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nothingtherefornow · 2 months

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Hot take: I don’t think Marinette did anything wrong in Volpina.

1. Lila was sexually harassing Adrien and being WAAAAY too handsy with him when he was visibly not comfortable with.

2. She stole something clearly important from him.

3. Lila’s lies about having a miraculous and being best friends with Ladybug when a magical terrorist is active are not only stupid BUT DANGEROUS.

4. Lila was lying about ladybug so Ladybug did have a right to call her out for it.

Oh Believe me, Lila totaly asked for it, if she just lied about being Ladybug's best friend maybe Marinette would have let that slide, but the liar was taking things too far by pretending to be a miraculous wielder less than a day after meeting Adrien just to impress him.

And if we could argue that maybe Ladybug was harsher than she should have been with Lila in Volpina, and that she reacted too impulsively, I totally see where she was coming from.

What reaction should you expect from somoene whom you're lying about just to leech on their celebrity in order to increase your own popularity ? And on top of that seeing those lies being used to manipulate one you're in love with ? Maybe Marinette should have kept a cold head, but I totally understand that she didn't, at her age I sure wouldn't have. And I think that Lila deserved to be called out on her lies anyway, especially in front of Adrien who was being fooled and taken advantage of by Lila.

Adrien is used to the vagaries of celebrity life, including potential lies and gossip about his person in addition to hysterical fans and his image being constantly publicly used, and therefore he could not understand the legitimate anger of Ladybug who is not used to that kind of celebrity that can be abused by random people for their own interests. That said, I wonder if Adrien would still have dared his quick and short outburst of anger at Ladybug when he saw her "humiliating" Lila, if he had known that in addition to lying to him, the latter had also stolen his father's book.

And on top of that, we're not talking about some harmless liar who just want to impress other people, we're talking about a potential psycopath who was already committing acts of identity fraud, truancy and scaming, and deceiving three innocent women into wrongly thinking of "Lila" as their daugther, while the girl seems to collect false mothers and identities like one collect tee-shirts.

So yeah I definitly can't say that Lila didn't derserved to have her ego taken down a few pegs.

And I don't think that Ladybug never calling Lila out on her lies would have made things better for her. Sure she could have avoided Volpina and maybe heroes days, but the rest ? In Oni-chan Lila targeted Kagami just after learning that the japanese girl was a friend of Adrien from fencing, and in the same episode she saw that Adrien was still infatuated will Ladybug, something she also quickly noticed during Volpina. And being a love rival seems enough to warrant Lila's hatred and hostility.

Remember how Lila went back on her words to let Marinette chose to be with her or against her when Lila saw Adrien chose to sit with Marinette over sitting with her in Chameleon ? After that Lila never let Marinette give her her answer and immediately declared war on her.

On top of that during the following seasons, Marinette no longer really tried to denounce Lila's lies and left the liar alone, and yet that did not prevent Lila from developing this strong hatred and obsession towards Marinette which we had proof of in Perfection . All because Marinette called her on her lies oncea nd is a rival in love for Adrien's heart ? You'll agree that this is a a disproportionate or even irrational reaction, and therefore further demonstrates that Lila is not at all a healthy person in her head, and that whatever the way Ladybug could have handled Lila in Volpina, the con artist would still have become threat sooner or later.

Lila would still have been contacted by Gabriel since the scenario of Oni-chan doesn't need Ladybug calling out on Lila's lies in Volpina to happen. Gabriel would in any case still have encouraged Lila to develop her plan in the Ladybug episode, and from there the events would have remained the same, with or without Ladybug's intervention during Volpina. Lila would still have ended up discovering Monarch's secret identity, and would still have put together her plan to get the butterfly miraculous in the season 5 finale.

Conclusion, Ladybug indeed did nothing wrong during Volpina. Because as Astruc himself confirmed in a recent interview, Lila is a supervillain all the time, with or without superpowers, which means that she was already one when she arrived at Françoise-Dupont for the first time

#anonymous ask #and they're right !#miraculous ladybug #ml lila rossi #marinette dupain-cheng #adrien agreste

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the-epic-hiram-lows · 2 months

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ignoring all visual staples in the comic and show... if you were tasked with wardrobe for riverdale, which aesthetics would you pull from?

Ooooh!

This is difficult, but I love it. For the sake of sanity, I am going to maintain color-coding to some extent. Also, please read my explanations and look at the pictures, because they both add a lot of context.

I will probably only get to one or two characters in this post, but if this gets a good enough reception I will happily continue the series.

Veronica Lodge

For Veronica... I would basically scrap the entire thing and start over new. I want to see a business-savvy teenager, sure, but I also want to see a former Hermes-toting NYC socialite who knows how to party. How do you marry those two concepts? The outfits do not all need to 100% represent every aspect of her, but her wardrobe should.

Though Riverdale (the show) fully embraces camp, Veronica's outfits should always look somewhat effortless. We should get the impression that her wardrobe is endless, and wardrobe is second nature, though it doesn't have to be tasteful. She would embrace a high-low aesthetic fairly often (think: perfectly undone waves and a white tee with a vintage Chanel skirt, or pair of black ankle boots with a delicate lace number and pearls.)

Veronica is a trendsetter and early adapter because she has her finger on the pulse. There is no excuse for these tired PDA mom looks. Here are aesthetics I would pull from when styling her:

Clueless/90s Academia Prep Revival

This is a girl who name-dropped Cruel Intentions! She knows these references. These looks are not only chic and young, but they scream 'old money' while also fitting into the Riverdale 50s academia undertones. We get to keep Veronica's signature stuffiness- but with the addition of casual pieces, a sense of novelty, and lots of upper thigh, we get a youthful, refined, sexy aesthetic. Unfortunately, most of the examples I used are not in the desired color palette, and many of them are cheapo material, but let's use our imaginations.

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Y2k Socialite/It Girl

I want to see the glitz and glam! Veronica is the kind of girl who's had the $1k sundae at Serendipity 3's more than once, just for the hell of it. Where is the fun?! My immediate thought was Paris Hilton's famous 21st birthday look with the silver dress. Ignoring how she accessorized it, this would be a perfect reference (however inappropriate it would be in a school scene.) I want details like sheers, sequins, glitter, maribou trims, etc. The colors would be more subdued here- washed out metallics and neutrals, mostly. There are ample ways to make this more 'wearable,' but maybe sometimes Party Mode Veronica is too much.

Mob Wife

I know, I know. I was going for minimalism up top! Effortless! What happened? Well, what happened is this is Riverdale, and Veronica is Veronica. All characters in Riverdale are subject to extreme lifestyle changes- and, often, seemingly contradictory traits. In Riverdale, you are only one arc or setting change from a different aesthetic. Veronica is both the daughter of a mobster who tries really, really hard and (should be) the cool fashion girl among her peers. She wears many hats. I am just trying to make sure they're all stylish. Veronica should have a chameleonic quality to her. We should get the impression there are several Veronicas, all of whom had a wardrobe ready for whatever the occasion du jour is. A heist? Dinner with a crime family? Church with daddy? She has the tools necessary for all of these occasions, even if her wardrobe looks a bit contrived. In other words, Veronica didn't just fall out of a coconut tree. She exists in the context of all in which she lives, and what came before her. With this aesthetic, we get to have fun with some European and femme fatale influences.

