#she wants me to buy her littlest pet shops for christmas

[squwhims]

UPDATED SONG RANKING LIST

Back in October I made a tier list for every Joker Out song (I included all the unreleased songs I know and the 2021 Cvetličarna performance because I felt like it was on par with the Stožice concert). I have now put the songs from Souvenir Pop on here.

Again, only do it if you want to! I haven't even ranked them all yet! I am asking my best friend for one thing this Christmas and it is for her to sit down with me and listen to every single song on this list and have her rank them with me. Doubt that will happen but a girl can dream (of forcing her bestie to listen to every single JO song there is and put them on a list).

Alter this however you want because I made the tiers very basic.

[sludge-wizard]

I’ve noticed lately there’s an uptick in people who write characters as being poor/growing up poor(particularly Mario and Luigi), and I love to see it because I grew up poor myself. I wanted to compile a bunch of memories I have of growing up poor as a potential reference to anybody who wants it, because i know not everybody here was broke but wants to write characters as broke and it can be hard to find resources that AREN’T just guesses at what things might’ve been like. do note my own experiences aren’t universal, but they’re what I’m familiar with since it was my own childhood.

Definitely not a totally complete list and I'll add more as I think of them, and if people want to ask me questions for any clarification, go ahead!

-Brushing our teeth by taking a mouthful of watered down mouthwash and sticking the toothbrush in your mouth and brushing with your mouth full so we didnt need to buy toothpaste

-often times breakfast was just a glass of milk because it was relatively cheap

-fancy family breakfasts were sundays only and usually simple french crepes because they’re only eggs milk and flour, and we’d have them with butter+sugar or lemon+sugar

-my mom was a waitress at nights and those days she’d send home leftovers from her job as dinner since they didnt want to waste at the restaurant she worked at

-Birthdays i always shared with my older sister and parties were every other year with a hard limit on 5 invites each. they were either at the small family owned movie theatre or the bowling alley.

-I never had a playdate at my own house. I never understood at the time, but i know now it was because our house was really run down and we didn’t have extra snacks or anything to entertain guests really

-once a month our mom would have enough change scrounged up to send me and my siblings (5 of us total) to the corner store 2 blocks down for slurpees. Highlight of the month.

-we’d have quesadillas a lot (tortillas with cheese salsa and chicken, not really authentic) because one grocery store chicken could feed everybody for 2 days straight this way

-fried rice or hash browns with bacon and onions were a common meal since onions, potatoes, rice and bulk frozen bacon was cheap at the time

-every family pet we ever had were rescues we got for free with the exception of my 2 current cats which my mom bought for $75 off of kijiji 14 years ago. I still have the kitties!

-we often had those massive flatpacks of assorted soda flavours because it was cheaper than juice or bottled water but we were limited to 2 cans a week

-we shared the bathwater up until we were in highschool, and even then we wouldn’t drain the tub if somebody else needed a bath and they could re-use the water.

-the local church would send a lot of donations our way. the most prominent were bags upon bags of day old bakery bread they couldnt sell.

-a lot of times dinner were whole frozen fish we could get for cheap since they were too small to cut and sell as fillets.

-hot dogs were a VERY common meal because they were cheap in bulk frozen packs

-the fanciest appliance in the whole house was a massive, clunky kitchen maid my mom got at her wedding.

-we always made our own fresh pesto since it was much cheaper than storebought pastes. it also tastes WAY better imo

-every christmas the local church would request gifts of a certain variety, under the premise of secret santas. they’d ask for “gift for -gender- child, -age-, -interest- and then send the gifts to the appropriate family. We got a LOT of gift cards to places like indigo or EB games/Gamestop for this reason

-the year my older brother and I got nintendo DSlites for christmas was because we were donated money. we each got 1 DS game each, and took turns with them. all the DS games we got after that were second hand or donated.

-I had about 15 random Littlest Pet Shops and no houses/playsets for them because again, donations. the one year I finally got one was during a white elephant at the local church, where I got the messenger pigeon and post office.

[lightfulonion]

hello @skijjiki!!! thanks for tagging me friend!!!!

Favorite time of year: every single day that i grace this beautiful planet ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿ I unironically love Christmas so much. I love the cold and I love the fact that we can slack for a little bit and I love having an excuse and indulge myself by seeing and meeting with my loved ones. I also love spring! (<- spoken with the privilege of someone who only has mild allergies) And summer when it isn't boiling outside!

Favorite drinks: boba, COFFEE, ginger ale, wine (the semisweet ones and especially semisweet red wine ❤), fresh squeezed orange juice, HOT MILK WITH HONEY and generally whatever has sugar in it

Collect anything?: Littlest Pet Shop!!! When i was in kindergarden there was that one kid that had SACKS of lps and from then on i decided that it was my fate to defeat them... (i just said to my mum to buy me lps whenever she could and i also asked her every christmas to tell santa claus i needed the big packs with them) I also have collections of rocks and shells from different beaches that i went to! Lately i try to collect stickers from cons and such (<-literally has went to one (1) con so far) and chupa-chups cans bc they look pretty 👉👈 (not sponsored)

Favorite fics: OH BOY OH BOY! DO I HAVE THE FICS FOR YOU! I'll try to be brief: 💼 OK NO JOKE, I'll try to be brief: (in no particular order, except for the first one) 1) it's not living (if it's not with you) by brella (hq!!) TOP 1!!! IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS FELLAS! Legit, tsukkiyama isnt even my thing but this one ticks all my boxes: desperate lead? check. the grumpy one mellows out for the sunshine one? check. the inherent value of change and becoming better by loving and wanting to express it properly and by that becoming a better person? check. GROUNDHOG DAY AU?? YES PLEASE! It's.. It's very good. Please give it a read if you want. (brella has written many good hq fics btw please check them out!) 2) Work-Related Risk Factors by parkernoir (mp100) Case fic, angsty and probably my favourite mp100 ever! It has Serizawa! It has Tome! It has Reigen trauma! It made me cry my eyes out in agony! I have a very soft spot for this. It has serirei in it but mostly it's gen if i remember correctly? yeah 3) beginners by silvercistern (mp100) fair warning it's about sex and it doesn't have just steamy scenes, it discusses generally sex and stuff. That being said it has ace Reigen in it and it made me cry 👍 4) The Negligible Self by ch_am (mp100) anything and everything by camp is a gift honestly. Angsty generally, full of whump specifically, it makes the soft, tender moments hit better and it's still in progress! Join the fun as i lose my mind with every single update! Yay! (people in the comments in ao3 are also trying to find out what is going on and it's fun) (it has a prequel too which is really good and canon-adjacent) 5) Kintsugi by SpicyChibi (mp100) it took me a week to recover from reading this. mp100 fanwriters have a way of capturing the vulnerability of serirei in a way that physically hurts me. Tender, good, I love them, I love them, I love them. Ongoing and 90,000 words so far. 6) Like A Cheap Suit, You Can Wear Me Out by Vulcanodon (mp100) written like a romantic comedy and made me laugh at every twist and turn of the plot. The last scene is forever ingrained in me and it actually makes me emotional. Case fic again and a very fun one 7) Heart Rate Rapid by Justkeeptrekkin (mp100) teacher au, all the children in one class, ongoing, literally finshed it yesterday, ACE REIGEN BELOVED. (so far no explicit content so don't pay too much mind to the rating, there are discussions of sex but only briefly and on a surface level) I love their banter and the transition from friendship to something more... sigh 8) where the night goes by bigspoonnoya (hq!!) 'the sad gay with the happy ending' tag got to me. I love bittersweet stories with happy endings (can you tell) and this one has kagehina in it.... utterly head over heels for stories where they meet many years later. 9) fake it, make it by zadderlee (hq!!) FAVOURITE KAGEHINA FIC RIGHT THERE! ongoing since good old 2019 but the author has said they are going to continue it at some point! good characterisation, i had forgotten how good it is but i keep getting back to this. 10) That Baby Does Not Belong to You (But It Could) by multifascinate (talkativelock) (hq!!) bokuaka with baby hinata. need i say more. oh, yeah and they are 20-somethings. And in college. the romance aspect is there but it mostly focuses on other things. And i love it.

anyway these are my ao3 recs bone apple teeth (pay attention to the content warnings and the tags. thanks!)

