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[sunrizef1]

August Part 2 - September

Pairing: Charles Leclerc x Reader, Mason Mount x Reader

Warnings: none

Requested: Yes!/No

Authors Note: part 1 was supposed to be the only part but damn y'all rly wanted a part 2 | Charles is winning the poll as I post this I will provide proof don't fight me

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🎵Superglue - ROLE MODEL

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ynln a lil bit of superglue, stick by my side

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user1 cute asf

rolemodel its crazy how ur just so obsessed with me

ynln I'm deleting that picture

rolemodel :(

user2 all my favs in one post

lando this is a photo dump and I've seen you in the past two weeks how am I not in this

user3 missing the f1 days 😔✊

user4 Jude!!!!!

user5 amazing how Tucker is just everywhere

user6 love this aesthetic

user7 sorry???? Can we talk about Carmen being tagged on the last slide????

user8 right like what does that mean

user9 these divas

judebellingham if Madrid isn't ur favourite why am I in every post

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user10 why does every person she takes a picture of look at her like they're in love with her

user11 id be in love with her too tf

user12 sue me but I prefer Yn with football than f1

user13 this is so adorable

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🎵 the one - Taylor Swift

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ynln I'm doin’ good I'm on some new shit

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user14 oh this is adorable

user15 the song????

user16 it would've been fun if you would've been the one????

rolemodel why am I not in this

ynln get out of my comments

user17 LEWIS??????

user18 is that Logan???? What the hell????

user19 soft launch???

user20 the flowers wrapped in newspaper…. Oh someone is into herrrrr

lewishamilton that's a damn good picture of me

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user21 the Polaroids are so cute

user22 bf core 🤩

user23 her friends are so fun and they have such a cute bond wth

judebellingham ew why does it look like I'm in love with you delete this

ynln delete yourself that's the nicest you've ever been to me

user24 can we revisit the Logan mention????

user25 is this her reconnecting with f1….

user26 Lewis 🤩

user27 this is a soft launch! 🤔

user28 so do we all agree that Charles is the person yn was talking about in the roundtable

user29 had to have been him

user29 he was definitely August boy as well

user30 right cuz the vacations and soft launches being at the exact same time and with the aesthetics

user30 and the fact that Charles got right back with his gf after summer and yn keeps posting August by Ts.… ik what this is

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🎵 August - Taylor Swift

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ynln its august again

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user31 this feels important

user32 ooh aesthetic

user33 Europe?? In August??? I'm getting flashbacks

user34 ohhh I'm getting memories of this time last year

user35 August is slipping back

rolemodel i know what this is

ynln if the comments on this post go away just know it was your fault

user36 who took slide two.

user37 that third picture is so pretty

user38 personally I'm looking at the second one 🤩

user39 her including the song that she took lyrics from after her and Charles broke up is so important to me

user40 love that we've just decided that that's what happened

user41 god the lighting in these pics is insane 😫🫶

masonmount 🫶🏻

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user42 her saying that's its August again which means she's back to what last August was like with Charles 😫

user43 how are the comments still on 😭

lando text me back

ynln no

user44 I can't handle this

user45 I'm going to lose it 🤩

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🎵 September - Earth, Wind, and Fire

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ynln do you remember? The 21st night of September?

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user47 OMG?????!!!!

rolemodel thank GOD!

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user47 Charles?????

judebellingham FINALLY

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user48 I've never been so happy

lando took you long enough

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user49 we used to pray for times like this

zendaya only took 13 whole months

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user50 omg just a hard launch now

user51 no more of that vague-posting bs

maxverstappen1 oh yay

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user52 max being nonchalant I cant

carmenmundt congratulations!

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user53 do you remember….? The 21st (7th) night of September?

user54 using September (a song about love) after using August (a song about lost love) ooh what if I go insane

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user55 even the hard launch is aesthetic

user56 this post is so pretty

user57 the red piano 😭

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user58 yn!!!!!!

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ynln how we knew love was here to stay…

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[ghostie-jakxy-gray]

Alright, but given the nebulous time-period of Severence in general, I kinda assumed whatever Choreo and Merriment is supposed to be was the analogue to company shows?

Like, they used to put on corporate musicals. That was a thing big companies did. Sure, your town would have your local vaudevilles and your bigger touring shows, but then you also had the annual performance that Bob from Corporate hired to celebrate another year of company growth and hard work. Seats could be coveted at these shows, since the networking on all sides was good. Memorabilia records weren't out of the question, if you got enough recognition to be invited to one. Also, this was one of THE steady actors paychecks that allowed you to go out to New York and cross your fingers that they hired you on Broadway. Heck, this might be where a producer saw you and liked you enough to suggest you a spot in the chorus.

Point being - there's a long history of very talented people doing the equivalent of "Walmart The Musical." Or, y'know, marching their tuba around somebody's office. Not a well known or current history, since the popularity of musical theater in general has become more niche, but a long one. Given what we know about Lumon, and the artistic efforts they already have invested in including in their company life, I'd even say that "Lumon the musical" isn't too farfetched a thought either, actually.

And like, as someone who works in that particular industry? Yeah, if the paycheck was good enough I'd at least consider doing the mother-of-all-NDA-procedures if it just meant forgetting one particular show I did. Like, there will be other shows to remember, and although I am a bit squeamish it's not too bad a deal if the money's right, right? It's just a cruise contract without the seasickness, basically.

So yeah. The work is mysterious and important, and somebody's severed a tuba player about it. Honestly, I'm surprised they stopped at just One marching band.

the work is mysterious and important, and that's why we've severed this tuba player

[milkoomi]

how to make finals your bitch. ᥫ᭡

- be at your best to give it your best -

hello angels! so it’s been almost 2 months since i’ve been active on here & it’s simply just been due to me focusing a lot of my time and energy into my academics, career, & personal life! i’m nearing the end of my program with my externship just being one month away! as with a lot of us, the spring semester is slowly but surely coming to an end! and that means finals are just around the corner! i wanted my “comeback” to be some of my helpful tips, tricks, & tidbits of advice for getting through finals and making sure you pass with flying colors!

also, thank you so so much for 1.2k!! i didn’t expect to gain such an influx of followers while i was gone! it means so much to me that so many of you have supported my blog even during my inactivity/unexpected hiatus! i can’t promise i’ll be coming back completely as i have my externship coming up, so i’ll be very busy the next few months! but i hope to continue to post every now and again for you angels!

let’s begin …

୨ৎ — pre-finals prep

it’s important to start prepping for finals in advance! finals may be 4-5 weeks away, but it never hurts to get a head start in your preparations!

create a checklist! — you can always start by making yourself a list or two for everything you need to get yourself prepared for that intimidating finals week! these lists could be a list of different study materials you’ll need, a list in order of priority of the different classes you need to study for, a list of supplies you’ll need to get yourself through the week (& yes, this can include snacks or any self-care stuff!), or even a list of different topics from your classes that you feel need a bit more of your attention! checklists are an amazing tool to use to keep yourself organized and can help you visual what needs to get done or what needs to be obtained!

plan out the weeks! — designate a day in your week where you take some time to plan out your weeks prior to finals week and the week of! include time blocks where you set aside time to study and time to take breaks and rest your mind & body! add small, achievable to-do lists for each day or a bigger, more broad one for each week! weekly planning can give you a tangible idea of what your weeks leading up to finals and the week of will look like, so don’t hesitate to give it a try or incorporate that into your weekly routine!

tina’s tip: utilize your phone’s calendar app! i do almost everything digitally and i’ve been making great use of the Apple calendar to plan out my weeks! it’s a great way to color code different events, classes, appointments, assignments, etc. & if you’re also someone who wants to get into digital planning it’s a great first step into getting into it!

prioritize & maintain good health! — i’m saying this with love, but pulling all-nighter’s every single day leading up to finals is not going to guarantee the best scores for you. you need to make sure your health is where it needs to be! sleep is absolutely vital to making sure your mind and body is working at its very best. as someone who used to be an insomniac and who used to religiously pull all-nighter’s for school, i’m telling you it is not worth it. i didn’t see any improvement in my grades when i was doing that. if anything, my scores and my motivation for school got worse. you can’t just go all night racking your brain over your studies. prioritize your health! this also means making sure you fuel your brain and body with good nutrients! when i’m only running on caffeine, not only do i feel physically weak, but my mind is using so much more energy on becoming anxious than staying focused.

tina’s tip: make sure you set aside time at least once or twice a week to something that makes you happy, helps you relax, and is not related to your academics! i have a rule for myself that after 7:30pm-8pm every single night that i immediately stop working on anything related to my studies so that i can truly unwind for the night. i’ll use my time before bed to have a self-pamper night, play video games, watch a show/movie/youtube video, draw, read, or chat with a friend on facetime! it’s important to include things that bring you joy into your routine! don’t burn yourself out by only focusing on your studies!

୨ৎ — the study wave

try to give yourself at least two weeks in advance to study for finals. consider these two weeks as the study wave! this is the perfect time to really lock into those time-blocks you’ve set aside for your study sessions. each day should be filled with review & ensuring you fully understand the material! the time-blocks could be as long as 5 hours or as short as 30 minutes. i recommend the start of the study wave to include longer study time-blocks and as you get closer to the week of finals to shorten those time-blocks!

week 1 of study wave — reteaching yourself the material: rewatch lectures, review powerpoints/videos/notes/previous homework assignments, and incorporate study methods like the feynman technique, practice tests, & active recall! use this time to form study groups, don’t hesitate to have longer study sessions (remember to take breaks!), and refresh your mind of everything you need to know for upcoming exams! let week 1 help you decide what material/topics/chapters/classes need more of your time and attention and which ones don’t!

tina’s tip: dedicate certain days out of the week to 1-2 classes! this will help to prevent any overwhelming feelings of stress, anxiety, and/or burn-out as you prepare for finals! prioritize which class(es) need the most review, maybe a couple classes need more than one designated study/review day and maybe other classes just need one day throughout the week!

week 2 of study wave — refresh & review: utilize study methods like the blurting method, flashcards, practice tests, & other forms of active recall! this is prime time to focus on active recall methods. doing so will help make sure the information stays fresh in your mind and will help you refine that mental list of which classes/topics still need a little more attention! week 2 of the study wave should included shorter study sessions whether it’s 1 or 2 hours shorter than week 1 or even as short as setting aside 20 minutes every day reviewing material. take this time to try and focus more on those more challenging topics rather than reviewing every single bit of information!

tina’s tip: if you use the blurting method, i recommend using it towards the end of your study sessions! this allows you to recall information as well as put it into your own words that will show whether or not you comprehend the material. review what you’ve written down based off of memory and identify any missing points or errors in your work! this will also help you refine what bits of information still need more focus! repeat this method 3 times!

i highly encourage you guys to also use this time to meet with professors/instructors to ask any additional questions! you’d be surprised at how much of a difference it makes to ask those pressing questions on different parts of the material!

୨ৎ — finals week

it’s extremely important that you are getting enough rest the week of finals! it all sounds cliché, but making sure you’re well-rested and you’ve filled your body with the right nutrients can make such a crucial difference in your exam performance!

if you have time in-between different exams, use that time to do quick review sessions to prepare for your next exam!

avoid cramming! — these in-between study sessions should be used wisely and in an effective manner. take some time to focus on material that has been challenging for you and don’t worry too much about reviewing parts that you’re already confident with!

keep the review short! — if you have 30 minutes or even a couple hours before your next final, do not use the entire time of your “break” to study/review! give your mind a break to rest! listen to some music, play a cozy game, or even take a quick nap if you’re able to! a lot of your mental energy should be put into your time taking the exam, so don’t expend all that energy into studying/reviewing!

final notes —

finals can be exhausting, anxiety-inducing, and just an overall challenge. since it’s that time of the semester where, i’m sure, most of us are starting to experience a drop in the level of our academic motivation, it’s really important to maintain a good and reliable study/school routine to keep yourself on the track you ideally want to be on!

i stress this a lot in my other posts, but self-care is extremely important in being able to maintain good routines in your day to day life! so be sure you’re still incorporating time to focus on your self care to keep yourself afloat!

with lots of love, faustina 🌷

[janebonbon]

A Nagging Welcome Home Theory

With everyone else posting their theories, I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring. However, I'd like to point out something that I don't think many others have noticed, or publicly commented on.

