#we're all a bunch of losers here just trying to have fun and do a little escape from our day to day lives

[hellishvxbes]

the communities thing looks cool I won't lie.. but I am in agreement with a lot of folks who worry about it becoming super exclusive. And tumblr already has that huge ass problem as it is.

[oliviaischillin1204]

tickletober day 10- "spidering"

word count: 799

i know no one here knows this series at all and that's ok JDHFDJSK i just love these losers and they're one of my oldest otps from one of my oldest fandoms. CW for pretty crude language, somewhat graphic sex talk (but there is no smut at all), and a couple that insults each other a lot jdhsjshd

"Stop pouting."

"I'm not pouting."

"Yes, you are."

"I'm not."

"Yeah, you are! I can hear it."

That did it; Grif waited patiently as Simmons flipped over in bed to pout at him. "Alright, I'm pouting. This is disgusting."

"It's just an old mattress, Simmons. We've slept in the desert before, on nothing but a bunch of sand, and you're getting pissy over an old mattress?"

Simmons' face went from pouting to incredulously pissed, and he flipped back the blanket they were sleeping under. "There's a fucking blood stain on it!"

Grif leaned up a bit to look at the mattress. "Nah, that's not blood. It's marinara sauce."

"You don't know that! You're just gaslighting me."

"I'm not gaslighting you. I don't even know what that means."

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't. You sound crazy."

"You--" Simmons cut himself off, his pout returning with a furious energy. "Don't make fun of me." He flopped back onto the mattress, facing away from Grif. The move might've had a bigger impact if he and Grif weren't spooning in the aforementioned mattress right now.

"Look, I'm sorry I made you stop cleaning and come to bed," Grif tried. "But in my defense, you always make passive aggressive comments about me not helping you clean, so really it was self defense."

"That excuse is trash," Simmons grumbled, shuffling with displeasure under the blanket. "It's bad enough we're living in this old ass base, but whoever last lived here were obviously trash people."

"Obviously."

"I mean--" Simmons waved a hand. "There's weird stains everywhere, and the floors are disgusting with mud, and there's spiderwebs in every nook and cranny--"

"Those aren't spiderwebs," Grif interrupted. "They're just cobwebs."

"How do you know?"

"Uh, 'cause I didn't see any fucking spiders?"

Simmons scowled; Grif knew he wanted to disagree but had no evidence. Still, he said, "Well, there's probably bugs all over this place anyway. Roaches and ants and fucked up alien beetles--"

"Shhh!" Grif said, wrapping his hand around Simmon's mouth despite his boyfriend's protests. "Don't let Donut hear you say that. He'll try to sleep with us again." Bow chicka bow wow.

That was enough to make Simmons go quiet, but he still yanked at Grif's hand for several seconds before pulling it away from his mouth.

"Gross," he muttered, but Grif could hear a poorly-hidden smile in his voice.

"Why didn't you just lick my hand?" Grif asked idly.

"Because I don't know where it's been."

"Wrapped around your dick, usually."

"Then I obviously don't want that in my mouth, dumbass!"

"Well, you've had my dick in your mouth before. And my dick has been in your ass before. So therefore--"

Grif couldn't continue talking before a pillow whapped him in the face. He spluttered.

"Rude!"

He could feel Simmons' shoulders shaking with laughter. "Don't be disgusting, and I won't have to be rude."

Grif narrowed his eyes at the back of Simmons' head. "Oh, really?"

"Yep."

"Hey Simmons, I think you were right." He could feel his boyfriend's confusion mixed with suspicion, but he didn't give Simmons a chance to respond before he repositioned his hand right above his stomach. "There are spiders in here."

And with that, Grif unleashed a flurry of scribbles against Simmons' tummy.

"Shit--!" Simmons burst, throwing his head back and narrowly missing breaking Grif's nose. His hands launched to clamp onto Grif's wrist, but their size different made it laughably easy for Grif to keep on spidering all over the soft skin. "You motherffffff--"

"Can't hear you," Grif said, letting his blunt nails trace delicate patterns across Simmons' skin. Luckily they were both laying on their left sides, meaning that the half of Simmons' body that was robotic was pressed against the mattress, leaving his ticklish human skin open and available for tickles. Grif's nail found a seam between skin and metal, and spent a few seconds scratching along it. Simmons choked.

"Stopstopstopstopstopstop--" he begged, helplessly yanking at Grif's wrist while his panicked laughter fell from his lips. Grif switched from his tummy to his ribs, scraping his nails along the delicate bones that jutted out from his torso.

At this, Simmons gave up on trying to pull Grif's hand away and instead tried to cover up his skin

"Grihihif..." Simmons whined. Even in the dark, Grif knew his skin was turning as red as his hair. His quiet giggles fell from his lips without any hesitation.

"What's wrong? You were right." Grif leaned closer and let his warm breath drift across Simmons' neck. "We've got spiders~"

Simmons couldn't respond anymore. The electric tingles running through his body seemed to have shut his brain off, and he couldn't do anything but squirm and wiggle as Grif teased him with gentle, spidering tickles anywhere he could reach.

[ordinaryschmuck]

So, I finally watched Hazbin Hotel...

Weird, given how I talked about it a bunch. Heck, one of my top rated posts at the moment is my interpretation regarding the fear in Alastor's eyes during his breakdown. But despite having opinions on Hazbin Hotel, I've never really checked the show out, especially as it was coming out. I was kind of waiting for all episodes to get released so I could binge it all in one sitting, but I kept pushing that off until TODAY, and...I have thoughts.

Pros:

Love the animation of the show. Every praise I could give animation is present, with each character being incredibly expressive, their movements fluid, and the animators know when to be stiff for comedic scenes and giving their all for the big musical numbers or action.

I also love the way these characters look. I hear people complain about how overdesigned everything is, and that's valid. I would NOT want to animate this show due to every detail that I'd have to keep track of. But...if we can still praise Spider-Verse despite the animators being under torturous conditions as they make every frame a work of art, we can give the animators the same pat on the back here for making this show look as good as it is. Besides, a few years ago we had people complaining how every western cartoon looks the same. Now we have a show that's the most visually distinct than a lot of animated series coming out today and now we're complaining about that? I'm a man who admires effort more than anything, and while I agree that simpler is better with televised animation, I'm still proud that the animators pulled through in this.

The songs are all great, with personal favorites being "Loser, Baby," "Hell's Greatest Dad," "Stayed Gone," "Hell is Forever," and "You Didn't Know." The weakest one is probably "Whatever it Takes," but it's not really BAD, not me. Just not as strong as the others. I dug this soundtrack and it was the main thing that suck me into this show.

Charlie, as a protagonist, is pretty strong. I love the irony of the daughter of Hell is the nicest person in existence and her frustrations in making the Hazbin Hotel a success a delight because you WANT her to succeed as much as everyone else does. Plus, where most adult comedies make their protagonists cynical a-holes, it's a nice change of pace to have a hopeful one that apologizes as she's fighting people. Love it.

Angel Dust is easy to root for. What he goes through with Valentino is...something that someone like me can't fully grasp and understand, let alone judge. But I personally feel like it does the job to show the tragedy that this character goes through and allows you to root for him to get better.

And I like that Husk is right there to support Angel Dust, being a sort of conscience to protect him despite how much Angel gets on Husk's nerves. I also dig that they grow closer together, treating each other with mutual respect and admiration. It's sweet and I hope things turn out well for these two. Plus, he's voiced by Kieth David. The man can't do wrong.

Nifty is the funniest character in the show, and I will hear no disagreements about it.

Sir Pentious is a lovable loser who's the second funniest character. He reminds me of Papyrus from Undertale, trying so hard to prove that he's strong and powerful only to hilariously fail at every turn. You really root for the guy to get better and feel grateful that he finds happiness in a way I'm not sure anyone could have expected.

Rosie only appeared in one episode, and she's already my favorite. The gal's chipper and supportive towards Charlie, to the point where I completely forgot that she was a cannibal overlord who killed her partner to take full control of the business. Again, I love the irony of characters like this.

Lucifer was more fun than expected. I thought he'd be Mr. Serious, but he's just as bombastic and fun-loving as Charlie and Jeremy Jordan sounds like he's having the time of his life being this character to the point where it's addicting.

Vox has the potential to be a great antagonist and it's a crime that he only has ONE episode with relevance. Hoping he gets more in the future.

And Alastor. I love the concept of a character always smiling with the only thing betraying him are his eyes. As someone who takes joy in facial expressions, I always have a great time trying to analyze a character's restrictions and seeing how they emote, especially when animators and artists utilize a character's eyes to do most of the talking. That's done here in spades, making Alastor more interesting of an evil character as he keeps people guessing with his devious smile, not even dropping it when he's having a mental breakdown.

All and all, I can see how this show can draw in an audience...BUT...

Cons:

The comedy misses more than it hits. The funniest stuff comes from Nifty and Sir Pentious, but other than that, I don't really laugh much with this show. The dramatic moments work decently enough, so that's a pro, but when it's trying to make you laugh, it crumbles for the most part.

The constant swearing does get on one's nerves a bit. Dialogue, more than anything, depends on character. And to have EVERYONE swear almost consistently feels like a misstep. Because if everyone shares a similar level of lingo, then how can you differentiate a character's line on paper. Plus, I feel like it cheapens certain character. Saint Peter, the man who greets you at the pearly gates, shouldn't be another character that goes, "Oh, shit" when him going "Oh, shucks" speaks more about who is compared to everyone else and gives a glimpse into how different Heaven is from Hell.

The dialogue also hurts a character like Adam too. I want to buy that he's Earth's first man, but having him talk like a douchebag rockstar kind of takes me out of it a bit. Like, the way he talks doesn't sound like how the first human being should sound. He sounds like a guy who died in the late eighties, which SHOULD be funny but it's too distracting too much of the time when a character who talks like an old man who's ignorant to modern thinking could have had so much to say about what Heaven deems as worthy to be up above. They nailed the ignorance, but had him speak it in a way that doesn't fit humanity's first man. Maybe less "Call me Dickmaster" and more more "Call me Sir."

Vaggie...is FINE, I guess? But her character faces the same problems as Millie in Helluva Boss, where most of her personality and character is dependent on the relationship she has with another.

I'm also not a fan of Chaggie. I'm sorry. I'm in love with the ship dynamic of the stern, responsible one paired with the bubbly optimist. Heck, I'm a Lumity shipper because of it. But Chaggie just...WHELMS me. I don't hate them together but I'm not foaming at the mouth with each cute scene they share either. Honestly, I ship Charlie more with Emily than I do Vaggie, which...sucks for Vaggie, I guess. But Emily deserves love in her life too, dammit.

And the pacing for this season really is bad. I don't think the problem with this show is that it had eight episodes. Less is more is a phrase for a reason and we don't need twenty episode long seasons for EVERY show. I prefer it, don't get me wrong. Allows characters the a chance to breath and allows the story to take its time more. But what kills Hazbin Hotel's first season is that it feels like a three-season long story just got wrapped up into ONE. I'm sure there's more plans with Heaven, the Vees, and especially Lilith, but to have the season end with the next extermination feels like Avatar ending its first season with Souzin's Comet. There's so much the characters need to do and prepare for in so little time, ending a status quo shaking event, that I feel like a smarter idea would have been splitting this season's story line up into three parts. I mean, unless the cast and crew didn't know ahead of time that they'd only get eight episodes a season, why not have a little faith that they could have split the story up better? Because otherwise, it makes the show feel like it went by way too quickly. Eight episodes isn't a problem, but how they use those eight episodes DO.

