#really quick edit so its not rlly neat

[momorikoz]

ROY, CONNOR & DINAH in Green Arrow #1 (2023)

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Yay rqs are open! My hc request is for the Diasomnia boys’ reaction when feMc shows up to their first date in a rlly nice dress, makeup, and heels. Like it’s their first time seeing her wearing a skirt or a specisl outfit in general? I hope you can do that 🎀

Curiouser and Curiouser...

Malleus maintains a relatively reserved look, but there are a few subtle cues that clue you in on how pleased he is. His widened eyes, the slight smile on his lips, how his eyelids fold over...

Seeing you all dressed up puts him in a really good mood, but he doesn’t express it in over-the-top ways--as a prince, he has to maintain a certain sense of decorum, especially in public. Just know that he’s internally squealing and probably will continue raving about it later to Lilia and co.

He gives you a bow, as though addressing fellow noble, once you stand before him. “Attire as fine as this deserves the royal treatment,” he jokes dryly, taking the back of your hand and planting a quick kiss upon it.

Malleus will want to remember this moment forever: your first date, and his first time seeing you in a special outfit, so he’ll fumble with the camera on his phone to try and take a picture with you. He insists that the photo doesn’t need any filters or other editing once it is taken--he thinks you, and by extension, the picture, looks perfect as is.

Malleus is always courteous, but he’s extra courteous to you since you’ve taken such painstaking efforts to look nice for the date. He volunteers his jacket to keep dust and debris off your outfit, and asks every so often if you’d like to stop and give your feet a rest from the heels.

He assists you with light touch-ups throughout the day, like adjusting stray strands of hair that fall across your face, or wiping up a little lip makeup that smears when you bite into your food. Malleus has the most tender of smiles as he does so, savoring those small, casual moments of intimacy.

Lilia’s eyes light up when he sees you! He’s so excited to see you up close that he just skips right over. Taking your hands in his, he spins you around adoringly while gushing about how adorable you are~

He has an appreciation for cute things, so he’ll want to see your look from different angles! Lilia releases your hands and requests for you to curtsey and twirl so your hair bounces, and your skirt feathers out like flower petals. He claps adoringly all the while, as though cheering you on at a sporting event.

As much as Lilia dotes on you, he also takes every chance he can get to mess with you! Of course, he loves that you put all this effort into your appearance for him, but he wants to see how cute you look after a busy date with him, too!

He’ll tug you along at a frantic pace, sweeping wind into your hair, or challenge you to a race to see who can make it to a designated location first. If you can’t run in heels, no problem! Lilia will sweep you up into his arms and run as fast as he can with you!

Lilia will also boop your nose or nuzzle his face against yours, which smudges your makeup a bit. Oh, and don’t forget the head pats! He’ll mess your hair up really well with those!

Fussing over yourself draws only a chuckle from Lilia. “There is no need to fret, my dear. Even this imperfect look of yours has its own kind of charm. No matter how neat or disheveled your appearance, my feelings for you will remain forever unchanged.”

Silver blinks several times and rubs at his eyes. He thinks, for a moment, that he must be dreaming—so he needs to get rid of whatever drowsiness remains in him!

“Ah... I thought you looked too ethereal to be real for a second there... But I guess it’s not a dream after all. You’re not a dream,” he mutters, smiling softly at you. “Good. I didn’t want to wake up from it if it was.”

He hears it is painful to walk in heels (it’s an experience like walking on a bed of swords, according to his sources), so Silver offers you the crook of his arm to hold onto. It helps anchor you, and no matter how skilled (or unskilled) you may be with walking in heels, just knowing that Silver supports you fills your heart with warmth.

He can’t help but sneak shy peeks at your made up face and cute outfit throughout the date! Silver’s not great at fully articulating his thoughts—the most he can say is a short compliment like “you look nice”, or “that’s pretty”—but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t appreciate them!

Silver’s very patient! If you need to go to the restroom to fix your appearance, he’s fine with waiting for however long it may take to do so (though he does doze off a bit if you take a while in there).

His animal friends come to say hello during your date. A few of the woodland critters bring small flowers, which Silver weaves into your hair, adding to your special look for the day.

Sebek looks completely aghast when he sees you in all your finery. In fact, he’s so shocked that his face goes bright pink, which is a nice contrast to the mint green of his hair.

He fights the blush taking over his face, coughs into his hand, and gives you a lecture about how impractical your manner of dress is. How are you meant to maneuver with those toothpick thin sticks on your shoes? And that flowy fabric offers little to no protection from the elements!

“Love is war!! And you are ill-equipped for that battle field!” Sebek declares with a huff, looking quite proud of himself. “Given this docile, flowery appearance you have adopted... It would be better suited for an act of espionage in enemy territory than as a suit of armor for combat!”

