#valentino: LOVE counseling

[introvertgoat]

no one:

absolutely no one:

vox: [frantically muttering and scribbling] day 1,185 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,186 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,887 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,188 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,189 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,190 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,191 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,192 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,193 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,194 since alastor’s disappearance day 1,195 since alastor’s disappearance—

[chaoticace2005]

List of why the Radio Demon disappeared for 7 years:

1. His fight with Vox ended really badly and he needed to recover.

2. He went somewhere to acquire more power.

3. He had a mission to do because of his deal.

4. Vox confessed his love for Alastor. Alastor had no idea how to respond to this so he ghosted Vox for seven years. But Vox had access to cameras everywhere so the best way to ghost Vox is to ghost the city.

5. Met a wise old man who taught him the secrets to life, he had a training montage.

6. Took a gap year(s) to “find himself”

7. Extended tea party at Rosie’s

8. His shadow got pissed at him and decided to swallow him, sending him to a shadow dimension that he drifted in for seven years.

9. His friends from the other side finally caught up to him and he had to repay his debt

10. His tailor went on sabbatical and he couldn’t leave his place without the proper amount of drip so he had to wait for him to return.

11. There was a shortage of red hair dye, he had to wait for them to restock.

12. Someone took a photo of him with his tail out. He went on a mission to hunt them down and DESTROY them.

13. He went to the Hellmart to cause $50,000 in TV damages (Tomota vid reference)

14. He was busy making diss tracks for everyone he knows and lost track of time.

15. Susan beat him in a bake sale and he had to hide out of shame.

16. Honeymoon with his cane.

17. Fell into a coma

18. Found out about the Alastor-Body Pillow Vox had and then had to ensure they were never manufactured again.

19. He accidentally saw part of one of Angel’s pornos and was traumatized. He had to leave Pentagram City because everyone he went he saw his face.

20. Hung out with Lilith who dished tea about Lucifer.

21. Was told he was “outdated” so he took the time to educate himself on modern slang.

22. Tried to find an obedience trainer for cats.

23. He time traveled seven years into the future and just decided to run with it.

24. Alastor was killed. That’s not Alastor. That’s a shadow acting as him.

25. That’s not Alastor, that’s his twin brother.

26. Walked in on a role play session between a Vox and Valentino-Dressed-Up-Like-Alastor and needed to find a way to erase the memory.

27. Bonked his head. Woke up and thought his name was Bob, he lived a nice, happy life until he bonked his head again.

28. Fell through a portal and woke up in a dimension where his name was a bird named Crane who was a janitor in a world of King Fu and pandas.

29. Got access to the season 1 script so he could mentally prepare. He’s been rehearsing his lines and doing his best to make his performance as disturbing as possible.

30. Went to the dentist. When they tried to help him he ate them, so he had to find another dentist, who he also ate. This went on for a while.

31. Was run out of town by his dentist who got annoyed he kept dodging his appointments

32. Got relationship counseling for him and his shadow.

33. Was just out having a good time, partying, and consuming souls.

34. Went on a seven year long bender.

35. Rosie told him he was an “arrow” so he went to archery classes. Turns out she was wrong and archery really isn’t his forte.

[s1lver1nk]

ok ok ok HEAR ME OUT--

Vox x Reader, but before Vox became an Overlord.

Because I don't think I've EVER seen this done and it has SO much potential, I'm rattling the bars of my cage I!!! Love this so much!!!

Vox before he's built his entertainment empire, before he's sleek and flat-screened and always in control.

Vox when he still had his old-school TV head, when he had to do all sorts of odd jobs to scrape by and kiss ass to all the right people to get where he wanted to go. Plotting and planning in what little free time he had for what would eventually become VoxTek.

Meeting you during this period of his afterlife, what he now considers to be his rock bottom. Going from a mutually beneficial partnership to friendship to love. An "Can I go where you go? Can we always be this close?" kind of love. An "Everything I do, I do for you" kind of love. I'm going feral just thinking about it. Growing together, lifting each other up, supporting each other through every high and low, even the less ethical bits, because hey, you're in Hell and sometimes you have to get your hands dirty to get what you want. Seeing each other for the other's flaws and loving and working through it all.

Watching Vox rise to the standing of Overlord with pride and love at how far you both have come, but trepidation at how rapidly things begin to change from then on. The way that relationship evolves and changes with newfound fame and status and social standing. Schedules and meetings and social events dictate every moment of your days, but still finding time for one another in the midst of the chaos your world has become.

And this would mean being around for the rise and fall of Vox's and Alastor's friendship, too!! Becoming friends with Alastor yourself, enjoying his company and his counsel, feeling just as hurt and betrayed as Vox when he refuses to modernize and join your team. (As of now, that's what I theorize happened anyway~) Meeting Velvette and Valentino for the first time, and the Vees officially form, taking Pride City's entertainment district by storm. And although you're not part of that trio (because it would be too dangerous, it would put too much attention on you), Vox makes sure you never forget the role you've played in his success, that you continue to play with your love and support, and that matters more than anything.

[prince-liest]

Soooo…silly question about 666 live on air: we’ve just had the pleasure of watching Alastor going to Angel for counseling. But I read somewhere here, that Vox usually goes straight to Valentino for the adtercare he so desperately needs. My question is…will we ever get to see it? I do understand this ff in basically on Alastor POV, but maybe get inside Vox head could be interesting? Even tho he doesn’t really hide his feeling or his thoughts, I would love to see a chapter centred on Vox (and his relationship with Val).

Ps: your ff is my new canon, please keep wring anything you see fit

Aw, thank you so much! Unfortunately I don't currently have specific plans for a Vox POV installation to this series. I'm not actually, like, actively avoiding it or anything, I just have really fallen into the rhythm of writing this series from Alastor's perspective. 666: Live on Air! as a whole has a lot of stuff that's implied to be going on in the background at all times, and it's kind of on purpose that most of it is really only seen through allusions or short snippets while the actual main camera focus is on radiostatic for the vast majority of the series.

That said, I tend to never say never! So who knows, haha. It really just depends on how inspiration strikes for me, because I'm honestly just writing this as a self-indulgent fun series. I want to write some staticmoth at some point, but radiostatic have so effectively taken over my brain at the moment that I've even left my other non-radiostatic WIPs hanging for a while, now, haaah.

[bossbabesresearch]

End of Year Journal Prompts

What milestones did you reach this year? -Counseled my first adult client. -Started working as a school psych intern at a high school. It was my first time working with kids from this age group. -Got recruited as a research assistant for a bullying research project. -Going to the gym made me so anxious so I decided to get a personal trainer. Best investment I made this year. -Purchased my first luxury handbag. Not a big deal to some, but I was giddy. -Got 4.0 GPA in Fall semester of my second year of grad school. -First relationship with a girl (same sex) What was a lesson you learned this year? -People come and go. Only a few will stay through the different eras and the difficult times. This year I lost a lot of people (housemates, friends, gf), but the real ones stuck around. At the end of the day, the only person you have is yourself. And that's okay. Every season has new characters. Don't take it personally. What are you most grateful for from this year? -Went to Europe for the first time, specifically Paris! -Built so many deep friendships in the bay area, my home away from home. -Tried so many new things: pole dancing, pottery, paint and sip, went to Medieval Times, saw Cirque de Solei, saw Wicked the broadway show, gambling, kickboxing. -Saw two of my favorite DJ's live: Troyboi and Valentino Khan -My best friends and my family who are always there to pick up the pieces of a heart they didn't break What did you discover about yourself this year? -I discovered that while 2022 was full of fun and lots of amazing new experiences, I need to slow down and heal. I was masking a lot of my hurt, insecurities and voids with shallow relationships, money, alcohol and partying. While I looked happy on the outside, I was far from content. I was always needing more. This coming year, there are so many things that I want to work on. -Also, I discovered that when I really love someone, I always put them before me. Just because you love someone, does not mean that you should ever ever ever accept disrespect and abuse. I deserve SO much more than that. I will wait until I meet someone that is up to my standards and takes care of me before I get into a relationship again. New Years resolutions -Trade hard alcohol for wine, but overall drink less. -Keep boundaries and don't be afraid to say no. Stay in and not party so much. -Spend less time on phone and social media and more time investing in myself and my hobbies (crafting beverages, journaling, reading, annotating books, writing essays about books read, writing poetry, creative writing, reading manga, posting amazon influencer videos on tiktok, video games, yoga, gel manicure and pedicure, hiking, pottery, gun range, making candles, art museums, watching movies) -Learn more about the following subjects: stocks, NFT, real estate, crypto, business, art history, geography, astronomy, mythology, vikings, sea life -Only accept people in my life that respect and support me. -Create my app

[emerald-echeveria-plant]

All hail

Sophie, humming while brushing her hair: hmmm..

Jim, walks up behind her and covers her eyes: guess who..?

Sophie, playfully: oh gee I don't know, Lukas maybe?

Jim: oh please you already know who it is babe. *Uncovers her eyes*

Sophie: I know, I was only teasing *gives him a peck on the cheek*

Jim: I wanted to give you something that I bought.

Sophie: hm, what is it..?

Jim, pulls out a shell small jewels necklace with small jewels: tada!

Sophie: Jim it's lovely! Thank you..

Jim: I was in the market today and was thinking about a certain someone when I saw this beauty. I thought to myself, huh, who do I know is as beautiful as this necklace that I found.. and you know who said it was..?

Sophie, playfully: I can't seem to put my finger on it.. 🤔

Jim: It was you.

Sophie: oh Jim, you're so sweet.. *hugs him*

Jim, hugs her back: I know.

//The two lean in for a kiss until Lukas pops his head in, sharing a hug with the two.//

Lukas: YAY! Group hug!! What are you guys talking about??

Jim, displeased: oh, hey Lu, were just having an intimate moment.. but it's fine, its whatever.

Lukas: whoops! Sorry about that, didn't mean to ruin the moment. *Rubs the back of his neck*

Sophie, giggles: it's okay, maybe next time Jim *kisses his cheek softly*

Jim, blushes softly: thanks babe.

Lukas: anyway, came to tell you all, Silver and Elinor made breakfast.

Sophie: we'll be there in a while, just gotta finish up getting ready.

Lukas, nods: aight, see y'all later! *Leaves the room*

Jim: now that we're alone.. mind if I can get that kiss?

Sophie: okay you can.. *Gives him a peck on the cheek* now get out because I'm going to change.

Jim, shrugs: whatever you say babe! *Leaves the room*

//Jim walks into the dining area where everyone was sitting at the table. He sits next to Ollie. Ollie notices the lovey dovey look on Jim's face.//

Ollie: Something on your mind Jim?

