#how to pack for holiday

[lilacxquartz]

plot: in which choso loves you a little too tightly, while still learning to be more human than curse • some very mild hurt/comfort • w.c: 700ish • masterlist

Choso was initially delighted to learn that he could hug you as much as he wanted to show you affection.

He learned it from you first, that people often held each other when they wanted to show their love, comfort and anything else. Even as support, or saying hello or goodbye.

A hug could mean so many things, and all he wanted was to do that eternally. The only thing he struggled with was his hug grip and letting you go.

(And if it were up to him, he’d never part from you.)

“So, it’s like holding?” he asked with knitted brows, his face scrunching up with focus. He tried to mime the action out just to envision what it was like.

You hummed, looking at his actions with wonder. He was so cute when he was curious. “Yes, like holding, but it’s… I don’t know… personal? You can do it for comfort. You miss someone, because you love someone…”

As you trailed off, Choso caught onto one particular detail. Love?

That word was still new to him. The love he knew before you was platonic. He loved his family—his brothers—but that was something that was ingrained. When he learned he could love the person he had these strange, new feelings for, to say he was thrilled would have been an understatement.

Choso stepped a little closer to you and then widened his arms, bringing you flush against his chest. You reciprocated, too, circling your reach around his back, holding him close. He watched you carefully, at first, to gauge your reaction to being held by him. You were always so gentle, so patient with him, and he was very thankful for that alone.

But then came the part that meant letting go.

His heart practically jumped when you took a step back.

“Just a bit longer,” he requested.

“F’course,” you murmured, feeling all sleepy against his chest. He could have been the embodiment of a hug himself; so cosy, so warm.

You didn’t mind. You had some understanding that being both human as well as a cursed spirit due to being a Death Painting must have been the most confusing thing ever. He was still learning so many new and different concepts. As a result, as his girlfriend, you were more than happy to help him try it all out.

His arms tightened at your approval, winding around your back, pulling you so tight against his body that you almost—or rather you couldn’t—breathe a single gasp. The pressure was so tight that it felt nearly impossible to inhale or exhale. You could, just barely, force a breath in and out, but it was becoming increasingly difficult to keep it up.

You tried to step back. “Choso, baby, I can’t—“

He couldn’t hear you just yet; you were gasping, after all. And Choso, well, he was too far gone in understanding what love felt like physically. He could hold you, keep you tight and safe around him. Why would he ever dream of letting you go?

You tried again. “Choso—“

That much got through. Your voice was panicked, though, it was trembling. You were scared, and that was enough to give him pause. As a result, he pulled back without needing to be told a third time, loosening his hold around you. His eyes locked onto yours with rising fear, his hands parting from your body within a beat.

“Oh no, did I hurt you?” he was quick to ask.

You coughed a little as soon as he let you go, trying to bring your breathing back to normal. “N-no, it’s okay, you’re okay—“ you gasped, “you didn’t mean to—“

However, Choso wasn’t listening as he quickly became overcome with panic. He shrank back from where you stood, and his hands hung limp at his side. His fingers twitched with the urge to comfort you, but anchored to where he stood out of sheer guilt and fear alone.

All he could do was stare at you with pain glinting in his wide eyes where tears built and threatened to spill. “So sorry, I’m so sorry—“ he kept repeating. “I’m so sorry.”

“It’s okay,” you said softer that time, sounding more like yourself. “You didn’t mean to. You’ll go softer next time.”

“But I love you so much,” he said. “What if I forget to go easy on you again?”

You hummed, more playful that time. “It’s okay, we can figure your intensity out with other things.”

[kimwifexler]

BETTER CALL SAUL — SOMETHING STUPID

[copia]

GOING TO SEE MR GHOST

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

guhahhghhhh i'm so tired today was way too much. need to snuggle with Foul Legacy and have him pat my head and nuzzle against my cheeks and purr gently NOW, pretty please.

[aastarions]

the holiday season always has me the most nostalgic for my childhood and the traditions that have been lost to time

[maaxverstappen]

Grr

[cinewhore]

also if any of my friends are current living/has lived in London or Amsterdam can u tell me what the weather is like in august/September/October?

