#the birthday is real but the photo is there just for the design needs

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Company badge template (but also a character sheet thing)

editable front and back, for your MC needs: link

[httpsserene]

𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰/𝐥𝐧𝟒

📖𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: you’re upset with the switch up the internet has pulled on you. a few years ago, everybody was saying you were too pretty for lando, but now they’re drooling over him? you will not be letting this slide.  📖𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: fluff. mild angst. humor. twt users being twt users. reader is a fashion designer (not important but mentioned). reader is also wild af. brain-rot. not beta-read. 📖𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: lando norris x fem!black!reader 📖𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: smau. 📖���𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: spice girl • aminé

𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲: in honor of lando's birthday :) look y’all—i saw one tik tok edit that was like “why is lando kinda…” and i audibly said KINDA???? and then i got mad like, how are people just noticing how fine he is. and then i saw another one that was like, “oh everybody thinks charles is the prettiest on the grid…but now introducing: lando” and i almost threw my phone across the room :) so this is inspired by me flexing that i have always thought lando was fine, and that i’m also mad that i have to share him. loves, this is complete brain rot and it took me years to recreate these ig posts for some reason; have fun reading !!!

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yninstagram • three years ago, 2020

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yninstagram lando norris is the man i want to spend the rest of my life with. he’s perfection personified. the most soft, kindest, sweetest, considerate, and funniest man has allowed me the privilege of being his girlfriend. i’m forever thankful that we get to grow together. he’s the cutest, hottest, and prettiest boy to ME–and that’s all i care about, and that’s all you need to accept. i don’t give a FUCK about your opinions on who *i* should date. i’m the only person who’s decisions matter concerning my romantic relationships. why the hell should y’all bitches who don’t even use their own photos for their pfp’s and use a k-idol’s face instead, dictate who is hot or not. it’s incredibly vein, disgusting, and immature behavior from people who think they’re my fans. acting like jealous school children isn't cute; i was never your property. it’s hilarious too, considering some of y’all are grown women DOUBLE my age talking shit about my business–go worry about why your kids don’t want anything to do with you anymore.

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yninstagram matter of fact, go ahead and change your little profile pictures to real pictures of you, i don’t want to see any filters. then we can all see that all y’all want to do is spread insecurity stemming from your own self-hatred 🙂

yninstagram and while i have you all here, my winter season clothes will be restocked on the 15th.

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landonorris • august 24th • zandvoort ⚑

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landonorris back in my favorite place

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yninstagram first!! stay back hoes 🤺🤺

➥ user being called a hoe by y/n is not what i expected this year

➥ user she has notif’s 😭on 😭 for 😭 lando 😭

yninstagram how r u so HOT 🥵

yninstagram that sweater is mine now 👺

➥ landonorris i can just get another for you love

➥ yninstagram …i want this one lan🫤

➥ landonorris okay it’s yours 🫠

user neither of them have any backbone when it comes to each other

➥ yninstagram as it should be 😤

user might have to trip and fall into lando’s arms this weekend

➥ yninstagram i’m flying in tomorrow rethink your plan 🙂

➥ user i think i’ll avoid lando like the plague this weekend 😅

➥ user smart decision babes

landonorris • september 12th

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landonorris coming in hot @ tumitravel

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yninstagram come in me—i mean come home to me haha 😳😊

➥ landonorris babe please not in front of the sponsors 😧

➥ tumitravel oh no pls don’t stop for us 🫣 we stan y/n

user i saw this photo shoot LIVE!!! lando was so sweet, he signed my hat for me, and he smells so good 😩😩

➥ yninstagram i’ll chop off your nose and then you can be voldemort for halloween 👺

user i don’t know if i want to choke him or have him choke ME

➥ yninstagram how about me choking you

➥ user omg i’m down for a threesome 😳

➥ yninstagram choking you to death :)

➥ user i don’t wanna play this game anymore

landonorris • september 18th • singapore ⚑

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landonorris whatttaaaaa weekend ❤

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yninstagram GODDAMN

carlossainzjr vamossss landito ❤️💪🏼🏆

➥ landonorris ayyyy 🧡🥳🥳

➥ yninstagram my boysssss 🥰

yninstagram that’s my boyfriend 🤤

➥ landonorris last photo is just for you 😋

yninstagram so proud of you baby, i’m running out of room to put all these trophies <3

➥ landonorris v happy to be your trophy husband

user i’m in love with this singapore haircut 🤤 thank you for not fucking it up lando 😅

➥ yninstagram mmm yes, i’m thrilled it’s still long on the top 😍 it gives me something to tug on

user surprised y/n allowed him to post that last one

➥ yninstagram he doesn’t need my permission, but i get to see him naked so i rdc

user quadrant helmet it so beautiful! i want it to stay 😭

➥ user i want him to fuck me with it on

➥ yninstagram out of pocket…but completely valid honestly—delete your account 😊

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yninstagram carlando 1-2 makes up for the war i’m fighting in these comments

mclaren • novemeber 8th

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mclaren pulling up fresh with @ landonorris

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yninstagram not pictured: @ landonorris pulling up to OUR flat

➥ user y/n said “he’s coming home with meeeee”

f1 does he come with the jacket👀

➥ yninstagram no, but the price of me folding you like a lawn chair is included in shipping & handling

➥ f1 i’ll go sit down 😅

➥ user she’s fighting the f1 main??? this is mentally-ill behavior y/n!!!

yninstagram mclaren admin go stand in a corner and stare at the wall

➥ mclaren they made me post this!!! i would NEVER risk upsetting you ma’am 🙇🏼‍♀️

➥ yninstagram no talking from the timeout corner 🫵🏽

user we don’t care about the jacket. which organ do i have to sell to buy an hour with him?

➥ yninstagram both kidneys

➥ user but you need at least one kidney to live?

➥ yninstagram how,,,unfortunate

user model!lando always glowssssss

➥ yninstagram it’s the 9 step skincare routine i have him on, you can follow steps 1-8 on his ig

➥ user what’s step 9?

➥ yninstagram kissing me 🤭

lando.jpg • novemeber 13th • with my wife ⚑

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lando.jpg lucky to have found you so early in my life. you're my best birthday gift.

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yninstagram posting my side boob on the jpg account? forgiven since you called me your wife 🥺

➥ lando.jpg thought i’d start practicing your future title, mrs. norris

➥ yninstagram come back to bed. you can start practicing giving me your kids too.

user i want y/n to bury my head in between her boobs

➥ lando.jpg no. i sleep there also—you’re blocked 🤗

danielricciardo as long as i’m the godfather, i can forget i’ve ever read this 🤮

➥carlossainzjr get in line mate, i’ve called being baby norris’ godfather ages ago

➥maxverstappen wait your turn mates, clearly i am the correct choice for godfather

➥maxfewtrell ah, i believe you lads have forgotten my existence

➥yninstagram baby norris doesn’t exist yet, no need to fight to the death rn 🙄

➥lando.jpg i’ll convince the mrs to have four, for my racing number and so you each have a godchild 😅

user y/n may have won the war, but i’ve won the battle—bisexuals have been fed today!!!

➥user girl, i’m straight and i’ve zoomed in on the last photo an unhealthy amount of times

➥user i diagnose you with y/n-sexuality it’s incredibly common in humans

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oscarpiastri you two are made for each other 😀

➥lando.jpg this sounds like an insult 🙂

➥yninstagram i thought kids under 13 weren’t allowed on ig

➥oscarpiastri you’re not even a year older than me @ yninstagram

mclaren mama y papa

➥ yninstagram still on timeout.

➥ mclaren :(

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[steveshairychest]

Fashion designer Steve, who accepts a contract to have Rockstar Eddie Munson wear his designs in the latest addition of vogue, but the thing is, he hates Eddie. Hates his cocky smile, his music, the way he called Steve 'doll' the first time they met at some celebrity's birthday party made his skin crawl. But Steve isn't stupid. Eddie's hot, popular and Steve's latest line would look amazing on him. This is the only reason he accepts the deal. If people saw Eddie wearing his designs, they would buy them. Plain and simple.

