#sorry sometimes i remember all my fellow bisexuals and feel happy. i love all of you

[faulix]

if you are a bisexual selfshipper with bisexual f/os that is so good and amazing also i love you

[bi-butches-and-bi-femmes]

Hi, kind of speaking into the void for you or any followers to answer, but what does being butch/femme mean to you? I don't lean either way enough to feel a connection but I'd love to hear!

I'm sorry about the late reply!! I just saw this.

To me, being butch is claiming my identity from people who are so convinced I, a bisexual butch, can't exist, it's claiming my place in this world as a bisexual butch where butches and bisexuals both are often victims of hate from both queer people and allocishets, it's claiming masculinity and making it my own and shaping it the way I want it while remembering and respecting all the butches in history.

It's also me being there proudly for my fellow bisexuals, bisexual butches and bisexual femmes and having their back. Sometimes it's also just me existing as myself without doing anything because butches don't necessarily have to be the strong one all the time. I love being bisexual and butch. It makes me feel at peace and happy.

[katatty]

Recap: Veronaville Round 4 (Spring)

Just remembered I haven’t done an recap for the Veronaville round I recently completed yet, oops! Better late than never? For any new followers, this is a summary of everything important that went on during this spring rotation! I have a recap page HERE, if you want to read about what else has been going on in this neighbourhood. More general info here. Once I finish this round of my Hollyhead BACC I’ll be continuing with Pleasantview Plus - next up will be more college, followed by Downtown.

Yikes - this was an eventful round! Feels like it went on forever, haha! It’s actually only been 4 months though, which is a lot better than the 10 months Strangetown took... 

Started the rotation with Chloe and Nina’s house. It’s Spring and Chloe was taking full advantage of the romantic season to finally try and nail down that 20 Woohoos LTW. She went on a bit of a romance rampage including numerous townies, Ripp Grunt, and even her brother’s girlfriend. 

She and Nina also had some adventures as a couple, inviting the Summerdreams over for some redheaded bisexual action.

Unfortunately all this lovin’ distracted her from work a bit and she ended up getting fired - leading to some insecurity in her relationship with Nina, who was racking up promotions in her job at the Monty restaurant. 

They talked it out, though, and Nina was nothing but supportive. Communication wins! 

After that, Chloe decided the time had come to propose - and Nina said yes!!

There was some trouble brewing, however... 

Next up was Antonio’s branch of the Monty family! 

Beatrice kicked things off by asking Buck Grunt to go steady, which totally threw me for a loop.

Benedick was still going steady with Bo Summerdream.

All was going well between them, until his best friend Hal Capp revealed she’d been seeing him on the side. Ben was not happy!!!

Antonio was exploring his options and starting to date a little, too. Nina Caliente took him on a few dates. 

In the end, though, it was Florence Delarosa who captured his heart.

He took her on a date to a pottery class, and proposed at the end of it!!

Meanwhile her local business was booming, and she hired recent graduate Emily Lee to help out in the shop.

Small bit of relevant college stuff - at Mercutio’s graduation party, Juliette caught Romeo cheating on her with Roxie Sharpe.

However, after talking it through with her and Jonah he decided to put things with them to and end and try and patch things up with Juliette. 

He proposed to her at their dorm and she accepted, on the condition that he took her name when they married. Juliette is savvy! 

At the Monty Ranch, Mercutio returns home to help his grandmother with the llama rearing. He’s now the de-facto heir, as Isabella is NOT happy about the engagement. 

He quickly discovered his Nonna hasn’t been too lonely without him and has befriended some other elder ladies. She, Dora Ottomas and Jenny Smith meet regularly for mahjong. Jenny flirts and little here and there...

His fiancee, Goldie Hart, visits regularly. 

Meanwhile Isabella gets bitten by the local leader of the pack, becomes and werewolf and turns Mercutio for good measure. That’ll keep things even with the Capps...

Then it’s over to the other side of the river... The Capps have noticed the recent expansion of the Monty side and, not to be outdone, have invested in a new set of shops on their side! They hope to attract small business owners and will be approaching a few of their residents about going into business.

The first of these is the Tinkers! Melody is exasperated as always with her parents and can’t BELIEVE they think now is a good time to open a toy shop. It’s not just that Melody hates toys… her little brother Timmy was born recently and she’s worried the new business won’t leave her parents with a lot of time to take care of him. Her parents act like a pair of big kids most of the time, and she often feels like the only responsible person in the house. It’s tough, sometimes! 

