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part vii

part i part ii part iii part iv part v part vi

Welcome back, friends! I know it’s been a long time since I updated, and I’m sorry for that - I just finished up my junior year of college, and combined with all of the protesting an unrest going on in the US (where I’m from) it’s been hard to write on schedule. On that note, I want to say that as a person and a writer I unequivocally stand with the Black Lives Matter movement and those protesting for an end to police brutality, the demilitarization and downsizing of the police, and equal rights for all - noting especially that these issues particularly affect LGBTQ+ people of color, particularly Black trans women. I am always striving to keep myself as educated and informed on how to be an antiracist, and encourage everyone to take a look at https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ for resources to educate yourself, donation links if you’re able, and petitions to sign. Breonna Taylor’s murderers still have not been arrested. I love writing, and I hope this chapter lives up to your expectations. Please reblog as always, and pop into my inbox and let me know what you think!

part vii

February 14

Dress like I’m going to a diner? Cass was more than a little confused as she pulled one leg through the pair of her good jeans (the ones without ripped knees, she wore them out with Mat and to less-important meetings and even to church once or twice when she was feeling particularly daring) as she slipped into her pea coat, toying with the button by her wrist as she opened the door to the crisp February air. It wasn’t snowing, but it was cold enough that her hands were still jammed firmly in her coat pockets. She could see her breath when she breathed out. Matt pulled up a few minutes, an apologetic look on his face as he slammed his hazards on and scrambled over the chair to push her door open.

“Sorry I’m late,” Mat said breathlessly. “Parkway was backed up.”

Cass waved him off. “It’s not a big deal, just crank the heat up.”

“I know you said you didn’t want anything too fancy, so I hope you like it,” he added hesitantly, looking in between her and the road as he turned a corner.

Cass squeezed his hand that was hovering just above the gear shift. “I’m sure I’ll love it, Mat.”

It really had been hard for Mat to figure out what to do for Valentine’s. He was leaving the next day for a weeklong road trip, but it was still, you know, Valentine’s, and he wanted so badly to get it right. So he tapped Jordan, called Tito, even somehow got ahold of her roommates to ask them what they thought she might be interested in. He wouldn’t admit it, but there also might have been a text or two back home to his sister for a second (third? fourth?) opinion. He wanted it to be perfect, but even more than that, he wanted it to be her. Dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant and a Tiffany’s necklace might be all well and good, but it didn’t really matter if the proverbial shoe didn’t fit. The handful of Valentine’s dates he’d gone on in the past had mostly been the standard roses-and-chocolates type, and while Cass did love chocolate, this evening meant so much more to him than any previous attempt.

He didn’t want to do anything to mess it up, anything to jeopardize what was hands-down the most meaningful and serious relationship he’d ever been in. He’d dated girls for longer, sure, but there was something about what he had with Cass that made him feel like she had been in his life forever, like she was already a permanent fixture who made everything else make sense. They drove down the island of Manhattan, his thumb running back and forth over the palm of her hand until he pulled into a hotel parking lot. Cass looked at him quizzically. “Easiest place to park,” Mat said by way of an answer.

He parked, opening Cass’s door and helping her out. “Where are you taking me?” Cass said with a small laugh, looking across the street at the dozens of couples taking an early dinner.

Mat held up a finger. “It should be...right up here,” he said, double-checking his phone. “Ah-ha!”

A dusty green awning and flyer-covered window greeted the couple. It was a pizzeria, and it was perfect. It wasn’t just the fact that, like any sane person, Cass loved pizza, but the fact he knew what she wanted and prioritized that over any expectation or preconception about what the “right” way to celebrate was. And she could really go for a dollar slice.

They squeezed into a two-top table in the corner. Cass hung her bag on the back of her chair, scooping back to go order at the counter. When it came to food, Mat was a simple man with simple tastes. He liked pepperoni. “I got us garlic knots because it’s Valentine’s day and I love you,” she said, setting down the trays, “and also because I’d willingly murder a man for garlic.”

Mat picked one up, biting in and nearly moaning. God, these are good. “Babe, you’re going to be a lawyer. You can’t just go around getting yourself arrested for murder. I don’t think your garlic defense would go over well with the judge.”

Cass shrugged. “I can get myself off.” Mat raised an eyebrow. “Ew!” She threw a packet of red pepper at Mat, promptly hitting him square in the chest. “Get your mind out of the gutter. There are children present.” To be fair, aside from them the restaurant was filled mostly with high school students, nervously holding hands and sipping each others’ Cokes while they tried desperately to make small talk. And to be fair, she could get herself off.

“Are you finally going to tell me what we’re doing?” Cass asked, biting into the last bit of her crust.

“In a minute,” Mat said, twisting around to rustle through the pocket of his leather jacket. He pulled out a small, flat square box, sliding it over the table to her. Cass traced the edges delicately with a finger.

Mat smiled softly at her. “Open it.”

Cass tapped the box against her palm until the bottom fell softly into her hand. Inside, nestled in a cloud of cotton, was a beautiful silver bar necklace. It was simple, elegant, not too flashy. But it was her, and it was hers.

“I know you don’t like me spending money on you,” Mat shrugged, “but you deserve nice things. You deserve to be treated well.” He reached over the table to tuck a curl behind her ear.

She picked it up, touching the chain, clasp, pendant. “Turn it over,” Mat said pointedly, with a smile on his face. Cass flipped it. There was an engraving on the back — well, two, really. 10-28-20. That one she knew. That one was their anniversary. WWRD. That one she didn’t know. Glancing back up towards Mat with a confused look on her face, she raised an eyebrow. “What would Ruth do,” Mat supplied. It took Cass a moment, and once she realized, she almost fell over, dissolving into peals of laughter. What would Ruth do? “I know I’m nothing but a filthy Canadian,” Mat started, “but I also know you love her and look up to her. You don’t just have a mug with someone’s face on it for no reason.” That was true. For Secret Santa last Christmas, Ryanne had 100% gotten Cass a mug with Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s face on it. And she 100% used it every day for her morning tea.

“Plus, I read on Wikipedia that before she was a judge, she was a lawyer and did a lot for women’s rights and stuff. Which is really cool.” Cass nodded. That’s sweet, she thought, he actually did his homework.

It was Cass’s turn to turn to Mat, leaning forward and cupping his cheek gently. He leaned into her touch. “It’s beautiful, Mat. I love it.”

“Let me put it on for you?” Mat asked. Cass nodded, he stood up and shuffled behind her, delicately grabbing the necklace and brushing her hair to one side. Cass shivered at the touch of his fingertips. After a few seconds, he managed to clasp it, leaning down and brushing a kiss on her shoulder before walking back to his side and grabbing his jacket. “You ready to take off?” His eyes flickered down towards his watch. It was nearing 7:30. “We’ve got to be somewhere by 8, but they said to get there early.”

“Who’s ‘they’?” Cass asked curiously.

Mat cracked a grin, sliding her hand into his as they walked out of the restaurant. “You’ll see.”

Two minutes of walking later and Cass was staring into the lights of Broadway. Even living only a few hours away, she had only been once before. The Lion King, in 5th grade. Her little sister Eliana was more of a theatre kid than Cass; field hockey and lacrosse kept her too busy in high school, any spare time she had between sports and work study was spent spending time with friends or reading old books. Eliana was four years younger than her, and when she got the lead in Heathers, Cass had never been happier to live only twenty minutes away from home. El killed it, she got to have a night at home, and was able to make pancakes with her mom in the morning. It was a win-win-win scenario. But Cass still loved musicals, listened to soundtracks while she studied, tried to make the drive once a year to Boston — Eliana was at BU — to see a winter or spring show.

So when she was suddenly looking up at the ten-foot-tall poster for Waitress, her mouth kept opening and closing like a fish. “Do you like it?” Mat asked hesitantly. “We can find something else to do if you’re not into it, I know —”

Cass cut him off, squeezing his hand tightly and standing on her tippy toes to press a kiss to his jaw. “It’s amazing, Mat. I just didn’t know what to say. I still don’t, really. This is such an...unexpected gift. But I love it.” Mat relaxed. He genuinely was nervous about the choice; her roommates had told him that she liked the soundtrack and she had recommended that Sara Bareilles album to him way back in October, but he didn’t want to assume that meant she’d want to see it live. Mat was glad that he was wrong.

Mat gently pulled the tickets out of his coat pocket, flashing them to the usher and handing Cass’s to her. “You ready for a show?”

---

“So, what did you think?” Cass asked as they walked out of the theater.

“I liked it!” Mat said. And he really had liked it. Some of the music definitely confused him, and he didn’t understand how quick changes were physically possible, but it was good. “Earl’s a class-A dick, though. Jenna’s much better off without him.”

Cass nodded. “Correct.”

March 4 (thurs)

Cass glanced down at her watch, making sure it was a good time to call. It was just after 6 in New York, which would mean it was...5 in Winnipeg? Was that right? Mat probably hadn’t gotten to the arena yet, or if he did, it was more likely dinner than training or warmups. Clicking on his contact, it rang for less than ten seconds before Mat picked up.

“Hey babe! You good?” It wasn't per se unusual for them to call each other — especially during road trips, they tried to talk or FaceTime every day — but it was usually Mat who called first, and usually just after games. So it was understandable that he was a little confused.

Cass giggled. “I’m good, really good. Got some good news, just wanted to hear your voice.”

“Awww,” Mat teased, “you loooove me.”

Cass didn’t really blush, but if she did, her cheeks would be scarlet. “Yes. I do. Shut up.”

Mat let out a laugh. “Just teasing you, babe. Good news, eh? What kind? Did you hear back from any of the places you applied yet?”

“No,” Cass huffed. “Not that.” She had sent out her résumé to somewhere around ten different firms and nonprofits, mostly in New York, but some as far south as D.C. and as far north as Boston. She had also sent in an application for a clerkship at the Supreme Court months back as some sort of pipe dream, but hadn’t heard anything back and had long since abandoned it as a lost cause. “I’ve done a few interviews, but nothing permanent. It’s still pretty early, though.” And that part was true — out of everyone in her circles back at school, there were maybe a handful who already had jobs lined up after graduation, most of them having evolved from summer associate positions they’d taken with some highbrow firm in Manhattan. Or D.C. One was even going to London to do something very intellectual-sounding with trade negotiations.

“I know you’re probably a little nervous, and I totally get that. But don’t worry, Cass. You’re incredible and so smart and so qualified and someone’s going to see that, even if it takes a little longer than expected.”

“Thanks,” Cass said, breathing out deeply and smiling softly. Mat was getting good at reading her, so good that he could tell when something was bothering her even without being face-to-face. And he gave damn fine pep talks.

Mat cleared his throat. “So. Good news?”

Cass screwed up her face. “Good news. Right. I just got out of the office, and you know how I said I was almost done with my hours?” It had taken Cass longer than usual to finish her experiential requirement, since nearly all of her peers got it knocked out in a summer and she, obviously, was a little more busy when it actually came to term time. “Mhm,” Mat responded. “I just got done with the last of them today!”

Mat was confused. “So...your good news is that you’re finished? I thought you liked working with Chris?”

“Right, yeah, I do.” Cass tried to backtrack. I should have explained. “Chris told me I’m welcome to stay on, and I’m going to. I genuinely like what I’m doing. Since I’m not doing it for school anymore, he put in a request for a status change with HR, and it just got approved. So,” she paused for dramatic effect, “the good news is that now I’m getting PAID.”

“Awesome!” Mat said. “You’re going to be the one making the big bucks now.”

“I’m making 16 dollars an hour. It’s barely above minimum wage, but it’s nice to finally get something back.”

Ten minutes later, after they had hung up, Mat leaned back in his hotel bed. He really was proud of Cass, unbelievably so, but hadn’t yet admitted to himself just how nervous he was. Not about their relationship, really, but about where things were headed. He absolutely saw them together as a long-term thing and at least from what Cass made it seem like, so did she. But they hadn’t really spoken about where they saw this whole thing going, or what it would look like, or really anything beyond vaguely discussed plans for the summer after her graduation. The uncertainty wasn’t really concerning him. Mat’s new contract locked him in through 2026, so he wasn’t leaving anytime soon. And he wouldn’t want to, he loved hockey and loved New York and loved his team.

Cass was a whole different story. She was probably the smartest person he’d ever met, and Mat knew that she could and would be able to go just about anywhere for a position. She didn’t have to stay in New York if she didn’t want to. And sure, New York was a pretty good place to be a lawyer — it didn’t take a genius to know that — but the worry kept popping up in the back of his mind that she’d get an incredible offer somewhere like California or Chicago or even somewhere international and would leave the city. Leave him. Mat would never dream of holding Cass back from her dreams. It would be a dick move and she’d worked way too hard to let everything go to waste. But the idea of doing something long distance, like true long distance, scared the shit out of him. It wasn’t just that he’d miss the sex or seeing her in the stands at games or early morning coffee dates, but Mat thrived on closeness, he thrived on intimacy of all kinds. It would terrify him to have to be away from someone who meant so much to him for so long. But this was Cass, his Cass, and if he’d go through it for anyone, it would be for her.

I’m overthinking this, Mat thought, as he flipped his phone over and over in his hands. Don’t make up problems where there are none.

March 13 (sat)

Cass tapped her fingers nervously as she walked through the doors of the Islander’s practice rink. It was family skate, and Cass couldn’t help but feel like she didn’t quite belong.

“There you are!” Mat said, his bag slung over one shoulder as he greeted her with a kiss. “You ready? I know Tito and Paige are already down there and they’re starting to get on the ice.”

“Yep!” Cass said brightly, forcing a smile and grabbing his hand a little too quickly.

Mat raised one eyebrow. “Alright, what is it?”

Cass dropped the face. “It’s just...this seems different than all of the other things I’ve gone to. It’s not like when I’m in the box at games or we go out with the team or I hang out with the girls when you guys are on a road trip. It’s like,” she let out a huff, “this is small. This is close. This is meant for family, wives and kids, and I’m not...I’m not family. I’m your girlfriend, sure, but…” She trailed off.

Mat squeezed her hand. “I plan on keeping you around for a long time, Cass. You’d better get used to it. And besides,” he said, looking at her softly, “wives have to start somewhere.”

Luckily, Cass didn’t have time to get too into her head, because she was suddenly engulfed in a bear hug from Paige. “I know we got coffee on Monday, but it’s been too long, Cass. I swear, you’re working too hard.”

Mat chimed in. “Tell me about it.” Cass swatted at him. “She’s been studying and editing and sending in her résumé to every office she can get her hands on.” He sat his chin on top of her head, arms crossing in front of her chest to hold her hands.

“Alright, Mr. Clingy,” Cass giggled, twisting her head to look up at Mat.

“But you looove your clingy boyfriend,” Mat whined, leaning down and softly kissing Cass.

She scrunched her nose. “Regrettably so.”

He squeezed her shoulder. “You ready to go out on the ice?”

“Yeah.” Cass nodded, taking a pair of skates from the rack. By the time she had unlaced her boots and set them to the side, Mat had already tied his hockey skates, an extra pair he kept in his practice bag.

“Let me,” Mat said, gently taking the skates and kneeling down in front of her.

Cass rolled her eyes, but her cheeks heated all the same. “If you insist,” she said, holding her left leg out.

“Okay, Cinderella,” Mat chuckled, holding her ankle for support as he wiggled her foot in, pulling the laces tight and tying them. “Double knots are more secure,” he said, blushing, as he finished the second skate.

“You’re cute when you blush,” Cass said, pinching Mat’s cheeks, which only made him go more scarlet.

