#gucci tie <3

[columboscreens]

columbo is so gender to me but i dont think i could ever look like him</3

i think it's totally possible for anyone to embody his essence. you can even manage to rock something directly inspired by columbo without looking like you're cosplaying.

hair

if you have columbo's hair type, it's actually pretty easy to emulate his styles. i even know people who show pictures of columbo to hair stylists to get his look. my partner's hair in its natural state is very similar to columbo's--dark, wavy, tending to grow in spite of gravity rather than with it. whenever he gets his hair cut, he shows the stylist photos of late 60s/pilot episode peter falk, whose look is actually pretty on-trend for the current era. it works out pretty well.

your swag may have aged well pilot columbo but you can't beat floof

failing that, getting any haircut that is natural, low-maintenance, and not too attention-grabbing captures the visual language all the same. for reference, natasha lyonne in poker face has her hair in natural-looking, messy waves that to me just exude columbo.

clothing

how you present yourself to the world is up to you, but if you want to invoke columbo, there's a lot more you can do than buy a tan raincoat.

in an era of sharply-cut, wide-lapelled constructions, fat tie tuesdays, and gucci loafers, columbo stands out as classic comfort personified.

his collar, tie, and lapels are slim, proportional, and unassuming; they'd look good in almost any era. his pants fit closely to his leg but not too wide or slim, and sit at or near the natural waist. though his suits, shirts, ties, shoes, socks, and even coats rotate, there is a consistent color palette keeping him "on model". he embraces earth tones: creams, forest greens, light browns, dark browns, stony grays, rusts, and roses. his clothing seems like an afterthought, but it's an extension of his personality--rumpled and unassuming at first, yet sharp and deliberate upon further inspection.

amid the 1970s explosion of synthetic popularity, it says something that every stitch of textile on columbo's person is natural (aside from the raincoat, which is probably nylon or poly--he wears it without a lining and uses it as essentially an oversized windbreaker). his boots are leather with crepe latex soles; his tie is silk. his shirt is cotton, a bit boxy but comfortable and properly fitted. because the construction of his suits is roomy and unstructured, and because they're made of linen, they wrinkle easily.

this is easily confused for appearing slovenly. actually, all things considered, his clothes fit him pretty damn well, it's just hard to avoid wrinkling natural fibers like linen and cotton, especially in hot weather. he's running around los angeles sweating up a storm, the man needs loose, breathable fabric.

point is, columbo dresses very thoughtfully. since these clothes are workwear for him and he works a hell of a lot, it's imperative that he factors in the weather, his comfort, and proper fit when picking clothes. he wants to like and be comfortable in them while looking unassuming. so even though he sometimes ends up looking like an unmade bed, his choices are deliberate.

you could invoke these principles in your own appearance by picking earthy colors/jewel tones and comfortable, natural fabrics that you enjoy wearing, which has the added benefit of being better for you and the environment. consider also taking a few garments in to be altered. it's usually not that expensive, supports your local needlefolk, and makes even cheap clothes fit great.

as a last little aside, i think having a "signature" clothing item akin to columbo's raincoat would be a nice touch. a jacket, a pair of shoes, even a watch or necklace. something you always wear. if you really do want a raincoat like his, just make sure you're not buying a trench coat, because, repeat after me: columbo does not wear a trench coat.

[ssaaaronmontgomery]

God I want Hotch to be my sugar baby and wear the gucci ties I pick out for him and the cuff links with MY initials (bc duh he’s cuffed now) and I want to swindle a moving company into suddenly upgrading the couch and wheely chair and coffee machine in his office and I want him to find flowers delivered to said office all the time and to police stations throughout the country wherever he is I WILL SPOIL HIM

Omg yes<3333. I love the idea of sugar baby!hotch

You spoil him so so much. And at first he's a bit embarrassed and shy when you do. He gets all red and flushed! He's not used to being the one that is spoiled by someone else. And every time he sees something new show up in his office his heart flutters and he smiles so much all day<33. And when you refurnish his office he calls you because somehow he knows it was you (profiler skills and also because you asked him what his favourite colour is recently and the couch happens to be that colour) and he definitely tries to talk you into returning them when he sees them because "no no, this is too much. I can't accept these" but you're not having it and eventually you make him agree to it no matter how much he tries not to. He honestly loves the new furniture and when you ask him he quietly answers you with a shy "yes *blushes* very much. Thank you" and even though you can't see him you know he's looking down at the floor with a little smile<3. On cases he very much loves when he gets things from you. Because they're a bright light in all the darkness. It makes everything just a little (lot) better and it briefly takes his mind off of the case at hand and gives him a breath of fresh air that he desperately needs even if he doesn't realise it. It's hard for him to admit but he loves being spoiled by you. And it takes him awhile to get used to it. At first he definitely tries to return the sentiment by trying to spoil you as well but you quickly shut that down because he's your sugar baby. You're not...sugar partners...(he wants to be though 😂❤️). But he does get to spoil you on special occasions. Like a birthday or certain holidays. And he GLADLY wears things with your initials on them! He loves it actually. He gets very comfortable with being yours. (Also he definitely wants to know how you know where he's at if he hasn't told you yet lmao. "How do you know exactly where I'm at?" "I have my ways" he gives up on trying to figure it out) and when he asks how he can repay you since he can't go out and buy you new furniture too "well what can I do for you?" "A hug. Or snuggle with me. Or just eat something and get some sleep because you need it and we both know it" he's so stubborn at first because he wants to buy you everything too. But eventually he accepts it and loves it. He always gets flustered when you tell him how good he looks in his new tie<33. (And yes this man is very cuffed and very much loves it) Also 😂 "how did you get a moving company to do all this?" "I told you, I have my ways." If the team knows, Garcia definitely tells you where the team is at all times because she loves that her boss man has someone taking care of him<3. Like he deserves<3.

I never thought of sugar baby!hotch and now I need it.

[heongiu]

Kim Goo x Reader

"More than a secret friend ♥︎"

Warnings: NSFW, sexual content, anything else that isn't meant to be said out loud ;)

(A/N: first of all thankyou for the Goo requests! Second, It's my first time actually writing a whole ass smut fic so if there's some parts that might need to be corrected please do tell me 😭 I know fs this fic is shit- anyways hope you like it... 🥹)

“Hey!! So we meet again Y/N!!~” Goo spoke to you, waving at you whilst he sat down a chair. “ah hello" you spoke, you sounded down, well since you were tired from all these errands your voice would automatically sound gloomy.

“Oh cmon! Why are you all down?~" Goo taunted

"Ah it's.. Nothing" you replied, eyes examining the area around the blonde.

Looking around the place, for a second this made you remember the first time you had met him.

Which obviously, didn't go as planned.

~~~~~~

“Jeez.. I’m glad I walked away from that maniac..” You stood at the top floor of the 4th affiliate’s building, you walked around to find Samuel’s room where you had to meet someone, and search for something important of course.

“Why is it so dark here? Is the power out?” You looked around for a while. “Phew this is gonna take me a while" you wanted to get out of the room but suddenly an object tripped you, and you fell into a chair. Well it felt weird,

and.. it was a man.

“AHH WHO IS IT?!” You got up immediately. The power returned and the lights were on, finally you could see his face, he had a smug grin on his face, blonde hair, he had a blue Gucci suit on, with a yellow tie, all which seemed to compliment his complexion. You would've thought he was some celebrity if he didn't act like an idiot quite literally.

“I’m so sorry I couldn’t see you sitting on the chair-“ you apologised to the man

“Oh oh~ well, I’ll forgive you for that I suppose” he laughed though from his expression he did seem to have enjoyed that. “I suppose you are a VVIP as well?” He further questioned. “Yeah.. I just got here to see how the 4th affiliate is working but, it seemed something had happened a day or two ago”

“Whats your name? I never heard about you from anyone” he asked

“its y/n l/n" You replied “well you’ve got a pretty name huh?~” he remarked to which you simply smiled

“My name is Kim Jongoo, Perhaps you’ve heard of me before?” He asked,

intrigued by you “Yes, I know of you sir” “sir?! Don’t call me that honey, you can just call me Goo~” something about his honeyed words was so mysterious, he just seemed like there was so much more to him.

Slowly you were getting tired from standing too long, you wanted to sit down but to your demise there was no other chair around. “You looking for something to sit on?” He asked

“perhaps”

"well here it is” he teased you signalling to his lap. the blonde seemed proud of his joke, you felt more embarassed and guilty than ever “I suppose I’ve found what I was looking for, I’ll leave soon-“

"Oh? well I thought I had some company but it seems you’re busy as well” Goo said with a noticeable frown on his face.

“Well then, bye, see you agai-" you spoke, hurrying out of the room. “wait!!!” The blonde gave you his business card.

“since we’re friends now, call me anytime you feel like you’d want to sit on me~ haha!”

he laughed at his lame joke again, you murmured a few curses under your breath, walking away from the place. You could still hear him yell from the background “dont forget me honey!!” He yelled at you.

“What a strange man.."

