#caras and livs will not be this long

[sunskate]

Skate Ontario August Sectionals FD:

Sheri Moir and Cara Moir for IAMO, Benjamin Brisebois for IAM, Mitch Islam for Mariposa, Marc-Andre Servant? for Carol Lane's school, Paul Macintosh and more

Juniors: Layla and Alex have a sense of unity between them that's a pleasure to watch, their skating is looking beautiful, and this La Strada program has a grandness that works very well for them - there were a couple glitches today towards the end - in the ChLi in particular, but they won by 9 points here. he wore all black today instead of the orange and black shirt

the Mariposa teams did really well again - the tango program for Rachel Martins/Juel Kowalczyk is so good, and they skate it like they want to eat it up - they were 2nd in the FD but didn't quite make up the gap from yesterday's RD, so they were 3rd overall. and Summer Homick/Nicholas Buelow are well matched and have long lines, and i think that helps with the judges? they had a twizzle issue, but without that, they might have been ahead of Martins/Kowalczyk in the FD which doesn't feel right

these schools do an impressive job - maybe that's a given, but it's so exciting to see teams transforming. Chung/Mackenzie were new and green last season - Carol Lane talks about teaching skating on the circle, and this team had such better skating skills this time - you could see them curving more and looking faster and more secure. i love seeing that so much. Liv Corneil/Alex Emery from IAMO had a competition they must be happy about - they're having a successful junior debut season so far

Seniors: Lots to celebrate - Lily and Nathan's Firebird already looks stronger than a few weeks ago. it's exciting to watch it come together. the end of the program is backloaded- the twizzles looked more secure, one big element after another culminating in that huge ChLi - they lost a level here and there, but this was still beautiful, and they came in 1st

Leia and Pietro won the FD - i love the way they're able to change energy with the music and sustain a mood. one of their best performances technically - excited for what's to come as they go deeper into this

Nadiia/Peter - they're portraying the character of ballroom Latin well - i still don't love the music, but the first half of the program is starting to sparkle. after the spin, it starts to feel chaotic - that crazy slide doesn't work for me, and then they had a fall right at the end of the program. they were 2nd overall

Alyssa/Jacob - their performance was so emotional it made me cry - congratulations to them for their first 100+ point FD

thanks to @danelledo for the info that it's Kieran MacDonald's sister, not mother, who's on their coaching team at Kitchener/Waterloo. Korneva/MacDonald did a really nice job on their first outing of their FD

Ritter/Brykalov were in all black instead of the costumes they wore at Lake Placid. this program is lovely. their combo lift is so big and dramatic - their lifts in general are a high point, though i guess they were a little too long - a couple extended lift deductions

how did i miss before that Athena Roberts's dress changes colors mid program lol she has such core strength it allows them to do creative lifts. he has nice extension

Shilling/Baeten i notice her warmth as a performer - they have a nice connection. this Celine program has potential to really build. they had a fall in their hydroblade at the end- it looked like it went too big, and they slipped off their edge maybe

[oswincoleman]

Some of Jenna Coleman’s comments from her interview for Elle UK:

Here she talks about Wilderness:

As for Coleman’s latest project, a Gone Girl-style ‘twisted love story’ revenge drama called Wilderness in which she plays the protagonist Liv, she notes how cleverly her character’s story arc is reflected in the costume choices. ‘Liv doesn’t really know who she is,’ explains Coleman. ‘So at the beginning, her wardrobe is very understated, very safe, because she doesn’t want to sit in any camp too much or stand out. It was all very tentative, and she’d throw on socks knitted by her mum or a Fairisle cardigan or something. In the first episode she wears this beautiful pink Emilia Wickstead dress, but even then you can see she’s just wearing what she thinks she should wear, but she’s not comfortable in it at all.’

Without giving too much away – because we’ve had a preview and trust us, the show’s well worth a watch – Coleman’s character soon finds herself jealous of another woman (Cara, played by Ashley Benson), and decides to try her style on for size. ‘It’s typical, really. She copies her nails, borrows her clothes… Tries to be exactly like her, even though it doesn’t fit her character at all. She bounced around a lot.’

Much like Coleman herself, however, once Liv ‘discovered her own skin and found her voice’, a strong sense of personal style quickly followed suit. Thankfully Coleman never had to murder anyone to get there.

So a preview of the show has already been shared with the media. This must mean that it can’t be too much longer until it is released!

And about changing fashion between filming and the time afterwards:

Coleman admits that finding your way back to your own style can be a little tricky at times. ‘You’re in a character’s outfits for so long, I always find there’s a period when you finish the job and you’re a bit like, “oh, I get to be me again. Who am I? What do I actually like?”’

There have been times that Coleman’s character and real-life wardrobes have crossed over, however. ‘I mean I obviously wouldn’t want to start walking around in Queen Victoria’s dresses, even though the costumes were pretty amazing because we copied so much from the actual portraits,’ she laughs. ‘But my character in The Sandman had this really chic white trench that I kind of wish I’d stolen, and she had an incredible sunglasses collection too. I always try to take something from a job as a little reminder… I have this beautiful antique gold watch from The Room At The Top that I’m particularly fond of.’

[femalecelebrityoftheday]

My Most Posted Celebrities

I've been on tumblr for ten years now. It's a long time! I've posted a lot of female celebrities in that long time, so let's have a look back at who I've posted most often. Please remember that I only post people when I have new images of them, so there are some girls who I like a lot but haven't been able to post as often as I would have liked to. And some haven't been on the list for as many years as others. But if I've posted someone like thirty times or whatever it's fair to say they're one of my favourites! So here it is, the big list of everyone I've posted five times or more. (I left Elliot Page on because I posted him a lot back in the day and didn't want to pretend otherwise.)

96 times: Elle Fanning

89 times: Hailee Steinfeld

87 times: Emma Roberts

82 times: Chloe Grace Moretz

75 times: Michelle Trachtenberg

69 times: Natalie Portman

66 times: Kiernan Shipka

65 times: Anna Kendrick

61 times: Zendaya

56 times: Gillian Jacobs, Sophie Turner

51 times: Anne Hathaway

50 times: Kristen Stewart

48 times: Hayley Atwell

47 times: Karen Gillan

44 times: Emma Stone

43 times: Scarlett Johansson

41 times: Alison Brie

40 times: Olivia Wilde

39 times: Maisie Williams

38 times: Gemma Arterton

37 times: Kat Dennings

35 times: Amanda Seyfried, Emily Ratajkowski

34 times: Bailee Madison, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

33 times: Kate Beckinsale

32 times: Abigail Breslin, Chloe Bennet, Kristen Bell

31 times: Elizabeth Olsen, Natalie Dormer

30 times: Felicity Jones

29 times: Anya Taylor-Joy, Taylor Swift

28 times: Brie Larson

27 times: Jenna Coleman, Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst

26 times: Elizabeth Henstridge, Tessa Thompson

24 times: Dakota Fanning, Emilia Clarke

23 times: Dakota Blue Richards, Dove Cameron, Elliot Page, Jennifer Lawrence, Kaitlyn Dever

22 times: Charlize Theron

21 times: Amy Adams, Avril Lavigne, Lauren Tsai, Ming-Na Wen, Peyton Roi List

20 times: Margot Robbie, Nathalie Emmanuel, Pom Klementieff

18 times: Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Sadie Sink

17 times: Ariel Winter, Aubrey Plaza, Candice Patton

16 times: Camren Bicondova, Evan Rachel Wood

15 times: Ana de Armas, Imogen Poots, Laura Harrier, Lily Collins, Sophie Tweed-Simmons

14 times: Emmy Rossum, Gal Gadot, Janina Gavankar, Jessica Henwick, Keira Knightley

13 times: Adelaide Kane, Diane Guerrero, Emily Kinney, Freema Agyeman, Magda Apanowicz, Olivia Munn, Rose Leslie

12 times: Deborah Ann Woll, Fan Bingbing, Isla Fisher, Samara Weaving, Sarah Silverman

11 times: Angourie Rice, Barbara Palvin, Eva Green, Florence Pugh, Millie Bobby Brown, Rachel McAdams, Rosario Dawson, Zazie Beetz

10 times: Cobie Smulders, Daisy Ridley, Genevieve Buechner, Jameela Jamil, Joey King, Krysten Ritter, Laura Prepon, Liv Tyler, Willa Holland

9 times: Anna Chlumsky, Maya Hawke, Rose McIver, Zoe Saldana

8 times: Danielle Panabaker, Hannah Murray, Ivana Baquero, Jessica Lucas, Kate Mara, Katelyn Nacon, Katherine McNamara, Larsen Thompson, Laura Vandervoort, Lauren Cohan, Olivia Rodrigo, Tatiana Maslany

7 times: Alicia Vikander, Amy Acker, Billie Lourd, Elizabeth Gillies, Gemma Chan, Hannah John-Kamen, Katie McGrath, Lupita Nyong'o, Mackenzie Foy, Marion Cotillard, Milana Vayntrub, Phoebe Tonkin, Rebecca Hall, Taissa Farmiga, Tiya Sircar

6 times: Brianna Hildebrand, Camila Mendes, Elisabeth Moss, Emily Browning, Evangeline Lilly, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jessica Biel, Kathryn Newton, Leven Rambin, Natalia Dyer, Rihanna, Saoirse Ronan, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sydney Sweeney, Zoey Deutch

5 times: Alexandra Daddario, Aly Michalka, Amber Midthunder, Cara Delevingne, Cate Blanchet, Jaimie Alexander, Jamie Hayter, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Kate Upton, Lili Reinhart, Lily-Rose Depp, Lizzy Caplan, Sophie Thatcher, Thomasin McKenzie

Maybe I should have just done "ten or more times" since "five or more" isn't as impressive after ten years, but hey it's all interesting stuff!

Congratulations to ELLE FANNING and thanks to my friend @whoiwanttoday for creating the spreadsheet I still use for this!

[purpleplaid17]

Jess Watches // Thu 18 Jan // Day 118 Synopses & Favourite Scenes & Poll

1923 (with mum) 1x02 Nature's Empty Throne

Jacob and the Yellowstone cowboys save one of their own before deciding their next move. Teonna continues to endure at the hands of Sister Mary. Cara and Emma discuss Elizabeth and Jack. Alexandra makes a bold decision.

A bit disjointed tbh. The 3 main storylines feel like different shows. Spencer Dutton hunting his way around the African continent just doesn't fit with everything else yet. If they had cut this maybe there would be more time to fully integrate the Native story and do it justice.

Keep Breathing Ep 5 Awake & Dreaming

Slipping in and out of consciousness, a trapped Liv must decide whether to continue fighting for survival - or just let go.

How long were her legs pinned under that huge rock? She didn't even seem to have pins and needles after she wriggled out. For her to then clumsily fall off the edge of the cliff was honestly just a little bit funny. The acting doing all the heavy rock lifting at this point.

Heartbreak High 1x05 Bin Chicken

As the students deal with the post-Mardi Gras fallout, Amerie learns she's double-crossed. A distraught Harper drops an incendiary speech on Dusty.

Missy calling out Harper for her shitty behaviour. As she should. Darren having a shitty response to Cash telling them what he needed/wanted. As they shouldn't. Malakai not be given a safe space to process the double trauma from Mardi Gras.The first trauma being turned into a meme. The second trauma also being his bi awakening, but happening at such a fucked up time in a fucked up way that he now has no one he can trust and is more alone than ever.

