#purple pyramid records

[mikeladano]

REVIEW: Rainbow - Down To Earth Tour 1979 (2015 box set)

[entheo-music]

Autechre - Wissensee

[imthepunchlord]

Ok so I got really bored and was re-reading some of your old posts and just decided to do this randomly

Clans:

Seasons:

Spring – Snake

Summer – Butterfly (a reference to A Mid-Summer's Night Dream)

Autumn – Bat

Winter – Owl

Rainbow:

Red – Dog

Orange – Fox

Yellow – Bee

Green – Frog

Blue – Wolf

Indigo – Turtle

Purple – Cat

Pink – Pig

Four Elements:

Fire – Rooster

Earth – Bull

Water – Fish 

Air – Ladybird (plays off the term ladybird and that idea of both wind and luck being everchanging)

Three Domains:

Sky – Eagle

Sea – Seahorse

Land – Rabbit

Celestial Bodies:

Sun – Panther (Lion/Tiger)

Moon – Deer

Mercury – Horse

Venus – Swan

Earth – Peafowl

Mars – Ram

Jupiter – Bear

Saturn – Mouse

Uranus – Raven

Neptune – Octopus

Pluto – Spider

No real context just did this for fun and decided to share it with you since your posts help me make it.

Interesting idea on how to group them up, and I will say, this would solve some issues.

Like, Eagle should match with air elementally, but it's also far more aggressive than air is (air is more freedom, levity, communication, and ideas while eagles are tied to strength, leadership, judgement, and justice). So tying it to sky domain over air makes a lot of sense, and it nicely works off Eagle regarded as the King of the Sky and All Birds.

The only thing that gives me pause is, well, what's the relations here? How do they work off each other? What are the unique roles that each group does or what is even unique about them? Is it just working off themes that group them up and nothing else? Is there a power pyramid? And if so, what counts as powerful? Usually it'd be the smallest group, but celestial bodies would point to divinity, so should be pretty OP.

And given all of these themes, I feel the absence of a Zodiac, given they're usually tied to seasons, stars, and the flow of time. Issues though, I don't want to do the Chinese Zodiac as animula aren't meant to be tied to one specific country, and I'm not certain if I do want to include the more eastern animals. I don't want to do Greek given that would mean doing a Scorpion and Crab. I don't really want to make a crab animula, and Scprion, given symbolism and mythology, has a lot of negatives that I feel it wouldn't be considered. There is the supposed Celtic Zodiac, but I've also seen claims that it's not official and just made up, but I've also seen that we have limited info on Celts as they didn't write stuff down and we got biased views from Roman records so

I could try and do an original Zodaic but idk how well that'd even go over. And if I kept all these groups and do a Zodiac, that would be 12-13 additional animals.

Either way, there are some good ideas here on how to group of the animula, but I need something defined, especially on these group relations and why are they even in groups instead of lumped together, what roles do each play?

[bloody-fate]

tagged by @thechurchofsplatterdaysaints and tagging @phantom-kitten, @berserker-gene, @hellonursevenus, @soft-lunar-rose, @booger-sinclaire, and anyone else who would like to play!

Do you make your bed?

No, life's too short to worry about that or anyone who judges you for not!

Fave number?

probably 77 or 25, this last road trip for work made me realize I'm either an amateuer numerologist or maybe mildly OCD because I'd rather keep the stereo, cruise control, and AC at a number that "feels right" than something more practical

What’s your job?

Coast-to-Coast Construction Goon! In a lot of ways, it's my favorite job I've had so far, but being on the road for weeks can be excruciating. Every job is something new in a new place, so it's hard to get bored, but there's way worse things than being bored such as missing your cat.

Go back to school?

At this point, I don't know what I'd go back for. Def don't have the time or the money but cosmetology school may be cool. I got 3/4s of a journalism degree before seeing the going rate for a magazine editor being a $500 a month stipend and realizing I made that working stoned overnights at IHOP in a week, but! you don't need to go to school to learn something, you just need to go to get a degree and I definitely want to always be learning and growing and expanding my horizons. I believe that you start getting old when you stop being curious about the world.

Can you parallel park?

Oh yeah, spending the better part of your 20s delivering pizzas in Chicago will teach you lots of tricks.

Job you had that would surprise people?

Personal nurse, I guess? Did it through the state for a friend for a year while they were recovering from cancer. I guess it would be surprising only bc it's one of the few non-food or customer service gigs I've had.

Aliens real?

Statistically they have to be, but I don't think they built the pyramids or anything like that because we don't give them any good reasons to stick around and hang out. I believe everything in the world is magic and science is the process by which that magic becomes mundane and that aliens, cryptids, and other paranormal stuff is just stuff we don't have the tools to figure out yet.

Can you drive stick?

I get it in theory but never tried outside of Ridge Racer.

Guilty pleasure?

You're supposed to live life guilt free and seek pleasure in all things, hope this helps!

Tattoos?

Got a lot of em, one of my oldest friends from back home learned how to tattoo on me and is now a bigshot international tattoo playboy. Money was really tight for a few years and now my guy and I are too busy to coordinate an appointment, but I used to go at least once every month. Still got some pieces and spots I wanna cover. Last one I got was a beholder above my left hand!

Fave color?

Purple for so many reasons! It's my mom's favorite too and I love the smell of lavender, love seeing it in flowers and other natural things, love Prince and grape flavored anything!

Fave type of music?

Any and all, but punk has always had my heart and soul. Been going to punk shows since I was a wee babby and worked at multiple record stores, so I'm insufferable. The guitarist from Melt-Banana is probably one of the greatest living musical geniuses. Finally gave The Cramps a fair listen and I really dig them. Also this account believes Utada Hikaru is a living legend! Revisited Godspeed You, Black Emperor recently and I think they're one of the most important bands to ever live. Lately been digging Teengenerate, The Osees, Slowdive, Show Me The Body, and the new albums from JPEGMAFIA and Clairo! Send me your fall playlist and I'll send you mine!!

Do you like puzzles?

Not like putting pieces together picture puzzles, but I get a kick out of riddles and word puzzles. Had a coworker at the pizza place who knew a bunch off the top of his head and I got pretty good at figuring them out. Also sometimes my job feels like a less lethal version of a Silent Hill or Resident Evil puzzle so there's that.

Phobias?

Heights, flying, I have a reoccurring dream of driving up a really steep and narrow bridge that just ends before I can see over the top of the curve and I go over the edge, so I get real nervous and quiet when driving over them in real life in case the dream is prophetic.

Favorite childhood sport?

Skateboarding? not really a sport, but I have asthma what do you want from me? my friends in high school also had this game called Dodge the Bat we'd play whenever we were walking around the neighborhood where you'd take a metal bat and yell "DODGE THE BAT!" before throwing it at a group of our friends and everyone would just scatter. Even less of a sport.

Talk to yourself?