~~~~~~

Well to be honest after the incident you had only met him 3 times but not really at the 4th affiliate, he just seemed to be everywhere you were.

----

"Y/N?!! ARE YOU LISTENING?" He yelled at your face as you immediately unfocused your gaze, you realized you had zoned out for a long period.

"Sorry.. I zoned out a bit" you rubbed the back of your neck, as you stood there uncomfortable and in an awkward pose.

"You sure do look uncomfortable, something wrong?" He asked, slightly tilting his shades to have a better look at you. "Aah not really, why do you care?"

He laughed "why shouldn't I? You're my secret friend~"

"when did I agree to-"

"Anyway so I was telling you-"

And you tripped again on him. But he was quick enough to catch you.

"Hey, you seem to have quite a thing for my lap or some?" He cackled.

You did get a lot of second hand embarassment from this

But.. Why won't he let you go?

"Um.. Are you gonna let me go?" You asked, face red from embarassment.

"Do you want to be?" He asked, this time it was a joke or anything, his tone was kind of, serious.

Your voice won't come out.

"Fuck fuck!! Whats happening to me?!? Y/N SNAP OUT OF IT YOU ARE JUST HERE ON AN ERRAND, ahhh I'm getting distracted.. Fuck"

You thought to yourself. You thought for a second, his features from up close were indeed beautiful, this man was a heavenly creation of God himself, but God did miss out on his brains.

"Ah ah, caught you staring~"

"Ah n-no I wasn't-"

He brought his face close to you, examining your already embarassed expression and now your face had just turned 50 shades of red.

"You sure look cute when you blush" he laughed, flicking off some locks that laid in front of your face.

"I-"

Words wouldn't come out your mouth.

"Shh you don't need to speak" He grabbed your body to shift you even more closer to him, he kissed you, his light fingers traveling up and down your body. Your hands rested upon his chest.

Oh how his kiss was just as sweet as his words. You wished he didn't pull away so soon.

"Whaa~ You want me to kiss you more?~" he teased, but from your expression the answer was so evident.

"You sure do seem to enjoy it huh?~"

Yes, yes you did, and a lot. And honestly, who wouldn't? Definitely not you

You had come here to get some work done, but now that things have turned out this way, you really don't regret it. This is much fun isn't it?

He stared into your irises, examining ever feature you've got to show, slowly his hands began to undress you, piece by piece, inch by inch.

"Doesn't this feel exciting?~"

He asked you, once again. You responded with a soft 'yes' as he rewarded you with humble kisses on your neck, fingers fondling with your breasts gently.

His hands grabbed and massaged every part he could possibly see, which was, well untouched by him. He kept undressing you until you were entirely bare.

"Oh look at you princess, you look like you were made for me~"

You were indeed made for him, melting into his soft and firm touches like a lit candle's wax. The way he caressed every part of you like you were a sculpture. He was really into it.

He kept kissing you passionately, your tongues colliding with eachother. His hand slowly but smoothly slipped under your skirt, into your panties, and to your slick, throbbing cunt. He was sure to very slowly massage your clit with one of his fingers. His member rubbed against your bare ass, making you whimper.

Goo was a flirty man, the way he touched your body like it was his last day, but he took his sweet time enjoying you. He really fucking loved it

His slow, but teasing movements made you let out all your suppressed slutty moans. All which you wish nobody else would hear.

"Since you're being such a good girl, let's reward you mhm~?

He took off his pants, revealing his hard cock.

He picked you up and laid you down on the table nearby, your legs wrapped around his torso as he slid inside you without giving you a second to adjust, making you moan out loud.

"F-fuck.. Ngh it's too big.." You felt weak, so weak in front of his cock. It could undoubtedly obliterate your insides. And just the thought of it made you throb even harder than before.

"Shhh I know you can take it"

He caressed your forehead gently, slowly thrusting into your pussy. Now you could really make out he was a very experienced man.

You held an intense eye contact with the blonde. he started to thrust into you faster, you struggled to take him in at this point, but to him your struggle was quite an entertainment.

"Aww~ Can't take me?"

Fuck you didn't want to admit it, but you were downright and completely dominated by him. You were a woman who naturally didn't like submitting to a man, being under his rule, giving in into their control. You hated it, but the fact that you were letting a man you only met for a few days fuck the daylights out of you was improbable.

~~

Goo grinned at you, your poor attempt to take him in. This sight of you might had just become his favourite.

"Fuck..fuck you look so goddam pretty when you're struggling like that"

He placed your legs on his shoulder, adjusting himself even deeper inside of you, he brought himself even closer to you, hitting your sweet spot even harder, grinding himself deep inside of you.

"Fuck do you like that? Yeah?"

You moaned loudly, throwing your head back at the speed of his gruesome thrusts. Your brain was completely lost in the pleasure of this building orgasm.

"Ah..f..fuck b-bouta cum" you whimpered, he kissed your collarbone, gently sucking on your breasts, your supple nipples, his tongue moving around in circular motions, you felt so dizzy and so sensitive.

"Aha? Yeah? cum on my cock princess, come on you can do it"

His hips moved even faster than before, the table started making a creaking sound, added to this was the sound of your skin slapping and the wet noises your pussy made. The room ringed with such lewd noises, but this all never really mattered, you wanted to cum.

"So close hah.."

Fuck, the fact he moaned pretty, his moans were like music, not all men moan like this.

And then you came, legs trembling in the extreme pleasure. You tried to muffle your moans with your hands but still they were loud enough for everyone to hear.

And it didn't take him long to cum too, hot thick cum filling your insides to the brim, he held you in his arms, kissing you, your neck, your ears, Everything.

