#i guess ill tag jimmy...

[grassiestars]

scar burnt down the ranch so we could cook up rancher angst

original trend on tiktok. except i dont use tiktok i dont know where i got this image from tbh

also pretty please give me asks pretty pretty please

[tonia-aaaaa]

block boys' group photo gone wrong

(original under the cut)

[vanityangel]

"Jacob Fatu is what WWE always wanted Solo Sikoa to be." The same 5 songs. The same 5 songs. Wrestling fans, they play the same 5 fucking songs. Anyway, this is my incredibly long-winded rant about wrestling fans and Solo Sikoa's character.

To me, I think if Solo Sikoa was presented just like Jacob Fatu is now it would make zero fucking sense to his character. Even, or especially, to the parts they haven't really touched on much yet. Jacob is immediately presented to us as cold, emotionless (except like. anger.), a monster incapable of morals. He tears apart whatever stands before him without thought, just destruction in its purest form. As though this is just who he is and how he always has been. Solo wasn't always completely cold and merciless, not in NXT and not when he first joined The Bloodline. He was very closed off, but he was still human. There was still warmth to him. He still gave respect to his peers who he felt earned it, laughed and joked, he made friends or at least allies he was willing to trust enough to team up with. Solo wasn't a lost soul. He slowly became more "emotionless" in time after joining The Bloodline. The more he was left alone around Roman. And big notable moment of shift in his demeanor is when Sami left. Even when Jey at the time HATED Sami and Roman was still demanding him to prove his trust, Solo took to this weird little guy anyway. They became an odd couple pair. If Solo was always presented like Jacob, his progression into becoming so frustrated at Roman that he started to raise his voice and yell at him would have been nothing worth noting. Solo was quiet, Solo was calm. Solo operated like a machine; he took orders with seeming no regard to his own feelings on the matter and thus no expected pushback. Jacob is so like a ticking timebomb with everyone always on edge when he will explode. So chaotic and dangerous that even when he displays undying loyalty people expect him to pushback at any order at any given moment. Unhinged and unable to be leashed. Jacob is reactive. Solo was not. As Roman's enforcer, if Solo ever did seem to have his own opinion on something, he would look thoughtful and considering but kept it to himself. He has started off more vocal in the beginning, carrying into when he joined The Bloodline, but over time he retreated into a shell. He said nothing more than what was needed to be said. Despite being a family outcast Solo was brought to the main roster by the Elders orders, then acknowledged Roman without hesitation. Even when he propped himself as Tribal Chief he stated he would acknowledge Roman as the rightful Chief if he were to take the Ula Fala back, as if Roman had to earn it. Though where Solo's loyalty lies is always unclear, a loyalty no one can return in kind to him, he still seems to have his own idea of being loyal and earned respect. A system he believes. And Solo still has a vulnerability to him, one he even weaponizes. For Jacob's very debut Solo fell to the ground, pleading, eyes wide and doe-like enough to create pause before breaking into a maniacal laughter. Even talking about how the streets hardened him in his early NXT promos he had a vulnerability. A "hurt people hurt people" type who still seemed stung at being left behind and going forward is trying to prove his worth, that he does have value, to the very people who discarded him. He can bring gold to the family, he can keep them at the top no matter the sacrifice. What's best for the family above self. Jacob is unpredictable because no one knows what will set him off. Solo is unpredictable because no one knows which face is sincere. Solo and Jacob are not interchangeable.

[thecoolerliauditore]

labour

[captain-jimmy]

Jimmy, it fucking shows up on the main tag, because the tag has the word mouthwashing in it. This is a hellsite. Logic doesn't work here. That RP add allows people to specifically look for role play when typed in the search. But hey, dude, you tried, and that's what matters in the end, right? I have no idea how you can do it, but good luck.

BRO I FUCKING HATE IT HERE WHY CANT TUMBLR FUNCTION LIKE ANY OTHER THING😭

[dndadspolls]

Hello there! I'm Aether/Everan (xe/its) ! You can find me on my main, @justablah56

This blog is unfortunately no longer active, buuuut there are active polls going on over at @dndaddiespolls ! so go check that out !

I've just got any information about previous polls i ran over here! There's a list of those and their winners below the cut :]

There's also a list of polls that got submitted but never done as well as a summary of the general schedule I ran on in case anyone wants to try something like this themselves! and I am more than happy to answer any further technical questions anyone has about the way I put all this together :]

Previous polls (as of the come back in February)

best Normal Fact: ep29 - he is the most published author in the teen high fanfiction tag on ao3

favorite headcanon: Taylors sword cane is his mobility aid for his balance issues that come and go

best Glenn fact: Glenn still considers himself married to Morgan even though she's dead

best npc: Terry Jr Stampler

best non-song intro: ep27 - Glenn and Ron on shark tank for the elevator button

funniest npc name: Sexcallibur Horsepower

favorite character headcanon: Taylor's sword cane is a mobility aid

best s1 arc: going through Ron's memories/Ron's anchor

favorite niche/unpopular ship: polywagon (Normal x Taylor x Lincoln x Scary)

biggest saddest eyes: Dood

best Daryl fact: ep16 - his favorite part of being a father is when babies wake up confused until they see you and smile (this is also Matt’s favorite part of being a father)

favorite gender/sexuality headcanon: closeted gay Tony Collete

best Scary fact: ep??? - she once punched a hole in the wall and blamed it on Terry's plant

favorite song intro: s2 ep37 - the all star parody

favorite poly ship: Lincoln x Hermie x Normal x Scary x Taylor (polywagon)

coolest npc name: Sexcalibur Horsepower

funniest guess for Will's middle name: William [beep noise] Campos

favorite quote: "Goblin on DEEZ NUTS!!!" - Glenn Close

funniest potential s3 Freddy pc: tie between really old Fanny Mothman and Jimmy Wong

favorite crackship: NPC Beth May x David Boreanaz

biggest third wheel: Jodie Foster

most functional marriage: Ron and Samantha

most iconic duo: Lark and Sparrow

aroallo: Lark Oak Garcia

favorite s2 episode: ep35 - Apollo Four Teens

favorite catchphrase: "Don't trust anything you hear or see, you've got a call from Scam Likely!" - Scam Likely

favorite peachyville character: Trudy Trout

favorite physical disability: Taylor Swift has ehlers-danlos syndrome/hypermobility

if you want to know who won what before the hiatus, you can find those here !

my basic schedule was to give each poll 3 days of submissions, then have a day before the first round starts, and then each round would last a day. after the poll finishes, I'll reblog with the winner, then the next day there'll be another poll to pick the next competition and so on and so forth !

never done poll submissions :

ace

best Lincoln fact

best Taylor fact

best Jodie fact

favorite s1 episode

best ship name

autism swag (rerun)

favorite s2 character

favorite nationality/decent headcanon

favorite disability headcanon

favorite intro

trans swag (rerun)

favorite non-poly niche/unpopular ship

kiddads’ favourite bands/artists

s2 teens’ favourite bands/artists

s1 dads’ favourite bands/artists

favorite character

best Henry Fact (rerun)

favorite ship (rerun)

favorite mental illness headcanon

#1 death

favorite s1 quote

favorite s2 quote

favorite s3 quote

bisexual swag

worst shipname

favorite headcanon (Tony's dads version)

I've also got a small list of mini polls! these polls for the most part would just be a single round with no more than 7 competitors. depending on the poll there may or may not be a day for submissions.

who's Normal's dad?

favorite Mat pc

favorite Will pc

favorite Freddy pc

favorite Beth pc

[nuggeteri]

I AM AN AUTHOR!!!!

