#like Andrew’s is definitely gift giving

[thepriceofsurvival]

What is Jean Moreau’s love language?

Is it acts of service?

Is that why he holds onto the postcards and why he despises how Kevin only showed guilt not anger and didn’t sacrifice himself for Jean (and also why Jean hated how easy it was to fall into Kevin’s bystander role with Neil)

Like, the postcards and the necklace and the shirt from Jeremy are all gifts, but I feel like it represents acts of service more than anything.

Kevin taking the time to pick out postcards and magnets reminding him of Jean and writing him things. (And also why Jean taught him French)

Renee giving him a token of her faith (her reason for still being here) and of course being the one who saved him (he always hated himself for this, never her)

Jeremy (and the girls) wanting to buy him more and different clothes, because he is not a Raven anymore and they want to help him carve out his own identity.

[allfortheslay25]

how about Neil trying to flirt with Andrew the way mermaids do? do you think Andrew would notice?

love your creativity 💕 COME TO BRAZIL!! 🇧🇷

Brazil is definitely on my travel list ^_^ (I’m saving up for it)

As for Neil flirting the mermaid way, he technically already has on accident👀

Every time Neil catches food for Andrew (that he specifically likes) it counts as courting. Neil playing with Andrew’s tail is also flirting. Neil touching Andrew’s hair and bringing him gifts to decorate his tail with, that’s all mermaid flirting/courting methods.

But Andrew understands that Neil may just not know it so Andrew never comments on it or tells Neil. It isn’t until Neil finally complains to Matt (who he sees very little of since pod alliances stretch so far) Matt gives him more obvious ways to flirt.

There are multiple ways to court or flirt as a mermaid. Proving your hunting skill, grooming each others tails and offering prizes like decorations or tools. On a closer level, some mermaids write songs or perform dances but andreil isn’t the type for it. There are many many more options (almost unlimited) but the one Matt suggests is called Hooking.

Hooking, for mermaids, occurs many stages later in courting when a mermaid will hook their tail onto their partners and create clicking sounds as they press noses. If their partner agrees to a bond (lifelong) then they’ll vocalize with them and press back.

However, Neil chickens out as soon as he grabs tails with Andrew (asked for permission first ofc) since it becomes too intimate to him. This is when andreil stops trying to force it with courtship and just agrees to a ‘this’ between them. (Also means that yes, they become lifelong mates)

[crimsonred-hi]

Age Gap - Headcannons

Pairing: Andrew Hozier-Byrne x younger!Reader

✨Before your dating✨

• When you too meet, your would be a smaller musician who is his new opening act. And he would be friendly, but I think he’s a bit scared of anyone much much younger than him, he’s definitely scared of gen z because of how manic they all are. He would assume your like that too.

• He wouldn’t be very flirty with you like he is with everyone else, being dreadful aware of your gap in age. But when he starts to loosen up around you, he would give compliments on your performance.

• He is an incredible help.

• He teaches you things about the music industry and how it works, who to stay away from. If you’re very naive about that stuff he would probably try and protect you at all costs.

• Like, the man walks you back to your hotel room while on tour because he’s genuinely scared of you getting bombarded by people.

- he also holds onto your arm or elbow as he walks you back, not wanting to lose you.

• He’ll make jokes about your being young and naive, calling you things like ‘Bambi’ and ‘fawn’ just to emphasise that your a baby in his eyes (not really a baby, but a creature to be protected).

• He’s rather protective. You, him and his band go on nights out sometimes, you tend to be approached by other men, and Andrew (being the spectacular gift to women from god he is) will protect you.

• He thinks your too naive to notice when these men are sketchy, your not, but you let him ‘protect you’ because it makes him feel useful (and all men like being useful).

• This need to protect you is kind of how Andrew figures out he’s catching feelings. Alex one day makes a comment about Andrew ‘being soft’ on you and about how Andrew calls you so many pet names.

• Andrew tried to deny there pet names, he didn’t win that argument.

• After one that conversation, Andrew starts overthinking about the situation, you’re so much younger than him and he’s noticeably soft on you. What are people gonna think of him, it’s kinda weird in his head, and the more he thinks about it the age gap seems to feel larger.

• It gets to the point he’s not even talking to you because he’s over thinking it.

• You have to corner him in a room to get him to speak to you. “Andrew, why aren’t you talking to me?” He tries to deny that as well, but fails when he figures out you’re not dense.

• It doesn’t take a lot of persuasion for him to spill his guts to you, telling you every feeling he has. He was too emotional to realise that he’s just told you he’s into you.

• You have to calm him down before you say anything to him,

• And just as your about to talk to him your called onto stage. Really horrific timing.

• After the show, Andrew is filed with adrenaline, so on the adrenaline high he pulls you away from everyone. And you can figures the rest out.

[coff-in]

HIIIIIIIII ITS ⭐️ ANON AGAIN I'd like to request a older sister (2-1 year older than Andrew and shes like tall asf) that has the personality of omori from the game OMORI (if you dont whos Omori/ his personality: like doesn't speak for shit and is surprisingly patient with hooligans despite his anger issues) who also likes to gardening.

Ashley would probably give her some silly ass nickname having to due with flowers. Andrew would TRY to be chill around her since he has intrusive thoughts about both girls. (I AM NOT LETTING HIM LIVE THAT DOWN)

But OLDER SISTER READER would probably only put up with Ashley's attitude/lies and no one's else's. For example later in their life when they are sacrificing their parents, Renee would try to bribe Andrew and Reader into ditching Ashley but then Reader speaks up for the first time in her life, only to say "shut the fuck up, you bitch"

Heres more info on older sister Reader:

Her gift is Altered sight, as in she sees the world differently. Like she can see if people are lying or their true intention. So that's why when Renee was talking abt ditching Ashley she said shut the fuck up because she saw her true intention (whatever it was anyways).