Business Bitch

This is where Veronica as we know her gets to shine- it is the closest thing to her actual Riverdale aesthetic, but cuntier. You'll see all of the above come together here, as it is the fourth quadrant of her personality. Though this iteration of Veronica would be heavy on the black and white, high contrast thing she already has going (which I love!) there is plenty of room for color... even if the examples I pulled say otherwise.

#i didn't do any accessories but i will do a sequel to this post with full-realized outfits (polyvore style) if the people demand it #veronica lodge #asks #riverdale #fashion #aesthetics #hit the image limit hell yeah #aesthetic #high effort posts

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'As a director, Benny Safdie makes sleazy movies about hustlers and gamblers and criminals and strivers. Films that teem with violence and drugs, while a pulsating anxiety yanks you through a gritty underbelly of a New York you thought no longer existed.

But today? We’re about as far from that seediness as you can get. On his suggestion, we meet up at the Upper West Side deli institution Barney Greengrass. The tree-lined blocks around here are stately and idyllic, tucked between Central Park and the Hudson River. Safdie, 37, is dressed in full dadcore: glasses, striped tee, jeans, Tevas. (Tevas!) He has the personality to match, with a warmth and gregariousness that initially catch you way off guard. This is the guy responsible for Uncut Gems?

“My go-to meal here was pastrami, eggs, and Mun-chee cheese. But Mun-chee cheese doesn't exist anymore,” Safdie laments. “Nobody bought it.” He opts for a sesame bagel with butter instead.

This neighborhood is his home turf, and his favorite place in the world. He spent his childhood ping-ponging between an unstable environment with his father in Queens, then comfortable normalcy with his mother and stepdad on the Upper West Side.

As a younger man, he did a brief stint living downtown. “I looked out, I'm like, There's no trees. I didn't realize how important that is to my sanity,” he remembers. Now he and his wife, Ava, are raising their two boys, Cosmo, 7, and Murray, 4, up here.

Safdie made his name in tandem with his older brother Josh, the two perpetually mentioned in the same breath for their idiosyncratic, independent films reminiscent of the heyday of New Hollywood. Daddy Long Legs (2009) was mined from their own misadventures with an irresponsible father. (Safdie says he tends to have a more critical view of their upbringing than Josh and, though he still talks to their dad, “it can be strained.”) Good Time (2017), with Robert Pattinson as a small-time criminal and Benny as his mentally disabled brother, raised their profile.

And then came 2019’s Uncut Gems, the heart-pounding thriller starring Adam Sandler as a diamond-dealing gambling addict, which planted the Safide brothers firmly at the center of the culture. The success that followed changed everything.

“That was the first time where I had a vision beyond four feet in front of me,” Safdie says.

What does that vision look like? For Safdie, it means pursuing an increasingly successful acting career. He’s branched out on his own, diverging from the brother he’s been working with his entire life. Many actors go on to become directors; it’s much rarer for the opposite to happen. Even the few who do make the jump—say, John Huston—end up being remembered more for their first career.

Safdie, though, possesses a chameleonic talent, so much so that every role of his feels like a genuine surprise. Perhaps you saw him pop up in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘70s Valley vibefest Licorice Pizza as Joel Wachs, a closeted councilman. Or in Claire Denis’s Stars at Noon as an eerily nefarious CIA man (character’s name: CIA Man). Or as a Jedi in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Or, earlier this year, in—wait a second—the film adaptation of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Judy Blume’s seminal tome about a preteen girl coming of age.

Safdie’s downtown cred, the A24-ness of it all, maybe didn’t make him the most natural casting choice for Margaret’s dad Herb on paper. “It always delights me when people find out he's in the movie. Just their total shock,” the film’s director, Kelly Fremon Craig told me.

Rachel McAdams, who plays Margaret’s mom, told me in an email that she first met Safdie at a screening he hosted for Uncut Gems. “He was so lovely and effusive with such a gentle, open energy about him,” she said. “I remember my brain not quite being able to compute that guy with the same guy who just put me through one of the most stressful movie-watching experiences of my life.”

Safdie sees acting as a way to delve into certain aspects of himself that he hasn’t had an outlet for otherwise. Playing a dad, for instance. “That's a big part of my personality that I haven't yet had the chance to explore in my own work,” he says. His experience as a director also makes him considerably less neurotic about his own performances. Watching himself in the editing room? Having a big line in a scene cut? No problem—he’s been on the other side, and he gets it.

Now, Safdie has his biggest role yet, a meaty part in Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s wildly anticipated summer blockbuster about the father of the atomic bomb. Safdie plays Edward Teller, opposite Cillian Murphy’s J. Robert Oppenheimer. Teller was a controversial figure, a Hungarian theoretical physicist who would go on to testify against Oppenheimer in later years.

The cast of Oppenheimer is comically stacked: Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Gary Oldman, Rami Malek, to name a few. Nolan was looking for someone fresh and unexpected to play Teller. He had initially seen Safdie in Good Time and then Licorice Pizza. “I called Paul [Thomas Anderson] and I asked about Benny, and he gave him the strongest possible endorsement and pointed out that he's an incredible actor, but also just a wonderful guy,” Nolan told me.

There was also a bit of fate sprinkled in. Safdie had studied physics at Boston University—almost became a physicist, in fact, before he swerved off into filmmaking. Oppenheimer would allow him to combine his two passions, to dive into yet another deep interest that had otherwise not merged with his film career. It would also require him to wear layers of makeup, to have his hair straightened every day until he could hear it sizzle, and to do accent work for the first time. Safdie put off sharing his speech progress with Nolan for as long he could, until he couldn’t. Finally, he sent the director a voice memo of himself describing his breakfast in a thick Hungarian accent.

“When he sent me that recording, I listened to it about a thousand times and very much enjoyed it,” Nolan said.

Teller could have been written as a straight antagonist to Oppenheimer, but instead Nolan used him to inject rare moments of levity throughout the film. (There is one memorable scene in which Safdie slathers sunscreen all over his face before the first nuclear bomb test.) “For the tragedy of that relationship to have resonance, you have to have seen a warmth there and something between them that's more of a brotherly relationship,” Nolan said. “And I felt that Benny could really bring that to the role and give it that warmth.”

“[He’s] such a kind and gentle fella,” Cillian Murphy told me of Safdie. Much has been made of how intense the film is—take a look at any number of harrowing promotional shots of Murphy in character looking like the most haunted man of all time. In between takes, he said it always seemed as if he ended up talking to Safdie.

“You keep the atmosphere light and joke around because I feel you need to be in a relaxed state to act. Your heart rate needs to be low, your cortisol levels need to be low,” Murphy said. “And that's why I think I probably gravitated towards Benny.”

Safdie is obsessed with realism. It checks out, considering how so many characters in his movies were just ordinary people plucked off the street. That sensibility has followed him into his performances.

Eating, for instance. It drives him nuts when people don’t eat on camera. “I hate it when people don't eat,” he says, tearing into his bagel. “It destroys me.” When he filmed a dinner scene in Licorice Pizza, he made sure to eat in every take. “I don't know how many tiramisus I ate, but it must have been 30,” he says. Same thing happened in The Curse, his secretive upcoming Showtime series with Nathan Fielder and Emma Stone about a couple producing an HGTV show: “Sixty chips in one take, and we must have had nine takes…”

“It wasn't just the nine bags of chips,” Fielder told me in an email. “Any scene that involved food, everyone would pace themselves on the first take.… But Benny for some reason would keep shoving food in his mouth the entire scene ’cause he thought it would be funnier. And he was right. There was one scene where he ate an entire Chinese buffet plate every single take for 15 takes and he would always match the exact same volume of food. You'd think any sane person would eat a couple less popcorn shrimp each time as the takes went on. But he wouldn't.”