So, while I can absolutely see why Hazbin Hotel could have its fans, I can also see how it can put people off. The style and characters work well enough, but the dialogue, jokes, and story need much more polish. It's not the worst, but not the best either. I hope things improve in Season Two and that the show itself can redeem ITSELF in the future.

[zalrb]

PLL 1x15 Review - As Per Anon Request

"You know I always thought my first sunrise would have tequila in it." Mood, Hanna.

"You look like a strung out powerpuff girl" LMAO i think that's just her look, Hanna.

Honestly, though, out of everyone, I think Hanna's mother annoys me the most because are you a fucking adult or not? Like, Lorelai is more of an adult than you are. That's BAD.

I'm trying to discern if Spencer and Jason have unintentional and inappropriate for text tension or if it's just because his shirt is off and that's supposed to be eye candy for us. I have to see them in another scene.

Emily isn't hungover at all?

"Stop worrying. There's nothing we can do at this point." She is way too chill about stealing money.

I always hate Aria's accessories. They're very 2010s but it's like they're too big for her.

Aria, you can't take your teacher to a museum.

Whoever gave Paige that haircut did not do her any favours.

How are there NO rumours about Ezra and Aria. I can't abide this. She's standing in front of his make up test, unzipping her hoodie and sure, maybe they can't see that's what she's doing but Ezra's fucking face

Caleb is just AROUND. It's so funny.

Seriously, Hanna is the only one with a dilemma with A.

Hanna's mom pisses me the fuck off, I swear.

"Hey, we need to shave this area of your daughter's hair so we can do stitches." "Mm no, she'll hate that."

Like you didn't downsize your house or anything? You just went right to theft? There are only two of you! BE AN ADULT.

"Where's Hanna?" "Who cares." Remember that she not so long ago got hit by a car?

"Go with a red. BE BOLD." I love how a red dress is the only way you can be bold.

"What did she say?" "Some pesky comment about me being gay." "I will destroy her." Great delivery, Spencer, can we see it? I mean, at least Regina ruined Gretchen's ex's date.

Caleb is going to be in detention. Because he is SUCH a rule breaker with the phones.

I do appreciate Hanna's unashamed love for Bieber though. We're not doing "not like those girls" here.

Caleb making fun of Bieber's hair with HIS hair being what it is is funny though.

Their dialogue makes me laugh, it's every enemies to lovers dialogue ever, all the way down to calling her princess.

I get that the whole point is them doing a lot of this date but it's all just so corny.

Aw, Caleb, fucking up Piper's car for Hanna.

Piper acting. I love to see it.

Spencer did do something. Haha.

LOL the anti-drug rhetoric in this show is funny. "I was getting high with a bunch of losers" do you just mean smoking weed?

Yeah, they have tension. I don't like it.

"You walked out on me. Remember?" You fucking cheated, dillhole.

"I'm not some helpless little lamb." You kind of are, Emily.

"I can stand up for myself." "Well, you never did with Alison." She's got a point, Emily.

The funniest thing about Aria in this dress is she looks like a 16 year old girl trying to be an adult to fit into an adult setting. Girl, it's like 5 pm.

And if this was a better show, that would be the point.

"I know it sounds stupid" because it is.

i CaN sTaNd Up FoR mYsElF. she held your head under water, emily, and you pouted.

"I don't want your money." "Then what do you want?" A THANK YOU.

I like how to create atmosphere they just make people needlessly creepy on this show.

[miasiegert]

CATS Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre - Hudson, FL (with Pics)

Thanks to Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre for renting our set and having us for the past two weeks in the Junkyard. It's always a delight working with Chaz, and we got to know an incredible cast and crew. I'm not sure how many hashtags I can use so I am going to include the cast list here for pics that arrive since all of you are so talented at Tumblr (the cast is so intrigued by Superfans, btw!)

We had many challenges with a dinner theatre because the stage is very small in order to accommodate tables. As well, actors serve patrons so I needed to design an outfit to protect the costumes and suspend disbelief. And from patron reactions, we've been told this is one of the best openings, if not the best opening, and the best show/costume the theatre has had to date and hoped we'd be back, which was very, very kind of them.

Pouncival, played by Isaiah Mayhew

Electra (u/s Bombalurina) played by Rachel Knowles (so sorry for the bad photo quality--she's stunning!)

Misto played by Kory Randles

Pounce, and these two randos, what losers. :P

Mungojerrie/Macavity split track, played by Andre Spathelf-Sanders and yeah, this jerk who keeps showing up. I adore the whole cast to bits truly but we're planning on cosplaying Green Lantern together and he was the first to get my "Archer" references in the make up classes. If it's ever of interest, I'm happy to sometime talk about my make up classes and what to do when there are "mistakes" with what I call the Bob Ross Method.

Demeter by Iraya Catalina is making an argument that maybe all Demeters need to be Filipino because she slays!

Jennyanydots and her incredibly supportive husband. She was one of the most delightful people to work with, hilarious, fun, loving, amazing hugs, and just a joy. I've never had a Jenny almost refuse to take the Gumbie suit off (which is a huge compliment). What a joy.

David was the make up designer for all of the designs except Bombalurina's, and I taught about 5-hours of make up classes.

The magic of an incredible LED screen came into play as there were cool effects, such as a first person POV of a cat going to the junkyard (bringing YOU into the show) and the sky changing with the hours of the day, the moon, everything. The lighting designer Dalton Hamilton was wonderful and provided the following photographs. All costumes designed/created by David and myself (The Costume Asylum/Siegert Creative):

I am going to try to get some rehearsal pics and one of the funniest bloopers ever but I hope this is a nice start. Happy Sunday, I'm happy to be home, but I miss these kitties so much already!

Apologies if I missed tagging anyone, y'all know I'm really trying with Tumblr very hard. Oh! Rhagan Carter (Rumpleteazer) is the Dance Captain! Knew I forgot something.

Also... is there a way I can add text when I add a bunch of pics at once to name the actors? I cannot for the life of me figure out how. I keep clicking in between photos and hit return and nothing!

Each passing day, I become more and more of that "how do you do fellow young people" meme, I swear.

If there's anything specific you'd like to know, feel free to ask or comments in general. Not sure how long it'll take to get back because I got 2 hours of sleep last night, flew in, and today is a "fuck it, let's order dominos" day. ... but... ordering dominos... is hard. moving is hard. falling down the stairs... easier than anticipated. 0/10 do not recommend.

[nellie-elizabeth]

What We Do in the Shadows: The Roast (5x08)

Oh my god, this was an AMAZING episode.

Cons:

I feel bad for continuing to harp on this, but The Guide continues to feel like such a wasted character! I like the performance, I don't think it has to be this way, there could be some really funny stuff here! But instead it's the same joke again and again. It's like she's the Jerry from Parks and Rec or the Toby from The Office. But this show didn't really need that, they're all a bunch of losers, and there's already the vampires treating Guillermo like he's disposable to fall back on as a joke? I don't know. She had plot relevance this week, but it feels like we could have done this without her.

Pros:

Lazlo's ennui was really funny, the way he keeps dismissing everyone's attempt to snap him out of it... one of the funniest exchanges was right at the top, when Nadja and Nandor were talking about Lazlo lacking interest in his old hobbies: Nadja - "We are down to like sixteen fucks a week." / Nandor - "We're down to three". And Nadja reaches out and puts a hand on Nandor's arm, in horror and sympathy to hear something so terrible! That really made me laugh.

Honestly, this episode was laughs all the way through, I can't even pick favorite lines from everyone. But I loved Colin's failed roast of Lazlo, I loved Nadja saying that maybe dying wouldn't be so bad, and Nandor being like "wtf" and then Nadja being like "I've just been going through a lot lately."

The main plot here is that the Baron discovers that Guillermo was the one who accidentally burned him up a few years ago, and he wants revenge. As ridiculous as all the antics were, I was also genuinely moved by Nadja and Nandor both begging for Guillermo's life and trying to dissuade the Baron. But at the same time, they're all worried about Guillermo killing the Baron, because he's the origin of their line of vampires, and his vampire descendants might die as well! What a fun and twisted web of allegiances. Guillermo doesn't try and kill the Baron, in part because it puts his friends at risk. And yet his friends can't let the Baron kill Guillermo either!

Things are... sort of resolved... when Guillermo tells the Baron that he has renounced his vampire killing family legacy by becoming a vampire himself. The Baron finds the whole situation with Nandor not being the one to change him kind of hilarious and he's also sympathetic to Guillermo because of it, so he calls off his vengeance. And then... Guillermo accidentally burns him in the sunlight again.

Genuinely, the sight of Nandor clutching Guillermo's sweater, and then his grief when he sees "Guillermo" dead on the ground in front of him... I'm sure the whole fandom is celebrating hardcore. It was so much. Pair that with the utterly callous way that Lazlo guts the corpse, to show everyone that it's not really "Gizmo", but one of his clone experiments gone awry... this show is utterly ridiculous in the very best way.

The sweet Guillermo and Nandor moments don't stop there. When Nandor finds Guillermo hiding in his coffin, after thinking he has fled never to be seen again, he asks him questions to make sure it's the real him. One of them is, what's in the card you gave to me the first day you were my familiar? And Guillermo quotes it exactly, with Nandor mouthing along. "To be a vampire is my dream, but to be your familiar would be my honor." What the heck kind of high romance? Amazing. I can't believe next week we're going to see Nandor find out about Guillermo at last. Everyone's been building up again and again how Nandor will be forced to kill Guillermo and then himself. I wonder what's going to happen!

Turns out, Lazlo's strange mood was just because he was trying to figure out how to alphabetize his books. I love this gag as like... a fun example of what longevity and immortality might really be like. You can afford to just space out for a couple weeks to make a decision if you like! There's so much time stretched before you.

It was so funny to see Doug Jones as the Baron, sans any weird crazy make-up or prosthetics, only for the episode to involve him getting all burned up and disfigured again. I guess he's back to untold hours in the makeup chair any time he's on this show! I love it. I also loved how the Baron accepted Guillermo as a vampire right away, in a way the others who are in the know haven't quite done. He's all-in for his fellow vamps, and now he's got a bunch of Guillermo animal clones to hang out with at his place!

I'm not ready for this season to be over, it all happened too quickly! This may be the best episode of the season.

9.5/10

[elderemorune]

Time and My Wife

I'm not the oldest or the youngest anymore. I'm approximately halfway through the average human's lifespan, give or take some bad math.

What I am, however, is surprisingly scared of time passing forward. Passing me by, it feels like. Cherry, my wife, my best friend, my darling love, is in film school and is a staff favorite. She's smart, she's funny, she's quick-witted and well spoken, she's really the best person.

We met when we were 19. I was failing college because I was spending all my time gaming or flirting with anyone that looked at me. School just didn't feel important, and I didn't know what I wanted to do anyway, so why waste the time?

I wish I knew then what I did now, that I'd wasted a huge opportunity.

When we met, Cherry was best friends with another girl I was dating at the time, Allie. We didn't work out, obviously, and we ended up splitting for a variety of reasons. The primary one was that she was trying to get over her ex, and honestly I just wanted to be loved.