Her bunny color would be red

Also her weapon(s) would be her bare hands, gardening sheers, or a hacksaw

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk ⭐️

notes from coff-in: LET ANDREW DATE HIS SISTERS PLEASE!!! i've never played omori but i remember watching manlybadasshero play it during the quarantine. kinda ran out of steam at the end (it's late and i'm very tired, my apologies ⭐️ anon)

[fem] reader-insert, [reader] is older than andrew by two years, incest

mr and mrs graves loved how quiet [reader] was as a child. she didn't make any noise, didn't talk at all, and was overall easy to overlook. the perfect child! why not have another? when andy came out the cursed womb, he was the same and probably learned to keep quiet too via [reader], his big sister. what's the harm in one more child? mrs graves would then learn the harm in having another child that is NOT quiet. leyley came in and couldn't be as quiet or put away as her older siblings, but thankfully this isn't [reader]'s first rodeo in taking care of a child... she's not good at it though (which makes sense cause she's fucking four years old)

andy and leyley are still very close together, especially leyley to andy since she's closer to andy's age (and goes to school with him longer) than [reader], but they both look up to [reader] as a mother figure. leyley had trouble dealing with [reader]'s quietness/muteness but her patience for leyley makes up for all the frustration she goes through. she definitely expects [reader] to pay more attention to her because she's the baby of the family, their little baby sister. how is she supposed to know shit if no one is there to teach her? how is she supposed to feel safe if no one is watching her? damn, she fucked up breakfast again even though andy taught her how not even a day ago, thankfully [reader] is there to make it for them, right? andy doesn't mind [reader]'s quietness. he's so used to leyley's loud and impulsive nature that having someone who's quieter and more mindful is appreciated. especially since she's older, andy sees her as the perfect role model to look up to.

i doubt the apartment they lived in had a yard but they do have a balcony, so i think [reader] would grow herbs and plants that can grow in pots (like strawberries and tomato plants). andy and leyley would pick up some things from watching [reader] take care of them (though they might've killed a plant once from forgetting to water it). [reader] would try her best to teach andy and leyley about taking care of the plants, what they're used for, how to prepare them into meals, etc and it would give them (specifically andy) such an oedipus complex. having [reader] comfort them when they're mad, staying patient and calm when they get frustrated and yell at her, hugging them when they're sad, UGH just being such a good mother figure and a big sister. andy loves hugging her, feeling safe in her arms. THEY WOULD BOTH LOVE HEARING HER HUMMING WHEN SHE DOES STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE

as they grow up, they both get very protective over [reader]. she can't date other people! it's a tad bit hard to enforce that since [reader] is two-four years older and usually aren't attending the same school as them for very long. they usually try to make it as CLEAR as possible to her current partner that they do not like them. andrew is very passive aggressive towards them while ashley is just... aggressive. [reader] gets mad at them the first and second time, enough for andrew and ashley to feel a little bit bad, but eventually [reader] just stops trying to date people (or at least bring them over to the apartment). she can't be too mad at them, they're probably a little bit scared to share their big sister with a stranger...

quarantine isn't so bad to them. [reader]'s little balcony garden helps them not starve for a little bit longer than canon, but not by much. andrew and ashley are both grateful to [reader] for trying to keep them all alive, but it's not a burden that she has to shoulder on her own. seeing the cultist, killing the wardens, escaping the apartment-- all very stressful things that they help [reader] through. andrew sleeps with [reader] some nights and holds her close. maybe even snuggling closer to her chest... after all, [reader] holds some power over him, no? she's older, if she is uncomfortable with it then she can just tell him to stop. he likes being the middle child. having the power and control over ashley but being watched over and taught by [reader], having both that dominate and submissive dynamic with his sisters. would definitely call [reader] mommy after they kill their parents

i find it kinda funny that the demon gives ashley a clairvoyant trinket and [reader] altered sight but doesn't give andrew anything. poor guy. i think [reader]'s true sight would honestly alter the dynamic of the graves' sibling relationship. if she can see the true intentions of people/seeing if they're lying than surely she would be able to tell when andrew is holding himself back and repressing his affection or can see ashley's overwhelming insecurity. would she play into these feelings? anyway, andrew and their parents were shocked when [reader] actually spoke when in the basement, especially when it was against mrs graves? like omg... boss moves, you know?

"shut the fuck up."

"h-huh?"

andrew kneeling down to threaten mrs graves with his cleaver, "[reader] and i don't like it when you talk about ashley like that."

----

coff-in

[ilikethisacompletelynormalamount]

Andrew Scott, Vogue: April 2024.

by Zing Tsjeng, Photos by Annie Leibovitz

Ripley, in other words, is the hero of the tale. “That’s why he fascinates so many,” says Scott. “There’s been so many iterations of him. I think it’s because people root for him.” Actors like Alain Delon and Dennis Hopper have tried the role; Matt Damon played him as an obsequious, lower-class naïf; John Malkovich, as a slimy, camp killer. Scott’s Ripley is different; a watchful loner escaping rodent-infested poverty, more at home among art than he is around people. Musician and actor Johnny Flynn plays his first victim—the monied Dickie Greenleaf—and Dakota Fanning is Dickie’s suspicious ex-girlfriend. “I find Tom quite vulnerable,” Scott tells me. “I don’t think he’s necessarily lonely, but I certainly think he’s solitary…. He seems to me by his nature that he just can’t fit in. He’s trying to survive.”

In Ripley, Zaillian extracts maximum Hitchcockian dread from every creaky footstep. But most sinister of all is Scott’s face, which exhibits a sharklike steeliness throughout. It’s a performance that exudes queasy force. Is Ripley a scammer, a psychopath, or both? “There’s so many things lurking beneath him that I’ve been very reluctant to diagnose him with anything. I never thought of him as a sociopath or murderous,” Scott declares. “It’s up to everybody else to characterize him or call him whatever they want.”

As we weave through tourists near the Tower of London, barely anybody notices Scott, save for a faint glimmer of recognition among mainly young women. He seems to draw reassurance from it. “I don’t like to think about it too much, if I’m honest,” he muses of fame. “I find it a little bit, er, frightening.” He is known but not blockbuster-recognizable, although he is in the upcoming Back in Action with Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx. What stunts did he do? “I can’t give that away, I’m afraid, or somebody from Netflix will come and shoot me in the head.”

What’s been on Scott’s mind the most hasn’t been acting at all, in fact, but art. As a 17-year-old, he was offered his first movie role on the same day he was given a scholarship to study painting. He chose acting, but has recently been thinking about Oliver Burkeman’s philosophical self-help tract from 2021, Four Thousand Weeks, which makes the case for focusing on the five things you truly want to accomplish. “For me at the moment, it’s like, What do you want to do? What do you want to say?”

