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Spooky Birthdays

AN: I’m so sorry this is LATE, I’ve been struggling with it, but hopefully y’all like it. Fun fact @littledrummeraussie and I share the same birthday as Claudia. A quick thank you to @karajaynetoday for somethings y'all will see soon. As alay thank you to @d-oaks for beta reading and editing.

Requested?: Yes, I double dipped on two requests @spicycal sent

“17 &18 w/ Cal” (17. Beg for it 18. I’m going to ruin you)

“What’s in it for me?” With cal dhdjdk

Wanrings: SMUT

Word Count: 5k words

Calum mindlessly scrolled through Instagram before refreshing Claudia's Instagram story. Today was her birthday and all her friends and family were posting about her. It took everything in him not to post a sappy love letter as the caption, celebrating her birthday and how much he loves her. He even had the pictures for the post. One from Coachella, them at the beach where she's scratching Duke's stomach and their most recent one where she came to the Brooklyn show.

But he knew he couldn't post her, unless he wanted Stan Twitter to do an FBI level investigation followed by them dragging and being disrespectful. Whenever he's on Twitter he always sees the hateful messages towards the girls. So it's something he wanted to avoid.

His phone screen illuminated showing Claudia's contact picture. She was mid eye roll in a clay facemask.

"Hey birthday girl!" he said once he answered.

"I'm so close to fighting the lady that does the check in. Apparently the flight Duke and I were supposed to be on was cancelled, and there's no other flight available. Does no one need to go to Dallas, but me?"

"What do you mean cancelled?" Calum asked. He got up from the bed and pulled up the airline he got her ticket from.

"Well that's what the lady said. So she got us on a flight, but I have to drive down San Diego to catch it."

"Where are you right now?" Calum asked her.

"I just got on the 5. My parents are meeting us at the airport, so I don't pay for the weekend parking lot. I got a drink voucher for the flight, so that's nice."

"Call me when you get there. Love you."

"Love you, Cal… Duke dile bye." He heard Claudia tell Duke. After a few seconds of silence, Claudia spoke up. "Anyways, I'll call you later when I get there. Bye, love you."

Calum hung up and grabbed his wallet with his room key. He wandered down the hallway of the hotel until he got to the elevator. On the ride down he looked for the nearest outlet mall.

He scrolled until he found one with every store he needed to go to. He got in the rental car and drove the outlet mall. The first place he went to was a bakery and ordered a small cake for her to cut tomorrow before the show.

He picked a tres leches cake, her favorite, with a peach and mandarin filling, also her favorite. The outside of the cake was all white except for spider web made out of dark chocolate attached to the side. He asked the cake decorator if they could spell out 'Happy Birthday Claudia' on top.

The second stop was Lush. He wanted to run her a bath when they got back to the room after he picked her up. Floral, citric and every scent in between filled his nose. He got a little dizzy with each scent that wanted to overpower the other. He blinked a few times,gaining back his smell. He went to the bath bombs to read each descriptor.

"Can I help you with something?" One of the employees asked him.

"Yes, do you by any chance have a lavender one?" He asked, pointing at the bath bombs.

"Yes." They guided Calum to the shelf containing the sets of bath bombs that come with body lotions and shower gels. "If you have any questions feel free to ask— Excuse me, please don't bite the soaps." The employee hurried over to another customer, leaving Calum. The lavender sets were on the bottom of the shelf. Calum ignored how his knees cracked when he squatted.

He ended up buying the set along with a black rose bath bomb. He checked his watch as he was paying; he had a bit more time before Claudia's cake was ready, so he walked around some more.

His feet took him to BVLGARI. Calum unlocked his phone to see a picture of Claudia's necklace. Maybe he should get her bracelet along with the purse, he thought to himself. He had already gotten her a purse from the BVLGARI-Alexander Wang collaboration.

He asked one of the store employees if they could show him bracelets similar to the snake necklace he got Claudia. They told him they would call the manager overWhile he waited for the bracelets, he managed to overhear them talk.

"I doubt he could afford anything in the store. He's probably wasting our time." The manager told them. That was something he always heard whenever he went out shopping. It was probably one of the reasons why he liked online shopping.

"Sorry for the wait," the manager said, approaching the jewelry display in front of him. They took their time unlocking it. Then they looked up at him. "Are you sure you want something from this display? These are a bit… pricey."

"I need those three individually wrapped." Calum snapped at them, pointing at the three rose gold bracelets.The manager's eyes widened at Calum's demand and got to work. Truth be told, he was just looking around, he wasn’t planning on getting anything. Was he buying the bracelets out of spite? Not really because Claudia deserves all the nice things in the world.

"Here's my card and make it quick, I don't have time for your 'these are a bit pricey' shit." Calum smacked his card on the display.

He hated using that tone on people, especially to people that worked at stores, but sometimes the comments get to him. He doubted Ashton, Michael and Luke have ever been asked to see the cheaper items. It was always him.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a group of girls hovering at the store entrance. they whispered amongst themselves before deciding to approach him. "Hi, I was wondering if we could take a picture." "Of course," He beamed. He turned to look at the manager who was watching the whole thing. Calum had the urge to flip them off, but he knew Twitter would have a field day with that. He took a group picture and then individual pictures with the girls.

"We're going to the show tomorrow. We have our costumes already picked. Are you and the rest dressing up?" one of them asked.

"Maybe, you'll have to go to the show to see." He hinted.

The girls squealed. They conversed for a few more minutes. The manager approached them. They cleared their throat, trying to get Calum's attention. Calum's smile turned upside down and he became stoic.

"Here are your items."

"Thank you." He nodded. He looked over to the group of girls. "Hopefully I see you all at the show."

"Holy crab cakes, Calum has money!" He heard one of the girls squeal to the group as he left.

***

“You have a kid?” Diego asked a sleepy Calum. He had texted Diego earlier to FaceTime him when they cut the cake with Claudia before her flight.

“What? No.” Calum said. He rubbed his eyes.

“Then explain this.” He said. Diego tried switching the cameras. He handed his phone to Soni. “Amor, picale, no me deja esta chingadera.”

“You’re impossible.” Soni told him. She tapped the screen, so now Calum could see Claudia walking towards them with a baby carrier.

Calum smiled and took a screenshot. He still couldn't understand how effortlessly beautiful she is. Even walking down a parking lot made his heart skip a few beats.

"We don't see you for a month y ya sales con un chiquillo." Diego shook his head at Claudia.

"It's Duke, mira." She said, removing the blanket she had over him. Duke popped his head out and yipped excitedly at Diego. She lifted him out of the carrier and set him on the floor. She watched him sniff around and then paw at her dad so he could carry him.

"Hello…" Calum called through the phone. Diego had placed the phone on the hood of Soni's car. "I'm still here."

Claudia's parents stayed until she had to go wait to board. They had brought her favorite from their go-to Ethiopian restaurant and a few shots in celebration of their 21st. Since he wasn’t celebrating with her physically, she posted a birthday post for Danny, and he did the same for her.

She had been surprised to hear that he had come to celebrate. She assumed he was going to Gaslamp Quarter with his friends. Claudia was almost certain that he's seeing someone, but she's waiting for him to bring it up.

Then her mom called Danny and lit up some candles. They sang to them, and Claudia blew out the candles.

"Claudia, you have to do the mordida twice." Danny said. He knew she hated doing it, but at least he wasn't there to shove frosting up her nose.

"What's that?" Calum asked.

"We all chant so the birthday person takes a bite of the cake." Soni explained.

"Oh that seems fun." Calum said, unaware of the true meaning of 'mordida.'

"Do it!" Danny yelled through the phone.

"Apa…" Claudia began. She gave Diego her best pleading look.

"Andale," he gently nudged her to the cake.

"Promise that you won't smash my face in." she held out her pinky to him.

"Promise." He wrapped his pinky around hers.

Claudia pulled her hair back and slowly counted back from five. It was so unexpected. She barely made it to three when she felt frosting all over her face.

"Good thing you didn't make me promise." Soni said, earning a laugh from the others.

***

Calum adjusted the cap on his head and slid on his sunglasses. He was at the airport waiting for Claudia and Duke. He sipped his iced Americano and triple checked the arrival chart. His phone began buzzing. He scrambled to get it out of his pocket.

"Hey!" he said way too enthusiastically.

"We just got out of the airplane. We'll be out in, like a bit." Claudia said.

"Okay. I'm wearing my Nine Inch Nails short sleeve and black sweats."

Claudia giggled through the phone. "Me too."

Five minutes later, Calum spotted her walking out of the gate. She had a small baby blue blanket over her torso that reached behind her shoulders. It reminded him of the moms that passed by him. He wondered if that's how she would look like when they have kids of their own. He was mid sip when he realized what he just thought of. He coughed and pounded his chest.

What the hell was that? He thought to himself.

Calum pulled her to his arms and kissed her. He missed her even though he saw her a few weeks ago. Duke squirmed between them.

"Hey man!" Calum's smile grew ten times more. He pulled him out of the carrier and hugged him. "I missed you. Were you good?"

"Slept like an angel." Claudia told him.

"Well, it's what he is." he said. He placed Duke on one arm and with the other he pulled Claudia to him. "How's my birthday girl?"