Hi??? I mean I need a post to pin on my page and i have decided to make this the post.

Hi, I am a fanfiction writer and I post on both Wattpad and AO3. My user is Lolyukimaxlol on both of them.

I write for these fandoms, in the order of less likely to write for to most likely to write for: Generation Loss, DSMP, EmpiresSMP, QSMP, Hermitcrat, Life series.

Most of my fanfictions will focus on ONE fandom (or Fandoms that are common to crossover, like Empires and the Life series,) BUT there will be SIDE characters of other fandoms if I deem necessary. If my character needs a therapist, I might add in Roier. Or if my character's in a public space, I might do references to Tallulah and Pomme. Or a coffeeshop (starbobby!)

I write STRICTLY Non-RPF stuff. Sexual content could be *implied* but not written (and even then it's only if it's plot relevent). Gore could appear, but that will be tagged for.

MY CURRENTS WORKS

Half's the dessert's rotten.

is a fanfiction that mainly focuses on Grian and Scar's relationship in some sort of art highschool. Although it is not the only one presented. There is some Cub x Mumbo and Tango x Scott x Jimmy. This story delves into their relationship and how mental illness infects them as an invidual and their relationships, and how they cope with it. I CANNOT promise you a good ending, but nothing is yet to be set in stone in my plans.

'Til The End Of The Earth (Guess We Found Out Where The Earth Ends)

This is a Fred/WA02 x Tubbo story in an apocalypse of zombies that has been ongoing for 6 years. This story is a QSMP-main story, although it contains characters from the DSMP and Scott Smajor. Tommy, Tubbo and Ranboo find an underground organization during the apocalypse and are too curious to let it be. They enter under-cover and make friends. But feelings of power could intervene, justice might be given, and some people might never be seen again...

Tomorrow we'll dig through the garbage.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59272132/chapters/151158691

https://www.wattpad.com/1473351793-tomorrow-we%27ll-dig-through-the-garbage-zombiezood

This story delves into Martyn and Scott's lives after their rough break up. Though their relationship was not the prettiest, having past the line of abusive long ago. Now, they have to live through feelings of guilt and nostalgia as they learn to move and grow without the other, in a safe environment. This story is actually a passion project of mine. I love writing mental illness and fucked up characters and i love psychology, but I actually wanted to get on work on healing. To show that you do heal. it takes time. Take care of yourself<3

Help's a bit of a Buzzkill. - Done, waiting on sequel. Coming on the 5th of October.

This story is the first story in my series UADOAS (Scroll down for more info) inspired by Amethystfairy1. It explores Tubbo and Tommy's evolving friendship in the Under-City, a place that is not nice to it's resident. As they find ways to survive and try to.. Climb?! they make some unexpected meetings. I guess you could say it's about the friends they made along the way.

MY CURRENT SERIES

Ups And Downs Of A Society

This series is inspired by @amethystfairy1 'TTSBC' "Through The Sky-Blue Cracks" But involves different dynamics and fandoms (Current fandoms planned are Life Series, QSMP, DSMP and Empires.) It currently has one work "Help's a bit of a Buzzkill" (Scroll up for more info) but there is so much planned such as the Clockers, Misclick duo, QSMP eggs, Flower... husbands... ranchers...?? and MORE! I am very excited for this project and am very grateful to have gotten the OK from Amethyst to make this silly universe a reality.

Celestial Beings Hierarchy

This series is a Life Series main series, looking at the Winner's arena after the life games, dubbed Ouranios. After they win, the Winner's consciousness leave their Player body and goes to the "Watcher's Trashcan" Where they put everything they don't like. Such as nature, clouds, skies, The Sun (Grian); The Stars (Scott); The Moon (Pearl); Mars (Martyn); Earth (Scar). AKA the winners. They have different ways to go on about things and opinions but try their best to stay civil (well.. as much civil as Pearl can get herself to be). But after an incident where the Watchers noticed Grian Watching, and tormenting him for a day, and with the strong feeling that a new Death Game might be upcoming so a new Winner, and the stress of- Why is Ouranios rotting?! Well.. We'll just have to fuck around and find out. (The series does include non-famous ships that will be revealed shortly. There is currently 2 works in the series. One introducing it with a 5+1 times, and one delving in Scar and Pearl's relationship/p. The "not famous" ship will be revealed in the next work, "Daffodils on a pretty string" (scroll down for more) coming out soon. hopefully.)

PUBLIC IN-THE-WORK PROJECTS.

Soulmates AU

This story is not published but will be after "Help's a bit of a Buzzkill." (Scroll up for more info) is done. It is about Scott x Tango but there is a weird tension between Scott and Pearl... This is as much as is public info about it and does not yet have a title. Coming soon!

ZC!Scar AU

This is a project I am very excited about. It could very well be a one-standing project but could as well become a series. It does have a title but I deem it temporary. Not much is public about this AU. (Can you take a guess on what ZC means? It is not ZombieCleo. I promise.)

Common Life

This is a project that will be released whenever the first episode of the new Life Series will be released. It is not a choice. I am forcing myself to do it. That's all the public info I have for y'all.

My ChatFic.

Not much is revealed either except that when it is out it will be posted daily. 'Cause contrary to other works Chatfics are considerably shorter. And that Scott is a bitch in it. I said it (in a tumblr post, actually,) that "Scott is a toxic ex mf" (my words) "and that he should be decripted as much. coming from an autistic mf addicted with him" Then said that this is a spoiler for my ChatFic. Take it as you will (i love scott but he gets to be a manipulative bitch as a treat from time to time.

Neighbours Be Neighbours

Nothing is revealed except that it's Flower husbands. I love flower husbands. and unlike my chatfic scott isnt a toxic mf. i love scott smajor. and flower husbands.

Daffodils on a pretty string.

I almost forgot this one even though i mentioned it earlier on. This story is part of the series Celestial Beings Hierarchy (Scroll up for more!) and dives into the evolving relationship between a SECRET SHIP! It is not famous; Do not expect flower husbands or scarian. You will be disappointed-- Any ship you can think of (Shiny duo, snowbugs, grumbo etc) THATS NOT IT. anyway. I'm very excited for this one because… This ship hasn't gotten a work in.. 3 months. and even then it's a chatfic. I hope you guys learn to appreciate it as much as I do and revive its tag<3 not like it was ever alive in the first place… sighs.

Honorable mention:

-The purge (a book that i'll work on. one day)

-Empires x QSMP AU (a book that i'll work on. one day)

-Those other Aus sitting in my drafts (ull probably never get worked on ever again)

And I believe that's it. Goodbye. I hope to post more here and become famous. please

[gamergirl-06]

Hell-A Proposal

Plot: Ryan x Reader were Ryan Proposes, fluff. This Event takes place after the games main story and reader is on the chopper with Sam and Emma and Ryan comes back to safety later on with a surprise in mind.

Tags: @hyunjinbiased-blog

You sat with Emma and Sam against the chopper on the Hollywood boulevard as you awaited your boyfriend Ryan’s return from the supposed ‘Lab’ that Jimmy mentioned when you couldn’t find the doctor.

You look over to the two people beside you, Emma holding Sam as he was getting weaker by the second. You reach over and feel is forehead as to check his temperature, he was burning up more.

You pull your hand away as you continue to sit in silence, not speaking a single word, you knew they were having a moment, the first since 15 years ago.

You knew Emma still loved him deep down, you could tell she is torn apart at the thought of having to kill Sam if he continued to get worse. If only there was a cure.

