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Patch Notes

Update 07/20/2021

PC: 1.77.131.1030 / Mac: 1.77.131.1230

Console: Version 1.44

Hello Simmers!

Hope you are well wherever you are in the world and that you are all having a fantastic Summer of Sims! We are excited to share today’s update with you. There is a lot of info, so make sure you have your tea/coffee/beverage of choice ready to read on. You all know I have my coffee ready for this!

As we continue to get ready to explore the countryside charm of Henford-on-Bagley and cannot absolutely wait to play with the adorable animals in Cottage Living, we also have updates and fixes that should improve and complement your Sims’ everyday life. We have something for everyone and we hope that you all enjoy them. Thank you for all your feedback and support.

Cheers!

-SimGuruRusskii ft. SimGuruRomeo and SimGuruJoAnna

What’s New?

Let’s start with some items that we shared in our last Sims 411! For this update, we partnered with two talented artists from the LGBTQ+ community, Ashley Lukashepsky, and Mohammed Iman Fayaz, and they have brought their inspiring and beautiful artwork into the game. We have also included the modernized version of the large afro hairstyle that we showed you. But more than tell you about it in text, let me actually attach a screenshot of everything put together:

I love everything about this scene, not only it shows you how the artwork looks in a real game setting, but the whole scene with the two Sims and their surroundings is quite magical. Also, look at that hair! The way the light highlights it, perfection! You may also notice the hair of the Sim on the right, which was also added with this update for everyone. I want to personally thank all Simmers for their feedback and recommendations, as we are continuously working on adding more diverse hairstyles and textures to not only packs, but also to our base game.

Now that we are talking about artwork, the last patch notes I forgot to add the artwork made by the wonderful Jupiter Stevens-Hill. I apologize for that, I totally blanked out. However, I’m happy to see that a lot of you are enjoying it and placing it in your Lots! That makes a very happy Russkii =)

To find Jupiter, Ashley, and Mohammed’s paintings in Build Mode, make sure you take a look at the Paintings and Posters sort and filter by Base Game items. These artists are amazing and we hope you enjoy their creations.

Now, without further ado, let’s get to some new features and improvements that are part of this update!

A little bit of Gallery

When you download a lot made with the bb.moveobjects cheat, the game now notifies you about this so you know to activate the cheat before placing the lot. Builders, this means you won't need to mention it in the lot’s description anymore!

A little for Sims

Trying to find the Sims in the current neighborhood? Select their portraits in the Relationship Panel.

"Focus the Camera" moves the camera to the Sim.

"Lock the Camera" moves the camera to the Sim and keeps following them.

Where did the Notebook go?

Found it! The Notebook has moved out of the Phone and into its own button for quicker access.

The "Center on Current Lot" button that used to be there has moved to the top right, adjacent to the Camera Controls.

Water Tool

You now can make natural, organic bodies of water! Just head into Build Mode, make a hole with the Terrain Manipulation tool, and fill it with water. It is that easy! The Terrain Manipulation and Paint Tools also have more brush sizes to enable finer detail.

In adding the Water Tool, we also took the chance to overhaul the related tools and object categories. Why not? Enjoy!

Pond Effects

All sorts of critters are available to complete the look of your pond ranging from ducks and swans to pesky mosquitoes. There is even an alligator!

New Pond Objects

Outdoor Water Décor now has an assortment of new Pond Objects to decorate the perfect pond. Some of these objects such as the Bog Log and Colorful Lily Pads have interactions on them in Live Mode to activate Turtle and Frog effects. The new Fishing Allowed Sign enables you to stock your pond with any fish your Sims have previously caught. Try it out!

New Water Styles

Go beyond the original crystal blue and dreamy magenta water. Additional options range from “Mossy Water” to “Pond Scum” to complete that au natural look.

The Shrubs category includes new plants to complement the water styles: "Green Fern", "Leaning Not-Grass Grass", "Not-Grass Grass Sans Inflorescence."

Gardening with Children

Children now can help out in the garden by planting, watering, and weeding. They build their Mental skill as they garden. The process of purchasing and planting seeds is streamlined as well to make gardening more enjoyable for everyone.

Group Cooking

Cooking no longer is a solo affair. Sims now can cook in groups of up to five Sims including children. Start cooking together by selecting a fridge, stove, or any empty countertop.

Zoomers Food Delivery Service

Are your Sims getting tired of the same old pizza delivery every night? Well, gone are the days of redundant pizza nights. Maybe you are in the mood for pasta primavera or even a fancy steak dinner. All this and more are available courtesy of Zoomer Food Delivery. Order delivery through the phone or the refrigerator and the food will arrive in a jif.

Calendar

The calendar, previously available only with Seasons, now is available with Base Game to see upcoming events such as birthdays, school and work schedules, festivals, and fairs. You even can use it to book events, so it’s time to get to party planning!

Bug Fixes

Consoles

In Snowy Escape, skiing, sledding, and snowboarding on Bunny Slopes now contribute to the Extreme Sports Enthusiast Aspiration.

Also in Snowy Escape, Sims with high enough Skiing and Snowboarding skills now can enjoy the more advanced slopes. Sims also use the Lift to go to the top of the slopes and not go “the hard way.”

Simmers can now rotate Sims downloaded from the Gallery in Create a Sim. Spin them ‘round, ‘round, Simmers ‘round, ‘round -  like a record ‘round, ‘round, ‘round, ‘round.

The Sims 4

We made some improvements that should help our Simulation lag, particularly on the usage of some computer interactions like playing BlicBlock, along with fishing interactions, which should make the game perform a bit better. Note that this doesn’t entirely fix simulation lag but it should help and it is a step in a good direction.

Fixed an issue in which placing Mirrors directly opposite Doors would create a visual glitch in which walls and borders would disappear around them and well it was quite spooky to be honest, glad we solved that one!

Ever wish your food didn’t expire? I know I do, especially when it comes to traveling and coming back to see a fridge in pristine condition, that is a dream… but alas, it is not meant to be in life or in Sims. Fixed an issue in which traveling didn’t let food expire.

Sims stuck sleeping and couldn’t cancel that interaction? Not a product of a sci-fi film as I thought, but I can say that we have fixed this issue, well I hope.

You want to know how to not make my day, have my coffee brew endlessly but without giving me the coffee! Luckily the issue in-game about the Brew Coffee interaction being stuck has been fixed. Wasn’t it odd? Wait… Sleep and Brew Coffee were stuck in a mysterious loop? SUS.

If your Child Sims suddenly interrupted their computer sessions to draw on the activity table when Inspired, worry not, this should not happen after this update.

Fixed an issue that caused the “Items Removed” pop-up to appear when no items were removed from the game.

Fixed an issue in which setting Lots on Slipshod Mesquite would sometimes generate a crash of the game for some Simmers. The Lot couldn’t handle that much flavor.

Some blush and lipstick opacity sliders are back as they were greyed out.

Step-Parent/Child relationships are no longer missing in the Genealogy Panel. Similarly, other cases of broken families in the Genealogy Panel have been fixed as well. It is all about reconnecting or connecting with what is important.

Platforms will no longer raise in height automatically when creating new walls to intersect part of them.

We also fixed an issue in which if you placed platforms in basement levels and a staircase from the floor to the platforms, it would create this gap or hole in front of the stairs and Sims were not able to route correctly. You know, I have played many platformers in my lifetime, but do you imagine Sims trying to jump those gaps? I mean, I am called JumpFail for a reason… glad we fixed this one!

World view Lots that had some off-centered border have been adjusted.

Toddlers will no longer gain negative Sentiments against their parents randomly, especially the Festering Grudge Sentiment. I should not be laughing at this issue as I type it, I should not…<giggles>

We got word that the camera was malfunctioning and bouncing uncontrollably in some Lots across multiple Worlds. We fixed an issue that caused this, but let us know if there are new instances.

Sometimes Ghosts can be part of our Households if we choose to, however, it is really hard to live with Ghosts that constantly break things, it makes it a bit… unlivable. So our expert team of Simghostologists has communicated with these Ghosts in the non-physical realm and they have agreed to not break everything all the time.

Fixed an issue related to flooring glitches while placing the dance floor or crystal clear flooring.

Went through all the trouble in hiring a Nanny only to have your Toddler get sent to Daycare? More than a schedule conflict I imagine having the Nanny show up and there is no Toddler so what does the Nanny do in this case? Do they leave? Do they stay and wait? I must know… However, This should no longer be an issue.

Fixed an issue where using ‘{}’ (curly brackets)  in renaming objects would make these invisible in lists or UI in general.

Fixed an issue in the Likes and Dislikes section in Create a Sim that had some categories displayed incorrectly (either cut off, or words broken apart in new lines incorrectly) for some languages.

There was a clipping issue with the eye preset ymAsian13_Eyes that occurred when Sims were in extreme emotion, like Angry, and blinked. We adjusted this preset so this should not occur.

Toddlers can be picky eaters, but Toddlers not eating any fish recipe? That is suspicious, so we had a chat with the little angels and we have found a way to help them enjoy the complex flavors of our fish recipes.

Our UI team has fixed an issue in which a scrollbar appeared in the Sentiment section in the Relationship Panel when there were no sentiments. The mysterious scrollbar was mysterious. Similarly, they have also fixed an issue in which if multiple Sims gained sentiments together their thought bubbles look quite not right with the incorrect colors, so now they should look proper.

The Likes and Dislikes icon in Create a Sim will no longer overlap its text. It looked weird, honestly.

Droids (if you own Journey to Batuu) and Drones (if you own Get Famous) clipping into all kinds of objects in Build Mode? We saw that too, so there should be a fix for that in this game update. I mean this went beyond just crashing into things…

The option “Join After School Activity” will no longer be available if Simmers don’t have Seasons or Get Famous packs installed.

Sims in deviant paths now can properly reach the Level 4 of the Criminal Career.

Now, this is one that made my day, Cowplants are now able to dance again when Sims play music in front of them. Dance Cowplant, Dance!

Fixed an issue in which relationship points gained by friendly introductions were more than usual if Simmers didn’t have Snowy Escape installed.

We adjusted the color swatches for the S. Cargeaux Counter Island so that when it gets dirty, the counter doesn’t completely change colors. Dirty Counter - who dis?

Fixed an issue where the Scared Emotion UI was displaying a broken pose for Toddlers. The pose was kinda more scary than what the Toddler had been scared of, so glad that is done.

Outfits worn while Purchased and Worn in Festivals/Kiosks/Stalls should no longer remove accessories that were in place for the Sim.

Error code 134:571e5862 that occurred to some Simmers should be fixed now.

We fixed a few hairstyles (yfHair_EP05WavyBob, yfHair_EP01PartedFlat, yfHair_EP05UnderCutDreads, yfHair_EP01ShortSwept, and yfHair_DreamyCrew) that when used with the recently added color options would create splotches in the eyes, change the color of teeth, and/or change the eyelashes color.

As always the Localization team and this author have fixed and improved text across all packs and updates.

Get to Work

Aliens can now enjoy their custom Blush options in Create a Sim. Lewks out of this world!

Retail employees will now appropriately change into their assigned outfits. Listen, I grew up wearing uniforms for school, I get it, sometimes they are not the prettiest… but you have to wear them if you have to go to that establishment. I know the pain too well… but my sense of style grew from that… I think.

We made a fix to some of the swatches from the Barely Better Digital Camera that were missing a description for the item, so now all the swatches will display the text in all its glory.

Get Together

Some of these Sims are not like the others, some of these Sims just don’t belong. Can you tell which are not like the others by the time I finish writing these notes?

Fixed an issue in which some of the rooftops in Winderburg were not displaying Snow (if you own Seasons) correctly.

Fixed an issue where Sims didn’t sometimes change into their Club outfits when a Club Gathering was being held.

City Living

The Scattered Panes window in Build Mode now displays appropriate shadows in all options.

Sims enrolled in the Social Media career will now gain influence at the end of their stream instead of every few Sim-minutes.

Two hairstyles (ymHair_EP03BunHighPins and ymHair_EP03BraidedFlateBun) have been updated to reflect the correct look when choosing the Neutral Black color option.

Your Sims want to shoot some Basketball Close Shots, but they are trying to eat first? Well, now your Sims can finish eating before trying those hoops. Nutrition is important!

Cats and Dogs

We fixed an issue in which whiskers were not being seen applied to Cats. A Cat without whiskers is like Peanut butter without Jelly… or something like that! Just wrong!

Robot Vacuums should all now return to their docks accordingly. I hope this issue was not a sign that they were becoming sentient.

Sims will no longer get a Moodlet referring to the death of their Pet when witnessing the death of another Sim. The loss of a Sim is heartbreaking, but also getting a Moodlet for the death of their Pet when the Pet has not died, that is cold Grimmy, very cold.

Speaking of Robot Vacuums becoming sentient a few lines above, we fixed an issue that made the game crash when Cats would sit on the Robot Vacuum. CatonRobot.exe is now working.

We fixed an issue in which some Simmers experienced a crash with their last played Household loading into Brindleton Bay.

Seasons

Sims were changing into their cold-weather gear… while not in cold weather? We had some conversations with Sims and even though they love their winter outfits, dressing up in full winter gear in the summer was probably not the wisest choice. So the issue in which Sims randomly would change into their winter outfits while not in winter is solved.

Egg Hunts are adorable and fun! But not being able to have the furniture reset after looking for Eggs in them, can be quite the rain on Sims’ parade. But this should no longer occur.

Island Living

Mermaids will no longer keep the “Dried Scales” Moodlet when they are hydrated. Mermaids’ skincare regimen pays off! Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!

Fixed an issue in which Lots that are placed in the sand looked quite odd displaying all edges of the Lot when it rained.

Sims that have the Collector Aspiration Trait are now able to catch Frogs in Sulani as part of their adventures exploring the island waterfall. Good Luck!

We fixed an issue in which some Simmers experienced game crashes when loading into certain lots in Mua Pe’lam. Happy Exploring!

Discover University

Sims having a hard time in Uni? No matter what they do they keep failing classes? Worry not, Sims will no longer fail classes when meeting all the criteria for course completion. Work hard, pass your classes hard!

Having Roommates can be hard. Have your Sims had Roommates complain constantly and leave even when their needs are met? Yeah, we made it so that Roommates don’t do this any longer.

Fixed an issue in which beds were counted incorrectly when placing an ad for Roommates. I mean, as much as Pets and even Toddlers can live with Roommates, the ad should be truthful to how many beds there are actually in the Lot, not count Toddlers and Pets as needing adult-sized beds.

We fixed Servo animations so that they don’t look like they are walking on one leg when hovering to their destination. Now they will hover properly.

We fixed an issue in which in some instances Professors could not go to work when a Professor NPC is added into that same Household.

Fixed an issue in which removing and adding back Household members as Roommates would create some… inappropriate moments, ahem.

Eco Lifestyle

Evergreen Harbor’s peace has been restored: roads and parts of neighborhoods no longer disappear or turn blue when businesses open in Port Promise while the Modern Development N.A.P is active.

yfBody_EP09DressShirt no longer has a weird texture in some of the footwear from various packs, especially platform shoes and chunky sneakers.

Had you moved to Cypress Terrace in Willow Creek and found you couldn’t really do anything there? We fixed the routing failures and interaction failures on the Mitey-Mitey Home - Insect Farm.

Snowy Escape

Mountain Climbing can be challenging, even for those experienced. But having indecisive moments before a climbing route like getting off and on your bike constantly seems that a lot of doubt is passing your mind… However, we did speak to these Sims that were experiencing this behavior and calmed their fears and doubts, so this should no longer be an issue.

The hairstyle yfHair_EP10BobBluntOmbre now covers all of the Sim’s ears.

For Simmers who own Seasons together with Snowy Escape, rain options no longer affect snow.

Sims no longer have the option to give a respectful or military introduction during activities such as Dancing or Bike Riding. I mean, I’m not sure about you, but I can’t dance and respectfully introduce myself at the same time. So many falls… so many falls.

We made some corrections to the Slippers that came with this pack and they should no longer display a greenish texture on Sims’ toes when selected in Create a Sim. Yikes.

Fixed an issue in which for some Simmers playing with the Yoshida Hall Household would generate a game crash when loading into Mt. Komorebi.

We took a look at our Ramen menu and have updated our cooking menu to label Miso and Egg Ramen as Vegetarian safe options. Buen Provecho!

Want to run a Restaurant in Yukimatsu but also want to enjoy the slopes? Now your Sims can enjoy the slopes and dine in style. However, this action is only directed, and will not be autonomous. In the same vein, Restaurant employees will not be tempted to leave work to enjoy the slopes.

Journey to Batuu

Batuu is an awesome destination for those who want to enjoy something fun and different, but if you bought a Droid from the Droid Depot and never saw it in your inventory, I know how frustrating it can be. Never fear, the Droids you were looking for will appear now in Inventories when purchased.

In Journey to Batuu, the First Order ID no longer disappears from inventory so Sims now can Access First Order Plans for the Top Notch Trickery Mission.

Fixed an issue with the Leveling the Playing Field Mission in which the Scoundrel Informant would not appear on the scene after Sims stole the Prototype Blaster and went to Oga’s Cantina to wait for the informant.

Dine Out

Eggs and Toast sound super basic and easy right? They will continue to be that way for our unassuming Chefs on the Chef Station since we fixed an issue that made them… challenging. Sims can also use the second burner for other recipes without fail or routing out.

StrangerVille

The Decorations and Kid's categories in Build Mode should no longer have a "New" highlight when there's nothing actually new.

Dream Home Decorator

Lighting can change the ambiance of a room, and your mood in a flash. Luckily we have fixed an issue that lighting was not even on sectional sofas to continue to set the right mood for our Sims.

Our stylists fixed the Sleep ‘N’ Study Styled Room to remove the P.R.I.M.A Computer from it as this is not an item that is accessible for everyone, pardon our dust.

Laundry Day

Fixed an issue where an animation clipped when Sims were loading their laundry machines. Because having your clothes go through you is awkward, are Sims made of fabric? I don’t think so.

Bust the Dust

Don’t need Simoleons, don’t need Fame. Don’t need dinner to have this date. It’s strong and it’s sudden and it’s cruel sometimes but it might just end your night… the power of Dust, that’s the power of Dust.

Our cleaning agents have determined that Sims won’t get romantic negative Moodlets related to filthy levels of dust in public places like parks.

[aiiwa]

PRETTY IN PINK — IWAIZUMI HAJIME.

✗ REQUEST: may i request a lil text fic of yn having the most juiciest 🍑 and taking pics in her lingerie to send to her female friends so they can help pic out which one is the prettiest but she accidently sends them to her best friend and crush iwa and how that would go?????

— iwaizumi hajime.

⤷ genre: college au - fluff (?) / crack (?)

⤷ warnings: suggestive / mature themes, cursing, and a photo thirst trap photo (?), also iwa talking about masturbating over your photo

⤷ word count: 2.8k

— a/n: for my big booty anon i would sell my soul for 🍑💖

this is set in the same universe as freshman year, so feel free to give it a read if you’d like!!

life after meeting your boys had changed your daily routine in the best way. not a minute went by that wasn’t filled with the familiar craziness you had grown on.

free time was spent humouring mattsun by shifting the couches in their apartment around and engaging in a wrestling match, originally stemming from a fight the two of you had over the last slice of cake a month ago; the current score was an even tie of 14-14 though you had plans to take the lead. when it came to makki, he was more than happy to indulge on your self-care days; he’d even take part in your skincare routine, let you paint his nails, and liked it when you made smoothies to sip on while the two of you waited for your clay masks to dry. every other week was dedicated to retouching his roots with pink hair dye.

other days, you were set up on your bed; under the soft covers, stash of snacks next to you, while your laptop rested on your lap. and at exactly three a.m. you would receive an incoming call from, oikawa. since it would be three p.m. in argentina, he’d take to sitting out on his balcony, basking in the sun and interrogating you on the relationship, or lack thereof, you had with his dear iwa-chan.

speaking of sweet, gorgeous iwa - in your biased and majorly crushing opinion, hanging out with him was your favourite. though you’d never be heard saying that around anyone. just last week he’d all but solidified your love for him even more, when the two of you were up late, binge watching a new sci-fi show that caught iwa’s attention, and he got up to make you some coffee when you started to feel sleepy.

“here we go, coffee with two sugars for the pretty lady.” the warmth you felt run over your body settled before you grabbed at the steaming cup. taking a sip you realised you’d never told iwa how many sugars you preferred, and after asking him, you watched his faint blush bloom under the harsh light of the t.v. screen. “heh, i don’t know...just noticed it, i guess.”

but as much as you loved the guys, there were just some things you couldn’t do with them. things that required a strictly girls-only day out.

“what do you mean we’re not allowed to come? i wanna go to the mall too!” mattsun whines, tugging at the sleeve of your cropped, button-up sweater, while you were bent over tying your laces.

“it’s a girl’s day out, emphasis on girl.” smacking his hand away, you straighten up; sending him the look your mother gives you when you’re being difficult. “so unless your little pee-pee grew into a powerful vagina, you’ll be staying home.”

“but makki’s practically a girl too!” the couch cushion that flew into his face was true to its aim, the swift whack shutting mattsun up.

“fuck off, little dick.” makki grumbled, lanky figure draped over the couch; sans aforementioned couch cushion that was covering his face before. mattsun tried to throw the pillow back at the pink-haired boy, but it was caught with ease. “we agreed to never bring that up again.”

“yeah well, y/n’s talking about some girl-time shit, like we didn’t take her to a strip club, filled with male strippers.” mattsun sasses back, crossing his arms with a smirk. “like makki didn’t get a lap dance from that guy-”

from the corner of your eye, the bulky figure entering the room catches your attention instantly. you could never get tired of eyeing up the way his shirt stretched around his fit body, how his sleeves cut a bit into his arms and knowing he could rip them up with a flex of his biceps. watching him walk up to you, the tightening of his navy blue gym shorts around his shaped thighs, had you mesmerised; dragging your gaze across the outline of his bulge, you swore it twitched just before he stopped near you.

