#trying pinterest hair tutorials

[vnknowcrow]

Kinda fucked myself over giving Raymond's wife, Nora this beautiful hair because I instantly forgot how to do it after I finished the last strand

[guinevereslancelot]

i love 2 watch hair tutorials that i will never attempt <3

[blissfulvixen]

How to Appear More Attractive

And Change Your Mindset

When attempting to become more attractive, stop letting embarrassment take control. Don’t be afraid to try new things, new hair, new clothing, anything. Post your life. Make a change in your life. Sticking to the most comfortable things will only weigh you down and leave you with unfulfillment of what you could’ve been. If stuff goes wrong, learn from the experience and either way, you took control of yourself. You don’t need people to validate you to feel worthy or “okay” with something. You have the control.

Start to make time for yourself. Make the time and effort to clean yourself up and become flawless. Two very know yet successful needs are drinking water and having around 8 hours of sleep. By doing these, your skin and body will thank you. You’re having time to relax and cleanse your body. It will leave you feeling fresher, motivated and far more productive.

I really recommend getting a gua sha. Since using one, my face has changed instantly. They’re so affordable yet will work within the first few uses. If needed, look at YouTube videos for tutorials on how to gua sha!

Also, I’d really recommend taking the time to learn about your face shape and the makeup that suits it. Some people feel as if no matter what they try, makeup doesn’t suit them yet the application, product, how matte/glowy it is, can really affect the result of your makeup. Pinterest and YouTube are really good places to look for ideas and in depth tutorials!

The way you present yourself really matters. Having a slouched back or hanging head is SO unattractive. You should aim to achieve a “model of duty” stance. Firstly, roll your shoulders back, lift your head up to the perfect level and remain. This keeps your back straight, your neck engages and you end up with the perfect, effortless look. This also shows confidence and a perfect presentable look.

[mariasont]

Tie a Tie - S.R

a/n: i'm a slut for a good tie

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pairings: spencer reid x bimbo!receptionist!reader

summary: you ask spencer to teach you how to tie a tie

warnings: cuties being cute!

wc: 1.2k

"How do you tie a tie?" 

The question and the voice attached to it made Spencer do a double take, his pencil pausing mid-stroke. He directed he gaze upward, and there you were. Beside his desk. Looking angelic as ever.

Today, your hair was embellished with ribbons, pretty pink bows tied neatly above your two braids. It was cute.

You hardly visited at his desk, in fact, this might be the first time. He had always been the one to seek you out at your receptionist desk.

He realized the lapse in conversation had gone on longer than what social norms dictate. He cleared his throat and reached up to rub his neck, offering you sheepish yet attentive look. 

"Do I have something on my face?" The question came with an uncharacteristic frown that didn't suit you. A shimmering nail reached up, brushing your cheek as he fought the urge to replace your hand with his.

"No, no sorry," he assured quickly, a sense of equilibrium returning as your mouth flipped into a bright smile. "Just--, you want to know how to tie a tie?"

His intention wasn't to question you, but he was curious. What did you need to know how to tie a tie for? The answer seemed clear, yet unwelcome, as he begrudgingly considered the possibility of a significant other in your life, leaving a sour taste in his mouth.

"Yes," you affirmed, nodding like one of those dashboard bobbleheads, sending your ribbons dancing. "There's this outfit on Pinterest that I wanted to recreate, but it needs a tie, and well, I immediately thought of you, Dr. Reid. You're the tie expert, after all. I know you're super busy, so it's totally okay if now isn't a good time, but maybe you could text me? Or write it down, or--" 

The tension dissipated from his frame, and he interjected with a soft smile. "Yeah, no problem at all. I'll teach you," he said, rising to grab an empty chair. He placed it opposite his, motioning for you to take a seat. "And please, It's Spencer."

He doesn't know how many times he's told you that Dr. Reid sounded too formal coming from you. 

"Oh, right, Spencer." They way his name rolled off your tongue sent a wave of warmth through him. You bit your lip, crossing one leg over the other, the tip of your kitten heel brushing his calve in the process. "Thank you so much. I tried to watch YouTube tutorials, but it wasn't really working out."

"It's no problem," he said, trying to keep his cool as his surveyed the vacant office, immensely grateful the team was out on a case, and he was left behind to work on documents. 

It wasn't that he was embarrassed by you, he would be an idiot to feel that way. He was embarrassed by how utterly out of control he felt around you. "Uh, here--"

His hands moved with practiced ease, a brief hesitation passing before he placed it around your neck. Your smile was disarming, compelling him to avert his gaze to prevent any impulsive actions. Gently, he swept your hair aside at the nape of your neck, careful not to entangle it with the fabric.

Spencer's fingers stalled, suspended over the smooth silk encircling you. The awareness of your focused gaze was palpable, almost tangible.

"Okay," he started, his tone even despite the butterflies attacking at his stomach. "The first thing you need to do is cross the long end over the short end, like this."

He illustrated the motion, his hands lightly skimming over your collarbone, eliciting a soft giggle from the unexpected tickle.

"Like this?" you repeated, your tongue making a brief appearance against your pink stained lips, trying to follow his lead.

"Exactly," he confirmed with a nod, smile inching across his face. "Now you bring the long end up through the loop around your neck."

His touch was light on the fabric, his fingertips just grazing the skin below your ear, a reaction visible in the slight shiver that traveled over you, goosebumps taking over. 

You watched his every move, your head tilting to the side, a lock of hair falling into your face. "And then?"

"Now, you fold it down through the knot you've just made." Spencer's voice was soft, almost a whisper, as he focused on the task at hand. "Pull it all the way though, and then adjust the tightness by holding the short end and sliding the knot up."

With his guidance, you managed to complete the knot. "I did it!"

The excitement in your eyes was infectious, and he felt the rosy hue take over his face, a blush he couldn't contain at the sight of you. His laughter spilled out in response.

"You're a quick learner." His hands remained on the tie, a touch too long, maybe. 

The intrusive ring of his phone fractured the moment, like a glass dropping on hard ground. He glanced at the caller ID--Hotch, of course--and sighed.

"Sorry, I have to take this."

"It's okay. Thank you for the help, Spencer."

--

Spencer almost died the moment you entered the bullpen the next morning, almost toppling over and dying of asphyxiation because of how easily you took his breath away.

There you were, in what he could only deduce was the Pinterest inspired outfit, a pink tie neatly arranged around your neck, its tail slipped into the waistband of your skirt.

"Spencer, you forgot your tie yesterday," you called out, extending the forgotten piece of fabric with a smile.

A red akin to a ripe strawberry bloomed across Spencer's face as he watched Morgan and Prentiss freeze mid-step, exchanging knowing looks as they glanced between you two.

"Reid, what's this about a tie?" 

Of course, Morgan was butting in, because it just wouldn't be a normal day of work if he wasn't.

"It's not--We didn't--," he faltered, his eyes meeting yours, finding an innocent cluelessness to the implications around them. Opting to dismiss the others, he focused on you, taking the tie with hands that weren't quite steady. "I mean, thank you."

You simply beamed at him.

"Do you like my outfit?" you asked, doing a little twirl that made the hem of your skirt flare out. He had to avert his eyes, knowing that the way he was looking you over would certainly not be perceived as innocent. "I got your text with the instructions. It was so sweet because I definitely did not remember everything you said yesterday. It gets kind of confusing with all the steps."

He was momentarily lost for words. "It's... you look... amazing."

Spencer was still fumbling for words when you stepped closer, the soft scent of your perfume wrapping around him.

"Well, it's all thanks to you."

