#this is one of the very least expensive recipes you can make bc of how few ingredients it is

[vaspider]

If you have celiac or otherwise can't eat wheat, btw, and you like bread, I highly recommend investing in a breadmaker. Even the best store-bought gluten-free bread does not hold a candle to the stuff that comes out of our breadmaker, and it's cheaper per slice even when we buy bread mix in single-loaf bags.

This is our breadmaker. Evie got it on sale, but it is an investment. I'm not going to pretend it isn't a chunk of change up front. There are cheaper ones, but the reason I like this one and think it's worth the money:

It has two smaller paddles, where our older bread maker that my mom got us and got destroyed by getting construction dust in it had one big paddle in the middle. This leaves a big hole in the middle of the finished loaf, which makes the bread much less useful for, like, sandwiches.

Zojirushi is not as well-known a brand in the US, but it's a Brand Name in Japan for good reason. Evie's had our Zojirushi rice cooker for over a decade & we had to replace the inner bowl once bc someone used metal utensils in it and scratched the non-stick coating. We expect to use this machine for at least a decade.

You can program your own cycles, which we found really useful. Evie built a custom cycle that removed the punch-down sections (gluten-free bread tends not to rise as much) and that made our perfect loaf.

A lot of bread machines produce very tall, square loaves, which are awkward to slice, store, and make sandwiches with. This produces loaves that make good sandwiches and toast, and the French toast slices don't crowd the pan.

The top heating element on this gives a really amazingly browned top crust that we definitely didn't get on our old machine.

It's so pretty.

So how is it cheaper in the long run if the machine costs $300+? A little like this:

We use Pamela's Bread Mix bc it's really consistent and easy - you need the bread mix, water, yeast, 3 egg whites, and oil. (We use avocado oil and find it best and most consistent, but regular vegetable oil works!) We buy Pamela's in bulk, and without any subscription discounts or whatever, the $48 pack of 3 bags makes about 11.5 loaves. With the cost of yeast and eggs and stuff, it ends up costing about $4.50 a loaf. (If you buy your yeast in larger bags & store it in an airtight container, you can create less waste and it's also cheaper.)

By comparison, a loaf of Franz GF Bread costs $7-8, and Canyon Bakehouse usually runs about the same.

However, that's not an apples to apples comparison because the Franz loaf is an 18 oz. loaf, whereas our breadmaker makes a 2 lb. loaf. Assuming even the lower-end cost for getting a Franz loaf at the store, an equivalent amount of bread would cost $12.42, and it's not nearly as good.

(Yes, gluten-free bread is fucking expensive. That's part of why I'm writing this post in the first place.)

Anyway, assuming you eat 2 lbs. of bread a week in your house - a breadmaker loaf, basically, to make the math simple - you'll end up spending $7.92 less on bread every week. That means that even at the most expensive cost for the Zojirushi, if you buy it at its highest price (don't do that! wait for a sale!) it'll take 50 weeks - about a year - before the breadmaker pays for itself. If you manage to get it on a 25% off sale (which we did), it pays for itself in about 9 months.

Nine months, I must stress, in which you are eating much more delicious bread.

We tend to go through a couple of loaves a week because toast, sandwiches, and melts are great food for people with low spoons.

Evie and I perfected the Pamela's mix recipe for this particular machine - I'll get it typed up when I'm downstairs next, along with the quasi-babka recipe. (Really, it's like a marble cake and babka and bread had a baby, and it's a family favorite.)

Bread good. The end.

[bihanspookies]

Which tekken ex!boyfriends would fuck you better than your new bf ever could?

I’m not sure if this is what you had in mind anon but!

Mentions of religious stuff in Claudio’s lmao

Anyway

HWOARANG HWOARANG HWOARANG

HWOARANG‼️‼️‼️

That man is cocky, arrogant, hot headed and it’s mainly one of the reasons you break up

But googly moogly it works so well in the bedroom bc he knows what he’s doing!!!

Sex with him was always an adventure bc no matter where you were, how short the session was, or how much pent up frustration he had he would ALWAYS make sure you came first. Your pleasure is his pleasure and seeing you cum would always more than likely careen him into his own orgasm.

Your new bf doesn’t give you the same thrill and you unfortunately find yourself comparing the way he fucks you to how Hwoarang would. He doesn’t tease you like Hwoarang would, doesn’t have that air of arrogance in his voice that you found yourself missing whenever you were having sex with your boyfriend and he certainly doesn’t have a motorcycle that he could fuck you on.

Victor Chevalier:

I SAID WHAT I SAID AND YOU WILL HEAR ME OUT.

First of all this hc post I did says enough

Second of all!!

Honestly why would you break up with him but you did in this scenario so.

Victor is an older man, like at least somewhere in his late 50’s early 60’s. Combine that with his looks, charm, wealth, and overall lifestyle it basically a recipe for the perfect man who fucks just right.

Older man are more experienced blah blah blah BUT VICTOR? It is very much true for him. He treated you with the upmost respect in and out of the bedroom!!!

Sure your new younger bf is nice and sweet but he doesn’t have the same charm as Victor! Doesn’t fuck the same way! There was something about fucking in the most expensive places ever while wearing the most fabulous silky robes that truly changed the way you viewed sex. Of course none of that is important but bc it was such an integrated part of Victor you grew used to it, used the fancy and lavish type of sex.

Claudio Serafino:

HOT TAKE

But I think he would be on this list.

You break up bc he’d be too dedicated in trying to eradicate all the evil in the world BUT! The moments he does spend fucking you?? God sent.

I think he’d be like Hwoarang in the teasing sense but not as cocky or arrogant about it. He’s so smooth and subtle about it that you don’t even realize he’s teasing, it’s sort of like a game of anticipation.

He can be very cocky and sarcastic when he wants to be though! The times he’s like that you better hold on tight because his teasing can be borderline a bit mean but you like it.

Also I’m not saying he would bring religion into the bedroom but he just might!

That sort of thrill of doing something taboo with someone who is actually an Exorcist?? Your new bf COULD NEV-ER👏.

He helps you discover kinks about yourself and is more than happy to dive further into them.

NEW BF COULD NEVERRRRRRRR!!

BONUS

Anna Williams:

Dommy mommy

That’s it that’s the tweet.

You think anybody after Anna would compare to her?? Hell no!!!! This woman FUCKS!!!! Toys, kinks, pushing limits, etc etc etc. She took you to new heights that you’ve never experienced and presented so many new things into sex for you that truly no one else is going ever top that.

[madamemiz]

MILD SPOILERS! impressions from the votv 0.8.1 update (day 2)

KEL WALK CYCLE REAL even if it's a bit janky. feels almost strange to see moving feet when i look down. got peakaboo'd by this character model while climbing the tower too, i didn't realize the little rectangle on his beanie is the aso logo, that's a nice touch! (if i saw that correctly that is)

i love the glasses as an equipable item, velma mode is unnecessary but funny 10/10 just like me fr

tf you mean burgers cost 95???? and pizza so expensive?? hello???

flour?? cooking?! ok now that's a fun prospect, i'm getting the cookbook as soon as i can

on that note i've heard berry bushes are a thing now, but i've yet to come across any and i've been actively looking while out and about

aww kel's tummy growls when he's hungry now, that's cute. mfer got a hell of an appetite for someone so picky. also just like me fr

they changed the eating sound and i'm sad, i liked the original ;w; it was oddly satisfying

has the vending machine always had a nice glass texture?

that's it for now, so far so good. i've seen the stuff about kerfur, as well as more farming integration. the farming bit sounds fun, as for the kerfur crafting changes:

hoo boy. i like the idea of needing to get a few more things, it makes sense in-universe. they do most of your job for you, it's fine to make the requirements a bit more difficult, but... i'm gonna level with you, the recipe i've seen and what you need to do for it seems overboard for a casual player. keyword casual. it almost feels like the difficulty spike was created with youtubers and streamers in mind--yknow, people who are professional gamers, or at the very least people who look up hacks to speedrun their kerfurs, because several of them made it seem very easy. i don't think the vast majority of people playing the game play it that way though; i didn't have omega kerfur until a couple of weeks in-game time, and i've seen a lot of people say the same or later. these changes could potentially push kerfur to closer to endgame for a good chunk of players, which seems like a bad move to me for a few reasons--

firstly, i'd imagine this change is in part to encourage players to get out of the base more instead of relying on kerfur for the hashcodes, but having an omega greatly opens up how much free time you have, which allows you more time to explore and make your base cozy. i never had time before i had them, i was too busy running around getting hashcodes and scrounging up money

secondly, late game has quite a few enemies that can instakill kerfur, which makes sending them out for codes and repairs kind of pointless. at that point you may as well keep your base kerfur as-is instead of spending the time and resources to upgrade. not to mention that one of the items requires mining in the cave which... personal note, i never found the pickaxe or stepped foot in the cave in 0.8.0, and frankly never planned to. guess i have to now!

thirdly, like... people get attached to their kerfurs. a lot of returning players i've seen discussing the update are upset they won't have their wife/husband/partner/child/roomate etc back until later in their run unless they mail them over. why would you wanna separate the players from one of their favorite aspects of the game? hell, i've contemplated mailing my 0.8.0 kerfur over not bc of the difficulty spike, but bc i feel bad leaving them behind in my old save

maybe i'm just overthinking and it won't be as bad once i do it, but i've just been puzzling over the changes. what do y'all think?? are the changes justified, or nah?

[strangestcase]

Questions about your view of Hyde in relationships (for research purposes and bc I want to put your version of Hyde in my mouth and chew him like gum /pos):

-How does jealously work for Hyde? Does he only feel it for certain people or in certain situations? What are situations that would make him jealous? To use current rp relationships as examples - how would he feel if Dorian started flirting with a waiter while they were on a date vs Dorian coming back covered in hickeys? Or someone flirting with Gabriel vs Gabriel being in a relationship with more than just Hyde?

