#(i always buy a coaster cause i collect them

[deep-sea-anemone]

Using Gaia for the first time to plan my Yellowstone trip. Think I fucked it up cause it says I'm hiking 36mi but I think I accidentally made the route double back at some point so I think it's probably more like 28. Can't figure out how to use the editing option, maybe it's easier on desktop.

[mctakahashi]

The dagger squad in Disney world plus Ice

Maverick: would be planning everything, he wants to hit every park twice. They are there for 8 days and have time for everything. He made sure everyone was at the airport on time as in 3 hour early and made sure everyone had snacks and water. He’s also constantly trying to make sure everyone is there, so he makes them were the classic Disney T-shirts with everyone’s callsign on them. He also is the one who decides to get a car for the trip to throw stuff like jackets, shoes, sunglasses, swim suits and other stuff in the trunk of the vehicle. He also is the dad so all his Daggers tend to ask him for food to which he says no to most the time. Even though he’s has everyones stuff, he’s there for himself so he will drink like so and will yell at his daggers also like so.

Ice: Man is not helping Mav one bit. Like at all. He’s the one with a beer in hand as they walk around magic kingdom with no bag and just sunglasses on watching Maverick struggle with all the merch everyone is buying. He’s just there to laugh. He is also the one that is willing to sit out of the ride and look around and book reservations for lunch or dinner at one of the restaurants. He’s also the one when the Daggers ask HIM for food he says sure and tells them to charge it to their Disney bands which is linked secretly to Mavs account.

There are sweet moments where Ice and Mav will watch the fire works or the shows together while the daggers go have fun cause they would care less about the fireworks. (The daggers just wanna get in line and not wait for 50 minutes and the best time for that is fireworks time) Ice also towards the end of the day would help Mav seeing as he’s tired and looks dead. Also Mav and Ice don’t have call signs on their shirts they have mom and dad lol

Phoenix: alright. Only girl. She’s a boss. She doesn’t think like rooster so she denies his “do you need a map” and will follow where she wants to go. She is always being picked on by the boys when ever a princess walks by like “phoenix that’s totally you. A cute princess” she most of the time rolls her eyes but definitely goes up to the princess and takes pictures with them, why? Cuz she’s a bad ass. She’s also the one that love the fast rides. Like rock n roller coaster, or tower of terror, even the Guardians of the Galaxy ride that pulls a few G’s in each turn. She’s also one for collecting those pins. Her and Bob will go up to cast members to trade the pins. She also loves the any water ride.

Bob: Bob is anything but quiet and does accept Roosters map idea and takes one. He’s the one normally guiding Phoenix cause she isn’t the best and so he tells her like “over here is tomorrow land,” “hey look pandora is along that side go to the left.” He is also the one that everyday he has a new Mickey headband. I mean every day. One day it’s the little mermaid and the next he has wall-e on his Mickey ears. He’s also the one that makes breakfast at the condo each morning for them. (Not too Disney related but he does) no one has the soul to say they can get breakfast at the resort so they just accept his pancakes and get on with the day. He’s definitely the reason why Mav is walking around with heavy bags. He makes sure to throw in sunscreen (mav makes sure it’s on everyone) he has hats in mavs bag, he has his two different sunglasses, he has the ponchos in his bag incase one day it rains, he makes mav pack pain killers incase anyone has a headache, he also secretly sneaks in any feminine care for Phoenix cuz that’s what a back seat rider does, he has Phoenixs back!

Payback and Fanboy: These two stick the fuck together. They are always going up to the pair cast members like Mickey and Minnie, Chip and Dale, Sully and Mike, the stormtroopers, just to get sick photos with them. They tend to pair up a lot and drag Coyote along with them too just to pick on him. They are also the ones that will kind of loose the group. Tend to just wonder off. Mostly after food and to try all the churros. They have to try them all. All of them. They are also the dingos who tell everyone to make faces when they get pictures taken during the ride. Or act normal. Or act dead. Lol. They will also be overly nice to the princesses and will get down on one knee and be cheesy. They will also be the ones that will be in the finding Nemo ride and in the aquarium part just staring at the fish talking about how “I’ve definitely swam with that one” and “no Tf you haven’t” these are also the two that are dead asleep on the car ride back to the resort.

Coyote: this man tends to help mav for the first part of the day till mav shoos him away and will then go to Hangman and just chill by his side. He’s just sort of there for the experience. He’s also the one that sings the songs that’s on the speakers as you walk through. He really goes at each song. He’s also the one who has the idea to play the phone Charades. He sucks at guessing but is very well at describing the word. It always makes the 50 minute line waits go faster. He’s also the one that makes everyone stop so he can get a coffee at the Disney Starbucks. He’s also the one that looks at the Disney jewelry. He tends to like it. The bird show. This man the two times he’s in Animal kingdom through the whole trip, he is at the bird show 4 times trying to be part of the show when the cast members asks who wants to join. Sense he’s an adult. They don’t choose him. Ever. He’s been sour ever sense.

Hangman: this man. Always. I mean always. Has the good smelling popcorn in his hands. I mean always. He’s also throwing it at Bob or Rooster. He gets yelled at by ice to knock it off. He’s also the one to take sexy photos of himself in line and make the line go slower cuz of that. He’s also tends to sleep in and maybe joins the group later in the day with Rooster. (If Jake sleeps in Bradley can’t just leave him alone at the resort) he’s also the one that after every day at the park will make everyone get back up to join him at the pool to relax. Mav and Ice tend to like it and get drunk. Hangman will also hit on women in line. “You’re wayyyy to cute to be waitin in line like you are…” or “come on ladies first.” And will let two girls ahead on the group. He also always has a soda in hand. He’s just a soda kind of guy. Everyone also smoochies off of it though. Trying to steal it instead of buying their own. He will only say yes to coyote. He HAS to get the bucket hats at the stores too, he’s a collector. He also goes to the Disney Springs to go on a shopping spree.

Rooster: He’s having a great time though he wished his parents were here. He’s been when he was little with his family. He’s always offering maps to everyone cause he want to hit everything. Even the lame kids tea cup ride. He always crosses out where they’ve been and looks for those cute hidden mickeys. He’s also the one to stay out with ice and mav to watch the fireworks. He’s crying cuz he misses his dad…. Then he’s not. Hangman tends to drag him with him to tower of Terror to try and get pictures without them screaming. Even though Hangman and Rooster stick together they still argue. “This ways faster Bag man.” “No. It’s this way look at your map!” Turns out they aren’t even at that park and they are both wrong. Rooster will tend to also carry a bag for his jacket cause it gets cold later in the day and Rooster hates it. He also will get photos of everything! I mean if the group, the rides, even just some of himself having fun. He also enjoys taking photos with phoenix with the princess. He also enjoys all the star wars walkthrough area before getting on the ride. Same with the avatar rides. He likes looking at the decor and how everything is made. He hates the haunted mansion and tower of terror. Hangman knows this. He knows it well.

Extras:

The group loves to go to the random character shows and just love watching them. The group also takes professional pictures at every park and will make sure they take at least 3 different poses. They also go to Blizzard a beach one afternoon cuz it’s way to hot. They end up getting kick out because Hangman and Rooster are getting a bit into competing.

[itsroxie]

Candle Guide

One of my favorite ways to level up my atmosphere is with candles they always lighten my mood. Which is why I try to get the most out of my candles by taking care of them! This guide will help you do the same.

How to buy the right candle:

1. Find your scent

Picking the right candle is key, so figure out where you want to place your candle, you should give this some thought because you might want a stronger scent in some areas but a lighter scent in others. For ex. a strong citrus scent in the bathroom but a light vanilla scent in the kitchen. To figure out the scent you want look at fragrance charts, analyze the perfumes you’re currently fond of and think about the signature notes you want in your candle, that should help you find your perfect match. (You can also visit the candle shop in person if it’s an option)

2. Pay attention to the candles burn time.

Just because the candles are fancy or expensive does not mean they’ll last long. Keep in mind that when it comes to candles size doesn’t matter! you can have a large candle with the same burn time as a small candle so pay close attention. The burn time is usually located at the bottom of the candle. If it’s not at the bottom it should be on the site you purchased your candle from a simple Google search will help.

Candle Care 101:

The first burn is the most important you have to make sure the top layer is melted completely to the edge of the container before you “blow out the candle” otherwise you will cause tunnel effect on the candle if you blow it out too soon. This means the next time you light the candle it won’t burn properly and it weakens the scent of your candle.

❆ When burning a candle it should always be on a coaster, ceramic or anything that’ll absorb the heat and protect your counters

❆ Always remove any fallen debris from your wax pool ( use a wick dipper or anything convenient to scoop out the debris )

❆ You should always trim your wick before burning this will help prevent smut from forming, stop your candle from smoking while allowing for a longer burn

❆ To put out your candle there are a few options

I’d suggest dipping the wick into the wax pool

You could also put your candle out with a wick snuffer or the lid of the candle

Last but not least simply blowing out the candle I don’t suggest blowing because it causes smoke and you LOSE fragrance but it’s always an option ❤️

Safety

Here are some important things to consider when buying candles most candles are dangerous! No I am not being dramatic a lot of candles are made of paraffin wax which is horrible for your body. When burned paraffin releases a lot of dangerous chemicals including carcinogens (cancer causing fumes). For my pet lovers out there your candles can be DEADLY to your little fur buddies so try sticking to 100% soy or coconut wax based candles. Also to all my people with asthma always light your candle in a ventilated area.

Other SUGGESTIONS

❆ Say no to paraffin (Yankee candles and Bath and Bodywork’s are the king and queen of paraffin wax)

❆ Make sure your wick is 100% Cotton or wooden

❆ Soy blend isn’t the best option it can still mean your wax contains paraffin within the blend

❆ Tread lightly with beeswax, yes beeswax is safe and doesn’t harm you or the environment but unlike the steps to collecting honey the process for retrieving beeswax completely disturbs the hive so if you can, stick to the other two options

❆ Stick to 100% soy or coconut wax based candles ( it’s your personal choice)

❆ Try to support small businesses all of the photos I used are from small businesses I’ll leave their information in the comment section below 💛

- Mrs.degree ♡

[sensei-aishitemasu]

2020 Black-Owned Gift Guide!

2020 Black-Owned Gift Guide!

It’s that time again! Our SIXTH ANNUAL BLACK-OWNED GIFT GUIDE IS HERE!!!! This Black Friday, try and support a Black-owned business for all your gift-giving needs. For last years gift guide, click here. For the 2018 gift guide, click here. For the 2017 gift guide, click here. For the 2016 gift guide, click here. For the 2015 gift guide, click here.

Similar to previous lists, I kept every individual item listed under $100! Click on the links to be taken to the websites in order to peruse more yourselves: all businesses listed are Black-owned, and many are run by Black women, Black Americans specifically, manufactured here in the United States, and/or sustainably and ethically sourced with philanthropic causes attached to sales! Check them out. 

In addition, this year there are THREE NEW CATEGORIES! Check out items for the ‘Goth/Kawaii,’ for your ‘Activist Bae,’ and for the ‘Esoteric’ down below.

[As always, this guide has been split into categories to make it easier to get through, but feel free to mix and match for the person in your life that fits all of (or none of!) these categories!]

For the Homebody:

Lettie Gooch Small Safety Matches, $18 Lettie Gooch Amber & Moss Soy Candle, $20 Lettie Gooch White Concrete White Tea & Ginger Candle, $28 Lettie Gooch Planetarium Throw Blanket, $68 Lettie Gooch Soleil Throw Blanket, $68

Debra Cartwright ‘Bike’ Watercolor Print, $38 Debra Cartwright ‘Aura’ Watercolor Print, $87 Debra Cartwright ‘Astro Millennial Ladies in Quarantine’ Coloring Book, $5

Harlem Candle Company ‘Brownstone’ Luxury Candle, $45 Harlem Candle Company ‘Lenox’ Luxury Room Spray, $30 Harlem Candle Company ‘Langston’ Luxury Room Spray, $30

Jungalow Genie Vase, $89 Jungalow Handwoven Peach Planter, $49 Jungalow Azul Face Pillow by Justina Blakeney X Loloi, $89 Jungalow Soft Mint Pillow, $89 Jungalow Aja Wallpaper in Green by Justina Blakeney, $5 (per sheet) Jungalow Tigris Wallpaper in Onyx by Justina Blakeney, $5 (per sheet) Jungalow Cream Looped Wool Rug, $99.00 Jungalow Silvia Teal & Berry Rug by Justina Blakeney X Loloi, $69.00 Jungalow Striped Orange Outdoor Rug, $59.00 Jungalow Reindeer Games Hook Pillow by Justina Blakeney, $60.00 Jungalow Peace Vase by Justina Blakeney, $68.00 

Kashmir Viii ‘S is for Soul’ Print, $35-$45 

Galerie LA Rooted Incense Holder, $45

Duchess365 358 Art Print, $23.99 

Jeff Manning Art ‘Aplomb’ Art Print, $45 Jeff Manning Art ‘Pacific’ Art Print, $30

Kicky Mats ‘Get Naked’ Bath Mat, $30 Kicky Mats ‘Did You Wash Your Hands?’ Doormat, $50 Kicky Mats ‘Go Away, Come Back With Wine’ Doormat, $50 Kicky Mats ‘Did You Call First?’ Doormat, $50

228 Grant Street Candle Co. Tobacco + Patchouli Gold Travel Tin, $11 228 Grant Street Candle Co. Wild Blackberry + Absinthe Amber Jar, $21 228 Grant Street Candle Co. Oakmoss + Amber Apothecary Jar, $32

Shea Makery Strawberry Cheesecake Signature Candle, $40 Shea Makery Cinna-Bowl Signature Candle, $40

The Silver Room Cider and Cedar Leaf Candle, $34 The Silver Room Rose Water & Tea Leaves Diffuser, $28 The Silver Room Minnie Ripperton - Les Fleur Vinyl, $26

Rituals + Ceremony Anonomy Sculptures, $79 Rituals + Ceremony USB Travel Ultrasonic Essential Oil Diffuser, $25

Handcrafted Ceramic Watering Cans, $64

Fill More Waste Less Natural Loofah Sponge, $2.50 Fill More Waste Less Food Huggers, $12. 99 

Ment Nelson Backwoods Baptism Print, $50 Ment Nelson Old Sheldon Print, $40

Quarantine Games!

Trading Races, $19.99

Winsults, $25

Cards For All People - Black Card Revoked (First Edition), $17.99

Trap Wars - The Urban Game Night Experience, $22.99

Lyrically Correct 90's & 2000's Hip Hop/R&B Edition, $24.99

Black Wall Street - The Black History Board Game, $49.99

Pull Your Card Music Trivia: Hip Hop Edition, $14.99

Spill It Card Game, $23

'Verified' A Party Game for Social Media Lovers (Original Edition), $19.99

For the Foodie:

Kashmir Viii ‘The Black Power’ Mixtape Coasters, $40 Kashmir Viii ‘Reclaim It’ Mug, $16 Kashmir Viii ‘I Slay.’ Clutch, $45 

Galerie LA Peak and Valley Balance Blend, $30 

‘The Cooking Gene,’ by Michael W. Twitty, $28.99 

‘From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes From the Boss Dog’s Kitchen’ by Snoop Dogg, $24.95 

Essie Spice Signature Sauce Collection, $42 

‘Your Guide to Tasteful Manners’ with Love Cork Screw, $19.95 

‘Deliciously Vegan’ Cookbook by The Chic Natural, $28.95 

EAT Apron, $30

Midnight Reflections Crowned White Ceramic Mug, $19.99

The Spice Suite Utensils + Oven Mitts, $50 The Spice Suite ‘The Little Black Spice Book’ (E-book), $30

Rituals + Ceremony Circle Mug, $40 Rituals + Ceremony Agate 6pc Plate Set, $24

Blk + Grn Stainless Steel Tea Ball Infuser, $4

Fill More Waste Less Reusable Tea Strainer, $14.99

Good Thoughts Tea Co. Tea Spoon Set, $12

KazvareMadeIt Personalised Alphabet Mug Tile Print, $20.99 KazvareMadeIt Banananana Cushion, $55.80

Addie Rawr ‘Addie's Cocktail Collection’ (Cards & Prints), $3.75

For the Beauty Guru:

Lettie Gooch Blends Perfume: Earth, $30 Lettie Gooch Bloom Perfume Blend No. 586, $48 

Galerie LA Hand Sanitizer, $10 Galerie LA Cream Cleanser, $16 Galerie LA Citrine Sea Tropical Exfoliator, $18 Galerie LA Botanica Rose Roller, $14 Galerie LA Botanica Lavender Roller, $14 Galerie LA Aurora Superfood Elixer (Face Serum), $27 Galerie LA Jade Eye Mask, $44 Galerie LA Rose Quartz Facial Roller, $28.00 

Shea Makery Scar Healing Serum, $23 Shea Makery Cinnamon Bun Body Butter, $25 Shea Makery Glazed Donut Body Butter, $25 Shea Makery Milk + Honey + Syrup Bubble Bath, $22 Shea Makery Honeycomb Bath Set, $16

The Lip Bar Cheek and Eye Palette, $15  The Lip Bar ‘Goddess’ Lipgloss, $14 The Lip Bar ‘Bawse Lady’ Liquid Matte Lipstick, $13  The Lip Bar ‘4:00 Stuntin' Fast Face Kit,’ $99 The Lip Bar Limited Edition Easy Holiday Glam Collection, $25  The Lip Bar ‘Lip Bar Littles,’ $18.99 The Lip Bar Minimalist Lovers Bundle, $36

Auda B. Beauty Soy Polish Remover, $26 

Breukelen Polished ‘Paid and Full,’ $11 Breukelen Polished ‘Get Me Right’ Treatment Set, $25

Beauty Bakerie ‘Milk & Honey’ Highlighting Brush, $18 Beauty Bakerie ‘Coffee and Cocoa’ Bronzer Palette, $38 Beauty Bakerie ‘Black Egg-cellence’ Beauty Sponges, $18  Beauty Bakerie ‘Sugar Cookies’ Palette, $28 Beauty Bakerie ‘The Butter’ Hydrasilk Primer, $24

Mented Mini Brush Trio, $10 Mented Everyday Eyeshadow Palette, $28 Mented Brush Collection, $45 Mented Holiday Faves Trio, $50

Blac Minerals Highlight Bundle, $32 

Danessa Myricks Beauty Oil, $30  Danessa Myricks Waterproof Cream Palettes, $36 Danessa Myricks Luxe Cream Palettes ‘The Nudist,’ $44