And then there’s the crying. Safdie tends to cry when he gets into character—thinking of all the things he might be feeling if he were in that person’s shoes. When Adam Sandler, in Uncut Gems, had to weep, dejected, that he was “so sad and so fucked up,” it was Safdie who went into his trailer to pump him up.

“In a weird way, there's nothing better than being able to do that in front of people because it's usually a very private moment that you're ashamed of and you don't want to show anybody. But to actually get the opportunity to show people what it's like when you're really sad,” Safdie recalls saying. “And then I started crying. He goes, ‘You got to stop. Can you take it easy?’”

Before Uncut Gems, even with a handful of celebrated movies under his belt, a film career didn’t feel truly viable. At the back of his mind, he still thought he might have to go back to school and actually become a physicist. His wife was the primary breadwinner, and so when he edited Good Time, he’d set his son Cosmo in bed with a bunch of pillows surrounding him so he wouldn’t roll over, turn on the baby monitor, and work while he slept.

Last year, it was announced that Sandler would be working on a new movie with Elara Pictures, the Safdie brothers’ production company. The project would be set in the world of sports memorabilia collectors, with Megan Thee Stallion also reported to star.

Shortly after, news broke that Benny would not be directing the Sandler movie with Josh. “Elara is still there. We work on a lot of documentaries and there's just a constant flow of ideas,” Safdie says. “It just felt like, okay, there's things that I want to explore that don't necessarily align right now with Josh. So it's a divide and conquer mentality. He wants to tell this story, he can go and do that. I'm going to go and do a couple of other things. It seems like a natural progression for how things have happened.”

Mainly, he had gone away to act on several projects and work on The Curse. By the time he returned, Josh and their longtime third collaborator Ronald Bronstein, were already deep into working on the new Sandler movie. “It was just a matter of, ‘This works for me right now and this is what I've got to do,’” Safdie explains.

Elara also had a shakeup earlier this year. One of its founding producers, Sebastian Bear-McClard, was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. A spokesperson for the Safdies had previously said they fired him upon becoming aware of the behavior in July 2022. “It’s disgusting, and when you find out something about somebody that you didn't realize, you just have to be much more careful,” Safdie says when I ask him about the incident. “It's a lot, and it's not something that you want to have happen to anybody. And when you find it out, the one thing that you can do is really just take control.”

When we speak, Safdie is just finishing up final sound editing on The Curse. The show originated through his friendship with Fielder. Safdie had been a longtime Nathan for You enthusiast, and had even written a Cinema Scope article about his love for the show. Fielder was similarly a fan of Safdie’s. “In those initial hangouts it was clear we were on a similar wavelength,” Fielder said.“We both think a lot about tone and realism. We weren't even intending to collaborate on a project actually, it just sort of happened organically the second time we hung out.”

“We came up with the idea for The Curse and we're like, ‘This is so stupid, but it's really funny,’” Safdie explains. They kept texting and texting about it, until the bit became real.

In The Curse, Fielder and Emma Stone play a couple, while Safdie is a long-haired, turquoise jewelry-wearing HGTV producer. “They live in an area called Española, which is close to Santa Fe. And that's where they're building their new homes. They have a very different way of gentrifying the community. They want to do it ethically, and they want to do it in a way that doesn't hurt anybody. So they want to make a show about that. And you follow their lives as they're doing it,” Safdie explains. “It started out as a 30-minute comedy and became an hour-long comedy-drama.”

So he filmed Oppenheimer in the New Mexico desert and then returned to New Mexico to film The Curse for several more months. While he emerged without any turquoise jewelry, he did leave the set having purchased a ton of props from production. “I do have an insane amount of Talavera dishware, which I love. I love it so much. It brings me so much joy to look down and see the bright colors,” he says.

This enthusiasm and attention to detail saturates everything. Directing, acting, physics—they’re all connected.

“All of it is just trying to understand what this thing is that we're going through,” Safdie says. “How in the world is the universe expanding and here I am, sitting here. What's 14 billion years ago? What's time? How much time is left?”'

#Benny Safdie #Oppenheimer #Daddy Long Legs #Uncut Gems #Licorice Pizza #Stars at Noon #Are You There God It's Me Margaret #Rachel McAdams #Robert Downey Jr.#Rami Malek #Matt Damon #Edward Teller #Christopher Nolan #Cillian Murphy #Gary Oldman #Paul Thomas Anderson #The Curse #Emma Stone

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the-somewhat-rambling-reviewer · 24 days

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Peaceful Property EP 1 Thoughts

To start off with a controversial opinion: I think New is the type of actor who is really, really good at playing a specific type of character. In his case, down-to-earth, if occasionally anxious and/or neurotic, nice guys. When he’s playing this type of character, he can bring the comedy as well as the drama and his character can show steel and fire when necessary.

I have no idea how he is in real life. He could be, I hope not, but he could be the biggest asshole diva around for all I know. But when he’s playing a nice guy, I focus on the character. Whenever he tries to play a jerkish character, I find myself thinking, ‘Well, he’s acting.’

It didn’t work for me in Club Sapan Fine when he was playing a rich, out-of-touch character, and the only times I thought he did good in I’m Tee, Me Too was when he had quieter scenes, not when his character was being mouthy and crass.

And also, aware I could be wrong, but: I’m convinced he doesn’t actually speak any English. I really hope the show drops him occasionally saying things in English. A few times, I was wondering why there were no English subtitles, because, I didn’t know what he was saying.

Then, I realised, oh, right he’s speaking English. The fact English usually isn’t translated when the subtitles are English does make a certain amount of sense, even though it might make it easier for English-speakers with hearing impairments to know what’s going on without having to find a way to get extra subtitles.

It wasn’t his accent I had a problem with; he just flat out was not saying the words to where I could understand them. I don’t know if First Kanaphan has gotten better about it or not, but I had the same problem with him in Wolf when he tried to speak English.

And finally, to get it out there, I do hope this is a BL, but whether it is or not, please, show, do not have Home end up with any female character. Kan and Pang are too good for him. Peach is too good for him, too, but if the right character development is given to Home, I can be okay with him and Peach being together with Pang (and maybe, Kan, too) being at the ready to frell him up if he ever does anything too stupid or hurtful to Peach.

I’m sort of already shipping Kan and Pang.

I don’t know if Best is going to be around for future episodes. For some reason I was surprised at how much he was in this one, but I’m definitely not complaining. For some reason, I just had the thought, ‘A wild Perth appears!’ when he first popped up.

If Best is sticking around, and assuming he turns out to be a good guy, I’d be fine with him ending up with Pang, Kan, or Peach. Or even Home, though, he might be too good for Home, too. I’d be fine with Peach ending up with Kan.

Just don’t put any female character with Home, show, I beg of you.

Onto the good:

Jan is a straight up chameleon actress.

Tay Tawan is a tall, good-looking man, and from what I’ve seen, he conducts himself confidently during interviews and the like. He can definitely play strong, confident characters, but one thing I admire about him is that he can also convincingly play characters who shy and/or sad and/or ill-adjusted.

