#excited to pair up frankie and cleo

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recent buys :)

[fulgurbugs]

Birthday haul 3, the final birthday haul

last but certainly not least (in fact, i saved them for last because they are my favorite of the 3 i picked up) is Monster Fest frankie! as irl unboxed photos started to be released, this because the monster fest doll i was the most excited for. i am so happy to have them in hand… this doll is so, so cute. yall.

face card! this frankie has a lot of my favorites on frankie -dark lip (this shiny metal grey… it’s probably the best lipstick color they’ve ever had.) -asymmetrical makeup (and this whole doll goes ham with the asymmetry) and…. Bangs! i love bangs on frankie… and these are really cute. the chunky streaks are similar in execution to fearidescent, but lay much nicer in saran. im also a huge, huge fan of this mostly black hair blend for frankie. it stands out so much!

screen printed detail check. a lot of frankie’s have been going ham on the trans colors, (and this one has all of them too,) but this one is loud and proud pan flag. this is a really really cute and well balanced color scheme overall.

shoe check. this frankie has these cool, disco ball heels, that have these separate yellow pieces attached to them. and also a unique leg mold! frankie’s prosthetic blends into the shoe on the side it’s on, and i think it looks cool as hell. i do love when they do something fun with the prosthetic, though in previous dolls that’s usually just been changing the color of it, so to see a whole new mold is super fun

another detail. these cute little fingerless gloves! theyre separate pieces, but they stay on very securely unless you remove the hands.

accessory check! this time we’ve got another bag, another camera, another ticket (and two ticket rolls, one of which i almost lost when unboxing bc it was so tiny, lol.) a fancy lightning bolt shaped drink cup, a black-bun hot dog, and of course, another pair of sunglasses. i do like the mold on these ones tho

with some accessories on! i have to say, i think the bag isn’t doing much for this look. it’s a little much and less cohesive than clawdeens. probably won’t display them with with it. again, as well, the glasses are cute, but i want to see their face.

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now that i’ve unboxed all of them, i had to squeeze them in somewhere. i ended up sitting frankie down on this shelf to make a little frankie corner (since that blue-haired peach riot is also a frankie… maybe i should get a little one piece franky to put with them too.)

i have to say, frankie has become easily my second fav of the g3 mh cast. them being nonbinary is an awesome change, and they’ve been getting hit dolls recently that i really love… welcome committee, when they figure out where the hell they’re releasing you… i’ll be picking you up too.

as for the monster fest pair i picked up, i really don’t have a spot or stands for them. i just have the one stand, so i decided to sit them down in the misc section on my desk

absolutely obsessed with these two. can’t wait to pick up the cleo and lagoona from the line too! (and draculaura… well, she’ll be a project doll. i think i can save her.)

ty guys for reading, if you didn’t skip my insane doll ramblings. it’s been a good birthday :D

[ratstuckinamarble]

I think the narrative problem with Clawd is he's mostly just.... there. Background characters get more wants and quirks than he has so far. That won't be a problem if you really like his design or the way he's acted, but for the people who aren't innately sold on the aesthetics and acting, it really doesn't give much to grab on to. We've had shots of Ghoulia playing viddy games with Frankie and Lagoona, Manny's been around whenever there's academics or book learning involved, heck even Heath and Spectra get enough one off lines to hint at interesting things about them and their families. Clawd though... he had that bout of being over-bro-tective... he... has been separated from his mom but isn't given a plot about pushing harder to get her back, or even standing in the way of the plan, out of fear for Clawdeen... he's new to school but Frankie's new to being ALIVE so it's hard to really make that a new interesting plot point... I've never MINDED him, still, I can't say I was ever excited to see him. Goobert being on screen got me cheering. You'd think it'd be hard not to make Clawdeen's second born but technically older long lost monster pest hunting brother an unexciting thing. So when he and Draculaura are given a pair of crushes on each other, outside of the meta appeal, it's just... meh?

(Especially compared to Clankie and how Deuce was handled- the slow hint dropping, the many hang outs and scenes together, shared personality traits they bond over, clear acts of caring and interest on both sides, Frankie and Deuce being good buddies completely separate of Cleo, the three of them getting an ep together just to SHOW how Cleo and Deuce are happily broken up and Frankie's blushing like crazy over Cleo...)

But who knows. Maybe Clawd and Draculaura will get a enough good moments going forward to smooth things over. It's not like the Monster High Generation 3 writers aren't GOOD at writing, obviously. Maybe they just focused on other stuff and this is the casualty of that. It could get better. Right?

You've made some really interesting points. Now that you say it, it really doesn't feel like he has much of a goal. While Clawdeen is constantly doing her all to get their mom back, he's mostly busy adjusting to the world, but like you said, that's already Frankie's thing.

And I've always found it strange that he isn't more upset to be separated from everyone he knew in Beheme. He's in a stressful situation! So why don't we really see him struggle? His cheery demeanor is sweet, but it's hard to buy that he'd never have his moody moments with how harsh we're supposed to believe Beheme was, and him getting separated from his mother and presumably other people. Wouldn't he worry about them not knowing what happened to him? Why do we never see that?

Something that also strikes me as odd is very much him "just being there". Because it always feels that way, despite him being someone from another dimension! But that's kinda it...? Why doesn't he get to have traits that truly make him stand out? It's a shame really, I remember being rather intrigued when he was first introduced, but that excitement fizzled away. When I think about it, I can list some traits and whatnot, but he fades into the background compared to how other characters grab your attention.

And comparing Clawd/Draculaura to other ships, they did get some level of build up, not in terms of crushing on each other (I'm hoping the show will let us know why they like each other), but we have seen them interact before this several times. But we don't know why they're friends aside from "he's Clawdeen's brother so they're in each other's vicinity". (This is actually an issue I have in general though, us not getting to see how a lot of friendships we know to be fairly recent started.) I wish a lot of the scenes they had together didn't feel so awkward. Please just make them caring about each other believable.

I am hoping to grow more fond of Clawd and less annoyed with this ship, maybe it is just a consequence of other aspects being prioritised until now. I do know the writers are capable of better things.

I'd also like to use this opportunity to clarify: I don't hate Clawd. I just think he's boring, which is doing him a disservice because I know he has the potential to be much more.

There's more I could say, but this is getting quite long. Thank you for your input anon, I appreciate how you looked for reasons he feels off to some of us. It certainly helped me collect my thoughts a little better.

