#p: on top of the world

[beyinuo]

on top of the world.

@rihabe

if there's one thing that yinuo would never do, it would be to take her youth too seriously. sure, she learned the value of a strong work ethic from her parents early on, but she's always craved adventure, freedom, and a bit of fun. it's why she left home to pursue a career in a field she honestly had no business entering a few years back. more imperatively, it's why she finds herself in a crowded club now, dancing between countless sweating bodies and singing along to the music even when she doesn't know the lyrics. there's a pleasant buzz thrumming through her veins from drinks knocked back at the bar and the thump thump thump of the bass rumbles in her chest.

alas, just because she feels like she's soaring on cloud nine from all the fun she's having on the dance floor doesn't mean her physical body doesn't still have all of it's painfully mortal demands. she runs out of breath, ready for a break, and makes her way over to the ladies' room still breathing heavily as she leans against the sink, examining how the long-lasting claims her favorite makeup brands made have any validity to them. she's sweating and uncomfortable herself at this point and it feels good to cool off for a moment, her stomach pressed into the cold countertop as she stretches towards the mirror.

yinuo is just touching up her lipgloss when another door opens and she sees what may be one of the prettiest women she's ever seen in her life. so pretty, in fact, that even without the alcohol in her system she would likely have let out the same exclamation: "oh my god, you look so good," she gushes, first at the mirror and then turning around to face the girl properly. "your makeup is so hot, and i love your hair! can i see up close? wait, you're so pretty, stop!" she can't stop laying on the compliments, each one genuine but no less flattering than the last.

[shrimpricebowl]

oh thank god

[certainlyathrill]

toppermost of the poppermost

[adriancatrin]

blue spirit.. thing?? idk

[waywardsalt]

the only minecraft movie i want to see is the one i found on yt several years ago and have been trying to track down again ever since

edit: i think i finally found the video i was looking for. win

[grandcovenant]

carlo's inherent tragedy as a character means that if he hadn't died young he would've gone through something worse. the horrifying realization that he inherited his father's personality <3

[alackofghosts]

took a little jaunt to hiiumaa today

[victorluvsalice]

Valicer Multiamory Month, Day Eleven: Home (Multiplayer Wonderland AU)

The inexorable march of Multiamory March (har har) (by @polyamships) continues onward today -- this time with another one of the alternative prompts subbed in for the regular one! Because I couldn't really think of anything I wanted to do with the given Day 11 prompt, "pining" --

But when I took another look at the alternative prompts, my brain immediately latched onto "home" and went "what about a story about the Multiplayer Wonderland group exploring their newly-built house together?" :D And so here we are, with the fivesome of Alice, Smiler, Victor, Victoria, and Emily doing just that. Shout-out to Chapter 5 of PlayerPiano's "Love Stories" Corpse Bride fanfic for what I'm sure was the subconscious inspiration for this idea! Hope you all enjoy!

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“So – what do you think?”

“It’s wonderful,” Alice said, running her fingers along the ivy pattern in the parlor wallpaper. “I know we all had a hand in designing the place, but – there’s seeing your house on paper, and then seeing it in real life.”

“I know,” Smiler agreed, patting a plush couch. “This is amazing.” They glanced over at Victor with a little smirk. “Dare I ask how much it cost?”

“No more than my parents could afford,” Victor replied, smirking back. “Trust me, they barely felt us dipping into their wallet. In fact, Mother hinted that she could have done with us spending more.”

“Really? This place is already pretty damn big.”

“You’ve seen my family’s mansion – Mother wanted us to go even bigger.” He rolled his eyes. “Probably hoping to show off just how much canned fish could buy to the Everglots.”

“To be fair, it buys a lot – certainly more than we could, before my marriage to you,” Victoria remarked, looking around. “Though, actually, I’m pretty sure my mother is also pleased we live somewhere so big as well. Perhaps it softens the blow of me taking such a step down in status.”

“Well, bully for them,” Alice said, folding her arms. “If it stops them giving us grief about Smiler, Emily, and myself living with you, I’m all for them thinking you’re into conspicuous consumption.”

“Perhaps they just think we’ll be better hidden away from society in all these rooms,” Emily joked, bouncing in place. “Oh, but it is so nice for all of us to have a bit of space to ourselves! I really didn’t expect you to actually give me a room just for dancing!”

“We know how much you love it,” Victoria said, smiling as she looped her arm through Emily’s. “And if I got a room for sewing, and Victor for his piano, and Alice for her drawing, and Smiler for their chemistry…”

“Which, I love how you put that up in the turret,” Smiler said, grinning. “Makes me feel like a wizard in a tower.”

“Which is ironic, given that was always Victor’s favorite game to play back when we were small,” Alice chuckled. “But yes, it really is lovely to have a space that’s all mine. And a house that’s all – ours.” She blinked some sudden wetness out of her eyes, then laughed. “Certainly blows my initial sketches out of the water.”

“To be fair, Alice, you drew those when we were eight,” Smiler reminded her, ruffling her hair. “And when there was only three of us to worry about.”

“And it was still a very nice house,” Victor agreed. “Though...I wouldn’t be opposed to this one making its way into Wonderland now.”

Alice grinned as the vines on the wall sprouted rainbow-colored flowers. “I’ll see what I can do.”

[lopposting]

so uh

"Pinocchio: Carved From Darkness", a major motion picture where Geppetto creates his new puppet son in the name of vengeance from his original human son.

carlo v.3.0 might actually be coming

[luhman16]

Lil guys

[twinklingwatermellon]

Pride and Prejudice (2005) score I love you

[hanzajesthanza]

nooo like reading maria janion's such comprehensive overview of vampires and what defines a vampire and how the myth changes through times and authors, as entirely expected, has contributed to my regis brainrot.

because though it's obvious how many tropes regis subverts as he literally talks about himself, it's more overwhelming when they're all summarized focused on examples from across history and the literature canon, and pretty much hitting none of them or fucking with all of them. because it's not that he just doesn't fit in within his own fantasy universe, but that he doesn't fit in within the broader canonical definition...

"my personal vision of fantasy (...) he is not the typical vampire bloodsucker, according to the dictates of the canon" ... uggghhhh sapkowski, in his witcher, by challenging all genre expectations and tropes, creates all of these characters that don't fit in anywhere, neither in their universe or in the broader canon. and thus, can only find fraternity with each other

i was just reading like 'so... so he doesn't fit in *anywhere*... 🥺'. regis in baptism of fire explaining how he doesn't conform to either vampiric expectations of vampires (socially, for his personal principles) nor of human expectations of vampires (biologically, for his literal existence). but it even goes farther when you look beyond the witcher and to the broader literary and mythological canon. in practically every understanding of a vampire he would not be recognized as one of them... and does he even want to.

[hrts4lisa]

every video i come across of jennie's performances leaves me stunned 😭

[russellius]

THURSDAY | 2023 AZERBAIJAN GP | © Mark Sutton

[danthropologie]

rumors daniel is out before imola??? save me danthropologie

is this a joke

[bruhstation]

I want to revisit my barebones TUGS AU .... I've been rewatching all the episodes and feel quite inspired to make content about it and continue writing my google docs archive for the cast. though it looks like I have a lot of history and politics reading to do to make this AU come to fruition XD