#tat: wildflower

[troubleandtans]

them

[the-moon-loves-the-sea]

An artist I follow in my city is having a weekend flash event and they’re offering wildflower designs. Scale of one to ten, how are we rating a completely unpremeditated collarbone tat as a life choice?

[donnas-dollface]

Dating Miss Molly O'shea Headcannons;

characters: molly o'shea (x gn reader)

a/n: sorry dudes she won't leave my brain and i cannot get anything done because of it LMAO my apologies if she's a bit ooc, i haven't exactly written for her so I'm not expecting to nail it first try! we'll be back on Donna's track whenever i catch up with my school work 🫶

warnings: possible ooc molly,mention of a slimy haired asshole(Dutch)

dating Molly is you teaching her to relove herself, and seeing her worth. she's been brushed aside, silenced and ignored. sometimes she feels as though her opinion amounts from little to nothing. doesn't really stop her from voicing them though.

she's not exactly used to being heard either. You actually listening to her, whether it be her shouting or crying, it's relieving. And you're not screaming or yelling back at her? what is this.

touch starved touch starved touch starved touch starved touch starved- Ahem! She craves physical touch but doesn't exactly know how to ask for it. Molly also isn't into PDA, but she'll warm up into being a cuddle bug whenever you're alone :)

Enjoys walking around camp with your hand in hers, or just simply with your pinkies interlocked. And is a sucker for cheek/knuckle kisses.

if you want her to melt into a puddle just compliment her features or her laugh. it makes her smile and giggle, sometimes she'll swat your arm softly. "Oh you."

kiss her freckles too. it makes her short circuit if she's not expecting it.

definitely enjoys teasing and picking on you. when's she's comfortable enough, she leaves her little lipstick marks on your face and that is HARD to get off.

writes you cute little poems but is too nervous to actually show you. and love letters!

She's a little antsy about being around horses. just one of her "irrational fears" but you don't mind. If she's sharing your saddle, best believe her arms are snug around your waist so she doesn't slip off.

when that gramophone comes out, you two are dancing to it. she's a really good dancer, and even if you have two left feet, she still enjoys the fact you're making an effort. but you probably might wanna learn, she doesn't really enjoy leading.

Her favorite way of time passing with you is just sitting in your shared tent reading to/with you. sometimes she'll share gossip you might've missed while you were out or on a job, or sometimes you're sitting in the silence.

She doesn't like to show it but she really does miss Dublin, and her family on occasions. the best you can do in these situations is ask her to accompany you to St. Denis for a show and to do some window shopping.

Molly believes very strongly in her opinions, and will voice whenever she doesn't like something. You're getting called to go on a job that sounds a little shifty? She's barking at Dutch that if anything should happen to you, she'd have him roasting on a stick. or she's telling you not to do it.

"Tere's no way in 'ell I'm letting you do it!"

Comfort is also foreign to her. Apologizing too. Sometimes, she'll say something she knows was too far and she immediately shuts down. You'll be storming out of the tent to cool off and she's just there cursing herself to hell.

"Oh good one O'shea, they'll definitely leave ya for tat!"

and she does fully believe it. but somehow you come back, and she's just unsure how to react to it. "I... I'm sorry." be patient with her, she'll recover it eventually. just not used to having an actual relationship with love and care.

ohh... she's an easily jealous woman. she trusts you, don't get me wrong, but somebody touching your arm or laughing a little too much at your jokes irks her. she glares them down, and will scoff/huff whenever they say something flirtatious to you.

adores surprise gifts! and when you remember some tiny little detail about herself akcbdjjs the gifts doesn't have to be like extravagant, she likes when you come back with a simple bouquet of wildflowers.

envisions your future together like the hopeless romantic she is. she personally would like to move back to the city, but if you don't want it or would rather stay in the great wilderness, she'll do that for you.

thanks for reading! hopefully this is good cause i do really like molly, i just need more practice with her character.

little spoon most of the time. please just hold this woman, she finds comfort in it. she also gets cold easily.

