#on the list of totally normal things to say to your boy bestie

[jdorian]

HOUSE MD. 8.09 • Better Half

[aemiron-main]

EHHFDFBGFHFHDDBDFGBJDF OMG SO IM SO SLOW TO REPLY IM SORRY BUT IM LOSING IT DFSHJSDFDS OK SO IM GOING TO START WITH THE VERY TOP OF THIS THREAD

Stranger Things S2 01 

FIRST OF ALL IM HOLLERING OVER THE MONSTER HOUSE GIF THATS WHY HE SEEMS SO FAMILIAR OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD

AND RIGHT POOR WILL HES SO BABY IM SOBBING...

((AND YES OMG GO HAM IM aemiron ON DISCORD!!!! YES YES PLEASE TOTALLY FEEL FREE TO DM ME OMG I HAVE SO MANY TIMELINE THOUGHTS)

HFGHDFGHDFGM GIGGLING OVER YOU MEETING MURRAY HES SO. HES SUCH A GUY. AN ICON

AND MOODDDDD ME IGNORING THE STRAIGHT ROMANCE IN THE GAY SHOW LIKE CMON I COME HERE FOR GAY!!

AND RIGHT GOD MIKE AND EL ARE LIKE. THEYRE LIKE WATCHING A TRAINWRECK ESP IN S3. AND ALSO YOURE VERY RIGHT MIKE DOES N O T COPE WELL

HOLLERING OVER BILLY LOOKING TRANS AGWFSDF billy is so funny 2 me because i actually have an irl brother with the same sort of blonde hair also named billy LMAO AND RIGHT LIKE WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT?? ARE THEY HALLUCINATING????

and MOOOOOOOOOOOODDD SCOTT/MR CLARKE MY BELOVED I LOVE HIM SO MUCH I ADORE HIM I SWEAR TO GOD HIM AND HENRY CREEL WERE GAY BOY BESTIES (did you see the black cat decorations behind scott? because those connect to henry) AND REAL JOYCE DESERVES TO BE SOOOOO HAPPY AND BOB IS A SWEETHEART FR I ADORE HIM

AND MOOOOODDD WITH THE HOPPER FLASHBACKS

((AND ALSO IM HOLLERING OVER THE BIRD ASGFSFHSDFNFD)

FHHSDHJDFJ HELPPP IVE NEVER BEEN IN A CORN MAZE BUT THEY SEEM BOTH FUN AND SCARY

AWBSDBJHSJFD HOLLERING OVER NANCY AND JON AND 3RD WHEELER STEVE.. AND YES OMG IM NOT PERSONALLY VERY FOCUSED ON THEM BUT LOTS OF PEOPLE SHIP THEM POLY!!!!!! ESP W STEVE HAVING GIFTED JON THE CAMERA AT THE END OF S1!! DUSTIN AND HIS HATS ARE SO PRECIOUS AND I LOVE MAX SM and RIGHT POOR WILL IS JUST CONSTANTLY GOING THROUGH IT ALL OF THE TIME

and YESSSSSS THE LAB FHJDF AND RIGHT ITS SO WEIRD THAT JOYCE TRUSTS THEM DESPITE THE S1 NEWSPAPER SAYING THAT JOYCE LITERALLY FOUND WILL AS A TEST SUBJECT AT THAT EXACT LAB. AND ITS 10000% THE LAB AND ITS SO DAMN WEIRD ESPECIALLY SINCE HOPPER GETS INTO THAT LAB CAR AT THE VERY END OF S1 AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT/WHY HE DID IT... IT’S ALL SO WEIRD LIKE WHY DO THEY TRUST THE LAB!!!!!!!!!!! AND HOW DID THEY GET OUT OF THE LAB IN S1????? AND RIGHT THE WHOLE ACT NORMAL THING IS SUCH BS IT DOESNT HELP ME EITHER... AND UIHFJFDJG THATS DR OWENS AND HES SO. HES. HES SUCH AN ENIGMA LIKE IM TRYING TO FIND OUT SO HARD WHATS UP WITH HIM ESPECIALLY SINCE HE’S SUPER SUPER PARALLELED TO VICTOR CREEL/HENRYS DAD AND ESPECIALLY SINCE OK LIKE

YKNOW THE PART IN THAT SCENE WITH HOPPER AND JOYCE AND OWENS IN THE OFFICE AND OWENS TALKS ABOUT HOW HE “GETS IT”/GETS WHAT HAPPENED TO JOYCE??? IM SITTING HERE LIKE. OWENS. WHAT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU GET IT??? WHAT DO YOU GET ABOUT LOSING A SON TO THE UPSIDE DOWN???? (AND ESP CONSIDERING THAT OWENS CALLS POSSESSED WILL ‘SON’ LATER ON... OWENS WAS EDWARD YOUR SON??? ESP SINCE YOURE PARALLELED TO HENRYS DAD???? AND IF EDWARD WAS THE ONE POSSESSING WILL???)

THERES SO MUCH TIMELINE SHIT GOING ON RN FR ESPECIALLY BECAUSE LIKE. WHAT IS UP WITH BRENNER IN S2. WHERE IS HE. WE SUPPOSEDLY SAW ONE BRENNER DIE BUT A.) WE DIDNT SEE HIM DIE HE WAS OFFSCREEN AND B.) WE HAVE BOTH A RICHARD AND A MARTIN BRENNER LISTED.... SO IM LIKE.. IS S2 THE TIMELINE WHERE ONE OF THEM DIED BUT THE OTHER ONE DIDNT DIE?????? ESPECIALLY SINCE S1 BRENNER’S HAIR PARTS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE COMPARED TO S4 BRENNER’S HAIR..

AND RIGHT THE UD LOOKING FREAKIER GOD....

AND YEAH MAX’S BROTHER. IS NOT A GOOD DUDE.

and RIGHT TED'S CLIFF COMMENT GODDDD

AND YESSSS GOD TY FOR REMINDING ME ABT THAT TECH WITH THE MUSIC HEHE BC I NEED TO GO REWATCH THAT SCENE AND SEE IF IT TIES INTO SOME OF THE S4 NINA PROJECT STUFF....

AND HOLY SHIT YES EXACTLY THATS SUCH A GOOD POINT ABT THE DOORS BEING LIKE PORTALS THERES SO MUCH DOOR IMAGERY IN THIS SHOW ESP IN S3... it DOES affect the inside of the arcade but it took a second to do so at first (the arcade interior goes from totally normal looking with people -> normal looking but Empty except for will -> empty except for will and fucked up UD looking).... and it's so weird bc that "in between" space where it's Not UD Looking but IS empty comes back with el in the cabin in s3... IM LIKE WHAT IS THAT?????? ESP WITH MR CLARKE'S FLEA AND THE ACROBAT THING AND HOW THE TIGHTROPE'S IN THE MIDDLE AND THE FLEA CAN GO ABOVE OR BELOW IT AND THAT WEIRD EMPTY IN BETWEEN SPACE ALMOST BEING LIKE THE TIGHTROPE ITSELF???

also HOLLERING OVER EL BEING A CREATURE RIGHT I LOVE HER SHES SO CREATURE CODED THOUGH FR

S2 02-03

Episode 2

RIGHT AUUWHWGWHWHW EL MY BABY…….. AND RIGHT HEENNFNFFN THEY SHOW US EL LEAVING THE UD BUT THEY DONT SHOW US JOYCE AND HOPPER AND WILL LEAVING?? 🤨🤨🤨🤨 IT’S SUSPICIOUS AS FUCK!!!

ALSO YOU SAYING YOU JUST DONT THINK THAT TERRY’S DAUGHTER IS EL HAS ME LIKE FOX ON CHAIR BC JAMES HAS DONE A BUNCH OF ANALYSIS ON IT AND IT DEF SEEMS LIKE THERE’S MULTIPLE “ELS”/AN EL AND A JANE ETC… IT MAKES ME INSANE FR HDNFNF it’s so weird and it just gets weirder like we see multiple different birth scenes for El and multiple different els and GHRBRNRNRN


and RIGHT EL IS SO PRECIOUS I LOVE HER SHE JUST WANTS TO TRICK OR TREAT….

AND YES OMG WILL’S ART REALLY REALLY KEEPS COMING BACK THROUGH ALL THE SEASONS!!

AND THE PARTY ARE SO BABY THEM BEING THE ONLY ONES IN COSTUME SHDBFNFN

and RIGHT it’s such a good balance of the Insane Supernatural Trauma vs the Shitty Everyday Life Stuff That’s Still Upsetting and just GOD im insane abt it

HELPPP YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE TO CLOCK THAT FOR MAX THERES A LOT OF TRANSMASC MAX ENTHUSIASTS OUT THERE!!

and LITERALLY ITS SO FUCKING WEIRD LIKE OH MY GOD and what you said abt the ud and minimal gear makes me extra insane since a.) it seems like there’s more than one UD i swear and b.) in S4, steve and his group just fucking RAWDOG the UD no hazmat suits or ANYTHING and theyre fine and there S1 UD also doesnt seem to have a hivemind bc joyce steps in the tentacles repeatedly and nothing happens whereas in S4 steve and co cant even BREATHE wrong without the tentacles grabbing them… i swear to god the s1 ud and the s4 ud are two different places.

AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISCREPANCIES PLAY A HUGE HUGE HUGEEEEEEE ROLE IN THE TIMELINE STUFF YOURE SPOT ON… THERES A TON OF WEIRDNESS ON HALLOWEEN IN S2 WITH WILL’S CAMERA & THE 8:15 TIMESTAMP AND JUST. ALL OF THE CAMERA TIMESTAMPS IN THIS SHOW AND ALL THE CLOCKS AND ALL SORTS OF TECHNOLOGY BITS ARE TIED TO TIMELINE FUCKERY FR

AND RIGHTTT st really is The trauma show… AND MOOD I HATE THAT TOO SO IM VERY GLAD ST TACKLES THE FACT THAT THE WHOLE PRETEND NOTHINGS WRONG THING ISNT HELPFUL

AND MOOOODD DUSTIN AND LUCAS AND EL MY BELOVEDS HSFNNGNNG AND THATS SO REAL ABT EL AND HER TV SHOWS LIKE 🤝🤝🤝 MOOODDD

AND OUDGDHD THANK YOUU I AM STARING AT THE BUMPER CROP EP LIKE 👁👁👁👁👁

and yess YESS the ud is def tied to the crops dying

AND GODDD im sorry you had to deal with jackass behaviour like billy’s :(((( he’s rlly such a piece of work /neg

HENDNFNGNG THERES MORE MOLDLY FOOD ETC TO COME IN S4 TOO

WILL AND HIS CRIPASS BOWLCUT LIKE HE WAS AN ICON FOR THAT TBH HDBDND

AND I LOVE BOB SO MUCH HES SO. it also makes me INSANE that bob very very likely knew henry as a kid. bob. BOB WHAT DO YOU KNOW!!!!!!

BDENRNFNFNF HOPPER AND HIS WAFFLES AGAIN EL IS SO CREATURE CODED

AND HEHEHE WILL AND EL BOTH YELLING FOR MIKE part of it imo is byler subtext/starting to make things look like more of a love triangle/will calling out for mike in the same way that mike’s girlfriend does. he’s a gayass i love him

AND HEENNFNF STEVE DEF HAS THOSE BABY COW EYES FRRRR

AND YEHEYEYSSSS THERE IS ANOTHER PARALLEL TO THE COUCH SCENE LATER ON!!!

AND RIGHT MIKE AND WILL ARE SOOO PRECIOUS MIKE LOVES HIM SM AUGH LIKE.. will being able to be honest with mike and mike also being able to open up abt what he’s been seeing… im Normal…

AND THATS EXACTLY THE VIBE RE: HOUSE HDBFNFNFNGMGMG

AND OFUFHDH RIGHT THE USE OF STATIC IN ST SAME HERE WITH THE AUDITORY HALLUCINATIONS FROM IT (i was SO scared of static as a kid) and they way they use it in st continues to make me Insane esp with the later stuff with tvs and radios and the creels

EPISODE 3

YESSSSS CLAUDIA HENDERSON MY BELOVEDDDDD HEHEHEHE AND IM HOLLERING OVER “YOU GOT A LITTLE FREAK!!!!!” HENNRFNNGMGMG

HEHENDNDN DART IS SO BABY HONESTLY LIKE JUST LET HIM EAT HIS MUSKETEERS… AND POOR YURTLE FR ESP SINCE DART DOESNT EVEN LIKE THE HEAT

AND RIGHT EHENENND i think hopper had seen el out there since she’d been hunting squirrels in the woods/i think he knew she was out there but didnt know 100% where.. BUT STILL RIGHT WHAT IF SOMETHING ELSE TOOK THE WAFFLES

AND MOOODD I LOVE HER and god el not speaking is esp interesting when you consider the fact that henry as a child has Zero speaking lines. Just lots of Staring LMAO

AND FHFNGNGM BOB MY BELOVED HES SO POOKIE !!! AND YES SAME WITH DUSTIN I LOVE HIM DHDBFNF

And god dont even get me STARTED on mr baldo, i wrote a whole post (https://www.tumblr.com/aemiron-main/720036372124221440/bob-and-mr-baldo-was-bob-abused-as-a-child-was?source=share) about how mr baldo is a creep/likely bob’s way of trying to cope with/explain his experiences to Will… the Agony…

AND HEHEHEBEBEBEBEBEB BOB MY BELOVED HES FINE ITS OK HES FINE HES IN ONE PIECE… FOR NOW

AND YES OK IK WE TALKED ABT THIS BEFORE BUT IM COMING BACK TO IT BC I RECENTLY WROTE ANOTHER POST THAT INVOLVES THIS LINE FROM LUCAS AND NOW IM WONDERING IF either henry or edward was drowned by their mother in the creel bathtub as a child + then had his body dumped in the quarry to try and cover it up. There’s SO much drowning imagery associated with the creel tub and some of the shots we get of lucas in s4 with the creel tub behind him & how they tie to this line are just making me Insane…. ANYWAY IM LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT DAMN TUB AND THE QUARRY BC ITS NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR EITHER HENRY OR EDWARD IN ONE OF THE TIMELINES!!!!!

and yesss YESSS THE PROJECTOR… And scott my beloved..

AND YEYEYEYEYSHS THE LAB SHIT THOSE BITCHES R ALWAYS INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING

AND OWUDHDH GOOD QUESTION ABT THE WAFFLES- i dont think mike answered it, but if you look at murray’s conspiracy board in his bunker, you can see a news article about when el stole waffles from the grocery store in s1- so hopper probably saw the article is my guess! Or mike told him and we just didnt see it!

AND RIGHT EHEJFN BILLY SEEMS 25 FR

AND RIGHT YOUR OTHER BOYFRIEND CMON THE 3 OF YOU JUST DATE ALREADY

AND EXACTLY im glad this conflict is more reasonable instead of steve’s friends just being jackasses lmao. AND REAL I LOVE DUSTIN AND I LOVE DART THE VOMIT SLUG SHDBDNF AND BOB MY BELOVEDDDDD HEHEHEHE I MEAN. HES FINE ITS OKAY HES FINE ITS OKAY DONT WORRY ABOUT BOB

AND JOYCEEEEEE I LOVE HER SM HFBFFNNFNFGMGN BOB CARES SM AND JOYCE LOVES WILL SM AND AUWHWGWH

AND HEHEHE IM LATE WITH THIS SO IM SORRY SO YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM B IT.. AT LEAST HES NOT EVIL!!!!!!! but *demodog voice* “he Was tasty-“

And yeyeys YES THE JANCY BYLER PARALLEL AND THERES ANOTHER PARALLEL TO THE CRAZY TOGETHER COUCH SCENE IN S4 TOO!!!

and maybe things cant go back to the way they were

you: you’re right!! Moving forward!!

Me, shaking sobbing throwing up: STOP TALKING ABOUT GOING BACK STOP IT WITH THE CONTEXT OF HENWARD USING HIS MIND TO TURN THE CLOCK BACKWARDS IN S4 AND HOPPERS LETTER AT THE END OF S3 AND DTEVE TALKING IN S4 ABOUT CRAWLING BACKWARDS AND ALL THE TIME FUCKERY ABDBFNFNFN WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY CANT GO BACK HRGHBB

AND OH MY GOD OK SO BARB MAKES ME INSANE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK REALLY CLOSELY AT THE SNOWBALL IN THE S2 FINAL EP, YOU CAN SEE BARB IN THE BG (and bts pics confirmed it IS her) AND SO YOURE SPOT ON LIKE THERES DEF A SOLID CHANCE BARB IS ALIVE IN ONE TIMELINE…

AND EHENRNNRNENENNENFNG AGAIN IM INSANE BC YOURE PICKING UP ON SHIT LIKE THIS AND IM JUST NODDING FURIOUSLY BC YES YES YES THERES SO SO MUCH WEIRDNESS WITH EL’S MOM ND HER POSSIBLY BEING DEAD/NOT BEING EL’S MOM AND JUST GDODUDHDH

AND HEHEHEHE JOYCE AND TECH…. and the fact that we see that weird 8:15 timestamp on will’s JVC in s2 specifically when joyce is rewinding the tape… it makes me Insane

AND EHENFNF MOOOD MIKE AND WILL MY BELOVED…

Also im CRYING over “baby EggHeadMouthFreak” thats what im calling them from now on HBEENDNDNF

AND DHFBFNNG FRRR MIKE AND HIS HETERONORMATIVITY AND HOMOSEXUALITY AND INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA… will is fighting literal demons mike is fighting gay thoughts

AND RIGHT EXACTLY LIKE MIKE AND EL ARE JUST FIGURING THEMSELVES OUT AND YET SOME PEOPLE THINK THEYRE GOING TO GET *MARRIED* AT THE END OF S5 WHICH IS INSANE

HHEBEFNFNFN WILL IS ALWAYS GOING THROUGH IT LIKE THIS POOR GUY CANNOT CATCH A BREAK

AND IM LOSING IT AGAIN OVER THAT PICTURE LIKE THAT WAS MY EXACT FACE WHEN I WATCHED THAT SCENE LIKE PLEASE SHADOW MONSTER STEP AWAY FROM THE CHILD PLEASE PLEASEEEE

S2 04

HGEHEENRNFNFNF HELPPPPPPP

AND RIGHT MIKE STARING AT HIM… THEYRE GAY YOUR HONOUR

AND HE *IS* LOSING MEMORIES RIP WILL GODSPEED BUDDY

AND RIGHT RIGHT WE CANT TRUST THESE LAB BITCHES I AM PUTTING EVERY LAB ASSOCIATED BITCH UNDER MY MICROSCOPE AND STARING AT THEM…

And oh YES will is definitely autistic imo like no doubt AND YES DEFINITELY ALEXITHYMIA VIBES UR NOT WRONG AT ALL….. will is autistic for sure

AND RIGHT AUUWGWHH EL MY BELOVED

AND RIGHT HOPPER PLS GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER LIKE CMON MAN THERES NO NEED FOR THIS

AND EHRBFNGNGN RIGHTTTTTTTTTT

AND GOD YES OK temp low and the dissociating im not sure abt ice powers (still a possibility) but there is SO much temperature weirdness in ST + the UD being cold + UD creatures being susceptible to fire and all the talk of burning things ESPECIALLY in s4… its so…

AND YESSSS YESS THE IRL CONNECTIONS MY BELOVED AND SCOTT MY BELOVEDDDDDDD SCOTT EXPLAINING FLIGHT OR FIGHT…. God i love scott

AND HEBEBEHEHFN HOPPER RLLY HAS. SMTHN UP WITH HIM IN THIS EP FR LIKE BRO GO TAKE A WALK SHES A CHILD LIKE GO TAKE A BREATHER AND LEAVE IT ALONE

AND RIGHT EGEBFNF HONESTLY ITS LIKE WHAT IS BILLYS FUCKIN ISSUE WITH *EVERYONE*…. AND HOLLERING OVER BILLY LOOKING LIKE HED SHOWER WITH SOCKS ON DHDBFNGNG

AND MOOOOD COMMUNAL SHOWERS MY BEHATED

AND RIGHT THE PARK PARANOIA WHICH the park scene makes me extra insane considering that there’s a park/playground literally DIRECTLY across from the creel house….

NAD HEBFNGNGNG WILLS GOING THROUGH MORE THAN DISSOCIATION TOO LIKE JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE HIS BRAIN SCANS SHRNGNNGNG

AND YES YES WILL IS CONNECTED TO THE HIVEMIND THATS WHATS HAPPENING TO HES CONNECTED TO ANY CREATURES WITH SHADOW PARTICLES IN THEM/THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE UD

AND RIGHT LIKE MIKE PLS CHILL IT YOU DONT NEED TO START BARKING AT HER JUST CAUSE UR MAD THAT UR GAY…

AND RIGHT HOPPERS JUST GOT THE RECORDS UNDER THE FLOOR DHFBGNGNGNMG

AND RIGHT MOOODDDDD AND GOD owens makes me insane bc its like hes obviously Not Great but he is more genuine in s4/argues with brenner and im like. It baffles me bc owens DOES seem to have WAY more morals than brenner (and he also doesnt have the sexual predator coding/imagery that brenner has) but i also do NOT trust his ass because he’s always flip flopping and he also works for hnl so automatically suspicious

AND RIGHT OWENS ACTING LIKE IT WAS AN OOPSIE LIKE BRO YOU KILLED PEOPLE!!! AND RIGHT LIKE CMON OWENS NOBODYS BUYING THAT SHIT ABT THE RUSSIANS (picture me hiding s3 behind a curtain HDBDBDBD)

AND RIGHT THE PUMPKIN PATCH AND THEN AS YOUVE ALREADY SEEN BC IM LATE CATCHING UP ON THIS.. THE UD TUNNELS UNDER HAWKINS

AND YEAH BILLY IS DEFINITELY RACIST LIKE WHAT WE SEE OF IT IS ACTUALLY A TONED DOWN VERSION OF HOW RACIST HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WHICH IS INSANE BC HES CLEARLY RACIST ASF

AND YESSSSSS THE TERRY PAPER HEHEBEBEBEENE. god good point actually i should go compare those two papers at some point

AND OH JUST FUCKING WAIT UNTIL S4 BECAUSE WHILE YES BRENNERS WIG IS HILARIOUS . THERES ALSO. SO MUCH WEIRNDESS WITH HIS WIGS IN S4 THATS CONNECTED TO TIMELINE SHIT AND MORE THAN ONE BRENNER AND LIKE HWOEHRBRNGNGN. ITS INSANE FOR SOME REASON IN THE BTS PICS HE HAS LIKE THIS GOLLUM ASS STRINGY HAIR WIG TOO THAT WE HAVENT SEEN IN THE SHOW YET??

