#i feel like shit and I'm waiting for a letter from my gf so I need some assurance

[moonbyulsstuff]

Taehun w/ a gf who is Manager Kim's daughter. They bith met through their fathers

Meant To Be.

Female Reader.

Requested.

Request Rules.

Masterlist.

6 - 10 years old.

"Taehun!"

The young girl cried out as the dark haired male ran off with her plushie, the boy was much more faster than her since she wasn't that athletic. Taehun stopped and put his hands on his waist with a cocky smirk.

"What? Can't keep up?"

"Give it back!"

[Name] said as tears began to call out of her eyes, Taehun sighed and rolled his eyes. "Then try and get back! I won't just give it back to you just because you cried!" He said as [Name] wiped the tears away from her face but the tears kept on coming.

"Taehun!"

"Then chase me then!"

"What's with the commotion?"

Taehun flinched and slowly looked behind him and saw Manager Kim standing there menacingly, he gulped. "U=Um... nothing..." He said hiding the plushie behind him.

"Then why is my daughter crying?"

"Um..."

"Taehun won't give Mr. Buns back!" [Name] said as Taehun knew it was over, Manager Kim flicked Taehun forehead which the young boy yelp and held his forehead while also dropping the bunny plushie down on the ground.

Manager Kim picked it up and walked towards his daughter and kneeled down as [Name] smile appeared once Mr. Bun was given back to her.

"Taehun..." The said boy looked up and saw his father looking down at him with a frown and crossed arms. "What?" Taehun said as he pouted while Hansu sighed. "You know, you can't just do that to [Name], you know her." Hansu said as Taehun slowly nodded.

"I know..." He said as he looked at the young girl who was smiling brightly as her father ruffled her hair. 'I just wanted her to be strong...'

13- 15 years old.

"Taehun, did you study for the test today?"

A young beautiful girl approached Taehun who was sitting alone by his desk, he looked up and nodded making [Name] sniffled a laughter. "Wait, really?" She said as Taehun got irritated at the look on her face.

"Of course I did!"

"Yeah... sure..."

"You...!"

[Name] laughed as she pinched Taehun cheek, without noticing the jealousy stares that was being targeted at Taehun.

"Damn! I'm so jealous!"

"I hate Taehun but this makes me hate him even more!"

"I hate Taehun."

"Being so close to a goddess."

"He's going to taint her!"

Taehun glared at the people who were whispering shit to one another, they all became quiet except for a few chattering. He then looked back at [Name] who was talking off about some show she saw yesterday, yeah, he was indeed lucky.

She still stuck by him even though he became an asshole, all those past years. Taehun had become an annoying asshole and bully overall but [Name] had stuck with him while also pestering him about his terrible behavior.

And over the past few years, Taehun had grown attractive which earned admirers but were too scared on actually confessing because of his attitude. And the same thing could be said to [Name], she had grown attractive which earned admirers.

But unlike Taehun's admirers who only watched by the sidelines, scared because of his attitude. [Name] admirers were much more confident, the girl was out-going and just made you feel like you chance.

But with Taehun by her side, it won't be easy.

"And so, he actually was the one who ended dying anyway. Man, I fucking hate it so much! Like what does he have to die?!"

And now the two were now walking back home from school, Taehun as always listens to [Name] rambling off.

He doesn't mind it one bit, he actually likes it. Taehun likes to hear her voice at all times and wouldn't mind listening to for hours, or years.

"But say, Taehun.."

"What?"

"Remember the letter I received two weeks ago?" She asked as they both remember the letter had been given to her two weeks ago, Taehun nodded.

"Yeah, but I bet they're some bitch boy." Taehun said making [Name] chuckle once again while shaking her head. "Anyway, I received a letter once again earlier." She said taking out the letter from her bag, causing her to stop as well as Taehun.

"And what does it say?"

"It says that they wanted to meet me tomorrow after school, they probably want to confess..."

Taehun froze as he heard those words coming out from her mouth, his mind overthink, thinking of the worst possible scenarios.

'What if she accepts? What would happen to our friendship? What about my feelings?'

Taehun was so deep in thought, he didn't even realize what [Name] was saying to him.

"Taehun? Taehun...?" She said as she snapped her fingers in front of his face causing him to snap out of it. "U-Uh? Y-Yeah, sure..." He said looking down on the ground, [Name] had a worried look on her face.

It seems like something was bothering Taehun, but she didn't know it was about the confession.

~~

"Wait up for me, all right?" She asked as Taehun nodded as she walked off, without knowing that the male was following behind her.

He just wanted to check it out, all right? It's not like he's afraid, totally, not at all. Taehun hid behind the wall as he watched the confession.