[fl3shm4id3n]

𝓣𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓸𝓸𝓼

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

ᴘᴀɪʀɪɴɢ: ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʟʟʏ ᴋɪᴅꜱ x ꜰᴇᴍ! ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ! ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ! (ᴘʟᴀᴛᴏɴɪᴄ), ɪᴍᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɴᴀ'ᴠɪ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

TW: Mentions of past war, mentions of death, tattooing, the Sully kids being Goofy, flirting.

Author's note: Since I am learning how to Tattoo, I kinda wanted to do a fic with a tattoo artist reader. I made up a name for that background character from the na'vi camp scene, he is so fine to me.

Masterlist

You were no scientist, nor in a military rank, you're a tattoo artist. You had got the job of a lifetime by going to Pandora and tattoo some soldiers and others who had wanted some ink on their skin. During your time, you were given your own studio to work and people would come in for a tat. You had tattooed all sorts of skin, both human and na'vi avatar skin.

That time you had met Jake, Grace, Norm, Trudy and Max, they were nice and cool people to around with. When you had no work, you'd be hanging out with them, you and Trudy were buddy buddy with one another, when she'd go to your studio to hang out and gossip, she told you about her relationship with Norm, it was somewhat obvious because of the way they looked at one another.

Everything should of been fine realization had hit everyone involved in this mission. A war had broken out, you really had nothing to do with the mission, but you did not agree with what they were doing to the na'vi, you witnessed when the military had destroyed the Omaticaya's home. Seen the people get hurt, fleeing was awful, what hurt you the most was the children and babies that were in the chaos, it broke your heart and you just like some you had yelled your superior's that they could not do that. They did not listen.

You had helped Trudy get Norm, Grace, and Jake out of the compound, you decided to stay behind with Max so that others didn't suspect. It hurt when you found out about Grace's passing, but you knew that she was at peace, better here then back on earth. During the war, you had been in your studio, praying to whatever deity to keep your friends safe, you weren't a religious person, but you really wished that your friends and the na'vi people won.

They did, but of course war did not have happy endings, Trudy had died, along with a few other na'vis, but they died honorably, like true soldiers. You along with Norm, Max and few others that were loyal to Jake were chosen to stay.

Years had passed, you continued to tattoo as well as help out around the lab with whatever. You also knew Spider, a baby who had been left behind because he was to you, when you found out who his father was, it shocked you at the beginning, but you knew that Spider was not responsible for his father's sins.

When Jake and Neytiri began to have kids, you had been their. During the birthing ceremony, it made you happy seen that your friends and his mate were starting a family. You were also their when both Neteyam and Now Kiri had their first communication with Eywa, it was a beautiful sight to see in your opinion. Later that day you with Norm and Max were with the Sullys, meeting the kids. You were able to hold Neteyam first, he looked just like his mother in your opinion. He was just the sweetest baby. Since then Jake and Neytiri had decided to make you the God Mother of their children, you had never felt so honored in your life.

As the kids grew up, they had take a huge interest on your tattoos, they liked running their little fingers on your ink and they'd ask you questions about them, when you'd draw a new tattoo, they watch you work the whole time. Even though your body had been mainly covered in Tattoos, you began to tattoo flowers about them on your skin. You had tattooed a wildflower for Neteyam, a waterlily for Kiri, then a carnation for Lo'ak, and lastly a daisy who was Tuk. You loved the Sully kids as if they were your own. At first they didn't get why you had tattooed flowers based on them, you told them what each flower from earth meant.

A wildflower meant Strength, a waterlily meant Rebirth, a carnation was for Pure Love and a daisy was of Innocence. They didn't get them at first until later, they were still young. You also checking all your equipment and art supplies, you were shocked to see how much supplies you were given when you got here. You had been thinking of adding more ink to your right arm, it had nothing on it, why not add more. Time had passed now, the kids were older now, during their now teen years, but Tuk was barely seven, she wasn't their yet. That day you had been in your studio working on a piece for one of the avatar's now full na'vi in the camp.

They had asked you for something, anything but it had to look cool, so that was what you were doing, just drawing and painting with some watercolors. Then Spider, Lo'ak, Kiri and Tuk came in into the studio.

"Hey y/n" Tuk was the first one to say. Turning from your work, you smiled widely at them "hey kiddo" you said opening your arms so that you could hug the little girl. Tuk went over to hug you. "Is it just me or did you get bigger?" you asked smiling at Tuk. She only giggled, meanwhile the teens had been looking at the work you had hanging on the wall. Kiri had sat on the tattoo chair and looked into your book of tattoos you already had, that was a thing she normally did. Lo'ak and Spider were discussing about tattoo ideas they wanted.