Pear Nova ‘Holiday Essentials’ Nail Set, $90 

Habit Cosmetics Nail Polish in Voodoo, $18  Habit Cosmetics Nail Polish in Midnight Cowboy, $18 Habit Cosmetics Nail Polish in Black Orpheus, $18 Habit Cosmetics Nail Polish in Scarab, $18

Hunny Bunny Cuticle Cream, $4.50 Hunny Bunny Grapefruit Sugar Scrub, $20

Taupe Coat in Good Fortune, $11

More Brands To Try:

People of Color Beauty

Mischo Beauty

Suite Eleven

Brown Butter Beauty

Beija Flor Naturals

Plain Jane Beauty

Ancient Cosmetics

Hue Noir

Lotus Moon Skincare

For the Fashion Conscious:

Merit ‘Fate’ Bucket Hat, $20

Chris Cardi Signature TwistDYE Tee, $33

Lettie Gooch Black Mineral Washed Jacquard Leggings, $68 Lettie Gooch ‘Smiling On The Inside’ Mask, $28

Kashmir Viii Face Masks, $16 Kashmir Viii ‘Around The Way Girl’ Clutch, $45-$60

Galerie LA Hemp Tie Button Down Sage, $90 Galerie LA Gratia Jumpsuit Tumeric, $100 Galerie LA Red Zipper Wallet, $45 Galerie LA Dopp Kitt (Makeup Bag) in Navy, $40 Galerie LA Lunar Star Earrings, $100 Galerie LA Meria Sunglasses Coral Pink, $75 Galerie LA Oda Ring, $45 Galerie LA Sabbath Cocoon Tunic, $85

Tree Fairfax Keychain, $22.50 Tree Fairfax Lois Belt, $45

LoveCortnie Polka Dot Leather Key Chain Clasps, $15 LoveCortnie Small Leather Tassel, $17 LoveCortnie ‘Color Me’ Coin Purse, $30 LoveCortnie Envelope Card Holder (Black & White), $32

Rue 107 ‘Toni’ Bikini in XOXO Print, $98 Rue 107 Signature Pencil Skirt in XOXO Print, $68 Rue 107 Tied Cropped Tank in XOXO Print, $48 Rue 107 Tied Cropped Tank in Vintage Rose Print, $48 Rue 107 Signature Pencil Skirt in Vintage Rose Print, $68

Grant Blvd ‘Sustainable Shit Only’ Fanny Pack, $26

Ebony and Green Mindfulness Earrings, $10

For the Bookworm:

‘Daymares’ by Kenya Moss-Dyme, $12.99

‘Hood Feminism’ by Mikki Kendall, $26

‘The Source of Self-Regard’ by Toni Morrison, $28.95

‘Tar Baby’ by Toni Morrison, $15

‘The Beautiful Ones’ by Prince, $30

‘In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage’ by Alan Schroeder, $12.95

‘The Street: A Novel’ by Ann Petry, $15.99

‘Chasing Down a Dream: A Blessings Novel’ by Beverly Jenkins, $14.99

‘Rebel (Women Who Dare)’ by Beverly Jenkins, $5.98

‘Night Song’ by Beverly Jenkins, $8.99

‘Tempest’ by Beverly Jenkins, $5.98

‘Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy’ by Maggie Anderson, $17

Rayo and Honey ‘Books Change Your Mind’ Pennant, $75

Jungalow Face Bookend Vase by Justina Blakeney, $98

Midnight Reflections Black Nerd Tote Bag, $18.99

Addie Rawr Book Club Dolls Stickers (Die Cut Stickers), $9.50

For the Kids:

Jungalow Leela Terracotta Rug by Justina Blakeney X Loloi, $89.00 Jungalow Pink Looped Wool Rug, $99.00

Galerie LA Kids Face Mask, $25

Duchess365 237 Canvas Print, $98.99 Duchess365 231 Tote Bag, $24.99 Duchess365 279 Art Print, $23.99 Duchess365 241 Framed Art Print, $47.99

Shea Makery PB & J Soap, $10 Shea Makery ‘Save A Life’ Mini Assorted Hand Soaps (Set of 12), $5

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History, $16.99

‘Clean Getaway’ by Nic Stone, $16.99

‘Bee Fearless: Dream Like a Kid’ by Mikaela Ulmer, $16.19

ABC Me Flashcards, $20

IkdKids Rag Doll, $40

KaAn’s ‘Living The Dream’ Denim Jacket, $40

Yinibini Baby Badminton Playing Octopus Tee, $23 Yinibini Baby Fox Pullover Sweatshirt Jogger Set, $41 Yinibini Baby ROAR Lion Hooded Pullover, $45 Yinibini Narwhal Toy, $28

For the Masculine:

ALWD Signature DC PROPER Sweatshirt, $40

Chris Cardi ‘Bastards’ Tee, $30.03

Merit Flannel Shirt (Green), $65

Kashmir Viii ‘Everybody Eats, B,’ Tee, $45 Kashmir Viii ‘The Knockout’ Tee, $45

Galerie LA ‘Mister’ T-Shirt, $45

Jeff Manning Art ‘Overflow’ Art Print, $30 Jeff Manning Art ‘The Golden Age’ Art Print, $45 Jeff Manning Art ‘Overflowed Emotions’ Art Print, $50

Levi Fisher Beard Bundle, $39.99

Scotch Porter Face Care Collection, $28.99 Scotch Porter Journal, $9.99

Shea Makery Beard Oil, $15

Enbois Matte Lava Rock Bracelet, $40 Enbois Benji Matte Sunglasses, $45 Enbois Bracelets Collection - Cocoa, $50

The Silver Room Tourer Backpack, $95

Urban Profile Black Panther Shirt, $24.99

Solo Noir Starter Kit, $28.99

Bevel Shave Starter Bundle, $89.95 Bevel Skin Starter Set, $61.95

For the Tech Savvy:

Enbois iPhone Case, $12 Enbois Power Bank, $15 Enbois Grip Socket, $4

Chic Geeks Brown Faux Crocodile iPad Case, $75 Chic Geeks Brown Snakeskin iPad Case, $75 Chic Geeks Emerald Faux Crocodile iPhone Case, $50 Chic Geeks Grey Marble MacBook Case, $80 Chic Geeks Black Faux Crocodile iPad Case, $75

Khristian A. Howell Cava Melon Sleek and Chic Phone Case, $39.99 Khristian A. Howell Cava Black Sleek and Chic Phone Case, $39.99

NSPRE ‘Inferno’ Bluetooth Sunglasses, $71.99 NSPRE Micro SD Card (128GB), $21.98 NSPRE ‘The Ombres’ Bluetooth Audio Sunglasses, $59.99  NSPRE ‘The Solars’ Bluetooth BlueTech Glasses, $59.99

For the Goth/Kawaii:

VickiBeWicked Vinyl Sticker Heart Drippy Mushroom, Laptop Decal, $4 VickiBeWicked Rainbow Unicorn, Black Girl Magic Laptop Sleeve, $30.99 VickiBeWicked AfroGirls Masked Up Laptop Sleeve, $30.99 VickiBeWicked Pastel Horn Face Resin Keychain, $12.99 VickiBeWicked Red and White Splatter Skull Dangle Earrings, $7.50

Kashmir Viii ‘The KeKe’ Print, $35-$60

Adorned by Chi ‘Goth Club Presidenct’ Unisex Raglan T-Shirt, $34.99 Adorned by Chi ‘Pro Black’ Unisex Raglan T-Shirt, $34.99 Adorned by Chi ‘Pretty Girls Like Anime’ T-Shirt, $32.99 Adorned by Chi ‘Awkward’ Iron-On Patch, $11.99 Adorned by Chi ‘I Need My Space’ Hard Enamel Pin, $12.99

The Colour Polka Dot iPhone XS ‘Creepy Cute’ Rainbow Phone Case, $40 The Colour Polka Dot ‘Creepy Cute’ Spoopy Ornaments, $12 The Colour Polka Dot ‘Kawaii Cute’ Face Mask Case, $16

Embrii Shop Blush Pink Laptop Sleeve, $36

Gothic Lamb Anti Social Goth Club Tee, $28 Gothic Lamb ‘FedUp’ Tee, $24 Gothic Lamb ‘Make America Goth Again’ Tee, $28 Gothic Lamb ‘Melanin Manson’ Tee, $24

For the Esoteric:

Behati Life Third Eye Vision And Prophetic Dreams Intention Oil, $22 Behati Life New Moon Bath Soak Herbal Mix, $22 Behati Life Lunar Goddess Moon Magick Intention Oil, $22

Lettie Gooch Ecuadorian Palo Santo Quartz Crystal Bundle, $18

Jungalow Chaya Wallpaper in Amethyst by Justina Blakeney, $5

The Silver Room White Sage Bundle, $6

Grandma Baby's Black Gold Lenormand Tarot Deck, $44

Pretty Spirits ‘The Truth’ Decks, $50

The Afro Tarot, $88

The Hoodoo Tarot: 78-Card Deck and Book for Rootworkers by Tayannah Lee McQuillar, $18.66

‘Rootwork: Using the Folk Magick of Black America for Love, Money and Success’ by Tayannah Lee McQuillar, $11.99

Rituals + Ceremony Palo Santo Pack, $7 Rituals + Ceremony Empowered Vibes Ceramic Incense Holder, $10 Rituals + Ceremony Adinkra Intention Candles, $23 Rituals + Ceremony Cleanse and Protect Ritual Kit, $34 Rituals + Ceremony Crystal Candles, $22 Rituals + Ceremony Crystal Bliss: Attract Love, Feed Your Spirit, Manifest Your Dreams Book, $14.99

Ebony and Green Raw Clear Quartz Earrings, $15

For Your Activist Bae:

Kashmir Viii ‘Kash’s Bacon Shack’ Clutch, $45 Kashmir Viii ‘Copy and Paste’ Tee, $45 Kasmir Viii ‘We Did It First’ Stickers, $5.25-$20 Kashmir Viii ‘Reclaim It’ Clock, $45 Kashmir Viii ‘The Black Family’ Tee, $45

Jeff Manning Art ‘MLK’ Art Print, $35 Jeff Manning Art ‘We Shall Prevail’ Art Print, $45

‘The Spook Who Sat By The Door’ by Sam Greenlee, $21.99 ‘The Black Panthers Speak,’ $20 The Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975, $22.95 A Beautiful Ghetto by Devin Allen, $26.95 ‘Are Prisons Obsolete?’ by Angela Davis, $15.95

Angela Davis T-Shirt, $25

Legendary Rootz ‘Black Girls Are The Purest Form of Art’ Tee, $25

Alex Carter ‘BLACK BUSINESS OWNERSHIP’ Tee, $50

Rayo and Honey ‘Much To Be Done & Undone’ Pennant, $75 Rayo and Honey ‘Black Lives Matter’ Pennant, $75 Rayo and Honey ‘Joy Is An Act Of Resistance’ Tote Bag, $65

‘They Carried Us: The Social Impact of Philadelphia’s Black Women Leaders’ by Allener M. Baker-Rogers & Fasaha M. Traylor, $ 28.99

Midnight Reflections Black Radical Woman Tank, $25.00

The Colour Polka Dot ‘Fuck Racism’ Resin Heart Keychain, $8

Rituals + Ceremony Be The Change Scented Candle, $24

Grant Blvd ‘Disrupter’ Tee, $30 Grant Blvd ‘End Cash Bail’ Hoodie, $54 

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[slade-neko]

Saw this video game tag thing pop up on my dash a few days ago. Wanted to do it.

1. First game you played obsessively? Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, I believe I was 5yo. Still waiting on that FF7 Remake treatment.

2. A game that has influenced you creatively? Writing, drawing, etc. Well if I play a game and like it, then I'll create sims of it. Does that count?

3. Who did you play with as a kid? My brother from the day I was born.

4. Who do you play with now? My brother FROM THE DAY I WAS BORN.

5. Ever use cheat codes? I wasn't lying when I made this post. {link}

6. Ever buy strategy guides? Yes! Mainly to look at the artwork though. (Don't need no guide!)

7. Any games you have multiple copies of? Lots of games, most being Left 4 Dead with 6 copies (3 Xbox 360, 1 PC case, 2 PC digitally.) What can I say, its a GOOD GAME!

8. Rarest/Most expensive game in your collection? Gold cartridge Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (maybe that's rare?)

9. Most regrettable purchase? I don't regret my purchases, but I have received games I have never played like Cubix (PS2) no clue where that game came from, but I have it somehow. Madagascar (Xbox 360) came with my Xbox 360, never opened it from its case. And Monsters Inc. Scream Arena (Gamecube) or something... it was a gift.

10. Ever go to a midnight game release or stand in line for hours? No, because then I'd have to interact with people.

11. Have you ever made new friends from playing video games? I'm only friends with people BECAUSE of video games, so yes.

12. Ever get picked on for liking games? No, that'd be ridiculous.

13. A game you’ve never played that everyone else has? Probably a lot, I'd say Call of Duty, but I technically played CoD 1, 2, and 4. The campaign mode was alright, but I don't really care for CoD games at ALL.

14. Favorite game music? Koji Kondo and Grant Kirkhope are two BIG ones.

15. If it was a requirement to get a game related tattoo, what would you pick? Triforce is the most basic option, but I'd rather not get a tattoo.

16. Favorite game to play with your friends IRL? Super Smash Bros. Brawl with hacks, but that was over a decade ago.

17. Ever lose a friend over a game? No, that'd be ridiculous.

18. Would you date someone that hates gaming? No, that'd be RIDICULOUS.

19. Favorite handheld console? PSP. 3DS is great, but PSP Monster Hunter has ALL of my portable gaming memories. Like playing in school after End of Grade tests with my friend.

20. Game that you know like the back of your hand? Sims 4 I like to think I know everything about Left 4 Dead. Quite a bit about Monster Hunter, more so of a series though than a specific game.

21. Game that you didn’t like or understand as a kid but love now? I'd say Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. I loved it as a kid, but had a lot of complex pen & paper RPG mechanics that I never understood. I understand a lot more of it now, but its still complex as all heck. I just know you hit things, they die.

22. Do you wear game related clothing/accessories? That's the only thing I wear.

23. The game that you’ve logged the most hours into? Not sure so I'll list a few. Sims 4, Smash Bros. Brawl, Monster Hunter (its a series though), or Left 4 Dead

24. First Pokemon game? Leaf Green

25. Were you ever an arcade game player? No, don't like paying to play.

26. Ever form any gaming rivalries? No.

27. Game that makes you rage? I don't get mad at games, but I had a custom modded Hard Eight mutation in Left 4 Dead that is absolute bullsh*t!

28. Ever play in a tournament? No, because then I'd have to interact with people.

29. What is your gaming set up? A giant wall of video game consoles spanning from NES to Switch, 4 TVs, but I sit at a desk with a PC.

30. How many consoles do you own? "I own every console that's ever existed." - I Don't Play Games When I Play Games (My STRENTH) original song by Smooth McGroove BUT no seriously I own 32 consoles including handhelds.

31. Does the 3DS and/or Virtual Boy hurt your eyes or give you headaches? Yes. 3DS gave me headaches though I only really played with the 3D feature in Ocarina of Time 3D. I think my eyes broke because I couldn't get my 3D to work very well after.

32. Did you ever play a game based on your favorite show/cartoon/movie/comic? Sure I play games based on a lot of things. Literally any anime game. If I had to pick Dragon Ball Xenoverse is kinda like a dream Dragon Ball game. Oh, Attack on Titan 2 is pretty neat too!

33. Did you ever have any bootleg games or plug-n-play games? Some SEGA plug-n-play thing once. Played it like once and now its lost to time (or my closet.)

34. Do either of your parents play video games? Yes. Mom and Dad played NES Super Mario Bros. My Dad went HARD at that game until he saved the Princess. Then he quit forever.

35. Ever work in a game store? Or do you have a favorite game shop? "Hi. Welcome to Gamestop!"I never want to hear that again, but it was my main store until I went full digital/ online orders.

36. Have you ever shed actual blood, sweat or tears over a game? No, I don't tend to get upset or emotional, but Bill dying in Left 4 Dead made me pretty pissed.

37. Have you played E.T. for the Atari 2600? Do you think that’s the worst game ever, or do you have another nomination? Never played it. I don't really play "bad" games, but maybe Sims 4.

38. A game you’re ashamed to admit that you like? The Sims 4

39. A sequel that you would die for them to make? Dragon's Dogma 2 WHICH I think is actually in development, so I'd have to say Fallout New Vegas 2. C'mon Bethesda you cowards, hand the keys back over to Obsidian so they can make another good Fallout game!

40. What to you think of virtual reality headsets or motion controls? Two part question, two answers. VR Headset to immerse in world, yes. Motion Controls, no.

41. A genre that you just can’t get into? MOBAs and MMOs. I don't like paying to keep playing.

42. Maybe it wasn’t your first game, but what was the game that started you on your path to nerdiness? Nintendo 64 opened me up to what video games could be as a kid. Sad to say my parents' NES didn't really do that for me. And years later Fallout 3 was a big game changer for me too.

43. Ever play games when you really should have been concentrating on something else? Every day of my LIFE.

44. Arcade machine that has consumed the most of your quarters? None. I'd rather emulate.

45. How are you at Mario Kart? Pretty dang good. 3-STARS MARIO KART WII, BABY!

46. Do you like relaxing games like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon? Yes, both of those. I preferred when Animal Crossing had more character to it. New Horizons looks so pretty, but feels so bland compared to classic AC.

47. Do you like competitive games? No. Not really. Usually amongst friends or if I can get competitive against AI Bots. I love my machine bot friends cause they don't cry like 10 year olds when they lose.

48. How long does it take your to customize your player character? Too long. I've seriously restarted games because I wasn't happy with my character's appearance.

49. In games where you can pick your class, do you always tend to go for the same type of character? Yes, I am always the magic man, my brother is always brute warrior, and my friend is the ranger.

50. If you were a game designer, what masterpiece would you create? I don't really know. Honestly, I'd rather mod already good games to make them better than create something completely new.

51. Have you ever played a game for so long that you forgot to eat or sleep? No, that'd be ridiculous. But I've had a friend fall asleep playing games at my house 3 different times and currently dozes off during our Minecraft sessions. So, maybe that's not a completely ridiculous thing after all.

52. A game that you begged your parents for as a kid? Kirby 64 apparently. My brother tells me we had to count out pennies to buy it. I must've been too young with no recollection, but I believe it.

53. What’s your opinion on DLC these days? It's good if its not in the game's files from the beginning and is actually developed AFTER launch... and pre-order bonuses should be standard DLC a month or two later. Some games have content lost to time because of that pre-order bullsh*t.

