#when i can only make young adults 🤣😭

[pearlean]

Dude! Your sims are always so unique! I mean not a single one looks the same. I tend to have same face syndrome and I’m having a hard time breaking that habit. What is your technique when coming to create different faces but also making them seem like they could literally be a person? (I don’t know how to describe it, I hope you understand what I mean 😋)

thank you so much!! i find that it happens when we stick to what's familiar whether that be features, cc, or just a process. i HIGHLY recommend using references because:

1. looking at all kinds of faces forces you to break repetition 2. you take into account anatomy/real subtle details 3. + it's lots of fun 👀

don't worry about making things look precise or 'right', keeping it loose leaves room for you to experiment and incorporate your sim style. for me, i use references as puzzle pieces or to brainstorm ideas.

expressions go hand with actual features + help with making even maxis sims look more human, so i like to center it around what i want them to give off.

ANYWAY!! 'same face syndrome' is no big deal! do what feels natural and fitting for you :)

here's my reference board i use for sims & art shit😵‍💫

[burning-academia-if]

Heyyyy em! I stole an ask... I'm gonna send it around lol

So Spell gone wrong ROs get transported to some place in time where little bitty MC is the one to find them...

How does that go??? 😏😭🤣

Omg baby MC...back before their Whole World collapsed

Rook: Rook meeting MC at an even younger age than when the two became friends and feeling incredibly odd about being allowed to see you at every stage of your life so far. He's actually pretty good with kids, and I can see him entertaining MC and playing them before sending them on their way (also resisting temptation to say something to MC's dad, which I find very funny considering how MC's dad would not like Rook either)

Beck: I think he'd find MC as a child the cutest thing, and would immediately want to spoil them lol he's the best with kids out of the whole cast, and he'd play with them or tell them stories to distract them before returning them to their parents (with a sugary treat as well, although shh it's a secret from your parents ok?)

Rhea: It takes her a moment to realize who this small child is that has bumped into her. She isn't entirely sure how to interact with kids, but she'd smooth out her usual stern expression and try to make herself gentle, asking where MC's parents are and if they'd like her help to find them. Feels a strange pang in her chest when she hands you off, although she can't tell why

Zoe: Another one of those moments where their Older Sibling mode is activated lol quick to make sure MC is fine before hesitantly asking about their parents. When MC points them out, Zoe feels an instant weight on them. You, small and innocent, and your family rushing to collect you, whole and complete. There's nothing they can do for you, and they can only watch you run back to your family with a heavy heart

Lars: Please, he finds you annoying enough as an adult, let alone as a Small Child LMAO I think his reaction will vary depending on what kind of child you were, but he neither knows how to interact with child or really would want to, even if it is MC. Plus, I think he's too wary of the potential consequences of it so he just acknowledges it's you before moving on

???: Strangely enough, they don't feel they have a right to approach you. Instead, they watch as you interact with your family, anger flaring in their chest at the knowledge of the future. The image is false now, lost to the sands of time. If only the young child they see could have stayed unmarked by the trials to come in the rest of their life

[7nessasaryevils]

Ahhh my favourite day of the week! I wanted to watch earlier but today's been so hectic so this is a very late screaming crying throwing up review of Wandee Goodday! Let us begin!

- oh lovely... pain right out the fucking gate why won't you assholes let me breathe???? Poor Cher having to watch the men he loves fight 😭😭

- ohhhh that Cher Yei hug... (gwenchana count 1)

- both yak and yei breaking down in the arms of the men they love most... fucking hell we haven't even gotten to the opening credits! (Also Cher and Dee just silently comforting their boys... gods I'm soft 🥹🥺)

- Dee taking care of yak by physically comforting him and then making sure he eats is just so goddamn sweet... fucking asshole

- Dee pouting because yak says he loves granmama is so boyfriend coded im smacking my head against a wall

- oh wow this is a yei-pain centric episode and we are really putting my son through the wringer

- Cher and Dee becoming the in-laws we needed ♥️♥️

- fuck the simple domesticity of you and your partner working in silence each doing your own thing ♥️♥️♥️

- Dee verbally reinforcing his belief in yak (gwenchana count 2)

- ZAZAKI NY BABIE HI!!!

- oh gods I love him immediately asking why yak isn't doing the fight

- real talk: I get why Yei is so mad at his father... to be that young and lose your mom and then be told by the only other adult in your life that you are now responsible for your little brother, a business, and a legacy is a lot. The resentment he has against his dad is understandable and so is Yak's forgiveness for him. While Yei decided he didn't need his father anymore, Yak decided to stay connected to the only other parent he does have because in that way he's still connected to his mom. My babies have been through it 🥺

- oh look the in-laws are all meeting!

- while I love that we're showing off Dr. Dee... AUTOMATIC DISCREDITING SIR!!! How in the fuck is that doctor telling you - a nonmember of the family- about papa phadetseuk's diagnosis??

- HOWLING 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 are you two cursed to be stuck with my sons is such a sad thing to say I love it!!!

- Cher really said "I'm sick and tired of you idiots fighting I'm telling your dad!" 🤣🤣🤣

- yei's heartbroken face... oh gods why do these brothers always look so good when they're devastated?!?