"What are you working?" Tuk asked, as you sat her on another chair you had nearby "a new piece, someone had asked me if I could make them something." You said as Tuk looked at the work, it was a jackal dog with a headpiece with other accessories which involved the Egyptian symbol of life. "I like it" she said smiling at you "when can you teach me how to tattoo?" Kiri asked, while looking over at you and Tuk. "I mean, I'll have to ask Jake and Neytiri, but you could be my apprentice for starters" you said as you felt Tuk look at our left arms, running her little fingers on the daisy tattoo that had been laying on your forearm, at the end of the other small flowers. She loved looking at the daisy tattoo since it was suppose to be her in a way.

"When will you tattoo us?" Lo'ak asked, walking over at your desk with Spider following behind. "I need parental permission, I've told you may times" you said looking at the boys. "Come on Y/n! We're not on earth" Spider whined. "I don't care, I need the permission of your parents, I won't repeat myself again" you said making both boys roll their eyes. "Besides, what do you want to tattoo on your skin?" you asked, putting your work away on spot for it to dry. "Something cool, like um..." Spider stopped to think. "I'm cool with anything you have" Lo'ak said with a smile.

"This one is pretty, can I have it?" Kiri asked, you went over to see what she was talking about. You saw the page was the old home of the Omatikaya. "I drew that for Neytiri, it was going to be mother's day gift" you said getting their attention. "What's mother's day?" Tuk asked. "Well, It's a human holiday, it a day you thank your mother for doing everything she did for you" you said as Tuk nodded understanding. "Hm, since it's already something for mom, could I get a drawing?" Kiri asked again, making you remember something. "I have something for you."

You said going over to open a drawer and pulled out a binder, looking through the binder you found the picture. You took the picture and handed it to Kiri, who took it and looked at it. It was a picture of spirit tree with smaller woodsprites. "This one was for your mom Grace, I finally got her to let me tattoo her" you smiled at the thought. Remembering you begged Grace to let her tattoo for weeks until she finally agreed. Kiri looked at the picture, almost in tears. "I love it" she said. "It's yours if you want it" you said making her look up at you. "Really?" she asked. "Of course!" you said chuckling at her response. "Can I get a drawing to?" Tuk asked, you then looked back at the binder and looked in it, finding a drawing of a tiger, this tiger was meant for Trudy, but it wouldn't hurt to give it to Tuk. "You can have this one" you said handing the picture to Tuk who took it gladly with a smile. "I want one to!" Lo'ak chimed in followed by Spider. "Me too!"

That whole evening, you and the kids had just been talking about things. Some were about tattoos and how you learned how to tattoo. They always asked about your first tattoo and how it felt, you had pictures of yourself when you were younger with your first tattoo then more of the time process involving tattooing. Later your godchildren to leave, you wished them a goodbye and a goodnight, while Spider hanged around a bit more until eventually going to his room.

The next morning you had been at the studio setting up the equipment, to start Tattooing the na'vi had requested a tattoo. His name was Liam, you had known him during your time on Pandora, you remember tattooing him in his human body. After his body transfer, he wanted to be tattooed allover again, but with different tattoos. He thought that your work was badass, so he had asked you if you could make up with his new set of tattoos. Liam was laying on the bed, as you worked. He wanted the tattoo of on his chest, man was his chest big. When tattooing avatars it took a bit longer since their bodies where bigger.

The whole time, Liam had been asking questions about how long you had been tattooing along other things. You had been sitting on his lap to work better. Liam had also had his hand on your lap, gripping onto your thigh when the pain got to big. He'd also slip in some flirty comments, making you laugh and flirting back. He really is a nice guy in your opinion. "Okay, its done" you said to Liam, then you handed him a mirror you had. He looked at his chest, seen the now purple skin around the black ink. "It's cool, I like it" he said, making you smile. "I'm glad" you said, safety disposed of the needles then applied some cream where the tattoo is and finally placed plastic onto the tattoo to protect it. "Thank again y/n" he said sending you a toothy smile. "Any time Liam" you smiled back at him, feeling your face get hot. "Hey, if you aren't busy later, would you... like to hang out maybe?" he asked shyly, seen his face turn a purple color. "Yeah, I'd like that" you said smiling at his shyness.