The heavy feeling on his heart but then saw [Name] shaking her head at them and then bowing, it seems like they understood as the two walked away from each other. Taehun jogged away and back to where he was last time.

"So how did it go?" He asked, acting like he didn't care. "Well, at least they understand that I like someone else." [Name] said while Taehun was cheering mentally, but also was wondering on who it was.

"Really? Who is it?"

[Name] looked down on the ground as her face turned red, her fingers fiddle with each other as she stopped, causing Taehun to stop as well and looked behind him.

He saw how red her face, as he was beginning to feel jealous on who this person was. She then looked at him straight in the eye.

"It's you..."

18 years old.

"Hah?! Taehun has a girlfriend!?"

"Why is it so shocking?"

The said male asked while leaning against the couch. "It's jus... just that you're... an asshole.." Snapper said as the others except Yeonu nodded.

Taehun kissed his teeth as he looked to the other way. "So? We've known each other since childhood, and we both like each other so, it was offical for the two of us." He explained as Rumi giggled.

"Childhood friends to lovers, what a wonderful love story."

"Wah, I can't believe there's someone that would put up with Taehun's behaviour..."

"How about you shut the fuck up Magi."

"It's Mangi..."

Knock knock!

"I'll get it!"

Gaeul said as she stood up and walked towards the door as the others argue, she opened the door and was greeted by a tall/short woman wearing a white shirt with apricot blazer and a denim shorts.

"Is Taehun here?"

"Y-Yeah! Are you his girlfriend?" Gaeul asked as [Name] nodded. "Yup, me and him are going on a date." She said as was then dragged by Gaeul towarda where the others were.

"Taehun! Your girlfriend is here!"

The others stopped as they looked to where Gaeul was and saw a beautiful woman behind them, she bowed down and greeted them.

"Good afternoon, I'm [Name] [L.Name]. I'm here for Taehun." She said as the brown haired man snapped out of it and walked towards his girlfriend and hung his arm around her neck.

"Well, then see ya!"

The two left as others were still quiet before it turns to screams.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!??!?!?!"

"UUUUUUUHHHHHH!?!?!!?!?!?"

"WHAT THE FUCK!?!?"

"OH MY GOD!!"

"You alright?" [Name] asked as she saw how much Taehun was sneezing right now, he nodded. "Yup, just allergies." He said as [Name] nodded and leaned against his body while their hands were behind them.

It was quiet between the two before Taehun spoke.

"I love you..."

[Name] smiled sweetly.

"I love you too...."

[gracefullou]

i hope you don’t mind me sending this ask, but i saw you talking about louies insulting and saying horrible shit about louis for “supporting an abuser” and not signing the palestine letter. i went on twitter and it’s really bad. i’d expect it from la/rries who clearly only love ha/rry and see louis as nothing but an attachment to him, but louies??? solo louies??? his own fans??? i don’t know, as much as i may not agree with some of his actions/opinions i would never think of speaking about him in that way. it’s like these people aren’t even his fans. i may want him to speak up about the ongoing genocide, but as you said, in a sincere way, but the industry is run by zionists so i get why he can’t. as you said, it seems like they think they own louis, when that’s not right at all.

with liam there’s a level of loyalty and he’s just too good (he’s a leo moon through and through). him supporting liam doesn’t surprise me because he does that a lot. also, maya’s book hasn’t even come out yet, so i prefer not to jump into conclusions before it’s out. so yeah, the point is i can’t believe this behavior from his so called fans and it’s really frustrating to see. reminded me why i never go on twitter and why i prefer to stay on my corner of the fandom

sorry to rant in your inbox but you are very logical about all of this and i feel like you understand. hope you have a good day

My thoughts exactly! Honestly, i'm tired of his fans speaking in this weird and frankly offensive tone about him any chance they got. Like they never miss a beat. Never in my life have i seen a fandom calling out their fav for supporting an "abuser" just bc his bandmate's ex-gf posted about a book she wrote with a few trigger warnings. At least wait until the book is out and you can read it 😬. As far as the speaking on the genocide against Palestinians, i said what i think several times no matter how unpopular that opinion might be. Also, not to be that person but i honestly think it's time they stopped with the i'm so disappointed in him tweets every two seconds like sorry but if it means that much to you that he speaks up and it's something that you really can't get over (doubtful bc most of these people were talking for days about the SB and TS and her bf's kiss which btw i never see them calling her out and expressing their disappointement even though she's the biggest star in the world and can actually get away with a pro-Palestine statement and make an impact. Some were even excited and hoping for a zionists Usher and JB performance), just unstan and call it a day. It's not that hard. And i mean this sincerely, if this is a limit for you, just unstan him (and almost every other celebrity on the planet).

