#when i was in school i used to be in school for 7hrs then get home and go for walks and hang out w friends and clean and do homework

[bruiisedfawn]

it's so frustrating that i could get so much done if i actually did things instead of just sitting here .....

[faeriefully]

I believe I am beginning to realize something about myself… I do not know what a healthy amount of work is for a person

[doyeons]

going back to my apartment tmrw. everything just feels kind of incorrect rn i cant describe it

[alvie-pines]

my take on batfam sleep schedules (and everything else they do)

bruce

10pm - 5am : patrol [7hr] 6am - 2pm : sleep [8hr] 3pm - 9pm : work from home, sometimes dinner with the kids [6hr]

bruce has the benefit of being able to choose his own work hours and work from home. still, he pushes himself round the clock to keep on top of his life as both batman and bruce wayne. his sleep is perfectly optimized and scheduled; not a minute more than he thinks he needs to operate at peak functionality.

dick

11pm - 4am : patrol [5hr] 5am - 1pm : sleep [8hr] 2pm - 10pm : work [8hr]

dick works full time, and his body naturally needs a lot of sleep, so regretfully, rather than cutting into his sleep time he cut into patrol time to make his schedule work. ideally, he'd be sleeping closer to 10 hours, but he can't afford it.

jason

6pm - 1am : work [7hr] 2am - 11am : sleep [9hr] 12pm - 5pm : whatever he wants basically [5hr]

jason has the least time crunch, because he's the only one whose "night job" actually pays. he has a pretty passive income as a crime lord. he just needs to go out every so often and remind the streets why they pay up to him.

tim

2am - 6am : patrol [4hr] 7am - 3pm : school [8hr] 3pm - 6pm : homework & hygiene/food [3hr] 6pm - 1am : sleep [7hr]

tim is not doing so well. i hc that tim is anemic and suffers from chronic fatigue, so he needs way more sleep than he is getting. he cant negotiate his class times, and he needs to do his homework in order to pass. he's not willing to cut patrol time down past 4 hours, so that leaves him with really not quite enough time to sleep. he's married to caffeine.

duke

11pm - 6am : sleep [7hr] 7am - 3pm : school [8hr] 4pm - 8pm : patrol [4hr] 8pm - 11pm : food, homework etc [3hr]

duke is only managing because he's okay with a shorter daily patrol and doesnt need as much sleep as tim. he's also the only batfam member who actually sleeps at night.

damian

10pm - 5 am : patrol with bruce [7hr] 5am - 6am : nap [1hr] 7am - 3pm : school [8hr] 4pm - 9pm : sleep [5hr]

damian does all his homework at hyperspeed during study hall and in the car driving to and from school. because he is insane. damian also has the ability to powernap like the dead. that 1hr actually does something for him.

cass

9pm - 6am : patrol [9hr] 7am - 4pm : sleep [9hr] 5pm - 8pm : whatever she wants basically [3hr]

cass, like jason, doesnt have a big time crunch due to being unemployed and not in school. yay! she used to spend time trying to learn to read and write, but it was just frustrating for her so eventually they decided she should quit.

you may notice that there is not a single time when they are all awake and available to have a family meal. they have to plan those well in advance. its a whole event.

[according2thelore]

Holy heck I found the mommy dean tag in your blog and immediately devoured everything under it 😭😭😭

Yall, I've been screaming mommy!Dean to the void ever since I got back into Supernatural, but my friends won't listen to meeeeee.

Dean does NOT slack off mommying! He did such a good job!!! Look at that 6'4 moose???!!!

Dean: *looks at 15yr 6 foot gangly Sam* Damn?! How'd the hell did you get so tall??? Who fed you??

Sam: "You?????"

My personal headcanons are

- That Dean totally has a stash of recipes that he made/collected over a period of time from cooking for Sam [like the exotic Mac & Cheese]

- That Dean had personally setup some sort of make shift bassinet in the impala just so that Sammy more comfortable

[lol ignore the glaring warning for vehicular safety (haha But would John care? Let's be real)]

The last head canon is from my actual childhood where (according to my grandmother) my older sisters tried to make the 7hr drive more comfortable for toddler me when we were running away from a bad home situation.

Urghhhh sorry for the rant, parentification of fictional older siblings are my absolute faves!!!!

hi, anon!!!

we ARE mommy friendly on this here blog--your friends don't see the vision, but we do, anon 🤝

Dean: *looks at 15yr 6 foot gangly Sam* Damn?! How'd the hell did you get so tall??? Who fed you??

