#mouseland

[mouseshouses]

Christmas reflection

[dukewilliam]

I'm so happy rat detector detects so many mice now 😭🥺💖 thank you!

[kingsdoodles]

I had thoughts of Dungeon meshi group at mouseland. Mostly Laios eating a churro and corn dog at the same time. As well as marcille dropping her ice cream right after buying it.

[joanquill]

Amusement Park Date

You and William have been friends for years, knowing him before he took on the name William James Moriarty. But despite knowing each other for so long, there are just some things you can't confess to each other... and everyone is sick of it.

William James Moriarty

Tag/s: Modern!AU, Long (2.5k+ words)

Song: "Say Don't Go" by Taylor Swift

"Why'd you have to lead me on? Why'd you have to twist the knife? Walk away and leave me bleedin', bleedin'?!" you and Bonde sang at the top of your lungs, passing the time as you waited for the stoplight to turn green.

"Why'd you whisper in the dark just to leave me in the night? Now your silence has me screamin', screamin'!" you continued singing as you grabbed some fries from the paper bag beside you, humming along to the music as you ate.

"Ah...!" Bonde called out, leaning to you as he kept his hands on the wheel and his eyes on the road, letting you put some fries into his mouth.

"Ugh, will you two keep it down...?" Sebastian muttered as he removed the wet towel on his forehead, his face practically turning into a blueberry.

"You were the one who thought a drinking competition with Albert before the road trip was a good idea," you retorted, making Bonde chuckle as he grabbed his drink.

Sebastian groaned as he went back to sleep, making Paterson sigh beside him and continue reading police reports.

"Did we truly have to go through the drive-through, though? We might get caught up in traffic,"

"We wouldn't have to if Louis didn't pack the snacks so far in the back,"

"If I didn't, it would be all gone when we reach the hotel,"

As the men continued to bicker, you felt someone tap your shoulder.

"Yeah, Fred?" you responded, looking at him through the rearview mirror.

"Can I have some, too?" he politely asked, making you smile.

"Of course!"

During the car ride, you and Bonde continued your karaoke session as your eyes wandered from the windows to the rearview mirror, seeing William at the back reading a book.

Suddenly, William looked up, making your eyes meet as he smiled at you.

You quickly looked away and focused on the window, admiring the view and trying to cool your head.

You saw Bonde glance at you as a smile crept to his face.

You felt your face heat up as you punched his arm, making him laugh.

"And... we're here!" Bonde excitedly stated as he parked the car, making the both of you quickly remove your seatbelts and jump out of the van.

"YEAH, MOUSELAND!" you cheered and were suddenly grabbed by Sebastian.

"Oi, we still have to check in the hotel!" Sebastian reminded you as he grabbed Bonde before you two could run away.

You clicked your tongue as you thought of a way to get out.

"What if James and I get the tickets while you're unloading? That way, we wouldn't waste too much time waiting in line?"

"Paterson and Moneypenny are in charge of the tickets," Louis answered as he gave you your bags, seeing them already leaving the parking lot.

"Aww, man..." you muttered in disappointment.

Before you could put on your backpack straps, William took the bags from you, smiling at you when he saw your confused expression.

"Shall we check in?" he reminded, snapping you out of your thoughts.

"R-Right... Thank you," you smiled, following beside him.

'That surprised me...'  you thought, ignoring the delusional thoughts in your head.

As you and William walked to the hotel, everyone else watched you both from the corner of their eyes.

"It seems Little Will is making his move," Jack smirked, making Sebastian scoff.

"Then shouldn't it just be him and (Y/N) on this road trip? Since that was the plan all along?"

"Don't act like you're not having fun playing matchmaker for Will and (N/N)," Bonde teased as he took the last bag, closing the trunk.

"Besides, weren't you the one who suggested joining them, colonel?" Albert mused as everyone walked towards the hotel.

"That's because the last time we left those two on a date, that great detective crashed it," 

"We're finally here!" you shouted in glee as Bonde cheered beside you when you reached inside the amusement park while the others calmly walked towards you both.

