#the breakfast club wallpaper

[artsysister]

My latest Hollow Knight parody. Learn more about it.

The Hollow Knight The Breakfast Hollownest Club Fanart By Teresita Blanco (artsysister.com)

[oncamelliastreet]

⋆｡‧˚ʚ ❀ hi!! i’m r, and i’d love to be friends ❀ ɞ˚‧｡⋆

here’s a little about me:

in general:

i am a minor, i’m fine with 18+ just don’t be…weird

i’m cis and my pronouns are she/her

i’m bi and somewhere on the ace spectrum (people are pretty but ew)

i’m an infp and a february aquarius

i’m obsessed with camellia flowers (and not because it’s a luke hemmings lyric, that was just a delightful coincidence)

tv & movies:

stranger things

fav character : max and mike

fav ship : byler

dead boy detectives

fav character : charles and jenny

fav ship : charles and edwin

ted lasso

fav character : colin and sam

fav ship : roy and keeley

heartbreak high

fav character : spider and any

fav ship : spider and missy

the bear

fav character : richie (cousin)

fav ship : i don’t really have one?

outer banks

fav character : jj

fav ship : jj and kiara

young royals

fav character: wille

fav ship: wille and simon

shadow and bone

fav character: nina

fav ship: nina and matthias

school spirits

fav character: wally

fav ship: maddie and wally

criminal minds

fav character : spencer

fav ship : jemily

sitcoms

new girl

parks & rec

the office

brooklyn 99

mcu

fav characters: bucky, wanda, loki

other fav movies

10 things i hate about you

the breakfast club

the bikeriders

grease

elvis

music:

5 seconds of summer (my favorite artist)

luke hemmings is my lane and also my favorite human ever :)

my fav album is youngblood, fav song is lie to me

luke hemmings

fav album is wfttwtaf (fav album of all time too), fav song is garden life

taylor swift

fav album is midnights, fav song is yoyok

reneé rapp

fav song is willow

chappell roan

fav song is naked in manhattan

one direction

fav album is four, fav song is what a feeling

harry styles

fav albums is harry’s house, fav song is lights up

louis tomlinson

fav album so fitf, fav song is angels fly

note: i am not a larry

niall horan

fav album is heartbreak weather, fav song is science

conan gray

fav album is superache, fav song is movies

olivia rodrigo

fav album is guts, fav song is teenage dream

sabrina carpenter

fav album is tied between short n sweet and eics, fav songs are vicious, juno, and exhale

ruel

fav album is 4th wall, fav song is lie

ashe

fav album is ashlyn, fav song is loose ends

maisie peters

fav album is the good witch, fav song is lost the breakup

madison beer

fav album is silence between songs, fav song is king of everything

florence + the machine

fav album is ceremonials, fav song is breaking down

paramore

fav album is after laughter, fav song is fake happy

i am also an enthusiast of 80s music :)

hobbies:

art:

i love to draw (graphite)

i dabble in watercolor

i do some digital art but nothing too complicated, mostly i just make wallpapers and turn albums into books

writing

nothing completed or posted anywhere because i procrastinate until i lose interest :)

reading

romance books mostly, my fav author is emily henry and my fav book series is once upon a broken heart

other fav books: six of crows duology, dance of thieves duology, abby jiminez’ most recent series (yours truly, part of your world, just for the summer), i’ll give you the sun, all our broken pieces, i’ve read most fluffy gay romances (red white and royal blue, boyfriend material, her royal highness,

⋆｡‧˚ʚ ❀ and that’s all!! i’d love to be friends, feel free to message me anytime! ❀ ɞ˚‧｡⋆

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I’ve never heard of this style of home- it’s called The Rosalie, a Steamboat Gothic. It must be modeled after a steamboat. Built in 1889 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, it’s for sale for $679K.

So pretty.

The architecture is just as fancy inside as it is outside.

They chose the perfect wallpaper for the dining room and stairs.

The kitchen’s a little heavy on the aluminum backsplash.

And, from the bright kitchen you eat in a rather dull breakfast room.

Not diggin’ their choice of brown paint- it’s everywhere.

I like these stairs- the way they’re in the dining room and kind of enclosed.

Definitely a music room.

This home has 5 bds. and 2 baths. This could be the main bd.

Another very nice bd. 

Every room is so cozy- even this guest room.

This bd. seems to either have the 2nd bath in it, or as an en suite. I can’t tell by the reflection in the mirror.

I wonder if this wood tub surround wall is original.

Cozy family room.

The garden is so pretty.

Isn’t this cute?

there’s a sweet shed, too.

Oh, the owners are members of the local garden club, so the gardens will have to be kept up.

A lot of gardening!

https://theoldhouselife.com/2022/11/24/the-rosalie-steamboat-gothic-circa-1889-in-arkansas-679000/

[radioactiveparker]

Masterlist

Wallpaper Masterlist

Eddie Munson

Headcanons

Eddie Munson - (1) (2) (3)

Eddie Munson X Reader - (1) (2) (3) (Halloween)

Eddie Munson X Reader NSFW - (1)

Imagines

Mistletoe and Wine (smut)

Ride It Hard (smut)

Full Moon High

First Time For Everything (smut)

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart (smut)

A Proposition To Make Amends (smut)

The Boy Next Door (smut)

Blurbs

Smut - (1) (2) (3) Dad!Eddie - (1)

Series

The Breakfast Club

Steve Harrington

Headcanons

Steve Harrington - (1) (2) (3)

Steve Harrington X Reader - (1) (2)

Steve Harrington X Reader NSFW - Coming soon

Imagines

Back To You

What I Go To School For (smut)

A Proposition To Make Amends (smut)

Robin Buckley

Imagines

It's A Date

Who I write for:

Stranger Things

Eddie Munson

Steve Harrington

Billy Hargrove

Robin Buckley

Jonathan Byers

Nancy Wheeler

Marvel Universe

Peter Parker (Tom Holland / Andrew Garfield)

Bucky Barnes

Michelle Jones

Kate Bishop

Yelena Belova

Wanda Maximoff

Scott Lang

Peter Quill

Harry Potter

Draco Malfoy

Mattheo Riddle

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

Hermione Granger

Pansy Parkinson

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Hogwarts Legacy

Sebastian Sallow

Ominis Gaunt

Garreth Weasley

Call of Duty

Simon 'Ghost' Riley

Johnny 'Soap' Mactavish

[moviesandseriesscreenshots]

Movie And Series (Screenshot COLLECTIONS 2024)

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•┈••✦ ❤ ✦••┈• Oscar Isaac

(part1)

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED FOR OSCAR ISSAC (but didn't get any screenshots):

The Addams Family

Moon Knights

Inside Llewyn Davis

Ex Machina

Sucker Punch

The Two Faces of January

Won't Back Down

Triple Frontiers

Life Itself

The Promise

A Most Violent Year

The Card Counter

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

In Secret

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Dune

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•┈••✦ ❤ ✦••┈• David Tennant

(part1 | part2 | part3 | part4)

