#queue is stocked. see u never

[millionsknives]

logging off for the next week. bye

[ghoul-slime]

Mushy May Day 2 - Late Night Snacks (Aether/Dew)

Day two of my attempt at an all-Dewther Mushy May! Thanks again to @forlorn-crows for organizing this! I'm having a lot of fun and this has helped me get into the swing of writing again.

Day 2: Late Night Snacks (Aether/Dew), word count: 614, no warnings

It’s become their own personal tour ritual. Once a week, after all the other ghouls have gone to sleep, Aether and Dew will build out a nest in one of their bunks. They drag all their pillows and blankets out and combine them into one, a perfect little movie-watching hideout for them to curl up into while the bus rumbles down the dark highway, off to another far away destination. 

While Dew fusses over the nest, Aether raids the tiny bus kitchen, gathering as many snacks and drinks as he can carry in his arms. Candies and sodas and salty chips. A beer or two to pass back and forth between themselves. Dew insists they stock those big bags of pre-popped popcorn specifically for these nights.

Aether gets back to the bunk just as Dew is propping up his laptop at the far end of the mattress. The little ghoul has everything set up perfectly, as always - blankets and pillows lining the walls, reading light dimmed to a warm glow, he’s even got Aether’s water bottle tucked into the corner of the bunk waiting for him.

Aether dumps their snack spoils onto the sheets and climbs in, settling himself back against the wall and into Dew’s fluffy body pillow, arranged meticulously into a perfect U-shape for him to tuck himself comfortably into.

As soon as Aether settles, Dew pulls the privacy curtain closed, queues up the movie, and hits play.

“Frankenhooker?” Aether questions with a raised eyebrow.

Dew adjusts the volume and scoots down until his back is resting against Aether’s chest, tucked perfectly between his legs.

“Trust me,” Dew assures him with a brilliant grin. “It’s a classic.”

And of course he does. Dew picks the movie every week and has never once steered them wrong. Aether plants a kiss to the crown of his head, settling in with his arms wrapped around the smaller ghoul. He passes him the bag of popcorn and Dew wastes no time tearing it open and cramming a fistful into his mouth.

He presses another kiss to Dew’s head before helping himself to a bag of chips, one arm still slung across the fire ghoul’s middle.

“If you get potato chip crumbs in my hair, I’m gonna bite you,” Dew warns half-jokingly before taking a swig of beer.

Aether laughs. “Don’t worry, if I do, I’ll just pick them out and eat them later. Like a chimpanzee.” He makes a show of pretending to pick bits out of Dew’s hair, smacking his lips as he pretends to eat them.

Dew twists around to look up at Aether incredulously.

“Gross?” He answers, pretty face scrunching up into a grimace.

But Aether can see a little smile already working its way across his lips as soon he turns back to the movie and lays his head down on Aether’s chest, getting comfortable.

And this is what Aether really loves about their movie nights. It’s not the candy or the beer or the trashy horror movies. It’s getting to sit back, hidden away from everyone with his favorite ghoul in his arms. Watching him watch the movie. Admiring the way his eyes crinkle up at the corners when he laughs. How he tells Aether “Watch this, this is my favorite part!” no less than 10 times throughout any given movie. It’s the way Dew lets himself get completely comfortable, unguarded and relaxed in his arms. Sharing all his favorite things with Aether.

Dew watches the movie, and Aether watches Dew.

Later, he dozes off with a belly full of snacks and a cozy little fire ghoul purring contentedly in his lap as the credits begin to roll.

(Frankenhooker IS a classic, and you should definitely watch it)

[anderperries]

hi !! i went to tit the other night and i never heard anything about updated tickets so im assuming its a they reach out to u situation and if u don't hear that means u didn't get upgraded, as for queueing the venue i went to the line was insane and spanned almost 3 blocks but moved very quickly, i got there about half hour before so im not sure if people were waiting long or if it was bc of the venue that the line ended up being that long (but for a seated event i don't see much point hanging around too long before since the only thing it rlly gets u is early access to merch maybe if ur first in (and speaking of merch if u want any i checked it out after the show and they were out of photo cards but seemed to have good stock of everything else -- and a lot of people went during intermission which was about 30 min i think)) i also saw people waiting at the stage door afterwards but i didn't wait so im not sure if d+p interact with people who do that or not but there was a good amount of people waiting so maybe they do? have fun when u go !!

hi, thank you so much for all of this, kiera!! my show is tomorrow and i’m so nervous but so excited ahh!! appreciate all the info and i hope your show was wonderful!!

[thatone-highlighter]

Okay so basically-

I dont know Why i did this but i spam queued this post until i had just over 100 and set Tumblr to post from queue every 4 hours. I kinda just wanted to see how long it would take anyone to say anything

Agshshvsvdbhdbfb

[madfantasy]

Dearest Mani, you are always in my heart and prayers! You're incredibly talented as an artist and a writer (I think you could write a good autobiography, I find your writing both heartbreaking and fascinating), and so strong and persistent! I dreamed of becoming an artist as a kid, but wasn't allowed to study drawing, but when I became a teen nobody could prevent me from learning... but I was too hesitant... with too low self-esteem... so I never learned, alas. Be blessed, my darling!

Oh dear Bianca, thank you so much, bless your heart🫂💛

I always fear when I share about my life that I be a burden.. I have to apologise

I'm sorry you had that experience, I understand at times people think of art as not a rewarding path and maybe discourage people from it, but if its your dream, its yours and it is in you, and you're never late to start if the dream still dwells within the space of your pleased mild unconsciousness and the results shouldn't matter most of the time, the more you do it, the more it be obvious what you can and can't do, and what you want and don't want to do in the vast fields of art~

I honestly have never considered art as something I'd go with, I actually was a mathmatic wiz and enjoyed solving these equations like chewing on sour candy,  my mouth frothing at the thought of getting more... and wrestling, its still my second goal..

Art was something I did out of necessity; I wasn't allowed to express much, it was similar to the life style of military (the irony here is my last name means warrior, and alot of distant family were inrolled, including my guardians) it was a life line mechanism your body forcesyou to do, to breath.  I didn't think of it,  I didn't plan it, I didn't consider it Art, so I always feel because I didn't seek it as art or have sought to learn it properly or have in my possession a sealed certificate of learning it, i can't call myself an artist! (But that continuesly was proven wrong as I became more and more involved in it)

And the amount of resistance I got towards me drawing equalled me stubbornly drawing even more. It was as if I was involved in the dark arts, which it was to my family, my teachers, my peers— everyone. It was a reason for them to crush me, but it didn't crush the urge to draw non stop.

I remember as a kid they let me cuz its child's play, and was aware of all those adults saying to my guardians, oh Mani's art is amazing but you know what to do when they grow up. They beat the freak out of me every time they caught me doing it. So my choices became draw while they are asleep ( or my own sleep time under the covers) or at work. Second place is at school, I was taking every pause possibility to draw like I'm possessed to, while decently acing school. I mean I literally did my homework and everything at school so I don't have to do anything home but draw.

Inevitably I was found out at school, even tho I was and still a very quiet shy kid, and I try to hide my art anyway possible whilst drawing. Evey time the consequences were either of those two: utter humiliation, or a praise with guilt.

They praised me saying its amazing but I can't do that, and to please stop it. Or just being silently fascinated by it and taking it without telling me its good so they "won't encourage me"

The humiliation was me pointed out as what not to do to the whole class, and telling me I'm going to hell when I die and be forced to try and make those creations I made come to life, seeing that I could not, be tortured with alot of graphically disturbing description of fire and burns. First when I was 7 years old. I remember standing too in a line in front of the whole school at queue as the "shameful" students line, watching some of my peers cry and me just standing there just struggling not to laugh. Cuz idk

Other time peers snatching my art from me and running around with it and calling me names, and such, and it takes a bit more than rough housing by me to get it back. Often school calling home and getting my share of beating from there too.

I remember the biggest humiliation I got is by a freaking art teacher snatching my mouths stocked folder thanks to the stupidity of a peer I didn't even allow to share my art with leaving it wide open for the teacher to see. They took it, questioned my classmates as to how the frk nobody reported my art to the admin or whatever. And if they were okay with the horrors I make. They were heh.

But didn't stop the admin from basicly spreading that and assuming that i am crazy and need psychological help. Which made more hard beatings at home hearing that in the phone call they made.

I eventually fell out from school because of continuing decline financial situation and my mental stability. The cycle didn't end, guardians never stopped killing me over it, destroying my art, threatening, the whole work— till I got commissioned for the very first time. Like only few years ago. They let off seeing now it brings money..

Till this day they don't know what I draw thanks to switching digitally nd speaking English. Also they don't have the health to go around snooping in my stuff anymore right around the time too

The bottom line is, I don't know how everything just fell into place, into being an artist rather than it being a choice to make.. still carrying those shackles of always get those flashes of being hurt by it, regretting posting and drawing always and feeling its never good enough or not being something acceptable or sought-after. But on the flip side, it's the embodiment of freedom, it's the most accomplished, happy, fulfilled, humaaaaann I ever be while practising it.

