#and apples and pumpkins and my favorite foods are growing

[hetalia-club]

Stardew Mod Alfred Jones (America)

Summary of Town & Buildings you should read this first if you haven't so you're not confused.

Jones Household: Alfred

Alfred (America), His brother is Matthew (Canada) and they are also roommates living on a ranch/ tree nursery together at the furthest end of Cindersnap forest. They own a small farm where America raises cows & Canada has a small tree nursery where he taps trees for maple. They live the furthest away from town so they have space to farm. They come from a family of Ranchers and got a very large trust fund from their parents. Being raised rich he does not really have a concept for money and will often say tone deaf things until you form a relationship with him. (Commenting on your clothes similar to how Haley does) Bakery contribution- Supplies Milk for the baked goods and coffee Drinks. He also makes all the Apple Pie. Alfred Visits the Bakery on Monday morning around 10am to make his milk deliveries. He will stay there for about an hour and then head home opening his store around 12pm that day. Alfred break down: Alfred Loves grindball, cows and eating. He used to be in the military and fought with Kent in the war against the Gotoro Empire. After an injury he was given an honorary discharge and deals with the guilt of feeling like he got out easy. His Milk puns can make for a fun double entendre that he is unaware of. He can come off as self-centered and chauvinistic at times but he means well. This boy loves cows and will talk about them any chance you give him. He’s a cowboy if you will. But just because was a trust fund kid does not mean he’s afraid of getting his hands dirty or hard work. Don’t let his condescending demeanor rub you the wrong way once you break that outer shell this farm boy will love you until the cows come home. The Ranch-His house doubles as a ranch so he sells Barn Animals like Marnie does and Hay + tools like sheers, milk pale and anything else you might need for your animals. He does not have as big of a selection of Marnie but his prices are slightly cheaper if you are willing to make the trek there for your stuff. Animals bought from Alfred are already full grown and there is not waiting period to have them grow from babies as Alfred raises the animals up himself so they will start producing products right away. Keep Reading Down Below >>>>

Birthday- Summer 4 Loves- Pumpkin Pie, Banana Pudding, Survival Burger, All varieties of Milk, Gold Bar and Apple Pie Likes- All universal likes except for flowers and crops that cannot be eaten. All cooked food and all crops that can be eaten with a couple exceptions Neutrals- all universal neutrals, all raw fish (Because they have the ability to be cooked and eaten) Dislikes- all universal dislikes, flowers of any kind (They are not food) Hates- Salad & Moss soup & Universal hates Gift receiving lines- Loved Lines- Wow my favorite! It’s like you can read my mind or something… Liked Lines- Sweet, Thanks! Neutral Lines- Thanks for the gift I guess Dislikes- Um, Okay Hate Lines- Why did you give me your trash? I guess I’ll throw it away for you Birthday Gift Lines- Happy Birthday to me! Thanks for remembering. Unique festival dialog: Egg Festival- I asked Mayor Lewis if we could do a milk festival instead this year. He said he didn’t think the idea would “catch on”. Desert Festival- Every year I misread the flyer and think I’m attending the “dessert festival”. This is still alright though I guess. Flower Dance- *Alfred is busy eating and doesn’t seem like he wants to talk* Ask to dance? If yes- Dance!? With you!? I thought you’d never ask! I mean…dancing is cool sure. If no- Sorry, I have literally anything else to do. Firework Festival (New Event)- It’s my birthday today you know. It almost feels like these fireworks are a celebration for me. If only I had some Banana Pudding today would be perfect. Luau- Can you guess what I added to the pot this year? If you guessed milk you were right. Trout Derby- Does not attend Dance Of The Moonlight Jellies- I don’t get what’s so exciting about a bunch of glowing fish. Now a cow with glowing milk, now that would be cool! Don’t steal that idea… Stardew Valley Fair- (Has a stand with Matthew where they are showing off Cheese, Milk, Maple syrup, and some tree fruits.) Came to stake out the completion, Eh (Player)? Mattie and I are taking home the gold this year I know it. Brew Fest (New Event)- I’m on my 18th shot of espresso. What do you mean slow down? Who are you my Mom/dad/parent? (Depending on which gender you picked) Spirits Eve- I wonder If I could make a Golden Pumpkin Pie from the Golden Pumpkin. Don’t steal that idea… Festival Of Ice- My brother dragged me here. It’s too damn cold out here *Shivers*. Hopefully the cows are warm enough in the barn. Squidfest- Does Not Attend Night Market- I wonder if you could milk a mermaid. Why are you looking at me like that? Was it something I said? Feast Of The Winter Star- *Alfred Is eating an entire Pumpkin Pie from the tin with a fork*. *He looks like he’s trying to hide it from you* Friendship Letters after befriending Alfred: 2 Hearts letter: he will send you a letter in the mail and a bottle of Maple syrup as a gift The letter will say: Found this while going through my brothers stuff. I thought it would annoy him if I gave it to you. 4 Hearts letter: Sorry I was so annoyed with you before you’re actually pretty cool you know. I Got you something little to make up for it don’t spend it all in one place. The letter will contain a Gold Bar. 6 heart letter- Now that we’re such good pals I thought I would share with you my mom’s top secret Apple Pie Recipe. This information is classified. Letter contains the recipe for Apple Pie. 2 Apple 1 Wheat flour 1 Maple Syrup Health+ 80 Energy+ 175 8 Heart letter- When you first moved in I never thought I would even talk to you. But I want you to know you’ve become my best friend. I look forward to seeing you every day. Let’s hang out later okay? Letter contains a Diamond Romance Dialog Receiving a Bouquet- For me? Hell Yeah! That’s so crazy and here I was about to just go buy a bouquet for you. Mermaid Pendent- No way, no way, no way! You seriously want to marry me? I was too afraid to ask you! I’ll get everything set up don’t even worry about lifting a finger baby.

Married Life With Alfred Jones: When married to America his corner of the farm will be a singular cow which is named Big Tex. When married to Alfred there is a chance if you speak to him in the morning he will give you milk and will tell you it came from Big Tex fresh this morning. Three days after marrying Alfred you will get a letter in the mail from ‘In-laws’ with 10k gold congratulating you and apologizing for not being at the wedding. After Marrying Alfred he will still go tend his stores and will hardly ever be actually at your house. Due to the long walk he will warp to and from there and cannot be followed since the slow pace NPCs walk would take him literally all day to get there. Alfred will call you babe from now on regardless of gender. If you go visit him at work he will have special dialog expressing he’s happy you came to see him but you don’t get a discount just because you’re married. Occasionally he will mention the current war saying he ‘hopes everyone is doing alright without him’. On Sundays he and Matthew will meet each other in Cinderssnap Forest by the river unless it’s raining and then they will both stay home.

[doomed-era]

..gaffen and zeldas horses pre and post cal (including hylia brainworms)? names + personalities perhabs

hehe oh this might be long. because I . uh

drew all of them.

gaffen has five horses so. full slots in-game yea. non-"special" horses are sneaky, cheese, and epona! the giant horse is named pumpkin, and the white horse is named cloud, however he does not really consider cloud his horse. he also did the epona thing </3 i am taking a little artistic license with the horses because I want there to be different heights + builds for them uh yea. i used to be really into horses growing up so its my right. horse isle 2 babeeyyyy

sneaky -- mare, skewbald, 14.5 hh. I would say she's probably descended from horses that were already running wild around hyrule from before the calamity. I'd say her build is similar to that of an american mustang for that reason (short, very hardy. tho tbf I really dont think a lot of feral horses WOULDNT be like this. im just. messing around) she's gaffen's first horse, and his favorite one.

she's about seven years old now? gaffen caught her when she was fairly young and very soon after he left the great plateau so she took to him very well. shes very gentle and intelligent, generally speaking doesn't know what to do around monsters. gaffen had to train her to not shy around them because she is not a fan and is kind of a coward </3 she knows a bunch of tricks like shaking hands and standing up on her hind legs, retrieving objects, and other stuff. she's very treat-oriented and will listen to anyone who gives her food. this actually led to a yiga kidnapping? once? yeah the yiga tried to steal her oops. her name is sneaky bc gaffen had to sneak up on her to catch her. very creative

epona -- mare, flaxen chestnut, 13.9 hh, about six years old. also descended from already-feral horses, though she may have a little farm horse that got free in there. she's the second horse gaffen registered!

epona started just. following gaffen one day. this is presumably because she was bored and smelled food on him. she's a very bold horse, and not afraid of a fight. she also gets bored really easily, so gaffen has taught her several tricks as well. she really likes people, and is the most vocal of gaffen's horses. gaffen named her after a story he heard about chosen heroes naming their horses epona, as he didn't know the story when he found sneaky.

cheese-- stallion, 15hh blue roan. he's descended from horses used by the hyrulean military. he's got a very long, pretty mane and is very well-built, similar to an andalusian.

cheese was named after his coat color and markings. he's around seven, and is gaffen's fourth horse. gaffen thought he looked like mold but the stable owner he tried to register him at (it was tasseren) said he wouldnt let gaffen name a horse mold. so he settled on cheese. cheese is generally a very sweet horse who loves attacking monsters. he's kind of annoying around people he doesn't know and will nibble on your clothes. but! he is a great jumper and people have asked gaffen if they could breed cheese with their mares once or twice. his favorite treat is apple horse treats that some stables will sell

pumpkin -- 23 hh mare, technically this coloration I dont THINK exists irl but the closest is probably a liver chestnut. she has the build of a shire more or less, and her bloodline is believed to be the result of an abandoned breeding project in the gerudo highlands.

pumpkin is AGGRESSIVE. towards horses, people, what have you. the problem is she's very attached to gaffen and gaffen as far as hes concerned thinks pumpkin can do no wrong. she runs over things with no remorse. its not like she wants to she just doesnt care. gaffen thinks she was the matriarch of her old herd. she's a very proud horse and refuses to do tricks but she is very affectionate towards gaffen and generally listens to him. her favorite treat is endura carrots. she is the fourth horse gaffen has registered and is around fourteen years old.

cloud-- 14.2 hh white stallion, around nine years old. my god I did not want to make him white I wanted to make him a grey or ivory or perlino but nooo. canonical pink nose which means he's probably white ew ew ew. anyway he is based on an arabian horse, however I gave him feathering, he's kinda fuzzier than an arabian and he probably has a mane more like an andalusian. i love andalusians. but he descended from a special breed of horses called the hyrulean imperial breed! they're a hotblooded breed known for their intelligence and grace.

cloud is the last horse gaffen registered, probably because it was so frustrating to catch him. unfortunately toffa was a LITTLE bit more picky in this au lets say. and didnt just look for a white horse but something with the breed characteristics of a a hyrulean imperial. so gaffen ended up catching several horses either sired by cloud or part of his herd that were a similar color. cloud, uh, well he hates everyone. he is wild as they come, very difficult to train, even for someone who likes training horses and had quite a bit of experience like gaffen did at the time. this was only exacerbated by hylia having recently popped into gaffen's head and insisting he give the horse to widget and train him properly, which only made him more angry at the horse. gaffen just. didnt really treat him well. to him, that is not his horse. cloud is a big fan of apples but he also likes sugar cubes-- basically anything sweet.

ok pre-calamity horses now

chestnut-- 15 hh mahogany bay gelding, 15 at the time of the calamity.

chestnut is a horse that gaffen got from his parents when he was thirteen. it took him a bit to get used to riding but once he understood it and began to bond with chestnut he fell in love with horses. they're better than dogs, obviously. chestnut was basically the perfect companion-- he was trained very well for his job before gaffen got him and had a gentle disposition. chestnut, unlike gaffen, seemed to enjoy the company of just about everyone, and most stables gaffen went to complimented him on how well-kept and good-natured chestnut was. when the calamity hit gaffen ordered the boy under him who was responsible for the horses to set chestnut and the other horses free. it's unknown if the horse survived.

lily -- 14.2 hh white mare, around 5 years old at the time of the calamity. I DO NOT KNOW WHY WE CAME UP WITH THE SAME NAME </3 she is a hyrulean imperial

widget did not like lily at first, and lily did not like her. though she was trained to be ridden without complaint by the royal family specifically the horse had a way of being annoying without technically going outside of the rules she was trained to follow. though some stablehands suggested she take some time to learn better riding habits widget didn't really care to do it as she had made up her mind that she didn't like horses and didn't want to put any effort into learning how to bond with hers. eventually, with some help from gaffen the Horse Obsessed Freak, widget does learn to like and work with lily and they get along fairly well.