Doctor Who

Doctor Who (part1 | part2)

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED FOR DAVID TENNANT (but didn't get any screenshots):

Good Omens

Bad Samaritan

Fright Night

Jessica Jones S1

Staged

Inside Man TV

A Much Do Ado

Casanova

Single Father

Doctor Who (not all)

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•┈••✦ ❤ ✦••┈• Aidan Turner

Poldark S1 (part1 | part2 | part3 | part4) And Then There Were None (part1 | part2) Love Is Blind / Beautiful Darkness (part1) Desperate Romantics (part1 | part2 | part3 | part4 | part5)

Being Human S1 (part1 | part2 | part3) Being Human S2 (part4 | part5 | part6 | part7 | part8 | part9)

(ON HOLD)

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED FOR AIDAN TURNER (but didn't get any screenshots):

Hobbit

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•┈••✦ ❤ ✦••┈• Richard Armitage

SleepWalker (part1 | part2) Fool Me Once (part1 ) Uncle Vanya (part1)

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED FOR RICHARD ARMITAGE (but didn't get any screenshots):

Hobbit

Ocean's 8

The Vicar of Dibley: A Handsome Stranger

Obsession

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•┈••✦ ❤ ✦••┈• Dean O'Gorman

Pork Pie 2017 (part1)

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED FOR DEAN O'GORMAN (but didn't get any screenshots):

Hobbit

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•┈••✦ ❤ ✦••┈•

Judd Nelson

The Breakfast Club (part1 | part2 | part3) St. Elmo's Fire (part1 | part2) Relentless (part1 | part2 | part3 | part4)

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For more screenshot contents: @randommoviess

EXTRA Our Flag Means Death (part1) Wallpaper (part1) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954 Beauty and the Beast 2016 part1 | part2)

Wednesday

Dead Poets Society

Oscar Isaac

The Promise

Anne With An E

Sweet Tooth

Good Omens

Disney's Once Upon a Studio

The Lord of The Rings

[elmaestrostan]

I’m going to choose to believe he was photographed in front of this wallpaper because we were perving on his 2013 book piles the other day 😄

Translation under the cut

"Aston Villa offered us the Real Union greater economic support than Real Sociedad"

The coach of Aston Villa explains the reasons for the Real Unión agreement and, despite the fact that "I would like to return to Real", he does not know if they will be able to coincide again

Unai Emery explains herself during the interview given to this newspaper at the Río Bidasoa hotel in Hondarribia.

Unai Emery | Coach of Aston Villa

"Aston Villa offered us the Real Union greater economic support than Real Sociedad"

The coach of Aston Villa explains the reasons for the Real Unión agreement and, despite the fact that "I would like to return to Real", he does not know if they will be able to coincide again

Iker Valverde

Hondarribia

Sunday, June 23, 2024, 00:01

Calm and smiling, he appears at the appointment of Unai Emery (Hondarribia, 1971) at the Río Bidasoa hotel after a good breakfast. It offers coffee and water and takes a seat on the sofa at the reception. He has interrupted his vacation in Palma de Mallorca to make a quick getaway to Hondarribia, where he feels deeply rooted, after a very long but satisfying season in England.

Do you rest better after a season like the one they have done at Aston Villa?

My break is a pretty complete break in terms of soccer. I follow the European Championship, but I watch few games. I try to do things that I don't do during the year. Walking, going to the beach, making family meals, being with my friends... In the part of the work I also try to be very effective. Every day I am able to be on the phone for an hour and see for myself some things about the Aston Villa for next season.

During the year, do you give him to watch soccer beyond what he assimilates for work?

I follow the main leagues, but not watching games but following the results. I see a lot of Premier, but above all a lot of Aston Villa. Every time we play, everything revolves around us in 75% and 25% of the rival. If I have a game on Sunday, I don't watch Saturday's Premier matches, but I'm watching everything that concerns the preparation of my game. From the Real I will have seen the one from PSG, some more from Champions and some from the League, but I don't have time for more.

He has returned Aston Villa to the Champions League 42 years later. Was it the goal when he was hired taking into account that we are talking about a European champion team?

The history of Aston Villa is not that of the last 20 years, it comes from before. The goal when I arrived at the club was to try to consolidate a team that went to Europe on a recurring basis. And if we entered Europe, try to consolidate the needs of players to compete at that level. And in that process we are doing it fast. In six months we entered Conference, and in a year and a half we have entered the Champions League.

Do you have the thorn left of not having won the Conference, in which they started as favorites?

– Europe is always very difficult and if you hurry me more for the English teams. History says that it is very difficult to maintain the demand of the League with Europe. In fact, this year, the English teams have all been left out. The only ones who played the European semifinal were us. Then, I accepted it. Logically, Europe is always something that gives you recognition, it gives you huge feedback at the club level, at the coach level, at the player level. I wanted to play a final, I wanted to win a final, but I accepted that the Olimpyakos were better than us and that we were immersed in the fight for the Champions League and the League, to enter the quarterfinals, competing with Tottenham. We arrived just in strength, we had many injured along the way. I focused more my strength, my energies, on trying, first, to enter the Champions League and, second, trying to play the final.

They won 15 games in a row. How important are the fans in England?

Well, understanding football in England is quite easy. The English, each from where they are, from Birmingham, from London, according to which part of London, from Coventry, from Newcastle, from Sunderland, from Norwich... They are from your team and they will see your team as something very installed in them. As the religious goes to Mass on Sundays. Even on Mondays at 9:00 p.m., the fields are practically full, each in its own dimension. The fans are very faithful, very honest, very dedicated, very grateful. When you manage through soccer to concentrate it on every game at home, because on your own field there is a positive energy that is generated, that if you order it a little football, then you are closer to moving things forward. We were able to win fifteen games in a row at home at base thanks to the connection with the fans.

From your time at Arsenal, what is the big difference you have found in English football?

They are two different stages. I arrived at Arsenal at a difficult time with Wenger's departure. They were also in the process of the new stadium and had been out of the Champions League. I needed some time to restructure it and again relocate it to a potential level that was Arsenal, which is one of the three strongest teams in the Premier League along with Liverpool and Manchester City. There is also Manchester United. I arrived again looking for the place that belonged to it and it is true that that process I did in the year and a half went well. Arteta is doing very well now.

Why are there so many Gipuzkoan coaches right now in the Premier League and so adaptable to different leagues and different types of soccer?

– Iraola has played as a soccer player at the highest level, Arteta has played as a soccer player at the highest level, Lopetegui has also played as a soccer player at the highest level, Xabi Alonso has played as a soccer player at the highest level... I from a more modest soccer player's background, I can talk about myself. When I was a 25-year-old player in Toledo, I got the title of coach. Why? Because I wanted to continue, I wanted to make my career in soccer and when I started training I did it out of necessity and because what I felt in my life was soccer. When they ask me about the Basques I say that I have very defined characteristics at the level of personality. One comes from my father, who was very responsible. I was always at work, the responsibility, the need to move the family forward. And the second thing is my mother, who has been a fighter with a lot of character. So, as a coach I think he has brought back what I am and what I feel about soccer. I practically don't know Xabi Alonso, but his father, Perico Alonso, was my coach and from a distance I see things in Xabi that remind me of his father. You can see that they breathe soccer. I also see Arteta and I say it's soccer.

