#tru kitty stories

[writingforstraykids]

My beloved cutie mooties🥺🖤

(edited 12.05.24)

🖤@atinyniki🖤

Niki, my beautiful sunshine, I'm so grateful to have you through thick and thin. I'm still convinced you're cute and idc whether you accept that or not. I love talking to you and you're one of the kindest people I know (unless you yell at me you meanie...joking obviously, chill guys😂🖤) I'll always be there for you...also pls stop spending so much money on me cutie😭 Keep shining sunny bunny...love you, pretty girl🖤

🖤@zehina🖤

my beloved (not so silent anymore) bestie, i love our shared European confusion and confusing the others together in return. you're such a cute little kitty and we all know u love being called cute so...you're very cute, deal with it🤭I love our shared stupidity whenever we talk about the boys and seriously, every time you send me your part for the rambles I'd drop to my knees and pay for it bc holy shit. I'll always be there if you need me, keep fighting lovey. love you unnie🖤

🖤@galaxycatdrawz🖤

azzy, I'm so proud of slowly pulling you a little from the shadows you were hiding in😂 also...idk how I managed to do so, but I'm still laughing about achieving most of your tumblr milestones😭 i love sharing requests with you, working out ideas or simply do as you said and write what my brain couldn't figure out. thank you for always being there for me and sharing your brilliant brain with me, co-writer🤭 also it's such a bummer we live so far away bc after what we talked about so far I know you'd be the best cuddle buddy🥺 love you azzy my cutest little thing🖤

🖤@jinnie-ret 🖤

jinnie my dear, even though we haven't talked that much so far, I always love it when we get the chance🤭 can't wait to get to know you better as well and I'm already so excited for that fic👀looveeee your writing sm🖤

🖤@sona1800🖤

you're my newest mootie and I love you so much already it's ridiculous (niki can confirm that🥹) you're always so sweet and you literally outshine every fic with your loving reblogs and comments (I'm just too speechless to answer properly, I really love them🥺) so yeah, that's why you got the tag "the cutest" 🤭🖤

🖤@silverstarburst🖤

Ash. my dear, we don't have that much time to talk usually because you're either working or I'm asleep (a rarity but still). Nevertheless, you have a special place in my heart by now and I'm thankful for your presence in my life. I know who to text if I need someone to kick ass. Your reblogs make me smile like some idiot every time, thank you so much for appreciating my lil dummy ideas so much. love you mama wolf🖤

🖤@slutforchanlix🖤

Miu, babyy, I've made you cry way too often with stuff like this—my bad. I know it's not always easy, but you're one of the kindest people I know, and I love that I have someone with whom I can talk in my native language for once. You're a sweetheart and thank you for always being there for me. I still plan to meet you one day hehe. Long story short, you're amazing, don't let anyone else try to make you believe anything less than that. Bin immer für dich da🖤

🖤@michelle4eve🖤

heyy mimi, we haven't talked much so far...sometimes accidentally when you mistook my icon for niki's I hope that's easier now😂😉 you seem like such a kind soul and I hope we'll get closer over time (no rush dear!) I'm happy over each of your reblogs, especially after you told us you're too shy to do so sometimes. I really appreciate it, you cutie🖤

🖤@chrizzztopherbang🖤

I always loved seeing you pop up in my notifications with your sweet comments. I already think you're a sweetheart, I know we haven't talked that much yet. Still, I loved prereading your fics and getting a glimpse into your genius brain. Don't give up writing as long as you have fun with it, because you're truly amazing at it🖤

🖤@wolfyychan🖤

You've been around on my prior blog already and still my stupid brain didn't realize you've changed usernames for so long😭😂 I always look forward to your excited comments and reblogs, they're truly a boost of motiviation ngl. Hope to have you around for a long time🤭🖤

🖤@james-is-here🖤

Your excitement for that Minchan series made me think about writing bonus chapters for the first time in months. I really love seeing how you get so invested in some of the stories, which makes me want to do better hehe. Also...omg...I'm still thinking about that one fic you wrote a while ago🫠 I'm excited to see what's next and hope we'll get the chance to maybe talk some more🖤

🖤@queer-possum🖤

Without giving away too much, your brain is amazing. I love your requests so much and you're always so kind when I get back to you to make sure I get everything right. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write about certain topics and stuff I haven't so far🖤

🖤@chanandminhoenthusiast🖤

love, love, loveee your blog (for obvious inspirational reasons😉) you seemed like a very sweet soul whenever we talked before and I'll always be there if you need someone to talk, even about the most random bullshit😂🖤

🖤@palindrome969🖤

You're such a lovely person, I can't even put it into words properly. Your writing is beautiful and I'm still in love with that stargazing fic with Channie😭 always love talking to you and seeing your comments🖤

🖤@5starluvr🖤

I've told you so before, I wanna kiss your brain so bad sometimes. The stuff you come up with for me to write is brilliant. I can't wait to finish more of your requests and share ideas as soon as possible! Love you hehe🖤

🖤@mellhwang🖤

Heyy sweetie, I love seeing you in my notes and I swear I'll get that Minchan x Hyunjin thing done for you!! Thank you for all the love, dear🖤

🖤@lost-in-avoidance🖤

The amount of times I made you choke back tears at work is...concerning and I'm so sorry, I don't do it on purpose, I swear😭😂 your reblogs are always so genuine and make me feel like I did exactly what I wanted to with the fic in question. I appreciate your words so much, thank you!

[mj-spooks]

So I had a baby...

[hauntedbythefanficsofmypast]

The Different Group Chats part 1

{Part 1} [Part 2]

Diamonds:

BlueDiamond- Marinette 

BrownDiamond- Mireille

GreenDiamond- Marc 

Cheng Main Family:

MamaOrso- Sabine

TopChef- Wang

Matriarch- Nuba (Their Grandmother)

Heiress- Lian (Marc’s mother)

Tiāncái- Mei (Mireille’s mother)

Adrinette/Girls GC:

PinkBean- Rose

PurpleBean- Juleka

BossFox-Alya 

TrueBeauty-Lila

WhyAmIHere- Alix 

LoveBug- Mylene

A group chat AU I thought of this will involve only the Miraculous Ladybug show, with very minor mentions of other shows. Some backstory information I feel are important. Marinette, Marc, and Mireille are cousins in this through their mothers; Sabine, Lian, and Mei. Marinette is Chinese, Italian, and French, Marc is Chinese and French, and Mireille is Chinese, Japanese, and French. This is not Adrinette, I decided to give Lukanette some love!

                                                   Diamonds

                                                    10:46 am

BlueDiamond: Do you think I could get away with it?

GreenDiamond:????

GreenDiamond: Mar? Get away with what?

BrownDiamond: Depends. Are you doing it by yourself, with us, or are you going to call Bāchan’s right hand?

GreenDiamond: Mir? Wait why would Mar call Fengge? 

                                                  11:07 am

GreenDiamond: Hey! You two respond already!

BrownDiamond: Calm cousin, calm. Mar is contemplating taking care of Lila Rossi, you know the girl that threatened her in the bathroom.

GreenDiamond: Oh.

GreenDiamond: WAIT!!!1!

GreenDiamond: No fair! She can’t call Fengge I called dibs on ruining Rossi!

BrownDiamond: Mar gets the final decision, after all she is the one being targeted.

BlueDiamond: I am not calling Fengge, I don’t want her dead, I just want to ruin her future. Besides Fengge would call Nonna, and I’d rather not take the chance of us being pulled out of school.

BrownDiamond: Very true, but I doubt Bāchan would pull us out. Lila is only a minor threat and she knows we can definitely handle her. If the snake goes too far however, she will step in.

GreenDiamond: Tru…

BrownDiamond: Stop butchering words or else.

GreenDiamond: Common little cuz be traught.

*BrownDiamond took a Screenshot of chat*

BrownDiamond: I am showing my Kachann.

BlueDiamond: She did warn you.

GreenDiamond: D’: NooOo dont message auntie!!!1!!

BrownDiamond: Already sent.

GreenDiamond: You hate me.

                                                  Cheng Main Family

                                                            11:38 am

Tiàncái: First, return to your lessons. Second, Marc the penthouse at 4 exact. After reading those texts I’ve decided you need a two hour lesson.

BrownDiamond: Yes Kachann.

BlueDiamond: Sorry Auntie.

GreenDiamond:Understood Auntie.

TopChef: How bad was it?

Tiàncái: Worse than you fake butchering other languages to mess with others.

MamaOrso- My Marinette was not a part of it correct?

Tiàncái- No just our nephew sister.

Heiress- Why am I not surprised, at least he is only doing it with his cousins.

Matriarch- My Diamonds know that they are not allowed to butcher languages like their Great Uncle in front of others. I would not worry too much, my darlings. Now all of you return to work. I have a meeting to attend.

MamaOrso- Yes Māmā

Tiàncái- Understood, have a good meeting.

Heiress- I will see you later Māmā.

TopChef-Talk to you all later my girls.

                                                  Diamonds

                                                     1:13 pm

BlueDiamond: Juleka and Rose are sitting with me in the back now.

BrownDiamond: Oh?

BlueDiamond: Yes they came up and apologized to me during lunch. They both asked for a chance to earn my trust again.

GreenDiamond: And your decision Mar?

BlueDiamond: I am giving them a second chance, both apologized and explained why they didn’t choose sides. No information about Lila too, she is making big promises. For instance she told Kitty Section she’d introduce them to Jagged Stone.

BrownDiamond:...Isn’t Juleka Jagged’s daughter?

BlueDiamond: Yes.

BrownDiamond: Oh no.

BlueDiamond: What?

GreenDiamond: This is Miss Mendeleiev both of you return to your lessons and put your phones away.

                                                  1:28 pm

BrownDiamond: Nice job Marc, next time control your laughter.

BlueDiamond: Really?

                                                  2:49 pm

BlueDiamond: Mir go out for ice cream? We can go find André.

BrownDiamond: Well I don’t have to be in the studio today and was only planning to hang out with friends. Can we invite some others?

BlueDiamond: Oh definitely! I’ll ask Rose, Juleka, and Luka!

BrownDiamond: I am just going to invite Aurore and Jean.

BlueDiamond: Hoping to get complimentary cones cousin dearest?

BrownDiamond: Shut up I just like his face.

BlueDiamond: Don’t you lie to me. You have attended every single magical show he has done, and even promoted him once on MAC’s Twitter.

BrownDiamond: Shut up, your one to talk Mar. Who do you have a crush on, Model boy or Guitar boy?

                                                  3:10 pm

BrownDiamond: Mar?

BrownDiamond: Did I upset you?