“ready to go, y/n?” he offered a small smile, twirling his keys around his finger. at the sound of his voice, the other two boys halted their bickering over the strip club incident.

“oi iwa, no fair, are you going with y/n?!” mattsun interrogates, thick brows arched in question.

“i’m dropping her off.”

“oh.” makki chimes in. “out of everyone i thought you would be the one with the most complaints, iwa. just the other day when the two of you were together, i wanted to ask y/n for help with my project but you-”

“yeah, yeah that was the other day.” iwa cuts him off, and you couldn’t help but furrow your brows, wanting to know what makki was going to say. oh well, you’ll just get it out of him after. “c’mon y/n, you’ll be late meeting the girls.”

iwa was on his way to the front door when makki asked you what was so different about this trip to the mall that you didn’t want any of the boys to come along.

“i’m going to buy new lingerie, and i need their opinions.” you shrugged, grabbing your hand bag so you could follow iwa out.

busy with shoving your phone into your purse, and checking you had all of your essentials, you failed to notice the scheming look shared between mattsun and makki. or how iwa stood frozen by the door, hand tightly gripping the handle, until you bumped into his warm back.

“lingerie...hm, i wonder for who?”

at makki’s words you felt heat rise up in your face, as you rubbed at your nose.

“y/n~! you could’ve just asked me to come along! i would love to give my opinion!”

you’d never seen keys flying so fast through the air, finding their mark on mattsun’s forehead.

after spending twenty minutes pressing an ice pack to the growing bump on mattsun’s forehead, and listening to him trying to explain to an irritated iwa that he was just playing around; you’d finally left the apartment, and was nearing the bustling shopping district. iwa had been quiet, though not awkward, with only the mellow songs of his playlist, named after you, playing during the short drive. he flicked his indicator on, spotting the two girls waving at you from the sidewalk, and pulled over to the side.

“thanks for the ride, iwa.” you mumbled distractedly, admiring the veins in his tanned arm as he shifted the gear into park.

“anything for my pretty lady.” iwa lifts the corner of his mouth up into a sweet grin, olive green eyes flitting over you next to him. he doesn’t even realise he’d called you his pretty lady, and you press a hand to your heated cheek; ignoring your friends cooing and pointing at the two of you. “do you need some money? are you gonna be warm?” he leans closer to you, putting his arm behind your seat as he searches through his gym back in the back. the intoxicating smell of his cinnamon cologne invades your senses. “i’ll give you my jacket, just let me find it.”

you couldn’t help but chuckle at his antics, grabbing his bicep to stop him, giving it a firm, very self-indulgent squeeze. “iwa.” you called out to him. he turned to look at you, wide eyed and so fucking adorable. “you’re acting like my mom.” 

his handsome features relaxed as he released an airy laugh. “well i love your mom, so i’m fine with that.” he pulled his arm from behind you, jacket in his grip, though not in a way to make you let go of his arm.

“i still can’t believe she messages you to make sure i’m eating right.” you groaned, still squeezing his arm playfully. “and stop trying to give me money, it’s like you want to be my sugar daddy or something.”

iwa’s arm tenses under your touch as he processes your words. “alright, time for you to go.” you manage to catch the bright blush dusting his cheeks; your hand reaching out to pinch them yet all you feel is the material of his jacket as he shoves it into your arms. “get out, your friends are waiting for you.”

you pout at his dismissal; but with the way he was so flustered, scratching the back of his neck and hiding his pretty eyes, you decide to let him off easy 

“‘kay, fine~” you drawled in a sing-song voice.

making a show of collecting your things together, you dramatically tugged your seat belt loose; reaching for the door but halting in your actions when the weight of his large hand, dropped on top of your head. allowing him to angle your head to face him, he gifted you with a soft smile that had you ready to melt into the passenger seat. 

“be safe, alright?” your eyes blinked with each gentle pat on your head - once, twice, thrice - most likely ruffling your hair you’d spent a good amount of time on. “now go, text me and i’ll pick you up later.”

puffing your cheeks, you nodded as he squeezed your scalp affectionately. unlocking the door, you stepped outside into the cool air, wrapping iwa’s big jacket over your shoulders as goosebumps rose underneath the thin material of your sweater. bumping the door closed with your hip, you bent at the waist and stuck your head through the open window 

“bye, iwa.” your lips pressed together in a shy smile.

he mirrored your smile. “see you later, pretty lady.”

walking away, tugging the collar of his jacket closer, you could feel his eyes following after you. only half-listening as the girls teased you, hooking their arms through yours to walk through the entrance of the mall; you glanced back once more to see iwa stick a hand out and wave, before driving off once you disappeared from his view.

steam whirled up and around iwa, as a contented sigh escaped his parted lips. stood underneath the spray of warm water, he felt the tension begin to evaporate from his taut muscles 

iwa’s gym sessions, as of late, had been rather extreme. well, it had been this way for a couple of months now, ever since he had met you. he had to overwork his body, send it into overdrive and power through the fatigue - it was the only way to release some of his pent up frustration. the frustration that came with crushing on you, and not acting on it.

you were so fucking gorgeous to him, and you were so damn sweet. every part of his being was steadily entangling itself around your presence, and he had no idea how to stop it. not that he would even want to try. when you were nearby, his ears would begin to twitch at the sound of your voice, searching for you; and when you touched him, wrapping your delicate fingers around his arm to steady yourself, or poking your fingers at his back absentmindedly while teasing his roommates, he could feel his skin tingle all over. but it was when you would look up at him, sparkles in your beautiful eyes, that iwa knew he was a goner.

you had him wrapped around your pretty little finger, and he just wanted to make you his. have you in his arms…and bury himself so deep inside you-

“fuck.”

he shut off the shower with a bit more force than necessary. this was exactly the reason why he’d been visiting the gym more, working out for longer, because his mind was plagued with thoughts of you under him.

especially after seeing you in your cute outfit today. he feared that you’d catch his eyes lingering too long on the exposed skin of your tummy, or trying to memorise the curve of your lush thighs in those jeans. hell, he could barely say anything to you on the drive to the mall, tongue running dry with you so close to him.

with a huff, he carefully stepped out of the shower; wrapping his fully white towel around his hips, and moving into his room. kicking the door closed behind him, he made his way towards his side table just in time for his phone to go off.

grabbing the device and waiting a second for the facial recognition to process; he was surprised to see it was an instagram notification from you. expecting another food porn post, he was dead wrong; with absolutely nothing that could’ve prepared him for what greeted his eyes.

“holy,” he collapsed onto his bed, holding his phone to his face. “fuck.”

you...you-

“fuck!” he growled out.

you’d sent him a photo in your new lingerie, albeit it was most likely by accident, but there you were modelling your new all-pink set. the one he had 'chosen’.

with your arms raised above your head, brushing your hair over your shoulders, the stretched out pose accentuated the curve of your breasts, almost spilling out from the strapped confines of your bra. could he even call it that? it was all studded belt straps and buckles, that matched the thick choker-collar around your lithe neck, and it was not helping his current situation. grazing his eyes lower, a thin belt was clipped around your waist, before a sliver of skin lead downwards to the skinny, almost sheer, material of your panties. it was high waisted, dipping behind your wide hips and the teasing curve of your ass. and then your thighs, fuck how he wanted his face to be squeezed between them. thigh-high stockings dug into your plush thighs, squished out from the way you were sitting on your rug.

leaning back onto his bed, iwa was tempted to check if his heart was still beating, if he was even breathing at this point. but he did check, and he was alive; and the blood circulating his body was currently flowing straight to his groin.

the sight of you, so fucking pretty in pink, was burned into his mind forever.

under his palms the prickling sensation spread across his fingers, itching to relieve himself. one hand trailed across the panes of his abdomen, while the other grabbed at his phone; though it almost went flying out of his hand when it started vibrating and your contact photo flashed on his screen.

“shit.” he cursed, clearing his throat and trying to even out his breathing. he accepted the call after a moment. “hello?”

“iwa?!” at the sound of your voice he could feel his dick twitch, and he clenched his teeth together; annoyed at himself. he needed to get a grip. “oh my god, iwa, i am so sorry!”

‘no, i’m sorry that i want to fuck you so bad right now.’ is what he wants to say. “it’s...fine, y/n.” is what he manages to get out.

he hears you chuckle a bit awkwardly on the other end of the line. “shit, i’m so embarrassed right now.” you confess. “i meant to send that to the girls…”

“you don’t have to be embarrassed.” if anyone was to embarrassed it was him. he’d spent months pining after you, and now here he was lying on his bed aching to touch himself to you, towel fisted in his free hand. “you’re beautiful, y/n.” at least that managed to come out right.

“thank you, iwa...i only realised what happened when i was about to send another showing the back!” you laughing at your antics fell deaf on his ears, when the thought of your ass seized control of his mind.

how often had he admired the shape of you the past few months. daydreaming of the way you’d feel in his big hands, silky skin dug into by his long fingers, cheeks jutting out between them. he wanted to hold your ass in the palms of his hands, squeeze and tease you...his hips buck up, grinding against the cotton of the towel and a loud groan escapes his mouth.

“oh- iwa? are you okay?” you asked him, so innocently. he couldn’t take it anymore.

“i’m good...i just- something’s come up,” he hissed out, glancing down at the red tip of his cock peeping up at him. “i’ll call you later.”

“oh, of course! sorry again iwa, hehe, i’ll delete the photo. talk soon!”

his eyes shut at the sound of your giggle, free hand already rubbing himself. “bye.”

ending the call and moving the phone away from his face, he stared at the photo again, thumb hovering over the ‘save’ option, before pressing yes. he’d keep it locked away just for him, a treasured piece of you in his gallery. starting to stroke himself to your perfect body, he waited for the notification that you had deleted the photo from the conversation.

but it never came, though he did, and the photo remained buried under new food posts sent from you.

yet it wasn’t til a few weeks after that iwa began to think that maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t as much of an accident as you made it out to be.

© 2020 AIIWA. please do not copy, modify or repost my work.

[thesims4blogger]

The Sims 4: New Game Patch (July 20th, 2021)

There’s a new Sims 4 update available for PC/Mac and Consoles. If you have auto updates enabled in Origin’s “Application Settings”, the game will auto-update once you open Origin. If you have auto-updates disabled, you will need to manually update by clicking the game in your library.

Your game should now read: PC: 1.77.131.1030 / Mac: 1.77.131.1230 / Console: Version 1.44

Remove all MODS and Custom Content before updating your game

Hello Simmers!

Hope you are well wherever you are in the world and that you are all having a fantastic Summer of Sims! We are excited to share today’s update with you. There is a lot of info, so make sure you have your tea/coffee/beverage of choice ready to read on. You all know I have my coffee ready for this!

As we continue to get ready to explore the countryside charm of Henford-on-Bagley and cannot absolutely wait to play with the adorable animals in Cottage Living, we also have updates and fixes that should improve and complement your Sims’ everyday life. We have something for everyone and we hope that you all enjoy them. Thank you for all your feedback and support.

Cheers!

-SimGuruRusskii ft. SimGuruRomeo and SimGuruJoAnna

What’s New?

Let’s start with some items that we shared in our last Sims 411!

For this update, we partnered with two talented artists from the LGBTQ+ community, Ashley Lukashepsky, and Mohammed Iman Fayaz, and they have brought their inspiring and beautiful artwork into the game. We have also included the modernized version of the large afro hairstyle that we showed you. But more than tell you about it in text, let me actually attach a screenshot of everything put together:

I love everything about this scene, not only it shows you how the artwork looks in a real game setting, but the whole scene with the two Sims and their surroundings is quite magical. Also, look at that hair! The way the light highlights it, perfection! You may also notice the hair of the Sim on the right, which was also added with this update for everyone. I want to personally thank all Simmers for their feedback and recommendations, as we are continuously working on adding more diverse hairstyles and textures to not only packs, but also to our base game.

Now that we are talking about artwork, the last patch notes I forgot to add the artwork made by the wonderful Jupiter Stevens-Hill. I apologize for that, I totally blanked out. However, I’m happy to see that a lot of you are enjoying it and placing it in your Lots! That makes a very happy Russkii =)

To find Jupiter, Ashley, and Mohammed’s paintings in Build Mode, make sure you take a look at the Paintings and Posters sort and filter by Base Game items. These artists are amazing and we hope you enjoy their creations.

Now, without further ado, let’s get to some new features and improvements that are part of this update!

A little bit of Gallery

When you download a lot made with the bb.moveobjects cheat, the game now notifies you about this so you know to activate the cheat before placing the lot. Builders, this means you won’t need to mention it in the lot’s description anymore!

A little for Sims

Trying to find the Sims in the current neighborhood? Select their portraits in the Relationship Panel.

“Focus the Camera” moves the camera to the Sim.

“Lock the Camera” moves the camera to the Sim and keeps following them.

Where did the Notebook go?

Found it! The Notebook has moved out of the Phone and into its own button for quicker access.

The “Center on Current Lot” button that used to be there has moved to the top right, adjacent to the Camera Controls.

Water Tool

You now can make natural, organic bodies of water! Just head into Build Mode, make a hole with the Terrain Manipulation tool, and fill it with water. It is that easy! The Terrain Manipulation and Paint Tools also have more brush sizes to enable finer detail.

In adding the Water Tool, we also took the chance to overhaul the related tools and object categories. Why not? Enjoy!

Pond Effects

All sorts of critters are available to complete the look of your pond ranging from ducks and swans to pesky mosquitoes. There is even an alligator!

New Pond Objects

Outdoor Water Décor now has an assortment of new Pond Objects to decorate the perfect pond. Some of these objects such as the Bog Log and Colorful Lily Pads have interactions on them in Live Mode to activate Turtle and Frog effects. The new Fishing Allowed Sign enables you to stock your pond with any fish your Sims have previously caught. Try it out!

New Water Styles

Go beyond the original crystal blue and dreamy magenta water. Additional options range from “Mossy Water” to “Pond Scum” to complete that au natural look.

The Shrubs category includes new plants to complement the water styles: “Green Fern”, “Leaning Not-Grass Grass”, “Not-Grass Grass Sans Inflorescence.”

Gardening with Children

Children now can help out in the garden by planting, watering, and weeding. They build their Mental skill as they garden. The process of purchasing and planting seeds is streamlined as well to make gardening more enjoyable for everyone.

Group Cooking

Cooking no longer is a solo affair. Sims now can cook in groups of up to five Sims including children. Start cooking together by selecting a fridge, stove, or any empty countertop.

Zoomers Food Delivery Service

Are your Sims getting tired of the same old pizza delivery every night? Well, gone are the days of redundant pizza nights. Maybe you are in the mood for pasta primavera or even a fancy steak dinner. All this and more are available courtesy of Zoomer Food Delivery. Order delivery through the phone or the refrigerator and the food will arrive in a jif.

Calendar

The calendar, previously available only with Seasons, now is available with Base Game to see upcoming events such as birthdays, school and work schedules, festivals, and fairs. You even can use it to book events, so it’s time to get to party planning!

Bug FixesConsoles

In Snowy Escape, skiing, sledding, and snowboarding on Bunny Slopes now contribute to the Extreme Sports Enthusiast Aspiration.

Also in Snowy Escape, Sims with high enough Skiing and Snowboarding skills now can enjoy the more advanced slopes. Sims also use the Lift to go to the top of the slopes and not go “the hard way.”

Simmers can now rotate Sims downloaded from the Gallery in Create a Sim. Spin them ‘round, ‘round, Simmers ‘round, ‘round –  like a record ‘round, ‘round, ‘round, ‘round.

The Sims 4

We made some improvements that should help our Simulation lag, particularly on the usage of some computer interactions like playing BlicBlock, along with fishing interactions, which should make the game perform a bit better. Note that this doesn’t entirely fix simulation lag but it should help and it is a step in a good direction.

Fixed an issue in which placing Mirrors directly opposite Doors would create a visual glitch in which walls and borders would disappear around them and well it was quite spooky to be honest, glad we solved that one!

Ever wish your food didn’t expire? I know I do, especially when it comes to traveling and coming back to see a fridge in pristine condition, that is a dream… but alas, it is not meant to be in life or in Sims. Fixed an issue in which traveling didn’t let food expire.

Sims stuck sleeping and couldn’t cancel that interaction? Not a product of a sci-fi film as I thought, but I can say that we have fixed this issue, well I hope.

You want to know how to not make my day, have my coffee brew endlessly but without giving me the coffee! Luckily the issue in-game about the Brew Coffee interaction being stuck has been fixed. Wasn’t it odd? Wait… Sleep and Brew Coffee were stuck in a mysterious loop? SUS.

If your Child Sims suddenly interrupted their computer sessions to draw on the activity table when Inspired, worry not, this should not happen after this update.

Fixed an issue that caused the “Items Removed” pop-up to appear when no items were removed from the game.

Fixed an issue in which setting Lots on Slipshod Mesquite would sometimes generate a crash of the game for some Simmers. The Lot couldn’t handle that much flavor.

Some blush and lipstick opacity sliders are back as they were greyed out.

Step-Parent/Child relationships are no longer missing in the Genealogy Panel. Similarly, other cases of broken families in the Genealogy Panel have been fixed as well. It is all about reconnecting or connecting with what is important.

Platforms will no longer raise in height automatically when creating new walls to intersect part of them.

We also fixed an issue in which if you placed platforms in basement levels and a staircase from the floor to the platforms, it would create this gap or hole in front of the stairs and Sims were not able to route correctly. You know, I have played many platformers in my lifetime, but do you imagine Sims trying to jump those gaps? I mean, I am called JumpFail for a reason… glad we fixed this one!

World view Lots that had some off-centered border have been adjusted.

Toddlers will no longer gain negative Sentiments against their parents randomly, especially the Festering Grudge Sentiment. I should not be laughing at this issue as I type it, I should not…<giggles>

We got word that the camera was malfunctioning and bouncing uncontrollably in some Lots across multiple Worlds. We fixed an issue that caused this, but let us know if there are new instances.

Sometimes Ghosts can be part of our Households if we choose to, however, it is really hard to live with Ghosts that constantly break things, it makes it a bit… unlivable. So our expert team of Simghostologists has communicated with these Ghosts in the non-physical realm and they have agreed to not break everything all the time.

Fixed an issue related to flooring glitches while placing the dance floor or crystal clear flooring.

Went through all the trouble in hiring a Nanny only to have your Toddler get sent to Daycare? More than a schedule conflict I imagine having the Nanny show up and there is no Toddler so what does the Nanny do in this case? Do they leave? Do they stay and wait? I must know… However, This should no longer be an issue.

Fixed an issue where using ‘{}’ (curly brackets)  in renaming objects would make these invisible in lists or UI in general.

Fixed an issue in the Likes and Dislikes section in Create a Sim that had some categories displayed incorrectly (either cut off, or words broken apart in new lines incorrectly) for some languages.

There was a clipping issue with the eye preset ymAsian13_Eyes that occurred when Sims were in extreme emotion, like Angry, and blinked. We adjusted this preset so this should not occur.

Toddlers can be picky eaters, but Toddlers not eating any fish recipe? That is suspicious, so we had a chat with the little angels and we have found a way to help them enjoy the complex flavors of our fish recipes.

Our UI team has fixed an issue in which a scrollbar appeared in the Sentiment section in the Relationship Panel when there were no sentiments. The mysterious scrollbar was mysterious. Similarly, they have also fixed an issue in which if multiple Sims gained sentiments together their thought bubbles look quite not right with the incorrect colors, so now they should look proper.

The Likes and Dislikes icon in Create a Sim will no longer overlap its text. It looked weird, honestly.

Droids (if you own Journey to Batuu) and Drones (if you own Get Famous) clipping into all kinds of objects in Build Mode? We saw that too, so there should be a fix for that in this game update. I mean this went beyond just crashing into things…

The option “Join After School Activity” will no longer be available if Simmers don’t have Seasons or Get Famous packs installed.

Sims in deviant paths now can properly reach the Level 4 of the Criminal Career.

Now, this is one that made my day, Cowplants are now able to dance again when Sims play music in front of them. Dance Cowplant, Dance!

Fixed an issue in which relationship points gained by friendly introductions were more than usual if Simmers didn’t have Snowy Escape installed.

We adjusted the color swatches for the S. Cargeaux Counter Island so that when it gets dirty, the counter doesn’t completely change colors. Dirty Counter – who dis?

Fixed an issue where the Scared Emotion UI was displaying a broken pose for Toddlers. The pose was kinda more scary than what the Toddler had been scared of, so glad that is done.

Outfits worn while Purchased and Worn in Festivals/Kiosks/Stalls should no longer remove accessories that were in place for the Sim.

Error code 134:571e5862 that occurred to some Simmers should be fixed now.

We fixed a few hairstyles (yfHair_EP05WavyBob, yfHair_EP01PartedFlat, yfHair_EP05UnderCutDreads, yfHair_EP01ShortSwept, and yfHair_DreamyCrew) that when used with the recently added color options would create splotches in the eyes, change the color of teeth, and/or change the eyelashes color.

As always the Localization team and this author have fixed and improved text across all packs and updates.

Get to Work

Aliens can now enjoy their custom Blush options in Create a Sim. Lewks out of this world!

Retail employees will now appropriately change into their assigned outfits. Listen, I grew up wearing uniforms for school, I get it, sometimes they are not the prettiest… but you have to wear them if you have to go to that establishment. I know the pain too well… but my sense of style grew from that… I think.

We made a fix to some of the swatches from the Barely Better Digital Camera that were missing a description for the item, so now all the swatches will display the text in all its glory.

Get Together

Some of these Sims are not like the others, some of these Sims just don’t belong. Can you tell which are not like the others by the time I finish writing these notes?

Fixed an issue in which some of the rooftops in Winderburg were not displaying Snow (if you own Seasons) correctly.

Fixed an issue where Sims didn’t sometimes change into their Club outfits when a Club Gathering was being held.