[bluebelleisabelle]

More Clankie OTP questions! I love doing these and seeing other people make these, so maybe I'll make this a weekly thing 🤭 I started off with 10 questions from here, and I might continue next Tuesday, so let me know if you guys are interested in hearing me nerd out some more sjsjhsj. Also, feel free to reblog with your own ideas/add-ons, because I will guzzle that up 😩

I saw a video about something like this recently (frankiestein.monster on Tik Tok -- credit where credit is due cause their video made me laugh out loud hdhshdj). I can totally see Cleo going all out for Frankie and pairing it with a “I know it’s not a lot…” And Frankie would give Cleo something adorable and homemade like a glittery card or homemade jewelry (as they’ve done before), and Cleo would absolutely gush over it. She’d be like “omg, precious, this is so sweet🥺”. So, to answer the question, Cleo would likely go all out for Frankie, though the two of them typically prefer homemade things. That’s just the vibe I get from them, especially with Frankie making Cleo jewelry to make her feel better, like-- HOW GAY IS THAT JJJSJ

It’s tough to reach an answer; both of them would totally sleep in the other’s lap. If Cleo were to fall asleep on Frankie, Frankie would protect her with their life and almost cry because of how adorable Cleo looks dhjdj. If Frankie were to fall asleep, they would really snuggle up against Cleo (they’re such a cuddle bug), and Cleo would just let it happen. She may even use Frankie’s head as a place to rest her jewelry materials when she’s not using them djjds

Frankie, definitely JDJD. Frankie likely doesn’t understand the social rule of not entering a space half-naked. They’d walk into the living room (in an instance where they and Cleo are living together) to ask Cleo a random question that either does or doesn’t have to do with their missing clothes. They would either enter like “hey, Cleo, have you seen my shirt?” or they’d be like “hey, Cleo, do you remember when Mrs. O’Shriek’s essay is due?” And Cleo’s response would just be to look away all flustered and say “Frankie… you could have warned me” with an apparent blush on her cheeks.

Frankie would definitely spend a lot of time tackling a project or something late into the night. Cleo appreciates her beauty sleep, and would head to bed with a “don’t stay up too late” to Frankie. Frankie would spend hours looking into something or working on something in the lab, and by the time they went to bed, it would be at least 5 AM jjshsh. Expectantly, from their lack of sleep, they would wake up tired and cranky, and Cleo would just give them this look of “I told you so”.

Omg, Cleo would get so excited at the idea of making something for Frankie. But there would only be enough for one batch, and poor Cleo would end up burning the food. The acrid smell of burning food would alert Frankie, and they’d enter the kitchen with a “what’s burning?” Cleo would feel so bad about the situation that she’d ramble something like “I tried to make you dinner, but I burnt it, and I can’t make another batch, I’m sorry 🥺”. Frankie immediately rushes to reassure Cleo and is like “no darling, it’s okay.” In an effort to cheer her up, Frankie is like “hey, how about I make us some spookies, okay? We both love spookies.” And Cleo smiles and is like “thanks Frankie <3” At first, I thought Frankie would be the one to burn the food due to their inexperience in the kitchen, but now… I fully believe that they’re an absolute genius when it comes to baking. @a-dauntless-daffodil made a post highlighting this, talking about how, in an episode, Cleo was like “that’s like three-ish” when making some sort of concoction😭 Bless her soul, but keep her out of the kitchen jjsjhs

Frankie would be the first person who gets excited djhd. They would be like “Cleo, look, it’s just like us!!” and Cleo’s response would be like “eh… we’re cuter than that.”

Cleo is constantly borrowing Frankie’s letterman jacket to the point where it basically becomes hers whenever the two of them are hanging out. Frankie will go over to Cleo’s dorm, and allow Cleo to wear their jacket when they cuddle

Cleo is constantly shopping, and she has a long shopping list that she’ll sometimes accidentally forget to add some items to. She’ll call Frankie up while she’s out shopping (just to chat), they’ll be shopping together, or Cleo will come home after shopping, and Frankie is just nonchalantly like “oh yeah, did you remember [thing]?” And Cleo is just like “holy spirits!!” and runs off to buy said [thing] that she forgot djkjdj. Also, random side note, I like to imagine that Frankie offers to go out and buy things for Cleo, cause Frankie loves roaming around the different store isles and gazing at the lobsters in the seafood department at grocery stores lmao. Though the couple typically goes out shopping together (Cleo and Frankie shopping maul two-pack WHERE?! 🤨🫵) Also, I bet Cleo gives Frankie shopping hauls when she gets home, and Frankie guzzles it up JDJJ

Based on my headcanon that Frankie’s flashbacks resemble seizures (and would prohibit them from driving due to their unpredictability), Cleo definitely drives them around while Frankie gives her real-time directions on their iCoffin. They’d be driving and Frankie would be like “oh, the next turn is on your right.” And right as Cleo is turning right, Frankie would frantically be like “I meant left! I meant left!” while Cleo swerves on the road because Frankie (as much as I love them) is so bad with directions 😭

Frankie would draw Cleo while she dramatically poses like a woman in a renaissance painting. Frankie’s tongue would be sticking out with concentration, admiring how beautiful Cleo is while painting her. Occasionally, they’d be like “you’re so pretty, Cleo”. Cleo would blush upon hearing this, resulting in Frankie looking up and down between their painting and Cleo and adding more blush to Cleo’s cheeks sjksjs. They’d be like “huh, I forgot to add blush”, absolutely oblivious to the fact that their words are what caused the blush to appear on Cleo’s cheeks. And Cleo would also only have eyes for Frankie while she watches them paint her. She would probably find their concentrating face really cute hjjsjhs

[monsterhighdiaries]

Ghoulia’s Mad Science Notebook - Entry 1

Today was the dreaded "Choosing of Partners for Group Projects," although it could just be me who dreads it. I guess it is because there always seems to be a fight to see who gets to be my partner. I suppose that is an arrogant thing to write, but it is true. In some ways, it is flattering; in other ways, not so much. Even Manny Taur goes out of his way to be nice to me. He is not exactly good at it, but he does try. Mr. Hackington decided this year to try and mitigate the chaos by putting all our names into a skull and drawing them out two at a time. There was some complaining about this new development until he finally said, "You gets what you gets, and you don't pitch a fit!" My parents used to tell me that when I was a little ghoul, well, probably not exactly the way Mr. Hackington said it, but he got his point across. Regardless, at least it keeps me from having to say "yes" to one classmate and "no" to the rest.

Cleo complained the loudest about the new system until our names got pulled as partners...sigh...I love Cleo, and she is my beast friend ever, but I was really hoping for...well, it does not matter. He got paired up with Frankie, and I am sure they will do just fine. Normally, having Cleo as a partner means...it means the extra credit work I usually do when I am working on a project by myself seems to be enough for both of us to get an "A". Cleo's main functions include reminding me to do things I have already done and calling Deuce to bring us lunch or lattes. Not that I complain too much about that, and Deuce does have a way of keeping Cleo focused. She also insists on giving the final presentation, which usually goes well since she does command attention. This time though, our assignment is to research the Science of Perfume, and then our final project will be to create our very own fragrance. I must say I was completely surprised by Cleo's enthusiasm for the project. I am not sure whether to be excited or frightened by this development.

[pintsizemama]

First off…Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am so excited that I have 400 wonderful followers! You all mean the world to me! Thanks for putting up with all my bullshit ramblings! So, it’s time for a bit of a celebration!

Pick three characters from the list below and I will pair them with the Reader for a fun little polyamorous story! I’m mixing it up a bit here and offering characters outside the Pedro fandom too! (I highlighted Pedro’s characters to make it easier though) Feel free to request specifics for the Reader as well as the tone of the story (angst, smut, fluff, etc). I’ve divided the list of characters by fandom, but you can mix and match however you want!