54. Do you give in to Steam sales? Of course. If you want a game and its on sale then why not? I typically wait just for Steam sales to get games.

55. Did you ever make someone you hated in the Sims and did mean stuff to them? No? I typically make people and characters I like in Sims. I've made villains like Dio, but he's an anime villain and I don't really HATE him despite the horrible things he's done.

56. Did you ever play Roller Coaster Tycoon and kill off your guests? No. Never played that game.

57. Did you ever play a game to 100% or get all of the achievements? I try to for all the games I really like.

58. If you can only play 3 games for the rest of your life, which ones do you pick? The Sims 4, Skyrim, & Fallout: New Vegas. Mods make them live forever. Left 4 Dead and Monster Hunter are good choices too.

59. Do you play any cell phone games? Those aren't games.

60. Do you know the Konami Code? No? But I'll take a guess. Is it make an IP and forget it exists?

61. Do you trade in your games or keep them forever? Keep forever... even the bad ones.

62. Ever buy a console specifically to play one game? PS4 Pro for Monster Hunter World. It was basically for early access since the PC version was being developed and releasing after PS4, but I don't like waiting.

63. Ever go to a gaming convention or tournament? Sort of. Been to anime cons and walked into the gaming tournament rooms only to walk out less than 10 minutes later.

64. Ever make a TV or monitor purchase based on what would be best for gaming? No, but I'm going to be doing that soon, hopefully.

65. Ever have a Game Genie, Game Shark or Action Replay? Did it ever mess up your game’s save file? GameShark for N64, PS2, Gameboy, and Action Replay for Gamecube, DS, 3DS. And no not really, I would cheat responsibly... but there was this one time at school my friend and I borrowed another friend's Gameboy game, loaded it up with my Gameshark, tried playing, it crashed, loaded it back up, save file corrupted... we just stared at each other jaws dropped, "Here's your game back, dude. Make sure you don't play it til you get back home!"

66. Did you ever have have an old Nokia with Snake on it? No, but I remember seeing them on billboards in the game DRIV3R on PS2.

67. Do you have a happy gaming-related childhood memory you want to share? Every game I play is filled with happy memories (mostly.)

68. Ever save up a ton of tickets in an arcade to get something cool? These tiger plushes. My brother got white and I got orange. They were the coolest. Got a butt load of tickets from some jackpot spinning light game thing as I was good at the timing with repeated jackpot hits.

69. In your opinion, best game ever made? I've played quite a few masterpiece games, but to pick one, I'd say Fallout: New Vegas

70. Very first game you ever beat? Super Mario 64. I was a mere child on a Sunday morning and ate celebratory pancakes made by my Dad.

Wow, that was long... I get the feeling this was supposed to be a "send me ask with numbers" thing, but answering all at once is more fun.

[oftenderweapons]

hi anna dear, i'd like to place an order for a white wine + charcuterie board + french onion soup + monte cristo? thank you <3

Pairing: Seokjin x reader

Wordcount: 1.4K

Genre: Fluff, Romance, strangers to lovers

Rating: GP (general public)

This is for my sweet Beezy, and Beezy only. I’m sorry this came super late but I’ve been keeping it in my drafts for a while, I was so unsure about it!

Happy very late birthday!!! May you be safe and happy and loved 🥰💜✨You’re the most special aunt I could ever wish for. This world would be a better place if all kids on the Internet could have an aunt half as special and magical as you.

(before I leave you to your gift let me thank @hobiandsprite and @joheunsaram for their moral support and helpful advice, as always. I love you.)

Enjoy 💜✨

>This drabble was a request for Bangtan Bistro. Requests for this drabble game are now closed<

TRIGGER WARNINGS: mention of stress due to work; briefest mention of family loss (grandparent).

————— The Order —————

White Wine: Kim Seokjin

Charcuterie Board: Romance

French Onion Soup: “After getting caught in the rain you decide to spend some time inside a rather empty café, making good conversation with the attractive owner.”

Monte Cristo: cafe owner

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The late October day looked perfect for a walk along the beach, collecting seashells and watching seagulls soar the sky in the distance. Solitary boats broke the horizon, far far away, the lighthouse culminating the long walk and protecting the bay a few kilometres ahead of you. The sun was coming through the clouds here and there, creating amusing patterns on the sand just barely slightly moved by the wind. A man was playing fetch with a golden retriever and along the seashore you could see more people making good use of one of the last good days before autumn finally started giving way to winter.

The scenery was relaxing, liberating your mind from all the stress your job continuously put you through. Some days you even dared ask yourself if the slightly fatter paycheck was really worth your mental health.

Spending your health on earning money sounded stupid most of the days. Nevertheless, you somehow managed to keep loving your job, even when the cons heavily outweigh the pros.

A chill song was playing through your earbuds, and with a cloud momentarily hiding the sun, the lightest raindrops began to fall. You didn’t let the thin drizzle scare you and decided to keep walking, the lighthouse too tempting in its romantic solitude.

Stubborn and maybe ignorant, you persevered, though most people had already run to the middle of the bay, where most people had parked their cars or had found refuge in one of the local pubs and cafés. Only a couple people walked ahead of you, going all the way to the end of the walk, where the pier led to your destination.

You followed it like a compass, like the North Star, even when the drizzle turned in rain, even when you had to hold your coat over your head for the last two hundred metres, running desperately once the rain turned in an autumn shower.

You thanked all the gods once you reached the small awning protecting the entrance to the lighthouse, a lovely bell announcing the opening of the door.

“Hold on, wait there!” A man called from the counter. “Lemme grab something for you!” he mumbled, disappearing behind the dark wood countertop and reemerging with a plaid blanket. “Wait there,” he said, walking towards you quickly and taking your raincoat with a kind smile, hanging it out of harm’s way, where it could drip on the floor without causing anyone to slip and fall.

“Welcome to The Bow, you brave traveller!” the barman greeted you, immediately warming up your soul before offering you the blanket and letting you warm your body. “Please, sit where you prefer, I’ll let you take a look at the menu and then I’ll come collect your order.”

He bowed his head slightly, your eyes suddenly focusing on how low the wooden ceiling was, and how lean his physique was, heavily contrasted by his large shoulders, emphasised by the white and blue stripes of his sweater.

You walked to a table beside the counter, near the window that ran all around the circular room. The sky was clear in the distance, the boats still navigating peacefully while the coast had become hostage to the sudden storm, which had crept in slowly and then swiftly attacked.

You stared in the distance for a while longer, the man at the counter waiting patiently and cheerfully for you to get comfortable, leaf through the menu and close it before turning to him with a kind smile — which you eventually did, causing an unexpected effect, an entire flock of butterflies taking flight in his stomach.

He was drawn to you immediately.

“So what can I bring you?” he asked with the most courteous of smiles.

You giggled. The man was very handsome, but something in the air that surrounded him made him even warmer and more fascinating, as if compelling you to be kind and keep your eyes on him. “First, let me thank you for the blanket,” you said, holding it tighter around you.

“Oh, it’s okay. We keep those for old couples who come here for fall and winter walks. They tend to get cold on their legs. And some ladies want to wear pretty clothes on dates but then get cold once the sun goes down. Don’t worry, I wash them after use!” he clarified before you could get uncomfortable.

“That’s so considerate!” you exclaimed, honestly touched at such a kind thought.

“What can I say, I care about customer care,” he chuckled embarrassed, his laugh so unique and funny that you couldn’t help but join.

“I’m ____, by the way.”

“I’m Seokjin,” he introduced himself politely.

“Happy to meet you,” you replied with an interested smile. “May I order an Orange Spiced Hot Chocolate?”

“Yes, sure. Would you like some cinnamon on it?” he asked, twice as interested in pleasing his special customer.

“Uhm… No, just a plain one, thanks,” you confirmed, watching him leave with a quick step.

“Do you have many people coming all the way here?” you asked, your table close enough to the counter that you could chat with the man without having to disturb the other customers.

“Normally we do. There’s always a big rush in summer. Some people go to the beach and come all the way here to have lunch or grab a cold drink before going back. It’s mostly couples, or families with kids. On a summer day you’d have to wait for a table and book one for lunch or dinner. When it gets colder, some people still come here, but it’s slower. I prefer it. Winter weekends are the ideal match of calm and good money.”

You nodded. “I think it’s my first time here. I visited the town four or five years ago but I don’t remember this place.”

Seokjin nodded, the cocoa maker making a bit of a ruckus as it warmed up the milk. It lasted around two or three minutes before the café went quiet again “Yes, that’s because I opened the café two years ago, almost three.”

“This is your place?” You asked, quite amused.

“Indeed. My grandpa loved it here. He always came here with my grandma for walks. He didn’t have the money to buy the place but he wanted to open a restaurant here. My grandmother loved cooking.” Seokjin gave a gentle but sad smile. “When she left us, he gave up. He always says it was their dreams, together, and he would never do it by himself. So I made it my dream.”

The blue vibe faded and a radiant expression sparked up his features. “I must say that for now it’s been going pretty well.”

He walked to your table, your drink, sugar and a couple smaller bottles all balanced on a tray on his hand.

As he stood beside you, his head slightly lowered to avoid the lamp above, he placed down a cup coaster with a vintage lifebuoy ring drawn on it, protecting the beautiful wooden table below.

On the small placemat running across the table, he placed three tiny bottles. “Sugar, cinnamon and cocoa. To your liking.” He offered you a soft grin.

Hesitantly, you looked around again. He had only four or five people around and your table was close to the counter.

You licked your lips as you gathered all your courage and spoke. “Would you like to sit down and chat? I’d like to get to know you, you seem a very interesting person.” You felt heat radiate from your cheeks in stark contrast with the cold crawling through your bones.

Seokjin’s reaction was lovely.

His mouth curled up in a lovely pout, a small surprised ‘o’. His eyes went impossibly wide and so, so round and adorable before his suddenly pale face exploded in a technicoloured blush that expanded all the way to his ears.

And then he smiled the tiniest, most innocent smile. He didn’t show his teeth, just his rosy, plush lips curving up in an expression that was half hamster, half alpaca.

And the apples of his cheeks became impossibly round and squishable.

You felt your heart shot across your chest like a crazy bouncy ball, playing pinball inside your rib cage.

Joy filled your every blood vessel.

“Sure, I’d love to sit down and chat for a bit.”

[imasimpcentral]

Lab Rats/elite force (Bree) headcanons:

•they are a nonbinary (transfem) lesbian who uses they/them pronouns

•they actually had a huge crush on Caitlin thats why they kept her as a friend

•bree always buys people the best gifts for birthdays and christmas because they would literally go everywhere to buy them

•Bree and Skylar are dating

•they are a vegan

•they collect monster high dolls, a lot of their friends make fun of them but they just thinks they're pretty and really connect with clawdeen (gen 1 clawdeen to be more specific).

•leo and them are really close they always watch movies together, facetime, play animal crossing etc. So even when bree joined elite force they still met up like everday to hang out and have sleepovers like once a week

•they would always do their siblings make up but when they joined elite force they started doing oliver and kaz's make up and they actually got pretty good at it

•They have probably twisted their ankle a thousand times due to their speed and not paying attention

•Skylar and Bree love going to amusement parks and going on huge roller coasters even though bree screams the whole time and closes their eyes

• davenport gave skylar and bree seperate rooms when they started dating and all the boys still had to share

•if bree wasn't spending time with leo they were probably hanging out with kaz and filiming tiktoks cause they're trendy like that 😝

• bree actually learned to skate when they were thirteen but was told if wasn't a "girl like" thing to do so they stopped, they still know how to skate just don't want to be judged for doing it.

• davenport would always take bree to the mall but they were so indecisive they would be in the mall for 6+ hours and come out with 1-2 items.

• they would pet sit for extra money and they were saving up to adopt a cat (they know davenport could have bought it for them but they wanted to earn it for themself.)

• they were deathly allergic to peanut butter as a kid

• bree and davenport made a deal that if they were joining track their chip would have to be taken out for every practice and they did this but still were faster than everyone else

• they were a HUGE soccer fan and i mean huge they would play it all the time when they were younger

• all the guys they "dated"/ liked were just a denial of their sexuality

• they came out to leo first, then adam, then chase, then their parents.

• bree worked at a movie theatre for a week but quit because people there were so annoying

•Bree likes photography and loves taking photos of landscapes when they're "vacationing"

• since bree is able to travel to so many places at once they have learned some languages such as german, spanish, french, and some russian.

• bree always got a- to c+ they were a pretty average student

• bree never really ate that much compared to their brothers because they were never as hungry as them and they judged themselves for how much they weren't eating

• bree loves overalls they're just so cosy

• despite being able to run on water they are actually a terrible swimmer if they stopped running they would just fall and be flaling their arms around screaming for help

• bree would always dress up as a vampire on halloween (and you wonder why they're a lesbian)

[avengerscompound]

Above the Crowd

Above the Crowd:  A Black Widow Fanfic

Buy me a ☕

Character Pairing:  Natasha Romanoff x F!Reader Square: @ladiesofmarvelbingo​ - E3 Balcony Sex

Word Count:  1360

Rating: E

Warnings:  Smut (F|F vaginal fingering, semi-public sex)

Synopsis:  You and Natasha go away on vacation together and when the crowd outside your hotel room is making too much noise for you to sleep, Natasha helps take your mind off it.

Above the Crowd

It was hot and you couldn’t sleep.  Something that seemed to be the norm around here.  It didn’t seem to matter what day it was or how late it got, there was always something going on outside your window.  Parades or street parties.  Fireworks.  Or sometimes just groups of drunken idiots causing trouble.  The street was always busy and noisy and there were always colored lights flashing through your thin curtains to wake you up.

You’d thought it would be a fun place to take a break from the whole ‘Avenging’ thing.  Where Nat could just be Nat.  Where the two of you could get drunk and dance, and ride roller coasters or Ferris Wheels and eat food that had been deep-fried but definitely shouldn’t have been like butter and avocados and slices of pizza.

It had been fun, to begin with, but you were starting to think maybe this should have been a stop on the way to somewhere more relaxing, rather than the entirety of the vacation.  A serious lack of sleep didn’t lend itself well to a romantic getaway.

You stepped out onto the balcony.  There was music coming up from the street and sounds of people enjoying the hotel’s water park despite the fact it was already past midnight and it was supposed to close at ten.

The air was humid and had the strong scent of jasmine and that carnival scent that was a mixture of sugar, hot oil, sawdust, chlorine, and manure.  You breathed it in and watched the people below enjoying themselves.  For a brief moment, you considered going down to the water park too.  Maybe it would cool you down and wear you out enough to help you sleep.

But you didn’t want to go down alone and as far as you knew, Natasha was asleep.

When her arms circled around you from behind you nearly jumped out of your skin.  “Holy shit,” you gasped, putting your hand on your heart.  “I swear one day you’re gonna give me a heart attack.”

“Shall I get a bell and ring it anytime I go through a door?”  She teased.

You turned in her arms, laughing softly.  “Yes, please,” you said. “A big one.”

Natasha started laughing quietly.  “I’ll get right on that.”  She brought her lips to yours.  They were soft and they caressed yours gently as she kissed you.  You ran your hands up her back and into her hair.  She hummed softly and when you went to pull back, she chased your lips.

“I was thinking of going down to the water park,” you said.  “They haven’t closed it and I can’t sleep because I’m so hot.  Do you want to go too?”

Natasha ghosted her lips along your jaw and down your neck.  “No,” she breathed and sucked softly on your skin.  “I think I’d rather do something else.”

You pulled back and looked at her.  “Should we be going inside?”

Her green eyes glittered and she smiled her cute little half-smile as she returned your gaze.  “No, I think it’s nice out here.”

“Tasha!” You squeaked and rubbed your nose against hers.

“You don’t want to?”  She said with a playful tease in her voice.  “You don’t like the idea of all those people down there having a fun time being so close and yet so far to catching you?”

You shivered a little and looked back over the crowd below.  “No, I do.”

Natasha spun you around and ran her hands down your arms, guiding your hands to the railing.  She kissed your neck and ground into your ass as her hands moved again, this time to your breasts and she squeezed and kneaded them.  “You need to be quiet, zolotse,” she whispered.  “Think you can be a good girl for me?”

“Yes, Tasha,” you whispered.

She continued to massage your tits with one hand and the other ran down your stomach and slipped into your pajama pants.  She slowly ran her fingers up and down your pussy through your panties.  Slowly teasing you.  You hummed softly and flexed your fingers on the railing.  You kept your eyes on the water park below.  It was lit up, the blue of the water glittering under the artificial lights.  There was a large bucket that would slowly fill and when it tipped its contents on the people below they all screamed in delight and ran from it.

Natasha’s touch became firmer.  She palmed your cunt, making your whole body buzz in anticipation for more.  Your breath started to catch and you focused on keeping it steady.  Each breath in came in jagged and then shuddered out of you again.

As you started to adjust to the pressure of her hand, she slipped it into your panties.  She ran her fingers down to your entrance and collected up the moisture that had begun to seep from you and she used to to help her fingers move smoothly up and down your folds.

You moaned and shifted, spreading your legs wider and pushing back against her.  She sucked hard on your throat, and you knew tomorrow there would be a mark where her lips had been.

She kept slowly grinding her hips against your ass but her fingers became more and more focussed.  Your whole body buzzed at the mixture of sensations, and your moans started to get a little louder.

“Shh…” Natasha soothed.  “You want those people to hear you?”

You clenched your teeth and shook your head, trying to smother the sounds you made.  You logically knew there was no way they’d hear you down there anyway.  Not over the water and the screams.  It is fun to play the game though and struggling to keep quiet intensified everything, making your skin prickle and your cunt tingle.

Her fingers ran quickly over your clit, sending tendrils of pleasure creeping out through you.  You closed your eyes and just gave yourself to it.  It was like she was playing your body like an instrument.  Her lips on your neck and her hips grinding into your ass.  One hand squeezing and massaging your tits and the other working your clit.  When two of her fingers pushed inside of you, it felt like you were going to fall apart around them.  She fucked you quickly with them, moving them in and out as her thumb rubbed back and forth over your clit.  The pads of her fingers kept pushing down on your g-spot again and again, and each time it did it made your knees buckle and your toes curl.  The only thing holding you up was her and the balcony railing.

A fireworks show began across the road. The colorful light danced on your skin and the sounds of the explosions began to drown out the sound of the crowd below. 

You relaxed.  Letting the sound of the fireworks drown out the sounds of your moans.  You tilted your head back and Natasha captured your lips.  You grew light-headed as you moved your lips with hers and your legs began to tremble.  Everything was both soft and fuzzy and immediate and intense.  Your core seized up and you broke the kiss and came on Natasha’s hand, letting the sound of the fireworks drown out the sound of your cry.