Jim: huh? Oh it's nothing.. just thinking about how I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

Ollie: what did you win the lottery or somethin'?

Emma: more like the lottery of l o v e

Jim, playfully: pfft yeah right.. Just because I'm with the most beautiful, intelligent, kindest girl in the world doesn't mean- wait.. yeah you're definitely right.

Emma, giggles: remember to have me as a bridesmaid at your and Sophie's wedding ;) *goes to sit down next to Jim*

Jim: that won't be for a while..

Elinor, places a bowl of porridge in front of Jim: aw young love, a precious thing to cherish. Reminds me of when me and Silver were younger. Butterflies in our stomachs and completely all over each other.

Silver: you act as if we still don't do that now.

Elinor: oh I know.. were just not young anymore. *Kisses Silver on the cheek*

Silver: like that makes a difference *hugs her from behind*

Fisch, jokingly: you two love birds gonna join us to eat or make out in the middle of breakfast?

Elinor: heh, you're right. Let's sit down Silver.

//Just as they were about to seat themselves, a comet had scrapped by the chip. Creating a large hole on the side of the ship.//

Silver: oh you've got to be kidding me!

Cetus: huh.. maybe I shouldn't have parked here.. sorry Silver.

Silver, sighs: I don't blame ya lad. No one could've predicted this happenin..

Andrew: we should go to Montressor to get that fixed up. It isn't too far from here.

Silver: I just hope we'll be able to make it.

//Sophie had finally finished up changing. She heard the commotion and worried something bad happened. Sophie rushed towards Jim.//

Sophie: what's going on? Is everything ok?? Jim, are you okay???

Jim: Babe, I'm fine! We just had a "little" accident on the ship.

Sophie: Little??! It felt like we crashed into something!

Jim: ummm.. more like something crashed into us.

Sophie, sighs: okay, this is fine.. We're going to be okay right..?

Jim: of course we are! They're just going to stir the ship towards Montressor, they'll get it fixed then bata bing, bata boom! It'll be fixed up and it'll be like the damaged never happened.

Sophie: I sure hope they do.

//A few minutes went by and Cetus managed to stir the ship towards a docking area. After having a conversation with a repairman, a majority of the crew left the ship. Deciding to explore or purchase since they were on Montressor.

Sophie and Jim decided to take a walk. They held hands as the two looked around the many shops and stands.//

Jim: Do you want to get something to eat Sophie? You kinda missed breakfast back there.

Sophie: oh, um, sure!

Jim: what should we get?

Sophie: hmm, how about.. a smoothie! I just want something light and easy to carry around for now.

Jim: Okay! Let's go!

//The two got into a line at a smoothie stand. As they waited, something caught the eye of Sophie. A few feet from the couple was a group of people reading newspapers. They seemed panicked as they chatted about what was in the news. Interested, Sophie walked over to the newspapers.//

Sophie, picks up a newspaper: huh?

//On the front cover showed a cryptic image of a woman with black hair in a red and black dress. They were holding to what appeared to be a staff. Next to them was a green woman with pink hair. The image couldn't make out what she was supposed to be. Maybe like a plant?//

Sophie: says here that the proclaimed dead Queen Hatred and her henchman Veronica have been spotted inside of Amoretia.. huh? Never heard about this lady before.

???: HEY!

//Sophie turned around to see a guard standing a few inches away from her.//

Guard #1: You! You're coming with me!

Sophie: uh.. no..?

Guard #1: you have to. They've been looking for you.

Sophie:

Sophie: who?

Guard #1: The high counsel of Terra. Now come with me! *Grabs Sophie by her shoulder*

Sophie, tries to jerk herself out of his grip: get your hands off me!

//Jim, who was about to purchase the smoothies, quickly turned his head when hearing Sophie yell. He ran over to her and the guard.//

Jim: you heard what she said! Let go of her!

Guard #1: can't. The high counsel told me not to.

Jim: high counsel??

Cetus: what is going on around here?

//The others had arrived when seeing Sophie and Jim in danger.//

Guard #1: don't I recognize you..?

Cetus: No, I don't believe we've met.

Guard: Wait, I do know you! You're that cursed cephalopid that stole from Terra's merchant ships!

Cetus:

Cetus: it was someone else.

Guard: I'm not letting you go this time! You and your entire entourage are coming with me!

Silver, smugly: oh really? You and what ar-

//A bunch of other soldiers pop out of nowhere.//

Silver:

Silver: I didn't even get to finish my sentence and you already knew what I was going to say.

//In the next scene, everyone except for Sophie were in the dungeon of the Terran castle.//

Valentino: why am I here?? I'm not a criminal like the rest of you!

Andrew: I'm pretty sure coercing with theives and pirates still counts as a crime.

Valentino: what?! I don't know that!

Elinor, sighs: hopefully our trials are fair and they actually give us, I don't know, maybe a few months behind bars? Then again chances of that are very low.

Valentino: you mean we'll be sent to the gallows??? But I still have some unfinished designs to do! Oh this is horrible!

Silver: oh shut it for once Val!

//In private meeting room of the castle, the counselmen were standing in front of Sophie.//

Sophie; who are you people? Why'd you put my family and boyfriend in jail???

Counselman #1: they were wanted criminals that deserved to be locked up.

Sophie: let them go! I demand it!

Counselman #1: you are so much better than them, why do you affiliate yourself with such hooligans?

Sophie: because I love them!

Counselman #2: Miss Sophie, do you know about your royal heritage?

Sophie: royal.. heritage..?

Counselman#2: hm, well you're father was the brother of Queen Illysa. Making him a-

Sophie: prince..?

Counselman #1: correct

Sophie: So technically I'm a.. princess..?

Counselman #2: also correct.

Sophie: I- I-.. why..?

Counselman #1: we need your help Miss Sophie.

Sophie: I don't understand.

Counselman #1: Queen Illysa has been turned to stone and we need your help guidance!

Counselman #2: yes certainly! We need your guidance on how to defeat Hatred!

Counselman #3: what?? I thought we agreed that we'd make peace with her??

Sophie: I-

Counselman #2: no, we need her to wage against Hatred! Why would we make peace treaty with that lunatic??

Sophie: um-

Counselman #3: because Hatred is going to kill us all once she gets her army back! Listening to her demands is the way to go!

Sophie: can I-

Counselman #1: enough out of the both of you! We need her guidance!

Counselman #2: yes with war!

Counselman #3: no, peace!

Counselman #2: war!

Counselman #3: peace!

Counselman #2: WAR!

Counselman #3: PEACE!

Counselman #2: WAR!

Counselman #3: PEACE!

Sophie: F*CKING SHUT UP!!!

//All counselman look at her with a shocked looks on their faces.//

Sophie: please... As your queen.. princess.. whatever.. can you let my family go?

Counselman #1: but they're-

Sophie: I KNOW WHAT I SAID!

Counselman #1: of course your majesty.

//Down in the dungeon, everyone seemed to accept the fact that they were going to get hanged. Except for Valentino.//

Valentino: I can't, I can't! This isn't happening!

Silver: Just say you're prayers. You'll feel less scared.

Valentino: there's so many things I haven't done! Like making a gown for a princess or skydiving or um, uh- I CAN'T DIE THIS SOON!

Guard, unlocks the door and opens it: congratulations, you've all been let go by the queen.

Cetus: the queen? Huh.., she most be feeling extra generous today.

Valentino: YES! FREEDOM!

Guard: not so fast horn head, she wants to see you all.

Cetus: nevermind. We're doomed.

Valentino: ಥ_ಥ

//All of them went to a private meeting room. They opened the doors to see Sophie and the other counselmen.//

Jim: Sophie! *Tries to run towards her*

Counselman #2, stops Jim: now what do you think you're doing???

Jim: huh?

Counselman #2: what? You're not going to bow to your queen? Show some respect!

Jim, looks at Sophie; Sophie..?

Sophie, bows her head: it's true.

//Jim looked very shocked. He tried to take in this new information but he had so many questions. Did she now she was a queen? Why couldn't she tell him?? Or why did they need her now??//

Counselman #2: didn't you here me boy? Bow before-

Sophie: that is unnecessary. Now, please leave us.

Counselman #1: what about Hatred? What will we do and prepare for?

Sophie: I'll figure that out later. I want to talk with my family first.

//The counselman #1 nodded as he and the other counselmen left the room. As soon as they left, Jim went up to Sophie.//

Jim: what the heck is going on??

Sophie: I don't know! They want me to handle a situation with a lady named Hatred?? I don't even know who that is! I don't know if I should go to war or peace but either one seems like a bad option!

Jim: babe calm down! You can think about it later...

Sophie, whimpering: then all of a sudden I'm made a queen and I found out my dad was the brother to the queen and I- I- *falls to her knees* all of this info is too much for me right now..

Jim, gets on his knees: It's gonna be okay, I promise. We'll figure this out together!

Emma: Jim's right! We've got your back Sophie!

Victor: absolutely! If you need some advice just tell us!

Elinor: you know this Hatred lady kinda sounds familiar..

Cetus: you know something about her Elli?

Elinor: From what I learned, she was just a myth at the time. A queen that lived five hundred years ago and almost had full control of the etherium. She was hell-bent on getting rid of all love in the etherium which is why she wanted to take over the etherium in the first place-

Jeremiah: wait, wait.. you're telling me this queen wanted to get rid of all love? What kinda lunatic would do that!?

Emma: almost like it's similar to trying to achieve class equality by killing rich people.

Jeremiah: yeah, I know right?

Emma, looks at him confused: oookkaay..

Elinor: but anyway, this Hatred is a big deal. Legend says she never lost a battle or war, created her own henchman, and was able to conquer multiple planets.

Cetus: Well, Hatred has clearly never met us before. We'll take her down! She'll be so easy to defeat because I mean come on, there's a ton of us and one of her. It's not like she has an army.

Elinor: She has an army.

Cetus:

Cetus: as long as we believe in ourselves we'll win!

Silver: yeah, that believing we'll take us right to the graveyard..

Valentino: I think we should let Terra's army handle it and maybe come up with a battle strategy?

Elinor: Probably. Even if we make peace with that looney bin, she'll ask for the keys to the Terran empire. Then she'll try to conquer the rest of the etherium.

Sophie: wait.. we have to fight her.

Everyone: WHAT?!

Sophie: Using an army won't be enough to take her down. If they couldn't do it in the past, then we can't make the same mistake. We have to make a plan to get rid of her by any means!

Jim: Sophie, are you sure about this?

Sophie: positive.

Elinor: Hm, maybe if we try ambushing her we can take her by surprise and get the job done! That's how they "killed" her in the past! But I'm sure we'll manage to get the job done.

