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belovedcherie · 2 years

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I posted 498 times in 2022

That's 498 more posts than 2021!

94 posts created (19%)

404 posts reblogged (81%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@luymani

@pcktknife

@tizzymcwizzy

@belovedcherie (lol its me)

@buggachat

I tagged 497 of my posts in 2022

#art - 137 posts

#reblog - 128 posts

#fav!!! - 101 posts

#cherie's chats - 69 posts

#miraculous ladybug - 64 posts

#project sekai - 56 posts

#cherie watches stuff! - 30 posts

#cherie's aesthetic - 21 posts

#spy x family - 20 posts

#splatoon - 18 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#if i had a penny for everytime we were worried bakugou died i'd have 2 pennies which isnt a lot but its concerning that it happened twice..

My Top Posts in 2022:

THAT TEASER IS GOING TO PUT ME IN A DAMN COMA

9 notes - Posted July 1, 2022

thoughts on multiplication

bc i need to scream about this SOMEWHERE. LIKE WOW. OKAY.

obviously spoilers are under the cut !!

tld;r: yelling abt adrien and WHAT ARE EVERYONES INTENTIONS??

ADRIEN FALLING FOR MARINETTE ADRIEN FALLING FOR MARINETTE ADRIEN FALLING FOR MARINETTE ADRIEN FALLING FOR MARINETTE

yes im gonna yell about this first because adrienette holds my HEART YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THEY R EVERYTHING TO ME </3

ive been waiting for adrien to pin for marinette in canon for so long and season 3 def delivered with the little stares he was giving her BUT NOW THAT ITS FRFR HAPPENING?? HIS BLUSH WHEN HE LOOKS AT HER IN THE MORNING? HIM IMMEDIATELY CALLING HER UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO TELL HER HOW SPECIAL SHE IS? SOBBING

okay but the fact that he probs tried to kiss her every. day. we only saw 3 sequences but if that montage happened over the span of several weeks..... i am swooning. i am in tears. shambles.

adrien had me KICKING MY FEET AND RUNNING LAPS OKAY I HAD TO PAUSE SO MANY TIMESSDHFK

that being said before i write an essay on light of my life adrien lets talk abt,,,

reverse love square??

i love the idea of reverse love square bc adrien being a lovesick fool for marinette is my aesthetic but iM JUST HJDGSFSGKF BC OF THE TIMINGG

i was kinda hoping for some sudden rapid development today but im not complaining at all dw 🙏🏾 simp-drien is enough

the ladynoir moments are real cute tho :( them playing cards im cryingsdjhs

im excited to see the ship dynamic in the future episodes heheheh

GABRIEL. AGRESTE.

this man becomes more of a loser every episode what else is there to say

him digitalizing adrien.... funny... not funny haha...funny weird....

i hate when this guy gets smarter cuz he always has some wack trick up his sleeve 😔 but i wanna know more abt those weird siri rings

ALSO HOW DOES TOMOE PLAY IN THIS?? i think she knows hes hawkmoth but why is she helping him?? ik they were leading up to their partnership before so i guess we'll finally see why they were so secretive in the past!!

lie-la

i was gonna talk abt her in the gabriel point but this girl is so annoying she deserves one for herself

SHE GETS ON MY LAST NERVEEE

the genuine irritation i feel whenever i see her character on screen is actually funny

"ladybugs just a kid we need to forgive her ;(" GIRL I HOPE PARIS CAN FORGIVE U FOR THE CRIMES YOU'VE COMMITTED??

im sorry theres nothing productive to say abt her other than the fact that it seems shes going to play a bigger role this season (sadly) (but also yay cuz she brings the spice)

okay last point is abt felix

HELP WHEN HE APPEARED AT THE END 💀💀 THIS GUY WAS HERE THE WHOLE TIME????

i hope and PRAY he treats dusuu well homegirls been going through it D:

WHAT. ARE. HIS. INTENTIONS.

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11 notes - Posted June 21, 2022

i saw miraculous was trending and i was like OMG IS THERE FINALLY A NEW SEASON 5 EP?? but it was just beau 😭

12 notes - Posted August 30, 2022

HI so um. back in 2020 kade made this meme thing and i dont think ive ever recovered from it bc I WAS SO TOUCHED LIKE 🙁 NOBODYS EVER MADE ME A MEME BEFORE

since we started talking again a month (+ a day bc i am late) ago i had the idea to make him one in return bc TALKING TO U MAKES ME SO HAPPY AND U DESERVE THE WORLD !!!

sooo here ya go @luymani ILYSM!! happy one month anniversary /p (that sounded way funnier in my head im so sorry LMAO)

13 notes - Posted August 9, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

thinking abt my son syaoran li ♡

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27 notes - Posted July 27, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #omg fun !!#i dont have much stuff cuz i started my blog in the summer but lets try to beat some of these stats next year :D #the bakugo thing being my longest tag LMAO #long post #cherie's chats

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shotgun-cake · 3 years

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Conflict of interest ~ #6

FROM: Andrés de Fonollosa <[email protected]>

TO: Martín Berrote <[email protected]>

SUBJECT: re: re: Let him who is without sin cast the first stone

Berrote,

I’m not opposed to discussing this further with you, but perhaps we should talk about this in person.

Regards,

Andrés de Fonollosa

Fonollosa & Associates – Attorneys at Law

Thanks to @boom-slap for beta-reading this chapter, and for her beautiful fanarts: 🥃 Fanart Ch. 4 – A glass of scotch with a rival 💜 Fanart Ch. 6 – Bisexual Lighting Fonollosa

Credit to @mccartneys for all the pretty edits: ⚖️ Lawyer gifset ⚖️ Chapter 1 Moodboard ⚖️ Chapter 2 Moodboard ⚖️ Chapter 3 Moodboard ⚖️ Chapter 4 Moodboard ⚖️ Chapter 5 Moodboard ⚖️

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choisgirls · 7 years

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Valentines: Yoosung

Okay here’s the first one of the bunch (Again sorry for being late I mean I realize it’s not our fault but stiLL) ALSO, JUST AS A SIDE NOTE YOU GUYS I HAVENT PLAYED THE VALENTINES DAY AFTER ENDINGS (neither has 626 if i remember correctly) SO THEY SHOULD BE SPOILER FREE UNLESS IM PSYCHIC (404 its psycho you're psycho not psychic) ANYWAY YEAH HERE YOU ARE LOVE YOU GUYS <3 ~Admin 404

He's not the most experienced person on the planet, both of you could agree on that.

The last time he celebrated Valentine's day was back in grade school, when you'd give everyone in your class a silly little card, and maybe even a lollipop. He has NO idea what to do now that he has a significant other? Do those little kid valentines count? Should he get you those??

He went to the smoothest person he knows to get advice! After banging on Zen's door for a few minutes, he falls backwards onto his behind in surprise at the speed the door was opened.

"WHO IS BANGING ON MY- Oh, Yoosung, hello!" Zen greeted him, calming down once he realized it was just his younger friend.

"ZEN!," he called out while jumping to his feet, "You gotta help me out!!" he grabbed onto his taller friends shoulders. Zen stared at him with wide eyes, watching as Yoosung's expression grew more and more desperate.

"Uuuh, what do you need help with, Yoosung?" he asked, trying to gently get him to let go of his shoulders.

"I have no idea what I'm supposed to do for MC for Valentine's day. I've never done this!! I don't want to mess this up! Please, you're the most romantic person I know, please say you'll help me!!!" he begged, dropping down to his knees. Tears started to form in his eyes, which alarmed Zen.

"Why are you- what- just.... just stand up, Yoosung. Don't be like that. Get inside, I'll help you come up with some stuff. And please... please stop crying, I can't deal with that," he huffed, turning to walk back into his home. Yoosung swiftly wiped his tears and stood up, following his friend into the house and closing the front door behind him. "Sit on the couch, do you want anything to drink?" Zen offered, sighing at the dull head shake he got in response. He took a seat next to the younger man and crossed his arms, and asked, "First, let's start off easy. What were you planning on doing to MC?"

"Um..w-well... I was... I was thinking, maybe I could get MC a card? B-but a really cute one!! That says I love them! Or maybe just make them a card? I don't know!! That's why I need help!!! Please Zen!!!" the more unsure he got, the higher pitched his voice became and Zen covered his ears as a sign to tone it down.

"Well, we know that no matter what you do, MC will appreciate it, right? So don't think too hard about it. Why don't you make them a card, that way it's from the heart, and you can customize it to say whatever you want to. There, problem solved. How was that so hard for you?" he questioned as Yoosung threw his hands up into the air.

"But that's the thing!!! What do I say!!! Is a card even enough??? I don't have money to take them out on some fancy date, or buy them anything really nice and I just- I feel like a failure. What if they're disappointed? What if they leave me over this? Oh god, WHAT IF THEY LEAVE ME-" Zen has to grab his shoulders and shake him out of his rant.

"Why would MC leave you over something stupid like that? They know you're just a college kid, I highly doubt they expect anything large and spectacular. Get a hold of yourself," he tried to get his friend to cool down.

"Well.... maybe you're right. I'm just...over thinking it. I just want them to be happy!" he started, before Zen cut in.

"And they will be! Just do something from the heart and that's all that matters. That's what the day's about! So! Just think of something they like, some inside jokes of yours, things like that, and run with it!" Zen became a little disoriented at the speed that Yoosung jumped up at.

"I'VE GOT IT! Thanks Zen! Gotta go, bye!" He yelled over his shoulder. He spoke so quickly that Zen had no clue what he had even said. The kid was so ecstatic when he got to the store! Not to mention he was out of breath because he ran the whole way there. He stocked up on a bunch of groceries, glitter glue, and a very big surprise for you. He tried talking himself out of getting you the last gift, because it was a little more on the expensive side- but he couldn't bring himself to do it. The moment he saw it, he knew that he had to get it for you. He'll just have to deal with the price! But with that being said, he couldn't wait to get home and get to work!

He spent hours making the most heartfelt card he could for you! Chalk full of inside jokes, compliments, and love confessions. He drew the two of you all over the card, added so many stars, and video game references! He even made lame game-related pick up lines and added them inside the card.

A lot of time was put into choosing what he wanted to make you for dinner. He might not be the best, but he isn't terrible either! He wanted to mix your favourite dish with his own, that way it was the best of both worlds!

The next morning, he sets everything up! Paper hearts were strung up everywhere, he sets the table, prepares dinner, and (un)patiently waits for you by the door. You only get to knock on the door once before he swings it open.

"MC!!! You're here!!! Come in come in!! Happy Valentine's Day!" He says in a rush, turning a crimson colour as he kisses your cheek, closing the door behind you. "Come here, I made you something!!" He says as he shoves the homemade card into your hands, watching every little movement your face makes. When your face lights up at the lame jokes, he can feel his heart melt a little bit. Completely rejected your apology for not making him a card as well, "You didn't need to, MC! It's okay! O-oh! That's right! I have another surprise for you!" He grabbed your hand and practically dragged you into the other room. With one grand gesture, you're introduced to a large, brown teddy bear, sitting larger than the both of you.

How in the world did he get this bear into the house? It's taller than he is! Is the bear this big? Or is the ceiling just low? How did it get through the doorway?!

He stood, waiting for approval of his purchase, hoping to see your eyes sparkle in wonder, or leap into his arms out of happiness! But all you did was... laugh? Not a cute little giggle, either. A full, hearty laugh. One that made your stomach hurt, and tears form in your eyes. Did... did you not like it? He had no idea what he'd do if you didn't!