City Living

The Scattered Panes window in Build Mode now displays appropriate shadows in all options.

Sims enrolled in the Social Media career will now gain influence at the end of their stream instead of every few Sim-minutes.

Two hairstyles (ymHair_EP03BunHighPins and ymHair_EP03BraidedFlateBun) have been updated to reflect the correct look when choosing the Neutral Black color option.

Your Sims want to shoot some Basketball Close Shots, but they are trying to eat first? Well, now your Sims can finish eating before trying those hoops. Nutrition is important!

Cats and Dogs

We fixed an issue in which whiskers were not being seen applied to Cats. A Cat without whiskers is like Peanut butter without Jelly… or something like that! Just wrong!

Robot Vacuums should all now return to their docks accordingly. I hope this issue was not a sign that they were becoming sentient.

Sims will no longer get a Moodlet referring to the death of their Pet when witnessing the death of another Sim. The loss of a Sim is heartbreaking, but also getting a Moodlet for the death of their Pet when the Pet has not died, that is cold Grimmy, very cold.

Speaking of Robot Vacuums becoming sentient a few lines above, we fixed an issue that made the game crash when Cats would sit on the Robot Vacuum. CatonRobot.exe is now working.

We fixed an issue in which some Simmers experienced a crash with their last played Household loading into Brindleton Bay.

Seasons

Sims were changing into their cold-weather gear… while not in cold weather? We had some conversations with Sims and even though they love their winter outfits, dressing up in full winter gear in the summer was probably not the wisest choice. So the issue in which Sims randomly would change into their winter outfits while not in winter is solved.

Egg Hunts are adorable and fun! But not being able to have the furniture reset after looking for Eggs in them, can be quite the rain on Sims’ parade. But this should no longer occur.

Island Living

Mermaids will no longer keep the “Dried Scales” Moodlet when they are hydrated. Mermaids’ skincare regimen pays off! Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!

Fixed an issue in which Lots that are placed in the sand looked quite odd displaying all edges of the Lot when it rained.

Sims that have the Collector Aspiration Trait are now able to catch Frogs in Sulani as part of their adventures exploring the island waterfall. Good Luck!

We fixed an issue in which some Simmers experienced game crashes when loading into certain lots in Mua Pe’lam. Happy Exploring!

Discover University

Sims having a hard time in Uni? No matter what they do they keep failing classes? Worry not, Sims will no longer fail classes when meeting all the criteria for course completion. Work hard, pass your classes hard!

Having Roommates can be hard. Have your Sims had Roommates complain constantly and leave even when their needs are met? Yeah, we made it so that Roommates don’t do this any longer.

Fixed an issue in which beds were counted incorrectly when placing an ad for Roommates. I mean, as much as Pets and even Toddlers can live with Roommates, the ad should be truthful to how many beds there are actually in the Lot, not count Toddlers and Pets as needing adult-sized beds.

We fixed Servo animations so that they don’t look like they are walking on one leg when hovering to their destination. Now they will hover properly.

We fixed an issue in which in some instances Professors could not go to work when a Professor NPC is added into that same Household.

Fixed an issue in which removing and adding back Household members as Roommates would create some… inappropriate moments, ahem.

Eco Lifestyle

Evergreen Harbor’s peace has been restored: roads and parts of neighborhoods no longer disappear or turn blue when businesses open in Port Promise while the Modern Development N.A.P is active.

yfBody_EP09DressShirt no longer has a weird texture in some of the footwear from various packs, especially platform shoes and chunky sneakers.

Had you moved to Cypress Terrace in Willow Creek and found you couldn’t really do anything there? We fixed the routing failures and interaction failures on the Mitey-Mitey Home – Insect Farm.

Snowy Escape

Mountain Climbing can be challenging, even for those experienced. But having indecisive moments before a climbing route like getting off and on your bike constantly seems that a lot of doubt is passing your mind… However, we did speak to these Sims that were experiencing this behavior and calmed their fears and doubts, so this should no longer be an issue.

The hairstyle yfHair_EP10BobBluntOmbre now covers all of the Sim’s ears.

For Simmers who own Seasons together with Snowy Escape, rain options no longer affect snow.

Sims no longer have the option to give a respectful or military introduction during activities such as Dancing or Bike Riding. I mean, I’m not sure about you, but I can’t dance and respectfully introduce myself at the same time. So many falls… so many falls.

We made some corrections to the Slippers that came with this pack and they should no longer display a greenish texture on Sims’ toes when selected in Create a Sim. Yikes.

Fixed an issue in which for some Simmers playing with the Yoshida Hall Household would generate a game crash when loading into Mt. Komorebi.

We took a look at our Ramen menu and have updated our cooking menu to label Miso and Egg Ramen as Vegetarian safe options. Buen Provecho!

Want to run a Restaurant in Yukimatsu but also want to enjoy the slopes? Now your Sims can enjoy the slopes and dine in style. However, this action is only directed, and will not be autonomous. In the same vein, Restaurant employees will not be tempted to leave work to enjoy the slopes.

Journey to Batuu

Batuu is an awesome destination for those who want to enjoy something fun and different, but if you bought a Droid from the Droid Depot and never saw it in your inventory, I know how frustrating it can be. Never fear, the Droids you were looking for will appear now in Inventories when purchased.

In Journey to Batuu, the First Order ID no longer disappears from inventory so Sims now can Access First Order Plans for the Top Notch Trickery Mission.

Fixed an issue with the Leveling the Playing Field Mission in which the Scoundrel Informant would not appear on the scene after Sims stole the Prototype Blaster and went to Oga’s Cantina to wait for the informant.

Dine Out

Eggs and Toast sound super basic and easy right? They will continue to be that way for our unassuming Chefs on the Chef Station since we fixed an issue that made them… challenging. Sims can also use the second burner for other recipes without fail or routing out.

StrangerVille

The Decorations and Kid’s categories in Build Mode should no longer have a “New” highlight when there’s nothing actually new.

Dream Home Decorator

Lighting can change the ambiance of a room, and your mood in a flash. Luckily we have fixed an issue that lighting was not even on sectional sofas to continue to set the right mood for our Sims.

Our stylists fixed the Sleep ‘N’ Study Styled Room to remove the P.R.I.M.A Computer from it as this is not an item that is accessible for everyone, pardon our dust.

Laundry Day

Fixed an issue where an animation clipped when Sims were loading their laundry machines. Because having your clothes go through you is awkward, are Sims made of fabric? I don’t think so.

Bust the Dust

Don’t need Simoleons, don’t need Fame. Don’t need dinner to have this date. It’s strong and it’s sudden and it’s cruel sometimes but it might just end your night… the power of Dust, that’s the power of Dust.

Our cleaning agents have determined that Sims won’t get romantic negative Moodlets related to filthy levels of dust in public places like parks.

[ratsoh-writes]

I'm sorry for sending this through submissions, but it was too long for an ask. ;A;

Personality

  I can come across as distant and apathetic, but it’s because I take a long time to open up. I’m very anxious and scared being rejected and letting people down, so I try not to get too attached too quickly… but always seem to fail. I am insecure and find it hard to speak up whether it be for someone else or myself. I am an overthinker and take forever to decide on anything. I try my best to be respectful, friendly, and polite to people even though our opinions might be different.

I am very loyal and stick close to those I love, but I can be too forgiving and have been hurt badly a few times. I try hard at everything I put my mind to, but this often leads to me overexerting myself and having to nap for a few days afterwards and feeling terrible about being unproductive. I am not good at comforting others, but I will try my best. I’m not good with words, so I will often use actions and gifts instead to show my feelings.

  My soul type is Perseverance.

  Hobbies/Likes

  I enjoy arts and crafts, and love to draw and sketch. I usually have a more cartoony style but do try a little realism now and then.  I enjoy reading books and watching movies/series. Some of my favourite genres are Sci-fi, Thriller/Psychological Horror, and “Choose your Own Adventure”s, but I also like Documentaries and some Comedies/Romantic Comedies. Games-wise I prefer an engaging story or something chill like animal crossing or puzzles.

  Dislikes

I am not a fan of swearing, but it’s not a deal breaker. I also dislike action movies.

  Deal Breakers

  Smoking and drug use is a big deal breaker. I have 3 gorgeous pet rats who are very prone to respiratory issues, as well as some pretty bad experiences with family taking recreational drugs. If you cannot give up smoking or drugs, then I’m not the person for you.

  Qualities I Am Attracted To

  I love to cuddle, so I’d like someone soft and sweet who would down for long cuddles and lazy mornings. How you treat your family is a big hint to how you’re likely to treat me, so if I find you showing love for and getting along with your family, I’m likely to be drawn to you. I like jokes, and would like someone who can make me laugh, too.

   Flaws: I have a bad memory, as in I can say something and immediately forget what I said and could not describe what you were wearing if you were to go missing that same day.

My Strengths: I’m a really good cook and can easily improvise recipes on the spot.

  Physical Description

  Average height, but chubby weight. Hazel eyes (Brown inner, green outer) with black squarish glasses and wavy brown hair. I like soft feeling clothes and wear mostly neutrals. I love knitted jumpers and shirts. I will dress up for dates with light make-up and nice dresses, but only for special occasions… Or if I’m feeling insecure and need a bit of a pick-me-up.

Alright, the matchup is under the cut

There’s a couple of guys that would work well for you! After flipping a few coins, you ended up with………. WINE (fellswap gold sans)!

Wine is actually a pretty good partner for shyer and anxious SOs. He has the patience of a saint when he’s invested and is great with his words. Wine knows just what buttons to push to get his SO to calm down a bit.

What attracts him to you is your loyalty and willingness to forgive. Wine wants someone he can settle with who won’t drag out arguments. He also likes how you seem to always keep heading forward even though it may be hard. It’s a quality wine appreciates in people

Wine is both a verbal lover and a gift giver. He makes you melt with his smooth words and he loves to spoil you. He would prefer a SO who is ok being the housewife/husband. It makes wine feel good to be the provider

Wine is a huge fan of art and would love watching you work on your pieces. Especially the realism stuff, but he’ll appreciate the cartoons too. He’s pretty knowledgeable on what art supplies are the best. New art toys are a common gift from him

Wine likes shy SOs because he gets to see them internally struggle when they want attention. Call him vain, but he likes seeing that look on their face and knowing he’s the cause for it. I’m sorry. He’s not

Some other guys you could’ve worked with were sans, mutt, peaches, and rust

[dilf-manifester]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 for the ask thing ;));););)))

wow :smirk: thank u for the ask 

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans? wine glasses 😌✨they make me feel fancy yk how it is

2. chocolate bars or lollipops? lollipops ✨dunno why im like this but here i am ig

3. bubblegum or cotton candy? bubblegum bcs?? have yall tried the hello kitty grape bubblegum??? that shit slaps

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you? as was with every gay person “a pleasure to have in class”

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups? cans bcs then i can crush it with my hands and flex on everyone else

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear? goth and formal bcs uhh yeah 

7. earbuds or headphones? earbuds 🤧i dont like the fact that people can hear ur music with headphones

8. movies or tv shows? uHHH i’d have to say tv shows 😩i can pay more attention to shorter episodes yk

9. favorite smell in the summer? the mix of humid summer air and those mosquito candles

10. game you were best at in p.e.? bro im gay did u actually think i would be good at pe 

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day? i don’t 🥰thanks for asking!

12. name of your favorite playlist? either songs for when the drip or fuck i got blood on my nice white shirt

13. lanyard or key ring? keyrings r better dont @ me

14. favorite non-chocolate candy? black licorice cats 😳😳they’re so good like holy shit

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment? the bell jar 😔👉👈its one of my favorite books to this day

16. most comfortable position to sit in? on the floor or with my legs hanging over the arm of the chair

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes? leopard print slip ons 🙈🙈they’re so comfortable i stg

18. ideal weather? snowy so i can just sit inside with the fireplace going and do some writing 

19. sleeping position? uHHHH idk what to call it but i think the closest thing is fetal position 😭

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)? honestly whatever scrap of paper is closest 😭im not picky

21. obsession from childhood? dinosaurs. that’s it that’s the post.

22. role model? i have a few but markiplier (cringe ik) and john green r my main ones🤧🤧🤧i just look up to them a lot yk

23. strange habits? i always have to knock on a door 5 times before entering and okay that might seem excessive but as it turns out idc

24. favorite crystal? malachite or tiger’s eye 😳

25. first song you remember hearing? brown sugar by the rolling stones 😭my mom used to have sticky fingers on vinyl so she used to play it constantly

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather? swim even tho i am AWFUL at it

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather? play in the snow or just sit inside with the fire going bcs im literally 5 years old mentally

28. five songs to describe you? she’s out of her mind by blink 182, goddamn by never loved, do what you want by ok go, impressive depressive by bad luck, and true romance by she wants revenge

29. best way to bond with you? just talk to me straight up or send me music recs pls

30. places that you find sacred? cemeteries and abandoned schools. they have a rlly specific vibe to them ngl

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names? uhhh so its rlly just my docs, black jeans, a mesh type undershirt and whatever top shirt i pull out of my drawer

32. top five favorite vines? is that a police??? im calling the weed❗❗, stAHp i could’ve dropped my croissant, that one where the alien’s walking on the treadmill, summer solstice summer summer solstice, and zach stop 

33. most used phrase in your phone? ‘omfg what the fuck’ bcs for some reason thats my automatic response to anything

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?  whatever the fuck the ad for the 2001 buick lesabre was 

35. average time you fall asleep? like uHHH 12:15 am 🤧

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing? doge 😭😭idk why i remember it so vividly but my sister showed me the orignal doge meme and i thought it was the funniest shit

37. suitcase or duffel bag? suitcase 🤧they make me feel cool

38. lemonade or tea? both 🙈i’m an arnold palmer kinda mf

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie? lemon meringue pie 🤧banger dessert methinks

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school? a fence caught on fire in front of the science rooms bcs someone was smoking weed on the roof and threw their blunt on the dead bushes and everything went downhill from there

41. last person you texted? my grandma asking her if she could pick up some tomatoes from vons 🧍‍♂️

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets? JACKET POCKETS SUPREMACY❗❗❗

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket? ngl i wear all of those but i gotta go with the hoodie 🤧🤧

44. favorite scent for soap? lavender or vanilla rose😌✨

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero? sci-fi bcs uhh yea fuck it thats why

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in? just an oversized shirt that’s it that’s the post

47. favorite type of cheese? swiss or havarti and you can fight me on that

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be? pineapple 😌😌😌

49. what saying or quote do you live by? ‘fuck’ -markiplier 2021

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=553CfZAADag i swear the first time i saw that i laughed so hard i thought i was gonna die

51. current stresses? everything; next question

52. favorite font? comic sans bcs im 8 years old 

53. what is the current state of your hands? smoov and v well taken care of 

54. what did you learn from your first job? capitalism is the root of all evil and that traditional working is outdated also raise the minimum wage 

55. favorite fairy tale? vasilii the beggar 🤧🤧idk if anyone else knows it but its always been one of my favorites

56. favorite tradition? every year during rosh hashanah we go over to my uncle and tia’s house and i absolutely kick ass at mariokart bcs all my cousins suck at itn also lighting the hannukiah (hanukkah menorah)

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome? low self esteem, anxiety over literally everything, and an inferiority complex (now replaced with a fucking god complex bcs there’s no inbetween for me)

58. four talents you’re proud of having? i can play like a bunch of instruments, im rlly good at writing, i’m good at building things and doing things with my hands, and i can identify what song’s playing rlly fast if i know it🤧

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be? motherfucker or son of a bitch 😊😊😊

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be? slice of life like bro just please give me a break

[shapeshifting-wildcard]

Jou had heard about Mitsuru Kirijo a few times before. Thinking back, he'd heard Kanji and his friends mention her off and on a few times over the years. He'd never really paid it much mind, especially since they took pains not to mention her too much around him. Only now did he realize why, given all the secrecy that surrounded their shared powers.

He wasn't really sure what he had expected upon meeting her. Somehow, she both met and exceeded his expectations at the same time. She was a relatively tall woman, easily about his height even without the heels. She had long red hair that fell over one eye, immaculately styled in a way that clearly indicated she had a lot of money (and free time). She had on a white off-the-shoulder short-sleeved blouse, high waisted beige pants, and black stiletto-heeled boots. Her expression looked stern, her gaze seeming to pierce through whoever it landed on. She had an intimidating, commanding aura about her. Despite her relatively casual attire, she very much came across as The One In Charge.

Next to her stood a shorter young woman, one with short blonde hair and seemingly sporting some fancy headphones. She had on a business suit, complete with long sleeves and long pants. At the back of his mind Athena whispered, that's me.

The third young woman was the shortest of the three, standing at about the same height as Futaba. She had long teal hair, pulled into a fancy little french braid, the tail of which she was distractedly toying with as they arrived. She sported a pretty sea-green sundress, and had a darker green messenger bag slung over her shoulder. She was the one who greeted them, offering them a friendly wave as they approached.

"Hello! You must be the Phantom Thieves." She smiled at the assembled group. "I'm Fuuka Yamagishi. This is Aigis, and this is Mitsuru Kirijo. It's nice to meet you all."

The Thieves went around and introduced themselves, including their newest member Zenkichi. "So, what's the situation here?"

Mitsuru stood up straighter, making her presence that much more intimidating. "I'll start from the beginning. Some weeks ago, I attended a conference involving one Akira Konoe. Afterwards, he gave me a business card with his EMMA keyword on it. Upon entering it, I was transported into what I am told is known as a 'Jail.'"

"Wait, hang on a sec," Ryuji interjected. "Was it just you?"

Mitsuru paused and blinked. "Yes, it was. I happened to be alone at the time." "How did you get out of there, then? When it was me, Jou, and Mona we needed Sophia's help to get back out."

"I'll admit, it did take some doing," Mitsuru said. "But my Persona has some limited navigational capabilities. Plus, I'm used to undertaking missions on my own. I did have to rely on my Persona far more than I was comfortable with, but I did find my way to safety eventually."

"Dude!" Ryuji sounded impressed.

"Wow, so this is what a really experienced Persona user is like," Ann commented.

"Please continue, Kirijo-san," Naoto said.

"The moment I returned, I set about organizing a unit of Shadow Operatives to help investigate. Unfortunately, neither of our primary navigators were available at first."

"You have two navigators?" Futaba piped up, face lighting up.

"Yep!" Fuuka chimed in. "Me and Rise-chan."

Futaba's eyes practically sparkled.

"So, at first, I was the default navigator for our small team. We attempted to find a safe area to set up as a base, but were ultimately unable to find a suitable one. The Jail's defenses are too high. Thankfully, Fuuka managed to free up some time to help scout the area out."

"My power is able to extend across realities," Fuuka explained. "So I can safely navigate from outside the Jail."

"Wait, hang on," Futaba said, "outside the Jail? Does that mean you can summon a Persona in the real world?"

"Mm-hm!" Fuuka replied with a grin.

"That's possible?" Zenkichi exclaimed.

"Yes, though it's fairly difficult," Mitsuru said. "Fuuka is one of only a handful of people I know of that can pull it off. It's truly a testament to her skill."

Mitsuru's expression softened to a proud smile as she glanced over to Fuuka, who blushed and fiddled with her braid again.

"W-Well, it's not too far off from when we operated during the Dark Hour," Fuuka stammered.

"It's still impressive," Mitsuru gently insisted.

"What do you mean it's not that different?" Haru piped up.

"Oh," Fuuka stood a little straighter. "I mean, the Dark Hour felt... a little closer to the real world than the TV World and... um, Metaverse? Is that the right term?"

"That's right, yes," Haru said. "But... I'm still not quite sure what you mean?"

"The Dark Hour was like warping time and space in the real world," Aigis said. "While the TV World and Metaverse feel closer to separate worlds."

Jou recalled Kotone mentioning how the Dark Hour felt "different" from the Metaverse, but she'd never really elaborated. Warping time and space, though... that sure was a thing, huh.

"The Dark Hour can occur in any place, but only at a specific time," Aigis continued. "While the other two appear to be much more localized phenomena, from what you've told us."

"Yeah, we've only seen a few Jails pop up in specific places," Morgana chimed in. "And most Palaces only covered a fairly small area."

Fuuka and Mitsuru both blinked in surprise, attention turning to Morgana.

"...Did I hear that right?" Mitsuru asked.

"Yeah, it turns out that the cat can talk," Zenkichi said.

"Oh, so the rest of you can understand them," Aigis remarked.

"Huh," Mitsuru said, still staring at Morgana. She shook her head and returned to business as usual fairly quickly, however. "Anyway, I believe we still need to let you know what the keyword is, correct?"

"Right," Makoto said. "If you would?"

"It's 'Zephyrman.'"

There was a pause.

"Zephyrman?" Makoto repeated.

"Isn't that a really obscure super sentai-style show?" Futaba remarked. "Konoe must really like superheroes or something."

"Considering the way these keywords have worked out, I assume his Jail is going to have some sort of connection," Goro said.

"Oh yeah, that's a good point," Ann said. "What does the Jail actually look like? I mean, what kind of 'theme' does it have?"

"Mm, it's kind of... science fiction," Fuuka said, sounding a bit less than thrilled.

"Not a fan of sci-fi?" Futaba asked.

Fuuka shook her head rapidly. "Oh no, I love sci-fi! Just... this isn't the kind I'm fond of."

"Too hard or too soft?"

"Soft." Fuuka grimaced. "It's like something out of a futuristic dystopia movie. Bright neon lights everywhere, flying cars..."

"That sounds cool, though," Ryuji said.

Fuuka laughed. "I suppose to some people it would be. I just prefer something more realistic. You know, like technology that shows a lot of understanding of what people knew at the time, but expands upon it to create something that didn't exist. Or technological advancements that might actually happen in a few years!"

"Like a killer AI taking over the world?" Futaba commented.

Fuuka grimaced and glanced towards her bag. "...I think that's maybe a little too close to home."

