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thiefcats · 2 months ago

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Why you aren't, but should be shipping Mihawk and Perona together, an essay.

First of all, Perona and Mihawk are adults. When they met, Perona was 23 and Mihawk was 41. Yes, this is an eighteen year age gap, but I want to start with this because it's the primary reason I see for people not liking the ship. After two-three years living under the same roof, by the time Perona leaves to go find Moria she is 25-26 and he is 43-44 (depending on how long you believe is sailing time between arcs and when their birthdays may fall between the time Zoro was dropped off at Sabaody and the summit at Mariejois took place.

Let's pretend for a moment Mihawk really is a vampire. This means one of two things, either he died at 41 and is actually centuries old, or he became a vampire sometime in his 20s and is legit 44-45 years old. Either way, Mihawk comes off as extremely old fashioned in the way he talks, the way he dresses. I would say he, like Perona, is a gothic romantic. Romantics tend to put their other passions first in favor of actual romance, keeping this in mind this would indicate that like many handsome dark brooding autistic men before him (the good ol' Darcy type) he has put romance on the wayside because he wants a love that is real. This is not an uncommon romantic trope amongst gothic romantic and vampire lovers and generally stories with immortals.

Often in fiction and romance novels the centuries old immortal is paired with a mortal (usually completely human) woman between 18-35. This type of romantic man has waited centuries for the right person they could form a lasting bond with and has not had much experience with actual love, if at all. For a few examples: ACATOR series Feyre and Rhys got together when Feyre was 20, and before that she was even younger with her first faerie boyfriend. In All Souls Trilogy Diana is suggested to be in her late 20s/early 30s and Matthew is pretty much old as dirt. In the Twilight Series Bella was 17 when she met Edward, who was 104. These are a trope for a reason, and when done right it’s a pretty good trope.

I'm going to include an incredibly unpopular opinion here, but "Goth Fam" is weird and here's why. While amusing in theory, portraying two grown adults and another grown adult as children and one adult is incredibly infantilizing. I won't disagree Zoro and Perona have a very close relationship where Perona especially is seen taking care of and is incredibly protective of him, I don't see where this necessarily makes them sibling coded (the same way I don't think Nami and Zoro are sibling coded). I won't get into that in more detail here about my thoughts on Zoro and Perona, but here's my hot take.

Both Zoro and Perona are incredibly autistic coded, which makes drawing them drawn as children with Mihawk incredibly cringe. Mihawk did not know Zoro and Perona as anything but adults and does not get a right to claim either of them as his children unless they offer that up first. We never see either one of them directly call Mihawk a father figure.

A 5’3, petite queen, the way Perona dresses and wears her hair is a fashion statement. I don't think she would like being portrayed as an actual child. Post-time skip she even has a tattoo on her arm the same place Nami’s tattoo is placed on her left arm, permanently branding herself and displaying her loyalty as a Thriller Bark Pirate. Perona does not need another father figure, she has not only Moria, but multiple other male figures in her life from her crew more rightful to the claim of being a parental figure than Mihawk does.

I think some people take the title ghost princess too seriously. Do not get it wrong, Perona is Moria's Ghost Princess and has been a pirate since she was presumably a child. Of course her epitaph is ghost princess. But if you see the way she is treated by Moria, he lets her run the place. There's signs of her everywhere, she shows up to his meeting like lol boring you woke me up for this? He lets her have a pick of whatever servant she wants and I'm pretty sure she has Thriller Bark’s master bedroom. She's like Regina George meets Usagi meets a pastel goth pirate.

This also brings me to Mihawk calling Perona "musume". I think Mihawk calling her "gosuto musume", just like her epitaph, is taken too literally. In the modern context, this might mean daughter, but we've already established nothing about Mihawk is modern. One Piece itself is supposed to be 1500s if we're going to get super technical.

Not only is Mihawk incredibly proper, but he's also a piece of shit. This is the same guy that called Zoro a little green froggy when they first met just to get a rise out of him. We only see him calling her this once, and this was presumably days after they met (a week or two tops). Immediately after she's called this, Perona yells at Mihawk not to give her orders. Contextually, this could be taken that he's giving her a backhanded compliment for appearing youthful, a lot like calling someone "auntie" might be taken as offense to the wrong person, which would indicate he's trying to get a rise out of her and it worked

When they first meet, it does not go too well. Perona was already incredibly lonely to begin with before Zoro was dropped onto the island, she had taken care of his wounds for days on end and spent at least a week playing hide the swords so she had someone to keep her company. Meanwhile Mihawk is mildly irritated his quiet castle has uninvited guests and Perona's demands of him, his blasé attitude towards Zoro going out and trying to get himself killed has Perona deciding that he's heartless and she doesn't want to be alone with him.

Somewhere within two years, this changed. Not only does Perona go back to the island after seeing to it that Zoro didn't get lost trying to find his own damn ship, but when it's time to go we get a glimpse of what kind of life they've lived without Zoro around. If she couldn't stand him, that would have been the perfect time to go.

Instead, we see that they have high respect for one another enough to take care of each other. To me, this bickering between them about what they did together isn't a conversation between a father and a daughter, it's a lover's quarrel.

This is your typical “old married couple” banter. She’s saying "you never liked my father and you're ungrateful" and he's saying back that she's the ungrateful one because he's done more than enough for her in return to prove he does care.

I think Perona is trying to start a fight here, to protect her own heart so that she can leave on hostile terms and this bastard reels her right back in with just a few words.

When Mihawk says this, there's a pause in the music from the silly arguing background, to this soft romantic beat, much like one might see in a romantic anime or drama when the couple are having a moment of intense feelings for one another.

Mihawk actually doesn't say much at all, but Perona knows his meaning immediately that if he didn't care for her in any way, he wouldn't have said anything at all.

Perona's personal style has changed a lot in the last two years. She no longer wears her hair in pigtails and appears in a younger style. If anything, it looks like her personal style is heavily influenced by Mihawk's in romantic black, whites and reds. She hung up her crown (presumably because she was under the impression Miria was very likely dead and he was the reason she was a proper princess). Her hat in particular is very much the female version of his, featuring white roses instead of a big fluffy feather. Red lining and all.

Hats in One Piece are so important, and I personally love the idea of him gifting her a hat to make her feel better about hanging up her crown (or because she was stealing his- one of my favorite headcanons).

#dracule mihawk #perona #mihopero #mihawkperona #mihawk x perona #mihawk/perona #one piece #one piece ships #one piece shipping #gets ready to get blocked and or bood

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maryhadalittlehobby · 7 months ago

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Recap of my experiences at the IWTV Premiere April 30, 2024

I found out about if from one of the most unlikiest sources. A person I thought was an even bigger fandom lurker than myself😅 I wasn't even gonna ask but I said fuck it, maybe they know someone who knows someone. And they did but said people were under ndas. Initially said they couldn't say but then last minute said they believe they knew where it was going to be.

I didn't say anything because 1) I didn't want them or their friend to get in trouble by spreading the info. 2) possibly spread misinfomation if that wasn't the place and 3) nobody asked lol

I thought I would just show up and see what I could see. In the past I have done this at a Walking Dead premiere. At that event it turned out that they had a lobby full of props that anyone could enter and take pics of. They even had walkers roaming around. Then the kicker-I got into that TWD premiere TICKETLESS by pure accident! So why not fuck around and find out again.

I put on a "closet cosplay" of Claudia in the upcoming yellow dress using all stuff I already owned and headed out.

I walked up to Mckittrick hotel, asked if there was a standby or waiting list but the person said they didnt know. There was a lot of important looking people surrounded with guards double checking lists and whatnot so I gave up that angle and loitered around with the other 15 or so fans who found the location too hoping to just see a glimpse of our favs.

Didn't have to wait to long as one by one they started showing up. The first one I noticed was Delainey and she slayed in that black sheer number. She was soft-spoken and a little shy but took her time and signed/took pictures with all the people who were there. Not sure if she knew I was cosplaying Claudia but she did compliment my contacts.

I had all my pics on motion video so if I didnt like the actual pic there was a few frames of vid to pick from as well. The actual video is a bonus! Too bad I can only link 1 video here but a lot of vids are on my IG in the highlight. Same name!

Then Sam came. As soon as he exited the car the wind blew his hair back and I lost my train of thought. He is pretty and his eyes are a lighter shade of blue than they look in pics. Also he is blonder! And so slim! The suit they had him in was a fun nod to vintage suits.

He too complimented my contacts! In the vid he is asking me questions about them but as soon as I take the pic another fan was yelling his name and grabbed his attentionl. Not mad lol I probably would have gotten less coherent the more I talked😅

Jacob showed up soon after-all smiles. What a cutey. He was damn near falling in the garbage they had us lowly non invites next to trying to contort this way and that to sign and take pics. Again-so small! And he too complimented my contacts😁 if the suit would have been properly tailored( the pants looked to long!) It would have been slay

Not gonna lie I kinda blacked out after meeting Sam so my memory with jacob is fuzzy.

Assad and Luke arrived together shortly after but got whisked away pretty quickly so I didn't get a pic with them. Eric was the very first to arrive and despite me being there I missed him too.

But I was sooo happy getting the unholy family little else mattered. I contemplated waiting after but I was BUZZING with adrenaline and starving lol. My fandom plug said she did come after and met EVERYONE and their momma. Cast and crew alike and they were still happy to engage even after their long night❤️

Finally Fang Gangers, please do not repost/ reupload/ or screenshot anything of mine as your content. Linking back / sharing is ok.

🖤🧛🏾‍♀️

#iwtv premiere #iwtv cast #amc iwtv s2 premiere #iwtv #sam reid #jacob anderson #delainey hayles

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toppersjeep · 1 year ago

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Chapter 13- All For Love Charles Leclerc

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(One more chapter left after this everyone!! Thank you for all the love on this book. It means the world) -AN

elenaleclerc✔️: I’ve been away from social media for a while now. But I really don’t think I can hide this anymore from the world. I’d like to introduce everyone to our baby girl. We thought you were gonna be a boy at first but we were very surprised the day you were born. Either way I’m so happy that you are here. I’m so proud to be your mom. I love you so much I can’t get over how adorable you are. I also can’t get over this picture like look at both my babies. With that being said I’d love to share her name with everyone. I’d like everyone to meet Jules Joy Leclerc. We knew immediately we wanted Jules but Charles had the most amazing idea for her middle name. In honor of my late mother. I hope you all stick with the three of us in this next chapter. We love you all so much.

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landonorris✔️: does this mean I can post the cute pics of me and jul??

elenaleclerc✔️: landonorris yes !! omg and send the cute family ones

adelinebellamy✔️: STAWP I LOVE BABY LECLERC

danielricciardo✔️: Jules 🥹

mercedesamg✔️: baby Jules she’s so precious

lewishamilton✔️: Roscoe misses Jules !! bring her by the paddock 🥺

charlesleclerc✔️: love you both more than anything my Ferrari girls 🥹❤️

ferrari✔️: baby leclerc maybe a future world champion like her mama 😉

maxverstappen1✔️: p says she misses Jules bring her by sometime:)

elenaleclerc✔️: maxverstappen1 I will most definitely bring Jules by the paddock soon

kellypiquet✔️: oh she’s beautiful has her moms smile and dads eyes 🥹

elenaleclerc✔️: kellypiquet so happy she had his eyes like I’m obsessed with her

I walked into the paddock carrying Jules. Everyone smiled and took pictures. The Netflix crew came up. I smiled.

“Hey Netflix this is miss Jules” I said she smiled. I then waved her little hand. “And we are off to Ferrari to see Dad race huh” I said. “Love her little Ferrari outfit” Christian said walking by.

“Isn’t it adorable” I said. “You sure she can’t have a Red Bull hat” Christian said. “What do you think” I said. Jules pointed to the Ferrari garage. “Ahhh I see just like her Dad” Christian said I smiled.

We then went to the Ferrari paddock. Everyone smiled as we walked in together.

