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o-pandora-o · 3 years

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Brothers in the Human Realm

No one was a demon to begin with (maybe luci though but-). You meet the brothers as human in the human realm. How would you meet them?

Lucifer:

Apparently some schoolmate of yours have done some violations in the school grounds and they used your name

You were sent to the Principal's office where you were questioned by Principal Diavolo about your wrong doings

You were trying to defend your innocence, but it was no avail

Coincidentally Lucifer was just dropping paperwork to Diavolo

Lucifer is your strict and scary and handsome college professor

He overheard the conversation and he defended you since he knew that you weren't lying

"Mr. Diavolo I must say, MC is one of my exceptional students, they would not do something as idiotic as that, and I clearly observe the behavior of my students"

Your H E R O

The next day, someone gave Principal Diavolo evidence of those who did wrong

Your name was cleared

Apparently you saw Lucifer giving those schoolmates detention, threat, and punishment. You may or may not seen a hint of killing intent in his eyes

You decided to thank Lucifer

"No worries, I just clearly observe the actions of what is mine"

H O L D U P

"Wha-" you replied

"Ah MC I have to go to my next class, take care"

Mammon:

Is a famous model, often the cover and centerfold of the monthly Majolish

For you Mammon was okay? I mean he is famous and many people likes his face

You were going to buy a limited edition sunglasses that have hint of yellow and orange

You went to a sunglass store and asked the attendant if they they still have it but apparently the one on the display is their only stock

You decided to buy it

Apparently, Mammon also came to that specific sunglasses store looking for sunglasses that is the same as the one you bought

"I'm sorry sir, but apparently it was already bought and we have no stock" the attendant said

"Who bought it?"

"They did, sir" the attendant said as they point to you

"Oi! Can I buy the sunglasses from you? I'll pay double, no one can refuse the great Mammon"

"I'm sorry but I have to refuse. I really wanted it." you said

"Don't you know who I am? I'm-"

"The Great MAMMON, who is a famous model and often seen on Majolish magazine" you cut him off. "R-right! Now can i buy-"

"Nope sorry" you replied as you rushed to the exit

"Oi! What's your name? And contact details" he asked

"the name is MC, thats all you can get from me" you said as you rushed to the crowd

He was swarmed by the number of fans who saw him

He managed to find you and he chats you "Can I buy the sunglasses now?"

In the end it wasn't just sunglasses you talked about, you also talked about his struggle of being a model and your life

Leviathan:

Your username DestructoSheep is well known in the realms of Obey them

You always rank 2nd in pop quizzes

However no matter what you try, you can never beat your enemy, L3v1

Today, you got a letter from obey them, acknowledging the top players and giving them limited edition items

Ofc you have to go (there are limited items after all)

So you arrived early at the meetup place, no one was there yet so you played some obey them

A purple haired male entered the room, he looked fidgety, nervous, and he was mumbling something about normies

Cue giving of merch

The purple haired male tripped on the tiles and he dropped his phone in front of you

You helped him up and picked up his phone only to see his player name is L3v1.

"You.... You are L3v1." you sai

"Y-Yeah?W-Why?" he said as he was going to grab his phone away from you

"Waaaah! I'm DestructoSheep nice to meet you, oh but you can call me MC" you said as you reached his hand for a handshake

"I-uhhh I'm sorry I'm not used to touching, thats very normie-ish" he said as he averted his eyes

"My name is Leviathan, levi for short"

"I've always thought that the top player is always prideful and such but here he is being shy" you said as you chuckled

"H-hey! I'm still the best one in obey them mind you! I got every event cards at lvl 150 and skill lvl 10 and-"

"Yeah yeah I know" you said

After both of you received the merch, you both talked nonstop about obey them, other games, and anime

It was more like Levi bragging the amount of games and anime he played and watched

It was almost dusk till both of you notice the time

"Ah i got to go early, need to cook dinner. Chat me sometime!!!" you said as you gave him your contact details

Expect no sleep cuz both of you kept chatting till dawn

Satan:

He saw a kitty in a box in an alleyway near his apartment

Everyday, he often stops by to give the kitty enough food for the day

Is often disgusted by the fact that most people dump their pets in trash because they don't have anything to feed it

Saw you going to the alleyway

He suspected the worst and he thought that you were gonna harm the kitty he was feeding

"Hey don't harm-" he stopped

He saw you feeding the kitty

"Ah I assume you thought that I was gonna harm it?" you asked

"Well I thought the worst, humans are naturally scum anyways, but even so I do apologize"

"Ah it's alright, it's not a big deal anyways" you replied

"You come here often? I mean to feed the kitten that is" he asked

"You can say that, but not as often as you do" you said

"How did you know?did you perhaps-"

"Ah I happened to saw you feeding the kitten, I was just shy to approach you" you said

"Well I come to believe that people who are close to cats are not necessarily bad"

"I have to say I have to agree" you replied

"Ah I have to go, let's chat here again next time" you added

The alleyway became your meeting place to chitchat about cats

Asmodeus:

The famous M.A.D. Company released a new and limited edition Devil Set makeup and you were dying to get a hold of one

You spent a day looking at different stores but it was either unavailable or sold out. However, you were lucky to find another store that has one last stock.

You didn't notice someone else was also going to get it and so both of you grabbed the last set

"Uh... I'm sorry I have been looking this for the whole day, may I have it?" you politely asked

"Awww sweetie, I have been doing the same thing! Can you be a dear and let go of it?" the male with champagne-colored hair replied

Cue 1 hour of both of you saying "let go" or "it's mine"

"I have an idea! Let's just buy the set and divide it" you said

"Ohh! Good thinking! I will take the lippies, Devil shadow palette and the foundation!"

"That's literally EVERYTHING IN THE SET"

Cue two more hours of bickering.

Both of you didn't notice someone took it while the two of you are bickering

You noticed that it was gone

"Um... Someone already bought it while you two were... fighting" the saleslady explained

Both of you left the store empty handed and sad and you decided to break the atmosphere

"Pffft I'm sorry for fighting because of a Makeup set, btw my name is MC" you said

"I'm also sorry dear, although I wanted it I still didn't get it. I even missed my appointment to the salon!"

"And my name is Asmodeus, perfect name for a perfect being!" Asmo added

"Alright Mr 'Perfect' " you rolled your eyes

Let's just say that both of you talked about makeups on your way home.

Beelzebub:

Beel is your classmate during Physical Education class at college

Is a famous football player in your campus and he is also known for his handsomeness

His practice hours were often morning to late lunch and late lunch til dusk

During late lunch you saw him in the cashier by the cafeteria, asking if they still have cheeseburger available

But to his dismay, the cashier said "I'm sorry you already bought the last cheeseburger, and that's the last quota for the day"

He seemed sad and still hungry

You still have a cheeseburger to eat, but when you saw the time you knew you weren't gonna make it on your next class

When no one was looking, you decided to approach Beel and gave him your cheeseburger

"Are you giving this to me?"

"Yeah, I was going to eat it but I don't have much time for my next class" you replied

"Thanks, I owe you one"

You saw how happy he was when he got the cheeseburger

You were shocked how fast he ate it

Did he like inhale it or something

After your class, you noticed that he texted you saying "Thanks for the cheeseburger, I'll repay you next time you get hungry"

Let's just say you both got closer after that

Belphie:

It's your first day of online class, and your first subject has a 4 hour lecture

You forgot to disconnect your meeting link and you didn't notice until you were about to do homework

As you were about to disconnect, you saw that you weren't alone and you're classmate is still connected

You didnt want to leave him so you tried your best for your classmate to notice you. You tried spamming and saying " hello"

After 1234 attempts he finally noticed you

"Ah I'm sorry I slept during the boring lecture, thanks for waking me up"

"Ah it's no problem" you replied

"My name is Belphegor as you can see, but you can call me Belphie"

"My name is MC" you replied

"Say... How are you still here after hours after the lecture?"

"I forgot to disconnect" you replied

"Uh idk if this is too much of a favor to ask, can you wake me up again next time? After lecture that is, I don't want to be late for other classes"

"Sure, I don't mind I guess" you replied

After that, both of you got to know each other and you forgot to do your homework and you became a personal alarm clock

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avimuses · 3 years

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Things the D&D Campaign has said (Part 2)

“ I am very proud of that line. ”

“ Your mother buys you mega blox instead of legos! ”

“ Oh, god, we left ____ without supervision. ”

“ The defense is ready, your honor. ”

“ Haha gavel go wack. ”

“ At least this courtroom doesn't put the defendant in a cage hanging over a fire pit... ”

“ Everyone joins forces to harass a cat. ”

“ I'm so tired that everything is piss-pants-ingly funny. ”

“ No gods, no kings, only ME. ”

“ Yes, those are cheese crocs. ”

“ Look, a distraction! ”

“ Anyway, I should make sure I sent the homework assignment last night. ”

“ Wait we had homework due last night?! ”

“ No, we didn’t. ___ is just trying to get a rise out of you. ”

“ If you need an extension on your assignment, please visit me during my office hours. ”

“ Pardon me, everyone! I just woke up and forgot where I was for a moment. ”

“ Did you break the blender?! ”

“ Show me artwork, I’ll critique it. ”

“ Ah yes, the color palette is very cash money. ”

“ I can most definitely whip and nae nae to this. ”

“ What is morality to a goose? ”

“ ____ doesn’t get paid enough for this. ”

“ I feel as though this is an example of ‘vibing.’ ”

“ ____ attempting to use modern slang will never not be funny to me. ”

“ This is for my spine, you bitch! ”

“ And now I unwind from talks of morality and sadness. ”

“ I am self taught, in that I taught myself how to do sick flips. ”

“ In life that’s really all you need. ”

“ I have to say, Professor, he makes a compelling argument. ”

“ Please stop eating the soap. ”

“ My body is a temple and I am the god to whom it is devoted to. ”

“ Well then, it can come down here and fight me like a man! ”

“ Love it when I feel compelled to climb through a window for little to no reason! ”

“ Look, windows are just small, off-the-ground doors. ”

“ If I was just a figment of your pizza high, I would be so grateful. ”

“ Jack-in-the-box? More like pain-in-the-ass. ”

“ Want me to break his bones? ”

“ I’m sorry my acolyte traumatized you. ”

“ THE FORBIDDEN FOURTH GENDER?! ”

“ That is the best bad pun I’ve heard in a while, thank you. ”

“ You say that you remember but aside from a bitch being dramatic what else do you really recall? ”

#memes #rp meme #sentence starters #sentence starter #sentence starter meme #sentence starter prompts

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wtfevenismypage · 4 years

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Safe and Sound

Pairing: Spencer reid x reader

Summary: Reader goes into a coma after being tortured on a case and Reid spends all of his time with her.