AND THATS SO REAL HWEHFNFN YOUR INTUITION IS SO REAL ABT EL AND JANE LIKE THEYRE NOT THE SAME GIRL FR…. JANE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU

AND GOD THE LAB BUGGING THINGS MAKES ME INSANE DVFBFNGNGNGNGNG LIKEEEE ESPECIALLY STARING AT THE CREEL HOUSE THE LAB BUGGED THE CREEL HOUSE ON MOVE IN DAY I CAN FEEL IT IN MY BONES

AND RIGHT WIEHFHFNGMMGMGMG POOR MEWS I ALWAYS FEEL SO BAD FOR HIM LIKE DART IS SO CUTE BUT ALSO POOR MEWS.

AND YESSSSSSS THANK YOU EOFJDHDHFNFNGNG IM STARING SO MUCH ST YOUR MUSIC CHOICES CONTINUE TO MAKE ME INSANE!!!

S2 05

HEFBFNF JOYCE LOVES AND SUPPORTS WILLS ART FR!!

AND ODUDGDHD STARING AT WHAT YOU SAID ABT THEM BEING ON THE LEFT BC THERES A LOT OF LEFT VS RIGHT STUFF THAT COMES UP IN S4…

AND RIGHT RHRNGNGNGNG HOPPER WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!! However interestingly enough while it IS stupid for hopper to go into it despite knowing its toxic, what actually ends up getting him is the tentacles grabbing him- which, in s1, they DONT grab him or joyce, so this is an unexpected surprise for hopper when they grab him in s2.

AND WHDNFNFFNNGNG THATS SO FAIR W POLYAM

AND RIGHT THE LITTLE SLEEPING BAG HES SO BABY

AND EHEBFNGNGNG IM GLAD YOU STARTED PREPARING AHEAD OF TIME FOR BOB BC… MY GOD…. POOR GUY

Also hollering over “give that bitch a nicotine addiction” GEBRNFMGKGKG

AND RIGHT AUWHWGWHWH POOR DUSTIN LIKE BUDDY YOU STILL GOTTA BURY THAT…. And also still losing it over Egg Beast GSBDBDBD

AND RIGHT DARTS JUST A LITTLR GUY DOING HIS BEST HE DOWSNT KNOW ANY BETTER

AND RIGHT LIKE GIRL EL WHAT ABOUT STRANGER DANGER i mean i guess she’s grown up with brenner and is like Well It Cant Possibly Be Worse Than That

AND YES ITS THE SAME PLACE unless im missing some details gotta go look again bc timeline shit is always happening in this show

AND YEEYEYEYS TERRY IS 100% REPEATING SMTHN SHE SAW AND IT MAKES ME INSANE BC THE RAINBOW ROOM TERRY SAW IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE RAINBOW ROOM WE SEE IN S4 WHICH WOULD ALSO TIE INTO EL AND JANE BEING DIFFERENT PEOPLE SINCE THEY EACH SEEM TO HAVE A DIFFERENT RAINBOW ROOM TOO…

AND DHEBFNF MONSTER HOUSE LOOKING ASS HELPPP

AND BABY EGG MAX AND LUCAS…….

AND WHEOFOGUFHFBFBFB WATCHING YOU SUFFER OVER BOB IS SUCH A MOOD IM STILL NOT OVER HIS DEATH LIKE WODHDHFNGNGMMG

Bob is doing his BEST okay!!!!! HES SO PERFECT

AND YESSSSS ERICA MY BELOVED AND TERRY AND EL AND YEYEYEEYSHSB PKAY SO

WHAT YOU SAID ABT THIS NOT BEING HOME RE: TERRY AND EL makes me insane bc im currently working on an analysis of this but the song that plays when el first pulls up to terry’s house in that semi is “green green grass of home” which when you actually look at that song makes NO sense for el and terry because the song is about a man in prison on death row thinking about his childhood home- el is not in prison not on death row NOR HAS SHE EVER BEEN TO THIS HOUSE BEFORE. But yknow who that song DOES fit perfectly?? VICTOR CREEL WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE IN PENNHURST & THINKS ABOUT THE CREEL HOUSE ALL THE TIME!!! ME WHEN EL’S SONG ABT HOME IS TIED TO THE CREELS BECAUSE SHES A CREEL BECAUSE SHES EDWARDS KID AND- GUNSHOTS

AND GDODUDGH GOD RIGHT WHAT YOU SAID ABT TERRY SEEMING STUCK LIKE WILL MAKES ME INSANE BC ITS LIKE. THERES SO MUCH TIME LOOP IMAGERY WITH TERRY AND WITH THE NINA PROJECT LATER ON AND HOW TERRY CONNECTS TO THAT AND IM LIKE TERRY IS PART OF YOU/YOUR MIND STUCK IN A TIME LOOP??? WHATS GOING ON???


and right BOB IS SO PRECIOUS I LOVE HIM SMMMMM

and fucking HOLLERING OVER COCOMELON SHIT TO TEDS BRAINW EVFNFNGNFNFNFN REAL

AND YEEYEYEYS STEVE AND DUSTIN GET CLOSER YES YOU WILL DEF SEE MORE OF THEM TOGETHER ESP IN S3!!!!!

AND DHDBFNGNGNGNGNG HOPPERS OKAY DW

AND GOD OK SO YES THERE IS AN ACTUAL RUSSIAN PLOT LIKE IN S3 AND ALSO IN S4 THERES AN ACTUAL RUSSIAN PLOT IN RUSSIA…

AND RIGHTTTT MURRAY IS SO RIGHT MURRAY IS HOW I FEEL DOING ST ANALYSIS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO SEE THE TRUTH OF EDWARD AND HENRY ETC LIKE… LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN PEOPLE!!!

AND RIGHT TERRYS WHOLE BIRTH THING IS SOOOOOO. AND YEYEYS TWO DIFFERENT RAINBOW ROOMS JUST WAIT UNTIL S4 AND ITS SO. ITS INSANE IT MAKES ME INSANE BC TERRY ALSO HAS DIFFERENT CONTRADICTORY BIRTH SCENES FOR EL LATER ON AND ITS SOOOOOO

UAWGDHHGNGNMGNGNGNG HOLLERING OVER ALL OF THIS BOB IS SO PERFECT FR AND RIGHT THE FUCKING WHITE VANS. JUST WAIT UNTIL BRENNER LITERALLY STARTS HANDING OUT CANDY IN S4 LIKE ITS LITERALLY SO FUCKING ON THE NOSE

AND WILL. WILL IS SOOO. His possession makes me insane like WILL WHO POSSESSED YOU

AND YESSS IFUDGDHD GREAT CONNECTION WITH THE MUSIC YESSS

S2 06

RIGHT LIKE CLAUDIA HENDERSON WHAT ARE YOU DOING RN?????


and right RIGHT HIM AND HIS YES MEN IM EXPLODING ALL LAB EMPLOYEES WITH MY MIND RN THEY ARE THE EPITOME OF GASLIGHT GATEKEEP GIRLBOSS IN THE WORST WAY POSSIBLE

HEBDNFNF I LOVE MURRAY AND HIS CONSPIRACY STUFF And him giving them drinks LMAO HENENENENE AND YES HE LIVES AT LEAST SO FAR YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABT HIM HES IN S3 AND S4 TOO AND HE JUST KEEPS GETTING MORE ICONIC

AND RIGHT LIKEEEE NO THANK U

RIGHTTTTTTTT LIKE THEY JUST WANNA THROW HIM BACK OUT THERE??

AND HOLLERING OVER WHOSE SKINFLAKES WHENENNFNFNGNGN I WISH I KNEW WHAT THAT SHIT WAS

BOB IS SO PRECIOUS WHENFNF I WOULD DIEEE IF YOU DREW HIM HES SO. BELOVED FR I NEED TO SEE HIM IN THE FIRST SHADOW PREQUEL PLAY CMON BOB ITS ALREADY CONFIRMED THAT UR IN THE PLAY (omg wait remind me 2 show u the leaked first shadow play bob audition videos…. hes so silly i love him we get to see highschool era bob doing a little dance)

AND HDFBFNGNGNG BILLY HATERS UNITE FR

AND RIGHT EHRNFNRNRNF HOPPER GOT THE SHORT END OF THE STICK

AND YES YES CALLING WILL SON HEHEHEHEH IT MAKES ME INSANE WHY ARE YOU CALLING HIM SON STOP THAT OWENS WHY ARE YOU CALLING HIM SONNNNN

AND YES BASICALLY!!!

AND EHEBDBFNFN STEVE AND HIS BI SWAG AND HAIR TUTORIALS… HES TEYING HIS BEST OK

And also im EXPLODING your asshole ex boyfriend with my mind im tearing him apart but also LITERALLY WHAT KIND OF REDNECK HICK SHIT IS THAT WHICH IS RICH COMING FROM ME BUT LIKE COME ONNNNNN

AND RIGHT RIGHT LIKE HOPPER!! WHAT THE FUCK!!!! PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER!! Its rlly so disappointing to see & EXACTLY THOUGH LIKE YOU SAID ITS INTERESTING TO SEE HIS ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES… AND EXACTLY THE WAY THE DISMISSIVENESS USUALLY GETS PLAYED FOR LAUGHS VS IT NOW BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND ADDRESSED.. AND IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE OMG THE THAT 70S SHOW COMPARISON IS SO GOOD YOURE SPOT ON

AND RIGHTTT LIKE CMON HOPPER YOU GOTTA GIVE HER A BETTER APOLOGY DIRECTLY TO HER

and right RIGHT OWENS ALWAYS FUCKING SEEMS LIKE HE KNOWS MORE THAN HES LETTING ON HE ALWAYS FUCKING SEEMS LIKE HES HIDING SMTHN LIKE OWENS LET ME IN YOUR WEIRD LITTLE BRAIN

ALSO HOLLERING OVER THE YONI EGG INTERJECTION HEHHRFNNGG

AND YES THE DAMN FOG IT HAUNTS ME BC OF SOME OF THE DND FOG STUFF AND MIKE LATER TALKING TO WILL ABT CASTING FOG CLOUD AND THE FOG ON THE NIGHT WILL VANISHED AND IM LIKE WHAT IS UP WITH THIS FUCKING FOG!!

And thats so fair god exploding both ur brother and billy… billy stans rlly r Something (delusional)

OH THERES MORE THAN TWO WHENRNRNFNG

AND RIGHT ALL THE DAMN BONES

GODUDGDHDHD ANOTHER HALF SONG IM STARING SM YESSS

S2 07

YES OK SO YES THE TERRY EP GOD IT MAKES ME INSANE LIKE THE LITTLE BLONDE GIRL IS SUPPOSED TO BE BABY EL /JANE AND ITS SOOOO. ITS LIKE. THATS NOT EL. WHO ARE YOU!!! AND KALI/8 IS THERE TOO YES ANS SHE GETS NAMEDROPPED IN S4 AGAIN AND IT MAKES ME INSANEEE

AND RIGHT BECKYS SUCH A GOOD SPORT ABT IT LMAO

AND RIGHT AUWHDGDHFHF EL….. AND YEAH KALI DEF USES HER LMAO KALI IS LIKE.. i enjoy her character but some of the shit she pulls with el esp with that brenner vision??? Mean as fuck like JESUS

AND RIGHT RIGHT RIGHTTTTTT KALI STOP IT YOURE REPEATING THE CYCLE KALI PLEASE YOURE JUST CREATING MORE TRAUMA YOURE TRAUMATIZING THOSE GIRLS AND RE TRAUMATIZING EL LIKE PLEASE JUST SIT DOWN AND CHILL A LITTLE

and right like i get where kalis coming from but a.) what happens when theyre all dead and b.) she’s dragging el along with her And traumatizing other kids in the process

AND YESSS HOME TIME FOR EL

S2 08

HEHNFNFNMFMF HELPPPPP

AND RIGHT WILL FREAKING TF OUT AND YELLING ABT LYING VS HENWARDS MONOLOGUE ABT LYING LATER IN S4 GOD IT MAKES ME INSANE

right RIGHT IT PRETENDING TO BE WILL ITS SOOOO. GOEUEGRHDNFNGNFNGMGM

And RIGHT billy just triggers the instinct to Kill and Maim fr

AND GOD A WHITE VERSION OF UR DSD…

And yeah SO many people think it excuses his behaviour and its INSANE. Like with henry my whole point with defending him isnt “its okay that he did xyz” its instead “henry literally did not do xyz heres the proof it Wasnt Him Free My Man From The Allegations” whereas so many hardcore billy stans are like “actually racism is ok bc billy’s dad called him a faggot”

AND ODUDDHH YES TY OH IM JOTTING THAT DOWN ABT BILLYS DAD AND SON I NEVER NOTICED THAT THANK YOUUUU

AND RIGHT STEVE IS SO FUNNY EVEN WHEN HES NOT TRYING TO BE DHDBFNF

BOB NEWBY SUPERHERO IS LITERALLY SO ICONIC HERNRNFNNF

BEBRNTMGMGMGMGMGMGMHMGMG WATCHING YOU LOSE IT OVER BOB IM JUST LIKE OUGH I KNEW THIS WAS COMING BUT ITS STILL AGONIZING TO WITNESS IM SORRY MAN EGDBNFNF BOB WAS SO GOOD HE DIDNT DESERVE THAT AT ALL POOR BOB MY BELOVED IM HOLLERING OVER THESE REACTION MEMES GEBENFNN IM THE CAT GETTING MY FACE GRABBED AND GIGGLING EVILLY

AND RIGHT RIGHT BOB LORE WHICH THAT MEANS BOB KNEW SCOTT IN SCHOOL WHICH MEANS SCOTT WENT TO SCHOOL IN HAWKINS WHICH WORKS PERFECTLY WITH SCOTT BEING JUST THE RIGHT AGE TO HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME CLASS AS HENRY..

AND DHDBFNF THEYRE PUTTING THE CHARACTER TO WORK!!! MAKING THEM DO MANUAL LABOUR FHFNFN

AND DUSTINS DOING HIS BEST FR AND I SUPPORT U HITTING MAX W THE TRANS BEAM SM..

AND RIGHTHTTTTTT THE RAINBOW SHIP JOYCE IS SO PRECIOUS…

AND IM LOSING IT OVER IT BEING LIKE AN EARLY 2000S COMMERCIAL SEGMENT OH MY GOD THATS EXACTLY THE VIBE HELPPP EHDNFNFNGFNGMG

AND yesyeyessyYES THE WEAPON THING YOURE SPOT ON BC THE GUN NANCY HAS??? IS THE SAME GUN THAT WILL HAD IN THE SHED WHEN HE VANISHED IN S1!!!! YOURE SO RIGHT AND IT MAKES ME INSANE

EPISODE 9

EXACTLY EXACTLY THATS HER FRIEND THATS HER BUDDY HER ROTTEN SOLDIER HER SWEET CHEESE HER GAY BESTIE!!!!

AND RIGHT GET HIS ASS MIKE HFBFNGNGNG and RIGHT ITS THE GATES TO HELL FR

AND GOGUFHFHFJFNFNF RIGHTTT BILLY IS SO. RANCID FR!!!!!!! ALSO HOLLERING OVER PUT THE BOY IN THE SAUNA RIGHHT AFTER BILLY HATER ….HENENENRF YOU ARE GONNA LOVE S3 WHEN BILLY GETS SAUNA’D HEHENNFNF BILLY GETS 7/11 ROTISSERIE CHICKEN’D FR (just realizing youve already watched s3 at this point i how you enjoyed billy getting sauna’d)

AND YESSS MILEVEN AND HOPPER AND EL THOUGHTS IM STARING 👁👁👁

AND RIGHT THERES SOOO MANY GOOD PRACTICAL EFFECTS (fun fact in s1 there’s two diff demogorgons & one is cgi and one is a guy in a practical effects suit)

AND RIGHT STEVE IS IN HIS BABYSITTER ERA FR AND HIM WRAPPING UP THE DESD DEMODOG LIKE A BABY TO PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE LMAO

And RIGHT GOD BILLY STANS ARE. SMTHN ELSE

AND GODDDDD EXPLODING BILLY FOR TRIGGERING YOU and god huge mood with how realistic the character are, there’s so many times where ive been like Oh This Is Very Familiar Unfortunately

AND RIGHT RIGHT THE EXORCIST COMPARISONS ARE SO GOOD ITS SOOOO. IT MAKES ME INSANE BC THE CREEL NEWSPAPERS IN S4 TALK ABOUT AN EXORCISM AT THE CREEL HOUSE AND IM STARING AT THE WILL-HENRY PARALLELS AND HENRY HAVING AN EXORCISM DONE ON HIM….

AND OHHHHHHHH MAN THERES SO SO SO FUCKING MANY CONNECTIONS TO LOST ITS INSANE ITS CONSTANT ESP IN S4

AND YESSSSS WILL HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH

AND RIGHT OH MY GOD DUSTIN AND DART MY BELOVEDDSSSSS FEED HIM HIS SNACK DUSTIN!!!!!!!

AND GODUDGDHDHFH GOD YOUR MIND I NEED TO LOOK INTO THE SONAR FIELD AND LOST STUFF MORE OFJFFHJFJFJG YOURE MAKING ME INSANEEEE IM LOOKING AT STUFF FOR IT RN AND OH MAN I NEED TO SIT DOWN WITH THIS LATER IM HAVING THOUGHTS

AND RIGHT RIGHT THE HALLOWEEN EP AND THE CAMERA COMING BACK THE THE END OF S2 BEFORE THE SNOW BALL!! And speaking of lost, the lost flight 815 vs the 8:15 timestamp on the camera when joyce rewatches the tape even though the tape did Not say 8:15 when will recorded the footage…

AND EXACTLY THE JUMP FROM TRAUMA TO EMBARRASSING KID STUFF

AND RIGHT DUSTIN WITH HIS HAIRRRRRR HES SO POOKIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

AND SCOTTS MOUSTACHE AND LITTLE XMAS SWEATER…. HES SO BABY….. AND LUCAS RIGHT AHSHDB MY BELOVEDS

AND RIGHT RIGHT I DONT GET IT EITHER WHY DO PEOPLE WANT HIM TO BE AROACE SO BAD WHY ARE THEY PICKING HIM SPECIFICALLY I DONT UNDERSTAND!!!!!! AND V SIMILAR AS HE GETS OLDER!!!!!! LET HIM HAVE THE ROMANCE HE WANTS!!!

AND RIGHT EL IS SO PRECIOUS…. AND RIP BOB MY BELOVED :((((

AND RIGHT ITS WEIRD RE: THE THEME SONG BEING USED ON SOME ENDINGS LIKE 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

AND YESSS HEHEHEHE IM ALWAYS STARING FOR UR THOUGHTS 👁👁👁 hehehehhfhfjdf <<33333 i sit here like i Have to write essays i will DIE if i dont get these analysis thoughts out…. And also im so Glad ur enjoying max and fuck billy fr

Bo thank you oh my god i dont know if my comments did this justice but this whole reblog chain was absolute GOLD im still crying over PUT THE BOY IN THE SAUNA!!!!!!!!!!

Stranger Things S2 01

this is just me live blogging watching ST none of my thoughts are v coherent enjoy <3

STARTING OFF REAL INTERESTING BUT REAL TALK when you have like a cool haircut how do you expect not to be found if u do a crime???? LIKE I LOVE YOUR MOHAWK AND I GET IT U DONT WANT TO COVER IT BC OBVIOUSLY BUT!!!!

this is NOT the focus obviously its about the fact theres other kids from the lab BUT AKSHDAKSJDKH

DUSTINNNN!!!!!!!!! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH IM SO GLAD WE'RE STARTING ON HIM KISS KISS KISS

not the reagan sign STOP STOP ITS BEEN 2 SECONDS I HATE TED THATS HIS NAME RIGHT FIGHT KILL DESTROY BITE BITE BITE BITE

also the boys have grown SO MUCH !!!!!!! i forget there was actual real time between when these were filmed KSJHD im so excited to see Will and his perpetual bowl cut

JOYCE MY MOM!!!!!!!!!! SHES SO PRETTY AND SO CONCERNED I JUST LOVE HER

THE CHIP EATING DUDE FUCKING !!!! REMINDS ME OF THAT FUCKER FROM MONSTER HOUSE???????

