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[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 24 January 2024

A popular insectivorous perennial hybrid, Sarracenia x stevensii (pitcher plant) has tall, slender, reddish-pink pitchers. These plants need a bright light in a frost free position with a moist but well–drained, acidic growing medium.

Jill Raggett

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

[minqies]

woke up this morning nawt feeling it with deluxeocnet anymore as well as all of my groups 

[cheeriochat]

DMC HEADCANNON TIMEEE 2

Have fun!

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• Dante is Aromantic, and going off of that

• Dante and Lady dated for a brief period when they were 20~ish for a month but they soon broke up, Dante realised he was Aromantic and Lady realised she was a lesbian. It was really awkward and they don't talk about it.

• (also Demisexual Vergil fight me)

• Nero's the type of guy to crush a can of cola in his hand when he's angry

• He would never actively admit it, but Vergil instantly bonded to Nero, even if Nero himself didn't bond with Vergil. It's probably to do with some weird demon biology thing, as Vergil tries to show He cares in odd ways like offering to clean Nero's weapons (making sure the demon spawn can protect itself) or staring at him from across the room (monitoring the demon spawn to assure its survival). It freaks Nero out as he doesnt know what's going on.

• Nico plays pranks on Nero and Kyrie that border on being illegal

• Trish and Vergil kind of have an unspoken bond/connection (?). Like demon to demon communication especially after the V and Trish talk

• Vergil moved into Devil May Cry without asking Dante after dmc5 and claimed a couch and a portion of the office as his. Dante won't admit that he doesn't mind.

• Also about vergil, When Patty came to Devil May Cry after the events of dmc5, she yelled at Dante for an hour for missing her birthday among other things. Vergil thought it was hilarious but he stayed quiet the whole time as usual.

• Nero roughhouses with the kids at the orphanage, and he always tries to stay gentle, but those kids man... they're out for blood. One time Nero ended up with a huge gash over his eyebrow that surprisingly left a scar.

+ plus scent choices!!!

• Lady likes Versace perfume or light floral scents. Don't know how to explain this one

• Trish likes deeper, more musky scents. For example Kyoto in Bloom by glasshouse fragrances (my signature scent lol). She also smells of this hair oil my mum uses. Very nice ^^

• Vergil likes cool, crisp scents, but not very masculine ones. More androgynous or feminine. Otherwise he smells like old books, like the old sci-fi books my dad gave me

• Nero likes cheap cologne, anything to cover up the blood smell that seems to hang around as to not scare the kids

• Kyrie likes either light, sweet scents or deep, stormy scents. She tends to lean to more deep scents.

• Dante smells like pizza grease and Lynx Africa All the time (go argue with a wall) but if he had to choose he would probably smell like roses or something with sandalwood. Heavy scents.

[desswright29]

Don’t Leave

A/N:Here y’all go! 😉

Contains: ANGST, ANGST, ANGST, Shuri is spiraling. Word count:4k +

Pairing: Shuri X Black Fem Reader

SHAME PT.5

Prestent Day

Shuri’s POV 

I chased her. I chased Y/n, knowing I didn’t have my full heart to give. After coronation, I went to pursue her. I gave her about a month to cool off, while still maintaining my relationship with Eve. Yea, I know. What the hell were you thinking Shuri? Why Shuri? Easy answer. I was thinking about me, and it’s what I wanted. 

My relationship with Eve in hindsight couldn’t really be called that. It was very obvious early on that I wasn’t interested in men. So, Eve being the most beautiful girl I’d ever seen, caught my attention easily. Obviously, there were an elite few who really got close with Wakandan royalty. Her father was leader of the Jabari tribe, and she often would end up at the palace with her father when the council would meet. Her mother had died during child birth so Mama felt a certain responsibility to Eve, since she had no mother figure. So, often the palace was where she’d spent most of her time. As we grew older Eve grew more beautiful. It was hard not to fall for her. Unfortunately, Eve was not likable to the majority. Often using her connection with the royal family to claim her superiority. But, she was good to me. We laughed, we played, we talked, and then we kissed. My 18th birthday we made it official. She went on to become a model, and we slowly fell apart. But we were comfortable with one another. She’d been through so much with me that I’d always felt that sense of loyalty to her. Until Y/n.

Y/n was, and still is very much my equal. Compatible with me in every way. I’d even go as far as saying she’s better than me, in most ways. No one would ever be able to compare. To be fair there’s not a lot of Megastar super genius singer/ scientist, that were beautiful enough to heal nations around, and could make me laugh until my belly ached, and I lost her. Let her slip right through my fucking fingers. Thinking back on those years I can’t help but feel ashamed. The way I handled everything caused so much unnecessary pain. I should’ve taken the time out to heal. Instead, I chased. I’d chased what felt good to me. I was so tender, so wounded inside; It was easier to lean into what made me comfortable. At the time my comfortability lied in numbness. The only thing I wanted to feel is what pleased me. My anger, my pleasure. 

