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WIP Wednesday

All The Fics Lead Back To You by @itsmaybitheway (book-verse)

@zwiazdziarka: Alex (who is of course 100% straight) reads AO3 fics about him and Henry so this fic is really a double treat - we get both Alex going crazy about fanfics AND the fics he reads. Dissonance between fic versions of Alex and Alex who's reading them is everything and so is Alex's mental acrobatics to explain why he reads all that and why he has so many feelings about it.

Tinder Mercies (series) by @absoluteaudacitywrites (book-verse)

@na-dineee: Pez convinces Henry to sign up for Tinder and – jackpot! From Alex's first DM onwards, the two of them are totally gone for each other - and as a reader, you follow along step by step. Henry and Alex are two completely normal people in their mid-thirties, but there are also many canon-typical similarities and parallels, and canon-typical problems are also discussed. Part 1 (Ignite my heart) is completed, part 2 (Burning love) is a WiP.

False Dichotomy by @cha-melodius (book-verse)

@heybuddy-drabbles: It's the You've Got Mail we've all been waiting for!! I've waited for this for so long and it's finally here and it doesn't disappoint. Come along for the ride. Split POV which will be SO fun in the future! And, of course, tons of emails!

light the lamp by @kill8a (book-verse)

@na-dineee: Set in New York, where Alex studies and is a successful ice hockey player in the college team and due to an injury, he meets nurse Henry in the doctor's office. At first sight, Alex is so blown away, he could die ... The story is told very gently and calmly, but also, a lot of canon-typical problems are addressed. Wholesome!

the killing kind by @saintlynomenclature (book-verse)

@na-dineee: Alex is the most famous rock star in the world, Henry a successful actor. After a whirlwind of an destructive relationship, there was (more or less) radio silence for a while, until now... This is a completely different approach to our favourite love story: fatal attraction, closedness, repression, heavy fighting, unhealthy coping mechanisms - Alex and Henry have a lot to unpack here! Not told linearly.

[kinetic-elaboration]

May 5: Tom/Daria, Night

I... do not know what's going on with me.

I didn't work on the College AU this weekend because I was too busy doing nothing of worth. But I did write this little thing in the same verse. The story isn't Tom/Daria but this thing is!

~700 words, written in about 18 minutes

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Two weeks into the new semester, a cold Monday in January, she accidentally falls asleep in Tom's dorm--which has happened before, but not like this. The first time, she'd woken up disoriented, quickly figured out where she was, and then lain quietly and thought about how funny it was. How funny, that her first real, solid, true friend in the world was a guy, and if they'd met in high school, and then dozed off in the same bed while reading, her mother would have thrown the worst of all fits. Lectures about responsibility, allusions to birth control and also Armageddon. Shift the plot a few months and Daria's in college a half day's drive away from home and she can do whatever she wants. Fall asleep with her head squashed between a pillow and the neutral white wall of the dorm and Tom's arm in her immediate field of vision, her leg asleep, the pages of her book creased under her, and it's fine. Like some sort of secret only the two of them and their roommates will ever know.

This time.

She has this sense that it's snowing outside, something about the way the single light reflects off the window or the way the streetlights outside shine in. Or just something in the air, how cold it's been. There aren't any books around her. They'd been reading first, felt themselves growing sleepy, and then Tom had taken anything that counted as schoolwork, swept it up and threw it down in the direction of his desk. And after that it was just the two of them.

In his dorm, unlike hers, the rooms are very small: his double is so tiny that the beds have to be lofted above the dressers, which means she's up high on a top bunk, and even before she remembers where she is, she feels that too. That and the snow. And the confusion of the lights, most of which are off, except for the desk lamp down below them. She fell asleep with them on. She's pretty sure. That means his roommate must have come back, and now he's asleep on the other side of the room. She puzzles it out neatly, simply, doesn't move except to open her eyes and then close them again.