"Oh, look!" you grabbed Bonde by the arm and pointed at a roller coaster. 

It had a couple of loop-de-loops and was clearly one of the biggest rides in the theme park.

"Looks like there's not a lot of people yet, too," Bonde grinned, agreeing to your unspoken suggestion.

"That's because the park just opened," Sebastian yawned as he walked towards you both.

"Are you sure you want to ride that first? Weren't you just eating on the way here?" he reminded, making you pout.

"I guess that's true..." you muttered, not wanting to spill your guts from the first ride.

How about we walk around first and see the gift shop? Bonde suggested, making you smile.

"Yeah! We can get matching headbands, too!"

"(N/N)! Will!" Bonde called out, making you turn around and see his phone facing you.

"Say cheese!" he smiled as you followed, pulling out a peace sign and leaning to William until you heard the camera click.

"Aww, you two look like a cute couple!" Bonde grinned as he showed the photo.

You and William were standing side by side with matching headbands and poses.

You blushed at his comment as you tried to take his phone away from him, but he quickly dodged your hand.

"Wait, my smile looked awkward!" you defended, but Bonde just shook his head and stuck out his tongue at you.

"I think you look lovely," William reassured, making your face flush as you turned away from him.

"Oi, lovebirds!" Sebastian called out, "People are starting to show up! Do you still want to go on that roller coaster?"

"Oh, yeah!" you replied as you hurried to him, "Let's go," you muttered as you started walking out of the shop, but Sebastian pulled you back.

"Let's pay your headband first before we get accused of shoplifting,"

"Are you sure you want to go in the front?" Moneypenny asked in worry, looking at how high the roller coaster would get.

"Mhm! I'll be fine!" you reassured, making her take a deep breath as she took the seat a few rows behind you.

All the others started taking the seats behind you, leaving William to sit beside you.

"Excuse me," he politely said as he sat down next to you, the safety restraints going down on your shoulders simultaneously.

"Have fun!" Jack smiled as he waved at your group from the outside, guarding your things as he watched the ride begin.

"Are you feeling alright?" William asked, sensing your nervousness.

"Yeah! I'm okay," you reassured as the ride started moving forward.

"Just dandy..." you muttered, feeling your hands sweat as you tried to focus on anything except William.

"What about you? You and your brothers never went to Mouseland, right?" you questioned, making him nervously smile.

"Yes... It's our first time visiting an amusement park," he confessed, surprising you.

"Really? Ah... Then we probably should have started something more easygoing..." you added, your cart slowly approaching the pinnacle of the rails.

"And why is that?" William questioned as the ride stopped at the very top.

"Because this ride also goes backward," you answered as you all shot backward, hearing screams from your friends.

"Pfft-"

"Shut it!" Sebastian grumbled as he hit the top of your head, making you squat down as you held the ride photo in your hands while Jack was laughing boisterously beside you.

"S-Sorry..." you giggled, covering your mouth as you held your stomach.

"I-It's just that... It looks like a Renaissance painting-...!" you snorted as you turned away, not wanting to anger Sebastian more as he sat back down on the bench, Fred lying on his lap looking half-dead.

Moneypenny and Paterson were on the other bench, faces a little pale as Bonde looked after them.

Louis held onto Albert's shoulder as they and William stood beside Jack as Herder admired the roller coaster's structure.

"Hoo..." you breathed, calming down as you looked at the photo again.

You were enjoying the ride with your hands up while William did the same, but his expression was calm and barely changed.

Albert was lightly laughing while Louis had his eyes completely closed.

Bonde was laughing behind him, and Moneypenny clung to him as much as she could.

Sebastian was freaking out while Fred had his head down.

And at the back, Herder enjoyed the ride more than you while Paterson clung to the safety restraints.

"I will treasure this for my entire life," you smiled as you hugged the photo, irking Sebastian as Jack started laughing again.