Regarding the agreement of the Real Union and Aston Villa, what did your brother, Igor, and you feel that they were missing with the Real and that they have found in the English team?

The key to the agreement was that the Aston Villa offered us greater economic support than the Real. They help us to have a relationship of use of certain soccer players in this agreement, try to help consolidate some infrastructures that we still have very low. There will be improvements in training camps, in the same Gal stadium and greater working capacities. Then also, economically, also have a stake in the Real Union. I talked to Aperribay and Olabe that we were going to try to recover part of our story. All players who leave this area - Bidasoa - who can play in the Real Sociedad will go to the Real Sociedad. We are very clear about that, but the one who didn't do it, didn't play for Real Unión until now. I want the people of the region who do not play in Real Sociedad to have a place in the Real Unión and that they do not go to another club, knowing that Gipuzkoa is Real Sociedad. With the Real Unión I have a certain sense of responsibility with my father, responsibility for what the Real Unión has been with my grandfather, who was a goalkeeper of the Cup champion team. The first goalkeeper to receive a goal in the League was my grandfather in an Espanyol-Real Unión. I have that responsibility towards my land.

How do you rate these first months of collaboration?

We are happy, although that is carried by my brother and the Board of Directors of the Royal Union. Logically, I am the link, but I am training abroad and I focus 99% on that. Real Unión is going to do a pre-season there, when we go to the United States. It is a way of being close in some moments, and of making sense of it beyond meeting objectives gradually over time, being able to make sense of it in the short term. The first team that came out of there a little was Eibar, which at the time was distarced from Real Sociedad and there is competing in the Second and has been in the First. The Real Union had its life before, but there came a time that for any reason it was very weakened economically. From that weakness there was no strength to try to build bases that cemented the future.

What is said in Birmingham about the Royal Union? Did you know anything?

Nowadays, Google takes us everywhere. You can know what's going on in Australia, so they know what's going on in the Royal Union. It is a modest club with a lot of history. In other words, the story is much bigger than the moment of now. We are going to try to balance it, that if the history has been so great and the moment of now is not so great, then that we can find a feeling in the Real Union that involves all of us in the Bidasoa region, that involves those of Birmingham, because Birmingham is a place that is related to Aston Villa. Aston Villa fans will also have a certain feeling, but that is very far away. What I learned when I had to go abroad is that there is a space in the world for everyone and the Real Union has its own. So, what I want to show you above all is a sense of football.

The idea is that the relationship will be maintained if in the future it has to leave the Aston Villa?

Yes, that would be ideal. Aston Villa is also able to give you support because they recognize your work there and also recognize their involvement with their club to even go further and that Real Unión, a family club of the Emery family, is also linked to it. I take all that as a positive backpack, a positive charge that I have in me, but that I assume with a lot of responsibility. So, the Aston Villa process for me right now is a process where I want to give the maximum, I want to enjoy it to the fullest, I want to use all my learning, all my experiences, to try to restore that confidence to the owners of the club and all the Aston Villa fans. Then, in addition, I want to be cold so that my career as a coach and my process as a responsible also in the family part of the Real Union is as protected as much as it is.

What do you ask for next season for Aston Villa and Real Unión?

For Aston Villa, let's see if we are able to maintain the Champions League. There are teams that have been going in and out, as can happen to Real Sociedad. My greatest challenge next season is to be competitive in the Champions League, not to participate for a year as something anecdotal. And with the Real Unión, what we have to do is recover feeling, that that feeling in Irun, in the region of Bidasoa, has it in the Real Unión, as it had before. And recovering that feeling also happens because young people who want to play soccer from an early age can do so in the Real Union. We want to create a soccer family in Gipuzkoa, in addition to Real Sociedad, in addition to Eibar. Logically, if you ask me to see what my dream is, then it would be for Real Unión to be in the First Division. But it's a waking dream. Just as Eibar has achieved it, I want or try to make the Real Union also have its place, its space.

[abookishdreamer]

Character Intro: Pothos (Kingdom of Ichor)

Nicknames- The Lover by the people of Olympius

Sweetheart by Zeuxo

Age- 19 (immortal)

Location- Cyprus, Olympius

Personality- He's a bit serious, idealistic, deeply feeling, empathetic, & authentic- an individualistic being who follows his own path that has an appreciation for the beautiful. He can also be dramatic, moody, & self-absorbed sometimes. He's pansexual and is currently single.

He has the standard abilities of a god except shapeshifting. As the god of longing & yearning his other powers/abilities include flight (due to his wings- one is light magenta while the other is light blue), invisibility, having an innate sense of a being's crush/infatuation, cardiology manipulation (can manipulate the heartbeat of a being's), having an innate sense of the location of a being he cares about, and truth inducement (by way of a kiss).

Pothos lives on his own in a secluded cliffside beach house in the state of Cyprus- the "backyard" being Mesaoria Beach. The interior design is classic and romantic with lots of lacy & silk floor length curtains, floral print wallpaper, soft lighting (like dimmers), crystal and gold chandeliers, antique Victorian style furniture pieces, leather & velvet furniture in warm neutral tones, as well as a four-poster bed covered in silk and satin pillows & sheets in his bedroom. There's vintage paintings and his own scluptures throughout the house.

Roses, ranunculus, hydrangeas, & hyacinths are his favorite flowers.

Members of Pothos' immediate family includes his mother Zeuxo (goddess of marriage), his step-father Imbrasos, god of his namesake river in Samos, and his new stepsister Ocroe. He's aware of his biological father- a merman named Aegeus who died while fighting in the Battle of the Aegean Sea during the Titanomachy.

When in open water, he's able to generate a tail which is covered in silver-violet scales.

From a young age as a godling, Pothos was never comfortable with his feminine energy or his status as a soon-to-be goddess. He hated when his mother fussed over his long curly dark hair (which was decorated with bows) or placed him in the standard young girl outfit of the time consisting of knee length lace dresses, white stockings, & buckled shoes. When playing outside he would intentionally stain his pinafore dress with dirt and mud. The only respite for Pothos during his childhood was the time dedicated to his piano lessons & poetry.

Things became more uncomfortable for him after his induction ceremony. From the unwanted male attention of the public to the offers of marriage from some of the male deities. The only person who saw Pothos for the being he really was was his close friend Aerin (goddess of the ethereal), who was going through something similar. They understood each other.

One night during the 40's, Pothos & Aerin dressed in drag as they went to an underground gay club. It was at this point when things finally became clear for him.