Sam: "You?????"

AHAHAHAHA anon that sent me through the ceiling! and AGH! i totally love those headcanons! the bassinet 🥺🥺 that's so sweet that your sisters did that for you--what a beautiful thing!

i can 800% see dean making one! as long as it got sam to sleep and kept dean occupied (leaning over the bassinet every few minutes to make sure sam was still breathing okay), john would be fine with it, lol!

and you're totally right about the recipes--they start with his crazy, scraggly writing from when he was five (mic 2, 30 sekets, most of the letters are backward) and get more mature as he gets older, and the recipes get more complicated. they're on motel pads of paper and napkins and the backs of sun-faded receipts.

one of my personal headcanons is that the one school year sam did soccer (if you remember dean's nostalgic joy about it ("one of the only times you were allowed to be a real boy")), dean attended all of his practices. at first, it was so he could keep an eye on him, because he wasn't used to leaving him alone--and they were in town for a hunt, after all--then he told sam it was so he could hit on all the other soccer moms.

but they talked about local gossip ("did you hear about monica's husband? died on a hunting trip!") and kid-rearing tips ("we use gatorade when jeremy's sick because of the electrolytes" "vaporub will save you, but you can make some of your own using XYZ" "wait, you put WHAT in mac and cheese") and dean still uses the safety-pin-in-the-seam trick they taught him when he has to do a quick repair on his jacket.

you could always find a line of moms on the bleachers with their dye jobs and underlined eyes, and a fifteen year old dean, tobacco stained fingers and four layers of shirts.

dean cheers when sam makes a goal even in practice, and sam gets upset if dean is distracted and misses one. the moms all call him "dean's sam" and sam fuzzes warm and happy when dean leads him away with an arm across his shoulders because yes!! in fact, he is!!

no apologies AT ALL!!! i completely agree--parentification (esp dean's parentification) makes me bite straight through cardboard, lol!

PLEASE rant with me about mommy dean anytime you like!!!! i LIVE for it!!!

-lizzy

[askinkiskarma]

had my first 7hr shift today (i usually only work like 4hr ones coz im still in school) and it lowkey wasnt that bad but i just wanted my bed so bad

Omg bb I remember when i worked at hugo boss and i had my first 8 hour shift i wanted to die. It took me a long time to get used to it, especially to having to stay on my feet for so long, I remember crying as soon as i got out bc my feet were in agony so you are a CHAMP, i’m so proud of you 💕💕💕

[thenobleclearlightbulb]

I’ve got a theory on why adults (25+) tend to think work is harder than school. It isn’t, and often times high school is harder than work with kids being overloaded with extracurriculars and homework on top of 7hrs being taken up by classes (elementary and college aren’t as bad since elementary you have less homework and college you have less designated class time) but it feels like it is

In school, you have a clear end goal. Doesn’t matter what country you’re in, school has milestones. You have designates break times (summer or maybe two weeks every few months) that you can look forward to. There’s a relative time for graduation (or when you’re allowed to drop out if you don’t want to finish high school) that is within a comprehensible amount of time. You know when the class will be finished and your classes get progressively harder (building off previous knowledge) There’s structure

Work depends more on which country you’re in , but it has next to no structure. Sure, you plan on retiring some day, but I’m only 23. I can’t comprehend more than 40 years from now. You could tell me that the worlds going to explode in 20 years and it would take me a decade to start feeling the urgency of that. Maybe you plan a week long vacation a year in advance, or always take the week between Christmas and new years, but one week isn’t much to look forward to for a break. Maybe you want to be a manager, director, or ceo. That’s a tangible goal, but you have no idea when you’ll get there. You could work your butt off for 3 years and get no promotion because they don’t have an opening or your supervisor doesn’t like you. If you leave, there’s no guarantee your get a higher position at your next company. You’re just doing the same thing over and over again hoping you’ll get a promotion, a vacation, a raise, something, but there’s little if any structure to it. Maybe once you get to 55 you can start looking forward to retirement, but it takes you a long time to get there

Moral of the story: School and work have relatively equal amounts of work, but motivation is much harder at work due to lack of structure. This could be helped with more rigid requirements for promotions/positions (ie after 5 years, you will be promoted or get a fixed significant raise) and perhaps requiring full-time salaried employees to take at least 2, week long vacations a year (with more pto to be used more sporadically)

