#nora u are cruel

[fairylwt]

andrew asking “who fears the monster that knows the taste of a whip?” goes in my top three reasons to cry about every day

[inky-duchess]

Hello!

Have you read shatter me series?if yes,do u recommend it?I'm on chapter 76 and I think it's okay till now but some ppl say that that it gets bad in later books.

either way.

Do u have YA Book recommendations?

I usually read fantasy romance ones . And I stay away from any spice whatsoever.

I haven't read it but I am interested in reading it one day. My Recs are:

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Gracia

All for the Game by Nora Savavick

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

Anything by Rick Riordan

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (the Prequel is my favourite)

[time-is-restored]

more whinging bc i got negative hours of sleep last night and i need to stay awake somehow lol

cw: discussions of misogyny + abuse

god the more i think abt it the more exhausted i get by the gender politics of ted lasso.

like god i do genuinely think that rebecca's arc in s1 is one of the best depictions of a mean + cruel woman ive ever seen on TV specifically bc it manages to thread the needle so well? like they never tilt her balance too much and doom her to being either totally fucked up + evil OR totally soft and sweet and harmless. and ted's 'divorce makes u crazy' response to her apology STILL makes me crazy wrt the sheer. understanding and empathy there, and she's just. given so much more depth than ive come to expect, especially for an ensemble cast sitcom w a (then) p short run time.

but my fucking god. we literally don't learn a fucking thing about michelle. im pretty sure the one (1) concrete thing we know about her comes in the fucking finale, and it's that she's a teacher for... something. the two most important people in ted's life and we don't know anything abt them! they're literally just empty symbols representing the importance of Family™, and that vacancy does nothing but weigh ted's storyline down!

like, i liked michelle's episode/storyline in s1, bc the blinding novelty of a woman instigating a divorce not being the Actual Devil, as well as a just. generally very empathetic + nuanced take on how divorce shakes out between two ppl who really care for each other, was so 'WAIT TV CAN DO THIS??' that i felt satisfied with that being Her Arc™. divorce happens, life happens, people fall out of love, and it hurts but its ultimately okay. the show, at the time, was ultimately abt a football club and how caring abt that football club helped everyone around it.

but then the show sticks around, and her continued absence just... raises a lot of questions? how did the conversation abt ted going overseas happen? what conversations did they have abt henry? how long term was it intended to be? did money really not factor into it all? like it's one thing for a character's backstory to be vague when it's not really the focus of attention (s1 was ultimately rebecca's story before anyone else's), but when it's the load bearing stone of their '''''''arc''''''' in s3...????

like. god. and then it fucking infects every other woman on the show!

sassy + nora? well sure we'll give you a softball - you can have one (1) scene where a woman is able to resolutely and firmly reject a man asking her out without immediately being seen as cruel or gameplayey (not that the audience will see it that way! she's already a lecherous temptress for them!), but neither of them will ever be able to speak to rebecca onscreen again, even after the heart-wrenching scenes in s1 CLEARLY establishing them as a beating heart of rebecca's arc.

shandy? nope, don't even think abt her motivations/drives, just forget her. simi? LMAOOO imagine a black woman getting a personality beyond righteous anger. jack? three-four episodes, and we learn so little abt her that her conflict with keeley - which SHOULD'VE have been a huge emotional beat - just feels like a kick in the teeth (and while, yes, i absolutely agree that in a real world context, jack's rejection of keeley would be largely motivated by class, in Ted Lasso Land™ rebecca is just as rich - if not richer? - and we're never once encouraged to interrogate her priorities).

barbara's the one that really makes me miserable, bc i feel like on a show with less run time, she could've played REALLY well. she's a great contrast to keeley, has an amazing delivery, and the scene where keeley + her first discuss the snowglobes shows that she has the potential for some really moving vulnerability + pathos. but instead they give SO many of keeley's scenes to characters who ultimately get written out, so when barbara stays it's like... okay? sure? like, i was so stoked that barbara survived the Mass Exodus of side characters that i didn't wanna look the gift horse in the mouth but... wasn't the last thing we saw of her and keeley's relationship like. general resentment + distrust abt the shandy debacle? when did that improve? how???

i don't think i'll ever have enough mental real estate to explain how disappointed keeley + rebecca's 'arcs' in s3 made me, and at least there's the saving grace that. virtually no one other than jamie got a coherent arc this season, so at least it was on some levels an egalitarian screw up. but fuck dude. keeley was just forced to react to bad things that were happening to her, and we got to see her do her job (which, unbelievably, does actually involve things other than being an awkward manager!) precisely one (1) time.

i even like rebecca's arc on paper - i think it's really cool to see a character backslide so intensely in terms of obsessing over and struggling to come to terms w a past relationship, especially an abusive one, bc like. yeah! that shit sticks with you for longer than a season! and beyond that, seeing her regain her sense of self and what SHE actually gives a shit about was oftentimes just as sweet as s1. but her scenes were poorly connected, and she had to carry WAY too much of a burden as the Resident Speech Giver for any of her internal characterisation to make sense. like, sorry, but it's kind of hard to believe a character's Going Through It™ when they have to spent near 100% of their screen time giving Take It From Me, Kid, speeches. and then she's not even given a real opportunity TO fuck up + sabotage her relationships, even when she starts getting really weird w ted! it's all just so meaningless and like nothing that she does is ever going to matter. she never speaks to zava again, we don't get to see her interact w bex or kate, her pleas to ted get COMPLETELY shut down...

but the thing that REALLY makes me sick is this complete lack of interiority absolutely butchers the characters of jade + jane, who are otherwise RIFE with potential. like, jade is a completely unflinching, unapologetic asshole to nate + his family, and that's never interrogated. even in Sitcom Land™, it's more than reasonable to view jade's actions as racist, especially when she doesn't give the same treatment to others (at least not as i recall? honestly i usually watch the taste of athens scenes while peeking out behind my hands, so i could 100% be wrong here). and yet, suddenly, and completely inexplicably, she's charmed by nate. she wants to give him the time of day. she finds him attractive, and wants to date him, and generally take control of his life and force him into a decision that is literally the exact opposite of what he expressed wanting to do. except even that LAST thing isn't allowed to be interrogated, bc god FORBID a woman is enough of a fully realised creation to actually be culpable of the terrible shit they do!

and fucking jane??? beard's so head-over-heels for this woman that the emotional abuse + extremely controlling tendencies don't even make him bat an eye, and we don't get to know anything about her? she's literally just the suggestion of an alluring woman! good at sex! good at chess! fuck you if you wanna know more, even though the show ENDLESSLY hits you over the head with how painful their relationship is for beard - beard who is given virtually no other storyline. like, i literally can't read brendan's refusal to label jane as abusive as anything other than like. that bio-essentialism shit where ppl 'women are better than men <3' so hard that they end up genuinely and wholeheartedly arguing that someone's sex defines their morals - or worse, that their sex is a deciding factor in determining whether someone's actions are good or bad. not context, but a legitimate 'add points if woman, take away points if man' variable.

like that's so feminism 101 it's legitimately almost worse than nothing. that's like getting as far as 'hey so you know how we're all inundated with both implicit + explicit messaging abt what is Valued and Good for women vs men to-' before shoving ur earplugs in and going 'if you are oppressed by society we'll automatically stamp a 'good person' label on ur head and now we don't have to think abt any of our biases + internalised beliefs ever again <333'. the most useless and fucking pointless stand against the patriarchy ever, especially coming from the same show that ENDLESSLY slots characters into the 'loving gf/wife' archetype and then give them Literally Nothing Else. my comrades you have literally just done madonna/whore 2: oops all madonnas! this is not liberation!!!! this is a miserable cage!!!!!!!!!

im just. higgins' wife. mae. trent's daughter and anonymous 'her'. the women at the hotel and the restaurants and the firm and the fucking physios, fuck - dani's gfs! who are they? what do they want? where do they go when the camera stops rolling? can anyone hear me?? hello??? hello???? brendan hunt i am OUTSIDE YOUR HOUUUUUUSE

[suwunnysideup]

ok last one :3c 58, 67, 69

last one okay i believe u [lying]

58. what do they think their role in the party is? what is their role in actuality?

belladonna thinks she’s a wall, a stalwart sentinel interposed between their friends and the hurt in the world. whether that means healing and bringing them back from the brink or sundering all those intent on harming. truly, they are a healer at heart (she hopes), seeking to mend what never should’ve been broken, stretching like gauze to wrap around all the wounds they can manage. who knows when that tautness will snap

67. what makes them laugh?

truly the littlest things. someone making an incredibly cheesy joke, a silly-looking bird, a poorly-made wanted poster.

