#sweepy half life

[the-1-foxy]

Not many people know about them, but Louie is an actual character. They're the Vort you see in Eli's lab, and Louie is their entity name.

[lavenderstobins]

The Complete Guide to Josieverse, AKA Single Parent Robin AU

(art by myself, @lazylittledragon and @sweepy-stringbean!)

What is Josieverse?

Josieverse is an alternate universe where Robin Buckley is a single parent to a daughter. She raises her with Steve and Eddie’s help initially, and then the help of the rest of the group once they move back to Hawkins.

Robin has a little girl named Josephine “Josie” Buckley, born April 28th 1989 while Robin is in her second year of college. They live with Steve and Eddie, who accompanied Robin to California, at first in an apartment, then later in a house they buy in Hawkins.

When Josie's six and a half years old, Nancy returns to Hawkins and learns about her existence, starting a ronance slowburn with mutual pining from both Nancy and Robin.

All in all, it's a universe centred on everyone healing post-canon, and one little girl being raised by an entire group of people who love her

When is it set?

The fic universe overall spans the events prior to her birth and as far as I’m concerned covers her entire life. I’ve pictured her marriage and her children and how Robin would be as a grandparent. I haven’t got much addressed pre-Robin going to college, but I’m pretty much picking and choosing from my various other fics and canon.

The ronance arc starts in 1995. In my head the universe is split into segments: Pre-Josie / The Pregnancy Saga / The Early Years / Settling Into Hawkins / Nancy’s Return / The Rest of Childhood / The Teen Years / Leaving the Nest / Josie’s Adulthood / Ronance Retirement

Can I read it?

Sure, kind of. I post fics for the universe as I finish them, so there are currently a lot of unfinished ones in my drafts. My fics can be found on my AO3. I also post about the universe here, on my twitter, and on my ko-fi.

Fic List

I’ll update this post whenever I post a new one, but here’s the series masterlist if you want to keep up (rearranged into timeline order, below fics are ordered chronologically by date posted).

bright as the morning sun — A slice-of-life oneshot revolving around Robin, Steve and Josie.

here's to my future (here's to my yesterday) — The party learn that Robin's pregnant.

all for freedom and for pleasure — Eddie discovers that Josie has learnt how to blackmail people.

tomorrow's coming at the speed of light — The day Josie's born.

what you fear the most — Steve comes home to find Robin and Josie stuck in the garden.

somebody that you used to know — A slice-of-life oneshot about Robin and Val, before.

FAQs

A separate post containing more information about the universe can be found [here].

AUs

Josieverse has a couple of alternate universes that I talk about occasionally. They are:

Jiffverse / Rockstar AU — AKA the Tiktok AU. Series timeline slightly altered so that Robin and Steve are in their late thirties during present day. Steve adopts his half-sister Elizabeth (Biff). Robin gets pregnant with Josie in college still, but this time they coparent them together. Set in @pukner's Rockstar Eddie universe but slightly to the left.

Fantasy AU — Little fantasy universe I've toyed with. Robin is the reigning queen of her kingdom, Josie is her heir, Nancy is her sworn protector.

Evil Josieverse — Josieverse, except Robin dies during the bubblescoops arc when Josie's four.

[thechekhov]

Dungeon Meshi - Quick Reacts (CHA 13: Boiled in Seawater)

What are we eating this time? 

Oh, I see. Chilchuck’s on the menu!

Don’t shun the poor boy, his ideas were good. 

Chilchuk: sees random box

Chilchuck: MIMIC SPOTTED.

oh there’s a sTORY HERE

I mean, he’s not WRONg but I definitely want them to eat a mimic.

oh no

NOOO POOR GUY

WHAT private life, Chilchuk? you’re literally in the dungeon for months on end. What do you do that ISN’T this?! 

I would DIE for sweepy Mawcille 

I don’t know why but the idea of this little coin just goin about its business is super fucking funny to me. I will 100% incorporate these guys into my dungeons now. 

run, little coin!

Chilchuck, were you trying to protect the coin from--

oof. don’t be so hard on yourself, bud. 

Marcille is still a sleepy little caterpillar and I love that for her. 

How did y’all not hear the gate slam down?

I’m also surprised they didn’t raid everything in this room. Like, there’s clearly bags and barrels and that cabinet. Did you look in them at all? How did Chilchuk stop them from opening the mimic box? Wouldn’t they be all over it?

I know foreshadowing when I see it. 

someone oiled those hinges REAL well

IT’S USING THE BOX AS A HOUSE CUUUUTE

lmfaoooooo Laios’ stupid trivia is gonna save your life

OOF that was close. Your scarf!

hold on, is the coin bug like... a baby mimic????

How loud is he yelling and why don’t they hear him?!

oooh, it’s crab stew for dinner!

Sleepy Marcille came through! She’s a good girl!!!!! 

awww only barely, honey. Only barely. 

Laios just petting it... 😂

This anger goes DEEP. Conquer your hatred by eating it, Chilchuck.

Stop re-traumatizing him, Senshi 🤣

What is dungeoneering if not bullying your companions relentlessly, day after day?

You really wanted to save that little coinbug....... Precious. 

I’m..................................................OKAY???????? I GUESS???????

........okay I kinda thought he was 19, but also, if he’s a Halfling Half-foot isn’t that still very much BABY? 

In comparison to Dwarves and Elves, I guess, yeah.

I KNEW IT. LAIOS WAS THE BABY OF THE GROUP ALL ALONG. AHAHA

[butterfrogmantis]

Dirt Boi Committee! + Timber bcuz Miner’s bf. Minus Farmer because my human design is well established. 

Honestly for once I’m actually really happy with all 6 of these designs?? Asdjk the historical bros are especially cool for being bg characters. Anyway, notes!

-Miner has long standing Irish heritage and is pale anyway but coupled with spending half his time in sunless mines as soon as he emerges he blinds everyone in a 3 meter radius. You can use him as an emergency flashlight on dark nights /j However despite being pretty slim in order to fit down mineshafts, he’s far stronger than he looks and can wield a pickaxe like no other Smurf.

-Timber is the 180 body type. Tanned, buff and beefy and hairy. A bear, basically, with large arms for swinging that axe. Excellent hugger, if you don’t mind a couple of cracked ribs /j

-Cockney lad Sweepy! Born and raised in London, refuses to watch Mary Poppins on account of DVD’s bad accent, although does often sing Chim Chimney to himself, he can’t help it. Very lithe and small, one of the shorter men of the village, has to fit down chimneys of course.

-Sloppy, the bane of Tracker’s existence. Tho he’s doing better these days hygiene wise you’ll be pleased to know. That being said he’s essentially works as the village binman so everyone’s rubbish gets collected on time and disposed of properly and he still doesn’t mind being covered in it but he IS to take an immediate shower if he’s to step foot in Sweepy’s house. Owns a black shih tzu called Fly.

-Archie and Pal the reight northern blokes. Nowt they won’t discover and dig, aye. Like all northerners, they’re immune to cold and will be seen in shorts during midwinter. Archie is far more extroverted and Pal is a bit more socially awkward, but both can be very excitable when dealing with their points of interest in history. 

Now for mini doodles

-Not entirely sure what’s going on with Skelly and Archie. Are they friendly rivals, besties, vitriolic best buds, lovers, mortal enemies, a combo of all of the above? Who knows but whatever it is is hilarious. Having dedicated his entire life to the study of ancient Smurf history, to randomly one day have a living ….. uhhhh …. Reanimated ancient Smurf walking around is kind of a big deal to Archie!!