She kept moving her hand, slowing down but curling her fingers so they pressed and dragged over your g-spot, again and again.  You weren’t sure if your orgasm ended and another one hit you, or the first one just became dragged out and more intense.  Your knees buckled and you bit down into your hand as you screamed and squirted for Natasha.

Natasha hummed and her hand slowed and she pulled it away.  You nearly collapsed right there and then but she caught you and kissed you gently.  “There you go, my darling,” she teased.  “Let’s have a cool shower to clean you up and then you should sleep.”

“Mm…” you hummed, feeling quite high and far off thanks to the endorphins coursing through your system.  “You’re so smart, Natasha.”

She chuckled and led you back inside.  “I know, zolotse.  I know.”

[buckybabybaby]

Mr Hollywood (Epilogue Part IV)

Final Part!

Summary: Bucky Barnes, an underpaid teaching assistant in a small English village, dreams of a movie career back in his home country of America. He finally gets the break he's always wanted, and if it wasn't for you, his best friend, he wouldn't have been able to take it.

But is that fact enough to save your friendship when it's tested by the pressures of Hollywood?

Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Reader (Gender Neutral)

Word count: 2085

Chapter summary: Do you hear wedding bells?

A/n: The final, final, part, I promise!

(If the picture is all blurry, opening it in a new tab in browser helps!)

Warnings: Just fluff. But if you really don't like the idea of getting married, this is not for you.

Previous: Epilogue Part III

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*****

“Bucky? What is up with you tonight?”

“What d'ya mean?”

“You keep fidgeting.”

“Sorry.”

He shifts beside you again before stilling, and you settle back against him to continue watching the movie, cuddling into his warmth, a small smile on your face as he pulls you closer.

It's been so nice having him home for the past few months.

After filming on his début show wrapped following it's forth season, he was inundated with offers of work, and he'd flown back especially to announce his new role was in a British series, filmed mostly on location only a few miles down the road. You had tried to protest, not wanting him to sacrifice his career for you, but when he'd explained it really was the best move, in every sense, you'd been thrilled.

Now, you can't imagine not spending your free time with him.

The weekends are just like they used to be, at the diner, or picnics by the river, sometimes lunch at the local garden centre as you buy yet another packet of seeds, what is different however are the crowds Bucky draws. The public are now aware of the nature of your relationship with him, and whilst he tries to be inconspicuous the two of you together are far too recognisable.

At first he hadn't been keen to subject you to the attention, and the potential backlash, but the number of times he had been wrongly linked to yet another actor was growing out of control, and he felt he had to do something to quash all the rumours.

“I never want you to doubt what we have,” Bucky had said when he told you his plan.

In order to cause as little fuss as possible, one afternoon in the winter just after you got together, he'd posted a picture of you and him at the Hollywood sign, with a simple caption, 'my world'. He had warned you beforehand that not everyone on the internet would be positive, especially when they learnt he's not 'available', but you knew it was for the best.

The general reaction wasn't nearly as bad as you feared. Isabella and her little friends belief that you and Bucky would one day be married appears to have been commonly held within the school, as when you went in on the Monday after his big declaration no one batted an eye. They clearly either thought you two were already together, or were not in the least surprised that it had finally happened, and aside from Edwin's spontaneous hug in congratulations, which caught you off guard in the nicest way, the day passed as any other would.

Even when the press turned up at the front gate, desperate to get a picture of the one who'd stolen the heart of Hollywood's favourite darling. Peggy 'no nonsense' Carter saw to them, and armed with laws and regulations around the sharing of photographs of children, before the morning break they'd been scared away. She also accompanied you home that evening to ensure there weren't any lingering around, wanting to make sure your home was still a safe space, somewhere to escape back to when everything became too much.

Eventually it all died down, and Bucky looks so much happier now he can talk openly about you in interviews, not having to dodge around the subject. Will you ever get used to seeing your name on celebrity gossip sites? Probably not, but it's just part of the crazy roller-coaster that is life with Bucky, and no matter how nasty the journalists can get you know it's all worth it.

By his side you can get through anything.

Back in the present he squirms next to you again, knocking into you as he adjusts his position.

“Bucky?”

“Hmm?”

“Is everything alright?”

“Yes.” Looking over at you, he smiles tightly. “Well, maybe. I'm not sure yet.”

Frowning, you pause the movie to give him your full attention. “Anything I can do?”

“Whether everything is okay kinda depends on you,” He says quietly.

Tilting your head as you watch the way he wipes his palms down his thighs, you wonder what's got him so worked up. Now you're thinking about it, you realise he hasn't relaxed properly all evening, despite showering and changing into his pyjamas, he's been paying more attention to tending the fire than enjoying the film. Sitting up, you gently remove his arm from around you so you can rise from your slouched position and get a proper look at his face. It's almost the same look of mild terror he wore four years ago in New York's Central Park, when you had both tripped your way through declarations of love, just before your very first kiss.

It clicks. There's only one reason he'd look like that now.

“Bucky, I know what this is.”

He blinks up at you. “Oh yeah?” He asks, voice high.

“Yes, and you don't need to be so nervous. We've talked about this.”

“I still want...” He trails off, his gaze slipping to the dying embers in the fireplace.

“Bucky?”

“Hmm.”

“I love you, you know?”

His face softens at your declaration. “Yeah. I do.”

“And you know there's no proper way to do this, no perfect way, and no way to mess it up either.

“I know. I just want it to be special for you. Please let me try at least.”

“All right.” You sit back in your seat, buzzing with anticipation as he collect his thoughts. Licking his lips, he takes a shaky breath, looking back across at you as he begins to speak.

“Y/N. My love. My best friend. These four years have been everything I've ever wanted, and even before then, your friendship completely changed me, for the better I hope. Thank you for always keeping my feet on the ground.”

“You're the sole reason I'm where I am today, and without you I'd be lost. I knew you were someone special from the moment we first met, outside the school gates. Do you remember?

“'Course. Mrs Jenkins hasn't been able to look me in the eye since.”

He laughs brightly. “Well, you were very quick to shut her down when she asked if I even had the right qualifications to teach.”

“I wasn't too snappy, was I?”

“Nah. My Y/N? Never.” His manner turns serious again, sitting up straight and maintaining eye contact. “I want to thank you Y/N. Thank you believing in me when I didn't. Thank you for giving me the confidence to keep going. And thank you for always being there, for forgiving me despite giving you every reason not to. I couldn't live in this world without you.”

“I couldn't live without you either Bucky,” You croak, your emotions getting the better of you. Reaching across to squeeze your thigh, he waits for your gazes to meet again before continuing. “Which brings me to a very important question.”

You nod encouragingly, grinning through the gathering tears.

“I'm gonna do this bit properly, so,” He slides off the sofa, kneeling before you and taking hold of your left hand, his own eyes watering as he peers up at you. “Y/N Y/L/N, light of my life, most beautiful person I've ever met, will you do me the honour of marry-”

“Yes!”

“-ing me?” He finishes, even as you're pulling him up to kiss clumsily. Knocked off balance by your enthusiasm, he ends up crushing you into the cushions, his body relaxing against yours when you refuse to let go.

Bucky always kisses you like he doesn't know when he'll next get a chance, and this time is no different. Tongues find each other as you hook one of your legs over his hips, the taste of salt from both of your tears only making the moment sweeter as you gasp into each others mouths, fingers lacing above your head as you try to get as close as possible.

Breaking away at length to breathe, you sigh contentedly, running your fingers through Bucky's hair as he traces his own along your sides.

“Didn't ever imagine you'd propose to me in your pyjamas,” You murmur after a minute or two.

“Sorry! If you want-”

“Bucky, shush. I'm teasing. This is perfect.”

He presses a kiss to your knuckles. “I'm sorry I haven't got a ring either.”

“That's all right too. With my job I wouldn't wear it often anyway.”

“But I will get you one. Gotta do it properly, every little detail.”

“If you insist.”

“I do.”

To prevent him from promising anything more extravagant, you lean up to touch your lips to his, softer now the initial elation has dimmed slightly into comfortable bliss. His body is still trembling with the pent up nerves, making your heart skip, so in love with this man you could explode.

“Was it really that scary for you to ask me to marry you?”

“Yes,” He laughs, resting his head against your neck.

“Golden Globe winning Bucky Barnes was scared to ask little ol' primary school teacher Y/N to marry him?”

“Technically, it was James Barnes who won the Golden Globe. Bucky is just your boyfriend-”

“Fiancé.”

“-Fiancé, who still can't believe he's got this lucky, so yes, I was scared.”

“You knew what I was going to say, though?”

“It wasn't so much your answer I was scared of, just making sure I got it right for you.”

Melting under him at his words, you let him trail his lips down your throat as your mind wanders to the big day.

“Oh!”

“What?” Bucky asks, not lifting his head off your shoulder.

“I was just thinking about how many flower girls and boys we're going to have to have. Amelia and Benjamin, obviously. Edwin and Ana's children, even Spencer, he's old enough isn't he? Or he will be by the time it happens. Isabella is almost too old now she's twelve, nearly a teenager.”

He chuckles at your rambling. “You know she'll still want to be one. It's all she ever asks me about when you're not in the room.”

“Really?”

“All the time.”

“Can't let her down then. And what about your best man? Dayton or Sam?”

“Err.” Bucky pauses his kisses to contemplate his answer. “Now you're asking.”

“Which one will have the most embarrassing stories? Pick them.”

“In that case then, neither.”

“Would it really be that bad?” You giggle, squishing his cheeks between your hands. “I know everything already.”

“True. But does your mum need to? Or mine for that matter? I wasn't exactly an angel during college. Or at any wrap party, ever.” He winks at you when you stick your tongue out in mock disgust. “Don't act so innocent Y/N. We both know what happened in that bathroom at the NTA's.” 

Releasing his face, you look away as your own heats up. “Dunno what you're talking about.”

Bucky hums, grinning cheekily. “No? I'm sure Sam remembers what he walked in on.”

You slap his chest lightly. “Don't make it sound so filthy! Nobody was naked, nothing explicit was going to happen. I was just happy for you.”

“Very happy, I'd say.”

Rolling your eyes as he snickers into your hair, you shuffle into the corner of the sofa to allow him to lay beside you, foreheads touching as you breathe each other in.

“We're engaged Bucky,” You whisper gleefully, linking your hands together and pulling them to rest over your heart. “Lucky you. Must feel like winning an Oscar, getting to marry me,” You joke, smiling so wide it hurts.

“Better.” Bucky says it so matter of factly, with such a straight face, that your breath catches.

“Remember to talk about me in your acceptance speech when you do win one, then.”

“If I win one.”

“When, Bucky. When you win. And I'll be right there by your side so you won't forget who to thank first.”

“Okay, if you say so. When I win I promise to mention how being your husband is better than any academy award, in front of millions of viewers and a roomful of fellow professionals. Should pick up a few 'ideal partner' points if nothing else.”

He beams at you as your body shakes with laughter, knowing that he is ridiculous enough to keep that promise.

“Seriously though Y/N.” His lips brush yours once, twice, three more times before he pulls back enough so you can see just how much he means it. “Being with you is like winning an Oscar every day.”

*****

A/n 2: This really is the end now, however much I'll miss them. But I can't just keep dragging it on, mainly because I've run out of ideas! I couldn't write their wedding for so many reasons, one, I couldn't keep it gender neutral as easily, and two, I just wouldn't know where to start! So just imagine it yourself. Sam is definitely gonna be there, along with Bucky and Y/N's entire families, Peggy of course, Edwin, Ana and their children, a guest list and a half, definitely a day to remember! But not something I could write, so this is the natural end of their tale... :(  

So here is my 3rd (probably?) thank you note! It's the middle of February now and I posted the first chapter of this fic in the middle of June last year, a whole eight months ago, so if you've been here from the beginning just know I love you and thank you so much for sticking with me. This hasn't been the most consistently updated story but we've got there in the end! And it you've commented at any point, please know I treasure every single word. I write for myself, the story I want to read, with the sort of characters I would like to have in my life, so if anyone else enjoys it too then that it just a bonus!

I have another idea for a slow burn series, and hopefully it won't be too long until I post that. More Bucky x reader, of course ;) so if you've liked this, maybe you'll like that too! Stick around, basically!

Once again, thank you so much for reading! xoxo

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[jq37]

IDK IF YOU'VE SEEN IT ALREADY BUT THERE'S A BEHIND THE SCENES FOR BLOODKEEP WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT SOME STUFF THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. Please share your thoughts

**spoilers for just like, all of bloodkeep**

***also, finale thoughts are coming, I had technical difficulties w/ the dropout site this weekend when I sat down to rewatch for notes***

OK, wow, I was NOT expecting the BTS video to THAT illuminating. I thought it was gonna have some cute cast stuff (which it did; I loved all the stuff with Matt and Rekha especially). Not, like, wild behind the DM screen plot twists. OK, taking it chronologically:

I can’t IMAGINE Rekha in Fantasy High. The energy of her and Emily at the same table would be so much. I will always be haunted by the knowledge of what could have been. 

Trapp buying monster manuals as a kid had big Sohkbar energy. Also, mad at myself that I never made the Hagrid connection because that is so what he’s doing all the time. 

“That’s Knife backwards and she’s very proud of that and so am I.”

It never occurred to me that Maggie has a full name tbh.

“Murderous Rodney Dangerfield.”

Matt can’t even even stop RP’ing during his interview.

I can’t believe this was a TWO DAY SHOOT. I thought it was at least 3 days. And, for some reason, I thought it was weekend shoots, not back to back days (prob cause my group is weekly). That means this was mostly super off the cuff. There wasn’t a lot of time to mull over strategy on the car ride home or whatever. This was such a roller coaster stretched over 6 weeks. Imagine it in 2 days!

Brennan at the camera with absolutely no prompting: Hell yeah!

OK 

THE BATTLE

Ooooh boy

So, in case you didn’t watch the video, what was SUPPOSED to happen was they would go down to the evil basement and then only one of them would be able to go on the boat. In order to get on the boat to hell, they would need to get a blessing from one of the statues. Four statues, six PCs. Brennan tried to lead them to a PvP endgame. THE PLAN WAS ALWAYS A PVP ENDGAME.

WHAT?

There is just SO MUCH to unpack here!

Like, OK. These guys are evil, right? Like, they casually talk about genocide all the time. That’s USDA Grade evil. BUT. They’re not mean. (OK, to the odd NPC but I’m speaking generally). When they all start off, the only real animosity in the group is Sohkbar towards Leiland for not being great with the wyverns and then there’s a little cattiness between Leiland and Maggie. But that’s it! And, like, Efink and Lilith read as straight up besties from ep 1! I NEVER felt the game leading towards any kind of group dissonance. From episode 1 there was a, “We’re all in this together,” vibe. They decided that so early on and they stuck to it. (In fact, they MADE MORE FRIENDS on the way!)

It’s like, Brennan told them, “You’re evil,” but he never said, “You don’t like each other,” and that made all the difference. 

Like, even in the pregame interview, Amy says something like, “I get to play someone evil whose ultimate goals will still help the people around her.” 

When you’re playing with players who are decent people irl and who haven’t been given a good story reason or the explicit direction to go turncoat, I feel like most peoples’ natural inclination isn’t to do that. 

AND. AND.

Knowing that the game was supposed to end with a Super Smash Bros Free for All, the fact that episode 5 was all epiphanies and hugging and feelings is that much funnier. That wasn’t the boatman telling him to stop hugging. That was Brennan, the DM that knew his sick plans just got jossed to hell. 

I love that Brennan said that the sweet character moments were completely unprompted by him but, as a viewer, they play as the most logical actions by these players. I was like, “This ISN’T what you wanted to happen?????” They felt like totally planned arcs! Brennan is so good at rolling with the punches. I feel like he must have accepted it by that point in ep 5 because, the way he was describing those falls (except for maybe Lilith’s looking back) read 100% to me like people who were having a near death experience that was going to bring them *together*, not the other way around. And, if it wasn’t, that’s how 6/6 of them took it so…

There was way too much time for these PCs to bond for this to end in PvP. The opportunities for backstabbing would have had to be planted WAY earlier for it to maybe work, imo. Or some kind of gollum/crown mechanic for craziness to spur a betrayal. 

This also explains why Bren kept prodding Lilith about how the crown should have been hers. Lol, and instead of staging a coup, she called dibs on the godmom position. BLESS.

IMPORTANT EDIT: I was thinking this so hard that I thought I wrote it but turns out I didn’t. If Brennan had forced them into a Thunderdome situation, I am 100% convinced it would have ended with everyone (except maaaaybe Markus) just bowing out to let Maggie win. Lilith and Leiland for sure at the very least and they for sure would have enough firepower to fight off everyone else if need be. (Efink would be next on that list after her near death moment of clarity.)

Brennan mentioned how wild Maggie and Leiland’s collective arc is and he’s right and I wanna talk about it more later. 

THE GHOST FIGURINES. Oh man, that would have been dope. I’m glad about how it ended, but that could have been cool. 

HOT SCORPION DAD. 

Nevermind, this is the bad ending, we were robbed. 

[angelcatsiel]

I reblogged an ask game thing the other day but no one sent any asks so I just fuckin answered them all because I was bored and I am learning to not give a fuck what anyone thinks of me and it was fun

1. What is your favorite childhood story of yourself?

This is a hard one. I want to think of a funny one but my childhood wasn’t great. My dad has told me that when I was a toddler, before I can remember, he used to play AC/DC and I used to put clothes pegs in my hair for some unknown reason, stand on the sofa and violently headbang.

2. What is the stupidest way you have ever gotten hurt?

When I was about 11, I was swinging on a swing in the garden, and got curious about what would happen if I put my hands right at the very bottom of the chains while I was swinging. The answer was that I fell off backwards and hit my head. I went in to my dad crying, calmed down, and went back on the swing again. I tried to work out what exactly I had done to cause myself to fall off. I remember thinking, I think I held the chains near the bottom like this... and tested the theory, and fell off again, and hit my head again.

This is one of many stupid injuries. Other considerations were the time I climbed up a slide and hit my head on the bar at the top and knocked myself out, or the time I got kicked by a horse in a field and grabbed onto the electric fence to hold myself up.

3. What was the first PG-13 movie you watched?

Literally no idea.