“Shuri.” I was snapped out of my thoughts by Nakia looking at me with worry settled into her eyes. “Are you ok?” I gave a soft nod not really having the energy to speak. I’d put on my proverbial mask and had a successful interview with the State Senate about the plans for the outreach, and was now seated comfortably in the back seat of the Royal Maybach. Seated, man spread, arm comfortably resting on the console, while I gazed out of the window not looking at anything in particular. Everything seemed to be a blur until…

“STOP! STOP THE CAR!” Okoye slammed on the breaks stopping abruptly in the middle of the road causing many cars to honk, as they made quick stops to avoid hitting us.

“What in the world SHURI! What is it!” Ignoring her, I quickly opened the car door, stepping out of the car stumbling toward the sidewalk. I couldn’t stop myself from walking forward. Like a moth being drawn to a flame. My heart thumped loudly in my chest, like the beat of a sad drum before the violins began to swell, the enchanting sounds swirling around my head, swallowing me into my sorrow. It felt like a dream walk, But sadly this was my reality. 

In front of me was a beautiful building labeled “Glasshouse Chealsea”. There was an obvious wedding party, Bridesmaids dressed in the most beautifully simple flowing olive gowns. Grooms men dressed in simple black tuxes. Music was being played as a crowd of guest gathered around the stairs dancing, and clapping, whooping excitedly for the newly weds. 

Then there she was. The most beautiful Bride I’d ever seen. Transported directly from the television, to just steps away from my touch, glowing even more beautifully in person. I was stopped in my tracks. It was really her. Standing right before me. My Y/n, my muse, my reason, the one who held my heart. There she stood, with her new husband smiling from ear to ear. She truly looked happy. Embracing him, looking into his eyes with a look so familiar it physically pained me to recognize. Love. She loved him. I could feel my heart clench in my chest as they share a loving kiss; making their way down the stairs giving hugs as they head toward a red Porche labeled just married. 

Shoulders back head held high, she walked with grace. Elegant in all her simplicity. She once told me, Beauty and intelligence are one in the same, no one respects it if you’re shoving it down their throats.” Ha. She lived by that. Naturally alluring, it was in the sway of her hips, in the enunciation of her words, in her expression of her big beautiful brown eyes. The expression in those big brown eyes that were now staring deep into mine. 

I could see the many emotions run through her eyes. Recognition, confusion, hurt. I hadn’t layed eyes on her in person for 2 years. But here she was. My Y/n. Except, she wasn’t mine anymore. The constant reminders of that where ripping my heart to shreds.

 Her eyes lingered on mine a bit before she stepped back and quickly broke eye contact with me, allowing her husband to lead her to the car. Leaving me standing in the middle of the side walk. I stood awhile longer, a lone tear falling from my eye. She glanced over her shoulder at me before gracefully entering the car. I’d never felt defeat so great. This was the end. It was over, isiphelo, la fin. I turned and walked back to the car. As Queen and Black Panther, I never hung my head low, and I never kneeled to anyone. Emotions were for private. So held high, shoulders back, I slid back into the car. 

“Let’s get back to the hotel” I say, voice slightly trembling. She’s really gone.

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Flashback

 Truthfully,

 honestly

I need, I need, I need to believe

I wanna let go 

but I don’t really know

I heard you got a girlfriend

Shuri smiled, sitting back inside the aircraft, closing her eyes as your sensual and melodic voice lulled her into a state of relaxation. She missed you, and had been on edge since you left her in Wakanda. Everyday she hoped you were thinking of her as much as she thought of you. It had been a little under a month, and everyday Shuri went a little more insane. So, she was on her way to you. Determined to win your heart. 

I wanna go to another level with you

But before I do

I wanna know fo’ I go there with you

Apparently, you’d been busy. You had a song that was going crazy on the internet in America. Shuri had been keeping tabs on you and ran across this information scrolling on “tiktok” on her primitive American phone that she only had to keep up with what you were doing. Shuri wasn’t naive to the fact that she was the inspiration behind the song. The information makes her smile to herself. She still has a chance. 

“So what’s the plan here Shuri, what will you say? Here I am again Y/n, to waste more of your time! I know you wrote a whole song about how you don’t want to be my concubine but here I am to ask again, but I’m still with Eve?” Aneka ask as Ayo raised an eyebrow while piloting the ship, also interested in what Shuri’s plan was here.

Shuri rolled her eyes. “Eve is not a factor in this”

“Ha! Oh really! Do tell me how your girlfriend of 4 years is not a factor in this new relationship you’re trying to start?” Aneka sat up in her seat across from Shuri elbows on her knees and chin resting in both palms, face full of sarcastic yet genuine interest. 

“Easy really, I have Eve under control, she knows I want to be with Y/n and as long as she gets the lifestyle she’s fine with the bare minimum.” She shrugs.

“And what about Y/n”

“ I’ll tell her me and Eve aren’t together anymore. She doesn’t need to know.”

Aneka stares as she lets the conversation really register. “WOW! Shuri really, just wow. You know this must be some intricate super genius shit that a simple soldier like myself just wouldn’t get, because, to me somehow this just sounds….STUPID!”

Shuri smiles, before breaking into a laugh.

“Maybe so Aneka, Maybe so. It’s gonna work. Watch me.”

Aneka scoffed getting up from her seat choosing to go to sit with Ayo as she piloted the aircraft. 

“ This is gonna be bad” Aneka says to Ayo. Ayo nods and hums in agreement. 