Steve spends all morning before the shoot dreading having to deal with loud, obnoxious Eddie Munson. He chain smokes on the roof of his studio and tries to remind himself of all the pros of this shoot, of how influential Eddie is. The cons are way longer than the pros.

It's barely past 8am when the studio doors open and in walks the cause of his current headache, but there's something different about this man nervously walking into his studio to the one he's so used to seeing and avoiding at parties. There's no dramatic entrance, no tight leather pants and way too much eye-liner. There's just this... guy. He's in fucking sweatpants and what looks like a pyjama shirt that's been worn way too much, and his hair is tied up in a loose bun that shows off all the earrings he isn't wearing.

"Hi, I'm Eddie." He sticks out his hand politely for a hand shake and Steve is so shocked. He may have squeezed his hand a bit too tightly. "I'm super excited for the shoot! I love your designs." He's smiling at Steve but it's soft, genuine, gentle. It lacks the severity, the cockiness of the smiles he's seen before.

"Uh, thanks." Steve says dumbly and just walks away to the rack of clothes he has picked out for Eddie. "It's just me and you today. Is that okay with you? I work better when it's just me and the model." Steve takes all of his own photos, makes all his designs, does all the make-up and set design. In this industry, he's learned that if you want something done right, you need to do it yourself.

When Steve turns back around, Eddie is standing in the middle of the studio, awkwardly twisting the fabric of his shirt while rocking back onto the balls of his feet. "Yep, that's cool. It's totally cool. Cool as." His cheeks are bright red and he keeps looking around the empty studio, looking anywhere but at Steve.

"Are you nervous?" Steve asks. Nervous and Eddie Munson don't seem like two things that go together in Steve's mind. He's seen Eddie walk out onto a stage in front of thousands of people and thrust against a microphone while singing about sex. But doing a shoot alone with Steve makes him nervous?

"Yeah, you could say I'm a little nervous." He chuckles awkwardly and twirls a loose strand of hair that has fallen from the bun. "I've kind of always wanted to do a shoot with you and I'm terrified I'm going to fuck it up."

That's.. not what Steve was expecting.

"Oh." He says simply, not quite sure what to say to something like that.

"Did I just fuck it up?" Eddie drops the piece of hair and the absolute horror on his face causes Steve to smile.

He shakes his head and hands Eddie an armful of clothes. "Go get changed, pretty boy. You haven't fucked up, if anything you've just secured a permanent spot on my roster." He looks Eddie up and down once. "I like this version of you."

Eddie laughs. "You like my pyjamas?"

"No, you. You seem more real, less, no offence, douchey."

Eddie shrugs and nods in agreement, a few more strands of brown curls fall free. Steve will have to fix that. He wants Eddie's hair up for the shoot. He wants to be able to see every facial expression when Steve tells him how good he is. At posing, that is.

"Being a regular dude isn't what sells albums, unfortunately. So, I've gotta play the part. I've gotta sell sex and make myself seem otherworldly, untouchable, so that people will want me, want my music." He says this with a shrug, acts like it's just a casual thing to say. Steve can see that it's more than that though, can see how much Eddie dislikes having to play pretend to get people to like him.

He nods over to the small dressing room. "You don't have to be anyone else today. I just want Eddie. Only wear what you're comfortable in. I'll order us some breakfast, yeah?" He tries to make Eddie feel comfortable, tries to release some of the tension that had settled in the air by being friendly, a lot friendlier than he normally is with celebrity models. He usually tries to keep a distance from them.

"Pizza?" Eddie asks hopefully.

Steve scrunches up his nose and raises an eyebrow in question. "For breakfast? Really?" That didn't surprise him at all. Eddie's a rockstar. He's probably never had a balanced meal in his life.

Steve ignores the little voice in his head that whispers I could cook for him, make sure he's eating well and looking after himself.

"Yes, really. Extra anchovies, please."

"I've changed my mind. You've fucked it up. Go home."

Steve hears Eddie cackle as he slams the dressing room door shut and it's a surprisingly nice sound. Not as grating and obnoxious as the fake laugh he'd been subjected to at a party last year, it's a warm, almost melodic sound and it makes Steve's lips twitch into a smile.

Maybe this shoot won't be as torturous as he'd thought it would be.

[myobsessionsspace]

Sorry lovely, I had to censor a bit of your ask, sharing her business! 😭😂💜 and also I don’t give a platform here to the other part you mentioned, ain’t what I wanna attract around my space, protecting my peace and that😉

I totally get you!

Yes yes yes they censor themselves. They know what to share and what not to, most of the time. They keep it cute for us, many a time they’ve shared without really sharing you know. Like we’ll get a little cute nugget about Jimin playing with flowers and tinting his Eomma’s nails, that it was his dad that made/gave him the recipe for a hangover soup, Jungkook will talk about his Eomma’s bland japchae or his brother taking Bam or something. But it’s little sprinkles here and there. In the earlier days we learnt a bit from when radio interviewers or other interviewers would ask about their siblings, their childhood, their upbringing. These days it’s when their celeb friends also have interviews and are directly asked that they’ll share, like Sungwoon saying he was late to send Jimin of the service or Yugyeom talking about how the 96z all chipped in and bought him a designer bracelet for his birthday and how they all recently went to Busan together.

Yea we got conversations from them during AYS but you’re right it was like ‘oh the kids at the photoshoot’ ‘my album was what I wanted to do etc’ ‘this food is delicious’ ‘I slept well.’

I saw someone talk about how nice it was hearing them talk about Cosmic Terror because it was something unique that gave insight into how they think about something other than idol life. I felt that way too. It was also nice hearing them talk a bit more about the maknae line dynamics when they were younger. But as I said they know how to keep it ‘clean’ and keep it cute and I don’t think we’ll truly have much more than that. It’s a parasocial relationship. Not a real one. We get what they give us. Anymore we’re taking without their consent, overstepping our boundaries and doing it for ourselves, not them.

The same was we have our friends and brother in laws etc that we can chat to at the bar or on the phone or sitting on the couch, so do they. That’s the forum those conversations will happen with them, not with crew and strategically placed cameras. Not even with one phone with weverse live app opened up. We may get a leeeeeetttooll bit more with the later, especially after a glass or two of maekju or whiskey 😁 but that’s pretty much a novelty in itself. They’re kpop idols at the beginning and end of it all.

Jungkook having enough of the invasive and maybe delulu? questions/comments in a live (click for whole live)

Don’t worry too much about members not talking about their girlfriends etc. they have more than enough people in their circles they can talk about the ins and outs and plights or celeb dating etc. honestly they probably do wanna posts and be all coupled up on sns like other people their age but I wouldn’t be surprised if every member has burners/finstas and do all the things people their age do. Just because fans don’t see it doesn’t mean others don’t. My heart doesn’t bleed too much for fans not knowing ish.

That little crush convo for the cameras with their reactions, lol, we all know that ain’t how they really have conversations lool

Like if all my family, close friends etc know I’m dating someone but fans don’t. They talk smack or rumour me with others, who’s really laughing? Me and mine who know the real deal or people online confident in lies? There’s an old adage ‘what is understood don’t need to be said’ 😜

True Jimin stood ten toes down in his boyfriend style photo’ when Jungkook didn’t hear he said it again, then showed staff the photo and said it again 💅

And wouldn’t you guess it, go look in social media army spaces and you’ll find a Jungkook lover with that or it’s now used in au’s n ish. Let’s not EVEN get started on Jungkook’s birthday video message to Jimin, I swear I saw that as thousands of people’s pfp’s 😩

Even JK wasn’t like ‘f*** u mean boyfriend pic?!’, he was just like ‘meh lol, look at my hair, dummy shot, lol.’

So yea anon, I do get you, they could at anytime said it with their chest ‘you know I don’t like you like that right’ at anytime said ‘eww why would I do that with you’ the most we got was Slytherin Jimin letting Jungkook and all of us know he’s anti romantic😂 wanna talk about snow, ok we’re gonna be shovelling it soo, wanna talk about clouds, that looks like a whale, calling me prettier than clouds, errr nice try mister but u ain’t sweet talking me. He said it before and he showed it ‘I’m not easy’ AND ‘I can handle it’ you hear than Jungkook??? He was talking to Jungkook after all.