Warnings: Abuse/torture, coma, probably a swear word or two

Category: Angst/fluff

A/n:I wrote this really late last night while half asleep, so it isn’t the best quality but oh well, I hope you enjoy!

Pain was the only feeling you had. It wasn't just a feeling, it was also your current emotion. You were ashamed in yourself for being so stupid.

You were moving in on the unsub, thinking it was only one person, you should have been able to take him out, but it was two grown men. Two grown men that took you out instantly.

And now you’re tied up to a chair, a blindfold tight over your eyes.

“Your friends are watching. If you try to send messages you’re dead.”

You smile sadly and look up, revealing your battered face to the men who beat you.

“I’m alright guys. Just look for the victims. I’ll be fine-”

A fist to your face cuts you off, and you let out a yelp as they yank your hair backwards.

“You all have four hours to find her. Every ten minutes we’ll carve two letters into her. If you can’t find her in time, she’s dead.”

A blade is pressed against your neck and you whimper.

The blindfold is torn off of your face and you look around with bleary eyes, observing all you can about the area around you.

An abandoned production warehouse. There’s colorful powder streaked across the walls and floor, so beautiful, yet you knew it would only fuel your nightmares for the next few months.

“You better hurry.”

The tall man behind me presses the blade into my neck, marking a shallow sting of blood on your throat.

“P-please... Please stop.”

The team could only watch in horror as you get beaten, Penelope trying desperately to track the live footage.

A firm hand is resting on Spencer’s shoulder, trying to calm him down as he glares at the screen, tears dripping down his neck.

Thirty minutes pass with no succession of finding Y/n. six letters are carved into you.

D-E-A-T-H-I.

One of the men, the taller one, walks in front of you and pinches your cheeks together.

“We’re going out, but we’re watching you. If you try and send any messages to them, We have deadly gas in the vents waiting to be released. Behave.”

They walk out, but not before punching you in the stomach, the rough leather of their gloves rubbing against your carved skin.

“Please... Guys they’re going to kill again... I... I don’t think I’m gonna make it. If... If anyone is watching this, please, Tell the rest of the team I love you all. Penelope, please keep being yourself, never lose the light that you have, it’s a beacon for others.”

Penelope’s eyes overflowed with tears as the team watches you bleed out more and more with every breath.

“Rossi, you gotta get out more man, get yourself a woman to love. There’s someone out there for you, you’ll find her soon.”

Rossi turns his head, not wanting to cry at your words.

“Emily, You are the strongest woman I know, please don’t lose your persistence. JJ, Tell Henrey I said Hi okay? You’re so brave, don’t let anyone push you around. Morgan, You keep fighting for what’s right and don’t you dare give up, the world needs you bud.”

“Hotch, it’s alright to take breaks, this team is strong, they’ll survive if you take a cheat day. You have to give yourself a chance to breath okay?”

Even Hotch himself had a tear dripping down his cheeks as you let out broken sobs, almost screaming as the pain in your stomach starts to make you dizzy.

“Spencer... Oh god Spencer... I’m so sorry... I should have waited for you to come up... I’m so sorry...”

““But if I’m... If I’m gonna die then I have to tell you... I have to tell you that I love you. I’m in love with you...”

You look around, looking at the corner where a pile of spilt boxes on the floor, Makeup palettes shattered across with broken eyeshadow on the floor.

“It was a few months ago in December, it was a cold night.” You desperately send them hints. “You had given me an eyeshadow palette. I was upset that day, and slowly, I forgot about it. But I came across it recently. I’m so sorry that I never told you. I love you Spencer... I love you so much.”

The team watches Spencer, waiting nervously as his eyebrows are furrowed together.

“I never bought her an eyeshadow palette...”

Everyone’s eyes widen.

“Garcia look for abandoned eyeshadow palette factories within a fifty mile radius.”

Hotch demands as Morgan sits Spencer down.

“Take a breath, we’ll save her.”

“Morgan, I love her too, if she dies, it’s my fault, I didn’t make it to her in time...”

“Hey kid, don’t do that to yourself, she’ll make it.”

Spencer continues to think about all the times you two had together. You were the only person who listened to his rambling, you actually listened and you liked it. You and him told each other everything, your deepest darkest secrets.

He couldn’t survive without you, there was no way. You helped him when he had nightmares, you made him coffee, you truly held his heart in your hands.

“There’s a match! 68738 Raney Street! Go get my baby!”

Reid is off in a bolt with Emily and Hotch following right behind him.

The men return to the ware house, flipping knives in their hands.

“Looks like it’s time for some letters.”

“Can’t we just finish the message? Please baby?”

The tall man sighs before crouching in front of you, pulling your shirt up and place the knife right under your boob before pressing it in, making you scream out.

“Please! Please stop!”

Your breathing is labored, the blood draining from your body quickly as he continues to slice into you like a stick of butter.

The last thing you hear before passing out is the sound of bells ringing in your ears.

“Please...”

You wake up with a pounding headache, you can’t open your eyes or move any limbs, but you can hear voices talking.

��The nurse said she had a few complications before they could get her to surgery, her heart stopped twice, but they managed to stabilize her.”

It was Penelope, you could tell by the sigh that followed she was talking with Morgan.

“What did they... What did they cut into her?”

His voice was shaky, it made your eyes tear up even when closed, and you could feel the itch slip out of your eye as Penelope speaks.

“They said death is the beginning.”

“And he’s been there since she got out of surgery?”

“He refuses to leave. The nurses told him he had to leave but he wouldn’t budge. It’s been three days. I don’t think he’s eaten...”

Another sigh from Morgan.

Your body is numb, gentle pins and needles spread all throughout your senses. More tears slip through the tiny slits of your closed eyes, dripping down to your ears.

“She’s crying... Probably a nightmare...”

Silence. You can feel yourself drifting back to sleep slowly, the gentle beep of your heart rate putting you to ease as your breathing slows down.

“I can’t believe she went through that torture for four days...”

Had it really been four days? It felt like a life time had passed from being taken from your team.

As you drift into a deep sleep, you can only relive the horrors as you remain unable to wake up.

The next time you awaken, you still can’t move or even blink, your throat dryer than before, pools of sweat at your thighs. You’re able to feel a hand clutching yours though, it’s slender and bony, long fingers squeezing yours tightly.

“You might be able to hear me, and if you can, we uh... We saved you Y/n. You’re safe now.”

Spencer.

You wanted to smile and throw your arms around his neck, but your limbs feel like lead, the heaviest lead in the world and you just can’t lift them up.

“I love you too Y/n. I love you so much. But it’s been eight days since you got to the hospital... Please wake up so I can tell you how much I love you.”

A pair of lips presses against your forehead. It tickles, warm breath from his nose gliding over your skin as he finally pulls away.

“Wake up soon Y/n...”

You slip in and out of consciousness like that for the next few weeks, listening to Spencer’s stories of the team’s current case, and relaxing to classical music as he reads books aloud to you.

They were books you loved too, fictional books about space pirates and cheesy rom-coms. You were so grateful too him, hoping you could move sometime soon so you can kiss him.

One day the nurse came in to talk with Spencer.

“Her state isn’t improving, she hit her head pretty hard when you found her, we don’t know how long it’ll be until she wakes up.”

You wanted to fight for him. You wanted to open your eyes and look at his beautiful face, you wanted to be able to hold him in your arms. So when his hand returns to your’s, you try your hardest to squeeze his hand, to let him know you’ll survive.

It takes all of your energy, but briefly, very briefly, your hand clenches softly, and you can feel his hand tense up.

“She squeezed my hand!”

With those words you swiftly passed out.

Spencer squeezed your hands days after that, it had been almost three months now, and a few days since you held his hand.

Your disheveled state was slowly improving, your sunken cheeks and deep eyebags now gone, but you still weren't waking up.

“So I brought a children’s book today, I thought you would like it.”

He begin’s reading to you, squeezing your hand every few seconds to hopefully gain some sort of reaction from you.

But once again, nothing.

“Please wake up soon princess...”

You strain your muscles harder than you ever had to before, trying so hard to tap your fingers on his hand in the tune of the distant piano playing in the background.

One finger twitches on his skin, bouncing up and down to the beat of the piano, the rest of your fingers following suit.

A gasp escapes his lips.

“Princess? Are you awake?”

How the hell do you think I’m gonna answer that Spencer you dumb-

“Oh wow princess, You’re awake! Um, Uh, Okay, I need to go get a doctor, keep your fingers tapping okay? Doctor!”

You keep tapping your sore fingers, listening to Spencer and the doctor panicking about what to do.

But then, You’re eyes slowly flutter open, the blinding light impaling your irises as the sound of Spencer’s crying fills your ears.

“Good morning Agent Y/l/n, you’ve been sleeping for a while now, I’m gonna help you sit up okay?”

You do your best to nod as the female doctor moves the hospital bed upwards, allowing you to lock eyes with Spencer.

“Sp... Spence...”

Your voice comes out broken and shattered, only a semblance of a croak, but he leans in and wraps his arms around you, making you feel safe and secure.

“Hey princess, I missed you so much.”

He presses a kiss to your head again, letting his tears fall onto your hands, which he’s held against his cheeks.

“I... I love...”

“Shhhh, I know princess, I know, just relax now alright? You’re safe and sound.”

“I love you...”

“I love you too.”

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cutiecrates · 3 years

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Cutie Reviews: Sakuraco March 21

I’m so sorry anyone who was waiting for this DX after getting it I realized that I should take a day or two enjoying everything, rather then opening it all at once. I got it Tuesday so my goal was to get it up Wednesday, then Thursday.

So then wouldn’t you know, when I got to begin working on this the first time, my laptop decides it don’t want to cooperate. Anyway, it seems to be fine again so we’re going to get into this. I hope you’re excited!

For anyone who might be unfamiliar with the blog, or hasn’t seen my post covering this new branding. Sakuraco is by the popular Japanese-themed series of subscription boxes from Tokyo Treat. What makes this different from their normal snack box, is that this one is more focused on the local unique items that you usually wouldn’t see outside of Japan, elegant snacks for tea, pastries, pretty utensils, and so on.

As a reminder, I was given an offer that grants me a bonus of 4 items. These seem to range to unique items and some repeats of the box content.

“Over the past year, our team has worked hard preparing Sakuraco and we are eager to finally share our hard work with you! While this year has been full of challenges for many, we hope to bring you a moment of indulgence and cultural discovery that you’ll look forward to every month.“

Before I get into the contents I wanted to take a moment to go over the book. It’s really thick, which made me start theorizing that this could be why the other brand booklets became thinner around this time last year. You might have seen me comment on that in some reviews.

Inside the book you get a greeting page, and a page featuring the team who worked on the box. We get pages covering the items in the box, the month’s theme and various special things about Japan; such as a page on Niigata prefecture, and pages related to Hanami/Cherry Blossom Viewing. Lastly, there is the photo contest page, and some social media stuff. The book also covers the makers of the items, if they are Vegetarian friendly, and have any allergens.