BrownDiamond: Marinette?

BlueDiamond: Sorry

BlueDiamond: No you did not upset me. Lila pointed out I was texting and Bustier started lecturing me on being a good role model.

BrownDiamond: Sorry, my locker in five?

BlueDiamond: Mhm, see you soon.

GreenDiamond: I got my phone back!

GreenDiamond: Unfair! You guys can’t get ice cream while I’m stuck in lessons!

BlueDiamond: [Image.png]

GreenDiamond: Why’d you send me a picture of you and Mir looking around???

BrownDiamond: Trying to find the fucks we give…

GreenDiamond: ༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽

BlueDiamond: Ew. Stop.

GreenDiamond:༼ ༎ຶ ෴ ༎ຶ༽

BlueDiamond: Ugh.

Private Messaging

Nathaniel and Marc

                                                  3:11 pm

LifePartner: Marc can we talk today? It’s about Marinette.

Rainbow: …

Rainbow: I have a two hour lesson starting at four. Meet me on the Pont Des Arts at 6:30.

LifePartner: I’ll be there Rainbow, see you later.

                                            Diamonds

                                               4:20 pm

BrownDiamond: Not.A.Word.

BlueDiamond: Burnt caramel for his eyes, and cotton candy for his unique tricks~ Blackberry for her beautiful hair, and black walnut for her unusual connections.

BrownDiamond: One, perhaps we should be concerned with what André seems to know about us.

BrownDiamond: Two, Blue moon for his hair and eyes, and super madness for his crazy life, Blackberry for her hair and cherry with chips for her secret.

BlueDiamond: Mmm André is a meta I wouldn’t worry his love is ice cream and bringing soulmates together.

BlueDiamond: Luka has confessed to me though, I told him I wasn’t ready.

BrownDiamond: Still stuck on Adrien?

BlueDiamond: No

BlueDiamond: I thought he’d take my side when he said that we were in it together. The moment he didn’t speak up when I was expelled pretty much made that crush, crash.

BlueDiamond: He is sweet but he has been too sheltered, he is trying to treat Lila like she is a tabloid.

BrownDiamond: You are not wrong. So...Luka?

BlueDiamond: Yea, I’m thinking Luka.

                                           Private Messaging

                                           Jagged and Luka

                                                    4:24 pm

Luka: Dad how did you get Penny to fall in love with you?

Jagged: I ask myself that every single day kiddo. Every single day.

Luka: I’m screwed.

Jagged: Marinette?

Luka: Marinette.

Jagged: Penny says to just be yourself! My rockstar Mari is a smart girl and her crush on the Agreste boy has slowly disappeared...yes it would be very rock an roll to have her as a daughter-in-law. That’s it Luka! You have to win Marinette’s heart over!

Luka: You’re not helping Dad.

                                      Private Messaging 

                                       Penny and Luka

                                               4:47 pm

Penny: Stop asking him Luka.

Penny: Just be yourself, Marinette would never want you to change yourself. Give her a little more time and just be there for her.

Luka: Thanks Penny, how did Dad win you over anyway?

Penny: ...I have a thing for loud sometimes idiotic men.

Luka: Awe, I am never telling him that.

Penny: I’m joking, I’m joking one night he rolled over and was just barely awake. He didn’t know I was awake, he whispered that I was the love of his life and that he wished his mom had a chance to meet me.

Luka: Awe. I’m telling Marinette that.

Penny: Oh, definitely would get you brownie points, she loves sweet love stories.

                                                    Adrinette

                                                     6:39 pm

Group name changed from Adrinette to Girls GC

Lila Rossi added by BossFox

BossFox changed Lila Rossi to TrueBeauty

BossFox: Hey girls I decided to make this the drama free girls group chat.

PurpleBean: Drama free???

PinkBean: Why not create a new group chat than Alya? Also if this is the girls group chat where is Marinette?

BunnxXx changed name to WhyAmIHere

BossFox: Like I said drama free girls

TrueBeauty: Awe Alya! You added me to a group chat where I don’t have to worry about upsetting Marinette!

TrueBeauty: That’s so sweet!!

WhyAmIHere: Alya this is our get Mari with Sunshine boy gc.

TrueBeauty: Alya you haven’t told them yet?

BossFox: Don’t worry Lila I just wanted you to be here when I did!

BossFox: Girls we are canceling Adrinette.

LoveBug: What? Why?

BossFox: I was telling Lila about all our attempts and how ‘in love’ with Adrien Marinette is. Well Lila pointed out that everything she is doing are red flags for a stalker!

LoveBug: What?! But Marinette would never!

PinkBean: Are you serious?

WhyAmIHere: Oh boy.

TureBeauty: No listen please, I’m not lying!

TrueBeauty: Alya told me everything she has done! She has his entire schedule, pictures of him all over her wall, one he doesn’t even know exist! She has stolen his phone before and is constantly trying to get alone time with him! Not to mention she has planned out their life with two kids and a hamster!

TureBeauty: She is stalking Adrien and convinced you guys to help her!

LoveBug: Oh my gosh 

LoveBug: I can’t believe 

LoveBuv: All this time Marinette has been

WhyAmIHere: Alright ya-no I’m so done.

WhyAmIHere: First of Marinette HAD a crush on Adrien. One that you blew out of proportion Alya.

BossFox: What?!

BossFox: I did not!

WhyAmIHere: You were constantly trying to force her into telling Adrien when she clearly wasn’t ready, and always dragging us into helping set up ‘dates’

WhyAmIHere: Two Marinette is a fashion designer. Have you seriously never noticed all the pictures are right above when she works on designs? They are a part of her fashion board Alya.

WhyAmIHere: Also the part with the phone, I’m hello? Marinette has always been like that, she does it when she’s half asleep most of the time. But in the end she always returns the person's phone before the end of the day!

WhyAmIHere: Also we have all seen those photos, if Marinette was seriously stalking him don’t you think the pictures would be inappropriate? They are either from magazines or from class outings.

LoveBug: Alix you have to admit it is a little weird that Marinette has gone this far

LoveBug: Lila is a model too and she knows so many famous people. I have no doubt she knows more about stalking than we do.

WhyAmIHere: srs.

TrueBeauty: Alix you have to listen to me! Marinette is sick and she needs help or else she’ll be a danger to Adrien and us!

WhyAmIHere: No. I’m done. Marinette is just a teenager with a CRUSH and you are just blowing it out of proportion.

Alix Kubdel has left Girls GC.

TrueBeauty: Rose Juleka you believe us right?

TrueBeauty: Please Mari really needs help!

PinkBean: No we don’t…

BossFox: WHAT!?

PurpleBean: We don’t believe you. Besides, Marinette barely has a crush on Adrien anymore. I’d ask if you’ve seen her room but she stopped inviting you up Alya.

PinkBean: And she doesn’t like Lila so Lila has never even seen her room.

BossFox: It isn’t like you guys would actually know anything! Just after school today Marinette threatened Lila to stay away from Adrien! And she got physical!

LoveBug: oh gosh! Lila are you okay?

TrueBeauty: Alya! I didn’t want anyone to know!

BossFox: But they need to know Lila especially since they keep siding with her!

PinkBean: Really?

PinkBean: When after school?

TrueBeauty: She attacked me around 4 today!

PurpleBean: oh rlly?

PinkBean: That doesn’t make sense though because Marinette was with us today at four. We left the school together.

TrueBeauty: This is what I was afraid of! Marinette has twisted you two into lying for her! See Alya this is why I didn’t want anyone to know!

BossFox: Don’t worry I’ll handle this girl.

Juleka Couffaine was removed by BossFox.

PinkBean: Alya?! Really?!

Rose Lavillant was removed by BossFox.

BossFox: Alright girls we have to help keep Adrien safe from his Stalker!

LoveBug: I’ll tell Ivan, I’m sure him and the other boys will be more than happy to help!

TrueBeauty: oh I don’t know what I would do without you girls!

                                                   Diamonds

                                                    8:15 pm

BlueDiamond: Alix just showed up at my house with Calendula Pink Surprise.

GreenDiamond: Oh? Tikki must be in love.

BlueDiamond: She is, hasn't left the plant since I placed it in my room. I’d send a picture but she obviously wouldn’t show up.

BrownDiamond: Pray tell cousin dearest why did she gift you with flowers?

GreenDiamond: Mir is having another Pride and Prejudice movie marathon…

BrownDiamond: It is a gift to the world!

BlueDiamond: Yes yes one of the best books out there we know.

BlueDiamond: She apologized for everything, also, she may know I’m Ladybug.

BrownDiamond: Well duh, Calendula? Ladybugs love those flowers.

BlueDiamond: She told me that she honestly just thought it was a little rivalry between Lila and me. That is until Alya made a group chat purposely excluding me.

GreenDiamond: Really?

BlueDiamond: Mhm, she said it would be their ‘drama free’ group chat. Not the beat part though.

BrownDiamond: Go on, I've got my movie paused.

BlueDiamond: Apparently I am stalking Adrien and they need to protect him from me.

GreenDiamond:...

BrownDiamond:...

BrownDiamond: My god Marc I can hear you from my room, breathe! 

BlueDiamond: I thought the penthouse walls were soundproof?

BrownDiamond: They are.

GreenDiamond: cant breathe

BlueDiamond: I’ve done it.

BlueDiamond: I’ve killed our cousin.

BrownDiamond: Sometimes I wished you’d live here with us Mar.

BlueDiamond: I am thinking about it.

BlueDiamond: Mama and Papa have told me before I can, and it’ll be much easier to avoid Alya.

BrownDiamond: [Image.png]

BlueDiamond: oh my gods breathe

BlueDiamond: is that..

BlueDiamond: Is that Nathaniel’s hoodie?

BrownDiamond: he has rolled over and hid his face in his pillow.

BrownDiamond: Should I tickle the information out of him?

BlueDiamond: hmm permission granted

BrownDiamond: [Video]

BlueDiamond: Awe Marc!!

BrownDiamond: I am outraged he has been dating you for so long and never asked our permission!

BlueDiamond: Mireille give Nathaniel a break, besides not many people know that we are cousins

GreenDiamond: Actually he didn’t know until tonight that we are. Also Mar, expect something from him soon, he knew the truth but didn’t know how to apologize to you.

BrownDiamond: So he is the reason you left the penthouse so quick after your lessons!

GreenDiamond: Shut up Mir!

BlueDiamond: Get some sleep you two, I’ll talk over moving to the penthouse with Mama tomorrow.

BrownDiamond: Goodnight Mar

GreenDiamond: Wait really?!

GreenDiamond: Mar!!