After they gave up the charade of studying, and she yawned again so hard that her jaw popped, she started talking about going home, even though she didn't want to move. And he talked about that being a good idea, but he didn't move either. He lay down on his side and she stretched out longer and easier, in the narrow space between his body and the wall. And that felt safe somehow and good. He wrapped his arm around her and bent his legs like her legs, so they were slotted together, but they didn't get under the blanket, because that would have been admitting too much. She'd get up any minute. Any minute. Five more minutes.

When her glasses started to dig into her temple and the side of her nose, she took them off, but kept them near her, safe enough between her body and her arm.

What's different about it now is that he holds her close on purpose and sometimes she can feel his nose in her hair. What's different is that a week and a half ago they said they'd try this dating thing. Because when he kissed her in December, on the night after her last paper of the semester was due, she'd kissed back, and absolutely everything about it had felt like the greatest relief.

The first, real, best friend she's ever had.

If she screws this up. If she screws it up.

There's nowhere safer to put her glasses. She checks that she still knows where they are. Then she curls her hand around his hand, like she's making sure he won't leave, ignores the light still on down below them on the desk, and closes her eyes again and listens to the silence of the snow.

[squeakintothevoid]

I decided to stop lurking and actually post my thoughts somewhere because of my man Larry here, who shared his reaction to "The Sound of Silence" covered by Disturbed. I've listened to the original by Simon & Garfunkel before but didn't pay much attention to the words. I mean, it's just that memed depression song, right?

What folly! I have failed ye, Simon & Garfunkel! But Disturbed's video made me pay attention to the obvious message:

“This is a song about the inability of people to communicate with each other"

—Art Garfunkel

Okay, I get the point. Now, if I may, I will disturb the sound of silence (ha) to share my own thoughts while I was listening to the song:

[Verse 1] Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains within the sound of silence

Let me give you some context about my life. I have social anxiety. Or did, I might not meet the criteria anymore. But woah boy, did I have social anxiety. I mean, sometimes I'd try to speak and simply could not make a sound. That's how paralyzing my fear of speaking was. I know now that this fear came from being ignored as a kid plus a heaping of religious trauma. Growing up, I'd hear some teachers or friends say it's okay, just say what you want, be yourself. Sure, whatever. I didn't really believe them due to not being noticed very much the rest of the time. I thought: I don't even have anything to say and if I did, why would I risk telling anyone? But that positive messaging still seeped in my brain somehow where it remained dormant.

[Verse 2] In restless dreams, I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night, and touched the sound of silence

Of course, I still had thoughts and emotions to say even though I kept them inside. At age 10, I thought I was like a wise ninja, only speaking when necessary, but really I was emotionally stunted and always afraid. I slowly learned how to socialize though, but real progress was made when I started gaining confidence and trust in myself. Mainly because of movies and music. And the few solid people I could trust in my life.

More context about me: I was raised Mormon (Latter-day saint). So like, in a cult. Or a "high-demand religion" if "cult" is too much of a buzzword for ya. Anyway, I ended up attending BYU, a Mormon college that will kick you out for not conforming to their strict "honor" code. I was understandably depressed while I was there. Except I didn't understand why at the time.

Then my eyes were stabbed by the neon light of Freddie Mercury.

For real though, Queen, among other artists, helped me see that I felt stuck, and that the next step on my hero's journey was to break free from Mormonism and my parent's expectations (and somehow not get expelled and homeless at the same time). To have confidence in myself and keep myself alive.

[Verse 3] And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never shared And no one dared disturb the sound of silence

So now I was aware of how sinister and blatantly false Mormonism was. In a university full of devout followers that will tattle on you. Followers only talking about what they're allowed to talk about, and anyone who stands out is shut down. Everything seemed so platitudinous and hateful now. Man, I wasn't ever thinking for myself before, was I? I knew there were other people at BYU in my situation, because they said so on reddit, but I didn't dare make my thoughts known to anyone in person.

