#moon mist soda

[en8y]

[IMAGE ID: six rectangular flags with five evenly-sized horizontal stripes. about half of the flags are taken up by simplified drink images. the first three have boba tea cups, the fourth and fifth have lemonade glasses, and the sixth has a soda can. the first flag’s stripes, from top to bottom, are as follows: black, dull purple, light purple, pastel purple, and black. the second flag’s stripes, from top to bottom, are as follows: nearly-black brown, purple-grey, warm pink, pastel pink, and nearly-black brown. the third flag’s stripes, from top to bottom, are as follows: warm pink, cream, off-white, white, and warm pink. the fourth flag’s stripes, from top to bottom, are as follows: nearly-black purple, warm purple, golden yellow, light yellow, and nearly-black purple. the fifth flag’s stripes, from top to bottom, are as follows: warm purple, golden yellow, pastel yellow, off-white, and warm purple. the sixth flag’s stripes, from top to bottom, are as follows: medium green, green-yellow, dull yellow, off-white, and medium green. END ID.]

taro boba tea: any queer person who presents their gender through the colors purple and black.

strawberry taro boba tea: any queer person who presents their gender through the colors pink, purple, and black.

strawberry cheesecake boba tea: any queer person who presents their gender through the colors pink, cream, and white.

blackberry lemonade: any queer person who presents their gender through the colors purple, yellow, and black.

butterfly lemonade: any queer person who presents their gender through the colors purple, yellow, and white.

moon mist (soda): any queer person who presents their gender through the colors green, yellow, and white.

part of the beverage presentation system by @satyrradio, and can be considered subsets of punch bowl, by @blood-moon-night-coining!

@radiomogai @liom-archive @obscurian @presentationflag-archive @kalliepride

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[madamefeu]

I had a dream that Faygo soda launched a new drink called Fay+, and it looked identical to Prime, like, it came in the same ribbed bottle and the label had the same font. The only known flavor was moon mist, and Insane Clown Posse did a photoshoot with it

[bluepoodle7]

#Faygo #FaygoMoonMistBlueBerrySoda #FlavoredSoda #RealSugarSoda #RealSugarSodaReview

I tried the Faygo Moon Mist Blue Berry Soda and it was pretty good. This soda tasted light a blue raspberry mountain dew not as strongly sweet as voltage the berry blue mountain dew. This soda had a light citrus berry taste. This soda was a little sweet but not overly sweet to me.

I would drink this again in small doses unless a diet version pops up.

Got at Save A Lot.

[wesstars]

love, at second glance

tara carpenter x fem!reader (no pronouns)

summary: that’s what you do when you love somebody else… wc: 1k tags: all characters 18+; no ghostface au. angst, horribly excessive use of italics (seriously, everything in italics is either a quote, a thought, or actual emphasis. it’s terrible) a/n: what’s up y’all (title from 715 - CR∑∑KS by bon iver)

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Tara wondered when it all began.

You and me, me and you.

A mantra that used to be comforting, it now left her mouth dry, mind frantic. 

Sometimes, when it got real bad like it did today, she’d drive out to your—our—deserted garage, and look up into a pitch black night, blinking away tears. It was easy to scream at the sky: how could you forget about me about us about milkshakes shared about distances closed about how I love you and love you and love you—but to you, she’d say nothing.

She couldn’t say anything, while you basked in the glow of a new hand to hold. It was all over in a helpless shrug. That was it, and really, it wasn’t your fault. Nobody’s fault. You couldn’t help it, Tara reasoned, you weren’t cruel. Even at the very end, you were endlessly kind. Commitment was a choice, but love, love happened to you away from Tara and she couldn’t do anything but watch.

Tara switched the engine off, leaning back in her seat. The stars shone barely brighter than the city lights. It was strange, the way that when she was on the brink of losing everything, the world looked that much more beautiful. Every breath in that particularly cold winter felt like it was being swallowed up by the vastness of air itself, precious in its scarcity. 

“But I love you.”

You said nothing for a moment, a troubled little frown twisting on your lips. “Tara, I—”

“I love you.” She heard, rather than felt, herself repeating it. As if stopping you from speaking would make that cold reality any less crushing. “That’s all.”

It was odd, Tara decided, to go online and see your life in the pictures she used to be part of. She put her phone down. From tide pulls to seasons changing, there wasn’t exactly a world where she envisioned herself going on without you. There was something in that sinking feeling, like you were holding her down with a hand on her chest, when she saw you laughing with your friends, with anyone, a smile so brilliant it couldn’t possibly have Tara as the cause. 

You’d always wanted a little cabin in the woods (“not in a creepy way,” you’d insist) surrounded by mist, and it would always be raining. “You’re the only sunshine I need, Tara Carpenter.” She could still hear the way you’d tease her, lying on your side next to her, tracing the bridge of her nose with your fingertip. So easy it was, to tumble back into those shining memories where absolutely nothing would go wrong, you wouldn't let it, because she was yours.

The top floor of the lot was empty, and the moon spilled onto the windshield, into the empty passenger seat. She was lucky, you both were lucky, to have even come as close to the sun as the two of you did. Tara knew, deep inside herself, that if she just let it all go, she would be okay. The blood would rush back into her fingertips��you wouldn’t be there to massage the feeling back into them, the way you often did on winter nights like this—and then she would be okay.

Tara thought that she remembered too much for someone so hurt. Your hand on her thigh while you drove, wiping her lipstick off your cheek, the way you seemed so so so unhappy when you sat her down for one last time. You didn’t even look the same then, like you were somebody else, you weren’t hers anymore. It was getting colder in the car, but Tara didn’t feel anything but the searing coil of shame. 

Sunkissed March found you and Tara lying side by side on a picnic blanket, sodas losing their fizz as time forgot to move the two of you. A breeze ruffled the leaves, and if she really listened, Tara could hear the frogs in the nearby pond. You loved it here—you said it reminded you of hot summers spent in the countryside, the days as long as wildflowers. Not half an hour ago, you were braiding together the stems of daisies into a lush crown. 

“For you, Queen Carpenter,” you said in a posh accent. “A gift from your humble knight—each braid represents a ‘forever,’ and each flower is an ‘always.’” You set the crown atop Tara’s head, kissing the tip of her nose as she rolled her eyes.

“And what has compelled my knight to bring me such a gift?”

“Only all of the love I carry for you, your majesty.” You scooped her up in your arms, smiling as she giggled, rolling the two of you over to settle into the knolls of grass.

There was a certain bravery in the way your fingers wrapped loosely around hers, the way the heels of both your shoes made indents in the dirt—proclaiming, we were here. Even in her doze, Tara could feel you there, each moment stretching on like strings of eternity, unfailingly. 

The moment did end, as moments do. The crown, dried and shrunk, still hung from the rear view mirror in the car. The daisies themselves were long gone, but the dried stems had somehow stayed bound together. Tara’s head dropped into her hands, eyes sore and red. She’d thought so much and so often about where the two of you went wrong, she felt like she had turned over every stone in your path, ones that didn’t carry with them the weight of a goodbye. Tara would give anything to even know what it would take for you to stand in the sun with her one more time.

The abrupt knock on the window should’ve startled Tara more than it did, given that it was four in the morning in an empty parking lot, and she was supposed to be all alone. But all she could do was watch with wide eyes as the knock came from you, at your tight lipped smile. She rolled down the window, unable to feel anything but shock as she took in your mismatched shoes with untied laces, your shirt way too thin for the cold night. You weren’t looking at her, guilt evident in the hunch of your shoulders. Your voice comes out exactly as she remembered it. 

“Hey… can we talk?”

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a/n cont'd: don't super feel like i like this but writing it came naturally so

please do not repost, reproduce, copy, translate, or take from my work in any way. thank you!

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[magicpaint]

TWST Indie Perfume Recs

While browsing, I've noticed a lot of fragrances reminding me of TWST characters. All characters have five fragrances, while each dorm is given one general fragrance. 22 named students of NRC, Ramshackle, the staff, RSA, Book 7 characters, and event characters have been included.

Fragrance notes are taken from their respective websites.

Heartslabyul —

Alice (Crow & Pebble) — Bakewell tarts and black tea, white roses painted red, a distant whiff of black pepper and orange marmalade.

Riddle Rosehearts

High Tea (Possets) — A very true to tea blend. Infused with lemon, sugar, milk, and that indescribable scent of the best starched linens.

Rosewater Lemonade (Hexennacht) — Tart, sweet lemonade infused with fresh, heady rose petals.

Dormouse (Wild Hybrid) — Tea-soaked fur, caramel cakes with a thin smear of butter, toast crumbs and pink pepper

Last Breath (Deep Midnight) — A sweet goodbye as an organ pipes a haunting hymn. Main notes of red roses, lily of the valley, and white tea waft in as the lid closes…

Jabberwocky (Pierrot Perfumery) — An interesting blend of labdanum resin, charred oak, amber musk, and blood.

Ace Trappola

Cherry Fizzy (Death & Floral) — Classic dark cherry soda with small hints of cocoa beans and strong carbonation

The Red Hare (Stone & Wit) — Fresh ginger, fig preserves, cherry, almonds, suede

Black Cherry Bomb (Death & Floral) — Melted black cherry popsicle juice, ginger ale cream soda, salty and hot summer skin, honeydew, golden caramelized amber

Sucker Punch (Sugar & Spite) — Red, shiny lollies, lemon hard candies, and fluffy pink cotton candy

Knave of Hearts (BPAL) — Crushed roses and blackcurrant tarts.

Deuce Spade

0 The Fool (Wild Hybrid) — The dust of a road travelled, davana, tea rose, sunflower, honey myrtle, pink pepper, rhododendron leaf, angel's trumpet, orange and crystalline musk.

Misspent Youth (Death & Floral) — Iced cold root beer, the glowing hum of a 7-11 parking lot, peppered vanilla, blood orange & ginger candy, fuzzy grey amber

White Rabbit (Siren Song Elixirs) — White musk, Coconut, Narcissus flower, Lime verbena, Amber, Double Vanilla

Clowning Around (Luvmilk) — Fresh, buttered, caramel popcorn, salty peanuts, tufts of blue cotton candy, and taffy apples.

Storm Chaser (Fyrinnae) — Misty, salty onshore winds, wet sand and soil, storm surge, broken branches, and gasoline.

Trey Clover

Violet Pound Cake (CocoaPink) — Fresh baked pound cake squares sprinkled with wild candied violet petals then softly dusted with confectioners’ sugar.

Flourite (Hexennacht) — lavender, chamomile, lemon balm, spearmint, a faint wafting of violets.

Coco Violette (Deep Midnight) — Reminiscent of old fashioned violet candies and sweet childhood memories. Old fashioned violet, milk chocolate, and a hint of creamy vanilla.

Dead of Night (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of lavender, white pepper, dryer sheets, detergent, warm cotton, and vanilla musk.

Lab Partner (Nui Cobalt) — Unripe mandarin, chilly grey cashmere, green peppercorn, flushed skin, and toasted oats.

Cater Diamond

Raining Diamonds (Nui Cobalt) — A glistening air of wonder and enchantment. Chilled white grapefruit, ambrette seed, stellar musk, forget-me-not blossom, sheer vanilla, and honeyed almond.

Tell It to the Moon (Death & Floral) — Precious woods, cashmere vanilla, resin, spice, and a swirl of bright mandarin.

The Aquarius (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of pear, ginger, nutmeg, salty popcorn, tart lime, sugared citrus, sea salt, lotus, calendula, and cedarwood.