69. how would they describe their party members?

ooo inch resting!

ruewen: simply pure, strong shoulders, fate-touched

nora: firecracker, quick on her feet, cunning but not cruel

seraphina: quiet but sturdy, sharper than any old blade, kin of another kind

morgan: bright and determined, bluntly poignant and straightforward, cold fury

delilah: little spark, big heart and brave soul, wings too-big but still with room to grow

[chrancecriber]

Antenne Vorarlberg Chillout Lounge (August 02, 2023)

23:59 Passenger 10 - Serving The World 23:53 Röyksopp Feat. Susanne Sundførd - Oh, Lover 23:50 Lost Frequencies Feat. James Blunt - Melody 23:47 Klangperlenspiel - Fraction Of Your Love 23:42 2raumwohnung - 2 Von Millionen Von Sternen 23:39 Jean-Michel Jarre - Equinoxe, Pt. 5 23:34 Bolier & Leandro Da Silva - Floripa (Extended) 23:29 Under Pressure - Near The Ocean 23:25 Mandala Dreams - Mirror Lake 23:22 Majestic & Boney M. - Rasputin 23:18 Aural Float - Be As You Are 23:15 Nore En Pure - In Your Eyes 23:12 Nto (Fr) Feat. Sofiane Pamart - Invisible (Piano Version) 23:09 Nora En Pure - Homebound 23:04 Schiller Feat. Jael - Tired (Live) 23:01 Magnofield - Lupino 22:55 Joachim Pastor - Joda (Worakls Remix) 22:50 Two Lanes - Pièces Froides: Ii. Danses De Travers 22:46 Leslie, Ben E, Falki - Help Myself (Original Mix) 22:43 Tinlicker & Helsloot - Because You Move Me 22:39 Shaun Frank & Takis Feat. Shells - Don't Say I Love You 22:36 Bob Marley - Sun Is Shining 22:31 Lstn - Undecided 22:28 Above & Beyond Feat. Justine Suissa - Little Something 22:23 Bob Marley - Is This Love (Montmartre Remix) 22:20 Lost Frequencies & Mathieu Koss - Don't Leave Me 22:14 Beyhude - Rüzgar 22:08 The Swan And The Lake - Port D'andratx (Part 2 - Rain) 22:04 Blank & Jones - Into The Sun 22:01 Klingande, Wrabel - Big Love 21:55 Uttara Kuru - Neyuki 21:49 Rìfìs Du Sol - On My Knees (Oliver Schories Remix) 21:44 Schiller - Rubinrot 21:38 Shakedown - At Night (Afterlife Remix) 21:35 Shapov & Avian Grays Feat. Kifi - Light Up The World 21:29 Guenter Haas - Look Inside Yourself 21:26 Dj Antoine & Flip Capella Feat. Evelyn - Dark Love 21:23 Alex Zind Feat. Lisa Schwab - Cruel Summer 21:20 Patchy - Friend (Original Mix) 21:13 Hraach - After Dark 21:07 Exstra - Comet (Extended Mix) 21:04 Hailee Steinfeld - Capital Letters 20:59 Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 (Sebastian Davidson & Melosense Remix) 20:55 Blank & Jones - Alone In This Rhythm 20:51 Dead Composers - Starlight 20:47 Sofi Tukker X Mahmut Orhan - Forgive Me 20:44 Feder Feat. Lyse - Goodbye 20:41 Glockenbach Ft. Clockclock - Brooklyn 20:38 Kamrad - I Believe 20:34 Chris Coco - Cape Clear 20:31 Parov Stelar - Fire 20:28 Hagen Feetly - Cry 20:24 Waldeck - Defenceless (Mushroom Dive ) 20:21 Kush Kush & Sickmellow Feat. Kazhi - Blacklight 20:18 Nora En Pure - All I Need 20:14 Jamiroquai - Love Foolosophy 20:09 Passenger 10 - The Lonely Boy Who Wanted To Make Friends 20:05 Blank & Jones Feat. Zoe Durrant - Adios Ayer 20:02 Mhe - The Sounds Of Silence 19:58 Klingande & Bright Sparks - Messiah 19:55 Kungs Feat. R I T U A L - You Remain 19:50 Schiller - White Nights (Don't Let Me Go) 19:48 Felix Jaehn, Cheat Codes Feat. Bow Anderson - I Just Wanna 19:41 Jazzanova - Bohemian Sunset 19:36 Kid Massive, Yuji Ono, Dtale - Pray (Wolf Krew Remix) 19:34 Meduza Feat. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart 19:30 Robin Schulz Feat. Graham Candy - 4 Life (Original Mix) 19:27 Felix Jaehn Feat. Zoe Wees - Do It Better 19:25 Dante Klein & Jordiz Feat. Megan Brands - Life 19:19 Beanfield - Planetary Deadlock 19:14 Tinlicker Feat. Roos Jonker - Come Back Home 19:08 Tebra - Istok 19:03 Melloton - See You Again (Extended Mix) 19:00 Gamper & Dadoni - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! 18:53 Fc Kahuna - Hayling 18:50 Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd - Lost In The Fire 18:47 Daniel Portman - Vulnerable 18:42 Monolink - Swallow 18:38 Klangperlenspiel & Puzzls - Kyoto (Wish You'd Move On) 18:36 Christopher Von Deylen - She Never Told Him Her Name 18:33 Robin Schulz Feat. Harloe - All This Love 18:30 Eelke Kleijn - Midnight Affair (Samaha Slow Edit) 18:27 Italobrothers - Stay 18:21 Gary B - Love Rain Down 18:15 Hraach & Armen Miran - Nowhere 18:09 Twocolors - Together 18:05 Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes 18:03 Above & Beyond - Quieter Is Louder (Original Mix) 17:58 Channel 2 Feat. Tanya - Space Cowboy 17:56 Nora Van Elken - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 17:53 Lucas Estrada & Henri Purnell & Neimy - In My Fantasy 17:48 Fluff - Late Night Session 17:46 Sons Of Maria - A Kiss Like This 17:43 Mike Candys & Jack Holiday - The Riddle Anthem Rework 17:37 Aware - En Busca Del Sol 17:34 Shallour & Riah - Lie 17:31 York - On The Beach (Kryder & Jenjammin Sax Edit) 17:26 Fonzerelli - Moonlight Party (Touch & Go Laidback Mix) 17:20 Joachim Pastor & Signum - Something You Need (Extended Mix) 17:17 George Geccoo Feat. Maik Pinto - Dolce Vita 17:12 Nora En Pure Feat. Ashibah - We Found Love 17:09 Tom Novy & Dan Le Blonde - Let's Dance (Tom Novy Remix) 17:05 Blank & Jones - Nuits Blanches 17:00 Ac Venture - Penang Waltz (Roberto Sol Remix) 16:57 Stepha Schweiger - When I Was A Bird 16:52 Dj Skillmaster, Deep Dive Duo - Hey Little Girl (Slow Motion Mix) 16:49 Neptunica & Lunax - We Don't Even Talk Anymore 16:45 Ambyion - Motion 16:43 Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind 16:40 Alok & James Arthur - Work With My Love 16:37 Kygo & Sasha Sloan - I'll Wait 16:30 Hot Natured - Planet Us 16:27 Matoma Feat. Jonah Kagen - Summer Feeling 16:25 Steve Forest, Te Pai - Never Gonna Give You Up 16:20 Stephane De Lucia - Trippin 16:15 Goa Foundation - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 16:12 Nimus - Wasted Heart 16:09 Moby - My Only Love 16:06 Arty Feat. Cimo Fränkel - Daydreams (Sultan Shepard Echoes) 16:02 Air - You Make It Easy 15:58 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Be Here And Now 15:54 Nora En Pure - Enchantment 15:49 Fous De La Mer - Conmigo 15:47 Reece Lemonius, Munich Monstrs - Miss You 15:43 Hein Klein & Cheyenne - Every Breath You Take 15:36 Cinematic - Airflow (Chillhouse Mix) 15:33 Duboss - Losing My Religion 15:31 Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid X Billen Ted Remix) 15:27 De-phazz - True North 15:23 Audax Feat. Ron Caroll - Falling For You 15:19 Flamingo Star - Lost In Music 15:15 Avira & Kiko Franco Feat. Nathan Nicholson) - Ocean 15:10 Gardenstate & Bien - The Best Part 15:02 Deep Dive Corp. - Django 14:55 Le Roy - See The Light Ahead (Extended Mix) 14:52 Glockenbach - Dirty Dancing 14:47 Nardis - Sunrise 14:43 Nora En Pure - Dry Sobbing 14:39 David Guetta, Robin Schulz, Cheat Codes - Shed A Light (Blank & Jones Remix) 14:36 Julian Perretta - Miracle 14:33 Avian Grays & Azteck - Endlessly 14:29 Tinlicker Feat. Hero Baldwin - Rebirth 14:26 Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix) 14:22 Olga Scheps - How Much Is The Fish? 14:17 Moby - Everything That Rises 14:15 Chris Avedon - The Letter 14:12 Loud Luxury And Frank Walker Feat. Stephen Puth - Like Gold 14:08 Armin Van Buuren Feat. Josh Cumbee - Sunny Days (Original Mix) 14:03 Dreamerproject - Horizons (Glenn Main Remix) 13:59 Eelke Kleijn Feat. Diana Miro - You (Frankey & Sandrino Remix) 13:53 Massive Attack - Spying Glass 13:49 Blank & Jones - Sunshines Better (Feat. Mick Roach) 13:46 Lika Morgan - Ding Dong 13:42 Atb With Enigma - Enigmatic Encounter 13:38 Kryder & Natalie Shay - Rapture 13:36 Edx - Ecletric (Mixed) 13:28 Solar Fields - Landform (Origin 2005) 13:22 Nora En Pure - Thermal (Extended Mix) 13:15 Wd2n - Sultans Of Swing (Original Mix) 13:13 Deepend & Graham Candy - Belong (Deepend Edit) 13:09 Paul Oakenfold, Bolier, Luis Fonsi - The World Can Wait (Bolier Remix) 13:06 Alle Farben - Berlin 13:01 Rìfìs Du Sol - Next To Me 12:57 Cats On Bricks Feat. Zach Alwin - Planes Over Ushuaia 12:52 Schiller - Der Tag...du Bist Erwacht (Mit Jette Von Roth) 12:47 Beyhude - Terso 12:43 Moli - Cloud No9 (Montmartre Remix) 12:39 Junge Junge Feat. Kyle Pearce - Run Run Run 12:36 Blank & Jones Feat. Mick Roach - Magnolia 12:34 L'imperatrice - Peur Des Filles (Montmartre Remix) 12:27 Project Blue Sun - Sunrise (Planet Chill Mix) 12:24 Alle Farben & Fools Garden - Lemon Tree 12:17 Plus Minus - Meeting Of The Worlds 12:13 Nora En Pure - Fibonacci 12:11 Srtw & Mave Feat. Sønlille - Last Train Home 12:07 Aromabar - Winter Pageant 12:05 Jerome & Neptunica - High On Music 11:58 Edx - Conundrum 11:55 Tokkoi - 45 Minutes (Original Mix) 11:48 Valeron - Jamal 11:45 Schiller - Midnight In Shiraz 11:40 The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk - Starboy (Kygo Remix) 11:33 Hraach Feat. Iveta Mukuchyan - Sarer Jan 11:29 The Ocean Piano - Piano Mi Camino (Blue Wave Mix) 11:24 Gary B. - Lead Me Home 11:20 Above & Beyond Feat. Zoe Johnston - We're All We Need 11:12 Burudu - Sun Theory (Original Mix) 11:06 Christopher Von Deylen - Euphoria 11:03 Hbz, Anna Grey & Agent Zed - Aloha Hey 10:59 Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line 10:54 Schiller & Tricia Mcteague - Guardian Angel 10:51 Vize & Alan Walker Feat. Leony, Edward Artemyev - Space Melody (Edward Artemyev) 10:47 Kate The Cat - I Was Made For Lovin You 10:39 Avira & Diana Miro - The Worship (Mark Knight Extended) 10:35 Claptone Feat. Dizzy - Queen Of Ice Queen Of Ice 10:29 Leftfield - Original 10:25 The Hitmen - Turn Off The Lights 10:22 Alex Breitling - Lilie 10:18 Schiller - Sommerregen 10:15 Tiscore - Fire To Smoke 10:11 Ganga - The Wind 10:05 Jens Buchert - Cocoon 10:02 Carstn & Ten Tonne Skeleton - Safety Dance 09:59 Sia - Alive 09:56 Gibbs & Code X - Close To Your Heart 09:53 Cotone - Faded Glory 09:47 Groovecatcher - Never Alone In New York 09:45 Dj Antoine Feat. Ablai - My Corazon (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k21 Mix) 09:37 Kygo - Freeze 09:32 Hazy J - Our Way 09:29 Nora Van Elken - Let It Go 09:26 Lstn - Sïstër 09:17 After Sunrise - Deep Breath (Extended Mix) 09:14 Edx & Amba Shepherd - Off The Grid 09:06 Framewerk - Electric Religion 09:01 Rìfìs Du Sol - Alive (Anyma Remix) 08:54 Consolidation Feat. Moguai - Ode To Joy 08:51 Unclubbed, Zoe Durrant - Need To Feel Loved (Original Mix) 08:48 Kungs Feat. Jhart - Dopamine 08:44 Pretty Pink Feat. Mark V - Don't Dance 08:41 Tim Plvnk - Just Tonight (Extended Mix) 08:36 Blank & Jones - Twilight Moon 08:33 Nora En Pure & Lika Morgan - In The Air Tonight (Sons Of Maria Remix) 08:27 Bliss - End Titles 08:22 Victoriya - Nothing Remains 08:19 Nora En Pure - Life On Hold 08:12 Nova June - More 08:09 Colorblast - Message In A Bottle (Colorblast Version) 08:06 Rag'n'bone Man - Human 08:02 Thomas Lemmer & Andreas Bach - Deep Ocean 07:58 Filatov & Karas - Au Au 07:54 Alphawezen - Into The Stars 07:51 Jelly & Fish - Appreciation 07:45 Airstream - Your Tears (Del Mar Mix) 07:38 Soukie & Windish - Oak & Whiskey (Canson Remix) 07:30 Maxim Lany - Riding The Wave (Extended Mix) 07:27 Tiësto - The Motto 07:22 Bacaro - Under Presure 07:19 Ck West - Aldebaran 2021 07:15 Klangkarussel & Poppy Baskcomb - This Love 07:12 Ennio Morricone - L'estasi Dell' Oro 07:08 Robin Schulz Feat. Alida - In Your Eyes 07:01 Blüchel & Von Deylen - Etoile Polaire 06:59 Yves V X Bashkar - Halfway (Feat. Twan Ray) 06:56 Riva Starr Feat. Imaginary - Ride This Sound 06:49 Relaxraum - Endless Horizons 06:44 Atb & Anova - Route 66 06:37 Blond:ish Feat. Shawni - Wizard Of Love 06:35 Braaten - Enjoy The Silence 06:29 Deep Dive Corp. & Setsuna - Transatlantic 06:25 Jean-michel Jarre - Oxygene, Pt. 4 06:20 Ilo - Soleil D'hiver 06:17 Avaion, Paulwetz, Nu Aspect Feat. Yuma - Sleepless 06:15 Iossa, Ken Holland - The Seed Feat. Iossa (Original Mix) 06:10 Moby - The Sky Is Broken 06:08 Gil Glaze Feat. Dante Thomas - West La 06:03 Kyau Vs. Albert - Velvet Morning 06:00 Max Johann & Layrz - Tell It To My Heart 05:57 Nora En Pure - Sign Of The Times 05:49 Edx - We Can't Give Up 05:46 Brando - Don't Call Me (Galantis Remix) 05:42 Above & Beyond - Out Of Time (Original Mix) 05:38 Jan Blomqvist, Elena Pitoulis - More (Original Mix) 05:35 Trinix - Vision Deluxe 05:31 Lstn - Thoughts 05:27 Fine Young Cannibals - Johnny Come Home (Mousse T. Cocktail Mix) 05:20 Worakls - By The Brook 05:11 Blank & Jones - California Sunset 05:06 Channel 2 Feat. Tanya - Soulout 05:04 Alok & Timmy Trumpet - Underwater Love (La Vision Remix) 04:59 Tosca - Natural High 04:53 Anrey - Lost Lands (Extended Mix) 04:49 Brendon Moeller - Emerging 04:46 Discover. - Lost In Music 04:43 Vize & Tom Gregory - Never Let Me Down 04:40 Mike Candys - Sky (Club Mix) 04:36 Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Shine (Kygo Remix) 04:29 John Kah - Carina (Enui Remix) 04:22 True & Berger - Imprint Of Pleasure 04:17 Nick Sinckler, Lukas Termena - Get Up (Original Mix) 04:14 Nora En Pure - Branches 04:12 Lunax - I Like 04:06 Melounge - Too Much Sugar 04:03 Alok Feat. John Martin - Wherever You Go 04:00 Crying Robot, Abi F. Jones - Different Sides 03:58 Bernward Koch - Lonely Dream (Solo Piano) 03:55 Vievie - Blue Island 03:51 Trentemoller - Miss You 03:47 Clément Leroux - Memories 03:44 Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground 03:41 Trinix - Rodeo 03:37 Scotty & Wilcox - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Wilcox Extended) 03:31 Sirius & Nyla - Infinity (Remastered Remix) 03:26 Jazzamor - Je T'aime 03:22 Fritz Kalkbrenner - Daylight Is Falling 03:20 Rene Rodrigezz & Tristan Henry - Let Me Go 03:13 Geonis & Wallmers - Stand On Our Own (Mier Remix) 03:10 Chicane Feat. Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up 03:06 Loungertrip - Brighter Day 03:01 Mike Candys & Jack Holiday - La Serenissima 02:54 Rodriguez Jr. Feat. Liset Alea - What Is Real 02:49 Index Id - Nautik 02:46 Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd - Moth To A Flame 02:43 Milk & Sugar Feat. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air 02:39 Coldplay - Everglow 02:31 Garlington - Falling To Pieces (Extended Mix) 02:28 Sans Souci - Fenton 02:25 Regard - Ride It 02:23 Mila Feat. Uwe Worlitzer - Teil Von Mir 02:19 Fritz Kalkbrenner - Good Things 02:14 Espresso Del Lago - Come On 02:11 Lost Frequencies X James Arthur - Questions 02:07 Deep Chills Feat Emma Carn - Blinded 02:04 2raumwohnung - Wir Werden Sehen (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix) 02:00 Sono - Keep Control (Artbat Remix Edit) 01:55 Vargo - The Moment 01:50 Lamb - Wonder 01:44 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Always Will 01:41 Meduza & Becky Hill X Goodboys - Lose Control 01:38 Alex Breitling - Faith 01:31 Monolink - Don't Hold Back 01:26 Alejandro De Pinedo - Cancer 01:23 Dizkodude & Dj Antoine - Your Eyes (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k21 Summer Mix) 01:20 Wave Wave Feat. Lena Sue - Repeating 01:16 Kygo Feat. Ella Henderson - Here For You 01:09 Soul Button - Circadian Rhythm (Hraach Remix) 01:01 Cabeiri - Plants Telling 01:00 Christopher Von Deylen - Arco Iris 00:53 Shkoon Feat. Fruiterama - Napauken 00:48 Fous De La Mer - Waiting For The Sun 00:45 R3hab & Marnik - Candyman 00:41 Filous - Let It Snow (Original Mix) 00:37 Paul Kalkbrenner - Part Eight 00:34 Viva La Panda & Finding Molly - Bring It On (La La La) 00:26 Armen Miran Feat. Jivan Gasp - Lost Memories 00:22 Evadez - Caught In The Crowd (Original Mix) 00:19 Vize & Leony - Dolly Song (Devil's Cup) 00:16 Winona Oak & Robin Schulz - Oxygen 00:08 Schiller & Tricia Mcteague - Universe 00:03 Good Guy Mikesh Feat. Filburt - Place Of Love (Mp Edit)