So it was all over... Or was it?-

"Ah Ah Princess, I'm not done with you yet~"

~~~~~~~

(OMG I was so nervous writing this I hope you guys enjoyed it even though it's half baked, reblogs and likes are appreciated, thankyou so much <33 ~ Kira)

[sequinsmile-x]

Some Things Are Meant to Be

She freezes at the sound of the voice she hadn’t heard in years, her shoulders tight as she turns, her jaw clenched as their eyes meet, a face she hadn’t seen in two decades staring right back at her.

A sequel to Take My Hand, Take My Whole Life Too

Part 2/3

Part 1

-x-

Hi besties!

Here is part 2 to this fic based on a prompt from the lovely @sometimesitswho . I got massively carried away with what I wanted to include in this, so it is now a 3 parter.

Please let me know what you think, your comments mean the world!

-x-

Words: 4.1k

Warnings: mentions of pregnancy, but not a main plot point.

Read over on Ao3, or below the cut

August 1996

“You look beautiful.” 

Emily smiles as she catches Aaron’s eye in the mirror and turns to look at him, glancing up and down as she takes him in. He was wearing one of the suits he usually wore to work and a new tie she’d specifically bought him for today. It was Gucci, the red silk material soft as she reaches out and adjusts it, and expensive. It was something she would have once bought without thinking about it, not even looking at the price before she made the purchase. 

Now it was something she’d had to save for, the trust fund she’d always had as a safety net gone because she’d fallen in love with the man standing in front of her. She’d put money aside for a few weeks so she could buy it for him and it felt nothing short of amazing when she’d watched him open it last night, love for him swelling in her chest as he insisted it was too much, as if he hadn’t just given her a necklace she never wanted to take off. 

“You don’t look bad yourself,” she says softly, her grip still on his tie as she tugs him in for a kiss. He hums into it, his hand warm through the satin of her dress as he pulls her closer. As she pulls back she rests her forehead against hers, “The tie looks good.” 

He smiles as he reaches out and tucks some of her hair behind her ear, “Thanks, sweetheart,” he says, stepping back to look at her, to take her in. She’d kept the dress a secret from him, hiding it in the back of her closet and telling him not to look before today, and despite his curiosity he was glad he’d waited. That he hadn’t seen the white satin dress that had seemingly been made for her, even though he knew it hadn’t been, on the hanger. A thrill rushing through him at the thought that he’d that he’d only ever seen it on her, “I love this.” 

She feels her cheeks go pink under the intensity of his stare, the unadulterated way he loved her still so overwhelming all these years down the line. 

“Thanks,” she says, looking down at herself, smoothing her hands over the satin that fell to just below her knees, “I know it’s simple-”

“It’s beautiful,” he replies, leaning in to kiss her, “Just like you,” he kisses her again and when he pulls back he can see a flash of something in her eyes, a sadness that always seemed to linger whenever they were on the cusp of something big happening in their lives, her parent's absence always sharper on days like this, “Em, we can always do this another day-”

She shakes her head fiercely as she reaches for his hands, squeezing tightly as she cuts him off, “No, I want to do this,” she assures him, “I want to marry you today. It’s just…” 

She drifts off, not sure how to put it into words, how to express that even though it was almost three years down the line a small part of her still struggled with the fact she didn’t have a relationship with her parents at all. This wasn’t how she’d ever envisioned getting married. Instead of a quiet appointment at the courthouse, she’d always pictured a huge event. Senators and ambassadors invited along to watch her get married in a dress she’d argued with her mother over, not one she’d bought off the rack in a sale, to a man she was sure her parents would have found appropriate. 

“Not what you imagined.” 

She looks up at him as he finishes her sentence for her and she can’t help but smile. Whenever she’d pictured getting married when she was young she’d never quite been able to picture the person standing opposite her, their face blurred and out of focus, but the moment she realised her relationship with Aaron was serious, not just the sex she’d originally kidded herself that it was, she started to picture him. He loved her in a way she always thought would bypass her, something she’d never get to have because it didn’t exist for people like her, and she loved him the same way. 

“Yeah,” she says, looping her arms around his neck, sighing contentedly as their chests press together and he wraps his arms tightly around her, his embrace her favourite place to be. She stamps her lips against his, a soft delicate kiss as she scratches at the back of his scalp. When she pulls back, it’s barely enough just for her to speak, “I think this is better though.” 

___

For a moment, it feels like she’s stepped back in time, her mother’s gaze burning into her. She feels like she’s 16 again and nothing like the confident woman she now is. She hates that it all feels like it’s been stripped away, like she’s a teenager being berated for nothing more than acting her age. 

“You have a daughter?” 

Her eyes snap up to Elizabeth’s when she speaks, her dark eyes meeting the ones she’d passed down onto her own children, and she clears her throat and nods, “Yes.” 

Emily purposely doesn’t mention that she has two other daughters too, seeing no value in bringing them into this situation, a fleeting moment that she wishes she could have protected Evelyn from. 

“I think I heard you call her Evely-”

“What are we doing here, Mom?” She asks, cutting her off as she crosses her arms over her chest, not wanting to hear her mother talk about her little girl, her shackles rising just at the mention of Evelyn’s name on Elizabeth’s lips, “Passing the time of day? I need to get home.” 

Elizabeth furrows her brows and chokes out a derisive laugh, one that Emily had heard countless times in her life, “I’m just surprised to see you, that’s all. It’s not every day you learn you have a granddaughter.”

It’s Emily’s turn to laugh, and she shakes her head, “Well that was your choice wasn’t it.” 

Elizabeth sighs, “Emily-”

“I’ve got to go,” she says, turning to look at the car, not surprised to see Evelyn watching her interaction with Elizabeth, before she looks back at her mother, “I’ve got to get her home.” 

“Emily-”

“You don’t get to have any interest in my life, or her,” Emily says fiercely, turning and walking away before she throws one final comment over her shoulder, “Not when you and Dad decided her father wasn’t good enough for me.” 

She ignores Elizabeth’s final attempts at getting her attention and she walks towards the car with determination in her step. She knows she only has a few seconds to ground herself, to push away the ache that had settled into her chest, and she blows out a slow breath before she climbs into the car, throwing Evelyn a smile as she starts the engine. 

“Mom, who is that woman?” Evelyn asks, turning to look at where Emily had been standing, the other woman already gone. 

Emily can feel her smile get tight as she looks at her daughter, and she knows she’ll have to tell her eventually, but she couldn’t bring herself to do it right now, not when she’d barely got her head around the fact she’d just seen her mother for the first time in twenty years. 

“No one important, honey.” 

Evelyn frowns, clearly not believing her, “But Mom-”

“Evie,” Emily grits out, her grip on the steering wheel tight as she tries not to lose her temper with her daughter, “Please, honey,” she says, looking at her briefly again before she starts to drive, “Not now.” 

Evelyn stares at her, her gaze burning into Emily’s side for a moment before she nods, something Emily catches in her peripheral vision, “Do you think we could get some doughnuts on the way home?” 

Emily sighs in relief, her shoulders sagging with it as she reaches over and briefly squeezes the teenager's hand, hoping she understands how grateful she is, “Absolutely. I think you deserve them after today.” 

Evie smiles at her, clearly happy that she’d cheered her mother up, no matter how briefly, and she reaches over to turn on some music, the rest of their conversation on the way home light and carefree. 

___

Aaron was worried about his wife. 

He could tell something was wrong the moment she’d come home, her smile tight and fake as Evelyn excitedly told him all about her day, about the things she’d learned at the conference. It was only when she’d gone upstairs, excited to spend some time reading the materials she’d been given before dinner time when he’d had a second alone with Emily. 

She’d told him that she’d seen her mother, an undeniable shake to her voice that she’d only ever let him hear as she said it before insisting they’d talk about it later. He knew her well enough to understand that she needed time to think about it herself, to come to terms with randomly seeing her mother after so many years before she spoke to him about it, so he’d simply nodded and pulled her into a hug before Hazel had called for her. Watching her slip back into the role of Mom so quickly would have been jarring if he had never seen it so many times before, her love for their children always overriding everything else. 

He’s just about to seek her out to suggest ordering dinner when he hears a knock on his office door just before it opens and Evelyn walks in, an unsure look on her face as she closes the door behind her. She pulls the sleeves of her sweater down over her hands, her shoulders tight with nerves in a way they never were, her usual self-confidence nowhere to be seen. 

“Are you okay, Evie?” He asks as he stands up, stepping around the desk to put his hand on her shoulder. She blows out a breath and sinks her teeth into her lower lip, looking impossibly more like Emily than she usually does. “Can I…can I ask you something?” 

“Always,” he nods and guides her over to the couch they kept in the home office. It was where Emily would sit when she was pregnant with her and then later Hazel and Mae, she was too uncomfortable to sit at her desk and catch up with her casework, but insisted she didn’t want to sit in a different room to him. He’d bought the couch to allow her to be comfortable and stay close by. 

All these years later he could still picture the way she’d smiled at him as he led her into the office, his hand over her eyes so he could show her the surprise, assuring her he wouldn’t let her and the baby fall. 

“That woman Mom and I saw earlier,” she asks, her hands in her lap as she picks at her cuticles, “Was that…is she Mom’s mom?” 

For the first time, he curses how intelligent his daughter is, and how good she is at putting things together just from a handful of context clues. He clears his throat, “What makes you ask that?” 