Festival Nights (Luvmilk) — Melon kakigori, dango drizzled with mizuame, wataame, and fireworks in the distance.

Everything Is More Beautiful Because We Are Doomed (Death & Floral) — Rich gourmet vanilla blended with benzoin and black woodsmoke

Savanaclaw —

Dantalion (Fantome) — Creamy chai tea, obscuring mists, sandalwood, a plaster mask, clarifying ginger, carnations, dandelions, & a melted beeswax candle.

Leona Kingscholar

Afterglow (Alkemia) — A softly glowing veil of golden musk, Madagascar vanilla beans, woodsmoked black amber, chai tea, spiced rum, and incense woods.

Lion (BPAL) — The dry, glorious warmth of the Savannah. A golden, spiced amber, proud, regal and ferocious.

Untamable (Imaginary Authors) — Leather Saddle, Tonka Resin, Saguaro Blossom, Texas Yellowstar, Cumin, Tumbleweed, Paso Fino

Badlands (Solstice Scents) — Dry woods, worn leather, dusty fossils, sandalwood, palo santo, hot resins, juniper wood, ponderosa pine cone, parched grasses and desert plants, oud, spices.

Villain Origin Story (Nui Cobalt) — Jaded by the world’s ills, a heart is ignited not by hope, but by fury. Sinister patchouli, spiced mulberry wine, smoldering musk, deep mahogany, and a sliver of peach skin.

Jack Howl

White Fir (Pineward) — orange, ginger, white fir, clove, anise, pine, musk, vetiver, oakmoss.

Turquoise (Hexennacht) — Wild blueberry, white amber, prickly pear, apricot, artemisia, green tea, honey sage, ghost flower, lemon verbena, lavender, lemon balm, cactus flower, dry grass.

Bitter Cold (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of freezing air, cedarwood, balsam fir, pine needles, and a delicate touch of mint.

Werewolf (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of patchouli, black spruce, juniper, amyris resin, rosemary, clove, and clary sage.

The Cactus Where Your Heart Once Was (Death & Floral) — Prickly pear cactus accord and orange flower absolute

Ruggie Bucchi

First Dandelion (Alkemia) — A bright meadow of sunny dandelion flowers, green dandelion leaves, and warm dirt.

Laundromat (Hexennacht) — Laundry soap, fabric softener, ozone, and coin-op washing machines.

Maplemallow Doughnut (Hexennacht) — Fresh doughnuts, topped with sticky maple frosting, and tooth-achingly sweet marshmallow fluff.

Laundry Day (Cirrus Parfum) — Clean white laundry musk, lavender, vanilla, earl grey tea, and New Caledonia sandalwood

Blood and Donuts (Deep Midnight) — Dark Egyptian amber and gaharu wood, well blended and served with creamy vanilla, cinnamon spice, rich chocolate, and a splash of turkish coffee. It's.... to die for.

Octavinelle —

Black Pearl (Wild Hybrid) — The scent of deep sea life and vanilla

Azul Ashengrotto

Voice of the Sea (Alkemia) — An olfactory musing from the underside of a wooden dock—salinaceous seabreezes, sun bleached driftwood, crushed seashells, a twist of Meyers lemon peel, barnacles, mineralistic sand, and seasoaked timbers.

Breakwater (Wylde Ivy) — Mist soaked and sun scorched basalt, bergamot, dried black tea leaves, and white sandalwood

Small Comforts (Stone & Wit) — Black tea, tamarind, clove, anise, cinnamon, white musks

Poison Pen (Death & Floral) — Black musk, mahogany wood, balsam accord, old paper, ink, red sandalwood, ylang, lapsang souchong, and a tiny touch of cinnamon bark

With the Fishes and the Dead (Death & Floral) — Black squid ink and mile long oceans. Black ambergris, black labdanum absolute, salty ocean water, and black pits of stretched out emptiness.

Jade Leech

Koschei the Deathless (Fantome) — Forest mushrooms, turmeric, myrrh, treemoss, dry bones, sea kelp, dark patchouli, creamy ylang.

Ghost Whale (Crow & Pebble) — Stormy sea air, clary sage, black pepper, jasmine green tea, ambergris, cedar and agarwood.

FROGS! (Death & Floral) — Grounding and warm woods, Virginia cedar, cold-pressed yuzu, overgrown moss, forest mushrooms, wet humid frog skin

Leviathan (Hexennacht) — ambergris accord, soil, ozone, marine accord, seaweed accord, mitti attar, geosmin, matsutake mushroom, algae.

The Lighthouse (Mythpunk Olfactive) — The cozy aftermath of a seaside storm - maritime pine, ozone, heather, bloodmoss, rocky wet sand, black tea, wet wool drying by the fire

Floyd Leech

Scenic Route (Hexennacht) — California sagebrush, narrow-leaf eucalyptus, purple sage, pink peppercorn, driftwood, ocean air, orange blossom, sandalwood, cypress, palo santo, patchouli.

Why Would You Make This!? (Stone & Wit) — Lime, bergamot, Sichuan pepper, paprika, apples, raisins, salt, watermelon

OYSTER! (Poesie) — Grey musk, ocean brine, bitter cucumber, a twist of lemon, elemi resin, and angelica

Siren (Wild Hybrid) — Salty ocean water, barnacle covered rocks, wet ship wood, beeswax, sailor's pipe tobacco and spiced rum and the tang of blood to be spilt.

1991 (Sunsphere Scents) — Saltwater, grapefruit, an old boardwalk

Scarabia —

Eternal Sunshine (Hexennacht) — Coconut water, pineapple, apricot, papaya, banana, sunscreen, pool water, sandalwood, seaweed accord, sea salt, driftwood, mysore accord, sun-warmed sand, pool toys, choya nakh.

Kalim Al-Asim

Eight Minutes of Light and Heat Left When the Sun Dies (Death & Floral) — Pulpy coconut water and sweet Thai tea, blended with soft orange blossoms and a scorching desert thunderstorm looming in the distance.

Tempest (Siren Song Elixirs) — Dragon fruit, Lychee, Dahlia, Black Vanilla, Creamy Vanilla

Awakening Desert (Alkemia) — Rainstorm across desert. Cracked earth drinks deeply, softening into moist clay. Desert springs refill and replenish. An elemental scent of awakening... dry warm earth, parched grasses, dried wood, and mineralistic clay drenched in rainwater.

Beautiful, But Annihilating (Sorce) — Fresh coconut, jasmine sambac, tonka bean, salty skin

Cardigan (Death & Floral) — Bergamot and spiced cardamom blended with Egyptian musk superior and sandalwood

Jamil Viper

Serpentine (Sorce) — Ripe figs, fig leaf, cardamom, caramelized honey, vanilla, Peru balsam, Cedar, Iso E Super

Moonstone (Hexennacht) — argent ambre, night-blooming jasmine, evening air accord, lunar musk.

Whisper Your Bitter Things (Poesie) — Pressed coffee beans, dried clove bud, cassia bark, jasmine and neroli blossoms, and roasted vanilla pods

The Snake (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of black narcissus, night blooming jasmine, honey, toffee, and black musk.

Violent Moon (Sugar & Spite) — Candied clove, incense, elemi, palo santo, raspberry leaf, sanguine musk, litchi, moss, sandalwood and patchouli.

Pomefiore —

Champagne Supernova (Black Hearted Tart) — Fizzy pink champagne is elevated with frozen mangoes and a sweet red berry accord. Freesia petals, baby powder, and cashmere musk add a flirty feel.

Vil Schoenheit

Smells Like Teen Slayer (Pierrot Perfumery) — A blend of stone fruits, sandalwood, amber, and white florals.

Thigh Highs (Luvmilk) — Juicy mango, creamy papaya blossom, a touch of resin coated vanilla, hints of jasmine and violet on a woody, earthy base.

Fluffy Pink Murder Robe (Fable & Canon) — Delicate blushed florals, Madagascar vanilla, soft fuzzy peach skin, and a spilled glass of champagne.

Proud Queen (CocoaPink) — She rules all that is strange and dangerous, poisonous and beautiful. Foxgloves, opium poppies, bitter nightshade, green roses of hellebore, oleander's apricot notes, and innocent orange blossom, with a breath of raspberries, white chocolate, marshmallow, and warm white musk.

Evil (BPAL) — Smouldering opium tar, tobacco absolute, green tea, black plum, kush, ambergris accord, ambrette seed, and costus root.

Epel Felmier

Bad Apple (Redwood Alchemy) — Apple, Leather, White Musk & Civet

Blue Jay Orchards (Birch & Besom) — Apple cider donuts, gently smoked honey, orchard soil, cedar, ripe gourds

Riverside Hayride (Solstice Scents) — Moist Dirt, White Carnations, Fallen Leaves, Bare Branches, Hay & a Hint of Pressed Apples

November (CocoaPink) — The unmistakable scent in the air the moment winter arrives. Pale snowflakes, bitter, cold air, dry vanilla, snow dusted trees, agar-wood, baked apple pie and smokey swirls of crackling tobacco.

Bite the Apple (Black Hearted Tart) — Honeycrisp red apples are plunged into a cauldron of creamy caramel and rolled in pieces of toffee and crushed walnut.

Rook Hunt

Crossbow of Vengeance (Fyrinnae) — Dried tobacco, freshly crushed black pepper, and the almost undetectable sweet scent of your poison-dipped bolts.

Balcony Tryst (Fyrinnae) — Tangerine blossoms! Sweet tangerines mixed with the heavier scent of their flowers, grounded by a bit of ginger lily, soft leather, and benzoin.

Ranger (BPAL) — Untamed wilderness: buckskin accord with Terebinth pine, Russian birch, black ironwood, elder bark, hay, armoise, juniper, patchouli, galangal root, Spanish moss, and cabreuva.

Hunter's Moon (Pulp Fragrance) — An Ode to Diana, lunar goddes of the Hunt: Moonflower, tonka bean, honeyed amber, sandalwood, tolu balsam, oud, and rich golden spice.

The Hunter's Kiss (Andromeda's Curse) — Key Notes: Leather, Dark Forest, Incense

Ignihyde —

Starship Mechanic (Fyrinnae) — Working among the generators and weapons control areas all day ensures the scents of titanium, steel tools, engine oil, and fuel stick to their skin and hair for hours. Even after a scented shower, mixing with the lingering fragrances of bergamot, woods, and patchouli, their line of work is fairly obvious when you get close. But you don't mind at all.

Idia Shroud

Please Rewind (Amorphous) — Highlights include VHS tape cases, hot popcorn, and the ozonic, static-like aroma of a hot VHS tape fresh from the VCR.

Artificer (BPAL) — Gleaming metal, gear oil, sparking wires, shattered glass, and a blue flicker of arcane power.

Shroud (Sugar & Spite) — Obsidian violet, geranium, coconut milk, amyris, saffron, cedar, and vetiver

In The Styx (Birch & Besom) — Cool mineral water, metallic silver, dry woods, aquatic atmospherics

The Black Gate (Pierrot Perfumery) — A truly evil blend of wormwood, labdanum, nag champa and blackened metal.

Ortho Shroud

Aerobraking (Fyrinnae) — The combination of warm machine oil, cold titanium, and the slightly stale scent of re-circulated oxygen.

Electric Feel (Death & Floral) — A blend of different electricity accords; hot wires, neon signs, tv static fuzz, the electricity that rumbles inside a thunderstorm.