"M-MC, I'm sorry, if...if you don't like it I can take it back! I just... I thought you'd like it..." He turns bright red out of embarrassment, and looks as though he's about to burst into tears. You stop laughing almost immediately and frantically shake your head at him.

"No no, I love it! I absolutely love it, Yoosung," you say as you place your hands on your cheeks, planting a small kiss on the tip of his nose. "It's just... well... here, follow me," you lead him back to the front door. He was beyond puzzled when you let go of him and disappeared through the threshold. A moment later, you push the same exact bear in front of the door frame. "I just laughed because apparently great minds think alike. I saw it and instantly thought of you," you flashed him a bright smile while a soft flush ran across your cheeks. You held up a gift card for a premium membership to LOLOL as well. "Oh, can't forget I got this for you, too!"

The sight made his heart race! Were the two of you meant for each other? You both thought of the same thing! He threw his arms around you, hugging you as tightly as he could.

"That's amazing, MC! Wow, I.. I never expected we'd get the same thing. It's so cute!! Look at it! It's so big and fluffy! I love it!! Oh- and you too, of course, heh.." he scratched the back of his head before fighting to get the teddy bear through the front door, denying any help you offered him.

The rest of the night went so smoothly! You thoroughly enjoyed the dinner he prepared, and he enjoyed the dessert you brought for the two of you! The rest of the night was spent cuddling on the couch, laughing at old school valentine memories, lots of stolen little kisses, and using the two new bears as chairs while the two of you played some of your favourite video games until the two of you fell asleep! He honestly couldn't ask for a better first Valentine's Day, let alone a better valentine than you.

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spdrvcd · 3 years

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Before I get ready for work, Keiko’s up and active and feeling like indulging in smth sweet so! Like this for some fort of valentine’s ask when I get off work! Romantic or platonic, whatever suits your fancy. Just a lil something for the holiday. Multis specify muse(s), please!

#※ out ┋ a loser hides behind a mask of my disguise #inbox call //#hit the heart and receive smth nice basically #flowers v much based on their meanings? chocolates? other sweets? who knows!#keiko just wants soft #~~maybe it's because i've been working on one of these asks for 404 behind the scenes and it's Tragic(TM) SFKGSKH~~#either way. valentines day inbox call uwu

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officialmontysimp · 2 years

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Fnaf Security Breach Headcanons: Confessing!

Headcanons for FNAF: Security Breach Confess! Spoilers?? Part 1! ------------------------------------ Characters: Freddy, Monty, and Chica ------------------------------------ Freddy Dadbear: -"Dad??" -Freddy has always seen you work around the Pizza plex -Seen but not stalking you, of course! -When you two first meet is whenever he had a minor...breakdown? -Something was off with his machine stuff and you...being a guard, had no clue how to fix him. -Just imagine sitting next to Freddy with your hand in his as he worries about not being able to preform anymore. -Come on, Freddy. You'll be fine. -Anyway, after that little...mishap.. things started getting questionable? -Freddy had taken a liking to you -Let's just say, Freddy is oblivious. -He has no clue that he has fallen for you -But when it hits him.. -Or when Chica tells him flat out that he's, in fact, in love. -He's just a sweetheart. -"Oh, Hello there Y/n.. Do you need any help carrying that?" -"Let me get that for you, it seems to be..a bit high." -"Don't worry, darling. You're doing great!" -Darling??? -Waitwaitwait -He said WHAT NOW?? -He'll freeze up. -Like, Error 404 -Freddy not found "Darling? That's new.." Y/n mumbles with a small smile on their face. Freddy, however, had frozen up.. How could he have let that one slip?? How could he just throw that out there!? Y/n turned to him, raising a brow. They place a small hand on his rather large one. "Are you..Aright? You know, I don't mind that nickname! It's rather...sweet!" Y/n spoke to him in a calming manner, a small blush on their cheeks. "Oh, Y/N..I did not mean to say such a name to you. It's..inappropriate for our work relationship. You are a human. I am just an animatronic." He recoiled slowly, his eyes looked into Y/n's. "I..had this 'feeling'. Or something equivalent to a 'feeling'. My chest swells up, my systems overheat. It only happens around you. You are causing this strange things. Chica had mentioned it was-" "Love." Y/n beamed out, smiling brightly. "It's called love, Freddy. And I love you too.." Y/n put their hands on his once again, his eyes seemed to gleam..just a bit. "I wish I could have confessed this differently. Maybe around a candle lit dinner. Or a movie..." Y/n rolled their eyes slightly, raising themselves up just a bit. They kissed his cheek softly before leaning their head on his chest. "H-How..However, I'm just glad this worked out as well.." --- Monty's Goofball: -"Will you just chill out, bruh?" -Of all people -No, of all Robots -You could have fallen for Robocop but no -You fell for a gator??? -(I can't say much. aha.) -ANywaY -Monty had always observed you. -From Afar -Sure, you've spoke with him -Waving at him is counted as talking to him, right?? -He had 0 interest in you the first time he saw you -He just thought of you as just another guard. Night or day, you were just the same as everyone else. -In his way -Even though you have never even set foot in his territory -In his Gator golf -Until your manager switched everyone's shifts around -Just because his stupid daughter couldn't handle staying past an hour of closing time -What a loser. -Now, you were a night guard. The position you 'always' wanted. -Night guards duties are to check on everyone's loved characters, clean up their 'habitats', and take every customer that may have snuck in to the main office until morning. -Now, you had cleaned everyone's place, -Except Gator Golf. -Once you went in there, you were met with a huge ass gator glaring right at you. -Lovely -Time passes and now you two are... -Arguing buddies. -Just ever wanted someone to yell at for no reason? To get out your anger? Like, Anger therapy? -Yeah, that's the relationship you two had. -But.. -If I'm being honest, -These fights have made you two calmer in the long run -He doesn't tear his room to shreds, often. and you don't snap at anyone who pisses you off! -Plus, he sees you as a friend! "You're so dumb, Night Guard!" Monty had yelled at you with rage. The two of you had no idea how you guys got yourselves into a fighting match but, here you two are. "The name's Y/N! Use it or don't mention me at all!" Y/n spat back at the Gator. "And another thing, what are we now? Kindergartners?! I thought you were made for kids! Not to become one!" Monty looked back at them, shocked. He took his glasses off and set them aside on a rock. "It's not my fault I can't swear! Do I look like a human?! No. If I'm not one, then it's not my fault! I didn't ask to be made, did I?! I didn't ask to be this..this stupid play thing for children! This is your fault! I'm so confused!" Monty growled, taking a step closer to Y/N. "Confused?! What is there to be confused about, huh?!" Y/n glared back. "You! This feeling I have! The way we fight! The way I want to hold you close to me even when you're acting like a complete fool!" He huffed, turning his back to y/n. They stood there for a moment, thinking about what he said. "....WHAT DOES THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!" Y/N shouted. "SEE?? A MORON! I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU, DUMMY!" Monty rolled his eyes, yelling back. "..." Y/n furrowed their eyebrows. "WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY THAT???" Y/n huffed back but soon started to giggle. They walked up behind him, wrapping their arms around his waist as they gave him small kisses to his side. "I love you too." "Whatever, the moment passed, Idiot..." <3 ---- Chica Chica Boom Boom: -One word -Pizza dates -Wait, is that two??? -You and Chica had become besties on sight. -But in all honesty, You've gotten tired of Pizza. -But just didn't have the heart to tell Chica that. -Let me say this, though -She's the best karaoke partner ever. -Wait, how did you two meet again? -"May I get a pizza please?" -"Aren't you the night guard? You can make your own, if you wanted to!" -"Yeah but does it look like I can run an oven?" -...."Ye-" -"Without setting the Pizza Plex on fire?" -"No..." -"That's right. And my name isn't gregory so...I ain't gonna do that." -She just giggled -She'd grab you by the arm, helping you -Or technically, -She'd be doing everything around the kitchen and you'd just watch -Amazed -And it got you thinking... -How much a housewife she can be -All you have to do is get her a maid outfit and it'd be per- -"All done! Let's eat!" -That snapped you out of your daze. -Wait, out of everything you could be thinking of, you were thinking about a robot chicken in a maid outfit, being your housewife? -(Or was that just me thinking about that at 3am?? Who cares.) Y/n and Chica were seated at a rounded table with their pizza. Chica hums as she takes another bite of her lovely creation. "It's funny." This got her attention. "What is?" Y/n looked back up at her from their plate. "It's just...This is how we first became friends. Was over pizza...And here we are." Y/n spoke, resting their chin in their palm. "Ohh, yes! Yes! It's like.. recreating memories! We do this almost every night! Besides karaoke, dancing, brushing each other's hair, cuddling, watching movies,an-" Chica went on and on as Y/N's face lit up with a bright blush. "Chica...Chica?.. Chica!" The bird stopped talking, turning her attention to Y/N with a hum. "We are friends, right?" Chica nods. "And nothing can get in the way of that?" Chica nods, once again. "What's this about, bestie?" Chica asked, making Y/n's heart throb in pain. "Ah, Well..." Y/n sighed, looking up at her. "We've been friends for awhile..Doing...friend things. And, I truly want to keep that up. BUT, but..." Their hands fiddled with their clothing. "I...I really like...I really love you. And I want to become more but...I'm afraid that I'm going to mess this up with you." Chica blinks, placing her hand on their's. "Hey, hey. It's going to be alright! I care for you! That's not the word...I love you too! And I've always had! I was waiting for this moment...and as long as we have each other, we can make this work!!" ----

#monty x reader #glamrock freddy x reader #chica x reader #fnaf x reader #Gator Golf #five nights at freddy's #headcanon #help #im a simp

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angelhummel · 3 years

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once again i spent hours of my life answering >5000 questions in order to sort almost all of the glee songs ever (there’s 683 songs in the sorter when there’s over 700 on the show) anyway if you wanna see my rankings for those then check it out <3 [also here’s the sorter!]