[linkbetweenlinksau]

Not sure if anyone asked this yet, what's everyone's favorite food/foods?

Sky: oh! Pumpkin soup!

Twilight: pumpkin soup.

Windy: my grandma’s soup! *whispers* hers is the best.

Minish: I mentioned how I like this pie the bakery has. But grandpa says that it’s not very healthy. But the bakery started making this meat pie! Now I’m getting my protein in!

Time: uh, does milk count as a food? I dunno I don’t really care about what I eat enough to have a favorite. I like milk though.

Legend: I’ve tried making all sorts of stuff with the apples I grow! Apple pie is very good! I’ve also tried making apple sauce, apple juice, apple fritter… I’ve also tried to make a fruit cake for Zelda’s birthday one time! It was a disaster. I dunno, I like apples! They’re good!

Hyrule: ….. do I have a favorite food? I guess I like… carrots?

Four: ok ok, green likes cuccoo legs, Vio likes salmon, I personally like beef stew, and Red likes… cake... That’s not a food! That’s a dessert!

Spirit, writing: pork chops

Age: don’t have a favorite. I will literally eat anything and love it. Just…. Food in general is my favorite.

Wild: meat stuffed pumpkins is very good! Add some mushrooms in there and it tastes amazing.

Warriors: my favorite food is any food that tastes good.

[sidhewrites]

apple pie moon...!!

halloween themed asks! Regarding I met a girl in the graveyard

🍎 apple: let’s talk about friendship in your wip. do you have any favorite friend/platonic dynamics? any friendships gone sour?

No friendships really go sour through the course of the book. Mr. Ngo isn't Kaz's friend per se, though he's very friendly towards her, and there's a bit of strain when he learns what Kaz did, but ultimately Kaz's standing at work isn't permanent, especially as there seemed to be no lasting consequences to the cemetery, which was his main concern.

Kaz and Lucy's growing friendship/relationship, of course, give me a lot of joy, but I want to look a bit more into how Kaz and Josie's relationship changes over the course of the book. They do want to try remaining friends, but it's always easier said than done.

There's a very minor subplot with the librarian I like as well, as she's a specific character who keeps popping up in almost all my WIPs because she's one of my oldest OCs.

🥧 pie: let’s talk about food in your wip. are there any special recipes or traditional meals? do any of your OCs cook or bake?

Naturally, we get plenty of mentions of banh mi, a specificially vietnamese sandwich, and t'is the season of Pumpkin Spice Lattes. None of the characters save for Phan have a particular interest in cooking, but we'll be getting a few traditional Halloween snacks in later chapters that I'm looking forward to.

🌙 moon: do any of your OCs have dark backstories or secrets they’re trying to keep?

They probably should, tbh, but the only secrets about her past that Kaz is actively keeping are just heavier aspects of her life you wouldn't share with someone who wasn't a close friends -- mental health, strained family relationships and the like. I mean, she does try to keep Mr. Ngo from learning about her trouble making in the graveyard, but that's still not dark lol

[mariacallous]

Kugel is one of the ultimate Jewish comfort dishes. In noodle kugel, originating in Germany and Eastern Europe, egg noodles are baked with eggs, cinnamon and cottage cheese in a pan and served as a side. When Jews, and kugel, arrived in America, dairy noodle kugel was further adapted, some versions adding butter, sour cream, fruit and even corn flakes on top. For those who have never tasted it, I always describe it as a hybrid between a casserole and a sweet mac and cheese.

Of course kugels come in countless varieties: savory noodle, non-dairy noodle, potato and veggie-based. Kugel can be defined as a Jewish casserole, baked with eggs, spices and often served on Shabbat or holidays as a side dish. They freeze and re-heat well, typically.

I didn’t grow up with dairy noodle kugel, but I did grow up eating egg noodles with cottage cheese, butter, salt and copious amounts of black pepper; essentially Polish peasant food. My dad would often feed this to me for lunch, as his grandfather had fed it to him. I feed it to both my daughters, and it is truly everyone’s favorite comforting dish. My mother-in-law also grew up eating egg noodles with cottage cheese, and a friend of mine whose family is Polish Catholic was raised enjoying the same dish, hers made with sweet with a touch of sugar and fresh berries.

Kugel is often enjoyed after fasting on Yom Kippur or Tisha B’Av, for brunch or for other holiday celebrations. And here are seven different sweet kugels to serve, and devour, anytime you need a bite of some old-world Jewish comfort food.

1. Classic Dairy Noodle Kugel

2. Apple Pie Noodle Kugel

3. Pumpkin Kugel with Pecan Streusel

4. Caramelized Apple and Cranberry Kugel

5. Apple Matzah Kugel

6. Sweet Noodle Kugel with Cornflake Topping

7. Yerushalmi Kugel

[limonnitsa]

now the days I sadly missed because I haven't much time to draw everything 😭

Day 18: What do your MC consider the most disgusting candy?

Besides the obviously disgusting candies Ida would be absolutely disgusted by pumpkin taste ones just because back then she was poisoned by Garreth's pumpkin beer potion.

Day 19, 22: Would your MC prefer to go apple picking or on a candy hayride? & How would your MC spend a harvest festival?

She will go wherever her friends invite her, but most likely she will not take an active part and will be more of an timid observer; an apple picking event will rather embarrass her 🤭

Day 21: What are your MC's favorite fall comfort foods?

As it was mentioned before, Ida's taste in food mostly depends on memories it gives her. So, probably the most favorite fall comfort food for her is charlotte with apples she used to bake with her little sister together at home.

Day 25: What fears do your MC consider silly?

Ida knows everything about fear because of elder brothers who used to tease and scare her sometines, not understanding why it could be harmful for her afterwards.

Growing up, they stopped being mischievous and stopped being nasty towards Ida. Even on the contrary, now they try to protect her as much as they are able, being muggles.

And since she has a little sister, too, she tries her best to be understanding and protective one.

That's why Ida wouldn't judge anyone for being scared of anything.

Day 26: What sorts of tricks would your MC pull on Halloween?

Ida wouldn't prank or trick anyone at the holiday not only because she doesn't want to harm anyone but also she would be too busy hiding from prankers herself 🥲

Day 29, 30: If your MC were Muggles, would they believe in ghosts? & Would your MC spend a night in a haunted house?

Ullson family is always somewhere near by mystery when it comes to their grand-generation. The grandfather's past, his mysterious disappearance, the strange things happening in their house afterwards with no explanation. The voices they hear at night, strange howling of the wind while windows are closed, the creak of stairs while everyone in bed... One day they decided their house is haunted.

So Ida would definitely believe in ghosts - just as general answer to her questions. She would believe that grandpa came back home but differently...

I was preparing the 31st Day of challenge then suddenly the idea came to my mind and now I'm redrawing it 😭 just you wait please...

[breannasfluff]

🧙🏻‍♀️ 🍁

🧙🏻‍♀️are you interested in witchcraft?

Vey much no 🙃 

🍁 have you ever been to a corn maze?

I have! Actually there's one I go to every year and I have since middle school. It's about 10 acres and it's a two part maze with a break spot in the middle. The farm has pumpkins, and fresh apple cider and pumpkin doughnuts, and roast corn and roast squash! They have a farm store with all sorts of fall things like apple butter and fun syrups and pickled things. We make a day of it and do the maze, the food, some fall goodies; it grows every year!

They do a night maze, too, which I did once when I was younger but it's HARD. Corn mazes are one of my favorite fall activities!

[perlen-gold]

A thousand thanks to @transfenris-truther for tagging me for this!  🥰💕

Tag 10 people you want to get to know better! 

relationship status: Seeing no one. Romance has eluded me quite efficiently for some time.

favourite colour: Purple! All shades of purple, violet, lilac, plum, lavender, orchid, amethyst, magenta ... it was my favorite color when I was three and it will be when I’m ninety-nine! 💜

favourite food: Ramen, crunchy roll sushi, red thai curry, pizza and pasta with gorgonzola and spinach! Oh, and “Reiberdatschi” which is a sort of potatoe pancake in Bavarian/Austrian/Alpine cuisine! 🤤😋

song stuck in your head: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 

last thing you googled: “watermelon” as me and my sisters wanted to know whether they grow like gourds/pumpkins or on trees/shrubs. My sister’s guess was right! They DO grow like gourds and are only annual plants! 🤯

dream trip: Norway and Sweden

time: 11:25 am

last book you read: Memoirs of a Geisha 

last book you enjoyed reading: Aristotle and Dante dive into the Waters of the World (read it the first time) and Memoirs of a Geisha (read it for the second time) and The Song of Achilles (read it for the hundredth time)

last book you hated reading: Cinderella is Dead. Sadly, it was a really disappointing read for me. I usually quit reading a book right away if it don’t like it but I only listened to the audiobook  so I made myself stick to it right to the end. Still extremely disappointed.

Bonus:

favourite thing to cook/bake: I LOVE baking christmas cookies (”Plätzchen”) and apple strudles and cakes in general! I also really like cooking pasta and Japanese soups but I like cooking in general.

favourite craft to do in your spare time: Um, it’s not really a craft but apart from writing I like to do belly dancing. Hence the song stuck in my head, I’m trying to create a fan veil choreo for Christmas. I also play the violin (badly). 

most niche dislike: I dislike strawberries. Does this count? 🤣

opinion on circus(es) now and in history: I admire the distinguished artists and weep for the animals. But most circuses around here keep very few animals and those they have are in very good condition.

do you have a sense of direction and if not what is the worst way you ever got lost: I actually DO have a very good sense of direction which I only discovered at the age of 18 in Barcelone (Spain). Nevertheless, I got lost in the Sahara desert at night during my trip through Morocco which was an altogether terryfiying experience what with the hours (?) of wandering between the dunes and going through all stages of panic imaginable. But hey, I survived (!) and found my way back in the end! It was a scary experience but it’s also a great story for parties 😅😆

tagging @cleverblackcat @aidanthecryptid @kourvo @rakshadow @bluewren @prplhawke @lethendralis-paints @varricmancer @kcbb01 and  @roguelioness  💞

No pressure, just FUN!  😊

[decompose1]

Ok!!! I have peaked in my curiosity and I am now going to ask you a few random questions! Because why not :O 1. Have you ever tried polish cuisine? (If you haven't i reccomend trying naleśniki or kopytka someday!! You can also get Krówki (Caramel candies) that are really good :D) 2. Do you like pumpkin pies or apple pies? Any kind of pies? Have you tried em before? 3. On a similar note, have you ever tried anything generally pumpkin flavored? I haven't! I think I just recently learned they even make that kind of stuff!! I would've never thought of PUMPKINS as being appealing but apparently they are?! Sorry if that seems like a normal thing in your country but for me its such an out-there idea! 4. What foods from your culture do you like to make/eat? And what foods from OTHER cultures do you find appealing? Personally slavic foods always look super great to me but authentic mexican food also looks amazing! 5. What normal noise do you hate the most? Like banging, tapping, etc? I've found a lotta people have a lotta different answers to this and i find it super intresting!!! woo :P Annnnd there we go! I know a lotta these are food based, can you tell what im thinking abt right now? But anyways! Hope you enjoyed this little anon ask! have a gooooooood day! :DDDD

thank you so much, kind anon!! i hope YOU have a good day :D!!