Deus Ex Machina (Alkemia) — An olfactory portrait of industrial decay and the fallen gods of age of disruption, innovation, and technological revolution… fire hardened steel, rusted iron, motor oil, wet cement, burnt copper wires, and grey amber

Abduction (The Eyes Are Always There) — metallic and ozone top notes transition into a heart and base comprised of a subtle blending of rich spice, wood, organic and earthy components.

Eldritch (Red River Apothecary) — Inky black musk, cosmic horror, patent leather and a smattering of dark energy

Diasomnia —

Gargoyle (Nui Cobalt) — Rain-drenched lavender, cathedral incense, beeswax candles, and ancient stone.

Malleus Draconia

Green Eyes, Black Hair (The Strange South) — Oud, marshmallow, freesia, and vanilla.

Beastly (CocoaPink) — Ancient castle stones, the brooding airs of a dark forest, a threat of winter; a fougere fit for a prince, the musk and leather of a beast; a library filled with rare books; and a single red rose.

Insomnia (Sugar & Spite) — Oud, Black Pepper, beeswax, dragon's blood, light and dark patchouli, benzoin resin

Lost Temple (Nui Cobalt) — A nexus of mystery and hidden power. Damp moss, a humid tangle of mandevilla vines, freshly cut palo santo, rain-drenched stone, and the memory of sacred fires.

Thunder In Your Ear (The Strange South) — Dragon's blood, red musk, sleet, mandarin, and vanilla.

Silver

Aurora (Alkemia) — A luminescent skin-but-better aurora of soft cashmeran, orris root, cardamon infused coconut milk, white amber, white musk, white violet, white ginger, lotus flower, and a touch of honeyed cream.

Gentle Tormentor (CocoaPink) — You are that wild-eyed faery's child, beautiful and merciless. A bed of vanillas, tonka and white musk, laced with delicate lemon and bergamot.

Doe Eyed and Dreaming (Sugar & Spite) — Assam au lait, dry vanilla pods, burned brown sugar, oak wood, tonka, ambrette and the tiniest hint of firewood

Fey Touched (Nui Cobalt) — A glistening aura of elemental power to enhance all spellcraft. Sunflower petals, honeyed almond, yuzu, sacred benzoin, and prismatic mist from woodland stream dappled in sunlight.

Inside a Nightmare (Death & Floral) — The olfactory profile of a constantly changing nightmare. Freezing cold water, asphalt, sea salt, lavender & chamomile. very soft leather car interior. Which turn was wrong, and where did we end up?

Sebek Zigvolt

Magic Compass (Nui Cobalt) — An enchantment to navigate you through the fog and keep you on the right path. Shining brass, benzoin, angelica flower, quatre épices, sandalwood, golden patchouli, and a touch of ripe passion fruit.

Vert et Noir (DSH) — A bright, citric-green eau fraiche vetiver fragrance with vegetal notes and ozone to bring the unexpected.

Sorcerer (BPAL) — A golden, sparking surge of raw, wild magic: waves of amber, frankincense, red cacao, blood orange, and lavender touched by demonic incense and dragon’s blood.

Lightning (BPAL) — Lightning slashing the midnight skies over the endless reaches of the ocean. The electric tang of ozone, marine notes, and a drop of sharp rain.

16 The Tower (Wild Hybrid) — Lightning and stone

Lilia Vanrouge

Frickin' Bats (Hexennacht) — Vanilla ice cream, black licorice whips, candy corn, root beer, kettle corn.

90s Goth (Amorphous) — Aroma palette is a spooky, spicy, dark floral musk with hints of leather and spice. Highlights include clove cigarette smoke, jet black lipstick, worn leather, fog machine, and white violet musk.

Bats in the Belfry (Pierrot Perfumery) — A sweet, musty blend. Notes of vintage lace, dried flowers and dusty photos.

You'll Never Grow Old (CocoaPink) — A vintage amusement park on a summer night boardwalk where the coolest vampires hang out. The irresistible mingling of cotton candy, waffle cones, caramel popcorn, and candy apple is stalked by the tang of an oncoming storm, sea salt, freshly-dug dirt, and a primal, seductive musk.

Moondust Will Cover You (Sugar & Spite) — Lush green foliage, tiny, still-green wildflowers bathed in moonlight, and a sweet breeze that smells of love and sorrow.

Ramshackle —

Parlour (Fantome) — A darkly polished mahogany rapping table, spirit boards, sweet rosewood chests, burning incense, and a hint of vetiver.

Grim

Purr (Hexennacht) — kitten fur accord, yarn (wool absolute), milky kitten breath, tonka bean absolute, musk.

Le Chat Noir (Hexennacht) — chimney smoke, freshly fallen snow, and the cool, dry, musky scent of a cat just in from a long winter stroll.

Vampire Cat (Nui Cobalt) — Playfully alluring. Top notes of tart cherry and pomegranate, a warm heart of rooibos, torch ginger, and hibiscus, and a base of red cedarwood and dragon’s blood resin.

Making Biscuits (Deep Midnight) — The most ubiquitous of cat practices, biscuits are about sharing. Main notes of: bread, sugar, fire, pumpkin, cardamom

Kitten and the Falling Leaves (Alkemia) — An olfactory portrait of crisp dry leaves and warm musky kitten fur.

NRC Staff —

Dire Crowley

The Night-Raven (BPAL) — Indigo musk, wild plum, rose geranium, benzoin, night-blooming jasmine, and patchouli.

Prismatic Crow (Crow & Pebble) — Soft woods, dark forest fruits, dry pine needles, juniper branches and a wisp of smoke.

A Fine Gentleman (The Strange South) — Blackberry, licorice, wood shavings, bay rum, and clove.

Ravenous (Siren Song Elixirs) — Frost, Snow, Ozone, Birch, Cypress, Fir Needles, Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Black Salt, Black Pepper, Charcoal, Sweet Milk, Blue Musk, Vetiver, Nag Champa, Mahogany, Narcissus blooms

Villain (BPAL) — A classic Victorian men’s cologne: a lavender fougere, with hints of lilac, lime, and citrus musk.

Divus Crewel

Hand Me My Leather (Hexennacht) — premium leather/suede accord, vanilla, benzoin, tolu balsam, Peru balsam, olibanum, amber, black pepper, cedar, sandalwood, tonka, musk.

My Curse (Stone & Wit) — Red wine, hyssop, cashmere, suede, musk

The Devil's Bentley (Pierrot Perfumery) — Coal, brimstone, car exhaust, black musk and 1970's amber cologne.

Wardrobe (Solstice Scents) — Creamy woods blend with cashmere, fur, velvet and a touch of dry woody spice.

Hexes 4 My Exes (Birch & Besom) — Leather, Earl Grey tea, vintage powder, crushed violets, cauldron smoke

Mozus Trein

1891 (Alkemia) — A delightful anachronism of French lavender buds, mandarin peel, lime leaves, bergamot, bay leaves, coriander, clove, nutmeg, ginger flower, pink pepper, elegant white carnations, heirloom tree rose, opium tar accord, and woody amber resin nestled in an embrace of precious oriental incense woods.

Beloved (Stone & Wit) — Apricot brandy, sandalwood, cedar

Vintage (Hexennacht) — Golden amber, Medjool dates, vanilla, amber attar, citrus, resins, Mysore sandalwood, opoponax.

Lucifer (Hexennacht) — White sage, blue musk, cedar, blackberry, black tea, bergamot, apple.

The Blues Are All the Same (Death & Floral) — Smooth vanilla cognac, aged barrel wood, and sticky honey.

Ashton Vargas

The Heartbreaking Simplicity of Ordinary Things (Death & Floral) — Freshly opened tennis balls, cool crisp meteor shower nights, warm and sweet cardamom

Black Mass (Hexennacht) — essentially, "MOON-mallow ": smoked vanilla, frankincense, Peru balsam, labdanum, amber, vetiver, atlas cedarwood, patchouli, night musk, and scorched marshmallows.

Greymist (Pineward) — noble fir, scotch pine, expressed citron, blond tobacco, botanical musk, vetiver.

Lothario (Wild Hybrid) — Night blooming flowers with a touch of campfire smoke and leather.

The Wolf Only Needs Luck to Find You Once (Death & Floral) — Crisp forest night air, lunar musk, large drifting Oakwood trees, the musky scent of a trailing shadow.

Sam

Spellbound (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of cinnamon, bourbon, tonka bean, salted caramel, sandalwood, and vanilla.

Cafe (The Strange South) — Chicory coffee, hot beignets, and pralines.

Memento Mori (Siren Song Elixirs) — Lily, Tuberose, Forget-Me-Nots, Rain, Amber, Incense

Parlor Trick (Solstice Scents) — Ivory lace, white wax, aged paper, glossy white smoke, teak, black tea, blonde woods, delicate spice, bone musk, Manor and a faint trace of rose

Imp (Haus of Gloi) — Peculiar passion fruit mingling with sun cured apricots, perfectly pink grapefruit juice and innocent whispers of wet mimosa blooms.

Royal Sword Academy —

Ambrose the 63rd

The Mentor (Nui Cobalt) — A venerable wizard, mysterious but kind, with faded robes and shining eyes. Ancient sandalwood, well-worn linen, olive leaf, oakmoss, Earl Grey tea, and sacred temple incense. Wear for guidance in times of confusion, and for spiritual support in times of discouragement.

Wizard's Tome (Pierrot Perfumery) — An herby blend of sage, lavender, with notes of parchment and wet stone.

Wizard's Library (Birch & Besom) — Antique books, a smooth cup of hazelnut coffee, cedar desks, sandalwood, sweet tobacco

Nocturne #10 (Siren Song Elixirs) — Mahogany, Amber, Dried leaves, Vanillin, Fireplace Smoke, Coffee, Shea butter, Wood embers, Marshmallow

As Above So Below (Sugar & Spite) — Delicate, ephemeral lilacs, sweet swirls of cream, and mahogany wood

Chenya

Cereal Marshmallows (Hexennacht) — Cronchy, sugary, delicious. Also terrible for you, but OH WELL.

Pouty Kitten (Luvmilk) — Old fashioned cream soda, piles of sugared strawberries, a bowl of whipped cream, freshly cut grass on a warm summer day.

Cheshire Cat (BPAL) — Grapefruit, red currant, dark musk, Roman chamomile, delphinium, and lavender.

Lavender Sugar Cookie (Fable & Canon) — Soft, sweet lavender and rich vanilla folded into buttery sugar cookies.

Lofty Castle (Luvmilk) — Candied lavender, fresh honey, puffs of cotton candy, and raw sugar.

Neige Leblanche

Sit For a Spell (Sorce) — Salted cantaloupe, a light drizzle of wild rosemary honey, fresh spring air, ambrette seed, and winding honeysuckle vines

Lost in the Wood (Crow & Pebble) — A thicket of mossy silver birch, bluebell flowers and violet leaves crushed underfoot, with apple blossoms and elderflower blooming overhead.

Meadowmoss (Pineward) — Oakmoss, alpine sandwort, wild grass, green wheat, orange blossom, fir balsam, tomato leaf, azure bluet, mountain wildflowers.

Angelic (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of sparkling yuzu soda, white tea leaves, mint, apple blossom, white sage, cedarwood, and angelic musk.

Good (BPAL) — Shimmering celestial musk with vanilla, white honey, acacia, and sugar cane.

Book 7 Characters —

Baul Zigvolt

The Faerie Knight (Wild Hybrid) — Tuberose, aged leather, helichrysum, cassie absolute, apricot, ethereal musk and tangled greenery.