Before he could respond, your rose onto the balls of your feet and planted a gentle kiss on his cheek. It was quick, innocent, but it left his knees feeling like they might buckle

As you pulled away, his skin tingled where your lips had been, and he stood there, utterly dumbstruck, his face a canvas painted with various shades of pink.

Morgan stared at him, his eyebrows raised in silent question, but Spencer didn't care. For a short moment, he didn't care about anything else--not the case files, not the teasing of his colleagues, not the world outside. There was only the warmth on his cheek and the sudden lightness in his chest. 

He decided this was his new lucky tie. 

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[amara555555]

I’m starting to get inspo from sad yet satisfying stories:

Goo x little sister reader (platonic):

The tears that pricked your eyes stung far worse now that they had been repressed for so long.

The uneven length of your hair only started to look worse the longer you looked at it, your hands trembled as the mothers outside the bathroom door all talked and shook their heads disappointedly. None of them could get answers out the girls who supposed played hairstyles with all the girls.

A soft sob left you as you scrolled through the four contacts on your phone. Your older brother insisted on a phone at 8 years old. You’re in his custody after all.

Your finger trembled before it clicked over his name and the dreaded but desperate dial rang.

Ring.

Ring.

Ring.

Ri-

“HEY SWEETIE!”

Your heart only hurt more once you could hear how excited he was.

“How’s the party?? You don’t understand how me and Gun are missing out, I swear to god business has been SO SLOW-“

A sob left you and his cheery tone left along with it.

“…..Y/N. What happened?”

His tone now sincere and concerned once your tears rolled and sobs left more freely.

“Goo, I need you to- look I’m ok alright, I just- I need you to pick me up please-“

A deeper voice in the background of his call spoke and Goo shushed him.

“Hey hey hey, I’m on my way. Yeah? I’ll be there in 5 minutes. I promise.”

—————————————

Your stare out the window was lifeless. Goo argued with the moms who were supposedly incharge of this shit show in the first place. The big man in front glanced at you through the rear view mirror through his shades. His scary eyes were uncharacteristically softer once his gaze landed on the unevenly cut hair and your tear face, your tiny form swallowed by Goo’s expensive coat.

“WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN SUPERVISED?!”

You flinch at Goo’s shriek, he stormed back to the car with a tight jaw and eyes narrowed. You watch him stand by your door and take a deep breath. His hand latched onto the door handle and he pulled it open before his hands reached out to wipe your face.

“Everything’s gonna be ok. I love you.”

He stoked over your locks.

“I love you.”

You didn’t respond from your upset state and Goo nodded to himself, seemingly growing more pissed at the situation before he ruffled your hair and put your baby blue, cat eared, multicoloured LED lights beats over your ears before closing the door.

————————————

Goo’s POV:

The leather wheel clenched under this hands as he squeezed the wheel, letting out a groan of protest.

“Calm down.”

“Fuck off Gun.”

Gun’s glare shot to Goo’s clenched jaw as he drove, pissed off.

“Breaking your fucking car won’t fix shit.”

Goo let out a low growl.

“Fucking kids. Kids, Gun. Fucking kids cut off half her head!”

Gun spoke low.

“Calm down, don’t let her hear you. She already had to go through it.”

Goo ran a hand over his face while seething, his glasses pushed up to his head.

“I need to kill someone.”

They were both at a loss.

Goo’s eyes flicked up to see you asleep. The beats he brought you gleaming a rainbow light, but the uneven hair length once again pissed him off. Part of your scalp visible.

He spent ages, ages growing out your hair. He loved how you’d look like a tiny fairy. Long hair he’d design into styles that you’d pick from Pinterest and he’d search and practice for hours on tutorials.

Happiness.

Fucking wasted.

The helplessness stumped them both. Gun itched for a cigarette but the child in the car left him chewing strawberry gum instead. Meanwhile your big brother resisted the urge to traumatise you by smashing his head on the wheel and waking you up in the process.

“What do I do?”

Gun glared out the window.

“You could try suing.”

Goo’s jaw clenched.

“Be fucking for real.”

Being criminals only stumped them both.

“I could hire kids to kick their asses.”

Goo almost agreed before realising it could link back to his little sister and chose not to answer.

Gun sighed and swallowed his gum.

They were stumped.

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Goo’s hold on the longer side of your hair left you anxious, upset, all the negative feelings your mind could muster. He evened it with his fingers as he measured out the new length, needed for it to look even.

“Here we go princess.”

A snip sounded and Gun sat in the corner, his elbows rested on his knees, seeing you now sporting a slightly long pixie cut.

“…..looks nice.”

Your gaze drifted from Gun’s scarred but grinning face. The grin he did once he found something interesting.

A slight ‘Hmpf’ sounded from the corner before your eyes darted to the pink haired idol sitting on the couch in the corner. Watching the whole ordeal as support.

“You’re making me jealous now.”

You blink before looking at your brother who was smiling.

“I gotta say, if I wasn’t in…..’business’ I’d be doing this.”

He shakes out your short hair with a grin.

“Let’s make it blonde and we both can look like flash Gordon-“

“For god sake Goo- she doesn’t need your Jeffery Dahmer hair colour.”

———————————

Goo walked you to class, his big hand engulfed yours as the man had heavily insisted on walking you in, regardless of the bumbling principle denying it.

Your class room was full to the brim before Goo walked you to your desk. Some of the kids watched in curiosity as the man sat you down. His blue, expensively branded suit and golden tie, stood him out like a sore thumb.

He took out your books for you and pushed your bangs out your face before speaking to you in a soft tone.

“You gonna be ok?”

You nod.

“I love your hair.”

A whiney and shrilly voice spoke out and Goo’s head snapped to the little girl with blondey hair and a very mean word of a smile he wanted to scream at the girl.

“It’s so pretty.”

She continued with a taunty voice. You swallowed and instinctively looked down in shame. The teacher’s voice barely made a difference from the lack of her care of the bullying…….

Goo’s jaw clenched as a visible vein popped out. No wonder this shit happened.

He stands and walks around a few desks before aggressively spinning the girl’s desk and throwing a fire extinguisher so close to her head that her blonde hair was scathed. The wall behind her was broken through once the fire extinguisher broke through.

The girl’s scream silenced once Goo’s glare stayed on her. And the teacher stood in fearful shock.

Goo only walked to the desk and roughly spun in back into place. Leaving her traumatised and frozen. Good. Goo thought to himself.

His steps echoed along the stairs of the school as he sent a grand into your bank account with a small message of: ‘buy yourself something nice.’

He proudly put his hands in his pockets before heading off with a happy whistle and little jump in his step.

Meanwhile you sat there. A sudden and loving realisation that maybe……you were loved.

(Yes I copied that one movie scene I forgot the name of the movie too-)

[dontbelasagnax]

Ok fine! You’ve convinced me! I’ll learn how to draw specifically so I can draw codywan kissing, you’ve spread your gospel successfully

…

How do you draw tho fr cuz I can doodle like, funky lookin birds but people is fully out of my depth send help

AAAA HELL YEAHHHH!!!!! LET'S GOOOO!!!!!

You've opened a can of worms asking me for art advice so *cracks knuckles* buckle up.

I sort of (only a little bit) use the Loomis method for easy head drawing. Here is a playlist of YouTube videos by Proko. Highly, highly recommend that channel for your art tutorial needs!

I start with a circle. For side profiles, I draw a line down the side of the circle to determine where the features will sit upon. I draw a triangular shape to mark where the orbital socket is. Around the middle point of the circle is where the jawline ends and the ear begins so draw a line there. There are proportion rules which are good guidelines when starting out in art but since I've been doing this my entire life, I have a feel for things and just wing it. That's to say, I put in a line implying the jaw based on vibes.