"Exhausted." She leaned into his chest. Calum pulled her mouth to his and gave her a chaste kiss. He slid Duke back in his carrier and grabbed Claudia's suitcases and led them to the car.

The drive to the hotel wasn't too long. They stopped by at a pizza shop for some pizza to eat back in their room.

"Okay, I have to finish something.” Calum turned to her before opening their room, “Can you wait out here?" "Yeah."

"Okay," He walked a few rooms down and knocked. Ashton came out and his loud voice let the rest of the band know she finally arrived.

"Yeah poor Cal was pouting the whole time." Michael joked.

After a while, Calum came back for her. He placed his hand over her eyes and guided her inside their room. Slowly Calum pulled his hand away.

There were balloons everywhere. In the living room area, he had spelt 'Happy Birthday Claudia' in rose gold balloons. In the corner table were her presents. There was a fake candle trail leading them from the entrance to the bed and bathroom.

Claudia teared up. She wasn't used to anyone spoiling her the way Calum did. Mostly because she felt uncomfortable and unworthy, but with Calum, she felt worthy and deserving of everything.

"Do you not like it? Fuck this is too much, even for you." Calum said. He felt a little embarrassed.

"No, this is unbelievably amazing. Thank you." she wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you for always making me feel special. I love you."

"I love you, too."

They briefly kissed. Calum sat her on the bed. He placed all of her gifts in front of her. The first she opened was a red bra and panty set, a black silk romper and a baby blue dress all from 'fleur du mal'. She made a mental note about bra and panties for the morning.

She then reached for a medium box. Removing the lid, she nearly passed out. It was the most beautiful purse she'd ever seen. Her finger traced the imprinted initials on the inside of the flap. She caught a mint green ribbon in one of the purse's compartments.

"What's this?" She turned to him, holding up a small jewelry box.

"Open it."

Claudia carefully pulled the ribbon apart and opened it, revealing a locket.

It wasn't any ordinary locket. It was just like the one she lost in Mexico when she was a senior in high school. Her grandmother had given it to her at her quinceañera before passing a few months later. She opened it and inside was an image of her and grandmother.

Claudia looked up at Calum. Tears pooled around her eyes, daring to trail down her cheeks. She looked back down to the locket and sobbed. She hugged the necklace close to her heart.

Calum stared at her. He was not expecting her cry. Maybe a tear shed here and there, but full on crying? No.

'Should've gone with the BVLGARI bracelets instead of saving them for Christmas,' an insecure part of his brain told him.

"You okay, Claudia?" He asked gently.

"Yeah, just a bit surprised. How did you even get a picture of mi nana Maria?"

"I asked your dad for it."

"Thank you… I don't even know how you even got this, but thank you." Claudia wrapped her arms around him.

Calum hugged her back. He placed one of his arms around her lower back and the other he secured it around her shoulders. He felt a wet patch on the crook of his neck where Claudia hid her face. He gently rubbed her back, allowing her to let go. A few minutes passed, and Calum felt her go limp around him.

"Claudia, wake up." He gently shook her.

"No." She grumbled.

"Yes, want me to run you a bath?"

"Only if you join me."

"Of course."

Calum got up and went to the bathroom. He opted to use the lavender bath bomb that was meant for relaxing. He tested the water making sure it wasn't too hot for them.

Making his way back to the bedroom, he found Claudia dozing off to whatever she was watching on her phone.

"All set." Calum said.

"Can you carry me?" She sat on her knees and made hands at him.

"Yeah, hop on." he said. He turned around so she could climb on his back. She grabbed onto his shoulders and tightly wrapped her legs around his waist. Calum made sure he got a good grip on her. He’s not dropping her… again.

***

"What are you drawing?" Calum asked Claudia. She was drawing something in his chest with the complementary roll on body soap the hotel left in the bathrooms. They reminded Claudia of the ones her mom used to buy her off Avon.

"A dragonfly," she giggled.

It was not a dragonfly.

Claudia finished her drawing and leaned back against the tub to admire her work. When she reached to clean the drawing off his chest, it wouldn't come off.

"It's not coming off." He groaned. "Fuck we're gonna have to trade costumes." He planned on going as Luke while Michael was going as Ashton and Luke as Michael.

"I'm sorry. It was an accident." She said softly.

"It's okay." He said. He rested his head against his hand. He stared at her for a bit. "Stand up."

"What?"

"Stand up and turn around." He repeated himself. Claudia as she was told. She felt awkward just standing como dios la trajo. She felt the roll on soap run across her ass. "All set." He said gently slapping her ass. He reached for her and pulled her against his chest.

“What did you write?” She asked him.

“‘Calum Hood’s.’” he smirked.

"Should I write 'Claudia's' on your dick?"

"Nah, it could irritate you," Calum paused. His fingers grazed her core, "and we wouldn’t want that."

He placed that hand on her thigh and mindlessly traced figures with his pointer finger. Slowly he inched closer to her core.

Claudia had other thoughts. Without a second thought she straddled him. She lifted her hips a little and then reached for Calum's cock. She slowly slid down him until she was full. They both let out satisfied sighs.

Calum pulled her chin up and kissed her slowly. After a bit Claudia pulled away and she rested her head on his chest. She playfully tugged his nipple, remembering how he liked it when she rubbed them while she rode him.

"Claudia, it's late, I don't think anyone would want to hear us go at it." Calum groaned when she licked and bit his nipples.

"Fine, but you owe me." She said.

Calum laughed and pulled her closer to him. He started spelling out the alphabet on her back. Then he spelled out 'Cool Guy Cal loves Saint Clouds," their names on their contacts. He switched to slowly rubbing her back. Minutes later Calum noticed her breathing slowed and she was more relaxed. She had fallen asleep once more. He tapped her side.

"Pretty girl, let's get you in bed. Water’s getting cold." he said.

"No, it feels nice like this. I like feeling you inside me like this." She mumbled half asleep.

"I know you do, but you're all wet."

"Happens when you're near me."

"Claudia."

"Calum."

He sighed and splashed her face. She mumbled something in Spanish and lifted herself off him. He noted how her nipples perked up when the air hit them.

"Told you the water was cold." He joked.

He pushed himself off and got some towels from the shelf above the toilet.

Claudia shivered as she sat on the edge of the tub. Calum had pushed the button to drain the water. He wrapped her up in a towel and carried her over to the sink where he helped her dry off. She slid on her black Calvin Klein panties. While she brushed her teeth, she noticed Calum wore a similar pair of boxers as her.

"We match." She pointed out.

"Oh yeah." He chuckled.

Claudia reached for his phone and tapped the camera option. She got in front of him and pulled one of his arms, covering her chest. They both looked up at the mirror and smiled, toothpaste dribbled and all.

Calum brought her to bed and covered her in their blanket. After he visited her one time, he took the blanket with him. He looked over to the living room to check in on Duke. He was fast asleep in his bed with his duck toy.

Claudia laid on her side and stretched her arm and leg over Calum when he laid down next to her. She kissed his chest and nuzzled her head on it.

"Thank you." she said quietly.

"For what?" He asked, unless of where this was coming from.

"For being the best. I love you."

"I love you too. But please go to sleep. Tomorrow we have a long morning."

"Can I give you a special wake up call?"

"If that's alright with you."

"Oh, it's more than alright."

***

It was rare for Calum to be awake before Claudia. He was up because his stomach felt wonky after eating pizza at 10 at night. Before climbing out of bed, Duke nudged his leg, wanting to be let out.

"Fucks sake, Duke. It's 4 am." He groaned.

He stood back up and slipped on his sweats and hoodie. He walked over to where Claudia left Duke's leash. In a matter of minutes, they came back from the designated dog bathroom station the hotel had. Duke trotted back to his bed and chewed on the foot of his toy duck. Calum climbed back in bed. Claudia rolled over and hugged him from behind. With that he Calum dozed off.

Calum wasn't fully awake. His mind and body were still hazy from sleep, but his bottom half felt overwhelmed. He fluttered his eyes open and he nearly came at the sight.

Claudia in the red set he bought her and a devil horns headband, working his cock with her mouth. Her back was arched with her ass in the air. Her soft moans filled the room as she took him deeper and deeper in her mouth.

Calum noticed the hand that wasn't on his cock was shoved inside her panties. He sat up making Claudia sit up as well. Her cheeks were flushed. One of the straps of her bra slid down her shoulder.

"I knew we should've used 'devil on my bed' instead of 'devil at my door.'" He said to himself. He glanced at Claudia noticing the pout on her face. "What's wrong, pretty girl?"

"I wasn't done." She said quietly.

"Well, I'm just going to begin." He removed her hand from inside her thong and licked her fingers clean. "I'm going to ruin you."

Claudia's pout changed to a big smile. Calum noticed the mischievous glint in her eye and it drove him insane. In a good way, of course. He loved how she's always ready to catch whatever he threw at her.

"Did you make me stop sucking you off just so you can stare at me?" She blurted out after a few minutes of silence.

"No, I may enjoy the view, but I was trying to figure out how I wanted you." He answered her. "Hands and knees please."

"What's in it for me?" She challenged him. She crossed her arms, pushing up her breasts. She smirked proudly when he glanced down at them before looking back at her.