- I'm so fucking fine look how goddamn utterly fine I am so so wonderfully fine (sobs in the corner)

- I love that we address how grief can break people in the worst way and that both papa Phadetseuk and Yei are taking accountability for the past few years

- this episode really was out to hurt and yet heal my little boxer family and I love it!

- awww cute yei and Cher scenes!

- WHAT THE FUCK OH MY GOD FUCK ME (fuck Cher actually) HOLY SHIT

- FAMILY KARAOKE!!!

- ohhh... here we go dee backstory time!! (Tiny Dee is precious and I am going to steal him my goodness)

- granmama and yak being besties is exactly what I needed in my life ♥️

- SAY THE DAMN WORDS WANDEE!!! Although finally understanding that you love yak is fucking great!!

And for next week!

Out fashionable grim reaper is back, my son gets hurt, and we have actual clowns!! Perhaps a little less pain than this week ♥️

The exhaustion has set in so I bid you all adieu!!

[eldritch-araneae]

Yo! I'm the same anon that saying "Hey! I like the idea where Bumblebee is finally growing up and have a son name Rubble". I also like the idea where Bee is Optimus' successor (I think some people said Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime/Hot Shot is more suitable to be Optimus' successor but I don't care and want Hot Rod being Ultra Magnus/Sentinel Prime's successor). I know the Terrans (2+3) are Bee's students in TFE but in the same time,I assume they also Bee's children (well,maybe more like Bee's unexpected/unplanned children and Bee being in the same situation likr ROTTMNT Splinter🤣🤣🤣 sorry for bad in English 😭)

It makes sense why ppl say it because it started with Transformers: The Movie when we get introduced to Hot Rod, the he takes the Matrix and becomes Rodimus.

Personally I'm kinda 50/50 if I like Bumblebee taking leadership position. Several years ago I would say "hell yes!" but after seeing the garbage fire writers did in IDW1 where Bee was forced at this position only to anyone not listening to him, offering zero support, to be punching bag and all this to be discarded like a used tool... I'm very, very skeptical that writers can handle his character right in this situation.

But I do like what I see in Earthspark so far. I can see that in the future there is gonna be a third faction of Terrans with Bumblebee in charge. But unlike comics, he’s growing into this position in gradual and more natural pace. Bumblebee is growing with Terrans this time, and he bonds with them more with each episode, which mean in future this kind of alliance will be held together on love and trust.

Also, to me TFE Bee definitely a young adult who still tries to make sense of his life. Despite what Nova Storm said, officially Bee is the youngest among legacy bots. Thus, I don't really see him as father figure to Terrans. He's more like the eldest sibling)

[lonespektr]

SEPTEMBER 14TH HORROR WATCH

Slash/Back

Why are they starting it like a documentary ?

Okay fishing boat

Blubber whale seal? Diced raw fish

Daughter father hunting

She can shoot

6 years later

Snow cores? ( i was looking down 😭)

White guy? Researcher

Some samples

Pulsing brain looking thingy in the show

ALIEN FACE SNATCH

And he gone

Soilstice

She looks too old to be a playground

But too old to jand with dad

Quarter allowance DAMN

60 weeks to save 15$

The toothless kid is getting stolen from by older girl

With the braids

No this one got braids too

Bike rescuer bout to save lil bit money

BIKE RACE

Whooo 12! 🚨

Other girls are biking now too unclear why

Got her threw her off the bike.omg PEAK LIL KIDS

They are friends again now just like that she literally just ran her off the road now they are all gonna hang out 🤣🤣🤣

Some girl harpooned a whale (reportedly)

"you're vicious on insta" I LOVE A DEAD PAN DELIVERY

They conspiring to go out on a boat alone

Dead white man on the news

She sunk out with the gun

(it has a scope) she's a long shot

The lil bit wanted to come but they sent her on a snack run she keeps trying to make 15$ deals to hand out with the older kids

She said i can make deals 🤣🤣

Old man caught them talking the boat out peak small town

Lil bit biked all the way to where they are or is she somewhere else by herself??

No she there

Polar bear

Whoa! Very far away to shoot it isn't that illegal

Bear attack

One shot still coming 2 girl shooters

Oh but this over folds under pressure

It got lil bit

Ooo she dead

Shot 2 main hunter girl got em

But lik bit

Holy crap how is she not mauled to death

She was just out, not a single scratch concussion only

They bail

OH AND THE BEAR has the alien thing inside it

They at least clocked the bear looked sus and was charging all wild like one foot was twisted

Black blood

Whitecop hassles kids

Anuk cop saves the day

Look into the kids respectives home

Well off girl parents ignore her

Main girls?? Step mom kinda mean v young??

Dead pan girl mom feeds her only big girl

Tattling is still the primary currency at that age

Shooter no 1 went to find the bear

Find the bike

Alien got somebody at the dock

Granny got dementia

Earlier they were dating all the adults get shit faced

Reference to one abusive parent

Shooter no 1 found the (ookie?) Goopy alien mother ship

Good alien visual bad fox puppet visuals and fight scene

Ookie knifed the fox

Saw the dock worker and other animals getting turned

She's the only one that believes the old stories

At the hot guys house party

Hot guy likes main girl

Main girl is like very queer coded

Lots of internalized racism from her

Kfc expensive yikes

What defines country food ?