Next, I draw the eyebrows and brow ridge. Then the nose. I find I majorly base my proportions on this area so if anything is off, it throws the rest of the face off.

Then I draw the lips and chin... or in Obi-Wan's case, his beard. I will mark in his sideburns and hairline as well. Now, about ears: generally the top of the ear begins right around the top of the eyebrow and stops at the base of the nose. At this point I like to draw his eye, define the cheekbone, and refine the eyebrow. I'll finish scribbling in hair and that's it!

(Cody is much the same but I forgot to take useful progress pics 😂)

Extended Art Advice 👇

Tip #1: Draw lightly. Do not ever grip your pencil tight. This only leads to pain. You will notice I didn't erase at all. This is partly because I know what marks to make because I've done it a million times before and also because my lines are soft enough I can make lots of them and choose to deepen the ones that work.

Tip #2: Practice, practice, practice. Artistic skill is just loads and loads of accumulated knowledge and muscle memory from practice. This sounds boring but, in reality, you should make it fun.

Tip #3: Draw from observation/USE REFERENCE! The only reason I can get away without using reference when I'm feeling lazy is because I've drawn the same things over and over enough times it stuck. Aka I did lots of practice.

Now, to combine all these tips together, let's talk about how to use reference and how to make practice fun.

Reference is a huge aid when drawing at any point in your art journey. But I've found that in order to learn from what you're looking at, you need to think critically.

You obviously have something you want to draw. Reference helps you with that. You'll start out trying to draw what you see. Eventually you will run into an obstacle where you've messed up and things aren't looking good. This is to be expected. Every time this happens, think about what isn't working and find solutions with your reference. Analyze your subject to find your answers. Draw it again. Do not be afraid of failure. Each time you fail, you must look for a solution and this will lead you closer to your goal. This is how you grow as an artist.

I know, it sounds dreadfully boring and like a shit ton of work. It is a lot of work but you can make it fun! You love Obi-Wan and Cody so make Pinterest boards of Ewan McGregor and Temuera Morrison. Whatever you want to practice (may that be eyes, mouths, hands, hair, the face as a whole, etc) draw them. Ever hear tracing is bad? Fuck that. It's a perfectly valid tool to help you learn. If you're drawing digitally, pull up your reference in the art program of your choice, lower the opacity a little, make a new layer and trace what you see. I honestly find tracing to be very hard so when I've done this, I prefer to try to find shapes that will aid me when I'm actually drawing. If you're drawing traditionally, you can print out the photo and trace over it with a tracing paper or use a lightbox. You can also up the brightness on your computer screen and tape a piece of paper and trace that way.

Photos aren't the only references you can use! You can always look to your favorite artists' work and try to figure out how they do it. Often artists will break things down into more easily digestible shapes that will help you better understand how things work. Remember, if you ever copy or trace someone's art, it is for learning purposes only and you shouldn't post it. Feel free to take elements of people's art that you like and put your own spin on it though. For instance: I really love how this one artist draws men's tits so I studied a bunch of their art and now I'm much better at drawing them.

Oh and did you think you only get practice in while studying? Wrong! There's no reason you should shy away from trying to make the art you really want just because your skills aren't the most refined. Spoiler alert: you will grow the most when you push yourself out of your comfort zone. Draw codywan kissing. Draw it really enthusiastically and through profuse swearing and gritted teeth... but never a clenched hand. Don't hold back from the fun stuff just because it's hard. Aim high, land low, and shoot even higher next time.

In the beginning it will be especially frustrating. You'll feel like everything you make is a failure and nothing works out. You'll feel like you're not making any progress. Trust me, you are making progress and I believe in you.

If something really isn't working out and you find yourself growing distressed, take a break. It might last an hour or a week. Just take the break. Don't push it. Come back with fresh eyes and less stress. We all have days where nothing comes out right. Sometimes I can't even draw anything resembling a human face. It's okay. Whisper-yell expletives at your artwork and take the break. It will be okay.

With all that said, happy drawing and even happier codywan kissing!! 🧡💋🩵

[mypimpademia]

— Hair

Benimaru x black! Fem! Reader, Shinra x black! Fem! Reader

Synopsis: Which hairstyles they like on you the most

TW: None

Note: pictures aren’t mine, all are from Pinterest!

— BENIMARU

⇶ Benimaru is a very simple man when it comes to the things that please him

⇶ So while he thinks you’re gorgeous no matter what, he swears you’re the only person in the world when you have Fulani braids, regular box braids, or French curl braids

⇶ Fulani braids are his absolute favorite, and he takes no action in hiding that

⇶ Compliments you a lot already, but when you come home from a day out with Fulani braids, the affection from him seems uncharacteristically endless

⇶ Loves them with wooden beads especially, and if you have his name spelled out that in the beads, he might lose all his composure

⇶ Can’t stop staring at them, and will just walk up to you and position them to where he can see his name in them

⇶ Especially when when he’s a little tipsy off sake, he’ll ask you over and over to show him while you’re sat on his lap and he has a dopey grin while kissing up the side of your face and neck

⇶ For box braids, he just loves how simple yet versatile they are

⇶ Always comes up behind you while you’re doing your hair and just watches you with adoration in his eyes

⇶ When you get done and ask him what he thinks, he always says “beautiful, as always, my love” and gives you a peck on the lips

⇶ While some may argue that French curl braids aren’t exactly simple, Beni just loves how the ends are so beautifully curled, and thinks you look so enamoring and elegant with them

⇶ Loves to fix your curls if they get tangled or one is out of place

⇶ And when you’re cuddling, he always gently pulls on the curls just to watch them bounce back up

⇶ Beni doesn’t care if your hair is long or short, but for styling he likes anything with claw clips, and half up half down. For colors he loves plain black, brown, or ginger

⇶ And for bolder colors, he likes dark blue or red (to match his eyes)

⇶ Beni is honestly a sucker for anything you do, but less really is more to him x

— SHINRA

⇶ Shinra LOVES locs

⇶ Natural or faux, it doesn’t matter to him

⇶ Just thinks locs are so beautiful on you, especially if they’re bright and colorful

⇶ For faux locs, he likes butterfly and distressed the most

⇶ Doesn’t matter if they’re long or short either, he loves it all

⇶ For natural locs, he helps you maintain them, with your guidance of course

⇶ Does your detox and wash for you, but he can’t help past that as much as he’d like to

⇶ He’s tried to watch retwist tutorials, and you’ve let him practice on you, but he just can’t get it

⇶ It makes him a little sad honestly, because he does wanna help but he just can’t do it

⇶ He’ll be able to with a bit more practice, but until then he just adds the clips onto your hair while you retwist

⇶ On top of his love for locs, he loves your natural hair

⇶ And again, especially if it’s dyed

⇶ Short, mid length, long, he doesn’t care!!!

⇶ Shinra loves when you have it out in an afro, but puffs, claw clips, and finger waves are all close rivals

⇶ He’s actually fully capable of helping you on wash days, so you can relax while he gets to work

⇶ He’s also oddly fast when he washes it for you? Much faster than you are or anyone else when they wash your hair, you don’t know how but you don’t question it either

⇶ He can even blow your hair out for you, and when it comes to protecting it before bed, he’s pretty decent at braiding and twisting!