It wasn't till many decades later, brought on by the public transition of Aerin, that Pothos felt the need to be honest with the most important being in his life- his mother. Zeuxo's initial reaction was a quiet and confused sounding "Oh." Though disappointed, Pothos didn't push her. A short time later, he moved out.

He initially celebrated his coming out by burning all of his old clothes in a BIG bonfire with Aerin.

Pothos' transition began not too long after and he chronicled a lot of his journey on Fatestagram- his haircut, his newly developed workout regimen, the development of facial & body hair, the deepening of his voice, and his top procedure. He made his official debut as a god on the cover of The Rainbow Room magazine, proudly & confidently showing off his naked chest.

He now looks forward to his morning rountine which now includes shaving and applying aftershave.

Pothos can play the piano, violin, & lyre.

A typical breakfast for him his a breakfast wrap (added with scrambled eggs, sun dried tomatoes, extra spinach, and feta cheese) along with a cup of yogurt (topped with granola) & a homemade protein shake. He also likes a plate of smoked salmon, turkey bacon, and hash browns & Golly Grains caramel curls cereal.

Pothos is fluent in French, Cypriot, and Latin.

Every few months he visits the doctor's office of Paean (goddess of physicians) for ambrosia hormone therapy.

Pothos' fashion style is a mix of casual, androgynous, & romantic. Staples in his closet include pastel hues, embroidered collared shirts, ripped slouchy jeans, stamenent quote tees, silk dress pants, oxfords, and sneakers.

His relationship with his mom has changed drastically since his transition. Zeuxo has made the effort to respect Pothos' pronouns, but has slipped up absentmindedly. He knows that she doesn't do it on purpose or out of disrespect, so he mostly doesn't mind it. Instead of saying "my daughter" or "my son," Zeuxo refers to Pothos as "my child." He looks forward to small dish of keftedes his mom brings over when she visits and when they go swimming & surfing on the beach afterwards.

A go-to drink for him is a vodka soda. He also likes beer, classic martinis, bellinis, champagne, red wine, cola, white wine, earl grey tea, cherry vanilla milkshakes from The Frozen Spoon, and mezcal margaritas. Usuals from The Roasted Bean are a large iced tea, a large lemonade, an olympian sized iced green tea, & a cafe au lait.

Pothos is aware of his position and privilege as a "passing" trans deity/being. With the help of his step-father, he donated a quarter of a million drachmas to the gender affirming clinic in downtown New Olympus.

He has a good relationship with his step-father Imbrasos. They go sailing sometimes and he was the one who taught Pothos how to shave.

He quickly blocks & deletes profiles and messages of beings on Fatestagram that leaves behind rude comments or invasive personal questions about his genitalia.

The club sandwich is his favorite thing to get at The Bread Box.

The majority of the money he earns is through his accomplishments as a professional writer. Aside from being a contributing writer to The Rainbow Room magazine as well as Kytheiria, Pothos has published a few poetry collection books- with his most popular one being Love Stained Lips. Intimacy, romantic relationships, identity, sexual agency, love, and consent are major themes in his work. He's also a talented vocalist, primarily providing background vocals on the songs of Apollo (god of the sun, music, poetry, healing, medicine, archery, plague, light, & knowledge). Pothos also models for/endorses Maison du Drame, andro-cene, ViVoTrack, & Bow + Arrow. He's also an intimacy coordinator in Olympius' film industry!

He wholeheartedly believes that kissing is the most intimate act, next to lovemaking. He also believes that the strongest and most meaningful height of climax happens when a heart's G-spot is reached.

A guilty pleasure for him is an order of steak (well done) served with crispy salt & vinegar fries.

Pothos' first time was with Aerin, before either of their transitions. He looks back on that moment fondly because it was something that mattered and still matters to them. He appreaciates how gentle she was & how often she checked in.

In the pantheon he's also good friends with Himeros (god of impetuous love), Aphrodite (goddess of love & beauty), The Graces, Ditus (god of bisexuality, effeminacy, & fertility), Ganymede (god of homosexual love & desire), Naeus (god of weddings), The Muses, Philyra (goddess of perfume, paper, & beauty), Deipneus (god of cooking & breadmaking), Nephele (goddess of clouds), Hedylogos (god of sweet talk & flattery), Aoide (goddess of voice & song), Dionysus (god of wine), Móda (goddess of fashion), and Gelos (god of laughter).

He's also aware of the youngest trans deity in the pantheon Philautia (goddess of self love).

Pothos sometimes uses the professional cuddle services of Paregoros (goddess of soothing words).

He's been a guest DJ at Neon Palace, the hottest & most well known gay club in New Olympus!

In the past he's had prolonged makeout sessions with Euphrosyne (grace of joy), Móda, and Melpomene (muse of tragedy). Everyone knew what it was & meant. Pothos really enjoys the act of kissing.

He's been one of the subjects in Euphrosyne's photgraphy exhibit.

There have been weekends that he spent with Aphrodite, laying with her her in her bed while they eat tons of chocolate and watch a chick-flick & rom-com movie marathon on TV.

Lately Pothos has been thinking about adapting Love Stained Lips into an anthology short films using various forms of animation.

He's extremely selective about the beings he chooses for a hookup- which he partakes in every once in a while. He's not into the idea of threesomes or group sex because he eants to enjoy giving all of his attention and pleasure to one.

Pothos' latest crush/infatuation is Alke (goddess of courage). Her bold courage & personality was initially appealing, but things shifted after he had a fantasy of them making out in the rain. Pothos hasn't initiated a conversation with her or asked her out because he's worried that she's not open to dating a trans being.

His all time favorite meal is meditteraean baked fish with steamed vegetables.

In his free time Pothos enjoys reading, working on his writing, listening to music, sculpting, basketball, going to the opera, sunbathing, football (soccer), photography, volleyball, going to the cinema, hiking, and hanging out with friends.

"Thinking of you keeps me awake. Dreaming of you keeps me asleep. Being with you keeps me alive."

[marisoft-paint-adventures]

Pgs. 24-39

IT’S HIM.

HE’S HERE.

GIVE IT UP FOR DAVE STRIDER.

this is him. the guy. the dude. the man. the main man himself. the man of the hour. of all hours. all 24 of them within a day. of every day. of all 7 days in a week. of all 4 weeks in a month. of all 12 months in a year.

what was I talking about?

oh yeah this kid.

the ultimate and unequivocal show stealer of Homestuck, you have seen this fucking kid as much as you’ve seen all trolls combined, he is like a disease and he fucking spreads everywhere, infecting the population with destructive irony shitnasty of the likes the world has never seen before.

you know exactly what kind of person you are dealing with when you read the very 1st line of dialogue from him.

TG: hey so what sort of insane loot did you rake in today

fucking perfect. this is what all writers should strive for.

but I have to ask something, why the fuck was anyone infatuated with him???