[queenlua]

dude, ppl gotta stop scheduling fun holiday activities on the same day as the christmas bird count... i want to go to EVERYTHING ahgiela;gh

[nametakensff]

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[libraryfag]

im so fucking tired man.

[moonwoodhollow]

Thank you so much for such a warm welcome into the sim community! I'm really grateful for each one of you, who has followed me, you all have lovely blogs <3

[travelwithpourpose]

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[demarogue]

Gettin' Through the Holidays Mental Health Tricks

If y'all are anything like me, this time of year is triggering AF. Here are some small, very easy grounding exercises that I was taught by my therapist, basically in order of how much I like them for this rage-inducing season. You make like them in a different order, depending on your rage-to-despair ratio.

Push a wall: literally go up to a wall and try to push it over. Really try. I promise you won't push it over, but give it your best shot. Try to hold it as long as you can, and then take a breather and assess whether you need to repeat. Why it works: This is a quick, physical expulsion of the fight-or-flight feeling. It's a bit like punching a wall, but without the potential to hurt yourself/look scary/damage things. You can even do it in front of people and say you're stretching, they'll never know (unless the wall actually falls down, but this will not happen, I assure you).

Shake like a dog: Animals shake to release stress, and you are also an animal. Setting aside time to just shake it out, as vigorously as you can, arms and legs, face, stick your tongue out, pretend you're shaking like a wet dog. You can dance instead, if that feels better, and you can do this to music, but basically the more unhinged you can be, the better. If you are in a place you can scream, scream too! Why it works: like the above, this is a release of pent-up stress and anxiety. Especially if your rage-to-woe ratio is high, some kind of physical exertion is often the best way to burn through the cortisol and adrenaline you're building up.

Bilateral Tapping: Cross your arms over your chest so that your fingertips are at your shoulders, and slowly tap, one hand at a time, back and forth, for about a minute. Breathe slowly. Why it works: This is weird as hell, but because this engages both sides of your brain, it helps override the activity of the amygdala, which is the part of your brain that Makes The Fear. If you're being literally triggered in a situation, i.e. you're having a trauma response, or reliving some family trauma, this is a good one.

Box Breathing: From a comfortable position (can really be seated, laying down or standing), inhale slowly for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, exhale for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, then repeat. You can do it for shorter counts or longer counts, but if you vary the counts make sure the exhale is longer than the inhale. You can close your eyes or leave them open. Why it works: This exercise helps you move from a sympathetic (activated) nervous system response to a parasympathetic (balanced) response. I do this one every day, and it's a good gateway to meditation. Especially helpful in anxious or tense situations, but I find if I'm very triggered I need one of the other ones first, or it can make anxiety worse. Breathwork is amazing but not usually as a first exercise if you're very activated, or have been activated a long time.

Ice: Lots of ways to do this one – hands in cold water for 30 seconds, ice pack on the back of your neck, dip your entire face into a bowl of ice water (this one's the most effective). Why it works: I kinda think this is hilarious, but this activates your mammalian dive reflex. It immediately slows your heart-rate, so if you are feeling your blood pressure and heart rate rising, this one is very good. The only reason this one's at the bottom of my list is because I hate being cold.

I wish you all a very get-through-the-holidays-without-hurting-yourself. Take time alone if you need it.

[navybluetriangles]

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[the-kipsabian]

i have like five separate fic ideas today and i dont know how much time i have for any of them AAAAAAAA

[steakhousesims]

I love the new pack's business branding feature with logos to choose from, but the options are soooo limited, whereas the possibilities are endless with the new mechanics. Zerbu added his icons for the small businesses, but I think the icons don't fit the "logo" language even though I use them for clubs and holidays.

Huge credit to Zerbu because I played with his more icons file to figure out how to do this on my own in a separate package.

If you use Zerbu's more icons mod, you have to remove the small businesses tuning from the package file (unless he has a without logos option, idk).

I am not the 100% original creator for some of these logos and illustrations. They are from Canva Pro, and all credit goes to their respective designers.

It won't work if you have or use other cc that adds custom logos for small businesses.

I've tested this in my game and have been playing with these since the release. I haven't run into any issues. Lmk if you encounter something

Requires the Businesses and Hobbies expansion pack. DOWNLOAD (FREE) @ My Patreon