“Aweee baby Jules” Joris said. “She’s actually pretty excited.. she napped till we got here” I said. “She’s adorable” he said. “Ready to go find daddy” I said she smiled.

We then walked into the garage.

“Oh look who’s here is that my favorite Leclerc” Carlos said. “Look it’s Uncle Carlos” I said she laughed. “Oh my goodness the whole Ferrari outfit aren’t you adorable” Carlos said. “Her little pants even have dads number” I said.

“Oh my god” Carlos said. “Oh my goodness is that my little girl” Charles said walking over. Jules smiled. “Who’s that baby” I said she laughed. “Oh my goodness come here” Charles said taking her. “She’s been so excited” I said.

“Oh I missed you my little princess” Charles said kissing her head. “We missed you too” I said. “You know I missed you my lucky charm of course” Charles said kissing me. “Lucky charms now” Carlos said. “Most definitely” Charles said looking at Jules.

“Did you see her outfit” I said. “Oh my goodness look at my little Ferrari girl” Charles said. “This is the cutest thing ever” Charles said. I took a picture of them. “So making this my lockscreen” I said. “Jules are you hungry let’s grab some food huh” Charles said.

After a long day of racing we went back to our house. Thankfully the race was in Monaco today. So we were all able to go.

“She’s having a hard time sleeping” I said. “Oh let me try” Charles said. “You can rest it was a long race day Charles” I said. “I got it” Charles said walking into Jules room.

“Oh honey what’s wrong” Charles said looking into her crib. She cried. “It’s alright daddy’s here I promise” Charles said. I leaned in the doorway. He then picked her up. “I’m not going anywhere” he said to her.

He then sung her a little song. And soon enough she was fast asleep with her little head rested on him. He then set her back into her crib and covered her up.

We both walked out of her room.

“See I don’t know how you get her to sleep” I said. “I guess she’s just a daddy’s girl” Charles said. “That makes two of us” I said. “So Mrs. Leclerc.. I believe we have a race to celebrate” Charles said.

“Yeah really oh who won today” I said. “I think your pretty amazing husband got P1 today” Charles said I smiled. “And what does he want” I said. “His prize” he said. “Mmmh..” I said kissing him.

Later…

“So will you ever come back to racing” Charles said. “Actually I am but not as a driver” I said. “What will you be doing” Charles asked. I snuggled up to him. “Toto offered me the job of a race strategist” I said.

“That’s perfect love” Charles said. “Yeah and Jules can come too” I said. “I do want to tell you after this year I’m retiring” Charles said. “You are” I said. “I wanna spend time with my girls” Charles said.

“We’d like that” I said. “And I’m thinking of opening up my own karting track for kids” Charles said. “I think that sounds like an amazing idea” I said. “Only if you’ll help too” he said. “I’d follow you anywhere Charles I have since day one” I said.

“And that’s why I love you” he said. “More that our daughter” I said. “I think I love you both equally” he said. Then Jules started crying again. “Speak of our girl” I said. “Get rest I’ll feed her love” Charles said.

“Thank you baby” I said he kissed me. “Mmmh go to sleep” Charles said I smiled. I couldn’t ask for anything better in life.

#love #fanfic #daniel ricciardo #f1 imagine #lando norris #lewis hamilton #red bull f1 #charles lecrelc #charles lechair #charles leclerc x reader #f1 fic #mercedes amg f1 #max verstappen #f1 fanfic #f1 2023 #my ocs <3 #x reader

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the-ocean-in-motion · 8 months ago

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A post for publicly sharing the products of my Drawfee Lalafell idol project!

(if u don't know what the fuck I'm saying just scroll on)

NOTE: I am not affliated with Drawfee I just stole their logo for that edit. I'm not making money Julia pls don't sue me

FAQ

Q: Why do this? A: Fatal case of brainworms

Q: How long did you spend on making these? A: Too long. Enough questions

Jokes aside, here's a proper intro to what this is for people who aren't in that one very specific discord: As a creative project of sorts, I decided to make 4 Lalafells in FFXIV based on the Drawfee crew (youtubers). SPECIFICALLY these are based on their Newsday Comic Designs, because there's only so much staring at real people's faces really zoomed in I can do before I start feeling like a creep.

So, No, these are not "lifelike" or even "as close to life like as i can make potato people in a 10 year old video game". They're based on stylized ideas of people, warped by my creative liberty. That left me more space to make them cute instead of uncanny valley, which I'm sure any drawfee members that see this post might appreciate too.

They're also all heavily modded. It's more fun for dressup.

With that said! Onwards to the pictures (and design notes)!

Nathan: I actually "made" the beard for this myself - or, rather, I refitted it from a modded beard for Roegadyn. I even made an effort to mold it into a rough flower shape, but I'm afraid it doesn't show up that well. Still, remembering that there is no full beard for Lalafell in the vanilla game, I think it actually looks quite cute! For this "casual" fit I made an effort not to make Nathan look too fashion-y. Of course, they're idol photoshoot style pics, so I still had to dress him up a bit! With this sporty fit with the fun big red boots reminiscent of early video game character designs, I think I landed in a pretty nice middle ground.

Julia: This is the only design I paid real life money to make. I spent forever futzing with free hair mods trying to find one I liked, but in the end I forked over a few bucks to an experienced hair modder's online shop and got this hair that comes with all the features I wanted. Can't say I regret the purchase, it's very pretty. For the outfit, I knew what I wanted pretty much immediately. I have had this outfit mod for a long time, but I've never really known what to use it for. It feels very Julia, even if I can't remember necessarily seeing her wear this kind of thing before. Maybe it just feels French, and I associate Julia with France?

Karina: Karina's face sculpt mod was very easy to decide. Looking at the list of the free female Lala faces, I saw one that looked like a little shit - and named "Give Me the Phone" - and immediately knew it was perfect. I had to edit this hair to become hat compatible for later outfits, but overall this one was full of easy picks. Maybe I'm projecting too hard, though? I even dressed her in a top I modded for myself, after all.

Jacob: Jacob's design is one I agonized over, because finding a hair for him was quite hard. Short hair mods are rarer than long ones, and Newsday Jacob's hair is very distinctive. In the end I had to settle for a more realistic style, but I'm told it still reads as him. I wound up putting Jacob in maybe the cutesy-est outfit of the four. I don't think he'd mind, but either way the funny little overalls were too big a temptation for me to resist. Accessorising with bandages is where my weeb roots really shine through, though. Portraits done, here's the additional materials I've made!

Drawfee Kindergarten Field trip! Fun fact, I took this screenshot mere seconds before the dungeon I used as a set kicked me out, which means I spent the entire instance timer just deciding on accessories and posing! Where are they going? To see the big squid at the Aetherfont's center, of course!

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The first music video! Motions not by me, I'm not that talented, these are retargeted Project Sekai dances (retargeting also not by me lmao animation modding scares me)

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Childish war is such a fun song and dance, never mind the fact that none of the "personalities" really work for drawfee. It's dancing lalas! Who cares!

That's it! I might do more music videos or photo shoots in the future, but that's highly dependent on my brain chemistry, so truly nothing is certain. If you made it this far, I hope my silly little project brought you some joy! (and olive) And hey!

Check this out!

#drawfee #ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #lalafell #ffxiv modding

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nahisummerhold · 3 months ago

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Diary… nope

Nahi reported in and was taken with the others on a tour of Dornogal. Her main impression? Square. Never before had she been in such a straight edged place and she wasn’t sure she liked it. Maybe it was just too much stone, considering their hosts in the city it made sense, but that didn’t mean it was a place that she connected with. Suddenly she was hit with a pang of bone deep loss for her home and gardens in Dalaran, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then continued on with a calm demeanor.

The debriefing was interesting, there was a lot of information taken in, much of it was memorized so she could process it later The most distinct impression on her was how people reacted to the list of those missing and presumed dead, she didn’t know any of them, of course, but it touched her just the same.

There was some surprise to see people she knew there, she had expected Dice but Fio and Kai were as well. Her first thought was not to go to them, she was trying to put her performer habits aside and worried she would greet them as she normally did. High energy, overly friendly and a bit distracted didn't seem like good qualities for a mercenary crew, nor were they something she felt she could keep up day to day with people she was living closely with.

It had been a decision she made over the past couple of weeks that she would work to be authentic more often. The showman public face was still there, it would always be a big part of who she was, but she did not want to separate the two sides as a way of life any longer. In almost fifteen years only her family, and recently a handful of friends, got to see the confident, down to earth, woman she had become through her mother’s injury and the aftermath, it might be time to let others know more of her.

When they were sent on their way to their temporary quarters, she settled in, then went outside to just people watch. It did not take long before she felt a little closed in by all the stone and considered going out further to see the land but didn’t feel like being kicked out for breaking rules on day one. To keep her wandering feet settled she reached out for her recent support system, taking out her family communicator, she clicked on her second to last text.

Nahi: Nave you made it to Khaz Algar?

Pathyn: Hey you! Yeah we are here and scouting.

N: What did you think of the city? P: It is rocky blocky.

N: Oh Sun bless! Thank you! I know rocks are natural and I have been living in floating cities, but it feels so artificial here.

P: The wilds are pretty, if you can ignore the random grouping of nerubians.

N: Isn’t the point of us being here to not ignore them?

P: Don’t be so literal. Did you find my gift? If not, check your pack.

Getting up and heading back to the space she claimed, she dug to the bottom of her pack and found a book. Folding into a cross legged seat on the floor, she looked through it finding only blank pages.

N: Is this for Kyean? Written in magical ink or something? Did you mix us up?

P: No, I didn't buy him a going to war present. He is very jealous by the way, he wishes you texted him instead.

N: He has no reason to be, I don’t answer to him and you don’t want to fuck me anyway.

P: Well, now that you are not going home with so many assholes… Kyean just threw a rock at my head. Alright I read what I was typing out loud, I deserved that.

N: Asshole… Get back to the book, what is this for?

P: Him or me? Never mind, I know that both is the answer. It is a journal.

N: I am not keeping a diary, do I look like a diary person?

P: You wrote out notes and questions on the flair bartending, do the same with this experience. Ask me, ask Kye, ask people you are there with, or just figure out the answers on your own. Take notes on what you learn or see that you want to remember.

N: Hmmm you have a point. Thank you Path.

P: I am always right. Sorry Nahi I have to go, be safe.

N: You be safe, I am in town.

There wasn’t a reply so she set her comm aside and picked up the journal, looking at the blank pages for a while before it dawned on her what she wanted to write first. Flipping to the back page she wrote the names of those missing, presumed dead.

@themercenaries

#Tww rp #The War Within RP #Warcraft RP

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petrichorium · 1 year ago

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i must know more about the kitties you have with your husbands 🫶🏻 pretty pwease

WHEEEEEEE ofc ofc I will gush abt them all always 🙏🏻 on a base level none of these cats r purebreds or anything they’re all strays either organically found or adopted from a shelter/another home. also there r so many pics i cant make them smaller so everything is utc

Gagamaru and I have one cat that was originally mine, Kabocha. He’s very sweet but is a bit flighty and takes a long time to warm up to Gagamaru; the first time I rlly have the hes the one thought is when I walk in on him napping on my couch w Kabo tucked into the crook of his arm dozing away bc!!!! It’s the first time he’s been comfortable enough to sleep on anyone other than me. Very himbo cat, absolutely gorgeous but total dumbass.