"Well for one, my cock."

"Eh," She shrugged. "But because you asked so nicely, okay."

She took her time. She stretched a few times and did a few yoga poses until she was in the same position Calum woke up to. She wiggled her ass, taunting him, but Calum knew how to get her back.

He peeled off her panties down to her knees and lined himself up like he was going to enter her. Instead he gripped her hips and kissed up from her waist until he reached the clasp of her bra. With one hand he skillfully unclasped it and continued kissing up. He reached her cheek and gave her a gentle kiss before leaning back on his knees.

While one hand was on her hip, the other slithered to her core. His fingers teasingly rubbed her. Claudia pushed her head and groaned in frustration.

"Beg for it, Claudia, I know you want it bad." He said sternly. He slipped his ring and middle finger inside her, egging her more.

"Cal, please just fuck me." She gave in. She couldn't take it anymore. It was all fun and games, but not when she was the one getting teased. "And please make sure your dick is going in my vagina and not my asshole."

"It was one time." Calum argued.

"One time too many." She mumbled.

"I'm going to leave you like this if you keep arguing with me." He warned.

"Wouldn't be the first time I've gotten off on my own." She looked behind her where Calum was. "I'm kidding, work your magic unless—"

She was silenced as Calum pushed himself in her. Claudia bit back a satisfied moan, not wanting to give him the satisfaction just yet.

Calum's hands gripped her waist as he slowly rocked into her. As the seconds passed, his thrusts got rougher, and Claudia couldn't hold back. She became a moaning mess, begging Calum to keep fucking her at that deliciously slow and rough pace. He leaned over, his chest against her back. He removed one of his hands and reached over to where Claudia was tightly gripping the comforter. He intertwined his hand with hers and pulled it up to his lips.

But he lost his balance when he tried to place their hands back. He slipped them off the bed, landing on the floor.

"You okay?" Calum asked her.

"Yeah. You?"

"For the most part." He landed on his back so Claudia wouldn't.

Duke wandered in after hearing them fall from the living room. Claudia reached for the bed sheet and covered them as Duke approached them. He sniffed them then gave them a disinterested look before trotting out of the room.

Claudia turned to Calum and suggested. "Stay on your back and I'll get us off?"

***

During sound check, Calum kept getting distracted by Claudia in her work out shorts. Her and KayKay had decided on going as Maddy and Cassie from Euphoria, so they were practicing the iconic pep rally dance scene. Ashton threw his water bottle at Calum's head.

"Oi!" Calum rubbed his head where the water bottle hit him.

"Claudia, you're distracting my bass player." Ashton yelled at her.

Claudia turned around and looked at them. "I can't hear you."

She turned to her side and cartwheeled her way down to the stage. She rested her elbows on the stage and looked up Ashton."What's up?"

"You're distracting my bass player." Ashton repeated.

"Not my fault your bass player gets distracted easily." She shrugged.

"It's bass like B-A-S-E. Why do you pronounce bass like that?" Ashton asked her.

"You know, you're now the one who's distracted by me." She pointed out.

"Go!"

Claudia stuck her tongue out at him. She looked over at Calum and blew him an exaggerated kiss. She turned back to Ashton and flipped him off before back flipping her way to KayKay.

"Can't believe a cheerleader showed you up." Luke joked, earning a laugh from Michael and Calum.

Half an hour in they finally got the dance down. Claudia and KayKay changed into their respective costumes, she was Maddy and KayKay was Cassie. KayKay set up her camera in front of the stage so they were facing the guys. Claudia played the song off her phone.

"Alright," she waited until their cue neared. "Five-six seven, eight..."

They were on their fifth try. They had the first few seconds down, but then Kaykay would get distracted and mess up a step. On their sixth try Claudia followed KayKay's gaze. It was on Ashton. He was making obscene gestures at KayKay, making her fluster.

"Pinche Ashton, stop distracting KayKay." She yelled. Ashton broke into a fit of giggles. Claudia turned to Calum and pouted. It was the same gesture she did to her dad when Danny annoyed her.

“Alright Ash, let’s let them do their thing." Calum suggested, clapping Ashton's shoulder and guiding him back to the greenroom.

After they finally got the dance number recorded, they went to the greenroom. The band was still rearranging their costumes since Calum had a penis drawn on his chest and couldn't be Luke anymore. They also hoped to convince Ashton into doing a costume with them.

Claudia sat on Calum's lap while they argued about costumes. She noticed that Ryan and Andy were pulling out their cameras, so she took it as her cue to go to the bathroom.

Calum was too busy watching Claudia's ass sway in the cheerleader skirt. It was different from the one she wore in high school, he noted. He remembered her explaining that they wore a bodysuit and a skirt. And for games that they wore the long sleeve bodysuit with their designated sweatpants.

"Is he okay? He's just staring at the door frame." Andy asked the guys.

"Yeah, Claudia left. He's probably timing how long she'll be back." Michael joked. He reached over and slapped Calum's neck breaking his trance. "Pay attention, mate."

"Fuck that hurt." Calum mumbled. He rubbed his neck where Michael slapped him.

He turned back and listened to them. His phone buzzed moments later. It was a message from Claudia saying that she went to the Slurpee stand and asked if he wanted something from the TexMex place. He quickly replied that he wanted a quesadilla.

By the time Claudia came back the guys, but Ashton, were in their respective costumes. Luke wore Ashton's black jumpsuit while Michael buttoned up one of Luke's silk shirts. Crystal was helping Calum put on a blonde wig to complete Michael's look.

Calum looked over to her and beamed. He reached for her hand and pulled her to him. She laid their food on the small table next to them and started eating.

"You know what, Claudia you should wear my hoodie so you both take a family picture with Southy and Moose." Crystal suggested. "My sister brought a wig similar to my hair. You can wear it."

In less than five minutes Claudia and Calum were posing in front of the group with Moose and Southy. Claudia hid her face while she held up Moose. Calum leaned down and pulled her to a kiss. Then the guys took their band pictures.

It was finally show time and the guys made their way down to the stage. Claudia gave Calum a bendición and he quickly walked over and caught up with the rest of the band.

"Claudia, are you joining us?" KayKay asked her.

"No. I found a blind-spot near the stage and I'm gonna watch from there. I'll meet you when they go back on stage." She told her. When they were practicing, Claudia found the spot and asked the tech crew if she could watch from there when the guys performed.

"I'm assuming you and Cal are gonna wander off when he's done, so text me and I'll come get you." KayKay said.

Claudia nodded and went to the stage. She smiled when she saw Calum on stage. She hugged her knees, resting her head on her knees. Andy came by her way because he was going to get back shots of the guys.

"Smile." He told her, holding up his camera ready to take her picture. She smiled and held up two fingers. Andy snapped a few pictures of her.

When the guys finished their set, Calum came to get Claudia.

"Hi." he smirked, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively at her.

***

Calum twirled one of Claudia's stray curls as he picked what to post for Halloween. She was fast asleep with her arm draped over his chest. She had fallen asleep half an hour into their journey to Austin.

He decided on the one with her holding up Moose to her face and a few with the band. He even added one of Duke in his devil costume, but muted the video because Claudia was baby talking to him in Spanish.

He locked his phone and closed his eyes, hoping that he would finally get some rest.

"Big spoon." Claudia mumbled. With her knee she gently nudged him to turn on his side.

"How come you're always the big spoon?" He asked her.

"Tengo sueño, just turn so I can pretend you're my giant teddy bear."

"Yeah, Cal, let her be your big spoon since you won't let me anymore." Ashton yelled from one of the other bunks.

Calum turned around and mumbled, "Should've killed him with his tree when I had the chance."

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Big questions here. You don't have to answer them but if you do thanks I'm just curious as a writer myself. Do you edit the grammar and spelling of your writings during the writing process or afterwards? And do you use a specific website e.g. Grammarly to help with any corrections you've missed? Do you write up your writings in tumblr drafts, word, or something like that? And when you have new ideas for writings do you note them down, start up a quick draft or how do you remember new ideas?

omg no you’re totally fine i actually. really genuinely love being asked about my writing process and habits it’s so fun to me !!!! okay i feel chatty so this got rly long apologies 😭😭😭 i tried to bold keywords from your questions so you could pick out my answers more easily :D

ngl my grammar and spelling is like. pretty damn good like any mistakes i ever catch in my stories are never genuine spelling errors theyre literally just typos 😭 and as for grammar, the grammar issues i ever ever find are birthed from like. inconsistency w the preexisting sentence structure djfjsjfj bc i always always always reread and edit while i’m writing especially when i’m starting out w the fic, but the longer it gets, the more exhausting it becomes to reread the whole thing sjfkdkdkd

also sometimes i’ll stop writing a fic mid sentence that’s semi-long and when i come back, i just pick up from where i left off without. rereading the sentence 😖😖😖 whenever i reread my like published works and catch mistakes just know i thought about putting my head directly through a wall 😭😭😭

so!! i do edit it obsessively during, i proofread it after i’m done (even though i’m usually exhausted and honestly sick of the story at that point) and then i send it to a friend or multiple friends so they can beta it for me, then i make any changes as i see fit, proofread it on my own AGAIN usually very lazily, then i’m like “i cant bear to look at you anymore” and i just post it sjjjdkddj

i don’t use any sort of online tools to “help” me write apart from google docs and the built in suggestion feature they have! i hate grammarly, actually skfjskdkd it doesn’t know half as much as it thinks it does and its software fucked up so often when i used it that i was just like. “what the fuck are you talking about.” also, i think that in very specific occasions, general sentence rules can be slightly subverted in order to achieve some sort of goal, and i enjoy doing that from time to time, so it got annoying when grammarly was like being dumb or that hemingway website said shit like “this sentence is rly long and complex” like….yeah. i know. i did that on purpose.