1 Being Alive 2 Rose's Turn 3 Baby, It's Cold Outside 4 Le Jazz Hot 5 Maybe This Time 6 And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going 7 Come What May 8 To Sir, With Love 9 As If We Never Said Goodbye 10 Valerie 11 Somewhere Only We Know 12 Cough Syrup 13 Teenage Dream 14 Not The Boy Next Door 15 It's Too Late 16 It's My Life / Confessions Part II 17 Start Me Up / Livin' On A Prayer 18 When I Get You Alone 19 The Happening 20 The Boy Is Mine 21 Home 22 Don't You Want Me 23 How Will I Know 24 Bad Romance 25 Not While I'm Around 26 Scream 27 Shake It Out 28 On My Own 29 Hate On Me 30 Bills, Bills, Bills 31 4 Minutes 32 True Colors 33 There Are Worse Things I Could Do 34 Go Your Own Way 35 Jessie's Girl 36 Proud Mary 37 Tongue Tied 38 Last Christmas 39 Somebody Loves You 40 Back To Black 41 Sweet Transvestite 42 For Good 43 At The Ballet 44 Gloria 45 Blame It (On The Alcohol) 46 Like A Prayer 47 So Emotional 48 Misery 49 Nasty / Rhythm Nation 50 Toxic 51 Don't Speak 52 Born This Way 53 Dog Days Are Over 54 Defying Gravity 55 Last Name 56 Womanizer 57 I Will Always Love You 58 Broadway Baby 59 The Lady Is A Tramp 60 I'm A Slave 4 U 61 Centerfold / Hot In Herre 62 Thriller / Heads Will Roll 63 Bust Your Windows 64 Candyman 65 Brave 66 Boys / Boyfriend 67 The Scientist 68 The Scientist (Acapella) 69 Dream On 70 Hey Jude 71 I Lived 72 I'm Still Here 73 I Believe In A Thing Called Love 74 Me Against The Music 75 Like A Virgin 76 My Man 77 Everybody Wants To Rule The World 78 I Have Nothing 79 Blackbird 80 Got To Get You Into My Life 81 Animal 82 3 83 I Follow Rivers 84 Just The Way You Are 85 Constant Craving 86 Don't Stop Me Now 87 Hung Up 88 Let's Have A Kiki 89 Love Shack 90 Marry The Night 91 Hit Me With Your Best Shot / One Way Or Another 92 It's Not Right, But It's Okay 93 I Want To Hold Your Hand 94 All You Need Is Love 95 Getting Married Today 96 Don't Rain On My Parade 97 Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals) 98 We've Got Tonite 99 Smooth Criminal 100 Uptown Girl 101 Sway 102 If I Die Young 103 No One Is Alone 104 Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee 105 No Scrubs 106 Mamma Mia 107 Papa Don't Preach 108 Teenage Dream (Acoustic Version) 109 Santa Baby 110 We Found Love 111 Roar 112 She's Not There 113 Spotlight 114 The Way You Look Tonight/You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile 115 Some Nights 116 Rumour Has It / Someone Like You 117 You Make Me Feel So Young 118 You Keep Me Hangin' On 119 I'll Stand By You (Amber) 120 Hand In My Pocket / I Feel The Earth Move 121 Crazy / U Drive Me Crazy 122 Funny Girl 123 Cold Hearted 124 Keep Holding On 125 Bye Bye Bye / I Want It That Way 126 I Know Where I've Been 127 I Kissed A Girl (Season Six) 128 Hopelessly Devoted To You 129 Homeward Bound / Home 130 Into The Groove 131 Hold On 132 Tell Him 133 Nutbush City Limits 134 Because You Loved Me 135 Perfect 136 Cherish / Cherish 137 Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) 138 Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead 139 You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 140 Tik Tok 141 The Safety Dance 142 Oops!... I Did It Again 143 Run Joey Run 144 Time Warp 145 Something's Coming 146 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go 147 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 148 Vogue 149 Downtown 150 Diva 151 Dancing With Myself 152 Rockstar 153 Wrecking Ball 154 We Are Young 155 I Saw Her Standing There 156 Jumpin', Jumpin' 157 Just Can't Get Enough 158 Take Me To Church 159 Wannabe 160 It's All Over 161 Take Me Home Tonight 162 If I Were A Boy 163 Landslide 164 Pompeii 165 The Bitch Is Back / Dress You Up 166 Christmas Wrapping 167 Buenos Aires 168 Call Me Maybe 169 You Can't Stop The Beat 170 Seasons Of Love 171 Safety Dance 172 Dream A Little Dream 173 Alfie 174 I Want To Break Free 175 Baby One More Time 176 A House Is Not A Home 177 Daydream Believer 178 I Don't Know How To Love Him 179 Hungry Like The Wolf / Rio 180 Suddenly Seymour 181 People 182 Silly Love Songs 183 Love Song 184 Shout It Out Loud 185 Some People 186 One Of Us 187 Sing! 188 Up Up Up 189 Torn 190 Popular 191 This Is The New Year 192 Paradise By The Dashboard Light 193 Let It Snow 194 Let It Be 195 Never Can Say Goodbye 196 Touch A Touch A Touch A Touch Me 197 La Isla Bonita 198 Tightrope 199 My Love Is Your Love 200 Love Is A Battlefield 201 Losing My Religion 202 Total Eclipse Of The Heart 203 This Time 204 I Dreamed A Dream 205 Leaving On A Jet Plane 206 Locked Out Of Heaven 207 Chandelier 208 Girl On Fire 209 Telephone 210 Don't Cry For Me Argentina 211 Human Nature 212 Halo / Walking On Sunshine 213 Anything Goes / Anything You Can Do 214 Make You Feel My Love 215 Stronger 216 Nowadays / Hot Honey Rag 216 Pumpin' Blood 218 Papa Can You Hear Me? 219 Summer Nights 220 Sweet Caroline 221 Superstition 222 We Will Rock You 223 Alone 224 Hello, I Love You 225 Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) 226 A Hard Day's Night 227 Mine 228 My Prerogative 229 Beauty School Drop Out 230 My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) 231 Extraordinary Merry Christmas 232 Every Breath You Take 233 Express Yourself 234 Everybody Talks 235 Everytime 236 Marry You 237 Moves Like Jagger / Jumpin' Jack Flash 238 My Favorite Things 239 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 240 River Deep, Mountain High 241 My Life Would Suck Without You 242 Be Okay 243 Applause 244 Cool 245 All I Want For Christmas Is You 246 American Boy 247 Cell Block Tango 248 Breakaway 249 Don't Dream It's Over 250 Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) 251 Whatever Happened To Saturday Night? 252 Without You 253 Science Fiction Double Feature 254 Loser Like Me 255 I Kissed A Girl 256 I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You 257 I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) / You Make My Dreams 258 Don't Stop Believin' (Season 5) 259 Empire State Of Mind 260 Old Time Rock & Roll / Danger Zone 261 Take My Breath Away 262 You Get What You Give 263 Take On Me 264 Beautiful 265 It's Time 266 ABC 267 Afternoon Delight 268 Don't Stand So Close To Me / Young Girl 269 Don't Stop Believin' (Season 1) 270 Colorblind 271 Cool Kids 272 Dancing Queen 273 Songbird 274 Somebody That I Used To Know 275 Singing In The Rain / Umbrella 276 I Feel Pretty / Unpretty 277 Borderline / Open Your Heart 278 In My Life 279 I'm Still Standing 280 Blow Me (One Last Kiss) 281 Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? 282 Do They Know It's Christmas? 283 Mustang Sally 284 Pinball Wizard 285 Anything Could Happen 286 America 287 Any Way You Want It 288 Higher Ground 289 Flashdance... What A Feeling 290 My Life 291 Let It Go 292 If I Can't Have You 293 L-O-V-E 294 Closer 295 Addicted To Love 296 Heroes 297 A Boy Like That 298 Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend / Material Girl 299 Holding Out For A Hero 300 Dinosaur 301 Disco Inferno 302 Party All The Time 303 Raise Your Glass 304 Push It 305 Lean On Me 306 Pure Imagination 307 Lovefool 308 Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' 309 Americano / Dance Again 310 All Of Me 311 At Last 312 Promises, Promises 313 Hair / Crazy In Love 314 Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 315 Chasing Pavements 316 Don't You (Forget About Me) 317 Love Child 318 School's Out 319 Poker Face 320 Boogie Shoes 321 Bootylicious 322 I Love New York / New York, New York 323 One Less Bell To Answer 324 Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 325 Rehab 326 I Don't Want To Know 327 Shout 328 I'm The Greatest Star 329 I Love It 330 Never Say Never 331 Juke Box Hero 332 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer 333 Glad You Came 334 For Once In My Life 335 Here Comes The Sun 336 Baby It's You 337 Drive My Car 338 Last Friday Night 339 Roots Before Branches 340 The Only Exception 341 Survivor / I Will Survive 342 All Or Nothing 343 Time After Time 344 You're The One That I Want 345 Yeah! 346 Starships 347 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 348 Story Of My Life 349 Something 350 We Need A Little Christmas 351 Gold Digger 352 Beth 353 Fighter 354 Forget You 355 How To Be A Heartbreaker 356 Get Back 357 Love You Like A Love Song 358 There's A Light (Over At The Frankenstein Place) 359 We Got The Beat 360 Make 'Em Laugh 361 Sing 362 U Can't Touch This 363 Try A Little Tenderness 364 Pony 365 On Our Way 366 Lucky Star 367 Loser 368 Over The Rainbow 369 Outcast 370 Stop! In The Name Of Love / Free Your Mind 371 What Makes You Beautiful 372 Will You Love Me Tomorrow / Head Over Feet 373 Wide Awake 374 Wishin' And Hoping 375 Yesterday 376 Out Here On My Own 377 You're All The World To Me 378 Somethin' Stupid 379 Someday We'll Be Together 380 River 381 The Longest Time 382 Somebody To Love 383 The Edge Of Glory 384 The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year 385 Lucky 386 Memory 387 Mary's Boy Child 388 Longest Time 389 My Dark Side 390 Taking Chances 391 The First Noël 392 Smile 393 Celebrity Skin 394 All That Jazz 395 A Thousand Years 396 Big Girls Don't Cry 397 Ain't No Way 398 Don't Sleep In The Subway 399 Doo Wop (That Thing) 400 Don't Stop 401 Uptight (Everything's Alright) 402 New York State Of Mind 403 Turning Tables 404 Vacation 405 Fire 406 Hold It Against Me 407 I've Gotta Be Me 408 Endless Love 409 Run The World (Girls) 410 Saving All My Love For You 411 Give Up The Funk 412 I Am Changing 413 I Melt With You 414 I Could Have Danced All Night 415 Fat Bottomed Girls 416 Hot For Teacher 417 Never Going Back Again 418 Imagine 419 Jolene 420 Arthur's Theme 421 Damn It, Janet 422 Control 423 Barracuda 424 Copacabana 425 Barely Breathing 426 I Look To You 427 Come Sail Away 428 Jump 429 Clarity 430 Friday I'm In Love 431 Jar Of Hearts 432 It's Not Unusual 433 Footloose 434 Here Comes Santa Claus 435 Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy 436 Help! 437 Greased Lightning 438 Hell To The No 439 All Out Of Love 440 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 441 Candles 442 All By Myself 443 Hello Goodbye 444 It's A Man's Man's Man's World 445 I Say A Little Prayer 446 It Must Have Been Love 447 Just Give Me A Reason 448 Come See About Me 449 Born To Hand Jive 450 I Want To Know What Love Is 451 I Wish 452 I'll Remember 453 Get It Right 454 (I've Had) The Time Of My Life 455 I'll Stand By You (Cory) 456 Forever Young 457 A Change Would Do You Good 458 Smile (Charlie Chaplin song) 459 Best Day Of My Life 460 An Innocent Man 461 Dreams 462 All About That Bass 463 Home (originally by Michael Bublé) 464 Black Or White 465 Baby 466 Bad 467 Problem 468 Oh Chanukah 469 What Kind Of Fool 470 Wings 471 You're My Best Friend 472 You're All I Need To Get By 473 White Christmas 474 Whenever I Call You Friend 475 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 476 What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) 477 Wedding Bell Blues 478 More Than A Feeling 479 More Than A Woman 480 Our Day Will Come 481 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 482 Here's To Us 483 Honesty 484 Hall Of Fame 485 It's All Coming Back To Me Now 486 Teach Your Children 487 Night Fever 488 What The World Needs Now 489 Listen 490 Let Me Love You 491 Live While We're Young 492 Light Up The World 493 Trouty Mouth 494 Werewolves Of London 495 Kiss 496 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 497 Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) 498 Mickey 499 Mean 500 Mercy 501 Merry Christmas Darling 502 Let's Wait Awhile 503 Man In The Mirror 504 Rather Be 505 Rise 506 Good Vibrations 507 Faithfully 508 Firework 509 How Deep Is Your Love 510 Fix You 511 Fire And Rain 512 Give Your Heart A Break 513 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree 514 Little Girls 515 Cry 516 Bust A Move 517 Bridge Over Troubled Water 518 Bring Him Home 519 Cheek To Cheek 520 Break Free 521 As Long As You're There 522 Big Ass Heart 523 Bitch 524 Bamboleo / Hero 525 Away In A Manger 526 Deck The Rooftop 527 Christmas Eve With You 528 Angels We Have Heard On High 529 Creep 530 Crush 531 Make No Mistake, She's Mine 532 Lose My Breath 533 Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise) 534 What I Did For Love 535 Wake Me Up 536 Thousand Miles 537 Take A Bow 538 Still Got Tonight 539 The Music Of The Night 540 Stereo Hearts 541 The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) 542 Take Me Or Leave Me 543 I'm The Only One 544 Isn't She Lovely 545 I Just Can't Stop Loving You 546 I'll Never Fall In Love Again 547 Unchained Melody 548 You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch 549 You Have More Friends Than You Know 550 You Should Be Dancing 551 I'm His Child 552 You Learn / You've Got A Friend 553 Somewhere 554 So Far Away 555 Uptown Funk 556 The Winner Takes It All 557 They Long To Be Close To You 558 Tonight 559 Being Good Isn't Good Enough 560 You May Be Right 561 To Love You More 562 Don't Wanna Lose You 563 Do You Hear What I Hear? 564 Ice Ice Baby 565 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 566 Don't Make Me Over 567 I Won't Give Up 568 I'll Be Home For Christmas 569 I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 570 I Still Believe / Super Bass 571 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 572 I Want You Back 573 Father Figure 574 Everybody Hurts 574 Gangnam Style 576 We Are The Champions 577 Stayin' Alive 578 Superman 579 The Rose 580 Don't Stop Believin' (Rachel) 581 Fly / I Believe I Can Fly 582 Gives You Hell 583 I Love L.A. 584 Mr. Roboto / Counting Stars 585 O Holy Night 586 Only The Good Die Young 587 One 588 Silent Night 589 Piano Man 590 Sexy And I Know It 591 Sgt. Pepper's Lonley Hearts Club Band 592 Pretending 593 Physical 594 Danny's Song 595 Stand 596 The Final Countdown 597 You Can't Always Get What You Want 598 You Are Woman, I Am Man 599 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 600 Your Song 601 Say 602 No Air 603 Need You Now 604 No Surrender 605 Piece Of My Heart 606 Thong Song 607 Blurred Lines 608 Another One Bites The Dust 609 I Was Here 610 Bella Notte 611 I Know What Boys Like 612 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 613 Glory Days 614 Friday 615 More Than Words 616 Waiting For A Girl Like You 617 Welcome Christmas 618 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) 619 You Give Love A Bad Name 620 We Built This City 621 Whistle 622 Who Are You Now? 623 You And I / You And I 624 Take Care Of Yourself 625 Tell Me Something Good 626 The Rain In Spain 627 Can't Fight This Feeling 628 Jingle Bell Rock 629 In Your Eyes 630 Hello 631 Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) 632 I Only Have Eyes For You 633 Jingle Bells 634 Joy To The World 635 I Wanna Sex You Up 636 Fight For Your Right (To Party) 637 Feliz Navidad 638 I'm So Excited 639 Uninvited 640 The Living Years 641 The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) 642 O Christmas Tree 643 One Love (People Get Ready) 644 Ohio 645 Only Child 646 Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love 647 My Sharona 648 Dance The Night Away 649 Poison 650 My Cup 651 Not The End 652 What It Feels Like For A Girl 653 Listen To Your Heart 654 Little Drummer Boy 655 One Hand, One Heart 656 Bein' Green 657 Big Spender 658 Billionaire 659 Ben 660 Gimme More 661 Burning Up 662 Hey Ya! 663 Hey, Soul Sister 664 Baby Got Back 665 Blue Christmas 666 Bohemian Rhapsody 667 Far From Over 668 The Trolley Song 669 Starlight Express 670 Whip It 671 You're The Top 672 Red Solo Cup 673 Next To Me 674 Rolling In The Deep 675 Rainbow Connection 676 La Cucaracha 677 (You're) Having My Baby 678 A Little Less Conversation 679 Happy 680 Highway To Hell 681 Same Love 682 Rock Lobster 683 Girls Just Want To Have Fun