What you love and will be will happen no matter what and how long...

I'm sorry for more sad dibble about my life..

I am happy today; I just wore like passes as a boy trouble maker here and my guardians were laughing and hyping me to go out on the streets and make some trouble. The exact intention hehe. And I wanted to share but can't do that publicly but posted on my ko-fi hehe

Leaving u with sev wip , and all my love 💛🌟

[kneipho]

Sumbitted by: @mantrabay​

Ballroom In The Sky.

Gazing with his mouth wide open towards a sullen evening sky dotted with jet black clouds

Geoff Wild weeps.

He was on his knees on this grass-strewn, unkempt graveyard.

Two years later and her memory still lingers.

The sudden passing of his loved one had left this middle-aged man gaunt, ashen faced and skeletal. Wild’s troubled expression had become a haunted house of uncanny notions and strange secrets waiting to flow from his water-logged eyes. Those circumstances surrounding Violet’s death were never clear.

Velvet Heart was Geoff’s courtship name for Violet.

Was it a death wish or an accidental fall from their elegant townhouse?

Death through misadventure was the colourful term used.

“Cherish all those wonderful experiences we had. Whichever one of us dies first.”

Violet actually said.

Almost as if she had some premonition.

This was six months before she passed away. .An endless see-saw of creepy dawning’s convulsed him.

Yet Wild fondly recalled when they first met at the Skyline Ballroom.

The Skyline was a battered tumbledown barn whose allure was its availability.

The chipped hardwood floor and the dusty pale cream walls with paint flakes that peeled off only confirmed its tenement status. It was known locally as the “Creaking Beam”” due to its ghostly acoustics and flickering lights. Here in this spooky venue Geoff and Violet had their earliest encounter. Wild remembered her radiant smiles.

The ripples of long dark hair, her apple blossom cheeks and of course her angelic aura..

On that night she wore a polka dot ruche dress, amethyst ear pendants, whilst sporting satin moccasins.

“Have I the gumption? The courage.

A faint heart etc.” Geoff could hear his heart flutter as he did his tightrope walk toward her.

“May I dance with you?” Geoff asked.

Velvet heart’s hands formed a lazy arch and her dainty fingers curled inwards.

“Of course. I would be delighted.” Violet spoke in that pear drop tone which beguiled everybody.

Geoff, the local journalist and writer was in seventh heaven.

They never forgot that enchanting song they first danced to, “Ballroom In The Sky.”

The song was performed by Valerie And The Blue Skies.

They weren’t very big but had a cult following..

Geoff could see how similar Violet and Valerie were.

They were mirror images of each other.

Even in speech and humour.

Valerie was based in a remote enigmatic area.

She used to refer to songs as role plays.

“You feel as though you are a member of the audience.” Valerie remarked.

Violet did admit to meeting Valerie casually and for autograph purposes but not otherwise or so it seemed.

It was amazing how “ Ballroom In The Sky” with its airy ascending rock chords and jaunty jazz lines could draw Violet, Valerie and Geoff into a peculiar triangle.

The sudden moody breaks, abrupt silences built a momentary cocoon.

Valerie’s top sideman….well, he was known as Silent Sam.

He had a track record of sorts.

Sam’s blue attire was appropriate.

He wore a large trilby hat tipped over his forehead sheltering his pointed face and pencil slim physique.

He, Sam, was short-sighted when it suited and eccentric.

Practical jokes were his forte and the impish grin.

“Yep ..Yup….or Sure.“

These were the only asides from this oddball sidemen for the most part.

He was accident prone.

Valerie had to indicate where things were. Theirs was a sign language of its own complete with slanted facial squirms.

One wondered if there was a deeper relationship between them.

Those Blue Skies airs were fillers without Sam.

Every time “Ballroom In The Sky” was played Valerie, Violet and Geoff were sharing unwittingly a secret.

The startled looks were part of this outlandish ritual.

Wild recalled now.

“Valerie could croon in a real hypnotic fashion. Everyone in the dancehall was enthralled. People would sway like ice skaters one moment, waltz in a swan-like manner the next and just as often rave in the isles like end of term teenagers.”

Geoff whispers in the graveyard.

“JUST A PASSING DREAM………..STILL SO VIVID…….DANCING IN HEAVEN…… KISSES ALL AROUND….MAGIC HAND……..A LITTLE BIT BLIND, and of course “BALLROOM IN THE SKY.”

Geoff and Violet would swing religiously to those fantasy songs every Sunday as their courtship blossomed.

“Ballroom In The Sky “ was always the highpoint.

This constellation of events occurred in a scenic nineteen seventies spot.

Despite its haunting vistas and backdrop of panoramic hills it resembled a ghost town. Openings were few against an infinite spiral of closing factories, bookstores with half-empty shelves and shopkeepers peering out of doors.

Ten years earlier it was a beacon. “I shudder to think……A jigsaw puzzle.”

Geoff surveying the cemetery.

Such memories could have been taken directly from some movie script. “Yes .. it was a hub that Skyline. Like homeless drifters, the folk who attended.”

Geoff again.

They were fugitives.

Escapees from that heavy-handed dole queue void.

Suddenly something happened.

“What the heavens is? Snap….a branch.” Momentary jitters engulfing Wild.

He shook in concert with the overarching colonnade of brown edge green leaf trees.

An eerie rustling dewdrop tiptoe now caressing Geoff’s ears.

”Up there somewhere Velvet Heart?

Dancing in the heavens?”

Nervous laughter now relief road to that traffic jam of sentiment about to speed off.

Glued to the spot that macabre sixth sense of Violet hovering above evaporates due to an illusory late evening sun shaft.

Wild could no longer hide from Valerie and Velvet Heart’s identities.

“Oh those comic jibes and piercing glances. Some ethereal intrigues were passing through the air.”

Geoff recalls with forensic clarity.

Poor Silent Sam would do his usual u-turn into the shadow.

Two months before Geoff’s and Violet’s parting, an incident occurred.

Memory is a lodger which steadfastly refuses to surrender its keys.

Valerie and the Blue Skies were in flying form as the tunes morphed into each other.

Valerie and Velvet Heart were magnets for men.

Violet caught Geoff off guard.

“Guilty conscience, there Geoff?”

Having fantasies about Valerie.

Focus on me.

As for that eternity ring remember?”

Those penetrating peepers of Violet knew how to vet a body in a flash.

“Oh no …..not at all.” Geoff with a looping

smirk.

“Just those mystical melodies working their spell.” He said.

“You came into my life like…. a new dawn.” Wild poetically.

“You honey tongue you. Geoff our song. Ballroom.” Violet mutters.

Valerie nodded towards Sam.

Her expression was a hard to decipher veil and deep code command.

“Get those fingers flying, Sam.”

In a tone almost identical to Velvet Heart.

Sam didn’t always act immediately.

“Yep.. Yup …Sure.” Sam’s stock retort.

“Ballroom In The Sky” now strong as ever cast its bewitching spell throughout the venue.

A medley was included tonight.

“SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE” ( Sam looked at Valerie), “A LITTLE BIT BLIND” ( Sam staring vacantly at both Valerie and Violet), “MIND YOUR STEP( Sam winking at Geoff while scrunching the mouth at Violet).

Violet edged toward the stage.

A dim-lit silence ensued.

Ballroom started again. Valerie and Violet now singing this tune. An eerie vacuum filled this dancehall.

A triangular crush of people occurred near the stage with Geoff in toe.

Valerie handed Violet a letter.

Sam was now talking tersely to Valerie.

A misted over photo gallery memory blur in place.

“Pst…Pst. Your Velvet Heart is back to haunt you.“ Violet’s lofty twang.

“What in the name….I can’t phantom…..fathom.” Geoff shudders.

Violet’s voice a wet whisper stretching over twigs that simultaneously tap against windows.

She pulled back an orchard pattern duvet covering Geoff.

“Fell asleep at your favourite film, The Passing Of A Velvet Heart. All those graveyard scenes shot in our small town remember?

We know Silent Sam wrote the soundtrack for the film along with Ballroom. He sings on that one.” Violet recounts.

“Incredibly you chose Velvet Heart as your courtship name for me based on the film.

The film was never a huge success but did get our area limited publicity.

Sam earned extra royalties from the soundtrack.

Valerie and Sam tying the knot next Sunday of all days.

As for that love letter you mumbled about.

It’s an invite to their secret wedding.

Very private. As Sam is.

What a time and place he chose for the invitation.

During that ethereal love song which brought us together.” Violet observes.

“Poor Sam’s a little bit blind a

on occasions or is he?

I was upstairs on the flat roof today.

Six months ago I fell off it.

You’ve never liked me being up there since.”

Violet continuing.

“Guilty secret must confess. I used to be onstage instead of Valerie.

Well, sometimes.

She was dating you pretending to be me.