Kuroo and I have three cats! I had two and he had one when we combined households we were veeeeeeery careful w introducing them 🥺 he’s had a grouchy old lady for as long as I’ve known him. Her name is Suki and he took her in as a stray after an elderly neighbor’s son let her loose; she adores him and it’s slow going but she comes to adore me as well. I had a cat that passed a few weeks after I met him and then didn’t have any pets for a while, but then abt half a year before we move in together he stumbles across a trio of kittens on his way to a date w me and the date devolves into us getting them care……. One unfortunately doesn’t make it :( but I end up taking in the other two; they’re a lil girl and boy named Mizuki and Hoshi. Old lady is tolerant of them but they’re def a bit too energetic for her so the only times they rlly interact r when they’re in a puddle together napping…. Suki is the calico, Mizuki and Hoshi r the white ones! Once they’re fully grown they’re both bigger than her, tho Hoshi is an absolute unit and is the biggest by quite a bit

I believe I’ve said this once but. I have a perpetual series of completely normal housecats w Jing Yuan pfft I try my best but they have an unfortunate tendency of hunting his finches :( I only ever have one-three at a time and ofc I adore them all but I do end up w like fifty over the course of our lives together LMFAOOOOO including a few lil lineages where I kept many generations down the line!!! But the three that I’ve thought about r Jade and her kittens Bei and Feng (Yanqing named those two……) bc they’re the ones I have over the course of Mimi’s life. Mimi is a co-parent in their odd little pride, she and Jade grew up together and are very bonded n constantly exasperated by their rambunctious boys……. just like me and mine, though Yanqing and Jing Yuan constantly protest that comparison 🫣

i Have talked abt shanks before but its funny to me so. this lil scrawny tuxedo kitten ends up following me onto the red force one day (bc i fed it) and nobody realizes until we've set off.... i am told i Cannot name it or get attached bc we Will be leaving it on the next island....... except the crew ends up getting attached and they name it sharkbait. SHARKBAIT. FOREVER bitter NEVER getting over it every time shanks and i get into any kind of fight i bring it up "ALSO YOU TOLD ME I COULDNT NAME THE DAMN CAT AND NOW ITS NAMED SHARKBAIT YOU STILL OWE ME" (he will never stop owing me)

Lil bonus bc he’s been on the mind for months now: Capitano is not a cat person in fact when I first ask for one he gets me a pair of massive guard dogs that I stubbornly refuse to name at first and then end up calling Fluffy and Cuddles out of pure spite. Then I bitch enough that he does get me a kitten who Absolutely Fucking Despises Him tries to rip him to shreds every time he gets in bed with me (a week in he admits he finds it endearing but she does get kicked out of the room regularly when he wants alone time) I call her Lady she is a very elegant girl when she is not trying to murder him and actually gets along very well w the dogs, much to Capitano’s chagrin

#ask.🌧#mydiluc #I GAVE UP ON FINDING DOG PICS BTW im soooo not a dog person and it Shows #but like u get the picture im sure #ss.🌧 gagaplu #ss.🌧 tetsuvi #ss.🌧 yujing #ss.🌧 shuvi #ss.🌧 pluvitano #<- i hope that one is temporary bc its Bad ngl JLSHBDFJHB #SHIP NAMES R SO HARD

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castle-dominion · 1 year ago

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castle 5x23 the human factor (my nickname is the pigeonbomb episode bc they used to train pigeons to peck on screens to direct bombs where to go & pigeons were legit the smartest pattern recognition bomb pilot target homing things until AI came along)

Jim beckett? No not jim becks. Toy glider? Foreshadowing

WOAH IT JUST,, EXPLODES!?? (was that HIS car that exploded?)

Castle playing tanks & artillery fire from above? Yeah more foreshadowing. (hold on-- this man hes set up pyrotechnics in his living room... THE SPECIAL (inc practical) EFFECTS TEAM GOT TO DO THAT TOO RC: YES IT CAN ((I love his voice)) Remember when the suez canal got blocked? That was... something. "He uses the camera on the tank to watch her get dressed appreciatively." RC: Or less I love how he's just using the tank to watch her, & then she looks for him, hears the tank, & sees the tank just look up at her slowly shfdjksdhjksdfh it was so good (they had to cut in a different take of her throwing the cloth on the tank)

Castle can answer the phone for her sdjsdflksdfh

Guys in fancy outfits+helmets esposito's hair <3 & beckett's coat <3 I don't much like it but it is still really nice idk if that is how you secure a car tho... Ah yes the feds. Well if the feds have it covered then the feds have it covered. & if they find evidence, they might as well share it. What if they brought back jordan shaw? That would be fun guerrero I love the way esposito pronounces it JE: Trust me he's not gonn'a budge KB: Agent Guerrero! JE: *throws up hands in a shrug of defeat & exasperation*

Throw his line right back at him. Oh you're excused, that car is part of my murder investigation. We will arrest YOU for obstruction. You can have it once we are done with it & we will share with you our findings.

Ryan: *walks up from nowhere* this stinks

KB: Well, we don’t have a body, we don’t have a crime scene, and we don’t have any witnesses, but-- RC: At least we have each other. KB: We still have a homicide to solve. RC: And that.

Sus individual there staring at her. He's another agent probably. thought u said u didn't have witnesses Was the wallet there intentionally? blown half a block away? to let the cops learn abt it? Dale Tanner.

Nice. Good for him. Good on him! Like the catgirl who released the nofly list probs bc he was revealing crap that the government did, duh

That kid looks like a 30yo playing a 16yo but barely scraping 21. The less you know the better, that's true. Sean is right

Nice green tie on ryan. (stripey jacket cool too.) where's esposito tho?

The big boys XD they took his frickin site offline? Someone had better make sure it was on archive.org! This is SO a coverup

Esposito wearing a shirt I would wear bc it is too hot for a sweater but I need long sleeves to cover up, it is grey, like this is SO smth I would wear, but it is not smth I'd wear to church. Well /maybe/ to church. I like the way it is nice & down on the one side but it rides up on the other bc he has his badge & gun strapped there on his jeans. (also blue jeans? At least wear black jeans at work bro)

No ...But this traffic camera did

Love her hair this room is too dark tho the way ryan is standing & then when he goes to sit he places his hands there like that ooh.

This is why you don't threaten to kill someone she's right, his website was not for himself, it probably COST him tbh.

Ryan's hair is too short. Maybe if he loosened the tie & opened the very top button.

Where did they get a photo of that angle

Love the cgi XD this is great. Let me watch an audio commentary of this with the special effects/stunt crew. (it just clips thru the top of the car XD) UNMANNED aerial

Where did they get that pic?

Esposito, Ind Military Ryan *flicks paper* Esposito: Hmmm no (also "smoke a guy" is a great way to say kill someone) Becks: Well actually, according to the encycleopedia mlmklnjknmlkkmnj Esposito: Why do YOU TWO get to go? I thought I was ind military!

RC: What is going on here? Do you really think the military took him out? Me: absolutely. He was def posting damaging true information that nobody would actually care about KB: I don’t see how they could. Me: drone strike? Like the way he was killed? RC: Because they wouldn’t cross that line? Me: they would, & they have tho KB: Because in my experience huge bureaucracies don’t act with that kind of efficiency. Me: Ah. Indeed. She is so right when she says that. RC: Well that’s comforting. KB: No wild theories about the military industrial complex? RC: I just don’t want to believe my country could do something like this. Me: except they can, they have, & they do, & they will continue to [The elevator dings and opens.] KB: Me neither. Me: Well it makes sense to hear it coming from a pig ig

Lol the way they open the door Yes, an incident, the incident was a murder. Classified classified classified, not giving information, not denying too much of the information the cops already have (reminded me of "the cops already know everything about... me & ur mom! Up top!" I sometimed just remember that & I laugh every time)

Nothing was said here,,,??? don't bother. It's classified. My family: It's a matter of national security. In a "hello newman" tone dripping with distaste: Terrence Meyers. The blinds were open tho, that's smth, mum suggested it was on purpose

Castle & me: which, actually, is not so wild no way they hit it by mistake tho if it was a mistake then they still would send ppl in to cover up the fact that it was a mistake

KB: We’ve been played. They just met with us to find out where everything was and what we knew and then they grabbed all the evidence.

See? he did have a paying job. He needed to have a paying job he could drone away at (WAIT I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THAT PUN PURPOSEFULLY) while doing his passion project on the side. Like my brother. Works at a hospital part time while doing art on the side. Or like me, I have a stupid line cooking job (at least I have a team) & I record audiobooks on the side (along with writing & gardening & chores & enjoying things like castle & fiddling oh & the occasional volunteer work)

Is omar a middle-eastern name? I feel like they would blame him for things if he is. ST: try "never" cops can lie to you. They could be saying "omar is in danger" but omar could be their suspect.

Btw omar was a FORMER student that colleagues recognized, they knew "he graduated, he should not still be here" & so they were able to tell ryan that. How lucky! (wait I think technically that is a question mark...) They were able to say, yes, someone was hanging around him, yes, I recognize him, yes, I can give you a name, no he is not a current student (if he was I would just think it was a student meeting a teacher), yes I remember his name from the past, no I indeed do not believe that he might have still been taking classes. & then ryan was able to find a girlfriend? & then talk to her? & she gave up information to the cops that her sweetheart did hush-hush work with a truth seeking anti government prof?

tell omar YOU'd like to meet? does sean know omar well enough then? Oh wait maybe it's bc omar knows that dale got murked & sean could tell him what's going on.

Becks "he couldn't make it" is not the right thing to say. Omar might think you're torturing him for information, omar might think sean is in danger & you're trying to protect him but he's still in danger, girl you should have said sean was safe

IT'S THE GUY lmao part-time IT guy bc apparently tanner can't put stuff up on his website but yk what tbh i understand the frustration with digital media

Gun is falling out of its holster huh silencer...

Robert Williams? That is such a james smith john doe daniel sullivan name

Beckett looks good in that purple shirt the interrogation room is too dark tho. It needs to be brighter in that room.

I like their back+forth, it's nice. it's good.

RW/S is silent when she enters the room. She moves slowly and sits on the other side of the table. Neither says anything for a long moment. KB: What’s your name? He shrugs. RW/S: Does it matter? It’s not like we’re going to get to know each other. KB: Who had Dale Tanner killed? (he’s silent) Were you a part of it? Or was your job just to clean up the mess? RW/S: You’re tenacious. I respect that. KB: Was Omar Dixon a part of the mess? RW/S: He went into hiding. By the way, how did you manage to draw him out? KB: I’ll be asking the questions. RW/S: You just won’t be getting the answers. KB: We’ll see. I can keep you for 24 hours and I fully intend to do so. RW/S: You have me for five more seconds. Use them well. They faceoff until there’s a knock at the door. Ryan sticks his head in but KB doesn’t move. KR: Beckett? You’ve got a phone call. RW/S: Time’s up. KB is stoic as she leaves the room. She’s not letting him win. Girl tell Ryan to hold the call, say you’ll be out in five minutes & then just sit there in silence against robert williams/stack for five minutes straight & then go answer the phone Also how is it almost exactly five seconds

mister attorney general? first of all is that how you address someone? second I'm glad she did NOT make him hold for five minutes the way she stands up tho

HEY HEY SHE GETS SMTH IN RETURN HECK YEAH BECKS

I wish they would open up the diaphragm just a little bit more, wait I just googled it my 9th grade phtography teacher misinformed me or maybe I just heard wrong that entire trimester. They need a smaller aperture for a greater depth of field. He took a step & was immediately blurry. It bugs me. Let more of the show be in focus please.

RW/Jared Stack: You are not supposed to RC: ,!,?

lmao of course he was under scrutiny by the FBI, DHS, pentagon, & the NYPD counterterrorism unit, the govt hates ppl like him

deniability? really? you're just admitting to being ready for a coverup? Ok here's the thing. Castle spews crazy theories but remember back in s1? he was smart af, he just broke down every little thing about beckett & regurgitated her own backstory to her, he is smart af

When they answer their phones it looks like they are on the homescreen lol

u can shut the blinds but uh the door is glass too. (so why have blinds?) Also if castle is here watching the feed why can't the other cops? the REAL cops?

Poor pilot, they lost control of the drone, they tried fixing it, they called comms & comms tried fixing it, then his drone got a target & then fired a missile & he was sitting there unable to make it stop. btw it is unmanned, isn't it? Where is the pilot & where is comms?