1. I haven't, but i sure would like to try it!! thanks for the suggestions ^^!!

2. I love BOTH!! Those are actually both of my favorite pies ^^ pro tip: both of those go GREAT with some vanilla ice cream. especially if the pie is served hot.. mm. Warm apple and cinnamon and cold vanilla ice cream . oh yummy

3. HEHE I LOVE PUMPKIN STUFF!! I have a guilty pleasure for pumpkin spice lattes, and i make some fantastic pumpkin bars >:o). My dad also used to make pumpkin soup and roasted pumpkin seeds.... i am a fan :D but i also grew up in the US pacific northwest in a farming family so!!!! pumpkins were always a big thing growing up ^^ i'm sure it's funny to other cultures hehe!

4. Ohh i LOVE to make Challah bread! Braiding it is my favorite part because you can get real intricate if you're patient, and the breads can turn out so pretty :o). Babka is ALSO pretty killer. And i love borscht and other hearty soups... i have had funny cultural bonding moments over soups with my qpp (i'm jewish and he's romani and our families are from similar regions! iirc!).

For other culture's foods, i've always been big on Chinese, Japanese, and Mexican food, all of which i get pretty often!! I am a big sushi enjoyer :o).

5. I really can't stand chair scooting or dog barking :o(. Chair scooting is a big sensory issue for me, and barking is unfortunately cause i'm cynophobic!!

Tysm for the questions i hope my rambles were ok :D

[jmflowers]

Thanks for the Red Delish history; they’re the apple I grew up with, and it was so interesting to read their storied past. Very intriguing stuff! I gotta branch out and try some more apples. Your passion has inspired me. Honestly honeydew is probably in my top 5 –maybe top 3– favorite fruits. Beats cantaloupe by a country mile

Oh man, I typed you out a whole beautiful answer and then lost it! Let’s see what I can remember… I think I started right here:

My dude, I could talk about apples (and fruit) all damn day. I grew up with Red Delicious apples, too, and remember liking them, even. But then I got spoiled by working on a farm, in close proximity to an orchard that grows 14 different varieties just of apples, and I don't think I could ever go back. (Don’t get me started on strawberries and raspberries and pumpkins and corn.) Not sure I'd eat a Red Delicious these days. Or a Gala.

Honeydew is a super cool fruit, too. We have such easy access to it because it’s one of a few that can grow in both hemispheres. It’s also a winter melon, which means it’s got a good thick skin to help protect it during transportation. Like apples, though, there are a bunch of different cultivars and they all have a slightly different taste. If I were a connoisseur like yourself and happened to live in the USA, I’d be heading to California in the late summer/early fall (August, September, or October) to eat a few in their peak season. Everything always tastes better in season if you can eat it right where it’s grown.

Your feelings on cantaloupe might actually be defined by what continent you live on, though. North America has a different type of cantaloupe taking precedence in the market than Europe does – in fact the rinds are different enough that I’m not sure I’d recognize a European Cantaloupe as a cantaloupe right away, having grown up in North America. Behind watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew make up the top three exported melons in the world. And they’re also in season in California around the same time as honeydew.

But listen, if we’re gonna trash cantaloupe, it’s gotta be on the grounds of their rinds being prime hangout grounds for salmonella. A mouldy cantaloupe in Illinois in 1942 was found to contain the highest yielding strain of mold for penicillin production after a worldwide search.

Honestly, like an embarrassing amount of fruit, I think most people just serve melon either over- or under-ripe. This mass-exportation world we live in takes us further and further away from our food sources and so we end up with things that no one actually knows what to do with or how to handle properly. All those “organization” videos of people loading their fridges with their groceries and washing their strawberries to put them away just makes me wonder if they’ve ever been on a strawberry farm, since most strawberry farmers will tell you the easiest way to ruin their flavour is to wash them too early.

Does it help or hurt my street cred if I follow all that up with a #buylocal? Haha

[suckitsurveys]

How are you doing today? I’m just really fucking sleepy.

What is the last song you listened to in a car? It was a Christmas song but I can’t remember which one.

Do you like prefer apple cider warm or cold? I like it either way, especially hard cider.

When did you last feel misunderstood? Almost always.

Have you ever visited The Louvre or would you like to? But we’re the greatest, they’ll hang us in the Louvre. Down the back, but who cares? Still the Louvre.

Have you ever accidentally locked yourself out of your place of residence? Oh yes.

Do you remember your favorite songs as a kid? Some, yes. I had a lot from all aspects of my life, lol.

Do you currently feel calm? I’m just sleepy.

When did you last lace up a pair of shoes? A few months ago.

What’s your go to comfort meal? My dad’s homemade spaghetti sauce.

Do you enjoy cloud watching? It’s not something I really do.

Do you currently have any candles lit? No.

If applicable, what’s your favorite sports team? Chicago Cubs, Bulls, and Hawks.

How many cardigans do you own? 2 or 3.

How much is too much for clothes? (I am mad at myself over purchasing a $30 cardigan lol) Depends on the brand/quality.

How soon do you normally decorate for holidays? Usually a monthish before if I can.

Are there any important things happening this week? We are getting a tree for my dads’ today!

Do you know anyone who is terrified of dogs? Yes.

What scent was the last soap you used? Rosemary and Mint.

How old were you when you made your first big purchase? I don’t know what you consider a big purchase.

What last made you angry? My brother in law, every single time I am near him.

What’s a color you think is underrated? I’m not sure.

What are you usually doing when midnight comes around and you can’t sleep? On my phone.

What is your favorite way to eat rice? (white, steamed, fried, brown, sweetened…) With my mouth.

What color is the top you’re wearing? Black.

When did you last laugh so hard you cried? Sometime this week.

What’s your favorite horror movie? I’m not super into horror movies but the last one I enjoyed was Bodies Bodies Bodies.

What’s your favorite and least favorite fast food restaurant? My favorite is Popeye’s and my least favorite is Burger King.

How many pictures can you see in the room you’re in? Several. I have a  bunch on my desk and cabinets.

When did you last sign your signature? Yesterday when dropping my niece off at her after school class.

What cover do you think is better than the original song? I’m sure there’s an example or two.

Are you currently listening to music? No.

What do your favorite pair of pajamas look like? I don’t really have a legit pair of PJs.

What is something you’ve been working on? Myself.

What’s something that excites you about the future? Seeing my nieces grow up.

How often do you drink smoothies? It’s something I need to work back into my daily routine. I need to start making them when I crave something sweet at the end of the day.

What’s a TV show you have gotten into recently? The White Lotus.

Have you ever had to have a tooth cut out? Yes.

When did you last rush for something? This morning to get to work.

How many blankets do you own? A few.

Have you drank enough water today? I haven’t had any yet but it’s only 7:30am.

Do you prefer apple pie or pecan pie? Pumpkin.

What color takes up most of your wardrobe? Black and blue.

What makes you feel alive? Anything water related--swimming, being on the beach, going down waterslides, relaxing in a hot tub. I just really love being in water.

Who is your last missed call from? Spam call.

Do you have any unusual pet peeves? My brother in law existing.

What is a food you think is nasty that most people enjoy? I can’t think of anything.

Would you rather never be sick again or be rich? How about rich enough to never be sick again?

[desertdragon]

Hm, there's a lot of fun questions in that fall ask game, but how about some pie flavors?

🎃🍎🥧

@smart-elec srry I took 10,000 years

🎃 pumpkin: do you have any favorite brainstorming techniques? how do you like to gather ideas for your wip?

I either have a scene or a line/series of lines invade my mind that I need to get out of me in it's entirety immediately or I have flickers of scenes coming in and out there's little in between that's all it is; either it happens on its own in response to a prompt or something around me or at random for no reason or it happens because I'm listening to music or encounter something in media/information/research/reading etc. Rarely, I get started on scenes from strong emotions alone, for all of these my brain will then start making connections automatically

Addendum: I don’t think I was clear enough. Rather than just saying “Yeah I get The Visions” and leaving it at that, a wip is like blacksmithing. Ideas are ores, all distinct in the potential they offer and what purposes they serve for what they can become. I’m then picking what I want to work with and drawing it out into a shape, hammering it constantly and cooling by walking away from it sometimes to come back and hammer again. And not all of them will be the same thing; some are weapons, some are tools, some are decoration pieces etc. Working on works in progress is me choosing my ore (get the idea and its theme), shaping it (writing process/drafting), cooling (stepping away), reforging (editing and revisions/drafting) and working on its overall components/detailing besides the billet itself (misc details, word choice, format and so on) its a hands on process but I tend to get in my own way

🍎 apple: let’s talk about friendship in your wip. do you have any favorite friend/platonic dynamics? any friendships gone sour?

For Gan and Vaste the entire concept around them is serving as direct foils to one another which is why their backgrounds are similar: isolated close knit community, mixed parentage, outcast based on their looks and family, strikes out on their own, raised with one biological parent in the picture, both even have green eyes and aren't physically human etc.; they were also intended to be like when a game gives you protagonist options of picking a boy or a girl, but then Vaste became non-binary so that doesn't matter in the gender sense, now they're like having two characters who are the protagonist and you can pick which route you want to play.

In this wip they don't know each other well yet and are just starting to become friends. I've already decided the main thread here is bonding through the things that have made them odd to others in the past, or tragic situations they share in life, as well as commonalities within their differences. I threw together two guys who are different just enough and force them to look at their similarities until they finally understand each other better and grow for it. Those are my favorite kinds of friendships to write and dynamics in general; the best relationships are boiled down to comedy duos, they can have as much complexity and seriousness as possible but if you strip everything away they should bounce off each other enough with a chemistry that’d make a good comedy duo who know each other in such a way there’s clear logic to the dynamic- they can be thrown into anything or be absurd while getting a reaction from you, and these two have to develop that after not starting on the right foot.

🥧 pie: let’s talk about food in your wip. are there any special recipes or traditional meals? do any of your OCs cook or bake?

This is so funny its like you read my mind, they do cook multiple times in this one. Right now I don’t have specific traditional dishes in mind so I’ll have to research and think on it, but there’s definitely special meals. They start off just cooking to eat and have fallen into the rhythm of that (especially since working out all day and Vaste’s increased calorie need = shitton of food) then as things progress they start breaking out what they enjoyed as children in an effort to understand each other better, as a sign of closeness. They also hunt or shop together, so getting food is an important daily chore that begins to serve as a litmus test for growing closer too (what do they decide on eating, which ingredients do they choose, what tastes do they have to be mindful of for the other person, what cooking techniques do they share, how much how little are they eating because of an outside factor etc.) and I think this highlights between them parts of their personalities.

Vaste cooks very by the book, as close to the recipe as needed only going with her instincts when it comes to meats, herbs, handling organs, and preparing desert fish, since she had experience with all these having to survive on hunts and eating at home. When she started learning Eorzean and other cooking outside of Forgotten Springs, it felt easier to pay attention to directions rather than go crazy making things she didn’t grow up with. She’s very, knows the rules and follows the rules- which is to say her food tastes good and is well seasoned but its lacking the knowledge passion brings. It’s rather technical outside of the areas she already knew and thus feels comfort playing/deviating in. That’s what Langsyth would write about her.

Gan meanwhile experiments, follows his gut, bends the recipe, can substitute ingredients with an expert eye etc. He’s very, knows the rules and can break the rules, even creates new rules using what he observes. He’s in his element and confident about his judgements, which is born from thousands of hours of practice since childhood and a genuine passion for cooking and how it works, even how the animals and plants used in the process are treated. He picks up cooking techniques not just for the sake of making meals but expanding his knowledge and when comfortable, adapting them for his situation. The same passion Vaste has thrown into the spear is his passion for food. Unlike Vaste he isn’t afraid of a mistake, and if he completely fucks up a meal (which is as rare as winning the lottery) then he’ll try again rather than dwell on the failure.