I still remember the first time I locked eyes with Cherry. I knew that she was going to be everything to me right away. She was everything I wanted to be. Alt, creative, funny, everything I said above. She's always been this amazing person. We exchanged Facebooks and I did what any classless loser does after getting broken up with by a girl.

I hit her friend up and asked if she wanted to hook up. I didn't want something serious, not really. But she seemed fun, and I knew that we'd at least have a good time together.

Cherry and I met, and we laid in the back of her Jimmy for hours, just talking and kissing. We never ended up having sex, because why would we? I could have kept laying there forever. But eventually it grew late, and dinner needed to be had. Fortunately, her friends were making dinner and she'd offered for me to tag along.

This was when I met two other important people in my life, Sun and Sky. Sky and I didn't get along at first. Hell, it took us ten years to figure out how to talk to each other, but we eventually got it figured out and we're tight these days. Now we shoot the shit about JRPGs whenever we've got the spare time, and I'm trying to get him playing FF14 with me.

Sun's always been a nice person. Truly just the kindest soul, unfortunately to her own detriment a lot of the time. We love Sun very deeply, and she's one of Cherry's best friends. When Cherry'd been tossed out by whatever parent had decided they didn't want to be responsible anymore, Sun, Allie, Sky, and a bunch of assholes I won't give fake names to banded together to help keep her safe.

Anyway, dinner. I don't remember what we ate, but I do recall corn. And feeling welcome. Genuinely, warmly welcomed. I was raised by WASPS (my dad is the disinherited heir of US royalty, no I won't say who), so warmth was something I had to grow accustomed to, and holy shit, that first time was something.

That first day together really solidified who I wanted to become.

It just took me a long time to get here.

Now we're at a halfway point, statistically speaking, and she's in school. I'm here, at the apartment, doing everything in my power to make sure her only job is to go to school. I clean, I cook, I work, I pack her lunches and make sure her bag's got everything she needs for the day. I love doing this for her, because I want her to know every fucking day just how much I love her.

But then she leaves for the day, and so does my roommate, and suddenly I'm here alone. Working, learning programming languages that barely click to me, designing web pages and doing sales calls. It's a big job I do. But I do it alone.

And that leaves me with a lot of Time.

Time and I used to be enemies. When I had Time, I'd fill it with dumb choices and life-altering mistakes. Nowadays we're still not friends, but we're not at each other's throats so much. I have to confess though, that I'm becoming scared of it as I'm getting older.

Isn't that a funny word, older? It's really just a mark of the passage of time. We wrinkle, we creak, we have to piss more often, things stop working quite as well as they used to.

But what do I have to show for it? My marriage, which is literally the best part of my life, no bones about it. My job, which is the result of nepotism. My car, which my dad got me.

What have I done with my time on this earth?

And the actual answer is grow. With the time I've spent here, I've answered for the sins of my Father, committed a few sins of my own and answered for those, moved forward in my life, and become a better person than I've ever been.

Now though, I'm grown. I'm ready to step outside the plant pot, you know? See what the world is really like. And as I watch my wife go through her education, I feel a little jealous. I'd pissed mine away at 19, and my folks told me that was that, if I wanted to go back to school I'd have to pay for it myself.

It feels like I'm watching time pass me by as the people around me grow too. I take care of them as they do what they need to in order to become who they want to be.

And now that I think on that, isn't that such an important fucking job? Isn't it kind of incredible that I'm comfortable enough in my skin to be able to get in the dirt and remove the weeds so that she can grow?

I guess, now that I'm thinking about it, that was always my thing. I've always loved taking care of and helping others. I think, now that I'm really considering it, I could be happy doing this for a very long time. School won't take forever, and eventually she won't need me to do this for her, but I think for now, I can just take joy in watching her find her confidence again.

Anyway, I've spent too long writing this. If anyone wants to play Final Fantasy, hit me up!

[nolanhollogay]

kissing for a dare

jealous jj nation lemme hear ya

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JJ loved a good party. As a Maybank, it was basically in his blood to drink and have a good time. But the party he was at for the night was decidedly not a good party.

It was being thrown in some guy from school's basement, like they were fourteen, and the only good alcohol was what he had brought. It was boring him out of his skull. And, worst of all, he couldn't even get Edgar to himself because everyone from school was there.

To be fair, the night had started out well. Sarah brought Kook weed that didn't totally suck, Nova and Kie didn't want to kill each other for once, Pope was actually allowed to come.

Edgar was actually talking to him.

He knew it was his idea to keep their relationship a secret, and he knew it was for the best, for his and Edgar's safety, but that didn't mean it didn't fucking suck.

"JJ, stop pouting and come play Truth or Dare with us!" Nova called, waving him over.

He sighed, getting to his feet. Playing Truth or Dare with a bunch of losers, how fun.

He sat next to Nova, elbowing a guy he might've had History with last year, and slumped against her side.

She wrapped her arm around his shoulders. "What's wrong with you? You've been pouting for like an hour."

He glanced over at Edgar, seeing him in deep conversation with Pope, eyes lit up. "I'm just bored."

+

This was probably the lamest game of Truth or Dare he'd even been apart of. Every dare was something lame like "take a shot" or "tell your mom your pregnant" and every truth was just asking who was dating who. JJ didn't care about any of these people or their lame ass lives.

"Mikey, truth or dare?" A girl with a K name asked. Katherine? Katelyn? Something like that.

Mikey looked up from where he was scrolling on his phone. "Dare."

Everyone went "Ooh" in sync and JJ rolled his eyes.

K smirked, obviously pleased with whatever she came up with. "I dare you to kiss Edgar."

JJ's entire body locked up as his mild annoyance turned into rage. Edgar met his eyes, obviously panicked, before he looked away.

"You're just saying that because we're the only gay kids," Mikey said, rolling his eyes. "You could at least be original."

"I– I don't want to do that, actually," Edgar muttered, curling in on himself.

"Why not?" K asked, "It's not like anyone else here will want to kiss you." A few of the people in their circle laughed as Edgar's face crumpled.

What the fuck was her problem?

"You don't have to be a bitch, you know?" Sarah said, sending her a glare.

"I'm just saying..." K rolled her eyes, snapping at Mikey. "C'mon, kiss Church Boy so someone else can go."

Mikey huffed, annoyance evident on his face as he crawled over to Edgar. "It's just a game, Eddie. Not a big deal."

Edgar frowned, but nodded along, worrying his bottom lip between his teeth. "Right. Not a big deal."

Mikey smiled at him, to ease his obvious worry, and then they were kissing. The group erupted into cheers, even Nova beside him, and JJ clenched his jaw.

It would've been fine, honestly, if Mikey didn't slide his stupid hand into Edgar's hair, kissing him deeper. JJ would've gotten over it if Mikey didn't try to slide his tongue into Edgar's mouth.

Edgar jerked away, laughing in embarrassment, the tips of his ears and the apples of his cheek bright pink.

"My turn now, right?" Mikey said as he went back to his seat. Edgar rested his head on Pope's shoulder, trying to hide in plain sight.

The game continued, the world kept turning, and JJ sat there, pissed off.

+

"Are you mad at me?" Edgar asked.

JJ was walking him home and they'd been walking in silence for pretty much the whole time.

"No," JJ said, truthfully. He was mad at stupid ass Katie – he learned her name when Sarah dared her to break up with her boyfriend, obviously to get revenge on Edgar's behalf – and Mikey. "Why would I be mad at you?"

"Because I kissed–"

"That was part of the game. And you made it clear that you didn't want to," he said. "You didn't do anything wrong."

Edgar bit his lip, obviously debating on if he wanted to continue talking about it. "Then why are you still so angry? We haven't talked all night, and you won't even hold my hand. We always hold hands when we walk home."

He was so cute that it made JJ a little nauseous.

JJ grabbed his hand, before pulling him close, and kissing him gently. "Sorry. I didn't mean to be all weird."

Edgar rested his free hand on his cheek. "It's okay. Do you wanna talk about it?"

JJ sighed, running his hand over his face. "It's stupid, I know, because the secret relationship was my idea. But.. I really didn't like seeing you kissing Mikey. And I hate that people don't know you're my boy."

"I don't think that's stupid," Edgar said.

"You don't?"

He shook his head. "No. Honestly, I hate that everyone thinks you're this womanizer. It feels.. gross. Like, I understand why you built that reputation for yourself. But it bums me out that everyone thinks you're, like, defiling every girl that looks at you, when you're just hanging out with me most of the time."

JJ kissed him again, overcome with affection. "I really like you, you know that?"

Edgar laughed. "So you've told me."

"What do we do about this though? Because I seriously considered punching Mikey in the head for trying to stick his tongue in your mouth, and I really want to avoid that from happening again."

Edgar hummed as he thought. "I mean, I could tell people I have a boyfriend. I just don't have to tell them who."

"I don't know. People around here are nosy as fuck."

"Yeah but," Edgar stood a little straighter, "I'm Church Boy. I can just make them feel bad by bringing up The Lord, and they'll leave me alone."

JJ laughed. "You're so fucking smart, I swear."

Edgar rolled his eyes. "Is that our plan then?" JJ nodded and he smiled. "Okay, cool. Now actually take me home so we can make out."

"Yes, sir."

[luna-the-shark4254]

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more of these ig Faithful!au belongs to @buntsukim (also there's cool rp accounts @faithfuldummy@faithfulcashier)

Faithful!Cashier: My expectations were low but holy fuck.

Faithful!Player: Hey, Faithful!Cashier, have you thought about having children? Faithful!Cashier: ... Faithful!Cashier: Does looking over you and the others not seem like I already do? Because I promise you, it sure feels like it. Faithful!Player: But we're not childr- Faithful!Cashier, already distracted: FAITHFUL!DUMMY, PUT THE FIRE DOWN!

Faithful!Dummy: Guys where did Faithful!Player go? Faithful!Cashier: They got arrested. Faithful!Dummy: How the hell- Faithful!Player: *bursts in through the window* The cops are after me, I thought it would be fun to steal crackers and throw them at people.

Faithful!Dummy: I hope they've calmed down... Faithful!Player: Shut the fuck up you annoying ass pig.

Faithful!Dummy: Is there something you would like to say, Faithful!Player? Faithful!Player: Oh, there are SEVERAL things I would like to say.

Faithful!Dummy: Why are you doing this? Faithful!Cashier: Same reason I do everything, Faithful!Dummy. To get somebody to like me. (lmao it's funny cuz he's unlikable)

Faithful!Cashier, holding a fork: You know your talking a lot of shit for someone who has 2 perfectly good eyeballs each cost about $16,000 on the blackmarket. Faithful!Player: .... Faithful!Cashier: *lip smack*

Faithful!Cashier: Did you wash the dishes? Faithful!Player: I thought you wanted to do that... Faithful!Cashier: *chuckles* You were WRONG.

Faithful!Player: If I can't cause tiny bits of chaos every day, I think my body will shut down.

Faithful!Cashier: I feel awful about killing you. Faithful!Dummy: Faithful!Cashier: Even though technically you never even died, so I don’t know what you’re bitching about.

Faithful!Dummy: If I were a drink, I'd be Cherry Vanilla Coke. If you were a drink, what would you be? Faithful!Player: Bleach. Faithful!Cashier: Sewage. Faithful!Dummy: ...Please calm down, edgelords.

Faithful!Player: Don’t go picking a fight with me. I could make your life difficult. Faithful!Cashier, sarcastically: Wow. I wonder what it’d be like to have a difficult life.