⇶ But don’t bother asking for flat twists or cornrows, he will try his best, but your hair will be left in a tangled mess

⇶ Shinra loves putting on your bonnet for you too

⇶ If it’s been a long wash day, or you started late in the day just to finish late at night, he always runs to get your bonnet for you and gently slips it on your head before kissing your cheek

⇶ Really though, he’s just in love with your hair. And if your hair is as bold as he is, he’ll love it even more

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[valerie-is-in-the-cupboard]

The Big Bad Wolf - Chapter Two: Ordinary Life - Bigby Wolf x fem!human!reader

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(Y/n) woke up earlier that day. She couldn't sleep properly. Maybe because she fell asleep more on the couch rather than in her bed, every night trying to finish project after project, followed by hours spent scrolling numerous "how to organize your life" videos on TikTok - which, in her opinion, were bullshit.

Not that she never tried to stick to something: wake up, make bed, brush your teeth, go to gym, go to work, come back from work, eat, sleep… For her, it was refreshing to stick to something. To have one of those planned lives, where everything was just right.

Wake up.

The feeling of drinking your coffee as you watched the city, slowly writing down whatever you have to do for the day.

Go to work.

When you notice your paycheck came in. You rush to the mall, buying yourself something nice because you deserve it, right?

Sleep.

It truly is a beautiful…

Wake up.

… amazing…

Go to work…

… productive…

Sleep.

… maybe sometimes lonely…

Repeat.

… Life.

But as mentioned, (Y/n) woke up earlier that day. But not entirely because she didn't sleep well and her back hurt like Hell. And definitely not because she wanted to do some yoga before work.

(Y/n) woke up that early because she felt… lost. Captive. Because what is life if you don't get to live, right? What is life if nothing ever happens, leaving you rot in a pile of blankets while watching TV Series, hoping that something, anything exciting would eventually happen to you too.

So, she messaged her three best girlfriends: "How about we go out tonight?" Not something that happened often, so obviously she expected them to say yes.

(Y/n) tried to change something. Feel something. Be different than she usually was. She was so proud about the bolder makeup she did that day, following a tutorial on YouTube and almost crying three times because her eyeliner was not symmetrical and she was running out of time. She wore a new kind of outfit, inspired by the many hours spent while scrolling on Pinterest. She felt bold, invincible even… until she walked in front of the mirror… and she didn't look much different… But she remembered that Chinese proverb she read the other day on Facebook: "A journey to… something big begins with only one step" or… something similar.

Her eyes fell on the bottle of perfume she received on her last birthday. She used to like her old one, probably one of the reasons she never touched this one in the first place. But today was big. Today was different. Today she was a differe-

"New perfume?"

She looked at him, the elevator seemingly stopping somewhere in between the 5th and the 4th floor. "You… noticed?" Her hearbeat stopped, even if it was just for a moment, she already felt like she has been dead for years. "It's not… too much, right?" Maybe she went a little overboard with the change. Maybe she should've only used three puffs, instead of five. Now it was a painful death.

"No, no." Good. She was alive again. "But you can't fool this nose. It's nice, really." Scratch that. She was dead again, but a nice death this time. Like Juliet's… Wait, no. No, that wasn't that nice. "Covers the Marlboro scent just right."

Play it cool. "Thanks. I hope it will last more than half an hour tho." Bigby smiled. She smiled back. It went smooth, she told herself.

She was so happy that she even bought herself a coffee from Starbucks that day at work, because she deserves it. It didn't matter that it was twice the price of her usual coffee. It felt good. She felt good.

She knew that whenever you wish for something, someone works hard out there in the Universe, so you could at least get a quarter of what you wished for.

But maybe… that day… someone worked a little bit… too hard.

Not because her hair looked better than usual or because a guy flirted with her at the bar and she actually flirted back… at least for 3 minutes until he became a creep.

No.

Because she didn't expect her day to finish in the way it did. In a way that maybe, no one's day should finish.

She froze as the sound of cracking bones echoed in the dark alley, his hands elongating into claws. "Big… Bigby?" she asked, in fear, watching as the man turned into a 8 feet monster, his yellow eyes glowing as he glanced at her. His breathing turned guttural, each exhale a growl that sent a shiver down her spine.

Well… maybe the perfume lasting longer than half an hour really was the highlight of the day.

The Johnson's Apartment The Woodland Building 🕓Same day, 4:32 PM

"Shit," Bigby muttered as the stench of blood hit him the moment he opened the door. It was faint but unmistakable, mingling with the suffocating odours of mold, rotten food, and stale air. His heightened senses made the decay almost unbearable. "This place has not been touched in a while, huh..." he murmured, stepping cautiously inside.

Bigby entered the kitchen, half eaten rotten food sitting untouched on the table. Hesitantly, he opened the oven, revealing a mould-covered chicken that made his stomach churn despite everything he’d seen over the years. "Whatever happened here, it happened fast."

As he approached the couple's bedroom, the smell of blood intensified, a sharp metallic tang that made his pulse quicken. Pushing the door open, his eyes immediately locked on the dark red pool near the bed. “Fuck,” he muttered, crouching to inspect it.

Nearby, a black cat lay dead, its body grotesquely mangled, with flies already buzzing around. Bigby turned his head slightly, a hint of pity crossing his usually hardened expression. "This must’ve been the cat (Y/n) mentioned…" he whispered. Bigby approached the window, inspecting it first before opening it, fresh air filling the room.

As he turned, he noticed a phone on the unmade bed. "Weird... Don't think I've ever seen these mundies leaving without their phones..." He pressed the power button, but the screen remained dark. Dead battery.

His mind churned with theories. Maybe they ran. Maybe they had something to hide. But there were no signs of forced entry—no broken windows, no busted locks. What could have driven them to leave so abruptly?

Bigby was pacing around the living room when he noticed drops of blood underneath the coffee table. As he kneeled, he found a knife, splattered with blood. Carefully, he took it in his hand, sniffling it briefly. "Mundy blood..." Abusive husband? The wife tried to defend herself? His mind was a mess at the multitude of possibilities.

An abusive fight? Self-defense? The scenarios spiralled in his head. He set the knife down on the table, his gaze drifting to framed photographs lining the walls. The couple smiled brightly in every shot, a picture of normalcy. But Bigby knew better. Smiles could hide a thousand sins.

As he was preparing to leave, he noticed a black piece of clothing, crumpled near the couch. He grabbed it, analyzing it for a bit, before he rushed to the couple's closet. He picked a random piece of clothing from both of them, comparing the scents. "It's not..." he said as he took another sniff. "It doesn't belong to them..."

The thought clicked into place like a puzzle piece sliding into the wrong picture, but it made too much sense to ignore. His jaw tightened.

“They didn’t run,” he said, gripping the fabric. "They were taken."

Fabletown Business Office The Woodland Building 🕓7:04 PM

The Fable residents of the Woodlands gathered in the Office, their displeased whispers growing into a low rumble that gnawed at Bigby's patience.

"Snow," he muttered, leaning closer to catch her attention. "Maybe we should've kept this under wraps for now." The irritation in his tone was impossible to miss.

Snow crossed her arms but met his gaze evenly. "It's the only way we might find more clues."

"No. These people don't even glance at a mundy, let alone talk to them. We should've gone straight to (Y/n). She was one of the last people to see the Johnsons. They might’ve told her something."

Snow sighed, her composure slipping slightly. "And we will. But first, we need to ensure—"

"—It wasn’t a Fable," Bigby cut in, the possibility too large to dismiss, even if Snow seemed unwilling to consider it.

"I don’t believe it is," she countered, her voice steady. "But if it were, keeping the mundies out of our affairs is even more critical."

Bigby’s face betrayed his skepticism, but before he could argue, Snow stepped forward and addressed the murmuring crowd.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your day, but as you’ve heard, a mundy couple living in this building has gone missing—"

"So what?" Gren growled, leaning lazily against the wall. "We’re here to celebrate?"