What they can agree on without doubts is that Archon Loaf is fucking disgusting. Dry. Bland. Revolting. Not Aesthetically Pleasing. There are field rations that have been more exciting.

I enjoyed this, this has given me a new way to thinking about writing food.

[milliethekitty27-writing]

Alfred In October

On the last day of September, every single nation who is friends with Alfred on any social media platform blocks him without hesitation. 

Yes, even his brother. 

You may be wondering why, because Alfred’s social media is always a train wreck, but the answer is plain and simple.

Alfred spends all of October screaming about Halloween. 

The first day is endless spooky scary skeleton memes. These will continue throughout the month, but they’re particularly prevalent on the first day. Matthew sends him All I Want For Christmas links he disguises as other things, rick-rolling but with Mariah Carrey. Alfred usually ends up calling his brother yelling that it’s too early. Jett’s started doing it too and Alfred’s only a little salty.

The first weekend is decorating the house - he covers it in fake spiderwebs, a big blow up cat that moves its head, and there are orange lights everywhere. He hangs ghosts in the tree and gets fake red eyes that glow to shove into bushes.

On the second weekend, he gets anyone who comes to visit (sometimes he goes alone, but often Matt or Jett or Kiku or one of his friends will come by because as irritating as Alfred’s love for October may be, it is a lot of fun) to go with him to a haunted house. They leave shaking and laughing and making fun of each other and get milkshakes, and the next day they go to a huge farmers market to pick out the best produce for a big holiday feast (Matthew, without fail, teases him about when Thanksgiving is, like the coward doesn’t come over for Thanksgiving to stuff himself full of pie and turkey and fall asleep watching football with him. They fight, but they do get along rather well. Hockey is the biggest danger) 

His halloween party often happens that second weekend, because he likes to have the next two weeks to fully prepare. It happens Saturday night, after his haunted house, so he can shop in the morning and make those who came for the House help him clean up his house. He makes pumpkin desserts and gets out his fog machine, invites his friends from all around the world. Sometimes it’s a small party, sometimes half of the world is there (literally) Everyone dresses up and there’s games and movies and music and it’s a blast. He spends the entire week cleaning up, and the third weekend is quiet because he’s still recovering. 

He does his pumpkins on the third weekend, as close to Halloween as he can spare to keep them in the best shape. He posts pictures of the process to Instagram. Pumpkin carving is a very serious time because he wants it to be just right. He blasts reruns of Halloween Wars and eats hershey bars as he scrolls through pinterest looking for ideas. He buys his pumpkins that weekend, usually at some local farm that sells apple cider. He’ll walk around for hours doing corn mazes with apple cider in hand, picking out the very best pumpkins. He cuts at the bottom and scoops out the guts, sometimes calling Matthew to see what he’s doing (Matthew likes Halloween too, don’t get me wrong, but Alfred goes batshit) Alfred is one of those pumpkin carvers who can get the flash scraped down so it glows and has texture. He uses a real candle because he can and sprinkles cinnamon inside, he covers it with lemon to try to keep it preserved, and he places it outside, maybe on his porch or next to the cat. 

Alfred goes ham on the candy. He gets the big candy bars, the good stuff, and for the kids who can’t have the sweets he gets those Japanese erasers you can pull apart or really neat pens. He stocks up good (he’ll eat it or give it away if not enough kids come) Some years he makes caramel apples for the kids who are really brave and are willing to give him a song or a dance, or just for himself because they’re delicious.

The only thing he doesn’t do in October is the costume. He’s had that ready for months. Some years he does superheroes but other years he just goes more generic. There was one year he went as a pirate; Arthur spat out his tea and lectured him about proper boots and all that. (this year he was going to do a zombie of some kind, but he changed his mind since there had been a lot of death and he needed a break) He dresses up as a cowboy instead, complete with spurs and a lasso at his hip, and he prepares his best Western accent. 

He loves to stay by the door and see the kids costumes. He loves watching children of all ages running up and down the path, hooting and hollering, getting scared by the neighbors (one of whom is almost as bad as Alfred, but likes to up the scare-antics). He sees children who’ve come to his house for ages slowly growing up, and he gets to dunk loads of candy into their bags while Hocus Pocus blasts in the background. 

He runs his mini candy store from five-thirty until eight-thirty, when most kids start going to bed. Then he leaves the candy bowl outside for the last stragglers, turns out the light at nine, and watches scary movies. 

On the years when Matt visits (he was supposed to this year, but everyone was sick and they agreed they’d make it even grander next year) they dress up in twin costumes (they were tentatively thinking Thing One and Thing Two, and if they could get Francis or Arthur to come they were going to make them be the Cat in the Hat) and stay up until five in the morning screaming at ghosts and shoveling popcorn into their mouths. For this year, though, Alfred is alone, and he’s going to enjoy every second of pumpkin spice, spooky ghosts, and the autumn rainbow of the leaves as they prepare for cold weather. He’ll sip his apple cider and watch Halloween Wars and enjoy irritating everyone by emailing them about skeleton wars. 

Oh yes.

Alfred loves Halloween. 

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Thank you for reading!

Halloween is one of my favorite times of year and I love the fall, so I like to think that Alfred appreciates it too. I’m really sad that I won’t be home to do it (my neighborhood is the BEST trick-or-treating spot) and I hope things clear up enough that kids can dress up and enjoy it. I just think it’s neat, you know.

I am in school now and having to balance work, so I don’t know how consistent I’ll be with the writing (inspiration was a long time coming for this one, thank goodness for the month shift) Words are hard, man. Here’s hoping October is a gentle month of 2020!

[positivityfortoday]

☀ PositivityForToday’s 10K Celebration ☀

There are SO many things worth living for and reasons to smile and be happy! With the help of my lovely followers/friends, I have compiled a list of 1,000 things that make people happy, for my 10,000 amazing followers! Hopefully, this list is able to help you, make you feel better, or give you a reason to smile today! 

☀ 1,000 Happy Things ☀

Seeing cows while driving

Moss on really old fallen trees 

Seeing a lil baby you don't know in public, and they smile at you!!!

Parents doing their kids hair or just people doing someone they care about’s hair

Really ragged old and well-loved stuffed animals 

When the dandelions start blooming

Spring blossom

Daffodils

Bluebells

Sharks

When you're sitting outside your house or something and people passing by wave and say hi

That feeling in the summer when you have your window open and you're listening to your favorite music

When someone does a hobby just because they enjoy it even if they aren't the best at it

Comfort shows and books

People speaking their native languages

When my brother gets something to eat and always gets me something he knows I like

When I finish a crossword 

When I see something that reminds me of someone I care about

Paintings

My best friend (I love her so much shhhh don't tell her)

My dog! I love him 

My little sisters! Adorable, creative, and very witty. I love them

Music! I get the happy shaky feelings and just,,, y e a h/listening to songs

Singing! Especially for band practice!

Sunlight beams in the morning

The moon

Eagles

That feeling when you’re with friends and you’re all laughing so loudly, and you just feel complete

Talking to my favorite people/talking to my best friend

Sunrises and sunsets

Seeing the stars

Cats

Butterflies/Moths

Snails

Warm sunshine

Purple gel pens

Hugs

My children

Sunny days

Beautiful views

Spending time with my family and friends

Playing badminton

Cycling

Playing with little kids

Playing with dogs

Whales

Animals doing daft things 

Talks and walks with my son 

Morning breakfast and coffee 

A good spicy lunch

Laying in my bed at night and just checking on current affairs and news

My boyfriend

My friends 

Art

Owls

Minecraft

Voice acting

Petting my dog

Smelling Flowers 

Feeling a cold thing when I’m warm or a warm thing when I’m cold 

Giving and getting kisses

Random texts from friends

Coffee flavored chocolate 

Singing

Moths with big white wings

Underdone scrambled eggs

A rainy night

Bubbles

That first warm day of spring

Going on hikes

Being outdoors

Candy

Chocolate 

The smell of playdoh 

Taking photos

Getting new clothing 

Candles

Birdwatching

Going on picnics

Writing poetry

Reading books

The holidays

Making people smile/laugh

Coffee

A nice warm blanket

Eating ice cream

Snow globes

Lightning bugs

Flowers after the snow melts

The smell of rain

Sitting on the steps early in the morning

Being the first to wake up

The feeling I get after running

The comfort of a favorite shirt

My girlfriend 

Family

Random acts of kindness

Babies

When I play with my dog by pretending to run at her and she goes crazy with excitement 

My cat 

Rain

Baking

Piano (playing or listening)

Small flowers

Flowy skirts/dresses

Wholesome romances

Hearing a song for the first time and loving it immediately 

Playing my flute

Horses

Listening to vinyls on a record player

When someone remembers a little detail about you

Painting my nails

Doing yoga

Doing exercise

Beating a personal record

Rainbows

Making crafts

Taking a shower after a long day

Going to the zoo

Going on vacation

Being at the beach or near water

Watching Netflix

Going to the movie theatre

Watching a live play at a theatre

Learning something new

Teaching someone how to do something 

Toasting marshmallows and eating S’mores 

Cupcakes

Seeing a shooting star

Taking a nap

When someone compliments me

Decorating my room

Picnics

My favorite band

My favorite celebrities

My favorite actors

Setting a new goal

Collecting rocks

Putting on fresh clean sheets

Seeing Christmas lights

Listening to birds chirping

Giraffes

Camping

Sitting by a bonfire

Eating mashed potatoes

Bullet journaling

Driving in the car with the windows down

Dancing

Looking at pretty pictures

Concerts

Funny jokes/puns/memes

Fireworks

Sparklers

Pretty clouds

My favorite shoes

Getting new art supplies

Making photo edits

Making gifts for my friends and family

Getting gifts from people 

Balloons

Succulents 

Playing an instrument

Drinking a nice cup of tea

Iced tea on a summer day

Eating fresh fruit

Getting my hair braided 

Eating at a restaurant 

Being on a boat

Swimming

Making new friends

Finding an animal in nature 

Pumpkins and pumpkin patches

Carving pumpkins 

Autumn and all the beautiful colors

Acting for theatre

Making video edits

Wearing a costume for Halloween

Dressing fancy

Finding four leaf clovers

Pressing flowers

Scrap booking

Handwritten letters

Stickers

Hummingbirds

Elephants

Eating breakfast 

Gardens

Inspirational quotes

Wearing my favorite necklace 

Baby animals 

Little streams and ponds

Foxes

Sun shining through trees

When it’s foggy out and you can see dew drops on plants and spider webs

Being on a swing

Finally accomplishing a goal you’ve been working on 

When a new season of your favorite show comes out

Doing my makeup

Cleaning and organizing 

Daydreaming 

Taking a bath

Christmas 

Watching funny videos

Wearing sweaters and hoodies

Fuzzy socks

Helping people 

Little figurines and objects

Popcorn 

Brownies

Looking out the window 

Wolves

Opening a window for fresh air

The smell of coffee 

Watching YouTube videos 

Getting a haircut 

Seeing a deer in the woods 

Watching birds fly

Finding shapes and objects in the clouds 

The smell of fresh laundry

When someone tells me something reminded them of me

Stepping on crunchy leaves

Animal crossing

My switch

Softball/baseball

Basketball

Soccer

Seeing cool cars/old cars

Rollerblading

Drawing with chalk on a sidewalk

Going to bed early

Stargazing

Making progress

Checking things off my to-do list

Taking Polaroid pictures

Going for walks

Jogging

Going to the library

Starting a new book

Finishing a good book

Playing board games

Koalas

Slippers

Big trees

Sunlight coming through the windows

Waking up on Christmas morning

Getting book, song, movie, etc. recommendations from my friends

Making music playlists

Finally receiving packages I ordered in the mail 

Baking desserts

When my favorite song comes on

When people make playlists for each other

Finding new characters to ship

Having free time

Sticky notes

Sunbathing

Traveling

Peace and quietness

Alone time

Meeting my step/exercise goal for the day

The people who love me

Soup

Coloring books

Getting into bed after a long day

Pillows

Fandoms

How unique and different everyone is

Getting a lot of work done

Looking forward to my future dream job

Playing video games

Being on Tumblr

Taking time for myself

Practicing self-care

Face masks

Finding money you forgot about

Holding hands

The smell of apple pie

Starting a new tv show

Getting letters in the mail

When the seasons change

Summer

Mugs and teacups

Smoothies

Breakfast food

Disney

Going into the woods/forest

Trying new creative outlets

The smell of sunscreen

Eating the food you’ve been craving

Knowing and feeling that people care

Telling a good story

Laughing so hard can’t stop and your stomach hurts

Late summer nights

Late night drives

Sparkles

Glitter

Listening to people I love talk about their favorite things and what they’re passionate about