Faithful!Player: What does a winner do when life gives them lemons? Faithful!Dummy: Um, make lemonade? Faithful!Player: No, they squeeze them right back into life’s eyes!

Faithful!Dummy: Wanna get out of here and grab a bite to eat. Faithful!Cashier: I don’t usually eat with losers. Faithful!Dummy: Neither do I but I asked you, didn’t I?

Faithful!Player: I can't believe you've done this..... Faithful!Dummy: I'm sorry I didn't know-! Faithful!Player, on the verge of tears: YOU CAN'T JUST BUY ME A GIFT OUT OF NOWHERE NOW I FEEL LIKE A HUGE ASSHOLE!

Faithful!Dummy: Well, Faithful!Cashier, is there anything you would like to say to Faithful!Player? Faithful!Cashier: How do I put this delicately? You’re a horrible roommate and nobody likes you. Faithful!Dummy: How about we frame our statement with “When you do this, it makes me feel this”? Faithful!Cashier: When you live here, it makes me angry. Because you’re a horrible roommate and nobody likes you.

Faithful!Player: Faithful!Cashier, gather the others. We need to have another Faithful!Dummy-is-doing-something-stupid-again-and-we-have-to-stop-them-before-they-hurt-someone convention.

Faithful!Cashier: All in all, a 100% successful trip. Faithful!Player: But we lost Faithful!Dummy. Faithful!Cashier: All in all, a 100% successful trip!

Faithful!Player: I’ll be famous one day, but for now I’m stuck in this house with a bunch of morons.

Faithful!Dummy: It’s funny how well you and Faithful!Cashier get along. Didn’t they hate you at first? Faithful!Player: Faithful!Cashier hates everybody at first. It’s their way of reaching out to people.

Faithful!Player: And here we see Faithful!Dummy and Faithful!Cashier in their natural habitat. Texting eachother variations of the word "garlic bread" to try to make eachother laugh. Faithful!Dummy: Gaelic bread. Faithful!Cashier: Grueling brad. Faithful!Dummy: Ha ha, glamorous beans.

*Faithful!Dummy is considering cancelling plans, and Faithful!Player and Faithful!Cashier are advising them on what to do* Faithful!Player: Just don't go. Faithful!Cashier: Say you’re ill! Faithful!Player: Pretend to break your leg. Faithful!Cashier: Really break your leg!

Faithful!Dummy: Here are two pictures. One of them is your bedroom, and the other is a garbage dumpster. Can you tell which is which? Faithful!Player: Faithful!Player: This one is the dumpster. Faithful!Dummy: They’re both your bedroom.

Faithful!Cashier: *eating a cinnamon roll* Faithful!Player: Cannibalism. Faithful!Cashier: *confused chewing noises*

Faithful!Dummy: What is everyone for Halloween? Faithful!Cashier: I’m superman. Faithful!Player: A clown. Faithful!Dummy: So I’m guessing we don’t need to get you a costume then?

Faithful!Cashier: YOU CHEATED! Faithful!Player: So did my dad, but hey, my mom knew it all and even sorted out their wedding, so what’s the problem? Faithful!Dummy: I… can confirm that that actually happened. Faithful!Cashier: …What.

Faithful!Player: When I met you I thought you were a real bitch. Faithful!Cashier: What changed your mind? Faithful!Player: Oh, I still think you’re a bitch, I’ve just grown to like that about you.

Faithful!Player, to Faithful!Dummy: You have room temperature IQ. Faithful!Dummy: What's room temperature IQ? Faithful!Cashier: 73°. Faithful!Dummy: Oh, okay. Faithful!Dummy: How much is that in IQ?

Faithful!Dummy: Did you have to stab them? Faithful!Cashier: You weren’t there. You didn’t hear what they said to me. Faithful!Dummy: What did they say? Faithful!Cashier: "What are you going to do, stab me?" Faithful!Dummy: That’s fair.

Faithful!Dummy: The best part of an oreo is the cookie part, not the frosting. Deal with it. Faithful!Cashier: Darkness without light is an abyss. Light without darkness is blinding. You cannot have a coin with one side. Faithful!Player: YO SOCRATES! IT'S A FUCKING COOKIE!

Faithful!Dummy: I did it! I memorized everything in the book! I'm gonna ace this test! Faithful!Cashier: Ok, Faithful!Dummy, I'll give you one more question before you go. What ended in 1918? Faithful!Dummy: 1917. Faithful!Cashier: ...You're ready.

[the-firebird69]

Yeah we're getting a little excited little punchy and we're saying it and we probably shouldn't but there it is we need out of this is what it really is and we're going to try and find a way out. Several things to do today all fairly big we do have to get to it we need to help our son form his missions he is in a dangerous atmosphere it is war where he is and Trump is a very ignorant person and he is demanding to go to Mars. He thinks there's validity in the story that the female alien is in the face and the ship is in there maybe several no it took a ship and it's hiding and that's what it's doing. You see the blind guy in the fight in Avatar was taking the embed of Mary and it looks like nobody got to him. If you examine it closely you'll see a line there and they pulled them out and he's in someone else's body anyways. Eventually he dies he says he's in someone else's body and he's not. He has a lot of cancer he gets aggravated. It was our empress and Sarah was involved telling him to puke it out and it's any food that's good for him but it really seems that he had to and it's not going to help him right away but they're facing extinction that the hands of the max. His wife has to run the creature a lot the whole time. People think they're nuts and they're not the return to Earth as Roger and Paul at m she's the one using Seth rogen's voice and gets it from eating up his people and yeah it's Brad and she hates him and he goes down out there all the way.

--they are infighting very badly and right now Jason is still stuck. These people are mean and they don't understand what they're doing is threatening themselves mostly how the cookie crumbles.

He's going to get out soon and it will be due to the radiation and the trumpsters are going to get caught a lot of them Jason is more resistant this is probably twice the dose he usually would take but they can juice and they're getting it getting ready. Then and they are going to grab them and there's going to be a little war and the number of leaders will shrink dramatically and they'll slowly figure out is loser looks that they're wearing are real that they are big losers

Right now it's kind of cold out it's going to warm up a little not too much and it's going to get colder no.

But the cavern all five in the park is going to start to sink rather soon and by soon we mean tonight. The water is still 1 ft 4 in below high crab no high clam and another foot for high tide it's pretty low but that was brought up from yesterday true only about 5 in but at low tide the caverns have to sink to put in a half but at high tide out there they only have to sink about 6 in and more water is heading this way now. David came down Dave AKA Dan went by saying is 25 of 25 and doesn't look like it does any sport and he doesn't it is kind of a big fat slob he's talking about an online game I was really saying that he grabs our son and stuff which is b******* and my son doesn't like him the a******'s filming her son saying he's reacting to what he's saying so he does that he shows people and they kidnap him it's a lot of fun and yeah that guy's stupid and it's going to be over for him he's going to imitate Stan who escapes the fire can I hit you now there's some things that people pointing out you said some sort of funeral procession it's a city

It looks like a bunch of clones headed up by Dan because he's an idiot they're filming our son for some reason it doesn't make no sense and ask them and they say the max have been torturing us all morning and we're moving isn't here they're really mad but they're not really in the pseudo empire was fighting and they know what happened but the clones think they're mad so they're kind of done with that area Memphis yet there is a secret and it's huge and the guys there just sitting around on it and they want the creature revived and they're very much like you guys and they said wow that sucked and it's going like that.

Jason is going to come out when it drops we think it will drop tonight it's going to be close though maybe with inches to spare and it might drop tomorrow midday or in the afternoon now some lady is doing it and he says it couldn't be a more boring Park if someone paid them and it's still a mess but the flag is at half mast he doesn't think it's anything to do with him but people say weird things

Thor Freya

Olympus

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Parasocial Relationship? Sign me up!

I got tagged by @risu5waffles to participate in some ask game thing? I don't know, I'm too old for this. Seems fun, though, so I'll give it a go anyway.

Who were you named after?

Not gonna get into my actual name, because I don't feel like doxxing myself right now, but I will tell the story of my online name:

So, when I was a wee bab, My online username was basically just "Super[IRL First Name]". When I was about 14 and decided to abandon that name, I went with "Soup" because it's "Super" without the R, and because everyone like soup. I added the "'um" at the end because it sounded vaguely fantasy-esque to me.

Last time you cried?

Oof. That's a rough question. Think it was about a month ago, now? Had been having some serious issues with my body image for the past few weeks, and some hobby stuff went awry big time earlier in the day, and that just tipped me over the edge, and I broke down sobbing. I'm fine now, though. I got over it.

Do you have kids?

Nope! Not interested in having biological kids for personal reasons, but I have had idle thoughts about adoption before. Things would have to change big time for me before that's in the cards, though.

What sports do you play/did you play?

Speedrunning, I guess? I don't do it that much, because it hurts my hands, but I have contributed decently to speedrun communities before, and I do enjoy grinding a game once it has my attention.

I'd love to get into roller-skating or ice-skating one of these days, though. If you know my affinity for Sonic games, you can probably guess why, lol.

Do you use Sarcasm?

I think I use it the normal amount? Unless I seriously dislike you, I never mean to use it to hurt someone I know. Typically I use it to dunk on someone else who is already a tool, or for friendly ribbing with someone I already know.

First thing you notice about people?

Faces, I guess? I'm pretty bad with those, so I try to memorize them whenever I meet someone. After that, I guess clothes? I tend to notice tattoos, but I don't really process what they are most of the time.

Do you have any talents?

Self-deprecation is for losers, so I'm gonna go as egotistical as possible on this one. My talents are graphic design, Italian cooking, troubleshooting tech issues, and lookin' damn sexy after a shower.

Scary Movies or Happy Endings?

Happy endings, I guess? I don't really watch scary movies (although I have been meaning to), but I don't typically enjoy outright downer endings. Bittersweet endings, sure, but every downer ending I've seen goes along the lines of "life is meaningless and everyone dies". If I wanted to smoke down some of that rhetoric, I could just look at Twitter.

Where were you born?

That's for me to know and you to find out, buddy.

What are your hobbies?

The line between "hobby" and "thing I like to consume" always gets real blurry for me, so apologies if this isn't quite the answer you're looking for. With that said:

Photography

Reverse-Engineering

Phone shopping (Give it a go sometime! Pick a price range and find the best performance to cost ratio you can!)

Blender renders

Digging through the Wayback Machine

Do you have any pets?

I used to. Not anymore.

How tall are you?

167 cm, or 5'5, for all you feet fans out there. I am tiny. Bite-sized. Fit me in your pocket and lemme rummage around a bit small.

What was your favourite subject in school?

This would imply I enjoyed any part of school, lol. Off the top of my head, probably physics?

Dream Job?

Vague phrasing! Big fan.

If we're talking "what would you like to do for the rest of your life", I'm torn. Probably just making fangames and little software toys?

If we're talking "what would you least detest doing to pay the bills?", then whatever you call what John Carpenter has going on is a strong contender. Just make a bunch of genre-defining art when I'm young and then kick back and play Xbox while the royalty checks roll in.

I don't really have enough of a "network" on here to immediately tag anyone. @hirunda-maxpw, maybe? Hirunda, if you're reading this, you don't have to participate if you don't wanna. Totally chill.

Well, bye.

