#but it turned out to be the premium ending in the end bc i got the attire bonus so like

[queen-dahlia]

𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭

ღ 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟭 & 𝟮 ღ 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 ღ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 ღ 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 ღ

I suggest to read the sweet ending first bc halfway of premium story is the continuation of sweet ending

Note: Translation is not 100% accurate. Expect grammatical errors.

// : alternate translation | ⫘⫘ : flashback

My body was weak to begin with, and getting sick was a daily occurrence.

I'm better now than I was when I was a child and couldn't get out of bed, but still—

I hated my body, which was incapable of overcoming even the slightest pathogen.

Walter: "You're going to stay in your room today."

Sudden fevers and headaches are not uncommon, but sometimes they can be deceptively severe.

I am so pathetic that I laugh when I look at myself in the mirror, breathing heavily and sweating even though I am not exercising.

Gilbert: "No, I need the off-limits area of the medical tower."

Walter: "… Are you going to hide it from her?"   //   "… You're not even going to tell her?"

Gilbert: "Of course. I don't want her to see me like this ever again."

(I want her to like me.)

(… I want to be remembered by Emma, and I want to stay good looking.)   //   (… I'm the one Emma will remember, and I want to stay good-looking.)

I know that disappearing without saying anything would make Emma uneasy, but I can't think of any other option.

Incidentally—if anyone other than Emma sees me like this, I'm going to kill them.

Walter: "I think it would be cruel not to let her worry enough, Lord Gilbert."

The fact that the resident doctor, who usually does not use honorifics except in public, dares to use honorifics is advice.

Gilbert: "I know it's too late for that. I'm a big villain."

(I can be as cruel as I want, even if the person I'm dealing with is my girlfriend.)

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(Yes... I thought so...)

Emma: "You know why I went to Walter, don't you?"

To discipline Emma for going to see a man other than her lover in the middle of the night,

I dared to cover her mouth from behind and drag her into a nearby room to incite her fear.

Emma, however, is not perturbed but rather hugs me back as if to appease me.

I was on the questioning side, but then I found myself changing to the side being questioned.

Gilbert: "So am I supposed to forgive you?"

Emma: "… Gilbert, if you had told me from the beginning, I would not have gone to see him."

Gilbert: "You understood that I didn't want you to know, didn't you?"

Gilbert: "Your actions could have gotten anyone else killed, you know?"

Emma: "But you're not going to kill him, are you?"

Gilbert: ". . . . . ."

(You're so mean, little rabbit, stepping in knowingly.)

Emma: "Do you intend to repeat the same thing in the future?"

Gilbert: "Guess what. I just want to be a cool guy in front of you."

Emma: "… I don't think it's cool for someone to hide their condition."

Gilbert: "You're so harsh. Do you really want to see me so weak?"

(Even if I were weak, you're not a doctor, you can't do anything about it.)

(All you can do is stand by and brood, can't you?)

Emma: "… Because if it's hidden, I can't do anything about it."

Emma: "I can't rub your back, hug you, or do anything when you're in pain."

Gilbert: ". . . . . ."

Emma: "Gilbert, you told me that you cherished me more than your family…"

Emma: "The family I know is one that supports each other."

Emma: "Family is the one person you can feel safe enough to turn to when you're not feeling well, instead of hiding it…"

Emma: "… At least that's how I see it."

(Ah...)

(… That's how it came about.)

Emma's way of thinking is something I left behind a long time ago.

When I was a child, I always had either my brother Albert or our mother by my side when I got sick.   //   When I was a child, one of my older brothers, Albert, or our mother, was always by my side when I fell sick.

They kept rubbing my back and encouraging me all the way until I felt better.

("Little Bunny will not be able to do anything…" I'm an idiot.)

(I've been saved so many times by that type of existence that I'm still alive like this...)

(I forgot even such an important thing.)

(… It's been a long time since I've loved someone…)

Emma: "I want to be the kind of person that Gilbert would trust."

Emma: "Only then can I win your trust and confidence so that you'll be willing to show me your weakness…"

Emma: "I think we can get married and truly be a family."

Gilbert: "… I see. That's what you think."

I hug Emma back tightly and forcefully.

The more I thought I liked the way she was, the more my heart ached.

(You're too right, I guess.)

(… I used to have a family too, so I know what I'm talking about, even if I don't like it.)

(I don't trust Emma enough to think it's okay to show my weakness.)

Even as I gently stroked Emma's back as she began to cough from too much hugging, my thoughts were elsewhere.

(… I don't like it. I didn't think—)

(Am I scared of the little rabbit?)

I was aware that I was afraid to trust Emma completely because I liked her.

But I never expected to be so scared that my instincts were frightened.

(If I trust her enough to show her I'm vulnerable, and then when it comes time for Emma to betray me...)

(Also... if she ever disappears on her own like Albert and our mother did...)

(I can't help but hesitate when I think of that.)

(I was the one who decided to believe that Emma's love was real, not fake.)

Gilbert: "… I love you."

Gilbert: "Because I love you, I want to look cool, and I don't want to show you some of the things I don't want you to see." **

Gilbert: "But you're right, that's a sign of not trusting."

Gilbert: "I thought I had made up my mind to trust you, but I haven't."

Gilbert: "It made me laugh to realize how cowardly I was."

What spilled out unconsciously was self-mockery.

(Really, I'm so cruel.)

(With that mouth that said I love you, I can say with impunity that I don't trust you.)

Even against such a villain, Emma smiled kindly.

Despite the fact that I had just hugged her so hard I could have killed her, her expression is calm.

Emma: "… I'm fine with that."

Emma: "Someday, when you are truly at peace with me, Gilbert... I want to become your family."

Emma's gentle kisses soothed and calmed my agitated heart.

(. . . . . .)

(… It won't be possible until I'm truly a human again.)

I've been a trampling beast for so long that I've forgotten all human sensibilities.

The road is long, far, and endless—and yet, I dream of such a day to come.

(While I can be cruel to you, we will surely never truly be a family. I understand that.)

(But you know, we can't afford to wait for the future; we don't know when it will come.)

Gilbert: "… Hehe, did you think I'd give up after you said that?"

Emma: "… Huh."

Gilbert: "If we can't have a wedding, why don't we have an engagement ceremony?"

Emma: "Engagement ceremony...?"

Gilbert: "Because I don't want to have to wait until you're ready to wear the dress, do you?"

Gilbert: "That was supposed to be a wedding dress, but let's call it an engagement dress."

(I've been wanting to officially connect you to Obsidian (me) for a long time.)

(Marriage would have been ideal, but even an engagement would be a fetter for Emma, so I'll compromise.)

Gilbert: "As you've probably guessed by now, people like me want to live, but we never know when we're going to die."

Gilbert: "Disease, assassination—at least far more death-oriented than the average person."

Gilbert: "So, you know. I want to do what I can now while I can."

Gilbert: "There is no guarantee that you will be able to do what you want tomorrow."

(Even if I die, I won't let you marry another man.)

(... I don't actively intend to die, but I always want to be prepared in case of an emergency.)

(Whether I live or die, you will always be mine.)

Gilbert: "You only have two choices: you can be with me or you can be forced to be with me, right?"

Emma: "… I understand."

(Huh, you nodded more easily than I thought you would.)

(Even though there's no reason why the little rabbit can't understand what a formal engagement means.)

Emma: "Can you just give me a few more days?"

Gilbert: "Ehh... Do you have to prepare mentally for the engagement ceremony? Even though we don't invite any guests."

Emma: "… Do you say something like, "Because you don't want anyone to see me in a dress?"

Gilbert: "Ahaha, you know me so well, don't you?"

(Even at the wedding, I'm not going to invite anyone. The beautifully dressed little rabbit belongs only to me.)

Emma: "Even if there are no guests, there is something I want to prepare. So please."

Emma puts her hands on my cheeks and kisses me more deeply than before.

(... I bet you haven't noticed. You've been kissing me without a care in the world since a while ago, but I know you're blushing.)

Gilbert: "I don't know where you learned how to beg like this."

(You are so cute, I'd listen to anything you say.)

(Well, I know everything you're thinking, so I'll wait for you properly anyway.)

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Emma "begged" for three days.

In the meantime, Emma seems to have made all the proper preparations, and our private engagement ceremony went off without a hitch—

(I knew Emma was going to give me something.)

(But I didn't expect to be presented with a tie.)

(And a special one that Emma personally embroidered with roses...)

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Gilbert: "… Do you know, Little Bunny? A tie means that you want to bind your partner."

Emma: "I chose it because I know."

Emma: "Like you, Gilbert, who always binds me, I have no intention of letting go."

Emma: "Don't expect to die easily."

Gilbert: ". . . . . ."

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(I was thrilled by that one.)

(... I didn't expect to be proposed to by Little Bunny, I was so thrilled I thought I was going to die...)

When I returned to my room with Emma in her black dress, the tie was still in my hand.

It was hard to let go, but it was also inconvenient to hold it all the time.

Gilbert: "Hey, Little Bunny. What do you think is the next step after the engagement ceremony?"

Emma: "Are there still any rituals in Obsidian?"

Gilbert: "Yes, of course. I don't think it's just about Obsidian."

(That's the original engagement ceremony, the reception party, and the silly greetings that last until the evening...)