[disengaged]

going from 5 weeks off work -> scheduled for 28h+ in my first week back

[r-ene]

update on surviving college with rene:

as of 09/12/22 - first month of the first semester as an overloaded-irregular-junior respiratory therapy student (no face-to-face classes yet). i have 11 things i've been doing so far and hopefully once things start getting chaotic (academically) + me being overwhelmed, i can remind myself of these less stressful times, and i hope it can be of help to you guys as well :)

my current schedule:

6 days a week of classes (~32 hrs/week) and as per my mom, sundays are my rest days (we had a talk about this yesterday and i felt very validated with how she told me i deserve to not do any academic related tasks on sundays because i study and do those for long hours most of the week even if i have no upcoming hw/quizzes/etc. and now I feel refreshed thanks to cleaning (its a stress reliever of mine) and working out in the morning, I slept for 7hrs like a baby hahaha) + currently not behind on tasks, but there's a pile of pdfs and presentations that i need to start making notes for to have an easy quiz and exam preparation

☕ planks and morning work out still does wonders with back pain from sitting in front of my desk for long hours

☕ water, coffee, power naps and supplements (bee pollen) are still my best friend. sometimes we add earl grey milk tea to the list, but only when i get enough time to make tapioca pearls

☕ study buddies !! still going strong with my friends from high school with this, haha. we have discord study sessions daily (but now we have a curfew of 12mn instead of studying throughout the night sometimes we reach 5am)

☕ minor subject notes and tasks are done within the day of the scheduled class day i have 3 minor subjects at the moment, not counting mandarin to the minors as its more of an extracurricular now, it has its own sched hahaha

☕ as soon as possible, make digital notes after every lecture as much as possible i like to get done with my notes within the week of the lecture as a review

☕ handwritten notes the day before, or two days before a quiz - really helps with memory retention. i like to only write down the important/key points from my digital notes so it won't take long as when i used to directly make handwritten notes last first semester. it took me a long time and eventually i gave up haha

☕ online and offline planner, tracker and checklist with notion and google docs (but i'm slowly going back to making use of notion more), I have pages with class directory together with the google meet links and notes per professor rules for the classes, countdown before exams, to-do lists and etc. at the same time, I have a dainty planner and checklist just in case I'm not on my gadgets

☕ eating well. important to note. i asked my mom and siblings to remind me to eat as it was a problem with me last year and so far, i have been eating well - sometimes cooking my own meals and eating during lectures if it coincides with meal time, and fortunately, none of our professors who requires us to have our cameras on minds if we eat. some even encourages we do so and not miss our meals :)

☕ using a timer i mentioned and posted photos of the timer i currently make use of to track my time per task/subject so i can oversee and control my work/study time and break times

☕ engaging in different hobbies and learning new skills newly acquired skill and hobby: doing digital floor plans - started with the floor plan to follow for the reorganization of my room and soon, i'll try to make floor plans for a complete house or so because i feel motivated after my floor plan was approved by my architect student friend, hahaha. anw this helps a lot with destressing. cannot emphasize the importance of hobbies in a busy life. (+ adding to this is teaching your dog new skills, adds happy points)

☕ sleeping as much as i can now, as there's not much happening in my classes yet aside from lectures and weekly quizzes ++, i don't wake up at 3 or 4am yet to study but instead, waking up 30mins to 2hrs before classes that starts after 8am and 30mins to 1hr before 7:30 am classes (because those days I don't usually work out in the morning... but i think i should...). anw, like today, my first class started at 9am and i woke up 8am after sleeping at 1am, hehehe we love sleep.

it's the end of lunch break and the end of this list, haha. best of luck to us !!

[aarontveit]

me: nobody likes me ): ): ): i am not appreciated ): ): ):  when will i receive 

the year(s) 2000/2001: remember when you were in grade five & you really badly wanted to partake in The Hobbit production being put on (technically through the school but funded by the city) and the director of the production loved you & wanted you to be a part of it so much that she split the part of Frodo into two & wrote in a larger aspect of the role in the beginning & epilogue of the production, allowing you to be in the play (as an original character) despite it not being open to people below grade six 

me: okay,so maybe one person likes me 

the ye--

me: SHUT UP!!!

[sagiow]

Tag game: A LIST OF STUFF

I was tagged by the ever creative & hilarious @tortoisesshells! Thank you!