She rolls her eyes at him, “Because that’s the only reason I can think of to make Mom as freaked out as she was,” she says, “And she looks exactly like her.” 

He chuckles, “First of all, if you talk to your mom about this, I’d recommend not saying that,” he says, his smile getting wider as hers does, “And yes. That was her mother.” 

They’d given the girls a very watered down version of why they’d never seen or met their grandparents. He knew as they got older they’d need more information, that they’d ask for it, but he hoped they’d be able to get away with it a little longer. He didn’t want to explain to them that the estrangement between Emily and her parents came from the fact they thought he wasn’t good enough for her, because he knew it would imply they weren’t good enough either.

And he never wanted his girls to think they were anything less than important.

Evelyn blows out a breath, her cheeks puffing out with it as she shakes her head, “Poor Mom, that’s…rough,” she tilts her head curiously as she looks at him, “Hasn’t it been forever since she saw her parents?” 

“20 years.” 

“So yeah,” Evelyn says, looking at him in a way only a teenager could manage, “Forever,” she grumbles as she leans into his side, her head on his shoulder as she settles against him. It takes a moment for him to wrap his arm around her, no longer used to the affection from his eldest, “Dad?” 

“Yes, princess?” He says, trying out the nickname she’d declared herself too old for a couple of years ago. If she has a problem with it she doesn’t say anything and instead settles further into his side. 

“I don’t ever want to not talk to you and Mom.” 

Something about the way she says it makes him ache, the vulnerability she so rarely had shining through in every word. He drops a kiss to the top of her head, as he assures her, taking as much from this rare moment between the two of them as he can before she remembers she’s too cool to love her parents like this nowadays. 

“That will never happen, Evie,” he says, kissing the top of her head again, “I promise.”

___

January 1999

“Has it been three minutes yet?” 

Aaron smiles as he checks his watch and then looks back at his wife, “No, sweetheart. Not yet.” 

She grumbles and rests her head on his shoulder, wrapping both of her arms around one of his as she physically has to stop herself from turning around and looking at the pregnancy test on the counter behind them. 

“This might be the longest three minutes of my life,” she complains and he chuckles, pressing a kiss to her temple as she squeezes his arm even tighter. 

They hadn’t been trying that long, only for a few months, but she hadn’t even realised how much she wanted this, until the first time she took a test that had a negative result. The disappointment had been bitter, painful and burning as she tried to swallow it down, tampering it out with hugs and assurances from Aaron that it was okay, that it would happen when it was meant to happen. 

Something felt different this time. She was exhausted and her stomach felt off, the smallest thing prone to making her nauseous. She was trying not to get her hopes up, trying not to get Aaron’s hopes up, but she couldn’t help it. 

She was so entirely ready to start a family with him. 

She was nervous about becoming a mother, an overwhelming fear she could never quite escape that she’d end up being just like hers. That the lack of maternal affection was genetic and she’d never be able to connect with her child like she wanted to. She knew Aaron had similar concerns, his childhood had been wildly different to hers but he’d been left with the same insecurities. He was constantly outrunning his father’s violence, desperately trying to get out from under the shadow of it. 

She knew he had nothing to worry about. He’d never made her feel anything short of safe and loved, and she knew he’d do the same for their children. 

“It will be okay, Em,” he assures her, his cheek against the top of her head, “No matter what.” 

She hums and turns her head to kiss his jaw, “I know.” 

He smiles and checks his watch again and blows out a slow breath, “It’s been three minutes,” he says and she tenses against him, her grip on his arm tight. He turns her to look at him and pulls her against his chest, purposely making sure she can’t see the test, and he runs his hand up and down her back, “You ready?”

She nods and pulls back, her smile shaking a little as they both look down at the test, matching gasps escaping them as they see the bright pink plus sign staring up at them. 

“Oh my god,” she exclaims, picking it up and inspecting it closer, as if the very bright lines would disappear, then she looks up at him, a delighted laugh stuck in her chest, “I’m pregnant.” 

“You’re pregnant,” he confirms, pulling her into a hug, pressing a fierce kiss to her lips, “I love you.” 

“I love you too,” she says, her eyes still fixed on the test before she places it back down, “We’re having a baby.” 

He cups her cheek and wipes away a stray tear, kissing her again before looking at her with such adoration it makes her ache, “You’re going to be such a good mom.”

She chokes on a laugh as she shakes her head at him, once again taken aback by how well he knew her. How easily it came to him to extinguish any flames of doubt that she hadn’t even expressed to him. She cups his cheek and smiles when he turns his head to kiss her palm, her cheeks aching with it.

“You’re going to be an amazing dad.” 

He drops to his knees and presses a kiss to her t-shirt covered stomach and she hugs him to her, her arms wrapping around his head as she uses him to keep her upright, her love for him, for the family they were building, so overwhelming that she thinks she’d fall over without him there. 

“Hi baby,” he says quietly, and she has to press her lips together to stop herself from saying anything, wanting to bask in this soft moment between them, the gentleness no one would ever believe he was capable of if she told them one of her favourite things, “We’re so excited to meet you. And you’re so lucky, want to know why?” He asks and she runs her fingers through his hair, her eyes shining as he looks up at her, still talking to her belly as they maintain eye contact, “You have the best mommy in the entire world.” 

She can’t hold back the sound that comes out of her, something between a sob and a laugh as she places her hand on her stomach.

“You’ve got a pretty incredible daddy too.” She encourages him upwards, smiling as he crowds her against the counter, the positive pregnancy test just behind her, “We’re really doing this.”

He smiles at the awe in her voice, his love for her expanding in his chest, taking up all the space in his lungs and making him light-headed. He kisses her, the action lost to their wide smiles, and then he pulls back as he nods. 

“We’re really doing this.” 

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Emily smiles softly as she walks into the master bedroom, only slightly surprised to find Hazel fast asleep in their bed, the 10-year-old snuggled up against Aaron.

“I thought she already went to bed,” she says quietly as she walks in, sitting on the edge of the bed and reaching over her husband to run her fingers through Hazel’s hair, “Is she okay?” 

He nods and places his hand on her leg, squeezing her thigh through the material of her pants, “She asked if she could sleep in here,” he says, smiling softly at her, “I thought you could do with the extra company too.”

She huffs out a humourless laugh and nods, leaning in to stamp a kiss against his lips before she stands, “You thought right. I’m just going to get ready for bed.” 

She makes quick work of her night-time routine, barely looking at herself in the mirror, the similarities to her mother staring back at her in a way they hadn’t in a long time. She’d isolated herself all evening, trying to get her head around what had happened. Aaron had taken it in his stride, keeping the girls entertained all evening with the help of Evelyn who had read with Mae until she fell asleep. 

She sighs as she steps back into the bedroom and slips into bed, the weight of the day finally resting on her shoulders the moment she’s lying down. Hazel rolls towards her even though she’s still fast asleep, drawn into her mother’s side almost by instinct. Emily wraps her arms around her daughter and closes her eyes as she breathes her in, the strawberry scent of her shampoo calming her nerves. 

“She emailed me.” 

Aaron frowns as he turns to look at her, his head tilted in curiosity as their eyes meet, “Who did?”

She clears her throat and presses her lips together, cursing herself internally when her voice shakes a little, “My mother.” 

Whatever Aaron had anticipated her to say, it wasn’t that. He feels anger lick at his insides, irritation aimed at a woman he hadn’t seen in two decades threatening to overwhelm him.

“What?” 

She laughs humourlessly and nods, running her fingers through Hazel’s soft hair to distract herself, “Yeah. She emailed me this afternoon, which means she’s always had the capacity to find out where I was working or what I was doing,” she swallows thickly and shakes her head, “Which I guess I’ve always known…but having it confirmed sucks.” 

He feels the anger threatening to take over, everything he’s always to say about her mother on the tip of her tongue, but he sees the grief in her eyes, the sadness she’d put to rest long ago resurrected by a chance encounter and an email she never could have anticipated receiving just that morning. He pushes the anger away, knowing there would be a time and a place and that it wasn’t now. She needed his love, needed him to be the support he had been for the last two decades, so he slips closer, wrapping his arm around her and their daughter, and kisses Emily’s temple.

“What did it say?” 

She sighs, “She wants to see me. She said Dad does too,” she explains, and they fall into a brief silence that she’s grateful for. He knew her better than anyone ever had, and she knew he was waiting her out rather than trying to guess what she wants, “I stopped missing them a long time ago. I don’t think I want a relationship with them, I just want to know what they want.”

She thinks she already knows, a heavy feeling low in her gut that tells her it has everything to do with Evelyn, that her mother may view her as a second chance to have the legacy Emily herself had never quite been able to provide. The thought of it makes her feel sick, protectiveness bubbling in her gut as she thinks of her eldest, of all her daughters, and the life she wants to protect them from. 

“Then we’ll go see them.” 

She frowns as she looks up at him, her eyebrows knitting together as she smiles sadly, “Honey, you don’t have to come with me,” she says, unhooking an arm from around Hazel and cupping his cheek, “You shouldn’t have to face them after everything.” 