Listening to podcasts

Turning up the volume of my music

Putting my headphones in

Blasting my favorite songs through my speaker

People accepting and supporting others for who they truly are

Wearing something cozy

Soft light

Love

Warm weather

A well-rested night

Waking up in the morning and feeling refreshed

Knowing that every day is a fresh start

Well written characters

A book I can get lost in

Sloths

My parents

My siblings

My grandparents

The feeling of sand beneath your feet

Heated blankets

Bagels

Toast

Getting something for free

Samples

Constellations 

Mason jars

Practicing a new skill

Finding a new hobby

Lazy weekends

Mac n cheese

French fries

Having deep conversations with my best friend

New jeans

Going to IKEA

Skirts 

Dresses

Doodling

When other people are happy (especially people I know and love)

Marching band

Sleeping in

Having the day off

Getting new books

Playing guitar

Playing ukulele 

Random compliments

A change of scenery

Cuddling

Waking before the sun is up

Reading old letters

Zebras

Exploring

Building Lego sets

Using photoshop to make edits

Journaling

Walking along the seafront and breathing in time with the waves

A good rom-com or nostalgic show

Writing lists

Pinterest boards

Looking back at my accomplishments

Talking on the phone with a friend or family member

Wrapping presents

A blue sky

Loving someone 

Waterfalls

Washi tape

Penguins

Donuts

The color yellow

Sleepovers

Cooking dinner

Kind gestures

Trust

Inside jokes

Songs that make you feel nostalgic

Seeing other people’s art

Comfy clothes

Wearing pajamas

Calligraphy

When someone calls you by your nickname

Going to Target

The first sunburn of the summer

Ramen noodles

Chinese food

Thrift shopping

Flower fields

Flowers growing in random places, like through a crack in the sidewalk

Writing

Sparkly snowflakes

When it snows on Christmas

Mixing paint colors together

Perfectly shaven legs

Puddles

The color red

Thunderstorms 

The smell of flowers

The ocean 

Adult sized onesies

Driving a golf cart

Fairytales

Cartoons

The color blue

Pasta

AO3

Crickets chirping

Seeing everyone’s houses decorated for the holidays, especially Christmas

Other people sharing what makes them happy

Monkeys

Being understood

When someone texts to make sure I got home safely

Iced coffee

Becoming better at communicating with others

Seeing a friend for the first time in a while

Good morning and good night texts

Drinking a cold glass of water

Deep conversations in the middle of the night

Collecting sea shells

Building blanket forts

Tan lines

Being under lots of blankets

Making better health and money choices

Getting chills from a song even after hearing it countless times 

Liking how I look

Hot chocolate

Finding new music

Buying cute things

Wearing an outfit I really like

When someone tells you how glad they are to be your friend

Gardening

Watching raindrops race down a window 

Trying new food

Finding exactly what I was looking for 

Planning my future

Finding a song that perfectly fits my mood or describes how I’m feeling

Writing little notes to people

When someone tells me I did something good

Eating ice cream on a hot day

Making friends with animals

Going to football games

Seeing people genuinely interested in something

Snow days

The last day of school

Winter break

Spring break

Thanksgiving

New Year’s Eve

Turtles

Sitting outside on a cool summer day

Watching rain

Watching the ocean waves come in

Netflix binges

A new movie release I really want to watch

Driving with a window down for the first time in the spring 

Taking a cruise

Giving helpful advice

Getting helpful advice

Doing a favor for someone who needs it

Someone referencing one of my fandoms or something I love out of no where

Learning and knowing stuff

Doing something physically challenging or scary

Listening to my bedroom fan while I fall asleep

Coming up with a new creative idea 

Finding something I wanted at the store on sale for a good deal

Finishing all my assignments on time or even early

Hugging my dog

Taking my dog for a walk

Teaching my dog a new trick

When strangers stop to say hi to my dog

Listening to audiobooks

The weekend

Finding a new flavor of chapstick

Drinking Kool-Aid, it makes me feel so nostalgic

Watching nature shows on a weekend morning

Watching cartoon shows on a Sunday morning

A good TV show, most likely something I've watched before because that way I know it ends well

A good, delicious comfort meal on a Friday night by myself 

A café in the city centre at noon when it's not filled with the morning rush or afternoon coffee breakers

The stars from my childhood bedroom because they're the brightest here

Listening to my favorite playlist really loud on a long road trip and singing to myself loudly in my car

Having an entire day to myself without interruptions from anyone

Opening the curtains first thing in the morning 

A new jacket

Going to the cinema on a first release day because it's always super exciting and full of people anxious to see a movie they've been waiting for forever

Listening to live music

Riding roller coasters

Going to amusement parks

Lizards

Seahorses

Starfish

Eating fair food

Feeling an instrument vibrate when you’re playing it

Hearing my dog snore

When my dog dreams in his sleep 

Wearing a new piece of clothing for the first time

Feeling the sun on you

Eyes in the sunlight

Seeing city lights

Singing in the shower at the top of my lungs

Looking at someone and them knowing exactly what they’re going to say

Laughing till you cry

Being under a blanket

Going to craft stores

Watching boats

The idea of traveling the world

When my dogs let me lay my head on them

Listening to an old song and having it bring back memories

Candy corn

Crazy socks

Quotes

Fall and the leaves changing color and the crisp feeling in the air

Making snowmen

Making gingerbread houses for Christmas

Making videos with family

Burning a candle

Booping a dog’s nose

Getting letters/notes from people; writing them

Snow globes

Dr. Pepper

Doc martens

Fortune cookies

Potatoes

Easter

Finishing something

Skipping rocks

Warm rain

When someone opens up to you

Finding the right words to say exactly what you wanted

Animal footprints

Eating outside

Fairy lights

The smell of a hotel

Windows

Meeting a new dog

Dolphins

Getting magazines in the mail

Being in the woods as the sun starts to rise and the animals wake up

Warm days

Adirondack chairs

A warm breeze

Clothes and blankets hanging outside to dry

Feeding birds

Aquariums

The color green

Tie dying things

Going to art museums

Going to science museums

New albums from my favorite artists 

Seeing moss in nature

Finding cute little mushrooms 

When a dog wags its tail a bunch and is excited to see me

Playing fetch with my dog

Obsessing over something and having someone to talk about it with

Going on a walk with my best friend and talking about life

Looking at old pictures and reminiscing on good memories

Reading a book that's so good your brain wants to read faster than it can

Laughing with friends about the weirdest things

Being appreciated for doing small things you wouldn't even have thought about yourself because it's something you *just do*

Being creative

Watching animals

A story I can't put down

Stretching

The moment when you listen to a new song/album by your favourite artist

When you're at a concert and anticipating the moment before the band comes out

When at a concert and they play your favourite song live

The moment when someone compliments your outfit 

When you see someone wearing merch of something you like 

Seeing the sunrise/sunset 

Watching the sun rise out of the water or sink down into it as it’s setting

This ecstatic feeling in general when you're just living in the moment with people who love something as much as you do

Hugging my cat and smelling his fur

Listening to my music by myself and singing to it 

Making edits I’m really proud of 

Losing hours in a good book or fanfiction

Writing sentences that I actually like 

My siblings and my parents when they're being chill and funny

Watching my favorite tv shows and movies and yelling about them into the void 

Finding a new good song 

Fresh out of the shower + fresh clean sheets feeling when you go to bed

When I come downstairs in the morning and my dog greets me right at the bottom step with her lil’ tail wagging

Knowing that if I ever needed someone to chat with, someone would be there to lend an ear

Tigers

Lions

When you shuffle your music and the exact song you want to hear plays

When all my family is around the outdoor fire on a summer’s evening

When my nieces and nephews give me squishy kid hugs

Being home alone and being able to cook or bake in the kitchen without disruption

Driving around with a friend in the evenings and just belting our favorite songs

Seaside walks

Disney World

Seeing live theatre

The sun shining on leaves and stone buildings

Dancing when I'm alone

Color-coordinating my outfit

Floating on my back in the sea

The smell of summer nights

The smell of winter mornings

Colorful things/environments

Bunnies

Walking along lakes/rivers/the sea

Spending time in nature

Taking care of my plants

Giving affection to my loved ones

Listening to other people's stories

Reading about people I've never met before or places I've never visited before (especially if they are now just a part of history)

Embroidering

Pandas

Swimming in a river or the sea

Stargazing (my favorite moments usually happen an hour before sunrise)

White-caged-bird

Feeling the breeze when I spin and my heartbeat when I dance for an hour at a time

All the wonderful smells of flowers and colours that nature has to offer

Sharing good laughter with someone

Feeling like I belong

Travelling and discovering new customs of different cultures

Hiking or foraging

That feeling when I'm approaching the end of a really good book and I let myself be engulfed by the fact that it's a unique experience, that I'll never experience as the first time again

Observing my local fauna

Petting and taking care of an animal (double the joy if it is friendly with strangers)

Drinking a good cup of honey tea

Finding a perfume that suits me

Eating something sweet

Enjoying a meal with others

Cat paws tapping on the floor

Dipping a biscuit into tea

Trying to catch leaves falling from the tree

Having sunlight hit your face when you’re napping

Objects that cast a rainbow when the sun shines through them

Seeing patterned shadows

Ambient mood lighting

Sleeping

Wearing jewelry 

Cheese

Playing chess

Fresh air

Going somewhere new

My Mom’s cooking

Being inspired

When someone holding your hand rubs their thumb lovingly in circles

Picking strawberries

Otters

Painting the walls of my room

Wind chimes

Seeing that your favorite people are active online

Finally understanding something you were struggling with

The excitement you get when someone reblogs your writing or art

Getting a new notebook or journal

Appreciation

Validation

When someone tells you they love you and mean it

The smell of freshly baked bread

When my dog falls asleep on me

Making new online friends

Found family

Finishing cleaning my room

When someone lays their head on your shoulder

Doing something right on the first try

Finally sitting down after standing for a long time

Getting goosebumps from hearing or seeing something you love

Seeing a gorgeous view

Loving someone and them loving you back

Freshly baked gooey cookies

When a song comes on and everyone starts singing

When I’m out for a run and it’s hot and it starts raining. Nothing makes me feel more like a human than getting caught in the rain on a run

Swimming in the ocean

When people are talking about something they really love and get carried away trying to explain it all to you

Puppies

Being in the middle of nowhere and actually getting to see the whole sky of stars that you never get to see in a city

Finding people that love the same things you do

 When something silly reminds you of someone you love; like every time I see an orange and green gummy worm I think of my sister

When you’re hugging someone and they squeeze you a little bit before they let go

Weather where you can leave all the windows open in your house

Trampolines

Driving with no destination in mind

Falling asleep to the sound of rain

Hearing other people laugh

Laughing only because you hear someone else laugh and it's just so contagious

The first snowfall of the year

Disney movies

Listening to someone tell stories and they have like 15 side stories in between the main one