Ultimately I wasn’t disappointed in the slightest. I was never expecting, even with the synopsis of the show saying ‘travelling, activities, food and deep talks’ (or something like that), that we were really gonna get actual deep talks. The most I expected was the level of conversation we’ve always seen from their lives or how they talked about things when having conversations to gather in ‘In The Soop’ this is Jimin that only did his live and showed his place right before he was gonna enlist and get rid of everything in his place and maybe the place altogether! Lool

Thanks for the ask, sharing your thoughts and reading my ramblings lovely. I honestly was just typing like I was talking to a friend so soowee if my writing and thought process is all over the place! 🙈

💜

[meraki-yao]

TN Candies Part 2

HI! I’m back with more candies to share :D

Part 1

Again, preface for precaution, but it’s the exact same stuff as last time, so if you know it and you’re okay with it, feel free to cut the chase and go straight to the main event under the cut.  

1, This post contains content regarding real-person shipping. If you’re uncomfortable with the subject, again, please don’t read under the post

2, I don’t have all the candies because I really just view them in passing, so I’m just gonna write/translate the ones I’ve seen, remember and find at least a logical speculation

3, I need to reiterate this in case my position in this gets misunderstood: Me writing about “candies” isn’t because these are MY opinion or things *I* found or *I* believe in them being evidence. I am just a translator and messenger.

4, Chinese people have a very difference understanding of platonic/romantic affection/relationships compared to the Western world, and that they look at the candies with rose-tinted glass. Chinese/Asian people are generally a lot less affectionate with their personal relationships, for example friends wouldn’t say “love you” to each other if they’re just friends, nor would they expand their friend group to the others easily or other stuff. And these people who look for candy go into their “investigation” already with the belief that “they are together”, everything remotely resembling a close relationship will automatically be interpreted as romantic. I thought about it a lot, and honestly among the “candies” I’ve seen, most of them are a matter of interpretation: yes those are things couples will do, but it wouldn’t be weird if friends did it too. So they’re not that seriously or up for further speculation. There is I think only one “candy” that I can’t quite say the same, which I will explain and elaborate on in this post. 

5, Please remember that the people who do this do it in good nature: something I didn’t make clear in my post yesterday, which is on me, is that the fans do want them to be together, but they’re not like… yandere level or something. If they’re just friends the fans won’t be upset or betrayed or anything, they just prefer to see them as romantic. They don’t mean any harm, and they don’t cause any harm because China is physically and digitally too far away for them to actually fuck shit up, and they understand the lines of parasocial relationships: those who met with Taylor during his China trip in December know to, and didn’t bring up this in front of him. They know where to draw the line, and whoever doesn’t and starts becoming a problem gets kicked out of the community. This is meant for fun.

Ok with that being say, main event under the cut:

Lexi Galitzine

Preface for this one, and I cannot emphasise this enough: I did not fact check this one, I don’t follow Lexi on any social media. These are discoveries of the original posters. Please do not disturb Lexi and respect her privacy, especially since she is not a public figure. This is observation and speculation all done in casual, good fun, please respect her and leave her alone.

Starting from 20th December, Lexi Galitzine, Nick’s older and only sister, starting following Taylor on Instagram, which is quite odd since it was past rwrb’s promo period. Even during the promo period, Lexi only liked the rwrb official account’s post on twitter. And it’s her personal account, not her work account, so this is a personal thing.

She then proceeded to like Taylor’s post from the 20th, 23rd , and 29th. All of which are pictures from his China trip, and therefore has nothing to do with Nick.

Lexi is a graphic designer, so she mostly follows artist and designers. For Nick’s co-workers, Lexi only follows two female co-star who are very close to Nick. Taylor’s the first male friend of Nick’s that Lexi followers.

Your Man

As we all know, on Taylor’s birthday, Aneesh posted her (so far) last rwrb photo dump, and among those ones was Taylor and Nick singing together (which was adorable)

They sang “Your Man” together, which is quite a romantic and sweet song if you look at the lyrics

Taylor then commented under the post, and I quote “You recorded Ahahaahhaa”, implying he didn’t know that this was recorded at the time of the video. But… from the video, Aneesh isn’t that far away from the boys, and Taylor’s facing Aneesh, unlike Nick, who was facing Taylor.

(This is fully up to interpretation) There’s such a… vibe between them in that video.  

(To me this is a stretch but) Taylor’s at Nick’s trailer. And if we recall the “OHHH THERE’S THE MOVIE STAR” little video where Nick got all adorably flustered since Taylor filmed Nick getting out of the lift, it means that Taylor was waiting for Nick, and Nick wasn’t surprised to see Taylor, so this has been going on for a while. If there is more than one lift, then Taylor also somehow knows which one Nick’s coming out from. They know each other’s route/place and meet up a lot.

Aneesh posted a video of both of them singing on Taylor’s birthday, and when wishing Taylor happy birthday, she posted that video on her story. It’s Taylor’s birthday, it would have made more sense to post either photos of just Taylor, or Taylor with her, which is what she did for his last birthday.

Nick’s Tiktok

Mentioned this yesterday but I’ll translate it here too: Nick originally followed 83 accounts on Tik Tok. On 11th January 2024, Nick cleared out his following, and only 7 remained: Camila Cabello (Cinderella 2021, Cinderella), Ayo Oedebiri (Bottoms, Josie), Rachel Sennott (Bottoms, PJ), Sio Torley (M&G, Crew), Inez Ella Clark (M&G, Makeup), Cameron Valetina (Model), and Taylor. Taylor is somehow, the only guy remaining.

Among these seven people, Nick mostly likely only introduced Taylor and Camila to Lexi, because Lexi only follows those two on social media

Later Nick followed a 4 generally accounts, but then three days he unfollowed two of those. So he has 9 followings now: 2 content accounts, 6 girl, and Taylor.

Please note that I did not fact check this, and I literally cannot fact check it because Tik Tok is completely unavailable here. Everything I translated is from OP and the screenshots she provided.

I think I’ll leave it there for part 2! Again there is still more, so lemme know if you want a part 3!

Again, this is all in good fun. But after the shit storm yesterday, I kind of wanted to use this to remind people in the rwrb who love them both and are understandably bothered and upset by the haters that the boys are proven to have a good relationship, and this is evidence. Whether these acts are platonic or romantic is none of our business and up to interpretation, but these show that they have a good relationship regardless. Don't let the assholes get to you, and have fun with these :D

Tagging a couple of folks:

@lfg1986-2 @tal-vez-o-quizas @na-18dia @mylucayathoughts @androgynoustriumphclown @hopefulblizzardsublime

[wolf-tail]

I can't even be mad at Disney adults, because like, I get it.

I grew up with these characters, too. I grew up with these movies, this art, that magic. That little buzz in your chest you get when you see that castle in the intro of a movie, when you hear that instrumental rendition of "Wish Upon A Star", and know you're about to step out of the ordinary world and into a fairytale.

Disney parks market themselves as some far away paradise, and for the most part, they are. They're wonderful, fun, beautiful places with every aspect designed to make guests happy. You're willing to put up with long lines and obscene prices because they really are that fucking good. But the sad part is, when your family can't afford it, like my family couldn't the majority of my life, that magic becomes painful, an ache under your chest you can't describe.

It's that feeling you get when you see your grandma bought the orange juice with Donald Duck on the cover, and even though that orange juice is nasty and tastes like watered down Sunny D, you were still happy.

It's that feeling you get when your car drives past a billboard for Disney On Ice, and it burns because you know your parents won't take you.

It's that feeling you get when you go to the Disney store at the malll just to look around and wave your hand in front of the princess mirror and watch it change color. If you're lucky, like on your birthday or something, your parents get you a dress, or those little plastic dress up heels, And you strut around the house like you own the place.

It's that burning, white hot jealousy when you see your classmates vacation photos with round ear headbands in them, and that castle looks so real you could reach out and touch it, or when you see the magnets on your aunt's fridge, of mouse shaped pretzels and ice cream, and that ferris wheel with his face on it, and it's all you can do not to break down crying.