-How does Hyde express love, since they seem to be unable to verbally articulate it a lot of the time? In more simple words, going by a commonly known system, what would be their love language? How do they prefer to receive love vs how do they show it?

-This is only half a relationship question but. If your Hyde sat down with a modern day psychologist and a DSM5, what diagnoses would it walk out with? How do these different things effect it’s relationships with other people?

Apologies for the several questions. Please let me know if this many questions bother you. I just want to put your Hyde in a salad spinner so very bad /pos

AAAA thank you! I love developing my little guy (horrible old man that kills)

-Hyde is a pretty jealous guy when it comes to the people he's latched on specifically. Usually they're very careless- he is disconnected from humanity in general and what any dumb human being does is NOT his business... but if it involves the very few people he tolerates, then yes, they are jealous, even possessive, with the last threads of his moral compass acting as a buffer at times to prevent him from getting downright creepy. If Dorian started flirting or making out with someone during a date he'd get more mad that he's not paying attention to it and "getting distracted".

nOW, if we're talking Gabriel, breathing in his direction would be a perfect recipe for disaster. And Hyde only lets him see other people because (through gritted teeth) thats what makes Gabriel happy. What, nobody said Hyde was a good person to date.

-They show love through physical attention and body language, like... walking over to someone, getting close, touching them, nuzzling them, the works. However, it's aware their touch puts people on edge, so ironically enough he avoids touching the people he loves the most, at least at first.

But, in general, I think their love language is, in terms of giving love, more like, quality time, you know? If he can't touch you at least it can sit by you in silence, reading a book, just... blessing you with his presence, I suppose. And this isnt just a Hyde think; Jekyll has always been like that. In terms of receiving I think he's the type to like gifts and little details like preparing a fancy date or expensive stuff, they LOVE to be pampered and made to feel special.

This means that, if Hyde REALLY loves you and does not only see you as a fucktoy OR a temporary fling, he will be simultaneously very touch starved AND very skittish. He's basically a cat. He wants to cuddle but he's afraid you will not like it, which is something that never applies to one night stands or week-long things.

-Eddie Hyde is undiagnosable <3 ok ok i was kidding. I think he'd be diagnosed with ADHD, autism, dissociative depersonalization, a nasty addiction to (gestures broadly) lots of things, and maybe also ASPD or at the very least w antisocial behaviors plus paranoia.

I think that if he was diagnosed as Jekyll the ASPD and the ADHD would have been less noticeable because Jekyll is MASKING SO MUCH it hurts, but conversely, they would have gotten the OCD label slapped on. I'm not entirely sure if Jekyll/Hyde has full on OCD but his brain is indeed intrusive thoughts central. Their thoughts are 80% HHHGMGHGM YOU DID A BAD YOU'RE GOING TO HELL FOREVERRRRRR.

If you want a honest answer: Jekyll doesn't like people very much, with few exceptions, and is INCREDIBLY arrogant and self-centered to the point he has ZERO qualms with being mean to their friends (all three of them) and his "social" persona is just an elaborate act that drains him a lot. So as Hyde he just... lets it all out and that's why he's LIKE THAT.

And? please? dont put Hyde in a salad spinner, he will get dizzy.

[warpedpuppeteer]

PLEASEEEEEE SEVERUS SNAPE IN A SUPERMARKET WRESTLING OTHER PEOPLE TO GET HIS HANDS ON A SPECIAL OFFER NCNFJDJFJDJDJJ i'm gonna cry, bcs that sounds delightful in comparison to what he went through as a death eater, and even as a teacher! omg from the point of an outsider, i was thinking about like, narcissa is visiting him for tea, and she still can't believe he got married to a werewolf - and a poor werewolf at that! - and has learnt to keep those thoughts to herself bcs she does genuinely appreciate severus and she's still endlessly grateful to him for helping her protect draco. so she's conflicted about his new life style and his choice of partner, will probably take her forever to get used to it, but she can't find it on herself to comment on it when he does seem more content and relaxed than she's ever seen him. she was used to severus either looking resigned and unflappable about most anything, or lifeless and ghastly as though as he was in the presence of the devil. he was a walking puzzle to her, and ended the war he was still quite a mystery, but she could tell the change was favorable. his wit and sarcasm were the same, but there was a healthy, light flush to his usually sallow cheeks and the circles under his eyes weren't prominent anymore. he was definitely getting more sleep (did the man ever sleep before?) and his body was filling up, even if slightly. her friend was happier, and she never associated that word with him, not even when he was a 11yo first year. "married life looks very good on you", she found herself commenting, and smirked when he snorted and averted her gaze, attempting to hide the coloring in his cheeks with his long hair. maybe things were alright and she didn't need to worry about severus after all. even so, as severus brought in a plate with tea and freshly baked biscuits (made by him!) she still risked a quiet comment about getting him a house elf if he needed one, and raised her hands apologetically when he refused strongly with that very characteristic growl of his. she's mulling over all of this, until she munches on one of his biscuits and her eyebrows shot up. "severus! severus this is so good? i— did you really bake this yourself?" severus snorts at her disbelief, and then smirks smugly when she demands he gives her the exact recipe, questions and complaints about his new occupations long gone. from then on narcissa will always interfere and quiet both lucius and draco up whenever they express their disapproval in front of severus; it's the least she can do, since he kept rejecting her expensive gifts and paid vacations offerings each time.

Aaaaaah omg I'm such a sucker for Sev having an actual friendship with Narcissa that's not based off of them trying to survive the war. Sev probably finds it incredibly amusing that all it took to win her over were biscuits (like a certain someone else in his life cough cough). Giving her the recipe has me thinking about how she probably doesn't bake or cook much (being rich and having house elves and all). Maybe they have baking/cooking sessions together 🥹. And it kind of drives Sev up the wall because she always questions everything he does like "that amount of sugar? Are you sure?" but he's quietly grateful that she's taken things in stride and just rolls with it even if she still has the tendency to make offhand comments about their status sometimes. He even knits her a tea cosy that at first she's like "um thank you?" and slightly embarrassed Sev is like "forget about it" but she's like no back off it's mine now. And when Lucius comments something along the lines what is this hideous thing she sends him to the dog house for 2 whole weeks while he's like "?? What did I do Cissy pls tell me". Sev doesn't have the heart to tell her he chose the most colourful design he could find that will definitely look out of place on purpose to prank her a bit.

Also, personally I don't think Draco would fuss much about Sev marrying Remus or choosing to be a househusband post war. I do like them having a good relationship too so maybe Cissa brings him over sometimes. And at first he just stays quiet and out of the way but eventually he gets too curious for his own good and starts hovering near the kitchen as Sev and Cissa are baking/cooking. Then Sev puts him to work like "chop this beans in 3cm lengths would you" and Draco who still hasn't shaken off his muscle memory of following the potion master's orders simply does it. Then, he probably joins in their conversations with his own questions or observations and he finds it incredibly comforting in a way that he's never felt in his own home with his parents. And once, when Cissa apparates home to bring the new scarf she got to show it off to Sev, Draco quietly says "I never... I never thanked you for what you did for me, sir" and he hears Severus stop chopping the vegetable and looks up. They stare at each other in silence until in an incredibly rare move, Severus tucks a strand of Draco's hair behind his ears and pets his head before saying "I'll happily do it again" and turning away. Neither of them bring it up again.(I'm very fond of the idea that Lucius and Narcissa often threw baby/toddler Draco at Sev whenever he came over like here pet this and feel human emotions again!).

Also can you imagine Remus coming home for a quick tea break while working a long shift to see 3 Slytherins in his living room? Priceless haha.

I imagine the tea cosy Sev gift Cissa looks like this btw:

[lime-popsicle-tilapia]

I feel like I should actually be thanking my mom for this baller url on a throwaway blog of all things. Anyway, thank you all for the great advice! Asker here with an update + some INFO.

UPDATE: I did ask my dad why he didn't cook when mom was here, and he said it was because it seemed like she wanted to and he didn't want to upset her or step on her toes. (They are divorced and dad moved in with me+bro while mom was gone, to help us, then stayed bc I still need the help.) However, one time when dad DID cook, my mom gushed to me about how nice it was to have him cook and how shocked she was that he did because he never did when they were married (TRUE). So I slid up to dad and told her mom liked it when he cooked and he should do it more. This has worked great! He also has health problems so he can't cook all the time, but he is cooking most dinners except when she says she has a specific recipe she wants to try. Those days can still be fraught but dad has really stepped up to the plate here. :)

Yes we are usamerican! It's funny you guys mention cooking shows like Worst Cooks In America because that's pretty much how I learned to cook, Mom never taught me. Probably for the best? It hadn't occurred to me to maybe see if she's interested in cooking shows. Maybe if I put some on while she's around she'll watch with me.

She does have cookbooks, a lot of them are very old white lady cookbooks from the 40s-70s that she got from her mother/grandmother. They are... not great cookbooks! I've learned recently that this is a multigenerational… thing… on my mother's side. My mother for the most part genuinely enjoys her own cooking. The women on her side of the family all cook like this. The men don't cook at all.

Myself and my whole family LOVE the meal subscription boxes, we just can't afford them consistently. My mom also struggles with them because she has a difficult time telling when meat is done and tends to cook it 2-3x as long as necessary. The result is… yknow. So when we were getting them, we were always cooking them together.

I understand the confusion vis-a-vis wasting food vs affording nicer food that I could use to make meals I can eat for the whole family. This is because I didn't mention; my brother's medicines for his disability make him RAVENOUS. Unfathomably so. It is not his fault and I do not begrudge him for it at all, but he eats as more than the other three of us combined, almost twice as much as the three of us combined. So my mother wasting $15 of tilapia because no one will eat it (she didn't even like it lol, but I don't understand why she cooked it all like that instead of doing one piece and trying it???) has nothing on what it would be like to multiply my own food budget ($100 every 10 days or so) by like, eight, in an attempt to feed my family+brother that well. Believe me, I would seriously love to, his diet is something I feel very guilty about. I used to prepare at least two meals a day for him so that he would eat fruits/veg. My guilt about denying him that + subjecting him to lime tilapia is what prompted me to send this in tbh. Fortunately dad is doing a good job now!

