#testing my patience honestly

[britomart]

[ID: an edited meme showing a Black man looking out across a street with text above them reading “I bring a sort of “just pirate it” Vibe to the conversation that my “which streaming service is that on” friends don’t really like”. /end ID.]

[tiniest-hands-in-all-the-land]

Played the Silent Hill 2 remake. Got the bad ending. Loved it (the game not the ending 😭😭😭)

[territorial-utopia]

Huzzah! It's birthday time! I'm slowly accumulating more and more things I like (latest additions this vest I made and a travel typewriter! Still need to fix the latter one though)

Sure has been a year.

[kotakunnn]

Cowboy hats are harder to draw than it seemed. I coudn't decide whether to keep it or not. I wanted to draw more, but I felt like I'd just continue to procrastinate on drawing and uploading anything. Sooner or later, I woudn't feel happy about it in the end.

I hope everyone who intends to pull for him a lucky "I got em" pull^^

EDIT: I woke up and din't like how I arranged it, so I cropped the first picture to a smaller size.

[inu-jiru]

New episode sucked (no surprise there), but I’m genuinely curious: WHERE was Octavia? I’m assuming she was with Stella again, but if not, I hope her music was loud enough to drown out her dad’s 98th “I’m lonely and I want Blitz to love me for some reason” song.

[roses-and-elixir]

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[mxwhore]

they just called me (20 mins before my appoiment, while i was on my way to the clinic) to let me know my dentist is out of sick leave and we dont know when she'll return, soooorry.

[sweetestdumpling]

Extend your arm forward, control your breathing, pull back, contain your emotions.

It was simple instructions, ones she used to only think about in the moment, but forget the second her attention was grabbed by something else.

Even with the growing noise around her, she never stopped her movements, keeping her focus and breathing even. That is, until she felt a light tap of a finger on her thigh.

"Excuse me, Jiějiě..." It was the voice of a young girl. Almost immediately, Xiaoyu opened her eyes and got into a standing position before looking down at her with a smile.

"Yes?"

The girl looked nervous, but there was no need for her to be. Xiaoyu gave her time to gather her thoughts, which didn't take very long, before she held her hands out towards her with a shy smile.

"I made you some bracelets! It's a present...as a thank you for everything you've done, a-and helping me."

"For me? Ah, Xièxiè! You're so sweet!" Xiaoyu gently took one of the bracelets, holding it up to the sun. It was stitched together with orange yarn, and what seemed to be glitter sparkling in the sunlight.

"I know it's not...exactly the best and it...might be a little tight since I didn't know your size but I wanted to share something with you..."

The girl shyly looked down, perhaps embarrassed by her stitching, but Xiaoyu easily placed it on her wrist.

"Fits like a glove!"

The girl seemed to beam at that, Xiaoyu quickly grabbing the other one and holding it out for her to place her hand through. Once the girl realized this, she eagerly placed her hand through.

"Hehe, see? We match!"

The girl laughed, something Xiaoyu hasn't heard in a while. It felt good to see her happy again.

"If...If I make you anything else, will you wear it?"

"Of course! I want to see how much your embroidery improves. Before long, you'll be teaching me something!"

"Me? Teaching you?" The girl sounded in disbelief.

"Yep! I was never good with my hands, at least with silk and a needle. It wasn't until Yéyé stepped in did I know what to do with them."

At the mention of him, the girl's mood seemed to dampen. It wasn't her intention but Xiaoyu couldn't blame her for it either. Jinrei knew how to make a name for himself, ever since he was young. Not having his spunk around anymore left an obvious hole, one that Xiaoyu didn't realize she missed until it was already too late.

"I miss him." The young girl's voice interrupted Xiaoyu's thoughts. She gave her a smile, and a gentle pat on the head.

"I do too. But it'll be okay, next time we meet up, I'll teach you a few things about stances while you keep teaching and showing me your sewing skills. Deal?"

"Deal!"

Xiaoyu held her pinky out, the young girl using her own pinky to complete the deal. After a few more exchanges, Xiaoyu waved the girl goodbye, watching her disappear in the distance before sighing.

She sat down on the grass, listening to everything around her this time. The wind, the laughter, the talking, the birds, the whistling.

She was spunky when she was young, childish too, maybe she got it from him. Xiaoyu didn't know anything about his life when he was younger, but she knew he got his wisdom from somewhere. She only learned about his connections to the Mishima family once she was older.

Maybe she would have turned out to be more traditional if he wasn't around, maybe she would have eventually gotten better with her sewing skills like her parents initially wanted.

Xiaoyu was loud, rambunctious, maybe even a troublemaker compared to her more relaxed parents. They didn't know what to do with her, so eventually, he would suggest her to put all that energy into fighting.

It was thanks to him that they changed their minds.

"I'm still learning, Yéyé. I've gotten better but...I still have a lot to learn. I won't let you down, I promise."

Her phone soon began to vibrate, the young girl glancing down to see a message from her father. She quickly took hold of it, seeing the time, and immediately letting out a yell.

"Ah, I'm late! They're gonna kill me!"

Metaphorically of course. Xiaoyu quickly gathered up her things, haphazardly placing her jacket into the bag as she stood to her feet, running off and away from the park. Eyes watched her curiously but she paid them no mind as she answered her phone.

"Yes, Bàba? No, I didn't oversleep, it's still..." She checked her watch. "...well, not morning anymore but it's not late! It's only after 12! I'm on my way right now! I'll pick up some jianbing on the way! Tell Māmā not to start without me!"

Maybe there were still quite a few things she needed to get better with.

[wyverwithy]

i love kitten mikey to bits. wouldnt trade him for the world. but my god he is not conducive to sleep lmao

[hassiegfrieddoneanythingwrong]

I'm playing with fire with having these two hang out in the back

[simmeternal]

i’m convinced that toddlers are little monsters

[cupuacu]

ooooooh girl my prof was PISSED when i told her i nominated myself to work the cameras and cuts on the podcast LOLLLLLLLLLLL

[dontwanderoff]

watching a tv show on dvd and dealing with all the bullshit you have to put up with before pressing play on an episode is the universe trying to tell you to chill out more. forced boredom time.

[cower-before-power]

Happy 7th birthday to my Eldest Gremlin! You’re gonna go far, kid ❤️

[kermitsbutton]

We should have something like this for real life because some people really need a reminder of basic human things.

[shippingmyworld]

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