It's that feeling when you enter your 6th grade MCU phase, and you know there's a place on this Earth where you can give Loki the hug he clearly so desperately needs, but you can't fucking go.

And when your family finally gets to go, and you see the Magic Kingdom that's been waiting for you this whole time, it's bittersweet, because you've grown old enough to know that the House of Mouse is a pit of greed and evil, and that fresh faced innocent little kid is gone, leaving only a jaded teenager in her place, who's already been betrayed by Rowling, and you know that if things were easier for your family, the little girl you used to be would have loved this place a lot more. You still love it and have fun, but you know it could've been better.

The Magic Kingdom is choked with impatient crowds and underpaid employees, and the hands that built it are putting money in genocidal pockets.

I hold no hate or ire in my heart for people who love these parks, and the characters and stories that call it home, but I beg you. Don't give Robert Iger your money, at least not now, not while he's using it to pay people to kill those innocent children who would have loved the parks you do.

[aheathen-conceivably]

Hello darlings! 🍂

So a while back someone asked if I’d ever be willing to share my planning document for the story. As I’m currently in the process of extending my in-game year to 6 days I took a moment to redo my template. While it is still blank and spoiler-free, I thought this would be a good time to show you all what it looks like. Of course this includes a long rambling explanation so I’ll leave everything for anyone interested under the cut…

So first and foremost this is just the template that helps me, and may not work for others. I also know some simmers keep a calendar oriented around in-game events like birthdays, weddings, etc.; however, mine is designed to help me translate my writing into orderly in-game shoots as well to see if there’s an imbalance in posts.

To break it down, I use a system where 6 in-game days=one real life year (although this template could be used for any formula). Each of these days is listed under the year and corresponds to a color for easy visual delineation. The pattern then repeats itself each year. Under each day, I have five slots categorized by times of day. This is because I usually have more than one post to shoot on the same day, so I can list them out neatly to the right rather than all in one line. It also gives me a better idea of what time of day/lighting to shoot each scene in.

Moving to the right, you can see that scenes fall into different categories. I mostly use “story posts” which is just the scenes as written in order. “Other events” and “Etc. Posts” are for things like letters (when I will need to load into another household to take photos there) or portraits, lookbooks, etc. All the way to the right is where I tally up the total number of story posts for that year, which helps me identify gaps in the narrative.

When I am ready for a particular arc (as I’m currently in the 1930-1933 arc this already has a completed spreadsheet), I read through the writing that I have and plug each scene into the corresponding year. I can then move some scenes up or down if need be as well as see where I can add scenes. When it’s completed, I can go in game and know exactly what needs to be shot next or if I missed anything. It does take a bit of time to translate my writing into this spreadsheet, but I find it saves me a lot of time and headache in the overall process.

I hope that this wasn’t overly complicated as I know systems/organization techniques often make sense to those who use them but not to others. Feel free to leave any questions in the comments 🥰

[shytulipghost]

Exactly one year ago, I made my first post about Liliana.

So technically that means...

🎉🎉TODAY IS LILIANA'S BIRTHDAY!🎉🎉

I love how this drawing turned out. Look how pretty she looks! :D (Of course she is going to look pretty; she is a succubus.)

Although I created her last year, she quickly became one of my favourite Tumblr OCs. Thank you, @thoughtfulrobot, for making her colour palette and thanks to everyone who liked/reblogged my posts about her (both on my main blog and the art blog).

"Wow, that cake really looks nice! Can I have a..."

"Oh..."

I was in a race against time to finish this illustration. I'm glad I found a way to draw her hair.

I'm still working on the demon design, but I more or less have an idea. I just need to find more references of praying mantises (both real photos and characters based on said bug). I already saved some of them. If she were an animal, she would probably look like the orchid mantis.

Here are the sketches:

I like this sketch so much! She looks so happy.

[justplainwhump]

Just A Fling: Invite

Written for the Peyton / Dany "Just A Fling"-AU. Peyton belongs to @wildfaewhump.

References this and this.

[Just A Fling Masterlist]

Content warnings: implied past assault (partly within a relationship), gaslighting, victim blaming; Peyton is an asshole.

The invitation card Dany can't stop staring at is settled right on top of a stack of other mail.

Business correspondence, all of that, she's sifted through it already; a signed copy of their collaboration agreement with a major freight airline, offerings from consultancies, the preprint of the upcoming issue of a logistics magazine featuring her in its cover story about their new automated container terminal. All items that should demand her attention.

All items that have ceased to exist in the instant she pulled the card from it's heavy white envelope, and all she can feel is dread pooling in her stomach.

It's a carefully designed layout, maritime imagery, golden letters in an elegant yet fancy font, all set around a photo of Peyton Montgomery looking casually stunning.

Just like Peyton had looked casually stunning leaning in the doorway of his house the last time she'd seen him, when he had shrugged and rolled his eyes at her and told her nothing she remembered was real. I think you need to take some time to figure yourself out, he'd said, and closed the door.

She hasn't even managed to get herself to hate him.

If anything, she hates herself. For accepting her defeaf, for allowing him, them, to be in control. Control of the narrative. Control of her.

It takes all of her effort to reach out for the card. It trembles slightly in her hand, as she turns it around to read its back.

The details are printed in golden letters. Party of the year. Peyton Montgomery's 30th birthday. His yacht, Davenport Marina. Next month.

It's not even a clerical error that she's receive one, not his office sending out a bunch of impersonal invites to an anonymous mailing list. No. It's personal. Dany, is handwritten on top of the card with an undoubtedly expensive fountain pen, and it makes her stomach turn how easily she recognises Peyton's handwriting from dozens of notes he's sneaked into her pockets during the few months of their affair.

Dany,. Nothing else.

It's a punch in the gut.

As if nothing happened.

No. As if what happened didn't matter.

The number next to the RSVP isn't his. She knows it from one glance, easily, because she knows too horribly much about that man.

Before she can think it through, she hits call on her phone, and his intitals light up on the display, over a photo of his hand holding a drink. Just a guy with no face. Just a casual fling. That's what they were always supposed to be. Not more.

Not less.

"Dany," Peyton answers, almost cheerfully. Dany. Just like on the fucking card. Just like she hears his voice say in her nightmares.

"What the actual fuck, Peyton?"

She hears someone talk in the background, and his voice muffled when he replies something, about wine coolers and ice cubes and tables, before he's back with her.

"Sorry, Party stuff. Event planner keeping me on my toes. You know how it is. So, what's up? Did you get the invite?"

She focuses on her hands, forces herself to stay steady. "Peyton," she presses through clenched teeth. "Are you even fucking aware of what happened at the last party we went to together? Hint, that was the one where you let your best friend spike my drink so that the two of you could have your way with me, and I wouldn't even remember."

His tone sounds like he's rolling his eyes. "Please, that didn't happen. Don't come if you're going to be a bad sport, but i thought you'd be over that ridiculous story by now, c'mon."

"Oh yeah?" Dany's fingers clench the phone, while she tries to control her breathing. To let the anger win, not whatever else it is she's feeling. "Pretty sure even Geoff remembers that different from you. Or Valerian. They - I -" She closes her eyes, trying to ban the images from her memory. Tears are stinging in the corners of her eyes. "That night," she starts again, "the two of you shattered me to fucking pieces. Nothing, nothing's been the same. I can't sleep. I can't feel safe. You took that from me. And now you expect me to rsvp to your fucking birthday party?"

The other end of the line goes quiet, the event planner shooed away.

"Fine." Peyton's voice is chilling, suddenly. "Consider your invitation rescinded. And I'll let my security know, so please don't show up and cause a scene. I really thought you'd be more mature about this, Dany. We had fun that night. You got drunk and high and scared yourself, and you've been on a crusade to blame me ever since. Don't call me again."

"Fuck you," she hisses. "I've kept fucking quiet about this everywhere, Peyton, because Geoff and you made sure your fucking lies are airtight. A crusade? That's the fucking opposite of this."

"You're lucky you're so fuckable," he sneers. "Because I certainly wasn't seeing you for your personality. Goodbye, Dany. You'll hear from my lawyers if you try to contact me again."