Soon they were landing discreetly on top of the dorms at Hampton University after curfew. Perfectly timed. Shuri stepped out wearing an all black tracksuit similar to the purple one she wore when she 1st met you, her curls perfectly coiled, undercut fresh. She was now standing in front of your door with a huge bouquet of 100 roses. She takes a deep breath and knocks. 

“Who is it!?” She heard from the other side of the door. She decided against answering and knocked again. She heard some shuffling and the padding of your feet headed towards the door.

“Omg! Who tf-“ You snatch the door open to see a familiar body face covered by a bouquet of roses. You look at her and walk away leaving the door open with out saying a word. 

She peaks from behind the bouquet to see you strutting back to your bed, you placing your laptop back onto your lap, begining to type. She places the flowers down at her side and stares at you. 

“You might want to come in before someone see’s the Queen of Wakanda in the halls of Hampton. They already have me under constant surveillance.” You say with out looking up at her,  continuing your pace with typing. Shuri steps in closing the door behind her. She walks closer to you and watches as you work and continue to ignore her. She smirks and lets out a little huff of a laugh. You shoot her an irritated look.

“You’re really going to ignore me forever?”

“Why are you here?”

“Answering a question with a question.”

“Shuri leave”

“Ok ok ok” She sighs “I got these for you” she laid the flowers down next to you. You look at her with your eyebrows furrowed upper lip arched up, waiting for her to get to the point. 

“I’m sorry Y/n. I really am, I didn’t think things through, and I didn’t think about how you would feel at all. That was selfish of me to ask that of you. You’re absolutely correct. You’re way too precious to have to share. I know that I really want you and it’s been killing me thinking about loosing you completely. I can’t Y/n. I need you. I’ve grown so fond of you in such a short time. I want to be with you. Only you Y/n.”

You sat and stared into her eyes. Almost as though you were digging into her soul. It made Shuri extremely uncomfortable. You sat with your natural hair sat in a high bun, with 2 strands of hair left out in the front framing your face perfectly. Your glasses perched on your nose, a large T-shirt and biker shorts on. Shuri admired your beauty as she waited for you to jump into her arms. 

“Bullshit” was your simple answer. Shuri frowned up in shock. 

“You can take the apprehension out ya face Shuri. You know why you’re getting this reaction from me. I saw the moment you switched up. I stood by your side when that bitch left you to suffer after you lost your mother! And you ask me to stand with you while you remain with her! Fuck out of here! You enjoyed that shit, and you’re probably still with Eve! I’m not stupid. HELLO! Remember why are paths crossed. So if you came here believing I was just gonna fall back into your arms. You’re not only full of yourself. You’re full of THE most stinkingest shit an ass like you can muster. Please excuse yourself from my room.”

Shuri stood mouth slightly ajar. That’s Exactly what she expected, for you to run into her arms, grateful for her traveling all this way and apologizing so beautifully. To say this wasn’t apart of the plan was an understatement. You still being this upset hadn’t even crossed her mind.

“Y/n I-“

“I swear to God Shuri if you’re not on the outside of that door in 2 seconds I’m gonna spaz” You speak calmly looking her directly in her eye, standing firm on your word. 

Shuri bit into her lip taking a slight step back from the bed. She’d never felt so unsure of herself, this was a quick change of events.

“Go Shuri!” Your voice picked up in volume this time as you pointed toward the door. Shuri felt her eyes water a bit. So she quickly turned and headed towards the door. “You can keep the flowers” she said sadly, as she closed the door behind her. As the door shut she heard a soft thud against it.

“FUCK YOU AND THOSE FUCKING FLOWERS SHURI!!”

Shuri huffed, biting the inside of her cheek, and used her thumb to flick her nose. 

“I’m not giving up Y/n!”

“Kiss my ass!”

Shuri tapped her beads calling Aneka.

“That was quick, let me guess it went beautifully” Aneka says with humor in her voice. 

“Glad you find humor in my pain Aneka”

“I told you it was stupid idea”

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Four months. FOUR FUCKING MONTHS! 

Shuri had pulled all the stops. She’d stayed in Washington 2 more weeks. She’d bought dozens upon dozens of the most beautiful bouquets. Jewelry. Cartier, Bulgari, Van Cleef. Had money sent to your accounts. You’d gotten a full scholarship so that was taken care of, but any other expenses she took care of. You still weren’t budging. 

  She was now back in Wakanda rethinking her entire life. She’d let her hair grow out, her undercut long gone now, blending in with rest of her curls in an unkempt Afro. She wore sweat suits everyday. They were stylish but definitely not up to the standards of the council, but no one had the guts to say anything to her. Disagreeing with Shuri could prove to be lethal. To say her temper was short was an understatement. So everyone tried to let her be. 

She now lie in her bed staring at the ceiling in her large T-shirt and baggy sweats, when her room door was snatched open and slammed shut. 

“Usisi! Get. Up!” 

Nakia.

Shuri groaned. Ofcourse they’d call Nakia on her. 

“I don’t want to hear it! Get up. You’re wallowing in pity over a situation you caused!” 

Shuri shot Nakia an agitated look.

“ Yes I heard. And I’ve never been more disappointed”

“ I really don’t want to hear this shit Nakia”

“Well you’re going to usisi omncinci” Nakia says sitting on the bed beside Shuri. 