[dravidious]

You're really great

Found this site that has a bunch of funny quotes in it that you can easy copy paste so I dumped a ton into a text file. Here you go

Compass: I was going to suggest we do Marilyn Monroe and JFK roleplay, but I’d get way too into it. Alice: What- how? Compass: You’d be like “come to bed … Mr. President” and I’d be like, “I need to increase the amount of American military advisors in South Vietnam by a factor of 18.”

Alice: Well, Compass and I finally did it! The rest of the squad: gasps, shocked expressions, etc. Alice: That's right… We kissed!

Alice: I don't need to go to bed. I'm not tired, I'll be fine. Compass: But, darling, I'll be so lonely without you. Come curl up in my arms so I can feel whole again. Alice: O-oh. Well. Are you trying to seduce me into healthy sleeping patterns?? Compass: Is it working?

Jamie: Is something burning? Breeze, leaning seductively on the counter: Just my desire for you. Jamie: Alice, the toaster is literally on fire.

Compass: We should get you to a doctor for a check up immediately. What if it happens again, and there isn’t anyone around to help you? What if it’s congenital? Oh my God! Was it me? Did I hurt you? Alice: …You realize any other person that made their partner pass out on bed would simply feel really proud of themselves, right?

Jamie: I am the left brain, I am the left brain. "I work really hard until my inevitable death" brain. You've got a job to do, you better do it right and the right way is with the left brain's might. Breeze: I LIKE OREOS AND PUSSY-

Compass: What are you in the mood for? Alice: World domination. Compass: That's a bit ambitious. Alice: You are my world. Compass: Aww… Alice: Compass: Alice: Compass: OH.

Compass: As top in this relationship, I think we should- Alice: I can't believe you're pulling rank on me.

Compass, dashing into the room: WHY AREN’T THE DISHES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER?! Alice: …What does that even mean?!

Compass: I ran into Alice in the kitchen at 1 AM last night and when I asked them what they were doing, they just shrugged, said “these are my roaming hours,” and wandered off, strumming vaguely on their guitar.

Compass: We need a plan to beat them. Alice: Okay, listen up. First, we fill their shoes with wet cat food. Compass: Alice: Judge me all you want, I get results.

Breeze: If bees can be fish and boys can be girls, then why can't my dad love me? Jamie: I thought I was going to have to yell at you, but now I think I should hug you.

Breeze: I committed all 7 deadly sins in 30 minutes. Jamie: Wow, I've gotta hear this. Breeze: I was angry and envious of my neighbor so I lazily seduced his wife and ate all his groceries and didn't share. Jamie: You forgot pride. Breeze: No, I'm pretty proud of this.

Breeze: We have fun, don’t we, Jamie? Jamie: I have never been more stressed out in my entire life.

Breeze, throwing their head into Jamie's lap: Tell me I'm pretty! Jamie, lovingly stroking their hair: You're pretty fucking annoying, that's what you are.

Breeze: If you don't stop talking, I'm going to jump out of that window. Jamie: …We're on the ground floor. Breeze: I know but I want a dramatic exit.

Jamie: Breeze, are you drinking… drinking hydrogen peroxide?! Breeze: It says H2O2! That means it’s the sequel to water!

Breeze: Get in, loser, we’re committing vehicular manslaughter!

Breeze: The only straight I am is a straight-up badass.

Alice: I have yet to encounter a problem where a sword didn't factor into the solution at least in some way.

Alice: I’ve been described as a ‘heartless villain’ and a 'little shit’, but I prefer… 'has alternative ways of having fun’.

Compass, seeing a banana on the car seat: What the FUCK?? Compass, buckling the banana up: Fucking buckle UP, it’s the LAW!

Alice/Breeze: People always shoot down my ideas and I’m sick of it. Two sentences in and everyone’s always shouting “what the fuck? that’s illegal!” and “you can’t do that!”. Like, c'mon, let me talk!

Breeze: I have a philosophy in life; if the seat is open, the job is open. That’s how I came to briefly drive a Formula 1 car.

Jamie: A stake to the heart won't kill a vampire if their tits are big enough. Compass: Yeah, you just catch it. Breeze: Nah nah nah, deflects it. Stake? Just bounces right off. Done. Back to doing hot girl shit. Alice: Then I just use a spear instead. Jamie: You are trying so hard to kill a vampire with big bazongas, and for what? Why would you do that to the ecosystem?

Jamie: Go on, give Breeze a compliment. Compass: How do you expect me to do that? Alice: Just say something that you wish someone would say to you. Compass: Uhh… You are now unbanned from Free Ham Sandwich Day! Breeze, sobbing: Nobody’s ever said that to me before!

Alice: Subs are so fun to play with. All you have to do is hint at what you might do, back them into a corner with a look, or grab their wrist in a certain way and they're a wide-eyed mess. Breeze: What the fuck kind of Subway are you going to? Compass: Substitute teachers deal with so much shit. Jamie: Guys.

Compass: You were stabbed. Do you remember anything? Jamie: Only the ambulance ride to the hospital. Compass: That wasn't an ambulance, I drove you. Jamie: But I heard a siren. Alice: That was Breeze. Breeze: Sorry, I got nervous.

Alice, gesturing to Compass: Breeze, look what you did! You made Mom upset! Jamie: Mom, please don’t cry, we’re sorry! Breeze: I’m sorry Mom… :( Compass, near tears: I DON’T REMEMBER GIVING BIRTH TO ANY OF YOU!

Compass: You’re just being paranoid. Again. Alice: When have I been paranoid? Compass: Um, when you first met Jamie you thought they were an undercover cop…? Alice: No one has a wart that big, I thought it was a surveillance camera! Compass: And last year you were sure Breeze was a mermaid! Alice: They hate wearing shirts! COINCIDENCE?! Later, when Alice’s theory is proven wrong Compass: Do you have anything to say for yourself? Alice: I still think Breeze is a mermaid.

Jamie: Small creatures are much more vicious because they have a smaller body to bottle up all their emotions. Breeze: Ridiculous. Give me some examples. Compass: Wasps? Alice: Terriers? Jamie: Alice.

Jamie: Who wants to go out of the country on a road trip? Alice: Yea, I could drink legally! Compass: I could hang out with the boys! Breeze: I could hide from the consequences of my actions.

Jamie: Why are your tongues purple? Alice: We had slushies. I had a blue one. Breeze: I had a red one. Jamie: oh. Jamie: Jamie: OH. Compass: Compass: You drank eachothers slushies?

Compass: Why did you guys dress up as each other for Halloween? Alice: Rose is the scariest thing I could think of! Rose: Alice told me I should pick the dumbest costume possible.

Compass: Where are you going? Alice: To get MYSELF a gift cause somebody didn't get me one! Compass: I told you I did! Its coming here on Friday! Rose, knowing full well that Compass got Alice an engagement ring: eating popcorn

Alice: Why is everyone so obsessed with top or bottom? Honestly, I’d just be excited to have a bunk bed.

Rose: How do you tell someone that you wanna have sex with them in a polite way? Compass: Excuse me Mx. Would you give me the honours of indulging in sexual activities with you? Alice: What the fuck is wrong with you two?

Compass, Entering Rose's room: Alice did it again. Rose: Peace disturbance? Compass: What no- Rose: Arson..? Compass: NO, JESUS CHRIST, HOW MANY- Rose: uh….Attempted murder? Compass: NO, THEY ATE ALL THE FOOD IN THE FRIDGE, BUT WHAT THE FU-

Compass: So… who's the big spoon and who's the little spoon? Alice: We're chopsticks! Compass: Well… that's cute! Compass: Does that mean you two snuggle together perfectly? Rose: No, it means that if you take the other away, the only thing the other is good for is stabbing.

Rose: So… I’ve seen you’ve been spending a lot of time with Compass recently. Alice: No, Rose, it's not what it looks like, I swear. Rose: Oh really? So no reason for me to be jealous? Alice: No! You’re the only one for me. Rose: Is that so? Alice: I promise! Compass and I are just dating, okay? They’re my partner. Rose: So there are no best-friends-feelings involved? Alice: You are still my one and only best friend! They’re just the love of my life, nothing more! Rose: But I’m still the platonic love of your life, right? Alice: Of course bro! Rose: Bro… Compass: What the-

Alice: Due to personal reasons, I will be fucking sinking to the bottom of the ocean in a large metal box. Compass: Did Rose say 'I love you' and you said 'Thanks'? Alice: THE REASONS ARE PERSONAL–

Compass: I like your top, Rose! Alice: I have a name, you know. Rose: sighs Why. Why are you like this.

Rose: Is letting someone win at chess sapiosexual bottoming? Alice: Can everyone in this godforsaken group please learn the skill called "Think Before You Speak"? Compass: Ya know… it might be.

Rose: What have you done with Alice? Compass: Nothing. Why, do you think I should?

The gang is about to do something dangerous Compass: Shouldn’t someone give a pep talk? Rose: Go ahead. Compass: Be careful. Compass: Don’t die. Alice: Holds back a laugh Rose: Great. We’re all bloody inspired.

Rose: So, what is Compass to you? Alice: The reason I wake up every morning. Rose: …That’s adorable. Compass earlier that morning, barging into Alice′s room, smacking pans together: WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP!!!

Compass: H-how do you ask someone out? Alice: Well, first- Rose: Don't ask them, they asked me out in a McDonalds parking lot. Compass: …And you said yes?

Compass: Rose, what does IDK, ILY, and TTYL mean? Rose: I don’t know, I love you, talk to you later. Compass: Alright, I love you too, I'll ask Alice. Rose: Wait- Compass, no-

Alice, at an awards show: Well, first of all, I’d like to thank Rose, the love of my life, for telling me Compass was going to win so don’t bother to prepare a speech.

Alice: What are you two arguing about this time? Rose: They’re always using common phrases incorrectly! Compass: Cry me a table, Rose.

Alice: I didn't drink that much last night. Compass: You were flirting with Rose. Alice: So what? They're my partner. Compass: You asked if they were single. Compass: And then you cried when they said they weren't.

Rose: Alice you can’t move in with Compass. Alice: Why not? Rose: Well, um, how are you going to feel when they see you without any makeup? Alice: I’m not wearing makeup right now. Rose: Holy crap, you’re beautiful.

Compass: So, what’s Alice's type? Rose: Brown eyes, kind, oblivious, good sense of humor, turtle lover. Compass: Sounds kind of like me. Too bad we’re just friends. Rose: Did I mention oblivious? Compass: Yeah, why? Rose: Okay, just making sure.

Jamie: Yesterday, I overheard Alice saying “Are you sure this is a good idea?” and Breeze replying “Trust me,” and I have never moved from one room to another so quickly in my life.

Alice: If you want my advice- Rose: No offense but you’re the last person I want relationship advice from. You tried to kill your significant other. Multiple times. Alice: First off, that was before we started dating. Secondly, they’ve also tried to kill me. Compass: It’s true. It was mutually attempted murder.

Compass: Alice- Alice: sighs Rose used to call me Alice… Compass: …Because it's your fucking name.

[the-scungles-of-crungles]

Obligatory "about me" post that every blog seems to have.

Alright, basically, I'm 18, I'm white, straight, and cis. I don't belong here but I'm not leaving. My name is Kaylee but you can just call me Scrungles if ya want. Or whatever. I really don't care tbh

I'm a girl but like. I don't give a shit what pronouns you use for me lmao. It doesn't bother me but I will correct people if they're assuming I'm a man just because I disagree with them. Yes that has happened. Several times. People still don't believe me occasionally. Idk

Here's my hot takes:

-I had something I was going to put here but I forgot.

