#enjoying the last of summer🌻

[nordsea-horizons]

casual summer update for my nordsea dream address⛱️ all the flowers are in bloom and i did some small changes here and there💛 can’t believe its already late august!☀️

[mewcrossing]

enjoying the last days of summer 🌻🍑

[rivetingrosie4]

Wip Wednesday

Thank you, @cassietrn for tagging me ☺️💛 I’m trying to finally enjoy sharing my writing again, so I’m incredibly thankful to you for including me in fun games like this. It’s forcing me to share and to open myself up to the possibility of excitement and fun again.

Tagging @threadbearsweater and @subpopizzy, two folks I don’t think have been tagged already. 🌻

Here’s a piece of a summery wip, the most recent thing I’ve written. It’s for my modern au, To Share a Smile. (Though it’s about a couple chapters into the future.)

One last note! Please consider listening to the song I included in the scene. (Link provided) It’s pivotal to imagining the scene and the mood, and I love the song itself oh so so so much. It’s made me cry on more than one occasion.

Hope you enjoy,

Sara 💕

“Wear some comfortable jeans,” he says on the phone. “And cowgirl boots.” His pause is a split beat, his next words deadpan. “You got cowgirl boots?”

You stutter a laugh through your wide-open smile. “I can try to get some!”

“Don’t try. You gotta get some. And, uh… maybe some bug spray.”

“What in the world, Arthur?!” you laugh with scrunched brows.

“Just trust me! Gotta trust me.” You can hear the smile in his voice.

“Okay.”

___

That Saturday, you take a chance and wear a sleeveless, black-and-white buffalo-check top with a pert peplum. You add to it the simple, light wash, comfortable jeans he called for, and of course, the just-right, wide-calf cowgirl boots you spent hours upon hours scouring the internet for.

When he pulls up for you in that gorgeous, candy apple red pickup, he hops out and immediately smirks as he takes you in. “Damn.”

“What?”

“Went sexy tonight.”

Your grin shoots wide, and your voice rises to a squeak. “Really?”

He lowers at the knees a bit, tilts his head back, and playfully lifts his eyes skyward in a mock roll. When he straightens, his eyes shoot back to yours with a smirk in them.

“Damn straight! Here, let’s have a turn, babe.”

He reaches for your hand and holds your arm up to twirl you as you bite down on a smile. When you finish spinning, his appraisal is stamped with a click of his tongue.

“Yeah—” he grunts. “Cute sexy too.”

“Cute sexy?” you genuinely wonder aloud.

“I’ll be the goddamn envy of all.”

Your smiling eyes widen and bore into him.

“No—” he lifts an open palm. “I ain’t tellin’. Sooner we get in the truck and get there, sooner you can quit guessin’.”

He takes you over the mountain and farther than you would’ve thought. The horizon slowly grows pale and pastel as the sun slips away. And when you pull up to the enormously crowded grounds of a county fair, lit with sparkling, hazy lights in the summer evening, you gasp and flit your eyes to him in shock.

His wheezy chuckle only sends your smile bigger. “Don’t squeal just yet. There’s a very specific spot inside there we gotta be.”

“Arthur, it’s the fair!” you immediately squeal, grabbing onto his shoulder and pushing him as he laughs. “I didn’t even know this was happening! I always wanted to make it to one! Hurry— Hurry up and park!”

Once he parks and gets the two of you through the ticket line, he tugs you by the hand deep into the fair, never once allowing you to peruse any of the magnificent items that catch your eye and whip your head—enormous and juicy watermelons by the crisp slice, spirited toss games, corn on the cob covered with cheese and chile, glossy candy apples with peanuts. Your senses are filled with scents of sticky cotton candy and ketchup, the sounds of screamed laughter from carnival rides and distant, vibrant music.

All at once, you’re almost stumbling into his solid form when he stops tugging on your arm, and your face whirls forward.

You’re standing at the edge of a huge, tent-covered, hardwood dance floor filled with couples, old and young, dancing lively steps and spins to the band’s current upbeat tune. All right in the heart of a raw dirt county fair.

Your jaw drops in a wide grin, and you immediately turn to find Arthur holding back a smile.

“What is this, two-step?!”

“I been practicin’.”

“Practicing?!” You elbow him in the arm and enjoy the way he lets himself appear to have been jostled. “How long have you planned this?”

“Ehhh…” He begins to ferociously rub the back of his neck. “Couldn’t have been since you tried to show me some moves in the livin’ room.”

“Naw.” You let your slack mouth go stern and let your brows gather momentarily as you give your head a single shake. “Couldn’t have been.”

His head snaps away, but you catch a glimpse of his grin. And it’s so shiningly bright, it shames the shimmering fair lights, at least from where you stand.

As you watch him shift his weight from one hip and work to keep his face turned, your own mouth slowly transforms into a smile bright enough to match.

“I don’t know any two-step.” Your quiet voice pulls him to turn to you again as if by a line in lake water. “Or really any paired dance at all!” you laugh as you look up into his blue-green eyes, lit with twilight, neon carnival lights, and an anticipation he’s clearly stored for months.

Your voice dips low again. “Promise to be a good teacher?”

His smile has eased to something warm, his eyes still on yours. “‘Course.”

The moment you reach for his hand, your arm is almost yanked from its socket as he jolts forward towards the hardwood dance floor, and you laugh outright as he immediately finds a way to fold you into the crowd of paired dancers.

___

[More writing here]

Later…

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The next song begins with soft picks and gentle strokes of guitar strings, and the mood quickly shifts to accommodate the ballad tempo of the bassist’s deep, resounding strums. Couples all around you start to slow and step closer to their partners.

Though you’re still huffing to catch your breath, your wide smile slowly softens as you watch Arthur hold out a hand to you.

“Come on closer,” he says quietly with a sweetened smirk. “I don’t smell too bad today.” His smirk grows at your laugh as you take his hand and he draws you flush to him.

He cradles your left hand in his and brings his right hand to the small of your back, tucking you in close until no air separates you. Before you know it, the two of you start to gently sway. ...

“When I think of you and the first time we met…” ...

You’d know the sound of Chris Stapleton anywhere, but you’re surprised to find you haven’t heard this one before. ...

“And I heard the sound of your sweet, gentle voice…”

My heart took me over and gave me no choice…

And right then I knew,

It makes me want more of you,

Again and again.” ...

With just a few words set to lulling music, you’re grateful you’re so close that your face is near Arthur’s shoulder, beyond where he can see. Held close by this man you love so dearly, your eyes are already misting at the frame the lyrics set the two of you in—the improbable thought that Arthur could ever experience such an instant revelation of love at meeting you, at meeting someone like you. ...

“I fall more in love with you,

Than I’ve ever been.” ...

A woman’s voice joins in to form a sweetly intimate duet. As you listen to the lyrics, so deeply meaningful to you, you’re filled with an equal mingling of swelling love and audacious hope and trepidation. While the two of you softly rock side to side, you swallow and press in to rest your lips against the front of his shoulder. ...