Constantly, though masking in public has helped a constant self-mumbler like myself look way saner lately.

Movies you adore?

So many! The Shape of Water is probably my all time fave and Guillermo Del Toro probably my favorite director. I have a list on my phone of Lucca Certified Horror Bangers. Most recent addition is Profondo Rosso (Deep Red for all you non-guidos out there) after watching it on @thechurchofsplatterdaysaints 's rec and being totally blown away! Must consume more Argento.

Coffee or Tea?

Coffee for the fuel, tea for the taste! Love an iced matcha from Dunkin, current favorite tea is Constant Comment but it changes all the time. I always make a lemon lift + constant comment iced tea in the morning in the once in a blue moon instance work is having me stay at a hotel that has both tea bags and a working ice machine.

1st thing you wanted to be when grew up?

Video game QA tester but really only because I thought it was the only job where you could get paid to play video games, but my years in the work force have shown me you can get paid to play video games at any job if you're sneaky enough.

[gadzooksbeluga]

My Ranking List for Lazy Town

My Favorites:

Áfram Latibær!

Crystal Caper

Sportafake

Miss Roberta

Secret Agent Zero

Dancing Duel

Haunted Castle

Birthday Surprise!

The Lazy Genie

Dancing Dreams

The First Day of Summer

The Fortune Teller

Robbie's Dream Team

Great:

Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ

Hero for a Day

Rottenbeard

Record's Day

Prince Stingy

LazyTown's New Superhero

LazyTown's Surprise Santa

Little Sportacus

Trash Trouble

The LazyTown Circus

Energy Book

Purple Panther Part 1 and 2

The Holiday Spirit

Let's Go to the Moon

Secret Friend Day

Ziggy's Talking Teddy

Ghost Stoppers

Okay:

Sports Day

Sleepless in LazyTown

Happy Brush Day

Dr. Rottenstein

Cry Dinosaur

My Treehouse

The Laziest Town

Dear Diary

Zap It!

Remote Control

Sportacus Who!

Soccer Sucker

LazyTown's Greatest Hits

Robbie's Greatest Misses

Sports Candy Festival

Ziggy's Alien

Sportacus on the Move!

Rockin' Robbie

Double Trouble

Snow Monster

Pixel TV

Friends Forever

LazyTown Goes Digital

Once Upon a Time

The Lazy Rockets

Sportacus Saves the Toys

Roboticus

The Greatest Gift

Little Pink Riding Hood

Scavenger Hunt

Who's Who?

The Blue Knight

Chef Rottenfood

Breakfast at Stephanie's

The Lazy Cup

The Last SportsCandy

New Kid in Town

Time to Learn

Princess Stephanie

The Wizard of LazyTown

Mystery of the Pyramid

Eh:

Lazy Town Unaired Pilot

Welcome to Lazy Town

Defeeted

Lazy Scouts

Pixelspix

Play Day

School Scam

The Baby Troll

My Least Favorites:

Swiped Sweets

[mint-hiddenite]

Vriska Undertale

Technology

Ancient Gem Colony Ship - Ancient Troll Colony Ship

The Appalachian - The Appalachian

Attack Pods - Voot Runners

Chrono Panic 4 - Overkill's The Walking Dead

Communication Hub - Communication Hub

Destiny Destroyer - Viral Tank

Diamond Communicator - The Tallest Communicator

Diamond Ships - The Alternia (The Black/Blue/Yellow/Pink Massive(s))

Dondai Supremo - 2001 Honda Civic

Escape Pod - Escape Pod

Flask Robonoids - SIR Units

G.UY.S. Dispenser - G.U.Y.S. Dispenser

Garnet’s Keytar - Dirk’s Keytar

Gem Destabilizer - Zodiac Destabilizer

Gem Drill - Sexy Drill “The Penetrator”

Gem Pedestals - Zodiac Pedestals

Gem Warship - Troll Warship

Golf Quest Mini - Star Wars Mini

Greg’s Van - Sans’ Van

Hand Robonoid - Minimoose

Holo-Connie - Holo-Miku (it/its) (Hologram)

Holo-Pearl - Holo-Onceler (it/its) (Hologram)

Hot 2 Tot - Hot Tot Pic

Hyper Space - Ludicrous Speed

Injectors - Inculcators

Jelly Jiggler - Horse Plinko

Jenny’s Car - Baby (Dean’s Impala)

Limb Enhancers - PAK Legs

Meat Beat Mania - Dance Dance Revolution

Observation Orb - Observation Pyramid

Peridot’s Voice Recorder - ZIM’s Voice Recorder

The Perils of Pweepwee - Kirby’s Dream Land (Purple Caprittarius Zodiac)

Plug Robonoids - SIR Units

Prime Kindergarten Control Room - Prime Bucket Control Room

Punch Buddy - Dummy

Race Rush - Sugar Rush

Replicator Wand - Replicator Wand

Road Killer - Grand Theft Auto 5

Roaming Eye - Dalek

Robot Shooty Thing - Pea Shooter (it/its) [Plants vs. Zombies Series] (Bio Machine)

Ronaldo’s Phone - Guillermo’s Phone

Shattering Robonoids - Control Brains

Skee Ball - Skee Ball

Spinel’s Injector - Pinkie Pie’s Inculcator

Star Skipper - Down with the Cis

Steven’s Phone - Vriska’s Phone

Steven’s TV - Vriska’s TV

Steven’s Video Game Systems - Vriska’s Video Game Systems

Sun Incinerator - Star Destroyer

The Teacups - The Vanilla Extract Cups

Teens of Rage - Street Fighter

Tsunami - Tidal Wave Runner

TubeTube - U-Toobz

Turbo Race - Sugar Rush

The Universe Mach 3 - The Undertale Mach 5

Virtua Teens if Rage - Street Fighter 2

Visor Robonoids - SIR Units

Whacker Man - Whack-a-Mole

Whacker Man Jr. - Whack-a-Mole Jr.

[esr10]

tag ppl u wanna know better game - tagged by @emilesmithrowes thank you my baby <333

last song: Off The Record - IVE

currently watching: TWD: TWOL and I'll start watching Shogun and The Pyramid Game soon

three ships: if I speak

favorite color: purple

currently consuming: nothing.... but I'm headed to the store soon, y'all want anything

first ship: Robin x Raven from Teen Titans :D

place of birth: Norway

current location: chair

relationship status: single

last movie: Pulse (2001) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa

currently working on: proofreading someone's script

can't really think rn so I'm not tagging anyone

[joshuaboakley]

Hyper Sphinx

https://www.youtube.com/watch/VqjayeB-xZQ Hyper Sphinx Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Hyper Sphinx · Tangerine Dream Booster ℗ 2008 Purple Pyramid Records Released on: 2008-01-01 Auto-generated by YouTube. via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqjayeB-xZQ RECORD STORE, RECORDS, VINYL, GATLINBURG, GATLINBURG PHOTOs, LPS, ALBUMS, CDS, STICKERS, SHIRTS, BAND PATCHES, BUTTONS,…

[glassescat]

What is a favorite fact that you like but feel like you never have a chance to share? More than one favorite is also totally acceptable.