-Self-explanatory Sloppy redemption arc headcanon

-Yay angst w/ Roseate. She’ll be fine, albeit paralysed knees down. Song is ‘Not While I’m Around’ From Sweeney Todd which ironically is also sung by a cockney boy in that show.

-Archie and Pal employee the otherworldly skills of Nova on the frequent. That doesn’t stop them arguing about their finds tho.

Miner, Timber, Sweepy, Sloppy, Archie and Pal (c) The Smurfs

Skelly, Roseate and Nova are mine

[chewinglass]

There is comfort and discomfort that comes when you recognize that you are a pattern.

I’ve been feeling ungrounded, like my life lacked the grand narrative structure it usually contains, and like it has for a while. I think it’s because I’ve been hesitant to commit to one.

I’m a bit drowsy sweepy weepy cozy wozy rn please forgive me.

I’m beginning to trust that over time I become more of who I am. Because I see it happening. It’s strange, I’ll surprise myself but with a face even more familiar than my own. I know I’m evolving because my capacity to criticize and forgive my past self has expanded. I see her and know her better than she could have known herself because she rejected herself more than I reject myself. I think this will be true for future me too. We pave grooves, muscles form, but sometimes we also unearth deeper truths, we finally give them space to exist. Letting go of the reigns rather than holding them so tight our nails cut into our palms permanently scarring ourselves.

I’ve been pushing myself to become “this person” but this person is just me. I’m kind of doing it naturally. I can’t stop it. It’s the type of butterfly I am supposed to be. I’ve felt so misunderstood by the world that it feels like something I have to enforce and defend but it’s ironic because that mimics behavior of someone who isn’t it.

I hatched butterflies. Two hatched early and had deformities. One pulled down two others when they formed so one didn’t form a chrysalis, the other one half formed it, and the one that pulled them down was buried. I’m not sure if it was the buried one or the half formed one, but I thought one had hatched and let its wings dry misshapen so it would never fly which would be a terrible life for a butterfly so it would be more humane to make it die. So I searched for ways to kill a butterfly, something that wouldn’t ruin my morning more than three awareness that I needed to do this already did. One online source suggested I put them in the fridge, and then the freezer. Well today, when I started unpacking ice cream mochis into the fridge, I saw an upright butterfly. I pulled it out and it began to move, and eventually, fly. It flew more than all of the others. I interpreted a very profound lesson but I’ll keep it to myself. It’s not hard to intuit. Basically just suppression rebounds. I have been suppressed for so long, I think my rebound will be a sight to witness. It’s mildly terrifying but exciting.

I must sleep gn xoxo

Other update: I’m constantly considering what it would look like to throw my life away and focus on the basics for years bc life is already suffering and I kinda just wanna make the things I want to make and they’re going to take so much time and money stress is so distracting so I can either make a lot, raise a lot, or cut spending a lot. Or get married. But I dislike everyone so maybe get adopted? Become a garden hermit? I’m not ready for marriage nor do I want it. I have been suffering for years and feel like nothing will make it stop and I don’t want to burden anyone else with it. I just wanna be cool as fuck so that maybe someone will want to bear my suffering with me one day because then it will be cool and socially acceptable and rewarded bc rn it’s just lame and weak and I offer literally nothing in return because I want to spend all of my time working or taking care of myself.

[nothorses]

A couple of recommendations for basic self-sufficiency:

My partner has this toolbox (the larger version, but this is half the cost and should be plenty) and it has saved our asses countless times.

Please have a first aid kit! In general, you should make sure your home kit includes: non-latex gloves (and wear them!), antiseptic wipes (but wash wounds with mild soap & water when you can), band-aids in various sizes, medical tape and non-adhesive gauze pads (for wounds that band-aids don't work for), antibiotic ointment, some kind of glucose tablet (for diabetic folks), ibuprofen (pain and swelling/inflammation), benadryl tablets (allergic reactions), and a bit of baking soda (mix with water to make a paste, apply to bee stings). Also burn ointment, aloe vera gel for sunburns, and benadryl cream for bug bites.

Consider stocking menstrual pads in your first-aid kit(s), or in your bathroom, car, backpack, etc., for friends and others; even if you personally do not need them.

Stock at least one fire extinguisher in your house; there should be one in the kitchen, at minimum. Check that it is up-to-date and rated for kitchen use (or whatever it's meant for), and set a reminder in your phone to replace it when it expires. If you're renting, check your local tenant laws and your lease to see if your landlord is on the hook for supplying/replacing this.

Regularly check your smoke alarms and carbon dioxide alarms; make sure you have them, make sure you have enough of them, make sure they have working batteries, and stock up on some extras of whatever batteries they use.

Have a sewing kit! Maybe even a sewing machine, if you can! You'd be surprised how much more you can do with some basic sewing skills & supplies on top of that. All of our curtains were thrifted and hemmed (about $20 and two hours of work vs. easily $150 if we got them new), I have sewn 2 cat beds out of thrifted materials (easily would have been $80 new), I've sewn blankets for work and decor out of thrifted materials, etc. Even if you just get a hand-sewing kit and learn how to ladder stitch, you can so easily mend a ton of clothes and things you might otherwise have to replace. (Also, learn how to re-waterproof your rain gear!)

If you have a car:

You should have a car jumper! Not just cables, but these devices will allow you to jumpstart your car alone. It also allows you to charge your phone.

Keep a first aid kit in your car!

Keep a warm blanket and clay cat litter in your car if you live, or will ever travel, anywhere that sees snow or ice. The blanket is for emergencies, the cat litter helps get your car un-stuck from snow.

Your car should also have a spare tire, a jack, and a tire-iron. Check your car's manual for where these things should be located if you're not sure, and make sure you have all of them.

Get your oil changed every 6 months or about 7,000 miles max, and learn how to check your fluids. Keep some extra fluids in your car- but especially oil! And make sure to check your oil if you're going anywhere after letting your car sit for more than a few weeks.

Some general life tips:

I highly recommend putting your paychecks, bills, and subscriptions into your phone calendar (with amounts). If you're living paycheck-to-paycheck in any capacity, knowing which bills hit between paychecks and how much those will cost you is a massive help in keeping track of how much money you actually have.

Using a chore tracking app is genuinely helpful in staying on top of cleaning tasks; "sweepy" on android has defaults for each room of your house that you can add and edit to your liking, and tracks when individual chores need to happen based on how long it's been since you did them last. Plus, you can share it with other household members. There are a ton of others like it, too. No more relying on yourself to notice and remember!

"AnyList", also on android, is great for planning meals and adding ingredients directly to your grocery list. It's also just a good grocery list app in general; easy to use and add to/cross stuff off from, and organizes by department in the store. You can share it with household members to add to and keep track of stuff together!

There's so much more that I could say, and not all of this will be relevant to everyone, but these are good starting points for folks who didn't have parents who taught them how to take care of themselves. I have so many friends who went through this, and it sucks, and it's hard, and I'm sorry your family didn't do better by you.

I was raised by parents who, as far as I can tell, were not actually wild about having kids. They had us because they felt like they should. That was the normal thing to do. Big mistake, etc., neither of us really talk to them, but anyway.

The point is, my parents did not teach me life skills. I did not know how to change a tire or fix plumbing or even much simpler things. Learning to pump gas gave me MULTIPLE high grade public panic attacks.

But you know what? YouTube and the modern Internet are making life so much better these days. Get yourself a decent screwdriver (two—a Phillips and a flat head) and a hammer and a level, and you’re halfway to being functional and independent.

Over Thanksgiving our sink broke and YouTube taught me how to fix it. I am so grateful for this era.