Sweet Sakura Tea

Our first two items are tea drinks, one was a bonus however, so I won’t be going into detail as I can’t exactly tell what it was supposed to be. This one however, was one of the main vocal points of the box, and very exciting! This tea only requires this pickled sakura/cherry blossom flower and very hot water. As you combine the two, the flower opens and you’re free to drink it. You can also re-use the flower to bake with if you wanted.

This tea comes from Japan Green Tea Center in Tokyo. This is vegetarian and includes no allergens.

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I hope I don’t offend anyone, but I didn’t like this. I mean, I don’t like tea very much to begin with but this doesn’t even taste like tea- it tasted like the salty water I throw together and gargle with when I have mouth work done, or throat soreness. It was really pretty to watch/try, but it’s taste isn’t for me. I guess I just have an immature palette.

Sakura Konpeito

In this box, we’ll also be seeing some items exclusively made for/by it. This was our first of those items, little konpeito (sugar candies resembling little stars, those things Mario collects in the Mario Galaxy series). These are by Sasaki Confections, veg friendly and no allergens.

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You’ve tried one basic konpeito, you have tried them all. I like how these ones are smaller though, and their colors are so pretty~

Sakura Monaka & Strawberry Castella

I decided to only name the items the box is supposed to have, rather then add in the names of the bonus items. The reason this plate looks so full is because the Monaka came in 2 shapes, and the small pink thing is a bonus item. It’s a little piece of mochi, I think specifically ohagi. It’s small and the very cute, it was also fun to squish both in and out of the package :D I’m not sure about the flavor, it seems to be plain/sugary, but there’s a hint of something vaguely like coconut.

Next up is the baby Dorayaki nearby. Not much to say, it was very basic with red bean filling, just several times smaller than normal.

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Next up, the Monaka, which as I said above came in 2 shapes and features a cute print resembling a cup or bowl with a brush used to whisk matcha. This one’s by Ito Confectionery in Nagano, veg friendly, no allergens. Filled with red bean, it has notes of sakura and a thin, melt in your mouth pink wafer outside.

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I like the taste of wafer, which is pretty non-existent. These are especially soft and melty, they stick to your lips a little. I can’t really confirm the scent of the sakura (my nose isn’t very reliable <3< it only works some times), but the red bean filling is very tasty, so I’d like to say it’s in there. I usually don’t entirely enjoy red bean, but it didn’t bother me here.

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The castella is a thin cake-like sandwich usually filled with cream, in this case strawberry! This is by Nisshindo Confectionery in Nagano, veg friendly, but it has soybeans, milk, egg, and flour in it. The cake itself is made from brown sugar, and it has a very light, airy texture.

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It seems kind of plain/basic when you look at it, and you don’t really get much cream. But it was still tasty in a gentle, delicate kind of way. Some people might say it’s underwhelming, but it offers a nice contrast to the other contents and you can still taste the cream.

Sakura Madeleine, White Peach Castella, & Uji Matcha Castella

(sorry for the lighting, it was the next morning when I took this picture)

The madeleine comes from Ebisu Confectionery in Osaka. Veg friendly, but it has the same allergens as those listed above. You can see an image of it opened in the next pic, but I’ll talk about it here. It has sakura extract worked into the dough prior to baking. It resembles a muffin, or non-decorated cupcake.

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I actually can’t remember this one in exact detail, but I know I liked it. It offered that hint of Sakura in a good way, and had a fluffy texture.

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These other two are another type of Castella Cake, which basically resemble a slice of plain cake. One is made from matcha/green tea, while the other is white peach. Both come from Ash Food Confectionery, located in Okayama. Both veg friendly, but they have the same allergens already listed, plus peach.

The matcha cake features a red beans baked into the dough, while the white peach uses peach puree.

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Both were very delicious x3 the cake was soft and moist, they tasted very fresh. I’m not big on green tea but I didn’t hate that one at all, I LOVED the peach one a lot though. It was sweet and the peach flavor was very noticeable. I’d recommend it out of the two, but both were winners in my book :3

Strawberry Dorayaki & Sakura Strawberry Crepe Roll

The madeleine ended up here because I completely forgot I already took it’s picture. I reviewed it above, so just try to ignore it’s presence here. Also, the plate you see being used was included with the box :3 isn’t it lovely~?

I’ll start with the crepe as there isn’t much to say, it’s in the packaging beneath the other two. It was all broken apart so I left it in the pack until I wanted to eat it. It comes from Nakajima Taishodo in Osaka, veg friendly, typical allergens. It has sakura worked into the batter to provide scent, and thin strawberry filling prior to being rolled up.

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Broken or not it still tasted good. The flavoring was light but noticeable, so I enjoyed it.

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Our dorayaki comes from Hiyoshi Confectionery in Shimane, featuring the semi-sweet, pancake-esque treat (another type of castella) with strawberry jam and red bean filling. Veg friendly, features flour and egg allergens.

The booklet suggests eating this with the sakura tea as it should enhance the flavors of the filling.

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It’s on the dry side, not enough to make someone choke. The pancake outside has a faint maple scent and it’s not very sweet, and I can’t really say I was a big fan of the filling. It only tastes like red bean to me, I couldn’t notice any sign of strawberry.

Peach Sandwich, Red Bean Taiyaki, & Sakura Mochi Monaka

Our first snack comes from Bankokuya in Kagoshima, veg friendly, typical allergens; but oddly, no peach allergen. There is traces of alcohol in it though, which I didn’t even notice. It’s a simple, cake-like sandwich filled with peach cream.

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The cake outside has a grainy, sugary texture which I wasn’t a huge fan of. But the cake is soft and the peach filling was sweet and fluffy~

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Next up is a Monaka with mochi filling, from Tenkei Confectionery in Nagano. Veg friendly, includes egg. The monaka wafer is filled with a red bean mochi flavored with sakura petals baked inside,

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For as much as I like unique textures, I found this to be... too unique for me. The combination of crispy wafer didn’t go with the soft and squishy mochi inside. The mochi wasn’t my favorite either, but it wasn’t bad.

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Our last item here is another Sakuraco exclusive, a red bean taiyaki created by Haraya in Shimame. Veg friendly, typical allergens. Taiyaki is a fluffy, soft snack similar to the dorayaki (minus the maple flavoring), which is usually filled with red bean, cream, or chocolate. There’s even a special pan one can purchase in order to make them, and they are very popular.

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It’s soft and maybe a little dry, but I was mainly impressed with the detail on it, given how small it is. It’s really cute x3 Again, I’m not the biggest fan of red bean, and this was filled with it. So if you like it, you’d probably love this, but if you never tried it before or are like me, it’s sort of a meh thing.

Sakura Senbei, Sakura Shrimp Senbei, & Sakurasen Cracker

Believe it or not, but we do get some savory items in here too! I love rice, especially when it’s in senbei form like this. These are each made by different companies and locations, so let’s start with the mini-sakura, shall we?

These are by Sakurado Confectionery in Niigata, and surprisingly are not veg friendly- because they include shrimp, flour, soybeans, and gelatin. They include soy sauce flavoring.

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Besides being really cute, they were pretty good. I wanted to love these and thought I would... but there is a shrimpiness that I could identify even without knowing it was in them. I used to like shrimp but for some reason I can’t stand it now. It bothered me a little, but it wasn’t a deal breaker.

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Our rounded senbei comes from Sugi Confectionery in Aichi. It’s not veg friendly, and is made from flour, soybean, and squid. It has a mellow flavor and is a season limited edition item for Spring only, featuring the taste of Sakura.

The sakura-shaped senbei is from Kanazawa Kenroku Confectionery in Mie. Contains shrimp, not veg friendly.

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I felt the same way about both of them honestly. I tasted the fishiness so I really couldn’t tolerate them very much. Especially the round one, it’s crunch bordered on being unpleasant for me, but I loved the puffy-crunch of the other one. While they weren’t my favorites of the box, my mom (an avid seafood lover) liked them, in fact I think they perked her up a little that day when I gave them to her. She returned from chemo and was pretty hungry.

Yoshino Kuzamochi

I saved this item for last because I was the most excited for it! This one comes from Nakajima Taishodo again. Kuzamochi is like a stiff jello, usually with little taste that you enhance using things such as a caramel, maple, or brown sugar sauce and/or kinako powder, which tastes a bit like peanut butter in my opinion. It contains soy beans (you roast them to get kinoko powder), and is veg friendly.

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I know it doesn’t look very aesthetically pleasing (I made a little heart on top though~) but it tastes so yummy! The plain kuzamochi didn’t have much flavor, but adding both the sauce and kinako really adds to it. The brown sugar makes it sweet, while the kinako adds a gentle, toasty earthiness. The texture might be a little off-putting to some, given it’s jello-ish consistency, but I loved it.

Opinions

Content - 3 out of 5. One thing was broken but otherwise everything was great. I did have a couple of items I didn’t particularly like the taste of but it was so exciting to try everything!

Theme: 4.5 out of 5. It was an elegant feeling box, by that I mean, seeing all the flowery inspiration and items. It was kind of nice how the first box they made actually matched up with the name, but that was probably just a coincidence. There was a couple of items that didn’t fit the theme, but that’s a bit trivial.

Total Rank: 8 out of 10 Cuties. For the first box, I thought it was just lovely. As I said, I had some complaint over taste but you can’t please everyone. I was so excited to get this box, everything was fun to try, and I love learning more about Japan so I appreciate how full our booklet is x3 I can tell they put a lot of effort into making this box, so I can’t wait to see what else they have in store for us!

#sakuraco #cutie reviews

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palettes-and-prompts · 4 years

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Can I request some writing prompts for a Genderfluid character coming out to their partner (accidentally, like their partner walking in on them trying on clothes or makeup or purposefully) and their partner accepting and supporting them without hesitation? Your prompts are an absolute delight to read and your writing's wonderful! Thank you in advance. And sorry for that kind've half-assed compliment, I'm no good at giving them, but you're one of my favorite blogs for writing prompts!

Okay, so, here’s the thing. I have never wrote genderfluid prompts before so I don’t know if you will like these. Hopefully they’re fine but just let me know if I messed anything up and I’ll quickly correct it.