[overheaven]

hhnnnnn

MFA program interview tomorrow (it's almost 4am now so technically today but shh)

honestly. i think i’m more nervous about what will happen if i'm accepted this time than the interview itself. the interview... i've been through it once, & my interviewing skills are good if i say so myself. but idk until last wednesday i had more or less accepted the idea that an mfa wasn't meant for me in this lifetime. i still WANTED it but i accepted that i might not get it— who do i get rec letters from 2, 5, 10 years down the line, when i’ve likely been just in the workforce and not a community that could speak to my art & study skills? what do i put in my portfolio if i’m too disabled to get out & find studios & make the art i’d want to create a graduate thesis out of?

but now i've got this opportunity and like. yeah you can be cynical about it & say they're filling a quota or maybe this is their M/O every year to bait more applicants & inflate numbers… but idk i’m trying to stop those suspicious, paranoid thoughts because they’re based in insecurity & hurt.

when a dept. head emails me the day before the deadline and says 'we were looking at past applicants and invite you to apply again; just reuse your previous application' and they offer me an interview the day after i send that and a few new materials, i need to think ‘yeah there's something in my art that they want. that the world wants.’ i do make good art, art that does what i need it to do. and i have worked SO hard. i know what i’m doing and what i want.

plus i got waitlisted last time so i was this close 🤏 i’m not going to be cocky but it sounds like a have a good chance this time. i think about how i got into RISD for undergrad i just couldn’t afford it. i got into RISD! one of THE most illustrious art schools in the damn country! only about 17-19% acceptance rate!!! my portfolio was good enough for that!!!!!

so if given this opportunity i will seize it because i have to. i will be grinding myself to dust while i’m there, i’m sure. i’m still spent from the last 4 years, but i am a fighter and i will claw my way through with torn nails and broken teeth if i need to. i’d rather do that right now while the iron is not exactly hot but still workable rather than wait for a nebulous “someday” or never get it at all. if i get it done now, school can be completely totally DONE for me. there’s nothing above a masters for fine art.

and i feel really good about giving this second chance at this MFA program everything i’ve got, without over analyzing or second guessing because my gf has given me a really stable life and we have a whole plan of where we wanna be for the next few years at least. i have a job too! a pretty ideal one for someone like me!! there is a LIFE waiting for me if i get rejected. i’m not hinging on this for student loans to live on and a reprieve from work that was making me suicidal.

but like. yeah i’ve been having a cart before the horse thing. i'm really scared of the idea of 2 more years of study while being away from a more permanent home precisely because we are so ready & prepared for stability and being somewhere that’s not temporary. i don’t wanna be in transition anymore! i want a home and a place to rest!! i want to stay in therapy! i want to go to doctors and fix my body!

but if i need to, i will.

opportunities have always been stolen from me, by circumstance & finances, having no support. i’ve never been in control of my life. i want to capture this one if it lays down in front of me. i really do deserve it.

and tbh i think it will be somewhat easier because it is just art and some TA stuf. undergrad was agonizing because i was trying to put together senior projects and manage portfolios while also having to fucking write busywork 1-2 page essays every week in each of my other classes and writing manuscripts and being the one to manage group project email chains and scheduling because the 18-20 year old students don’t like to just get shit done. i don’t want to say i’m better than students who went to art colleges but i am built different LOL

[herbatalover]

Start of troubles

Rdr2 x gn!reader

Part 3/???

Part 1, part 2

(A/N) Welcome to another part. I know not many people read this, but if you could just leave a comment about what you think? Opinion or critique, please.

Also, reminder, requests are open! I'll post rules soon, they're be pinned.

And I'll try to write longer parts, I promise! Now, enjoy!

★★★★★

So far, you've encountered an angry blonde man who threatened to shoot you because you bumped into him, an Irish man who tried flirting with you and a bear of a man who scared you to death. And the day just started.

Although it was, how other's would call it, a rough start, you didn't mind. Heck, you enjoyed it. Gave the place a charm.

You were carrying the hay for the horses when you got called over by Dutch. You quickly finished your chore before running up to him.

"Yes boss?"

"First of all, not boss. You're all free people here, I ain't your boss. Second, I need you for a job. Not alone, not yet" he let out a deep chuckle before continuing. "You'll ride with one of the men to the town. Get some supplies for mr. Pearson... And if you could pick up the mail when you're there? I'd be grateful." He nodded to you.

You were surprised. Although it wasn't anything big, you still felt honored. Being given the chance to pick up mail!

You smiled politely and nodded. "Of course. Who will I be going with?"

"It's your choice. But please choose between Javier, Arthur or Charles. They're the only one's I trust with you."