I know that the internet is not the place for people with good taste in men, Tumblr especially, but

Dave

Strider

from Homestuck.

what do you see in him?? what is there that draws you in???

because to me, he’s a fucking whiteboy. not even a cool one.

now I know, blah blah, canonically aracial, but spiritually he is a whiteboy, he is the whitest written character in this entire comic bar none. he is Hussie, and Hussie is a whiteboy, but Hussie is also non-binary, so Hussie is a whiteboy not as a gender, but as a personal aura.

I don’t know how you find that hot.

anyways moving on from that guy-

John’s manner of talking about movies is a quirk people need to pick up on more often, because this is hilarious.

EB: ok thats fine, but i just have one question and then a word of caution. have you ever seen a movie called little monsters starring howie mandel and fred savage?

John is the type of guy to just unload the entire production of a fucking film because one event happened that was kinda similar to the movie. apple juice jar??? WELL, in LITTLE MONSTERS, HOWIE MANDEL, in BLUE ASS FACE PAINT,

PISSED

INTO AN APPLE JUICE JAR.

“hey friend, I was just watching The Breakfast Club™ distributed by Universal Studios™ featuring Emilio Estevez™, Paul Gleason™,  Anthony Michael Hall™,  Judd Nelson™,  Molly Ringwald™, and Ally Sheedy™.”

just a real living encyclopedia of random 80s flicks, I support.

I also support his fucking graphic design disaster of a Ghostbusters wallpaper, love you John, never change.

what amazes me to this day is how this is somehow a somewhat edited real life conversation from Hussie. it gives me more questions than answers, how much of this actually happened??? did Hussie find apple juice in the closet??? what the fuck???

why would you even have that there in the 1st place.

DON’T ANSWER THAT I KNOW IT’S JUST GONNA LEAD INTO BRO I KNOW PLEASE I DON’T WANNA TALK ABOUT HIM YET.

TG: maybe you can play with TT shes been pestering me all day about it TG: shes mackin on me so hard all the time i start to feel embarrassed for her TG: i mean not that i can blame her or anything EB: yes, it is understandable because you are really attractive. i am attracted to you. TG: thank you EB: jk haha.

uhuh. mmhm. yeah. uhuh. I see. yes. mmhm.

that was an interesting conversation, anyways, I'm gonna get some soda. although, I don't know if I want PEPSI [AUDIBLE WINK] or COLA [AUDIBILE W[AUDIBLE WINK]I[AUDIBLE W[AUDIBLE WINK]INK]NK][AUDIBLE WINK]

TG: hope you like hammers dude!

rare Dave punctuation.

[internetspacegirl]

InternetSpaceGirl - Master Post

Hi, my name's Enid! I'm a Writer/Video Editor and sometimes when I'm feeling up to it I draw some Pixel Art :)

I run a fictional journalism site (Celestial Publishing) under the alias @foxwithakeyboard (which has its own Tumblr Blog).

Here's a list of the Articles:

The New “Nicolet High School”

The “Hunters” Internet Cult

A New Revolutionary Blogging App

I post fanfics to AO3 with the username InternetSpacegirl and here's a list of all my Fics (Top is newest):

Dreaming of a Better Space in Time - She-Ra Breakfast Club AU

Black Vein (written at age 12)

Here's a list of all my pixel art I've done:

The Ferryman - Before Your Eyes

A Rose

Sticks The Badger - Sonic Boom

Windows XP Wallpaper

Future Catra - She-Ra

Toothless - How To Train Your Dragon

Octavia - Helluva Boss

Adora - She-ra

Here's some of my (good) YouTube Videos: - most recent at the top

The Entire 2b2t Timeline (Part One)

Minecraft's Legacy

A Speedrunners Rise To Fame (EazySpeezy)

some weird comments on my channel...

Making Terrible Mobile Game Ads

demotivation. (Short Story)

What's Happened on the FoxDen SMP? (Stream Summary)

My Socials:

FoxWithAKeyboard Tumblr Celestial Publishing Website AO3 Profile YouTube Twitter (ISG) Twitter (Cosmic) Letterboxd Serializd

Whilst I'm here, I'm gonna promote my partners stuff because they're amazing and deserve SO much <3 They're an amazing writer and they're really funny and cool so I'm gonna link their Tumblr

And some of my favourite fics that they've written :>>

say what you mean (i want to be with you) - Six of Crows and fall apart - She-Ra lovefool - Wednesday manta rays (all for you) - She-Ra just leave the party with me (and never go home) - She-Ra

Here are some Google Docs I've written because why not:

Why I Love Declan McKenna

Note: i reblog a bunch of my stuff if people don't see it if im like proud of it so sorry if u see the same piece of fanfiction or pixel art etc multiple times i am sorry 🙏

[lightsburnbrite]

What We Keep Secrets For: Part 2

Sam sighed, leaning back against the door to close it.

"Hey!" Sam's roommate, Eva, was working in the kitchen. "Hot date?"

It took Sam a minute to pick up on Eva pointing out that she was home later than normal. "What? Oh, no, just work stuff. But…Lukas is probably going to stop by later."

Eva groaned. "I thought you were finally done with him."

"I know," Sam felt chastised. Her relationship with Lukas had always been complicated and Eva let it be know how much she distrusted him. "I just had a really weird day at work and want to forget it."

Once Lukas had left, Sam knocked on Eva's bedroom door. "He's gone. You can stop hiding now."

After a moment, Eva came to her door. "I wasn't hiding, I just don't want to be around him. For the record, I think he's a creep and I think you can do a lot better than him."

Closing her eyes, Sam gave a slight nod. "Point taken."

The next morning, Sam opted to leave early and stop by the local cafe for coffee and breakfast. Once she made it to her space, she went over her work itinerary for the next few days; Check in on Goretzka's rehab progress, edit and post pictures for wallpaper Wednesday, add footage and pics from US trip.

As soon as she thought of seeing Matthijs again, she smiled before realizing what she was doing and shaking her head as if she could physically remove the thought from her mind. Even if he was actually interested in her, which he probably wasn't, Sam thought the whole thing would be highly unprofessional of her. Of course her plan of avoiding posting something about him went out the window when he scored his first goal in his first game.

When the team returned, things seemed to settle into their normal flow. There was the first home match to prepare for and Oktoberfest was coming up as well. One of the easiest but also most well liked posts were simple shots of the players entering the training pitch, it worked nicely when other things were a bit slow.

This morning, Sam set up the tripod and the players were greeting the camera. Some used gestures while others offered a simple Servus. When Matthijs walked by, he gave Sam a pat on the head.

When Sam took a break for lunch, she was in the canteen getting a cup of coffee when she felt the same pat on her head. Turning around, she saw Matthijs. He smiled at her, prompting Sam to smile back as she let out a little laugh. "Hi."

"Hello, my unofficial tour guide." Matthijs winked and Sam felt her stomach do a flip. "I was hoping you'd be willing to help me out again."

Sam nodded slightly. "So is this a happy accident that you've run into me here or…?"

"A little bird may have told me where to find you." He gave a little bow as if conceding defeat.