“From the moment you wake me up,

‘Til you kiss me goodnight, ...

A faint, cooling summer night breeze sweeps into the tent. It lifts the wisps of hair at your temples and glides beneath Arthur’s shirt and across the damp skin of his back. ...

“Everything that you do,

It makes me want more of you.” ...

Arthur takes a piece of your fine hair between his thumb and first finger and lets its coolness run between the pads of his hands like some liquid form of priceless metal. In the next moment, he’s curling his back and dipping his head down into the crook of your neck, hiding his face in your soft, fragrant hair. ...

“When I look at you

Now that years have gone by…” ...

The flash of a smile flickers onto your mouth at the mere feeling of Arthur playing with your hair. And when you feel him tucking himself closer, so close into the contours of your body, your heart thuds with elation. ...

“I think of the memories

That time can’t erase…” ...

You brush the fingers of your left hand across the top of Arthur’s shoulder, savoring the soft weave of his shirt warmed by his skin. ...

“And all of the smiles

That you’ve brought to my face…” ...

You relish the firm solidness of Arthur’s body as he wraps himself around you and holds you close. You feel his chest expand against yours as he breathes. ...

“Your love’s been so true.” ...

When Arthur brings your right hand to his chest, fiery prickles leap into your chest, and the back of your skull tingles with a shock of pleasure. Never have you experienced such an unashamedly intimate gesture. This moment on this dance floor with Arthur is the most romantic moment of your life. ...

“It makes me want more of you,

Again and again.” ...

Closing your eyes, you focus on the intoxicating nearness of him, the feel of him. You slowly reach the other hand up to cradle the back of his neck, letting your fingertips drift into his hair. ...

“I fall more in love with you

Than I’ve ever been.” ...

Those warm voices with their cooed wisdom intertwine in the air above you, surround the two of you, envelop you, until there’s no bandstand, no other dancing couples, no hardwood floor beneath you—nothing but the caressing breath of a summer breeze, the soothing lilt of folk tones, and a heaven in the one you love. ...

“From the moment you wake me up,

‘Til you kiss me goodnight…

Everything that you do,

It makes me want more of you.” ...

The flat of Arthur’s cheek skims against yours as he draws his head back. When his face hovers beside yours, you catch the briefest glimpse of his eyes—silver sharp with intent and longing, his brows bunched tight. Then his nose traces the curve of your face until his forehead is softly anchored to yours. The front of his cheek is pressed flush to the front of yours, and he holds himself there, hungry for you, his mouth achingly near your own, as the two of you sway suspended. ...

“When I leave this earth,

You’ll be holding my hand.” ...

It seems an age like that, both remaining nearer than either of you can stand, exchanging breath with closed eyes. By the looks on your faces, a bystander might think you were both almost pained. Almost. ...

“And it gives me comfort

To know you’ll be there.” ...

Meekly and carefully—more carefully than anyone else might’ve imagined possible for a man like him—Arthur inches his jaw forward and finally takes your mouth. ...

“And I’ll thank the Lord

For the love that we’ve shared.” ...

There you are with Arthur Morgan, dancing—of all things—on a summer evening, mouths mingling like no one can see, his presence crowding you, his broad back hunched with desperation to have you, your hand held tenderly to his chest.

...

“You’re heaven to me.” ...

He stays. Stays there, cradling your body to his, kissing you deeply, like it’s all he wants from the world. ...

“It makes me want more of you,

Again and again.

I fall more in love with you

Than I’ve ever been.” ...

Taglist (to hopefully grow! ☺): @photo1030 @appalachiancowboy99 @cookiesandcreaminthetardis @clevergirl74 @subpopizzy @cassietrn @redwritr

(If you would like to be added or removed from the taglist for upcoming chapters of this work, please let me know. 🌻)

[askthehedgehogs]

this is more of an ask for the mod but i haven't consumed any sonic media in my life (i'm sorry. i will get right to it.) but i've been into sonadow these past few days and can i just say. this blog is the cutest thing ever i love all the doodles and their dynamic is amazing as well

all the best, mod!!

-🌻 anon

[omg none at all??? Well I'm honoured to hear you've been enjoying my posts haha!

Honestly, I haven't consumed that much - I was OBSESSED with Sonic Adventure/Sonic Adventure 2 as a child and have played a few other games here and there, plus the movies, but nothing else 😅 so I do feel like a bit of a fraud when people send asks about characters/canon events I've barely heard of in passing 😬 I just happened to reignite my Sonic passion sometime last summer because I was listening to Crush 40, and then replayed SA2. Still my absolute favourite Sonic game ever

Anyway, I'm glad you like the doodles and their dynamic! I hope you enjoy whatever Sonic media you decide to jump into!!]

[pheracy]

I saw that your in the haikyu fandom can u write a love poem for tsukishima kei or Suna Rin

CHARACTER Kei Tsukishima FANDOM Haikyuu!! SYNOPSIS You met Tsuki on the school bus. Over time, you fall for him, but he ends up moving overseas. Without knowing if you’ll ever see him again, you write him a poem and he reads it while he’s on the plane TAGS gn!pov, slow burn, fluff, soft angst, unrequited love but not really, unspoken feelings, farewell poem, longing, highschool romance, bittersweet ending SONG Contours 🌻 Cephas Azariah NOTE This one was hard, ngl, but I've grown to like Tsuki more as I wrote about him. Thank you sm for the request, I hope you enjoy! The pictures in the banner are taken and edited by me, please do not repost or claim as your own.

Every morning I'd rise from my ashes, and because you’d be there, I couldn’t wait to attend our classes.

The bus is a place I have always feared, but in that seat with you, I felt everyone disappear.

Since then my heart hasn’t skipped a beat; us side by side, all I could feel was your heat.

When you showed me your favorite band, we listened to them on repeat with my hand on your hand.

I started noticing you gave me glances more often, and that when we’re alone, your voice softens.

I remember the first time I saw you play. You were so amazing that I couldn’t look away.

You’ve never been louder than with your mouth shut, and as you do on the court, I don’t trust my gut.

Because how could I be falling for someone like you when your shield is hard enough to get through?

You don’t want people to notice you care, but that you’re not heartless and ice-cold I’m aware.

It aches when we walk side by side and you hide behind your pride.

Don’t try to mask your love, there are feelings you can just get rid of.

As I tried getting to know you, I pricked myself with many thorns. A flower opening the petals because its insights burn.

I grew attached to the way you hide behind those glasses. Staring at your golden eyes, all I can see are flashes.

Flashes of our past lives with a string tie to our finger. Met in summer, farewell in spring; will we last until winter?

Last week you put your armor down; now you’re no longer around.

We met back then on a bus, and you're already on a plane. I dream every night about kissing you on a train.

If the Moon is the only satellite of Earth, I’m a sunflower that follows you back and forth.

Like a meteor, what we had was brief but bright, and no kilometers and feet would turn off its light.

Even if there are no clouds in the sky, a firefly tells me it’s time to say goodbye.