This fucking thing. I have seen many comment on it, but not quite make the same connections. Like many of the other bugs in Home, I think it pulls a main motif from other neighbors. I think this thing- this Buggle as it is called in the file name, is a stand-in or representation of some kind for Barnaby.

Okay, okay, stay with me. The three points that stick with me about this thing. One, it's a dog toy. That seems extremely deliberate to me. Why not make it a plush toy? Why a dog toy if it wasn't important to connect to another dog? Secondly, most of the words are ripped out, but one stands out. "Grow-a-pal". Call it far-fetched, but this gives points to the Barnaby association. We all know that Barnaby is a very big dog; and not to mention, he's Wally's best pal. It made me remember this trivia fact listed on this dedicated wiki page.

And last but not least, the Buggle seems to have very dog-like mannerisms. If you've seen any dog stomp something down it seems strikingly similar to what the Buggle is doing. Much like dogs after digging...

"BUT JANEY!", I hear you cry. "What the hell does that have to do with ANYTHING!?!" To that, I say, a hell of a lot! But just keep the fact that Barnaby and the Buggle's tie together in mind.

Julie mentions that the flower that won't bloom is far away from Sally's stage. I wonder if we'd be able to find this possible flowerbud in the neighborhood?

However, there's no sign of this black flower. I have seen some theories that the footsteps behind Julie's house must lead to that flower. However... I believe that's incorrect. I believe it's a red herring. It feels too close to Sally's stage; which is right next door to Julie's house. Perhaps it's the path Julie and Frank took to meet her siblings instead. However... if you do look around.. There is something... Strange.

There seems to be a very suspicious looking pile of disturbed dirt nearby Barnaby's house. The flower overtop of the mound almost makes it feel like a grave. Tying this fact to the fact the Buggle is connected to the black flower's destruction in some way... I can't help but wonder if Barnaby was involved with burying this secret.

It's not the first connection we've seen between Barnaby and digging either. If you look back in the news posts, in the Homewarming update, the WHRP leaves off with a bit of an... Odd joke.

Considering that Homewarming was the big update before Springtime Salutations, it feels like a deliberate crumb that was left for the future. Not to mention it's barely a joke, and more of a fact.

I'm more and more sure of the fact that Barnaby is a helper to covering up things that could get the neighborhood in 'trouble'. Note again that Wally uses "we" when describing what is going on in the neighborhood. I think this 'we' at least includes Barnaby as well, considering how close Wally and Barnaby are. Wally mentions him twice in the same recording.

I am particularly suspicious about Wally mentioning the phrase 'you scratch my back, I scratch yours.' A phrase that shows a reciprocal help. Which could mean either doing something unpleasant, or something someone is unable to do. I think Julie fits both of those boxes. I think Barnaby buried the flower for Julie.

Additionally, Due to Wally and Julie both mentioning 'trouble', and WHRP looking more and more suspicious for silencing Wally; I'm even more suspicious of the fact the unbloomed flower looks quite a lot like Marlo's logo.

Lastly, I think the box image posted on awayfrompryingeyes is the Buggle. I believe even the name of "Buggle" is a pun of "Bug" and "Beagle".

I am not sure of what to make of this beyond these facts and connections I've made, but I believe the next update may center around Barnaby.

Tell me what you think of these connections as well! Maybe I've missed something myself. Na razie!

[satsugacafe]

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐉𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬

➳❥ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: Ishida Uryu, Kurosaki Ichigo, Abarai Renji, Shuhei Hisagi, Hitsugaya Toshiro, Izuru Kira

➳❥ 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭: Hello! What would jealousy hcs of Uryu, Shuhei, Toshiro, Izuru, and Yumichika be like? You can add more character if you like. 💜

➳❥ 𝐀/𝐍: Didn’t include Yumichika because I don’t write for him. Thank you for the request!!

➳❥ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭: When these pookies catch the little green monster after seeing someone friendly with you.

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

Ishida Uryu

˚₊‧꒰ა Uryu didn’t think himself the jealous type, not with how calm and composed he usually was, but all of that got thoroughly tested the moment he saw you laughing with someone else. His steps slowed, his jaw tightened just slightly, and his glasses slipped a bit down the bridge of his nose from how sharply he turned to observe.

˚₊‧꒰ა He didn’t interrupt at first. That wasn’t his style. He stood back, arms crossed, watching with thinly veiled scrutiny. The moment you brushed your hand against the other person’s arm in casual conversation, he pushed up his glasses with two fingers and muttered, “Tch. Pathetic.”

✧ It didn’t matter that it was innocent. It didn’t matter that he trusted you. What mattered was the way your eyes sparkled in that exact way you normally saved for him. That bothered him more than he’d admit.

˚₊‧꒰ა The next time you spoke to him, he was polite. Too polite. Every word was clipped, his tone curt, and he refused to meet your eyes.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Did you have a nice chat?” he asked, just a little too cold, fingers twitching near the cuff of his sleeve.

˚₊‧꒰ა If you acted oblivious, he’d only grow more passive-aggressive. “No, really. You two seemed to be getting on swimmingly. I wouldn’t want to interrupt...whatever that was.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He’d start showing up more. In areas he didn’t need to be in. Casually leaning against doorframes, acting like he just happened to be passing by. One time you found him sitting on a bench at a café you frequented, already halfway through a cup of black coffee, book in hand. “Coincidence,” he said. “You take too long choosing your drinks.”

˚₊‧꒰ა If another person got too touchy around you, Uryu had this habit of adjusting his wrists in a way that flashed his Quincy cross. It wasn’t exactly subtle.

˚₊‧꒰ა The moment you call him out on it, his composure snaps slightly. “I’m not jealous. I’m simply…observant. I notice when people hover around you unnecessarily. I have eyes, after all.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He won’t make a scene. But he’ll make it known to the other person, in an extremely polite and somehow threatening manner, that you are not available for flirting.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Do try not to loiter near people who are already spoken for,” he once said flatly to someone who was standing a little too close, before turning away.

˚₊‧꒰ა He always apologised afterward, but it would be done in an awkward, stiff sort of way. “I may have overreacted. Not that I’m admitting fault. But perhaps...I was slightly out of line.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He won’t sulk. Not really. But you’ll catch him sighing in that exaggerated way and folding his arms whenever you’re texting someone.

˚₊‧꒰ა If you joke with him about being jealous, he’ll scoff. “Ridiculous. I have far more important things to worry about. Though...I would appreciate it if you didn’t give others the wrong impression. For clarity’s sake.”

˚₊‧꒰ა His jealousy isn’t loud, but it’s thorough. He starts noticing things—people you mention in passing, patterns of where you hang out, even who sits next to you at mission briefings.

˚₊‧꒰ა If you reassure him, he’ll deny needing it—but you’ll still notice the way he relaxes. The little flicker of a smile that tugs at the corner of his mouth.

˚₊‧꒰ა “You’re not property,” he says one evening, after yet another bout of silent treatment. “But I don’t share well, either.”

˚₊‧꒰ა And that was about as honest as Uryu ever got with his jealousy.

Kurosaki Ichigo

˚₊‧꒰ა He had never liked subtlety. So when he got jealous, it showed. The minute he saw some bloke trying to impress you with kido tricks outside the 12th Division building, his whole posture changed. Shoulders squared, eyes narrowed, lips pulled into a tight frown that screamed don’t push it.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Oi,” he called across the street, tone casual but definitely not casual. “Didn’t know we were letting circus acts roam around now.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He’d walk straight up without hesitating, throw a lazy arm over your shoulder, and stare the other guy down like it was just another Tuesday.

˚₊‧꒰ა “You good?” he’d ask you, ignoring the other person completely. “He wasn’t bothering you, yeah?”

˚₊‧꒰ა The moment you say “no, we were just talking,” his eyes flicker sideways with a sharpness that borders on petty. “Right. Talking. Looked more like performing.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He gets protective in a very loud, visible way. If someone flirts with you in front of him, he’ll interrupt immediately. “Hey, didn’t realise we were handing out free confidence today.”

˚₊‧꒰ა If the person keeps pushing, Ichigo doesn’t even get aggressive. He just gets louder and more sarcastic. “You got a name, or should I keep calling you irrelevant?”

˚₊‧꒰ა He isn’t above pulling you away entirely. Grabs your hand, and mutters, “C’mon, we’ve got better things to do than babysit egos.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He gets irritable after. Not with you, but in general. Things clatter louder, he chews his food like it insulted him, and he mutters under his breath when texting.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Didn’t think you were into that kind of guy,” he said once, frowning at the floor. “Guess I’ll go summon some paint and start juggling or something.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He tries not to make you feel bad about it. He really does. But Ichigo has never been good at hiding his emotions. Especially when it comes to you.

˚₊‧꒰ა If you tease him, he plays it off—poorly. “I’m not jealous. He was just annoying. You’re allowed to talk to people. Just not...like that.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He’ll start upping his game without even realising it. More affectionate. Training harder. Pulling you into little side missions just the two of you. “Figured we could use some time away from magician boy.”

˚₊‧꒰ა His friends definitely notice. Renji teases him for it constantly. “Mate, just admit you’re jealous before you break your own jaw grinding your teeth.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He’s lowkey clingy when he’s jealous. Not obvious, just...always next to you. Offering to walk you places. Helping you carry things. Scowling at anyone who so much as glances your way too long.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Do you have to be so nice to everyone?” he once asked, rubbing the back of his neck. “People are gonna start thinking they’ve got a chance.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He won’t say it out loud, but when you reassure him that you only want him, he quiets down immediately. Shoulders drop. He stops pacing. Looks at you like you’ve just given him oxygen.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Yeah?” he says like he wasn’t sure until now. Then softer, “Good. ‘Cause I don’t wanna fight for your attention like it’s some kind of competition.”

˚₊‧꒰ა Even when the jealousy passes, he doesn’t forget. You’ll find him more watchful, and more determined to earn your attention, even in subtle ways.

˚₊‧꒰ა “I’m not insecure,” he muttered once, half into your shoulder. “I just...don’t like the idea of someone else thinking they’ve got a shot. Not when I’m right here.”

Abarai Renji

˚₊‧꒰ა Zero resistance to making facial expressions the most he got jealous. The moment he caught sight of someone getting too friendly with you—like that seated officer from Squad Five leaning a bit too close while chatting—his expression turned stormy without him even realising.

˚₊‧꒰ა He’d cross his arms and glare from across the courtyard, muttering under his breath, “Who the hell does he think he is, smiling like that? Tch.”

˚₊‧꒰ა The minute your conversation ended, he’d be at your side like a summoned spirit. “Didn’t know you were such a fan of Squad Five,” he said, trying for casual but sounding absolutely not.

˚₊‧꒰ა He wasn’t subtle. He’d stand closer to you than usual, stare down anyone who tried to talk to you, and ask loudly, “Oi, you alright? This guy wasn’t boring you to death or anything, yeah?”

˚₊‧꒰ა If the person didn’t get the message, Renji would up the territorial energy. “Maybe go find someone else to chat up. Pretty sure they got enough company.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He wouldn’t be angry with you exactly, but he’d sulk in that very obvious Renji way—sitting nearby, arms behind his head, looking everywhere but at you, and responding with short ‘yeah’s and ‘whatever’s.

˚₊‧꒰ა “You were laughing a lot,” he’d mutter at some point. “Didn’t know his jokes were that funny. You never laugh that hard at my stuff.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He’d start doing extra things to make himself stand out. Training longer, picking tougher missions, throwing flashier attacks when you were around.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Maybe if I wore my hair differently and started quoting poetry like Captain Kyoraku, I’d get your attention too,” he once grumbled while re-tying his headband.

˚₊‧꒰ა He got handsy when jealous—casual, but intentional. Arm around your waist. Hand on your lower back. Slipping his scarf around your neck with a cocky “Here, you’ll catch a chill,” just to watch others back off.

