#convo ;; skylar

[huntrcssqueen]

Muse ⇥ Benjamin Scott, 25-31, he/him, heterosexual. Singer/Band (Nick Jonas FC)

Connection ⇥ Ex-girlfriend.

Plot ⇥ The media made it look like Ben cheated on your character because a fan kissed them. he is trying to win you back after your character walked out on him for over a year.

Availability ⇥ F.

Sighing to himself, Ben was struggling. Struggling with his life. He left his brothers band, he lost his girlfriend, what more could he do? All he wanted was to win her back. He was writing some music at his place but couldn't seem to focus. It still just felt lonely as he threw his journal toward the wall. Picking it up after a couple of minutes just sitting here, he looked to his phone. What was wrong with giving her a call or text? Sending her a message he wrote

❛ 𝙸 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙲𝚊𝚗 𝚠𝚎 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝? 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐. ❜

After sending it he really wasn't expecting anything back from her. All he knew was that he had a booking at the studio he always worked at and that was where he headed with his journal and phone in hand.

[skylar-the-twig]

Me and my mom are watching death note (I’ve already seen it but she hasn’t) and we got to the Misa and Light kiss and I audibly said “ew.” And my mom looked at me like I was crazy.

[ah0yh0y]

maybe its because i relate to liv to deeply but Her scene in the last ep resolved far too quicklyy. i think she needed to have breathing space more time to let it settle. it kinda just felt like liv was just going along wiht what everyone said. even if i know it was her decision.

[okay-sky]

[simonxriley]

Skylar "Phoenix" Jackson (r6s), having a nice day with the kiddos // Liz Walker (cod), rocking her daughter's necklace she made for her. Kimiko Nakayama (haikyuu), having a little treat after school. // Kaiya Kobayashi (oshi no ko), at rehearsals for the next upcoming concert. Homura Kobu (kaiju no.8), having breakfast and eavesdropping on a convo. // Miyo Yamazaki (free!), having boba tea with Gō.

I was tagged by the wonderful @carlosoliveiraa and @cloudofbutterflies92 to use this cute picrew for some of the kiddos. Thank you! 💜

Taglist (opt in/out) @playstationmademe @nightbloodbix @leviiackrman @captmactavish @alexxmason @shegetsburned @voidika @statichvm @carrionsflower @cassietrn @theelderhazelnut @illmetbymoonlight @killerspinal @collinnmckinley @chloekistune @dickytwister @katsigian @inafieldofdaisies

[vendetta-if]

Damn Santana is pretty jealous hay?😅my Santana has the highest jealousy Stat of the RO's at 14. I didn't expect to like her as much as I do I kinda feel bad over the whole flirting with many ROs convo😅and the way she was visibly hurt. Is flirting with all ROs going to hurt the MC chances with ROs?

Omg, haha 😂 That number 14 is not like a counted value, it’s more to denote a state of the jealousy so I can hopefully know who they’re jealous with: Ash, Rin, Skylar, a mix of either Ash and Rin, Rin and Skylar, or Skylar and Ash, or all 3 😭

But yeah, Santana was pretty hurt and more disappointed. They really thought something might be blossoming between them and MC. Turns out MC is just flirty and has been doing the same thing with all the other ROs 😔

Well, what would they expect? No way someone so out of their league like MC would settle with a nobody and a pariah in ECPD…

Right now, I haven’t added any consequences yet since I think this is the first time 🤔 But most likely in the future, if MC keeps flirting with everyone, I’ll think about how to best deal with that 😁

[ghostofbambifanfiction]

I'm so so so curious to see how their interactions will be after they make up. Because now it's clear that the way Lily's been flirting recently has been intentional and her way of checking his feelings and making sure it's mutual (which obviously it IS, but now she thinks she deduced wrong and it's not 🥺), but now that she burned herself and decided to hide a part of herself permanently, maybe she'll cut down on that, maybe she'll try to overcompensate out of embarrassment to prove that she doesn't have any feelings, like play up the encounters with SOME celebrities (😉) or even casually drop the speed dating idea that Em offered during a convo even though she's not entertaining it, just to appear casual and unaffected and most of all NOT in love and pining and flirting, if maybe James will notice the difference. I'm dying to know! Cause I doubt she'll go right back to calling him beautiful and asking him to strip during online dinner dates 🤣