You can request someone not on the list, but I may not be able to do it if I am unfamiliar with them. (Though, I can do any Pedro character not listed for sure!) But it’s worth a try!

I’ll take requests through the end of the week! Tagging anyone I think may be interested…feel free to reblog and spread the word!

Narcos

Javier Peña

Steve Murphy

Horacio Carrillo

Mandalorian

Din Djarin

Boba Fett

Paz Vizsla

Cobb Vanth

Triple Frontier

Frankie Morales

Will Miller

Benny Miller

Santiago Garcia

Game of Thrones

Oberyn Martell

Ellaria Sand

Jon Snow

Daenerys Targaryen

Khal Drogo

(Shit, I could write for practically anyone on this show)

Other Pedro Characters

Dave York

Ezra

Jack Daniels

Pero Tovar

Marcus Pike

Max Phillips

Marcus Moreno

Comandante Veracruz

Marvel

Loki

Thor

Bucky Barnes

Steve Rogers

Sam Wilson

DC

Diana Prince/Wonder Woman

Bruce Wayne/Batman

Clark Kent/Superman

Arthur Curry/Aquaman

Maxwell Lord

Suicide Squad

Rick Flag

Harley Quinn

Robert DuBois/Bloodsport

Cleo Cazo/Ratcatcher 2

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[mhdiaries]

Classroom Cleo de Nile & Ghoulia Yelps Mad Science Class Journal

Today was the dreaded “Choosing of Partners for Group Projects” although it could just be me that dreads it. I guess it is because there always seems to be a fight to see who gets to be my partner. I suppose that is an arrogant thing to write but it is true. In some ways it is flattering in other ways, not so much. Even Manny Taur goes out of his way to be nice to me. He is not exactly good at it, but he does try. Mr. Hackington decided this year to try and mitigate the chaos by putting all our names into a skull and drawing them out two at a time. There was some complaining about this new development until he finally said, “You get what you gets and you don’t pitch a fit!” My parents used to tell me that when I was a little ghoul, well probably not the way Mr. Hackington said it but he got his point across. Regardless, at least it keeps me from having to say “yes” to one classmate and “no” to the rest. 

Cleo complained the loudest about the new system until our names got pulled as partners... sigh... I love Cleo and she is my beast friend ever but I was really hoping for... well it does not matter. He got paired up with Frankie and I am sure they will do just fine. Normally having Cleo as a partner means... it means the extra credit work I usually do when I am working on a project by myself seems to be enough for both of us to an “A”. Cleo’s main functions include reminding me to do things I have already done and calling Deuce to bring us lunch or lattes. Not that I complain too much about that, and Deuce does have a way of keeping Cleo focused. She also insists on giving the final presentation, which usually goes well since she does command attention. This time though our assignment is to research the Science of Perfume, and then our final project will be to create our very own fragrance. I must say that I was completely surprised by Cleo’s enthusiasm for the project. I am not sure whether to be excited or frightened by this development. 

Finally a project worthy of my royal attention! I must say on past projects I have allowed Ghoulia to do the dragon’s share of the work but this is something I can really get my bandages wrapped around. When we still lived in Egypt, before “the difficulties”, one of my jobs was to oversee the royal perfumers. Nefera used to tell me that it was a job reserved for “a princess who would never become queen” but I didn’t care. While Nefera was in some dreadfully boring meeting about how much grain would be harvested for the year or where to build the next royal monument, I would go down and meet the trade caravans. They would be loaded with spices, oils and exotic flowers from the South and East, and the air was always filled with their fragrance. The royal perfumers and I would choose the best of everything to be had, then they would take the ingredients back to their perfumery and work their magic. I always wanted to join them as they cooked, ground and mixed the different ingredients to make perfume and scented oils, but this was looked upon as a task beneath a princess, so I could only watch. Now that I have a chance to get my hands dirty, so to speak, I can’t wait to get started. 

I have been pleasantly surprised by Cleo’s contributions to our project. She has really taken the dragon by the horns and unlike past projects together, I have had to “run” to keep up with her. Her enthusiasm and deadication to the project are quite refreshing and she has filled my in box with recipes and suggestions. So for the first time in, well, ever, I am feeling like the “weak link” in an academic setting. I find myself not entirely liking it, which makes me feel just a tiny bit selfish and unneeded. Yes, I know that this is completely illogical, but what if it becomes a habit? Will I lose my place in the group if my brainpower is no longer needed?... #DepressingThought

Ghoulia seems to be off her game lately. Usually she’s the zombie equivalent to a ball of energy when it comes to these projects, but lately she’s gone completely passive on me. It’s starting to scare me, and not in a good way. I admit to being more than a bit self-absorbed, but I can always tell when something is really wrong with one of my friends. I asked her what was wrong, and she said she was fine. I know better than to press her on it, or she’ll just retreat into her brain’s fortress of solitude and not come out for days. I suppose I’ll just wait until she’s ready to talk, but I really want her input. She’s my beast friend, and I want us to have fun together on this project. 

I told my mom I did not feel well today and stayed home from school. It was not a lie, but it was not because of a physical ailment, either. Cleo called me several times, but I chose not to answer my iCoffin. I mostly stayed in bed and then I thought maybe I really was getting sick since I did not feel like eating and could not generate enough excitement to read the newest issue of Dead Fast. Apparently my absence was noted, and the cavalry descended on my house after school. I heard the doorbell ring and then I heard the front door open. The voices of Cleo, Frankie, Lagoona, Draculaura and Clawdeen all called out to my mother, “We’re here!” I could smell the aroma of baking cookies drifting out of the kitchen - I thought she gave in to my request to stay home a little too easily. They all headed to the kitchen except for Cleo. I heard her heading down the hall toward my room - I knew it was Cleo because she has a very distinctive gait. She got to my door, knocked once and walked in. “All right, ghoul friend, what, in the name of Bast’s cats is going on with you?” I said nothing was wrong with me but Cleo was in one of her “royal moods”, and I could tell by the tone in her voice that she was going to pester me until I gave her an answer, so I did. I told her how I felt about my role on the project and how I was afraid that my intellectual abilities were the only reason that she and the rest of the ghouls wanted me around. Cleo just stood there staring at me with the strangest look in her eyes.

For a moment I could not decide if she was on the verge of being angry or sad. Then she simply spun on a heel, stepped to my door and yelled down the hall, “Ghoulia’s room - NOW!” The ghouls got to my room in a blink albeit with mouths full of freshly baked cookies. Cleo pointed at Frankie whose mouth seemed to be less full of cookie than the others, “Quickly, when you think of Ghoulia what’s the first thing that comes to mind?” Frankie sparked and said, “She’s kind and helpful!” Then Lagoona said I was “trustworthy and sincere”, Draculaura said I was “funny and sweet” and Clawdeen said I was “brave and determined.” Finally Cleo looked at me and said, “Notice anything in those descriptions that was missing?” I hung my head, a little embarrassed and a lot encouraged. “Now we are going back to the kitchen to eat more cookies, you could join us if you’re feeling up to it... oh and you better be in class tomorrow. We have a lot of work to do.” It turns out that my mother’s cookies are a miracle cure. Who knew? 