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE REMINDS ME OF THIS ASKJDHASKJHDKAJSH

Will is so tiny ..... and little? oh hes being teleported into the fucking upside down again baby boy im so fucking sorry also ilu but why would you just walk outside away from wher eyour friends WERE to look at the horrifying shit world you were trapped and almost died in ????? aSDKJH

Im gonna have to DM you on discord or something so i can properly save all the things you have to say about the timelines and how the Russian shit plays into that because was anyone calling El (im assuming he's referring to her) is Russian??? IK this is possibly the third (?) timeline we've seen (genuinely let me know if i can do that its ok if not i forget tumblr has Dms)

ALSO WHO IS THIS GUY IM CRYING HES!!! WHAT A PI??? WHO ARE YOU

NANCY AND STEVE ALSO BESTIES IM CRYING STEVE IS hes trying so hard are they dating my brain is so full of queer shit that im so deadset on platonic hetero relationships - i paused for one second and unpaused and they kissed SO THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION

idk what relationships to pay more attention to bc the dynamic between Mike and El interests me the most because of how compulsory everything feels and how El is going to navigate a completetly new environment and how Mike will cope with that? (im assuming its not well)

OH is this the !!! the guy that i see people talk about all the time YEAHHH THE BLOND MULLET MAN AND MAX what the fuck is his name Billy??? He looks trans

CRYING AT CHECKING OUT H IS ASS GIRL WAHT ASS HES FLAT HE HAS NOTH ING AKDSHASKHDKAJSH and those jeans are supposed to be supporting cheeks

I love Mr Clark so much and everyone who looks bored in his class just doesnt GET IT

BUT ALSO MAX I GET IT QUEEN the boys all staring are so good I FORGET THEY GO AS THE GHOST BUSTERS FOR HALLOWEEN

JOYCE MY MOM WHO IS THIS GUY HES??? GOOFY AND SHES SO HAPPY ??? BOB !!! i have no initial bad opinions of him bc hes silly and goofy and he makes Joyce so happy and she deserves to be SO SOSOS OS HAPPY and nothing but happy

IF i have to endure another god damn Hopper flash back im gonna throw up and scream and cry and lose my mind and I won't recover and I'll never come back

Im in call while I watch this episode because i really wanted to get through while and actually use my brain bc i don't that often - but my roommates bird is sitting next to her mic and farting really really softly into it and its making me lose my fucking mind

CORN MAZES WHEN YOURE TALL LOOK SO EASY AND LESS SCARY WHENEVER IM IN A FUCKING CORN MAZE ITS TERRIFYING AND I CANT SEE SHIT BC IM LIKE 2 FEET TALL

NANCCYCYY AND JOHNANATHANANSDNSAKDJ BESTIES BESTIES BESTIES BEST FRIENDS IM MAKING THEM A FRIENDSHIP BRACELET ITS THEIR FAVORITE COLOURS AND THEY NEVER TAKE THEM OFF

ADN STEVE TOO!!! IM SORRY YOURE A THIRD WHEEL BUT its the start of season 2 how do we feel about polyam relationships between them where the audience for that point me in the correct direction

DUSTIN IS RIGHT ALSO I LOVE HIM i love his little hats - MAX IS ALSO RIGHT

God i feel so ba for Will like to be??? singled out like that especially in elementary school? hell.

WHERE ARE THEY GOING TOGETHER WHAT IS HAPPENING ISNT THIS THE LAB ??? ougHHH THAt needle sound was unecessary

REALLY starting to see how this might be a different timelinei have no idea how ???? Joyce would.... trust them??? UNLESS THIS IS A HOSPITAL no its not ho films ina fucking hospital like this

also theyre mentioning the upside down

I understand needing to go back to the only place that fully understands that it exists and you need a place to talk to someone and also monitor him physically without being dismissed as insane - but i dont understand how Joyce OR Hopper would trust the Lab again after everything happened??????

I'm glad that he's actually getting help, and im glad that Joyce and Hopper are there to make him feel safe and support him given everything but !!!!!

this iS THE. He has PTSD. when did they get the word to describe that akjhaskjdh NVM HE JUST SAID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALSO IS PRETENDING LIKE EVERYTHING IS NORMAL HELPFUL BC IT SURE THE FUCK IS N OT FOR ME ????????? also who is this DR hes kinder but "i need you to trust me" to JOYCE AFTER THE BRENNER SHIT ???

also them NOT MENTIONING IT WHEN THEY LEAVE BUT JOYCE UPSET ABOUT THE WHOLE "i need you to trust me" THING B UT NOT BRINIGN UP BRENNER?????? susususususus timeline shit anyway EM @ me tell me wahts up kiss kiss mwuah mwuah

OH they've upped their guinea pig game on entering the upside down and the gatelooks fucking uglier and uglier LOVE THE TORCH glad it works but no wonder the gate looks angry???

DUSTINNN I LOVE H IM I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

ough i have a feeling her older brother is gonna ..... trigger me a lil but we'll get through it

THEM BOTH HAVING A CRUSH ON HER!!!!!

If YouR fRiEnD jUmPs OfF a ClIfF 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

THEYRE GOING OVER TO HAVE DINNER WITH BARBS FAMILY STOP STOP STO PST OPST OPST IM GONNA CRY Oh they hired a P.I okay yeah the bald guy he..... HIS CARD STOPPPPP

realizing they defenitely can't tell her parent's what actually happened to her an di hate that im gonna oaufkahd girl im so sorry im so sorry im so osrry UPSET BC SHE AS A CHARACTER DID NOT DESERVE TO DIE I WISH THEY HADN'T DONE HER DIRTY LIKE THAT

all the photos of her would make me so ill to look at like god NANCYYY THE GUILT AND B LAME GIRLIEEEE

also Mike rebelling after experiencing that kind of trauma and losing Will and El even though Will came back he's not the same of corse he's struggling - calling it with the !!!! WALKIE TALKIEEEE girl i miss her too

YEAHHH ITS dustiNNNN BUT HE AKSHDKAJSH

DUSTINNN IM KAHSDKJH I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM SO MUCH HES SO SILLY !!!!!!!!!!!!! HES THE SILLY IN MY HEART

HONESTLY props to him again for not like invesigating something that was probably gonna be HORRIBLE he'd survive a horror movie

JOYCEEEEE IN MY FAV SHIRT SHES SO KISS KISS KISS KISS

Johnathan is such a good brother bro BUT ALSO WILL IS SO RIGHT I GET IT I GET IT I UNDERSTAND TREATING IT LIKE ITS NORMAL MAKES IT WORSE !!!! SOMETHING HAPPENED PLEASE ACKNOWLEGE THAT and JOHANATHANNN HES THE FREAK AND A WEIRDO

STOPA SDADKSHJ iT S THAT WHY YOU DONT HAVE ANY FRINEDS SHUT UP STOP STOP /POS

BOB i love you so far and ik that being a step parent in these situation (even tho hes only dating Joyce its the same) is so hard especially when there are kids involved BUT YOURE DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB

AND THEYRE ALL WATCHING THE MOVIE TOGETHER AHHH

ew the phone the trigger GIRL YOU GOT THIS ITS OKAY ITS OKAY BUT ALSO THATS SUCH A HORRENDOUS RINGTONE WHAT THE FUCK

love me a tech who accidentally ignores the alarms going off (i couldnt hear the song playing it feels important - unintentially placing importance on all the music in this show now thank u em)

OohuaAHDAKJH OH WILL IS GONNA get ,,,,, yoinked back again isn't he ouguhadhAKHDJS interesting that it really only affects the *outside* like doors are now portals in a way ? i cant remember if it affected the inside of the arcade immediately or not

OH MIST LOOKING MOTHER FUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wood Waffle Hours !!!!!!!!!! OH NO CABIN HOURS??? IS SHE. IS SHE. BIG EYE BALL EMOJIS LET ME SEE MY GIRL LET ME SEE THE BABY GIRL !!!! this entire scene makes it seem like shes a fucking AKSJDHA freak ass creature

HER HAIRRRRR SHES SO CUTE STOPPPP HOPPERS LITTLE SMILE IM TEARING UP AND CRYING ACTUALLY LOOK AT THEM LOOK AT THEM LOOKA T THEM OUGHHAHAHHHHHHHH IM HEAVING

thank u for reading these were my thoughts

[bat-stuff]

Collin Wilkes headcanons: “He uses flirting as a defense mechanism. Not only that but he flirts with his friends just to make them uncomfortable and the closer he gets with the person the kinkier the comments”, can we get a post of the friend group reacting to Collin’s flirting in tier-wise-listing ��least close with-to closest with” and how easy the friend he’s the least close with has it vs. the friends he’s closest too and how badly they have it dealing with his flirting. Not making assumptions but I am assuming he’s closest with Damian so it’ll be fun to see how you write him reacting to it please????

Of course!

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Ok, so we've already covered that Colin enjoys teasing and flirting with his friends constantly but we haven't talked about how far he actually goes

Essentially, the more comfortable he is with said person the farther he feels he can push them.

So let's start with the person he flirts with the least: Jon Kent

The resident golden boy of the group, he could do no wrong

Now I'm not saying Jon and Colin aren't besties, because they totally are, but I see Jon and Colin having absolutely opposite viewpoints on life which makes it harder for them to relate to each other.

Like, Jon grew up in a country home with a happy family and was taught the best manners and to never judge a book by its cover.

Colin on the other hand never had much of a family or a home. He really just raised himself and took every questionable encounter with a person as a sign of danger.

Anyway, Colin teases Jon very subtly.

Mostly because he doesn't want to offend Jon and literally anything sexual just goes over his head

Colin: Hey Jonny boy, looking fine as always in that flannel.

Jon, utterly confused: oh thanks, you too!

Colin, now also confused: You’re welcome?

Jon just doesn't get it and Colin feels genuinely bad about it

Colin has tried so many times to joke around with Jon

Jon Kent is just too pure for this world

Really he doesn’t tease Jon that much but that doesn’t mean he isn’t thankful to have him in his life

On the outside he jokes that Jon just doesn’t quite understand (which he really doesn’t) but inside he desperately doesn’t want to make Jon uncomfortable

Colin hasn’t had many positive friends like Jon in his life and he doesn’t want to lose that so he goes easy on Jon

Colin does frequently call Jon “Princess” and other random pet names

“Baby girl” is his favorite

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Next up is Billy

Colin and Billy have an interesting relationship given they aren’t that close because they don’t see each other very much

Colin just feels really comfortable around Billy

They sort-of get along, because Colin just destroys Billy

He flirts with Billy relentlessly, holding back absolutely nothing

And Billy hates it

And I mean he despises it

Billy doesn’t ever tell Colin to stop though because it wouldn’t mean anything in the end

Colin would find another method of verbally kinky jokes to torture Billy

Billy also knows that its just Colin showing his love

Either way, Colin uses any possible thing he can think of 

He almost baits Billy into responding to a normal comment and then goes in for the kill

He just throws whatever pops into his head first and hopes it will be enough to get a reaction out of Billy

And every time Billy has to retaliate with some offended comment

Colin: I like your shirt

Billy: Oh thanks I got it at Walmart-

Colin: You should take it off *winks*

Billy: You have got to be kidding me

Colin: You’re right, I should take you back to my apartment first

Billy: No you should get help, Colin

If Colin catches Billy on a good day, he’ll flirt back

And Colin can’t respond because he’ll just blush

If anyone flirts with Colin, and it doesn’t matter who they are, their sexuality or their gender, he will just combust 

Billy has only recently discovered this and now uses it to his advantage to shut Colin up

In the end they are good friends, even when Colin insists on making Billy’s life hell

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Last but certainly not least is Damian

Colin and Damian have the strongest relationship 

Colin was Damian’s first friend, the first person he truly trusted

Which was probably a mistake on his part because Colin doesn’t even think about being subtle with Damian

Damian is grateful to have Colin in his life, but the pain that comes from speaking with this ripped orphan teenager ruins his reputation as a cool, mysterious, rich boy

It is impossible to escape Colin Wilkes when you live in the same city and go to the same school as him

Damian can’t have a single conversation with any other student without Colin materializing out of literally no where to wrap an arm around him and join in on the debate

There have been times where Colin has kissed Damian on the cheek and called Damian “His Man” 

The controversy this causes with the press is absolutely hilarious

Gotham Gazette headlines read “Damian Wayne and Possible Secret Boyfriend...” and at every charity event Damian has to explain that he in fact is not dating this ginger boy, Colin is just his overly confident friend who likes to annoy him

Colin finds these ordeals hilarious and doesn’t stop 

And Damian has tried so hard to get him to chill but Colin just goes even harder the next time

Colin’s flirting with Damian can be downright dirty

And most of the time, Damian has no reaction

Most of the time

There are those very few times where Colin is like:

Colin: I would let you rail me, Damian

Damian: Whatever gets you to shut up

And Colin’s entire thought process is out of commission for the rest of the day

As I’ve mentioned, Colin doesn’t take flirting that’s directed towards him well, he just shuts down

And really if Damian Wayne were to say that to anyone, no matter who they are they would have the exact same reaction.

I mean, it’s Damian Wayne

[cheelduh]

How to tie up a cute boy

(Highschool Au)

Pairing: Childe x fem!reader

Parts: 1  2  3

Word count: 4K

Warnings: Swearing, Scaramouche abuse, no Signora slander this time, shit humour.

Synopsis: "Why are you doing homework?" Childe groans, rolling off to the side and kicking off the blanket to expose himself in nothing but a pair of boxers. "I'm literally right here, naked and defenseless. Why aren't you taking advantage of me?"

Note: Unedited yet again besties. Tysm for reading :) I got Childe after losing him to mf MONA, istg it was the most stressful moment of my life.

The clock ticks with its pendulum, ridiculing you as it holds the time. The gentle whirring of the air conditioning in the background serves as the icing on the cake to your pent up aggression.

You try not to glare at your phone too much after receiving a text from Childe that told you not to worry, that his dad picked him up and that he was in the comfort of his home, letting the flu blow over.

It took a lot of convincing from his part earlier that morning to get you to go back and actually attend the rest of your classes, making sure to check up on him every break plus the additional "bathroom breaks" you usually never take while in class.

"I can't let you get in trouble for me." He murmured with a small smile that pumped your blood a little faster than usual. "I'm fine, really. Don't worry your pretty little head."

You do exactly that.

You don't even know why you're so worried. He's sick, not dying. Not to mention, you aren't even his girlfriend let alone his friend to care so much. 

Your intrusive thoughts don't waste any time. You latch onto the one thought that takes over. He's probably dead. Lying in his bed in a heap of pillows, passing peacefully while his parents are in the other room. He's dead.

Okay, he's not dead. You intrusive thoughts sure do one hell of a job. He'll be fine, and in no time he'll go back to being a reckless distraction in your life that you need to surpass. Just another obstacle to add onto the list of things life has thrown at you.

But for an obstacle, he sure is kind of cute.

You refrain from bashing your head on the desk. School isn't really a preferred environment on your list of top ten places to shrivel up and die.

Speaking of death and all that is evil, why is Childe always on your mind? He takes up every nook and cranny of your day, constantly, and truth be told it's starting to boil your piss.

Every time you close your eyes you see his smug smile, and hear his stupid laugh. He's an annoying little prick who gets a rise out of exasperating you. Yet here you are, terrified by the warmth that blossoms in your heart when you so much as hear his name.

The final bell rings at long last, conveniently before you bite your tongue to avoid screaming, and not another second is wasted once you launch yourself out the door. You dodge through the crowd of students in the hall that are buzzing in excitement from it being a Friday afternoon, and you would be too if you weren't so damn hung up over a ginger with a battlekink.

Locker in view, you make a beeline and spend the next two minutes fumbling with the lock in your hands.

"Woah there cutie," Lisa speaks up playfully. "At this rate you'll break the poor lock with your bare hands."

For a moment you're surprised at her sudden appearance, but then remember that it's normal for her to worm her way anywhere.

"It's just—this lock is being dumb okay? It has no reason being a pain in my ass but it wakes up every day and chooses violence." You hiss through your teeth, a sharp metallic ring invading your ears when you lose it and jostle the combination lock against the door of your locker.

Lisa winces, but smiles teasingly nonetheless. "Want me to give it a try?"

"Please."

Lisa has the door open at record speed.

"I love you Lisa." You confess wholeheartedly, gripping at your chest. "I love you so much—"

"Yeah yeah," She waves you off with a grin. "Now hurry up and go save your boyfriend from the common flu. Archons knows he won't make the night."

You flush at the word "boyfriend" and don't give much thought to the insinuation that lies within the rest of her sentence.

Sliding your skateboard under an arm, you spin on your heel just to bump straight into Scaramouche, who's won the scowl of the century on his face. He's the last person you want to see right now, but apparently the universe wants to have a pissing match with you.

"Give this homework to that idiot Ginger." He shoves a stack of papers into you. "Tell him that once he's done circling the drain, I'm gonna kick his ass." He then leans in, murderous glint in his eyes. "And if you ever touch me again I'll take a shit in your cereal. That's not a threat, it's a promise."

You shiver at the thought of him squatting on your Cheerios, hands becoming clammy as you try and justify yourself. "It was an accident."

Your pitiful excuse earns you nothing from the navy haired boy. "It'll be an accident when I murder your entire family, three generations over."

"Hi Mona!" You wave excitedly over his shoulder at the body of students that are totally not Mona. With elation he fails to conceal, Scaramouche turns to look at the speed of light.

You take the chance to make your escape—not before waving to Lisa, chuckling to yourself. He's down bad.

With great expertise you file your way through the flock of students chattering near the entrance. , you confidently place your skateboard down on the sidewalk, ready to—

Wait—where does he live again?

You sigh heavily, ignoring the sadness as you thank the universe internally for pulling the reigns on your disastrous plan. Checking up on Childe at his house? With his family present? Making a complete fool out of yourself? What are you thinking? The possibilities are horrendous. He probably doesn't even think of you like that, he just likes a challenge and you pose as one.

You turn away to make a run for it in the direction of your home, all the while ignoring the nagging worry in your chest for Childe. He's probably fine anyways, you don't need to check up on him, and if you did he'd likely find a way to spin it and tease you relentlessly.

Although somehow, the thought of being teased by him isn't as dreadful as you'd like it to be.

Suddenly, an idea graces you, one that guarantees your misery by sating your obligation to check up on Childe. A litany of curses escape your mouth. Genius really, the amount of ways you can think of doing something that'll end in your demise.

"Adeptus Xiao." You whisper apprehensively, already regretting your decision. "Adeptus Xiao." Glancing around your surroundings, you barely notice the shadow that looms over you at your backside.

"What do you want mortal?" Unbeknownst to you, he strikes out of nowhere, making you jump back several meters. You manage to muffle a surprised shriek.

Xiao is Venti's -6 ft boyfriend, the vicious epitome of an eboy. He has a scaled tattoo covering up the majority of an arm, a few piercing holes in his ears, all matched up with a disinterested look. Somehow, he always appears out of nowhere if you call out his name. It's sort of disturbing in a way.

His amber eyes pierce through you, forcing a shudder of fear and dread to lace your blood, almost as if he can sense you shittalking him in your head.

With shaky hands, you ask, "Can you tell me where—"

"No."

"You didn't even hear me ou—"

"No."

"Please?"

He refuses to at least pretend to think about it for a moment.

"No."

"Why?" You frown, stomping your foot on the ground childishly.

"Because." He retorts with a lack of interest, but doesn't further explain his point. English teachers must love this kid.

"Okay," You say slowly, casually inspecting his form as you come up with an idea, briefly remembering Lumine mentioning it to you. "How about I give you my share on almond tofu Tuesday."

The lack of interest on his face wavers slightly. Bingo.

"What do you want mortal?" Xiao mutters gruffly, arms crossed, face morphing into subtle annoyance.

You wrack your brain for a proper answer. You can't just outright ask him or it'll seem like you have a thing for Childe, which you unfortunately do, but you'd like to keep a semblance of integrity. Ah yes, the homework!

"I gotta deliver these to Childe." You outstretch the pile of worksheets in your hands. "Except I don't know where he lives. Can you tell me?"

Xiao's eyes glint with danger. "Did you summon me for the trivial task of giving you an address?"

You nod furiously.

"Do humans have no shame?" Its rhetorical. Expressionlessly, he closes his eyes with intent focus, doing what you assume to be locating Childe's exact location.

He blinks an eye open, reaches a hand out. "Give me your phone." Palm waiting.

You hand it over to him almost desperately.

One glance at your bubbly phone case and he doesn't even try to hide his distaste. He taps a few times, then hands it back to you almost immediately.

On the screen is maps, and Childe's home is about a fifteen minute walk away.

Your jaw drops in disbelief. "How did you do that?"

"Easy," He mutters, leaning back against the school gate as the remainder of students walk past the two of you. "Locating demons that need subjugating is but a simple task."

There's a pregnant pause. Demon.

"Childe's a demon?" You gasp, even though you've always had your suspicions. Hence the reason you invest so much in demon-cancelling charms.

"What? No." He mutters with a roll of his eyes, and you note that his irritation grows the more questions you ask. "I had a physics project with him last semester."

That's why the charms don't work.

Your mouth forms an o, in fear that if you keep this conversation going on any longer, he'll snap at you. Especially when your next line of interrogation involves how he's able to appear and disappear into thin air.

It's a magic trick you'll want to master whenever Il Dottore has another conniption fit in the middle of the hallways after Kaeya tells him he looks like he has skid marks.

"Thank you." You say instead, trying to preserve his regard, but by the time you meet his gaze he's already gone with the wind.

—

Childe's home is surprisingly humble, considering the amount of fat stacks of cash he carries around in his fanny pack so care-freely. It's a normal suburban home from what you can tell, a little bigger than normal with a double garage, neatly mowed lawn and a few forgotten decorations from the windblume festival. A series of water guns lay forgotten near the entrance, making their presence known when you stumbled upon them.

It's hard to remain unphased. Especially since such a normal looking home has bred someone as ruthless as Childe.

Maybe it not the home, you think. Maybe it's the way he was raised. You recall a few glimpses of his mother in middle school, but because of your worse for wear memory retention, you can't ballpark her personality type.

As your thoughts wander further down to his parents and early childhood, villain origin story and what not, you're pulled out of your concentration when the door opens. The possible implications of being here are most definitely not in your favor.

Childe's mother is a stunning woman in her mid-forties who sure as hell doesn't show it in that jaw-dropping sapphire dress, topped off with a brilliant smile that makes your knees weak. Like mother like son, you suppose.

With her sudden appearance, strangely enough, you can remember how good her tiramisu bites are.

You take a moment to respond, swallowing thickly, only to stare at her stupidly.

His mother doesn't waste another second before ushering you in, oblivious to your star-struck expression. "Y/N? L/N Y/N? My have you grown. I remember when you were only this tall." She lifts her hand up a little above her waist, the jewels on her fingers dazzling with every movement. "How is your mother doing?"

