage with the chat while getting a battle royale win. The girl, Shoko, is probably the best of the 4 with Nanami definitely not wanting to be a part of this but somehow got dragged along. It seems like Gojo may be the ringleader of sorts but Geto is the most sincere, friendly, mild tempered. You look him up on Instagram and give him a follow there as well, just to see his pretty face some more. You doubt he’d notice, with over 15,000 followers. 

You notice yourself yawning and start packing up your things, drunk Utahime stalking all Geto’s accounts and sprawled on the couch. “I’ll see you around soon?” You ask her. She nods, “yes! Do you wanna get lunch this weekend?” You look back as you open the door, “sure! Just text me.”

— 

A/N: time skip : about 9 months, the summer between sophomore and junior year

reader is about 4 months from turning 21. 

In the past school year, a lot has happened.

Well hindsight not that much but it has felt like it! You starting tuning into Geto’s streams every evening, even buying a tshirt from his merch collection. Utahime started dating a guy from the esports club who really is a great guy but meant she couldn’t obsess over Geto anymore. The less the merrier?? 

You dyed part of your hair pink, started smoking a bit of weed in your free time, and mostly played video games with Utahime and her boyfriend Haibara.  You three got really good and entered some local competitions and did really well. 

Since you didn’t have school to focus on, you were a lot more active on discord and in Geto’s fan community. On a late night stream he said he was looking for a moderator now that he’s getting bigger in the community and that there was a way to apply through his page. You texted Utahime, who you knew was watching. 

 ‘do you think I should do it?’

‘girl if you don’t I won’t forgive you.’ 

‘fine. starting it now. can I list you as a reference?? lol jk’

‘Haibara said maybe you’ll be able to have your own streaming channel if you get good’

You stare at your phone screen with your nose turned up. ‘I don’t want to be a streamer, do you see how the men objectify Shoko?’ 

‘ah yes. because being objectified is worse than making shit tons of money.’

You leave Utahime on read after that last text and work on the application not really taking it seriously. 

About a week later you get a notification saying, “cursed_monkey_420 has sent you a message” 

Your eyes just about pop out of your head and you send Utahime a screenshot of your Lock Screen. 

‘Hi sillygoose (: I reviewed your moderator application and would love to chat if you have some time!’

‘omg hi! that’s awesome, feel free to text me if that works best for you? - y/n xxx-xxx-xxxx’

You set your phone down expecting to get a text eventually as you clean your kitchen when your phone starts vibrating from a phone number you don’t have saved. It’s a local area code to your college so you figure you should answer it anyways. 

“Hello?” You answer in a sing songy voice 

“Hi, is this y/n?” You instantly recognize his voice and nearly drop your phone. 

“Yeah- yeah, It’s me!” Trying best to keep some composure you sit on your couch holding the phone. 

“Hey, it’s so nice to speak with you. I received your application and well I must say I’m a little surprised someone like you would be interested.”

You pause for a second, confused, “why would someone like me not be interested?”

“Because you seem so normal and not the gaming type,” he says pretty matter of factly. 

You scoff, “please, I’ve watched your streams like every day for the past 9 months.” Suddenly realizing how embarrassing that sounds your cheeks turn red but nobody is there to see them. 

“Oh I know.”

“You know…?”

“Of course, I thought your username was cute and just happened to remember it. And you like all of my Instagram posts.” His voice is so smooth, he is just so painfully attractive and smooth. Meanwhile, you couldn’t flirt if your life depended on it and are mortified by his awareness. 

“Oh yeah that’s me,” you awkwardly chuckle trying to stay calm. 

“Listen, I think you’d be great for this role, would you want to have a private zoom meeting with me to go over everything?”

“I would love that,” you say probably too eagerly, and he lets out what sounds like a sigh of relief. 

“I’ll text you my availability and you let me know what works for you,” he says and you think you hear Gojo in the background screaming about ice cream or something.

“That sounds great!”

“Thank you y/n, I’ll talk with you soon.” 

Oh my god. He said your name. Your first name. It sounded like sweet silky honey and sent shivers down your spine. Did you just get horny from a two minute phone call?

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[liaromancewriter]

And There Was This Cat

Premise: Ethan reminisces with Harper, and Cassie isn’t sure what to make of it.

Book: Open Heart Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Cassie Valentine); feat. Harper Emery Rating/Category: Teen. Fluff. Words: 1,030

A/N: This fic was requested by @kyra75 from the 2-character drabbles: Ethan, Cassie and Cat. Not quite a drabble, but it's the thought that counts. lol Submission for @choicesoctober prompt 'pet', and I'm using @choicesflashfics week 53, prompt 2

Ethan Ramsey sipped coffee on his short walk back to Edenbrook, taking in the moment. The gray skies and sharp bite in the air were typical of Fall in New England, as were the leaves that were starting to turn orange and red before carpeting the pavement.

“I love fall,” Cassie beamed beside him. She deliberately stepped on fallen leaves, giggling at the crunching sound under her feet. “Hear that?”

“It’s depressing weather,” he said, scanning Edenbrook’s glass façade ahead of them, reflecting the dark skies.

“Perfect for cuddling by the fireplace with pumpkin spice hot chocolate,” Cassie continued, ignoring his dampening tone.

He threw her a shifty-eyed look. “If I find pumpkin spice anything in my coffee, I will not be responsible for my actions.”

Ethan grinned when Cassie stuck her tongue out mischievously. He drew her in for a quick kiss, ignoring the protests of a pedestrian who had to swerve around them.

“Back to the grind, I suppose,” he said, sighing against her lips. “I wish I could say it gets easier. It doesn’t.”

“You’re such a philosopher,” Cassie teased, kissing the corner of his mouth.

They started walking again, turning toward the atrium entrance instead of the staff entrance at the back.

“There’s Jackie,” Cassie said. “I need to talk to her about a patient. See you inside?”

Ethan nodded, releasing their intertwined hands. He entered through the revolving doors, and the first person he saw was Harper Emery. He hadn’t seen her in weeks, but he supposed that wasn’t unusual anymore.

While they were dating, they had an excuse to meet up often. When Harper became his boss, their interactions were still frequent but of a different nature. Now she was back in the surgical suite, and he hadn’t needed a neuro consult. So, their paths rarely crossed except at department head meetings.

Still, they had known each other for almost a decade, and it would be strange to pass by her without at least acknowledging her presence.

“What’s got you smiling like a Cheshire Cat?” Ethan drawled, strolling to where she stood, laughing at something on her phone.

Harper looked up, practically giddy, and turned the screen to show him. His amusement turned to exasperation at the sight of a cat video on her phone.

“Not you too,” he groaned dramatically, making Harper throw her head back in laughter. “I don’t understand the obsession with cat videos.”

“We all need something lighthearted to brighten our day, Ethan,” Harper chastised in that grating tone he remembered from whenever they were on opposite ends of an issue.

He started to roll his eyes but narrowed them instead when he recognized the feline on the screen was, in fact, Harper’s calico cat, Penelope.

“Is that the demon cat?” he asked, aghast.

“Penelope’s a darling,” Harper scoffed, pocketing her phone.

“She’s a menace, Harper,” Ethan argued. “All she did was hiss and scratch whenever I went near her.”

“Maybe she sensed you didn’t like her,” Harper replied, her brown eyes tightening in annoyance before she chuckled. “Remember when she thought you were attacking me?”

Ethan closed his eyes in dismay. “Don’t remind me. It’s not a night I will soon forget. She scarred me for life.”

“Who scarred you for life?” Cassie commented, coming to stand beside him. She smiled at Harper. “Hi, Dr. Emery.”

“Valentine,” Harper nodded and smiled briefly. “My cat. She’s not a fan of Ethan.”

“That’s an understatement,” Ethan muttered under his breath. “I can still feel its sharp claws on my back.”

“I don’t understand.” Cassie stared at them in confusion, and he flushed at his careless words.

The incident Harper referenced was hardly fit to discuss with his current girlfriend. What was he supposed to say? His dick had been about to enter another woman when a fiendish cat jumped on his naked back and dug in her claws, effectively killing the mood?

Ethan glanced furtively at Harper, hoping she understood his predicament.

“It’s nothing consequential,” Harper said, coming to his rescue. She glanced at her wristwatch. “I have to get ready for my afternoon consults.”

Harper slipped away, leaving an awkwardness in her wake. Ethan slowly lifted the coffee cup to his mouth, using the brief respite to reorient his brain.

“That was weird, right?” Cassie mused, watching Harper retreat before turning to face him, a considering look in her green eyes.

“Was it?” Ethan commented for lack of anything useful to say, glancing at a spot beyond her shoulder.

Cassie snorted. “You know it was. There was something…” She shrugged the rest of the words away. “Besides, I know when you’re embarrassed. Your cheeks get flushed, and the tips of your ears turn red.”

She took a step back. “You also can’t seem to meet my eyes, so whatever the two of you were talking about had nothing to do with a cat.”

Ethan could feel the flush spreading across his face. “It was about a ca—”

He broke off when Cassie raised an eyebrow skeptically. He sighed. “It started out about her cat, but no, it wasn’t just about the cat.”

Cassie pursed her lips, not saying anything, and he wished he had kept his mouth shut.