This is a very minor point but the comment about moving out and getting roommates made me laugh. I wish! To clarify: my family lives with ME. My name is the one on the lease, I handle the household expenses, I am the only one with a job (both parents are retired so their social security helps of course!).

AITA for making my family eat my mother's terrible cooking?

I (32NB) currently live with my father (70M), mother (68F), and brother (36M). My brother is disabled and requires at least one full time caretaker. Up until recently, this was me. First, my mom and I were sharing the duty, but then my grandmother got sick and my mom left, leaving me working, going to school, and taking care of the house and my brother by myself most of the time. It's worth noting I'm also disabled (physically and mentally), I just lived on my own from 16-27 so I got used to dealing.

Now my father has moved in with us and is taking care of my brother which is a huge relief. My grandmother died and my mother is back and helping as well! As a result, and out of the severe damage all the previous work did to me physically and mentally, I have removed myself ENTIRELY from caretaking from my brother. I don't do SHIT anymore. I will occasionally make him a sandwich or something if I feel up to it. So this is where the assholery might come in.

My mom… cannot cook. She is terrible. I mean it. Whatever you're imagining: worse. I regularly impress one of my friends (just the one, I don't want to bad mouth her excessively) with tales of her horrifying abominations. Yesterday she cooked tilapia in MELTED. LIME. POPSICLES. because she thought it would give it a citrus flavor. She did not use other seasoning (no not even salt). We have lime and lemon juice in the fridge!!!

I used to cook at least half of the meals, and often would help mom with dinner when it wasn't something boxed, to avoid such… creativity (and because half the time when she cooked I couldn't stomach it). But now due to health issues (caused by illness caused by overworking), I'm buying my own food and cooking all my own meals regardless, so I have fully stopped cooking for the family because I can't eat what they eat and we can't afford to all eat what I eat. I am subjecting my poor family to lime popsicle tilapia. We are wasting food because she ruins it and then no one will eat it, at a time when eggs are like $8 a dozen. My dad cooks when mom's not here (he's GOOD) but when she is, he lets her.

AITA? Should I bite the bullet and start cooking for everyone again?

What are these acronyms?

[worthless-weight-in-gold]

Muse Projection: Can That Bitch Cook ?

daniels: she hates making stuff from scratch but can cook pretty decently if she uses some pre-made stuff. mostly she’s good at tweaking stuff to be better; like she’ll never make a cake from scratch, but you’d never guess the cake she brought was a box mix either

jim: due to being horrifically broke for a few years he kinda had to learn how to make basic stuff, tho nothing that tastes great. he can make a lot of beans and rice based dishes that taste decent, once u get into more expensive ingredients he loses experience bc once he could pay for that he started just paying for premade food

eun yoo: she has a few dishes she can make really well, but mostly shes an average cook. she can follow recipes fine but if anything goes wrong she doesn't know how to fix it

porter: this man is basically a hobbyist chef. he cooks almost all his own food and since he’s got money he owns quite a few fancy tools to elevate dishes. he loves to do good presentation, so sometimes it looks like just rich people bullshit, but you’ll eat yourself into a food coma when you actually taste it

bruce: he knows how to make 1 type of biscuit so, so well. otherwise he's a trash cook. manages to fuck up at least 1 thing, and if its a complicated dish more than one thing. chronically forgets to add salt, which is... a bad thing to not remember

riah: a shockingly good cook. she bugged her parents' chef enough when she was a kid to have gotten some really good techniques and tips ingrained in her; she doesn’t cook all that often because she’s lazy about it but when she does cook the food is really, really good. not coma good but way better than most would expect

noa: loves making bread. loves making cookies. shes much more of a baker than a cook, honestly, tho she also makes some really good soups. she picks up cooking and can follow instructions well, but cant really improvise a meal or tweak it too well; however she comes up with new/improved recipes when baking all the time. fantastic at putting together snacks though, like makes amazing sandwiches and fruit spreads and dips

min: with what time? no

thespian: thespian ? be competent at a basic life skill ? no

sanjit: he can do basics and some very specific recipes that are favorites of his loved ones. otherwise he’s a pretty mid tier cook, tends to overcook meat bc he's scared of under cooking it and giving people food poisoning

[jackrrabbit]

College AU drinking HCs /// Dabi, Shigaraki, & Overhaul x f!Reader (18+)

A/N: A little background for this college AU—imo the PLF would be a social frat and the Shie Hassaikai is a professional frat (pre-med). Sooner or later I’ll write general college AU headcanons for them…

Tags/warnings: implied dubcon/drunk sex, alcohol, problematic frat culture things, pressure to drink, brief mentions of public sex/exhibitionism, drug use, a tiny bit of degradation, Hawks is vaguely in it too

Dabi

A basic frat bitch who drinks beer 80% of the time

Surprisingly he can’t tolerate cheap beer and is kind of a snob about people who drink shitty beer but he doesn’t bring it up enough to be annoying about it. Constantly blowing the frat’s alc budget on bottled beer instead of cans, not the super expensive craft bullshit but a step above Natural Light at least, right guys? Come on

Dabi always volunteers to go with Keigo (the frat’s social chair) to pick up the keg because both of them have a crusade against the cheap stuff—Keigo because he wants people to get drunk on it at parties and Dabi because he wants to drink it himself. They lowkey have a bromance over it and sometimes go to breweries together to fuck around and daydrink. The two of them are always trying new beers and will generally keep a different sixpack in the fridge every day—if any of the other brothers drink their overpriced IPAs by accident there’ll be consequences

Speaking of Keigo, him and Dabi are both into making jungle juice. They both get really excited about it, it’s kinda wholesome except they’re both just plotting on how to get cute girls like you as drunk as possible without realizing. They’ve spent a bunch of weekends together trying different mixes and recipes for the best flavor/alcohol content combination

Dabi is a whole ass heavyweight. He’s been getting drunk since he was like 11 so a couple rounds of shots are basically water to him. He can’t even remember the last time he was really, really drunk, he just gets tipsy now. And believe he absolutely uses this to his advantage

You’re drinking together? He’s going to fill up your cup every time he fills up his own, so before you realize how much you’ve been drinking, you’re five drinks in and swaying on the spot while Dabi is completely unfazed. He’ll tease you about having no tolerance to make you drink more

Drinking games!! Once again his tolerance gives him an advantage. He’ll pull some fake chivalrous shit like offering to drink for you on the first round of beer pong and then after that he’s just going to demolish you until you’re so plastered he basically has to carry you up to his room (which has empty liquor bottles lined up on the shelves as “decor” because he’s such a stereotypical frat bro)

Ok this is kinda weird but bear with me—Dabi actually dislikes that alcohol makes you less responsive/makes it harder for you to cum. Doesn’t mean he’ll hesitate to get you drunk but he wants you to feel everything he’s doing to you and alcohol isn’t really conducive to that

Very laid-back when he’s tipsy, you can barely tell the difference from when he’s sober ♡

Shigaraki Tomura

A liiiiiiiightweight. 3 drinks and Tomura’s out bruv, out like a goddamn lightbulb, I said what I said

Although tbh it’s more like he gets drunk really quick and then sobers up really quick. Like he’ll be nodding off at the pregame but by the time the party starts, he’s ready to get going again

A wimp when it comes to alc preferences. Hates the taste of strong liquor and will never take shots without a chaser. Prefers to mix vodka and tequila rather than doing shots, preferably with root beer/sprite. Gets pissy if the party runs out of shit to chase with. The frat has a steady supply of amaretto and kahlua because of Tomura, he really likes sweet drinks

Genuinely hates beer and will take white claw over beer any day of the week. But he’s a frat president so he avoids talking about it bc it’s pretty embarrassing

Don’t tell anyone but…Tomura doesn’t really like drinking? Since he’s the president he has to be in charge of a lot of shit when they have parties. Drunk freshmen puking in the backyard? Tomura has to tell Dabi (recruitment chair) to find some pledges to clean it up. Fight breaks out? Tomura has to make sure no one gets hurt enough to get the frat in trouble with school admin. Undercover cops? Tomura’s the one who has to announce that they’re out of alc and shut it down

It’s annoying enough for Tomura to deal with that shit (not to mention get Keigo to stop fucking freshman girls and pull his weight as social chair) when he’s sober, and it’s 100x worse when he’s drunk

On the other hand, when Tomura gets drunk he’ll get really drunk. Doesn’t dance so he’ll just sit on the couch and maybe play handheld games, and he’ll get super annoyed bc he’s shit at games when his vision is blurry and his hands are shaking

Pretty suggestible when he’s been drinking. If you’re dating Tomura you can get him to do all kinds of crap after you get a few shots in him. Make him do your skincare routine with you and put face masks on together :,) He’ll never admit it but he likes being taken care of when he’s wasted

ON THE OTHER HAND THO…….if you’re not dating and instead just some random chick at one of his parties? Tomura will absolutely use being drunk as an excuse to creep on you. e.g. at kickbacks he’ll get you to play never have I ever/truth or dare so he can ask invasive questions

Are you a virgin?

How old were you when you lost it? Oh wow, you’re a slut/prude.

Body count?

Do you like sucking cock?

Ever let a guy tie you up/choke you/cum inside?