Chevalier Vert (Olympic Orchids) — Citrus, rhubarb, tomato leaf, armoise, violet leaf, violet, orris, and peony, Sichuan pepper, and soft woods.

Luna (Laurel & June) — Crystal white amber, night blooming jasmine and lotus flowers; heather, fig blossoms, cool night rain

Stratus (Osmofolia) — Broken stems, ambergris, bitter galbanum, silvery osmanthus, wet stones, damp soil, glimpses of cherry blossom buds, and never-ending fog.

After the Night's Shade (Mythpunk Olfactive) — Earl grey (bergamot, black tea), 'blue' Spanish lavender, golden amber, osmanthus, rosewood, sandalwood, tonka bean, vetiver (Bourbon), aged patchouli, opoponax 216, pure oakmoss, and pine tree moss

Dawn Knight

Forest Prince (Luvmilk) — A woodsy clean scented blend of cedarwood, moss, hyacinth, sandalwood, and subtle musk.

Paladin (BPAL) — Immaculate white musk, sweet frankincense, bourbon vanilla, white leather, and shining armor.

Iron & Oak (Redwood Alchemy) — Oakmoss, Cashmere Wood, Iron, Lily of the Valley, Spice

Lost Epitaph (Mythpunk Olfactive) — Briar rose, narcissus, creeping ivy, crumbling headstones, cemetery rain

Apparition (Hexennacht) — Spectral amber, alabaster vanilla, bone-white woods.

Maleanor Draconia

Dragon Princess (Crow & Pebble) — Ocean waves, gifts of pink peony, waterlily blooms and ripe tangerines, underpinned by deep red amber and dragonsblood incense.

What's Inside a Girl (Sugar & Spite) — Smoldering embers, honey, clove, and wildflowers

Draconic Resilience (Nui Cobalt) — A stalwart spell for strength and reinforcement. Glowing embers of cedarwood, oudh, and mahogany, supple leather, copaiba balsam, vermillion musk, and heat.

Love is Lost (Sugar & Spite) — Dark plum, black vanilla, nag champa, indian sandalwood, cashmere, red patchouli, and smoky embers

She Was the Storm (Death & Floral) — Black hemlock, driftwood, hay absolute, dreamy sandalwood, spiced oudh, dried fruits, dead leaves

Event Characters —

Dylla Spade

Tulips and Chimneys (Alkemia) — An urban springtime of rainy aldehydes, wet asphalt, industrial steam engines, farmer's market bouquets of fresh tulips, Toulouse violets, mint pastels, and a warm touch of clove viburnum.

Odette (Haus of Gloi) — Clean sun dried linens, tuberose, ginger lily and white musk.

Meadow Nymph (Morari) — Wildflower Accord, Green Apple, Dew-Laden Grass, Lemon Peel

Night of Folly (The Strange South) — Exhaust, floral musk, and a Zulu coconut.

Street Racer (Cirrus Parfum) — Cherry bubblegum, leather car interior, newly laid rubber, hot tarmac, a tinge of anxiety

Eliza (The Ghost Bride)

Dance With Me (Possets) — Refreshing and refined at once. A superb coumarin-laced lavender combines with fizzy pink grapefruit, and it all rests on a bed of white musk.

Scenes From a Marriage (The Strange South) — A single violet rose, apple, champa flower, ylang-ylang, chipped paint, and dusty old picture frames.

Midnight Wedding (Sorce) — Bergamot, oud, patchouli, sandalwood, tonka bean, Ambroxan

Dead & Lovely (Pierrot Perfumery) — A flowery blend of jasmine, wisteria, lilies, corpse flower, and casket silk.

Forever As Now (Sugar & Spite) — Lavender, Tonka, French vanilla, sandalwood, Egyptian musk

Eric Venue

Private Eye (Solstice Scents) — Natural Blend of Cocoa, Myrrh, Pink Pepper, Black Pepper, Tonka, Buddha Wood, Tobacco, Coffee, Guiacwood & More

Invocation (Sugar & Spite) — Spiced brandy, toasted praline, pistachio and walnut, oak, mahogany, palm Santo and patchouli

World Famous For 15 Minutes (Death & Floral) — Sweet tobacco and vanilla, blended with a hint of violet and gin

Black Iris (Alkemia) — Royal purple iris and Queen Elizabeth orris root pillowed in a soft nimbostratus raincloud.

Sassy (Hexennacht) — glossy magazine pages infused with a wafting fusion of 90's scent strip samples. IYKYK.

Fellow Honest

Carnival of Illustrious Hearts (Alkemia) — A glitteringly gourmet gala of French sugarcreams, candied orange blossoms, raspberry cotton candy, rosewater torte filling, and Bourbon vanilla amber.

Mischief Master (Crow & Pebble) — A heart of carnation, orange blossom and rock rose atop a base of oakmoss and musk, topped with a burst of fresh, sweet orange and aromatic saffron.

Shadow Touched (Nui Cobalt) — A dusky philtre for stealth and sleight of hand. Black vanilla, unsweetened chai, antique myrrh, Omani musk, rich pipe tobacco, agarwood, and unrefined cashmere.

Lament of the Midway (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of spilled cherry slush, bubblegum, black licorice, hay, dead grass, motor oil, cement and corn husks.

Widowmaker (Siren Song Elixirs) — Mirabelle plums, dark ripe fruit, black vanilla, gunpowder, black suede, hint of cotton candy

Gidel

Bubble Pop (Death & Floral) — Bright pink bubble gum, spiced apricots, lemon rind and bitter orange peel, red berries + bergamot.

Star Circus (Luvmilk) — Rich, creamy vanilla and blueberry.

Night Carnival (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of funnel cakes, whipped cream, and a dusting of sugar sprinkles.

A Whiff of Wafflecone (Imaginary Authors) — Fragrance Notes: Vanilla, Salted Caramel, Saigon Cinnamon, Heavy Cream, Sandalwood, Orgeat, Scoop Shop

Boardwalk Sideshow (Birch & Besom) — Salty sea air, bright orchids, mint limeade, white musk, jasmine

Kifaji

Archipelago (Haus of Gloi) — Golden fruits from across the seas. Toasted coconut, kola nuts, tamarind and jackfruit - all warmed with a light dusting of brown sugar.

Helios (Osmofolia) — Honey, heliotrope, chamomile, lemon, mango, and white amber.

Alibi (Cirrus Parfum) — passionfruit, orange blossom, guava, strawberry yuzu lemonade, and a dash of coconut cream over a rosewood base.

Sun Gold (Laurel & June) — White amber, banana milk and honey

Sent From Heaven (Laurel & June) — Hibiscus blooms, rice flower, shea, faint bit of smoke, white amber

Marja Felmier

Villa Diodati (Poesie) — Pungent wild rosemary, fresh balsam pine, crystal clear lakewater, dry, and dark vanilla

Snowshoe Hare (Nui Cobalt) — Nutmeg and tonka bean nuzzle up against fluffy marshmallow, cottonflower, white suede, clove bud, cashmere, and a trace of carrot seed.

Winter's Lament (Deep Midnight) — Crackling Firewood, Cassis, Apple, Spruce, Balsam, Citrus, Dark Tea, Pinecones, and Sugar Crystals

Grandma's Best Friend (Deep Midnight) — Iris, Sandalwood, Heliotrope, Musk, Apple, Citron, Jasmine, Cedar

Orchard Brew (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of candied apples, mulling spices, caramel apple cider, and dark amber.

Najma Viper

Cipher (Stone & Wit) — Lime, jasmine, spices, oud (black agar) accord, raspberry

Good Omen (Sugar & Spite) — Jasmine, pineapple, green apple, tart grapefruit, musk and sandalwood

Titania (Poesie) — Blonde woods, sparkling bergamot, orange creamsicle, magnolia, and stargazer lily

Pink Lipstick (Lovesick Witchery) — Notes of orange cream pops, sugar, vanilla bean, heliotrope, oats, pink velvet, whipped tonka, gilded amber, and fluffy pink musk.

Sitting On the Edge of a Cloud (Sorce) — Mandarin orange, pink grapefruit, cotton candy, coconut water, amyris wood, sandalwood, palo santo, ambrette, tonka bean

Rollo Flamme

C'est Noel (Sorce) — Coffee, freshly baked cinnamon bread, roasted chestnuts, blown out candles, lingering church incense, and softly falling snow

En Repos (Sugar & Spite) — A mélange of melancholy, indeed. Beeswax candles, church incense, pale musk, amber resin and funeral flowers.

A Midnight Dreary (Wylde Ivy) — Notes of scattered coffee grounds, cedar smoke, rum, well aged leather, black vanilla, singed tonka, dripping wax, with a touch of spiced amber and fireplace embers.

Cathedral (BPAL) — Venerable and solemn: the scent of incense smoke wafting through an ancient church. A true ecclesiatical blend of pure resins.

Dance of Death (BPAL) — Dry, bone-white orris, black musk, serpentine patchouli and our murkiest myrrh.

Skully J. Graves

Not Dead, But Arisen (Fantome) — Freshly turned grave soil and spring greenery lie beneath uplifting orange and crisp yuzu.

Cemetery Tour (The Strange South) — Osmanthus, crumbling stone, brick dust, moss, and graveyard dirt.

Lacrimosa (Sugar & Spite) — Blonde woods, heliotrope, a bouquet of dried, dusty flowers tied with tattered velvet ribbon, bone-white birch, guaiac wood, tears, and a pinch of graveyard dirt

Cemetery Soirée (Nui Cobalt) — A celebration of life in the presence of Death. Mossy stone walls, lanterns aglow, steam from a cauldron of hot spiced cider, funeral flowers catching rain from crimson leaves above.

Merry Halloween (CocoaPink) — The Pumpkin King comes to Christmas Town! A festive clash of holidays. Sweet pumpkin, salted caramel apples, candy corn, and night woodsmoke meets snowy mounds of vanilla ice-cream; wild pinyon pine, black spruce needles, cranberries and candied orange peel.