“Thank you for being honest with me,” Cassie said a few tense seconds later and turned away. “I have patients to check on. See you later.”

Ethan hated leaving things like this and rushed after her.

“Want to grab dinner tonight?” he said, reaching for her hand as she entered the stairwell. He covered the distance between them, letting the door shut behind him. “Or I can make us something at home?”

Cassie tilted her head and peered intently at him. “I’m not angry or upset. So, you don’t have to take me out or feed me to assuage your guilt.”

“Good to know,” he mumbled before speaking in a measured tone. “Can I take you out because I want to?”

“Sure.” She stretched on her toes, circled her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply until he forgot where they were. “But I expect to be wined and dined in style, Dr. Ramsey. So, bring your black card.”

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[danceofthephilos]

Miya Chinen + Hiromi Higa Character Intros & Takuma Nagatsuka Interview (spoon.2Di vol.71)

"I want to hear the ding of leveling up for the first time in a while. You're fine with it, right?" / "Which of you will skate? I won't mind both of you at once!"

Miya Chinen

"S" Name: MIYA Birthday: February 22nd A middle school first year and a hopeful for the Japanese national skateboarding team. He's a talented skater who can easily pull off high-level tricks. He has a cheeky personality and loves video games.

Hiromi Higa

"S" Name: Shadow Birthday: September 14th The self-proclaimed Dynamite Flower blooming at "S". He uses every dirty trick in the book to toy with his opponents. His public face is that of a mild-mannered florist.

Takuma Nagatsuka Interview

—When you were playing MIYA, what sort of direction did you receive from the staff? What did you consider important to your portrayal?

They told me not to forget that even though he acts prickly, Reki and Langa and the others are precious friends to him, and that left a lasting impression on me. Even at times where he talks like he's keeping his distance and pushing them away, those aren't his true feelings. I was very conscious of trying to convey that contradictory nuance.

—MIYA really gave his all in the BEEF in episode 3. Could you give us your impressions from when you were performing, and tell us your feelings about what Reki and Langa are to MIYA?

Honestly, seeing him lose to Langa, who could still barely skateboard (he's more experienced than MIYA at snowboarding) was devastating to me, and not just as the person playing MIYA! I think for him, who'd lost his friends and is living totally dependent on his skills as a national team hopeful, it's a tremendous humiliation. But because he experiences losing to Langa, he's able to tone down his conceit for others, and thanks to Reki he's able to realize the importance of having friends to free you from despair. I think Reki and Langa become irreplaceable friends and rivals to MIYA.

—Do you have any stories from recording with Reki and Langa's voice actors, Hatanaka-san and Kobayashi-san?

Because of the situation with production, we often recorded in different booths, and being surrounded by our seniors, the atmosphere was tense and we were focused on the work, so I don't have much I could call stories, but it seems that Tasuku likes the same "salt crystal" toothpaste as Reki. (laughter) Oh, and I bought a skateboard recently, so Chiaki-kun and I made a three-person group chat on LINE with him right away and we've been talking about going to skate together.

—In episode 6, enjoying the beach and the hot springs with Reki and the others and get covered in mud, we were able to see the real MIYA. In particular, when he called Joe "papa" and all that, that cheekiness and charm felt so MIYA-like. What were your impressions and memories from recording?

Personally, episode 6 is one of my favorite episodes. Up until now there's been so many developments that there's barely been time to catch our breath, so you could say we finally had a chance to take a break. (laughter) I was happy to see MIYA getting to act like a mischievous middle schooler when he was calling Joe "papa". Maybe he's overcompensating for having lost his friends before, but he's actually a real attention-seeker. He's like a needy cat who can't be left alone, that MIYA. (laughter)

—Are there any other characters in the work you like, or think we should pay particular attention to?

Of course, as the one playing him, I think you should pay attention to MIYA. (laughter) But my favorite character is Joe. I always end up liking muscular characters. He's got that adult charm and manliness. I guess what I want is the things I don't have? (laughter)

—Is there anything coming up in the story that you thing we should pay close attention to?

I assume since watching episode 6, everyone's understanding and appreciation for the characters has gotten even deeper. Episode 7 is past a turning point, so the story's going to pick up the pace and get even more intense from here on out. I'm sure it'll be more exciting and move your heart even more than the first half... Hang on tight so you don't get shaken off!

—Finally, please send a message to all our readers.

The pain of thinking you have no talent. The struggles that come from having talent. The things you lose by having too much talent. This story is born from each and every character's feelings clashing and conflicting. Isn't there at least one character you sympathize with so much it hurts? Through this work, I hope I can convey through MIYA how to face that pain and find a path to overcoming it. Thank you, and please enjoy and support us until the end!

(from spoon.2Di, volume 71 - February 2021)

[oraclekleo]

Update:

So I have been up to some things during the weekend, was pretty busy.

My sister came for a visit and because she went by car, she brought me a water melon! Yummy! It's 18 kg, though. I still have a second half of it here with me. It's so much of a water melon! 😂 They didn't have smaller in the store. So I guess I'm just gonna eat nothing else but a melon today (just as I did yesterday and day before... too much of a water melon).

My sister also volunteered to be my test dummy for me to learn how to hypnotise people. It went well from the beginning. I managed to calibrate my voice to a calming monotonous tone, I was slowly guiding her towards calm and relaxation of her body... Then I wanted to guide her to the deepest level of calm and relaxation and the usual way how to do it is to tell the person you are hypnotising to imagine themselves at the top of stairs and with each step down they take, they become more and more relaxed and calm, right? So I did just that and...

MY DUMBASS SISTER TRIPPED ON THE VERY FIRST STEP OF THE IMAGINARY STAIRS AND ROLLED DOWN!

No joke! I told her to take a first step and she suddenly twitched and started laughing telling me she tripped on the stairs! How wrecked does your brain have to be that it makes you trip on imaginary stairs? 😂 So there was no way we could continue. We will try again next time but I'll probably use different metaphor than the stairs. 😂

Apart from making my sister roll down imaginary stairs, I was sorting clothes this weekend. It's becoming hotter so I need to unpack the summer clothes. I also still have so much of mom's clothes here. She passed away nearly a year ago and it's time for me to just put it all away but it's pretty hard to do. I'm gonna be donating a great deal of of it all to charity. But it's not a finished process, there's still a lot of work to be done.

I have also set up a little private tarot corner for myself.

It's cute and in a place where my home office screens and laptop used to be.

I also had a weird dream... I described it to my friend so let me just copy/paste the messages so I don't have to type it all down again:

Although… I did have a dream last night… No dogs involved 😂 Which is already weird, right? But it was like… I had a guy friend… I don't remember his face clearly… I only know he had like black longer and slightly wavy hair. Probably a latino type? I'm not sure. Anyway! I was on video call with him and while the dogs weren't present in the dream, he said he liked the last vid I shared where I cuddled Dachi in the morning in bed (why would I record it and also share with anyone, I don't know) and that he's envious of it. And because it's something I hear all the time that people are envious about my dogs' life, I was just joking about it. But he seemed to be a bit fixated on the topic and started to asking what he would have to do to be also cuddled like that by me. And clearly we had a video call because he was far away so I brought up the geographical distance. And he suggested he could visit me and kept asking whether I would give him a cuddle and head scratch (thanks for putting this into my dreams, btw.) if he came for a visit. So I wanted to turn it into a joke and told him only if he wears a collar. I'm starting to feel like I'm dodging a bullet in the dream but that guy says he's booking a flight right now. And then I woke up because dogs smelled a fox a or cat outside through the open windows or something and growled and barked… Anyway, in like 2 minutes I fell back asleep And I was back in that dream only… like… later on. And I was living in my own house, not in an apartment. In a house with a garden. And interestingly enough with one of my former co-workers as my roommate (female co-worker). But the house still had like guest bedroom and this latino vibe giving guy for a visit and was in that guest room, apparently. And in that dream… It's a bit confusing for a little. I think he sent me a text message that he's waiting in bed for the morning cuddles and also sent a me selfie with him wearing a collar. I still have no idea what his face looked like but the collar was purple… like bright purple colour. I did went to see him in the bedroom. He did have a pretty torso and neck, yes 🤣 And I remember like combing his hair with my fingers and his hair was like really nice, too. That was good. I don't know what products he used but worked great 😂 I should have asked… Yeah… This guy was like purring and burying his face into my neck as I was scratching his head. That was a bit… too touchy for my usual taste but clearly I didn't mind in the dream too much. I mean, I also usually don't have this type of dreams. Must be all the audios I listen to recently 😂 They start rewiring my brain to be more open towards physical intimacy 

So yeah... That's what I have been up to this weekend.

How did you do?

[undertheknightwing]

Whoa, look at this! I wrote a Dick and Gar fic after who knows how long! It's mainly fluff but there's a little feels,,

Also this little fic was very much inspired by the wonderful @not-so-mundane-after-all 's fic Acrida (if you haven't read it, I suggest you do because it's amazing 💜)

I don't wanna spoil her fic so I won't say much about what struck my inspired chord but it was a piece of dialogue from the last chapter. I hope she doesn't mind 😅

“Mom! Mom! Look!”