You reading this letter won’t change anything at all. And to see you again, I might have to wait until fall.

You'll meet other people; I won't be yours anymore. You've been the most beautiful fling I could have ever asked for.

NOTE+ Thank you so much anon for requesting my first haikyuu poem, I hope it makes you love Tsuki even more <3 thanks for reading! Credits: divider by @firefly-graphics 📬∿ Requests are open and much appreciated! You can read the fandoms I'm in to ask for a poem, headcanons or a lil fic in English or Spanish. 🧭▬▬ poems masterlist | navigation Please do not copy, alter, or repost my work, ©pheracy 2025.

[pugh-bug]

A summerhouse au!, where both art and readers family's rent or own the same house (or diff- cause honestly they can) and get together every year just for them to bond over (that's the only time they physically see each other)

Imagine unlimited piggybacks wherever and whenever you want- even to the shortest of distance

Honestly just melts my heart thinking about it🫠😍

-🍃

Peachy Promises

Art Donaldson x reader

I’m sorry this is later than I wanted but I loved your request and may have got carried away with it! I hope you enjoy this summerhouse fic 🌻🫶🏻

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Gentle tapping of leaves against the car window woke you from your nap. Your Mum was driving the poor car a little too close to the bushes that lined the twisted paths to the Summerhouse. It had been a family tradition since you were thirteen - or twelve you couldn’t remember - to go there every July and stay for a month.

‘Excited to see Art again honey?’

The Donaldson’s officially owned the property and had for generations and their son, Art, had been your favourite aspect of Summer for years. You only saw him once a year.

‘Yeah,’ you mumbled, face cramped in-between your flat pillow and the car window. The gentle thunk of hedgerow branches hitting the car would have sent you back to sleep if you weren’t so elated to see Art again. When the two of you first met all those years before he’d mistaken you for his friend Alice and asked for you.

‘Alice? Come here, I need to show you this!’

You looked at the short, freckled blonde before you and took in his confused expression with curiosity and glee.

‘You’re not Alice…’ you were indeed not Alice but you did intrigue the boy. His parents were strict about girls - too strict. The gender had become almost entirely fantastical to him, except for Alice who was more like a sister or an annoying cousin than anything else.

‘Go on. Show me what you wanted to show her.’

The boy lead you to the gardens beyond the Summerhouse your parents were so diligently unpacking in. It was beautiful, full of sunflowers and violets but the most incredible sight was the marble statue that depicted two kissing mermaids. It was no shorter than 8 feet tall and towered over the two of you, with you being almost a foot shorter than the strange boy.

‘So pretty…’ you sighed, taking in the sight whilst the boy took in you. After a moment he outstretched his hand ‘Hey, I’m Art.’

The car incessantly moaned for more fuel until you reached the car park and stopped. No one announced ‘We’re here’ because the three of you all knew. You wiped the sleep from your eyes and reached for your beaten up suitcase, the same one you’d used all of those years ago, and looked for Art. Just like the last year and the year before that and the year before that, Art was waiting impatiently by the peach tree. It never stopped growing, in fact it had grown so unruly and proud that it obstructed the Summerhouse mailbox entirely. The fresh scent was worth it.

‘Y/N!’ Art grinned as you left the car, dropping your case as you ran towards each other. Your parents knew the drill. It was the same every Summer. ‘I’ve missed you so much.’ He mumbled into your shoulder, as your parents retreated to their wing of the house. You inhaled Art’s shampoo as his soft curls tickled your cheek, he always smelt of pure Summer in a bottle. It was a hot day.

‘I’ve missed you too!’ Before you could get your case Art was grabbing you, pulling you onto his back. ‘Come on, I’ll carry you.’ Piggybacks were also apart of the yearly drill. You’d both expected him to stop years ago but he never did, Art revelled in carrying you around. It made him feel childish and gleeful, like the two of you had been at 12 - like he hoped the two of you could still be around each other.

Art carried you to your room, which had in the last three years been changed to the one next to his own, and set you down by the bed. The waft of air-con cooled your warm skin. ‘You gonna unpack?’ He gestured to your bulging suitcase but you shook your head. ‘Nah, can we do something fun? I’ve had the shittiest week.’

The Summerhouse visits had began to bring you and your parents closer but ironically, and this was entirely the blondes fault, you never spent less time together than those months. July had become a time for your parents to ‘focus on their marriage’ (whatever that means) and for you to see your best friend.

‘Wanna go swimming?’

Your eyes brightened at the suggestion, you loved swimming more than anything and the heat was palpable. ‘Your parents fixed the pool?’ Art simply nodded, while you frantically looked for the bathing suit you hoped you’d packed. You had. Forever the gentleman, Art left you alone to get dressed but the second you were back he was piggybacking you to the pool outside.

‘Cannon ball or graceful dive?’ You asked, doing your best Olympic swimmer stance. Art tried not to stare too hard at you in your red swimsuit, tried not to think too hard about how much older the two of you were but what his parents had said about your friendship being ‘too important to ruin’. He replied ‘Graceful dive.’

As the cool water enveloped your streamline body, you smiled. The oppressive heat couldn’t reach your sanctuary in the Donaldson pool, god it felt good to be back. Art jumped in after you, taking off his shirt before performing his own graceful dive. ‘Few years ago you’d have said cannon ball.’ You squeezed the excess water out of your nose to punctuate your sentence, feeling the water in your hair drip down your neck. ‘You’ve grown up.’ Art watched the droplets - fascinated for a moment before he frowned at your beaming face. He didn’t want to grow up. Art looked around, taking in the idyllic views: the freshly mowed grass, poppies and ivy coated red brick. ‘My parents are selling this place.’

Your smile dropped.

‘You’re not serious? Why?’

‘I’m going Stanford in September. They only kept this place for me.’

‘You weren’t gonna come back for Summer?’

‘Will you?’

That stung but he was right, in fact you’d been considering going as far as Boston University. Suddenly the water didn’t feel refreshing and the sky didn’t appear so blue.

‘You’ll come back right?’ Art asked, watching you shove your bags into your parents car. ‘Of course,’ You grinned. ‘My parents love it here- I love it here. Might even become a regular thing.’

The boy lit up at that, pulling you into a tight hug. He was the first boy to properly hug you. ‘I’ll be here.’ Was all he said.

‘I’m proud of you Art,’ you smiled weakly, brushing his wet hair off of his forehead as the two of you bobbed in the water. He looked his age, Art had never looked his age. ‘Stanford. It’ll be amazing.’ You meant it, he’d always been an excellent tennis player. He’d thrashed you in too many matches to count, you thought your defeats were some of his favourite moments. Tennis had always been his biggest love. There was no doubt in your mind that he’d be somebody one day, somebody worth telling your friends you knew. ‘I know Art Donaldson.’ Well…you knew Art Donaldson.

He didn’t fail to notice the defeat in your eyes, although your belief in him had always given him hope so your words were everything. Your fingers hesitated to leave his soft skin. ‘Y/N,’ you traced his features with your eyes. Remembering. ‘I need to tell you something and I - I think you might already know.’