Here's a couple I like-

-In Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Viggo aka Aragorn actually broke his foot during the scene where he kicked the helmet. His scream was him genuinely screaming in pain

-Spyro was going to be green in the first PS1 game, but, due to limitations at the time, he blended in too much with the grassy backgrounds so they made him purple

-Freddie Mercury still recorded some songs even when he was at the verge of dying from his illness

-You're more than likely to get attacked by a hippo than a lion if you ever visited Africa

-The people that built the pyramids were actually treated pretty well

[containatrocity]

"Big fella? Mohawk? Think I know the guy you're talkin' about- Some globe-trottin rockstar. Ain't wearin' the coat anymore, dressed up as that pyramid thing from them Silent Hill games. But I checked his guns when he rolled into town like I do most everybody, smelled it on 'im too. Copper an' clay." He's not sure he particularly likes the idea of somebody like that chatting Claire up- Rusty had informed him that musically talented he might have been- it was a criminal record that made him well-known to people who followed the sort of music he and Clara insisted on blasting in the ranger station. He smiles as she hands him a slice of pie, taking a bite and humming softly under his breath. "Robin! C'mere kiddo!" He barks, Robin scampering back and skittering to a halt at his side- taking his own plate with his typical mega-watt smile- he's missing one more tooth in it than he was even a few days ago.

"Thank you Ms. Forbes! Ohhh it's shaped like a ghosty." He plops himself down at Duck's feet to eat, bound to be left stained a little purple afterward.

"Well, I owe ya somethin' now. I can do some ration tickets now, or maybe dinner, sometime. I'm fixin' t' make my last big pot of deer chili for the Fall, could send one a' the kids round with some for ya this week?" He chuckles a moment later. "Thanks fer sparin' me singin' for my supper, darlin."

"I won't make you perform for your food," Claire said with a laugh, putting a slice of pie on a plate and holding it out to him. "I don't have a Mr. Todd. Some charming man was here earlier and he seemed to be flirting with me, but his coat smelled like old blood and dirt and I didn't like that at all." She shook her head, wrinkling her nose with another laugh, fixing up a plate for Robin with the ghost-shaped blueberry pies.

[alittlebirb]

Some silly swears from the MCC 23 Purple Pandas!

Phil dressing up as a cat boy in Minecraft and real life

FOR SOME REASON, Joel keeping the alerts where his character is doing unholy things onscreen every time something happens

Philza finding the dogs before the event starts in an attempt to beat Wilbur's record on dog pets

Joel being baffled at the floaty and snorkel on his skin and Gee assuring him it's fine if he can't swim, this is a judgement free zone!

Joel putting Jimmy on blast before his team for not using a mouse pad while playing

Philza then recounting how he used to use a cardboard folder for a mouse pad

"SG is either really good, or just terrible." -Joel, explaining the duality of life

Sapnap threatening them that if they go middle in SG, he will kill them, and Gumi telling them to say hi to their wife

"Which wife? Because I'm married as well..." -Joel, fellow wife haver

Lizzie putting in Joel's chat she's upset Gumi doesn't talk to her

"Say hi to your wives, that would be more polite." -Joel

Lizzie also showing up in the call in order to clarify she is not sad, she loves Gumi, and Joel apologizing for implying she was sad

"Keep 40 MCC participants in a cage without music and see what happens." -Pete, beginning to lose it

Gee and Joel discussing their deep knowledge of the Monsters Inc. universe

Joel naming his duck floaty 'Jeremy'

Phil agonizing over whether to send the meme <YOU ARE LIKE PAPA> in the chat for a solid minute

Gee talking about how she just starts shaking when the games start and Pete telling her "yeah that doesn't change"

Gee ghosting for her team after dying and saying "there's a little party if you wanna join!"

Gee calling her death "a tactic" you see, tactical

Joel skin swapping with Scar and Pete becoming Foolish

Phil analyzing the the angle of the blocks before AR starts and concluding it is possible to fly through a small gap in the map

Pete having an absolute blast playing this map with the new mechanics

Conversely, Pete having an absolute time of it with the moving walls

"Each lap that I did, I got caught on a moving wall." -Pete

Gee saying in the softest voice, "aww I love the turtle heads!"

Philza finding skips after they finish AR and everybody saying they'll have to watch his vod now

Pete throwing his chicken within the glass tube and then just staring at Phil

"Could you please move your head next time?" -Pete

The dome choosing GR anyway and Phil telling Pete it was intentional, it was to keep him on his toes!

"All in middle, nice and cozy!" -Gee

Joel trying to get the chest on top of the stone pyramid room and Pete just yelling "YO, RIGHT CLICK!"

Pete doing an amazing job of directing Gee in the sewer room

Gee having a breakdown about how the last room was "the worst thing in my entire life, this was meant to be my comeback!"

Gee agonizing over GR and Joel telling her "good vibes only!", and Pete reassuring "there's plenty of time to fall into the void in Sky Battle."

"We were doing so good at the start, and then we pooed the bed, so to speak." -Joel

Phil chugging a series of slushies for good luck, "specifically blue and red to make purple in my tummy."

"I like Big BuildMart." -Joel

Two people hitting their chickens inside the glass this time, and Phil getting subsequently ragged on for having a huge head

"I've only played Sky Battle once, and last time I made a shovel." -Gee

Pete and Joel popping off in SB, winning a round and getting to first place!

Pete falling into the void 5 seconds into the next round

"I'm gonna fill my sippy cup up during the break." -Joel

"This is what they mean when they say drink responsibly." -Pete

Philza being unable to pronounce Rocket Spleef Rush when telling the chat to vote for it, and Pete telling him "God, you're so good at convincing people."

Joel complaining he's tied with Dream on the leaderboard, but Dream is shown to be ahead because of "subscriber bias"

Pete taking them to one of his favorite PKT spots

Philza noticing all the CCTV cameras on the map for the first time

"I think Dream just set the record for the fastest hunt." -Joel, after Dream insta-kills their team

Phil trying to big brain predict the runner's path while hunting, preemptively jumping down, and realizing that the runner did NOT jump down and he is now far out of reach

Pete watching SB and Sneeg on the opposite team and just saying "Fellas, this one is a little tough!"