i will never in my life trust tumblr to host any drafts of my work. never. ever. ….ever. i either make a google docs draft or a notes draft for like. actual longer ideas like scenes and more plotting and stuff!! if it’s a small little idea and i have a bunch for some reason, occasionally i’ll write the ideas down physically either onto paper or w my apple pencil onto my note taking app on my ipad sjfjskkd !!

but yeah tbh i was just talking to nova abt this the other day bc we were talking abt wips and our storage of them and. when i was trying to count how many wips i even have, i had to search in like. 3 different apps (technically 4 but that’s bc i already have lists on here in my drafts that i have elsewhere but it’s easier to find them here shfjsj) in different documents until i rounded up all the lil ideas like stray sheep 😭😭😭 so hopefully soon i can set aside time to sit down and compile every single wip, at least the idea and where i have more info stored, into one single google doc for my convenience !!!!

BUT YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVE QUESTIONS LIKE THESE 🥺🥺🥺 if you or anyone else has any more writing process questions, totally feel free to ask!!!!

#answered #anon #bye bc this was so fun to answer #now i’m chipper

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williamismyhomeboy · 3 years

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Everything TAI-related that happened in 2020

2020 has been quite eventful for fans of The Academy Is..., considering that they have not been seen together for the last 5 years. Here is a list of almost-everything that has happened this year that is related to the band and the separate members - however, I may have missed something so please let me know if I do!

On the 15th anniversary of Almost Here, the official The Academy Is... page posted this to celebrate. The post reads:

“Happy 15th Birthday to “Almost Here.” Bill Beckett- vocals Mike Carden- guitar Adrian Latrace Jr.- guitar Adam T. Siska- bass Mike DelPrincipe- drums When writing the record, most of the band members were High School students. Adam got dropped from nearly all his classes due to poor attendance. He could be found loitering in the halls at school, promoting the bands upcoming shows at local VFW Halls, Teen Centers and Skate parks. Bill and Mike C. held down jobs at Woodfield Mall’s Gap store. We practiced every day in Mike D.’s parents basement, taking breaks only to get Burgers & Frostys at the local Wendy’s. “Almost Here” is a record about being bored in the suburbs, written by kids who were bored in the suburbs. Thank you to each of you who welcomed the record into your lives, we hope you have some great memories with it. Love, TAI.”

Adam T. Siska posted some photographs of TAI performing in 2003 that can be found here!

In September, he posted about the 10th anniversary tour of Almost Here, and somewhat hinted that they were planning on doing something for the 15th anniversary ...

In November 2020, Marianne Eloise posted an article about the history of Decaydance/DCD2 - it includes interviews with Pete Wentz, Gabe Saporta, Travie McCoy, Greta Morgan, and Spencer Smith. The Academy Is... are briefly mentioned.

This doesn’t count as “official news”, but there has been a huge emo renaissance on Twitter, and the TAI..., Cobra Starship, and Gym Class Heroes fandoms have been more active than ever - if Twitter is your thing, consider joining us!

The TAITV Twitter page occasionally likes our tweets. I’m not sure who runs the account

Now moving onto separate projects:

William Beckett has been pretty much AWOL online for the last two years, except for the occasional Emo Nite performance. However, this year, that has all changed!

At the end of 2019, he re-opened his Downwrite page - this is still open, and you can purchase a personalised song, or mini-album from him! Details about this can be found here

On February 7th he performed at Emo Nite, and a video of ‘The Phrase That Pays’ can be found here

Emo Nite also invited him to perform at three online shows on Zoom and Twitch - there are hardly any videos of this online, but there were some clips posted in the William Beckett Fan Community on Facebook!

Something pretty exciting that happened this year was that I managed to book William Beckett for an online Zoom concert for my friends and I! If you are interested in booking a private show, please send me a message and I can let you know the details about this.

If you are not confident in booking a show yourself, Sadie Kay in the William Beckett Fan Community has been working with him to put together 3 Zoom shows - these are all currently booked up, but I am pretty sure that there will be more in the future. Would totally recommend joining and turning on post notifications :)

Another thing that happened was that he recently updated his Instagram name and icon, so hopefully he is planning on returning to social media soon?

Mike Carden and Gabe Saporta’s The Artist Group (T∆G) partnered with The Orchard to formally launch T∆G Music, their record label for independent musicians.

Adam T. Siska created an account on Cameo, where you can purchase a personalised video message from him!

He is also offering guitar and bass lessons on Zoom! You can find details about this here!

The Butcher aka Andy Mrotek released his debut album under the name YIME! You can find links to his album and social media accounts here!

#.txt #the academy is #info #2020

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shima-draws · 3 years

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Wait, does this mean you have an online store with merch 👀

I do I have a bigcartel!! I don’t have anything open or set up for sales right now but I’m planning on new charm designs soon so I’ll post an announcement once preorders are ready :D

I’ll probably reopen sales for my Trustedpartner charms too since I have some leftover from the last batch. Those will be open sooner, hopefully either today or tomorrow I can get those set back up

#Shima answers questions #I've only done this like once before so I'm still very new to the process LOL #But now that I've found an easy way to print shipping labels without having to go to the post office. My life just got SO much easier #And cheaper. Haha #Anonymous

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Broken Bow and Hochatown

5 Senses

Audio Reading: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PT2nvmg6Rn5rwvz6lqsgjeFvF_iRNzVz/view?usp=drivesdk

Broken Bow and Hochatown look like a run-down Hallmark representation of a small town in the country. There are trees and wildlife everywhere and the lake and rivers are clear and (for the most part) free of pollution. The scenery changes a bit when hundreds of tourists crowd the one road and every camping spot along the lake, but they all seek the same middle-of-nowhere getaway. The smell of Broken Bow- pine trees mixed with lake water and grills- persists through tourism's popularity.

Broken Bow feels like a hot, sticky air constantly surrounding you and eventually being cleared by the breeze being carried above the soft waves of the lake. It feels like the first breath of fresh air when you step through the door of your home after a long workday. It sounds like high schoolers’ trucks with enlarged mufflers black-smoking and letting everybody in the neighborhood know that they have arrived. Broken Bow sounds like the warm hellos of a people that have known each other their whole lives because it seem like everybody here has.

Broken Bow tastes like a confusing amount of Tex-Mex mixed with fast food and the occasional good burger. It tastes like local coffee beans and homemade ice cream. Broken Bow encapsulates the full feeling of a summertime feel good movie. The sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and feelings are all quite familiar to me, to the point where I have taken them each for granted. It feels of something unique and treasured by many for its beauty in the small things.

My Love for the Small Town

My experience with Broken Bow and Hochatown is substantial, seeing as I have lived there for the majority of my life. The irony is that I had to leave for college to realize its significance and impact on my life. In high school I was more than a little frustrated with my place of living. The “city” of Broken Bow had nothing for teenagers to do throughout the year. I wanted a bowling alley, a laser tag arena, a coffee shop, or anything else that a bigger city had. In high school, my friends and I would go to a parking lot adjacent to the Wal-Mart parking lot and sit in one person’s car and listen to music and talk. If we were not spending the night and playing video games, then this was our next best option in our eyes.

I suppose there is a charm to its uniqueness, but I was quite blind to it having only experienced its lack of activities compared to other places. Teenagers of Broken Bow have it easy now. There are two coffee shops and a bowling alley is coming to Hochatown, I would not be at all surprised if a laser tag arena was soon to follow! I am quite happy with it, despite my obvious previous frustrations, however. I now experience it in mediation as a place to escape, as many many others have.

Sustain the Environment

Broken Bow and Hochatown should be preserved as an escape to pure nature with minimalized pollutants in the water and air. My hope is that every tourist that visits would share my view and take care of the environment of the small town. People visit this place because of the clear water and sense of peace with being surrounded by nature, and if that were to be ruined or contaminated, people would come here less and drastically decrease the business that the town has thrived from. The State Park of Beaver’s Bend is well protected, but I encourage anyone staying in cabins or camping to treat the nature around you kindly so that it may continue to welcome others who visit.

Come Visit you City Slickers

I would encourage anybody that has never been to Broken Bow/Hochatown to visit with a plan of activities for each day. Floating the river is a very popular choice among tourists and locals, and there are plenty of canoe and kayak rental places that will take you to the river and pick you up when you have finished your route. It is a great way to spend the day in the sun and water and encourages little competitions among families and friends or a peaceful journey for the lone wolf types. I would encourage newcomers to the area to come in with a fresh conviction to take a step away from staring at screens all the time. Beauty is not found in the lens of a camera but the purity of the moment captured by not only the sight but the sounds and feelings of the moment.