Dick gasps, stopping dead in his tracks to avoid colliding into the young boy who ran past him. A soft laugh escapes through the man's lips, heart growing significantly larger in his chest, watching the boy zoom to his mother’s side. With a sheet of paper in one hand, he raises the other to excitedly grab onto the sleeve of Marie’s lab coat and tugs on it to get her attention.

Funny how things never really change. Even in the present Dick finds himself leaping to the side just to get out of Gar’s way when the teenager is in, what Rachel calls: “zoomie mode”, and runs around the tower at random times. Hopping onto and off surfaces and chasing after a nonexistent object, like the cats in those videos the kids are always sending in the - what’s supposed to be a mission focused only - group chat.

“Mom!”

“Garfield, please.” The scientist sighed, pulling a yellow rubber glove over one of her hands with a loud snap.

Gar continued to tug on the sleeve of her coat, the toothy smile on his face dropping into a frown. Energetic tone to his voice quickly changing into desperation laced with sadness, begging for her to look away from the desk cluttered with papers and give him a second of her time.

“Mom, I wanna show you something!”

With a faint smile on her lips, the woman casts a quick glance down to her son, then focuses on the vial of something she picked up and held carefully between her fingers. 

“I’ll see whatever it is later, I promise. But this needs my full attention right now.”

After using her free hand to give Garfield’s hair a lazy ruffle, she steps away and disappears down another hall, one that's protected by a door with a code and sign telling anyone not authorized to stay out. Leaving the boy alone, standing in the middle of the room, his shoulders deflating in disappointment and grip on the paper begins to loosen, threatening to let the piece of art drop to the floor.

A deep frown appeared on Dick’s face. He’s only been in this time period for a few hours and from what he’s seen of Gar’s parents, he doesn’t doubt they love their son, but it also seems like they might love their work and keeping their title of “world famous scientists” just a bit more.

“Hey, Gar.”

The young boy spun around in reaction to his name being spoken, posture perking up a bit as he greets with a cheery: “Hi, Mr. Grayson!”

Walking into the room, Dick dove his hands into his jacket pockets, then nodded his head to the side, gesturing to the door Marie went through.

“Your mom’s pretty busy, huh?”

“Yeah.” Gar frowned once more, kicking at the floor. “She’s always busy.”

Dick huffs, half-smile on his lips. “My dad is too.” 

Then with a soft groan, he crouches to be on Garfield’s level and points at the colorful paper in the boy’s hand. 

“I’d like to see what you drew, if that’s okay with you.”

Eyes losing their twinkle, Gar lifts the paper up to look over whatever he had drawn, then shakes his head and mumbles quietly.

“It’s not important.”

A deep crack formed in the man’s heart when those words left a younger Gar’s lips, as well. Their familiarity strikes him like a stray bolt of lightning and is just as painful, just in an emotional kind of way. It’s a response he hears coming from present Gar a lot and now it makes sense.

He remembers staring in awe when he saw Garfield shapeshift into a grizzly bear for the first time during training. His son had been attempting to turn into something other than a tiger for a while and been struggling to pull it off, so seeing a huge green bear where a tiger usually would be made Dick’s chest burst with a mixture of pride and joy.

Pride that became something sadder after he asked Gar why he didn’t tell anyone he learned to shapeshift into a bear when he’s been working so hard to do so and Gar shrugged nonchalantly, telling the team leader that “it wasn’t important” before moving on to do something else.

Dick smiles warmly. “Well, I think it is.”

Which earns a head tilt from Gar.

He nods. “You made it, so it’s very important.”

The young boy hesitated, seeming genuinely confused for a brief moment.

Once Gar accepts, handing the drawing to Dick, the man's eyes sparkle and widen at the childish doodles of a few colorful cheetahs.

“Wow, this is amazing, buddy!”

“Really?”

“Yeah!” Dick reaches forward, giving the boy an affectionate hair ruffle rather than a lazy one. “You got talent, kid. Mind if I keep it to put on my fridge at home?”

“You can have it!” Gar pipes loudly, bouncing on the balls of his feet.

“Thank you.” Folding the drawing as carefully as possible, he slips it into his coat's inner pocket. “My wife will think it’s adorable, I’ll tell her all about you.”

Kory's gonna think it's more than adorable and she sure isn't gonna let Dick put it on the fridge, she's gonna frame it and place it on their bedside table so she can always see the cute stick figure cheetahs drawn by their son years before their path intertwined with his.

If present Gar allows her to frame it, that is. There's always a chance he'll find it embarrassing.

A smile so bright you'd think could melt the biggest of icebergs stretches across Garfield’s face.

“Do you wanna come check on the birds with me?”

“I’d love to, Gar.”

Once stood up straight, the boy grabs his hand and begins to pull the man in the direction he came, casting a glance sparkling with pride back over his shoulder and up at Dick.

“I know lots about the birds and animals here!”

Dick’s smile twitches. The weight of the words weighed heavily onto him like a bag of bricks. The way they were said so innocently, so carefree, lacking knowledge of the storm on the horizon rolling in to turn this sweet boy's life upside down. A harsh punishment for something he didn't do, something he had no control over. Leave him feeling cursed and forgotten, unloved and unwanted by the people around him.

Eyes darkening with sympathy, Dick breathes a quiet sigh.

“I bet you do.”

[enderpearlgirl1005]

My True Love Street

Chapter 1 Moving in

On a bright sunny day a beautiful group of girls were moving into a new house. The house had two floors, and a basement so it was nice for them as there were about five of them in total. Four of the girls were outside the house observing it, they admired how big and lovely their new home was.

"Wow, this place is awesome, what do you all think?" One of the girls named Skyler asked curiously.

"Well yes, I agree fully. After all, A helped us out with finding it, oh and it has a tennis ball course. So I'm sure you'll love it Sky." Another girl named Cleo explained.

"Well I love it! I can't wait to see the inside! I'm gonna paint my room pink and decorate it with puppies, cats, oh and little pandas! Ohh! I'm so excited to be living with my besties!" Another girl named Bella exclaimed with sparkles coming off her eyes.

"Hehe, what do any of us expect out of you Bella, just don't spread that to my room, after all in college you did do that." Another girl named Becky stated while crossing her arms.

"Aww, I said I was ssorrry! How long you gonna stay mad at be Becky?" Bella asked in a cutesy sad voice.

"I'm not mad at you, I'm just giving you a hard time." Becky explained reassuringly, while also putting her hand on Bella's shoulder.

Bella smiled and made a cute little kitten face after hearing Becky's words. The girls then heard a loud thump, alongside a groan of surprise and pain. As soon as the noise hit their ears they all ran up to the moving truck where the noise had come from. When they got there they saw their friend sitting on the floor while rubbing her head and groaning a little, now from frustration.

"Wow, hey Allie, you good?" Skyler asked, surprised to see her friend like that.

"Ugh! Yeah, I'm fine. One of Cleo's big books just fell on my head while I was getting my laptop out." Allie explained.

"Aww, did you get a boo boo? Do you need Bella to kiss it all better?" Bella asked in a cutesy tone.

"No, the pain's gone, I'm good now." Allie explained as she got up.

"Well it's good to hear you're alright, and Cleo, I feel like you should stop putting all your most heavy and big books on the top of our stuff." Becky explained while looking at Cleo.

"But I did, I think one of the movers had put it there." Cleo explained.

"Well that doesn't matter, I'm fine and my laptop is alright too. I wouldn't be able to stream or make gaming videos without it." Allie explained.

"Yeah, and without your streams and videos, we wouldn't be able to afford this place." Skyler explained.

"Yeah, well I'll still be working at the flower shop. After all, it's good to have a job in case something happens and I won't be able to stream or post videos for a while." Allie explained.

"Well, let's start getting our stuff out and decide on our rooms. That way we can relax later and maybe watch a movie with Pizza for dinner." Becky offered.

"I can go with that, I love pizza. It is a nice break from my protein and energy foods." Skyler stated while she checked her nails.

"Yes and I'll be able to find a good room where I can store all my books." Cleo said.

"Well what are we waiting for?! I wanna paint my room pink and put all sorts of cute animals in it!" Bella exclaimed excitedly and ran into the new house at supersonic speed.

The other girls all began unloading their things and looking through the different rooms for where they could unload their own items.

"Hey Allie! Come up here I found the perfect room for you!" Allie heard Becky call out to her.

"Coming Becky, give me a sec!" Allie called back to her friend.

She then placed a box she had in her arms and went up to where she heard Becky's voice calling out to her. She walked up the mahogany wood stairs up to the second floor. The second floor had a closet and about five other empty rooms.

"Wow, there's a closet up here, that'll be useful to keep cleaning supplies." Allie commented when she saw the closet.

"Hey, Allie, in here!" Becky called out.

Allie looked and saw Becky coming out of one of the rooms, it was at the end of the hallway, with a wall to the left side and another room on the right. Allie had internally hoped that Becky would take one of those other two rooms, or Cleo, or Skyler. As much as she loved Bella, she didn't want her to be next to her room, as she has a bad habit of barging into the room next to hers. This caused her some inconveniences as back when they were dorm rooms in college as she always barged in when she was streaming.