After he left, you cleaned and sanitized everything that had been used, putting away your equipment. The kids would be arriving soon around this time. Once the place was clean, you decided to work on your arm tattoo. You got your sketchbook and had began to sketch, at first you had drawn an orchid, but that orchid had turned into a thanator, as you continued to draw the creature, you added some orchids around the animal. After the sketch you began to watercolor the creature black and white, you liked colors but black and white looked better on almost everything.

"Y/n!" Neteyam had entered the room, you looked up from your work and literately jumped from your desk. "Neteyam!" you said walking over to the much taller na'vi and hugged him. You still remembered when he was still a baby, he was now a teenager, considered an adult by the Omaticaya. "How has it been? I haven't seen you in days" you said teasing the boy. "Sorry, just training to be the next Leader, I haven't forgotten about my favorite god mother" he said, making you giggle. "I'm your only god mother Nete" he giggled. "Where the others?" you asked. "Oh, they got into trouble so they weren't allowed to come here and see you" he said giving you a sad smile. You only sighed "it's fine, they're kids after all" you said smiling at him.

"So what are you working on?" he asked looking over at your desk. "Oh, my next tattoo" you said, handing him the sketchbook. He looked at it, with a face full of interest. "Nice, I like it" he said looking over at the other work hanged on walls. "You have really nice work Y/n" He admitted as you smiled at him. "Well, thank you Neteyam" you said making Neteyam look at you "no, like I mean it. Your work is awesome, I've never seen this kinds of things on paper, shit on skin even" he said making you chuckle. "Also, why flowers?" he asked you, looking at your left arm were your flowers had been tattooed. "Well, I love you guys like flowers, I've always liked flowers" you mentioned, looking at the inked flowers. "Do they have any sort of meaning for you to pick those specifically?" he asked, you nodded at his response. "Yeah, I always like the language of flowers." You said facing the forest boy who was now sitting on the tattoo chair.

"For you a picked the wildflower, it means Strength. Kiri I picked a waterlily, which means Rebirth. Lo'ak a carnation which means Pure Love. And Tuk a daisy, meaning Innocence." You said, seen the look of interest in Neteyam's face. "That's cool honestly" he said as you laughed by a thought. "I remember when Lo'ak had asked why flowers" you said, as Neteyam also laughed. "Yeah, but he was like very young" he said.

"Do you ever want to get a tattoo?" you asked out of curiosity. "To be honest yeah, but not just any. I want my tattoo to mean something." He admitted as you thought to yourself. "Well, I could come up with something for you, I'll add whatever you want" you said smiling at the teen. "Really?" he asked, now excitedly. "Duh! I'm the only tattoo artist here." You teased at Neteyam. "Shit, we could start right now" you said getting your sketch book and pencils. You both sat on your desk to talk about the tattoo. The whole time you were drawing while Neteyam added somethings while you drew on the paper.

That whole rest of the day, you and Neteyam had been talking about his idea while you drew them. It was coming out good, you added everything he had been asking. You wanted the tattoo he wanted to be the perfect tattoo for him. "I have to go, it's almost eclipse." He said getting up from the desk. You closed the book and put away your pencils. "Alright" you said pulling him into a tight hug. "Be careful" you said as he had hugged you back and left back home.

[arvadthecursed]

Also I wanted to tell you guys I think I have an idea for a(nother) possible Hozier tattoo.

So y'all know I maybe wanted a "Wildflower and Barley" inspired tat. I've also been wanting an Arvad inspired tat for years (is it cringey? yes. but he's My Special Guy who helped me not off myself when I was 18). Anyway.

I was thinking like, his sword in the dirt where you can just see the pommel and stuff (listen I don't know all the sword parts lol). And there's a flower, probably a gladiolus, growing out of the ground along with barley. People who aren't me/I haven't told about Arvad/haven't seen his art won't know about it, it's just a cool sword in a dirt with some plants.