Nicknames: Aside from the baby one my dad still embarassing uses and a high school one that re-emerges once a year with our annual get-together, surprisingly none. Or actually, my sisters and their kids calls me Gradi (French-sounding, GRA- like “grass”-DEE) because that’s how my name came out of my first niece’s toddler mouth a dozen+ years ago, and everybody thought it was hilarious and adopted it. No Matante title for me!

Zodiac sign: Gemini / Cancer hybrid. Never checked which one it was on my birthyear because that’s how much stock my STEM brain puts in astrology.

Height: 5′7″

Hogwarts House: I’ve gotten both Ravenclaw and Slytherin, which totally tracks and is apparently pretty on par for INTJs.

Last thing I googled:  The right spelling of Slytherin. Hey, it’s been a while.

Before that, “Légende de la Corriveau”, because my son learned about it in school, and my partner and I were arguing about how many husbands she really had, and whether she was hanged first or died in the infamous cage. Confused? Read the original Québec witch story Here, brought to you by the Treaty of Paris and the British takeover of New France.

Song stuck in my head: Toxic, Britney Spears. It’s been everywhere, this week. 

Fav musicians: Sounds blasphemous but... I’m not a big music person? So... whatever’s upbeat and fun and singable on my commute, like... ABBA? Cheesy 90s bands? Barenaked Ladies? Whatever Princess Poppy the Pop Troll is into.  Just nothing country or too experimental jazzy. 

Following: 52. Hmm. I need to branch out. Any fun blog recs?

Followers: 70. Huh. I’m really surprised that number is larger than the previous. You lovely people are quiet; I thought there was only a dozen of you :)

Do you get asks: Rarely, and pretty much only when I ask for prompts. 

Amount of sleep: 6-7hr most nights, 8 on the weekend, and they are FINALLY, after almost a decade of young kids with terrible sleep patterns, mostly uninterrupted. So 6hr straight totally beats 8hr in bits&pieces.

Lucky number: I’ll pick 21 if the options go that high. If not, probably 3.

What are you wearing: Fridays are Blue Checkered Shirt Day at work, and it’s a Team Tradition that I will never break for as long as I work here (and will probably institute wherever I work next). So flannel edition because Winter and jeans, because Friday.

Dream jobs: 1920s egyptologist, forensic anthropologist, The Thirsty Traveler, retired grandma who plays golf, hikes, writes, bakes and spends the worst of winter someplace warmer.

Dream trip: A few weeks with loved ones in a comfortable rented house some place near the sea, old historical cities and natural sites, with a rental car to drive around and visit at our own pace during the day, and nearby shops full of local produce, coffee, drinks, cheese and bread for relaxed evenings talking away on the starlit patio with a home-cooked meal and plenty of good wine.

Instruments you play: Does -badly- teaching myself rudimentary guitar in HS and going through Simply Piano last year count? ... yeah, didn’t think so. So, none. I’m more a Sports & Books type.

Languages you speak: Fluent French (first) and English (since childhood), above tourist level Spanish and German, but for no rational reason because they are the least similar languages ever, the two get mixed up like crazy when I speak either (both must be stored in the “Languages I Suck At” portion of my brain). And I never spoke as good Spanish as when I tried to speak Portuguese, which I can read decently enough, but understand when spoken? Not at all.

Fav song: Again with the music... ugh. I don’t know. Creep by Radiohead? Anything but Helter Skelter from The Beatles? Let’s Groove from Earth, Wind and Fire? Some Bryan Adams power ballad? Hopefully also something from the last 20 years... 

Random fact: My dad got the inspiration for my first name from a guy he met at a disco nightclub... who he later found out to be a male exotic dancer. Yup, I was apparently named after a Magic Mike disco dude. 

My mom found out at the same time I did. She was considerably less amused than I was.

Cats or dogs: Cats, 200%. Black ones all the better, although I relented and we adopted one of our foster babies, a tabby. He’s the devil but he’s also super sweet and cuddly. We named him Fofos, which is Portuguese for sweet / cute/ cuddly / fluffy (it is also wrongly plural but hey, it was always plural on the boxes of buns and cakes we bought in Portugal, and I already mentionned how abysmal my Portuguese is).

Aesthetic: Puzzles, books and movies in a cozy cabin with a fireplace in a snowy Laurentian forest; late summer nights at the ballpark, days by the pool and vegetable patch, the smell of BBQ in the air; flour-dusted vintage aprons, new recipes, planning meals & drink pairings; periodic tables, Erlenmeyer flasks, just being a nerd.

Tagging anyone interested!