4. What was the first R rated movie you watched?

I think it may have been the first Deadpool? Haven’t seen that many tbh

5. When was the moment you felt most badass?

When I was about 8, I was at the park with my brother, and this much older kid (maybe about 16 or 17, hardly a kid) with an aggressive dog stole my brother’s ice cream money. I marched up to him and demanded he give it back. He let his dog off the lead and it sniffed around my ankles and growled, and he told me it would bite me if I ran. I stood there and stared him down for a good 20 seconds or so before he called back the dog and walked away. I didn’t get the money back.

6. What is a band you can reliably always love?

Marillion. Favourite band, always.

7. What is your favorite form of self expression?

Probably singing even though I’m very bad at it.

8. What is something from your childhood you wish you still had?

My stuffed rabbit Hoppy. I haven’t been able to find him in several years. Can’t think about it too hard or I’ll cry.

9. Where is your favorite place on earth?

The Isle of Wight. My dad used to take me and my brother there for holidays every few years. It’s beautiful and full of memories, the most precious memories being the time we saved up vouchers in the newspaper to go the year after my dad left his abusive wife and ended up homeless. We were so poor but with the vouchers we could just afford to go, and it was the first time I saw my dad happy in a long time.

10. What is the longest friendship you have ever had?

My best friend @van-helsa124 who I have known since literally nursery and I love her so much.

11. Is there anyone is your life you wish you had met sooner than you did?

Maybe my friend Luce who I only met a couple of years ago, but we’ve grown close pretty quick.

12. Do you believe in ghosts?

Yep definitely. Pretty sure I was visited by my gran after she died and I’ve had a few creepy experiences.

13. What is the coldest water you have ever swam in?

No idea tbh, I don’t swim much

14. How old were you when you learned how to swim?

Maybe 8 or 9? I had lessons in primary school.

15.  What song do you listen to when you’re sad?

Never Grow Up by Taylor Swift. It’s my cry song.

16. Are you an adrenaline junky?

Yep! Love roller coasters and stuff like that, and would love to do something extreme like jump out of a plane or something.

17. What is a song that takes you back to childhood?

I have a few but the main ones are probably Man on the Moon by REM, and You Were Right by Badly Drawn Boy.

18. What is your favorite word?

Not sure I have one. For some reason the only one coming to mind is a place not too far from where my family live called Biggleswade, and I have to say it every time we drive past because I love saying it. I also love saying tiddies at every opportunity.

19. What is your least favorite word?

Don’t think I have a least favourite either, the usual infamous ones (e.g. moist) don’t really bother me.

20. What scent reminds you of childhood?

Cherryade. I drank some several years ago and the smell before I tasted it transported me immediately back to my childhood and a memory I’d completely forgotten, which was my gran constantly buying me a shit ton of cherryade every time I stayed over her house.

21. Were you sad when you found out clouds weren’t like pillows, or did you never think that?

I don’t think I was sad, I think I was just curious and interested to learn, and I tried to come up with new interesting ways of describing the feeling of clouds in my head, since even as a kid I loved to write.

22. When in life did you laugh the hardest?

A few times come to mind and they all involve @van-helsa124. A lot would make absolutely no sense, no matter how much I tried to explain. They’re now ‘friendship memes’. The only one that might be explainable is the first time we ever got drunk, to celebrate achieving ultimate friendship, after we found out that her mum had believed me and her were in a relationship for a year and a half. We even created our own drink, named the year and a half, which was literally just a mix of vodka, koppaberg, rose wine and cloudy lemonade. Tasted better than it sounds. Got me drunk in about 0.5 seconds. Ended the night hugging her trash can trying not to throw up while she read me a destiel fanfic to take my mind off feeling sick

23. What makes you laugh when you don’t feel like laughing?

Old yogscast videos.

24. Do you come from a big family?

Fairly big, lots of aunts and uncles and cousins.

25. What is your favorite part of yourself?

My positivity and the inner strength that I have, that helps me find happiness and courage even when my mental health is low.

26. What is the worst pain you have ever felt?

Trigeminal neuralgia pain (facial nerve pain). Spent 90% of January this year constantly crying and even screaming in pain. Hospital couldn’t do anything for me. I get occasional flare ups now but nothing that severe, but it’s probably going to come back. Feels like someone trying to rip out my cheekbone and jawbone or like someone is literally drilling into the bones in my face, and that’s the milder part. Every so often that pain is interrupted by stabs of sharper pain like electric shocks which have caused me to collapse to the floor screaming. 0/10 do not recommend

27. Do you swear often?

Not super often out loud but very often in my head.

28. Do you get confused for being older or younger than you are?

People always assume I’m younger than I am. I get asked for ID for everything.

29. What is your favorite way to eat a potato?

Probably roast potatoes, but they’ve gotta be done right. Soft inside, crispy outside, and obviously with herbs and spices.

30. What is the best compliment you have ever received?

Honestly no idea.

31. Describe yourself in 6 words?

Slightly unstable yet somehow happy weirdo

32. What is the worst insult you have ever received?

Can’t think of any major insults either lmao no one talks to me apparently

33. Have you ever taken in any media that changed your life?

The Good Place and Supernatural. With supernatural it wasn’t the actual show so much as the friendships it made me and the confidence and happiness the conventions gave me, at a time when my mental health was at its worst, although the show helped massively too. Idc if it’s cringey, it kept me alive. The Good Place changed my entire worldview and actually made me less afraid of death.

34. Have you ever collected anything?

My model horses! I have at least 10 at this point

35. Strangest thing you have ever broken?

As in bones or objects? Can’t think of any objects and the only time I ever broke a bone was when I broke my toe at like 12:01am on new year’s day when I got up to pour myself another drink and tripped over the table

36. Weirdest food you have ever eaten?

I’m not that adventurous with food so nothing that weird

37. Childhood nickname?

My dad would call me Flo. Not sure why.

38. Most people you have shared a bed with in a non sexual manner?

Two. Shared a bed with my best friend and my other friend Josh, once at a convention, once at Josh’s birthday. Birthday one is a bit blurry as I was drunk but at the convention I got to be in the middle and spooned Josh while my best friend spooned me and it was very cosy

39. What is something that makes you fall asleep?

The Marillion song Angelina, or this one ASMR video that’s supposed to be the sound of being in the Impala with the Winchesters. Laugh all you want, I like it.

40. Did your parents ever accidentally lose or forget you?

No but my teacher did once, can’t remember the context, I think she had to drive me and some other girls somewhere for some club event and when we got back to the school she forgot me in the car because I was so quiet lmao

41. If you were a superhero what would your weakness be?

I would be a terrible superhero and have many weaknesses. Loud noises would immediately put me out of action. Someone makes eye contact with me and I disintegrate immediately

42. What food reminds you of home?

Tuna pasta! With this one specific sauce that my mum used to make it with

43. What is your comfort food?

Probably also that tuna pasta. And chocolate. A shit ton of chocolate.

44. Cold room with lots of blankets or hot room with no blankets?

Cold room with lots of blankets, no question.

45. No shoes without socks or no shoes with socks?

No shoes without socks

46. Do you run hot your cold?

I am presuming this means ‘do you run hot or cold’ and the answer is, usually, both simultaneously. My body has no idea what temperature regulation is. Catch me out for a walk in short sleeves in the snow, sweating profusely while violently shivering bc I’m feeling extremely hot internally but my skin is freezing (and yes, I have actually done this). Do I have some sort of legit medical issue? No one knows, least of all my doctors!

47. Favorite condiment?

Probably ketchup. Though I also love garlic dip. Does that count as a condiment?

48. What utensil do you use the most?

Probably my tongs for turning chicken and stuff

49. When are you most comfortable?

Any time I’m home alone, just doing my own thing

50. If you could be really good at one thing, what would it be?

Singing! I would love to be an amazing singer but sadly I am a terrible singer though I do practice every day in the vain hope that maybe my voice will improve. If the neighbours could hear me they would have killed me by now

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Libraries are for Meetings

Master List ------ Chapter 2 

Chapter 3 - Librarians don’t date

Warnings: mild panic, introduction to Deceit inspired character (they are a sweetie) 

Summary: Logan takes Virgil out to dinner at the one place that serves great food, a surprisingly friendly face, and a topic Logan had forgotten he was avoiding.

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As the car slowed, Virgil felt his mouth salivate as he recognised Julie’s Diner lighting up the corner of the street. He remembered visiting the diner regularly with his old roommate. It seemed so long ago, but it had only been a few months; that was long enough for him to miss the comfort of good food.

 His mouth dried suddenly as Logan drove passed and turned the car down a narrow street and parked behind a foreboding black van.

“Couldn’t have chosen a brighter spot?” Virgil asked nervously, before quickly clearing his throat and trying to act more confident.

“Oh, sorry.” Clearing his own throat, Logan was embarrassed to realise how this could be perceived. “I always park here. I know the diner owner.”

“You know the owner?” Virgil exited the car, now eager again to get to the diner.

“Oh, yes. We met through… unfortunate circumstances, but that doesn’t diminish our friendship.”

“That’s… cool, I guess.”

The two walked around the corner and Virgil was once again salivating at the idea of having a full plate of food.

  Logan moved to open the diner’s door and gestured for Virgil to step inside.

“Oh, I should warn you…”

Logan couldn’t finish his sentence before he was hit in the face with a cupcake.

The diner was silent, and Virgil stared at Logan in shock as he licked at the frosting on his face.

“That seemed a little over the top and Patton would be mortified to know you were wasting good cupcakes.”

“Jokes on you, Lo, that was one of the day olds.”

 A woman walked over carrying a cloth and threw it at Logan’s face before bending down to collect the discarded treat. Though makeup covered her face, there was clearly some scar tissue marking her left cheek. Virgil was taken aback. He had seen the same scars on one of the other waiters during previous visits, and this woman was eerily similar to him.

 “Waste is waste, Ellie.” Though he sounded annoyed, a smile pulled at Logan’s cheeks as he cleaned himself up.

“It was worth it, and you deserved it.” Ellie started walking back towards the counter, “I don’t see you in weeks and suddenly you’re kicking Patton out.”

“Exaggeration. Patton is staying with his boyfriend while I calm down.”

“Calm down or rebound?”

Ellie winked at Virgil and he felt his face instantly heat up. If it wasn’t for his bags being in Logan’s car, Virgil would have bolted from the diner immediately.

 Logan groaned and threw the cloth at Ellie.

“First of all, Patton and I have never and will never date.” Ellie looked unconvinced by Logan’s statement. “And secondly, Virgil, this is Ellie. Ellie, this is Virgil. He saved my data today and I’m repaying him with dinner. Nothing. Else.”

Virgil waved nervously and Ellie suddenly softened as she took in Virgil’s demeanour.

“Sorry if I freaked you out, Virgil. It was all in jest. I promise.”

“It’s fine,” Virgil shrugged and glanced over to a booth in the far corner. “Can we sit or is it thrown cupcakes only today?”

Ellie nodded and quickly pulled out a notepad from her yellow apron.

“So, Virgil will have the works and the purple spider, and Lo you want your usual bowl and iced coffee?”

Logan nodded, while Virgil stared in disbelief.

“How did you know that?”

“Oh sweetie, I never forget a face.”

 Ellie turned without another word and headed into the kitchen.

“What was that?” Virgil turned to Logan, still gobsmacked as they walked to the booth. “How did she…?”

“You’ve been here before, right?” Virgil nodded. “Ellie has an excellent memory.”

“But I’ve never seen her before. How does she know me?”

Sliding into the booth, Logan tilted his head to the side and looked at Virgil in confusion before suddenly registering what was happening.

“Oh, you have only met Ethan during your prior visits.” Noticing the look of confusion hadn’t left Virgil’s face, Logan continued. “Ethan and Ellie are one and the same. They are…fluid in their choice of gender. Um, bigender or gender-fluid, they fluctuate their gender and will adjust their name, pronouns and style to match how they feel.”

“Oh. I’ve never met someone like that before.” Virgil peeked out of the booth to glance over to where Ellie was mopping the entry. “How am I meant to talk to them?”

“The same way you have before. You talk to Ellie like she’s Ellie. The same way you would talk to Ethan like he’s Ethan. It’s rather simple.”

 Shifting back into the booth, Virgil started tearing at a cardboard coaster to try and distract himself from the overwhelming embarrassment he was feeling. Logan acted like this was common knowledge, but it was all very foreign for Virgil. Growing up in a small town had sheltered him from many things and he was feeling the effects since moving away.

“So, Virgil,” Logan adjusted himself to take on a more relaxed pose. “Would you like to play a game?”

Pausing mid tear, Virgil looked up; raising an eyebrow at the man across from him. “What?”

“A game. It’s simple. I answer a question you have about me and then you answer my question about you. Fair?”

“Okaaaay.” Virgil eyed Logan curiously and dropped his hands into his lap; feeling the fear rise in his throat at the prospect of answering Logan’s questions.

“Very well. You may start. What do you want to know about me?”

 The look on Logan’s face expressed confidence, but Virgil noticed something else in his eyes; fear. Logan was just as afraid as he was, and that made Virgil feel better.

“Where are you from?”

“The outskirts of Melbourne, Florida; not to be confused with the Australian city of the same name. You?”

“A small nowhere town. Population, of one school and one shared brain cell.” Logan looked slightly annoyed by Virgil’s vagueness, but didn’t pressure him to elaborate. “Why did you choose to move here?”

“My partner moved here to study and be close to family. I chose to follow after graduating high school. What are your reasons?”

“Scholarship. Is Patton your partner?”

 A smile quirked Logan’s lip. Virgil was playing well to keep his responses short and quickly passing the questions on to him. Logan could recall playing in a similar fashion when he and Jason had played this game. Admittedly, this was a much nicer setting than the holding cell he and Jason had played in.

“No, he isn’t. Do you have a partner?”

“No.”

Virgil was annoyed that Logan started shortening his answers. He was hoping to get Logan to spend all the time talking to avoid facing his own questions. “What is your relationship with Patton then?”

“I told you, he’s a childhood friend. Do you have friends or family here?”

“Of course I have friends,” Virgil replied defensively. “Why did you move in with Patton if you had a partner here?”

“I did move in with my partner.” Logan smiled at the young waiter who placed their drinks on the table, before continuing, “Patton moved with me, too. We’re like family. What’s your connection with Katie?”

“She’s my boss.” Virgil sipped at his drink and caught Logan’s raised eyebrow. He decided to humour the guy on this fact. “I found the library during my first week here and used it to study. I became a regular visitor, booked the office out daily and stayed until closing most nights. I offered to help Katie clean up one night and she offered me a job.”

 “Ok, ladies!” Ellie’s voice snapped the two back, and they both turned to the waitress. “Here’s the works for Virgil and Logan’s special bowl. Enjoy.”

Ellie gave Logan’s shoulder a friendly squeeze before heading back to the counter to serve another customer.

Virgil eyed the bowl in front of Logan. Salad filled one half of the bowl, while fries, meatballs, tomato sauce and cheese covered the other; finally, two toasted pieces of sourdough stuck out behind the salad.

“What type of meal is that?”

“Interesting choice of question, Virgil.” Virgil groaned at the smug look on Logan’s face. “It’s a deconstructed burger. Designed it myself. My turn to question, what do you hope to do now you believe university is out of the question?”

 Chewing his burger slowly, Virgil considered Logan’s question carefully.

“I’m working to move elsewhere. Make a fresh start and keep doing freelance work until I build up enough of a portfolio of references to get a job that pays well. Once I’m out of debt, I’m out of here.”

Logan waited until he was halfway through his food before prompting Virgil.

“It is your turn to ask me a question.”

Virgil barely considered his question carefully; forgetting that whatever he asked would most likely be reflected onto him.

“Why did you choose to buy me dinner, instead of just paying me for saving your files?”

  Logan chewed slowly and considered his words. He feared saying too little would cause Virgil to go back to short answers, and too much could have the same effect or send him running.

"Because... You reminded me of someone I used to know." Virgil continued eating, which Logan saw as a sign he was on the right path. "I was intrigued by those similarities and wanted to get to know you better. I figured the best way to do that was to hang around, which inevitably led to dinner."

"Fair enough."

"Let's follow on from that." Virgil regretted shoving the final part of his burger in his mouth as Logan spoke. "Why did you agree to dinner instead of offering a set payment price?"

 Virgil felt sick and suddenly his dinner didn’t taste as nice as it originally had. If it was socially acceptable to spit out your food and run, he would have done so; instead he was stuck in the booth with Logan still picking at his own food. The noise of the diner was drowned out by the sound of Virgil’s heartbeat, and it took an extreme amount of effort for him to swallow his food.

Logan focused on his own food, taking small glances up at the fragile figure opposite him. Despite being wrapped in a black jacket, he could see Virgil’s chest heaving rapidly and felt horrible for causing him so much distress.

 “You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.” Though it was his own voice, Logan couldn’t help but hear Jason’s in his ears. “Your voice is your own and I cannot force you to speak, nor do I want to.”

It made no sense why Virgil stopped breathing. It made no sense why tears slipped from his right eye. It made no sense that Logan didn’t looked freaked out or repulsed by Virgil’s reaction.

Hands shaking, Virgil reached out for a napkin to wipe his face; keeping his head low. Neither moved to further the conversation, and Logan eventually pushed his empty bowl aside, pulled a pen from his pocket and started scribbling on a napkin.

 “I got you some apple pie.”

Ellie’s voice was much quieter now, though her face was still bright and friendly. She slipped into the booth next to Logan and placed a plate in the centre of the table. The large wedge of pie was accompanied with cream, ice-cream and three sporks. Ellie immediately started helping herself to the treat.

“Thanks E. Please join us and enjoy yourself.” Voice thick with sarcasm, Logan pushed his work aside before reaching for his own spork.

“Don’t mind if I do.” Ellie giggled and glanced over at Virgil, who was now peering up at the two through his low hanging fringe. “Do you want some, Virgil? Aunt Julie makes these daily, so you know their fresh and good.”

After receiving only a shrug in reply, Ellie looked back to Logan; eyes begging him to start a conversation.

 “So, how is Julie doing? I haven’t seen her in a while.”

“She’s doing ok.” A bell rang in the kitchen, but Ellie ignored it and scooped at the pie again. “She’s currently planning a special cake for the anniversary. Just seeking a distraction really. You know how she is.”

“Hm, I know what you mean.” Virgil noticed Logan staring sadly at the pie on his spork. “How are you feeling about it?”

Tentatively, Ellie traced her fingers over her scars before brushing her hair back behind her ears.  She looked at Logan through low lashes and gave him the smallest smile Virgil had seen the woman make so far.

“I think this year is my best year…I still miss him though. And the guilt, it just-“

“Ellie! Come on!”

The call of someone in the kitchen cut Ellie off and Logan put a supportive hand on her shoulder.