Favorite video games: i am an awful gamer but generally the story-based ones intrigue me and the ones that are fun to play together with friends! Disco elysium, Ace attorney, Mario Kart 8, Smash Bros and animal crossing!

i tag @livingonyoghurtandspite @horson @raph-red-fan and whoever wants to do this ✌ ( cough please give me fic recs i beg cough)

[weirdthoughtsandideas]

WRITING ADVENT CALENDAR

Day 15

Prompt: What is the best gift you remember getting as a kid?

Aka: Some Studio kids get nostalgic

Read on ao3 or under the cut

Violetta, Francesca, Camila, Natalia, Ludmila, Maxi, Leon and Diego sat in the park, deciding to have a picnic.

"I've finally finished getting all my gifts for christmas!" Camila said, "I have such a big family..."

"Remember when we were kids and we didn't buy any presents, we just got them?" Diego chuckled. Everyone else nodded, snickering along.

"Hey, so what was the best gift you remember getting as a kid?" Violetta asked.

"Ooh," Camila said, "Good question. The best gift I remember getting was this... kickbike? I had seen a kid on tv ride around with a kickbike inside and I thought it was cool, so when I got it I loved riding with it inside the house. But then my parents said I could only ride with it outside, which was way less fun."

"I think my favorite gift was a house with littlest pet shops," Francesca said with nostalgia, "I had a personality for every one of them."

"My favorite gift was my first guitar," Diego said with glee.

"Mine too!" Leon exclaimed. "Or, well, I got another guitar than you, probably."

Maxi chuckled awkwardly, "Uh, my favorite gift was... this toy keyboard I got when I was four. It had these... buttons that made the keyboard sound different, you know the ones?" Everyone nodded. "I made my parents sick when I played on random notes with frog sounds on the keyboard."

"My favorite gift was a blonde doll," Naty said, "I used to... comb its hair every night and give it compliments, and also sleep with it. It was my best friend back when... I had no friends."

Everyone smiled at Naty giving her a pat on the legs. Then everyone turned to Ludmila, expecting her to tell hers.

"Violetta can go first," Ludmila said.

"Oh! Okay! Well, my favorite gift... it was the christmas before my mom died. She... she gave me a music box with my initials on it. I used to play on it all the time, and then... then my dad hid it."

"He hid it?" Camila asked.

"Yes, he wanted to get away with everything that reminded me of my mom. I got so sad and I didn't find that music box until I dug through it in the attic a few years ago."

Everyone wanted to comment how bad that was of her dad to do, but they didn't want to speak badly of him in front of his daughter. They instead turned to Ludmila, who now realized she was the one who had to say something.

"Alright... my favorite gift... was a toy spaceship."

Everyone stared at her.

"Alright, you can laugh! I was six and my... my dad, he bought me a toy spaceship, with four astronauts inside. Two girls, two boys. You could remove their helmets and everything. I used to play with it so much, making them visit different planet that was just different parts of my room."

"Why would we laugh?" Violetta asked.

"Because it's... so unlike me to have a toy spaceship."

"Actually, it sounds exactly like a thing you'd like as a child," Diego chuckled, "You only talked about space, all the time."

Ludmila smiled slightly. "I... yeah."

Everyone snickered and smiled at each other. It was fun reminiscing about memories.

[virmillion]

ragt rambling :/

so this is. DEFINITELY. because i just watched the good place s3e6 again and it ALWAYS gets me because of who i am and where i'm at as a person but. i really think i might up and die if you gave rough a sibling. i think sister, because that's easier (and statistically you should probably have at least one cis character that's not a parent). i also think it should be a younger sister. i think rough's parents loved him, but they were bad at it. they were bad at being parents, and they were inexperienced, because being a parent is hard, and even though they had good intentions, it still sucked. it sucked for rough, and no matter how much they wanted to do good, that doesn't fix how much they fucked him up.

but then they had a second kid. a girl, a beautiful baby girl, planned and wanted and perfect. where rough was an accident, something to be worked around as they tried to learn how to be parents before they were truly adults, this girl was planned. im calling her emily for now, exclusively because unsaid emily always makes me cry, but also a little bit bc of the kid in the drew gooden video about the christmas mail movie, which i can recite from memory.

so along comes emily, and she's perfect and amazing and everything rough wasn't and isn't. their parents dote on her, because they learned from their mistakes. they lavish her with attention and gifts and driving to the after-school clubs - she's in all the sports, all the extracurriculars, they buy her all the pieces to all the hobbies she picks up every other week. rough is in the photography club. sometimes he gets some spare cash, which he socks away to eventually buy a better camera than the one that comes in his phone.

and he loves her, he really does. it's impossible not to, she's so nice and genuine and sincere in everything she does, she couldn't tell a lie if she wanted to. she doesn't get the perfect grades, but she works hard for B's and gets praised for an honest effort from every teacher. rough wishes he could hate her, and he wishes he could hate his parents for doing this to him, but it's no one's fault. it's not even his own fault, so there's no fair way for him to be mad at anyone, this is just how things are, and what can he even do about it! he's here, and he's a little fucked up, and emily's here, too, and she's with him, and she doesn't care that he's a little fucked up, because she loves him anwyay!! they don't get each other, rough wouldn't know the first thing about getting her, because her world is so alien from his own, despite the two being parallel

and then rough dies, and emily is alone. and really, what difference has there been before now, in her being an only child who happened to have a roommate? things are hard at first, and she misses her brother, and everyone is so understanding, but no one lashes out at her, or gets mad at her for doing the same. everyone understands that she's confused about her feelings, and that's worse, because what does she do with that? what do either of them do with that?

and she doesn't even know that rough is still there. rough is always there, because it's never been fair that he was loved, and that wasn't enough. it wasn't, and now it never will be, because there's nowhere for his parents to put that love but straight back into emily. and although emily doesn't know it, when she goes to the store and she buys the polaroid camera rough coveted and she takes pictures of everything, as if that might bring him back, rough is in all those pictures. he interrupts the dust motes spiraling through the light from the window, he nudges his littlest pet shop figures to be unaligned, and when emily finally turns the camera on herself, he's there, too, forcing a grin from over her shoulder and wishing she knew. she doesn't, of course. the newest picture prints, and she's a little bit out of focus, the camera instead choosing to zero in on the space behind her. she folds this picture up and keeps it in her pocket and sleeps in rough's bed that night, and he sits against the side and sorts all the pictures she took, spreads them out for her to see when she wakes up, because that's all he can do for either of them.

he doesn't know how to miss his parents, and he's not sure they do, either. he knows how to miss his sister, though, because he's been doing it all his life. he puts his swimming goggles around the camera when he leaves

[atinydise]

Ateez reacting to their s/o watching baby animal video

❦ Genre: Fluff.