[ragernea]

So I turned 18 this year and I don’t know how to feel about it really like wtf is lifeeeee. Couple of years ago I never thought I’d make it to 18. Honestly it was unimaginable, but I’m happy I’m here. Even though some days still fucking suck I haven’t felt that low in a really long time and I’m grateful for that. 2020s been a really weird year. I graduated high school didn’t really think that was possible either considering how unstable everything was for my family. But I did it wooooo and then I fell into this really shitty depression where I couldn’t enjoy anything but Tobi Lou’s live on ice album and this game called Ooblets. And I realized that was because I was coasting all throughout my last year of high school. I just kept pushing through cause I had to. There was no room to fall apart. And when I finally did in August it sucked. Oh not to mention I relapsed after 5 years in April. But I’ve also come to recognize that it was a long time coming since I felt so much pressure due to all the promises I’ve made throughout the years to stay clean. It’s been 8 months clean and it feels good. Still struggle with urges but that’s just something that comes with previously self harming. Went back to Vent after a really long time, last time I was on there I was 14 and had just started therapy. Whew looking back at my old post I was going through ittttt. But I’ve been back on there since late July and I’ve met a lot of cool ppl and mutuals I love to talk to. Around that time I met this person. And i didn’t think anything of it when we first started talking it initially started off as a thanks for a follow type of interaction but we became friends. And I was so happy! Yo I was homeschooled from 7th-12th cause of my depression and anxiety and generally really didn’t interact with ppl besides some of my old irl and tumblr friends. So when we became friends we’d talk everyday all day. And at the time I was still struggling with dispassion and talking to them, listening to tobi and ooblets were the three things that made me really happy att. So we grew really close, I remember one night while we were on FT we opened up about all of our childhood traumas and in that moment I felt so close to them. I was never able to do that with my old friends, mostly because I wasn’t allowed to. And eventually it came to a point that we started to like each other. And I remember I told them on the phone that I liked them and we stayed on the phone for 7hrs that night. And when I asked them why’d they liked me they texted me this long thing of why and what they liked about me. It was really sweet. We continued talking, getting closer they ask me to be theirs. Yet we both were clear of how we both weren’t ready to be in a relationship. Once it got more serious between us I realized how much they were struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts and it hurt. Because of how close we’d gotten I didn’t want to lose them. I didn’t want them to hurt themselves cause they were alone. So I listened and I was patient. But that also took a toll on my own mental health cause I still wasnt enjoying much of anything. And it drained me so much to not have happiness in the things that used to bring me so much joy. And their happiness started to depend on how much they spoke to me each day. And it only got worst as I started my classes in August. Which we had a falling out a week before I started because I told them they should be with someone who could handle their hyper sexuality. Which hurt them. But I’d rather them be with someone else than to be unsatisfied with me. Honestly i really can’t imagine myself sleeping with anybody, I’ve struggled with internalized homophobia and body image issues for so long it’s kind of killed the thought of ever being able to be intimate with anybody. We barely talked for a couple of days after that. And then we went back to talking. Tried to make time for them in between my classes, they sunk deeper into their depression. And I felt so helpless watching them suffer.

[bunnykaye]

I was tagged by the amazing @valentinaonthemoon​ 🥰 Thank you!!!

Instructions: tag followers that you want to get to know better

Gender: Female

Star sign: Aquarius

Height: 160cm/5′3″

Sexuality: Straight, but I think I’m also demisexual 👀

Hogwarts House: according to this Hogwarts quiz, and a couple of other Hogwarts quizzes I’ve done through the years (except Pottermore), I’m a Ravenclaw lol

Favorite animals: dog, sloth, quokka, koala bear

Average hours of sleep: 6-7hrs

Current time: 11:41 pm

Dogs or cats: I used to be a dog person, but back in the PH we had a cat for the first time and it was kinda amazing?? I miss him :( I miss my dogs :((

Number of blankets you sleep with: 3 but I think I won’t need them now bc the weather is warming up!

Dream Job: tbh I still don’t know

When I created this blog: December 20(?), 2008. My tumblr blog is over 10 years old lmao

Follower count: 492

Why I made this blog: My college classmates were all creating one and I just joined to see what it was about lol

How I came up with my URL: It’s literally my nickname during high school and it just stuck haha

tagging @jemmablossom, @springmagpies, @clementinewhy, @agentofship, and anyone who wants to do this tag! 😁

[robobiitch-archive]

About the Mun!!