KR: Why is it so hard to believe? People hack in to banks all the time. The Pentagon, NASA. JE, insane: Yeah, but a drone? Maybe the pilot was just pretending he wasn’t flying. KB: No, no, you can’t fake that kind of panic. The voice actor who played the pilot: RC: *crazy theory* KR: *nodding in agreement, he's the real crazy one for believing castle's half-joking theories* JE: *disappointed in his partner* KB: *shares a look with esposito, amused by castle's spin*

I haven't felt the need to clip anything yet (except maybe "i'm even wearing a mask") but I might clip the sentient machine theory & the reactions of the detectives.

KR: So for all we know we’re looking for some 14 year old nerd with a computer? Me: That's highly likely JS: It’s not likely. Me: oh JS: Whoever did this had to know how to defeat the signal encryption and have the software to run the drone. Me: still sounds like a 14yo nerd.

In fact, I think I pointed to my brother around this scene during my family watch. He is actually 18, not 14, but to me he is still my baby brother. & I'm the 18yo, not him. I feel like I'm 18 & he's 14 & I feel like my older brother is also 18 but like an older 18. I feel like he's 18 & a half. maybe 19. maybe 20. But I'm 20. Gosh now I feel old. I can't say "I am a child" anymore, in fact I have been trying to break that habit for two years. I was at least still an adolescent until recently. This is messed up. Apparently people with neurodivergencies mature slower than ppl without, which makes sense, plus with divergencies that impact executive functions, the functions also improve more slowly. I probably do have the maturity of an 18yo & the executive functions of a 16yo. But at the same time I was apparently so mature that when I made friends (with a 40yo trans woman I thought was 30) she thought /I/ was 30. We're both trans & trans ppl have discovered the secret to eternal youth, or just ambiguous age as well as ambiguous gender. I mean, split the difference between her age & mine u get 30... I'm so glad I took an extra year of high school, it gave me time to still be a teenager, it gave me time to mature at my own pace.

Anyway yeah this has big kittygirl nofly list vibes

RC: Wow. And here I thought we all had bonded.

Wait his last name is legit warburg? "overcame" ocd by which you mean he was able to eliminate some symptoms & learned to manage the rest?

RC: Warburg. Sounds like a Bond villain, right? Petting his cat while forming a plan for world domination. And what is that plan, you ask? KB: Actually I didn’t ask. RC: Talking to the boys. (to rysposito) To create a drone army. JE: *runs his hand over his face like "ugh this man"* RC: A drone army that can think. That possesses awareness. KR: *face slowly lightens up in consideration* RC: And who better than the programming genius who designed their software to give them that spark of life? Me: the fourth law of robotics is if it turns evil u gotta make its eyes turn red

Yeah. Haven't you seen that tumblr post about the individual who was behind one third of wikipedia? He was a smart dude who wanted to put information out there & ppl said "wow he looks like what you'd expect for some guy sitting on his computer all day, putting information on a free site" like girl shut up about his appearance & besides he's a nerd not a model.

But you said he "overcame" his ocd

1984 but in 2014 or whenever this show was released. He is not wrong. We live in a surveillance state, at least I do up in canada & my fellows to the south do.

RC: He wasn’t building a drone army, he was preventing one from being built. I was pretty close. KB: If by close you mean opposite. Me: it was still close! He was still right about this guy having a specific far-end stance on a drone army, castle just got the side switched. What makes you think he killed dale? I still think that maybe tanner was killed by the government & warburg was RIGHT in the first place.

Unless the book collection was not one of his obsessions & he never had compulsions

I need to clip this once I won't wake up my family by turning the volume up enough to film. It is great. Also castle TOTALLY did not bail! (but the poor guy just destroyed it XD. Then again he's rich. In fact, the helicopter one broke that day when he had a broken knee. "survivors?") He was holding the bat hella weird tho & totally missed. I thought he was a new yorker, don't those folks like baseball? Why does he have a bat in his bedroom? Is it specifically a weapon?

Poor ryan! Beckett & castle are literally in bed! In fact, castle probably fell asleep & beckett got up & yoinked the radio toys! It is surely after midnight... well maybe 11pm. Maybe they want 9 whole hours of sleep (more likely to be 6 tho, adults need less sleep than teens, even tho adults still should get like 7.5h) & they are often awake by 6.30 making coffee (like that time they were awake but in pyjamas & they got a call & asked "who would be calling at 6.30 in the morning?") so they would need to be asleep by midnight. Ye. Ryan should go HOME.

Why does she answer with her name if she has him in caller ID & he knows who he is calling? maybe bc castle might answer? Love ryan's mug. but he should go home to bed now.

Are those the SAME books or...?

RC: Ah… that aroma. Old leather and moldering paper. It’s official. I love this place. Castle writer moments <3 Hey storm season is not a current book, babes, it is leftover stock! It has been years! I like this bookshop clerk dude. Mum totally thought he would recognize Castle. I think it would have been funny if castle were to grab a sharpie (obviously he has a marker on him at all times /gen) & write "wow, sad" on the clearance sign & then autograph it or smth.

Beckett's COAT! I love double breasted coats, this one is a Detective Coat with the colour, the double breast, it even has a tie around the waist, it looks so good on her, & then not rly detectivey but I like the neck of it too. It is a very tall neck with buttons on it, it is very wide, & it is just rly great, rly nice.

Ah, a bicycle. Nice. Oh wait mum was right! He IS looking at castle with suspicion! *castle picks up the book he wrote* (it's like that scene in Bolt or w/e the movie was called, where they are looking at Bolt like "I recognize you" & there is a truck advertising bolt's movies behind him, then the truck leaves, & another truck with a pic of the dog came by & left, & then a third even.)

Wait nvm castle picks up the book once beckett is on the phone. RC: Seriously? (implied: the clearance table? Really?) Martin: Yeah but it's a nice book RC: Thank you

farmland my beloved "pretend you don't see the sign" beckett opened up her jacket top! Looks great!

KB: Maybe Warburg is here. It is remote and secluded. RC: I just had a deeply disturbing thought. Me: That noone can hear you scream? KB: Much like most of your thoughts?

ugh I hate being deaf. they would DEF have gotten shot lol

She has an ankle gun!?! *castle just takes it* *castle also does not have a license to carry, though he is a good shot* *doesn't prep the gun at all, check that it's loaded, turn off the safety, or cock a bullet into the chamber*

(I could clip this tbh)

His marksmanship is fine! He shot the 10ring all three times in s1! & in s3e1 he shot someone WHO WAS STANDING RIGHT BEHIND HER so he MUST have good aim!

RC: Nothing can take that away from me. KB: These are blanks

"I am the cops"

Simon Warburg: Check out the quad. It’s my favorite. RC: Oh sweet! *touches it* SW: *turns it on for a sec to chop at castle's hand* RC: OW! SW: Payback for wrecking my drone

Oh. Just. said u killed him. But do you mean indirectly? Shy asks why, I think he took it to mean how. How? Well, this is how, I did this thing, then he did that thing, then Dale Tanner & I actually DID know each other, smth that y'all didn't know u just knew I could control drones & he was killed by a drone, then he died, & it is all my fault. I did not kill him directly but my actions led him to his death.

SW: Intelligence support said there were three high ranking Afghan militants in this car. It was the right make and model traveling at a high rate of speed, so the drone pilot was given the green light to strike. But then he saw those red dots on the trunk and he had a feeling. So he aborted the mission. There were no militants in that car; the red dots were roses because the young couple driving down that desert rode had just gotten married. That’s when I knew I could no longer be a part of the drone program. SW: Because the next generation of drones won’t have pilots. The new AI software will give drones decision making capability. They’ll assess the data and take lethal action all on their own. Although humans were p bad at it & pigeons were literally better than humans until computers came along. As soon as an accident happens ONCE, they will change the AI & it will not happen again. Or just keep training pigeons. SW: Those new drones would turn that car to ash without hesitation. That’s why, when lives are at stake, we need a man who sees roses. We need the human factor. & then he doesn't deny that he killed dale tanner.

SW: Note the user-friendly interface. I’m rather proud of it. I love him. ind ocd

Episode title

SW, finally communicating: Well I meant my software led to his death. But I didn’t do it.

Except that don't they need hardware too or smth? they can't just use software on any computer...

What is the difference between a flash drive & a usb?

"I'll get it" JE: Yo. How about I just talk, jackass? esposito looks awesome Turn off your phone maybe?

Ryan mesmerized by the tech lol. he so cute KR: Man, talk about big brother. JS: Wear sunglasses, let your bangs hang down over your forehead. It totally messes with the software. Wear heavy makeup. Paint random colored shapes all over your face. Wear a mask, hold cotton balls in your cheeks, do reverse contour with pixelated paints of makeup, change your eyebrows, wear one of those dangly chains that goes from your earring to your nose ring... Mess up your forehead, between your eyebrows, nose bridge, cheeks/undereyes, lips, & chin. An over-eye mask can bung up recognizing whose face, but the ai can still recognize that it IS a face. Wear a wedding veil. Although sunglasses & face masks don't work as well anymore in 2023

beirut, didn't that place blow up a few years ago? Dual citizenship, huh. How did you get him? Oh. He has connections Is that... polite or kind?

I totally thought he was going in there with her.

He's right. Omar: Because I like being alive, that’s why. Somebody put a bomb in his car. I had people chasing me. So the next question is: where is the dead drop?

NO IT CAN'T BE HIM BUT IT IS ISN'T IT

Oof... I have been rooting for dale tanner for this entire time but I can see where this kid is coming from. These sacrifices that the common person has to make... it is not right. this kid is def a teen...

blurb for the book was worth a shot lol

Oh no a five years from now question maybe she DOES want to be there five years from now! Maybe she likes her job & doesn't feel the need to climb the ladder! Like that lady from tesco who puts on the reduced price for quick sale stickers & loves it! JS: I used to work homicide, too. Chicago. ‘til some guy tapped me on the shoulder. Today I’m that guy. autonomy? really? I've seen season six, this ain't how he pitches it. that "i'll be talking to you" is so,,, knowing

printers are already alive.

RC: Because with people, all decisions are personal. Hits a string RC: And where one person might see roses another may see the chance to move on from an old life and on to a new one. WAIT Does he know?

girl nothing is not a normal answer. Why not tell your lover "hey I got a job offer lmao, isn't that crazy? But I'm flattered ig." & then you have that conversation.

k I spent nearly 3 hours on one episode, that is twice as long as I allow myself & 4x as long as an episode. Yucky. Granted, I DID have the volume too low to listen while typing so I HAD to pause.

Thing is, I didn't even clip anything from it. I'll need to go back tmrw & clip it. & then I'll clip everything I want to from s3 bc it is due at the library & I didn't get many (if any) clips, then I'll make sure I got all my clips from s4 bc once I was done binge watching it I was informed that s5 was due in 3 days (it's been a week lol) so I binged it & got all my clips quick & I didn't listen to the audio commentaries. Now here's the thing. s3 is due after s5 tho so maybe I should listen to the audio commentaries now before giving back s5 & I can clip s3 after. I think I have the last half of the s4 episodes clipped tho so lucky me.

#castle 5x23 #the pigeonbomb episode #castle 5x23 spoilers #castle 5x23 quote #castle s5 spoilers #(only in that she gets a job offer)

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craftherpes · 2 years ago

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NYC trip

Hey. I took a trip to New York January 12-16. I’m going to write about it here and link to my other social media so I can just type it out once. Please see earlier posts for photos- I made like, 15 posts to dump all the pics.

So, the inciting reason to go to nyc all alone was because Joey McIntyre (of The New Kids On The Block) was having a concert at Carnegie Hall, announced as how he was planning to celebrate his 50th birthday. If I had done nothing else, this concert would have made the trip worth it. It wasn’t the only thing, though!

So, I work nights. I finished work Thursday morning, and after a stop at home for my winter coat, I was on my way. I drove to visit some friends north of Philly, so I could leave my car with them. It was so good to see all of them. We went out to dinner (I had to do something to thank them for watching my car), which was so nice- I’ve only seen these friends once since the beginning of the pandemic, and sitting down to have a meal together made me feel so good.