He scrolls through his phone to show me his work. There’s a watercolor of a couple arguing in a restaurant in rich reds and greens, line drawings of friends and people on the beach, and two self-portraits. “It’s a bit weird,” he acknowledges of his depiction of himself, all bulbous forehead and Pan-like tufts of hair. His brisk, nervy lines are reminiscent of Egon Schiele or Francis Bacon, who turns out to be one of his favorite painters. “Well, God, I’ll take that,” he mutters at the comparison. He would like someday to go to art school. “I don’t ever regret it,” he says of acting. “But I suppose you just get to a stage where you think, What else? That’s one of the big painful things in life for me, where you can’t quite live all the lives.” As he gets older, he feels the tug toward revisiting old working relationships, including with Waller-Bridge: “We’ve definitely got things cooking,” he smiles. “I’d love to work with her again. She’s just a singular, wonderful person.” For her part, Waller-Bridge says: “I’d love to see him do a fully unhinged slapstick comedy character. Someone who is outraged at everything, all of the time.”

As we round the pavement and the Tate Modern looms back into sight, he recalls a poster he received in 2017—a monstrously large graphic that detailed every week in a human life span. “It’s your entire life if you live to 80—you have to fill in all the bits that you’ve already lived,” he remembers in awe, “a visually terrifying gift.” What did he do with it? “I didn’t hold on to it for too long.” Easy come, easy go: We finally finish our loop around the Thames and, as Scott disappears back into the throng, anonymous just the way he likes it, it occurs to me that the actor has many lives to live yet. ■

[purerae]

Can we have some facts about yandere jock maybe??? I need some more information about this soft boi 😅!!!!!

we need more yandere jock love fr!!!

also major thanks to @rizua who helped me write most of these facts !! <3

facts are below this !

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ he's obsessed with giving forehead kisses — it makes him feel alot bigger than you and finds it cute.

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ when he was like 10, he found out what periods were and started crying because he didn’t want women to feel pain (we love a feminist …!!)

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ said this in part one but, he plays american football and is training to be a professional footballer !!

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ He prioritises Y/N above all, and would quite literally drop his whole football team for them.

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ Alex constantly begs for you to go watch his matches and will always tries his hardest in matches whenever you’re watching ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ He’s a huge sucker for praise, likes being degraded to a certain degree but praise is number one for him.

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ His darkest secret (apart from being grossly obsessed with you) is that he sleeps with a plushie someone gifted him when he was 12 and has attachment issues to it.

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ He’s quite stupid. — straight definition of a himbo.

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ A secret massive spiderman geek, has watched all of the movies atleast 5x — (his favourite version of spiderman is andrew garfield btw.)

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ When he was a child, he tried jumping off a building because he thought he was the next peter parker, safe to say the scar on his arm that’s still there to this day, proved him wrong

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ He actually has a very kind loving family!! His grandparents dote on him, and his parents are just as hyper as him.

˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ He’s a bad comforter and very awkward at giving advice but will initiate physical contact to try and attempt to fix things

purerae<3

[brye-writes]

Desperately need to know what gifts Neil and Andrew would get each other for the holidays,,,,,

Like realistically I know they probably wouldn’t celebrate Christmas, but I do think that Andrew wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to give Neil more gifts.

And Neil wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to show Andrew how much he loves him <33

I feel like Andrew is the type to really listen out for the little things, getting Neil a bunch of stuff he’s made a comment on needing/wanting throughout the past year. Most likely some clothes too (god knows Neil needs it)

Neil would definitely find out about all of the things Andrew has ever wanted to buy in his life and make it his mission to buy ALL OF IT (maybe a second car??)

[ifitmeanslosingyouthenno]

au in which nathaniel is married to riko

okay so

in this universe there's no mafia, the moriyamas are just filthy rich businessmen, but nathan still is a serial killer

things go a bit different in the sense that nathan kills mary when neil is 10 bc he loses his temper and keeps neil practically captive in that house, torturing him endlessly until nathan slips up and somehow the fbi finds the evidence they need to raid the house when neil is idk 15 ish and they end up killing nathan and neil is sent to foster care

he doesn't have as bad a time in foster care as andrew did, some parents like slapping him around, but some are genuinely nice people

ultimately tho he's not adopted by anyone by the time he turns 18 (he tells himself he doesn't mind, who would want a damaged and quiet and sketchy and flighty kid in their family anyway?)

he's left on his own, to figure out how to be a real person, an adult, with no home, no place to stay, no friends, no family, nothing but himself

he goes through a few years where he just lives on the streets, spending the little money he has left on food, going to shelters when he can, traveling through states until he gets to new york

he's attacked and harassed by some guy at some point outside a bar or something and he's so dazed he cant even fight back, but someone fights back for him

and its riko moriyama, famous fucking exy star and professional athlete

he saves neil and he takes him to his place, where he lets him stay and recover and hey, he's actually kind of sweet, and he really cares about neil, and maybe it wouldn't be so bad to stay with him? and when riko kisses him the first time maybe its not so bad? and maybe when they start dating he's incredibly loving and he gives him gifts and it's the happiest neil has been? and maybe when riko proposes neil says yes and they get married and they're happy? genuinely happy for once?

except that at some point, the love becomes anger, the sweet gestures become punches, the care becomes jealousy and control and pain, and what was the best thing in neils life becomes a nightmare once more

(and maybe he blames himself, maybe its neil thats the problem, maybe its him who brings out the worst in people, maybe he's doomed to this cycle of abuse)

its not until riko beats neil withing an inch of his life that neil runs

OH SHIT WAIT LMAO I FORGOT TO SAY

neil doesn't actually go by neil throughout all of this, he still goes by nathaniel, his legal name, nathaniel wesninski is married to riko moriyama not neil josten

so neil runs and runs and runs with what little money he could steal from riko and he adopts neil josten's identity until he physically cannot keep going

luckily for him, his collapse happens far enough, all the way in seattle in the same pharmacy that medical intern aaron minyard was buying some supplies

so yeah aaron freaks out and almost calls an ambulance but neil stops him bc he's scared bc riko might not have mafia connections in this universe but he has so much fucking money

and it takes aaron and katelyn and abby on the phone for them to fix a heavily beat up neil who should definitely go to the hospital but this is the best they can do