GreenDiamond: You torture me so!

BrownDiamond: Go to sleep Marc.

GreenDiamond: Fine I’ll just ambush her tomorrow.

[t-underneaththeradardancing]

asked about - the praying bunny - this is a tru  - story - it was sposed 2  - bee a frog - theres a new 

something - always - wait i mean a kitty  - and a good one - that wuz a surrealistic pillow if ever alice need somebody to love   - so fukken conceptual t - i cant stand myself      or   hallelujah        anyway 

impossible things b4 breakfast believed - a world tour - wait that sounds exhausting but breakfast - yah - and messages murder  and birdsong emoji  -text speek it dont matter we use telepathy or did i mean tech knowledge eeeee- then again - altogether now  - TEK HATEZ T 

and imma walk thru another day - on a path - chosen - even  -if i dont unnastand sometimes  - (often - witch is different from all ways ) - or forget for a minute 

[nixmatize]

Making Room for Someone New (chapter 1)

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My contribution to @marigami-week​ - I plan on writing all the days into one cohesive story, but my work might be delayed a bit due to college. Feedback is much appreciated since this is my first time actually writing something that’s not an assignment in a long time.

Day 1 : Sleepover

Everything hurt. Ladybug was so sick of these akuma battles; even when she and Chat Noir won in the end, the hours of getting slammed into buildings or tossed into cement stuck stubbornly in her bones as phantom aches and pains.

Much as she hated to admit it, they couldn’t keep going like this forever.

Ladybug dropped down into her room and fwumped onto her mattress, too exhausted to do more than mutter, “Spots off.” Tikki zoomed out of her earrings, already chattering away at her chosen, but Marinette closed her eyes and dropped instantly into unconsciousness.

X

Thankfully, Marinette woke up to a quiet Saturday. Less thankfully, her busy kwami started buzzing over her the moment she cracked her eyes open. “Marinette! I was so worried when you just dropped like that! Are you okay?”

Marinette yawned once, before smiling for her kwami. “I’m okay, Tikki. Thank you for worrying about me.” Her smile slowly slipped off her face. “Though… I don’t know how much longer Chat Noir and I can do this like we are. The akumas and amoks seem to only be getting stronger, much faster than Chat and I are.”

Tikki nodded. “I know. As the guardian now, however, you can choose heroes of your own! Perhaps it’s time to select another holder?”

Although she had known that being the guardian meant she could hand out the miraculous as she chose, Marinette had never really been aware of that fact. There was no Fu to explain her choices to, or to decide whether she could or could not give someone a miraculous. And choosing a permanent holder would be helpful – she could give it to someone that would be able to fight at their side at a moment’s notice, and who she wouldn’t need to take a break from the action to retrieve.

There would be so many benefits to having a third member of the team, and yet… if she chose poorly, another miraculous holder fighting against them could easily be the death knell of Ladybug and Chat Noir. She would need to be smart and careful.

What made the decision even harder was how alone she felt making it. She was the sole guardian of the miracle box now. The only people she could discuss her choices with would be Tikki and Chat, but…

Tikki meant well – she really did! – but her advice often turned out to be more detrimental to Marinette than helpful. And Chat was great, but not the most reliable partner. If she asked him, there was a fifte percent chnce he would insist on equal power in making the decision, which would compromise her abilities as guardian to give the miraculous to who she thought would be the best option, and a fifty percent chance he would be too blasé about the decision.

She shuddered considering the second option – Chat would probably be unbearably fussy about her choosing a male miraculous holder, due to his perception of the “competition for Ladybug’s heart.” And there was always the chance that choosing a female holder would just give Chat another target for his flirting, further distracting all of them from their actual jobs. It would be even worse if he had any power over the decision, as he would likely be a jealous kitty and choose someone she would never crush on, that he could also flirt with. Which, no offense to her partner, would be one of the worst outcomes beside a partner that turned evil.

No, between Tikki’s overly-trustful history of victim blaming and Chat’s immaturity, there was no one else she could go to for reliable help with this issue. Marinette was alone in making this decision.

Marinette dropped off her bed and went to her desk, pulling out a sheet of paper to start jotting down ideas. Alya and Nino? Too unpredictable. And, selfishly, after the whole Lila debacle, she was a bit more reluctant to work with them or trust them. Adrien? Although she liked him and liked the idea of giving him a miraculous, she herself was too much of a loose cannon when he was involved, and it wouldn’t do to have Ladybug any more distracted. Chloé? No. She had been given so many chances, but had not changed anywhere near enough to prove herself worthy of being a permanent hero. Alix? She knew that eventually Alix would make a great holder, but she didn’t have enough of a reason to choose Alix for the rabbit yet.

Kagami? Marinette paused.

Kagami was… a great fighter. Strong. Determined. Willing to do whatever it took to win. Clever in her tactics. In so many ways, Kagami would be a great choice… but despite their (very) new friendship, Marinette just didn’t have enough of a reason to trust her with such a large power yet. But if Marinette could trust her, Kagami could prove an invaluable asset to the team.

Torn, Marinette circled her name a few times in thick lines. Perhaps it was time to stop sitting around thinking, and start acting?

Impulsively, Marinette spun her chair over to where her phone was resting.

M: Hey Kagami

M: I was wondering if you’d want to do a sleepover sometime soon?

M: No pressure though :)

“Marinette,” Tikki gasped, looking at her paper. “You already crossed of Alya and Nino as heroes? But they have the most experience!”

“I know, Tikki, but after all the drama recently… I just don’t know how much I trus them to fight by my side.”

Tikki frowned in disapproval, her little antannae tilting forward despondently. “Marinette. As their friend, you shouldn’t hold such a silly little mistake against them. We both know Lila is a very convincing liar.”

Marinette was so tired of this kind of fight – the ones that go in circles forever without ever really getting anywhere. Tikki would never change her mind, because forgiveness and generosity were just the little bug’s nature. Once, Marinette would even have agreed with her, hava apologized to her kwami and to her classmates. But recently, Marinette was just so tired. She didn’t have the energy to keep saying sorry after everyone else abandoned her without any apology for dismissing her so easily.

“Tikki, I can’t work with them. I won’t. Can we drop this?”

Tikki’s little frown only deepened further. “Marinette, I expect better of you. As Ladybug, it’s your job to reach out to others and spread friendship. Right now, you’re acting more like a moody teen than a good Ladybug.”

“Well maybe that’s because I am a teen! I should be allowed to be a teenager! Maybe… maybe I dodn’t want to be Ladybug all the time!”

When she opened her eyes, there was nobody there. “Tikki? I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to lose my temper.” But there was no response; just Marinette, talking to herself alone in her bedroom.

She took off the earrings, noticing immediately the liveless sheen of a deactivated mmiraculous. She didn’t think her frustration was enough to temporarily stop the bond again, like it had been that second day, but…

Perhaps it’s for the best, Marinette thought, After all, this would allow both her and Tikki plent of time to cool off so they could come back to the argument calmer and more rationally later. She tucked the earrings back into their special box, and tucked them away in the corner of her room – hidden and protected from any prying eyes, but still close enough to the surface of the collection of fabric scraps that she could quickly retrieve the ladybug miraculous when Hawkmoth struck again.

Just as she was sitting back down, preparing to relax and unwind from the stress of arguing with her kwami (again), a chime came from Marinette’s phone.

K: Yes. Mother says tonight is my least busy night. What time should I come over?

Marinette almost threw her phone in her haste to rush downstairs. At the counter, her maman was boxing up an order for a customer.

“Maman! Can I have Kagami over for a sleepover tonight?”

“You know your friends are always welcome here, dear,” Sabine said as she passed the boxes of pastries over. She turned to smile at her daughter. “I’m glad you’re inviting a friend tonight; the apartment’s been too quiet since Alya’s stopped coming over.”

A touch of pink bloomed in Mariette’s cheeks under her mother’s attention. “Thank you maman! This will be great!”

Marinette’s papa poked his head out of their kitchens. “Did I hear that my little girl was going to be having a sleepover tonight?” He came out into the main area, smiling as he crushed his little girl in a floury hug. “I’ll get started on extra pastries!”

As her dad disappeared into the back, Marinette pressed one last kiss to her maman’s cheek before disappearing back upstairs into her room.

M: Does 19h work for you?

X

Marinette heard her maman’s voice through the floorboards saying, “her room’s just up that way, dear.”

She took a calming breath. Priority one: determine whether or not Kagami would make a good member of the team. Priority two: make sure her friend had a fun night.

She pressed her nice shirt back into place just as Kagami knocked. “Come in!”

A wide-eyed Kagami entered the room, blinking dazedly at the abundance of pink and various fabrics throughout the space. Marinette noted that Kagami still wore her regular outfit – the stylish white blazer over the tie and plaid skirt – but that now she had a small plain black duffel bag with her, presumably filled with pajamas and toiletries.

“Kagami! Hi!” Marinette did her best to smile and look welcoming to her newest friends, fighting the habit of running up to her and hugging like she would have done with most of her other friends – Kagami seemed very protective of her personal space, after all.

Kagami’s face didn’t twitch into a smile (which perhaps was for the best, given how deeply unsettling her fake smiles could be), but did relax into a more pleasant expression. Seeing how her eyes softened and the corners of her mouth relaxed made Marinette suddenly feel wrong-footed, like she did during the friendship competition. It seemed like being invited to a sleepover mattered a lot more to Kagami than she had expected.

“Marinette. It is a pleasure, as always, to see you. Thank you for the invitation.”

Marinette laughed, stepping back a bit to invite her friend in all the way. “It’s no trouble! Thank you for agreeing on such short notice!”

Kagami set her bag down next to one of the makeshift blanket-beds on the floor, glancing curiously over to the other. “You already have a bed in here – why are there two makeshift beds? Will there be another person coming?” Her voice had an odd note to it that Marinette struggled to decipher.

“No, just you and me. I thought we might sleep closer together though, so we can hang out until we fall asleep? If that’s fine with you, that is! I wasn’’t trying to make you uncomforatble – obviously the bed is for the sole purpose of making you comfortable – but I didn’t mean to presume that you wanted me to-”

“Marinette. The two beds seems like a good idea.” To Marinette’s surprise, Kagami’s mouth had twitched into a small smile at her rambling, one of the first real smiles Marinette had gotten to see from her. It suited her, making her seem lest of the flawless, imposing fencer and more of an awkward yet kind rich kid.

This girl, the one that smiled at Marinette’s rambling and seemed to really enjoy her company, was the type of person Marinette wanted to fight beside. Of course Marinette needed to be very careful who she passed the miraculous out to, but she also needed to trust her instincts – and the longer she spent with Kagami, the more her gut seemed willing to trust the girl.