Her fears aren’t entirely unfounded. She leaves her parents unsupervised for half an hour, and look what happens! This is the THIRD fire I’ve had with these guys. It’s worth mentioning I play them ISBI style when they’re not at work doing business stuff, haha. 

Melody’s girlfriend Miranda is at college, but Melody misses her like crazy and rolls wants to see her almost every day. They’re in an open relationship for now, at least until they can close the distance gap...

She hangs out with Bo Summerdream a little, who flirts with her a bit...

Wanda and Stephen prove to be fantastic parents as always, ignoring their screaming infant in favor of cuddling for hours on end.

They do an okay job running the shop, though. Mostly.

They don’t seem too worried about the Montys spying on the enemy turf...

At Capp manor, Contessa has a stern word with her daughter Cordelia, who just doesn’t seem interested in taking over the family business.

However, the family witchcraft certainly piques her interest and she decides to start studying it! Good magic, of course. 

Tybalt returns from college and moves home, immediately getting a job in the business. It’s not his passion, but he florishes nicely there, and gets along great with his aunt/boss Goneril.

He also proposes to his boyfriend, Tiave Tricou, and takes him home to meet the family. 

Juliette visits next for another word with dear old grandmother. They’re a little concerned about her engagement to Romeo, but agree to it as long as he takes on the Capp name and gives up his ties to his family.

Later that night, Caliban and Contessa get into a nasty fight. It’s the latest of many, and this time Contessa isn’t feeling forgiving! 

She casts a curse on him and has him killed by bees. 

Cordelia is heart-broken and immediately suspects her mother, not believing for a moment any of this was an accident. She shares these suspicions with Tybalt and he privately vows revenge, although she’s terrified for his safety and hopes he flees town.

In a complete change of tone, Denise decided to move to Veronaville with her son after their bakery in Bluewater Village went bust. They’re not sure why it flopped… maybe because Yves was the only one who could bake? Maybe because Gilbert was dating multiple employees at once, and they all quit when they found out? Veronaville was Denise’s pick for 3 reasons.

Nobody knows who they are, so they can pretend to be from Champ Les Sims! That way customers are bound to trust Denise’s croissants…

The Capp family are offering excellent business loans, hoping to improve tourism in the area. 

Since there are so many multi-generational families here, women might not be put off my Gilbert living with his mother! Denise is sick and tired of Gilbert playing the “I live with my mother” card whenever the threat of long term commitment looms. 

Their round is mostly all business, with Gilbert dating around a bit. 

He even asks out recently widowed Bella Goth a few times. She keeps saying no initially but when they have a chance meeting on a community lot she initiates things!

Denise, who I gave a romance secondary, also finds time for romance! She dates local criminal mastermind Rich Mann, partially in response to receiving threats from the Montys. 

Denise and Gilbert both keep rolling wants to learn hairdressing and Crystal Vu keeps wandering by, leading to endless makeover disasters...

Sorry, Crystal. They get it right eventually. 

Monica Bratford (Puck’s fiancee) starts renting a place, although she won’t be played until next round...  she’s looking forward to opening her own boutique in town and starting up her new range of cruelty free makeup products.

The house next to her is being rented by fellow graduates Brittany Upsnott & Ellen Frost! Britt wants to be a journalist and Ellen plans on going into law.

At Goneril’s branch of the Capp family, Desdemona and Hal bond on their terrible decisions in love. Des has a crush on her straight BFF Beatrice Monty and Hal has a thing for Benedick, who he worries he’s completely messed things up with forever. 

He needn’t worry, though. To my sheer amazement when Benedick came over they started joking and laughing like everything was totally fine and Hal never stole his girlfriend? I guess they just can’t stay mad at each other...

Des gets a bit of a makeover! To her surprise, Goneril approves. She’s been trying to go easy on her kids, lately.

Hal and Bo continue dating, but the differences between Capps and Summerdreams are starting to show. She’s not remotely impressed or interested in his new job...

Academie Le Tour like what they see, though. Between perfect A+ grades, topping his career in a single day, mastering dance (ballet) and maxing the creativity skill he is moneyed up ready for college!!!  He’s got the “Become the Law” LTW and I’ve no doubt he’s going to be a huge success as the corrupt Capp family lawyer.