Dany stares at the phone for minutes, after he disconnected.

Slowly, there's something icy settling inside her and she allows it to grow; a cold rage gathering under her skin, a barrier settling over the dread and heartbreak and self loathing.

She's going to call her own lawyers, too.

But before that, she's going to make another call.

Her gaze flicks to the birthday card again. His yacht. Peyton's fucking proud of that thing, as proud as he is of his mind blowing parties.

She won't ever go on a crusade against him publicly, they both know that.

But there's one thing he doesn't know.

Her company doesn't just own commercial harbours.

She presses the button that connects her to her assistant. "I need to talk to the head of operations of Davenport Marina. About an event next month. The matter is confidential."

She'll never get back what Peyton took from her that night. He's won. But at least, he's given her opportunity to take something of his, something that signifies more to him than she ever did.

It's petty, it's small, it's beneath her; but at least it's something she can do.

She's going to take his party.

[jackina-box]

fun facts from our production of ride the cyclone!!!!

1. jane and ocean were dating irl!! it was my partner and i :) which is. yk. obvious from the photos

2. our noel’s actual real birthday is 7/11

3. we bought. 36 pool noodles. for our set. one of them became Jojo the snake

4. speaking of set, i designed it! and the lights and props! scout (aka jane) designed the costumes and our MD did sound!!!

5. at least half the cast didnt like roller coasters, specifically ones with loop the loops

6. every night i’d pick up a lion from the set and have a little moment while constance would play peek a boo with Karnak!! during the Savannah scene

7. virgil was originally gonna be a puppet (but then the actor stole our hearts and we needed him)

8. none of us were the same sign as our character

9. jane would try to get ricky to celebrate his birthday after the new birthday scene by giving him the cupcake and hat :)

10. our jane, noel, and mischa were actually cousins irl so we changed noel’s lament to be ricky and noel !!

11. our mischa was a soprano !! their range is just crazy

12. the horse’s name is Anthony :)

13. jane’s motivation for savannah with the greenest eyes was that scout always imagined that janes doll had green eyes

14. we had real fortunes we would get every night during uranium

15. mischa had a (self drawn) weed tattoo

thats all i can rlly think of for now !!!! i’m sure i’ll think of more but in the mean time yeah :)

[azurevi]

Cater’s A-Z

pairing: cater x gn!reader

genre: fluff with a bit of angst

note: In celebration of my adorable shrunkly scrimbly cater diamond’s birthday, here’s an alphabet for him!

A ffection - what is their love language?

Words of affirmation: He likes to drop you sweet messages from time to time, before he sleeps or after he wakes up. When you need someone to cheer or hype you up, he’s always ready to drown you in his endless sweet compliments. 

Quality time: Be ready to go on tons of dates with Cater, because his barrel of ideas is endless. If he sees a scenic spot online, he’ll make a mental note to bring you there next time. That being said, sometimes he would rather stay indoors with you, where you can do everything or nothing. In public you can have tons of fun, but in private he can remove his energetic and cheery mask for a while. In short, he is content with pretty much everything so long as you’re spending time together.

B etrayal - how they react to you being the villain all along.

Surprise, hurt, disbelief. There’s a rush of emotions paralyzing him as he stands facing you. Instead of your usually sweet and understanding smile, there is a cold edge to your glare, unemotional.

He feels like he should’ve known. There’s no way something-- someone this good would be real. All this time he has been letting you in to the locked rooms in his heart, in hope that someone will finally understand him, but it turns out to be a lie.

He tries to appear nonchalant by scoffing, but there’s no masking the clench of his fists and the tears stinging the corners of his eyes. 

C rush - what are they like pining for you?

He takes all the chances he has to spend more time with you, from inviting you to unbirthday parties to giving you desserts he got from the local cafe. He’ll also get you some trinkets as gifts.

A social butterfly that he is, it can be hard to recognize romantic interest, but you can tell by subtle things like how he accidentally liked your post from months ago once and scrambled to explain that he spilled tea on his phone, or how he ‘jokingly’ brings up how you two look like a couple at the amusement park. He may sound like he’s just being mischievous when he say that, but he’s actually testing your reaction.

D omestic - what is it like living with them?

A lot of decorations, from posters to trinkets on the top of the shelves. The design is probably aesthetically pleasing.

In truth, he may be a little messy. The moment he gets home, he’s throwing his shoes off and diving face first into the bed or sofa. Sometimes he forgets to bring the clothes to the washing machine.

Probably has quite a number of plushies lying around. Your bed will be swarmed by them all winter, but at least they keep you warm.

He’ll probably have photos of you two hung up on a notice board or something, decorated by a string of cute light bulbs etc.

Quite a lot of stuff that he bought once to post on Magicam and never use again…

E asy - instances they find it effortless to love you.

When you remember things he mentioned in passing. Cater doesn’t always say what’s on his mind or what he really feels, and even when he does, it’s usually short and easily missed. But when he receives a heart-shaped box filled with spicy ramens for Valentine’s instead of sweet chocolate, or when you get him new guitar strings after hearing him rant to himself the other day, he feels warmed by the fact that you pay attention to every little detail. 

When you get him out of tiring social interactions. It’s a well-known fact that he’s the mood setter wherever he goes, but it can be exhausting trying to smile and make jokes all the time, especially when he’s dealing with disobedient first years. Not a lot of people manage to catch the way his smile falls quickly when he has his back turned, or the way his laugh sounds drained, but whenever you do and subtly get him away from the crowd for a split second, he’s be really thankful. If you go as far as to take over his job and lighten the mood for a short while, he’ll make sure to show his gratitude when you’re alone.

F amily - them meeting your family for the first time.

He tries his best to make a good impression! As soon as he knows that your parents want to meet him, he starts pestering you with questions about them, such as what kind of guys they like, what snacks they like to eat, even their religion. He just really wants your family to accept him, okay?

In front of your parents, he’s still sporting the usual charismatic smile, but you can tell by his occasional shaky leg that he’s nervous. Hopefully your parents are easy-going, or else he’s going to be pretty stressed out.

If you have siblings, that’s one more thing for him to worry about. Growing up with his sisters, he has kind of associated ‘siblings’ as demanding and picky. It fills him with relief that your siblings aren’t as difficult as his. At the same time he feels a little jealous.

Chances are he’s going to get along with all of your family members really well. Maybe even too well, given how he texts them photos of you two all the time and tell them about the troubles you get into at school.

G entle - how gentle are they with you?

He’s not a physically strong person, so he’ll never come off as forceful or aggressive. He doesn’t think you’re some delicate being either.

When he sees you from the other side of the corridor, he likes to call your name and run to give you a spinning hug. Sure, it earns a few envious gazes from the passing students, but who cares, right?

That being said, he’ll respect your distance if you prefer some personal space.

H onesty - what kind of things do they lie about?

His opinions. Sometimes he lie about enjoying something just because he doesn’t want to upset the other person, and other times he pretend to be enthusiastic while secretly wishing to leave.

He won’t outright tell you that he used underhanded methods (aka his unique magic) to skip queues or grab concert tickets for the both of you, but you can kind of tell. Just don’t rain on his parade and enjoy the show, okay?

I n vino veritas - how do they act when they’re drunk?

Cater doesn’t always drink, and he has a decent tolerance towards alcohol. When he does get drunk though, he’s even more spontaneous than usual, and his mood can go from 1 to 100 in split seconds.

He could be ecstatically taking selfies with you one moment, and crying about a soap opera he saw last week the next. May also make some offhanded mean comments, like how he wouldn’t eat Lilia’s cooking even if there’s no other food in the world. Just make up some excuse for him, and take care of him the next day. The hangover is going to make his head split like crazy.

J ealousy - how well do they handle jealousy?

Normally he doesn’t mind you getting attention from your friends or spending time with them, but if he feels neglected, he tries to subtly steal your attention.

He may ask you on dates and make a ‘mindless’ comment about how you haven’t been spending a lot of time together.

If it really gets to a point where he’s craving alone time with you, he may become a bit clingy. Will definitely throw his arms around you and whine about how you’ve forgotten all about him already. He’s can be quite the master at guilt tripping.