Marinette’s thought process was cut short as her father stormed upstairs, proudly presenting a tray of fresh assorted baked goods. “Snacks for my little girl’s sleepover!” he called, descending back downstairs.

Kagami wandered over to look at the offerings, before tentatively taking one croissant. Marinette grabbed one as well.

Marinette cleared her throat awkwardly. “Would you like to watch a movie, then? We could set lay next to each other on the bed to watch, and then climb down here to sleep?”

“That sounds acceptable to me Marinette. You are the one with actual sleepover experience.”

Marinette looked at her in surprise, though Kagami was entirely nonchalant as though she had said nothing strange. “You’ve never had a sleepover at someone’s house?”

“No. Before this year, Mother did not allow me time with ‘friends.’”

Marinette fought valiantly against the urge to crush her in a hug, but in the end it was a losing battle. “May I please hug you?” she asked, wide doe eyes on display.

Once she got a slight nod from Kagami, she leaned in and pressed her into a full hug. Kagami was stiff and unsure at first, but gradually melted into the embrace, tucking herself against Marinette and locking her arms around her just as tightly. They stood like that for a few moments before Marinette gently pulled away. It seemed like Kagami got warm a bit easily, since her face was already pink from just a bit of shared body heat – Marinette made the mental note to reduce the pile of blankets on Kagami’s temporary bed by a sheet or two so that the other girl wouldn’t be uncomfortable or overheat during the night.

Both girls got ready for bed, brushing their teeth, dressing in pajamas, and bringing all of the uneaten pastries downstairs. They both climbed together into Marinette’s loft bed, and she wrapped them up in the Marinette-brand Patent Pending Friendship Burrito, with both of them being side by side in a big fuzzy blanket, with pillows under them to lean against, while Marinette’s tablet played the movie.

As the movie began to play, Marinette looked over at her Friendship Burrito companion. Kagami seemed enraptured with the movie, her wide dark eyes reflecting the screen and giving her whole face the impression of a soft glow, like the moon reflecting light from the sun.

Marinette was glad that she had done this sleepover today. Kagami was generally an intensely private person, so the extra time didn’t really let hear learn anything about her that Marinette didn’t already know – but it was one of the first times in a while she had hung out with Kagami and just Kagami without Adrien or Luka to distract her, and it only reaffirmed her positive impressions of the girl. It was clear that Kagami was a good fighter given her skill in fencing and her prowess when wielding the dragon miraculous. However, if Marinette’s gut instinct was to be believed (and so far it had very, very rarely led her astray), Kagami’s actions today during the sleepover had only cemented her trustworthiness as a potential miraculous holder.

Although still somewhat awkward, Kagami seemed earnest and open to making friends. Furthermore, she didn’t seem like she was the type of person to make trouble for no reason – there has been ample opportunity that night to bring up Adrien if Kagami had wanted to warn her off him or something similar, but Kagami seemed willing to focus on Marinette’s company rather than their shared crush, which Marinette could appreciate.

Yes, all together tonight had been a success – Marinette was fairly confident in her assessment of Kagami as a good miraculous holder and potentially-permanent partner for her and Chat Noir. Now she just needed to decide which miraculous would be a good fit for Kagami, since the dragon would be the clearest choice but Hawkmoth may suspect Kagami as the wielder if that was the one she ended up choosing.

Marinette came out of her thoughts at the sound of a contented exhale next to her. Beside her, Kagami was already asleep, curled into Marinette inside the blanket burrito. Marinette had never seen her face so relaxed and contented, and against all logic, felt her heart swell with the need to protect Kagami: from Marinette’s own past cruelty, from all the other students who so wrongly called her the “ice queen,” and from the mother who had controlled so much of Kagami’s life.

Marinette sneaked one arm out of the blanket to shut off the movie before pulling Kagami closer and letting herself drift off to sleep. Hawkmoth, the miraculouses, Adrien – all of their problems could be dealt with tomorrow morning. For now she was content to enjoy the warmth of Kagami’s presence and let herself drift off to sleep.

[cheryllcher]

ladybug reactions (spoiler alert!!!)

a little late cuz i was busy but i finally watched ladybug!! again im on mobile so sorry about not putting the keep reading thingy!! btw im pretty harsh with alya but i dont hate her it was just my reaction so no alya hate i swear :))

- theme song: AHHHH NO IM NOT READYYYYYYYYY

- wait adrien making the charm bracelet???? wasnt that like back in s2?? wuts going onnnnnnn

-well i still dont know wuts up by yay marinette he allowed adrien to go to you bday party cuz of u i guess

-OH THIS IS A FLASH BACK IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW

-oh look gabe the hawky man is out if the house look at that

-OHNO LIELA WUT R U DOING WUT R U PLNNINGGGGG >:(

-idk wut she stole but it's bad ohohohoh OHNO HOW DARE U U R GONN ACCUSE HER IF THEFT DKSJDJSJ

-lieslieslies liela please stop talking

-"u gOtTa StoP oBsSesSiNg OvEr hEr mArInetTe" yes please listen to yourself when u are with lila thanks

-wow even chloe is shook okayokay im liking this episode alredy even tho i hate liela's guts

-*gasp* omg she got full marks im so proud of u girllllll after all the akumas from mr. buttfly man u deserve it fvldkwkw

-OH YES FINALLY- ew liela- SOMEONE'S DEFENDING HER

-liela you're hardly making it unbearable?? like no offence u are just an inconvinience that just wont stop

-oh great all of the "liela accused marinette of pushing down the stairs" fics are coming truu

-iM SORRY MR DAMOCLES LIKE UM U SHOULD REALLY INVESTIGATE IT FIRST?? DONT JUST TAKE SOMEONE'S WORDS AT FIRST VALUE??(i mean in my opinion)

-if liela is having this much trouble shouldnt her mum be called?? since this is a case of "severe bullying"

-YAS THE PARENTS BELIEVE HER this episode is going great

-um since when was ms bustier with them??????? but go off i guess

-alix is mad?? well u better sorry to the person who will give u your miraculous i mean come on u should know marinette isnt a theif?? u should question it??

-OH YES ADRIENS GONNA DEFE- OH COME ON MR DAMOCLES NOW THAT'S JUST RUDE

-hawky im disappointed in u like i have no words to describe it i cant believe u would encourage this liar to cause teen drama

-again?? okay normally i would say give nathalie a raise but now yea okay u 2 deserve each other sheesh OH catalyst is returning dksjfjsjjd um where's the butterfly mask thingy??

-oh nooooooooo fight it mari!! don't let it get u!!!!!! ohhhhh loook chloe's protecting sabrina- wait does liela know about gabriel being hawkmoth??

-princess justice-- altho yes marinette deserves to be princess but i only accept if she's chat's princess

-NO DONT DO IT wow buttfly man so now u careeee. wait so if the person hasnt become an akuma the butteflies go away?? woah.

-um alya shouldnt u find it weird that all these lies involve liela?? like liking same guy aside--

-"yOu'Re mY bEst FrIeNd mArIneTtE i tOtaLlY bEliEvE u" and u wont believe her when she told u about liela go tell her "cHeCk yOuR SouRcEs" yea and then liela's story become tru great job ms reporter

-im sorry ma'am , sir but your daughter needs to run away to be ladybug sometimes???

-liela's mum???? MA'AM YOUR DAUGHTER HAS BEEN HELPING THAT MAN CAUSE HAVOC--

-oh there's some back story about emilie?? im intrigued

-wow liela good u see u actually do lie well for once but i still hate u anyway--

-oh nathalie wut a rebel wait hold up- theo?? dude just how many jobs do u have??

-and we return to the oh so beloved sewer!!

-duusu has such mood swings but I LOVE HER SO MUCH

-soooooo still havent come up with a name for u yet do u just break and buy new glasses everyday orrrr

-lolllll she's like "ahhhhhh my masterpiece is gonna be perfecto!!"

-omagod NO

-oh adrien gonna defend her-- oh nevermind mayura's there NATHALIE THIS ISNT REALLY A GOOD TIME-

-did she just- do that evil dramatic laugh for the cameras?? becuz honestly sameeee

-plagg i love u dont ever change

-CHAT NO IT'S A TRAPPPPP

-return of the marinette vision!!

-wow this sentimonster is good at actingggg also marinette please be there soon my heart cant take it

-omygosh ADRIEN PLEASE DONT BE STUPID AHHHHHHH NO

-*moment of realisation* oh shoot she likes someone else!! "uhhhhh it's- it's over"

-ADRIEN DONT KISS HER U IDIOT- omg yas thank u ladybug for saving this idiot

-"I CANT BELIEVE U FELL FOR THAT!!" pffft idk why this is funny HAHAHAHAHA

-oh mayura wait where was the telepathy mask the whole time anyway- yes ladybug is smarter than that

-marinette u take that back--- yes chat but u should know the love of your life but that tiny smile and giggle thoooooooo

-oh okay it's not the giant sword again

-lol she got a fork

-pffffft was that just-- a giant gum shooter i cant i cant even *laughs for like 5 mins*

-awwww nooroo caressss im sorry u had to go through this babyyyyy

-well oof that sound thank gosh im not wearing earphones

-awww yea 2 ladybugs dkskdkdkd "buggettes and kitty cats" I STAN

-noooo sentiladybug :( oh i guess adrien wasnt allergic at the moment :/

-wow the wordplay hawky definitely like father like son

-grandpa-- oh adrien poor child if only u knew

-ohhhhhh mothface u will regret it if u knew who chat was

-nathalie just gave up loll i relate

-aww the tail moves so cute

-yea rip buggette 2019-2019 :(((

-she's just my assistant-- alright go on your business i've got more interesting things to see

-hey we finally here the photographer's name- ewwwww liela wat is she doing hereeeee

-ohohoh adrien's angry liela u better watch out

-YAS FINALLY HE'S PROTECTING HIS PRINCESS GIRLFRIEND FRIEND

-"becuz we're friends aren't we??" wow u really just pulled that card

-rare disease- sir u should call for a doctor or at least a doctor's note yes?? like this is very um *cough* concerning *cough cough* no matter how.... moving

-hey marinette's tryna be the bigger person by being nice and mend bridges now you're just being rude

-EWEWEWWWWWW CURSED PHOTOS CURSED PHOTOS BLEH CALLING ALL EDITORS TO FIX THIS MESS!!!!