‘I know.’

Blush coated his cheeks as Art waited with an intense stare for your next move. He didn’t know what would hurt him more, to have you for a Summer and never again or to have never had you at all.

Before he could speak your hands were cradling his face and pulling his lips to yours. He tasted like peaches. Neither of you said a word as Art’s hands ran down your waist, trying to get closer to you through the drenched swimsuit while he hummed into your kiss. You couldn’t quite explain it but you felt the mermaid statue was watching over the two of you, it too knowing that you’d always miss the boy who gifted you those Summers.

Masterlist

[forabeatofadrum]

2024 Writing Round-Up

It's the last SSS/WW for the year and I have nothing to share, since I finished Ever After and am not itching to start something new (and I'm back on my Persona bullshit). Luckily, @that-disabled-princess tagged me in this writing round-up, so I am doing that instead. Please enjoy my bespoke banner.

I posted 10 works on AO3, with three being WIPs. I have published 85,165 words in 2024. Oh boy, let's get into it under the cut

I did actually publish stuff in January and February, but those were multichaptered things, and I am putting the works in the months I finished them/last updated them.

So, with that said, let's start in March!

MARCH 🪻

February Friday Event 2024 (Radio Silence, gen, WIP)

I have written 2 of the 4 prompts for the February Friday event. I started the other two, but I just.... haven't finished them. I should. I liked what I have written for it. Completing this fic wasn't a priority and it shows. Oof.

吃了吗? (Glee, Tike, 1.564 words)

Part of the series that explores the Asianness in Glee, and yes, it was me projecting on Tina again. Tina feels disconnected from her Korean heritage due to her adoption. Oop. I really, really liked this one and I think it's one of the best titles of the year. Yes, the title is Chinese, not Korean, since it mostly takes place in a Chinese restaurant. Mutual, 你吃饭了吗？

APRIL ❤️

All of me loves all of you (Class, Charlie/Matteusz, 2.598 words)

A story idea that I have had for years and I'm glad I finally wrote it down. Charlie is an alien, gasp! And he only looks human. In this fic, he shows Matteusz his alien self and reflects on his human disguise. I'm really, really happy with this one and it's one of the reasons that my love for Class reawakened this year.

MAY 🌻

Just Some Guy (Carry On, Snowbaz + Matt/Leslie, 15.664 words)

HONESTLY ONE OF THE BEST THINGS I HAVE EVER WRITTEN, if I may so myself. It's Snowbaz's 7.25's canon years at Watford from the perspective of someone who doesn't give a shit about them. I fucking love this fic. I fucking love MCD (Matt Christopher Davis) and I loved writing how disinterested he is in the whole Chosen One shenanigans. It makes for a fun fic, but it also makes sense if you look at the state of the world. So many people keep living ordinary lives while weird shit happens, and MCD is just ordinary. He's just some guy.

JULY 🌼

Find My Way (Legally Blonde, gen, 1.358 words)

I was on a Christian Borle binge during the summer, so I rewatched the musical Legally Blonde and this fic is a missing scene. Vivian realises what is happening and decides to break up with Warner and back-up Elle. I think it's neat.

OCTOBER 😺

What's in the name? (Glee, multi, WIP)

The first multichaptered installment of my Asianness in Glee series and it's all about names. It's partially me trying to make sense of some of Glee's choices, and me lifting from my life again. I have published Wes and Yu-Jin's and Tina's chapters. The one for Blaine is not written and I have started the one with Mike and Tina. I'm struggling with the latter, especially since I don't really understand Mike's circumstances either.

Ljubili se (Glee, Klaine, WIP)

Ah, yes, the fic that I love but also regret. I've started it for the 2023 Klaine December Challenge. I am just stuck on it, even though I have cool stuff written for it. I just don't know what to do with this one, to be honest. I want to finish it, but I have also realised that I don't like writing it anymore because I am so stuck on it. I am waiting for the inspiration to strike and for my passion to be re-ignited, because do I regret it? I also like writing it when I am writing it. And I am excited to share what I have for later chapters. There's a lil moment where Cooper tries to flirt with Denise and Quinn and Blaine are standing there like🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️. I will see where this fic will take me, I guess.

The Mars fic (Glee, Klaine, 56 words)

An inside joke that is a sequel to an inside joke! BOOP! I peaked here.

DECEMBER 🕯️

All's fair in love and war (Class, Charlie/Matteusz + Matteusz & Quill, 16.646 words)

The story that deserves better, since it has, like, 9 hits, but hey, that is what happens when you write for a small fandom. Which is a shame, cause this is also one of the best things I have written this year and I also enjoyed it a lot. I loved delving into the morality of the show Class through Matteusz, who is a middle man in-between two people with extreme conflicting opinions. And he loves both of them. Please watch Class, and read my fic after that!

Ever After (Glee, Klaine, 30.624 words)

The fic for the 2024 Klaine December Fanworks Challenge, which I did finish! Blaine is living in the kingdom of Daltonia, and Kurt is stranded in this place, so Blaine tries to help him get home.... to another world. I had a lot of fun, especially since I stopped Ljubili se for it, and it reminded how much I love writing Klaine. I also liked my world building here. I just think it is neat. I really enjoyed this one. I think I left some things open, since I didn't have room for more, but December was Ever After thought almost 24/7.

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[vettelsdarling]

hi i love your instagram aus!!!

i was wondering if you could do an instagram au private relationship between charles x singer! reader (face claim blackpink rose) on their summer break but they get caught by fans and paparazzi?

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮

Lissie note… Really great idea!!! Love it! I’m not too into k-pop, so please excuse me if anything seems wrong with the pictures in terms of timeline stuff. Thank you, and I’m glad you enjoy the aus<3

Things to note:

I’m into rock/indie, so I don’t know much about the K-pop industry. Please don’t come for me :)

Reader is an up-and-coming but popular K-Popstar.

Reader and Charles have been dating since the beginning of the season (set in 2023)

Races are NOT in order

Pairing: Charles Leclerc x Singer!Fem!Reader

Warnings: Slight cursing?

Playlist recommendations: 𝐂𝐋𝟏𝟔, 𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐟𝐟💗

Taglist: @drugged-kitkat, @allwaysallyway

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yourusername Merci, Paris🌻💛

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user1 OHMOFMFNS HERRRR❤️❤️❤️

user2 Felt😩🙏

user3 Are you coming to the UK soon?🥰

user4 MOTHER❤️

user5 ILYSM PLSSS😭❤️

user6 So so so gorgeousss💕

user7 She’s so couquette but sophisticated and I love it

user8 AHHHH agreed❤️

user9 Please come to the US soon🤍🤍

user10 She’s been there before

user11 Yeah, I saw her last year🥰

user9 Aw no… I missed it.

