#maybe you want something for the holidays... or a new icon for the new year... think about it...? ;w;

[octopeachy]

hi commissions are open again! 4 slots available! contact through ask, dm, or email if interested

(our heating broke and bills took a toll on us so any support is super appreciated..!)

[evieelyzabethh]

Hey can u do a spike smut

I have another Spike smut fic coming so I'm gonna use this to drop my sfw and nsfw Spike headcannons because fun fact, the buffy brain rot is real and I have over 100 pages of buffy reboot material. anyways...

warning: not proofread

sfw:

Spike purely smokes because he thinks it makes him look cool. I think when it comes to vampires, they either physically cannot feel the effects of drugs or are lightweights. He hates the smell of smoke, hence the duster jacket, and refuses to smoke in his crypt because of the shit ventilation

Speaking of smoking, William was most definitely asthmatic. He had no friends in boys school because too much physical movement sent him wheezing. He did enjoy horseback riding though

He has poetry stashed somewhere, I just know it. Under some slab of rock or rolled in some random alcohol bottle pirate style, it's somewhere.

Spike would love an English major or anyone who has a hobby aligned with creative writing. This doesn't mean he'd automatically show you anything he's written but he'd be more open to the possibility sooner rather than later.

Very picky with what he steals/wears. He will not just put any old rags on. He dressed Drusilla and he is a fashion icon and I stand by that

As for him with a partner, I do think he is the type to fall first and incredibly hard

I think how familiar you are with one another would dictate a lot. If you were a Scooby, I wouldn't say he'd keep his distance, but he wouldn't be super outright with his affection. There'd be some playful banter here and there, dare I say some flirting, and maybe even some gift-giving every now and again. He's like a crow, he'd be the type to drop things on your windowsill just because it reminded him of you

If you two didn't know each other, he'd most definitely be the stalking type. Every time you're walking home from school, there WILL be a dark figure following you around. You're getting harassed by some rando? If you paid attention to the newspaper, you'd see they mysteriously went missing. You can go from eyeing something while window shopping to it magically ending up on your doorstep

Never the one to make the first move. He wouldn't say a word unless he was 100% confident that you liked him back, and even then, there'd be a lot of hesitation

He would love a forward partner. Someone who makes his insecurities melt away and who he doesn't have to worry about them ever getting over him. When he loves, he loves forever. He has all of time to love you and his ideal partner would be someone who wants to spend all of time with him

He is such a romantic!!! I think he would be so into matching couples costumes or just matching outfits in general. Super into domesticity wherever he can get it, decorating a home together, cleaning together, cooking together, doing anything together

Since he can't have a job, I do see him being a house husband. It gives him something to do during the day. Wears a 'kiss the cook' apron and pouts if you don't give him kisses while wearing it. I headcannon that he spent time all over Europe, including France, and had some really good pastries at some cafe that closed like 200 years ago and made it his life's mission to recreate them. The grocery bill is high but it makes him happy

Valentine's Day is his absolute favorite holiday and he makes a big deal of outdoing himself every year. Not in terms of money or extravagance, but meaning. He treats every day as a new one to know more about you. It's not enough to know your favorite color, he needs to know the exact shade, exact hue, and exact context you love it in. He knows your allergies, remembers your favorite outfits, and keeps track of your cleaning habits so he can make everything shiny and new when you forget yourself. He becomes a master of all trades to make you whatever you want exactly how you want it

He does really like Halloween, too. He's a huge fan of the Scream movies. He dislikes when horror movies try too hard. Being so used to gore, blood, and guts, he prefers a funnier, more unserious scary movie

Speaking of blood, he starts out against drinking from you. He used to only do it to kill someone, or at least with the intent to cause harm. He didn't trust himself not to get overwhelmed and hurt you. But I feel like at some point he either gets hurt on patrol or his stash gets low and you both forgot to restock and he has to. It was a very close call, and he couldn't bring himself to even look at you after the fact. He only warms up to it if it's necessary. He avoids it, but there are always slip-ups. He has bitten you during sex a few times when he got a bit too into it. He says he refuses to do it unless it's for your pleasure

He is so obsessed with you, if you couldn't tell. You're his favorite person, favorite scent, favorite taste. Not to be slightly yandere on main, but he would kill for you and kill himself if he wasn't enough for you. Never leave you. Never hurt you. Spike would never.

nsfw:

He is neither an ass or tits guy, he's just a 'you' guy. Absolutely everything about you gets him going. You think it's funny at first until you're trying to eat a bowl of spaghetti and he's staring at you, hard. It's not his fault the stray sauce around your lips looked like blood and vampire you is a very hot concept to him

You guys have to own a house. The noise complaints would be too much and you'd get evicted. I do see him as more of a groaner than a moaner, but sometimes it's just too much and it's both. Sometimes it's just one hand gripping the pillow your head is resting on, the other on the headboard, and his head in the crook of your neck practically whimpering as you milk his cock

You also have a tendency to get pretty loud, and as much as he loves your voice, his super vampire hearing can't take it sometimes :(

Doesn't really matter the position, but it's hard and he's so big. You can feel him in your damn ribs and it's choking you up. You don't even realize how loud you are. It's not until you hear his raspy voice in your ear. "I know, love, I know. It's a lot, but I need you to be a bit quieter. You're hurting me." And you pout a bit and try to mumble apologies that just sound like gibberish. You try, futilely, but surely he must understand that you can't help it. Not when it's this good. He whispers again, rubs where your belly bulges from his dick, but it doesn't seem to work. He eventually flips you over to shove your head in the pillows and you were far too out of it to complain. You like it a bit rough anyway.