[ojacksonscohen]

what did you think of wilderness?

i have been ~marinating~ in my thoughts for a few days and i have some conflicting feelings! (major spoilers ahead)

i think we spent sooo much time going back and forth on things that just left us in the same spot? like… will does something horrible, liv gets mad, will flashes his big wet eyes at her and she takes him back, then…… will does something shitty again! and repeat for like 4 episodes.

i'm confused as to why they kept liv welsh and not will when they removed the only pivotal welsh plotline???? (in the book will gives ‘cara’ a necklace that says caru which is welsh for love) i do feel like the dodgy accent took me out a few times.

and i get why the made will the office bicycle (they wanted to make it more…. feminist?) but i think that reveal really undercut what i thought they were trying to sell with will maybe actually being in love with cara (knowing her passwords, the longing stares at her, the fact that he straight up says he’ll leave his wife for her (also not in the book)) and left him as just another “sex addict”

however!!! the more i think about the ending, the more i prefer it to the books (where liv & will go back to london and liv’s basically like: I Will Kill Again, and will just…doesn't ever catch on that shes killed like 3 people) like their little meeting in the prison was sooooo sexy, why didn’t we get more of that???? i love deranged people trying to hurt each other on purpose, so maybe they just needed to make will more evil On Purpose.

overall it was fun and sexy, but could have been a tighter storyline. i wish they’d left in a few of the childhood flashbacks because i think them cutting out the part where she was a child murderer made her less insane which was disappointing. the original book’s theme really embraced the ‘insane woman and the oblivious man whos stuck with her’, and just turned it into another ‘evil man pushes his wife to the brink’. which we’ve all seen done before.

i think if we slotted james into wilderness and will into surface we’d all be having a lot more fun.

[areyou-theone8rpg]

Conheça LIV MARIE CORNELL, natural de BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, quando decidiu fazer sua inscrição no “Are You The One?” não esperava que fizesse tanto sucesso por lembrar muito JESSICA STROUP. Em seus meros 35 anos de idade, ficou conhecida pelo público como THE GOSSIP GIRL.

IN THIS GAME, OUR CHOICES SEAL OUR FATE!

Liv não nasceu em um berço de ouro, mas também não era de palha, seus pais sempre fizeram questão de participar ativamente de sua construção, mesmo que para isso precisassem passar os próprios valores de uma família um tanto quanto… monetária, por assim dizer. "Faça dinheiro, não importa com que", lembrava-se plenamente daquelas palavras quando se recordava de seus pais. Nascida e criada na capital da Dakota do Norte, a mulher não soubera muito seu propósito no mundo até que finalmente chegasse na adolescência e conseguisse entrar no jornal do colégio e finalmente conseguisse o que seus pais sempre lhe induziram, no começo, foram apenas pensamentos não tão inofensivos assim para ganhar alguns trocados daqueles estudantes que orquestravam suas vinganças silenciosas na coluna de comentários da instituição, depois aquilo se tornou um verdadeiro império, não propriamente de dinheiro, mas as pessoas começaram a conhecer e tentar ser amigas de Liv, afinal, a mesma tivera deixado que palavras - por vezes sarcásticas - atingissem como as más línguas do lugar, com matérias semanais que corroboravam com aqueles que adoravam destilar veneno nos nichos mais populares, mesmo que eles fossem seus 'amigos', naquela época ela não fazia parte verdadeiramente daquele grupo, a própria sabia disso. Mas dos populares também saíram coisas boas, como assim tivera imaginado, oh, o tal do amor da sua vida, Trent era realmente um dos caras mais bonitos e legais daquele colégio, e ela não sabia o motivo do mesmo ter se interessado por ela, mesmo que ela ainda possuísse olhos bonitos e um corpo esguio. Namoraram tempo o suficiente para que ele participasse de todos os marcos de sua vida, inclusive na contratação de um jornal importante de NYC, fazendo com que a mulher passasse a pensar que aquele era 'o' cara dos seus sonhos, até porque, aquela era a vida que ela pedira a Deus para ser perfeita, até tivera ficado noiva em seus 30 anos. Ops, claramente a Disney estava errada nos contos de fadas, a modernidade era cruel e ela apenas não tivera descoberto isso. Claro, não era sua intenção esperar que seu então futuro ex-noivo lhe aprontasse a pior das decepções, vendo-se sozinha e sem ideia do que seria sua vida em uma cidade enorme como Nova Iorque ainda no auge de seus trinta. Não sabia se o tempo tivera sido generoso ao longo dos anos que se passaram, mas ela ainda possuía seu emprego bom na megalópole e que jamais lhe aparentaria como a tia solteirona da sua família nas viagens de natais para casa, no entanto, aquele ainda era o motivo ideal para no auge dos seus 35 anos se inscrever em um (ex) programa (adolescente) da MTV, pois acredita que por seu gosto suspeito, se eles não encontrarem seu par ideal, ninguém mais irá.

MY LAST RELATIONSHIP ENDED BECAUSE...

O último relacionamento sério de Liv foi de longe o mais marcante, aquele com seu noivo de longa data, ou melhor, seu ex-namorado e sua brilhante surpresa, ela jamais poderia esperar que no dia de seu aniversário de trinta anos, ao invés de flores e um delicioso café da manhã na cama recebesse a notícia - ou melhor - visualizasse seu cara ideal com sua nova melhor amiga novaiorquina na mesa de trabalho do escritório dele, enquanto tivera tido a ideia e feito a linha da namorada proativa e o convidasse para almoçar no dia do próprio aniversário, que claramente o outro tivera se esquecido da data e comemorado com sua melhor amiga loira. Uma surpresa memorável para aquele aniversário de 30 anos.

A LOVERS WITHOUT SIGN. AND I AM LOST AGAIN.

Atualmente a única característica que Liv procura em um parceiro ideal é que o mesmo seja decente, digo, verdadeiramente decente e comportado, não aquele tipo que tenta lhe enganar com palavras bonitas e pequenos gestos clichês, não acredita que apenas isso possa fazer sua cabeça virar ao avesso por conta de alguém, mesmo sabendo que se tiver a chance de escolher, certamente seus olhos recairiam naquele com maior potencial de quebrar seu coração, ou seja, uma beleza extraordinária e uma lábia que poderia causar inveja em um daqueles políticos mentirosos… Mas agora ela estará se policiando o suficiente para evitar enlouquecer, o que será o caso se vier a ter outra decepção memorável como a sua última.

Liv Cornell encontra-se TAKEN.

[dragonemeryart]

About Existentialism & Tummy Aches

(I know no one will find this blog this is just in case lol)

Existentialism & Tummy Aches is my story! It revolves around Circuit, a weird man with a TV for a head running a bizarre store with even more bizarre products. Along with him there’s Olivia (Liv) Kelly, his roommate who runs a bakery within the same building. I’d like to make a webcomic one day, but keep in mind that’ll probably never happen (it happened, it’s linked in socials) this is just a dumping ground for my OC art in reality. I do post the occasional comic strip, though! Also, I only started art last year so I’d consider myself a beginner, don’t expect much lol.

Feel free to ask any non-spoilery questions!

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PERSONAL BOUNDARIES:

Keep in mind I’m 16, please.

Don’t be a bigot.

I already know I’m cringe, no one needs to tell me lol

I don’t friend people idk irl, sorry.

And that’s pretty much it

——————————————————————————————————CHARACTER/WEBTOON BOUNDARIES:

(not even necessary since I don’t foresee anyone doing this/wanting to do any of this (especially cause my art (and story) kinda sucks rn lol) but I’ll put it here anyways so we’re absolutely clear)

Personal boundaries still stand here too, obviously. Lol

SHIPPING: Sure, why not. As long as it’s legal and unproblematic idrc lol, just don’t get into fights about it

FANART: Yeah! I’d love to see fanart (as long as it’s with credit) tag me! :D

NSFW FANART: Tbh personally I don’t really have a problem with it as long as you give credit (WITHOUT TAGGING ME, I DONT WANT TO SEE IT MYSELF) and it’s of my adult characters. HOWEVER, I am still a minor myself so I’d probably advise against it, I can’t see how that wouldn’t be weird to an adult without some major creep signals. Maybe wait until I’m an adult, I’d be kinda uncomfortable because of that.

COMMENTS: Comparing them to other characters? Please don’t, unless it’s just an “oh this reminds me of x” or whatever, I do usually like that! But if I get too many “oh this reminds me of (the same character)” over and over again I might ask you don’t compare to that specific character anymore. Romantic and/or light sexual comments to my ADULT CHARACTERS (NOT ME OR ANY OR MY CHILD CHARACTERS) yeah sure I agree with you lol. Just don’t get super graphic, I am still a minor like I said, thank you. Toxicity of any sort? Instant block and your comment will be deleted. Might get a warning depending on what it is.

USING MY ART AS A PROFILE: Yeah, sure, as long as you give credit in your bio!

REPOSTING MY ART: Don’t do anything weird, don’t pass it off as your own (and make it very clear it’s not yours) and give credit (preferably a link). Then go ahead.

HEADCANONS: As long as it’s unproblematic, headcanon away!

FANFICTION: Unproblematic? Why not, go ahead.

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SOCIALS:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoptlH8AUvVRuk-eMYzKbDw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dragonemery/

TikTok: @dragomemery TikTok (link isn’t working?)

Main Tumblr: @dragonemery

WEBTOON: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/existentialism-tummy-aches/list?title_no=932839

CARA: https://cara.app/dragonemery

But I’m most active on tumblr & Webtoon!

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[fichasaytooo8]

conheça LIV MARIE CORNELL, natural de BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, quando decidiu fazer sua inscrição no “are you the one?” não esperava que fizesse tanto sucesso por lembrar muito JESSICA STROUP. em seus meros 35 anos de idade, ficou conhecida pelo público como THE GOSSIP.

DESCRIÇÃO DO PERSONAGEM:

Liv não nasceu em um berço de ouro, mas também não era de palha, seus pais sempre fizeram questão de participar ativamente de sua construção, mesmo que para isso precisassem passar os próprios valores de uma família um tanto quanto… monetária, por assim dizer. "Faça dinheiro, não importa com que", lembrava-se plenamente daquelas palavras quando se recordava de seus pais. Nascida e criada na capital da Dakota do Norte, a mulher não soubera muito seu propósito no mundo até que finalmente chegasse na adolescência e conseguisse entrar no jornal do colégio e finalmente conseguisse o que seus pais sempre lhe induziram, no começo, foram apenas pensamentos não tão inofensivos assim para ganhar alguns trocados daqueles estudantes que orquestravam suas vinganças silenciosas na coluna de comentários da instituição, depois aquilo se tornou um verdadeiro império, não propriamente de dinheiro, mas as pessoas começaram a conhecer e tentar ser amigas de Liv, afinal, a mesma tivera deixado que palavras - por vezes sarcásticas - atingissem como as más línguas do lugar, com matérias semanais que corroboravam com aqueles que adoravam destilar veneno nos nichos mais populares, mesmo que eles fossem seus 'amigos', naquela época ela não fazia parte verdadeiramente daquele grupo, a própria sabia disso. Mas dos populares também saíram coisas boas, como assim tivera imaginado, oh, o tal do amor da sua vida, Trent era realmente um dos caras mais bonitos e legais daquele colégio, e ela não sabia o motivo do mesmo ter se interessado por ela, mesmo que ela ainda possuísse olhos bonitos e um corpo esguio. Namoraram tempo o suficiente para ele participasse de todos os marcos de sua vida, inclusive na contratação de um jornal importante de NYC, fazendo com que a mulher passasse a pensar que aquele era 'o' cara dos seus sonhos, até porque, aquela era a vida que ela pedira a Deus para ser perfeita, até tivera ficado noiva em seus 30 anos. Ops, claramente a Disney estava errada nos contos de fadas, a modernidade era cruel e ela apenas não tivera descoberto isso. Claro, não era sua intenção esperar que seu então futuro ex-noivo lhe aprontasse a pior das decepções, vendo-se sozinha e sem ideia do que seria sua vida em uma cidade enorme como Nova Iorque ainda no auge de seus trinta. Não sabia se o tempo tivera sido generoso ao longo dos anos que se passaram, mas ela ainda possuía seu emprego bom na megalópole e que jamais lhe aparentaria como a tia solteirona da sua família nas viagens de natais para casa, no entanto, aquele ainda era o motivo ideal para no auge dos seus 35 anos se inscrever em um (ex) programa (adolescente) da MTV, pois acredita que por seu gosto suspeito, se eles não encontrarem seu par ideal, ninguém mais irá.