As for why the gladiolus, I think they're pretty flowers, and in the language of flowers they stand for strength of character. I've wanted a gladiolus tattoo for a while as well and I want to tie everything together nicely

[thyme-in-a-bubble]

of course i'd love to hear about them (the tattoos)!!!

well then, in chronological order:

a little heart on my left ankle that my sibling gave me when i was 17 because it was their birthday and i didn’t feel like my gift was good enough so i spontaneously was just like “hey, give me a stick and poke”

then they gave me another tiny little one before i turned 18 on the other side of that ankle, not a heart, something else

a big tree on my back. wasn’t done by the best artist so it on a technical level it’s not that well done, but it’s still fine, it’s a part of me and i always forget that i have it till people point it out because i need a mirror to see it, but others can almost always see it poking out of my neckline

a little lilac on my left wrist

a swing on my upper arm (we still on the left arm, the rest of the tats are all on that arm) when i wear a t-shirt it looks like it’s hanging out of that. big hit with kids, they think it’s a fun game, comes up, grabs my hand and swings my arm back and forth.

a simple scribble of a sunrise/sunset that i did one day, sent to my tattoo artist (i love her so much, she’s done like 6/10 of them. no but i actually love her so much, she’s just so nice and gentle with me and we’ve known each other for like 6 years) anyway i kinda thought she would just take it as inspo because i often make a scribble if i have something very specific in mind, but nope, she just slapped it on like that because it was already so crisp

a seashell that also looks like a cloud

probably my favourite one, the huge carrot on my arm. it’s all across most of my forearm and curls over my elbow. looks like you just pulled it out of the ground, top on and everything, very botanical illustration energy. i still remember when i finished getting it, my tattoo artist called me hardcore and i just laughed in her face because she had just given me a giant carrot on my arm. that sure is a scary tattoo, people cross the street when i flash it. nah, jk, turns out it was because i nearly fell asleep when she worked on the part on my elbow.

a snowdrop (aka my discreet critical role tattoo. if you know, then you know)

and a bouquet of random wildflowers (that’s the one your sometimes see poking into the bread pics). the only flower i requested for there to be included was a cornflower, but other then that i just let my tat artist go wild and have fun (as i’ve kinda done since i got into the groove of it all and found someone i really clicked with, i just let her have fun with it). there is a poppy, some daisies and a little buttercup

okay, i think that’s all… for now sdfghjkl if i wasn’t limited by money, then i’d have a lot more. but they are like permanent jewellery, so i think the price is more then appropriate. it just still takes a minute for me to fill out���

[bee-a-ts]

got started on this treat of a tat today 😍 (b&w because it's soooo red otherwise. but in a couple weeks we'll add the diamondback shading and colors for the Texas wildflowers and it will be perfect incredible stunning flawless)

[1d1195]

I think that aging and 'life milestones' and just society as a whole has really affected they way people view their progress in life! Youve expressed how those are things you've genuinely wanted and its understandable how it can feel like youre 'running out of time' or whatever but idk maybe bc I am younger so i probably don't have enough perspective but you don't have to settle for that! and I seriously hate when people enforce those thought bc THEY ARE WACK AND IN THE END YOU ARE LIVING YOUR LIFE!

My parents and their dynamic is a lot to unpack lol whats wild is that they don't argue or at least have screaming matches that are intense so I guess in one way that was good?? But yeah the cliff notes version is that when I was younger they were like 'perfect' or at least had a loving partnership then shit hit the fan lol But one thing my therapist said to me was that there is no need to worry about ending up like my parents/extended family bc Im already not like them so Im not 'cursed' and knowing that is a good sign! idk if that makes sense but at least you're aware! BUT i know it can be more complicated than that and I would never try to diminish your experiences and feelings!!!!

Anyways my TA really flopped tbh lol But i will be giving him the benefit of the doubt! plus its getting warmer now so today he wore a vintage tee and his arms looked so good😭 like hes so tatted 😭 I cant help it, i am just a girl😔BUT IM HAPPY YOUR BOOK WAS GOOD! And the fact it gave Miss Wildflower vibes is just so perfect!

side note have you seen the trailer for season 3 of The Bear?! Im very excited for it to come out in June!

I love a good Niall appearance and THAT was unexpected but makes sense for guys lol Hopefully we can see more for them but I understand your love/hate relationship with them! I mean it when I say EAT UP anything you post!