(aaron just assumes he's homeless, and he cant pay the hospital, and he's a fucking softie deep inside so he does everything he can to help how he can)

and maybe when kate catches neil sneaking out one night, she does everything to stop him and offers him safety and maybe the exchange some truths, maybe kate guesses that neil had someone that abused him, maybe someone he loved and neil is scared and he doesn't feel like he can trust anyone but something about kate makes him break down and tell her what he can while making sure he doesn't reveal much

and im taking too long but basically aaron and kate take neil in and they introduce him to the foxes and to the legendary kevin day and andrew minyard, professional exy players for the seattle exy team

and well it takes time and lots of trust before neil lets himself open up again

but its in the form of andrew minyard and the way they can both respect each others boundaries, and neil tells andrew about nathan, but never reveals the truth about being married or anything about riko moriyama

until andrew asks neil to marry him and well

it all goes to shit lol

neil cant bring himself to tell andrew the truth and it all becomes a mess and andrew breaks things up and neil becomes a mess as well

(bc its true, it's on him, its always on him and god he never learns, he never fucking learns, he doesn't fucking get happy endings, he doesn't fucking get good things)

and he tries to leave aaron and kate's place again, and he's successful this time and he's on his way out of seattle when he stops by a gas station to get some food and he has no idea of where he's going and he hesitates for a while, until he catches the eye of andrew on his car outside, and andrew just looks away and leaves and-

and if neil was hesitating before he's sure now and he has to leave for good and he has to leave and get away and never come back and

and he runs right into riko moriyama as he's leaving the store

to be continued maybe??

part 2

[jtl-fics]

Fluent Freshman - Part 11

PREVIOUS

FF could admit that he may not be working with a full tank at the moment.

He had not slept very well the night before.

He had watched a lot of horror movies (a genre that he generally does not consume because his mind is already a scary enough place).

He was not able to go see his Grandma and he was going to miss the traditional(tm) Black Friday extravaganza that he and his Grandma did every Black Friday since he was little and encountered the horrible truth about Santa and she’d let him in on when / where most of his Christmas gifts were obtained. (The answer was not the North Pole under the watchful eye of elves. He had cried himself to sleep at the revelation but Gran always had a way of making the worst moments of his life tolerable.)

He may have eaten just…a bit too much pie?

He definitely ate too much turkey.

His stomach is killing him because he had forgotten to take his pepto when he had slammed that five hour energy.

His heart may actually break out of his rib cage with how hard it’s beating in his chest.

He’s been listening to Andrew and Captain Neil go back and forth for the last hour and a half between discussing Aaron’s recent mess ups, to what they’ll do to one another with a locked door between them and the world, to Andrew complaining that Neil’s hand is sweaty, to Neil saying Yes and Andrew’s hand is no longer in Neil’s and-

He clenches his eyes close.

And Andrew has swerved back into the lane for the third time in the last five minutes while saying something unrepeatable about his plans for Captain Neil and the whipped cream.

FF does not handle swerving cars very well.

He hears Andrew say something that sounds like it could lead to a very uncomfortable yeast infection for Captain Neil didn’t properly rinse off afterwards.

The car swerves over the rumble strip.

A fear far stronger than his fear of what Andrew could do to him overtakes him.

“I don’t like swerving cars. So, I’m going to ask that you focus on the road and keep your hands on the steering wheel.” FF says so panicked that he sounds calm and he watches as both Neil and Andrew stiffen at the sound of his voice. “If you can’t, then I’m going to ask that you pull over and let me out.” He offers a second option and a part of him is just amazed that his voice doesn’t crack even once. “I’m fine with either option.” He says.

He says both are fine but…

Honestly he hopes Andrew chooses the first option as he looks at the dark and lonely highway.

He looks back up at the front seat and both Neil and Andrew are looking straight forward. Andrew’s hands are on the steering wheel.

“Thanks.” He says and returns his attention to back over Aaron’s head.

The rest of the ride to Columbia is blessedly quiet. Aaron and Nicky wake up when they get off of the interstate and Nicky has the good grace to try and wipe the drool out of FF’s hair while Aaron seems unbothered by the wet spot he left of FF’s shoulder.

They get out of the car and they each grab their own bag in exhausted silence. Nicky is barely managing to put one foot in front of the other and before FF can do or say anything Nicky is in his room and has locked his door.

The room that FF had been planning on sleeping on the floor of because Nicky had told him he could so that FF would not drink 20 5-hour energies over the course of the weekend.

But Nicky had looked really tired.

So he is given a general tour by a very quiet Captain Neil and FF forces himself not to think about the cooler that Andrew had brought to, what he assumes is, Andrew’s bedroom before it was brought to the kitchen. He gets shown where the blankets and pillows that Kevin uses are and FF nods in quiet acceptance even knowing that he is going to spend the night going over Katakana flashcards and maybe up his literacy on Kanji to a second grader’s level.

Captain Neil wishes him a good night while Andrew gives him a nod and it is the last time he sees Captain Neil that night.

It is not the last time he sees Andrew.

***

Andrew comes out of his room to go get two glasses of water nearly 2 and a half hours later. The house is silent and dark. He is pretty sure him and Neil are the only two up.

He is wrong.

He comes out into the living room on his way to the kitchen and finds FF going through flashcards at a rapid pace. He walks a little closer to see what it is but the flashcards aren’t even right side up half of the time.

He thinks about the car ride.

‘I don’t like swerving cars.’

FF had said it so matter of factly. He was uncomfortable with the swerving.

Andrew had told FF recently about the words he didn’t like.

It felt like FF was offering at least something of himself back to Andrew for the first time.

Andrew thinks about how once his hands had gone back to the steering wheel FF had leaned back into his seat and stared out the window.

Andrew has at various points tried to look up what FF’s circumstances were but searching news sites for someone named ‘Smith’ with no first name to work off of was an exercise in futility.

Neil has lamented many times to Andrew about his bizarre jealousy over how unknowable Smith is. “He’s learning new languages, keeping a low profile, and playing Exy. It’s everything that I wanted in my freshman year and couldn’t manage because Riko pissed me off so much! It’s just kind of hard to see someone living my dream.” He says.

Andrew had punched him in the arm for that one.

“My old dream!” Neil had said and Andrew almost punched him again for the smile he flashed but had ended up kissing his stupid pretty face instead.

Where was he?

Right.

FF didn’t like swerving cars.

It didn’t necessarily have to be the trauma that lead to that aversion. Andrew certainly hadn’t had anything scare him on a plane but he still hated flying.

Still.

“The flash card is upside down.” He says and watches as FF pauses in his shuffling before righting that card and flipping to the next one which was turned to the side as far as Andrew could tell.

FF should be asleep.

FF is not asleep.

It might be Andrew’s fault that his friend can’t sleep.

“It won’t happen again.” He says and FF turns and stares at him blankly for a few seconds before he nods his acceptance.