[disneytva]

NUTS Disney Sets March 10 Release Date For Titmouse Inc And Disney Television Animation’s “Kiff” Alongside Soundtrack And Shorts.

GO NUTS! ‘Kiff’ Premieres Friday, Mar. 10, only Disney Channel

Disney announced that “Kiff,” their nutty new animated buddy-comedy about optimistic squirrel Kiff and her chill bunny bestie Barry, will premiere Friday, March 10, on Disney Channel (8:00 p.m. EST/PST) and Wednesday, March 15, on Disney+ USA with 6 new episodes ahead of broadcast release.

Also available March 10, include the “Kiff Original Soundtrack” by Brad Breek (Gravity Falls, The Owl House) from Walt Disney Records and Kiff appearing trought Disney Television Animation’s Multiplatform Short Series like “THEME SONG TAKEOVER” “CHIBI TINY TALES” “BROKEN KARAOKE” & “HOW NOT TO DRAW”.

Kimiko Glenn (“Netflix Animation’s Centaurworld”,”Disney XDs DuckTales”) stars in the titular role of Kiff, whose thirst for life takes her on countless adventures through their city alongside Barry, voiced by H Michael Croner (“Cartoon Network Studios Craig of the Creek Franchise”). Joining the cast in recurring roles are:

James Monroe Iglehart (SpindleHorse Toons Helluva Boss) and Lauren Ash (Dreamworks She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power) as Kiff’s parents, Martin and Beryl.

Heavens and Smal also voice characters in the series: Heavens as Kiff’s drama teacher, Helen, and Smal as the principal of Table Town School, Principal Secretary.

Deedee Magno Hall (Cartoon Network Studios Steven Universe Franchise) as Kiff’s teacher, Miss Deer Teacher, Eugene Cordero (Cartoon Network Studios Steven Universe Franchise) as Kiff’s neighbor, The Pone, and the school secretary, Secretary Prince, Josh Johnson (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) as Barry’s brother, Harry Buns, Eric Bauza (Warner Bros Looney Toons Franchise) as TV producer Roy Fox and Kiff’s classmate Reggie, Vella Lovell (Dreamworks She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power) as Kiff’s classmate Candle Fox, Steve Little (Cartoon Network Studios Adventure Time Franchise) as the town city manager, Glarbin Gloobin, Series Co-Showrunner and EP Kent Osborne as the school janitor, Sweepy Steve, Gary Anthony Williams (Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur & Disney Hailey’s On It.) as artist manager Flam Bingo, Mary Mack (William Street’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force) as Kiff’s classmate Renee, Rhys Darby (WarnerMax’s Our Flag Means Death) as a troll living under a bridge, Trollie, Tom Kenny (Disney Wander Over Yonder) as Kiff’s classmates Trevor, Gareth and Darryn, Katie Crown (Disney Amphibia & Disney TVA Pilot Iris Opener) as town barista, Pawva, Kate Flannery (Cartoon Network Studios OK K.O! Let’s Be Heroes) as laundromat owner and Helen’s sister, Agnes, Nichole Sakura (Cartoon Network Studios OK K.O! Let’s Be Heroes) as Barry’s sister, Terri Buns, Rachel House (Walt Disney Animation Studios Moana & Pixar Animation Studios Soul) as Barry’s mom, Mary Buns.

Inspired by the people and places Heavens and Smal experienced when they were growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, each half-hour episode, comprised of two 11-minute stories, will include a new original song. In addition to their creative roles,

Additionaly Heavens and Smal have a second animated series on development about “alien suburbs” for Disney Channel

[rhysdarbinizedarby]

Lauren Ash & More Stars To Recur In Disney Channel Series ‘Kiff’: Exclusive Theme Song Reveal

HollywoodLife can exclusively reveal the premiere date, recurring cast, and theme song of the new Disney Channel animated series 'Kiff.'

Major names have joined the recurring cast of Kiff, the new Disney Channel animated series premiering on March 10 at 8 p.m. and March 15 on Disney+.  HollywoodLife can EXCLUSIVELY reveal that the recurring voice cast includes Lauren Ash, James Monroe Iglehart, Rhys Darby, Kate Flannery, and Eugene Cordero.

James and Lauren will voice Kiff’s parents, Martin and Beryl. Deedee Magno Hall will voice Kiff’s teacher, Miss Deer Teacher. Other recurring cast members include Eugene as Kiff’s neighbor, The Pone, and the school secretary, Secretary Prince; Josh Johnson as Barry’s brother, Harry Buns; Eric Bauza as TV producer Roy Fox and Kiff’s classmate Reggie; and Vella Lovell as Kiff’s classmate Candle Fox.

The recurring cast doesn’t stop there. The voice cast also features Steve Little as the town city manager, Glarbin Gloobin; Kent Osborne as the school janitor, Sweepy Steve; Gary Anthony Williams as artist manager Flam Bingo; Mary Mack as Kiff’s classmate Renee; Rhys as a troll living under a bridge, Trollie; Tom Kenny as Kiff’s classmates Trevor, Gareth, and Darryn; Katie Crown as town barista, Pawva; Kate as laundromat owner and Helen’s sister, Agnes; Nichole Sakura as Barry’s sister, Terri Buns; and Rachel House as Barry’s mom, Mary Buns.

The Kiff theme song, which you can watch and listen to above, is a fun and energetic bop. The video takes you through Kiff’s world and the characters she’s going to encounter along the way.

Orange is the New Black alum Kimiko Glenn stars in the titular role of Kiff, whose thirst for life takes her on countless adventures through their city alongside Barry, voiced by H Michael Croner. Kiff was created and executive produced by Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal.

Inspired by the people and places Lucy and Nic experienced when they were growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, each half-hour episode, comprised of two 11-minute stories, will include a new original song. In addition to their creative roles, Heavens and Smal also voice characters in the series: Heavens as Kiff‘s drama teacher, Helen, and Smal as the principal of Table Town School, Principal Secretary. Kiff looks like another animated hit for Disney Channel!

Source: Hollywood Life

[nobodyfamousposts]

BURN THE WITCH 3 (Miraculous Karma)

Lila Rossi had lived her life by the golden rule: You could get people to do anything if they thought you had gold. Honestly, anyone would be blinded by a glimmer if you made it seem it was worth something.

And Lila was very well versed in the allure of pyrite. As well as what people would be stupid enough to do for it. “All that glitters is gold”, after all. A little shine here. A sparkle there. With a few choice words, she could have anyone convinced she was gold.

Metaphorically speaking, of course.

Even when things were found out eventually, it never came back on her. They tended to make excuses for her so much that she didn’t have to bother coming up with lies half the time. Then by the time anything did start to fall apart, she was already moved on. A fresh start with no one the wiser.

Consequences were for other people. And this situation with Witch Hunter was no different. Annoying as it may be.

She just had to bide her time until Ladybug showed up to deal with the akuma like she always did. Lila could stay hidden until then. And even in the worst case, Hawk Moth considered her his ally and she still too valuable to risk. If Rose did catch her, he wouldn’t allow her to go through with harming her.

And if he did decide to try and cut her as a loss, she had suspicions and reasonable evidence as to his true identity to implicate him.

Lila had been in this game for years, after all.

Even now, despite where she was, she still had an edge. That was Lila’s true skill. She was crafty and clever and fully capable of turning any circumstances to her advantage.

While she cursed Marinette for shoving her in the supply room, even that ended up being more to her own benefit. It seemed that the supply closet carried within it a number of useful items. Cleaning supplies. A cart. Towels. And it seemed a couple of the staff had been using it to store their personal belongings, bags, and work clothes.

Clearly she needed it more than they did right now.