“It’s ok, E. I know what you mean.” Logan pulled Ellie close for a hug, placing a gentle kiss on her forehead as she pulled away. “You need to get back to work before Phil drags you back there.”

“Ok. Enjoy the pie, Virgil.”

Virgil nodded, but he was confused by the smile that stretched across Ellie’s face. She had looked so sad seconds ago, and yet was immediately happy again. He envied her ability to express and conceal her emotions so easily.

 With his hands finally steadied, Virgil reached for his spork to taste the pie. The moment the sweet crust and apples entered his mouth, he regretted not eating it sooner.

“This is amazing,” he exclaimed, despite the food still in his mouth.

For a moment he forgot where he was and how he had been feeling. There was nothing but him and the food. Logan chuckled, but his heart was still heavy from his exchange with Ellie. There was a reason he hadn’t been to the diner, or even the library, in a while; he knew the anniversary was approaching and wanted to avoid the topic at all costs.

Virgil had almost finished off the plate before he was suddenly aware of Logan again. He didn’t know Logan’s history and Logan didn’t know his, but for reasons unknown, Virgil suddenly felt…comfortable. Maybe it was because he had watched his interaction with Ellie, or maybe it was the way he let Virgil know he didn’t have to speak. Whatever it was, Virgil scooped back his hair and looked over at Logan with sudden confidence and comfort.

 “I don’t have many friends.” Logan was shocked by Virgil’s voice, but did well to conceal it from the other. “Never been very good at meeting the right kind of people. Clearly, I’m still not. I mean, I agreed to dinner with a guy who came bursting into a library wanting to dissect his roommate.”

Logan felt the heat of embarrassment flush his cheeks, but he smiled encouragingly at Virgil.

“I couldn’t work out why you were so invested in helping me. Why you cared. I guess, as scared as I was about going with you, I was still curious to learn more about you.”

“Do you regret that choice?”

“Hey, it’s my turn to ask a question not yours.” They both laughed and Logan gestured for Virgil to continue.

“I’ll humour you this time. No, I don’t regret it, but I do have one more question. You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”

Logan nodded, “I accept the sentiment. Do go on.”

“Who do I remind you of?”

 Logan chuckled and adjusted his glasses, using the moment to glance at the time on a nearby clock. The hour was early, but still late by Logan’s study schedule.

“I will gladly answer your question Virgil, but I would like to do it while we drive. I should really get you home, unless you would like to use my guest room.”

Virgil quickly shook his head; it was probably a bit too fast and Logan took note of it.

“Thanks for the offer, but I’d rather be home.”

 Virgil slid out of the booth and followed Logan over to the counter, where Ellie quickly appeared.

“Nice gloves,” Logan commented as Ellie pulled off her bright yellow rubber gloves.

Ellie playfully threw them at him, “jealous because you can’t pull off the yellow as well as I can?”

“Not at all.” Logan place the gloves down, slipping some notes inside, and pulled out his card to pay for dinner. “I would never try and imitate your signature colour.”

“Did you enjoy the pie, Virgil?” Ellie beamed at the man while her hands skilfully rung up the bill.

“I did. Thanks for that.”

“No worries at all sweetie.” She handed Logan back his card before leaning on the counter to get closer to Virgil. “If you are ever in the area again and want a freebie, come and see me. The day olds aren’t just for throwing.”

“Sure.” He quickly averted his eyes but couldn’t stop the smile that spread across his face. “Thanks, Ellie.”

“Hope to see you both soon.” Ellie called as they left.

 The night air was fresh and cool as the pair headed back to Logan’s car. Virgil’s mind was ticking over, recalling the waiter Ethan and imagining him saying the same things Ellie had said. He didn’t understand how they made him feel so special despite their different appearances and voice. He recalled the way Logan had spoken to him throughout the evening, but dark thoughts invaded his mind again and he shook his head to clear them and focused on where he was going.  If a genie were to appear before him right then, Virgil would have wished to erase those thoughts from his mind. He was tired of their constant reminders.

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End Note: 

Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know this story is slooooow, but honestly it feels right. This isn't a real high paced action adventure, obviously, and I'm trying to make it feel as real as possible (just a sprinkling of my real-life experience tossed in).

What do you think of Ellie|Ethan?

Different from Deceit AU characters I've read before (though if you have some recommendations of good AU's with a Deceit character with depth, I am all ears. There's only so many 'mean' stories one can read before you get tired of them).  

 Next chapter will be a week or two away. I've got reports to do for work and a fun health mystery to solve (yay!).

It will focus on Roman and Patton. There will be a bit more Logan and Patton background story, as well as more hints on Jason (bless his mysterious little heart). Let me know if there are any BIG questions you have, and I’ll try to make sure those plot points have a bigger focus. I know I’ve hinted to a lot of things, but that’s the mystery writer in me. Sorry.

💜🐌

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Chapter 4 --- Master List

What else have I done:

The Perfect Ring (oneshot - analogical proposal)

You Promised (oneshot - prinxiety angst/injury/near death) 

Sides of a Hero (Completed Fic - sides are fusions of impulses and aspects of Thomas. Virgil has a depressing past that he is forced to face thanks to Deceit and Rage. Was canon compliant at the time of completion)

The Shield to your Sword (WIP - A fantasy/magic au - Prinxiety (Royal Roman and orphan Virgil - they’ll admit to their love eventually), Virgil angst, non binary, healer Logan, *spoiler* Patton) 

Check out my other blog for random fandom reblogs and stuff @snail-giggles

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(ummm, i’m not sure what inspired to make this post (besides the fact that i have been listening to this artist on a near constant basis now) but here we go anyways;;;)

MYSTIC MESSENGER CHARACTERS AS HOBO JOHNSON SONGS

Hyun (Zen) - 3% 

“you should go and quit your job and make all of those dreams come true. how is your self esteem? huh? that's important in what you're about to do. don't talk to your friends, their opinions hold so much weight. and that doesn't make sense. even your family, parents just don't understand. make the time. drop school, and people, and work to play music all night. you'll make a dollar an hour, at least you'll like your life. and roll with the punches even when it feels like you're getting fucking jumped but you're a real bad judge of it. hold on tight, boy. might be a fuckin', hell of a ride. but, but, but, they said it's a three-percent chance...that I'm gonna make it. that's a little bit less than what it is in my mind but it's ok, I think I can take it. they said it's a three-percent, my friends, that's what they said. and then I sat there and thought about it and almost believed it for a sec. but I think that they'll love me.”

Yoosung - Mario and Link

“mario's never getting some and link's never getting some, so why would princesses love me? i'm not really making moves, I'm just kinda breathing. i work at fucking pizza places just so I keep eating. (that's the type of shit)...thats the type of shit to make be buy a flask for 25 and fill it up with takka vodka only 4.99...yester-year yes-sir-please let me get the recipe, to not being broke. fuck I'd really love to be a king, but mario and link should've showed that perseverance is not the end all to everything. the princess in the hallway with a robe, I asked "do you for coffee and scones and she says "no!". but I just killed a fucking dragon though! with this sword that I made from the words of my soul. I just killed a fucking dragon though, I just killed a fucking dragon though. but its whatever I don't even care that much.”

Jaehee - Peach Scone

“...disregard every time I call you pretty. though it's meant sincerely it's just my imagination drifting...so I fall to ground, collect myself and get ready to take over your heart...or at least your spare time. and I love the thought of being with you. or maybe it's the thought of not being so alone. the second one's way sadder than the first one...we should go get a cup of coffee...I don't know what to tell you if I try to confess my love for- scones! i just wanna tell you real quick please, shh, I love- these scones! ...but she, you know, she is just so sweet and she cared about me a lot when no one else cared about me and I think that's really nice. really you know, she's just a, she's just a peach. she's a peach scone. and I love the thought of being with her, I just really hope that she doesn't get hurt.”

Jumin - Father

“my dad taught me 'bout the story 'bout the birds and the bees. when the bees turn into wasps and take half of everything. he sounded sure, that a bird doesn't need a full nest but a bed for our bird heads to rest...he told me son, beware, of the monsters that roam the depths of your head. sometimes they'll make you real sad or or real real mad, or real real jealous and that's real real bad. boy, breathe...my father's married to a shape shifting monster who can sometimes take the form of a really really really nice woman. and although it seems super fucking frightening, sometimes this scary monster makes a really really great vanilla pudding. he has courage but sometimes your courage isn't quite the kryptonite as the monster runs rampant through the house. sometimes your courage makes you feel strong but it seems as if the monster eats your muscles all along, fucking pickin' out your self-respect right out its scary teeth. her breath smells like pride of self and other men she used to meet. and the monster doesn't sleep - just schemes and fiends on the next tasty meal it gets to eat, it gets to eat.” 

Saeyoung (Luciel) (707) (Seven) - The Ending

“she said, "you're like the weird...guy...in all the movies, who turns into the hero at the end and gets the girl" and I was like, "shut your mouth". but I'm gonna take over...the world as soon as everybody dies. i'm gonna take over your heart as soon as I get the balls to try. Ima re-arrange the alphabet and then take "U" and "I" and put a bit of space between 'em and hope that nobody cries. ...Ima be a nice guy might fuck around, it make a difference. Ima hope for the best, but prepare for the worst...I hope that you don't fall into their schemes and what they say, when you look them in their eyes, that they don't choose to look away...I hope that you don't fall into my schemes or what I say. when you look me in the eye, I'll look you dead into the face 'cause you don't deserve to be fucked with unless you're a fucking asshole...yeah, I ain't shit I ain't shit compared to them, right? I ain't shit. and I know she wants a piece of this wit (no!) and I know she wants a piece of this wit. my wit, my wit, my wit...” 

Jihyun (V) - Romeo and Juliet

“we're just romeo & juliet but getting drunk and eating percocets. but just to ease the stress but soft what light, thru yonder window breaks it is the east - but juliet just puked off the balcony. how romantic. nothing like getting drunk and getting manic on a motherfucking monday, i brush the bangs behind her lovely little ear as she describes in detail how the end is truly near. wow, and I'm sure that we can do this for forever or until we drink the poison, 'cause she sees some cloudy weather. ...dear shakespeare, could you write a happy ending please? we just deserve a happy ending please, please. ...and every sting from every teardrop from every ring at every pawn shop. ...but dear mom, conversations from a couch haven't ever felt the same...my mom was made from adam's rib and the marriage went south...but dad loves to shout really loud. loud enough to knock the lamps and dressers to the ground. in my memory, i can hear chopin's nocturnes playing in the background, a slow trainwreck, you'll close your eyes, but forever hear the sound, and boy, it's tough. ‘cause that’s the sound of people falling out of love.” 

Saeran (Unknown) (Ray) - Jesus Christ

“jesus christ seems super nice, i wonder if he'd save me. i've been on the wrong side of a bunch of arguments lately. and jesus christ seems super nice, i wonder if he'd love me. how come I only wonder when I'm sad or really hungry? jesus christ, you're super nice but don't expect much from me. I would kneel down, but I'm afraid that I would just feel nothing. praise god and other things that don't make sense to puny minds, like ours, designing roller coasters that almost always seem to fall apart. ain't it fun, ain't it fun, ain't it fun knowing that. that one day, you know, I fly to the sky, to the sun? and jesus christ, you're super nice. so I'll write a song about it. or that no one ever knowing for always claiming they're about it. press "ignore" on both sides that always claim to know that they're so sure. or just not be a giant fucking prick and enjoy the show. I'll enjoy the show if I'm not a giant prick, does that just mean that I am saved? jesus christ, you're super nice, i'm sure that you could love me. even if I don't go to church every sunday. jesus christ, you're super nice, how could you let me burn? if I'm not murdering people, then smashing their fucking urn. but jesus christ, you're super nice, how could you let me burn? but if I go to hell, I'll grit my teeth and get to work.” 

? (Vanderwood) - Demarcus Cousins and Ashley *note: this one was more difficult because we are not shown much of vanderwood currently in the game though i do consider him a pivotal character - and one i want to get to know more as a player. we know vanderwood is a caring guy who can be rough around the edges - he’s also funny, awkward and, personally, charming. so, i look at this as him relating how he does care for those around him while comparing it to other shit he has seen. okay, analysis done. bye.

“I'm not a nice guy (he's not a nice guy). I go to jail sometimes (he goes to jail sometimes). but I am slowly getting better ever since a little lady wrote me such a lovely letter. I love breathing...I love drinking, but not enough to ever have to go to all those stupid meetings (let’s go)...I- I love you like the dog hates the leash and the leash loves the dog, like I love nothing else at all. love you like my dad loved my mom before they realized they don't love each other at all...I love you like bosses love to talk a lot of shit and like getting really mad when I quit, what? I love you like the bird hates november or just really really rainy windy weather. I love you like america loves to fuck things up and cops love to do things that are super unnecessary...and I love you like the stars love lonely eyes on seven consecutive friday nights.”

Mina (Rika) - Creve Coeur 1 

"hi," says the girl with the right eyes that pairs pretty well when she hits you with the soft smile. you can kinda tell that something's going on, but she's like a skrillex song that never drops, she'll never talk. she'll never talk about the feelings that she felt today. better kept inside of a fence, inside of a cage, inside of a safe. that's safe for her 'cause they just hurt. and she don't know why that god sauntered. I hope he's trying. she said, "I hope he's trying. do you think he's trying?" then I said, "I don't know" but I asked her, "what’s wrong?" she just nods her head. and then I asked her, "what's wrong?" and she said...hold me closely. I don't think you should love me. I always feel so lonely knowing that nothing will ever last forever. sorry, you're much too late, much too late. ("you are so late")...she holds her breath all day and fucking gasps for air at night. she promised she would love me but only 'til the morning time. sorry, you're, you're much too late. you're much too late, you're much too- sorry, you're much too late- much too..."

MC - ? (MC is more difficult...I almost can find lines from various songs but it came down to these two.)

#2 - Mover Awayer (and it’s mainly for this part only.)

“fear  the man who lives without love and  the lover who lives without fear. fear the man who always wants to fight, he's not a talker. fear  the talker who never wants to fight, he's got no guts. fear the man who knows he's gonna die so he cries every night and just denies his life's beauty. and  fear the man who has heaven in his plans, so he gets so complacent that he doesn't call his family. fear the man who doesn't understand that there's a million fish in the sea, but fear the girl who he really thinks is a different species, she'll rip your heart out. ...makes my Mondays feel like Fridays (give me a break)...makes my Ruby Tuesdays taste like Benihanas (give me a break) and all I've really wanted was for us to get along.”

#1 - Typical Story (I genuinely won’t even put the lyrics for this song because it is more about the theme and feel of the song itself - as MC is the only one “playing” and going through these character’s “stories”. Casual, Deep or Another. So, I will just recommend listening to it and reading the artist’s notes on it for why I picked it as number one for MC’s song.)

[acockius]

dancing on my own.

hello, lovelies! i was really in my feelings yesterday, and this piece kind of just flowed out of me. i’ve never written for rog but really admire all of the lovely people on this site who do. this is purely self-indulgent, so sorry if it’s awful. it also helps to listen to Dancing on My Own by Calum Scott to get you into the feels. 

roger taylor x reader ; 2,052 words ; straight up angst and sadness, swearing, semi-smut 

You fought the cold night air as you took your last few steps towards the door of the pub you worked at. A cigarette dangled from your lips and you stole a long drag from it before stomping it out on the concrete. With all of the bullshit life had been throwing at you as of late, you were actually looking forward to work for a change.

Your coworker, Marcy, emerged from the bar, her arms slung over her chest and hands grasping her elbows to remain warm.

“What, are you crazy?” You started, running your hands down her bare arms. “It’s feckin’ freezing out here, babe. Get inside!”

“I tried to catch you on the telly before you left your flat, but I missed you.” Marcy cut you off. “Ed’s giving you the night off.”

“Don’t be daft. He knows I need the money. You know I need the money…” You narrowed your eyes at your coworker and confidante. “Marc-“

“He’s got a new girl…” Marcy broke the news to you in a sympathetic tone.

If your body wasn’t already tingling from the cold temperature, the news of that made you lose all feeling and sense of self. It shouldn’t have hurt as much as it did - because you already knew your ex boyfriend better than most.

“‘Course he does… He’s Roger Taylor, after all.” You reminded with a shrug. “Just ‘cause he settled down with me for a couple’a months doesn’t mean that he’s lost his old ways.”

The break up was as amicable as it could’ve been. You weren’t seeing eye-to-eye, and there was no love between the two of you anymore. You’d suspected he wasn’t being loyal, and he was fed up with your accusations. You decided that you’d rather cut ties with him now and give him the benefit of the doubt than catch him in the act that you’d never be able to forgive him for. He didn’t fight to keep you as his, which was all the confirmation you needed to know that the decision was probably for the best. 

You’d met Roger at the pub you worked at. You were a waitress there and he was a drummer for one of the bands who played there quite often. From the first time he’d laid eyes on you, he was determined to make you his. Even if it meant winks while a groupie whispered in his ear or a lustful gaze as you brought him a drink before Smile’s set. He’d spent weeks dazzling you before the two of you finally wound up locked in the women’s bathroom during last call.

“I’m not letting you put yourself through this.” Marcy said with a hand on your shoulder. “I’m giving you my tips from the shift and you’re taking the night off.”

“I’m a big girl.” You were slightly offended that she could think otherwise. “I broke up with him, remember?”

After becoming comfortable with each other, you began to catch him exchanging looks with other girls, much the way he did you when you first met. You’d addressed it, and he blamed it on maintaining the rockstar image. You stopped buying that once you caught his hands skim way too low on a fan’s bum one night. She drunkenly pecked the corner of his mouth and he didn’t stop her - even after he realized you were watching.

“S’all part of the game, love. Doesn’t mean anything.”

“Guess I don’t mean anything either.”

“I just don’t want you to get hurt….” Marcy’s tone was so sympathetic that it irked you.

“I’m not his to hurt. Not anymore.” You kissed her temple and pushed past her, fighting your way into the pub.

It was packed, but that wasn’t out of the ordinary for a Thursday night. Smile was currently performing, and you fought your way behind the bar, removing your leather jacket and scarf. Ed watched you tie an apron around your waist and furrowed his brow.

“Reporting for duty, fearless leader.” You crooned over the crowd, hand over your brow to salute. Ed just grumbled and shook his head. He was a man of few words to begin with.

You’d worked your way out from behind the bar and into the crowd, tending to patrons and collecting dirty glassware. You walked past a booth at the back of the bar and upon realization of who you’d just sauntered passed, your heart sank. It was the usual spot where the girlfriends of the band sat. You just didn’t expect to find someone fill your place so quickly.