K ite - when they become emotionally distant.

Cater can be moody sometimes. He usually locks himself up when he’s feeling depressed or stressed out, as he can barely muster the energy to pretend to be fine.

In this case, he actually prefers some personal time with himself, but he can easily spiral into loneliness. If he disappears for more than a few days, please bring him some snacks and offer your company. He doesn’t ask for it out loud, but he really needs it.

L ove - first time saying ‘i love you’.

It happens casually. You’re on a call with him, talking about everything and nothing, when he notices that it’s already late.

“When then, I’ll see you tomorrow. Love you~” he says before hanging up. With a content smile he heads over to the washroom to brush his teeth, replaying your conversation in his head. Then, with the toothbrush still inside his mouth, he realizes what he said.

He is immediately flustered, spitting the toothpaste out and throwing himself onto his bed, rolling around like a lovesick fool. He didn’t expect to say the L-word this early, but it seems that he’s more into you than he expected.

Totally expects you to give him a response the next day.

M iss - they miss their chances with you.

It’s likely that he loses you to his uncertainties. While it’s undeniable that he likes you, he doesn’t know if he wants to risk your friendship by dropping the question on you. He’s also unsure if he is capable of settling down and giving his total trust in you. There may also be a bit of commitment issue going on.

Even after you’re with someone else, Cater still can’t help but love you. He still hangs out with you in the name of friends, though sometimes he tries to steal you away from your partner with that pleasing smile of his.

N ickname - what terms of endearments do they have for you?

Even before you’re dating, he already has a bunch of nicknames for you: sweetheart, darling etc, but he uses them for some other friends too.

Once you’re officially together, he gives you unique ones like babe or honey. He also calls you his muse under the song covers he posts on Magicam sometimes.

O cean - what reminds them of you?

Funny or cute posts he sees on Magicam. Whenever he comes across videos of pets or relatable memes, you’re the first person he send them to. Sometimes it could be cute couple photos, in which case he’ll add ‘me & you’ to the messages <3

Sappy love songs. Any time he hears a song that reminds him of you, he’s immediately saving it so he can share to his friends at light music club. Even though they all have different music tastes, they’re more than willing to indulge him and do a cover of that song so he can perform it to you <3

P rotection - what would they do if you got hurt trying to protect them?

Whatever reluctance that Cater has towards fighting Riddle’s overblot form vanishes the moment he catches your falling body. He’s immediately checking your wounds, afraid that you’ve taken a fatal hit.

Part of him wants to berate you for diving into danger like this, but the other part knows that he has to protect you now. That’s when Ace realizes that Cater can look pretty intimidating when he’s serious.

At the end of the day, he’s thankful that he has someone like you who would risk your life for him, but please, don’t do it again. He wants to be the one keeping you safe instead.

Q uest - what do they wish to achieve in a relationship?

When you started dating, Cater didn’t really ask for a lot but some affections and quality time. But as he slowly starts to feel serious about this relationship, he begins to think of you as home.

All he asks is someone who will listen to him, who will accept his multiple facets, who makes him feel understood and respected. Of course, he will try his best to be your shelter too.

R eason - why can’t they be with you?

He’s scared of commitment. He doesn’t want to get your hopes up as he isn’t sure if he’s ready to fully confide in someone and show them his truest, deepest feelings. Perhaps there’s also this fear that the relationship won’t last that stops him from starting it in the first place.

S peed - things you do that make their heart race.

When you post your lovey-dovey pictures on Magicam. Reading your sweet captions, adorable filters and tooth-rottingly sweet stickers gives him butterflies. It fuels him with a bit of pride that you like to show him off to others, but mostly he wonders how he managed to get someone as perfect as you.

When you smile at him under the fireworks. Cater likes to visit the amusement park with you, and the fireworks at night are not to be missed. While the onlookers arc their heads back in awe, he finds it impossible to pull his gaze from you. The iridescent explosions paint your face in all kinds of colors. If he looked close enough he could probably see the whole universe glistening in your eyes. Noticing his stare, you turn to him as well, and your lips melt into a loving smile. The flowers blooming in the sky are nothing compared to you.

T each - what has being with you taught them?

Effective communication. As mentioned, there are days when Cater just wants to spend time with himself and be away from social situations. Instead of making up excuses and pretending he’s fine or straight up ghosting you, he learns to tell you honestly that he needs space.

U niverse - a random au

Skater AU! Cater visits the skatepark closest to school regularly, and most of the time he sees you lingering around. He tries his best to impress you with his skills, but more often than not you are too caught up with practicing by yourself to notice. Eventually he offers to teach you how to skate, and that’s how you become friends.

Rival bands AU? Despite the fact that his band and yours are like fire and water, always pitting against each other in shows and underground concerts, he can’t help but admire your passion for music. Too bad you seem to despise his entire team… until you find him practicing your song backstage.

V alue - how important are you to them?

Very important, and he makes sure that you’re aware by reminding you all the time. This includes the aforementioned texts, occasional profile pictures of you two together, and his spontaneous visits to your room. You’re always on his mind, and you’re the first person he wants to share his joy with.

W ary - how do they deal with their family not liking you?

His sisters are demanding, no surprises. He’s used to being bossed around by them or having them force their opinions on him. Since he was a kid, he has always begrudgingly complied.

But as they sandwich him and talk about how you don’t seem like a good fit for them, he can’t help but feel annoyance boiling inside him. If only they knew how much you meant to him… no, it’s not like they’ll change their minds.

He makes up a halfhearted excuse to escape from their endless pestering. His first instinct is to find you and ask for some comfort. He won’t tell you what his sisters said, but he’ll be wary if you’re to meet each other at some point. If they outright criticize you, he will immediately get you away from the gathering. The last thing he wants is to for you to feel what he feels growing up.

X -ray - how do they confess?

Contemplated filming the whole thing and posting it on Magicam, ends up only carrying through with the first part. He just wants to keep this special moment to himself.

He’s cheesy, preparing flowers and balloons and all kinds of stuff you see in a classic romcom. There’s nothing fancy about the location- just the rose maze of Hearyslabyul- but he scatters petals all over the place so that you will be led to the very centre, where your name is painted in the middle of a heart-shaped tree.

Also contemplated singing a cloying love song, but decides against it because he’s still doubtful about his musical skills. You may think that he seems calm and upbeat asking you out, but he’s actually sweating so much that his palms are damp.

If you accept his confession, he’ll feels as though a rock has been lifted off his chest, the previous worry and insecurity overtaken by relief and gratitude as he lifts you into a bone crushing hug.

Y ears - how they celebrate your anniversaries.

Doesn’t matter if it’s been years since you’ve been together, he strives to make your relationship as interesting as the first few months. This means different celebrations for each anniversary, from something fit for a king to a humble yet heartfelt date.

Always posts about your milestones on his Magicam page. It earns some jealous comments from his underclassmen, but he usually just uses them for laughs and giggles. The truth is he’s really grateful that you have loved him all this time, and he wishes to be on the receiving end of it for more years to come.

Z oo - what kind of dates do they take you on?

Arcade dates with Cater has got to be so fun! He gives his all in dance battles, spends hours saving up tickets so he can trade a matching plushes for the both of you, and accidentally develops a gambling addiction in claw machines.

Stargazing is always more than looking at the stars and constellations with Cater. He’s well-versed in astrology and can point out how each pattern influence each other and lead to troubles with spirituality, though he may go off on a tangent and start talking about why you shouldn’t hang out too much around certain signs instead.

Sometimes when he doesn’t want to go home during holidays, he makes up some excuses and brings you on a road trip instead. And yes, it’s all driving into the sunset, camping out in a cozy tent, giggling at each other when it expectedly rains. But it’s also finding out that neither of you know how to fix a broken tire, that the map is really outdated, and that there is no signal out in the wild. Well, at least he got to spend some alone time with you!

[primamchorus]

8) What hobbies does your OC have? What do they do to unwind?

Hihi, Mimble! Thank you so much for the ask, and I hope you've been having a good day! ♥♥

OC Secret Ask List

Primam enjoys reading as a more commonplace hobby of hers. She has a number of cherished books that she keeps and even revisits as little gateways away from life.