Allie walked into the room and saw that it was a very big room, big enough to fit all her recording and streaming things along with her other items. "Wow, this is so big! I can fit all my things and streaming stuff in here!" Allie exclaimed happily with a bright sparkle in her eye.

"Yeah, that's why I believed it's perfect for you, oh and don't worry, I made sure Bella's room won't be next to yours." Becky explained.

"Wait really?" Allie asked while looking at Becky.

"Yup, we know she has that bad habit, so she'll be next to Cleo. I already asked her and she said that she won't mind, after all, she only reads in her room." Becky explained.

"That's true, she really wants to get into the big research company on plants, space, fungus, and other wacky things." Allie said.

"She sure does, well anyway, you can start bringing your stuff up here and I'll show the other girls where their rooms will be." Becky explained before walking out of the room.

Allie looked around the room, she couldn't believe that Becky had found such a great room for her. It had so much more space then the room in her college dorm, this will make streaming much easier and better for her. After a moment of admiring the room, Allie left the room to start collecting her things, she planned to first set up her bed then her streaming stuff.

Several hours had passed, and now the sun had well set to the other side of the earth, bringing day there. Now the sky was painted with a deep dark black and blue with tiny glimmers of stars. Allie stood outside on the patio admiring the night sky, as she always did after a long day of hard work.

"Hey, Allie, you want to have some Pizza?" Allie heard Cleo ask. She turned around and saw that Cleo had a phone, pen and notebook in her hand.

"Oh sure, I'd like a pepperoni pizza with a stuffed crust... that also has pepperoni in it." Allie explained.

"Sure, thankfully I know just the place that sells that. Alright so you want that, Me and Bella want a vegetarian pizza, Skyler wants hawaiian, and Becky wants spicy meat and hot sauce." Cleo explained as she went down the list.

"I don't understand how Skyler can eat Hawaiian pizza, it's pretty gross, I had it before and didn't like it." Allie stated.

"Eh, you know her, she's a little strange when it comes to food. Anyway, I'll go order our food and let you know once it's here. I know you can focus on your streams without the energy right?" Cleo asked.

"Yup, no food before streams, I'll pass out half way into it." Allie explained.

"Alright then, just prepare yourself and I'll inform you when it's here." Cleo said before leaving the patio and heading down stairs.

Allie smiled at this and decided to get her stream ready so she wouldn't have to do it after eating. So she left the patio and went into her room to get all her things set up. She went into her room and admired her hard work. She put her streaming things across from the door. While the other half had her sitting on the same wall as her streaming items. Across her bed was a TV where she had connected her cable to platforms that mostly had anime on them.

"Ah what a great place, I can't wait to start living with my friends here! Oh and I hope to even find a cute guy here!" Allie exclaimed excitedly.

She then got to work setting up her stream, she turned her computer on, got the games she was gonna play that night up. Finally she got the most important part ready, she got her online persona ready. It was a character she made herself that had fair skin, half red and half purple hair, a red dress with a heart opening at the top of her chest. The outline of the dress was purple, along with the outline of the heart. The character's eyes were both red and purple and they looked like an anime girl.

Allie was very proud of herself as she loved how her online persona looked and how much attention it attracted. Once she was done with setting everything up, she heard Skyler calling out to her.

"Hey Allie! Pizza's here!" Skyler called out from down stairs.

"Coming! I just got done here and thankfully I hadn't accidentally gone live yet!" Allie called back.

She then left her room and went downstairs to have her food and chat with her friends before going live to stream. Once she was down there she saw that all of the boxes that held items for the living, kitchen, and other rooms that weren't the bed rooms.

"Hey girls, how has the unpacking been?" Allie asked.

"So far I only got my room done. I got all my weights, jump ropes, and other workout tools in my room along with my bed of course." Skyler explained.

"I was able to get out all my animal plushies, anime figurines, and my shipping art!" Bella exclaimed in a bubbly happy voice.

"Well all my books are in my room so I'm set for a while till we get everything else unloaded from the box's and into the house." Cleo explained.

"Hehe, well my room is set with my desk and computer, along with my gothic items, all I need is just to put up my kind of wallpaper in the room." Becky stated as she wasn't satisfied by the plain white wall paper that Allie remembered seeing in all the upstairs bedrooms.

"Well let's keep up the hard work when we don't have work." Allie stated.

The other girls all nodded in agreement and they all sat in the living room, as the couch and a table was already set up. The five girls all ate their food while talking about random things along with their personal lives.

Skyler was focused on her sports career as she was an athlete, while she wasn't pro yet she was working hard to go pro. She wasn't interested in dating anyone so she did not have a romantic partner nor did she want one, all she wanted was just close friends. Bella had met someone who was a regular customer at the bakery she worked at. The two fell in love and started dating after hanging out for several months. Becky had dated a guy she met through an emo goth party she went to last year. The two hit it off and after months of being friends they started dating. Cleo meanwhile had met her partner after she started tutoring her, Cleo and the girl got close and they started dating.

Allie meanwhile, unfortunately was still single, as she hadn't had much luck in finding someone. Unlike Skyler, Allie did want to have a romantic partner but hadn't had much luck in finding one. She did go to some matchmaking parties, but most of the people she met weren't interested in a long term relationship and just wanted a quick fling so she did not go out with them. Allie was disappointed by this as she wanted to find someone, so she hoped that she'll find someone in this town.

After sometime Allie was full and decided to start her live stream. "Hey girls, I'm gonna start my live stream now. I'll see you all later." Allie explained.

"Alright! Oh and if you get hungry I'll bring you some cream filled butt puffs! It's a new dessert being sold at the bakery I work at!" Bella exclaimed excitedly.

"Thanks, but don't just burst into my room, I don't want to be disturbed when I'm streaming." Allie explained.

Everyone nodded and Allie made her way back to her room and began her routine, which she enjoyed and made her the money she had to help buy this house. She also internally prayed that she'd also find someone here, who she'd fall in love with and date. That way she'd have the kind of relationship her friends had with their romantic partners.

[justsomeoneintoomanyfandoms]

Hello! May I receive an Obey Me! matchup? :)

To start off, I’m in my 20s. My pronouns are they/them, AFAB and genderfluid! My sexuality is panromantic and acespec, and love me some fictional men. <3 My star sign is Taurus and MBTI type is INFP.

Also I’m AuDHD, have PSTD and am a bit of an introvert.

For appearances, I’m 5’4 (cries) with medium length darkish brown hair in the style of a shaggy mullet, light warm toned skin and a mid size body type. And I’m nearsighted AF so I use glasses.

I tend to dress in very fem fashion most times. My style fluctuates between goth aesthetic and the pink cutesy aesthetic, which is always hilarious to see people’s baffled reactions when one day I’m dressed fully in black then the next day where a very pink and sanrio themed outfit. 🤭

Funny that a lot about me fluctuates either from one or the other, I’m so bad with decision making that it’s literally engrained in me lol. This goes for my taste in music as well!

It’s between nu metal and goth rock to chill lo-fi and melodic instrumental! but game soundtracks and music that’s like jack stauber (music you probably hear in a lot of those weirdcore and liminal spaces videos lol) is something I listen to as well!

I’m pretty quiet, get anxious easily (even though I tend to hide it but can still be seen through pacing back and forth a lot eugh). I’m excitable with things I love, though I get scared because my own excitement makes me ramble too much so I try to hold back a lot unless I’m comfortable with the person and am confident they won’t get annoyed or if they ever need a break they could let me know!

I do digital art in my free time and writing storylines and plots to OCs and personal projects probably for most of the day because I love it too much… also, I’m a gamer too! But I have huge preferences for indie horror and cozy games. Horror games with heavy topics like The Cat Lady, and cozy games like Stardew Valley! Also, don’t ever ask me to tell you the FNAF lore I will legit spend hours explaining and adding layers of theories. It’d drive people insane. 🧍

I LOVVEE cozy clothing like oversized sweaters, cold weather, SLEEPING even though I have a hard time doing so, and I’m a huge foodie! I like trying foods from all culture and try new things! :)

I HAATTEE overly bright lights, it sends me into a panic!! The feeling of rubbery squishy food, my autistic butt will die on the spot. 😭 Being ignored is something I can’t stand, I’d probably cry lol. Same effect if I get yelled at.

Okay that’s about it, thank you !! 💕💕

Hi Anon! Thank you for your request! Sorry it took so long. I hope you like your matchup!

In Obey Me, I match you with...

Satan is a good person for you to be around, both platonically and romantically.

He's great at helping you with your AuDHD and PTSD. Since he's read so much, he knows a variety of different ways he can help and will tailor those to suit your specific needs.

He will lend you his sweaters! He thinks you look cute wearing them and they're just the right type of oversized. He'll leave one laying around for you every day so if you want to wear one, you can.

Very attentive. You never feel like you're being ignored when Satan's around. He values your opinion and finds everything you have to say interesting.

Will never yell at you. He knows he can be volatile sometimes so if he thinks there's a chance he might snap and yell at you, he'll let you know and will keep some distance between you until he calms down. The last thing he wants is to make you feel uncomfortable.