QUAIS FORAM OS PRINCIPAIS PROBLEMAS DO SEU CHAR NOS RELACIONAMENTOS ANTERIORES?

O último relacionamento sério de Liv foi de longe o mais marcante, aquele com seu noivo de longa data, ou melhor, seu ex-namorado e sua brilhante surpresa, ela jamais poderia esperar que no dia de seu aniversário de trinta anos, ao invés de flores e um delicioso café da manhã na cama recebesse a notícia - ou melhor - visualizasse seu cara ideal com sua nova melhor amiga novaiorquina na mesa de trabalho do escritório dele, enquanto tivera tido a ideia e feito a linha da namorada proativa e o convidasse para almoçar no dia do próprio aniversário, que claramente o outro tivera se esquecido da data e comemorado com sua melhor amiga loira. Uma surpresa memorável para aquele aniversário de 30 anos.

O QUE PROCURA NO COMPANHEIRO IDEAL?

Atualmente a única característica que Liv procura em um parceiro ideal é que o mesmo seja decente, digo, verdadeiramente decente e comportado, não aquele tipo que tenta lhe enganar com palavras bonitas e pequenos gestos clichês, não acredita que apenas isso possa fazer sua cabeça virar ao avesso por conta de alguém, mesmo sabendo que se tiver a chance de escolher, certamente seus olhos recairiam naquele com maior potencial de quebrar seu coração, ou seja, uma beleza extraordinária e uma lábia que poderia causar inveja em um daqueles políticos mentirosos… Mas agora ela estará se policiando o suficiente para evitar enlouquecer, o que será o caso se vier a ter outra decepção memorável como a sua última.

[lessthanmacyalexis]

                                     Macy Alexis Barianna

December 25th, 2000 -  Age 9: Macy Alexis gets a tape recorder and casette tapes for Christmas. She can’t get the timing right, and ends up mashing songs together on accident. Eventually she started doing it on purpose, swearing she liked how they sounded. Until she got real mixing equipment, at least. 

September 11th 2001 -Age 10: The entire Barianna family crowds back into their parent’s house.  The watch on the new even though they can see the smoke outside. Macy Alexis can’t remember any other time she’d seen her father that scared. 

October 31st 2004 - Age 13: Macy gets her first kiss at a Halloween party, while playing spin the bottle. Superman’s kiss tastes like melted snickers and pizza grease. 

April 13th, 2006- Age 14: Macy Alexis DJs a school dance for 50 bucks. She keeps taking jobs, and eventually develops a following.  The height of her career was getting to headline her own show at a club on her 18th birthday. Her experience earns her a full ride at the University of Wales. 

September 2nd, 2007- Age 15:  Macy Alexis buys orange hairdye from CVS. It comes out patchy and terrible, but she keeps her hair orange for the next decade. 

May 23rd, 2007 -Age 15: Sarah Winslow moves in a block away from the Barianna household, and transfers into Macy’s class. They’re dating by the end of the school year. 

July 12, 2007- Age 16: Macy Alexis loses her virginity. 

January 10th, 2008- Age 16 Macy says I love you for the first time. Sarah says it back. They make plans for when they graduate, to run away together, to college outside of the US. Be out and live their lives together. 

July 22nd, 2009- Age 18: Macy’s mom walks in on Sarah and Macy. Kicks her out without the chance to pack anything, or say goodbye to her siblings. Tells her that she’ll pay for a hotel room until Macy goes to Wales as long as she stays out of contact.  Macy tries to turn to Sarah, only to find that Sarah is claiming Macy pressured her into having sex, that she never wanted to.  Macy has nobody to turn to. She comes home one day when her family is gone to pack a bag and take the cat. It is the last time she’ll step foot in the Barianna household for seven years.

Novemeber 10th, 2013- Age 22: Macy Alexis reapplies for her student visa for her dual masters degree after double majoring in Music Technology and Music Production. Her extended student visa is denied, and she moved to Portland to finish her masters degrees. She only finishes one while she’s there. 

January 28th, 2014- Age 22: Macy sleeps with Tybalt Sinclair. Neither of them realize the condom breaks. She gets pregnant, Briefly, she considers an abortion, before deciding to go through with it and  become a mother. 

July 12th, 2014- Age 23: Macy Alexis reaches out to her younger siblings about her pregnancy. It’s the first contact she’s had in five years with any member of her family. 

October 14th 2014- Age 23: Julia Blake Barianna Sinclair is born. Sinclair is legally removed from all official document while she is two, and Ty has no legal custody. Macy hasn’t spoke to him since before Julia was born. Julia Blake is the love of Macy’s life.

November 22nd, 2015- Age 24: Macy Alexis meets Dustin Montgomery. They talk about where they would escape to if the purge was real and weird creations of children’s imaginations. She has no idea what she’s in for. 

December 25th, 2015- Age 24:  Macy’s entire family is in Portland to spend the holiday with her and Julia. Rhys decides to move to Portland with her.  Macy sneaks away from her family after their dinner to spend a portion of the holiday with Dustin.  She realizes that she doesn’t feel casually about him at all. 

January 12th, 2016- Age 24: Macy Alexis breaks things off with Dustin. She doesn’t want their relationship to be casual and he had made it clear that was all her was interested in right now.

January 14th, 2016- Age 24: Macy Alexis is entirely sick of losing people in her life. Her family for five years, Sarah, Ty, Laiken, and now Dustin.  It felt like a matter of time before she lost everyone again anyways.  She makes sure her last words to everybody are ‘I love you’, and writes suicide notes. She doesn’t give Dustin his. Suffering from untreated postpartum depression, Macy Alexis swallows an entire bottle of pain medication. She barely survives. 

March 30th, 2016- Age 24: Macy Alexis moves back to New York.  She keeps in touch with Blake,and tries to keep in contact with her other friends, but loses touch with all of them. 

July 1st, 2016: - Age 24: Macy is offered a job at Lotus Records as a assistant music producer.  They offer to pay for her to finish the last credits of her major at Lakewood University.  After her birthday, Macy Alexis moves to LA. Tries to convince Blake to move back stateside. 

December 4th, 2016 - Age 25:  Macy runs into Killian teaching at Lakewood University.  Her gut gets the better of her, and she lets Blake know where he and Evie are.  She does not regret meddling for a second.  Still posits that they are soulmates, and belong together. Though she’ll never say it outloud because she think’s they’d lord it over her forever, she hopes for a relationship like theirs someday. 

May 3rd, 2017- Age 25: Lotus records scouts All Systems Go. Macy Alexis is assigned as their lead producer. It will be the her first ever producer credit. 

June 28, 2017- Age 25: Macy runs into Dustin again. None of her feelings have faded. In a moment of panic, she strips her hair of all color. Blake has to talk her out of sleeping with a stranger just to not fall for him again. He comes over that night. Macy wonders if this is what real love feels like. 

June 30th, 2017- Age 25: Macy invites Dustin to In-N-Out so she can talk about how she’s feeling. He brings it up first. They agree to take things slow. They are bad at taking things slow.

July 14th, 2017-Age 26: Dustin sleeps with Jagger, a day after having spent the last two with her for her birthday. Macy finds out because of a snapchat Jagger sends to Killian.  They aren’t technically together, but Macy is very jealous and hates thinking about it.  She is godawful at pretending it doesn’t bother her. Loses a day of recording talking to her band about how much it bothers her.

July 18th, 2017-  Age 26:  Macy bites the bullet and talks to Dustin about the situation with Jagger. The two are officially together.Not casual, not talking, not taking it slow. She thinks it’s funny that that was what it took, two weeks of talking and one odd one night stand, but she is over the moon. 

 August 29th, 2017- Age 26: Macy is stressed beyond reason between the album finishing recording and Julia’s terrible twos. Her anxieties get the best of her, and she and Dustin have a blow out fight. It’s the first time they say they love each other.  She thinks that’s it for their relationship, and decides against her brain that she’s not going to lose him again.  

September 2nd, 2017- Age 26: Leila, the cat that Macy has had since she was six,dies. Macy shuts down, forgets to charge her phone, forgets to shower, forgets to eat. She’s like this for three days. 

September 7th, 2017- Age 26: Macy finishes the initial recording of her first producer credit album, a day after a phonecall with Dustin where they made up from their fight. 

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𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

here’s a list of short names to coincide with my long names list :)

[ disclaimer: my sincere apologies if there are any spelling/meaning/origin mistakes in any of my name lists, i am by no means a professional in this area, i just like creating lists to help aid storytellers. i do try my best to find each name’s corresponding origin/meaning/spelling but i am a human who is prone to make the odd mistake. p.s, i take requests! ]

Female

Ada - German - First born female

Ali - Arabic - High, elevated, champion

Amy - French/Latin - Beloved

Anne - Latin/Hebrew - Favour, grace

Aria - Hebrew/Italian - Air, song, melody

Aura - Latin/Greek - Wind

Ava - Latin - Bird-like

Aya - German/Japanese/Hebrew - Sword, colourful, beautiful, bird

Ayn - Hebrew/Finnish/Russian - God has favoured me, grace, eye

Bay - English/French - Auburn-haired

Bea - Latin - Bringer of happiness

Beau - French - Beautiful, handsome

Belle - French - Beautiful

Bia - Latin/Italian - White, fair

Bindi - Noongar - Butterfly

Blair - Scottish - Plain, meadow, field

Blanche - French - White

Blythe - English - Joyous, kind, cheerful

Bree - Irish - Exalted one, strength

Briar - English - Bush of wild roses

Brook - English - Small stream

Bryn - Welsh - Hill

Buffy - Hebrew - Diminutive of Elizabeth, my god is an oath

Cara - Latin - Dear friend

Chloe - Greek - Blooming, fertility

Cia - Greek/Hebrew - Light,

Clair - French - Bright, clear

Coco - Portuguese/Spanish - Diminutive of Socorro, help, relief

Cora - Greek - Maiden, girl, daughter

Cove - English - Small coastal inlet

Dara - Hebrew/Irish - Pearl of wisdom, gift, compassion

Dawn - English - Sunrise

Doe - English - Female deer

Dot - Greek - Diminutive of Dorothy, gift of god

Dove - English - A bird

Eden - Hebrew - Delight

Edie - English - Prosperous in war

Ella - Greek/Norman/Hebrew/German/Spanish - Beautiful, fairy maiden, goddess

Elle - French - She

Elm - English - Elm tree

Elsa - Scandinavian - Joyful, Noble, god is my oath

Emi - Japanese - Blessed, favour, beautiful

Emma - Germanic - Whole, universal

Erin - Irish - Peace, from the island to the west

Esmé - French/Persian - Esteemed, beloved, emerald

Etta - Latin - Of noble birth

Eva - Hebrew - Giver of life

Eve - Hebrew - Giver of life

Faith - Latin - Confidence, trust, belief

Faye - French - Fairy

Fern - English - Green shade-loving plant

Fiona - Gaelic/Scottish - White, fair

Fleur - French - Flower

Flo - Latin - Flowering, flourishing

Gia - Italian - God’s gracious gift

Grace - Latin - Gracious

Greta - Greek/German/Persian - Pearl

Gwen - Welsh - White, holy

Hope - English - Desire of fulfillment

Ida - Scandinavian - Labour, work

Isla - Scottish/Gaelic/Spanish - Island

Ivy - English - Fidelity

Jade - Spanish - Stone of the colic, precious gemstone

Jae - Korean - Ability, talent

Jane - English - God is gracious

Jessie - Hebrew - He sees

Jill - Latin/English - Child of the God’s, youthful

Joan - Hebrew - God is gracious

Joy - English - Happiness, joyful

June - Latin - Born in June

Juno - Latin - Queen of heaven

Kai - Hawaiian/Japanese - Sea, ocean, shell, restoration, recovery

Kat - English/Greek - Clean, pure

Kate - English/Latin/Greek - Clean, pure

Kim - English/Korean/Chinese/Vietnamese - Gift of God, gold

Kira - Russian/Japanese/Persian/Greek - Mistress, ruler, leader of the people, beloved, light