Phil admitting that the literal only reason he'd be sad to miss TGTTOS is because of Terra Swoop Force

Joel talking about how last time he played RSR, a block exploded under him and he got 40th place, and Pete stealing that and saying that's what happened to him in SB

"Man, these blocks just explode by themselves these days..." -Phil

Phil winning the second RSR round by just flying off into the distance while Jojo tries to shoot him

"My planet needs me." -Phil

Everyone's jaws dropping at False just ending Dream's whole career in the last round of RSR

"MCC really does humble me, you know." -Gee

Gee saying Sylvee is still Top 10 in her heart <3

Phil poorly acting disappointed at TGTTOS being played instead of BM, and then giving up and just clapping his hands excitedly

"We go zoomies with the block placement, we go *a series of littol sounds*" -Phil

Pete going on a rant through gritted teeth about how annoying it is for someone to place a block inside his block

Joel and Phil dying at the same time in shallow lava and and screaming "NO!" at the same time

"Sorry Kara." -Joel

"Are you really sorry, though?" -Gee

"No, not really." -Joel

Phil, for some reason, doing a mini scene on the toilet of a catboy going to the bathroom while waiting for the decision dome

Phil looking at all of the melted ice on the floor in MD and asking who's gonna clean that

"C'mon Scar, hawkeye him!" -Joel

Everyone rioting at the Captain getting 3rd

Joel calling Martyn "the longest loser since Captain Sparklez."

Gee saying she'll have nightmares over the orange block in GR, and Phil saying it's FINE, inflation means it's worth pennies now!

Pete bringing them to his special perspective spot for DB

Wilbur and Phil warring over which team they're supporting

Phil telling Wilbur <You are such a big brother it's painful>

Zeuz winning a 1v3 and Pete just saying because it had to be said, "that was- kinda hot when he did that- just saying-"

Joel agreeing to give a massive "FUCK YES!" if Orange wins

"FUCK YES!" -Joel

Marty becoming the Covid King

Purple Pandas finished MCC 23 in 4th place!

[maria-robotnik-logs]

Maria R. Log #3: Big the Cat

This… really confused me. At first I thought this was a joke, that Julian would have so much data over what seemed to be a simple purple cat and his frog. I mean he’s cute and all but not enough to have so many files devoted to him. That was until I started to actually look through them. This cat is EVERYWHERE!

It started out small, his pet frog Froggy swallowed a piece of the god of destruction Chaos, how that happened I still don’t understand but he did and Big ended up getting to the egg carrier and… fishing him out? I’ve read about chaos and even studied some of the artificial chaos that were on the ARK but I didn’t think it was possible to cast a line and fish in him like a pond. It’s still really impressive and if it was just that I would find it commendable, but it gets weirder.

This cat just manages to find ways to get everywhere for no reason other than to fish. Julian spotted him on prison island, at his pyramid base, even in the middle of space just… fishing?! And it doesn’t even stop there! He was on Angel island, invited to dream parties, he fought Neo metal, and for some reason records of him were found in Arabian Nights looking for his frog! He even somehow managed to enter cyberspace and have logs from Julian, just…. FISHING!

I’m at a lost for words right now, for someone who seems to have a knack for being everywhere he doesn’t have any special skills besides fishing and a belly flop. But I guess that’s a good thing, people underestimate him and his abilities. I mean even I did when I started researching him so that’s gotta mean something. I wonder how much power comes with the desire to make sure your friends are safe, even if that friend is just a cute little froggy.

This is Maria Robotnik, sighing off!

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Paisley Park Pt. 2: The front lobby features second-floor balconies and clouds painted on the walls, as well as pyramidal skylights.

A relaxing music room with Prince's signature purple hue filling the space.

I think it would be kind of sad to go there and look around. 

Private nightclub that features a dance floor, TVs, and projectors. The room can reportedly hold 1,000 guests.

The caption for this photo said that it looked like Prince shopped where everyone else did. Well, duh, do they have special groceries for celebrities?

I didn’t expect the bathrooms to look like this. I thought they’d be super fancy. 

Reception desk for bands coming to use the recording studios.

A nice area for the musicians using the studio.

I just thought these clear things were cool.

One of the studios.

One of several offices.

Another bedroom, probably for a guest.

Hair and makeup.

A laundry room and shoe storage.

And, this is the elevator where he was found. 

various google sources for photos

[dansnaturepictures]

6 of my favourite photos I took in June 2021

1. Sunny view at Lakeside Country Park, Hampshire 

2. One of my favourite birds the Red Kite on the Naturetrek Stone Curlews in Hampshire tour we went on 

3. One of my favourite birds the Guillemot off of Puffin Island, Anglsey 

4. Aber Falls, Snowdonia

5. Hedgeog by the cottage we stayed in on Anglsey near Llanddaniel Fab 

6. One of my favourite butterflies the Silver-studded Blue at Deadman Hill in the New Forest 

Well here I am again for another of these posts as another month speeds by. As is so often the case it feels as though June will go down as one of my key months of the year. It was a fantastic one, and this month I think shall be defined well by three key pillars. The first the amazing week we had in Anglesey where was saw incredible wildlife having some of my best wildlife adventures ever seeing every bird target we had for the trip some species better than ever before or in completely different ways, a strong crop of amazing mammals, lots of special butterflies, dragonflies, other insects and so many flowers with incredible amounts of pictures produced each day with so much inspiration. The views were absolutely breathtaking and the places we went and people talked to exceptional. Some of the most thrilling and exciting moments of my year being back in Wales where I am very fond of for an eighth time and between Anglesey and an afternoon in Snowdonia I felt ever more endeared to North Wales. From start to finish it was big moment after moment and a very relaxing time too.

Just before the holiday on another day off was a fantastic day trip we did the Naturetrek Stone Curlews in Hampshire walking trip which was brilliant, we saw two Stone Curlews extremely well and it was sensational to be in their presence and Keith Betton the county recorder and Hampshire Ornithological Society chair pointed out so much amazing life on a fantastic bit of rewilding including Red Kites, Hares and pyramidal orchids everywhere and like the Anglesey holiday I found everything positive and was quite awestruck. 

Our first ever Stone Curlew forms part of the third pillar which is that over four phenomenal days we managed to see three new birds after not seeing any up until that point this year with the locked down to begin 2021 having my longest ever wait for a life tick in a year with the Rose-coloured Starling at Martin Down too and Purple Heron at Fishlake Meadows. These were extraordinary days filled with very fond memories and birding bliss. 

The month was fantastic for birds overall with my strong fight back run of year ticks continuing and my year list reaching numbers I am so proud of its been a year notably as its gone on for lots of days and runs of days for seeing lots of birds for the first time in quick succession like you would at the start of the year with everything to aim for and my year list is continuing to be a bit ahead of last year and competing with my two highest ever year lists 2019 and 2018 for amount of birds seen on these dates. Birds locally at home and Lakeside especially the story continuing to unfold with young birds has been a key theme of the month too. Butterflies of course played a huge role in June too with some very exciting and rare species seen particularly in the warmest and sunniest moments of which June has reached dizzy heights it has to be said. My year list for butterflies is ticking along very nicely after coming out of May feeling very lucky to be seeing the species I usually am at that time with unpredictable weather it could have so easily gone the other way my year is really in line again now as we sail into the exhilarating days of summer species both at home and further afield. I did feel I caught up on species I’d only seen a few times before in the year and importantly a bit of consistency with getting macro pictures of butterflies and I feel a step up in quality has crept in. Dragonflies and damselflies starred this month too with some quintessential early summer moments enjoyed with them locally and further afield seeing some truly special species and fighting back after a slower start to them this year. Moths have begun to really come into my year with a Waved Umber staying for a few nights at home memorably and others, and I’ve delved into other insects well this month too. 