˚₊‧꒰ა If you teased him about it, he’d scoff, “Me? Jealous? Nah. Just don’t like weirdos crowdin’ you.” But then he’d glance away and mumble, “...I just don’t want someone thinkin’ they’ve got a chance, s’all.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He hated how obvious he was, but he couldn’t help it. You were his, and he didn’t like people sniffing around like they belonged in your world.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Look, I get it, people like talkin’ to you. You’re smart and funny and...look amazing, alright? But that don’t mean I gotta like it.”

˚₊‧꒰ა If you reassured him, he melted immediately. “Yeah? Just me, huh?” Then all the tension dropped from his shoulders and he gave that lopsided grin. “Thought so. Still gonna keep an eye on ‘em, though.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He once bumped into someone on purpose just to get them to move away from you. “Oops,” he said flatly. “Didn’t see you there.” He very much did.

˚₊‧꒰ა You’d find him more touchy for a few days after, keeping you within arm’s reach like someone might try and snatch you the second he blinked.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Ain’t about bein’ possessive,” he muttered one night while watching the stars from the rooftop. “It’s just...when I’ve got something good, I don’t wanna lose it ‘cause someone else decided to play clever.”

Shuhei Hisagi

˚₊‧꒰ა He wouldn’t interrupt conversations or make scenes, but he had a way of staring that could cut glass. The moment someone stood too close to you, his entire energy shifted.

˚₊‧꒰ა He wouldn’t say a word at first. Just observed from a distance, arms folded, expression unreadable save for the way his jaw clenched just slightly.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Friendly bunch in Squad Thirteen, huh,” he’d say later, voice calm but dipped in steel. “Didn’t realise you were that close.”

˚₊‧꒰ა If you brushed it off, he wouldn’t argue. But the next time that person approached, Hisagi was already there. Like a shadow. “Everything alright?” he asked, polite but with that unsettling smile that didn’t reach his eyes.

˚₊‧꒰ა He didn’t need to raise his voice. He used presence. Leaned in just slightly when someone addressed you. Stood between you and them without saying a word.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Sorry, do you need something?” he asked someone once, even though they were clearly talking to you. “Didn’t quite catch that.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He got sharper in the aftermath. Not cruel, but more teasing in a dry, cutting way. “So...gonna start bringing flowers to that guy next? He seems like he’d love the attention.”

˚₊‧꒰ა His sarcasm was his shield. He wouldn’t admit jealousy out loud—not at first. He’d just go quieter, colder, and throw in dry comments whenever the subject came up.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Didn’t know you were so easy to impress. All he did was quote a haiku and suddenly it’s the best day of your life?”

˚₊‧꒰ა But he hated the way it made him feel, so eventually he’d just say it outright, in a tired voice: “Look, I don’t like how close he was standing. That’s all. Maybe it’s petty, but I notice these things.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He didn’t flirt much when jealous, but his body language shifted—hands always brushing against yours, standing just a little closer than usual, lingering gazes that held a mix of warning and want.

˚₊‧꒰ა If someone tried to flirt with you in front of him, he’d stare them down with all the weight of the 9th Division’s cold professionalism. “You done?”

˚₊‧꒰ა The person usually backed off. Hisagi didn’t need volume. Just a look.

˚₊‧꒰ა If you caught him acting cold and asked what was wrong, he’d hesitate before admitting it: “I don’t like competition. Doesn’t sit right with me. Makes me...sharp.”

˚₊‧꒰ა The sharpness came from fear, not ego. The fear that he wasn’t enough. That someone more charismatic or light-hearted would take you away.

˚₊‧꒰ა “I’ve got a job that keeps me neck-deep in darkness,” he said one night. “Sometimes I worry that someone brighter will take you out of it. Out of reach.”

˚₊‧꒰ა Reassure him and he’d go completely still, like the tension bled out of him all at once. Then he’d nod once and smile—soft, real, and just a bit sheepish. “Alright. I’ll chill. For now.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He wasn’t dramatic, but he was relentless. He’d keep watching people around you, reading every shift in tone, every glance, every smile.

˚₊‧꒰ა “I trust you,” he said once. “It’s them I don’t trust. Some people don’t care if someone’s taken.”

˚₊‧꒰ა You’d find he became more present in subtle ways—taking breaks when you were free, stopping by your division more often, walking you home without needing to be asked.

˚₊‧꒰ა “No reason,” he said when asked why. “Just felt like seeing you.” But his eyes were already scanning the hallway behind you.

Hitsugaya Toshiro

˚₊‧꒰ა He didn’t understand why his mood soured so suddenly when he spotted you chatting with a seated squad member under the sakura trees. It wasn’t even romantic, but the way the bloke was smiling—too smug, too relaxed—put his instincts on edge.

˚₊‧꒰ა “Is that supposed to be flirting?” he muttered to Matsumoto, arms crossed, glare locked on the pair of you. “Pathetic.”

˚₊‧꒰ა The next time you passed by his office, he looked up, cool and professional, but with a definite edge in his tone. “I thought you were off socialising with that loudmouth from Squad Nine.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He wasn’t one to get dramatic about it, but he started showing up in your vicinity more often, under the guise of work. Delivering paperwork himself, offering to accompany you on patrol, assigning you to meetings that mysteriously had no actual agenda.

˚₊‧꒰ა “You’re already on the roster with me,” he said when you questioned it. “Coincidence. Don’t overthink it.”

˚₊‧꒰ა He was curt for a while, his usual formality laced with unspoken frustration. When you asked what was wrong, he simply said, “Nothing. Why, something wrong with you?”

˚₊‧꒰ა If someone got a little too comfortable around you in his presence, he’d make it uncomfortable fast. “I’d appreciate it if you kept things professional,” he said icily once, after someone put their hand on your shoulder.

˚₊‧꒰ა His jealousy came with silence more than arguments. Days where he said less than usual, sighed more, sat at his desk with furrowed brows and stabbed his brush into ink with unnecessary force.

˚₊‧꒰ა When he finally cracked, it was because you laughed at another man’s joke in the middle of a squad dinner. “Glad someone finds him funny,” he muttered under his breath, loud enough for you to hear but not loud enough to start a scene.

˚₊‧꒰ა You caught him scowling at the man from across the room, eyes narrowed, fingers twitching near Hyorinmaru’s hilt. “Are you alright?” you asked. “Peachy,” he deadpanned.

˚₊‧꒰ა If you tease him about being jealous, he immediately denies it. “Don’t be ridiculous. I’m a captain. I don’t have time for...that.” He paused. “I just don’t like seeing idiots waste your time.”

˚₊‧꒰ა When he’s really bothered, he gets short-tempered (aka, sassy) with you too, snapping at you during training. “You’re distracted. What, still thinking about your little tea break the other day?”

˚₊‧꒰ა He never apologised directly, but his version of an apology came in subtle actions. Leaving your favourite snacks in the barracks lounge. Offering to spar with you. Sitting next to you in meetings without saying a word, just being there.

˚₊‧꒰ა “You could’ve told me if you weren’t interested anymore,” he once muttered while standing beside you on a rooftop.

˚₊‧꒰ა When you reassured him, he looked away, but the tension in his shoulders melted slightly. “Good. That’s...good to know.”

˚₊‧꒰ა And he never said the words, but from then on, you noticed how close he stayed during missions. How he always positioned himself between you and potential threats. How his eyes lingered longer when you smiled.

˚₊‧꒰ა “I don’t get jealous,” he muttered once after a long silence. “But I don’t like being taken for granted either.”

Izuru Kira

˚₊‧꒰ა It started when he overheard you joking with another seated officer in the Squad Three barracks, laughing—really laughing—and not in the way you usually laughed around him.

˚₊‧꒰ა He didn’t interrupt. He just stood there in the doorway, his smile tight, fingers resting uneasily on his sword hilt, watching the scene like it was a painting he didn’t like.

˚₊‧꒰ა “I didn’t realise you two were so...friendly,” he said later that evening while handing you some paperwork.

˚₊‧꒰ა He wouldn’t act on it immediately. Instead, he’d withdraw a little. Quietly brood. He’d finish conversations too quickly, duck out of shared breaks, and deflect whenever you asked if something was wrong.

˚₊‧꒰ა “No, everything’s fine. I just have a lot on my plate.” But his tone said don’t ask again.

˚₊‧꒰ა He started keeping tabs on where you spent your free time. Not in a possessive way—more like he was collecting evidence. Quietly confirming whether his feelings were justified.

˚₊‧꒰ა The moment he saw the guy again, leaning too close and laughing too loudly, he finally snapped. “That’s enough,” he said. “You’ve got work to do elsewhere, don’t you?”

˚₊‧꒰ა The man raised a brow, but left. Kira didn’t explain. He just turned to you and asked, “You didn’t think that was a bit much?”

˚₊‧꒰ა If you tried to make light of it, he’d grow even more tense. “It’s not funny. I don’t want to be someone you flirt with for fun. I thought we were more serious than that.”

˚₊‧꒰ა His insecurity ran deep, and jealousy only made it worse. He started questioning whether you even wanted to be with someone like him—quiet, reserved, weighed down by history.

˚₊‧꒰ა “He’s probably more interesting than me,” he said bitterly once during a late patrol. “Doesn’t come with the same baggage.”

˚₊‧꒰ა When you got frustrated with his self-pity, he apologised almost instantly. “I’m sorry. That wasn’t fair. I just...I hate not knowing where I stand.”

˚₊‧꒰ა His jealousy always circled back to fear—fear of being replaceable. Of being too easy to leave.

˚₊‧꒰ა But when you told him he wasn’t, he looked at you like he didn’t quite believe it at first. Then, slowly, he smiled—small, soft, genuine. “I needed to hear that. Thank you.”

˚₊‧꒰ა After that, he became a little more confident. Subtly possessive. Sitting closer. Touching your hand more often. Holding eye contact longer whenever someone else hovered near you.

˚₊‧꒰ა He’d still get jealous, but he handled it with quiet authority. “I trust you,” he said once, “but I don’t have to trust everyone else.”

˚₊‧꒰ა Occasionally, when someone stepped over the line, he’d lean in and speak low enough only they could hear: “I’d be careful if I were you. They’re not available. Don’t make assumptions.”

˚₊‧꒰ა His jealousy wasn’t loud, but it had weight. The kind that lingered. And once he accepted that you were his, he made damn sure no one else mistook your kindness for anything else.

˚₊‧꒰ა “If I ever seem cold,” he said one night, “just know it’s because I care too much. Not the other way around.”

˚₊‧꒰ა And though he’d never admit it, the way you always chose him over everyone else—that was what finally kept the smoke from swallowing him whole.

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The Gamer interview with Alix Wilton Regan by Meg Pelliccio : '“I'm Probably Not Going To Play The Inquisitor Again,” Says Dragon Age’s Alix Wilton Regan'

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"I can’t help but hear the Inquisitor from Dragon Age whenever Alix Wilton Regan speaks. “I get told that a lot,” she laughs. “It's hilarious because I go through these things where I'm like, it's me but it's not me, but it's me, but it's not me, and I'm like, it's kind of just you, babe. I would say voices that are closest to mine would probably be the Inquisitor, Sam Traynor - because she's a Londoner, so I just leaned a bit heavier into the London estuary twang. Joanna Dark, she's very close to my voice, there are a few. “I think Inquisitor was a little bit posher. Because she was supposed to have this kind of noble quality to her, you know? It was her personality; she's mature enough to lead and command authority.”"