Kyla - Hebrew/English/Scottish - Narrow channel

Lacy - English/Latin/French - Lace, cheerful, unbridled

Lake - English - Body of water

Lana - Slavic/Gaelic - Little rock, light

Lark - English - Songbird

Lea - Hebrew/English - Delicate, weary, meadow

Leda - Greek - Woman

Leigh - English - Delicate, meadow

Lia - Greek - Bearer of good news

Lily - English/Latin/Greek - Pure, passion, flower

Lisa - Hebrew - God’s promise

Liv - Norse - Shelter, protection, life

Lois - Greek - Superior

Lucy - English/Latin - Light

Lula - German/English - Famous warrior

Luna - Italian/Spanish/Latin - Moon

Lux - Latin - Light

Luz - Portuguese/Spanish - Light

Lyla - Arabic - Night

Mae - French/Latin - Month of May

Maeve - Irish/Gaelic - Intoxicating

Mara - Hebrew - Bitter, strength

Mary - Aramaic/Latin/Hebrew/Greek - Bitter, beloved, rebellious, marine, drop of the sea

Maude - German/French/Hebrew - Powerful battler

May - English - Month of May

Meg - Greek - Pearl

Mia - Scandinavian - Of the sea, bitter

Mila - Slavic - Gracious, dear

Mina - German - Love

Mira - Latin/Slavic - Wonder, wonderful, peace

Moon - English - The moon

Mya - Greek/Arabic/German/Persian - Sea of bitterness

Nelly - Greek - Light

Nia - Gaelic/Swahili - Lustrous, goal, purpose, resolve, brilliance

Nina - Spanish/Hebrew/Russian/Babylonian - Enclosure of fish, little girl

Noa - Hebrew - Motion

Nora - Irish/Latin/Arabic - Honour, light

Nova - Latin - New

Nya - Swahili/Gaelic - Purpose

Opal - Sanskrit - Gem

Ora - Latin - Pray

Paige - Latin/Greek - Assistant

Paris - Latin/Greek - Pouch, wallet

Pearl - Latin/English - Smooth round bead formed by a mollusk

Pia - Latin - Pious, reverent

Pixie - Celtic/Swedish/Cornish - Fairy

Quinn - Irish/Gaelic - Counsel

Rae - Hebrew - Ewe, female sheep

Rain - English - Rain

Reese - Welsh - Ardent, fiery

Remi - French - Oarsman

Ren - Japanese - Water lily, lotus

Rita - Spanish - Pearl

Rose - Latin - Flower

Ruby - Latin - Red gemstone

Rue - English/Greek - Regret, herb

Ruth - Hebrew - Friend

Sadie - Hebrew - Princess

Sage - Latin - Wise

Shae - Gaelic/Irish - Admirable, full of majesty

Sky - Norse - Cloud, scholar

Sloan - Irish/Gaelic - Warrior

Sue - Hebrew - Lily

Suzy - Hebrew - Lily

Tara - Sanskrit - Star

Tate - English/Norse - Cheerful

Taya - Japanese - Young

Tess - English/Greek - To harvest, to reap

Teva - Hebrew - Nature

Thea - Greek - Goddess

Tia - Spanish - Aunt

Uma - Hebrew/Sanskrit - Nation

Una - Irish - The personification of truth, beauty and unity

Velma - German - Determined protector

Vera - Slavic - Faith

Wren - English - Small bird

Zara - Arabic - Radiance

Zelda - German - Grey fighting maid

Zia - Arabic - Light

Zoe - Greek - Life

Zuri - Swahili - Beautiful

Male

Ace - Latin - One; unity

Amir - Arabic/Persian/Hebrew - Prince, chief, immortal

Araz - Arabic - Provisions, commodities

Arik - Norse - Eternal ruler

Arlo - English - Fortified hill

Arris - Greek -Best

Asa - Hebrew/Japanese - Healer, physician, born in the morning

Ash - English - Ash tree

Atlas - Greek - To carry

Axel - Hebrew - Father is peace

Bane - Slavic - Glorious defender

Bear - French/German - As strong and brave as a Bear

Beau - French - Beautiful

Beck - Norse - Small stream

Blaire - Scottish/Gaelic - Plain, field

Blake - English - Fair-haired, dark

Bodhi - Sanskrit - Awakening, enlightenment

Bolt - English - Bar, arrow

Bran - Scottish/Irish/Gaelic - Bramble, thicket of wild gorse

Brock - English/Celtic - Badger-like

Brody - Scottish - Broad eye, broad island

Bron - English - Son of a dark man

Buck - English - Male deer

Cade - English - Round, barrel

Cain - Hebrew - Something produced, spear

Cash - English/Latin - Hollow

Chase - English/French - To catch, to seize, hunter, huntsman

Clark - English - Scribe, secretary

Cody - English - Helpful, pillow

Cole - English - Swarthy, coal-black, charcoal

Colt - English - Young horse

Crew - Latin - Chariot

Dane - English - From Denmark

Dax - French - Leader

Dean - English - Valley

Drake - English - Dragon, snake

Duke - English - Leader, son of Marmaduke

Eden - Hebrew - Place of pleasure, delight

Eli - Hebrew - Ascent

Evan - Welsh - Youth, young warrior

Ezra - Hebrew - Help, helper

Felix - Latin - Happy, lucky

Fig - English - Fruit

Finn - Norse/Irish - Finn, Sámi, white, fair

Fox - English - Cunning, sly

Gage - French - One who is defiant

Gale - English/Greek - Jovial, tranquil

Grant - English/Gaelic - Tall, big

Grey - English - Grey-haired

Guy - French - Guide, leader

Heath - English - Someone who lives by a moor or heath

Hugh - English/French/Germanic - Mind, spirit

Ian - Scottish - The Lord is gracious

Ike -Hebrew - Laughter

Iker - Basque - Visitation

Jack - English - God is gracious, supplanter

Jax - English - God is gracious

Jay - Latin - Bird in the crow family

Jeb - Hebrew - Beloved friend

Jed - Hebrew - Beloved of God

Jet -English - Black, airplane

Jody - English/Hebrew - Jehovah increases

Jon - Hebrew - God is gracious

Joss - German - One of the Goths

Jovi - Latin - Father of the sky

Judd - English - To flow down

Jude - Greek - Praised

Kade - Scottish - From the wetlands

Kai - Hawaiian/Japanese - Sea, ocean, shell, restoration, recovery

Kiam - Unknown - Unknown

King - English - Monarch

Kit - Greek - Bearing Christ

Knox - Scottish/English - Hillock, round-topped hill

Koa - Hawaiian - Warrior, brave one

Kye - Welsh/Scandinavian/Gaelic/Greek - Keeper of the keys, earth, narrow, straight

Kylo - Latin - Sky

Lane - English - Small roadway or path

Lars - Latin/Scandinavian - From Laurentum, crowned with laurel

Leif - Scandinavian - Heir, descendent, beloved

Leo - Latin/Greek - Lion

Leon - Latin/Greek/French - Lion, son of a Lion

Levi - Hebrew - Joining, attached

Luka - Italy/Slavic - A person from Lucania

Luke - Latin - The bright one, the one born at dawn

Max - Latin - The greatest

Milo - German - Soldier, merciful

Nash - English - By the ash tree

Neo - Latin - New, gift

Nico - Greek - People of victory

Noah - Hebrew - To comfort

Oak - English - Oak tree

Otis - German/English - Wealth, son of Otto

Pax - Latin - Peaceful

Piet - Dutch - Rock

Pike - English - A person who lives on a sharp hill

Poe - English - Peacock

Quana - Native American - Aromatic

Ray - English/German - Counsel, mighty protection, guards wisely

Reed - English - Red-haired

Remi - French - Oarsman

Ren - Japanese - Water lily, lotus

Rhett - English/Dutch - Advice

Roan - Gaelic - Little red-head

Rory - Irish - Red-haired King

Ross - Gaelic - Promontory, headland

Roth - English/German - Red, wood, renown

Roy - Gaelic - Red

Rudy - German - Famous Wolf

Ryan - Irish - Little King, illustrious

Saint - English - Holy person

Saul - Hebrew - Ask, question

Sid - French/English - Wide meadow

Slade - English - Valley

Tate - Norse - Cheerful

Teo - Spanish - God

Tim - English - One who honours God

Toby - English - God is good

Torin - Gaelic - Chief

Troy - Irish - Descendent of a foot-soldier

Tye - English - Someone who lived near a pasture

West - English - Western stream

Wolf - German - Travelling Wolf

Zane - Hebrew - God is gracious

Zeke - Hebrew - God strengthens

Zen - Japanese - Peace

Zev - Hebrew - Wolf

[livthedragon]

Dream SMP Animal Rescue Center AU

The L’Manburg Animal Rescue Center (LARC) is a well-known institution dedicated to the well-being of all animals known to man. The facility receives animals from all over the world, and has staff fit for any creature that gallops, swims, flies, climbs, or runs into their care. With hundreds of acres of land at its disposal, the Rescue Center is equipped to care for animals that cannot be released back into the wild for as long as they may live. Come and visit with our season pass, or drop by anytime with admission tickets half off for the kids! Anyone 15 or older is welcome to come and volunteer their help towards these wonderful beings!

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Alright, now that the official canon stuff is done, I’d like to make a few quick notes on pthis AU! First off, this was inspired by Dazenightmare’s Grocery store AU, so go check them out as well! If you have any idea or comments about this piece, the ask box is always open! Anyway, I hope you enjoy, and without further ado, I present my DreamSMP Animal Rescue Center AU!

-Liv💫

(P.s, I’ll be setting things up by showing the character’s official staff introductions first, and then my personal notes on them! This is how most things will be presented!)

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Our Wonderful Staff!

Listed below is all of our fantastic employees, each with important and essential jobs to keep LARC running smoothly! If you ever need anything, they’ll be happy to help!

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Even though they all have differing roles and places in the hierarchy, the staff have always been tight-knit friends, almost a family. But, like any family, they definitely have their spats! As I come to think of more stuff I might edit this, but so far the employees are Nihachu, Puffy, Eret, Philza, Fundy, Wilbur, Tommy, Tubbo, Quackity, Techno, Ranboo, Purpled, Ponk, Awesamdude, George, Dream, Sapnap, Bad, Skeppy, Karl, Hbomb, Jack, Jschlatt, Foolish, and Ant. (Official names for introductions are Niki, Cara, Eret, Phil, Floris, Wilbur, Tommy, Toby, Alex, Dave, Ranboo, Grayson, Ponk, Sam, George, Clay, Nick, Darryl, Zak, Karl, Liam, Jack, Johnathan, Noah, and Antfrost,  in the same order as above. These are the real names of most of the characters, I couldn’t do the ones that haven’t done a name reveal. (I didn’t change Wilbur because it just did not feel right) If there’s a character you wanted to see that’s not here I’m sorry, it means I just don’t know enough about them. (I’m so sorry Punz fans, I’ll add him eventually but I’ve never watched him before and don’t want to improperly represent him!) The minors (Ranboo, Tommy, Tubbo, and Purpled) are technically volunteers and not employees, so they’ll be presented separately. I mention the Regulars (regular patrons) a couple times, these include other MCYTs! So keep an eye out for special appearances! Sadly, SBI is not canon in my AU. It just didn’t make much sense to me as I tried to write it, but if you want to interpret them as family you can! (They’re still very close, so they act just like a family even though they’re not related by blood!)