[despite-everything]

im

just going to write this out because i need to get it out somewhere and dont know where my little audio recorder is. i know its hard to live with parents for a lot of people, and i knew it'd be hard for me but thats really hitting right now.

today wasnt the worst, but it also kinda sucked. some geriatric asshole stopped his working vehicle in the middle of the street for no reason, and nearly got me t-boned because of it, then i got an energy bill for a place i dont live despite cancelling the policy in july, then i got a message from my insurance agent saying my policy would be cancelled if i didnt pay (but nothing was due?) and then when i tried to call i learned that this house often doesnt have cell signal in the afternoon. i eventually managed to talk to the insurance people and got that sorted, but i couldnt get through to the energy people, so that's still unresolved. im still rattled from the car thing - i was almost killed in a car last year, so im very sensitive around crashes and near-crashes (no flashbacks today, though, so thats better than the last near-incident i dealt with). tomorrow my dad and i fly out to visit his aging parents - his dad is basically wasting away and his mom is losing her mind, so its a bit of a lets-visit-one-last-time thing. i havent seen them since 2018 and rarely talk to them, but i know theyve fallen down this horrible fox-news-christian-conservative hole lately, and before that they werent great, so i have a horrible feeling this trip is just going to be painful and sad. i know that best-case-scenario, we talk about nothing meaningful at all, and they dont comment on my appearance. but they're going to hate it. and if they actually knew me, they'd hate me, too. and i feel bad leaving my cat behind to live in the basement for 3 days - my stepmom will look after her, but she's going to be very lonely. so there's that, too.

but honestly i needed to write this out because my dad and i were driving our dog to the park to let her run around and we were listening to the radio. he asked me why i dont always use my radio voice, and i told him its because it takes extra effort to stay low and smooth for the persona and the microphones, and that after a few hours its tiring. he said he knew that, but then basically asked again - i tried to get him to clarify, but he didnt have the vocabulary to explain it, so he tried to mimic my voice (i guess?) and it was fucking mean. like i felt my heart drop and almost teared up immediately. i said something like "haha i don't sound like that" and he doubled down and said i did. and the thing is like... i know my natural voice is a bit nasal. im from texas and was raised with a mother and an aunt with nasally, high-pitched southern accents, and i inherited some of that. i HATE my natural voice. for years, any video taken where i spoke at all, i hated rewatching it. i thought i sounded annoying and could barely fathom people wanting to be around me. i hear any recording of my self earlier than 2021 and i want to turn it off and erase it completely. i don't think i'll ever get over that hatred. but as i've gotten older, my voice has dropped a bit. and i make a conscious effort to have much less of a texan accent (some words still trip me up - aisle, line, fire, wild... "i" is hard to not sound texan on), and i try to sound "smoother" and more pleasant. but i know i don't always succeed, especially if im excited. and the thing is, my excitement is always too much for my family. it's annoying and immature and overwhelming, apparently. so my entire life i've tried to tone myself down, but sometimes i fail, and sometimes i'm so wound up and anxious i fail then, too. and i know it's annoying, but jesus christ that imitation hurt.

when i tried to express that, my dad got pissed and was like "thats just what you sound like" and i said something along the lines of "you don't have to mean about it" and he got more upset and was like "im not being mean you just sound like that. but fine. i just wont bring it up ever again" and im sitting in the passenger seat thinking... what am i supposed to do? what am i supposed to say? if i cry, he'll get even more upset and think im overreacting and being immature, but todays already been hard (to self-regulate earlier, i bit my arm so hard i accidentally drew blood, and screamed so loud in my car my hearing was temporarily dampened, but while that helped, it didn't fix anything), and i could cry any moment. and my mind just loops back to the impression of me, which was startlingly similar to his "whiny voice" he uses to mock assholes. it just felt fucking awful and yet i felt kinda crazy because he keeps saying he didnt mean it in a bad way, and he isnt the type to play mind games but my mother did that sort of thing all the time, and i was tired and upset and wanted to go back home. after the park, i tried to continue the conversation, but never really understood what part of my voice or cadence he was referring to,but i think i smoothed things over enough. but it just sucks so much.

im living with him and my stepmom right now as i look for a job, and im more than an hour away from any of my friends. while i could drive to see them, it doesnt make sense to waste that gas when im unemployed and heading for the airport in the morning tomorrow. and i dont really call my friends. i could, but its not a thing we do, and i honestly would just want to say what this post said and then move on. i just wish i had company. but im outside trying not to be eaten alive by mosquitoes but theyre getting me through me jeans, so i just have to suck it up and go inside to wash the dishes.

[tornrose24]

Tagged by @hey-hey-j  for the tag game. It’ll be interesting to see how I answer these.

Rules: if you get tagged in this, answer the questions that are written and make sure to swap out one question at the end of it for the next person to answer.

1. Are you named after anyone?  I’m sort of named after my aunt, who was named after a character of a TV show (that my grandfather liked) based of a book, and THAT character might of been named after someone. I admit it’s kind of amusing that it’s such a chain of ‘named after this person.’

2. Do you ever go window shopping on sites like Etsy, and if so, what kinds of things do you look at?   Not really.

3. What’s your choice of listening material when doing stuff? When I’m writing I prefer listing to music without lyrics (if it matches the tone of whatever I’m writing it helps) and it varies. Most often it’s video game music, Miyazaki, classical, etc. If I’m just doing art I’ll throw on YouTube videos.

4. Do you like a song for its sound or for its lyrics? Often both. I’m picky about what songs I like, but I like it when both work well together. (Though I hate it when the lyrics DON’T match the tone of the music, or aren’t sung in the right tone). Also, there’s some songs where I prefer the cover version over the original (I don’t care for Billie Eilish’s singing, and there’s a Motown version of Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake it off’ by PostModern Jukebox that is vastly superior to the original version.)

5. What’s the first thing you notice about people? Usually whatever they wear or else their physical appearance. It depends.

6. What’s your eye color? Green. (Though maybe they might be hazel since there’s a light brown ring around the pupils).

7. Scary movies or happy endings? I prefer happy endings. Some scary movies are actually quite enjoyable, but only if they are done right (Jordan Peele’s Nope is such an example). Otherwise I hate it when scary films get too violent, have a downer ending, or involve topics of abuse. Or have constant jumpscares, which is why I never really got into most horror games.

8. Any special talents? Singing. I’ve done choir, Opera, musical theater, etc. I’ve done some acting as well. Drawing and writing are pretty obvious ones for those who know my works. Painting is a major one too.

9. What trait in others draws you to them? Honesty is a huge one. I like it when people are open about themselves and what they like, as well as what they don’t like. Or if they tell you something you need to hear.

10. What are your hobbies? Writing and drawing. Painting is a big one too. I used to play video games but I don’t as much (partly because I feel like a new system is going to be coming soon anyway). I suppose singing could count.

11. Do you have any pets? I used to have cats. Fantasia was my last cat and I had her from middle school to some time after I was done with college/university. She always sat on the table whenever I got help with math and she’d watch me and my dad.

12. What sports do you play/Have played? Tennis is probably my favorite. Soccer is fun too. I used to do running when I was really little. However I was more of a theater kid.

13. How tall are you? 5 feet, 2 and a half inches.

14. Favorite subject in school? Literature/Language Arts. I was one of the few kids that would read whatever I was assigned more than once. When I was in middle school we had to read ‘The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe’ and ‘Roll of thunder hear my cry’ and I read the other books in those series. I also took pride in scoring the highest out of anyone on a test for Cyrano de Bergerac in my high school senior year. (However I ****ing hated reading Moby Dick over the summer) and was NOT happy when I found out that I didn’t really NEED to read the entire thing to do all the paperwork/answer all the questions.)

I don’t know if art and choir count since they were extra curricular classes, but I loved them as well and could share lots of stories. Plus one of my favorite teachers was my high school art teacher.

15. Dream job? I would love to be a writer and illustrate my own books. Alternatively it’d be awesome to do artwork for an animation studio.

I’m tagging @artistcaptainbendy  as the next person. Anyone else can do it too.

I’m changing #12 to: If you became a God/Deity, what would your domain be and how could you use your powers to make the world a better place?

[ritualcaster]

/hj is a tone indicator that does the opposite of its job, but it's obviously a job that needed to be done considering its use.

It makes things MORE AMBIGUOUS, its hard to tell exactly how much something matters to the conversation when it has the /hj tag, what opinion is supposed to be drawn? Should I even respond to it? Am i supposed to have a takeaway?

As this informative but angry youtuber describes, there are three main ways that a phrase with the /hj tag can be and is used.

I'll just use his examples for simplicity

https://youtu.be/3bYXy1jT3m8?feature=shared

1. Non-literal, but sincere

This cat video is the greatest video of the last century!

Meaning: I really liked this video, but im joking about it being the BEST of the CENTURY

2. Literal but funny

This cat video is the greatest video of the last century!

Meaning: This is the best video in the last 100 years! And it's hilarious that we haven't come up with anything better.

3. Ambiguous on purpose

This cat video is the greatest video of the last century!

Meaning..... whatever: Like literally anything. They could have no feelings at all. They could ALSO not know. They could hate it. They could think it really is the greatest in the last cebtury but don't want to argue. Just generally non-commital.

However what Jan Misali failed to account for, is that although the first two options conflict, the third does not.