"The Ups And Downs Of BioWare Development Wilton Regan was “absolutely thrilled” when she received the call from BioWare that the Inquisitor would be returning for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. “I will follow that Inquisitor into battle any time that BioWare calls on me to do so. It was very emotional to go back into the booth.” “We did a lot of sessions,” she tells me. “There were a lot of changes. I can't even remember what some of those earlier sessions were recording, but there was a big gap between one block of recording and then what ended up [being in the game]. There was another chunk of recording where clearly a lot of stuff had changed, and that was the stuff that went in the game. “When I went in for that final session, I just remember crying my eyes out in the booth because, one, it was so beautifully written. Two, it felt like such a perfect ending for the Inquisitor and Solas together. Three, speaking Dalish is quite emotional, just in itself. I don't know that I'm particularly good at it, but I'll certainly try.” That hard-hitting finale and the many changes that game had already undergone made her reach out to BioWare and tell them that, despite knowing she had no power over what happens to the Inquisitor, “I promise you this is right, and I know it's right because I'm the one crying right now. So if it's moved me that much, it's right.” Fortunately for everyone, that ending is what BioWare included in the final version. Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s development went through so much turmoil, changing its direction, its name, and much of the team. As fans, we watched from the outside with trepidation as news broke and development changed course, and Wilton Regan says she also watched on with a similar fear and tells me how sad she is to see what’s happened to the BioWare team. “I love BioWare. How could I not? They gave me my start. I owe so much to BioWare, so I do feel sad about what's happened. You work on Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Awakening, Dragon Age 2, and you are freaking invested. Mass Effect 3, in between, with Sam Traynor. You know those people. You know those directors that you're talking down the line to for months and months and months at a time. “It's always wonderful to work as an actor. It's always lovely to know that your work's appreciated and the company wants you to come back. Of course, that's a beautiful thing. But you're really invested in these people who had a baby on your first job, and now that baby is eight, and is growing up, and you know that they have mortgages to pay just like you do. You want to see them work. You want to see them thrive. When people have given you so much and been so generous and offered you these brilliant roles, I want to see them thrive. I feel really sad about this consolidation [...] I just feel sad that people have moved on.”"

"Returning As The Inquisitor Though Wilton Regan entered the booth as a support character this time instead of the lead, she said it didn’t feel weird at all. “The Inquisitor is such an established character in the Dragon Age canon. She is so distinct. She is so much her own person, and she is the absolute bedrock of Dragon Age: Inquisition, which I would argue is one of the most important video games, maybe in the canon of video games, that's ever come out for high fantasy RPG worlds. Even if you haven't played Dragon Age, you've heard of it. To me, she's so established with her distinct personality and ways of being. I knew exactly who she was moving forward.” However, she tells me about one thing that did feel strange: listening to her old match file. Every time you enter the booth, you start the day with a match file so you can listen to what you were previously doing with your voice, regardless of whether it was only the day before that you were last in the booth, to help you find the same tone and energy. “Even if the Inquisitor is very similar to me, she's still different. She's not me. What was fascinating is that the director goes, ‘Okay, can you play Alix a match file?’ and that's my voice from ten years ago. I was like, oh my God, I was a child when it came out. Ten years have passed, lots has happened in that time. But what was interesting is I felt that was how they wrote the Inquisitor as well. They brought her back older, wiser. It works, and I love that they did it. It would have been nonsense if it were three months later. And also, I don't have the voice that I had.” Wilton Regan pauses, before quickly adding with a wink, “I mean, I can still do the voice that I had. Just so employers are very clear, I can still do that voice, but my voice has changed. That's what was interesting, coming back as the Inquisitor and being like, oh, she's not a baby Inquisitor anymore, finding her way in the world and rallying the party.” When Inquisition and its DLC wrapped, Wilton Regan had no idea that she’d ever be back as the Inquisitor, though she always hoped. “I have to say that although it is brief, her part within Veilguard is also beautiful. She has quality time in Veilguard as opposed to quantity, and I respect that from BioWare. The Inquisitor-Solas storyline is so famous, powerful, and emotional. But I did feel bereft on that last day of recording. was like, ‘Oof, this is it. I've got to say goodbye to my girl.’ Within the canon and the way that BioWare works, I'm probably not going to play the Inquisitor again.” When it comes to games like Inquisition, we all have our own ways of playing, and Wilton Regan is no different. She tells me, “I would never play as anyone else's voice” when I ask if she chooses her own Inquisitor performance. As far as romance goes, she opts for Iron Bull, explaining, “Listen, he's still Freddie Prinze Jr, guys. I'm of the era where he was a heartthrob.” Fear not, Solavellan fans, she also romanced the big bad Dread Wolf, too. “I've also done a bit of Solas. Those are my three - Iron Bull, Sera, and Solas. I had to do Solas because he's always been so important in the recordings, so irrespective of who I perhaps wanted to romance, it felt responsible as a video game actress to need to understand the Solas stuff.”"

"Mass Effect & Dragon Age Having been in both the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series, I couldn’t help but ask which series Wilton Regan prefers. “You can't choose. They're very different.” On Mass Effect 3, she tells me, “You'd be a freaking idiot if you weren't aware that acting opposite people like Mark Meer and Jennifer Hale is like one of the best experiences of your life as an actor. That you've got to give super kudos to. I also loved in Mass Effect that Sam was an openly gay character. I loved that she couldn't be swayed if you were a male Shep. I thought it was really ballsy. It cemented who BioWare were as a company for me. So I loved all of that.” While Wilton Regan has featured in every mainline Dragon Age game, it was Inquisition where she took on the role of lead protagonist. “Acting opposite all of these incredible characters, and you're having all these wild experiences, and you're like, wait, which lover is this? Which storyline are we on now? Because it gets so much more sprawling and complicated, so your mind has to do more mental gymnastics to keep up.” She tells me that one thing she loves about both series is the narratives. “I'm just a kind of bog standard classically trained drama school kid, I respond to good writing. I respond to emotional writing. I think that's why I work so heavily as an actor in the RPG world. My thing is classical theatre along with film and TV training, and I happen to have ended up in video games, and so the thing that I responded to so well in both Mass Effect and Dragon Age is that they are really emotional storylines. That's where I excel.” When asked which series she would return to if she could, in any capacity and not just reprising her old roles, she chooses Mass Effect, explaining, “not because I think it's better, but just I have explored that world a lot less.” As she was only in Mass Effect 3, she tells me that’s the entirety of her knowledge on the series, “I know there's a whole other world with brilliant characters. I would have loved to have met Jack from ME2, who was Courtenay Taylor's character. I know there were some heavyweights in 1 and 2 that I would have liked to meet, so I think exploring the Mass Effect worlds either as Sam Traynor again, so she gets to explore, or as a different character would be cool.” If she had to pick another Dragon Age character to be, Wilton Regan chooses Morrigan. “She's kind of hot. She's this hot, strong, grounded woman.” When considering the same question for Mass Effect, she tells me that, interestingly enough, she almost was another Mass Effect character. “I did audition before I became Traynor. I was auditioning for EDI. That was quite funny. That could have all been very different, guys.” However, what Sam Traynor did offer Wilton Regan was a slice of local pride. “I love Sam because also Sam's a Londoner. When they were like, ‘We loved your audition. We just don't think it's quite the right place for you in the game.’ I was like, ‘So what's gonna happen?’ They're like, ‘You're gonna be a Londoner.’ Straight up. And I was like, ‘Cool, I'm down because I am a Londoner born and bred. I'm down. Take me to your master.’”"

“You Have To Love Your Characters” In much the same way that she can’t choose a favourite between Mass Effect and Dragon Age, she also can’t choose a favourite video game project, as she says they are all her favourites for different reasons. “There's an acting theory, which is you have to love your characters, no matter who they are. Not only do you have to love your characters, but it is your job as the actor to defend your character's integrity at all costs in all circumstances. I really feel that quite strongly. My job as the actor is not to judge my character for making bad decisions. [...] My job is to invest in the character and find the things that I love about them, so I can pull that personality out of myself and deliver it to the audience.” Looking back at all the characters she’s portrayed, there’s one in particular she’d like to see return. “Aya is one of the most important characters in the canon of Assassin's Creed because she is the mother of the Creed. She's the founder of the Creed. And as such, it would be so beautiful to see her return and have a fully fleshed out storyline of her own where people really invest in Aya as this quintessential character. I would love to see Ubisoft do [that]. If anyone deserves it, it's definitely Aya. And it's not because I played Aya, it's because she is so important and people deserve to find out more about her, how she felt about the death of her son, everything. It would have been wonderful to have more time and attention spent with Aya, and most fans have said that online.” Wilton Regan will also be starring as Joanna Dark in the upcoming reboot of Perfect Dark, and while she can’t say much about the project right now, she tells me she is “very proud to be playing Joanna.” Perhaps next time I meet with Wilton Regan, we’ll be sitting in another café after the launch of Perfect Dark, and it’ll be Joanna I’ll be hearing as she speaks. However, after spending hundreds of hours in DA: Inquisition, I think she will forever and always be the Inquisitor to me.

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Golden Cheese Cookie Marriage HCs

࣪𖤐.ᐟ note -> This is a repost from my old blog.

࣪𖤐.ᐟ warnings -> none.

࣪𖤐.ᐟ content includes -> pre-war, she spoils you, gifts, treasures protective, WINGS <3333.

۫ ꣑ৎ Golden Cheese Cookie sees you as her most precious treasure, one that she would do anything and everything for. She would spoil you in all of her gold and cheese, catering to every single one of your needs and wishes. Golden Cheese Cookie wants her darling wife to be as happy as possible.

۫ ꣑ৎ Your relationship is well known throughout the whole kingdom. Golden Cheese Cookies people adore you as much as they adore her, treating you with the same respect as they do with her. It took you a long time to get used to being called by similar titles as your wife.

۫ ꣑ৎ Golden Cheese Cookie LOVES having you sit in her lap as she sits at her throne, her arms and wings wrapped around you as she just basks in your presence. She doesn't care if her cookies are watching you two, she adores showing you off.

۫ ꣑ৎ She makes sure that you only have the best things. Golden Cheese Cookie doesn't see the need to be humble when it comes to you, having only the best tailors make you the most beautiful but comfortable outfits, gifting you only the most expensive but meaningful gifts. Only the best for her treasure!

۫ ꣑ৎ Golden Cheese Cookie is undoubtedly protective of you, but also a bit possessive. She always has her eyes on you, making sure nothing and/or nobody causes you trouble. When she is next to you Golden Cheese Cookie has her arm or one of her wings around you, keeping you close.

۫ ꣑ৎ She doesn't respond kindly to people disrespecting you. Golden Cheese Cookie sees it as a personal insult towards her and she will not have any of it. No one and absolutely no one is allowed to disrespect her precious wife.

۫ ꣑ৎ You're insecure? Golden Cheese Cookie is not having any of that. She will lock you up in your shared chambers, showering you in gold, gifts and compliments until you realize how precious and important you are to her and that you are perfect the way you are.

۫ ꣑ৎ She brags and talks about you 24/7 to the point her friends might end up strangling her. Golden Cheese Cookie just can't stop herself, she HAS to talk about you or she might just crumble! Even if you're right next to her she wouldn't shut up about you.

۫ ꣑ৎ Whenever Golden Cheese Cookie has to leave her kingdom she entrusts Smoked Cheese Cookie to make sure you are safe. Even if you are able to take care of yourself she always has one of most trusted friends to keep you safe.

۫ ꣑ৎ She holds you close the night before she has to leave to fight Dark Enchantress Cookie alongside the other heroes, her wings wrapped around you almost like they don't want to let go. Golden Cheese Cookie kisses your temple, promising to come back as soon as possible.

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Pluto and “The Black Cat”

I guess it takes a community event for me to actually write out that Pluto post I've been planning for *checks notes* 2 months.

So, let's talk about Pluto (finally)!

By the way, spoilers, so if you're not into that:

We're first introduced to Pluto during the Maze arc, where he's unceremoniously dumped on Duke and Lenore by the Posh Crew, which also includes his roommate Prospero.

At first, it's easy to write Pluto off as kind of an emo soft boi. And in fact, Duke even tries to ditch him during the Acrophobia Trial.

It's not hard to see why. Aesthetically, Pluto has a much darker presentation than the rest of the cast which gives him the impression of a gloomy introvert that won't really contribute anything to the team. He wears a grey turtleneck instead of a white dress shirt marks him as a visual outcast; his slouching posture projects a lack of confidence; and his eye covering bangs actually do a lot of work to make him appear less communicative (windows to the soul, right?).

On top of that, Pluto's pretty small, a trait emphasized by his overly large jacket, which unlike other students, doesn't seem to be tailored to him, and his prickly personality don't earn him any teamwork points. I mean, just look at him:

The point being, Pluto isn't exactly the image of confidence that Duke and Lenore need to help muscle through the maze.