As mentioned previously, he is a biter. He can't help it, it's instinct honestly. Its not like you mind, you clench even harder when he does. The sudden smell of iron is drowned out by the stench of sex and sweat, and the piercing feel of his fangs into your neck only stings for a bit. He makes up for it by licking up whatever spills <3 Being with a vampire was always going to be at least a little painful

He likes his hair pulled. You're fingers in his hair in general is heaven on earth, but being pulled around a bit is nice

Has a thing for tearing your clothes off. He really does like being a vampire, feeling big and strong in a way he was never able to when he was human. There is a feral piece of him, maybe its the demon inside him or it was always present, but seeing your clothes in pieces after the fact just scratches the itch in his brain

Speaking of brain, enjoys giving and receiving head equally. Being absolutely obsessed with you, and very secretly obsessed with the taste of your blood, he could die happily with your cum on his lips. Between your legs is his favorite place for real. As for receiving, it's his favorite way of shutting you up in any scenario.

Bruises. Everywhere. Hickeys. Everywhere. He's possessive but not exactly an exhibitionist, they end up along your collarbones and your thighs. Places where they can easily be hidden or revealed

Plays old music because he's old. He refuses to use modern technology because he likes his old as dirt aesthetic but definitely plays sexy orchestral music. I simply do not believe him to be an RnB kinda guy

He likes seeing you in his clothes after!! Going back to the whole love for domesticity thing, it just feels right. He's, shockingly, not always a horny fuck in the morning. Sometimes it feels more right to just look at you, the pretty after sex glow on your face, your messy hair, your cheeks pressed into the pillow. If you get up before him and put on what he had on the night before, it just completes the picture.

When he is a horny fuck in the morning, it's still just as soft and slow as the non-sexual mornings. He likes to be the big spoon simply because it's easier to slide his dick between your thighs and hold your tits at the same time

[love-belle]

we caught that holiday glee !!!

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ in which it doesn't take a genius to know that they're actually the icons.

or

for when you want to spend all of your christmases with them. ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

social media au // charles leclerc x fem!reader

prequel - you got me thinking nonsense ⋆·˚ ༘ *

warnings - language

author's note - hahahahaha hiiii!!!! im so SORRY for being absent i've been going insane over school 😭😭😭 it's all just a mess rn (IM IN LOVEEEEE I MET THIS GUY) and hopefully, i can post often but still, i can't promise anything!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR MY LOVES <3 i hope ur all doing okay!!!! i love u all so much :)

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[cottonlemonade]

Secret Santa

word count: 1153 || avg. reading time: 5 mins

pairing: University AU!Ennoshita x chubby!Reader

genre: fluff

warnings: none

request: Hello 💖💖💖 At breakfast and lunch I'll get a 15 and 34 and then going back to study with Ennoshita, please??? Thank you 💖 || fluffy, crush to boyfriend Ennoshita, being part of the same club and celebrating Christmas together

There were pros and cons to spending Christmas abroad. The pros were that your family understood that shipping presents to them as a student would cost way too much so you agreed to only exchange cards this year - you had handmade yours and posted them weeks ago so they would arrive on time and could now bask in the unhurried coziness of late-December. Furthermore, Christmas in Japan was considered a couple’s holiday meaning you didn’t have to wistfully watch all your fellow students rush home over winter break to stuff themselves with all the holiday classics. But the lack of ever-present, sickeningly sweet merriment was also your main con.

You loved Christmas and wanted to get into the spirit and thus, after ditching your drama troupe at the convenience store, you snuck back into the campus theater on Friday afternoon to decorate before the premiere on Christmas Eve.

In your opinion, the bottom of the stage as well as the crammed backstage space was definitely in need of some paper garlands and maybe a bauble or two - or twenty.

“There you are.”

You spun around, your chubby fingers tangled in some fairy lights, and saw your stage manager Ennoshita walk down the aisle towards you.

“I was wondering where you hurried off to so suspiciously.”

You gave a playful pout and continued fiddling with a knot in the cable that somehow only seemed to make it worse.

“Please don’t make me take it down. I’ve come too far.”

He chuckled and shrugged off his backpack and jacket to set on a seat, then rolled up the sleeves of his sweater and looked at you with the same expectantly lost expression you usually gave him when you forgot your place.

You handed him a box of tinsel and he got to work.

“So, why the sudden need to Winter Wonderland the stage? Are you homesick?”

Leave it to him to read you like a book.

“Yeah. Kinda. But I dunno, it’s less homesickness than more… general… nostalgic yearning, if that makes sense.”

He nodded as he distributed strings of gold all along the green garlands.

“I’ve never left Japan and I don’t even know what it would feel like to miss my family since they live so close. Plus, I can’t imagine I would miss my little brother that much.”

His dry tone made you laugh.

“It’s more so that I miss the Christmas experience.”, you explained, “The food, the singing, the gift exchanging. Or going ice skating. I’ve never been but always wanted to. And then later listen to my mom and grandma gossip over a late-night cup of tea.”

You finally managed to free a few small light bulbs only to immediately encounter another knot.

“I was thinking of suggesting something cheesy like Secret Santa to the troupe but I didn’t want to pressure anyone. Plus, what if you get someone who you don’t like or even worse, someone you do like and then have to get them a super crappy gift so they don’t know that you’re into them.”

He cocked a brow. “Is that … is that a possibility?”

“Of course! We’re all one awkward yet iconic New Year’s party away from being the cast of High School Musical.”

“No, I meant, you like someone?”

For a split second you considered confessing to him right then and there that ever since you’d seen him goof off during dress rehearsals of the summer play you’d been drooling over those soft sweaters he wore and dreamily doodled his name into your notepads. But the fact that he was still busying himself with the tinsel and didn’t look at you with pining hopeful eyes made you think better of it. Realizing your pause had been going on for quite some time you opted for a simple No. And then ruined it immediately by adding, “Imagine how weird it would be if I was. Hello waiter, could I have a plate of sweet and spicy daydreams with a side of delusions, please? - hehe ahem. W-why do you ask? Do you like someone?”