[the-world-unseen]

Fic Writer Interview

@kurikaesu-haru tagged me! fun!!!

name: theworldunseen on Ao3

fandoms i write for: basically just jb, but i keep playing with writing a little Rebecca/Keeley Ted Lasso fic...

one-shot: Cruel Summer is the fan favorite oneshot, but obvious reasons. Send your thanks to Taylor Swift. I'm also fond of the Gilmore Girls-inspired Christmas one.

two-shot: the only two-shot i have is from 2017, when i wasn't even really in fandom! it's not ground breaking lol

most popular multi-chapter: far and away it is All Choked Up, which...I am grateful to this fic as the thing that got me into fandom and convinced me that I could write fiction and people would enjoy it! But I would change a lot of things now, and I'm sure it's only as popular as it is because I was updating while season eight aired.

actual worst part of writing: describing actions?? if i could, every fic would be a nora ephron movie of people eating dinner and discussing their feelings.

how you choose your chapter titles: almost always songs that i was listening to when writing. I Owe It All To You they were from the songs they danced to in the chapter.

do you outline: very vaguely?? like i might write the beats down as: "arguing, kissing, more arguing, break up, sad convo" or something, but not in any detail

ideas I probably won’t get around to but wouldn’t it be nice: will i ever finish my survivor au? u will not believe how close to done it is lol

callouts @ me: there was that one person who was pissed i wrote a fic where brienne had an abortion but everyone came to my defense which was very nice. and they were wrong so. who cares!

best writing traits: little quips! dialogue!

spicy tangential opinion(s):

too many people are obsessed with writing/reading a very flat, easily evil cersei. i'd rather not include her or barely include her instead of making her very comically and transparently mean

brienne is not confident about the way she looks but she is VERY confident about other things and i hate when that's not true in fic

i don't think brienne would be sexually dominant unless she and jaime had been in a relationship an extremely long time and gotten comfortable!!