We never knew each other that well but it was a dare worked out between us.“

Geoff shouted. “Hoodwinked.”

An incredulous look ripples over Wild’s pale face.

Violet’s eyes now ablaze.

“You never noticed did you? Deep down.”

The tease in Violet surfacing..

Geoff was thunderstruck.

Violet strolled towards their CD player on the mahogany table.

“Think you’ll like this one. Our song.”

Violet stated.

“May I dance with you?”

Geoff smiled. “Of course. I would be delighted.

And relieved!”

Silent Sam’s voice weaves in his own inimitable shy way a song usually sung by Valerie, his wife to be.

And sometimes Violet, or Velvet Heart.

A number that united three people in the most curious and otherworldly manner!

“Yep….Yup ….Sure.”

As Sam was in the habit of saying!

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Thanks for reading my works

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[ultimatemusicians]

♪     ———    𝟏𝟎   𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐃   𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑   𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒   !

𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

name: ibuki mioda

age: 22, arc dependent

your favorite picture of your muse’s fc: ....one??? 😭 ok but more: x x x x x x

𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

what would be their twitter name? what sorts of tweets would they tweet?

shitposts the house, live tweeting, and a sewl of retweets. tweets promoting her music and upcoming gigs. u know that twitter feature where you can post audios? yeah. other examples: x x x x x her handle is prob something unhinged like:

@frankieroseyelashes @sludgebatarang @sickestbeatz @maggotmonarch (slipknot reference) @punkerella @hopesruptureeardrums @ibukimiodrums @iommistips 

what’s their favorite genre of movies? of music?

horror is their favorite film genre. though i would say she also is a big fan of fantasy films, which falls in line with her favorite ( cool sidenote, in sdr2 when hajime gives her a folk music album titled “desperation,” by someone; who’s name might be a reference to a super obsecure goth band named deshabillz  , it’s labeled as a gift she loves ) genre of music— heavy metal. i expand on the music part of this more in this post. on the subject of fantasy films, it can be anything from high fantasy stuff like lord of the rings or hogfather, all the way to sci-fi-esque titles i.e., inception, and comic movies.

what’s on their top queue on netflix? 

she likes to indulge in a little interview with a vampire and romance dramas from time to time but probably documentaries. they could be on anything from conspiracies of the deep state, to the new dio documentary. she’s much more fond of youtube since it has a larger breadth and allows for her to spend hours on end on random stuff. plus youtube has asmr and the latest game walkthroughs. 

what’s their favorite scent? do they smell like that?

grapefruit comes to mind immediately. she likes the smell of random things too like, the smell of a garage or drywall. florals aren’t her cup of tea, preferring woodsy scents like sandalwood or balsam. ibuki herself would probably smell whatever shampoo or conditioner she happened to using on wash days. eucalyptus, green tea, aloe. during the rest of the week it’s tied to her body wash, naturally— which probably falls more along the lines of things like a lemon-basil sent or the ogs that is coconut+lemon and cucumber+melon.

apple or android? 

tough because androids have the sidekick phones, which ibuki LOVES.... but, apple because iphones have garage band.

favorite season? least favorite season?

ibuki’s favorite is autumn. she loves the sound of rain pattering on the windowpane, stomping in puddles on the street, the sound of chimes rattling in the wind. it’s when she gets to break out all the layers, cardigans with spikes, stockings galore. not to mention halloween. spring is usually when she gets allergies because of all the blooming flowers. though, she does appreciate the additional hours of sunlight.

are they a bottom or top or versatile?

verse, though leans towards top. it’s not really a priority for ibuki so she doesn’t really favor either-or.

describe their morning routine. do they wake up early or sleep in? do they press the snooze button a bunch of times or do they immediately get up?

never remembers where she’s left her keys which results in a daily scavenger hunt of her own living space. breakfast either consists of some sugary cereal like frosted flakes, cinnamon toast crunch, or lucky charms. she prefers to stay up and sleep in but she doesn’t snooze alarms. more of a reluctant arm that slaps her phone to shut off immigrant song blasting from her phone’s speakers. music is obv playing from somewhere in her house. 

if they were to be compared to a canon character, who would that be?

you know, i’ve said it before but i think ibuki and kokichi are a lot alike—at least,  in the way i see them. kokichi is a lie that is enacted to rebuff. imo he’s very much so that sort of teen angst trope of building up walls so no one can get in and see the Real™️ him. ibuki is similar except the objective of the opposite. now, maybe not very much so on the surface level but that’s the point. while under the influence of the despair disease, ibuki is reduced to being fatally compliant, revealing a persona that was very much the personality she had at shiba academy. kokicihi is aware of the power within a person’s vulnerabilities and he weaponizes that against everyone for better or worse.

finish this sentence, muse: what would ___ do?

candidates probably include: mikey+gerard way, bowie, bono. for the most part, ibuki is just too impulsive tbh. though if a situation requires a delicate type of approach, “what would peko do?”

tagged by: @from-across-the-stars​ thank you sm! 💗💓

tagging: @his-hollow-victory​ @gosutm @falsejustice​ @artcentric @crownlcsking​ @alltalented​​ and you 🤗​

[turn2die]

i can understand wanting to keep a stock of posts, but.. with all due respect, i think waiting 2+ months for a confession to get posted is a bit silly lol

pls read!!

i can def see why it’s frustrating but this is all i can handle as a student 

turns out making 20+ posts at a time takes up WAYYY more time than i thought 

so w my schedule i can’t afford to be making those submissions regularly to keep up with 2/3 daily posts 

also kinda unrel but until like a week ago ppl would never have to wait more that 6-7 days (in the queue) so it wasn’t rlly a problem - 

but if you guys would prefer me to stop making actual picture posts and just post the ask thats also cool - then i can post everything in my inbox at once whenever i check in ?? 

sorry if this ruins the blog for u but i’d rather keep my sanity and get my degree :^)

[notinmyhousehold]

Check In Tag ✔️

tagged by @junktrait ily

Why did you choose your URL? 

i wanted a sims url that didn’t have ‘sims’ in the name and i thought this was funny and fitting enough!

Any side blogs? If you have them name them and why you have them? 

well i have a seperate account with a different email with all my normal stuff on it and then i have this account so. this blog, my mostly obsolete cc finds, my regular blog, my now abandoned overwatch esports blog (lol), and then random saved urls. if any mutuals want my main i’ll send you the @ but i’m shy 

How long have you been on tumblr?

i think i made this blog in like 2019? i started tumblr in general 2014 unfortunately 

Do you have a queue tag?

absolutely. i’m full time at my job so i’m not here to post most days and i have to stock up on pictures when the mood strikes because i could not play, take pictures, edit them, AND post them all on the same day 

Why did you start your blog in the first place? 

i started tumblr in general because as a kid i was really into the website (don’t laugh at me i was like 11) quotev lol and the mutuals i had on there talked a lot about tumblr and i thought they were so cool so i made an account and just reblogged pictures of fall out boy lol. i started simblr after learning about custom content and seeing there was an entire community posting sims pictures and i wanted a place to look back on my game! how fun.

Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

my pfp before was an picture of an old gameplay sim i don’t play anymore and i loved this picture of piper

Why did you choose your header?

i couldn’t come up with what i wanted my theme to be and i love gorillas so i picked a gorilla until i can come up with something better

What’s your post with the most notes?

on my old esports blog i made a post about winton getting a sign language emote that got like 500+ notes which was pretty cool

How many mutuals do you have? 

i don’t know how to check so it’s more than i want to count haha

How many followers do you have? 

one billion 

How many people do you follow?

at 471 rn but i will eventually cut that number down 

Have you ever made a shitpost?

all of them are babey!

How often do you use tumblr each day?

i usually scroll through for a bit every night when i get home and on my days off i try and leave a tab open soooooooooo

Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once? who won? 

lol no 

How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?

don’t tell me what to do

Do you like tag games?

 yea i’m learning everyone’s lore

Do you like ask games? 

i have never done one and i am soo bad at catching them when mutuals do them but the concept if fun!

Which of your mutuals do you think is tumblr famous? ]

lol idk i see my mutuals as living in a lil gated community no one’s a celebrity in here

Do you have a crush on a mutual?

all of them <333

Tags? 

@ironicscavenger @thetiasaan @theflowergoblin @orchidlyhere @llamasimlish @amelettes @berrysweetboutique only if u want to teehee

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Requests (5/8/2021)

Hi lovelies! I just filled up the queue through May but I have a LOT of requests left. So I’m posting the remaining requests below! If you see your request here that means it’ll be posted in June at the earliest. If you don’t see your request it means it’s probably going to be posted in May (although I did delete two messages that weren’t “requests” as much as “demands”, messages that said, “Do this,” or, “Make that,” which I don’t respond to). There are some requests I addressed in a post on April 27th though that won’t be posted until June also so be sure to check that out. Thanks for the support lovelies! Hope you like what’s to cum. ;)

Anonymous said:

Could u do emma stone from amazing spider man i like her look from the 2nd one but its fine whichever u use

Yep! Second one it is. :)

Anonymous said:

Hi was wondering if you could do a caption of a superhero that is captured by their villain and turned into an evil hench woman thought about anne hathaway as cat woman if you could thanks love your captions btw

Sure thing!