-yes marinette's face is a mood

overall this episode is actually realllllllllly gooooood they did really well with this one and yea now i can come up with scenarios to u know, put liela in her place :))) (there might be art for it if there is im gonna look out for them)

[mj-spooks]

Would really appreciate it if this weather would stop being a FUCKING COCKTEASE and rain already so this pressure headache I've had for days would go tf away

[thelifetimechannel]

[soras-noodle-arms]

the Winners™ Chapter 1

so i asked you guys whether or not you’d want to read something like this and well i got inspired™ and i’m able to get on lmao so ye here’s chapter 1

i’ve actually got the first two chapters finished so there’s that

i’m gonna give you a list of chat names vs real names as well as some backstory for the characters at the end because i let my friend read it and she was constantly confused about the names

chat name - real name elder - mandy getseth - seth noravioli - norandina ritzy - brittany salt - saleni kartel - karel virus - viran meow - kat tartar - tarulli dolly - dallona error - erral macaronia - maronia onurmarco - marco rikatoni - rikando final - fina jontellini - jontein farfaven - aven

elder added getseth, noravioli, ritzy, salt, kartel, virus, meow, tartar, dolly, error, macaronia, onurmarco, rikatoni, final, jontellini, and farfaven to the chat the Winners™ 

elder: you guys all have the stupidest names omg elder: like seth what the hell does ur name even mean getseth: its our time marco elder: wait what getseth: are you ready elder: what onurmarco: >:3 getseth: >:3 elder: … elder: of course you would rikatoni: that is literally the best thing i’ve ever seen omg friendship goals macaronia: you literally named the five of us using pasta puns rikatoni: SHUT UP MARONIA YOU LOVE IT jontellini: i can’t look at tortellini the same way ever again i hate you farfaven: this is our legacy now jontein your brother named us after pasta you just need to accept it i did years ago rikatoni: wow rikatoni: WOW rikatoni: okay i see how it is rikatoni: betrayed by my best friend and my brother rikatoni: i don’t know which hurts worse farfaven: you’re so overdramatic rikando oh my god rikatoni: and to think i named you after my favorite pasta rikatoni: i don’t need this kind of bs in my life meow: can you dumbos take your pasta talk elsewhere meow: i’m getting hungry but i don’t want to eat this early noravioli: it’s called breakfast and it’s the most important meal of the day meow: i don’t want to eat *pasta this early meow: keep up norandina ritzy: kat don’t be mean… rikatoni: YEAH kat don’t be so MEAN rikatoni: what’d we ever do to you final: what is wrong with you people jontellini: i’m crushed babe final: not you jontein you’re totally normal jontellini: wow final: jk you’re amazing <3 jontellini: <3 rikatoni: ewww you two are so gross and mushy rikatoni: and don’t even lie fina you know you love us farfaven: yeah rikando she likes everyone but you rikatoni: WOW rikatoni: that’s it our friendship is canceled rikatoni: who is this aven you speak of rikatoni: i know no aven final: oh my god farfaven: >:3 onurmarco: heyyy he stole our face getseth: YOU THIEF kartel: sometimes i genuinely wonder about the mental capacity of you people kartel: this chat is a train wreck virus: only sometimes? kartel: you had not spoken a single word viran i was not talking to you shut the hell up virus: exactly kartel: what the hell is that supposed to mean tartar: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE IT’S 9:30 ON A SATURDAY tartar: NONE OF US HAVE SATURDAY CLASSES WHY ARE YOU ALL AWAKE final: oh hey sis tartar: leave me alone final: well dang ok salt: i wake up to this salt: viran salt: my dearest brother salt: what the hell is wrong with you kartel: tHANK you saleni that’s exactly what i was wondering salt: … salt: okay karel kartel: ? salt: i have so many questions kartel: ??? salt: but first is salt: there are so many words that sound like your name salt: of all of them, you picked cartel salt: why kartel: BECAUSE kartel: THAT’S WHY jontellini: mandy this was a horrible idea jontellini: there are way too many people in this chat elder: yeah ur right i have regrets elder: we need to do something onurmarco: already on it!!!!!!! macaronia: is he always this excitable

onurmarco added farfaven, rikatoni, jontellini, noravioli, and macaronia to the chat the pasta quintet

the Winners™

macaronia: i mean… macaronia: seven exclamation points?

onurmarco removed himself from the chat the pasta quintet

the Winners™

getseth: fight me maronia he’s just very exuberant macaronia: wow it’s the elusive protective seth macaronia: ??? macaronia: dude he just added me to a group chat with people i already have a group chat with getseth: shhhhh he’s trying

onurmarco added kartel, dolly, error, tartar, final, virus, and salt to the chat the twin cities squad

the Winners™

kartel: wow he’s really determined isn’t he getseth: karel have you met my best friend

onurmarco removed himself from the chat the twin cities squad

the Winners™

getseth: determined might as well be his middle name onurmarco: HELL YEAH IT IS getseth: ^^^ getseth: see

onurmarco added getseth, elder, ritzy, and meow to the chat travagastor chums

the Winners™

elder: wow onurmarco: X3 there now we’re split up by hometowns error: but smaktria and katrimas are two towns??? onurmarco: ohhhh hi erral bout time u showed up how are u onurmarco: and yeaaah ik but there were less of u from each of smaktria and katrimas than the rest of us and they’re like onurmarco: right next to each other onurmarco: plus they’ve got that cool anagram thing error: fair enough

the twin cities squad

final: oh man my boyfriend’s not in this chat tartar: oh dang i guess ur gonna have to talk to all of us single peasants then final: jealousy doesn’t become u tarulli dolly: i’m so confused what’s happening tartar: DALLONA UR HERE dolly: aaa yeah?? hi dolly: how are you? tartar: i’m good tartar: tired because SOME PEOPLE decided to wake me up at NINE-THIRTY THIS MORNING with an INCESSANTLY VIBRATING PHONE error: wow that started passive-aggressive and then just dove headfirst straight into aggressive tartar: shut up erral ur supposed to be the nice one error: no i’m just the quirky one error: there’s a difference kartel: yeah okay because none of us are quirky error: … error: hush kartel: anyway where’s the asshole and his sister why aren’t they saying anything virus: you rang? salt: i mean at least i’m only the asshole’s sister salt: and not the asshole salt: aaaand never mind he’s not insulted in the slightest salt: why am i surprised, this IS my brother we’re talking about tartar: viran karel literally everyone knows you’re best friends cut the “hating each other act” please virus: but we do hate each other kartel: tarulli this isn’t an act kartel: he’s an ass virus: he’s an insufferable brat tartar: wow they’re even talking over each other this is hilarious dolly: (they are best friends don’t let them fool you) kartel: wow okay dallona you’re just slandering us now dolly: (i even saw them fist bump the other day) kartel: WE DID NOT virus: slander final: riiiight tartar: you guys keep telling yourselves that tartar: we see the friendship u try so much to hide kartel: i will not stand for this virus: blasphemy i have no friends final: they’re even finishing each other’s sentences how cute tartar: uhhh viran the 16 other people in these group chats care to disagree with you there virus: i was not finishing his sentence i was starting my own kartel: we do not finish each other’s sentences fina oh my god dolly: wait hang on kartel: wait what kartel: DALLONA WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU dolly: they’re cuddling tartar: OH MY GOD DALLONA YOU’RE THE BEST kartel: DALLONA YOU ARE THE ACTUAL WORST dolly: 0:3

travagastor chums

onurmarco: hiiii getseth: ur a dork

elder changed the chat name to travaga-holes

meow: wow meow: pleasant elder: thanks i do try ritzy: i don’t get it onurmarco: shhhhhh it’s okayyyy continue being ur precious innocent self onurmarco: mandy ur horrible elder: thanks i try getseth: wow goals onurmarco: seeeeeth what does that mean getseth: wow i hang around you way too much i read that in your voice onurmarco: >:3 getseth: and mandy’s just so chill abt everything i’m envious onurmarco: uh seth have u met u getseth: quiet you elder: HEY KITTY KAT WHERE U BE meow: exhibit a on why i did not make that my chat name meow: and come on mandy i was the first person to speak after you changed the chat name elder: shhhhh i knew that meow: sHhhhHhH i kNew tHaT elder: … elder: did u just mock me meow: dId U jUsT MocK ME getseth: wow i can’t believe kat’s a meme meow: WOw i CaN’t BELieVe kAt’S a MemE getseth: did you just onurmarco: wow seth she just played u getseth: i can’t believe you’re taking her side getseth: i thought we were friends onurmarco: humor takes no sides sethaniel getseth: … getseth: did you actually just call me sethaniel getseth: i’m breaking up our friendship ritzy: marco humor does take sides ritzy: you’re either laughing with someone or at someone onurmarco: awwww brittany dw i was only joking ritzy: heehee i know so was i :3 onurmarco: :3 meow: :3 elder: wow it’s a rare appearance of a kat in her natural state meow: wow i’m leaving this chat onurmarco: NO DON’T I WORKED SO HARD getseth: i love how brittany just lurks on here silently judging us ritzy: i am not judging you guys ritzy: besides you seth ritzy: this judge in: you’re an asshole getseth: wow okay ritzy: oh wait now i get the chat name ritzy: mandy wtf elder: there it is ritzy: i’m breaking up with all of you

the pasta quintet

macaronia: should we just delete this and use our other one or nah jontellini: nah marco made it for us deleting it would be rude macaronia: tru norandina: yeah let’s leave it besides the other one is literally almost five years old jontellini: yeah you’re right farfaven: omg i’m looking over kat’s shoulder and the name mandy made for their chat is hilarious

farfaven changed the chat name to linicha-holes

rikatoni: oh my GOD

the twin cities squad

final: oh my god aven just changed the name of their chat and jontein and i are ROLLING

final changed the chat name to smakatrima-holes

tartar: please remind me to tell aven that i love him

so they all met about two years before this story starts because they all went to the same college.

jontein and fina started dating about a year after they met. they hit it off the first week she joined an art club and snarked it up as usual.

viran and karel hated each other at first, that much is true; however, after two separate incidents unknown by anyone else that involved mutual life-saving, they became more along the lines of vitriolic best buds (one of my favorite tropes from tv tropes tbh).

dallona’s entrance into the group was much different than the others. you’ll see some of her story later.

rikando and maronia have been best friends since before kindergarten; they were childhood neighbors. they met aven in first grade, and the three of them have been absolutely inseparable since then. maronia met norandina when she was on vacation one year, and she introduced norandina to everyone else the following year.

seth and marco met around fourth grade and were instantly joined at the hip, despite the fact that their personalities are almost total opposites.

kat is an... interesting case. you’ll find out more about her next chapter.

erral is in fact the quirky one.

aaand that’s about all you need to know for now, so until next chapter!