Tagging: idk who did this already but if u didn't, do it!!

[sokkalore]

hello @dickpuncher420 tagged me to answer some #questions !! thank u ambre ily

1. name/nickname: haley, haley625, fruitysokka, all are good and funny

2. gender: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ can i get back to you on that

3. star sign: cancer sun, pisces moon, sagittarius rising. i am these two emojis combined 😔🤪

4. height: 5′5”

5. time: 7:00 pm

6. birthday: june 25

7. favorite bands/groups: i mean you all know i listen to taylor 90% of the time but 😭 ok i also enjoy the mowgli’s, of monsters and men, wallows, ABBA, HAIM, and i will be real y’all i still pretty regularly listen to 1D

8. favorite solo artist: as a shock to no one, miss taylor swift. am also pretty consistently listening to: maggie rogers, phoebe bridgers, rihanna, clairo, H.E.R. and kacey musgraves

9. song stuck in my head: right where you left me by taylor swift (y’all should stream it reminds me of at least 7 different zukka fics right now)

10. last movie: i don’t watch enough movies i literally can’t think of the last movie i watched .... pretty sure it was a christmas movie with my mom.. maybe elf?

11. last show: started watching the new season of disenchantment

12. when did i create this blog: in 2011...... i don’t want to talk about it

13. what do i post: right now mostly atla (and mostly zukka) but also whatever i want <3

14. last thing i googled: casey frey’s birthday

15. other blogs: everything i am exists right here

16. do i get asks: yes and i love u all

17. why did i choose this url:

18. following: 490

19. followers: 16,287 and like .... thank u but why (but also most of these are just because i have been here . for 10 years.)

20. average hours of sleep: next question please

21. lucky number: 21. ironically.

22. instruments: piano but like not very well

23. what am i wearing: ,.... a cruel summer t shirt 😔

24. dream job: like. a writer truly. we’ll see.

25. dream trip: i don’t care at this point i just wanna go SOMEWHERE

26. favorite food: hmmmm very basic but i will truly devour any kind of taco i love a taco

27. nationality: american

28. favorite song: shockingly it is cruel summer by taylor swift who could’ve guessed

29. last book read: i am Almost done with rise of kyoshi so i’m putting that

30. three fictional universes you’d like to live in: ATLA, duh; unfortunately the h*rry p*tter universe; and tbh the red white & royal blue universe so that i could be bullied for unironically stanning alex, june, and nora

i will tag @zukkau, @goldrushzukka , @zukkaclawthorne , @tysukis and whomever else wants to do this <333

[winterstarling]

Nora Holleran as things my friends and I have said

(aka, chaos incarnate)

“gosh I miss doing yoga to arctic monkeys’ favourite worst nightmare during quarantine”

“and here I thought I was an affectionate boyfriend. stop breaking my heart, you cruel bitch”

“he radiates big law school himbo energy”

“i’m sorry for u if good taste in men means weird english singers who wear pirate blouses and pink flower suits or frankenstein looking actors”

“i’m halfway between a vans lesbian and a power bottom lesbian right now”

“will you be my sugar daddy, babe?”

“drug, orgy, depression. in other words, we’re here for a fun time, not a long time”

“I HAVE THE BRAIN CAPACITY OF A TADPOLE SINCE THE FIRST ELECTORAL DEBATE, I HAVE NO SELF CONTROL ANYMORE”

“what does it taste like then, a harry fucking styles song?”

“fuckity fuck you”

[stunfiskz]

zoey headcanons bc fuck you i care her

nora is her older sister, that’s how she got the job at beanies

she’s a badass bi bitch

she doesn’t know that sam is married

she struggles a lot with not feeling like she’s ahead enough in life and not feeling mature enough, thats part of why she’s dating sam

sam uh also kind of threatened her when he asked her out so she felt like she never really had a choice

in an au where the meteor never hit, she finds out that sam is married about a couple weeks after tgwdlm is set and dumps him

she ends up feeling so shitty about it

she really wants to end up as a professional actress but her parents never really supported her in that

she has undiagnosed adhd

her parents weren’t exactly abusive or cruel but they were always kind of distant

in an au where the meteor never crashed, she and emma actually ended up becoming pretty good friends, with a pretty sister like relationship

zoey 100% teases emma ab dating paul

“oh by the way ur weedy little nerd boy was asking about u earlier”

her fav color is mint green

despite working at a coffee shop, she doesn’t really like coffee all that much

[fiddleabout]

10 and 17 for the salty ask meme (also do 17 for star wars pplease!)

10. Most disliked arc? Why? 

jaune :|

but also i mean in seriousness... i don’t know that i would call it a specific arc but i’ve been generally frustrated around how rwby’s handled the faunus of it all throughout the show.  mostly the fact that most of what we’ve seen or heard about the discrimination of the faunus has been from, y’know, characters like adam, who went for violent retribution, or bits like back at beacon where you just saw cardin bullying velvet.  it’s created a nice neat binary of “good humans are nice to the faunus” and “bad humans are cruel to the faunus” and leaves no room for the vast array of human nature in between it-- specifically that a lot of good people can be and are still racist or prejudiced.  it’s also infuriating that there’s been so little of it in the atlas arc so far, given that atlas has been so heavily implied to be the worst offender of racism against the faunus; there was the bit early in v7 with the drunk guy in mantle, and the crotchety racist grandma in v8, but aside from that it’s just been throwaway bits.  add in the fact that both of those bits have been more about weiss and yang, respectively, than blake, the actual faunus on the team, and...yeah.  the whole faunus situation in the storytelling hits very much like a series of whiffs for me.

17. Instead of XYZ happening, I would have made ABC happen…

for rwby hmmmmm.  v4′s adventures of team rnjr frustrated me because in a lot of ways it supplanted ruby as a main character with jaune, and in a lot of ways put ruby’s trauma related to pyrrha’s death in the backseat to jaune’s lost not-girlfriend, and also because in general it seemed to prioritize jaune and ren over ruby and nora.  both ruby and jaune’s survivor’s guilt and trauma surrounding pyrrha are equally valid stories, but it seemed like it focused more on jaune than ruby, which frustrated me.  similarly, v4 was where we got the groundwork for ren being a shithead in v7-8, and in a lot of ways treated nora as a prop for his storyline than her own character. 

also like-- and i acknowledge that this is probably generally colored by opinion of how ruby and jaune were handled in the volume-- v4 had a lot more dudes ~saving~ girls in it than i ever like.  qrow showing up to save ruby from tyrian-- because honestly, that really did read more like a ruby fight than a team fight-- and flashback!ren saving nora with his semblance and sun helping/saving blake from locking herself away and tai helping/saving yang with her trauma.  individually each of those stories worked well, but all of them happening in the same volume was like. no thank u.

for star wars: there’s a really great post somewhere that i’m too lazy to find that’s like instead of making anakin basically a war machine when they took him in, the jedi should have made him a crechemaster; if his inability to sever human connections is the worry, then make him connect with a lot of humans and leverage that as a strength instead of a weakness.  rigidly sticking to the dogma of connections = bad and forcing anakin, a traumatized former child slave who loves deeply and without reservation, into being a weapon who’s constantly told he’s forbidden from loving other people, is a recipe for disaster with a dessert of stupidity.  yes, i realize this would mean there’s no epic space opera story to tell and no, i do not mind.

also like.  the entire sequel trilogy tbh.  finn getting a lightsaber and being a jedi just like rey because didn’t they learn in the original war that p much wiped out the jedi that working as a team is better than alone. poe not being a plot punching bag.  rey not being palpatine’s grandkid because what the fuck.  the way they really took the worst part of the og trilogies-- aka that the whole galaxy suffers because of the stupidity of one or two families of people-- and doubled down hard on it and leaned even more into the idea that people are only viable heroes if they have the right bloodline.  i am Not A Fan.

[omercilessmoon]

𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔯𝔢𝔠𝔰

I’m mildly unhinged so I decided to raise reading goal at the beginning of december.  my goal went from 30 to 50.......and somehow I’m finishing with 53 books :0 (kinda...because I also added ss/novellas.)  with that in mind, here is a list of my fave reads this year!

the folk of the air series by holly black (the cruel prince, the wicked king, the queen of nothing)

enemies to lovers in a fantasy world and the girl is excellent with a sword?? this was my favourite series to read this year!

all for the game trilogy by nora sakavic (the foxhole court, the raven king, the king’s men)

I thought this was going to be a fantasy because I just chose the book based on the title and it was not a fantasy....but it did not disappoint.  I love sports books so much I love reading about dumb kids who just love their sport so much

the hating game by sally thorne

@y’all thank u for recommending this!  josh and lucy haste each other....but do they really?  (enemies to lovers with all the best tropes!)

uprooted by naomi novik

I love agnieszka and how she’s like “I’m u but better” @ the the dragon :’)  but really, this such such a rich fantasy world I loved the magic so much.  the final conflict was *chef’s kiss* so good

the darkest powers trilogy by kelley armstrong (the summoning, the awakening, the reckoning)

chloe can’t stop seeing ghost and they won’t stop bothering her.  I love this series so much the kids are so teenager-y and so endearing.  [reread]

things you save in a fire by katherine center

cassie is better than literally all the men she works with but she’s still a women and therefore is still lesser (typical.)  but oh gosh this was so heartfelt.  cassie learning how to forgive and how to let people into her life again.  I cried while reading this.

graceling by kristin cashore

I cried a lot while reading this it is so good I’m so happy that the books got the new covers they deserve.

rebel belle by rachel hawkins

harper gets kissed by a janitor, gets magic powers and is now her david’s bodyguard?  david who writes mean articles about her in the newspaper?  the poor girl just wants to attend her cotillion and graduate high school.  (this is my favourite book.  harper and david have such good chemistry; it’s all tension.  enemies to lovers is the best trope sorry I don’t make the rules.)  [reread]

and if you’re interested, here are all the books I read in 2020!