It’s nice having a friend who understands what he means without needing to explain every little thing.

***

FF thinks he might have double-dosed on the 5-hour energy.

He also thinks he might currently be able to see through time.

His flashcards are making so much sense right now.

Then Andrew had come up and it truly was a miracle that he did not shit himself considering the sheer amount of apple pie still making its way through his system. That’s a lot of fiber for one body and he’s sure the 2-3 Five Hour energies he has taken are not helping his plight in that regard.

“It won’t happen again.” Is what Andrew says and in an instant FF feels his stomach drop to his feet. He nods blankly and watches as Andrew nods back before the man went to the kitchen and left with two tall glasses of water.

‘It won’t happen again’

FF has asked Andrew for TWO favors today.

TWO WHOLE FAVORS.

WHAT WAS HE THINKING?

The answer was that he WASN’T.

Even if FF had paid back one of those favors with the sheer power of his granny’s pie there was the case of the secondary favor he’d asked for in the car.

‘It won’t happen again’

There won’t be anymore favors for FF. He’d used up any mercy his grandma’s pie had bought him.

He considers the time pulls out his phone and goes through some saved text files on his phone.

It’s time for guns even bigger than his grandma’s apple pie.

He takes another five hour energy and knows that he won’t be sleeping a wink. He looks up groceries stores that are open this early on Black Friday, he grabs his wallet and with immense fear in his heart grabs the keys Aaron had dropped into a bowl by the front entrance.

He needs the ingredients for his great-grandma’s brownies.

Do your civic duty and: CAST YOUR VOTE TODAY ABOUT MEMES

NEXT

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[shyanshippingsociety]

Shyan Shipping Society - New Years Exchange 2025

helllooooo!

can you believe this is our FIFTH annual new year's exchange?! time flies when you're in love, and we're definitely in love with all the works by our server members this year! let's get right into the good stuff!

CHECK OUT THE AO3 COLLECTION HERE!

hot in here (take off all your clothes) by idkspookystuff | E, 3K, complete

“You’re fucking with me,” Ryan accuses. Shane rolls his eyes, having the gall to look like he’s the one put out by this conversation. “Why would I be fucking with you?” he asks. It’s a good point. If it is a bit, it’s not a very funny one. But still, “I’ve known you for eight years, dude. I think I’d know if you were a fucking werewolf.” - in which shane's a werewolf, ryan is his new boyfriend, and shane's heat cycle is coming very soon

This Must Be The Place by Gilded_Quill | G, 1K, complete

Ryan has a surprise for Shane, and Shane is just so in love.

but showing you off, i felt like a champ by Future_boy | T, 6K, complete

As silly as it is, Ryan wants to make cheesy Instagram posts, calling Shane his boyfriend in the caption and and sharing his dumb posts of making fun of Ryan with a heart. What couple—as unconventional as they are with also having wives—isn't disgusting on the internet at least a few times a year? Especially on Christmas. If only he wouldn't be so terrified of everyone's reaction.

that's holly, actually by sourmint | T, 9K, complete

“Alright, Ryan,” Shane had said with a teasing smile. “Pucker up!” It felt like a whistling kettle going off inside his head. Ryan’s brain had completely short-circuited. “Oh my God,” Steven’s laughing voice came from somewhere behind him. “Are you actually going to kiss him?” - Except, it turns out, Shane actually didn't kiss him at all. Not the way Ryan expected he would under the mistletoe. He should be relieved; chalk this up as Shane just being Shane and add it to the catalogue of eclectic things to expect from a friendship with the big guy. ...so how come Ryan has been left wanting?

it's all in my head (but i want non-fiction) by bergoose | NR, 4K, complete

And, behind the letter, was a page that had Shane's heart stop for a moment. Annulment of Betrothal. “Surely, he jests?” Shane nervously asked, tilting the papers towards his family friend and trusted manservant to examine. Or: Ryan and Shane are happily engaged and in love. If only Shane's fiance could stop trying to break off their engagement; that would be nice. Meanwhile, Ryan's just trying not to get executed.

Where You Got The Notion by ouijaboy | T, 3K, complete

A big crash, an enemy ship force-boarding them, and a crack to the skull? Daily life on board, of course.

[Or - the USS Tinseltown is besieged by pirates. Ryan and Shane hide out together after missing the evacuation.]

just a little bit of tenderness by bodhirookes | G, 11K, complete

The letter is from the mayor, which doesn’t immediately raise any alarm bells. He’s always sending out reminders for local events or random requests for assistance, so Ryan opens it without much thought. Andrew’s curling handwriting announces: Dear Ryan, I would like to give you some information about an upcoming event: the Feast of the Winter Star. It’s a time for the community to come together and think back on all the good fortune we’ve had this year. A favorite tradition is the “secret gift exchange”, where everyone in town is randomly assigned to someone else. This year, your secret friend is: Shane. Don’t tell anyone! The feast will take place on the 25th at the town square. See you then! - Mayor Ilnyckyj “Oh,” Ryan says thoughtfully. “That sounds like fun!” And then, he rereads the part that says: This year, your secret friend is: Shane, and everything comes to a screeching halt. He looks down at his cat, who is calmly cleaning his paw. “Goldsworth, I think I might be in some deep shit.” Or, Ryan, humble farmer, gets assigned the local hot doctor for the Winter Star gift exchange, and it goes about as well as you'd expect (poorly)

If I Could Read Your Mind by Impala_Chick | T, 2K, complete

Ryan wants to start a business with Shane, but he feels like he has to tell Shane the truth before they can take such a huge step. Turns out Shane has a few secrets of his own.

Mystic Intention by PlatinumPussycat208 | M, 2K, complete

Ryan believes in soulmates. Shane does not. Shane wants a relationship. Ryan wants one with his soulmate. They have an arrangement.

Like you mean it by tasty_littl_snack | T, 2K, complete

They're ghost hunting and locked in a room where the only way out is a true love's kiss. But what counts as that? What is even true love?

of cheap alcohol, ruined couches, and crushes by idkspookystuff ! G, 1K, complete

“I could definitely lift you off the ground.” Shane has to look down at Ryan after he says it, which does not bode well for his case. “No, I’m serious!” Ryan says. He’s nursing his third beer sprawled out next to Shane on Shane’s living room floor. or the one where shane's couch is infested with termites, ryan is convinced he can lift shane, and they're both disaster gays.

thank you so much to all of the incredible writers and artists who joined this exchange! we loved seeing all your work, and all the love that went around in this exchange. truly such a magical time!

we have so many fun things planned like this for you in 2025, so make sure you follow us on tumblr, or join the server for the most up to date information! we hope you had the best time in the shyan shipping society in 2024, and that you'll continue being a part of our community in 2025.

see you for our sixth annual exchange?? maybe!

happy new year!