Now that Ghoulia is out of her funk, we’ve been able to make some progress. I found several trunks at home filled with jars of oils, extracts and spices. Nearly all of them are still labeled. Probably should be careful with the ones that are not... I seem to remember some were rather volatile when mixed with certain other ingredients. Unfortunately, I could not find any of my old recipes, so this will truly require real experimentation. 

Experiment Notes

Batch #1

Top notes of leather - old gym shoe leather - with a sweaty angst-like finish. It is a smell reminiscent of the odor that emanates from the boys’ locker room after summer football practices. FAIL

Batch #2

Complex floral notes of troll cabbage and broccoli with none too subtle undertones on burnt microwave popcorn. It was quite... breathtaking and also Mr. Hackington’s favorite. FAIL

Batch #3

It smelled like cheese at first then spoiled milk. Disgusting. FAIL

Batch #4 

A frightfully woodsy scent, mysterious yet approachable and our favorite by far. It also hardened in the beaker like cement. We may have discovered a way to create scented construction material but as a perfume - FAIL

Batch #5

Eau de Pit of Goblin Arm. FAIL

Batch #6

Two words - wet werewolf. FAIL

Batch #8

We used an unmarked bottle from Cleo’s collection. It was an odorless black elixir but when we mixed it with vanilla, juniper berry and patchouli oil it opened a portal to another dimension that sucked in half of our experiments before we could put a stopper in the beaker. Cleo blamed the patchouli. FAIL

BATCH #13

Lovely top, middle and base notes - check.

Accentuates rather than overopowers - check, check

Would we wear it ourselves? - check, check, check

Perfection!

Final Grade - A+

Best. Lab project. Ever.

[psychnerd47]

Monster College Part 3

Rating PG, warnings mentions of underage drinking (not portrayed positively), and prescription medications (used as prescribed). 

Characters: Deuce Gorgon, Jackson Jekyll, Operetta, Cleo de Nile, Invisi-Billy, Frankie Stein, Robecca Steam, and Toralei Stripes

   After convincing Jackson to come out from hiding, Deuce decided to go back to his dorm room to meet his overly clingy girlfriend, Cleo de Nile. She insisted on spending every free moment with him.

The mummy princess laid sprawled on her back on Deuce’s bed. “We are totally going to Operetta’s party tonight, and then we need to have to throw one of our own,” Cleo told her boyfriend.

Deuce sighed, “Things are different now. I am going to have a lot of homework for my culinary arts degree. I also am going to have bi-weekly labs I need to be prepared for, and I still want to play basketball with Clawd and Heath sometimes, so I won’t always be able to be at your beck and call,” the gorgon boy explained.

“But Deuce,” the mummy princess cried, “we always do everything together.”

“Not everything,” Deuce countered.

“You know what I mean,” Cleo looked like she was about to throw one of her famous royal hissy fits.    

        Before Cleo could escalate, Jackson burst in through the door. Catching both Cleo and Deuce by surprise. Deuce turned towards Jackson and whispered, “Thanks, I owe you bro,”

The nerdy human boy shrugged his shoulders and sat down at his desk, he began to pull out the note books where he had written down all his homework.

“You’re just going to let him sit there, while we are in here?” Cleo asked Deuce with disgust.

“Well it’s his room too,” Deuce explained, “I’ve been thinking Cleo, it might be best if we have some space from each other.”

Cleo got a dumbfounded expression on her face. “I give you space,” Cleo was horrified that her boyfriend would make such a statement.  “I always give you space,”

 Deuce clicked his tongue, “No you don’t, when we were in high school you would barely let me leave to go to the men’s bathroom.” Deuce knew he wasn’t going to win this, but he could make it sound less bad. “I’m not breaking up with you, I’ll even go to Operetta’s party with you. I just can’t spend all my time with you,” the gorgon boy explained.  The look Cleo got on her face suggested that she might have actually understood him.    

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 “I didn’t realize you were throwing a party,” Invisi-Billy admitted.

 “Well, Johnny and I thought it would a clawsome way to start the school year before we hit the grind. You can invite Scarah, she’s still your huckleberry, ain’t she,” Operetta shot Billy a sassy glance.  

 “Um, yes. I just don’t know if this kind of party is really her thing.” The disappearing boy admitted.    

“You don’t have to worry. It’s not some crazy party, just some cool music played by Johnny and me and some pizza and soda pop. There absolutely will not be any booze, everyone but Johnny and Valentine are underage. I may not like rules, but I don’t want to spend the rest of my days doing the jail house rock.”  The Phantom’s daughter gave Billy a great big smile as she started to walk away she called out one more thing with a laugh, “Be there or be square,”

Back at the dorm Deuce and Cleo were helping Jackson decide what to wear to Operetta’s party in hopes of impressing Frankie. “Jackson, why are all your clothes almost the same,” the mummy princess said with disgust in her voice. Jackson awkwardly shrugged his shoulders. Cleo pulled a pair of blue plaid shorts and a yellow polo shirt from Jackson’s dresser, “These will be prefect.  Put them on a see how they look,” Cleo ordered the human boy.

“Just don’t look while I change,” Jackson snapped.

Jackson felt awkward in the clothes, “I look stupid,” he lamented.

“You look amazing,” Cleo gushed, “now we just need to slick back all your out of control hair.”  The mummy princess sprayed some sort of gel like substance in Jacksons black hair with yellow tips that were caused by a lab accident. She pulled hard with a comb until his hair finally slicked down. “Do you have any contacts?” she asked him,

Jackson sighed, “No, my eyes are to sensitive for that. But I do have prescription sunglasses,” the nerdy human boy offered.

“It’s at night and you don’t have Deuce’s petrifying ability, stick with the regular glasses. I’ll just put some of this magical acne cream invented by Great Uncle Tut. Then you will perfect. Frankie will be so impressed.”  

 Meanwhile, Invisi-Billy sat in his room. Heath was playing Graveyard Dash 5 on his x-box. Robecca Steam sat next to Billy on his bed. Robecca was a steampunk robot who had been built in Victorian England, though she was technically really old she was young at heart and  an amazing listener.

“I don’t know how to tell Scarah that I want to change my major?” the invisible boy asked his robotic friend, “She was so excited about me wanting to become a doctor. I don’t know how my parents will feel about it either.” A small tear rolled down Billy’s pale face.

 “If they truly love you, they will support you in whatever you choose to do educationally.” Robecca said in her in her charming British accent.  

“Thank you,” Billy said with a smile, “you are a great listener.”

                               *                                   *                                                   *

        Operetta’s party at the student union was up to an awesome start.  She was playing a gentle Rockabilly tune on her bass guitar, and Johnny Spirit accompanied her on his fiddle. The Rockabilly phantom and the ghostly greaser were taking care to not play there music too loud for Jackson’s sake. Cleo and Deuce, Lagoona and Gil were dancing in pairs to the music. Billy and Scarah were talking to each other by the food table, and Heath was trying to flirt awkwardly with Abbey Bominable.

  While all this was going on, Jackson sat by himself away from the stage. Frankie, the daughter of Frankenstein’s monster, spied him right away. She was wearing a blue plaid print party dress with a yellow sweater. Frankie’s black and white hair was styled in away that Jackson found beautiful. “What are you wearing?” she asked with a laugh.  