You look confused, so he proceeds to explain that he studied (VERY) old (war) strategy books from the Diasomnia library (recommended by Lilia) to prepare for this momentous day—aren’t you proud of him for being so diligent? Sebek looks to you with sparkling eyes, like a puppy eager for praise!

His expression falters when you let him in on the secret: you didn’t dress up to march off to battle, you dressed up to surprise him! Sebek’s blush deepens as he realizes his mistake and frantically apologizes for it.

He buries his head in his hands in shame, refusing to gaze upon you again (as self-inflicted punishment for his foolishness). After some coaxing from your end, Sebek slowly peeks through the cracks between his fingers and mumbles, “... Y-You... You look nice, human.” And yup, his face is now a bright red instead of pink.

[stateofstudying-blog]

Apps for school

So I have decided to be an active member of the studyblr community and come out of my rabbit hole to share with you some apps that have helped me throughout the school year! 

DISCLAIMER: ALL OF THESE APPS ARE ON IOS (APPLE iPHONES) SO IF YOU CAN’T FIND THEM I’M SO SORRY! The majority of the apps listed are part of my current app stash, but I tend to get bored of apps and flip flop (I lack commitment lol) so yah (: 

** signifies in use

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Timers

Forest **: I know that every studyblr uses this app, but it’s really nice! I love it and that it has these cute little trees! Basically, it’s a timer that blocks the usage of other apps while you’re studying. IT EVEN HAS A WIDGET ON CHROME, HOW NICE!!! Anyways this is obvi my fave.

Flat Tomato (Free): This is a Pomodoro timer that I’ve used in the past. It works really well and has a clean interface.

Email

Spark (Free)**: This is a really neat app! It basically organizes your email based on the type of email it is. So there are some sections labeled newsletters, pinned, etc. It has a really nice interface and I LOVE IT

Outlook (Free): This is also a really great email app since it filters out your email from newsletters and shows you priority emails.

Health

Smiling Mind (Free)**: This is an excellent app for meditation and mindfulness and it’s built around the whole premise that mental health is something that shouldn’t be an added expense. A really nice thing about this program is that it has several programs like for teens or for those training for their sport and I find that super neat (me to me: wHy  dO yOu KeEp UsInG tHaT WoRd!??) 

Headspace (Free but in app purchases)**: This, like Smiling Mind, is an awesome app for meditation and mindfulness. The app allows you to choose from different programs and work your way through them. 

Pillow (free with in app purchases)**: This is a 2in1 alarm and sleep tracker that tracks your sleep and basically rates the quality of sleep that you’re getting based on the feedback it receives. I enjoyed this app so much that I paid for the premium subscription which comes with the ability to power nap and change the alarm clock buzzer sounds (amongst other amazing features), but all-in-all best sleep tracker app I’ve tried.

Clue (free)**; This is such a great app, part of my holy grail of apps actually haha. Basically, Clue keeps track of your period and predicts when the next one will occur based on the data it has gathered. It also is a period journal and you can keep track of things like your mood or whether or not you took the pill that day. 10/10 would recommend!

To-do apps/lists

Todoist (free with in app purchases)**: The To-do list to end to lists… jk. I prefer post-its, but when I do use online stuff I use Todoist because it has such a straightforward, clean, user-friendly interface. I love that it works well with IFTTT and that you can use #s to organize your tasks. Only downside would be the lack of reminders on the free subscription.

Wunderlist (free with in app purchases): Before I used Todoist, I used this gem. With similar functionality to Todoist, it was an easy and fun use. The only deal-breaker for me was the lack of IFTTT integration and those cool # thingies b/c honestly it expedites the process of writing out your task and it makes you feel like some sort of hacker with cheat codes but rlly you’re just a smol bean.

Doo (paid)**: I love this app SOOOO much. In a synopsis, doo displays everything you have to do into cards and you can place them into chronological order and schedule reminders and it’s so nice and so cute and i love it.

Staying Woke:

TheSkimm (free but like you need a subscription??)**: This app gives you a quick rundown of all of the biggest news stories and in language that is comprehensible. I love this app so much but if you’re already a woke-ish human and you want more in-depth news, go for WSJ, The New York Times, The Atlantic, BBC, etc.

TED (free like my country, hahahaha just kidding but not im so sorry im so meme-y)**: I really like TEDTalks because they give you a rundown of all of the advancements in tech and there are some really interesting people on there who present amazing topics.

Educational:

Duolingo (free)**: This app helps you learn languages through dialogue, vocab building, and sentence construction. I use it to keep my native language polished (Spanish) and to practice French. :)

GoogleDocs (free)**: This app is really awesome for working on documents on the go, especially if you need to make quick edits here and there. 

OneNote (free)**: So on OneNote all of my classes have a notebook that i use to keep track of notes and assignments. It’s a good place to keep everything and I really like the ease of use.

Quizlet (free)**: For the on-the-go studier, this is seriously a lifesaver. I love using this to make flashcards for vocab or equations, it helps me drill them and memorize efficiently.