Snow inhaled sharply. "I don’t think—"

"I'm sorry, Miss White," Bluebeard interrupted, his voice oozing with sarcasm. "But since when is a mundy’s wellbeing our responsibility? I thought their presence here was just a way to milk them for rent while keeping our payments tolerable."

"They live among us, Bluebeard. Of course, we need to look after them," Bigby snapped, his irritation bubbling closer to the surface.

"And what do you plan to do about it, Sheriff?" Gren spat, pushing off the wall. His tone dripped with derision. "Do you think we care? If you ask me, whoever got rid of them deserves a round of applause."

"That’s enough," Beast interjected, stepping forward with his palms raised. "Let’s calm down."

Gren shrugged him off. "No, I won’t shut up! This place was ours first. We let the mundies in to keep the rent down, and now they’re our problem? Dead or alive, I couldn’t care less. And you," he sneered, pointing at Bigby, "maybe if you care so much about them, you should go live with them. I’ve seen the way you look at that bitch, (Y/n)—"

"I dare you to say that again," Bigby growled, stepping closer, his fists clenched.

"That’s enough!" Snow’s voice cut through the rising tension like a whip. All eyes turned to her as she stood firm. "Like it or not, the mundies’ presence helps us live more comfortably. If they disappear, there will be questions—questions we don’t want."

"She’s right," Beauty added timidly. "If the mundies vanish, the police will get involved, and—"

"That’s what you care about?" Bigby barked, his disbelief palpable.

"What else is there to care about?" Bluebeard shot back.

"How about the fact that two innocent people might’ve been kidnapped or killed?"

"Bigby..." Snow warned, her voice low but insistent.

"They live in our fucking building!" Gren spat.

Bigby turned on him, his anger simmering just below the surface. "Maybe if they knew what kind of monsters lived here, they wouldn’t have moved in. But guess what—they don’t."

Without waiting for a reply, Bigby strode toward the door, his steps heavy with frustration.

"Bigby!" Snow called after him, but he didn’t stop.

"I’ll figure out what happened myself," he said, pausing just long enough to glance back at the room. His voice dropped, cold and venomous. "And if I find out any of you had a hand in it, I’ll throw you down the Witching Well myself."

The door slammed behind him, leaving the room in stunned silence.

The Dead Rabbit Financial District, Lower Manhattan 🕓Late...

"Wait, so you really like the guy?" Lhea asked (Y/n) as the waiter brought them a new row of drinks.

"Hey, I've seen him and he's actually hot, ok?" Brenda intervened, while the third girl, Anne, was too busy looking at her phone. "Anne, you still talking to that prick?" Anne put the phone down for a moment, the others already knowing the answer. "He talks to like five other girls!"

"Yeah but... Look, it's just for fun, ok? Nothing serious!" Anne said in her defense, making Brenda roll her eyes.

"Anyway, tell me (Y/n)! You didn't tell me the jacket story!" Lhea said excitedly.

"It's nothing really. We were just smoking and he gave me his jacket because it was cold..."

"He wants to fuck you," Brenda said casually, making them all chuckle at her bluntness.

"No, he doesn't!" (Y/n) said, still laughing slightly. "Why can't someone be just nice?"

"Because they're men." Brenda continued, clearly approved by Lhea.

"Guys, it's not true," Anne said, a serious look on her face. "You know, guys are not always after fucking something... When I met Jacob, he was really sweet without trying to get into my pants."

"Yeah and then he cheated on you. I thought we stopped mentioning Jacob." Lhea protested.

"I'm just saying!!" she turned to face (Y/n), a genuine smile on her face. "Look, if this guy is as nice as you say, maybe you should just follow your heart."

"You sound like a fortune cookie, Anne." Brenda joked as Anne sighed.

"Jacob used to say that too…" she muttered, prompting a collective groan from the group.

"But hey..." Brenda continued, her eyes meeting (Y/n)'s. "If you like him, maybe you should give him a chance... Who knows? After all, as far as you've told us, he's the only one who's not a dickhead in that building."

(Y/n) smiled slightly. "Yeah... It kind of sucks really... I'm glad we got to talk. People there are... weird."

"Mm, I get it!" Lhea said, her mouth full of tiramisu. "I once had a neighbour who was like OBSESSED with me!"

"I remember that creep!" Anne intervened. "One time, when I visited Lhea, he followed me to the subway."

The girls laughed, and for the first time in what felt like ages, (Y/n) felt lighter. But as the clock ticked closer to midnight, the reality of an early morning loomed.

As she exited the bar, (Y/n)'s heels echoed on the street. The subway wasn't far away, so she decided it would be better to walk, rather than get a cab. It wasn't the first time she's been in these parts of the city, so it didn't seem like a bad idea.

The dim streetlights cast long, flickering shadows, and the distant hum of the city felt muted, as though the night itself held its breath. But as she walked, a weird feeling engulfed her. She felt uneasy, alone in the dark streets. With a sigh, she stopped, fishing for her phone in her purse to call an Uber, when voices drew her attention.

At first, they seemed muffled, but still violent, making her feel vulnerable. She quickly dropped her location to the Uber and retreated in an alley, trying not to draw much attention towards her. The Uber was 8 minutes away, so she didn't have to wait long.

But suddenly, as she was getting ready to call her mom so she could at least feel less alone, the voices drew her attention.

"Fucking, wolf..." a voice said, making (Y/n) turn in their direction. She saw two men. They seemed short and chubby, walking towards her. 5 minutes she thought as she looked on her phone.

She knew the driver would see her in case something happened, so she tried to stay calm, not wanting to draw their attention.

"Hey, doll, whatcha doin'?" one asked as they both chuckled. (Y/n)'s palms were sweaty as she watched the Uber's location. It wasn't far. Maybe if she just ignored them...

"Helloo??" The other one asked. She hesitantly looked up at them, as they approached. "We asked you a question, doll. What’s a pretty thing like you doing all alone?" he sneered, his grin wide enough to make her stomach churn.

(Y/n) saw them. They looked... weird. She cleared her throat, trying to play it cool. "I'm... I'm good."

"Look, idiot! You scared her!" the man said, as he cleared his throat. "Excuse my associate here." he leaned on the wall next to her. "He doesn't know how to speak to pretty women... Only spoke to ogres before."

"Fuck you, man!"

(Y/n) could practically see the Uber, but...

"So, would you like to join us to a drink or something? We're actually good company."

"I'm in a hurry." (Y/n) said, hoping that might make them change their minds.

"In a hurry? But sugar, why? We have all night, really." he said as he tried to grab her by the hand. Letting out of a scream, (Y/n) reached for the pepper spray in her pocket, spraying it into the man's face as he screamed. "Fuck! Get her, Dum!"

The other man ran after her. She stumbled and fell, dropping the pepper spray as the man gripped her by the coat. "You whore!"

"Hey!" a familiar voice echoed in the alley, making both of the men stay back. (Y/n) looked, shocked to see Bigby approaching. "Get your fucking hands off her!"

"Easy now, Bigby." Dum said with a smirk. "If you wanted a taste too, you should've said. We can share her, you know?" (y/n) froze when she saw the man pulling out a gun. "Easy now, dog. You don't want to eat bullets tonight, right?"

"I will not repeat myself-" Bigby tried to say, only to be cut off by a sharp pain in his abdomen, the sound of the shot covering (Y'n)'s scream.

"Bigby!" She screamed, feeling herself getting yanked by the other one.

"Don't worry, sugar! He's gonna be ju-" the man froze, a low growl rolling through the alley like distant thunder. The air around him seemed to ripple as Bigby's form expanded, clothes tearing at the seams. His hands twisted into claws, and his teeth glinted like daggers under the streetlamp. Her breath hitched as her brain struggled to reconcile the man she knew with the monster before her.