“Yes, I do.”

On the one hand, you were grateful that apparently all the time you spent together already had made him immune to your ramblings but on the other hand that sounded a bit too casual and came out a bit too fast. You squinted at him.

“Uh huuuh, anyone I know? Is it someone in the club?”

He hesitated, then continued his task. “Yes and yes.”

“Oh okay, didn’t think you’d give that up so easily. Have you told them yet?”

He shook his head and you wouldn’t be you without giving unsolicited advice, “Well there’s no time like Christmas to do so, if you ask me. New Year’s break is coming up so even if it goes south - which it won’t unless they're an idiot - you don’t have to see them for a bit and can come back pretending like nothing ever happened. Foolproof.”

“Foolproof, huh?”, Ennoshita had reached the end of his tinseling and smiled at you, “I’ll think about it.”

The premiere a few days later was a smashing success and the applause kept on going for many extra curtain calls. When Ennoshita hurried on stage to receive his portion of cheers, he came to stand next to you, naturally grabbing your hand for a collective bow which sent tingles through your body. Filled with the rush of a job well done you only realized once you were backstage again that you were still holding his hand and dropped it like a hot potato.

“I’m sorry!”

He just smiled and shrugged. “No worries. You should go get changed so we can all head to dinner.”

“Yes! Yes. You’re right. Imma be so fast. Be right back.” And with that display of poise, you snatched your backpack and rushed to the bathrooms.

Other girls were already removing their stage makeup and applying new dewy lip gloss while you slipped into a stall to peel yourself out of your costume, relieved when you rolled the skintight overall past your squishy tummy and took your first deep breath in hours. When you opened the flap of your shoulder bag to get your clothes you saw a little box sitting on top, wrapped in red and green with a small golden bow. A tag hung from the knot that read - For Y/n, From Your Secret Santa. The relaxed chatter of the other bathroom occupants was drowned out by the pounding in your chest and your body practically vibrated from excitement. You sat on the lid of the toilet and curiously opened the gift to find a silver keychain with a pair of ice skates dangling from the end. A neatly written paper slip lay underneath.

Will you go out with me? was penned on it in a handwriting you were all too familiar with from your many many stage directions.

a/n: request for @ennoshitas-princess

Thank you so much for this fun holiday themed request! I hope you enjoyed it! 🌟 and merry Christmas!

[kitkat13001]

⋆⭒˚.⋆ 𝚖𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘 𝚊𝚌𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚊 𝚖𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝

𝚟𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜

⭑ just like a movie | mha boys as rom-coms

⭑ part 2 | more mha boys as rom-coms

⭑ strrrike! | bowling w the mha boys

⭑ mha x latina!reader smau

⭑ oh, if the media could see them now

𝚝𝚘𝚖𝚞𝚛𝚊 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚔𝚒

⭑ favorite | tomura shigaraki x villain!reader

⭑ corpse bride | tomura shigaraki / tenko shimura x reader

⤷ in which your childhood best friend has resurfaced after being presumed dead, and then it becomes your turn to haunt him…

⭑ scaredy cat | tomura shigaraki x reader fluff

⤷ in which you hate scary movies and your villain boyfriend is your witness…

⭑ night changes | tomura shigaraki x reader comfort

⭑ did you know there’s a tunnel under ocean boulevard? | tomura shigaraki x reader

⤷ in which tomura realizes he wants to spend the rest of his life with you…

⭑ boygenius | tomura shigaraki / tenko shimura x reader

⤷ in which your neighbor and best friend tomura wishes your confidence would rub off on him…

⭑ tangled lights | tomura christmas drabble

𝚔𝚊𝚝𝚜𝚞𝚔𝚒 𝚋𝚊𝚔𝚞𝚐𝚘𝚞

⭑ tipsy | katsuki bakugou x fem!reader fluff

⤷ in which you come home drunk and katsuki takes care of you…

⭑ is it casual now? | katsuki bakugou angst/fluff

⤷ in which katsuki has to answer the infamous “what are we?” question, and you both confront feelings you weren’t aware of…

⭑ soft spot | katsuki bakugou x reader fluff

⤷ in which you’re about to leave for a mission and katsuki can’t say “i love you” like a normal person

⭑ bakugou w/ a picky-eater s/o

⭑ bakugou x reader coraline au

⭑ always been you | bakugou fluff drabble

𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚜𝚑𝚒 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚘𝚞

⭑ power outage | hitoshi shinsou x reader fluff

⭑ hitoshi shinsou drabble

𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊 𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚍𝚘

⭑ maybe | mina ashido x fem!reader

⤷ in which you and mina are maybe more than friends…

𝚝𝚘𝚞𝚢𝚊 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚔𝚒

⭑ home for the holidays | hero!touya x reader (christmas special)

𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚔𝚒

⭑ like-like | shoto drabble

⭑ in da club | shoto birthday drabble

⭑ halfway to forever | pro-hero!shoto x pro-hero!reader fluff

⤷ in which shoto comes home to his fiancée after a long day of work…

𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚔𝚒 𝚔𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚒

⭑ ultimately | friends-to-lovers denki x reader

⤷ in which you and denki are heading down different paths, but he doesn’t want to lose you (spoiler: he doesn’t)…

⭑ the house of fun, the number one

⤷ in which denki tries to get you out of a funk in time for the new year, and midnight brings around something more than you anticipated…

⭑ denki needing a trusting s/o

𝚒𝚣𝚞𝚔𝚞 𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚢𝚊

⭑ about time | teacher!izuku x pro!reader

⤷ in which after a late patrol, you decide to spontaneously propose to izuku…

𝚘𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚔𝚘 𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚔𝚊

⭑ this side of paradise | bandit!ochako x knight!reader (multi-part series)

𝚎𝚒𝚓𝚒𝚛𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚊

⭑ look after you | friends-to-lovers kiri x reader (comfort?)