"Actually, that reminds me." Zenkichi turned to Mitsuru. "Kirijo-san, why were you meeting with Konoe in the first place?"

"I was interested in his AI research, actually," Mitsuru said. "My company... dabbled in that back in the day, and I was interested in seeing what his company had to offer."

"Huh, I didn't know the Kirijo Group had done anything with AI," Zenkichi remarked.

"Like I said, it was a long time ago," Mitsuru said with a shrug. "And unfortunately, most of our research was lost in an accident almost twenty years ago. I haven't seen much of a reason to go back to it since."

Before anyone had a chance to press the issue further, a few growls issued from several people's stomachs. Jou suddenly recalled that he hadn't had a proper meal since they'd fled the hotel a few days ago. Mitsuru blinked at the teens, before letting out a soft chuckle.

"Perhaps we should continue this conversation over lunch. I'm more than willing to cover everyone's meals, so feel free to get whatever you want."

The teens broke out into a spirited discussion of where to go for lunch, excitedly discussing all the possibilities available to them in Osaka.

[kangtaebins]

Weird Asks That Say A Lot

I said I was going to just answer all of these bc of boredom,, and so here I am

1. Coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans? Teacups are aesthetically pleasing idc what anyone says

2. Chocolate bars or lollipops? Lollipops

3. Bubblegum or cotton candy? Cotton candy supremacy

4. How did your elementary school teachers describe you? I was told that I was a leader a lot, and was told that I was very intelligent. Ah yes, I suffered from gifted kid burn out in high school-

5. Do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups? Look, plastic cups are the best. Specifically the ones with the lids and reusable straws

6. Pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear? It truly depends on the day bc some days I would say goth and other days I’d say grunge, but most days- pastel

7. Earbuds or headphones? Earbuds

8. Movies or TV shows? TV shows bc- idk actually I’m just not a movie person

9. Favorite smell in the summer? I have a weird obsession with the smell of cheap sunscreen and I have no clue why

10. Game you were best at in p.e.? I hated gym in high school and rarely participated despite the teacher being irritated with me (truly she gave up after a few months bc I really did not care at all) HOWEVER- I went to town in volleyball and still enjoy playing volleyball v much

11. What do you have for breakfast on an average day? I don’t eat breakfast often,,, 

12. Name of your favorite playlist? Probably my Navy or Indigo playlist

13. Lanyard or key ring? Key ring 

14. Favorite non-chocolate candy? Anything green apple!!!

15. Favorite book you read as a school assignment? I actually genuinely enjoyed Romeo And Juliet tbh

16. Most comfortable position to sit in? I always curl up in a ball on the couch, but in a chair I manspread ngl

17. Most frequently worn pair of shoes? Nike slides <//3

18. Ideal weather? Between 50-70 degrees, sunny but not warm, being able to wear a hoodie and not be hot or cold

19. Sleeping position? I usually either sleep on my left side or on my stomach (my back once in a while when it’s hurting bc I’m a hag)

20. Preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)? I write on my phone more than anything

21. Obsession from childhood? Hm- I was really obsessed with High School Musical as a kid. My friend and I would put it on and lip sync to the songs and pretend we were the characters

22. Role model? Is it- wrong to say myself? Bc I feel like that sounds arrogant but genuinely it’s bc I’m constantly trying to better myself mentally and learn and grow. Idk I just am proud of who I am and look to myself when I need to find motivation

23. Strange habits? Strange? Idk if it’s strange but I’m constantly twiddling with the hem of my sleeves bc I love the feeling of it

24. Favorite crystal? Citrine 

25. First song you remember hearing? WH- bitch idk tf

26. Favorite activity to do in warm weather? Stay tf inside in the air conditioning

27. Favorite activity to do in cold weather? Stay tf inside in the heat

28. Five songs to describe you? To describe me?? Girl idk I'm all over the place. How about songs that resonate with me instead,,, Alive by Khalid, Paranoid by Lauv, Phobia by Dvwn, Fake Smile by Ariana Grande, and Breathin by Ariana Grande

29. Best way to bond with you? Truly I'm not very difficult to get along with, just don't be an asshole. Talk to me about psychology, current events, say Soobin is the cutest to exist idk it's not that hard

30. Places that you find sacred? I- hm. I'm not like a church person or anything so idk. Maybe just anything really old or places with very detailed and unique architecture

31. What outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names? I don't own many clothes,,, let alone nice clothes. I also don't really dress to impress I'd much rather be comfortable

32. Top five favorite vines? Oh god if I h a d to pick???? The lipstick in the Valentino bag, they were roommates, it's an avocado- thaaanks, jared 19, and uh,,, zach stooppp you're gonna get in trouble

33. Most used phrase in your phone? Tbh it's probably "girl what-" or "no bc"

34. Advertisements you have stuck in your head? That 877-CASH-NOW ONE JFC

35. Average time you fall asleep? Between 11pm-1am

36. What is the first meme you remember ever seeing? Probably the troll face one or smth

37. Suitcase or duffel bag? Suitcase

38. Lemonade or tea? I mix them together!

39. Lemon cake or lemon meringue pie? Lemon meringue pie bc I don't really like cake

40. Weirdest thing to ever happen at your school? Y'all I- went to a hs/college mixed school,, I've seen it all. Weirdest?? Idk but one weird thing I remember was when we were making whistles in art and some dude made a penis whistle 😭

41. Last person you texted? My best friend :))

42. Jacket pockets or pants pockets? Jacket pockets

43. Hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket? Hoodie 100%

44. Favorite scent for soap? I love soaps that smell like soap. Like ok duh I know that sounds dumb but yk what I mean? I don't want lemon or mint or whatever, I like the plain soap smell

45. Which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero? Fantasy

46. Most comfortable outfit to sleep in? Oversized t-shirt, no pants. I question anyone that is comfortable sleeping with pants on-

47. Favorite type of cheese? Feta!

48. If you were a fruit, what kind would you be? I feel like I'd be a pineapple and I have no clue why

49. What saying or quote do you live by? Not necessarily a quote but more of a thought: live for yourself, enjoy each day, do what gives you joy

50. What made you laugh the hardest you ever have? I have had so many instances in which I have laughed so hard I peed and to even attempt to name one is impossible

51. Current stresses? Making sure my family gets their vaccines and stays safe

52. Favorite font? I don't think I have one? Anything except comic sans

53. What is the current state of your hands? What does this even mean 💀 I mean,, they're holding my phone, cold, and my nails are unpolished

54. What did you learn from your first job? That people are assholes but I'm capable of not giving a fuck bc life is not that damn serious

55. Favorite fairy tale? Is The Three Little Pigs considered a fairy tale?

56. Favorite tradition? Putting up the Christmas tree with my mom :( it's always a lot of fun

57. The three biggest struggles you’ve overcome? Depression, grief, and hopefully one day- smth I'm currently dealing with

58. Four talents you’re proud of having? Makeup!! But also: singing, crying on command, and tying cherry stems with my tongue

59. If you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be? Sick of these bitches

60. If you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be? I don't watch anime so idk

61. Favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.? It's this line from Eleanor & Park: "Eleanor was right: She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something."

62. Seven characters you relate to? Holy hell, 7?? Probably won't get that many but hm,,, Darlene from Roseanne, Hermione from Harry Potter, Emily from Pretty Little Liars maybe?? Idk I suddenly blanked

63. Five songs that would play in your club? As if it's Your Last by BP, anything from SHINee, anything from Ariana, also anything Rihanna, just a bunch of women tbh

64. Favorite website from your childhood? FUCKING WEBKINZ BRO

65. Any permanent scars? I have a few on my arms idk where they came from tbh, I also have one on my hand from my sister 🧍🏻‍♀

66. Favorite flower(s)? Sunflowers!!! I also really love lilacs 💔

67. Good luck charms? My dog's collar that I wear as a bracelet

68. Worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried? Licorice-

69. A fun fact that you don’t know how you learned? It takes repeating a piece of information 12 times at random to memorize it completely

70. Left or right handed? Right

71. Least favorite pattern? Fucking chevron- and realistic camo, and anything with the American flag

72. Worst subject? Yall im awful at history. American history, world history, all of it-

73. Favorite weird flavor combo? Either pickles and peanut butter or cheese and grapes

74. At what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen? I'm stubborn but also always in pain so I've become numb to a lot of body pains. I have to be at like a 7-8 before I take smth otherwise I'd always be taking it

75. When did you lose your first tooth? I was probably like 5 I was definitely in Kindergarten

76. What’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)? I fw baked potatoes

77. Best plant to grow on a windowsill? I have a love for succulents

78. Coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store? Oh my- I don't drink coffee but coffee from a gas station

79. Which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo? Driver's license for sure

80. Earth tones or jewel tones? Jewel tones

81. Fireflies or lightning bugs? I say both,, but I think I say lightning bugs more

82. PC or console? PC

83. Writing or drawing? Both

84. Podcasts or talk radio? Podcasts definitely

84. Barbie or polly pocket? Barbie

85. Fairy tales or mythology? Fairy tales

86. Cookies or cupcakes? C o o k i e s

87. Your greatest fear? Losing people I love

88. Your greatest wish? To live comfortably and be a great mother

89. Who would you put before everyone else? My family

90. Luckiest mistake? Guessing on 90% of a test and getting an A 💀

91. Boxes or bags? Bags are easier to carry-

92. Lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights? Fairy lights!!

93. Nicknames? Sam, Sammi, my sister calls me Sams, my best friend calls me Bub, and my gf calls me Baby if that counts- 👀

94. Favorite season? Fall omg it's gorgeous and has perfect temperatures

95. Favorite app on your phone? ✨tumblr✨

96. Desktop background? Its literally a pic of Soobin, Taehyun, and Beomgyu

97. How many phone numbers do you have memorized? Like 4-5

98. Favorite historical era? The one where white people learn their fucking place and stop being racist, homophobic, classist, sexist, all the -ists and -phobics,,,, so none. Fuck history :))

[orokin-made]

I am on mobile and missed that you were talking about your OCs, so if you don't mind, would you answer the Interests section for any OC who you still want to share? I'd love to hear about them.

Hey there! Thanks! I’m going to use this as an excuse to talk about Darien, he’s new and could use some development anyways.

Dari USED to be a big bad apex-predator type cosmic horror beast, buuuuuut something else almost ate him so he's been stuck on Earth in an awful, awful human body for the past 26 years, trying to lay low and figure out how to get strong enough to leave again. He’s from The Passenger, which I cannot recommend highly enough, especially if any part of that previous sentence sounded remotely interesting.

19. Hobbies

He plays a lot of video games. It’s something he can do by himself and lets him flex those quick hunter reflexes a bit.

(Also, I know it didn’t come out until the year after the game takes place, but the image of Darien and Roach playing Half Life together and pausing to point at the screen and say “Look, it’s you.” every single time a vordegon comes into view is just too powerful. It’s been 10 hours and they’re both still 100% committed to the bit. They have not made a lot of progress actually progressing through the story of Half Life.)

He also keeps up with what’s going on in the astronomy/cosmology world, both in case they pick up any kind of evidence of another being like him, and because humans trying to understand things about the universe is peak comedy as far as he’s concerned.

20. Clothing/Aesthetic

If he wasn’t explicitly trying to keep a low profile / actually bothered to make an effort I could see him rocking the 90′s grunge-punk look. As it is his wardrobe consists entirely of T-shirts, jeans, and hoodies. It’s embarrassing really. By far the most boring fashion sense of any of my characters.

General aesthetics I associate him with: Suburban gothic, vaporwave but only the kind that has a vague aura of menace about it, eyes in places where there really shouldn’t be eyes, whatever wild old-forest alien body horror shit Darkwood is on.

21. Fave food(s) and drink(s)

BREAD GOOD.

As for drinks, anything carbonated. Darien’s the weirdo drinking unflavored San Pellegrino’s straight from the bottle. (He does prefer the lime flavored ones, though)

22. Fave Color

Is somewhere in the gamma-wave section of electromagnetic radiation and therefore incomprehensible to human minds. Navy and dark green are pretty nice as far as visible light goes.

23. Fave Genre

He’s not super into fiction but sci-fi/fantasy can be good if it’s weird enough. Probably got his hands on a copy of House of Leaves at one point, but I’ll need to actually read it myself to tell if he liked it or not.

24. Fave Season

Winter is when the family bakery makes all the best stuff. Cookie season.

25. City or Country?

Country, definitely. He’s already anxious 24/7 and cities are loud and crowded and fast and full of places for the Hunter to attack from.

26. Guilty Pleasure

Naps? Being unaware of his surroundings is a vulnerability, and not exactly  ideal, but he’s a lazy bastard and sleeping is still kind of a novelty. Bored? Nap. Headache? Nap. Overwhelmed with longing for the power and freedom you used to have before you almost died and wound up stuck on this bewildering little planet? Nap time, baby.

[comickergirl]

Alright. Let’s give this a shot.

SPOILER-Y DISCUSSION OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, INCOMING:

I figure the best way to do this is chronological; my prior attempts have not been chronological, which might account for their feeling a little...all over the place and unorganized.

This will also be a good test to see how much of the film I remember.

RIGHT THEN: First and foremost, (and we gleaned this from the trailers, obviously) MEMORY-LOSS PLOT. Which is Classic Carol™. She’s lost her memory like. Four times.

(her poor brain D:)

All of this to say: The premise of the movie, a kind of reverse origin story in which Carol figures out who she is, in a very literal but also figurative sense, was a great way to go, IMO.

Love all the moments from Carol’s past. I was admittedly surprised that we didn’t get more of that? But what was there was effective and given the amount of ground the movie had to cover, I think it was sufficient.

So after the dreams** we get the early morning fight with Yon-Rogg (who I was absolutely certain was Yon-Rogg, in spite of all the back and forth speculation and Marvel attempting to ‘hide’ his identity) and there’s exposition, obviously, and the set up of Carol’s struggle with Yon-Rogg’s forced Kree values clashing with Carol’s humanity but MORE importantly...

PHOTON BLASTS.

Love the way they render the energy pulsing just below the surface of her skin. Looks so cool. 

Then: Chit Chat Time with The Great Intelligence!

I thought for sure it was gonna be Helen Cobb.

BOY WAS I MISTAKEN. (More on that in a sec.)

Favorite Visual #1: The slow pan of Starforce and the excellent shot of Carol’s helmet as they swim to shore on Torfa.

The whole rescue mission sequence/Carol’s kidnapping is...Truly a Highlight, in my opinion.

I mean!

She’s running around the enemy ship! Without her boots! Pummeling the Skrulls with unwieldy metal shackles! And growling in their faces!

#BOSSOFSPACE

Also, comic connection alert: Carol was kidnapped and experimented on by the Brood, which resulted in her stint as Binary.

So, back to the movie:

Talos man.

TALOS.

We’ll get to him later.

Okay what month of 1995 does Captain Marvel take place in? Because I was honestly offended that no one, and I mean NO ONE made a Buzz Lightyear joke re: Carol’s outfit and being a member of STARCOMMANDFORCE who checks her wrist communicator to try and make contact.

(Toy Story came out in November so if this takes place in the summer I GUESS I will let it slide.)

But otherwise dug all of the 90s references.

The little Gameboy sound when she calls Yon-Rogg!

(Also, train chase was great but I’m trying to save time though I do feel inclined to mention Kelly Sue DeConnick! Bringing some quality side eye! Very nice.)

Young Fury + Carol = excellent buddy cop combo, 14/10 would take an entire spinoff of their wacky 90s road trip adventures.

‘You look like someone’s disaffected niece’ might be favorite line in the film.

Let’s pause for a moment and appreciate the score, shall we? Pinar Toprak CRUSHES IT; the Captain Marvel theme feels like something out of The Rocketeer but with about 400% more sci-fi synth and I LOVE IT.

**Love the piece of score played when Carol wakes up. (Appropriately titled “Waking Up” I think, on the soundtrack.)

I also like the songs they picked for the movie? This is probably the complaint I’ve seen most often, that they feel obvious and easy, but. I dunno. I was never expecting something like Guardians of the Galaxy? So I wasn’t mad about it. 

(In related news, I’ve been listening to “Connection” on repeat ever since the special look trailer dropped.) 

Anyways.

GOOSE.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE.

MY GOOD FLERKEN GIRL.

(So, yes, breezing past the bar interrogation--though I do like the ghostly images of Carol’s past that crop up--as well as the trip to Pegasus, again in the interest of time.)

(WAIT. NO. THE TAPE JOKE.)

(Okay for real. Moving on.)

So then. THEN.

The Rambeaus. And the feelings.

Unpopular(?) opinion: I love that this big budget action movie focuses on female friendships and platonic relationships instead of romance THERE I SAID IT

ALSO LIEUTENANT TROUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I spelled Lieutenant right on the first try. Just sayin’.

But in all seriousness, I love the time we spend in Louisiana. We get a lot of good stuff. Carol getting answers from Maria, Talos arriving with his soda (milkshake?) The standoff with Goose.

(Oh, and how could I forget Maria bidding farewell to the neighbor, shutting the front door as Carol continues to glower???)

‘What’s happening?’ ‘It’s loading.’ XD

Favorite Visual #2 (Chronologically, but actually the one I like best in the movie) The Pysche-Magnitron Light Speed Engine explosion.

(Thank you, Marvel, for changing it to ‘light speed engine,’ which is much easier to spell than Psyche-Magnitron)

But yeah, that was the visual that sold me, in the earliest trailer. I wish I had some profound reason for that, but the truth is I just love blue-glow-y stuff.

BUT ALSO

(And, okay, an additional spoiler- warning because this is a big one. Like. Big.)

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Seriously, go away if you haven’t seen the movie yet.

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MAR-VELL iS A WOMAN

LIKE THIS WHOLE TIME. EVERYONE WAS SO FOCUSED ON JUDE LAW. And then there was that blip, right before the release, when Annette Bening revealed she was the Great Intelligence, again after months of secrecy so we were all like, HA we know the TWIST.

BUT NO. NO WE DID NOT.

Well played, Marvel. Well played.

This was something I was thinking about before the film came out; I just kind of assumed, because of the lack of an apparent ‘Mar-Vell,’ that Carol would be the first and only Captain Marvel in the MCU. And she basically is, b/c we have no indication that Dr. Larson was moonlighting as a superhero, but regardless this is SO COOL. SUCH A GOOD TWIST.

(A quick Google search on how many ‘L’s are in Mar-Vell led to a serendipitous discovery: an article on the gender swap decision, and apparently it came very late in the game. Like. ‘Already looking at guys to play Mar-Vell’ late in the game. *insert themoreyouknow.gif here*) 

Right, okay, back to Feelings:

When Carol’s like: You don’t know who I am! I don’t know who I am!

I was. Emotional.

(Brie Larson is perfectly cast and does a wonderful job.)

Maria’s pep talk? Also caused emotions.

And Maria got to come on the mission! I was pleasantly surprised, and really glad that the visit there wasn’t like. Just a pit stop, you know?

RIP Science Guy, we hardly knew ye.

Again, jumping ahead, but may I just say: It was truly an Experience, watching this movie with folks who had no idea what a ‘Flerken’ was.

Both my friends at the first screening I attended, and then like. Half the theater at the second one. XD

The whole row was like: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT when the tentacles came out.  

So yeah, Talos and the 180 on the REAL villains: Nice. The enduring complaint leveled at the MCU is a lack of compelling villains. (I guess Talos technically doesn’t count as a villain by the end of this, but. We’re going with it.) And Carol’s commitment to helping the Skrull refugees lifts plot elements from my favorite portion of the DeConnick run, so. YEP. LOVED IT.

(I was also trying to determine if Talos’ daughter was perhaps meant to be like. a Tic expy. Did it say ‘Tic’ on the pinball machine? Or ‘Tig’? Or something else entirely?)

Loved the...mind prison? sequence. All of it. “Come as You Are,” the Great Intelligence rockin’ out in the jacket, Carol’s Big Damn Hero moment. Brilliant. Spectacular. Amazing.

“My name is Carol.” 

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSS

(Or does she say her full name? I can’t remember.)

And then the subsequent fight scene where Carol’s like. Simultaneously kicking butt but also enjoying all this newfound power/strength? A+++++

Favorite Visual #3: Carol sitting on the railing with the lunchbox.

Sad to see Minn-Erva go, but. Was so cool that Maria gets her own hero moment.

And then this big ol’ fight scene where Carol DESTROYS SPACESHIPS WITH HER BARE HANDS. 

Favorite Visual #4: Carol going Binary in the red, blue, and yellow suit with the helmet FLYING THROUGH SPACE, LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

All of the visuals from this portion are so on point it’s like they’re pulled straight from the comics.

Favorite Visual #5: When Carol’s staring down Ronan and she like. Does that thing, where you hit your palm with your fist? (IDK the technical term there) And there’s this awesome energy burst and AGAIN, BLUE GLOW-Y THINGS. I love.

I’m pretty sure there’s an interview where Brie Larson talked about watching Indiana Jones? And wanting to be the female equivalent of that.

WELL, that’s the movie I immediately thought of when Carol blasted Yon-Rogg into a boulder, mid-goading.

(Y’know, like the scene in Raiders where Harrison Ford was too sick/tired to do the fight choreography, so he just. Shot the bad guy.)

ALSO, when she drags his sorry butt across the desert? I was IMMEDIATELY reminded of Kara dragging Astra into the DEO.

DANVERS GIIIIRRRRRRRRRRLLLLLS

*ahem*

THE FAMILY DINNER AT THE END?????

LITERAL FOUND FAMILY OF ALIENS AND SOLDIERS AND SUPERHEROES JUST. HAVING DINNER. PLAYING UNO. WASHING DISHES AND SINGING "PLEASE MR. POSTMAN”?

Thank you, Marvel, for this beautiful gen fic material.

 WHOOPS I forgot the costume colors bit. (Admittedly confused it with the ending wherein Monica gives Carol her jacket back. Sans ketchup stain.)

So backtracking ever-so-slightly...