❦ Pairing: OT8.

❦ Word count: 12k6.

❦ Requested: Yes, thank you! 🦋

❦ Masterlist.

HONGJOONG (the video link)

Hongjoong cracked an eye. You were giggling and moving a lot since few minutes. At first, he thought that you were dreaming but finally he concluded that you were not. He turned around calmly. Your back was facing him, but he spotted a weak blue light in front of you. “Babe,” he called you. “You are not sleeping?” You turned around with a wide smile, phone in your hand. “I couldn’t sleep so I’m watching videos.” You showed him your phone screen. Hongjoong blinked few times before his sleepy eyes accorded to the brightness. He raised a brow when he spotted a bunch of lion cubs playing around their parents. “Lions?” He asked you like if your finger slipped and played the wrong video. “Aren’t they cute?” You asked in an unexpected high-pitched tone. “Look at their paws and their little ears,” you giggled. Your boyfriend gave you a suspicious look, like ‘are you crazy?’ “You don’t find it cute?” You pouted. “Huh- you know it’s 3AM...” he excused, “I’m tired an-“ “Kim Jongjoong!” You sat on the bed, “tell me you find them cute or I don’t let you sleep,” you threatened him. “You can’t be serious,” he giggled, turning around to try to fall asleep. “Oh really?” You whispered.

The next day, Hongjoong entered the practice room. “Hyung! You are late. You will need to buy us coffee” said Mingi, teasing his leader. “Wow, you haven’t slept or what? These dark circles...” Said Wooyoung, pointing at Hongjoong face. “Never get a girlfriend,” he growled, falling lazily on the couch. “Wow TMI,” Warner San, plugging his ears. “She made me watch 37 videos of lion cubs...” he paused, “37.” All the members stared at the leader being exhausted as if he ran a marathon for 2 consecutive days. You might really like these videos, they thought.

SEONGHWA (the video link)

Seonghwa was reading a book, peacefully, when he heard you rushing to your bedroom. He stayed on the couch, not knowing if you were okay but after few minutes you came back with your earphones plugged in your phone. You almost jumped on your still warm seat on the couch and giggled. “Are you going to call someone?” Asked Seonghwa. He thought that one of your friends called you to gossip. “No, just watching videos.” You smiled. “What are you watching to be so enthusiastic?” “Nothing,” you muttered. “Then… you ran to take your earphone and came back here happier... for watching nothing?” He resumed, obviously thinking that you were going crazy. “Exactly,” you said before focusing back on your phone. Seonghwa sighed but looked back at his book. Or at least that’s what you thought. Not even 2 minutes later, your boyfriend ripped your phone from your hand. “SEONGHWA! Give it back to me!” You yelled trying to get your phone back. Seonghwa held your face with his whole hand, trying to stop you. “Chicks? Why are you watching chicks?” He laughed. “Because they are cute! So, give it back to me!” Trying to crush him with all your weight. You ordered trying to get your phone back. “What a baby,” he giggled giving you back your phone. “I didn’t know you loved chicks that much.” “They are so cute! I just want to protect them! They are too tiny for this world,” you explained. Seonghwa could swear that he saw your eyes sparkling. He liked how you were devoted for these little animals, but he needed to tease you one last time. He stood up lazily and loudly, trying to get your attention back on him. “What are you doing?” You asked, removing an earphone. “It’s lunch time, I’m hungry.” “Aah... true.” “What about an omelet?” He said, entering the kitchen. “Park Seonghwa! No!” You ran after him to stop your boyfriend to cook one of your babies.

YUNHO (the video link)

Yunho was spending the weekend with you. Yesterday? You hang out the whole day at mall. You wanted to change your wardrobe a bit since it was spring soon. It was a great and nice day. Before going home, he proposed to go at a pet shop. It was a short moment but both of you had a good time. Maybe a little bit too much for you. After dinner, you both lay down on the bed, watching the first movie you zapped on. But you were not really focused on it. Your phone was distracting you a lot. At the end, you were not even watching the movie. “Is your video better than our movie sweetheart?” Asked Yunho, resting his head on your lap. “Actually... yes.” You smiled, passing your hand through his curly hair. “Can you show me?” He asked, using his puppy eyes against you. You hesitated, but finally played the video back and shared the content with your boyfriend. “Please don’t judge me,” you said shyly. “Puppies?” He asked, “you liked our little moment at the pet shop that much?” He smiled. “Probably...” you said shyly. “This one reminds me Sca-“ you pointed at the black dog puppy playing with a kitten. “Scarlett?” Finished Yunho. You nodded, “yes, she was so cute”. Yunho turned off your screen and stared at you. Intensely. “Do you think about what I’m thinking about?” He smirked. You nodded, biting your lip seductively. You got up instantly, throwing your pajama on the floor to pick the dress you wore today. “Give me my bag!” Yunho took his long coat and threw the bag at you. “Should I take my credit card? Or cash?” He asked, putting his shoes. “Both! We are getting our baby today, no matter what!” You said, rushing to the hallway. “Scarlett, your parents our coming!” He yelled, following you. Were you really going to buy a puppy at 10PM? Just after watching a video? Yes totally.

YEOSANG (the video link)

Yeosang entered the apartment quietly. It was pretty late, and he finished his practice later than usual. He texted you of course so you wouldn’t worry too much. Your boyfriend walked up quietly to the living-room, checking if you were not sleeping there waiting for him. But the couch was empty. He grabbed a water bottle in the fridge and walked to the bathroom. Before getting in, he glanced at your bedroom. You seemed asleep since a long time and a bit cold because your whole body was under the cover. “Awww...” Yeosang came back to the door frame. He ignored if it was his imagination or if you were really giggling. After standing there few seconds, he thought that he was probably going crazy. “Nooo, don’t bite your brother!” You whispered under the blanket. This time he wasn’t dreaming. He walked quietly to you and ripped the cover, making you jump. “Oh gosh! You scared me!” You sat, throwing a pillow at him. “You scared me too by whispering as if you were possessed.” You rolled your eyes, “I was just looking at these cute videos!” You showed your screen to him. “Rabbits?” He raised a brow. “Not only rabbits. But BABY bunnies.” You rectified. “Look at their faces and littlest ears!” You said, almost knocking your phone in his face. “Yes, yes. They are cute. But I need to change.” He said, not caring about the cute content. You got up and followed your boyfriend. “It’s okay! I can still continue to tell you why they’re cute!” “It’s okay… I don’t have any interest in bunnies you know.” “Shh and listen me!” Yeosang rolled his eyes. He didn’t expect you to give him a bunch of examples of “why baby bunnies are cute”. “And the last one is that we will need to adopt one!” You said smiling like if he already accepted. He smirked and kissed your forehead before slipping under the sheets, “no.” “What? But-“ “Good night babe.” “Yeosang!” You whined. “No.” You sat on the edge of the bed and muttered, “you are so mean.” “What did you say?” He asked. You freaked out at his deep voice, “nothing, just that I’m going to sleep.” “Okay... good night rabbit mom.” You gave up for tonight, but for you sure you would harass him till he accepts.