[Verse 4] "Fools," said I, "You do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words, like silent raindrops, fell And echoed in the wells of silence

Simon speaks like a prophet. In Mormonism, you have a prophet that claims to be speaking the words of God. So like, you gotta listen to him or go to hell. Actually, Mormons don't really have the same idea of hell as mainstream Christianity, but you definitely won't get into the special VIP top level of heaven if you don't shut up and obey the prophet with exactness. Prophets give you commandments. Prophets tell you to give all your time, talents, and money to the LDS church. (Although they only enforce giving 10% of your income.)

But Simon isn't really speaking to tell you what to do and not do. He, like most artists, is trying to reach out to you. To emotionally express himself and encourage others to do the same. It's a refreshing idea of what a prophet could be. He's calling us fools not because we are sinners, but because he wants to share what he has learned. His writing isn't to make a cash grab (I think lol), but catchy music that can be echoed in the background tends to get the best sales.

[Verse 5] And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls And whispered in the sound of silence"

Most people see the "neon god" line as a critique of consumerism, and I wouldn't disagree. It's sad that television and music in many ways raised me better than my parents, that the religious texts that promised me spiritual awakening didn't have shit on Freddie's whimsical ballads. But these "neon signs" are what saved me, no matter how cringe that sounds. I wouldn't be as daring to make real world connections if it weren't for media and the internet.

Following fandoms, lurking on tumblr, sending superwholock memes to my friends, watching stupid youtube crack videos, staying up late just vibing to the music I had. These are my prophets. It's sharing all these little pop culture things that culminated in me finally realizing that I'm alright as I am, even with my cringe hyperfixations. That maybe I can slowly learn how to speak my truth and say with a newfound sense of confidence that I do want extra ketchup. Or that I'm rejecting my parent's one true religion.

It's all good now, I never got expelled nor disowned as I feared, but I'm still healing from things. I can't say I'm a beacon of self-confidence either (right now, I'm worried this whole post is too long and pretentious). So if you took the time to read this, thanks! I know tumblr can be a hellscape of a site but I appreciate y'all. It's our little ramblings that get us through the day when we feel like nobody understands us. Here's to the whispers in the tenement halls!

Yes, I did shoehorn a spn gif in my first tumblr post, what are ya gonna do about it?

[ironfey-42]

Love is the Flower You've Got to Let Grow [PHOTO EDIT]

This is basically a what-if Stephen and Tony knew each other since they were kids, but they kinda drifted apart cuz shit happened.

Prompts: Treehouse, Fireworks, Streetlights

The quotes used in the edit are by Loretta Young and John Galsworthy.

AO3

A little headcanon/au idea below:

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This idea is still within the MCU verse but not Endgame compliant. All the stuff in the movies still happened, but the beginning is different. Maria went on a trip with Tony and the Jarvises while Howard was busy doing SI stuff. Maria just wanted Tony to have fun and isn’t constantly grilled about what he knows by Howard.

Let’s somehow make Beverly, Stephen’s mom, be friends with Maria, so they want Stephen and Tony to meet. Howard has a winter home in the Rockies or whatever, so Maria invited the Stranges to the winter home. Tony and Stephen immediately click, having so much fun because Tony isn’t punished for doing childish things for the first time ever. Stephen has someone to play with who isn’t his sister; Donna is still a baby. 

Tony and Stephen play in the treehouse, where it’s warm inside; Jarvis and Ana are in the little sunroom next to the treehouse to keep an eye on them. Tony and Stephen have so much fun playing make-believe. Like the whole week, Stephen and Tony can be found playing in the snow and the treehouse.

A time skip to like the high school times, and Tony got early admission to college, so (some mathing is happening) Stephen as a senior who just graduated, Tony in his third year of college. Tony and Stephen kind of drifted apart between the time skip. Let’s just imagine Obadiah convincing Howard to change his mind when Maria wants to relax at their winter home and take Tony with her to have fun in the snow away from the grilling from Howard. It’s summer, and Stephen just graduated and he’s on a summer trip with his parents, but they’re letting him explore by himself. They’re in New York, and Stephen is wandering around Central Park when he sees a familiar face. Tony recognizes him too but is hesitant because what if it isn’t Stephen? Anyways, Rhodey pushes Tony into calling out for Stephen because he can tell that Tony might have feelings for him. Rhodey walks a few paces away from the two because that’s his brother with someone he doesn’t know, even though Tony knows him. Rhodey is a little overprotective because he’s witnessed many people just using Tony to get some kind of 15 minutes of fame or money. Stephen and Tony end up watching the fireworks that go off at night. That’s also the same night that Rhodey knows the two are meant to be, but the timing isn’t fitting, like it’s not time for them to be a couple yet.