⤷ in which eijirou always takes care of everyone, but especially you…

dividers by @/agsthv and @/saradika-graphics — icon from the manga edited by me <3

[animeomegas]

Happy new year! I hope 2024 treats you well!

I’m curious what are your thoughts on Sasuke with an alpha who decided to leave Konoha with him? Like maybe they have family problems or are fed up with the shinobi system or something and so they make plans to leave. They run into Sasuke when he’s leaving and decide to join Orochimaru with him.

I think it has big angst and slow burn potential, especially if Sasuke and the alpha had feelings for each other before hand but I like the idea that they start to fall for each other after. Sasuke would definitely ignore his growing feelings and convince himself that he doesn’t care about the alpha. The alpha respects that Sasuke clearly doesn’t want a relationship and depending of the circumstances might also be ignoring their feelings for him. And despite them denying their feelings they both have moments where it’s clear they do care for each other.

Like the alpha accidentally hurts themself while trying a new jutsu they aren’t good at yet and Kabuto is healing them. Sasuke demands to be there because they were supposed to spar and he’s annoyed, totally not because he’s worried that “the stupid alpha just had to try the jutsu even though they were almost guaranteed to get hurt”. Kabuto calls him out on it and if he wasn’t healing the alpha Sasuke would have used his genjutsu on him.

Or Sasuke is having a really rough night so the alpha is staying in his room because no matter how much Sasuke denies it, the alpha gives him a sense of comfort. They both fall asleep on Sasukes bed, not actually touching but just laying in each other’s presence. They don’t talk about it after but Sasuke gets annoyed by how fast his heart is racing and the heat in his cheeks when he wakes up to the alpha so close to him. He also proceeds to kick them out. They go through the same process on multiple occasions after this as well.

I don’t think any actual romance would work, at least not for a while because of Sasukes feelings on his personal relationships but I like the idea of of Sasuke with someone who was there for him during his teen years that isn’t creepy snake man, so when they get together in the future they have that connection and mutual understanding with each other.

Honestly I’ve been wanting to write a story about this for a while but with the holidays I was too busy and I start school next week so I sadly won’t have time😞

This is so so cute, and if you ever write it, you need to tag me in it because 😫🥰

I think you're absolutely right that everything would remain pining until after the war. I think Sasuke and this alpha would be co-dependent, pining messes, but they never take any official steps, I don't think they even kiss.

But then when they're back in Konoha, not at war, they realise that they can't really live without each other. And I think the romance would blossom slowly, so slowly that everyone around them is rolling their eyes.

Everyone is trying to encourage them to get together, but Sasuke pretends he does not see.

They would be iconic messes, and I love that for them 😌

[ronsenthal]

After I made this post I was honestly surprised and so happy with all the positive responses and lots and lots of people saying they were interested. Sooooo .... I decided to organize a little something for the holiday season!!!

How to participate?

1. Track the #bobcollab tag to keep up with new content

2.You can put one of the following icons in your bio or pinned post, to let others know that you are willing to participate

🖌️ - Graphic Artist: for drawings, gifsets, edits and moodboards

🖋️ - Writer/Author: for fics, headcanons, oneshots

♠️ - Both

How to start a collab?

- You can ask your fav content creator using the askbox/DM, send the details, exchange ideas or ask for feedback, something like:

"Hey *insert awesome content creator* I saw your *creator's art* and I have *this* idea. Would you be interested in doing a collab?"

- By making a post about it. Don't forget to use #bobcollab so everyone can see it. You can explain whatever you are planning and/or mention what are you looking for like:

"Hello everyoneI have this amazing moodboard, is anyone interested in writing a fic about it"

or maybe even like:

"I have *this* specific fic idea would anyone be interested in doing the art cover/banner?

It's really up to you guys! This is just little something nice to support, encourage and spread love for the year's end around our fandom.

@footprintsinthesxnd, @sweetxvanixlla, @aloraundomiel, @xxluckystrike, @iceman-kazansky, @malarkgirlypop, @whollyjoly, @bloodstainedsaint, @softguarnere, @gorgeousundertow, @mads-weasley, @snafumarrilyn, @samwinchesterslostshoe, @land-sh.

If you have any doubts, suggestions, complaints or just want to invite me for a collab my askbox and DM are ALWAYS open

Lots of love!!!

[thgfanfictionlibrary]

Winter/Christmas Masterlist (2)

Part 1 /

Created: November 21st, 2023

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Give the Lady What She Wants-WinterWednesday (ao3) Summary: Thirteen year-old Peeta Mellark helps Katniss out of a sticky situation. When they meet again ten years later, Katniss finally has the opportunity to express her gratitude. Modern Day AU

Johanna's Christmas Gift-flyingcarpet (ao3) Summary: Jo narrowed her eyes. Kat and her little baker boy needed a good kick in the pants.

Love Don't Cost a Thing-titania522 (ao3) Summary: Peeta convinces Katniss that the best Christmas gifts are free.

Mistletoe and Majoram-Diana_Flynn (ao3) Summary: To no one's surprise, Katniss hates parties. Hates them. Especially parties filled with christmas music, eggnog and mistletoe. But her housemate Jo dragged her down to get some Christmas “cheer” so she might as well make the best of it, and maybe talk to the cute blond that lives across the hall from her.

My House Is Ours-hutchabelle (ao3) Summary: When Peeta’s childhood friend Katniss can’t stay in her home over the winter holidays, he offers his guest room for her comfort. He’s been in love with her for as long as he can remember, but it’s partaking in the holiday traditions that finally gives him the opportunity for a Christmas miracle.