He straightened out the knot, reaching out a hand so Cass could stand up. She steadied herself on the skates. “How much skating have you done?” Mat asked as he led her to the door.

Cass shrugged. “A little? I went a few times as a kid and the girls and I go to Rockefeller Center around Christmas every year, but not a ton. Skating’s an expensive enough sport as it is, and my parents were already having to deal with coming up with the fees for Noah before he started working.”

Mat grimaced. “Yeah, I get that. I hate it, how cost prohibitive the sport is, and I try to help out back home when I can, but knowing that there’s so many kids who love the sport and could be so good,” he took a tense breath, “but aren’t able to because their families don’t have the means. It’s really shi—” He cut himself off, noticing his teammates’ children skating around. “It sucks.”

“It does.” Cass nodded. “But I know you have a good heart, and I know you’re helping where you can.” She gave a half-smile as they stepped onto the ice, her hand gripping his forearm as she tried to find her balance on the slick surface, which had been passed over by a zamboni right before the group’s arrival. “Wipe that smile off of your face,” she said, sticking her tongue out.

“Yes ma’am,” Mat said with a grin, pulling her along.

---

After an hour or so of skating, Cass had gotten the hang of it enough to where Mat was good to step off the ice for a few minutes and talk to some of the boys. “They have goldfish,” he had mentioned. “I think the snack table’s supposed to be for the kids, but I’m not above theft in situations like these.” So Cass skated around with Paige, Lauren, and some of the other WAGs, nearly all of whom were much, much better skaters than herself.

“For someone who grew up on hockey, you’d think this would be way easier for me than it is,” Cass grumbled, tentatively pushing off from the sideboards.

“You’ll get it eventually. I believe in you,” Paige said, poking her cheek.

She grimaced. “Hopefully. I can see the Athletic’s morning headline now: ‘Cassidy Cabrera Shaw, Girlfriend of 2018 Calder Trophy Winner Mat Barzal, Falls on Face While Attempting to Skate.”

“Sue them,” Paige suggested.

Cass laughed. “That’d be nice, wouldn’t it? Wish I could.” She stuck her hands in her jacket pockets. “No grounds for defamation if it’s true.”

“Laws are dumb.”

“They can be,” Cass admitted, looking over to the bleachers. “You want to go get drinks? I think I saw Whiteclaws in the adult’s cooler, and I know how you feel about those.”

Paige was already halfway across the rink. “Only if all the limes haven’t been taken!”

Cass shook her head, turning like Mat had taught her and skating over to the benches. Paige had gone over to sit with Anthony, a lime Whiteclaw successfully in her hand, and it took Cass no time to find Mat. He was sitting in the second row next to some of the other guys, and he was holding a baby. A very cute, very small baby. She gingerly made her way over to the group, catching Mat’s eye. He beamed at her as she took a seat next to him.

“And who’s this little cutie?” She asked, smiling at him.

“This is Milo,” Mat said softly, turning him slightly so she could wave at him.

Cass absentmindedly remembered asking whose son it was — an offseason trade from Colorado, she vaguely recalled processing the contract at work — but she really couldn’t say which one. But she stroked Milo’s face with one finger, puffed out her cheeks at him, and suddenly he was in her arms and everything else fell away. She bounced him for a few minutes, easily falling back into her old routine — she was an older sister, after all — before handing him back to Mat, who was clearly having some separation anxiety.

Lauren sat on the edge of the bench, gently touching Cass’ shoulder with Collins on her hip. “He looks really good like that, doesn’t he?” She asked. Cass’ cheeks burned. She didn’t know anyone had seen her looking over at Mat and Milo. “Yeah, he does,” she said, a soft smile crossing over her face.

March 26 (fri)

A steaming cup of tea in her hands, Cass threw her head back against the couch, knocking her reading glasses askew. She straightened them with a huff. There were two days until the deadline for the law review, and she still had two articles to get through for last-minute edits and spelling checks. It was just past 11, which normally wouldn’t have been all that late for her, but she had been staring at her computer for hours and it was beginning to take a toll. She had been at the library until 8 or so, making more than one trip to the coffee cart in the lobby before she realized that she wasn’t going to get anywhere sequestered away in a cubicle on the fourth floor. The Islanders were playing that night, so Cass shot Mat a text that she was headed over, packed up her bags, and headed over.

He had just given her a key the week prior, and it was her first time using it. Even though he constantly told her she was welcome to go over, whether he was there or not, she had more than her fair share of nerves as she jingled her keychain, thumbing over her apartment key and mail key and car key and key to the house back in Connecticut before she opened the door. She set the kettle to boil and grabbed the little-used box of English Breakfast from the cabinet before crashing on the couch, where she had been pretty much ever since, save for a bathroom break after a thrilling review of a paper on recent intellectual property rulings of the 2nd Circuit Court.

The doorknob turned and Mat walked in, shower-damp hair, still clad in his gameday suit with his duffel slung over his left shoulder. “Hey, babe,” he said, dropping the bag and walking over to the couch to plant a gentle kiss on the top of her head. “Still at it?”

She nodded ruefully, rubbing her eyes. “Yeah. I ordered takeout earlier in case you’re hungry, there’s an extra gyro in the kitchen,” she pointed to a bag on the counter, “and they threw in free baklava if you’re still hungry.”

His eyebrows perked. “Baklava?” Cass had discovered early on in their relationship that hidden beneath his curated meal plans from the team nutritionist and smoothie kits was a surprisingly committed sweet tooth. She was a stress-baker, and Mat had been more than willing over the past few months to serve as her taste tester for cookies, pies, and anything in between.

Cass giggled. “Yeah. Better get it before I steal the last piece, though.”

Mat returned later with the pastry on a napkin, shrugging off his suit jacket and collapsing onto the cushion beside her. “Anything else interesting happen today?”

Cass shrugged her shoulders. “I had yoga in the morning like usual, which was fun. I tried a hot yoga class today, though, and you would not believe how much I sweat. It hurt my soul.”

“No pain no gain, baby,” Mat chimed in. Cass rolled her eyes at him.

“But then I had law review and my Entertainment Law seminar before I headed over to the office. Pretty normal, they had me looking over some leasing agreements for the next season. Called my grandma, she’s shipping my serape stole over next week and needed my address,” Cass added.

“Serape stole?”

Cass adjusted her position on the couch so she was facing Mat. “It’s a Mexican thing. You know how graduation gowns usually have stoles for the school or whatever?” Mat nodded. “It’s pretty common to have cultural ones too, Black students will often wear what’s called a kente cloth stole and Mexican and some other Latinx students have serape stoles. Give me a sec,” she said, grabbing her phone and scrolling through her photos. “Here’s a graduation photo of me and the girls from UConn, Ryanne’s in her kente stole and I have mine.”

Mat looked bewildered. “Why are you wearing so many of them?”

Cass laughed, realizing which photo she pulled up. “Okay, fair enough. So there’s the normal school one on the bottom, then I had one for the honors program, then on top of that is the one from my sorority, then on top of that is the serape. Most of the other photos it’s just one or two, like in the ones when I’m with the sorority or the Mexican Student Association or whoever. We thought it would be fun to take one where we’re just drowning in stoles and leis. Made us feel fancy.”

“You do look very fancy,” Mat said, leaning his head on her shoulder. “You also look very tired, Cass. You need to go to sleep.”

Cass scrunched up her nose. “I’ve only got the two papers left to look over, and I’d really like to get them done before I head back. Get them all knocked out, y’know?”

“Stay here,” Mat said easily, as if it wasn’t even a question. “Stay here, you can finish reviewing them in the morning. Plus, I’d feel a lot better if you weren’t taking the subway alone at half past 11.”

Cass sighed. He had a point. “Fine,” she said slowly, “but you have to promise to wake me up if I don’t get out of bed by 8. Okay?”

Mat gently took her laptop, setting it on the coffee table. “Okay. Now go take a shower and hop into bed, pretty girl. You’ve had a long day.”

“Thanks,” Cass said, smiling gratefully and padding down the hall to the bathroom. Shedding her clothes, Cass stepped into the shower, expecting to use Mat’s Old Spice shampoo — which, to be fair, didn’t smell half bad — when a white floral bottle caught her eye. She had mentioned offhand once that she was picking up a new bottle of shampoo, and Mat must have been listening more than she gave him credit for. Because, without asking, he had gotten one too.

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rustybutterknife · 5 years ago

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I kinda want to know more about Lydia and Hazel... their names just go really well together? also lesbians? (btw what does hazel look like? lowkey want to draw her)

Okay okay okay! I haven’t finished the full concept drawing, but this is Hazel!

Her hair is pastel pink, and she’s got green eyes!

Anyway, onto the headcannons!!

So Hazel!!

She’s basically the embodiment of pastel GF

Her aesthetic is a mix of harajuku, kawaiicore, Lolita, and kidcore.

She’s just,,, bubbly baby

She likes anime!

Her favorites are Sweetness and Lightning, Sailor Moon, and Ouran Highschool Hostclub!

So onto her and Lydia!

When Lydia first walked into Spanish class on her first day, she met eyes with Hazel and her heart immediately went “!!!!!!”

I guess her teacher must’ve known that Lydia would’ve liked her before she did because she was seated right next to her

They started talking, Hazel trying to explain to her what Spanish class was usually like, what the students were like, and half of Lydia listened. The other half was just straight up 💞💖💕💗💘♥️💓

Lydia got pretty settled in after about 2 or 3 weeks, and got used to how everything worked. Even then, she couldn’t get used to Hazel. Every time she saw her felt like the first time seeing her. Just pure bliss.

Little did she know, Hazel felt the same way. She just didn’t know if Lydia was The Big Gay™ or not. Oh honey.

One day, Hazel complained about how she couldn’t understand the unit and Lydia offered to help her study. Of course, they studied at Hazel’s house because they can’t exactly study at Lydia’s. (Thanks, BJ.)

After Lydia tells her parents that she’s going over to a friend’s house to study and gets permission, they head to her house.

They head inside, Lydia meets Hazel’s parents (they’re very sweet) and younger brothers Mason and Dallas (4 and 7), they head up to her room.

It’s… very pink, to say the least. Anime posters everywhere, stuffed animals on shelves, little accessories carefully put away, cartoon strawberry sheets.

It’s very… her.

And Lydia loves that.

So they get to studying, which lasts about maybe 20 minutes or half an hour before Hazel asks if she wants a snack.As a thank you for helping her, and because she wants a snack too. Lydia says “sure,” and she yeets down to the kitchen.

When she gets down, she’s gotta give herself a little pep-talk.

“Alright, Hazel. There’s a cute girl in your room. She’s helping you learn Spanish. She wants snacks, so you gotta give her snacks. Quick, what are some good study snacks? Apple slices? Panda cookies?? Iced tea???”

She does a little dance to pump herself up, punching the air dramatically and just shaking her head all around.

She brings up all of the above on a little tray.

(It’s peach iced tea, in case you guys are wondering!)

Lydia’s just kinda sitting on the bed, looking at all the stuff in the room and messing around with the hem of her skirt.

They continue studying, enjoying their snacks and drinks. Eventually, Lydia mentions the fact that her and her mom used to have little tea parties, and how she used to dress up in a little tiara and feather boa.

Hazel is about to ask her about it, when she says “You know, there are things I wish I could have told her when she was still alive…”

Hazel just. Freezes. Quick, think of words!

“Like what?”

Smooth. Real smooth.

She immediately face palms.

“Sorry, that was rude-“ “no no, it’s fine! I like talking about my mom and stuff! It helps to keep her memory alive, you know?” “I guess so…”

they sit in awkward silence.

“I kinda wish I could have came out to my mom…”

YES!! SHES GAY!! Inappropriate time to celebrate, but yes!! Gay!!

“Oh… I still haven’t really come out to my parents, if that makes you feel any better?” “Oh, what are you, if you don’t mind me asking?” “I’m bi…” “oh cool, I’m just… a plain ol lesbian.” Lydia does jazz hands for added effect.

Hazel chuckles, putting her hand on the bed. Lydia rested her hand on top of hers, smiling and blushing. Hazel put her free hand on Lydia’s cheek, and leaned in.

Lydia leaned in as well, and…

They accidentally bumped noses. Damn it.

They immediately pull away before falling into a fit of giggles and try again. It works this time.

After a little while, they clean up and put everything back. Lydia waves goodbye to Hazel and gives her a little kiss on the cheek before leaving.

When she gets home, she’s got a bounce in her step that she hadn’t had since before her mom was diagnosed.

She’s giddy, and humming as she settles in at home.

At dinner, everyone looks at each other for possible answers while Lydia is just smiling, enjoying her dinner. She’s unusually nice to Delia. Not that she hasn’t been nice to Delia since they came to terms after the wedding. But she’s… a lot nicer than she usually is. It’s sickeningly sweet.

Everyone eats in silence for a few minutes before Charles decides to break it.

“Are you alright, Lydia? You seem unusually happy. Delia, can you take her temperature?” “No no, I’m fine! Really!”

Barbra joins in from where she’s drying the dishes as Adam washes them.

“Oh, I think she has a case of the L-word!” “Lesbian!” “Juicebox, no, she means love…” “oh!! Yeah, that makes more sense.”

She doesn’t tell anyone until later at night after Charles and Delia have gone to bed. She sneaks up to the attic, and tells the Maitlands she has something important to say.

They immediately drop what they’re doing, and ask if she’s being bullied. They’ll ask BJ to help, and they’d look the other way. She laughs and says no, she’s not being bullied.

“Oh, then what is it?”

She’s quiet for a moment with a huge smile on her face before she says “I had my first kiss today!”

They’re immediately gasp and celebrate with her. Barbra and Lydia are bouncing up and down in excitement (but gently so they don’t wake the Deetz’s), Adam’s trying to give Lydia pointers on what to do on dates. She’s just happy chirping and flapping her hands.

She doesn’t tell Beetlejuice until later, and his reaction is exactly as you’d expect.

“You know if she breaks your heart, I’m gonna make her shit herself in fear, right?” “Please don’t…”

Once it’s official, they go on little dates!

To the park, ice cream shops, the mall, and to a little bakery between their houses!

They’ll usually get macaroons and a couple of cupcakes, then sit on a bench outside, holding hands and eating their snacks while just enjoying each other’s company.

Soft GFs,,,

When it comes to birthdays, anniversaries, and Valentine’s Day? They go all out.

Once, for Valentine’s Day, Hazel got Lydia a sword. A full working sword. She decorated the sheath with little bat and black cat stickers.

Lydia almost started crying, because now she could make the “is she... ya know... *sword swinging motion* a lesbian?” Joke.

(Also it’s a sick ass sword that she keeps next to her bed. So she sees it when she first wakes up and thinks of Hazel, also because she can threaten BJ with it.)

In return, Lydia made her a basket with stuffed animals, her favorite snacks, those cat ears that move with your emotions, a few pairs of fuzzy socks, and a sweater that Barbra helped her make.

She wears it all the time.

In conclusion, they’re baby!