 Jackson gave a small chuckle, “Cleo chose this outfit.”

    “It shows. It looks a bit flashy for you,” the stitched together girl explained.

    “You don’t like it?” Jackson asked with a tone of concern in his voice.

     “I do like it, I love anything you wear, because I love you,” Frankie explained.

    “Have you been taking your anxiety medication? You’ve seen a bit more high-strung than normal.” The Frankenstein girl explained.  

 “I’ve been taking it as prescribed” Jackson explained, “I’m just having a difficult time adjusting to the changes of going away for college for the first time.”

      Frankie looked at Jackson sympathetically, she reached out and gently touched his hand, “We’ll get through this together”.

A young male vampire walked up to the stage. His was dressed in black dress coat, crimson waist coat, paired with a white ruffle shirt accented with gold jewelry, all trademarks of Valentine, a once suiter of Draculaura who had once liked to collect broken hearts. “I would like to request a song,” he called out in his Southern accent.

“Ok, sugar plum, but me and Johnny here have one more in our line up first,” Operetta called out.

The Rockabilly phantom and the ghostly greaser started to play an upbeat toon. “Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans, way back in the woods among the evergreens, There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood, And lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode,” Operetta and Johnny Spirit sang together, “ he never learned to read or write to well but he could play a guitar like ringing a bell, Go Johnny Go, Go Joh—” a loud noise interrupted the song.

It sounded almost like gunshots at first but then became it was terrible hip-hop music being blasted through a boombox. “You didn’t think you could have a party and not invite me,” Toralei the catty and conceited orange were-cat meowed.  

 Operetta grew mad, “I didn’t invite you because you remind me of a word that begins a “B” and rhymes with “hitch”, you are selfish and think it’s fun to ruin things that are important to other people.” The Rockabilly phantom was getting steamed, her light lilac color face started to turn red.

“But Operetta,” Toralei said coyishly, “ I don’t think only of myself. That’s why I had Manny bring the booze.”

A look of horror came over the faces of many of the monsters at the party. Before anyone could say anything, the large Minotaur burst in with a keg over each shoulder, followed by some fraternity goons carrying other cases of alcoholic beverages.

“Please take your booze and leave,” Robecca demanded. But unfortunately, her voice was drowned out by the goons yelling, and the booming hip-hop music.

“Please stop!!!” Jackson yelled out in panic as he tried to cover his ears, but it was no use. He had already started to transform. 

tags @queenofworry

[edorazzi]

Honestly Jackson and Holt were my favorite because the concept of them was great and they started out great but eventually faded into the background. We didn't even learn about their family (aside from a bit of info I went into headcanons and boy I have a TON)

i absolutely agree! they’re such an interesting pair of monsters but they’ve also suffered on a technical level at every turn. a scrambled introduction to the franchise (i’ve heard their dolls sold terribly because no one knew who they were at the time, which is what made them so hard to find now), sparse future involvement, established characterisation changed out of the blue… mattel hasn’t handled them well at all, and it’s a huge pity because there’s so much they could do with them!

it does bug me that their development seemed to revolve almost entirely around frankie, which was a big factor in never finding out much about them since all the focus was on their relationship with her. the writers then seemed to balk at the idea of putting frankie in a committed relationship when they could instead give her a different love interest every movie, and so when her romantic ties to jackson and holt were cut, focus slid away from them and now we just don’t see them at all any more. 

(for the record, that still really eats at me. i know the webisodes and movies are only kinda sorta but not really connected, but if all the other couples - cleo and deuce, draculaura and clawd, lagoona and gil - carried over, the holt/frankie/jackson triangle should have as well! it seems like frankie put their relationship on ‘pause’ and then forgot about them in favour of chasing other attractive guys, which is both unfair and very different from just stepping back until they’d sorted out their issues. at least break it off properly instead of just pretending it never happened, mattel…!)

i’d really hoped they would stay part of the gang and get the same kind of slow-burn development as the other characters, but apparently they’re not interesting enough to be anything but love interests (and i’m fully aware of how ironic that is, by the way). we never even see how or if they resolve their issues - despite that being set up as their motivation to win frankie back, it never goes anywhere and that plotline is completely dropped. 

they’re pretty much relegated to comic relief after that; their personalities ‘develop’ to the point where holt never switches out of Party Mode and is incapable of holding a serious conversation - early webisodes show he’s actually pretty reasonable and can sit down to talk with frankie in earnest; Ghouls Rule just turns him into a complete wildfire - and jackson is a borderline-insufferable nerdzilla instead of being intelligent, soft-spoken and shy. nothing new or interesting about them ever comes to light. Ghouls Rule was a fun movie and i’m grateful they were given that kind of time in the spotlight at all, but they ended up as complete stereotypes of their basic roles which made them pretty painful to watch.

i’ve said this a few times already but it’s why i’d be very excited to see them again in the reboot - there’s more emphasis on adventure and less on romance as a driving factor, so i’d hope they would be established as proper characters with interesting origins - particularly considering one half of them is a human - and not just the latest monsters frankie is head over heels for. there’s still no sign of them (and i’m not holding out that much hope when other classic staple characters like ghoulia, spectra and clawd are still missing), but i can dream…..

[hollyoaksloversx]

More Misery for Cleo, A Beating for Luke and Little Tom Grows up!

Rounding up a week in Hollyoaks (25th-29th December 2017)

Forget Christmas, the big celebration in Hollyoaks this week was Tom’s 18th birthday. Yes, little Tom is all grown up and very excited about all the things he can now do, like drink alcohol, vote and get a mortgage. Something else Tom was excited about was finally gaining access to his trust fund and he and Alfie organised a huge party in anticipation. However, Tom was left disappointed when the solicitor’s letter informed him that his inheritance came to a measly £1000, leaving him in no mood for celebrating. Tom ended up seeing the new year in at the Osborne’s with Jack and Darcy, who was upset at being denied access to Toby again. Jack was in no mood for the pair’s moping and insisted they wrote a list of everything they were grateful for. However, just as the countdown to 2018 began, Tom got one hell of shock when he realised he’d read the solicitor’s letter wrong and the £1000 was simply the interest he’d incurred during the last month: he actually had over 1 million pounds. Tom had better watch out, though. If Darcy’s reaction to the news was anything to go by, he’s not the only one seeing pound signs. 

Meanwhile, there was heartbreak in store for Maggie when she discovered that her cancer was terminal. At the start of the week, Maggie was still keeping her cancer a secret from her loved ones, but Sienna blurting it out in The Bean let Brody in on the news. Brody was devastated and insisted on accompanying Maggie to her hospital appointment that afternoon. Despite attending the appointment feeling optimistic, Maggie was given the news that her cancer was terminal and she may only have as little as a few weeks left to live. Frustratingly, though, she’s still not telling Damon or having anything to do with Scott...