#glee #glee song ranking #ranking #my thoughts #mine #umm so funny story #well first of all some of the mash ups werent even together #like anyway you want it and lovin touchin squeezin #they were listed as their own songs #i thought they'd end up being closer but they arent and thats hilarious #also there's the scientist and then the scientist acoustic?? idk what that is #but they're close together #umm home by michael bubbles #it did not tell me what the song was #it literally said (michael buble version) or something #and i did not think to look it up until after my results #sooo... if i knew it was a rory song it would not be that high lmao #anyway as you can see it is a bit of a mess #but my top ten is really solid again<3 #oh also there was only one 'just the way you are'#so i chose to pretend it was the s5 version which is why its higher #than if i were pretending it were the s2 version

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neverheardnothing · 4 years

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hello. over my tumblr break a few months ago i got bored enough to count the frequencies of every word in joe iconis songs and i don’t know what else to do with this info so here y’all go. every word in joe iconis songs with 10+ occurrences in descending order but i also factored out the 250 most common words in the english language badly (warning, this is a 484 item long list).

1 ('i', 2375) 2 ("i'm", 708) 3 ("it's", 366) 4 ('oh', 312) 5 ('gonna', 204) 6 ('yeah', 175) 7 ('got', 163) 8 ("you're", 160) 9 ('am', 160) 10 ('na', 149) 11 ('wanna', 130) 12 ('hey', 129) 13 ('love', 127) 14 ('feel', 122) 15 ("i'll", 117) 16 ('things', 111) 17 ('really', 97) 18 ("i'd", 97) 19 ('bang', 93) 20 ('girl', 87) 21 ('ever', 86) 22 ("can't", 84) 23 ('better', 78) 24 ("there's", 78) 25 ("she's", 78) 26 ("i've", 75) 27 ('whoa', 74) 28 ('baby', 73) 29 ("that's", 70) 30 ('gotta', 69) 31 ("we're", 68) 32 ("ain't", 63) 33 ("won't", 63) 34 ('cool', 61) 35 ('song', 58) 36 ('away', 57) 37 ('anymore', 56) 38 ('because', 55) 39 ('ya', 55) 40 ('always', 54) 41 ('remember', 54) 42 ('gone', 51) 43 ('guess', 51) 44 ('person', 51) 45 ('woman', 49) 46 ('sing', 49) 47 ('blood', 49) 48 ('stay', 48) 49 ('care', 48) 50 ('into', 47) 51 ('mind', 46) 52 ('whatever', 46) 53 ('jeremy', 45) 54 ("didn't", 45) 55 ('wish', 45) 56 ('feeling', 43) 57 ('ooh', 43) 58 ('cuz', 43) 59 ("you'll", 43) 60 ('ribbit', 43) 61 ('everything', 42) 62 ("you've", 42) 63 ('done', 41) 64 ('nothing', 41) 65 ('fine', 41) 66 ('girls', 41) 67 ('something', 40) 68 ('please', 40) 69 ('hate', 40) 70 ('walk', 40) 71 ('nanana', 40) 72 ('going', 39) 73 ('maybe', 39) 74 ('hear', 39) 75 ('used', 39) 76 ('fall', 39) 77 ('wrong', 38) 78 ('fire', 37) 79 ('rather', 37) 80 ('around', 36) 81 ('shit', 36) 82 ('ba', 36) 83 ('heart', 36) 84 ('leave', 36) 85 ('ah', 36) 86 ('being', 36) 87 ('oh-h', 36) 88 ("he's", 35) 89 ('till', 35) 90 ('fight', 35) 91 ('face', 35) 92 ('la-la-la', 35) 93 ('da', 35) 94 ("let's", 34) 95 ('sure', 34) 96 ('hope', 34) 97 ('nana', 34) 98 ('guy', 33) 99 ('knew', 33) 100 ('wanted', 33) 101 ('shoot', 33) 102 ('em', 32) 103 ('rich', 32) 104 ('together', 32) 105 ('looking', 32) 106 ('myself', 32) 107 ('knock', 32) 108 ('chop', 32) 109 ('makes', 31) 110 ('since', 31) 111 ('whiskey', 31) 112 ('uh', 30) 113 ("they're", 30) 114 ('gimme', 30) 115 ('rick', 30) 116 ('somebody', 29) 117 ('those', 29) 118 ("doesn't", 29) 119 ('red', 29) 120 ('totally', 29) 121 ('hell', 29) 122 ("what's", 29) 123 ('hall', 29) 124 ('die', 29) 125 ('annie', 29) 126 ('bad', 28) 127 ('stop', 28) 128 ("you'd", 28) 129 ('listen', 28) 130 ('mamma', 28) 131 ('la-la-la-la', 28) 132 ('do-do', 28) 133 ('tonight', 27) 134 ('okay', 27) 135 ('hair', 27) 136 ("c'mon", 27) 137 ('roll', 27) 138 ('without', 27) 139 ('michael', 27) 140 ('christine', 27) 141 ('bounty', 27) 142 ('almost', 26) 143 ('another', 26) 144 ('kinda', 26) 145 ('mine', 26) 146 ('rock', 26) 147 ('records', 26) 148 ('music', 26) 149 ('lonely', 25) 150 ('words', 25) 151 ('heard', 25) 152 ('yo', 25) 153 ('madeline', 25) 154 ('says', 25) 155 ('band', 25) 156 ('lots', 25) 157 ('alive', 25) 158 ('god', 24) 159 ('times', 24) 160 ('battle', 24) 161 ('skin', 24) 162 ('dada', 24) 163 ('revolution', 24) 164 ('institution', 24) 165 ('broke', 23) 166 ('talk', 23) 167 ('eyes', 23) 168 ("who's", 23) 169 ('hold', 23) 170 ('burned', 23) 171 ('morning', 23) 172 ('chill', 23) 173 ('pretty', 23) 174 ('car', 23) 175 ('young', 23) 176 ('la-la', 23) 177 ('tired', 23) 178 ('nation', 23) 179 ('friend', 22) 180 ('everybody', 22) 181 ('rehearsal', 22) 182 ('true', 22) 183 ('inside', 22) 184 ('squip', 22) 185 ('ready', 21) 186 ('best', 21) 187 ('understand', 21) 188 ('else', 21) 189 ('lot', 21) 190 ('party', 21) 191 ('ignore', 21) 192 ('bit', 21) 193 ('cut', 21) 194 ('gets', 20) 195 ('sometimes', 20) 196 ("isn't", 20) 197 ('whole', 20) 198 ("everybody's", 20) 199 ('starts', 20) 200 ('feels', 20) 201 ('everyone', 20) 202 ('room', 20) 203 ('dry', 20) 204 ('nice', 20) 205 ('juvie', 20) 206 ('sleep', 20) 207 ('wonder', 20) 208 ('size', 20) 209 ('ass', 20) 210 ('welcome', 20) 211 ('seen', 19) 212 ('weird', 19) 213 ('soon', 19) 214 ('yourself', 19) 215 ('alone', 19) 216 ('flame', 19) 217 ('taking', 19) 218 ('friends', 19) 219 ('enough', 19) 220 ('born', 19) 221 ('lordy', 19) 222 ('hunter', 19) 223 ('relate', 19) 224 ('yai', 19) 225 ('today', 18) 226 ('loser', 18) 227 ('bitch', 18) 228 ('until', 18) 229 ('arm', 18) 230 ('comes', 18) 231 ('dead', 18) 232 ('told', 18) 233 ('ow', 18) 234 ('honey', 18) 235 ('years', 18) 236 ('whack', 18) 237 ("we'll", 18) 238 ('n', 18) 239 ('nerd', 18) 240 ('fell', 18) 241 ('dad', 17) 242 ('pants', 17) 243 ('huh', 17) 244 ('nobody', 17) 245 ('mad', 17) 246 ('getting', 17) 247 ("wasn't", 17) 248 ('scared', 17) 249 ('wait', 17) 250 ('body', 17) 251 ('quite', 17) 252 ('hands', 17) 253 ('ohh', 17) 254 ('hurt', 17) 255 ('deserve', 17) 256 ('ride', 17) 257 ('game', 17) 258 ('survive', 17) 259 ('upgrade', 17) 260 ('free', 17) 261 ('certain', 17) 262 ('wha-oh', 17) 263 ('cigarettes', 17) 264 ('writer', 17) 265 ('bands', 17) 266 ('hunters', 17) 267 ('hang', 16) 268 ("wouldn't", 16) 269 ('age', 16) 270 ('cry', 16) 271 ('sky', 16) 272 ('past', 16) 273 ('behind', 16) 274 ('someone', 16) 275 ('saying', 16) 276 ('black', 16) 277 ('job', 16) 278 ('la', 16) 279 ('fix', 16) 280 ('alright', 16) 281 ('shot', 16) 282 ('bar', 16) 283 ('deal', 16) 284 ('respect', 16) 285 ('dog', 16) 286 ('flicks', 16) 287 ('strong', 15) 288 ("haven't", 15) 289 ('glad', 15) 290 ('next', 15) 291 ('escape', 15) 292 ('fun', 15) 293 ('though', 15) 294 ('promise', 15) 295 ('hide', 15) 296 ('ammonia', 15) 297 ('likes', 15) 298 ('thinks', 15) 299 ('yes', 15) 300 ('nurse', 15) 301 ('looks', 15) 302 ('halloween', 15) 303 ('twice', 15) 304 ('bout', 15) 305 ('sight', 15) 306 ('along', 15) 307 ('forget', 15) 308 ('voices', 15) 309 ('bathroom', 15) 310 ('master', 15) 311 ("shiro's", 15) 312 ('badass', 15) 313 ('rosalie', 15) 314 ('setting', 15) 315 ('road', 14) 316 ('dude', 14) 317 ('brain', 14) 318 ('kid', 14) 319 ('drink', 14) 320 ('means', 14) 321 ('guys', 14) 322 ('bed', 14) 323 ('doing', 14) 324 ('breathe', 14) 325 ('happy', 14) 326 ('scream', 14) 327 ('mistakes', 14) 328 ('anything', 14) 329 ('goes', 14) 330 ('blue', 14) 331 ('pretend', 14) 332 ('social', 14) 333 ('shout', 14) 334 ('geek', 14) 335 ('buddy', 14) 336 ("everything's", 14) 337 ("helen's", 14) 338 ('golden', 14) 339 ('movin', 14) 340 ('st', 14) 341 ("anne's", 14) 342 ('finally', 13) 343 ('choose', 13) 344 ('smoke', 13) 345 ('voice', 13) 346 ('terrible', 13) 347 ('happened', 13) 348 ('pass', 13) 349 ('street', 13) 350 ("couldn't", 13) 351 ('wall', 13) 352 ('instead', 13) 353 ('clear', 13) 354 ('tight', 13) 355 ('damn', 13) 356 ('susannah', 13) 357 ('smile', 13) 358 ('waiting', 13) 359 ('ground', 13) 360 ('remind', 13) 361 ('coolness', 13) 362 ('sad', 13) 363 ("things'll", 13) 364 ('brother', 13) 365 ("it'll", 13) 366 ('somewhere', 13) 367 ('veins', 13) 368 ('cat', 12) 369 ('weather', 12) 370 ('children', 12) 371 ("weren't", 12) 372 ('fucking', 12) 373 ('sorry', 12) 374 ('clean', 12) 375 ('pour', 12) 376 ('different', 12) 377 ('singing', 12) 378 ('coming', 12) 379 ('thinking', 12) 380 ('trying', 12) 381 ('sick', 12) 382 ('bone', 12) 383 ('least', 12) 384 ('lisa', 12) 385 ('nothin', 12) 386 ('dear', 12) 387 ('white', 12) 388 ('hot', 12) 389 ('charlie', 12) 390 ('family', 12) 391 ('door', 12) 392 ('korean', 12) 393 ('dodo', 12) 394 ('c-c-c', 12) 395 ('yours', 12) 396 ('c-c-c-come', 12) 397 ('wants', 11) 398 ('bloody', 11) 399 ('called', 11) 400 ('forever', 11) 401 ('sweet', 11) 402 ('soul', 11) 403 ('swear', 11) 404 ('touch', 11) 405 ('easy', 11) 406 ('days', 11) 407 ('stage', 11) 408 ('across', 11) 409 ('woah', 11) 410 ('crazy', 11) 411 ('town', 11) 412 ('dress', 11) 413 ('top', 11) 414 ('loves', 11) 415 ('rage', 11) 416 ('phone', 11) 417 ('super', 11) 418 ('feet', 11) 419 ('mess', 11) 420 ('penny', 11) 421 ('stars', 11) 422 ('supposed', 11) 423 ('miss', 11) 424 ('college', 11) 425 ('hates', 11) 426 ('quit', 11) 427 ('history', 11) 428 ('cage', 11) 429 ('falling', 11) 430 ('mcfly', 11) 431 ("i'mma", 11) 432 ('played', 11) 433 ('touching', 11) 434 ('band-aids', 11) 435 ('fox', 11) 436 ('thank', 11) 437 ('pitiful', 11) 438 ('covered', 11) 439 ('open', 10) 440 ("they'll", 10) 441 ("we've", 10) 442 ('feelings', 10) 443 ('gun', 10) 444 ('living', 10) 445 ('wow', 10) 446 ('book', 10) 447 ('wonderful', 10) 448 ('blame', 10) 449 ('brooke', 10) 450 ('space', 10) 451 ('slow', 10) 452 ('longer', 10) 453 ('naked', 10) 454 ("he'd", 10) 455 ('star', 10) 456 ('shirt', 10) 457 ('looked', 10) 458 ('i’m', 10) 459 ('standing', 10) 460 ('break', 10) 461 ('lame', 10) 462 ('ten', 10) 463 ('york', 10) 464 ('met', 10) 465 ('dreadfuls', 10) 466 ('mountain', 10) 467 ('push', 10) 468 ('two-player', 10) 469 ('war', 10) 470 ('talkin', 10) 471 ('throw', 10) 472 ('normal', 10) 473 ('hat', 10) 474 ('christmas', 10) 475 ('silver', 10) 476 ('freak', 10) 477 ('mom', 10) 478 ('garage', 10) 479 ('become', 10) 480 ('flesh', 10) 481 ('bastard', 10) 482 ('broadway', 10) 483 ('amphibian', 10) 484 ('outlaw', 10)