Another time skip, and again isn’t time yet for Tony and Stephen to be a couple, and they know it.  It’s been a few years since the last time they met. Stephen has graduated pre-med and is now in med school. Tony has graduated and is taking the reins of Stark Industries a few years after the death of his parents. The two just happened to see each other as they walked the sidewalks in downtown new york. They also end up spending a few hours together. It’s nighttime and theyre at central park and under a lamp, they kiss. They know that they love each other, but it isn’t time yet. They kiss as a promise to find each other in the future.

Bonus Time Skip:

Many times skip later, and it’s post Endgame, and Tony is still alive. During Infinity War, when Pepper and Tony were at Central Park, they were just sharing their wedding dreams. Pepper thinking about her future wedding plans for her, Happy and May, and Tony thinking about Stephen and what their wedding might look like. Again, Peter Quill and Rocket remembered how the Guardians dealt with the Power Stone and got everyone to hold hands with Tony, so the energy from the Infinity Stones isn’t all following into Tony. Tony wakes up in a hospital bed and Stephen is asleep in a chair next to his bed. Stephen wakes up when Tony places his hand on top of Stephen’s head. Stephen abruptly stands and passionately kisses Tony right on the lips. After they kiss, Tony all of a sudden proposes on the spot. Stephen says yes. Tony convinces Stephen to get on the hospital bed so they can cuddle. Rhodey who also happens to be in the room is like “Oof this is deja vu with the rooftop scene all over again.”

[sirensought]

when eric expressed an interest in living in a dorm on campus when he left home for college, his mother was not having it. as a compromise they agreed that he would live in a small house not far from campus that they would help pay for until he was able to do so on his own. it wasn't what eric wanted but at least he would still be living on his own, out of his parents mansion. 

as anyone can probably imagine, there are books at every turn, in the oddest of places. from the bench in the foyer when you first walk in to the guest room turned makeshift library to the kitchen— an entire cabinet is dedicated to cookbooks and books full of assorted recipes. he may not use them very often, but they are there if and when needed. 

though his mother did have a heavy hand in decorating when he first moved in, there are also several touches that are clearly inspired by eric's own taste around the entire house. take for instance the living room,  one of the first things you notice will be the statue of coral set atop an open coffee table book. side tables hold framed photos of family and those he holds dear.

his bedroom and study are the most heavily influenced by his own decorating preferences. overflowing bookcases line every wall of his bedroom and above his bed hangs framed artwork of the sea. while the study features shelves on one wall, holding some of the treasures he's collected throughout his life along with a few more stacks of books. opposite a large set of windows is another large framed piece of artwork of a ship in rough seas. finally, sitting on his desk beside a small desk lamp sits a model sailboat.

in his single dad verse the guest room becomes melody's bedroom. which of course, is fit for a princess complete with a crown canopy above her bed. even in melody's room you will find child height bookshelves full of all her favorite books that eric reads to her every night at bedtime. reading was something that eric wanted melody to enjoy just as much as he does.  melody's presence can be felt throughout the rest of the house as well— from the toys strewn about the living room ( mostly, but pretty much every room has at least one toy belonging to her in it ) to the framed photos of her on the side tables and the large portrait of father and daughter adorning the wall.

[scotianostra]

Edinburgh Park Heads

W S Graham.

Doesn't this one have great character? Or is it just me?