Believe it or not, her flirting was truly not intentional at all, not even during the dinner date, right up until maybe the last couple of chapters before she found out about Skylar. She really has been burying her feelings down deep and telling herself that they're just bestest best friends who could harmlessly joke about these things, but now that she's aware of how obvious her feelings have been (as she perceives it, we know that James doesn't perceive it that way) she will definitely curate her words a lot more carefully. Whether she can keep that up/it will come to a head eventually is anyone's guess (except for mine because I know lol 😜)

[mydaroga]

Chicago Fest for Beatles Fans 2023

I've always loved connecting with people who share my passions. For me, cons aren't about meeting celebrities or room parties, though those are both fine. For me, it's about meeting people whose eyes don't glaze over after thirty seconds of your special interest. So when I began my deep dive into Beatlemania, I wanted to find people who really wanted to chat. (Some of you have witnessed these efforts here, to varying degrees of success.) So I googled "Beatles conventions" and, on a whim, bought a ticket to the Fest for Beatles Fans in Chicago, partly because I had someone to stay with (over an hour away, but still) and didn't need to shell out for a room.

If my goal was to engineer a feeling like, say, my best one on one convos here, or the Meta the Beatles discord, or old school livejournal, or the K/S cons, it was only marginally successful. Still, I think it was a positive experience and I am considering attempting to afford the next one in February at the utterly stunning remodeled TWA hotel.

The Fest, which used to be called BeatleFest until Apple Corps intervened in 1997, has been ongoing since 1974 when founder Mark Lapidos asked John Lennon if he was cool with the idea of a Beatles convention. You can see various guests over the years here, so clearly it's a known quantity in Beatledom. Many people there this weekend have been attending since the beginning, and it's an annual (or bi-annual) tradition.

It differs from other fan cons I've been to in that the focus is largely on music itself. This is natural, but what I mean is, there is constantly at least one musical act playing Beatles music in some form. On the main stage and breakout rooms you also have guests: Pattie Boyd, Gregg Bissonette (Ringo's current drummer), Billy J Kramer, Terry Sylvester (the Hollies), Joey Molland (Badfinger), Jay Bergen (John's lawyer), Allan Kozinn (The McCartney Legacy), Bruce Spizer (various books about the recordings), Kenneth Womack (upcoming Mal Evans book!), Susan Ryan (long time Fest fixture and historian), Skylar Moody (Beatles TikTok), Jude Kessler (The John Lennon series), Sara Schmidt (Meet the Beatles for Real), Steve Matteo (Act Naturally: the Beatles on Film). There are dealers with vintage and current merch and memorabilia, a "museum" room with historic merch, old clippings, an "ashram" where you can attend various meditation and yoga sessions, a karaoke room, costume and talent contests, even a Beatles Rock Band setup I failed to attend despite my yearning to one day play it.

Some of the panels were pretty sparsely attended, and there was a strong feeling that a lot of people go to listen to the bands and stay up all night. But what that meant for those of us who were there to talk and make connections was, I got to talk and make a ton of connections. I met Sara Schmidt and her mother and they took me under their wing and introduced me to anyone who was anyone. I had a lovely chat with Ken Womack. Wally Podrazik insisted on taking a photo of my Nerk Twins shirt and demanded I email him. I spoke to Allan Kozinn about how a John boy comes to write the most comprehensive Paul biography ever. I met a lady named Tina who is going to hook me up with info about early slash and RPF fic (because I've heard several of you youngin's declare it's a relatively new phenomenon and I know it isn't!). I danced to a great cover band while looking like Twiggy. I had a lot of comments about my Stamp Out the Beatles shirt. I spoke to Steve Matteo about his book about the Beatles on film, and shared my own film work in which he took an avid interest.

All in all, it never got as in depth as you can with good fandom friends in a quiet setting. I've also heard that attendance and quality have gone down in recent years, and changes have been implemented due to stupid copyright shit (like, no being able to show any of the licensed films or cartoons? Which is a huge bummer.). But I do feel that I made connections and furthermore, felt embraced and included and warmly welcomed. No one questioned the fact I got here via "Get Back," no one challenged me on being new, no one made any attempt to gatekeep or Beatle bro at me. Only ONE person even asked who my favorite Beatle was. They all seemed genuinely delighted to have a new weirdo to share their passion with.