Cetus: sounds like a plan! I'm in!

Andrew: me too!

Jeremiah: let's kill this tyrant!

Emma: heck yeah!

Fisch: I'll die trying if it means getting the job done!

Ollie: Hatred won't even know what hit her!

Lukas: She's going down!

Nomura: Destroying Hatred will be a walk in the park.

Lyka: Question, after we kill her can I take her jewels?

Elinor: Yes Lyka.

Lyka: LETS GO!!!!

Jim: I'll do it if Sophie's up for it!

Sophie: Honey I'm always down to kick some ass.

Valentino: um, I'll just stay here...

Silver, sighs: Alright let's go!

Elinor: I can't wait to beat someone up! It's been so long!

Silver: um.. yer not going lass.

Elinor:

Elinor: what?

Silver: I can't risk you getting hurt. We have cubs for goodness sake. You need to stay here and watch over them while we're gone. You understand lass?

Elinor: okay.. I understand.

Silver: I'm only doing this because I love you and our cubs..

Elinor:

Elinor, smiles softly: then go get em' you big softie! *Kisses Silver*

//Silver kisses her back. They others waited around awkwardly waiting for them to finish.//

Cetus, coughs fakely: kinda running on a schedule here guys.

Elinor, pulls back and awkwardly rubs the back of her neck; oh yeah right, sorry.

Silver: be safe darlin'

Elinor: and you be careful.

//And with that, the heros set off on another ship that the Terran empire owned. They sailed off.//

Silver: where exactly are we going Sophie?

Sophie: a planet called Amoretia. Its gonna be a while so we should plan our strategy on how to take down Hatred.

Silver: aye your highness!

//They sailed for the planet Amoretia. With Sophie contemplating if this was a good idea or not. Well it was too late to back out now. Time to go take down this fool...

Yet as they sailed, in an office on another planet, was a mysterious person sitting at their desk.//

???, Reading a newspaper: huh, says here old Queenie finally found a way to come back. At last, I was starting to think she'd never show up.

//Another person walked into the room, standing at the doorway.//

???: You wished to see me sir..?

???: I did. I want you too set sail for our ship. We're going to Amoretia.

???: Um, can I ask why sir?

???: Hatred is back and I taste an opportunity.

???: If you don't mind me asking, of what kind sir?

???: An opportunity to finally get all the riches I desire. As well as boost my position of power. And that hot-headed queen is going to help me get there. Wether she likes it or not.

???: Right. I'll go prepare the ship sir.

//the unknown person walks out of the room. The first unknown person placed the newspaper down on their desk.//

???: This etherium is going to become mine..

//Their snake like tongue sizzled out as their slit eyes lit up the room.//

To be continued...

((Hatred, Elinor, Valentino, and Jeremiah belong to me

Cetus and Andrew belong to @aalbliii

Sophie belongs to @sleeplessdreamer14

Emma belongs to @the-weirdos-mind

Lukas belongs to @wallymcflubberfins

Lyka belongs to @princssealexis165

Fisch belongs to @komatheterrible

Ollie belongs to @sailingthespiral

Nomura belongs to @authorchanlove))

[ao3feed-billdip]

by neko1998

In order to unify the remaining denizens of Mewni, the Magic High Counsel has agreed to adopt a non-mewman custom. One of the most sought out and influential humans, Marco Diaz, is selected as a token to unify Monsters and Demons. If only he realized what peace really entailed.

Words: 3860, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Star vs. The Forces Of Evil, Gravity Falls, Over the Garden Wall (Cartoon & Comics), Hazbin Hotel (Web Series), Villainous (Cartoon), Bee and PuppyCat, Bendy and the Ink Machine

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage

Categories: F/F, M/M, Multi

Characters: Cardamon (Bee and PuppyCat), Cardamon"s Mom (Bee and Puppycat), Tad Strange, Jesus "Soos" Alzamirano Ramirez, Melody (Gravity Falls), Wendy Corduroy's Brothers, Wendy Corduroy, Eclipsa Butterfly, Reynaldo the Bald Pate, Hekapoo (Star vs. The Forces Of Evil), Omnitraxus Prime, Rhombulus (Star vs. The Forces Of Evil), Globgor (Star vs. The Forces Of Evil), Sir Glossaryck of Terms, Toffee (Star vs. The Forces Of Evil), Cherri Bomb (Hazbin Hotel), Robbie Valentino, Valentino (Hazbin Hotel), Stan Pines, Ford Pines, Lekmet (Star vs. The Forces Of Evil), Kelly (Star vs. The Forces Of Evil), Manfred (Star vs. The Forces of Evil)

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[allsoulspriory]

Saint of the Day

Padre Pio was born on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, southern Italy. He was tutored privately until he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin Friars at the age of 15. Of feeble health but strong will, with the help of grace, he completed the required studies and was ordained a priest in 1910.

On September 20, 1918, the five wounds of our Lord’s passion appeared on his body, making him the first stigmatized priest in the history of the Catholic Church. Countless persons were attracted to his confessional, and many more received his saintly counsel and spiritual guidance through correspondence.

His whole life was marked by long hours of prayer and continual austerity. His letters to his spiritual directors reveal the ineffable suffering, physical and spiritual, which accompanied him all through his life. They also reveal his profound union with God and his burning love for the Blessed Eucharist and Our Blessed Lady.

On January 9, 1940, Padre Pio announced his grandiose plans to develop a Home for the Relief of Suffering (the Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza). The Casa opened its doors on May 5, 1956, as a 300-bed facility, built on the small, sincere and spontaneous donations and prayers of his followers. He also developed an international network of prayer groups to support the Casa and its ministry, which continues to live on and grow today.

Padre Pio considered the Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza (Casa) his “Work,” inspired and blessed by God, to be a haven of relief from suffering for all of God’s children in pain in body or soul. It is a model community of Catholic Christian health delivery and has grown into a regional referral center of international renown. Today, with over 1,000 beds and services comparable to most academic research centers of excellence, the Casa is thriving by God’s graces in one of the most remote, desolate, and poorest areas of Italy…atop Mount Gargano, four hours from Rome.

Worn out by over half a century of intense suffering and constant apostolic activity in San Giovanni Rotondo, Padre Pio was called to his heavenly reward on September 23, 1968. After a public funeral, which attracted over 100,000 mourners, his body was entombed in the crypt of Our Lady of Grace Church. Increasing numbers flock to his tomb from all parts of the world, and many testify to spiritual and temporal graces received.

On the 16th of February 1973, the Archbishop of Manfredonia, Msgr. Valentino Vailati consigned the documentation to the Sacred Congregation of the Causes of Saints to obtain the “nihil obstat” for the beginning of the process of his Beatification.

On December 18, 1997, by the reading of the decree on the heroic virtues, the Holy Father John Paul II declared Padre Pio “Venerable.”, and on June 16, 2002, over 500,000 Padre Pio devotees gathered in Rome to witness Pope John Paul II proclaim Padre Pio, “Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.”

[lady-divine-writes]

Kurtbastian one-shot - “Irresistable” (Rated PG13)

After an argument over a lane change and one joke too far, Sebastian proves to Kurt that he's exactly the man Kurt thinks he is. (2076 words)

Part 39 of Daddies

Read on AO3.

“So” - Kurt purrs, sliding across his seat to whisper in his husband’s ear – a risky move while the man’s driving, but not risky enough to keep Kurt in his own seat. This is the first date they’ve been on sans child and dog in over a month, and it ended far too soon. They��re on their way home. In about half an hour, they’ll be on-the-clock parents again. Kurt intends on making the most out of every second they have alone together - “what did you think of the show?”

“Well” – Sebastian grins as Kurt starts kissing his neck – “it would’ve been better with more strippers.”

“Sebastian” – Kurt chuckles – “it’s The Sound of Music. There are no strippers in The Sound of Music!”

“No wonder I was falling asleep.” Sebastian spreads his legs as his husband’s hand slides between them.

“And most of the actors were children!”

“If they replaced the children with strippers, then that would be a show worth watching.”

Kurt stops palming his husband’s crotch as he stares at the man in disbelief, then he snorts. He can’t help himself. The Van Trapp Family Strippers is too funny no matter who you are.

“How about when we get home I put on a show worth watching?”

“Hmm” - Sebastian hums as his husband nibbles his neck - “will you be wearing lederhosen?”

“I think that could be arranged.” Kurt nuzzles deeper into the crook of Sebastian’s neck, following its curve as Sebastian leans to the side, exposing more skin.

Sebastian skillfully changes lanes as Kurt begins to unbutton his shirt. “Is this a sneak preview? Because if it is, I think I shit!”

Kurt snorts again, fully prepared to comment about his kisses making his husband mess his pants and whether or not that’s a compliment, but he flies abruptly forward, and that ruins the mood. Sebastian shoots an arm out to catch him, so instead of going full force into the dash, his arm whacks the steering wheel.

“Bas!”

“I’m … I’m sorry but … uh! That frickin’ van just cut us off!”

“Which van?” Kurt faces the windshield to catch a glimpse. There’s only one van on the road with them – an old school, Ford delivery van painted glossy grey, and decorated with mouse ears and a tail. Kurt sighs. He knows this van, knows that the front has a nose and whiskers to match. He doesn’t have to see the name on the side to know who it belongs to. “Oh.”

“Oh?” Sebastian side-eyes his husband in disgust. Who was this man returning calmly to the passenger seat as if some random asshole hadn’t cut them off, stopping what could have become an impromptu in-ride blowjob? Where did Kurt suddenly disappear to – the man who once tackled a pregnant woman pushing a child in a stroller during a Black Friday sale to snag the last Valentino sweater on clearance (even though they found out later on she had had no intention of buying it)? Sebastian had been fully prepared to live vicariously as Kurt tore the driver of that van a new one, rolling down the window and throwing out one-of-a-kind expletives that would make for some kinky ass stroke material later on. Had getting married and having a son made his husband soft? “What do you mean oh? Sic ‘em, Kurt!”

Kurt rolls his eyes. “I mean oh. It’s Mrs. Palmer’s Cutie Cakes van, what we down at the PTA call the mouse mobile.”

“You say that like it should mean something.”

“Cutie Cakes is that mom and pop bakery off of 17th and Maple. Well, mom and son now. The woman who runs it is a legend. She makes all of her cakes and pastries by hand every single day. Wakes up at the butt crack of dawn to do it, too. Has since the shop opened. And she’s about eighty years older than God.”

Sebastian shoots his husband a disgruntled look. “Are you … are you telling me some blue haired lol is driving that van!?”

“More than likely.”

“That shouldn’t be legal!”