Within minutes, Lila had donned a disguise. The janitor’s uniform was big on her, though it allowed room underneath for extra padding to make her look more filled out. And apron on top of that to keep things in place. The shoes were old and clearly belonged to a man given the smell, but they were useful nonetheless. And then the hairnet and hat to keep her hair hidden.

She checked herself in a mirror…and promptly stuck out her tongue in distaste.

She looked horrible, but she at least didn’t look like Lila Rossi. And it might be enough to keep them off her tail for a while. People were stupid, after all. Especially when groupthink was involved.

Now disguised, Lila poked her head out of the closet. The hallway was empty. She could still hear voices further along, but it was better to be out and about now instead of letting them catch her in the supply closet or leaving the supply closet. That would just make them think she was hiding, and at least acting like she was “working” would give the sense that she belonged there and add to the illusion.

Lila started pushing the cleaning cart in the direction of the stairs. It would be closer to the exit for one thing, but there were also restrooms right nearby the stairs and she could make the excuse that she was heading there to clean the stalls.

Although she heard shouting, no one was in sight. Not even Marinette, whether the girl had disappeared to. No doubt she’d planned to trap Lila and lead the mob right to her.

Honestly, it’s what Lila would have done had their places been switched. Why would Marinette act any differently?

Of course, Marinette was a goody-goody. It made her easy to predict and manipulate. But really, Marinette was no different than anyone else. She’d drop the nice girl act once it inconvenienced her. It only made sense that Lila act first.

“Hey! You there!” Came a voice. Staying cool, Lila casually looked over her shoulder to see a man and woman walking towards her. Strangers. She hadn’t met them before, but from their countenance and the rope the man was holding, they were clearly part of the akuma’s thrall. “You didn’t happen to see Lila Rossi around here, have you?”

She cleared her throat before speaking in a voice as low and gravely as she could. “What’s she look like?” She asked, acting curious.

“She’s a teenager. Fourteen to fifteen years old. She wears orange and has her hair in this ridiculous style. Honestly, it looks like sausages are attached to her head.”

How dare you—!

“No, sir!” Lila replied with false cheer as she had to hold back her annoyance. “Just fixing to do my sweeping! Sweepy, sweepy!”

The man gave her a strange look. “Okay…”

The woman shook her head at him before turning to Lila. “Just keep an eye out if you see her. She’s a horrible liar and cannot be trusted. She has a good punishment coming to her.”

Like that would be happening.

“Sure thang! You give that little miscreant what for!” She replied before pretending to go back to her work. The two gave each other uncertain looks before shrugging and going back to searching the rest of the school.

Hah. Fools.

She carried on towards the exit, patting herself on the back for another crisis avoided.

Unbeknownst to her, the two watched her leave.

“Why was she talking about sweeping with a mop?” The man asked his partner.

“Who knows?” The woman replied, sending out a message on her phone. “Let’s make sure to keep an eye out for her, just in case...”

_______________________

The sounds of chanting distracted Marinette from her kwami, drawing her attention to the hallways outside of the room. It seemed that some of the marchers had started searching the school for where Lila could be hiding.

And it appeared that Lila herself had noticed as well, Marinette bumped into her shortly after hiding Tikki in her bag and leaving the classroom.

“Lila, what are you doing out here?” Marinette hissed upon seeing the other girl out of the closet. She was wearing a disguise of some sort that she must have lifted from the supply closet. Clearly an act of desperation, Marinette could tell. The apron hung loosely around her and barely held the blankets she’d stuffed underneath it in place. The janitor’s jacket was much too big for her. And she had gone so far as to put one of the hairnets over her head. The boots covering her feet were ill-fitting and clunky, more likely to trip her if she tried to run in them. Altogether, it was an attempt to give her the illusion of a different weight and stature, and make her appear to be one of the school’s janitorial staff. A good idea in theory.

But as it was, she just looked like a disaster bound to get more attention than deflect it.

“They started to check the rooms and nearly found me!” Lila hissed.

“Not if the door was locked!”

“They could have busted it down!”

“It was a SUPPLY CLOSET! If you’d stayed in place and kept quiet, they would have just moved on. All you had to do was stay hidden!”

“And then what?” Lila demanded. “Wait for you to lead the mob right to me?”

Marinette growled. “In case you’ve missed the memo, I’m the only one fully aware of just how horrible you and still NOT willing to sell you out to the akuma.”

“And that is ever so kind of you.” Lila said with false graciousness.

Marinette…just didn’t have it in her to try and fight. She was already anxious, paranoid, and on edge. The akuma was slowly taking over the city all for the purpose of hunting down one teenage girl. A teenage girl that Marinette could honestly say she despised more than any other, and would be ashamed to admit she would want to simply leave to her fate. Even her own kwami was advocating for it.

But Ladybug is better than that. And so is Marinette.

So despite her misgivings, nudging from Tikki, and temptation in general, Marinette took it upon herself to protect her enemy and try to lead her to safety.

However, since she was doing so as Marinette, it was only a matter of time before they were bound to run into a search party from the mob. Glancing around the corner of the school, Marinette counted…five…six of them? And sure enough, there was the akumatized Rose—Witch Hunter herself, scouring the streets and calling more people to her cause as she continued to read from her list with one hand and ring a bell with the other.

Was the scroll the akumatized object? It seemed too obvious. But the bell was questionable as well…

Nevermind that. Sanctuary was the priority right now. And the safest place she could think of was home.

But as it was, the mob was blocking the way to the Bakery. As loathe as Marinette was to let Lila into her home (and as much as part of her knew Lila would abuse the sanctuary to find something to use against her), it was the only place at this point she could think of to safely hide the other girl while she transformed into Ladybug.

Unfortunately, they had to find a way past the hunting party first.

Also unfortunately, Lila had her own plan on how to get around this obstacle.

Said plan involved shoving Marinette into the open. And hard enough to make the naturally clumsy girl tumble out from their hiding place and face plant onto the ground.

“Look!” Lila called out, cupping her hands around her mouth to make her voice echo. “A conspirator helping the Witch! Someone grab her!”

Marinette gasped and sent Lila a nasty glare from over her shoulder.

Curse her sudden but inevitable betrayal!

Marinette turned back to the mob, fully knowing she would have seconds to see them converge upon her before her untimely demise.

Only…they just stood there staring at her.

“Hey! That’s Marinette!” Came a cry—Alya, she recognized.

“She was shoved!” Someone exclaimed.

“But she’s an innocent!” Witch Hunter announced. “The sort to try and help someone no matter how horrible they are or how little they deserve it.”

Oh. Thank you, Rose. Kind of someone to actually notice.

“And someone shoved her and tried to make her a target!”

Gasps abounded. Marinette blinked in confusion.

“Sure, let’s go with that.”

Lila was clearly even more confused, given her bewildered and frustrated expression.

“Only the Witch would do that!” Witch Hunter proclaimed loudly, drawing more people to the area. She pointed to the poorly disguised Lila. “No disguise can hide your foulness! GET THE WITCH!”

“Wait…let’s not go with that!” Marinette cried out, but she was ignored as the mob charged at Lila with a multitude of battle cries and wielding various objects including but not limited to some branches, two hockey sticks, and somehow, a pitchfork.

“Oh come on!” Lila exclaimed, swiftly turning and making a run for it.

The mob chased after her with Witch Hunter at the lead. They all made sure not to trample Marinette as they passed, leaving her unharmed save for her initial tumble, so there was that at least.

Within moments, Marinette was left mostly alone, save for a few members of the hunting party who saw fit to try and check on her. She was still sprawled out on the ground. Less injured than she expected she would be. But alive! And not taken by the mob.