Office with a View-Buttercupbadass (ao3) Summary: When your office faces the windows of a Hotel. You see the darnedest things.

Outside Chance-katnissdoesnotfollowback (ao3) Summary: Katniss has a shot at doing something no one else has done -- bringing home an Olympic medal to the USA in the winter biathlon. But it's only a slim chance. When her training falls below expectations, her coach orders her to find her heart and the will to compete rather than focusing on the precision that's gotten her this far.

Over Two Weeks-hutchabelle (ao3) Summary: Prompt: Best friends mutually pining for each other, without realizing that the other feels the same way decide to spend Christmas together because neither can spend it with their family.

Romance Can Blossom Any Old Time-Abagail_Snow (ao3) Summary: Christmas in New York City is iconic, but to Peeta Mellark it’s nothing compared to a girl and her Christmas tree.

Secret More-than-Friends-JHsgf82 (ao3) Summary: Katniss and Peeta are the "single friends" of their friend group. Everyone keeps trying to fix them up with someone else-what they don't know is that Katniss and Peeta are secretly dating

[xflamesandfbombs]

The “Surviving the Holidays” Playbook: Post-Breakup Edition

Ah, the holidays—when every song, commercial, and Hallmark movie seems to mock your newly single status. Nothing says “Merry Christmas” like Aunt Linda asking, “So, are you seeing anyone special?” while you’re just trying to inhale a fourth cookie in peace.

But don’t worry, boo—I’ve got you. Welcome to The Surviving the Holidays Playbook, your ultimate guide to dodging drama, owning your glow-up, and maybe even laughing through the chaos.

Step 1: Reinvent Your Holiday Traditions

Who says you have to stick to the old traditions you shared with your ex? Ugly sweater parties? Been there, done that. This year, we’re doing “Sparkle and Sip” nights with your besties or solo movie marathons where you pause Love Actually just to roll your eyes at every cheesy kiss.

Take the power back—turn “our traditions” into “your new traditions.” You don’t need mistletoe to thrive, babe. You’re the whole damn holiday miracle.

Step 2: Make a Pep Talk Playlist

Forget “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” We’re talking empowerment anthems. Think Lizzo, Beyoncé, or that one breakup song that makes you feel like the main character every single time. Create a playlist that screams, “I’m thriving, thanks.”

Bonus points if it’s loud enough to drown out your neighbor’s romantic Christmas carols.

Step 3: Gift Yourself Something Fabulous

This year, you’re Santa, and you’re spoiling the heck out of yourself. Always wanted that fancy skincare set or a pair of boots that scream “I’m way too good for you”? Buy them. Wrap them. Put them under the tree. From: You. To: The Absolute Best.

The best part? You don’t have to fake excitement opening a candle you didn’t want. (We’re looking at you, Karen from Secret Santa.)

Step 4: Channel Your Inner Comedian at Family Gatherings

You know the breakup questions are coming. “What happened to what’s-their-name?” “Are you dating anyone yet?” Prepare some witty comebacks. Try:

• “They’re gone, but I’m dating inner peace now, and it’s going great!”

• “I dumped them for Santa. The sleigh vibes were better.”

• “I decided to go solo this season—less drama, more dessert.”

Turn it into a game: Every time you deflect a nosy question with humor, reward yourself with an extra slice of pie.

Step 5: Embrace the Joy of Being Extra

Deck yourself out like the holiday queen you are. Glitter, bold lipstick, statement outfits—the works. Nothing screams “I’m doing better than fine” like showing up to the holiday party looking like the festive icon you were born to be.

When your ex’s mom sees your Instagram story? Let her know you’re thriving in HD.

Step 6: Use Holiday Chaos as a Distraction

Volunteer. Bake cookies for your neighbors. Host a “Single and Sassy” holiday brunch. Stay busy and keep your mind off the “what ifs”. The holidays are a perfect excuse to pour your energy into things (and people) that actually bring you joy. Bonus: You’ll walk into 2025 feeling accomplished AF.

Step 7: Make Peace with the Tears

Okay, real talk: The holidays can be rough. There might be a moment when you cry into your hot cocoa or get a little misty-eyed seeing couples skating hand-in-hand. That’s fine. Feel it, then remind yourself that this is just one chapter in your story—and the next one is fire.

Step 8: Toast to You

When New Year’s rolls around, forget resolutions about changing yourself. Raise your glass (or mug of spiked hot chocolate) to all the BS you’ve survived this year and the boss you’re becoming. Cheers to you, the star of this comeback story.

This holiday season, you’re not just surviving—you’re thriving, laughing, and maybe even dancing around your living room to Mariah Carey at full volume. Because the best revenge isn’t moving on—it’s living so fabulously that your ex starts regretting all their life choices.

You’ve got this, babe. Now, go slay the holidays!

[qqueenofhades]

Might I request Helnink sharing their country’s winter/holiday traditions with each other?

"I don't care how traditional it is in Fjerda," Nina says warningly, putting her hands on her hips. "I am not eating lutefisk."

Matthias gives her a slightly hurt look, as if they're finally reunited (well, mostly) and working on actually reconciling, and the first thing she does is go and slander his country's terrible, terrible food. The winter solstice is an observation of particular significance to Djel -- something about the renewal of the year, the holy light returning to the fallen world after an eternity of darkness, and so forth -- and Nina would think there would be more joy and cheer to it, but of course, Fjerdans are suspicious of anything that looks too much like fun. There are other traditional foods, to be sure, some of which she might even voluntarily consume. But when it comes to lutefisk, no. She is putting her foot down.

"Fine, then," Matthias huffs. "What do they do in Ravka, then?"