William Sydney Graham, known to his friends by his middle name, was born in Greenock, on 19th November 1918. He was educated at Greenock High School, leaving in 1932 to become an apprentice draughtsman before studying structural engineering at Stow College, Glasgow. In 1938 he won a years bursary to Newbattle Abbey College, which was very close to my High School in Dalkeith.. Sydney became interested in poetry, he initially looked to Joseph Macleod for mentorship around this time. He began publishing in the early 1940s, including a collection brought out by the great Glasgow printer and publisher William Mclellan, who did so much to encourage and promote contemporary Scottish literature.

According to Poetry Archive Graham was neglected in his own lifetime but his reputation as a major modernist romantic has been growing steadily since his death. The verse on his plinth is an extract from a longer poem, and as per usual I prefer another of his poems. And it is probably due to me having vivid dreams from time to time and trying to make sense of them. My dad has featured in some, and I had a difficult relationship with him, I think my two brothers will no doubt feel the same. However my dad tried to reconcile a bit during his later years, he was a great grandad to my sisters laddie, Stephen. He got on well with an ex girlfriend that I used to come up with when I lived in Somerset, she loved dancing with him at the club. Anyway the last line of the poem is what resonates most with me, or perhaps it is because he also spent some years in the South West of England, in his case it was near St Ives in Cornwell, anyway the poem is called To Alexander Graham, which I assume was his father's name.

Lying asleep walking Last night I met my father Who seemed pleased to see me. He wanted to speak. I saw His mouth saying something But the dream had no sound.

We were surrounded by Laid-up paddle steamers In The Old Quay in Greenock. I smelt the tar and the ropes.

It seemed that I was standing Beside the big iron cannon The tugs used to tie up to When I was a boy. I turned To see Dad standing just Across the causeway under That one lamp they keep on.

He recognised me immediately. I could see that. He was The handsome, same age With his good brows as when He would take me on Sundays Saying we’ll go for a walk.

Dad, what am I doing here? What is it I am doing now? Are you proud of me? Going away, I knew You wanted to tell me something.

You stopped and almost turned back To say something. My father, I try to be the best In you you give me always.

Lying asleep turning Round in the quay-lit dark It was my father standing As real as life. I smelt The quay’s tar and the ropes.

I think he wanted to speak. But the dream had no sound. I think I must have loved him.

[sylphmacabre]

Somnos Scherzo

Fandom: Nightmare Dork University, an AU of RISE OF THE GUARDIANS that has become its own subfandom

'Verse - Collegeverse

Characters: NDU Piki Black, NDU Jack Sickle, NDU Pitch Black

Pairings: StageFright [Piki/Jack]

Rating: General

Summary: The sleeping habits of Piki Black, hyperbolic playwright.

Notes: If you are wondering what the devil Nightmare Dork University is, and what it has to do with either the movie RISE OF THE GUARDIANS or the GUARDIANS books by William Joyce, please visit the NDU 101 page on Tumblr and its accompanying tags. It's a wild and woolly ride involving four different versions of Pitch Black and a very different version of Jack Frost, all of whom either room together or "fraternize" in a college / university AU. And let's not forget a taxidermied ferret named Mr. Pickles.

Originally posted on Archive Of Our Own on May 15, 2016.

A clinical observer would note that Piki Black succumbed to sleep in sections.

He did not snore, precisely, but his breathing had a sharp difference between inhale and exhale, a staccato rhythm on the upbeat of air leaving his nostrils which would then fold in upon itself as he more softly took air in.

He would most often lie on his left side while sleeping alone, his left hand tucked under one of his two pillows, his right arm wrapped around himself, his right hand grasping his left shoulder.  Occasionally the right hand could be seen to twitch, opening and closing spasmodically.

Once Piki’s breathing settled into a more even pattern and his arms relaxed, there would usually be some erratic scissoring of his legs, with the occasional backwards rabbit-kick, before he gave in to letting sleep take him entirely.

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Jack Sickle liked to sleep on his right side.  Piki had noticed that, the very first time the younger man had stayed over at the apartment of iniquity his brother shared with the brute and the horror.

His Jack, his dear, dear Jack, was worth any sacrifice.