#rusty speaks #beetlejuice #beetlejuice musical #beetlejuice bway #beetlejuice broadway #beetlejuice the musical #beetlejuice oc #beetlejuice incorrect quotes #beetlejuice headcanon #beetlejuice shitpost #beetlejuice ship #beetlejuice meme

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pixelgrotto · 6 years ago

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The horrific Resident Evil playthrough, finale

Approximately one year ago I began the somewhat mad quest to shove as much Resident Evil into my brain as quickly as possible. I blazed through thirteen games, a handful of spin-offs, and as much supplementary material I could get my hands on. I chronicled my thoughts each step of the way via posts here, on Twitter and in a massive ResetERA thread where a lot of good people gave me advice on how to proceed with the series. Not all of the stuff I experienced was great (those Paul W.S. Anderson movies come to mind), and sometimes this massive undertaking felt like work, but now that I’ve come to the end, I can say that it was worth it, because it’s quite the feeling to bring yourself from having zero knowledge of something to morphing into a Wiki-reading fiend in just a year. At this time in 2018, I had only the barest notion of what this series was about and who characters like Jill Valentine or Leon Kennedy were. Now, I could probably write a pretty heated Twitter thread about how Jill needs to be brought back to the forefront of the series not just with a remake of Resident Evil 3, but with an entirely new game, because she’s been sidelined for years despite being the central figure in promotional material like the fancy artwork that I’ve posted above! Ahem.

My initial desire to become more familiar with Resident Evil has been part of a larger push in recent years to consume more horror media, mostly because as I get older I find myself increasingly attracted to eerie stories that I was too much of a weenie to dive into when I was younger. Some of it probably has to do with the fact that as an adult I now find stuff like health concerns, existential dread and paying taxes to be more horrifying than things that go bump in the night, but part of it is also because that even as a scaredy cat kid, I was always kinda intrigued by macabre stuff like Resident Evil, even if I couldn’t bring myself to play through the games.

Now that I’ve plowed through the franchise, I wish I could go back and whisper to my younger self that aside from the first game, RE7 and perhaps bits and pieces of both versions of RE2...Resident Evil isn’t all that frightening. The series does have its jump scares and gore, but it quickly crosses genres into the realm of action, and even in its more tense entries, Resident Evil stays dripping with a fine dollop of cheese, either through B-movie dialogue or moments when the main characters wink at the camera and suddenly take a zombie to suplex city. Action, comedy and horror are unusual but frequent bedfellows, I’ve learned, and with RE embodying all three of these genres, translating them to the realm of electronic entertainment via a format emphasizing survival, it’s only appropriate that this is the franchise that has come to serve as the face of spooky thrills in the video game world.

Resident Evil’s also in a very good place at this moment in time. RE2Make has gotten well-deserved praise from just about everyone who’s played it, and after a moment where it looked like Capcom was going to tilt the mattress and upset the delicately placed bedfellows - emphasizing action and over-the-top comedy more than horror - now it appears that the devs have gotten their heads straight and maintained the balance once more. There’s still room for improvement and careful experimentation though. As the series forges ahead into the 2020s, I hope that Capcom doesn’t get drunk off of RE2Make’s success, milking its formula to exhaustion. I want at least another mainline game to utilize the first-person perspective of Resident Evil 7, which worked better than I ever would’ve imagined, and I’d also like to see the Revelations sub-series, which was supposed to focus on stories that took place in between the main games, continue - in spirit if not in name. (A Revelations 3 or similar spin-off with fixed camera angles - perhaps in a mid-tier budget point ‘n click style a la Detention - would be something that I’d love, though Capcom probably will never go in that direction.) Finally, I’d like Resident Evil to remember that it had fabulous female representation in its earlier entries. The later titles have mostly had male protagonists front and center, which directly reinforces the trope that it’s okay for survival horror games to star the “must be protected” ladies, but anything action-orientated should star dudes so that male players can have their power fantasy trip. This can easily be fixed by doing what I said in the first paragraph - bring the queen Jill Valentine back.

Finally, because these sorts of franchise reflections are never complete without a good ol’ fashioned list... Here’s how I’d rank the mainline games, complete with a snappy sentence or two for each.

Resident Evil REmake - Because if I had to recommend just ONE game for someone to get a decent idea of this series’ mechanics and themes, it would be this one.

Resident Evil 4 - It’s survival action instead of survival horror, but when the gameplay’s this good, can you really complain?

Resident Evil 2 - Over 20 years old and still a thrilling experience. The epitome of the fixed camera angle games.

Resident Evil 7 - I was afraid that the change to a first-person perspective would alienate me, but I beat this game in two days and couldn’t put it down.

Resident Evil RE2make - Almost as good as the original, and a great sign of the franchise’s future.

Resident Evil Revelations 2 - Worth playing for the return of Barry Burton and the moving story alone, which is basically about fathers and daughters, loss and acceptance.

Resident Evil 1 - The OG that started it all. A little clunky to play in this day and age, but the magic’s still there.

Resident Evil 6 - The equivalent of an overstuffed exploding cake, RE6 is excessive as hell and sometimes infuriating...but one thing you could never call it is boring.

Resident Evil 5 - A solid series entry about Chris Redfield punching boulders in Africa, this one’s excellent if you play it co-op. Solo, a little less excellent.

Resident Evil Zero - RE probably didn’t need this prequel showing what Rebecca Chambers was doing on the night before she got stuck in Spencer Mansion, but good chemistry between the main characters makes it worth experiencing.

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - A lot of folks love this one, but IMO it feels less noteworthy than RE2 and RE1, probably because it was originally designed as a spin-off. I rank it low but am eager to see how a RE3make could boost it.

Resident Evil Revelations - Jill Valentine’s in a wetsuit that clings to her booty this whole game and she hangs out with a partner who looks like Russell Crowe. Aside from that, Revelations is fine but kinda forgettable.

Resident Evil: Code Veronica - The only RE that truly annoyed me with backtracking and some cheap bosses, Code Veronica is technically still an okay game. But Steve Burnside is a garbage character.

Thus, we bring the horrific, 2018-2019 Pixel Grotto Resident Evil playthrough to a gentle finish. *Cue relaxing save room theme here.* It’s been fun, ladies and gents. I need to rest up a bit and try some other games that aren’t survival horror for a while. But I like the idea of doing more series playthroughs in the future...

And I think Silent Hill might be a good choice for the next one.

The header artwork is a textless version of the radical Biohazard 20th Anniversary poster that Capcom put out in 2016.

#pixel grotto #now playing #video games #resident evil #biohazard

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ladyknight1512 · 6 years ago

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I’ve seen this 5SOS ask meme floating around a few times and I don’t do ask memes but I do love me a questionnaire so I decided to just fill it out, not that anyone else will care.

1. When did you first find out about 5sos?

The first time I remember hearing one of their songs was in 2016, but they didn’t properly come onto my radar until early 2018. I know, I know. I was super late to the party.

2. How did you find out about them?

In February/March of 2018 they were guests on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show, which I listened to because I liked the host, even though I live on literally the other side of the world. I wasn’t familiar with the band at that point, beyond Want You Back, which had been on the radio pretty much every single day, and which I actually really liked. But hearing their interview made me want to look them up and find out more about them. And now I’m here, 8 months later, filling out a 50-question ask meme because apparently I have nothing better to do with my time.

3. What was the first song you heard by them?

She Looks So Perfect, in 2016.

4. Have you ever seen them live?

Yes, in Melbourne for the Meet You There tour. They were great and I would definitely see them again.

5. Have you ever met any of them?

Nope.

6. Who was your fave when you first started to like them? Are they still your fave now?

Ashton has been my fave from the beginning, and he still is now, but I like them all for their own reasons.

7. What is your favorite 5sos song?

Ghost of You.

8. What are your favorite lyrics?

I’ve got a jet black heart and there’s a hurricane underneath it – Jet Black Heart

9. What is your favorite music video?

I don’t really watch the videos much but I think Valentine is the most creative and visually interesting.

10. What is your favorite cover?

As in, song they’ve covered? No Roots, which they did in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. I made it my ringtone I love it so much. Their cover of Stay for Spotify is fantastic too, though.

11. What is your favorite album/EP?

Youngblood.

12. What is your favorite bromance?

Probably Cashton.

13. What is your favorite livestream/twitcam/keek/interview /etc?

The Zach Sang interview they did in early 2018 is probably the one I’ve watched the most. It’s actually what turned my vague interest into proper obsession.

14. What is your favorite hair color on Michael?

Most of the colours were before my time but I am partial to his galaxy hair.

15. What is your favorite thing each of them has tweeted?

I don’t have fave tweets, but Ashton’s twitter in general is just a place of positivity and love, and I appreciate that.

16. How many of their albums/EPs do you own?

I own all three albums and various songs from the EPs, but none of the EPs in full.

17. Do you have any 5sos merch?

OMG, yes. Too much, considering I’ve only been a fan for 8 months. I think I’ve got 5 t-shirts, plus one more coming, a long-sleeve, a hoodie, the signed Youngblood litho (which I framed), three other posters (one signed – also framed) and the book. Yes, I bought the book, even though it precedes my time in the fandom by about 4 years. There might be other bits and pieces that I’ve forgotten about, but you get the gist.

18. Do you have any 5sos posters on your walls?

Yes, four. See above.

19. When they come on in the car/store/etc, what do you do?

I’ve never heard them in stores, but when they come on the radio I always cheer and get stupidly excited.

20. Who in the band do you think you’re most like and why?

Probably Michael. He likes cats, he’s a gamer, he seems more introverted than the others – all things that I definitely relate to.

21. Who do you think you’d get along with the most? What about the least?

I think Michael is either the one I’d get along with the best or the least. We’d either be too similar in a good way or a bad way.

22. If you could ask them each one question right now, what would you ask?

I’d like to ask Luke if he thinks he was too young when he got into all this. Personally I think he was, and I think we’ve seen the consequences of that, but I’d like to hear his thoughts on it.

I’d probably ask Ashton what his favourite cocktail is.

I’d probably ask Michael something gaming related.

I’m not sure what I’d ask Calum. He’s always been the one I relate to the least, so he’s a bit of an enigma to me.

23. What was you first impression of each of them?

I thought they were all generally pretty funny, but I actually thought at first that Ashton and Michael didn’t like each other. I think I just got a string of interviews and appearances where Ashton was particularly talkative and Michael was particularly quiet, and there seemed to be a lack of eye contact between them. I’ve since watched all these interviews again and I definitely see them differently and I pick up on more of the subtext now, but I was kind of confused initially.

24. How do you feel about the blonde in Calum’s hair?

Again, before my time, but I’m pretty indifferent.

25. How do you feel about the length of Ashton’s hair?

I prefer it short and I love the curls, but whatever he’s happy with is fine with me.

26. If you were trapped on a deserted island and could only bring one member with you, who would it be and why?

Probably Ashton. He seems like he’s got a good head on his shoulders, so he could potentially do something about getting us off the island, but he also likes to have a good time, so I think he could make our time there enjoyable, even as I was growing more and more dehydrated and sunburnt.

27. If you could switch everyone’s instruments, who would play what?

I love Ashton on guitar. It just does something to me. Also, that video of him on guitar when they did Teenage Dream? That was so cute? He was bouncing all over the stage, having the time of his life.

As for the others: Luke on bass, Michael on drums and I guess that leaves Calum with the other guitar.

28. Which Don’t Stop superhero would you prefer to be rescued by and why?

They all look pretty horrendous, but I think I’d laugh the least if I was in a bind and Mike-Ro-Wave showed up.

29. What is one song you really want the band to do a cover of?

I’d love them to do a country song with Ash on vocals, but that’s the most I’ve thought about it.

30. If you had 48 hours with your fave what would you guys do?

Oh god, I don’t know. It would definitely involve Ash and an acoustic guitar. I think I’d really just like him to take me to all his favourite places in LA and hang out with him and listen to him talk. I reckon 48 hours with Ashton would be the most fun and exhausting and exhilarating 48 hours of my life, but I’d be up for it.

31. If your fave were to propose to you right now, would you say yes? How would you want him to do it?

Well, it would depend on if this proposal were just out of the blue or if we’d been in some kind of serious relationship first. If the latter, then yes, probably. As for how: I feel like Ashton is the kind of person who would either go really big, super over the top with a proposal, or be really, really low key and just kind of ask at home while you’re doing something really normal and boring. Either would be fine with me.

32. If you could rename the band, what would you name them?

Luke and the Penguins? That’s literally the first thing I thought of. I’ve never thought about this before in my life. Seriously, though, I like that they seem to have embraced ‘5SOS’ as an identity, rather than just an abbreviation. ‘5 Seconds of Summer’ feels very much of its time and feels out of place in the current music world. ‘5SOS’ feels more true to who they are now.

33. What is your favorite thing about each of them?

I love the tongue thing Luke does. You know what I’m talking about.

I love Ashton’s sense of humour and his passion.

I love how Calum thinks Ashton is the funniest person alive.

I love how excited Michael gets about really nerdy things.

34. If you could change one thing about each of them what would you change?

I’d change Calum’s smoking habit, because it’s unhealthy and I worry for him, but other than that I wouldn’t change anything. They are who they are because of the choices they’ve made, good and bad.

35. What 5 words would you use to describe each of them?

Ashton: funny, passionate, driven, focused, storyteller

Luke: rockstar, vulnerable, electric, dorky, angel

Michael: adorable, quiet, genuine, caring, sweet

Calum: underrated (musically), solid, reliable, thoughtful, dedicated

36. If you could be the lead role in any 5sos music video, existing or not, what song would it be for?

Maybe Talk Fast?

37. If you could steal one thing from each of them (clothes, hats, etc) what would you take?

Ashton’s leather jacket, Luke’s black boots, Calum’s green hoodie and Michael’s necklace (that really long one he always wears).

38. If you were sharing headphones with your fave what song would you put on first?

Worry ‘Bout Nothin’ by Keith Urban.

39. Would you rather meet 4/4 but never get to see them live or see them live but never get to meet any of them?

See them live but never meet them. I’ve only been to one of their shows, but it was amazing and so fun. Plus, if I met them they’d forget about me pretty quickly because they meet fans all the time. If I can’t be special enough to remember, I’d rather have the full experience of a show than a quick hug and photo.

40. Would you rather catch Luke’s guitar pick or Ashton’s drum stick?

I’m an Ashton girl so definitely the drum stick.

41. Would you rather never be able to sing one of their songs again or never watch any of their music videos again?

Never watch their music videos. I don’t watch them much anyway, and half the fun of loving a band is getting to sing along. Honestly, one of the moments I’ve ever felt most alive was singing along to Jet Black Heart with thousands of other people at the MYT show.

42. Would you rather be brought on stage for an entire song or meet only 2 of them in public?

Probably meet 2 of them in public? I think I’d feel super awkward being on stage for an entire song. Everyone would be staring! I wouldn’t know what to do with my hands! Plus Ash would be behind the drums on stage and, therefore, unreachable. At least in public I’ve got a chance for a hug.

43. Would you rather play video games with Michael or go on a road trip with Ashton?

That’s super hard, because I’m a gamer but Ash is my fave. Hmmm… Probably road trip with Ashton, because that’s not something I would normally do anyway, and there would be plenty of time for talking and rocking out to whatever playlist he loads up.

44. Would you rather have Calum give you a tattoo or Luke give you a haircut?

I have more faith in Calum’s tattooing skills than Luke’s haircutting skills, so let’s go with the tattoo.

45. Would you rather date your fave but have the others dislike you or be friends with all of them but not be able to date/hookup with/kiss any of them?

Be friends with all of them. Definitely. I’m not sure dating them would be much fun anyway, in reality. They’d always be gone or going away. And they just seem like the kind of people you would want to be friends with.

46. Would you rather sing a duet with Luke or write a song with Calum?

Sing with Luke. More fun. Plus I’m already getting that tattoo from Calum.

47. Would you rather go to the fair with Malum or go stargazing with Lashton?

Stargazing with Lashton.

48. Would you rather touch Calum’s butt or Ashton’s biceps?

Ashton’s biceps. I am a girl who loves a nice set of arms, and Ashton’s are very nice.