Let’s see if I remember this right: We get

Red and gold (Binary send-up, possibly? Or maybe the original Ms. Marvel costume?)

IDK what to call it....Lite-Brite? (♪ makin’ thi-ings with lii-iii-ight ♫) 

Black and Gold (bathing suit costume?)

White and Green (original Mar-Vel/Kree colors) 

That last one’s the only one that’s like. Obvious and deliberate. I’m just guessing with the others.

BUT CLEARLY I am ABSOLUTELY ONTO SOMETHING with the Lite-Brite.

BACK TO THE ENDING Lt. Trouble gives Carol her jacket and that’s my fav look, out of all the costume variations we see in the movie. I mean. I love the black and green, admittedly, and the helmet looks SO GOOD for being something that should be ridiculous, but my go-to answer for superhero costume design is: add a leather jacket.

Favorite Visual #6: Carol in the suit and flight jacket, floating above Earth, ready to go save the day.

AND THEN SHE’S OFF.

Ooooh, ooooooooh, but we can’t forget the scene. The scene that I’m certain ticked off The Continuity Police. (You know the types.)

See, remember when Marvel was like, ‘Carol’s the first Avenger!’ and haters were like, ‘UH HELLO IT’S STEVE????!????’ 

And then Marvel was like, oh ho ho ho, we meant LITERALLY the ENTIRE INITIATIVE IS NAMED AFTER HER CALL SIGN AND SHIELD STARTS LOOKING FOR SUPERHEROES BECAUSE OF HER ERGO SHE IS THE FIRST die mad about it.

That was so very, very satisfying to see.

(Also I guess she’s a literal Captain in the air force? If the rank on the jet is legit. Pretty sure she’s a Major in the comics, though. But I assume this change is to help sell the ‘Captain Marvel’ name.)

And then, friends. And then.

I was fully prepared to leave the theater, uncertain of when we’d next see Carol.

EVEN AS THE MID CREDITS SCENE PLAYED. I was like. ‘Well, they’re gonna cut it off before we can see anythINOHMaNTHERESHEIS!!!!!!’

‘Where’s Fury.’

*insert aesthetically pleasing keyboard smash here*

BRING ON ENDGAME.

And before we wrap up here, one final note:

The Space Stone, sought after by Trickster Gods and Mad Titans alike, was for a brief time, nothing more than a glorified furball.

FIN

(Nope, wait. One little anecdote before we go: of my core group of buddies, I am the Comics Nerd, and thus I am often consulted after we’ve watched a Marvel movie. So I had to explain that YES, Kara Danvers had the last name Danvers first, but she was adopted, and her GIVEN fake name was Linda Lee, so in all fairness, the same-name thing is a little less plagiarize-y, b/c ‘Linda Lee Danvers’ does not necessarily match up as well as ‘Kara Danvers’--which wasn’t even used until really recently--to ‘Carol Danvers’. ...Honestly, I was just really happy they called out the connection MY WORK HAS NOT BEEN IN VAIN XD )

Also, I sometimes get replies on posts like this which is totally fine BUT, I would ask that folks keep really spoiler-y stuff out of ‘em. At least for a little while.

[sleepyfan-blog]

Cross and ink and a lot of fluff on a sleepover at dreams and nightmares scence nightmares turned good, and it wouldn't be completed without a jealous Error "Why won't you let him be mine" "It's not that he won't it's just that he doesn't want"

I hope that you enjoy! it’s under a cut bc it got a little long, haha

Oh and the fic I’m referring to is this

Warnings: uhh…. Unrequited love?

Dream beamed happily at Cross and Ink, stepping aside and gesturing for the two of them to come in. “I’m really glad that you two could make it! We’ve got everything set up in one of the cozier spaces in the castle.”

Cross nodded a little, a small smile appearing on his face as he walked in - he knew that after Nightmare had gotten uncorrupted (thank you, Reaper and Reapertale Gaster)  and the pair of guardians had returned to the castle they’d been trying to renovate it, in order to make it less dreary and terrifying. The lighter colors and the more generous light fixtures really helped the section of the castle that Dream took the two of them down “It’s looking really good so far - I wouldn’t mind helping, if you don’t mind?” the monochromatic skeleton offered with a small smile.

Dream shrugged for a moment, a small smile appearing on his face “I’ll ask Nightlight - but I think it’s going to be one of the projects he’s going to be stubborn about… Besides, it’s not as if we’re pressed for time in order to fix up the castle, anyways.”

Ink nodded, a grin appearing on his face “I understand! Since Nightmare’s come back to his senses, the only person we really have to worry about is Error… And as the truce between myself and him has been holding steady for the past ten years, I’m pretty sure that he won’t suddenly start destroying things… Although I really do miss helping Creators make new AUs…” The creative guardian sighed, his shoulders slumping a little, his eye lights changing shape and colors rapidly.

Cross gently patted his boyfriend on one shoulder before hugging the other “I know that you do… But you’re been helping to restore dead and dying timelines, which is a great help, love…”

Ink perked up at that and his smile was back “You’re right! It’s.. It’s really nice to be able to breathe life into a destroyed timeline. And speaking of that…” He sent a significant look in Dream’s direction.

“I… Nightmare would like to focus on the two of us rebuilding this AU piece by piece as much as we can before asking for help.” Dream responded, knowing that look on Ink’s face and determined to head off a potential argument.

“Who all is here?” Cross asked curiously, changing the subject before Ink could dig in his heels about helping the emotive guardians repair their badly damaged Universe.

“So far apart from me and Night, you two and Error, funnily enough. He appeared on one of the couches three days ago, muttering something about the anti-void being too quiet and the voices bothering him a lot.” Dream murmured, his voice low and quiet “I’m not sure what that meant, but he felt very lonely as he said it. So he’s going to be at the sleepover. Stretch and Blue are helping Queen Toriel negotiate with the humans as they’ve hit a post-pacifist ending again and the human promised no more resets unless something genuinely awful happened.” 

Dream paused for a moment before continuing “Sci and Red managed to catch the flu, so Edge is watching over them and scolding them for wandering out into the forests outside of Snowdin for too long. Hearts, Star and Classic have been dealing with things in their own timelines that have been causing a lot of problems and can’t make it… Color still doesn’t trust Nightmare so he’s dragged Killer, Dust and Hatchet off somewhere and they’ve been out of communications with the both of us for a week.”

“So it’s just going to be the five of us?” Ink prodded, one of his eye lights a yellow star, the other an orange square.

“Yep, unless one or more of the others suddenly calls for a pick up. But enough about all of that, how have you two been?” Dream asked brightly as the three of them entered Nightmare’s Library - the center area having been transformed into an epic blanket and pillow fort. The scent of hot cocoa, pizza, popcorn and cupcakes mingled pleasantly together.

Error was sulking up on top of a bookshelf, an exasperated but amused Nightmare standing beneath him as he said “-ot going to be comfortable up there, you know?”

“I don’t care!  You should have warned me that you were going to be throwing some stupid partyyy…. Hi Ink, Boring Glitch.” Error huffed back, his eye lights focusing on the new arrivals - mostly on Ink. The other’s emotional aura shifting to-

Oh dear. Dream sent a brief glance at Nightmare, who nodded minutely and scratched one of his cheeks in a subtle gesture. They’d talk once the others fell asleep. That explained a few things - still, that wasn’t any reason to let such things fester! Dream clapped his hands together and asked, gently pushing his aura onto Error, Cross and Ink, lifting their moods “So, who’s up for a game?”

“Me!” Ink called out cheerfully.

“Sure…” Cross responded, curiosity filling his emotional aura.

“Do I have to?” Error grumbled, though the destructive skeleton had already teleported down  near Nightmare. “So what game are we planning?”

“Spin the bottle: Truth or Dare Edition!” Dream answered with a bright grin, ignoring the exasperated frown and face palm this got from Nightmare.

“I… Am unsure what you mean by that?” Ink prompted “What are the rules?”

“It’s where we each take turns spinning a bottle. Whoever it lands on, you, the spinner ask whether they want to do a dare, tell a truth… Or if they don’t want to do the dare or tell the truth, you get to kiss them! Either on the cheek, forehead, teeth or hand.” Dream explained with a cheerful grin on his face.

Error was blushing bright yellow and his eye sockets started to fill with errors. Dream sighed as he sent a small pulse of his magic the other’s way, stabilizing his emotions and pulling the other from his imminent crash. Cross was a very fascinating shade of purple and was hiding as much of his face as he could in his scarf.

Ink’s eye lights were a yellow star and a green heart “That sounds like so much fun! I’m willing to play! What about you three? Or are you going to be cowardly?”

This prompted Error and Cross to answer at the same time “I’ll play!” determined expressions appearing on his face.

Nightmare sighed, face palming again and responded “I’ll play too. Let me get a bottle. You all should sit down and get comfortable. Do you want anything to eat or drink?”

Everyone shook their heads as Dream lead them to one of the blanket forts, and they crawled into the warm and cozy space, the colorful blankets and magical fairy lights providing diffused and ample light.

“Oh, and one more thing, we need to sit in a circle.” Dream instructed as the others sat around in a circle, making a space for Nightmare as the guardian of Negativity crawled in, an empty bottle in his hand. Nightmare set the bottle down in the space between all of them as Dream spoke up again “I’ll start, since I suggested the game.”

The others nodded (except for Nightmare, who was squinting at him a little) as Dream reached for the bottle and spun it with a quick turn of his wrist. It spun and spun, eventually stopping in front of Cross. Dream grinned a little “Truth, Dare or Kiss?”

“Uhh… What truth do you want to know about me?” Cross responded, having seen Dream’s mischievous side and not wanting to be stuck doing some silly dare right off the bat.

“Hmm…” Dream murmured, his eye lights turning into stars as a grin appeared on his face. He was about to respond when Nightmare cut in.

“Give the poor kid a chance to enjoy the game, would you? Stars above I know how merciless you can get at this game.” his other half cautioned him, turning ever so slightly purple.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Nightmare. Cross, what was your reaction when you first realized that you were in love with Ink?” Dream asked, pouting a bit at Nightmare. There was no need to scare the others. He was just curious…

The blush on Cross’s face returned in full force “… I cursed myself for being so stupid, because it was back before Nightmare got his head screwed on straight and I was still working for him.” He spun the bottle and it landed on Error, who froze. “… Kiss, Truth or Dare?”

“… Truth.” Error responded after a pause, narrowing his eye lights at the other.

“… Why did you agree to the truce with Ink?”” Cross blurted out, before a look of panic scrawled across his face “I… I mean…”

“No, I’ll answer it. I was tired of fighting Ink all the time.” Error answered honestly, staring at the floor “… I had hoped that maybe I could have taken him up on the offer of becoming friends that he gave me long ago.” He spun the bottle and it landed on Nightmare “Your choice now.”

“Dare.” Nightmare responded without hesitation, curious as to what the other would have him do.

“I dare you to steal something from Fresh and bring it back here in less than five minutes.” Error answered quickly.

Nightmare raised a browbone, opened a portal, stretching a hand through it and pulling it back, a distant “Hey! Not cool, broski!” echoed through the portal as the negative spirit revealed that he’d grabbed Fresh’s hat “Done. My turn.” The bottle spun and landed on Dream, who grinned.

The positive spirit answered before Nightmare could even ask “Kiss!” and eagerly teleported into his other half’s lap, eagerly pressing a kiss to the other’s teeth. He nuzzled Nightmare’s neck a little after, leaning into his warmth and spinning the bottle, having it land on Ink “Soo…?”

Ink’s eye lights turned into blue and green question marks “Hmm… Dare me, Dream!”

“I dare you to steal some of G Sans’s cookies!” The positive guardian responded with a bright grin. “And come back within five minutes.”

The creative guardian huffed, rolling his eye lights “Fiiine. But if I get into a fight with that particular sleeping dragon, you’re helping.” Ink portalled off, returning three very quiet minutes later with a tin of butterscotch-cinnamon cookies. “Ta-da… My turn.” He spun the bottle and it landed on Error. “What’ll it be, Glitchy?”

Error paused for a little bit before eventually asking “Who do you want me to steal from? And by that I mean, what dare do you have for me?”

“Aww, Glitchy, everyone doing similar dares would be boring! No, I’ve got something else for you as a dare.” Ink pulls out a box out of his inventory “I want you to wear what’s in that box for ten minutes.”

Error squinted at him before growling “Fine, but if it’s really stupid, I reserve the right to ask for a truth instead.”

“Pff-hahaha, fine~!” Ink responded with a wave as the destructive skeleton teleported elsewhere to change.

Error came back a couple of moments later, squinting at Ink in suspicion as he came back wearing a black jacket that reached his knees and slowly turned to a navy blue at the hood. Beneath it was a long-sleeved red shirt and a bright blue scarf. He was also wearing what appeared to be a bunch of his navy blue strings as a sort of a cape “… This is comfortable and not weird. Why am I wearing this?” He was also wearing a pair of red-rimmed, circular glasses.

Dream and Nightmare both stilled as they stared at Error, their eye lights vanishing for a moment. They were suddenly holding hands and Dream was shaking ever so slightly.

“Ah-ah! You can only get the truth of that out of me if you manage to land the bottle on me.” Ink called out cheerfully, having not spotted either emotive guardians’ reaction to the alternate outfit.

Error grumbled and spun the bottle, and it landed on Cross “Your turn. Truth, Dare or Kiss?”

Cross squinted for a bit, wanting to get this over quickly - he’d seen Dream and Nightmare’s reaction to the outfit and wanted answers, damn it. “Kiss.” He grabbed one of Error’s hands and pressed a quick peck to the other’s knuckles, returned to his seat and spun the bottle, hoping that he’d spun it so that it would land on Nightmare and Dream. Sure enough, it did “Right, Truth or Dare, you two? And I’m guessing you both have to answer, since you’re in Nightmare’s lap, Dream?… Or Kiss, I suppose.”

“…” Nightmare and Dream glanced at one another briefly before staring at Cross and saying simultaneously “Kiss.” The both of them each pressed a light kiss to one of Cross’s cheeks, moving at the same time. Dream settled back into Nightmare’s lap after they did so, still visibly unsettled.

Nightmare flicked the bottle with one of his fingers, and the bottle spun to a stop on Ink “Kiss, Dare or Truth?”

“Hmm… Kiss, actually! A double smooch from the both of you looked like fun.” Ink answwered after a moment, grinning at how purple his boyfriend had gone. That had been very endearing to see.

Dream and Nightmare complied and Ink spun the bottle, it landing on Error. The Destructive skeleton answered before Ink could ask, his voice very quiet “… Kiss, squid…”

This took Ink and Cross by surprise, but not Nightmare nor Dream. Still, with a playful grin, the creative guardian made his way over to Error, pausing for a moment as he studied Error, leaning in close and pressing a light kiss to one of the other’s cheeks, purring lightly “Your turn, Glitchy~!”

Error seemed a little dazed as he fumbled for the bottle, and nearly hit it hard enough to break the glass container. It eventually came to a stop in front of a grumpy Cross “Truth, Dare, or Kiss?”

“Dare me, you grump.” Cross answered after a moment’s consideration.

“I dare you to do a cartwheel.” Error responded after a moment.

The highly athletic skeleton snorted, getting up and doing just that in front of the entrance to the blanket fort so that he didn’t knock it down. He spun the bottle and it landed on Ink “Truth, Kiss or Dare, love?”

“Hmmm… Truth, this time.” Ink decided with a warm smile.

“Why did you dress Error up in that outfit?” Cross asked curiously, watching Dream and Nightmare out of the corner of one of his eye sockets. Their reaction had been weird.

“Well… Because I’ve seen a different Error wear it and was curious to see what he’d look like in it.” Ink responded with a shrug. “And yes, this means that I’ve been to a different multiverse. Things were… Very different there. Although I suspect I’m not the only one who’s been there… Eh, Nightmare, Dream?”

Neither of the emotive guardians responded, and Nightmare’s grip on Dream tightened a little bit. The positive guardian murmured after a moment “I… I think I’m done playing this game for now… Do you guys want to watch a movie?”

Cross and Error agreed - and the latter immediately shot off to go change, the ten minutes up anyways. Ink was pouting a little, having wanted to play for a little longer, but had been outvoted by a lot. Cross got up and put in one of the movies that had been set out - it was a high-seas pirate movie with a bit of magic and a great cast of characters and a rousing score.

Cross frowned a little as he realized that Error hadn’t come back, half-way into the movie. He yawned and stretched a little, slowly scooting out as Ink, Dream and Nightmare were thoroughly entranced by the story, wandering off to go find the destructive being. He found the other leaning against the door of the library, scowling and folded in on himself.

“… Error are you alright?” He asked. He didn’t particularly care for the other, but figured it would be good to check in with the other.

“Why won’t you let him be mine?” Error hissed, glaring up at Cross, a jealous expression appearing on his face. “We… We’ve been through so much together…”

“It’s not that he won't…  It’s just that he doesn’t want you.” Cross responded, feeling awkward and realizing that he was being perhaps a little too blunt. “Look, Ink does what he wants, right? He always has… If he wanted to date you… He would.”

Error hissed and buried his face in his hands “I… I suppose you’re right. But you’re so… New to all of this. Why are you so special enough to catch his attention when his attention for more than five fucking minutes is one of the few things I’ve ever wanted?”

“I… I don’t know.” Cross answered honestly, shrugging helplessly. He had no answer for that, and was just grateful he wasn’t trapped in the endless, white void his timeline had become. “I’m just… I’m grateful that I have his love and attention… Come join us? We’re watching a pirate movie, and it’s a lot of fun.”

[moonlightink7]

CPAU Dreammare Shenanigans (Part 1)

Okay geez, the first attempt told me this is too long to post all at once. Anyway, this is a collab I did with @sleepyfan-blog ! (Click the blog link, I promise you won't regret it. She's literally my favorite writer, go check out her wr iting-)

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Seeing his brother walk in with the rest of his team and have Reaper greet them at the door, Dream should’ve been hurrying to get them out, but… Even as Ink rushed into action trying to get them out (or at least to a less populous corner of the party), Dream couldn’t help but stare at Nightmare for a minute or so before everyone else lost all sight of the positivity guardian, who had pulled Blue aside.

“Do you know if there’s any mistletoe here?”

“Well yeah, silly, do you think I’m not dead set on getting people together here?” Blue giggles and nudges Dream playfully, then points out a few different spots where he had set up mistletoe. Sometimes Dream doubts Blue’s integrity, but in this situation, he honestly appreciated Blue’s questionable morals.

“Right, thanks. Nothing important, but I think I’ll just… Uh… Hang out under one if that’s fine with you.” Dream grins sheepishly, his cheeks flushing a soft gold as he shifts his weight from side to side.

“Oh, I don’t mind at all. I’ll leave you to it.” Blue leans in a bit closer. “He’ll come to you eventually.” He then leans back, giggling as if he had just made a joke, and Dream did his best to laugh along. He’d been a little late to the party, so he didn’t know not to listen when Blue said, “Oh! Try some of the eggnog before you do that, it’s really good,” with a little wink.

“I definitely will. I love eggnog!” Dream answered back happily, although he was pretty sure that Blue had done something to the eggnog, but as he… More or less trusted that the other wasn’t planning anything too nefarious, the guardian of positivity made his way over to where the eggnog had been set down, grabbing a cup and pouring a generous ladleful of the drink into a plastic cup, taking a couple of sips, his eye lights brightening a little as he tasted the alcohol. He chugged the rest of the cup in a couple of seconds, grateful that he didn’t need to actually breathe. He also debated on whether or not he wanted a second cup - but he could feel the whiskey - or whatever it was that Blue had put into the eggnog - start to take effect. Which is why he ever so casually wandered towards the nearest clump of mistletoe, leaning against the wall and pretending to be utterly oblivious to what he was standing under.

“Hey, other me. You look… Familiar, somehow?” A Science Sans greeted, coming up to him, a concerned expression on his face and similar feelings in his aura. “I just… I noticed you at the punch bowl earlier and wanted to warn you that someone spiked it with… Some really strong stuff. The other’s call me Sci, or… Or Nerd.”

“It’s nice to meet you, Sci! I’m Dream.” The positive spirit greeted with a cheerful smile, noticing the slight green blush on the other’s face. “And I figured that Sw… Someone spiked the punch, it’s par for the course for a party like this.” He didn’t want to reveal that Blue had been the one to spike the punch, as he didn’t want to ruin the other’s mischievous fun.

“Oh… Okay, cool. I just thought I’d warn you because I had like three glasses of the stuff before it started to kick in and I had no idea and nearly confessed that I wanted to kiss another Sans to his face and…” Sci stopped talking, burying his face in his hands as he blushed harder “There is mistletoe out now, and I thought that I’d warn you that you’re dangerously close to standing underneath one of them. Oh and… Don’t you help Ink fight Error and the Bad Sanses? They… They just arrived and Nightmare is really terrifying. I’ve never met him in person and I’m really glad that no one can die here.”

“Hmm? Oh yes. I’m fully aware that Nightmare and his minions are here. But Blue already brought Error here, and as long as no one gets seriously hurt… Why not let them join in on the fun? If you’re worried about Ink instigating a fight, don’t worry. Blue’s on it and with Fresh around, he’ll be sure to break any building Dramatic Tension so that no one gets stabbed.” Dream responded, rather amused by the amount of babbling that the young Sans was doing.

“Yeah… Speaking of Blue. He and I started this Friendship club thing, and I… I know that you’re actually friends with him - or at least with a Swap. But I was wondering if you would like to join forces with me and Fell? I’m the minister of war, and he is my loyal warrior. Together we plan on taking down the club president and ruling together… The president is, for now, Swap.” Sci asked in a rush, his eye lights brightening with enthusiasm - and a tell-tale blush dusting his cheeks at the mention of Fell Sans. That and the tangle of emotions that Dream could sense from the other.