You were slightly confused at what he meant, but later figured he didn't trust you enough and wanted someone mature to come with you. So you nodded and walked to the bear man you saw earlier. You've been secretly calling him Teddy, but now it turned out his name was Charles.

"Erm... Charles?" You begun. The man raised his head, his gaze meeting yours. You stopped for a moment. His eyes... They were like jewels. This deep, nice color...

"May I help you?" He questioned, raising a brow. You quickly snapped out of your thoughts and nodded.

"Yes, actually! Dutch asked me to go to the town and grab supplies and mail... Would you mind helping out?" You said sheepishly. He was quiet at first. You swore you saw him look you up and down. But then he just nodded.

"Alright. Let's go now, it's late already." He got up, walking over to the horses. You quickly followed, walking over to yours. Your arm was still bothering you, but you managed to beg Dutch into not informing anyone about your injurie. It was safer that way. Besides, you could treat it yourself.

Charles looked over to you as you mounted your horse, patting it. He couldn't help but smile slightly. Then he rode out of the camp, signing you to follow.

"How are you doing in the camp?" He looked towards you. You knew he was wasn't much of a talker, so it was surprising he actually sparked up a conversation. You cleared your throat before answering.

"Good... People are strange. Already got told I'll get a bullet in my head..."

"Yes, Micah can be like that. But don't mind him, there's no one he has been nice to."

You chuckle to yourself. You probably knew the type. Now like you haven't pretty much lived with people like him. Tough childhood, but thankfully no one was interested in it.

When you arrived at the town, you and Charles decided to split. Charles went to the general store to pick up the supplies, you headed for the mail.

There wasn't much people. Not even the clerk. You waited calmly when someone shows up. But no one did. You took a sigh and turned around, just to froze, realizing the presence of a gun. Pointed straight at. Your. Head.

Where's Charles when you need him?

[daydreamxr17]

Why we love Steve?

Appreciation post for Steve Harrington because we might see him the last time soon (I hope so not but...)

Season 1

He started of as a rich douchebag and had amazing development

He regretted immediately talking shitty about Nancy and even went to clean what he wrote about her

He ended things with all of his former friends because he realized they were assholes

He was worried about Nancy even tho they were on bad terms in that time

He regretted everything with Jonathan and came to apologize even tho from his side it could be: "my gf cheated on me with him"

He knew shit about what was happening and still he risked his life and came back to Jonathan and Nancy and saved them

After everything, he waited with everyone for Will to wake up, even tho he absolutely didn't have to

He bought Jonathan new camera and told Nancy to give it to him, because he knew Jonathan wouldn't accept

Season 2

He was amazing bf to Nancy, took care of her, talked to her

He was looking after her when she drunk instead having fun

She literally called him and their whole relationship bullshit and still he told Jonathan to take her home

The next day he was willing to listen to her after everything

He came back to apologize to her even he tho he didn't do anything ("I'm sorry... What the hell am I sorry for")

When Nancy wasn't home and Dustin called him to help, he went even tho he had literally zero reasons to help his ex's brother's friends

He was with them the whole time, risked his life, protected them, got beat up by Billy for them, helping them with Dart and everything

He was okay with whole Jonathan and Nancy thing, he was obviously hurt and still he did his best to reassure her, that it's okay

He became Dustin's brother figure, gave him hair advices and he even gave him ride to snow ball

Season 3

He was just so good friend, to Robin, to kids (when he helped them go to cinema)

He was so happy, when Dustin came back, he listened to him when his friends ditched him

He was helping Dustin with the Russia thing since the begining

He didn't make Dustin feel like he didn't trust him about Suzie and satellite and everything

He all over again helped Dustin, risked his life, his job, almost died, let himself beat up, tried to protect everyone,...

He just cared for everyone

His new crush just admitted she's lesbian and he had to good reaction - no judging, no grudge, no remorse, he talked to her and stayed friends with her even tho he must felt hurt when he finally found someone good to himself

He saved Nancy risking again his own life

He stayed supportive friend to Robin

Season 4

He's supporting LGBTQ rights and Robin's crush

He was on Lucas' game, when his other friends weren't

Yet again he was immediatelly willing to help Dustin and Eddie - when he was accused stranger to him

Again and the whole season he was protecting them, helping them, caring for them, (babysitting them)

He always wanted to put himself into danger instead others - Nancy, Robin...

He was worried for Max and looking after her

When she pushed him away he still went to her and thanks to that she's still alive

Did you see that surprised smile when he gót the letter?