I haven't decided if I'm attending again, but I do already have plans in the works to suggest a few panels more in line with the type of con activity I like to see. Because even if it's not exactly the interactions I've been seeking, there's no substitute for face to face discussion and squee. And now, my photos!

Jay Bergen, Gregg Bissonette, Terry Sylvester, Joey Molland, Billy J Kramer, Pattie Boyd, and moderator Terri Hemmert.

So many shirts! My little outfits, missing my prized Stamp Out the Beatles sweatshirt:

Weirdass vintage Beatles merch:

And finally, what I spent too much money on because everyone I talked to had written a book, GDI. Plus, 1974 era buttons because I like old stuff and they were $10:

[della-slade]

One of the things Della hated about her job was the ridiculous phone calls she had to answer. Why did people always have the dumbest questions? Were they really that stupid or did they just do this to bug the hell out of her? Whatever the reason she wanted to snap at them or hang up but she knew she couldn’t do either. Not if she wanted to keep their business. “Yes we can accommodate your group of twelve. No we don’t serve peanuts on the boat. No you don’t have to bring your own life jacket.” She rolled her eyes, biting her tongue so she wouldn’t snap. Finally she hang up and looked at her employee. “I’m never answering that phone again!” She jokingly declared. @skylar-adderley​

[candyredterezii]

Virgin Frankenstein vs the Chad West

[mor-beck-more-problems]

@theskyeandsea

[PM] No, no. That’s– I’m glad. Okay, good. That’s good to know, I just needed to check.

[pm] Skylar, what did you do? please tell me what’s happening.

[mateo-leon]

“Listen,” Mateo said, gesturing toward the weight rack and sighing. “I think there was a screw loose. I know for a fact I put that fifty pounder properly back in it’s place.” He moved around Skylar and leaned down to pick it up. “To quote The Breakfast Club, screws come loose all the time.” He smirked as he put the weight back in his place. “The world is an imperfect place.” // @skylarsfm​

[musebluebird]

@eternalmultimuse​​ (closed starter)

“Thank you for doing this” Skylar was more than grateful to Declan for agreeing to be her date. She could never thank him enough. Her cousin got married that afternoon and Skylar had managed to go unnoticed at church but she knew that a big interrogation was coming up at dinner “And I’m sorry in advance”, added a little bit nervous. Her family could be very judgy, of course, high class. Skylar liked to think that she was having a more normal life now, without so many fancy parties, paparazzi and false friends. 

[simonxriley]

Skylar "Phoenix" Jackson (R6S), having a laid back day off at home.

Liz Walker (CoD), stabs someone on a mission and turns around to see Ghost right behind her.

Phoenix Rorke (CoD), eavesdropping on a convo between Keegan and Merrick.

Edith (Amnesia Series), her first time having to deal with the Shadow, little does she know she's now being hunted by it.

I was tagged by the wonderful @leviiackrman @dihardys and @natesofrellis to use this cute picrew. Thank you!! 💜

Tagging @playstationmademe @nightwingshero @sstewyhosseini @chuckhansen @chazz-anova and anyone else that wants to do it!

[lilywhittaker]

closed starter for @devilthcughts​ location: whatsabi

Lily had no idea what Skylar’s modus operandi was, with the publicist requesting her presence at Crescent Harbor’s premier sushi restaurant. As the hostess led Lily to the table, the brunette greeted Skylar with a skeptical yet warm smile. “Right on time, as requested,” she chirped, sliding into the seat opposite the other woman and glancing around, as though the restaurant patrons around them would indicate what the purpose of Skylar asking Lily to join her was. “Nice to see you, as always. Are we starting with drinks, or getting straight to the point?” The question was asked in jest, but the intention behind it was genuine. Skylar Baudin was a wild card, one that both intrigued and terrified Lily at times. “If we’re starting off with drinks, I’ll take a margarita.”

[vcmpiirism]

“i know i’ve been a vampire for two years, but everything is still overwhelming me, is that normal?” she asked carlisle. “i’m worried that i could lose control well school starts, i mean, my thirst is under control, but well i get overwhelmed back when i was human.. good things never seemed to happen and i’m worried about accidentally exposing myself or harming someone.” she added. @tornguilt​ (carlisle)