"She's doing alright, busy with the clinic." You're able to find your words, smiling back at her, able to get somewhat familiar with her warmth. "I hope I'm not intruding. Childe forgot some homework." You say, heaving the short stack up.

"Ajax?" She laughs, shaking her head in disbelief. "I can't believe he's going by that now. I wonder when this phase will be over. He may act tough but he's such a softie, has the biggest heart."

You, in between concealed emotions and giggles that threaten to leak, try to hide the oncoming grin but it's impossible. "Well he's got you to thank for it."

"You flatter me too much Y/N," She fixes the up do, pinning back the blonde hair that deftly frame her familiar cerulean eyes. "I can see why he can't stop talking about you."

Her words make you waver momentarily. The fondness you've refused to share, the drawn out stares in the halls, the lingering touches, you don't want to acknowledge it but it's there. Whatever it is.

"I'm so sorry for cutting this short dear," His mother sighs, grabbing her keys off the counter and placing her wallet in an elegant handbag. "My niece is getting married and we're already late. I told Ajax I'd stay if he didn't feel too well but he said he could handle a headache. That boy, I swear, always tries to power through."

You nod in understanding, but wait a minute. A headache?

Scrunching up your face, eyebrows furrowed, you ask. "Headache?"

She frowns, applying another layer of her rouge lipstick hastily in a nearby mirror. "I know dear, how unfortunate. The school nurse said it's a migraine, and I shouldn't fret much, but a mother can't help but worry. If only he weren't so stubborn, like his father."

As if on cue, a loud honk comes from outside.

"That must be him!" She exclaims, hurriedly sliding in her heels, turning back to look at your awkward figure. "Ajax is in his room, it's the second door to the right upstairs. I've made some lasagna for the kids, you ought to have some as well, I'll be upset if you don't—" Another annoying honk cuts her off, to which she scoffs, shaking a fist. "That old man, I'll strangle him in his sleep. I must be going now, goodbye dear." She reveals a twinkling smile at you one last time, waving a slim hand before picking up her heels and making a run for it.

The door closes with an unceremonious thud, gust of wind in its trail, leaving a bewildered high schooler in its wake.

Snapping out of your haze, overwhelming tides threaten to drown you whole. Being in Childe's home, alone, with him a handful of stair steps and a wall or two away, your cheeks are set ablaze.

Now that his mother's gone, you take a second to really look. There are a few toys littered in front of the TV, home covered in with soft throws and coordinated cushions, a lazy sectional plopped right in the middle. The marks on the furniture with all the stories, the light hued mismatched frames hanging on the walls and on all the table, so many pictures of those that resemble him, his brothers, his sisters, his family. You can almost hear the echoing laughter in the halls, the childish squeals and pitter patter of tiny feet slapping the hardwood floor.

This is where he grew up. This is where he retires to after a long day full of gratifying fistfights. This is where he was raised to be who he is today, ambitious and reckless, with the absurd dream to one day rule the world. This is his home.

It's...like being wrapped in blanket, safe and cozy, surrounded by all the love in the world.

Absentmindedly, your fingers trace the outlines of a younger Childe, two missing teeth and eyes full of dreams, hugging the side of his father's shoulder because his small arms can't wrap around them. Not just yet.

You make your way over to the staircase, which has even more frames littered across the wall, one that falls short of hiding the marks of a green crayon—another slice of domesticity you aren't quite accustomed to.

The reality sets in, and you come to a conclusion. This home is definitely not an environment for growing psychopaths, Childe just beats the odds like he beats up kids on the daily.

Your fist hovers over his door as you contemplate abandoning the sheets on a nearby table, but his mother was so sweet and polite, so incredibly hospitable, you wouldn't have the heart to make a run for it.

"I can see why he can't stop talking about you."

Three consecutive knocks. If he doesn't answer, you'll leave them at the door.

"Mama," Childe's muffled groans stem from the other side, and oh, you want to revel in the grave undertone of his voice because it's certainly not a common occurrence. "I told you I'm fine. You can go okay? I don't want you to be late, just need to sleep it off."

You blink, lips curling, and then knock again.

"Mama," He whines again, and it has you grinning mischievously. He's a mommy's boy, he has to be. The thought envelopes your heart with a newfound fondness. "Just come in and hurry."

You eagerly take in the room once you slip in, eyes scanning over every little detail, until they zero in on the heap of sheets smack dab on the single bed, a pair of feet dangling off the edge, topped with a comforter thrown over leisurely.

Childe's facing away from you, head dipped in between his shoulders, probably trying to find a position that's more comfortable. He's shivering, sweating at the same time. His mother must've been too preoccupied to notice. This isn't the first time he's used his exceptional bullshitting finesse.

"I can't believe you lied to your mother," You cross your arms, leaning back against the door.

With a jerk, Childe flings into a sitting up position, wide awake and aware of everything that is going on, a stark contrast from nearly seconds ago.

He blinks at you in shock, once, twice, rubs his eyes a bit, relaxes, then leans back, out of it completely. "For a sleep paralysis monster, you sure are kind of cute."

"For and idiot you sure are an idiot." You snort back.

"Wait a minute," He mutters slowly, jaw dropping. "You're actually here?!"

Ignoring his question, you opt to slap the papers on his desk to ignore your clammy palms. "Homework."

"And here I thought you came here all this way to be my personal nurse." He smirks, recovering from his momentary shock fairly swiftly. Doesn't refrain from giving you that shit stain of a bad boy grin, even with a flushed face and concavity under his eyes.

"I can be your personal mortician instead."

"I didn't know you were into role play babe, but I'll take what I can get." He winks, but is punished by a sequence of coughs that earn a wince from you.

"Headache?" You tease after he quiets down, but he remains as cavalier as always.

He sighs, sides of his lips still arched upwards. "My parents barely have any time to themselves, it's so hectic with the kids. What kind of son would I be if I couldn't even give them this?"

He must've threatened Barbara.

"You're," You inhale, briefly letting the silence hang between you two, mulling over what you wish to convey. sweet.

"Irresistible? Hot? Sexy?" He starts casual, arrogant smirk widening.

"Kind of not a complete asshole, is what I was going to say."

"Careful girlie," He narrows his eyes on you, playful lilt in his tone. The comforter is allowed to slip past his shoulders to reveal the goods that lie underneath, the complete naked chest of a post-puberty highschool boy who sprays too much axe. Full pectorals are something to pay for, stringed with smooth muscles that ripple their way over his toned shoulders. "If you keep teasing me like this, I can't promise I'll be the nice guy."

"One more time from the top," You bite back, avoiding staring at him for too long. "Without the congested nose this time."

With great expertise, he weakly throws a pillow at you, and you watch it exceptionally land at your feet, barely grazing the tips of your socks.

"Impressive," You whistle, not impressed.

He pouts, shivers, then is dunking his head back into the welcoming embrace of his plush collection of pillows.

With a sigh, you plop down on his chair, grab a pen and begin calculating derivatives.

"What're you doing?" He doesn't even turn your way, voice muffled.

"Homework," You reply nonchalantly, trying to calm your nerves. "unless you want me to get you something to eat, considering you puked out your gogurt on Barbara's shoes earlier. Congrats by the way, you're hit listed by her fan club."

"Why are you doing homework?" He groans, rolling off to the side and kicking off the blanket to expose himself in nothing but a pair of boxers. "I'm literally right here, naked and defenseless. Why aren't you taking advantage of me?"

He really has an IQ below room temperature.

Burying the formidable obligation to clock him in the face on behalf of society, you slowly get up to approach his bed, to which he grins widely in disbelief.

Apprehensively, you climb onto his bed, and he scoots over, excitement as clear as day. His hair's a wild mess from all the shifting, almost makes you want to card a hand through it. Your heart nestles it's way in your throat at the sight of his blazing blue eyes.

You pity him for what you're about to do.

"Relax Childe," You lean over him with confidence you never knew you had to begin with, face hovering inches before his. Your fists strategically grip the comforter on either side of him. "We have all day after all."

Although you attempt to pay no heed to his quivering hand that snakes up to find solace on your hip, you momentarily shiver at the tenderness.

He's eating this up and leaving no crumbs. Closing his eyes in anticipation, his lips tremble when he tries to close in the distance.

Abruptly, you cross both handfuls of sheets over his body, tying them securely in place to keep him docile. He struggles in your grip, eyes snapping open in surprise. "Wuh-What."

"Did you really think you had a chance?" You cross your arms, stepping back to get a good look at your handiwork.

"Honestly?" Childe huffs, struggles some in his restraints. "I wasn't really thinking."

"Typical," You scrunch your nose up, unscrunch, and then exhale. "You stay here and I'll go make you some soup. Well, not that you can really move but you get the idea."

"You're really going to leave me here like this?" He pouts cutely, melting you, and the sick bastard knows of his power.

"Relax," You wave a hand, "I may be evil but I'm not Scaramouche."

Meanwhile, Scaramouche sneezes as he tries to ask Mona out, falling straight on his ass from the kick back, making a complete fool out of himself. Mona doesn't mind though, finds it endearing.

Back at Childe's room, he raises a brow, expectant.

Going through the five stages of grief, you do something you've been wanting to do for a while, succumbing to the immense feeling.

Closing in the distance between you two, you suck in a breath and gently tilt Childe's head to the side. He blinks quickly, not quite expecting your sudden forwardness, about to say something that doesn't matter as soon as you place a tender peck on the side of his cheek.

Time stops, the world coming to a halt completely. A moment made in history, one you won't ever forget, fresh in both your minds from forward on.

And then you stagger away as if you've been stabbed.

"Soup!" You squeak, appalled by the sheer boldness of your actions. "I'll go make soup while you rest."

Childe, frozen, stares at you incredibly confused, and then beams.

Dear Archons, what have you done.

[junicai]

Aria + Periods + 127 = Chaos

Taeil

taeil has a younger sister, so he didn’t need her to explain anything to her

honestly, he’s one of the members she’ll go to first if she needs anything

the least likely to make a big deal out of it

just kinda

shrugs

and does what is needed of him

sometimes pain meds don’t do anything for aria’s cramps they get so bad

and on those days, she’ll slid into his bed and either

A: snuggle with him and let him cuddle her

or B: just curl up underneath his sheets until he gets back from wherever he was and then do option A

he really hates her periods

like, more than she does

because she’s always a little deflated in the upcoming days, and for the first two of the actual periods

and he hates seeing her in pain or be sad

even if the thing she’s sad at is the advertisement of the cute dog

definitely chuckles at her when she comes to him with slightly teary eyes and whines that she misses her dog now

but opens his arms willingly anyway, letting his maknae plonk herself in his lap and rest her head on his chest

Johnny

there is no better man to try and make aria feel better

that’s actually a lie

aria will point blank avoid him on her periods

he read once

once

in an article that physical exercise helps with cramps and the other pms-ing symptoms

and now every single time she opens her mouth to complain about her uterus trying to eject itself from her body

johnny’s right there with an invitation to the gym

he’s literally packed and changed, they can go right now

truth be told aria took him up on the offer once

never again

she couldn’t walk afterwards

he had to carry her out

asides from that though

he’s pretty okay with everything?

like obviously, he doesn’t really get it all too much, but if she wants someone to massage her back, then he’ll offer without too many questions

but when she’s crying about something?

oh ho ho ho

bear hugs

just a big ol’ swaddling hug that makes aria feel warm n safe n content

they heal everything

it’s aria’s life philosophy

Taeyong

totally understanding

she needs pads? he’s either already bought them, or will go out to buy them for her

doesn’t have a tracker for her, but somehow knows when she’s cramping the week before its due

once came up with the innovative idea of using their handwarmers as a makeshift hot water bottle when they were on a schedule and aria was suffering :(

aria gets really bad lower back cramps, and its super common to just see him gently pushing her onto the couch

so he can try and massage some of the tension

keeps pads in his travelling bags

completely unprompted - it just started being something he’d pack

like heat packs and pain patches and bandages;

period supplies just eventually got added to the list

was a little uncomfy with the whole thing at the start

but his older sister yelled at him

told him to stop “being a baby” and “she’s your responsibility, act like it.”

aria felt really bad for burdening him with it all

lowkey wished she was a boy for inconveniencing everyone with it

and taeyong had to sit her down and tell her no baby

it was natural and it didn’t bother anybody

that she didn’t have to hide it

that she could come to them if she was in pain because of it

Yuta

oh this man

when he found out that aria was getting lightheaded on her periods

when he found out that she passed out once on her period

did so much research on why that might have happened and how to help

literally stayed up all night and came to aria the next morning like

“are you eating enough iron?”

the answer was no, btw

made it his mission to make sure aria did after that

always has a little bag of nuts or something else in a side pocket of his bag if he knows aria’s on her period

gets concerned asf when she misses her periods

because he knows it’s because of unnecessary diets or her putting in extra time in the practice room

aria loves going to his room when she’s feeling miserable

he’s always down to watch a movie or just lay down with her

he’ll plait her hair or just lay together and press a lil kiss to her forehead when she whines about the cramps

hates hates hates when she cries

he knows it’s because of hormones, he has two sisters

but that doesn’t make it easier

will do absolutely anything to get her to stop crying

once went out at 3am to get her ice-cream

which actually made her cry harder

bc she felt bad that she couldn’t eat it because she’s lactose-intolerant

he just felt worse

that was not a good night

now the freezer in the dorms has a little tub of non-dairy ice-cream with aria’s name on it

curtesy of yuta

Doyoung

when aria first moved into the 127 dorms

he bought a little pink box with a lid that he then proceeded to fill with tampons and pads; the whole shebang

which he then put in the locker beneath the sink

and told anyone that if they made a big deal out if it, he’d kill them :)

incredibly perceptive

knows when aria’s on her period before aria knows

“hey do u need a pad?” ��� why do i need a pad?”

*an hour later*

“oppa do u have any pads”

he’s less of a come here and i’ll comfort you type

and more of a, i’m going to help you from the sidelines without ever actually acknowledging it’s existence

like perceiving it makes it worse

honestly aria’s pretty thankful he’s like this

she loves that the other members take care of her like they do, don’t get her wrong

but its like, for five days - she can do no wrong, she’s accommodated, and sometimes walked on eggshells around

it’s nice to have someone who’s going to treat her like normal

to balance it out

does that stop her pulling the “i’m in pain” card when she’s about to get scolded?

no

Jaehyun

jaehyun doesn’t have any siblings, so he was really learning from scratch with aria

however

that was actually a good thing

because it meant that whatever aria told him; he did

if she needed a heating pack - he’d go find one for her

if she needed to just lie down for a bit - he’d take her into her room and close the curtains to let her take a nap

now, she didn’t take advantage of this

much

but she just thought it was really sweet of him

and tells him as much

and every time, he’ll just pat her head

maybe a lil kiss on the forehead

and pull the blanket up to her chin before leaving and flicking off the lights

that’s kind of the extent of what he’ll do

mainly because the other members have a lot of it covered already

but it’s pretty common for him to give her a piggyback ride somewhere

if her back is cramping a lot and she doesn’t/can’t walk

no complaints

he just kneels down and aria asks him is he sure

like she’s heavy or something

and he’ll just carry her to wherever they’re going

there’s a lot of fantaken pictures from these moments

people speculate that she’s injured or sick

it happens so regularly that nctzens are genuinely convinced that aria just doesn’t possess an immune system

Jungwoo

jungwoo was surprisingly well prepared when aria first bent over from a sudden onset of cramps

man was ready and knew what to do

he had hyuck going out of the room for water

and had a hand placed on her lower back rubbing gently

never really makes a big deal out of it all

although has told her to play it up once or twice because he wanted to go to bed and practice was running late

she did, and they did end practice almost immediately after

honestly, aria’s pretty convinced that all of jungwoo’s information on how to deal with girls on their periods came from a wikihow article

but that did mean that he had taken the time to look up a wikihow article

so she guesses she can forgive him

and honestly, the fact that he takes it upon himself to do a little of her chores?

she’s not complaining

after the first three times she felt bad enough to tell him to stop though

he didn’t

and now it’s just normal

is very conversational about it all

has no problem with asking her what she needs, instead of hovering around and guessing

which makes it easier on aria as well

the first few times, she felt quite burdensome

and jungwoo levelled her with a look when she told him this

“the only way you’d be burdensome, is if you didn’t talk to the rest of us and suffered silently - in pain.”

that was the end of that really

Mark

unfortunately for mark

aria got her first period when she was with him

poor boy thought she was going to die

“ohmygod you’re bleeding - you’re BLEEDING-”

aria had to calm him down before going to the bathroom

he is pretty oblivious as to what exactly goes on

aria complained once that she missed her last two periods because of the stupid diet she was on

mark literally thought she was going to die

very concerned

she had to sit him down and tell him that no, she wasn’t going to die  

he’s gotten better over the years

as a topic, he’s still pretty uncomfortable with discussing it

but its less of a “i’m a man and this isn’t a manly topic” and more of a “i don’t know anything about this subject and i don’t want to offend somebody, help”

he did by her her first hot water bottle cover though

up until then, she had been using hot water bottles wrapped in towels to prevent her skin from burning

but mark showed up one morning

with a yellow fuzzy thing hidden behind her back

it was a winnie the pooh cover :(

Donghyuck

cuddle buddies

that’s his main role

aria on her period? donghyuck’s pulling out the fluffy blankets and making a pile of her plushies on his bed

time to pull out netflix and cuddle

aria could cry every single time she walks into his room and he’s just opening the covers for her to slip underneath

he does it every time

and somehow she’s still not expecting it

it’s been five years bestie

has accidentally made her cry on more than once occasion though

he doesn’t mean to!

sometimes he’ll say something in passing

and aria will get upset but won’t show it

because she knows she’s not actually upset - it’s just hormones

so she doesn’t tell him she’s upset

and just leaves to go to her own room

does that stop doyoung telling hyuck off for being insensitive?

no

not at all

but he’s normally really good! especially after the first few times

living together has generally made him more preceptive

also just growing up in general

if her cramps are really bad she’ll wake up during the night

and if she had slept in hyuck’s bed the night before

then he usually takes it upon himself to go get her pain meds and a hot water bottle

he’ll rub her back and help her fall back asleep

and then he’ll make sure to write down in his phone that she took x brand of pain meds, so in the morning she’ll have to take y instead

[justanotherpersonsuniverse]

1st of all, amazing chapter cap. I woke up from a nap to see the email telling me it updated and it was amazing.

2nd, fuck you. How dare you not tell us who Grim is, I feel betrayed. But like also great story telling, kagami wouldn't know who the fuck they are because shes not around much. But still, fuck you.

3rd, early congrats on 1k kudos for Panthera, you deserve it. Your writing is amazing and you deserve all the kudos on ao3.

Alright I'm done with the numbers ima start theorizing now.

The identity of Grim

So my first point is that Kagami didn't know who they were, or at least not their name. This eliminates the gang(we sorta knew it wasn't any of them, but I kept them in mind because idk what kinda shit you were gonna pull), and Luka. Obviously it's not Marinete and Adrien because dramatic irony and shit so that leaves a few people.

Namely; Ivan, Mylene, Max, Kim, Nathaniel, Rose, Marc, Mireille, and Lila.

Ima start by eliminating a few of these.

Kagami never had a chance to meet or see Lila, I doubt it's her.

I doubt Kagami wouldn't know Rose's name. With how much the rest of the game makes fun of Juleka and now much Rose would talk about Juleka, Kagami definently would have picked up the girl's name.

Similarly, I think Mylene can be eliminated in a similar fashion. Kagami hangs around Marinette in cat form a lot and, going by Marinette's character, Marinette totally would have told this cat about her little best friend's squad. Kagami also would have seen pictures of Mylene(and Rose) around Marinette's room and probably learned their names. So I think I can safely eliminate Mylene(and rose again)

Reverser happens after queens battle, so nobody except Marinette has met Marc yet, so I think he can be safely eliminated.

The Grim's saying 'spooky spooky ghost realm' makes me think it's not Max, he doesnt talk like that. Also I doubt he would get excited like that when Kagami said that they were friends.

The fact that Grim knows Luka eliminates Mireille. Mireille wouldn't know Luka, or most of the class.

So, my final list of possibilities is Ivan, Kim, and Nathaniel.

I personally cant see it being Ivan. It doesn't make any sense to me, plus it would destroy my theory of Ivan and Mylene having some magical shenanigans going on together. Ima set ivan aside since I personally dont think its him. I have no evidence to back this claim, I simply dont think it makes sense story wise.

Kim is a possibility, but I think his general vibe denies him being 'psychopomp doggo to the Eternal Graveyard'. That's just my opinion though and I have no evidence to support or deny him being Grim.

Nathaniel, out of the final 3, seems like the most likely. Man looks tired and traumatized, maybe from seeing so many dead kids. He would also totally get a little excited at a new friend because the boy's kinda lonely, especially with his bestie Alix constantly hanging out with her totally-not-werewolf-girlfriend Chloe so often. But I still think he's the Haunted so idk.

Ok so none of the final options make sense, so lets go back to the ones I eliminated.

Starting with Max, he is injured I'm the miracuclass artwork you posted and Grim was just injured. Also his personality would totally fit a graveyard psychopomp creature. However, as I said before, the speach patterns dont match up.

Mylene is a possibility because my elimination method for her was full of assumptions and guesses and could be totally wrong. But also shes a sniveling coward and I doubt she could fight an evil spirit while guiding a dead kid to a graveyard without bursting out into tears and running away and Grim seemed supremely chill with the whole dead kid thing. So lets leave Mylene alone for now.

Rose, seemingly the most obvious choice and therefore totally is not Grim. While her irises look white in the miracuclass artwork and the grape ice cream thing in the date chapter happened, I think these are both red herrings. In the new chapter Kagami says the Grim had human eyes after they undoggified(is that the word?). Implying that their eyes looked normal, no supernatural aspects about them. Also the grape ice cream thing must be a total red herring because, its Rose of course she would be distressed by cute doggies dying. Also the rebirth grape thing is probably the better clue for what Rose is, but ima not get into that right now.