"We have lots of things," Nina informs him, "that people actually like to eat. Babka, kalach, sochivo, peljmeni, tvorozhniki, just to name a few. I'd cook some for you and we could have a contest, but that might throw you into terrible religious disfavor."

Matthias throws a sour look at her, as if to point out that by virtue of deserting his homeland and his calling, his military training, his order of humorless witch-hunters and all the rest, and taking up in carnal cohabitation with a Grisha demoness, that pretty much does for any scrap of his religious favor anyway. Nina laughs, then bites her cheek, feeling slightly guilty, and pads over to put her hands on his chest. "I can, if you want," she adds. "And I'm even willing to take a stab at some Fjerdan food, but no lutefisk. What else?"

He thinks about it. "Pinnekjøtt," he says, after a moment. "It's a special rack of lamb. Same with juleribbe. And there's rice pudding with sugar and cinnamon, risengrynsgrøt. Marzipan, apples, almonds, hot spiced wine." He pauses, eyes going briefly distant. "My mother used to make marzipan candy. A long time ago. It was one of my favorite things about Yule."

"Well, then," Nina says briskly. "We'll just have to find Fjerdan marzipan somewhere in Ketterdam. If we did make a whole dinner, do you think Kaz, Jesper, and Wylan would want to come?"

Matthias snorts. His opinion of their new cohorts remains unavoidably low, though there's a grudging and very unspoken respect between him and Kaz. Jesper is always up for any party anywhere, of course, and Wylan will perforce tag along. Nina's up for eating most things, and even despite her intransigence on the issue of lutefisk, she does want to do something to make the holidays special for Matthias. They're not quite as tentative around each other as they used to be, but after how long he spent rotting in the guts of Hellgate -- it's the least she can do, that's all.

"What else?" she says. "Is there a service? Do you have to go prostrate yourself for hours in front of some frozen ash tree, or -- ?"

"Some of us," Matthias says with considerable asperity, "do still take the gods seriously. What about you?"

"Ravkans go to church, usually. Kneel in front of the icons of the saints and ask for their blessings." Nina hasn't been religious for as long as she can remember, and frankly, after what she saw the so-called Sankta Alina do in the Fold, the way she used black merzost to bring back her defunct otkazat'sya lover, she's especially suspicious of anyone or anything proclaiming to be pure and holy as sunlight. "I don't think I'll be doing that this year, though," Nina adds, half to herself. "I've never really wanted to."

Matthias briefly looks as if he is about to deliver a stern sermon on her lack of pious sentiment (truly, why does she like this man so much?) but then sighs and gives in. "All right," he says -- and look at that, the big bad druskelle, actually making compromises. Maybe there is hope for them after all. "As long as we get the food."

"Oh." Nina rises on her tiptoes to kiss him -- just on the cheek, but still, and at last, he does not flinch away. "When it comes to Nina Zenik and food, you can always count on me."

[discluded]

Do you have any expectations/predictions for BOC's 2024 line up?

wait are you asking me in the context of you saw this and want other predictions or?

because this is definitely happening 😂

I don't need this to be a romance but if there is romance, I hope it gives Barcode the opportunity to do it with a similar age costar. Jeff was the perfect first costar for Barcode and I'm excited to see how their chemistry has evolved in Wuju but I do agree Barcode's age made it challenging for Jeff in KPTS

regardless of if it's a romance or not please hire female actors BOC 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

as for expectations: lowering my expectations ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

and predictions: BOC will find some new way to annoy me I've never could've imagined

I also think MileApo might not have a (starring) BOC project next year unless if they are going from shooting in China to production on a BOC project. I know KPTS shooting took something like 5 months. the Uni Icon project is unlikely to start until post mid February. Chinese new year is Feb 10 this year (Dragon babies!!! gonna be aunt to two Dragon babies next year 😍) so it makes no sense to start production and halt just to break for the holidays.

I think they'll likely get some breaks in between to do other promos but if expect even longer period of minimal updates except maybe on Weibo during that time...

[mariacallous]

Charli XCX said it, so it must be true: Brat Summer is over. In a tweet so echoey it got several news hits, the club rat/pop girl said goodbye to the season that may come to define her career—and America’s political future. It was September 2, 87 days after Charli released the album Brat and 43 days after she declared that Vice President Kamala Harris “IS brat.” Normally, the fall, spooky end-of-summer vibes don’t really start until, like, the end of the month, but being online has always been a surefire way to warp one’s sense of time.

This year, though, that warp comes at warp speed. As Bethy Squires pointed out at Vulture this week, the internet seems to be “starting spooky season early.” Perhaps Demure Autumn didn’t give people enough of what they needed; maybe everyone just wants to get in a lot of Halloween before everyone has to start preparing for the holidays on October 1(ish). A few TikTokkers are advocating for a fall dedicated to Magdelena Bay’s album Imaginal Disk.

More than that, though, I’d say this all has something to do with the fact that being extremely online means observing one’s own calendar, one slightly aligned with the Gregorian one but with its own set of holidays and traditions.

You already know them: Galentine’s Day, Beyoncé’s birthday (which was just honored on Wednesday), that time in spring when everyone starts posting “It’s gonna be May” with an image macro of Justin Timberlake’s grinning mug. Right now, perhaps a bit early, Spooktober and a new Pumpkin Spice Latte/PSL Season is upon us. Like many others, that last one, similar to National Doughnut Day, is one that while perhaps not entirely the product of a corporate marketing whiz, is definitely one that benefits Starbucks. #Brands like hopping on #trends. Now, when they know there’s a surefire way to be a part of something, like Pride Month, they put it on a calendar and roll out a whole campaign.

This is perhaps how things got here in the first place. Everyone from Gen Z TikTokers to the Dunkin’ social media manager needs to know when to get on the trend and when to get off. Presumably this is why the Kamala HQ X account has already removed its Brat Green hue. As my colleague Leah Feiger discussed with writer Hunter Harris a few weeks back, as the US gets closer to Election Day in November, the pop culture moment around Harris will likely shift back to a more political one.