You keep answering because he seems super detached/disinterested, like he doesn’t really care about your answers or he’s just joking around. Little do you know…

Honestly a sneak creep—Tomura seems like he doesn’t give a shit about you until he’s groping you under your shirt on the dance floor, hands squeezing your tits before he shoves them into your shorts and tells you he’s going to wreck this little pussy as soon as he gets you alone ♔

Chisaki Kai

You know Kai drinks, but you never really see him drinking? It’s weird…he’s always holding a bottle when you run into him at parties but he never takes off the cloth mask he’s wearing

Brings his own alcohol to parties because no fucking way he’s going to be drinking the same nasty shit that the hosts are providing. Jungle juice? You’ve got to be fucking kidding. Do you have any idea how unsanitary that is? Even thinking about it makes Kai want to throw up

Highkey a drug dealer although he doesn’t do much himself except maybe coke or adderall…Kai can sell you basically anything and all his shit is that high-quality you can’t usually get from a campus dealer

At the same time, if Kai’s planning on fucking you he probably won’t give you that much because he doesn’t want to babysit you when you get crossed

Likes Asian liquors, very on-brand for him. Baijiu, shōchū, sake, that kind of thing. Drinks a fair amount of soju but he exclusively buys boring flavors like “fresh” or “classic”

When it comes to Western liquor, Kai has better taste than most students. Would rather drink vinegar than any alcohol that came out of a plastic bottle, box, or bag. He likes top-shelf whiskey and gin and he’s good with strong alcohol; if you wince after taking a shot he’ll definitely look down on you

Prefers afterparties and kickbacks to big parties, and will take roof/outdoor events over crowds. Hasn’t set foot inside a social frat since he was a freshman and doesn’t plan to. Very much the “let’s get out of here, I have something stronger at my place” type

Fuck, you’re so trusting when you’re drunk…he could probably put a leash and collar on you and you’d thank him. It’s sort of baffling how bubbly and sweet you are when Kai gets a little liquor in you; he can’t decide if it’s annoying or a turn-on

Kai has average tolerance but unbelievable self-control and awareness, so he’s careful not to get too drunk himself

Likewise, if he’s interested he’ll keep a close eye on how much you’re drinking and how trashed you are, because when he gets around to fucking you he wants you to be fuzzy enough that he can easily take advantage but not too sloppy. Wouldn’t want you gagging on his cock after all

Loves watching you stumble around and fall over shit while he’s just shy of sobriety. Only time you’ve ever seen Kai laugh is when you drunkenly asked him for help walking once. No way. If you can’t walk by yourself you should just crawl

When Kai actually gets drunk, he’s pretty much the same except a little more sleepy/lazy. If he’s sitting down he has a habit of nodding off in the middle of conversations. It’s lowkey cute but Setsuno brought it up once and Kai got pissed so don’t mention it to him ♢

[raraeavesmoriendi]

thanks kindly to @illegalcerebral for being sweet enough to tag me! more getting to know you stuff

relationship status: single, but I’m about to be writing my dissertation so I might as well be married to it :’D

favorite color: black. it’s basic but it’s true!

favorite food: rare steak. like, bloody. 

song stuck in your head: keep breathing - ingrid michaelson

last thing you googled: an interview with briscoe park, my second favorite photographer

time: almost 10-ish when I started writing this, but I’ve had to get up and handle things so it’s been a while

dream trip: Ireland!! I was supposed to go to dublin this summer, but had to bow out due to cash/family stuff. or just, like, a solid week on a beach.

last book you read: the pallbearer’s club by art barbara paul tremblay

last book you enjoyed reading: the aforementioned! it was really sweet in a way I didn’t expect, I had a lot of fun with it

last book you hated reading: I wouldn’t say “hated,” but I wound up DNFing this collection of short stories bc the guy who wrote them didn’t really edit and made one of my least favorite typos lol. shows what I get for picking them up just bc a favorite artist of mine did the cover :’D

bonus!

favorite thing to cook/bake: I have two simple pasta recipes I enjoy rotating, and both involve copious amounts of lemon.

favorite craft to do in your free time: I make very, very rudimentary DIY edits to my clothes (usually cutting sleeves/collars/midriffs for hot weather) and idk if it counts but I’m finally taking all the pins I’ve collected over the years and am slowly sorting them into ita bags

most niche dislike: “people who don’t do their research” is the only way I know how to word it?? I see a lot of tourists when I’m in nola who are in sandals made for walking around malls at most and big-ass expensive status bags not made for the space or the weather and I’m like “oh babe, you’re gonna have a bad time. :’D” lately I’ve been talking a lot on twitter about how lowkey irritated I can be when people only interact with a text on a surface level and don’t try to get into the historical factors behind it. but this is not how people have to approach fandom at all, and that’s totally fine!! I’m just a nitpicky nerd who makes everything a research project when they don’t have to lol

opinion on the circus: acrobats - neat! clowns - coming around to them, thanks to the work of @eldritchcircus! performing animals - historically, not a big fan! :’D

do you have a sense of direction: yes, but I’ve been inside so much the last few years I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s withered somewhat.

no pressure tags: (incoming huge swarm again)  @rosemaremembrance @maximoffwxnda @bigtiddythanos @runawaywerewolf @illegalcerebral @lightinthedarkuniverse @pondering-and-wondering @lorna-d-m @scuttle-buttle @imalsonotsure @eldritchcircus @raven-blood-13 @creme-bruhlee @mypoisonedvine @somethingthatsaysbubbles @darkestamralime and anyone else who would like to! it’s always nice to hear about people! <3

[kal-sharok]

oh hey fellow alchemists in the fandom!

imo it doesn't even have to be about the excipients (though poison recipes do feature "corrupter agents" that likely modify lyrium in this case) as much as it'd be enough to mess with lyrium to water ratios to get something thicker that can be used to coat blades/super saturated to be mixed into food and drinks. ofc with unprocessed lyrium you wouldn't even need to worry about making concoctions but even if you had access to it, you'd just smite yourself out of existence by being around it, so increasing the amount of the processed one looks like the only way to go.

lyrium potions seem to differ only in volume and not that much in concentration (at least the first three tiers, judging from the game icons). the bigger potions are more effective and expensive bc there's simply more of the stuff to be drunk. they're all being made from the same dangerous, controlled substance but various merchants stock at least one kind of potions, which has to mean they've been standardised. the correct dosage would've had to be determined by trial and error so it's very likely somewhere along the way a failed attempt got tweaked into what is now magebane.

it goes for interactions too! a poison and an antidote (often a different, less damaging poison) compete for the same binding sites, the one that's present more + has higher affinity ultimately wins. the catch however would be figuring out how much "good" lyrium you can administer before its adverse effects kick in :'D

Dragon Age Thoughts: Magebane and Lyrium

I was frustrated that there is so little on Magebane in the actual lore. It is only a poison to coat melee weapons in Origins but I like to think it could be prepared for ingestion as well, sort of like the healing poultice vs healing potion. For example I imagine it being used in food in Tevinter against enemies.

There is a bug in DAO where Magebane can increase mana. I found it interesting that lyrium is used in making Magebane. The way the descriptions of recipe ingredients read for both posions and potions it sounds like different things can be used for concentrator and distillation agents.

I speculate that a lyrium potion and Magebane could reverse effect either way via drug interactions depending on the ingredients used for each.

[ultimate-cinephile]

this isn't fire force or a request, and i am so sorry for this but i got back into mha and i have to write something or i might implode so enjoy random fluff

Shoto Todoroki

firstly, hE IS AWKWARD (i have a type don't i?)

you have to initiate pretty much anything intimate

he prefers to show you how much he loves you through actions and gifts rather than words (mostly because he can't come up with the right words to describe how much he loves you)

he has d e f i n i t e l y swiped endeavor's credit card and treated you to the most expensive soba dinner date imaginable

bc he loves you and spite is always a good motivation!

do not let this man near a stove

cannot cook for anything. sorry ladies but he can't. fuyumi banned him from the kitchen after the Ramen Incident

if you like hot tea, find another way to prepare it please

poor thing has ptsd and doesn't trust kettles at all. he knows you won't hurt him and that you love him, but it's just a fear of his

sLOW DANCING WITH VINTAGE LOVE SONGS PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND

he is either the biggest fan of pda or does not tolerate it. there is no in between

more often than not, he is in favor of it

if he doesn't return your hug after relaxing once he realizes it's just you, something's wrong and you should probably check on him

basically, love him as much as he loves you and show it.

Tamaki Amajiki

oKAY, lemme just say

l e t h i m c o o k f o r y o u

some people may disagree with me here, bUT THIS MAN CAN COOK

he learned to make all of his favorite snacks due to his Quirk and has kind of become a foodie because of it

with that being said, he loves cooking and baking and learning how to make new foods!

so if there's anything you want to try, just bring it up and he'll find recipes and make it for you!

and yes he does take constructive criticism

it takes a while for him to get used to the idea of affection so pda is a no-go for him

he does like his cuddles in private though (once he gets used to the relationship at least)

massage his scalp and he melts

it takes him awhile to get used to it, but he loves you. just be patient and take your time with him.

Dabi

(this is the closest i got to a cute dabi gif so enjoy)

like shoto, he is touch starved

ik everyone pictures him as a manipulative rat, but if he's dating you, it's because you appealed to him. you piqued his interest, he got to know you and he fell in love.

granted it takes him forever to realize it

he is probably a distant boyfriend but that's because he has n o idea how to deal with his emotions unless it's hatred and anger

but he certainly won't complain if you want to cuddle up to him

he's probably the most tsundere of the three

he truly means to ya know say you look beautiful and ravashing but what really comes out is, "Nice haircut loser. Ya try cutting it with saftey scissors or somethin?"

please don't get offended, it's just how he shows his love

he's another one you cannot allow in the kitchen. not because he can't cook, but because you can't trust him to play with fire.

dabi will eventually let his walls down and be very soft with you but it takes awhile

just give it time! he has some trust issues he has to work through, and that cannot be rushed. if you try to rush this, his walls will go back up taller and stronger than ever. he will open up when he opens up. the best you can do is be there and encourage him when he needs it.

okay, i'm going to cut this off here. once again if you have a request, i'm sorry. i'll hop on them soon. i just needed to write something mha related

Stay gold everyone

~Cammie <3

[itsthesinbin]

Early Game Tip/Guide for Stardew Valley

A friend of mine has been having trouble with the EARLY early game, so I wanted to help them out. This’ll cover the very early game, and then I’ll cover some tips for the FULL first year. I’ll be putting the whole thing under a read more so it isn’t cluttering ppl’s dashboards.