SAN (the video link)

You were sitting next to your boyfriend in the bus. You met his parents for the first time and spent the whole week at his house downtown. It was awkward at first, but his mom was so sweet with you and his dad was joking around a lot with you too. All this atmosphere helped you to feel great and comfortable. You had a lot of fun with your boyfriend and his family. But secretly, you enjoyed Byeol’s attention the most. Byeol is San’s cat. You never saw a cat so cuddly. At first, she was a bit scared and reticent toward you. But she started to get use to your presence and there was not a moment she left you peacefully. You sighed, you just got in the bus, but you missed her so much already. You looked at your boyfriend sleeping next to you. He was so tired after these days, so you didn’t bother him. Suddenly, you got an idea. You opened YouTube and searched for cats’ videos. San woke up slightly, the bus was in darkness probably because all the passengers were trying to sleep. He stretched a bit or as he could. His heart stopped for a second when he kicked your head with his elbow. “Sorry ba-“ he was about to rub your head but he saw that you were in a deep sleep. San noticed that you were holding your phone tightly. You probably felt asleep listening music, he thought. Your boyfriend wanted to let you sleep but he spotted a bunch of kittens running on your phone screen. “Kittens?” He whispered. San grabbed yourself phone slowly and looked at the content. When he spotted what you were looking for, he smiled: ‘kittens who’s looking like my little Byeol.’ “You miss her more than I do,” he smiled, patting your head. You moved slightly at the tickles he did on your nose. “Maybe I should bring her to Seoul. Just for you.” He whispered, kissing your temple.

MINGI (the video link)

Mingi and you were watching TV. It was 4PM and both of you were bored. Plus, the weather wasn’t helping. “There’s nothing to watch at this time,” said Mingi, changing the channel every second. “We will find one.” “Sadly, we are not in winter. At least, there’s good Christmas movies all daaaay long.” He whined. “I know good horror movies if you want something to entertain you.” You smirked. Mingi was the most coward man you met in your entire life. You knew he would decline it. “Ha. Ha. So funny.” He said sarcastically. You put your head on his laps and stared at the screen. Suddenly, one content grabbed your attention. “Mingi! Stop! Go back!” You ordered. He raised a brow and clicked on the last channel. “Lambs?” He muttered, not understanding why you wanted to watch these animals. You almost threw the plaid on your boyfriend’s face and sat just in front the TV. “Aren’t they cute?” You asked, charmed by these little lambs playing together. “Hum, yes I guess.” He replied. “Look at their little eyes! Aaw! If I could take you out of this screen I would sweeties!” You giggled. “Babe... you know that’s it’s only 2 lambs,” claimed the boy. You turned around slowly, giving him a dead stare. Just by the look in your he’s, he regretted his words. “Only. 2. Lambs?” You repeated. He gulped and stuttered few words that both of you didn’t understand. “Listen Song Mingi. These lambs has a name! And it’s...” you turned around quickly to stare at the TV. “Julia and Marco!” You started at your boyfriend again and added, “Julia and Marco deserve some respect! They’re 2 grown and independent baby lambs who want love and attention!” You explained. “Okay Song Mingi? Julia and Marco are not only. 2. lambs! Okay?” Your boyfriend nodded, scared that you hit him with the remote in your hand. “Nice!” You finished, turning back to the TV. Mingi puffed when you instantly, started, once again, to be cute with the baby lambs. “She’s crazy...” “Song Mingi,” you called him. Making understand that you heard what he said. He coughed and stayed quiet but for sure, you were crazy to him.

WOOYOUNG (the video link)

Wooyoung turned around in the bed. He woke up slightly when he felt a cold spot next to him. Still half asleep, he patted carefully the spot thinking that you were sleeping on the edge, ready to fall. He opened one eye to check if you were there. “Y/N?” He whispered. You didn’t answer. He sat up, rubbing his face to clear his mind. He glanced at the bathroom door to see if you were inside, but there was not light. A bit nervous, he got up and walked quietly out of the room. He stayed on the hallway to spot any lights or noises. He turned around to the kitchen when he heard a sniffling... He stopped right in front the door frame. He spotted you sitting with a cup of tea, still hot. You were crying. Tears were dripping one by one on your chin. “Y/N!” Called Wooyoung, sitting next to you. “Why are you crying?” You faced him, sniffling like a child, “they took their mommy.” “Huh? What?” Said Wooyoung, disconcerted. You pointed at your phone on the middle of the table. “What is that? And why are you watching that?” You sniffled again and explained, “I couldn’t fall asleep, so I started to watch videos.” You wiped your tear with your sleeve. Or Wooyoung’s hoodie sleeve. He cringed at this, but it was not the actual issue. “But why are you crying?” He looked at your phone. “It’s piglet. Not a big deal.” “They were happy with their mom, but a cruel man separated them.” Wooyoung ignored why it was a big deal. “Maybe, it’s just for check her health or something.” He tried to comfort you, patting your back. “If only but...” you paused. “But they use their mom as a meat!” You whined loudly. Wooyoung contained his laugh. “This is not funny!” You pinched his leg. “Ouch!” he growled, “I’m not laughing. It’s just that you are cute!” You pouted and grabbed your phone. “Look at the lovely things...” “Yes… pretty sure they are tasty.” “Wooyoung!” You yelled. Your boyfriend rolled your eyes and pulled you by the hand in the bedroom. “You are unbelievable.”

JONGHO (the video link)

You were watching a documentary about animals, with your boyfriend. You were focused on it when a quote surprised you. You muted the video and stared at Jongho. “Why-“ “In which animal do you want to be reincarnated in your next life?” “I would prefer to be a human again.” He replied. “Yes, but just choose an animal.” You insisted. “Hum... I don’t know... a lion or a koala.” You nodded, understanding his choice, “okay.” You raised the volume up again and sat back to your seat. “And you?” He asked, curious. “I don’t know,” you replied. Jongho stare at you but didn’t add anything. Few minutes later, you went to the bathroom. Jongho noticed that you went there for longs minutes. He stood up and walked to the bathroom to knock politely, “Y/N, are you okay?” You didn’t reply. You just exited the room, phone in your hands. “What are you doing?” “I’m watching baby seal,” you simply replied. Not waiting any questions by your boyfriend, you sat back on the couch, eyes glued on your phone. “May I ask why you stayed on the bathroom so long? Watching seals?” He asked curiously. “I know that you would laugh at me if I was watching it there.” You pouted. Jongho’s eyes opened widely, “what? No! I will never mock you babe. These littles seals are cute. I get why you are soft for them.” You smiled, happy that he got your point. “They remind me a little bit of you.” He narrowed his eyebrows, “okay, that’s mean.” You giggled and sat comfortable on his laps. “No idiot. I don’t know, they seem so cute and lovely. The look on their face make you feel happy and kind of special.” You explained, pointing at one of them on your screen. He kissed your shoulder, “I ignored that you were so lovely-dovely about seals. And that you were watching baby animals so much.” He scrolled all your YouTube recommendation. You smirked at your boyfriend, “they are so much things you ignored about me.” You were right, he thought. But this side of yours really made him melt in some kind of way.