Sending you love as always<3!-💜

No you're so right and you do have a lot of time! I sound so negative. TBH I probably do have a lot of time left myself but I'm just so frustrated with the way the world is right now. Wish I bought myself a house back in 2009 when I was in 7th grade kind of thing, ya know? ANYWAY I'm fine, truly. I'm actually feeling so much better today compared to yesterday.

That's probably a huge comfort about your parents and what your therapist said. Families are so tough. I love my family but I don't like them (especially my extended family). It's tough out there.

WE CAN FORGIVE A MAN WITH NICE ARMS! We'll give him another go. Hopefully his next lecture (if that happens) will show some improvement.

Hope you have a fun weekend planned! 💕

xoxo

[iffoundreturntosea]

March 31, Day 90/91

Day 90 2015

Another beautiful spring afternoon

#beautiful #spring #afternoon #blueskies #pond #water #nature #outdoors #peaceful #picoftheday #project365 #day90

Hey! 10 years later and my hair is back to being about this short again!

Day 91 2016

I had a wonderful time enjoying the beautiful weather today. I came across a field of Indian Paintbrushes, this one was just coming into its color.

#indianpaintbrush #wildflowers #flora #nature #outdoors #beautiful #flower #green #shadesofgreen #march #picoftheday #project365 #day91

One of my favorite flowers!

Day 90 2017

Mom's tatting

#tatting #tattingflowers #quilt #handquilted #wallhanging #closeup #upclose #macro #march #picoftheday #project365 #day90

Day 90 2018

Carrie (this month was fun! Thanks to all my victims...I mean subjects!!!)

#beautiful #hazeleyes #iris #colors #macro #upclose #lashes #eyeball #eye #theeyesofmarch #march #picoftheday #project365 #day90

Day 90 2019

Melty

#art #artsy #create #imagine #melted #meltedcrayons #crayons #nationalcrayonday #nationalday #nationaldaycalendar #march #march31 #2019 #picoftheday #project365 #day90

Day 91 2020

Nothing like getting to splash again!

#niece #texas #spring #rainpuddles #springrains #puddlejumpers #splash #water #springhassprung #march #march31 #2020 #picoftheday #project365 #day91

Day 90 2021

Cow nose rays are my favorite kind of rays💙

#feedingtime #snacks #cownoseray #texasstateaquarium #animal #fish #conservation #socute #march #march31 #2021 #picoftheday #project365 #day90

I spent a lot of time at the aquarium since it was really windy so I was super excited when I got to feed the rays! cow nose rays are my favs!

Day 90 2022

Nature tangled up ball of yarn.

#texture #color #driedweed #lookingforwildflowers #foudnthisinstead #march #march31 #2022 #picoftheday #project365 #day90

Day 90 2023

Winnie had a great time at the ribbon cutting ceremony at the galveston island state park grand reopening

#winnie #gisp #celebrate #grandreopening #galvestonislandstatepark #lovemyjob #march #march31 #2023 #picoftheday #project365 #day90

Day 91 2024

A little over a week ago I was up in Missouri spending some much needed time with my grandparents. I haven’t seen some of them since Feb 2020! I’ve been reflecting a lot on where I come from and where I’m headed and the threads of genetics that play into that.💖

#thread #dailytheme #grandparents #family #love #march #march31 #2024 #picoftheday #project365 #day91

One of my Grandpa's follows me on social and while I was visiting kept asking what the day's theme was going to be :D It was great!

[pravindave2307]

Tattoo Trends for 2024: What's Hot for Women

As the world of body art is constantly changing, tattoo trends are always fascinating and motivating because they give people a number of ways to expose their personality and talent. 2024 provides plenty of fresh and distinctive choices for women who wish to decorate their bodies with significant tattoos. Let’s dive into the most popular tattoo trends and find out the best tattoo ideas for women this year.

1. Elegant Minimalism: Less is More

2024 is the year of the “less is more” mantra in the tattoo world. Elegant minimalism is becoming more popular, where women prefer small-scale, subtle designs that convey deep meanings. To appreciate the beauty of simplicity, delicate symbols such as hearts, moons, or a simple word with deep meaning would be perfect. As far as women are concerned, sometimes the subtlest touch can make a great statement when it comes to choosing the best tattoo for women.

