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Let’s Play Strangetown+

Introducing the families and how I’ve set them up at the start of my Strangetown+ uberhood. 

La Fiesta Tech - Desert Dormitory

* Gunnar Roque - 20 years old - Romance/Fortune * Jasmine Rai - 19 years old - Popularity * Caleb Hart - 18 years old - Knowledge/Pleasure

Notes: Jasmine has a younger brother, Jonas, who will move to college in round 1. Caleb Hart is the younger brother of Matthew Hart.

La Fiesta Tech - Oasis Dormitory

* Matthew Hart - 21 years old - Family/Knowledge * Sarah Love - 20 years old - Family/Romance * Stella Terrano - 19 years old - Knowledge/Popularity

Notes: I created a siblingrelation between Sarah Love and the Pleasantview police officer Demi Love. I also gave them a little brother, Connor, who will move in during round 2.

La Fiesta Tech - Aridesta Drive

* Cathy Scott - 19 years old - Fortune/Popularity

Cathy is the fiance of Frances J Worthington. She’s living in the house he lives in when you start La Fiesta Tech. During round 1, Frances’ sister will move in with Cathy.

Académie Le Tour - Casteroff Dormitory

* Keira Beare - 21 years old - Knowledge/Popularity * Martin Ruben - 20 years old - Knowledge * Jane Stacks - 19 years old - Family/Knowledge * Monica Bratfort - 18 years old - Knowledge/Family

Notes: Keira Beare is the older sister of Kevin Beare, she’s dating Leod McGreggor. I created 2 younger siblings for Monica Bratfort, they will move in during round 1 and 2.

Académie Le Tour - Romara Dorms

* Blossom Moonbeam - 21 years old - Family/Popularity * Joshua Ruben - 20 years old - Fortune/Pleasure * Kevin Beare - 19 years old - Family/Knowledge

[chudleycanonficfest]

Fluffy Town

Day 27, Post #1 by @adenei

Title: Fluffy Town

Author: adenei

Pairing: Dean & Seamus BrOTP (and Gryffindor pals)

Prompt: A Friendship Like No Other

Rating: K

TW: None :)

A/N: Inspired by Troy and Abed’s BrOTP on the TV show, Community, where the boys are bored and decide to make a blanket fort during their sleepover!

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Now that the Yule Ball was over and Christmas had come and passed, all the hype and excitement had died down. The Hogwarts students were becoming bored and restless for the remainder of the holidays since there were only so many places to roam around the castle. And because they were in the full throes of winter, this made for an even greater limitation on activities to partake in, and most students weren’t interested in studying over break.

So, Dean and Seamus found themselves sprawled out on a couple of armchairs in the Gryffindor common room just after lunch, staring at the gold tiles on the ceiling. Their limbs hung off the cushioned furniture in unnatural forms, dangling in the air as small huffs and sighs became louder with every exhale.

“Will you two stop it with your moaning?” admonished Parvati from across the room.

“We’re just bored,” Seamus replied. “You don’t happen to have any ideas to keep us occupied this afternoon, do you?”

He wiggled his eyebrows, nonverbally suggesting a proposition that made both girls scoff in disgust.

“Gross, Shay,” Lavender rolled her eyes at his remark.

“That’s not what you were saying the other night,” Seamus smirked.

“Yes, when you were dressed in your finest robes and charming, acting like a true gentleman. Now, you’re just a frog again,” Lavender gave it right back to him.

“A frog?” Seamus wrinkled his nose, not fully understanding Lav’s reference, looking to Dean for clarification.

“It’s a muggle fairy tale that involves a princess and a frog and having to—”

“Yeah, alright, I’m bored again. What are we going to do?” 

Dean sat up in the chair and stared into the crackling flames of the fire, an idea forming in his mind.

“Oh, what if we go upstairs, change into our pajamas and build a blanket fort!”

Seamus moved to sit up a little too fast at Dean’s suggestion and landed on the floor. Despite falling, a wide smile erupted onto his face at the idea. 

“That’s brilliant, mate! How didn’t we think of that sooner?”

The boys scrambled to their feet to escape up the boy’s staircase when a derisive laugh stopped them.

“A blanket fort? What are you, seven?” Lavender insulted while Parvati giggled at her jab.

Dean and Seamus paid no mind to the negative comment, and instead, Dean invited them to join.