That's it, that's all I got. This ask got really long.

So in conclusion; it's not Rose, Max, Marc, Lila, or Mireille. Everyone else is up in the air. I have no idea. Cap is playing jedi mind tricks on us. Someone free our souls from this frog's grasp.

That's it, analysis over.

Let me make this worse for you

Kagami does know the Grim’s name now and who they are, sorry for the confusion for a line that might’ve said other wise, Kagami has met them, Kagami has a name for them now.

Mylene isn’t a coward neither here nor in canon, she’s just socially shy.

And as I quote from my Traits post “Like I don’t think I’d write this in into the fic but when drawing like-” meaning I wouldn’t acknowledge these consistent traits outright in the fic but when drawing they’d be there.

Hope this makes things worse for you! :D

[marvelousell]

The Agreement (Part 1.)

Pairing(s): frat boy!fwb!Tom x reader, frat boy!Harrison x reader

Summary: Tom is a typical frat boy, his love for partying, drinks and girls are bigger than his ego. Y/N is a whole different dimension, she keeps her circle small, and even though she knows her best friend Tom is a total douche, she can’t say no to the little deal that was sealed between the two of them.

Word count: 2k

A/N: ahhhh so this is my first series that I’m posting here! I’ve went for the fwb!au but I will do a mob one soon too. It will be full of angst, smut, friendship, love, heartbreak, absolutely everything. I hope that you all will like it, and I would appreciate it if you comment, reblog or send a feedback!🥰

Also my tag list is open for the series!

Warnings: mentions of smut, swearing

It was a Friday night and that meant party all night.

Well not for you.

You weren’t a party girl. Sure you went here and there on some frat parties with your friends, but every Friday? Hell no.

The Friday nights were reserved for a book and a cup of tea.

You were a shy one, you kept your circle small. Tom, Harry, Anna and Amelia.

You were a big bookworm, and hopeless romantic. A great duo for sure.

Sometimes you felt like an ugly duckling. Amelia and Anna were gorgeous and appealing brunettes, just like other college girls, but with a great personality. They were a whole package if you asked me.

You would say that you were an average looking girl. Nothing to special.

You just wanted a guy that would love you for who you are on the inside, not outside.

Too much books, I know.

“Maybe it’s time to head to bed.” You said to yourself, after you caught yourself overthinking, again.

-

“Jesus Christ.” You sighed, the doorbell waking you up.

It was 20 minutes past midnight, and you were now worried who is at the door at this time.

“Again?” You groaned, rubbing your eyes.

“I’m sorry, I know it’s late, but I really needed a break.” Tom spoke, running his palm through his messy hair and massaging his scalp.

You motioned him to the living room, styling your hair that was sticking out everywhere, as much as possible.

“Great, I look like a zombie.” You murmured to yourself as you went to the couch where Tom was seated.

“Want anything to drink or something else?”

“Yeah…something strong?” He said, pushing his back flat on the couch.

“You know that I only have wine here.”

“It will do the job.”

-

“So..will you tell me what is tonight’s reason for your visit?” Your figure sat next to Tom’s, enjoying a late glass of wine as well.

“She saw me with Stassie today, so she went bonkers.”

Ah. Typical Tom.

Well let’s go back to the start shall we?

If you were honest, there was a lot, but still nothing to tell that wasn’t familiar to everyone.

Tom. Your typical frat boy.

Hot guy, astonishing body, soft curly brown hair followed with the dark brown eyes that had every girl drooling. His charming smile that he flashed to every single girl, covered up his conceited behaviour. Although he was a very charismatic person, he was a bit big-headed.

Did I say a bit? I meant a lot.

Parties were his scene. Tom loved the attention he got from the people almost immediately when he would enter the party place. Girls were basically throwing themselves on him, waiting for him to acknowledge them.

Tom was aware of the effect he had on the ladies, and he sure took advantage of that.

Every weekend there was a new one in his sheets.

He didn’t do feelings, some girls knew, some didn’t. So the morning after he would throw them out of his room half naked, all shattered and with the disgusting feeling that they were used.

He had a reputation, after all he was the most wanted boy out here, everyone’s dream was to become something to him.

Unfortunately no one had succeeded.

Did Tom say she a minute ago? Oh yes.

She was Sophie. And no, she wasn’t his girlfriend, but she sure didn’t think that way.

Sophie was your classic example of a girl that doesn’t understand the word no.

She was one of Tom’s flings, a beautiful, but fake girl. They got together at her 20th birthday party, it was just a one time drunk sex. Tom waited for her to feel asleep after a long session, so he could just go home and get at least a little amount of sleep.

However the next day at college, Sophie was like a limpet.

She didn’t let him breathe, even though Tom explained how he worked.

To be rejected or not interested in her was a unknown term for Sophie.

“Look, we shared a night, had sex and that’s all. It’s how I roll sweetie okay?” He desperately tried to get her off of his back.

“Tommy, I know how you do things, but you can’t lie about the chemistry. We just need to be together. And the sex is amazing.”

And that’s how it started.

Tom was loud and clear, not just with her, but with his friends and other ladies that she isn’t his girl, and never will be.

He really hoped that Sophie would let him be after a while, and she really did, but Tom just couldn’t keep it in his pants.

The Spring party.

Everyone got shit-faced, Tom was super turned on by a sweet brunette that clearly wasn’t interested in his lame flirting.

Sophie came in for a refill in the kitchen, but she was a godsend for Tom at that moment.

“Soph, sweetie mind if I get you a drink?”

“Thought you were clear about your feelings for me Tommy?” She answered, playing with the end of her dress.

“Yeah, yeah..How about I get you that drink, and we could catch up on things, ya know like old times?” He crossed his arms on purpose, flexing his biceps.

“I knew you would come back.” Sophie laughed, wrapping her slim arms around him.

It happened again. And Tom left like the last time, but once again Sophie didn’t get the message.

It became much more harder for him to avoid her, she was all over the place. She ruined his possible hookups, tried to meet his friends, brothers. It was getting on his last nerve, and even though he said that he doesn’t do relationships, she didn’t give up.

Sophie just wanted to be in the spotlight, and Tom was a great opportunity.

-

“Dear God. I told you that this lifestyle of yours would cost you. You should’ve refrain yourself for one night. Now you have a fake and crazy girl on your back, and no freedom as well.” You said, secretly eyeing him, he was hot you couldn’t lie.

“Thanks for not helping Y/N. Fucking hell I just want her to disappear, she is hundred percent crazy!”

“Why don’t you for once think rationally. Call her, take her for a coffee, tea whatever, sit down. Talk. Like normal people, tell her how things are, use your magic. But be nice and direct, she needs to get it in her head.” You tried your best to help him, after all he was your best friend and crush since preschool.

Stupid choice I know.

“I think so, but I wouldn’t be surprised that she spreads the news that I took her on a ‘date’, not a ‘can you please fuck off’ coffee.” Tom spoke clearly annoyed, filling up his empty glass.

He was tipsy already, and so were you. The wine absolutely did the job.

You were now nervous, your heart thumping against your ribs, the silence wasn’t an issue between the two of you, but tonight something was different.

“Why are you laughing?” You questioned, looking at Tom.

“Nothing darling, just remembered the day at elementary school.”

“Oh God. Which one?”

“You know, when you almost punched Elizabeth when she said I gave her a flower, and that I’m her best friend now.” He looked at you smiling like a child.

“Hey! You couldn’t blame me I loved you, you were my bestie I thought you betrayed me!” You stated, turning your body to his.

“Oh loved?” He grabbed his chest, trying to look hurt, but failing after a loud laugh escaped from his lips.

Your hand slapped his chest playfully, as an answer.

“This wine is crazy, I’m definitely going to consume it more.” He spoke.

“Well you for sure will if Sophie freaks out again.”

“New bottle?” You asked, standing up, your legs wobbly from the alcohol that was running in your system.

“Sure, it’s a long night after all.”

You tried to be as relaxed as you could be, but Tom’s presence tonight didn’t let you be.

Tom was also tense, the wine messed with his mind, he didn’t got laid for days, and the silky white shorts of yours didn’t help him at all.

You were in front of him, opening a bottle, but he just couldn’t control himself. His eyes were glued on your slim legs and tits.

He knew that under those hoodies that you wear on a daily basis was an incredible body.

Tom finded you attractive, absolutely stunning. He thought about you on his bed, whining for him, he really did wanted to have sex with you, but he couldn’t. You were his best friend and Tom didn’t want to hurt you.

But fucking hell. Tonight you were making him go nuts.

“I’m worn out.” You said exhaling the air.

“Live a little Y/N. Your nose is 24/7 in those books, give yourself a break, don’t be so boring.”

“Me boring? Oh excuse me that I don’t have such a dynamic life as yours.” You rolled your eyes.

“Hell yes you are, when was the last time you had sex?”

“What?!” Your cheeks were burning, and you couldn’t believe he asked you that. Sure you two had conversations about sex, but only about his sex life, and by that I mean who he slept with not how and where.

“You heard me, c’mon we’re friends you can tell me everything.”

Stupid Tom.

“Yes we are, but I would love to keep the informations about my sex life to myself.”

“So you’re a virgin?”

“TOM!” You almost chocked on the wine.

“Well?” He smirked, feeling how you got more and more shy from the conversation. God he wanted to fuck you so bad.

“No I’m not a virgin!”

“Then you can tell me when was the last time hm?”

“I don’t remember ok?! Jesus, the last time was probably the week before me and Noah broke up.” Your voice almost a whisper, realising that you were presumably too boring.

Tom just whistled the ‘wow that’s tooo long’ whistle, earning an annoying look from you.

“If it helps you I didn’t bang a girl for like a week, maybe more?” His answer turning into a question.

“Yeah, that helped me a lot, thanks Thomas.”

“Always here to help you.”

You once again slapped him playfully, but with the arm where your glass of wine was, spilling the beverage on his shirt and sweatpants.

Shit.

“Fuck, sorry! I’m drunk, I-shit.” Yes, you were absolutely drunk, because the sober Y/N wouldn’t try to dry Tom’s crotch with her hands.

Tom’s eyes opened widely. The feeling of your palm rubbing his now hard dick, speeded up his breathing.

Your knees were on the couch, and your body extremely close to his. You still didn’t have a clue what you were doing.

“If you’re gonna clean me up like this, I might spill some of this by myself darling.” He groaned, raising the glass in the air.

That was enough to send your mind to reality.

“OH GOD. I’m so sorry, oh my God this is so embarrassing right now.” You tried to sit back down, but Tom’s hands stopped you.

Before you could fall on the purple carpet in your living room, his grip brought you into his chest.

Your hands were on his thorax, his arms on your lower back.

“Shit, am I on his lap right now?! What the fuck is happening?” You thought inside your head. What a great situation to be in.

“You’re making me so hard now Y/N.”

You were speechless. This wasn’t happening.

“I think it’s a big shame that you don’t have any kind of relief after a long day.” He whispered in your ear, breathing in the sweet scent of your shampoo.

“Tom.” Your mind was hazy, you tried your best to resist this, but holy shit you wanted this since forever.

“How about I suggest something to you darling?”

[peachymess]

I was gone for a quite some time and you're pro AA now? /gen! No hate but all I remember was your posts about how their interactions aren't about AA but about Armin alone and how he could be affected by Bert. What changed? Also glad you're well now awesome!

Hei, anon! A lot does, indeed, happen, over long periods of time. I wasn't a big fan of AA (though, it was never on the NOTP list, or if it was, it was nowhere near the top). And it's still not my cup of tea to actively ship - I just think it's neat. I've gone from finding it boring and a little forced, to loving that it exists. Sure, in the posts where I expressed my disinterest in the past, I'd sometimes tagg it "anti-ship", but this was so pro-shippers didn't have to see unfavorable opinions of something they liked; not because it was active hate. (And I didn’t even talk about it unless I was asked.)

Anyways, I've gone from feeling like Armin can do better - because Annie as a character didn't particularly impress me - to now being grateful for them finding together because it looks healthy and happy and built on mutual respect. I couldn't think of a better match for him now that we look at everything in retrospect. Because as I've always said: in the end, I want what's best for him, I want what makes him happy.

Now, when you say scenes, I'm assuming you mean scene, because I don't think I've talked exessively about their other scenes, just the crystal one. Because I never thought ALL AA scenes were "about Armin alone". No, of course the scenes are there to build on Annie as well. I might have made the point that the scenes weren't romantic in my eyes, but never "about Armin alone". Now, the crystal scene I DID analyze the scene to be about "Armin BEING alone". Almost wonder if you have me confused with someone because I only spoke about that one scene, only when asked, and I did NOT agree with the Bert theory at ALL. I was asked several times on my thoughts about the scene where Armin talks to Annie's crystal, and I felt strongly that in that scene, what Isayama was showing us, was Armin's isolation. Not budding romance. I won't reiterate that whole analysys, but I feel like the first part still stands. That scene, without the shippy aspect, still stands as one that's there explicitly to tell us several more important (imo) and relevant things.

(And for the record, I have always been vocal about my distatse for the Bertolt theory. If you saw me talk about it, I'm sure it was to explore the different possibilities; "either Armin did X because Y, or because of Z - but in that case, then---". I've always expressed how problematic that theory would be to the characters' agency. I actually big time hate that theory, and I'm almost upset you would think I advocated for it. I HATE hate that theory and always have.)

However, the ship part also turned out to be valid! Not only that, but there was so much AA that I flat out didn't hear about! It's only recently that I was even told about it all! See, I stopped reading the manga years ago, because my nerves couldn't take it. For good chunks of the archs ever since 90, I have only read summaries of. Always kept an eye on it, but yeah. I needed to take a big step back for my health. And oh boy, there was actually a (basically) explicit AA confession scene in there! I felt like a big idiot when I learned that, because some time ago, I was asked if I thought "the confession scene" was actually romantic. Like, did it canonize them. And I thought they meant the scene where Armin talks to the crystal, and that the "explicit confession" was when he said: "I wanted to see you" or whatever it was. And I even ended up "arguing" in the notes with someone that no, it hadn't been a very "clear" romantic confession. They meant it was obvious. ... When in reality, there was an actual confession scene and we were talking past each other. If I could re-do my answer, I'd tell the answer this: YES, that confession scene seemed romantic to me! ...I still don't think AA pre-timeskip + cystal scene is enough to make for a thoroughly built interest. They'd need more content for me to go "ok, Isa has established AA enough now that I buy it if they get to together". So me not believing it at the time of the crystal scene,... well, I stil lstand by that.

Over time, more AA content happened, making for stronger and stornger arguments, so I was won over in the end. Though, my dear anon, here's a kicker for you: I might have been less against it o begin with, if you aren’t just basically fed content ONLY from the ships you like. Because you see what you looking for. And, not being the AA community, I didn't come into contact with a lot of content that would have swayed me. I've always been big on canon. I started loving eremin for its canon bond. ... And for the same reason, I struggle to ship it now, based on later canon. For once in fandom history, a shipping community actually did what we ask them to: stick to their lane. Nobody from the AA community ever "bothered me" by showed me the video of Marina talking about Annie being Armin's obvious girlfriend, from way back when. Nobody told me the english translation of "you're actually a sweet person" or whatever it was, was much softer and sweeter in original. Etc. What I'm saying is there's a lot more AA content than I ever thought. And that has a lot of power to sway. ... Yet, I think what sold it for me, anon, was when Mikasa left Armin to die on the battle field (if that has been Eren, just saying...). His "childhood bestie" left him to choke and die... While, upon being told, Annie, said "I'll get him back" and went for it. That was the moment she started growing on me. It's actually... I'm actually obsessed with that moment. I'm so grateful to Annie, I can't stop obsessing over it. Fucking thank you, Annie. THANK you. I'll never not be upset that Mikasa and Levi left him there, and I'm lowkey shocked that not more people in the fandom had a reaction to that. I don't have as much of a need to discuss the manga online anymore. I have my opinion and I don't feel the need to make others agree. So I hesitate to even pop the lid on this can of worms, but yeah... Honestly, there's a lot of EMA salt there for me and Annie stands as the safe haven and someone who actually, *truly* sees Armin in the wake of the ending... so... I'm very glad he has her.

... So, what can I say. I recently learned Armin was a total gentleman when Annie ate pie, they had a sweet goobye, Armin landing in Annie's palm, the way she looked at him when he stepped up at the end, a CONFESSION, and such leveled normal dialogue, etc. There's more reason to accept AA into my heart now than "a long time ago", anon. I was wrong, AA was endgame and I'm happy about it.

[littlesliceofmarvel]

I Don’t Know Where She Gets It From

Request: Tony X daughter reader with “I don’t know where she gets it from.” please? Xx 

Warnings: A little bit of swearing, not much

Pairings: Daughter Reader x Father Tony, Peter x Reader (lil bit of flirting)

A/N; This is set after Civil War! Also, my inbox is always open for requests so please, send away! x

Your dad was extremely hesitant about introducing you to the Avengers because he wanted to keep you away from that life. His Iron Man life and his father life didn’t meet, and he wanted to keep you that way. Of course, being Tony Stark’s daughter, you were extremely persistent and continued nagging until he finally gave in.

Once you had finally convinced him to let you accompany him to a movie night at Stark Tower, you couldn’t help the excitement bubbling inside of you. This was quite possibly the most powerful group of people in the galaxy, and you really wanted to make a good first impression. Your dad was always complaining about them, but you knew deep down they were like family to him, so you wanted this to be good. 

“When are we going?” You sauntered into the kitchen, giving your dad a smile as he rolled his eyes.

“Can you chill?” He poured his coffee into a portable mug and faced you, “Your dad is Iron Man, you’ve already met the most intriguing of the group.”

“It’s not as exciting as you think,” You mumbled, sitting down on a bar stool.

He turned to face you with a more serious look on his face, an eyebrow raised, “Ok, I’m going to set ground rules. One, no flirting with any of them, especially Steve or the one with the metal arm, ok? I don’t like them.”

You rolled your eyes, “You can’t tell me what to do.”

“Yes, I can,” he proceeded, “You also can’t talk badly about me, they all worship me, we can’t taint their image.” 

“Uh huh, alright,” You played along, “I’m sure they worship you.”

He squinted his eyes at you before putting on his sunglasses, “Don’t get smart with me, let’s go.”

“Can I drive?” You followed after him with a slight skip in your step.

“No.”

You groaned, “Aw, come on, dad, please?”

“Fine,” He gave in already, knowing that even though he tried to be a stricter dad, he really had trouble saying no to you. You jumped in delight and grabbed the keys to his Lamborghini, giving him an exaggerated smile as you unlocked the flashy vehicle and jumped in the driver’s seat, your dad getting into the passengers and with that, you were off.

-

The drive to Stark Tower only took half an hour and you were forced to listen to non-stop rules about how to behave around the Avengers. Of course, you didn’t really listen, you were going to act like you normally did. You weren’t expecting to flirt or marry or run off to Singapore and buy a tiger with any of them, as your dad clearly expressed you couldn’t do. He had always been protective of you and you loved him dearly for it, but there were times when he was over the top.

Once you parked the car, you rushed to the elevator and pressed the button to the ‘chillest floor in the tower’ as you guys called it. The ride up was long, but once you got there, you felt the nerves settling in. The doors opened to reveal the massive living room/dining room/kitchen space with the most incredible view of New York City. No matter how many times you had been here, it always blew you away.

Tony led you to the kitchen where he placed his sunglasses on the counter and poured himself a drink.

“So, who’s coming tonight?” You asked, fidgeting your fingers.

“Nat, Banner, Barton, Rogers, Barnes, Maximoff, Vision, Thor, Peter, that Sam guy, and I don’t think movie nights are really Rhodey’s thing, he’s antisocial,” He listed them off in order, and you were bummed Rhodey wasn’t coming, he was like an uncle to you. 

Before you could respond, the elevator dinged and out came Natasha, Bruce and Clint, who you could obviously identify.

“Hey, Stark... oh, there’s two Starks,” Bruce smiled at the two of you, before turning his attention to you only, “You must be Tony’s daughter, we’ve heard a lot about you, it’s great to finally meet you.”

“I’ve heard a lot about you guys too, it’s an honour,” You smiled at Bruce before turning your attention to Natasha. She had worked with your dad quite a few times before, and you were in awe of her. She was such a powerful woman and you really admired her courage. 

“Two Starks sounds like a bad thing,” Clint smirked at Tony who rolled his eyes, before he stuck out his hand to greet you.

“It is nice to meet you, Tony’s kept you a secret for quite some time,” Natasha smiled at you, which you returned.

“Yeah, well, he doesn’t realize that after adulthood, I can do whatever I want,” you grinned towards your dad who shook his head at you.

The elevator dinged once again and everyone’s attention turned to the noise, watching Steve emerge with a man next to him, who you assumed was Bucky due to the metal arm. The only time you saw him on the news was when it was believed he bombed the UN, so you were able to recognize him from that as well. 

“Great,” your dad grumbled and turned his attention to the fridge while the two men made their way over to you. Steve was able to immediately recognize you as Tony’s daughter and pulled you in for a hug, which caught you off guard.

“We finally have the chance to get to know Stark’s daughter,” He said with enthusiasm which made you smile before pulling away.

“Yeah, hi, I’m (y/n),” You smiled kindly at the two men, but only Steve returned the gesture as Bucky nodded his head, looking around awkwardly. You had heard about the falling out that these two had with your dad, and the tension was clear. The other three coughed and excused themselves while Steve turned to face your dad. 

“So... how have you been, Tony?” 

“Like you care?” Your dad said with venom in his voice and you noticed Bucky’s clear discomfort.

“Dad, can we not? I know you two aren’t besties but I didn’t come here to listen to a catfight,” You gave your dad a look to say ‘drop it’ and he sighed, shooting Steve a fake smile.

You didn’t even hear the elevator, but before you knew it, all of the Avengers had piled into the living room, chatting away.