Website Links —

Alkemia

Amorphous

Andromeda's Curse

Birch & Besom

Black Hearted Tart

BPAL

Cirrus Parfum

CocoaPink

Crow & Pebble

Death & Floral

Deconstructing Eden

Deep Midnight

DSH

Fable & Canon

Fantome

Fyrinnae

Haus of Gloi

Hexennacht

Imaginary Authors

Laurel & June

Lovesick Witchery

Luvmilk

Morari

Mythpunk Olfactive

Nui Cobalt

Olympic Orchids

Osmofolia

Pierrot Perfumery

Pineward

Poesie

Possets

Pulp Fragrance

Red River Apothecary

Redwood Alchemy

Siren Song Elixirs

Solstice Scents

Sorce

Stone & Wit

Sugar & Spite

Sunsphere Scents

The Eyes Are Always There

The Strange South

Wild Hybrid

Wylde Ivy

[nightprompts]

&. 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝: 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

(  inspired from the pun book from the last of us, here are some dialogue prompts of various puns. feel free to edit and change as you seem fit. )

❛ for a fungi to grow you must give it as mushroom as possible. ❜

❛ it doesn't matter how much you push the envelope. it'll still be stationary. ❜

❛ what did the mermaid wear to her math class? an algae bra. ❜

❛ people are making apocalypse jokes like there's no tomorrow. ❜

❛ why did the scarecrow get an award? he was outstanding in his field. ❜

❛ what did the triangle say to the circle? you're so pointless. ❜

❛ a book just fell on my head, i only have my shelf to blame. ❜

❛ i tried to catch some fog earlier. i mist. ❜

❛ i stayed up all night wondering where the sun went. then it dawned on me. ❜

❛ diarrhea is hereditary... it runs in your genes. ❜

❛ what did the green grape say to the purple grape? breathe, you idiot! ❜

❛ i'm reading a book on anti-gravity, and it's impossible to put down. ❜

❛ what is a pirate's favorite letter? tis' the c. ❜

❛ i wasn’t originally going to get a brain transplant, but then i changed my mind. ❜

❛ what washes up on tiny beaches? microwaves. ❜

❛ why are frogs so happy? they eat whatever bugs them. ❜

❛ i don't trust trees. they're shady. ❜

❛ i was going to tell you a pizza joke, but it's too cheesy. ❜

❛ i want to be cremated as it is my last hope for a smoking hot body. ❜

❛ there’s a new type of broom out. it’s sweeping the nation. ❜

❛ did you hear about the man who lost his left side? he’s all right now. ❜

❛ what do you call a bee that can't make up its mind? a maybe. ❜

❛ i tried to make a belt out of watches. it was a waist of time. ❜

❛ i got fired from the calendar factory, just for taking a day off. ❜

❛ did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? he was lucky it was a soft drink. ❜

❛ tequila may not fix your life but its worth a shot. ❜

❛ why are there fences around cemeteries? because people are dying to get in! ❜

❛ thanks for explaining the word 'many' to me, it means alot. ❜

❛ i once ate a watch. it was time consuming. ❜

❛ why are teddy bears never hungry? they are always stuffed! ❜

❛ i don’t trust stairs because they’re always up to something. ❜

❛ never trust an atom, they make up everything! ❜

❛ i couldn't figure out how to put my seatbelt on, but then it clicked. ❜

❛ how do construction workers party? they raise the roof. ❜

❛ what do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? a thesaurus. ❜

❛ when a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds. ❜

❛ i made a pun about the wind but it blows. ❜

❛ it's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally. ❜

❛ what did the ocean say to the beach? nothing, it just waved. ❜

❛ i have a joke about chemistry, but i don't think it will get a reaction. ❜

❛ i'm on a seafood diet. i see food and i eat it. ❜

❛ why did the restaurant on the moon get bad reviews? it has no atmosphere.❜

❛ how do you organize a space party? you planet. ❜

❛ i once heard a joke about amnesia... but i forget how it goes. ❜

❛ the frustrated cannibal threw up his hands. ❜

❛ it takes guts to be an organ donor. ❜

❛ why is the mushroom always invited to parties? he's a fungi. ❜

❛ a guy walks into a bar... he was disqualified from the limbo contest. ❜

❛ jokes with punch lines can be painfully funny. ❜

❛ so what if i don’t know what apocalypse means? it’s not the end of the world! ❜

[featheredclover]

September Rain

Chapter Eight

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She was like a dream. She was like September rains. She was his.

He had known when he saw her that fateful day, clutching her red skirt, her deer-like eyes skirting around nervously. He had felt the disappointment weigh heavily in his chest as he found they were not in the same house. He remembered buying the soda bottles and running across the grounds lest she waited too long for him on the stairs.

His innocent affection had deepened over the years. Sitting in his favourite spot on the red house terrace, his eyes always found the green rooftop, a splinter of longing burning within him. 

He had been thirteen when his tonsils were removed. Surgery was a scary thought, and the doctor had told him to take a deep breath and think of “happy thoughts”.

And when his mind had turned to thoughts of her, he knew.

Raizadas and Guptas had become friends, after a few clever manoeuvres by Akash and Payal. A few parties and dozens of dinners later, they were spending the summer together.

——

“Guess what papa got me!” Khushi brandished a shiny, jet black camera at him.

“Nice!” He smiled,sitting up straight, afraid of tilting the hammock over.

“No, no ,no! Just lay there!” 

She clicked the button, her hair fluttering against the wind. He smiled awkwardly, as she clicked several more. 

“You look pretty Arnav!” She teased with a smile.

——

That summer, Khushi had created an album. An album of just their photos. He had bit his lip, hiding his joy at finding the album packed with more than half with just his photos. 

But things were changing. He could sense it. He couldn’t help but feel the electricity hum beneath his skin, when his shoulder brushed hers, when he held her hand, feeling skin against skin. Seeing her dance was like watching an angel trapeze. 

——

“Can’t believe it’s raining!”

He hid his smirk behind the book he was trying to read.

“Arnav, you are boring me now”

“We can’t go out Khushi “

“I know that! But can we have fun?”

“Fun?” He set his book aside with a sigh.

She walked up to his speakers. After a few minutes, soft music filled his room.

She smiled, “It’s ‘These dreams’ by Heart” 

She moved gently, mouthing the words.

“And the full moon that hangs over, these dreams in the mist” she sang as she extended a hand towards him, tilting her head.

He slipped his hand into hers, as she pulled him off the bed.

Her arms entwined around his neck, and his hand found them on her waist.

He breathed out, as they swayed to the music. The lyrics were far from clear to Arnav by this point. His senses were on an overdrive, as he felt enveloped by her warmth, by her floral smell, by  the heart beating against his own.

——

He was in love with Khushi Gupta. 

He felt no jolt, no shock. He felt like he had been in love forever.

He looked at her across the table, as she took bites out of her cotton candy.

They had been on five rides so far. Dhruv had taken the seat beside her on two, Lavanya had insisted on him being with her on two, and one had single seats only.

A frustrated frown revealed his feelings, as he watched her laughing at something Mona whispered into her ear.

This just won’t do.

“Anyone want ice cream?” Aman stood up.

“You stay here, I’ll go get it” , he said, leaving the table without waiting for Aman’s reply.

——

“Hi”

Arnav startled as he heard the whisper behind him.

“Lavanya, what are you doing here?” He turned towards her.

“I couldn’t let you stand in line alone, could I ?” She smiled and tilted her head.

Annoyance creeped up on him, like a wave.

“We talked about this, Lavanya. You can’t make friends by sticking to me. You need to talk to others.”

Her eyes widened in shock. Probably at the harsh tone he had used.

“I don’t want that, Arnav. No one gets me like you do”

“Well I want to be with others! You can’t get through school like this, Lavanya. And I know that my friends have been doing everything to make you feel comfortable”

“Come on Arnav! They are your friends, not mine. We have fun together, just us two! I don’t want anything more” 

He ran a hand through his hair roughly.

“I wanted you to be well settled in because the teachers asked me to. But you have been looking at it all wrong. I like you Lavanya and I want to be your friend , but I cannot be with you all the time!”

“Whatever! You can leave if you want,” she rolled her eyes.

Arnav walked off, his brisk steps taking him away, leaving a scorned girl behind.

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Named Businesses/Brands in the Sing Franchise: Sing 2

In a recent rewatch of the movies, I tried to find all the named businesses and brands that are in the movies for world building sake (minus bands and entertainment acts cause thats a different list). So here is, in semi chronological order, all the ones that appear in the second movie! There should be minimal overlap between the lists as I only included old ones if we learned new info. Anyways, I'll try to finish the shorts soon!

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New Moon Theatre - The new rebranding of the old Moon Theatre, including a name change!

Dusty’s - I did mention it last time but the color scheme has now changed from orange to green.

Sun’s Up! FM - A radio station seen on a billboard when Suki is in taxi. Also seen advertising on Redshore’s main strip.

Drama Club - An organization advertising on the street the taxi drives down.

Canal Promenade - The riverwalk and canal area that Buster falls into.

Antiques -  A business along the Canal Promenade.

Laundry Service - A business along the Canal Promenade. Funnily enough, it is also seen later advertising in Vacation Newspaper.

Gophers & Associates - A law or real estate group advertising along the Canal Promenade.

Tanning Lotion - A product advertising along the Canal Promenade. Also seen advertising on Redshore’s main strip.

Lounge - An establishment along the Canal Promenade.

Bee Rich - The magazine Eddie was featured on on Buster’s coffee table. I'm not kidding, that's the name.

Rick’s Club - The club Ash performed at.

Pop Soda - Also has returned but now we know it has a lime flavour! That’s my second favourite soda flavor so it gets a shoutout. 

Stage Left - A brand of storage for stage props and band equipment we see at Rick’s. We later see it at Crystal Theatre.

Safe Travels LTD - A travel company seen advertising behind the Canal Promenade and the Bus Station. It is then seen throughout Redshore.

Redshore City Bus - A bus line that seems to run from Calatonia to Redshore, though it is likely to have lines to other major cities nearby.

Critter Deli - A deli in front of the Bus Station.

Ginny’s Chips - A type of chips shaped like smiley faces.

Chips Potato - A type of chips in Mrs. Crawly’s supply box.

Babilonia - A hotel/casino on Redshore’s main strip.

Catty’s Bar - A bar on Redshore’s main strip.

Zeus - A hotel/casino on Redshore’s main strip.

PawJack - A hotel/casino on the Redshore strip,  it has several advertising billboards.

Raincow - A hotel/casino on the Redshore strip, it has several advertising billboards.

Atlas -  A hotel/casino on the Redshore strip, it has several advertising billboards.

Sand-Witches - A sandwich chain advertising on the Raincow billboards.

FireRock - A hotel/casino on the Redshore strip,  it has several advertising billboards.

Soda - A drink that has a new lime hibiscus flavour that was advertising on Raincow’s billboard.

Eclips Gagaming - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop, seemingly an arcade of sorts. 

O4A Fashion - A fashion brand advertising on a billboard next to a Loopee sign.

Karaoke Party Club - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop.

Money Exchange - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop.

Dony’s - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop seemingly associated with the Atlas casino/hotel.

KeyLight - A business on the Crystal Square bus stop seemingly associated with with the Atlas casino/hotel.

PNJ Agency - Another building behind Crystal Tower.

Crystal Entertainment - The entertainment company owned by Jimmy Crystal.

Crystal Tower - The seemingly main offices of Crystal Entertainment.

Mist - A cleaning product seen in the supply closet the troupe hides in.

bog - Another building behind Crystal Tower.

Hot News - A news station heavily focusing on gossip and celebrity culture owned by Crystal Entertainment.

Crystal Tower Hotel - A luxury hotel heavily featuring an indoor water park along with several restaurants and stores that is owned by Crystal Entertainment.

Ice Cream Paradise - An ice cream store in Crystal Hotel’s main lobby.

Donuts - A donuts and pastry shop inside Crystal Hotel’s main lobby.

Cherry Blossom - An establishment inside Crystal Hotel’s main lobby.

Tea Salon - Seemingly a tea parlor and spa in Crystal Hotel’s main lobby.

Crystal Tower Theatre - The theatre that is within Crystal Tower Hotel. It has a minimum of six stages. Out of this world was located on said sixth stage.

Lift-Bub - A construction equipment brand used by Crystal Theatre.

Redshore News - A newspaper used during the hunt for Clay Calloway.

Rock News - A newspaper used during the hunt for Clay Calloway.

Facilisi - A fashion magazine displayed in the costume and design studio.

Scene - A fashion magazine displayed in the costume and design studio.

Cars - A newspaper the tech crew frog is reading during rehearsal that is entirely about cars.

Vacation -  A newspaper the tech crew frog is reading during rehearsal that is entirely about vacations and only costs a dollar a year to get. Guys, this dude is like constantly reading these. I’m starting to think he doesn’t like his job.

Sylvia’s Bakery - A cake and coffee shop advertising in Vacation Newspaper.