That being said, like most great characters, Pluto almost immediately shows he has a lot more going for him than first impressions.

One thing that readers might have noticed is that because Pluto is pretty small and unassuming, he's great at sneaking around.

But since it's mostly played as a gag many people might have also missed this detail right after:

Pluto stepping on a branch isn't mindbogglingly important, but it does speak to his character in a really touching way. He immediately recognizes that his silence upsets Duke and Lenore and goes out of his way to make noise so they aren't startled by him, even though they really haven't been the nicest to him.

It's a small detail, but it shows that right from the beginning, Pluto is someone who cares about other people, which is further reinforced when he tries to break up Duke and Lenore during Duke's inconceived attempt to awaken Lenore's spectre:

The maze also highlights a few of Pluto's other positive traits. For example, he's surprisingly interested in etymology (what a dork; I love him), which gives Red an easy way to explain the Greek/Latin roots to the readers while also playing up Pluto's allusion to the Roman god. It also indicates that Pluto is fairly book smart, which is directly contrasted by Duke's street smarts in the Chronophobia trial and Lenore's... instinct? Let's call it intuition.

We also get a bit of foreshadowing for Pluto's spectre. One, he's actually pretty dextrous on a tightrope, and two, he can't swim, both of which are traits stereotypically associated with cats.

Speaking of which, Pluto's spectre:

According to Poppet, Pluto is a Crytid, a type of Spectre that manifests when someone had a deep-seated desire to escape social constraints, but somewhat paradoxically, Pluto is a cat, a domesticated creature.

I'm going to take a small aside to say that cats really aren't that domesticated. I mean yes, who doesn't love tea cup kittens, but cats can return to the wild and they still share most of their genetic code and evolutionary instincts with their untamed counterparts, which can't really be said about dogs.

Okay, back to Nevermore, except I lied, we're actually going back to 1845 when Edgar Allan Poe published "The Black Cat".

If you didn't know (but you probably did. After all, you're reading a Nevermore character analysis), almost every Nevermore character is based on one or more works by EAP. (You can check out their main inspirations in this other post.)

And Pluto's story is "The Black Cat". It isn't one of Poe's most famous works, so you could be forgiven for not knowing about it, but if you have read it, you probably immediately recognized its influence on Pluto.

First, a brief overview of the story: (CW: animal abuse)

Like most Poe short stories, "The Black Cat" is narrated by an insane murderer (that's a tad hyperbolic, but you get the point). Unlike other narrators though, this narrator actually started out somewhat decent.

You see, the narrator used to be a loving husband to a woman that he married early in life. Both of them loved animals, so over the years, they cared for a lot of pets together, including "birds, gold-fish, a fine dog, rabbits, a small monkey, and a cat."

This cat is, of course, the titular Black Cat and his name is Pluto. He's also described as being the narrator's "favorite pet and playmate."

Unfortunately, the narrator is also an alcoholic, and his addiction gradually turns him from a loving and sensitive man into a violent mess. He's able to stave off his alcohol fueled abuse from Pluto for several years, but eventually, Pluto ticks him off and he grabs the cat and purposefully cuts out one of its eyes with a penknife.

Understandably, Pluto (the cat) does not take kindly to this, and for the rest of its life tries to avoid the narrator, which the narrator takes surprisingly well.

At first.

Eventually, his alcoholism catches up with him and he decides that, for literally "no other reason than because he knows he should not" decides to hang the cat.

So, there are a ton of references to the short story in Nevermore. Pluto's dad is a physically abusive drunk who cuts out Pluto's eye, Pluto's name and spectre are inspired by the Black Cat, and the way Pluto unlocks his spectre mirrors how the narrator hangs his pet.

But there are arguably lot more allusions from the rest of the story. You see right after the narrator kills Pluto, his house burns down and there are two characters in Nevermore who are associated with fire:

Lenore and Monty, both of whom have a pretty interesting relationship with Pluto, especially when you line them up with Pluto's short story.

If you associate the narrator's house burning down as karmic retribution, then Lenore is a natural pick. After all, she not only burns down her estate, her presence in Pluto's (after)life is arguably what causes him to start standing up for himself more, and at the very least, her leadership is what gets him through maze for a shot at the second life which dovetails nicely with the fallout of the narrator's house burning.

You see, the narrator doesn't perish along with his material possessions, but one wall of his house also survives, and burned into that wall is the image of a hanging cat, a reminder of his sins.

Soon after, the narrator, still drowning his sorrows and guilt at bars, happens upon a second cat who is "fully as large as Pluto, and closely resembling him in every aspect but one." It's even missing an eye. The only thing that separates it from Pluto is a patch of white hair on its chest.

Now the concept of doubling is one of Poe's hallmarks, and it's mirrored wonderfully in Nevermore by the students' past lives and their current unlife as students, or alternatively, their human form and their spectre form, but it's also symbolically present for Pluto because by leading him out of the maze, Lenore also leads Pluto on the path to a second life in addition to inspiring him to be more confident, which is arguably the difference between his past and current self.

Based on Pluto's memories, it doesn't seem like his father thought of him as a "man" and given his character introduction, Pluto was a meek person. But after meeting Lenore and befriending Duke, Pluto does this:

One, it's hilarious that Pluto is talking about taking eyes, but two, Pluto is fully ready to kill Monty here and that leads me to part two of the fire.

Monty is a self destructive individual. He purposefully instigates fights, loves to stir up trouble for no reason, and suffers from trauma that arguably isn't his fault (not to say that dealing with that trauma isn't his responsibility).

In some ways, he's haunted by his religious upbringing as much as the narrator of "The Black Cat" is by his alcoholism. Both are aware of how much it ruins their lives, but they can't help leaning into those violent tendencies. The narrator even calls his alcoholism a "fiend".

And, they both wall up someone they're rooming with.

Because, there's even more to the new black cat than driving the narrator insane. In fact, the narrator goes as far as murdering his wife while attempting to kill the new Pluto (I can't believe she stuck around, the poor woman).

And like any Poe narrator worth his salt, "The Black Cat" narrator decides to hide the body by walling her up in a false chimney. This comes with the added benefit of scaring the new black cat away so the narrator can finally enjoy some piece and quiet.

Only it turns out this is a lie. Just like Monty narrowly avoiding Pluto's gunshot, the Black Cat's absence turns out to be the narrator's undoing because the narrator accidently walled up the cat with his wife's corpse, and it's the cat's screeching that ultimately unmasks his crimes.

Similarly, it's Pluto's belief in Duke that activates Duke's spectre, "freeing a corpse" and leading to the much needed string of chapters where everyone dunks on Monty. (Thank you, Pluto.)

I think it's really neat that Red managed to blend multiple Poe stories into a new plot thread, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what she and Flynn have in store with Pluto because even though his inspiration story has been pretty much fully acted out, most of spectre abilities really haven't been explored.

For instance, while "unlucky" is a general description of black cats, Pluto's presence has actually been a major boon for the misfits, saving Duke, explaining the thalassophobia trial in the maze, guiding Lenore and Duke through Acrophobia, and also warning Lenore and defending her during the Manor arc. Maybe it's bad luck for his enemies or straight up luck manipulation?

"Blink" could be a reference to Pluto's dash attack, but Pluto also has an uncanny ability to disappear from people's perception as demonstrated during the maze and to a lesser extent when he hides from Eulalie in the forbidden wing.

For those of us into TTRPGs, blink is also sometimes used to refer to teleporting or the DnD spell of the same name with causes the caster to fade in and out of existence!

And finally, "evil eye" is a very intriguing ability. While it could just be a reference to Pluto's missing/remaining eye, as @takescrackseriously and other readers have pointed out, it could also be a reference to Poe's "Telltale Heart" maybe having the ability to drive victims mad, like Pluto's namesake (er, reincarnation?) does in "The Black Cat".

That brings up another question, which is why is Pluto still missing his eye? Lenore was also seriously injured in life, but she isn't crippled like she was post-Theo as a student. What injuries get to be healed and which remain in Nevermore?

I'm interested to see if, like Will's freaky blood wax clones, spectres' powers can develop and how far they can develop. After all, Pluto's power set seems fairly basic, and while I love underdogs (undercats?), ostensibly there's some kind of balancing system that makes traits like "blink" and "teeth" keep up with monsters like "fear itself" and "divine light".

Okay, maybe not given the ruthless nature of the academy and the Raven's comments, but narratively that can feel a bit unsatisfying, y'know? Because it would be such a waste for Pluto's development to stall here despite the amazing amount of progress he's already made.

Plus, aesthetically, I'm willing to bet Flynn is going to incorporate more white into Pluto's character design, because a considerable amount of detail focuses on this one difference between Pluto and the new cat in the short story. In fact, it seems to be one of the factors in the narrator's full descent into madness because he starts seeing the cat's white patch as morphing into the image of a noose.

And to close out this really lengthy post on a bright note, have some terrified Pluto:

What a cutie. We must protect him at all costs.

By the way, if you enjoyed my rambling, here are links to similar theory/analysis posts talking about Ada and Annabel!

[disabled-dippy]

what to do if someone faints ✿

fainting can be extremely scary. if you don’t know what to do, that can make it even scarier. luckily for you (though not for me), I’ve been fainting since I was 13 years old, so I’ve got quite a bit of experience in dealing with these things, and educating the people around me about how to deal with these things. so here is my guide on what to do if someone faints!

{1} how to prevent a fainting episode

first things first, let’s talk prevention. sometimes, people will experience symptoms before they actually faint. if you’re observant enough, you might be able to recognize these signs and take action before the person faints. some signs that someone might be about to faint include:

pale or ashy-looking skin

cold, clammy skin

flushed skin

sweating

slurred speech

dropping things

shakiness or tremors

complaints of a headache

appearing detached or out of it

looking or claiming they feel sick

unsteadiness (swaying, stumbling)

sensitivity to light (squinting, blocking their eyes)

if you notice someone exhibiting one or more of these signs, it's worth going up and asking if they're okay. sometimes people don't understand what's happening, or don't put the pieces together, and even asking if they are okay might be enough for them to work out that they are about to faint.

if they do say yes (or don't know but you suspect they are about to faint), it's time to take action. fainting can happen in the blink of an eye, so make sure you stand close by with your arms at the ready. if you can, help guide them down to the floor, making sure you tell them what you are doing. something like "let's get you on the floor" will work. that should be your top priority. if they cannot lay down, guide them to sit on the floor or the nearest available seat. get them as close to the ground as possible so if they do faint, they are at a lower risk of hurting themselves. guide them to place their head between their knees.

the steps for what to do next are virtually the same as in the next part, so to avoid repeating myself, I will just move on.

{2} if the person has fainted, check to make sure they aren't in immediate danger.

the first thing you should do if someone is unconscious is CHECK FOR A PULSE. if they do not have one, immediately start CPR, call for an ambulance. this should be your number one priority. everything else can come later.

once you've determined they are still alive, you can start checking for injuries. don't try to move them right away, especially if you think they may have hit their head. check for bleeding, bruising, broken bones, etc. if you see any major injuries, call for an ambulance.

also, take the time to check the environment around you. make sure they are not in a dangerous location (ex: near the top of a flight of stairs, on or very near the road, in areas with high foot traffic, etc). if they are, take the time to move them.

THIS IS IMPORTANT: if the person has a service dog, do not impede its duties!! do not try to move the dog. check for medical ID (either on the person or on the dog). if you find something that indicates something serious may be going on, or if the dog tries to alert you or get your attention, call for an ambulance.

{3} get the person conscious again.

if they are not in immediate peril, congratulations! now you get to start on the process of getting them conscious again. of course, it's very likely they will regain consciousness on their own after a few seconds, but even if they do, these are important steps to take to help them recover quicker.

here's some things you should do:

shift the person onto their back and elevate their feet above their heart. this helps get blood flowing back to the brain.

remove any excess layers and loosen any tight clothing.

get some water or a cool compress and apply it to areas like the face and the back of the neck.

make sure they have enough room to breathe. if there's a crowd, you should try to get them to back away.

if the person doesn't appear to be in any immediate danger, there is no need to call an ambulance at this point.

if the person has been unconscious for longer than a minute, call for an ambulance. this is a sign that something more serious may be going on. also, if the person has difficulty regaining consciousness, or lapses back into unconsciousness, that is also a sign you need to call for an ambulance.

if the person has a service dog, you can and should still do all of these things (without impeding the dog's tasks). do not distract the dog or assume that the dog will do everything.