Some performers are not afraid to play messy, pathetic, and/or tragic characters. They aren’t afraid to be goofy or annoying or just go all out bringing the type of character who, if they met an actual person like this, they’d be, ‘No,’ to life.

Could be wrong, but I don’t think he has any issues with putting it all into a character who isn’t the ideal leading man type despite being so good at playing an ideal leading man.

I know he’s played jerkish characters, but I don’t know if he’s ever played a straight-out villain. I’d really like to see him play one.

I love Peach and Pang’s relationship. She called him “hia” at one point! Aw.

Another moment I loved was, when the landlady was trying to break in, her declaring her handsome brother would soon have a billionaire fall in love with him.

Shipping googles aside what with the transition to a news report about Home immediately after this, instead of focusing on her brother eventually being able to get a good job, instead of her having any plans to get a rich person to fall in love with her (she totally could), instead of talking about how her influencer career will pay off someday (it might), she’s just like, my sweet, handsome brother is going to capture some rich person’s heart, and that rich person will take care of him and me, his sister.

Which, yeah. If Peach fell in love with someone, that someone had better be prepared for wherever they’re living to have an extra room for Pang, or Peach is gone.

I also loved when Home broke in, numerous times, Peach automatically got physically behind his younger and smaller sister.

One thing I’m curious about: Do Peach and Pang share a bed?

Pang wasn’t in the apartment when Home somehow came in and got into bed with Peach without making a sound or causing discernible movement, and I admit, I was expecting a ghost, not Home, in that scene.

I dunno. As someone who coos over almost every instance of bedsharing be it platonic or romantic, I’m not sure this wouldn’t be a rare time I don’t. I love the fact Randy and Earl share a bed in My Name is Earl, and I once read a story about someone being freaked out that an adult brother and sister, both fully clothed, shared a bed on vacation, and I didn’t understand why this weirded them out so much.

But yeah, two opposite-sex siblings sharing a bed full-time might be a little icky.

Switching to Home, I hope his uncle isn’t revealed to be a villain. I like his and Home’s relationship.

I’m here for his aunt and her loyal assistant or maid being thorns in his side. I did think New did well with some comedy in this episode, and one of my favourite moments was, when told to seize him, the aunt’s underling just wrapped around him in a hug.

I thought he was going to drop that delicate teacup, and good job on the subversion of just having him spit-spray tea, show.

Him jump-scaring the siblings multiple times was hilarious.

And random, I love that Best was saved as Best Boy in Peach’s contacts. Adorable and funny.

I think I’m going to like this series.

#peaceful property the series

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Can we see Bearded Dragon and Chameleon O: together

My wife drew Jack tee hee She made his design

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c0mmitt4xfr0g · 11 months

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Ripe - Chapter Three

chapter three of my cringe ass hoffstrahm fanfic. enjoy. nsfw.

fanfic tags: hoffstrahm, gay sex, anal sex, fluff, established relationship, sappy, kitchen sex

I can't think of anything else but if there's a tag I'm missing you want me to add lemme know!!

Chapter Three

It came to be less and less rare for Mark to spend the night -- or week -- at Peter's house. Peter had expected it to be difficult to hide it, everything, from the world. But it was surprisingly easy to blend into the background like a chameleon.

They simply went about their lives, and nobody noticed them. Nobody noticed them leave in the same vehicle, nobody saw them constantly together, nobody noticed their shared clothing.

Like the time Peter mysteriously swapped ties halfway through a work day.

He was wearing the tie of a certain detective who had sucked him off just minutes before, hidden in an alley when Peter was supposed to be gathering evidence. He was gathering evidence alright. But if anyone noticed the wardrobe change, no one brought it up. Nobody mentioned the hickeys either.

Peter reeked of lovesickness; it would've made him sick, if only he could have realized it. But nobody in the world noticed that Peter Strahm was essentially married now, nobody except himself and Mark Hoffman.

Mark noticed the way Peter seemed to suddenly have an interest in domestic things, like curtains, and throw pillows. Mark noticed that Peter started to have colour in his cheeks, and the purple under his eyes faded more every day.

Mark noticed that Peter started going for walks every day. He had a spring in his step. He made jokes.

And Mark liked living with him.

At least, Mark liked staying at his place, for a week at a time, sleeping in the same bed and sharing clothes, eating breakfast together.

Peter never ate breakfast before Mark started staying with him.

But there he stood, cooking eggs and bacon and brewing coffee at nine in the morning on a Saturday. He was humming as he stirred the pan, deep in thought about grocery shopping.

"What is wrong with you?" said a sleepy and husky voice. "It's nine in the morning."

When Mark awoke from his sleep that morning, Peter's side had been disturbingly empty, and like a moth drawn to a flame, Mark was barely coherent when he rolled out of bed to find him.

Mark broke him from his thoughts, but Peter couldn't have been happier to be disturbed. He had prayed that his cooking would wake him up, just so that he could see him earlier.

He turned around and drank in the sight of Mark in all of his clothes – his sweatpants, and an old black tee shirt, slightly loose fitted on Peter, but tight on Mark.

He grinned. "Good morning. Did you sleep well?"

Peter was wearing a plaid bathrobe – the kind that old men wear, but he wasn't wearing it like an old man. It was tied loosely around his waist, and parted down the front so that Mark could see just how thin his grey undershirt was.

Mark smiled as Peter leaned down and kissed his forehead. He could see two eggs in the pan, one sunny side up -- the way he preferred them -- and scrambled. Peter didn't have a preference and therefore ate whatever egg he messed up more.

Mark had slept so well because they hadn't seen each other for a week before that night, and though neither of them would admit it, they'd both developed a strange case of selective insomnia – only when they slept alone. He showed up at Peter's house at ten at night, soaking wet from a sudden spell of rain, and Peter was all too happy to take him in like a sopping wet kitten.

That night they hadn't even fucked. Normally, they would have been going at it like animals the moment they got a second alone. But that night, they never did. They showered together, got dressed into warm, clean, dry clothes, and snuggled under the covers of Peter's newly purchased duvet.

"I did, I don't even remember falling asleep," Mark said, but his words seemed… distracted. He eyed him.

Peter could sense something different in Mark's expression. He knew that Mark had a busy mind behind those icy eyes, and when they were together, it seemed to quiet some.

Peter didn't pride himself in a lot of things – that was one of them.

He turned his attention back to the eggs he was supposed to be stirring in the pan and tried to subdue his smile, but he couldn't force it away when Mark rested his hand on Peter's lower back.

"I'm glad," Peter finally answered, ignoring the goosebumps that ran through him when Mark touched his back – he always got goosebumps.

"And how did you sleep?" Mark asked him, trailing his hand up his back.

The shift in his voice was almost tangible and a rush of adrenaline gave him butterflies and a blush that only served to make him more embarrassed. He felt his eyes widening but he tried to focus.

"I slept well," Peter said, swallowing.

He couldn't believe he was blushing just from a little physical attention, especially considering they barely kept their hands off each other most nights – but then Mark's hip, which had been touching Peter's, turned just slightly, just enough for Mark to graze the front of his grey sweatpants across Peter's thigh.

Enough for Peter to feel how hard he was.