[pixiealtaira]

Checking It Twice

Hummel Holidays day 19: shopping 2016

pairing: Kadam of course...

“What do you want for Christmas, Adam?” Kurt called from the kitchen as he was making lunch one afternoon.

“It’s August.  I haven’t thought about it.”

“Can you think about it so I can finish my shopping list?  I mean I know I’ll have to add some things closer to Christmas, but I’d like my main shopping done by the start of October.”

“You’re doing your Christmas shopping now?” Adam asked.

Kurt snorted.  He came out and stood next to where Adam had been working on a paper.

“I started my Christmas shopping for this Christmas on the 26th of December last Christmas.” Kurt said. “I get better deals this way.  In May, I found 80 dollar cashmere scarves on sale for 6 bucks…men’s scarves.  They also had hats and gloves, good gloves, on sale as well.  And 90 dollar women’s basic longer length cable knit sweaters in nice solid colors…for 2 bucks.  No snags or holes or anything…just out of season.  But Carole doesn’t care and neither do most girls I know, so those were a great find.  And I got the Kitchen aid mixer Carole’s been wanting…for 1/3 the price because the color is now out of fashion.”

“Well, there are some board games I’d like to get…and I’ve been wanting to pick up my cello again but I need lessons and haven’t gotten around to getting those.  And my cello won’t be getting here until Christmas when it comes with my family.  Oh…my family will be here, so tickets to things we could do.”

“Your family will be here?” Kurt said quietly.

“Yes.  Remember, I asked if you were staying so you could meet them?”

Kurt nodded.

“I think I thought you meant over Skype or something.  I need names and likes and lists, Adam. I need lists!  Who will be here?  Who is staying in England?  Sizes? Colors they look good in? Allergies?  Kids?  Kids will need presents under the tree.”  Kurt was sounding more and more frantic as he went on.

“Darling, Hush now!” Adam said.

Kurt stopped and breathed deeply.

“It’s just…I have to make a good impression, Adam.  I love you…and if they don’t like me, then what?” Kurt asked.

Adam smiled and pulled Kurt down to him, kissing him deeply before pulling back and kissing Kurt’s nose. “I would tell them all where to go. I love you and my family’s opinion won’t change that. Got it?”

Kurt nodded. “Got it.”

“Grab a pencil…and some paper.” Adam said, pushing Kurt up again.  He waited until Kurt was back with a notebook and pulled Kurt into his lap fully.  “Now, number one…everyone is flying in so not a lot of things or a lot of big things. I’d tell you nothing at all, but I know you my dear…and that would not happen.”

“Hey!”

“Can you actually convince me otherwise?”

Kurt shook his head.

“I thought not. Number two...you, my love, are helping me entertain them for TWO WEEKS…consider that.”

Kurt nodded.

“And finally…my family already adores you because I believe you hang the moon and the stars and that the sun revolves around you. You wouldn’t need to get them anything. However…my family are such huge tourists.  Seriously…get them all New York things and everyone would be happy.  Anything with New York splattered across it.”

Kurt glared at Adam, who laughed.

“You can glare at me now…but when the littles are looking at you asking for a New York bottle opener…you’ll see.”

“Bottle opener?” Kurt asked.

Adam nodded. “It had an apple on it.  Their mother intervened…it was pokey.”

Kurt laughed.

“So…who will be here?”

“My mother and father, my grandparents, and two of three siblings and their families.  Ava is the only one who will not be able to make it.” Adam said.

“Ava is the one closest in age to you, right?” Kurt asked.

“Yes, she is taking classes during the winter break. She is two years younger than me.”

“Close to my age, then?”

Adam nodded. “Emily is four years older than me and she has three kids.  Twins, Piper and Philippa and  Thor.  Thor is about a year and half…and the twins turn four in January.  Her husband is Ashton. Paul is seven years older than me. He has Evelyn who is seven and Joselyn who is five.  They are from his first marriage.  His current wife is Pansy.  She brought with her Luke.  He is seven as well.  They have Briar, who is maybe 6 months…but I don’t think even that old…and they’ve been married three months.”

“Is Paul’s first wife in the picture?”

“No.  They were divorced when she died though…and the girls hadn’t even lived with her alone.  She died here in the states from a drug overdose.  She left Paul only a few months after Joselyn was born…just took off one day.  There is actually a wife between the girls’ mum and Pansy…but they didn’t have kids.”

“What do the kids like?”

“Evelyn loves to read. She asked for those American Girls books?  I don’t know what they are…”

“Historical fiction.  They have dolls, too.  They wear period clothing, sort of.”

“Anyway…she is fascinated with those.  Last I knew, all Joselyn liked was swords. I’ll have to ask my mum if her tastes have broadened. Luke hates everything. Piper and Philippa I have no idea about other than Philippa will only wear yellows and purples and black and jeans. Piper wears everything.  Not a clue about Thor…they were here last December but Thor was not even sitting up on his own yet.  He is no longer bald.  That I do know.  I’m not sure I’ve even seen more than one picture of Briar…and that was right after she was born. Pansy is high maintenance. Paul is just high strung…that one needs a real vacation. Ashton’s a bit of a snob and Emily is just….Emily.”

“What ever does that mean?”

“She would say that she is forgettable.  She isn’t very good at anything or very bad at anything.  She isn’t ugly or beautiful.  Just is just average in all she does.  Emily manages…she manages her family and mom and dad and the grandparents and clubs and community gatherings and parties and events.  And she organizes.  A bit like you in that area.  I bet she has her shopping nearly done as well.”

Kurt nodded and wrote down notes of everything Adam had told him.

“I suppose it is good that I have Black Friday between now and your family visiting.  Now…about your folks and grandparents…those might even be more important that your siblings and their kids.”

“My Nan is a bit…chipper. Much to chipper for her own good or anyone else’s really.  Da says she was always that way and people had just best get used to it and don’t ever make her cry because it breaks everyone’s hearts until she is cheery again.  She likes chocolate, but not American so don’t go with that.  She likes warm and soft and fizzy things and paints and scrapbooks in an elaborate fashion.   Pops likes gardening and has a small professional photography business.  He takes photos of people’s pets.  Rarely people.  My father is of course a barrister and plays in the symphony orchestra. Da likes darts and would like to go bowling while here and also try out laser tag.”

Kurt chuckled.

“My mum likes quilting and singing, but she does neither very well.  She is good at cooking and works at a local bakery. She wants to be that Duff cake guy when she grows up…her words not mine.  She is an avid reader and will read pretty much anything. Her father is a retired professor and taught anthropology.  He specialized in the Romans.  Her mother taught as well, in primary school to the littlest ones.  She likes Darts and is a card shark.  They go gambling at least twice a year somewhere and my grandmother almost always comes home with more than they went with.”

Kurt smiled.

“They sound nice.”

“They sound a wee bit nuts, because they are.  But they already adore you and will love you completely before they go home…and then drag you with us on next summer’s excursion. Mother wants to go to a rodeo…and all the grandparents want to see some of the more famous national parks. They’ve been saving for years and years.”

Kurt laughed.

“I’ve never been to any of them. It could be fun.”

“We’ll have to hike with youngsters and buy souvenirs.”

“We should see if my dad and Carole want to go to, if your family still likes me at the end of the two weeks.  He’s always wanted to go to Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone.”