I guess shes the trailer trash kid of the already poor kids

White cop got turned by polar bear alien now the literal embodiment of terror to the community

Main kid )maika is being mean to everybody who connects to their culture like literally triggered

Uhp hot boy might just want to hang out with her dad and be a great hunter

Could be both

Ookie came back and warned them but they aren't buying it

Cop there

Oh full exorcist very nice up the stairs

All this is giving Vincent denofrio man n black meat suit doesn't fit btw

Ookie and maika both carry knives

Alien cop went after ookie maika slasher him he ran off

They realized lil bit could be next because she was attacked earlier

These things aren't much for marathons

Sprints only they give up fast

Or more accurate like humans

They sprint, wait, and track

They had sense enough to call police but not mention aliens (say it's drunk men)

This was a weird transition

But now they are building a fort (for nostalgia) the older girls are obviously trying to calm the younger ones down but it was a stiff scene

The acting and writing is a bit inconsistent

That cop lady come to the rescue but she got killed off screen

Strategy session

Noodles and claws

Knife is an oolu

They do the weird walk until they get close

When they get far away they just slow down and go back on exorcist walking 🤣🤣

🤣 dummies think they are tricking us 🤣

U have to be brave

The fuck i do!! 😭😭 that's the first time i heard that

Lol what did she spray

Speaking of it's a literal dkunk outside RN

Timing 🕝

Okay rich girl is staying with the lil kids inside a steel cargo carrier

The girls bail and get tooled up

And hunting make up (imitation ink)

They are unserious in only a way that kids can be

Set a trap 1 down

Hot boy

Trap 2 w/ the quad

Failure

Oakie injury

Maika lost the gun

Everyone is proving to be a better friend than protag

Aliens in maika house

Excellent transition

She got knocked down the whole screen went blank then we flash back to another childhood hunting scene

Old man managed to get away official mantle pass (mechete) to maika and she gets him

Oh the mother ship sent out a beacon after that death

Lol aliens said fuck this shit and just left

Back on the boat with pop

Maika got a job

Seem like dad drinking less is the implication

Lol i guess the news found out ookie is like me i found the aliens interview ME

LAND BACK at the end there

V cute

[brummiereader]

@zablife I absolutely adore their friendship, Lee ❤️! I feel like I'm reliving my own teen years through them 🥰.

I love how Ada is slowly (forcefully🤭) opening Irene's eyes to a whole different side of life. She's like a little pocket rocket, full of curiosity and mischief. The only girl of a family of boys is often as feisty as them. She has to be, else she'll never survive! You've really captured young Ada perfectly ❤️!

"I don't believe the superstitions and neither should you!" Ada had advised" she's so practical for someone growing up in a house where superstitions are an ongoing theme. I'm really superstitious 🤦🏼‍♀️, tell me anything and I'll believe it and stop doing it for the rest of my life 😂. So I can relate to Irene in this scene! I really enjoyed how you described her fears about entering the Shelby house with all the eery unusual objects scattered around. I feel like it's a perfect example of how it feels when you visit a new friends house when you're a teen. You're alway a little nervous that they might have some dark creepy secret going on you're gonna discover. Or maybe it was just my friends houses that gave me that feeling 😬😂.

“This is why we broke into your aunt’s shop?” Irene accused, her voice pitching higher than intended at the shock of seeing a whisky bottle peeking out from the edges of burlap. Oh no 🤦🏼‍♀️🤭. Her first introduction to teen binge drinking 😂.

I'm so in love with the dialogue between them. You've done an incredible job at describing the small mannerisms one would make when trying to pull a cork from a bottle, to the mumbled talking. I live for these details! It pulls me into the story as if I was there with them 😍.

Ada reached to grasp her friend’s hand in the darkness, giving a gentle squeeze. Gosh, my heart jumped a little with emotions when Irene opened up about her family and Ada grabbed her hand 😩😭. I found this part so beautiful, and so in par with how someone of their age would react. She showed no apprehension to comfort her friend, something us adults can overthink sometimes. We are too worried not to offend etc.

“I think I know what will cheer us up,” Ada suggested, rising to her feet. What's madam mischief up to now 🤭?

I found myself giggling so much during the next scene as they tried on the dresses. I'm still grinning at these lines... “You look simply marvelous,” she complimented in a posh accent. Twirling her friend closer she added, "for a giant banana" with a snicker of mischievous delight. 🤣! She's so much fun and I adore how she's bringing out Irene's playful side too...“Not nearly as lovely as you, my dear lace doily,” she snorted, hinging forward in a deep bow that nearly saw her face plant onto the workroom floor. Nobody wants to be a banana let alone a lace doily 😩😂!

I can't tell you enough how much I love this series. I wish this was canon 😭. I would have loved to see Ada's younger years with Irene. I'm loving the dynamics of their friendship and how they bring out the best in each other ❤️!

Green Gloves (Part 2)

Summary: Ada learns a bit more about Irene's family history as the girls' shenanigans continue.