Name: Moe / Loogs

Gender: Fuhmale

Star sign: Libra~

Height: 5′8 (weird question but aiight)

Sexuality: Pan/Poly

Favourite animal: Literally all of them except like nasty bugs. Bees are cool tho, I like bees.

House: Flufflepuff uwu

Sleep: Mmmm, when college gets busy usually 7hrs but I like to get 9 on days that I can.

Current time: 7:05 PM

Dogs or cats: There is no binary here, we are an all animal loving society in this house

Dream job: OOF, that’s a tough one. Highkey being a detective would be hella cool??? (Shocker I know)

Why I made a tumblr: Because I used to rp on tumblr back in me weenie days in high school and I kinda lost muse/time in college but then I played Detroit and Connor BODYSLAMMED me into making a blog for him so here I am. \o/

Blankets you sleep with: One very big down blanket, or none.

Reasons for my url: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh memes hueh hueh

Followers: Good question I don’t actually know....74??? Apparently??? Where’d y’all come from????

tagged by: @phckinglife (BAE uwu  ♥ )  tagging:  @rk800isalive , @soulcoded , @deconstructlife , @filledgxld , @ruthlessnessisyourdesire , @jericholeader , @failedmission , @an-unlikely-duo , @glaiveofruin​ , @fearlessandchaotic​ , @creatorofclay​ , Literally everybody who sees this and is like hey that looks like fun, go for it, consider yourself tagged, I love you

[hostgalli19]

It’s So Cold - Chapter 1: Eric & Bug

Overall Summary: The Manor sometimes got a little cold when Matthew had been away for a little long but it was never as cold as that universe had been. Eric very much wished he didn't know why it was so cold. Having Bug around helped a little. He was perfectly happy to curl on the couch.   

Chapter Summary: Eric was so very cold and missed Matthew very much. Bug helped make the cold lessen, even if a little.   

Note: Hello everyone, yes I know its been forever since I last updated but I've been busy with school and trying to get over the death of a pet. This story was partly inspired by LamisLuck asking for a fluff story involving Eric. 

I had intended on writing a fluff piece involving Eric and Matthew after reading another story which I currently can't remember the name of.I didn't intend on adding Bug in but he sort of made himself apart of the story. 

I do not own Bug, he belongs to the amazingly talented owner of a server I recently joined. It's taken me the better part of 6 or 7hrs to get this story completed. 

I'm not completely happy with how I wrote Bug, mostly because I don't know too much about him and I'm too nerves to ask the owner of the server.

Ryan - Google Red

Length: 1,588 words (3 pages) Tag List: @lamiasluck  Link to Ao3

Date: 09/08/20 Time: 4:00 pm - 11:58 pm

Eric shivered, pulling the blanket tighter around himself as he remembered the bone-chilling cold of the other universe. He didn't think he would ever be able to forget it. 

He had been horrified when he found out the reason it was so cold in that universe. 

He wanted Matthew but knew he was busy and really didn't want to bother him with something so stupid.He wanted to ask Wilford to go and get Matthew but didn't know how to ask. 

He was glad it was nowhere near as cold in this universe as it had been in the other. Sure it did sometimes get a little cold but nowhere near the bone-chilling cold that was present in the other universe. 

He wished he didn't know why it was there. The other universe had been so cold and strange, nothing was familiar. It was like all the life had been sucked out of that universe. 

Eric wasn't sure how it was possible for the egos to exist in that universe but they did, but they were different, so very different. It was like they were completely different people.

They were like Ghost, it was... chilling. Eric hadn't wanted to stay for as long as he had but he hadn't had a choice. He could still feel the lingering bone-chilling cold. 

The egos in that universe hadn't understood why Eric was constantly cold, they had never known what it was like to be warm. It was unlikely that universe version of Dark or Wilford even remembered what it was like.

Wilford was just a little bit colder and a little bit harder. He wasn't as carefree as MainUniverseWilford. He made the hairs on the back of Eric's neck stand on end and knew this version of Wilford would do whatever he deemed necessary to keep Dark safe. 

He was very much insane but not in the same way as MainUniverseWilford. He knew exactly what he was doing. He may have been crazy but he was still very much aware of everything. 

Eric had found himself wondering how this version of Dark and Wilford had come about and found he didn't like answers he got. It made him feel cold and sick in a way he hadn't felt since he had been shot in the head when he was 6-years-old and saw Yan being dragged away.

He did remember, despite what he told everyone. It just something he didn’t like remembering.