The first two options actually fall UNDER THE THIRD! While yes, each use may actually be one of the first or second, and the intention may not clear, and yes that may not be the point, but "non-commitment' IS THE TONE.

Regardless of how it was sincerely meant, whats more important than speculating what actually was sincere, is the fact that they are non-commital in the first place.

Any meaning you take from it is MEANT to be able to be "wrong", even if you were right, you're wrong, because they aren't going to actually tell you where their true feelings lie until they are sure of YOUR opinion, and are ready to commit to a final answer with a bit more poking and proding.

Its a way to continue the conversation without focusing on their opinion too much, a way for them to take what the hear from you into account on that particular thought ot stanza.

Or maybe a way to just not tell you and get you thinking.

Point being, don't think too hard about it, because they aren't telling you, and you aren't going to find out for sure with what you have.

[goldentigerfestival]

(Sorry for the late reply, I was sure I'd already answered it) Unfortunately, if a Japanese game is translated into French, it's always from the English version and not the original (apart perhaps a few rare exceptions?). Probably because it's easier and perhaps cheaper to translate from English to French than from Japanese to French... I'm doing a new run but this time on Steam (for the costumes) while watching the scenes from the Japanese playthrough with the English subtitles you shared, and it's really stunning to see how correct the english translation is but as soon as there's a scene with Flynn the quality plummets. It's also a shame that the playthrough doesn't seem to go all the way to the end of the game, even if I understand the time it takes to record, edit and translate a video... On another note, in the description of one of the videos, they said that Lowell meant "young wolf" in French (which I didn't know at all). The lilies, on the other hand, were the emblem of the kings of France. I wonder if it's just a coincidence that his first and last names have something to do with France? Ah, I'm really curious to know why the devs named him Yuri, when (I believe?) his first name is typically feminine in Japanese.

Hi again! It's possible you did send the ask and Tumblr just didn't send it/ate it. I've heard that's been happening again. If not, here we are then!

It's sad to hear that about games translated into French. I know someone who is French who has said something similar and to know it's not just some games but basically all of them is just sad. You're going to lose context with any translation that double translates like that, and unfortunately it also means you're at the whims and mercy of whatever the English localization did, whether they handled it well or not. Some localizations do really good work and stay as faithful as they can, but when you get the ones that aren't like that, you end up with... well, things like Fire Emblem Three Houses.

You might not have played that game, but it's a whole debacle because there are similar cases of characterization altering to fit a really specific viewpoint that's damning to a character and, similar to Flynn, changes the narrative standpoint against the character. Instead of running with a naturally neutral and unbiased narrative perspective, the context leans into trying to make players feel a certain way, rather than using neutral tones that were previously present, or even changing positive dialogue to make it sound negative. Like, in Flynn's case, the JP tone remains neutral and doesn't really "imply" players should feel a particular way.

...and it's really stunning to see how correct the english translation is but as soon as there's a scene with Flynn the quality plummets.

It really is sad to see (especially because Vesperia is pretty popular in the west as far as Tales games go, so this is the exposure they have to Flynn as compared to the original context, and Flynn is also much softer and gentler in his original tone). I feel like I hate it even more because the translation quality can be perfect - like, some lines are basically about as direct of a translation as you can get with some word flexibility (i.e. using words that mean the same thing but avoiding using the exact same words again and again). I know they're fully capable of keeping to a faithful translation; but when Flynn is spoken to/about, suddenly the context/tone changes and the loc treats him very harshly where it was otherwise not like that. Basically I feel like in JP, the players are left to decide how they feel about Flynn on their own, but in the English loc, it feels like there's a push to say "hey you should all cheer for Yuri and be against Flynn", which... well, Yuri would not like that!

Yes, it's true Lowell means young wolf (which is funny because the novel, written by one of the people who wrote the game, actually describes Yuri as being more of a cat LOL)! Yuri as a first name though is pretty common on either gender. I don't live in Japan so I'm not sure on specifics of their naming culture or anything, but just from what I know in media, Yuri is a common first name for guys as well (honestly, the amount of media I've consumed with a character named Yuri is probably more often than I've ever seen English media using the same name in a lot of stuff lol).

In fairness to the name being feminine, Yuri himself is pretty feminine and is drawn to be feminine in many official artworks (TalesFes artwork, Asteria artwork, etc). Even when he's not extremely feminine in certain artworks, he's never particular masculine, and his official artwork does always mess around with his appearance, giving him feminine clothing/hairstyles/lore/poses (i.e. standard feminine poses that you would see anime girls in lol). At least, from my own experience, many (not all, but most that I've come across) male characters named Yuri are also feminine in appearance/possess feminine traits to their character (be it their appearance or behavior).

If someone has more knowledge on Japanese naming culture they can feel free to weigh in - that's just based on my experience with media I've seen using the name. In Vespy Yuri's case he does use "ore" when referring to himself which is masculine, but his official artwork designs like messing around with his clothes/hair like he's a damn barbie LOL. Also, they made the decision to let him wear the veil as an attachment, so... I guess that was our insight on all his fun barbie treatment in the future when the game first came out LOL.

[roseybombshell]

Hihii!! I would like to ask for a reading if you have time~

I’ve been thinking of taking seriously my YouTube channel (I used to upload some video two years ago but stopped cause I had so many things to think about) but I’m that type of person that overthinks so much to the point where I get sad and don’t do anything and I’m not really sure about the direction I want to have with the channel since I have a big variety of things I enjoy doing.

And I wanted to ask if you see me reaching some type of positive outcome if I starting posting videos and making content even on other platforms?

thank you!

Some things about me, I love the color blue and pink but in a pastel tone, I have a cat named Luna and my nickname is lily 💐

Hello, good day to you 👽

Yes, there's definitely a chance for success for you on this path! I am seeing that your videos seem to be aesthetically pleasing to people, something with pink, purple and especially neon lights. Maybe that's what will attract people to your channel. I am getting aesthetic in general, so perhaps your success will be based on visual content that you post, I am getting drawing, fashion, art, room decor, giving out advice, day in the life, routine videos and for some reason gaming or anything else that involves you being a part of virtual reality, internet, computer world. A path is slowly appearing, it seems, for the greater success so watch out for any opportunites that may arise during this time. New ideas may present themselves to you. I am hearing "act on it". So the most important part of this journey is to not stay stagnant and put in the work, but I am also getting the message that you need to enjoy yourself doing so, never make it a job, it will end up crashing on you and you'll not want to do any of this anymore, so it seems. Social media fame is more than achievable for you, is what I am being told. You may feel like you don't have the "IT" factor at times but your guides are assuring you that they're here for you and support you on this path. They really want you to get up and just do it, like don't measure the success and failure, go for your ideas and they'll blossom just right. You may be divinely guided to certain ideas and people that will contribute to your success. Don't overthink it all too much. Your spirit guides want you to enjoy the process and fulfill the imagination. You have what it takes, don't settle for average.

[echantedtoon]

Allison Chapter Sixteen

(Disclaimer: The song Chesire sings is Wonderland by Sounds Like Harmony and in no way mine.)

The whole audience of the arena and the three standing there stared at the entrance to this place where foul smelling smoke poked out from the entrance and .....Music played? SERIOUSLY!! WHAT WAS WITH THESE PEOPLE AND SINGING?! Right now it reminded her of her cousin Robert's video games when a new boss appeared. But before now it just seemed like a giant musical like on Broadway, but it just seemed so menacing now as music magically came from no where. Allison shakingly stood up to her feet and just now realized she had no umbrella. It wasn't much but she'd rather have SOMETHING to defend her with, she felt vulnerable without it as they all watched the very tiny shadow approaching from the smoke and music. Allison blinked and shook her head before looking again. Marching towards them, out of the smoke, was Chesire. But this cat wasn't like the regular smiling cat she was used to seeing. As soon as the crowd could make out who it was, there was screams of fright and hundreds of people scrambling from their seats and heading for what she guessed what was the exit to the stands. Their footsteps sounded like thunder and their screams like a millions horror movies were playing at once but for some reason Allison could hear the mysterious boss music clearly. Was she going crazy or was this more of Chesire's magic? The queen immediately pressed back against the Fortune Teller and the moth wrapped his free arms around her bringing up one of his giant wings. He too seemed slightly worried despite his much calmer face. Velveteen looked down right terrorfied of this Chesire. This Chesire's smile wasn't that happy go lucky kind of smile, this one had sinister intentions behind it and that tail.....It was unlike anything Allison had seen before. Separated into floating parts with blue rings, a thread of beads keeping it all attached to his body, his head off his shoulder floating- Well he could always do that, but watching his head just bobbing along permanently above his shoulders as his body bounced along was a little unnerving. And that's another weird thing. He was walking instead of floating, his body bouncing to the beat of the mysterious music and his hand twirling his staff, those slanted eyes lazer focused right onto Velveteen like some owl to a mouse. He didn't even acknowledge the hundreds of people running from him or the Fortune Teller staring at him with narrowed eye calmly as the cat approached.