Air Sun One - A airline advertising in Vacation Newspaper

Marock - A music store near the Crystal Hotel.

Eclips - A hotel/casino near the Crystal Hotel.

Newshore - A hotel/casino near the Crystal Hotel.

TV underdog - A TV studio near the Crystal Hotel.

Royalty Rental Cars - The rental place Mrs. Crawly got the red car from that specializes in luxury vehicles.

Loopee - The shop where Johnny buys his new skateboard, though we also see it advertise on the main strip as well.

StarTV Channel - A tv channel seemingly about celebrities that is advertising in the square where Nooshy is performing.

Digital Seeds - A company/brand that is advertising in the square where Nooshy is performing.

Canyon Cafe - The cafe that Johnny and Nooshy got to to discuss the training contract. It has a vintage western style.

Lunch Paris - A brand on one of Porsha’s shopping bags.

Alfonso’s Ice Cream - Alfonso’s ice cream truck that he has seemingly been running since he was a kid, which is super cool cause I knew a kid to do the same thing.

Raadio - The brand of speaker that Nooshy has.

Fruity Juicy - The food truck behind Alfonso’s that serves smoothies.

Sweet Jazz Cafe - A cafe near Crystal Hotel.

Community Food Service - The organization that the gang are working with during their parole.

Lantani Car Rental - A rental spot right across from the garage. 

WOAW - A brand that Porsha has a shopping bag for in her bedroom.

Flowers - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.

Orion - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.

Deckard Inc - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.

Beckaro’n Hotel - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.

Xendary - An establishment along the road Jimmy is driven down to get to the theatre.

Boom Vinyl Records - A records store right behind the Crystal Square bus stop.

Tattoo Shop - An establishment advertising on a billboard seen along Redshore’s main strip.

XEND - An establishment seen along Redshore’s main strip.

The Majestic Palace Theatre - Apparently a famous theatre and hotel combo, commonly shortened to ‘The Majestic’.

The Majestic Palace - The hotel side of the Majestic Palace Theatre.

[love-and-deepspace-wiki]

The Music

Random Facts: Me 🤣

A fun fact about me is that I'm a casual pianist. The music in this game is sooo goooood! And a lot of it is piano-centric~ So, of course, I quickly became obsessed and needed it in my repertoire!

I've been working on slowly transcribing the songs by ear. This list won't have the fastest if updates since it's really time-consuming work. Plus, I get really picky about it and want to make sure every single note is exactly what they play in-game lol. But as they are completed, I'll post em here!

BGM Track List:

Pink: completed

Blue: WIP

Carving Time

Celestial Serenade

Claw Paradise

Beyond Time

Dawn of Heavy Snowfall

Deepspace Overture

Destined Wish

Entwined Shadows

The Deep Sea

Fancy That

Feast of Desires

The First Light

Fish In Your Hand

Gravity of Spacetime

Heartstring Harmony

In The Ocean Depths

In Your Eyes

Love and Deepspace

Love and Lightyear

Mind Experiment

Misty Invasion

Mist-Walk Night

Mysterious Shadow

Peach Soda

Silent Frost

Sky Grace

Sunny Summer

Under the Moon

Opposing Visions

Adventure Underway

White Salvation

Wonderland Fantasy

Wander In Wonder

Yes, Cat Caretaker

[readnburied]

169 Scavenger Hunt Reading Challenge 2024 — Announcement

As this year draws to a close, it’s time to announce the 169 Scavenger Hunter Reading Challenge 2024. This is a reading challenge which is hosted by me and takes place every leap year. The first one took place in 2020 and 2024 will be a leap year so it’s time for this challenge to appear. 

Rules & Levels

The challenge will run from January 1st, 2024 till December 31st, 2024. There’s a list of 169 items given below and your job is to find each item in the books you read. You can find multiple items in one book, or you can choose to read one book per item, that is up to you. 

There are levels of accomplishment based on how many items you manage to find in the books you read which are as follows: 

Bronze Level: 0 — 52 items

Silver Level: 53 — 91 items

Gold Level:  92 — 169 items

So without any further delay, here is the list of items you need to find for the 169 Scavenger Hunt Reading Challenge 2024. 

169 Scavenger Hunt Reading Challenge 2024

wristwatch

Scarf

Mason Jar

Ticket

Fuse

Guitar

Rocking Chair

Rock

Picture Frame

Fireplace

Moon

Calendar

Duffel Bag

Boarding Pass

Star

Plate

Ceiling Fan

Coffee Cup

Barista

Sparrow

Bottle

Soda

Egg

Mascara

Strobe Lights

Martini

Leaf

Stethoscope 

Squid

Dagger

Blue Car

April

Bow

Cat

Tapestry

Bookshelf

Pearl

Ice Cream

Christmas Tree

Grandfather Clock

Staircase

Shampoo Bottle

iPhone

Crocodile

Facebook

Winter

Teeth

Pen

Space

Spa

Mouse

Bar Stool

Sculpture

Faucet

Shoe Rack

Tulip

Black Tie

Gym

Flag

Soccer Ball

Halter-Neck Dress

Seashell

Windmill

Selfie

Mahogany

Red Light

Wallet

Brain

Building

Fashion Designer

Chinese Vase

Seed

Hot Chocolate

Envelope

Heart

Herb

Flame

Road

Web

Stitch

Music Notes

Chocolate

Sling

Bracelet

Bell Boy

Shovel

Racket

Flip Flops

Fireworks

Waffles

Frosting

Condensation

Sticker

Headline

Tea

Folder

Salt

Soap

Pipes

Tiles

Raindrop

Brick

Gravel

Cloud

Teardrop

Ring

Speaker

Balloon

Basketball

Marble

Pestle

Parsley

Tracks

Ice Cube

Pouch

Comforter

Fridge

Rainbow

Highlighter

Bulb

Earthquake

Lamp

License

Diploma

Gown

Tunic

Wand

Boots

Lighter

Laptop

Socks

Cookies

Foam

Dolphin

Grass

Helicopter

Skyscraper

Credit Card

Boat

Camp

Hat

Invite

Vampire

Syringe

Coat

Switch

Twig

Bag

Bulldozer

Couch

Pizza

Hot Air Balloon

Keychain

Charm

Medicine

Tweezers

Fountain Pen

Pirate

Treasure Chest

Mist

Instrument

Carton

Moisturizer 

Baloney

Fish

Sweater

Cabinet 

Air

Popsicle

So here is the list of all the items you need to find to complete this reading challenge. I hope you find it interesting and wish to participate. If you do, feel free to comment down below and if you can’t or don’t want to comment that’s okay as well. I just hope you enjoy doing the challenge! 

Happy Reading!!

[readyforthegarden]

Eternal - Part Nine

A vampire!gvf multi-part dark romance AU (Josh Kiszka x reader, GVF x reader)

Warnings: 18+ Only Minors DNI. Mentions of blood, death, vampirism, mentions of stockholm syndrome

WC: 3261

The air was tense, you stood on one end of the library, Josh on the other. His arms were crossed and he wore stern look on his face as he regarded you. Your face was twisted in aggravation, your hands clenched into fists at your sides. You could feel your nails imprinting crescent moon shaped indents into the heel of your palm as you tried to keep from shouting. 

“Josh, I think we can be reasonable.” Jake muttered from his desk, where he had been working in peace until you barged into the room, to get some peace and quiet away from Josh, who you’d been arguing with. You’d found yourself craving the solace of the room, and had been spending time reading, Jake’s dull typing in the background. Occasionally he’d recommend a book, and ask how you were liking it or ask what part you were on, sparking a small conversation. You had hoped you wouldn’t be followed, but Josh wasn’t one to let go, and followed you into the spacious study.

“Reasonable?” Josh scoffed, unfolding his arms and gesturing to you. “Risking her life for a pair of jeans and some lip gloss is reasonable?”

“Josh, I need my stuff.” you groaned. “I’ve worn and washed the same pair of panties so many times the seams are coming apart.”

“You don’t need them, then.” he sniffed, making you roll your eyes. 

“Danny is making a run to the grocery store today, I want go with him.” you pleaded. “I need to go, I’m going stir-crazy cooped up in here.”

“I’m sorry, is my sprawling estate not big enough for you?” Josh feigned insult, making Jake chuckle under his breath as he typed another email. I didn’t realize forty acres was so suffocating.”

“Maybe it’s you,” Jake piped up again, glancing up from his laptop. His lips in a soft, lazy smirk as he gazed at his older brother. “Maybe she just can’t stand to be around you anymore, dear brother.” you dropped your face into your hands, his twin making your case worse. Josh stiffened at his brothers words, his eyes flickering to you and back to Jake.

“Do you feel you need time away from me?” Josh asked, turning and looking at the fireplace. Of course Jake had a roaring, crackling fire, though outside the temperature was near the mid-sixties. The days were hitting highs of near one hundred, and you longed for a beach and a boardwalk hot dog and soda, salt spray from your favorite vacation spot back home misting your face. 

“Josh, I’ve been ripped from my life and my home and thrown into this dark, cold manor.” you sighed, tears pricking your eyes as you fully realized the weight of the words coming out of your mouth.  “I just need a small break, back to the real world.” Josh grit his teeth behind his lips as he studied you, before flicking his eyes over to Jake. They conversed silently as you sniffled, turning away to hide your blotchy face.

“Fine,” Josh relented with a sigh. You turned around in disbelief, looking from the small, smarmy smile on Jake’s lips as he winked at you over to Josh, who was rubbing his temple. “I will speak with Daniel and see if he can take you to your apartment and get your things. Make sure he’s able to protect you in case anything happens.” you couldn’t help it, you felt joy bubbling up inside you and you jumped up and down excitedly.

“Yes!” you turned to Jake. “Thank you, thank you!

“Oh, it’s my pleasure, darlin’.” he chuckled, looking to an aggravated Josh. “But do feel free to leave your panties behind when you come back. That is one thing I agree with him about.” you bit the inside of your cheek as Jake looked you up and down for a moment. 

“Go get ready,” Josh sniffed. You bolted towards the door, pausing briefly to kiss his cheek, placing your lips on the dimple there. You nearly floated to your bedroom, sliding on your shoes and giving Jameson some scratches as he stretched out on your bed. Manor living certainly agreed with him, now that he was used to it. The plush rugs and linens, the spaces to hide. 

“I’m gonna bring back all your toys and catnip Jamesy.” you cooed as he chirped. You ran a brush through your hair and clipped it back with a claw clip before nearly galloping down the stairs, your purse in your hands.

“Ready?” Danny greeted you at the bottom of the stairs, keys in hands. 

“More than ready,” you grinned, nearly throwing yourself towards the garage door. Danny laughed at the pep in your step.

“You’d think I’m taking you to the carnival.” he said through his quiet laughter.

“I can’t help it,” you sighed as you swung the door open and waited for him. “I’m excited. I’m excited to get my things, to be outside of this estate…”

“I bet.” Danny unlocked the black escalade, and you climbed into the passenger seat, buckling in. As he pulled out of the spot and drove down the long garage, you looked over to him.

“If we do come across a carnival though, could we go?” you asked, batting your lashes at him.

“Why, you wanna ride the ferris wheel?”

“No, but mentioning a carnival made me realize how badly I’d like a corndog though.”