[snapdraqons]

Ok real talk I think its really important to say that while i am sad about clover’s death and personally would not have killed him off, it definitely wasn’t queerbaiting.

tdlr: FairGame isn’t queerbaiting but people’s (especially mlms’) anger is still understandable.

Queerbaiting is when a show (or other piece of media) hypes up or constantly hints towards lgbt representation and relationships, usually to attract more viewers and discussion surrounding it, only to not carry through with it or have it be negative representation, like just making them the butt of the joke or pulling a ‘bury your gays’. Essentially, it’s a promise of representation that intentionally falls short.

I can see why mlm are upset about Clover’s death- RWBY’s only confirmed mlm character so far was a side character that was announced as gay in the manga, Scarlet David (which, while canon, is not something that all fans- especially casual fans- reads or necessarily knows about). Qrow and Clover’s potential relationship not only made sense with the dynamic they have, but would also be a big step forward in terms of RWBY’s lgbt representation. It would also add two more characters to RWBY’s pretty short list of explicit in-show representation (Coco, Scarlet and May are never explicitly stated as lgbt in the show itself, leaving us with Ilia and the Cotta-Arcs) plus many LGBT fans can relate to some of Qrow’s experiences with mental illness and addiction.

I’m not saying that FairGame wasn’t a good ship or didn’t have canon potential. Personally I really like it. I’m just saying it was not queer-baiting.

I will, however, say that some members of crwby should be criticized (not hated or  sent cruel messages or fucking death threats) for actively creating hype for a mlm relationship that they knew ended in death- and I’m pretty sure that this is what people are referring to when they say that FairGame was queerbaiting. However, most of what I saw (often on twitter) was made in response to fan content and theories- what I think is almost definitely just appreciation for fans of the show. This isn’t what queerbaiting is. If FairGame were queerbaited, there would have been more promises from CRWBY of a canon ship, more mentions of it from senior members of the team. If FairGame were queerbaited, we would’ve had more content of it in official promotional material. If FairGame were queerbaited we likely would’ve had far more explicitly romantic and/or sexual tension between the two characters in-show to make the potential for their relationship more clear because queerbaiting is intentional. Coding is often unintentional (though sometimes looks similar to baiting) and I think this is what people mean to say when they call FairGame queerbaiting.

It’s also worth mentioning that CRWBY seems to have a pretty good track record and attitude towards LGBT characters. We have three canon, healthy representations of lgbt in the main show as well as three canon healthy representations elsewhere in RWBY. Bumblby is- at this point- extremely likely, what with Nora stating she thinks Blake and Yang are more than friends and the ship being used in official promotional material for the show + rooster teeth (if they weren’t to come through with Bumblby at this point THAT WOULD BE QUEERBAITING). Plus it’s worth mentioning that initially the pilot that helped Weiss escape from the Schnee manor was originally supposed to be gay, but that idea was scrapped bc CRWBY felt it was too ‘bury your gays’-ish.

I’ll also say now that almost every video and article I’ve seen on this have specifically spun the story in a way that makes anyone mildly upset about FairGame into a ‘triggered sjw!!1!!!1′ which is also. Not Good. From what I’ve seen most ppl annoyed about this are younger mlm who just wanted some representation. Maybe don’t demonise them mr-straight-dudebro-rwby-youtuber.

ok ok im done. yes i still ship fair game before u ask.

[panicfast]

character traits

tagged by @lydiaalin​ THANK U ilyy!! tagging NOBODY bc im fashionably late per the norm 

italics: applies sometimes  bold: applies most times/always

NORA BERRY

FLAWS

moody | short-tempered | emotionally unstable | whiny | controlling | conceited | possessive | paranoid | lies | impatient | cowardly | bitter | selfish | power-hungry | greedy | lazy | judgmental | forgetful | impulsive | spiteful | stubborn | sadistic | masochistic | petty | unlucky | absent-minded | abusive | addict | aggressive | childish | callous | clingy | delusional | cocky | competitive | corrupt | cynical | cruel | depressed | deranged | egotistical | envious | insecure | insensitive | lustful | delinquent | guilt complex | reclusive | reckless | nervous | oversensitive | rebellious

STRENGTHS

honest | trustworthy | thoughtful | caring | brave | patient | selfless | ambitious | tolerant | lucky | intelligent | confident | focused | humble | generous | merciful | observant | wise | clever | charming | cheerful | optimistic | decisive | adaptive | calm | protective | proud | diligent | considerate | compassionate | good sportsmanship | friendly | empathetic | passionate | reliable | resourceful | sensible | sincere | witty | funny

SKILLS & HOBBIES

art | acting | astronomy | animals | archery | sports | baking | beachcombing | belly dancing | bird watching | blacksmithing | boating | calligraphy | camping | candle making | casino gambling | ceramics | racing | chess | music | cooking | crochet | weaving | exercise | swordplay | fishing | gardening | ghost hunting | ice skating | magic | engineering | building | inventing | leather-working | martial arts | meditation | origami | parkour | people watching | swimming | puppetry | pyrotechnics | quilting | reading | collecting | shopping | socializing | storytelling | writing | traveling | exotic dancing | minor potion brewing | tricks & trinkets | crow keeping

[ask-garnet-n-ruby]

Halloween Special: Costume Mishaps

Summary: It’s the end of the Halloween/Birthday Party, and Garnet finds himself surrounded by his sisters and friend dressed up in sexy costumes. What’s bound to happen next? 

Word Count: 4,225

Life...was cruel. That was the thought of one Garnet Rose as he sat down the couch. A huge blush on his face. 

It was late in the evening as the Birthday Bash/Halloween Costume Party had finished; coming to a satisfying end within the shared House of Garnet, his sisters Ruby and Yang; along with Weiss & Blake. The four girls and lone boy resting after hosting such an amazing festive night for their friends. 

“That was actually pretty fun,” Blake said with a smile. Despite not being one for parties, she had actually enjoyed herself.

“See what I’d tell ya?” Yang smirked, as she laid back in her seat. Feeling proud at the successful party they had. 

“I suppose you were right,” Weiss said with a small smile. “At the very least, I’m just glad we aren’t left with a huge mess to clean up.”

“That’s true after party clean ups SUCKS,” Ruby whined as she slumped down on the couch next to her brother. Smiling as she leaned on his shoulder. “What about you Garnet? What’d you think of this party?” 

“H-Huh?” The teenage boy, who had been utterly silent until now. Finally registered what his twin sister had asked him. “I-It was fun,” He stuttered, “H-Happy that we all had a great time.” 

Ruby blinked, raising a brow at her twin brother’s stutter. “Huh? Garnet is everything okay?” She asked, grabbing the attention of the rest of the RWBY Girls. “Your face is kinda red.” She said, noting the hot blush staining Garnet’s cheeks. But not for the reason the cute Rose believed it to be. 

“I-I’m fine Rubes, really, I’m just probably a little lightheaded from the punch. You know how Nora tried to spike it earlier.” He lied; though technically, it wasn’t a lie. Nora really did attempt to spike the punch earlier, saying she had wanted to make the party a little more ‘Fun’. It was thanks to the efforts of Ren Pyrrha, and Jaune, that they managed to stop the girl from doing something stupid. And would undoubtedly get her shit knocked out by Yang. 

Hey, Yang loved her alcohol, make no mistake; but she drew a hard line on any alcohol being consumed by her young twin siblings. Especially on their birthday. 

Regardless, the semi-lie worked, and Garnet managed to get Ruby to buy it. Even more so as Weiss crinkled her nose at the moment. 

“Ugh, I swear, Valkyrie is that girl to use any form of celebration or parties to go absolutely nuts at.” The lovely heiress said with a huffed. “Well, if you’re not feeling well, why don’t go rest?” 

“Weiss is right Garnet,” Blake chimed in with a smile. “We’ll check up on you after we get done cleaning the house, it’s not like it’s a huge mess.”

Garnet nodded and stood up, quickly running to the room and leaving the rest of the girls behind. Yang frowning a bit with furrowed eyebrows. 

“I hope he’s alright.” The busty blonde said. 

Little did any of the ladies realize, their little evening was about to get started in the most unsuspected way. 

-X- 

“Finally!” Garnet let out a huge sigh of relief as he entered his and Ruby’s bedroom. Happy to have gotten away from his friends and sisters. “I’m not sure how much more I could’ve taken being in the same room as them.” He groaned as he trudged to his bed. 

Now some of you might be wondering to yourself, just what exactly had Garnet in such a state earlier with the girls. The answer to that was rather simple.

“I’m not sure how long I could’ve hidden this from them,” Garnet muttered, staring at the massive tent pitched in his costume.

Garnet couldn’t handle just how hot friends and family were, this evening. 

He should’ve seen it coming honestly, Halloween was Ruby and Yang’s favorite time of the year. Not only because of the sweets and parties; but also, it was because they could dress down however they wanted. And while Garnet didn’t mind at first, over the years as they all got older. Did he start to notice, and realize just how much his sisters had developed in terms of their figures. He was positive that Ruby and Yang knew about this as well, as they had started wearing costumes that would help show off what they had. 

Not to the point where it could be considered slutty. But it WOULD turn the heads of those who managed to see them. When they met and became friends with Blake and Weiss and even manage to live together under the same house when they all started college. It just added more to crimsonette’s problems and pent up frustrations. Sun and Neptune often claimed that Garnet had a sweet life, living under the roof with four hotties. The painful constant erection that Garnet sported on a daily basis, was more than happy to disagree with that statement. 

You try waking up seeing all of the roommates walking around in nothing but their panties. Not bothering with their clothes until they had something to get their day started. 