Anonymous said:

Could you do a caption where a white guy gets turned into Kerry Washington. And becomes addicted to sleeping with black men? I was thinking of using the scene from little man where shes in bed after a night of "doing it". Can that be done or is that too graphic of a description?

I don’t think it’s too graphic? I’ve never seen Little Man (idk what it is tbh) but I googled “Kerry Washington Little Man” & found a pic I think works so I can do this.

Anonymous said:

I don't remember if I requested this already or not but could you do one of Haley atwell from captain america I was thinking like a super soldier test turns a guy into her but he then finds out that was the plan that the government wanted to make super sissies instead

You did not request it and I can do it!

Anonymous said:

Hi could you do a caption using Betsy brandt? Shes the aunt from breaking bad incase you didnt know I just think shes beautiful and hope you could do a caption for her idk what about maybe something about milfs thatd be good ig whatever you decide anyways thanks

I DO know who that is! And there have been quite a few MILF requests (as you’ll see) so all you MILF lovers will be happy going forward. :)

Anonymous said:

Hello first off big fan 2nd off im sorry if this is too much but I have abit of a list for ya if u can do these thats great if not its ok just sorry i know its alot.  Emma thompson(saving mr banks)  Sean young, (ace venture)  Rhea Pearlman, ( matilda)  Christina agulara( burlesque)   sigourney weaver, (alien or ghostbusters)   emma stone (cruela)  thank u there will be a part 2

Heres part 2 its just ones I dont really have any specific thing in mind.    Tia and Tamara. Idna menzel.   Adele.    Bonnie Tyler.    Ruby rose.    Sarah chalke.   Kristen schaal.  Melissa McCarthy.  Megan trainer.    Elizabeth gillies.   Like i said if u can great if not thats alright atleast u'll have some stocked up for a rainy day thanks again and sorry again

Hello im the one who gave the list of requests sorry once again I just wanted to further explain one of them the christina Aguilera from burlesque one to be specific I would like the one where she is wearing the bowler hat with the  loose frizz curls thats the only one I can think of to elaborate on the rest are up to u thanks again sorry again

Ok so this is A LOT of requests and in the future I would like to ask people to limit their requests to three celebs at a time, but I’ve never said that before so it wouldn’t be fair to the person who requested all these. So yes I can do these requests. The only one I won’t do is Sean Young from Ace Ventura because her character in Ace Ventura is really really transphobic (or, more specifically, how that character is written). And I can do that specific Christina Aguilera one. Also since this IS so many requests I’ll probably be sprinkling them in through instead of doing them all at once, & I already wrote an Elizabeth Gillies one coming out towards the end of May.

Anonymous said:

If possible could you do Elizabeth perkins as Wilma Flintstone I had the idea of it litterally being set in cave man times and depicting the forat instance of feminization, the first sissy, being of a weaker evolution and stuff causing the tribe to pick him as the tribes cave sissy

Oooo, sounds fun. Totally!

Anonymous said:

Could you do Marissa tomei? Was thinking hero type story by night hes a crime fighing vigilante by day She is a stay at home sissy wife waiting for hubby to get home to pleasure him

I can do this!

Anonymous said:

Could you try making one where a boy who’s always been short his entire life gets feminized by his friend? I was thinking someone like Skai Jackson would be great for this

Sure thing! I found one of Skai where she’s of age so I’ll use that. :) (I won’t use a GIF of here her though since most of them are from Jessie when she’s under 18)

Anonymous said:

I was wondering if you could do one about a college professor named Peter whose autocloset gets hacked by his students.  They transform and feminize him into a sexy latina milf so they have someone sexy to look at during class.  Actress of your choice, someone over 30 please.

Oooo, I’ve got the perfect celeb for this. ;)

Anonymous said:

Hi I actually have 3 u may have done them before but if u can thatd be great. 1 Natalie Portman (V for vendetta ) the little girl outfit with the pigtails I was thinking like a lost bet. 2 P!nk (beautiful trauma) the house wife look is so good.  3 Elizabeth olsen (wandavision) when shes in the bed wearing her costume like a morning after thing.  Thats all like I said if u can thank u love ur captions

Ah gotcha. I can do these!

Anonymous said:

Hi id like to start off by saying i love your captions. Was wondering if you could do one of Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona flowers when she had Green hair as far as the story I dont really have anything other than green being the guys fav color idk hopefully you can do something with that anyways thank you for your time have a good one

I can work with this. :)

Anonymous said:

Hey I have a specific scene in mind its of kaley cuoco when she was on the big bang theory I dont remember the episode but its where shes sitting on the couch when her BF walks in and shes dressed in this purple lingerie and shes got her hair up its beautiful I was thinking if u could do a caption on that? Maybe like a roommates thing sorry I dont have enough info on the scene

I’VE HAD THIS IMAGE FOR SO LONG BUT COULDN’T THINK OF A STORY SO YES I CAN DO THIS! :D

Anonymous said:

Could u ro Lindsay sloane from bring it on I had to look up the name I just remember her as "Big red" what they called her in the movie

Yep! I love Bring it On. :)

Anonymous said:

Omg i love the Alex kingston caption u did recently whenever u get a chance could u do more River song captions also the billie piper one again whenever u get the chance

You got it. :)

Anonymous said:

Ok if you could i have an idea for a caption of a guy who wants to be internet famous but cant cut it as a guy so he pretends to be a lady on an onlyfans but doesnt show off anything too much then he gets surprised by his Male roommate who found out and his roommate blackmails him into making more "Private" videos to get cash I was thinking using meg turney if u could thanks

Sounds fun. Sure thing! :)

Anonymous said:

Hello I know you mightve done this one already but the one of Katy Perry from "Hey hey hey" music vid could u do another one from that still her with the blonde hair but when shes just waking up instead thank you

You bet!

Anonymous said:

I know you got alot of requests lately but if you dont mind one more could you do Drew Barrymore from Batman forever?

I had to double check how old she was in that but yes! I can do this. :)

Anonymous said:

I know I probably wont see this for awhile but if u could can u do a caption of debby ryan from jessie where she is dressed like a little kid and has her hair in pigtails? I was thinking like a babysitting gig gone wrong for the story like dress up goes too far or something anyawys thank u

Do you know what episode that’s from? I found the image and I think it looks great but I just want to make 100% sure that Jessie was an adult when she made it. If you know the episode feel free to message me & I can go ahead with it. :)

Anonymous said:

I have 3 if u could do them 1. Zazie beets  2. Zendaya  3. Tessa Thompson. Thats all thanks

I actually have Zazie Beets and Zendaya caps coming up before May ends, but you’ll get the Tessa Thompson one in June. :)

Anonymous said:

Hi could you do another caption tor jenna fischer from the office please?

Yep!

Anonymous said:

Could you do a cap where a teacher named Peter gets feminized into a latina housewife and use Marisol Nichols from Riverdale?  Can't ignore the MILFs.

Damn right you can’t! I’ll be sure to do this. :)

Anonymous said:

Addison Rae or Ariana Grande please

I’ll do both! :)

@tammyboy25 said:

Hi there! I was wondering if you could please do one where a sister or best girlfriend guilt trips a boy into being their maid of honor for her wedding? Bachelorette party, Dress shopping, getting their hair done, dancing with other boys at the reception are some ideas I had. Thank you so much either way!!!

Ooooo I love this! You got it sweetie. :)

Anonymous said:

Wow, I really loved the "From the Amazons" caption you did with Wonder Woman! Could you do something similar with a guy named Rene put into the body of a sluttfied superheroine?  Maybe Scarlet Witch/Wanda? Thanks!

“From the Amazons” has been getting a lot of love so thanks everyone! I can totally do this with an Elizabeth Olsen pic. :)

Anonymous said:

I'm not sure if youve seen falcon and the winter soldier yet but Erin kellyman who plays kharli in that is a relatively new actress so I could understand if you dont know her but if you do could you make a caption for her? Thank you

I actually do know who she is! I saw her in “Falcon & Winter Soldier” and Solo so I can totally do a cap with her. :)

Anonymous said:

Hi, yesterday I said how much I loved that Wonder Woman caption you did with Gakl Gadot. And I've since discovered the manips made by Saturdays24. My name is Rene, and I'd loved to be turned into a girl in one of his pics, particularly Taylor Swift! Thanks!

Sure thing! @saturdays24 gave me permission to use their stuff a few years ago so I can do any caps with their manips. :)

Anonymous said:

Can you please do Priyanka Chopra captions

Sure!

Anonymous said:

Can you do Lala Anthony captions. I am a big fan of her

Totally! (For some reason I can’t find a good GIF of her though)

Anonymous said:

Can you do a cap with the new Billie Eilish Vogue Pics? That would be so so amazing.