-Drama over video games is dumb and pointless because games are made only to entertain. Have fun morons stop fighting

-Not every video game character is gay/trans whatever, like, headcanon what you want but I'm not gonna agree with you. Have fun but remember that nobody HAS to agree with you.

-Not all cops are evil for the love of god they're literally just people. Yeah there's a problem with the system but please can we just treat people like individuals instead of acting like they're evil for their job. This is just a fact. It's literally just a fact and you can't argue with it. Learn to recognize people as individuals for fucks sake.

-Vegans stupid haha. Go eat a lettuce dumb idiot

-Robots and AI are the children of humanity and it is our responsibility to teach them properly. The "robot uprising" won't happen if we're not assholes to them.

And here's some extra things about me, I'm a:

-Matpat apologist (Leave the funny game theory man alone he's doing his best) (You can pry this opinion from my cold dead hands, losers!!!)

-Game dev supporter. Just, indie game devs in general. Almost all of them don't deserve the stupid drama they get thrown at them.

-I guess you could call me a proshipper? I don't ship anything problematic but I think it doesn't matter if anyone does. This literally isn't a problem what is wrong with you people

-A chronic contrarian who does most things out of spite (doesn't make my opinions any less valid though... I think???????)

-A furry. Go ahead make fun of me for it, it just makes you look dumb lmao

-Also an idiot

Games I enjoy:

Currently in a huge Undertale/Deltarune mood. Grounded as well, but like, the fandom isn't that big so I don't have much to reblog about it

FNAF (I love Security Breach, okay), Friday Night Funkin, basically any indie game that gets popular (what can I say, I get dragged onto bandwagons really easily no matter how hard I try to fight it), and a bunch of miscellaneous survival crafting games (MOSTLY GROUNDED) because I'm a sucker for that stuff.

So yeah that's it, I don't have a DNI but if you're someone who disagrees with me, interact with caution. Start fights if you dare because I will not be convinced of some stupid shit

Lmao

Also I have a YouTube channel. It's bad lol

[helloalycia]

teenage dirtbag [three] // wanda maximoff

summary: Wanda's boyfriend continues to be an aggravation in your life, causing some distance between you and Wanda

warning/s: none

author's note: i really appreciate the feedback you guys gave in the last part – it’s always motivating to read your reactions/comments 🥰

part one | part two | part four | part five | masterlist | wattpad

Sorting things out with Wanda made everything return to normal in no time. So much in fact that she decided I was worth inviting to her and her brother's birthday party.

Never in a million years did I expect the most popular girl in our grade to know who I was, let alone invite me to her birthday party, so to say I was surprised was an understatement.

"It's not a big deal if you can't make it," she said when she handed me the invitation in class. "I mean, I'd love it if you could, but yeah, no pressure."

I was in awe, accepting the invite and reading it quickly. It must have been a pretty expensive party if she was giving out special invites, that's for sure.

"You want me to come?" I asked, still unsure whether this was a joke or not.

"Only if you want to," she said quickly, eyes darting around the room and anywhere but at me. "Like I said, you don't have to. It's not a big deal and– I– yeah." She pressed her lips together and stopped rambling, offering me a small smile.

"Thanks," I said quietly, slotting the invite in my notebook. "I'll, er, I'll think about it."

She pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and faced forward, nodding. "Yeah, sure, no rush."

After that awkward conversation, I discovered she'd also invited Y/BF/N, the two of them developing a little friendship the more she'd hung out with me. He didn't mind going, but only wanted to do so if I went.

"I feel like I kinda don't wanna go," I admitted to him after school as we were studying in the library.

"Oh?" He rose an eyebrow. "And why's that?"

I played with the pencil in my hand. "I don't know, it's just– it's gonna be full of all of her other friends. And they don't really like me. Plus, her dick of a boyfriend is gonna be there. I just think she might have invited me to be nice. Like she might have felt like she had to because we sit together, y'know?"

"I think you know that isn't true," he said knowingly. "Maybe, just maybe, she actually wants us there, wants you there, to celebrate her birthday."

I chewed the inside of my mouth, giving it some thought. But the idea of going to Wanda's house party and seeing a bunch of people I didn't care about getting pissed wasn't comforting. Besides, even if I went, I'd probably see Wanda once before she'd get scooped away by Nate. What was the point?

"Nah, I don't think I'm going," I decided. "She won't notice. I'll just get her a present instead."

Y/BF/N sighed, clearly not impressed with my answer. Nonetheless, he said, "Okay, suit yourself."

"You can go if you want," I added, knowing his presence wasn't linked with mine.

"No Y/N, no party," he said with a dismissive shrug, and I couldn't help but smile.

"Such a good friend," I said teasingly, but there was truth to my words. And I knew he knew that. 

When I saw photos and videos of Wanda and Pietro's party all over my social media the day after, I knew I'd made the right choice in not going. It was the same visuals of everyone getting drunk, doing stupid shit and making a mess. Call me a loser, but that wasn't really my scene. Pietro and Wanda both seemed to enjoy it though, judging from the pictures.

Instead, I bought her a birthday present, knowing I didn't have to but I kind of wanted to, and planned to give it to her when she turned up to class. It was her birthday today, despite throwing the party over the weekend, so I hoped it would make up for my absence (thought I doubted she noticed).

She showed up and settled beside me as I was writing the date in my notebook, making me look up to see she'd made an extra effort to dress up for her birthday, looking fancier than usual. I couldn't help but smile at the giant '18' birthday badge pinned to her jacket.

"Happy birthday, Wanda," was the first thing I said when I saw her. "You look amazing."

A bashful smile appeared on her lips. "Thank you, Y/N."

"I hope your party went well," I said, giving her my full attention whilst trying not to drool over how beautiful she looked.

Surprisingly, her smile faded and her eyebrows knitted together. "Yeah, it did... could you not make it? I tried looking for you and– yeah..."

I opened my mouth to speak, admittedly a little embarrassed that she'd caught me out. I was sure she wouldn't notice – the pictures made it seem like there were loads of guests, I'd definitely have blended in if I were there – but clearly I was mistaken.

"I just thought–" she began, before shaking her head. "Never mind."

"Sorry, I thought–" I started, but like her, didn't know what to say. "Parties aren't my thing," I admitted truthfully. "But it looked fun. You enjoyed it, right?"

She nodded, a small forced smile on her lips. "Yeah, right. It's cool. No biggie."

I swallowed awkwardly. It seemed like a biggie and now I felt bad.

"I, er, got you a gift," I blurted, hoping to change the subject. Reaching into my backpack, I pulled out the terribly wrapped present and held it out nervously. "I hope you, er, like it."

Her eyebrows raised as her eyes flickered between the present and I. "Oh? You didn't have to. I wasn't expecting anything."

Was it hot in here or was it just me?

I pulled my collar away from my neck, hoping to circulate some air. "I wanted to. It's not a big deal."

She accepted the gift, fingers brushing mine and making me even more nervous, before opening it up. Her eyes sparkled with delight as she revealed a brand new leather paintbrush carry case.

"The one you always carry around is tattered and falling apart, so I thought I'd get you a new one," I explained, feeling like I had to. "I mean, unless the other one has some sort of sentimental value, then in that case, I can just return this."

"Are you kidding? I love it!" she exclaimed, looking to me with a grin. "It's beautiful, Y/N. I don't even know what else to say."

My shoulders relaxed, a relieved smile tugging at my lips. "Good. Th-that's good. I'm glad you like it."

Without warning, she moved forward off her stool and wrapped her arms around my shoulders, pulling me in for a hug. I was startled, unable to think straight with her body pressed so close to mine and her floral perfume wafting into my nose. Why did she have to smell so good?

"Thank you," she muttered, pulling away but not quite letting go. Her eyes were glowing as they watched me carefully, accompanying her weak-in-the-knees smile. I was sure I'd melt. "It means a lot."

I nodded, not trusting myself to speak for fear I'd say something stupid. I resisted the urge to look down at her lips, which were pulled into a small, appreciative smile. She let go of me, looking to the case again and unravelling it. I caught my breath meanwhile, my senses still on override as her perfume lingered.

She was just so damn beautiful.

—

"Okay, how about this – robotic or organic aliens. Which would you rather invade our planet?" Y/BF/N asked.

I chuckled at his question. "Definitely haven't thought about that one, but let's see..."

We were hanging in the bleachers out near the football field as we waited for football practice to end. Y/BF/N had a Film project to do and needed to film the field, so I offered to help like the good friend I was.

"Probably organic," I answered as I balanced on the bleachers, standing up and tiptoeing down them like steps. "At least we could reason with them if they tried to kill us because they'd have a conscience. Robotic aliens would just be programmed to take over and that's it."

Y/BF/N seemed against the idea as he played with his camera. "Yeah, but if they were robotic, all we'd have to do is launch a missile at them and they'd explode. You can break metal. It's harder to break organic matter."

I stifled a laugh. "You've given this much thought, I see."

He gave me a knowing look. "You telling me you don't think aliens exist?"

I stopped tiptoeing and stood still as I looked down at him with humoured eyes. "You know I know aliens exist."

He waved his hand like that was enough reasoning. "There you go then!"

I laughed, wondering how he thought of this stuff, then continued to balance as I walked down the bleachers. Probably the wrong choice as when I heard a voice call me, I looked up, saw it was Wanda, then proceeded to miss a step and fall onto my arse.

"Oh God, Y/N, are you okay?" she asked, moving forward to help me.

My face heated up as Y/BF/N laughed his arse off beside me. I accepted Wanda's hand and let her pull me up, before letting go immediately when I could handle it myself. Her presence always made me nervous, but this was just terrible.

"Yeah, I'm good," I said, glancing at her and freezing at her piercing gaze and suppressed smile.

"You sure?" she asked, glancing at Y/BF/N, before trying to hide her own laughter.

Fuck me, why was I such a mess whenever she was around?

"Very sure," I said, though my back began to ache from where I hit it. "What's up, anyway?"

Y/BF/N finally shut up, to my relief, and Wanda minimised her laughter before scratching her head.

"I'm waiting for practice to end so I can take Pietro home," she said, nodding to the field. "I saw you both sat here and thought I'd say hi. Are you guys watching practice?"

"Not really," I answered, before tilting my head to Y/BF/N. "We're just waiting for it to end so Y/BF/N can film for his project."

"Ooh, that sounds interesting," she said, intrigued and looking to him now. "What's that about?"

As he caught her up on it, I found myself checking Wanda out without realising. She was animated as she listened to Y/BF/N talk about his assignment, eyes giving him all of her attention, and a permanent smile was fixed on her lips as she listened to him. Though it wasn't directed at me, I felt butterflies swirling a storm in my stomach and clutched it, hoping they'd go away. I loved and hated the feeling all at once.

Breaking me from my reverie, a football flew past all three of us and hit the bleachers, startling us all. We looked in the direction it came from and saw the football team looking back at us, some laughing and some disgruntled. Two players ran towards us and when they got close enough, I made them out as Pietro and Nate.

Nate was laughing as he looked between us all, before his gaze fell on me. "It's Y/N, right? I feel like I'm always throwing that thing at you. Sorry about that."