Suddenly Emma spoke up “You know, I really thought we would make it out of this together but I guess the universe is given one final ‘fuck you’ because it just doesn’t care about us anymore”

You rub her back to comfort her and she doesn’t say a word, she just enjoys your kind gesture.

“I know hopefully Ryan comes back soon then we can get out of here and get him help” you assure her.

She nods and focuses her Attention back to Sam and you back to the ground in front of you not before looking up at Patton who was also nervously awaiting Ryan’s return.

A little while later you heard the gate open and close and you look up to see Your Handsome Man in all his glory wielding a modded fire axe in his hands.

He puts it away before he embraces you and gives you a quick kiss.

He then makes his way over to The others and pulls out a tube.

“It’s a one shot cure, it was meant for me but..” Ryan’s says and points to Sam.

He then goes to press the injection into The weaker man’s head before Emma stops him

“Not his head” she said with warning

“Oh sorry” Ryan replied

Once Sam got a dose of the one shot cure he was like himself again.

“You see I will always come back for you” he reaches to grab Emma’s cheek and she blushes.

“It’s perfect” Patton said looking at the happy couple on the ground in front of him.

“We can get out of here now?” You ask Ryan giving a little smile.

He smiles in return before it quickly drops “ You guys are, I’m not”.

Your face never changed so quick as you look at him in confusion .

“What the fuck do you mean you’re not coming?”.

Ryan cups your face in his hands before looking right into your eyes.

“Honey, I’m not the cure, Tisha is, the doc’s daughter but she ran off after he…yeah I need to find her”

You were upset but you knew Ryan..he wanted to help the world especially in this instance.

You knew he was doing what he had to.

“I understand that you want to rid the world of whatever the disease is..at least you can be a hero and do good” you smile through tears that appeared in your eyes.

Ryan noticed and he grabbed your hands kissing your forehead.

“Hey listen to me, I promise you that after I find the girl, I will make my way to safety, back to you I promise” he said smiling at you which you return.

“I love you” you say.

“I love you too baby”

He leans forward and finally connects his lips with yours as he brings you closer pouring all of his love for you into the kiss.

When you pull away Sam taps him on the shoulder “Here you might need this” he hands Ryan his Hammer.

“Thanks” Ryan smiles before he turns to Patton

They both salute each other and say “Good luck” before finally He turns to you and gives you one final embrace..for now.

“And I’ll see you soon hopefully” he says as you get onto the chopper with the others his hand going down to his pocket were he could feel the tiny box.

“Yeah I hope so too”

The doors close and off you went to saftey.

You Finally made it to saftey and immediately met with the authorities who checked you guy’s for any sign of sickness or illness you may have brought with you.

You were all given the all clear before you were directed out of the building and into an area with other people.

You all realised that you were in a place with REAL LIVING people who weren’t infected with whatever affected everyone in LA which was far away now as it was a full 4 hours away but it was currently being quarantined and authorities were looking for other survivors within that area.

You hoped they find Ryan and Tisha, You needed Ryan more than anything, you loved him with your whole heart but for now You definitely need to get used to this after a bit of surviving infected humans.

Sam and Emma offered their comfort as you guys sat on a chair.

“I’m sure he’ll be a’right he will be here soon he is one tough motherfucker” Sam said.

You laugh “yeah that’s true”

“WE HAVE MORE SURVIVORS!” Shouted an Officer and the other officer replied with “well let them in”

A few moments later Ryan walks in looking as good as always.

“See I promised you I’d come back” he said wrapping his arms around you as you cry and laugh that he is finally safe and finally home, home to you

You press your lips to his in a passionate kiss which he accepts giving just as much passion back. You feel him smile before pulling away and he looks into your eyes.

“Look I love you (Y/N) and I can’t imagine my life without you, you bring me happiness in the dark times, you are my joy and I’ll be damned if I don’t say it” Ryan begins

He pulls out the box and gets down in one knee and you gasp as your hand flys to your mouth and you cry more.

“So (Y/N) (L/N), will you marry me?” Ryan asks. You couldn’t say no, Ryan was your everything.

“Yes, a million times” you say as he slips the ring on your finger and spins you around and puts you down and looks at you with the most shit eating grin ever.

Sam filmed the whole thing while Emma celebrated silently.

“I love you so much” Ryan says the happiness in his voice never faltering.

“Love you too” you say as Ryan kisses your temple.

“I can’t wait to marry you” he says holding you close to him.

Finally you guys didn’t have to worry about anything trying to harm you.

[sunflower1experiment]

Slight Crasona x Jimmy moment

TW// Suicide mention and death also mental illness. (And yes saying someone walking around unstable is a form of ableism that Crasona (and her family) needed to learn to not say)

(The ableism part is sorta what I went through because my dad said those words and Crasona saying that it reminds them of their own dad and they realize how badly they’ve been acting like him and their mother when it came to Anya’s mental state. This is how flawed they are. And its my way of showing Crasona at their worst in writing because this is their worst and this form of behavior is not okay. Its my way of spreading awareness, don’t ever repeat that either)

“I don’t get it, you hate me yet you’re willing to help me?”

A deep voice chuckles as Jimmy complains, “I never said I hated you, you initiated that idea when I denied your autograph. Frankly, I don’t see why you decided to hand me that magazine….you don’t know the backstory behind it.”

Jimmy shrugs, “Why should I care?”

“Exactly. You don’t….” He stays silent after Crasona makes that remark, they look at the sunset and Jimmy speaks. “It looks nice I guess….”

“Sure, and I’m in a rom com…” Crasona sits up, and he begrudgingly apologizes. “….Sorry.”

“…..Sure Jimmy, so why are you here?” Jimmy stays silent, “Curly offered me a job her ya know? So I took it. I was struggling and shit gets hard…you wouldn’t understand. You used to be a model, and now ya work in this dump-“

“Jimmy, I never wanted to be a damn model, my parents made me and I simply went with it since I was sixteen…do you realize how dangerous that is?” Crasona groans, “I shouldn’t even be telling you this, thats what psych evals are for! And you, take them seriously! Otherwise you’ll be wandering around here mentally unstable!”

They didn’t realize how harsh they sounded until Jimmy looked bristled and hurt, the woman pauses…

Relaxes their shoulders then hold his hand slightly, “I’m sorry.”

He leans into them without thinking, so they sit there. And let Jimmy relax on their lap, “…..It’s hard, I’m trying to do better. I fucked up…”

“……You shouldn’t be telling me this..”

Jimmy’s vision grows hazy, now lying on Crasona’s cold lap. He hugs the hyperthermia remaining crewmate, “I know…I know…”

He weakly sobs, the sound of a gunshot goes off.

Curly’s shaky eye remains on Crasona’s cold form and Jimmy’s now dead body.

—

Do Crasona and Jimmy like each other?

Naur, do they find a way to bond post crash? Sorta….(in Jimmy’s delusions)

Pre crash they never bonded and Crasona avoids him. Post crash he is afraid of them because their smile is uncanny.

They spend time with Anya mostly because Anya reminds Crasona of a nurse they used to adore. The nurse passed away due to a sickness, Crasona grew depressed and wore a veil for about six years. (This was before Crasona stopped modeling), they also spend time with Daisuke because he reminds them of their little brother. (Whom is older now)

Curly? Well…they do but they get angry at him because he keeps letting Jimmy’s goofy self tag along and it makes Crasona’s smile tweak out.

Swansea, man…Swansea and them talk smack and then talk about his kiddos or Crasona gives him advice about Daisuke.

[jimmys-fishing-log]

SOMEONE BLEW UP MY HOUSE WHAT THE HECK!?!??!?!!

I bet it was Fwhip and Sausage again.

General Info below cut.