(Well, I don't want to waste my time on that.)

I gently placed my tie, embroidered with black roses, on the desk and held out my hands—

Gilbert: "You have plenty of time today, don't you, Emma?"

Emma: ". . . . . ."

Emma: "…!"

(Oh, I just noticed.)

Emma, who blatantly swept her gaze, apparently did not expect this to happen.

Emma: "But... It's noon right now."

Gilbert: "Oh, you're the type of person who likes to stay up at night? If so, why don't we just stay up until nightfall?"

Emma: "The idea of flirting after night falls..."

Gilbert: "What's so bad about it?"

Emma: ". . . . . ."

Gilbert: "I'm sad. I want to dote on my fiancée right now, but you don't seem to."

Gilbert: "Ah, I'm going to sulk. I wonder which country I should start to conquer as a distraction."

Emma: "… How could I not want to!?" **

Emma jumps into my chest like a little rabbit, her face bright red.

Emma: "I just thought these things were supposed to be done at night..."

Emma: "… I mean..."

(...? You look a little different from usual.)

Although I feel a slight discomfort, she doesn't seem to mind, so I carry Emma to the bed with me.

When I carefully lowered her down as if handling a fragile object, her long, hemmed dress spread out like petals on the black sheets.

(It's all black, and the dress is all blended in, but that makes her skin look better.)

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Gilbert: "You're so beautiful and cute that I want to pounce on you right now."

Emma: "… Gilbert, you have prepared this dress for me."

Gilbert: "Oh no, it's not the dress that's pretty, it's you, okay?"

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(See… Emma is so pretty even when her dress is in disarray, I'm in trouble.)

When I closed my mouth to express my rising impulse, Emma looked at me as if she wanted to say something again.

Gilbert: "What is it?"

Emma: "… We're already engaged, aren't we?"

Gilbert: "Yes."

I intertwine my own fingers with Emma's hand.

Shining on the ring finger of her left hand is a ring with a single obsidian rose that I gave her at our engagement ceremony—a proof for her to be connected to Obsidian for eternity.

(Externally, we're more than a fiancée, we're a couple...)

(Well, it's okay to have a secret relationship between two people that other people don't know about because it's just sweet.)

Emma: "Then, can you forgive me for being a little disrespectful?"

Gilbert: "What are you talking about? To me, disrespect only means that you will no longer love me."

Gilbert: "Other than that, I'll forgive you for everything you do because it's not disrespectful."

(For you only, of course.)

I think I smiled gently, but Emma took a hesitant pause.

Her eyes were downcast and silent, and the next time our gazes met, somehow her whole face was as red as a rose.

(What is it? I can't predict it so abruptly either.)

As I patiently waited for her to speak, Emma put her face to my ear, as if she had made up her mind—

Emma: "……… Gil."

Gilbert: "…!"

Emma: "Oh... I've heard you say before that you want me to call you by your nickname."

(I did say that.)

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Gilbert: "As a sign that I've gotten closer to you, Little Rabbit, you can call me Gil from now on."

Emma: "I can't."

Gilbert: "Ehh... a nickname would have been more like a friend."

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(… But you never called me by my nickname before.)

(No, not just you, all my friends, except one, didn't call me Gil.)

Emma: "I want to get to know you better, Gilbert. So, at least when it's just the two of us—"

Gilbert: "Did you say "Gilbert" again?"

Emma: "… I'll do my best."

(Oh... I was such a simple guy.)

(Just being called "Gil" made me so happy that my mind almost melted...)

It was a mere term of endearment, but it was proof that she saw me as an individual person, not a member of the royal family.

It may be her own first step toward becoming a family.

(Happiness… I guess that's what they call it...)

(You would have been happier if you hadn't met me. But... I couldn't be happier.)   //   (I am sure you would have been happier if you had not met me. But... I couldn't make you happy.)

(Therefore... even if I died, I wouldn't let you go. I'm sorry?)   //   (So... I'm sorry I didn't want to let you go even if I died?)

Emma: "Gil…"

(… That's just the way it is...)

(Oh dear...)

[mrschwartz]

before i share how the concert itself was, i have to tell this story bc it's one of the craziest things that have happened to me

my flight to curitiba got delayed 2 hours because the flights before it were also delayed and it caused a domino effect. so i got to curitiba 2 hours later than i'd planned to, which meant that i went to bed 2 hours later, which meant that i woke up and went to wait in line 2 hours later than i planned. right? hold that thought.

after waiting in line, the inspection before entering the venue was an absolute shitshow. they didn't account for the fact that there'd be significantly more female fans than male, so there were too many spare male inspectors, and so to speed things up they let guys cut the line to go get inspected before the women. like????? some people who got there Hours after me ended up in front of me during the show. im still. Pissed

but then also like. the inspectors were so unprepared it's Unreal. the woman who inspected me is the dumbest person alive, she'd take like 5 min per person and make people throw out stuff that wasn't even prohibited like cigarettes and mints. when it got to me she saw my analog camera and started insisting that it couldn't go in and that i'd have to throw it out, despite me knowing For A Fact that i could, bc i have countless times and knew that the prohibited items list only mentioned professional cameras with detachable lenses (which is absolutely fair and which mine absolutely wasn't). at that point i was less worried about losing my camera then having gone all the way to curitiba to just not go to the concert (which would've a been a bigger waste of money) so i just rewound the film roll to keep at least that, and then i turned to throw the camera out. holding a plastic bag full of cameras there was a cleaning lady, and she said to me "don't worry about your camera. after the show come looking after the cleaning crew, because we're keeping all of them to return them afterwards to everybody. i know how hard we work to buy our things" which was. So fucking sweet and thoughtful that i have no words. i thanked her a bunch, but i already knew that there was no in way in hell that i'd fight my way through 25k people when i'd already be desperate to get an uber back to my hotel. so i threw my camera out and Booked it

i found a spot (not as close as i'd like, but anyway!!!!) and set up camp there, waiting for the show, and i started talking to the people around me, as one does in these unique situations lol. i mentioned what happened to my camera and a guy beside me said they did the same thing to him, and we sympathized with each other. also, i was in a whatsapp group with hundreds of people who were going to the show too, and i sent a message there as well talking about the situation, more to get some commiseration than anything else, but barely got a response bc apparently it wasn't to everybody that the inspection was so harsh, only to the premium pit people. which rvkkfjkgg fucking christ, i swear.

But Then. like maybe two hours later? someone replied to my message (after it was buried under like hundreds of messages afterwards), saying "hey you!! who lost your camera!! i just got in, and the cleaning crew is at the premium pit entrance and letting everyone know that those who got their cameras taken can go there to retrieve it, because the venue has admitted they made a mistake by confiscating them!!" and i was like Of Fucking Course they did, i knew all along nvjdnjfvnjfvg (i'm laughing but god i was so fucking pissed). i thanked her a bunch too, but then i looked behind me and there were already like. 6k people that i'd have to go through, and it'd be an even more impossible task to find my way back. nevertheless i let the guy beside me that had lost his camera as well know that he could go try to retrieve his, if he was willing. and he said "yeah i'll go. what's yours like i'll go get it" and i was like "no way really?? it's like this and this, and i'd be Eternally grateful and i have no words etc etc" and then he disappeared into the crowd for what seemed like forever. and then! he came back with my camera!!!!!!!!!!!!! isn't that crazy?????

think about this along with me. if my flight there hadn't gotten delayed, i'd have gone to the concert earlier. my camera would've been confiscated anyway, but since i would've been more near the front, i wouldn't have been next to the guy who went to retrieve my camera for me. Insanity. life's crazy

the show was amazing, i'll talk about it later i promise. but after it ended i'll admit i had a bit of a main chracter syndrome lol, because i thought that i'd just have to walk out, get an uber and head to the hotel. but then i actually had to walk out alongside 25k heading towards the same direction for what seemed like kilometers because the streets were closed down due to the show, and the venue was in a really isolated area away from commerce and stuff like that, and it was Pouring rain, and i was by myself. so i got Desperate. lol. like true panic. i began to search the crowd with my eyes for people that seemed trustworthy, but most of them were either drunk or high, or in groups of people too big and intimidating. then i saw 2 girls about my age, and i approached them. "hey where are you guys going? i'm a little lost and i'd just like to find some commercial place or something where i could wait for an uber" and they Immediately sympathized with me and one of them was like "we're not from here either but stick with us, i have a cousin who lives here and he's the one who's coming to pick us up, he told us to wait for him by a supermarket up the road" so i started to follow them along, super grateful but still very scared because i Knew that even then it'd be so hard to get an uber, and eventually they'd leave, and i'd be by myself again

anyway, in the hubbub i ended up getting separated from them and lost again. i eventually found the supermarket i imagine was the one they were talking about, but no sign of them. i tried to get an uber for myself, i'm gonna estimate on the lower side, maybe like 20 times?? in a span of maybe 40 minutes. all of them rejected. then i walked around the supermarket to see if there i could have better luck and who do i run into?? the 2 girls!!! i couldn't believe it. they told me they looked for me after we got separated but that they didn't know my name so they couldn't even scream for me, but then there we were!! they said they still were looking for her cousin, and i said, my sense of shame already giving way to my desperation, "would it be cool if you guys gave me a ride to your cousin's house? i don't even have to go in, i'd stand on the sidewalk, i just think it'd be easier to get an uber there" which i know is Insanity, to go to an isolated area with people i don't know in a city i don't know, but hey i was already in a critical situation nvfkfmgkjbg don't question me, they really did seem trustworthy and willing to help!! and they said of course!! and then like, after i joined them this time we ended up finding him!!! in like 5 minutes. all of this is happening while it's still pouring rain btw, i feel like this is important info for the dramatic effect lol. when we got to the car, they told the cousin my idea, about letting me ride along, and he was So nice. he said "where's your hotel? i'll drive you there" and i was like "noo i don't want to be a burden, seriously i'll go to where you guys are going" already rooting for him to offer again so that i could accept it vjkfmgjkbng and he did! he said "no i mean it, it's no burden at all, i'll take you there" so i told him the address and he actually drove me there. i offered to pay and everything but they wouldn't accept my money. they were just good people who wanted me safe

i got to the hotel safely (and thanked them a bunch!!! ofc) all thanks to those 3 angels and goodness gracious that was the end of my day. like oh my god