Eric looked up from his phone when he heard shuffling and had to stop himself from screaming when he saw a giant black, red and blue caterpillar type bug that reminded him a little of Dark, it was probably had something to do with the blue and red aura surrounding it. 

He relaxed a bit when the bug caterpillar didn't move. He knew there were animals that lived in the void, he had seen a few of them but he had never seen this one before.

He looked down at his phone and realised he had been looking at one of the few pictures of him and Yancy. It was one of his favourites. 

He had always thought he had been imagining the huge black, brown, gold and white wings when he was younger. He knew he hadn't been seeing things but wondered how they were in the picture when they were never visible.

Bug crawled closer, lifting himself up and nudging Eric's hand until he moved his arms enough for Bug to crawl onto the couch and into the blankets with him. Eric shuddered a little but relax when he felt a strange warmth coming from Bug. 

Eric pulled the blankets tighter around himself, Bug snuggled closer to Eric making him giggle when Bug's antenna tickled his neck when Bug snuggled closer.

Eric groaned when his stomach rumbled. He didn't want to get up. He was comfortable. He was able to settle back when Bug nudged him and somehow managed to crawl around his neck. 

Eric groaned again, he was tried and comfortable and didn't want to get up just yet. Eric yelped in surprised when he found himself tumbling off the couch and onto the floor. 

The blanket still wrapped around him. He groaned and rolled over trying to get up but couldn't due to the blanket being wrapped around his legs. He grumbled and used the couch to help him get his feet back under him and shuffle into the kitchen, unable to take big steps otherwise he would fall over.

"Good to see your up sleepy head. Though you'd passed out on the couch," Ed commented, Eric grumbled and glared at him, shuffling towards his usual seat and flopping down. Ed rolled his eyes. 

Eric wasn't usually this grumpy in the morning but something about him had changed after he had gotten back from whatever universe he had been sent to by Bim.

He wouldn't say what had happened in that universe just commenting that he was glad it was warm here. Ed didn't know why it being warm here and not in the other universe made a difference.

Eric somehow managed to eat while still being wrapped up, occasionally feeding pieces of his food to Bug who was doing a very good job at keeping his neck warm and made adorable little sounds when Eric would scratch his head after feeding him a piece of lettuce or other bits of food. 

He nearly dropped his fork when Google scanned him making him jerk and close his eyes at the bright beam of light.

Bug buried his head in Eric's neck, making a displeased sound.

"Eric what is that?" Ryan questioned staring at Bug who was clearly at Ben, a rather displeased look on his face before he snuggled back into Eric's neck. Eric giggled at the ticklish feeling. 

He was about to explain he didn't know what Bug was when Dark walked into the kitchen, looking annoyed as he read something on his phone. The egos had been surprised when they heard Dark and Wilford knew how to use a phone given how old they were.

"Ah I see you met Bug, I was wondering where you'd gone" Dark answered rubbing Bug's head, he made a strange purring sound, Eric smiled nervously. He was still nervous around Dark, the man was incredibly intimidating even though he knew Dark was nothing like his father and would never hurt him. 

He was still nervous though.

"Who is Bug and why haven't we seen him until now?" Gabriel questioned, staring intently at the giant black caterpillar around Eric's neck, he had never seen the....thing before. 

He knew creatures other than King squirrels lived in and around The Manor but he had never seen them before. He had heard Host complaining about them.

"This is Bug, he's my Void Pet. He generally stays hidden in my pocket but sometimes goes exploring. I hope he hasn't been bothering you too much Host," Dark explained, rubbing Bug's head and smiling when Eric giggled when Bug purred. It tickled. He rubbed Bug's head one last time before going to make himself coffee.

"No, he hasn't, though I have often wondered why there have been little ink print on my parchment," Host answered, Bug buried his head in Eric's neck. Eric continued to feed Bug bits of food when he thought Dark wasn't looking. 

Bug was more than happy to munch on the little bits of food he was being given.

Bug was seen more regularly after that, usually in Dark's top pocket, around his wrist or sometimes around his neck though that didn't happen very often. There were a few occasions where he would be seen with one of the Google's or Host though not as often as Eric or Yancy, both of whom seemed to be his favourite people to be with.

There were times where he would disappear completely and wouldn't be seen for several months though they knew he was still around, either from the little track marks Host sometimes found on his parchment or the way Dark would sometimes hold himself like he was trying not to disturb someone.

IN DARK'S OFFICE

Dark sighed and relaxed into his seat as he sipped his coffee. It had been a tense three weeks. 