“You can come up in an hour or so and hang out if you want! You’ve gotta be dressed in your jammies, though, or we won’t permit entry.”

“I think we’re good. We’ll find something more suitable for teenagers to do,” Parvati dismissed the invitation.

“Well, have fun reading your old magazines and doing your nails, then,” Seamus shrugged as they disappeared up to the fourth-year’s dorm.

A few hours later, the boys were sitting inside an oasis surrounded by cotton and polyester blends. Their original attempt only spanned the area between their beds, but Seamus thought to ask the house-elves in the kitchens if they could borrow some extra blankets for their endeavours. The elves were more than happy to oblige, and by the time Dean and Seamus returned to their dorm, there were two large stacks of linens for them to hang. 

The original area then expanded to cover the entirety of the boy’s dorm. In order to conserve the number of blankets they had, Dean had the brilliant idea to unhook the curtains on the four-poster beds and utilize those first. An array of golds, crimsons, beiges and greys engulfed the open space as the colors reflected in the glow of the bell-jar lights the boys were using for more brightness.

With deep sighs of satisfaction, the pair sat back against their beds, admiring their hard work. The only downside to the fort was that the ceilings were a little too low. If they sat fully erect, their heads were only two inches shy of the blankets over them.

Dean turned to Seamus, “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”

Seamus hung his head and nodded. “We’re too old for this, aren’t we?”

“Yeah…” Dean agreed.

But then a thought crossed his mind, and an imperceptible smile donned his face. “What if we used our brooms to help extend the ceiling, so it doesn’t drop so low where there isn’t a bedpost to keep it up? That would vault the ceiling a couple feet!”

“That’ll make it work for a teen—NO! A man!” Seamus added.

The boys looked at each other and broke out into a song to pump them up for the remodel.

“Ba-boo ga-boo, boo-chee. Ba-boo ja-boo, boo-boo tee!”

Seamus broke out into more beatboxing as Dean took over with a melody that featured a robotic voice.

Their efforts were successful, and the blanket fort became more spacious as a result. Now, they could enjoy the space until they had to go down for dinner. The two were in the middle of playing the muggle card game, War, when they heard the door open.

“Holy hippogriffs, what is this?!” Neville said upon returning to the dormitory.

Dean and Seamus both looked at each other. It was clear that both boys hadn’t thought about what would happen when their mates returned. Using two separate openings in the fort, they popped their heads through to acknowledge the newcomer.

“We made a blanket fort!” Dean explained as the shock on Neville’s face transitioned to glee.

“This is brilliant! Can I join?”

Dean and Seamus shared a look. In their excitement and haste, they’d forgotten about their three roommates. They couldn’t exactly tell Neville ‘no’ since he lived there too. Plus, it might be fun to have all the boys participate. More people would mean more options for card games. Seamus nodded, and Dean looked back to Neville.

“You may enter as long as you follow the rules: No magic, no farting, and no pillow fighting.”

“And only if you can get some hot chocolate from the kitchen, first!” Seamus requested, awarding him a side-eye from Dean.

“Y-yeah, sure! I’ll be back in a jiff!”

When Neville left, he must have spread the word to the other Gryffindors about the fort. Harry and Ron returned with Neville to join in on the fun, and Ron’s older brothers followed to scope it out. Dean and Seamus were fine with Harry and Ron inviting Hermione into the fort, and by that time, Lavender and Parvati’s interest got the better of them, and they joined in too. 

When it was time for dinner, it was evident that the blanket fort idea spread to the rest of Gryffindor, and they were popping their heads into the other dorm rooms to see what their peers had come up with. Professor McGonagall was beside herself when all of Gryffindor showed up to the Great Hall in their nightclothes, but the twinkle in Professor Dumbledore’s eye quelled her reprimanding. 

Chatter gradually spread to students in Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, and it was confirmed by Ernie and Padma the next morning that their houses had joined in on the fun. The inter-house blanket forts were enough to cause the holiday lull to subside, and the houses came together to offer different events and activities to join over the next two days.

On the third day, however, the news had spread that Slytherin began making their own blanket forts, and Dean and Seamus had to make a difficult decision.

“Surely, we can co-exist?” Dean asked with hope threaded in his voice.