{4} help the person recover after regaining consciousness.

once they have woken up, you can begin the post-fainting recovery process.

ask the person the following questions: 1) how are you feeling? 2) does anything hurt? 3) have you ever fainted before? (if they have not and there is no obvious cause for the fainting, call 911) 4) do you want me to call someone for you?

continue to have the person elevate their feet and apply a cold compress for at least ten minutes, or until they are feeling better.

once they are ready to stand, remain close by in case they lose consciousness again.

once they are upright again, offer them some water.

if they have fainted because of low blood sugar or they have a condition like POTS, try to find them something small to eat. again, only do this when they are upright again.

treat any (minor) injuries they might have sustained.

make sure they have a way to get home (or wherever they are going) safely. encourage them to rest, drink fluids, and eat.

{5} what not to do if someone faints.

do not panic. fainting is very common and usually no cause for concern. a healthy amount of worry is good, but don't get too worked up about it. that could impair your ability to help.

do not call an ambulance if the person tells you not to call an ambulance, especially if this person has a history of fainting. not every fainting episode warrants a trip to the ER, and having paramedics hovering over you can be way more stress than it's worth.

do not elevate the head. the reason you collapse is because your body is trying to get bloodflow back to the brain. elevating the head usually will either not help, or it may be actively harmful. this include placing items like pillows or folded clothing under the person's head, or placing their head in your lap.

do not get them up too quickly. ease them into standing after they have been laying down for several minutes (or when they feel ready to stand). getting them up too quickly raises the chances of having another fainting spell.

do not shake the person aggressively or try to "shock" them awake by slapping them.

do not give them anything to eat or drink while they are laying down or while they are still unconscious.

don't pour water on them, especially not on their face. get a damp cloth, a water bottle, or ice pack instead.

don't leave them alone. if you must leave, make sure someone stays with them until they are up on their feet again.

don't force treatments onto them. if they say they don't need water, food, or your further assistance, listen to them.

{6} times when you should and shouldn't call an ambulance.

you should call an ambulance if:

the person has been unconscious for more than one minute.

the person is not breathing and/or does not have a pulse.

the person has a serious injury, or there is a risk they may have hit their head.

the person is pregnant.

the person is having difficulty waking, or appears extremely confused upon waking up.

the person faints multiple times.

it is the person's first time fainting.

you suspect there may be a more dangerous reason that the person has fainted (ex: stroke, heart attack, etc.)

the person has a seizure or begins exhibiting symptoms not associated with normal fainting (ex: shortness of breath, chest pains, arrythmia, difficulty moving).

you probably don't need to call an ambulance if none of the above are true, but especially so if:

the person has a history of fainting.

the person fainted for a known and non-serious reason (ex: low blood sugar, dehydration, heat, stress, etc).

the person is alert, talking, and improving afterward.

the person is young, healthy, and has no other symptoms.

there are no signs of major injury.

the person regains consciousness quickly.

hopefully you'll never have to use any of this, but if you do, now you know! feel free to drop more suggestions.

[lunacorva]

There's a lot of important context missing in this thread. First, it's not being made clear what is being argued here. Is this thread simply saying that homophobia is a bad thing and these views ABSOLUTELY should be opposed? Well, then I think there's no issue here. Countries and people are not a monolith afterall and we can agree on the idea that the mass slaughter of Palestinians and continuous invasion of their territory is wrong whilst simultaneously opposing highly homophobic attitudes from Palestine. As a believer in giving benefit of the doubt, I find this first interpretation quite likely HOWEVER, it's possible some might take this as a means to justify the continued violence against Palestinians and occupation of their lands. The argument goes "Israel HAS to wipe out Palestine because if they don't this is what they will do the LGBT people" Such an argument, of course, could easily apply to almost any nation on earth at some point or another. For example, in the United States, homosexual relations were criminilised in several states up to as recently as 2003. Would this institutional homophobia mean the mass slaughter of thousands of US citizens (civilians included) or the forced occupation of their homes would be a good thing? I'm sure everyone here would agree. No. It is not. But of course, then saying it justifies mass slaughter and occupation in Palestine would then create a doublestandard. (Incidently, it is this Double-standard that is referred to when people talk of "Pink-Washing". It is, essentially, the idea that "Slaughtering civilians in Palestine is okay, because we're protecting the LGBTQIA+ from them) The next bit of important context missing is WHO said that. Imagine this. Someone in Amercia says that Australia should be bombarded with nukes. Well, it's a VERY different story depending on whether that was said by the PotUS in a military meeting, or your drunk uncle Bobby Joe during Thanksgiving. In this case, that clip is apparently from a preacher in Israel. Which means judging Palestinians right to live based on that sermon would be like (to continue my analogy from above), judging American's rights to live based on, well, insert a Westburo Baptist speech here.

They'll just scream pinkwashing and something about how you're a bigot for not accepting their way of life.

[arrietty-rune]

Templates made by @itsnotmourn !!

Yeees already V3 version of them (+ ALTs)!! But just some bits changes and new interface because i actually don't like how messy are the others ones ꒰◞‸ ◟꒱💧 So i hope you'll enjoy these better!!

Also yeah these don't have some lore info i did on the others so see below for info of each ♥ (⚠︎ Warning long text) ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Luciano:

His blood is in a reddish pink, a raspberry tone, being also the flavor of it.

Past was difficult for him. Strict family, important event: had lack of feelings for a decade, this due to being struck by lightning at 6 years old but recovered slowly at 18.

Doesn't actually know much about his species, this due to his full life among humans. This also meaning he knows little of his magic.

Had no idea about the existence of the Hidden World* until Rósa told about it.

He can be exhausted easily at work, especially when it's about some kids making troubles. But he still likes to help as much he can.

He speaks fluently at Italian, English and Sardinian. Know a little bit of french words and sentences, from the Sterenn sisters but also from memes.

Affiliation with the cult: Has been kidnapped after his work, as to be used as a sacrifice. When Eyes realized his fairy identity, they spared him but instead, they and the cultists are making profit from him. Otherwise, if Luciano doesn't obey, they will use any from his closest friends to be sent as a sacrifice instead. For now, all he does are little harmless tasks, like cleaning rooms and cooking. As being not a cultist, he never saw any of these members without their mask.

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Rósa:

Her blood has a light green color, close to a turquoise tone, with a fresh mint flavor.

Chill past, grew up with her sister Maelys and her father, Icarus, being an human.

Her mother died but shares few memories of her, almost blurred.

She spent time mostly on the Hidden World due to magic school stuff. She knows very much her water magic and has learnt other magic stuff.

She knows dark magic and barely used it. Has knowledge of it, as to push it away and/or to annihilate, it with white magic. (note: she can use dark magic by her left hand, white magic by her right one)

As her element being water, she can control blood, only used it once as this being a part of her boundaries.

She's able to see souls and can read them, not perfectly though, but can recognize how people can be good or bad by this.

Other notes: Can work as an exorcist, or a monster hunter, as protecting innocent soul from their attacks.

She does invest a lot in the forest near the town, due to weird magic she can feel her. She tries to prevent people to not get here, but kids never obey. One day, she started a white magic spell on a supposed dead tree, as to revive it and to possibly use it to chase black magic.

However, something was wrong. Very wrong, as she realized she used her left hand on not a tree, but a dead body, starting to move but seeming very weak.

After moments of panic and confusion, she thought of having no choice but hiding them in the forest, then later in her home after the undead person, named Apollo, recovered enough energy. She tries her best to hide his existence toward people, including his sister.

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Maelys:

Her blood color is in a light reddish orange, with a peach flavor.

Chill past, grew up with her sister Rósa and her father, Icarus

Her mother died few years after she was born. May was too young to share any memory of her

Spent time mostly among humans, share some part of school years with them

Use her fire magic only for good, never as a weapon. Use a frying pan only to defend her or her closest ones. Also do apologies every time she hit someone with as she hates any form of violence

Can use her hair as a source of light. It has healing powers

Speak fluently French and Breton, her English is good but can do mistakes

Love her breton origins, have a flag on her room with an AroAce one. Doesn't even have a french flag lmao

Other notes: Basically chilling in the town, doesn't get much in troubles. Girl works most of her time in morning, sometimes in the afternoon, but met Miles (Captain) and Mihka (Shotgun man) in the bakery, as them and other cops buying sweets there. She becomes easily friends with them, as the friendly girl she is! She does talk with them while being at work when these two have a break.

Both her and Mihka will develop feelings to each other, but at present, they aren't in relationship yet.

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Hidden World* => An unknown place on the Earth, where non-humans lived together, where humans are very rare there! Creatures froms myth and folkores like yokais, vampires, fairies, centaurs, etc live here! Rare humans here are usually affiliated with non-monsters, such like Icarus, the father of Maelys and Rósa.

[fookinhellcurlyyy]

Cutesy Update (Apr 15):

Another two-week mark update! I haven’t been actively sharing much here on Tumblr lately because most of my time has gone into building the master doc. So I thought it’d be nice to share a little glimpse of some of the sections I’ve completed so far!

What I’m sharing here is probably only about a third of what I’ve finished over the past two weeks. I've definitely backed up and done way more that what's in the screenshots below (Notion has taken all of my extra time lol—totally worth it tho)! Tho I wanted to share bits and pieces of the Larry Guide page sections (this is separate from the Annual Timelines page) and how they would look like. Again, still WIP so some stuff might still change!

There’ll be LOTS of sections over there, and I’m citing key masterposts, backing up important readings, and also digesting tons of info (per section, sub-sections, and topics) to create my own guides. It’s definitely taking a while—each topic can be super extensive—but I’m really happy with the progress I’ve made so far!

And another big update: I finished the 2025 Annual Timeline over the weekend so I can start dumping real-time stuff there as it happens. I’ve made the page live, so everyone should be able to access it now!

I’ve officially lost my trust in Tümblr, so I’m definitely not posting timelines here unless absolutely necessary. I’ll be backing up all future masterposts on Notion too (lol lesson learned).

2025 LARRY ANNUAL TIMELINE

Extra note: Stunt mentions are included, though I’ve left out some parts that aren’t necessarily super essential to the annual timeline. Those will still appear in the stunt timelines under a separate section on the Larry Guide page.

Soooo, that’s it for this update! ♡ Still working hard to wrap everything up before the year ends—fingers crossed I get it done before any real promo season kicks in, but... yeah, it’s a lot 😂

[Reposting so people can actually read it lol]

A little update!

I finished 2010, @tobethemselves is helping me encode 2011 (and @delicateperspective as of earlier well), and I'm currently working on 2012. The early days were so packed, and the timeline references were incredibly thorough back then. It’s taking longer because I'm trying to gather all the photos, gifs, and videos I can find—literally scouring every corner of the internet—to back up each listed moment. I’m also using the Wayback Machine to retrieve old articles that have been deleted (Sugarscape links are GOLD).

Anyway, it's a LOT lol It's gonna take a while, but all good things take time. 🥹

I don’t want to obligate anyone, of course, but some people have reached out as well. So if anyone else wants to help with encoding the timeline (it’s the longest process, especially with the tweets and Instagram posts included, on top of other events—and yes, I’ll still double-check everything and find the files myself because I like to torture myself like that lol), feel free to DM me! ♡

[ssaalexblake]

I wish fandom asked Why more often. Like, sure, to take one example in sunrise on the reaping; Collins could have used a different original character in the story rather than having Effie there. Apparently there could be No actual reason for having Effie there that helps the story.

So, instead of just stomping our feet Immediately and not thinking about it, why don't we ask why Collins chose to include Effie instead.