Romantic movies

Bubble baths

Smiling between kisses

Wearing sweatpants

A clean house

Pizza

My computer

Cheesy pickup lines

When people tell me they miss me

Cool spring mornings after a storm

My job

Butterflies

New shoes

Oversized shoes

Caramel apples

Volunteering

Meditating

Running my blog

Finding sea glass at the beach

Getting my nails done 

Planning vacation

Hot cider

Telling people I love them

Writing in my gratitude journal

Eating homegrown vegetables, fruit, and herbs

Remembering a good dream I had

Happy endings

Colored pens

Decorating for the holidays

Finishing a really good tv show

Leopards

Summer rain

Thunderstorms where I can just open my window to the full extent and just watch and listen

Calls with my best friend

Seeing a meme and sending it to my friends

Getting an email from AO3

That moment when you get an idea for creating something

Walking barefoot on the grass

Sending thank you notes

Writing events I’m looking forward to on my calendar

Dippin' Dots

Spicy food

Seeing a full moon

Eating cookie dough

Eating seasonal food

Bubble wrap

Going to the car wash and getting rainbow soap

Dark chocolate

Soft blankets

Weighted blankets

Soft drinks with crushed ice

When I get an unexpected phone call from someone I love

Wearing flip flops

Longer daylight hours

Having a BBQ

Frosting cookies

Making cupcakes in the microwave

Watching the Hallmark channel during the holidays

Taking selfies or photos with people I love

Putting on lotion

The smell of a baby’s head

The Office

Online shopping

The smell of freshly cut grass

Surprising my family or friends

Looking at the clock when it’s 11:11

Being productive

Quilts

Doing good on an exam

Someone doing a favor for me (especially when I didn’t ask)

Eating pancakes with syrup

Origami

Sprinkles

Confetti

Waving at people

Giving high fives

Complicated Handshakes between you and your best friend

Naps/feeling well-rested

Eating one of my favorite foods

Hearing good news from/about a friend or family member

Looking at nature (these days it's seeing squirrels in my neighbour's garden and looking at my plants and trees)

When make someone happy or feel like I made a difference (including a satisfied client)

Success (good grades, a gifset that does well)

Hugs from my mom

Learning new things

Chatting with my friends because they’re all amazing people

Group watches of my favorite tv show or movie

That feeling when the house has just been cleaned/when I’m freshly showered

Making jokes/laughing with people

Reading fluffy fanfics

Driving on the road to a destination far away, I love the trip as much as (if not more than) arriving at the actual place

Reading affirmations

Green tea

Getting breakfast or lunch from a nice restaurant 

Learning about topics that won’t benefit me; like Chinese history, geography, ancient flora and fauna, etc. just things that I find cool 

The jokes my girlfriend makes, especially when they’re the same ones she always makes

Stories from the past! Stories from history from people who actually lived through it

Stories in general, just hearing the life experiences of people in completely different positions from me. I love hearing people’s stories

Drawing intricate things, like old buildings, landscapes, and plants

Cooking a nice meal

Grocery shopping and farmers markets especially 

My cat! All of her weird little habits too, like how she stands in front of my feet so I’ll push her where she wants to go 

Botanical gardens

State parks

Museums

Art galleries

Listening to stories my grandparents tell

When people tell me about their life goals and dreams

Being surrounded by the people I love 

Living the best life I can

Partying hard the night away

Daydreaming

Sunflowers always make me smile

Warm tea

Big fluffy clouds in a blue sky

Friendly babies

Hearing a past favorite song

Singing karaoke 

Biking riding

Helping others

Chocolate milk

Sweets and fruits

Having fun doing things I love

Dragons

Video games

My favorite things

Writing

Affection

Exercising

Being on Tumblr

Pinterest

Looking at flowers and plants

Playing with my cats

Chatting with my friends (at the moment it’s through zoom, of course)

Finding new ways to decorate my room

Window shopping

Spending time with my boyfriend

Wearing my favorite outfit/accessory

Eating something delicious

The cool side of my pillow 

Tears of joy

Woodpeckers

Reading poems

Hugging trees

Tree houses

Airstreams/campers

Playing frisbee

Making sculptures

Puppy ears

The first day of spring

The first day of summer

Sending silly photos to my friends

Building sand castles

Winning prizes at the fair or arcade

Marbles

Cacti

Scrolling through my phone

Writing fanfiction

Seeing someone you haven't seen for a really long time

Putting together collages

Printing out photos I love

DIY projects

Sewing 

Crocheting 

Listening to steel drums

Haunted houses

Going through a corn maze

Picking fresh fruit or vegetables

Bubble tea

Starbucks

Dunkin donuts

Disneyland

Disney Princesses

Climbing trees

Finishing errands

Rewatching my favorite episodes

Scrunchies

Milkshakes

Ice cream blizzards

Listening to acoustic versions of songs

Hot tubs

Rubber ducks

Coconut flavored food

Dipping fries in ice cream

Discovering a new type of animal

Seeing hot air balloons

Frogs/toads

Splashing in puddles 

Having plants inside my house

Teddy bears

Iridescent/holographic things

Bird houses

Breakfast in bed

Crystals/gemstones

Ziplining 

Dew drops

Glow sticks

Flower crowns (especially handmade ones)

Spring rain 

Watching other people make art

Lighthouses

Finding heart shaped things in nature

Thinking of getting my own apartment

Coming up with a new recipe for food

Cookbook recipes passed down through families

Bookshelves

Making pretty yogurt bowls

Seaside houses

Flying on planes and being in/above the clouds

Flower bouquets

Looking at and learning about the planets

Fruit snacks

Palm trees

Weeping willow trees

Cherry blossoms

Eating cake

Decorating cakes with eccentric icing designs and colors

Whipped cream

Having snowball fights

Hearing Christmas music

Tattoos

Wearing rings

Green grass

A tidy organized desk with cute desk supplies

My craft room

Hammocks

Little cottages

Cotton candy (and cotton candy flavored things)

Looking at all the paint pallet colors in paint stores

Stamps

Taking silly photos in photobooths

Going to the mall

Making jam, especially strawberry jam

Reading outside

Finding a bird nest and watching eggs hatch

Looking at photos of my family and friends 

Finding old flora and art books

Eating fresh corn on the cob with butter on a summer day

Lily Pads

Icicles

Inner peace

Sitting under a tree

Not having to turn on the light in your room when the sun is shining through

When restaurants have patios you can dine at

Fishing on a pier

Seeing old couples in public

Making gifs

Trees swaying in the wind

Anime

Dying Easter eggs

Laying in the trunk of a car and watching the clouds or stars

Night lights

Flower shops 

Outer space

Kitchens

PB&J sandwiches

Toasted Cheese

LoFi music

Listening to/watching ambience videos

Turtle necks

Peaches

Looking at old maps

Figurines of the earth/globe

Honey and bees

Cheesecake

Seeing footprints in sand and watching them be washed away by waves

Anything related to the moon, stars, and sun

Reading my horoscope (even if I know it’s not real)

Archways decorated with hanging flowers

Yogurt

Pudding

Knowing that I’m not alone

Ancient roman sculptures

Macarons

When someone tells me they care about me

Weddings

Watercolour

Birthday parties 

My brother

My sister

When my dog leaves his bed to lay in the sunlight

Doing mini photoshoots with my friends

Hand making bracelets/necklaces (friendship bracelets)

When someone calls me darling or honey

Love letters

Game night

Skateboarding

Stress balls and squishy toys

Starting something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time

Playing cards

Doing puzzles

Word searches

Kittens

Ordering takeout

Stepping out into the fresh air

Creating vision boards

Getting a massage

Writing positive affirmations

Lunch dates

Standup comedy

Listening to classical music

Nature/animal documentaries

Having someone there to listen to me

Listening to someone when they need it

Accepting myself for who I am

Looking back and seeing how far I’ve come and all the progress I've made

Doing something my future self will be thankful for

Speaking up for myself

Being near loved ones

Finding time for my hobbies

Giving myself time to rest

Saturday mornings

Marrying the one I love

Discovering new things

Going to new cities

My idols

Pastries

Feeling the wind on my face on a car ride

The sensation of music in my ears and like nothing else matters

People who have my best interest in mind

Simplicity

Fulfilling my dreams

Discovering a new ice cream flavor

Knitting

Making myself a priority

Knowing that I am important, and I matter

Thank you all so much for following me and supporting my blog! It means a TON! I never expected for this blog to become popular, especially because I originally started it to help myself get through some mental health issues. I am so happy to be able to share my journey of healing with you all! It means the world to me to help or make a positive impact on even just one person’s life! Each and every single one of you is amazing!! You matter and you are SO important! Thanks again for your everything! Have a great day!!! Sending sunshine your way!! 

[lilywily143]

Fall Festival

Tw Panic Attack, Minor Injury, Interpreted Monsters, Vent Regression

"Hurry up you dorks!!!"

The day before Halloween. The ninja had plans to go to out of town to this fall festival that everyone loved to go to. There was Apple Bobbing, DIY games, Ring Toss, rides.

And the ninja had went to all of them.

Except one.

The Corn Maze

It was one of the ninja favorite activites in the festival. Maybe it sounded like a childish thing to be excited to do, but the maze always added people and props in the maze to scare people going through it.

And the maze was always made into a unique shape on the map. The first time they have gone through the maze, it was a clown. Then it was made into a pumpkin the following year.

This year, it was...

Well, they didn't know yet. Even if it was getting dark, they were about to know.

If they picked up the pace with Jay.

"We are trying to!!" Nya yelled from the group that just couldn't keep up with the ninja who was obviously excited for this activity.

"Well, try harder!!" Jay screamed back, before turning the corner of the food lines, getting closer to the maze.

By the time the others got around the corner, Jay was gone.

"How the heck is end so fast?!?!" Cole bent down to catch their breath.

"I'm not sure. But let's hurry so Jay doesn't get lost on the way there." Zane went back to running the way that Jay went. The others soon after, following his steps.

Before Cole could follow them, he was stopped by someone talking to him.

"Hey!! I like your costume!!"

"Oh! Thanks!" Cole responded. It maybe wasn't Halloween yet, but they all still wanted to wear costumes.

Kai and Nya were lazy this year and they just wore their ninja outfits as a costume.

Cole was a wizard.

Jay was the Grim Reaper.

Zane originally was going to go with the ninja outfit like the Smiths, but Cole convinced them to go as a snowman.

And Lloyd was a polar bear.

The stranger walked over to Cole and gave him a high five.

"I like your clown costume, too. Bye!" Cole said, before going back to running towards the others.

Wasn't too long until they got to the start of the maze, near the barn. Jay was already in the barn, because that was where the display of the map was of the corn maze.

When the others got to the barn, Jay was already leaning over the map, admiring the shape of the maze.

"Guys! Finally! You're here! Look at the map!"

Cole leaned up against the door frame to catch their breath. "I'll be there in a second!"

The others walked over to Jay and looked at the map.

"So this year is a bat." Kai responded. "Very cool."

"Did they grow more corn on the borders? It looks bigger?"

"Pretty sure. I'm comparing it to last year's maze, and it does have more square feet this year."

"It seems it has a lot more of dead ends this year. We might get lost more easily." Lloyd looked to the table against the wall and saw a stack of papers with the map copied on it. He walked over and grabbed six of the papers.

"It might be safer to grab a map over here so we don't get lost." He said, holding them out for his friends to grab.

"Good idea." Cole, walking from the door, grabbed one.

"I'll have one, too" Nya grabbed one and put it in their backpack.

All of them had brought backpacks so it would be easier to carry the prizes they won. And also bring essentials like; water, first aid, phone, etc.

"I don't need a map. I already have it stored in my memory card."

"Alright then."

"I don't need one either. I can go through this maze. It looks simple enough."

"Kai, you can't be serious about going in this maze without a map."

"Actually, I wanted to try to go through the maze without a map too."

"Really, Jay?"

"Yeah! No Map Buddies!" Kai walked to Jay and hugged end. "Do you wanna buddy up in the maze?"

"I'm down for that idea."

"Actually, we should do buddy-ups so we have less of a chance to get lost." Nya announced to the team. Zane then walked over to Lloyd.