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yourusername Thanks for another great time @ voguemagazine

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user1 How can anyone be THIS gorgeous.

user2 Exactly. How do people actually have the nerve to call her a gold digger…

user3 Wait what???

user4 People did WHAT?!

user1 ummm wtf?

user5 @ user2 is right. Fans of this boy group keep bashing her because they were seen together at a literal K-pop event…

user6 Doesn’t it make sense for her to be at the same expo though…💀 like she didn’t come for that one guy. She came for us…😭😭😭

user5 literally

user7 idk what all this drama in the comments is, but you’re so pretty❤️

user8 Vogue better feature her again😩🤍

user9 Did anyone see her interview with cosmo? She’s literally so polite and cute🥰

user10 I SAW IT🫶

user11 I don’t believe all the rumours that she’s dating some random boy group guy… she’s clearly ours.

user12 Agreed🙏

user13 I can’t wait for her to go on Jimmy Fallon🥳

user14 It’s actually gonna be so fun

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charles_leclerc It’s race week again❤️🤍

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user1 Let’s goooo #tifosi❤️🤍

user2 Please no Monaco curse again😭😭😭

user3 It won’t happen this year❤️

user4 I’m a max fan but I actually hope Leclerc wins this one

user5 same

user6 ANY K-POP FANS HERE???

user7 I thought I was the only one who noticed

user8 Guys it’s so clearly just her following him cause he’s famous or whatever. Besides, he has a lot of followers who are in the K-pop industry lol

user9 @ user8 has a point lmao

user10 yeah, @ otherkpopuser also follows him. You guys gotta calm down💀

user11 Home race let’s gooo❤️

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yourusername Break👒🧸

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francisca.cgomes Gorgeous🤍

yourusername ❤️❤️❤️

user1 Okay so nobody is going to question why an f1 wag is in the comments…

user2 because it’s not that deep

user3 The break she deserves❤️❤️❤️ HAVE FUN🥰

user4 I can’t wait for more summer posts from her🥳

user5 I loved your set in Paris❤️ Please come back soon🫶

user6 Come to Spain pleaseeeee🙏

user7 Oooo where is this???

user8 I think she said on her story that she was in Monaco

user9 Ugh I would love to go there just to see her😭❤️

user10 Monaco is so great😩 I wanna go

user11 This is the break she deserves after her hard work❤️

user12 I thought she’d maybe go back to Korea for a little over break

user13 It’s her own choice… she doesn’t have to

user14 Sooo pretty

user15 I desperately NEED her to come to Australia😭😭😭

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sportsgoscentral Famous Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc, was caught with a girl this week… who might that be👀

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user1 Wait WHAT🧍‍♀️

user2 idk… that could literally be anyone. It doesn’t look like Charles…

user3 It’s definitely him. Look at his hair.

user4 I’m slowly waving goodbye to my parasocial relationship😭

user5 STOPPP WHAT IS THIS

user6 Aw that’s cute🥰 Wish we knew who it was though!!

user7 wait… isn’t that… @ yourusername

user8 who?

user7 pretty famous K-pop idol

user8 Ohhh, she’s really pretty though

user9 so all blonde girls are suddenly her?

user7 no, I’m just saying it seems like her bc she’s in Monaco rn

user10 Whoever she is, she’s so lucky ughhh

user11 For real

user12 What happened to giving people personal space😃

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charles_leclerc Next stop: Japan✈️🇯🇵

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user1 such a random vacation spot but I dig it

user2 I bet Yuki is his tour guide

user3 that’d be funny

user4 Wait what’s in Japan?

user5 Idk, he’s just on break somewhere new ig?

user6 Can’t wait for a Japan photo dump🥰

user7 Not everyone thinking he’s going cause of @ yourusername 😭😭😭

user8 OMGGGG I FORGOT SHE’S BACK FROM HER BREAK AND IN JAPAN RNNN

user9 I am flabbergasted

user10 guys it’s a coincidence chill pls

user11 idk… doesn’t seem like a coincidence to me👀

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yourusername Thank you so much for all the chants! I love you all in Japan❤️ Can’t wait to come again🧸

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francisca.cgomes Loved it❤️ Will go to your next🫶

yourusername Can’t wait to see you again🥰❤️

user1 MOTHER😩❤️

user2 SHE ONLY RESTED FOR 2 WEEKS AND IS ALREADY BACK😭😭😭

user3 She’s so amazing🤍 I love her so much😭

user4 I LOVED THE SHOWWW COME BACK SOON~

user5 She’s so mother😩🙏

user6 ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS🥰

user7 I literally love everything abt her

user8 Where’s she going next?

user9 The US I think?

user10 Wait what???

user11 No she isn’t. That’s next month.

user12 Yeah, she’s going to Korea next and then the US

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charles_leclerc Japan was amazing❤️🇯🇵

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user1 A GIRL A GIRL A GIRL

user2 OMG THE SECOND PIC

user3 CHARLES WHO IS THATTTT

user4 New wag alert?

user5 Every K-pop fan KNOWS that the rumours are true and that’s @ yourusername

user6 New fav wag🥰

user7 I need to see them togetherrrr

user8 Omg that’s her?! She is BEAUTIFUL😩

user9 She’s literally my fav<3

user8 I’m gonna start listening to her

user9 If he’s going to the states next, it’s definitely @ yourusername

user10 It’s so convenient though, because he has the Miami gp next month🥳

user11 Isn’t she going to NYC though???

user12 Yeah she is

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wagsf1 @ yourusername in the paddock today in Miami✨

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user1 IT’S OFFICIAL🥰

user2 She is SO PRETTY AND CUTEEEE

user3 Her and Charles make the cutest couple on the grid by a HUMONGOUS margin.

user4 Literally

user5 Wait… but wasn’t she spotted in Formula 2???!

user6 Leclerc watches Arthur and she probably tagged along

user5 Oh yeah that makes sense

user7 I can’t believe she’s juggling her career and supporting Charles at the same time😭 What a gem🤍

user8 He literally hit the jackpot with this one

user9 I’m so jealous of him but also jealous of her😭😭😭

user10 You’re literally so real for that

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yourusername Since the secret is out…🤍

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charles_leclerc ❤️

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francisca.cgomes You guysss🫶

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user1 ARE YOU FOR REAL????

user2 Wait the rumours are true?!!!😭😭

user3 We lost her💔

user4 This is pain.

user5 Can’t you just be happy for her?

user6 It’s not that deep and she doesn’t know you exist💀

user7 If my future relationship isn’t like theirs… I don’t want it..

user8 IKR😩 Look at those shadow picssss

user9 Okay but when is she actually revealing him?

user10 We literally know it’s Charles💀 He even commented😭😭😭

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charles_leclerc It’s official. She’s a procrastinator…

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yourusername I’m not…

charles_leclerc Did you pack for Italy yet? We leave tomorrow.