<3 always, the mods

[celticcrossanon]

BRF Reading - 30th of August, 2024

This is speculation only

Cards drawn on the 30th of August, 2024

Question: Why does The King want Prince Andrew out of The Royal Lodge?

Note: The energy from the cards as I was shuffling was a very impatient energy. Whatever plans The King has for this house, he wants them to be put into action now, today, this minute.

Interpretation: It's all about Harry

Card One: The Knight of Pentacles.

This is the card for a Virgo person, and Harry is a sun sign Virgo, so this has to do with Harry. I haven't been told how it has to do with Harry in this reading, but it definitely concerns him. His energy is pouring off this card.

The other energy from this card is that things are moving too slowly for The King. All Knights are action cards, and the Knight of Pentacles is the slowest of the knights, so it indicates slow progress. This is taking longer than The King wants. The impatient energy of the whole reading is coming through again here - it is taking too long and The Long wants it done now (i.e. he wants Prince Andrew out of The Royal Lodge now).

Card Two: The Four of Swords in reverse.

This is a card about re-entering the world after you have withdrawn from it for a while. That withdrawal can be to rest and recover from your wounds, or it can be to mend a broken reputation. It can be seen as a release from isolation or the end of a time of recovery.

The energy from this cardis not as strong as the first card. I think that The King wants to use The Royal Lodge as a place of retreat and recovery for Prince Harry, where he can gradually re-emerge as a member of the BRF and his past being forgotten/forgiven. I'm not saying that this will work, but that is the sense I am getting from the cards - using The Royal Lodge as a place of retreat, somehow. It could be that The King wants to turn it into a general place of recovery with Harry as the first inpatient. I'm not sure. The energy is of withdrawing and then re-emerging in the world with your past sins forgiven and your reputation sponged clean of whatever you did before you went into the retreat. The Royal Lodge could be that place of retreat, literally, or it could be involved in some other way.

Card Three: The Six of Pentacles

This is a card of generosity, of giving and receiving, of material help and support. The energy of this card is of The King giving support to Harry. It looks like The King is planning to use The Royal Lodge to support Harry in some way, either as his home while his reputation is rehabilitated (which seems the most likely thing) or as a place of retreat for him.

I'm not saying that this will work, in fact I'm pretty sure it won't work as I can't see the people of the UK taking kindly to Harry being back as part of the royal family at all, but this is the energy I am getting from this card - an energy of generosity, of gifting the house or material support to someone, which the first card tells me is Prince Harry, and of supporting him in a material sense.

Maybe it is as simple as Prince Andrew has to go before The King can do something about Harry, and The Royal Lodge does not figure in his plans for Harry at all - but that doesn't seem 100% right now I have typed it.

Underlying Energy: The Eight of Swords.

This is a card of being stressed, especially mentally stressed. It can mean feeling trapped or restricted in some way, or feeling like a victim. It is a mental trap - you are stuck in a situation in your mind and you can't see a way out.

I'm getting an energy of reluctance from this card. I actually don't think The King wants to boot Prince Andrew out of The Royal Lodge per se, but he has to because of his plans for Harry. If Harry wasn't involved, then I feel that Prince Andrew could stay in The Royal Lodge as long as he wants (once the monies are sorted out - who pays for what etc). However, Harry is involved, and so The King has to take care of Prince Andrew before he can take care of Prince Harry.

The situation is causing The King a lot of stress. I think that is why he wants it to be over, so he doesn't suffer the mental stress he is currently experiencing.

Conclusion:

This has to do with Harry and rehabilitating Harry's reputation. I don't know if The King wants The Royal Lodge as a house for Harry (which is definitely one way you could read the cards) or whether he is dealing with Prince Andrew as a prerequisite to rehabilitating Prince Harry, or whether it is both of those things together, but this is definitely about Harry as the central motivation.

The situation is causing The King a lot of mental stress, and the sooner it is over the happier he will be.

[softheartedtyrant]

Yandere!Grave Keeper x Reader || Identity V ♡

tw: Yandere, stalking, kidnapping, implied violence, mention of injuries

Andrew is very used to scrutiny, disgust and contempt from other people. He was never accepted by others and always felt out of place, so it is no surprise to him that his life in the manor is exactly the same. But Andrew doesn't exactly blame the other survivors, after all, he dislikes himself all the same, a white-haired monster, as they call him.

Due to this, it would be enough for you to show genuine kindness and respect towards him for Andrew to become enamored with you. He is absolutely overwhelmed by something as small as you holding open a door for him, or inviting him to sit next to you at a table while eating. Not to mention, if you were to smile at him while greeting him in the morning, he would melt away completely.

To him, you're an angel. A gift. His chance at redemption. You're so kind-hearted, so empathetic, so pure and perfect. If he can protect you and make sure you stay safe, then all of his prior sins can be forgiven.

He doesn't even try to hide his newfound conviction. Andrew stalks you without even trying to blend into the environment, from now on you can be sure that there's always a watchful pair of eyes looking your way. It's almost like he is your shadow. Even if you tell him to stop, he won't. Should you hate him from now on, so be it, your safety is more important than anything else.

He doesn't see himself worthy of your presence anyways, infact, he thinks of himself as below you. In comparison to you, he's disgusting and vile, like vermin.

Andrew fights tooth and nail to keep you from being hurt in matches. He can take broken rips, bruises, cuts and even more grievous injuries if it means you're unharmed. This man would quite literally die for you if it was needed. Adding to this, he won't ever leave a match without you, and if he sees another survivor being extremely selfish or letting you down, they're sure to receive the full extent of his anger. You would never let anyone down. How could they?

If you allow him near you, despite how unusual he seems to act, he is overjoyed. He can't believe how lucky he is. He carefully listens to everything you say and if you ask him about his life and show genuine interest in him, you'll bring him close to crying tears of joy.

Andrew isn't the type to get violent out of jealousy. He gets extremely jealous, yes, but he condemns himself for it and tries to hide the feeling. It is definitely noticeable, though. The sour stares full of malice that he gives other survivors when they take up your time, how his eyes darken when you leave to spend time with someone else. Truth be told, Andrew looks very intimidating when he is jealous. That alone will probably make other survivors weary of occupying your attention for too long. Andrew would never admit this, but secretly, he is happy about it.