"Big... Bigby?" she whispered, crawling away, her back hitting the cold wall. His yellow orbs met hers, sending a shiver down her spine. He suddenly jumped towards the man who touched her, hitting him hard enough for him to fly across the alley. Another loud shot made her ears ring, Bigby's skin being pierced by yet another bullet.

"Stay back, wolf!"

(Y/n)'s attention was caught by the screen of her phone that lit up, the notification that her Uber was there. A muffled "Run!" rang in her ears, when a sudden rush of adrenaline made her jump towards the street.

She quickly opened the door of the Uber, getting inside. "Drive! Drive!" she ordered, as the man floored it, too scared by her unsettling behaviour.

Her heart raced and her mind was still fuzzy, occasionally looking back, making sure they weren't followed. The driver glanced at her in the rearview mirror, his eyes wide with concern. ���What the hell happened back there?”

"Just... take me to The Woodland, please." She said, the driver not daring to ask any more questions. She clutched her knees, her mind racing. The adrenaline was fading, leaving behind a crushing weight of unanswered questions.

[youmeandthestarsss]

Solar return observations pt 1. (Based on my personal experiences)

Hii guys, I know it’s been a super long while but I’m going to try to start posting more content for you guys 😊💕

This year I had Venus in the 6th house square Saturn and at the beginning of this year I was having heated disputes with some coworkers. I came very close to almost quitting my job because I felt like I was being overworked and underpaid, underappreciated by my managers and coworkers, and like my competency was being taken for granted because how much extra effort I put in to my job.

This year I had Mars in Capricorn trine Saturn in the 9th house and it’s been giving me the energy to get things done ✅. The times when I had to do something made me feel even more capable of being able to accomplish it and with efficiency. I felt motivated to get my homework done on time and do it early as well. I really like having this placement bc my natal 12h placements make me sort of lazy and a homebody

My moon is in Libra in the 5th house this year and I’ve been loving watching makeup and hair tutorials and just honestly keeping myself entertained with aesthetics. I started watching tv shows again too!

I think cancer ruling my 2nd house and moon in my 5th house might have something to do with my sweet tooth this year.

So I’ve had moon in the 4th house for two years straight now, & I can tell you right now I’m never been more of a homebody. I hate leaving my house and especially my bed. I’m always thinking about being in my bed whenever I go somewhere. I can also vouch that this placement is the root of my extreme laziness and desperate need to take lots of naps despite the fact that I have Mars in Capricorn this year.

In my SR ASC for this year I’m a Gemini rising and all I can say for it is that I’ve been focused on school a lot and getting ready to graduate, focused on perfecting my driving and also getting my license, communicating and getting along with my peers a lot more, talking a lot more, and doing a whole bunch of thinking. If you’re about to have this rising sign in your sr just know that you’ll be spending most of your time and energy in your head and will feel like you can’t ever stop thinking. This placement has also caused me to reflect on how it is I think and why I think the things I do. Lots of contemplation with this placement.

Neptune in the 10th house and I feel like there’s been some confusion on what it is I want to do for a career and how I’m going to go about it.

Saturn in the 9th house and UGH. Some of my teachers this year have been a real pain in the ass. I’ve had lots of disputes with them over grades and it at first was not working out for me all too well. I also felt like I was bombarded with a lot of homework a lot too this year.

Taurus in the 12h house & I’ve had a few dreams about material things and food

Moon in the the 5th house and mercury in the 7th house & lol let’s just say I’m always daydreaming about being in a relationship

2nd house ruler in libra spending money on things to make me feel good and look more aesthetically pleasing.

Venus in the 12th house 🤝 finding pleasure in solitude

The year I had an 11th house stellium caused me to be very addicted to doomscrolling so if you have that just make sure you take social media breaks every so often.

11th house ruler in the 12th house caused me to delete social media. Till this day I only really use YouTube, Pinterest, and tumblr ofc

I swear the year I had Saturn in the 12th house made me have the worst escapism tendencies. I hated this year and I also struggled with having multiple existential crisis all throughout that year. Let’s just say I became very apathetic towards everything and felt extremely unmotivated to get anything done or pursue my goals

[luvhughes43]

Nico learning to braid Blake’s hair 🥺 especially when she’s far along in her pregnancy and doing her hair just makes her exhausted

he spends so much time watching tutorials and practicing on her while she’s watching tv, etc😭😭 it takes him like half her pregnancy to get the braiding down but blake finds it soo relaxing whenever he plays with her hair.

anyway once he gets the hang of it later in her pregnancy he’s always braiding her hair! usually before bed which is both relaxing and helpful because her back / arms are extra sore when trying to do her own hair

i saved this pic to their pinterest board awhile ago and it’s just so them

[chilewithcarnage]

I, a very white and somewhat privileged person, am absolutely terrified to draw colored people. Because I don’t know if I’d cross the thin line of tasteful and authentic or racist and stereotypical…

Lol for starters don't refer to us as coloured people. This ain't 1955. Secondly my best advice to you is to use references of actual people of color. I would highly recommend staying away from those white men art station youtuber type artists for tutorials because they get a majority of their techniques and style from main stream video games and comic books, which to put it nicely don't have the best reputation for representing women and poc. tangent over, so yeah references. real life photographs of brown and black people.

pinterest is a site that a lot of current, especially younger artists like to use, but in all honesty it's not a very good source for someone trying to learn the fundamentals. it'll mainly show you 20 something year old ig and twitter models which is okay if you wanna just draw pretty people; but not the best if you wanna like I said learn fundamentals + have a portfolio that's varied. also it's rife with ai shit and stolen art, so yeah would only recommend that as an initial starting point/using it to make your own personal board for your saved images.

stock photo sites are my go to for refs. getty images, istock, alamy, etc. a simple right click save image or screenshot will work to get the images you want for free. of course there will be the watermarks, but they're honestly a very small issue to bypass. as long as they're not opaque and nearly covering the entire subject; you're good. a nice thing about stock photo sites is they usually give you the option to filter the image search results. say for instance you want to draw an elderly asian woman cooking or a young black man painting a picture or an indigenous child playing with dolls. you can look up certain terms you want in the search bar & specify gender, age and ethnicity to narrow down your search to what you want.

another awesome place for references i discovered during college is posespace.com

like with getty images, it gives you the option to filter your searches. they also have their models in clothed or nude shoots in the event that you want to practice some bare bones anatomy.

also also, get your info from artists of color. there's a decent amount of tutorials ive found over the years on here and youtube on coloring skintones, drawing certain hair types, how to avoid caricatures and stereotyping, different facial features, cultural hairstyles. the list goes on. don't be afraid to depict people outside of your race. literally just go about drawing us the same way you would a white person. don't be scared, as long as you remain respectful and make an honest effort to learn; you'll do fine.

resource links by and from artists of color:

'how i draw south + southeast asian people'

an example of what to avoid when stylizing east asian characters

'drawing asian people, source: i'm asian'

'lessons from drawing I: what is asian anyways?'

'how to draw indians'

'how to draw arabs'

'How I draw skin Part 2: DON”T DRAW NATIVE PEOPLE WITH RED SKIN!!!! A tutorial' (the link to the first part of this tutorial is broken sorry)

How to Draw Native People: a Tutorial/Reference Guide

How to Draw Black People by peachdeluxe

tips for drawing black people by rosheruu

drawing east asian faces by chuwenjie

how to draw black people series by Artistik Freedom (youtube)

✏️How I draw black hairstyles (simple) 🌱 by Likelihood Art (youtube)

there's also a bunch of black and brown artists on twitter and tiktok, so checking those sites for tutorials would be a good additional resource

good luck on your illustrating melanin endeavors 👍🏾

[icedhazelnutfrappe]

146 Days until summer starts, become the best possible version of yourself with this long term plan !

Feel free to tweak this in any way that is do-able, more convenient or more comfortable for you! Don’t expect to see the numbers drop in a day, it takes time, don’t give up!! 🥥

If you struggle staying under a low cal budget, such as 500 cals, try and trick yourself by pretending your cal budget is a tad higher like, 800, and force yourself to stay under that, you’ll find you won’t stray from 500-600 because your ‘budgets higher’ and it’ll help you feel more accomplished!