Author's Note: If you'd like to see the way I picture Irene's family, check out her details here.

Warnings: mention of injury, death, underage drinking, vomiting

Part 1

Peering inside the quiet stillness of the betting shop, Irene gulped at the thought of crossing the threshold into the Shelbys’ lair. It wasn’t only the late hour that made her uneasy, she always had an eery feeling of being watched in this mysterious place.

When she first mentioned this to Ada, her observation was met with a dismissive chuckle and an explanation that it was only Aunt Polly’s traditions that made their home seem different. "I don't believe the superstitions and neither should you!" Ada had advised.

It was easier said than done when faced with the reality, however. Irene's head snapped at the slightest sound, her trembling voice echoing against Ada's back. “I don’t like this,” in a disapproving tone. Desperate fingers grappling at her friend’s elbow, she attempted to draw Ada from the double doors she knew to be strictly off limits.

“Why? Scared of the dark? Or Aunt Pol’s curses?” Ada teased, wriggling free of her grasp and quickly slipping inside. 

Eventually losing sight of her friend and unwilling to follow, Irene stood rooted to the spot just outside the door. Eyes trailing toward the cracked ceiling, she strained to listen for footsteps indicating the formidable Polly Gray would appear to punish them.

The sudden twitch of her limbs revealed her state of anxiety, realizing she’d been holding her breath when the light headedness caused her to sway on her feet. Stumbling backward against the kitchen table, she propped herself up against the far end and silently cursed Ada for whatever errand was taking so long. 

Though she wasn’t sure how long she might be waiting, Irene didn’t dare take a seat, her discomfort in her surroundings gnawing fiercely at her insides. She briefly thought of tidying the cluttered surface in front of her, hands reaching for a dirty teacup when she noticed the curious sight of Polly’s bible and rosary next to a stack of brightly decorated cards.

She hadn’t known what they were a few weeks ago, but now she had a rudimentary understanding of tarot. Ada explained her aunt gave readings as a way to provide solace to war widows and those clinging to the hope they wouldn’t soon fall victim. Though Irene hadn't decided how she felt about the practice, it was a detail about Ada's family Irene thought best not to mention to her devoutly religious mother.

A scuffle across the floorboards indicated Ada was returning from her mission, her triumphant whisper echoing through the corridor. “Found it!" Ada announced proudly as she beckoned Irene. "Time to go."

Irene didn’t ask what she was carrying in the small sack at her side. In all honesty, she didn’t care what Ada had come for, only that they were free to leave. 

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“This is why we broke into your aunt’s shop?” Irene accused, her voice pitching higher than intended at the shock of seeing a whisky bottle peeking out from the edges of burlap.

“Shhh! Keep your voice down! Do you want your mum to catch us?” Ada scolded. 

Irene clamped a hand over her mouth, peering into the hall before closing the door to her room. “S no crime to take somefin' from your own house,” came Ada's muffled reply, teeth clenched around the cork of the bottle to dislodge it.

Overcome with curiosity, Irene peered over Ada's shoulder asking, “Where did you find it?”

“Arthur...stashed... a bottle in...his office,” Ada struggled to reply, continuing to tug at the stubborn cork before eventually freeing it with a satisfying pop. She took a swig and recoiled at the burn at the back of her throat, then extended the bottle to Irene.

As Irene held the glass between her palms, she stared into the foul smelling liquid with trepidation. “Who’s Arthur?” she asked before taking a small sip and sliding the bottle back to Ada with a shiver.

Hands hovering at the neck, Ada’s fingers stilled momentarily and she seemed to hold her breath. Irene thought she detected a brief flicker of sadness in her eyes before she blinked it away with her usual irreverence. Her head bobbed slightly as she huffed out a little chuckle, “According to Polly, he’s an ignorant git who causes too much trouble."

As Ada drank some more, Irene studied her face for any sign she might continue, but the moment had seemingly passed. Attempting to hide the overexcited tremble in her voice, Irene ventured, “Is he your sweetheart?” 

Laughter punctuated the silence, Ada’s shoulders shaking uncontrollably as she fell over, one hand clutching her mouth to stifle her soft snorts.

Irene looked on in utter confusion and slight annoyance. “What’s so funny?” she asked.

Pushing onto her elbows, Ada attempted to sit upright as she continued to chuckle, “That’s something Arthur’s never been called before!” Wiping a tear from her eye, she repeated, “sweetheart.” As Irene waited for an explanation, Ada waved her hand dismissively, “He’s my older brother.”

“Oh, of course,” Irene sighed, a note of relief evident in her voice. “You’d only mentioned John,” she added quickly, remembering the little house with tow headed children playing outside.

“I hadn’t meant to hide it. Honestly, I think I forget sometimes now that they’ve been away so long,” Ada uttered softly. Clearing her throat of any lingering sentiment, she explained, “There’s Arthur, Tommy and John besides me and Finn.” Sweeping the hair from her eyes, she asked, “And the Robinsons? Are there more brothers you’ve kept secret from me?” With a teasing wink, she passed the bottle back to her friend.

Irene shook her head as she tipped it against her lips, a dribble of amber liquid spilling down her chin. Wiping it away quickly to keep it from falling onto her dress, she was too preoccupied to stop herself from confessing, “Father would have preferred sons, but Martin’s the only one. What a disappointment for him, eh?” 