This is a silly roleplay blog, Hi. I dong have any related or affiliated blogs (yet) and I am NOTT the real Jimmy.

this is just an empires s1 roleplay blog <3

(Hi, I'm Zephyr. The mod of this blog! If you see the pink text at the bottom of a post Ive made, then thats me speaking ooc!)

Allowed Asks:

In character roleplay

ooc asks are fine too, just expect an in character reply

Not allowed:

NSFW asks, thank you<3

On another note, I dont know how good I'll be at keeping this blog up since Im. well Im me. Im horrible at maintaining my main blog too. The tags Ill be using will be #jimmysfishinglog #empires smp s1 #empires Jimmy #rp blog

lets hope none of my friends from my main blog finds me... Ill try to encompass c!Jimmy's vibe to the best of my ability, but do be of note that I havent seen a single season 1 episode of this man.

I guess thats all? I dunno, but I dont expect this blog to do all that well, but fuck it we ball! Share this blog to whoever you want

[up-in-space-reading]

Average Weekly Screentime - Chap 10: So Who Won?

pairing: Jake Peralta x Amy Santiago

word count: 3141

warnings/tags: college au, texting, drunk texting, text fic (mostly, there's prose a few chaps in), bets, bisexual!jake peralta, jake peralta has adhd, parties, drinking and alcohol, sexual references, implied sexual content (nothing explicit, just suggested its going to happen/has happened), friends to lovers, swearing, mentions of cannibalism, lighthearted threats of violence (typical rosa stuff yk), fluff

read on ao3

Average Weekly Screentime masterlist

Story Summary: texting fic college AU with the squad! It's the beginning of the school year and while everyone else thinks it'll be the same as the previous year, Gina has a feeling things are going to be different and wagers a bet with Rosa and Charles. Told through all the various group chats everyone is in.

Chap 1 | Chap 2 | Chap 3 | Chap 4 | Chap 5 | Chap 6 | Chap 7 | Chap 8 | Chap 9 | Chap 10

authors note: The last chapter to this monster of a fic! Hope you enjoy <3

Jimmy Jabbers

[09:24am, Friday]

Four Eyes: Jake has once again fallen asleep in class Four Eyes: Bets anyone?

RoRo: he’s gonna wake up in 12 minutes

Mr Grapes: 10 minutes

Queen G: 20 minutes

Four Eyes: Will keep you updated

-

[09:36am, Friday]

Four Eyes: Rosa I don’t know how you do it

RoRo: idk RoRo: you guys just gotta get good i guess

Queen G: this sucks

-

Dance Squad

[11:36am, Friday]

G-Hive: rosa ur bet date was two days ago G-Hive: i just remembered

Scary: gina you just might win this

G-Hive: omg omg this is so exciting

Charlese: Remember when you tried to get them together on new years?

G-Hive: i had a momentary lapse of judgement G-Hive: BUT now im back in betting mode G-Hive: need to keep them apart for another few weeks

Scary: that’s meddling once again

Charlese: Technically Rosa has some buffer time before her bet is completely void

Scary: neck and neck gina Scary: watch your back

G-Hive: anyone else getting super scary vibes rn???

-

Skipping School Is(n’t) Cool

[10:05am, Saturday]

Ferris: good morning beautiful

Cameron: Good morning!

Ferris: whats the plan for today??

Cameron: I actually have to do some work, you’ve been distracting me the last few days

Ferris: sorry i cant help that i wanna spend time with my giirllfrieennddd

Cameron: I wasn’t complaining at all Cameron: I’m just warning that if you come over I will be doing work

Ferris: im literally on my way

-

Unnamed Chat

[10:45am, Saturday]

Jake: hey ter!

Terry: Hey Jake, how’s it going?

Jake: absolutely wonderful amazing excellent

Terry: Haha let me guess – things went well with Amy

Jake: ur the first person im telling bc u helped me so much omg im so excited

Terry: Well congrats to both of you Terry: I hear Taylor has a lot of love songs

Jake: im never living it down Jake: and IM TOO HAPPY TO CARE

Terry: Hahaha

-

Jimmy Jabbers

[02:04pm, Saturday]

Four Eyes: do u think that guys named cal their name is short for calendar

Pineapples: yes ames i think thats true

Queen G: how do i tell amy u have her phone

Pineapples: she is aware Pineapples: but i dont think she realised what i was gonna do with it mwahaha

RoRo: you should probably give it back

Four Eyes: He has returned it now Four Eyes: He’s cowering in the corner because he knows I’m going to take his

Pineapples: someone help me

Mr Grapes: Just go fetal position Jake, that’s what I do

Pineapples: Too late

Queen G: RIP soldier

RoRo: i think it’ll be funny if amy killed him

-

Dance Squad

[02:10pm, Saturday]

G-Hive: so that was weird right??

Scary: super weird

Charlese: Definitely weird

G-Hive: okay cool

-

Jimmy Jabbers

[04:28pm, Saturday]

Mr Grapes: Anyone wanna do dinner tonight?

RoRo: can’t, busy

Mr Grapes: What are you up to?

RoRo: wouldn’t you like to know, soup boy

Queen G: fine ill do dinner

-

[04:53pm, Saturday]

Mr Grapes: @Four Eyes @Pineapples are either of you interested in getting dinner? Mr Grapes: Haven’t heard from you yet

Pineapples: sorry charles, im busy

Four Eyes: I’ve already got plans, sorry

Mr Grapes: That’s alright!

-

Dance Squad

[04:57pm, Saturday]

Charlese: That’s weird right?

G-Hive: definitely

Scary: you two have fun

G-Hive: @Charlese ill meet u at sals in 30?

Charlese: Yep!

-

“We have got to find a new dinner spot” Amy whispers to Jake across the table who’s giggling.

“Aw but I like Sal’s” He whispers back, their chins nearly touching the table as they duck from view.

“Probably on us that we assumed Gina and Charles wouldn’t come here” Jake continued with a shrug of his shoulders.

“Yeah, that’s definitely on us. What do we do?” Amy asked anxiously.

“What do you mean?”

“They’re here, we’re here, they don’t know about us. What do we do?”

“Sneak out the side door and pretend we were never here?” Jake suggested with a mischievous twinkle in his eye.

“Sure, let’s do it” Amy agreed, a small smile returning to her face.

The two of them got up quickly, Jake grabbing Amy’s hand and dragging her out of the diner quickly behind him. She had her bag slung over her shoulder and was carrying her scarf, not having had a moment to put it on yet.

Once they were out the door and walking down the street the two of them laughed as Amy finally wrapped her scarf around her neck. Jake took Amy’s arm and linked it with his, holding her close as they walked down the snow lined streets.

“We’ve gotta find somewhere else to get dinner now” Jake brought up after they’d been walking for a few minutes with no real destination in mind.

“How would you feel about pizza?” Amy asked with a smile, knowing exactly how Jake would feel about pizza.

“Dumb question Ames, I know just the place”

He redirected them, crossing the street and turning a corner while Amy simply followed his lead. Once there they ordered and got their pizza, they laughed about their escape from Sal’s again and Jake filled Amy in on the ongoing Sasha drama after she overheard Gina mention it.

They finished their pizza and hung around in the shop for a little while longer, ignoring their phones and everything outside the door. As far as Jake was concerned, right now the world existed in the pizza shop, sitting across the table from him.

It was only when the owner of the shop politely told them he was going to be closing soon did they leave – leaving behind a nice tip for having stayed so long – walking arm in arm slowly back towards campus under the light of the street lamps. Amy could tell Jake was trying to delay saying goodbye to her, and if Amy was honest with herself she didn’t want to say goodbye either.