I’ll have a general idea of what to do the first 3 days or so, and then move to general tips/year 1 tips!

If this gets good reception, I might do other guides if people need them! Just ask and ye might receive sfdgfhfsdgfs.

I’ll also update this if I remember something else or get an idea from someone!

Day 1

First thing, of course, is get your parsnips planted and watered. Go to Pierre’s afterwards. With your 500g, buy 3 green beans, 3 potatoes, and 2 cauliflower. While cauliflower, overall, sells for more, invest in POTATOES in your first spring. You’ll sometimes get an extra potato when you harvest them, so you can get more money overall.

Make sure to get 50 wood for a chest as well. Put your extra tools away that you aren’t using for extra storage space.

After those are planted, go to the south (Cindersap Forest, where Marnie’s Ranch and Leah’s cabin are located). Go ALL the way south to the sewer exit at the bottom right of the area, over two small bridges connected by a tiny island with a single maple tree on it. The area down south will sometimes spawn spring onions. Check this area every day in spring in your first year. Spring onions don’t give you MUCH energy, but it’ll still be good in the long run.

Chop down as many trees as you can or pick up any foragables you see (check the beach as well for foragable shells) to try and reach level 1 foraging. Once you reach level 1, you can get tree seeds- acorns, pinecones, and maple seeds- and can craft field snacks.

Do NOT chop down the tree stumps right now unless they’re in the way! Tree stumps still spawn tree seeds, and chopping down stumps do NOT give you foraging experience! Only chopping the tops of the trees give you experience!

Check ALL the trash cans (just make sure a villager doesn’t see you bc they hate it), because sometimes food items or algae/seaweed pop out. 

Don’t be afraid to eat foragables like dandelions, leeks, and horseradishes as well for energy.

Overall, if you can’t get enough energy-restoring items, don’t be afraid to go to bed early day 1.

Day 2

If you didn’t do it yesterday due to energy, go around your farm and scythe ALL the weeds/fiber you can. Sometimes they drop mixed seeds. Mixed seeds are random seeds you can plant. They’ll either give you parsnips, potatoes, or cauliflower seeds. But that means free seeds to plant! Easy profit. DO NOT CUT DOWN ALL YOUR TALL GRASS.

Willy will send you a letter. Go get the fishing rod, and fish in the ocean outside of Willy’s shop. Sell him any fish you get directly until about 2 pm or so, then go to Pierre’s with your new funds and get more seeds. Ideally potatoes, but if you wanna get a head start on an achievement, buy one or two of every seed- except fruit trees. You’ll need to sell one of every crop eventually. But you don’t have to worry about it right now if you don’t want to- you’ll have many more springs to come.

Check down south for spring onions. If you have level 1 foraging by now and can get tree seeds, shake the trees as you pass by. You get them more often by chopping them down, but shaking the trees can yield tree seeds for field snacks.

Spend today fishing, after that! Fish makes good money, and if you’re REALLY in a pinch you can eat the fish straight out of the ocean/river/lake. Or any seaweed/algae you fish up. Sometimes you’ll also fish up Joja Cola- a trash item you can consume for a little energy.

Day 3

It’s raining today, so you do NOT have to water! It always rains on Spring 3. If you’ve gotten money from fishing again after your initial stint, buy more seeds- you don’t need to plant them right away if the idea of all the watering is daunting, you can save them for when your first harvest is done and you need to replant.

If it’s a good luck day, spend the day clearing out your farm area around where you’re planting. Good luck days are the best for chopping trees because you’ll get more wood than on bad luck days.

If it’s a neutral or bad luck day, go fishing! You might fish up trash more often, but you’ll still be getting fish to sell! You can either ocean fish and sell to Willy directly, OR try at the mountain lake next to Robin’s house. Largemouth Bass are GOOD money early game.

No matter what you do, remember to check for spring onions!

General Early Game Tips

Check the tv EVERY day! It’ll give you tips, recipes, and you can check your daily luck and the next day’s forecast.

Build a Silo BEFORE building a coop or a barn! You’ll get a quest to build a coop after your first harvest. Do NOT do it right away. Get a SILO first, and then scythe up any grass on your farm! Don’t scythe all your grass (the tall grass, not the weeds that give you fiber/seeds) before you get a silo, because hay from Marnie is expensive at 50g per piece of hay.

Advanced tip for the previous one: Build ONE silo, and put a chest next to the silo. Use the empty barn/coop once you have it to grab ALL the hay from your silo and place it in the chest. Continue to scythe your grass and get hay, repeating the emptying process until all your grass is gone. That way you have a stock of hay before you get animals.

Once you have a steady supply of food and the mines are open, go to the mines as OFTEN as possible. If the day is neutral, good, or great luck, go mining! You’ll wanna get a head start on resources, and selling gems is good early game.

Wait for a rainy day to upgrade your watering can! Upgrading your tools takes two days: the day you give it to him, and the day after. Check the tv for when the next day is raining, and THEN upgrade your can.

Do NOT build the first sprinklers you get. Once you reach level 2 farming, you unlock the sprinkler crafting recipe. The basic sprinkler only waters 4 spaces, and it is a WASTE of copper and iron. Wait for the quality sprinkler recipe at level 6. It’s tedious to water, I know, but the quality sprinkler waters the 8 surrounding tiles vs the basic’s 4. A better use of materials.

Keep at least 1 to 5 of everything! You may end up with a lot of chests, but keeping a lot of things is REALLY handy. You’ll get little fetch quests from the bulletin board outside of Pierre’s shop often, and keeping a backlog of items helps with completing them- which gets you money and friendship points with the villager in question. This includes crops, fish, and mining materials like quartz and gems. I’d also advise keeping minerals from geodes after donating one of them to Gunther, as some are good gifts while others are used for fish pond requests.

Don’t forget animal tools! Marnie sells a bucket for milking cows, shears for shearing sheep, and heaters for your barns/coops! It gets real cold in winter, so animals need a heater placed in their respective buildings. Put one in every animal building you have- you only need one, don’t worry!

Make wild seeds! Wild seeds produce foragables for their respective seasons. Sell the spring, summer, and fall seed packets instead of growing them. The spring, summer, and fall wild seed packets sell for MORE than if you grew the seeds and sold the foragable items. Do NOT sell the winter seed packets!

General Year 1 Tips

Try and get level 4 foraging before Spring 15! You’ll get a passive perk that just says “+1 Berry harvesting”. From Spring 15 to 18, there are salmonberries in the bushes around Pelican Town. Whether you have level 4 foraging or not, collect these berries! It’ll help a LOT if you get two per bush, but if you check every single day you’ll get a lot of berries no matter what your foraging level is. They don’t give a LOT of energy/health, but because of the quantity you’ll get you’ll be fine.

Fish at the mountain lake when you have downtime! Largemouth bass are VERY valuable early game, if a bit tricky to catch.

Use low profit crops for energy! If you have extra parsnips from spring, you can either turn them into pickles later or keep them for energy/health.

Mushrooms or Bats! After a certain amount of profit is obtained, Demetrius will come to you and ask to use your farm’s little cave for an experiment. He’ll ask to either use it to cultivate mushrooms or invite a species of fruit bat to the cave. Mushrooms are produced every day, and you’ll get a random assortment of every mushroom species available (although their rarity plays a factor in how often they appear). Fruit bats leave you a slow supply of fruit- usually foraged berries, but sometimes fruit tree fruit as well such as apples, oranges, and cherries. Mushrooms are generally more valuable and common mushrooms provide good energy, while fruit bats are good for artisan goods and for gifts as fruit tree fruits are universally liked by everyone.

In your first summer, invest in Blueberries! In your first fall, invest in Cranberries! Both blueberries and cranberries give multiple harvests, and multiple berries per harvest. That means they’ll keep producing AND give you 3 berries per harvest. While the melon and pumpkin sell for more, you can get a few hundred berries within one season- upwards of a thousand if you plant a Lot like I do.

In the beginning of summer, you’ll unlock the bath house. The bath house is a hot spring building to the north in the mountains, initially blocked by boulders. You can sit in the water to regain energy!

Plant tree seeds outside of the bath house area. ALL the dirt around the bath house can have tree seeds planted. You’ll most likely get a bunch of pinecones, as there’s an abundance of pine trees both on your farm and in Cindersap Forest. Plant as many as you can, and let them grow to make a wood farm. I can get a full stack of wood because of how many trees you can plant.

Save some crops to sell at the END of a season! If you’re hurting for money, split your current harvest in half if you can and sell half. Put the other half away in a chest (preferably next to the shipping bin) to save for the final day in the season. That way you can be SURE you’ll have a decent amount to spend at the beginning of the next season.

Work on preserves jars and kegs asap, once you unlock their recipes. Preserves jars make jelly (from fruit), pickles (from veggies), aged roe (from fish eggs), and caviar (from sturgeon eggs). Kegs make wine (from fruit), beer (wheat), pale ale (hops), juice (veggies), and mead (honey). Buy some hops in summer and save them for when you get kegs! Hops also produce EVERY day, so be prepared for a backlog of hops!

Try and get animals in summer! Save spring for bolstering your wallet and equipment. Don’t worry about upgrading your coop/barn all the way right now, just get started on animals because animal products are very good your first year.

Upgrade things in winter! This can mean tools, or buildings! By winter you should have a GOOD bit of money and resources. Upgrade your tools as much as you can (you can do a lot of mining for ore in winter), and upgrade any coops/barns you have. You don’t HAVE to upgrade your house yet if you don’t want to/don’t plan on getting married anytime soon so, as you should have salmonberries still if you managed to collect a lot,  cooking isn’t a necessity. Mushrooms from the cave or fruit from the bats could also help here.

Buy animals in winter! If you can upgrade your coop/barn, get animals now while they don’t need to go outside. It’s a good idea to get pigs now if you can, as they take a long time to grow. That way they can come out fully grown and ready to get you truffles.