Gesturing towards one of the benches, Sam invited Matthijs to sit with her. "Well, now that you've found me, what can I do for you?"

"So what's this Oktoberfest all about?" He gestured vaguely, slightly scrunching his mouth.

Sam laughed open now. "Ok, that's a pretty broad subject. What exactly are asking? About the club's trip or are you looking to go on your free time, are you curious about the food…what exactly?"

He nodded again and pressed his lips together, keeping his gaze straight ahead. "I'd like for you to go with me. Not with the club."

"I don't know if…" Sam hesitated. "The optics of the two of us together might not be appreciated by my boss."

Tilting his head slightly, it looked as though he was processing her answer and coming up with one of his own. "So your boss controls who you can be friends with?"

She hesitated. "Well, no-"

"So…" He shrugged as he stood up. "What's wrong with us hanging out then?"

Resting her elbow on the table, Sam pressed her fingers to her forehead as she laughed. "Ok, I tell you what, go with the team first and if you like, we can go back…together."

"Great." He placed a slip of paper next to her as he walked off. "What about a movie before that? You can let me know later."

Sam looked at the table next to her and saw that he had left her his number on that slip of paper with a little smiley face next to it. She put her hand over her mouth to hide her smile as she took her phone out and entered his number in there.

Matthijs kicked his boots off once they had finished their afternoon session. As soon as he had started the preseason training it was pretty clear that what was considered "match fit" at his old club was quite up to par here and he'd need to put in some extra work to get there. He left today's final session exhausted but happy as the coach had noticed his dedication and progress. Back at his locker, he checked his phone and saw a message from a number he didn't recognize.

Not really interested in any movies out right now but there's a new sushi place I want to try if that works. Come over once you're done training and we'll go

Below that was an address. 

It had been a few days since he gave Sam his number and he hadn't heard anything so he was starting to wonder if he had over stepped. Now that she had replied and they had something set up, he couldn't hide his smile.

Sam had parked the car but not shut it off yet when the sound of an incoming message came through the speaker

New message from Matthijs: See you in about an hour

"Ok," She said to herself. "Ok."

Making a mental list of what she needed to do to get read, and what she didn't have time for, Same practically bolted to the apartment. Inside, she tripped over a bar stool that had been left out from the counter, making all sorts of noise to announce her arrival.

"You could just tell me that you're home." Eva joked as she looked up from the sofa.

"Sorry," Sam crouched down and massaged her big toe. "I'm meeting a guy for dinner and-"

Eva sat up straighter. "A date?"

"No, it's not a date." Even as Sam said it, she wanted to laugh. "Well, he's a player at the club and I said I didn't think it was a good idea so he's insisting that we're just hanging out."

She smirked. "Do you want it to be a date? Does he?"

"He is…I like him and he's very easy to be around." Sam glanced at her watch to check the time. "But that's neither here nor there."

"Whatever you say." Eva dismissed her facetiously with a wave of her hand. "Don't stay out too late lest Loverboy Lukas comes calling."

"Eh," was Sam's only response.

Once she was ready, she watched from the window until she saw Matthijs pull up. She called out a hasty goodbye to Eva and motioned for him to stay in the car.

"So you finally got your company car then?" Sam glanced over at him as she fastened her seatbelt.

Matthijs laughed. "Yeah, I guess you could say that. Now, where are we going?"

Once they made it there, they had to wait to be seated, which Sam wasn't expecting. As the waiting area filled up, she found herself moving closer and closer to Matthijs just to be out of everyone's way. A particularly loud party moved in and encroached on Sam's space causing Matthijs to put his arm around her shoulder and move her in closer. Neither of them commented on it.

When they were shown to their table, he placed a hand on the small of her back as if guiding her. Sam took a sip of her water before shrugging. "I didn't realize it would be this crowded."

"S'ok." Matthijs smiled back at her. "Must mean it's good. Hopefully, anyway."

As she was adjusting her leg, Sam bumped into his. "Sorry. Do you want to order some Sake?"

"Oh, yeah, that would be good." He could tell Sam was slightly on edge so now he was curious what she would do next.

Matthijs didn't get a chance to press Sam on why she seemed nervous before they were brought a card to mark down their order on. They both hovered over the card, deciding what rolls they wanted and if they wanted any sashimi or nigiri. They placed their order and their sake was brought out along with some edamame to start. Matthijs held up his cup indicating a toast. "To new friends."

Sam blushed again as they clicked their cups together. "How was your day?"

"Good, good." Matthijs took a moment so that he wasn't talking with food in his mouth. "I really feel like I'm integrating well, my German is coming along. I did know some before so it's not like I'm starting at nothing but still. The only thing I didn't like was that I didn't see you today. Someone else was filming."

Sam nodded quickly. "Yeah, I took the day off. I had an early appointment and then my parents were flying back in from visiting my sister so I picked them up at the airport, we stopped for lunch and then I took them home."

Matthijs saw this as an opportunity to get to know her. "So you have a sister, any other siblings?"

"Three." She took another sip. "Well, three including the sister I mentioned. I'm the youngest of four; two sisters, my brother, then me."

Watching her facial expression change as she spoke of her siblings made him smile. "Yeah? The baby of the family then?"

"Definitely. There are two years between everyone else and then twenty between me and Paul. So Paul is 42, Jenni is 44, and Stef is 46." Sam nodded as if making sure her mental math was correct. 

Matthijs tried to keep his eyes from widening. "Oh. Wow."

Sam laughed, letting him know his response was normal. "Yeah, I was a bit of an oops."

"Are you all close?"

Sam shrugged. "They're all up north, Hamburg and Osnabruck, that's where they were raised but my parens then retired to Tutzing where they bought a little farmhouse and a boat shop. Apparently my father has always wanted to run a boat shop. Anyway, I love them and I know they love me but I think the age gap is a little too big for us to actually be close."

They both stopped as their food was placed in the center of the table and they were given plates and chopsticks. Sam smiled at the waiter while Matthijs thanked him.

"What about you?" Sam nudged him with her foot intentionally now. "What's your family like?"

"One of three." He smiled. "Only I'm the oldest and I have a younger brother and sister, they're both two years younger than me, twins.”

Sam smiled wistfully. “That must be nice to be so close in age. Or, I mean, I guess it could be terrible.”

That made Matthijs laugh openly. “I guess you have a point, but yeah, we get along great. They even play football too. Pretty damn well if I do say.”

"Shit."  Matthijs looked up to see that Sam had dropped half a piece of her alligator maki roll while the other half dangled on her chopsticks. "I'm fine with regular pieces but the big rolls are ridiculous."

"Here," He picked up the lone piece on her plate with his own chopsticks and fed it to her. "Better?"

Sam playfully rolled her eyes while she tried not to laugh with a mouthful of food.

Their conversations continued at an easy pace, a lull coming in every now and then, Sam seeming to have settled in as the evening progressed.

