#two final exams in the next week or so

[queer-reader-07]

this week has been the most and it's only tuesday

[wymgreenteam]

wip wtuesday

as the worst season of academia befalls us (finals) and i have to hide in my cave (the studio) for the next couple weeks in order to make it through, here's a little wip update :) these are short excerpts from the five fics currently filed under my "working" folder, in no particular order:

second hand heart — girldad nico au (or: recently put on ltir captain of the new jersey devils jack hughes accidentally gets roped into babysitting au)

hallmark au — currently untitled holiday vacation resort au where jack is the owner of this cute little cabin getaway and nico's an exec who's in desperate need of some r&r... this is basically just a quest to see how many hallmark tropes i can smush into one fic (answer? a lot.)

time loop au — currently untitled twist on a time loop au... :)

certain as the sun — beauty and the beast/swan lake fusion au... fantasy and magic and stuck in close quarters with rising tensions (and stakes)! oh my!

natural causes — you know how jack and nico both went on ir at the same time for a bit? yeah. i have nothing else to say for myself here.

[aggressiveguitarnoises]

hi friend really weird request but we need to convince mike that theyre twink donald trump until the get some sleep cos they wont sleep snd this is what my friends do to me when i dont sleep so uhh

i am the type of friend to fall asleep first on a sleepover. i go to sleep early. sorry lou to not be there to convince mike he's a twink donald trump😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

[reneeub]

The Greek gods really went off with punishing Sisyphus huh

Like we all get that pushing that boulder uphill over and over is a hard job and also gets boring pretty quickly but it's cruel in a more complicated way than that

It's the growing frustration with failing the one simple task you've been doing for so long.

It's getting angry at yourself, why can't you learn anything from from what you just did.

It's always second guessing yourself if the problem is you, are you the reason you fail every time?

It's the loneliness when you have no one to ask even for smallest hints to make your work easier

It's seeing the boulder down the hill again and wondering if there is any end to this or is it just like that forever?

[kohakhearts]

writing one (1) stupid cheesy romcom-esque christmas fic per year is a full-time job. tbh

[vmbrq]

see now i’m thinking. bc so far, and it could just be my memory, but i can’t recall the last time i saw one of the ghostfaces actually FIGHT somebody. like throw punches. it’s always been a hunting knife or a gun (which makes sense bc yknow continuity). so that makes me wonder which of the ghostfaces could actually win or pose a threat in a fistfight.

[aqqleshiqqing-archive]

ouaahhh so tired ... it doesn't feel like a weekend 😭

[1v31182m5]

I’m not sure if you’re taking requests, but Katara and Aang as the Barbie and Ken meme in your style would be so good! ❤️

I don’t think that template is for them. Neither of them seems to be smiling while getting their mugshots to me. (Maybe katara and toph is more likely for that one episode Djbfhdbedusb)

[kalpasio]

hii

I asked me when you can upload a Kalpas fluff fanfic 😭😭 my heart misses him so much and i need content from him

hiiii!!!! I'm so sorry I haven't posted anything in so long, school has been kicking my ass lol

next week I have finals so I don't think I'll get any writing done this week, BUT

I'm like half way to 2/3 of the way through the mafia au fic (depending on how crazy I get) and I fully plan on either finishing that or writing one of the one shot requests I have not this weekend but the next. so assuming I dont just keel over, I'll try to have Kalpas fluff up soon!!!

[bas-rouge]

I don't know I probably should not be freaking out lmao but this is literally all I've wanted for 10+ years,

[ifeelfreewithoutmyshoes]

It’s always interesting being reminded how much of a visual learner I am - I got a question during me exam today where to remember the answers I visualized how each point looked in my notes

[sselroloc]

67, 70, 74, 78, 81

67. What is your idea of the perfect date?

So there are two or three date ideas that could be fun and "perfect" for me, but honestly — let's either go to a restaurant and eat, then go for a walk/stroll around the park or city, and then finish it off with sitting at the park or car and simply enjoying our presence while having conversations about everything and nothing and that would be great for me 😊😊

Obviously, if my date trusted me a lot, I would have preferred going grocery shopping together, and then going home to cook a meal, and we just relax eating dinner at home, playing board games, and if there's kiddos involved, play outside with them, board games as well, watch a fun movie and eat ice cream together!! Any variation of something like that with cuddles in the end sounds perfect for me 😊😊

I love dates in general though because there are so many combinations of activities or "non" activities it could involve and it will still be a good date with the right person 😊😊

That being said, I'm terrible with dates. I'll be happy with spending time with someone while we do mundane, simple, wholesome things together haha. Pretty pathetic of me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

70. What turns you on?

Selfies, lewds, and nudes sent to me. More importantly, healthy communication, sexting, a good flirting and roasting each other ratio, being open, blunt, and honest about wanting me and being clear about how I can meet their needs(whatever those needs will be), and not being ashamed of how much we like each other.