Dialogue Prompts

1) "That other dress looked better on you." "Person A! I thought you were going to be gone all afternoon." "I was but I forgot to give you these shoes I bought the other day. I think they'll match your dress really well." "You're not mad?" "Of course I'm not mad." 2) "Fuck, I suck at trying to do cat eyes." "Well, now I know who was watching makeup tutorials on my account. By the way, I think your cat eyes look good." "I'm sorry I didn't tell you." "You don't have to right now. Whenever you're ready to talk about it we'll talk about it." 3) "Are you genderfluid?" "What? What makes you think that? Why would you ask me that?" "You're wearing a shirt that says 'I am Genderfluid' in big letters so I figured that was something maybe we should discuss?" 4) "Does this make me look girly?" "Is girly what you're going for?" "Yes." "Then yeah, that insanely pink princess costume does make you look girly." 5) "Any particular reason there's a bunch of photos of you modeling dresses on my camera?" "I feel like a girl sometimes and sometimes I feel like a boy." "You're genderfluid?" "Yeah." "Alright, well, next time you use my camera just ask." 6) "I bought you more makeup brushes since you were out of them." "You did?" "Yeah." "Are you going to ask me why I have them?" "I figure you'll tell me when you're ready for me to know." "I'm ready for you to know." 7) "How do I look?" "Like a man." "It's perfect, I'll take ten." 8) "I'm kind of jealous of one thing. Not you being genderfluid, but I am jealous you can wear whatever you want." "You're a fully grown adult, you're capable of wearing whatever you want." "Oh my god, you're right, I am!" "You're very lucky you're cute." 9) "Should I get the blue one or the pink one?" "Just buy them both. You have money." "I do have money..." "Are you gonna get both?" "I'm gonna get both." 10) "Why are all these dresses hung up in your closet?" "I found them in the attic along with makeup and stuff. Figured I'd just bring them down here so you don't have to keep going up there for them. I know you hate spiders." "You knew about this? About me?" "Did you not want me to?" "No, I do." "Good, you should wear that white dress with the flowers, you look cute in that." 11) "This binder fits perfectly." "You going to wear this 'I am Genderfluid' T-shirt with it?" "..." "You didn't have to hide this from me, you know I'll always love you no matter what." 12) "What are you looking for?" "Uh, weird question, did you find make up around here?" "Oh yeah, but everything was really old so I threw it out and got you some more. Here." "This is really expensive." "Well, I only want the best for the best." "It doesn't bother you?" "Why would it?" 13) "Hey, have you seen my-" "I can explain." "Alright, please explain why you look like you're about to breakdance in front of me." "I'm genderfluid. I like wearing guy clothes and everything as well as girl clothes." "Okay." "That's okay with you?" "Yeah, but that outfit isn't, let's just go shopping, alright? We'll get you better clothes." 14) "We never fight about anything, I just told you I'm genderfluid and you're being very accepting right now." "D-Did you not want me to be?" "Well, I got to say, this isn't how I pictured it going in my head, but it's very good." "We could argue about the dishes or something? I don't-? I'm not sure what you want from me, babe." 15) "Where's the--what are you wearing?" "I'm trying out a new look." "That's obvious. What's your vision here? What're you trying to look like?" "The Sk8er Boi Avril Lavigne was talking about in her songs." "Hm, yeah, I see it." 16) "I'm genderfluid." "I know." "What?" "Oh right, I'm supposed to be surprised. Um, wow, I didn't know that! But I love you and support you and accept y-" "No, how'd you know?" "You tell me all the time when you drink. Like, all the time. Sometimes you'd call me at three in the morning just to tell me that." 17) "You have a playlist for when you feel more like a girl and more like a boy?" "Yeah." "What's the girl one?" "Mostly Britney Spears." "What's the boy one?" "Mostly Linkin Park. And, like, Taylor Swift." 18) "Here, I got you a Darth Vader voice modulator." "Why?" "You said you wished your voice was deeper to match how you feel." "That's fucking stupid, also, I love it. Thank you. I will treasure it forever." 19) "Hey, so, I think this skirt belongs to you. See, I tried it on but it didn't fit an so I tried to figure out why the company shipped it to me, but then I remembered that you sometimes forget to log out of my account." "I bought it for me." "Well, I would hope so, it doesn't match my eyes." "I'm genderfluid." "Okay." "Okay?" "Yeah, okay. Wanna order in for dinner? I was thinking Indian, maybe Italian?" 20) "I can't do makeup for shit." "I think it looks good." "What are you doing here?" "You gave me a key, I was gonna drop some stuff off but then I heard you talking to yourself." "I can explain all of this." "Well, just know that whatever this is it's not going to change how I feel about you."

Regular Prompts

1) Person A opens their closet early one morning to find all the dresses they've hidden from Person B all hung up on clothing hangers and all their shoes lined up at the bottom with B's. When Person B returns home Person A is wearing one of their favorite dresses and making them dinner. (Bonus if when they sit down B never asks to talk about it, they let A bring it up first.) 2) Person A finds Person B's stash of makeup they bought on clearance and so the next time they see B they're giving them an expensive palette with plenty of colors to choose from instead of just neutral tones. (Bonus if B's so good at it A asks if they can do their makeup to see how they look and that's when B comes out to them.) 3) A and B are in a thrift store and A keeps eyeing the dresses so much that B insists that they just go try one on. When they come out of the dressing room B tells them if they want it they'll buy it. After they're done shopping A comes out to them when they're in a restaurant. Person B is accepting and asks if they'd like to continue shopping for more clothes they want. 4) Person A is doing laundry when they find a pair of underwear that they don't recognize as either one of theirs. When they find B to confront them about it and ask if they're cheating they see B trying on clothes in the mirror that's different from what they normally wear. B is embarrassed and explains that they're genderfluid and A just gives them their underwear and tells them to let them know when they buy new underwear so they don't have a heart attack doing laundry. 5) Person A is putting on a binder when Person B walks in. Person A begins stuttering to explain but Person B holds out a box of new binders they'd bought online for them. (Bonus if they paid extra for them to be more comfortable.) 6) Person A is on the phone with someone who knows they're genderfluid and Person B overhears them. When they're eating breakfast a few days later Person B is wearing a genderfluid pride flag t-shirt with a heart in the center. Person A just moves their breakfast around like "You like that shirt?" And Person B looks directly at them and says, "I love it." 7) A and B are attending a wedding and when A still hasn't bought clothes yet B tells them they've already picked things out for them to choose. They come back with a suit and a dress and hold them up like "So what are we feeling? Do you wanna look like a prince or a princess?" And Person A is confused until B's like "Oh, you told me last weekend when you were drunk so I went to the fancy store and picked up these." 8) A is trying to find something in their room when they stumble upon a letter B has written to them but hasn't given to them yet. Inside it's them explaining they're genderfluid and like wearing all kinds of clothes and that maybe one day they'll get the courage to tell them in person or send the letter. Instead of confronting B about it they just slowly start buying clothes for B to wear and casually buy them things until they're comfortable enough to come out. 9) A has a binder on and is doing their make up to see what they would look like with a beard. When B walks in they're like "Hey...whatcha doin?" And Person A just decides to tell them instead of making up excuses like they normally do when people catch them. (Bonus if B is like "Oh, okay. Well, I'll leave you to it. Just wanted to let you know the pizza rolls are done.") 10) Person A walks in on Person B doing their makeup. When Person B goes wide eyed like they're going to explain Person A just walks over and kisses them telling them that they can explain everything whenever they're ready to do so.

And if these don’t work for you just let me know and I’ll try again!

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Flexible and Resilient - Episode 569 - The Knitmore Girls

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On the Needles:(0:36)

Gigi is working on the French Cancan shawl in Oink Pigments dk, extra fine Superwash merino, in

the "Birthday Suit" colorway. Gigi strung one length

on Oral B Superfloss with beads. She needs to knit a swatch and figure out bead placement.

Jasmin is feeling amazing and is on a finishing kick. She finished the orchid colored Cabled Raglan by

Cheryl Oberle from the box of UFOs.

Gigi is working on yet another pair of the Vanilla is the New Black socks, out of Patons Kroy. Two pairs

need ends woven in. She cast on a pair with black and red and brown stripes. The first sock is ready to

have the heel turned.

Jasmin has been working on her Weekender pullover in Lisa Souza Blue Faced Leicester Worsted in Spruce green.

Gigi is helping a friend with her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun shawl, by Afifa. FaceTime knitting is challenging

Jasmin started (and is making great progress) on her Quadrat Pullover by Beautia Dew in The Dye Project’s

Ecola Worsted in “Painted Lady”.

Gigi is getting towards the end of The Joker and the Thief shawl. The last color stripe is coming up.

In Stitches (21:38)

Jasmin has been wearing a different handknit sweater each day, and featuring them on Instagram under the

#todaysknitoutfit hashtag

Gigi: sleeping hat

Genevieve: Hearthstone pullover

Go on Instagram and post what you are doing to cheer yourself up!

Events(27:23)

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Mother Knows Best:(28:35)

Research your charity projects. Is it (a) what they’re asking for? (b) who is organizing? (c) who benefits?

How are recipients selected? (d) is it helpful for the affected community, or is it a feel-good project for

those donating?

Let us know about your criteria for determining which charities you support.

Article about effectiveness of cloth masks can be found here, Article from CDC : Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks

Altruism effect on the brain.

Sewing Out Loud is one of Gigi's favorite sewing podcasts.

When Knitting Attacks: (40:54)

Gigi gets attacked by her Joker and the Thief shawl, blaming the dogs for the disappearance of one ball

of yarn. They are good boys, and this time, innocent.

Jasmin was repeatedly attacked by her Quatrat pullover

Gigi is wrestling with the lace pattern for the French Cancan

Straw into Gold:(49:12)

Spinning with Rex.

Jasmin mentions Morro Fleece Works

And Sew On:(52:08)

Gigi has more Avengers burrito pillows, cut, pressed and pinned. She is waiting for Genevieve to come

over and sew.

She finished the sloper out of muslin.

Gigi found the back half of her lost sloper from 1991, while she was looking for drafting paper.

Gigi is eligible for the California Community College Honor Society

Check out this episode!

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I forgot my ask box wasn’t on for this blog yet so shoutout to that

Shield: least favorite hostile mob?

Drowned, for sure... I don’t play 1.13 servers because of them. I just want to fish in peace D:

Acacia: What’s your favorite underused/unappreciated material/block?

Andesite!! The color palette mixes in with caves really well so it’s not an eyesore, and polished andesite just looks like polished stone, so it’s perfect for trim on cave stone walls! (I make a lot of cave houses so...)

Spruce: What’s your favorite unintended decoration block?

I make a lot of grandfather clocks out of stairs and junk so having one of those bad boys in the corner is really nice. I also just tend to use trapdoors for everything- flower boxes, chairs, shutters, etc...

Thanks @nietzschechan !!

#Hush irri

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jedifighterpilot2727 · 6 years

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Hi I just finished The Lexington Chronicles (amazing by the way) I’m not sure if you’re taking prompts but I was wondering if you could write something where Lexi has a chance to individually bond with everyone on the family (Cat Grant) included?

I’ve thought about the rest of the fam, but I’ve never played around with Cat Grant, so here you go!

Texas Hold ‘Em

The doorman still recognizes her.

Of course, who would forget her? She used to own the damn place.