That...

That did not go as she expected.

Though it clearly didn’t go as Lila expected either.

So…win?

“It’s okay, Marinette.” Alya said, in a way that might have been considered comforting had it been a couple months ago and a mob-inciting akuma not been involved. “Lila is a horrible deceiver. You didn’t know any better.”

…She could swear Alya was patronizing her.

“Yeah. Sure.” Not like she had been the one trying to warn everyone else or anything.

Alya appeared oblivious to the sarcasm. Instead, she pulled out her cellphone and grinned at whatever was on it.

“No worries! I’ve already put out an alert to the Ladyblog. Everyone will know of Lila’s crimes, so there’s no way she’ll escape punishment.” She smiled at Marinette. “You go home and rest. You’ve been through more than enough from that Liar.” She spat out the final word like a curse.

Marinette…forced herself to weakly smile back.

“Thanks…”

She watched, wondering what weird morbid world she was in as Alya announced she would be going to rejoin the search so she could get Lila’s demise on camera. For prosperity.

Marinette just stared as the last of the mob trailed off.

“Did that just happen?”

Tikki popped her head out of the bag.

“I told you to just let the mob have her.”

“SHUSH.”

[the-1-foxy]

Had a vort moment. Was pretty cool, might go back

[thecauldroncake]

He Cried (A Bucky Barnes Oneshot)

Fandom: Marvel's The Avengers

Pairing/s: Dad!Bucky Barnes x F!Reader

Warning/s: Tiny angst, fluff, probably grammar and spelling errors here and there?

Word Count: 1,782

A/N: This just came through me and I realized it was Father's day as well so why not post one? Hope yall like it!

***

James Buchanan Barnes was born in the time when men were expected to be strong, physically and emotionally, given the stench of the looming death the war gave off. Tears were only acceptable at times of great dread, losing someone maybe the only one. The last time he thought he'll cry was when he bid goodbye to his loved ones as he was shipped to the war in Europe.

That changed after seeing the hopelessness in Steve Rogers' blue eyes, he was donning the Captain America suit at that exact moment, but all he saw were the eyes of that skinny guy in Brooklyn he always looked out for. After that, all was snow, cold air and the warmth of fresh hot tears escaping their confinements from his itching eyes. Death, indeed.

Then, HYDRA happened. How he wished he could've just died. How he wish the last tears he'd spent on was the pain of his death, but no. HYDRA made his life his living inferno. He's alive, at the mercy of rooms full of killers, making him one of them in the process.

Decades later came the unexpected. Bucky has turned into a new leaf after the so-called Civil War. His time in Wakanda healed the wounds, it indeed left scars, but it's better than having them all fresh in his-- and everybody's mind. The time and space pave the way to the Avengers' reunification; him, Steve and Tony most especially. That's when he met you.

Again, time worked its wonders. Now, he was sure the lone drop of tear he let on when you said the magical word 'Yes' while he kneels in front of you, with a ring box and a diamond ring he carefully picked almost half a year ago and was kept in great care all those times, would not be the last of this new kind of tears.

Tears that he never thought he would get and deserve. Tears of joy.

Your wedding day came, more of those came. Even the Avengers did so, it's not everyday they can be vulnerable, but for you guys, their tears were those of happiness, knowing you and Bucky deserve it. He wouldn't even want to talk about how much of those tears were shed when he first heard the wails coming from the then small, yet already lovely Rebecca Grace Barnes, or Becca, as you blurt out upon the first time you cooed her in your arms, your and Bucky's daughter.

Presently, you were roaming in your seat with your phone's video recorder on, gauging the Avengers', your family's reaction, to the thing before them; Becca, now four years old, in her first school performance. Soft giggles made its way pass your lips, before landing your lens to the person besides you. You focused your video camera on him for a few seconds, him still oblivious on what you were doing, before setting it into a stop and putting your phone back to your bag to enjoy the show, with your head resting on his shoulder while he reached for your forehead to rest a soft kiss there.

***

Although it wasn't a surprise Bucky turned to his best friend, Steve Rogers, to be Becca's godfather, Tony is sure as hell would give everything to be called Becca's stage uncle. After dinner, he set up the Audio-Visual room knowing you had captured the whole performance. He almost hired a professional videographer to film the whole thing and you have to bribe him with your famous cupcakes to stop him from doing so, that it was over-the-top for a seven minutes school performance. Everybody heaved a sigh of relief after he accepted the bribe and voice out their agreements with you.

The performance never failed to give smile on everybody's faces, as if they're seeing it the first time again. Once in a while, Becca would purposely look at your camera and wave, make a face, giggle and technically all she did was things that makes your hearts flutter, especially yours and Bucky's.

You two made this ethereal, fluffy human being. Lovely as she can be, it's pretty obvious how all of the Earth's Mightiest Heroes are wrap around her plump adorable fingers. You can't help the surge of pride running into your every nerves realising the job well done you made so far, alongside with everybody who helped you and Bucky raise Becca. The road to parenthood takes a lifetime to end, but it doesn't matter, you're happy, content and sure that with Bucky and the rest of the Avengers helping you, you can do it.

Then, the after performance's reactions came to view. Everyone chuckled at Sam's reaction when it was shown. Tony, being the overly dramatic uncle did nothing but to make a standing ovation; again, overly dramatic. Steve was clapping with his smile so bright you sure his cheeks was hurting. The other Avengers have various reaction to it, then came the father. Tony snorted upon seeing the ever stoic Bucky Barnes shed a tear.

"So, Tin Man knows how to cry? Thought you're all in the 'brooding' thing?" Sam, of course, would take all the chance to laugh in the expense of your husband, this is one of it.

"Shut it, Stark." he half-heartedly glared before laughter erupts from his chest filling the whole room and then prompted the other to do the same.

You were also in the midst of laughing before noticing the exiting figure of your daughter, her back on everybody while they're busy chiding. You slip yourself away from Bucky and stood up, earning everybody's attention, before pointing to your daughter. Walking closer, you noticed her shoulders slacked, your heart ached at the sight. Becca has always been a lively kid, whatever prompted her to leave without saying anything, even to you, worries you.

"Becca, baby?"

"'M sweepy, mum..." Sleepy? She asked herself. It's only six pm and Tony had promised her ice cream, Becca never says no to ice cream.

"Sweetheart, anything wrong?" You cooed, she shook her head lightly. You heard rustling behind you and felt that familiar body heat near you, Bucky.

"Hey, baby doll? It's dada--" You saw how Bucky tried to reach Becca's shoulder with his flesh hand, about to turn her, but it's like Becca knew it herself, she twirled around but landed her face on the crook of your shoulder, her tiny arms clinged onto your neck as if her life depends on it, before a heartbreaking sob made its way to your ears.

"Becca?" Your eyes opened wide upon the sudden outburst of your daughter and you tried to pry her away from you, wanting to take a look on her face, she wouldn't budge though and instead tighten her embrace on you. "Becca, baby are you hurt?" Panic is obvious in your voice, everybody is now crowding around you, just giving you enough space, you were massaging Becca's dark hair, a trait she shares with her father, when you felt Bucky shifts towards the side of your shoulders Becca leaned her face on.

"Baby doll you're making us nervous here. Dada is too old for this." You knew he tried his best to make light of the situation after hearing the panic crept onto you, but the strain in his voice betrayed him. "Baby doll, are you hurt? Did anybody hurt you, tell Dada, I'll--"

Then, as if her lips found her small voice from within, you would've all missed it if not for the quietness and panic surrounding the room.

"Dada."