#teresa talks #joe iconis #genius api let me in #the program to count word frequencies took a fraction of the time of copying lyrics from genius #GENIUS LET ME INNNNNNNNNN #this list doesnt include any song of his with no lyrics on genius because i am lazy and dont feel like transcribing any more #namely rewrite and big fat ruby and dirty little things #also can you believe my shit for brains self tried to do this in c++ before switching to python lmaoooooo #fact of the day: c++ had no standard implementation for getting all files in a directory until 17 lmaoooo #i am OBSESSED with 'na' being 10 #and 'blood' being 47th

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sabraeal · 4 years

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WFB: There's an exception to every rule (Obi gets a pass on a frat tradition)

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It’s two-thirty on Thursday, which means it’s time for Zen’s weekly shower.

Not like he doesn’t shower everyday– oh no, he’s got the ten minute post-gym wipe-down honed to an art form, rolling out of the dorm every morning smelling like hibiscus and mint even though it’s practically the fast food of hygiene.

But this– this is a shower. A real sit-down, five course meal. This is forty minutes of him-time, just standing under the scalding spray and having a good long soak, using every trick Korea can give him to have smooth, glowing skin from head to toe.

It’s just asking for an unforgiving patch of acne or eczema if he’s not vigilant. He’d graced more than enough tabloid covers in high school with the headline Bloom Off the Rose for Wisteria? or Wisteria Heir’s Harrowing Health Hassle! to learn he didn’t have the luxury of skimping on skincare.

His entire kit is prepped– he knows better than to leave any of it in the bathroom; unlike Kiki, he has no clever plan to make the frat smell better by leaving his expensive lotions hanging around– and his fluffiest robe laid out, just waiting for him to shrug it on–

Until someone knocks. “Hey.”

He spins on his heel, and, hah, if this isn’t the last person he expected to interrupt him. “Obi!”

His mouth quirks. “You got a minute, Chief?”

Zen casts a longing look at his face mask and stifles a sigh. Duty first. “Sure thing. What’s on your mind?”

“Ah, well.” Obi’s hand lifts to his shoulder, working the muscle there. It’s an old injury, as far as Zen can tell, but he’s constantly tugging at it, probably making it worse. He should really just see a physical therapist. “Just was thinking, since we’re into the whole pledge part of this frat thing, it’s about time we started getting hazed, right?”

Zen stiffens in his chair, both feet slapping to the ground. “We don’t like to say hazed in Phi Sigma Pi.” Even he has to wince at how bad that sounds. “I mean, we’re an honors frat. We don’t do stuff like that.”

“Right, right.” Obi’s grin thins to a knife’s edge. “You call it nicer words, like what would be in the SATs. Not hazing, just rule introduction.”

“No, I mean,” he sighs, rubbing at his nose, “we don’t do…stuff like that. No physical stuff. Or– or gross stuff.”

“But you do stuff, right?” He waggles his eyebrows, leaning against the wall. “I was talking to the big guy, and it all sounds tame enough. But he did say that the initiation had you know, pillow cases. People getting tied up.”

Zen sputters for a moment before managing, “Well, yes. For fun.”

Obi’s mouth curves in a way that makes him squirm in his chair. “Oh, Chief, I don’t think any of you know how to tie someone up for fun.”

“I don’t–” his mouth feels entirely too dry– “we don’t–” he should have known better than to say something like this with him around– “Mitsuhide is a chief scout.”

Obi blinks. “Chief scout?”

“It’s like an eagle scout,” he offers numbly, “only like, Canadian.”

His grin pulls entirely too wide. “Well then, I stand corrected.”

Abruptly, it falls, a souffle baked a hair too far. They’re not what he’d consider close, not yet, but Zen’s never seen Obi without some sort of sarcastic smile, some dubious raised eyebrow. His face is made for it, for the sort of humor that aims for the kidneys, but now–

Now it’s all gone, and there’s only a wide-eyed worry left in its place. “Is there any way to, you know, opt out of…all that?”

Zen blinks. “Excuse me?”

“I mean–” his fingers squeeze hard around his shoulder, knuckles bone white– “without getting kicked out.”

He gapes. “Why?”

It’s perhaps not his…best moment as president of the chapter.

“Oh, you know.” Obi shrugs, suddenly casual. “If someone wasn’t into it.”

“I mean,” his mind is whirring, on overdrive, but coming up entirely blank, “no one’s really into it–”

“Oooh.” Obi’s mouth quirks, and oh, yeah, that was a mistake. “How do you know, Chief? Maybe one of these boys–”

“I regret talking,” he says. The last thing he needs to hear in Obi speculating on kinks in the house. Zen would like to sleep at night.

“Seriously though.” Obi’s grin is stretched tight across his face, strangely stilted. “If someone really didn’t like it. If it brought up bad stuff for them. Is there–” he hesitates– “is there something for that?”

“OH.” The word echoes, too loud, but Zen barely notices over the way he’s completely panicking. There’s definitely– stuff. Stuff for stuff like that. For sure. He took a whole course and everything, required by the university.

He just…doesn’t remember a single thing about it right now, when he needs it most.