“Shuri you’re not healing or coping well. I don’t believe you should be with anyone let alone two women! Really. What were you thinking?”

“I was thinking it was my business” She sat up, staring at Nakia intimidatingly. Nakia stands and looks over Shuri looking down at her. 

“Andikoyiki (I’m not scared of you), You can run around this palace waving your proverbial gauntlet, and scare the hell out of all of your subordinates if you’d like, but I am not them. I am apart of the only family you have left, and I will not allow you to push me away with your anger. It’s time to move towards healing Shuri, because the path you’re on is only going to leave a trail of broken hearts behind you, and you will regret it. T’Challa and Romonda would be extremely disappointed. I will remain in Wakanda for awhile. You know where to find me when you’re ready to talk.”

Shuri watches Nakia as she walks out of her room, irritation etched into her face.

“Dissapointed? Haha! Dissapointed! I don’t know what the fuck she’s talking about. IM RUNNING THE FUCK OUTTA THIS COUNTRY! Pshh. Disappointed. Fuck her!” She swung knocking the lamp on her bedside lamp into the wall. The door to the room opened and Eve walked in. 

Shuri sighs leaning forward, her elbows to her knees, letting out a sigh. She knew Nakia was right but she felt like she needed to hold on to her anger to feel anything. Y/n had successfully gotten into Shuri’s head. Shuri craved the feeling she’d felt when she was with her. She needed to hear her voice singing to her in all it’s sultry beauty. She had to go back to the one person she knew could make her feel human again. (That ain’t what Nakia said Shuri!! Chile🙄)

“We’re done” Shuri says

Eve stops, but she doesn’t reply, she just looks down at her feet.

“Did you hear me Eve!”

“I heard you.” Eve spoke softly. Shuri had broken Eve down to fraction in the months passed. She’d treated her so poorly, having no real love to give to her, because her heart was obviously somewhere else. Eve had become a shell of herself watching the one she loved love someone else. “ I knew it was coming. You’re clearly infatuated with her….Shuri I never meant to hurt you by not showing up after your mother died. I-I just couldn’t watch you hurt anymore. You’ve been through so much and Romanda was like a mother to me. It hurt Shuri. I wasn’t strong enough to be there for you, and I’m sorry. I would’ve never thought it would’ve been so easy for you to give your heart away.”

Shuri stared at Eve emotionless “Please Eve, spare me the speech. Do you want to gather your things now? Or should I have them sent to you?” 

“FUCK YOUUUUU!!” Eve screams at the top of her lungs tears streaming down her face, Body trembling causing the Dora to barge in. Shuri made no move from her spot on the bed as she watched Eve crumble. 

“Please remove her from my room. I will be taking a trip. Please see to it that all of her items have been removed from my area before my return.” The two Dora look at each other and proceed to walk towards Eve.

“Don’t touch me! Don’t fucking touch me! I can let myself out!” Eve picked herself up from the floor. She looked at Shuri. “I pray you feel every bit of pain you caused me. You’re a peice of shit!” With that she barged out of the room. Shuri looked to the Dora.

“ Prepare transport, to Washington”

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Shuri found herself in Washington, standing in front of a club, in her sweats, hood pulled up over her head, hands fidgeting in her pockets as she paced. She had no idea what she was gonna do or say. All she knew is that she wanted you. She’d found out that you started taking up singing gigs on the side as your name started to pick up traction. She found out you were performing at The black diamond tonight and now here she was. No plan just her.

  She battled with going in, finding you and pouring her heart out, but being so vulnerable in front of so many people had her anxious. So when the doors opened and the familiar sound of your laughter filled her ears, her heart lurched. Her head shot up in the direction she heard the laughter come from, to find you with two guys dragging musical equipment, and a girl with guitar slung over her shoulder. You walked front and center as they trailed behind you goofing off, excited about a good set. 

Shuri admired you in all your glory. Your waist length Afro textured hair worn loose. Body glistening in your short gold cowl neck halter dress. It draped on your body perfectly, the shiny, stretchy fabric clinging to all the right parts of your body. And just when she thought the dress couldn’t get any sexier she noticed a a split at the hip. She could’ve melted into a puddle right there. 

Just as she was about to punk out, you felt yourself being watched and your head turned in the direction of what looked like some random weirdo in a sweat suit staring you down. Before you could get creeped out Shuri removed her hood. You were stuck a moment, as she was now sporting a full fro, she looked tired, bags under her eyes, and skin looked a bit dull. Even with all that Shuri still managed to be beautiful. You frowned immediately turning to get to your car bidding your friends goodbye as more people began to file from the club. Shuri knew it was now or never. She took a step forward towards the direction you were walking. 

 “Y/n! Please!” She yelled, causing heads to turn. You stopped, but kept your back toward her. She took a few more steps toward you. 

“Look at me.. please look at me.” she says and you slowly turn to look at her.

“Shuri I-“ You began but she quickly cut you off.