49. Would you rather get high with Michael or drunk with Calum?

Drunk with Calum, but only because I’m not into taking drugs.

50. Would you rather have Luke give you his 'You Complete Mess' shirt or have Michael give you his denim jacket?

Michael’s denim jacket.

#5sos #5 seconds of summer #ladyknight1512 gets personal #long post

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purplerose128 · 7 years ago

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So college AU...

I know this isn’t really relevant right now, with the new year announcements and all that shit, but I was talking with @crazy-grrrl-on-the-computer today about this AU and I figured I’d post this after making a few adjustments. Just keep in mind that this AU is pretty Americanized and I’m not even sorry for it.

Majors:

En: Philosophy

Atsushi: English

Io: Business (with a concentration in finance); thinking about double majoring in business and economics

Ryuu: Undeclared; thinking about declaring an art major (maybe fashion design) but he really isn’t sure

Yumoto: Theater; he started as a biology major but switched when he found the classes too hard to keep up with

Kinshiro: Business (with a concentration in management)

Arima: Biology (with a concentration in botany)

Akoya: Business (with a concentration in finance because Gero Financial Corp.)

Kou: Journalism

Masuya: Art (with a concentration in photography)

Wario: Architecture (because angles and symmetry and math)

Ichiban: Business

Aki and Haru: Theater (with a concentration in dance and choreography)

Relationships and blurbs:

En and Atsushi met in college when they were assigned to be roommates.

En’s side of the room is much messier than Atsushi’s, but other than that they get along great.

It actually works out well because Atsushi reminds En to do his homework and En reminds Atsushi that sleep is important.

En’s favorite philosopher is Arthur Schopenhauer.

Kinshiro and Atsushi had been friends through high school and went to the same college with hopes of staying in touch, but they’ve grown apart since school is taking them in different directions and Kinshiro’s really upset about it.

Yumoto commutes to school because he helps Gora run the family spa.

When Yumoto first started doing theater classes, he walked into the wrong classroom and saw a glimpse of a contemporary dance class that Aki and Haru were in.

Yumoto thought they were so cool that he knew he made the right decision in switching majors because he wanted to be cool like that.

Aki and Haru see Yumoto as the naive freshmen who doesn’t know how hard he’s gonna have to work in order to make it in the theater department.

Yumoto tries everything in the department from acting and dancing to playwrighting and drama history, but nothing’s really grabbing him.

Ryuu met Io at the campus coffee shop that Ryuu works at.

Io comes into the coffee shop in the afternoon, where there’s enough of a lull in business that he can get some coffee and do some homework there in peace.

Ioryuu is the coffee shop AU Ryuu was waiting for.

Io and Akoya became friends over their first two semesters because they share multiple classes due to sharing a major. They do homework and prepare for exams together when they can find the time.

Akoya starts meeting Io at the coffee shop to study with him when midterm season rolls around. Ryuu assumes that Akoya is Io’s girlfriend, which puts a dent in his “coffee shop AU” plan.

Ryuu starts drawing designs in the coffee he gives Io, like flowers and he starts drawing money later on.

Ryuu draws penises in Akoya’s coffee XD

Sometimes Io invites Ryuu to his and Akoya’s study sessions, but it’s rare since they don’t really like each other. Plus Ryuu feels stupid listening to Io and Akoya talk about money and help each other with complicated math problems.

Kinshiro and Arima are roommates.

Kinshiro has snuck his pet hedgehog into the dorms because there’s nobody else to take care of poor Zundar-sama. :P But it’s cool because their neighbors help hide Zundar during room inspections.

Arima’s side of the dorm room is covered in potted plants. Zundar likes to hide in them.

Akoya commutes because he’s heard too many dorm life horror stories (messy halls, obnoxious noise, etc.) and would rather live at home where it’s clean and quiet.

Everyone thinks En’s a stoner and a drug dealer because of his laid back demeanor and general messy appearance. Eventually he gets tired of it so he starts filling plastic bags with salt from the cafeteria and selling it to people.

He tells them to sprinkle it on their food and they’ll be good, don’t snort it or anything drastic. Just a pinch on the food. He keeps it up once he realizes that he makes enough money off of this that he doesn’t have to get a job.

En sells sugar during Valentine’s day season and he tells them to sprinkle it on cookies.

“Don’t bother me unless you want my salt.” “For a bit extra, I’ll give you sugar.”

Io shows up one time and asks him if he can market the stuff and get some of the profit and En’s like “I just wanted people to leave me alone. Please don’t tell anyone.”

En makes more money during exam seasons.

Maybe he takes it to class once and passes it off as a project about the placebo effect. His professor gets wind of him “selling drugs” and En passes it off like “I figured out what I want to do for my final project.” He doesn’t have to present it to the class so no one finds out and he keeps selling salt to people. XD En’s the drug lord and the real drug dealers don’t like him.

Ichiban and Wario are RAs in the dorms.

Ichiban hasn’t had many classes with Io, but Ichiban decided they were rivals after seeing Io got higher grades than him on their first test freshmen year.

Ichiban is very thorough when he does dorm inspections to the point where he spends about 20 minutes in each room.

Wario adheres very strongly to the school’s regulations, but he spends most of his time during inspections complaining about how messy all of the dorms in his section are.

En and Atsushi’s dorm is the worst for him because Atsushi’s side is very much up to Wario’s standards, but then there’s En’s side giving him a headache.

Wario knows all of the tricks for covering shit up in the dorms and knows exactly when someone has torn down a single poster or put a nick in the wall.

Wario spends hours perfecting his architectural designs so that they’re symmetrical in every possible way that he can control, causing him to pull a lot of all nighters to get it just right.

#boueibu #binan koukou chikyuu bouei-bu love!#cute high earth defense club love!#binan koukou chikyuu boueibu love! love!#cute high earth defense club love! love!#purplerose writes #boueibu college AU

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13headcanons-blog · 7 years ago

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soft Jercy headcanons

Soft boyfriends

Athletic boyfriends who honestly do everything together. They go on morning runs together, go to crossfit, love hiking, swim laps across the lake, everything. As soon as they have kids, they’re strapping them across their chests and doing pull ups and running four miles and doing everything that makes all the soccer moms honk their van horns.

They give each other haircuts but, when Jason’s cutting Percy’s hair, it always takes too long because Jason likes running his hands through Percy’s hair.

Jason reads to Percy because the son of Poseidon has a hard time reading and when he does, he always does different voices for different characters because he’s a dork.

Jason gives Percy piggyback rides whenever he’s too lazy to walk (which is 80% of the time)

Singing to Taylor Swift at two in the morning in the kitchen in just their boxers while making blue brownies.

Jason brings Percy to the aquarium all the time because Percy’s really cute when he just stares at fish.

Percy does the same with Jason and the Space Center because his boyfriend is an astronomy nerd.

They love holding hands and neither one ever cares if the hand is sweaty because they’re nervous because TBH, both are always nervous, giggly, and giddy around each other.

Hugs from Percy are the best because they were warm and comfortable and he just kinda holds Jason.

When they dance in the middle of the night, Jason just kisses Percy’s forehead and then Percy blushes and accidentally steps on Jason’s foot but, that’s okay.

When Jason doesn’t hold Percy’s hand, Percy gives the cutest pout and Jason just rolls his eyes and grabs Percy’s hand

They could talk about nothing for hours

When Jason leaves to help out in New Rome, Percy wears Jason’s shirts around the house and makes brownies and watches all of Jason’s favourite movies.

The boys hike up and have a campfire at the top and Percy brings his ukulele and plays and he and Jason both sing to the cutesy songs and giggle and then make out under the stars.

Jason buys Percy roses literally all the time because he loves his boyfriend and is a doRKKKK

Percy literally LOVES whales so, for Valentine’s day, Jason brings him to sea world but, that fails because the entire time, Percy’s screaming from the bleachers, ‘SAVE THE ORCAS’.

They resolve for buying a Shamu plushie in the gift shop and going home.

Percy is the biggest musical theatre nerd so, when Kinky Boots is on Broadway, Jason takes Percy to see it for his birthday

Percy also loves Panic! At The Disco and Brendon Urie so, double win.

The nerds own every Marvel and DC movie and have their bedroom full of posters of Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and the Avengers.

Back scratches hgndjksjfkds

For Percy’s first tattoo, he puts up the tough act but, when they get there, Jason’s holding his hand the entire time and whispering to him how good he’s doing and how it’s almost over.

When they get home from the parlor, they cuddle on the couch and Jason kisses the tattoo.

Percy hates coffee and when Jason learns this, he stops drinking it because he knows that Percy doesn’t like tasting it when they kiss.

The amount of times that Jason has smacked Percy on the butt with a whisk, spatula, etc.

Stargazing boyfriends, omg.

Percy falls asleep everywhere so, Jason is always giving him piggy back rides. That’s the other 20% of Percy’s’ transportation is Jason.

Percy loves Jason’s dimples and always kisses them when Jason’s sad so that he smiles and shows them more.

Percy’s obsession with chunky peanut butter has become a problem and so, when Jason goes shopping, he doesn’t even buy peanut butter because otherwise Percy will complain that it’s smooth.

Jason buys all the groceries but Percy decorated the apartment and it looks really nice.

Nico Approved™

#jercy #percy jackson #jason grace #pjo #hoo #toa #headcanons #soft jercy

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justanothercinemaniac · 7 years ago

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Epic Movie (Re)Watch #196 - The Walk (2015)

Spoilers Below

Have I seen it before: Yes

Did I like it then: Yes.

Do I remember it: Yes.

Did I see it in theaters: Yes.

Was it a movie I saw since August 22nd, 2009: Yes, #382.

Format: Blu-ray

A note from the original poster:

September 11th, 2001 was a tragic event in not only American history but human history and its events still effect many. I decided to watch The Walk on September 11th because it takes something which primarily has sad memories around it (the World Trade Center) and focuses on a joyful memory instead. Philippe Petit accomplished a feat of pure joy and heart, changing what the towers were to people before they even opened. On a day like 9/11 I know I need to remember that there is good AND there is bad. The Walk is the film equivalent of a happy memory of a late loved one which is why I watch it on this day. I understand that there are those of you who just need to mourn on today and I respect that. The reason I am posting this recap today instead of tomorrow is because in case there is anyone out there like me - someone who needs a happy memory of something that ended in tragedy - they can read it today. I hope that makes sense. And to all those who are struggling with today and what it means to them, know that my thoughts are with you and that I hope you are getting through today as best as you can.

1) One of the very first things Philippe says becomes representative of the entire story.

Philippe: “I do not say this word, death…Instead I say the opposite word: life.”

This is a film about the World Trade Center, even if it’s not about 9/11. But as I mentioned in my note above it is joyful. It is not death it is life, something which permeates every scene and every decision Philippe makes. From the scene where he & Annie are playfully shaking the wire to simulate rough weather conditions, to him jumping around naked on the rooftop, all of it shows such intense LIFE and I think that is just wonderful.

2) The framing device of Philippe on top of the Statue of Liberty telling his story with New York in the background distracted me a little upon first viewing. But you quickly get used to it and I think the framing device works. Primarily because it allows the film to use Philippe’s voice at its strongest.

3) I’ve never fully understood the movie’s decision to start in black and white. The reds and blues are in color which is maybe because these are the colors which are strongest on the French and American flags? But then the color returns in Philippe’s visit to the dentist’s office and a part of me understands why (it’s here where he first learns about the Twin Towers). But also I feel that would’ve been more effective if they’d waited to bring color back into the film when Philippe actually SAW the towers as opposed to entering the dentist’s office. I just don’t fully understand it.

4) Joseph Gordon Levitt as Philippe Petit.

The majority of this film is carried on the character of Philippe and therefore the performance of whoever plays him. He narrates EVERYTHING. His voice is the voice of the film. The action is entirely motivated by his dreams, his actions. He IS the story really, meaning you had to have a strong actor play him. And Gordon-Levitt does absolutely amazingly in the part. Any sense of ego or self washes away because you don’t feel like you’re watching an actor give a performance. You feel like you’re watching Philippe. The actor is able to be incredibly optimistic, positive, occasionally stubborn/arrogant, funny, vulnerable, heartfelt, confident, and genuine in every one of these aspects. He balances the traits of Philippe perfectly which is important in a film about wire walking (see what I did there?). Balance is key. Overplay Philippe’s optimism, he’s naive. Overplay his arrogance, he’s a jerk. Overplay his humor, he’s a clown. But Gordon-Levitt doesn’t overplay any of it but balances it out absolutely perfectly.

5) According to IMDb:

Philippe Petit himself personally trained Joseph Gordon-Levitt how to walk on a tightrope. When the training started, Petit predicted that Gordon-Levitt would need no more than 8 days of training to be able to walk on a wire alone, which came true.

6) Charlotte Le Bon as Annie.

The fact that Annie is able to respect Philippe’s circle (something very important to him as performer) and his craft while also being incredibly mad at him shows an immediate understanding between the two. Le Bon is wonderfully genuine in the part, breathing similar life into Annie that Joseph Gordon Levitt breathes into Philippe. She’s wonderful, genuine, heartfelt, and feels real when the character could’ve easily devolved into a Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope. And her connection/chemistry with Gordon-Levitt is very honest. You are immediately invested in their relationship.

7) This is very telling of the way Philippe sees his art.

Philippe [about when he walks between the towers]: “My performance will not just be a show. It will be a coup.”

This could easily have come off as pretentious, like Philippe is just talking a big game. But through the writing and definitely through Gordon-Levitt’s performance the audience understands that this is honestly how Philippe sees it. He’s not just saying it to brag, to be a grand artist, he just knows that’s what he’s doing and that’s a lot of fun to watch.

8) Ben Kingsley as Papa Rudy.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Ben Kingsley give a bad performance in a movie. Have I seen him in bad movies? For sure, the guy’s prolific. But I’ve never seen him bad IN a movie. He always fully embraces the part that makes it feel alive and Papa Rudy is no different. But the best part about Papa Rudy is the relationship that he and Philippe have. They bicker A LOT but you come to understand that this bickering comes form a place of concern and (dare I say it?) love for each other. It becomes a wonderful father/son relationship which is one of the most important in Philippe’s life and Kingsley’s portrayal helps the audience understand why.

9) Philippe’s anger at his first failure (falling into the lake, “which is more like a swamp.”) is a wonderful flaw that I really appreciate. Philippe is a very proud person and sometimes he lets this pride get in the way of his relationships with others. But more so it motivates him and he’s able to put that pride aside when it really matters.

10) The Notre Dame wire walk.

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This brief but important scene is honestly a wonderful early appetizer of the hope and satisfaction which marks this film and Philippe’s character when he goes out on the wire during the film’s climax. It doesn’t reach that same level of amazing, but few things do. More on that later.

11) I keep bringing this up, but I love that Philippe is portrayed honestly. His flaws, his pride, even his occasional wavering from the task he has set himself upon. The panic upon actually seeing how freaking tall the Twin Towers are is a very honest reaction of someone who wants to do a high wire act up on those towers.

12) The respect that this film pays to the World Trade Center is very strong. We see them as Philippe sees them: beautiful and representative of the opportunity to do something great. They are not some dark shadow that casts over the rest of the film. They’re not sad. They’re amazing and they’re real. The filmmakers put such work into reconstructing the towers for the film that you don’t even think of it as a film set. It’s their way of remembering it and I think that’s just beautiful.

13) Be honest, we all have this friend. Heck, some of us ARE this friend.

Philippe [after Jean-Louis says he’s mad]: “Yes! You love me because I am mad!”

14) Honesty is the best policy, kids.