I just couldn’t fit everything into the six photos to include a flower but its been a month of botanical bliss again as I have seen and learnt so many fantastic flowers and plants I’ve enjoyed taking so many pictures. Worthy of a special mention is the orchids emerging en masse with particularly finding my first bee orchid of the year at Lakeside providing one of my moments of the year, and three species of campion as well as one of the ones I’ve known longest and another of my favourites the foxgloves have stood out. 

As I mentioned some iconic views in Anglesey but all though the month I’ve been happy with the amount of landscape pictures I’ve taken and how they’ve come out. Another top month for sky scenes too. And perhaps my highest ever photo yielding month. Wishing you all a great and safe July.

[flooffybits]

Making a Video

Idol: Kim Minji (Dreamcatcher)

Request: Nope

When your girlfriend invites you to her performances, you get to see more than what everyone else does. But dragging you to said shows, you didn’t expect to be in the middle of all the chaos.

Author’s note: This is just a funny idea I came up with. If you haven’t watched Sahara, you won’t understand what’s gonna happen, so I suggest watching that first 👌

“You girls are insane.” You mutter under your breath as Siyeon laughed and patted your shoulder, a little too hard for your liking, while Bora shoved the camera into your hands. “Oh, don’t be a spoilsport. It’s for fun!” The shorter female stated before she was looking around the room until her eyes landed on a certain purple haired bunny.

“Jiu! Come here!”

At the sound of her name being called, Minji looked before she walked over, smiling as she got nearer then wrapped her arms around you as soon as she was close enough. “What are you doing?” She asked after pressing a kiss to your cheek and Siyeon pointed to the camera you were holding.

“We’re going to make a music video.” She stated proudly and your girlfriend’s face scrunched up in confusion while you shook your head at her. “They want me to film you girls for Sahara since it doesn’t have an mv.” You explain and, to your dismay, her face lights up at the idea before she’s jumping up and down in excitement.

“That would be so cool! I bet Somnias would be so happy if we made one.” She cheered, and as if the sound of their fans’ name was a calling, the other three walked over with curious looks on their faces and you know that there’s no way you can get away from this.

Especially when your girlfriend was Kim Minji and she stared at you with those damn puppy eyes and the cutest pout she could muster.

So when they still had time before performing or after performing, they would have a sudden burst of inspiration before you’d find yourself behind the camera just to film them.

“You’re really good at this. No wonder Jiu unnie is always asking you to take pictures of her.” Gahyeon commented when they reviewed the footage and your girlfriend’s cheeks flushed. “I do not!” She denied while you stared at her with your brow raised, making her whine while hitting your arm. “You should be on my side!” She protested before Yoohyeon and Bora laughed at her childish antics.

“But Y/n unnie takes really good shots.” Yubin interjected. “If I wanted to get my photo taken, I would ask her.” She added with a shrug and Minji nodded her head. “The perks of dating a photographer.” She said proudly, making you chuckle then shake lightly pat her back. “Well, she does treat me when she’s dragging me around for pictures.” You tell them before Bora bursts out laughing when your girlfriend sighed.

“You’re lucky I love you.” She muttered and you flashed a cheeky grin. “I know.”

“Stop hanging around Siyeon and Sua so much, they’re rubbing off on you.” Your girlfriend says while crinkling her nose.

You were surprised, to say the least, with how the staff and managers even joined in on their antics that they were included for the chorus where they thought it would be a good idea to just bang their heads like complete maniacs.

..

Another day with your girlfriend and your crackhead friends, you’re situated somewhere at the back so that you wouldn’t get in anyone’s way. One of their editors was seated next to you as you worked on the girls’ video, having him guide you and suggesting with how you should edit everything.

Just as you saved the file, Gahyeon was running over to you and grinning before the camera was thrust into your hands. “We came up with another scene!” She cheered happily, and you hated that she was too cute to refuse. “What is it, now?” You ask her and she tugs at your arm to follow her where Bora was already waiting.

You notice Yoohyeon was sound asleep a few spaces away and wonder just what they were planning if she wasn’t included. But you remember never to underestimate Kim Bora’s mind when she began to happily tell you what they came up with and soon, your phone was used to play the song so that they would be in time with it.

“Make sure to really throw her down.” You playfully told the youngest as you prepared the camera and Bora stuck her tongue out at you. “We’ve practiced this. I can take it.” She states sassily while you rolled your eyes. “Sure you can.”

She gives you a playful glare in return. “Just film.” When she and Gahyeon had gotten into position, you readied the camera in their direction whilst Yubin played the song for Bora’s verse. You kept the camera steady despite wanting to just laugh with how shocked Bora’s face looked the first time. It looked like she wasn’t prepared for Gahyeon’s sudden move that she ended up laughing instead of lip syncing. “You alright?” You asked while trying to stifle your laughter and she pointed at you. “Not a word.”

“You said you were ready though.” Yubin said instead and Bora groaned as you gave the younger girl a high five. “I was! It’s Gahyeon’s fault because she didn’t warn me!” She protested and the said girl looked dumbfounded when she helped the dancer stand. “You said you were ready. I didn’t think I needed to warn you!” She complained when she stared at Bora and you lightly patted her head. “Don’t worry, Gahyeon, it’s not your fault.”

“Anyway!” Bora said before any of you could add more to her embarrassment. “Let’s try that again.” She said while you laughed and Yubin replayed the second verse while you began to film them. This time, they were able to successfully do the scene while a staff threw a blanket over the dancer when she pretended to pass out.

When she saw that you were all finished, Minji came up to you and hugged you from behind. “Can I have my girlfriend, now?” She asked playfully and Siyeon pretended to think, tapping her finger against her chin. “Why do I even bother asking?” Minji suddenly said, taking the camera from you and then passing it to Yubin so she could pull you away and hog you to herself.

“Finally! I feel like I’m sharing you with all my members.” She sighed exaggeratedly while you smile and push her hair behind her ear. “Well, you basically are, given that they’re your children.” She pouts before clinging to your arm and throwing her legs over your lap. “But I’m your girlfriend. You should be spending time with me.” She protested and you couldn’t help pressing a kiss to her lips.

“I know that, but you agreed to this special clip and had me take the videos.” You remind her before nodding to your things that was packed neatly with the staff’s. “I’m even editing for you when I’m not even working for your company.” You teased as she cuddled up to you. “But you love me, that’s why you’re doing it anyway.” She grinned triumphantly, earning a laugh from you as you nodded your head. “I really do.”