“I’d have to check,” he manages, and even too his own ears it’s limp, stupid. “I mean, probably. But there’s bylaws? That I’d have to read?”

A corner of Obi’s mouth twitches; great, now he knows he’s acting like a loser. “Don’t put yourself out, Chief. It’s no big–”

“No, it’s cool.” Maybe he shouldn’t be talking over him. That’s probably bad etiquette in situations like this. But he can’t just stay quiet either. “Just…give me a few days.”

“Hey.”

Mitsuhide glances up, right over the rim of his reading glasses, and for a solid second, Zen kinda gets what Kiki might see in him, beside the whole chiseled-body, lantern-jawed good looks. Or at least, he would if the guy wasn’t parked behind a bowl of greens so big most people would serve chips out of it, calling it an afternoon snack.

It’s got hard-boiled eggs too, and something that looks too much like nutritional yeast for comfort. No wonder him and Shirayuki get along so well.

“Hey,” Mitsuhide ventures, clearing his throat. “Something up, Zen?”

He grimaces. It’d be nice if Mitsuhide could at least pretend that distress wasn’t written all over his face. “No. I mean, not much.”

Mitsuhide mulls this over for a second, and then pushes his salad to the side, closing the LSAT study guide that’s perched behind it. “Sounds like something is.”

“Well, yes, obviously,” Zen stumbles, melting into the chair across from him. “Do we have exemptions?”

He blinks. “You’re going to have to be more specific.”

“I mean, for the frat.” He waves his hand, wishing he could be half as casual as Obi had been about…all this. “You know for people.”

“I don’t mean to be critical,” Mitsuhide says gently, “but somehow that’s only making things less clear.”

“I mean, in the initiation.” Every word might as well be a pulled tooth for how easy this is. “When we do the– the stuff with the rope and things–”

Mitsuhide holds up a hand, mouth quivering. “You mean how the pledges are trussed up on the way to initiation?”

“Yes, that!” He frowns. “What else would I have meant?”

“Ah…” A flush blooms right around Mitsuhide collar, and he shakes his head. “Don’t worry about it. But you wanted to know if there were exemptions written in the bylaws for participation?”

“Yes.” How can everyone else just…say stuff, when he’s stuck with a 404 error in his brain. “Exactly.”

“Well.”

Zen’s never had a good picture in his head of Mitsuhide as a lawyer; it seems like something that would take a pettier man, one willing to cut corners and look the other way, but when he sits like this, hands folded over the green-painted wood of the kitchen table, setting his glasses to the side– he gets it. He may not be ruthless, but he’s got authority.

“Even though the initiation itself is outlined,” Mitsuhide explains, one hand reaching out to gesture across the grain, “the exact events leading up to it are not.”

“Oh.” That’s…surprising. And relieving. “So that whole thing is just…?”

“Tradition.”

Nope, anxiety back at full swing. “Oh, great.”

Mitsuhide eyes him, concerned. “It is great. You could just suspend the whole thing–”

“No.” He drops his head into his hands, headache teasing at the edges of his eyebrows. “We can’t. Because it’s tradition. Meaning everyone else has done it, and they expect everyone else to do it.”

“I’m sure people would understand–”

“Yeah, but then I’ll be the president that got rid of it,” Zen insists, wishing that he could will Mitsuhide into understanding.

“And that’s…” Mitsuhide lifts a brow. “Bad?”

“Yes, because then it’s not– it’s not fair.”

The point hangs over the table, heavy in the silence. Mitsuhide sits back, sliding his glasses back on, and drums at the edge.

“I think…” he starts, but instead closes his mouth, thoughtful.

He sits another minute, fingers stilling.

“There’s no bylaws about it,” he says, even, no judgement in his voice, “and only an old tradition to uphold. So–” his gaze pins him, as thoroughly as Izana’s ever has– “I think it’s up to you, Zen.”

He collapses in a heap over the table, just barely missing Mitsuhide’s salad. “Great,” he groans. “Just what I wanted to hear.”

“My, my.” Izana’s drawl is as grating as ever, crystal clear even across a hundred miles. It’s probably the 5G. “A call? Thanksgiving is still weeks away.”

“I know that,” Zen snips waspishly. “And I call, sometimes.”

“Of course,” his brother soothes cloyingly, “when you’re in trouble.”

His jaw snaps shut with a snick. That…that may be an accurate assessment, but still…he didn’t have to say it.

The silence must stretch too long for Izana. “Is something wrong? I’m in the middle of something right now, but I can have it wrapped up in–”

“No, no!” The last thing he needs is his brother swanning in here, reminding everyone what an amazing president he was. “I just…had a question.”

Izana hums, far too intrigued for comfort. “Oh my.” The words melt like honey. “Are you asking me for advice?”

“No!” He grimaces, then amends, “I mean, not really. It’s just about the frat…”

Zen may not be able to see his brother, but oh, he can feel that eyebrow raise. “The frat.”

“Yeah, something’s come up with one of the pledges.”

He knows the moment the words are out that they are exactly the wrong ones. “Come up? Like a criminal record? You know that Phi Sigma Pi doesn’t–”

“No, not that!” He hopes. “It’s just that this pledge has, ah–” special circumstances seems a little premature, considering how little he knows about Obi in general– “asked for an exemption to some of the parts of the pledging process.”

“Hm.” Strangely enough, it sounds like Izana taking it seriously. “Have you asked Mitsuhide if there’s anything about it in the charter or our bylaws?”

“These things aren’t, um, stipulated in either.” He’s not even in the same room with his brother, but still he shuffles from foot to foot, nervous. “It’s just…traditional.”

“Ah, traditional.” Zen could swear there’s the barest undercurrent of a laugh. “Of course.”

“So I was just wondering if there was a, ah, precedent for this sort of thing.” He hurries to add, “I thought you might know since you were, you know, a president too.”

“When I was president, I ran the frat on the same traditions that had been passed down to me.”

He lets out of huff. Of course he had. Izana always did everything perfect. It’s him who can never seem to stick to the script their father laid out for them.

“But…” Izana hesitates. “That doesn’t mean it’s the right decision. After all, we didn’t have women in the house, and I think we can all agree that was a mistake.”

Zen snorts. “Well, it certainly does smell better around here.”

“To say the least,” Izana agrees. “You’re running the frat now. I think it’s up to you what sort of precedent is set for your pledges going forward.”

“Ughhhh,” he groans, flopping bonelessly into his chair. “I hate it when no one will give me answers.”

Again, he can tell that his brother is making a face. Probably one that’s laughing at him. “You know, it wouldn’t bother you so much if you weren’t always waiting for permission.”

His mouth pulls thin. “Well, anyway, great talk.”

Izana chuckles softly. “I’m glad I could be of help.”

“Oh yeah, loads,” he snips. “See you at Thanksgiving.”

“Ah.” His brother’s grin is palpable through the speaker. “Now that’s more like it.”

Kiki stares at him over her dish of soft serve, blank. “I don’t see the problem.”

“What?” Zen yelps, nearly tipping his off the table. “What do you mean?”

She licks her spoon, cleaning it, before serving in for another scoop. “Everyone told you to do what you want to do. So all you have to do is do it already.”

“That’s– that’s not the point!” he insists. “I can’t just…waive the whole thing.”

“Why not?” she says, uncomfortably even. “You did the same thing when I pledged.”

“It’s different.” Zen shifts in his seat. “That was just…sexist bullshit. This is…tradition.”

“Oh, right, Tradition.” He doesn’t know how she does it, say the word like it’s got a capital and italics. “I thought you were all about ridding the frat of archaic and antiquated ideas about Greek life.”

“I am, it’s just…” He takes a bite of his ice cream, trying to stall. “Everyone’s gone through it. If I suddenly say, oh nope, don’t have to do it anymore, people are going to get upset.”

Kiki lifts a brow. “After the shit fit everyone threw about letting me into the house, you’re afraid of some people being upset?”

“No! I mean, yes, but not–” he shakes his head– “there’s a half dozen co-ed dorm on campus, and the frat itself is co-ed, it’s just the people who rushed the house were, you know, guys. Anyone who thought you couldn’t hack it was just a– a pig. But with Obi…” He shrugs. “I don’t know, maybe it’s unfair.”

She hums, at the precise pitch Zen knows as judgement. He’s heard it enough from Izana, after all. “Are you hesitating because you think it’s actually unfair, or because you’re afraid of what people will say about who you’re changing it for?”

He tenses, closing his eyes against the tabloid headlines that flash before them. Wisteria Heir Growing Out of the Closet? No, they’d be worse than that, with pictures of Obi splashed across the front page while they played shirts and skins, and Shirayuki–

Well, there’s nothing with Shirayuki. They’re just friends. Just like him and Obi.

He shakes his head, shoving another spoonful in his mouth. “Sometimes I really wish we hadn’t known each other so long.”

Kiki grins, far too sharp. “Really? But your mom says we’ll make such a cute couple.”

Zen gags.

“Also,” she says, more serious now, “Do you really think Obi would bring this up if it was a small thing?”

Ah, there’s the rub. He doesn’t really know Obi well– a few weeks may make a friend, but they’re not close, not confidants. That kid’s locked up tighter than his father’s liquor cabinet, and they haven’t managed to find the key to that in almost ten years.

But he knows enough to know Obi’s life hasn’t been easy; hell, if it was, then there wouldn’t have been a sweet scholarship for Haruka to wave under his nose, and the only place Zen might have met him was on the squash court. He’s not the sort of person who expects exemptions, or who even assumes they could exist without a gospel choir of Franklins, but he still came to him anyway, and–

“No,” he sighs, tilting his head over the back of his chair, the top of it hitting against the first rung. “Obi’s the sort of guy who would die from a paper cut before asking for a bandaid.”

Kiki’s mouth tilts, amused. “That was my read as well.” She taps her spoon on the table, thoughtful. “So would blindfolds work?”

He coughs around coffee ice cream. “What?”

“Instead of pillow cases. Or can he not be tied up?” She leans back, gears churning so loudly he can practically hear them. “We could just get a van with no windows. Or tape them up.”

“Uh.” He stares at her dumbly, trying to catch up. “I don’t– I don’t know. I didn’t really ask for details.”

“Do it.” She set her spoon to the side, finished. “I’m sure there’s a way to work around what he needs. And if not…” She grins. “There’s always other traditions he can participate in.”

Zen’s halfway down the grand stair when he hears one of the one pledges– Kai, he thinks his name is– grumble, “It’s not fair.”

He freezes, hand gripping the banister so hard it nearly creaks. This is it, the beginning–

“I know,” Shuuka mutters back, “his legs look good in that skirt.”

“I shaved and everything,” Kai complains, “and I still look like King Kong next to– to that!”

Shuuka lets out a huff. “I heard he borrowed Kiki’s skirt.”

“That’s gotta be it.” Kai leans toward the window with a glower. “That’s cheating.”

Zen smothers a laugh and makes sure his steps are louder, almost stomps, as he descends the rest of the stairway. “Is there a problem, pledges?”

They both scramble to stand upright, trying for a level of casual two men who have never worn anything shorter than basketball shorts could not possibly achieve in pleated skirts.

“Oh!” Shuuka pants, pasting a smile on his face. “No! I just– we were just saying that, ah…”

“Obi has nice legs,” Kai blurts out. “And it sucks.”

Zen coughs, trying to keep back his laugh. “Is that right?”

“I don’t know how he got them so smooth!” Kai peeks back out the window. “Do you think he waxed?”

Shuuka frowns, following his gaze. “I don’t know. My sister used Veet once, and those looked pretty smooth.”