They stopped at the usual split in their path, this section of the sidewalk held so many memories and emotions that Amy couldn’t believe it had all happened in less than a year. The two of them hugged for probably too long, they were clingy for a few day-old relationship but Amy never wanted it to stop.

“Come back to my dorm with me?” Jake asked her quietly, breath brushing against Amy’s ear in a way that made her skin tingle, “If you want” he added, giving her an out.

“I want to”

It was an easy decision, and one she didn’t regret at all.

-

DDC

[10:28am, Sunday]

G: messaging to check on u bc i havent heard from u in nearly 24 hours

Jacob: im fine g

G: alright G: how r u feeling?

Jacob: great!

G: cool

-

Dance Squad

[10:32am, Sunday]

G-Hive: something happened

Scary: context?

G-Hive: somethings happened with jake

Charlese: Proof?

G-Hive: 1 image attachment G-Hive: says hes great before noon on a sunday G-Hive: i think tf not

Scary: weak

Charlese: Yeah it’s not a super strong argument

G-Hive: ugh honestly you two

Charlese: I’m starting to give up on them honestly Charlese: If it hasn’t happened by now it won’t ever happen

G-Hive: r u serious charles!!! G-Hive: ur not serious

Charlese: Okay I’m not 100% giving up

Scary: i have

Charlese: What??

Scary: my betting day has passed and i either get it exact or i lose Scary: i’m not winning on a technicality

G-Hive: what about the prize money???

Scary: we just don’t pay out?

Charlese: Damn, this is a sad way to end it

G-Hive: HEY! my bet is still ongoing

Scary: you’re seriously gonna hold out hope??

G-Hive: unlike SOME people i dont back down from a bet

Scary: ugh fine i’m still in

G-Hive: YES

Charlese: Okay I’m still in!! you just caught me in a moment of weakness

G-Hive: lovely lovely G-Hive: time to go get proof

-

DDC

[10:51am, Sunday]

G: where r u???

Jacob: my dorm why???

G: i feel like ur lying

Jacob: im not lying gina Jacob: why would i lie about that

G: idk but ill find out

Jacob: u do that

G: ill ask amy where u r

Jacob: amy will just tell u to ask me

G: we will see

-

Girls Girls Girls

[10:55am, Sunday]

Gina: @Amy do u know where jake is??

Amy: I don’t know, probably in his dorm? Amy: He’s probably still sleeping

Gina: hmm okay

-

DDC

[10:57am, Sunday]

G: i still dont believe you

Jacob: 1 image attachment Jacob: what about now??

G: u couldve taken that pic anytime

Jacob: i just took it now

G: ugh fine

-

Girls Girls Girls

[11:03am, Sunday]

Gina: @Amy can u send me a pic of the cover of that book u recommended the other day

Amy: You have never asked for a book recommendation and I don’t believe you that you’re starting now

Gina: u and jake talking about me???

Amy: WHY would Jake and I be talking about you??

Gina: u tell me????

Amy: You are in a mood this morning

Rosa: tell me about it

-

Jimmy Jabbers

[11:07am, Sunday]

Queen G: i have had ENOUGH Queen G: @Four Eyes @Pineapples explain urselves

Four Eyes: What do I have to explain???

Pineapples: i am also confused as to what i need to explain

Queen G: one or both of u are lying to me Queen G: dodging questions and such

Four Eyes: Good god you need to go outside or something

Queen G: i will NOT be made out to be crazy

Pineapples: then stop acting like it girl

Queen G: where r u both right NOW???

Pineapples: in my dorm Pineapples: in bed if u want specifics

Four Eyes: I’m in my dorm, at my desk to be specific

Queen G: take a pic of ur desk rn

Four Eyes: I’m not entertaining this

Queen G: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH Queen G: im gonna figure it out

RoRo: maybe let it go gina

Mr Grapes: Gotta agree with Rosa

Queen G: ugh fine

-

Dance Squad

[02:35pm, Monday]

G-Hive: im following jake and amy this afternoon G-Hive: who wants to join

Charlese: I’ve got nothing better to do

Scary: this is the last time i’ll entertain you

G-Hive: it wont even be long G-Hive: ill be able to tell if theyre together or not immediately G-Hive: meet me in the courtyard

Charlese: On my way!

Scary: coming

-

Skipping School Is(n’t) Cool

[02:48pm, Monday]

Ferris: heads up rosa gina and charles are following me to the library Ferris: theyre doing a bad job

Cameron: Hahaha okay

Ferris: should we have some fun with them?

Cameron: We absolutely should

-

Jake made his way to the library happily, lighter than air and excited to see Amy again. When he walked into the library she hadn’t noticed him yet but as soon as Jake saw her he couldn’t stop the smile spreading from ear to ear.

Amy finally noticed him as he approached the table, a matching smile gracing her face, and it took everything in Jake to hold back kissing her as soon as he was sat down next to her. They kept their conversation casual and work focused, it felt like before they were together when the two of them were dancing around whatever was happening between them.

After some subtle searching of the library by taking looks around at random intervals he was able to spot Gina, Rosa, and Charles at a table nearby. They were pretending to be engrossed in one book between the three of them and doing a bad job, Rosa was clearly uninterested but there anyway.

-

Skipping School Is(n’t) Cool

[03:21pm, Monday]

Ferris: three musketeers sitting at a table near the computers Ferris: doing a terrible job at hiding

Cameron: I’m not even surprised Cameron: What did Gina expect to discover?

Ferris: probs us together

Cameron: Nosiest friends ever

Ferris: haha tell me about it

-

“This is boring, they’re clearly not together” Rosa was annoyed.

“But what if they are and they’re just playing it down?” Gina argued back.

“If they were together we’d know by now” Charles now joined in.

“God this is ridiculous” Gina threw her arms up in frustration, “I just need them to kiss or something”

“Go ask them” Rosa suggested slightly sarcastically.

Gina fixed Rosa with a look that made Charles want to shrink in on himself, feeling grateful he hadn’t crossed either of them.

“We could just wait for them to tell us?” He suggested in hopes of stopping Gina and Rosa’s staring match.

“Fine” Gina agreed begrudgingly.

Gina was the one to get up first, followed by Rosa and then once they started walking away Charles quickly followed, not wanting to be left behind.

-

Jake saw movement out of the corner of his eye, catching his attention he looked up to see Rosa, Gina and Charles all making a hasty exit from the library and he smiled knowing he and Amy had been able to bore them into leaving.

Once their friends had left the library he leaned over and gave Amy a quick peck on the cheek, startling her out of her concentration where she looked at Jake with surprised.

“What abo-“ She began before Jake cut her off.

“They just left”

Amy let out a laugh before placing a hand on the side of Jake’s face, he leaned into it with a content sigh. Jake then reached up to lightly grab Amy’s wrist, keeping her hand in place as he twisted his head to plant another kiss on her palm.

“You can’t distract me like that” Amy said quietly, trying to be teasing but sounding more breathless.

“Sorry” Jake had apologized but didn’t sound one bit sorry, returning to his work with a satisfied smirk.

-

Jimmy Jabbers

[06:25pm, Wednesday]

Queen G: sasha is having a party on sat so im absolutely going Queen G: anyone else in??

Mr Grapes: Oh definitely! Mr Grapes: Do you know if she invited Sam or Matt?