[jinhyun]

how did you get into skz? and who caught your eyes at first?

sorry it was a "one thing about me" game and i just asked about skz 😭 (im the last anon)

lmaooo the question is still about me in a way so don't worry 😹 it's a kinda long and funny story actually

so i had this friend in bts tumblr who became a multi stan and skz became their ults and she was trying very hard to get me into them when they just debuted, but back then i was in my second year of law school and didn't really have time to stan any other groups apart from bts.

while that was going on, i remember coming across a pic of hyunjin at a fansign and i was like. instantly in love. and i dmed it to her and was like HELP WHO IS THIS and she was like THAT IS HYUNJIN FROM STRAY KIDS and i asked about him ofc and found out he was 18 at the time and i was 21 so i went "okay nope he babie, bye" and would just kinda appreciate him from afar jdñskd bc he was soooo beautiful i would melt every time but he was babie to me back then :(

thennnn time passed by and i would always read about this "felix" guy and how talented he was and whatnot, but i didn't have a face to relate to him nor did i know he was from stray kids.

fast forward to early 2019, i was on the train to uni one morning dozing off at like 7am and i didn't have spotify premium back then lmao so once a playlist of mine ended it would just start playing random songs i didn't really look up. so i was listening to bts and their album ended and this reallyyyyy upbeat song started playing and i was kinda startled bc i mean it was 7am jdñaksña but it was so gooddd so i took my phone out to see what song it was and turns out it was miroh by skz 🥲 so i added it to my playlist and texted my friend like DUDE THIS SONG IS SO GOOD and she was like I TOLD YOU TO LISTEN TO THEM!!!!! so yeah she got really excited about it and sent me so many recs and told me all about them and i just finally gave in lol.

the first mv i watched was victory song and i was blown away by felix's voice and i finally saw his face and i was like oh okay so this is why everyone talks about him. and i thought he would be my bias right away BUT THENNNNN i saw hyunjin (kinda had forgotten he was part of skz by this point) and i was like 😭😭😭😭 and i think he was 19 by then and i was like ah fuck it and just stopped fighting it lol.

so yeah i was like, hyunjin first caught my eye as an individual but felix first caught my eye as a skz member, if that makes sense?? and regardless of me being a hoe for hyunjin, i got into skz mostly bc of felix's voice lmao, i just kept watching mvs and listening to their songs just so i could hear his voice. but hyunjin has been my ult all along :(

jinnie stan from day -1.

inbox me one (1) thing you want to know about me!

[alikestory]

i keep seeing various iterations of that webcomic post going around and i HATE IT it's so depressing ;___;;;

this post got so long and rambly i'm putting it under a cut. talking points include: smackjeeves, my old comic Wander, and various tangents

there were so many good webcomics i read on smackjeeves and deviantart back when i was in high school, they had a whole different energy... like the creators were having fun with it and not worrying about how to Make It. (there wasn't like, an industry around it then so :v )

i wish i could have experienced making a webcomic back then and participating in that scene... but it just makes me sad to think about....

(if i did post anything polished-looking enough to get readers i don't think i would have really enjoyed it... the big story I was drawing then was Wander and if I'd been able to pull off what I was going for it would have been great but that was NOT HAPPENING (I did draw like, three chapters I never posted anywhere and outlined some more and that thing was a MESS u__u) tho I did post a comic to smackjeeves at one point it was really sketchy and I originally drew it for my friends so it was all just inside jokes....... I think a couple people did subscribe to it for some reason??? very nice of them. anyway like. even Blackout City that I started like seeeven?? years later there are lots of things I wish I thought through more or are kinda dumb but I still like reading it =w= )

BUT IF I'D POSTED WANDER ;__; BACK THEN. there would have been SOMEONE who read it and was like "this is awesome" and it wouldn't matter (to them) that it didn't turn out how I wanted......

you know that kind of thing where a creator is embarrassed by their old work because their new stuff has become polished and professional but that silly, crazy stuff they did when they were figuring it out has so much HEART..... it would have been cool to be that for someone.......

ALSO IF I'D DRAWN MORE OF WANDER I COULD READ IT. u__u well it would suck but IF I'D DONE A GOOD JOB. imagine a world. :v it's not something I'm interested in writing now (tangent: I started capitalizing the "I"s and nothing else like I'm typing on a cell phone that's autocorrecting them even though I AM NOT and I don't know why but now I need to keep doing it for Consistency) but I would like to read it if someone else wrote it ; 3;

it was about the people working at this hotel at a crossroads between worlds. for most of the story it was about them dealing with various visitors who would be the main focus of the chapters and then slowly you learn about the main characters. (ideally. I was not then and continue to not be any good at coming up with short stories.) and then at the end there's a serial killer who one of the main characters had a childhood romance with until he killed her sister..... you know, some standard melodrama. :'^)

also it was supposed to be seven volumes long..... because I had no concept of how long that would take...... and because tokyo babylon is seven volumes long AND THE COVERS WERE ALSO GOING TO BE COLOUR-CODED THE SAME WAY, OKAY???? IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW IT'S THAT I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TOKYO BABYLON AND I ALWAYS WILL. CLAMP NEEDS TO RELEASE AN ART BOOK WITH ALL THE PREMIUM EDITION COVERS BECAUSE I WILL NOT BUY SEVEN VOLUMES OF MANGA I ALREADY OWN BUT I REEEALLY WANT TO. I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH SPACE ON MY BOOKSHELF. ALSO AN ART BOOK OF ALL THE CLEAR CARD ART BC IT'S REALLY PRETTY.

those are my demands. anyway, what was i talking about?

[spider-xan]

I always forget to write posts about my designer toy collection, but I ended up having no energy to go to an open box event this weekend where collectors were selling their revealed blind box toys - which is fine bc I really need to save money right now - but did check out one of my usual stores that did a pre-event on Friday with a bin of premium opened blind box toys (chasers or regular figures so popular that they may as well be chasers) and got two hard-to-find non-chasers I've had on my wishlist for a long time!

One was the cute jiangshi (Chinese zombie/vampire) girl from the Laura Sweet Monsters capsule series where I had previously tried to get it by playing from a full case, but it turned out to be a case where she had been replaced with the chaser lol, and the other was the cat astronaut from the Dimoo Space Travel series, which is the last one I needed of the ones I wanted, so I'm very happy with both tbh

The store was also doing a kuji with the IP being Kiki, which is another Chinese designer blind box toy character that's like a fluffy bunny, and I usually wouldn't play those bc I don't like the idea of getting something I don't want, but I ended up winning one of the rarer prizes they only had four of! Hilariously, it's a baby pink headband with bunny ears, a mini Kiki, and a flower, and the person working the store knew me well enough to think it might not be something I'd be into - she was right bc I don't pink, flowers, or pastels - but I actually love it bc it's so goofy and fun lol

[no-fxn-club]

17 questions 17 tags

Thank u sm for this @emometalhead

Nickname: Frankiestein

Sign: Leo

Height: 5’5” :,)

Last thing I googled: “Spotify web browser” I wanted to look at my wrapped playlist but I can’t on my phone bc I’m cheap and don’t have premium

Favorite song: rn, middle of a heart - adeem the artist

Number of followers: honestly I could not tell you bc I have no clue lmao

Amount of sleep: 6~ish depending on what I was doing before I went to bed and how tired I am

Lucky number: 23 or 13. The first doubled has a lot of meaning for me so

Wearing: a blue long sleeve shirt with writing down one arm that says “pacific flyway”, the drake brand of a duck head logo with “flyaway series” under that and on the back it’s got a duck stamp kinda picture with drake’s logo and name under it. And blue, white and black plaid pj pants. This is my pjs bc I just got out of my shower and I will wear p much anything to sleep in as long as it’s comfy 💀

Dream job: librarian maybe. Idk for sure lmao

Movies that summarize you: bird cage in part I’ll be honest I’m not sure of much else-

Favorite instrument: DRUMS call it the possibly adhd but I really have liked drums for a while lmao

Aesthetic: kinda depends???? Sometimes I want fucking like punk but also other times I want like grunge-ish. I’ve always loved the grunge style but I don’t feel like it fully looks good on me but like peak style for me is ripped jeans, converses and a baggy shirt lmao

Favorite author: I HAVW HIS BOOK AND LOVE IT SO IM COUNTING HIM Awsten knight

Random fact: I use to fucking love country music and bluegrass music ( bc I was a raised right souther boy uwu) but as I got older I turned away from it until recently I found some bands and artists who are also lgbtq+ and make it and it makes my heart so happy I could cry for days on end bc of it

Tagging anyone who wants to bc I can not say I know 17 urls hdudndidnfifjf

[maladaptivedaydreamsx]

doing the second run of his route has constantly had me in my feels for him and at this point it's a miracle he hasn't entirely won me over above the others.. wtf is it about him that just draws you in and keeps you along for the ride.... okay i do have one theory but it is kinda spoilery-

[anischa22]

Last Christmas event told how MC presence changed many things for the suitor + a bit of their childhood memories at Christmas

This memory involves one of the suitors and bc this, i gave up the premium ending for their sweet ending :') even I didn't finish all of the story though

So the story be like this :

~ Chevalier x Sariel

~ Nokto x Rio

~ Luke x Licht

~ Jin x Leon

~ Yves x Clavis

And vice versa

I'll share their memories 😊 some story its very detailed but some don't and i don't very good at English so feel free to correct me!