After the roller coaster ride, the group decided to stroll around to calm down, letting you meet some characters, take photos, ride the mellower rides, and stop by some restaurants to eat.

"Whatcha looking at?" Bonde asked as he looked at William's phone, seeing several photos of you posing in front of an attraction, with food, or with a character.

William quickly hid his phone as Bonde gave him a knowing look.

"You know we're here too, you know?"

"(Y/N) has been the one taking our photos. It would be quite unfortunate to see them not in them," William reasoned as he looked away.

"Right... Whatever you say," Bonde shrugged as he finished his churro, seeing you walk up to their table with the food.

"Shall we go to the Ferris wheel next?" you suggested, pointing at the ride as everyone looked at each other.

"I kind of wanted to eat more of those churros,"

"I wanted to see the castle ride,"

"I was hoping we could go to that restaurant we passed by,"

They all started suggesting, catching you by surprise while William glared at them, seeing through their plan.

"Then how about we separate into smaller groups and then meet up before the parade starts?" you suggested as the others agreed.

"All right, how should we-"

"-Then, it's me, Moneypenny, and Paterson who's going to the castle ride," Bonde suggested as he pointed at the names, "Sebastian, Fred, and Herder are going to get more churros, and Albert, Louis, and Master Jack are going to the restaurant," Bonde ended, making you blink in confusion.

"But I thought you and Fred want-"

"-Yeah, but I kind of wanted to see that castle ride we saw on the way," Bonde reasoned as he elbowed Fred.

"A-And I wanted to try the churros again..." he added, looking away from you as he fidgeted with his fingers.

"Okay then," you shrugged, making the group internally sigh in relief, "How about we meet at the carousel before 9:30?"

"Sounds like a plan!"

"Very well,"

"See ya, (N/N)!" they all went their ways as Herder happily waved goodbye at you and William.

"Have fun on your da-" Herder shouted as Sebastian quickly pulled him down, and Fred covered his mouth as you were left alone.

"I guess it's just us two," William sighed, making you tense up.

"O-Oh, right...!" you nervously laughed, realizing what Bonde set you up to.

"Shall we?" William asked as he motioned to the Ferris wheel ride, making you smile.

"Let's!"

"Woah... You can practically see the whole park from here!" you smiled as you watched the scenery, seeing the sunset in the distance.

"Ah! You can even see Seb and the others," you chuckled as you waved at them, making William smile.

"Oh! Hold on..." you rummaged through your bag and took out your phone, taking a picture of the scenery.

"Will, should we take a photo together?" you asked in excitement, catching him by surprise.

"I-I mean!" you quickly added, realizing what you just did, "You don't have to if you don't-"

"-Sure," he agrees, taking the seat next to you and taking out his phone.

"Sorry, may I move closer?" he asked, seeing how far you two were in the camera.

"Y-Yes..." you replied, keeping your hands close to you as you looked at the camera.

"You can relax," William lightly laughed, making you blush and scoff.

"Well, excuse me..." you retorted, leaning closer to him and fixing your hair.

"Ready?" he asked as his screen showed you both with the sunset in the background.

"Ready!" you replied as William took the photos and leaned toward you.

You felt your heart beating out of your chest as you tried to calm down, hoping William wouldn't notice.

"There," William finished as you both looked through the photos.

"Oh, can you send those photos to me?" you smiled as you took out your phone.

"I wanna make Sherlock jealous-" you stopped as you opened your camera roll filled with pictures focused on William.

"Pfft," William hid his mouth as he turned away, making you flush.

"D-Don't get the wrong idea!" you denied, punching his arm and shoulder.

"I have photos of everyone since you guys barely take any!" you reasoned, making William laugh as he caught your hands.

"Is that really the reason?" he cheekily asked, making your cheeks hotter.

"Y-Yeah... It is," you denied, sitting down as William kept his hold of your hand.

"Then how come I make up the majority of it?" he questioned, feeling steam come out of your ears.

"Because you're my best friend?" you answered, unsure if it was enough to convince him.