“I don’t think it is, but who’s going to call her out on it? I mean, she has a run in with the police about once every other week and yet she still has her driver’s license. If they can’t get her to stop driving, who will?”

Sebastian sees the van veer towards the exit that leads to Maple, blinker indicating that’s where it’s getting off. He straightens in his seat and changes lanes in pursuit. “I will.”

Kurt stares at his husband in silence. For a second, Sebastian thinks Kurt is impressed by his initiative, by his willingness to take charge. But Kurt bursts out laughing, and the boner Sebastian got from his husband’s misperceived look of awe withers and dies.

Sebastian frowns. “What?”

“You’re going to call her out on it?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Right.” Kurt bites his lower lip, staring out the windshield as he pictures such a confrontation going down, how epically his husband would lose. “O-kay.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means I know you, Bas. You like people to think you’re all big and bad, but really you’re a huge softie.”

“Is that so?” Sebastian snaps. He tries to growl, but it doesn’t come easy for him. Not the way it used to, and that makes him seethe.

“That’s so. I can see it now …” Kurt watches the grey van pull into the parking lot of the Cutie Cakes bakery up ahead. The store front has gone through many transformations over the decades, so he’s heard. Since they moved into town, it has been a wood cottage, the kind one can imagine a tiny baker mouse living in.

Kurt has to admit, the premise is adorable. And brilliant.

The van’s engine turns off, and its owner climbs out. The vehicle sits higher off the ground than the woman can manage, so she pulls out a custom decorated, white washed wood stepstool and sets it down on the cement. Then foot by foot, she carefully climbs down. It makes Kurt’s heart melt.

His husband doesn’t stand a chance.

“… you’re going to walk in there,” Kurt continues, hand over his heart as the woman locks up her van and walks into her bakery, “she’s going to remind you of your grandmother, your favorite person in the whole wide world, and you’re going to buy her out. You’ll see.”

“Wow.” Sebastian clicks his tongue. “You really know how to hurt a guy.”

Kurt considers his husband’s remark with a quirk of his eyebrow. “Hurt? How did I hurt you? I’m saying you loved your grandma and you’re not an asshole. Isn’t that a compliment, all things considered?”

“Not being an asshole is one thing. Being a pushover is another.”

Kurt shakes his head. “I think you’re overreacting.”

“You think so?”

“I know so.”

“Fine.” Sebastian screeches into the lot the second the front door of the bakery closes with the proprietor safely inside and finds a spot one over from the grey van. “I’ll show you who’s a big softie!” He puts the car into park, throws the door open, angrily unbuckles his seat belt, and climbs out. He takes a step, then turns to his husband for one final dig. “You ever seen an old lady cry, Kurt? Well, pay attention!” Then he slams the door shut in Kurt’s face. The interior light fades to black as Sebastian storms to the door, leaving Kurt horrified and dumbfounded.

“Sebastian! No! Wait, I …” Kurt leans over the center console to peer out the driver’s side window. “Sebastian!” he calls louder, even though it’s fruitless. He sits in his seat and watches. He has a front row seat to the tragedy unfolding through the picture window of the bakery, and the show is about to begin.

He can see Mrs. Palmer untying the drapes, getting ready to lock up for the night as Sebastian confronts her. His mouth tightens, lips forming words Kurt can’t hear through several panes of glass, but which he can make out by sight: “Excuse me, are you Mrs. Palmer?”

He sees the kindly woman say, “Yes, dear. I am.”

Sebastian raises an accusing finger.

Mrs. Palmer pulls the drapes.

Then Kurt doesn’t see or hear a thing from either of them for close to twenty minutes. Several times he considers opening the window to try and hear the conversation going on inside, maybe even go up to the front door and listen in, but he can’t make himself do it.

He can’t make himself witness his husband berate a poor, old woman over a lane change.

He never believed in a million years Sebastian would. Sebastian has changed. He’s changed! It took time, and counseling, and about a hundred first dates before Kurt could believe it, but Sebastian worked hard to overcome the aspect of the boy he was back in high school.

That’s why Kurt fell in love with him. Because of the two men Kurt loved – the only two men Kurt had ever loved – Sebastian is the one who made a promise to be a better man and kept it. Was that all a façade? Was Sebastian really still the jilted, sarcastic, bitter boy he’d been? Was that lurking somewhere deep inside, waiting to be stoked to life? When would it surface again? When he was angry at Kurt?

Or at Thomas?

Kurt doesn’t want to have these doubts about his husband. His husband was … is … is a good man. One of the best Kurt has ever met.

Was that all just spin, created by himself, to avoid the truth? That a leopard can’t change his spots?

Kurt hears the door of the bakery open. From his peripheral vision, he sees light flood the parking lot, then snuff out when the door closes, the loud click of a deadbolt ringing in the quiet. Kurt can’t look at his husband when the man returns to the car, shuffling his feet. Kurt holds his breath as the shick-shick-shick of leather soles on gravel comes nearer.

He can’t believe it. He just can’t believe it.

Kurt swallows hard realizing he is in no way blameless in all of this. He goaded Sebastian, knew that with the right amount of teasing, he could get him to react. But Kurt thought it would turn into a battle of jabs that wouldn’t leave the car – slightly sharp, a bit of sting, but within the boundaries of juvenile pigtail pulling and sticking out tongues.

Can he respect his husband after going through with this?

The driver’s door opens, but Sebastian doesn’t get in, standing like a statue, looking over the top of the car.

Kurt swallows again, a mixture of his own shame and a cold, hard fear landing in his stomach like lead. There’s an apology in his mouth, waiting for his chance to take a share of the blame for what his husband might have done, but he can’t say it yet.

He has to know what happened.

“S-so?” Kurt asks.

Sebastian doesn’t answer, and Kurt can’t see his face, his body blocking the door while he stares off into the distance. Kurt hears his husband sigh - the long sigh of a man who’s done something he can’t take back.

And when Kurt sees exactly what Sebastian can’t take back, he sighs with relief, giddy with it, till it takes everything in his power not to laugh his head off.

Sebastian bends down and hands him a pink box wrapped in candy cane string – not a normal, perfectly square, 8-inch round cake sized box, but a long, rectangular box.

The kind you can fit around three dozen donuts in.

Kurt puts the box in his lap and then, simply to try his restraint, Kurt assumes, Sebastian hands him another one.

Sebastian drops into his car seat, closes his door, buckles his seatbelt, and turns the key in the ignition. Through the reflection in the rearview and with the help of the dash lights, Kurt can see Sebastian’s eyes, a little redder than they had been when he left the car.

As if he might have been crying.

What the hell did happen in that bakery!?

Kurt takes a breath, ready to ask for details, but Sebastian cuts him off before the first syllable even thinks of leaving his mouth. “Don’t. Say. A. Word.”

[the-supernatural-things]

Name: Lovestruck Sex: Male  Species: Earth pony Relations: Dust Bite (Husband)  Sexuality: Trans-Homosexual 

Backstory:  Lovestruck was born a filly who went by the name Lady Love. She was born into a wealthy family that was full of cocky, arrogant homophobic ponies. Her mother was the only one that was truly supportive of LGBTQ pride. Lady was always disowned by her father for dressing differently and acting like a colt and being rambunctious. He always hit her and beat on her, calling her a little faggot since she acted so much like a colt. Every night she was beat on over and over and over again. As she grew into her teen years, she knew she felt more like a stallion. Every day, she wore different things and did research on the transition process to getting a sex change. Well, one night, her mother discovered these late night researches and Lady expected to be berated only to have her mother hugging her tightly. Her mother supported her and took money out of her husband and her balance to pay for Lady's transition. Lady, completely shocked yet excited, gave so much gratitude and love to her mother. As days went on, it finally came to the day of Lady's surgery. She went in a mare and after a few hours of hard work and tedious procedures, she came out a he. He was just waking up from being out for a while, coming to realization that he was no longer a mare. He was put on medication to make sure the hormones would balance out and get him used to the testosterone and male genitalia. After being in the hospital for a couple nights with his mom by his side, he eventually came out. He was small for a stallion but nothing could describe the happiness he felt in his heart. When he and his mother returned home, they were greeted by Valentino, his father. Val was absolutely disgusted at the sight of his daughter. He screamed at him and kept calling him her and she... He kept berating him and that's when he grew more abusive. He refused to look at him, to talk to him, or to even sit down and have a family dinner with him. He was ashamed of his child and wanted nothing to do with him. The night the incident happened, Valentino told him to get out. Lady, who had changed the name to Lovestruck, quickly packed his things but not before being beaten and brutally raped by his father to be taught a lesson as his father said. Love's mother was horrified by the sight of the aftermath of Love's sexual abuse. Lovestruck wouldn't leave his room, slicing new cuts into his forelegs and letting them bleed until he passed out. When his mother walked in to see this, she took him to the hospital, taking all of her husband's money and leaving with her SON. Years later after the multiple beatings from his father, Lovestruck and his mother lived in a nice cottage together. He helped her clean and they often had heart to heart mother-son moments together when Lovestruck was going through his moods. After odd mood swings, and talking to himself and other symptoms, Lily Lorona took her son to the hospital only to find out he was diagnosed with severe depression, anxiety, and Schizophrenia that had developed over the past couple years. He had also showed signs of some PTSD. He is now on multiple doses of medication to help keep him in a decent balance. His mother helped him through it all because she knew he was struggling. She stuck with him, eventually calling in a counselor for mental health. That was when Lovestruck was actually... 'love struck'. He met Dust Bite, his soon to be lover and husband. Dust was a friendly, caring, and kind. He knew Lovestruck had issues and that gave him a reason to protect him in certain moments if he was brought out into public. After a few years of counseling, Lovestruck got a little better, his feelings for his counselor increasing. He spent days daydreaming about him and hoping that one day they'd be a thing. Dust had a feeling his client was getting some serious feelings and emotions for him. He honestly didn't mind. In fact, he had a growing attraction for him as well. He, of course, didn't admit it, but he did care about him. He was protective with him and wanting nothing more than to protect him with all of his heart. Give or take a couple months, the two grew closer and closer, coming close to having an intimate moment in the bedroom which was mainly just close snuggling that was brushed off as comforting. Before long, they locked things together and spent that night together alone emotions such as love, lust, happiness. That was also the night Lovestruck became pregnant with their first child. Neither of them expected this. Suspicions were had since Lovestruck still did have very few leftover feminine hormones and egg cells since the transition. 11 months later after 3 excruciating hours, Lovestruck delivered a little filly. She was his life and he and Dust loved every little bit about her. She was eventually named Rose Lorona Amor. She earned her middle name after her deceased grandmother and she was as cute as could be. Dust soon asked Lovestruck to marry him the night after the birth of Rose. While Dust had broken many rules with Lovestruck who was still technically his client, his supervisors and others allowed it because Lovestruck would have been utterly broken if Dust had just up and left him in such a time of need. He continues to counsel Lovestruck and make sure his medication is being taken to keep him in decent spirits. Lovestruck loves his husband and daughter, and he is going to make sure he NEVER ends up like it was when he was little. This is his baby girl, and he is going to support her with any decisions she chooses to make, unlike his father did.