She smiles more when she leans into you and her hand rests on the back of your neck when she kisses you. Her lips are soft against your own and luckily, their performance was over so you didn’t have to worry about ruining her makeup. And it wasn’t like she was letting you pull away any time soon, either.

“We get that you’re absolutely in love, but do you really have to do that here?” Bora piped up and Minji forced herself to pull back while groaning. She turned to look at her friend with a grimace and the dancer just laughed. “Come on, we’re heading home, anyway. You can be gross at the dorm.” She quipped and you chuckled while patting your girlfriend’s leg so you could both stand.

It was safe to say that none of the girls decided to bother the two of you when you got to the dorm that day.

..

“Are we finally finishing this?” You asked when Yoohyeon held your arm while dragging you out to the hall where the rest of the girls were. The camera was held in your hands, making sure not to drop it. She didn’t even give you the chance of putting your bag down when she came into the room and started to bring you to where you were now.

All six of them were still in their performance outfit and you were so confused because they had to perform after a while. “Come on, we have to hurry.” Gahyeon told them. “How are we even going to do this?” Yubin asked confusedly. “I suggest that the oldest stay at the lowest tier.” Yoohyeon grinned and Siyeon stared at her while Bora gave her a shove.

“Let’s just play rock, paper, scissors.” Minji said and you already started to record them just for the sake of extra footage.

In the end, your girlfriend, along with Gahyeon and Bora, ended up in the lowest tier, followed by Yoohyeon and Yubin, then finally Siyeon at the top of their pyramid. You honestly don’t know whether to laugh or to feel bad because the four older girls were trying their best to look serious while both Yubin and Gahyeon looked as though they were suffering. As soon as the song ended and Siyeon hopped off, Yubin slid off of the youngest’s back and to the floor while they exploded into fits of laughter.

Finally finished with the song, you all went back to their waiting room and you grabbed your laptop from your bag to finally start editing the whole thing. While they performed, you would be able to finish this and show them by the time you all got to the dorm.

“How is it coming along?” Minji came bouncing over to you and resting her head against your shoulder when you connected the card in. “It’s almost done. I’m just adding a few things here and there.” You tell her before feeling a kiss being pressed to your cheek. “Okay, but don’t forget to watch me, alright?” She grinned, making you chuckle before pinching her cheeks. “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

You may have watched their performances countless times by now, but to see them on the stage with such a demanding aura around them was something you could never get tired of seeing. And the way your girlfriend managed to look both sexy and intimidating, especially when the stylists decided to give her a backless suit, you couldn’t tear your eyes away.

And she loved the fact that she was the only one who could have your attention.

When their performance was over, they stayed for the announcing of winners and you used that time to finally wrap everything up, so that when they got back, you were ready to go.

“It’s done? It’s done?” Bora didn’t waste time pestering you when you got off the van. It looked like the ride back was enough for her to gain back her energy. Minji went to grab some clothes to change while also deciding to lend you some because she figured you wouldn’t want to stay wearing jeans the whole day.

While she did that, you set your laptop on the table for them and opened the file, checking if the video wasn’t corrupted and that it was the final copy. Bora was squealing like a child when the six of them appeared on the screen and she recognized it as the intro. “Guys, hurry up!” She started yelling, already taking her seat at the center while the rest piled in after putting their things in their rooms.

You stood behind the couch, arms crossed while they all focused on what you made. It was honestly like a high school project, if you were being honest with yourself, but it turned out alright, judging from the giggling and awed sounds the girls kept making.

When the little edit of Yubin as a sun popped up, all six of them ended up cackling and the younger girl gave you a thumbs up.

“Wow, Y/n, I’m sure Somnias are going to love this.” Siyeon says when the video finally ended, smiling when she saw the behind the scenes footage their managers told you would be nice to include. “Yeah, you did really great with this.” Yoohyeon praised and you rubbed your head sheepishly.

“Well, this is for you girls, and you all did a great job. It’s only right I did you some form of justice with this.” You say and Minji reaches for your hand before squeezing it. “Thank you!” They all beamed and Yubin took charge with the laptop, since they would need to send it to the company before it would be uploaded on their YouTube channel.

Minji pulled you over to the loveseat and grinned as she kissed your cheek a few times. “I have an awesome girlfriend.” She claimed and you laughed as you pulled her closer to peck her lips. “I think you’re talking about yourself.” But she shakes her head before resting it on your shoulder.

“No, really. You didn’t have to do all this just because we asked you to. Sua was even worried once because she thought you might be annoyed with all of us.” She explained and you hummed while running your fingers through her hair. “I was never annoyed. In fact, I love being able to do these stuff with you. Even though I can’t be on camera with you, it’s nice to at least have a sense on your daily life as an idol.”

Her gaze softened when she looked up at you, cuddling more into your side as she let out a sigh of content. “And this is why I love you so much.” She murmured before feeling a kiss pressed on her hairline. “I love you, too.”

[rosesisupposes]

War & Peace

It’s here! My contribution to @sanderssidesgiftxchange​ 2020!

Adriana, this is for you! @corrupted-sun

Read on ao3

relationships: platonic DLAMPR, intrulogical, prinxiety, moxiety

summary: One of the perks of the mindscape? Even Florida can have a winter wonderland

word count: 2,776

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It’s a rare quiet moment. Two walls stare each other down, each hiding the combatants from each other’s gaze. Behind them, the small teams rally themselves to launch once more into battle.

Virgil huddles in the trench, holding an arm around Patton protectively to keep them low and out of sight. 

“Pat, I know fighting’s not your thing, but remember: this is war.”

“Isn’t there another way?” Patton asks, eyes huge behind their glasses.

“They’ve left us no choice,” Janus says, checking their supply of ammo. He adjusts his yellow gloves, both eyes glinting. “It’s only a matter of time before an attack comes. It’s either us, or them.”

Patton sighs and takes some ammo. “Just tell me when.”

 On the opposite side of the battlefield, Roman kneels, staring off into the middle distance with intensity. 

“This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.

He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,

Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,

And rouse him at the name of Crispian!”

Logan looks up from their pile of supplies, hidden well into their trench. “Is this really the time, Roman?”

“If not now, my dear nerd, when?” Roman replies, then launches in anew.

“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;

For he to-day that sheds his blood with me

Shall be my brother-”

“I am your only brother here, Woe-man.”

Roman scowls at his twin. “It’s a metaphor, you potato with eyes-”

“I would prefer to not be even a metaphorical sibling to Remus, thanks all the same,” Logan says calmly, doling out piles of ammo. “It would make our dates rather awkward.”

Roman pouts. “Fine, ruin all my attempts at an inspiring speech. Can you at least attack?”

Remus grins, grabbing as much ammo as they can hold. He stands, torso fully clearing the edge of the trench, and starts throwing fast & hard in a steady barrage at the opposing camp. As they throw, he shouts out loud and clear,  “LEEEEROYYYY JENKINSSS!”