“Hmmm… I think I’ll stay neutral in this friendly civil war, at least for now. You should keep a close eye on Fell - Blue likely has plans for that warrior of yours.” the positive guardian murmured, a grin appearing on his face, understanding about who at least a couple of the people Blue was angling to match make sliding into place. This was going to be very entertaining and the temptation to meddle was high… Maybe he’d give the both of them a bit of a nudge… His smile turned devious as he looked for Fell Sans - who was currently glowering at Classic and Geno. Where had Reaper gone? Last that Dream had seen, he was by the door, teasing the Bad Sanses.

“I was wondering if you were here.” Speak of the devil, Death was leaning against his scythe and smiling a little at the guardian of positivity. “You and your brother seem to be drawn to wherever the other is. Particularly when there are multiple Sanses involved. Dream, Guardian of

Positivity, a known companion of Ink’s… And Fate-bound to Nightmare, fallen guardian of Negativity. Everyone seems convinced that the two of you are outcodes, but I know the truth.”

“Is there a particular reason why you said all that, Reaper? Or are you enjoying being spooky and aware of just who and what we are… Sins, mistakes and all?” Dream questioned, the bubbly mood he’d had vanishing rather quickly. “Or have you decided that I, like Geno, shouldn’t be happy because it’s not something we feel much of the time?”

Reaper leaned back a little, answering after a moment “Not at all. I noticed you all by yourself beneath the mistletoe and came to steal a kiss, if you don’t mind. Since I can touch people without killin’ them. Not that I could kill you with a touch.”

Dream sighed a little bit. It was tradition to kiss anyone you met beneath the mistletoe, but Reaper wasn't the one who he wanted a kiss from. Not that he was going to admit that out loud. “I…” He decides that it couldn't hurt much, and he might possibly even make Nightmare jealous if the other caught sight of him doing such, even under the mistletoe. He glances around, making sure Classic- who was honestly traumatized enough at this point about his alternates and their attractions to each other- wasn't looking their way before pressing a brief kiss to Reaper's teeth and then pulling back.

Not too bad, but still not the one I want, he thought. Reaper’s aura betrayed the slightest bit of disappointment, likely because the kiss didn't last longer, but he smirked and walked away, seeming satisfied with that. Perhaps he was also trying to get Nightmare over there… But no, he had no idea. Dream takes another glance over at where Nightmare had been, only to find him approaching- though slowly. He quickly looks away, trying to pretend he hadn't noticed the lord of negativity walking towards him and busying himself with watching Classic again, who was sipping lightly on the eggnog, having abandoned keeping it away from the others.

As Nightmare gets closer, Dream looks around a little, pretending to be surprised that he was there before glancing up at the mistletoe. Dream glances above above himself, then to Nightmare. “Oh no,” he says in an almost sarcastic tone of voice, “Mistletoe, and I’m stuck with Nightmare. How terrible… but it’s tradition.” His tone was flat, showing no real opposition to this situation.

Suddenly Nightmare realizes why Dream had actually kissed Reaper and mentally curses himself. He forgot. This wasn’t just a party, it was a Christmas party. Of course there would be mistletoe. Whoever put it there was probably the one who had spiked the eggnog as Reaper had told them.

Being a dark overlord, he didn’t really know how to respond to Dream’s indirect request. He looks down at Dream, only to find the smaller looking hopefully up at him for a smooch. He blushes softly and returns with a ‘hey don’t look at me like that’ look, panicking a little internally. If it weren’t for so many people being nearby, he probably would’ve done it. He glances around, checking to see that nobody is looking, then takes a step closer.

In the background, Blue giggles faintly, videoing the whole thing from a safe hiding spot. This was the perfect keepsake from the party. He'd find everyone someone to be with eventually, maybe even that tricky glitch friend of his.

Nightmare takes a moment longer to look at Dream and consider whether this is a good decision or not, then leans down and kisses him.

Dream lights up with joy literally as he kisses the other back, wrapping his arms around the other’s shoulders - his hold loose so that Nightmare doesn’t think that he’s trying to trap the other in his embrace, glad that he doesn’t have to go up on his tiptoes in order to kiss the other, his eye lights bright stars, another sign of his genuine delight. It ends far too quickly for Dream’s liking, as Nightmare straightens up and steps away from him.

The Lord of darkness clears his nonexistent throat a little - a light cyan blush dusting his cheeks. “Well. I suppose that should suffice for the tradition, then?”

The kiss was far, far too short for Dream’s liking - but Nightmare is already retreating to where his lackeys are arguing with Ink - who is definitely trying to cordon them off from the rest of the party - and the positive spirit sighs a little, shaking his head, knowing that he’s blushing a little. There’s mistletoe everywhere in the party area - and he wonders how often he can flit between the different sprigs before someone notices that he’s doing this on purpose and starts asking questions.

“DREAM WHERE ARE YOU? I NEED A HAND!” Ink shouts from across the section of the anti-void that they’re in and Dream sighs a little before teleporting over near his ally.

“Yes, I am here. What is it that you need, Ink?” Dream responds, noting that Ink is three steps away from a sprig of mistletoe. Hmmm - maybe the other guardian would calm down a little if he got a smooch?

“Nightmare and his minions are at the party! I don’t want any of them trying to kill anyone! Or making the others miserable because that’s what they do, Dream!” Ink grumbles, dodging a half-hearted swipe from Killer, taking a step and a half backward, unaware of what is nearly dangling above his head.

“They can’t kill anyone here - Reaper’s already tried to kill someone, and he’s unable to take their soul, so fighting would be pointless. I think you should try some of the punch. It’s really tasty! Blue mentioned it earlier and I agree - it’s very good.” Dream answered cheerfully, grabbing Ink and dodging Dust’s bone attack and accidentally letting Ink go as he continued to dodge an axe-slash from Horror.

Cross charges straight for Ink, stopping dead as he stares up at the small bundle of leaves and berries, blushing wildly as he realizes what it is. This causes Ink to look up as well, and a rainbow blush spreads across the self-appointed guardian’s face “Oh… When did the mistletoe come out?” Ink asked the room at large, both eye lights question marks, one upside down and pink, the other green and right side up.

“I… Uhh… Uhm… Err… I-Ink…” Cross began, stuttering a little, tugging up his black scarf and failing to hide the dark purple blush on his face “I… We’re under the mistletoe together… Which…. Wh-which means that-”

Ink goes up on his tiptoes, pulling Cross down a little by his scarf and kisses the other firmly before laughing lightly and letting go - teleporting a couple of feet away “We had to kiss because of the tradition~! Pfahahaha! Look at how purple you are. It’s so cute to see you blush like that, Crossy.”

Cross is rooted to the spot, staring after Ink, seemingly trying to process just what had happened to him. “I… You… We…” The tall, monochromatic skeleton seems to be at a loss for words. He wasn’t very good with affectionate gestures. Sure, the kiss was because of a basic rule, but Ink… Ink had called him cute. Crossy? Cross looks around, trying to decide whether to say anything more about it or run away. Seems run away was the better option, because within a few moments, he was gone and Ink was chuckling to himself in amusement.

“See?” Dream completely ignores what had actually just happened in favor of the fact that Ink looked to be having fun with it. “It isn’t so bad, is it? Nobody is actually hurting anybody else, and you’re already having fun with them. Maybe we should-” he takes a small, almost unnoticeable glance at Nightmare before looking back to Ink, “I dunno, let them stay? They don’t seem to be here to kill anyone. Even so, they can’t. Look, if I’m wrong, you can say ‘I told you so’ when this is all over.”

Ink seemed to consider this offer, squinting a bit at Dream before looking around at the Bad Sanses and breathing a faint sigh. “Fine, they can stay. I get to say ‘I told you so’ after this, though.” Of course, Ink’s small bit of childish ego won him over. One might even say he had enjoyed kissing Cross and seeing him flustered. Perhaps he was even planning to do it again. Nobody was really sure of Ink’s motivations. Dream didn’t have a care in the world why Ink let them stay around, already trying to think of more ways to catch Nightmare under the mistletoe. Ink was on his way to somewhere else, possibly to try to eggnog as Dream had said to.

In fact… He steps to where Ink had been, ever-so-subtly placing himself underneath the mistletoe with the faintest sly grin before setting his expression into something more sweet and innocent. “Hey Night, can you come here?”

Oh, but Nightmare wouldn’t fall for it a second time. He had seen Dream lure him in with the same honey-sweet expression, and he had seen what had happened with Cross, who had tried to attack Ink in the very same spot and had been caught under the mistletoe. “Horror, Dust, Killer, go off and entertain yourselves with the others, I have some personal business to attend to with Dream.”

Horror and Dust followed his directions without question, deciding to go mess with Cross about his kiss with Ink. Killer, however, lingered a moment with a knowing grin before walking away to see what chaos Blue is up to. Maybe he could snatch a kiss too.

As soon as Killer left, Dream brightened a little, still smiling innocently up at Nightmare, hoping that the other would move closer and kiss him. His plan to get Ink to chill a little and realize that there were opportunities at this party had gone beautifully. The two of them were alone - which seemed to be a requisite for the Lord Of Darkness to deign to kiss him. "Night?" He prompted, his smile brightening a little further.

"Did you really think I didn't see that? I know that you deliberately left Ink under the mistletoe - although which of my minions was going to be subject to the tradition was subject to debate... And don't think I didn't notice that you deliberately stepped beneath it as soon as Ink left to cause mischief elsewhere." Nightmare dryly pointed out, raising a brow bone at Dream, his arms crossed over his chest, his tentacles shifting a little behind him. "On the other hand, doing that stopped him from trying to chase us out of this entertaining little party faster than he otherwise would have... So I suppose I should thank you properly." With that, the lord of darkness walked up to his lighter counterpart and leaned downwards, kissing him again.

Dream wrapped his arms around the other's neck, going up on his toes as the other pulled away a little, not wanting the kiss to end so quickly. But he did let the other go after a couple of moments, doing his best not to obviously sulk at the fact that Nightmare was backing out of another kiss so quickly... But then he heard the sounds of several feet walking towards them and he knew that Nightmare disliked it when his personal stuff was known to the other's. "Thanks... Nightmare..." He murmured,  his eye lights a little bit fuzzed out.

"You're welcome, Dream." Nightmare purred back lowly, the other's arms around his waist as Dream felt the other carry him a short distance away before setting him down gently,  pressed a light kiss to the shorter skeleton's forehead and pulling away again. "Do try not to get too tipsy, hmm? Not that you're not endearingly entertaining like this."

"I... Oh... Okay...." Dream managed out, slightly sulky when Nightmare let go and left him, but still literally glowing with happiness and delight as he leaned against a nearby patch of wall "I'll... I'll try to stay out of trouble.... Love you Nighty..." The lingering warmth of his beloved holding him like that would stay with him for a while, even as the positive guardian started to scheme as to how to get another kiss from Nightmare.

An undetermined amount of time later, he heard someone calling his name - over and over again. He blinked a little and focused on his surroundings - and with a startled blink - realized that there were several alternate Sanses watching him with genuine concern and worry "-eam. Dream! Dream are you okay?" Sci was one of them.

“Oh- uh- Yeah, I’m doing great, how about you?” Dream blushes softly in embarrassment when he realizes that he had zoned out and left them to be saying his name for who knows how long. It wasn’t like him to lose focus, especially when people were saying his name. He’d have to be a little more careful about that.

“What did Nightmare do to you? We saw the rest of his team running around unchecked and got a little worried. We only got here in time to see him walking away from you. The hell did he do? You were really out of it.” Red looked more frustrated than concerned. Then again, he wasn’t practiced in any of the expressions associated with ‘weak’ emotions, so that meant he was at least trying.

“Oh, I know exactly what Nightmare did to him.” Blue- who had popped up out of nowhere- decides to say something, grinning widely and giggling.

Dream, on the other hand is heavily opposed to Blue sharing with the group what Nightmare had done, so he quickly covers Blue’s mouth and smiles sweetly at the rest of them.  “Nightmare did absolutely nothing to me, him and I just had a small, friendly chat. I’m fine, but I will admit I’m happy to see him.” He was hiding something, so the rest of them figured it’d be best not to ask again. If Dream was hiding something, it was probably best if it stayed hidden. Then again, Blue was giving Dream a look that said, “Oh ‘friendly chat’ my ass, I know what really happened.”

They all decided it was best not to say anything and just to leave it to Dream and Blue to settle. Ink was still nowhere to be found, strangely, as was the case with Cross. Honestly the whole party was rather questionable, but everyone had learned not to ask many questions by then.

Everyone else who had come to check on Dream left to go elsewhere except Sci, who stayed back to see if he could get any more information from Dream. He’s a scientist, anything remaining a mystery to him is bothersome.

Dream, who hadn't noticed that Sci had stayed back - as the other was partially out of view, huffed a little bit at Blue, and grumbled a little. "Would you mind if you didn't hint towards what actually happened? You know how touchy he is about his reputation..."

"Yes, yes. It's a pity that the lord of all darkness can't go around kissing his main rival at a Christmas party without the two of you being alone... That is what happened, right?" Blue responded, a small and mischievous grin appearing on his face. He was pretty sure that's what happened - as Dream only got that distracted because of an unexpectedly sweet gesture from Nightmare... Or he was really, really tired.

Dream glared a little bit more at the other. "I will neither confirm nor deny the fact that he may or may not have kissed me. And it's not that it's just a Christmas party - but there are quite a few Sanses here - some of whom both of us work alongside quite a bit, and if anyone gets the wrong impression..." The positive guardian shivered, not wanting to contemplate the misunderstandings that could happen. In this space, no one could die... But out in the multiverse it was nowhere near as forgiving.

"True, true. Still, you're the only one who has reportedly seen Nightmare smile - and not a smirk or an evil grin because his horrifying plans are unfolding and we are desperately scrambling to stop him...  But a genuine smile of happiness." Blue responded with a small grin "... I'd be curious to see if you can make him genuinely smile at the party. I'll be watching, Dreamy~!"

"I can give you no solid promises. Nightmare doesn't... Didn't like parties like this when... Before..." Dream responded, stopping himself after a moment, as he would rather not speak of his and Nightmare's shared past. It was difficult to speak of... So many happy memories turned bittersweet, and there were subtle hints that he could see now that his brother was miserable and unhappy for a long time, and that he had failed to see it. failed to know what the signs were... Then again, Nightmare had also refused his help at the time then, claiming that everything was fine, and that he was okay, when he was suffering.

Anyways, it was time to go talk to someone... And figure out where Nightmare had wandered off to in order to accidentally find himself under another clump of mistletoe, while also making sure that they wouldn't be directly observed by anyone else... Not that Dream would strongly mind if the others saw the two of them kissing beneath the plant as per tradition, but Nightmare was very shy when it came to things like this - and had proven before that he wouldn't agree unless the two of them were alone... Classic looked distinctly distressed in the distance, he looked like he needed some cheering up. "Hey Classic! How are you?" Dream asked cheerfully after he made his way over to the other.

“I… I’m not doing so good.” Classic confessed after a moment, taking another deep sip straight from the bowl of eggnog. “Reaper just tried to kill me… And I’m wondering if I’ll dust the moment I leave this place… But I don’t want to just… Stay in this weird place for the rest of my existence… Blue is surprisingly terrifying, and Sci wants to… He’s… He’s interested in Underfell Sans and I’m just like. Why. He’s literally a different version of us. It’s weird. It’s wrong. It’s like trying to make out with yourself in a mirror.” He stared at Dream, his eye lights a little fuzzy, as if silently pleading for some clarity.

The guardian of positivity sighed a little, moving closer to Classic and gently placed a hand on one of the other’s shoulders. “Classic, I think you should sit down and maybe have something to eat… Besides, it’s rude to hoard the eggnog. It’s really good.”

“Blue… Blue put whiskey into the eggnog. Like a lot of whiskey and it’s super strong. Also the kissing thing is messed up, right?” Classic responded, anxious and confused.

“Not… Exactly. While we do all look similar to one another - some more closely than others… Each of us has had different experiences with one another. Besides… As long as they aren’t hurting anyone else or each other… At least in ways that they don’t enjoy and aren’t careful to tend to afterwards… Why is it wrong? Love is love. Or is it because Sci is a younger version of yourself, and you’re not sure how to handle the fact that part of you is attracted to Red?” Dream responded with a patient smile. “It wouldn’t surprise me if Blue did spike the eggnog. He wants everyone to have a lot of fun at this party, and alcohol is a social lubricant. Besides, whiskey is his spirit of choice at these sorts of affairs. It’s got a good taste and a high enough proof to get people to relax.”

“I… Wh… Whoa… Hold on.. That was… That was a lot all at once. And why do you keep ending up under the mistletoe? You’re gonna get smooched by other sanses sooner or later. B’ careful.” Classic warned, adorably serious and utterly confused.

Dream laughed, it was a warm, musical sound that attracted the attention of everyone within earshot - and he hid his slightly mischievous grin “Ah, but I’m not a Sans. Not technically. So if that’s what you’re worried about, anyone could kiss me under the mistletoe, and it wouldn’t count as self-cest.” Nightmare might murder them later, but probably not?

“I… Wait what the fuNk do you mean that you’re not a Sans. That makes no sense! I mean… I know that your powers work very differently than most of the rest of us… And you’re probably Nightmare’s swap… Or he’s your Fell counterpart depending on which timelines the two of you are originally from…” Classic rambled, clearly drunk and unhappy. “I… Why are you looking at me like that?”

The other’s rambling caused Dream to stare at the other, tilting his head at him before letting out a long laugh, his body shaking a little as he tried to cover his mouth with one of his hands in an attempt to pull himself together. He was unaware of the fact that the two of them had started to gather attention. Dream managed to calm himself down after a couple of moments, swiping the eggnog from Classic and taking several big gulps from it before giving it back. He wiped the tears from  his eye sockets, still chuckling a little “Oh, no no no! Wherever did you get the idea that Nightmare and I are from separate timelines? That’s a… That’s very wrong.” Dream was giggling a little more, and having trouble focusing. Wow, Blue had really found some strong whiskey to spike the eggnog with.

“Wait. Hold on - so you… Are you implying that you and Nightmare are from the same timeline? Oh my god that must have sucked so bad for you. I can’t imagine what it must have been like before Ink-” Classic started again.

Dream stopped the other from continuing to say all sorts of wrong things, pressing a finger to the other’s lips “ShhHHh. No. Wrong. Ink has never been to our home Universe. The only people been there belong to Nightmare...There is only one version of our universe. A singular timeline. No resets. Never were. The humans in the timeline were never in control no matter how powerful or determined they were. Also, I found Ink after… Ooh! Mistletoe! I want kisses!!” With that he teleported off - which was a really bad idea since he was well on his way to being thoroughly drunk.

Still, he hadn’t teleported into anyone, just accidentally bounced off of one of the walls “Oww… That hurt.” Dream really, really hoped that Nightmare didn’t hear any of that. He’d told them too much about their past as it was. Far, far too much. They didn’t need to know that. It was best that he had gotten out of there. After all he had given away, the others would have too many questions for him to answer. A timeline without resets? A timeline where everything is permanent, every decision only happens once? A timeline where the skeletons are the ones in control? If you weren’t from Dreamtale, the concept would be absolutely foreign.

At least he hadn’t said anything about Nightmare’s previous form. Someone who could get him drunk enough and ask him about what Nightmare was like in the past would only get Dream fawning over his old form. His beautiful violet eyes, his perfect smile, how adorable he looked wearing a flower crown that one time that he had managed to convince the other to do so, how nice his clothes looked on him. Then there would be more questions. Questions, questions, questions, they gave Dream a headache.

Of course Sci found him first. “Dream? You probably shouldn’t be teleporting under the influence, it’s an awful idea. What happened back there?”

“Oh, I said too much, that’s what. I really didn’t mean to, I just got lost in the conversation. The past is… Bittersweet, and like you said, I’ve had a bit to drink. If I start talking about it I’m gonna cry and cling onto the person closest to me, and I didn’t want to make poor Classic uncomfortable. Besides, if I start crying, that’ll attract Nightmare’s attention, and he’ll go after the most likely culprit- aka the person I’m holding onto. Y’ see where I’m going with that?” Dream leaned on Sci, who had sat down next to him.

“Uh… Yes, but Nightmare never seemed overly protective of you, Dream. In fact, you two have gotten in multiple battles where attacks are being thrown.” Sci frowned, looking over at Dream with a brow raised.

“He never hurts me. He can’t bring himself to do it. He’s… He’s sweet, he just doesn’t like to show it,” Dream answered, chuckling under his breath. “I suppose nobody else really knows that side of him, though.”

“You said he came from the same timeline you did. What was he like back then? Was he different?”

“He was… He was perfect. He was different, but I… I don’t want to talk about it. If I talk about it, you’re going to want to know what made him change and I can’t-” Dream’s voice broke off, and he quickly looked away, trying to be discreet about wiping away his tears but failing. Sci doesn’t miss things like that.

“Hey, I’m sorry, we don’t have to talk about it…” Sci wrapped an arm around Dream, smiling reassuringly at him. “I sorry if I struck a nerve.”

“N-No, I… I’m fine, sorry about that. It’s just a touchy subject. Our past wasn’t the best. It… It’s my fault he’s like that.” Dream smiled bitterly, shaking his head. He still blamed himself, of course he did.

“Wait, it was your fau-”

“It wasn’t.” Both Dream and Sci jolted at the sound of Nightmare’s voice, Sci shivering and scooting back from the broken guardian of negativity.

“Night, how- How long have you been standing there?”

“Long enough to know you were lying again. Dream, you know that isn’t the truth.” Nightmare frowned at Dream, taking a couple more steps forward and causing Sci to hide behind Dream.

“No, Nightmare, I should have paid more attention, I-I should have-”

“Dream.”

[strandedhaze]

ONE : MEET CHLOÉ

FULL NAME: chloé isabeau blackwood. PREFERRED NAME: chloé. NICKNAME(S): clo. DATE OF BIRTH: july 7th, 1998. GENDER: cis female. PREFERRED PRONOUNS: she/her/hers. ORIENTATION: heterosexual. RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single in main verse. RELIGION: she doesn’t have a settled religion, she takes from various religions and has her own beliefs. OCCUPATION: full time university student. CURRENT RESIDENCE: new york city, new york ; she resides in a penthouse in tribeca.