Source: https://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/oklahoma/broken-bow?noDates=true&k_clickid=CjwKCAjwuvmHBhAxEiwAWAYj-KvnJaKnEyvEjDVLuL5DySkqXXfVUSPAfUCi1V3-TquPPPTnJW-GCRoCFacQAvD_BwE&ds_cid=71700000080047762&ds_kids=p60860309934&ds_kid=39700060860309934&ksprof_id=700000002166899&ksdevice=c&ktarget=dsa-1183032255545&kloct=&klocf=9026684&ds_aid=58700006721571344&ha_t=:g:&gclid=CjwKCAjwuvmHBhAxEiwAWAYj-KvnJaKnEyvEjDVLuL5DySkqXXfVUSPAfUCi1V3-TquPPPTnJW-GCRoCFacQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Covid Changes to Broken Bow

Whenever the pandemic hit, Broken Bow initially followed a soft lockdown and the majority of residents did not leave their homes as frequently. After a few people got it and got over it, however, this changed for the entire town. Many people ceased to take it seriously or their view of the virus became “If I get it I get it”.

Broken Bow and Beaver's Bend are located in an overwhelmingly conservative area of the United States. With that being said, you can imagine that many things did not change in Broken Bow for the most part. Our Wal-Mart asked people to wear masks, but they were ignored, and no employees enforced the mask policy or social distancing. While the franchise restaurants, excluding two, stayed the same and flourished from drive-thru and delivery experiences, the “Mom and Pop” restaurants were hit quite hard by the initial drop in business. One of our biggest, most-frequented restaurants in town, Papa Poblanos, was heavily impacted at first, but they introduced an “Order Online” option that brought a significant chunk of their revenue back to normal.

As the virus progressed and calmed down, tourism has spiked back almost as intensely as it dropped. The cabin businesses faired very well, as did all of the attractions in Hochatown. Every store and restaurant you go to, it is quite easy to point out who is a tourist and who is a local based on who has a mask and who does not. Throughout the rise and fall of the virus, Broken Bow has managed to maintain an optimistic attitude, and gives tourists from all over a safe haven to escape.

All of the following photos are from Broken Bow photographer, Matt Cameron. Matt has done photography for multiple cabins and the other photos are of Broken Bow lake, Mountain Fork River and a mountain in the Broken Bow area. Each photo is from his account on instagram, @cameronphotography.ok Link: https://www.instagram.com/cameronphotography.ok/

Now that you’ve been Convinced

1. Prepare your budget. You should not worry about money on your vacation/detox so save money where you can, to enjoy it later.

2. Gather your party. Do you have a group of people or your family that you’d love to escape with? If you’re going alone, this step is significantly less important.

3. Prepare your mind and body for a change by adapting sleep and thought patterns. It can be very difficult to not think about work or other things while vacationing, so prepare yourself.

4. Let people know ahead of time that you will not be on your phone as much (hopefully not at all).

5. Look for the perfect place to stay. There are hundreds of cabins in Broken Bow, so find one you love!

6. Reach out to the cabin booking services and talk about your favorite place. Get a good relationship with them so if you need anything while there, they can oblige easily.

7. Look into possible activities that you think you might enjoy. While there is some awesome stuff to do here, you may not be able to do it all, so prioritize as much as possible!

8. Plan out your days ahead of time. Make an itinerary if wanted, but do not be too strict with the timelines.

9. Pack well! Your vacation is almost here, but do not get too overzealous and forget something. Make a list ahead of time and add on as the time gets closer.

10. Make a banger playlist. No trip is complete without tunes to jam to. That road anticipation can be alleviated with some sick beats.

11. Practice your most hick accent on the way. This step is crucial.

12. As you arrive, just throw your bags on the bed and go eat! Get some experience and good food on the first day. My highest of recommendations to Grateful Head.

13. Get that phone out of here! You will ruin it in all the water around here anyways!

14. Enjoy every moment of the day. If you need a nap, take it. If you want a snack, you deserve it. Stick to the itinerary, but if something goes off schedule, that is okay! That is why you prioritized!

15. Take a walk or a few out in nature before you go. You can take some time away from the constant distractions from everyday life and actually think in the sounds of nature. A vacation is nothing without a proper detox.

My blog over Broken Bow was an interesting one. I have written about my hometown before but never in this capacity and to this magnitude. My focus on the hometown and not so much the important events of my life in them was strange but welcome. My blog served as an homage to the place I grew up, even though I have not been overly fond of it. It became an appreciation of the roots of my parents and grandparents.

The colors used on my blog were the default colors of Tumblr. I am not sure how customizable the layout of blogs on Tumblr are. The pictures I used that I am proud of are the pictures of Matt Cameron, a wonderful photographer friend of mine. I wanted my blog to reflect a familiar place of peace that you could go to to collect your thoughts. The audience for my blog is people who have never visited Broken Bow or Hochatown before.

I put my blog together just assignment by assignment as I went through them. I feel it is strong in capturing the beauty of a small town getaway. The blog does not accurately depict the frustrations of limited activities there. I could relate the blog to my college career because of the surprising amount of musically talented people in Broken Bow. It honestly does not have much to relate to apart from the musically inclined people there.

This post was for Dr. Hembrough’s ENG 3903 course.

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pastelivy16 · 3 years

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My New Favorite Color (Saeran X MC Female Reader) AU

Hello, this is my first Mystic Messenger fanfic also Saeran X MC reader .I hope you will enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing this.

(F/c) - favorite color

(F/d) - favorite drink

(L/c) - Lip color

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(Y/N) P.O.V

It was a cool sunny morning, with the clear skies and the cool breeze. I decide to take advantage of today’s weather and go shopping at the outdoor mall. It’s been awhile since I’ve been anywhere for the last 3 months, since I’ve been stuck at home doing online school. On the other hand, I wanted in excuse to wear my causal (F/c) dress. ‘There wasn’t anything special about the dress other then it being my favorite color; it was something I had bought during the summer but never actually had the chance to wear it and kind of forgot about until now.’ And since I didn’t want to waste this perfect weather I stride towards my clothes until I found what I was looking for.

The mall was hardly crowded despite it being the weekend. It was most likely since it was still morning which it why the atmosphere was quite calm despite the occasional noises from the other shoppers.

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Saeran P.O.V

Loud is the one word that describes the mall. Honestly, I didn’t really want to be here, especially the mall of all places, but because of usually circumstances.

1 hour Earlier

“God Fucking Damn it!!!!!!” I cursed out loud. Out of all time in the world why now? I was in the middle of decoding until the damn power went out. I didn’t have a generator in my apartment and the people in charge of the building alert me not to long that power won’t be back until the next hour. So, with no choice I forced myself to go out and to continue my work someplace else. Although I will admit it was a really nice weather today not to hot not to cold it was exactly right. And since I remember that the outdoor mall café has free Wi-Fi. I soon was on way to the location with my laptop and notes.

Back to the present

After ordering my drink and snack I took a seat at the booth since it looks more comfortable. There weren’t that many people here aside from three other group of people talking among themselves. Once I set everything up, I soon became engross into my work. Once I started typing away I didn’t know how long I had been working since the last time I look up from the screen there weren’t that many people and now there was more a lot more people then before.

I brush it off and was about to focus back to work until I heard the sound of the bell, indicating that there’s more people coming in. I look towards the door and saw only one person, but it was a female ‘an extremely cute one that is.’ I noticed she was carrying a few shopping bags with her, but what really caught my eyes was her (f/c) dress which I won’t lie she wore quite well; along with that beautiful smile. Then my eyes land on the curves of her hips as I watch her make her way towards the line of people. I blush as I realize that I’m being a complete pervert checking her out like that. After I calm myself down, I look back towards the girl only for us to make eye contact as she was already looking at me, but what really through me off was that she gave me a smile. But this smile was different from the one she wore when she first enters. I felt my heart skip a beat as I look away from her and continue doing my work that I almost forgot about.

After I was finished, I closed up my laptop and I noticed the girl from, before was still here. She was sitting at the tables by herself reading a book while taking a sipping on her drink. I watch as her (l/c) lips plump together while drinking from her straw. I noticed one of the straps from her dress fell of shoulder; she seems to notice right away and quickly pulls the strap back on.

(Y/n) P.O.V

It was a good idea to do some earlier shopping at the mall since there are barley people here in the mornings. After I was done shopping it was already lunch time and I decide to spoil myself even more by going to my favorite café here. It has been so long since I had (F/d) from there; once I enter inside, I inhale and exhale from the delicious smell that the café had to offer, which brought a smile to my face. As I was walking towards the line, I felt like I was being watch I look around the café until my eyes landed on red hair. Out of all the people in the café he definitely stands out since his hair was almost unnaturally red, but I thought it really suited him. He looks up from his laptop and I noticed that his eye color is a unique shade of blue almost mint color. In other words, I thought he look really handsome, he then looks up from his screen which cause us to make eye direct eye contact. I smiled as I got a good look from his bluish - mint colored eyes; I was going to wave hello but unfortunately, he looks away. ‘Hopefully, I didn’t scare him away.’ I thought to myself. After I order my drink, I took a seat at one of the empty tables and pull out my book I recently bought. I stole a quick glance from the man with the unique hair color and eyes; to see him typing away on his laptop. ‘He looks busy I wonder what kind of work he’s doing?’ I thought to myself. Soon after I myself became engrossed into my new novel.