They had been alarmed when Eric had gone missing, Yancy had looked like he wanted to strangle Bim for sending his little brother somewhere that was potentially dangerous. 

When Eric finally returned he was rugged up in winter clothes and had a haunted look in his eyes. He wouldn't say what had happened, just that it had been cold, bone-chillingly cold. 

It made a chill go up Dark's spine. It was never cold in The Manor unless Matthew had been gone for a little too long but it was never as cold as Eric had described the universe. Ryan had asked if Eric knew the reason it was so cold.

Eric hadn't answered, he had just stared at Ryan with a haunted look in his eyes and shook his head. He knew the reason but wish he didn't. Dark was brought out of his thought when he felt something hit his chest. 

He looked down and smiled when he saw Bug staring up at him. Dark picked him up and hugged him, enjoying the gentle warmth coming off him. Having Bug around made things a little easier. 

The Manor didn't feel quite so cold with Bug around. Dark wasn't quite sure why but didn't question it.

Note:  Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I will try and have a new chapter up soon. I will probably edit this in the future.

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Time Management

Here are a few things that helped me out massively. I catered this more toward high school/college, but you can use the basics of this for anything you might need to do day to day. (Sorry it’s lengthy eek I got going)

Keep a planner! Color code the heck out of that thing if it makes you happy, and it helps give you a better idea of what you need to do. It’s nice to be able to see your schedule in week and month sized chunks. If planners aren’t for you, you can use the calendar on your phone. I don’t know if androids have it, but the reminders app has saved me far too many times as well.

If you get a syllabus or schedule for a class, pen those assignments into your planner or on your calendar asap. This will let you know which weeks are gonna kick your ass and what you should be prepared for. It keeps you from having those panic moments of “surprise, that paper is actually due this week!”

Routines! I find it so much easier to do things I don’t like if I’m in the habit of doing them. This goes for both class and regular things like laundry. It’s a little hard to get a routine started, but once you get going it’s a lifesaver. I’ve found it also helps me when I’m panicking about how much has to be done to have something to fall back on. Most classes follow a M/W/F or a T/Th schedule so you can break homework up accordingly. Also please, I beg you, do at least a little homework on the weekend (this doesn’t mean leave everything for Sunday night). It’ll save you so much suffering during the week, and it won’t take up your whole day.

Identify what your distractions are. Is the tumblr app the ultimate distraction? Does working in a certain environment hinder you? There are lots of ways to make your life easier. Maybe temporarily delete an app, or move it off the main screen. Relocate to somewhere you find it easier to study (this could be the library, or I preferred to work in empty classrooms because I find it hard to concentrate if I’m not alone). You can even set timers and work for ~30 minutes or so and then take a 5-10 min social media break before starting again.

I know everyone says this, and I know it takes so much discipline to do, but start assignments as soon as you can. Is it a paper? Do an outline within a day or two. Add thoughts as they come to you and when you go to start it for real you have a nice little base built. Have an exam that requires a lot of memorization? Do between 10 and 30 minutes every day 2+ weeks out and you won’t feel the need to pull all nighters. Quizlet has an app for flashcards that’s super helpful if you don’t want to break your hand making them. Sometimes, if it’s a common class, there might already be a card set made!

Prioritize -- list out your assignments/tasks by due date/importance and do them accordingly. (I sometimes cheated on this and knocked out quick, painless assignments to get them out of the way and build momentum). It feels good to complete things, and if you’re struggling with beginning at all, do the easiest first.

Study smarter, not harder! Different classes require different methods of studying. It took me a long time to learn how to study for classes like organic chemistry or physics. Good study habits can save you So Much time. If you have trouble, talking with a professor/teacher/tutor can get you moving in the right direction. Don’t waste time studying in a way that isn’t working for you.

And writing time? I always gave myself an hour (or more, if I didn’t have much work) before bed to write, putz around on the internet, watch shows, etc. no matter what was going on. I’d squeeze writing time in at other points too if possible, but generally my daytime hours and bits between class were used to get school work done. If you’re the kind of person that loves to get up early, you could flip it and take that bit of time in the morning. Or maybe over a lunch hour. Yeah, some days you won’t get any writing time at all. It happens because of tests, life, etc., but it won’t be all the time. Writing, watching shows, binging fanfic are awesome rewards for completing your responsibilities.

And above all else, take care of yourself. Sleep at least 7hrs, have regular meals, and take time to just breathe.