[detectiveaesthetic]

rules: You must answer these 85 statements and tag 20 people

tagged by: @monquixote

tagging: @raifuujin , @meitantei-lavi , and @ofglitterandstars if you haven’t done it yet :0c? And anyone else who wants to ^^

the last

·         1. drink:  Water

·         2. phone call:  To a Mcdonald’s employee who found my roommate’s phone :0c

·         3. text message: "Yar” -received yesterday 9:52PM “!!! Yo!! <3″ -sent now after being reminded by this

·         4. song you listened to: Something by Owl City

·         5. time you cried: actual crying?? ? i don’t know but it’d be in private irl and probably spamming a friend i think it was a week ago idr

·         6. dated someone: went on a date yesterday ·         7. kissed someone and regretted it: ye she stole pocky from my mouth >:0

·         8. been cheated on: Nah

·         9. lost someone special: too many interpretations to give this a solid answer

·         10. been depressed:  Now, but!! not bad!!!

·         11. gotten drunk and thrown up:  Alcohol is a nu 

3 favourite colours

·         12.  Purple

·         13.  Blue

·         14.  Red

in the last year have you

·         15. made new friends:  Yeah!

·         16. fallen out of love: Nah

·         17. laughed until you cried:  Yeah

·         18. found out someone was talking about you:  Yeah

·         19. met someone who changed you:  Yeah

·         20. found out who your friends are: Yes qwq <3<3<3

·         21. kissed someone on your Facebook list:  Yeah

general

·         22. how many of your Facebook friends do you know in real life:  93%+

·         23. do you have any pets: The snuggliest kitty ever i can’t do things

·         24. do you want to change your name: Nuuuuu too much work

·         25. what did you do for your last birthday:  I was taken to see Wonder Woman :0c *shiny eyes*

·       26. what time did you wake up:  Repeatedly, my roommate accidentally kicked me out of bed and I didn’t wanna wake them >> tho got up got up was 9am because i kept falling back asleep and didn’t have stuffs till 2pm

·         27. what were you doing at midnight last night:  Awkwardly pacing around the house playing magikarp jump wondering when it would be okay to get back in bed without ruing my roommate’s sleep schedule

·         28. name something you can’t wait for: An oyasumi or a message in general from a certain person :0c

·         29. when was the last time you saw your mom:  Last month.

·         31. what are you listening to right now:  Roommate play DS, kitty meow as she rubs my laptop screen

·         32. have you ever talked to a person named tom:  Tommy poo is the shit okay, he once paid me 10 bucks cause i fished more bass than him (tru story)

·         33. something that is getting on your nerves:  When you tell someone ‘no’ and they do the thing anyway >:T

·         34. most visited website: Tumblr ·         35. hair colour:  Dark brown

·         36. long or short hair: Short

·         37. do you have a crush on someone: Yeah

·         38. what do you like about yourself: My potential

·         39. piercings: Not anymore

·         40. blood type:  ? ?? ? ? ??? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? 

·         41. nickname:  Whatever you’d like \owo/ tho a few people started calling me ‘Av’ on their own :0c 

·         42. relationship status:  I’m in a long term relationship with coffee and chocolate

·         43. zodiac:  Cancer

·         44. pronouns: He/him

·         45. favourite tv show: Criminal Minds maybe? ·         46. tattoos:  Too much money ^^;;

·         47. right or left handed: Right

·         48. surgery: Yeah

·         50. sport:  Tennis

·         51. last vacation: TO TEXAS IT WAS SO COOL :0c

·         52. pair of trainers: 1

MORE GENERAL

·         53. eating:  food

·         54. drinking:  water and coffee and tea \owo/

·         55. I’m about to: Post this \owo/

·         56. waiting for: “Peace of mind.” -omg same

·         57. want: Money, happiness?

·         58. get married:  Wouldn’t mind

·         59. career:  Game designer/coder/writer

WHICH IS BETTER

·         60. hugs or kisses: depends on who/when/why

·         61. lips or eyes:  Eyes

·         62. shorter or taller: Shorter for others taller for me muwahaha

·         63. older or younger: both--wait i just realizeD THIS WAS A DATING TYPE SECTION -- *casually doesn’t fix earlier responses* and older ;) -- *bricked*

·         64. nice arms or nice stomach: Tum tum pillow mINE MUWAHAHA \owo/

·         65. hook up or relationship: Relationship

·         66. troublemaker or hesitant:  Idk \owo/

HAVE YOU EVER:

·         67. kissed a stranger: Nah

·         68. drank hard liquor: Yes but it was unintentional!!!

·         69. lost glasses/contact lenses: Constantly

·         70. turned someone down: Yes

·         71. sex on the first date:  Uh; ;; 

·         72. broken someone’s heart:  Yeah it hurts really bad;; like you screwed up really bad

·         73. had your heart broken: Yeah

·         74. been arrested: Nuuu

·         75. cried when someone died: Yeah 

·         76. fallen for a friend:  That’s the only way I can fall

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

·         77. yourself: To an extent

·         78. miracles:  No

·         79. love at first sight:  Yeah

      80. santa claus:  No

·         81. kiss on the first date:  Yeah

·         82. angels: No

OTHER:

·         84. eye colour: Hazel

·         85. favourite movie: Maybe Wonder Woman? Idk Diana was amazing

[buildarocketboys]

So this is a fic prompt that I saved in my crimson field fic folder like 3 years ago and I opened it today and I thought ‘why not?’ So here’s some cute Kitty and Miles friendship with a side of pining sad Miles. @thecurlymop @thomasgillan @thebicanary @meriida @viscountessbranksome @queenofkeys idk how many of you will be interested but i’m shamelessly tagging anyway bc i live for  that feedback and validation. Idk whether I’ll write anymore on this (but I could certainly be encouraged to)

This was the prompt:

Confession: I have a friend who likes to text me at like 4am when he’s had nightmares or he can’t sleep or he just needs a friend. He thinks I’m always awake at 4am but really I go to bed around 12am and I change his text-tone to the loudest one I have just so it wakes me up when he needs me.

It had been a week since that terrible party where Elliott had turned up, trying to harass Kitty. Thank God Miles had been there, Kitty thought. Otherwise it would have been much worse.

He’d even driven her home afterwards. He’d been annoying her all day, flirting with her, even though she’d made it clear multiple times that she wasn’t interested. And to top it all off, she’d been supposed to meet up with Tom that night, but she had to go to the party instead, to ‘talk’ to Elliott, as he had so mildly put it in his Facebook message to her. As if Elliott ever wanted to just talk about anything.

But Miles had stepped in, had made Elliott stop, quietly but firmly, had stayed with her and made sure she was okay rather than running after his sorry arse.  And he had driven her home, afterwards, not saying a word, just letting her cry on his shoulder. And he had dropped her off, promising her he wouldn’t gossip about this to anyone, and stayed in the car until she had unlocked her door and gone inside. That counted for something.

It counted for a lot, actually.

Which was why Kitty found herself texting Miles, upon waking from another nightmare at 4 in the morning.

 Hey, just had a nightmare.  Wondering if you were up.

 She sent it, not really expecting him to be awake, or to reply. But five minutes later, her phone buzzed, indicating a text.

 Hey Kitty. I’m awake. Here 2 talk if u need. x

 Hi. How come you’re awake? Talk about something ridiculous to get my mind off things?

 Just got in from a night out. It was fuckign wiiiild man! But I didn’t drink. I’m not drunk. I promise. Tom made me be the designated driver, said we’d all had enough incidents 4 one life time. The cheek of it! He wasn’t even THERE for the absinthe incident!

 Kitty giggled. She felt a bit better already. And it was sort of nice to hear about Tom, even though they hadn’t spoken since the day after the party, when Kitty had tried and failed to explain why she’d had to blow him off.

 Haha, glad you had a good time! What WAS the absinthe incident, if I may ask? Everyone mentions it all the time but I’ve never got the full story.

 It’s basically a meme now. And I, the long-suffering victim. I, the wisest of fools.

 Kitty snorted.

 Miles are you going to tell me or not?

 It’s just what it sounds like rly. I got absolutely hammered on a bottle of absinthe and ofc I couldn’t bloody shut up. And then I chundered, obvs

 Still couldn’t shut up then, I bet? What couldn’t you shut up about?

 Cheeky!

Various things. Mostly…my love for one particular person..

 Kitty couldn’t deny her curiosity now. She knew this had been before she had met Miles, so obviously it couldn’t be her.

 Who?

 It doesn’t matter. But every1 took it as a joke or just me being drunk n ridiculous. Which is probs a good thing tbh. But it wasn’t.

A joke I mean.

 I’m sorry.

Who was it though?

 Kitty…

 Was it Tom?

 There was radio silence for over fifteen minutes and Kitty was just thinking that Miles wasn’t going to answer her, and she should just go back to sleep, when her phone buzzed again.

 Can we just drop it? I’m tired.

 Of course. Sorry, Miles. Thanks for talking to me. I feel much better now.

 I’m glad. Good night x

 Night x

 Kitty put her phone on her bedside table and lay down, wondering if she had been right about Miles. Then she decided it didn’t matter, and she kind of felt guilty about pushing something that was clearly so uncomfortable for him, when he was trying to help her. She rolled over and went to sleep.

 It was a month after the party and Miles had taken to setting Kitty’s ringtone on the highest volume setting so he would hear whenever she texted him late at night on awakening from a nightmare.

After the obligatory ‘Hi’ and ‘I’m awake’ texts, Kitty’s next reply made Miles smile.

 You go out so much, you’re always awake when I am.

 He bit his lip, wondering whether to tell her the truth, but decided he didn’t want her to feel guilty for waking him up, or worse, like she was obligated to him in any way.

 Work hard, play hard, that’s my motto.

 You’ve never worked hard a day in your life, Miles Hesketh Thorne.

 Oi! I work hard sometimes. Mostly on copying Tom’s notes, it has 2 be said. But mine are much prettier than his.

Also it’s not my fault I wanted to be an actor.

 You wanted to be an actor? I never knew that.

 Yeah. But my father would never have allowed it. He wanted me to become a surgeon just like him. So medicine it was.

 No offence but he sounds like a dickhead.

 Miles snorted, but didn’t reply, seeing the three dots indicating that Kitty was typing something else.

 What about societies though? There are a tonne of drama societies here. I know you’re busy not doing your work and going to parties, but..

 I would, Kitty. I rly want to. But my father thinks theatre is for ‘girls and poofs’. I wouldn’t give a shit if I was straight but..well, I’m not

 Yeah I know ❤ I’m sorry Miles. He really does sound like the worst kind of arsehole.