Hell, she used to own half the damn city; used to have them all reading her magazines and watching her morning shows.

Things are a little different now, she supposes; although her name still graces the front of the building.

CatCo has added a tech magazine to it’s repertoire, captivating an entirely new audience that Cat was never able to capture when she was in charge. Kara ‘I-can’t-spell-basic-words-but-I’m-definitely-not-an-alien’ Luthor-Danvers is editor-in-chief of CatCo’s news magazine. And probably the most unwelcome change is the sight of high-waisted jeans staring her in the face from the fashion magazine cover displayed in the lobby; and she makes a mental note to ask Lena what the hell she was thinking when she approved that spread.

Her private elevator is apparently no longer private, and interns and reporters whizzing around her as she steps inside. The smell of twenty different cologne palettes makes her nauseous, and she cringes at the thought of how many germs are coating everything.

No one spares her a second glance as she steps off the elevator, and it throws her off a little - she was half expecting Kara to be waiting on her with a lukewarm latte and a ‘Sorry Ms. Grant’.

But Kara is nowhere to be found, and she weaves her way through the people, none of them casting her a second glance.

She finally comes to a stop in front of the assistant’s desk outside Lena’s office. It isn’t Eve, and Cat wonders briefly if Lena fired her in the interim since Cat had left for Washington.

“May I help you?” The new girl asks, bright smile on her face.

“I’m here to see Lena.” Cat says without preamble, resisting the urge to roll her eyes.

What else would she be doing here?

“What was your name?”

Cat grinds her teeth.

“Cat Grant? My name is on the building?”

“Ah, I see.” The assistant gives Cat a smile that doesn’t reach her eyes. “Do you have an appointment?”

“Do I have an appointment? No, I don’t have an appointment.”

The nameless assistant holds up a single finger and reaches for the phone on her desk.

“One second.”

Cat stomps her foot, Jimmy Choos tapping out a frenzied beat on the floor.

“Ms. Teschmacher?” The assistant speaks into the phone. “I have a woman here claiming to be a ‘Cat Grant’? Insists she doesn’t need an appointment to speak with Mrs. Luthor-Danvers.”

She pauses, obviously listening to her instructions.

“Yes, but Mrs. Luthor-Danvers is down in photography… Mhmm … Yes… Yes, I understand.”

The assistant hangs up the phone, giving Cat a once over.

“Mrs. Luthor-Danvers is in photography, I can take you down -“

“Does it look like I walked all the way up here only to have a second-rate assistant like yourself tell me I need go back downstairs again?” Cat lets every drop of venom that she has seep into her voice, but the assistant doesn’t even flinch.

“Ms. Teschmacher was afraid you might insist on staying, very well,” She steps around the desk and opens the door to Lena’s office, gesturing Cat inside. “You can wait here, although I’m not sure when Mrs. Luthor-Danvers will be back.”

Cat doesn’t dignify that with a response, instead making her way into the office and discarding her purse in the chair beside the door.

Once the door closes behind her, she takes in the sight of the office she once knew so well. She hasn’t been back since she sold the company over five years ago, and from the looks of things, the status quo is drastically different.

The basic shape is the same, but the resemblance ends there. Once glass walls have been covered in some sort of high security tint, closing off the office from the rest of the bullpen. The television screens on the wall behind the desk are gone, replaced with a giant smart screen, no doubt useful, but entirely less dramatic than Cat would have preferred.

The desk is different too, some sort of synthetic polymer that’s probably resistant to Kryptonian strength.

Cat shudders; she doesn’t want to think about the implications of that particular fact, so instead she turns to the vase of flowers.

They’re white, and beautiful, and no doubt expensive, and Cat can’t resist picking up the card still nestled among the blossoms.

I know you said that I don’t have to buy you flowers for no reason, but what if the reason is that I want to? It’s not my fault that you’re beautiful, and a beautiful woman deserves beautiful flowers. (For the record, I would buy you flowers even if you weren’t beautiful, but as it stands, you’re the most lovely creature on twelve planets.) All my love, K.L-D.

Cat gags before carefully placing the card back and turning to the rest of the room.

The couches have been arranged in a corner of the room so that it almost looks like a living room, with children’s toys scattered on the rug and soft blankets draped over everything. A chess set graces the end table between the couches, and she’s pretty sure she spots a game of monopoly tucked on one of the bookshelves. There’s a giant dog bed in the other corner, and Cat shudders to think of the dog hair and pet dander lingering in the air.

There’s water on the bar, and no M&Ms, so Cat shifts her attention to the mini refrigerator. There are juice boxes, kombucha, and a stack of takeout boxes, but nothing worthy of her interest. The cabinet reveals nothing better - gummy bears, protein bars and cheesy bunnies; and this is certainly not the office Cat Grant left.

The half hidden closet is even more eye-roll inducing, stocked with a few power suits and a spare Supergirl suit.

Really, she expects such indiscretions from Kara, but she thought Lena was better than that - leaving The Suit out where anyone could see it.

Sighing with the weight of responsible adulthood, she takes in the decorations. There are pictures everywhere, Kara’s art hanging on the walls and some shaky photographs of scenery that look like they were taken by a five year-old. There are pictures of the family, too - Lena with Kara, Lena with Lexi, Lexi with Kara, all three of them together, Lexi and Agent Scully.

She feels odd, almost as if she’s back in a house that she used to live in and the current owners aren’t home.

Luckily, she’s saved from the feeling by the familiar sound of boots on the balcony. She isn’t shocked to find Supergirl coming through the door, but she is shocked at what Supergirl is carrying.

Or rather, who.

Lexi is talking animatedly when she and her mother enter, but she immediately shuts up when she spots Cat.

“Ms. Grant!” Supergirl flusters, and Cat can’t help but smile because somethings never change.

“I didn’t expect you to be here!” Kara sets Lexi on her own two feet and reaches for the little girl’s hand instead. “What are you doing here anyway?”

“Are you not happy to see me?”

“What? No, no, I just - I heard a fire while I was walking Lexi home from school and I was just going to drop her off with Lena.”

“Hmm, I believe her assistant said something about her being down in photography?” Cat supplies.

Kara’s smacks her palm to her forehead.

“Oh! Right! The spring photo edits! Shoot! I forgot!” Kara glances frantically around the office, and Cat easily picks up her thought process.

“I can watch the child while you go play hero, if that’s what you’re worried about.”

“Are you sure?”

“She’s just a child, I did raise on of my own, if you remember.”

“Thank you!” Kara kneels down, face to face with Lexi. “Are you okay to stay here with Ms. Grant for a few minutes while I go take care of something?”

Lexi’s eyes turn her direction, and Cat feels herself being scrutinized.

Eventually she nods and Kara breathes a sigh of relief before turning Lexi towards Cat.

"Thank you! I’ll be back as soon as I can!” The last of the sentence is yelled backwards through the balcony door as Kara takes off in flight.

Once Supergirl is out of sight, she turns her attention to the little girl in front of her.

She’s met Lexi before, once or twice, but this is their first time being alone together.

Frankly, Lexi looks just as un-excited about it as she is.

She gives the girl a once over, taking in the dark braids and the smudged glasses. She’s dressed like a mini version of Kara, with her button down shirt and black pants, although the quality of the material looks a thousand times better than what Kara used to wear, and Cat supposes she has Lena to thank for that - at least someone in the Danvers family has taste now.

Turning without a word, she moves to the refrigerator, taking out a juice box for Lexi and a bottle of water for herself. By the time she turns back around, Lexi is settled on one of the couches, socked feet barely reaching the edge of the cushion.

The girl watches carefully as Cat moves to sit beside her, taking the offered juice box without a hint of a smile.

Something else she’s learned from Lena, no doubt.

“So, Lexington, that’s a big name for such a little girl.”

Lexi only continues to stare at her.

“So, how does it feel being Supergirl’s daughter?” she tries again, unable to avoid her reporter tendencies.

Lexi’s eyes narrow.

“Don’t worry, I know the big secret - I knew before most people, and I’m not going to start spilling the beans now.”

Lexi’s only response is to slurp her juice box, although her glare softens considerably.

“This would go a lot easier if you would talk to me.”

“Mama says I don’t have to talk to people if I don’t want to.” Lexis’ voice is strong and clear and it sets Cat back.

“Your mother said that?”

Lexi nods.

“Well, your mother is a very smart woman.”

“Yep, YeYu says that all the time.”

“YeYu? Is that what you call …” Cat’s voice trails off as she gestures towards the balcony door where Supergirl had disappeared.

Lexi nods again.

“Interesting… Kryptonian?”

Another nod.

“Hmm, I bet she loves that. After all she’s lost.”

Lexi is silent, and Cat casts around for some form of distraction, eyes landing on the chess table.

“Do you play?” She asks, gesturing to the white and black pieces.

Lexi nods, and Cat is struck with an idea.

“What about poker?”

* - - - - - - -

Of all the things Lena expected to find on her arrival back at her office; Cat Grant teaching her daughter to play Texas Hold ‘Em was not one of them.

“So remember, this card is called ‘The River’, and it’s your last chance to make a good hand.” Cat explains, and Lexi nods studiously.

“You have to make a bet before the card is revealed though, so you have to do a quick determination of the odds, like in-“

“Catherine Grant.” Lena drawls. “Are you teaching my baby girl how to play poker?” The door snaps shut behind her, and Cat glances up at the noise, wide smile breaking across her face.

“Well, I taught you, didn’t I?”

“Hmm, that you did, and that lesson hasn’t failed me yet.” Lena admits, watching Cat rise for the couch and accepting the hug the older woman offers.

“How’s Lexi?”

“Better than you at that age! If we were playing for real money, she’d probably have me cleaned out by now!”

“That’s my girl!” Lena praises, earning a grin from Lexi. “So what is it that brought you all the way out to CatCo?”

“Oh!”Cat waves her hand, turning back to the game. “Nothing that won’t wait until we run out of gummy bear poker chips!”

#Lexington Luthor-Danvers #the lexington chronicles #cat grant #supergirl #supercorp kid

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markleetrashh · 6 years

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Makeup Voiceover;Yuta

Request: Make up voiceover Yuta pls!!!!

• im back to supply you all with nakamoto yuta • this time with the makeup voiceover series • also i apologise if it’s almost the same for every member • nct has too many members and it’s hard to come up with different plots dkkdjd • but nonetheless i hope you all will like it!