So for years, both before and after Jack moved in with him, Piki ignored the constantly pinched nerve in his arm and the eternally pulled muscles in his neck that were a result of him sleeping curled around Jack, while both slept on their right sides.

His leg movements diminished until they barely happened at all, since Piki seldom now descended into utter relaxation.  How could he, when he had all of earth and heaven too in his embrace each night?

The dark shadows under Piki’s eyes deepened more and more during each year that he and Jack lived together, but he brushed aside Pitch’s concerns about sleep deprivation.

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Pitch stayed in Piki’s room on an airbed for a full two weeks following Piki’s breakdown, after Jack left.

Never the deepest sleeper himself, for the first ten nights he watched his tormented brother insist on sleeping on “Jack’s side” of the bed.. on what was, in his opinion, the wrong side.  Pitch observed Piki repeatedly try to mould his body to fill an imaginary hollow, contorted into a space that covered barely a tenth of the surface of the mattress, right on the edge and perilously close to falling on the floor.

On the eleventh night, Pitch awoke to hear Piki shifting restlessly.  Keeping his own counsel, he pretended to be asleep himself until the rustling ceased, and then ventured a look over to the bed.

Piki was lying flat on his back, in the center of the mattress.  Tears were leaking from beneath his closed eyelids, as they generally did every night, but tonight Piki’s breathing was deep and even; he was finally, finally sound asleep, and looked more peaceful than he’d been in ages.

Pitch felt his own eyes fill, briefly.

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New bed with a double bookcase headboard, new sheets, new pillows.  

A night-table for each of them, rather than both of them sharing Piki’s.

A new double reading-lamp light fixture for over the bed, with switches on each side within easy, independent reach.

Reading aloud to one another became their nightly ritual.

Some nights they slept back to back, Piki on his left side, Jack on his right.

Sometimes Jack curled around Piki, or let Piki pillow his head on his chest.  

Jack never minded the occasional kick in the shins, since he knew that it meant that Piki was actually on his way to a good night’s sleep.

[yoakkemae]

“You asleep?” | Ethan, in the verse where he's staying with Spencer. It's probably Obscene AM when he asks this.

he's making all of the motions to try to sleep -- putting on an old t-shirt and sleep pants , turning off all the lights , laying down and closing his eyes. still , his brain doesn't seem to get the memo , not wanting to shut off. however , he doesn't turn on a light to try to read the night away , too cognisant of ethan and the way he's probably asleep right now.

... or , perhaps not , with ethan questioning if he was awake or not. spencer sighs before he sits up , turning on one of the lamps nearby. the low level light barely brightens up the room , but it's enough for spencer to see ethan's face. there's a quiet part of him that can't help but find him attractive with the way the light is kissing his skin , but spencer's made this mistake already with lila , and spencer does learn from those.

' you okay ? ' he asks , voice quiet. it almost feels like one of those nights back in college , where they would whisper their theories to each other. or , it would if everything hasn't changed.

[hub1jokes]

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[newyorksrose]

Let's talk about the thread I'm currently writing with @hammurabicomplex which isn't exclusive to stuff with her, but its a major secondary verse and probably significantly easy for interactions.

THE SLAVIC CONNECTION

Rather than being taken in by her aunt after her mother died, her father Franco, remained a guardian of Rosaria and her older siblings. At this time period Franco drank heavily and gambled frequently. Bills went unpaid and furniture was pawned. Stefani had been actively starting a college fund for the kids, and Franco spent all of it.

In this household it was not uncommon for Sal and Franco to fight, and one particularly nasty lamp breaking, glass throwing brawl led to her older brother leaving the house. Later that night, Rosaria would wake up to see Sonia was also leaving. She was left all alone with her father.

Even after graduating high school, he had an oppressive hold over her. Telling her to focus on working for men that he knew, if not telling her to forget about going to college because degrees are unhelpful, everything boils down to connections and who you know. After so many years of living with her father, Rosaria decided she had two options to break away from her father and that was moving out of Brooklyn or getting married. Not confident in her abilities to get a committed husband in a short length of time, Rosaria applied for jobs outside of Bensonhurst and found a position available as a receptionist in Brighton Beach for "Ilyaev Insurance Agency."