Adam beamed. “That would be wonderful.”

“So…will you help me with the shopping for them?”

“Of course, love.  I actually adore shopping with you.”

Kurt beamed.  “Now, what do you want for Christmas?”

Adam laughed.

“You, and a stocking full of goodies just for us and a hide away to play with them for a week…but that will have to wait for after Christmas…so…all I want for Christmas is you.” Adam sang the last bit to Kurt.

Kurt groaned. “Cheesy, my dear heart.  Now you are getting socks and underwear.”

Adam pulled Kurt in for more kissing.  “Don’t care if I have you, too.  Is lunch done?  Or rather…can lunch be postponed until…oh…a few hours from now…after we have retired to the bed for playtime and then come back out?”

Kurt smiled.  “I was just making sandwiches and they can be put in the fridge.  Let me up and I’ll meet you in the bedroom.  We should have a more in depth discussion about what you’d like in your stocking after all.”

Adam released Kurt and watched as he sauntered to the kitchen.  He saved his paper and raced to the bedroom…he had a few examples of things he’d like in his stocking to find before Kurt joined him.

[caffeinated-chaos-bean]

I’d like to add in my two-cents, if I may... just to share an experience and give perspective of how someone growing up in this situation is, because I’ve noticed it was touched upon a few times: Growing up in a household that depends on welfare is hard af for the children within the household.

I should know. My mother was on welfare and got SNAP/food-stamps all the way until I turned 18. I didn’t realize how close to having nothing my mom and I were until they cut it off in June of 2017. Until she got herself approved to be given an “generous” $15 a month after I had turned 18, there was a good month where we had to go to a food bank and get two paper bags full of whatever goods they had on had to give. There was a week where I ate Nutella out of te jar because they didn’t have bread to go with it. When I got sick of the Nutella, I literally was eating leaves of cabbage as if I were a rabbit nibbling the leaves off of a head of lettuce. That’s what we had to live on for probably a month or two before she was given the go ahead for $15 in food stamps.

Growing up was another story. My mom only got $500 a month and that had to be spread ultra thin to cover most of the bills; not all of them. It had to cover car insurance, electric, propane (cheaper in summer, well over $400 in winter due to a propane heater + stovetop), household amenities, gas, school supplies, clothes, etc. More often than not, my grandparents had to step in and help us pay our bills so that nothing would be shut off, because in all honesty $500 only will get you so far. In regards to food, she got roughly $200 to $400 in food stamps before I was legally an adult. We had to decide how to spend that wisely, because home cooking adds up. Ingredients cost money. We often ate the same meal day in and day out because it’s what was cheap and easy, only occasionally swapping out noodles for mashed potatoes or switching up what meat we ate every once in a while. I still can remember it to the detail: Tri-tip cooked medium rare, Pasta Roni brand garlic and olive oil vermicelli noodles, and steamed broccoli and baby carrots; if we swapped out the noodles we got mashed potatoes, and if we swapped the meat it would either be chicken or fish. Only rarely would we swap out the steamed veggies for corn on the cob.

My mom also could barely afford gifts for Christmas and birthdays. Nothing could be more than $25, and if it was then that would be the only gift you’d be getting from her. I gained a fairly large Littlest Pet Shop and Polly Pocket collection going back in 2007 because those usually were within the price range for presents. And if my mom couldn’t afford clothes, my sisters would give me clothes they no longer wore and my grandma almost always had to hem them to fit me due to how small I was. Shoes? Bah! Grandparents had to buy those, my mom couldn’t afford them half the time, and the same went for backpacks and yearbooks.

Only now, as an adult who takes care of my mother right out of high school, do I see how hard it is to live when you’re this poor and this close to the poverty line. There may be the few 14 out of 10,000 who abuse the welfare system, but most of us who have/had it really need it. I get the fact nobody wants it around, but they don’t want to think about or hear about the fact that without it there would be far more families out on the streets than there are when they have welfare as an income. And this is coming from a pale redhead with freckles. I can only imagine how much harder those of color, especially black families, have it when they have to endure this situation.

My parents’ biggest point of opposition to giving poor people more government aid is that they’re abusing the system so they don’t have to get a job and lose those benefits. Please tell me this is false.

Welfare fraud is actually pretty rare because of how stringent the guidelines are. If anything, people on welfare are not given enough money and are trapped in a shitty system where they're barely given enough to survive but can't get a job to supplement their benefits or else they'll lose them. And no, they're not "abusing" the system in that case, oftentimes welfare recipients are disabled, elderly, or otherwise unable to work a full-time job.

This Slate article is a great overview of the myth of the "welfare queen." These articles are more in depth and are government sources that explain how SNAP in particular is very fraud resistant despite public perception; in 2016, the Congressional Research Service determined that for every 10,000 households participating in SNAP, only about 14 contained a recipient who was investigated and determined to have committed fraud.

I'm not trying to shit on your parents (because tbh my own parents have a lot of the same ideas), but these anti-welfare attitudes are indicative of a strong distaste for and looking down on the poor. Stereotypes about welfare recipients also often feed into negative racial/ethnic stereotypes (especially about black people).

Humans are an intensely social species, and we've made it as far as we have through collaboration and caring for each other; turning your back on suffering people because of hyper-individualistic attitudes and "fuck you, I got mine, why should I have to pay higher taxes" is, imo, completely antithetical of what it means to be human.

[itskirahhh]

My fondest memories

How many days have you had in your life that you will able to have again? Spoiler:none. You could have a day that’s similar, a moment that’s quite close. Truth is, you will never ever get the same opportunity for a moment again. I am only sixteen, and i hopefully have a long long time left on earth yet, but the amount of memories you can gain in the first sixteen years of your life is crazy really. Everyone says that your school days are your best days, and you don’t believe them when you’re in school. I literally left school nine months ago and already i realise what everyone was talking about. It really, really was amazing, thinking about it. If you’re still in school, or even if you’ve left school like me really, just please try and make sure to make the most of everything you do. Spend time doing things and try and have the most fun doing whatever you’re doing because the memories you will get from even the littlest things will be worth it. Maybe i’m just really sentimental or maybe i’m right, but i recommend you do. 

These are my fondest memories:) don’t read it if you don’t want, i just wanted to reminisce lol.

I will never get back the days in reception where we danced around with our teacher Lucy to the Woohoo song.

I will never get back the days i used to spend my lunchtimes inside with my brother’s form tutor and asking her about how he was doing in school. *cringe* I will never get back that day me and my friend were sat in her room playing with our polly pockets and she had a big cruise ship that we wanted to make a sea for and ended up tipping water all over the carpet and crying to her mum that we were really sorry.  I will never get back those days it was snowing and me and my brother got sent to my mum’s work nextdoor from school and just sat eating biscuits and putting lunches in brown paper bags. I will never get back that day where me, my brother and two of my cousins were playing ‘peter pan’, i whacked my teeth with the ladder of a bunk bed and we accidentally turned on the shower whilst inside it when hiding from captain hook and smee. I will never get back the time me and my friend wrote a book about me and her finding kittens in a box and taking them to someone who definitely wasn’t our teacher - who was called mr moggy - and we ended up getting a big house together with loads of pets that we listed at the start of the book. I will never get back those days where me, my dad and my brother rode our bikes through the woods and all the way to a shop on the other side where we brought little snap pots of squash. I will never get back those times me and my brother used to pretend we were gladiators on that show on the slide in my garden. He was always the fire king and had electrical powers (because logic) and i was the ice queen, which was probably something to do with the fact we spent most of our time sat on our dining chairs at the big computer playing fireboy and watergirl or papa’s pizzeria. I will never get back those days where me and my friend played in her shed that we thought was really cool because it had two floors, or when we made up a dance to the song “Hot n’ Cold” (that honestly is so vivid in my memory that i could probably do it for you right now) to show our mums.