As for a more uncommon hobby, Primam really enjoys elemancy (the art of crafting elemental spell flasks in universe to FFXV). She has a number of journals and video recordings of her experiments with elemancy and the effects of varying catalysts to create the desired effects of what she's aiming for!

Tandem has sketchbooks and tends to make blueprints of weapon designs. He likes thinking of ways to make weapons more easily imbued with elemancy to play off of Primam's enthusiasm as well as her natural control over magic and elemancy. But other than that, he does a lot of life drawings and tends to use art as a means to vent.

Otherwise, he also got into blacksmithing as another, more satisfying outlet for frustration that isn't just casual sex in his noncommittal pursuits (because that's also a thing he pursues, but it's not super relevant).

Mollis actually really loves going to the arcade with everyone when she has the opportunity to do so. She commands the high scores on any shooting games, and quickly adapts to any interface malfunctions or sensitivity input readjustments that may be needed. It's legitimately fun for her to keep her aim and perception in check.

Otherwise, she did get into music thanks to her girlfriend, and has been learning how to play violin that she's been enjoying.

Ros got into gardening and taking care of his family's rose garden like his mother before him. He does it out of a sense of obligation and as a means to kind of understand the kind of person his mother was through gardening. Through it, he does find a sense of peace and serenity, and understands better the nurturing nature of what his House is and always has been to the Crown.

Aestus is a chess kind of guy. It's a good way for him to learn about people by seeing how they maneuver and think about a situation before them. So it's not just fun, it's also insightful for him.

As a bit of a curve ball for some, Aestus also likes sewing and making plushies. This is something he picked up for his sisters to give them personalized gifts for their birthdays or seasonal reasons, but he's made other things for some of the other nobles as well.

Vera's very into makeup, which is great for her as a member of House Vox. They aren't known as the 'Family of a Thousand Faces' for nothing, after all. Vera really likes working on ensuring that she can make different enough disguises and appearances that would behoove herself or those within her House if needed. In addition, she does like goofing off with this and also tends to do different accents and impersonations with each appearance she makes if they weren't based on any one person in particular.

... Does trolling the other members of the noble families count? Because Lyra does that a lot -- particularly choosing Primam, Tandem, or Mollis as her targets. Tandem is not as fun as a target, though, because he'll shoot right back with something just as nasty or meanspirited.

Real talk, though, Lyra does tend to actually do a lot of scrap booking and poetry. Ros is the one who suggested scrap booking to her -- just taking a number of little things like photos or good memories and compiling them together. Since she values Ros as a really close friend to her and as the only person she believes actually sees her, she has taken the time to do it, and it has helped.

Nebula likes ventriloquism! This is something that she saw people on television do, and she thought that it was such a neat and fun little thing that she practices and is pretty good at ventriloquy herself now. It's actually proven itself as a useful skill to get away from other people, because when you can throw your voice and confuse people as to where you are, you can slip away in the opposite direction.

[wildemaven]

Weekends with Frankie: Flea Market Finds

Pairing: Frankie Morales x Reader

Words: 1,002

Rating: T

Warnings: mentions of food; let me know if I missed anything

A/N: Getting this out later than I wanted to, this sickness hit me hard. This isn’t beta’s and kind of feels like a mess. My brain feels like mush, so I’m not even sure I like the ending, nothing was working as I was writing it— it is what it is now lol.

Weekends with Frankie Masterlist / Masterlist

The paper cup is warm, its contents fueling this chilly morning. You’re tucked into Frankie’s side, your favorite spot to reside on the weekends.

It’s the third Sunday of the month. Which means it’s not your slow serene kind of morning. But sometimes sacrifices equal greater rewards.

The house you share with Frankie is modest but homey.

When you moved in, while spacious, it was lacking a sense of style. No fault to Frankie, the man is simple in his ways and never put much thought into decorating his home.

That was years ago. Since then, with Frankie’s approval, you’d been able to meld both of your aesthetics to design your home— his warm earthy tones and your contemporary mid century modern.

But it was your shared appreciation for all things from decades before that gave character throughout the space. Items laced with history from those who had previously owned them.

Thrift stores and flea markets are where gravitate towards when purchasing things.

That’s where you find yourselves this morning. Bundled in layers, ready to browse through a treasure trove of collectibles and piles of rare nicknacks strewn out for pickers to rummage through.

You didn’t necessarily need any one item in particular. Through thrifting together, you’d both found a love for collecting.

Frankie’s collection of vinyls was impressive. He had a real knack for finding some old gems. His most prized one being Prince’s Purple Rain album. More often than not, it was streaming through your home.

He was diligent in his purchases. Each album had to hold meaning or reference a time in his life.

You found joy in collecting old film cameras. You’d grown up before digital was the norm, and pictures took close to a week before you were able to see them. You love the accessibility of your phone for quick snaps but there’s just something about the click and winding of a vintage camera body.

Frankie appreciated the photos around your home even more so because they were taken by you. Your sweet little Canon AE-1 was always stowed in your bag when leaving the house. It accompanied you on many camping trips to the mountains. It was always with in arms reach during barbecues with the guys— you made each of them photo books through out the years of birthdays, weddings and group vacations.

Today your find yourselves digging through a pile of well worn tshirts, Frankie’s second love. It’s stacks and stacks of band tees, the images so faded they’re just barely visible. They’re aged to perfection, the fabrics so buttery soft from years of wear and tear.

You’d gifted Frankie a vintage Fleetwood Mac shirt when you’d first got together. It had quickly become his favorite. Dark blue, faded in some areas now littered with holes all over it. The offer to replace had been brought up several times, but he refused stating it was just starting to break in and fit right— it makes the man happy.

Sifting through a few piles, he’d found a few winners— new to him Styx and Rolling Stone tees.

Frankie and you have a love affair with books. Your home is filled with them, any and every subject. Early on in dating, Frankie had mentioned his aversion for reading when he joined the army. With all the studying he’d done over the years for flight school, he swore he’d never pick up a book again. But it was on his first deployment, the long days filled with trepidation and uncertainty, where he found books were the one thing that made his down time a little more tolerable. They kept his mind busy getting lost in the pages, the words leaving a lasting impression on him. Books were his escape.

You’d found him a first edition of East of Eden, the book that resolved his love for reading. He’d briefly mentioned it on your second date, a mere fact he’d given that you tucked away for a later time. When he’d unwrapped it 3 years later for Christmas, he was speechless. It was in perfect mint condition, every page crisp and pristine— but also he was so in awe that you’d remembered such a small thing he had mentioned years prior. It sits on his nightstand now, his watch and glasses placed on top neatly every night before climbing into bed, nestling himself against your sleeping frame.

It’s a small stack of books that you’ve both decided were worthy of a new shelf life in your home. Their pages grayed and worn with faintly legible marks littering the page margins, a glimpse into the thoughts of those who’d found wisdom among the lengthy chapters. Both of you looking forward to adding your own remarks in time.

Items tucked away in the trunk safely, as Frankie drives you home. The leather creaks as you shift forward to adjust the vents, the air ambient and warm. You relax back into the seat, sensation slowly coming back to your frozen fingers. Movement from the driver’s seat pulls you from thought. Frankie’s saying something, but the afternoon sun is filtering through the driver side window— you’re taken aback by his backlit presence.

The golden rays peeking through his over grown curls. That breathtaking dimple making an appearance as he reflects on the day, your life’s mission to make him smile just so you can witness it. He’s a force that makes life memorable and authentic.

You both haven’t moved since settling into your be couch when you arrived home, not before trading your warm layers for one of Frankie’s soft tees and leggings. Containers of pasta from your favorite Italian cafe are strewn out on the coffee table— stomachs satiated and nearly bursting. The low hum of the record player fills the room, Purple Rain. Frankie flips through one of the books from today, dog-earing pages as he reads.

The weekend nears its end with work life on the horizon. Your mind is already reeling with what’s in store for next weekend.

[jellogram]

In high school I used to make a point of giving my friends really thoughtful and outside the box presents (I made someone a lightsaber once, wrote and visually designed letters that looked like they came from fandom characters, nerdy stuff like that) and I started to build a reputation for doing this sort of thing so people were like, waiting to see what weird handmade shit I brought to their birthday parties.