Entering your old apartment was strange. It was like visiting a friend’s house you hadn’t seen or talked to in a while. Everything was the same, and yet something was off, different. There was something unsettled, like you were now the thing that didn’t belong. You stepped into your living room, swiping a finger along the coffee table and collecting the thin, fine layer of dust that had settled across everything. It had only been a few weeks, but you looked around at the walls, photos of your friends back home, your family. A shadowbox full of movie ticket stubs surrounded by colorful art prints. Nothing super artistic, just things that caught your eye and made you happy at the time. You glanced around, wondering if you were still the girl that picked out those bright pictures and paintings.

“I can start in here, if you want to take some boxes to your bedroom.” Danny’s voice made you jump, startling you from your thoughts. “We won’t be able to fit everything into the car, but we can get a good chunk out.”

“It’s okay.” you smiled at him, taking the flattened cardboard box he offered. “I’m mainly just looking to grab my clothes and Jameson’s things.” Danny nodded, giving you a soft smile before starting to set up his own box, looking around at your living room. You moved down the hallway, going into your bedroom. Your bed was frozen in the state you and Josh had left it in. Sheets twisted around your comforter, pillows still indented where your heads laid. Old, dark blood spots from where he bit you still staining the pale mauve sheets. Putting the box together, you moved to your closet, taking out clothes and rolling them up, trying to maximize how much you could bring with you. 

As you packed, you became overwhelmed at how quickly your life had changed. Outfits meant for nights out on the town with friends and dates were now useless. The fabric that once held life to you as your favorite club dress, was limp in your hands, something that felt like it was due for a donation box instead of a moving box. You didn’t realize you had started to cry until you felt a warm tear hit the back of your hand. Backing up, your knees hit the edge of your bed and you dropped down on it, letting the tears fall freely. The only thing about you that felt free.

“Hey, are you okay?” you looked up to see Danny in the doorway of your room, looking concerned. “I was cleaning out the fridge, and I heard sniffling, thought it might be the dust.” you looked up at him and in seconds he was sitting next to you, pulling you into his chest. His large hands rubbed your back slowly, soothingly. 

“Let it out,” he whispered softly, chin resting on the top of your head. “Let it all out.” you sobbed into his chest, clutching the dress in your hands and wringing it between your bodies, feeling the rhinestones dig into your palms. Danny’s arms were comforting and strong, and when he tightened them around you, you felt your tears begin to cease.

“I’m sorry,” you mumbled into his chest, putting a hand on his tear-stained tank top as you pulled back. “I just, it just came over me and-“

“You don’t have to apologize,” Danny brushed a stray hair off your tear-stained cheek, giving you a small smile. “I understand, don’t apologize.”

“I’m just looking around at everything and in just under a month, everything is different.” you sniffled, glancing around your bedroom. 

“It’s hard, adjusting to this life.” Danny nodded, his voice quiet. “A lot changes, and the way you were brought into it…It’s okay to miss it.”

“That’s the thing,” you looked up at him. “I don’t know if I miss it, or if I’m realizing that I never want to come back to a normal life.” Danny stared at you for a few moments, taking in your words as he let his hand fall from your face.

“Okay, we need to get you to the grocery store,” he smirked. “The stockholm syndrome is talking.” you snorted a laugh, nodding at how right he was. Danny helped you finish packing your clothes and jewelry, even packed up your bedding for you and tossing the blood stained ones before you followed him to the living room, tossing Jameson’s toys and the rest of his food in one box and a few baubles and trinkets in another, along with the personal photos and documents you scrounged up. You left with four boxes total, leaving the rest of your former life behind. Closing the door on the apartment felt like closing the door on your past, leaving it to continue collecting dust.

The trip to the grocery store on the other side of town was better. Danny followed you around as you grabbed things, tossing them into the cart.

“We cannot get all of these snacks,” Danny laughed as you tossed a box of cheez-its into the cart. 

“Why not?” you turned, quirking an eyebrow. “I know you’ve got the company card.” you gave him a look with a devious smile. 

“And Jake goes over the books with an eagle eye.” Danny countered. 

“I’m sure I can work something out with the boss, okay?” you winked at him, throwing a bag of chips into the cart as well. Danny gave you a tight smile, rolling forward and following you. The drive back was quieter, the rustling of the groceries and the boxes behind you reminding you where you were heading. 

“You’ve been a little quiet.” Danny turned to you once you were both in the kitchen, putting away the groceries. You shrugged, your emotions being all over the place today.

“I just…how long have you been here? When do you get used to it?” you asked, rummaging through a bag for the next thing to put away. Danny was quiet for a few moments, and you peeked over at him as he tossed a can of corn back and forth in his hands.

“I’m just as old as the Kiszka’s. Slightly younger, but around the same age.” Danny informed you, stopping you in your tracks, loaf of bread in hand. He chuckled and put the can of vegetables in the cupboard. “What, you don’t believe me?”

“Well, no.” you shook your head. “We were just outside, why didn’t you burn or smoke?” Danny bit his bottom lip nodding as you babbled. “Do you have some sort of amulet they don’t? A secret potion?”

“No, and no.” Danny leaned against the counter, next to you, picking up an orange and digging his thumbs into it, spraying a small mist of the citrus juice into the air as he peeled its skin. “Sam and I have always been friends. Brothers, even. We grew up together, all of us did, really. When Josh and Jake turned, Sam wanted to turn too, to be like his older brothers. And when he turned….he wanted me to turn with him.” you studied his face as he told the story, seeing in his eyes the sadness of the long life he’s lived.

“But you didn’t want to.” you murmured softly. Danny looked up from the fruit in his hands, nodded gently. 

“I refused. Many times. But Sam is impulsive and can be selfish. After a year or so of letting it be, he visited. Said he had great news. He had found a witch that could grant me eternal life, without me becoming a vampire. I said, ‘Sam, I don’t want that. I’m fine living as long as god lets me.’” Danny laughed, a bitter tone in his voice. “He flew off the handle at that. Started shouting that he couldn’t live without me, couldn’t watch his best friend age, wither and die and that it was too late any way, the curse was already done.” 

“Oh Danny,” you shook your head. He just continued.

“I didn’t believe it, at first. I thought he was just saying it because he was mad, and wanted to scare me into turning. And then a decade went by, and everyone else looked older, and yet I still looked twenty-four. I ran, after that.”

“Ran?” you hopped up onto the counter next to him, taking a slice of the orange he offered you, knowing if Jake saw your bottom on the nice marble he’d flay you alive, but at this moment you didn’t care.

“I couldn’t stand to be around Sam. Jake or Josh either. They let him do this to me.” Danny shook his head. “I took a lot of time to myself. Traveled around the world. I saw when electricity became available to the public. I saw the first movie ever made. I watched the Titanic leave port in Southhampton. But I realized that even with what he’d done to me, none of it mattered without him. Without my brother.” he popped an orange section into his mouth, chewing thoughtfully as he stared down at the tile beneath his feet. “I’ve loved my life since coming back to the family…” a silence hung between the two of you, and you understood the weight of it. He’d loved his life thus far, but he still wouldn’t have chosen it. You let the silence linger, taking another piece of orange from him as he offered, biting down softly on the flesh of the fruit. 

You took the moment to think about your own life. Would you get the chance to decide what your life would be? How long or short? Or would Josh be like his brother, rash and bold in making decisions for their counterpart and cause you to suffer a fate like Danny’s? The thought made your stomach churn, suddenly the sweet citrus turning acrid and sour on your tongue. The idea of youth eternal had always had a glimmer to it when you’d come across it in movies or books, but now after Danny’s story, the lights were faded, you could see the cobwebs and dust collecting on the idea.

“I’m sorry,” you whispered. “That you went through that, that your choice was taken from you.” Danny turned to you and gave you a soft smile, putting a warm, comforting hand on your knee.

“After living a few centuries, you get on by realizing the past is the past.” he supplied, giving your knee a soft squeeze. He ended the conversation there, moving to discard the orange rind and finish stocking the shelves. 

You flopped back onto your bed, freshly washed linens from home, finally a color other than maroon or black or gray. The dusty mauve color of your comforter feeling soft under your skin. You giggled a bit, at just how out of place it was amongst the dark walls and art. You had mostly unpacked your things, finally happy to have more clothes to wear around the house than the few Josh had packed your suitcase with that night.

“This is…different.” you turned your head, seeing Josh standing in the doorway. He was looking around the room at all the things you’d brought back with you, a slight look of distaste on his face.

“This entire house cannot just be filled with macabre and gloom.” you sassed back. “Not everyone here is a moody depressed vampire.”

“I see that.” Josh walked into your room, running a hand across your comforter before sitting down. “Do you feel more at home, now?” you turned your head back to the ceiling, shrugging. 

“It’s getting there.” you sighed. “Danny helped me a lot today…it was nice to get out for a while.” you felt Josh stiffen for a moment.

“I’m sorry, love,” Josh said quietly. “That this has happened. That you got caught up in this mess.” you turned back to him, watching him fidget and pick at your comforter. Apologizing was something he didn’t seem to do often, the words sounding clunky in the air. 

“Well, it serves me right, spending my nights in a seedy nightclub trying to seduce the mysterious man in the VIP room.” you joked half-heartedly. “Should’ve been at home in bed, knitting.”

“You knit?” Josh smirked. Shaking your head, you answered.

“I’m sure I could make a pretty decent tangle, if I tried it.” you smirked back, hearing him chuckle. 

“May I ask a question?” Josh’s hand had moved to the top of your head, slowly stroking your hair. 

“Go for it.”

“Do you need space from me?” he asked gently. You gazed up at his brown eyes, watching him study your reaction to his question. 

“Sometimes.” you answered, choosing the honest one. “Sometimes it’s because I feel so crowded by you and others because I’m so frustrated. You have these tender moments and then you treat me like I’m nothing more than a blood bag.” Josh pursed his lips as you explained your feelings to him. “It’s hard on top of everything else going on, I don’t know where I stand with you from one night to the next, and not only that, your brothers are relentless in their teasing. I’m yours, but you have yet to say that you’re mine.” 

“You and I have…a bond.”

“So you say.” you sat up, pulling yourself from his touch on your head. “I’d like some space right now, please.”

“But-“

“Please, Josh.” you didn’t look at him. “I’d like to be left alone.” after a few moments, you heard the shifting of bed, a few steps, and the click of your door shutting softly. You sank your face into your palms, pressing the heels of your hands into your eyes. Your brain took you back to your conversation in the kitchen with Danny, and you groaned. Maybe eternal life, especially spent with someone as hot and cold as Josh was, and his brothers, was your destiny. But as the idea of centuries of bickering and sex and arguments flooded your brain, you wondered again would it be worth it.

Taglist:

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[grundos-cafe]

Customizations.