Winter seeds are good money! Every few levels, you’ll be able to craft wild seeds for each respective season. The winter seeds sell for more than just their packets alone, so grow them if you can! You can multiply the crop each time you harvest them most likely, so you can make a lot of money off of the foragables.

Mine and fish! Since you don’t have too much to do in winter, use the time to fish and mine for extra money and resources!

[fantastic-bby]

ATEEZ vs. college

Pairing: - 

Genre: Headcanon 

Word count: 1.7k

Warnings: Swearing

Masterlist

Hongjoong 

Fine arts major with performing arts minor

Has a slightly scuffed sleep schedule but it’s decent

But has a routine that he follows most of the time 

Always on time for class and pays attention like his life depends on it

Gets teased by Mingi a lot 

Shares an apartment with Seonghwa 

Covered the apartment in cute DIYs bcs he wants to make the place more homely

Spends his money on artisan coffee at the overpriced café on campus 

Teacher’s assistant 

He’s very patient when it comes to tutoring students

President of the performing arts club and is usually the director for plays bcs the professor in charge trusts him a lot

Usually sticks to traditional scripts but likes to go a little bit more original whenever he feels like it

Uses the same tote bag everyday (one he made himself)

Dresses in whatever he’s made himself because he thinks they’re cute and he wants everyone to see his creations

Has to wake the others up for class he complains that it’s annoying but he still does it even though no one asks him to

Practically lives in the fine arts building bcs he’s there all the damn time until he has to go home

Finishes his assignments on time 

“Hwa, is this cute?”

“Okay”

“That’s not an answer, asshole”

Seonghwa

Language and literature major 

Is the only one with a good sleep schedule

Has a routine he sticks to

Never late to classes but zones out sometimes when he’s really bored

Has to wake Hongjoong up whenever he pulls all nighters studying for tests

Works at the library because it’s quiet and he moves around a lot which gives him a lot of alone time 

Has to kick Yunho out a lot

Drinks expensive artisan coffee with Joong

Part of the nature club and has plants all over the apartment bcs he thinks they light up the place

Everyday is a different bag and all of them are super stylish and also seem to hold everything

Has to bring around things like tissues, bandaids, water bottles bcs he cares for his friends

Dresses well all the time even if he wakes up late 

Part of the campus heartthrob line

The entire campus fawns over him even the single professors

Spends most of his time reading books wherever he’s comfortable usually the park or whatever bench is the most calming

Finishes his assignments early and submits them early

“But hyuuuuuung”

“Yunho, if you don’t get your loud ass out of here—” 

Yunho

Nutrition major with a dance minor

Does not have a fixed sleep schedule, he sleeps whenever he pleases 

His routine is nonexistent

He does whatever he wants whenever he wants but actually isn’t that reckless

He just doesn’t really have a routine

Late to class and also doesn’t seem to be paying attention because he’s preoccupied with a funny meme that Mingi sent him

Is usually the first to be awoken by Joong and always waits for his hyung to hang up because he doesn’t want to accidentally cut him off mid-sentence

Shares an apartment with Mingi

Drinks convenience store coffee 

Sometimes he visits the library just to tease Hwa usually gets kicked out by said man because he’s being loud

Works part time at a bakery where the owner hired him because she thought he was really sweet

President of the swimming club

Has one bag for everyday use and it’s the same black backpack with random pins on it

Wears cute fuzzy sweaters when it’s not hot and wears plain t shirts when it’s too hot for sweaters

Spends his time at the swimming pool with Mingi

Finishes his assignments right before the deadline

“Yunho, darling, how long have the muffins been in the oven?”

“Uhm…”

Yeosang

Computer science major

Does not give a single flying fuck

Sleeps whenever he wants

Does whatever he wants

No one ever sees him in class but he still gets good grades

Drinks at least 4 cups of cheap coffee everyday which makes everyone wonder how his heart is still alive

Even though he sleeps at any time, he always wakes up on time and never answers Hongjoong’s morning calls because he thinks it’s funny

Shares an apartment with Wooyoung 

He has a job but no one knows what it is because he’s never told anyone they just know it’s something he does online

Usually has to wake Wooyoung up

He just walks into his room and repeatedly calls his name until he wakes up leaves if Woo doesn’t wake up at all

Uses a simple black backpack with nothing on it 

No one on campus really knows anything about him because he strictly sticks to his circle of friends and no one ever sees him on campus unless he’s at club events or meetings

President of the robotics club 

Spends all of his time in his room when he’s not on campus

Dresses in smart casual outfits (blazers, slacks, sneakers, t shirts) 

Is never seen doing his assignments but he still manages to finish them on time 

“Woo, look  this robot I made”

“Holy shit, that’s so cool!”

“Be careful with it!” 

San 

Majors in dance 

Also kinda doesn’t give a fuck 

Shares an apartment with Jongho 

Has the most fucked up sleep schedule 

He sleeps at like 7 pm right after classes and wakes up at 3 am (like his brain is programmed on another time zone)

Picks up Joong’s morning call whenever he feels like it

Comes to class on the dot but sometimes just doesn’t show up at all

President of the dance club 

Drinks whatever coffee he can get his hands on

Spends most of his time in the public dance studio and sometimes rents the private rooms because he wants alone time 

Dresses in t shirts and sweats because he wants to be comfy

Is part of the campus heartthrob line 

The girls, the gays and the theys are in love with him and love watching him dance

Volunteers at the local pet shelter because he wants to spend time with the cats 

Likes to go to invite himself into WooSang’s apartment where he bothers Yeosang who pretends he’s not there because he couldn’t care less 

Doesn’t have a bag 

He manhandles his laptop all over the place because he really doesn’t care that much his laptop is a beast tho it handles all the shit San puts it through

Finishes his assignments whenever he wants

“San, you should be nicer to your laptop”

“It’s fineeee” 

Mingi

Medicine major 

Doesn’t ever seem to sleep 

Like ever

Disappears and reappears out of nowhere most of the time

Whenever he disappears, no one really knows where he is and he never picks up calls everyone thinks he’s finally sleeping

Because he’s always awake, Yunho always comes into his room to see Mingi either vibing or literally doing anything but sleep

Comes to class but is always doing something else

Prefers tea over coffee 

Always picks up Joong’s morning calls and greets him really loudly just to bully him 

Part of the swimming club with Yunho 

Works part time at the music studio because he likes being able to use the studios when there’s no bookings

Barely has to try to get good grades bcs his brain is so sexy big

Always filled with energy 

Is also really strong and quite unaware of his strength 

Dresses in v casual baggy clothes and always looks really comfortable

Uses his height to tease Joong and holds his coffee above his head 

Playfully wrestles Jongho regularly

Has a cute orange messenger bag that he uses all the time 

Finishes his assignments minutes before the deadline

“Whoever holds their breath the longest wins”

“Mingi, we’re not five”

“I don’t care, Yun. It’s fucking fun”

Wooyoung

Culinary major

Is always asleep 

Bothers Yeosang during the day 

Has a very relaxed routine that he somewhat sticks to

Likes to break into Yeo’s room to bother him but usually gets a book thrown at him 

Wakes up to Joong’s morning call but likes to go back to sleep afterwards

Always in class but no one knows whether or not he’s paying attention

The neighbours know when he’s laughing but he doesn’t care because he’s happy 

Works part time at a café 

Refuses to give discounts to any of his friends because he tells them he won’t get money that way except for Yeosang bcs he has a soft spot for his best friend

Vice president of the dance club 

Dresses in casual layers (t shirts, loose button ups, jeans, sneakers)

Part of the hearthrob line

The girls, the gays and the theys love his laugh

Likes to drag San out of his apartment to do anything 

Has a cute pastel backpack that he takes a lot of care of bcs he loves it 

Spends most of his time in the culinary building bcs he wants to learn new recipes so that he can cook for his friends 

Does his assignments last minute and has missed the deadline a couple of times

“Yeosang, try this” 

“Mmm, can I spit it out?”

“You fucking—” 

Jongho

Sports major with a vocal minor 

Also has a decent sleep schedule 

Drinks only coffee and protein 

Doesn’t have a routine unless it involves him going to the gym 

Early to class and pays attention most of the time

Wakes up on time so he answers Joong’s morning call just to say hi to both of his hyungs

Works as a personal trainer at the on-campus gym because he likes helping people work out

Asks San to sit on his back while he does push ups at home

The two of them are always working out together 

President of the wrestling club and the entire campus absolutely fears him 

Always wins wrestles against Mingi but only because he knows more technique Mingi thinks it’s not fair

His love language is aggression

Likes to playfully bully his friends to the point where even they’re slightly scared of him

Dresses casually 

Has a dark blue backpack that he’s had for years and is in need of a replacement

Spends most of his time at the gym or just working out in general if he’s not practicing singing

Finishes his assignments a day before the deadline 

“Make sure you’re not using your back when you’re lifting things”

“Dude, I don’t even know what muscles I use when I walk”

“You’ll figure it out” 

[queer-crusader]

So as some people may know, I've been attempting to write a book for like. 12 years. (Don't @ me) Anyway it's medieval fantasy set in Scotland, focusing on a girl who becomes a healer and faces magic, the faer folk, corruption and a prophecy she wants absolutely nothing to do with. And over the years I have amassed some books, partly out of my personal interest in the middle ages and how life (and medicine) was back then, and partly for research purposes. Here's my wee collection!

So these are the books that are actually relevant to my writing. The ones on the left image describe describe what medicine was like in the Middle Ages. The first book focuses more on the remedies used, why, and symbolism in those remedies, while the second focuses more elaborately on what the medical world looked like throughout the Middle Ages (a broad term that spans a 1000 years), what bits they got (surprisingly) right, how culture and religion influenced people's views, and also the representation of the human body in art. The focus in both books lies mostly on Western Europe but the second book also notes the universities in the Middle East. That book is divided into body parts, scanning the body from top to bottom and listing what ails and thoughts were commonly associated with these parts, while the first book goes from plant medicine to bestiaries in its chapters. Personally, while it may not be quite as useful as the second book, I have a great fondness for "The Wisdom of Nature" as it is the first one I got out of all these. Also because we went to Hay-On-Wye, a little town in Wales known as the the secondhand bookstore capitol of the world. (For good reason - every street has at least 5 bookstores. I shit you not.) And the first store we went into, which was literally someone's converted living room, I was hoping for maybe a book on medieval medicine, knowing I should not get my hopes up - yet there it was. Right among the gardening books. It felt kinda fated and really cool. So yeah, that one has a nostalgic little place in my heart.