Chevalier x Sariel

~ They have the same view of Christmas, there are no good memories other than bloodstained memories. So while everyone is busy with celebrations, the two of them are busy getting rid of all enemy, of course working separately.

~ Chevalier been doing this since he was still a kid, as Sariel say. If he doesn't do that, then he'll just be wasting his time reading

~ Meanwhile Sariel, always doing the dirty work even though the king disapproves his action

~ On one occasion, Sariel who was on his way back after getting rid of some rebel group, met Chevalier in the forest, standing covered in blood amidst the scattered corpses. (Here Chevalier is described as 'kid' while Sariel as 'young man')

~ Sariel offers to clean up what's left, because as the princes educator, he also wants Chevalier to enjoy Christmas. Well yeah, Chevalier doesn't care about that

~ After that day, Sariel went to Chevalier with a book for exchanging information. Then Chevalier offers an agreement, if Sariel can bring him the book he wants, Chevalier will provide all the information Sariel wants

~ This continues until now. Sariel said he also managing Chevalier's library besides Clavis. (This from Sariel's POV story aka if Chevalier is not paired with MC)

~ from Chevalier story, actually the two of them rarely talk. But this is different since Chevalier became king and also tutoring MC. The sweet ending ends when Sariel invites Chevalier to drink together in his office and Chevalier agreed!

~ Actually Chevalier asked Sariel to find out what Christmas gifts are popular in town. Surprisingly for the first time, Chevalier was worried that his gifts would not enough satisfy MC (aww~)

~ as addition from Chevalier story, he took MC to visit his grandfather, Marquess Michel (and not for work reason 😊) Marquess Michel says he'll going to Christmas party that Chevalier hosted. Chevalier was quite surprised, because apart from his health reasons, it's well known that Marquess hated the late King for what happened to his daughter. And after that incident, the Marquess never set foot on the court again

This is very good for MC. Indirectly shows that their relationship was sanctioned by Marquess Michel. Even though he is old and rarely go out, the Marquess's influence still the same. Just with his existence is enough to make people shut their mouth (wow now we know where Chevalier got that charisma!😳)

~ One more! Chevalier accompanies MC to learn dance then they take a break. Actually MC is really tired, her legs are shaking but she doesn't want to sit because Chevalier is still there. Unexpectedly, Chevalier grabbed MC, then sat on the dance hall floor with MC on his lap! Aww~man, out of all people .... Chevalier 🤧

Jin x Leon

~ Jin looks troubled, Leon asks what's wrong. Jin said he was looking for Christmas present for MC then he asked Leon for help and they went to town. Turns out Jin used Leon to bring his basket lolol

When they visited the flower shop, Jin saw a small pine tree, the only tree left in the shop. The size of the tree reminds Jin of Leon's height back then. He reminisced about how his siblings were the size of those little pine trees and now they growing with such an unadorable size lol

Jin : pfft, Leon, you used to be as small as this tree 😊

Leon : ... Ugh ... Hey, that was when I was little ...

~ Flashback, one day at the court, Jin meets Leon. They rarely see each other because Leon spends most of his time in his room. Jin greeted Leon and asked how he was. Knowing that it was Leon's first Christmas outside his room, Jin gave Leon the candy he had brought with him as Christmas gift

~ Jin will never forget the boy face that said "delicious!" when he ate the candy, even though Jin was feel a bit sorry that candy he had at that time was mint candy. Next year, they meet again, Jin commented on Leon who looks healthier and often goes out. Jin want to get along with Leon so this time Jin gave honey flavored candy. Leon's response still the same. Well later Jin found out that Leon always said delicious to any food that was given to him lol

~ from Jin's story, we can tell that Leon has already taken the Fourth Prince place. At that time, Leon still unfamiliar with court and cities, so he goes out quite often. Jin was the first to approach him and give him a gift. Jin is also the one who helps Leon adapt in the court

~ from Leon story, MC helps Leon distribute gifts to the children in town. One of the children confessed his love to MC. Don't want to lose, Leon challenged the kid to fight for MC lol so they had a snowball fight

Yves x Clavis

~ sometimes, I thought that Clavis was an isekaid, came from the future then transferred to Rhodolite era bc .... the heck he want give his lover a DAKIMAKURA!! 😭

In addition to a Clavis-sized pillow, he will also give her a bed sheet with a picture of himself 😭

~ Clavis already imagined MC being happy and loved him even more when she got the gift. But MC ...

Yeah, she rejected that idea

~ "Why? You don't want to be sandwiched by two Clavis?" 😭

~ okay after that, Clavis back to his usual routine while thinking about MC .... But suddenly Yves, who was walking in front Clavis, stop and ask "Clavis-sama, why are you following me?". Yves had a bad feeling when Clavis smirked and sure enough, Clavis 'kidnapped' Yves 😅

~ Clavis takes Yves to a cafe, actually Clavis asked Yves for advice because Yves always up to date with popular trends in city but because Yves is always scared and runs away whenever he sees Clavis, Clavis has no choice but to tie him up lol.

Hearing this, Yves's mood instantly changed. Yves proudly told what he had known, reminds Clavis that Yves used to laugh more often back there. Then without wasting any time, Clavis immediately dragged Yves to hunt ingredients. Yes, Clavis wants to make something but with ingredients he bought himself. Poor Yves

~ Next day, after delivering Christmas present to his younger brothers (a tree that makes funny sounds for Licht, a carrot-shaped cushion with carrot scent for Nokto and a surprise box with honey popping out for Luke 😅) Clavis presented his homemade cake to Yves

The cake has 10 colors with 10 different flavors, Yves commented with "a color that makes you lose your appetite" lol Clavis reminded that no matter how the cake was made, Yves would always eat it

Yves asks why does Clavis always spend Christmas bothering him than with the other brothers?

Clavis replied that Yves' reaction was more interesting. So it's very worth it

~ Clavis recalled, Yves in old days didn't open his heart to anyone. Given his lineage, it may be unavoidable that if he feels he has no place in this country. He always celebrate Christmas with his nanny until one day, his nanny died. Yves still attending the party, but he's always in the corner of hall

Clavis then took initiative by approaching Yves started by baking a cake, setting a trap if Yves ran away from him and many more. Clavis had thought about stopping his actions, but seeing that his actions were the right answer for Yves, he still does it until now.

yep, even though at first Yves will cried, but in the end he will laugh too

~ from Yves perspective, well yeah he was annoyed and angry at Clavis' pranks. But after thinking it through, he realized some of Clavis's mischief happened when he was feeling depressed or when he wants to cry. In the end Yves didn't get angry and just laughed at Clavis silly prank

(it's cute when Yves fell in Clavis's trap hole, he crying and screamed "LIICCHHTTTT!!")

Thus Yves knows that Clavis cares for him and thanks to him, Yves doesn't feel so lonely every Christmas come

~ "Maybe Clavis's mischief is 90% of his hobbies, but the remaining 10% is kindness." Lol

~ btw in Yves story, Yves wants to surprise MC and Clavis appeared out of nowhere, took Yves right away to a shop that turned out to be Clavis's ... So the items being sold there are Clavis's unusual and surprising items ... That surprisingly become very populer in the city 👀

Yves rejected all of that. So Clavis asked if all the surprises here didn't match his expectations, then what kind of surprise did he want for MC? Yves realized that Clavis' suggestion was very reasonable. He thought about how sometimes Clavis acts like a real big brother

Sadly, I didn't have time to read Nokto x Rio and Luke x Licht stories ( ；∀；) But if I'm not mistaken, Nokto and Licht's memory is them trying to make blankets (?) for their mother. Aww~ so cute 😖

[still-a-morosexual-help]

Just curious, what made you start playing OBM, and why did you continue? I started playing some time in 2020 bc I saw some art on tumblr, but then I stopped playing for a while up until a few months ago. I'm really glad I got back into it, it's been great fun :) I'm only halfway through s2 so I've got loads of content waiting for me

I've been sending a lot of asks (I'm the person who got the Barbatos UR card twice, and I've also asked about the boys' outfits), could I be 🦇 bat anon if I send more?

I'm glad you were able to get into it and have fun! And yeah you can definitely be bat anon!