Saeran P.O.V

Apart of me wanted to go up and talk to her, while another part of me was to nervous to even say a proper greeting. I noticed she was getting up and leaving; I felt a little disappointed that she was leaving already. As she left, I look back to the table she was sitting before and noticed a small book sitting there under the table. It didn’t look like the book she was reading from before this one look smaller. After I grab my bag with my laptop, I walk towards the table she was sitting before and pick up the small notebook. I open to the first page from the notebook, which was handwritten.

This book belongs to (Y/n) (L/n)

‘So that was your name.’ I thought while viewing the bottom which had her phone number and address. I didn’t want to read what she had written inside the other pages since it is invasion of her privacy. ‘Despite what I do for a living.’ I quickly exited the café and started searching the crowed for the girl. ‘She couldn’t have gone far.’

I didn’t know how long I had been searching, since I was getting tried from walking back and forth trying to look for the girl. I decide to take a quick rest in one of the chairs in the middle of mall, before I could go back and try to look for her again. It had been a good three minutes sitting here until I felt someone taking a seat from three cushions away from me. I was about to get up and start looking for her again until (f/c) fabric caught the corner of my eye. I look over at the person sitting three cushions away, and sure enough it was her! ‘I found you!’ She looks like she was looking for something since she was checking all of her bags. I got up from my set and walk over to her.

(Y/n) P.O.V

After leaving the café I decide to walk around a bit more looking at all the new stores I haven’t noticed before. I then realize my purse seem a little lighter since I left the café. I check inside my purse and noticed that my notebook is gone! I check my shopping bags hopefully I accidentally place it in the wrong bag. I took a nearby set in the middle of the mall, continuing to check my other bags but nothing!

I started to panic inside my mind until I felt a presence in front of me. I look up and it was the same man from the café shop.

“Hi um I think this is what you are looking for.” The cute unknown stranger said as he handed me my notebook I was looking for!

“Oh my god, thank you so much!” I said excitedly while attack him in a hug and gave him a kiss on the cheek, after realizing my actions I quicky let go of him and apologizes. “I’m so sorry I got a bit too excited and got carried away! Again, I’m really sorry!” I apologies. ‘Oh My God! That was super embarrassing! Why did I let myself do that?’ I thought panicky.

“It’s fine, just make sure your more careful with your belongings next time.” Saeran said while trying to recover from her expected action by covering his blushing face and his racing heart.

“Once again thank you very much handsome stranger.” I beam at him. I noticed his cheeks under his hands we’re turning even redder than his hair if that was even possible. ‘cute!’ I thought while quickly recovering from my embarrassment.

“Um th-thank you.” ‘God damn it why did I stuttered!’ Saeran thought to himself.

“Hey um I hope this isn’t to forward but I would like to treat you to your favorite place. Considered it as a thank you for returning my notebook back to me, and for pecking your cheek just now.” I chuckle to cover up my own embarrassment earlier.

“Sure, but you really don’t have to go through that trouble, especially with a stranger like me.” Saeran reply thinking this was way too good to be true.

“Correction that’s handsome stranger.” I pointed at him which resulted of him to blush again. “And I’m not doing it because I have to, but because I want to. So, would you please consider it?” I ask.

‘Of course, I said yes I want to know more about her without actually hacking into her background.’ Saeran thought while agreeing to the offer.

“Awesome! Do you want to exchange numbers and plan on the time and where?” I asked the handsome stranger.

After exchanging numbers, I noticed the name he put under his contacts.

“Unknown? Are you really not going to give me your real name?” I chuckled.

“Don’t worry you’ll know my real name soon.” The handsome stranger said, while smiling for the first time in their conversation.

“Ok Mr. Unknown.” I chuckled. “I have to go but I’ll text you later on today.” I waved before making my way towards the exited.

As I left the mall, I felt like I had forced a stranger to go out on a date with me, even though I wasn’t actually a date we’re planning for. Although that wouldn’t be so bad since he seems really shy and decent. Not to mention very handsome with adorable actions. Hopefully, I wasn’t to forward with him. I thought to myself.

Saeran P.O.V

I watch the ruffles from the bottom of her dress sway as she exited the mall. I didn’t want her to leave but I remind myself that she gave me her number. I chuckle to myself since I had already memorized from memory. I soon exited the mall towards the parking lot to find my car.

“I can’t wait to hear from you soon (Y/n).” I said while talking to myself.

‘(F/c) just became my new favorite color.’ I thought to myself while starting the car engine.

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Hi I hope you enjoy reading my first Mystic Messenger fanfiction. I’ve been thinking of writing a sequel to this one and let me know if you do too!

Sincerely,

PastelIvy16 ^ _ ^

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ghostbloggerghost · 3 years

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Ghost Hunting Gear: Acquired

In which I finally obtain some stuff to hopefully find evidence of ghosts

11/17/2020

Well, you’ve done it again. You made it through another week, and what’s more- you made it back to another Ghost Blogger update! Thanks to all of you who have been reading. It doesn’t matter that it isn’t too many. The internet is cool, because I can write this stuff down and have others read it! That's just really neat. So thanks for sticking with me! I finally have my hands on some ghost hunting gear, which I got to test at my work and here at home. My roommate and I are planning to spend a night in the woods nearby in the next few weeks, or at least a very late night since it’s getting colder.

So the stuff my co-worker gave me is:

An EMF reader, used to detect Electromagnetic fields, which in turn hopefully means ghosts.

The aforementioned night vision goggles which are like, rad as hell. My roommate and I annoyed the crap out of my gf running around the apartment with the lights off trying to hit each other with nerf guns. I don’t really have anything to report using these other than they work. Probably really expensive though.

“Spirit Box” or a Radio Sweep. This thing is kinda spooky even when ghosts aren’t around. It kinda scans radio stations but really fast so you aren’t able to make out anything. Spirits are supposed to be able to ’speak’ to us through it. It’s kinda loud. If I were a ghost I feel like I would leave and not use it to communicate. Unless it was to be like “go away please”.

He also said I should check Goodwill or thrift stores for an old tape recorder, which I might do if I’m able.

At home I haven’t found anything. The spirit box spooked Andrew though, which was funny. At work we all kinda played around with the stuff after closing. Steve was excited and thought it was hilarious. We investigated the basement, where we think we may have gotten a few weird strings of words on the spirit box. “What,” “Extra,” and “No” was all I could maybe make out. I have to remember to leave my phone recording or something so I’m able to look over stuff later when we aren’t being goofy. Heard a couple weird noises and thumps, but there were enough people around it easily could have been any of us- accidentally or intentionally. Most of my co-workers believe in ghosts and stuff at least a little. But there is always one who doesn’t. Norman kept trying to scare us and laughing at us for falling for it. He’s a little younger, so I guess I get it.

Since there has been such an uptick in Covid cases, everyone is trying to be more careful again. We’ve been really pushing delivery, and I’ve offered to get groceries for Old Linda more often if she needs. I’ve been staying home otherwise and mostly playing D&D with some buddies online to keep busy. We’ve had a pretty good campaign going. Lots of drama and suspense. One of the people I play with is kinda annoying though. He tends to try to talk over me, and he shoots me down whenever I have an idea. I know his character is neutral evil but it’s just aggravating.

That’s all for this time. I have plans to bring groceries to Old Linda’s soon, so maybe I’ll find an excuse to check for EMF readings or something. Until next week- Stay Haunted!

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sapphireblueevanesce · 3 years

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My Year in Kpop 2020

I think for most of us, 2020 started out with so much promise, with the Any Song challenge being everywhere and with the film Parasite winning an Oscar. Major kpop tours were being announced, and I, along with my friends, purchased tickets in preparation for another great year of great concerts.

Of course, almost none of the concerts turned out as we planned once the pandemic hit.

There is no wrong way to be a fan, but some of us have our preferences. Some of us collect every album, some round out entire photocard collections. Some of us collect plushies or enamel pins. Some of us make sure to buy all of the official merch. In my case, I always preferred to go to live concerts, even before becoming a kpop fan. At the risk of sounding corny, I find live music events to be transformative. Up until now, I have had to cross continents to see my kpop faves live, but this was supposed to be a banner year for US based kpop fans. So many tours were slated to come here and we were already planning logistics. I watched, warily, as the virus spread through Asia, wondering if and how Kpop would be affected. People in Seoul started to lockdown before us, and I felt bad as I watched Donghae complaining on one of his live streams from his own house where he said he hated this virus. Little did I know that all of us would come to hate the virus, with a passion.

Of course, so many more important things have been lost due to this virus. People’s lives, first and foremost, and overall health for some who contracted the virus and survived. Businesses and livelihoods were also lost. But I want to take some time to acknowledge what was lost in the realm of “less important” things, as well, especially since for so many people, kpop is a sanctuary that helps them emotionally and mentally.

But, due to this new reality, we still had a lot to be thankful for, especially for ELF.