"You must have, since you're up so early," Mark murmured, voice low and slow and sultry and- fuck, Peter could feel his eyes fluttering shut when kisses tickled across his shoulder blades.

"Mark," he whispered, all his muscles relaxing almost simultaneously, like Mark was some sort of narcotic.

He couldn't help but wonder why he, Special Agent Peter Strahm, aced training but couldn't multitask enough to stir eggs while Mark barely kissed him.

"Yes, Peter?" he asked in return, the aspirations of his name sending chills down his back.

His eyes snapped open. He had to focus or else he would burn breakfast. "Do you want toast?"

Mark froze for a moment, but then he pulled away from Peter, and smiled curtly. "Yeah, I'll put some in for you too."

Peter almost regretted asking when Mark stopped pressing against him and turned his attention to the toaster. He glanced at him quickly to see if Mark was as desperate as he was, but instead caught the sight of the toaster set to three on one side and six on the other – Mark's and Peter's respectively. Peter couldn't have told him what setting he liked his toast on, just that he liked it burnt, but Mark seemed to know him better than he knew himself.

Peter thanked God when he turned the burner off, plating breakfast quickly, knowing that the faster they ate, the faster they could fuck. But he nearly dropped the pan he was putting in the sink when Mark's hand was suddenly between his legs, gripping his dick from behind.

It sent a jolt of electricity through Peter and he gasped, his jaw dropping. Mark's other hand was on his hip, and Peter was frozen in place.

"Mark, what."

"Tell me, big boy, are you really that hungry, or just excited to be done eating?" Mark asked, and the only way Peter could describe the burning in his stomach was like drinking a cup of boiling water – searing.

"Oh," he whispered dumbly, licking his lips without thinking. His eyes were squeezed shut.

Mark's grasp constricted, and he laughed low in Peter's ear, even if he had to lean upwards. He was trying to push him, trying to see how long it would take to crack him because he knew that Peter would lose his cool eventually and fuck him hard against his counter, breakfast long forgotten.

"Use your words," he teased, rubbing his thumb across the tip of his cock, which he could feel sticking straight out of his boxers.

Peter let out a shaky, slow breath, wanted to be annoyed with him for distracting him – but instead his hips jutted forward, and all he could think about was Mark's ass, something a lot more appetizing than toast.

In one swift movement, Peter shoved both plates of breakfast in the oven, hoping they could be quick enough that it wouldn't be cold – but Peter would've eaten cement if it meant getting to fuck Mark.

"Get naked," Peter said a little too eagerly, already pulling off his bathrobe.

Mark just laughed triumphantly – he didn't have to be told twice.

Peter let his bathrobe hang on the back of a chair, and his boxers sat in a puddle of cloth on the floor, but he kept his shirt on. Mark, on the other hand, stripped ass naked, and if he would've been wearing socks, Peter would've insisted he take them off too.

Something about having Mark completely naked dumped dopamine into his veins by the bucketful in some primal way. He never would have considered that Mark liked seeing him naked, too.

Peter turned around to see Mark pressed against the counter, unapologetically naked, legs spread just enough for Peter to see his hard cock. He was waiting for him, eyes half-lidded, his fingers tensed on the new marble counters that Peter secretly had installed just to fuck him on.

He didn't think his imagination could be surpassed by reality, but nothing prepared him to see Mark bent over on his counter, cock leaking against the cupboard.

"Hurry up," Mark teased, a grin slowly taking him over.

"Jesus Christ," Peter said, not answering, instead drinking in the sight.

Peter's cock suddenly throbbed, twitching as it hung hard and red between his thighs. He gasped quietly at the sensation, taking himself in hand, and Mark bit back a smirk. Peter got worked up so easily.

Mark felt his pulse quicken when Peter planted his hand just above the swell of his ass, knowing what would follow. His fingers parted his lips and Mark opened eagerly, letting out a small hum of contentment.

"Thank you," he mumbled against his fingers, tongue fluttering against his fingertips.

Peter couldn't take the sounds – his cock was already twitching.

"Fuck, babe," Peter groaned, and pressed his cock against Mark's back. "What got you so."

He didn't expect Mark to answer him so willingly.

"Seeing you cooking," he said, Peter pulling his fingers to his momentary disappointment.

Peter hesitated for a second, his hand frozen on Mark's ass. "Cooking?"

He pressed two fingers against his asshole and Mark gasped, making an involuntary noise. He couldn't answer him, pushing backwards into his hand.

Much to his delight, Peter pushed back, slowly pushing his fingers knuckle deep, and a ragged moan rolled up Mark's spine, his head tilting up to rest in the crook of Peter's neck.

"Please," he whispered, swallowing hard.

"Use your words," Peter said softly, grinning as he kissed his wavy brown hair.

Mark drew a breath to collect himself, trying to ignore the press of his cock against the counter, fighting being pressed down, and Peter fingering him open, smearing his pre-come against his back.

"I-I thought you left, when I woke up," he stammered, rocking against Peter's knuckled hand.

Peter's heart hammered, and he slowed his pace, wrapping his arm protectively around Mark's chest. He didn't think Mark would really care about that.

"Keep going," Peter murmured encouragingly.

Fuck, Peter always got him good. Mark could feel himself biting his lips to keep whines and moans hidden, his eyes wrenched shut. For someone as uncharismatic as Peter Strahm, he could get anything out of him.

He exhaled slowly. "But you were cooking breakfast."

Peter slipped another finger into his ass and he shivered, his cock throbbing. Peter was going to kill him, he could feel his heart stopping, he could feel an orgasm building already and then he could come before he ever got fucked, and Peter would laugh at him, and.

"Yeah, you like when I cook for you?" he asked, and licked a long stripe across Mark's throat.

He shook and he knew Peter could feel it. "Y-You looked so domestic, I."

Peter suddenly pulled away his fingers, going still. Mark had fucked up, butterflies erupted in his stomach – but then he felt Peter's cock replace his fingers.

"Y-You like that?" he muttered.

Mark could hear the embarrassment, could feel how hot his cheeks got, how his muscles tensed all at once as he fucked him slowly into the counter.

"Peter," he groaned, and he felt like his lungs were burning. "Yes, god."

"You like pretending we're married?" Peter teased, right hand around Mark's cock, left hand rubbing at his tits, hips coming harder now. "Like I'm your domestic, submissive husband?"

Mark really wanted to say something to defend his honour but he couldn't think of anything, too preoccupied with keeping quiet.

That wasn't what he meant – but he couldn't help picturing it, his face heating up.

"Fuck off," he finally managed, but Peter hit that spot that made his knees go weak and he was thankful for Peter's strong embrace.

"You're the submissive one," Peter quipped back. "Teasing me just to get stuffed before breakfast."

Peter groaned, and he could feel the creak of his hips as he fucked into Mark harder, adrenaline pumping through him. Mark was clenching down around him hard. Every time Peter fucked him, he was sure he was going to break his dick off.

"Oh, Peter," Mark gasped, feeling a bead of sweat roll off his nose. "Fuck me, please, Christ, I."

"Fuck, you're so good," Peter whispered. "Gonna make you come and you'll sound so good, Detective."

Peter all but purred the last part, and Mark wasn't sure how much longer he'd be able to hang on before he shot his load all over the cupboards. He knew his legs would be sore later, he was already rigid with ecstasy.

"Oh, I'm gonna." Mark licked his lips, his heart missing beats now and then. "Fuck."