As soon as she locked eyes with Ada’s curious stare, she pressed her lips together tightly. However, she had to admit the catharsis of saying the words aloud for the first time. Taking another gulp of whisky, she noted how little it burned now, the sudden warmth lapping at her spine to coax the truth from her with ease. 

"I'm not sure what the point of it was, following the rules when Martin ignored them,” she snorted softly at the memory of the spirited disagreements between father and son, especially when Martin told them he intended to enlist. “Mum always said they could fight about everything and nothing, too alike for their own good."

Her gaze shifted to Martin’s books stacked by her bed, the beloved volumes entrusted to her care before his departure. She exhaled deeply, staving off the blooming ache in her chest at the notion of her loved ones assembled for the last time. A distant look in her eye, she confided quietly, “Sometimes I wonder if he might be alive if it weren't for Martin.”

"I don't understand," Ada admitted with a look of concern.

“He couldn’t bear to hear his only son had been gravely wounded, so he collapsed. Everyone says it was a weakened heart, but I think it was a broken one," Irene nodded softly to herself. "It's as though it only beat for one person." The rest of us weren't enough, she added in her mind, but the tears collecting along her lash line conveyed the sentiment.

Ada reached to grasp her friend’s hand in the darkness, giving a gentle squeeze. She'd never given much thought to Arthur Sr's opinion of her, but it was clear Irene's needs were different. There would always be a piece of her which craved the love and attention Mr. Robinson gave so freely to her brother.

Looking down at their interlaced fingers, Irene's heart swelled at the closeness and comfort. There hadn’t been much in the past year, her mum busying herself with the business of carrying on like the dutiful wife and mother she'd always been. Irene often thought how easy a decision it would be to trade this life for her old one, even with the squabbles and slights.

“Is your family close?” Irene asked suddenly, hazel eyes glistening with hope.

“Always within striking distance,” Ada smirked, earning a bubble of laughter from Irene.

“Can't be helped really with a family business," she explained with a shrug. "Arthur runs the betting shop with Tommy and John working under him,” she repeated, knowing the order of things as Polly had explained them many times over. It was important to know, lest others get the wrong impression while they were away that things would be any different after the war.

Irene suddenly felt a cold chill run down her spine at the thought of the infamous Shelby temper, head snapping toward the half empty bottle in her hand. “Shouldn’t we save the rest for Arthur if he comes looking?” 

“Nah, fuck him!” Ada snickered, stealing it for another swig. 

“Are you so sure he won’t return for it?” Irene laughed as her hand fell across Ada's in a disjointed attempt to grab at the bottle. She froze the moment the words left her mouth, fingertips brushing along Ada's knuckles as she relinquished her hold. “I’m so sorry, Ada. I'm not sure why I said that," she murmured in apology.

She felt her stomach lurch, threatening to overturn its contents and turned away from Ada with downcast eyes. "I've had too much,” she gestured to the bottle, hanging her head in shame.

“S’alright,” Ada replied, eyes glazing over from her own indulgence. With a wave of her hand she continued, "Pol says whisky is good proofing water." Placing her palm against Irene's back she added earnestly, "You're a good person."

Irene shifted, burying her head in her friend’s shoulder and inhaled the sweet scent of rose water with a hint of the unique tea in Aunt Polly's cupboards.

"Are you like her?" Irene wondered aloud.

"Hmmm?"

"Have you seen...things... in the cards, I mean?"

"Never tried," Ada admitted. "Nor the tea leaves."

"What's that?"

"Surely you noticed all the cups," Ada muttered. "Pol reads the leaves left over, to tell the future."

"She can?"

"So she claims. Predicted the death of our neighbor two years ago," Ada proclaimed before furrowing her brow with newfound concentration. "Come to think of it, she could have predicted your father's death...if you'd known her then, of course."

Irene shook her head violently. "No, I wouldn't have wanted to know."

"Really?" Ada asked, eyebrows raised. "I'd want to know if my old man dropped dead. Might throw a party," she grinned at the thought of the selfish bastard dying alone somewhere. However, the joke was lost on poor Irene who sat in heavy silence.

"F-forget I said anything," Ada stuttered awkwardly, hoping Irene would leave that particular conversation for another day. To her relief, exhaustion was quickly overtaking her friend, Irene's eyelids drooping beneath the weight of impending sleep. Her limbs growing heavy, she allowed her body to sink into Ada's side with a small sigh of satisfaction. Arm slung across Ada's waist, her breathing slowed and she found herself drifting toward peaceful slumber.

That is, until Ada suddenly jolted her awake.

“What is it? My mum?” Irene said, rubbing her eyes.

“I think I know what will cheer us up,” Ada suggested, rising to her feet.

“I don’t want any more whisky,” Irene protested, holding up a hand.

Ada only giggled as she took Irene by the arm and lead her out the door toward her mother’s shop. 

“We can't go down there!” Irene hissed.

“I just want to try on a few dresses. Please, Irene!” Ada begged.

All fight gone from her body, Irene gave in with one stipulation, “Just one or two.” Ada nodded her head vigorously in agreement.