If you ever get seriously hurt during a match, it will unsettle him deeply, even if Emily does her best at patching you up and you end up recovering. It's not unlikely that this will cause Andrew to kidnap you and keep you somewhere safe. Somewhere you won't get hurt ever again. You can try to fight back, but Andrew won't budge. There's a good chance he will overpower you, too. After all, before he came to the manor, he made a living by lifting caskets and digging holes.

Andrew would be a gentle captor. Aside from not letting you leave, he wouldn't ever do anything you're uncomfortable with, and he'll even leave you alone if you want that. He hates to see you angry or sad, especially if you're crying. He will be especially distressed if you try to get him to let you go by hitting, scratching or biting him. Not because it hurts him, no, he can barely feel it, he is used to this kind of treatment by others after all. Andrew just hates to see you unhappy.

You're probably stuck with him for a long time, no matter what you do. Andrew doesn't care whether you hate or love him, because he loves you deeply, so so deeply. If you're upset, he'll hush you with soft words and brush through your hair with his fingers until you've calmed down. If you accept him, he'll be the happiest man on earth, and even if you don't, Andrew will protect you for as long as he can, in his own, special way.

[emry-stars-art]

What was Abrams favorite thing that Andrew gave him during his courting attempts?

Okay I’ve been sitting on this one because I was trying to give it my best answer and like. I still don’t know lol

I know that people in the replies and tags are going to have incredible answers as well so I want this to be more of a “here’s a collection of things he likes the most” and I get to start so here’s my take:

It’s a book. I hear your valid confusion but LISTEN. In the stretch before Abram finally realizes what’s been going on with the gifts/etc, Andrew gives Abram a book - could be poetry, could be a romance story, idk - with a ribbon just barely peeking out of one page. Abram, obviously, doesn’t think much of it and he’s never been big on reading (I don’t know why I never have Neil liking to read lol is that canon) so he keeps the book on his dresser or something like “I’ll get around to it if he insists”

And then after Abram actually, clearly says he can accept Andrew’s advances, Andrew remembers about it and realizes Abram must not have ever opened the book because he would have figured this all out before now if he had

He asks him about it, if he ever read it, and Abram’s like “…no”

So Andrew tells him to. Later, when Abram’s back in his room, he picks up the book and checks out the first page, and it’s something pretty obviously unimportant or unrelated. And the next page. Eventually he thinks to check the ribbon; he flips to the pages and somewhere on them a quote is underlined in steady deep blue ink:

My glances through the eyes of friendship grow more brief by the day. You remain in the kindest, softest embrace of my heart, but now I find myself watching, hopeful, and friends do not look at friends the way I sometimes look at you.

Stunned, in a word.

But this is something he can figure out. This isn’t flowers - they’re lovely but die so quickly, and Abram doesn’t know the language of them or which ones Andrew would like. It isn’t meals shared, because that’s too common by now. It isn’t direct words or actions of affection because those are far too awkward for someone with so little experience with them. But Abram looks at this book, sees exactly what to do with it, and he knows certainly that this is a way the prince wouldn’t mind communicating because he was the first to do it. Abram doesn’t even have to be around when Andrew reads it.

So Abram spends the next several days scanning the book when he has time, finding many quotes he could perhaps imagine returning, finding a few he keeps marked just in case. Then he finds one that he doesn’t even bother marking with a scrap paper, he immediately picks up his pen and underlines it.

I look at the moon and she has your face: the brightest thing in my sky, the most beautiful, and so, so far away.

(And @jtl-fics had the sweetest idea of Abram pressing and keeping the flowers from the bouquet Andrew gets him in this post; and that he uses some to make bookmarks probably because he knows how much the prince likes books. He would definitely use one of those bookmarks to mark the page he underlined rather than the scrap ribbon 🥰)

Anyway the next time Abram sees the prince he wordlessly hands him back the book. Andrew sees the new mark but doesn’t try to open it yet (which relieves Abram more than he’ll admit), just keeping it under his arm until he has somewhere to put it. But it doesn’t take him near as long to find another quote, since he tends to get distracted reading the context or surrounding passages; he underlines the very next sentence and gets the book back to Abram the next morning. Understanding the risk of Abram’s misunderstanding and completely willing to explain himself in plain terms when Abram asks. Still with the pressed flower bookmark.

To have you near enough to touch should surely destroy me.

When Abram opens it later he first sees that the pages look very familiar - those passages look very familiar - that quote is certainly familiar. And he gets very worried very quickly. Maybe Andrew didn’t like that one, maybe Abram had chosen wrong and he didn’t know how to do this as well as he’d thought. But he doesn’t close it fast enough not to finally, mercifully read on and realize that some of the ink on the page is not his own black ink. After it, dark enough to almost be black in the wrong light, is Andrew’s dark blue.

But after reading Andrew’s quote he does in fact close the book quickly, sitting back and just staring, mostly because he’d surprised himself; he won’t know Andrew’s intention for certain until he asks, but this time - likely for the first time - Abram looks at the word destroy and doesn’t immediately think of the harm he’s done. (Andrew’s new, unfamiliar way with words had to work it’s way into Abram’s understanding eventually.)

They go on as long as there’s still quotes they like in the book, and only once does Andrew get frustrated that Abram stole one of his before he could get around to using it.

Anyway thank you for the sweet ask, here’s a quick sketch of Andrew reading to Abram in the library

[coff-in]

I wonder how it would be mrs.graves and ashley fighting over younger sibling reader tbh.

ashley and mrs graves do not like each other at all. granted, mrs graves doesn't like any of her children. if we want to keep things canon flavored, mrs graves would probably use [reader] in order to terrorize ashley (though i don't think she'd need a reason to do so, you know?) doting on [reader], giving them privileges that ashley doesn't have, etc etc. ashley would definitely try to persuade [reader] into not giving into that hag's manipulation. don't you see? she's trying to take you away from her! i think ultimately thing would depend on [reader] to see how things play out. believe the lies of the woman who regularly disregards you as a person or stick to your older neurotic sister's side.