"I don't know about you," Matthijs looked from the empty platter up to Sam. "But I can always eat a ton of sushi but never feel full."

She wasn't sure if it was his idea as well, but she saw the opportunity to extend their time together and took it. "There's this little place down the road that has really good gelato."

"First caprese pizza and aperol spritzes and now gelato." Matthijs winked at her. "It's like you knew I've been feeling a little homesick for Italy."

They walked down the street, their hands occasionally brushing against each other's. Waiting to join the queue until they had their minds made up, Sam moved in closer to Matthijs. He leaned down so that he was closer to her ear. "I don't know what to get."

"The pistachio is good and the lemon can be a nice palate cleanser."She looked up at him and smiled. "But I'm going to get one scoop of the cioccolato and one of the stracciatella." 

They sat by the fountain to finish their gelato before finally returning to his car. Matthijs stood and held his hand out to Sam to help her up, holding on to it for just a moment longer than necessary. They walked back to his car, mostly silent, both aware that their time together would soon be coming to an end.

When he pulled up in front of her apartment, he cut the engine and walked around to open the passenger side door. He walked her to the door but just as she was about to pull out her keys, Sam stopped.

"Do you wanna come in?" She glanced back at him with no real inkling about how he would respond.

Matthijs made a fist with his hand and then rested his forefinger on the bridge of his nose. "I want to, yes, but I have to get an individual session in before the team trains tomorrow so, early morning. I should be getting back."

The little pang of disappointment surprised Sam but she still managed a smile. "Well, I had a lot of fun on our not-date and I would love to do it again sometime."

"I'd kiss you good night but since this wasn't a date…" He scrunched his mouth before placing two fingers against his lips and then pressing them to her forehead. "See you soon, Sami."

[geekstuffkittykat]

Please enjoy this little scribble of mine. I called it😌

A last dance

An orange glow filled the narrow halls of Button house. The shadows of the picture frames, trees outside and window frames danced along the walls as the soft breese whistled against the draft under the doors. You run your fingers across the walls, an effort filled attempt to feel the flaking wallpaper. Your fingers float through it like water as you occasionally forget that you were now a ghost. The muffled chaos of its permanent inhabitants bickering and arguing from downstairs trying to declare the best breakfast. You never really cared for food club but always joined when Pat invited you because it was his favourite club to explain what tasted the best with an egg on it, or his tea or battered jumbo sausages.

It was the concerning absence of him at this week's club that lead you to this upstairs hallway. You had escaped the arguing because without pat there to lead the club they all took turns taking charge which ended in disaster. Taking quiet walks around the house down the empty corridors were your only escape to properly think and ponder your new existence. You were off in a daydream before a soft music interrupted your thoughts and pulled your focus to it's source.

You stood by a large white door by the end of the corridor. You furrow your brow recognising it's owner, Pat. The door was shut which was unusual as he always liked it open for visitors, mainly kitty who would somehow scramble into his room at night some times for nightmares. You sneak your head through the door into his room. Standing by the far window was a yellow figure, brown shaggy hair and his arms folded gazing out the window. The music suddenly louder as you notice the old record player that Captain usually hogged even though it belonged in your room. You give a little cough making him jump and turn around. His instant reaction to try to put his glasses back on in his hands that were shaking. A loud sniff that he tried to cough over and a wipe of his eyes with his shirt sleeve to which he spun around and repeated a couple times. "Oh...hello, I was uhhh" he spun back around with a pained but almost convincing smile. "You made me jump then I was just-". You clasp your hands together and take a couple steps into the room.

"Pat,What's wrong?...Are you okay?" Your eyes sank and the concern written in your face. Pat shrugged and bobbed his head a few times folding his arms in defence. The record clicked as it started it's new song. You walked over to him the orange sunlight shimmering the tears in his eyes. You'd never seen Pat upset before, he was always a positive force in the house. "You know you can talk to me about anything Pat?" You place a gentle hand on his shoulder. He flashes a sad look at you, your eyes so genuine he sighed. " today would of been our 50th wedding anniversary..me and Carol" he stared out of the window again. Your heart sank at the realisation everyone forgot what day it was. He turned to you straightening his posture and a smile on his face. " You know....the last time I heard this song-" he pointed to the record " was the night Daley was born, he stared up at me and grabbed my finger so tight" he trailed off into his memories as you stood there trying to be a comfort.

The track switched again to the last song and you saw Pats face drop. This time you didn't need an explanation because you knew this songs meaning to Pat. It was his wedding song. He stood by the window staring up at the sky in a effort not to let his emotions take him again. " i miss her ...to be there with her one more time...-".his voice quivering. One meaningful idea blazed in your mind as you stepped over to him and took his hand gently. He looks at you sadly before you pull him close to you, holding your other hand to him. "Close your eyes" you whisper. His soft blue eyes closed cooperatively and you held onto him lovingly, placing his hand on your shoulder. "Think of her" you whisper. Pat began to sway to the music slowly, his face deep in thought. His hand squeezed yours, intertwining his fingers, his other hand holding your back as you let him find comfort in his memory. You danced with him in silence for the entire song until the last note played to the empty disc clicked. He stood there holding you tightly in a loving embrace for a moment before his eyes finally opened, stinging with tears. You notice this time, they weren't sad tears but happy. A wide smile pulled at his lips, his moustache curling with it.

[monriatitans]

Ta-Da! List: Tuesday, May 21st

The image was made in Canva; check it out at the [referral] link here!

I share my “Ta-Da! List” every day so everyone gets a daily update and I have a reminder of what I’ve accomplished.

To learn more about “Ta-Da! Lists”, and other ADHD life hacks, check out @adhdjesse’s book Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD.

Abbreviations

- MT: MonriaTitans - O&T: Opinions & Truth Blog - BMAC: Buy Me a Coffee - TDL: Ta-Da! List

Ta-Da! List

✧ throughout the day: - kept emails manageable - loaded the dishwasher - filled out today’s TDL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ✧ on the mobile phone: - YouTube: watched Morgan Foley’s videos “Autism day in the life | living alone struggles” and “Autistic masking | how I developed my mask and my unmasking process” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ✧ on the bedroom setup: - MT Carrd: added a link to the TDLs as “Daily Updates” to the MT section and updated the names of some of the links; updated the color scheme, and added a background to, all sections - Movies: watched “The Nightmare Before Christmas” repeatedly - Personal Project: in Canva, used Patreon rewards to make MY OWN desktop wallpapers - O&T: shared yesterday’s and today’s TDL to various social media ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ✧ on the office setup: - Gaming: played “Final Fantasy XIV” - YouTube: watched and/or listened to: 1. Cinema Therapy’s video “Therapist Reacts to MEET THE ROBINSONS with guest Bryson from Haminations” 2. Patrick (H) Willems’ video “The Best Movie Ever (For 20 Minutes)” 3. münecat’s video “I Debunked Evolutionary Psychology” 4. Camila Cabello’s video “Crying In The Club (Official Video)” repeatedly ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ✧ chores and miscellaneous: - Food: had coffee and water for breakfast; had chips for lunch; cooked bratwurst and french fries for dinner while listening to “Rot Next to You”, repeatedly, by The Hound + The Fox - Chores: checked the mail; started, then unloaded the dishwasher

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[your-dietician]

A train lover’s dream: How it feels to ride the Caledonian Sleeper

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A train lover’s dream: How it feels to ride the Caledonian Sleeper

Imagine stepping into a room that’s not much bigger than a large closet and instead of despising your landlord, you marvel at its compact beauty.