This guy is literally giving them the free ride whenever and wherever they want

He jumped to lake to find watergate even when he didn't know what might be there (not just because he was good swimmer, but because he didn't want anyone to risk their lives)

In upside down he protected Nancy with his own body, risking his life (AGAIN)

When they were going back from upside down, he went last so he could see everyone safely go trought

When Vecna possesed Nancy, he stayed with her

He was the first one to hear Dustin in upside down and comunicated to him and Erica, which lead to them escaping

And the rest we'll see

EVERYONE JUST LOVES HIM - KIDS, NANCY, ROBIN..., because he's the very best of them

So... Did I forget something?

[hms-no-fun]

what was the most frustrating and/or fun part involved in formatting godfeels?

the first thing to know is that when i started gf1 i knew jack shit about html and css. i've always REALLY struggled with coding, but i forced myself to learn when faced with the horrible possibility of publishing a homestuck fic in all-black lucida. can you imagine??

i didn't do this on purpose, but as the series went along i always found a new thing that i wanted to try to test my own meager abilities as a novice code understander. it's funny, i very specifically remember writing these lines in gf1--

--and thinking, man, that's a really cool effect! breaking the grammar rules for emotional impact by having "leave" on its own line separated by line breaks like that is pretty much where the entire meta aspect of godfeels started, and you could even go so far as to say that this is the moment when the gf universe becomes metaphysically distinct from homestuck? idk if that's the best way to put it but looking back on it and even at the time, this moment always felt extremely important as a style choice with narrative implications.

formatting is a pain in the ass, but it gets less so every time i format a chapter. i've got a whole process now that i might go into at length sometime down the line (that'll be a long post though and probably won't have time for that in the immediate future), but i can tell you that my best friend is ctrl+f. the nice thing about homestuck's dialogue style is that you have these repeated consistent handles at the start of every line of dialogue. so you write a chapter and then you find and replace every instance of "Vriska:" with "<span class="vriska">Vriska:" and by god you're like 40% there!

uh. that is, if you keep your text color to the dialogue. which i... don't.

there's a lot of the process that's really tedious, but like, i play a lot of open world games. i kinda like tedium. i've got cut/paste bound to hotkeys so when i'm going through putting </span><br /> at the end of every line of dialogue i just put on some steely dan and hit f3 a bunch. hotkeys are also my best friend, they have saved me SO MUCH wrist strain (i think it was the Risk & Dare chapter that finally pushed me to learn what the fuck a hotkey is lmao).

the most ANNOYING formatting is always always always in the narration. when terezi's narration breaks and she just has a few letters showing through? yo that shit takes forever. then the way June, Risk, and Dare show who's fronting any given thought requires me to pay real close attention to the text as i'm going (i manually format my docs so that they look how they will when finished, it's really tough for me to feel the scene if it's not visually accurate)-- which wouldn't be a problem except i'm always in such a goddamned hurry that i start formatting immediately after deciding that a draft is ready to publish, which means i've probably been writing since dawn and now it's like 8pm and formatting will only take like an hour so i might as well just get it out of the way EXCEPT IT ALWAYS TAKES TWICE AS LONG because chapter 8 was a fucking BEHEAMOTH that damn near killed me

what's nice about having a team is that they can tell you "hey, maybe you should wait until tomorrow so you can do a finally quality check when you haven't been awake for 18 hours"

the most fun part of formatting is honestly just seeing the finished product. as much as godfeels is a work of prose fiction, it's always felt distinctly visual to me in a way that was heavily influenced by the likes of house of leaves and (closer to home) nellcromancer's revolution 23 years in the making. i spend a lot of time fine-tuning the amount of scrolling people have to do to get through any given chapter to make sure it's paced correctly, make sure it FEELS the way i want it to feel. a lot of times in the doc the more abstract formatting is stuff that i leave in brackets, like for instance the huge color scroll at the start of the ch8 epilogue.

that one was hypothetical and ready to be on the chopping block until like a day before i published the chapter. a lot of the formatting tricks i've done are built off of things i did before, right- so i did the linebreaks in the screenshot from gf1 above, and expanded that style choice exponentially with each chapter. i wanted to have a cut to black in one of the early parts of ch8 that zoe figured out from me, then i modified her code to allow for Epigone's ugly-ass green background when it takes over (something i didn't plan until i realized it was possible with tools i already had --see how that works?). so when i needed to signal symbolically a physical journey through the layers of each aspect of reality without explicitly revealing WHO was doing the journeying (i wanted you to presume it was "us" and that the "us" VV addressed until July left the scene was literally "us" and not Roxy & Callie), i felt like wrangling the css to do that would be a pain... but then i sat down and just sorta mapped it out?

and by god it just WORKED. that to me felt like a huge accomplishment, that i finally understood the tools i was working with enough to be able to plan it out in advance.