“I should have given you rules about playing nice too,” you grinned, causing him to chuckle slightly as a younger man came running up to him and you immediately recognized him as Peter Parker, the one who admired your dad to no end. His words.

“Nice place, mister Stark, it’s really high class,” he started, “I really like the leather sofas-” he stopped mid sentence when he saw you, “Wow, um, hi, I’m Peter.” He put a hand to his chest as he introduced himself and you couldn’t help but chuckle.

“No, no, kid,” your dad chipped in, placing a hand on Peter’s shoulder, “This is my daughter, so no.”

You ignored his comment, “Hi, (y/n) Stark. It’s nice to finally meet you.”

-

An hour later after lots of introductions and laughs, you guys finally decided on a movie, and you found yourself seated between Peter and Wanda. Steve had decided to watch Pearl Harbour, because according to Peter, he loves to watch historical movies and tell everyone about his personal experience.

Halfway through the movies, right as the attack on Pearl Harbour was about to happen, Steve paused it and turned to everyone, “Now, Buck and I remember this clearly, when this happened, we were-”

Peter leaned over and whispered in your ear, “It’s like when grandpa tells war stories to his grandkids.” You let out a small giggle and put a hand in front of your face to not discourage Steve. 

“He once made us watch a five hour long documentary about the American military in World War 2, but it ended up being 10 hours because he paused it every couple of minutes to tell us his side of things,” Peter continued and you let out another giggle before looking at Steve, who didn’t seem phased, and Bucky who rolled his eyes at his best friend’s tales.

Once Steve finished reminiscing about his times in the war, he hit play on the movie and everyone turned their attention back to the TV. About five minutes after, you noticed Peter yawn out of the corner of your eye, and before you knew it, the slick bastard had his arm around your back, pulling the all-time-classic move on you. 

“No, absolutely not,” Your dad stood up and pointed a finger at Peter who was insanely quick to retract his arm. You let out an exaggerated sigh and faced your dad.

“Dad, chill,” you responded and tried to ease Peter’s discomfort by smiling kindly at him.

“No, this isn’t going to happen. Spider boy, you’re moving to another couch,” He pointed a finger at Peter again and motioned for him to move. You shot your hand in front of him to prevent him from doing so.

“Hey, you can’t just do that,” You defended. By now, everyone in the room had turned their attention to the three of you, except Steve, who was deeply invested in his war film. 

“I think I can, I’m not ok with it,” he responded and stood up, walking out of the living room to the kitchen, making you follow after him.

“Um, ok, mister boss man, how many times have you done something that I didn’t approve of, huh?” You crossed your arms and by now, even Steve turned his attention to you, “When you launched yourself into that giant wormhole in space during Loki’s invasion, I wasn’t ok with that. When you decided that you were totally for the Sokovian Accords, I was totally against that. Then you realized you were wrong, huh? That had to be embarrassing. Starks are known for defying orders, so, I’m going to do what I want to do.” When you finished talking, he also had his arms crossed - the two of you really resembled each other. 

He turned away from you to face the team, waving his arms, “I don’t know where she gets it from.”

You grinned proudly and he gave you a nod and you returned to the couch, sitting next to Peter who - very cautiously - put his arm back around you, making you smile as your dad sat down, giving Peter an ‘I’m watching you’ before Steve awkwardly continued the movie.

I think it was safe to say you were going to be seeing the Avengers a lot more now.

[elceeu2morrow]

By Matt Galea  18/12/2019

It was the morning after our staff Christmas party that I got on the horn to Louis Tomlinson.

While the entire office was munching on bacon and egg rolls and chugging coffee to revive themselves, I was in the studio, eagerly awaiting a call from the UK to chat to my favourite member of One Direction (yep, you read that correctly).

You see, unlike most folks who occasionally whack on ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ during road trip karaoke or follow Harry Styles on Instagram to stay up to date with his dazzling wardrobe, I have been a true 1D stan since day dot: X Factor.

As soon as the band was pieced together, punters began choosing their faves, most of them picking Harry and don’t get me wrong, he’s an absolute lord (I’ve literally travelled to another country to see Harry live, I’ve had his album(s) on repeat since their release and I have tons of his merch), but I was instantly enchanted by the quiet, brooding, eldest member of the band and as their popularity skyrocketed, so, too, did my love for Louis.

I guess it’s a combination of his sleek style, his dreamy eyes plus the fact that he’s sassy (his public feuds have rightfully earned him the name ‘Sass Master of Doncaster’) and also has a ‘yuge heart and loves his fans unconditionally.

So naturally when the band went on hiatus, I followed Louis’ career like a hawk and, my fellow Louis stans, our time has finally come ‘coz 2020 is going to be THE year of Louis Tomlinson.

Let me repeat that louder for the people in the back:

2020 is going to be THE year of Louis Tomlinson.

The excitement in his voice is palpable as he discusses his debut studio album Walls which drops on January 31, 2020.

“I’m quite big on lyrics, it’s important for me to be honest and real and, at times, vulnerable,” he says of the album.

“My fans already know a lot about me but hopefully I can bring them an album that shows them another side.

”This ~other side~ includes personal yarns and tales from Louis’ life as he explains that he draws inspiration “from my life events.

“There were times in the past where I tried to write in a fictional sense, and there are a couple of songs on the album like that, but mostly I find it easier to write autobiographically.”

He adds, “Things happen to you and sometimes it might seem mundane but it makes you feel a certain way and it’s worth writing about.”

If you haven’t already listened to his latest singles, first of all what the heck is wrong with you? Second of all, go give them a listen and you’ll know exactly what he means by writing autobiographically.

He says his newest single ‘Don’t Let It Break Your Heart’ is “something that I’m definitely really proud of.”

“It’s a song trying to invoke hope, it’s about seeing the glass as half full as opposed to half empty and no matter what life throws at you, don’t let it break your heart.”

I then point out that he has a lot of positive, inspirational, anthemic bops under his belt and I ask if this is intentional.

“I think so,” he responds. “You always want to write lyrics that are relatable and inspiring, and I think songs like the song I did with Steve [Aoki] ‘Just Hold On’, it’s got the same kind of vibe of hope. I think it’s a pretty cool topic.”

He then talks me through my personal favourite, ‘We Made It.’

“It’s kind of about two things because we started out with just the title and what it meant to me in that moment was me picturing our first show of the tour and all the hard work it took me to get there and with the fans, it’s a collective, we made it here together, and that’s how the song started out,” he says.

“And then in the verse you have to add a bit more of a story so we’re talking about me going to visit my girlfriend at the university halls while I was on tour with the boys, so I was going off that dynamic.”

Directioners will be happy to know that Louis doesn’t shy away from name-dropping his bandmates and when I ask him to talk me through the best moments from the past decade, he literally lists three 1D-centric mems.

“When we first got put together as a band, that was a magical moment,” he says.

“We didn’t know each other that well and we went through that whole journey together, so that was pretty special.”

“When we played Madison Square Gardens in New York, that was a pretty memorable one. All of our families came down to watch.”

And finally, “We were lucky enough to play at the Olympics which was definitely one of the proudest moments I’ve ever had, definitely.”

Speaking of performing with 1D, Louis’ forthcoming trip to Australia will be his first without his bandmates and he is, as he put it, “proper excited to come back.”

“The gigs [in Oz] are always incredible and also for any Brit, it’s the ultimate dream to travel to Australia.”

But punters who have been lucky enough to see a One Direction show in their lifetime should expect a very, very different vibe from Tomlinson now that he’s flying solo (~obviously~).

“It’s not going to be a massive production with any gimmicks, it’s just going to be pretty straightforward. Just a good live show focusing on music and hopefully we’ll have a good night.”

Going from touring with his besties to being on the road by himself (and the backing band, of course) is bound to be a huge adjustment that Louis plans on easing into.

“I like creating normality [on the road], I just like to be sat with mates chatting, listening to music and then head out onto stage.”

He also gave me this lil tidbit about his travelling style, which should come as no surprise to the die-hards.

“I’m notoriously a really bad packer, I always leave with not enough clothes and not enough things that I need.”

But while he’s often short a pair of sneakers or a sweater or two, he always makes sure to pack the essentials.

“I like to take tea bags with me on tour. You can’t get a good cup of tea everywhere so it’s important to travel with your own.”

Which prompts me to ask about his thoughts on our tea Down Under.

“It’s good, yeah! It’s good,” he assures me.

So now that we’ve discussed what 2020 will look like for him (including starting his sophomore album in the second half of the year!), along with his highlights from the last decade, I’m eager to know what his plans are for the next decade.

Brace yourselves for the response…

“Fucking hell, I’m not that good at thinking far ahead,” he immediately quips. Legit, there’s nothing I love more than when celebs drop an F word in an interview. It shows that they’re not doing the super-polished, media-trained thing and they’re happy just being themselves.

Frankly, if Louis didn’t swear in the interview, I would’ve been convinced that he’d been abducted by aliens and replaced with a cyborg. But you’ll be happy to know that in our nine-minute convo, he swore a grand total of three times which is a great score, IMO.

But anyway, back to the question at hand.

“Hopefully still making music, still making albums. My intention is to get better as a songwriter with every album, so hopefully still making music and still touring.”

We wrap up our good old chinwag with a message to his fans, particularly the Aussies who he’ll finally be treating to his angel voice when he plays the Big Top in Sydney and the Palais Theatre in Melbourne in April.

“Massive thank you for your patience and your support. I’m so excited to release the album. I’m as excited, if not more, to come and see everyone on tour so thanks for your love and I’ll see you on tour.”

Final tickets for Louis Tomlinson’s debut Australian tour are available now via livenation.com.au.

SAT APR 25 – BIG TOP, SYDNEY

MON APR 27 – PALAIS THEATRE, MELBOURNE

[hlupdate]

It was the morning after our staff Christmas party that I got on the horn to Louis Tomlinson.

While the entire office was munching on bacon and egg rolls and chugging coffee to revive themselves, I was in the studio, eagerly awaiting a call from the UK to chat to my favourite member of One Direction (yep, you read that correctly).

You see, unlike most folks who occasionally whack on ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ during road trip karaoke or follow Harry Styles on Instagram to stay up to date with his dazzling wardrobe, I have been a true 1D stan since day dot: X Factor.

As soon as the band was pieced together, punters began choosing their faves, most of them picking Harry and don’t get me wrong, he’s an absolute lord (I’ve literally travelled to another country to see Harry live, I’ve had his album(s) on repeat since their release and I have tons of his merch), but I was instantly enchanted by the quiet, brooding, eldest member of the band and as their popularity skyrocketed, so, too, did my love for Louis.

I guess it’s a combination of his sleek style, his dreamy eyes plus the fact that he’s sassy (his public feuds have rightfully earned him the name ‘Sass Master of Doncaster’) and also has a ‘yuge heart and loves his fans unconditionally.

So naturally when the band went on hiatus, I followed Louis’ career like a hawk and, my fellow Louis stans, our time has finally come ‘coz 2020 is going to be THE year of Louis Tomlinson.

Let me repeat that louder for the people in the back:

2020 is going to be THE year of Louis Tomlinson.

The excitement in his voice is palpable as he discusses his debut studio album Walls which drops on January 31, 2020.

“I’m quite big on lyrics, it’s important for me to be honest and real and, at times, vulnerable,” he says of the album.

“My fans already know a lot about me but hopefully I can bring them an album that shows them another side.”

This ~other side~ includes personal yarns and tales from Louis’ life as he explains that he draws inspiration “from my life events.”

“There were times in the past where I tried to write in a fictional sense, and there are a couple of songs on the album like that, but mostly I find it easier to write autobiographically.”

He says his newest single ‘Don’t Let It Break Your Heart’ is “something that I’m definitely really proud of.”

“It’s a song trying to invoke hope, it’s about seeing the glass as half full as opposed to half empty and no matter what life throws at you, don’t let it break your heart.”

I then point out that he has a lot of positive, inspirational, anthemic bops under his belt and I ask if this is intentional.

“I think so,” he responds. “You always want to write lyrics that are relatable and inspiring, and I think songs like the song I did with Steve [Aoki]‘Just Hold On’, it’s got the same kind of vibe of hope. I think it’s a pretty cool topic.”

He then talks me through my personal favourite, ‘We Made It.’

“It’s kind of about two things because we started out with just the title and what it meant to me in that moment was me picturing our first show of the tour and all the hard work it took me to get there and with the fans, it’s a collective, we made it here together, and that’s how the song started out,” he says.

“And then in the verse you have to add a bit more of a story so we’re talking about me going to visit my girlfriend at the university halls while I was on tour with the boys, so I was going off that dynamic.”

Directioners will be happy to know that Louis doesn’t shy away from name-dropping his bandmates and when I ask him to talk me through the best moments from the past decade, he literally lists three 1D-centric mems.

“When we first got put together as a band, that was a magical moment,” he says.

“We didn’t know each other that well and we went through that whole journey together, so that was pretty special.”

“When we played Madison Square Gardens in New York, that was a pretty memorable one. All of our families came down to watch.”

And finally, “We were lucky enough to play at the Olympics which was definitely one of the proudest moments I’ve ever had, definitely.”

Speaking of performing with 1D, Louis’ forthcoming trip to Australia will be his first without his bandmates and he is, as he put it, “proper excited to come back.”

“The gigs [in Oz] are always incredible and also for any Brit, it’s the ultimate dream to travel to Australia.”

But punters who have been lucky enough to see a One Direction show in their lifetime should expect a very, very different vibe from Tomlinson now that he’s flying solo (~obviously~).

“It’s not going to be a massive production with any gimmicks, it’s just going to be pretty straightforward. Just a good live show focusing on music and hopefully we’ll have a good night.”

Going from touring with his besties to being on the road by himself (and the backing band, of course) is bound to be a huge adjustment that Louis plans on easing into.

“I like creating normality [on the road], I just like to be sat with mates chatting, listening to music and then head out onto stage.”

He also gave me this lil tidbit about his travelling style, which should come as no surprise to the die-hards.

“I’m notoriously a really bad packer, I always leave with not enough clothes and not enough things that I need.”

But while he’s often short a pair of sneakers or a sweater or two, he always makes sure to pack the essentials.

“I like to take tea bags with me on tour. You can’t get a good cup of tea everywhere so it’s important to travel with your own.”

Which prompts me to ask about his thoughts on our tea Down Under.

“It’s good, yeah! It’s good,” he assures me.

So now that we’ve discussed what 2020 will look like for him (including starting his sophomore album in the second half of the year!), along with his highlights from the last decade, I’m eager to know what his plans are for the next decade.

Brace yourselves for the response…

“Fucking hell, I’m not that good at thinking far ahead,” he immediately quips. Legit, there’s nothing I love more than when celebs drop an F word in an interview. It shows that they’re not doing the super-polished, media-trained thing and they’re happy just being themselves.

Frankly, if Louis didn’t swear in the interview, I would’ve been convinced that he’d been abducted by aliens and replaced with a cyborg. But you’ll be happy to know that in our nine-minute convo, he swore a grand total of three times which is a great score, IMO.

But anyway, back to the question at hand.

“Hopefully still making music, still making albums. My intention is to get better as a songwriter with every album, so hopefully still making music and still touring.”

We wrap up our good old chinwag with a message to his fans, particularly the Aussies who he’ll finally be treating to his angel voice when he plays the Big Top in Sydney and the Palais Theatre in Melbourne in April.

[drlauralwalsh]

Top 7 Recent Obsessions and 3 Freshly Intolerable Topics

Since my wife died in February, I’ve transformed into an obsessive recluse.  I’ve always been a weirdo but now I’m a grieving weirdo.  It takes eccentricity to a whole other level.  Before, my obsessions were psychology and home improvement projects.  Now, work is impossible and I break down trying to choose flowers at the local Home Depot.  Removing every last dandelion from the yard is my glorious new passion.

Since I trust you, I’m going to tell you about some of the other strange occupiers of my mind.  Like squatters, these topics have moved into my brain to fill up the unused rooms.  I vacillate between kicking them out and kinda liking the company.  Until new obsessions come along, I’ll play reluctant host to this ragtag collection of ideas.  

1. Life After Life

It’s natural to wonder what happens to someone after they die.  I’ve been doing some light reading (usually at around 3AM) on what psychic mediums think on the subject.  Apparently, we continue life on the other side, often recreating the likeness of our earthly homes and possessions out of familiarity.  In my wife’s afterlife, I hope she made some improvements.  She’s likely finally found the perfect couch (comfy yet stylish!) and is no longer taunted by the daily dog hair tumbleweeds.

I have a few questions.  Does my wife get to meet celebrities? She’d be totally psyched to meet Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of The Cranberries, who died in January of 2018.  Did she get to watch the last season of Homeland that aired after she died?  Can she still water a lawn in contemplative meditation?  Most likely, she’s cavorting with her first girlfriend, Suzy.  I’m told Suzy was a little crazy in her earth life so I hope she’s not a bad influence.

If I end up living a few more decades, I’ll probably grow and change substantially.  Will Patty recognize me when I finally make the trip? Will she and I still be soulmates or will I have to share her?  Like, did Suzy claim my wife as her soulmate?  I don’t wish anyone loneliness in the after life but dang, I’ve got dibs.

2. Cookie Butter Therapy

If you’ve read my self care tips, you know I’ve found cookie butter solace.  Listening to my body’s unique nutrient requirements, I heed the call for that smooth comfort.  As a psychologist, it used to bug me when I’d see memes like, “I don’t need therapy, I’ve got wine!”  Occasionally speaking aloud, I’d reply, “Hello future client!”

Now, I’m not so sure that retail, alcohol or food therapy is all that bad.  I mean, it IS bad in that it doesn’t solve the problem and could turn into something worse.  But if keeping your head above water saves your life, perhaps I should reconsider these stopgap measures.  Personally, I’m planning a future half marathon to combat the future cookie butter problem.  And by planning, I mean it’s on my list to look up neighborhood jogging routes.

3. Signs from Beyond the Veil

After my Dad died in 2002, I looked for evidence that his energy was still around.  Losing a spouse takes it to a completely new desperation.  Again, according to psychic mediums, we can ask our departed loved ones for specific signs and they will try to send them to us.  Oh the pressure!  Being an overachiever, of course I wanted to come up with the perfect sign to request from my wife.  One that hits just the right balance of inside joke and everlasting love.

To get the ball rolling, I picked the first thing that came to mind.  I asked my wife to send me a maroon Nissan Rogue SUV.  Weird, I know - but also the perfect symbol of our family.  I’m not that great at these requests just yet so I hope she knows I’m asking to see one, not get one as a gift.  Years ago, she borrowed my maroon Nissan for a road trip with two little boys who would become my step kids.  Having not yet met, questions about the car’s owner became a convenient way to talk about Mama’s new sweetheart.  

I started seeing this car EVERYWHERE.  There’s this one little problem, though.  Have you ever heard of confirmation bias?  Psychology Today says, “Confirmation bias occurs from the direct influence of desire on beliefs. “  Basically, I started seeing the car because I wanted the sign from her.  The overly enthusiastic part of my brain said, “Yeah, but wouldn’t she also FLOOD the world with whatever sign you requested????”  Next time, I’ll ask for money.

4. Meditation

After all the grief festivities were done (i.e. initial horror and subsequent wake and funeral), one of my besties recommended the book, Proof of Heaven by Dr. Eben Alexander.  The author is a smarty-pants neurosurgeon who had a near death experience.  He woke up out of a coma, wrote everything down, and set about trying to disprove the platitudes he once touted to patients.  Anyway, a fascinating book and GREAT for the active griever in your life.

Veering from his conventional colleagues, Dr. Alexander’s career diverged towards the path less taken.  He’s now involved in projects with the founders of Sacred Acoustics, a brainwave entrainment audio recordings company.  That’s a fancy way of saying guided meditations with binaural beats that create experiences.  There’s one that facilitates “communication with spirits across the veil.” Since I’m obsessed with getting back with my wife without leaving my kids and dogs, I became a convert. 

Before Patty died (AKA BPD), I was known to dabble in mindfulness and may have claimed I meditated for longer and more often than I actually remembered to do.  Don’t judge me, I was a busy mom!  With a renewed desperation and time on my hands, I gave these wacky meditations a go.  OMG, y’all they are amazing.  I dare say I’ve done a little cavorting with my wife (at least in my mind).  Seriously, between ADHD and grief brain, I can still knock out a 38 minute ‘Love Body’ meditation, no sweat.  In the least, it’s a crutch over the rough spots.

5. Crafty Crystal Suncatchers

I haven’t gone off the deep end (yet) and meditated while balancing my chakras (okay, maybe once) with family heirlooms.  If you read more than one book about the afterlife, you’ll pick up on themes.  Psychics love auras, butterflies, and RAINBOWS.  Since I’ve got time, I figured it wasn’t hard to put together my own suncatcher.  You can certainly purchase these dandies but I prefer my own extremely amateur creations - especially since I need one for every window.  Not sure what to do with these colorful messages from beyond but they are a comfort of sorts.

You may have gathered that I wasn’t previously into the paranormal.  For instance, I knew that smudging was a thing but now, thanks to Etsy, I have my own kit.  Same with healing crystals.  As a child from a family of geologists, semi-precious gems, variegated rocks and hefty quartz crystals already held a special awe.  I must note that my grandfather never mentioned crystal suncatchers as a method for communicating with the dead.  It’s all me who’s hoping for yet another channel where, through refracted sunlight, my wife asserts her presence.

6. Documentaries About Death

It’s a widow habit to categorize life events as ‘before’ and ‘after,’  We use these terms with a wistful air of melancholy apology.  We didn’t create these terms but they’re used as handy shortcuts before launching into yet another story about our dead spouses.  This next tidbit is about me, though.

I love documentaries but before, I’d skip over the downers.  Who wants to watch a flick about eroding habitats when your lawn looks so good?  Times change and now after, I’ve completely confused Amazon’s algorithms with my new entertainment searches.  I find comfort in tragedy.