"Gonna what, baby?" Peter asked, the sound of skin on skin overtaking that of Mark's noisy gasps.

"Oh my god– fuck, Peter, I'm gonna come, please," he whined, his voice wet like he was going to cry at any second.

"You're–" Peter gritted his teeth. "You'll make me come, you're so tight when you come!"

His voice was desperate and high pitched and embarrassed, and his grip on Mark's cock was clumsy, erratic even – but Mark felt like his dick would burst if he didn't come, aching into his belly.

He pushed back against Peter, meeting his every thrust because he needed to, even if his thighs trembled, his lip stung from biting it, even if it was torture – it was intoxicating.

"Fuck, I love you," Mark gasped, his back arching like he was electrocuted. "Peter, oh my god, I'm coming!"

"I love you so much, god," Peter groaned, watching his come paint his cupboard. "You're gorgeous– baby, gonna make me come."

Mark felt a hard shudder wrack his body when Peter slammed into him, hand grazing his oversensitive cock – it was too much – but it was so good.

"It's too much," Mark whined, voice wet and wrecked.

"But you're so good baby, I'm so close," Peter murmured against his neck, kissing slowly, he was being so careful to watch that he really didn't overwhelm him.

"Oh, I can't," he whined, but he held Peter tight against him.

"Don't you want to make me come inside you?" Peter rocked his hips slowly, but his thrusts were hard, pressing deep and Mark was so sensitive that he could feel Peter twitching inside of him.

Fuck, Peter had a bad way with words that made Mark frail.

"Y-Yes, fuck," Mark groaned, red hot pleasure shooting through him as Peter snapped his hips hard. "Please, I want you to."

Peter's grip on Mark was suddenly steel and he growled low in his chest, the muscles in his thighs jumping.

"O-Oh," he gasped, digging his fingers into his hips hard. "You're so– oh my god, I love you!"

Peter kissed his neck, and Mark could feel his seed filling him up, eyes refusing to focus in the haze. They were so close that Mark could feel all of his muscles tensing, squeezing the orgasm out of him, fucking it into Mark like he was possessing him.

There was a moment where nothing was said, and nothing was heard except for heavy breathing and the sound of Peter pressing slow, gentle kisses to Mark's upper back.

Mark let his eyes open finally, and shifted slightly, and Peter pulled out of him, watching with a bitten lip as his come spilled from him.

"Baby, you're so good to me," Peter said rapturously, and Mark turned around to face him, kissing him slowly.

Peter's eyelashes fluttered softly against his cheeks and it wasn't enough to hold Mark gently; he clung to him, finger pads pressing light divots into Mark's lower back.

Mark broke away from him and Peter stole the opportunity to reach for his coffee, taking a sip quickly.

"No, you're so good to me," Mark said, smiling shyly, and Peter kissed him again, Mark could taste the sweet coffee. "You treated me so well this morning."

Peter grinned, kissing his forehead before fixing his hair. "You know the best part?" he said, smiling mischievously.

"Hm?" Mark looked at him nervously. Oh no – what was he planning?

"There's breakfast once we clean up," Peter said.

Mark was relieved, and smiled too, letting his nose bump against Peter's. "There is breakfast," he said, capturing his lips in one more kiss.

He was starting to think he didn't mind being domestic so much.

the link to the fanfic on ao3...

#saw #saw brainrot #saw fanfic #fanfic #ao3 #ao3 link #my writing #hoffstrahm #coffinshipping #mark hoffman #peter strahm #smut

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gryfflepuffinthetardis · 10 months

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Supernova Bio

Real Name: (Various translations) Methuselah, Earendel

More Legendary Translations (Though she doesn’t really go by them): Artemis, Athena, Cassiopeia, Eris, Nyx, Psykhe, Andromeda, Ceto, Asteria, Melinoe, Persephone, Hestia, Nemesis, Mnemosyne, Cilo, Hebe, Circe, Thanatos, Soteria, Hecate Kaun Yin (etc.)

Chosen Name: Supernova

Nickname(s): Nova

Titles (at the time of her death): Queen of Elder, Elder Queen, Supernova Queen

Former Titles: Princess of Elder, Elder Princess, Supernova Princess

Age: Nearly Thirteen Billion

Quote: “I’ve found that if people think I’m less than I actually am, the more satisfying it is for me, and more shocking it is for them, when I prove them wrong.”

“I am not your little princess. There’s a reason I was the inspiration for so many feared Goddesses."

Human Appearance: Curly Red/Blonde Hair, Purple eyes, Five Foot Three.

Natural Appearance: Curly Multi-colored Hair, Purple Eyes, Five Foot Three

Species: Elder (Neighbor planet of Gallifrey)

Status: Suppressed but Alive

Cause of Supposed Death: Shot by Dalek after trying to save the Doctor’s life

Powers/Abilities: Empathy, Mild Telepathy, Reincarnation, Aura-Seeing, Mind Palace, Light Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, Optional Semi-Immortality, Levitation, Memory Transfer, Gravity Manipulation,

Oddities: Silver Tears; when Elders die, their bodies glow and cause a violent seeming although ultimately harmless explosion outward; Legend says that some are capable of reincarnating as new Elders or other alien species if their gods view them worthy enough, only one has been proven worthy enough.

Relations:

Kassandra (Mother, Deceased)

Castiel (Father, Deceased)

Narcissus (Husband via Arranged Marriage, Deceased)

Personality: Loyal to a fault; Kind; Compassionate; Fierce; Protective; Intelligent; Scary when angry; Geeky; Witty; Sarcastic; Tomboy; Just; Selfless; Shy, Hufflepuff, Brave, Curious, Soft, Insecure, Secret Badass, Observant, Strong, Fighter, Trusting, Loving, Violent, Impulsive, Scatterbrained, Pessimistic, Eccedentiast (Hides her pain with smiles), Cold Anger, Hyperactive, Insensitive, Masks her feelings, Perceptive, Paradoxical

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

Hogwarts Hybrid: Gryfflepuff (Hufflepuff/Gryffindor)

Fears:

Claustrophobia — Fear of small, enclosed spaces — As a princess she grew to resent enclosed spaces as she often felt trapped.

Likes: Freedom, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Reading, Helping, The color purple, Traveling with the Doctor, Halloween, Kindness, Mischief, The Doctor, Violence, Proving people wrong

Dislikes: Being Bored, Feeling Trapped, Most People, Wearing dresses, Looking girly, Being called girly, The color pink, Valentine's Day, Conformity, Being forced to conform to royal forms

Tendencies: To go on philosophical tangents, to help those who feel distressed, to become violently protective; Tranquil Fury

Skills/Abilities: Sword Fighting, Acting, Sherlock Scan (Look on tvtropes.org), Intellect, Weapon Proficiency, Fighting, Martial Arts, Hacking, Omnilingual, Ability to use a Mind Palace (Like in Sherlock.)