there's so many formatting moments like when Dare screams "YES!" at June, or in gf2.3 when June's completely shattered and drifting as Dare and Risk through her own consciousness with this fits and starts of unknowable perspective shifts, seeing them actually WORK on the page is unparalleled. there's always so much shit getting in the way of the words when it's not done, all those fucking squiggles (which i mostly turn off but sometimes they're helpful for spelling) and all the slight differences in how they process the shape and feel of different fonts, it's never until i see it on ao3 that it feels RIGHT to me. and that's the best part, always

[hootcifer]

talking about toh | season two, episode eight: "knock knock knockin' on hooty's door"

holy shit

sorry this was a few days late, i was equal parts busy and lazy.

previous | first | next spoilers under the cut, as always

the beginning

awww hooty’s writing to lilith! like he promised!

btw, just so you guys know, i’ll be referring to hooty with he/they pronouns, because it makes sense to me. also i use he/they and i’m a hooty stan so it works.

I realize now that i spelled “hootsifer” wrong in my url. oh well, i like “hootcifer” better anyway. (also the url “hootsifer” is taken anyway)

oh no, hooty feels unimportant! i’m sure the large majority of the fandom is okay with this, but i’m not! poor thing.

i found it adorable that luz wants to find a way into amity's heart (even though she's had a place there since grom). how she would use the echo mouse for that, i don't know.

luz saying "we have to go" was almost a direct parallel to amity saying "I GOTTA GO" in "wing it like witches".

king's plot

i love how king is going through his angsty teen phase. that's hilarious.

why the fuck does hooty just eat people?! and then just act like that's an okay thing to do?!

i think it's a fun detail that hooty is wearing king's teacher hat from "the intruder". i love little things like that.

i like how this episode gave us some lore as to how demons on the isles work. they emerged from the muck of a decomposing titan? that's dope! it's also cool how there's three main types of demons.

hooty is a worm?!

on the board with all the bug demons, i recognized the butterfly alador kept chasing in "escaping expulsion", as well as adagast from "witches before wizards", the bear trap demon from "the intruder", and the kindergarten teacher from "i was a teenage abomination".

it was neat to see the fairy from "a lying witch and a warden" and the butterfly... thing from "witches before wizards". more neat continuity stuff!

what did king say with his dance? i'm very curious.

maybe king didn't want to talk about the cocoon, but i certainly do! what the hell happened?!

because of some of the images in the background when hooty was talking about demons, we can infer that some students of hexside are demons and not witches. i wonder if witches are more powerful than demons, or if they're on the same level.

other biped demons i recognize are the bounty hunter, tibbles, one of the pirates, warden wrath, and braxus.

i also saw a cat-person. are catgirls and catboys a thing on the isles?

i like how tiny nose and hooty are friends. somehow, it makes sense.

was tiny nose playing on a nintendo switch? that's cool.

we got to see even more past demons from the section about beasts, such as the ratworms, the echo mouse, the trash slug, the selikdomus, the slitherbeast, and the snaggleback.

has tiny nose's voice changed, or is that just me?

i'm really curious as to what the heck king is. is he a unique kind of demon? a hybrid, maybe?

i thought it was sweet that hooty and tiny nose tried to celebrate king for who he is, even though it just made him sad. they're trying.

eda's plot

hooty had a good point in wanting eda to sleep. sleep is important! says the guy who regularly stays up until at least midnight.

i completely understand hooty's fear of the owl beast. remember what happened last time?

the cookies hooty made were very cute. i loved that.

hey, the sleeping nettles are back! the same thing luz and hunter used a few episodes back to put kikimora's steed to sleep.

we got to see eda's dad! we know very little about him, but we did see him. also, did he look like nigel thornberry to anyone else? no? just me? okay then.

it broke my heart seeing raine and eda breaking up. it was neat that we got confirmation that they were together!

eda clearly regrets pushing raine away. poor thing.

who is the cloaked figure? i've seen a lot of theories that it's amity, but that makes no sense. i don't think she was even alive at this point. it could be odalia, though. that would be a cool twist.

the little owl beast was so cute. i want a plush of that.

HARPY EDA! holy shit, she's so cool. top tier character design.

luz (and amity)'s plot

you better bet your ass i have a lot to say about this! plot! okay, let's start from the beginning.

i was really hoping we would get some mutual pining lumity this season, and by god did it deliver! luz referring to her as a "cotton-candy-haired goddess" was too cute.

from what she said, it sounds like this isn't the first time luz has tried to ask someone out. she's so afraid of getting rejected. wait a minute, amity was afraid of getting rejected too! that's a parallel i didn't even realize!

i wasn't expecting to see amity this episode! it looks like her parents let her keep her purple hair. that, or the twins are using illusions to hide her hair from their parents.

i love how hooty's solution to getting amity to the owl house is to straight-up eat her. that's one way to do things.