Clay - Clay is the manager of our facility, and has run it for 3 years now! He’s proven to be a capable and fun leader, and you can often find him wandering about with some other staff members! If you ever see him around, don’t be afraid to ask him for anything!

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Dream - Since Dream is the founder and main leader of the SMP, making him the manager made the most sense! He kinda has two ‘settings’, his official business mode for when he needs to handle serious work, and his more chill mode he presents when he’s just hanging out with everyone. He’s never really pulled the ‘I’m your boss so listen to me blah blah’ thing before, he actually prefers to emphasize that he’s on the same level as anyone else, just with a fancy title. He’s only brought out his manager mode when it comes to his employees a few times before, like when one of Tommy’s pranks went too far, and when George was slacking off just a bit too much. Other than that, he’s a nice guy who considers all of his employees his friends, but he’s often busy with ‘manager things’ as he says.

George - Our trusty head of security, George is responsible for keeping our guests safe! He’s in charge of things like security cameras, patrols, and safety regulations regarding people. He’s often found manning the cameras or patrolling about! If you ever get lost or feel unsafe, he and the other security members are always ready to help!

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George - He sleeps. A lot. When it says ‘often’ manning the cameras, that means always. Always manning the cameras, and 9 times out of 10 he’s sleeping. He patrols like, once a day for the bare minimum time purely because he has too. The only reason he isn’t fired at this point is because he has uncanny luck. Every time anything comes up that he’s needed in he’s always awake, without fail. Every time a crime (not really crimes more like petty stuff, vandalism and shoplifting from the souvenir stands) happens he always sees it. No one knows how, because he’s always sleeping anytime else. Despite that, he’s a pretty nice guy that everyone gets along with, and does his job good enough to keep people safe.

Nick, Sam, and Cara - Our loyal security guards, who faithfully patrol and protect! It”s their sworn duty to keep animals and people alike safe, and can always be turned to if needed! They can be found rotating between the different wings of the center, and are glad to help with any issue! You can easily identify their signature blue uniforms!

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Sapnap - Since George is nearly always ‘occupied,’ Sap is usually the one who handles planning patrol routes and shift changes. Although he can definitely be mischievous or a jokester at times, he does take his job seriously. He’s kind to the little kids that visit, and likes to give them tours whenever Ponk and Eret are busy. He’s loved among the regulars, and knows them all by heart. He’s pulled his fair share of pranks (most often with Tommy, Skeppy, and even occasionally Dream to help him) but he takes care to not cause any serious damage. Overall, he’s a prankster, but he loves his job and fellow employees.

Sam -  Although he’s officially a security guard, he’s more like the resident handyman. Whenever there’s a problem with any electrical or plumbing systems (usually the fault of Tubbo, the poor kid breaks everything he touches) Sam usually handles it. He’s reliable, he doesn’t pull jokes like Sapnap does, but he can respect a good one. Despite being rather intimidating at first, Sam is gentle and can often be found helping Ant with the birds or Wilbur with the gazelles. He cares deeply for everyone, especially Tommy, Tubbo, Ranboo, and Purpled, and helps protect people whenever a Karen comes into the picture. He’s the one who helps elderly people cross the busy paths and gives directions to lost tourists.

Puffy - When she was first hired, people wondered why she chose to be a security guard. She was gentle and kind, and tried to avoid any and all conflict. But when a group of teens were spray painting the reptile house, it became obvious. Those kids not only volunteered to clean it themselves, but asked if they could help clean up garbage around the paths while Puffy stood over their shoulders. She’s been famous for her lectures ever since, and can even get Techno and Tommy under her thumb. Her gentle side definitely helps, and because she’s far less intimidating than the other guards, she’s the one who helps lost kids find their parents. She’s confident in herself, and shows it. No one questions her while she’s on patrol, despite being the smallest of the guards, she’s one of the strongest.

Eret and Ponk - Our lovely tour guides, they’re in charge of all the tours around the facility, from the reptile room to the butterfly greenhouse! Whenever you book a tour, one of these two will be in charge! They’re kind and energetic, and can be found with the scheduled tours all over our institute!

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Eret - Eret is the more comedic of the two, often slipping in sarcastic jokes here and there on the tour. He’s not afraid to hide who he is, and he’s well known among the regulars for wearing extravagant outfits every now and then. Of course you always have the occasional Karen, but the moment one starts to approach him one of the security guards ‘conveniently’ needs his help. Whenever there’s some sort of event like a holiday or birthday, Eret is usually the one who volunteers to plan it. His parties are legendary, everything is always planned to perfection, and always runs smoothly. No one knows how he does it, it’s like he can predict catastrophe before it even happens. Tommy is mildly scared of him because not one of his pranks has worked on him, he always manages to get out of it (While looking fabulous, of course!) Despite his sarcasm and nonchalant behavior, he loves his job and ‘family’ he’s found!

Ponk - Definitely the more energetic of the two, he never seems to run out of stamina when he gives tours. He’s popular with the little kids because he gives out little stickers at the end of the tour, most often custom ones of all the famous animals. Whenever he’s off duty, he has a game he plays where he mixes all of the vending machine drinks together and sees who’s brave enough to try it. Sam is usually the victim, he has a hard time saying no to him! He’s been known to join in the occasional prank here and there, but never anything crazy (Like the famous Tiger incident, Tommy got suspended for a month after that…) He really cares about all his friends, and always comes into work with a smile!

Zak and Darryl - Responsible for running the various shops around our rescue center, these two are dedicated workers who can always be relied on! They’re always willing to lend a hand, and can be found at their respective stores! Don’t be afraid to say hi or ask for help!

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Skeppy - Most definitely cannot be always relied on. I mean, he’s Skeppy, what do you expect? Whenever he’s on duty he’s responsible enough, but when off duty he’s even more of a trouble maker than Tommy! His stand isn’t usually as busy as BBH’s, so he has a lot of free time to goof off. He uses most of that time to plan pranks or tease BBH, much to his annoyance. Despite Skeppy always teasing him, he considers BBH his closest friend and would do anything for him. He’s faced his fair share of consequences and punishment, but he’s always managed to weasel his way out. He’s crafty and a troublemaker, but he’s also a good friend and a loyal worker when it counts.

BBH -  One of the most loved members of staff, he gets along with everyone he meets. He’s kind beyond measure, and never hesitates to help. Pretty much the opposite of Skeppy, who often annoys everyone. But opposites attract, maybe that’s why they get along so well! Whenever Sapnap and George are busy, Dream usually turns to BBH for help and advice. Since the stands aren’t busy all that often, BBH usually helps out wherever he’s needed, he especially loves helping Wilbur with the butterflies. Like Sapnap, he also gets along great with the little kids, who love to hang out with him! Because of Dream’s soft spot for him, he managed to get permission to bring his dog, Rat, into work to ‘help’ him at his stand.

Alex - Alex is our responsible janitor and handyman, always ready for anything that could happen! He’s hardworking and kind, with a good sense of humor! You’ll find him wherever he’s needed, always willing to help!

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Quackity - Like I said, Sam is more of the resident handyman, so Quackity usually handles the cleaning. He tried to fix wiring on the meat freezer one time because Sam was busy, but it did not… end well… he somehow flooded the whole room. The introduction isn’t entirely wrong, he is responsible and hardworking, but he’s not exactly ready for anything that could happen. It’s not his fault, it just seems that no matter how much he prepares some new problem he’s never dealt with before comes up. Like when the peacocks escaped, or the infamous Tiger incident. (When he saw the destruction that caused he just dropped his mop and said “I’m taking my vacation time now, fuck this”) He still has his sense of humor though, he enjoys yelling at Karens in Spanish to scare them off. He’s yelling about the weather, but they can’t tell the difference.

Karl - Our fantastic admission worker, he’s the first face you see when you walk in! He’s in charge of admitting all of our guests, and to answer any questions you have before entering! He can be found at his booth helping anyone and everyone!

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Karl - Still had his signature good attitude and positive outlook, he’s probably the most willing to help people. Since he’s the only admission booth worker (Schlatt occasionally takes over, but he’s usually busy with his own stuff) he doesn’t get much break time in the busy season, but when he does he usually spends it with his friends. He’s goofy and kind, with a giggle that quickly got him loved by the regulars and everyone else he meets. On the slower days, usually in winter when the tourists aren’t around, he likes to sit everyone down in the break room and tell grand stories about different points in history. These tales quickly became enjoyed by even the most reluctant members, much to his suprise. He’s a very skilled storyteller, but he’s also very humble and insists he’s mediocre. He’s a great guy and loved by everyone around him, the perfect first face to see when you enter LARC. Recently, however, people often catch him stealing glances at two certain individuals throughout the day…

Johnathan - Our loyal help desk worker, he’s here for any issues you may have during your time at LARC. He’s here for anything you need, from booking tours to answering questions. Johnathan is in charge of making sure your stay runs smoothly and is as enjoyable as possible! You can find him at his desk all throughout the day!

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Jschlatt - I have no actual reason for why he has this job I just thought it would be funny. Out of all the members of the rescue center, he’s the one who’s mastered the customer service smile and voice the most. He’s kind of had to, considering what his job is. Surprisingly, it isn’t as hellish as it would seem. Most of the time it’s just people booking tours or asking simple questions, which doesn’t require that much interaction. Dealing with Karens is a rare occurrence, but not unheard of. He just hits them with the “Lady, I am not paid enough to deal with this. Either go talk to the manager or ask Karl for a refund, now at least move aside so I can do my damn job.” He has a lot of free time because of this, but he’s not allowed to leave his post so he just plays Solitare on his computer and chats with whoever’s nearby. Even though he’s sarcastic and reluctant, he is a good worker and gets the job done. He rarely shows it, if at all, but he does care for all of his fellow workers and enjoys his job because he gets to be around them.

Phil and Liam - Our specialized veterinarians are equipped for any animal that needs their care, from elephants to bats, scorpions to dolphins. They’re both capable and experienced, and can be found wherever they’re needed to do their jobs!

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Philza - Definitely a capable vet, he’s probably people’s first choice when they need help. He’s worked at a few other places before LARC, but he insists that this is his permanent job until he retires. Although he tends to focus purely on work when on the clock, when he’s off duty he opens up a lot more. He enjoys out with everyone in the break room, most of all Wilbur, Tommy, Techno, and Ranboo. Sometimes his wife comes in to volunteer for a day, much to everyone’s enjoyment. Since Phil is the resident dad, she was named the official mom of LARC and was given a very fancy cardboard crown. Despite his reluctant behavior on the surface, he can be passionate at times… rarely. Very rarely. He once chugged one of Ponk’s concoctions from hell and walked away unscathed, mumbling “I drink more caffeine on my good days, try again with an extra 10 energy drinks mate.” Ponk has practically worshipped him since, no one had ever been able to take any of his drinks before Phil. Overall he’s a good natured guy who loves both animals and people, but tends to avoid the public paths because it’s so crowded.

Hbomb - More of Phil’s understudy than an official vet, he’s still learning quite a bit. That doesn’t mean he’s not capable, he’s great when he’s working on animals he’s familiar with or illnesses he’s dealt with dozens of times before. This is his first job as a veterinarian, and he found it quite overwhelming at first. Despite this, he quickly won over his fellow staff with his charm and humor. When asked who his best friend is, he jokingly answers “Fundy!” While Fundy violently shakes his head no in the background. He’s relatively carefree, but he can absolutely get serious when his skills are needed. He’s fine with not being the go-to guy to help with the animals, he’s content with helping Phil whenever he’s needed and sticking to the sidelines.