TWO : CHLOÉ'S BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: los altos hills, california. NATIONALITY: american. ETHNIC BACKGROUND: american. LINGUISTICS: english is her native languages and she speaks french fluently. she has a passion for asian languages and is currently learning korean. EDUCATION: she studies english literature with a special concentration in creative writing at nyu. CRIMINAL RECORD: clean. BIRTH ORDER: second. FATHER: john blackwood was born on february 2nd, 1973 in washington d.c.. he is a tech entrepeneur and investor, who helps launching companies and works within sillicon valley. he resides in los altos hills, california. MOTHER: ariadne richards-blackwood was born on june 10th, 1975 in san francisco, california. she is the owner of one of the most sucessful marketing and public relations companies in the world, a television personality and author. she resides in los altos hills, california. SISTER(S): mabel blackwood was born on august 11th, 2003 in los altos hills, california. BROTHER(S): laurens blackwood was born on september 25th, 1994 in los altos hills, california ; seven blackwood was born on april 14th, 2001 in los altos hills, california. OTHER RELEVANT FAMILY: elodie blackwood, niece. SIGNIFICANT OTHER: chloé is single. CHILDREN: none so far. FRIENDS: lillian atkinson, gérard lorente, thomas knight. EXES: bradley anderson and colin turner. PETS: kobe, a persian cat.

THREE : GET UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

HEIGHT: 5′8″ ( 177 cm ). WEIGHT: her weight oscillates between 138 lbs ( 62.5 kg ) 143 lbs ( 65 kg ). BODY TYPE AND BUILD: she’s slim, has what some would deem as the classic model shape, if you will. she’s not particularly curvy, doesn’t have the most accentuated waist or a big bust (she’s shy of a 32B) but it was never something that bothered her — even if, yes, she did suffer from a bit of bullying for being to tall and too skinny in her high school years — and she’s fine with the body she has. she still holds a feminine shape and she’s in good shape because she’s very passionate about fitness and wellness. EYE COLOR: brown, tend to shift to dark brown during the winter and hazel during the summer. EYESIGHT: she has perfect eyesight, though you’ll catch her wearing glasses every now and again, when the work load is increasing and she needs to give her eyes a little break. HAIR COLOR: brown. HAIR STYLE: she likes to keep her hair long, it’s sort of her safety-blanket and even when she needs to chop it, she won’t ever cut it shorter than perhaps past-shoulder length ( when she goes that extreme is when her hair has grown a lot and she can donate it to cancer institutions ). it’s also naturally straight so it’s not very high-maintenance. for the most part, chloé will wear it down and tousled, straight but with loads of volume and texture because that’s how she likes it. on the rare, she’ll curl it or leave it in beach-y waves.  DOMINANT HAND: right. NOTABLE PHYSICAL TRAITS: her round eyes, almost deer-like, her plump lips and thick eyebrows. SCARS AND MARKS: she has a tiny, little mole above the right corner of her upper lip which is the most notable. besides it, she has a few scars and marks here and there but none is particularly remarkable.  TATTOOS: none so far.  PIERCINGS: regular lobes. VOICECLAIM: elizabeth sawatzky. ACCENT AND INTENSITY: you can take the girl out of the west coast, but you can’t take the west coast out of her. her accent gives away she’s not from new york, even if it’s not as intense as it used to be. ALLERGIES: roses, bees and pollen. PHOBIAS AND FEARS: extreme heights, complete darkness and snakes. MENTAL ILLNESSES: none so far. PHYSICAL ILLNESSES: none so far. SCENT THEY WEAR: replica flower market by maison martin margiela and replica beach walk also by maison martin margiela. ALCOHOL USE: socially, she does. SMOKING: in situations of extreme stress, she will reach out for a cigarette. however, it’s rare it happens and if it does, generally, it means bad news. OTHER NARCOTICS USE: no. INDULGENT FOOD: soul food, as she calls it, happens every now and again when she’s going home to visit her parents or when she needs a little ‘pick me up’. SPLURGE SPENDING: sometimes, she’s not denying it happens once or twice a year. GAMBLING: no. ADDICTIONS AND VICES: none.

FOUR : DIG DEEPER

CAN THEY DRIVE? yes, she can drive. CAN THEY COOK AND BAKE? yes and yes. CAN THEY CHANGE A FLAT TIRE? yes. CAN THEY TIE A TIE? yes. CAN THEY SWIM? yes. CAN THEY RIDE A BICYCLE? yes. CAN THEY JUMP START A CAR? no. CAN THEY BRAID HAIR? yes. CAN THEY PICK A LOCK? no. EXTROVERTED OR INTROVERTED? extroverted through and through. DISORGANIZED OR ORGANIZED? extremely organized when it comes to her stuff, tends to be ridiculously messy when studying or doing school work. CLOSE OR OPEN MINDED? open minded. CALM OR ANXIOUS? calm. PATIENT OR IMPATIENT? patient. OUTSPOKEN OR RESERVED? outspoken, sometimes too much. LEADER OR FOLLOWER? she doesn’t like to lead but she also doesn’t like to follow. OPTIMISTIC OR PESSIMISTIC? optimistic but above all, realistic. TRADITIONAL OR MODERN? modern with a love for some traditions. HARD-WORKING OR LAZY? hard-working. CULTURED OR UNCULTURED? cultured. LOYAL OR DISLOYAL? loyal. FAITHFUL OR UNFAITHFUL? faithful. NIGHT OWL OR EARLY BIRD? early bird. she can go to bed at 4 am or at 10 pm that she will still rise up and early with the brightest smile on her face. HEAVY OR LIGHT SLEEPER? light sleeper. COFFEE OR TEA? both. DAY OR NIGHT? day. TAKING BATHS OR SHOWERS? baths. COCA COLA OR PEPSI? coca cola. CATS OR DOGS? dogs. NETFLIX OR CINEMA? both. SHOWS OR MOVIES? both. LAPTOP OR GAMING CONSOLE? laptop. HEALTHY OR JUNK FOOD? healthy. ICE CREAM OR FROZEN YOGURT? ice cream. PIZZA OR HAMBURGER? hamburger. LOLLIPOPS OR GUMMY WORMS? lollipops. BEACH OR POOL? beach. SNOWBALLS FIGHTING OR ICESKATING? snowballs fighting. LITERATURE OR SCIENCE? literature. HISTORY OR ART? both. CHOCOLATE BARS OR COTTON CANDY? chocolate bars. XBOX OR PLAYSTATION? playstation. FACE-TO-FACE OR PHONE INTERACTIONS? face-to-face interactions. DRAMA OR SCI-FI? drama. HORROR OR COMEDY? comedy.

FIVE : CHLOÉ’S LIKES & DISLIKES

FAVORITE ACTIVITY: boxing. FAVORITE ANIMAL: jelly fish. FAVORITE BOOK: the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid. FAVORITE QUOTE: ❝ when i dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether i am afraid. ❞ — audre lorde. FAVORITE COLOR(S): grey, pale mint and soft lavender. FAVORITE DESIGNER: oscar de la renta and, as a brand, chloé. FAVORITE CUISINE: she doesn’t have a favorite cuisine, she likes to try various things from different cultures. FAVORITE DISH(ES): anything with avocado, caesar salad, tacos and californian sushi in general. FAVORITE DRINK: yuzu tea and hibiscus tea.  FAVORITE FLOWER(S): hibiscus. FAVORITE GEM: amethyst. FAVORITE HOLIDAY: a battle in between 4th of july and christmas. FAVORITE MOVIE: kill bill, probably. FAVORITE MUSIC GENRE: she listens to a little bit of everything — from mainstream bubblegum to cheer her up and have a laugh to hip-hop and hardcore rap to train and slow r&b and soul songs to wind down. FAVORITE SONG(S): games by SONIA. GO TO KARAOKE SONG: wannabe by spice girls. FAVORITE SCENT(S): the scent of fresh coffee, vanilla and mango. FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW(S): plan coeur, insecure, how to get away with murder, when they see us and this is us. FAVORITE SPORTS: basketball, american football, volleyball and surf. SPORTS TEAM THEY SUPPORT: golden state warriors and oakland raiders. FAVORITE EMOJI: it must be something like 🤩 or 🤯 to be honest. FAVORITE WEATHER: she likes the hot days, when it’s almost unbearable and all you wanna do is sit by the pool or go to the beach. she also likes the pouring rain, not when it’s cold or windy, but the rain showers steadily falling, especially if she gets to see it from home. she’s a girl of extremes. FAVORITE SEASON OF THE YEAR: summer. FAVORITE PLACE(S): home. when she gets to be surrounded by nature and all the green, away from the concrete jungle and polluted air. she loves her parents’ house, she loves everything about los altos hills really. SUPERPOWER THEY WISH THEY HAD: time manipulation. VACATION DESTINATION: seoul, south korea.

[weirdlizard26]

For the ask meme? All of them.

jay,,,

give me a sec to edit this post ok

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

wine glasses are like reading glasses except you wear them while drinking wine

i’d say water bottles but only the ones that can handle heat and stuff and not poison your drink with plastic or whatever

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

i havent had a lollipop in a good while so thats my choice

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

havent tried either but boy i’d love to try just a little bit of cotton candy at leastonce

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

bro,,,,,, that was like 10 years ago, how am i supposed to remember that,,,,,,,

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

i usually drink soda from plastic cups but honestly? nothing beats the experience of sipping that sweet sweet ambrosia from the bottle,,, but also i’d love to try soda in a can some day!

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

idk what half of these would look like but sportswear always wins in my book

7. earbuds or headphones?

ok i actually googled whats the difference and im more of an earbuds person! theyrejust safer i think and it makes me kinda anxious when im home listening tomusic and cant hear anything going on around me

8. movies or tv shows?

tv shows! well, unless the episodes are like 40 minutes or a full hour because its hard to focus for that long kfjsndkfs

9. favorite smell in the summer?

pavement after rain and also. grass.

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

haha thats a funny joke you made there *starts crying*

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

just a couple of meat+cheese+mayo sandwiches! if its summer mom cuts tomatoes or cucumbers for us and as they start getting more and more expensive we replace them with pickles!

12. name of your favorite playlist?

sorry i couldnt choose!

13. lanyard or key ring?

key ring!

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

aaaa i love fruit flavored ones!

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

aaaaaaaa i dont remember if it was elementary or middle school but we were assigned this really cool ukrainian book that ive actually read before they assigned it. well, nobody here will recognize it but it was Тореадори з Васюківки by Всеволод Нестайко and it was about 2 boys who were best friends growing up in the countryside and they went on adventures and had fun and their friendship made me so happy,,, i guess i was all for cool friendship portrayal even back then! it was mostly laughs and jokes but some moments were actually serious and hit me really hard and i remember them to this day actually

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

its a myth, sitting was created as a personal attack on me

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

my trusty old sneakers!! theyre all black and the sole is very soft and nice

18. ideal weather?

when the sun is out and its just warm enough to show off your new graphic tee and also very soft and nice

19. sleeping position?

i just lie on my left side like a fool

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

notebook!

21. obsession from childhood?

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!!! AND DANNY PHANTOM!!!! i even made a ghost fighting costume once,,,, tho it wasnt much of a costume, it was just fingerless gloves i cut out of paper. they were extremely uncomfortable. but very effective in fighting ghosts!

22. role model?

kfjsdnfk i have a bunch! might sound weird but one of them is bdg i think??? and the other 2 are some online acquaintances whom im too afraid to interact with more often than i do

23. strange habits?

repeating silly lines i hear on tv / in anime/cartoons? and also i never touch food with my right hand unless its plums?? and there are more but. you know. bad memory.

24. favorite crystal?

all of them!!!!!

25. first song you remember hearing?

my grandma used to sing this to me over the phone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUPnqqPXQsw

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

go for a walk!

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

slep

28. five songs to describe you?

we are the people by empire of the sun

home by cavetown

strawberry blonde by mitski

smile like you mean it by the killers

afterlife by arcade fire

29. best way to bond with you?

wash your hands very thoroughly and make jokes

30. places that you find sacred?

i see nature i go crazy from how much respect i have for it

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass andtake names?

*wearing hinata cosplay* im here to play volleyball and kick your ass and as you can see ive already played today’s match

32. top five favorite vines?

road work ahead

a avocado!! thanks!!!!!

REBECCA THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK

i fell can you help me :(

that vine where ukulele sounds like human voices and people sounds like ukuleles

33. most used phrase in your phone?

idk how to check that??? sowwy

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

the stomach meds ad they keep showing on tv

35. average time you fall asleep?

3am? 4am? idk for sure

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

t-trollface…

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

havent used either (cause ive never traveled anywhere too far away) but the latter looks pretty and i feel like it would fit more stuff

38. lemonade or tea?

depends on my mood!

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

dont kick me but im not sure if ive ever tried either ;w;

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

the school’s cat who hates most people actually kinda warmed up to me even tho im terrible with animals

41. last person you texted?

jay uwu

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

afabs cant have both huh

but i want both. please give me both.

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

all of these sound nice but my lazy ass will always go for hoodies

44. favorite scent for soap?

aaaaaaaa im allergic to a lot of soaps but i like flower scented ones

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

i love all of them dearly but lately ive been more into superheroes i think. im not sure really sure what exactly i feel

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

something really really long

47. favorite type of cheese?

there are different types????

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

i hope im a pear

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

become a good person. thats all.

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

i dont remember what it was but i remember i was with my friends and we couldnt stop laughing for several minutes and ive never felt happier

51. current stresses?

UNIVERSITY FUCK OFF!!!

52. favorite font?

i like comic sans

53. what is the current state of your hands?

they arent doing so hot tbh, my dermatitis is back again

54. what did you learn from your first job?

i dont have one!

55. favorite fairy tale?

gonna be honest chief, i dont remember too many of them ;w;

56. favorite tradition?

on new year’s we turn the lights off, light up a candle in the kitchen, laugh at president’s speech and only then starts eating

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

getting over a lost friendship, passing high school finals and uni entrance exams and coming out to my best friend

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

singing!! being able to learn how to do most things pretty quickly!!! and i cant think of anything else but honestly these two are quite enough for me

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

uh oh! guess what! i dont have a catchphrase and im very self-conscious about it!

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

im torn between sports anime and slice of life

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

because humans dont have wings we look for other ways to fly

from haikyuu

obviously

62. seven characters you relate to?

tsukishima kei from haikyuu

mae borowski from nitw

apollo justice from ace attorney

flame princess from adventure time

donatello from tmnt

sokka from atla

kageyama shigeo from mob psycho 100

63. five songs that would play in your club?

mr brightside, bohemian rhapsody, smile like you mean it by the killers and allof haikyuu ops and eds

64. favorite website from your childhood?

if social media counts, vkontakte i guess?? i didnt really go anywhere else and it still exists and i thriving so im not sure if it should count fkjsndkjf

65. any permanent scars?

yeah, the one from my very first vaccination from when i was a few months old i think and also some traces of when i had chickenpox

66. favorite flower(s)?

idk a lot of flower names but i really like tulips

67. good luck charms?

dont have any at the moment but i’d love to get one!

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

whatever fish mom used to buy when we were kids >:(

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

bro my memory isnt good enough to remember those,,

70. left or right handed?

im a righty but i had to become a lefty for like a month when i broke my pinkie

71. least favorite pattern?

i like traditional ukrainian ornaments

72. worst subject?

history :P

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

ice cream + fries

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

idk how pain levels work but i try not to take meds unless the pain is interfering with studying

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

idk but i had a box full of my teeth for so long they turned to dust and i had to throw it away

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

RHNGRHGNRHGRNH EVERYTHING except for freshly made mashed potatoes

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

if its green it can stay

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

have never had either of those and i hope i never will cause they sound gross!

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

i dont have a license, so.

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

kfjsndfks depends on the mood tbh!

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

fireflies!

82. pc or console?

i WISH i had a console but this is too broke for that,, i played a couple of times tho and it feels more fun than pc!

83. writing or drawing?

please dont make me choose, ive abandoned both and its making me feel bad

84. podcasts or talk radio?

podcasts :O

84. barbie or polly pocket?

idk what polly pocket is but barbie rules!!!

85. fairy tales or mythology?

i feel like sometimes fairy tales are kinda like watered down myths so i have a right to say i like both

86. cookies or cupcakes?

my heart goes to cookies

87. your greatest fear?

finding out im faking any part of my identity

88. your greatest wish?

get through whatever’s going on right now

89. who would you put before everyone else?

mom

90. luckiest mistake?

when i recorded an undertale medley and got a few notes wrong but it actually ended up sounding better than originally

91. boxes or bags?

boxes!

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

fairy lights……

93. nicknames?

never really had many? my bff calls me mr smith sometimes but thats all i can think of fkjsdnfs but also! steve used to be my nickname before i decided my life my own and i get to choose my name

94. favorite season?

spring ;w;

95. favorite app on your phone?

sudoku

 96. desktop background?

 97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

my own and my mom’s

 98. favorite historical era?

eh im not very fond of the past because not every time period had soap

[thewritingstar]

98 that’s a lot of questions I wonder if you could answer them all 🤔🙃

*Deep sigh and putting my hands together* BOI IF YOU DON’T THINK I CAN ANSWER ALL THESE BITCHES!! YOU COME INTO MY ASK BOX AND TELL ME “i WONDER” HOE DON’T WONDER ANYMORE. 

don’t come for me like this anon.....here ya go. 

smh

i answered all of these and it took forever so yall better read this shit

enjoy bitch

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1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

-Mugs

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

-both im a sugar addict

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

-bubblegum

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

-prob either really quiet or really loud

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

-I hate soda

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

-I really like pastel and goth styles

7. earbuds or headphones?

-earbuds

8. movies or tv shows?

-Both

9. favorite smell in the summer?

-Vanilla

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

-Flag Football (stealing the flags) and badminton

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

-dont really eat in the mornings but prob granola bar or left overs

12. name of your favorite playlist?

-Shower lol

13. lanyard or key ring?

-lanyard

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

-Sour gummi worms..that shit is CRACK

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

-Great Gatsby

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

-apple sauce or on one leg

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

-all black converse

18. ideal weather?

-warm and sunny

19. sleeping position?

-stomach, side, in a ball

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

-Laptop or phone

21. obsession from childhood?

-My little pony, littlest pet shop, Disney, elephants, Chinese food

22. role model?

-Tara Strong, Walt Disney, Francis Dominic 

23. strange habits?

-tugging my hair, biting my nails, wiggling on my heels like a penguin and going up stairs on all fours (when im home)

24. favorite crystal?

-answered

25. first song you remember hearing?

-American idiot- Green Day

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

-Eat 

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

-Eat

28. five songs to describe you?

-idk Cartoon theme songs lol

29. best way to bond with you?

-make me laugh or talk about disney

30. places that you find sacred?

-Flower gardens

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

-anything with my high heel boots

32. top five favorite vines?

-Road Work Ahead, Oh my god he on X Game mode, What the Fuck Richard, This house is fucking nightmare!, Happy one year babe! Im 27. 

33. most used phrase in your phone?

-YEET, Yall and bitch

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

-Stanley Steamer, The First5California.com song 

35. average time you fall asleep?

-now its 12 am -1 am... use to be like 10pm

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

-oh god that was so long ago i dont even know but it was one of the first ones like pepe or some some

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

-suitcase

38. lemonade or tea?

-raspberry ice tea

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

-dont like lemon in my desserts 

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

-A condom was thrown on my desk in french class (it was unopened thank god)

41. last person you texted?

-my mom

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

-Jacket pockets

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

-HOODIE

44. favorite scent for soap?

-Vanilla or tropical

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

-Superhero

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

-Big shirt and no shorts (underwear obvi)

47. favorite type of cheese?

-I fucking hate cheese

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

-Strawberry or Lemon

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

-Its always fun to do the impossible- Walt Disney

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

-For my birthday my friend got my a “Sorry for your loss” card and i cried for 30 mins

51. current stresses?

-um everything..college and being the only snacc in my household

52. favorite font?

-comic sans

53. what is the current state of your hands?

-Still have both of them

54. what did you learn from your first job?

-That people are assholes 

55. favorite fairy tale?

-Disneys Rapunzel 

56. favorite tradition?

- My grandma got all the grandkids pjs on Christmas eve every year and we would wear them to sleep 

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

-Anxiety, Depression (sorta), Dropping my churro on the ground at Disneyland

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

-Quick Wit, Art abilities?, Standing on my head and making weird ass noises

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

-Already answered

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

-A really cool and cute magical one!!

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

-From Once Upon A Time, honestly they ave the best quotes. “So when I win your heart, Emma- and i will win it-it will not be because of any trickery, but because you want me”- Killian orrrrrrr He smells like forest”- Regina

62. seven characters you relate to?

-Juvia (FairyTail), Star (SVTFOE), Mabel (Gravity Falls), Maybec (Kingdom Keepers, sassy and artistic), Bubbles and Blossom (PPG) and Belle (beauty and the beast)

63. five songs that would play in your club?

-Boyfriend: BTR, Dancings not a crime: Panic!, Bang bang: Jessie, Ari and Nicki, Read you, wrote you: Drag race lol and Busted from Phineas and Ferb because I can

64. favorite website from your childhood?

-Webkinz, PetPetPark (STILL SALTY ABOUT IT) Club Penguin, Build a bear, Poptropica, i played every game yall

65. any permanent scars?

-only emotionally 

66. favorite flower(s)?

-Roses and water lilies..and every flower cause they pretty.. oh Dahlias too

67. good luck charms?

-petting my dogs. 

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

-Mango anything or Cherry. I hate cherry flavoring. 