I mean, I'm not Collins and these are just some things I got from it, but I think Effie's presence tells us a few things. I mean, for starters you have a person who is falling for a different part of the capitol propaganda than most of the other capitolites we see up close. Effie's not out there thinking that these kids are animals, she thinks they're people and is visibly moved and shaking in the launch room as she sees Haymitch off (and presumable already saw Wyatt, Maysilee and Lou Lou off). Effie is an example of somebody who has fallen for the treaty of treason as absolute, not the dehumanisation of the districts. It's important to note that there's not just One type of propaganda the people are being fed.

She also demonstrates their society's obsession with looks, and this works in part Because we know her when she's older. Effie of the trilogy is caked in makeup and in wigs all the time. The implication is that Effie who is at most, what? 25 here, realistically, is already Late in the game of plastic surgery to 'fix' everything wrong with her (because she's apparently old and ugly at that grand old age... ugh) despite her being afraid to do so and not wanting to go near needles because of it! Which tells us something about the Effie of the future. She genuinely feels social pressure to do something she's afraid of because of low self esteem over her body, which is why she presents as she does in the trilogy. This series isn't Only critiquing things like implicit submission, Collins also takes shots at things like beauty standards and bodily autonomy (and their lack of it). Sure, there's no evidence that Effie was literally forced to have work done, but there is that victors are. Effie now chooses to hide herself under more make up, wigs, and presumably surgery (or at least botox or something like that) because she has to. The capitol isn't into non conformists, lets be real.

(and, honestly, I think that part is really important. I've seen 22 year old girls get paid promos in instagram for damn Botox. 22!! the only botox you need at 22 is for medical reasons, not to remove non existent wrinkles)

How come Haymitch knows Katniss' parents? Well, that's because Katniss says that district 12's population is only about 8000 people, and i cannot emphasis that this is TINY, and while 24 years have gone by at the 74th games, it's unlikely the number has changed that much. This is a small town, every kid of reaping age at the very least knows Of each other (even Katniss could list off past tributes and their families, and Katniss almost tried not to know things about other people. This was a sign) but kids of the same age in that district Do know each other. We already knew that Haymitch was roughly the same age as Katniss' mother from lore drops in CF (Maysilee being Asterid's friend makes them around the same age, Maysilee being Haymitch's district partner, it's never mentioned that Katniss' parents were different ages). It would have made No sense and gone against established canon for these kids to not know each other.

So, why are mags and wiress here? They're showing the importance of mentors imo. It may even be a bit of a nod to how Bad Haymitch was at mentoring when he was so broken down in thg,all the little things that Mags and Wiress do to just treat the tributes like people deserving of respect Haymitch notably does not do, showing how broken down he is by 74. Their presence also highlights how damn important it was to the tributes to have support staff who were genuinely trying to help them.

It's also probably a hint to how genuinely screwed twelve was regularly in these games. If it's not enough that your odds of being reaped soar Shockingly higher in such a small district in contrast to others, that they assign mentors from other districts makes it even worse for the ones who do get reaped. Twelve was just Lucky in this quell that they were assigned mentors that genuinely helped them and didn't just not bother to to aid their own district's kids.

And could you really blame those mentors, either? They want the kids they travelled on the trains with and saw reaped to live. They want their district to get parcel gifts that year to ease the burden on families. Are mentors who aid other districts looked down upon for 'helping the enemy' back home? Is it another scheme to set the districts into conflict with each other instead of the capitol?

Their presence also tells us things about the universe just by comparing them from point A to B. Having people assume that the games had a severe effect on Wiress' mental state for years, and then to say that No, she actually kind of owned the capitol with that one. What really happened is that she was tortured for her part in rebel actions.

And okay, i'm not saying these reasons have to be good enough for people to like the inclusions, but people could at least be bothered to think about it and actually try and work out why she did these things. Because it's all just shades of not liking something so finding a ~moral~ reason why it's bad otherwise. You don't like it, so obviously the only reason Collins did this was because she's a greedy old crone!

In the end, I think she could probably have achieved some of the same points without these inclusions, but i think it would have made the book clunkier by adding even more new people from the long list of them we already had to remember to the list, and i'm not sure she could have given some of it the depth it has with how she did actually do it.

[scary-grace]

Hi, two questions if it's not too much trouble.

I love Designated Villain, and I noticed something in the second chapter that has me scratching my head. Reader doesn't notice that Magne needs or is on Estrogen, but in canon we have no clue she's Big SIS until she's dead, because the story itself misgenders her and she isn't really what I could call passing. Is she visibly different here, or is Reader just more oblivious than me (who failed to even realize Magne was trans until reading the wiki a week after the manga chapter)?

Could I get some insight on your opinion of Gran Torino? You seem distinctly unfond of him and I'm curious as to why. I don't particularly care for him myself, so please feel free to rant if you want.

Thank you!

Hi! Thank you for the ask — I always appreciate questions about the fics + headcanons in general!

1) Regarding Magne in Designated Villain, there are two things. The first is that I really didn’t like the way Magne was drawn in canon. I feel like she was something of a stereotype or caricature of a trans woman and I wanted to remedy that a little bit if I could. I also think there’s a chance she’d have more regular access to estrogen/better quality estrogen in the system than outside of it. The second thing is that the reader in Designated Villain is particularly unobservant at this point in the story. She’s really wrapped up in herself and coping with her predicament, and she’s not good at noticing what’s going on around her. All of that combines to her not picking up on Magne being trans until it’s actively pointed out to her.

2) Regarding Gran Torino in general, I feel like he’s a perfect representative of the old/current system in BNHA society — myopic, unable to recognize a need for change, unable to see humanity in people who are different from him. But my main problem with him is the influence he exerts over people like All Might and Midoriya. Both All Might and Midoriya have a natural instinct to save everyone, and as we see from All Might’s initial response to learning about Shigaraki’s true origins, everyone includes villains. All Might correctly identifies the problem in Shigaraki’s situation, as well as the reasons for Shigaraki’s grievance — he and Gran Torino left the Shimuras vulnerable in spite of knowing what All For One was like (note: Shigaraki is taken by AFO well before All Might’s first fight with AFO). His impulse is to seek Shigaraki out and try to help him. Gran Torino instantly quashes it, and dehumanizes Shigaraki in the process, essentially stating that Shigaraki is not a person, just a villain. This trend continues with Midoriya, who also identifies Shigaraki as someone who needs to be rescued. Once again, Gran Torino steps in to check this impulse, stating that killing Shigaraki is the best way to save him. While Midoriya is initially resistant to that viewpoint, it’s the one he ultimately follows — copping out by “saving Tenko’s heart” rather than taking on the more complex and important task of saving Shigaraki as the person he’s become. To me, though, the final nail in what should have been Gran Torino’s coffin is during the PLF War and his brief one-on-one fight with Shigaraki, when he states that Shigaraki’s existence pains All Might and that therefore he needs to die. Not Shigaraki’s actions, not his mission or plans — his mere existence is the problem. Which, naturally, reinforces everything All For One’s groomed Shigaraki to think about himself: He exists to cause suffering to others, and doing so is his natural state. TL;DR, Gran Torino’s a relic of a time BNHA needs to leave behind, and his influence on other characters is a big problem as far as the message BNHA initially presented itself as sending.

Thanks for the ask! This was fun to answer, and I hope you’re having a good day 😌

[a-mysterious-ghost]

Ok, so here's the breakdown of "The Prince of Egypt" (1998) as requested by @meowingatthesea. A few disclaimers before we start- this is all based off of my Bais Yaakov education, and I do not claim to be an expert in any way, shape, or form. That being said, I do have an open Sefaria next to me, and everything I say is based on texts. Long post ahead--

Okay, before we even get into the movie itself, it's important to note that even the making of this movie is incredibly controversial. Making images of the people spoken about in Torah (and other Jewish historical writings, such as the prophets) is considered forbidden by many. I'm not saying that this is right or wrong, just something to think about, and also a reason why a lot of ultra-orthodox Jews will reject the movie out of hand.

That being said- let's get on to the movie itself.

We start out strong, with a disclaimer about artistic and historical license, but don't worry! They've stayed true to the themes of the story. (Spoiler, they haven't).

Next we see Yocheved going to hide baby Moses in a basket in a river (true!), with Miriam and Aaron coming with. At this point, Moses should be around three months old (he looks more like eight-nine months in the movie), meaning Aaron should be three (he looks to be about five or six) and Miriam should be six (she seems to be eight or nine). This is relatively minor, so I'd let it slip if the ages had been correct for the rest of the movie. However, someone decided that they couldn't have an old hero, that would be preposterous! So Moses remains in his twenties, (mayyyybe thirties if we're being generous), for the rest of the movie, despite being eighty in Torah. Same story with Aaron and Miriam (I guess that makes sense, seeing that they couldn't mess up one and not the others, but oh well).

Then the whole part with the river. Someone come stop me from punching a wall. There is no indication that Yocheved shoves a basket into a river to nearly be eaten and capsized half a dozen times. That, in fact, would ruin her whole point of attempting to save her son. While the basket is floating down the Nile, Miriam watches her brother which is correct! She stayed back to watch him and make sure he'd stay safe. Ten points to the movie for including that. Then negative one million for skipping the next part, which is Miriam going to talk to Pharoah's daughter (yes, daughter! it says it multiple times in the Torah, not sure how they made the leap from there to "wife" but ya know) and bringing Yocheved to her as a wet nurse for the baby. Moses actually spends the first few years of his life with his family! Being raised by his mom! Before eventually returning to the palace once he is weaned. But no, we don't see any of that, that would ruin the rest of the plot of the movie, which is complete bogus.

Next we have Moses growing up as a brother to Ramses. I have yet to find any source for this, but who knows, maybe they did. Regardless, this whole brotherly dynamic is completely fictional, as far as I can see, and has no basis in history. Meaning- the entire plot for the rest of the movie, them being best buddy pals, is just...weird. Why are you focusing on that?

Then we get to one of my favourite unnecessary parts they stuck in for the ~drama~ -- Tzipporah. Why. Why is she here. She doesn't come in to the story for a while, sir. Please get rid of this bit. Thank you muchly. Then, as Moses chases after her (??? why is he doing that?? Wasn't he just trying to free her?) he meets his siblings! Now, as previously mentioned, he would have lived in their house as a baby, which, granted he might not remember. So we'll say that it makes sense that he doesn't recognize them. Also, they are older. However, he should not have met them in the first place, unless he ran to a completely different city, seeing as his family were from the tribe of Levi. Levites lived in the city of Goshen, a city of just Jews, or Hebrews, I suppose, as Jews didn't technically exist yet. Additionally, the Levites were not conscripted as slaves! They tended to the religious needs of the people, and were not forced to work. Which makes this entire conversation between Moses and Aaron frankly bizarre. But ever onward! We aren't even half an hour in a this point.

Now Moses has an awakening! He was one of the Hebrews! His dad (grandad) finds him and gives a pretty good text based reasoning for the murdering of the baby boys, but doesn't go into fun medrashim, so only some points. Although, respect for using proper phrasing from the Torah.

Okay, so far we're about half an hour in, and we are at 2:12 in Shemot. We're about a third of the way through my list of complaints. Moses kills an Egyptian, seemingly by accident. He was just trying to pull him off the Hebrew! Now, in the movie, this happens in front of a whole bunch of people. Moses feels that he has to run away immediately. Right now. He's guilty of murder and deserves no less! Now, listen to me. This? This was deliberate. Moses saw an Egyptian beating a slave to death and went, nope. Not on my watch. And killed the other man first. It actually says in the text that he looked around to check if anyone else was around before doing this. Then he killed him and buried him in the sand. The next day Pharaoh finds out and wants to kill him. No one tries to convince him to stay. He'd die.

After killing the Egyptian, Moses runs to Midyan (I don't know how to properly anglicize that). He does, in fact, rescue Jethro's daughters from some shepherds who are antagonizing them, so good job, movie! You got that one (mostly) right! (There are seven daughters, not four, but we'll forgive them). This is where Moses should have met Tzipporah, but I suppose we needed more drama, didn't we.