[ruffsficstuffplace]

The Keeper of the Grove (Part 58)

Note: It is time.

Up until puberty came with all its raging hormones and confusing changes to her body, Weiss had never really been interested in romance.

Didn't have crushes on her classmates, adults, celebrities, fictional characters, or androids; rolled her eyes and tuned out whenever any of her classmates began to gush over how attractive someone was; and only participated in the Valentino's Day events because she didn't want to get lumped in with the pretentious and insufferable crowd who loved bragging about how they were exercising their right to do whatever the hell they wanted, oftentimes claiming some form of inherent superiority for not “following outdated traditions like blind sheep,” or something to that effect.

It didn't really help that her father's only concern about her crushes was that she either get involved with the children of Avalon's other elite, famous, and ridiculously wealthy (sans the ones of those that were even more controversial than him), and Winter only ever seemed to have crushes on soldiers, professional athletes, and of course, Guadalupe Garron, who Weiss now knew was both the sole official voice actress of Eluna, and the actual “mythological” figure herself.

(In retrospect, there was something quite different about Winter's gushing over the Eluna plushie.)

But all that changed when Clarita Nguyen literally came swinging into her life.

To kick-off the start of the school year, the various instructors, facilitators, and some alumni had a live show of the many extra-curricular activities Arcturus offered. The students either watched with mixed levels of interest, or hacked their holo-projectors to watch something more to their interest on HV.

Weiss herself was seriously tempted to follow suit, until the Dance Clubs segment ended.

“And now, for a very different sort of dance, combining grace, coordination, and violence!” the MC said. “Kicking off the Combat and Martial Arts Clubs is Ms. Clarita Nguyen, of the Swordplay Society!”

A replica of an Ancient Old World pirate ship was warped in on stage, holo-dummies of ferocious (if historically inaccurate) buccaneers appearing on deck, armed with cutlasses and pistols. The lights began to dim except for the stage's. All was quiet but for the murmurs of students still chatting with each other.

Then, laughter—excited, confident, and just the right amount of unhinged.

A spotlight tracked Clarita as she swung in on a rope, flying over just over the students' heads before she somersaulted through the air, and made a graceful landing right in the center of the deck.

The buccaneers all readied their weapons and cried out in pirate slang, more Hollywood than history. Like the knights when Abner had cranked the difficulty up to max, there was no fairness here, all hands on deck swarming her and climbing out from the rest of the ship to drown her in a sea of marauders.

But Clarita was more than ready for them, unsheathing her own sword and proceeding to decimate the entire crew.

Weiss was transfixed as Clarita effortlessly weaved around the pirates attacks be they blade or bullet, somersaulting through the air, maneuvering through every space she could squeeze in through, launching of walls or balancing on the rails to use every advantage available to her as she took them with perfectly timed thrusts and swings, oftentimes hitting them where they least expected it.

Weiss heart beat faster as dramatic music played alongside the sounds of violence and fallen pirates—though in retrospect, that was probably more because of the way Clarita laughed and smiled, the way her ruffled shirt and tight pants fit on her lithe and muscular figure, the incredible flexibility, acrobatics, and fighting skill she was gladly showing off.

She devastated the entire crew in less than two minutes, dozens of combat-grade holo dummies disappearing one after the other, and her never taking a single slash nor shot. The crew's Captain burst out of his quarters, roaring with anger as he unsheathed his blade, fire in his eyes and his mouth og rotten teeth curled into a snarl.

Clarita merely laughed and taunted him, drawing a C with a little N in the air.

The two clashed, swords sparking, blades locking, so close they could see the whites in her eyes and the tell-tale distortion of holo-dummies. The music swelled to a crescendo just as the Captain got the upper hand on Clarita, knocking her off balance.

The Captain let out a mighty laugh as he thrusted his sword for the kill…

… Only for his opponent to suddenly “regain” her footing, twisting and dodging the attack by less than an inch, raising her sword up to his neck and making him slit his own throat from his momentum.

The Captain fell, surprise on his face before dissipated.

The music reached its end and faded away.

The audience erupted into cheers.

Clarita turned to the audience and bowed, her eyes sparkling, sweat dripping down her caramel skin. “And those, students, are the kinds of moves you can learn at the Swordfighting Society!”

Weiss signed up as soon as the prompt came up.

She had a plan all thought up in her head: become one of the best students in class, challenge Clarita to a duel, and the moment she bested her in combat, confess her love for her!

… And it all fell apart her first day in the Society, when a much calmer but no less cheerful Clarita put down her and the many other lovestruck hopefuls as gently as she could, explaining it would be illegal for her to get into a relationship with any of her underage students, it would feel wrong for her to become their mentor then their lover, and most importantly, she was already taken, and happily so by a woman who had already bested her in one-to-one combat two decades ago.

Some quit on the spot, unable to face such rejection—oftentimes the first they'd ever experienced in their lives with how sheltered Arcturus kids tended to be.

Weiss stayed, if only because she didn't want her to know that her heart had been rapidly hacked apart like Clarita did a block of wood for the first day presentation.

The sessions passed, Clarita trained her and others in all the many types of blades, until they finally found her specialty in fencing. She taught her the proper form, the technique, and the rules, helped her discover just how fluidly and gracefully she could move, how devastating her well-aimed rapier thrusts could be, refine them both until Weiss was on track to becoming one of the best students in the Society.

It started to look like the plan might not have crashed and burned after all, that dogged persistence had paid off for her as it had for her grandfather, and she could challenge her to that duel after all. (People fell in and out of love all the time, she reasoned with herself.)

… And then, Clarita called her into her office in private, to discuss what she thought was stagnating her performance in the Society.

“Weiss, are you in love with me?” Clarita asked.

There was no malice, no annoyance, no slyness or suggestive undertones. Just curiosity, like she was asking her how her grades were.

Weiss began to sweat and blush. “N-No, absolutely not!” she stammered, lying poorly in the see-through, blatantly obvious, and poorly thought out way adolescents could. “What makes you…?”

“Once upon a time, I was a teenager too, Weiss, and I remember very well how I acted when I was in love with a woman I could never have—exactly how you've been acting.”

Weiss hung her head, ashamed, angry, but most of all, hurt.

“Do you wish to change instructors, Weiss?” Clarita asked softly. “I feel that I’m only holding you back because of how you feel about me, and I how feel about that.”

Weiss looked her in the eyes, and said “Yes.”

Her own eyes were red and welling up with tears, but there was proper decorum to be followed, even if your heart had been sliced up into ribbons, just after you'd finally sewn it back together.

Clarita nodded. “I’ll go ask my colleagues and see who would be willing to take you on instead.” Then, she opened her drawer and pulled out a physical business card—a real rarity those days. “And also: a recommendation for someone who can help you out.”

That someone turned out to be Dr. Coriander “Connie” Corazon, a therapist who specialized in counseling people questioning their sexuality identities and orientations but mostly for women. In her words, “Society may stop blinking an eye at queer couples doing basically anything, but there will always be girls wondering if they have a girl crush or just an actual crush.”

Jacques was willing to pay for the therapy, if only because he probably made a cost-benefit analysis, and the price of a scandal of his adolescent daughter pining after a married woman three times her age (who had also been her instructor, and was notably close to her) did not even come close to the price of keeping Dr. Connie on for a decade or more.

It all worked out wonderfully for Weiss, as the first handful of sessions were spent in painful, awkward silence, making small talk, and squirming and fidgeting when she ran out of meaningless topics. Dr. Connie had the patience of a saint, was a firm believer in the value of waiting for your clients to come forward with their issues on their own volition, and was still getting paid handsomely regardless of whatever happened.

Then, Weiss' broke like a dam and out came everything in a messy, disastrous flood of Teenage Angst, one that Dr. Connie dutifully waded through, sorted out, and tried to help funnel into healthy, mature drains and pathways so Weiss wouldn't drown in hormones, stupid impulses, and poorly thought-out plans.

The one session she remembered the most was when Weiss admitted that she wanted to try to ask a girl out--”and for clarification, we're in the same grade, she's less than a year older than me, and she's also a member of the Natural Body Improvement Club!” she snapped, her cheeks burning red.

“So, have you thought of what you're going to do on your date?” Dr. Connie replied.

“I… haven't actually thought of that yet...” Weiss admitted.

“Well why haven't you?” Dr. Connie asked.

And so began the recurring structure of their meetings: Dr. Connie asking questions, Weiss answering them, and the process repeating itself for however long it took for Weiss to finally admit or figure out just what exactly was the problem, if Dr. Connie didn't step in to explain to fill in the gaps of her knowledge and emotional maturity.

“… So what if she does say yes, she will go out on a date with you?” Dr. Connie asked.

Weiss groaned, her neatly tied hair now frazzled and a two strands less than when the session started. “I… I… I don't know!” she cried. “I guess we'll go out for chocolate shakes, or something? I haven't thought that far yet!”

“Because…?”

“Because what if she realizes what a giant bag of issues I am, and she decides to just lie her way out of the date, and say an emergency came up?! What'll it look like if I don't just take her on her word and decide to go launch an investigation, find out if she really did have something come up and she wasn't lying?! And what if she did have something come up, and she finds out that I made like a creepy stalker, and that just makes her so glad she couldn't go on that date because who knows what would have happened, now that she knows all these new horrible things about me?!

“How do I find out this a relationship with her isn't just going to crash and burn?!”

Dr. Connie smiled. “Ask her out on a date.”

Weiss groaned. “Isn't there some other way?! Preferably one I can use BEFORE I ask her out?”

Dr. Connie shook her head. “Last I heard, no one has cracked the perfect algorithm that'll completely, accurately decide who's going to be your 'perfect match,' and all the dating companies are still legally required to say that their algorithms can't 100% guarantee said match.

“So, we still have to find it out the tried and tested way: ask someone out, date them for a while, and see if you two will work out to the best of your abilities.”

“There has to be a better way!”

Dr. Connie smiled. “If there is, then none of us have figured it out yet.”

So now here Weiss was, sitting on the side of her hammock and hoping that the Fae had cracked the code.

It was morning when Ruby stepped back into their room, looking roughed up and tired, her clothes and scythe still faintly stained with blood and other stains. “Morning Weiss!” she said, waving lazily with one hand as she put away her scythe with the other.