Scales: Home-bargains (£6.00), b&m, Asda (most supermarkets)

Mirrors: Home-bargains (£7.00), b&m, ikea

—————————— food plan ——————————

Fasting plan! 16-8. Eating window: 10am-6pm.

7:00 - 1x apple cider vinegar, 1x evening primrose oil, 1x multivitamin, hot glass of water & lemon.

[ 7:00 - 12:00 ] black coffee / green tea / no food.

12:00 - 250 cals.

[ 12:00 - 5:00 ] black coffee / green tea / no food.

5:00 - 250 cals. (+250 if on period)

[ 5:00 - 9:00 ] black coffee / green tea / no food.

9:00 - 1x apple cider vinegar, 1x multivitamin.

[ 9:00 - 7:00 ] green tea, no one coffee, no food.

—————————- distraction’s ——————————-

1. Skincare and hair care, every night and every day

Cheap options -> home bargains, B&M, target.

Choose a signature scent: Coconut, Vanilla, Pomegranate.

Tip: if you sweat easily, or smell bad, try layering your scent over mens deodorant and product, it usually smells stronger and lasts longer!

Make sure to figure out your skin and hair type, whether it gets oily quickly or is dry and straw-like, experiment with products, after a few weeks of trying a product, you should be able to spot the difference, if there is none, finish the product and don’t re-buy it! Then try another product! Try not to waste money nor product!

2. Pick a hobby and practice every day

Cheap options: Vinted, EBay, Amazon

Examples: Sewing, jewellery making, nail art (these can help you with your style and looks!)

3. Build your wardrobe, style and music taste.

Cheap Options: YT playlists, Pinterest, Vinted

Discover who you are! Pinterest and Spotify are your best friends, slowly build up the basics in clothing and add later with unique pieces! You need a summer wardrobe. Figure out your body shape, (pear, hourglass), face shape (diamond, heart), and what colours suit you! This will enhance your features!

4. Hairstyles !

Tying in (get it), with hair care, learn how to style your hair everyday, this is free ! There are plenty of hairstyle tutorials on YouTube to follow, such as plaits, up-do’s and more!

5. Baking/Cooking !

Now baking and cooking, you may be tempted to devour the food you create, however this can help build control while also making those around you believe you are eating more ! Make everything low-cal and serve and enjoy small portions in front of family and friends.

6. Vlogging, content creating.

It may be embarrassing to start, however this is going to help build your confidence, whether you show your face or not, and distract you with hours of editing, filming and posting!

7. Exercise!

Arguably one of the most important steps and distractions to your glow up, exercise can be fun, try not to push yourself too hard and learn to enjoy the long walks, hard work and watch it pay off after a few months!

—————————- Meal Idea’s ——————————-

Before we start listing food items, recipes and more! Let’s talk about making our food fun and more of a reward rather than a crutch for when we feel sad !

Invest in cute plates, cutlery, cooking utensils and more, that way you’ll be excited to use them and want to work towards using them at your selected meal times!

Cut your food into fun shapes with cutters, all of this will not only waste time and extend the periods without food, your food will look super cute and post able!

Despite my previous words, Buy food purely for its benefits rather than its looks, if you can make it look cute with cutters and plates, that’s great but try focus on its health benefits and health cons! We want to eat healthy, stay cute and slim for summer !

Volume eating SAVES lives, okay? You feel the need to eat A LOT, try restrict and then eat way too much?? Well, have no fear, for volume eating is here! Eat low cal huge portions to keep yourself full! Also ! Make sure you eat the food you love! Don’t try eat stuff you hate and is all icky! Eat stuff that makes you happy in small portions, alongside stuff you hate in huge portions! Balance is important, make sure you are happy with the food you eat or it WILL NOT WORK.

1. Fruit bowls !

Yes, it is as simple as it sounds, a bowl full of fruit. Any fruit of your choice, try make it fun and choose fruits that grow in the same region, or fruits that share the same properties/colours! Not only does this take up more if your time and extend periods without food, you get to enjoy a well-thought healthy meal!

2. Rice, chicken, vegetables.

Now this may seem plain and boring, but choosing a filling main (rice), adding some protein with low cal meat (chicken, tuna, white fish), and then some healthy nutrients with vegetables, (carrots, sweetcorn, etc) you have a filling, beneficial meal!

- Food options! (May not be accurate to your brand, check with multiple apps, weigh & check yourself!)

Light greek yogurt: 2tbsp = 20 cals, Eggs: 52g/1 egg = 74cals, Rice: 100g = 130 cals, Tuna: 100g = 132 cals, Chicken: 100g = 239 cals, Cod: 100g = 82 cals, Haddock: 193g = 143 cals, sweetcorn: 100g = 86 cals, cucumber: 52g = 8 cals

Options I love! No cals included yet!

- Zero sugar energy drinks, white monster, specifically

- zero sugar fizzy drinks, cherry coke, goated

- lemon and lime hot water, basic but so good

- green tea, black coffee

- meat, rice, veg combo

- big, big salad, volume eating

- chickpeas!

{ my phone is dead, I’ll add to this later <3 }

[xoxo-susu]

The ultimate guide to being coquette as a hijabi girlie

Being a coquette hijabi is so hard because so many of the key motifs (mini skirts/more revealing clothing, the literal meaning of the word, for example) go against what we believe in. But it's not impossible. So here are my personal favorite ways to be a coquette girlie without compromising my faith! (p.s thank you to @augusttheicedcoffeeaddict for reminding me to post this hehe ily)

Also!!! No hate to the coquette girlies who do wear mini skirts etc.

The white maxi skirt  🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

Mini skirts are a staple in so many coquette outfits and so many people will try to make you think maxi skirts aren't cute but they're just haters. A cute sweater + a pleated or tiered white maxi skirt + some crafty layering has been such a lifesaving formula for me. Blouses work great for this too. And the things you can put on top of a white maxi skirt are endless. Pretty blouses, mini dresses, sweaters, sweatshirts, even cute tshirts with long sleeved shirts underneath. Same goes for denim skirts. I'm looking for one right now and I can't find any I like, but once I do I'll be unstoppable.

Bowssss 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

Bows. Bows are THE coquette accessory. And, thank god, you don't have to wear a mini skirt to wear bows!

Put them on literally everything. If you want to put them on your hijab, you can use a safety pin to put it on the back of your head, or you could do what I usually do, which is put them in my hijab pins. Depending on the size you can make it as subtle as you want. I have a pinterest tutorial here. (The pic on the left is me!)

Heart shaped sunglasses 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

Another coquette/vintage americana staple you can wear!

Berets 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

Same thing!

Fuzzy white earmuffs 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

These are SOSOSO perfect for winter. (pic on the left is me again heh)

At home 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

So far, this has all been stuff just in the context of going out in public. At home, I highly recommend doing you hair in a coquette way and wearing things you can only have on in front of family. It's such a confidence booster. It's a bit of effort but it's so so worth it!