Ohhhh smdknjjsmdd okay so long story short it was on a whim.

But really there were a lotta circumstances that lead to it. It was a complete domino effect of coincidences.

You know how Diavolo called MC coming to the Devildom, fate bred out of coincidence or something like that? Yeah that was it exactly.

Gonna cut it cause it'll be long and I'm gonna end up ranting

Normally I don't regularly watch youtubers. Trust me this is going somewhere.

Anyway normally I'll watch like 1 or 2 videos every once in a while but it's never a regular thing

I've never watched a playthrough of a game before either.

Until youtube randomly recommended a cody ko video (I hadn't even subscribed) of them playing season 1 of love island the game and I was bored so I figured why the fuck not (I also didn't know he had a youtube channel at the time and part of why I clicked it was "hey? Isn't that the guy from vine?")

Turns out you could romance one of the female characters in the game too and I ended up watching the whole series, except they never reached the end cause all their game data ended up getting deleted

For about 2 weeks after that I kept wandering if MC ever got together with Talia and how it happened and etc until I finally gave in and downloaded the game (also the first dating sim I've ever played)

Litg uses a lot of gems though for premium choices and cause I was only interested in finding out how S1 ends I figured I'd just quickly run through s2 without making any gem choices and collect all the gems I could after finishing chapters

Except turns out, not only is the are style of S2 better but the characters/their personalities are more 3D and the writing was better and I ended falling completely in love with it (and Bobby)

By the beginning of 2020 I'd replayed S2 at least 3 times and by April we were in lockdown and leaving the house could get you arrested and I was bored and my litg hype had died down and I was on play store just scrolling through and now that I'd played one dating sim they kept on recommending others as well including OM!

I clicked on it (did not read the description) but looked at the pictures, got the general idea and scoffed and downloaded it cause I figured it'd be dumb and I'd delete it in a week or on the off chance that it was good I'd delete it in a month or two cause that's usually how long any game (even ones I adore) manage to keep my attention (litg s2 had softened me up a lot and made me more open to dating sims, without it I highly doubt I'd have given OM! the chance considering I'd been ignoring the arcana for years despite how many times play store tried to recommend it to me)

I've never played otome games before but I knew MC was always a petite fair skinned, long haired girl. And that the LIs would trip over each other to get at MC immediately for no reason and with no built up chemistry.

Looked at my wall, saw the rubber lizard stuck to it and named MC Eliza - short for A-Lizard - cause I figured that's a generic name for the type of person an otome game MC usually is (and for the type of person who'd get stuck in a gothic house with demons)

So I downloaded the game on April 20th (completely forgot about 420), named MC, played a bit and immediately wanted to punch Mammon in the face cause like what the fuck is that guy's deal!? What a fucking asshole!? Why are we stuck with him!? He's gonna get mc killed! Ugh at least ik who my favourite character won't be!

Anyway it's been 1 and a half years and I've made sure to login every single day to get the login reward (even if I don't play the game I need to login outta some weird need to prove something to myself)

MC's only visual representation being a sheep, MC being completely gender neutral, MC using they/them pronouns, the brothers not immediately falling for them, only getting a kiss at the very end of S1, the found family trope, the mystery with Belphie & Lilith in S1, the growing urge to punch Lucifer in the face throughout S1, MAMMON, the way all the characters develop & grow on you, MC & the brothers being separated at the end of S1, MAMMON, the layout of the homescreen, how easy it was to get dv & dp, the potential for angst and deeper lore, the chats and how realistically all the characters spoke in them - they weren't stiff yknow? They said things and had interactions the way real people do while texting

^ all those things kept me hooked plus the fact that I'm grateful cause:

• my gender's always been very up in the air and I've been confused and uncomfortable with it a lot, but the first time they referred to MC as "they" I went "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

• The Mammon Way is the first Devilgram I got & read (and I think it's everyone's first). I read it and instantly went "Oh. He has ADHD." and then went about my day. Found out a lot of people thought that too and then someone sent me a really long twitter thread that talked about Mammon & ADHD with canon evidence. I was heavily on board that HC then. Started writing Mammon × MC fics in july and it took me till around oct to realise that maybe the fact that I relate to and project on Mammon way more than I do on MC (the character literally created for us to project on to) while writing fics probably had a deeper meaning (turns out it did)

Eliza ended up being none of the things I though they'd be. They're tall, brown, short-haired and definitely not a girl and I'm as attached to them as I am to the brothers

The only thing I regret is that I made their birthday the 21st of April, the day after I downloaded the game, not realising that if I'd just kept the current date their birthday would be 420🥲

[toastytoaster22]

How did you stumble across Mob Psycho??? Was it a friend's recommendation? A random scroll through Crunchyroll or other streaming site? A YT video essay? I'm curious!!!

On that note I absolutely LOVE all your fics they're absolutely wonderful 😭💞✨❤️

Hahahaha!!! Excellent question funny story 😂

Nobody recommended it to me and I had never seen a commercial bc I have crunchyroll premium and I do not just pick shows to start watching randomly. It’s actually very very hard to get me to watch something new. I’m aware that i’m picky and will nope out of a new show at the slightest inclination that there’s going to be anything I don’t like.

mp100 just. Suddenly was all over my dash. Season two had just started and everyone was screaming about it and all these people I had followed for Digimon, Cardcaptor Sakura, or Fruits Basket were abruptly mp100 blogs. I had no idea what this show was at all. I heard the full name and thought it was a street fighter or yakuza anime. Mob fights. Violence. Not interested.

And then? And then there were pictures of Teru’s haystack wig? And Dimple? And Mon being an absolute sweetheart? And I had no ideas what the show was about anymore but I thought maybe it was absurdist like JoJo? (which I have never seen but it seems weird as shit) Maybe the name was a joke?

Ans then someone came out with a list of expected content warnings for season two and they sounded bad and I was ??????? Beyond confused. Baffled. Who were these kids and why was everyone yelling about a sweaty conman?

i think someone made a post about the incredible art style, in the end. Because that’s how you get me. I found it on Crunchyroll and watched the first couple episodes for the art. And then a couple more bc Mob is a darling and Reigen is funny. And then I got to Teru and was like Blown Away bc this goody ass wig kid was HORRIBLE AND I HATED HIM. And then he turned around and became ridiculous and somehow I forgave him immediately.

I did almost nope out bc of the Koyama alley fight. It was brutal and I usually can’t take that kind of violence, but I stuck it out because I was invested in Mob by then.

When I finished season one I had my husband watch with me and he loved it right off the bat. Reigen characters are his favorite. He also loves Grunkle Stan so you can see the trend.

once I saw season two I was DONE FOR. Hello and welcome to hell. This is a mp100 blog now.

Fight on.

[imanes]

My dream job would be testing and reviewing stationery for a living lol. I think I like it so much because it helps me look forward to studying. But tbh I’ve also learned that you then also actually have to do the work, the stationery alone won’t do it. And also, making your notes pretty to the studyblr-extent is a waste of time if you’re doing it for productivity.

The zebra sarasa vintage are so nice! I think if I had to choose between the two sets, the one that has camel yellow would be my favourite, but they’re all great. Unfortunately you can’t buy them individually unless you buy the premium version (metal pen body) where one is like €10.

Also I’ve had the same issue with bullet journaling as you did. But I’ve seen a post on here that discusses how it was essentially created to be a disability aid and that’s made me consider maybe trying it again.

Do you prefer European/American or Japanese stationery?

i hope u get that dream job! or at least that u turn it into a hobby like having a youtube channel or an instagram page about it. i really find comparisons in stationery items sooo valuable and someone has got to do it so maybe it could be you! and u obviously have very valuable insight, i totally agree with u that aesthetically pleasing notes aren't the end all be all of actually properly studying like it's about effort as u said and about methodology. neat notes can help (i can't study anything that looks messy) but it's not magic lmao

listen i've bought notebooks in the 10€ range but i don't think i could do it for a pen alkjdflg except if it was a fountain pen maybe. but i'm gonna get the sarasa vintage when i get paid! ty for the recommendation again <3 and for helping me find an alternative to muji pens!

ultimately i don't think i have a preference, i find that western stationery can be rather bulsky or sport really ugly colours LMAO and i really do love a pastel like most eastern asian stationery brands are now putting on the market that's why i got an expensive ass A4 notebook granted it's from a french brand but it was definitely inspired by japanese items. it was all about zebra mildliners before stabilo came out with the pastels too! but i'm glad that they're doing that bc i don't really want to order everything, i like going to a physical store and pick up what i want. but u really have to look long and hard whereas for stuff i see in korean and japanese online stores they just immediately grab my attention and the shape of the pens is never too bulky and the colours are great and the quality seems really good... although i will say in terms of quality the germans are really at the top. deutsche qualität! what about you??

[notmanagingmymischief]

yes this took way longer than 2 hours and yes it takes up a 10-page google doc and no im not ashamed <3

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also this is my universe now and ransom riggs can go suck it because in my head Abe never leaves for war because we do not need jacob entering the world. Ever.

Tbh idk where or why the fandom started hating jacob but im here for it (granted i havent seen the movie in ages and didn’t finish the book series lol)

When you'd realized that you could play your downloaded music offline

Hello spotify premium ad (im kidding, i love this opening line <3)

But starting December 1st, the only music you had played was Christmas music.