She frowned as she began to pulled out her wrapped up mask from inside her cloak. “Rough night?”

“To put it lightly...” Weiss muttered.“… Hey, Ruby...? Can I ask you a question?”

“Could you make it an easy one?” she replied as she put away her mask and cloak. “I kinda really need to crash soon.”

Weiss blushed. “How do you know if you're in love with someone?”

“Oh, that's easy!” Ruby said as she walked over to her nest. “I kiss them.”

Weiss blushed. “Just like that…?”

“No, I ask them first, and most of the time there's a date before that!” she said as she sat down among her cushions. “Anyway, if it turns out I really like kissing them and want to do more of that in the future, I know I love them, not just like them.”

“Is that a Fae thing?” Weiss asked.

Ruby shook her head. “Just me. I can't be in a serious relationship with someone I can't kiss, let alone have fun making-out with.”

Weiss blushed even more. “How do you know that?”

Ruby sheepishly looked away, before she turned back to Weiss. “… Do you promise not to tell anyone?”

“Promise.”

“I tried making out with Lifira one time,” Ruby replied. “I hadn't kissed anyone real before, and I was really curious about how it was like, so I tried it on her.”

Weiss' face betrayed nothing. “So how did it feel like?”

“Awful. And I asked her to be really into it, and man, she was! But the thing is, there wasn't that something, and it just felt weird and unnatural, and then Yang caught me, and…” Ruby trailed off. “… Yeah.”

“Do you Fae have a word for that for that 'something'?”

Ruby shook her head. “Nah, it's all on you on whatever you want to call it. I don't know what it is for me yet, exactly, but I know it's not just kissing because Lifira was a pretty great kisser, just not for me.”

She yawned. “Was that all you wanted, Weiss? Because I don't think I can stay up much longer...”

Weiss opened her mouth. “No--” she blurted, before she shut her mouth.

Ruby looked at her. “No…?”

“No… I…” Weiss' face felt like it was melting. “Ruby, do you promise not to tell anyone, either?”

Ruby nodded, her sleepy face turning alert and serious. “Absolutely.”

Weiss sheepishly looked away, before reluctantly looking back at Ruby. “Could you… kiss me...?”

Ruby's eyes widened, her ears perked up.

Weiss started to sweat. “I-I know you like me, and I'm not sure if I like you back, and I'm kinda leaning on yes, but also no, and I just want to--”

She stopped as Ruby got up off her nest, walked over, and sat down beside Weiss.

Weiss gulped. “… Make... sure...” she finished, her voice barely a whisper.

“Someone please walk in on us,” she thought to herself. “Please, please, please...”

Ruby smiled at her, her sleepy eyes twinkling in the morning sun. “You can say no if you don't want to, Weiss.”

Weiss took a deep, not-at-all calming breath, then forced herself to bring her lips right up to Ruby's, careful not to smash their noses or foreheads together in decidedly unromantic and painful ways.

Her whole body began to tremble, sweat poured down her face as she closed her eyes, her face so close to Ruby's she just knew she could feel the intense heat radiating from her cheeks.

“Do you still want to…?” Ruby whispered.

“Y-yes...” Weiss whispered back.

She felt Ruby hold the back of her head, fingers threading through her hair, her touch only light enough to keep her steady, so much of her power and strength being held back because she knew any more would hurt her.

Weiss swallowed the lump in her throat.

She always knew that Ruby was powerful, in combat skill and in physical strength. She could and had crushed an entire armed mercenary company of rank 6 Queensguard Nominees without resorting to killing any of them if crippling most instead; easily wiped the floor with Cardin and his men while unarmed if invisible; and fought the dangerous creatures of the Valley on a daily basis without the slightest hint of serious injury, and from what she'd seen of her at the hot springs, any injury at all.

She could crush her, easily.

And yet she wouldn't, being very, very careful, holding back so much of her power, putting this much conscious effort and attention to make sure she didn't hurt her.

And Weiss found that she really, really, really liked that.

She closed the distance between their lips, surprising them both.

Weiss frowned, feeling like she was kissing a rock: solid and unmoving.

Then, Ruby got over the shock, started kissing back, physically pushing Weiss back from the strength she put behind it, before she quickly toned it down to just enough for her to really feel her lips on hers. She began to move her mouth against hers, now soft and warm, feeling like it was yielding exactly to the shape of Weiss' till they were a perfect fit.

Weiss felt a rush like the first time she'd held Myrtenaster, only instead of a dam breaking and her magic flooding out of her body, into the sword then back again several times as potent, she felt herself melt, delicious warmth spreading to every single part of her body, turning her into jelly.

Ruby caught her before she could fall and break the kiss, cradling the back of her head, cupping her lower back. Weiss could feel the touch of each finger send ripples across her skin, her grip tightening and loosening, too hard, too soft, until she found just right.

Weiss threw her arms around Ruby, pulled herself into her body, feeling her densely-woven muscles constantly shifting and tightening under her clothes. She made a noise, a sound she'd never made in her entire life, what sounded like a deep and guttural…

… Not a threat, but an invitation.

Ruby opened her eyes, half-lidded and with a mischievous look Weiss hadn't seen before. She broke away from the kiss for air…

… Or she would have, if she could.

Weiss' eyes fluttered open. She tried to ask Ruby what was wrong, before she found she couldn't move her lips anymore.

“Whut da phuck?!” Weiss mumbled.

“Ay fink yuu frovz arr lipsth togeverr!” Ruby replied. “Ay geth datz wut da tinggling wath!”

“Gonthlet! Nid tu get my gonthlet!” Weiss said, her eyes opening wide in alarm, her face burning bright red—sadly, it didn't do anything to melt the enchanted ice sealing their lips together.

Knock-knock.

“Weiss? Ruby?” Qrow asked. “I'm not about to walk in on anything, am I?”

They tried to answer him, but it only managed to come out as panicked, unintelligible, and muffled mumbling.

“… Okay: I'm giving you guys till the count of five to cover up, or try to make whatever is going on in there look less awful, then I'm opening the door. One… two… three...”

Weiss made a little dying noise.

Ruby tried to give her a reassuring look, but it was difficult to do so with just her eyes and eyebrows, and more so with their lips frozen together.

“… Four… five!”

Qrow carefully opened the door, and peered in.

Weiss squeezed her eyes shut.

Ruby sheepishly waved.

Qrow stared blankly at them.

“… I'll go get Penny...”

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22 Most Romantic Baby Boy Names Of All Time

2 2 Most R o m a n t i c Baby B o y Names O f All T i m e

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I m a g i n e the b o y with a bouquet o f red r o s e s and a box o f chocolates, o r a c a n d l e light d i n n e r arranged w i t h all t h e food c o o k e d by h i m ? Romantic, i s n & # 8 2 1 7 ; t it? T h e r e has b e e n a s u d d e n surge i n the p o p u l a r i t y of r o m a n t i c names f o r boys. C l a s s i c a l , romantic boy names are e l a b o r a t e l y masculine. T h e y conjure u p the i m a g e of t h e romantic e r a – w h e t h e r it i s from t h e ancient R o m a n or G r e e k mythology o r the o l d Hollywood m o v i e s .

M o m J u n c t i o n has c o m p i l e d 22 o f the m o s t romantic b a b y boy names of a l l times. H a v e a l o o k at s o m e of o u r suggestions f o r your l i t t l e cupid.

2 2 Most R o m a n t i c Names F o r Boys:

1. Caspian:

C a s p i a n is a romantic a n d heroic n a m e which i s here t o stay s i n c e its p o p u l a r i t y shot u p .

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2. Romeo:

T h e name R o m e o is a n epitome o f romance. O u r romantic n a m e round-up w o u l d be i n c o m p l e t e without m e n t i o n i n g this c l a s s i c protagonist o f Shakespeare’s p l a y .

3. Orion:

O r i o n is a strong R o m a n t i c name w i t h roots i n Greek m y t h o l o g y . The n a m e also h a s celestial t i e s , as ‘ O r i o n ’ is o n e of t h e brightest c o n s t e l l a t i o n s in t h e sky.

4. Humphrey:

I f you h a v e watched t h e film ‘ C a s a b l a n c a ’ , then y o u will k n o w why t h i s name m a k e s our l i s t . We f e e l that t h e name h a s a c l a s s y and r o m a n t i c sound t o it.

5. Darcy:

W h a t can w e say a b o u t this n a m e ? Darcy i s the m o s t famous J a n e Austen c h a r a c t e r and a childhood h e a r t t h r o b of s e v e r a l girls. C o m b i n e d with a rhythm, D a r c y makes a romantic c h o i c e

6. Apollo:

T h e name A p o l l o , just a s Orion, h a s a r o m a n t i c quality t o it. A p o l l o was t h e Greek G o d of p o e t r y and m u s i c , and d o n & # 8 2 1 7 ; t good p o e t r y and r o m a n c e go t o g e t h e r ?

7. Lancelot:

L a n c e l o t has a ‘romance n o v e l ’ vibe t o it, w i t h Sir L a n c e l o t being t h e seductive k n i g h t from t h e King A r t h u r Legend.

8. Lorenzo:

D o n ’ t you t h i n k the n a m e Lorenzo h a s an I t a l i a n lover f e e l to i t ? You c a n also c o n s i d e r Renzo, E n z o , and A n g e l o . They s o u n d equally r o m a n t i c .

9. Rhett:

R h e t t was t h e lead i n Margaret M i t c h e l l ’ s record-breaking n o v e l “Gone w i t h the W i n d ” . The n a m e Rhett i s a s u r n a m e derived f r o m the D u t c h name d e Raedt a n d stands f o r advice o r counseling.

10. Eros:

E r o s would b e an i d e a l romantic n a m e for y o u r little p r i n c e . The n a m e perfectly d e s c r i b e s what a romantic b a b y boy n a m e should b e as E r o s was t h e impish G o d of l o v e and t h e son o f Goddess A p h r o d i t e .

11. Valentino:

T h i s Latin n a m e is n o t just r o m a n t i c , but a l s o has a n alluring s o u n d to i t . The n a m e comes f r o m the t e r m Valentinus a n d is a variant o f the n a m e Valentines. V a l e n t i n o Rossi, I t a l i a n professional m o t o r c y c l e racer a n d multiple M o t o G P World C h a m p i o n , is c u r r e n t l y the m o s t famous b e a r e r of t h i s name.

12. Jack:

T h e love d o v e from T i t a n i c can n e v e r grow o l d when i t comes t o love. J a c k was o n c e a j a r g o n for ‘ m a n ’ in E u r o p e and s t i l l holds t h e third p o s i t i o n on E n g l i s h baby n a m e charts.