Philippe [after a TSA agent asks him what he needs all the wiring fire]: “I am going to hang a high wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center and walk on it.”

TSA Agent [after a beat]: “Ha! Good luck!”

15) Philippe’s spy work is a wonderfully lively montage which covers what might otherwise be a very boring part of the film. He’s basically collecting data but it’s so fun we forget that’s what he’s doing.

16) Steve Valentine as Barry.

I have been a fan of Steve Valentine’s ever since I was a kid and he was in “I’m in the Band” on Disney XD. He is a wonderful character actor who is honestly pretty criminally underused in Hollywood. If you just watched this you’d have no idea he is naturally English, that his American accent isn’t real. Valentine’s part might be small compared to some of the other cast members but he uses it well and is INCREDIBLY memorable. I freaking love this guy.

17) And this is the moment you fell in love with JP, Philippe’s newest accomplice.

JP [after Philippe tries to have a private conversation with the others in French and JP responds to it in French]: “Oh you guys thought you were the only ones who spoke French in New York City.”

18) Look, I really like Ben Schwartz. And he’s very good in this film. His character just doesn’t do much. He’s more of a bump in the road (and later pain in the ass) than a developed character. He’s good in the part though, I just always want more of Ben Schwartz.

19) The pre-coup jitters EVERYONE is having is very realistic, especially Philippe’s considering the fact he’s going to be the one on the freaking high wire 110 stories high. The way he refers to the crate with the wiring as a, “coffin,” is very telling. This entire night before is when Philippe is at his shakiest. Not at his most vulnerable though. That’s when he’s on the wire.

20) I’m always surprised by how quickly this movie gets to the day of the coup. Less than half way through and they’re already sneaking around the World Trade Center. I think that’s really smart and honestly organic. It doesn’t stretch the first act longer than it has to.

21) Philippe and Jeff waiting it out.

This is a nice and organic moment to slow down the pacing of the scene, the pair waiting for a guard to leave. I’ve mentioned this before, but Tension doesn’t come from speeding up the scene as much as it does slowing it down. Jeff’s particular fear of heights is very strong here, providing a moment of character analysis for Philippe even as that fear momentarily infects him. It’s just a very nice small moment.

22) So usually when I’m posting about a film I’ll recite the line, “A coincidence that gets the character into trouble is plot.” There are a lot of coincidences and little mistakes which up the conflict and tension of the movie, except here’s the thing: The Walk is based on a real life event with a very popular documentary about it. So the stuff with the nail in Philippe’s foot, the arrow missing its mark, etcetera, that all happened. That’s not an invention. It calls to mind an observation made by Mark Twain: “Truth is stranger than fiction.”

23) A part of me wishes I had seen this film in 3D, because knowing Robert Zemeckis he probably played with the idea of depth beautifully while they’re up on the World Trade Center. But 3D costs money and I was in college at the time (I still am as I write this too, I just decided to say it in past tense).

24) The Mysterious Visitor.

It’s 2017, do we have any idea who this guy was!? Some guy randomly shows up on the tower of the World Trade Center the same day Philippe is going to do his wire walk, says nothing, and leaves. I have two theories about this:

He was a jumper who stopped when he saw other people were up there.

He’s a time traveller from the distant future who wanted to witness Philippe set up his high wire, writing himself into history.

25) I haven’t talked about it yet, but Alan Silvestri’s score for this film is absolutely beautiful. It perfectly stirs the emotion of peace and hope in the film’s audience that Philippe has when he’s on that highwire. I think the main theme for this film is one of the most underrated in movie history because it gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. Here, have a listen.

26) The Walk.

A climax in a film is typically the moment of greatest tension, but for The Walk it is the moment of greatest euphoria. The moment of greatest joy. No film brings about such a total peace within me as this one does when Philippe takes his first steps onto the high wire accompanied by Alan Silvestri’s amazing score. The extended sequence of MULTIPLE wire walks works beautifully. Yes there are hiccups, there is conflict (a bird, the cops), but more than anything else the sequence conveys to the audience a feeling of one-hundred percent satisfaction and beautiful peace as Philippe is out on his high wire. I’ve seen this film multiple times but this scene always ALWAYS gives me goosebumps and gets me teary eyed. It is beautiful and inspiring and hopeful and just plain moving. I love it with all my heart in a way where I don’t love many films this way. I get such a fountain of euphoria bubbling up inside me and I just ride that wave until the closing credits. It’s amazing.

Philippe [after getting off his wire, to the cops]: “My name is Philippe Petit, I am a wire walker!”

27) There is a line earlier in the film from New Yorkers about how they hate the towers, how they look like giant filing cabinets. And to show you how effective a simple act of pure joy can do, I refer you to this line.

Barry: “They’re different because you walked up there. You know, every New Yorker I talk to now says they love these towers.”

28) There could not be a more perfect closing line to this film.

Philippe [about a visitor’s pass to the World Trade Center]: “And you know this pass I was given? Well, these passes they have a date on them, a date when they expire. But on my pass Mr. Tozzoli he crossed out the date and he wrote on it (small beat), “Forever.”

I have seen 507 different movies in theaters since August 22nd, 2009. I have only ever cried in the following movies (including moves before that day): Bridge to Terabithia, Room, The Imitation Game, and The Walk. I get teary in movies, sure, but the tears usually stay in my eyes. Not in The Walk though. This last line gets me every single time, even today when I watch it. And it goes back to what I wrote at the start of this recap: this movie is a joyful memory that is tied to a tragic event. It is impossible to ever talk about the World Trade Center without remembering all that was lost and all the pain of September 11th, 2001. But this film is able to respect that and still relate a tale of such sheer joy. This movie taught me that the most powerful emotion in the world is a joyful sadness. And I will always be grateful that it did.

The TL;DR version of this is basically note #28, but I’ll repeat why I love this movie anyways. The Walk is beautifully. Wonderfully acted with this incredible story about joy about something (the World Trade Center) that has become such a tragic thing in human history. It makes me cry every single time and it is absolutely one of my favorite movies ever. For those of you struggling with today who took the time to read this whole thing, I truly hope it helps. And for those of you struggling who just scrolled to the end: I hope today was as good as it can be and that tomorrow is better.

#The Walk #Philippe Petit #World Trade Center #Joseph Gordon Levitt #Robert Zemeckis #Epic Movie (Re)Watch #September 11 #Steve Valentine #Charlotte Le Bon #James Badge Dale #Ben Schwartz #Ben Kingsley #Movie #Film #GIF

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toldnews-blog · 6 years ago

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New Post has been published on https://toldnews.com/world/valentines-day-india-college-row-over-virgin-tree-worship/

Valentine's Day: India college row over 'virgin tree' worship

Image copyright Pinjratod

Image caption Some women students say the celebration is anti-women

A Valentine’s Day celebration at a prestigious college in the Indian capital, Delhi, where students worship a “virgin tree” every year has run into trouble with some female students who say it’s “patriarchal” and “misogynistic” and must be shelved.

For decades now, male students of the Hindu College have been hosting a puja (ritualistic worship) at the tree, and balloons, colourful ribbons and condoms filled with water would be hung from its branches.

Posters of the latest avatar of the goddess Damdami Mai – generally a top Bollywood actress or a model chosen by the students – would be unveiled in the morning and pinned to the tree.

A male student dressed as a Hindu priest would perform religious rituals, hundreds of students would sing a hymn in praise of the “generally curvaceous goddess”, prasad (food offering made to her) would be distributed among the students who would dance and celebrate.

Over the years, a legend has grown that worshipping at the tree would help a student lose his virginity within six months.

In a largely conservative country like India where pre-marital sex is still taboo, many young adults believe nothing less than divine intervention will help them hook up.

Image copyright Hindu Boys’ Hostel Union

Image caption Posters of Bollywood actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Ranveer Singh were put up at last year’s event

Teli Venkatesh, the 19-year-old president of the boys’ hostel union which is organising the event, told the BBC that the virgin tree puja was an old tradition at the college and that hundreds of students, including women, participated in it every year.

Describing it as “some harmless fun”, he said it had started “because people wanted to celebrate love”.

Some female students, however, say the event “sexualises and objectifies” women and has no place in a “secular, intellectual” space like their college.

“The male students pick an actress who is attractive enough to be labelled Damdami Mai and the puja reeks of Brahminical ritual practices of caste pride,” Aashi Datta, a 20-year-old undergrad student at the college, told the BBC.

Ms Datta – a member of the Pinjra Tod (or Break the Cage) movement that’s campaigning for equal rights for women on college campuses and also part of the Women Development Cell of the Hindu College – says the event is held in a “hyper masculine, aggressive environment” and that in past years, women’s participation was “not even 5%”.

Image copyright Facebook/Hindu College Hostel

On Thursday morning, she will be near the tree along with “some 20 other students, including a few men” to hold a protest, demanding a “complete stop” to this “offensive” puja.

Mr Venkatesh accuses Ms Datta of trying to “politicise” a college event and says that students who “enthusiastically participate” in the celebrations come from different states and belong to different religions and castes.

He also lists the changes they have incorporated this time to make the event more inclusive.

“Since this is about celebrating love, we are selecting a couple who are in a long-lasting relationship. To address the criticism that we are not just about heterosexual love, we are putting up pride flags and placards to celebrate the LGBT community. And we are hanging condoms to promote safe sex, bring awareness about sexually transmitted diseases and end taboos about sex.”

He also said that they would use a fully clothed photograph of the actress chosen as this year’s goddess and that the hymn lyrics had been rewritten to make it less descriptive of the female body.

Ms Datta and the other protesters, however, say nothing short of completely stopping this event will do.

“Legacy and tradition are not good enough reasons to continue with a festival. It’s a liberal college, we need to choose which traditions to follow and which ones to drop,” she insists.

On Tuesday, the two warring sides met, along with some professors, to find a way out, but the stalemate remains.

Image copyright Women’s Development Cell, Hindu College

Image caption A meeting held on Tuesday to sort out the differences over the controversial event ended in a stalemate

Prof PK Vijayan, who was invited by the female students to speak at the meeting, was a student at Hindu in the late 1980s when the virgin tree puja began.

“It started with courting couples sitting around the tree and so it came to be known as the lovers’ tree,” he says. “In those days, there was little awareness about Valentine’s Day in India. But over the years, the celebrations became more structured and the tree was festooned with condoms and posters of women regarded as beautiful.

“And then students began believing that eating the prasad would help them lose their virginity and the boys lined up for it and so did some girls.”

Prof Vijayan agrees that women’s participation in the festival is very low and says he’s heard some women say that they are uncomfortable with the way it is conducted.

But he says he’s not comfortable with “any type of puritanical ideas” and suggests that they continue with the puja but modify it.

“I think the female students should be more flexible and instead of demanding a ban, they should take it over and redesign it the way they want to.

“Unfortunately, at the moment it is done as a celebration of machismo. It should be made more inclusive so that women could participate as those who also desire, and not just as the desired.”

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lawful-evil-novelist · 8 years ago

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Answer all the OTP questions for your favourite Rogue's pairing! \o/

So my favorite Rogue pairing is Scriddler because Jon and Ed are my children, my shitty little children. They’re precious.

1. Who is the early bird/ Who is the night owl?

Jon is the night owl, Ed is the early bird.

2. Who is the big spoon/ Who is the little spoon?

Ed is usually the big spoon but that usually ends with Jon just going “fuck it” and turning around and hugging Ed.

3. Who hogs the cover/ Who loves to cuddle?

Ed hogs the covers, but the cuddler of the relationship depends on Jon and his mood, but Jon is usually the cuddler.

4. Who wakes the other one up with kisses?

Jon is a sneaky and smooth motherfucker when he wants to be.

5. Who usually has nightmares?

Jon doesn’t just have nightmares, he gets night terrors and Ed wakes up in the middle of the night because Jon’s screaming in terror or pain Ed’s not sure but Ed can’t do anything because you can’t wake up a person having a night terror.

That said, Ed talks in his sleep and you can tell when he’s having a nightmare.

6. Who would have really deep emotional thoughts at the middle of the night/ Who would have them in the middle of the day?

Jon has the weird thoughts in the middle of the night, Ed has them in the middle of the day.

7. Who sweats the small stuff?

Usually Ed but sometimes Jon’s anxiety gets the best of him.

8. Who sleeps in their underwear (or naked)/ Who sleeps in their pajamas?

Jon usually sleeps in either just boxers or straight up nothing, Ed wears pajama pants and a tank top.

9. Who makes the coffee (or tea)?

Ed will make both of them coffee but Jon doesn’t have the patience to make Ed’s coffee. That said in the case of hot chocolate Jon usually makes it.

10. Who likes sweet/ Who likes sour?

Jon and Ed both like sweet but Jon also likes sour.

11. Who likes horror movies/ Who likes romance movies?

Jon likes horror movies, Ed prefers romance. Unless it’s Disney movies, they both love Disney movies.

12. Who is smol/ Who is tol?

I mean compared to Jon Ed is short as hell so that’s a given.

13. Who is considered the scaredy cat?

Ed. That’s not even a question. Obviously it’s Ed.

14. Who kills the spiders?

They don’t kill the spiders, they put them outside, they’re not monsters.

15. Who is scared of the dark?

Ed’s more scared than Jon is.

16. Who is scared of thunderstorms?

Ed.

17. Who works/ Who stays at home?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA the idea of either of them giving up their criminal careers because of a romantic relationship is just hilarious.

18. Who is a cat person/ Who is a dog person?

Jon and Ed are both more of cat people, but Jon likes dogs more than Ed does.

19. Who loves to call the other one cute names?

Jon actually really likes giving Ed pet names. He uses a lot of French ones like “mon coeur” and sometimes he calls Ed “mon petit chou” or “mon canard” which side note, these are actual French pet names and allow me to translate these: “mon coeur” means “my heart”, “mon petit chou” means “my little sweet bun” (like he is calling Ed a pastry), and of course “mon canard” means “my duck”.

Language of love my ass it’s normal to call your romantic partner a duck in French.

Also side note Ed speaks French so he knows what Jon’s saying, none of those words are different in Canadian French.

20. Who is dominant/ Who is submissive?

Well that just depends on their mood.

21. Who has an obsession (over anything)?

I think we know both of these nerds have their own personal obsessions.

22. Who goes all out for Valentine’s Day?

Ed is a lot more romantic than Jon.

23. Who asks who out on the first date?

Jon asked, Ed complained that he was going to ask until Jon cleared his throat loudly like “I need an answer, not complaints that you didn’t get to ask.”

24. Who is the talker/ Who is the listener?

Ed talks more, Jon listens more, but if Jon has something to say Ed will listen like nothing else exists.

25. Who wears the other ones clothes?

Jon wears Ed’s boxers a lot. He also wears Ed’s shirts a lot.

26. Who likes to eat healthy/ Who loves junk food?

It’s kinda split, that is when Jon remembers to eat.

27. Who takes a long shower/ Who sings in the shower?

Jon takes like upwards of two hours in the shower. Ed sings in the shower, but his voice is nice so sometimes he and Jon will sing duets.

28. Who is the book worm?

Jon is most definitely the bookworm.

29. Who is the better cook?

Jon. Ed burns water.

30. Who likes long walks on the beach?

Both of them like their long walks, so a long walk on the beach is just enjoyable for them.

31. Who is more affectionate?

They’re both equally affectionate in their own personal ways.

32. Who likes to have really long (deep) conversation?

Jon.

33. Who would wear “not guilty” t-shirt/ Who would wear “sin” t-shirt?

Ed’s wearing the “not guilty” shirt, Jon’s wearing the “sin” shirt with his “BITCH” sunglasses and drinking Starbucks.