Queen G: she invited both of them and its most of the reason i wanna go

Mr Grapes: It’s self sabotage at this point

RoRo: ill go if it means watching sashas life implode lol

Pineapples: ill be there

Four Eyes: Yeah I’ll go too

Queen G: im so proud of all of u Queen G: so like are you guys team sam, team matt, or team sasha

Charles: I’m team Anne! She’s been messed around

Queen G: so true charles

-

It was the first time they’d hung out as a whole group since Jake and Amy had gotten together and hiding their relationship was more difficult than Jake had anticipated. He wanted to hold her hand in the back of the uber and put his arm around her shoulders as they walked into the party but couldn’t do any of it.

That was until they split up after playing some small drinking games together, Jake immediately asked Amy if she wanted to dance and she couldn’t have said yes quick enough. He assumed his friends were off finding the drama, Gina and Rosa probably on the hunt for people to flirt with while Charles waited for Genevieve to arrive soon.

Once he and Amy had reached the dance floor her pulled her close, bodies pressed up against one another – he wasn’t wasting a single moment keeping her at a distance. They danced together in the way Jake wished they could’ve on New Years, and it was the most fun he’d had at a party in a while.

So much fun that he leaned down to kiss Amy hard, brain slightly foggy after the alcohol they’d had so far, but pleased when Amy leaned into it. The kiss became intense as they abandoned any illusion that they were dancing.

Finally Jake pulled away with heavy breaths, leaning down to whisper into Amy’s ear.

“Bathroom”

She nodded furiously and followed closely behind when Jake grabbed her hand and dragged her away from the dance floor.

-

Queen Gina Linetti @g-hive01

i love being right #calledit #sashasparty

[11:08pm, Saturday]

-

Jimmy Jabbers

[10:47am, Sunday]

Queen G: i think its time we talk about the elephant in the room

Pineapples: what?

Queen G: this has gone on long enough

RoRo: gina what are you doing

Mr Grapes: Don’t do something you’ll regret

Queen G: i have no regrets in life Queen G: including this Queen G: @Four Eyes @Pineapples you two like each other and you need to work it out before I start prematurely aging

RoRo: gina!!

Mr Grapes: We agreed we weren’t gonna meddle and this is beyond that!

Queen G: deafening silence from the culprits themselves

Pineapples: way to make things awkward g…

Four Eyes: Wait, you guys ‘agreed to not meddle’? What does that mean?

Queen G: dw about that Queen G: do u have anything to say for urselves??

Pineapples: gina what did u see???

Queen G: u know exactly what i saw at exactly 11 last night

Four Eyes: Shit

Pineapples: my b ames

Four Eyes: Takes two

Pineapples: if its any comfort gina that bathroom wasnt as romantic as u would imagine

Queen G: i didnt think it would be

Four Eyes: Aw don’t say that babe, I thought it was perfectly respectable

Pineapples: dont lie to me

Four Eyes: Sorry haha

Mr Grapes: Wait wait wait wait Mr Grapes: You just called him babe

Four Eyes: Oops

Pineapples: gina caught us so theres no point keeping secret

Four Eyes: Yes Jake and I are together

Mr Grapes: Greatest day of my life not joking

RoRo: good for u

Queen G: u guys will NEVER make me seem crazy ever again so help me god Queen G: i was fucking RIGHT

RoRo: for reasons you don’t need to know RoRo: when did this start?

Pineapples: last wednesday Pineapples: why?

RoRo: i’m $100 richer

Mr Grapes: Damn

Queen G: ah shit…

Four Eyes: Can’t believe you guys bet on us!

Pineapples: i can

-

Skipping School Is(n’t) Cool

[11:40am, Sunday]

Ferris changed Cameron’s nickname to Ames Ferris changed their name to Dread Pirate Jake Dread Pirate Jake changed the group chat name to As You Wish

Ames: Aw I’ll miss the Ferris Bueller theme

Dread Pirate Jake: that was for when we were friends Dread Pirate Jake: needed to change now that youre my giirrllfriend

Ames: Haha fair enough Ames: Meet outside to go get lunch together?

Dread Pirate Jake: as u wish my lady <3

-

Dance Squad

[11:40am, Sunday]

Scary: I’ll take my $100 in cash

Charlese: I don’t even care about losing money I’m so happy for them

G-Hive: you will never make a fool out of me again

Scary: sure sure Scary: now pay up

Chap 1 | Chap 2 | Chap 3 | Chap 4 | Chap 5 | Chap 6 | Chap 7 | Chap 8 | Chap 9 | Chap 10

authors note: Oh my god, I can't believe its all done and over.

This is the longest piece of writing I've done so far, what started out as a silly little text fic idea that I wanted to do just to 'not waste a concept' turned into something that I've loved writing and am beyond proud of. I'm sorry there was a bit of a wait between chapters in the middle there but I hope the speedy release of the ending made up for it! Thank you so so much to everyone who commented and left kudos, you guys kept me motivated and excited to write this fic. Shout out to my friends both irl and online (none of whom will see this lol), you guys consistently provide me wonderful content to use in my writing lol (for this chapter it was: "wouldn't you like to know, soup boy")

Thanks again for reading my lil fanfic, I hope you enjoyed it <3

[kiirer]

hi hi im kiiro!!!!! he/they please (when in english) but i mostly use fem ones in my native language because of verbs ^_^

i like hetalia, hermitcraft, the life series and a lot of otherstuff. mostly these at the moment. and also MY OCS!! (ill link a universe masterpost. eventually. someday). i also like pjsk but dont really post or see stuff about it but yeah thats cool as well!

my favourite characters include romano, tolys, erzsebet (hetalia), scar, pearl, grian, lizzie, jimmy, (hc/life series), honami (pjsk) (my wonderful daughter whom i love a lot still i swear), tybalt, mercutio, romeo (ts2 veronaville)

ill block any and all nsfw blogs, bigots, and just anything and anyone that makes me uncomfortable

i have ocd and have some weird triggers but theyre not that common and i guess ill just say if im uncomfortable because its to the point a singular word makes me feel unwell whenever i hear/see/think about it. one thing i ask is to be respectful of that!! ok cool

tag time!!!!!!!!

#myart - art!!!

#mine - just my posts in general

#talkstuff - textposts i guess!!!!!

#rybcie - ocs!!

more tba probably!

[vinylspinning]

Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)

Look what I found under the Christmas tree!

Not really, but as with Tool's Fear Inoculum box in '22, this impressive Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness box set (boasting four LPs, 36-page art book, 28-page illustrated lyric book, etc.) was my single biggest vinyl indulgence of 2023.

It finally replaces the double CD I purchased in 1995 at a massive, long-gone record store in Chicago's South Loop, along with a Cheap Trick album as some kind of tribute to that fair city I called home (barring a one-year hop to Minneapolis) between '94 and '99.

To say I've listened to it consistently in all the years since would be an overstatement, but I'm still awed by Billy Corgan's achievements, so allow me to recycle and update some earnest praise I wrote for Ultimate Classic Rock almost a decade ago ...

With Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, the Smashing Pumpkins delivered, not just their magnum opus, but arguably the definitive epic of the '90s alt-rock -- such was the cinematic sweep and sheer breath of its twenty-eight songs, two hours-plus, and semi-conceptual flow.

Even more remarkable, all but one-and-quarter songs emerged from the fertile mind of Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, who reputedly amassed as many as 56 numbers for his band’s third album … and fourth, and fifth, if one wishes to look at it that way.

Whatever, the fact that Mellon Collie debuted at No. 1 and sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone — in spite of its higher price tag — is further testament to both the Smashing Pumpkins' popularity, at the time, and the high-caliber material at hand.

This ran the gamut of emotions and sonic dynamics, from the dreamy placidity of the title cut, "Cupid de Locke," "In the Arms of Sleep," and "Stumbleine," to irresistible, often whimsical singles like "Tonight, Tonight" (what a great video!), "Thirty-Three," and "1979" ...