"What's that, baby?" You now were able to pry her face away from your neck and take her appearance in. Her eyes bloodshot, nose now resembles a ripe apple, cheeks flushed, it reminded you of the time Bucky wakes from his nightmares. Again, your heart felt nothing but great deal of sadness, your Becca is so distraught.

"What's with Dada, baby?"

"Dada don't love me anymore." She whispered, looking down the floor.

Bucky and you looked at each other, bewildered by her confession. You pressed a small kiss on her forehead before locking your hands with your husband's, he took it as a sign to come nearer. Becca flinched upon feeling Bucky near her and clinged to your arms tightly.

"Baby--" Bucky heaved a sigh. He sure needs every air he could take. "who told you I don't love you? Remember, daddy fights bad guys so you will be safe?" He then took her from your lap and put Becca on his, wrapping her in his strong arms. "Because daddy loves you." Then he pressed a gentle kiss on Becca's forehead and cheeks.

"But--" Bucky looks at her gently, prompting her to continue. "you cried... There..." her right arm and index finger shooting towards the screen you were watching at from awhile ago.

You felt everybody sigh in relief. It was a huge misunderstanding indeed, but it was also one of the most innocent moments all of you have ever seen in your entire lives.

"You see, baby doll." You took note of how Bucky's metal hand went to fingercomb his hair, you know he's got this by now, you know he's relieved too, knowing that his daughter is actually alright. "Daddy cried because I'm proud of you." He gave Becca a huge smile.

"Proud? What's it?" Becca queried.

"Erm--" Maybe he didn't got it that much...

"is good thing, daddy?"

"Yes it is." There, the oh so bright and famous smile Becca is known for makes its way back to her lips. As if in-sync, everyone did the same.

"Do you want to know how much Dada loves you?" The mischeviousness coating your husband's voice is enough to make Becca squeal in delight as she runs away from him and sought help from her aunts and uncles, few minutes passed before Bucky caught her and blew raspberry kisses on her, making her giggle for quite some time.

"Okay! Who's up for the ice creams?!" Tony exclaimed from the dining room.

"Imma race you there, baby doll. Imma finish your Uncle Tony's ice cream!" Bucky tried annoying his daughter. This usually makes you wonder if you married a child beneath a man's body.

"No!" Becca did nothing but whine before they both sprint out of the Audio-Visual room. From there, you heard Becca squeals again; she won. Of course, Bucky let her win. If you're being honest though, Bucky can never win against Rebecca, you can only shake your head on the fondness of the idea before following your daughter and husband's voices calling for you and the others to join their ice cream feast.

[vennilavee]

📂

mira wakes up in the middle of the night because of a bad dream. bucky to the rescue!!

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- she had been happy and bubbly all day- eating her vegetables, darting around the apartment, playing with her toys happily

- it had even been nice outside so you and bucky took her to prospect park to run around in the grass and tire herself out

- bucky ran around with her on his shoulders as she squealed in joy and tugged at his hair, trying to get her to go faster so that she could feel the wind in her hair

- she’s not too tired to bully you and bucky into getting her an ice cream cone after you grab some food from a nearby food truck

- her favorite flavor is chocolate. something she definitely inherited from you. bucky likes rocky road and cookies and cream. he called you predictable and boring the first time you told him you liked chocolate ice cream the best

- sometimes bucky still can’t believe this is his life now. rolling around in the grass with his baby girl while you affectionately roll your eyes and take pictures of them. this is what dreams were made of, he was certain

- mira’s fast asleep in her bedroom with her winter soldier teddy bear after a warm bath. you and bucky are making out lazily on the couch as the tv plays. a bottle and a half of wine is done and bucky can taste the white zinfadel on your lips. it’s sweet, like you

- you both go to bed after you start yawning, the wine catching up to you. you both fall asleep quickly, with you curled half on top of him

- bucky’s eyes snap open at the sound of quiet whimpers. it’s too quiet for you to hear, only his enhanced hearing allows him to hear it. soon, the whimpers turn into faint crying and bucky hops out of bed without waking you up

- his heart aches when he sees and hears his baby girl crying

- “dada,” she is quiet, her navy eyes filled with tears. she makes grabby hands for him and buries her head in the crook of his shoulder. bucky grabs her favorite blanket and sits in the rocking chair in the corner of her room

- he gently rocks her as he wraps her blanket around her. “what’s wrong, princess?” he asks softly. she brings her head up and  looks him in the eye with a frown. “You had a bad dream, Mira?” Mira blinks up at him unknowingly. her hands fist his hair, the way she’s seen her mama do with him sometimes 

- “dada,” she almost whines, “sweepy.” Bucky boops her nose at that, “you sleepy? want me to tell you a story?” Bucky leans back and Mira rests her head on bucky’s shoulder again after nodding enthusiastically

- “well… once upon a time… there was this pretty healer. she lived in a kingdom where there were lots of… trees. and parks. and puppies. there was a huge castle just over the hills and she lived in a small cottage in the hills. people from near and far would come to her- for their many ailments, if they were sick, had injured themselves… or just wanted their company. because she was a great friend. and she was so funny. 

word of her skill began to travel the land. people tried getting her to work at the castle, but she refused. she liked her life in the cottage, with her friends who would stop by when they could. she didn’t want to work for the queen and be stuck in those walls. she had a garden in the hills, she had friends, she had her tea. she didn’t want to trade any of that.

but one day, the kingdom is under attack. by a dragon, of all things. and there was this knight. he had been to her cottage a few times, always trying to get her to laugh at him. it took her a while, but she warmed up to him. he was sweet on her, he knew this. he wondered if she did too. she started suspecting that he would fake injury just to come see her. not that she minded.

but the dragon had hurt him, and he had managed to make his way to her cottage in the hills. he’s surprised that she hasn’t fled. but she’s always been stubborn. she’d probably just glare at this dragon and the dragon would shirk away. 

the surprise on her face when he knocks at her door with a shrug of his shoulders is enough to send his heart into a tizzy. she takes in the gash on his forehead, the way he’s favoring his right side, and the blood seeping out of his left side. she barely says a word before pushing him to her little bench and she starts dressing his wounds.

she doesn’t ask questions, but her hands tremble and her eyes are full of tears. she won’t cry in front of him- he’s the one that’s hurt after all. he clasps her hand tenderly in his own before stroking her cheek with his other hand.

but then there’s a roar. you both snap out of each other’s gaze, only to see the dragon that’s been terrorizing the kingdom. but the dragon isn’t angry. you can hear it in the dragon’s roar. the dragon is sad. scared. hurt.

the knight is in awe of you when you open your door and sit down on the patch of grass near your cottage. he watches the dragon roar at you but you sit there unflinchingly. you raise your hand and coo at the dragon. the dragon is as confused as the knight is, but bends his head willingly towards her.

the knight decides he loves this woman. this woman who is apparently a dragon tamer. the mother of dragons. 

or, a variation of the story of how you and bucky first met. 

- mira’s fast asleep against bucky’s chest and he kisses her forehead. he doesn’t quite want to let go of her so he settles her on her bed and lays down with her curled into him. it’s a tight fit, but he’s cozy. he closes his eyes, just for a few moments, and lets sleep chase him

- when you wake up the next morning to an empty bed, you’re confused. but you make your way over to mira’s room and are amused to find both daddy and daughter in her bed, curled into each other. bucky looks like a giant and you take a few pictures of them, before slipping away and letting them sleep

i hope that game of thrones reference was caught LOL

Send “📂“ for a random yet completely useless headcanon I have

[dailymoneydiary]

The Beginning

Hello there! I'm H, a 22 year old living in Michigan. This blog will be a daily money diary where I keep track of my life and spending habits. I do not have the best money habits and am struggling to figure out how to cut costs. I figured if I started being organized about it, it will get easier! Y'all might need a background as a baseline. The goal is to update daily and reflect each week on how I did and how I can do better!