So he was off to Académie Le Tour. Hal felt a little sad to be leaving town without fixing things with Ben properly, but maybe the distance would do them good. Bo was coming along to the same university as him, but we wasn’t sure what was going to happen with them. Things had been kind of rocky, understandably, the way they got together was all wrong and it just didn’t feel right without Ben in the picture… ugh.

Perhaps at college he could have a more sensible, drama-free love life? Or, better yet, he could stop worrying about relationships and focus on his studies! Yeah, that sounded great. He’d work hard, graduate with honors, start his own law firm, and worry about marriage and kids later, maybe when the family found a good match for him.

Des does a lot of good big-sister-ing, single handedly raising Lysander and talking Ariel through gender identity questions.

Goneril gets the promotion she’s been hoping for. It was her dream, she’d always thought. It was her dream.

And yet she wasn’t completely satisfied. When she’d imagined running the company, it wasn’t as a co-partner to a reanimated zombie of her mother. And she’d envisaged herself as the owner of the company, not simply doing all the hard work while her niece reaped in the rewards.

Albany, who aged up recently, talks Goneril through her insecurities, and assures her she’ll be on top (lol) some day. 

Ariel and Lysander grow up! Though their party is a total shitshow.

The Summerdreams are very same-old - Bo continues to slack off and the parents continue to make out all the time and neglect their kids.

She and Benedick Monty make the break-up official.

And so she spends a lot of time hanging out with BFF Lucy Burb instead. They dream of becoming criminal masterminds together someday... they do have pretty good chemistry and a slightly flirty dynamic, but neither of them has ever acted on it for fear of messing up the friendship. 

She dates Melody Tinker instead, which goes better than I expected! They fell in love and everything. 

Oberon and Titania got some “new” looks.  These two have centuries worth of clothing in their wardrobe…

Titania has a brief date with Chloe Curious, and asks her about her pregnancy. Chloe is cage-y initially, but is relived when Titania proposes she and Oberon adopt the baby. She and Nina don’t want kids, so it’s a perfect solution! 

Regan and Cornwall have a pretty decent marriage. It never used to be that passionate, sparks-flying-everywhere, can’t-get-enough-of-each-other love, but it’s grown a lot over the years. They’ve both supported each other through thick and thin, things in the bedroom have got gradually spicier, and become true partners in crime - at this point Regan doesn’t want to imagine life without him.

Their son Lear is a very dutiful, studious kid. He’s very moral and justice-oriented, for a Capp, and takes everything very seriously. He’s aware neither of his parents are law-abiding and isn’t too thrilled with it, but he’s sure he can talk them around someday…

It’s mostly quite an uneventful, homely round. 

She does go out for tea with her sisters, though, which leads to a few fireworks. Regan is horrified that her genie-wish has lead to so much suffering, and regrets brining back Contessa. 

Poor Goneril has a lot of pent up jealousy brewing, which she directs at Cordelia. 

They make up eventually, though :)

After a few more promotions and a particularly successful heist which lands Cornwall a hefty $20,000, the married couple decide to relocate Downtown. It’s a little closer to work, and a little further away from the family’s deadly drama...

At the end of the round, Romeo graduates and visits the family restaurant to invite everyone to the wedding. They’re not thrilled, and a shouting match ensues.

He’s very suborn and sticks up for Juliette, but the prospect of being disowned by his entire family rattles Romeo. Despite Mercutio and Bianca giving him their support, when the wedding day comes he’s hesitant.

He ends up running away from her at the altar,

Juliette chased after him, furious, and accidentally curses him. Romeo’s struck by lightning and dies. 

She’s momentarily horrified, but when confronted by Mercutio she quickly doubles-down, reigniting the Capp-Monty feud.

[bi-any-chance]

I wrote a story...

Waiting Room

by Asher Brennan Chase

This is based on an actual event, but this story is fictional. I hope you like it… 💖💜💙 

A hospital is a strange place; life both begins and ends within its walls every single day. Joy, sadness, heartbreak, and elation are all felt in one building. There is pain and suffering, but also love and care. And for some of us, there is waiting.

Seemingly endless at times, waiting is something many people detest. They feel as if they have better things to do, instead of waiting for the nurse to call them in or, in the case of this story, for a family member to come out.