The second image is of three books that are about medieval Scotland, ranging from the life of ordinary farmers and peasants to city life, as well as a separate book about clans throughout history. I've only managed to get partially through the first one, "Puir Labourers and Busy Husbandmen", but can tell you it is fantastically well put together, with clear references, and a list of locations under Historic Scotland that you can visit to learn more about the specific topics in the book.

On to books that aren't directly relevant to my writing, but are still relevant to my interests - whether it's historic medicine or historic Scotland. You see, there are more books in the "The Making of Scotland" series, which I had to buy of course. I think I'm missing two which weren't available when I bought these, that or they were stupidly expensive bc it's not a very common series? Idk. Anyway in the 3rd pic you see the rest of my collection, which are all pre-Middle Ages so not relevant for my writing but still hella interesting. The 4th image is some extra books in Dutch that align with my interest. The left book I picked up myself and is about a monastery in Amsterdam, right on the river Amstel, that grew a MASSIVE apothecary in the Middle Ages. The right book I got on my 25th birthday (clearly my mum knows me), which is called Nature's Apothecary, and lists medicinal uses of plants and certain foods and has tonnes of recipes, including for face masks, so it's modern and varied. (Sidenote: modern medicine is your friend. This isn't a "what medieval peasants thought was good for them" book but a "modern era homeopathy" book, which is mostly of interest to me through personal and magickal curiosity. I may make things with it, but never as a preferred cure over what my GP may recommend. Don't dick about with pharmaceutical drugs in combination with homeopathy, and always consult your doctor if something is up. Don't just go into your garden and make your own meds.)

Anyway, I thought this would be fun to show :3 I still need to read the majority of these books, but I love them dearly and they actually do come in super handy for my writing. I especially love the "The Making of Scotland" series, as I've never been into royalty etc which a lot of general popular history wants to focus on, but absolutely adore learning about daily life of your ordinary working person in the Middle Ages. These books seem to create a really good image of what daily life looked like! (It was really surprising to read "Puir Labourers" and see how many things I'd actually gotten pretty right in my first drafts, based on logic and my general knowledge of the relevant era in the UK. Still, feels really good to make it more accurate, more respectful, more Scottish, and generally just better!)

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[image ID of the first photograph: this image shows two books. One is called "The Wisdom Of Nature", subtitled "The Healing Powers and Symbolism of Plants and Animals in the Middle Ages" by Werner Telesko. Its cover is a medieval painting of five people in a garden picking roses. The second book in this image is titled "Medieval Bodies", subtitled "Life, Death and Art in the Middle Ages" by Jack Hartnell. Its cover is an amalgamation of medieval art collaged into an anatomical model from the torso up. End first ID.]

[Image ID of the second photograph: three thin square books are shown, two overlapping the middle one so that they can all fit in one image without obscuring the titles. All three have a header reading "The Making of Scotland", which is the series of books they are a part of. The left book is titled "Puir Labourers and Busy Husbandmen", subtitled "The Countryside of Lowland Scotland in the Middle Ages" by Piers Dixon. Its cover is a medieval artwork of three farmers harvesting wheat. The middle book is largely obscured bar its title and author. It is titled "The Age of Clans", subtitled "The Highlands from Somerled to the Clearances", by Robert Dodgshon. The right book has a medieval map of a town on its cover. It is titled "Burgess, Merchant and Priest", subtitled "Burgh Life in the Scottish Medieval Town", by Derek Hall. End second ID.]

[Image ID of the third photograph: four thin books laid out in a square, all four part of the "The Making of Scotland" series. Top left is a book titled "The Sea Road", subtitled "A Viking Voyage Through Scotland", by Olwyn Owen. Its cover shows a cloak pin, a medieval drawing of men in a boat, and an artistic rendering of people on a beach building boats. Top right is a book called "Angels, Fools and Tyrants", subtitled "Britons and Anglo-Saxons in Southern Scotland" by Chris Lowe. Its cover shows some artifacts as well as artistic renderings of a settlement, a standing stone, and a battle. Bottom left is a book titled "Farmers, Temples and Tombs", subtitled "Scotland in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age" by Gordon Barclay. Its cover shows a dig site, an axe head, and artistic renderings of a Neolithic hut, a spear, and a longhouse.

The bottom right book is titled "Settlement and Sacrifice", subtitled "The Later Prehistoric People of Scotland", by Richard Hingley. Its cover shows photos of a dig site and a shield, as well as artistic renderings of a roundhouse and what may be Pictish royalty. End third ID.]

[Image ID of the fourth photograph: two books are lying side by side, one large, the other small. The left book is purple with four squares of medieval drawings and Latin text. Its title is in Dutch, reading "Kruidenier aan de Amstel" (which translates to "Pharmacist on the Amstel"), subtitled "De Amsterdamse Hortus volgens Johannes Snippendaal (1646)", (translating to "The Amsterdam Garden according to Johannes Snippendaal"). It comes from the Amsterdam University Press, under editing of Ferry Bouman, Bob Baljet and Erik Zevenhuizen. The right books is black, with white and reflective orange sketchings of flowers, insects, pots and flasks. It too is titled in Dutch: "De Natuurlijke Apotheek", subtitled "Recepten, Medicinaal Gebruik en Folklore" (translates to: "Nature's Pharmacy", subtitled "Recipes, Medicinal Use and Folklore") by Christine Iverson. End fourth ID.]

[junewild]

may we have your cupcake recipe? <3

HELL YEAH, thank u anon. i’ll give you vanilla, citrus, spice, and chocolate cupcakes & if you want anything else let me know! this is going to be stream-of-consciousness rather than linear recipe, because unfortunately that is how i bake. if you want a linear recipe, let me know which particular set of pieces you want and i can write it up for you. i’ll even guesstimate times and such.

BEFORE YOU READ FURTHER: this is very long. if you are not into cupcakes, bookmark this for later when you suddenly decide to make cupcakes and keep scrolling. now with new added read more for additional readability <3

making cupcakes takes me about two hours if i’m doing two batches or an hour and a half if i’m doing one. it might take you a little longer the first time because you don’t quite know what order to do things in or how long everything takes. i like to start my fillings first because they take longer to be ready, then turn on my oven, then mix my batter, then make the frosting while cupcakes are baking.

SUPPLIES

you will need: a cupcake tin, cupcake wrappers, at least one large mixing bowl (2 is recommended to avoid a lot of washing dishes between steps), a hand mixer or a lot of elbow grease, spatula, whisk, small bowl, a small grater or microplaner, a piping tip + bag (or just a plastic bag with a hole cut in one corner) and at least one saucepan or small frying pan. measuring spoons/cups are useful but i’ve tried to include thicknesses and alternatives so you can eyeball it if you have to (i usually do, just because i know what i’m looking for lol)

you will also need some of the following (check your specific cupcake type to find out which): a box of cake mix or ingredients to make your own cake mix, cream cheese, condensed milk, butter, powdered sugar, lemons/limes/oranges, chocolate, vanilla extract (real is recommended; i know it’s more expensive but the increase in quality is worth it if you can), lemon extract, heavy cream, pumpkin pie spice (or at least nutmeg + cinnamon), and fruit of your choice.

CUPCAKE

okay so: box mix is fine. it’s good. great, even. as long as you do this: replace the oil with butter. add an extra egg. i don’t care how many eggs it calls for. i know it feels like a lot of eggs. add an egg anyway. add a sprinkle of extra salt. a tsp or so. you’ve already made a good cupcake!

vanilla:

add a tablespoon (about three capfuls, if you don’t have measuring spoons) of REAL vanilla extract if you can afford it (or i really like the vanilla paste that has specks of bean in it. 10/10)

citrus:

one teaspoon (one capful) vanilla extract. two-ish teaspoons of lemon extract. zest of one lemon. zest of one orange (i like blood orange particularly much) or lime. replace 1/2 cup of the water with lemon and lime or orange juice. add about a tbsp of extra sugar.

spice:

two teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (you can see the spice in the batter without it discoloring the batter) + one tablespoon vanilla extract.

chocolate:

it’s already perfect xoxo. JUST KIDDING. add a tablespoon of vanilla extract.

instructions:

these ratios are for 24 cupcakes. take your cupcake pan and line it with cupcake papers. you can grease the top of the pan if you’re anxious, but it shouldn’t be necessary, especially if you have a nonstick pan. then just mix your batter until it’s not particularly lumpy and fill your cupcake papers about a third of the way full. a quarter cup measure is easiest for me to use bc the amount that easily comes out of it is about the right amount & it drips less than a spoon does. then i like to use a spoon to push the batter up the sides a little so it holds the fillings better.

FILLINGS

you can mix and match the hell out of these, honestly. i typically do cheesecake in everything & then fruit in vanilla or citrus cupcakes, specifically apple or cranberry in spice cupcakes, & chocolate in vanilla or chocolate cupcakes.

cheesecake:

one package softened cream cheese + 10 oz (2/3 a 14 oz can) condensed milk. stir on low heat until smooth, then add 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. DON’T add sugar. it’s not supposed to be very sweet.

fruit compote:

literally just half a cup or so of frozen or fresh fruit. i’ve done this with raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, apples (fresh and cubed is best), and peaches. anything is fair game, honestly. i want to try stewed kumquats and plums at some point. if frozen, add a tiny bit of water. if fresh, add about as much water as you have fruit. squeeze some lemon and lime in there. add sugar to taste. for the apple spice mix, add another teaspoon of vanilla and a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.