 He is. But it’s not like I’m much better. Just doing exactly what he wants, not following my dreams, going out and acting like a twat.  Honestly idk where I’d be without Tom.

And you.

 Miles, you’re not your father.  You’re a good person. It’s not your fault if he makes you feel like you can’t be yourself. Honestly, I should know.

 I know. Thx. I appreciate that. But I’m not even out to anyone at uni. It’s ridiculous. Half of my friends are posh twats, sure, but they would probs mostly be okay if I came out. It’s 2017 ffs. And if they can’t handle it then they should fuck off.

 You’re out to me.

 Yeah, well, you didn’t assume I was straight.

 Heteronormativity is for squares 😝

 Lmao tru dat

 It doesn’t matter who you’re out to, Miles. It’s none of their business if you don’t want to tell them.

 I know that but like. I WANT to be out. I want to be proud of who I am. I fucking love being bi. But I’m not even out to my best friend.

 You’re not out to Tom?

 No. I figure he’d probably put 2+2 together what with all the jokes about the absinthe incident. And I’m p sure he’s straight. I don’t want 2 risk my friendship with him.

 Oh Miles…if he’s a good friend I’m sure he’d understand.

 You and him have been getting pretty close recently right? He doesn’t tell me anything but I see u talking sometimes, or catch him messaging u on fb.

 Yeah we’ve been getting pretty close.

 That’s cool. I’m glad. We should all hang out together sometime.

Or would that be awkward? Are you guys dating?

 No, that’d be nice. And idk what we are at the moment tbh.

 Hmm. Oh well. I think it’s time I go to sleep. Good night Kitty x

 Good night Miles. You’re a good’un. x

 Thanks x

Love ya ❤

 Miles sighed. He was cursed. How did he manage to be in love with the two people he was best friends with, only those people were dating? Or at least on their way to dating. He wished Tom would talk to him about these things. He talked about his (female) crushes all the time.

Maybe a bit too much. A bit of a straight performance.

Tom seemed to believe him though. Maybe he should be on stage, he thought wryly.

Then he decided to stop feeling sorry for himself and go back to sleep.

[bulletforyourthoughts]

I have never met Phil Collins in person.  But if anything ever happened to him, I would kill everyone on board this ship and then myself.  

[keepyourpantsongohan]

Ayesha Liveblogs Fairy Tail S3

Can the narrator really justify the “small peaceful nation” part of the intro after a morality weapon was resurrected and almost destroyed a ghost town

“Flower parties are freakin’ manly!” Elfman isn’t here for your gender roles

My sweet stripper son:

Erza: Have you considered putting on a shirt?

Gray: [Growls]

“Don’t get cold feet” I love shitty battle puns

The implication that Natsu would literally move the heavens and the earth for Lucy is beautiful

I can’t believe that disaster of a play exists in continuity

“I need your guidance Laxus” When Freed is faced with difficult decisions he looks into the sky and sees Laxus in the clouds

“A real man never uses his brain” I mean... tru

Gray just fucking peacefully iceskates past a pile of his friends

“You and me aren’t married okay” “Then why are you blushing” Baby Natsu and Lisanna are so cute

That exchange between Natsu and Lisanna makes it seem like she’s missing and not dead but they buried her body right?

Gildarts has apparently decided to adopt Natsu

Poor Natsu he doesn’t even get sad about Lisanna’s death he’s mad

Natsu @ Gildarts: You’re not my real dad! 

DRUNK GAJEEL SEARCHES FOR KITTY CATS

Mystogan is Wendy’s Jellal oh no the one nice thing Jellal thinks he did his whole life was a lie

I fucking love Natsu’s nicknames for Gray: Frosty, Freezer Burn, Snowflake <3

“We need to talk, it’s time you learned to grip it right” Gray pls

“I wish something interesting would happen today,” said Lucy, shortly after Mystogan announced the impending apocalypse

This is the second time that everything Wendy knows and cares about has evaporated right before her eyes yikes

Based on this intro everyone’s going to meet their AU selves in Edolas and I’m really curious if AU Gray is just going to put on more clothes

“If none of our buddies are in this world, what would be the point of coming back here anyway?” Natsu <3333333

“We gotta walk somewhere, so why not this way?” shit u right Natsu

AU Gray does wear too many clothes I love it

Oh no Lisanna’s probably still alive in this universe

“Why isn’t Cana half-naked and fully drunk?” Cana is a mess 

Natsu, weeping: The Gray I know would be half-naked by now

“I’ve never seen a frog like this! We should take it back for Lucy as a souvenir” Amazing his friends are trapped in a giant crystal and he’s still thinking about what they might enjoy as keepsakes

I think Scary Lucy is in love with Natsu

But how did Gajeel get to Edolas without a magical flying cat?

“This Gajeel’s a freelance journalist, better get the scoop on him” I wonder if his political activist alter ego also uses terrible wordplay

“Being bossed around is kind of a nice change” Kinkshame Scary Lucy

It makes sense that Lucy’s the only one who can use magic here because her magic isn’t tied to Earth

Gentle Fro Gajeel bonding with Angry Spiky Gajeel is great

Lmao @ Mystogan just tossing up random members of a Fairy Tail up into the sky and also it seems abundantly clear at this point that he’s Edolas Jellal

Natsu [Aggressive Roadster voice]: My Lucy

I guess Edolas Natsu is only ballsy while inside moving vehicles

“Not exactly my idea of a dictatorship” Clearly you have never seen footage produced by any dictatorship ever

Nalu must be canon because she just gave him the Hug of Passionate Restraint

Ngl this cat drama is a bit Much for me I don’t even like Happy

This is some dark philosopher’s stone ass shit that I didn’t really expect from Fairy Tail yikes there’s no moral dilemma for these people

How come Gajeel can use his magic??

Honestly the greatest suspension of disbelief in this show is pretending Happy does not sound like a whiny adult woman

The way they told that story at first made it seem like all 100 eggs belonged to Happy’s parents 

I’M SCREAMING THE REAL GRAY AND ERZA ARE BACK MY SWEET NAKED AND VIOLENT CHILDREN

I love their entrance bathed in ethereal light and also the fact that their combined magical power was enough to fill a town square

Ohhhh so that’s why Lucy can use her powers because Mystogan gave her the crazy red pills

Gray, trying to give medicine to a person who is out cold: Come on, open your mouth, you loser

“I was wondering what he popped in my mouth,” I'm concerned about you Lucy

Gray just faded into transparency because he was being ignored amazing

“Do you want get in the middle of that?” “You know, you make a good point” I missed Gray’s and Lucy’s asides <3

Gray did you need to pin Lucy down to protect her you are so Extra and I love it

Gray just... fucking chucked Lucy.... twenty feet in the air GOOD LORD

Oh my god is Panther Lily going to become Gajeel’s magical flying cat

“You’re not dead, are you? Yell if you’re dead!” NATSU PLS

“I have to care about her, because it’s obvious that you don’t!” Lucy is so powerful and kind I love her

Full offense but I’m going to marry Gray Fullbuster

“I’m still making you my cat” he said, before beating the shit out of a man-sized panther

I bet Good Erza robbed Bad Erza lmao beautiful

Why are neither Gray nor Natsu attempting to retake their hostage

None of the Edolas boys have this same need for angry haircuts

The Cat Drama has reached new heights but I’ve slowly grown fond of it

Did Panther Lily save Mystogan?? Oh the answer is yes

What the ever loving fuck that was an abrupt cut off to an almost happy ending

I can’t believe Mystogan is a prince and also that no one is reacting to the fact he is Edolas Jellal

“I’m sure he’ll feel right at home crawling along the ground with the other pests” Apparently there is a worse dad than Papa Heartlessfilia in this show

Natsu as Daenerys Targaryen: Fire cannot kill a dragon

Fairy Tail is full of Human Disasters no matter what universe

Erza, every time she puts on a new suit of armor: My strongest armor

I love that Erza, Gray and Natsu all give their opponents speeches on the morality of their decisions as they fight

“Is a floating island going to fall on our house?” no one ever said that Mystogan was great at foresight

“But Edolas had a pretty good run, huh?” said Hughes, just calmly fucking watching the apocalypse

Why is Jellal always trying to get himself killed no matter what universe

I’m crying I love Space Jellal 

The fist pumping is killing me 

“What an overachiever!” Gajeel is so happy to have his own kitty cat

Every time Natsu tries to hug Lisanna someone physically restrains him

I’m so happy for Mira and Elfman and Natsu <3

This is going to be so weird for Fairy Tail to them it’s like they passed out and they wake up to their friends bruised and bloody, Mystogan gone forever, a baby panther in Gajeel’s arms and someone back from the dead 

Hughes, about his own execution: Seriously, it’s not a big deal, just do it!

Jellal did the thing! The Fairy Tail thing again my sweet son

The implication of Mystogan having joined Fairy Tail as a child means that he’s been walking around in a full cloak since he was like 10

Lmao @ Natsu dreaming about fighting Gray 

The unnecessarily intimate and homoerotic friendship chain continues as Lucy and Cana bathe together

Literally their legs are intertwined together underwater?? This is Extremely Gay and I love it

“Forget your clothes again?” “Don’t have time to worry about that!” 

Ggekghjrhgkhkg Gray using one of Lucy’s spirits as his partner 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 

“At this point I’d put almost anything in my mouth as long as it’s cold” ... Like an ice wizard? 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 

GRAY IS LITERALLY THIS MEME:

I arrive at S-Class Trials

Ship: Crowded

Partner: Loke 

Dick: Out

I am forcibly clothed at S-Class Trials

Gajeel using Levy’s head as an armrest pls 

Makarov @ an Ice Wizard: Chill

“What sort of vulgar sorcery is this?” Omg Freed is so nervous around scantily-clad women I love it

I guess Freed and Bickslow throwing the fight makes more sense than if they were defeated through the power of sex and cotton candy

“There is one thing you still lack” Self control?

This was actually a pretty accurate guess

Mystogan’s a little young to have an adult man as his pupil

Hard for Emo Wizard to avoid confrontation when everyone in this guild takes “I could kill you” as an invitation to fight

I guess it says a lot about Natsu that Gildarts has been mentoring him for many years and yet he still thinks of the dragon as his dad

[guckybrand]

Cafe ask - all 👀👀👀🔍

thanks for allowing me to answer all these UR THE BEST!!! thank u, my sweet n beautiful mutual

Vanilla Chai Latte : Are you in love?