I’d like to point out the possibilities here for a crossover moment. Rather than committing to Brat Autumn or admitting it’s time to get out the ghosts, what if there was just Scary Brat Season? Consider, if you will, Lewis, the super-tall Target jack-o-lantern/queer icon who took over TikTok last year. He’s back, he’s got friends, and, idk, they all seem pretty brat. Elvira seems pretty brat. So do most slasher villains. Just imagine the stripes on Freddy Krueger’s shirt a slightly slimier shade of green. Maybe we all need to go to Michael’s and repurpose July’s “Lesbian Halloween” trend.

See? This is what a lifetime on the internet has done. My brain tries to find the meme in every thing, every season.

[naradivision]

Special Blessing from Miraitabi!

Even if it has already passed the time of Christmas, there’re just a few days left before the new year arrived! Wish y’all the great holidays and hope everybody stays safe from all the cold and sickness! And as a special blessing to bid farewell to 2023 while also to welcome the new things in 2024, here’re some special performances by each member of Nara Division!

Different individuals definitely means different quirks in their own styles, doesn’t it? Now, please enjoy!

First part: Christmas 🎄

Disclaimer: All songs do belong to the respective artists, and sorry for one song that was actually the same as the one in shuffle holiday albums. Let’s say this time we imagine it’s Yuuya who sung this in the video since it was covered by the artist I depicted as his VC and was also the song that inspires me for his vibe from the beginning.

~Christmas is the time when you hurry home for the reunion (Well, not for all people though)

Performed By:

Yuuya “ARROW” Kanata

“All alone I watch the quiet rain. Wonder if it’s going to snow again… Somehow Christmas Eve ain’t what it used to be.”

Song Title: クリスマス・イブ (Christmas Eve) Covered by: Araki ft. AXIZ band Original by: Tatsuro Yamashita Fun Fact: This song is said to be quite iconic to the Christmas in Japan even over 30 years ago and is also the song used to promote many commercials, especially the special X-mas express.

~Christmas is the time to unbox your new possibilities (And also don’t forget those that we might have dropped behind!)

Performed By:

Asahi “SWEET-T” Tomoharu

“Babies, maybe, newbies! Living off the pile of my own dreams and regrets! Let’s open up this parade to the canvas we turned into a clean slate!”

Song Title: Baby Maybe Original by: Meychan

~Christmas is the perfect time for afterthought (Winter nights are still so long after all)

Performed By:

Saigo “Tsukumogami” Fuyugami

“It’s not like I’m lacking something. Why? I think about that empty day. Now, I want to be inside a moving picture; staying so fresh, so clean, the scene is flawless. You know, [just the place of this scene]”

Song Title: ジオラマ (Diorama) Original by: nqrse ft. Mafumafu Piece of lyrics translated by: @ouka_translate

This special mixtape is devided in three parts, let’s see what is for the next one

▶︎ Second part: Fairytale (…Now loading)

P.S. The remaining will be performed by two secret special guests from the division. One will be the reveal of their voice claim while the other one will be a hint …of what they really are.

[smugglerofsass]

OP is right that The Love is Gone is fundamental to the emotional arc of this movie, but I just want to add something here. Because this post set off alarm bells in my head.

You see, I'm one of those people that really struggles with the holidays so I have gotten really picky over the holiday movies I watch because some of them just make everything inside my brain worse. But Muppets Christmas Carol is my movie. They took a muppets movie and went harder than most period dramas are willing to. Michael Cain is living every second of this in real time. The music is amazing. Every single word out of Rizzo's mouth is so iconic that I find myself quoting him all the time. I watch it every Christmas eve now, and it has been required viewing in my family at least once every year since I was a child. But here's the thing. I don't remember having a VHS copy of this, despite knowing I saw this movie as a very very small child. If we had one it's long gone. (I'm not significantly younger than op either, if anything we're the same weird 90s kid generation.) But what we still have and still watch from every year is a 2005 dvd. I'm saying all of this because the 2005 dvd has the full film. It actually has both versions, the way it differentiates them is full screen vs wide screen. The only way to tell the difference between them is to either watch them or check the run times on the back, because the wide screen is the full length version. We didn't even know this until a few years ago, when I made the decision to watch the full screen instead, and then everyone was yelling because oh my god the song was gone, did the disc skip?

Now, this song doesn't have a great reputation in my family, but this reputation mostly developed once my brother and I were older and we were all laughing about the impact it has on the pacing of the movie. But without the song this scene is odd, too short with a jarring cut in the middle, and you're left feeling that you missed a key plot point because you did. I'm not bothered as much skipping the scene occasionally because I can recite the whole movie back to front and I know what happened, but the movie as a whole suffers with it being cut and it's weird to new viewers. And cutting the song definitely impacts the way you see the reprise at the end, which I adore so much and wish was longer every time.

So all of this to say, there was a non VHS release with the full version of the film, so maybe if you have a 2005 dvd copy keep a hold of it and watch that this year. (Also the fact that I can hold this dvd in my hand makes it even funnier that disney claimed they lost it because that's a shorter period of time in which they lost two minutes of footage, but I'm not really willing to give them the benefit of the doubt here because they don't deserve it.)