She knew that even now, even after everything they’d built together, he still felt as if it was his fault she didn’t have a relationship with her parents. More than once in the weeks and months that followed after them cutting her off he’d asked her if he was worth it. At first, it hadn’t even been about him, it had been about her freedom from expectations she’d never quite been able to escape. 

As time went on, it did become about him. As he went from her boyfriend to her husband and then the father of her children, she became more and more irritated that her parents hadn’t been able to accept him. He loved her in a way that she hoped her girls would one day get to experience, and she couldn’t imagine ever wanting to make them choose between the person they loved and her. 

Aaron deserved better than whatever her parents thought of him, and she wanted to protect him from that. 

“Sweetheart,” he says, his voice firm but kind as he kisses her palm, his breath tickling her skin, “I’d never make you go alone. We’ll face them like we do everything else - together.” 

The relief she feels is palpable and she nods, leaning in to kiss the corner of his lips, “Together.” 

-x-

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RTC AS SHIT IVE HEARD OR SAID

Ocean: STOP CARESSING THE POLICE!!

Noel: NO!!

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Mischa: you gucci bro?

Noel: i’m JC Penny at best

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Oceon: i’ll do that when pigs fly.

Jane: *throws a pack of bacon*

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Mischa: don’t be a doormat Constance

Constance: huh?

Mischa: sorry, i mean ‘don’t be a lil bitch’

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Noel: he’s such a slut, i need him

Ocean: he’s a 50 year old war criminal

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Ocean: stoppp you’re gonna get kicked out of the server

Mischa: the server sucks, it has maths and PE

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Jane: chat, i’m literally just a baby 

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Mischa: suck it up buttercup

Constance: YOU JUST TOLD ME YOU WERE ABUSED?!?!?!

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Noel: don’t shoot at me, i’m a widow!

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*texting*

Noel: it’s Pride Month.

Mischa: YEAHH!!!

Mischa: 🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭

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Mischa: my dick is bigger than the Earth 

Ocean: how do you get it in your pants then?

Mischa: i put it in a lil bun and tie it

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Ocean: with the amount of times you thrust the air, the air should have at least 10 children.

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*texting*

Jane: yeah that makes snese

Jane: *sense

Ricky: snese

Ricky: snese

Ricky: snese

Ricky: snese

Ricky: snese

Ricky: snese

Jane: okay girl

Ricky: :3

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ITS JANES B-DAY 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Re: suits, there are hundreds of different types of suits, but the most common cuts are british, american and italian. I could see Lando (aka would love to see) most likely in an italian cut (slim tailoring on trousers and jacket, unstructured shoulders, light cloth (not colour but fabric) also looks very nice with an open collar and no tie...). Typical big brand names here are Zegna, Armani or Attolini, I personally love Kiton and Brioni as well, but just googling itlian cut suits should show some good results.

For Oscar, I would adore a (for once) properly tailored brutish cut suit (higher waistline for the trousers, more structure in the shoulders, tapered waist, thicker fabrics). Maybe even make it a proper three-piece bc ever since the wetsuit pics from Australia, I think we all agree that those curves need to be shown more often. Examples here are Ted Baker, Dunhill and ofc everything Savile row.

Tho if we keep with the Mclaren sponsors, Reiss does some great work as well. There's a double-breasted tuxedo jacket in this year's collection that I would love to see Lando in (then again tuxedos are a whole nother topic ...)

This got very long and is probably not very helpful but I love infodumping about fashion lol <3

i know you were self conscious about writing at length about this but all i have to say is: yes. here is some additional photographic evidence from my POV;

lando in snazzy italian tailoring, but to take the stylised vector a bit further:

exhibit a: asymmetric waistcoat with steampunk details

exhibit b: italian but with a fun pattern

exhibit c: open collar a step further, he could so rock a 70s suit. also just really need him to rock the gucci glasses with some shiny loafers like he’s sooooo got that vibe. im thinking how bruno mars and harry styles wear that kind of suiting sometimes

now to our elusive chanteuse f1 driver oscar jack. i feel like it’s, like what you described, about a classic style but with really fine details. good fabrics, simple cuts, plain colourways. below is pretty stylised but also this is rpf and it’s my playground and if we were claiming realism we should just put the rpf toys down full stop and i am not doing that!!

if taking a costume designer’s perspective too, there could be soooo much you could say with layering and pattern and contrast depending where we are in the story or plot. the idea of fic!oscar in a classic brit cut suit with tiny revealing details like a handkerchief (lando’s) or a button (a nod to a family member or a friend) is very dear to me.

the other option i like is a classic tux jacket with tails and crisp shirt and a a sky blue handkerchief, like idk that image also tickles me for some reason.

anyway so i had been thinking about a tailor AU- *loud scuffling noise as i try to put wayward au ideas back in their box*

p.s. oscar in dunhill... like u were cooking but u especially cooked w that one....

and tagging the people who might be interested in this conversation i invite y’all to weigh in!! @cx-boxbox @kichona-s and @jusst-you-race

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Day Three Favourite clothing item:

Here's the thing, I don't have any photos or screenshots of these things expect the classic 1/4 zip. That being said, if you do, please, please, please reblog this with them!

this is part of the #marchhotchness event.

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1. I love the 1/4 zip, but I do not think we discuss the full zip hiking jacket nearly enough.

2. I love his coats from season one. This one reminds of 1930s/1940s cinema. It's giving Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca. It's a slay. But the long black coat with the red lining I think says a lot about Aaron and his self expression. He's dressing to a specific standard, partly a dress code, and partly how he feels he needs to dress. But, the little pop of colour and the patterned ties give him those bits of individuality, and I love that so much.

3. His designer ties. I love to see the things budget increases for a show get spent on. (And I don't mean that sarcastically). I also went through the trouble of looking it up so yall can know too, if you didn't already, how much a Gucci tie among other designers costs. They're about $200 USD. Which is a lot. But I suppose for a man who wears ties as often as he does it's an investment. If we do some girl math, an average tie of good quality and material is between $30 and $90. So we'll call it $90. If he spent $200 on a tie and wears it at least 3 times (and he definitely will because it's a fun tie!) he's basically saved $70.

Also on my last rewatch I was paying more attention to the other ties he wears when he's not wearing Gucci and I believe he also has at least 2 Hermes ties. And it's harder to tell, but I believe one of the more plain ones may be Louis Vuitton. Hermes ties run about the same as a Gucci tie. LV ties start at about the same, but the ones most similar to what I could see in the show are up to $100 more. But he works hard. He deserves it!

[accio-victuuri]

CANDIES Round-Up: Weibo TV & Internet Awards

so glad to see the 31-year old xiao zhan walk his first red carpet, the first of many, i hope. despite the stress this event brought us upto the last minute— i’m sure we are all happy to get a glimpse of our dearest xiao laoshi.

now let’s look at all the clowning potential brought to us by this event. all of this is CPN. I may miss some things but if it’s interesting enough I will make a separate post about it.

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The “day” started off with XZS sharing photos of ZZ and what most of us noticed is the brooch/pin he is wearing. It is GUCCI, which is on brand for him but what’s special is that it is a 🐝 , similar to the one he wore during 2020 Weibo Night. Guess who he was with that time? As per the wardrobe accounts, it’s not a pin but is something embroidered on his tie. But it really says alot that BXGs have one braincell and we collectively thought of the same event.

Also look at the time on his watch. Is he doing some Kadian again? I see 8:50? Or maybe i’m hallucinating and that’s the lack of sleep talking. 😂

• We had some ChenWei potential aesthetic going on because of this. HAHAHAHAHA! WeiWei borrowing his husband’s clothes to wear at an event. There is a galaxy CPN to this cause that blue top is not tagged by any wardrobe account. So it might be his own — which is usual for inner wear like this. But gives us hope that it’s a shoutout to Chen Yu. LOL.

• Plus we had the same stage, or should i say their works were show next to each other in one of the videos shown @ the event. Awwww. 🤍

• If you add all the photos that XZS posted tonight, it is 28. Love Bo ( Yibo ) in kadian. His first photoset also had the 3rd and 8th photo with a “reflection” effect to it. 3 for Zan and 8 for Bo.

Same energy :

• My favorite clowning tho involves ZZ’s necklace. You know i’m obsessed ( derogatory ) with the accessories they wear and what could it possibly mean. especially if there are similarities. Now this one appears to have the same details as WYB’s in last year’s Weibo Night which they both attended. It’s not the same, GG’s is a Gucci Heart Necklace. but that tiny detail and similarity makes me happy ☺️

The theme in ZZ’s GUCCI jewelry is filled with hearts, and it’s a coincidence that when you look at the logo, it can be the number 8. Bo. Yibo. Let me repeat, the heart shape. That’s Yibo’s favorite. Heart with a mole. Snow Heart. GG’s heart drawing last 2020. I can go on and on, it’s a recurring symbol that we CPN.

• If you wanna clown some more, if you look at his Alexander McQueen outfit, it spells out W. Is it for Mister Wang? 🤡🤡🤡

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The second part of this post is about what you probably have been seeing bxgs share on weibo— GG who was sat next to Chen Feiyu / Arthur Chen. I won’t go into detail about all the rumors from a long time ago, but there were talk of CFY dissing WYB. If this is true and to what extent, we don’t know. What was documented tho is for a time WYB’s solo fans were mad at CFY, but the older fans stopped the online attacks because CFY has strong connections ( his parents ) in the industry. At the time, WYB was not as prominent as he is now so he can’t really protect himself. The CPN is ZZ is knows this and does not like CFY because of what he did to WYB. Or maybe he just doesn’t like nepotism babies like I do. LOL.