Friday morning, I got dropped off at a train station in New Jersey, from where I took a train to NYC. I enjoy trains- it was a quiet and pleasant journey.

When I got to Penn Station, I transferred to the subway and dropped off my luggage (it was 2 duffles, one of which I had torn on the way). Then I took off to wander around Manhattan. I had no plans for the afternoon. I threw on my The Wanderer t-shirt (the one I embroidered the signatures onto) and went over to FAO Schwartz to find Johnny Tammaro, who was in that cast and whose signature is on the sleeve. All of his coworkers were so sweet, making sure I knew that he was around and needed to see my shirt. I also got to a few other shops, and I bought myself a new wheeled suitcase because I was over carrying duffle bags.

I went back to my hotel and checked in, caught a few hours of sleep. I got up and had a bath, then threw my Wanderer shirt back on and headed out to see Wicked. I bought this ticket when I found out that Mike Wartella (who starred in The Wanderer) was playing Boq. He was amazing, as was the rest of the cast. I cried, even though I knew the basic plot and the music. I waited outside the stage door for him, and the grin when he saw the shirt was totally priceless.

After getting a quick picture with him, I headed to RPM Underground, where I met the fabulous BlockTok crew. They were so charming and welcoming, but they’d been there for several hours, so we didn’t stay too much longer after I arrived. I had a lovely walk back to the hotel with C and her hubby D, who were also staying there. They were really awesome, and we made tentative breakfast plans.

Saturday morning was breakfast with my hotel buddies, hearing about their family, their NKOTB experiences, and sharing mine. We were going shopping together, but lost each other in the M&M store. We texted that we’d catch up later. Noon was the planned BlockTok meetup in Times Square (C and D had other plans). So I got to meet a few more of them, and after we hung out there for a bit, I headed back to the hotel to sleep another few hours and get a nice long bath.

Then it was time to get ready for the *main event*. I didn’t get a picture of my outfit, but I was very happy with the look I put together. As a bonus, there’s a really awesome acquaintance I had been struggling to maybe meet up with- guess who was seated right behind me? I was luck enough to have a really good seat- I was in one of the boxes along stage right, in the first tier. And when I say it was really good... the comparable box on stage left was occupied by Joey McIntyre’s wife and kids.

The concert was... epic. He had so many fabulous guests, including one of his sisters, his son (the talent runs in the family in both cases), Debbie Gibson, Shoshana Bean, and of course the other 4 New Kids. I can’t begin to explain what a wonderful show they put on. I laughed, cried, sang along, was silenced by awe, and touched so many times. It was amazing watching him, especially when he was trying not to cry himself.

When I left the concert, I broke off from my friends to drop my new tshirt off at my hotel. I headed back out one of the fan-run afterparties. I turned onto 7th Ave, and someone walking up behind me quickly was making ‘brrr’ noises with their lips. I was a little weirded out. The person passed me... and it was HIM. Joey McIntyre. I moved a little faster to keep up with his group and took a couple of pic of his back because my friends weren’t going to believe me. I didn’t speak to him because he was talking with someone next to him, and I didn’t want to be rude. I did turn my head at one point and realize I was walking next to Griffin (his eldest son), who wasn’t talking to anyone, so I told him that he had done a brilliant job. They crossed the street and I continued to the party.

I didn’t stay long, the party was just so crowded. So I headed out. I ended up at Krispy Kreme in Times Square and had a short conversation with some random teenagers about Broadway, Billy Porter, and the fab dresses he wears. I stopped to pick up some takeout and as I left, a pair of people, one in a NYNUK hoodie, was walking by, and I spoke to them (Can I just say I love being in a group that wears their association almost literally on their sleeves?). We walked back to our respective hotels which weren’t far apart, and while I don’t remember her name, but I told her that if she contacted me, I’d send her the one song from The Wanderer.

Sunday, I put on my ‘The Middle Ages Were Magic’ shirt and grabbed a subway to Washington Heights. I’ve been trying/hoping to go to The Cloisters for literal years. I’m a little upset that someone put it at the top of a hill- that was mean. But once I made it to the top, it was worth the climb. This is where most of the pics I posted were taken. I was there for hours, though a good bit of it was spent sitting. My feet hurt so badly by this point in my trip. But I had a lovely chat with one of the security personnel, and her insights were really interesting.

I went back to my hotel and crashed. I went to bed at about 5pm, slept solidly for about 5 hours, spent an hour setting my stuff up to be ready to leave quickly, and then slept at least 5 more, maybe 6 hours. (Can you tell I didn’t sleep a lot on my trip?)

I caught another train Monday morning and my amazing friend picked me up and took me back to her house. Then it was all long drive. I made it back in plenty of time to be at work that night, if a little worn out by then.

If I met you and left you out, I’m so sorry. I have memory issues, and I hope you’ll let me know what it is that I forgot. Also, if you have any pictures that include me, I’d love to see them.

#nyc #nkotb #joey mcintyre #concert #carnegie hall #blockheads #travel #met cloisters #blocktok

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staragroza · 3 years ago

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My grian designs from oldest (2019) to newest (2022) the 1st image is from 2019, its my only drawing of grian from that time. i then kinda took a 2 year break from drawing him haha, the next 2 images are from 2021 and the last pics are from this year. As you can see, he gets more bird-y and i think thats nice. kinda of a break down of the designs under vvvv

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2019 - i basically drew his skin how most people drew him around that time, i wasnt super in to hermit at that time so i didnt bother making a better design. 2021 (1) - i finally got in to hermit craft again around season 8 where the moon was being silly, and that was the time where grian had the tired skin. I went with parrot wings since theyre majorly popular in the fandom. i gave him his usual clothes just more roughed up. he has a purple ring in his eyes to represent the witcher part, just mostly subtle.

2021 (2) - space grian ! never finished drawing like the previous one but there is a tiny change, the wings. It was then where to boatem crew landed in void/space/whatever. i like the idea of grians wings being able to shapeshift to whatever he needs (thanks to that one fic on ao3 about grian shifting his wings to diffrent species. if i find it again ill link it here), and since he’s a watcher in a way, i thought his wings would become more spacey with starts ! . this is pretty much for this one 2022 (1) - MAJOR upgrade from the last one. i made it around the break between season 8 and 9. I wanted to go for more avian/birdy side of him in this one, hence the 2 wings on his head. I decided to abond the parrot wings, mainly cause it just didnt fit the grian in my head. His wings are not really designed after a particular bird, i just made them look closer to his hair color (they also got silly eyes in them to once again refrence the watchers).

He has more feathers on his face/along his body, which most you cant see but trust me its there. His eyes still have the watcher ring color. His clothes changed too, i dumped the sneakers and his older pants. I gave him strong high calf shoes where he can tuck his pants legs in lawl. He has more bags/pockets stuff to carry his stuff inside (its like the inventory just with more logic to the real world.) there is feathers sticking out of his shoes for whatever reason. I was originally planning on giving him bird feet and claws but i didnt know how to draw it so i went with covering his hands with the sweater, and giving him normal legs. 2022 (2) - Ah yes, the actual bird-yfiction of grian. The clothes stayed pretty much the same, i just gave him a pair of glasses that were inspired by my good friends @he1ian grian design. I made him way shorter and this time went and gave him bird legs and “claws” (glorified long black nails lol). His hair has became longer, which he can now put in to a ponytail. He has trinkets from his friends on the bag (which i will draw more clearer one day), red scrape of fabric from mumbos tie and a moon charm from pearl. (there will be pins, one will have vote for mumbo, the other one will be the sarah pin and etc. mainly memories from past seasons and other stuff ^_^)

I deleted one pair of bags from his pants due to him now being shorter. If you compare his height to my scar design his head is somehwree under scars shoulder. OH YEAH he also has a tail now For whatever reason.

THE END ! if anyone read this thank you ur the best i hope you enjoyed my ramblings of a mad man.

#groza fanart #groza art #hermitcraft grian #grian #grian fanart #hermitcraft fanart #hc grian #hc grian fanart #groza rambles #character design #i like rambling about hermits #hermitcraft

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lexa-griffins · 3 years ago

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These Director Alycia pics has me thinking: director lexa and actress clarke au? 👀

Back when Alycia first was announced to be directing the episode I got an ask asking for director Lexa/actress Clarke AU (that took me far too long to find)! in which we established a freshly picked out from the indie movie directing scene director Lexa and season actress Clarke, and I believe it was I said it was a post apocalypse movie Mad Max type movie 😅

But with the new pictures of Alycia in those khakis, white shirts and baseball caps it got me thinking^tm:

It's not a glamorous set. Everyone in the cast is covered in sweat and dirty, Clarke's been wearing this leather scraps jacket for most of the day and yet it's not the lack of hydration that's making her thirsty, because somehow, despite them being in the middle of Texas in the summer, with sweat dripping down every inch of her body and wearing what Clarke can only classify as barbecue dad/park ranger chic clothing, Lexa still looks at the hottest thing in this damn set.

Lexa has a very specific vision for this scene and she has gone over it about five times with everyone and Clarke keeps messing it up, which is really not something she does often, because the moment Lexa approaches them in her director voice and leans over the car to talk to her /again/, Clarke can't focus on anything other than her legs and the deep tan she's clearly starting to form and the fact she looks fucking adorable with the baseball cap or the way she keeps licking her lips while she talks because they dry out do fast out here. And they have spoken about the mutual attraction they've got going on and have both decided it's not the right time and that they should wait until the movie is over to even attempt a relationship but honestly, it's hot and everyone is miserable and somehow a frustrated Lexa is very very sexy and Clarke's brain is fried.

It's really the only time Lexa thinks the rumors about Clarke being a diva might be true, because she looks like she's messing up the scene on purpose when everyone is already miserable as it is. She finally hits every mark when Lexa pulls her aside and tells very sternly that the crew and cast and tired and that she needs to either pull it together or really pull it together 'cause Lexa isn't going to stay here all afternoon just because Clarke decides she finds everyone being frustrated funny. She feels like a scolded child but refrains from mentioning the reason she can't do anything properly is because she finds the director to be the main character of today's scene 🤪

#letter opened #perhaps i need to tag both this and the other one with #director lexa #katebishopofearth #Clarke's stage mommy issues seeing Lexa dressed as a soccer mom ordering people around: oh no we should not find this hot #asddfgfgksflgjg #clarkes very professional ok!!! most of the time!!#she brings Lexa a large iced coffee and stays by her side holding an umbruela for shade the next day #even if she's not even supposed to come in since she has no scenes to film that day #just looking like a puppy the whole day.... Lexa finds it adorable

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yoongi-sugaglider · 4 years ago

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Daegu Quarantine

Jungkook x reader

Gang/ zombie apocalypse au

Warnings:

Gore, violence, zombies, mention of drugs and drug dealing, weapons discharge in self defense, main character death, zombies, course language, zombies, drinking, did I mention zombies?

Summary:

They were the top of their game, known throughout the city as the smartest and most dangerous crew to ever hit the Daegu streets. But what’s going to happen when this group of young men encounter something right out of a horror film?

Word count: 2833

A/n: Just a heads up, mild torture beat em ups this chapter, and the opinions of the military are (Mostly) purely for the story.

Part 17===Part 18===Part 19

By the time my brain even attempted to register what was going on, Jenkins had already dragged me from the kitchen into the main bowling area.

The pitch-black lanes loomed before me, gaping chasms yawning in the darkness like the monstrous face of some multi headed monster preparing to swallow me whole.

Jenkins shoved me ahead of him, causing me to stumble into one of the ball returns. I choked back a cry as the cool and unforgiving metal dug into the wound on my thigh. The last thing I needed was to give him the satisfaction of knowing he’d hurt me, especially with the implications of what he planned to do to me.

As I pushed myself to stand he grabbed my arm, growling his impatience in my ear and shoving me around the machine.

“Keep it moving, I don’t have all day.”

I frowned, shuffling forward a pace or two before finding my stride once again.