 Across the battlefield, Virgil looks to his left and gasps. “Patton, you’re hit!”

Patton smiles bravely. “It’s just a scratch, Virge.” But both their teammates see a wet patch spreading, stark against their light blue coat. 

Janus pulls Patton carefully to just against the trench wall, the safest spot available. He locks eyes with Virgil, who nods with a flinty gaze. As one, they each lob a projectile hurtling over the wall, and another, and another, relying on their intuition to aim, but in perfect sync with each other. 

From the field, they hear a surprised shout. 

Virgil smirks. “Got’em!”

In the distance, in a voice full of reproach, they hear a familiar call, “Bitch, you ruined my hair!”

“If you can’t handle the slush, get out of the snowfort!” Janus snarks, and throws another snowball over the wall.

 Roman brushes ice pieces and damp hair out of his crimson face, pouting even as he grabs more snowballs. “Okay, that’s it. Let’s get them!”

Logan, looking up from his perfectly-arranged pyramid of snowballs, remarks “Once more into the breach, once more?”

“Finally, you get it! Thank you!”

Remus grins at his teammates. “Let’s go!”

They charge over the wall, the twins leading with snowballs in their fists, Logan just behind carrying a stack of pre-made ones as backup. Roman and Remus are yelling incoherently as their arms move like windmills, throwing snowballs as fast as Logan can hand them over.

 Virgil and Janus stay behind their snowfort wall, sniping from around the sides, taking time to aim. Virgil aims for the twins’ faces, while Janus targets Logan, trying to disrupt the supply.

Their teamwork functions well, right up until Remus crashes straight into the fort’s wall, falling through the snow fortifications in a crunch of powder and ice. Patton squeals in surprise and pushes a pile of snow onto their face, surprising laughs out of them both. 

Remus pops up with snow stuck to his hair, mustache, and chin. “Look, Lolo! I’m Satan Claus!”

Logan smiles and dumps his remaining snowballs on top of his head. “You’ve forgotten your hat, Mx. Claus”

Roman continues the fight, and tries to retaliate with a snowball to Virgil’s face. As he tries, though, a weight grabs him at the waist. He falls back, facing the icy blue sky, lying in the snow, with Virgil on top of him, pink-cheeked from the cold and exertion.

His captor smirks. “Surrender, Princey?”

Roman can’t stop himself from grinning widely up at the taller side, even as he bravely responds, “Never!”

From just outside his vision, he hears a drawling voice say, “That’s really too bad, I was going to make my specialty hot chocolate once the battle was done, guess I’ll need to delay it now…”

Roman stills. “The double chocolate recipe?” he asks cautiously.

“That’s the one,” Janus says with a regretful sigh. “I even got the mini marshmallows shaped like snowflakes.”

Roman bites his lip. “Perhaps we could negotiate a ceasefire.”

Virgil chuckles. “Knew that would work, Princey. C’mon.” He stands, brushing off his purple snowsuit, and helps Roman to his feet too.

Roman sniffs. “I want it noted for the record that you two aren’t winning from your prowess in snow battle, but through bribery.”

Janus grabs the shorter man around the shoulder, messing up Roman’s hair even as he brushes the snow out of it. “Better to be lucky than good, my frozen prince. Let’s go round up the others.”

 The other three are sitting in the wreck of the team’s fort. Remus has already decorated the snowy ruins with a dramatic scene of mini snowmen in the middle of a pitched battle, with snow-demons all around the melee. Their hair is sticking in every direction and his tongue is sticking just out of their mouth as he crafts detailed snow-tentacles as the centerpiece. Patton sits beside them, happily building snow puppies around the edges of the snowy battle scene. 

Virgil carefully stops short of the display. “Y’all wanna stay out here, or come in for Janus’ hot chocolate?”

Patton and Remus both look up at the same time, eyes alike as they speak simultaneously. “Chocolate? Chocolate?! CHOCOLATE?!”

Logan stands, brushing off his sensible navy coat and adjusting his glasses. “Emile would be so proud of you two.”

Remus carefully extracts himself from their snowscape, waiting until he’s right next to Roman to shake off the snow like a dog. Ice and water spatter out onto their twin as Roman sputters. “Race you to the kitchen!”

The twins are sprinting headlong towards the doors of the Imagination, both trying to shove each other out of the way and laughing the whole time. The rest of the group walks at a more reasonable pace, still pink-cheeked from the cold. 

“Virgeeyyyy-” Patton wheedles, their eyes huge and pleading behind their glasses.

Virgil looks over with a grin. “I’m surprised you made it this long before asking, Patty-cake.” He stops and kneels, as Patton claps happily and crawls onto his back. Virgil stands, carrying Pat on his back, pressing a soft kiss to the skin of their wrist where it peeks between mitten and jacket.

“I wish someone would carry me,” Janus says wistfully. “I also don’t want to walk.”

Logan snorts. “Keep on wishing, Jan. I’m not getting into another game of chicken just because Virgil sticks his tongue out at you again.”

“Humph. Guess someone wants to be served his hot chocolate last.” 

Logan rolls his eyes. “Oh no, what horr-”

“After the twins have gotten into the marshmallows.”

Logan’s head whips around to look at Janus, then back to the twins’ rapidly-retreating backs. “You wouldn’t dare!”

“L, we all know he absolutely would,” Virgil throws back over his shoulder, making Patton giggle as they sway.

Suddenly, a blur passes them as Logan tears after the twins.

“What a dork,” Virgil says fondly. “He never gets less logical than when his sweet tooth is on the line.”

By the time they’ve all trooped back through the Imagination doors into the mindscape, they can hear the bickering from downstairs. Patton slides off Virgil’s back and snaps away their snow gear. “Let’s go see what the kiddos have gotten up to, shall we?”

Janus rolls his eyes as they discover the scene in the kitchen. Roman and Logan appear to be playing keep-away with the bag of marshmallows, both so intent on the sugary treats that neither has appeared to notice that Remus is currently unattended in the living room, starting a fire.Luckily, he actually conjured a fireplace first, this time. 

Virgil’s eyes light up as he goes to help them, or at least to go place with matches.

Janus and Patton exchange looks and immediately split up. 

 Patton calmly hops up on the island in the kitchen as Logan and Roman scramble for the marshmallows.

“Jan promised me hot chocolate!”

“You don’t need the sugar, your diet is terrible enough as it is.”

“Then why should you get it, all you eat is Crofter’s anyway-”

“The brain needs sugar to function!”

“So does creativity!”

Patton just sits and beams at the other two with all the intensity of their megawatt smile. Slowly, both notice them sitting calmly and go sheepishly quiet.

“Ahem. We just wanted to-” Logan begins

“That is, we were making sure that-” Roman stammers.

Patton tilts their head slightly, still smiling, making a small sound of inquiry.