i really want to know more about house demons. are there more than one? are they all bird-like? are they born as houses or do they just inhabit houses? so many questions and not enough lore!

the way luz interrupted amity when she suggested "forgetting" about what happened in front of blight manor reminded me of how eda kept interrupting king last episode when she thought he was going to tell her he was planning on leaving.

i'm not gonna lie, i skipped through the majority of the tunnel of love scene. that kind of thing gives me second-hand embarrassment like you wouldn't believe.

my heart shattered into pieces when amity said that the idea of her adting luz was stupid. she obviously doesn't believe it, but she's probably been trying to convince herself of it.

this part had me terrified that the lumity plot for the episode would end there. thank goodness it didn't, eh?

the ending

AAAAAAAAAAAA

okay, okay, let's start from when hooty freaks out for a third time, after the tunnel of love.

i thought it was funny how hooty ripped himself out of the door in order to run (?) away. at least we didn't have to hear all the sounds this time.

wait, "things always get weird when hooty's upset"? has this kind of thing happened before?

gosh, the part where king's voice powers saved luz and amity was so cool. i saw somewhere that the animator wanted to reflect the lesbian and bi flags and they did a great job.

eda encouraging luz to ask amity out was so cute. we stan a supportive mom, always.

and then comes the scene everyone's been talking about. oh my gosh, this was done so beautifully! it was equally awkward and cute, the way it should have been, and the fact that they both asked each other was perfect!

LOOK AT HOW HAPPY AMITY IS WHEN SHE SAYS YES!!! this is the happiest we have ever seen her, and it's adorable.

something i really love about this scene is the fact that they didn't say "i love you" or even kiss, like what seems to happen in a lot of confession scenes. they just held hands. it was probably one of the most realistic confession scenes i've ever seen. it kind of reminded me of when my gf and i got together.

oh yeah, that's right! they're officially together!!!!!!! FINALLY!!! i was not expecting anything that happened in this episode, but out of everything this one was the most surprising. holy SHIT! we have a canonically sapphic couple! in a disney cartoon! a disney cartoon!

honestly, i hope everyone has gained more respect for hooty after this. they've helped further the plot more in one episode than anyone else has done throughout the rest of the show.

we got to see king's dad properly for the first time! i don't think we'll see him in "eclipse lake", but maybe we will in the episode after that? i hope so.

everyone's freaking out about hooty eating the letter but... can't they just... throw it back up? like they did at the beginning of "really small problems"?

predictions

to my knowledge, the next episode is going to be about amity looking for an ingredient for the new portal. i also know that eda, king, and hunter will be there too. i don't know what to expect, but i am very excited. until next time!

[tedturneriscrazy]

🎶Knock, Knock, Knockin' On Hooty's Door🎵

I wonder if anything will happen in this episode.🙂

(I say as if I didn't watch the episode twice before going to bed and writing this post)

I don't think I'll ever not be amused by the way Hooty just...does things with his face

Seems like he found a thesaurus at some point

Okay so it's canonically spelled "Hootsifer," good to know

Also, this is really all we get of Lilith, huh?

His little hoot/coo at Lilith's letter❤❤❤

To borrow a meme format: If I had a nickel for every time Alex Hirsch was involved in a show where one of the characters was experiencing pubescent voice cracks, I'd have two nickels, which isn't very much but it's weird that it happened twice

Eda's face🤣

As much as this bit is played for laughs, Eda's clearly still shaken by what happened last episode

Jeez, Luz, priorities /j

Pictured: Hooty

The way King talks about being pelleted implies this is something Hooty does on the regular

Hooty's plan to help King is literally a Buzzfeed quiz? Okay then

Betcha never expected lore from Hooty, eh?

"DO NOT INTERRUPT"

Officially a "type of worm"

The dance being a grievous insult wasn't exactly from nowhere, but still funny nonetheless

WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE FUCKING COCCOON

Tiny Nose playing Switch definitely seems to be drawing from Dana's real life experiences

Wait, Hooty and Tiny Nose are friends?

Well shit, turns out she could use magic this whole time. Guess her going Super Saiyan wasn't just the power glyph.

I am extremely skeptical of your medical credentials, TN

I have so many questions about the methodology they used for the blood test(s)

I think Hooty may have misinterpreted what King was looking for

I'm still amazed at how King has had, and continues to have, moments in the show with some of the greatest emotional weight

Ooh, sound powers!

"IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CRUMBLE!!!"

It just occurred to me that that segment consisted mostly of Alex Hirsch talking to himself

Hello not-at-all obvious setup

Today I learned that Hooty is the baker of the house. Maybe he'd critique Amity's fairy pie.