"Can I be your buddy, Lloyd?"

"I'd like that, Frosty."

"Hey! No one call Zane "Frosty" but me!" Cole then chased Lloyd.

Grabbed a laugh from the others.

"Well, I'll be Cole's buddy then."

"Alright, let's go!!" Jay said, before running out to the corn maze.

"Wait for me, Sparky!" Kai yelled before running out with end. Jay stopped at the entrance, already able to see three different paths they could go through.

Kai was able to catch up easily since Jay was contemplating which path to go down.

"Hey, Kai? Which path do you think we should go down?"

Kai took a moment to look down the paths from the entrance. Then he pointed towards the left path.

"My instincts say that path."

"Alright, let's go then." Jay responded, already walking down the path, with Kai right behind.

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15 minutes later.....

"Ugh" Kai groaned in annoyance, kicking a corn stalk while he and Jay walked.

"It feels like we have been in here for.e.ver."

Jay had to agree with him. "It does take us less time than this to get out. Is it because they expanded the corn maze?"

"Probably... Look... another fork in the path..." They walked over to the seperation in the paths before a cardboard skeleton popped out from one of the paths. Catching a suprised yelp from the two ninja.

And an elemental surge through Jay.

Not a second later, the cardboard skeleton was burned to ashes. Jay and Kai looked at the ashes in the spot where the cardboard once laid.

"I-I'm sorry..."

"It's fine. I probably would have been the one who destroyed it if you didn't." Kai replied with a chuckle.

Jay closed ends eyes and took a second to catch ends breath from the skeleton. Kai said something, but Jay didn't notice. By the time Jay calmed down and opened ends eyes...

Kai wasn't there anymore.

Jay panicked slightly, but end calmed endself down again.

Ok, Kai must have went down one of the paths in front of them. Just.... which one?

Jay took a second to figure what path Kai could have gone down. End remembered Kai usually seemed to go down left paths, so that was probably a good direction to go.

Jay gripped onto ends backpack, kept it close, then went down the left-most path. Even though end didn't see Kai immediately down the path, Jay kept ends expectations high.

I'll see him soon. I'm sure that fireball went down this path.

Jay walked down the path, took another left, and hit a dead end. Some people were already there and turning around for hitting this dead end.

But Kai wasn't around.

D-Did I loose my buddy?? Did he ditch me???

Jay started to panic again, and end couldn't calm down this time. Jay frantically took end backpack off of them, and started to search for ends phone.

Come on... I know I brought it... Yes!

Jay grabbed the phone and pressed the power button.

.

.

.

W-why won't it turn on??

Jay shook the phone to see if was just lagging, or whatever. Something! Anything! Whatever the excuse was so end could fix it and call Kai or the other ninja.

Then it dawned on Jay.

It died.

Jay forgot to charge it for the trip here. Jay put the phone back in ends backpack and slung the backpack onto ends back, slowly.

As if it would stop ends mind from racing.

It's dead. I can't call anyone. Kai's gone. I'm not near anyone of my friends. I can't call them. I'm lost. I'm lost.

"Hey. You ok?"

Jay jumped slightly and turned to someone in a werewolf costume.

But, Jay wished end knew it was a costume.

It was such a convincing outfit that Jay was terrifed of who was in front of end.

Jay couldn't handle it, so end just ran.

End ran and ran back to that fork in the path and went down the middle path.

Don't follow me! Don't follow me! Are they chasing me?! They're gonna hurt me!!!

Jay felt ends glove get stuck on one of the dead corn stalks, but less then a second, ripped the glove off the sharp leaves.

It was enough to bring Jay back into the moment and stop end from running.

Jay took notice a strange feeling on ends hand, but kept that to the back of ends mind. End went back to walking down the paths, so end could try to find an exit or maybe the ninja.

Every prop that jumped out at Jay in the path would be made into ashes from ends element.

Better safe than sorry.

Those monsters are going to kill me!!!!

I just wanna get out of here......

No one Jay passed seemed to notice ends panic.

But, why would they?

Jay was wearing a mask so no one could notice end crying from ends stress.

Jay just looked like a reasonable, mature teen who wanted to dress up for the holidays.

When it was nothing like that.

Jay felt like a small, scared kid.

Someone who just wanted to be back home and to relax on the couch with their friends, watching halloween movies that weren't as scary as the costumes people were wearing around them.

Jay wanted to be in ends warm house, that wouldn't have things jump out at end everytime end turned a corner.

Jay walked up to the fourth fork in the path since the one that end and Kai were last at. End just decided to go down the path that was on the right.

Walking towards it though, two killer, bloody clowns jumped out, scaring Jay to the point of making end scream for the first time that night in true terror.

"AHHHHHHH!!! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!!!!"

End might have electrocuted them if end wasn't so intent on running away. Jay ran towards the other path trying to get away from those killers.

I'm gonna die!!! I don't wanna die!!!!

End ran down the path, tripping over ends own feet, then turned to the right down the only way the path went.

But it was a dead end.

With no one around.

No witnesses.

The perfect place to be killed.

No. No! No!! No!! I'm going to die here!! I'm gonna die without seeing my friends again!!!!

Jay couldn't handle it all.

Everything was cold.

Everything was dark.

Everyone and everything was scary.

Jay's legs were sore.

Ends hand was hurt for some reason.

End felt like a little baby.

So weak.....

So vulnerable....

Jay threw of ends mask, exposing ends disgusting crying. Jay started to try and wipe off ends tears and end fell to the ground.

Jay leaned against the corner of that dead end as if end could hide in the shadows. Hopefully those clowns wouldn't find end again.

Jay was too distracted from ends thoughts to think about grabbing end comfort items in ends backpack.

Jay was also too distracted to hear the footsteps coming towards end.

"Hey there, little guy..."

Jay jolted and moved ends hands out from ends face to look up at who was in front of end. It was too dark for Jay to see who was in front of them.

That made start to Jay panic more.

"Go *hic* Go away! D-Don't kill m-m-me!!" Jay held ends hand out with ends element activated, ready to keep them away for good.

"We aren't going to hurt you..." Jay didn't really believe them. End looked up at the two people in front of end, and they didn't seem harmful.

Jay still couldn't see them well, but ends lightning was enough for end to see that they weren't monstrous killers. Jay lowered end hand and ends element wasn't activated anymore.

"C-C-Chu Pwomisss??"

One of them bent down next to Jay to ends eye level. Still couldn't see them well. Then, that person held out their pinkie.

"I pinkie promise, if you are willing to join in such a strong promise." The way they sounded so bold made Jay chuckle and end decided to to take their hand and give back the pinkie promise.

"S-So... who awre chu? I don't ssssee chu in dark..."

"I can't actually see you either. Can you get the flashlight, darling?"

"Oh course, honey." The person still standing up grabbed the backpack that Jay didn't notice them wearing. They scrounged around the backpack until they grabbed the flashlight.

They turned it on and focused the beam of light to the ground so it wouldn't hurt anyone's eyes. It was enough for them to see each other at least.

The first thing Jay noticed that they were those scary clowns earlier, but their masks weren't on anymore. End could see who they actually were.

And they could see Jay without ends mask, as well.

"Jay????"

"M-Mom?! Dad?!?"

Jay was all of a sudden forced into a strong hug with Edna, the one who did the pinkie promise.

"Oh, babyboyyyyy. I missed you so muchhhh. We need to visit more. I'm so sorry that we made you feel scared."

Jay was so fucking confused....

"Why awre chu hewre?"

"Well, it is the most popular festival around these days." Ed replied, sitting down next to Jay and setting the flashlight on the ground for them to still see each other.

"And they needed help with more recruits for the jobs here and we did need some more money to buy candy to give out to kids."

Jay hugged ends mom back, and just wanted to cry into her shoulder.

"Chu didn't n-need to ta'e amother jo-o-ob..."

"It was only for two days, little guy. It wasn't going to be forever."

"But isn't it sssstwessfull??"

Edna smiled, "No, it's a lot of fun! Especially here, it's so scary here and there are so many nice people here!"

"Chu aren wying?"

"I wouldn't lie about how I feel, kiddo." She brought her hand to Jay's head and played with ends curly hair.

"How old do you feel?"

"I-I-I'm fouw.."

Jay tried to lift ends hand up to play with Edna's hair as well, but then end winced in pain and grabbed ends own hand.

"Honey!! Are you ok?"

"What happened?"

Ed grabbed Jay's wrist to not touch what was in pain and brought it over to his eyeline. He grabbed the flashlight with his other hand and shined it on ends hand.

He didn't have a good view of the state of Jay's hand with ends glove, so Ed took it off. Jay used end other hand to grab the glove and observe it.

"It wripped..." Jay wanted to cry. "I'm sssso cwumsssy..."

Edna gripped Jay more tightly in their hug.

"Jay, it's ok. Accidents happen."

"B-but... Thisss ou-oufi was fwom my fwiend...."

Nya bought this outfit for end and end fucking ripped it. Of course the only things Jay broke were gifts ends friends gave to end.

"Don't worry, when we get out of this scary maze, I can sew it up for you." Jay smiled and gave her a side hug.

"Jay, do you remember hurting your hand at one point today?"

Jay took a moment to think on it.

"M-my gwove got ssstuk on a stwalk... It kinda felt bwad....."

"Well, seems it was enough to make a cut-"

"What?!" Jay yelped in panic, pulled ends hurt hand in front of end and freaked out at the sight of blood on ends hand.

Maybe Jay's adult self could handle fights and blood on the ninjas' missions, but ends little self couldn't.

Jay burst into tears and end gripped tightly onto Edna's shirt.

"It hur's!!! I don' like it!!!!" Edna gently gripped Jay's hand so they could treat it.

"It's ok, my little bunny" Jay nuzzled against her shoulder to try and not focus on what they had to do. Ed went into his backpack and grabbed a small first aid kit.

"I don't have water to clean the cut. Do you have water in your backpack?"

"Mhmmm"

Ed slowly pulled Jay's backpack off of end to not overwhelm end. Then, he opened it and searched for a water bottle.

He grabbed a couple of other things as well. He set those of onto the side and opened the bottle.

"Ok. I'm going to clean your hand now. Are you ok with that?"

Jay gripped more tightly onto Edna's shirt with ends spare hand, keeping ends eyeline away from ends cut.

"I-I-I'm wead-dyy.."

Jay felt the water and slight sting on ends hand and end let out a whimper.

"It's ok, sweetie. I'm right here" Jay felt the sting last until something pressed against the cut and stuck there.

A simple bandaid that ends parents packed up.

Ed grabbed the other things he originally got from Jay's bag.

A navy blue mask with yellow stars, a blue-and-pink cotton candy pacifier, a curly-haired bear plush, and a small red blanket.

He wrapped the blanket around end then handed the plush over to Jay.

Gasp

"Honey!!"

Jay gripped the bear tightly into ends arms. End gestured to the pacifier still in Ed's hand.

"Can hav's baba?"

"Of course," Ed responded,handing the pacifier and mask over to Jay. Jay put the pacifier in ends mouth then Edna helped cover ends mouth with the mask.

"Are you feeling better?"

Jay nuzzled up against the plush, "mhmmm!"

"Now, I think it's time for us to get up and leave the maze. You ready to leave?"

Jay nodded ends head. Edna helped Jay get up onto ends feet. Ed got up then grabbed their backpacks. He put his own backpack on and Edna put on Jay's.

While they walked back down the path, Edna grabbed Jay's mask that end threw earlier. Then she stealthily put the mask into Jay's backpack.

Then Edna went to look for something in it. She grabbed something and pulled it out.

It was Jay's phone.

She tried to turn it on, but it seemed to be dead.

"Hey, are your friends here, Jay?"

Jay stopped, with ends parents following suit. End grabbed ends mask and pacifier then pulled them out.

"Mhmm. We wen' into the ma'e toge'her."