Her bedroom is the window into the girl's soul 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ��

The coquette aesthetic is way more than just the clothes and hair. So if you really want to feel coquette, try and make your room as coquette as possible. Put up some coquette posters on your wall. A lot of coquette posters are haramcore and some people don't like putting up faces on their wall, so here are some really cute pics for inspo :3

What's in your bag? 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

Purses can make or break a good outfit. My biggest tip is to match them to your hijab. It pulls it all together. The last thing you want is for your hijab to feel like it's clashing with the rest of the outfit.

What's inside is important too! Inner beauty isn't just for living things. Keep whatever essentials you already have, plus lipgloss, a compact mirror bc no one's out here trying to have a bad hijab day, and a little bit of ribbon. Trust me about the ribbon.

Shoes!!! 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

Please don't wear a super cute coquette outfit and then wear tennis shoes. Just don't. Mary janes, Doc M's, and ballet flats are all really good choices.

Ik I probably sound like I'm obsessing over tiny things, but you kinda have to bc when you're breaking the mold every little thing matters.

Lastly <3 🦢˚✧𓂃🩰 ໒꒱ ⋆ ˚ ⊹

Last but not least, do not ever ever let people make fun of you. If you're a hijabi coquette girlie, you probably have some form of a muslim community, and they probably won't dress in your style. That was my case, and when I first started wearing mary janes and lace gloves I got SO made fun of. Not from the adults, but from my friends. One girl called my mary janes dorky and said they annoyed her every time she saw them. I think she expected me to laugh, but you just have to keep a straight face and say to their face that you thought that was rude. She never called me dorky again 🤷‍♀️

Take this post as a reminder that you can stay true to your faith while looking fabulous. If you have any questions pls pls feel free to ask anything. Ily all honeys, bye ♡

[deminetly]

୨LONG DISTANCE DATE IDEAS୧

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❥ have a mini book club together

❥ follow a Bob Ross painting tutorial together 

❥ think of an oddly specific situation, make a playlist about it and whoever adds the most songs relating to the situation wins

❥ listen to an unsolved, true crime case and discuss who you think did it

❥ be each others penpals 

❥ make ocs that are deeply intertwined with each other 

❥ watch the same movie or show and analyse it together 

❥ make a shared pinterest board (planning your future lives or just pinning pictures you think your partner would enjoy)

❥ try to have a shared dream 

❥ online escape rooms

❥ go on a walk on call and show each other cute houses 

❥ search up deep conversation starters and discuss them (or make up your own)

❥ create fake evidence suggesting you guys went on a date that never happened (edit both of you in pictures of cool places)

❥ make/buy plushies and send each other pictures of their daily journeys

❥ make each other puzzles, riddles and games to solve at the start of every week

❥ watch a movie on mute and try to improvise the dialogue

❥ write a story together (you write a paragraph, then they write one, then you again and so on)

❥ have a list of things you want in your future house, when its done start building it in minecraft (you can even have a shared pinterest board for inspo)

❥ try to dress like each other for a day

❥ get matching hair, nails, keychains, outfits for the day

[averageludwig]

tips to draw the mercs please? demo esp hes SO BEAUTIFUL

THIS IS SUCH A LATE REPLY,, sorryyy some reqs get completely buried sometimes... I can't go on a full blown tutorial for all the 9 mercs BUT I can give some tips in bullets cuz I am a lazy fuck! hope this helps :p

🕸️ For practice, Try adding guidelines to the mercs faces to get a sense of distance between and placement of every feature!

🕸️ No matter what style you draw in, You can always mostly capture the Mercs' likeness by keeping the shapes true to the models!

🕸️ I recommend using the game models as reference when it comes to the face. Its WAY more consistent and more recognizable than the comics (different artists and such!)

🕸️ Some Demo specific points are; - Color pick his skin tone from a model, avoid directly picking from where the light source lands on his face! somewhere between the light and shadow should be his exact skin tone! - His hair appears appears to be either 4c or 4b in his hats off cosmetic! Its very thick and coily so make sure not to give him wavy or curly hair. use references of 4c/4b hair!

🕸️ When it comes to simplifying the shapes in any of the Mercs' face, Use blocky shapes then smooth them out! curves and circles usually have to many details to start. stick with cuboids, you can always make them irregular :)

🕸️ Try practice-tracing over models! a fun activity that I used to do (Which I should definitely get back to) Is tracing over SFM screenshots! It will help you understand how each of their faces move with different expressions ! try to keep it blocky as well when you trace, Not just blindly trace over every curve (to understand the angles of their face)

🕸️ For bodies, Use a lot of reference. All the Mercs' have very diverse and unique body types, Take your time studying them. Practice on references of similar real bodies. (pinterest has a lot of those)

🕸️ The more you draw the mercs the more you get used to stylizing them whilst keeping them recognizable! take your time :3

Okay I will stop ranting now... hope... this helps....

[starbunii]

. dad hcs 𓂃 ♥︎

𝜗𝜚 ┈ kaito, shuichi, rantaro, korekiyo ! ｡

how they would be as dads!

notes: i've been thinking of girl dad shuichi lately, which led me to think about girl dad kaito, and then adventure dad rantaro, and then goth dad kiyo...you get the gist. to describe the kid in question, i used the words kiddo and baby interchangeably!

headcanons ノ fluff ノno reader ノnon despair au

second person pov !! please enjoy! ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶

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kaito momota

sweet; very sweet!! but sometimes doesn't understand when he goes too far with play fighting...

if his kiddo ends up getting hurt in some way, he scrambles to help them feel better, even if he ends up crying himself

does he know how to do his hair? no, absolutely not. but that won't stop him from trying!

listen, his kiddo might not look the most fashionable, but they're always wearing something they like, and he'll hype them every time

he'd 100% put on makeup for his baby, just to make them smile

smothers them when they're sick, even once they're a teenager

shuichi saihara

looks onto pinterest for cute hair tutorials for his kiddo

ballet dad!! goes to every recital and takes them out for a treat right after

strict, yet kind. he wants his kid to know that they can come talk to him, but there are still consequences to some of their actions, and that they can't just go around doing whatever they want all the time

throwing a fit about ballet practice? ok. no cartoons for a whooole week

does a whole bedtime routine; singing songs, reading stories, talking until they fall asleep. defs tucks them into bed like a little burrito

holds their hand everywhere!! he's terrified of his kiddo getting lost, and really just prefers to have them closer to him

rantaro amami

oh, you just know this man has a year-long pass to the zoo

he's the type of dad who takes his kid pretty much wherever they want; by the time they start kindergarten, they've already visited half the country!

rantaro wants his baby to experience as much as the world as they possibly can. it's a beautiful place, why not try it all?

signs up for all the extracurriculars. all of them! baseball, chess, volleyball, the library club; all the things. he's even signed up for the pta

doesn't really know any special hairstyles, but gladly brushes out his kiddo's hair gently and uses special products

he and his kiddo have daddy-and-me spa days! face masks, nails, fancy lotion! even baking cookies, if they're lucky

korekiyo shinguji

reads his kiddo fairy tales from diff cultures before bed; one night it could be snow white, the next it could be the king's daughters

has a lot elaborate hairstyles in mind, using expensive, nice products on his baby

speaking of hair; his kiddo gets lost in it from time to time: getting covered in it as a baby, playing and putting it in their mouth as a toddler, and gently holding it as a child. hair seems to represent love in this family

really focuses in on activities that strengthen language. his anthropology really seems to rub off on the way he raises his baby, wanting them to explore the world to the best of their ability. he knows language will be the best way to do so

extremely over protective, even if it's just a play date. he doesn't want his kiddo to get hurt. no dad does; but he's so afraid of it happening that it gets intense

all in all, very over protective, yet very open at the same time, if that makes sense

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