13. Athens:

H a v e you e v e r considered n a m i n g your b a b y after a romantic d e s t i n a t i o n ? You c a n give i t a s h o t now. A t h e n s is t h e love c a p i t a l of G r e e c e and h a s a r o m a n t i c imagery t o it.

14. Delmont:

French names a r e renowned f o r being r o m a n t i c yet m a s c u l i n e . Delmont i s a h e a v e n l y romantic n a m e dripping i n masculinity a s it s t a n d s for ‘ o f the m o u n t a i n ’ .

15. Byron:

N a m e of f a m o u s English p o e t , Lord B y r o n , this n a m e means ‘ a t the c o w shed’. M a y not s o u n d all t h a t romantic, b u t is c e r t a i n l y a f a v o r i t e among p e o p l e .

16. Roman:

R o m a n is a close c o u s i n to t h e fellow r o m a n t i c name R o m e o , and t h e French v e r s i o n of R o m a i n e . The n a m e shot t o popularity r e c e n t l y and c e r t a i n l y sounds r o m a n t i c and s i t s pretty a t #113. B o t h Cate B l a n c h e t t and D e b r a Messing c h o s e this n a m e for t h e i r children.

17. Rafael:

R a f a e l is a n o t h e r alluring L a t i n name, h a v i n g an e x o t i c , romantic a p p e a l to i t . Raphael h a s cross-cultural t i e s and i s significant f o r people w i t h both J e w i s h and L a t i n a t e roots. R a p h a e l was o n e of t h e seven a r c h a n g e l s who a t t e n d e d the t h r o n e of G o d . A n o t a b l e namesake i s the R e n a i s s a n c e painter R a p h a e l Senzo.

18. Dmitri:

D m i t r i is a variation o f the n a m e Demetrius a n d is a l s o the n a m e of t h e Greek G o d of f e r t i l i t y .

19. Heathcliff:

I f you a r e a f a n of c l a s s i c romantic l i t e r a t u r e , then y o u will k n o w why t h i s name i s on t h e list. H e a t h c l i f f was t h e passionate l o v e r in E m i l y Bronte’s r o m a n c e novel “ W u t h e r i n g Heights”. H e a t h would b e the p e r f e c t nickname f o r this o n e .

20. Carl:

D i d n ’ t you l o v e the c o u p l e Carl a n d Ellie f r o m Disney’s f i l m “Up”? T h e adorable C a r l is a symbol o f devotion a n d love. C a r l is t h e German f o r m of C h a r l e s and a variant o f Carlos a n d Carless. T h e literary m e a n i n g of C a r l is ‘ m a n ’ .

21. Edward:

M i l l i o n s of g i r l s love E d w a r d , the h a n d s o m e vampire from t h e Twilight s e r i e s . In t h e film, t h e guy m a n a g e s to w i n his l o v e even i n the m o s t complicated s i t u a t i o n s . Edward h a s Polish r o o t s and ‘ r i c h guard’. I t is a l s o one o f the o l d e s t names i n the h i s t o r y of E n g l a n d .

22. Orlando:

O r l a n d o is t h e name o f the l e a d character i n Shakespeare’s “ A s You L i k e It”. I t is t h e Italian v a r i a t i o n of t h e name R o l a n d and s t a n d s for ‘ f a m o u s throughout t h e land’. S o m e famous n a m e s a k e s include a c t o r Orlando B l o o m and a t h l e t e Orlando W o o l d r i d g e .

W e ’ r e sure y o u will f i n d a p e r f e c t name f o r your l i t t l e prince f r o m our l i s t . Do t e l l us w h i c h one y o u liked t h e most, i n the c o m m e n t s section b e l o w .

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January

       January, the first month of the New Year. How exciting right?! A new year with new adventures! A lot of people say January takes forever to end but to me, it flew by! Maybe because I had a lot of things to do. Actually, I really just had a lot of appointments. Here's what went on in my January.

       The third day into the new year, January 3rd, I started my Chemo treatments called Cytoxan, again, finally! I say "again, finally" because I've waited since August/September to continue these treatments again. While I was hospitalized in July, I was only able to receive two when I needed a total of six. I had no insurance, so after being released from the hospital I had to sign up with Carelink. Then after signing up with that, I had to wait and to meet a primary doctor before I could meet the rheumatologist. And just to get a new patient appointment took about two months! Well, I finally met the primary doctor, which of course she referred me to the rheumatologist. Once I finally met the rheumatologist, she took no time to refer me to every other specialist; nephrologist, dermatologist, cardiologist, podiatrist, dietitian, ophthalmologist, gynecologist, and counseling/behavioral therapy. And ordered 16 tubes of blood work(that same day) and a bone density exam! During the month of December and January, I met with all of these specialist and I'm so happy to be on the track to getting my WHOLE body healthy. The only referral I did turn down was the counseling/behavioral therapy because I already have a therapist, so she was okay with that. What sped up the whole process of starting treatments pretty much right of way after meeting the nephrologist was having my records from the hospital and knowing that I reacted well with the chemo given to me. So, after looking over the records and seeing that I did try a pill medication called Cellcept but I had a severe reaction to it, they agreed to just continue with the chemo treatments because of my well reaction. I still need a total of six since my first two treatments were several months back. I go every other week to receive a treatment, so this month I received three, which means I'm half way done! I think they'll be doing blood work soon to make sure the chemo is actually doing its job. So far, I feel great, a little tired the next day but nothing drastic to keep me home. Then again, it takes a lot for me to turn down an outing, so if I ever do, just know I'm THAT tired. Thank God everything with all my specialist is going well!

       So I've always looked at Ramen and automatically said I didn't like it because I was turned off by the look of it. Yes, yes I "knocked it before I tried it". Well, recently my taste buds have been changing and I've been willing to try new things! I blame the all the meds I'm on, but that's okay! CJ suggested one day that I should try it. So I asked her what specifically is in it. She explained what came in it but then also said I could get everything on the side. We went one day to Nama Ramen and of course I ordered everything on the side...I LOVE RAMEN NOW! And now I order everything in side instead of everything on the side! Haha! It's so good! If you've never been to Nama Ramen, I highly suggest you go. Their spicy sauce and bacon edamame is good too! Also, they have no forks, just chopsticks but they do have a little trainer tool you can ask for to put at the top of your chopsticks if you need help using them. And if you want company, I'll definitely go with you! It is a small place and gets packed though!

       Well, speaking of food and trying new things, my friend/sister CJ is a foodie and is always finding new places to try. And, like I mentioned in the paragraph above, I've been willing to try new things. I always post about our food adventures to my instagram account but then I figured if we were going to make this a thing of trying new places frequently, then why not make our own instagram foodie account. Also so I don't annoy my followers with a new frequent food adventures. So, I made us an instagram account, "foodiesisters26". Follow us! We went on three new food adventures this month; Nama Ramen, Wild Goji and Walk Ons. Check out our account to see our experience. I wonder how many we'll go on next month!

       One of my goals this year for each month is to read at least one new book every month. I successfully read three! I read "Mistress of All Evil", "Milk and Honey", and "The Rule of Thirds". "Mistress of All Evil" is written by Serena Valentino and is the fourth book of her Disney villain series. The villain series is the backstory of villains. This fourth book is the backstory of Maleficent. All the books tie into each other. The next one in the series is "Mother Knows Best" which is the story of Mother Gothel from Repunzel. The sixth book comes out in March, it's called "The Odd Sisters", which they appear in every book. We'll finally find out where they came from and who they are, they're not from a certain movie, just from the books. The next book I read this month was "Milk and Honey" by Rupi Kaur. It's a poetry book and she's one of my favorite poets! This poetry book of hers is a collection of poems about survival, the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. If you love poetry, I recommend to check her books out. Another favorite poet of mine is Amanda Lovelace! The third book I read is called "The Rule of Thirds" and if you know photography then you automatically know this book will have something to do with photography. That's what honestly caught my eye when I was looking at books. I related to the main character in the book more then I thought I would. This book is about a girl who loves photography and her main goal is to win a certain photography contest because the two top winners get to go to this certain special camp for photography. Well, a few months before school had started again, her dad passed away from cancer. So she often goes through things such as bad panic attacks, not being able to go to certain places, and having to continue to do photography without her dad, all while trying to survive senior life of high school. She has a therapist named Dr. Judy, which I thought was funny; because a while back I was talking to my cousaunt Judy about something and she said "I know, I'm basically a doctor". So when I read the doctors name, I laughed/smiled because it reminded me of that. My aunt Vanessa assured me that this book was meant for me to read because in all honesty, this book was a bit triggering for me. Had I known it was going to be triggering, I probably wouldn't have read it. However, my aunt Vanessa and Ashley, my therapist, are proud of me for pushing through it. I have two books for sure lined up to read for February, I'm excited!

       This month had my step little brothers, Antonio, and step little sisters, Alejandra, birthday. They're a year apart, he turned 15 and she turned 14. They came to town and we celebrated at Pico De Gallo. While us and the waiters sang happy birthday, Tonio wore a sombrero and Jandra for a flower crown! I hadn't been to Pico De Gallo in awhile but their charro beans were spicy, I loved them! Happy birthday, again, Tonio and Jandra!

       One of the weeks this month, I literally had an appointment EVERYDAY! They were all in the morning too! Monday I had a dermatologist appointment, Tuesday I had to get blood work done and had to see the dietitian, Wednesday I had therapy, Thursday I had chemo treatment, and Friday I had a bone density exam and a nephrologist appointment. It was such a long week. It was not only physically draining but mentally as well. I barely survived but shout out to my tia/Godmother for going/taking me to all those appointments! Hopefully we don't have another week like that. Or if we do, I hope it's not for awhile!

       So I've recently found a love for reading, as you can tell a couple of paragraphs back. Well, my tia also loves reading and so we went to the downtown library one day so she can check out some books. When we got to the elevator, we were reading the bulletin board and discovered they had a bookstore in their basement! It's called the Bookcellur. So of course we went down to check it out! They had a pretty big selection of used books for really cheap too! This is where I found the book "The Rule of Thirds". They even had a couple of shelves with free books. We spent about two hours in there. I want to go back and find more books! It's definitely a hidden gem.

       This month Alissa, my girl, was inducted into the National Honor Society as a Junior at school! I'm so proud of her! She is the definition of what a 'student-athlete' is. She's always excelling in her studies and is an amazing cheerleader. She's actually one of the captains! Of course I went to the ceremony and then she chose to go eat at Cane's. Congratulations again, Alissa!