Not right now but I would like to be, I love that feeling. if the right person says the right thing i’ll be falling in love again :-)

Flat White : Coffee or Tea? I love both but I have to say that I prefer coffee, especially Iced coffee

Cappuccino : What’s your middle name? Allene

Mocha : Dream Job? I have so many!! But tru to my soul, I wanna be a writer, and I totally will be. for a magazine or something. who the hell knows where i’m going. but I’m gonna be 1.Pumpkin Spice : Dream car? I already have a nice car she’s the best but I really want a low rider like in gta v, and also I want a tesla or a sick ass bmw or a bently!! Jasmine Tea : If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?  I would really like to see Dubai

Old English : You’re stranded on an island, who do you bring with you?

I don’t wanna put anyone else in that situation, but if I had to I would definitely take my lil sister.

Iced Chocolate : Do you have a crush on someone? na

Caramel Frappe : Favorite video game? pokemon silver

Iced Lemon Tea : Favorite song/band? DAMN this one is hard BUT como la flor always fucks me up so that

Iced Cafe Mocha : Favorite thing to do on rainy days? me gusto hablar con mis padres even tho they are #problematic i love talking to my parents and siblings they always tell me cool stories from mexico

Hot Chocolate : Are you an affectionate person? i don’t wanna be but i am

Caramel Macchiato : You’re travelling the entire world but you can only take one person with you. Who do you take? My mom, she deserves it (she is the only person who will shop as long as me)

Green Tea : How tall are you? i think i’m 5′8 or 5′9 idk

Early Grey Tea : The inevitable Zombie Apocalypse is upon us! What’s your plan of action? nothing ima just chill out till they get me. play some music, a face mask and layin on a cream couch is how I’m going down.

Mint Tea : How do you relax? I don’t know lmao, but I like to read and draw and I guess that’s relaxing

Vanilla Latte : Board games or drinking games? my first reaction was drinking games but I hate getting super fucked up so I’m gonna say board games but give this bitch a glass of wine

Iced Coffee : Do you like reading? If so, what’s your favorite book? Yes! my favorite book is Matilda, it’s just perfect and i’m really happy that roald dahl wrote all those damn books.  more recently the color purple was beautifully written. 

Italian Soda : Describe your dream date

someone take me to the damn aquarium, we are glowing

Sparkling Water : Describe what qualities you look for in a person

if ur real and funny and care about real things and can be serious and not I’m probably gonna love u. but most of all i just look for someone genuine, friendships and relationships 

Orange Juice : Have you ever had a valentine? i am not sure but one time in third grade this nice boy brought me hello kitty gummies cuz he knew i liked hello kitty and that was the sweetest thing everrr

Rose Hip Tea : Describe your first kiss ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Herbal Tea : You’re at a candle shop, what scented candle do you buy? some vanilla or minty one, but if it looks cool like in a marble or gold casing or something ima buy it for the aesthetic

[mj-spooks]

I’m having a baby!

If you would like to help me buy things for my baby, my registry is here!

No obligation to purchase or reblog, just sharing this around bc babies are expensive.

[ozsaill]

Tanked: mixology woes aboard

The dull thud of your heart sinking at that horrifying moment when you realize what you just did and consequences will follow: we all dread it. It happens anyway. Cruising comes with higher highs, and lower lows… pouring the wrong stuff in your diesel tank is one of those lower points.

In mid-2012, Totem was being prepped to move after five months mostly at a dock and a year and a half in Australia. This was the first step to depart Australia: shifting from dockside liveaboard to river mooring before sailing north to Papua New Guinea and beyond. Wrapping up school (the kids’ first and only formal stretch of four-walls education as cruisers), untangling the threads that weave a life integrated to shoreside people and places, packing up for multiple months off the grid and away from stores… we were a little busy, a little distracted.

One of our last steps before kicking off the dock: top of the water tanks. From below deck I listened to liquid gurgling in from the deck fill, and then came the unfortunate cry: “ah, shit.” Jamie doesn’t swear lightly. It hit me even before he filled in the detail, as sound locations processed: the water hose had been in Totem’s diesel tank fill.

Whoops. We own it now!

Water in the diesel tank

I dashed up to the cockpit and we looked at each other, mouths agape. Jamie got that faraway look in his eyes, then headed up to tell the marina manager we’d be late departing…regrets to the boat they had waiting for our berth.

The entire contents of our diesel tank were decanted and filtered, and like bad wine on a tropical island, salvageable.

Jamie started by turning off the valve between the diesel tank and primary fuel filter and lining up jerry cans to decant. Our magical dock neighbors, a French/South African family on the Dean 44 Merlin, offered time and support to get it done. Petroleum and water don’t mix, but kids play always!

Greg helps his daughter, Clea, and Siobhan swing from the rigging aboard Merlin – Brisbane, 2012.

Greg brought over a diesel transfer pump they kept on Merlin which made the job far easier. Contaminated fuel was removed to jerry cans. At first we hoped that putting fuel through a funnel filter would remove the water – NOPE! Only trace amounts of water came out.

Borrowing Merlin’s transfer pump to return diesel to Totem’s primary tank

Enter our old friend, Gravity. Allowing the water to settle to the bottom (it’s heavier) of a jerry can, diesel on the top could be pumped into a clean jerry can. Rinse, repeat with a series of jerry cans until the entire contents were filtered. Ten gallons of water were ultimately removed.

Gas in the diesel tank

Jump ahead to yesterday around tea time. This was a call from Serendipity, but not about serendipity. Anchored off Antigua with guests arriving soon and plans to head for Barbuda, it was time to top up the diesel tank. With their permission, sharing the event in Kevin’s words as related in the closed Facebook group for coaching clients, Totem Raft-Up (self-named – the TRU Crew!).

TRU Crew comes through again! This post is at my pride’s expense, but I’m going to eat the proverbial crow and share. It’s long but there are some lessons here and recommended gear that saved my ass today and could save yours.

They say bad decisions happen when you are forced into a movement due to timelines like company coming. Looking back, I think it played a part in my stupidity today. We have guests arriving to Antigua tomorrow, and we want to take them up to Barbuda Wednesday. I spent some time the last few days getting the boat ready, and one last chore was to fuel up with diesel. We were happy in an anchorage, it was Callum’s birthday (our 8 year old), and Stephanie was busy making a cake and cleaning up for arriving guests. I had a few hours to kill so I decided instead of moving the boat to the marina I’d just bring 30 gal worth of diesel cans in and fill them, then transfer to that boat. It would save us some time in the morning from having to motor into the harbor to fuel up. No problems…

TRU crew in Barbuda: Steph & Kevin from Serendipity (Live the Voyage) at center, Dave & Marcie from Kairos5 at right.

Well, as this plan was finalized Steph had a good idea to bring extra gasoline to Barbuda. We carry 15 gallons on the rail, but there is no fuel in Barbuda, and with guests from home visiting for week, we plan to spend a lot of time in the dinghy (snorkeling, tubing, etc). So I grabbed an extra yellow jerry can, wrote “GAS” on it, and proceeded to shore….I’m sure you know where this is going.

When I got back I unloaded the fuel, and started to fuel pretty quickly. I was distracted as it was Cal’s bday and wanted to get going. I used a shaker siphon to fuel, which is handy on a boat. I started the siphon and quickly put 5 gallons of fuel into the boat. I started my second can, and then went to clean up the first can and when I grabbed it I saw “GAS” written on the back side of it. Holy shit, 5 gallons of gasoline into my diesel tank. I seriously looked like Jim Carey on Liar Liar kicking my own ass!

Lesson – if you use a yellow can to fill gasoline, mark the shit out of it! 

Here is how TRU saved my ass. Going back to the fall, I lost my engine due to debris that clogged the fuel line. I got it running, but after had my fuel polished. Jamie was awesome help with this, and even though I didn’t use his recommended “emergency” polisher, I took his advice and ordered some parts that you may not think to have on board. It takes two pieces of gear to polish your fuel in a pinch. First, a 12 volt transfer pump, and second, a funnel with a filter.

You could pull the fuel out of the tank and back in through the filter, removing debris. Well, I didn’t use the funnel today but damn did that fuel pump earn it’s keep.

I opened the tank through one of the access holes and removed 23 gallons of contaminated fuel. I then used this handy pump to get the rest. I was able to empty all but maybe a couple ounces out of the tank. I’m going to put a minimum of 40 gallons in the tank before I start the engine. That’s 5,120 ounces. Even if there is a quart of contaminated fuel, that’s only .6% and only a fraction of that is gasoline. I think I’ll be okay, but damn, what a dumb move!

I called Jamie during all of this and he talked me off the ledge. Thanks! So don’t be me and don’t let distractions mess you up!

Serendipity’s crew recovered quickly. It helps to know you’re far from the first, and other TRU chimed in with their (mis)adventures in fueling. I didn’t even get to bringing up the story about our own cruising mentors and the time they added diesel to the water tank… a step further in the levels of cruiser hell. Our highs are higher, but our lows can be lower!

Meanwhile, this is Serendipity’s recent view. The squall passed; it wasn’t such a bad day after all.

TRU Crew anchored off Barbuda: thanks to Stephanie at Live the Voyage for this pic!

Gear to consider

A few bits that clearly can be really useful… and for more than just these scenarios, where the wrong liquid ends up in a diesel tank.

Twelve-volt transfer pump.

This diesel transfer kit from Orion Motor Tech would serve both Totem and Serendipity’s uses. We purchased ours (similar to this model) just a few weeks after the water-into-diesel debacle in Australia from a cruiser unloading gear prior to selling their boat.

Other everyday cruising uses: our 12v transfer pump (see top two pics of Jamie using it) is currently loaned to another boat in the anchorage that needed to polish their fuel to try and remove a diesel bug (a microbial contamination gunking up their fuel, common enough a problem). It’s bailed us out from similar situations when we had a persistent diesel bug in Southeast Asia, and most recently helped polish dirty fuel we boarded at an outer island in the Bahamas.

Fuel filter.

Mr Funnel filters come in a range of sizes depending on how much fuel you’re running through them. We keep a small one for gas going into the dinghy and generator. And a large one for diesel. We also have a Baja filter, which haven’t been made for over a decade. Note that funnel filters remove debris and trace amounts of water (but not more).

Fuel is almost always filtered before it goes in our tanks. The only time we don’t filter is at a high-volume dock or place with a solid reputation. If there’s concern about fuel quality, we put some in a glass jar and wait a few minutes to see if there’s separation.

Siphon hose.

Self-priming hoses mean you don’t get your mouth involved in the siphoning process (yuck!). There are no fuel docks in most of the miles we’ve cruised; siphoning from jerry cans is a fact of life, and it’s good to be prepared.

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