But his constant laughing and lack of guilt refuted his words. I merely clenched my jaw and narrowed my eyes his way, not that he seemed to care nor notice. I was a mere fly in a world that revolved around him. He'd never notice.

"Babe, I'm sorry, I didn't even know you were over here," he added, looking to Wanda. "You okay?"

Wanda crossed her arms and seemed frustrated. "I'm fine, Nate. Just get your ball."

He shrugged and grabbed his ball. Before leaving, he pressed a kiss to Wanda's cheek which made me wince, but she made no attempt in enjoying it. He didn't seem to care as he took off running back to his team. Pietro smiled apologetically at the three of us.

"I'm sorry," he said genuinely. "He can be such a dick sometimes."

That was the understatement of the century.

With that, he turned and ran back to his team to finish up. Wanda sighed, running a hand through her hair, as Y/BF/N and I exchanged glances.

"I should get the car running," she said awkwardly, pointing a thumb over her shoulder and towards the car park. "Good luck with your assignment, Y/BF/N. And I'll see you tomorrow, Y/N."

Waving goodbye with an awkward smile, I watched her leave and wondered the same thing I always did whenever Nate decided to make an appearance in my life.

How could she be dating such a dick?

—

Apart from the birthday party I didn't go to, I'd never been invited (or had a reason to go) to Wanda's house. I'd seen it, rode my bike past it, but never actually been in it. So, when she invited me to her place to work on a project we'd been assigned in class, I was unsure how to feel. She was adamant though and I had no reason to say no, so the only thing left to do was say yes. Even when she offered to drive me there after school.

"This is your car?" I asked with disbelief.

I knew absolutely nothing about cars, but I wasn't blind. Hers was a gorgeous deep red colour with a convertible roof that was currently lowered so anyone in it would feel the sun on their back and wind in their hair.

"Yeah, you like it?" she asked as she got into the driver's seat.

I gulped and sat in the passenger's seat, throwing my backpack at my feet. "It's so nice. You sure you don't mind me drinking in this?"

I had a Pepsi bottle in my hand and was deathly afraid of opening it now in case I spilt it and the cleaning bill would be more than I made in a year at the pizza parlour.

She laughed, already pulling out of the car park. "Of course. Don't be silly."

I glanced in her direction, trying not to get distracted by how good she looked in the driver's seat. She was wearing a red leather jacket, funnily enough, matching the exterior of her car, and she had dark eyeliner around her eyes, accentuating the shape and colour of them and leaving me speechless whenever she looked my way.

"There's CDs in the glove compartment," she was saying as she focused on the road. "Or you can mess around with the radio. It's up to you."

"CDs?" I asked, it piquing my interest. I reached into the glove compartment, adding, "What is this, the 2000s?"

She rolled her eyes playfully, accepting my teasing, as I flicked through the small stack of albums.

"I don't know, I guess I just like having the physical version," she said with a shrug. "It's kind of like a collection."

I chuckled at her need to explain herself, watching the way she rubbed her neck nervously, smiling with embarrassment. Looking back to the albums, a particular one grabbed my attention and I plucked it out with raised brows.

"Oh my God, you like Paramore?" I asked, looking to her with surprise. "Now it's definitely the 2000s."

Her cheeks flushed as she grew flustered. I nudged her in the side gently, getting her attention briefly.

"I'm kidding," I reassured, tilting my head her way playfully. "I actually love Paramore. They're my favourite band."

"Really?" she asked with surprise as I put the CD in her car. I hummed in response, to which she continued, "Have you ever seen them live?"

As For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic played quietly in the background, I nodded my head. "Yeah, once. It was a few years ago, but the tickets were shitty and I could just about make them out on stage in the distance."

Wanda laughed, the sound making my heart skip a beat. "No, that's so sad!"

I chuckled in agreement. "Yeah. It was, but oh well. They have a tour coming up this summer, right? Maybe I can get better tickets this time 'round... what about you? Have you ever seen them live?"

She hummed, making a turn at some traffic lights and chewing her lower lip as she focused on doing so. It was definitely the wrong time, but I found myself admiring how attractive it was, especially when her jaw tensed and her defined jawline was on display.

"Yeah, I saw them a few times," she finally responded, pulling me from my stupor. "Some really good seats, some really shitty ones." She giggled at the end, making me smile. "Maybe we could go to that concert in the summer. If you're up for it?"

This seemed like one of those times where you made plans with a friend that you knew would never happen, so to not cause an awkwardness in the conversation, I nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, maybe."

She glanced at me and I mirrored her smile, the flash of excitement in her eyes knocking me breathless.

When we reached her house, I was awestruck at how big it was from the inside. I mean, it looked huge from the outside, but the inside was even better. Her family were rich, I knew that, but this was some other level of rich.

"Here, c'mon, I'll get you a drink, then we can go into the dining room to start," Wanda said, failing to recognise my amazement and instead leading me to the kitchen. "We have tropical juice, apple juice, water, Sprite, Cola... which d'you want?"

I settled at the island, taking a seat and subtly admiring her kitchen. "Er, apple juice is fine with me."

She smiled brightly before pouring me a glass, whilst pouring herself some Sprite. Standing opposite me, we both took a moment to have a drink, but didn't get chance to exchange words as her mum entered the room and noticed me instantly.

"Y/N, it's so lovely to see you again!" she said kindly, patting me on the shoulder before heading to the fridge. "You girls hanging out? Studying?"

"We have a project," Wanda filled in as I nodded in agreement. "We alright to claim the dining room?"

After grabbing some water from the fridge, Wanda's mum pressed a kiss to her daughter's cheek. "Sure thing, sweetie. If you need anything, just let me know." Smiling once more at me, she said, "It's good to see you, Y/N."

"You too," I said with a friendly smile before she left.

"Come on," Wanda said, motioning for me to follow. "We have tons to do."

The next hour and a half was spent with Wanda and I planning out our project, our work sprawled along the dining table messily. We were making progress, until she got a call suddenly. It seemed serious as she gave me an apologetic glance and excused herself. I let her go and leaned back in my seat, wondering what I could do as I waited for her to return. That thought was resolved quite quickly when Pietro popped his head in the doorway and spotted me.

"Y/N! What an honour to welcome you to our humble abode," he exclaimed, entering the room fully. "What brings you here?"

Pietro's presence always brought an amused smile to my lips. "Wanda and I are working on a Chemistry project. She's just nipped out for a phone call."

He tutted dramatically, crossing his arms. "Well, well, well. We can't have that! Wanda needs to learn to entertain her guests. C'mon. I was about to head to the gaming room and could use the company."

I was visibly surprised. "You have a gaming room? Dude, that's awesome!"

He laughed. "C'mon."

Joining Pietro, the two of us headed to this so-called gaming room and I was not disappointed. There was a huge TV with a PlayStation and Nintendo Switch connected to it, a snooker table, a foosball table, a dart board, some old arcade games – it was amazing, any gamer's biggest dream.

"What you feeling, princess?" he said with that flirtatious smile of his.

I rolled my eyes playfully. He was being overtly flirty, more so than his sister was – was it a Maximoff personality trait or something? – and I wasn't sure whether he meant it or was just being his usual self.

"Are you flirting?" I deadpanned, tilting my head curiously. "I can't tell."

He pocketed his hands, swinging back on the heels of his feet. "That depends. Is it working?"

Despite my lack of interest in him like that, I felt my face heat up at the attention. "Pietro, I must tell you that any moves you attempt to make kind of won't work."

"And why's that?" he asked, sitting on the edge of the snooker table with a cheeky smile on his lips. "Am I not your type?"

"Unless you change into a girl, then no," I played along, making him flush with embarrassment. "Hate to break it to you, but I'm gay."

"Okay, I guess that makes sense," he mumbled to himself, before sighing and meeting my eyes. "We can still be friends, right? Or is that forbidden since you're already friends with my sister?"

I laughed and approached him. "Friends works. I don't think Wanda will care. I certainly don't."

He grinned. "Awesome! Well, d'you wanna play a round of foosball?"

"Sure," I said with an amused expression. "Bet I can kick your arse."

He pushed himself off the table and feigned surprise. "Oh? Game on, Y/L/N."

I didn't realise how long Wanda had been on the phone until I managed to get through three rounds of foosball and was in the middle of a snooker game with Pietro.

"You may have beat me at foosball, but you're terrible at this," he pointed out with stifled laughter.

I'd missed my third shot and it was more funny than it was embarrassing.

"Your talking distracts me," I said dismissively, before lining up the next shot with my cue.

He watched as I tried to take my shot before sighing loudly. I glanced at him with a quirked brow.

"You have a thought you'd like to share?" I asked playfully.

He hesitated, moving forward to correct my posture. "Look, if you just aim it like this–"

"Don't even think about it, Romeo," I said jokingly, standing up straight and pushing him away gently. "I know what you're thinking."

He laughed. "What? I was just going to help you aim!"

I gave him a knowing look. "So holding me close is just a bonus?"

"Fine, take your shot without my help and see what happens," he said dismissively, waving his hand.

"I'll do just that," I said with confidence, before bending down and taking my shot. The ball hit the other and neither were pocketed, which was an achievement as I'd got the cue ball in several times before, but still pretty shit as I didn't score any points.

Pietro smiled with satisfaction, leaning on his cue. "You happy with that?"

I held in a laugh as I looked to him. "Shut up."

He chuckled before bumping me out the way. "Now for the professional."

Bending down to take his shot, he pulled back his cue before hitting the balls. They rolled around on the table and one ball was about to go in, but I quickly grabbed it before he could get the point.

"Y/N!" he shouted between laughter. "That's cheating!"

"Technically we didn't establish rules," I pointed out, before moving backwards as he tried to grab it from my hand. "What do you say to calling it a draw and playing something else?"

"I say that's a childish way to admit you've lost," he responded, before moving forward quickly. I dodged his attempt and he pursed his lips. "Y/N."

"Pietro."

He smirked. "Seriously?"

I grinned.

He tried to grab it again and ended up chasing me around the room as I avoided giving in. Taking the piss out of Y/BF/N enough times had prepared me for moments like this, so I was able to avoid Pietro long enough to run into whoever walked through the door.

"Shit, Wanda, I'm sorry," I said between laughter, steadying both me and her.

She smiled with confusion, about to speak, but Pietro caught up to me and lifted me up, throwing me onto the couch before I could protest.

"No more cheating," he said sternly, as I lifted my head from the pile of cushions on the couch to look up at him.

"You're an arse," I said, pushing myself up off the couch.

"And you're a sore loser!"

We had a mini staring competition before the two of erupted into laughter.

"You're not half bad, Pietro," I complimented as he helped me up.

"Thank you, princess," he said, the flirtatious smile on his lips again.

I shoved him in the shoulder playfully before looking to Wanda, who was chewing on her lip as she looked between Pietro and I with an unreadable expression.

"So, what prompted you to leave Y/N alone for an hour?" Pietro asked, wrapping an arm around my shoulder, making me shove him away. He grinned at me before looking to Wanda.

"Nate called," Wanda responded carefully, arms crossed as she continued to look between us. God, I hoped she didn't think Pietro and I liked each other. That would be embarrassing.

Pietro scoffed from beside me, making Wanda sigh with annoyance.

"Don't start, Piet," she said and gave him a look which he seemed to understand.