I start the week of halloween hehe

But it also made her smile, especially when you had your door cracked open and she could see you dancing around your room, singing the lyrics loudly, the younger children joining you occasionally, singing and dancing along with you.

AAAAWWWWWWWW ALMAAAAAAA

And amongst the four of them, they hatched a plan.

Uh oh ;)

Saw how you acted around each other, each interaction strangely tense and, sometimes, bordering on flirtatious, and Emma was nothing if not a hopeless romantic, one who in turn got most of the others just as invested in your relationships.

Lmao emma you poor sweet soul. I love you

You found some old fashioned string lights, which you hung around the edges of the sitting room, as well as some areas outside--that was a challenge, seeing as there was no electrical source outside the house, meaning you also had to find a way to sneakily retrieve an extension cord that you spent at least an hour, possibly more, getting put in place so that it was out of sight (and out of mind).

Pfffftttt lmaoo

Once the job was finished, it earned you a kiss on the cheek from Alma, which honestly kept you going for the rest of the week without a drop of caffeine; quite impressive.

Literally me when I get a hug from my favorite person whom I will never ever get together with and yet I love perhaps too much

No but in all seriousness this is so cute wtf

Also alma giving free cheek kisses????? I will gladly volunteer myself <3333

A decent amount of the ornaments had ended up near the bottom of the tree since most of the kids could only reach so high, though they did have some help from you and Alma, lifting them up when they really wanted to place theirs higher up.

Good thing they don’t have a dog bc that would really mess with those lower placed ornaments

OKAY BUT ALMA LIFTING UP THE KIDS IS SUCH AN ADORABLE IMAGE WTF

Watching the ymbryne interacting so actively with her charges was endearing, and left a fond smile resting on your face even hours after everyone was finished.

Screaming, crying (perfect storms)

Sorry i was listening to taylor swift yesterday

BUT ANYWAY– THIS IS SO CUTE

At some point, Alma got confused as you worked on one of the special ones, a batch of peanut butter blossoms.

Not gonna lie, i did need to look up what those kind of cookies are but thats fiiiiiinnneee

She hadn't seen these kind, and had ended up positioning herself behind you to watch you work over your shoulder, hips pressed snug against you and hands absently resting on your waist. Your breath got caught in your throat, but you did your best to pretend that the closeness wasn't affecting you even as your cheeks burned hotly. Still your hands worked steadily, years of practice making it easy to work on autopilot. "What are you making?" Alma whispered in your ear, and you cleared your throat before replying "They're called peanut butter blossoms. They were my dad's favorite so I've made them a lot," you recalled, "I think that--that the children will like them." Alma hummed, resting her chin on your shoulder for a moment longer before finally stepping away and returning to her own tray, checking the oven absently.

oKAY WHAT THE FUCK

THIS IS SO CUTE

DOES ALMA KNOW WHAT SHE’S DOING BECAUSE IF SHE DOES ITS VERY SMOOTH

No but actually i love this paragraph so much, it just melts my heart

The casual intimacy of this moment is described so perfectly; i love it.

It was an action that made Alma quite happy, always enjoying you interacting with her children so easily, doing things for them that you really didn't have to do, simply because you wanted to.

<333333333333<333<3333333

I love this so much omg

You caught her eye once, in the window, and grinned towards her, casually tossing a snowball at the window that made the ravenette step back automatically. When she returned she was scowling, but you could tell it was playful and winked back before bringing your attention to Hugh, who was pulling at your arm to help him build a snowman, aptly named Frosty.

DUDE THIS IS SO CUTE WTF I LOVE IT SO MUCH

Also because it’s totally something i’d do

It was every part the classic Christmas card image, like coming home to a warm house, wife and children waiting eagerly to celebrate Christmas Eve. The correlation you automatically made between the idea of a wife and Alma made your pace stutter, along with your breath, but before anyone could notice you schooled your features.

OOOOOOOOoooOOOOooOooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooOOOOO

Her eyes moved up and caught on a few spots of snow in your hair. Casual as can be, she reached out and raked her fingers through it, effectively melting the delicate flakes, along with your heart, and you ducked your head, flustered as you thanked her quietly.

aaAAAAAAAaaaaaAAAaAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaAAAAAAaaaAAAaaaaaaAAAA

MY HEART IS DYING

THIS IS SO ADORABLE

AGAIN WITH THE CASUAL INTIMACY WTF

They received it of course, until finally Alma stated that it was time to eat. You felt bad that you'd forgotten to come in and help her, but she assured you that it was fine and you playing with the children--therefore keeping them out of the kitchen, and the house peacefully silent--was enough help.

Look at them working together without even realizing it <3

You muttered a compliment to Alma about her cooking, delicious as always, and the ravenette smiled back playfully, teasingly stating "Did you expect any different, darling?" You went along with the jeer, and just as smoothly replied "Of course not, dear." Paired with a wink it left Alma a bit speechless; you weren't often one for endearments, so the sudden use of one was a welcome surprise. Still the woman cleared her throat and refocused on the rest of the kids and her own meal, refusing to give you the satisfaction of seeing her flustered. You chuckled at her stubbornness but made no comment on it.

PFFFT THIS IS SO CUTE WTFFF

I LOVE IT AND YOU <3333

ALSO THE PET NAMES IM DYING

All of them besides the older children fell for it, of course, but even they kept the spirit up and pretended to believe your words.

Tbh im continually surprised that these teenagers are actually nice people. They don’t complain all the time or ruin things like santa for the littler (idk if thats a word but whatever) kids. It’s actually so refreshing to see and I love the way that you portray that <3

Alma lingered in the doorway as her children walked past, some giving her hugs and others passing with no more than a smile and nod.

LOOK AT EVERYONE RESPECTING EVERYONE ELSE’S BOUNDARIES I LOVE TO SEE IT

Finally you found one, tapping on it and turning up the volume as "I'll Be Home for Christmas" began playing.

I totally listened to this song while reading this part of the fic hehe

You smiled mischievously and held out your hand, dropping the phone onto a table. "May I?" Alma looked between you and the proffered hand skeptically, asking "Do you even know how to dance?"

ALMA

LMAO

You scoffed playfully, mocking offense as you exclaimed "Do I know how to--Alma! What do you take me as? Uncultured?" "Yes, actually." The casual comeback, slipping from her lips alongside a blank expression, made you laugh loudly.

THIS IS SO FUNNY OMG I LOVE IT SO MUCH

Your grin had dimmed into a fond smile and you automatically placed your other hand on Alma's waist, earning you a strange look; perhaps she's used to leading.

Of course she’s used to leading. That's a very alma thing to do

You watched carefully as Alma's expression relaxed and she muttered "I will admit, you do have...some skill."

Normally you'd return it with your own teasing jab but tonight you just hummed and murmur "Told you so." Alma rolled her eyes but also smiled, and you knew that she was enjoying herself as her hand tightened just slightly in yours.

AAAAWWWWW THEY’RE SO CUTEEEEEE

Also lmao alma

A few minutes passed, and Abe finally prepared to leave you two be, giving you some much needed privacy, just barely hearing you mutter "I believe we're being watched," and Alma replying "Oh yes. You just now noticed?"

Lmaooooooooo

I love this little scene

As soon as the room fell silent again, you bid your goodnight to Alma, snuck in a quick kiss to her cheek, and slipped out of the room and up to yours, ignoring the little "hey!" the ymbryne let out.

AWWWWWW <3

Together, they talked quietly and finished planning their...well, plan, and promised to put it into motion at the first sign of Alma's wake the next morning.

Hehehe

I love these kids so much

The next morning, you were awoken by a beam of warm sun in your eyes, having forgotten to close your curtains the previous night. You yawned and stretched your arms above your head, reluctantly getting out of bed after a few more minutes of rest.

Imagine being able to sleep in on christmas morning

Couldn’t be me

I woke up at 4am on christmas this year and didn’t go back to bed until 12 that night

"Wait! Not yet!" You gave her a skeptical look, already suspicious. "There's a surprise for you and it's not ready yet," the small brunette claimed, and you took a deep breath, hesitant to believe her but, not wanting to ruin the 'surprise', nodded and agreed to wait until she gave you permission.

EVEN THE LITTLES ARE IN ON IT TOO

Instead of kids sitting by the tree, you instead found Alma by the tree. Not sitting, rather kneeling. She was wearing her usual outfit, but as she raised her head, having heard your surprised gasp at seeing her, you noticed a ruby red bow tied loosely and delicately around her neck, the same color as your lipstick.

OH

MY

BIRD

HOW ON EARTH DID THEY GET ALMA TO DO THAT?????????

Nearly speechless, you did manage to choke out a slightly cracked version of her name, earning you a nervous smile. When she didn't move or stand up, you hesitantly walked closer, watching her unusually timid behavior carefully. The woman's head bowed slightly again, gaze not meeting yours even when you stood directly in front of her. Taking a chance, you carefully hooked your fingers under Alma's chin to tilt her head back up, forcing her eyes up as well. They connected with yours and you could see the anxiety swimming just beneath the surface as you stared down at her in confusion. "How in the world did you let yourself be talked into this, Alma?" You asked, a smile finally playing on your lips. It slightly relaxed the woman, and gave her enough courage to reply "Honestly, I'm not quite sure. I suppose I have a weakness for seven children collectively begging me to."