34. Who would wear “if lost return to…” t-shirt/ Who would wear “I am…” t-shirt?

More accurately, Ed has the “if lost return to Jonathan Crane” and Jon’s shirt says “keep him”. They think this is hilarious.

35. Who goes overboard on the holidays?

They both do.

36. Who is the social media addict?

Both are occasional twitter posters and they have surprisingly popular twitter accounts. They also talk shit on each other.

37. Height difference or age difference?

Both, Ed is 8 inches shorter and three years younger.

38. Who likes to star gaze?

Both of them like it, and they point out constellations and make up their own.

39. Who buys cereal for the prize inside?

Ed, Jon doesn’t eat cereal in the first place and more importantly, doesn’t care.

40. Who is the fun parent/ Who is the responsible parent?

Jon is closer to the responsible parent and Ed is just straight-up the fun parent.

41. Who cries during sad movies?

Ed does, Jon sits beside him with handkerchiefs.

42. Who is the neat freak?

Ed is a lot neater than Jon.

43. Who wins the stuffed animals at the carnival for the other one?

Because Jon spent about two years dating Joker he got really good at carnival games, so he usually wins the stuffed animals. There was one time he won a game console when the stall owner was heckling them, he gave the guy two dollars, took one of the cheap plastic balls, looked the stall owner dead in the eye, and threw the ball. He knocked over all the cups in one try and ended out this by “Can I have one of those bills back?”

44. Who is active/ Who is lazy?

Jon’s lazier than Ed.

45. Who is more likely to get drunk?

If we’re talking who drinks more? Jon. If we’re talking about who the lightweight is: that’s Ed.

46. Who has the longer food order?

Ed.

47. Who has the more complex coffee order?

Ed.

48. Who loses stuff?

They both do but Jon loses more stuff and he always loses the dangerous stuff. He lost one of Joker’s bombs once.

49. Who is the driver/ Who is the passenger?

Jon only has a motorcycle license that’s regularly suspended.

50. Who is the hopeless romantic?

Ed.

#asks #answered #ship meme #scriddler #riddlecrow #jonathan crane #edward nygma #my sons #thepigeonqueen

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humansoulsarg · 8 years ago

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Spice Girls Fan Club Snail Mail Solve

In the not so distant past, on a Valentine’s Day, this solve was discovered http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/157261188208/spice-girls-fan-club-valentines-day-post-solve leading several Pangent Technologies Sister location members to submit their information to Pangent HQ (via tumblr) trusting that this information would be used for good and not evil.

Since then, the concept of Lockers has come up, with 54 lockers available. As of this time, 25 of those lockers have been reserved, again for unknown purposes, but the hope is that good will prevail (despite any player-caused locker management shenanigans which may or may not have occurred)

It was theorized that the first four player lockers reserved were for those who had submitted Spice Girls Fan Club Questionnaires, and this theory was given more credence when This solve dropped: http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/159513845803/ revealing four locations would soon be receiving media mail.

Also in this solve: http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/158762278828/, this solve: http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/158761814153/, this solve: http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/159475658093/, and this solve: http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/158764977618/, which confirmed reservations of Lockers, the contents were possibly hinted.

Lo and behold the four packages did arrive, and were quickly documented and investigated by the Pangent Remote Location Crew. A true team effort followed as the contents were catalogued and puzzles solved. This post will attempt to document some of the excitement and joy of this process while providing a recap of the hidden mysteries uncovered in this quest.

Speaking of quests, this is not the first Pangent mailing to multiple recipients leading to intertwined puzzlings, see http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/150433706803/the-heart-and-the-crown-solve for The Heart and the Crown Solve, a very worthwhile quest to enjoy when you have a few quiet moments.

So the four recipients documented their packages in imgur albums as follows:

Lucario: http://imgur.com/a/6evg8

Randomiser: http://imgur.com/a/Eshx7

timescape: http://imgur.com/a/7rGAf

Renpy: http://imgur.com/a/T7QKE & http://imgur.com/a/L4I4z

Some common themes are found in the packages. Each contains several pages, some Spice Girls related material, Original Stressed Penguin artwork and sketches, the Heart and the Crown pencils and inks, a book (revealed earlier in a facebook post), and some other more cryptic content.

WELCOME TO THE SPICE MOVEMENT!

FIRSTLY MASSIVE THANKS TO ALL THE RESPONSE WE’VE HAD FROM YOU NUTTERS OUT THERE - IT’S GOOD TO KNOW WE’RE NOT ALONE!

WE TAKE IT YOU CAUGHT THE VIBE, LIKE THE SPIRIT OF OUR MUSIC, WHATEVER THE REASON, WE’RE GLAD. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER SPICE GIRLS ARE ON A MISSION AND WE WANT YOU TO CLIMB ABOARD. SPREAD THE POSITIVE FEELING INTO LIFE - FOR GOD’S SAKE, LET’S ENJOY IT!

ANYONE CAN JOIN OUR ADVENTURE. WE’RE ABOUT FEARLESS EXPRESSION, JUST GO FOR IT MAN!!!!

WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR RECENT SUCCESS - IT’S A SIGN OF THE TIMES!! IT’S A REFLECTION OF THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE, IT’S SUCH A GOOD FEELING TO KNOW YOU ALL FEEL AND WANT THE SAME AS US.

GIRL POWER!! ENERGY & FUN!!

BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE THERE IS ALWAYS A METHOD IN OUR MADNESS AND IF YOU CARE TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES, THE MESSAGE IN OUR LYRICS IS STRONG AND PROFOUND. ALL THE SONGS WE HAVE EVER WRITTEN ARE BASED ON OUR LIVES, JUST LIKE YOURS.

FOR FUTURE SPICE INFO AND GOODIES KEEP HOLD OF YOUR SPICE GIRLS ID CARD

“Flash this card for instant Girl Power!”

So, on to the mysteries…

In Lucario’s pages is this gem:

which contains a seemingly straightforward letter from Charlotte to Alex and then some reversed text in green.

The text reads:

leslie check this out. field trip idea? http://tinyurl.com/controltowermilllanenewport

Which was a bit of a mystery until it was discovered that the Spice World bus is on display at this address http://www.island-harbour.co.uk/spice/

On 18 July 2014, The Spice Bus was put on permanent display at Island Harbour Marina. This is THE actual bus used in the Spice Girls’ 1997 film, Spice World

The rest of the backwards text is as follows:

13 arriving 17 thing 23 nest 25 warm 32 swim 31 Antarctic 35 Adélie 39 emperors 43 young 46 relatives 5 birds 3 Scientific 11 ice 13 coast 14 gather 18 finished 26 creché 33 leopard 32 water 23 mate 43 stay 45 sea 17 collecting 28 take 25 chicks 24 eggs 32 cold 28 ready 48 front 35 leaving

This was discovered to be a modified book code using the blue penguin book in Randomiser’s mailing, where finding the word given on the page number listed, counting words from the beginning of the page provides numbers:

33 78 34 62 36 34 70 75 63 70 68 36 78 64 79

These can be interpreted as hex for 3x4b64pucph6xdy which is a mediafire link to http://www.mediafire.com/file/3x4b64pucph6xdy/weirdo.zip

A Pangent themed music video to KT Tunstall’s Weirdo featuring Lottie and Eric having various happy moments around and about the house. A possible slender man is spotted on the bulletin board outside before Lottie is seen posting ‘LOST CAT’ posters requesting help for finding Mayor Sassenheim (okay, so maybe not all of the video is happy moments!)

This song had been previously referenced by Pangent in this post: http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/159512439613/

Side note from Lucario’s Pokemon book, Scholastic’s address is listed as 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Sounds very Pangent-esque but appears legit.

Next up we have this page of mysterious Pokemon text from Randomiser’s mailing:

These sentences were found in the Pokemon book included in Lucario’s mailing, and by writing down the page numbers each sentence appears on, a new code is found.

119 113 116 99 112 50 105 106 106 49 111 102 ? ? ?

The last three sentences were stumping Lucario in the quest of discovery, but Randomiser was able to use a little bit of Pokemon knowledge along with some brute forcing to determine the last three digits. Of the missing sentences, #1 and #3 may refer to Meowth, #2 to Mr. Mime. Mr. Mime had already been given, so with only 36 possible values (a-z+0-9) another mediafire link was discovered decoding these digits as decimal ASCII.

119 113 116 99 112 50 105 106 106 49 111 102 111 106 111

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wqtcp2ijj1ofojo/flow_nine.zip

Another Pangent music video! This time it is of Lancelot walking around the ‘Flow’ art installation by May Sun in Pasedena California to the musical accompaniment of George Harrison’s Cloud Nine. If this is anything like this previous May Sun art installation video http://humansoulsarg.tumblr.com/post/155323795428/ we will need to decode the walked upon symbols somehow.

Moving on, we now look at the Penguin Land codes from timescape’s mailing:

Using the previously revealed ‘code’ for these symbols from the order in which they appear in the Penguin Land manual, these can be transcribed according to this image:

Code #1 is:

74 69 6e 79 20 75 72 6d 20 6b 61 70 70 61 20 73 75 64 6f 6b 75 20 73 75 6c 20 6f 66 20 6e 75 6c 62 65 72 73 20 6f 6e 20 63 6f 76 65 72 20 69 67 6e 6f 72 65 20 72 65 64 2f 62 6d 75 65 20 62 61 63 6b 67 72 6f 75 6e 64 20 6e 75 6c 62 65 72 73 20 6c 75 6d 74 69 70 6d 79 20 74 69 6c 65 73 20 69 74 73 65 6d 66

Code #2 is:

74 69 6e 79 20 75 72 6d 20 70 6f 6b 65 6c 6f 6e 20 62 61 72 62 6f 20 73 75 6c 20 6f 66 20 70 6f 6b 65 6c 6f 6e 20 6f 6e 20 63 6f 76 65 72 20 6c 75 6d 74 69 70 6d 79 20 74 69 6c 65 73 20 69 74 73 65 6d 66

both of which can be interpreted as ASCII hex values which become:

#1:

tiny urm kappa sudoku sul of nulbers on cover ignore red/bmue background nulbers lumtipmy tiles itsemf

#2:

tiny urm pokelon barbo sul of pokelon on cover lumtipmy tiles itsemf

Hmmm… strange things are afoot in Penguin land, and it was discovered that our trusty decoder ring had the ‘C’ and ’D’ swapped, which ends up swapping ‘l’ and ’m’. So the corrected version is somewhat more readable.

#1:

tiny url kappa sudoku sum of numbers on cover ignore red/blue background numbers multiply times itself

#2:

tiny url pokemon barbo sum of pokemon on cover multiply times itself

These appear to be referring to the Soduku book in Renpy’s mailing and the Pokemon book in Lucario’s mailng.

After some trial and error (and master Pokemon knowledge) the following tinyurls were discovered.

http://tinyurl.com/kappasudoku27556

and

http://tinyurl.com/pokemonbarbo3034564

Both of these tinyurls redirect to imgur albums, the first to images of the May Sun ‘Flow’ installation along with the presentation of several of the books from the mailings that were previously shared on facebook, and the second to a slew of Lancelot pics.

Included in the May Sun images is this one providing a bit of a decoder ring for the 'flow_nine’ video from earlier:

These codes appear to be the first 6 braille characters, so either 1-6 or a-f. A binary grid was discovered in flow_nine, only visible for a frame:

This grid decodes to tinyurl/513 so we’re going with digits instead of letters for the symbols.

Stringing together the digits from Lancelot’s stroll (including a very helpful overlaid fish in the frame when Lancelot manages to all but obscure the symbol in question) a tinyurl is discovered:

http://tinyurl.com/5133221334631536164622644421

Which redirects to another mediafire, this time of tweeter.zip containing yet another Pangent music video. This time George Harrison is joined by the rest of the Traveling Wiburys as they perform Tweeter and the Monkey Man as we are treated to Lancelot graciously allowing himself to be filmed in the yard, the car, and possibly even dangerously close to the Cube!

Next up we have this brick of text from Lucario’s mailing:

It was discovered that each of these sentences could be found in the white Penguin book included in timescape’s mailing. After looking up each page, the string of page numbers is:

11 18 12 14 11 10 12 09 12 16 11 12 08 09 12 15 08 15 12 13 08 14 11 17 11 07 11 11 08 08

But the first page of the book is actually page 6 so 5 is subtracted from each page number, and then the values are converted to hex by making anything over 9 0-F:

6C 79 65 74 7A 67 34 70 30 78 39 6B 62 66 33 -> lyetzg4p0x9kbf3

Another mediafire link:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/lyetzg4p0x9kbf3/fanclub.zip

This link provides a treasure trove of Spice Girls Fan Club material including high quality images of the Spice Girls related Fan Club material we’ve seen in the mailings as well as new images and paper crafts of each Spice Girl in two formats. Girl Power!

This takes us to the next phase of our decoding quest, the Sudoku solutions given in timescape’s mailing:

Boy, you sure said something there, Stressed Penguin, what is this is right!?

After a few days in stumped-ville, some patterns begin to emerge and assumptions made based on the nature of the other puzzles led to finding the page numbers of the puzzles for each of the 45 solutions given. The puzzles were in the Sudoku Book from Renpy’s mailing, and can be given as:

p1: 30 4 40 43 9 42 32 51 53 34 6 41 44 29 8 31 52 2 24 10 48 23 50 55 5 p2: 36 19 18 2 26 8 9 33 4 17 24 13 4 7 5 25 20 6 21 29

The twist is that to get to page numbers, 5 needs to be added to the regular ones, the locos need 60 and the sumoku’s need 75 added. This leads to a page number string of:

35 64 45 48 69 47 37 56 58 39 66 46 49 34 68 36 57 62 29 70 53 28 55 60 80 41 24 23 7 31 13 14 38 9 22 29 73 79 12 10 30 25 11 26 34

Again with the assumptions, we now have 45 numbers and are looking to get to a 15-character mediafire ID so each three numbers were summed to give octal values:

144 164 151 151 151 155 152 143 145 61 65 60 164 65 71

which decodes as: dtiiimjce150t59

Leading to http://www.mediafire.com/file/dtiiimjce150t59/flow_texture.zip

Another George Harrison song put to Pangent video this time showing another walkthrough of the May Sun Flow art installation set to His Name Is Legs (Ladies and Gentlemen).

Decoding the symbols in the same way as before takes us to another tinyrul (not-so tiny as it’s the maximum size of 30 characters) http://tinyurl.com/124446224666146351364331223315

This leads to a filename you may remember from Lottie’s letter to Alex way back in the first of this post:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/itwjolkfxa0cqxx/555_Flash_Interface_Semi_Final_Build.zip

And while words do not come easy to describe this masterpiece, it does seem to provide a pretty good answer from Lottie to Alex RE: the Cube. With hex title 'adelescence’ this is a Grand Finale worthy of Pangent for this Spice Girls Snail Mail Mystery Quest, providing yet another music video. This really needs to be viewed by as many Pangent fans as possible, even though George Harrison is not featured in the soundtrack.

This video has been reposted for ease of viewing here: https://vid.me/OjrR

With that our Pangent themed Spice Girls Fan Club Snail Mail quest is complete, and all we can say is Thank You for your continued efforts, Pangent Technologies!!

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Team Dekuma

Since I’m a big time supporter of the Phantom Thieves in America, they asked me to describe how Lê Chiến Kim got his akuma powers back but without being controlled by Hawk Moth. Well, here’s the story.

WARNING: May contain spoilers and non canon information.