“Please let me speak this time…. I’m here y/n, no bells and whistles, no holds barred, just me.” She remained where she stood stretching her arms out to the side and then quickly dropping them.” I get it now. I hurt you more than I was prepared to deal with and I’m sorry. I really am baby girl. Everyday I’m paying for it. Knowing I want to be with you and being shut out is killing me. I’m a mess. I can admit that. I can’t think straight, and I don’t know what else to do. I cut ties with Eve, and I’m not asking you to hop into a relationship with me immediately, I’m asking you to give me the chance to prove that I’m worthy of it. Because I need you. I like me better when I’m with you. So please..” She walks toward you now entering your space, silent tears escaping her eyes. “Please let me fix it.” She reached out for your hands, and you looked at her hands as a stray tear fell from your eyes. “I’m begging you”

You look into her eyes seeing the sincerity. You inhale and let out a wet exhale. You slowly reach and take her hands, you pull her body into yours wrapping her arms around your waist. You take her in your arms wrapping your arms around her shoulders, and allow her to break as she buries her head into your neck, sobs racking her body. 

“Thank you, thank you, thank you, I promise I won’t fuck this up this time.” She whispered into your neck as applause from the crowd that had formed rang out. You pulled back grabbing her face with both hands bringing her face up to look you in the eyes. 

“Let’s get there first. Hm? One step at a time.” 

She nods, truly grateful for the chance just to fix things.

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Present

Shuri POV 

She gave me my second chance. And I did everything right. I went back to my undercut and curly top. I started therapy. And with Y/n by my side I genuinely did run the fuck out of my country. We created so many amazing Technological advancements together. Y/n doing all of this at the same time as her music career began taking off. I showed up to as many shows as possible. Became apart of her musical process. The nights in the studio with her and her crew grew to be some of my favorite memories. I’d order food, drinks, have the best weed Wakanda could grow, and it would be like a movie in there. The sex we would sneak off and have was crazy. We were the true definition of what a power couple was. The world loved us together, my country was probably more excepting of her than they were me. Our love was beautiful. So tell me. How did I fuck it all up?

Taglist: @imjusthere2readbruv,@6-noir,@oceean,@sleepynggafr,@blacksapphhicmaddonna,@bbbbbbrilliantly

[c-kiddo]

(Follow up on ask) I want to try real hard to hike some part of the highlands, so anywhere up there really that I could get to by train.

And I’m also trying to go into Edinburgh to look around a bit! 🌿💚

(Also no pressure cause that is a big ask, just curious)

ah ok, highlands via train would be like west coast line up to fort william/mallaig, and tbh not super familiar with the areas (except for oban, which you can get a ferry to iona or mull etc from, which mull is vry nice. but check ferry things for that. also if you get off at luss or earlier at balloch you can get boat rides across loch lomond. loch lomond is so <3 i love going into the hills around there, haven't been to the arrochar alps tho which are on the side the train stations are on) Or you can get the train up from glasgow queen street in the inverness direction. i havent been to inverness but dunkeld & birnam on the way is very cute and has rly nice hikes from it (birnam hill!!, the hermitage!!, loch of the lowes). aviemore also has nice hikes going out from it (craigellachie nature reserve, plus steamtrain line up further north to abernethy forest type area maybe??? double check that). i'd stick to those lines rly for highland stuff. dont bother with aberdeen ive been told be so many people at this point (including from there) not to bother lol. its just boring. (unless youre using it to get on a ferry to orkney or shetland). .. hrmrmrmm for edinburgh. i am a bit of an edinburgh hater ,however the botanic gardens, the national gallery of scotland and lighthouse books are all nice. botanics are huge and nicely themed areas (and free except for the glasshouses which i've never been in) (but also out of th way of the city centre). national gallery has good stuff. lighthouse books is a queer-owned indie bookshop and has a rly nice selection of queer and political books but also various other local writers and things like that. its just rly nice. also Hadeel is palestinian gift shop items, so thats cool to go to i havent been tho. One world shop is also a nice fairtrade type shop. also i went to both holy cow cafe and lounge and the food was good . i will say tho that you absolutely can get into the highlands via edinburgh waverly but glasgow central + glasgow queen street have the west coast line + inverness route too, you'll need to go into glasgow for th west coast, in case you want to plan around that.

[glasshcvse]

⸻⸻   ﹕ HALLOWEEN  SPECIAL ⠀ › ⠀ FREAK NIGHT. 

❝ THE DARKNESS IS SWEEPING OVER GLASSHOUSE WITH NEW, BLOOD-CURDLING FRIGHTS LURKING ABOUT ! ❞

the time has come – GLASSHOUSE fans' favourite holiday of the year, aka, HALLOWEEN. the people have been waiting a year in suspense for the company's annual event, and they haven't been disappointed with this year's celebration. at the end of september, GLASSHOUSE posted on their official website a link for something they called FREAK NIGHT. just like the previous year, you'd have to pre-order the tickets, and the winners would be randomly picked, while those who haven't been selected would receive a signed album of their choice and a virtual fan meet.