2. Nature-inspired Beauties: Embracing the Elements

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[quitedisastrous]

yuhhhh i guess i'll put this here despite it being TAT content since i don't want to put pretty blatant spoilers there. though i'm not super concerned really

(also vaguely considering boosting the contestant count by three since the teams feels just a smidge small right now. object suggestions appreciated)

putting a read more just in case someone really doesn't want spoilers

i haven't decided on teams yet, but scarf, satchel, and ducky are team leaders, in a way. they can't be eliminated, but they also can't win challenges for their team (i will probably rarely write about the actual challenges, since they really don't matter that much). this makes their relationships a bit tense as they grow close to their teammates and, of course, want their team to win so the people they are close to don't get eliminated. (this gets WAY worse once it's revealed that the eliminated contestants are dying

(this is about a third of the way to half of the way through the competition) scarf is the one to discover that the eliminated contestants are being buried. after all, what other conclusion is there to come to if you see a patch of wildflowers (in an environment that you've only ever seen grow grass and trees in the last year) after wildflower's elimination

roulette is the one doing the burying. it makes everything weigh down on their conscious a little less, as the eliminated contestants would just be left to rot if they weren't there

roulette also just does worse and worse as the competition goes on. this guy needs therapy

satchel tries to kill notepad at some point (i know it's after the reveal that the eliminated contestants are dead) though i'm not sure as to the motive. i assume some sort of argument about whether it's more important to focus on the contestants (keeping them alive/mourning the eliminated contestants) or on tangram (since no tangram means no show which means no more eliminations)

scarf is the one to find notepad, who's in poor condition but alive, as they fell into one of the few non-grass areas that are in reach (as there's just a bunch of somewhat loose soil which is very fun to dig in)

ducky goes missing between this point in time and tangram's disappearance. unless he ends up playing more of a role of things than he currently does

the eliminated contestants get revived at the end btw. but then they immediately get hit with the fact that they're gonna have to go through all of this shit again because satchel is now obsessed with proving that they can do it (host the game show) better than tangram ever did

i don't know what satchel does but they end up going through some kind of fucked up transformation reminiscent of tangram, though it's origami this time

[reading-giraffe]

Heir of Fire: Review

AMAZON

**prefacing this with an apology: I've been super busy lately and haven't had the chance to write a post about books in a while. FEAR NOT - I am still reading like crazy. It'll take a bit for me to remember how I felt about the books and my posts might be a little short for the interim.**

🤌(PG-13 spice + mega sexual tension)

So I guess Celaena is just out here in Wendlyn now? And she's being trained by hottie Rowan who is ~definitely not~ related to her

...coolcoolcool well he's tatted, tan, and broody so sign me the f*ck up. 🥵 Rowan and Celaena/Aelin start getting to know each other, share their dark twisty stories, and establish that they may or may not be mates?? Enter the Valg, skinwalkers, and several creepy crawly beasts. Including Maeve, who seems like a cocky assh*le frankly. It 🔥warmed🔥my heart (ha get it) when Celaena/Aelin stomped Maeve's cocky ass down and freed Rowan from his blood oath. The tension between Aelin and Rowan has me wiggling in my seat as I'm listening to the audiobook y'all. I am ready to explode.

Dorian and Chaol are trying to hold down the fort while the King is still doing evil sh*t and they start becoming friends with Aedion, who is Aelin's cousin. TBH when SJM introduced Aedion, I was confused. He was sooo obsessed with Aelin it almost made me believe he was incestuously in love with her? Turns out, it's not the case. He is, like Dorian, a slut however. No shame in slutting it out, just calling it how it is.

Speaking of Dorian, he randomly decides he has recognized this healer who has been right in front of him for years?

Get it Sorscha girl. Too bad she doesn't even get to 2nd base before the King goes apesh*t and imprisons Dorian, who gets possessed by a Valg prince.