Niki - Our lovely Marine Biologist, she keeps the aquarium and other aquatic exhibits running smoothly. She’s an expert in her field, and we can go about our days knowing she has everything under control! She can be found most often in the aquarium, but keep an eye out for her around other exhibits!

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Nihachu - Because the aquatic exhibits are the smallest and have the least amount of animals, Niki can usually run it smoothly. She’s passionate about her job, and has loved animals since she was very little. She originally joined LARC purely for experience, but as time went on she just… never left. She has no plans to either, she loves the strange family she’s found, and the constant flow of new animals keeps her on her toes when it comes to her passion. She never really wanted fame or riches from Marine Biology, she chose to do it because of her love for zoology. On her off time she usually hangs out with Puffy or Wilbur, since their jobs place them near her area. She’s a lovable and soft spoken, but can be serious when needed. She more than pulls her weight in LARC, and has proved herself many times over.

Dave - A spectacular zoologist who specializes in predators and their behavior, Dave handles even the most deadly of animals with calm mannership. He has experience with every apex predator, and treats every animal he cares for kindly. He may seem unapproachable, but he’s willing to help anyone who needs it. He can be found all around LARC, but most often by the big predators.

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Technoblade - He has proved the statement “Technoblade never dies” many times over. Many. Times. Over. He’s faced bears head-on with no safety equipment (which is not good, please use safety equipment when around wild animals) and come out unscathed. All of the permanent predators at LARC that can’t be released have acknowledged him as an equal, and accepted him into their hierarchy. Even the most aggressive of the big cats hold respect for him, but not through fear. Techno refuses to ever, ever use fear as a tactic to win over animals. He claims it’s not right to rule over other beings through fear, especially such regal ones. He takes his job very seriously, and hates his interactions with animals interrupted. (Tommy did it once and he swears to never do it again.) He’s very skilled, but he often gets put aside when the inspector comes around every 6 months because of his refusal to use required equipment. He may still be as serious and no-nonsense as ever, but he holds his friends close. He doesn’t like to be in the public eye, so he stays as behind the scenes as possible. Like Jschaltt, he doesn’t show it much, but he cares for everyone in LARC.

Wilbur - The counterpart to Dave, Wilbur is our herbivore specialist at LARC! He’s responsible for the majority of the herbivores in our institute, from gazelles to horses! You can find him all around our facility, and if you’re lucky you might catch him feeding the animals!

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Wilbur - He’s the opposite of Techno in a lot of ways besides just his job. Will actually likes to be in front of a crowd when doing his job, and even got Dream to add an official feeding time for the popular animals so people could come see. His intentions aren’t vanity though, he just likes seeing how happy it makes everyone. Because he cares for the majority of the animals at LARC, he can often be found with Phil and the other animal caretakers. He’s especially close to Phil and Tommy though, and Tommy often finds ways to change his schedule to be closer to him. (Tubbo usually follows Tommy, and then Ranboo follows Tubbo, it’s a whole chain reaction.) On his off time he occasionally causes mischief with other staff, but he’s chill most of the time. He cares a lot about all of the animals he cares for, and makes sure to form a bond with each and every one. Every now and then he brings his guitar to work, and can be found quietly strumming it and humming along in secluded places. Sometimes he even plays it in front of the animals, much to their confused enjoyment. He might be carefree most of the time, but he takes his work seriously and has a close bond with everyone at LARC.

Floris - Floris is our resident field specialist, here to use his experience to help wherever he can! He’s often one of the first to see new animals or release old ones, and always does it with a smile on his face! You don’t see him as often as the other animal caretakers, but he can be found throughout LARC!

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Fundy - He’s been all over the globe since he graduated, since he got to study under a rather eccentric zoologist. No one knows why he decided to work at LARC and not somewhere more recognized, but they’re not complaining. Whenever he’s on break, he likes to retail all of his adventures in a dramatic manner, but no one knows if they’re true stories or not. Sometimes he shows proof of his escapades, but most of the time he leaves it up to everyone to decide for themselves. But whether his stories are true or not, he definitely has the experience of someone who’s travelled the world. No matter the animal, he seems to know how to predict their behavior perfectly. He’s as excitable and loud as ever, but he loves his job and all the creatures he’s gotten to work with. Oftentimes he’s in charge of keeping tabs on animal behavior, so he’s the first to note when something changes or goes wrong. He has journals full of notes on different animals, both from LARC and his time traveling. He’s definitely passionate and dramatic, but he’s also a good guy that just wants to help animals.

Antfrost - A fantastic mammalogist, he’s been at LARC for a few years now and has proven himself as a great scientist. He knows how to deal with a variety of mammals, from the tiniest bumblebee bats to the biggest elephants! If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask him!

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Ant - Like Niki, this is his first real job in zoology. He was out in the field for about a year and a half, but he was basically an errand boy for the bigger names he was working with. That’s not to say he’s not skilled though, he’s fantastic at what he does. He often asks Fundy for his notes on the various animals to get to know them better himself, and has read the majority of his journals. He was timid around everyone at first, but he gradually got close to his fellow staff. It was the same when it came to big animals, Wilbur had to help him during his first time with the elephants, giraffes, and other large mammals. But soon he got used to them, and now he spends most of his time with animals. He has no plans to leave LARC, he’s found that this job is more than enough to keep him busy and happy. He’s a bit shy, but when he opens up he enjoys being around everyone.

Jack and Noah - These two, although not often seen, and essential for keeping everything running like a well-oiled machine! From lending a hand wherever it’s needed to helping prepare food, Jack and Noah work tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure everything is a-ok! If you ever do spot them, they’re ready to help with whatever you need!

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Jack - The more experienced of the two, he’s been working at LARC for a long time now. He can be mischievous at times, but he’s responsible and knows his job is important. He struggles a bit to be close to everyone, despite the fact he’s been at LARC for a long time. He’s acquainted with most of the staff, but he’s not sure if he can really call anyone a close friend. He does have a good relationship with Tommy and Niki, but they always have so much going on and often overlook Jack. He grins and bears it though, keeping his loud and comedic attitude. He’s often all business and work, but there are times he wishes he could just be friends with everyone, and envies the very social members of staff like Quackity and Tommy. He may be a bit distant from everyone, but he still gets along with them… at least that’s what he always tells himself. He’s a bit stubborn, but overall a good guy who’s willing to help

Foolish - Foolish has only been working at LARC for a few months now, but he’s already made quite a few friends, both animal and human. When he’s working he tends to stick to himself, but when on break he enjoys hanging out with others and having casual conversation. He actually has a little corner of the break room for his hobby, making mini-models! He’s very good at it too, he has an intricate Egyptian setup that everyone likes to ogle at every now and then! Every so often he stays after for a bit to work on them, and no one has the heart to disturb him when he gets into it. He spends a lot of time with the animals, especially the aquatic ones. He seems to be drawn to the aquarium, and he’s often caught staring at the ocean tank. He’s positive and high energy most of the time, but he’s not to be underestimated.

Our Volunteers!

Volunteering is open for anyone interested in working at LARC non-officially, as long as you follow our rules and are 15 or older! Our current volunteers are

Toby

Tommy

Grayson

Ranboo

This is subject to change at any time! If you’re interested in signing up to be a volunteer, contact us either through our official website or our in-person help desk!

Volunteers aren’t allowed to be up close to any of the large or dangerous animals for their own safety!

We hope to see new volunteers soon!

Tubbo - He breaks. Everything he touches. Much to Quackity’s dismay, who’s often stuck cleaning it up. He doesn’t mean to break things, he just… does. Despite being quiet and even shy at times, Tubbo is without a doubt the most chaotic person in the entirety of LARC. He doesn’t pull off jokes or pranks like Tommy and Skeppy, he just subtly radiates chaos wherever he goes. He and Tommy are in charge of helping the westward wing (The area with the Africa, North America, and Insect House exhibits, as far away from the Aquarium as possible because Tubbo will break everything) and occasionally the Reptile House. A volunteer’s work isn’t exactly exciting, they mainly cut up and prepare food and do whatever Jack and Foolish are too busy to. Tubbo doesn’t really mind though, he finds the work rewarding and even fun at times. Even when the food he has to prepare is especially gross, some time helping Wilbur with the beehives always makes him happy.

Tommy - Oh man, Tommy… what problems hasn’t he caused? It seems that everywhere he goes he can manage to cause trouble, often roping Tubbo and Wilbur into it. It’s a miracle he hasn’t been fired yet (can you fire a volunteer? I don’t know) despite everything he’s done. He did get suspended for a long time after the Tiger Incident, but that’s the worst punishment he’s faced. He’s also not allowed to be near any of the people that come to LARC because last time he went “Vlogging” and scared away multiple guests. That was Jschaltt’s busiest day and he still has not forgiven him for it. He’s often stuck behind the scenes with Tubbo preparing food, but every now and then Wilbur, or even Techno if he’s lucky, lets him help feed the animals. When he’s off duty he can be found pestering Wilbur, Phil, and Techno or getting yelled at by Dream for causing problems. Despite being nothing but a troublemaker, everyone around him can’t help but have a soft spot for him. And on rare occasions, you can catch him leaving gifts for people to show his thanks for dealing with him.

Purpled - Probably the most laid back of the Volunteers, he’s actually allowed within 40 feet of the Tiger enclosure. (Although he has been known to solve problems by chasing people with a foam sword and yelling “Bedwars!!”) Since Tommy and Tubbo are usually on food duty, Purpled’s the one who delivers stuff to various places around LARC. This results in two things, no one ever being able to find him when they need him and him randomly appearing behind people when they least expect it. Seriously, he’ll just appear out of thin air to scare the shit out of you 5 minutes after you need him. He doesn’t even try to do it, he just… does, somehow. He’s a good worker though, and doesn’t complain much. He somehow managed to convince Dream to get an Xbox for the break room, and every break he gets he challenges random members of staff to a game of bedwars. He beat almost everyone without a hitch, except Technoblade. Currently they’re tied at 38 wins each, and Ranboo brought in a whiteboard to keep track. He may be a bit reluctant, but he likes LARC and can’t see himself leaving anytime soon.

Ranboo - Probably the most shy of the Volunteers, he tends to keep to the background and avoids the big, public areas. Because he’s the gentlest (and the most trustworthy) of the helping staff, he’s usually the one who gets the jobs involving animals. This usually includes helping Niki give the ducklings baths and feeding the deer with Wilbur, but like it says he’s not allowed near any potentially dangerous animals. He’s the tallest person at LARC (but by far the kindest) which results in him often scaring the animals at first, much to his dismay. Because he’s also on the taller side, Wilbur taught him a few tricks to seem less intimidating, which helped greatly. When he does open up a bit (usually around Tommy and Tubbo) he can be a bit mischievous and chaotic, but he knows when to stop. He hopes to become an official member of LARC one day, but for now he’s content with being just a volunteer.

Remember, LARC always welcomes guests, new or returning! We hope to see you soon!

Thank you guys so much for reading, this AU took me waaayyyyyy too long to write, and I’m psyched to finally have it done! I’d be super happy to answer any asks you guys leave, or any questions you have in the comments! Again, thank you so much, and I hope you enjoyed!