the event was happening on an abandoned farm, where fans would be thrown into a extended maze and would try to escape it before their beloved idols "kill" them. the people involved would be randomly assigned into groups of five to seven, which would then have to work together to escape the FREAK NIGHT safe and sound. once the fans safely found an exit, they would receive a card with a mysterious link written on it. the link would then bring them to GOOGLE FORMS, where people had to provide proof they were at the event, write their address and favourite group / singer to receive a tote bag of goods, which would be filled with the [ CHOSEN ARTIST ]'s 2024 SEASON's GREETINGS ( SMART ALBUM VERSION ), an album with BEHIND THE SCENES of the event, FREAK NIGHT's official POSTCARD, CANDY SET which was personally picked by the [ CHOSEN ARTIST ], JIGSAW PUZZLE, official [ CHOSEN ARTIST ]'s HOODIE and a PERSONALISED LETTER, commemorating their time at the GLASSHOUSE's FREAK NIGHT.

the event proved successful not just for the fans, but also for artists from different companies who entered the fun maze, which was shared on instagram for the rest of the world to see! GLASSHOUSE was praised for their dedication during the annual holiday and the company was mentioned in various american magazines for such a cool and interesting approach to interacting with fans.

⸻⸻   ﹕ ARTIST  ONE ⠀ › ⠀ STUPID  CUPID.

CHESKA as THE QUEEN OF HEARTS

AIMEE as MISA AMANE

TOMIE as ZOMBIE BARBIE

JEANNE as THE NUN

VIVA as PETSHOP OF HORRORS' MEDUSA

⸻⸻   ﹕ ARTIST  TWO ⠀ › ⠀ PRDX.

YOHAN  as  JOKER 

LIGHT  as  CHUCKY 

ADRIEN  as  JACK FROST 

DASHI  as  PENNYWISE 

MIKEY  as  TERMINATOR 

CHASE  as  VOODOO DOLL 

KOI  as  KANEKI KEN

⸻⸻   ﹕ ARTIST  THREE ⠀ › ⠀ RAEVIL.

MARIE  as  CRUELLA 

MILA  as  MALEFICENT 

JUNKO  as  MOTHER GOTHEL

FRENI  as  JADIS THE WHITE WITCH 

DEE  as  EVIL QUEEN 

YAOYAO  as  QUEEN NERISSA 

SOONYI  as  URSULA

⸻⸻   ﹕ ARTIST  FOUR ⠀ › ⠀ JADED.

SAGE as JULIET ( matching with DØTT's GYEONGSU _ ROMEO )

SOREN as SPIDERWOMAN

CLEM as a FAIRY

YUKYUNG as MIA THERMOPOLIS

NAKYUNG as JAWBREAKERS' QUEENCARD ERA

PERLA as ICE SPICE

⸻⸻   ﹕ ARTIST  FIVE ⠀ › ⠀ SOLOISTS.

MEW  as  CHER HOROWITZ

HERO  as a  CLICKER ( THE LAST OF US ) 

KAEDE as a CORRUPTED FAIRY

ROSARIO  as  AMANDA YOUNG

[yobirinn]

you are so annoying wow

thanks! since im sure you want this posted for everyone to see how cool and poggers your epic burn was, ill take the opportunity to talk actually fun instead:

THE ANGEL'S TRUMPET!!!!

now you know me im a fellow marine biologist enthusiast so of course id like to talk about Magnapinna or Architeuthis but i also am a fan of good ole homeland-soil life as well. and this means were talking about a south american flower!

Brugmansia is a genus of 7 species in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family!!!! theyre woody trees/shrubs and carry pendular, large flowers (as opposed to datura's upright flowers).

the 7 species are divided between brugmansia (warm growing) and sphaerocarpium (cold growing), which i find really cool (cuz its new info to me!). the brugmansia group is the one im most familiar with: it consists of B. aurea, B. insignis, B. suaveolens, and B. versicolor. insignis and suaveolens are the ones found in brazil! ive seen a couple myself:

(these are pink B. suaveolens!)

the other group, sphaerocarpium, consists of B. arborea, B. sanguinea and B. vulcanicola. the latter two are pretty weird-looking, and B. vulcanicola was once thought to be a subspecies of B. sanguinea!

(here are B. sanguinea and B. vulcanicola, side by side)

NOW as for why these are my favorites: these babies are can cause hallucinations, and have been used traditionally by many native south american groups both for medicine and religious practices! i originally found this plant online, and the first time i saw it in real life it brought so much joy to me that it was hard to describe in words. as we do with plants, this one is available outside brazil in some places, so if you know of a garden or glasshouse that has it, make sure to go see it! theyre really big and cool to look at <3

[mack-anthology-mp3]

listening to some of the minidiscs and this one stuck out to me - Thom solo, a combination of Exit Music (For a Film) but with completely different lyrics & an early version of Life In A Glasshouse, which i thought was really interesting. pretty cool.

[waccawheels]

Alfred with some frappe-thing which Bruce brought to him because "it was hot outside and ... well... I know it's perfectly cool here in the glasshouse, but... looked good..."

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 10 January 2024

The epiphytic cactus Rhipsalis baccifera (mistletoe cactus) is native to South American rainforests. It needs a well-draining compost that is slightly acidic and should be watered thoroughly but allowed to dry out slightly between watering. Overwatering can lead to root rot, so it's essential to make sure the compost is not constantly wet.