[pause for breath]

From the hooky modern rock of "Here is no Why," "Muzzle," and "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (a serious test to Corgan's infamously limited vocal range), to the epic ambitions of "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans," and "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" ...

[and another breath]

From the subtle industrial elements of "Love" and "We Only Come Out at Night," to the sand-blasted heavy metal of "Zero" (what a shit video!), "Where Boys Fear to Tread," "Tales of a a Scorched Earth," X.Y.U.," and "Bodies."

Take a wild guess which category was my favorite ... and I don't care what anyone says, the latter ("Love is suicide ... Love is suicide") is abso-fucking-lutely about Kurt and Courtney.

So much sonic variety, needles to say, only finds a receptive mainstream audience if conditions -- time, place, environment -- are absolutely perfect (and if the songs don't suck), and that's precisely what Mellon Collie enjoyed in the alt-rock-crazed mid '90s.

Unfortunately, Corgan seemingly also exhausted all of his ideas and/or interest in the Pumpkins' signature sound, because the group's next full-length, Adore, took a radical and ultimately ill-fated left turn into rather subdued synthetic goth/electro-rock as performed by leather cenobites.

By the time I next saw the band live, incongruously dressed like leather cenobites for a Kansas City radio show, in late '98, their new direction went down like Spinal Tap performing "Jazz Odyssey" to a festival audience.

But some argue that the failed Adore experiment was also influenced, in part, by the heroin-related death of touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin in '96, and the ensuing ejection of Corgan's closest collaborator and rhythmic engine, drummer Jimmy Chamberlain.

In any case, the result of all this was that Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness signaled both the peak and the end of an era for the Smashing Pumpkins, and Corgan is bound to spend the rest of his days attempting to either relive or revive these glory days.

Come to think of it, I believe Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin, and bassist Sierra Swan recently made a pre-recorded appearance for Disney's Magical Holiday Celebration, so grit your teeth my fellow Gen X'ers or join me with more Spinal-Tap-plays-amusement-park jokes.

More Smashing Pumpkins: Gish.

[icu-now]

hii!! i don’t mean to seem impatient but im really looking forward the dirty dancing au and im just wondering if you have any updates abt it?

hiiiiiii no ur not impatient at all it has been like 6 months 😭😭😭 its finally summer and i am pasting this without reading it for like three months. just to satiate you (and all tagged at the bottom lol).

and i owe it all to you - TEASER

It is the Monday after the fourth of July weekend, and the Mount Vernon Resort and Ski was bustling. It is the only Monday that ever bustles, with July Fourth weekenders leaving and summer residents moving in. Steve packed modestly. His single duffle serving him a good slouching companion the three-and-a-half-hour trip down to Mount Vernon. The Harringtons just pulled into loading zone of the resort, stretching and groaning from the drive.

Steve was helping the bell boy with his mother’s bags as a pudgy man approached his father’s Audi.

“Rich! It’s been a long off-season,” the men shake equally meaty hands and exchange pleasantries. Steve pulled down his ray bans to hide his eyeroll.

Mr. Thomas was the general manager of the resort, and his sticky fingers inspecting the appetizer table was more evident to Steve than it was three years ago. The older man’s belly hung over his belt, and his hair thinned considerably as well.

“We’ve got some craft tables most afternoons, music lessons, golf, dance lessons,” Mr. Thomas continued. “Even shuffleboard for those getting up there in age.” He friendly jabbed at Mr. Harrington, earning a guffaw from Mrs. Harrington.

“We’re here for the summer, Jimmy, I’m sure we’ll find something to do someplace,” Mr. Harrington said.

“Well, enjoy.” Mr. Thomas smiled and started toward Steve, clapping his shoulder. “You’ve been beefing up, boy? It’s been a while since you’ve last come down,”

Steve shrugged the man’s hand off his shoulder, his lips upticking in the slightest for courtesy's sake. “Yeah, been a few years, I guess.”

“Any plans for the future?”

God. It was the word Steve hated out of all the words in the dictionary. “Future.” He was glad he had his blacked-out sunglasses on, so Mr. Thomas would not see the absolute look of scorn Steve was shooting at him. He was also afraid his father might have heard, knowing that he would jump at the first opportunity to humiliate his son.

Steve pursed his lips in his smile, slamming the trunk shut as he piled the last of his parents’ luggage onto the golf cart. “Just figuring stuff out, you know.”

“Ah yes, adolescent indecision, I don’t miss it.” Mr. Thomas saw another family pulling into the drop off area, and he started his farewell to the Harringtons.

Steve felt a dark cloud forming above his head, and his head only, since his father pulled out of the driveway in Hawkins. Now at a mountain at the intersection of Indiana and Illinois, he could feel the downpour bringing a sore throat. (Not literally, but he might as well have the flu, based on how ill his body felt being there.)

Mr. Harrington deposited his keys to the valet, and pulled out a cigar as he mounted passenger seat of the golf cart. Of course, the Harringtons have their own cabin pushed closer to the edge of the resort. The bell boy peeled into the driving lane, and Mr. Harrington took a few puffs. Mrs. Harrington was in the back with Steve, commenting passively on the changes made to the resort since last year.

Mount Vernon Resort and Ski has been the Harringtons go to summer lodging destination since he was ten. A ridiculously overpriced membership and three hours across the state of Indiana later, granted Steve many summers of bottomless Coke slurpees. The resort lost much of its charm to Steve by the time he was thirteen, as the previous summer to London beat the sleepy resort by a longshot. Coke slurpees tasted like they were skimming on the syrup, and Steve could only make so many birdhouses in a summer.

By the time he was fifteen, he discovered the wonderful activity of babe watching by the pool, or lake, or golf course. (Or really, wherever there might be a babe.) That captured his attention and energy for that summer. But by the time he hit high school and social currency meant more to him than anything else, his trips to Mt. Vernon were limited to the odd Tuesday day trip when Tommy H. and Carol were busy. Steve has not been to the resort since the Starcourt fire of 1985. The event that properly traumatized him and brought him closer to the party and conversely, pushed him away from his parents even more. (It’s not like their relationship was any good to start with.)

Steve grew out of, or rather got sick of, all the uppity mandates that are brought with being in the upper class. He absolutely cannot take another fake smile flashed with pearly veneers and he hates that he knows the difference between the forks spread out at dinner. And the excess of everything. The mere fact that he is spending the entire summer with his parents at Mt. Vernon only after the Hawkins earthquake, says a lot about how he sees his future: his BMW crashed into a mountain, with his body laying limp. Dead obviously, and miserable every second until his death.

*

The Harrington cabin was located at the edge of the guest residences, surrounded by thick evergreens. Mr. Harrington has a golf cart to rent for the whole summer just so they can travel to the main hall.

Steve threw his duffel into his room, aiming for nowhere specific. As soon as it flopped to the foot of his bed post, he was calling out to his parents. “I’m going to explore a little, don’t wait up,”

His body was half way out the door, when his father stopped him from the kitchen. “Steve, before you go, I need to tell you something.”

Steve stopped in the doorway, but did not turn to look at his father,

“Son, this is a very important summer for the both of us. You’re now part of the business, and I’ve got a lot of friends vacationing here this summer, so I’d suggest you make some wise decisions.”

That was one of the biggest points to Steve: he was not yet technically part of his father’s company yet. Nor does he want to be.