Anonymous said:

billie eilish or addison rae?

Anonymous said:

Hi I remember someone else asking for a billie eilish caption since she was of age now but it was still too recent to have any pics of her at the right age well now shes 19 and I just saw she was on the cover of vogue afew days ago ....would that work?

Don’t worry, a Billie Eilish cap from British Vogue is on the way! She is an adult now & so I can make caps with her. :) (Also to the person who asked about Addison Rae, like I said earlier I’ll make one for her too. :D)

Anonymous said:

I really liked ur newest caption of Kelly lebrock as a boss being spotted enfemme I was wondering if u could do a follow up to that one? Maybe with her from woman in red. Id just like to see the coworker confront the boss

I like that idea! Totally. :)

Anonymous said:

Could you do a caption with Jhene Aiko or Jenna Ortega? They’re both similar to me in body build so it would be pretty amazing to see them in a caption.

Jhene Aiko yes. Jenna Ortega MAYBE. Jenna Ortega only JUST turned 18 and that was during the COVID-19 pandemic so there aren’t going to be a lot of projects where she’s an adult to pull from. So if I can find something maybe otherwise you might just have to wait a bit. Sorry if that’s a bummer. :/

Anonymous said:

Can you do Nikita Dragun captions please?

I’ve no idea who this is, sorry.

Anonymous said:

Idk if u know the band pentatonix or not but if u do could u do a caption for Kirstin Maldonado they just came out with a music video for 90s medley and she is gorgeous in it much appreciated :)

I’ve actually done some Kristin Maldonado caps already so I can totally do another. :)

[girlgrouptrash101]

Dating Poly!Sunmi x Chungha

Request: “can u pls do dating poly! sunmi and chungha hehe love ur acc!!💞💞”

“hi! could i request a dating poly!sunmi x chungha thanku”

A/N: wow i really love these girls so much we STAN

- C

ur very own tol and smol gf what more could you want

they look like the baddest bitches in town but they're secretly big softies behind closed doors

They definitely prefer dates home 1000%, they both struggle to go outside without paparazzi or dispatch hunting them down and starting rumours

Chungha and Sunmi always post on social media together, enough that everyone knows they're friends but not enough to know they're secretly dating

plus if their fans ever started a fanwar with each other they'd quench it immediately, before the flames of the fight spread and no one wanted to see them together again

Fangirling!!! Over!!! Other!!! Girls!!!

y'all women are so pretty and you three take time every day to talk about upcoming idols and your favourite celebrities

plus watching dramas together and picking out the characters that you would 10/10 date or nah

but then you realise your girls are actually celebrities and probably see these people on a daily basis

at the start of the relationship, Chungha was always so polite, doing the most to impress you and Sunmi and never leaving a smile stray away from your face

but now that she knows you and is close with you she's so much more herself, always making dumb jokes and fulfilling her full crackhead potential

but she's also not afraid to talk about when she's upset and just wants to vent and be cuddled by her babies

Sunmi is probably the one who struggles most with her emotions out of all of you, and it takes a lot for her to open up

but eventually she always does, pouring our her heart as she sandwiched between you and Chungha as you wipe her tears away, listening to every single word she has to say and making her feel as comfortable as possible

its the kind of relationship where you're not afraid to speak up and share what's been going on, and you know you'll always be listened to and respected

the best part after venting is always the cuddles after, feeling so much lighter now that your problems are out in the open and no longer weighing you down

Whenever yall actually do end up going out for dates, it ends up being a full-on fashion show, and Sunmi and Chungha love to dress you up and show you off, hyping you up so much before you even step out the door

your confidence in yourself has improved insanely since you met your girls, they're just so genuinely in love and smitten with you that you can't help but really take their words to heart

grocery shopping together cuz it makes you feel like a married couple uwu

arguments over who gets to be the one to sit in the trolley (the shopping cart, for all my American bros)

but Chungha just pouts and always gets her way, smiling happily as you and Sunmi throw all your goodies in with her

It's gotten to the point where you don't just borrow each others clothes, you basically have one collective wardrobe and you're not even sure who owns what anymore

that don't matter tho cuz u all stay lookin cuts 24/7 🤪💅

wine nights in with the gals, spending hours bitching about the industry and putting the world to rights

when you guys need to clean up your house you don't just clean up, you perfORM

the duster turns into a microphone, the freshly polished wood floors turn into the slipperiest dance floors, and nothing will stop you when you get that music going

plus, instead of singing, you have a competition to see who can fLaWlEsSlY scream out the lyrics the best (f to pay respects to your vocal cords)

Queue the karaoke dates

that always end up turning chaotic as soon as you start ordering drinks and really start hitting those fabulous off key high notes, all of you still screaming into one microphone

Movie nights where Chungha is like "You better both wear these matching onesies or I will FIGHT"

plus being made go to the shop to stock up on more snacks while you're still in the onesies, it's really a great time for everyone

Travelling together!

whether it be to a hotel in Korea, or halfway across the world, you all love going to new places together, no matter where it is

So many good memories are made together, you swear that you've experienced so much more with Sunmi and Chungha by your side, and you wouldn't have it any other way.

NSFW From Here:

It really is a struggle to keep yourself in check while watching Chungha or Sunmi perform

they just exude such power and big dick energy when they're on stage doing their thing that it leaves you weak in the knees

you really are their baby whether you like it or not, they have you wrapped around their little fingers

when they tell you to wear a skirt.... do it. trust me you gonna be the one benefiting baby

The worst part is when they make you sit in the middle seat of the car, chatting innocently to the driver why they let their hands tease you in every way possible

fucking in the recording studio for 'inspiration'

also in the dance practise room, because Sunmi is a big fan of mirrors, she really likes to see everything she can

Sunmi is also definitely the one who always has her phone out, recording and taking as many pictures of you two so she can save them for later

She's definitely the one in control most of the time too when Chungha isn't joining in on teasing the shit out of you

kitchen counters are your guys' favourite place, shit happens in your kitchen way more than you would ever like to admit

quickies backstage definitely happen more often than not

Chungha definitely has a hand kink, and she's not afraid to give in to her temptations

so when she cranes her neck while you're fucking her, you better wrap your pretty hands around her neck and make her go crazy beneath you

10/10 open for trying whatever new thing that sounds exciting to all of you

soft kisses and softer cuddles afterwards,,, you'll need the rest anyway, because you know you'll be struggling to walk after all that

[creedatelier]

Ballroom In The Sky.

Gazing with his mouth wide open towards a sullen evening sky dotted with jet black clouds

Geoff Wild weeps.

He was on his knees on this grass-strewn, unkempt graveyard.

Two years later and her memory still lingers.

The sudden passing of his loved one had left this middle-aged man gaunt, ashen faced and skeletal. Wild’s troubled expression had become a haunted house of uncanny notions and strange secrets waiting to flow from his water-logged eyes. Those circumstances surrounding Violet’s death were never clear.

Velvet Heart was Geoff’s courtship name for Violet.

Was it a death wish or an accidental fall from their elegant townhouse?

Death through misadventure was the colourful term used.

“Cherish all those wonderful experiences we had. Whichever one of us dies first.”

Violet actually said.

Almost as if she had some premonition.

This was six months before she passed away. .An endless see-saw of creepy dawning’s convulsed him.

Yet Wild fondly recalled when they first met at the Skyline Ballroom.

The Skyline was a battered tumbledown barn whose allure was its availability.

The chipped hardwood floor and the dusty pale cream walls with paint flakes that peeled off only confirmed its tenement status. It was known locally as the “Creaking Beam”” due to its ghostly acoustics and flickering lights. Here in this spooky venue Geoff and Violet had their earliest encounter. Wild remembered her radiant smiles.

The ripples of long dark hair, her apple blossom cheeks and of course her angelic aura..

On that night she wore a polka dot ruche dress, amethyst ear pendants, whilst sporting satin moccasins.

“Have I the gumption? The courage.

A faint heart etc.” Geoff could hear his heart flutter as he did his tightrope walk toward her.

“May I dance with you?” Geoff asked.

Velvet heart’s hands formed a lazy arch and her dainty fingers curled inwards.

“Of course. I would be delighted.” Violet spoke in that pear drop tone which beguiled everybody.

Geoff, the local journalist and writer was in seventh heaven.

They never forgot that enchanting song they first danced to, “Ballroom In The Sky.”

The song was performed by Valerie And The Blue Skies.

They weren’t very big but had a cult following..

Geoff could see how similar Violet and Valerie were.

They were mirror images of each other.

Even in speech and humour.

Valerie was based in a remote enigmatic area.

She used to refer to songs as role plays.

“You feel as though you are a member of the audience.” Valerie remarked.

Violet did admit to meeting Valerie casually and for autograph purposes but not otherwise or so it seemed.

It was amazing how “ Ballroom In The Sky” with its airy ascending rock chords and jaunty jazz lines could draw Violet, Valerie and Geoff into a peculiar triangle.