Jill Raggett

[flowerboycaleb]

2023 has really started to pick up the pace in the last two months. finally, some big releases and teases for big upcoming projects. there’s a lot of stuff i’m excited for. also since new music friday was on the last day of june, some of the tracks released that day will show up on here lol. also also please go listen to George Clanton’s new album!!! i talked about two of the singles in this series before and the whole album is wonderful. feel free to follow me on rate your music and twitter (i’m not calling it X)

“Tied Up!” - Genesis Owusu

◇ featured on STRUGGLER - Genesis Owusu (not yet released) ◇ genres: funk, neo-soul

I loved Genesis Owusu’s last album and had no idea he had already been dropping singles for the follow-up. “Tied Up!” sees him going down a heavier funk direction and I love it. This track is so much fun and the background vocals have been stuck in my head constantly. Can’t wait for the album!

‧₊˚✧ BEST SONG OF THE MONTH ✧˚₊‧ “dazies” - yeule

◇ featured on softscars - yeule (not yet released) ◇ genres: shoegaze, noise pop

These latest singles from yeule are my favorite stuff I’ve heard from them so far. “dazies” is another noisy, dreamy cut from their upcoming album. The shifts in sound always hit hard and the song never feels unbalanced at all. If you loved their last single “sulky baby”, I’m sure you will find something to love with this track as well. If the upcoming album sounds like this then I’m very excited. Could be an album of the year contender.

“Under the Sun” - SPELLLING

◇ featured on SPELLLING & the Mystery School - SPELLLING (not yet released) ◇ genres: darkwave, art rock

I’m a little unsure what this new SPELLLING album is. It seems as though she’s following up her incredible 2021 album, The Turning Wheel, with an album reworking tracks from her previous albums. She dropped new versions of “Under the Sun” (from 2019′s Mazy Fly) and “Cherry” (previously known as “Choke Cherry Horse from her 2017 album Pantheon of Me). I think both tracks are worthwhile, but “Under the Sun” is my favorite of the two. This new version has a bit more force behind it. Everything just feels like a step-up from the original. Like most, I would prefer an album of new material from SPELLLING, but I’m still interested to see how this new album plays out.

“Winter Has Arrived” - This Is The Glasshouse

◇ featured on As Small As Ants - This Is The Glasshouse ◇ genres: chamber pop, indie rock

As Small As Ants is one of my new favorite albums of the year and it deserves so much more attention. A nice blend of chamber pop and indie rock with a ton of cool instrumentation. “Winter Has Arrived” is probably my favorite track on the album. It features a somber vocal performance backed by a soft bass and (i think) some cello picking before ramping up into a beautiful blend of various woodwind instruments. For a project on this small scale, the musicianship is incredibly impressive. Please give this album a listen!

“Rest” - ANOHNI and the Johnsons

◇ featured on My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross - ANOHNI and the Johnsons ◇ genre: soul

My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross was my introduction to ANOHNI’s work and after hearing it, I definitely need to go through her previous work. “Rest”, and really the whole album, are driven by her soulful voice. The backing band are very good, but the vocals are easily what stand out the most. The subtle dips in her voice add so much life to these already passionate songs. This track features a lot of bluesy elements as well which are a nice touch. “Rest” perfectly showcases what makes this album great.

“Making The Band (Danity Kane)” - Earl Sweatshirt

◇ genre: cloud rap

This new Earl Sweatshirt single is maybe the most energetic he’s sounded in years. His last few projects have leaned towards a more deadpan, lethargic vibe which honestly worked really well, but this change of pace is very much welcome. The beat has so much energy to it and, while Earl will never be the most bombastic rapper, he really shines on it. I’m not sure if this single is a one-off or if this is leading up to a new project, but either way this song is worth checking out!

“Super Shy” - NewJeans

◇ featured on Get Up - NewJeans ◇ genre: k-pop

I’m not gonna pretend to be well-versed in K-Pop, but I have really enjoyed everything I’ve heard from NewJeans. Especially “Super Shy.” This track is a short and sweet banger that doesn’t waste any time at all. The chorus has been stuck in my head ever since I heard it for the first time. Definitely give this a listen.

“Vampire Empire” - Big Thief

◇ genres: folk rock, indie rock

Big Thief have released the long-awaited studio version of “Vampire Empire” which had previously been premiered on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. This version polarized a lot of fans who had fallen in love with that version, but I think this a great track regardless. The studio version has a bit more of a bite to it. The verses and the chorus all feel so cathartic. Adrianne Lenker’s songwriting also, as per usual, adds to it. Ever since their previous album, I think Big Thief have really come into their own.

“TELEKENISIS” - Travis Scott

◇ featured on UTOPIA - Travis Scott ◇ genres: experimental hip hop, alternative r&b

The long awaited fourth studio album from Travis Scott is finally here! I’m not gonna pretend to be an expert on his work, before this past week I had only listened to Rodeo, but I thoroughly enjoyed UTOPIA. “TELEKENISIS” is my favorite track on the album currently. It is one of the darker sounding cuts on the album and I think it works very well. It also has standout features from SZA and Future. Some ideas on UTOPIA don’t feel fully realized, but I think this song is not an example of that at all.

“What Was I Made For?” - Billie Eilish

◇ featured on Barbie The Album ◇ genre: singer-songwriter

Billie Eilish’s contribution to Greta Gerwig’s great new Barbie movie is probably the strongest on the entire soundtrack. Eilish always shines on somber cuts like these. Her shift into more acoustic instrumentation on some tracks on her last album and especially the Guitar Songs EP has been really interesting. I don’t think this track is as good as the material on that EP, but its still very nice and the way its used in the film secured its spot here.