IMPORTANT: you do NOT want this to be sweet. this is NOT jam. it should be a little tart when you taste it. if it’s not thick enough, slurry a tbsp of cornstarch in a little bit of cold water and stir it in. it should be thick enough to not drip off of a spoon when you turn it upside down.

ganache:

heat a cup of heavy cream on very low heat. i like to do a double boiler: saucepan half-full of water, bowl full of cream in the saucepan. when the cream is warm, stir in most of a package of dark chocolate chips. stir HARD—whisk the shit out of it. DO NOT let any of the water get into the bowl!! you want the ganache to be gloppy when you lift it with a spoon—it has to not soak into the cupcake mix.

instructions:

so you have your 1/3 full cupcake wrappers with the batter spooned a little bit up the sides. using a small kitchen spoon, drop a spoonful of cheesecake into each cupcake. then top that with a spoonful of ganache or a spoonful of fruit compote (or both! it’s your kitchen!). spoon batter over the top and down the sides. fully covered, it should come to just under the top of the cupcake wrapper—i usually have 1/4 to 1/8 of an inch grace.

pop that in the oven according to the box instructions. i usually find that cupcakes with fillings take the longer time listed, rather than the shortest one. when your time goes off, touch the top of a cupcake. if it feels firm (think: ripe plum; you can push on it and it’s soft but it doesn’t cave in), it’s probably done. you can also put a toothpick down one of the sides, rather than the middle. pull your cupcakes out of the oven, put in your second batch, and set these aside to cool.

FROSTINGS

there are two frostings that go well here. i tend to like buttercream for vanilla and citrus and cream cheese for apple spice and chocolate. your mileage may vary. this is where the sweetness comes from, without overwhelming the cupcake!

buttercream:

let two sticks of butter (one unsalted and one salted) soften on your countertop. DON’T melt them. when they’re room temperature and you could mold them with your fingers, put them in a bowl. a mixer is best for this stage, but you can do it with a whisk and spatula if you’re determined, have patience, or can switch out with someone else. whip the butter a little. add five cups of powdered sugar, a cup at a time.

for a vanilla cupcake, add a tablespoon of vanilla extract (or vanilla paste! the specks are SO cool looking!) and use heavy cream to even out the texture until you think it’s pipeable (you’re looking for “holds its shape without being Chunky”). for a citrus cupcake, add a teaspoon of citrus extract and lime juice until it’s pipeable. two sticks of butter is too much, but one stick usually isn’t quite enough, and i prefer to have extra to practice piping with.

cream cheese frosting:

let one package (8oz) of cream cheese soften on your countertop. mix it in a bowl until smooth. add about four cups (3/4 a regular water cup, i think) of powdered sugar—again, we’re looking for “pipeable without being inflexible”. add a tablespoon of vanilla extract/paste and use heavy cream if you need to soften the texture at all.

both of these frostings take coloring very well. something that i personally love is doing a sort of gradient, where i’ll add red to one side and mix it well, yellow to another side and mix it well, make some orange in the middle, and leave some white here and there. then spoon from each section into a piping bag and voila, free beautiful swirls. you can also use a knife to frost your cupcakes, but i think piping is fairly easy to pick up on if you try it a few times, and it makes your cupcakes look that much more professional.

instructions:

make SURE your cupcakes are COOL TO THE TOUCH before you frost them! pop them in the fridge if you’re in a hurry! a single layer of piping should be enough, but decorate if you want. icing sugar is pretty. don’t go too overboard with sprinkles—they make it hard to eat.

voila! cupcakes.

SUBSTITUTIONS

i have made these gluten-free, dairy-free, corn-free, vegan, etc etc. gluten free box mix is fine. your own powdered sugar (powdered sugar + tapioca starch) is great. you can do a coconut milk pudding instead of cheesecake or ganache. you can do baking soda + vinegar instead of baking powder (1/4 tsp bs + 1/2 tsp vinegar per tsp baking powder). if you’re allergic to fruit, i am SO SORRY for you but please try the chocolate ones. you can substitute any extract, any flavor profile, any combination of ingredients. if you’re using a commercial egg substitute, just add an extra 1/4 cup of it. if you’re using flaxseed, just add an extra tablespoon of flaxseed + 3 tablespoons water.

it may not come out exactly the same as the standard ones, but my friends with dietary restrictions still swear by them. i have never brought cupcakes home from a party. i don’t think anyone who’s ever tried one has not gotten a second helping. people who swear they aren’t cupcake people love these cupcakes. (it’s because they aren’t overly sweet or moist or dry and they aren’t one-note, because the fillings add complexity of texture and flavor. there you go, now you know how to describe your new cupcakes to people).

congrats! you’re about to be everyone’s favorite party guest!

[grimseywrites]

Obey Me Preferences #11 - Chanukah

Lucifer SO GLAD THAT YOU DON’T CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS. He’s just overall lowkey thrilled that he won’t have to hear you praising Jesus. That whole story is like a kick in the ass to him. If you ask, he’ll join for the candle lighting every day. He won’t sing with you, he’s okay you sending praise and thanks if it means you’re on the good side of G-d, but he refuses to be involved in it. If he likes you a lot, he’ll get you a Chanukah present. If he loves you, you’ll have a new present each day. If you’re dating, he’ll sign the notes as being from him. What do you expect? He’s an awkward demon.

Mammon He’s only half-listening to you talk about it, until you mention dreidel and gelt, and now you have a VERY ENTHUSIASTIC DEMON. He will go around to all his brothers and Diavolo claiming Chanukah tradition and that they MUST give him Grimm. You can try and explain that it’s mainly for children, but as soon as he hears money is involved, this is what you get. And he ropes anyone who will listen into dreidel, and yes, it’s played with Grimm. Though he will accept jewels? Or expensive jewelry? He wins a few times, until you got Lucifer to monitor the game for cheating. Just keep him away from the menorah, if it’s golden in any way then he’s going to try to steal it.

Leviathan He’s going to swing one of two ways on this. Either he’ll stan a Jewish character, and be so excited that you can explain all this to him…or he’ll be tsundere and completely unable to admit that he’s interested bc of you. There won’t be any particular aspect of it that he likes, oil and water don’t really mix so he’s not hugely into it, but it won’t be hard to talk him into watching you light the candles and sing. He’ll feel weird about the religion aspect, and definitely envious that you’re giving G-d more attention than you do him, but as long as you reassure him that you still love him just the same, he’s okay with it. Another dreidel player, he just wants to be with you and when he wins it’s actually adorable.

Satan Knowledge is Power for Satan, and now he has a Jewish person in front of him? He’s asking all the questions, how devout are you, do you speak Hebrew, can you tell him the Chanukah story? Is he saying it right? I firmly believe he already knows Hebrew, and will offer to help you improve yours if you’d like. He basically follows you around with a notebook like an assistant and any time you do something he’ll ask if it’s a tradition. Eventually you’ll have to take him aside and tell him to cut it out. At least he’s interested, right? Dreidel with him and Mammon is a very tense affair, and you know both of them are trying to cheat with magic.

Asmodeus His only thought is about how the both of you look so good in candlelight. He very much doesn’t want to get into the religion side, and he refuses to eat any of the fried things because that much oil can’t be good for his skin. He may however join in for a song, to show you that he loves you and also how well you harmonise together. He’ll also participate in dreidel once or twice, to antagonise Mammon, but after that he just spectates and cheers you on.

Beelzebub DEEP FRIED EVERYTHING. Come on, what did you think I’d say? If you want to perfect a recipe or are just missing your family recipes and trying to learn them yourself, he is here for you. He ends up getting way better at making latkes than you are (even if he uses some devildom ingredients), and uses your religion as an excuse to make piles of them. He is happy to watch the candle lighting, because he likes looking at you, but hearing the words of the song really make him miss the Celestial Realm and Lilith, so you need to hug him once you’re done.

Belphegor None of it is all that interesting to him. Part of him wants to piss Lucifer off by singing religious songs at him, but also he’s tired and just wants to nap on you like usual. He’s happy Beel likes the food, and helps with the cooking, and when you play dreidel he’s usually sleeping with his head in your lap. Falls asleep every night when you light the candles, which does let Beel excuse himself to carry Belphie up to their room.

Diavolo Much like Satan he wants to know everything! He has Barbatos decorate the castle and straight up invites himself to the candle lighting. Does not bother him in the slightest to sing the songs with you, listen to the readings, even give a reading. He finds it all fascinating. So you have an eager puppy and an aloof kitten following you around to learn about Chanukah. He just wants to be involved, hug this giant man please. Literally as soon as you tell him about gelt he’s arranged for a million Grimm to be given to you. Luckily even the Devildom has charities, so you take him, Satan and the angels to donate it before Mammon steals it.

Barbatos Barb really doesn’t care one way or the other. However, on request of his Lord, he finds himself cooking with you and learning recipes. He has you come over to the castle, and it’s a very peaceful time, though he is comfortable enough to sass you occasionally.

Solomon Solomon was in the Old Testament, and he is absolutely going to troll you about it. He remembers when Chanukah came about, watched the traditions evolve and now he is going to use all that knowledge. ‘Did you know latkes were originally made out of cheese?’ ‘Huh? That’s not right, I remember it being insert-your-least-favourite-vegetable-here’. He does give you chocolate gelt, and some to Luke, and even gives some to Mammon when he comes calling. But mostly he’s just trying to mess with you.

Simeon He’s weeping with joy, he is so excited that you’re religious. He asks if he can do the readings, and has some menorahs in Purgatory Hall. He tells Luke the story of Chanukah, and is ecstatic if you join in. He sings the songs with you - he has a heavenly voice - and he’s so happy to actually be involved in a religious holiday.

Luke Much like Simeon he’s so happy and excited that you want to praise G-d! He loves spending time with you, he loves being righteous, it’s all perfect! Though he refuses to play the games with demons, he does agree to cook with you and Barbatos, and Simeon even lets him light one menorah with supervision. Luke is mirroring Mammon’s energy, but for ‘the right reasons’ as he keeps repeating.