The sudden moody breaks, abrupt silences built a momentary cocoon.

Valerie’s top sideman....well, he was known as Silent Sam.

He had a track record of sorts.

Sam’s blue attire was appropriate.

He wore a large trilby hat tipped over his forehead sheltering his pointed face and pencil slim physique.

He, Sam, was short-sighted when it suited and eccentric.

Practical jokes were his forte and the impish grin.

“Yep ..Yup....or Sure.“

These were the only asides from this oddball sidemen for the most part.

He was accident prone.

Valerie had to indicate where things were. Theirs was a sign language of its own complete with slanted facial squirms.

One wondered if there was a deeper relationship between them.

Those Blue Skies airs were fillers without Sam.

Every time “Ballroom In The Sky” was played Valerie, Violet and Geoff were sharing unwittingly a secret.

The startled looks were part of this outlandish ritual.

Wild recalled now.

“Valerie could croon in a real hypnotic fashion. Everyone in the dancehall was enthralled. People would sway like ice skaters one moment, waltz in a swan-like manner the next and just as often rave in the isles like end of term teenagers.”

Geoff whispers in the graveyard.

“JUST A PASSING DREAM...........STILL SO VIVID.......DANCING IN HEAVEN...... KISSES ALL AROUND....MAGIC HAND........A LITTLE BIT BLIND, and of course “BALLROOM IN THE SKY.”

Geoff and Violet would swing religiously to those fantasy songs every Sunday as their courtship blossomed.

“Ballroom In The Sky “ was always the highpoint.

This constellation of events occurred in a scenic nineteen seventies spot.

Despite its haunting vistas and backdrop of panoramic hills it resembled a ghost town. Openings were few against an infinite spiral of closing factories, bookstores with half-empty shelves and shopkeepers peering out of doors.

Ten years earlier it was a beacon. “I shudder to think…...A jigsaw puzzle.”

Geoff surveying the cemetery.

Such memories could have been taken directly from some movie script. “Yes .. it was a hub that Skyline. Like homeless drifters, the folk who attended.”

Geoff again.

They were fugitives.

Escapees from that heavy-handed dole queue void.

Suddenly something happened.

“What the heavens is? Snap….a branch.” Momentary jitters engulfing Wild.

He shook in concert with the overarching colonnade of brown edge green leaf trees.

An eerie rustling dewdrop tiptoe now caressing Geoff’s ears.

”Up there somewhere Velvet Heart?

Dancing in the heavens?”

Nervous laughter now relief road to that traffic jam of sentiment about to speed off.

Glued to the spot that macabre sixth sense of Violet hovering above evaporates due to an illusory late evening sun shaft.

Wild could no longer hide from Valerie and Velvet Heart’s identities.

“Oh those comic jibes and piercing glances. Some ethereal intrigues were passing through the air.”

Geoff recalls with forensic clarity.

Poor Silent Sam would do his usual u-turn into the shadow.

Two months before Geoff's and Violet’s parting, an incident occurred.

Memory is a lodger which steadfastly refuses to surrender its keys.

Valerie and the Blue Skies were in flying form as the tunes morphed into each other.

Valerie and Velvet Heart were magnets for men.

Violet caught Geoff off guard.

“Guilty conscience, there Geoff?”

Having fantasies about Valerie.

Focus on me.

As for that eternity ring remember?”

Those penetrating peepers of Violet knew how to vet a body in a flash.

“Oh no .....not at all.” Geoff with a looping

smirk.

“Just those mystical melodies working their spell.” He said.

“You came into my life like.... a new dawn.” Wild poetically.

“You honey tongue you. Geoff our song. Ballroom.” Violet mutters.

Valerie nodded towards Sam.

Her expression was a hard to decipher veil and deep code command.

“Get those fingers flying, Sam.”

In a tone almost identical to Velvet Heart.

Sam didn’t always act immediately.

“Yep.. Yup ...Sure.” Sam’s stock retort.

“Ballroom In The Sky” now strong as ever cast its bewitching spell throughout the venue.

A medley was included tonight.

“SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE” ( Sam looked at Valerie), “A LITTLE BIT BLIND” ( Sam staring vacantly at both Valerie and Violet), “MIND YOUR STEP( Sam winking at Geoff while scrunching the mouth at Violet).

Violet edged toward the stage.

A dim-lit silence ensued.

Ballroom started again. Valerie and Violet now singing this tune. An eerie vacuum filled this dancehall.

A triangular crush of people occurred near the stage with Geoff in toe.

Valerie handed Violet a letter.

Sam was now talking tersely to Valerie.

A misted over photo gallery memory blur in place.

“Pst...Pst. Your Velvet Heart is back to haunt you.“ Violet’s lofty twang.

“What in the name….I can't phantom…..fathom.” Geoff shudders.

Violet’s voice a wet whisper stretching over twigs that simultaneously tap against windows.

She pulled back an orchard pattern duvet covering Geoff.

“Fell asleep at your favourite film, The Passing Of A Velvet Heart. All those graveyard scenes shot in our small town remember?

We know Silent Sam wrote the soundtrack for the film along with Ballroom. He sings on that one.” Violet recounts.

“Incredibly you chose Velvet Heart as your courtship name for me based on the film.

The film was never a huge success but did get our area limited publicity.

Sam earned extra royalties from the soundtrack.

Valerie and Sam tying the knot next Sunday of all days.

As for that love letter you mumbled about.

It’s an invite to their secret wedding.

Very private. As Sam is.

What a time and place he chose for the invitation.

During that ethereal love song which brought us together.” Violet observes.

“Poor Sam’s a little bit blind a

on occasions or is he?

I was upstairs on the flat roof today.

Six months ago I fell off it.

You’ve never liked me being up there since.”

Violet continuing.

“Guilty secret must confess. I used to be onstage instead of Valerie.

Well, sometimes.

She was dating you pretending to be me.

We never knew each other that well but it was a dare worked out between us.“

Geoff shouted. “Hoodwinked.”

An incredulous look ripples over Wild’s pale face.

Violet’s eyes now ablaze.

“You never noticed did you? Deep down.”

The tease in Violet surfacing..

Geoff was thunderstruck.

Violet strolled towards their CD player on the mahogany table.

“Think you’ll like this one. Our song.”

Violet stated.

“May I dance with you?”

Geoff smiled. “Of course. I would be delighted.

And relieved!”

Silent Sam’s voice weaves in his own inimitable shy way a song usually sung by Valerie, his wife to be.

And sometimes Violet, or Velvet Heart.

A number that united three people in the most curious and otherworldly manner!

“Yep….Yup ….Sure.”

As Sam was in the habit of saying!

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[haarii-the-writer]

Domesticity Meme: FrostIron

No one asked for this one either, but here we are. Lololol. I ASKED FOR IT.

who is the big spoon/little spoon Tony is the littlest of spoons. <3

what is their favorite non-sexual activity Tinkering around in the lab together. 9/10 times Tony has no idea wtf Loki is actually doing (it mostly just looks like curling up with a notebook to him) but they also enjoy watching each other work. They specifically like watching the other build things (or help each other build things, depending on the project in question).

who uses all the hot water in the morning Tony. Which is fine, because Loki isn’t fond of hot showers anyway.

what they order from take out Whatever piques their interest. Particularly when Tony stumbles upon some sort of food that Loki’s never tried. Because Tony absolutely adores the chance to introduce Loki to new Midgardian things.

what is the most trivial thing they fight over Arguing is basically their favorite form of communication. Between that and general cultural differences, they’ve had an abundance of trivial spats about stupid shit. The most recent being how (and if) apples should be cooked. (At which point Tony learned that Loki had never had apple pie and sought to rectify that. Loki found the texture incredibly off-putting.)

who does most of the cleaning Outside of things that Tony has programmed U to handle, Loki. Although he tends to use sorcery for most things, so, really. Neither of them?

what has a season pass in their DVR Loki is unendingly fascinated by Midgardian fiction, so this changes regularly. Thankfully Loki enjoys Game of Thrones and Doctor Who as much as Tony does, otherwise that might have lead to a really stupid fight.

who controls the netflix queue See above. Tony has now been subjected to some spectacularly awful movies thanks to Netflix.

who calls up the super/landlord when the heat’s not working Well, given that Tony is the landlord... And since their heat is powered by a giant Arc Reactor, if that stops working, it means something else very bad has happened.

who steals the blankets Tony. Because he insists on sleeping pressed up against Loki, despite the fact that Loki’s cold all the time.

who leaves their stuff around Tony. Only because Loki can magic things away to a pocket dimension when he’s done with them. Tony, meanwhile, will get distracted and set things down on the nearest horizontal surface without a second thought. He does usually remember where he left things, at least. And he’s much better about keeping his lab in a strictly ordered chaos.

who remembers to buy the milk Loki. Mostly because he does almost all of the cooking, so he’s aware when they’re out of things. But Tony’s still pretty good about remembering to keep the basics stocked up.

who remembers anniversaries Bold of you to assume that either of them remembers anniversaries. Tony has about 10 dates he can keep track of on his own, and everything else he makes JARVIS keep track of, if he thinks it’s important. Bruce and Bucky tend to enable his lack of effort to remember these sorts of things, though. Loki, on the other hand, just has a vastly different perception of the passage of time, and legitimately doesn’t think of dates and years the same way that Tony does.