"Hmm... Is that all I am?" he asked, pulling you closer to him as you kept looking away.

"Yeah... You are-" you tried pulling your hand away from him, but you were met by his gaze and brazen smile inches away from you.

"Then why won't you look me in the eye when you answer?" he asked, his voice soft at how close you two were.

You tightened your jaw as you looked away, unsure how to answer.

"...You're smart. Don't you have the answer already?"

"I might have, but I want to hear you say it," he urged, his other hand holding your chin as he made you turn to him.

"Won't you tell me?" he added, making you glare as you looked away.

"...You are an absolute prick, sometimes. You know?"

You hid your face in your jacket as William continuously smiled beside you, holding your hand as you walked towards the carousel.

"...Not a word to the others," you muttered, making him chuckle.

"I believe your cute blushing face tells it all," he retorted, making you glare at him as you reached the carousel.

"It seems we're the first ones here," William muttered as he glanced around.

"Shall we ride the carousel as we wait?" he suggested, making you come out of hiding.

"...Can we?" you asked, making him smile.

"It will be quite a while before the others come back. We might as well enjoy the rest of our date," William winked as he led you to the entrance, making you blush and hide behind him.

"Since did you become this cheeky?" you grumbled, making him chuckle as you walked up the carousel.

"Since you finally agreed to become mine," he answered, lifting your hand and kissing your knuckles.

You quickly pulled your hand away and rushed to one of the horses, a laughing William following closely behind you.

[electriccenturies]

all of you should watch this little video by a woman who makes little mouse guys :') they are so sweet and full of life and personality

like agh ack of course in mouseland the picture books are about little mouse children 😭 look at that teeny baby 😭 they have a beddified-nest like real mice 😭

[candy616]

Are you the real princess of candy and mouse?

My name is Candy, I'm the Princess of Candy Land. I have an older brother, Karl, he is the Prince of Sweet and Sour Candies (that's an official title).

I also have a husband, his name is Duke William (Duke is a title). He is a giant Demonic Mouse and the Duke of the Majestic Mouseland Dukedom.

So, as you can see, I am indeed the Candy Mouse Princess, the princess of Candies and Mice.

Complex political stuff, I know, I know.

Btw,

My brother can turn you into any kind of candy.

My husband can turn you into a mouse.

And I can borrow your voice and face.

🐭🍬🍭💖

Be nice to all rodents, please. Especially mice and rats 💖 Rats are our friends 🐁🐀🐭💖

[nymvaline]

Is this what the boat is in Angelina, Star of the Show (from the Angelina Ballerina series)?

I always assumed it was the convenience of fiction, there just happened to be a canal from Angelina's home to the location of the festival, but since Mouseland is kind of like 1920s England, this would make a lot of sense.

Hey bestie whats a narrow boat? I saw you tag that on something you reblogged and I'm pretty curious now!

- Terry Darlington, Narrow Dog to Carcassone

A narrowboat (all one word) is a craft restricted to the British Isles, which are connected all over by a nerve-map of human-made canals. To go up and down hills, the canals are spangled with locks (chambers in which boats can be raised or lowered by filling or emptying them with water.) As Terry says above, the width of the locks was somewhat randomly determined, and as a result, the British Isles have a narrow design of lock - and a narrowboat to fit through them. A classic design was seventy feet long and six feet wide. Starting in the 18th century, and competing directly with trains, canal ���barges” were an active means of transport and shipping. They were initially pulled along the towpaths by horses, and you can still see some today!

Later, engines were developed.

Even after the trains won the arms race, it was a fairly viable freight service right up until WW2. It’s slow travel, but uses few resources and requires little human power, with a fairly small crew (of women, in WW2) being capable of shifting two fully laden boats without consuming much fossil fuel.

In those times the barges were designed with small, cramped cabins in which the boaters and their families could live.