"I've met this cat and he said, 'Son. I've got nine lives and you've got one.~ So make the best of this you can.~ Cause nothing goes according to plan.~'", Chesire sang, never mind how someone could sing while there head was floating from their neck but the song had a calm, happy tone but there was clearly a menacing undertone to it. "This cat was wise so I took it's advice.~ And waited for a little sunlight.~ I got this feeling that it might work out alriiiiight.~"

In a moment of panic the Queen pulled her staff out and pointed it at Chesire. A familiar rumbling appeared as those eight dirt pillars appeared and went straight towards the small blue cat. Chesire didn't even flinch, stop moving, or blinked as they rumbled towards him.

"Cause life is a trip and it's full of misadventure!~ The cat in the hat has a panic attack.~ But it's laced with good intentions.~" He finally darted his eyes up to the pillars rumbling towards him and without even stopping he raised his staff and the first ring around his tail disappeared. A giant burst of wind tore through the arena destroying the pillars instantly and crumbling them into dust. Fortune brought his wing up more and made Velveteen duck under it to protect her from the dust cloud but Allison was again knock to her bottom and she cough and waved the dust away. "I guess you could say WE'RE ALL MAD HERE!!~ Life is a trip and it's been a bad year.~"

The dust began to slowly settle and when the three looked back up all the pillars were gone and turned into piles of harmless dirt. Allison's jaw dropped. It took her hard work and thinking just to get rid of ONE and Chesire blew then down like paper. He still calmly walked towards them as he kept singing.

"I met this dog and he said, 'Child.~ You'll outlive me seven times.~ So make the best of this you can cause nothing goes according to plan.~' This dog was wise so I took it's advice.~ And waited for a little sunlight.~ I got this feeling that it might turn out alriiiiight.~"

By now most of the arena had been cleared out and again in a moment of panick the Queen stomped down her foot and another familiar rumble was made. The stone walls from the close combat trial appeared and went towards him as he still smiled and calmly sang towards them.

"Cause life is a trip and it's full of misadventure.~ The cat in the hat has a panic attack.~ But it's laced with good intentions.~," he sang just as the walls completely surrounded him and made him disappear from view. They didn't see it, but a second blue ring disappeared from his tail as he again pointed his staff at the stone wall. There was an explosion from the other side and one of the walls immediately cracked and fell to a pile of small rocks on the ground. He didn't care he just started walking over then as he continued singing. "I guess you could say that WE'RE ALL MAD HERE!!~ Life is a trip and it's been a bad year.~" He suddenly stopped ontop of the small pile of ruble and stared intensly at the queen, "Nothing is real and that's a fact!~ When you make believe in Wonderland.~ Nothing is real and that's a fact!!~ When you make believe in Wonderland!~" Velveteen shrieked when some invisible force grabbed her leg and made her trip sending her to the ground and the Fortune Teller promptly threw his beloved pipe to the side and quickly grabbed her with all four has as she was dragged a few feet away from him. "I'M JUST A MAD MAN!!~"

Chesire continued watching her hang onto Fortune Teller for dear life as the usual calm moth scowled at Chesire and pulled her away from his invisible magical hold as Allison watched wide eyes with mixed emotions.

"Love is a locket I keep in my pocket.~....Cause life is a trip and full of misadventure!~" He continued his decent down the small pile of rocks and headed right for them. Eye narrowing at the Queen. "The cat in the hat has a panic attack!!~ But it's laced with good intentions!!~ I guess you can say that WE'RE ALL MAD HERE!! Life is a trip and it's BEEEEEEENN!!~ Life is a trip and it's full of misadventure!!~ The cat in the hat has a panic attack!!~ But it's laced with good intentions!!~ I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THAT WE'RE ALL MAD HERE!!!~ Life is a trip and it's bee-..." He stopped.....he absolutely stopped when red and whites stripes stood in front of him....He slowly blinked and slowly looked up, up, up and into the angry red face of Allison scowling down at him. "...a bad year....ALLISON!! OH THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE STANDING!!" He jumped up and floated in the air still smiling at her. "Are you alright?! You're not hurt are you?!" His eyes looked over her dirtied body and then to her scraped cheek and his eyes narrowed more, and ears pinned to the back of his head. "It seems to me I came a little LATE!!....Which I do apologize. I got here as fast as I could!"

Allison still scowled at him, the rest of the people in the arena piling out in a panic as she spoke. "Let her go, Chesire."

The cat blinked. "....Beg pardon?"

"I said let her go, Chesire. She's not a bad person, not really." Chesire looked as if she had just changed into a dog and threatened to chase him. Smile froze on his face as she stood there, scowl never leaving as the moth continued to play tug of war with the invisible force. "She told me everything and was honest. Which is more I can say for you." Her eyes narrowed more. "Why didn't you tell me you turned people into dust?"

That seemed to make him flinch, his smile disappeared until it turned into a frown and his eye became hurt. Behind them Velveteen was dropped to the ground finally and Fortune pulled her to her feet immediately. Holding her to him as they stared at the cat and Allison. A popping crackling sound was heard and Allison blinked as Cheshire's tail was forced back together like a regular cat tail and it sealed inself back to his body as he deflated in front of her.....His paws shakingly came up to grab his head, and pull it back down onto his small neck as he stared at her.

"I-....was hoping you'd never find out. I-...'' He tried smiling again. "I was only trying to protect you. I never even expected for you to come here. W-Why would it be important?"

"It's important because well, I DID fall down here. On accident but here none the less! And it would've been nice to have a heads up. But Im more hurt because my own best friend says he wants to protect me, but didn't trust me enough to tell me that." Her scowl melted into a hurtful frown as she stared at him. "We have a lot to talk about Chesh. But you need to tell me everything from now on." She smiled and held out her hands, promise?"

Chesire still floated there for a moment staring at her....before smiling again and throwing himself at her in a hug. "I promise! Im so sorry, Allison."

She hugged him tightly. "It's ok. I forgive you....But there's two other people you should also apologize too." She turned around and made him face the two still watching them in fright and scowls alike. Chesire paused looking at the Fortune Teller...then the queen...then at Allison who nodded towards them. "It would mean a lot to me."

Chesire still stared at her for a bit, before looking over to the strange couple and smiled nervously. "So sorry about the inpolite drop in. I was worried about Allison after she was so rudely called away.~"

"And you'll help fix everything, right?"

He looked behind him at the destroyed stone wall and the doors that was tossed off their hendges. "....Oh. OH, OF COURSE!!"

"And you won't do this ever again right?"

"Right, right! I promise." He looked back to the Queen, "Uh....How about it? Truce?"

Velveteen still looked at the small cat Allison held in her arms and jumped when Fortune put a hand on her shoulder. " It would be wise to take this opportunity, my love. Let a long hatred come to rest and make peace. After all, you're more than capable of letting forgiveness into your heart, aren't you?"

The queen didn't answer for a moment, but looked over to this human who beat her and this Cat who had butted heads with her for years. "......" She sighed and nodded. "Truce."

Allison ended up smiling and hugged Chesire more who giggled those funny giggles of his. And Fortune smiled that calm smile of his. "I'm glad everything has turned out for the better. But I think before we forget, we should fix the things that are broken." He lifted a hand and pointed to the path of Chesire's destruction and the cat again chuckled nervously.

"oh...Yes, let's do that."

[kwaamfan]

April 2024 update: the following list is no longer being maintained. please view my neocities site to view the resources i would currently recommend to people who are interested in learning thai. there’s fewer resources listed but i used everything there when i was starting out and can vouch for their quality, and i think it is more useful to beginners who may feel a bit lost or overwhelmed looking at the following list.

Under the read more is a huuuuuuuge (70+) list of free resources I’ve compiled during my time studying Thai, with some resources on Isaan and Lao as well. I’ve organized it by alphabetical order for Tumblr but you can view by level, format, and content on Notion (you don’t need an account to view btw). Since I’ve been using Notion to organize and keep track of all these resources that’s also where you’ll find more notes and future updates. This list focuses on resources meant specifically for language learners and does not include native content made for native speakers.

101 languages - 100 different vocab lists, mainly presented in full phrases. Link also includes audio download, good for Anki flashcards.

Aakanee - Uses their own illustrations and has native speakers describe what’s happening in them, as well as native speakers telling stories. Recordings include transcripts. They also have Isaan and Khmer learning materials.

Active Thai - Interactive website that teaches Thai script by breaking down the alphabet into consonants, vowels, and tones that are taught in chunks.

Advanced Thai with Kruu Momm - YouTube channel for intermediate/advanced level immersion videos. A teacher on Comprehensible Thai as well.

ALG World - YouTube channel for recordings of AUA sessions. Uses Dr. J. Marvin Brown‘s Automatic Language Growth method (basically immersion/comprehensible input) to teach Thai.

AUR Thai Online - YouTube channel for immersion-based lessons.

Banana Thai - Her YouTube has lots of reading and writing help, but also short themed lessons and a podcast. She also has a website with paid courses.

Benjawan Poomsan Becker books

Thai for Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced Audio and Vocabulary (also has links to Memrise courses with the vocab/audio)

YouTube playlists with audio for all books except Thai for Beginners

You can also find the accompanying audio for her books on Spotify, Apple Music, and Napster

Thai for Beginners

Thai for Intermediate Learners

Improving Your Thai Pronunciation

Speak Like a Thai, Vol. 1: Contemporary Thai Expressions

Speak Like a Thai, Vol. 2: Thai Slang and Idioms

Clozemaster - Gamified cloze sentences to acquire language through exposure to vocabulary in context.