It was mid-afternoon when I made my way into the hospital. I had with me my umbrella, for the dark gray clouds above hinted at an upcoming downpour and I don’t like to get wet. It began to rain as I walked to the building, so hastily I popped up my umbrella and hurried inside. I entered through a pair of automatic doors and took the liberty of putting my wet umbrella in one of those umbrella bags to keep it from dripping all over the tile floors and causing falls. Granted, if anyone did slip they were already at the hospital, but I still didn’t want that on my conscience.

I made it to the elevators and hit the up button, I had to go to floor number five to pick up my little brother from his physical therapy. The boy had wrecked his bike, severely breaking his arm and getting a concussion in the process. Since our dad had to be to work by nine, it was my responsibility to pick-up the fourteen-year-old after his appointment. It was just before eight-thirty when I held the elevator doors for a family of three who seemed in a rush.

I assumed it was a mom, a dad, and a daughter. The woman, around forty-years-old, wore round glasses and had long blonde hair that flowed over her shoulders. She was approximately five feet tall and had a bright smile as fake as her fingernails. The man, who seemed to be ten years her senior, was at least six-foot and had a cowboy hat topping off his balding head. He had few defining features, other than perhaps his large obtrusive nose.

Lastly, there was the girl who I assumed to be their daughter. She appeared to be around my age, seventeen, and was very bubbly for having such stressed parents. A shy smirk and bright green eyes, the cute brunette wore a navy-blue tee with jean shorts and sneakers. I briefly considered saying hi, but soon the ding of the elevator signaled their departure. I sighed to myself, then realized that this was my floor as well, and scooched out as the doors slid shut.

The girl and her parents scurried across the waiting room to the sign-in desk for the physical therapy department. I walked in the same direction, taking a seat by an end table. The room was quiet except for the news blaring from the television several feet behind where I sat. The girl was just out of sight for the time, so I busied myself with taking in the surroundings.

The majority of the people in the room were elderly, parked here and there sporadically. Some had magazines, others read books, and this one man just stared at the bathroom doors, probably considering if he should take the chance or hold it until after his appointment. Soon, my eyes caught sight of another attractive person, but before I continue, let me make something clear. I am not the kind of guy who falls in love every single person my age. I do; however, find myself developing a myriad of crushes. This particular day, I had just discovered my second crush of the day.

He was kind of geeky looking, his brown hair swooping in every direction, effortlessly styled with bangs that rested over his glasses. I was super nervous. I hadn’t noticed him until I had sat down; he probably was some seven chairs away, wearing a black hoodie and light blue jeans along with a pair of bright red high tops that I would totally wear. He looked my age at least, possibly a year older. I don’t think he noticed me glancing, I really need to learn to control myself around people I like. I swear, if I was in a cartoon there would be hearts in my eyes when I am around any one of my crushes…

Anyway, to distract myself from my waiting room crushes, I reached over to the end table and grabbed a random magazine. It was something about food, which only made my stomach churn.

Do you know the butterflies you get when you are around someone you like? Well, I had that feeling times two, mixed in with hunger because all I had for breakfast was one of my mom’s cereal bars. I had woken up later than I was supposed to, so even though I had taken my shower in half the time I usually do, I still left my house a half-hour after my dad had instructed. I know my brother is fourteen, but our parents don’t trust him alone for more than ten minutes, so I had to be in the waiting room when his appointment ended. Needless to say, I did make it there in plenty of time.

I snapped out of my thoughts when the girl from the elevator and her father sat directly between me and waiting room guy. Was this a test? Was some otherworldly force trying to tell me something? Was I on some hidden camera show? I didn’t know, but I was slightly panicked. From my seat, I could see both of my waiting room crushes in one glance. Remember how I said I needed to control myself? Well, that wasn’t going to work now…

So, there I am. Three magazines on one side, two crushes on the other, and one love-struck bisexual in the middle: me.

I didn’t know how long my brother would be, but I was more than happy to wait. I’m not sure why the guy was there, but the girl was there for an appointment and her mother was having trouble signing her in. I sighed, wishing I had enough courage to start a conversation with at least ONE of them. No words came, but instead, I was greeted with the active imagination that many writers and fellow creatives have.

In my day dream, I was a brave little bi boy. I took a breath, and said casually, “I’m glad they have these umbrella bags. I wouldn’t want to make anyone slip and fall at the hospital.”

The girl looked over at me and smiled. Though it sounds corny, I felt my heart skip a beat. “Yeah,” she replied, “I’m sure the hospital staff appreciates the concern.” I didn’t know if she was being sarcastic until she giggled, calming me down. “So, what’s your name?” she asked, “I’m Madison, if you’re curious.”