I recently watched The Bridge, a documentary on the world’s most dangerous suicide locale - the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.  Since it was built, upwards of 1,700 souls have leapt to their nearly assured demise.  The doc profiles the families of people actually caught on film at the moment of decision.  Should sound awful, right?  To me, it’s soothing.  Not the suicides, but hearing the family process the death.  They’re in the soup with me.  Their stories make me feel normal.

7. Unique Grave Decorations

I’m only sharing this with you because I know you’ll understand.  I threw this one in the mix because I had a brief, but intense love affair with unusual grave decorations.   Did you know you can get “grave blankets” to keep your loved one warm?  Obviously more popular in northern climes, they're actually giant wreaths of evergreen branches to cover the gravesite.  Sadly, they aren’t allowed in my wife's cemetery or I’d be all over it.  She was always cold…..before.

Switching gears, turning towards the following topics is a sort of exposure therapy.  They each flutter at the windows of my mind and blot out the light (which I need for rainbows).  I might as well add them to the growing list of crap I have to deal with eventually.  Just so you know, I’m not weird enough to literally keep a list (yet).

1. Birthdays, Holidays, and Other Horrible Occasions

I know they’re coming.  I limped through some already.  May holds the double whammy of Mother’s Day and my birthday.  Despite the embarrassing lack of evergreen splendor, we’ll visit her gravesite where I’ve already smuggled in other decorative contraband.  Since I buy presents for myself all the time, for my birthday, I generally request a tasteful yet classic homemade card.  I’ll get through the anticipatory dread and trudge through the sewage of my lowered expectations.  It’s only another 24 hours to get through.

2. Getting Married Again

I can’t even think about what’s next.  Or rather who.  When I do think about it, I feel sorry for the sad sap who’s attracted to the runner up spot. Here’s the thing, I think about getting married again ALL THE TIME.  My fantasy only went as far as imagining waking up in a fully formed relationship.  Because I loved being married to my wife, it seemed reasonable to want our life reinstated.  As the days turn into months, finding someone new continues to stubbornly insert itself from outside my head.  I blame Patty.  She always insisted if she died first, she’d want me to remarry.  Less charitably, I countered that if I died first, she could never remarry because I’m her one true love.  She apparently wants the last word.

To be fair, I am only 45 years old.  When my stepson asked, I told him I was going to marry the dogs.  He just doesn’t want me to change my last name, so on that we’re cool.  Like passing me a note, Patty’s best friend from high school also delicately floated the idea.  Even my brother-in-law said he wouldn’t want me to pass up something special.  They all want me to be happy.  I don’t want to want to get married again.  It feels like forcing myself into a loveless, arranged marriage.  With my luck, I’ll live another forty years.  Maybe I’ll feel differently if my wife sends me a convincing sign.  

3. The Next Death

The completely self absorbed grieving person I’ve become can’t even think about the next shitburger tragedy that’s surely on its way..  You’d think I’d have a guess who it might be but you’re wrong.  I never would have put my wife on the shortlist but here we are.  With new obsessions hoarding space in my grieving mind, it’s too crowded to handle another disaster.  So I just don’t think about it.

If you’re grieving too, I want you to know you’re not a weirdo.  Or at least you’re a weirdo like all of us - another broken toy tossed onto Bereavement Island (like Fantasy Island but more sad).  I was never particularly interested in psychics, grave ornaments or dead people (beyond famous authors).  Grief turns you inside out until you no longer recognize the person you were before.  It wasn’t so easy to tip me over and I certainly didn’t cry in public.  Falling into grief is similar to falling in love.  With both, I lost my appetite, deeply felt things I’d never felt before, and became completely obsessed.  In the end, grief is just another stage of love.  An unfortunate byproduct of the grandest home improvement project.  I’m comforted to realize that even as I’m swept up by transient passions, I’m essentially the same loving partner at my core.

[lyntendoswitch]

At the tail end of 2020 I discovered the video content of Tim Rogers who has inspired me to also voice my game opinions in an unnecessarily verbose and personal way. I don’t recommend clicking on the read more, but if you’d like to read a little bit about the best games I played this year, go on ahead.

10. What Remains of Edith Finch 9. A Short Hike 8. Disco Elysium 7. Personal 5 The Royal 6. Persona 3 Dancing In Moonlight 5. Vestaria Saga War of the Scions 4. Ring FIt Adventure 3. Final Fantasy 7 Remake 2. Hades 1. Animal Crossing New Horizons

2020 found me with an unprecedented amount of free time. I spent most of this year working for the government (a job with a very small brain effort that left me with evenings and weekends free to do whatever the hell). Additionally, I spent most of the year in quarantine with video games as my true, real friend and life companion. Compiling this list gave me more titles than ever to choose from, so I feel better about my list than ever. So here are the best games that I played this year.

Before I get into the top 10 I want to give 4 honourable mentions.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim This is the most recent game I played since making this list. I loved so many things about this game - the soft art style, the harsh music, the convoluted crazy plot. I love the aesthetic of this game and loved the characters - I believe it is rare to have an anime game where none of the characters irritate you. I even loved the combat, although I did not think I would. Something about shooting so very many missiles is so satisfying even when you don’t exactly know what is going on in the screen. The final battle in this game was definitely my favourite moment in this game - it was stressful, it was engaging, it was so extremely fun. The tragedy of this game comes down to personal taste. All time travel stories with complex timelines are bound to fall apart eventually, because no writer can keep all the threads together in a logical sense. 13 sentinels had so many story beats, plot twists, betrayals, and sci-fi tropes crammed into their storyline that I knew halfway through the story that there was no way they would be able to resolve all of it in a fulfilling way. I was, unfortunately, right - the ending explanation for all the chaos is, in my (correct) opinion, extremely lame. However, I certainly had fun on the journey.

Fire Emblem 3 Houses: Ashen Demons DLC I did not place this on my ranking since it is not really fleshed out enough to be considered its own game (unlike in previous years, where I have confidently but the Splatoon 2 Octoling Expansion as a separate title from Splatoon 2). However, this blog is, above all else, a Fire Emblem stan account, and I will not NOT talk about Fire Emblem. I do not care for the Abyss house. I think the characters are too close to being plucked out of the Fire Emblem Fates universe for comfort, and I mean this to be as profound an insult as possible. These characters are gimmicks above all else. I also do not care for the expanded lore that the sewer city brings to Garreg Mach. The idea of a centralized church school army is already so unstable, and to have a population of rat people living under it makes the whole foundation of the world crumble a little. However, the story and gameplay of the Ashen Demons DLC added something that the base game did not, which is challenge. (As an aside, I play on normal mode and am aware that there is challenge available to me if I wish for it.) FE3H offers you so many characters, so many paralogues, so many opportunities for training and stat increases, that eventually plot missions become completely boring. Ashen demons limiting everyone to new and interesting classes, limiting your available units, and preventing any sort of training made the chapters fun again. I found the chapter where you were supposed to outrun a golem before some gates closed fun as hell - it was my favourite part of the entire side story. 

Kentucky: Route Zero I played this game in February, and I remember not liking it at any point. It is confusing, disorienting, and lacked a clear goal. However, it has now been 10 months and I still think about it constantly - both the vignettes presented in it, and the way it made me feel. The Besties podcast made an excellent point about this game when they said that no one who plays this game ever compares it to other games - only books, movies, or paintings. The whole game is so fascinating and sticks with you - the wretched circle of a highway, the horse funeral. My favourite part is the live performance you attend at a run down diner with your party of four as the only audience. It is so quiet and contemplative and melancholy, and the scene is absolutely perfect. Kentucky Route Zero might be my favourite high concept artsy abstract artwork ever.

Blaseball As with everyone, it is difficult to call Blaseball a game. As the website says, it is a cultural event that I am so happy to participate in. I am so happy to have found a piece of media to fill the aching void that left by Homestuck when it ended, then re-opened the wound with their awful post-epilogue novel. I deleted my Twitter account this summer because I was tired of being angry and doomscrolling. And then, after Chris Plante on the Besties told me about Blaseball, I happily remade a Twitter account that only followed the official Blaseball account, the devs, and the numerous RP accounts. The quality of life improvement that having simulated, pleasant, hilarious social media to check every day is indescribable. It helped me cope with a rough life transition. Thank you, Blaseball. My favourite moment of 2020 is the 11pm boss battle of Shoe Thieves vs The Shelled One’s Pods.

And now....... The List.

10. What Remains of Edith Finch The start of 2020 was incredible because games journalism websites were churning out endless top 10 lists for both the end of 2019 as well as the end of the decade. I religiously picked through all of these lists and wrote down a list of 30 best indie games of this past decade that I missed out on for whatever reason. It was my first and last experience with a backlog - previously, I would simply impulse purchase games I really wanted to play, and I would not rest until the game is beaten. Having a backlog of things to try stressed me out endless and it dampened the impact of almost all of these quirky 1-6 hour indie experiences. However, not even the stress of meeting a self-imposed quota could dampen the impact of What Remains of Edith Finch. Exploring this house and playing through its various scenarios was so fascinating and beautiful. For me, the most impactful moment of the game was playing as the little girl who became an owl who became a sea serpent. That was when I realized I was not playing something that I would be thinking about for a very long time.

9. A Short Hike A Short Hike was the very first game I played off my backlog list of Best Indie Games. And boy, is it ever. This game takes 2 hours to finish but is absolutely saturated with heart and the exploration makes those 2 hours feel like you have been on a much longer and more fulfilling journey than you believed possible with so few hours. It is Animal Crossing and Legend of Zelda combined, condensed, and polished into a beautiful pearl. I was so instantly in love with the characters and loved doing the little side quests. I also loved getting totally lost because I wanted to see how far I could swim and ended up on a different part of the island. The most impactful moment of this game is its finale, which I won’t spoil, but it is absolutely incredible.

8. Disco Elysium Many people more eloquent than me have said great things about Disco Elysium, and they are all correct. As someone who loves character building and creating a character to roleplay instead of playing as myself in a game, I have never been more enabled to do just that than Disco Elysium. The mystery was so cool, the mechanics are exactly what I like, the exploration is great. The one drawback of this game is that I literally cannot remember a single song from it. Maybe it had an amazing OST? Every game that is released nowadays has to have an amazing OST. There is so much reading in this game that the music really has to be unintrusive, and so it faded right into the background and out of my memory. I love that you could create your own persona in the game, but that you find your identification later and discover who you were before. Also, I would die for Kim Kitsuragi. The finale of this game also kicks ass - I will not spoil it but there is a moment that is so quiet and intimate that it took my breath away. What an amazing experience.

7. Persona 5: The Royal In 2017, I did something that is not the deciding factor, but definitely contributed to, my being sent to hell after I die. I was in an unhappy relationship and really wanted out, but my boyfriend at the time had a PS4 and I did not, and I really wanted to play Persona 5. As such, when he got the game and I borrowed it, I tried to finish it as quickly as possible so that I could give it back and break up with him. To my dismay, Persona 5 is upwards of 80 hours long, and I was burned out long before it was over. I finished the game with such resentment in my heart that I could not fathom why anyone would like it. As someone who is older, wiser, PS4-er, and in a better mental state, I decided to give P5R a try. Playing the remake at a much slower pace and really contemplating the story and characters made for a totally different and much more pleasant experience. I finally was able to shed my dislike for these characters who held me hostage 3 years ago and really appreciate them. Additionally, the new content they added to the original was SO good. The new music in Mementos makes that whole section bearable!! Akechi’s entirely reworked social link!! Maruki is one of Atlus’s most interesting characters, and the final dungeon was so so so interesting!! I am profoundly sad that I can’t recommend this game to anyone because 120 hours is just prohibitively long. Most impactful moment: when Akechi joins the party and he is like, totally feral, lol

6. Persona 3: Dancing In Moonlight Every once in a while my palms start to itch because it has been entirely too long since I’ve played a rhythm game. This palm itch feeling sunk me deep into Theatrhythm Final Fantasy back in 2017, and this feeling forced me to impulse buy Persona 3 Dance. I am furious that I liked this game so much, because I know it was created simply to extract money from fools like me. The story was so blatant about it! “It’s a dream, ok? We’re all dancing because it’s a dream and none of this matters. Go play a song, idiot.” I’m not even angry at this - I almost respect the hustle. Additionally, it was so wonderful to hang out with the Persona 3 crew again. I did also play Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight, but since I had already spent a hundred and twenty hours with the phantom thieves, there was no feeling of being reunited like with P3D. Also, in my mind palace, I consider P3D to have “actually happened”, and P5D to be the money grab hustle. S.E.E.S. is a cohesive unit. If Mitsuru Kirijo says it is time to dance, then dance we shall. I cannot be made to believe that Ryuji, Futaba, or Makoto will be compelled to dance even in a dream. Finally, having Elizabeth as your velvet room attendant did wonders. If there is a line between being a loveable eccentric and being annoying, Elizabeth tiptoes just around the former, whereas the twins are squarely located in the latter. The remixes in P3D also all kick ass (Burn My Dread Novoiski Mix? Deep Mentality Lotus Juice Mix?? Neither had any right to go as hard as they did), and I loved how they personalized the dance styles to the characters’ personalities. Even if this game was a money grabber, it was still made with love and respect for the series, and I loved playing it.  Most impactful moment: That first king crazy ranking on all night difficulty... god damn

5. Vestaria Saga: War of the Scions I had mentioned earlier that I appreciated the FE3H DLC for adding challenge back into 3 houses, but then I played Vestaria Saga and I realized I simply did not remember what challenge actually was. Vestaria Saga, the game by Fire Emblem’s creator, is the hardest Fire Emblem game I’ve ever played. This game honestly rules - it closes its door to the waifus of modern fire emblem games and is a return to form with political intrigue and smart tactical decisions and well-rounded characters. Every single chapter has these wonderful and deeply stressful plot twists and you always have to scramble to get all of the objectives complete without dying. There is a moment in this game where the main Lord, Zade, scolds princess Athol for being so reckless, how he had to force the army to fight a losing battle to rescue her, and look at how exhausted everyone is. He gestures to his army, and for the first time in a tactical RPG, I felt it. In all the fire emblems I play, my units end up being able to dodge and tank any hits they receive, but in Vestaria Saga finishing a map was a stressful, long, and sweaty process. I loved every second of playing this game - it is so rewarding in its gameplay and so rewarding in its story. Most impactful moment: the kiss!!! And how all of them face consequences immediately afterwards!!! I adore this game.

4. Ring Fit Adventure Ring Fit Adventure is the most fun I’ve ever had with a gimmicky fitness game. This game finally understands that they key to continuing with the game and building good habits is the ability to unlock and equip beautiful athleisure clothing. I actually got gains from Ring Fit Adventure, and I know this because I stopped playing it for a month, came back, and was unable to finish the reps at the difficulty I set for myself. This game make gym stuff so genuinely fun in a way that no one else has been able to do. I also really like the feel of the ring con! I have a few moderate complaints about it (a fitness game will never be perfect, unfortunately): you always start reps on the same side, and if you kill enemies then you don’t get a chance to try the other side at all, the motion sensor on yoga poses is wack, and FUCK the robot baseball minigame game to hell. Despite this, I absolutely adore this game and what it stands for. I may never beat the campaign, but it will always have a place in my heart. Most impactful moment: the first fight with Drageaux

3. Final Fantasy 7 Remake I was so so so curious about the hype surrounding this game that in the month before its release I manically played through the original Final Fantasy 7 so that I would have enough background information to be able to play and enjoy the remake. I was very glad I did. FF7R kicks ass. It is my favourite Final Fantasy game ever, and maybe it will always be so. I take a lot of issue with most FF games because they get too cosmically big and ridiculous and nonsensical by the end and that ruins the immersion of the story for me. Since FF7R only covers the Midgar portion of the original, it is forced to create grounded characters and a grounded, smaller scale story. And it is AMAZING. I loved every single minute of this game. The OST is incredible, and the art in it is absolutely unbelievable. I love how they incorporated random encounter enemies in this more realistic version. Also the dialogue!!! The way these characters banter with each other is so life-like and true to character that it boggles my mind. Even the NPC side conversations - never has a city or town felt so alive and filled with people than in FF7R. The ending of this game filled me with PRIMAL fear for the future, but it is so clear that the team making this game loves the world and its characters so much that I cautiously say I trust them to take the story further in the later remakes. Most impactful moment: Cloud saying “bring it on bitch” to an enemy made me black out laughing

2. Hades I generally stay away from rogue-likes and from real-time combat because for a game-liker I SURE am bad at video games. However, everything Supergiant Games ever makes seems tailor made for me, so when Hades came out of early access I bought it, and then I didn’t stop playing it until 80 hours later when I had unlocked everything ever. This game is SO good. The voice acting and storytelling is phenomenal. They did a spectacular job blending the story with the core gameplay elements. They made dying in a rogue-like fun and rewarding. The music is (as always) transcendent. I cannot say enough good things about Hades. Most impactful moment: a tie between the first time you watch the sunrise after your first successful escape, and the romance social link between Zagreus and Thanatos

1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Of course... Death Stranding may have prophesized the pandemic, but Nintendo created it to sell copies Animal Crossing New Horizons. This game saved all of us. The experience of having so many people I knew playing the same game all the time for the entirety of March and April was so incredible. I have plenty of quips about ACNH with relation to old games in the series (I loathe crafting, I loathe printing out Nook Miles Tickets one by one, and I worry that the sandbox landscaping feel of this game makes me less inclined than ever to actually talk to my villagers), but while they are all valid criticisms, they certainly did not stop me from pouring 350 hours and counting into this game. I have loved slowly, carefully crafting my island into a replica of Garreg Mach. I have loved collecting furniture and making turnip money and completing the museum. There is simply no other game that can be 2020′s game of the year. Most impactful moment: checking your mail and having one of your friends mail you an item that reminded them of you

[miachanelparker]

Title: Bestie and I Blow A Bag (Vlog) Involved: Mia Carter and Nova Taylor Posted: Monday, May 4th, 2020 Subscribers: 35,066 Views: 23,339 Likes: 557 Dislikes: 12 Video #: 10 Comments: 7,808 Description Box:

Me and my bestie go to the mall and drop a bag on the babies. :)

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FAQ:

How old are you? 21 How old is your husband? 24 How long have you been married? 2 months How far along are you? 17 weeks Where do you study? University of Houston Where do you live? Houston, Texas

“Hey Carter Clan!” Mia says sitting at the dining room table, “I totally forgot to make an intro to this video originally so this will be our little intro” she chuckled. “I really didn’t plan on vlogging this day, but the camera was in my purse, charged, and I had some memory cards on me, so I said what the heck, why not” she smirked. “If you have read the title then you know this is a vlog of me and my bestie, who is also pregnant” she said reiterating that “shopping for her baby boy and my baby girl” she smiled. “I know it has been a while since you guys seen a video and I am sorry about that; I am back and ready to get active once more” she told them seriously. “I hope you guys enjoy” she said before she blew the camera a kiss and waved them off.

Mia leans against the shopping cart as she and Nova walked around Target. “Hey guys” she says holding the camera out “so me and my best friend are in Target right now” she said turning the camera to show everyone that they were walking over to the infant section. “We decided to come to Target and check out what they have” she said as she turned the camera back to herself. “So far I picked up some teas and some more prenatal vitamins” she said to the camera as she stood there in the aisle. “This is cute” you hear Nova say in the background and Mia shifts, standing upright. “That is” she said softly. She turned back to the camera and says “we are going to go to the mall next, just something to do you know” she shrugged as she sat the camera up on her purse. Mia stopped to look at the a few breast pumps.

“Are you breast feeding Nova or are you going to use formula?” she asked her aloud as she looked as the breast pumps before her. Mia looked back at Nova, who you can faintly hear speaking in the background, and she nodded her head “yeah” she said easily before she picked up the camera panning the lens to the pumps. “I have been reading and researching pumps lately you guys. I have my eye on one I think I love” she told them seriously. “You guys leave your suggestions below, so I can look them up on my own you guys” she told them easily. “Drop them below in the comments” she gestured with her hand on the camera.

“No, I think I am going to order one from this company I love” she replies back to Nova before she moved back to the shopping cart. “You guys look at what my bestie bought herself” she says showing Nova’s Birkin bag in the shopping cart below. “She has a blue Birkin for Noah and I have a pink one for baby girl” she said happily. “So now everywhere we go we gotta wear our matching bags” she giggled. “That’s cute you should get both” she said as she moved closer to Nova “you guys look at how cute these little sets are” she showed them. “That’s adorable” she said to her.

“You guys I am truly a sucker for the little matching set that have mittens and socks and stuff” Mia said with the camera on her now. “Like give me a cute little button up with mittens, a hat, socks, a headband” she listed easily. “Oh, I am going to buy it all” she chuckled, laughing with Nova. “I am like obsessed” she said to her truly. “Which by the way, I see a lot of you guys have been commenting saying that” she said looking at the camera. “Which confuses me, it’s my baby what am I supposed to be?” she asked offering a stupid expression as she looked to Nova. “Yes, I am going to be obsessed with her now and until the moments she’s here and it’ll be much, much worst thereafter” she said to them giving them a knowing look.

“I guess they got to get over that” Nova says in the background and Mia turns to her “you damn right” she joked, laughing lightly. Mia placed a few things in the cart next to her purse before she pushed it closer to Nova. “I just picked up two packs of white newborn onesies and some plain white mittens” she showed them. “I have tons of Amazon gift cards still from the reveal, so I have been ordering a lot of stuff. I think I am going to do a haul for you all because, I have been going nuts with the shopping honestly. Tyler is going to kill me I swear” she snorted lightly.

“Oh, Tyler is most definitely going to kill you girl” Nova said back to her, Mia panned to her back and said. “Tyler will be okay” to her easily as she pushed the cart behind the girl as they walked through the sections still.

“He just bought you a damn G-Wagon and how many Birkin’s?” Nova asked the girl. “You can’t afford to spend not another damn penny this year” she chuckled lightly to herself.