January 4, 2017. In Theo’s studio...

The camera’s all set!

Excellent. Let’s begin.

Theo turns the camera on.

Jalil: Jalil Kubdel, age 20, along with my associates, Theo Barbot, age 18, Le Chien Kim, 15, Max Kante, 14, and Juleka Couffaine, 15.

Which begs the question: Why is Juleka here?

I was curious as to know why you guys said your report would be late. I talked to Alix about it and she said to ask her brother. So I did and managed to convince him to tell me what it was. And to make sure I keep it a secret, he let me in on this.

You really need to learn how to keep your own secrets, Kubdel.

Juleka: I’m just interested in all this occult stuff. And I know a things or two about the occult.

Jalil: It’s not occult. This is real Egyptian magic.

????: I think they pretty much the same thing.

Jalil: Alix!? What are you doing here.

I know Dad said not to go near you, but someone has to keep an eye on you to make sure nothing happens to you.

Theo: But isn’t that why I’m here?

Alix: Just a precaution.

Jalil: Alright. Just stay there. If anything happens to you, Father would never forgive me.

Alix: You’ve got it.

Jalil: Now, today, I’ve done some further reading on that papyrus. It turns out that Hawk Moth isn’t the only one who can create super powered people. Though, he is needed for it.

Jalil showed the camera what was set up. On the floor was a triangle with a candle on each point. And lying in the center was a replica of the Pharaoh's scepter.

Max: After much calculating by myself using a sketch by our friend, Nathaniel Kurtzberg, who could not be with us today as he is currently attending school in Japan, and metal work by Theo, we managed to make a full scale replica of the Pharaoh's scepter that he could have used to bring back his princess. But today, we’ll be using it for something else. But before we begin, Jalil, are you sure you want to do this?

Jalil: More than anything. I want to step out of my father’s shadow and make the greatest find ever. Now let’s begin.

Jalil steps into the center of the triangle.

Jalil: We all studied the spell. When I’ve finished the second verse of the chant, it begin chanting too.

Max: Right.

Kim: I’ll try.

Jalil begins to chant something in another language. After he finished the second verse, Max and Kim begin chanting as well. Jalil holds up the scepter as he continues to chant. This goes on for about a few minutes.

Theo: (whisper) Is something suppose to happen?

Juleka: (whisper) Let’s wait and see.

Alix: (whisper) I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a bit board. I’m just going to...

But before Alix can finish her sentence, a huge whirl of wind surrounds Jalil which then spirals out a nearby open window.

What is this?

Suddenly, Hawk Moth’s expression becomes blank, as if he were in a trance. He takes one of his butterflies and turns it into an akuma which flies off. When Hawk Moth regained consciousness, he wonder what he just did.

Hawk Moth: Did I just sent an akuma?

At Theo’s studio, the akuma arrives. At first, Theo, Juleka, and Alix panic. Then, the akuma flies into the scepter and into the orb of it.

Jalil: Yes! We caught one.

Theo: So what now?

Jalil: Now for the hard part.

Kim: The hard part?

Jalil: One of us has to be the guinea pig.

Kim: Dude, you’re not thinking of me, are you!?

Jalil: No, I can’t endanger someone younger.

Theo: You’re not going to do me, are you!? ... Then again, if it means meeting Ladybug...

Jalil: No. I don’t want to take a chance on you either. I guess... That just leaves me.

Alix: Jalil, no.

Jalil: It was my idea to do this. To use this experiment to help you friends with their homework. It’s only fair that I should be the one taking the risks.

Max: Jalil, are you sure?

Jalil: ... Positive.

Juleka: I see. But you better let me do whatever it was you need us to do to you.

Theo: And what is that?

Jalil: Very well.

Jalil takes something out of his pocket.

Alix: Your necklace? ... Wait! You mean to say that this spell-

Jalil: Like I said, Hawk Moth isn’t the only one who can create super powered beings.

Theo: But won’t Hawk Moth, I don’t know, take control of you so he can get Ladybug’s and Cat Noir’s Miraculous?

Jalil: True. This is his akuma we have, but he won’t be granting the powers. So he won’t do such a thing. I’m sure of it.

Juleka takes the scepter.

Jalil: Now, Juleka, when I say “now”, point the scepter at me.

Juleka: ... Alright. Just hope you know what you’re doing.

Jalil, trying to be as brave as he can be, opens himself to the range of the scepter. Juleka readies herself to point. Though still unsure, she squints her face a little.

Jalil: ... NOW!

Juleka immediately points the scepter at Jalil as a flash of purple lightning bolts shoot out of the scepter and at Jalil’s necklace. Jalil’s body glows purple for a while before it turns into a golden glow. Jalil had a look of pain on his face, but only for a minute until a look of relief came.

Max: Are you alright?

Jalil: I... I think so. Just to be sure, time for the ultimate test. But how do I make it work?

Theo: Maybe some kind of phrase?

Max: Like in those hero shows.

Jalil: (laughs a bit) I highly doubt it’s going to work if I say something like, “Henshin”.

How wrong he was. The moment he said that word, his necklace glowed. Then, came out of the necklace and wrapped themselves around Jalil’s body. Then, he is engulfed in golden light. When the light was over, this is what they saw.

Alix: Jalil? Is... Is that you?

Jalil, or rather Pharaoh: I think so. But just to be sure. Thoth, give me time!

Pharaoh: Someone drop something.

Theo looked around a saw one of his tools. He took it and dropped it as Pharaoh threw one of his time bubbles at it and slowed down its movement. Curious, Theo took the tool out of the bubble to see it is just fine.

Theo: Does this mean...

Pharaoh: Hold on. There’s still more to see.

Pharaoh closed his eyes and focused. And in a flash of light, Pharaoh was Jalil again.

Jalil: Henshin!

Once again, bandages covered Jalil’s body and he was Pharaoh once again. He tried another power and it worked.

Pharaoh: I don’t believe it... It works.... It works! The spell works!

Max: This is amazing! Now we can gain powers without Hawk Moth’s help.

Juleka: Awesome.

Max: If that’s true...

Kim: You’re thinking of trying it, are you?

Max: After seeing that video Alya took of me... I guess.

Pharaoh: I see. Very well. Juleka, you better let me use the scepter. I think once is enough for you.

Juleka hands Pharaoh the scepter and points it at Max. The bolt hits Max’s glasses as Max glowed purple then gold. Then the light faded.

Max: Henshin!

Green pixels cover Max’s mody. When it was over, he had transformed.

Gamer: This is incredible!

Juleka: Awesome.

Theo: Amazing.

Alix: I have to admit, that’s cool.

Kim: ...

Kim was blushing at the sight of Max in that bodysuit. He looked, Kim had to admit, hot.

Gamer: Is something wrong, Kim?

Kim: You... You look really good in that.

Juleka: Didn’t you wear something similar?

Kim: Sort of. Mine was red with wings.

Kim took something out of his pocket.

Juleka: You still have that?

Kim: I keep it as a reminder not to try my luck with Chloe again. It just wasn’t meant to be. So I was wondering, since you just transformed Max...

Pharaoh: I see. Very well.

Kim puts the pin on as Pharaoh points the scepter at it and giving it power.

Kim: Henshin!

Red feathers erupted from the pin and cover Kim’s body. Kim transforms.

Kim: How do I look?

Juleka: Awesome.

Theo: Like the poster boy for Valentine’s Day.

Gamer: ...

Gamer was also blushing at the sight of Kim in his costume.

Alix: Are you going to break hearts like last time?

Kim: Not this time. Actually, I don’t really like the name Dark Cupid. Guess I should come up with a new name.

Gamer: ... How about... Crimson Cupid?

Kim: ... Actually, that’s a good name. Crimson Cupid it is.

Theo: This is just awesome!

Juleka: You took the words right out of my mouth.

Theo: With all this going on, I wonder if I should have a turn.

Pharaoh: What do you have in mind?

Theo takes out a miniature bust of Ladybug he made himself.

Pharaoh: I see.

Pharaoh points the scepter at the bust and charges it.

Theo: Henshin!

Green energy covers Theo’s body and he transforms.

Pharaoh: ...

Gamer: ...

Crimson Cupid: ...

Juleka: ...

Alix: ... Umm...

Theo: What?

Crimson Cupid: It’s just, we were expecting that you would look like Cat Noir, but you just have his costume.

Theo: Huh?

Theo goes to a full length mirror.

Theo: No kidding. I still look like me. I was also expecting to look like Cat Noir.

Suddenly, as he says this, green energy covers Theo’s body and it transforms.

What!? What just happened?

Theo looks in the mirror again and gives a small gasp.

Theo: I’m Cat Noir! Jalil, what-

Just after saying that, Theo transformed again, this time into Jalil.

Juleka: Whoa.

Gamer: I think I see what’s going on. Try thinking of Ladybug and say her name.

Theo: Alright.

Theo thought of Ladybug and said her name. When he did, he transformed into her.

Theo: I’m Ladybug!

Gamer: Jumping above.

Alix: Up to the task when things go wrong.

Pharaoh: Interesting. I can only guess that because Cat Noir already has the power of bad luck, the spell couldn’t duplicate that power. Instead, it gave you a new power. The power to change your form.

Crimson Cupid: Kind of gives a whole new meaning to Copycat.

Theo: Yeah definitely suits the name I had when I was akumatized.

Theo changed back to his original form but was still wearing the costume.

Theo: Copycat it is.

Juleka: Can I have a go? Alya showed me the picture of me while I was akumatized and it was awesome.

Pharaoh: I don’t see why not.

Alix: I wonder what Rose will think.

Juleka: She’s my best friend. I’m sure she’ll understand.

Pharaoh: Very well.

Pharaoh points the scepter at Juleka’s mirror. Red energy covers her body and she transforms.

Reflekta: Awesome.

Alix: You’re not going to turn us into copies of you, are you?

Reflekta: I don’t think I can do that anymore. But let me see what else I can do.

Reflekta concentrates hard and in a flash, a duplicate of herself appears.

Reflekta: See?

Gamer: Yes. You can now use your reflection to create duplicates of yourself.

Reflekta: What was your first guess?

Reflekta calls back her duplicate.

Crimson Cupid: Well, just about all of us have been given powers. Except her.

Crimson Cupid nods to Alix.

Alix: Huh?

Pharaoh: ...

Pharaoh knew he couldn’t do this to Alix because of what his father said.

Alix: What’s wrong, Jalil?

Pharaoh: Well...

Copycat: He made a promise to your dad that he wouldn’t get you involved in this.

Pharaoh: It’s true.

Alix: I thought that was for bringing back the dead.

Pharaoh: ...

Gamer: But this isn’t bring back the dead. This is creating super powered beings.

Pharaoh: ...

Copycat: Exactly. You took my advice and decided to start small.

Pharaoh: ...

Crimson Cupid: And this looks pretty small to me.

Pharaoh: ...

Reflekta: Right.

Pharaoh: ...

Alix: Besides, I saw the video by Alya and I kind of liked that outfit.

Pharaoh: ... Alright. I’ll do it.

Alix: Cool.

Pharaoh: Father, forgive me.

Alix: I don’t think he’ll ever know if we keep it a secret.

Pharaoh: Here goes.

Pharaoh points the scepter at Alix’s skates and green electrical spark cover her body. She transforms.

See? That wasn’t so hard.

Crimson Cupid: Just don’t take my energy to go back in time.

Timebreaker: Not this time. Look.

She points to her skates. They’re already full of energy.

Timebreaker: I’m guessing the akuma gave me enough energy to use my powers.

Timebreaker skated around the studio until she was 88 mph. She timed traveled 2 minutes into the past.

Copycat: Wow!

Reflekta: Awesome.

Crimson Cupid: Amazing!

Gamer: Exhilarating!

Pharaoh: You were fantastic.

?? ??????: And you are insane!

The group were started by the sudden voice. It was Mr. Kubdel. Apparently, he was watching secretly.

Pharaoh: Father!?

Timebreaker: Dad!?

Pharaoh and Timebreaker change back to their civilian forms.

Alix: What are you doing here?

I was walking a stroll through the streets when I found myself at the library where you said you would go after school and decided to pop in and say hello. When I came in, I found your classmates studying and asked them where you were. But you know what they said? “I’m sorry, Mr. Kubdel, but Alix isn’t here. If she wanted to come to the library to study, she would have come with us.” Worried, I searched for you. Then, I came upon this studio that Jalil said he would be. Curious, I went to see what you were doing and this is what I find: My son, akumatized, akumatizing school children, including his own sister!

Alix: We weren’t akumatized, Dad!

Mr. Kubdel: Then explain to me what is going on.

The others changed back to their original forms and showed Mr. Kubdel the footage they took. The others, Jalil, and Alix were proud of what they got, but Mr. Kubdel was furious.

Mr. Kubdel: You think this is going to make things any better!? Do you kids have any idea what you have done!?

Theo, Juleka, Max, and Kim were unhappy with what he said.

Mr. Kubdel: And you, Jalil, I thought I told you not drag Alix into this.

Jalil: That was for resurrecting the dead, this is something else.

Mr. Kubdel: When I said this, I mean this nonsense you’re into. All of it! And you, Alix, I expected more from you. I thought I could trust you. And yet here you are, indulging in your brother’s fantasy. You have disappointed me.

Alix: Dad, I love you, but you have to let me make my own decisions. I’m not a kid anymore.

Mr. Kubdel: You’re not an adult either.

Alix: But-

Mr. Kubdel: Don’t “but” me, young lady.

Jalil: ... No, she’s right.

Mr. Kubdel: Huh?

Jalil: Alix is right, father, you can’t keep controlling us forever. We’re not one of your staff or just another museum piece. We’re your children.

Mr. Kubdel: ...

Alix: We have the right to choose what we want to do. If I want to visit Jalil, I will do it. When will you stop treating us like we’re part of you little collection?

Mr. Kubdel: ...

Mr. Kubdel was starting to get mad. He walks up to Alix and raises his hand on her. Alix closes her eyes, ready for her father to strike her in the face. Mr. Kubdel swipes his hand, but does not strike Alix. He opens his hand.

Kim: That’s...

Mr. Kubdel: ... I thought I could trust you with this. Now I see I was wrong.

Suddenly, the bells of Notre-Dame ring signaling that the sun was going down and it would be night soon. Mr. Kubdel clutches the watch in his fist.

Mr. Kubdel: ... We’ll discuss this more at home later. I must go.

Mr. Kubdel leaves the studio. Everyone can tell he wasn’t happy.

Alix: ...

Alix was looking a bit down.

Jalil: It’s alright, Alix. Father just needs time to realize what’s going on. He will understand soon.Theo: And he might even give your watch back.

Alix: ... Maybe you’re right. So, what now? We have these powers. We know how they work.

Max: I suggest we take time to think about how this will go.

Kim: I’m with Max. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

Juleka: Speaking of waiting, won’t that akuma run out of air and die?

Jalil: Not at all. The moment the akuma went into the scepter, the scepter became a kind of supernatural life support that can keep the akuma alive for many years. How many years exactly, I still have more deciphering to do.

Max: Either way, I am impressed. When we present this to the class. But we may have to do some editing. Like hiding the identities of those this spell was tested on.

Jalil: Probably a good idea. If anyone knew that we tested the spell on ourselves, who knows what may happen.

Kim: Although, I have a feeling someone will find out soon.

What Kim didn’t know was that he was right. For looking from a small open window...

My...

Meanwhile, Mr. Kubdel was angry and looking at the watch.

Mr. Kubdel: How could they? Talking to their father that way. If they were pieces of my collection, I’d put them in their place for good.