“Shame, last I checked I had the whole apocalypse.” I laced as much sass as I could manage into my tone, earning myself a jab to the ribs from his weapon. The bruising force had me cackling into the darkness like a mad woman.

We passed several of his soldier buddies. Some camped out on the seats around the score monitors while others milled around in small groups or by themselves. All of them seemed desperate to stick as close to the lanterns as they could though.

Of the ones that I could see, including the three I’d seen stationed at the front doors, I counted 14 bodies, 26 total if I included the civilians I’d been grouped with in the kitchens. There was no telling really though how many of the soldiers had weapons and special combat training, and that alone set me on edge enough to keep me paying attention.

“Home sweet home huh?” I muttered as we made our way through to the lobby and towards a set of very dark looking stairs.

Jenkins paused for a moment and I watched by the light filtering in from the front doors as he dug angrily through the pockets of his army issue cargo pants.

“Gosh, and here I thought the torture was gonna be getting my fingernails ripped out or some shit. No, it’s waiting on King Flaccid to figure his shit out.”

The comment may have earned me a rifle butt to the stomach but damn if it wasn’t worth seeing Jenkin’s fellow soldier snickering behind his back.

“Shut it Riley…” Jenkins grumbled.

By the time the semi functioning man had his flashlight out and shining at the stairs I’d recovered from my forced Lamaze class enough to walk upright again. Which meant once more I was leading the way in a building I’d never been in before.

Using my still cuffed hands I felt along the walls as I climbed, finally emerging on the pitch black landing with a sigh.

“Lovely place you have here.” I grumbled, impatiently tapping my foot as I watched the bobbing beam of the flashlight slowly ascending behind me. I suppressed a shiver when the light highlighted several dark smears and handprint splatters on the wall.

“Yooo!! Welcome to my crib MTV!” I grinned, leaning against the wall as nonchalantly as possible when Jenkins and his buddy finally huffed and puffed their way to standing in front of me.

“Fuck sake Jenkins. Can we shut this bitch up already?”

Apparently the men had finally had enough of me as the next thing I knew I woke up with a blinding headache and a distinct inability to draw a full breath from the fact that my arms were now wrapped around the back of a chair and cuffed in place.

“Jeeze, you would think being in the military somebody would have taught these boys how to treat a lady.” I grumbled to myself, earning me a quiet snicker from somewhere ahead of me.

I opened my eyes, blinking rapidly to adjust to the relative brightness of the room after so long spent in the dark. A grin leapt to my face at the sight of Rose, slightly bruised to the face but no less alive and well.

“Well shit, fancy meeting you here hot stuff!”

She grinned back at me, the expression coming across as mildly manic since the swelling to her lips and cheek made her face slightly lopsided.

The room itself was about as boring as an office could get. My brain only half way registered the handful of candles that lit the place, making the bowling posters and filing cabinets feel almost sinister.

Almost.

“Homey.” I smiled, eyes seeking out Jenkins and his buddy who stood back by the door, whisper arguing with each other.

“Boys? Fancy getting a girl a drink?” I asked, head tilted awkwardly so I could catch their eye when they turned to glare at me.

Neither answered though and I went back to taking in my surroundings. Taehyung sat in a chair just opposite Rose, facing her as if they’d been making him watch them torture her. Amatures.

I nodded to him, knowing he’d always been able to handle the harshest of treatments thanks to having watched Hoseok initiate him ages and ages ago. He didn’t seem too happy to see me there but I shrugged his way, sending him a grin that had his frown deepening.

“You do realize if we duct tape her mouth we won’t have to deal with her bullshit right?”

I turned to look at the two soldiers, quirking an eyebrow at the younger one and smiling flirtily his way.

“Aww, tie me up and gag me. I like the way that one thinks.” The bright blush that exploded across his cheeks was well worth what came next.

There was no warning. I don’t know why I expected there to be one.

One minute Jenkins was by the door, the next he was right in front of me.

The pain that lashed across the left side of my face had me seeing stars. Almost immediately Rose was screaming, struggling against her restraints and threatening the men around us.

“You low life piece of garbage! I swear to fuck I will expose every internet search you ever tried to hide! Every tiny dick pic you ever took. Every depraved piece of porn you ever Googled or downloaded!”

She continued on, practically foaming at the mouth as Jenkins laughed out loud.

“Ah, see now. I had a feeling this one would be useful.” He snickered, eyes filled with glee as he watched me spit out the blood that’d filled my mouth when my teeth scraped the inside of my cheek. He pulled a butterfly knife out of his pocket, flicking it back and forth a few times before flashing it open before me.

“Come on now Army boy, my grandmother hits harder than that.” I grinned up at him, knowing I looked half way to deranged with my swelling cheek and the blood that I could still taste covering my front teeth.

My insult must not have sat too well with his ego as he bent over me and jammed the handle of his knife into my thigh wound.

“Cheeky little cunt.” He growled, breath a hot mask of cigarettes and whatever canned goop he’d eaten for lunch.

I cried out from the shock of the pain, eyes watering as I sought out the comforting sight of my friends.

Rose was openly sobbing, head hung low as she continued to mutter threats in Jenkins’ general direction. Tae on the other hand was stone silent, eyes awash with rage as he opened his mouth as if to speak.

I returned my attention to Jenkins, though I made sure Taehyung had his eyes on me before I spoke.

“Silence is golden. It’s better this way.” I knew it was cryptic, that much was obvious in the way Jenkins hesitated in raising his hand as if to hit me again.

More importantly than his reaction though was Tae. I knew he would understand my words without me having to say anything.

I glanced over at Tae, watching his eyes go from blind fury to a quiet resignation. Despite everything on the line he knew better than to go against my silent orders.

“Well?” The man called Riley demanded.

Jenkins continued to twirl his butterfly knife, face a mask of cold indifference as he watched the edge glint in the low candle light. He pulled an empty chair over, sitting down and leaning forward, elbows on his knees as he scratched at his chin with the knife blade while watching my every move.

I squinted at him, watching the rusted gears turning in his head before realization struck.

“You’ve never done this have you?” I asked, grinning brightly before throwing my head back to cackle aloud into the darkness.

“Good lord Tae no wonder you haven’t said shit!” I leaned to the side a bit, sending the stoic hacker a wink. “Hobi would have had any one of us howling out secrets by now. And here I thought I was actually in trouble. That boy could get a baby to snitch on their mother’s breast milk and here you two are barely struggling to even get me to shut up. Can you imagine!”

***

They tried. They certainly did.

By the time Jenkins had worn himself into exhaustion I’d grown bored with all of it.

He’d hit me sure, bruised my face and arms several shades of ugly. But in the end I’d been untied and sent on my way back to the kitchen with the others along with Rose and Taehyung.

I could tell the entire experience had demoralized poor Jenkins. His shoulders slumped as he followed behind Riley before disappearing into the darkness of the lobby after we’d been delivered back to the kitchen.

Once the soldiers were gone Jimin immediately rushed over to fawn over the three of us. He did the best he could with what the kitchen had available, substituting a tiny bottle of vodka that one of the civilians had found for rubbing alcohol and patching up everyone’s wounds as best as he was able to.

After my injuries had been attended to I made my way over to what remained of our crew, hugging a sobbing Jeanette tightly while sending Yoongi a reassuring smile before allowing myself to be wrapped from behind in the warmth of Jungkook’s grounding embrace.

“How bad was it?” he muttered into my shoulder blade.

“Not too bad. Pretty sure Jimin would have had a better time of it compared to what those amateurs attempted to accomplish.”

“Fucking Air Farce.” Came Rose’s grumbled remark as she collapsed gracelessly beside where Jeanette and Yoongi were sat.

“Air Farce?” Namjoon’s voice came from behind me and I turned to give him a smile, shrinking away slightly with a playful squeak when he reached out to ruffle my hair.

“Yeah. American military has several branches, just like most countries. There’s a bit of a hierarchy on respect levels though. Marines are hardcore, either single minded dogs or gung-ho and always ready and looking for action. Army are the boys on the front lines, some call them cannon fodder.” Rose shrugged as she leaned into Taehyung, finally relaxing for the first time since we’d been taken from the house.

“Nobody really pays attention to the Navy honestly. I mean, there’s the occasional sailor comes to port joke but really the just… It’s like everyone knows they exist but nobody wants to talk about them or admit that they do.”

“And the Air Farce?” Namjoon, ever eager to learn new things, seemed almost to be bouncing in place where he sat on the kitchen floor across from Rose.

“Air Force.” Rose corrected with a smirk. “Every branch has their own air support division. Planes, jets, choppers. All of that. The Air Force is strictly flight stuff. Air cargo, air support, blah blah blah. And while that would sound pretty epic, it’s the way they’re treated that pisses off the other branches.”

“What do you mean the way they’re treated?” One of the civilians chirped up, a young girl with eyes sparkling almost as brightly as Namjoon’s who’d wandered over and had been hovering awkwardly at the edge of the conversation. Her mother hushed her, though Rose smiled and motioned to the mother that it was okay.

“Well, actually Jeanette knows more about that than I do.” Rose smiled.

The woman blushed, having been caught listening in on the conversation as well. I glanced around the room, eyes widening when I realized that most of the people who’d been locked in the kitchen with us had their full focus on those who’d been talking.

Jeanette swallowed, nerves clamming her up at the attention. The young girl sat at her feet though, and so she chose to give her attention to the younger audience. The shift in her focus seemed to calm her enough that she was able to tell her story.

“My...recently deceased husband was in the Army. He’d been part of a war not too long ago and spent a lot of his time deployed in the desert. It wasn’t exactly the most comfortable of living arrangements as you can imagine.”

The girl giggled, “Wouldn’t it be like living on the beach though?”

“Oh sure.” Jeanette replied. “If that beach was nothing but sand with no water and all the crabbies were just a bunch of grumpy people.”

Namjoon jerked up, eyes wide and sparkling as he practically shouted. “There are crabs in the desert??”

Rose snorted, covering her mouth to stifle a giggle. “No Joon, but there are definitely some awful big spiders there.”

“Ewwwwww, I don’t like spiders.” The girl cringed, shuffling closer to Jeanette who instinctually gathered her into her arms.

“Me too neither.” Jeanette giggled before returning to her story.

“Well, I have a younger brother. He’d been slated to be a pretty amazing athlete. But his final year of high school he messed up his knee pretty bad and his basketball career was pretty much over. So he asked Dean for some advice. Dean pointed him towards the air force.”

The girl snuggled into Jeanette, being careful not to crush her belly and causing her mother to send Jeanette an apologetic grimace of a smile. Jeanette shook her head though, sending a reassuring smile back to let the mother know it was alright.

“After basic training my brother was sent on his first deployment to an island outpost. He’d set things up so that he could communicate with his family while he was gone, his wife and myself included. One day he messages me, and so we get to talking about his living arrangements, which of course Dean decided he needed to chirp in his two cents about.” Jeanette smiled down at the girl, brushing her hair out of her now sleeping face before turning to Namjoon’s rapt attention.

“You see, when my brother was deployed, instead of staying in a tent as if he was in the desert, or being forced to sleep on a hammock like those in the Navy had to do when they were deployed on their ships, the Air Force had put him and his squad up in a hotel. He had messaged me to complain that room service hadn’t brought him fresh towels in a week so he’d been forced to do his own laundry.”

Yoongi snorted, arms crossed over his stomach and chin buried in his chest as he struggled to contain his mirth.

“Wait so...what was wrong with that?” Namjoon asked and Yoongi barked out a bitter laugh.

“He’s deployed Joon. Life isn’t supposed to be easy on mission. You’re there to do a job. What Rose is getting at is that these Air Force men are spoiled, allowed to live the easy life while the real military men toil in the dirt.”

“Well...I mean..”

Yoongi cut Namjoon off, giving him a deliciously evil grin. “This is a good thing. With the way these three looked after their so called torture interrogation, those dense fucks outside don’t have a clue what they’re doing. Just a handful of shmucks with guns.”