“Rush” - Troye Sivan

◇ featured on Something To Give Each Other - Troye Sivan (not yet released) ◇ genre: dance-pop, house

I went into this track with low expectations because I haven’t really loved the stuff I’ve heard from Troye Sivan, but I’ll be damned this is a really fun dance track. Probably also helps that its very nice to hear upbeat queer dance music in the face of the shit going on in the world right now. Not much else to say about this song really. I hope the rest of his upcoming album is as good as this.

“vampire” - Olivia Rodrigo

◇ featured on GUTS - Olivia Rodrigo (not yet released) ◇ genres: singer-songwriter, alt-pop

The first single leading up Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album is one of her strongest tracks to date. The best songs on SOUR had a bite to them and “vampire” has the most bite (ha ha) out of any of her material thus far. Despite occasionally feeling over-produced, her lyrics feel very earnest. This breakup ballad has fire to it.

“Flex” - Courting

◇ genres: indie rock, post-punk revival

Courting are another interesting band apart of the UK post-punk revival scene. Their debut album last year had a lot of similarities with their contemporaries, but they have a knack for big choruses. “Flex” is no different. If you enjoy this sound, there is plenty to love here.

[invisible-goats]

what is the most unexpected, funniest, and most boring thing you've found on a dig?

Unexpected: intact hand-blown lightbulb (1890s) (reported as found by a different YAC group but it was me!)

Funniest: "oh cool there's bones in this victorian layer, weren't expecting that since it was a garden at that point" "it's a squirrel"

Most boring: My first dig we already knew where a glasshouse had been. I was on the corner of it. Lots of bricks and broken glass with no new information

[kihaku-gato]

Cool Hoepian world Plants (no images cause too tired to hunt through the ones that exist)

Demon Rose- A thorn-venomous plant that can only grow parasitically on the bodies of dragons and humans. Despite the need to partially feed off its host it is a symbiotic relationship, and can only have an easy time bonding onto a host with a physical disability (immunity or neurologically related being the most common cases). Can grow rapidly and is connected to the nervous system (generally the base of the plant grows along the spine of the host) enough that one can somewhat feel the plant like an extension of their body. Unlike the majority of Hoep's plants, it was created (the only other known Created plant being the more down-to-earth crop plant the Bananachoke). Probably the most un-plant-like of Hoepian Plants.

Kabakin Pumpkin- "It's just a stupid pumpkin" "it's not just a pumpkin. It's a gourd!" pretty unassuming but is more than just a glowy funky pumpkin plant. As a defense its anatomy is designed to deflect all forms magic, making it useful for magic containment with the gourds and textiles from the vines. Among wilder properties has been found to even be able to distort the spell that gives Hoepian dragons their human forms in the right concoctions (leading to both cool and terrifying new forms). The jungles they reside in get very dangerous during the Wraith Eclipse due to the fact that spirits often refract through the plants during that time of year like a spiritual megaphone.

Snow Candle- basically skunk cabbage on steroids; found in the icelands of the south, they help extend the very short growing season by warming up and melting away the snow meters away from said plants from their furnace-like heat, making room for a micro ecosystem of other flora and fauna that would not thrive in any other way.

Glasshouse Tree- first time trying to name it even though its been in the mind for a long time. A tree adapted to cold climates and grows huge thick translucent foliage that it surrounds itself in to create its own greenhouse. Not found in the wild as much as Snow Candle but is definitely a plant of choice for those trying to settle into a place in cold climates as a way to grow food out-of-season.

Bladdernet- maybe I should call it something nicer like Networt or something. The most exotic of carnivorous plants. It's a supersized Bladderwort where its bladders have grown to be more like fish baskets. Domestic forms are more common and are used to trap fish for food in coastal/oceanic and lakeside settlements. The scraps from gutting the fish are often given back to the plants for nutrients in exchange.

[ferallindsay]

wild how this is straight up just a queer theory 101 critique of transmedicalism but carefully presented for terfs as proof of the evil trans lobby. queen if transmedicalism was all you had a problem with you'd have the support of 90% of trans people

to be clear the article has some impressively bold nonsense sprinkled throughout to try to make transphobia a consistent radical queer position: "there is no problem accepting that sex and sexual orientation are essential or innate in our biological constitution" citation fucking needed

but the entire thing boils down to "trans people these days are all biological essentialists" which is not only wrong it's, um, a bit of a hefty boulder to lob around in the radfem glasshouse with such confidence

[c-kiddo]

Hi, I've discovered so much nice music through your sharing, thanks!! :)) To rec something back, do you know Gregory and the Hawk? I think especially Stone Wall Stone Fence has a really cool mood

aw thats good ^_^ np ! i have listened to them , it reminds me of in like 2016-18 , working at the botanics here i used to listen to them sometimes in th glasshouses but i dont remember what songs. earlier ones and only a couple i had downloaded. i like the mood of that one you said, its nice. i wish i liked the vocals more but theyre just ok.. too neatly high pitched or something, but still listenable when i feel like it