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

-I have a great memory so i usually remember how i learned it, but.. Did you know that the water on the Jungle Cruise in Disneyland is 3 feet deep and dyed brown? Plus the water in all the parks is a special mix that doesn't contain chlorine because alot of people are allergic so its safe to touch? (learn from a disney doc)

70. left or right handed?

-right

71. least favorite pattern?

-those ugly ones on leggings.

72. worst subject?

-Math or english (haha and i like to write)

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

-Grapes and teriyaki sauce. if they on the plate. ill just dip them in. I have an addiction to teriyaki sauce. 

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

-I dont take any unless I have my period and my cramps are usually at a 10 so i try and take it when they at a 5

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

-when i was young 

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

-I LOVE potatos: Fries and mash are best plus baked. I HATE chips thou

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

-Any bright flower or ivy

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

-coffee, dont like sushi

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

-AHHHH my license is soooooo bad. I had strips of red in my hair (got it when i was 15-16) and i didnt know they took your pic at your permit test. Its awful. School is def better and my senior photo pops. 

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

-Jewel

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

-Fireflys (arent they the same?)

82. pc or console?

-Console 

83. writing or drawing?

-Both but im better at writing

84. podcasts or talk radio?

-Podcasts but I dont listen to alot. 

84. barbie or polly pocket?

-I played more with Littlest Pet Shop and My Little Pony lol (i have 400) prob Barbie thou

85. fairy tales or mythology?

-oooooooofffff cant decide

86. cookies or cupcakes?

-oooooff i love both but cupcakes

87. your greatest fear?

-wasting my life away.....or heights...certain bugs

88. your greatest wish?

-to be happy and have all my dreams (life, job, romance,etc) happen. Plus going to every Disney Park in the world.

89. who would you put before everyone else?

-Depends on the situation but sometimes you need to take care of yourself before others. If you arent doing good, how the hell you suppose to take care of others. 

90. luckiest mistake?

-hmmm idk being born

91. boxes or bags?

-depends on what im carrying but prob bags

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

-I love fairy lights

93. nicknames?

-any mispronunciation of my name, Dean, Big D (yes people call me this), Star, Sassafras and some more that yall dont get to know :) You can give me a nickname if ya want

94. favorite season?

-Spring and Summer

95. favorite app on your phone?

-Tumblr, Snapchat, Tsum Tsum 

96. desktop background?

- Its items from super mario and mario kart

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

- Eight

98. favorite historical era?

-oof im a history buff but I do love Greek and Roman because I love mythology...Maybe even 1800s.

hi if you got to the end of this then I love you and for proof leave me a 🐰

[feverinfeveroutfic]

flowers for alexander | chapter one

yet another one of those stories that i’ve always wanted to write. much akin to like blood from a stone, i started writing this one in secret, except this one is something else, though.

i’ve always wanted to write a full-on steampunk story, as well as a harlequin-type romance. i also feel like i suck at writing both. it’s the main reason why i started writing this one (and like blood from a stone) in secret because for me, romance is just a thing that exists: i see it advertised everywhere i go and yet it feels so alien at the same time - and the times i have been in love, instead of being congratulated, i catch hell for it. and i’m good at world-building but for some reason, steampunk has always eluded me.

don’t let the title fool you, by the way: it’s a nod to the sci-fi story “flowers for algernon” but... it’s not *completely* about alex, though.

i’m posting a week before alex’s 54th birthday, too - happy birthday, my love 💜

Late September 1988

It was a rather unusually rainy day in San Francisco and the petrichor embedded in the soil followed her all the way to the heart of the park near the gilded spires of the Golden Gate Bridge. Leaves had already fallen upon the grass in a thick blanket of red and gold: barely fall, and yet the leaves were shedding off in droves; but she had very little interest in what lay around her. The low grating of the steam in the distance hummed under the pattering of the rain in a strange comfort of sorts. She had tucked one hand into her black coat pocket and all the while she carried a rainbow umbrella over her head. With a slight twirl of her umbrella came the memory of his laughter, in how the colors seemed so cartoonish and comical against the silver and pale bricks that made up the city, and right as she recalled it, she was met with a wave of melancholy.

Florence kept her eyes fixed on the slight trail in between the leaves: the best she could do was avoid the sidewalks so no one could see her tears: the trees protected her from the weather airships overhead. No more tears. She begged for no more tears, but the floodgates had opened at that point.

If there was any silver lining to walking along the leaves through the darkness, it was that no one could hear her quietly crying to herself.

Florence reached a ponderosa pine right smack dab in the middle of the grass, the sole green in a sea of fallen leaves and a gilded world: the spiked green needles on the branches protected her head from the rain. What began life as a fine mist courtesy of the bay waters escalated into a stout, heady rain to create a fine veil of steam all about the neighborhood streets before her. The most she had seen since she had lived there in the Bay Area.

The inky black sky and the blinking lights of the silent airships only made her think of his inky black hair.

His black hair, as soft and smooth as silk. The way his neck smelled. The gentle way in which he kissed. Those brown eyes which glimmered even in the darkness.

She shook her head as she thought about the two break-ups, one of the worst things that she had done as she thought about the look of absolute pain on his face and she went away with him. She was sure that she had made the right choice and she had been in this relationship for nearly two years, but the regret couldn’t be more obvious to her, however.

And then she ended this one.

Too many memories as she headed into the late Eighties and the environment around her drastically changed.

But even with the advent of everything, those two boys had their fingerprints, their scent, the shape of their bodies, everything, all over San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley.

Florence lifted her head and she peered across the grass, to the coffee shop across the cobblestone street. The memory of both of those boys confessing to her over a cup of pressed coffee, especially the second one: through the rain and her tears, she could still taste him on her lips. 

She turned her head and her eyes wandered over to the other end of the grass and as far as the trees extended into the night. Dìa de los Muertos was coming soon, and that cemetery would be alive with grievances. A part of her yearned to find a spot and lay down a bouquet of those golden yellow marigolds on a gravestone as a moniker of burying their love. 

Florence held onto the handle of the umbrella with her left hand as if to steady herself. A thick cloud of white steam emerged from the street before her as the rain pattered across those pipes.

It felt so strange to not have her wedding band on anymore, even if it had been a whole three weeks. To think they had married up on the hill overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the vast bay waters: all of it for naught.

She lowered her gaze down to her waist, and all the while, she rested a hand upon her lower belly, right beneath her navel. It seemed impossible to tell him about it, about his baby. And of course, everyone would have to know about the child, too.

Her first boy with his hand around a new girl as she had heard through the grapevine, and of course, his lips upon those of another girl. Two loves, one of whom she had married, slipped away through her fingers.

She curled her fingers into her coat and let out a loud, frustrated groan up to the pine and the black sky. It felt better right then as she lowered her head for a gaze straight ahead to the trees before her. Even with the cold metal and the steam, the trees always remembered, even in the darkness.

And then she remembered that it was a Friday night: Francine was over at the Presidio social club, about a block away from the park. As long as she could remain in the shadows for the time being, then she knew she would be fine.

As long as Francine never mentioned anything about the break up, either, or the affair or Alex’s new girl.

Florence reached the pavement which formed a loop there on the eastern side of the park. The rain persisted all around her as she traversed the blackened pavement with the wispy clouds of steam at her back: a little break away from her job as a starting mechanic at the trolley station not too far from there. It paid modest in the way a mechanic’s grunt would but it stood at an interesting spot of the peninsula, right in the heart of a cozy neighborhood revamped from an old Army post, complete with the views of the bridge as well as Alcatraz and Treasure Island. Not too far from there was Haight-Ashbury and the Conservatory of Flowers: she lifted her head for a look down the neighborhood and the point of Sutro Tower over the flat tops of the buildings. Though it was far before her memory came within form, she swore that she could hear the sounds of Crosby, Stills, and Nash down by the base of the tower against the thick, low-sprawling clouds of pure white steam.

Francine was a double major at the university nearby there, majoring in art history and French literature: Florence meanwhile still couldn’t understand as to how she and Alex never sparked between them given her desire to learn and study, and he had his exorbitantly intelligent parents, both of them collegiate professors. 

But the Presidio club was always right there within walking distance of the school, and Francine could go in as long as they served food until midnight.

When Florence stepped inside, she shook her umbrella out from the doorway and closed it. Not a very superstitious woman, but she needn’t risk seven years of bad luck after all that she had experienced before then. She ran her hand over the crown of her mousy brown hair only to find it completely dry.

The social club was particularly cozy, especially on a night like this, complete with the soft, ivory white walls decorated with old black and white photographs of the days of the military, and timeless black leather couches and chairs strewn about the wooden floor. Though a social club centered in this singular neighborhood by the Golden Gate Bridge, anyone could come in if they so wished, and Florence much obliged. A few people were in there away from the rain, but she recognized Francine at the far corner of the room, complete with the red bowler hat and the black rose broach on the base perched atop her jet-black hair with blonde streaks. She gestured for Florence to join her, to which she scurried over the polished floorboards and took her spot on the couch cushion next to her.

“I was wondering when you would show up,” Francine confessed to her. “How are you?”

“Comme çi, comme ça, I guess you could say,” Florence replied.

“Très bien, but may I ask why, though?” Francine paused for a moment, and her brown eyes locked onto her. She nibbled on her bottom lip out of nerves. And Francine ran her tongue along her top row of teeth.

“I saw Eric on the way to school earlier,” she stated, to which Florence sighed and shook her head.

Francine tilted her head towards her, complete with a stern expression on her round face.

“C’mon, Flo,” she scoffed. “I’ve known you for years. Whenever you say you don’t care, it’s obvious you do. You care enough to say you don’t.”

Florence closed her eyes and sighed again.

“Okay, fine. How’s he doing?”

“Not good,” Francine replied without a moment’s hesitation. “He didn’t have to say a word, actually. I know how he feels.”

“But he cheated, Frankie,” Florence insisted, albeit in a low voice. She rested a hand upon her belly. “He cheated on us.” Francine raised an eyebrow and then she gaped at her.

“Have you told him?” To which Florence shook her head. “You have to tell him, Flo,” Francine insisted. “He has to at the very least know about—“ She gestured to the middle of her body. Florence leaned back into the couch but Francine stayed before her: the rose upon the bowler hat glittered under the wrought iron lamps suspended from the ceiling.

“Be like the Luddites as much as you want, Flo,” Francine insisted. “He’s gonna know at some point with your big pregnant belly out before you. He’s going to ask what happened to you.”

“I’m aware, Frankie,” Florence assured her, albeit rather curtly. “It’s just—finding the gumption to tell him, is all.” She closed her eyes and bowed her head yet again, and that time she could feel the tears burgeoning from within.

“Well…” Francine started again. “Take it slow. Speak from the heart. Matters of the heart can and will heal with time. You know, when my parents split, my dad swore that he would never love anyone again, especially after how much he loved my mom. Look at him now: he’s got a good paying job over in Reno, he bought himself a house, and he got engaged last month. He told me he would always love my mom, though. I’m not saying a full split will do justice, especially not with a baby on the way, but—it’s something to consider, however.”

Francine dropped her gaze to Florence’s waist.

“Definitely something to consider,” she repeated, that time in a softer tone of voice, which in turn trailed off for a second.

“Their new album is doing fantastic, by the way,” Florence quipped in an abrupt change of subject.

“Oh, yeah?” Francine’s face lit up at that.

“Eric wrote a lot of the riffs at home—him and Chuck both, and Alex had a great deal of input as well. But I’ve heard Eric’s music more than anything…” Florence’s voice trailed off right then. Francine sighed through her nose.

“Would you like something to drink?” she offered her, to which Florence shook her head.

“No, thanks, I’m… not feeling it right now.”

Francine padded over to the counter for a cup of fresh-pressed coffee for herself. Florence stared off into space: maybe she should have a talk with Eric, especially since he was going to be a father in the not-so-distant future. She never considered children with him, especially since they were both still so young, with Eric at twenty-four and Florence herself looking at twenty-two come Christmas. They were going to be on tour again in the future and with technology making serious headway throughout the world, surely her life would be upended in a way that would be far more than she could bear. Such a position brought a pounding in her chest, which in turn shortened her breath as if she had been running a mile.

Francine soon returned to her with a steaming hot cup of coffee in hand and a look of concern graced upon her face.

“Flo, what’s the matter?” she asked her as soon as she sat back down on the couch next to her. Florence rubbed her chest so as to soothe her heartbeat, but it was futile.

“I just got—really anxious all of a sudden,” she confessed, and she let out a low whistle. The warmth and aroma of the blonde coffee welcomed her, and more so as Francine held the cup closer to her. Florence let out a long low whistle and inhaled deep through her nose. That seemed to ease things in her chest.

“I went to the doctor today,” she finally managed to say out loud. “The baby’s heart is beating fast, and my hope is that it doesn’t beat so fast that it stirs another anxiety attack.”

“Doubt it,” Francine assured her with a sip of her coffee. She then licked her lips and set the mug down on the table top before them. “Are you still getting morning sickness?”

“A little,” Florence confessed. “It comes and goes in waves, but it hasn’t done anything to affect my energy, though. If anything, I’m as energetic as ever.”

“My mom was like that when she was pregnant with me,” Francine told her. “According to her, she loved being pregnant because she was on her feet all the time and nothing about the dead weight in her belly would slow her down. It was like right at the end when she began to slow down.”

“Is that why you have oodles and oodles of energy?��� Florence teased her, to which she laughed out loud.

“I have no idea, to be honest,” Francine confessed. “I’ve always taken good care of myself. I’ve often wondered what would happen if someone as energetic as me would hook themselves up to one of the steam machines and move it along like a hamster wheel, but that seems pretty far off, though.”

“You say that as if it’s in the realm of possibility,” Florence pointed out, slightly alarmed.

“Anything is possible, though, Flo. I had no idea the steam would come as far as it did in twenty years. My parents sure didn’t know and they’re as concerned as I am with it.” She bowed her head and adjusted the brim of her hat once more: the petals of the rose glittered under the iron light as if they were comprised of diamonds. “Anyway, do you have a name picked out?”

“I like Sebastian for a son,” Florence replied. “And Alison and Sophie for a daughter.”

“I like Sebastian, too,” Francine said. “Call him ‘Seabass’ for short.”

“No son of mine is going to be named ‘Seabass’,” Florence scoffed. “I also like Nellie for a daughter, too.”

“Nell-Nell to the nell-nells,” Francine teased with a straight face, and then she burst out laughing, but Florence rolled her eyes at that. “C’mon, I’m trying to make you feel better about things!”

“I know, it’s just—“

“Right,” Francine said with a raise of her eyebrow and another sip of her coffee. A voice in the back of Florence’s mind that envied Francine, a double major and a powerhouse of a young lady. She was going to go places in life, and without the worry of having a man’s seed in her belly, either. But then again, Florence had to welcome her child with open arms come the end of the nine months. No margin for the error of resentment, especially to the fledgling life within.

“Do you know how you got pregnant, anyway?” Francine asked her out of the blue. Florence had to stop herself from laughing.

“Is that a serious question,” she sputtered out. Francine shrugged and sipped on her coffee rather loudly. Florence rolled her eyes at that. “I ran out of pills and I couldn’t get to the drug store in time. Eric and I got into an argument and I just lost track of time. I headed out and I saw they were closed. I came back home and we—made up.”

“I gotcha,” Francine replied with another loud sip of her coffee.

“Shhh!” Florence hissed, and the rain picked up outside.

“Jesus, when’s the last time it rained like this up here?” Francine asked aloud.

“A while,” Florence replied, nonplussed. “It’s almost like the steam is adding to it, too, like the clouds are accentuating the fog and rain flows.”

“Don’t think that’s how it works,” Francine pointed out, as she sipped on her coffee some more. “It’s plausible, though. If there’s anything I can take away from the rise of the steam, it’s that anything in this world is plausible.”

“Do you think getting home in one piece is plausible?” Florence asked.

“Oh, absolutely. We’re close to the ocean, sure, but I think it would have to manifest into a category five hurricane for it to flood like hell, though. And the Pacific Ocean is too cold for a regular hurricane this far north, let alone a cat five storm.”

“You’re such a nerd,” Florence teased her.

“Hey, we nerds have brought us into this world and we’re gonna dig you out,” Francine promised her; one final swig of her coffee and she set the mug down on the table before her. She adjusted the brim of her hat again and she stood to her feet, and scooped up her long black coat. Florence followed suit: where she had her umbrella, Francine had long copper lined evening gloves that covered her arms all the way up to her elbows. She spotted the umbrella in Florence’s hand and cracked her a shy little smile.

Florence sighed through her nose again and she led the way out of the the club to the torrential rain.

She opened the umbrella in a cover of rainbow over their heads and gave it a couple of twirls.

“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya,” Francine chanted over the rain. “Bermuda, Bahama, c’mon, pretty mama. Key Largo, Montego, baby, why don’t we go?”

Florence chuckled at that.

“Don’t know why I just thought of that,” Francine confessed. “But when I looked at your umbrella, it started playing in my head, though.”

“It’s kinda everywhere, Frankie,” Florence pointed out. “Anyway, call me when you get home?” She extended an arm for her.

“Only if you call me first,” Francine declared, and they exchanged hugs before they parted ways. Florence stood under the awning for a second before she doubled back to the trees and the trail she had taken. A lot more water surrounded her at that point, all in the form of small rivers about the pavement, including a particularly large one in the storm drain before her feet as she reached the curb again. Francine’s energy gave her a strange sensation within her, between the jokes and her singing to The Beach Boys: she gazed down at the flowing dark water in the drain with a little smile on her face. With a glimpse both ways, she gripped onto her umbrella and took a leap of faith over the small river.

She nearly lost her balance once she set her feet down on the pavement but she caught herself in time. She glanced about the street with a smile on her face, the first time she had been smiling in what felt like forever. Florence gave her umbrella another twirl, a whir of rainbow against the iron lights and the pillars of steam. She began to hum the song to herself as if she and Francine were down on the boardwalk in Santa Cruz on a warm summer day.

“Florence!”

She stopped as his voice sliced through her moment of childlike euphoria and brought her back down to earth again.

“Florence!”

She knew the sound of his voice from a mile away. She closed her eyes as she strove for that moment once again but it was useless.

His footsteps over the patter of the rain and she kept on walking across the way to the grass.

“Florence! Florence!”

Not those brown eyes. Not that gentle voice. She couldn’t take it at the moment. She bowed into the trees right as he caught up with her.

“Florence, listen to me,” Eric begged her from right behind her. “Please, listen to me!”

Florence persisted over the grass and into the trees with Eric by her side. He scurried around her and nearly slipped on the leaves in front of her. Florence stopped and doubled back, but he clasped onto her shoulders.

“Stop, please stop,” Eric begged her.

“Let go of me,” she commanded. “Eric, let go of me!”

“Stop! Please! Listen to me! Okay? Stop.” He steadied her in place under the grass, still with his hands on her shoulders. He was face to face with her. She gazed into those big brown eyes, watery and placid like the very river she had jumped over a minute before. Those brown eyes, contrasted with that milky white complexion and those wavy tendrils of black hair wetted down to the crown of his head. “Stop.”

Florence stopped right then and there before him, and she held the umbrella over his head. Eric fetched up a sigh.

“Okay. She was nobody. I promise you that. We chatted and we had a little wine but that was as far as it went, though. Never any hanky-panky, and if anything, I stopped it before it went any further than the glasses of wine.”

Florence sighed again.

“You have to believe me,” he pleaded. “Florence Catherine Blackwood, I promise you that there was never anything of that nature happening. I, Eric Stanley Peterson, do solemnly swear with my hand on my Abuela’s ashes—“

“Stop,” Florence held up a hand. Eric pursed his lips together at that. “Just—stop it.” He held still there, and she moved her umbrella away from the crown of his head: the rain fell through the branches and onto his black hair and his shoulders.

She fumed at him. No matter how much he resembled to a puppy, she had to stand up away from him. She adjusted the lapels of her coat and wheeled around, away from him. No sooner had she returned to the sidewalk when a massive pillar of steam emerged from the over-soaked storm drain, right underneath her foot.

“Holy shit!” Eric’s voice penetrated through the rush of the steam. Florence jerked back away from the storm drain but the steam appeared to billow closer and closer to her, such that she lost her balance and she fell back on the sidewalk. Pain seared through her left foot and for a second, she wondered if the steam had burned through the rubber sole of her boot.

“Florence!” Eric skidded right in front of her and he crouched down before her face. “Oh, god, are you alright?”

“I don’t know—I can’t feel my foot!” she exclaimed. Pain throbbed at the base of her spine and into her hips. “Ah, god, my back hurts—so do my hips. I can’t get up.”

“Shit!” Eric exclaimed, and he raised his head. “Help! Somebody help!”

Voices emerged from the darkness behind them.

“Call an ambulance!” he shouted over the roar of the rain and the steam column. A pause, and the man said something. “Yeah, yeah, she burned her foot and fucked up her back, too. Call an ambulance!”

Eric returned to her, his face twisted in concern and fear.

“God damn it, let’s get you out of the rain—“

A woman reached Florence’s left side: she asked him something.

“Yeah, grab her umbrella,” Eric told her. “I’ll carry her—“

“Carry me!” Florence exclaimed, but Eric already put his arms underneath her body. He scooped her up from the sidewalk with a grunt and a long, low groan from the back of his throat.

“You got her?” the man asked him from across the street.

“Yeah, thanks, man!” Eric groaned out: he clasped one hand to the side of Florence’s head and the other under her knees. “Thanks to you and your wife—“

He carried her past the steam and he and the couple hurried across the drenched street, now a nascent lake of sorts. The pain blocked out everything else, such that Florence could feel herself drifting in and out consciousness. She couldn’t tell where he was taking her.

And yet, through those moments of fluctuating awareness, his voice still found its way to her.

“It’s okay,” he assured her. “I gotcha. I got you. I always got you.”

The rain faded away and she was met with a bath of that warm iron light all around her in the form of a bright haze, and all the while, his voice persisted into her ear.

“I got you,” he whispered into her ear. “I have always got you…”