Elsewhere, Sienna was struggling to cope with her illness this week as her hair started to fall out. Deciding to take control back, she shaved her head, with the support of Joel. Meanwhile, Joel and Cleo got close again and enjoyed reminiscing about the past. It certainly looked like a reconciliation may have been on the cards until Cleo slept with Brody. The following morning, Cleo opened up to Brody about the abuse she’d suffered at the hands of Pete but whilst he tried to act supportive, it was clear he was more than a little out of his depth. As the day progressed, Brody began increasingly irritated with Cleo’s ‘needy’ behaviour and told her he felt it would be best if they remained just friends. As if that wasn’t bad enough for Cleo, she was left devastated when she saw Sienna and Joel kissing in the village. Feeling like she was all alone, Cleo returned to the McQueen house and began binging on all the leftover Christmas food before throwing up...

Also this week, Shane was back from his supposed watery grave and it’s safe to say he was none too pleased with Darren. With Shane on his back for money, Darren had to think fast and he and Luke ended up robbing the club on New Year’s Eve. Unfortunately for them, Grace saw the whole thing on CCTV and demanded the money back (how unreasonable of her), leaving them right back at square one. As the rest of the village saw in the new year, some thugs arrived looking for Darren. Wanting to protect his friend, Luke posed as Darren and took a beating, meaning he saw in 2018 in the back of an ambulance...

In other news this week, Milo was devastated at having caused yet another death but was relieved to hear he would not face any charges over Gavin’s death. Courtney was adjusting to life as a new Mum, but was finding Granny Campbell’s attempts to undermine her at every turn infuriating. Finally, Mandy and Luke prepared for their engagement party but there’s just one problem: Luke’s still married and Mandy doesn’t know...

5 Things We Learnt This Week:

1. Glenn and Grace’s holiday photos are not fit for public viewing. 

2. Spelling is not DS Thorpe’s strong point. 

3. Tom always wanted to be like Darren when he was growing up. What, an idiot in string vests?

4. The hand lotion in Nightingale’s toilets is lovely. Holly doesn’t want it thrust in her face, though. 

5. Mandy and Luke’s engagement party is definitely more important than Tony and Diane’s marriage problems. 

Characters Featured:

Adam, Alfie, Brody, Cindy, Cleo, Courtney, Darcy, Damon, Darren, Diane, DS Thorpe, Esther, Glenn, Grace, Granny Campbell, Holly, Iona, Jack, Jesse, Joel, Luke, Maggie, Mandy, Maxine, Milo, Minnie, Nancy, Scott, Sebastian, Shane, Sienna, Tom, Tony, and Zack. 

Past Characters Mentioned:

Jade Albright, DS Gavin Armstrong, Amy Barnes, Nico Blake, Pete Buchanan, Gordon Cunningham, Helen Cunningham, Max Cunningham, Liam Donovan, Tracey Donovan, Celine McQueen, Nathan Nightingale, Frankie Osborne, Dom Riley, Trevor Royle.

And that concludes 2017 in Hollyoaks! See you next year for more! 

[cryptoriawebb]

Monster High + 001

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character:Frankie Stein and Draculaura. Frankie’s my #1, everything from her clothes to her personality, but I’ve a soft spot for Draculaura because vampire and victorian-inspired fashion and of course, Dracula’s daughter.

Least Favorite character:Hm…I’m not sure I have one character I really don’t like. Unless you count most reimagined monsters in the reboot. That aside however, I guess Toralei? Although that’s probably because of how she’s been written, over the years.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon):Draculaura/CupidFrankie/Andy Beast (from the Skull Shores movie)Operetta/Johnny SpiritIsi Dawndancer/Batsy ClaroGhoulia/Slo Mo & Cleo/Deuce (with the exception of Boo York because again, bad writing)

Character I find most attractive:Hexiciah Steam, if I had to pick. He’s just so charismatic and charming! 

Character I would marry:None, honestly.

Character I would be best friends with:Hm…probably Frankie? I’d like to think Frankie. She’d be so great for moral support and I bet she’s a lot of fun to shop with, too. Then again, if I could speak zombie Ghoulia and I would have a lot to ‘nerd’ about, together~

a random thought:I really don’t have a lot of Monster High dolls compared to some people out there, it just seems like I do because I’m tried for space. I’d really really like to collect more of the older ones, I just can’t right now and it’s frustratinggggggg…

An unpopular opinion:Apart from my ship preferences? Uh…I don’t really know. I tend to hang out on the side of the fandom that kind of agrees with my thoughts regarding changes in MH gen 2, which is where most of my opinions reside. But here’s one I haven’t voiced on here yet: I don’t think any of the ghouls needed extra siblings besides Lagoona and Clawdeen. While I’m excited for a new Stein family member (which is probably the only one I’m going to get provided she’s ever given a decent doll) the others make no sense, seem unnecessary and are very obviously a marketing tactic…Cleo worked so much better as a younger sister and I really preferred Draculaura as an only child. I think it added to her character. Frankie I could maybe see but I just kind of preferred her without any siblings. I don’t know. Monster High really has become Barbie now and lost a lot of what made it unique.

my canon OTP:Uh…I like all my canon ships about the same ^^;

Non-canon OTP:Cupid/Draculaura because it’s really fun to explore and draw

most badass character:I don’t know, honestly I think they’re all kind of badass in their own way. Before they were stripped down to stereotypes, I mean. Maybe Operetta? She never took crap from anyone, could clearly hold her own but still had enough to learn you felt for her. I also thought Monster High’s version of Dracula was pretty damn cool though. We never saw him but this great like…presence and mystique followed whenever he came up in conversation.

pairing I am not a fan of:There’s a few I’m not a fan of, and I’m not sure why. I’ve got nothing against these ships, I just don’t really see them? I’ll throw out Abbey/Frankie to be different I guess. I understand why some people like it, I just don’t. 

character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another):*looks at the reboot* You tell me. As far as gen 1 goes, Boo York completely ruined Deuce. And Toralei as I said, became a frequent victim of bad writing. She never evolved, long-term, and it kept her from growing into a well-rounded and likable (even if she wasn’t ‘good’) character. 

favourite friendship:Oh there are so many great friendships in this series, but I’m going to go with Cleo and Ghoulia. They’ve come such a long way from their first introduction. 

character I want to adopt or be adopted by:None.

[samantha8302]

Favorite character: Frankie Stein,Abbey Bominable, & Lagoona Blue. Frankie’s my #1, everything from her clothes to her personality.

Least Favorite character: however, I guess Toralei? Although that’s probably because of how she’s been written, over the years.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Draculaura/Clawd Frankie/Jackson Abbey/Heath Lagoona/Gill  Cleo/Deuce.

Character I find most attractive: Jackson Jekyll. 

Character I would marry: None, honestly.