Back at Hawk Moth’s lair...

Hawk Moth: What’s this I sense. No sooner one of my akumas is stolen, someone gives into negative emotions over it. Normally, I would have whoever I choose to retrieve Ladybug’s and Cat Noir’s Miraculous, but given the circumstances, I will have them take something else instead.

Hawk Moth takes one of his butterflies and turns it into an akuma.

Hawk Moth: Fly away, my little akuma and evilize him! Help him remind those fools who really control those powers.

Back with Mr. Kubdel, he was still mad and did not notice the akuma flying into the watch.

Hawk Moth’s voice: Collector, I am Hawk Moth. I shall grant you the power to collect anything you desire, however, you must do some collecting for me.

Mr. Kubdel: Yes. No one makes a mockery of my collection.

The darkness then covers Mr. Kubdel’s body and he transforms.

Present day on the Eiffel Tower.

Kim: And that’s the whole story.

Max: It was just a shame Marinette and Adrien weren’t there at class to see it.

Ladybug: I’m sure it was.

Cat Noir: Yeah. That was quite the cat’s tail.

Ladybug: Too soon, Cat. And what about you and your dad, Alix? How did it go?

Alix: I don’t know. When me and Jalil got home, he was AWOL. We called the museum to see if he was still working, but they said he wasn’t there. We called the police and they’re still looking for him. They said that if they don’t find him soon, we’ll have to assume the worst. But there’s no way Dad’s dead.

Ladybug: I’m sure he isn’t. But I'm more worried about is your powers.

Max: Jalil said that Hawk Moth will not control us and the only way can was if he had the scepter.

Cat Noir: And where is it?

Alix: Jalil and Theo hid it somewhere and only they know where it is.

Ladybug: I suppose. But are you sure about this?

Kim: More sure than anything.

Ladybug: ... Alright. But just to be sure, we’ll be keeping an eye on all of you.

Kim: Don’t worry, Ladybug, you and the Quantic Kids have nothing to fear.

Cat Noir: Hope you’re right.

Alix: I hope Dad’s okay.

They leave, not knowing they were being watched.

Collector: Soon.

All images and information was taken from the Internet. Some information is non canon.

#miraculous

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darkstrangevirgilanxiboi · 8 years ago

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High School Trends That I Remember Fondly

Okay so let me share with you all some quality high school trends from my days in high school because boy were we a bunch of sass masters These all took place from 2007 -2012 because I went to a weird fusion school that lumped every grade from 7th to 12th together ( that means we had thirteen year olds up to 18-19 year olds in the same school ) Anyway let's go 7th Grade( I was a smol 13 year old) First off there were like 30 kids in each class okay? So.... - Pencils as hair decor ???? Why???? - Swiping needles from Home Ec and sticking them in your finger JUST under the surface of the skin to freak out the teach - Referring to lunch as ' the troph special' -Girls sending guys Valentine's that just said ' U R No Good ' and ' Allen Ur Not In My League ' - Guys sending girls tiny stuffed animals for V Day with cards that said ' I'm Soft For U' and ' Be My Plush One?' - Claiming various things had ' killed our ancestors ' : ' I can't do long division , my thirty seventh great grandfather died doing that' ' No I can't answer that question sir, every male in my family so far has died answering English questions ' ' I'm not allowed to be disciplined , discipline killed my grandma' - Wearing rubber bands as bracelets or rings and the tighter you could get it the cooler you were ???? This kid almost lost a finger by third period I mean ..... -Asking our biology teacher what would happen if insects could speak every class period ' What if wasps could speak but they only spoke Mid-6th Century English ' ' What if spiders all speak Russian' ' Do you think bees know English ' - Pestering our history teacher for the history of the Leaf Village ( I'm sorry Mr. Hoagland ) - Replying ' Deleted' when your name was called ..... I accidentally started this one 8th grade ( I was 14 ) - Rap battles to settle arguments ???? - Yoyo fights. It got intense. -Every white boy in school dressed like a bad Western movie character , cowboy hats and spurs and SO.MUCH.PLAID. - ' The Dew Crew', a gang of boys who drank nothing but Mountain Dew as refreshment , was born and monopolized the school's soda supply of Mountain Dew . All of them made it to adulthood but it is suspected they no longer require sleep and eat only the disdainful glares of women for survival ( at their peak there were 15 of them ) - Intense shouting of someone else's name every time something went wrong ( usually the name Sasuke ) - Pentagrams everywhere ; drawn on any surface we could find unsupervised for a second , started by me doodling in art class and picked up by my squad . The school board thought someone was possessed by the devil it was GREAT.... I NEVER GOT CAUGHT - In Chemistry we watched Finding Nemo about 3 times a week because the teacher was really forgetful and he let us watch it when he forgot his lesson plan , so by the end of the first month that year every kid he taught would call various roundish objects ' the butt' and I was nicknamed' Dory ' by everyone I knew Also the principal was nicknamed' Bruce" -Hardcore Zombie prep planning , there was a gang and everything . The Apoca-Punks are still strong - Disney discourse in English class because our teacher was a huge nerd for Disney and loved nothing more than to watch us argue over which princess would beat Gaston in a fight faster ( Kida won by a landslide but we all agreed Mulan would murder him in five seconds flat ) Also he nicknamed all of us after Disney characters and I was Lilo ( my best friend was Stitch ) - Okay so I brought a bag of chocolate as a treat for the class one week and I was really tired and out of it so when the teacher ( our English teacher Mr . Bagley, who was also the principal) asked me to ' explain the historical properties of chocolate' I got sarcastic and went ' For many years chocolate has been used in medicinal treatments for ailments of all kinds. Perhaps it will even cure the lack of hair on Mr . B's head' ...... For a second it was dead silent and then he laughed and said "Well put , you continue to live up to your nickname, Lilo!" - Shakespeare quotes at inopportune times " Exit, pursued by a bear" " We are in the middle of a test , Austin. " " A rose , by any other name , would smell-" " DO NOT ENCOURAGE HIM INDI" - The drama kids dramatically snapping during arguments - Okay so there was this weird loft zone in the second gym( because our school had two , a sucktastic old one from the fifties and a newish one from the eighties ) nobody was supposed to go up there unless they had permission and it was for filming a basketball game ??? But everyone went up there anyway and at least ten couples lost their virginity up there ( what a weird place to do it tho , we kept the wrestling mats up there) I sluffed class a few times and took a nap there And it became a Thing to draw a little baby face on the wall if you lost your V card there -Supergluing coins to stuff???? There's still a dime on someone's locker and it's been like ten years -' Ambrosia' , AKA this super delicious combo of cherry slurpee , Sprite, and orange Fanta that our English teacher made us during parties . He literally made it in these huge plastic bins and just ladeled it out to everyone 9th Grade( I was 15) - The Goth Invasion Everyone who was punk enough wore black ripped jeans and eyeliner and streaked their hair with red and black One kid never left the Goth phase , we love u Scott ( it's cool he was our school's Warren Peace anyway ) - AFTER A SCHOOL ASSEMBLY VIEWING OF SKY HIGH FOR HALLOWEEN MY CLASSMATE SCOTT WAS NICKNAMED WARREN BY THE ENTIRE SCHOOL He was really salty about it too , he said " Warren isn't goth he's Punk there's a difference you capitalist Bible thumpers' Scott got 54 Valentine's that year but just shrugged and gave his candy to me and my squad because we were , as he put it ' the only punk crew in class, plus you're all really cute ' He never kept a girlfriend very long but he was the nicest guy you've ever seen ( everyone thought he was gay but just too shy to say it ) Over the years he is consistly hotter , and more unashamedly Goth - My sister arrived in school and was immediately the most popular kid in school and was nicknamed ' Princess ' - My squad got nicknamed ' Squad 7 " due to our obsession with Naruto and other anime , and we each were nicknamed after characters from the show by my friend Indi ( who was named after Indiana Jones, no lie) Melanie was ' Kiba' ( which delighted her because she would marry him in a heartbeat ) Mackenzie was ' Neji' because according to Indi she was the most monologue-y Chandra was ' Hinata' because she was shy but fierce And I, Aubrey , was ' Gaara' because according to Indi :' Your dad is kinda sucky and you've got two siblings . You're sort of the social outcast of school and when you get annoyed enough it's like you've got this terrifying supernatural thing in your eyes , I love it ' I LOVE THAT NICKNAME 10th Grade( I'm 16) - ' Because I'm Batman ' being an answer to every question - Goonies puns - Three girls got pregnant and were called the ' Baby On Board Squad" - Due to this teen pregnancy scandal , my heavily Christian community had our school hold assemblies about how ' Sex will kill you' and how ' every time a teen has Sex Thoughts, an angel cries' ..... There were ' God Is Abstintent ' posters everywhere So naturally we revolted and the drama class put up these fliers reading ' Without Sex, You Wouldn't Be Around . ' ' Satan Loves You and Wants You To Explore Your Perfectly Normal Urges ' ' Sex Won't Kill You- But STD's Could! Use Protection! ' ' Wrap It Before He Taps It And The Angels Won't Be Crying " " Boys Like Girls.Boys Think Of Girls In Sexual Ways. Boys Best Treat Her Right First . Boys Best Be Stepping Up As Baby Daddys If They Tap Dat " And many more golden rebellious posters - Shouting " Go Go Power Rangers " when dealing with a problem and just out of nowhere any kid wearing the appropriate Power Ranger colored shirt would appear So you'd get a guy in red , a guy in blue , a guy in black , a guy in white , a guy in green , a guy in gold , a guy in silver, a girl in pink and a girl in yellow and they'd all pose dramatically and do the Power Rangers moves - Rubber band slingshot warfare using hairpins as ammo - The school dividing into Benders and Non Benders , and the school's most loved outcast was deemed Avatar( I got the honor so my squad was nicknamed accordingly ) - High School Musical was the biggest thing ever because our music teacher WROTE THE SCORES FOR THEM I MEAN....... We all knew every song by heart that year Everyone shipped Chad and Ryan 11th Grade( I was 17 ) -Percy Jackson was huge and everyone wanted a godly parent - Every girl used a dramatic break up song to end things with her man it was GLORIOUS - Taylor Swift was playing on the radio every day - My class finally realized that my friend Courtney and I had the same exact birthday and birth year , and thus introduced us to substitute teachers as ' The Fraternal Twins' Courtney and I are both gonna be 23 on March 20 at 6:40 am - Our history teacher thought my friends and I were in an assassin cult because we were always drawing kunai knives and swords and guns , so he banned kunai drawing????? And it thus became the Cool Thing to graffiti everywhere??? All because I drew one on my ASVAB???? -The sheriff pulled me out of homeroom because I'd been overheard singing P!nk's " Funhouse" and the Secretary thought I was an arsonist because of the line " I'm gonna burn this sucker down " and thus rumors spread like wildfire that I'd: ~ Murdered someone ~ Witnessed a crime ~ Started a gang war ~ Shot a cop ~ Robbed the one gas station in town ~ Insulted the sheriff's daughter by not inviting her to my birthday party so he was here to bribe me to do so ~ Stolen the sheriff's prized collection of horse paintings 12th Grade ( I was 18 ) - Posters everywhere about the world ending ( it was 2012) - Harry Potter mania - John Lennon Memes???? No really on the anniversary of his death the school was flooded with posters of him everywhere saying " In Loving Memory Of A Dreamer " and the radio only played his music and the drama class went around stating facts about his death it was surreal and I was part of it

#high school #truth #funny

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Kepzandme alerted me to it being SRK’s 25th anniversary in films today, 25 years since Deewana came out. I am sure everyone in the world is doing 25 songs, 25 scenes, 25 films, kind of posts. I’m not going to bother trying to add to that. Instead, I will do something only I can do, and put in my personal 25 best memories, in no particular order.

25. Every time a new person comes over to my apartment, making them play the fun game of “find all 7 SRK pictures”.

24. For my 21st birthday, my sister gave me a print of the DDLJ poster which is hung in the center of my living room now, as it has been hung in the center of every place I have lived since then.

23. Going to DDLJ at the Maratha Mandir in Bombay, realizing there are no subtitles (of course) but I don’t need them, not because my Hindi is so good, but because I have memorized the script.

(somewhere I have a photo of myself standing on the street under this poster)

22. Watching DDLJ in the laundry room of the dorms on my laptop, because I couldn’t stand to pause the film, even on watch 27, even long enough to put my clothes in the dryer.

21. Saving up money and making DDLJ the first DVD I ever bought.

20. Watching Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and being so excited that I stayed up all night sending my sister an email describing the entire plot.

19. Seeing My Name is Khan in theaters and crying like I was going to die.

18. Seeing Ra. One in theaters with friends, and watching them dance in front of the screen during the end credits after everyone else left the theater.

17. Seeing Chennai Express in theaters for the 4th time, at 10:30 at night, in the middle of a blizzard, with 2 friends plus the 18 other people in the theater who were also dedicated enough SRK fans to watch it at 10:30 at night in the middle of a blizzard on the 4th week it was out.

16. Myself, and all my friends, spontaneously deciding to cancel other Valentine’s plans and instead get samosas and watch the Inner/Outer World of SRK documentary.

15. Watching Dilwale opening night with 7 friends, in a sold out theater full of SRK fangirls who screamed so loud we couldn’t hear the dialogue.

14. Buying a massive 100 Shahrukh songs CD and listening to it back and forth and back and forth every time I took the bus to visit my best friend 7 hours away while she was in med school.

13. Feeling like I could fly after I watched out of the theater after seeing DDLJ for the first time.

12. That moment, at the end of the SLAM concert, when we noticed the massive heap of overturned chairs through the floor of the auditorium, like a tornado had come through, only it was just marking where Shahrukh had passed and the crowd had surged.

11. That moment when he arrived at the SLAM tour, and 11,000 people held their collective breath watching this tiny figure walk into the floor, and then have a mass spiritual experience as the spotlight came down and he surged into the air.

10. The moment when I was sitting in the theater, watching DDLJ, and he told Kajol he wouldn’t come to her wedding, and backed away, and I fell in love.

9. Watching Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, and that moment when he bows and freezes in front of Anushka before the end dance starts, and I knew this was something slightly different from what I had seen from Shahrukh before.

8. Singing along to “Yun Hi Chala Chal” while doing kitchen chores with my sister at my grandmother’s house.

7. Walking down the street talking to my sister on a cell phone when the title song of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai came on the songs DVD she was watching and suddenly both of us are singing along together, and I don’t even care that people are watching me.

6. Following the conflict around the release of My Name is Khan and suddenly realizing just how much I had come to care about the events happening on the other side of the world only due to my fandom for one person.

5. Walking into the movie store and having the owner hand me Om Shanti Om before I had to ask, because I had been coming in once a week for 2 months asking when it would be out.

4. Being at a friend’s house on the evening of November 1, realizing it was about to be midnight, and convincing them all to put a candle in a cake and sing “Happy Birthday” at midnight.

3. Seeing the “Chammak Challo” song trailer and getting that little burst of joy that is so rare in life. And then re-watching it 5 million times.

2. Watching Jab Tak Hain Jaan opening night, and having two friends on either side of me grabbing my arms and screaming in my ears during the kiss scene.

1.1. Right now, sitting in my new apartment, looking at the 3 SRK pictures which were the first things I had to put up to know that I was ��home”.

Happy 25 @iamsrk ! Here are my 25 best SRK memories Kepzandme alerted me to it being SRK's 25th anniversary in films today, 25 years since Deewana…

#25 Years #Shah Rukh Khan #Shahrukh Khan #SLAM Tour #SRK

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webart-studio · 6 years ago

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