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An hour and a considerable amount of whisky later, both girls were prancing about the shop in frocks Mrs. Robinson had spent weeks preparing for the ladies of neighboring towns. Ada insisted Irene try a pale yellow dress even though she balked incessantly about it being her least favorite color. And in retaliation, Irene chose the first thing Ada showed true disdain for, a mass of ruffles and lace.

Standing before the full length mirror, Ada studied herself carefully, turning this way and that to see how she looked in the garment. Casting a jealous glance at Irene, she noted how much better her friend filled out the bodice of her dress. “I wish I had your tits,” Ada whined without realizing she’d actually said the words aloud.

“Seriously?” Irene asked with incredulous delight. “Gosh, I’d love to have your tiny waist!” Ada's cheeks flushed with heat, unable to remark as Irene ran her fingers along the boning of her dress with featherlight touch.

Their eyes locked in the mirror for a moment before Ada broke away to reach for Irene’s hand, promenading her partner around the shop with a flourish. “You look simply marvelous,” she complimented in a posh accent. Twirling her friend closer she added, "for a giant banana" with a snicker of mischievous delight.

Irene stuck her tongue out impishly, but chose to return the wayward compliment. “Not nearly as lovely as you, my dear lace doily,” she snorted, hinging forward in a deep bow that nearly saw her face plant onto the workroom floor.

Motionless against the cold boards, she was horrified to notice how they moved in undulating waves around her, Ada's legs swaying along. Irene shook her head with an unpleasant grimace. "Ada, stop moving!” she pleaded in a pitiful tone.

“M’not!” Ada protested. Glancing down at her very green looking friend, she suddenly began to panic. “Wait…are you going to be sick?”

“No!” Irene answered emphatically before bolting upright.

Ada knelt down to her, rubbing Irene’s back in soothing circles. “You'll be alright, won't you?"

Irene shut her eyes to the nausea building in the pit of her stomach, biting her lip in stubborn insistence that she could hold off the inevitable.

“That’s it,” Ada encouraged. “Wait for me to get this off you at least,” she muttered, fingers twisting in the buttons uselessly. 

At that very moment, Irene hurled the contents of her stomach onto the dress, Ada and the floor.

Ada stopped short, muddled brain taking a long beat to process what had just occurred. Arms flopping by her sides dramatically she winced in despair, “Bloody hell, Irene!”

Taking a huge gulp of air, Irene turned toward her friend and wiped her mouth with the sleeve of her ruined garment. Her watery eyes searched Ada's briefly before she fell back against the ground with a thud. "That's what you get for making me wear yellow," she chided before her eyes slammed closed.

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[lonelywhalien22]

LMAO I truly don't mind the long messages! I'm a fairly straightforward person, They're fun! I have no idea who would read through them other than us so 🤷🏻‍♀️

I don't mean to break anyone's heart but my own! LOL - realistically and with my luck when it comes to BTS, I've just never had a good experience trying to see them. I do wish anyone else all the best though - you included!!!

I think if the audience is 21+, I can do GA 😂 I went to see Epik High recently and most of the audience were in their 20s or older, so it was less chaotic. Not to be that adult LOL, but sometimes, the younger fans are kinda wildin' and disrespectful 😅 Epik High isn't like one of my favorite favorite groups (they were my intro into Kpop), so I wasn't expecting myself to be knocked off my feet, but I was LOL! It was just like fun and chill vibes. I feel like the audience can really make or break your experience.

I'm so glad you had a good time at The Link!!! Even if they didn't do their new album, still sounds like the song selection was pretty good???

Great minds just think alike!!! 🤣😂 No shame at all - if Yangyang's part made you flustered, then he did his job and that is not a bad thing LOL 🤣 Imo, Yangyang is just really dorky and endearing - not necessarily in like a "must protecc" kind of way, but he just makes me a giggly at the dumbest things I normally wouldn't AHAHA. OKAY! Confession - Xiaojun is very much like . . . my type when it comes to who in a group I fall for first LOL. I love his brows, he sings super well with his pretty low ranges, and at least from what we can tell he has a fun personality hahaha.

I'll check out some of the songs you have down for ATEEZ and get back to you!! Screenshotted and will queue them up~ I do listen to Wave, Turbulence, MIST, Light, and Promise regularly!!!

Omg omg omg omg!!! My turn to go wild!! LOL. So long story, short when it comes to SVT: I was a casual fan for a long time, but only started during L&R era. I'm embarrassed to admit, but the combo of Kidult and Mingyu really shoved me to explore their discography (and them as a group LOL) further 😂😅 All this to say, I've only been a carat for ~3-ish years now, so I'm sure there are other ppl who can give you a more seasoned and in-depth look into their discography, but I'll make a separate post sharing my favorite pieces from them! Noted about HHU - Wonwoo/Mingyu were 2 of my very first biases, so I definitely have stuff for you LOL.

RED VELVET MY GIRLS!!!! In my humble opinion, their concept is so timeless - I hope they last a long time 🥺 I definitely went through a Taeyeon phase as well a few years ago (was it really a few or more? T^T) LOL. Why is still my favorite from her!!