Mia shook her head turning the camera back to herself “those were push gifts and Mother’s Day gifts… I can’t help that” she said with a grin as they continued to walk, and Mia looked down. “I think we are done in Target guys I am going to check back in once we are at the mall” she said to them as she placed her hand over the camera.

“We are at the mall” Mia said as they walked through the large building “Nova wants to go to Nike first” she said to them as she carried the camera with one hand and her purse with the other. “I am so tired; I need a nap” Mia said to Nova turning her head as her braids swung behind her back. “I did stay up mad late though, you guys we just had our finals for school and they nearly kicked my ass honestly” Mia said as she raised her other hand to fix her bra strap noticing it in the viewfinder. “I had to finish a paper and a test last night, so I stayed up until probably 12 am or a little later trying to complete that. I think I have straight A’s, which is what I am hoping for” she said desperately.

The two women walked into the tennis shoe store and Mia smiled at the workers as she lowered the camera a bit and moved to find a seat. Mia sat the camera on the bench next to herself and purse watching Nova.

The video speeds up showing Nova and some worker interacting about tennis shoes before it slows down.

Mia picks the camera up and says “so Nova is buying some tennis shoes for her boyfriend and some matching one’s for their son Noah. It’s so cute, they are so tiny” Mia said holding the little shoe up that Nova was getting. “I think I am going to buy Tyler and baby girl a few pair of matching sneakers. That would be so damn adorable” she said to them sweetly. “He bought her um, four mini Birkin bags to match mine. When I tell you guys, I do nothing but cry these days” she chuckled into the lens. “It was so sweet, he bought me the same ones to match hers” she told them. “So, I think I am going to buy them some matching shoes, because I honestly think that would be so cute” she told them. “He has surprised me with so much, I have to update you guys” she told them sweetly.

“So, we are headed into Gucci, per Nova’s request, she wants to look at the baby bags they have in here right now” Mia said as she exhaled harshly, she continued to walk with the woman. Nova was 12 steps ahead. “I actually have a baby bag already, a Gucci one. It was gifted to me by my Mommy and Daddy” she smiled brightly in the camera, she fixed her v-neck top gently, her purse resting in the crook of her arm. “And some of my family stuffed it with some money for the baby for the gender reveal” she told them. “So, I don’t have to buy one of those unless I wanted a different one, but I actually like the one my parents got me and it’s super spacious” she said as she moved into the store.

Mia rested the camera on a table before her as she sipped a glass of water and watched Nova shop.

The camera speeds up showing interaction between Mia, Nova, and the Gucci salespersons. Mia tries on a pair of Gucci sneakers while she’s in the store and continues to sit there rubbing her stomach and waiting for Nova. The video slows down to a normal speed when Mia stands up.

“Guys look how cute these are” Mia said showing them the tiny Gucci sneakers on the shelves. “How cute are these?” she asked them, picking them up and showing them to the camera, turning them around. “So little I can’t..”

Mia follows behind Nova who has four large Nike bags in her hands, and a large Gucci bag on her shoulder as they walked. She pans the camera down at her hand “I bought a Gucci headband” she chuckled at herself lightly. “I had been looking for it online, it was sold out and I decided to get it since they had it in the store” she smiled a she panned it back to Nova. “She on the other hand, I don’t even know how she’s carrying all of that, or even still trying to shop honey. I asked her if she needed help” she added with a giggle. “She told me no” she told them turning the camera back to herself.

“We are now headed into Versace, because best friend wants a robe like mine and hates waiting for stuff, so we are going to see if they have some instore” she told them with a smirk. “I for one will not be buying anything out of Versace, if you follow me on IG you know why” she told them seriously as they moved into it store.

“So, Nova got her robe” Mia said showing them the newest bag the woman was holding in her hand. “I didn’t get anything” Mia said as she turned the camera back to herself as she lifted the one Gucci bag she had in her hand. “Like I said” Mia smirked as she huffed, both her purse and her bag in the crook of her arm now as she rested her hand on her stomach gently.

“Hey guys so I am back from the mall” Mia said now sitting on the couch in their condo. “I will record a haul for you guys because there is so much stuff I have now lined up in the room and I need to open it up and sort through them” she said to them tiredly, sighing softly. She rested her head back on the couch and said “I hope you enjoyed today’s vlog guys; I know it’s short, but I really didn’t plan to record today” she said to them with a simple smile. “Don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and hit that bell. And I will see you guys in the next video” she said with a smirk before she placed her hand over the lens.

[flowerboymoongirl]

What are the Odds? 3.

Pairing: Tom Holland x Reader

Summary: Tom Holland accidentally adds you to his friends list, and when you hit him up about about it you think that’s gonna be the end of that. Simple. But Tom does the complete opposite. Let the social media flirting begin.

Warnings: Cursing, sub-par flirting,drinking.

Word count: 3214

A/N: Im thinking about adding some of the song inspos for each chapter that comes out along at the top of the fics since I get a good amount of inspiration from music, or I visualize a particular song during a scene or interaction. The chapters seem to get easier to write and longer, but harder to edit into something that flows with how I want, so bare with me!

When you messaged Tom to let him know about the mixup on his Instagram, you assumed that it would be the end of it all. But currently, he still had you on his close friends list. And now you felt weird watching some of his stuff, because now he would sort of recognize your profile picture. He still posted pretty often but you contained yourself to only watch maybe once a day, and not all of his posts. Normal people don’t watch all the stories someone posts when you don’t know them, unless they liked giving out an obsessed stalker vibe.

It had been a week since the interaction and you were currently at the bar your friend/roommate Theo worked at. He was quickly organizing his station and putting away clean glasses to prepare for the rush of people who would soon be hounding him for a drink, both of you waiting for your other two roommates to walk into the bar so the night could officially start.

“Wanna do a tequila shot with me? I’ll give you the top shelf stuff?” Theo asked while he cleaned off the bar top and pulled out the shot glasses. Theo had perks being the lead bartender at one of the trendier bars in downtown and that was getting you guys top shelf alcohol drunk at a Kirkland liquor price.

“Let’s do a double?” You had the night off and were looking to have a night with your friends, and to be honest you hadn’t had a wild night in a while, so it seemed fitting for it to be tonight.

Theo smiles as he pours the expensive liquor into the shot glasses to the rim, he already knows the look in your eyes means you’re ready to cause a little mischief and he’s all for it. That was the thing with Theo, if you were ever looking to cause a little mischief, he would standing there right along with you at the scene of the crime with a smile on his face. When you two were together people who knew the both of you started to call you double trouble, especially if alcohol was in the vicinity. You both loved it. You picked up your shot glass and Theo did the same.

“Cheers to double trouble, thanks for keeping me company tonight.” He said, raising his glass.

“WAIT! I wanna boomerang it, before we get too wrecked.” Laughing, you pull out our phone and open the app to take the shot. You hit record just as you and Theo clinked your glasses together, your phone focused on Theo shooting his double shot down while you tried to drink yours in one hand and hold your phone still at the same time. You both hissed at the feeling of the liquor traveling down to your stomachs and you looked at your phone to see how the boomerang came out. 

The video showed Theo clinking his glass to yours, all smiles and then shooting it quickly. He looked great infront of the liquor wall, totally posing and flexing the arm he was holding the shot glass with as he shot down the tequila. You had caption it.

Cheers. #doubletrouble 🥃

with Theos handle attached to it and put it on your story.

“So you’re drinking without us already?”

You turned quickly to see Zoë and Kevin making their way through the crowd to you.

“Just the start, I was promised high quality tequila, I couldn’t resist.” You said as you hugged your roommates.

“Damn, the bartender is SOOO CUTE right?” Kevin yelled to you while playfully checking out Theo.

“Don’t tempt me, I’ll take you home Kev.”

The group laughs together, while Theo pulls out four clean shot glasses.

“Since the drinks are on me tonight I’m choosing the first group shot of the night. Well, second for us.” He says with a smirk directed to you. He quickly pulls Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, and Johnnie Walker off of the liquor wall. He’s making three wise men.

“Do we look like three wise men after sitting here at this bar with you?” Zoë asks Theo. You all laugh.

“It just seemed fitting, even though there’s four of us.” He says. “I mean, when any of us have a problem we go to the other three to solve it. Hence, three wise men.”

Kevin awhs at the sweet remark and Theo finishes making the shots for the group. You pull out your phone once more to record because hey, you have this need for people to see you have a social life and also, drunk videos the next day are worth their weight in gold. You press record while you all grab a shot glass, hyping eachother up to take the shot.

“To my three wise men, I salute you, I thank you for your service.” Theo says while the three of you clink the glasses together, cheering and laughing at how absurd you guys are. You end the video when you all shoot the shot and Zoë says with a groan “I’m so fucked.”

The group bursts in laugher, you and Kevin holding eachother while laughing. Theo starts taking drink orders for other customers, trying to look like he’s getting some type of work done. You save the video and post it to your story after you caption the post

Four wise men 👸🏽🤴🏻👸🏾🤴🏾

and attach the groups handles to the post. After you post it to your Snapchat as well, you look back at your previous story on Instagram to see who’s watched it. You scroll down the list of people, some you know some you don’t, and you spot one that really catches your eye. Tom watched your story. He’s actually watched your story 3 times this week, including this one but who’s counting? He also doesn’t follow you so for him to be looking at your page he has to be going out of his way. He could be looking at your past message conversation and then watching your stories from there, or he sees you watching his story from earlier and clicks over to your profile. It makes your heart jump, from being nervous and excited that you’ve caught his attention a few times. There’s no chance in hell but still, what a confidence boost, you think.

While you’re going through just a tad bit of anxiety over the situation, you have remind yourself that you’re here to be with your friends. This is a besties night, one that’s been long overdue and very much deserving of your attention. 

Zoë goes on about how her ex-girlfriend has been trying to meetup with her for “closure” which is making things awkward between the current situation she has with the new guy she met a couple months back. Theo and Kevin don’t think it’s the best choice to entertain her ex with a meetup and you’re trying to be the more “supportive of whatever you wanna do” friend in this situation. The boys are already teasing Zoë about it and you’re throwing in some teasing remarks yourself to her whole ordeal. Only Zoë would have too many people liking her at the same time.

“What an issue, we really feel for you Zo.” you tell your roommates and they roll their eyes and dramatically agree. While the teasing continues you start to think to yourself about how this is what you needed, just a chill night with all your friends, talking about anything and everything. Enjoying being in this moment and being this age and being together. The bar is starting to liven up and they start to play much better music, your roommates sing and dance along with eachother near the bar, Theo jumping in when he can and isn’t being hounded by customers. You’re just about to finish your drink and Kevin’s already ordering another round, when you get a snapchat alert.

The username, thllnd96 has followed you!

thllnd96, huh? The username seems familiar to you, and the more familiar it seems, the more it confuses you.

“If this is who I think it is.” You mutter.

thllnd96 has sent a snapchat!

What....the fuck? What the fuck is going on right now? You’re contemplating opening the snap now or waiting till you feel the alcohol working it’s way through your system for courage to find out who this new follower is when Zoë looks down at your phone too.

“You good girl?”

“Yeah, just a snapchat I’m sitting on opening. Don’t wanna look too eager” you say while you sit your phone on the table. She nods as Theo walks by, dancing and pointing at the group while he sings. Kevin has passed you the rum and cokes he’s ordered you all and he’s taking generous sips of his while he stands and does a little dance at his chair back to your roommate. You take a large gulp and stand quickly.

“Gonna go pee, be back.”

You quickly walk to the bathroom, phone in hand. You’re silently stressing inside. It’s not him. It’s not. You’re gonna check your phone real quick, see it’s some random and then carry on with your night. He would have had to go out of his way and figure out that you use the same handle on all your social media, which would be a lot of thinking just to interact with you. Also, remember when you thought making your username the same on every social media account you had was a good idea? Because it currently seemed very dumb and so self centered. Who are you, Beyoncé? 

You close the stall and sit down on the seat after reminding yourself that you are not Beyoncé and maybe you’ve made yourself too easily recognizable on the internet. A little late for the self realization but we digress. It’s just a snapchat, relax. You click the red button next to the name.

It’s a cutoff selfie, just a corner of the left side of his face, you can spot a little smirk coming from his mouth. It’s Tom, there’s no denying it, that wild eyebrow of his alone has confirmed that for you. He has the time stamp posted above his head. It’s 2:41am where he is. He’s written underneath the selfie

Not sure you’re such a wise man if you’re mixing tequila with whiskey love 😂😜

You immediately snap a selfie of the top of your forehead and eyes, with your eyebrows scrunched together, worry prominent on your face.

The vodka and rum I just drank would have to agree with that statement of yours 🥴😬

You write and you put a filter on the image. You walk out of the stall and wash your hands as you head back to the group. Just got snapped by Tom. No big deal.

thllnd96 is typing...

your phone alerts you on notifications. He’s writing back. NO BIG DEAL. You take another big gulp of your drink when you sit down and try to look as though you’re paying attention to Kevin and Zoë’s conversation. Something about Kevin’s English major and his issues with his creative writing class. Zoë is going on with how Kevin needs to be more focused on schooling and you can tell Kevin didn’t mean for Zoë to go into mother mode but its too late. This will distract the both of them, while I deal with my inner turmoil, you think. You get another alert telling you he’s sent the message. You finish your drink and decide to entertain this idea of carrying on another conversation together.

Oh you’re just making all the right choices tonight aren’t you? 🤪

Out celebrating something?

I’ve been known to make some controversial choices, but that’s something hungover me can deal with in the morning. 😂 Just a night out with the roomies.

You’re up late.

Yeah, couldn’t really sleep so just mindlessly looking through the apps. Didn’t think you’d mind me adding you on here since you did snoop my private Instagram. 😶

HEY that was your brothers doing not mine alright?! I’m an innocent in all this and that’s the story I’m sticking with.

And I gave you a courtesy heads up.

After you posted some shirtless selfies. 🙂😅👀

😂😂alright, I’ll let it slide this time love, but only if you have a fireball shot in my honor tonight.

THATS your drink of choice?! Are you a frat boy?!

No, just want to see an American drink fireball because it’s such an American thing. You drink it for breakfast, don’t you? 😏🇺🇸

Yeah, when I was 18, now I have ptsd just smelling it at 25. 🥴🤢

“Let’s get four fireballs Theo.” You yell over to him so he can hear you over the crowd of people and music. Zoë and Kevin groan in disgust just at the thought of fireball.

“Oh we’re looking to DIE tonight, all right then y/n! I like your style.” Theo grabs the bottle of fireball and pours heavy on the shot glass while you all grimace.

 You’re not sure why you’re actually doing this shot for Tom, maybe it’s the liquid courage in you that’s making you feel confident about sending him a snap of his silly request. You turn the camera to selfie mode and grab the shot glass while Kevin and Zoë squeeze closer to you to get into the snapchat you’re about to take. You hold down the button and you all cheer the glasses once more together while Kevin’s making retching sounds. You clink your shot glass right into to the camera on your phone and shoot it down, immediately shaking your head with an unamused look on your face that matches your roommates.

“...just as bad as I remember.” You rasp out, ending the snap and saving it to your memories. You put a time stamp of 8:57pm and the location on the snap and send it to Tom. Zoë turns toward you with a look of annoyance.

“That’s it! Theo literally can’t have any more he’s gonna be too smashed to work and it’s barely 9!” She tells you. You throw your hands up in surrender and decide to agree, it’s only been a little over an hour and you’re drinking like its already last call. Toms opened your story and he’s writing you back, and now you can really start to feel the alcohol since the fireballs settling in your stomach with the rest of your prior poor choices of liquor.

😂 a woman that can handle her drinks. My type of girl 🥰🤪 well, I better try to get some sleep. don’t have too much fun without me. x

You save the message and decide to just wish him goodnight and turn to your friends, all of whom are definitely feeling the alcohol now as well.

“What does it mean when a guy searches your username from Instagram on Snapchat to find you and follows you?” You ask them.

“He’s tryna fuck.” Kevin answers. Zoë has her hands up in an ‘idk’ fashion.

“Or, that he’s interested in you. Who takes the time to look you up like that?” She questions.

“Which means he wants to fuck but like, he also maybe likes your personality.” You roll your eyes at Kevin and decide to mull this over when you’re sober.

“Who’s the guy?” Zoë asks.

“Hmm, no one to seriously consider, just took me by surprise is all.”

“Well, then to surprises!” Kevin says while he raises his drink to you. You clink yours back and you smile at each other.

To surprises, sure.

It’s not much of a surprise when you wake up with a throb on your left side of your temple. The alcohol is taking its revenge on you this morning with a massive hangover. You groan in bed and grab the water bottle and Motrin sitting on your bedside table. Drunk you was smart enough last night to set you up for a little success this morning, but drunk you also drank until 2am last night so she can’t be fully trusted. You drink the water bottle in one go and rub your eyes tiredly and you try to decide whether you should try to sleep a bit longer or head out for some sustenance. Eating could make you feel better but the thought of getting up and walking to the kitchen is making your stomach churn a bit. It’s best at the moment to lay here for a bit longer until the pain meds kick in, you decide. You pick up your phone and see that Zoe’s texted you.

You’re an awful person for making us do a fireball shot last night just FYI.

“I couldn’t agree more.” You admit, scrolling through your posts from last night.

It’s mostly just you with the group, drinking and laughing together. There is a post around 1:15am of you all walking home, final drinks of the night in hand and Theo trying to let you have a bite of his Carne asada burrito from the 24 hour Mexican shop around the corner from your place. Zoe and Kevin are in tears laughing over the interaction between you two and Theo is scolding you for taking such a big bite.

“If you wanted that much you should have told me so I could have gotten two burritos.”

“FUCK OFF THEO!”

More cackling from your roommates while Theo huffs. You remind yourself that you did want to get a little wild, so last night was a success in the books if you’re honest with yourself. Looking through other notifications you see another alert on Snapchat from thllnd96 from a couple hours ago. Alright then. He’s found you on Snapchat, started the conversation TWICE in less than 24 hours and he’s been watching your stories on Instagram and Snapchat. Either he’s lonelier than you thought or he actually has some sort of interest in you. At this point you’re thinking it could be a bit of both, which is something you can relate to in both fields at times. Yeah, you have the roomates and some other friends you hang with regularly but lately you have been feeling like everyone had someone but you. In no way was Tom yours, but this possible future friendship between you two could be in a way. He’s obviously going out of his way to talk to you and he seems to be like a cool guy. Maybe the universe wanted you to be accidentally added to Toms Instagram group for a reason, as corny as that sounds. And honestly, who are you to deny this man your friendship?

You open his Snapchat message while curled up in a ball in your sheets, hoping for the nausea from all your mistakes from last night fade away.

so how’s that hangover treating you this morning? 😜 x

You smile at the message and decide that if he’s gonna write to you, then. You’re gonna respond back. If Tom wants to be friends, then who are you to stop him?

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How a relaxation massage can save your relationships

And have you conquering your to-do list like it’s nobody’s business!

OK, yeah, so claiming that a relaxation massage can save your relationships is a big call. And then on top of that you can apparently conquer your to-do list like it’s nobody’s business.

Sounds extreme, but the good news is – it’s totally true!!

Imagine you’re in this situation for a minute here.

You’re stressed. You have so much to do when you get home but first you need to make it through your day at work. You didn’t sleep well last night, and your energy is low.

If someone looks at you the wrong way, you’re going to start breaking fingers. Whoops! Someone looked at you the wrong way – avert your eyes, quick!

Your boss is being difficult, and your work bestie is having man trouble and hasn’t stopped man-bashing for the last hour.

Your husband has already messaged you 3 times – first asking ifyou’d ironed his work shirt for today, second to ask if he had any clean undies left, and third, reminding you that he’s going out for drinks with the boys after work, so he won’t be able to take out the bins like he said.

Hmmmmm.

Stress levels are reaching capacity. Eye is twitching. Headache is forming. And your shoulders are slowly making their way up to your ears.

And then your mum calls…

Whoops. Your stomach is tensed up and your heart feels like it’s going to explode into a million pieces… and you just ate 3 donuts to compensate for your lack of energy and extremely high stress levels – there goes the diet!

How are you going to survive this day?!

Well, there are 2 options.

One, you can work through your lunch break hyperventilating every time someone talks to you while experiencing your stress headache turn into a full-blown migraine – only to get home late, realise that you finished the last bottle of wine last nightand have a complete breakdown.

OR, you can book in for a relaxation massage on your lunch break and de-stress your entire body. Feel your muscles relax, your headache ease and your breathing return to normal.

Let the stress of everyone and everything dissipate with the relaxing music and aroma, as strong, competent hands knead away your problems.

Take some time away from the boss, the work bestie, the husband and the million and one things to do and just breathe and re-center yourself.

How do you think you’re going to feel after a relaxation massage?

Pretty darn good!!

You have your energy back – and it feels like liquid gold! You FEEL good.

You have a relaxed smile on your face, and you are so relaxed that you don’t hear your boss breathing down your neck – you just nod and say I’ll get that done for you as soon as I can.

You tell your work bestie that you love her and that maybe you can go for drinks with her after work tomorrow so that she has your full attention.

You message your husband saying have a great night, it’s cool,I’m happy to take the bins out tonight if you can fold the washing and put it away tomorrow when I’m out for drinks.

And then you call your mum back, tell her you love her but you’re a little busy right now and make plans to see her on the weekend.

Who ARE YOU?

A new woman!

Yep, a relaxation massage can help you to be the best version of yourself which allows you to make better decisions when it comes to your relationships.

Rather than blowing up at everyone, you take care of yourself and the way you see things changes.

When you FEEL better, when you feel RELAXED, your brain can prioritise quicker because it’s not clouded by stress and rage. Which means, your to-do list gets done and you feel like an ACCOMPLISHED relaxed woman.

So, you see, a relaxation massage really does have the power to change your day for the better and help save your relationships from destruction.

And best of all you can book them in once a week if you wanted to maintain your Zen – no such thing as too many relaxing massages!

Read more at https://facebodydayspa.com/blog/relaxation-massage-why-you-should-have-one/