Possible Disorder(s): ADHD, Directional Dyslexia

Sexuality: Heteroflexible Demisexual

Wardrobe: Flannel; Plaid; Leather Jackets; Beanies; Graphic tees; High tops; Boots; Trench Coats

Accessories: 3D Glow-In-The-Dark Galaxy Ball Pendant (Chameleon Arch), Alien Sword that Changes Its Blade As Per Wielder’s Mental Command

Friends: Ozzie Clarus (First love/Ex; Deceased), The Doctor, The Master (Presumed Deceased), Sarah Jane Smith, (Various other companions of the Doctor)

Enemies: Daleks, Cybermen, Narcissus

Love Interests:

Ozzie Clarus (First Love/Ex; Deceased)

The Doctor (Crush)

The Master (One-Sided Crush on his side; Presumed Deceased)

Narcissus (Husband by Arranged Marriage; Deceased)

Face Claim(s):

Malina Weissman (Violet Baudelaire)

Katherine Langford (Hannah Baker/Morgan Stark/Nimue/Leah Burke/Meg Thrombey)

#The Eccedentiast #Lillie Tyler #Supernova #2005 Bio #Violet Baudelaire #Katherine Langford #Doctor Who #Tenth Doctor #Ninth Doctor #Castiel #Sarcastiel #Greek Goddesses #Phoebe Halliwell #Misha Collins #Alyssa Milano

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deewellsosd · 1 year

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Adidas Stan Smith Boost: The Perfect Mix of Classic and Comfy

I’m always on the hunt for kicks that blend style with comfort.

Well, guess what?

The adidas Stan Smith sneakers with Boost are here to answer that call and then some!

The Stan Smith Legacy

Let's start with the Stan Smiths themselves. These sneakers have been around since the '60s, named after tennis legend Stan Smith. They're known for their sleek design and that famous green heel tab. They're not just shoes; they're an icon.

Boost Technology - It's a game changer

Boost tech came on the scene and took the sneaker world by storm and for a good 18 months they were hot.

Made from a bunch of tiny TPU pellets that come together to create a midsole that's super light and incredibly responsive.

Could this be the Boost (pun intended) that adidas is looking for? 🤔

Classic Meets Comfort

The great thing about the Stan Smith’s with Boost is that they combine a timeless look with this cutting-edge cushioning. You get a classic, versatile silhouette and comfort that's hard to top.

Whether you're trooping through the city, hitting the gym, or just doing your daily thing, these sneakers have your back. They're ideal for everyday wear, and that Boost cushioning ensures your feet stay happy.

Style and Versatility

Here's the beauty of the Stan Smiths: they're chameleons. You can dress them up or down effortlessly. Throw on some jeans and a tee for a laid-back vibe, or pair them with a suit to add an urban twist to your formal game. The white leather upper is a blank canvas for your personal style.

Your Take

Now, here's where I'd love to hear your thoughts. How do you feel about blending classic sneaker designs with the latest comfort tech like Boost?

Do you think style should always come with comfort, or do you sometimes prioritize one over the other?👟✨

#adidas #stan smith #kickstory #sneakers #osdlive #obsessivesneakerdisorder #hiphop #fashion #solecialstudies #protect our culture

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snail-eggs · 1 year

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Boss Intro: Frank

no, your eyes don't deceive you, there was a picture of Frank's namesake/faceclaim here but for consistency's sake, I decided to just cave and make his in-game model.

Franklin "Frank" Baptiste

dob: 07/02/79

african-american

Personality: Frank is too kind for his own good. Even as a Saint he is incredibly generous and loving to those he holds close. He was a really sensitive kid growing up and definitely had to harden due to circumstances in his life - one namely being joining the Saints. Still though, he feels his emotions deeply and often keeps them to himself. He's very quiet and only speaks when he has something to say.

Bio:

Life Before Saints:

Frank was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up there for the first 7 years of his life. He was teased in school for being sensitive and, at that point, never really defended himself. His parents divorced when he was 5 and his younger brother, Demetrius (Meech) was born. In Atlanta, his father met Xixi's aunt and quickly had Frank's youngest brother, Louis. When Frank was 7 and Louis was about 6 months old, his father and step-mother made the decision to move to Stilwater to be with her family. Due to the incessant bullying and teasing, Frank went with him and Meech, practically attached at the hip to his big brother, also decided to leave. After leaving, Frank does not speak much to his mother.

In Stilwater things weren't much different and Frank was fed up. He began to defend himself which landed him in trouble with everyone but his father. There seemed to be this unspoken understanding with his father that Frank would not fully understand until later.

As he got older, he also became an older brother figure to Xixi. The two were incredibly close growing up and Frank often called her his baby, though he has only been told this by other family and does not remember it himself.

Adolescence/Disillusion with Stilwater:

Now much older, Frank was able to see Stilwater for what it is. He namely saw its issue with gang violence. He hated the way people stressed over colors, hated the way he would get jumped just for being friends with someone from a specific gang. Still, he tries his best to fit in with whoever he hangs out with at the time. He becomes a chameleon and a shell of himself - this he detests above all.

Meeting Julius Little:

Before fully joining the Saints, he meets Julius. And at first, Julius stands for everything he is frustrated with in Stilwater. The Saints are just one more color to stress over, but Julius begins to work him. He sees something in Frank and over time he somehow convinces him that the Saints are different. Are better. It takes Julius a year-and-a-half. When Frank is 18-years-old, he joins the Saints.

Summer Romance:

During his first two summers as a Saint, Frank engages in a fling with a boy in the gang which he refuses to name. It his first ever experience being with someone of the same sex and it helps Frank realize that he is bisexual. The only person to know about this relationship at the time is his best friend, Johnny Gat. Johnny accepts him, though he doesn't fully understand it yet.

After the second summer, the boy moves away. Frank moves on.

Brother's Death:

When Frank's brother Louis is 13-years-old, he is killed in cold blood by a crew of rogue Vice Kings. The motive is suspected to have to do with Frank's affiliation. Racked with guilt and grief, Frank puts Xixi, who is also 13 and was at the scene, in his truck and drives her around town until she can tell him who did it, then murder a the culprit in front of her.

Things are never the same between them after this and Xixi noticeably distances herself from him.

Summer '06:

This summer marks a turning point in Frank's life, though he does not know it. He is engaging in a situationship with a girl from his old high school chemistry class who now dances at Tee 'N' Ay.

He has not spoken to Xixi in months, though he still drops in every once in a while to check in on her grandmother and through her, forms a small connection with Vanessa. She looks up to him and he does not like that.

On a warm night in June, Meech is shot by Vice Kings and survives. This is the second time he has let his family get hurt in retaliation to his actions. He will not happen again. This changes the trajectory of his life in a grander scope than he could ever imagine.

#oc: frank baptiste #boss posting #my favorite gang member with a heart of gold <3 #saints row

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mondaybear21 · 2 years

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(EDIT: I finally found a good way to present these! jeeeez I am still trying to figure out this website urgh)

During the next couple of days I’ll be posting some quick stuff about my OCs to catch up with joining here (with reference sheets included)! I’ll start with the first few characters I have. :)

Auratrip - Alien bassist, is one of the best in the galaxy due to the fact that they can keep up with anybody. Met Xander after a (possibly coincidental) spaceship crash near the latter’s house, and the two became fast friends due to being guitarists and sharing the same interests.

Xander Summerfield - Frog guitarist who formerly was in an all-frog jazz fusion band, looking for someone to help him reignite his playing days. Thankfully Aura can help him with that since they might be his perfect match!

Juniper Kealoha - Jellyfish surfer. Taking up surfing since she was little, Juniper has pretty much rode some of the biggest and most dangerous waves you can think of. She also enjoys playing the drums and her half-brother Baxter.