Character I would be best friends with: Hm…probably Frankie? I’d like to think Frankie. She’d be so great for moral support and I bet she’s a lot of fun to shop with, too. She might make me laugh when I have bad days.I wouldn’t mind being friends with Abby, Lagoona, Draculaura, Clawdeen, Cleo, Ghoulia & the others as well. ~

a random thought: I really don’t have a lot of Monster High dolls compared to some people out there, it just seems like I do because I’m tried for space. I’d really really like to collect more of the older ones, I just can’t right now and it’s frustratinggggggg…

An unpopular opinion: Apart from my ship preferences? Uh…I don’t really know. I tend to hang out on the side of the fandom that kind of agrees with my thoughts regarding changes in MH gen 2, which is where most of my opinions reside. But here’s one I haven’t voiced on here yet: I don’t think any of the ghouls needed extra siblings besides Lagoona and Clawdeen. While I’m excited for a new Stein family member (which is probably the only one I’m going to get provided she’s ever given a decent doll) the others make no sense, seem unnecessary and are very obviously a marketing tactic… Cleo worked so much better as a younger sister and I really preferred Draculaura as an only child. I think it added to her character. Frankie I could maybe see but I just kind of preferred her without any siblings. I don’t know. Monster High really has become Barbie now and lost a lot of what made it unique.

my canon OTP: Uh…I like all my canon ships about the same ^^;

Non-canon OTP: Cupid/Draculaura because it’s really fun to explore and draw <3

most badass character: I don’t know, honestly I think they’re all kind of badass in their own way. Before they were stripped down to stereotypes, I mean. Maybe Operetta? She never took crap from anyone, could clearly hold her own but still had enough to learn you felt for her. I also thought Monster High’s version of Dracula was pretty damn cool though. We never saw him but this great like…presence and mystique followed whenever he came up in conversation.

pairing I am not a fan of: There’s a few I’m not a fan of, and I’m not sure why. I’ve got nothing against these ships, I just don’t really see them? I’ll throw out Frankie/ Neighthan. to be different I guess. I understand why some people like it, I just don’t.

character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): *looks at the reboot* You tell me. All of the ghouls.

favourite friendship: Oh there are so many great friendships in this series, but I’m going to go with Cleo and Ghoulia. They’ve come such a long way from their first introduction.

character I want to adopt or be adopted by: None

[mhdiaries]

Wave 2 Diary of Draculaura

15♥September

I “broke up” with Jackson Jekyll today... not that we were ever really dating I mean officially, which would have been nice but every time he would ask me out he would totally pull the invisible boy act on me and not show up. Or call. The next day he was always very sweet and apologetic but he could never remember why he forgot our date. I guess the final nail in the coffin was when he didn’t meet me at this party and I totally felt like a one tombstone graveyard. I ended up dancing with this scary hot DJ named Holt Hyde who acted like he knew me although I’m pretty sure that we hadn’t met before. Jackson and I are still friends but sometimes that’s just how the tombstone crumbles.

25♥September

Went to the beach with Frankie, Clawdeen and Clawd to watch Lagoona surf. It was a beautiful day, which meant I had to break out the sunscreen although the stuff I have to use is more like sunwall. It’s so thick it’s like being coated in honey and it’s like a sand magnet so I pretty much have to stay on a blanket the whole time or I end up looking like a sand sculpture. Oh well, it’s worth the annoyance to get to spend the day at the beach.

30♥September

I stayed up late reading a new novel about a forbidden romance between a werewolf girl and a vampire boy... like that would ever happen... but it’s so sweet and tragic I couldn’t put it down. Of course I slept through my alarm and was almost late for school, which meant my makeup was a mess cause I couldn’t take my time putting it on. Luckily, Ghoulia saw me before anyone else did and she helped me straighten it out so I didn’t walk into my first class looking like an undead clown... not that there’s anything wrong with that.

1♥October

I took one of those quizzes to see what kind of creature I am - I think all the teen monster mags have them now - which seems kind of strange since like I already know. Anyway, the quiz had questions ike: What is your favorite haunt? What is your favorite food? Would you rather be dead or undead? Do you run, shamble, fly or ooze? So after I answered all the questions I turned to the back to read: Congratulations! You are a Woodland Nymph! You are kind, gentle and love sunshine and nature. You probably make your home in a tree where you enjoy the company of many woodland animals that you would never scare or eat. I wonder if I should share this with father? LOL... maybe not = )

7♥October 

Clawd and Spectra had a monster argument today and it created such a fuss that both of them got called into Headmistress Bloodgood’s office. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Clawd so angry or Spectra so self-righteous but neither of them would talk about it when they came out of HHB’s office - not even to me! Clawdeen thinks it has something to do with Cleo and Clawd but I totally don’t understand how she made that connection. Now Clawdeen is mad at Cleo. Again. This is really sad and since it seemed like they were starting to actually tolerate each other.  

12♥October

I know a lot of monsters are not excited about having to write an essay on our monster heritage but I think it’s creeperifically cool! First of all, I’m writing a screenplay about my un-life and I think this will really help the third act and secondly because it gives me the opportunity to set the record straight about a couple of things. Beginning with the fact that my father is much older than any monster realizes. I mean he was already a vampire back when togas were first considered fashionable... sooo glad father doesn’t wear one anymore. Then there was that whole identity theft calamity that happened when we rented our castle in Transylvania to a total con-monster who went around pretending to be father. Now I have to carry a copy of my death certificate to prove that I really am as old as I say I am cause some monsters think I must be related to that loser. Unfortunately for the imposter his bats came home to roost and not in a good way either. The rest of my story, like how father took in me and my mother when no one else would and why I’m a vegan vampire I’m going to save for the screenplay which I would like to film in pink and white. How scary cool would that be?

16♥October

In the span on 3 days Clawdeen missed a test in Mad Science, a school dance and a buy one get one shoe sale at the Maul. Frankie and I knew something had to be wrong but Clawdeen wouldn’t answer our texts or emails. Finally Clawd showed us a picture he took of Clawdeen with his iCoffin. Her hair... it was... it was... not of this world. Clawd said she couldn’t fix it and had to “ctrl+alt+delete her new ‘do” with a pair of electric clippers. He said she was so depressed that she turned all her mirrors toward the wall and wasn’t even growling at Howleen for borrowing her clothes. I suggested we shave our heads too but then Frankie reminded me how fast Clawdeen’s hair grows and that we’d be bald a lot longer than she would so we came up with the idea of going to the Maul and buying Clawdeen a fierce fashionista scare package to cheer her up instead and that’s just what we did. Of course we bought some things for ourselves too = )

25♥October

I was supposed to fang out with the ghouls last night but I didn’t. I tried to explain what happened to Clawdeen but I couldn’t. She was annoyed with me cause I always tell her everything. She thinks I’m keeping a secret from her which I guess I sort of am but I’m not sure I want to talk to anybody about it yet. So I wrote this poem to describe what happened. I don’t know why it’s easier for me to express emotions in verse but sometimes it just is. I read it to Count Fabulous who usually leaves the room when I get too sappy but this time he flew down and gave me a little bat hug when I was finished. 

One fall autumn night I took a walk jaunt

to meet some friends at a familiar haunt

The sky above was very starry bright

and there seemed to me not a cloud in sight

So off I went without sans umbrella or coat

although what I probably needed was really a boat

Caust the clouds came rolled in with a dragon’s roar

and shortly thereafter it bagan to pour

Not a pleasant rain, good for plant and flower

but a driving, unfriendly, cold hard icy shower

Now I was halfway between home and there

my makeup was running ruined and so was my hair

With no shelter in sight or a way to get dry

I put my head face in my hands and started to cry

When out of the shower rain a voice broke through,

“Hey D it’s me Clawd, hey D is that you?”