Zen bites his cheek. He shouldn’t laugh at them, not when they’re enjoying themselves. “I’m to take it he’s outside?”

“Yeah, talking to Kiki.” Kai glowers. “I bet she gave him tips.”

“It’s cheating,” Shuuka mumbles. “I had to borrow my sister’s skirt.”

Zen leaves them at that; any more and he’s liable to burst, and then this whole exercise becomes less about pushing boundaries and more about humiliation, and that’s– that’s not the point of Phi Sigma Pi. Or at least, it isn’t going to be now.

He steps out onto the porch, but it’s just Obi leaning against the rail, mile-long legs crossed at the ankle. The whole skirt-and-sneaker combo shouldn’t be working as well as it does, but as Kai put it, Obi has killer legs.

“I trust you’re enjoying yourself?” he asks, sidling up to the post across from him, settling his hip against the banister.

Obi arches a brow, far too knowing. “Are you, Chief?”

Heat flares up his neck, and oh, he just knows his skin is showing every bit of it. “I-it just seems like you’re getting a lot of attention.”

His mouth breaks wide into a grin. “Oh, if only you knew the whistles I’ve been getting. I should raid Ms Kiki’s closet more often.”

“Well,” Zen manages through clenched teeth, “there are about four more days of this–”

“Oh, I know,” Obi assures him. “I’ve got outfits planned. My milkshake will bring all the boys to the yard.”

He lets out a long breath. He should have known. “Well, tell them we already handed out our bids. And then send them home.”

“Ooh, Chief, are you jealous?” Obi’s grin turns positively gleeful. “Are you going to tell me you want to do a special initiation with your presidential paddle?”

“No.” God, he should have known it would be a mistake to talk to Obi when he’s in this sort of mood. “But I did want to talk to you about, ah, the initiation thing.”

The mischief drains from his face, leaving it blank, guarded. “Oh?”

“Yeah.” he coughs. “Kiki wants to know if you’d be open to blindfolds?”

He knows the words are a mistake the moment they leave his mouth. Obi’s eyes spark, going from flat gold to amber. “Oh, anything for Ms Kiki. Tell he my safe word is–”

“WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS LATER,” Zen interjects, dizzy. “I can see you’re in a– a mood–”

“Oh, hey.” Obi brightens, eyes fixed down the walk. “Is that Doc?”

Zen’s gaze whip’s over his shoulder, and sure enough, there she is, red hair bobbing down the walk, eyes fixed on her shoes.

Obi stands up, feet hitting the planks with a thud. “I gotta show her my legs.”

His mouth pulls thin, and he’s about to tell him that maybe she’s not interested in his legs, that maybe she isn’t into tall, dark and handsome, when–

“Obi!” She lifts a hand, waving wildly. “I love your shoes!”

“Do you hear that?” he asks giddily, “she loves my shoes!”

Zen gives him a flat look. “I am right here.”

“Cool.” He bolts toward the stair to meet her, but pauses. “Hey, can we talk about all this…?”

“Later,” Zen agrees with a nod. He can let him have his fun, for now. “Enjoy showing off.”

Obi winks, gives him a wink that could only be called salacious. “I always do.”

#bubblesthemonsterartist #akagami no shirayukihime #snow white with the red hair #my fic #The Wide Florida Bay #modern au #college au #i hope you all know joanna has been waiting for me to do this FOREVER #i may have only gotten the prompt last year #but i insinuated this whole thing in obi's profile #and she has been reminding me ever since

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lightwormsiblings · 6 years

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Flufftober Day 5: Words

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“Magnus that is not a word.”

Alec narrows his eyes as Magnus leans away from the Scrabble board with a satisfied smile.

He’d used all his letters to put down the word quetzals using the L Alec had put down for his last turn.

Magnus just smirks at Alec, competition shining bright in his eyes. The game is a close one, Alec is beating Magnus just barely. 134 points to Magnus’ 130. Magnus is not letting Alec win without a fight, because apparently the two of them can’t do anything without becoming stupidly competitive.

“It’s the national bird of Guatemala,” Magnus says with raised eyebrows and a challenging smirk, “look it up.”

Alec rolls his eyes and pulls out his phone to check Magnus’ claim. When he finds that Magnus is indeed correct he groans and leans heavily into Magnus’ shoulder in defeat.

“I hate you and your stupid knowledge of obscure words.”

Magnus just chuckles and Alec groans again as he leans forward to check how many points Magnus has gotten.

Magnus leans back onto his hands and waits with a smirk. Something tells Alec Magnus knows just how many points he’s gotten and that is definitely enough to beat Alec.

He’s proven correct when his eyes widen in increasing horror as he moves from a triple word score square to a double word score square and then another triple word score square.

He turns to Magnus with wide eyes when he’s done to find him looking smugly back at him.

“Plus the extra 50 for using all my letters,” he says and Alec throws his hands up in disbelief.

“374 points. What the hell Magnus?” He exclaims as Magnus writes down the score on the score sheet joyously.

“404 to 134,” Magnus reads out gleefully, “I do believe this game is over.”

Alec is a realistic person, he knows he can’t win at this point, so he lunges at Magnus and grabs the score sheet out of his hand instead.

“Not if there’s no proof,” he laughs as he runs out of the room.

He hears Magnus make a sound of protest before he’s following Alec into the bedroom and tackling him to the floor in a tangled mess of limbs.

Alec somehow lands on his back and Magnus moves to straddle his waist with a grin.

“You know it’s really not fair.You have hundreds of years of learning obscure words on me,” Alec says.

“You’re just a sore loser,” Magnus grins as he grabs the score sheet back.

“And you’re a Scrabble God,” Alec relents, because honestly, he’s extremely impressed. Not many people can beat him at scrabble. Especially by so much.

“I love you, you idiot,” Magnus says, a fond smile curving his lips as he leans down.

“I love you too, Scrabble God,” Alec laughs and arches up to press their lips together. Happiness and love alight in his veins.

Alec will gladly lose Scrabble for the rest of his life if he gets to do it with Magnus.

#my writing #shfanficnexus #flufftober #I love scrabble okay?#and yes ik this is super late lol #malec fluff #malec fic #malec #alec lightwood #magnus bane

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jbs-soapbox · 7 years

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Letter to Neil Parish MP 23-11-17

Dear Mr Parish

I must write to you over my continuing concerns re. Brexit. In brief they can be summarised as follows:

1. The Irish Border: there is no easy fix for this issue, except for the whole of the UK, or NI alone, to remain inside the Customs Union. If Brexit results in a return of the Irish conflict, then you and your party will be vilified for generations.

2. The monetary cost of Brexit so far and much more to come:

a. Higher inflation. Households are £404 a year worse off due to Brexit, study finds – Daily Mail headline.

b. Extra costs to government, diverting money away from public services. The budget yesterday created the shocking headline that the government is putting aside more money for Brexit than it is prepared to add to NHS funding.

3. Multinational firms starting to move away or making plans to do so.

4. Our loss of international influence. Just last week we lost our seat on the ICJ and two EU agencies will be relocating, the European Banking Authority to Paris and the European Medicines Agency to Amsterdam .

5. EU nationals are moving back to their own countries and fewer applying for jobs in the UK e.g NHS and agriculture and hospitality. Here’s another headline: “Cornwall appeals to government for more labour as 'crops rot in fields'. Research by Cornwall County Council shows that Cornish farms are already unable to fully harvest crops this year due to a sharp fall in migrant labour.

6. What about our young people studying and working in Europe?

7. The need to appease the hard-line Leave MP’s in your own party is preventing proper progress in the Brexit negotiations. Why has the divorce bill not been settled and why did the government not unilaterally agree to EU citizens rights being protected from the start?

8. The government ruling out membership of the Single Market and Customs Union yet believing it can negotiate the same benefits outside of membership. There is unbelievable arrogance in this “cake & eat it” stance. The EU have been clear from the outset that his is not going to happen. The interests of the other member states will come first as will the EU itself. It is 27 v 1 and the UK will be the loser.

9. The offer of a final vote to parliament on the Brexit deal, when this will simply be a “Take it or leave it” vote, so no proper choice at all. Not only should there be a vote in parliament that includes the option to stay in the EU, the issue should be put back to the British people in a second referendum.

But it is your own stance Mr Parish that also concerns me. You voted against Brexit because you knew it is was going to be very bad for the country, and yet you just accept the LEAVE result as if was the voice of God. The LEAVE vote was obviously not a single, collective, principled stance that can be just called “The Will of The People” and then hidden behind. Those who voted LEAVE had a wide variety of reasons, not all to do with the EU. Many were based on a complete ignorance of the facts, and some were based on the propaganda put out by the likes of the Mail, Express and Sun. The LEAVE campaign played into the hands of UKIP and far right prejudices, creating an atmosphere of xenophobia in which hate crime has flourished. To use this mish-mash of principles and prejudices from 37% of the voting population as an excuse for inflicting lasting damage on our country and on our place in the world is ridiculous. You yourself, seem to have abandoned your good sense and your principles and are supporting something you don’t believe in. You are elected to serve as an MP for the good of the country and not just as a “yes-man” to keep the Tory party in power. In this defining moment of our history we need people of principle and courage who will put country before party, so I applaud Ken Clarke, Nicky Morgan, Anna Soubry and the other Tory “Mutineers” listed on the front of the Telegraph who are doing just that. If they can why can’t you? Yours sincerely

John Burgess

#brexit #parliament

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V as a giraffe…… yeah…. he got a long neck. My other submit got eaten by tumblr.

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factorinvestor · 7 years

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The True Cost of Indexing

"And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening..."

Anyone in the investment industry not living under a rock has read about, investigated, or had an intense conversation with a client about the merits of passive exposures in investment portfolios. The popular pitch is that widely-owned portions of the market, most notably U.S. large cap equity, are efficient. It continues that investment managers cannot outperform the benchmark consistently over time in an efficient market. This is the "Theory of Efficiency". The cacophony of articles on this topic is both silent and deafening. Most include little proof for their assertions of efficiency and parrot a conglomeration of statements parsed from other articles. As a result, hundreds of billions of dollars have been passively invested.

I believe that the cost to long-term investors for indexing portfolios is staggering. First, let's quit beating around the bush and recognize passive investing for what it is, low cost market exposure. For investors without access to high quality investment managers, this very well may be the best option. I contend, however, that U.S. large cap equity is not efficient, which is to suggest that the decision to invest passively due to the theory of efficiency is based on a faulty premise. Many investors conflate the "theory of efficiency" with the "law of averages", a more realistic explanation for the poor performance of investment managers.

Let me explain.

Football, bookies, and investment managers have more in common than you think

Just as not every team in the NFL can win the Super Bowl, win a conference championship, or make it to the playoffs, most investment managers will fail to deliver on their promise to outperform the market, or their stated objectives. This has always been the case in the past and will continue to be in the future in both arenas.

In fact, in aggregate, the record of all NFL teams for all time is 50%. No complicated mathematical pyrotechnics needed because we know that for every game, there is a winner and a loser (omitting ties). If you were a gambler and you devised the gambling equivalent of indexing, your ingenious plan would be to bet on all teams for every game. over time, your expected return on even-money odds would be... exactly $0. Ever wondered how you can place gambling bets without paying a transaction fee? Any half-witted bookie knows he wants to make a spread on those bets, so he adjusts the odds on each bet out of your favor. Think of this as the "transaction fee" for placing a bet. So what is our hypothetical gambler left with over time, $0 in winnings minus the bookie's spread. Sound familiar!?!