Now look at XZ’s face when CFY sits next to him and judge for yourself:

XZ is usually mister polite but this is not his usual reaction at awards ( or any event ) like this. Even if we don’t know about the whole WYB and CFY incident before, I will be wondering what’s going on. I mean, he didn’t even acknowledge him. XZ will usually give a bow/ nod to people even if he doesn’t know them. I saw fan cams of him greeting other people in this area so I know that the gracious XZ is still there. This is pretty sus and I understand why BXGs picked up on it. When we got photos of the seating arrangement, people were already talking about him being next to CFY and the implications of it. We all didn’t expect for an interaction like this to happen. The Chongqing Pepper really came out. If you watched his dramas, you will recognize this face that he is making and when he uses it.

On the flipside, I also don’t advise any talk about XZ having a grudge on CFY. As I said, this person has strong connections. I don’t want to imply that XZ has beef with a person with just this video alone. If anything, just take it as a double standard. Lol. with WYB, he is all smiley and scooting closer. With others, he has his bitch face on and he is moving away. 😂😂😂

A deja vu moment we also had was this one. ZZ with his award and all alone. I truly hope one day he can be at an event with WYB and he can laugh freely. I know that both their fame now forces them to be extra cautious of what they do. Be careful of who they interact with and all that. I think I’m not the only one who wants to see him laughing and genuinely enjoying an event. The nice thing tho is GG was spotted outside the venue with his team, he was chilling and texting. Who are you texting? The love of your life? Awwwww. This is a nice change from his 2020 stolen photo where he was texting and looked super stressed.

-END.

[we-love-morioh-cho]

I am........a little heated about how Jolyne's mother was treated in the story today esp in contrast to a certain ex husband of hers 🙃, so I decided to post some of my personal ideas and headcanons for her! This is partially based on what little we have of her, but is also very fanfic-y, self-indulgent and may be unkind to Jotaro lol

I have 3 main ideas for her name which I am very indecisive on -

Irene - based on Irene Rapona and alt. Jolyne's name. This would mean that Jolyne's parents put their names together to name her which is cringe but does happen. In the ending, alt. Jolyne now lives free from the Joestar curse (I think?) and so, symbolically, loses the 'Jo-' prefix and just inherits her mother's name whom she's always been closer with anyway.

Dolly - because of Dolly Parton who obvs wrote and sang 'Jolene'. A musical reference and also just a very cute name imo.

Hanna - named after Hanna Thorn, the model who Araki based her design and the pendant photo off of. While Irene and Dolly are based on her relation to Jolyne, this is the only name I could think of more based on herself. I'm not the biggest fan of a female character being named based solely on her connection to someone else BUT we have nothing to work with for this woman and, between the two characters she's connected to, I would much rather her name tie into Jolyne's. I haven't chosen a specific name yet though, I like all 3 ideas atm.

Based on the above reference to a model, I like to think Jolyne's mother is a model or at least works with fashion in some way. While it is a non-canon AU, the 'Jolyne, Fly High with GUCCI' one-shot written by Araki gives us some crumbs to work with. I haven't read it yet, but apparently Jolyne's mother has passed in this story and left Gucci clothing behind for her daughter. She's even customized them to fit Jolyne and, through wearing these clothes, Jolyne feels like she's connected to her mother again 🥺 So yeah, I head canon that she's maybe a fashion designer who models her own clothes.

We're told she's a 'crybaby' and is unwell with stress over Jolyne's situation, so I see her as having some type of anxiety disorder. I think that Jotaro's neglect and Jolyne's delinquency has puts a lot of stress on her along with her career. She's been left in a really difficult situation and it takes its toll on her. Sadly, I could totally see her as one of those women who had to give up on her career dreams due to the pressures of single parenthood, so maybe she's no longer a designer or model. This would add to Jolyne's anger at Jotaro - not just for his neglect of her but also the toll it's taken on her mother. Her not being present during Stone Ocean could be due to health issues to parallel Jotaro's condition and the Gucci one-shot. I think she's generally a quiet and graceful woman and hasn't always been able to stand up for herself much; creative and brilliant but also unsure of herself esp when she was younger.

I'm not gonna dwell on this point too long because it makes me angry, but I don't think her marriage to Jotaro was ever that good. They were both quiet and got along decently, but I don't see much emotional warmth or openness there. Tbh, I question why Jotaro decided to marry and have a child if he was just gonna neglect them due to 'dangers', but who fucking knows lol. Anyway, I think their marriage was distant and sad and Jotaro did not open up with a baby like Jolyne's mother hoped he would. Instead, he left her to do all the hard work, showing a real disregard for her and Jolyne 😒 You'd think he'd be more empathetic to single mothers with absent husbands and wouldn't want to put his own child through that but apparently not! 🙃 I think, before his neglect of Jolyne, she rarely challenged Jotaro and instead accepted whatever he wanted. But when his distance started to include Jolyne, an innocent child who needed him, she had had enough and started demanding better. I think him failing to show up while Jolyne was dying in a hospital was the final straw. She was the one who filed for divorce, and when she demanded custody he didn't contest it.

Moving on - she of course deeply loves her JoJo even with all the hardships and doesn't want her daughter to repeat her parents' mistakes. She's a very accepting mother, encouraging Jolyne to express herself and stand up for herself. She's relieved that Jolyne hasn't inherited her quiet and anxious personality, treasuring how bold and open she can be and always working hard to encourage that. She was always accepting of Jolyne’s emotions, letting her vent and making sure she didn’t repress her feelings. To keep up with her unruly and wild daughter, she became more confident and assertive over time. She had to be a strong woman to raise someone like Jolyne and she found her daughter inspiring during some of her lowest moments. And while she never got the chance to know this, Jolyne was inspired by her in turn.

Even with her anxiety, career and general stress - she does as much as she can to give Jolyne a great childhood. She's happy to dye Jolyne's hair and style it however her daughter wishes. While she's not use to the style in her own fashion, Jolyne's mother does her best to make cute little punk outfits that Jolyne adores and proudly shows off to everyone. She brought Jolyne to a shoot one time, curious if her daughter would be interested, but the girl only got up to trouble and pointed out how uncomfortable and uptight it all seemed. On the drive home, Jolyne expected her mother to be furious or upset but instead she just burst out laughing at her daughter's bold antics and comments. It was clear Jolyne was NOT gonna turn out like her mother and that brought the woman a lot of joy and relief.

Sorry to say, but I think she's a Disney adult 😞 While they don't get to visit too often, I think the duo absolutely go to Disney World when possible and I think Jolyne's mother styled Jolyne's buns to look like Mickey Mouse ears. She is a fanatic for the old princess movies, their dresses inspired her to get into fashion and she watched those films with her own mother so she repeats that tradition with Jolyne. She knows Jolyne doesn't really give a fuck about those old movies and that does make her a bit sad, but it means a lot that Jolyne at least tries to sit still and pay attention as best as a child can. Watching those movies and going to Disney World brings out a new side to her in Jolyne's eyes; her mother seems so giddy, is fine with the large crowds and becomes so emotional over the romances. While Jolyne doesn't understand why her mother likes these movies and does get embarrassed by her obsession sometimes, she usually agrees to go meet the princess actors so that her mother has an excuse to see them as well (plus the park is still a lot of fun and exciting). And yes, her mother does see the actual princesses when Bohemian Rhapsody happens and she cries lol

Jolyne has a phase where she becomes deeply interested in marine life, largely inspired by Jotaro's career and interests. Jotaro took her to an aquarium once or twice and got her a book - she then became obsessed. Part of this enthusiasm was that she wanted to impress Jotaro and connect with him, wanted to find a way to make him stay this time. So Jolyne immersed herself in marine biology and tried very hard to show off her knowledge, desperate for her dad's approval. But he still left and, not wanting Jolyne's genuine interest and enthusiasm to be soured, her mother took time off work to take the girl to an aquarium herself, asking questions so her daughter could tell her at least. Jolyne barely spoke the entire time, and the next day her mother found the marine life book in the trash.

The two are obviously very close, but an absent parent can still be disastrous for a child. That's why Jolyne's delinquency hurts her so much - she really wanted to be enough for Jolyne to stop her going down a bad path, but believes she isn't. She endlessly tries to get through to Jolyne but just doesn't know what to do. Eventually, the lectures and emotional turmoil makes Jolyne a bit distant, especially compared to when she was younger and almost seemed afraid to be away from her mother. She still loves her mother and their relationship isn't bad necessarily, but it is strained and her mother fears one day Jolyne will shut her out like Jotaro. Jolyne's mother holds onto far too much guilt over their family situation and her anxiety is affected terribly. She always did the absolute best that she could and was a fantastic mother even if she didn't always know what Jolyne needed and I will die on that hill.