• back story of how you two met • both of you already had youtube channels and were active; he’s doing reaction videos etc while you, beauty and vlogging etc • one day in his comment box a subscriber asks him to do a reaction video to your makeup challenge video (or smth like that) • and he thought it’d be interesting so he did when he found out you were staying in the same country too • got to support local youtubers you know • turns out he was mesmerised and immediately fell in love with this beauty aka you • he then slides into your dm’s on instagram and all that and found out you all actually stay pretty close • and you finally gave in to meeting up with him • he’s exactly the same he is on text/calls • sarcastic & funny • not to forget he looks much better in real life too like?? • eventually yall got together and even started a collaboration/couple channel • both your subscribers love you all to death • so one day yuta suddenly jokes around and says he wants to do this challenge • and he didnt think you’d actually agree to do it • which was why he was shocked (and excited) when you agreed right away • main reason he wants to do it is because he wants to compliment you • as though he doesnt do it enough • and to show you off to the public how much he loves you • so he leaved you alone to film it and doesnt peek because he wants it to be a surprise • finally when it comes to his turn to record he’s literally smiling so big you can see all his teeth • which of course, is cute to you • “welcome back to the *shipname* couple channel, and today we’re doing something a little different” • “as you can see our wonderful Y/N here would be doing her normal makeup video, bUT, SURPRISE SURPRISE, i’ll be doing a voiceover instead” • “without talking anymore, LET’S BEGIN” • “to start off we have naked face Y/N, a sight you all hardly see, other on some vlogs that is” • “nonetheless, still pretty” • “her skin’s so fair and smooth, babe teach me your ways” • “ooo she’s starting” • “first she’s putting on some foundation, it says it’s from l'oreal paris” • “oh i know this brand” • “now she’s taking a stick out,, looks like foundation too? but it’s not?” • “makeup’s hard wow” • “okay she’s using whatever that is to cover her dark circles” • “oh shit- i forgot to say the brand” • “my baby will just add it in when she edits it in im so sorry” • “next she’s taking out a big palette” • “from naked..?” • “interesting brand there… just like how i like Y/N-” • “WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY YUTA IM-” • “i mean,, i don’t lie” • “still, i dont think the viewers need to know that-” • “just pretend you all didn’t hear anything” • “ *whispers* she’s going to kill me after this oh no” • “OKAY BACK TO THIS” • “she’s taking out a small brush,, and choosing a violet-y, purple colour” • “put them on the eyelids” • “do the same for the next eye” • “damn she already looks hot” • “oh what she’s adding on glitter now??” • “what is she looking so good for” • “she’s taking out an eyeliner” • “from this brand called kat von d??” • “another interesting name” • “oh look she’s winking at me again- while trying to draw on her eyeliner” • “next eye…. and she’s done!!” • “i recognise that look,, she forgot to draw her brows, AGAIN” • “oh look at her, she probably gave up drawing them for this video” • “forgetful cutie” • “moving on to her cheeks next!” • “my favourite place to kiss other than her lips” • “she’s bringing out the… uh.. ‘maybelline fit me blush’” • “aw the brush is so tiny” • “but oh she’s applying it on her cheeks” • “they’re all pink and rosy now!!” • “makes them more kissable” • “lastly, and sadly, her lips” • “i could kiss them all day if she let me tbh-” • “babe….. again….” • “im sorry, got too distracted” • “but she’s using this very light shaded matte pink” • “oh it’s a liquid lipstick?? that’s cool” • “and.. SHE’S DONE!” • “she hardly ever goes for such dark colours for her eyes but im glad she did - she looks stunning” • “dont you guys think so too?” • “prettiest girlfriend for the most handsome boyfriend” • “what a perfect couple” • “okay but in all seriousness i’m glad you all keep on supporting us and loving our videos and we hope you always would!” • “we’ll try our best to give you the best quality videos like this one” • “thank you for watching, love you all!!”

#yuta scenarios #nct scenarios #nctwriters #nct yuta #nakamoto yuta #yuta #nct #nct 127 #nct fluff

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guccithelifter · 7 years

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The 'I Forgot to Post This Haul' Haul So my Sephora is small and it was kinda hard to get the palettes but y'all they have an employee stand in the walkway near the perfumes and they can look over all the stands. It was crowded so it was easier to grab and go. The stores this haul includes is Forever 21, Zumiez, Ross, Sally's, Walmart, VS/PINK, and Sephora. I save the best for last and I know you guys see that FENTY box. See I didn't lift these but these were bought with money I got from boosting and guys they are so fuckin sexy. ✨🌚TOTAL🌚✨ Forever 21: Pink Shirt - $12.90 Gold Face Brush - $7.90 Eyebrow Trimming Scissors - $1.90 *NOT PICTURED* Metallic Hair Clips x2 - $??? 🏁Zumiez: Grey Thrasher Shirt - $28.95 Ross: Pink Crop Top - $4.99 Burgundy Bralette - $4.99 Black Tie Up Top - $4.99 *NOT PICTURED* Camo Baby Tee - $7.99 Sally's Beauty Supply: China Glaze Nails x2 - $14 ish Beauty Secrets Nail File x2 - $2.58 Manic Panic Hair Dye - $10.49 OPI Nail Laquer - $9.99 Femme Couture Lip Gloss - $1.99 Walmart: Eylure Grand Glamour Lashes - $7.84 Eylure Fiercely Fabulous Lashes - $7.84 Eylure Luxe Lashes - $7.84 Shea Moisture Body Lotion - $8.97 MODA Prismatic Makeup Brushes - $16.84 Wet n Wild Glitter Eyeshadow - $0.99 Wet n Wild Highlighting Powder - $9.36 Wet n Wild Highlighter Stick - $3.93 💅🏾Vs/PINK: Black Ankle Leggings - $42.95 *They have a hole where the info tag should be* Very Sexy Bra - $44.50 Sheer Gloss - $10.00 Lip Shine Gloss x2- $24.00 Extreme Lip Plumper - $12.00 👀Sephora💄: Huda Beauty Textured Shadows Palette Rose Gold x2 - $130.00 Kat Von D Shade+Light Eye Palette - $48.00 Kat Von D Shade+Light Contour Palette - $46.00 FRESH Sugar Lip Treatment Sunscreen SPF 15 x2 - $48.00 YSL The Shock Volumizing Mascara - $29.00 The Velvet Creeper Pumas were 149.99+tax 🤑🤑TOTAL🤑🤑 = $601.73

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thempoetry · 5 years

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“Double Portrait” by Brittany Perham

Lately, I’ve been lounging with James Longenbach’s How Poems Get Made, and it’s colored the way I’ve been reading the poets available to me. In particular, Longenbach’s chapter on voice describes how “[w]hen we say that a poem presents us with a strong sense of voice, what we’re often in fact saying is that the poem sounds like Donne” (39). And he goes on to describe Donne’s almost supernatural ability to create the impression of a human speaker through skillful variances in diction and the sound of words.

{In a particularly gripping section, he uses the lines of later poets to demonstrate Donne’s influence; listen in the following lines for the voice that seems to animate them:

Robert Browning: But do not let us quarrel any more.

Marianne Moore: Why so desolate?

D. H. Lawrence: You tell me I am wrong.

Bidart: What should I have done?

Ashbery: Time, you old miscreant!

Ellen Bryant Voight: I made a large mistake I left my house

…if these examples sound alive to you, notice the shapes to which they lead the mouth; notice the natural variance therein… } (38-39)

All of which is to say, I was thinking about voice when I picked up Perham’s book.

First of all, it’s worth noting — as the cover rightfully boasts — that this volume was chosen by Claudia Rankine (!) as the winner of the 2016 Barnard Women Poets Prize (the last winner was Sandra Lim, chosen by Louise Glück for The Wilderness). And an honor well-deserved: Perham’s poems are disarmingly frank without losing their playful edge; as an example, the first poem in the collection involves the idea (and actuality) of vomiting blood.

How does a collection that begins with the idea of catching your father’s bloody vomit in a “bin,” how does such a collection still manage to project such a sense of dignity, of self-collectedness?

If I may, I think the answer is twofold:

1. AURA OF LIVED EXPERIENCE: Perham’s poems ooze an aura of lived experience — of someone who has been through what she reports and has thought about it for a fortnight or two. In particular, it was a gift to experience her insights about what is major and what was minor, so to speak, as in her fantastic song about daily life with a partner:

I read your new book it’s great now I’m sulky I get a new job insurance! it’s great now you’re sulky but also you’re happy I’m happy I’m happy you’re happy It’s payday (26)

Taking up the gauntlet of many illustrious women poets before her, Perham magnifies the domestic for the drama it always is: a stage where shellfish, champagne, and paper towels mark the boundary between two individuals laboring over the project of togetherness.

This kind of book resists the canon for the precise way in which it resists the canonic judgement of what is major, and what is minor. Perham’s insistence on foregrounding the everyday is also her insistence that our lives are worth writing about: “There’s no use putting on perfume / for a Skype conversation” (31). Her ability to point out the obvious, the familiar is actually extraordinary, and constitutes a genuine poetic gift.

2. FORMAL INVENTIVENESS: The other reason Perham’s work is enjoyable is that Double Portrait reads like a romp, a display of inventiveness that extends beyond content (the playpen of many a contemporary poet) towards form. (In this way, her work recalls to mind the form-wrangling work of Danez Smith.)

Take, for example, the litany in the “Third Series” that begins:

9,885,998 of us watched the clip of a hatchling duckling One of us went to podcasts One of us heard the voices of old men and knew poetry was there One of us was male, male (55)

Or this poem, which weaves quartets in Dante-esque shifts;

I’d be be waiting for you to come home. Amy says, A fondling session comes with the inevitable risk — Spring will come and I’ll be alone in this little box of a room.

Amy says, A fondling session comes with the inevitable risk of being laughed at—is it habit, is it altogether voluntary? Alone in this little box of a room, a “fondling session” seems like everything! (75)

Weaving the ends of lines with acumen that reads as naiveté, an endless process of discovery, Perham lives up to Rankine’s incisive observation: “This is the world before exhaustion and cynicism overtakes the lyric.” In a world of exhaustion and cynicism, turning to others — mirroring them, attempting to “address the Thou” (77) despite everything — may be one energetic salvation.

Finally, I had to ask myself while binge-reading this book, why is Double Portrait not at all like Dorothea Lasky’s poems about kitten videos and so on? I think it has to do with my first point — the insight about the the genuine major and minor, the forthrightness of what feeling is genuinely bound up in. Perhaps it is fair to say that Perham’s work displays a wider, deeper palette of emotion, including the (rare!) shades of filial piety (9), forgiveness (3), uncertainty in the midst of fidelity (18), kiddish obsession (20) and the feeling of willingly becoming a stranger to a past lover (74). These are real emotions — and we judge their reality by the way in which they resonate with our own lived experiences. Said in another way: these are poems that resist the textureless digital world, that bristle and break the surfaces that flatten experience into ironic reportage.

Overall: 8/10 for intelligent jolliness

Read If You: -Are wondering who’s doing what in the world of poetic form these days -Miss your mum -Have been in several relationships and aren’t married yet; where are you even? are you on the “train of living” that everyone else seems to be on or are you, like, an accidental drifter? should you change your name? is it ok to feel what you feel? (Perham: yes.)