“I’m Chase.” I introduced, “Nice to meet you, Madison.”

I shook the thought away and glanced over as the girl’s mother sauntered over in our direction and plopped down in the seat next to the girl’s father. Maybe the girl’s name was Madison, but unless I asked I would never know.

“The insurance wouldn’t go through.” the woman explained to her husband, “I had to call the company and tell them that I know for a fact that our plan covers P.T. They just covered Kara’s last three appointments, so why is this follow-up any different?!”

Kara. Madison. I suppose I was close. And a least I now had a name.

“Honey, calm down.” the man cooed, “The entire waiting room doesn’t need to know about our insurance issues.” The man took off his cowboy hat and set it on Kara’s head, which by the way looked adorable, and whispered something into his wife’s ear. I couldn’t hear what.

That was when I saw the bright red high tops shift as the guy on the other side of Kara and her family got out his cell phone and started texting. Hopefully, it wasn’t his girlfriend…

I started daydreaming again, and this time I never talked to Kara. Instead, her name was called and she went into her appointment. I don’t know what came over me, but when she was out of sight I got up from my seat and sat next to my red high tops crush. “Hey.” I greeted meekly, much better at communicating with girls than guys in my opinion, “I’m Chase.”

“Hi.” the guy smiled, “Ben. What’s up?”

“Just waiting for my brother to get done, you?” I answered smoothly. “Waiting for my mom.” he replied, “She tore her ACL playing baseball with her friends.” “Baseball?” I check, not used to the idea of mothers playing baseball. What is that called? The Mom League?

“Yeah,” he assured, “she’s weird sometimes.”

I was yanked back to reality when Kara’s father stumbled over my foot on the way to the bathroom. “Oh, I am so sorry!” I gulped, freaking out at the thought of a bad first-impression with a candidate for my future in-laws, “Are you okay? I was completely zoned out.”

“You’re fine, I’m good.” he assured me, his wife speaking up, “He’s a clumsy fool sometimes, sweetheart.” I sigh, drawing my feet up close to the legs of my chair. Kara snickers at me and I try not to blush. A part of me was embarrassed, but mostly I was happy I made Kara laugh. It was an accomplishment at least.

The boy I named Ben in my daydream was also amused. Two birds, one traumatic event.

I sigh to myself, still at a loss for words. Honestly, what was I supposed to do? Go to Kara, ask for her number, then go to Ben and repeat? No, I couldn’t do that. I wanted to because I had hardcore crushes on both of them, but that was way too much of a player move.

It is a hard thing, for me personally, to be attracted to someone. At the time this happened, I was still new to the whole bisexual thing. It was not even a year earlier that I was questioning my orientation in the first place. I finally accepted it, and embraced it, and came out to a few close friends. But, not only was I still “in the closet” to 99% of the world, I also developed more and more crushes because people are just too much for a little thing like me looking for love.

Anyway, what’s hard for me is the fact that I don’t have a preference of any kind, and I develop so many crushes…

Kara’s mom stood up from her seat and walked down the hall towards the direction of the hospital cafeteria. It was around nine, so maybe she was having a late breakfast. It was now my chance to strike up a conversation with my crush without the extra audience of her parents, but instead, I grabbed a magazine and flipped through. Ashamed of myself for being such a chicken, I looked up at the physical therapy department to see my brother exit the doors and wave at me. Sighing, I put the magazine down and walked over to meet him.

“Come on.” I ordered, ushering the boy ahead of me as I glanced back at Kara and Ben. I sniffled quietly as Ben sat next to Kara and start talking. Kara laughed, and as her father left the bathroom, the two had exchanged numbers.

A hospital is definitely a strange place; life both begins and ends within its walls every single day. Sadness, heartbreak, elation, and grief are all felt in one building. There is pain and suffering, but also love and care. And for some of us, there is waiting. And waiting too long can mean a missed chance at love.

We can only hope there will be many more.

My brother and I left the building. The rain had stopped at last, and the sun was shining brightly. Blue skies lifted my mood slightly as I swung my umbrella and lead my little brother to my car.

“How’d your therapy go, Wyatt?” I asked as we got buckled and I started my car. “Good, I guess.” he responded with a shrug, “I have a follow-up next week, same time. You’ll probably have to pick me up again.”

I pulled out onto the street and turned on the radio. Sighing, I nodded, “I just love the waiting room.”