But back to the main issue; this year’s Halloween was no different in have Ruby and Yang unconsciously frustrate poor Garnet. Along with the combined efforts of Weiss and Blake as well. As stated before, they had managed to make each of their costumes show off their figures. 

Ruby had dressed up as Android 21 from Dragonball FighterZ; her reason for the costume was due to how much she and the Majin had a shared love for sweets. So that’s why she wanted to cosplay as her for the evening. The bellydancer-like outfit just served to remind Garnet of the curves, chest, and ass, he didn’t know that his sister had. While not completely on Yang’s level, it definitely caught the attention of some of the guys during the party. And with the way Ruby had been all over the place, hopped up on candy and cookies. It was nothing short of amazing, that small black tube top kept her, not so little puppies, contained. 

Speaking of Yang, her choice of costume wasn’t any better. Deciding to go with the classic icon Dark Magician Girl; Garnet wasn’t the least bit surprised that she had decided to come to the party dressed up like that. But he was CONVINCED that Yang purposely got a costume that was one size too small for her. Cause unless she went through another growth spurt that he didn’t know about. There was no way that outfit should’ve had trouble containing her jugs and keeping that ass hidden. Seriously, with how tight it looked on her, one sneeze. One good sneeze was all it took for Yang, that’s all that would be said on the matter.

Garnet let out a sigh, smiling weakly. “But at least Ruby and Yang’s outfit was better than Blake and Weiss’.” He muttered.

In hindsight, they should’ve never made that bet with Yang, and let her have control over what the blonde should choose for their costume when she had won. He had never their faces so turn so red out of anger and embarrassment when Yang showed them what they would be wearing.

For Blake, Yang had gotten her to dress up as Raynare from Highschool DxD. Anyone who knew the character or had seen that series wouldn’t need any further explanation beyond that. Just that the borderline BDSM costume did a spectacular job in not only showing off Blake’s tits trapped behind that bundle of straps that was considered the top of the outfit. But also the amazingly dubbed ‘Bellabooty’, housed in that form-fitting black panty-like bottom.

To this hour, Garnet still wasn’t sure how Yang managed to convince Blake to wear that willingly. And to be honest, he didn’t want to know; he’d be lying if he said he didn’t enjoy seeing Blake walking around dressed that that. He knew the others did. 

And then there was Weiss. 

Truthfully, Weiss’ costume was arguably better than Blake’s. But considering it was still Yang who chose it for her, that wasn’t really saying much. Nor did that piece of knowledge offer much comfort. Regardless, Yang had Weiss dressed up as Ishtar, the Goddess from Fate Grand Order. Naturally, Weiss wasn’t happy when she had been shown her costume. And even made her discontent for it apparent; so Garnet and even Yang was surprised when she appeared at the party dressed up as the beautiful Goddess. Again, he wasn’t sure what managed to make Weiss change her mind on wearing it. But like with Blake, he wasn’t going to look the Gift Horse in its mouth.

As for him, and his choice of costume; he should’ve never considered a skin-hugging costume, like Starforce Megaman’s outfit. Especially if he knew what he would be exposed to this evening. With another sigh, he quickly snapped his head up and looked at the door, before back to his bulge. A look of contemplation on his face, as he gulped silently. 

“M-Maybe I can rub one out quickly.” He muttered, feeling himself throbbing intensely again the fabric. He knew if he left this unchecked, Ruby and the others would see him like this. And he really didn’t want the awkwardness of explaining his hard-on to the others. But before he could even get started, he found himself interrupted. 

“Garnet” Came Ruby’s voice from the other side, as the door opened. Revealing the still in costume younger twin. “I just came in to check on up you. How are you- Eh?!” 

There was a long, LONG silence as both twins stared at one another, one in pure horror, and the other in pure shock. Neither one managing to say anything as Ruby’s eyes slowly cascaded down to the massive bulge housed in her brother’s costume. A blush forming on her cheeks from the sight of it, h-had Garnet always been this big? Realizing she was staring, she quickly ripped her eyes away and scratched her cheek with an awkward laugh.

“U-Um… I-I just… came here to- to check up on you. See if you were alright.” She said, trying to look anywhere that wasn’t her brother and his big long… *Ahem* you know. “I-I see that was disturbing you, so I think I’ll just…” 

Ruby turned to leave but was stopped when she felt Garnet grab her by the shoulder. Making the girl jump a bit and look up at her older twin. Who had his eyes, completely shadowed by the bangs of his hair. Ruby shifted a bit as she had a confused look on her face. Unknowingly giving her brother a nice view of her bust. 

“U-Um… something wrong Garnet?” 

-X-

“Ruby’s certainly taking a long time isn’t she?” Blake commented. 

By the time Ruby had left to go check on the sole male of the house. The rest of the ladies just finished up cleaning the house. And were looking to end the evening with a scary movie night, they had wondered if Garnet would be willing to join. And Ruby had all but eagerly volunteered to see if he would be okay with joining them. 

It had been a good bit since she had run upstairs to check on her brother. 

“It is odd for the dolt to be taking this long,” Weiss commented, folding her arms underneath her petite breasts. “What on earth could she be doing up-”

“Wait,” Yang interrupted with a hand “Do you hear that?” 

“Huh?”

Upon hearing that question, both Weiss and Blake became silent. Their ears perking up to listen for something; in return, they were greeted to muffled sounds coming from upstairs. Sounding oddly like Ruby and Garnet’s voices. But they couldn’t figure out what was going on.

“Is… Is that Ruby and Garnet?” Blake said with perplexed narrowed eyes. “What are they doing?” 

Looking at each other, the girls left for upstairs. Wondering what was going on, or what the twins were doing. As they got closer, the noises and voices started becoming more profound. Gripping the handle, Yang opened the door, and what they were greeted too. Shocked every last one of them. 

“WHAT THE-?!” 

Weiss, Blake, and even Yang were rendered speechless as the sight before them. There was Garnet, on his bed; and underneath him, taking his massive dick was Ruby. The pants to her outfit torn around the crotch as they witnessed Garnet’s cock savagely being pumped in and out of Ruby’s tight wet folds. The fleshy slaps of Garnet’s heavy balls plapping against Ruby’s shapely ass filling the air. While one of her sizable tits freed itself from her tube top, bouncing erratically from the intense fucking she was receiving from her twin. 

“GAH! NGH! G-Garnet! W-Wait! It-It’s… too much. I-I’m gonna break!” Ruby squealed loudly, her silver eyes going crossed with pleasure as she unconsciously wrapped her arms around her twin’s neck. Her legs bouncing wildly in the air at Garnet’s sides. The speed and power behind his thrusting causing her to cum her brains out once again. Soaking not only her costume but also her brother’s bed. 

With one final thrust, Garnet came, his hips colliding with Ruby’s violently as he blasted her insides with a heavy load of his hot seed. Ruby’s pussy, milking his cock as much it could for his cum. Moaning brokenly as her womb and insides were quickly filled, causing the excess to spill out the sides with a soft splash. Her legs twitching with ecstasy. 

Yang and the others were shellshocked at what they had just witnessed. What could they after seeing Garnet and Ruby commit the sinful taboo of twincest. And so shamelessly right before their eyes. Neither Yang nor Blake could find anything to say on the matter. Their eyes still transfixed on the thick creampie oozing out of Ruby’s cunt. Weiss, on the other hand, was another story. 

“Garnet! What in God’s name are you doing?!” She yelled, her voice nearly shrill, as she had a ripe blush on her face. Whether from anger or embarrassment, no one would know. “That’s your sister! How could you do such a thing to her?!” 

Had Weiss been in a more level headed state of mind, she would’ve caught the wild look in Garnet’s eyes as he pulled out of the cock drunk Ruby. The lust-fueled teen glancing in their general direction now; Blake, however, spotted the look and tried calling to the irate Schnee. “Uh, Weiss?” She said tapping the girl’s shoulder. 

Weiss, however, ignored her friend’s warnings; too lost in her anger to really think. “Well?! Answer me, Rose! I demand to know what possessed you to do such a thing to your sister!” She watched Garnet make her way towards her. “Are you listening to me you perverted… d-dolt…?” 

Looking up at Garnet, Weiss’ anger started to dwindle down in time to see Garnet standing before her. His appearance suddenly putting her off, as his taller frame, mixed with his crazed look in his eyes. Made the costume-clad Schnee feel very small all of a sudden. Though that didn’t stop the heiress from maintaining her stern gaze at him, even if it was weakened. 

“W-Well? Aren’t you going to say anything?” She said, her voice wavering a bit under the wild gaze.  

-X-

“Holy Shit...” That was all Yang could say to the scene before her. Being the only girl left compared to the limp bodies littered all over the floor or bed inside of Garnet and Ruby’s bedroom. Weiss and Blake joining Ruby in her cock drunk high state, completely out of it as their holes leaked with Garnet’s seed. 

Weiss had been the first to go down, pulling her close and smashing his lips against hers. Garnet’s actions on the ivory-haired beauty managed to sap all of her strength away considerably. The dominance behind his kiss, acting like some sort of makeshift drug to the girl. Prompting soft moaned to leave her, a ripe blush forming on her flustered face. Before she knew it, her back was against the wall, her body pressed up against Garnet’s, the scantily designed costumed provided easy access for Garnet. Who pulled off the bottom half, tossing it aside before plunging his still hardened cock into Weiss’ core. 

A cry of pleasure and pain from the massive cock left the girl as she helplessly bounced up and down like a whore on her roommate’s dick. Her legs held up by the boy in question while her hands dug into the wall behind her. Letting loose a serious of moans and screams throughout the room that Yang and Blake didn’t even know Weiss had been capable of making. Which only grew more perverse and slutty as the cock drilling inside of the petite Heiress, brought deeper into the depths of depravity and lust. Feeling her bouncing legs from Garnet’s hold and wrapping it around the boy’s powerful waist. Her arms around his neck, pulling him in for a deep kiss. Not even caring that her stunned friends were witnessing her in this unsightly state; her mind long since shattered from the pleasure washing throughout her entire body. 