Further Reading

How Poems Get Made, James Longenbach

BONUS: Prompty Memes for Poetic Fiends

Inspired by Brittany Perham, try writing:

1. A contemporary ghazal 2. A poem in which quatrains, tercets or any other stanza form “weaves” in the Danteseque way above (ABAB, BCBC, CDCD etc.) 3. A piece that explores a duality that isn’t the duality between lovers, family members, or citizen/state.

… ok, to the siren call of dinner.

With soy-soaked tempeh, Michu

(I dog-eared poems I loved.)

P.S. I forgot to tie up the loose end about Longenbach’s voice. Perham’s poems also display a lovely sense of voice, though her tools to accomplish this involve content as much as diction and assonance. Peace!!!

#poetryreview #poetry review #poetry #literary review #literature

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chynoodle · 7 years

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City Living Dress Edits

I edited a couple of the dresses from City Living to make them a smidge more versatile.

First things first, huge shout out to @asleepmoodlet @simulatedsimmer @rachirdsims @tanteni and @winniemoon for helping me with this project nad keeping me strong!

No matter what I did I could not get the depatterned gown to look decent which meant using a different texture, but what with the alpha, it made the shadows get lost and so I had to fiddle with them to make them show but it turned out more like streak and less like shadows so that’s why it looks streaky. If that bothers you I’m sorry, but my friends liked the way the texture looked so here it is.

Dress Info:

Teen - Elder

Female (forgot to test on males, sorry)

recolored in @pastry-box ‘s 8 Bitto Cafe palette.

custom thumbnail

both dresses can be used with accessory tops

both dresses require City Living

I thought it would be cool to get the turtleneck from the bow dress and make it an actual, wearable acc top. So I had to pretty much hand make is using bits of the original texture so I had to make the texture and alpha pretty much from scratch. It could have maybe turned out better but here it is.

Turtleneck Info:

base game

4 swatches

the turtleneck can be found under “Gloves”

some minimal bleeding near the back of the neckline but I couldn’t fix it and it’s not very noticeable

I learned a lot with this project and if anyone would like to recolor these or take inspo from me and do it better, then please PM and I will give you anything that might be helpful.

D O W N L O A D H E R E

#download #my download #sims 4 cc #ts4cc #s4 cc #sims 4 custom content

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cutiecrates · 5 years

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Cutie Reviews: NMNL May 19

I know it’s only been a week since I did the previous NMNL, but I had been hoping to have this done a few days ago. But I just wasn’t really in a hurry to use the items like I usually do. The box wasn’t the problem though, I just lost a little momentum again. But I’m feeling better again and I’m ready to do this!

“May’s box is all about embracing your natural beauty! Whether you want to do that by taking care of your skin or enhancing your features wih a little makeup, we’ve included the perfect products for you because we want you to feel beautiful this month!“

Prize

For winning the contest this month, first prize could win a set of the Missa Time Revolution Vitality Set of curated products, while runner-ups got a Missa dual blending eyeshadow in Rose Crown.

Glam Gift

Meanwhile, the glam gift includes a whole set of Etude House goods :D I love Etude House, and I was very excited to recognize the Missing U lotion, it’s the exact one I have. I meant to buy the whole set, but I kinda forgot to get the others...

I’ve also been planning on buying the soft drink lip products because of how cute they are, so I found that to be kinda funny too.

Meanwhile, the months horoscope is What cocktail should you try? with mine, Libra, being a Mai Tai. I’ve heard of it, but I never tried it. I’d love to try a strawberry daiquiri though, or maybe a Cosmopolitan- I’m only into fruity, colorful drinks.

Okay, well with that let’s get started!

Patting Panda Tool

Our first item is a unique beauty tool meant to emulate an important part of the Japanese skin care routine. This is basically applying a lotion product by gently patting the skin until its absorbed in the skin, so this adorable panda wand will help with that. I assume you can also use it with other various skin products.

All you do is apply a cotton pad or paper or tissue or something, then apply a lotion (from the images I assume liquid works better, or something thin and runny), then you tap it against the skin about 30 times. I think you can do more than that though because I noticed mine was fine after that, so I think I was closer to 50 or 60 when I noticed mine was dirty and thinned out/no longer usable.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I mean, in all honesty it’s probably more work just putting this thing together than it is actually applying/patting the product on yourself. BUT, it’s nice if you don’t want it all over your hands or touch your face, and I can’t say it doesn’t work. I used it and noticed that the product seemed to absorb quicker and my skin felt really nice. I also love pandas, so it’s pretty cute in that regard; and it was actually fun to use.

The only thing I dislike is that the loop piece won’t stay on unless you have something for it to connect to on the head piece, the cotton pad/tissue/paper. So until I decide where to put it, I’ll be leaving it in the box, which takes up a lot of space if you ask me...

Speed Off Brush Cleaning Sheets

Our next item is for cleaning makeup brushes, with each wipe infused with Alkaline electrolyte water to remove built up dirt, sebum, oil, foundation, and whatever else might be on the brushes. There is 12 in a set, and let me tell you, I used 3 of them cleaning all of my brushes.

That is because in all honesty, I actually was never told about the importance of cleaning your makeup brushes. I would clean them as I used them, but I never gave them a real, wet cleaning. Not cleaning your makeup tools can lead to bacteria that can lead to acne and other skin conditions- that never happened to me as of yet, but that isn’t to say it never wouldn’t have.

They have a scent, but I’m not sure what it is. It isn’t really a pleasant scent like flowers or fruit, but it’s not bad either, it’s really light.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

To be fair you probably could have got the same effect just wetting the brushes and cleaning them manually, but this saves you effort; it’s like the opposite of the panda, but like the Panda, I actually really liked these. Not only did they make everything look brand new and tidy again, but it also did an awesome job removing the built up mascara on my favorite eyelash curler I really need to throw away but won’t because it’s my favorite.

As I said above, I did go through 3 of them, but rest assure that I used each one to its fullest and they were covered. But to be fair, one of my palettes got smeared with another makeup and I had a hard time removing it, and my foundation brush was loaded with product <3< it’s seen a lot...

Fragrance Body Sheets

By Fiancee (a brand we’ve seen before but not recently~) we have these fun looking body wipes in a grapefruit scent. They have a cooling menthol effect and will keep one moisturized and refreshed whether it be in the morning while getting ready or while outside enjoying the weather.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I love these! I’ve always ♥ grapefruit scents or anything citrus-based because to me they’re very refreshing and great pick-me-ups on those lazy mornings you can’t wake up fast enough. They smell amazing and the scent is long-lasting!

The only reason I marked them down is because you’re told not to use these on your face or clothing... I mostly use wipes for my face, and if necessary my clothes too, like if I spilled something while I’m out. I don’t know why they can’t be used on these 2 places, but I don’t plan to test my luck either and I really hope I remember not to use them on my face <3<

I assume it’ll burn...

Japanese Bath Powder & Fluffy Cleansing Pad

First up is an item I’ve had before, but it’s been so long I don’t remember if I had it in this specific version. These are adorable bath powders based on the daruma doll, lucky cat, or a dog, each with their own beneficial ingredients; like the daruma I have contains Japanese snake gourd plant extract, the cat has orange blossom oil, and the dog contains chrysanthemum extract.

As you can see I got the daruma doll, and he smells really good. I can’t tell if its cranberry or lychee or what, but it smells good and has a pretty matching color. I did use it, but because I didn’t feel like taking a bath I soaked my feet in again, but because there’s so much powder I only used a portion of it. The rest will be saved for a bath... or more feet soaks cause lately that’s what I’m into.

Since I’m pretty sure I already had this one, or one exactly like it. I’m not going to rate it, I’ll just say that my feet/skin felt no difference after I used it. All it really did was color the water (no staining btw) and release a strong, pleasant scent.

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Our next item is a cleansing facial pad, available in 2 colors/designs, and I was very happy I got the pink one~ But they’re both cute colors. Like the panda, this is another product by Beauty World.

These are for exfoliating and cleansing the skin while removing makeup, instead of using a cotton pad or wipes that might strip the skin of beneficial nutrients. They also brighten the skin.

I decided not to rate this one either, but only because I didn’t really have much to say about it. It feels really soft and fluffy like the name implies, and it does its job.

Berrisom Horror Mask

Our next item is another Berrisom mask, this time part of their Horror line. We could either get a skeleton version made from Black Rice, which focuses on clearing up dry skin and improving the elasticity and moisturization, or the Pierrot/clown version, made from green tea and bamboo water to deeply moisturize and prevent wrinkles.

In knowing that, either one would have worked for me... but I don’t remember i I mentioned this before or not (I probably did), I’m terrified of skeletons DX I know it’s silly, but I’ve always been; the only exception is that I think skull designs are cute, and cutesy skeletons I can endure, I used to love the Skelanimal series.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

It smells good, it has that Target scent I mention some times. I really like it, but I did not like the skull design on this mask DX it was scary. For me to use this, I had put it on and hurried up and put one of my other masks on top of it because I could see myself wearing it.

Again, I know its weird but it’s what I had to do okay.

Its quality was great though, plenty moist and it stuck very good. It was very soothing, and my face felt really nice after I used it~

Oh My Lash Mascara

Our next item is by Etude House, the Oh My Lash Mascara available in 2 formats; either #3 which focuses on volume or #4 for curling. I got 3, which you can kinda see in the pic on both the tube and lid.

This is a basic black mascara. There’s a little bit of a scent but it doesn’t smell like typical mascara.

Rating: ♥ ♥

I was really disappointed with last months Kira Kira Crate metallic pink let-down, so this one, which wasn’t nearly as cute didn’t give discourage me. As soon as I smoothly pulled out the wand and observed the bristles, I had high hopes this one would be pretty good.

But despite how good it looks, it’s a typical mascara. It’s not the worst and I can see a difference, but my lashes insta-clumped and stuck together. That usually doesn’t happen until like my third or fourth swipe (if I really have to do that many that is...). This won’t be in my top 3 mascara anytime soon.

Lip Tint Jam

Our last item is by Canmake. This lip tint jam is available in No.4 Expresso Jam, but don’t let the name fool you, it has a scent but its not a delicious one. This specific product features a jam-like jelly texture that easily spreads on the lips for a smooth, semi-matte finish. It comes in a brownish-orange shade... A shade I can’t say I was ever considering for myself.

Rating: ♥ ♥

The product isn’t bad, I kind of like how it feels on my lips. It went on smoothly as promised, but I did have to apply it a couple times to evenly spread out, because each time i brought my lips together it seemed to pull it away from certain spots. I wasn’t crazy about the color, but after dabbing it, it left a lighter, but still-noticeable tint on my lips that I approve of a lot more.

♥ Cutie Ranking ♥

Content - 3.5 out of 5. I liked the items, but I felt like some of them were lacking in quality.