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user1 I love their banter already😩

user2 They’re so cute what😭❤️

user3 She looks like a literal angel

user4 My fav singer and my fav driver… dating?! This is an actual dream come true wtaf

user5 People who oppose this will have to go through me first

user6 Nobody will be dense enough💀

user7 Nah I just know someone will be pressed about this

user8 Agreed lmao💀

user6 I mean ig😭💀

user9 I can’t wait to see all of her paddock outfits!!!

user10 Same! She's already so stylish, I bet she’s gonna go all in!!!

user11 I can’t wait to see Charles at her concerts lol

user12 Somehow I can actually imagine it

user13 My fav couple❤️

REQUESTS ARE CLOSED

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩! (𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙣, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙙𝙢𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙨: 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧(𝙨) 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙩𝙮𝙥𝙚(𝙨) 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣.)

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🌻august bookshelf🌻

july recs | recs tag

I really enjoyed putting together a little fic rec list at the end of last month and decided to do it again!

🌻driving in your car by @kkpwnall - when I say the ultimate pining Steddie fic I MEAN IT. the use of the car as this sort of central, grounding force within Steve's world and the way the testing of his tether to Hawkins and the people in it plays out here is stunning, not to mention the HANDS and the ronance going on stage left and the complete and utter tenderness lying just beneath the surface. perfection I am swallowing it whole

🌻clueless by @gothbat99 - such a lovely short & sweet slice of life in the summer after they win the war, it feels SO important in its simplicity that Nancy and Robin are getting to behave like young people, all free and hopeful and discovering how to want/ be wanted. made my heart so big and warm in only 1k words like THAT !!! is so impressive, so worth your time, will make your day better guaranteed

🌻Faces Freedom with a Little Fear by @fragilecapric0rnn - literally Steve family-centric character study of all time, come swoon over big sister JJ Harrington and watch as her presence in his life creates a fullness and richness of growth and self-realization LIKE. I could bask in this world for the rest of forever and never get tired of its sincerity and depth and siblingisms, what a heart-squeezing delight from start to finish

🌻haunted hawkins by @hellsfireclub - starts with the brilliant premise of "what if it's not just Hawkins?" and RUNS with it, giving not just beautiful ruminations on both Nancy and Robin as they start a journey towards figuring out just how far the paranormal spreads and also a journey towards mutual self discovery and (: lesbianism (: READ THIS FIC.

🌻then I see you, you're walking 'cross the campus by stellarpoint (@heybluechild) - a lovely little peek at Steve and Nancy's friendship coming back together after they've come into their own a little bit and Nancy being so, so brave in coming out to him. truly this made my heart so big and full and warm i am carrying them gently in the palms of my hands

🌻this must be the place by @judasofsuburbia - JARGYLE CAMPING. the tenderness of this, the peace offered to Jonathan when he hasn't ever really known such a thing, the way they just sort of slot together and find and choose and become each other?? it's got me all soft in the heart and THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. illegal actually. I'm weak in the knees :((

🌻Young, Scrappy, & Hungry by @fragilecapric0rnn - politics ronance rivals to lovers WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?? perfect dynamics already and I can't wait to see where these girls go. the characterizations of them is so REAL despite the very different world of Washington they've been dropped into and my lesbian, TWW-loving ass is feeling soooo normal about them SO normal don't worry about it

🌻The Warmth Pulls by TheDeathsWish - I'm not fully caught up on this one yet, but it is genuinely one of the most unique AUs I've come across so I have to mention it here. It's still 1986 and it's still Hawkins, but the sci-fi overlay is switched out for more purely fantasy elements, including some very cool and beautifully revealed eccentricities and abilities of the characters. Steddie but also so hugely dependent on the ensemble of it all, which you know I eat up, I'm excited to keep working my way through this one!

P.S. if you read and enjoy any of these, please remember to tip your writers in kudos and comments!💛

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It’s “appreciate yourself” hours! Pick five pieces of writing/art that you’ve done that you love and talk about them! ❤️❤️❤️

Ahhhh okay, thank you!! 💜🌻 I finally have a free moment (aka work is slow) so I'm going to work on drafting this out :) I have far too much art I'm proud of—I'm at a stage in my progress right now where I think my art looks pretty awesome. So this list will be stuff from my Greatest Hits collection on AO3. In order of oldest to newest, I think:

incandescently happy

An LU post-adventure work, one of the first longer fics I posted. I released one chapter a day over the summer of 2022, so a lot of the notes have something about my day in them. It's about 30k all told.

I absolutely adored expanding on what the boys might do after the whole LU adventure happens (though I did forget about the fact that I think Time and Malon have a kid during this time!) This work features some proto-Shatterproof stuff, like Wind having a prosthetic leg and Four starting to specialize in crafting prosthetics/disability aids. I gave Hyrule longer hair and a job making maps for the royal family. Legend got another adventure but also started a magic garden/orchard, which pulls in more business than Ravio's stuff. Four and his grandpa adopted a single mother and her two kids. Man I went off with some of these headcanons. I've always considered writing more in this world, but I think it stands very well on its own. Maybe someday I might revisit and rewrite it with some of my new skills. :)

Rise and Shine and Fall

Whumptober 2022, focused entirely on LU! Guys this thing is almost 78k. I realize now that most people pre-plan or pre-write for things like Whumptober, but I wrote these one by one every day, which was extra-hard because I had both college classes and a day job at the time. I came up with some fun AUs, learned a lot about writing (especially whump), and proved to myself that I can do hard things like this!! I've adored doing daily challenges since, though I haven't done it in a while. I look forward to this year's whumptober though!

I really like the table of contents in the first chapter—it makes things easy to find. I know individual works are probably more accessible, but I was still getting to know AO3, and those big numbers are fun. XD I have a hard time picking favorites, because I really went off on these, but I'd say a couple of them are:

Chp 3, "Right Here" about Sky

Chp 7, "Proof of Life" about Four and Shadow

Chp 18, "I'm onwy a babey :(" about Wind

Chp 21, "6:13" about Hyrule and Time

Chp 26, "Silence is Golden" about Wild

Chp 31-32, "The Worst Thing About Earth" about Legend, but kind of more specifically the rewrite/expansion I did last year... haha...

The Marvelous Misadventures of Wind and His Merry Band or Maybe-Human Heroes

It's been a while since I updated this story (56k, 6/8 chapters), but it's constantly on my mind. I've started chapter 7 twice, and I know what I want to happen, but I am easily distracted by the siren call of some other whump fics. XD

I freaking love this story, though. I really want to finish it. It's kind of an... experiment? I guess? I want to get published someday, and I picture myself writing middle-grade novels. This story is sort of my attempt to hit that tone. Also I just love Wind so so so much. Let him be cool!!

Blood-Sucker's Guide to High School

56k Four Swords completed story! I wrote this in a frenzy of like two or three weeks, then took another two to edit. It takes plot points from a vampire novel I enjoyed and twists and applies them to a story about Shadow and the Four Swords manga boys. I'm very proud of what I accomplished here, and that it's a complete story! I think it worked out really well. I learned a lot about plotting and handling larger stories, and it helped that I had the half-remembered structure of an existing novel to use as training wheels.