Once Garnet brought the two of them to their limit, Weiss’ visible toes curled up tightly. Breaking her kiss with Garnet to let out another whorish scream as she and the stud pounding her reached a simultaneous climax. Her juices creaming all over the fat cock lodged inside of her while Garnet pumped a hefty load of his pearly white jizz into Weiss’ folds. The amount just as much as he unloaded into Ruby, causing a thin stream to run down the lithe girl’s thigh and drip onto the floor. Weiss going limp in Garnet’s arms as the teen pulled out of her. Letting her body slid to the floor in a twitching daze. 

That’s when Blake decided to step in, but much to Yang’s surprise, it wasn’t to stop the boy. Blake instead coaxed him, wanting him to do the same thing he had done to Ruby and Weiss, unto her. The sight of Garnet taking her two friends so aggressively like a wild animal turned her on to no end. Even causing her to pull him into a heated kiss; shuddering excited with no form of resistance as Garnet ripped parts of her skimpy costume off of her body. Managed to somehow get onto the bed, where Yang’s little brother started fucking her Doggystyle. 

Yang had to admit, hearing and seeing the normally level-headed Blake lose herself to her lust, was actually really hot. The dark-haired girl was definitely letting the faunus part of her heritage take control. Having the girl shaking her hips and ass like a woman possessed, meeting it halfway with Garnet’s powerful thrusts. Her large chest smushed against the bed; her face contorted into absolute bliss. Letting out a yelp then moan when Garnet grabbed her by her hair and yanked roughly, causing the girl to seize up and clench his did tightly. 

Soon it wasn’t long before Yang witnessed her friend reached a bone-rattling orgasm with Garnet. The boy letting out a grunt, as he creampied yet another one of his friend’s cunts. Smiling, Yang finally started walking towards Garnet, whom she noticed, was beginning to come down from his lustful frenzy. Looking a little confused and stunned at what happened. 

“Wait, what did I…?” He jumped when he felt a pair of large breasts press up against his back.

“Seems like you came down from your little sex crusade,” Yang smirked, giggling cutely whilst wrapping her arms around his neck, pulling him close. Running a finger down the fabric of Garnet’s now messy costume. “I hope after all of that, you still have some leftover for me.” She purred with a small salacious grin. 

“You… planned this…” Garnet said between labored pants. 

“Jeez Garnet,” Yang laughed. “You make it sound like some sort of sinister plot when you phrase it like that. Though...” Yang gently moved his head to make him face her. “Would you believe me if I said, Ruby and the others had a part in this, too?” 

Garnet looked at his unconscious sister and friend stunned, before back to a grinning Yang. “W-What?” 

“Who knows, it might be just the words of a playful little witch this evening.” Yang winked. “Now are you going to just sit there, or am I going to get a piece of this alpha dick tonight as well?” She said, grabbing and stroking off, the still amazingly hard member. “Seems you’re good for at least a few more- Eep!” 

Yang jumped as she was pushed flat on her back, Garnet looking at her with lust and a grin on his face. Yang could feel her heart skip a beat as her baby bro yanked off her costume’s top. Letting her massive tits pop out and bounce freely, her thighs rubbing together with excitement, her arousal already soaked clean through her panties. 

“You’re a cheeky little blonde aren’t you?” Garnet smiled. 

“O-Only for you.” Yang panted softly, feeling Garnet peel her wet panties off and tossed them aside. Spreading her legs, and using two fingers to open her lower lips. She felt him stab his cum coated member into her. Her walls slowly spreading, taking her brother in inch by thick deliciously throbbing inch. 

“H-Holy fuck!” She gasped, gripping the bedsheet underneath her as Garnet started plowing. Her tits bounced wildly, her hips slapping against lewdly, filling the air and mixing with the prominent moans already beginning to leave Yang. Her tight walls already drenched, squeezing down tight wanting to keep his cock deep inside of her as much as possible. Yang reached up and pulled Garnet close to her, smothering the boy deep inside soft bosoms. Her legs wrapping around the powerful small stud’s waist. 

Garnet groan muffled in between the valley of Yang’s chest. His pace and speed of thrusting picking up. The very tip of his shaft kissing Yang’s womb entrance, rubbing along the sweet spots in the process. 

“F-Fuck, y-yes, like that Garnet! Harder, Hard- Mmph!” Garnet silenced her with a passionate kiss, the sibling’s tongues fighting for dominance. Their bodies drawing closer to their climax impending climax, unaware of the three other girls slowly coming to. Slowly attempting to pick up their weakened bodies from either the floor or bed. 

Feeling Garnet stabbed her sweet spot once again, Yang let out a muffled squeal as her folds coiled around him like a snake. Tightening up and cumming all over her brother, her juices spraying all over. But that didn’t stop Garnet in the least, riding through the climax. He soon repositioned himself, lifting up Yang’s legs and pinned them to her sides. Effectively putting the girl in a mating press, giving everyone a nice view of her ass. The healthy skin-colored rear rippling from the impacts of Garnet’s balls slapping against it. 

“N-Ngh, Yang! I’m-” Garnet couldn’t even finish his sentence as he came. Burying his cock balls deep inside of her, piercing into her womb and flooding it with his hot creamy baby batter. Yang’s lilac eyes rolled slowly in her head, her mind becoming hazy with euphoria. Garnet remained still, his cock throbbing with each spurt as the last of his discharge was pumped into his older sister. Panting heavily at the release, slowly pulling out, his cock now starting to soften after four heavy ball draining loads. He looked down at Yang, who was panting, struggling to catch her breath. But had a satisfied smirk grace her soft lips. 

“Heh, you didn’t hold back did ya?” She commented, looking down at her oozing pussy. Even after cumming four times, her brother could still let out this much? Talk about stamina. “But don’t think we’re done just yet.” 

“Eh?” Garnet blinked before feeling Blake, Weiss, and Ruby started to rub up against him. With grins and seductive looks on their faces. 

“We can consider this your’s and Ruby’s extra special presents,” Yang smirked, rubbing her chin. “I hope you still some left in ya. Cause now that you claimed all of us; we’re not gonna stop until you successfully ‘Megabusted’ inside each and every one of us. And keep it up until you brought our HP doing to Zero. Our cute little Megaman.” She giggled with a tap on his nose for emphasis. 

Garnet blushed as he realized the situation he was now in. The redness on his face deepening as he felt Ruby and the others pressed their bodies into him more. Each one, eager to get their turn with him the crimson-haired boy first. And yet, despite him being complete terrified at what would happen next. His body couldn’t help but twitch in excitement. Happy and eager for what the rest of the Halloween night would entail. Something the girls couldn’t help but take notice too. 

“Seems we’re in agreement then.” Yang hummed with a pleasant filled smile, looking at the twitching cock. “Now then. How about we get you all comfortable, huh?” 

And for the rest of the night, loud moans and screams of pleasure would be heard coming from the Team RWBY household. As a new annual Halloween tradition would be born that night. 

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Happy New Year, everyone! We hope will this turn out to be a wonderful year for you and that many amazing books await you ❤️

With 2018 behind us, we’ve prepared a list of our favourite reads from last year - all the books we read and loved, regardless of publication date.

And what about you, our fellow bookworms? Which books made it to your list?

The Folk of the Air series (The Cruel Prince + The Wicked King) by Holly Black - 2018 went off to an EXCELLENT start with The Cruel Prince and then we’ve been incredibly lucky to have an opportunity to read The Wicked King as well. Spoiler alert! TWK is even better than the first book ;)

The Divine Cities Series (City of Stairs) by Robert Jackson Bennett - this world of gods in a sort of modern setting is SO worth exploring!

Foolish Kingdoms by Natalia Jaster - if we were to name one thing we’re thankful for, it’s discovering Natalia Jaster’s books! They’re intriguing, they’re beautifully-written, they have complex layered characters...what more could one wish for?

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo - enemies-to-lovers and bloodthirsty mermaids? How could we ever say no to that?

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - fantasy retelling full of badass women? Umm, sign us up IMMEDIATELY!

The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo - fairy tales retold in this unique Leigh Bardugo way. Packed with intriguing spins on the original stories and important life truths.

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - this cute and heart-warming romance definitely melted our hearts. Plus, it has both our favourite tropes and lots of representation.

All for the Game by Nora Sakavic - hello, we’ve adopted nine problematic children. There’s no turning back now.

The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski - high fantasy with political intrigue, morally-grey characters, badass female characters and a mix of Slavic mythology, fairy tales and Arthurian legends...#EnoughSaid

Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman - it might be heart-breaking but it’s worth every single tear

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - not only is this an excellent read, it’s also an important one

Luna and the Lie by Mariana Zapata - angst + boss/employee romance + age difference? Mariana Zapata knows all our weaknesses for sure.

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata - boss/employee and fake married tropes with the slowest burn ever. It’s so worth the wait though.

Kulti by Mariana Zapata - slow burn sports romance with age difference. Yup, yup, we dig it!

Everless by Sara Holland - we couldn’t predict a damn thing in this book! Full of plot twists and mystery, it’s the ultimate page-turner.

Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren - this was such a perfect mix of cute, sexy and funny! We’re not always a fan of friends-to-lovers trope but this one is done so right.

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer - as you might’ve guessed already, we love retellings with a spin and interesting female characters. And this series has lots of both!

Warcross by Marie Lu - this has POC rep, hackers, video games and futuristic setting. What a trip!

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab - wonderfully spooky and so much fun. And what’s even more spooky is just how amazing a writer Victoria Schwab is 😍

Forbidden Hearts series (Hate to Want You + Wrong to Need You) by Alisha Rai - with all the interesting characters, diversity and a very appealing way the author includes consent in her smut scenes, Alisha Rai’s books are so very worth of attention!

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus - murder drama with Breakfast Club vibes. So cool!

Ruby Red trilogy by Kerstin Gier - this is just such a wonderful journey and everyone should buy the tickets :)

Villains series by V. E. Schwab - this one has definitely been one of our very fave series; with morally-grey characters (which we love) and anti-hero storylines (which we love even more), it makes for one twisted perfect tale.