[ image description: a smiling blue Jelly Aisha from Neopets wearing a mechanical Cone of Shame, mechanical suit, and glowing blue contacts. In front of him is a hologram projector displaying a green arc-shaped grid with symbols representing an alien, a space station, a spaceship and a planet. In the background is a spaceship hangar bay filled with snow with a transparent ceiling showing the stars and planets. Clouds in the shapes of Neopets fly by. ]

[ image description: a smiling yellow and blue Plushie Aisha from Neopets sits in a wheelbarrow full of autumn leaves and pumpkins. She is wearing a blonde wavy wig with nuts and sprigs of seeds on it. There are leaves on her face and tail. In the background is a street with Tudor-style houses showing autumn foliage. One of the houses has a sign shaped like a pie hanging from it, while a broom with a pile of leaves is leaning against another. ]

[ image description: a pale blue-grey Halloween Gelert from Neopets is holding a purple teapot in his fanged mouth. He has white hair that covers his eyes. He is wearing a black cape, white shirt, and gold embroidered vest. In the background is a dark castle with cone-topped towers. Lightning crackles across a dark sky with a red full moon. There is black mist in front of the castle and bats flying in front of the moon. The gelert is inside a circle of candles and candelabras float in front of him. His front paws glow with blue fire. ]

[ image description: A grey Elderlygirl Orgrin from Neopets dressed in a pink turban, purple earrings, purple horn-rim glasses, and white dress with a purple polka-dotted skirt. In the background is a grassy area with trees and a black, spiky castle. In the foreground are camping supplies including a picnic blanket, a lantern, a grill with hotdogs, soda cans, cooler, and tongs. A bee-like creature perches on a nearby branch. ]

[ image description: A purple 8-bit Scorchio from Neopets under a trellis of purple wisteria flowers. There are purple bubbles floating in the air and potted flowers and neggs in the foreground. ]

[ image description: A green Faerie Eyrie from Neopets dressed in a braided brown wig, denim jacket, ripped blue jeans, and plaid shirt tied around her waist. There is green makeup on her face. On her right is a plushie of AAA the Blumaroo. In the background is a cafe with hanging plants, brick walls, large window, and a lighted green tent with clothes hung over it. There are books and pillows in the tent. ]

[cocajimmycola]

moonfaytum , rootbaytum , peachfaytum cotcanfaytum , redpopfaytum grapefaytum , cremefaytum , orangefaytum

objectum terms for when one is attracted to specific flavours of faygo

( moon mist , root beer , peach , cotton candy , red pop , grape , vanilla creme soda , orange )

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[bonfire-at-the-crossroads]

The StoneyWoods Festival was the brainchild of Ciaran and other folk in Kiltyclogher who have suffered the loss of a loved one. It began a few years ago after several of our beloved friends and family passed away - LONG before their time.

Ciaran and Caroline’s 17 year old son went out for a jog and died along the road.

Alison and Fergus 4 year old son died of the flu.

Orla the village librarian hung herself, and was discovered by her husband.

The man who organized and ran the youth boxing club got some sort of kidney infection - and was dead in week or two. He was in his early 40’s and fit as a fiddle.

The festival was organized to celebrate their lives - and ALL lives. No matter how painful or mundane our time on earth may seem, it is WORTH THE LIVING.

Music, games and competitions for the village children - a big old barbecue for everybody in town to come out and munch a burger or two, and chat with our neighbors. It has run for several years now - and is something the village can look forward to when the days get brighter and the weather finally gets warmer…

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Ciaran came out to the studio the other afternoon to pick up the clock I repaired.

In a remarkable day of clear sunshine - we sat together drinking mugs of tea and munching fresh soda bread - with the sunlight on our backs and the clock ticking away on the wall….

Peace and quiet sometimes produces good talk. Talk that might not easily happen outside of the limnal space of the studio.

We talked about the recent deaths of two men in the village.

“He went out to the barn and put a bag over his head. He hung himself. His wife found him.”

“He had an old shotgun. He went out to the field. His wife found him.”

Two men with wives and children - in their 30’s and early 40’s - committed suicide within one week of one another. This, in a village of less than 200 souls. This in a silent, seemingly peaceful place of gentle days and quiet nights. Blurred rain and hanging mist - blazing stars and the sharp slice of new moon.

Death dealt from their own hands…

Ciaran is rattled to his core. Something has broken

Words are blunt tools. We sit quietly side by side. The clock ticks behind us.

“Both of these men were integral to the making of the StoneyWoods Festival. I talked to “——“ that morning about organizing the fishing competition. We have €300 to provide materials and he wants to keep using the old bamboo rods anyway….14 hours later? He is dead.”

We spoke of cancer. “They tell me they got ALMOST all of it….” And we sit in silence.

A woman we both admire has gotten a terrible reoccurrence -“ and she’s not doing well.” he tells me.

“I don’t know what to do about the Festival.” He turns to look at me.

“At this point it will just be me marching up and down the street holding up your poster. There is nobody else left.”

The Festival which was built to promote life and punch back against suicide - may not take place this year.

Because the people who work and make all the plans

Killed themselves.

[espios-world]

🔥cola 👹 black 💔 cherry 👿 root 🗣️ beer 🫐 red 🍒 pop 💩 cream 🍆 soda 💯 grape 😜 rock 🪨 and 🇵🇱 rye 🙄 Dr. 🤑 Faygo 🥰 candy 🍭 apple 🪱 60/40 🗣️ pineapple orange 😈 yEP thTs mY favOURITE fayGO! 🫶 chocolate 🫕 ice 🍨 crem 😡 pie 🥧

whoo 🫶

👹 ginger 😈 ale 🗣️ cotton 🗣️ candy 💯 my 😡 faygo 😜

🤑That 💀precious 💔sauce 🇵🇱 👹Juggalo💯 Juice🤑

🤡Crack 😍that 🪱fat 🍭boy 😋let🥺 it🫕 go🪨 loose🤓

🇵🇱Drink😍it👿, spray🫐 it,🍒 whatever 🔥your 👿use😳

🫐Do😙 it up☹️ like🤯 Joey, 🌜and 🤢Big 😎Joe 🤠Bruce🤧

💦Wet💤 it 🎊up,🙈 kid👺 (I’m👿 about 💥to)🎃

✨Moon☹️ Mist 🫐Blue 🤓here’s🥺 what 🍒you 🔥do😍

👺Throw 😙it 🤯up 😍in 🪨the🫕 sky 🌜to💩 soothe✨ that💢 itch💨

💥Slap 🔥it ✨up 🙊silly 💢and❤️‍🔥 boot💋 that 👥bitch💞

🙊Just❤️‍🔥 let 😍it😙 fly 👺JUGGALO 👺JUICE 👺(Yep🔥, yep💯)

💩Into💨 the🪨 sky👥 (Yep)💥

😳My😍 Faygo 💅🏻HEEY!!🌷

💫Don't 🌈wonder 🍠why🚕 (Whooooaoh!)🚓

💅🏻JUGGALO🌜 JUICE😍 (Yep,✨ yep)💨

🪨Until 💞you💋 try 💯(Yep)💅🏻

🌷My 🌈Faygo 🍠HEEY!💋

💯Two 😛in 😋each 😐hand😡

💅🏻Flake 🤭out 😤and ☹️shake🤐

🤯My 😖nutbag🥶 taste🥸 like👹 Faygo 👺Grape🙀

💌Explode 💋in💅🏻 your 💯bedroom🤭

🥶Faygo 😋lake 😖Marinate😐 your 🪨steak 💞and 🚓bake💨

💅🏻Faygo 😤cake👺

💅🏻It's😡 cheap 😐as 😖hell😋

💯And 🤑fuck😍 I'm 🤪broke🥳

😘Fuck 😅three 🤩bucks 🤑for 💯a🚓 cup😖 of 💅🏻Coke🤭 Shit🙀

🤭I😍 stay 😘sticky👺

💯Fuck😝 the 😇soap 😐Orange😶 Pop🤭 all 🤬on🤗 my 😠dick🥺 please 😤though🙁

🤬I 😠mix 🌚it 🌞fix😵‍💫 it 🤒fuck 🤡I 🥸kicks 🤓it👿

🎃Off 🤑them🤠 titties 🤡I 👺gotsta 💥licks 🙀it🫂

💋Take 🧠out 👣the 🗣️fixtures,🫁 chandeliers👁️

👄Fuck✋ a🤝 venue🦾 to💅🏻 nice🤷 to 🙍handle 🧘this🧑‍🦼

🛌Rock 💆and 🧏🏻Rye 🧖bounce🏋️ from🦸 above🦹

🧑‍🎄Knock 🥷you🤑 out🤓 and👄 fuck🤝 up 🫂your 🤒duds🥸

💅🏻Explode✋ and 🤝unload 👄all💋 over🤑 the 😍place👄

🤓You 😍don't 🤑like💅🏻 Red 🎃Pop🤡

👺FUCK 💥YOUR 🤡FACE!!🙀

🙊Just❤️‍🔥 let 😍it😙 fly 👺JUGGALO 👺JUICE 👺(Yep🔥, yep💯)

💩Into💨 the🪨 sky👥 (Yep)💥

😳My😍 Faygo 💅🏻HEEY!!🌷

💫Don't 🌈wonder 🍠why🚕 (Whooooaoh!)🚓

💅🏻JUGGALO🌜 JUICE😍 (Yep,✨ yep)💨

🪨Until 💞you💋 try 💯(Yep)💅🏻

🌷My 🌈Faygo 🍠HEEY!💋

🙀Too 🤡much💥 juice 👺shorts🤓 out 😍the💅🏻 power🫂

😘Dance 😅in😗 the😛 dark 🤪of🥳 the😛 Faygo 🥲shower🙃

😇Sugar 😝rain 🤪insane 🥳Flavors,💅🏻 colors😘

😍We'll 🤡kick👺 yo💥 ass🤝

🙃But 💥we 😍love each 🫂others🤓

😅Through🤡 the 😋floor, 🤪into🥳 the 🤣basement😭

😍But 🥰it 😋ain't 😶wasted,😱 🤬more 😤we😏 taste 😔it😐

🤭Seeps 😔on 😛through😑 to😜 the 😮pits😢 of 😲Hell😵

🙁And 😖puts 💅🏻out🤝 the 🫂flames 😝where😍 the😏 devil🤡 dwells😋

😋Faygo😱 storms, 😶rain💅🏻 an😇 thunder😅

😋No😁 need😍 to 😋wonder😐

🤔It's🥱 too 🤗much😱 fun 😠to😠 just 😮‍💨unwind😒

🤔Put 💅🏻yourself 🤡under 😮the😝 trance😵

😏Pour 😔some 🥱down 😱your 🤗pants😡

😏Hump 🌛it, 🤤hit 🌚it,😵‍💫 get😫 wit🌜 it😩

😍 Bust 😔a😵 nut 😝and 😋be🤡 geeked😮 ya 🌛did 🌛it🤤

🤤Precious 😠Peach, 😋and😅 Bubblegum 😋Pop😲

🙁No 😮‍💨need😘 for 😍a 🤗mop😱 cause 🤫we 🤭don't 🤨stop!🤠

🙊Just❤️‍🔥 let 😍it😙 fly 👺JUGGALO 👺JUICE 👺(Yep🔥, yep💯)

💩Into💨 the🪨 sky👥 (Yep)💥

😳My😍 Faygo 💅🏻HEEY!!🌷

💫Don't 🌈wonder 🍠why🚕 (Whooooaoh!)🚓

💅🏻JUGGALO🌜 JUICE😍 (Yep,✨ yep)💨

🪨Until 💞you💋 try 💯(Yep)💅🏻

🌷My 🌈Faygo 🍠HEEY!💋

🤤Orange😏 Chug 🌛(Whooooaoh!)😮

😵‍💫City 😫Soda (Yep,🤡 Yep)🌜

😮‍💨Moon 🤭Mist🌚 (Yep)😲

🤤Mango 😩Tango 😅(My😭 Faygo 😍HEEY!)😅

😆Key 🤩Lime 😜Pie🤪 (Whooooaoh!)🥳

😒Red😠 Cherry ☹️(Yep, 😫Yep)😵‍💫

😖Original 🤤Black 😫Raspberry😵‍💫 (Yep, 🌜My 🥴Faygo 😓HEEY!😩)

😫Jive 🤤Turkey😣 Tonic😫

i spent too long on this.

@syds-shitposting-arena