The way I was just vibrating when you mentioned StayC LOL - I have friend who LOVES them with all her heart and it's so cute and fun to see y'all be big fans of them!! I did listen to YOUNG-LUV.COM and agree so much!!! I think Young Luv was definitely in my Top 10 most played on Spotify this year hahaha.

LSFM is probably my second most favorite gg after Red Velvet 🥺😭 I mostly started following because I wanted to support Yunjin who I've been keeping my eye out for since her green melona basement room days 😭 (yes, the same one as SVT LMAO). She used to be a Pledis trainee, but then got bounced around a lot between different agencies because she never quite fit any of the concepts. It warmed my heart when she debuted after almost giving up! I ended up really liking LSFM overall after watching their docu-series and then the Anti-Fragile comeback! Blue Flame and No Celestial have a chokehold on me hahaha.

Have you heard Lovin' Me by Fifty Fifty!!!?? I think you might like it a lot!!! I have no idea who they are either lmao, but I really liked that one!! 100/10 would recommend checking out XG - I think they have something a little different to offer the kpop gg scene and it's refreshing! They're latest comeback was really good 🤩

I listen to all the other gg's you listed as well casually LOL, but I'll stop here since I don't have anything else to add hahahaha.

Please look foward to the SVT playlist AAAHHH hahahaha - I love doing things like this 😍🥰

Thank you for the well-wishes 🥺 It's kind of intimidating bc some ppl in my life aren't being the most supportive, but I'm the slightest bit hopeful, it'll work out okay for me in the end :')

AFTER ALL SVT SAID FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE 😂💀😎

Hm, ok you've got me considering GA for real, because there are a few artists I've skipped out on because the venue is only GA 😭...but like maybe this is a me problem but all of the concerts I go to definitely attract lots of under 21 so...💀😂

As an Ateez MIST enthusiast (like personally that's one of my top top top faves from them), I love that you like that song! And omg a fellow stayc girl YESSSSS lol. Blue Flame by LSFM is so great too, and I believe they're about to release a whole album in May so look forward to that! I will def be tuning in! Will definitely check out XG and that song you mentioned from Fifty Fifty as well!

Length of time doesn't matter!!! I've been an Atiny for the same amount of time! Very much looking forward to your SVT playlist!

~Fight for your life~ friend!!!

[birdstooth]

Whoa I just looked up that Popcorn guy and was having a good time reading his bio until the end 😭 RIP HOMIE 😓😓😓 I think popcorn and bumblebezos should do a collab tbh and make like a peach schnapps and cut preacher Bill out of the deal.

Brain: yeah, and then they can run him out of town and turn the church into a cool speakeasy with live jazz

Me: I don't think its even prohibition times tho

Brain: Loretta can be the bouncer

Me: haha she can herd the drunks outta there when they've had too much

he was ostracized.  No one wanted to talk to him but Alan Hamby gave him a shot at being the farmhand, and well, Hal is still there.

HAHAHA I'M NOT CRYING YOU;RE CRYING 😭. I feel dumb saying this after that thing about "cool felons" last time lol but I'm now actively trying to be sincere about at least ONE (1) thing every day and I don't think giving my coffee order counts so here it goes lol:

It really does suck that some "crimes against society" are more negatively perceived than others. Bc I feel like it was just pure chance that my inner toxicity manifested as petty theft/trespassing/vandalism, or was channeled into not so peaceful protesting for something I felt an affinity to, when I probably could just as easily been that person that drives drunk or operates dangerous machinery when high. If it weren't for the fact that I don't driving and alcohol tastes foul af to me, I could definitely have been the young adult person that gets a DUI while trying to reclaim their teenage rebellion years in university lol.

So even though I joke about it now, I feel bad when people say stuff like "oh well at least you aren't THAT kind of person/did THAT kind of crime" bc like, bitch I could have lmao. Not to downplay the fact that drunk driving does objectively have a higher risk of harming other people, but it just feels weird that some offences make you a "worse person" when like all of us basically had the same lapse in judgement/self control but some of us end up suffering the consequences for that mistake more or for longer. 🤷‍♀️

haha yuck, feelings and guilt right?? Anyway, so is he also a leper but not as much as a leper as Cole? What is the misfit hierarchy here? If there was a purge and only one spot left in the safe house who's getting it?

but Hal does drive.  If he didn’t then Bee would take him home.  

This is hilarious tho. It's like me passively aggressively arguing with my mom for half an hour and then being like "also can I get a ride to the mall after school pls"

Just for reference, like I live in a small town population wise, but it’s quite large (living in the mountains you can’t just build anywhere).

Me, having played many world-building games, but speaking like I know based on life experience: Yes, I also know this. I am very familiar with the difficulties of developing farmland and infrastructure on rough terrain. On the flip side, kind of gives you an advantage in a wartime scenario tho, as the land serves as an additional defence against invaders.