Ilyaev Insurance Agency is one of many money laundering fronts for a localized Russian organized crime syndicate, something Rosaria is mostly unaware of. All and all an outsider to the population, she smiles bright and behaves appeasing as possible although she's subjected to frequent verbal abuse.

She now lives in a small apartment of her own in a perfect walking distance from her job. She's saving up for a few college courses and has no plans of moving back to Bensonhurst.

[teacupfulofstarshine]

aMERICA EXPLAIN - chapter two: everyone is soft and roman stans one (1) eight year old

second chapter is live on ao3!!! 

read it here! 

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[creatediana]

“Who Am I?” - the first poetry prompt I was given as an exercise in my poetry class, written 1/23/2020 (based on Susan Wooldridge)

I am...chartreuse, like a bruise In the constellation of my right arm, or the one on my leg. Chartreuse,  Among red, lilac, brown, and blue.

In the shape of a spilled drink, I am spreading, sprawling, crawling, Enthralling the dirt on the kitchen floor. What starts as

A slow drip from the pipe, rusty Water that tastes like blood (as we know). I’ve bathed in it, I drink it. Eight cups a day at least, But usually more to offset all the caffeine 

That leaves my mouth so always dry, Like there’s a little fuzz in the back of my throat. Maybe that’s why I sound so cottony-soft. I attracted The crows to the field where I was born. I didn’t scare them away;

They scared me away. I ran off young, My sister pushing me in a wheelbarrow down the streets Into the city, where I’ve resided ever since. There are no stars in the light-polluted sky,

But flashing signs obscuring the galaxy Unfathomably far away. All sorts of colors as well; Red, lilac, brown, and blue— Some, even, are chartreuse.

Questions from the original prompt included:

If I were a color, what color would I be? Chartreuse + wine red. What shape would I be? A spilled drink If I were a movement, what movement would I be? A leap? A shutter What sound? A tap, a crack, a cackle, a drop What animal? A simple hummingbird or stupid slug What song? Slammin’ screen door... (I don’t like this one) What number? 2 or 3, or 5 or 4 or 7 What car? A wheelbarrow What piece of furniture? A lamp, but not a sexy one What food? I will not be consumed What musical instrument? I’d like to be a harp but I’m more of a kazoo What place? Jean-Paul Sartre’s Hell from No Exit What kind of tree? White birch, but it doesn’t matter What’s something I’m afraid of? Birds, attention What’s the word behind my eyes? Anything... anything

[playinxwithxfire]

When you want to write, but you don't know which meme to send or which open starter to respond to. Halp. xD

Oh Hello! We can definitely plot something out if you have any ideas in mind. Or if you have any opens or memes, I'd be happy to take a look and respond to them. :)

[rosemary-writes]

The Lost Boys as college professors!

Warnings: nothing

David

History teacher

He’s definitely that one history teacher that is very well versed in many different aspects of history.

Seems like an asshole at first but he’s actually very nice and laid back. A lot of students will recommend him.

He’s a very smart man and he desperately wants to pass on his knowledge to his students so that the secrets of history don’t fade away into the sands of time.

Relatively nice professor if you're a student that asks questions and does really well on your homework.

If you have a problem and can’t turn in homework or an assignment he will be really understanding but don’t abuse that privilege otherwise he won't let you turn things in late.

Please have discussions in class with him when he tries to get the class engaged in stuff. Usually no one participates and it makes him sad and pissed off.

“Henry VIII was so horny that he literally caused so many damn problems. I will fist fight him in hell.”

Museum field trips? Museum field trips! He loves going to the museums with his classes to show them the many different things and explaining them to everyone.

If you ever need help with lessons he will not hesitate to help you with anything you're struggling with. He always appreciates when students are honest with him about not understanding. He also will accommodate your schedule in case you can’t always be at campus. He’ll gladly meet you at a coffee shop or the library to help you.