“Sorry, Patton,” Roman says, hanging his head.

“Apologies, Patton,” Logan says, placing the bag of marshmallows gently on the island and stepping away.

“There’s my good boys!” Patton says cheerily. “Now, can y’all get out everyone’s mugs?”

“Heheheheh snap! Crackle! Pop! Rice crispies!” Remus cackles to himself, throwing another branch of dry pine needles into the flame.

Virgil stares into the light, eyes and smile equally huge as he prods it with the poker. “We should add wax!”

“Or newspaper! I like how it delays when it lights!”

“Newspaper covered in wax?”

“Oh fuck yeah!”

They sniggering and toss more flammable objects into the stove.

Janus leans against the wall and sighs, so softly that it would be inaudible, if both Remus and Virgil hadn’t frozen the moment Janus entered the room.

“Remus,” he says calmly, inspecting his gloves.

“Hey there Janabanana!” Remus responds happily. “It’s contained this time, look!”

“Yes, Remus, it is. Was that what I’d said you should do?”

Virgil pushes kindling behind him, trying to move slow enough as if to avoid attention. 

“Virgil,” Janus continues, icily calm. “You were there last time, correct? What advice did I give Remus?”

“Um, you know, I think you should ask Logan, my memory is crap-”

“You forgot, Virgey? But I thought you had fun last time!!” Remus asked, their eyes huge and his lip wobbling in a pout.

“Now Virgil, look, you’ve made Remus sad,” Janus says, sympathy dripping as heavily as sarcasm. “You know, it’s funny, I seem to remember my advice was actually for both of you last time. What was is it again? Something along the lines of do not start fires in the Thomas’ home?”

“We’re in the Mindscape, not Thomas’ actual home…” Virgil begins, but trails off at Janus’ raised brow. “Can we keep it going in the stove if we stop adding shit to it?”

Janus hums tunelessly. He gazes through lidded eyes at the two pleading faces watching hopefully, two pairs of mismatched eyes trying their best to look precious rather than chaotic.

But sometimes, a little chaos can be precious. 

“Fine, you can keep it, but you two can’t be with it unattended. And I need to make the hot chocolate, so at least one of you is coming to the kitchen.”

Immediately, they both touch their noses, Virgil beating Remus by just a hair of a second. 

“Aw, shitfucker,” Remus says with easy humor. “Okay, Jancake!”

As they rejoin the group in the kitchen, Janus gives Roman and Patton a look. “One you needs to go chaperone your boyfriend. He has matches.”

Roman smiles. “As if he could get any hotter!” He twirls out the room, humming something that sounds suspiciously like “Disco Inferno.”

Remus spots their own boyfriend and immediately shifts his shape, shrinking in size just enough that they can literally clamber up Logan’s body. He wraps their arms around his torso, resting their chin on Logan’s shoulder.

“Ah, am I a climbing tree once more?” “Yes you are, Euca-Lo-ptus!”

Janus moves around them all to the stove, listening with a smile

“I was thinking he was more of a Lo-tus, myself,” Patton says with a giggle.

“That may-ple be true, Pat!”

Logan closes his eyes and takes an exaggeratedly deep breath, but the twitch of his lips gives away his amusement. “Must you two always do this?”

“Why, Lolo, wood you rather we leaf you alone?” Remus says with a shit-eating grin. He presses a kiss to Logan’s cheek with a loud smack of lips.

“You know what they say,” Patton says seriously with a nod. “Where there’s a willow, there’s a way.”

“Hey, hey Lo,” Remus says, wiggling with excitement. “If you come up with your own, I promise there won’t be any syca-more of these.”

Logan looks over at Janus, and they share a fond smile at the dorks they live with. “Hmm,” he thinks aloud. “Here’s one. It doesn’t surprise me that you both enjoy tree puns, given that you’re both quite chest-nuts.”

“Oooh, hello Mr. Sassy-fras!” Patton says with a sly wink. 

Logan narrows his eyes. “I thought you said you’d stop.”

“Technically, that was just me,” Remus says.

“It’s cause under all that bark, Remus is really just a big old sap,” Patton says, grinning in glee as Logan groans. “I’m done now. It’ll all be oak-ay!”

“Patton!”

“Sorry, sorry, I’m done! Promise!”

“Patton, I’m sorry to say you’re banned from the kitchen for that,” Janus says, mixing ingredients over the stove. “Can you bring out the blankets in the living room?”

Logan finishes taking down the mugs and arranges them on the island, Remus clinging to him like an oddly-affectionate backpack. Janus uses his extra arms to heat two saucepans of chocolate at once, and one extra hand to keep the marshmallows at a safe distance away from the other two.

Once he’s poured out equal amounts into everyone’s favorite mugs and distributed an even amount of marshmallows, Logan and Remus help Janus carry the mugs to the living room, where the other three wait in a nest of blankets and pillows near the fireplace. Roman is lying with his head in Virgil’s lap as Patton leans on Virgil’s other shoulder. They all untangle to accept their mugs, shifting to give everyone equal access to the warmth of the cheery glow.

Janus gives Logan a look, and he responds with a lopsided grin. He sits and accepts two mugs of chocolate, saying, “C’mere, Reme, I got us extra marshmallows.”

Remus is immediately distracted from their beeline towards the fire and makes a u-turn into his boyfriend’s side. “Oooooh, are they the gooey ones?”

“Of course, do I look like a man who forgets my own partner’s favorites?”

“Nah, you look like as big a snacc as the marshmallows,” Remus says, flopping into Logan’s lap. Only ease of long practice and anticipation of their behavior allows Logan to avoid spilling all over them both.

Janus chuckles, wrapping himself in a particularly fuzzy blanket that Patton saved for him. “Before you ask, Roman, yes, I brought you extra marshmallows as well.”

“What need have I for extra sweetness when I am allowed to bask in Virgil’s presence?”

“So I should give them to Remus too?”

“Nooo, gimme!”

Virgil snorts. “Oh princey, you’re so predictable.” Before he starts to pout, Virgil bends down to kiss his forehead. “And adorable too, of course.” Visibly mollified, Roman accepts his hot chocolate without taking his eyes off Virgil’s smirk.

Patton reaches across to get their own mug from Janus, using the movement to snuggle more into Virgil’s broad shoulder.

Janus sighs, relaxing into the heat of the blanket nest and the fire. “Did y’all have a good snow day?”

“Practically perfect in every way,” Roman says dreamily.

“Yeah, it was good.”

“It certainly was pretty cool!”

“Patton- yes, Jan, it was quite enjoyable.”

“I liked the part where the snow looked like jizz!”

Roman scoffs. “Reme, do you gotta-”

“It’s okay, Ro. That means they liked it,” Janus says fondly. “I had a good day, too.”

“Love you all,” Patton says sleepily, already getting drowsy despite the sugar.

Virgil kisses the top of their head. “We love you too.”