During its heyday the narrowboat community developed a style of folk art called “roses and castles” with clear links to fairground art as well as Romani caravan decor. They are historically decorated with different kinds of brass ornaments, and inside the cabins could also be distinctively painted and decorated.

Today, many narrowboats are distinctively decorated and colorful - even if not directly traditional with “roses and castles” they’ll still be bright and offbeat. A quirky name is necessary. All narrowboats, being boats, are female.

After a postwar decline, interest in the waterways was sparked by a leisure movement and collapsing canals were repaired. Today, the towpaths are a convenient walking/biking trail for people, as they connect up a lot of the mainland of the UK, hitting towns and cities. Although the restored canals are concrete-bottomed, they’re attractive to wildlife. Narrowboats from the 1970s onward started being designed for pleasure and long-term living. People enjoy vacationing by hiring a boat and visiting towns for a cuter, comfier, slower version of a campervan life. And a liveaboard community sprang up - people who live full-time on boats. Up until the very restrictive and nasty laws recently passed in the UK to make it harder for travelling peoples (these were aimed nastily at vanlivers and the Romani, and successfully hit everyone) this was one of the few legal ways remaining to be a total nomad in the UK.

Liveaboards can moor up anywhere along the canal for 28 days, but have to keep moving every 28 days. (Although sorting out the toilet and loading up with fresh water means that a lot of people move more frequently than that.) you can also live full-time in a marina if they allow it, or purchase your own mooring. In London, where canal boats are one of the few remaining cheapish ways to live, boats with moorings fetch the same prices as houses. It can be very very hard for families to balance school, parking, work, and all the difficulties of living off-grid- but many make it work. It remains a diverse community and is even growing, due to housing pressures in the UK. Boats can be very comfortable, even when only six feet wide. When faced with spending thousands of pounds on rent OR mooring up on a nice canal, you can see why it seems a romantic proposition for young people, and UK television channels always have slice-of-life documentaries about young folks fixing up their very own quirky solar-powered narrowboat. I don’t hate; I did it myself.

If you’re lucky, you might even meet some of the cool folks who run businesses from their narrowboats: canal-side walkers enjoy bookshops, vegan bakeries, ice-cream boats, restaurants, artists and crafters. There are Floating Markets and narrowboat festivals. It’s generally recognised that boaters contribute quite a lot to the canal - yet there are many tensions between different kinds of boaters (liveaboards vs leisure boaters vs tourists) as well as tensions with local settled people, towpath users like cyclists, and fishermen. I could go on and on explaining this rich culture and dramas, but I won’t.

Phillip Pullman’s Gyptians are a commonly cited example of liveaboards - although they were based on the narrowboat liveaboards that Pullman knew in Oxford, their boats are actually Dutch barges. Dutch barges make good homes but are too wide to access most of the midlands and northern canals, and are usually restricted to the south of the UK. So they’re accurate for Bristol/London/Oxford, and barges are definitely comfier to film on. (Being six feet wide is definitely super awkward for a boat.) but in general Dutch barges are less common, more expensive and can’t navigate the whole system.

However, apart from them, there are few examples of narrowboat depictions that escaped containment. So it’s quite interesting that there is an entire indigenous special class of boat, distinctive and highly specialised and very cute, with an associated culture and heritage and folk art type, known to all and widely celebrated, and ABSOLUTELY UNKNOWN outside of the UK - a nation largely known around the world for inflicting its culture on others. They’re a strange, sweet little secret - and nobody who has ever loved one can resist pointing them out for the rest of their lives, or talking about them when asked to. Thank you for asking me to.

[crustacean-menace]

To my friend who started reblogging mouseland posts.

Thank you, i needed that today.

[mouseshouses]

This year everyone is getting a tail sock

[theleftycanadianradical]

Here’s a header for your tumblr if you support the NDP!

[dukewilliam]

All mice are welcome in Majestic Mouseland Dukedom, the land for rodents without fear.

All the hungry eyes ~

[electriccenturies]

i'd be soooo good at being a little mouse in mouseland, if anyone was wondering. i'd fit right in.