Happy 'Ōpūnui - Venus fly trap beach bum. Literally friend sized, Happy is known be one of the nicest and most care-free guys you can ever meet...however, in boxing it's a different story; in the ring, Happy becomes a big, bad, burly bruiser recognized for his intimidating presence and his powerful punches, making him one of the most feared people to go up against in the boxing circuit.

Alix Reyes - Axolotl surfer. As Juniper’s childhood friend, Alix and her have been very good rivals, but the one thing Alix is good at is surfing, which she'd taught Juniper since they were kids. Another sport Alix excels at is boxing, and she is also known for going against opponents that are obviously stronger than her by a large margin, just so she can always have a real challenge when facing against someone.

Gamo - Alien mechanic. A big anime nerd who somehow dedicaded their passion into modifying personal spaceships, Gamo has mastered the art of modification to a tee quickly, with an example being that their spaceship contains parts "borrowed" from military spaceships and the engine swapped from a drag car. That's probably why Auratrip has became Gamo's best friend since their teenage years, in case Aura needs a fast ride to get them out of a pickle!

Baxter Kealoha - Chameleon camper. Just like his little half-sister Juniper, Baxter also is active in the great outdoors through camping! He's been relaxing and camping pretty much everywhere he can pitch a tent down, from forests to cliffsides to the middle of lakes. And just like his half-sister, he's also getting some surfing lessons from Juniper! Baxter is not the best at riding a surfboard at the moment, but one day he hopes to be as good as her...or maybe even better! Aside from camping, Baxter also has gotten a summer side job as a lifeguard to keep himself busy.

More info and art about these cool looking guys can be found on my Toyhouse page, which can be found here.

#digital art #original character #my art #mondaybear21 #character design

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styrai · 2 months

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Why T-Shirts Are Still Killing It?

Underrated heroes of our wardrobes. Despite the ever-changing fashion landscape, they consistently hold their ground as a wardrobe essential. But why is this so? Let’s delve into the reasons behind the enduring popularity of this humble garment.

Comfort is King

Let's face it, comfort reigns supreme when it comes to clothing choices. T-shirts are the epitome of comfort. Whether you're lounging at home, running errands, or hanging out with friends, a t-shirt effortlessly adapts to your day. Its soft fabric and relaxed fit make it a go-to option for any casual occasion.

Versatility is Key

T-shirts are the ultimate chameleons of fashion. They can be dressed up or down with ease. Pair a graphic tee with jeans and sneakers for a laid-back look, or layer it under a blazer for a smarter ensemble. The possibilities are endless, making t-shirts a versatile piece that can be incorporated into any style.

Self-Expression Through Tees

T-shirts are more than just clothing; they're a canvas for self-expression. With a vast array of designs, colours, and messages available, you can find a t-shirt that perfectly reflects your personality and interests. Whether you're a fan of bands, movies, or social causes, there's a tee out there for you.

Affordable Fashion

Another reason for the enduring popularity of t-shirts is their affordability. They're a budget-friendly option that allows you to refresh your wardrobe without breaking the bank. Plus, with so many different styles and brands available, you can find t-shirts to suit any taste and budget.

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effortless23 · 2 months

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Top 10 Celebrity Looks on a Budget

Fashion can be expensive, but you don’t need a celebrity bank account to look like one. Many celebrities are known for their glamorous red carpet appearances, but they also have a knack for pulling off stunning looks without breaking the bank. Here’s a rundown of the top 10 celebrity looks on a budget, proving you can dress like an A-lister without the hefty price tag.

1. Meghan Markle’s Casual Chic

Meghan Markle has a talent for mixing high and low fashion seamlessly. One of her most iconic budget-friendly looks is the white button-down shirt paired with black jeans and flats. This look is both simple and elegant, perfect for a casual outing. You can easily replicate this outfit with pieces from budget-friendly stores like H&M or Zara.

2. Jennifer Lopez’s Street Style

Jennifer Lopez often steps out in stylish yet affordable outfits. A memorable look includes a simple white tee, distressed jeans, and a pair of classic sneakers. This ensemble is effortlessly cool and easy to recreate with items from your favorite local retailers. Add a pair of oversized sunglasses for that extra J.Lo flair.

3. Kate Middleton’s Best Looks on a Budget

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is renowned for her timeless and accessible style. One of her standout budget-friendly looks is the blue Zara dress she wore to a public event. Paired with nude pumps and minimal accessories, Kate’s outfit looked both regal and attainable. The dress sold out within hours, proving that chic style doesn’t have to be expensive. To emulate her look, keep an eye on sales and affordable brands that offer classic and elegant pieces.

4. Selena Gomez’s Denim Delight

Selena Gomez’s style often includes trendy yet affordable pieces. Her denim-on-denim look is a perfect example. Pairing a denim jacket with high-waisted jeans and a simple white top creates a laid-back, fashionable ensemble. Look for denim pieces at stores like Forever 21 or American Eagle to achieve Selena’s effortless style.

5. Blake Lively’s Color Pop

Blake Lively is known for her bold fashion choices, but she also knows how to keep things budget-friendly. A vibrant, fitted dress paired with statement heels is one of her go-to looks. You can find similar dresses at affordable fashion retailers like ASOS or Boohoo. Remember to keep accessories minimal to let the dress shine.

6. Rihanna’s Casual Cool

Rihanna’s street style is often the talk of the town, and many of her looks are surprisingly budget-friendly. A notable outfit includes a graphic tee, joggers, and chunky sneakers. This casual and cool ensemble can be easily put together with pieces from stores like Urban Outfitters or Uniqlo. Don’t forget to add a stylish cap or beanie to complete the look.

7. Emma Watson’s Sustainable Fashion

Emma Watson is not only known for her acting skills but also for her commitment to sustainable fashion. She often wears eco-friendly outfits that are both stylish and affordable. A simple, eco-friendly cotton dress paired with ballet flats and a tote bag is a look that’s easy to replicate. Check out sustainable fashion brands like Everlane or Reformation for similar pieces.

8. Zendaya’s Trendy Ensembles

Zendaya is a fashion chameleon, often seen in trendy yet affordable outfits. One standout look is her matching two-piece set, which is both chic and comfortable. You can find similar sets at budget-friendly stores like Missguided or PrettyLittleThing. Pair with strappy sandals and delicate jewelry to complete the ensemble.

9. Mindy Kaling’s Bold Prints

Mindy Kaling loves bold prints and colors, often opting for budget-friendly brands. A memorable look includes a bright, floral dress paired with simple heels. This fun and vibrant outfit can be easily recreated with dresses from stores like Target or Old Navy. Keep accessories simple to let the print take center stage.

10. Gigi Hadid’s Sporty Style

Gigi Hadid often rocks sporty and comfortable outfits that are easy to emulate. Her go-to look includes high-waisted leggings, a crop top, and a bomber jacket. This sporty ensemble is perfect for a casual day out and can be found at athletic wear stores like Lululemon or Adidas. Add a pair of sleek sneakers to complete the look.

Conclusion

Dressing like a celebrity doesn’t have to mean emptying your wallet. These top 10 celebrity looks on a budget prove that with a bit of creativity and savvy shopping, you can achieve star-worthy style without the hefty price tag. Keep an eye on sales, shop at budget-friendly stores, and don’t be afraid to mix and match to create your own unique, affordable fashion statement.

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