By the sounds of it, Pietro didn't seem to like Wanda's dick of a boyfriend either. That was strange since wasn't impressing the brother the first part of being in a relationship with someone? And they were on the same football team, so I figured he'd at least tolerate him.

"Are we alright to get back to studying?" Wanda asked, directing her stare to me. The annoyance she held for Pietro was still present in her eyes and I suddenly felt nervous when she looked my way.

"Yeah, of course," I said, before giving Pietro a half-smile. "Rematch at snooker next time. Sound good?"

"Try to keep the balls on the table and we'll see," he teased, before nodding to Wanda. "You should get back to your project before Wanda kills us both with her deadly glare."

I smiled awkwardly, looking back to Wanda as she was indeed glaring at her brother. Clearly there was some sibling rivalry going on here, and I definitely didn't want to get in the middle of it, so I headed to Wanda, signalling I was ready to leave.

The two of us headed back to the dining room in an uncomfortable silence. I felt like I'd done something wrong and she was giving me the silent treatment which was strange. Then I figured it was probably something with Nate that made her annoyed, so didn't question it too much.

We sat back down and I looked at what we'd done so far to try and pick up where we left off, but then she spoke out of the blue, taking me by surprise.

"Do you like my brother?"

It was so abrupt that I took a moment to acknowledge it, blinking. "What?"

"Pietro," she clarified, saying it with such dismissiveness like it wasn't a big deal. Her attention was on the books before us as she continued, "Do you like him?"

I tried not to laugh as I shook my head. "No, Wanda. I mean, don't get me wrong, he's a great guy. But yeah, no, I don't like him like that."

She chewed her lip, nodding, but I swear I saw a hint of a smile on her lips. I hoped it wasn't the thought of Pietro and I that made her annoyed. I wasn't that bad, was I? I know she cared about her brother and was probably overprotective, but me being his girlfriend couldn't have been that bad, right?

We got back to work in no time, getting a lot done. I didn't realise how late it was getting until Wanda's mum poked her head in, asking if I wanted to stay for dinner.

"Dinner?" I asked, eyebrows raising with surprise. I checked my watch and realised how long I'd been here. "Damn, maybe I should head back."

"Nonsense, you must stay," her mum insisted. "Y/M/N won't mind. A daughter of hers is a daughter of mine."

"You can even sleepover if you want," Wanda offered, and I almost choked on my own spit. "It's getting pretty late."

I shook my head, forcing a small smile so they wouldn't get offended. "Honestly, it's fine. I can head back."

"Please?" Wanda asked with a hopeful expression. "It's the least I can do. I kinda wasted your time for an hour earlier..."

"I should ask my mum," I said, chewing on the inside of my mouth.

"Oh, I'll ring and let her know," Wanda's mum said breezily, before looking to Wanda. "D'you think you can clear your things up? Your brother is gonna set the table."

"Sure, mum." Wanda smiled her way as she left, before looking to me. "I've got clothes and a spare toothbrush you can use tonight."

I smiled awkwardly, nodding. Sleeping over at my crush's house wasn't how I thought I'd be spending my Wednesday evening, yet here we were.

[thatmexisaurusrex]

So here is the second prompt that you accidentally chose, @funsized-loser. I hope you enjoy Trapeze Class! 🥰

Date 27 of 28: Trapeze Class

| - 26 - | - Prompt - | - 28 - |

"This was a terrible plan," said Bucky, holding onto the trapeze for dear life, unable to stop looking down.

"It's not a terrible plan, it's your plan," said Sam, snorting, "So, maybe it just wasn't well thought-out."

When Sam had seen trapeze lessons being taught at the local community college, he found that to be instantly fascinating, something he just knew he wanted to try out. And, while Sam had been perfectly fine doing the trapeze class on his own, Bucky had insisted that he would be totally fine doing it with Sam.

Sam had had the inkling that Bucky wouldn't be good for long, and while Bucky had finally broken, Sam had been surprised with how far Bucky had gone before calling uncle.

Bucky had gotten to the class, which within itself felt like a huge step. Bucky had listened to all of the safety protocols and agreed to everything. Hell, Bucky had even gotten onto the trapeze and allowed the people running the class to bring him up high above the ground.

But it was when the heights were in plain sight, when he was actually up there, when Bucky had realized, right, I have acrophobia.

"Sam. Not the time to be joking," said Bucky, definitely closing his eyes, definitely holding onto one of the ropes for dear life, definitely not okay.

Okay, well, fuck trapeze class, then.

"Can you get us back down? Please?" asked Sam, calling down to the instructor below.

"Just drop down, the net will catch you!" the instructor called back, peppy.

Sam glanced over at Bucky.

"Yeah, we're not doing that. You're getting us down right now by lowering us," said Sam, firm yet still pleasant, trying to keep a smile on, trying to sound calm.

"...Or you can just drop down?" said the instructor, either not getting it or not wanting to get it.

Sam dropped the smile.

"You're getting us down how you got us up here. Now. We're not jumping," said Sam, losing patience with the instructor, "Not like you wouldn't be bringing it down eventually, anyways."

There were definitely mumbles from the crowd. Sam honestly didn't care. All that he cared about was that they were lowering the trapezes as requested and Bucky didn't have to fall in order to get down.

About a yard before they got to the net, Sam jumped down, knowing it probably freaked Bucky out but wanting to be down there before Bucky got down, Sam telling Bucky, "Hey, no. It's okay. I just wanted to be here. I'm right here for when you get - "

Bucky scrambled off the trapeze, his entire body sprawling on top of Sam, holding Sam. Sam reflexively held Bucky back just as tightly, hiding Bucky's face.

"I'm sorry," said Bucky, definitely in the midst of tampering down a panic attack, "I thought I could - I really did think I could - "

"Shh, it's okay," said Sam, fingers combing through Bucky's hair, "You're okay. Fuck the trapeze. The trapeze can get fucked. I'm fine on the net with you."

"Um. I'm sorry, sirs. But we... we have other people in the class," said the instructor.

Sam glowered at the guy, but then Bucky nodded, saying, "No, he's right. Let's just - "

Sam burst out into a fit of giggles as Bucky started rolling them off the net and onto the ground, rolling them away from the other people in the class, Bucky probably not caring enough about the opinions of the people in the class to care about the fact that they literally just rolled away from a bunch of other grown adults.

"You see? This is fun," said Sam, still giggling, "Ground things are fun. We can roll away from all awkward situations. And if we act shameless about it, the only people who think it makes the situation more awkward would be the people we don't want to be near."

Bucky chuckled into Sam's chest, still holding onto Sam tightly.

"I am sorry for messing this up," said Bucky after a while, calmed down, slumped on top of Sam, he and Sam the only two left in the gym, "I know you were looking forward to this."

"Eh, I'd rather hang out with you," said Sam, absently rubbing Bucky's back, "But maybe I'll go to trapeze class alone next time."

"Yeah," said Bucky with a sigh, "That might be for the best."

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Want to choose a date for Sam and Bucky to go on during this special February Daily SamBucky Fluff Diary event? Check out the prompts here and send me an ask! I’ll write you a drabble as one of my Daily SamBucky Fluff Diaries!

[jayflrt]

here <3

NOO hi alice its been awhile since i've sent an ask IM SORRYYYY

i finally went down to the shop to collect the txt jewel case! its actually similar to hot sauce jewel case! i pulled harley quinn tyun and hyuka as well as the other version's soobin! (i have tyun hyuka for the other ver hehe) AND I WAS SO HAPPY :((

im travelling to malaysia to visit my friend's family for 2 weeks and they're bringing me to different parts of the country / islands! so i think i'll have fun~ i actually only decided to travel (i wasn't going to anym) because i had just recovered from covid and so i can save a few hundreds on the PCR pre-depature test! as i only need to take the normal ART and would save me about a hundred dollars per test (theres 3 i think!)

IDK WHETHER ITS ALLOWED ㅠㅠ i haven't signed any contract or anything but i don't blame my employer because he's trying to talk to his MD about hiring us and he apologized :") but its because i thought my slot was secured (they only informed me the night before i was supposed to start) so i cancelled my other job and now im jobless 🧎🏻‍♀️💀

so far im having an okay week! i just went out with one of my close friends ystd and we were going to put beads in our converse shoe laces so we went to shop for beads (but ran out of time before we could put it in our shoes :( so we're meeting again soon!) and we picked loser lover! we also bought a bunch of yellow themed beads to make a beomgyu theme bracelet (bcs the official metal one is expensive and we decided to just make our own versions!) and both of our biases are beomgyu HAHA

i also found out that a couple of our mutual friends (who were her friends before mine) didn't like me at our first meeting but my friend thought i was cute so she defended me from her own friends 😭 shes a real one 🦾 they thought i was annoying / hated them but she explained its just my humour is vv odd and i was just socially awkward and if they were nicer to me i'd get along well and now we're all friends (though not as close as i am w my friend!)

i'm also starting college (?? idk if it's college but im getting my diploma!) and im honestly so excited for it, i have a friend going to the same school and we've known each other since we were born since our parents are friends but we're really awkward now since we barely meet up and talk / talk in general ㅠㅠ but im making it my goal to try and befriend her because on our last overseas trip together it was REALLY awkward between us and i shared a car with her family and only talked to her mom 💀

I THINK THATS ALL FOR NOW? 😭 i still need to do a bunch of stuff today including searching for my missing 28 pcs 👹 i hope you have an amazing week ahead~ <3 do drink loads of water and take care of yourself well! -🤖

omg it’s okay 🤖 anon you don’t need to apologize !! i’ve been busy myself this week with all these exams 🤧 thankfully i’m at home tho so i’m more relaxed HAHAH

omg you got the jewel case AND pulled harley quinn taehyun and hyuka ?? :oo IM JEALOUS but your collection is thriving 🥰 i’m v excited bc me and my friend are gonna meet up next week and go to a kpop store :o i’m trying to decide which albums i want from there 🤧

omg that does sound fun !! :’)) AND OMG IM GLAD YOUVE MADE A FULL RECOVERY 😭💗 i hope you enjoy your trip to its fullest then and make a lot of memories. take pictures !!! <3 have you made plans of what exactly you’re gonna do? :o

OMG NOOOOO that’s still horrible with the misunderstandings 😭 and you had to cancel your other job PLS i’m so sorry :(( i hope the job search goes well now tho !! you will cop a great job i promise 💗

HAHAH omg you didn’t have time for the actual beading 😭 but that sounds so wholesome and like it’s a lot of fun !!! i hope you can bead the shoelaces soon >:) AND THATS SO CUTE OMG BEOMGYU THEMED 😭😭 i already know it’s going to be etsy level merch ♡

also noooo why did they judge you so quickly :((( i’m guessing maybe they just protected their feelings when they thought you didn’t like them by saying they didn’t like you either 😵‍💫 i’m glad you’re other friend cleared it up tho and hopefully you guys can all get to know each other more and get along !! 🥰💖

and congrats on starting college soon !! that’s gonna be such a good experience :o i hope you have a good time — tell me all ab it when you start >:)) AHAH I HOPE YOU CAN BEFRIEND YOUR CHILDHOOD FRIEND AGAIN 😭 that is awkward but it almost must make her shy to reconnect/talk in front of parents :’)

ALSO MISSING PCS HOWWW 🤧🤧 and omg i just bought svt dicon so i will show u how they are in my next ask when they arrive tomorrow >:)))) and thank you so much !! i hope you have a wonderful week too and take care 🥰🌷