Age: 22

Location: Michigan

Occupation: Student. I am finishing my second to last semester of my degree and will be graduating in December. I was working at a bank up until last week but quit to focus on finals and take a breather. School full time, working, taking care of the house, and having three dogs was taking a lot out of me.

Income: $0.00 an hour. It was $15 an hour but no longer lol.

Checking Account: $48.44

Savings Account: $187.63

Credit Card Debt: $6353.79 ouch. This comes from bad spending habits in 2021, buying a sectional when our couches were dying, and various household expenses. My first goal after getting my next job is paying this down.

Student Loans: $37,000 estimate. I am still in school so am not paying on these. I also plan on going to law school in 2023 or 2024 so this will grow

Other Income: I live with my boyfriend J who works full time. He makes around $27 an hour (not exactly sure) and covers a majority of our expenses. I plan on fully supporting us as a lawyer so he can go back to school and finish his engineering degree.

Expenses

Rent: $0. We live in a home owned by J's mother after her grandmother gave it to her in her will. This is super helpful and I am very grateful. We plan on buying a house next year and I think she is excited for us to leave lol

Utilities: Around $250 each month. Sometimes J pays it all and sometimes I pay half. This goes to J's mom as her name is on the utilities

CC payments: Average around $250 a month. I will be making minimum payments with J's help until I am employed again.

Netflix: $19.99. I pay for this and my family uses it with me

Peacock: $4.99

Apple Music: $4.99

Gym: $10

Sweepy (a cleaning app): $2.99

Any other payments: I pay tuition each semester which is around $2,800.00. I made my last payment three weeks ago which decimated my savings. I should not have to pay out of pocket next semester after federal loans but we will see.

Car Payment: $0. I drive a '99 Toyota that gets me from A to B

Car Insurance: $0. J pays this.

Internet: $0. J pays this.

Health Insurance: $0. Riding that sweet parents insurance until I'm 26

Phone: $0. Parents pay for this.

I am incredibly lucky to have J and my parents. I don't know how I would do it without them.

J and I struggle with budgeting and each time we set a budget something breaks on our cars or in the house which throws the budget out the window. Now that I am unemployed for a bit, I am taking charge of our finances. I am joint on his accounts and am getting the online log ins for them so I can keep track. He also has some CC and student loan debt so he has personal goals I need to work into the budget as well. It is a "our money" mindset but I hate spending his money. I cannot wait to be employed again.

We have three dogs who require food, vet visits, medicine, toys, and other needs. We do not budget for them but the typical spend per month is around $100. All three are big dogs and we try to buy quality food for them. We have timed it out where we typically only have to buy one bag a month (they all eat different foods) and they are healthy.

Okay that seems to be everything! See you tomorrow for the first update!

[magicalbuffalotransformerman]

[And now... a brief break for the Titan of Time himself.]

[The TYRANT is seated on an Antarctican cliff, gazing off into the horizon. He is reminiscing about and analyzing his past, second by second. He rubs his face, first trying to remember the Singulars. He can't remember their names or their faces or genders. He hasn't even been able to meet them. It's been too long. As far as the TYRANT knows, there is no more Netherbulia, either. It hasn't come back from whatever chaotic event happened to it, if anything even did happen to it. Maybe the Universe is too large to try to go hunt it down. Maybe the TYRANT hasn't tried to find it. The TYRANT then remembers his first ever Earthly pet... Sweepy I. Was she a Siamese or a Tabby? Another detail lost to time. Died to a grenade. His reflexes weren't the best back then, and neither was his aim. Then, Sweepy II. III. IV, all the way through to MMMCMXCIXCMXCIX (3,999,999 in roman numerals) and beyond. So many cats, and for what? More death? What a game plan [/s]. So... so many cats lost to so many factors of life. Robbers. Time. Fire, space and water. Death is but a plague on the TYRANT's life. This mood of his is weighing down his thoughts. He tries his hardest now, to remember his favorite restaurant back in his hometown. The food. The waitress that he used to flirt with. The path he used to take to get there from his home and back. It's all coming up blanks. He tries to remember the landscapes around there. The star that Netherbulia used to orbit. What was its name? How many moons did Netherbulia have? All of this... locked nostalgia from the past. The TYRANT is plagued by it. If only he could go back. Home.]

[He hasn't felt this terrible since half a thousand cycles ago.]

[common-mushroom]

Headcanons for bachelors/bachelorettes old hairstyles/colors, maybe when they were kids

HERE FOR THIS.

-A common headcanon for Seb is that he was a ginger as a kid, and I support that theory 110%. Although honestly, I could see him as more of a strawberry blonde growing up rather than straight-up red like Robin’s. I think he’d have started dying it literally the second he hit puberty–honestly emo kids are COMMITTED AF. He’s def been dying his hair black since he was, like, 13. 

-Maru’s lightish brown hair is natural. It’s been the same style since she came outta the womb tbh, and she’s never once changed it. The only thing she’s ever done is let it grow semi-long a few times over the years, only to cut it off to its usual length every time. Since she’s only half black, she didn’t inherit the coarse hair. She ended up with hair similar in texture to Robin’s (at least that’s how it looks to me from her portraits).

-Alex’s hair has stayed relatively stable over the years, but he didn’t know how to style it until a few years ago when he befriended Haley and she gave him some tips. Also he probably bleached and/or shaved it at some point in high school as part of a sports team thing because they always did shit like that as team bonding before big competitions and whatnot.

-Penny is a natural redhead, but she went blonde for a while because she was teased for being a ginger. Once she moved to Pelican Town with Pam, she stopped because she realized that nobody there would dare to make fun of her.

-Abigail has dyed her hair so many times over the years that nobody knows what her natural color really is. In reality, she grew up as a natural brunette, but as we all know, once she became an adult, the [SPOILER] wizard hair took over and she’s permanently purple now. She’s tried re-dying it black, red, pink, anything…but strangely, not a single color stays for longer than a day or two.

-Harvey’s hair was prob pretty normal for a while but he totes had his hair long (at least past his shoulders) when he was in college, at least as an undergrad. Once he went for his doctorate, he wanted to look professional so he’s kept it short since. After seeing Elliott, though, he secretly kicks himself for not letting it grow. It’s too late to get back into it now, though.

-Haley is a natural blonde but she bleaches it to make it blonder. She’s tried every product in the book but nothing makes her blonde enough except good old-fashioned bleach. She definitely participated in that hair trend of 2011-ish though, when everyone dyed a streak of their hair red, blue, or purple with hot kool-aid.

-Leah is a total hippie, as we all know, so there’s no way in hell she’s ever dyed her hair. Also she's been growing it since she was a girl and has only ever gotten it trimmed.

-Elliott...grew up with typical dude hair. He probably went to a private liberal arts college and, after being surrounded by unique people for so long, he decided he wanted to try something different. So he let it grow...and grow...and grow. The only way he knew he could pull it off is if he took really good care of it. He gets a lot of positive attention from people for it, and as an unapologetic attention whore (this isn’t an insult obviously, we all love him for being this way) he will never look back.

-Emily’s hair has been naturally blonde like Haley’s for most of her life, but she was tired of looking like everyone else and decided on a whim in her early 20′s to dye it a crazy color. She ended up loving the look and kept it ever since.