74. What’s the most superficial characteristic you look for?

The most? I don't think there's like ONE main one. I'm sorry if that's not a good answer. There's just quite a few from me; from being over judgmental, self centered, making a friendship/relationship feel one sided, acts if my thoughts and opinions aren’t important as theirs, talks over you, won't be responsible/hold themselves accountable, and that entitled attitude. Those are just a few. It's not an automatic "I won't want to associate myself with them" action, but I just have to adjust the way I approach, interact, and understand them.

78. What’s your dirtiest secret?

I don't know if I have one? I'm a pretty open book. I mean, I've been honest about making myself an Onlyfans and Fansly in hopes of it helping me in terms of masturbating, but I just ended up supporting content creators as an appreciation for the hard work they do and bs they have dealt with and currently deal with. I never knew that abstaining from masturbating for nearly a decade would have a hold on me in such a way. I have yet to successfully "done" it... But yeah!! It's not like I'm keeping it a secret per se, just that no one has asked? Hmm, okay so there's this "dirty" thing I did when I was in middle school: I ripped a whole from a pillow and tried having sex with it. IT WAS TRUE WHEN THEY STATED A GUY WOULD FUCK LITERALLY ANYTHING. am I ashamed about it? Yes, but I was a clueless, stupid, and horny teen so whoops. I'm still all that, but a little less THAT. so there ya go 🤷🏽 not necessarily a secret but definitely something dirty.

81. Who are five people you find attractive?

Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Connelly, and Liv Tyler!! Only because they all starred in movies I hold dear to my heart!

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[skrimply]

trying not to feel guilty about not doing anything productive this weekend because i Told Myself i would use the weekend to do nothing. i felt yucky yesterday and slept a lot today and im not upset about it because i think it did help and i did need it. third night back on my meds tonight and i actually focused on a movie with my friend and didn't feel left out about not fishing with them because i knew it was more important for me to rest. i know i still have a lot of stressors that wont let up soon but i do hope in the next few days i start to feel normal enough (and not so TIRED) that i can enjoy my field trips and start work on my projects

[hauntingblue]

Good morning!! rise and grind!!! It's 6 am time to hustle

[whoreofbabylonofficial]

i have avoidance problem

[foldingfittedsheets]

The mattress company I worked for the first time no longer exists. It was long ago eaten and assimilated by a bigger company. But when I started it was an incredibly intense five weeks of training. I was told I was extremely lucky to be selected, and I was. From a pool of a hundred applicants only fifteen of us made the cut to entering the training program.

The course covered how to talk to customers, how to ask open ended questions, how to close a sale, and product knowledge. I learned a lot, and truthfully my greatest takeaway was a lot of social scripts that I could use in other areas of my life.

We also had a midterm exam and a final. Both included a roleplay element with a trainer and a written portion. They told us when we started that the course was challenging but it was still a shock to come in after the midterm and realize half the class had failed.

I was named valedictorian of training- a dubious honor as it meant I’d done the best in the class, but popular lore had it that valedictorians struggled the most on the sales floor. Lo, I struggled.

Not because I wasn’t good. I was. But because my manager set out to systematically destroy my self esteem. Every sale, every interaction I had was scrutinized and criticized.

If I sold a bed with protectors, moveable base, and pillows he’d ask why I hadn’t managed to sell pillow protectors too. His first trainee had thrived on being challenged and he’d never bothered to learn a different way to coach.

It was wretched. My performance started strong but nosedived after a few weeks with him. My trainer, a man I loathed for stonewalling me in my interview, came in to inform me I was on new hire probation. If I couldn’t get my sales numbers up I’d be let go.

His actual phrasing was, “When you have a bandaid do you like to rip it off or pull it slowly?”

Since it was eminently obvious why he was visiting and because I thought it was condescending I sweetly informed him that I liked to soak my bandaids in hot water so they come off on their own.

He was briefly startled at this derailing but then got on with the bad news. I signed some forms stating that I understood my job was in peril.

I went home furious. I thought long and hard about why I wasn’t succeeding and how frustrated I was with my manager. I came in the next day and my anger had crystallized into a cold sharp edge.

My manager opened his mouth to address the probation and I snapped, “Just leave me alone. Go in the back if I have a sale. If you must address a serious issue then you will give me praise on two things I did right and present it as a compliment sandwich. Otherwise just say good job and shut up. Your constant nitpicking just makes me anxious and I do worse. Back off.” Belated and begrudging I added, “Please.”

He raised his eyebrows in dim surprise but I’d gauged him well. He backed off. Dutifully he’d meander into the back when I had a sale and praised me when I closed it. I resented knowing it was only because I’d demanded complimented but they still boosted me up. My numbers skyrocketed, I landed my first split king sale, and I exited probation with flying colors.

The trainer came back in to congratulate my manager for turning things around. To my gratification he gave me credit for setting him straight and said I’d taught him a different way to lead. My manager would often genuinely praise that moment when I’d stood up to him, impressed with my stubborn refusal to fail and my insight into what would help.

My biggest takeaway from the whole thing was just that people need positive reinforcement to succeed. Praise people for doing a good job. If you’re ever in a position where you need to criticize someone put it in a compliment sandwich instead of just saying the negative.