From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata - what this list has proven so far is that when it comes to contemporary romance, Mariana Zapata is the way to go for us. And this one is no exception. Also, virtuemoir feels!

VIP series by Kristen Callihan - a series with a focus on music and a fabulous ensemble of characters. The latest, “Fall”, is our numero uno but “Idol” and “Managed” have been a true pleasure to read as well.

Starcrossed series (Bad Romeo + Broken Juliet) by Leisa Rayven - oh-so-angsty but also oh-SO-GOOD

Legend series by Marie Lu - dystopian setting with enemies to lovers trope and a fantastic...dare we say..legendary ending...

Dearest series by Lex Martin - especially “Kissing Madeline”, sports romance with friends with benefits trope and some really good relationship development.

Sadie by Courtney Summers - this book might not be the easiest to read but it deals with a lot of relevant and important issues, like pedophilia and sexual abuse. It’s difficult but it makes you think.

Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy - the ultimate sports romance series! For one, it’s full of cool tropes we love. And what’s more, it’s also full of fun, great characters, hilarious moments and steamy sexy times.

Stalking Jack the Ripper series (Stalking Jack the Ripper + Hunting Prince Dracula) by Kerri Maniscalco - while the latest book in this series, “Escaping from Houdini”, hasn’t been our favourite, we fell in love with Audrey Rose and Thomas right from the start and we’re here to stay

Shades of Magic series by V. E. Schwab - Delilah Bard said “I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still” and we’d rather give up half our bookcase than pass on a chance to read this series

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum - this young adult contemporary romance is JUST SO CUTE, it makes us all warm inside

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Have a name survey because these are always fun.

Boys

A Andrew vs. Aaron Alan vs. Alexander Aiden vs. Adam B Brennan vs. Brayden: Both of these are awful but I guess I gotta pick. Brandon vs. Braxton Bentley vs. Brimley C Cayden vs. Camden: Again, both equally cringey for me. Cole vs. Cameron Cade vs. Chandler: Chandler is a cute name for a girl, but I have a bias for Chandler Bing too hahaha. D Denver vs. Dallas Deklan vs. Dylan: I prefer the spelling Declan, though. Also, I technically like Dylan just a little bit more and would have picked it, but I like it for a girl. My sister had a classmate named Dylan and it sounded really good on her. David vs. Dennis E Ethan vs. Ezra Eitan vs. Elijah Emmanuel vs. Eden: Again, I prefer the name Eden for girls.

F Fabio vs. Ferdinand: I very hesitatingly picked Fabio hence the italics, but I very much dislike both. This is also what I’ll be doing for the rest of the names on here. Finnegan vs. Finley Fernando vs. Frankie: For the millionth time, Frankie is cute for a girl (this is where y’all really see that I prefer daughters more HAHAHA), and this is also because there’s a local singer named Frankie that I really admire.  G Gavin vs. Gus Gumby vs. Gerrick George vs. Grant H Harper vs. Harley Hayden vs. Henry Harlow vs. Hank I Ian vs. Ivan Indigo vs. Iris: Can I just say these are both better off as girl names? Indiana vs. Iris: And these, too?

J John vs. Jericho Jacob vs. Jameson Jasper vs. Jedidiah K Kayden vs. Koa Kent vs. Kyle Kevin vs. Konner: I prefer the spelling Connor, though. L Lars vs. Liam Levi vs. Lance Lester vs. Lorenzo M Michael vs. Matthew Maverick vs. Mason Madison vs. Micah N Nolan vs. Nathan Niko vs. Nathaniel Nicholas vs. Nate: I honestly like both. I can go with naming a son Nicholas then giving them Nate as a nickname. O Ocean vs. Oscar: I hate nature names and Oscar screams old-guy-name to me. Sorry to all the Oscars :( Orville vs. Otis Otto vs. October P Patrick vs. Percy Preston vs. Paisley Parker vs. Passion Q Quincy vs. Quinn Quada vs. Quinten Quailen vs Quidditch R Raven vs. Riley Rowan vs. Rod Ray vs. Roy: I have a bit of a sentimental attachment to Roy cos it’s an occasional nickname Gab’s dad uses. S Skylar vs. Scott: Only because a high school classmate named her kid Schuyler and that baby is seriously adorable, bubbly, and well-behaved. Storm vs. Steven Sorin vs. Solomon T Trevor vs. Travis Todd vs. Taylor Taytum vs. Tanner U Ulysses vs. Uman Umbo vs. Uno Utah vs. Usher: I dislike most geographic names, but I’d rather I name my baby Utah then have them be sang sex-themed songs by Usher by meaner kids throughout their childhood lmao.   V Vance vs. Vincent Vern vs. Vayde Vernon vs. Vayden W Walter vs. Wyatt Wade vs. Winter Wallace vs. Whisper X Xenon vs. Xayden: I really wanted to pick one name for each question, but being stuck between a chemical element and a name ending in -den is an easy no to both for me. Xayler vs. Xavier Xandon vs. Xennan Y Yvonne vs. Yonder: These names are getting more awful now that we’re ending dude, lmao. Yuletide vs. Yasser Yancy vs. Yancer Z Zeeland vs. Zayden Zion vs. Zenon Zander vs. Zenner

Girls

A Acacia vs. Alexa Aurora vs. Annalise Avonna vs. Alessandra B Brogan vs. Brooklyn Bianca vs. Brigitta Bailey vs. Brynn C Carlotta vs. Christine Cheyenne vs. Cescily Cecilia vs. Cassidy D Diedra (pronounced Dee-ay-druh) vs. Delilah: But I prefer the spelling Deirdre. Devia vs. Daytona Dakota vs. Darcy E Evonna vs. Eliana Emerald vs. Evangeline Eden vs. Eliza F Felicity vs. Fiona Faith vs. Faye: Both have always been on my blacklist for girl’s names, sorry lol. Flavia (pronoucned Flah-wee-uh) vs. Flora G Grace vs. Gretchen Genesis vs. Galaxy: Please don’t make these names happen. Gabriella vs. Greta: I love both names and have always liked the name Greta because of Greta Garbo, but I’m obviously biased towards my girlfriend so Gabriela/Gabriella it is. H Harper vs. Hope Holly vs. Hailee Harmony vs. Harvest: Again, both cringe material but I guess Harmony makes me cringe juuuuuuust a little less. I Imogene vs. Ivy Isabella vs. Iris Irene vs. Ingrid J Jessica vs. Jacinda Jade vs. Juniper: Juniper would be cute if a baby can stay a baby forever lmao, but I’m generally not a fan. Joanna vs. Joy: But I like the spelling Johanna more. K Kaleidoscope (Kallie for short) vs. Kaylee: Can I just pick the nickname? I hate the other two options :(( Kennedy vs. Kendall: I’d pick both, but thinking as a future mom, I wouldn’t want my daughter to be mercilessly teased for being given a name that’s usually understood to be more masculine in nature. I know we’re all about breaking stereotypes and all, but y’all – realistically, kids can be pretty fucking cruel. Katelyn vs. Katrina L Lacey vs. Linsey Lynnea (proncounced Lynn-ay-uh) vs. Liberty Lara vs. Lola M Morgan vs. Madison Mackenzie vs. Miranda Marissa vs. Monica N Nora vs. Natalie Nevaeh (pronounced Nev-ay-uh) vs. Nicole Niki vs. Noelle O Ophelia vs. Ocean: Only picking Ophelia because I’m generally not a fan of nature names, but there are a lot more better options if I wanted to name my kid after Shakespeare plays, like Beatrice or Emilia. Olivia vs. Onna Opal vs. October: Was never a fan of gemstone names, and there are much better month names than October. P Passion vs. Primrose: I feel the same way for Primrose as I do with Juniper. Mostly cute with babies, but is less cuter on grown-up girls. Penelope vs. Pixie Pandora vs. Palace Q Quintessa vs. Quincy Quaila vs. Quilala (Kwi--lah-lah) Queen vs. Quiencia (Kwee-ence-ee-uh) R Reyna vs. Riley Rosanna vs. Rosemary Rhonda vs. Rodica (Roe-dee-kuh) S Skylar vs. Skye Serena vs. Simone Shailey vs. Sienna T Tessa vs. Taylor Tia vs. Tiana Taytum vs. Trixie: Tatum would be a better spelling. U Una vs. Uta Ulyssia (You-liss-ee-uh) vs. Umba Ula vs. Ursula: Only because it can be a Friends reference lol. V Violet vs. Vylette Veronica vs. Victoria Valencia vs. Valerie W Wynona vs. Whitney: Winona > Wynona, but still. Wynter vs. Whisper Willow vs. Wanda X Xaila vs. Xara Xana vs. Xenon Xavier vs. Xena Y Yasmin vs. Yvonne Yvette vs Yolanda Yori vs. Yaya Z Zayara vs. Zion Zayana vs. Zoey Zen vs. Zara

Final questions!

Your name (first and middle): Robyn Isabelle.Do you like it?I hated the name Robyn throughout my childhood because I always got teased about it. When I got to college and everyone just kinda matured and told me they liked the way my name flowed, I ended up warming up to and loving it.What your parents almost named you:I was almost named Ariel after the Disney princess, and I know my parents were also thinking of naming me Katrina/Katherine/Kaitlyn.Your favorite girl's name (first and middle):Olivia. I don’t have a pick for middle name yet.List five unique names of girls you have met:Shauna, Shontrice, Unila, Ciamae, Rheezan.List five girl's names you don't like:I mostly dislike in-your-face weather/nature names like Winter, Snow, Amethyst, Cloud, Gaia, or Daffodill. But some, like Cheyenne, Rose, and Luna are super cute, too.List five girls name you really like:I’ve done this like 10 times on 10 different surveys but I like names such as Olivia, Elizabeth, Mia, Ava, and Isabella.Your first best friend's name:Kaye.Your siblings names:Nope.The name of the first pet that you loved:Tobi, my pet rabbit.What you would be named if you were the opposite gender:I’ve never asked my parents about this, actually. They’d probably go with a Spanish/Hispanic name, seeing as they went with Joaquin for my brother but were also thinking of naming him Diego.