HONESTLY I DONT HAVE ANY WORDS

THIS IS JUST PERFECT IN SO MANY WAYS AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH

"You look like a present, all wrapped up so prettily. Or are you a puppy with your pretty red bow?" You teased her, voice dropping to a purr and effectively bringing a flush to Alma's neck that crept slowly up to her face. You leaned down a bit closer and murmured "The question is, who gets to unwrap you?" with a smirk, eyes dropping to Alma's lips for a moment, parted with surprise.

aaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

"Well that all depends on who wants me, doesn't it?"

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

ALMA!!!

So you breathed "I may have an idea of who that could be," unconsciously licking your lips, which inevitably caught Alma's gaze, cobalt eyes focused on scarlet.

AGAIN

NO WORDS

DONT MIND ME SCREAMING INTO A PILLOW BECAUSE OMG THIS IS GLORIOUS

They stayed there for quite some time, the ymbryne not quite able to respond until she finally managed to choke "Who do you have in mind?" Your smirk twitched up a bit further, and Alma just had time to look back to your eyes before you had replied "Me," and finally brought your lips to hers. The suddenness took Alma's breath away and she instinctually leaned up on her heels, trying to get closer to you with you still firmly keeping her head in place by her jaw. The kiss was tender but left both of you breathless as well as speechless; though you weren't planning on talking with your lips still very much preoccupied. Neither of you were willing to break the kiss, even as the angle began to get slightly uncomfortable, and your free hand absently fiddled with the bow at Alma's neck, running your thumb across the silky material and up to the woman's jaw, where you traced the length of the bone. Finally though, you did have to breathe, so you pulled back a few inches, letting go of Alma's chin but still running your thumb against her jaw affectionately. The look in her eyes was overflowing with fondness, and she went to say something.

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DYING

DEAD

IM DEAD

ITS FINE

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THIS IS SO FUCKING ADORABLE AND FOR WHAT?? JUST TO MAKE ME SCREAM?? PROBABLY AND YOU KNOW WHAT?? IM OKAY WITH THAT

DUDE YOUR WRITING SKILLS ARE JUST BEYOND

THEY’RE SIMPLY UNPARALLELED

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS <3333

But before she could, the shouts of excited children entered the room, followed by grinning teenagers, and you knew exactly who had put Alma in this position. You almost wanted to reprimand them for making her uncomfortable, but you also knew that without this little push you most likely wouldn't have ended up where you are now.

<333333333333333333

The blonde nodded, clearly not ashamed in the least, and the others also piped in with admittances of guilt.

I love those kids so much

After a moment of silence, you gave them an expectant look and gestured behind you to the other, non-human presents, and instantly the kids were in motion, crowding around your legs and falling to the floor looking for their respective gifts.

“Non-human presents” LMAO

As soon as the headmistress had disappeared, Emma approached you with a small smile. "Took you long enough," she said, and you rolled your eyes. "How did you even come up with this?" you asked instead of scolding her, and the blonde replied "Well, we heard you listening to that one song on repeat and decided we'd, you know," she laughs quietly, "Take a hint from it." You knew what song she was speaking of almost immediately and stated "You're all I need underneath the tree," dumbfounded at their cleverness.

SMART KIDDOS <3333

"You know, I've got a present for you too," you mumbled, resting your chin on her shoulder.

I love the image of someones chin resting on the other persons shoulder, its just so impossibly sweet <33

The ravenette hummed in interest, continuing to work but responding with "And what might that be, darling?" You laughed airily and exclaimed "Well I can't tell you! Then it wouldn't be a gift!"

Cuties omg

"Are you planning on taking that off? Or do I get the honor of opening this present?" You breathed, slipping behind her and wrapping your arms around her waist. Warm breath fluttered against Alma's skin and sent shivers down her spine, the double meaning not lost on her in the slightest. As you placed gentle kisses against her neck, the woman shakily replied "Who gave you the idea that you get to do such a thing?" Her voice wavered as she spoke and you waited patiently as she continued; "Haven't you heard of 'you can look, but you can't touch'?"

ABSCABDIUBADCNAKSC

O-OKAY ALMA

Though Alma's heart was nearly beating out of her ribcage she still managed a playful smile, one which would no doubt be wiped from her face soon enough, and replied "But you look so wonderful when you're frustrated."

OOOOOOOOOO

well practiced and honestly putting her own skill to shame--in the best way of course–

LMAO ALMA <3

I love her so much omg

playing on loop in her mind and occasionally spilling from her lips as you lavished her neck with attention, finally pulling the bow's tails and undoing the knot, letting it hang across her shoulders. It's ruby red a sharp contrast to her navy jacket, you absently registered that's what had been in Horace's dream last night. Still you didn't think about it too much as Alma pulled you back to her lips before she could let a too-loud noise pass them, the borderline moan instead felt against your lips.

1) OMG

2) the ribbon!!!!

3) OMG

4) I LOVE THIS SCENE AAAAA

You spoke her own name against pale, burning skin, orisons of worship to the woman you love. And when you finally had to stop, when you at last removed your lips from Alma's, still you repeated benedictions like it was your last day alive, like Alma was the only one who could save you.

Ive said it probably 1,000 times and i will say it 100000 more times but HOLY SHIT YOUR WRITING IS SO DAMN GOOD

The way that you string words together and mould them so that they form these delicate, beautiful, delicious sentences is simply extraordinary. You have so much skill, and it really shows. You clearly know and care about your characters and when you suddenly get sentences like these– ugh. It’s just gorgeous. <333

The woman whined when you removed your lips from hers and tried to lean forward and catch them again, somehow completely abandoning her natural tendency to keep a tight schedule.

Cutie pie <3

No but seriously alma is so adorable

You weren't very good at it though, not nearly as good as Alma, but luckily she got the hint quick enough and shook herself out of her daze, clearing her throat and snatching her time piece from your hand, checking it herself.

Look at them working together again omg

This ending paragraph is adorable, seriously

It only took a glimpse of the hands to have her stating "We have seven minutes and thirteen seconds to finish breakfast." You nodded, and let her up with no more than a quick peck to her cheek, still warm to the touch. It took Alma a moment longer to fully collect herself, but after taking a deep breath, closing her eyes tightly, she snapped into action, back to her usual self (mostly). And as she worked, stealing the occasional kiss here and there, the ymbryne couldn't think of a better way to start Christmas.

ASCANSOCIABSCHJLSDHVCLS D I LOVE THEMMMMMMMM

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD ENDING TO A BEAUTIFUL STORY

I LOVE IT SO MUCH <33333333

OKAY SO OVERALL: one of the best christmas fanfics ive ever read (but honestly who’s surprised bc its you who wrote it)! Alma and y/n are just so adorable together. I love how they work as a team, even sometimes without realizing it, and are able to be so casually intimate with each other. That is something that takes time and trust to build up to, i think, especially for alma. I feel like a lot of the time we see her as a strict, kinda frigid (idk if that is the correct word for what i'm trying to describe but imma use it anyway cuz im too lazy to think of another one lol) and closed off woman, who clearly cares for her children but has a wall built up for some reason. (I may be completely wrong but whatever.) but the way that you describe her and y/n’s relationship is calm, quiet, teasing and intimate in a way that makes them seem like they’ve been married for 50-some years, while also keeping that spark that they have bright and new. y/n is able to crack open alma’s shell and get her out of her own head. Basically what i’m trying to say is that the way you write these two characters is AMAZING and I love you so much<333 keep writing because the world deserves to hear what you have to say

Help your reviews continue to leave me breathless 😭😭

Legit squealed in excitement when I realized you'd sent this tyhgrfdcs

BUT thank you my love!!!! ughhh never stop doing what you do 🥺💖💖💖

I do care about my writing and characterizations, the biggest reason as to why I don't post often is because, even if I've finished the story, I'll go back and read and reread every action and piece of dialogue from characters just to make sure it's perfect. Very time-consuming, but completely worth it if it continues to earn me such wonderful feedback like yours 🥺💖

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Survey #441

“all alone, he turns to stone while holding his breath after death  /  terrified of what’s inside, to save his life he crawls like a worm from a bird”