She sat sandwiched between Veronica and Mary, with bright eyes as she watched the performance. She was beautiful - stunning, in fact. You’d realized you’d stared too long after Mary had offered a sympathetic smile.

You just quickly looked away and fought to fill your drink orders in a timely manner. You felt a squeeze to your shoulder and a kiss to your hair as Marcy walked past you with a full tray. She’d shagged the band’s lead guitarist but didn’t toy with the idea of doing anything but. Thankfully for her, Brian May was ever the gentleman and never made things awkward for her.

There was a different dynamic between your relationship with Roger and Marcy’s with Brian. You loved Roger, and the four of you knew that. This was just the price you’d have to pay for being so naive. You knew Roger was a playboy, but you fell for him anyway. Marcy and Brian were both two level-headed individuals who didn’t let their past get in the way of existing in the same space. You hoped to be able to reach that point with Roger some day.

You cursed under your breath when Smile’s set ended, the realization that you’d probably have to wrap up the night as the band lingered for the remainder of the evening. The reason why your friend was trying to send you home became more and more apparent as the night unfolded.

The music that replaced the band was lively and the crowd was loving it. It kept most folks there. They kept drinking, and kept tipping, so you kept on working. You’d willingly accept anything to distract yourself from the discomfort your were experiencing.

Your first cringey encounter of the night with a member of Smile was when you’d had to squeeze past Freddie, balancing a full tray of drinks in your hands.

“Looking beautiful as always, love.” He shouted over the music.

The compliment was laced with such pity that it made your stomach churn. Having to distance yourself from the entire band was hard on you because you cared for all of them. You and Freddie were the closest and cutting yourself off from that friendship hurt nearly as much as losing Roger did.

“Thanks, Fred!” You yelled back and kept walking.

You dealt out your tray and returned to the bar with full stacks of glasses to wash. You’d developed quite the talent for finishing this task with ease. However, you hadn’t realized that Brian had appeared in front of you, trying to get your attention with a warm smile.

When you finally caught onto the presence in front of you, you smiled apologetically and slung the bar rag over your shoulder.

“Sorry about that. You know how I get once I get onto a task. What can I do you for?”

“Not to worry,” Brian started. “Hate to bother you, but we’ve done our best to flag Marcy down for a round but she’s swamped at the moment.”

You looked at the spot behind Brian’s shoulder, where the view of their table was visible. The three couples sat in the booth, each preoccupied with something different. But you couldn’t keep your eyes off of your old flame and his one.

His grin lit up the very dark room, his new girl tucked pleasantly against his side. Her mouth peppered kisses against Roger’s jaw and his thumb caressed her cheek. Your own skin felt hot as the feeling of his calloused thumb teased your memory.

You forced a smile and shook your head.

“Never a bother, Bri.” You stated as you began to prep fresh glasses for the table. “The usual?”

Brian nodded, gripping the lip of the bar before speaking up.

“Plus, a lager - for…” Brian started, trying to finish the sentence diplomatically.

“A lager for the lady. And the usual. Coming right up!” You pat Brian’s hand and then shooed him away.

“Thanks. See you in a bit!” Brian lingered, trying to find the words he wanted to follow up with before surrendering and heading back to his table.

You could make the group’s drink order in your sleep by now. Still, you found your hands shaking as you poured their cocktails this time around. A gentle hand came to your wrist and you were met with your coworker’s smile.

“I’ve got it, hon. If you wanna go collect more glasses…” She lovingly caressed your wrist and you waved your hand dismissively.

“Thanks, Crys… But I’ve got this.” You countered in your most convincing tone.

Crystal nodded and begrudgingly left your side as you began to stack the drinks of your tray. You were thankful that your coworkers had banned together to get you through this shitty situation. They’d watched your romance with Roger spark, ignite, and then detonate before their eyes. They were cordial because they had to be, but they were defensive and protective of your feelings otherwise.

The world seemingly slowed as you made your way to Smile’s resident table with their drinks. There were seven occupants at the booth but only five gave you their attention as you approached.

“Hello, lovely!” Mary offered as you dropped her drink on a coaster in front of her. “I love your earrings.”

“Thanks.” You nodded as you continued to pass out the drinks, offering smiles to Deaky and Veronica.

You pretended that you didn’t see one of Roger’s hands hidden under the skirt of his new girlfriend as you placed their drinks of in front of them. Their lips were dancing against each other’s, too busy to thank you for just doing your job.

You almost scoffed when a stack of bills fell upon your tray, waking you from your daze. You placed it back down on the table and narrowed your eyes at Brian.

“No…” You scolded with the point of a finger. “Never.”

Brian sighed and then nodded as he took back the money. “Thank you.”

“Enjoy, folks!” You offered with an awkward wave, before quickly disappearing from their table.

Marcy was on your heels almost immediately, lips near your ear.

“What the actual feckin’ hell?” she asked in a whisper.

“They couldn’t get your attention. So, Brian came to me and ordered for them.” You shrugged, fighting back tears.

“A lager? And you paid for it?” Marcy nearly gagged. “Who orders a -“

“Me! I used to. When I was her.” You replied. “Because I never really drank it anyway. Was too busy getting fingered under the table, honestly.”

“Babe, I’m sorry. I didn’t -“ Marcy stammered.

“I need a cigarette.” You mumbled and pushed your tray into her hands.

You weaved your way through the crowd and snuck out the back entrance, pulling the pack from your waistband and lighting a cigarette immediately. The long initial inhale that you took wasn’t enough to calm your nerves, and you were unfazed by the cold air that danced around your bare arms and legs.

You were startled when the back door jolted open and Roger and his lover shuffled past you. They climbed into the back of the band’s van with a series of giggles and slammed it shut behind them. The loud sound triggered your tears, after working so hard to hold them back all night.

Roger didn’t owe you anything at this point. You were broken up, and everything you had was in the past. However, you hadn’t expected to be completely ignored by him the entire night. It was like you weren’t even there.

Was it always like this for him? When you were with him, did the rest of the world melt away and was the only thing that existed for him you? You’d never know.

[broadwaycantdie]

Disneyland / Part 2...The Destination! - Newsies (Pride) Month . Day 9

( all ) + ( modern ) + ( hc story )

a/n: i wanna go to disneyland so bad // also ah disney has pride merch now that’s so cute ! // ps. i will not make a 3rd part of the ride home cause that’s already too much lmao i just had a lot of fun with the road trip part i wanted to split it up

( this is part two of them actually at disneyland, click here for the road trip and journey of them getting here...it’s a wild one )

warnings: none

background: Every year the newsies all get together and go on their annual Disneyland trip. They drive from Manhattan to Anaheim because it’s cheaper than buying 20+ plane tickets. They also have a collective jar in the lodging house that everyone puts money into to help pay. Davey plans the whole thing for months and somehow things still go wrong. It’s never not a wild ride with their family. But every year they still enjoy it.

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before they left the hotel, Davey made them plan everything out

it wasn’t a strict plan, but he knew that total freedom meant total chaos

he made a set of rules

rule #1 : you cannot be alone, stay with your buddy or a group at all times

rule #2 : meet back at the entrance after the fireworks so everyone can be counted and we can find people who are lost or don’t make it back in time and we can go to the hotel together

rule #3 : have fun

of course Davey would add “have fun” as a rule

he’d forget if he didn’t

they could barely sleep, everyone was so excited

so they got to the parks bright and early at 8am

they grouped themselves off

they ended up with 6 main groups

Jack, Davey, Bill, Darcy, Katherine, Sarah, and Les

Crutchie, Buttons, Henry, and Kenny

Specs, Romeo, Jojo, and Tommy Boy

Smalls, Sniper, and Finch

Mush and Kid Blink

Spot, Race, Albert, Elmer, Mike, Ike, Hotshot, Bart, and Myron

sometimes people broke into smaller groups depending on who wanted to go on what rides, when someone wanted to eat or didn’t, or when some people just wanted to be alone together

the smaller groups stayed together the whole time—Smalls’ group, Crutchie’s group, and Mush’s group—but the bigger groups sometime split up

especially Spot’s group

they started together but by the 3rd ride they split up

they would periodically meet up throughout the day to eat or ride certain rides

mainly the couples split up and the single friends stayed together

Davey and Jack left their group for a little while unexpectedly and it was actually Albert who found them making out in a bathroom stall

“Oh! So it’s like that now, huh? Way to go guys! Didn’t know you had it in ya!”

“You’re not gonna tell anyone, right, Dasilva? You know we aren’t usually like this...it just kinda happened yanno, happiest place on Earth and, uh, we were feeling that.”

“Oh, I can tell! Might wanna pick some tighter pants next time, Jacobs!”

the cocky bastard walked out, finally having something on Davey

he’d never let them live that down

Smalls’ favorite ride is Peter Pan’s Flight

they love that ride with all their heart and their group didn’t mind waiting in like for 45 minutes just to ride it

everyone—and i mean everyone—played heads up while waiting in line

it was just a given—that’s what you do

Race, Spot, Albert, and Elmer all got in a teacup together

it was absolutely chaos

while everyone else spun along nicely and enjoyed the ride

these boys used all of their combined strength—which was a lot—and spun themselves as fast as possible the whole time

Ike almost got sick just watching them

Katherine is a rollercoaster junkie

she rides every coaster and can’t get enough

Sarah also liked rollercoasters!

just not as much

but she does ride every one with Katherine and boy do they have fun

“Wow, I haven’t screamed that much since we left”

Katherine almost choked

( they shared a “special” night together right before they left so they could get a fill and not be as tempted like some other people )

everyone bought ears

it was like an unspoken rule that you had to get a pair every year

this year was special though

this was the first year that disney released its pride collection

so of course everyone was on that

Race spent most of his money on pride merch

he got rainbow shirt, ears, sunglasses, socks, and a pin

he was so happy about the collection, Spot secretly bought a pair of earrings from it and put one in just to see the look of joy on his boyfriends face

it was worth the money

Crutchie ate so many churros

half of his money went to just churros

worth it tho

Bill and Darcy really liked The Little Mermaid ride

obviously

Bill’s love of fish and Darcy’s love of mythical creatures

what other ride would they like more?

they cuddled up close in the seashell and watched the ride play out with so much happiness in their eyes

Sarah and Katherine took the iconic photo of “let’s kiss in front of the castle” and it was the cutest goddamn thing of all time

Mush and Kid Blink made out on Rodger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin ride

but what’s new

everyone at some point rode Splash Mountain

it’d be a sin if you didn’t

Spot and Race rode it together

Race made Spot sit up front cause his big body could block most of the water

also because Spot was wearing a white t-shirt

“Damn, babe! You haven’t been that wet since the car ride here!”

Specs, Romeo, Jojo, and Tommy Boy all rode the Matterhorn together

and Specs glasses flew off his face during one of the quick turns

after the ride everyone was panicking but he just calmly pulled out a second pair of glasses from his backpack and continued on with his day; unbothered

Crutchie would never admit if his leg hurt but about halfway through the day while walking to the next ride he fell

his leg just gave out and he just sat on the floor trying not to cry

everyone with him helped him up and Buttons got him a wheelchair

it wasn’t all bad though

Crutchie and Buttons got to go to the front of all the lines!

somehow everyone got the idea to meet in toontown at the same time

everyone decided to get embroidered hats

most people got their name or the date or something cute

like Mush and Kid Blink got matching ones that said “Blush”

or how Kenny got one that said “Ken-Ken” cause that’s his nickname of his nickname

and Jojo and Tommy Boy got each other’s pet names on theirs—Jojo’s says “Darling” and Tommy Boy’s says “Sweetheart”

while Jack and Davey got the date of when they first met because it was instantly love at first sight

but some of these dumbasses...are dumbasses

Hotshot would never stoop down to that level of stupidity

so he got together the Brooklyn Boys and got hats that said just that

Mike and Ike have been dumbasses since birth

so their hats got their full names on them

you know

Mike’s said “Michael and Ichael”

and Ike’s said “Isaac and Misaac”

“Those aren’t your real names!”

“And? How would you know my names not Michael Misaac Garcia? And his isn’t Isaac Ichael Garcia? Huh?”

“I—“

Albert and Elmer didn’t get anything too crazy

but they did get a something that just they would understand

they got the date of the day they lost their virginity to each other

and when people ask they just say it’s the first time they said “i love you” to each other

and now Spot and Race

do these boys have ANY chill? ever?

they literally got a sex joke on theirs

Spot’s said “Calvary’s Coming”

and Race’s said “I’m Calvary”

dumbasses

but to even it out, they also got cute ones

cause they are a couple who can do both

so they got “tu sei amore” and “you are love “ on their second pair—Race’s was in Italian because that’s how he always says it to Spot to make him swoon, and Spot’s is the same in English for when he repeats it back

everyone was so scared of getting lost or losing someone

not only because that’s completely terrifying

but because Davey would never let them hear the end of it

for extra caution, some people held hands to not be separated—Katherine and Sarah, Jojo and Tommy Boy, Mush and Kid Blink, Bill and Darcy—some just had a mutual understanding to not wonder off—Specs and Romeo, Jack and Davey, Hotshot and Mike, Albert and Elmer—and some...well not some...just Race

Race was on a fucking leash

like one of those monkey backpacks with the leash for children who wander off

cause every year Race gets lost so this year no one was gonna risk it

Spot holds on to the leash and everytime Race starts running towards another ride he yanks him back

he’s fallen a few times

and every time, mr. dramatic himself will pull the “woe is me” routine and wouldn’t get up until Spot lifted him up

he tried to get Spot to carry him and it only worked once when he actually cut his knee on the ground

it might’ve looked weird but hey, at least Race didn’t get lost this year

when it got dark they all went to the firework show and watched the magic

all the couples decided to be cute and take the “kissing my partner at the fireworks” pics

and they were all fucking adorable

some were soft and cute while others were a little saucier

but they all came out really good

they all met up where Davey told them to meet and they actually all made it there in one piece!

what a surprise! actually!

they all went back to the hotel full of joy, love, and happiness

and they couldn’t wait to go back next year <3

[osakaso5]

IDOLiSH7 End Of Year Story 2018: Friends Scene!

A Peaceful Intermission Part 1: Friends Scene!

Part 2

Staff: Good work! We're all done!

Mitsuki Izumi: Good work!

Yamato Nikaido: Good work.

Nagi Rokuya: Good work! OH! What is wrong with Tamaki? He is still sitting down.

Sogo Osaka: It seems he fell asleep while we were on standby. I was wondering why he was being so quiet... Tamaki-kun, Tamaki-kun.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Snooze...

Sogo Osaka: This is bad... Everyone, go on ahead. I'll carry him after you.

Yamato Nikaido: No way.

Mitsuki Izumi: You can't carry someone of Tamaki's size.

Sogo Osaka: It's easier than you'd think. Tamaki-kun's center of gravity is right here around his shoulder and back, so if I prop him up from there and walk, his right leg will move on its own...

Nagi Rokuya: Hm... You talk like a mechanic.

Riku Nanase: Good job, everyone!

Nagi Rokuya: OH! Riku, Iori.

Iori Izumi: Good work. Is Yotsuba-san not waking up?

Sogo Osaka: That's right... How do you help him move around when he's like this at school?

Iori Izumi: I just leave him be.

Riku Nanase: Leave this to me! Ta-ma-ki! Wake up!

Riku Nanase: If we don't hurry back, we won't be able to go on a shrine visit!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Shrine visit...

Mitsuki Izumi: Ah, he's awake.

Tamaki Yotsuba: I went to a shrine.

Riku Nanase: Huh!? All by yourself? But we said we'd all go together!

Tamaki Yotsuba: No. Just now. In my dream.

Riku Nanase: Oh, in your dream. In that case, it's OK!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Yay!

Yamato Nikaido: What is this conversation... Come on, let's go.

Tamaki Yotsuba: What about the shoot?

Sogo Osaka: The others are done with their shoots, too.

Iori Izumi: You must've missed it, since you were asleep. Nanase-san's first...

Riku Nanase: You don't have to tell him!

Tamaki Yotsuba: His first what?

Iori Izumi: You'll see when the show is broadcast.

Tamaki Yotsuba: I wanna know!

Riku Nanase: Do you think they'll keep it in?

Iori Izumi: They definitely will.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Huh? What is it!?

Nagi Rokuya: Riku tripped over his own feet.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Ah, so the usual.

Iori Izumi: The usual, indeed.

Riku Nanase: It's not usual!

Tamaki Yotsuba: But it was his first fall of the year, right? We should celebrate it.

Iori Izumi: Should we really?

Tamaki Yotsuba: Rikkun, happy New Year!

Riku Nanase: Huh? Happy New Year!

Mitsuki Izumi: Ahaha. How many times are you gonna keep wishing each other a happy New Year? You've been doing it since morning.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Until I'm no longer in the New Year's spirit!

Sogo Osaka: We finally have the time to be able to visit a shrine together.

Nagi Rokuya: OH! I cannot wait for our first shrine visit of the year! The lion dance,  the fortune slips, the temple festival, offering  our prayers!

Mitsuki Izumi: It's already pretty late, so I don't think we'll get to see the lion dance or go to a temple festival, though?

Nagi Rokuya: OH! My New Year's spirit will not be sated until I see the lion  dance and a temple festival!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Same here!

Riku Nanase: Mine neither, I guess!?

Iori Izumi: Please stop complaining over such strange things.

Yamato Nikaido: But we can still draw fortunes and pray at the shrine,  can't we? We'll just stand out if we go  during the day.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Huh...

Sogo Osaka: We can't go to a temple festival, but we can buy takoyaki from the store on our way back. As long as you get to eat it, does it really matter where it came from?

Tamaki Yotsuba: You don't get it, So-chan!

Nagi Rokuya: OH... I wanted to see the lion dance...

Riku Nanase: Nagi, I can show you a lion dance!

Nagi Rokuya: OH! But how...

Riku Nanase: Look! Lion dance!

Iori Izumi: Uhiyaaagh!?

Iori Izumi: What are you doing, Nanase-san!? Don't cling to my back like that!

Riku Nanase: Iori, do the mouth part of the lion dance! Flap your arms, and try to bit Nagi's head with them. He'll get a blessing that way!

Iori Izumi: Nanase-san! You're always too sudden to do these things!

Riku Nanase: Dear Iori Izumi. Please do the mouth part for our lion dance. Sincerely, Riku Nanase. Happy New Year.

Iori Izumi: Saying it slowly a second time won't do you any good! I will not participate in anything so childish. Now, get off me.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Iorin, stop complaining over strange stuff.

Iori Izumi: My complaints are perfectly reasonable!

Mitsuki Izumi: Ahaha! In that case, I'll do the head part! Iori, get behind me!