-Liv 💫

[irememberitasfromadream]

list of my crushes

wanted to do this for a long time

i'll remake it someday with pictures

this is more of a brainstorm

raffey cassidy as athena in tomorrowland; a world beyond

michelle trachtenberg (especially in mysterious skin)

cara delevigne in papertown

margot robbie as if it was a question

mila kunis as jackie in that 70's show

liv taylor

milla jovovich

yungdari

Mia Wallance (pulpfiction)

wynona rider in beetlejuice and heathers

Matilda from Leon the professional

Elvira Hancock in scarface

effy (skins)

holly (breakfasts at tiffany's)

angelina jolie in girl, interrupted

wednesday from the adams family

scarlett johansson as charlotte in lost in translation

Gretchen Ross (donnie darko)

julia stiles in 10 things i hate about you

emma bloom from miss peregrine's home for peculiar kids

alice cullem from twilights

sealid joy garten aka lilmixedhunny

tracy from thirteen

Isabelle Adjani

Cate Blanchett

thats all i have for now, but ill come back to this

[sugdenlovesdingle]

We agree about Rebecca.

Seb is so so adorable!! I really love this kid, love all of his scenes with his daddies and with liv too.

This is exactly what i mean. Even wendy and the money, the luke's exit.... It's always for nothing. I don't know what they are doing. The Charles's stuff is similar to the Ben's story with his dad. His dad only appeared once or twice and pouf It's over. Daddy Posner was there for the drama, now It's over, he doesn't exist anymore, etc... the Cathy's stuff is shocking. They are really saying "be nice with the person who harassed you, they are saaad but we don't care about how you feel about it". It's similar to the Ben and Aaron's story. Ben is totally okay with it. He is a guy who had to rebuilt himself after being bullied, why they don't let him have scenes with April to help her? Because he is only here for Aaron and isn't his own character but also because they don't want to let him being involved in a plot who isn't his. I feel like the producers compartmentalize emmerdale. Anyway, again sorry for my ask. I'm looking for details no one really care.

hey that's what we all do around here isn't it? over-analyse every detail.

but yeah god don't get me started on Luke's exit. The news that he was leaving hit on Monday morning and by Wednesday night he was gone.

I'm going to be so annoyed if they don't at least bring in Naomi on a more permanent basis than just a "surprise, I'm your long lost daughter" ep or two. I really loved Esme last night but it looks like she'll only be in a few episodes since Kevin said they filmed together for just a few days...

It's Nate's mum all over again. She was great, the chemistry with Cain was 🔥🔥🔥 (don't get me wrong, I love Coira but Cain and Cara - was that her name? I don't remember- would have been GREAT for a hot n heavy fling) but she just appeared a few times to treat nate like a child, yell at Cain and the Dingles a bit, and then disappeared again... and it looks like we won't even get that with Esme.

And yeah some characters are so stuck in their little bubble... I remember us being excited when either Ned or Ryan mentioned Robert and Joe Tate would have scenes together and the five second friendship Robert had with his girl squad - because they were characters outside his usual bubble.

and yes Seb is the cutest kid in the village - where he is living his best life with his daddies and little sister. and soon the puppy his dads are getting him as a birthday present.

[queenie-lexieee]

[[ OC Character Profile ]]

Fandoms: Modern Day

Full name: Olivia Berry

Nickname(s):

•Rainbow Girl

•Loner

•Liv

Sex/Pronouns:

Female, she/her

Birthdate:

June 9th, 1999

Age:

22 years old

Powers:

None

Skills:

Photographer

General Knowledge

Writing

Reading

[[ About ]]

Personality:

•Handful

•Creative

•Clever

•Fun-loving

•Freethinking

•Humble

•Romantic

•Loving

•Caring

•Nice

•Wishful

Likes:

•Taking pictures

•Long walks in the woods

•Having fun

•Traveling

•Cameras

•Rainbows

•Making friends

•Her family

•Landscapes

•Art

•Music

Dislikes:

•Asswholes

•Haters

•Rich bitch people

•Boring things

•Annoying people

•People trashing the Earth

Occupation:

Photographer, Part-Time Job at a newspaper company and takes pictures for them

Fears:

Losing love ones

Sexual Orientation:

Bisexual

Species:

Human

Faceclaim:

Hailee Steinfeld

[[ Relations ]]

Father: Unknown Dead

Mother: Nancy Berry

Older Brother: Dylan Berry

Nephew: Max Berry

Niece: May Berry

Significant Other(s):

Open (multipleship) 

[[ Biography ]]

Olivia is in college at normal college that wasn’t that much money, she is taking up creative writing and photography. She loves taking pictures. Olivia wants to her own studio and seal pictures to people. But for now to pay for college and all, she has a website that is for people who want pictures of family or anything else. Then a few days she goes around her town with a few friends from a place that helps the Earth not be so dirty anymore. And weekends she tries to go and find new places to take pictures of. She knows how hard life is and knows what poor is. So she tries her best with her job and help her mom out. She stays at the camps at school and lives there, while her mom lives at home with a kitty cat. Olivia’s best friend is her brother and tries to makes him proud and goes to Academy of Art University, college in San Francisco, in California. Liv second close friend is Cara Wilson, they knew each other since childhood and always have been close, they lose context in high school but they happened to go to the same college and finally had told each other feelings. But then they break up after a month, Olivia is really heart broken, but she puts on a smile everyday. Her brother Dylan got married to a handsome man named Kevin, like another brother to her, and they adopted twins, a girl and a boy, May, and Max. Then her brother and Kevin split up, and now she only sees May and Max a few times a month.

[ooops-i-arted]

I was tagged by @mandalorianess to list my ten favourite female characters from ten different fandoms and then tag ten people.  If you want to do it, congratulations, you’re tagged.

I know I’ll think of more once I finish, but for now:

Lúthien Tinúviel from The Silmarillion, badass queen who kicked Sauron’s ass and duped Morgoth like a boss.  Iconic.

Arwen from LotR.  People say she didn’t do anything but I always liked her quiet strength and resolve.  Also Liv Tyler’s commentary on the Extended Editions DVDs was really formative in young me’s understanding of feminism, and liking Arwen means I got warned really early about how misogynistic fandom would be when little me first ventured onto the internet.

Belle from Disney’s animated Beauty and the Beast.  One of my earliest memories is wanting to read so bad just like she could.

Mulan from Mulan.  She is so kickass.  I spent hours with my Mulan doll pretending the side of my bed was the mountainside so she could blow up my Shan Yu McDonald’s toy.

Rey from the sequel trilogy.  Despite being completely butchered by the sequels I loved how she was a straight hero’s journey character in TFA.  And as long as I live I will never forget refusing to hope that the girl would be the hero, and then seeing her take up that lightsaber and kick Kylo Ren’s ass.  It was awesome.  Representation matters.

Revan from KotOR.  She’s a woman to me no matter what else Legends/canon/how others see their Revan so I’m counting her here.  An incredibly flawed yet strong character who (in my Light Side playthrough) went on an amazing and meaningful redemption arc.

Cara Dune from The Mandalorian.  Those biceps alone would do it but also I love how strong and loyal she is.  And how kickass she is.  And while I like the ship, I love how she and Mando are ride or die besties in the show.

Peli Motto from The Mandalorian even though it said ten different fandoms. The epitome of "do no harm but take no shit” and she’s not afraid to yell at a fully armed and armored Mandalorian for the sake of a child who she demands fair compensation for watching, making her an inspiration to childcare workers.

Hermione Granger from Harry Potter, because I am also a know-it-all nerdy asshole.

Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice.  Snarker extraordinaire and sticks to her guns with her standards for a relationship, but is also willing to admit when she’s wrong and reexamine her own biases, a difficult skill that more people could stand to learn.

Honorary mentions:  Risha Drayen, Mission Vao, Jedi Exile, Éowyn, Aredhel, Belladonna Took, Leia Organa, Bultar Swan, Hera Syndulla, Esmeralda, Professor McGonagall, probably even more once I hit post

[kmalexander]

The 2020 Cosmic Horror Holiday Gift Guide

The phrase “Black Friday” has a more menacing tone in 2020—especially here in the United States. Hopefully, you’re following the advice of the experts, staying home, laying low, wearing masks, and washing your hands. But a pandemic shouldn’t stop gift giving! So, once again, I took some time and assembled my List of Lists for 2020. In it, you’ll find a plethora of paraphernalia for the weird-fiction fanatic, cosmic-horror connoisseur, or mythos maniac in your life. As with previous years, I’ve worked to assemble a list of exceptional items for all ages and budgets.

There’s a few changes this year. First, I’m now linking to IndieBound for all books. Please do what you can to support your local bookshops and small businesses. Odds are they can get you anything Amazon can, and it’ll help out your community. Secondly, where possible, I’m also linking to the author’s personal webpages. Check them out. Follow them. It’s a nice way to stay current with what’s happening in the world of weird fiction. Please remember, while I’ve ordered these by price, the prices and availability are subject to change. I don’t have any control over that. Happy shopping!

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Mother Hydra’s Mythos Rhymes by Jarred W. Wallace $9.95 + Shipping (Paperback)

This mock children’s book features twenty-one sinister nursery rhymes twisted with a Cthulhu Mythos bent and illustrated by the incredible Heather Hudson. Also included is a complete Edward Gorey-style alphabet. Every budding cultist should learn their ABCs after all.

The Worm And His Kings by Hailey Piper $13.00 + Shipping (Paperback) $6.99 (eBook)

This arrived only a few weeks ago, and I can’t wait to dive in. Set in New York City in 1990, the story follows Monique as she hunts for her missing girlfriend. But the trail goes much deeper than she realizes, sending Monique into a subterranean world of enigmatic cultists and shadowy creatures.

The Stars Were Right by K. M. Alexander $14.00 + Shipping (Paperback) $2.99 (eBook)

I’m nearly finished with Book Four’s edits. So, if you haven’t, now is the perfect time to start reading my Bell Forging Cycle. Follow Waldo Bell as he is sent careening through the multi-level megalopolis of Lovat, fighting to clear his name as a bloodthirsty killer stalks him. It’s mystery and monsters, chases and cults, and an ancient evil in a world that is similar but not quite like our own.

RADIO by J. Rushing $15.99 + Shipping (Paperback) $3.99 (eBook)

A jazz-infused, opium-soaked, historical fantasy with a transgressive edge that explodes from the opening chapter and never relents until its final pages—a welcome addition to modern fantasy literature and weird enough that it earned a place on this list.

Murder Ballads And Other Horrific Tales by John Hornor Jacobs $16.95 + Shipping (Paperback) $7.95 (eBook)

Seems like it’s becoming a tradition to see a new book from John Hornor Jacobs on this list every year, and it’s no surprise. He’s arguably one of the best mythos writers working today. This collection of recent horror and crime short stories takes you through tales involving old gods to malevolent artificial intelligences, plus it includes the sequel to his 2011 novel, Southern Gods.

The Cipher by Kathe Koja $17.95 + Shipping (Paperback) $3.99 (eBook)

Part haunted house story, part body horror, part descent-into-madness tale all told in the style of Transgressive Literature. The Cipher is one of those stories I was shocked I hadn’t read until this year. Koja writes stunningly physical characters and knotted complex relationships that feel eerily familiar to anyone who’s spent time in artist circles. Enjoy the Fun Hole. (One of my 2020 Three Great Horror Reads for Halloween.)

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones $26.99 + Shipping (Hardcover) $9.99 (eBook)

At its heart, this is a horror novel about growing up poor and native in western Montana. But The Only Good Indians also a novel about revenge, mistakes, and their extended consequences. I blew through it. I grew up not too far from where this novel is set, and I have yet to find a recent author that captures the behavior and actions of the people in that area quite as well as Jones. You’ll never look at elk the same way again. (One of my 2020 Three Great Horror Reads for Halloween.)