In the summer of 1987, Richard Harrington gave his son a deal. An ultimatum, really. Join his business firm or get out of the house. (Or the enlist in the military, but it did not take Steve to rule that out.)  Steve became an expert in dodging his father during interrogations like this. For a week straight, the only words he said to his father was, “sorry, running late to work,” then a successful slip out the door. He could swear he said one thime as he was going into his bedroom.

“Yeah, dad, okay,” Steve whined. He needed to escape or else his fuse would explode.

“We just want the best for you son,”

Steve rolled his eyes, taking that as his cue to start walking. He heard his father grumble something before he shut the door, leaving Steve on the paved sidewalk connecting the cabins and amenities. Since his last visit, Mt Vernon has not changed much. The golf course was extended by four holes, and there are smaller cabins lining the opposite side of trees to where the member housing is. Everything is still too 50s, in Steve’s taste.

Steve walked the whole perimeter of the residence housing and started his way toward the main hall for lunch. He regretted taking the route he did, because it led him to the gazebo his father was smoking at the bottom of. He waved his son over, much to Steve’s attempts at avoiding his eyeline. 

“Son, this is Bradley, we usually conference together in Detroit,”

Steve politely smiled, lips tight. “Oh nice,”

“So your pops here is telling me that you’re looking forward to start up at the firm,”

Looking forward to was a gross stretch. “Mhm, the summer is still young though, so, heh, you never know,”

Mr. Harrington shot a pointed look to Steve, trying to maintain composure. “Steve, why don’t you go up there to and find your mother, they’re doing square dancing or whatever,”

Steve accepted the easy out when he could take it. He bids farewell to Bradley, climbing up the gazebo as A Kind of Magic by Queen (provides the bounce in the step of the guests.) He sticks to the railing as his eyes train on the woman dancing at the front, calling out steps as she ruffles her flouncy tulle dress. 

“There ya go, Mrs. Cooper, it's all in the hips!” she grinned.“...three, four, and step back– one!”  

Steve chuckled at her enthusiasm, puffing a laugh of amusement at the stumbling group. He finds his mother close to the front, dosey-doeing with a suited man with curly hair tied at the base of his skull. She trips over her kitten heels, but the man is already holding her, ready to catch her fall. Steve tried to hide his smirk from his mother’s stumble. 

“You know if you laugh without even trying, I would just call you a bully.” the girl bounces in her spot now in front of Steve, stepping with the beat of the changing song. 

Steve pulls his hands from his pocket. “I– She’s my mom, I think I have some right to poke fun.” 

“Still, it’s no fun if someone is laughing on the sidelines.” she points. “Alrighty y’all, everyone split up, we’re gonna do individual line dances!” she yells to the group, and the tulle of her dress brushes against Steve’s calves.

taglist: @claire0531 @gaysludge @hollandweather @stand-tall-pineapple @ssimplyobsessed

I cannot promise when it will be out but i have some time and.....

[darksouls2yuri]

tagged by @lostcryptids for uh... 10 characters i like ^_^

N Harmonia pokemon obviously (#1 N ENJOYER)

spyro the dragon but ONLY 1998. get outta here the rest of the games you make me sick.

vash the stampede. wolfwood too they're a package deal.

gilbert bloodborne!!!!!!

iggy jjba. my baby doggy.

okuyasu jjba also. okuyasu nijimura my friend.

garou one punch man ily. stinky.

raiden metal gear. i guess. (lies i want to keep him in a critter keeper)

HENRY OF HARDCORE HENRY FAME. henry ily ily ily. (he and jimmy are also a package deal.)

isabel to one up you: heathcliff. heathcliff and the catillac cats my fave vhs tape i own.

and uh ill tag @slimequest (ik you have interesting characters u like) @ubashaaa @scizorsweep and @eldergaylioneljholmes (chris my bff)

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Average Weekly Screentime - Chap 8: The Best Non-Detective Detective

pairing: Jake Peralta x Amy Santiago

word count: 412

warnings/tags: college au, texting, drunk texting, text fic (mostly, there's prose a few chaps in), bets, bisexual!jake peralta, jake peralta has adhd, parties, drinking and alcohol, sexual references, implied sexual content (nothing explicit, just suggested its going to happen/has happened), friends to lovers, swearing, mentions of cannibalism, lighthearted threats of violence (typical rosa stuff yk), fluff

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Story Summary: texting fic college AU with the squad! It's the beginning of the school year and while everyone else thinks it'll be the same as the previous year, Gina has a feeling things are going to be different and wagers a bet with Rosa and Charles. Told through all the various group chats everyone is in.

Chap 1 | Chap 2 | Chap 3 | Chap 4 | Chap 5 | Chap 6 | Chap 7 | Chap 8 | Chap 9 | Chap 10

authors note: accompanying chapter to the previous one to hold you over until i finish the next chapter!!

Jimmy Jabbers

[05:24pm, Thursday]

Queen G: i need movie recs now pls

RoRo: robocop

Mr Grapes: Bullets Over Broadway

Queen G: seriously??? Queen G: THOSE are my options

Mr Grapes: You asked

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Dance Squad

[05:43pm, Thursday]

G-Hive: is anyone else hearing the deafening silence from jake and amy

Charlese: Jake told me he wasn’t feeling well tonight

Scary: you know damn well amy is probably nose first in a book

G-Hive: something is off about it G-Hive: im gonna investigate

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DDC

[05:45pm, Thursday]

G: charles said u werent feeling well G: u ok?

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[06:28pm, Thursday]

G: r u dead??

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Dance Squad

[06:33pm, Thursday]

G-Hive: jake hasnt responded to me

Scary: he’s probably asleep then

G-Hive: i dont buy it

Charlese: Do you want me to message Amy?

G-Hive: about what charles? G-Hive: leave this to me

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Girls, Girls, Girls

[06:39pm, Thursday]

Gina: @Amy did u want the lipstick u wore on nye? Gina: i dont wear it anymore but i dont wanna throw it out yk

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Dance Squad

[07:14pm, Thursday]

G-Hive: amy has not responded to me

Scary: i’ll admit that’s weird

Charlese: Usually one of them will respond

Scary: gotta ask gina, do you have nothing better to do?

G-Hive: all my dates are on the weekend G-Hive: im also waiting for my tan to set

Scary: fair enough

Charlese: Do you have a date with Sam?

G-Hive: yeessss G-Hive: me and his fine ass going to some fancy place G-Hive: and yes he WILL be paying

Charlese: I assume Sasha doesn’t know??

G-Hive: pls charles im not an idiot G-Hive: ill be posting an insta story while im out

Charlese: Oh that’s perfect

Scary: you two lead lives that i just can’t relate to

Charlese: You don’t go on dates?

Scary: i go on dates Scary: only if they end in sex

G-Hive: seriously??

Scary: so many lesbians on this campus

G-Hive: why did i not know about this

Scary: keeping secrets from you is fun

G-Hive: the way im being treated tonight I stg

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DDC

[08:02pm, Thursday]

Jacob: hey g Jacob: sorry i didnt text sooner Jacob: was asleep but feeling better

G: thats cool G: as long as ur not dead G: ur mom would kill me

Jacob: lol

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Dance Squad

[08:04pm, Thursday]

G-Hive: what were the lyrics to the wizards of waverly place theme song again

Charlese: “Everything is not what it seems”?

G-Hive: exactly right charles G-Hive: exactly

Chap 1 | Chap 2 | Chap 3 | Chap 4 | Chap 5 | Chap 6 | Chap 7 | Chap 8 | Chap 9 | Chap 10

authors note: I've already said it like twenty times but I'll say it again - thank you for reading, leaving kudos, and commenting, i see you all and i love you all <3

I'm going to guess there will only be one more chapter left of this story BUT i promise i'll make it a hefty one!