Iori Izumi: What...

Mitsuki Izumi: Come on!

Iori Izumi: A-alright... Well then, here I go, Nii-san.

Iori Izumi: .........

Mitsuki Izumi: Are you holding on?

Iori Izumi: I am!

Mitsuki Izumi: Okay!

Mitsuki Izumi: Look, Nagi! It's the lion dance~!

Nagi Rokuya: OH! The lion dance is here! Hey, c'mon! Lion dance!

Mitsuki Izumi: Any crying kids here~?

Nagi Rokuya: No! Don't cry! Keep smiling!

Yamato Nikaido: Isn't this starting to get mixed up with some other dance (1)..?

Iori Izumi: N-Nii-san, you're skipping around too much...

Riku Nanase: Ahaha! Mitsuki's lion dances a lot!

Staff: Ahaha! IDOLiSH7 is doing something again!

Staff: They're so cheerful. Even when the cameras aren't rolling, they're always having fun.

Mitsuki Izumi: Come, Nagi! Gimme your head so I can chomp down on it real good!

Nagi Rokuya: But my head is already right here? You may bite me whenever you wish.

Mitsuki Izumi: I mean lower it!

Nagi Rokuya: OH! Sorry!

Mitsuki Izumi: Roooar!!

Nagi Rokuya: WHOOOO! I was bitten!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Bite Rikkun, too! It's supposed to give you good health, right!

Riku Nanase: Okay! Then you need to come be the body, Tamaki!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Alright, I'm making my body debut!

Yamato Nikaido: That's not a phrase I've heard before.

Sogo Osaka: It's the New Year, so new experiences should bring good luck.

Nagi Rokuya: In that case, I will make my debut as the lion's head! Mitsuki, grab on to me!

Mitsuki Izumi: Ahaha, sure! Make sure to bite Riku!

Iori Izumi: Huh? All of a sudden, we have a new head?

Sogo Osaka: That's a common occurrence in business, too.

Nagi Rokuya: Groowl!

Yamato Nikaido: And what a wild head he is.

Nagi Rokuya: Riku, prepare yourself! It is the end of the line for you!

Riku Nanase: H-help..!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Rikkun's in danger! This is a huge pinch!

Sogo Osaka: Is it?

Iori Izumi: What happened to the good health you were supposed to give? Just bite him already.

Nagi Rokuya: Chomp chomp!

Riku Nanase: I got eaten..!

IDOLiSH7: ........

Mitsuki Izumi: There! Now you're healthy!

Riku Nanase: I'm healthy!

Nagi Rokuya: And I got to see a lion dance!

Yamato Nikaido: Good for you.

Iori Izumi: Yotsuba-san! You were trying to put your hands on my sides amidst the chaos, weren't you!?

Tamaki Yotsuba: Hehe. You noticed?

Tsumugi Takanashi: Everyone, good work!

Sogo Osaka: Manager, good work.

Tsumugi Takanashi: You seem to be having a lot of fun, lined up like that! What were you doing?

Sogo Osaka: Um, Nagi-kun wanted to see a lion dance, so Riku-kun said he'd be the lion...

Yamato Nikaido: Just fooling around, as usual. They got a little excited since we'll finally get to go on a shrine visit.

Tsumugi Takanashi: I see! Well then, let's return to the office for a bit, and leave for the shrine right after!

Mitsuki Izumi: I hear Banri-san and the president will be coming, too?

Tsumugi Takanashi: It's nighttime, and some of you are still minors, so it's best to have some guardians with you...

Tsumugi Takanashi: But they said they'd follow you from afar, so as to not bother you!

Mitsuki Izumi: That just sounds scary...

Sogo Osaka: Apparently it's a god of entertainment. Since it's so late, we need to be quiet.

Tamaki Yotsuba: So we can't ring the big bell? Isn't that kinda boring?

Sogo Osaka: It'll be fun.

Sogo Osaka: As long as we're with the others, it'll be fun even if we have to stay quiet. And even a quiet prayer should reach the god.

Tamaki Yotsuba: So-chan, what are you gonna wish for?

Sogo Osaka: I thought you weren't supposed to tell other people your wishes?

Mitsuki Izumi: I've heard that, too. That'll be our rule this year.

Yamato Nikaido: Well, it's not like I'd go around telling my wishes to people, anyway.

Nagi Rokuya: You are just shy, Yamato. I know what you wish for, even if you refuse to tell me.

Yamato Nikaido: What?

Nagi Rokuya: ...I want these guys to have a safe year...

Riku Nanase: Nagi, that sounded just like Yamato-san!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Yeah! You've gotten even better at imitating him than me!

Yamato Nikaido: Stop doing impressions of me! Geez, you guys have picked up some creepy games to play... Come on, let's go.

Mitsuki Izumi: Ahaha. You look so embarrassed. Manager, what about them?

Tsumugi Takanashi: I've contacted them! Their schedules should be open!

Mitsuki Izumi: I see, that's great!

Nagi Rokuya: It is not. We made a promise to collect the complete set of coasters from that collaboration café...

Mitsuki Izumi: We can do that some other time! If all of us go there together, we'll just cause the shop trouble, y'know?

Nagi Rokuya: Hm... I suppose so.

Tsumugi Takanashi: Well then, everyone get in the car!

IDOLiSH7: Yes! 

- - - -

Staff: Good work today.

Toma Inumaru: Yeah. Good work.

Minami Natsume: That ended sooner than I thought.

Toma Inumaru: Right! We had a busy New Year, but it looks like we'll be free for tonight.

Torao Mido: Right. Even I don't have plans tonight.

Haruka Isumi: Me neither.

Minami Natsume: Neither do I. What about you, Inumaru-san?

Toma Inumaru: Me? I thought I'd go home and drink beer while watching all the New Year's shows I taped.

Toma Inumaru: Also, write New Year's cards! I got some from people I haven't sent anything to. So I'd like to get that done within the first week of January.

Haruka, Torao, and Minami: ........

Haruka, Torao, and Minami: Hmph...

Toma Inumaru: What's with the reaction!? Why do you guys have to glare at me!?

Torao Mido: No reason. Good job today.

Haruka Isumi: Good job.

Minami Natsume: Good work.

Toma Inumaru: Y-yeah. Good job...

Toma Inumaru: ........

Toma Inumaru: ...What the hell. It's the New Year, and they're already acting all moody...

Toma Inumaru: Oh, well. I wonder what snacks I should get on the way  back. Since it's the New Year, maybe  I should really treat myself...

Haruka Isumi: Shrine visit...

Toma Inumaru: Whoa, you startled me! When did you get there, Haru!?

Haruka Isumi: You said you wanted to go on a shrine visit with us.

Toma Inumaru: Huh..?

Haruka Isumi: We won't have a better chance than tonight.

Toma Inumaru: Huh? Ah... You guys wanted to go tonight?

Haruka Isumi: Not really. It's just that you said you wanted to go. And we're not busy tonight.

Toma Inumaru: Really? But that'll be possible until the end of the month...

Haruka Isumi: You need to do the  first shrine visit of the year within the  first week of January. Or are you one  of those people who only cares about  New Year's cards? Are you?

Toma Inumaru: Not exactly... So, are you telling me that Tora and Mina were waiting for me to invite them, too?

Haruka Isumi: I dunno.

Toma Inumaru: You guys can be such a pain in the ass... You should've just asked me yourselves, instead of waiting for me to invite you.

Minami Natsume: Inumaru-san.

Toma Inumaru: W-whoa... You surprised me! You guys are already done changing, Mina and Tora?

Minami Natsume: Fufu. As much of a pain as we can be, we're quick at getting changed.

Toma Inumaru: So you heard that...

Torao Mido: Minami and I just happened to be free tonight. We're gonna have dinner at a hotel.

Haruka Isumi: That sounds great!

Torao Mido: You can join us if you want, Haruka. After that, maybe we can go find a shrine and do whatever.

Toma Inumaru: You mean a shrine visit.

Torao Mido: Didn't you have some important New Year's cards to write?

Toma Inumaru: ...I'm not falling for that every time. You want me to come with you, right? Give me a proper invite.

Torao Mido: ......... Not really...

Haruka Isumi: We weren't gonna...

Minami Natsume: New Year's cards are an important aspect of Japanese culture, after all.

Toma Inumaru: Can't you just admit that you wanna go together!? I bet it'll be really fun!

Toma Inumaru: A lot happened this past year... So let's go to a shrine and  pray for a good new year together.

Torao Mido: ........

Torao Mido: I'm not going to invite you. You're the one who talked about this in the first place. So you need to say that you want to go.

Toma Inumaru: Listen...

Torao Mido: Why did you forget? We were waiting for you to bring it up.

Toma Inumaru: .......

Torao Mido: Stop being so impulsive. We're sick of dealing with your whims.

Torao Mido: If even you're full of shit, we won't have anything to believe in.

Toma Inumaru: Tora...

Minami Natsume: I think that's enough. If we dawdle, our free time will be over.

Minami Natsume: I've had enough of wasting time with needless stubbornness, too. I've learned that lesson the hard way.

Minami Natsume: Mido-san. Your expectations for other people are too high, as well.

Torao Mido: Minami...

Toma Inumaru: ...Sorry. I wasn't trying to string you guys along. And I didn't forget.

Toma Inumaru: I'm just bad at planning ahead. I thought we could go once things settled down...

Toma Inumaru: But you guys need to talk to me too, y'know. Sometimes, it makes me feel lonely when I'm the only one taking the lead and getting excited for something.

Toma Inumaru: If you're looking forward to something too, then just say it. That'll be enough to make me jump with joy. Because that way, I can actually get into the preparations!

Torao Mido: ........

Torao Mido: I wasn't looking forward to this, really.

Toma Inumaru: ...Oh, I see! Then don't come, stupid!!

Torao Mido: Wha...

Toma Inumaru: Haru, Mina, let's go.

Haruka Isumi: G-go where?

Toma Inumaru: The shrine.

Minami Natsume: What about Mido-san?

Toma Inumaru: Who cares. Haru, Mina, let's draw fortunes. I hope we get good ones.

Haruka Isumi: Wait, this isn't gonna work! Torao won't be able to say that he wants to come with us!

Minami Natsume: I think so, too...

Toma Inumaru: Shut up! That guy keeps making us walk on eggshells around him, despite being the oldest! He oughta learn some humility for once!

Torao Mido: .......

Haruka Isumi: ...He's staring at us! Hey, just go ask him!

Toma Inumaru: I just did, didn't I!? Why do I have to give in to him every single time!?

Minami Natsume: Because that's something only you can do, Inumaru-san.

Toma Inumaru: ...Only me?

Minami Natsume: Yes. I do feel apologetic for depending on you so much, but...

Minami Natsume: Isumi-san, Mido-san, and I are still too afraid of rejection, because we're not as strong as you.

Minami Natsume: We still can't shake the worry that we might be ridiculed and abandoned.

Toma Inumaru: ....... Dumbass. I'm like that, too.

Minami Natsume: I'm sorry.

Toma Inumaru: Haha, it's fine. Well, I guess I've got no choice...  

Toma Inumaru: Tora. I'm begging you. Won't you come with us?

Torao Mido: ........

Torao Mido: I don't want to.

Toma Inumaru: Why you..!! You're making this harder than it needs to be, asshole! Now's the time for you to agree!

Torao Mido: You said you were leaving me behind earlier.

Toma Inumaru: And I just took it back! Live in the moment, why won't you!!

Haruka Isumi: Geez, what a pain... We're taking too long to even leave. I'm done hanging out with you guys in my free time.

Toma Inumaru: Haru! Not you, too...

Haruka Isumi: So, let's make this work. I'll hire you guys.

Toma Inumaru: Work?

Minami Natsume: You'll be our employer?

Haruka Isumi: Yeah. You guys will follow me, and play with me. I'll entertain you the whole night.

Torao Mido: What's your margin?

Haruka Isumi: Payment upon completion. You got a problem with that?

Toma Inumaru: Haha... Nope.

Minami Natsume: Not at all.

Torao Mido: Hmph. Fine.

Haruka Isumi: Hehe! Then it's settled! Hey, have you decided which shrine we'll go to?

Minami Natsume: I'll show you my shrine of choice. Their amulets are lovely.

Minami Natsume: Truthfully, I wasn't sure whether to do a shrine visit this year... But thanks to all of you, I've somewhat gotten into the mood for it.

Toma Inumaru: I see... I'm happy to hear that.

Haruka Isumi: What shrine is it? Do you think we can we get cotton candy and candy apples there?

Toma Inumaru: Don't you think the food stalls will be closed by now?

Haruka Isumi: Huh? But I wanted to eat some...

Torao Mido: If it's apple-flavored candies you want, you can get them anywhere. Just buy some at a convenience store.

Haruka Isumi: They're not sold in convenience stores. They're whole apples that have been turned into a candy. They're so big that it's hard to walk around with one.

Toma Inumaru: That's right. And they stain your tongue red.

Minami Natsume: It's also very easy for the stick to come loose.

Torao Mido: So it's nothing but demerits. Why would you want something like that?

Haruka Isumi: Because it's so much trouble, and you can't get it at the store. Convenient and nice things are so outdated.

Haruka Isumi: I want something that's time-consuming, a huge pain in the ass, and hard to find. The same goes for me, and you guys, and this new year.

Haruka Isumi: Something that's hard to carry and sticks all over my hands is way better than gum that I can just chew on and spit out.

Torao Mido: Haha... I guess so.

Minami Natsume: Well then, as soon as we find candy apples, let's walk around with them.

Toma Inumaru: And stain our mouths red.

Haruka Isumi: Why not?

Haruka Isumi: Alright. Let's go. 

- - - -

Riku Nanase: I'm back!

Mitsuki Izumi: Welcome back!

Riku Nanase: Ahaha, but you came in with me!

Mitsuki Izumi: But it's nice to get a response, isn't it?

Riku Nanase: Yeah! Welcome back!

Iori Izumi: Nanase-san, don't leave your coat on the sofa. And Yotsuba-san, put your socks back on.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Ah! Coming back to the dorm makes me wanna lie around!

Sogo Osaka: We have to leave soon, Tamaki-kun. If you sleep right before going out in the cold, you'll get sick, you know?

Tamaki Yotsuba: Ah, by the way. Did we buy lozenges?

Yamato Nikaido: Lozenges? Does your throat hurt?

Tamaki Yotsuba: So-chan was feeling a little sick. Right?

Sogo Osaka: I'm fine. Manager bought me troches, and I got better right away.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Really?

Sogo Osaka: Yeah.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Say "aah". If that thing's red, it's bad. What was it called again, the vulv... (2)

Sogo Osaka: That would be the uvula, Tamaki-kun.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Was it? Show me.

Sogo Osaka: ........ Let's do that later. After I've brushed my teeth...

Tamaki Yotsuba: Why? Did you gt chocolate stuck on them? Did you eat some without telling me?

Nagi Rokuya: Sogo. Please get well soon. This year is much colder than the last year that ended a few days ago.

Sogo Osaka: But it's not any colder than Northmare, is it? You're good at handling the winter, Nagi-kun.

Nagi Rokuya: It is my season, after all. The air is clear, the stars are easy to see, and sometimes, the streets become covered in white.

Nagi Rokuya: And, women seeking warmth leap into my arms...

Yamato Nikaido: In the end, that's what you really care about.

Riku Nanase: I wonder when we're leaving for the shrine. What did our manager say?

Iori Izumi: She'll let us know once they contact her.

Mitsuki Izumi: Let's watch TV until then. Here we go.

Nagi Rokuya: OH! It is the show we appeared on!

Riku Nanase: You're right! We're singing our new song!

Tamaki Yotsuba: Here! After this part, I almost bumped into Nagicchi.

Mitsuki Izumi: It was pretty narrow there, after all. We had to make those sudden turns, too. I wonder if that got caught on camera?

Tamaki Yotsuba: I think so! We didn't crash, but we almost burst out laughing.

Nagi Rokuya: It was indeed very dangerous.

Tamaki Yotsuba: It's because you dodged by lifting your hands like you touched something hot.

Nagi Rokuya: You also avoided me like you had just stepped on a cat's tail.

Riku Nanase: Wow, I wanna see! Is it coming?

Tamaki Yotsuba: It's right after this... Ah...

Riku Nanase: It's Yamato-san!

Mitsuki Izumi: Yamato-san's making a cool face!

Yamato Nikaido: Whoa...

Iori Izumi: It seems the cameras were more focused on a closeup of our leader.

Tamaki Yotsuba: Hey, Yama-saaan...

Yamato Nikaido: What!? I didn't do anything.

Tamaki Yotsuba: You're so cool!

Yamato Nikaido: Wait, that's what you meant!? Haha. Thanks!

Sogo Osaka: Ah...

Riku Nanase: Ah..!

Iori Izumi: .......!

Riku Nanase: Holy cow..! Wasn't Mitsuki cool just now!?

Mitsuki Izumi: W-wasn't I!?

Yamato Nikaido: Ahaha. What are you getting all flustered for?

Nagi Rokuya: Fantastic! The camera work and your fanservice matched up with a perfect timing!

Sogo Osaka: I couldn't help making a noise. Mitsuki-san's very cool when he acts all mature.

Mitsuki Izumi: Sogo.

Sogo Osaka: Yes.

Mitsuki Izumi: I love you, man.

Sogo Osaka: Ugh..!

Tamaki Yotsuba: You're right. You did make a noise.

Yamato Nikaido: Oh, it's almost time for our center's turn.

Riku Nanase: Aaah... When you all stare at me like that, I get kind of nervous..!

Iori Izumi: What do you have to say about your performance?

Riku Nanase: Huh!? I think I did fine...

Tamaki Yotsuba: There he is..!

Nagi Rokuya: OH! Riku..!

Mitsuki Izumi: Riku! You're so cool!

Yamato Nikaido: Riku-kun! You're so cute!!

Riku Nanase: Thank you! Thank you, everyone..!

Iori Izumi: You don't need to wave your hands.

Iori Izumi: ........

Iori Izumi: Fufu... I suppose it's fine.

Iori Izumi: IDOLiSH7 will change the world again this year. 

Door opens

Tsumugi Takanashi: Everyone, good work!  

Riku Nanase: Manager!

Tsumugi Takanashi: They contacted me! Let's get going!

IDOLiSH7: Yeah... 

To be continued...

Translator’s notes..? 

1) the phrase “are there any crying kids here” is a part of the namahage dance, not the new year’s lion dance

2) tamaki was originally attempting to say のどちんこ, which is a japanese slang term for the uvula that literally translates to ‘throat dick’