I love the worldbuilding in this story! The premise is that Shadow is an evil soulless vampire from a (rather abusive, not that he sees it) family of the same, but then he gets the ability to walk in the sunshine. He's assigned to go to high school for a while to get a feast for the vampire gala, but meanwhile he's developing a conscience and getting very attached to these human boys. I think I did a good job. I love rereading this, every scene is just so fun! :)

Counterbalance

55k exactly of a stupid LU darks AU. This started life as a series of oneshots and then the plot progressively got more and more convoluted and I love these stupid boys so much. The plot is very much not tight, in contrast to Blood-Sucker's Guide, but I learned a lot about how I write and how I like to plan with this one, too.

The characters are stupid and the plot is just kinda silly and there is both a bathhouse scene AND a spa scene. Legend blows up multiple things, my lovely nasty little Dark Links need smacks and therapy, and Prince has a legitimately emotional moment at the end. I love how it turned out, it's like an ugly little stuffed animal I made and hug until the eyes pop out.

That's five but I would be extremely remiss if I did not also mention something from Shatterproof:

The Incredible Shrinking Chain

About 10k, this is entry 31/68 in my series Shatterproof, which is a close-canon AU in which each of the boys has a different physical disability. This series also plays into my publishing ambitions, because whatever I publish will very likely have some disability representation. I'm rather passionate about it, actually! Shatterproof is close to my heart, and I'm so honored that so many people seem to love it too. :) I need to work on the next entry again!!

This entry in particular is so much fun. In it, the whole Chain sans Four is stuck mouse-sized, and Four has to travel out to Twilight's castle with them to get Dusk to help break the curse. They all have to figure out how to navigate while tiny, and Four pulls some very silly stunts. I love them.

Anyway, there's my list!! I've written a lot over the last like two and a half years, and I'm so so glad that I get to be here and part of this community. The LU fandom as a whole (or at least the parts I've seen!) is so welcoming and positive and I try to give back where I can! I'm going to suggest looking through my bookmarks and ultimate rec list collection to find some new favorites from some very talented authors! :) (oof I need to update the collection soon!! I've been seeing some awesome stuff!)

[balkanlila]

Took me way too long to find your blog, only to find out I follow you from my new one (embarrassing), but the last url that I could remember was @clarasamelia and that seemed to be gone! Anyway, hi 👋 FRIEND??? Mais here <3333

So so much has changed (after I scrolled in your blog, seems like the same goes to you too). But also you're still like the coolest person on here? Consistency >>>>>>

What has been going on with you (I accept essays, even books). I am at my second year of uni, and I remember the last piece of writing I shared on my old blog (grieving) was how scary it was to move on??? I may have unlocked a whole new mais like a 100 times in the past two years. I have never been surrounded with people who get me as much as now. People who are really cool and interesting and I love it!!!!

Music taste kinda changed too! I'd love to hear about yours. To make the task easier, what are the songs you've been obsessed with this week?

Lastly, I hope you have a great day. During the mysterious disappearance, I was behind always rooting for you and knowing you've got everything that comes your way! I know you're amounting to great things and you're already there! Have a great day and a great life my genius friend!!!

Mais, I am genuinely so close to crying right now, I feel like a piece of my soul has returned to me...🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 I deeply relate to unlocking an endless number of new selves over the years, but receiving this ask made me remember the person I used to be when I first created this blog and that person has such a big place in her heart for you. Many things have changed in my life since you've been gone as well, I can say with certainty that the most prominent difference is finding ways to enjoy living, ways that seemed almost impossible for me before. I am still crazy about music and medicine, so I suppose some things have remained the same, but I'm so happy to hear we've been on a parallel journey in spite of the distance. I am at my second year of uni as well!🥹🧡

I have missed sharing music with you so tremendously much... Here are some tracks I've been looping lately:

I love you!!!!! It's so good to have you back here!!!🥹🌻☀️💫

[uboottraummann]

I'm selling keychains of my Ukrainian OCs Tetyana and Oleksiy (7.35€/$8 each). I do not profit from sales of these keychains. Each keychain costs (approximately) 2.94€ ($3.20) to produce and Etsy takes 7% of all profits. Whatever proceeds are left after production costs and fees all go to ENGin. If you're not interested in purchasing a keychain but you'd still like to donate to ENGin, I would recommend donating to ENGin directly to avoid third-party fees.

About ENGin: ENGin is a Ukrainian nonprofit that provides free, accessible English instruction to students in Ukraine. In 2020, Ukrainian-American Katerina Manoff recognized that many students, despite earning high grades, struggled with spoken English due to limited conversation practice. To bridge this gap, she founded ENGin, connecting Ukrainian learners with online volunteers for real-life conversations. Since then, ENGin has helped over 29,000 students with the support of 26,000 volunteer teachers.

Why volunteer?: It doesn’t matter where you’re from, how old you are, or whether English is your first language. As long as you can speak English fluently, you can volunteer as a teacher at ENGin. When I joined ENGin at 14, I was living in Italy and still spoke English with a German accent—but I was fluent, and that was enough to make a difference. Over the past three years as a teacher and ambassador, ENGin has completely changed my life. I’ve deepened my understanding of Ukrainian culture, made lasting friendships, and seen firsthand the impact of this program. ENGin makes English instruction more affordable and accessible for tens of thousands of Ukrainian students—students who might not otherwise have the opportunity due to financial barriers, poor schooling, COVID-19, or the war. When you support ENGin, you support the next generation of Ukraine.

Note:

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🌻I have received ENGin's permission to 1. run this fundraiser and 2. use their logo.

About Tetyana and Oleksiy!

Tetyana is a 16-year-old gymnasium student from the Vinnytsia, an Oblast in central Ukraine. She's from a farming family, and although she enjoys raising livestock and growing produce, Tetyana's real passion lies in art. She loves to paint the pastures, rivers, and forests of her country. In the Summer, she and Oleksiy stay at her grandmother's dacha spend the long-months painting wildflowers. Oleksiy is a 17-year-old university student from Mykolaiv, an Oblast in Southern Ukraine. His father is an instructor for Ukraine's traditional dance, the Hopak. Oleksiy's dream is to become the first world-renowned, professional Hopek dancer. He's pursuing a degree in Ukrainian studies, and his hobbies include swimming and bothering Tetyana.

[kirsicca]

Wow it's been six weeks since I was last active! Don't worry, not planning on abandoning simblr or anything, I just haven't been on sims mood for some time and other things have kept me busy.

I'm in the middle of my summer holiday and I've really taken my time to recover from work, which means I have basically just been chilling and forgetting every responsibility that I have! 💗

I've been having some internal pressure about finishing my stories and making cc so I've stayed away from simblr because of that (except for some casual lurking, you know) until creating content feels fun again for me and not just a chore. I've been playing the game during this hiatus and I'm really excited about the new ep, but I'm just so tired of updating cc all the time so I've been playing the game sort of vanilla-ish with just a few mods and I've been enjoying it a lot more than I expected!