things change if you makes them all... family friendly

incest

mrs graves keeps [reader] away from ashley in order to prevent her from corrupting her precious baby. that embarrassment has already sunk her claws into andrew-- how disappointing-- so she won't let ashley get a grasp of [reader]. imagine how hard it must be for her, taking care of her three children, her two eldest hating her guts! won't you be a dear and be kind to mommy? she's only trying her best. fighting between mrs graves and ashley would be a lot of just manipulation and sabotage i feel like. mrs graves treating [reader] better and giving her gifts while she can while ashley breaks or hides them to make mrs graves look bad.

imagine mrs graves trying to seduce [reader] while ashley and andrew are out of the apartment, dressing up in a revealing gown while making a delicious breakfast or dinner for [reader]. purring seductively to [reader], asking how their day was, if the food's good, offering to give a massage. she's very experienced, you know?

but you have to remember that ashley is your sister! she's the one that has your back whenever you get up trouble, the one that lets you stay up late and keeps you company at school. sure, her mother has experience from whoring herself out, but is there anything more special than sharing your first times together with someone who you care about? someone who loves you? first date, first kiss, first time. would you really give that up to some fucking wrinkly hussy with a used and stretched pussy?? (her words, not mine) would you leave her too...?

it's a neat idea to explore for sure

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coff-in

[mauvemischief]

which fox do u think wld pilot each lion

Best crossover ever??? Oh my god??? Anon ur a genius, if I'm being completely honest this is soooo difficult to decide but I'm going to give it my best shot.

Ok I think that the black and red lions would be Neil and Kevin, no doubt about it. I mean not only looking at the Keith/Neil parallels of never having a real home but just the temperament of the red lion paired with Neil's determination would be great. and Kevin seeing potential in Neil that he couldn't see in himself just like Shiro saw in Keith !!!! ugh

Now I think that none of the main characters have any remarkable parallels with Lance for the blue lion but part of me really wants to give blue to Andrew, only because of the precision and confidence under pressure it takes to be a sharpshooter/ just pilot blue in general.

now for the green lion! I think Aaron is perfect for the green lion, the green lion seeks out Paladins who are logically gifted and dedicated to their cause. I think Aaron's definitely terrifyingly smart but I also think that with a cause he would be an important voice of reason on a team of impulse thinkers.

and for the yellow lion I could definitely see Matt piloting it, honestly. he's got a huge hear and fights for those he loves while bringing valuable power to the team.

kind of love this, I think the rest of the foxes could be people that join the voltron coalition/I have no clue who would be allure and Coran but ugh I love this idea sm

[sleepyowlwrites]

get to know only extremely unimportant things about me (honestly i should do a series of these)

the first one to properly say I had to do this, @cwritesfiction wins at getting me to answer my own tag questions.

what does your bed comforter look like?

my bed comforter is purple on one side and white with purple flowers on the other. I use the flower side in the summer and the purple side in the winter. although in the winter you can't see it because I'll have fuzzy blankets on top. I have a mushroom one, a winnie the pooh one, and an owl one, of course.

do you have cough drops in your house?

yeah. I have my own stash, even. I should've taken some of them to work for the locker room pharmacy, but I just got more instead.

on a scale of 1-18, how likely are you to accidentally park father away from the grocery store than you meant to?

17 definitely. I always think I've done better this time, but when I'm walking back out to my car I'm like no, no I didn't. and it's literally because I like not having to be aware of cars next to me when I'm back out even though I'm perfectly capable.

when it comes to outerwear, is practicality or style more important?

it's been practically for years, but just a few days ago I bought myself a new winter coat that is a pretty icy blue, so now I can be warm and pretty. it looks huge on me because I have no shoulders but whatever.

do you collect medicine in your room when you're sick and then just, like, never put it away?

I collect medicine in my room that is mine, for me to use, and it gets put away in the drawer of my bedside table. or in my pill basket because yeah I have one of those.

have you ever seen some berries of some sort out in the wild and decided that you needed to photo them so they looked like blood?

as established by the insistence of Genre, of course I do this, because it's fun. scroll down and find the post with the picture.

did you check the same book out of the library/read the same book over and over despite your dad or somebody being like "other books exist you know"?

also yes. and I still reread the same books over and over now. the chronicles of the imaginarium geographica stay just as good every time!

is there an environment in which everyone there has a different nickname for you?

not here. I'm just Sleepy, and sometimes Owl and sometimes Mom/Mother. y'all could get more creative and funky. or address me as Empress, like my coworker. at work I do have a bunch of nicknames.

my store manager calls me melopoly and pips, my beloved andrew calls me megatron, I'm empress and goddess and queen and sometimes my fake boyfriend calls me dear or honey.

what animal did you fear would spontaneously manifest in your bedroom and eat you? actual belief in said fear not required.

a lion. had dreams about it, even. it always made me mad because I knew 100% that there was no way a lion could spontaneously appear but also I 100% could not stop my brain from being terrified anyway.

was there a thing that you were unfortunately really good at as a kid that set you up to go into hard "gifted kid" burnout while still being a kid?

like Sea said, I was - and am - a really good reader. I also just memorized stuff really fast and remembered it forever, so the roadblock of long division that definitely revealed my then unknown dyscalculia was a real letdown. and by letdown I mean that it took me three years to get through algebra one and two years to get through algebra two. and to this day any mathematical explanations give me anxiety.

you know you have to eat some fruit some time, so what do you buy the next time you drag yourself to walmart or wherever?

I usually go for grapes, the big black ones, because mom usually picks up apples and pears are pretty hit or miss. I have to go to walmart because that's where the big black grapes are located. and it has to be them because I ain't allergic.

are you maybe a teensy bit obsessed with code names?

yep.

what's your favorite word to refer to a personage who is capable of using magic?

it's usually mage, but I am also fond of enchanter/enchantress.

gloves or mittens or glittens?

I had this pair of rainbow glittens that came to college with me. wore those things to death. but when I used to ski I always used gloves.

are you a sibling or are you an only child who happens to have siblings or are you an only child who has liminal space siblings?

an only child who happens to have siblings. at least it was that way for a while. the youngest and I bond more these days. and if I wasn't sister to the middle one, I wouldn't have nieces! so I'm glad to have siblings. sisters.

does your edgelord have a name or are you not on speaking terms?

we're on speaking nonsense terms because it mostly manifests as incomplete sentences that my brain still makes me try to say these days.

do you actually wear your favorite piece of clothing?

yeah. which is why I finally got rid of so much stuff I never wear.

bookends. a cool accessory or something that is preventing more books from fitting on your shelves?

I need all the room I can get for my heaps of books.

please rate this tag as if it were a super duper indie flick on imdb.

I made this.