Seamus shook his head and looked to the rest of his dorm-mates. “We know the ways of the world. The blanket forts have officially mainstreamed. What’s next? Will the professors  join, as well?”

Loud grumbles were heard among their peers at the horrifying thought.

“No, we can’t allow this to spread any further. We’ve had our fun, and the new term begins in two days. It is time.”

Dean nodded in solidarity. No one wanted this to be the end, but they all knew a good thing can’t last forever.

“Alright, team. You know what to do. Spread the word, but watch yourselves and be safe. We don’t need another sock war erupting for this act of sacrifice.”

Harry, Neville, Ron, Hermione, Parvati and Lavender nodded at Dean’s words and dispersed throughout the castle to notify the others. Meanwhile, Dean and Seamus crawled to opposite corners of the fourth-year fort and reached up to latch onto the emergency release socks. On the count of three, both boys pulled, and the blankets came tumbling down around them.

The best friends lay there in the pile of sheets, mourning the loss of what will be remembered as the greatest Christmas hols that Hogwarts has ever seen. Ignoring the mess that would need to be taken care of eventually, they enjoyed each other’s company as the soft swish of blankets crumpling to the ground could be heard throughout the castle. 

[connorrenwick]

Friday Five with Breegan Jane

Southern California native Breegan Jane is a mother and entrepreneur inspiring, empowering, and advocating for women worldwide. With roles such as interior designer, real estate developer, philanthropist, and lifestyle expert, her number one title is mother to her two beautiful sons. Breegan’s creative efforts have also created the Mom Life Yo radio show and podcast, which ran for nearly 100 episodes before calling it a day at the end of 2018. Currently she can be found working on projects from celebrity and commercial properties to restaurants and large-scale remodels. She also leaves time in her schedule to partner with World Vision to help women and children in Africa through online, radio, and TV appearances; recently helping to fund a new girls dormitory and secondary school in Kenya. As a single mother herself, she understands the importance of empowering motherhood in all its forms through interdependence, unity, and philanthropy. Today Breegan is popping in to share five things she loves with us for Friday Five!

1. The Beach I’m a southern California native. No matter how far I travel in my lifetime, I’m certain I’ll always live on or near a coastline. I am at my happiest when I’m in close proximity to a beach or ocean – there’s something about the smell of the salt water, the feel of water and sand against my skin, and the sound of never-ending waves crashing that re-centers my spirit. My favorite color is teal, and that’s largely inspired by the color of the sea. The beach brings me joy and serenity, it is where I go when I need to renew myself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

2. My Bed My bedroom is my oasis, my hiding place, my sanctuary. My career keeps me surrounded by people all day, every day. At the end of the evening, after everyone else is taken care of, my bed greets me with a huge dose of tranquility. It’s a lush and luxe place to unwind and relax, and everything about its design feels tailored to my personal style. If I’m having a challenging day, thoughts of my bed at the end of the finish line are one of the things I push towards. Whether it’s 10pm or 3am, the last sensations I look forward to at the end of the day are my pillows massaging my head and my comforter embracing my body.

3. Kaftans If you run into me around town, I’ll probably be wearing a colorful, bright Asa kaftan. I call them my fancy outside pajamas and I adore them! Kaftans are an easy choice because they’re one piece and comfortable – I can dress them up with a pair of heels on the red carpet or I can dress them down with a pair of Vans. Plus, they’re all extremely eye-catching! I tend to choose kaftans that are embellished with beautiful patterns and fabrics. With kaftans I get to express my artistic personality and creativity while wearing this relaxed and convenient wardrobe staple.

4. Doc Martens I’ve been wearing Doc Martens since I was a little girl, but they’re even better now! I spend a lot of days on construction sites, and I need the protection Doc Martens offer when I move around projects that are in-progress. These boots are not only cute and stylish, but they’re also very versatile. With a booked schedule like mine, I need shoes that can handle the worksite by day and the casual meal with friends or business constituents by night.

5. My Kids Others may try to claim the title, but my two sons are hands down the coolest kids in California. They challenge me daily (in a good way) and they keep me feeling young. They’re my dance and DJ partners, and I absolutely love having them as my dates to check out the Aquarium of the Pacific, Griffith Park, or the latest Disney movie. Kensi and Kingsley are as sweet and lovable as they are energetic and rambunctious! These little titans of love will always be my greatest creations.

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