I will never get back those sad, sad days i used to create bedrooms on girlsgogames on ‘my new room 2′ (i didn’t like the original or number 3) or look through the argos catalog for things to put in the bedrooms for the family i created for no specific reason that i can definitely still name now, and literally exactly what they looked like.  I will never get back those times in primary school that i played games i didn’t understand with my friend and we tried to figure out what monsters lived in the grate in the playground. I will never get back those days i used to stand on the bench in my garden and talk to my nextdoor neighbour every single day after school and on weekends and we would sit upstairs in the rooms that were closest to eachother and try our hardest to get our nintendo ds’s to connect so we could pictochat.

I will never get back the summer where i turned eleven and got my first phone, a white T-mobile unity that i had a green penguin case on that was intended for a blackberry phone. I had Now that’s what i call music 82 downloaded onto it, a shedload of awful selfies when my side fringe was just starting out, and i wrote fanfictions in my notes. Cool.  I will never get back those days where me and my new high school friends used to pretend we were doing music practice at lunch and instead just ate out lunch and sang along to the only song we knew how to play the chords to on a keyboard. I will never get back those days me, my boyfriend and his annoying little follow-along friend used to get kicked out of the little outside bit by our form, and the countless times we used to stand and flirt while his friend complained about it. 

I will never get back those days i used to go out to the field with my friend and her big photography camera and take photos for a project we invented for ourselves that currently remains incomplete. It was a book about two females who were together called Madison and Annabelle who were writing to eachother after getting split up during the holocaust. Sounds like a really fun project for two thirteen year olds lol. We slept around her house, had countless chinese meals and played with her kittens.

I will never get back the days where me and my best friend made videostars. The first one we did was last night by the vamps and we had her ipod resting against her tv while one of us tapped the record button and the other one was in shot. Id go through all the songs but there is a fuckton. 

I will never get back the day when my best friend’s mum and dad got married and me and some of my best friends spent the night in cute little party dresses trying to inhale helium from the party balloons and doing ‘the jellyfish dance’ and ‘i am the music man’ on the dance floor.  I will never get back those times we had triple history on a wednesday and i was just always so excited to see my new friend and current crush and not learn anything at all. I sat behind him in lesson and in one of the first ones i stuck a glue stick to the back of his elbow and he and my lovely, lovely teacher made me promise to buy him an indian takeaway to say sorry for doing so. (Who knew that was how you get a best friend??)

I will never get back the dance/school shows we did for maybe three nights in a row each year that we spent the first half of the year practicing for, sitting upstairs - or in the really early days, sitting in the canteen - with the other dancers, actors and ‘voices’ panicking over a spare line up sheet about getting dressed and putting stage makeup on in time before we had to go on stage again. We ordered a pizza from dominoes most years. The one in this year was one of the last ones i did and a group of us, including two of the main actors who me and my best mate thought were really cool, were sat on the floor in the corridor before we went on stage playing truth or dare and asking eachother silly questions. One of the dares was for my friend to give me a piggyback but on his shoulders, and he dropped me when i was up there and i landed on like a cement floor straight on my coccyx, and then had to do two dances after that. It was then a running joke between me and him that he had ‘broke my arse’. I will never get back those last moments with my dad at christmas when we played i spy because that was all he could understand, or on new years night when i lay next to him in bed and we watched alan carr until it hit midnight, or when we were eating biscuits in the hospice and he was laughing at himself because they were “o” shaped. I will never get back that moment i had my first kiss i had with my boyfriend or those four months over the summer period with my completely new (and improved) friend group and the day we went to the park and my best friend fell in the mud, we all tried to fit on a spinny thing, and we watched tangled, the day of our friends birthday when we went to the cinema and all lay on the trampoline at his house, my birthday that year. I will never get back the first house party i went to (which is perhaps a good thing to be completely honest), or the second one, or the third one, which was also the first time i got drunk and told my best friend she couldn’t sleep because she had hiccups, drunk texted my other best friend and then attempted to help my best friend when she threw up basically a whole bottle of bright orange caribbean twist on a white carpet.  I will never get back those lunchtimes every day where we sat underneath our tree (the one inbetween the year 8 tree and the smoking weed tree) on the field or on the first and seconds benches in the maths corridor and pissed about, made our own olympics and attempted to play rugby. There are waaaaay too many memories to list about lunch and breaktimes.  I will ever get back those last few days of school where we spent every lesson with our phones out and taking photos together or signing eachothers yearbooks rather than revising, and the fact i came home from school two or three hours late every day because i spent my time revising or doing dance practice. I will never get back my prom, one of the best moments of my life, to be honest, where i just saw all the people i had grown up with looking absolutely gorgeous and all dancing together and just not having a care in the world. Honestly, i wouldn’t have chosen to grow up with any different people. It is both amazing and emotional to think about both myself, and all the other amazing people in school growing up alongside eachother and shaping into who we are today.

Here’t to 16 more years of memories ay.

[howblunt]

1-98 weird asks!

First off: Thank you so much! I’m very excited to answer all of these :) 

Second off: Let’s begin

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

Coffee Mugs 

 2. chocolate bars or lollipops? 

lollipops for sure 

 3. bubblegum or cotton candy? 

bubblegum! (though i do love cotton candy)

 4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you? 

honestly I’m not sure. I’m sure it was something about me being quite and bad at participating 

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

(reusable) Plastic cups 

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

I love the look of pastel 

but I think I dress more preppy ? with a hint of grunge(maybe goth) 

 7. earbuds or headphones?

I wear earbuds more often but I do prefer headphones 

 8. movies or tv shows? 

MOVIES

 9. favorite smell in the summer? 

how the pool smells and sunscreen 

 10. game you were best at in p.e.? 

none. P.E. was awful.

Stick to the back and hope the ball doesn’t come at me, that’s how I lived. 

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

Cereal. I am a simple woman 

 12. name of your favorite playlist? 

currently it is my “Jean + Scott angst (and love)” playlist off spotify 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3VAC9t28sIrgO7Y4os5a34

 13. lanyard or key ring? 

key ring 

 14. favorite non-chocolate candy? 

anything gummy but more specifically gummy worms 

 15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

Wide Sargasso Sea 

If you like Gothic novels with some unrequited love and desire… hit this book up. Look up the plot of Jane Erye first.. it’s like a prequel. Btw I hated Jane Erye. But love Wide Sargasso Sea. Lots of symbolism and even witch craft 

 16. most comfortable position to sit in?

Legs stretched out, both on the ground 

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

My black tennis shoes. Very comfortable 

 18. ideal weather? 

Fall weather. Wind and sunshine 

 19. sleeping position?

Usually on my right side. But I wake up on my back

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

Laptop

 21. obsession from childhood?