And one year I didn't know the birthday person very well but I knew her sense of humor was pretty weird so for her birthday I printed out this photo of Will Ferrell on 8x10 glossy paper and got it framed:

I needed to borrow my dad's printer and he was like "For what?" and I was like uhhhh it's hard to explain but just trust me, this will go over well.

So I turn up to this party and everyone is watching her open gifts and some of them were gag gifts because she was just that kind of person, but then she gets to mine and unwraps a giant framed photo of Will Ferrell in a sweater vest.

And everyone lost their shit.

You know when you tell a joke to a group and everyone laughs and you feel like hot shit? It was like that, but times 30. I felt like a god. The birthday girl promised to keep it on her bedside table.

So I guess the moral of the story is that if you can't come up with a good birthday present for someone, sometimes the next best thing is to give them something so shockingly stupid that the real present is a few minutes of bewilderment.

[throwaway-yandere]

🐠 Anon

Good thing, no work today, bad think, they kicked me out to go to the shop for ingredients for cooking

Also it's been snowing again for almost all day today

Now skipping over the fact that I hate winter

Faceless Ayato better un-shadowbans you or it's going to be hunting season for him as a prey lol

If I punch faceless Ayato in the void of his face, does my hand vanishes inside? Or I hit something?? Does he has nerves there???

Also about Diluc/Dainsleif working better for creepypastas

1. I'm pretty sure that in 2020 I saw some creepypasta about dainsleif

2. I have sketch somewhere of Childe as Jeff (friend's dare for me on their birthday lmao)

Also, does anybody remember when Albedo was trending because of that glitch where his whole body, clothes etc were black/void except for his face? Like just face, not including eyes that were also black??

Was scared for a moment thinking you got fired or something– I remember romanticizing snow as a kid and wanting to experience it but now that I'm technically an adult this sounds painful cuz I'm incredibly lazy lol–

... bro you raise some good fricking questions.

Yandere Faceless!Ayato with a void for a face. I want that. I want that so bad.

Imagine trying to squirm from his grip by elbowing his face and you feel N O T H I N G. Just the void. And imagine if he gets pissed and you start seeing his floating eyes visibly twitch and you feel his chest rumble for what you couldn't distinguish between amused laughter... Or pure anger.

Me rambling about dain & diluc don't mind this lol:

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Okay suddenly got the motivation to explain back lol

Why creepypasta!Dainsleif works:

I remember seeing some posts about how Dain always looks at the camera when you're taking photos... Which, I don't think is necessarily true, but his eye design makes it seem like that

Look at him. Look at this jerk and his chilling stare in my low graphics android screenshot lmao

The bastard just have that "I'm always watching" vibes. Why would he be the protag on my SAGAU au? (Because you're a Dainsleif simp in need of content ansy that's why–) It's because out of all the characters, Dainsleif's probably the most likely candidate of being self-aware. (That, and you're a simp ansytea–)

Dainsleif has such an ominous title too, being the Bough Keeper or iirc something along the lines of "the one who picks up branches" in CN makes him sound so ominous. He probably collects the "branches"/memories of the Leylines. Who knows. Maybe he found a way to connect to your world.

And. Just. This line:

"I know all that I need to know."

It's so ominous. It's short but I absolutely fricking love the way Yuri Lowenthal said it.

He'd make a good genshin!Lost Silver I swear it. He'd pass the assignment. Him and his weird zalgo looking "element" lmao.

Why creepypasta Diluc works. And it's definitely not biased:

Based on personal experience lmao–

I'm not joking. 99% of this is based on personal experience. Why do I have C2 Diluc in my main and C0 in my second (which i only use to pull when there's freemogems)

My first Diluc came home on standard at 77th pull. I remember this well, thinking wow that's lucky!!! I got my older sibling's favorite!!! As a AR49 Kaeya main before, I wasn't too thrilled since I believed in Kaeya supremacy. Diluc's alright, no real malice against him!!!

Okay second account time let's test our luc– Oh, it's Diluc. Guess I finally have a proper dps in that account and not Kokomi!!! (that's a lie I still use Kokomi as a DPS.)

Alright, back to main! I'm gonna do a 10 pull in the standard again and I'm chanting "C4 KAEYA C4 KAEYA C4 KAEYA" with my eyes closed and oh I got C1 Qiqi! Love my lil zombie dps but wrong cryo sword character but– C1 DILUC WTF OH NO WRONG BROTHER WRONG BROTHER–

But it's fine! It's great– I've never gotten lucky in the standard! I always reach hard pity so having a double 5 star is so "w o w"!!!

Okay cool it's been weeks since then, let's try our luck in Nahida's banner!!! We've been saving up for her since Cyno!!! It'll be fine!!!

...

... You... You can fill in the blanks–

Okay but in a less personal answer: diluc makes a good fricking creepypasta if you think about his feral phase. Like, the phase where he was absolutely phckass mad and killed fatui members without a vision.

You imagining him in that phase? Good.

Now imagine him phcking g l i t c h i n g. Imagine him in anguish, complaining that the codes are cruel to him. Diluc doesn't seem to care that Venti is his archon– what more for his creators?

[theshoegirldiaries]

90’s Fragrances, Day 7: Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male EDT (1995) and Classique EDT (1993)

For the last day of my 90's fragrances week, I chose an absolute icon, celebrating her 30th birthday this year. For a twist, I decided to layer with her male counterpart, who launched a couple of years later. I think you'd struggle to find someone who hasn't seen or heard of these fragrances and their many limited edition bottle designs and spin-off scents, Jean Paul Gaultier definitely took the fragrance world by storm when he released these. I've said this before, but this was one of the first 'real' fragrances I ever bought myself as a teenager, back before it was even called "Classique". I had the deodorant spray in the sculpted body casing, miniatures that hung from a silver necklace, limited edition summer releases...I was obsessed with the bottle design and the imagery in the ads with those pierced nails, which I also replicated! I actually had to stop wearing the perfume in my early 20's as I became oddly allergic to it, but seem to be able to wear it again now. For reference, the photo above shows miniature dab-ons, but today I wore a spray Classique with the dab-on Le Male.

Le Male is an Amber Fougere fragrance for men, from 1995 by Francis Kurkdjian. Top notes are lavender, mint, cardamom, bergamot and artemisia. It has middle notes of cinnamon, orange blossom and caraway with vanilla, tonka bean, amber, sandalwood and cedar in the base. Classique is an Amber Floral fragrance for women from 1993 by Jacques Cavallier. Top notes are orange blossom, star anise, rose, mandarin orange, pear and bergamot. In the middle you'll find ylang-ylang, ginger, orchid, tuberose, iris and plum with base notes of vanilla, amber, musk, cinnamon and sandalwood.

This fragrance combination definitely changed throughout the day, but there was an overall soapiness, much more prevalent than usual. I know LM can remind people of a barber shop style smell and having not worn it before (my Dad has worn it for years though, so I'm familiar with the scent on him), I'm not sure if the layering enhanced this or it would always smell like that on me. I never normally pick up on the mint, a scent I happen to love, though I'm yet to like it in a fragrance, but I definitely detected a cool feeling from the top notes without smelling mint, which I found interesting. C always has a lot going on and yes, on it's own it is soapy, a bit powdery but not like Boudoir yesterday.

The star anise I think is what I'm not so fond of and sometimes this fragrance can be overbearing on me and headache inducing, so I don't wear it much these days. Ask my Uni friends my signature scent (from late 90's-early 00's) and they'd all yell, "JPG" without hesitation! I even sprayed it all over a bus going to Edinburgh after a girl (not with us) barfed all over the floor and the smell of sick makes me feel sick, so needs must...ahh the memories. Anyway, powerhouse in terms of staying power, especially given these are EDT's. Still very strong 8 hours later and sillage has been pretty present throughout the day. My 90's fragrance week just wouldn't have been complete without this. Oh and I'm very much looking forward to Gaultier Divine launching next month, my love for JPG perfumes has been reignited this past couple of years, so always keen to check out a newbie.