An efficient use of space isn’t always a virtue, but it’s one of the most impressive features of the Caledonian Sleeper train, as I discovered on my journey from Edinburgh to London this year. 

In the compartments, beds are tucked beside sinks, there’s a pull-out desk beneath the basin, and a strong magnet draws toilet lids to the wall, which can be dropped down for showering. The new trains were billed as “hotels on wheels” when they launched two years ago, harking back to an era of luxury travel that began in 1873.

Sleeping while travelling is an efficiency in itself: tucking sleep into the small hours as neatly as the narrow compartments in a carriage. 

For train lovers, the Caledonian is a stylish experience that doesn’t let you forget you’re on your favourite mode of transport. It’s a desirable place to sleep because, not in spite of that, as you’re rocked asleep by your progress.

Ticket options range from seats to solo or twin bunks and en-suite double rooms. My ‘Club Room’ was functional as could be in 2022, but softened by ergonomic and thoughtful details: dimmable lights, beige plaid Caledonian wallpaper, and the perfect comfiness of two pillows.

What is there to eat and drink onboard?

Laid out on the bed is an ordering card for breakfast which you’re asked to fill out and hang on the back of your door within 30 minutes of boarding. 

There’s also a ‘Highlander and Lowlander’ food and drink menu in the dining carriage or you can order it as room service. So you don’t need to worry about finding dinner at a late hour in town before boarding.

Given departure is at 11.40pm during the week and 11.15pm on Sundays, it’s likely you’ll have already eaten, but it’s still reassuring to know there’s plenty of midnight snacks and spirits to choose from in the plush Club Car.

There’s a focus on Scottish food, with classic plates of haggis and neep, and full ‘Highland Breakfasts’ in the morning.

Can you get a good night’s sleep on the Caledonian?

As an excited first time passenger, I was torn between staying up to maximise the experience – nursing a cocktail in the lounge, or simply sitting up with a reading light and book, basking in the novelty of it all – and getting my head down.

There’s no one rule, or lights out moment for the whole train – night owls and early birds can do as they please. Tiredness won out for me, and the reason I was there: to get some good rest.

I’m a light sleeper so didn’t sleep seamlessly; you obviously can’t sprawl in a single bed (the Caledonian Double looks like a different story). 

But it is extremely cosy, and even when some jolts budged through my dreams, it was soothing to be reminded of where I was. Funnily enough, it actually felt weirder sleeping in moments when the train was still.

I can honestly say I arrived at Euston Station feeling like I was rested and well set up for the day (as much as a night owl ever can at 6.30am).

A more sustainable way to travel

The social acceptability of flying from Edinburgh to London, vice versa, or all domestic flights for that matter, is gradually being withdrawn.

A flight from Edinburgh to London emits 177kg CO2 per passenger, according to Transform Scotland, while trains use around 34kg per person. London North Eastern Railway (LNER) calculates this as even less – closer to 23kg of CO2 emissions. Using the same carbon calculator, a car journey emits 79kg CO2.

Short-haul flights are a major avoidable cause of global pollution. However it works out exactly, train travel is easily the most sustainable option for getting between the two great cities. And door to door it’s hardly much quicker to fly, with Waverley and Euston stations so centrally located.

You’ll also be saving yourself the stress and lost hours of queuing, checking in and paying for baggage.

What are the other perks of travelling by sleeper train?

Back to first impressions and what everyone wants to know: the goodies. Surely even the most seasoned business traveller experiences a small thrill at seeing the bag of freebies laid out on their bunk. Each sleeper is equipped with pillow spray, earbuds, a sleeping mask, and toiletries.

I stayed in a Club Solo Room, but the complimentary sleep pack is given to all passengers.

Tips and things to note about the Caledonian Sleeper

You have more time onboard than you might expect, at both ends. Passengers can board around 30 minutes before departure, to get comfy and enjoy the train’s perks. There’s also guest lounges to wait in at the stations, though only for Double and Club Room ticket holders.

There’s no rush to disembark. Unlike with regular day trains, you’re not hurried out as soon as it pulls into the platform, giving you time to get ready, wash and enjoy breakfast.

The Edinburgh to London train often arrives earlier than scheduled. We got to London around half an hour earlier than the expected 7.07, but didn’t need to vacate our rooms until 7.30am.

Showering is free for those in Double and Club Rooms, but all passengers can purchase a showering token on board for £5, either for use in your Classic Room, or at the station facilities if you’re seated.

It’s not the Orient Express. It is, still, just the Edinburgh to London line. But it’s a smooth, comfortable, efficient, and quietly luxurious way to travel.

How much does the Caledonian Sleeper train cost?

Here’s the catch of course. Room prices vary considerably and rise to £345 for a Caledonian Double, squarely at the more luxurious end.

Small rooms are also prohibitively expensive for many would-be passengers; around £210 for a Classic Room, and £290 for a twin en-suite Club Room, depending on how far in advance you book.

The cheapest ticket on the train is for a seat, which starts at £50. These do look comfier than a regular seat; ergonomic perks include a footrest, reading light and shoe buffer, and you can put your small possessions in a secure locker for peace of mind. But it’s hardly the sleeper train option of dreams.

You can book tickets online, over the phone, or at any station ticket office, up to a year in advance. There are plenty of Scottish stations the sleeper travels between, including Aberdeen, Glasgow and Inverness.

Is the Caledonian Sleeper going to get cheaper?

The train service has a long history, running down the West Coast Main Line since 1873, and has changed hands a number of times.

Last week, it was announced that current operator Serco will be exiting the franchise early, in June 2023, after it failed to reach an agreement with the Scottish government.

Until a new franchisee can be found, the sleeper will be back under public ownership – an arrangement which many politicians in the SNP, Scottish Greens and Labour parties think should be made permanent.

But could it mean that cheaper tickets are on the horizon? Currently, the services are being pitched at high-end business customers, and that’s reflected in the prices, Scottish Greens transport spokesperson Mark Ruskell told Good Morning Scotland radio listeners.

“I think if we had a service that was reflecting customer demand, that was competing with the airlines, that had better connectivity with Europe – for example with with integrated ticketing [with the Eurostar], we could see passenger numbers increase even further on the Caledonian Sleeper.

“It’s very much a niche form of travel at the moment, and that’s very different to how sleeper services are used across continental Europe,” he added. “It’s really one of our few connections to the rest of Europe that’s low carbon, so we should be investing and developing a vision around that.”

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