It also makes him feel good that his students trust him enough to admit they’re struggling.

If you’re his favorite student he will definitely tell you that he’s proud of you and that you were an amazing student in his class when it comes time for you to graduate. He’ll probably tear up a little bit when it settles in that you’re officially graduated.

Dwayne

English Comp teacher

He seems like a really tough teacher before you meet him but once the class gets started, you’ll see that he’s incredibly chill and nice.

Very hands on with everyone's essay and definitely gives pointers for a proper essay.

Always gives the best prompts so the class won’t get bored with his class. He’ll even do class polls to see what you guys want to write about.

Never grades harshly. He likes to leave encouraging notes on papers and gives helpful tips if something is wrong.

He loves to discuss your papers with you. It’s interesting to hear what you want to write about and it makes him interested in the subject too.

His classroom has lamps lit throughout the room because it gives the room a very relaxing vibe. He’ll never turn on the overhead lights

If you struggle with a paper he will be more than happy to sit down with you and help you with it. He’ll go over what you already have and tell you things you should add and fix.

“Sir, what are we writing about again?”

“You literally picked the prompt, how do you not remember?”

Sometimes, after hours, you might catch him in his office grading papers with his favorite music softly playing.

He always greets his students with Miss, Mr, Mx, or whatever you prefer. He’s cool like that.

When graduation rolls around, he’ll clap the loudest for his students because he’s just so proud of them for everything they accomplished during the school year. He’ll also tell you how proud he is of you to your face.

He’ll also introduce himself to your parents cause he is a gentleman

Marko

Chaotic art teacher!!!

Everyone has had a chaotic art teacher and that teacher is Marko.

He absolutely loves teaching the different styles of art. He gets so passionate about art that it almost seems a little weird

He has his many different projects hanging around his classroom and studio. Loves it when his students ask him about them and discuss them with him.

Has a random closet filled with different things for his students to study and sketch. He’ll go in there, bang around, come back out with a mannequin and say “This is my wife, isn’t she beautiful?” and it's just a busted mannequin.

Likes to loom over student’s shoulders and watch them work. It makes him feel proud to watch them be artistic.

If you’re struggling with a certain drawing or painting he will give you tips on how to do the specific thing you’re doing.

On calm warm days, he’ll play his favorite music and have the windows open while everyone works.

“Sir, there's a pigeon at the sink.”

“Okay? He’s not sick, just nudge him aside. He’s not gonna bite”

His favorite project is pulling clothes out from the closet and getting some students to wear them and have the others sketch them. It usually ends up with everyone laughing and having a good time.

At the end of the year, he makes little pottery things for his graduating students so they can remember all the good times they had.

Paul

Behold, the feral band teacher!!

He is ,without a doubt, the best band teacher you will ever have.

Does the weirdest things that no one can really understand. For example, he’ll stand on a stool to conduct and teach the class. He’ll crouch on it too and it makes his students nervous.

An absolute master of all the instruments

Always picks a strange selection of music that is almost otherworldly.

He’ll pick his favorite metal song and turn it into an orchestral version overnight because he got bored and he’ll make you learn it for concerts.

Greets his students by their first names because he’s cool like that and he doesn’t know their last names most of the time

He’s pretty chill when he’s not so excited about music and teaching it to his kids.

He definitely calls you guys his band geeks. Don't worry, he says it out of love.

If you’re having trouble with a piece, he’ll sit down with you and explain the rhythms and help you with any parts you’re struggling with. He’ll never think you’re stupid or untalented just because it might take you a while to understand a piece.

If you’re also experiencing any life problems, he’ll also be more than happy to listen and give you advice.

“Cmon dudes, if you don’t count your measures properly you are going to have a bogus experience.”

Every year, he takes a picture with his class and he hangs it up in the bandhall so he can always remember his students.

Definitely cries at graduation because he’s going to miss his students. Once you walk across the stage he will find you afterwards and hug you because you’re no longer his student so it’s ok. Don't mind his runny eyeliner, he’s just experiencing a lot of emotions over his leaving students.