Beyond Live

We were lucky that SM was planning to make online concerts well before this year in an effort to connect with fans located in places where full blown tours did not make financial sense for them. Due to this preparation, the virus had “good timing,” and SM was able to begin to roll out their artists’ concerts using the Beyond Live platform. You could sign up to be an “audience member” (basically part of a giant zoom call) through the Lysn app. I was lucky enough to win to be in the audience for the Super Junior Beyond Live: Beyond the Super Show. You can hear me talk about my experience on my youtube channel here (oh yeah, this year, I started a Kpop unboxing youtube channel!).

Can you see me? Lol.

Video Fan Sign Events:

I had always dreamed about attending a fan signing, but as far as I know, Super Junior had never done one in the States. When I was in Korea for Super Show 8, I considered trying to attend one. But while I was there, the ones that were going on would not have the full group in attendance. Instead, a few would be at one fansign in one place, and another few would be at another fansign in another place. It also seemed like such a gamble. You had to buy albums from participating stores to enter to win a spot at the fansign.

Now, during the pandemic, with everyone forced to get creative, a new system was created. As a multifan, I noticed this with other groups, such as Stray Kids, Ateez, and KARD. Companies were setting up video fansign events. You just had to buy albums from participating websites to enter. So many people recorded their phone calls and the calls seemed to be so fun and cute, for the most part. Some fans entered the fansigns for multiple websites and won multiple times. I saw one KARD fan who got to talk to J. Seph three times, and each time, J. Seph remembered him from the time they had seen each other in real life!

After much consideration, I entered the SMTown & Store fansign for D&E, specifically for E oppa. Like the in-person fan signs, this was also, a huge gamble. But I gambled and won! You can read about my experience talking to Eunhyuk for the Video Fan Sign Event here

SJ Returns 4

The popular V Live series, Suju Returns, came back not a moment too soon with their fourth season, SJ Returns 4. For this season, the theme was SJ returns 4 ELF, meaning that they were going to episodes based on ELF’s suggestions. The Live Together episode, the Mr. Simple Trot episode, and the talk show episode featuring Michael Jackkyu are some of the more hilarious episodes that come to mind. I also loved the D&E Returns episodes and the special fanship episodes where the members discuss the discography. SJ really feeds their fans so well.

More members on TV!

This year, every SJ member was online more, thanks to the many live streams and updates to their extremely well produced Youtube channels, but they were constantly on Korean television, as well. Yesung and Leeteuk hosted a Japanese web variety show called Idol vs Idol. Our baby variety genius Donghae, along with Shindong, hosted the show, Another Class. Shindong became fully installed as one of the Knowing Brothers, alongside Heechul. Eunhyuk hosted Eun-official, his fashion web series for Naver and became the fulltime co-host for the iconic Weekly Idol, with ZE:A’s Kwanghee.

Kyuhyun stayed winning as one of the popular New Journey to the West cast members, and through his successful episodes of the Manger Show (Omniscient Interfering View), managed to get Shingdong and D&E on the show as well. Not to mention the low key fame that manager Yongsun gained from his hardwork on the show! Heechul’s mom is ever radiant on My Ugly Duckling (My Little Old Boy). It seemed like everywhere you turned this year, there was Super Junior.

It really took your mind off the virus for a bit (and off the canceled concerts and postponed comebacks) to see them all over the place this year. It seems that for at least part if not all of 2021, we will need to continue to meet our faves on TV and on the internet. My favorite way to fan girl, which is through concerts, will need to continue to be virtually for the time being. But at least I have memories while I wait. Hopefully next year will bring changes for the better!

Read about my first year in Kpop here!

Read about my year in Kpop 2019 Part 1

Read about my year in Kpop 2019 Part 2

Read about my year in Kpop 2019 Part 3

#my year in kpop #personal #super junior

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im-a-space-gay · 4 years

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The Deleted Name Reveal

Another Gay Gamers fic about me making the British boi suffer :D!! I am tired, and really need sleep and validation, but guess what?? I’m not gonna get either!! Oh well.

Trigger Warnings include: Cursing, mentions of pervs, anger, sadness, lack of mental stability, break downs, crying, name reveals that weren’t recorded, Virge been a lil troll, let me know if I need to add more!

Before Virgil went to Florida

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One more thing. If one more sh*tty thing happened to Virgil in the remaining time of today, he will scream. So many things went wrong today, if you asked him.

It started out when he realized he was out of food, meaning he had to leave his dark and amazing apartment and into the sunlight where people were to buy more. But of course, he missed the bus, had to wait an hour for the next one, had some perv sit next to him that kept leaning into his personal bubble and giving him the bedroom eyes, and then the store was out of Cheddar Broccoli Ricearoni in a cup, making his day so much worse because damn that was the good stuff.

And then when he missed the bus back, he decided walking would be faster, and halfway there, it started raining. He understood he lived in England, but come on!

So now, here he was, soaked all the way through as he entered his apartment, hoping to god his food was dry because most of that stuff didn't last in water, like chips. He put away his snackage first, deciding his health didn't matter anymore as he put the food in the cabinets, ignoring his shivering.

And soon enough he was done putting away groceries and getting into dry clothes and currently was brewing up tea. He was making some part of today enjoyable, mark his words. However, he didn't count on one thing.

His online friends.

They started texting him, telling him to set up and load Minecraft, and that's when it hit him. Recording day. The cherry on top of his already perfect day, huh?

He thought about how he wouldn't make it through the recording without either snapping at everyone or staying completely silent as he turned on his computer, deciding he was gonna need a lot of sugar in his tea for this crap. Hopefully, his mood would make the video more interesting, as it wasn't very often he was like this with no explanation.

Virgil first loaded Minecraft, deciding he could use that time to try to relax and cool down before he had to hear those voices that he was not ready to hear.

And when the time came, he dreadfully opened Discord while sipping his sweet tea. He clicked on the call and oh boy, they were already yelling.

"Hi Anxie!" Patton called over the other two's arguement, making them shut up quickly and say their hellos as well. Virgil just grunted, reading back in the chat to figure out what they were doing and opening one of their modded worlds.

"Did you just wake up?" Logan asked, his stern lecturing voice already coming out which really peeved Virgil off.

"No. I've been awake all day," he growled, trying to ignore his friend's characters as he went down into the mine.

"Okay, no need to be violent!" Roman said, and Virgil just hissed and continued on. As his friends officially started the video, Virgil went to level 23 and made a little hole, barricading himself in and hoping to God nobody would find him. If he was lucky, they wouldn’t mind him doing essentially nothing this video and would be fine with just his barely there commentary.

“Say hello Anx!” Patton said, and wow, did he really miss the other’s introductions? Dang.

“Greetings,” he said, trying not to let his anger out on Patton. He was too good for that. Patton moved on, and he assumed that would be it for five minutes, but of course, Roman was unpredictable.

“That’s it? That’s all?” Roman asked, apparently not pleased with his one word.

“Greetings fellow pieces of garbage, how are you. Better?” Irritation was creeping into his voice as he went on, and if the others didn’t know something was wrong before, they definitely did now.

“Geez, calm down,” Roman said, sounding concerned. Virgil hissed at him again, holding back tears from his frustration as he sipped his tea.

“Are you alright Anx?” Logan asked this time, sounding equally concerned, which did not help his mood at all.

“I’m fine,” he snapped. He became more irritated when there was no more tea in his cup, getting up and going into his kitchen to pour another cup before deciding to grab the entire kettle and drinking out of that as he tried to stay calm listening to his friends.

“So, what do you think of that Anx?” Patton asked halfway into the video, and Virgil just hissed. He didn’t hear what Patton was asking about, and he didn’t want to. He wanted to stay in this f*cking hole, chug his piping hot tea, and not talk. He shall achieve this, even if he had to commit arson to do it.

“Dude, what is your problem?” Virgil hissed again. When he noticed Logan’s gamer tag coming closer, he crouched. Of course, this didn’t matter as Logan broke into his hole, but it seemed like he found it by accident.

“Wha- Anx what are you doing down here?” He asked in confusion.

“Trying not to have a breakdown and burning my tongue on Chamomile,” Virgil said truthfully, his angry tone melting into an unstable one. He felt tears rolling down his cheeks and he chugged more tea so he wouldn’t make any noises.

“Are you okay?” Roman asked in a joking tone, probably thinking he was kidding. Virgil stopped drinking his tea, opened his mouth to answer the usual “I’m fine”, but a small sob came out instead. “Wait, sh*t, are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” he said, his voice cracking.

“Anx,” Patton said in a concerned and begging voice.

“I’m fine!” Virgil insisted, holding back any noises that might prove otherwise.

“Pause the recording,” Logan said, and it sounded like everyone went through with it like Virgil did. “Anx...”

“I’m okay!” Virgil said, but the small sobs wracking through the two words contradicted his statement. He couldn’t help but curl into a ball in his giant computer chair, wiping his eyes as if they could see him.

“Who are you trying to convince?” Logan asked softly, and Virgil started crying louder, rubbing his eyes harder too.

“I- I don’t know...”

“God damn it Anx,” Roman mumbled, and Virgil started shrinking into himself before Roman continued. “Why do you have to be all the way in England?”

“Because tea,” Virgil sniffled, and smiled brokenly when he heard the surprised laughter from all three.