Literally, my teenage years consisted of us riding through the national state park on a 1.5 lane road.  That’s fun when you come across a car coming towards you.

so do u usually play chicken or like how do u win here

What if there is very few places to eat??  She might have to go to the next town over in order to get food.

omg imagine not having 46 restaurants available on your local ubereats I'm sweating lmao. (I feel like u said there was only one uber driver in your whole area and he was unreliable? lol omg)

he did create an apple tree called the Red Chief, there’s only one of those apples in the world, and you have to go very early in the season to get some of those apples, and they cost more than the regular apples, and they’re delicious!

lol, there's only ONE of these apples in the world and we ate it so it's got now!! 🤣🤣 I totally get having apple preferences tho. The only apples I will eat are Jazz, Pink Lady or Fiji if that's the only option but I don't like golden delicious or anything else mushy or overly sweet.

Tbh I thought fruit was only lucrative in Japan lol where a watermelon can be hundreds of dollars or something and people will actually buy it... and its not even like expensive bc its from wholefoods it's like specially grown or engineered to be the tastiest and most aesthetically pleasing or something haha.

True story, not about a body, although I would assume there is many out there in the woods.  But there was an Olympic bomber that lived in the Appalachian woods for five years before the FBI caught him.

IS THIS THAT RUDOPLH GUY??? that's the only cabin in the woods bomber I can think of other than ted kaz.. kaczy... the Unabomber.

tangent, but this is why I've always respected FBI more than CIA. bc I feel like CIA get like an expense card, they get to travel and do all the glamourous infiltrate this high society network shit, and 75% of the time FBI people are just in the middle of small-town nowhere, staking out a swamp or rural woods waiting for an unhinged person to take a break from writing their manifesto to go out and get some firewood or catch a fish. They're LUCKY if they end up in a nice town like Twin Peaks.

I can attest that sex education in a small town in the Bible Belt SUCKS!  Like…it’s horrible, and they never talked about a clit.  Even a few years ago when I had cousins in school.  They didn’t know the basic anatomy of their body.  Why???  

Wait what would they even learn about in sex-ed then? like is this just putting condoms on bananas? Or do they only learn about the post-sex stuff like childcare?

 That’s why I prefer multi part fics instead of one shots.  Most one shots is just about the smut.  I like a bit more meat 😂 I don’t know if that is the best word to use in this scenario, but oh well.

I'm not going to believe that your decision to use "meat" here was anything but intentional and deliberate!!

I was going to make a joke about me being a scrabble champion bc I can think of many alternative words to use there (more substance/story/context/background/plot/etc), but then I realized u could probably think of just as many if not more alternative words that wouldn't even occur to me b/c of my low spice tolerance lmao (more... filling? that's the best I've got man)

Stained Like Georgia Clay, Part 4

Summary:  Cole takes you out to the middle of nowhere

Pairings:  Cole Turner X Reader

Rating:  explicit

Warnings:  explicit language, explicit sexual content, teasing, a bit of thigh riding (If you squint), ab riding, mutual fingering, squirting, 18+ ONLY

Word Count:  5K

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[wonwoonlight]

Hi Khione!! I hope I'm not bothering you 😅 Just had a couple of random thoughts I wanted to share!!! 🥰

1. The Jeonghan request drabble 😭😂💔🥲😍 As a Jeonghan bias, I feel really giddy rn lmao 🤣 I only your fics can do this to me huehuhue

2. Tbh, not a fan of Jeonghan's long hair 👀 L&R Jeonghan and Home Run Jeonghan share an apartment and live in my mind rent free - BUT I will give his long hair an exception cuz of this in this drabble hehehe 🥲🙃

3. Not sure why but I've been thinking about My Daisy a lot . . . but I really appreciate how you portrayed the expectations and unexpectations of love in young adulthood so . . . realistically?? My mind goes back to the part where OC is contemplating her relationship either Mingyu vs Jennie and Jaebeom vs Jisoo and Cheol. Low-key, I always thought I would like something slow and steady F2L kinda thing like Jisoo and Cheol too, but you never know who life is gonna throw at you 🤷🏻‍♀️ - like in OC's case. Maybe some hot young CEO will walk into our lives in a couple of months . . . You. Never. Know. (Joking, but seriously - the right person is never who you think it'll be and there's no right or wrong of young adult relationships - or at least how they come to be 😊)

'Tis all!!! I hope you have a good week 💕💕

Hi hi!!! Pls know you'd never bother me haha you can talk to me just about anytime tho i gotta say im the worst person when it comes to replying to msgs 🤐🤐 i either reply to u in seconds or in days theres no in between 🤣

And nOooOoo it's all him trust me, I picture jeonghan and I get happy. That guy's just too powerful for his own good 🙈 nevertheless, thank you for enjoying the fic!

Andddd tbh i always prefer shorter hair too EXCEPT for that particular red hair 😔💔 i rly have no reason except that its simply my preference, but after years and years of thinking i dont like guys with long hair....yoon jeonghan happened to prove me wrong.

I cant believe there are still someone who's still thinking abt my daisy aaaaa tbh that was just my thought process of how to make their romance not seem rushed, yet I want to show you that what they have is real. I've always believed you have to know someone for long too before you can start dating them, but it's true that I've seen ppl around me falling quickly, deeply, and it's not shortlived. So there's that hehee. I'm glad if I somehow managed to deliver this to the readers 🙈

Thank you for telling me this aaaaa you truly made my day🧡 have a great week too!!!