Leave me a ship in the asks and I’ll do more~

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She came back & she was awful AGAIN

This happened the Wednesday/Thursday before Father's Day and I've been holding onto it until Fuck Customers opened back up again. Abby and Rodney you're both awesome! I posted a few weeks ago about the lady who called me worthless over a glue gun; she came back. 

~~ TLDR: Lady says "I would have killed you" when she couldn't see me, calls me rude for not taking expired coupons OR its rude that reality goes on, doesn't understand that coupons don't stack on one item, and hopefully karma will bite her ass that the item is on 25% sale when she wants to use her 60% off coupon. ~~ So I'm sitting on the floor at the u-bend of our queue stocking soap. Customers can't see me so usually I hear them before they get too close and run into me or I scare them. No biggie.  I didn't hear this lady. She gets about three feet from me with her cart, stops, and says "Oh no, I would have killed you!"

Now most customers just say "Oops I didn't see you, I could have hurt you / run into you / etc." But "would" usually indicates intention and "killed" is extremely strong. My hackles raise. I try to give her the benefit of the doubt, maybe this is the way she talks, but with the earlier glue gun incident my guard is up.

We get to the register and she's buying Wilton food coloring to color sidewalk chalk with her grandchildren. Ok, cools. She opens her coupon book and I already know there's going to be trouble. The coupons inside the book are expired, the only available ones are on the back. "I'll use this 50% off on the food coloring." "I'm sorry ma'am, those ones are expired." "No they're not, they can't be!" She looks at me instead of reading the coupon. HEAVY SIGH. I point to the dates. "7-11, 7-11, 7-11, and 7-11 sewing notions." "Well what's today's date?" ??!!?? Do you... do you not know we're almost halfway through June?? Clearly not one of those! I tell her the date and she says "Well that's rude!" Um, excuse me? What's rude? That I didn't offer to accept her expired coupon or that REALITY MOVES ON?? (The computer won't accept it and we don't accept expired coupons - only in very rare cases and CERTAINLY not for her.)

I politely tell her that there's a 40% coupon on the back. She agrees so I scan that and tell her the new total. Very forcefully, authoritatively, she says, "I'll use that 20% total purchase coupon on it too." Mentally I blink at her. I didn't offer that. Coupons don't stack on one item, they've never stacked. I'm not even sorry any more. "Unfortunately coupons don't stack on one item, its in the fine print." "It doesn't say that!" Ok, which one of us works here now? Which one of us knows the book because hundreds of other customers have shown it to me? "It says 'cannot be combined with other coupons or discounts.' That means that its only one coupon per item." 

She takes her coupon book (good thing I hadn't yet crossed out the coupon AHAHAHA), stuffs it into her purse, and says THREE TIMES "Well I don't want it then. I'll just come back and get it with my 60% off coupon. Its not worth that price." She takes her time putting her stuff away and says it THREE TIMES. Is she hoping I'll relent? Is she trying to guilt me? Is she trying to shame me? I don't know what the fuck she thought she was going to accomplish by saying it three times, wasting her time (I mean I'm only stocking soap). With her rudeness I'm not giving her a centimeter. 

I really hoping karma bites her ass; Wilton products are usually 25%/30% off when the 60% coupon is available. Of course someone (probably me) will have to deal with telling her that it's a sale item and NO we can't make it full price to allow for the coupon.

FUCK YOU lady. (You clearly don't even know how to READ or USE YOUR EYES.)

Good news is I told the story to the store manager and he said if she comes back in he'll take her picture. What he's going to do with her picture I have no idea. But our store manager is awesome and won't let customers treat us like this.

[allabroadau]

Medieval squares all dressed in fairy lights, mulled wine and entertaining dogs… it can only mean one thing, Christmas in Europe. Ever dreamed of visiting the Christmas markets in Germany? David Bruce, our guest blogger in this week’s You’ve Been Where, did just that – squeezing in the highlights of the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and France along the way! We’re just a tiny bit jealous…!

Who are you and what do you do for a living?

My name is David Bruce. I work at a national research centre for natural hazards doing the communications, media liaison, public affairs, etc.

Guest blogger David with his wife Alison.

Where is home?

Home is Melbourne, in what lazy journalists call the “leafy” suburb of Mitcham.

Where have you been? When did you go?

We spent three weeks in Europe – Italy, Switzerland, Germany and France, and three weeks in the United Kingdom – England and Scotland – which included Christmas and New Year.

Who did you travel with?

I travelled with my wife and 19-year-old son, and we met up with my 25 year-old daughter and her boyfriend for the UK leg. My kids are now at an age of being fun and helpful rather than just fun and wanting stuff.

What were the highlights of your trip?

We have been back a couple of months now and we are still debating this question. Nothing was bad, all was good. But what was best? We deliberately planned the trip around the landmarks – Colosseum, Vatican, Uffizi, Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Edinburgh Castle, Tower of London, British Museum, the Cotswolds. And they were all genuine highlights. But some of the lesser landmarks were just as memorable.  It snowed on us as we drove through Glencoe in Western Scotland. Skye was insanely beautiful with photos at every turn of the road. Traveling at Christmas time meant so many places were all dressed up. And all that Christmas cheer suddenly made sense; speaking as Aussies more familiar with the heat of summer. The roaring fires, the Christmas sweaters, the scarves, hats, the lights, the nightmarkets. Ah, the nightmarkets! In medieval squares all across the continent we drank hot mulled wine under lights in zero degrees. All these were highlights.

What did you least like about your trip?

The shorter days in a European winter are a bit of a shock. It doesn’t get light until after 9am. And darkness hits at 3.30pm! It means you must plan the driving and sightseeing pretty tightly. But the payoff is some things actually do look nicer at nighttime. And again, especially at Christmas. Even the most ordinary streets looked spectacular with Christmas lights.  Big cities, little villages, town squares, streets, highways, malls and transport hubs. They were all lit up from late afternoon, and not just from after 9pm as in Australia.

All you need is love! Carnaby St, London

The Christmas lights in Freiburg Germany.

Pretty as a picture, Portree, Skye

Do you have any funny stories from your travels?

Travelling with young children can be tough, but with older children they can become surprisingly useful at the most opportune time.

At the railway station in Freiburg Germany I attempt my phrase-book Deutsche on the ticket man and get a flat hand waved in my face. My son pushes me to the side with a “Dad, let me” and embarks on what must certainly be for the first time in his life a most productive real life conversation in fluent post-VCE German.

When Storm Barbara unleashed on the west coast of England I had been driving down the safer middle lane on the M6 in torrential rain. I hoped the horizontal wind pulsating the hire car was doing it in the exactly same beat to the lorries in lanes one and three. After four hours of this I had had enough. Time to hand the wheel over to the next generation. I sat in the back seat and enjoyed the view while daughter and boyfriend did a superb navigator/driver combo deep into the awful night.

What were the locals like?

Sometimes you felt so welcome you could almost pretend you were a local. On the advice of Trip Advisor, we walked into a tiny (four tables?) restaurant in Paris where the one-man waiter/cook/barman and his trusty brown labrador/door greeter/entertainer served up a meal personalised for each of us. Just like home. Except no one else spoke English.

What was the food like?

I think the whole trip was about sightseeing matched with food. Every day seemed structured around where to eat, what to eat, and what beverage to accompany what to eat. The Vatican tour ended with the discovery of a splendid salumeria, the Florence Mercato Centrale was a cheap choice for lunch after the Duomo, the British Museum had a great cafeteria, and if you are going to stop on the M6 don’t go past Tebay Services in Cumbria – why can’t roadside foodstops in Australia be stocked with fresh produce like breads, cakes, meats, diary and fruit from local farms?

Cafe Gourmand, France’s finest creation.

Max the lab, door greeter, entertainer, Paris.

Did you learn anything about yourself or the world on this trip?

I learnt that I needed to learn more history. I thought I knew a bit. But Europe is stacked with so many “histories” – Renaissance, Reformation, two World Wars, the Campbells vs the McDonalds, the Celts, the Druids, the Normans vs the English, the Scots vs the English, the Beatles vs the Stones, the Punks vs society, Man U vs Man City.  We went on a rock and roll walking tour of inner London that included the old Apple Records building on Savile Row where the Beatles performed on the rooftop. Around the corner was the studio where “Bohemian Rhapsody” was recorded.

Would you recommend others travel here?

Ours was mostly a well-trod path so there is no need for my recommendations on places to see but I would recommend considering the early winter season. The really bad weather is yet to strike, fares are cheap, queues are small. But check ahead on what is open. Many places close or have reduced hours at this time of year.