I hate to even think about her experience during Made in Heaven. Surely, she would've known her ex and daughter were at the center of it - while Jotaro hid a lot from her, I think in that moment she just knew. I'm sure she tried for hours to contact either of them, the phone lines jammed and the roads a dangerous mess. How would anyone have felt during that whole event, let alone a mother worrying for her child? My headcanon is this - despite her condition, anxiety and the sheer risk of going outside, she set out on foot to find Jolyne. She had no direction or idea of where to go but she had to try. She knew the world was ending but she needed to find her daughter no matter what. And sadly, I think she died searching, hoping her JoJo would somehow be OK.

In the new universe, Jolyne's mother is still separated from Jotaro, but I think it ended on much better terms. Irene only mentions visiting her father on the trip, so I assume her mother lives elsewhere. She met another partner and her life is generally freer from hardship and stress. With a partner and Jotaro's help in raising Irene, I like to think she achieved her dreams that she had to give up on in the OG universe. Maybe it's sappy, but I really want to believe that life is just nicer to her in the new universe and that her and her daughter remain as close as ever ❤️

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CAMILA CABELLO FT. PLAYBOY CARTI - "I LUV IT"

Per our controversy score, it's more iluvit ihateit iluvit ihateit iluvit ihateit iluvit...

[6.47]

Katherine St. Asaph: wtf (complimentary) [7]

Hannah Jocelyn: “I Luv It" is a perfect example of once avant-garde sounds being absorbed into the mainstream -- which is why people hate it -- but the way all involved fail makes it much better than it otherwise would be. Everyone involved doesn’t know how to work outside the lines of pure pop, and it shows. We have a IV-I-V-ii chord progression, normally too melancholic for upbeat electronica outside of “Off-World”, and we have a classic AABB chorus, only the AAs are iluvitiluvitiluvitiluvit and the BBs are Gucci Mane samples. Cabello is much more fun in this mode than crooning nicotine-Halloween-morphine “Never Be The Same” mode, and if she still comes across as try-hard, that adds to the song’s bizarre alchemy. Carti’s dispassionate mumbling nearly kills it, but listen to the beautiful synth arpeggio he’s up against. “I Luv It” is too structured to be incoherent, too clean to be overwhelming, and all those contradictions make the song legitimately captivating, far from the trainwreck intended. [8]

Isabel Cole: I almost admire this track’s staunch refusal to be an actual song; between its near-total disinterest in conventions like “melody” and “structure” and the fact that its hooks sound like they were recorded by a pull-string doll running out of batteries, you could almost call it avant-garde. Unfortunately, none of its repetitive noodling sounds interesting or good, hence “almost.” Carti’s verse (counterintuitively?) comes closest to achieving one of those things (song, interesting, good), although I’m not sure which one, and despite the fact that he is so inscrutable it’s like listening to a rap verse by the Swedish Chef. [3]

Alfred Soto: I like it, but it took getting used to Cabello's voice squeaking ILUVITILUVITILUVIT against a synth arpeggio. Because Cabello's always sounded like a synth anyway, the track's an exercise in harmony. [6]

Mark Sinker: Obviously I should stop trusting the mondegreen as insight generator -- but “I was on the train with the MEKONS!” Enter Greil Marcus to solve the case, in deerstalker like the Inspector in the Pink Panther cartoons, his enormous magnifying glass from our direction enlarging only his own eye (affectionate). Down these so-pretty streets a man must go who is not himself pop, who is neither tarnished nor afraid! He is the hero; he is Playboi Carti, mumblier perhaps than anyone in muttering history… [squeaks: ah!] [10]

Alex Clifton: Am I supposed to understand any of the words in this song? [3]

Taylor Alatorre: "Doctorin' the Tardis" with less self-awareness yet somehow even greater contempt for its target audience, which in this case is Millennial-Zoomer cuspers who assign mystical significance to Project X and Spring Breakers because they first saw those films before being old enough to drive. I'm opposed to it in principle -- but principle hasn't stopped me from listening to it 83 times in the past month. Mainly that's because of how the brute-force Gucci Mane sample tries to hack my brain into thinking it's actually hearing "Lemonade" for those 12 to 24 seconds. No chopping or screwing, no tenuous lyrical tie-ins, just unadulterated 2010 high school cafeteria bliss. It's such a childishly brazen tactic, like a couple of teenagers trying to sneak their vodka-filled water bottles into an all-ages show, that I can't help but nod respectfully toward it. Given all this, Playboi Carti might not seem to be the correct punchline to this joke, and if Camila had been able to wrangle a Riff Raff or Trinidad James onto here, the unified kitsch factor alone would've earned the song's full acquittal. But it's in the parts where he isn't aiming for gibberish-fueled virality that Carti justifies his presence here. "Oh you on a roll now?" feels like a playful negging of all the cheap XCX cosplay we've just had to sit through, and "she says I'm way too young" is such a teasing last-second aside, turning the very act of Guwop-sampling into a vague metaphor for shooting one's shot cross-generationally... or something. What exactly is one supposed to do with that, other than try to unlock some other secret meaning on the 84th listen? [6]

Wayne Weizhen Zhang: You luv it, but she got it.  [6]

Leah Isobel: The Charli XCX Twinks are hyperprotective of their right to feel alternative and unique, so Camila ripping off the cadence and delivery of "I Got It" (not to mention the Hereditary-biting promotional video) would of course send that particular portion of the internet into overdrive. But it's the prerogative of the actual, charting popstar to execute stylistic hairpins, particularly if she's navigated the label system well enough to actually release something as chart-poisonous as "I Luv It," extra-particularly if she's already played around in this sandbox, and extra-super-particularly if the song represents the first time she's found a convincing vehicle for her unbelievably annoying energy. Honestly, I couldn't tell you why I like this so much -- maybe it's the memory of liking the similarly fried-out Lazerproof, or the maturity to recognize that to be cringe is to be human -- but I do. Sorry! If the song slaps, I can't make it not slap!  [9]

Nortey Dowuona: "You two have been saying one bar is lame and the other one is awesome ALL NIGHT, and it's the same BAR?!!!" -- Troy from Community and me after four listens. [2]

Andrew Karpan: Every micro-generation gets the “I Love It” that it deserves. I love it. [10]

Ian Mathers: Look, it's not my fault that the degree of difficulty you've set yourself is "will this make the listener not want to just go listen to the classic Icona Pop/Charli XCX song 'I Love It' instead?" Credit to the post chorus and Carti's digitally slurred moan of a verse for making it a bit of a fight, but... [7]

Michael Hong: The most captivating word here is that sighed "tomorrow" right before the first chorus. Everything seems to go quiet as she breathes into it, the catharsis of having what you want in your reach, the high of forever in your sight. Cabello never sounds like she'll get there -- "I Luv It" is just one big, provocative, braindead pursuit for your attention, for you to see her as a captivating pop star -- but as her tongue darts across her lips and echoes the titular phrase over and over, there's the thrill she's been looking for. [7]

Kayla Beardslee: This is not a song, this is engagement bait. I cannot be bought this easily! Stream La Buena Vida! [3]

Jacob Sujin Kuppermann: It's odd that everyone is treating this as some kind of oddity; this is a Camila Cabello song, for God's sake! It's the same format as her big hit and the middling replicant (who cares about "Senorita"), just adapted for the current moment rather than the long 2010s; glitchy pop sounds are not some shocking play when it's been two presidential terms since "Vroom Vroom." Even the "Lemonade" sample feels correctly positioned – it's millennial dad rap, the exact kind of respectable pophead interpolation-fodder that Cabello, Carti, and producer Jasper Harris all probably loved as teenagers. "I Luv It" is a perfect showcase for Cabello's admittedly limited skillset; she sounds appropriately wan on the verses and cheerleader-ish on the chorus, comfortable with just being another element in Harris & El Guincho's anachronistic Pop 2 revival. Yet "I Luv It" reaches the mountaintop only upon Carti's arrival – the track pauses for a second before he starts his verse as if it's hard reloading; he then proceeds to duet with a synth solo, do his best Dirty Sprite 2-era Future impression, and go so incomprehensible that I'm not even sure if anyone else on the track knows what he's saying. Glorious. [9]

Dave Moore: I'm confident that everything that everyone who has scored this song a [4] or below says about it is accurate. But a clusterfuck contains multitudes.  [8]

Will Adams: Above all else, it's WEIRD. Strip away the stan chatter and "I Luv It" becomes an appealingly bizarre pivot in which Cabello is enraptured by a frenetic hook, woozy synths and a potentially asymmetric meter. When Playboi Carti's smeared verse arrives, you start to feel delirious. [6]

Julian Axelrod: An unrecognizable Camila Cabello, sounding like she's trying to will herself back to 2012 and secure the Spring Breakers audition she rightfully deserves. An uninterpretable Playboi Carti, facing his biggest moment in the spotlight with a burp and a shrug. An unexplainable "Lemonade" sample, as if producer El Guincho just heard The State vs Radric Davis that morning and decided he was put on this earth to get Gucci Mane a publishing check. None of it gels, none of it makes sense in the same song, none of it even makes sense in the same breath. I can only assume Camila and Co. created this incredible, idiotic Diet Coke and Mentos monstrosity to give guys like me something to be annoying about all summer. [8]

Joshua Minsoo Kim: Was kind of thrilling when it dropped but enough time has passed where this doesn't really hold up. I can only be so amused by Camila sort of just being there (she's not doing anything particularly well, nor is she flailing in any notably outrageous manner). Carti arrives with a decent verse, and then it's over. Music to be momentarily amused by and not much else. [5]

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[beccasfashioncorner]

The fashion radar #3

Blokette Core

First of all, what is Blokette Core anyway??? Blokette is the fusion of Blokecore and Coquette. Let's take a closer look at the phenomenon together:

@sexandcalories