       I have been making it a goal every week to visit the grotto and light three candles. Sometimes the candles don't have a specific intention but I know somebody in the universe could use a candle that's lit for them. I wanted to start lighting candles for more people I knew, so I took to facebook. I asked if people needed a candle to be lit for anything they needed to let me know. Quite a few people commented and I was so happy! They also said some nice and comforting words. I successfully visited the grotto every week this month and I hope to do so everything month! This also strengthens my relationship with God. If you need or want me to light a candle for you, please let me know.

       It's been awhile but we finally made Mama's headstone design. I had picked out the shape of it but we had to wait for it to come in. It took about 8/9 months because I wanted it in granite red and that color wasn't in stock, only the grey was. It finally came and we finally sat down to make the design. Once we finalize that we like it, they'll start working on it. I assume she'll have it by her birthday. I mean her birthday is all the way in December, which is the end of the year, I doubt the engraving and stuff is going to take 11 months. I also want to look into getting a bench. A bench would be nice especially because she'd under a tree with lots of shade! I'm so glad she's finally getting her headstone. It's going to look so nice!

       The last time I saw my primary doctor, my high cholesterol was real high, so she prescribed me medicine to bring it down. Ugh! Another pill! But then I found out that avocado can help bring it down. So I knew I wasn't going to see her for two months. I figured what if I ate an avocado a day instead of the pill! Every second Saturday at HEB, you can go get your cholesterol checked. I was like, perfect I'll just go check it and if the avocado thing isn't working then I have time to start taking the medicine before I do blood work to check it for my doctor. Well, when I checked it, it came down by 50! Yay! So yea, I'm not taking that nasty pill and I'll discuss with her in February about it. I also ate broccoli to help bring it down as well.

       If you don't know the kind of music I listen to just know I like A LOT of genres, which includes symphony music. I went to go see the San Antonio Symphony for the second time (the first time was in December). I love going to see them perform, I could just get lost in the music! I'll be seeing more of them this year thanks to my brother (he has to go see them for school). This show was called Journey's End: Mahler Symphony No. 9. You should definitely go see the San Antonio Symphony! They're great!

       Speaking of music, there's this acappella  group called Dcappella. They sing nothing but Disney songs! When they announced they were going on tour and were stopping here, of course I knew I had to go! Disney and singing, why wouldn't I be there?! CJ went with me. The seats were pretty close, then again I like to get the closest seats available. The show was awesome and they sang amazing! Acappella is so neat and for it to be all Disney just made it even better! I cried and had so much fun. I hope they come back next year!

       OMG! Are you a Big Red fan?! I mean do you love the soda?! Burger Boy has a Big Red shake and it's so delicious! It's really sweet though but still good! I just discovered it! Go get one if you love the soda! And while you're at it, bring me one!

       Well, this is how my January went. Thanks for stopping by and reading my January! See you next month with new adventures and discoveries! My first trip back Home is next month! Lord knows I need it! 

Happy January!

- Be humble, love hard-  Manda, but Lexi.

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The Best New Menswear Pieces To Buy Right Now

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The Best New Menswear Pieces To Buy Right Now

Asics Gel-Saga Trainers

The only thing better than the array of trainers you can buy these days is the outlandish names that come with them. Take for example the new Gel-Saga trainers from Asics that might sound like a pomade odyssey where said hair product has to battle various trials and tribulations (rain! humidity! vigorous wind tunnel!), but are actually a super cool resurrection of a cult classic Asics released back in 1991.

Buy Now: £90.00

Oliver J. Woods Perilla Oil

Talking of haircare battles, here’s one sidekick you certainly want with you in your quest to tame the beast (and frizz). Perilla oil is an edible substance derived from the perilla seed that can be used to pat down unruly hairs as well as working well as a beard oil due to its ability to moisturise the skin underneath. It’s not the easiest thing to grab hold of but hair grooming brand Oliver J. Woods has you covered.

Buy Now: £26.00

Oliver Spencer Forte Scarf

Summer breeze, makes you feel fine, until your bare neck is left shivering at the post work rooftop party as the breeze turns brittle. Not to worry as flying like a Persian rug to your rescue is this fine summer scarf from Oliver Spencer which comes in a beautiful 100% linen check fabric.

Buy Now: £41.00

H&M Nigeria Fine-Knit Socks

H&M are celebrating the World Cup from the head down to the toes with the release of national socks to represent your team during the tournament. Now we half agree that we should have picked England, but they’re only going to disappoint us once again so we have instead gone for Nigeria, who are a fashion phenomenon right now after their zig-zag World Cup kit sold out in mere minutes.

Buy Now: £2.99

Orlebar Brown x Mr Porter Father and Son Day T-Shirt

While we think the bods behind Orlebar Brown should already be knighted for services to swimwear, the brand is also a keen supporter of charities, including the ‘Father & Son Day’ initiative that seeks to inspire men to talk about cancer and raise money for research and counselling for sufferers. This is the fourth year in a row they have launched a capsule collection in support of the charity and the slogan T-shirts are both uplifting and fun.

Buy Now: £45.00

North 89 Cream Sneakers

When will all these Scandinavian brands give it a rest with the hyper stylish clothing they seem to have on a never ending factory belt and let everyone else catch up? Never, it seems, if Swedish footwear brand North 89 has anything to do with it, with a summer collection that oozes effortless cool as best shown by these smooth sneakers complete with breathable airy mesh.

Buy Now: £163.00

Maison Labiche Sporty Jacket

When it comes to French elegance on a relative budget (well compared to compatriots Louis Vuitton and Givenchy) you can’t go far wrong with Maison Labiche, capeesh? Its summer collection is full of casual tees with spunky handwritten script slogans on them like ‘playboy’ or ‘decadence’, plus cosmo-groovy bombers and fleeces like this velvety track top to throw over the top.

Buy Now: £101.00

Russell Athletic Lilac Crew Neck Sweatshirt

The menswear boffins have been hitting the lab trying to find the new hot colour to follow the likes millennial pink, gen-z yellow and minty green. Step forth luscious lilac TM, as featured on this grand summer sweatshirt from American sportswear brand Russell Athletic. Not only is the colour a pastel heaven, but it’s also made out of a cotton blend because a sweatshirt is nothing if it’s not comfy enough to have a summer snooze in.

Buy Now: £40.00

Penguin Tropical Floral Print Shirt

The floral shirt market is blooming this summer meaning there are plenty of quality pieces to pluck from the menswear beds. This short-sleeved shirt from Penguin isn’t as flashy-flashy as some Hawaiian shirts, but we still enjoy the ice cool blasts of light blue and warming tones of orangey gold that run through it, providing an understated option among the Chelsea Flower Shirt Show.

Buy Now: £65.00

TU England Retro Football Jersey

Retro football shirts are flying off eBay at the moment as everyone looks to get their kit prepared for the World Cup without resorting to the somewhat overpriced official options that the players will have on the pitch. Sometimes you don’t even have to go as far as opening up your laptop, with supermarket Sainsbury’s offering this replica of the 1976 England shirt for a welcome bit of nostalgia before supporting the boys in the beer garden.

Buy Now: £20.00

A Day’s March Chino Shorts

What makes a great chino short? Well, a not-too-short length is key – we don’t want to see any borderline budgie smugglers cavorting down the high street; a lightweight summer fabric, cotton twill will do; and then maybe a pastel hue to glisten in the hazy sun. Too busy to find a pair that meets this hefty criteria? Well, not to worry, we’ve found them for you.

Buy Now: £55.00

Bremont Waterman Watch

The Bremont Waterman is a serious investment, yet despite the small fortune needed to nab one, this timepiece more than warrants its serious price point. Tested in the most extreme ocean environments and with a blue Kevlar strap, it’s unlikely this watch will ever break on its own accord meaning all you have to do is sit back and enjoy your investment.

Buy Now: £4395.00

G.H. Bass Weejuns Leather Loafers

When it comes to fashion battles, nothing is fiercer than the conflict between the leather loafer and the suede iteration. We love both, but leather loafers have that oh-so-shiny-in-the-sun finish and a sturdier construction. We therefore can’t help but recommend these options from OG loafer brand G.H. Bass, which are made in the venetian style replete with a decorative weave pattern around the side.

Buy Now: £135.00

Zadig & Voltaire Paolo Pants

No, not a Las Vegas cabaret double-act that also intertwines elements of magic into their ‘show-stopping’ performance, but a French ready-to-wear brand that excels at sleek, rock and roll styled clothing. These trousers aren’t so Keith Richard with a ciggie dangling out his mouth, but they are sleek and the crop means you can show off your Gucci sneakers.

Buy Now: £111.00

You As Shell Coach Jacket

This summer NYC menswear label You As has been watching too many John Wayne films, reading too much Kerouac and listening to Springsteen on repeat. As such, its collection leans heavy on the Americana influence. Which is a great thing when it results in this change up of the traditional coach jacket with the white trim across the chest providing a true slice of gun-slinging bravado.

Buy Now: £165.00

Dickies Hickory Stripe Bib

Right, we’re still unsure of these but the horde of dungaree-clad boys strutting down Jermyn Street at last week’s London Fashion Week Men’s have caught our curious cat. Whether or not it will die a swift fashion death remains to be seen, but if you want to jump on this trend while it is still seemingly going, then US workwear brand Dickies is a good start seeing as they make bibs for those who actually need to wear them.

Buy Now: £80.00

Valentino Drawstring Swim Shorts

If Action Man was a menswear influencer glued to his Instagram account, we’d imagine he would go hard for Italian luxury fashion house Valentino, which is always keen on sprinkling a little camo into its collections. The pattern might be thwarted by the sea being, you know, blue and not green, but it makes a change from the usual twee patterns of shellfish that adorn your regular swim shorts.

Buy Now: £290.00

Dr Martens x New Order 1460 Boots

The history of Dr Martens is indelibly linked with music. Eighties bands Madness, The Cure and The Specials were all photographed repping the brand, and now the boot maker has launched three shoes that take the artwork from Joy Division and New Order albums and turned them into pieces of art you can wear on your feet.

Buy Now: £140.00

Spiral Bags Tribeca Backpack

Slowly being edged out by the easier to access tote, the backpack still has the advantage of having your hefty back to support all that knick-knack weight you’re stuffing in there. This hefty, but stylish offering from Spiral is a solid choice, the only problem being that you won’t get to see everyone’s admiring glances as they drool with envy at it from behind your back.

Buy Now: £29.99

24Bottles Water Bottle

24Bottles was born in 2013 out of a desire to unburden the planet from disposable plastic bottles. Now environmentally friendly is a trend worth giving two hoots about, but the bottles in the 24Bottles are also impeccably chic and far lighter than your conscience if global warming toasts us all to a crisp.

Buy Now: £18.00

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