-Shane, before the depression hit him, loved hair gel a little too much (hello, faux hawk). After he came to live with Marnie, he stopped putting in effort because he didn't see any point if there was no one to impress. In my eyes...he’d gel his hair again when he started dating the farmer.

-Sam, in a similar vein, uses every hair product imaginable to give him the super saiyan look. He wore his hair that way once in high school on a dare and became popular for it so he kept wearing it, as an extended joke. After a while it just became habit and he considered it a crucial part of his identity. Also!! Before the spikes, he definitely flat ironed it every day to get that sweepy skater dude hair that was so common in the mid-2000s, lol. He’s probably experimented a few times with home hair dye kits as well, but we all know Sam, and we all know it never turned out.

[mymadmedleyw]

Aaaand... I did it, as I had said. Well, I was late with it one and a half hour, but I did it!!! Oh, god, I'm so happy. (The time is only in the details.) I had counted as I would definitely forget it, but no. I created it, I wrote it, I typed it and I cleared it to its final form and yeah, here it is now, my first and only - currently speaking - Venom-inspirated writing.

Chapter 1 - Finally

Mrs. Chen's shop was everything what a man could wish for. Meant as a snack at the middle of the night, a liquid at the early hours of the dawn, and something refreshing before the start of the day. Her shop was commonly called as an all-night store. Literally everything was available here, everything what a man could wish for in the hour of need.

There was only one little problem with that place. It wasn't only beloved by the night owls or the early birds, it meant a good and rewarding possibility for the worse ones too. At least once a month, Mrs. Chen was burglarized, threatened by a gun and suffered a complete wrecking at each time. She couldn't do anything against it. And anyway, what a middle-aged woman could do against an armed robber?

She could tell about the guy to the police, and she had done it in the past several times but since they hadn't managed to catch him, her case has became forgotten. An on the other hand in the town a pretty armed robbery was nothing more than a thing of daily occurance. She could have CCTVs or alarm systems, after a while it had became clear, there has been no way against it.

Mrs. Chen was a wise woman, an always open one towards any customers, giving life-advices to them if they were needed. (And they always have needed one – or two.) Althought under the surface, she was a wreak too. She slightly succeeded to pay the bills, her everything was this shop and what profit she has earned usually went to the wrong hands. She couldn't afford anything else than being here and hoping constantly that the guy would come after she had succeeded to get out of her books.

She has found meditations and reached an almost calmed state by an attitude to this whole. And othereise she has bowed to it. She had survived till that time and she had said she would survive it in the future too, howsoever it has became harder day after day and bill after bill. Slowly watching as everything was slipping out of her hands.

And that day was one of those unique, unfortune occassions what cursed her fate. It was night, nearly eleven o'clock when Mrs. Chen's shop in general terms was only visited by the night owls and later by the member of the younger drunken generations. She didn't mind the ad hoc roisterers at all. Between half past eleven and eleven at night, the overall customers meant only two existence. One man and sometimes an other being too.

"'night, Mrs. Chen!" greeted her the regular man as he stepped inside. "How is goin'?"

"Good night. Nothing special." she said. "It''s going as usually. And how are ya, Eddie?”

„Ain't nothing change but the weather.” answered he in short, aiming the snack's row with his sweepy steps. Minding in loud with himself a list of potencial possibilities of the most filling food and meats.

It wasn't weird the woman kenned the man's name. Or what was the reason behind her kind words. Mrs. Chen has known everybody, each of her customers in a certain part. There were some of them whom she has kent almost personally, especially her so-called regular ones. She was aware their lives and they have been acquainted about her things in return.

Mrs. Chen meant a night-psychologist without any reward or compensation. She was a thrustworthy point in the wreck ones' life and vice versa. She was glad when she saw now and then a familiar face - except particular one. She abhored only one from her visitors and at this night that person appeared again after a long break in the small shop.

"Please..." she begged immediately, reacting eftsoons to her new just now arrived customer. It wasn't a hard thought to realise that it was the robbery guy. Her periodic nightmare.

"You know what I want! Now!" he urged the woman straightaway.

"Yeah, yeah..." trembled the shopkeeper in her almost breaking voice, opening without retort the desk for the cash with her shaking hands by the sudden fear.

"Hurry." said the man impatiently, then somewhat unexpected and incredible happened and the robber screamed out like a huffy teen girl. "What the-!" something made him to incapable to finish the sentence.

An other being slowly appeared from the cover of a shelf. Getting out of its previous deck from the row of the corn flakes. The things were getting interesting than staying in hush behind the daily used mask. Not even counting with the ood feeling what had to be faded. Curiousity? Hunger? Joy? Or maybe boredom? Might be. Or it was just about the power.

Suddenly a deep, slightly echoing voice was heard without a previous sign or explanation. It was harsh and told about terrific brutal nonsenses to the robbery man. It sounded monsterous, unwordly. A manifested boogey man with an echoing tune in its voice, like it could have been talked from the hell.

As it finished with the tracing of an imagined atrocious death, the unknown thing certainly changed a mind about only warning the criminal and as Mrs. Chan's deadly terrified scream filled the air, it came to obvious that something just happened what no words could describe. Something beyond any rational expression.

"What- what was that, Eddie?" Mrs. Chem asked then as she after a minute managed to get back her voice and consciousness from the shock.

"I have a parasite." said the man, like he would have shrugged his shoulders. Maybe he in deed did it. It couldn't have been told by that angle. The shopkeeper sighed a relief, persumably to the fact that the worst was over.

There was no clue where the prior beast all at once had disappeared from one moment to an other, it just somehow gone and then there was only the man, the customer standing between the desk and a row. And there was a deadly terrified shookeeper and the headless body of the robber somewhere between the two beings.

"Hi, Mrs. Chen!" told the person right after that – called deducibly Eddie – a short good-bye to the middle-aged woman, leaving behind with the greatest ease the horrific scene.

A stunned shock could illustrate well what surrounded the small shop then. Scared, eased shock and imcapableness to seize the experienced sights. For a few minute, Mrs. Chen stayed in complete silence, gazing blankly to the nothing, afterwards as a shadow popped out from the corner of her eyes, from out of her vision, she jumped in fright.

"Dear, god. You scared me!" she moand like the absence of her other night-owl-typed customer would have meant a much scarier thing against what had just happened less than a few minutes ago.

"You don't need his body, do you?" was the question taken, pointed the black hooded to the dead robber's remained part. The answer wasn't waited. "I'm not fastidious. Albeit a discussion is definitely needed, I won't be play a char. What a half-wit leave behind such a mess!"

"What- what are you talking about, dear?" Mrs. Chen stuttered frightenedly by – only for her – the cloudy, odd words. The black-hooded smiled and lifted her sight to the woman, revealing a truly gladsome wide grin towards the shopkeeper.

"We are not alone."

Nope, I can’t resist to it…

Man, how many more hours I have to suffer?

I saw Sunday night Venom and it was a w e s o m e. And I couldn’t fight against it to think about it more. I mean, writer’s brain, huh? When have you expected something else than find an other fandom instead of your unfinished ones, really?

Unfortunately, I have an exam today and yesterday was way too long to have a slightest amount of freetime - except of course watching the new Doctor Who episode. And I should have definitely learned, but you know, priorities… (it was a w e s o m e too, oh, god, she is sooo dork, I love it! - and I even loved the idea about the new Doctor concept, about being a woman)

Anyway, back to the main issue. I am waiting for afternoon sooo much, I got an idea and I really wanna do it in fine. And I will have a bit break after my exam and before my courses on evening. So, in short, what about a petit Venom fanfic tonight? Let’s see what we can make out it from the first fresh ideas, shall we?😋