Time for the burning bush! Now, aside from the whole controversy of putting G-d in your film, which is an even bigger controversy than drawing Moses, they actually did this part pretty decently. It includes many of the actual lines written in the Torah (though not necessarily in the right order, and missing a lot). It does lose points for not having Moses cover his face when he finds out that it's G-d, and also for not having G-d give Moses the three signs he should show the Hebrews when he gets back. They also don't mention Moses' speech impediment, which I suppose makes sense, but it kinda sucks. On that note, they also skip out the whole part about Aaron being his second in command, his interpreter, and how ecstatic he is that Moses will be the leader of the Hebrews and take them out of Egypt. Oh, also, this is the moment in the movie that we should see Moses as an eighty year old man. Just so we're all clear.

Moses heads out from the cave with his new purpose. He goes home (correct!) to get his wife (and kids, but they don't exist in the movie apparently). Now we get to a bunch of scenes that would have been amazing if they had included them, but no, lets focus on the 'brother' story, because that's wayyyy more interesting. Moses should get back to Egypt with his wife and brother, Aaron, who met him on the way. They should go to Bnei Yisrael (the Sons of Israel) and talk to them, telling them that the time has come for redemption. Do some wonders for them. Then head off to Pharaoh with the elders of Bnei Yisrael, who would melt away one by one. No, instead, Moses goes with his wife, who does absolutely nothing. Here, the movie rolls a few meetings between Moses and Pharaoh together, which is fine, considering that this is a movie and has limited time. I am mad that Aaron wasn't there, though, and that when Moses' stick turns into a snake, it eats the other snakes as a snake and not as a stick, which is what happens in the text.

Now we get to the part that I hate the most about this movie. AARON. How did they manage to mess him up this badly? Moses and Aaron's relationship in the Torah is one of my absolute favourites. This is what the movie should be about. Moses is scared that his older brother will be resentful and angry that he was chosen as the leader, and Aaron is just so ecstatic for him. He is his number one supporter. He helps him, he believes in him, he has a massive part in the redemption. But no, we're going to relegate Aaron to a bitter side character, because... no, actually I can't think of any reason. We'll build up the whole Ramses and Moses brotherly dynamic (which does not exist in the text), but we'll destroy the Aaron and Moses brotherly dynamic (which absolutely does). I am eating glass.

On a similar note- Aaron does the first three plagues. I know it's like, really dramatic to have Moses do it, but... just let other people have some spotlight. This is heresy (literally and figuratively). And while we're talking about the plagues, Pharaoh got three weeks of warning before each one (save three), and was told exactly what was going to happen if he didn't let Bnei Yisrael go. The plagues in the song aren't quite in order, and they don't seem to show the classic understanding of Arov (wild beasts), but other than that, the song seems to cover the destruction of Egypt during the plagues quite well. If anything, it probably underestimates the damage.

The song stops at darkness (incidentally, one of the three that Pharaoh had no warning about), when Moses comes to speak to Pharaoh. And just... they need to stop. This was not a happy, fun relationship. This is happening at best...forty years after Moses runs away? Possibly 68 years later (yes there are opinions that he was 12 when he killed the Egyptian). There are no warm brotherly feelings here. Stop it. Also, Pharaoh's son comes in with a working torch?? How???

Then we get to plague of the first borns. Their death specifically. Now, we'll ignore the weird vortex in the sky representing G-d, because I'm feeling generous. We'll even ignore how poor Bnei Yisrael still seem to be, given that the plagues have been going on for nearly a year now, and their lot in life would have improved greatly. What I will get mad about is the fact that Bnei Yisrael are cowering in fear, in the dark, in their empty little cottages. No. Just no. They were celebrating, having a feast with their family and friends. They had roast lamb, matzah and bitter herbs- the first Pesach Seder! This is such a misrepresentation of the atmosphere in their homes. Let this be a story about celebration, even before the redemption happens! Happiness and joy isn't reserved only for the good times. Also, points off for not showing idols crumbling and being destroyed as part of the plague.

You might be aware of the famous kids song, "Pharaoh in pyjamas in the middle of the night". If not, that's pretty much how it goes. Pharoah in pyjamas, he looks for Moses, the kids played games with him. Why? He was terrified of dying, seeing as he was a first born. This is a very very different feel from the movie, which has Moses come and... pay respects? To Pharaoh who is mourning his dead son. He should be begging Bnei Yisrael to leave right then and there, not to stay an extra second, which we graciously refuse, saying that we will not leave like thieves in the middle of the night, but we will leave in the morning. This would be an insane scene in a movie, and honestly, they're the ones missing out for not including it.

We're approaching the end of this movie (finally), Bnei Yisrael have left Egypt, and are confronted by the sea. A pillar of fire descends from the heavens to stop the Egyptians in their tracks (which should be a cloud, the fire was in front of them to light their way, but alright, I guess this is cinematic. Also, points for how cool the pillar of fire looks). Here, Moses dramatically sticks his staff into the sea and it parts. I would have loved if they had included Nachshon's part in this, which is wading directly into the sea with complete faith that G-d would save them somehow. But no, we need Moses to be the only character of any worth in this movie. Also, Moses is famously allergic to hitting water, he should have stretched his staff out over the water, not stuck it in.

Bnei Yisrael make it to the other side! Mazal Tov! And one of my favourite (correct) details in the movie- Miriam singing with her tambourine, and other women also playing instruments! Congratulations for getting that one right!

Then we fastforward through a few parshiyot to the end of the movie, the giving of the tablets- which are obviously completely wrong. We couldn't get too much right in this movie. These should be made of blue sapphire and rectangular, build like two massive bricks, really (6x6x3 tfachim). Instead we get two stone slabs that look like they'd shatter if you dropped them.

And that's the end of the movie! In short, I think that the makers promise that the movie "is true to the essence, values, and integrity" of the Pesach story is absolute bogus. It's a movie about two brothers who don't get along, and then another two brothers who don't get along.

And the songs are incredible, which is just not fair. They have no business going as hard as they do.

That's my assessment of the movie, if anyone has anything to add, please do! If anyone wants to fight me over this, come at me. I'll throw books at you. Happy Pesach, everyone!

[elpida]

"right here.. with you." she repeated, and she never touched on it.. never brought up the things she could remember but eris dreamed so vividly. the nights she lay still, unbothered? They were the nights that she was at ease, dreaming of something she could enjoy and the majority of those memories were ones she had made with silas. then there were the nights she'd kick, the nights she'd jolt awake with a gasp or she'd wake panting like she'd run miles. it wasn't even just the outbreak, she had memories before that, gunshots, explosions- the screams of thousands of people dying, she was haunted by so much that she never should have seen. that's where she drifted too sometimes, those memories that she constantly pushed back and they didn't have to talk about it, she didn't need to describe it.. it wasn't hard to guess, but it was easy to pull her back to him, the brush of his fingers, a few grounding words.

"is that not what you do daily silas? bitch, whine?" she smirked, unable to help that urge to tease him, even now. then her brows raised ever so slightly, she was looking down at him, something sultry about the way she look at him with her eyelids half drooped. "go on then." she dared him, wicked how she'd call his bluff. "strip right down, right here. go on. i'm waiting." she looked him up and down slowly. "or are you too chicken?"

"alright... alright, i hear you." he did smile at something though. "i'm proud of you, for saying it, knowing it, that i'd be coming, that i'd not be far behind. there 'aint a chance in hell that i'd have ever stopped lookin' for you, aiyla." one of the easier things he'd ever confessed. he supposed that when he said, him and her, it meant in everything and he was fine with that, side by side, including sharing the weight of what this world now was, together.

"it's a bit said 'aint it, think all the things kids had before, the traditions and the holidays, and i don't think they'll know anything quite that scale but when you think about it.. what was the point in it? just people showin' off, more money than the next person, it doesn't have to be that, kids need the people around 'em to give a shit, that's more important and they... well they 'aint ever gonna deserve to be marched back out there, couldn't turn the kids away could i? i think that makes it easier with the new ones. is that we all know, the kids don't deserve any tougher an upbringing that they'll already have." he was rambling, but he only ever did that with her, when they were alone, so it made for a nice rambling. "yeah, yeah i get that hope for the future and... i mean it gives us all something to aim for, you know? a goal i guess, them learning and all that. never much liked kids before but, it feels different now doesn't it."

"hey don't you scold me like that wasn't what you meant!" he laughed, a heartiness to it. he had such a carefree laugh and laughed far too easily, just as he always had, even before the farm. he had that way of lifting spirits, of boosting morale. it was a hell of a trait to have really. a motivator, a mood booster, an idiot and yet, they needed him as their idiot.

he got to work shifting their supplies but agreed. "yeah, it's about getting these antibiotics back, as soon as possible and that'll be enough for today, we don't want to get stuck out at night fall, i'm sure we'd be just fine but better to be safe than sorry." he flashed her a look over his shoulder. "plus, i want you in our barn, all to myself. sue me for being greedy. it's been a rough few days." for all of them really, some worse than others but.. there was nothing joyful about the events that transpired. "acdc? here i thought you'd be a delight to my ears and say abba. oh come on, say abba, you know how much i love dancing queen!" he was entirely sarcastic. "i find it funny that something like the top ten hits of the week used to be a thing people were so bothered about."

he's skeptical of that statement. it's one of those blanket statements. a generic reply that allows people to feel good enough about the response that they have no issue bulldozing onwards. silas wants to press the issue - ask exactly where it is she escaped to, but emotions are too high for him to be prying in such a manner, so instead he merely nods. "with me. you're right here with me," he murmurs. "oh i know. you act all big and tough but when it comes to taking care of the people you care about, you're a softie." its said as a tease - intending to further bring her out of the place she'd disappeared, and yet there isn't any lick of a lie in those words.

dark hues watch the woman work, knowing that regardless of what he says, there won't be any shaking the worry that riddles her frame. at least not until eden wakes and the cuts and bruises on the rest of them begin to fade. he's quiet as she examines him, breathing or angling the way she instructs. "told you there was nothing to worry about. you know i'd bitch and whine if i thought it was anything serious." not necessarily true, but no point in acknowledging that now. tilting his chin, lips quirk slightly at the drag of her fingers over his collar bone. "can strip down if it makes it easier for you," another tease because apparently he just can't help himself.

it's a lot of weight for the man to carry on his shoulders alone, and enough for her to feel somewhat guilty. "stop," she instructs softly. "i ran off on my own. that's my fault. but you know the first thing i said when i was shoved into that room with eden and silas? i told them you were coming for me. there was never a question or doubt in my mind." brows furrow as she appraises him. "this world is... mean and its cruel in a way it never was before. you can't shield me from everything and you're not atlas either. you don't have to carry this burden all on your own." after all, it's the two of them together. isn't she meant to shoulder half the load?

something in her warms at the name of affection, the smile she offers him sweet as sugar. "can't remember the last time i saw anyone that young. kind of gives me more hope for the future." not that the farm itself wasn't a big step in the right direction toward a home but seeing those kids? it put more ideas in her head that weeks ago, she wouldn't have entertained. "just because it wasn't ever a question, doesn't mean i can't thank you all the same. you put yourself in plenty of danger trying to get me. i'm allowed to thank you," she chuckles.

she flushes immediately at the confession, equally gratefully he feels the same as she is ashamed for feeling that way in the first place. "i dont know where i'd be without you," she notes quietly. "yeah... best we give them a handful of days. doubt he'll get over this easily, but the tension will ease by then." hopefully at least. rhea could only imagine how the man would handle things now that there were strangers in their home as well. "even if they were born before all this, they wouldn't have any solid memories of before." sad, wasn't it? that they'd never know all the good things that had come before all the chaos and madness that was their current world. "we'll figure something out for them. maybe get some wildflowers for everyone or something."

"eli!" she giggles, knowing that she's the one who took the joke to that extent first but somehow still feeling that sharp lick of surprise that their teasing had stepped over that line rhea never would have considered a reality of crossing. hauling up her own container with a soft grunt, she shoots him a nod. "yeah, sounds like a plan to me. might be best if we stick around the farm the rest of the day and go out tomorrow, you know?" just in case, she thinks silently. "oh yes, my wide arrange of CD choices. maybe some acdc."