The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin $28.00 + Shipping (Hardcover) $14.99 (eBook)

The first of the Great Cities series focuses on a roiling, ancient evil that stirs beneath the streets of New York City and threatens to destroy the city. New York must go on, and it will take five protectors scattered across the boroughs coming together to stop it. An allegorical response to Lovecraft’s work and a love letter to the city.

The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces by H.P. Lovecraft $650.00 + Shipping (One Copy Available—Sold via AbeBooks)

This rare late-60s first edition copy from Arkham House is in fine condition with a fine dustwrapper. It also comes with an inscription by the publisher and editor of this work: “for Herb Arnold from the compiler – August Derleth.” An extremely unique find and a unique piece of weird fiction history.

No book catches your interest? Check out the books featured in one of the previous guides. • 2014 Books • 2015 Books • 2016 Books • 2017 Books • 2018 Books • 2019 Books •

Music & Audio

Tribute To H.P. Lovecraft by Epsilon Eridani Free (Digital Download)

This atmospheric and somber dark ambient album is the third project from Mexican electronic artist Juan Pablo Valle. Blending instrumental tracks, spoken words performances, and recitations of parts of Lovecraft’s stories, this tribute serves as an excellent horror soundtrack.

The Yellow Sign $6.99 (Digital Download)

While Lovecraftian music often skews towards dark ambient or metal performances, The Yellow Sign goes takes a more orchestral approach. Composer Graham Plowman has created a fantastic classical soundtrack putting this album on par with any feature film—brooding, menacing, and wonderfully enjoyable.

Beyond Madness by Aklo $9.00 (Digital Download)

Erich Zann would be jealous. Aklo, like its madness-inducing namesake, is hard to pin down. But this album captures “the beyond” in ways not often heard in modern music. Part noise, part experimental, Beyond Madness is an excellent addition to any Lovecraft fan’s collection.

Live from Stockholm by Ogham Waite $12.00 (Digital Download)

Ogham Waite, one of Innsmouth’s Deep One inhabitants, and the Amphibian Jazz Band are the mythos’ answer to the lounge stylings of early Tom Waits. Bluesy and moody, this seductively smokey album drips with saltwater. Waite’s performance and delivery are melodious as they are melodic, a great addition to mythos music.

Ambrose Bierce’s The Boarded Window $20.00 + Shipping (Vinyl)

This limited vinyl pressing of Bierce’s unsettling perspective-shifting tale is read by Anthony D. P. Mann and scored by Chris Bozzone. Cadabra Records always goes the extra mile with their products, and it’s clear from the hand-poured red and white splattered vinyl to the incredible art by Jeremy Hush.

Deities by Tortuga €22.50 ($26.68) + Shipping (Vinyl) €5.00 ($5.93) (Digital Download)

This one showed up randomly on a playlist, and I found myself intrigued. Once I listened to it, I became a fan. Tortuga is a Polish doom metal band whose work is loaded down with intricate and heavy driving riffs inspired by Lovecraft’s writings. It’s good stuff.

Not finding any music or audio that interests you? Check out one of the previous guides. • 2014 Music • 2015 Music • 2016 Music • 2017 Music • 2018 Music • 2019 Music •

Apparel

Tiki Cthulhu Embroidered Patch $9.00 + Shipping

I see many patches as I search for new cosmic horror gear throughout the year, and occasionally I find one that rises to the top. This sew-on tiki-styled Ctuhulu is 3″ x 2.5″ and was created for the 2018 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival. If you want a mythos inspired adornment for your bag or jacket that’s a bit outside the norm, look no further.

Cthulhu Socks $18.00 + Shipping

It’s winter in the northern hemisphere, that means you need to keep your appendages warm. Also, socks-for-Christmas is a right of passage. Why not consider getting these Cthulhu Socks from PutYourSocksOn featuring tentacles up the side and an illustration of the dead and dreaming Cthulhu on the ankle.

Sourpuss Tropicthulhu Rosie Dress $29.00 + Shipping

When you are associated with the ocean, you generally get associated with the tropics regardless of where your sunken city dwells. This 40’s style Rosie Dress allows you to show your appreciation of R’lyeh’s favorite son in a subtle but delightful manner.

Amulet of Azathoth £23.95 ($34.42) + Shipping

It’s the grandpappy of the mythos deities in amulet form! Well, kinda. A representation of the nuclear chaos beyond angled space himself. This antique amulet is a little over an inch and a half long and is cold cast in a mixture of resin and brass—a stunning little pendant.

Mother & Father Statuary Set $85.00 + Free Shipping

These handmade and hand-painted resin figures of Dagon and Hydra would work perfectly as bookends or garden statues. Aged in a way to evoke feelings of lost treasure salvaged from the seafloor or perhaps a dank and forgotten chamber somewhere beneath Innsmouth. Kinda cute to boot.

Cara Mater Silvae Shub-Niggurath Woodcut Print $187.50 + Free Shipping (Limited Edition)

Liv Rainey-Smith’s fantastic woodcut work has long been a fixture in the weird lit community. This limited-edition print is done in the style of a sacred icon and features a great rendition of Shub-Niggurath, The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young, or as my readers will know her, “Cybill.”

Keeper of the Nightmare Mask $331.53 + Free Shipping (Made to Order)

Plague doctors always cut a fearsome figure in humanity’s historical memory, but what lies beneath that leather mask and shielded eyes? This custom made-to-order mask twists tentacles to form that familiar (and terrifying) plague-doctor shape adding an extra level of menace to an already menacing form.

Not finding apparel you like? Check out the apparel on one of the previous guides. • 2014 Apparel • 2015 Apparel • 2016 Apparel • 2017 Apparel • 2018 Apparel • 2019 Apparel •

Games

No Players Online Name Your Own Price (Windows/Linux)

What starts as a simple old demo of a capture-the-flag 3D shooter found on a discarded tape eventually twists and turns becoming something else entirely. I’m a sucker for the 80s glitch aesthetic, and it’s used here in masterfully unsettling ways—multiple endings, interesting game world, very much worth your time.

Kadath $5.99 (Digital Download, Early Access)

This first chapter of a first-person cosmic-horror adventure has you following the case of a World War II Nazi train that vanished only to reappear in a cave in the Himalayas 75 years later. Dripping with atmosphere and filled with brilliant puzzles, this first chapter left me excited for Kadath and wanting more.

Fate of Cthulhu $20.00 (Downloadable PDF) $35.00 + Shipping (Book + PDF)

In this tabletop roleplaying game from Fred Hicks and Evil Hat Productions, you and your friends will find yourself sent into the past on a mission to prevent the future. It’s a race against time as you try to stop the stars from being right and prevent Cthulhu’s foretold return, all before you and yours are transformed into something monstrous.

Elder Sign Dice – Blue Aether $24.99 + Shipping

Infinite Black has been making some wonderful cosmic-horror-themed gaming products for a few years. They’ve finally gotten easy enough to nab for holiday gifts. These Blue Aether Elder Sign Dice stood out to me, but they have a robust catalog making it easy to find the right gift for the dicing Lovecraft fan in your life. (Or yourself.)

Fate of the Elder Gods $63.99 + Shipping

Cults battle cults in this race to summon your ancient order’s elder god of choice! But it’s not just the other conniving worshippers and cult leaders you need to worry about, crafty investigators are on the prowl, and they’re working to subvert everyone’s goals as well. Hasten the earth’s doom in this competitive area-control game for two to four players.

Hastur $274.99 + Shipping (Two Shipments)

I’m a big fan of the Mysterious Package Company, the quality of their products always impresses. This latest journey into the realm of Hastur is no exception. Taking place over several mailings, Hastur invites the recipient into the world of the King in Yellow, the play with the same name, and the utter madness that dwells within those words.

Not finding a game you’d enjoy? Check out the games on one of the previous guides. • 2014 Games • 2015 Games • 2016 Games • 2017 Games • 2018 Games • 2019 Games •

Housewares & Collectables

Cedric’s Eatery 11oz. Mug $16.00 + Shipping

It’s cold out, and you need a new mug. Why not pick one up from Lovat’s own Cedric’s Eatery located in the entresol between Levels Three and Four. An in-between place for in-between folks. Waldo Bell’s latest hangout. Fill your mug with 11 oz. of bad coffee, your favorite tea, or something stronger. [From the pages of the Bell Forging Cycle.]

Cthulhu Clay Idol & Letter $29.80 + Free Shipping

Alternative takes on the Cthulhu idol are rare. More often than not, we see the same shape repeated over and over. Because of that, this rawer, more original piece stood out to me. It feels more realistic in many ways, reminding me of the sort of thing one would find on an archeological dig. Plus, with the attached letter, you get a little mini-experience here.

Sea Monster Shower Curtain $32.00 + Shipping

There be dragons. And there. And there. And… well, all over the place! If you love weird old sea monsters and old maps, then this curtain will be perfect for you. Decorate your shower with this fantastic curtain featuring beasts that look lifted from early Renaissance maps. 70″ x 72″. Liner recommended.

Cthulhu Lovecraft Blanket $59.99 + Shipping

As cooler air moves into the northern hemisphere, we can all celebrate the arrival of the cozy season. To stay warm, why not cuddle up beneath this cotton and acrylic Jacquard Knit blanket featuring the squatting visage of The Great Dreamer himself? He might be cold but you don’t have to be.

Anxious Blob Original Sculpture $325.00 + Shipping (Supplies are limited.)

This weird little one-off sculpture of a nervous little entity is made with polymer clay and hand-painted. The eye sits beneath a glass dome giving this piece a unique character. Who among us hasn’t wanted an anxious blob with hundreds of teeth and a single staring eye decorating our walls?

Not finding a houseware item you like? Check out the housewares from one of the previous guides. • 2016 Housewares • 2017 Housewares • 2018 Housewares • 2019 Housewares •

Miskatonic University

Miskatonic University Pennant $15.99 + Shipping

I love seeing all the different takes for Miskatonic University collegiate gear. Here you can show your support for “Ole Misk” with a felt pennant from H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society and cheer on the “mighty Miskatonic Myrmidons” to another victory. Wave that banner proudly!

Miskatonic University Real Leather Notebook $41.40 + Shipping

Journaler? Artist? Writer? Mathematician? Norwegian sea captain? Random idea generator? If you’re one of these, odds are you need a notebook. This 8″x6″ Miskatonic-themed journal features 100 sheets of thick handmade Khadda paper and is durable enough for the dig site while still being elegant enough for the classroom.

Miskatonic University Wax Seal $48.07 + Shipping

Secure your correspondence with old friends from bygones eras who seek answers using this classic and exquisite seal. It might not stop prying eyes, but at least your old colleagues will know if someone’s been tampering with their mail. (Wax sold separately.)

Miskatonic University Hockey Sweater $109.00 + Shipping (Supplies are limited.)

Every sports fan needs a jersey. Miskatonic students are no different. It’s why when I came across this Hockey Sweater from Geeky Jerseys I knew it’d be perfect for the cosmic horror student in your life. (While this one is great, I’m hoping the superior Miskatonic 2.0 sweater becomes available once again.)

Not finding any Miskatonic University gear you like? Check out the Miskatonic University items from one of the previous guides. • 2014 Miskatonic • 2015 Miskatonic • 2016 Miskatonic • 2017 Miskatonic • • 2018 Miskatonic • 2019 Miskatonic •

  Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!

So that wraps up the seventh annual List of Lists. Let’s all keep wearing our masks, socially distancing, and washing our hands so we can all do this again next year. Big thank you to everyone who has suggested items in the past to help me pad out this list. Y’all rule. If I didn’t get to your submission, fret not. There are many more holidays ahead. I appreciate the help.

Do you have a book, game, album, or other weird fiction-related items I should feature in 2021’s Cosmic Horror Holiday Gift Guide? Leave a comment below with links to your favorite goodies for others to see, or send me an email as a potential submission for next year!

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