Theme: 1.5 out of 5. Honestly, I think only a couple items really enhance ones natural beauty. I never really consider makeup to be Natural, but if you do I’d bump it up to a 2.

Total Rank: 6 out of 10. The products are fine and they do work,but in comparison to the past two that I really liked, I felt like this one didn’t measure up. It had a handful of nice qualities too though, so I can’t say it was a bad box, it’s just my personal opinion that it could have been better.

♥ Cutie Scale ♥

1. Body Sheets - Besides the fun, colorful packaging, these smell deliciously wonderful! I’ll be bringing these with me and using them on those sleepy mornings for sure.

2. Patting Panda - It’s so sweet, I can’t help but smile looking at it~

3. Japanese Bath Powder - Smells and looks really pretty. I didn’t feel any different but it was still a pleasant experience.

4. Berrisom Face Mask - the prior ones weren’t too impressive but they smelled good, and this one smelled good too- plus the quality actually impressed me. These ones would be fun to use at a slumber party or friendly get-together.

5. Speed Off Cleaner - I love its pink and black color scheme on the packaging x3 I was also very impressed by these. I wish we got more, but I can see why we didn’t, since you don’t need to clean your makeup tools all the time. They could end up drying up before you use them all DX

6. Lip Tint Jam - Felt nice but it left my lips uneven and patchy until like the 3rd application. I didn’t like the color until I wiped off a portion of it after a few minutes. The bottle is really cute though and I think it’ll be a nice shade for fall/autumn.

7. Cleansing Pad - The packaging is really cute but the sponge itself is plain; the polar bear face isn’t really even on it, which disappointed me a bit. It feels really nice on the skin though, so I think I’ll still use it. When I remember that is...

8. Oh My Lash Mascara - I think this was the biggest disappointment in the box. It worked but I wasn’t impressed by it. It’s also pretty plain, which is so not the image of Etude House I get.

#cutie reviews #nmnl #nomakenolife #fiancee #canmake #etude house #berrisom

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matrixaffiliate · 4 years

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Chapter Update! FFN and AO3

We're back, and you get two chapters this week! =D See you again on December 13th.

Chapter 18

Al gambled a bit and decided on Saturday after the diner closed to make his move. He knew he was putting almost three whole days in between her walking out and his attempt at fixing everything, but he absolutely refused to do this over text or a phone call. It felt wrong on so many fronts.

And he did have a lot of fixing to do on all relationship fronts to go with it. So it wasn't as though he moped about his flat the whole time. Al made a point of making it to the Friday night study session with his Computer Science mates and the Saturday lunch session with his Computer Engineer mates and had lunch with his parents on Friday and caught up on his coursework. He went for a shop so he wasn't eating the scraps that were left in his kitchen. He slept for longer than three hours Thursday and Friday night.

And he cleaned his flat from top to bottom.

When Saturday afternoon rolled around, Al felt human again. Which meant he also keenly felt how much he'd screwed up with Ellie and his friends and his family.

But he'd managed to start making amends with his friends and family, so Al ventured to hope it wasn't too late for him to start making amends with El too.

After all, she did say to let her know when he had time for her again. Al reasoned that was an indication she didn't want a permanent goodbye.

At least that's what he told himself for the millionth time as he knocked on Charlie and Susan's door.

Charlie grunted when he opened the door. "I knew you weren't an idiot."

Al blinked, "Pardon?"

"Come on, then," Charlie pushed the door open a bit wider and nodded Al inside.

Al stepped in, waiting for Charlie to elaborate, but he didn't seem inclined as he led Al up the steps to the small sitting room.

"Susie," Charlie called as they stepped through the door frame. "Grab Eliza for me, please."

Then he turned to Al, "Have a seat, Potter."

Al nodded but couldn't keep his brow from furrowing. "Mr. Pritchett, what did you mean at the door?"

"Exactly what I said," Charlie sat down in a high backed cushioned chair and pulled out his paper.

Al held back his groan and tried to think of the right question to ask as he moved his backpack off his shoulder.

"What about me ensured you I wasn't an idiot?"

"That right there," Charlie didn't look up from his paper. "You know when to push back. You know how to keep going to get what you want."

Al frowned and felt a bit of trepidation, "What has Ellie told you of our relationship?"

"Nothing," Charlie turned the page of his paper.

Al felt relieved. He still felt a great deal of guilt for how he'd violated El's privacy at the beginning, and if she'd shared that, Al thought he might implode.

"Well then, Mr. Pritchett, I'm going to push back again. How do you know that about me?"

Finally, Charlie looked up from his article. "You stopped me from closing the door that first day you came here. Not many boys will stop a man like me from closing his own front door. You did."

Al felt a small smile pull on his lips. But before he could answer, Ellie walked in, white paint smeared in her hair, green on her hands, light blue splattered a bit on her face, looking a bit like freckles.

But she wasn't smiling.

"Hi," her voice even lacked the tone he'd come to love.

Al stood and gave her a small smile, "I want to apologize, and I'd like to talk if you'd be comfortable with that."

El looked pensive before sighing, "Come on, I still have paint on my palette."

Charlie didn't look up from his article as Al grabbed his backpack and followed El up the stairs, but he grunted quietly.

"I was right."

Al bit back his chuckle.

Ellie led him to her room but didn't look back at him as she sat back down at her paint-covered folding chair. Al forgot how cramped her little room was. They'd been spending most of their time at his flat or her parents' home and El's little closet of a room faded into the background of his memory.

Al kicked off his shoes and sat down on Ellie's bed and looked around. It felt so much like their second date. Today she was working on a single canvas, and it was past the ugly stage. He could see it was a nighttime snowscape, with beautiful evergreens covered in snow. But he paused when he saw on the paint on her palette - bright colors, neon colors. Greens and pinks and purples so bright they seemed completely out of place. Al watched entranced as El picked up one of her several brushes and carefully applied her paint before bringing color to her black sky.

Suddenly her painting went from tranquil and beautiful to awe-inspiring and breathtaking as she carefully painted in the Aurora Borealis.

Al nearly forgot the whole mess he was in as El's paintbrush convinced him he was actually in Northern Sweden in January, watching the Aurora dance across the sky as his breath materialized before him and crusted snow crunched beneath his booted feet. It wasn't until Ellie rinsed her paintbrush in her water cup for the final time and set it aside in exchange for her paint pen to sign the painting that Al remembered he had some explaining to do.

"Er, Ellie, I…" he waited for her to turn around but she kept his back to him.

Al fisted a hand in his hair and pushed on anyway. "I am sorry, El, more than I can say."

Ellie nodded, "I know, Al."

Al wished she would turn around and look at him, but he didn't dare push her farther than she wanted to go. So he reached into his bag and pulled out what he hoped would serve him the way buying an owl had served his dad.

Double checking that the door was closed, Al levitated his technology safe box over to rest in front of Ellie.

Ellie pulled back a moment before gingerly taking the box from the air.

"Did you make me one?"

"No," Al paused hoping she'd turn around, but she continued to look down at his box. He sighed and pressed forward.

"I'm giving you my only safe box." Al clenched his first in his hair. "I want you to know that you're more important than my experimenting and that our relationship is more important. We've almost been together a year, El. I love you. I don't want to throw it all away because I got caught up in a pipe dream."

"It's not a pipe dream!"

Finally, she turned and looked at him, but Al saw that same grizzly bear determination in her eyes he'd seen Thursday morning and he momentarily wondered if he ought to scoot further back on her bed.

"What you're doing is important, Al! Don't bemoan your tendency to become myopic because what you're working on has the power to help us start fixing this stupid divided world and I won't have you admitting defeat, as if you have to choose between me and your work!"

Al blinked as she grabbed her wand from her hair and the box disappeared from her lap.

"W-Where's the box?" Al stuttered.

"Back on your desk where it belongs," Ellie sighed and twisted her hair up into a bun before sliding her wand back in to hold it in place.

"Al, I love you, but this isn't a situation of me or the dream. This is learning how to keep both me and the dream in your life."

This woman. This unbelievable woman.

Al thought he might explode with the gambit of emotions coursing through him.

She wanted him to have both! To still be in a relationship with her and still be committed to this invention!

"Merlin, I love you!"

Her returning smile was small, but it was the first smile he'd seen since he showed up and it was glorious.

"I love you too."

"I need help," the words were trying to tumble out of his mouth faster than he could keep up. "I don't know how to balance our relationship and inventing and university and our families."

Ellie chuckled, "You're a bit oblivious sometimes, love."

Al blinked, "Yeah," he nodded, "hence I asked for help…"

Finally, she stood and moved to sit next to him on the bed. "Al, darling, have you ever had a job?"

Al frowned, "I worked summers for Uncle George and Uncle Ron."

"And you had a schedule, right?" Her smile slowly grew.

Al nodded but his frown remained on his face.

"And your classes have a schedule, right?"

Al nodded.

"And don't writers and painters often schedule the time that they'll spend writing or painting?"

Al chuckled and felt his chest tighten with his embarrassment, "Do you schedule in your painting?"

El's smile was now a full-on smirk, "Why, yes I do."

"So I need to schedule my inventing? I don't know…" Al suddenly felt the emotion tightening his chest switch from embarrassment to panic. "What if the right idea strikes when it isn't scheduled time? What if I'm in the middle of a groove and the scheduled time runs out? What if…"

Ellie put a finger to his lips, "Leonardo Da Vinci."

Al was going to go cross-eyed looking down at her paint-smeared finger against his lips.

"Er..."

"We both can look up to him, right? He's a famous painter and an inventor and architect and anatomist and so many other things."

She slowly pulled her finger from his lips and Al fought the urge to follow her hand.

"Right…" He blinked and tried to get his head back in gear.

"Al, Da Vinci had to make time for all of that. He had to make time to paint, make time to invent, make time to work, make time to teach, make time to do what was important to him both intellectually and financially at any given point in his life." She reached out and took his hand. "And that's something all inventors and painters and creators have to do. We have to schedule in balance until it comes naturally for us."

"But what if," Al started again and Ellie rolled her eyes.

"Will you stop thinking of this as if some member of your dad's squad is going to come and throw you in Azkaban for bending the time table a bit? It's a schedule to help you, Al, not make you feel like you're behind bars!"

Al was left feeling rather foolish. "I, I suppose you're right."

El smirked but squeezed his hand. "Please let me help you. It's going to be flexible and it's going to take time and experimenting to make it work, but I promise it's going to help."

Al ran his free hand up her arm to brush his thumb across the light blue paint freckles on her cheek.

"You're rather amazing, you know."

She grinned and Al felt his own smile return.

"Alright, Miss Battiste, show me the ways of Leonardo Da Vinci."

Ellie's smile returned full force and Al took it in for a glorious half a second before kissing her with the enthusiasm of a man who'd been given a second chance at life.

Life with the woman he loved.

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