I'll be fully back eventually when I feel like it, but I just wanted to give a little check on how things are going in my end! Love you all and keep creating amazing things! 🌻

[wexhappyxfew]

shannon!! so i’m a little late to the show BUT i would love alllll the backstory for judy!! i love her sosososo much and will enjoy anything you want to share about her!! tysm 🫶🏻🌻

jj!!!! hi and HELLOOOOO!!!!! i will *happily* spill all i can about some judy background! my sweet bean! i fear im about to yap and there’s no stopping haha! THANK YOU! <3

JUDY R. RYBINSKI

(b. 1922) AGE: 21

Judith R. Rybinski, better known as Judy by her crew, joins the USAAF at the age of 20, in order to get out of the life she grew up in, get some experience in the world, and to do something for the war effort. From the little town of Hot Springs, North Carolina, she grew up in a time where there wasn't a lot of money or food on the table for their large family of 9. This lifestyle really harbored the need for building the foundations of determination, grit and resilience. As one of the oldest of all her siblings, with her father and mother constantly doing whatever they could to bring in as much money as they could, Judy found herself constantly in the position of taking care of her siblings - whether it was waking them up, preparing a meal, getting them out of the door to school, or putting them to bed.

Alongside this, she was helping in any way she could to take care of the struggling family-farm that had been there for generations. This included livestock, crops, and taking what they could from the farm to sell at the market whenever they could. Judy found herself out-of-place when she'd have to go to school, seeing herself compared to the other girls in town - their pretty dresses, delicious-looking lunches, the books they had at their disposal. She would always say that she was lucky to have what she had - a family that worked hard, a family that cared for her and each other, plenty of siblings and experiences and stories to tell. Yet, she felt like she was stuck - like she'd stay on this farm and never get to leave.

A few anons and I last summer really dug into Judy's character here - especially the impacts of her background on her present character (the #judy rybinski tag is filled with this stuff! shoutout to those lovely people!). Not only did the Rybinski family not have a lot of money, leading Judy to grow up fairly poor, but she also grew up very sheltered. The oldest child of the family, Judy's older brother, Antony, was usually incredibly protective of Judy and the rest of their siblings. Whenever she went to town for her job, he'd walk her to and from, made sure she was in at curfew at night and if there were any sort of suspicious people around - Antony was usually close by.

In this way, she hasn't had a lot of experiences with love - some of my previous asks on Judy focus on her lack of romantic experiences - which really is a reflection on why she is the way she is around Rosie. We know she has a crush on him throughout a good portion of first meeting him and interacting with him, and we see how she really doesn't know what to do with these feelings long after. But they're there and she feels them and they are incredibly real to her.

I suspect for Judy this has a lot to do with growing up in the South in the 1930s, combined with the changing times, a woman's role, and a man's perspective of that. The It's Your Fight Too posters hung up around town pulled her towards the war (along with many other women just like her). Her parents were most hesitant if anything; Antony was more supportive, but cautious - his 20-year-old sister wanting to fight in a war?

A lot of surface-level characteristics of Judy focus on her joy, her happiness, her hope and usual 'cup half-full mentality'. But underneath that is a lot of foundations we've previously explored, that have since been built up because of her childhood and upbringing. She's mentally very strong, especially being one of the youngest of the Silver Bullets crew, and always is one of the first people to look on the positive side. This coincides with her constant will to live. When she was younger, her father had taught her and Antony how to do just about anything they needed to survive in the wilderness. She knows how to shoot multiple types of guns (thanks to hunting with her dad and Antony - leading to her roll as a turret gunner), along with stake a tent, strip different animals for food, start a fire, go fishing, and equally be resourceful. Her father grew up in Appalachia all his life and really took these qualities and instilled them into his own children.

Having the presence of her father and mother, though stressed and working as much as they could when she was a child, really helped to allow her to grow, even in hard times. She had a trusting and loving family and sometimes, you don't always hear these types of stories from those struggling. But with Judy, it allowed her to take those steps away from home, to experience something new as well as meet new people!

Through developing Judy and the other Silver Bullets girls, there's the slightly fleshed-out backstory of how each of the SB girls came to be on the crew. Of course, before Annie Bradshaw, there was Captain Birdie Faulkner who handpicked the crew in training. And when it came to turret ball gunner, Judy was one of the first picks for Birdie. It is surmised that Birdie thought Judy to be a "Young, bright, and caring young woman, who had the will to fight and survive coursing through her body, along with an underlying wildness about her that gave a hand to her survival instincts and intelligence with a gun." She also was pretty short and small - someone who could fit easily into a turret ball as well as know how to work in all at once. Judy would credit Birdie for getting her to the war there after.

What's fun about Judy is that, she's sort of become a main character herself? I didn't really expect her to, especially after I decided why not pair her with Rosie Rosenthal? But, she's really become a character people can see themselves in, confide in, find comfort in and really want to protect with their lives. Which genuinely makes me so so happy!!! :)

I could absolutely go into even more depth with any part of this backstory for Judy, but she's been such a pleasure and joy to write. And thank you to everyone who has loved on her and willed yourself to protect her! <3 I TOO WANT TO LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR JUDY RYBINSKI!!!! Thank you again for this ask, JJ! This was a lot of fun! :)

ALSO - Cailee Spaeny is no official face claim, but every time I see gifs or interviews of anything, I can see it as Judy. SO - that's why she appears in the little image heading above! :D

THANK YOU ALL!!!

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Our sunflowers finally started blooming yesterday… they look so beautiful!!! I love it <3🌻

Hope you guys are enjoying the last bits of summer and are looking forward for autumn just like I am

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🥂, 🌧️, 💽?

🌻 random in-character questions

🥂 "How do you celebrate you accomplishments?"

"Ohhh yes, Pluto loves to celebrate milestones with me! They'll invite me to stay the night and we have nice white wine or cider, eat crackers with different cheeses and just talk and... and we... talk..." their initial exitement falters for a moment, but they seem to snap out of it quickly. "They often give me gifts too. You should see the shawl they gave me last summer..."

kani note: irrelevant to the question but still a fun factoid: they'll never wear that shawl bc they're scared of ruining it and its so fancy and nice!

🌧️ "When outside during the rain, do you use a raincoat, an umbrella, or something else? Do you enjoy rain?"

"Oh, yik! No, no, no, and- and it's not just because rainweather is so dangerous! It's cold and wet, and there's always the horrible possibility of thunder- I don't like going out when it rains. Or winds. Wait- no- when it's windy.

But I do have a very nice raincoat and big umbrella, of course, when I have to go."

💽 "Do you collect anything? Why?"

Strong sense of hesitation falls around them and they respond slowly. "No, I don't really, frankly, no..."

kani note: they have some mild hoarding tendencies, for them related to the fear of letting things go. Pluto would probably have helped w this, but they're honestly kinda the same??? Tho for them its more, "oh but thisll come handy later". So My Moon defi just has a collection of old junk- organized mostly bc that Pluto has helped with. I would say they collect old things. They also like things other people have thrown out. Furniature, clothes, childrens toys, appliances... they live in a very frugal enviroment so its rare that someone will throw anything out that is in a good condition, but they can't help themself.