As I blinked through the tears and rain I could see

Clawdeen’s brother Clawd, waving at me

Across four lanes of traffic bravely he dashed

with umbrella in hand to my side he flashed

He led helped me back to his car warm and dry

said not a word till I’d finished my cry

“Here’s a hot coffinccino whip cream no foam,

it’ll warm you right up while I drive you home.”

From the car he walked me up to my door

protecting me still from the storm’s downpour

As he turned to leave I placed a kiss on his cheek

then I ran inside before he could speak.

And while I watched his car disappear from sight

I felt something happen change for me that night

No longer did I see him as just my best friend’s brother

that night, to me, he became something other. 

The great thing about poetry is that it doesn’t have to be epic to express how you feel. Now I have to wonder, “Does he feel the same?”

[mhdiaries]

Diary of Draculaura

Volume one thousand five hundred and ninety-nine... and 7/8.

15♥September

I “broke up” with Jackson Jekyll today... not that we were ever really dating I mean officially, which would have been nice but every time he would ask me out he would totally pull the invisible boy act on me and not show up. Or call. The next day he was always very sweet and apologetic but he could never remember why he forgot our date. I guess the final nail in the coffin was when he didn’t meet me at this party and I totally felt like a one tombstone graveyard. I ended up dancing with this scary hot DJ named Holt Hyde who acted like he knew me although I’m pretty sure that we hadn’t met before. Jackson and I are still friends but sometimes that’s just how the tombstone crumbles.

25♥September

Went to the beach with Frankie, Clawdeen and Clawd to watch Lagoona surf. It was a beautiful day, which meant I had to break out the sunscreen although the stuff I have to use is more like sunwall. It’s so thick it’s like being coated in honey and it’s like a sand magnet so I pretty much have to stay on a blanket the whole time or I end up looking like a sand sculpture. Oh well, it’s worth the annoyance to get to spend the day at the beach.

30♥September

I stayed up late reading a new novel about a forbidden romance between a werewolf girl and a vampire boy... like that would ever happen... but it’s so sweet and tragic I couldn’t put it down. Of course I slept through my alarm and was almost late for school, which meant my makeup was a mess cause I couldn’t take my time putting it on. Luckily, Ghoulia saw me before anyone else did and she helped me straighten it out so I didn’t walk into my first class looking like an undead clown... not that there’s anything wrong with that.

1♥October

I took one of those quizzes to see what kind of creature I am - I think all the teen monster mags have them now - which seems kind of strange since like I already know. Anyway, the quiz had questions ike: What is your favorite haunt? What is your favorite food? Would you rather be dead or undead? Do you run, shamble, fly or ooze? So after I answered all the questions I turned to the back to read: Congratulations! You are a Woodland Nymph! You are kind, gentle and love sunshine and nature. You probably make your home in a tree where you enjoy the company of many woodland animals that you would never scare or eat. I wonder if I should share this with father? LOL... maybe not = )

7♥October

Clawd and Spectra had a monster argument today and it created such a fuss that both of them got called into Headmistress Bloodgood’s office. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Clawd so angry or Spectra so self-righteous but neither of them would talk about it when they came out of HHB’s office - not even to me! Clawdeen thinks it has something to do with Cleo and Clawd but I totally don’t understand how she made that connection. Now Clawdeen is mad at Cleo. Again. This is really sad and since it seemed like they were starting to actually tolerate each other.  

12♥October

I know a lot of monsters are not excited about having to write an essay on our monster heritage but I think it’s creeperifically cool! First of all, I’m writing a screenplay about my un-life and I think this will really help the third act and secondly because it gives me the opportunity to set the record straight about a couple of things. Beginning with the fact that my father is much older than any monster realizes. I mean he was already a vampire back when togas were first considered fashionable... sooo glad father doesn’t wear one anymore. Then there was that whole identity theft calamity that happened when we rented our castle in Transylvania to a total con-monster who went around pretending to be father. Now I have to carry a copy of my death certificate to prove that I really am as old as I say I am cause some monsters think I must be related to that loser. Unfortunately for the imposter his bats came home to roost and not in a good way either. The rest of my story, like how father took in me and my mother when no one else would and why I’m a vegan vampire I’m going to save for the screenplay which I would like to film in pink and white. How scary cool would that be?

16♥October

In the span on 3 days Clawdeen missed a test in Mad Science, a school dance and a buy one get one shoe sale at the Maul. Frankie and I knew something had to be wrong but Clawdeen wouldn’t answer our texts or emails. Finally Clawd showed us a picture he took of Clawdeen with his iCoffin. Her hair... it was... it was... not of this world. Clawd said she couldn’t fix it and had to “ctrl+alt+delete her new ‘do” with a pair of electric clippers. He said she was so depressed that she turned all her mirrors toward the wall and wasn’t even growling at Howleen for borrowing her clothes. I suggested we shave our heads too but then Frankie reminded me how fast Clawdeen’s hair grows and that we’d be bald a lot longer than she would so we came up with the idea of going to the Maul and buying Clawdeen a fierce fashionista scare package to cheer her up instead and that’s just what we did. Of course we bought some things for ourselves too = )

25♥October

I was supposed to fang out with the ghouls last night but I didn’t. I tried to explain what happened to Clawdeen but I couldn’t. She was annoyed with me cause I always tell her everything. She thinks I’m keeping a secret from her which I guess I sort of am but I’m not sure I want to talk to anybody about it yet. So I wrote this poem to describe what happened. I don’t know why it’s easier for me to express emotions in verse but sometimes it just is. I read it to Count Fabulous who usually leaves the room when I get too sappy but this time he flew down and gave me a little bat hug when I was finished.

One fall autumn night I took a walk jaunt

to meet some friends at a familiar haunt

The sky above was very starry bright

and there seemed to me not a cloud in sight

So off I went without sans umbrella or coat

although what I probably needed was really a boat

Caust the clouds came rolled in with a dragon’s roar

and shortly thereafter it bagan to pour

Not a pleasant rain, good for plant and flower

but a driving, unfriendly, cold hard icy shower

Now I was halfway between home and there

my makeup was running ruined and so was my hair

With no shelter in sight or a way to get dry

I put my head face in my hands and started to cry

When out of the shower rain a voice broke through,

“Hey D it’s me Clawd, hey D is that you?”

As I blinked through the tears and rain I could see

Clawdeen’s brother Clawd, waving at me

Across four lanes of traffic bravely he dashed

with umbrella in hand to my side he flashed

He led helped me back to his car warm and dry

said not a word till I’d finished my cry

“Here’s a hot coffinccino whip cream no foam,

it’ll warm you right up while I drive you home.”

From the car he walked me up to my door

protecting me still from the storm’s downpour

As he turned to leave I placed a kiss on his cheek

then I ran inside before he could speak.

And while I watched his car disappear from sight

I felt something happen change for me that night

No longer did I see him as just my best friend’s brother

that night, to me, he became something other.

The great thing about poetry is that it doesn’t have to be epic to express how you feel. Now I have to wonder, “Does he feel the same?”