By the end of the book, Aelin has returned to Rifthold to follow up with Chaol, Arobyn, Dorian, and the King. She's a sneaky little bugger, changing her appearance to look like Arobyn and using fake names.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET (seemingly), Manon Blackbeak enters the scene. Manon is mommy af. The iron teeth, iron nails, cutthroat nature of the Ironteeth witch clans is so f*cking badass. They are recruited by the Duke/King to drive the carefully bred wyverns ahead of whatever war is being planned. And some of the witches are forced to breed 🤮 more valg?

Also, enter sad, depressing Elide Lochan who is just...around. Apparently Manon takes an interest in Elide. Is this some girl power bond? Whatever the case, they team up with Caltain to destroy Morath and let the witches+Elide scape this weird prison they ended up in.

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Sorscha

LISTENNNNNNNNNN I'm a sucker for a HIPAA-compliant healthcare worker. Sorscha is clearly meant for her line of work. But DAMN is she thirsty for Dorian and such a coward!! The whole time I'm listening to the book, I was shouting in frustration just waiting for her to smoosh her face to any part of him! 2/10 because she does good shit and we're thankful for her, but she's boring, docile, and doesn't stand up for her own needs/wants.

Manon Blackbeak

Mommy? Sorry. Mommy?? Sorry. Hot DAMN Manon is a firecracker. She is the *it* girl of the ironteeth witches. F*cking ruthless, but by the time Caltain explodes her moral compass is starting to shine through her bloodthirsty exterior. Does her affinity for Abraxos not say it all? I mean, c'mon. Abraxos is a poor abused bb who is out for blood, but is addicted to sniffing wildflowers?! Manon is a softie too, on the inside. Deeeeep deep inside, but still there. 500000/10 LOVE. Cannot wait to see if/when she encounters Aelin.

Aedion Ashryver

I don't know why I feel so gross saying this, but 🥵🌶️ I wish Aderlan's whore would show me why he has such a reputation. Actually, I know why it feels gross -- he's a loyal little brother character. But still, Aedion can practice fertilizing me any day. I love his cocky mask he puts on to fly under the radar while maintaining this reputation that keeps him ON the radar at all when it comes to Rifthold's politics. Between that and his reputation as an absolute beast on the battlefield, he's a solid 7/10.

Rowan Whitethorn

🥵🥵🥵

Ex-f*cking-use me??? I'm sorry, my panties have spontaneously evaporated. Hottie, ex-almost-father, dominant, all-knowing, powerful fae male ROWAN *cough*daddy*cough*. He has this wonderful game of push and pull with Celaena/Aelin while they're training that keeps me coming back for more (and her too). Clearly, Rowan and Aelin are meant for each other. And the moment he takes the blood oath for Aelin IN FRONT OF MAEVE!!!! F*ck off. I'm done. Dead. Rowan wins. 10000/10.

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10/10 would definitely recommend this one. Heir of Fire is where the TOG series plot starts to ramp up, in my opinion. So many more major characters are introduced, their relationships are progressing, and the diversity in SJM's fictional universe continues expanding. There's flirting, killing, threatening, disappointment, pining, brooding, groveling, GAH. I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to see who is going to live/die, develop powers or not!

Kindle, Audiobook, paperback and hardcover available on AMAZON

[ghostdata]

16 + 17!

16. Want any tattoos? What of? i have two tats a flower on my hip and dots on my wrist i have three planned out a wildflower for my grandma a black cat with a ghost and the moon and a couple matching tats  

17. Want any piercings? Where? 

i cant get piercing im allergic to anything other than plastic or bone in my body

[tired-reader-writer]

FLAT COLOURS!!! :D Except I haven't coloured his necklace thing and also I forgot to put in his bracelet again— I'll do it in the next session, I swear T_T

I'm pretty satisfied with the tattoo designs and colours! They were such a pain to draw but I feel like it was worth it 😭

The stuff I'm actually not sure about are his clothes. I'm never sure what colour each part should be. Do y'all got any suggestions? Oh and the bells too, definitely. I feel like the clothing part is just a placeholder for now. What do you guys think?

He's supposed to actually have hazel eyes. I don't know how I'll get to colouring hazel eyes but uh... we'll see, I suppose? 😭

[entertainmentnerdly]

Summer Wildflowers at Rainier NP from the Tatoosh Range [1561 x 2500] [OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/2VK9WST

[anotherkidwithissues]

learn to bloom in the environment you were planted in.