Have you ever watched a movie in class/school that made you cry? Yep, a few. What’s the earliest you could go to bed at night and feel okay about? If I'm having a really bad day, I can tolerate as early as 7:00. :x What is you favorite type of lunch meat? Honey ham, probably. What time of the year do you dislike the most? Summer is disgusting. It's too hot, too humid, too many bugs, and I just hate it. Do you put ketchup on your scrambled eggs? No, that sounds gross. What is your favorite color to wear? b l a c k Are you an overachiever? Oh, hunny. What physical feature do you wish you had (i.e. freckles, curly hair)? Maybe uhhhh big eyes. What fictional character (i.e. Bambi, Scarlette O'hara) would you marry? Darkiplier bc he is merely a misunderstood soft boi. How long have you gone without shaving (girls- legs, armpits; boys- faces)? Legs: It's been nearly a year. Pits: not that long, considering I shave them every time I get in the shower. What is the meanest thing you have ever said to someone else? I'm sure it would be something in one of the letters I sent Jason. Or Dad. Idk. Did you ever go through a phase where you wrote bad poetry? The phase never ended lmao. What is your favorite thing about your life? My loved ones. Save all the animals that die during road kill or save 1 human from a fire? Sorry, but I'm picking the animals. Have you ever painted a picture of somebody? Yes. How many real bfs/gfs have you had? Two. Did you enjoy your past relationships? Yes. Except for when I was with Tyler. Name a comedy that you like. White Chicks. Could you wait until marriage for sex? Yeah. What’s the best Nirvana song? I'm not sure, really... Maybe "Drain You?" What was the last thing that impressed you? No clue. When was the last time you were in a pet store? Several months ago when I went in to get more rats for Venus. What nationality is your last name? Irish. What’s your favorite kind of chips and dip? Plain, rippled Lays in French onion dip. Who was the last boy that you saw cry? I don't know, actually. It may have been Sara's dad, which was years ago. Does your mom know you do surveys? I mean no, it's not like it's come up in conversation. Have you ever had a serious injury? When I was a kid, there was this one time I was running down the road with my friend, and I tripped; I was a fast runner, so I skinned the everliving FUCK out of my knees to the point there was even pus. I was SOBBING, and it took weeks to heal; I had the scars for years. What was the last thing you achieved? Losing weight at the gymmmm. Staying dedicated to going. Would you enjoy being famous? No. I couldn't take all the eyes on me and even ONE person's negative judgment. What’s under your bed? A big box of my art supplies. Do you enjoy travelling? Yeah. I wish I could do it more. Have you ever belonged to a club? If so, what was it? No. When was the last time you drank strawberry milk? Not since I first tried it at elementary school. It was absolutely disgusting. Have you ever managed to collect all the fast food toys in a set? I doubt it. Do you have a clock in your room? No. Did you have a good driver’s ED teacher? No. If I'd listened to him while driving, I could've gotten myself killed while merging onto the highway. People are assholes and didn't want to move over. Which of Britney Spears’ songs is your favorite? Probably "Freakshow." Does mind over matter work for you? Not usually, no. Are you paranoid? Oh yes. What is the best thing about winter? Everything!!! Literally the only BAD thing about winter is the dry skin/lips. I love the cold, Christmas and all that comes with it, the decor, hot chocolate, snow, getting all cuddly... Everything. :') Have you ever been truly in love? Absolutely. Are you currently planning a trip? No. A trip to Illinois is just a wish right now. How many plants are in your home? None, I think? What is your favorite possession? Excluding my pets (because I don't like calling them "possessions"), probably my laptop. Have you ever felt like you were too nice and way too often overlooked? I have before, yes. What movies have tripped you out? Off the top of my head, the only entertainment media in general that has ever truly "tripped me out" was the first time I played the Silent Hill game. The movie didn't affect me to that level because I already understood the concept. When I watched Jason play it for the first time, I was SO confused and just blown away by the concept that I did loads of research and just thinking about it all. That franchise is just cool as shit, okay. Did you rollerblade as a kid? Do you still rollerblade? I LOVED rollerblading. I haven't done it in years, though. Would you ever settle into a relationship that wasn’t right for you? Do you know friends who are in relationships just so they have someone to sleep with at night? NO. I will NOT settle. Being genuinely in love with my partner is too important to me for me to ever do so. I don't know if any of my friends are in that situation. Would you take a dirty picture of yourself for someone you are dating? With my current body? FUCK no. If I was happy with my body, the answer is still probably no. I'm too self-conscious and awkward with that kind of stuff, and besides, I really don't think I want a picture like that to exist of myself to avoid potential trouble. Do you use earplugs or a sleeping mask when you sleep? No. What summertime treats do you love? We have this local slushy place that is FUCKING BOMB. It may sound basic, but they have SUCH a vast variety of flavors and goodies you can top it with that it's truly just so amazing. How picky are you when it comes to choosing who to kiss or not kiss? I am VERY picky. I have to be really interested in you. Save for how things were with Tyler... I just felt like I was supposed to. What do you hate most about moving? I. Hate. The process. Of moving. It is just so, so stressful to me. I have a very hard time confronting big tasks, and that's exactly what packing and unpacking entails. Do you feel that having sex anywhere but a bed is more exciting? Not necessarily. Do you drink 5 hour energy drinks or any other kinds of energy drinks? No. Has anyone ever whistled at you? I don't think so. Do you like scarves? No. Is your father homophobic? Possibly. I don't actually know. I honestly don't think he took Sara's and my relationship seriously, so that may be a sign. Do you take gummy vitamins? The only vitamin I take now is vitamin D, which isn't a gummy. Have you ever applied make-up on a guy, for any reason at all? Ha, yeah. I gave Jason a makeover once. Who would you like to meet before you die? MARK. I am so determined, alsdjfkaj;wek;rj. I just want to hug him and say thank you and ugly-cry. If your dream was to be a model, and a big opportunity came up, but you had to be nude, would you take it? No. Even if I had the body of a model. What’s the most ridiculous conspiracy theory you’ve ever heard of? The fuckin' flat earth theory, probably. If Heaven and Hell exists, where you going when you die? Well, considering I have an, uh, very negative opinion of the Christian god... Who is the person that you are afraid of losing, above everyone else? My mom. The day she passes is a day I am inexplicably horrified of. What is one thing that pisses you off pretty much everyday? My life. If there anyone you know that you feel should consider therapy? My mom really could use it. Do you like any of the songs on Twilight, or the actual movie/saga itself? I love "Supermassive Black Hole" by Muse, but idk if it was actually written for the movie. How old was the first person you kissed? He was 18 when we first kissed. Will you be a strict parent one day? I never want to be a parent. If I hypothetically became one, I don't think I'd be strict, necessarily, but very protective. Last person to stand up for you? Probably Mom, idk. Have you been to a baby shower? Yeah, a few. Who were you with the last time you went to the movie theater? My dad. What’s your favorite high school memory? Just... a lot with Jason. Do you like relationships, or do you prefer to be single? I prefer being in a (healthy) relationship, but I won't get into one just for the sake of having one. What is one adventurous thing you’d be willing to do? Hmmm... scuba-dive, maybe? What subject at school did you absolutely hate? Math. Italian food or Chinese food? Italian. I don't really like (most) Chinese food. Do you like to make flash cards when you study? I rarely did that. Has anyone ever told you that you’re a good singer? Yes, somehow. Do you ever watch TED talks, live or online? No. I dare you to write the name of a person you strongly dislike. Ashley. What do you think about Marilyn Manson? He's one of my favorite musical artists, but he's a disgusting dick personally. Biggest trouble you’ve ever gotten into at school? Nothing, really. I was a very well-behaved kid. Do you own one of those “professional” DSLR cameras? Yeah, I have a Canon. Does it bother you when you see a 6th grader with a bunch of gadgets? No. Did you buy yearbooks every year in high school, or did you not bother? Not every year, but most. Do you have Restless Legs Syndrome? No. Jalapeños: yay or nay? I loooove them. Did you ever play Minecraft? Nah. My niece is getting into it. Did you ever have a Club Penguin account? Were you a member? I did have one. I wasn't one of those premium members or anything like that; I just had a basic account. Do you know anyone that seems to not have any common sense? Bitch me. It's extremely embarrassing. I 100% got it from my dad. What do you think is the biggest injustice that was ever done to you? The manner through which Jason broke up with me. It left me traumatized. What type of person angers you the most? Abusive people that think only they matter and have no consideration for how their actions affect other people. If you could change your appearance, how would you alter it? I'd lose a shitload of weight, for one. My teeth would be whiter, my eyes bigger and bluer, I'd want my hair colored/able to hold color far better, I'd lighten and lessen my body hair, make my skin clearer, thin my eyebrows... I'd change a lot. What are your feelings on feminism? MANDATORY. Absolutely necessary in a misogynistic society. However, I do believe some people take it way too far to a point it is anti-man and puts women on a holy pedestal. It is about equality. Describe your first relationship? Perfect, until it wasn't. Describe your last relationship? Wonderful and healthy, but distance and our health were issues at the time. Can you honestly say that you always practice safe sex? My history with sex is confusing and complicated and I really don't know. Why do you think your most favorite film touches you so deeply? Thinking about it... it's probably because of how Simba runs from his problems and bad memories, but returns to confront them and is victorious. That's how I want to be. What do you want people you meet for the first time to think about you? That I'm nice and clearly sincerely cared about them and their feelings. Do you feel protective over someone? My sisters, nieces and nephews, Sara... What perfume/cologne do you wear? It's called "Blush." Where did your vehicle come from? I don't have my own, but Mom's came from a girl at the dance studio. She ran into a deer, and the front got fucked up, but the sweetheart paid to fix it up to being operable so Mom had her own car. The front bumper is kept intact with zip ties and duct tape, but hey... it works and has for many, many years now, lol. What was the color of the bridesmaid dresses of the last wedding you went to? Ummmm... I actually don't remember. What is your favorite way to eat chicken? As tenders, probably. It is your birthday. You hope the cake is: Red velvet. This year for my bday, our controlling-as-fuck family friend bought me my birthday cake without consulting ANYBODY, and I was so fucking annoyed. It was a very kind gesture, yes, but um, can I have a say, please? What do you wear to bed? Usually men's pj pants and a tank top. What were you doing at 8pm last night? Sleeping, actually. I was extremely tired and went to bed early.