It took a while, but they managed to calm him down, and never once asked what he was upset about, which he was thankful for because all the things that made him mad sounded stupid out loud. They just asked if he could continue the video, and after reassurances that he could and wanted to, they let it go. But...

“Uh, before we start recording again, can I um... tell you guys something?”

“Of course Anxie!” Patton said cheerfully, and oh boy that made him more nervous. “What is it Kiddo?”

“Uh- um, so uh...” Virgil took a deep breath. It’s like a bandaid, you just gotta rip it off. “MynameisVirgil!”

“I- I’m sorry, what was that? You said that really fast.”

“My name, is Virgil,” he repeated slower, biting his lip. It was silent for a second before Roman spoke up.

“Wait. Wait wait wait, for real? This isn’t another prank? Like, that is actually your real name?”

“Uh, unless mum’s been lying to me all my life, I’m pretty sure that is my name,” Virgil joked before realizing he’s probably said something similar in his pranks. “I could try and find my birth certificate? It’s gotta be around here somewhere, just give me a second and—“

“Virgil?” Logan cut him off, and Virgil stopped from where he was about to get up.

“Yeah?” He responded near-immediately, not noticing the name difference. Patton squealed, clapping excitedly. This of course, made Virgil really scared. “What? Did I do something?”

“That was too quick to be a fake name!” Patton said, and Virgil finally registered what happened.

“Do you still want a birth certificate or...?”

“I think we’re good Anx.”

“Okay,” Virgil said nodding, and was about to start recording again before—

“Hey An- Virgil?”

“Yes?” He stopped, looking at the computer with the call on it in curiosity.

“We love you, okay?”

Virgil felt his face heat up, and thankfully held back a squeak for the most part, only letting out a small flustered sound. He had to remind himself that Roman was most likely referring to platonic love, and not... the love he felt.

“Y- Yeah, okay. I love you guys too,” he mumbled, and he felt his butterflies turn into seething hot rage as not one, not two, but all three of them starting to “aww” at him, saying how tiny and adorable he was.

How insulting. This is why online friends from America couldn’t be trusted.

Needless to say, Virgil left his little hole and kept trolling the others for the rest of the day, his only explanation being: “What? Me? I’m just a smol, cute bean who apparently can’t do anything wrong.”

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seven-oomen · 3 years

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Happy Halloween, Ben! I hope you are continuing to feel better! Do you expect any trick-or-treaters tonight? (Is that a thing in the Netherlands?) I hope you find lots of good candy at the grocery store! I myself have two bags of dark chocolate Kit Kats to hand out to all the kids I foresee coming by (*wink wink*) Your pumpkin is adorable, by the way. I wanted to do some cool faces with mine, but my friends that normally host a Halloween party decided to just hold their Costume and Pumpkin Decorating Contests online, and the theme was “2020”. I thought “well, I’ll just get two pumpkins, and use one for the contest and one for whatever." Then one of them started molding, which seemed very on brand for this year, so I just went with it, and ended up with meme pumpkins. I included a color pic, so you can see just how gross the one got. Fun fact: the top of it is held on by being skewered with a dowel rod and set in place along the rim. In case you were curious (you probably weren’t, but oh well), trying to scoop out a moldy pumpkin is indeed deeply gross. Imagine a physical manifestation of the sensation most people seem to feel when you say the word "moist”. Just…so gross and squishy… *shudders in remembrance*

My costume attempt turned out okay given that I managed to pull it together entirely out of things I already had. In case you don’t recognize the symbol, I was one of the more recent comic versions of Black Canary (this one at least had proper shorts). Let me tell you, trying to free hand draw that goddamn bird outline with no printer or projector was an adventure. I had to do it backwards, essentially, too, because I realized that pencil marks are extremely difficult to erase off of craft foam.

And I just wanted to show off that I’m the kind of classy bitch who drinks wine out of a can (also, it’s an awesome can.) To be fair, it was actually surprisingly decent (I say, as though I know shit about wine). I sent a picture to a friend, and she started teasing me, and I said “it’s a rainbow can, how was I supposed to pass it up?”, and she was like “you know what, fair, I would have done the same thing." I also got some kind of sparkling red wine to drink tonight for proper spooky effect. The cashier commented on it being good as I was checking out, so here’s hoping.

I know what you mean about endless plot ideas, too. I started a couple of smaller pieces to work on when my longer WIP gets overwhelming, got on a roll, and have almost finished one. I got super excited when I finally got to a few of the lines that were among the first I thought of for it months ago, then realized "fuck, now I have to write the smut, don’t I?" So, hopefully the wine will offer some inspiration there, too. XD

By the way, I totally wasn’t kidding about the Chris Evans/Henry Cavill rom com idea. I totally went and found it in my FB messages and screen-shot it so that I can now inflict share it. Buckle up, here we go: So, Chris’s character’s great-aunt (played by Angela Landsbury) talks him into coming to stay with her along the English coast after his divorce, and help her run her mystery book shop. Only, less than a week in, she runs off to go on vacation with her boy toy (Christopher Walken). By this point, he’s already ended up in an unexpected rivalry with the co-owner of the comic shop next door (Henry), who’s been trying to get the great-aunt to sell him part of the bookstore’s storage space to build a table-top gaming area. The woman (Natalie Dormer) who runs the little bakery/tea shop attached to the other side of the bookstore has a running bet with the other co-owner of the comic shop (John Boyega) on how long it will take for the two men to realize just what type of tension there actually is between them. Chris could wear hipster glasses, and skinny jeans, and cozy sweaters/cardigans, that he could remove at strategic moments to reveal the ridiculousness that is his arms and chest. Henry could wear tight jeans and fitted nerdy t-shirts and SET THE CURLS FREE GODDAMMIT. And of course at least one encounter would have to happen at a dog park, because both their RL dogs are absolutely adorable and deserve a moment in the spotlight. Please, Netflix, I’m begging you. Make it happen. (If you curious, this particular moment of inspiration struck during a discussion over "if Evans is America’s Ass, is Cavill Britain’s?" My friends are also classy like me. XD )

Well, on that note, I’m gonna shut up for a while, and go wash the color out of my hair, because I think it’s been on at least half an hour longer than it should be, technically. Enjoy your sugary findings, and I hope they and your coffee give plenty of energy for writing your various projects! :D I hope you continue to feel better, and that things keep looking up! Take care! *Properly socially distanced and seasonally spoopy hugs to you both!*

Okay 1: omg I need that gay wine. (Rainbow wine, whatever.) That is amazing, I love it. And I totally get why you needed that. I don’t have any wine for myself tonight. But I have some Budweiser (Or well “Bud” as it is called here), cans of coke and Jack Daniels, so I should be good.

And I think your jacket turned out pretty well! Looks awesome. (Though I get what you mean about craftfoam. It is a bitch to work with when you only have pencils and no stencils.)

Halloween isn’t much of a thing here I’m afraid, aside from some witches who celebrate samhain and the uprising of general pop culture there aren’t many people who really celebrate Halloween like in the US. So no, I don’t expect any trick or treaters tonight (also because COVID has us on a 8 pm curfew).

I think the Netherlands celebrates Saint Martin far more which Wikipedia explains pretty well as: Saint Martin's day, also known as the Funeral of Saint Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, as well as Old Halloween and Old Hallowmas Eve is the Funeral day of Saint Martin of Tours (else Martin le Miséricordieux) and is celebrated on 11 November each year.

The day is celebrated on the evening of 11 November (the day Saint Martin was buried) in the Netherlands, where he is known as Sint-Maarten. As soon it gets dark, children up to the age of 11 or 12 (primary school age) go door to door with hand-crafted lanterns made of hollowed-out sugar beet or, more recently, paper, singing songs such as "Sinte Sinte Maarten", to receive candy or fruit in return. In the past, poor people would visit farms on the 11th of November to get food for the winter. In the 1600s, the city of Amsterdam held boat races on the lake IJ. 400 to 500 light craft, both rowing boats and sailboats, took part with a vast crowd on the banks.

But other than that we don’t really have a holiday where children go door to door to ask for candy.

It’s getting more popular now in recent years to do so on Halloween, as well as Halloween parties, but it’s not very widespread.

Yeah I was really excited to write some fanfic for Love and Monsters and then today I started doubting that. And now I’m leaning towards writing more Petopher fic where Chris gets turned?

I blame @for-the-love-of-wolves for that one because I read their fic and now I’m like: that’s a good idea. I want to write that too. And now I can’t shake it.

I should really finish things but urgh... part of me just wants to write more teen wolf fanfic.

I’m really curious about your wip though, I hope that when you’re ready to share it, I get to read it too. ^^

Honestly, Netflix needs to make this idea happen. I insists. I wonder if my friend who works their customer service can pitch ideas but I don’t have much hope for that. Would be pretty awesome though to see this come alive because it’s GOOD! Holy moly I want that to happen now XD. Brittain’s ass is it, UK Vs US ass fight!

Wait is that too gay?

Ah who cares XD

I’m still snivelling with a cold but it’s only stuff coming out of my nose, for the most part, I’m doing pretty good and can focus somewhat on things again. And no real pain aside from the general ones.

So I’m gonna wish you Happy Halloween, have a good night and lots of socially distanced hugs from me and Mo.

#ben says stuff #my convos with anon #B #halloween #submission

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