"Did you get seprated up from each other?"

"I was wi' fireboi... I thin' he wen' ahead witho' wealising I was behin'...."

"So, did you try to call your friends, but it died?"

Jay let out a sniffle.

"Mhmmm..." end started to cry. Ed gripped Jay and hugged end.

"We'll call Kai and inform him on where you are."

"O-ok, I hope he oka'"

"He'll be so relived knowing you are safe"

Ed picked his phone from his backpocket and started to dial Kai's number.

Brrrr

Click

"Jay!!! Is that- oh, h-hi Ed..."

He sounded incredibly worried.

"Hey, Kai. Are you looking for Jay?"

"Yes!!!! Please tell me you know where end could be?!?!"

"Jay's ok. Ends with us."

"Fuck, yes! Thank the First Master! Thank you!! Please!! Where are you?!""

"Don't worry. We'll be on our way."

They talked a bit more about where each other were in the maze since Kai was still in the maze on the search for Jay.

Kai said he had found Zane and Lloyd, let them know what happened, and all of them were buddied up looking for Jay.

"Ok. Ok... I'll s-see you s-soon. We'll stay where we are.."

Click

"I can't wai' to see fireboi."

"It's been a while since we've seen them"

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2 mintues later

"Ok. Now we take a right here and..."

There they were! Kai, Lloyd, and Zane were all there, talking with each other. Kai seemed to be little since he was squishing his pink fox plush in a hug.

"Ka'!!!" Jay ran forward, down the path, right into Kai's arms, both of them dropping their plushies.

"Jay!!" Kai hugged end back. Zane and Lloyd soon joined the hug. Jay glanced towards Kai and could see his puffy eyes.

Zane and Lloyd soon backed out of the hug. Kai stayed connected to Jay.

"It's good to know your safe, Jay."

"Agreed"

"I'm so zowwy for weaving you Jay.... I didn' mean too...." Kai started to tear up.

"It ok fireboi. Chu didn' wanna have it happe'"

Kai back out of the hug and looked at Jay with a fearful look.

"Did-Did I make chu wegwess?! Waz tha' my fault?!?"

"No! No! It wasss the monssstersss!"

"C-chu wouldn' of h-have to face them awone thou if it wazn't for mee..."

Edna walked over to Kai and hugged him. Kai started to cry into her shoulder.

"It's ok baby boi. You couldn't have planned this happening."

"I-I'm-I'm zowwy!!!!"

Jay sprinted back to Kai and forced endself into the hug with them.

"It's oka' Ka'. Don' be sowwy!"

Jay took the blanket end had and wrapped it around Kai's shoulders. Kai clung onto the blanket for comfort. Jay hugged Kai again.

"I hewe. I safe fireboi..."

Kai nuzzled up against Jay.

"O-okay.. I'm gwad you'we zafe."

Kai pulled out of the hug and walked over to Ed and Edna.

"Tank chu zo much for findimg emd."

"Well, of course, baby boi" Ed replied, petted Kai's messy hair.

"I hope you feel better darling." Edna said. Lloyd walked over to them.

"Well, I have the directions to the exit, so let's get out of here, you cute babies."

Kai walked to Lloyd and leaned against them.

"Bye bye Mrz. and Mizter. W-walker."

"We'll go back to our post! Stay safe!" Ed responded before walking back down the path with Edna.

"Bye Bye mama! Bye papa! I'll va-va-vasit ssssoon!!"

"See you soon!"

Kai and Jay walked back over to Lloyd and Zane.

"Ok. Now. Let's go home and watch [Kids Halloween Movie]"

"Yeah!!"

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Autumn // Draco Malfoy

A/N: Hey guys! I was writing a request but then I put on soft jazz and lit a fall candle and I just felt the need to write a little drabble about the fall season. Enjoy!

Summary: Y/N, who is pregnant, and her husband Draco spend a fall day together.

Waring(s): None!

Word Count: 1.7k

Y/N sighed in content as she watched the orange flames flicker in the fireplace. She took a small sip of her hot apple cider and dug her feet further into her fuzzy brown socks. The sweet jazz her husband had put on their record player soothed her soul. She felt at peace, she felt cozy, she felt safe. After all, autumn was her favorite time of year. The soft sweaters and pumpkin carving and the beautiful changing of the leaves never failed to fill her with joy. The fall season was special to Y/N for many reasons, but perhaps the biggest one was that she had met her husband, Draco, in the fall. They’d also gotten married in the fall. She remembered that day, vividly. The smell of the crisp autumn air, the orange and brown leaves scattered on the ground. Her long-sleeved wedding gown to shield her from the cold. Oh, how she missed that day.

However, she had bigger things to look forward to. Much bigger than her wedding day. See, Y/N was pregnant with her first child. In late March, she found out.  Since it was November, her baby was due any day now. Draco was over the moon when she told him. He hasn’t stopped fussing over here since that day. And now, with the day growing ever closer, he hardly ever left Y/N’s side. 

Y/N took another sip of her cider, nearly dropping it as she did since her daughter decided to give her a little kick, successfully catching her off guard. She chuckled to herself and rested her hand on her bulging belly, rubbing softly. “Is she bothering you, love?” Draco asked, amused. Y/N looked away from the fireplace. She stared at her husband, who was cozied up on their couch with a book, and smiled softly. “She wants out,” she replied. Draco looked at his wife’s belly. He felt an overwhelming wave of love every time he did. His daughter was inside there, his first daughter. Draco set down his book and stood up. He walked over to his wife, gently got to his knees, and placed his head against her stomach. He said nothing for a while, solely seeping into that precious moment. Soon, his child would be here. The thought of it brought tears to his eyes. He looked up.

Y/N was smiling down at him fondly. She reached out her hand and caressed her lover’s face. How lucky was she to be with a man like him? He’d been her rock throughout the entire pregnancy, dropping everything to come to her aid. There had been a few times when Y/N was sure she was going into labor, and Draco had left work and apparated to their home without a moment’s hesitation. If he ever faced repercussions at the Ministry, he never let Y/N know about it. “Don’t worry about me; you and our baby are the only things that matter to me,” he’d always say whenever she asked. 

Her thoughts were interrupted by a soft, “I love you,” from Draco as he stood up again. Y/N smiled and pursed her lips, signaling she wanted a kiss; Draco delivered. The smell of snickerdoodles filled the air as he sat back down on the couch and wrapped a green blanket around him. His wife looked at him. She could tell by his face he had something on his mind. The fire crackled as she studied him. “What’s troubling you?” she asked. 

Draco shrugged. “I’m just a bit stressed, is all,” he replied. He rested his head on the arm of the leather couch, slowly letting his muscles relax. “About?” Y/N prompted. Draco waited for a beat before responding. “What are we going to name her, Y/N? I know we’ve talked about it, but we still haven’t made a decision. It could be any day now that she decides to pop out, and I-I guess I’m a bit worried, is all.”

Y/N gazed at him with adoration in her eyes. She didn’t think it could be possible to love him any more than she already did, but here she was, feeling her heart swell. “I think we’ll know when we see her. We’ll look at her and just...know.”

Draco stared into the fire. He knew she was right; he was just so anxious for her to come. What if he laid his eyes on his daughter for the first time and couldn’t think of a name? It’s something other parents have had happen to them. What if it happened to him and Y/N? Would they just bring home an unnamed baby girl? The thought didn’t sit right with Draco.

“I know you want everything to be perfect, but you don’t have to stress so much about it. If you put too much pressure on yourself, we’ll never be able to make a decision. Let’s just see how the next few days play out, okay? Let’s enjoy the time we have together. Soon it won’t be just you and me, you know?” Y/N reminded him. It suddenly hit him that in a few weeks, there would be another human in his house. No longer would it be Draco and Y/N. The realization gave him a sudden burst of energy. He jumped to his feet and rushed to the entryway closet. “What’re you doing?” his wife called out to him. 

He turned around and smiled. “Getting my shoes on, we’re going on a little trip.” Y/N stared at him as if he’d grown a second head. “Draco Malfoy, if you haven’t noticed, I’m nine months pregnant. There’s no way I’m going anywhere, not unless we use muggle transportation,” she informed him. Draco had a mischievous grin plastered to his face; he was up to something. He stood in front of her with her shoes and jacket in his hands. She looked at him incredulously, unsure about whether or not she trusted him. But he paid her no mind. Kneeling to the floor, he slipped her shoes onto her swollen feet, making sure they weren’t too tight. Then he stood up and helped her off of the rocking chair she was in. She reluctantly put her arms in the jacket he held out for her. It was a beige color and big enough to wrap around her pregnant belly. Y/N busied herself with her hat while Draco rushed to the kitchen. She thought nothing of it, simply assuming he wanted to grab his keys should they run into a muggle.

Draco held out his arm for her. Once she took it, he led her to the front door. “Where are we going? You still haven’t told me,” she complained. Draco responded with a kiss on her temple, successfully silencing her. They walked out the door and down the sidewalk. Y/N took her mind off of what Draco was planning and instead admired the scenery around her. Her hand felt heavy in Draco’s as she began to relax. They walked in silence for quite some time. 

Soon the sidewalk came to a dead end. In front of them stood a large tree. It looked familiar to Y/N. She turned to Draco to see he was smiling. “Why are we here?” she asked. He turned to her. “Well, I came across this tree when I was coming home from work one day. It’s an oak tree, like the one in the Hogwarts courtyard.”

“You mean the one people used to carve their initials into?” Y/N asked. Draco nodded. “That’s the one. When I saw this one, in particular, it reminded me of our school days, and even though we didn’t sit at this tree very often, we spent a lot of time in the courtyard,” he said. Y/N chuckled. “We did. Lots of picnics out there,” she said happily as she stroked her stomach. 

“Exactly. You mentioned these being our last few days of it being just the two of us, so I thought it might be fun to have a little picnic, for old time’s sake.” Draco stared at his wife expectantly. He looked pleased with himself. Y/N laughed and let her head fall onto his shoulder. “You’re a dork. But I am starving, whatchu got Malfoy?” she asked. Draco winked and let go over her arm. He looked around before taking out his wand and wordlessly making a red and orange blanket appear on the autumn dirt. Then he reached into his jacket and pulled out a towel. He placed it on the blanket and gently unwrapped it to reveal the snickerdoodles Y/N had put in the oven earlier that afternoon. 

Draco made sure the cookies weren’t going to move, and then he walked over to his wife and helped her down onto the blanket. She sat down and got herself as comfortable as she could, and Draco followed suit. They wasted no time digging into the sweet snickerdoodles. Draco looked up in between bites to see Y/N stuffing her face. He smiled to himself; he remembered her doing the same thing when they’d share lunch together on a Sunday afternoon. Y/N had a tendency to eat as if someone was going to appear out of thin air and snatch her food. Draco found it adorable, often jesting and calling her his little chipmunk. She sensed his eyes on her and glanced up. 

“Not a word from you, I am a pregnant witch, and I can eat however many I please,” she declared, causing her husband to chuckle. He continued to watch as she munched on the cookies. She looked as beautiful as the day he first saw her. Perhaps even more beautiful now, as she had that glow about her. 

“I love you, Y/N,” he said suddenly, yet gently. Her eyes flickered to his. “I love you too, sweetheart. Thank you for dragging me out of the house to eat cookies,” she said sweetly. “Your daughter is enjoying them just as much as I am.” Draco scooted closer to his wife and placed a hand on her belly. Almost instantly, he felt a kick. He leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to her bulge. And then it hit him. 

“Autumn,” he whispered with a gasp. He sat up to look at his wife. “Autumn,” he repeated. Y/N raised an eyebrow. “Yes, Draco, that’s the season we’re in.” He shook his head. “No, no. Autumn. We should name her autumn,” he said, his eyes wide. Y/N looked down at her stomach. She saw it stretch as her daughter kicked again. She lifted her head to look back at Draco. 

“She likes it,” she said with a smile.