Do you have any tips for people thinking of travelling here?

There are two types of travellers – those that plan ahead and those that just wing it. It’s kind of fun jumping between the two – a bit of foresight here, and a bit of “let’s just see what happens” there. Our timeframe was tight, six countries in six weeks so we erred on the side of pre-booking most of our accommodation and transport and I’m glad we did. Those two essentials never gave us any hassles. And that gave us more time to choose where to eat.

No climbing ducks? Confusion in Cumbria.

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Hot mulled wine with a side order of sightseeing across the UK and Europe Medieval squares all dressed in fairy lights, mulled wine and entertaining dogs... it can only mean one thing, Christmas in Europe.

[kateemmerson]

THE SASSY SYNCHRONISTIC STUFF OF SIMPLY SHOWING UP

THE SASSY SYNCHRONISTIC STUFF OF SIMPLY SHOWING UP #Minimalist meanderings

Recently in the quaint country of Romania for some work, I experienced some (well SEVERAL) sassy synchronistic stuff unfold as I allowed the special energy of this beautiful city take over for a while. I was staying in a flash 5 star hotel as a guest of my host in the country (Sassy #1 – having been delightfully upgraded from an already wonderful 4 star hotel as upon checking in they were renovating that back part of the hotel and a band had extended their stay, so they had no room at that Inn and so they “moved me” to the ooh la la Radisson on the front) Ooh I love that I believe in unexpected delights!

Sassy #2 – there were strelitzias basking on the new concierge’s desk at check in. Hello South Africa. The Radisson was also directly opposite the main concert hall near the old walled city, and 2 days later I discovered there was a special concert on THAT evening. How?

I had been gifted a three-hour private walking and driving tour of the city earlier by my hosts, and we happened to go inside the concert hall to view it’s historical magnificence when we stumbled across some deeply inspirational choral practice whilst looking up at the domed ceilings with awe. Sassy #3 – My amazing tour guide mentioned there was a very special concert on that evening – nudge nudge wink wink.

Sassy #4 – we then landed up in front of the “palace” that was built under Communist rule, now the seat of government. My host proclaimed, that although being Romanian she had never yet been inside or had the tour, and that sadly you need to submit your passport at least 24 hours before in order to get inside. We were marveling at it from the parking lot. Then she gets a twinkle in her eye and says- shall we try and get in? She made a phone call to a friend who works inside, and even though he WASN’T working that particular day he said – go to the entrance and they will allow you to visit today! My host and guide both decided I was their lucky charm, making everything so easy and effortless.

I started feeling a bit lousy in the afternoon after returning from the tour, and had taken myself off to bed for an afternoon nap, contemplating the concert that night. 35 minutes before the start of the concert, I knew I would regret not trying to get a ticket, so I dragged myself out of bed again, splashed my face and added a dash of lipstick, walked across to the “late sales” booth at the side, and stood in a long queue.

Mmmm bed seemed very appealing again. Waiting, slowly.

I saw a very well dressed elderly gentleman standing near the queue for the 15 minutes I was there and kept wondering what he was doing? He wasn’t talking to anyone, but kept trying to motion to them. I kinda felt sorry for him. As I got to the front of the kiosk, they told me they only accepted CASH> >>>aaaargh I only had my card. Cash machine here? No! Tickets were 75 leu and I had only 40 leu cash on me. Damn. Maybe the other Hotel across the road could convert my foreign money, as I knew my own hotel didn’t do that. In Romania what is weird is that all the hotels only work in Euro’s, as it’s now part of the EU, yet all the local shops and establishment still use Romanian Leu, the original, local currency. It’s a tad confusing.

That Hotel also had no local money for me and the banks had closed ten minutes ago.

Eventually after 10 minutes – with the show now starting in ten minutes, I found a cash machine, realizing it would dispense in local currency. DUH! Now, a little weird travel lesson from South Africa. We are considered a slightly “dodgy” country, you know because we look and sound just like Nigeria where most of the money laundering in the world happens. Every time I leave SA I spend about an hour on the phone calling my two banks and getting all my business and credit cards cleared for the countries of my travel, otherwise any foreign transactions might be deemed fraudulent transactions. And even after doing that time-consuming clearance, they can still decline transactions when I’m overseas. So I have multiple cards with multiple options so as not to get caught out.

It took me three cards to be able to draw cash from THIS Romanian machine!

Right – dash back, sweating and huffing to the queue, now with less than 5 minutes till show time. Old man still there. Sassy #5 – He shows me a ticket and says “you for one?” He seems to “imply” he has a ticket (in very broken English and of course I am 200% fluent in Romanian) so I go to the kiosk lady and get her to verify the ticket is indeed valid as there was no date on it (that’s how their special season tickets work apparently) and he says he wants only 60 leu for it. B for bargain, as the tickets were  originally 75 leu.

“COME” he urges, “we late”.

As we are walking and running up the stairs he manages to convey to me that his wife is home and ill and this is her season ticket – pretty good communication hey? We walk into this uppermost concert room and I gasp. OMG – vast, bold, exquisite and ornate. Everyone dressed to the nines and I am transported to ancient Eastern European grandeur.

Sassy #6 – He proceeds to walk to the FRONT ROW. I am front and centre and can hear the musicians breathe as they are warming up. In and out, deep and crisp and even. And the faint squeak the violin string makes before the haunting sound is emitted across the air. I can reach out and touch the conductor as he sashays to the front and lifts his baton!

I can see him twitch and sweat beads form on his brow.

Front row tickets for simply BEING in a city on a night and being willing to show up. I am in awe of the magic of life.

Too often we try and PRE control and PRE book. I believe there is a place for that, but I do love the magic of being in the moment and letting life unfold! FRONT ROW SEATS UNFOLDS! Sassy #7 -The next morning as I head outside to my taxi back to the airport to leave for Greece to run a writing retreat, I see the music conductor sitting in the hotel lobby. Already half way through the revolving door, I make a split second decision to do the full 360 degree circle and get out where I started. I walked up to him, apologized for interrupting his Sunday morning with his female companion, shook his hand and said how marvelous it was that I had enjoyed the privilege of being in the front row the night before. “I remember you, madam, thank you” he said, smiling and eyes twinkling.

And that is how I love to travel.

Do you need to start letting sassy magic unfold in YOUR life? Perhaps I can share some of my methods with you over the next few months?

Last week, I had 90 minutes to “kill” before meeting a dear friend for a mutually soulful chat and had gone early to make sure I was in the right place. So literally killing time, wondering where to go to I was just meandering along in my Russian hat. This “random” guy, bit older than me, Kevin to be precise, stop and says, “I know this is weird but I have (Sassy #8) “time to kill” before making my way to my theatre show tonight with friends and may I buy you a cup of coffee. You look really interesting”. I shrieked with laughter, looked a little shocked and amused at the same time and promptly tuned into my spirit and said yes. I KNOW some of you are reading this with many many “WTF is wrong with you Kate!!!” going round in your head.

As we sat and chatted and told each other a bit about ourselves, (and please let me re-iterate with zero weirdness or innuendos or sexual undertones whatsoever) I was telling him about my new book being released this year helping clients to get really clear on the complex emotional issues of detaching emotionally from a home before putting in on the market to sell, and to support people to sell, pack and move with ease. He just looks at me and smiles – he is about to sell his house and it’s a potentially complicated story with the house and…..Sassy #9 he ALSO works for a well-known estate agent in his town. Now – here’s the rub – I am I the process of looking for potential “brand partners” in the whole property industry, alongside “guinea pigs” to keep working with the material to give me feedback on how it all works for them. Social proof if you like. So this sassy just tickled me pink.

And then there was today catching a bus on a sad, dreary day from Rugby – saying goodbye to my mum on the side of the road just as the light was just coming u, I start chatting the the guy waiting for the bus with me, also headed to Heathrow Airport. Sitting across the aisle, we simply chat about where we are headed and why, and spend the next two hours chatting about work, life, beauty therapy, making brave bold choices in life and business and following our dreams. He landed up Sassy #10 – lugging my suitcase between the buses whilst we waited for an hour and he bought me a mug of tea and became my companion for a while on the road. We even landed up looking at his new brand logos for his business.

Yep, I speak to strangers and I let my trust in people, the world and what we are all doing here seep into my soul at every turn. It’s all to easy to shut off, shut down and shut up. How is that working for YOU?

  Call me crazy, call me naïve, call me mad. Or worse. I call it “THE SASSY SYNCHRONISTIC STUFF OF SIMPLY SHOWING UP”. And I mean showing up with trust, openness, love, compassion and your wits about you at every turn. Let life and people surprise the hell out of you, shock you and win you over. Yes, it’s a bit of a dare!

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THE SASSY SYNCHRONISTIC STUFF OF SIMPLY SHOWING UP was originally published on Kate Emmerson - The Quick Shift Deva