If you don't watch Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, you should. This gem of an episode with Chris Rock contains one of my favorite quotes of all time: "There's math and then everything else is debatable." Mathematically, before fees, half of managers will outperform, and half will underperform. Yes, there are other market participants, like individual investors, but their share of the market has steadily declined over time. Institutional investors owned 73% of the equity market in 2009. With the proliferation of ETFs since then, I would bet (with the right odds of course) that it's now higher.

For every stock transaction, there is a buyer and a seller. Absent new stock issuance or redemption, this is a closed system. Taking fees and market frictions into account, more than half of active managers will underperform over the long term. This is the law of averages. In aggregate, investment managers will deliver the market return less their aggregate costs, just as our gambler did.

The law of averages is NOT a justification of market efficiency.

I enter into evidence the below substantiating my argument that U.S. large cap equity is not an efficient market. It demonstrates that multiple persistent biases exist that investment managers can take advantage of to generate outperformance.

I purposefully ran the analysis below on an equal-weighted universe of U.S. large stocks (the "market") to allay the naysayers who so ardently argue U.S. large cap represents an efficient space.

The average number of names in this market universe over the last 10 years was 404. Think S&P 500 Index, but only the largest 400 stocks instead of 500. Over the last 10 years, the average market cap of this universe was $31.4 billion. More importantly, average daily volume was $240.8 million per stock. In other words, there is lots of capacity and plenty of liquidity to transact in size.

This is a study from 1964-2016 which sorts stocks into portfolios based on three investment themes--Value, Momentum, and Shareholder Yield--from most to least advantageous. it rebalances the portfolios on a rolling annual basis. For those not familiar, Shareholder Yield is a metric which measures the shareholder orientation of a company by including share buybacks alongside the dividend yield calculation.

As can plainly be seen on the left side of the chart, the top portfolios of Value, Momentum, and Shareholder Yield (portfolio 1) outperform the market by 4.1%, 2.8%, and 3.3% annualized. On the right side of the chart, the worst portfolios of Value, Momentum, and Shareholder Yield (portfolio 10) underperform by 7.0%, 5.6%, and 5.1% annualized. There is a gaping wide return differential of 11.1%, 8.3%, and 8.4% between the highest and lowest portfolios based on these themes. This is particularly astonishing in that the return of the overall market is 11.7%, which is to say that the differential in performance between cheap and expensive stocks is almost as wide as the return of the market itself! (See the appendix for regression results substantiating the robustness of these factors). Further, if we dive into the above, we find that in the 600 three-year periods (rolled monthly) within this five decade analysis, portfolio 1 of the factor-themes outperform the market, 80%, 86%, and 71% of the time for Value, Momentum and Shareholder Yield, respectively. (For reference, the Pats record under Brady's reign is "just" a 74% win rate.)

To put all of this into context, the difference in the final value of a $100,000 investment over the course of this 53 year period is absolutely staggering--excluding fees, costs and taxes.

Said another way, the cost of indexing, which seems like a bargain based on fees alone, is to forgo millions of dollars in potential future investment gains. Let's now take a look at a more realistic analysis that includes some realistic market frictions like management fees, taxes, and transaction costs.

The true cost of indexing

Over multiple decades, the cost of passively investing becomes multiples of reasonable active manager fees. To make this simulation a little bit more realistic, because costs are real, I tack on a .05% annual fee for the indexed market portfolio and a 1.0% "management" fee to the factor-themed portfolios. I also deduct another 0.5% to simulate market impact costs of trading the factor-themed portfolios. All in, that's a 1.45% annual cost advantage to the indexed portfolio. But, there's more. I assume the factor portfolios turn over 50% per year and are taxed annually at the 20% long-term capital gains rate. The index portfolio is allowed to compound tax free with no turnover. A 20% capital gains tax is then applied to the index portfolio at the end of the 53 year period.

Under this scenario, the approximate cost of indexing to an otherwise disciplined value-oriented investor putting $100,000 to work is $85.5 million after 5 decades.

How can a market with multiple persistent biases be truly efficient!?! Let us not conflate the theory of efficiency with the law of averages as a justification for going passive. At the end of the day, let's call passive investing what it is...low cost exposure to the equity market. There is absolutely nothing wrong with allocating a portfolio to passive investments. I have suggested passive investments to people multiple times, but only when they do not have access to high quality investment managers.

As the law of averages suggests, an investor cannot just plow money into any active manager, because more than half of them will underperform over time. Finding good active investment managers is hard, really hard, but they do exist. The rewards for finding them are huge, because U.S. large cap equity is not efficient, and passive investors are leaving a lot of money on the table.

"...People writing songs that voices never share And no one dared Disturb the sound of silence" -- The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

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Appendix:

To demonstrate how robust these results are, a statistical test of significance for portfolio 1 of the Shareholder Yield theme is significant at the 99.99999999999999999999999% confidence level. Yes that's 23 digits to the right of 0. In other words, there is a 0.00000000000000000000001% chance the test is wrong and these results are random. Below are the summary regression results:

Using Value as an example of the interpretation, the Value portfolio 1 has a Beta to the market of 0.92 over the test, and expected alpha (similar, but not exactly the same as excess return) of 0.08% per month. That doesn't seem like a lot, but it compounds over many years to drive the results in the cost of indexing tables above.

#passive #indexing #active management #value #momentum #shareholder yield

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How to teach an old blog new SEO tricks

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It’s common for organic search traffic to a website or old blog to decline over time.

While some of the factors causing that are outside the site owner’s control, part of the reason is likely related to problems that gradually build up on the site.

Obsolete content, broken links, and technical issues are among the correctable items that can help reverse declining search traffic.

Principal and senior digital marketing consultant at Webbiquity LLC, Tom Pick shares a nine-step process to identify and fix your old blog site’s problems and regain organic traffic growth.

Do you ever feel like Google has fallen out of love with your old blog or website? Sure, there’s still acknowledgment, but the spark is gone, and the (traffic) relationship is no longer growing? Fear not, there is hope. You can rekindle those rankings. Here’s what to do.

If you’ve been working in digital marketing or SEO for a while, you’ve likely run into this situation: a new website/blog is launched. It’s got great content, is well optimized, and is supported by social media efforts. Traffic is modest at first but grows quickly and dramatically.

And then at some point, growth slows, particularly from organic search. It may even fall back a bit. And then it sort of bumps along. You keep adding relevant, high-quality new content, but the needle barely moves. What’s happened?

It’s not uncommon for a site’s organic search traffic to decline over time, the “old blog” problem. This can be caused by technical issues, competitive changes, search engine algorithm updates, or even broad industry trends. As one example, the click-through rate on organic searches fell 13% to 47.4% between 2016 and 2019.

But it’s true that over time, an old blog can become the online equivalent of a hoarder house or an unkempt garden. It’s no longer neat and clean, but rather it’s a mess of obsolete content, 404 errors, broken links, and other online debris.

Fortunately, this can be fixed. Like cleaning out that garden, it will take some work, some knowledge, and the right tools thought the dirt and weeds, in this case, are purely digital.

Here’s a nine-step process to restore healthy search traffic growth to a mature blog.

1. Check for digital obstacles

Use Google Search Console (GSC) to verify there are no manual penalties, security issues, or other problems. Fix any serious issues discovered there first.

If your site isn’t already connected to GSC, log into your Google account, and add it. Then check both Manual Actions and Security Issues in the left menu.

2. Inventory all pages on the site

To get rid of the “junk” on the site/blog, start by generating a complete list of all URLs. You may be able to get by with a tool like XML-Sitemaps or the free version of Screaming Frog SEO Spider, but for larger sites (and if you are running into SEO stagnation issues, you’re likely working with a site that has at least several hundred pages) you may need to invest in a paid tool.

3. Use GA to identify winners and losers

Next, log in to Google Analytics (GA) for the site. Navigate to Behavior > Site Content > All Pages. In the upper-right of the screen, set the start and end dates for the report (for example, the last six months or one year). At the bottom-right of the screen, change the number of pages displayed to the maximum, as shown here:

At the upper-right of the screen, click Export then download the file in Excel or CSV format.

4. Compare the two lists

Pages that receive very little traffic are a concern, but comparing a complete list of pages to pageviews in GA enables you to identify the most serious problems: pages that have had no visits over the past six, 12, or whatever number of months you choose.

Clean up the list of pages you exported from GA to remove site search results, author pages, category pages, tags pages, etc. so that you are left only with the list of blog posts and their number of page views.

In the figure below, the column on the left is a list of all pages. On the right are pages, with their corresponding number of views, from GA. By sorting both lists alphabetically, you can identify pages from the “all pages” list that don’t show up on the list from GA–because they have had no visits over the chosen time period.

5. Revise any pages that are “renewable”

The next step is triage—what to do with those pages that get little or no traffic? Some posts are more timeless than others, and with a bit refreshing, can still provide value to readers and draw visitors to your blog.

For example, posts here about how to write an effective business blog, how to spread thought leadership content without blogging, and why every business needs to be on Twitter were originally written on the Webbiquity blog in 2010 but recently updated to reflect online changes and lessons learned over the past decade.

6. Delete obsolete pages and redirect them to winners

Other types of posts simply don’t age well. Those pieces about the best practices in SEO for 2011 or the must-know stats and facts about social media in 2013 are now best forgotten, much like the worst songs of the 70s. (Remember “Muskrat Love”? If not, consider yourself fortunate.)

Newsy posts also have a limited shelf life. Posts about how buyers and marketers are adapting to this COVID-19 era are popular right now. But once the pandemic has passed, no one will want to revisit those.

These posts can, however, attract a lot of backlinks in their prime. So take them down, but strategically redirect those URLs to similarly relevant but more up-to-date content.

7. Find and fix any broken outbound links on the site

It’s vital to perform step 6 before this one, so you don’t waste time fixing links in posts that will be taken down anyway.

Use a tool like Broken Link Checker to find broken or obsolete outbound links on your pages, then update or delete those links. This type of cleanup at least moderately improves SEO, while significantly improving the reader experience on your site.

8. Run Google speed test and mobile-friendly check

Page load speed and mobile performance are now among the top ranking factors for SEO.

Use Google’s PageSpeed Insights and Mobile-Friendly Test tools and follow their recommended guidelines to fix issues and improve your scores

For example, this site scores a 64 on the Google page load speed test–above average, but not great. Note that Google provides separate scores for mobile and desktop load speed. Scrolling down the page a bit, one of Google’s recommendations for improvement is to “Eliminate render-blocking resources”. Clicking the small arrow to the right of that suggestion exposes more detail. In this case, Google’s tool links to WordPress plugins which may help resolve the issue.

9. Put your best, most relevant CTAs on your top pages

Take another look at the list generated in step three above. Look closely at the top five-to-ten most-visited pages or posts on your site.

First, if these can be improved or updated in any way to make them even more valuable and appealing, do that. Second, make sure each of these pages has a highly relevant and compelling call to action. You’re attracting lots of visitors to these pages, which is great; now take the next step and apply the best options to get them to convert into sales or leads.

Popular CTAs include downloadable assets related to your content, such as ebooks, guides, or checklists. Or you try being more direct and asking the page visitor to contact you or schedule a demo. In any case, it’s also essential to use CTA best practices in order to compel readers to respond.

That’s it! Delete or revise your obsolete content, fix technical errors, regularly produce high-quality new content, and that mature, stagnant blog can quickly get back to 20%, 30%, or even higher year-over-year growth in organic search traffic.

Tom Pick is a digital marketing consultant who helps B2B clients improve their online visibility, increase brand awareness, and generate leads through SEO, social media, and content marketing. He’s the Editor of the Webbiquity b2b marketing blog and author of “The Ultimate Guide to Content Marketing Software.” You can find him on Twitter @TomPick.

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