[the-quotable-alberta-hansard]

October 31, 2017

Mrs. Pitt: Earlier this month the Member for Edmonton-Decore proudly tweeted several disturbing pictures. What was so disturbing? He was reading a book called Mouseland to children in our classrooms. What exactly is Mouseland? Well, it’s NDP hero Tommy Douglas’s famous socialist story. Can the minister tell us if he thinks Mouseland is an appropriate book for our young children?

[donutdraws]

nobamaki mouseland dates and shopping 💘💘💘💘

[reignsxs]

and you think telling me that will have me going 'oh no, i'm so sorry let me open the other five right now!' because i don't think that's gonna happen, shorty. you and your mouseland.

@reignsxs don’t be a party pooper, you’re stuck here now. Welcome. 👏👏

[indigoelfinspirit]

Hadrian’s Perfect Fit

Hadrian is ready to look for love again after having his heart broken on Ada's Bachelorette. The 33 year old stylist admits that the Bachelorette was not his finest moment, and has come to accept that he wasn’t being true to himself. Our newest bachelor is bringing a twist to the traditional challenge - Hadrian is bi with a preference for masc partners. So there may be fewer glamorous dresses this season, but Hadrian assures us there will be plenty of romance. The Bachelor and contestants will spend quite a bit of time traveling to exotic locales as Hadrian is looking for someone to go on adventures with.

The show is currently searching for contestants, and will be accepting applications until June 22nd. 

More information below the cut & link to Hadrian’s full biography

Hadrian Cerestes

Age 33

Bi (leans pan but generally prefers masc or nonbinary partners)

Hometown: Henford on Bagley 

Current Residence: Hadrian splits his time between Del Sol Valley and San Myshuno

Career: Celebrity Stylist

Interests: Fashion, travel, spending time with his niece and nephew, good food, and spa days

Fun Facts: He’s retained his posh Britsim accent. Spends the first weekend of every winter break at Mouseland with his niblings for Winterfest, and has a secret collection of Mouse wear explicitly for those trips.

Hadrian’s Full Biography can be found here

If you want to see what happened in Ada’s BC go here

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Submission Guidelines

YA preferred (for the purpose of this BC that means under 40), Adult submissions will be considered and entered at Hadrian’s discretion

Gay/Bi/Pan/Queer men, nonbinary individuals, and trans masc sims accepted. 

Please fill free to give them careers and skills (and cheat them a reasonable amount - don’t max everything). No romantic or unfairly traits please.

Your sim will need an entry introduction and a backstory/profile that gives me more information to go off of. Please feel free to dm me more information if you want there to be surprises or if you just think of something. Sims eliminated from other bcs will be allowed as long as their bio addresses what happened.

This BC is a bit of storytelling and gameplay so decisions will not be made purely from results. Eliminated sims may be used as side characters in potential post bc story (but if you want them back feel free to let me know). Also please let me know on the form if your sim is okay with getting pregnant or getting others pregnant (or neither or both) since mpreg is an option in my saves. I will do my best to properly interpret your sim’s personality, but this is going to be my best guess based on what you give me.

Please provide at least 1 outfit for each category preferably 2-3 for everyday and formal

Maxis Match CC allowed within limits (hair below 7mbs, skin details, tattoos welcome) CC can if be used for the first everyday outfit, but not the rest unless it is repeated (ex. Cc glasses or jewelry from the first outfit can be added to the other outfits since it’s not adding additional files). I have default replacement eyes and about a half dozen Sorbet Remix, Academia, and Jewl eyes so I will be using ones I already have, but I will try to get close if you specify a color. No Alpha cc, sliders, or custom traits (they will show up blank and I will fill them in based on their story).

No occults, vanilla sims preferred.

Pack info: All current EPs and GPS, no kits, and some SPs (Tiny, backyard, kitchen, tots, kids, movie, knitting, Moschino, laundry, and spooky)

All submitted sims will be accepted at my discretion up to 20 sims.

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