“So then…” I paused when Yoongi turned to me with a confident grin.

“Enough planning and the right upper hand, and maybe, just maybe we can get out of this completely unscathed.”

I could feel the change in Jungkook’s body language, as he’d never let go of his grip on me from behind.

“Well shit...if that’s the case…”

Jungkook was interrupted though, as suddenly, as if the universe had decided to finally give us a break from the madness, a tiny voice chirped out from the chest pocket of my shirt.

“Hey...Boss Lady...can you hear me?”

I stiffened, eyes wide as I turned to stare at Jungkook in shock.

“.....Jin? Seokjin is that you?”

#bts #jungkook fanfic #jungkook x reader #jungkook gang au #jungkook zombie au #bts jungkook x reader #bts zombie au #bts gang au #jungkook angst #jungkook fluff #bts x reader #bts x reader insert #bts scenarios #bts jeon jungkook #jeon jungkook #bts fluff #bts angst #bangtan boys imagine

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snowthepimp · 3 years ago

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8. postcard

“Mommy, the mailman is here!”

Lena smiled at her daughter, Samara, as she opened the front door, and ran outside to collect the mail from Mr. Joe. She watched from the door as the little girl ran back to her with multiple envelopes and magazines in her tiny hands.

“Where’s Daddy’s letter? Is it in there?” Stephen Jr. asked, not being able to contain his excitement any longer.

Lena sifted through the mail, looking for a certain piece of paper. She would be lying if she said she wasn’t excited to hear from the man of the house, too. The woman missed her man dearly. “Oh, look, babies! It’s this one right here!” Lena picked up the postcard Static had sent them, examining the pictures of the exotic animals on the front before looking at his messy handwriting on the back. It was a miracle how she was able to read it.

Static had been away from the family for the last few months as he went on tour with his group Playa. Right now, they were in Paris after performing in Australia two nights in a row. He didn’t like being away from his family for long periods of time, but making music and touring around the world was how he was able to feed his family. So, he couldn’t deny that he loved it. There was a sense of pride within himself knowing that he could provide for his family and do what he always dreamed of doing at the same time.

“Mama, hellooo!” Stephen Jr. waved his tiny hands in front of his mother, trying to catch her attention and take her out of the sudden daze she was in. “Read it,” he whined impatiently.

“Boy—” Lena gave Steve Jr her signature look, making him and his twin sister giggle. “Don’t rush me.” She sat down with her children on the living room floor, getting comfortable with their blankets and pillows around them. “Y’all ready?” The twins nodded, full of excitement. She cleared her throat before beginning to read.

To Da Crew:

We in Australia rite now. U ever seen a kangaroo up close? Them things is scary! Daddy saw sum koalas 2. That was cool. It’s hot as hell hell out here tho. Makes me miss the weather back home. I got y’all sum gifts. Ima send em soon!! Miss y’all so much! I just talked 2 y’all on the phone & I miss hearing y’all yell in my ear already. But 2 more weeks & I’m back home. Remember that Daddy is always there with y’all. Even when I ain’t there. So behave for ya mama cuz I find out everything. Luv y’all! See y’all real soon!

Luv,

Papa Bear

P.S. (4 Mommy) Thank u for those pics :) can’t wait to see yo fine ass in person. Luv u

Lena blushed at the little message Static wrote for her as the twins talked a million words per minute about the gifts their daddy had bought for them. She thought back to the time she took those pictures with the Polaroid camera. She was bored, horny, and had just bought a new lingerie set from Victoria’s Secret. She missed her man in more ways than one, and she wanted to show him that. Static greatly appreciated the gesture, knowing that he missed her just as much. He looked at the Polaroids every chance he could when he was alone.

“I’m gonna call Daddy again!” Samara jumped up from her spot on the floor to grab the cordless house phone off of the coffee table. Lena didn’t bother to help the little girl— she had her father’s number memorized down to the last digit. Even though there was a six hour time difference, that didn’t stop her from calling at random times throughout the day. It also didn’t stop Static from answering either. He hated missing their calls. Proceeding to call her father, Samara puts the telephone on speaker for all of them to hear. The line rang a few times before the call was picked up.

“Hello?”

“Daddy!”

The twins are back because I just love them so much.

Pt 2 of ‘Ice Cream’

#‘juneprompts.’#june prompts #my current works #lollipophoe #lollipophoefics #static major #postcard #writing #writing prompts #ice cream

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loudestcloud · 4 years ago

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Time for Luffy's fashion exam! Now, I'll be honest, I did skip an outfit because I decided I will be ending this whole thing with the Strawhat fashion show in Episode of Luffy. Also, sorry for the posting gap, I remembered I have other unfinished post sets. That being said, this is a very long one so let's do this!

Kid Luffy, Post-Enies Lobby & Fish-Man Island: I think it's super cute when Luffy has white t shirts with red based logos because it reminds me of the first picture. Makes him look baby plus, they can always be found in cute domestic EPs or fun, cute flashbacks. The shorts change over time and that's also kinda cute, a range of cuffs is a nice change up. It's nice to see the red contrast the blue shorts and the white is a nice color on him cos it contrast his hair!

Romance Dawn, Enies Lobby, Thriller Bark, Sabaody Archipelago, Amazon Lily, Marineford & last Dressrosa outfit: This look is the pre Luffy look. It's the pre Timeskip look everyone thinks of is cuffed shorts, Kimono sandels and sleeveless vest (and Strawhat, obviously) but have you ever seen them all in a line? It's mad. Each outfit is the same basic look bit more are more spicy each time! I like the Thriller Bark and Sabaody Archipelago looks a little bit more cos it's nice to see that jacket open and it feels like he was trying something new. I also feel that the buttons on the jacket look like the ones on Shanks' pegged ankle sailor pants when we first see him so that's cool. (it took me hours to find the name for his trousers, oh my fucking god) The last Dressrosa outfit feels like a nice callback to the rest of the line up here without being too much cos it's just a red vest top instead and I do find it funny it's like the Enies Lobby and it's used in Dressrosa because of the jokes people make about Robin and Law being so similar.

Timeskip: This is it lads, it's the one true icon itself, the post look! ☺️ When I sit back and look at it I see all the people this look is influenced by and want to cry at how masterful it really is. (Now, I do wanna say that I didn't come up with this nor am I the first to say it and I am definitely probably looking too much into this but) The yellow belt is taken from Shanks' red belt the first time we see him and the Shanks look Luffy is more familiar with. Now onto the jacket. I know it won't stand out as to why for most but it's Ace inspired! When Ace leave to become a pirate, the start of his adventure, he has his jacket open and Luffy having his jacket open also shows his scar from the ending of Ace's adventure. I also really appreciate how no one hides scars in this anime. Also, someone said that the style of the jacket and it's fancy frills could be in reference to Sabo's little jabot collar and honestly I do see it. it's quite subtle unlike Shanks' but not as hard to catch as Ace's so I enjoy thinking that it's there too. Lastly, he still has his cuffed shorts and kimono sandels because it's still Luffy's outfit at the end of the day and he is still who is is, just with a stronger appreciation of what people have done for him now. It's also his colour pallette for the pure fact he is the main character n needs his pallet. also sometimes he just has normal wooden sandels but the same outfit sometimes, it's a small detil a lot of people overlook but I prefer the sound of his Kimono sandels 😊

Dressrosa: I love this outfit cos it's stilly but also has very nice vibes. Looks ready for the beach but is really throwing hands and that's the best kind of outfit, it's a nice expectation subversion tbh. I also like how he tried to hide the Straw hat but not... All of it? And I love how the crew didn't actually question it either. It would have been super easy for one of them to just tell him to leave it behind or something but I do really love how respectful they always are of the hat. I myself have a hat that's super important to me and when I loose it I go mad.

Whole Cake Island: I love this arc for outfits! I swear if the actual content of it doesn't kill me, the act looks will 😭 it's all so magical and it knows it is! Like I said before, white is a good color on him as he has black hair but for the same reason, so is black! In this arcs outfit range, the Staw hat seems almost invisible and his outfit gets less and less 'Luffy' as the arc gose on showing this is not about him. He's not the focus of this arc and you can see that in a lot of the outfits thb. I also like the lack of blue and yellow, 2/3 of his colors as Sanji is often associated with those too as we've talked about before. Also, I like the little red strips on the white jacket with the gold buttons, idk why and I think it's nice that the last 2 outfits are so simple in general, it's a nice look for him. oh, what's that? A Pink jabot? Your killing me Lu, straight up killing me here lil' bro! Side note, is this the first time in canon Luffy has worn a suit jacket or is it the only time I've noticed? Cos DAMM!! Shits sick as fuck and I actually love that when wearing a suit jacket as such he always keep short on 😆

Spa Island, Z's Ambition & Strong World: WHOS READY FOR A RELAXING SUNNY DAAAYY!? (pun not intended but very much enjoyed) I actually adore the fact Luffy still tries to go swimming cos it was his favourite thing to do as a kid so like fuck Luffy is gonna give up on that. He's got his safety measures ready, what more do you want from him? I mean I personally want him not to swim with his hat on cos it's litrally Staw and that's not good for water but anyway Z's Ambition, am I right!? The top is so fucking cute and I just noticed those shorts are also ✨designer✨ fancy man!! Now, the pic of Zoro is the one I missed out before and it's also from Z's Ambition. I love that Luffy has the shark top but Zoro has the ocean shorts. I really love Zoro in this purple cos and thick white stripes really work with the ocean waves. It's really well put together and hes got dark brown sandels on to off set all the white but keep the purple from being a stand out color, it's cool! Than the last Luffy looks like he's at a fashion show. It looks like the shorts come from a kids set the shark top belongs to. Imagine those together, it'd be so cute. However, it isn't an ocean patten, those are clouds cos Nami has a bikini top with the same pattern in Skypiea and it's actually one of my favourites for her.

Boss Luffy Historical Special! This filler AU is so much fun, I think any it a lot. He has his hair up in that super cute and useless way that doesn't actually do much but I do have my hair like that a lot n it's just... nice? Idk, it's strange buy I like he did that. I really enjoy his Kimono more that the actual Wano one cos it's a lot more simple look. The Sai being tucked in in that way is also cool but kinda makes it look like it's stabbing him a bit 👁️👄👁️. I like the pin strips being like a faded purpleish cos if you just glance at it, it makes it look it fuzzy. The belt also looks very nice with the middle ligter bit. It really feels like the Wano one was inspired by this is a way cos of the color matches. Like, it's probably not but still.

3D2Y, Adventure of Nebulandia 😍 & Heart of Gold: Hat-less Luffy is both a sin and a blessing. Regardless, I LOVE OP BOYS IN HOODIES!! I had to show you this specific the 3D2Y because we don't see the hood and it's soooo cute cos it a paw 😍 but also 😬 cos it's like... Kuma's paw the thing that cause 3D2Y in the first place. But that's also why it's so cool at the same time and AHHHHHH 😄 Now! On to Nebulandia! I really like this movie but also in canon, how does he have that jumper? Who made it for him and can I have one? It's Usopp flag design so I guess it could be him but he doesn't seem the type. Point is I want one. Last of this set is some really cosy outfits!! "How much fur?" "Yes" am I right? Like the first one is sooooo cosy with all the fur! Plus, a funky new bamboo hat, always a good thing to have a new hat. I appreciate that you can see the zips on these too. Then the orange turtle neck one with little fluffy bits is just here cos it's so out of his usual looks, I had to at least mention it.

Strong world & Film Z: The shorts on the first one are really cute cos it's a light rosey pink with red fur and just a plain solid dark blue colour jacket works really well. Not to mention the fact he has a super cute orange and yellow flight helmet hat with goggles on under the Staw hat. The 2 bag straps also make an X which is a nice detail. The 2nd outfits in this movie are super fuckin cool ngl. It's so strange to see them all dress in black and have guns but I like the red shirt for him with the yellow highlighted parts. Makes the Straw hat actually work with the outfit instead of ignoring it. Film Z brings us the same flight helmet hat just brighter and without the goggles but also opens with this T-Shirt and Luffy being silly with it. I think that's the only reason to mention it, it's funny. Then the obligation pirate outfit, always stunning plus the meat belt.