Barbie dolls! and my little pony+ littlest pet shop 

 22. role model? 

This is a hard one because I don’t really have anyone. But I guess Dan Aykroyd (my senior quote is from him) 

 23. strange habits? 

biting the inside of my mouth, fidgeting + folding up papers that are given to me (like in mass), and chewing my straws 

 24. favorite crystal? 

Rose quartz and orange Calcite

 25. first song you remember hearing?

Here Comes the Sun

My mom used to sing it in the morning to wake up my sister and me 

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather? 

Swim

Or walk/ride my bike to the library 

 27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

curl up in a blanket and stay inside 

 28. five songs to describe you? 

(In no order)

Not Today by Twenty One Pilots 

Wow, I’m Not Crazy by AJR 

xanny by Billie Eilish 

I’m In Love With My Car by Queen

Why Do You Feel So Down by Declan McKenna 

 29. best way to bond with you? 

Going shopping (clothes or other). This way we can chat and also have something to do 

 30. places that you find sacred?

The library and church 

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

idk full outfit but my black pleated skirt makes me feel good 

 32. top five favorite vines? 

In no order

*girl vapes* wow

I smell like beef 

Lets’s tell each other secrets. I’ll go first, I hate you. 

Chris is that a weed?!

This is how I enter my house. What’s up fuckers?! 

 33. most used phrase in your phone? 

omg

 34. advertisements you have stuck in your head? 

that one for the shampoo made for curly hair. and it goes “That’s curl power”

 35. average time you fall asleep? 

11 or 12 during the week. 1 or 2 for weekends 

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

Rage comics. idk which specifically. But i used to run a rage comic meme account. I was pretty popular ;)

37. suitcase or duffel bag? 

suitcase

 38. lemonade or tea? 

lemonade (though i do LOVE tea)

 39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

Lemon cakes 

 40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?  

omg so. There was this girl who told on this other girl for cheating on a test. Then like the whole grade just ganged up on this other girl and started calling her “the snitch” because the cheater’s friend group started saying “snitches get stitches” (lol even tho i went to an all girls, majority white + prissy + upper class, catholic school but go off) that went on for too long.

at some party they started to chant “snitches get stitches” 

the girl who started the chant then got suspended 

41. last person you texted? 

my ex. (it was a good breakup) 

 42. jacket pockets or pants pockets? 

jacket pockets 

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

hoodie 

 44. favorite scent for soap?

strawberry 

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

sci-fi (lmao x-men is under sci-fi at the library. so it counts) 

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in? 

XL t-shirt from giving blood and some very loose pajama shorts 

 47. favorite type of cheese?

American

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

Mango (I eat enough to turn into one)

 49. what saying or quote do you live by? 

“Comparison will kill you”

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

OMG so there was this big spider web. And me and a friend thought it would be funny to call another friend over. And then be like “’lol u just walked passed a huge spider”–we didn’t think she would walk into it or near it because it was right by the edge of a lake we were by. So we call her over and this girl starts sprinting over toward us and RIGHT toward the spider web, and she had this big smile. And my friend and I yelled at her to stop. And when we were laughing saying she was about to run into a spider web and showed her the big spider, she began to freak out (maybe even cry). 

She was okay after the shock and fear wore off. 

I literally have tears in my eyes from typing this 

 51. current stresses? 

My friend moving away really far 

Starting school

making new friends 

 52. favorite font? 

I honestly don’t have one

 53. what is the current state of your hands? 

kinda dry

 54. what did you learn from your first job?

That I really love kids

 55. favorite fairy tale? 

Little Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel 

 56. favorite tradition?

Every one of my family’s Christmas traditions 

 57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome? 

My self doubt

sharing my art + writing 

My self confidence + learning my worth 

 58. four talents you’re proud of having?

I can play the piano

I can draw and paint

I can embroider and sew (not well but I have fun)

I can write pretty creative stories 

 59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

“Oh gosh, now what?”

 60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be? 

Magical Girl Anime

 61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

Darjeeling Limited directed by Wes Anderson: “What’s wrong with you?” / “Let me think about that. I’ll tell you the next time I see you.” / “Sure, tell me then.” / “Thanks for using me.” / “You’re Welcome.” 

 62. seven characters you relate to?

Will from Stranger Things (with the whole not wanting to give up “childish things” and other stuff his friends are growing out of)

David Wong from John Dies at the End (with how he handles the situation and thinks)

Molly from Booksmart (not the going to a great college or being super smart + looking down on people part. But wanting to go to a party and flirt with cute boys)

Erin from Derry Girls (Tbh, I relate to all the main girls in this show)

Eric from That 70s Show (sometimes)

A mix between Ben and Andy from Parks and Rec

63. five songs that would play in your club?

Good Old Fashion Lover Boy by Queen 

Dance, Baby! by Boy Pablo 

Hooked On A Feeling by Blue Swede 

Fake Happy by Paramore 

Sober Up by AJR

 64. favorite website from your childhood? 

Club Penguin and Webkinz 

 65. any permanent scars?

On my knees from falling as a child. A small scar under my eye from a dog bite 

66. favorite flower(s)? 

Roses and Daisies 

 67. good luck charms?  

I wear this necklace a friend gave me when I am nervous 

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

Green Tea flavored Mochi is kinda nasty to me

 69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned? 

Dan Aykroyd lost his wallet that he always kept chained to his belt. He was freaking out and searching all over while John Belushi was laughing his butt off

 70. left or right handed?

right 

 71. least favorite pattern?

anything with too many circles / holes 

72. worst subject? 

Anything Science related 

 73. favorite weird flavor combo?

idk but do NOT try lemonade with Doritos. it taste like throw up 

I’ve made this mistake twice 

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

it has to be an 7 or so

 75. when did you lose your first tooth? 

gosh, i’m not sure 

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

tator tots 

 77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

this is a question for my sister 

 78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

I regularly buy sushi from a grocery store so that works 

the grocery store I go to has a sushi bar and has fresh sushi every day 

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

tbh they both looks kinda good.. not to BRAG. but i guess driver’s license 

 80. earth tones or jewel tones? 

Earth tones

 81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

fireflies 

 82. pc or console? 

pc 

 83. writing or drawing?

BOTH BOTH BOTH BOTH BOTH

both

 84. podcasts or talk radio? 

podcast – no commercials 

 84. barbie or polly pocket? 

Barbie all the WAY! Though I do love me a good polly pocket 

 85. fairy tales or mythology?

Fair Tales

 86. cookies or cupcakes?

Cookies

though i like making cupcakes more 

 87. your greatest fear?

Being kidnapped and never being found 

 88. your greatest wish?

To find my ideal man

 89. who would you put before everyone else? 

Anyone in my family 

 90. luckiest mistake?

Thinking a test is sooner so I study. But then ending up having another day to study as well. 

91. boxes or bags?

Boxes 

 92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights? 

lamps 

(maybe some fairy lights in the background) 

 93. nicknames?

My real name is Veronica but I go by Ronni

Ron Ron, Gonni, Ronica 

 94. favorite season? 

Fall 

 95. favorite app on your phone? 

music 

 96. desktop background? 

I’m a Kaneki slut (Tokyo Ghoul) 

 97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

two

 98. favorite historical era?

style wise: 1800 rococo -- Marie Antoinette period 

media wise: 1970s