Colloquial Thai: The Complete Course for Beginners - .pdf, audio files. Very little Thai script, almost all transliterated.

Comprehensible Thai - Largely English free YouTube channel that designs comprehensible input material for beginner and intermediate Thai students.

CU Intensive Thai Audio - Audio files for Chulalongkorn University’s Intensive Thai courses. I use these files for listening comprehension practice.

Everyday Thai - Includes three levels of basic lesson plans with games, quizzes, and flashcards. Also has recorded conversations with transcriptions for listening practice, songs, and additional reading exercises.

ExpatDen -  Basically a blog aimed towards expats or people who want to be one, but hosts lots of information on language learning. Collection of my favorite blog posts:

Master post of free resources

List of all free downloads related to learning Thai

Women Learn Thai master post

List of Thai-English readers

Thai language cheat sheets

Connectors (with Thai, English, and audio download): starter pack, opening, filler

Tense (with Thai, English, and audio download): part 1, part 2

Thai cat cartoons transcripts

Forvo - Hear native speakers pronounce words. Can download audio (great for building Anki decks).

Free Lao Books - Free pdfs of children’s books in Lao and English to practice reading.

FSI Everyday Lao - Basically a beginner textbook with audio on the side.

Fundamentals of the Thai Language - Textbook of lessons in an online format. Dry but more extensive than most lesson plans. Has a number of helpful appendices (including idioms, family relations, cooking terms, etc.)

Glossika Mass Sentences: Thai Fluency -  Basically a bunch of example sentences, with the difficulty increasing across books. Unfortunately I haven’t found the audio for these books so better used as supplementary reading practice. Uses IPA transliterations.

Fluency 1

Fluency 2

Fluency 3

I Love Languages - Lessons are much vocab lists, with example phrases utilizing them. Mainly useful for its grammar section, which goes over adjectives, imperatives, pronouns, prepositions, etc.

Isaan Dialect | Siamsmile - Some background on the Isaan dialect, general differences between Thai and Isaan, and a short vocab list.

Isaan Language - In depth discussion on the phonological differences between Thai and Isaan. Has some vocabulary and grammar info too.

Khruu Peter - Teacher from AUA vlogs about daily life in Thailand, good for intermediate listening comprehension.

Langhub - Lots of lessons. Includes basic beginner/intermediate/advanced tiers as well as more tailored lessons (lessons for partying, university, the legal system, etc.).

Language Hut School - Very short videos (~2 minutes) by native Thai speakers teaching small grammar lessons, related phrases, etc.

Learn Thai Ping - Website that teaches you how to type in Thai. Lessons are broken down by phonetics.

Learn Thai Thaigomaster - Mainly advertises their Chiang Mai language learning school but has a good playlist on Thai basics (especially for grammar), some short clips sorted by each instructor at their school (I like to use for beginner level listening practice), and lessons meant to go with their book (which is pretty cheap).

Learn Thai with BoBo -  Vocab lists with audio at native and slow speed. Audio is easy to download and has Thai, English, and transliterated text - great source for Anki flashcards. She also has a YouTube channel where she covers topic specific vocab by presenting full sentences and breaking them down word by word.

Learn Thai with Shelby - Mostly short, weekly videos. Has stuff on Isaan, intermediate/advanced topics, love and relationships, culture.

Learning Thai with Bangkok Post - Bangkok Post articles with audio, Thai transcript, and English translation. Some key vocabulary from the article is presented after the Thai transcript and before the English translation; the audio also goes aver the vocabulary.

Lingo Hut - Has a lot of short lessons. Each lesson is basically a list of vocab, and they have games to help memorize them (flashcards, tic-tac-toe, concentration, listening games).

Lingopolo - Themed lessons. You can choose recommended lessons or pick whatever you want to learn. Recommends lessons based on previously known words and phrases. Audio based; pretty much presents flashcards and then quizzes you on them. After each “card” you can see how the word is used in example sentences, or see each word used if the card was a sentence/phrase.

Maanii Readers - Website where you can download the Maanii books as pdfs and audio of a native speaker reading them. You can also view each lesson in each book as interactive webpages (listen line by line, hover over words to view their English translation).

Mango Languages -  Conversation based lesson plans. Learn by building new sentences through given vocabulary. Also available as a mobile app. Paid but free through my local library. Check if it’s available near you here.

Memrise - Kinda like an online Anki but more modern UI with user-created flashcards. They have an app but I think you have to add courses on their desktop site first.

Pablo Roman - Has a playlist of recordings in Thai from aakanee narrating daily activities and routines. All videos link to the corresponding aakanee transcript.

Pick Up Thai -  Produces paid podcasts and books geared towards immersion (with some free samples), but they also have free blog posts explaining slang or other finer points of the language, as well as really cute wallpaper dictionaries. I like their page on translations of Thai memes and their listening comprehension page (includes transcriptions).

Picture dictionaries

Thai Picture Dictionary by Jintana Rattanakhemakorn

Thai Visual Dictionary by Collins Dictionaries

Read Thai in 10 Days - Best resource for learning how to read Thai in my opinion. azw3 (Kindle format), audio.

Riam Thai - Immersion-based lessons including beginner videos. A teacher on Comprehensible Thai as well.

SEAsite Lao - Comprehensive website full of lessons, vocab, grammar notes, reading and listening exercises, and cultural info on Laos.

SEAsite Thai - Very similar to SEAsite Lao. Old af website so not everything works, but a lot of the resources are still up. I mainly use this website to find sentences in Thai with audio for Anki flashcards.

Self Study Thai - Translations of articles with audio; has audio by paragraph or by line.

Slice of Thai - This website has a variety of information on Thailand including their food and their culture, but also has a great language section. It focuses on the sounds of the language, especially parts that native English speakers have trouble hearing through the use of spectrographs.

Speak Thai Easy - Mostly short videos giving tips, grammar explanations, and vocab. I really like her grammar videos.

Speak Thai Possible - Short clips meant to provide tips and improve pronunciation. Good resource for learning and understanding spoken, colloquial Thai.

Spoken World: Thai - Beginner book for self studying Thai. While transliterations are always provided, in my experience this book is way more effective if you learn how to read before using it. pdf, audio.

Study Thai Subs - Thai sentences and phrases from movies with the audio of the line and the English translation. Can be from original Thai movies or from Western movies dubbed into Thai.

Thai 2 English - Thai-English dictionary. Nice UI; includes example sentences as well as compound words or phrases a given term is used in. Gives the different meanings of a word, frequency of its use, and an explanation if the word is not directly translatable.

Thai Conversation Café - Mainly immersion videos; lots of food and daily life. Has some videos on reading and writing. A teacher on Comprehensible Thai as well.

Thai Growth Expert - Immersion based videos mainly teaching phrases; has content on improving pronunciation as well. A teacher on Comprehensible Thai as well.

Thai Language and Culture for Beginners

Book 1 (djvu)

Book 2 (djvu)

supplementary audiovisuals

Interactive website (can be glitchy)

YouTube

Download

Thai language | Omniglot - Basically gives an overview of the Thai language and script. Mainly useful for the plethora of links to actual language learning resources at the bottom.

Thai Lessons with New - Tons of playlists on vocabulary, grammar, speaking like a Thai/words in context, etc. I really like her grammar playlist. Puts Thai, transliteration, and English in the description.

Thai Notes - Has a reading/script course as well as lessons based on the Foreign Language Service Thai Language Course. Only the reading course has integrated interactive games/quizzes. Has some cool tools like a Thai typing trainer and a classifier finder, as well as some reading exercises.

Thai Reference Grammar - Book with lots of example sentences illustrating many different grammar structures. More extensive than the Smyth Essential Grammar book. pdf.

Thai With Grace -  Podcast for beginners. Also has a YouTube channel that covers basic lessons and vlogs in Thai with English and Thai subtitles to practice listening and immersion.

Thai with Mod -  YouTube channel mostly with short clips giving phrases used in a specific context (talking about COVID, ordering food, asking someone out, etc.)

thai-language - Best dictionary site. Has 70,000+ dictionary entries, 20,000+ audio clips, lessons, reference pages, and tons of reading exercises. Isaan words can be found here.

Thai: An Essential Grammar - Concise and simple book on Thai grammar. Beginner friendly and good reference material but I don’t like that the transliteration is emphasized more than the Thai script. epub.

ThaiPod101 -  Most lessons and features on their website require a subscription, but free users still have access to lots of vocab lists and pretty cheat sheets. Vocab lists come with audio for both words and example sentences, making it easy to make Anki flashcards from them, and you can hide romanization. They also have a YouTube channel with lots of high quality videos going over everything from consonants, conversation based listening practice, and vocab related to culture.

Transparent Language - Lessons basically introduces vocab and phrases then tests you on it. Uses a variety of games and exercises to help memorize. Paid but free through my local library. Check if yours carries it here (in US and Canada).

Understanding Thai - Former AUA teacher who focus on immersion/comprehensible input. Also has videos on slang. A teacher on Comprehensible Thai as well.