Film: Gold & Stampede (also used in Cidre Guild): these are my top 3 Luffy outfits no matter what else I see. I love the straw cowboy hat sooooo much cos it's very Luffy. I like the balls they has as a team to choose white for all of them, considering they are all quite messy people, living for that dad shirt and I like the Golden chain around his neck but am always confused as to why it was never used against him. Like dude could and should have tried to choke him at least once, right? Anyway, the dress! Now, the dress isn't actually that good but it's my favourite because it shows how Luffy has no fucks about gendered things. On to of that, a big pink flower is wonderful and look at his confidences in it, he's so proud of it the boom, Nami told him he can't wear it! Lastly, the Stampede outfit!!! Just like the Nebulandia jumper, I have no idea who made it but it's irrelevant cos it's beautiful and I want it so badly. I like that it's white and red stripes, gives thenprefect vibes for Stampedes opening. The shirt is actually too big for him, you can see on his arms but it's actually super cute. I love the simple look of these shorts then the fact his yellow belt is replaced with white bandages and the black on the kimono sandels are now red? It's such a simple pallet and it's truly the best!

I also just wanna add, I think it's really cute when Luffy has the Straw hat on his back just cos his hair is really cute. Idk why, it's looks kinda cursed but cute at the same time

This post took 2 weeks or so to make and we made listening to the complete BNHA soundtrack, film gold OST and Sonic generations vol.1

Sanji

Zoro

Nami

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Eclipse

Izuku Midoriya x Reader

Word count: 2400

Warnings: none

(Quirkless AU)

The fluffy haired boy had finally worked up the courage to ask you out, although he didn't tell you where you two would be going. He was so flustered when he asked you. His face was so red it looked like he was going to explode. He mixed up quite a few words too. Of course, you couldn't say no to those precious little eyes of his. If it wasn't for how bad you felt for him then you probably would've said no. You barely even knew him, but you knew it took him a lot of confidence to ask you out. Most of your friends had picked on you for saying yes.

Izuku was pretty shy and most definitely a nerd. His hair always looked like he just rolled out of bed. And, well, his fashion choices were.... okay. A couple people would pick on him sometimes, but not too often. You could tell he was pretty smart, but most of the time he seemed kinda awkward. As expected your friends would prefer you to go out with a popular boy that's on varsity teams and always pays attention to his looks. You would probably prefer that too, but you didn't want to hurt the little green haired boys feelings. You knew he was a pretty delicate boy.

A couple months ago your boyfriend had broken up with you. He had brown fluffy hair that always looked perfect and shining blue eyes. He was on the varsity football team of course too, his dad was the coach. He was nothing but perfect to you... well at least you thought. Your friend had set the two of you up at a football game several months ago in the fall. You liked him a lot especially because of how most girls were jealous you were dating him. It made you feel above everyone else. He was pretty nice but sometimes he would pick on other kids. Not harshly though. A couple months ago he had started to slowly ignore you. You took the hint and you haven't talked since. He found another girl. She was about 5'7 with beautiful long caramel hair. She had perfect skin and her body's curves were sure to make any boy swoon. Every time she walked past you could smell the sweet sent of expensive perfumes. She was any boys dream girl. The way he had just forgotten about you left a gaping hole in your heart. You're still not over him. His name just makes your stomach swirl in sickness.

Izuku Midoriya is smart enough not to go for bitchy popular girls, but he knew you were different. You were much nicer than the rest of them and he could tell you especially hated it when they picked on people like him. Sometimes it made you giggle though, which you felt wrong for doing. You didn't really act as cocky or stuck up as the rest of them either which confused him. He thought you were just absolutely stunning with that luscious h/c hair and those bright e/c eyes. During class he would always study your features in awe. He felt as if you were almost trapped in the world of popularity. He knew he could never get with someone that's friends with the populars, but he couldn't help but try.

It was a Saturday night and for the past half hour you had been working on getting ready. You were dressed in a comfy crew neck and a light colored skirt. You only had light makeup on, just some lipgloss and mascara, you didn't really need to impress the boy too much. You and your friends group chat was blowing up that night, they wouldn't stop teasing you about your little date. You ignored the messages, it annoyed you how petty they were sometimes, although you could agree with most of the things they were saying. You were startled as you heard a quiet knock on your front door.

"Sweetie! I think your somebody might be at the door!!!" Your mom said sweetly.

"Coming!" You yelled out from your room quickly finishing your mascara. You sighed and walked out of your room and to the front door. You slowly turned the door knob and opened it to the boy, as expected with his wild evergreen hair and his lazy outfit.

"Hi, y/n." He said almost shaking from nervousness.

"Hi!" You said with a smile. His cheeks were growing furiously red and he was trying his best to hide it. It made you giggle a bit.

"I'll be back Mom! Bye!!" You said as you quickly shut the door behind you.

"So, you never told me where we're going." You said trying to break the silence because you knew he was too scared to speak.

"Oh.. uh I thought we could go to one of my favorite places." He said shyly scratching the back of his neck.

"And where's that?" You asked curiously.

"It's a surprise." He said trying to hide his blushing face once again. He couldn't believe he was even talking to a girl like you.

"What's that you have?" You asked pointing to the long box in his hand. You really hoped he didn't get you a present. You already felt bad enough.

"You'll see." He said while starting to walk on the sidewalk.

"How long will it take to get there?" You questioned him.

"Only a few minutes." He said looking down at his feet.

You two silently walked along the sidewalk in the brisk night to your destination. It was pretty awkward but you dealt with it.

Finally you had arrived next to a cement wall. It didn't look too exciting. It was pretty confusing as to why he would bring you here. It looked like the outside of a dump.

"Here I'll help you over the wall." He said nervously.

"What? We're climbing that wall? I mean I don't usually scale walls on dates. You're nuts." You said sassily.

"Come on you can do it." He said trying to encourage you.

You ran up to the wall on your tip toes peering over it.

"Woah..." You said underneath your breath.

"Neat, right?" He said walking up next to you.

"What even is this place?" You said gazing over the wide field.

"It's the plane graveyard." He said trying not to sound too nerdy.

(Here's some pics if you don't know what a plane graveyard looks like. It's basically where they bring a bunch of old planes from wars and stuff.)

He grabbed your waist gently and helped you over the wall. He was trying so hard for his face not to turn extremely red. He then jumped over the wall after you. He led you over to one of the planes, stroking it as he walked by.

"This is the real history, not the stuff we see in those history books." He said studying the plane.

"Wait, are these real bullet holes?" You asked closely examining the holes in the metal. He smiled at you, he didn't know you would actually find this interesting.

"Yep!" He responded, walking over to the next plane.

He dragged his hand along the wing of the next plane as he walked towards it. You tried to too but you couldn't reach since you were just a bit shorter than him.

"The Navy found this one last year off the coast of Japan." He said looking at the wreckage.

"They did a corrosion study on it... after 40 years at the bottom of the ocean this is all it rusted." He said focusing on the front of the plane.

"Our grandparents sure knew how to make stuff." He admired the plane with only a few spots of rust.

"H- how do you know all of this stuff?" You asked looking up at him.

"Well, a pilot from 44, came back a few weeks ago to look at this. He stood here and looked at this thing the whole day..." He replied while taking a few steps back to take in the sight of the whole plane.

You looked at him in shock. You knew he was smart, but you didn't know he knew all of this.

"Hey! come on." He said jumping into the plane.

"A- are you sure we're allowed to do that." You said starting to get nervous.

"Yeah, nobody ever comes here anyways." He said waving you over.

You sighed and jumped into the seat next to him.

He opened the slim box he had been lugging around, only to see a small telescope.

"Here." He said handing it to you.

You gently took the telescope into your hands. You looked up into the dark night sky through it.

"Oh my god... look at all those mountains up there." You said fascinated while studying the bright full moon through the telescope.

"And valleys, canyons, and planes..." He trailed on.

"What's that thing up there that looks like a... star sapphire? What's that?" You said studying the different sections of the full moon.

"An asteroid hit there... it made a crack in the moon 100 times the size of the grand canyon." He said looking over at your precious face.

"And... on the right is the sea of tranquility. The first space ship from earth landed there. The day I was born..." He said looking back up at the sky.

"That's why you're so into astrology, right?" You said passing the telescope back to him.

"Astronomy." He corrected you softly.

"No, well up there it's just a future world..." He said looking into the telescope.

"By the time I'm my Dads age, people will be living there, and working. Maybe even us..." He continued on, placing the telescope on his lap looking back into the shining stars.

(Queue music. I would suggest listening to Eclipse by Pink Floyd right now.)

You looked over at him and gazed into his dark green eyes. You couldn't help feel fascinated by the way he explained those things. You weren't much of a person to be interested in space, but there was something about the way he stated these things. Were you falling for some nerd you barely even knew? You questioned yourself. It couldn't be. But nobody had ever done something like this before for you. It was a whole new feeling. For sure your old boyfriend would've never gone out of his way to do something like this, let alone even know anything about astronomy.

You two sat in silence for a few minutes gazing up at the thousands of stars in the late sky. You looked over at him and smiled a bit. He jumped a little when he realized you were looking at him.

"Oh, sorry." You said looking away.

"The moon, it looks different now... It's not as mysterious or romantic." You said playing with your hair.

"Well I'm sorry I ruined it for you." He said quietly looking down to his feet.

"You didn't ruin it, you just changed it, I guess..." You said staring into the big moon.

"You know... I had never actually studied the sky like this. Because of you, I think I have a whole different perspective on it now..." You said still admiring the different sections of the starry sky.

"What do you mean by perspective..." He asked in shock. He didn't know he would have this much of an effect on you.

"Like, I didn't know there was so much to look at... It's actually pretty interesting." You said pointing to each star trying to count them.

He gently smiled at you.

"You're different." You said.

"W- what?" He said confused.

"All of my friends think you're just some little loser. They pick at you all the time. Before this I thought you were just some random nerd that cared way too much about school." You said with a saddened expression.

"Yeah... I know." He said looking down, scratching the back of his neck.

"You're not though..." You trailed on.

"W- what do you mean?" He stuttered.

"You're actually pretty interesting. Now that I realize it... there's a lot more to you than what people say. You're pretty cool, you know." You said looking down at your feet.

"Oh, I- I didn't know you thought I was c- cool..." He said still stuttering.

"Could you ever count how many stars there are up there?" You questioned him, changing the subject.

"No." He giggled at you.

"Actually, theres supposed to be a solar eclipse happening soon... maybe we could go see it." He said turning around to look at your e/c eyes.

"That sounds pretty intriguing... How about, make it a date." You said looking over at him. You were actually pretty interested in him. He was much more than you thought before. Your friends were all wrong. Even if he is just some nerd like they all say, he really knew how to make you feel... special.

His eyes had lit up from your response.

"Uh... yeah sure." He said rushing his words while looking away trying to hide his rosy cheeks.

"Oh my gosh... it's already 9..." You said while looking down at your watch.

"Wait... that's a pretty nice watch." He said looking over to see it.

"Oh yeah... it was my grandfathers. Actually he was in the Vietnam War." You said moving your finger around the rim of your watch.

"Well, he must of been a great man." He said while jumping out of the plane onto the dirt.

You two had walked home that night, holding hands, while still studying the night sky. That night he had changed your whole perceptive on humanity. From now on you wouldn't focus on what everyone else said about someone. If you wanted to know they type of person someone was you would get to know them, not base them off of what everyone else said. Although your friends weren't thrilled by the fact you were falling for the schools so called loser, he was nothing but perfect to you. That night Izuku Midoriya had faded all of the thoughts of your old boyfriend away. He was different from the other boys... in a good way.

AAAA okay that was kind of cheesy but I hope you liked it. :)

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