Bloke Core: Blokecore is where soccer and fashion meet. Fashion and sports have always been closely linked, so it's not surprising that this trend is now so popular. Music culture has also played a big part in this, as the two themes are combined here as well. Soccer players are mentioned in rap songs in the same breath as fashion brands. It's a similar story with designers. More and more collaborations between luxury fashion brands and sports labels are growing up. The best known of these is probably the Gucci x Adidas collaboration. The origin of the trend, however, lies with English soccer fans ("Blokes") of the 90s from the working class, whose looks migrated from the sports field to the street. And eventually became a street style phenomenon there. So it's not necessarily about hype, but rather about understatement. Not being hip, but always a little behind.

Coquette: coquette is a broad search term for hyper-feminine aesthetics that incorporate elements of youth and teenage girlhood. The imagery of coquette is considered in line with conventional attractiveness in Western society, with a large part of the community focusing on appearing attractive such as in fashion, makeup, and sometimes body type. To create this hyper femininity, for example, a lot of ruffles and bows are used. This is similar to the Lolita style to give a cute, delicate and girly impression. All clothes which are more traditionally defined as feminine, are welcome in this fashion direction.

Blokette: So Blokette takes the best of both worlds, so to speak. You can mix and match wildly! Then let's see what clothes you need for it: A soccer jersey, preferably from your favorite club is practically a closet staple. NBA jerseys or similar can also be used. Short-sleeved tops can be combined with a long-sleeved shirt made of lace. Underneath you can then go for sports shorts. But if you have already set the top to sporty, you can also wear a skirt. Here again can be accentuated with a contrast. generally I would say it should always be an interplay of the two styles. Around the ankles, can then gladly fall back on ballet basics: Legwarmers and Balerinas! But also a sporty shoe can work. For example the Adidas Samba. This shoe was originally designed for soccer and therefore fits perfectly into the concept. As accents you can tie bows on your braids or in your hair or work with pearls.

Stars like Bella Hadid or Ruby Lyn can be named as pioneers here and offer excellent inspiration.

What's behind it? I suspect that the trend is so current right now because modern feminism and the academic queerness discussion are questioning the old and traditional ideals. As a result, the discourse is being opened up to a new idea of fashion. Especially the "masculine" Blokecore is seen here as a kind of stereotypical defiant reaction of men to genderless design. However, I would say at this point that blokette has never had a gender. This subgenre is much more to be understood as a space where people connect over completely different things: Passion and love for fashion and sports. For topics that excite you, and the resulting personal and shared identity. And it is precisely this that connects people.

[harryfashionarchive]

Harry for Gucci HA HA HA | November 3, 2022

Look 10:

Gucci HA HA HA denim jacket ($3,980) Gucci HA HA HA silk shirt ($1,150) Gucci HA HA HA denim pant ($1,600) Gucci HA HA HA Jackie 1961 shoulder bag ($6,900) Gucci HA HA HA printed silk tie ($410)

[safarigirlsp]

🎥 🍿 Comfort Movie Tag 🍿 🎬

Rules: Post 10 of your favorite comfort movies and tag 10 people!

Thank you for tagging me! @srorgana1 I love these things!

Here are 15 of my favorite comfort movies because it's more hectic to cut out 5 extra than to list them! I could watch all of these on loop over and over!

Tagging some buddies: @in-silks-and-flesh-and-leather @babbushka @mrs-gucci @laters-gators @zacksnydered @gabesprincess @reborn-rekall @reveluving @cas-backwards-tie @vedavan @queeniebee @mrs-zimmerman @mythrielofsolitude @icarusinthesea @heartlight-starlight @reylokisses @darkhairedmenrule @the-fangirl-diaries

Whoever wants to join in, please feel free!

John Wick, all movies. My favorites in order are 4, 3, 1, 2.

The Mummy

Practical Magic

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

The Hangover

True Grit (the John Wayne original)

O Brother Where Art Thou?

Sleepy Hollow

Van Helsing

GI Jane

The Ninth Gate

Sherlock Holmes & Sherlock Holmes A Game of Shadows

Lord of the Rings

The Last Duel

65

The Last Duel makes the cut regardless of AD because I love it. 65 is only here because AD is amazingly hot in it!

[harrytheehottie]

MY 2022 HARRY RECAP

thank you @oh-honey-styles for always creating the most fun games 💗 this year has given us so many moments and it’s so fun to look back on. here’s some of my favorites and i cannot wait to create many more memories in 2023 🥳

FAVORITE SONG

little freak, sushi, keep driving.

FAVORITE LYRIC

tie between these two

FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO

sushi <3

STAGE FIT

STREET FIT

clearly i can’t pick one thing for the life of me lol

RED CARPET FIT

by a landslide

FAVORITE SHOW

+ harryweeen and yes im bias!

FAVORITE DUET

life changing.

FAVORITE SHOW INTERACTION 

chicago you will always be famous!!!!!

FAVORITE INTERVIEW + QUOTE 

"I think that accepting living, being happy, hurting in the extremes, that is the most alive you can be. Losing it crying, losing it laughing—there's no way, I don’t think, to feel more alive than that."

PHOTOSHOOT 

vinyl unboxing video was for me personally 🫡

PHOTO

gucci ha ha ha you will always be famous

FANDOM MEMORY 

what a DAY!

[bumblely]

I love him and I love fashion so let's style Fabio for a red carpet! (I promise it won't be boring suits 😝)

Dolce & Gabbana (because he works with them and is more likely to wear their clothes)

(left) D&G fall 2023 menswear: oversized coat, look 3 + suit with a corset, look 1 + a pearl Vivienne Westwood necklace [okay, this is black but I love the majestic and dramatic oversized coat with the more delicate corset over a basic black suit with the pearl necklace, it's a simple way to spice up a boring black suit] |●| (right) D&G fall 2023 menswear: oversized blazer with gloves, look 39 + see-through embroidered shirt, look 74 + trousers with rhinestones, look 64 [this one is more ambitious even if it's still full black. I think it would be too much 'fashion' for the FIM people and they would panic 😂 but I think he would look good in this kind of outfits, he has a the right vibe for it]

Moschino (some of their design would really fit his style imo, I'm surprised he hasn't worn their clothes yet)

(left) Moschino fall 2023 meanswear: look 27 [once again a black suit but more spicy, I love the 'artsy' vibe that this suit give, it really fits him I think - with the see-through shirt or not] |●| (right) Moschino fall 2023 menswear: jacket look 63 + trousers and boots, look 39 [this one is basic but I love the leather jacket with the ranger boots for a black-tie event, it's giving ✨️bad boy✨️ energy and I really picture it with his angel-like face, his platinum blond hair and some innocent-looking glasses]

Hermès (+ Etro, Vivienne Westwood) (I would love to see him wear their clothes 🥺 especially Vivienne Westwood's jewelry and a (vintage or not) Birkin 50 😩)

(left) Hermès fall 2023 menswear look 46 + Etro (ready-to-wear) embroidered blazer (that costs almost 10k 😵) [I think the blazer is something he could wear, he loves colorful patterns but make it luxury and it's pretty with Hermès who's more classic and 'basic'] |●| (right) Hermès fall 2023 menswear look 3 + Vivienne Westwood ready-to-wear shirt [once again the colorful shirt underneath really make the look interesting (I'm sure he would wear it as a statement piece) and I like it with a tiny purse (like the model) or a tiny cross-body bag). it's nice for an event without the black-tie dress code though]

KidSuper, Gucci (I'm sure he would love some of KidSuper's designs)

(left) KidSuper fall 2023 menswear look 8 [I absolutely love this (off)white suit with the burgundy tie and bag + the artsy vibe once again would fit him and it's really pretty like him. I'm not convinced by the choice of the shoes though 🤔] |●| (left) Gucci ready-to-wear full look [this is an outfit created by Gucci on their website and it's super elegant without being a basic black suit, I think it could suit him but I'm 50-50 on this one 🤔]

Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent (so many of their designs could look good on him)

(left) Alexander McQueen (ready-to-wear) [it was hard to choose only 1 option from them because so many would suit him - it's also available in black and looks really good, but it would stand out more in white and the jewels embroidered look amazing with light on them 😩 I love that it's oversized] |●| (right) Saint Laurent fall 2023 menswear look 24 [he would look ethereal in it even if it's more risqué, once again not for a bike-related event but still pretty with a sparkly (diamonds) long necklace - it could still look good with something underneath if there's not enough coverage]

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I still have so many other ideas (also for less formal situations). it was really hard to choose only 10 😕 I think I'll do some other posts like this one some day! 🫶🏻

and if you're interested in Fabio's real outfits, you can follow on instagram: fabioquartararo.style (active) and quartararo20style_ (inactive since May 2022 but with over 500 posts)

[beelsjockstrap]

Rating All of The Obey Me Brothers Outfits Part 1

A/N: You don’t have to agree, again these are just my head-cannons. Just know you’re wrong though

Also not proofread (;￣ー￣川

❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。❀。• *₊°。 ❀°。

Satan <3

Rad Uniform 8/10

Omg the buttons are actually don- WHERES THE LAST BUTTON????

What is up with the untucked cape??? Is it supposed to be like that? Or are you rebelling against the dress code to spite Lucifer?

Love the little bowtie but I hate the color of it, please change the color and then we’ll be Gucci

Demon Look 2/10

Okay… I’ll be honest it’s hideous. I’m sorry! Not really

I’m not feeling the pants what’s with the polka dots?

The feather scarf thing is stupid ngl

What in the fuck nugget are those ribbon things???? Like what is your ribcage made up of party streamers???

Not loving the texture of the tail it looks like it’ll hurt me in more ways than one ;)

Surprisingly I do like the WWE belt, looks fresh :)

Everyday Look 7/10

Love the shoes with the boosted heels #materialgurl

Not loving the black undershirt tho. Change it to a white turtleneck and get back to me. 

Ayo what's up with that belt? Like why is half of it out of the belt loop? It looks stupid please just wear a belt that fits. (⌣_⌣”)

Okay be honest do you purposely leave your arm out of the jacket? Like bruh…. Does it not have another sleeve or sumthin?

Human World Look 7/10

Loving the jacket but C’MON THE ONE SLEEVE AGAIN??? smh

The honeycomb patterned tie just isn’t doing it for me （；¬＿¬)

The shirt brings out the blue in your eyes it’s gorgeous

Belt is meh it’s not as good as your WWE belt

Nice choice with the bracelet (　＾∇＾)