OK THIS IS NOT A FUCKING DRILL EVERYONE FUCKING REPEAT AFTER ME. THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL DO WHEN YOU WATCH MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL THIS YEAR:

You will navigate to the page on disney plus (and it has to be here. Unless someone has actually uploaded the REAL movie anywhere else you cannot get it elsewhere)

BUT YOU WILL NOT HIT PLAY. You won’t do it. Because it’s NOT THE REAL VERSION OF THE FILM AND DISNEY IS FUCKING LYING TO YOU AS IT ALWAYS DOES

You will scroll down HERE. To EXTRAS instead. You MUST GO HERE. This is non -negotiable

THEN YOU WILL SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTRAS AND YOU WILL THEN HIT PLAY ON THIS BAD BOY: THE FULL LENGTH VERSION

And you will watch it. And you will thank me for having been so blind and led astray by that stupid fucking mouse. You’re welcome.

[glazne]

A Room of One's Own [WIP]

Based on a real story.

A room of one's own I got at a late age. But so close to the age she began working on. Had she not died before I, that room would have never been mine. Luck or misfortune, fate or mistake...

...

And those four white walls, those old shelves where I put my books, there where your icons were. On those icons is the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus. You were a mother of two and a lonely mother at that! I do not pray. I have too many sins and regrets to ever step into a church again. But for you, I would go to one. Just to lit you a candle.

I put two posters. One is of an Eastern band. And the other one is a British musician. Neither even close to the tunes, you were humming as you drank rakiya with your fellows. I still keep the device that made them louder than my thoughts. Louder than anyone's thoughts, actually.

Had I been there, I would have guided or guarded you from the cruel fate of being alone and not alone. Tough it was, I do not know how tough, but I know it was unbearable. And how would I help you? In money, I am as stable as a young pine in a storm. So, I might give you a Gorna Dzhumaya cigarette, only that.

Do you know what else was unbearable? Putting my belongings in the room. You see, I do not own much really. Just my good old laptop, my phone, a charger, dozen books, clothes on hangers and bed sheets. Sufficient for a teenager, eh? But not back in your day, I can guess.

Reminds me of the book I bought yesterday. I put it near the icon of Virgin Mary (the writer's name is also Mary, what a funny coincidence). Yes, I put my books around it. I removed things I did not need. Like that one old telly my mom gave to the gipsies to profit from.

I am not religious but the icon is shiny in the scarce sunlight the room gets. And I do have a window. But am I a crow? Can I fly out and explore? Hm. I think I have limbs. Not wings.

But maybe you would love to hear about the new addition to my book collection - the writer of it was also a mother of two. What a typical family she had, isn't it?! I can speak for ages about it.

But not a lonely mother, and...her eldest daughter overdosed at 17. Imagine if my parents knew themselves back when mom was 17 and she did the same. Then, I would be out of your room. Out of your life. And you would not want that. I suppose?

I write to a dead person. Speak to a dead person, in the middle of the night. It's nearly 4am and I must buy socks for my boyfriend.

I suggest red Christmas socks, as his birthday is close to the blessed holiday. Do you agree with me? Use the wind to say yes. Great!

...

I need to dye the walls green...or blue...or do a sky! Like, blue near to floor and up to draw clouds and leave it white. But from the cigarettes, the white has turned yellow...and this...infuriates me.

...

And this room at night is never illuminated by a candle nor bulbs. Your telly that I never use is also dark.

The only light comes from my laptop. And now, let me tell you something quickly. I have been playing on a laptop in this room of mine (or not so mine) for a decade now. A whole decade you see! A room of my own entertainment, of my own joys and...I never told you, you probably saw but I cried.

Such thoughts were in my head, such that opened the body I thought was colder than my thin limbs. Did you ever think of that? You want me to tell you my situation? Alright!

So, listen now. My parents and I were at family friends. Their daughter is childish. She is nearing 30 years old. I know right?! And I want to be at the grown ups' table. I remained around my drinking and speaking parents. My father drank a bit too much.

In the taxi home, the driver was so young, it made me think of his age. He can't have been more than 2 years older than me. So, I cried. And you were not there to give me a napkin.

...

I saw you in my dream. You hugged me. And then forgave me when I deserve no forgiveness.

[jake-whatthefisgoingon-kiszka]

Third of december, i dont know if youre a conan gray fan at all, but im gonna blast "heather" all day (i just want to say, a personalized coraline doll??? Omg thats so cool, we really have so much in common. I love coraline)

Now to the questions:

When and how did you discover gvf?

What is your favorite holiday treat or meal? And do you like to cook those meals yourself?

What is your favorite christmas movie?

What are the most devestating pics or even edits of the boys in your opinion? (Im gonna be honest, maybe i just wanna see some devestating pics or edits of them myself😊)

A bit short today, but i cant use up all my ideas at once. Have a great day

-Secret santa🎅🎄

Hi again Santa! December is going by quickly no?

1. I first heard about Greta in March this year because I was watching Bad Omens edits on TikTok and there was one that had Greta song edited over them or something so I went on a little dive of their DIG shows on TikTok but didn’t think anything of it until for a few weeks TikTok kept showing me more and more Greta. Then on March 23rd I actually sat down and watched the Heat Above music video on YouTube and immediately text my husband ‘I found a new band to obsess over’… two Starcatcher shows and lots of new lovely friends later here I am!

2. I don’t have anything specific I like to cook all the time but my family makes me bake a snickerdoodle cheesecake every year. One of my friends is gluten intolerant and vegetarian so I really enjoy finding new recipes to try out that fit all of our wants/needs. This year we’ve been talking about doing a soup feast because I make a really good minestrone and my other friend makes a fuckin delicious butternut squash soup and we want to make a polish pickle soup!

3. My favorite Christmas movie has to be either Jim Carey in The Grinch cause that’s iconic… or The Nightmare Before Christmas (she’s versatile okay)

4. You are so real for this. I am still disturbed by what happened in the group chat the other day…

Please go easy on me or I fear I might fall in love with you 😭

I almost forgot! I’m not a huge Conan fan but my bestie is and she got me hooked on Heather 🫶

Happy Sunday everyone!