Aaaaand there's the sleep inducing

Oh shit

In hindsight the Owl Beast being part of a dream sequence is rather obvious

Wow, Eda, tell us how you really feel about the Owl Beast

Oh we're just gonna ride aboard the Trauma Express today, huh?

Oh, I guess Lilith did make an appearance, after all

Damn, Gwen, not even looking

Oh shit dad issues

Sandy Cohen?! (To anyone who gets that reference, hi. How are your 30s treating you?)

Well, I know who Peter Gallagher voices now, anyway

Oh dear...

(Also, bright flashing lights triggering the curse? There's an epilepsy allegory in here somwhere)

Blood and eye injury? Gotta stretch that Y7 rating

Now we have some context for that look on Eda's face when Lilith mentioned their dad: good old fashioned guilt!

I desparately want to make a "Dude, you're getting a Dell!" joke, but I'm better than that

New memory! Raine!

Oh no...

I get the feeling I'll hate this part, too

They were exes!😢 Guess the fandom called that one

The reasoning for them being exes is understandable, all too real, and goddamn heartbreaking

That said, the fact they never stopped loving each other🥺😢😭

I do hope we can see Raine again under less...traumatic circumstances. Maybe that wedding that was mentioned?

Oh shit, are we getting into the Owl Beast's memories?!?! What a tweest!

Bet nobody expected Cloaked Moonface to show up in the frickin Hooty episode

(Also, holy shit I briefly forgot this was the Hooty episode)

Who is this mysterious cloaked figure? And why are they so tall and long?

So the curse was a sealed beast this whole time. Damn.

And it was just picked up as beach junk to sell as a trinket. So much for it being connected to Belos. (Not that people will stop trying to do so)

Who had "experiencing sympathy for the Owl Beast" on their Bingo cards for this episode? Yeah, me neither.

And here we have the necessary Eda coming to terms with her curse segment. More accurately, Eda and the curse coming to terms with each other.

Goddamnit why does it have to be cute

"It's like sandpaper" IT'S LIKE A CAT I FUCKING CAN'T

Insert Steamed Hams reference here to kill the mood

New transformation!

Oh no she's hot!

No, Hooty, you made it surprisingly much, much better!

She might have a problem pushing people away and holding onto guilt, but Eda always knows that she looks damn good

Oh right, Luz having girl problems. Fuck, so much is happening in this episode!

"Cotton-candy-haired Goddess" LUZ! 🤣

Attuned to other people's emotions = being a fucking creeper

Oh Luz, what happened to you back home?

Also, 99.999% certain Amity would love your cheesiness

That's...rather morbid, Hooty

So much lore development, including the fact the Owl House has a basement

Classic inanimate object silhouette fakeout gag. Subversion in 3...2...1...

There it is!

I can't imagine being pelleted is a fun experience.

Honestly I have so many questions about how Hooty got Amity there in the first place, but I'm not so sure I actually want to know the answers to any of them...

Cue much panicking

Wow, I'm really getting some Into the Bunker flashbacks

Oh this is gonna be amazing isn't it

I commend Luz for not actually dropping dead of embarrassment

Seriously, how can Hooty set all this up so fast yet not hold a pen?!?!?!

Poor Luz, she thinks this is destroying her chances

Meanwhile Amity is just "Oh, Titan, is this actually happening?!"

The way she's fixing her hair!❤

Goddamnit Luz let this play out, she's so clearly into this!

"Again?!" Okay who do I have to kill?

Luz is luzing it

Nooooooo....

JUST TALK FOR FUCK'S SAKE (aka how like 95% of issues in literally any plot could be solved)

Noooo Amity's so heartbroken right now💔

This isn't what either of them wanted!

To be fair, Hooty, Luz had a part in this too. Not that she can be blamed entirely. Poor thing clearly had some awful experiences back home...

Now Hooty is McFucking losing it

Why did I think he was gonna say "Looks like I'm gonna have to JUMP!" I think I've watched too much Homestar Runner (jk there's no such thing)

Those pulsating organs are still gross

Eda swooping in to save her son (No, really, he actually is now)

I'll say things get weird when Hooty gets upset!

Yes, King! Save them with your voice powers!

Damn that is some romantic lighting, and Luz is enjoying the eye candy (cotton candy, if you will)

Luz's reaction to Harpy!Eda is the family-friendly summation of how the fandom has reacted.

Hooty really just tearing up the landscape in remorse

Mother-daughter moment about love life!

I appreciate not just Eda's encouragement but her actually asking Luz what she wanted

God, Eda is best mom

Also, OH FUCK IS THIS HAPPENING?!

OH SHIT

THESE ADORABLY AWKWARD NERDS❤💜💙

"I'm not as cool as you think" could be interpreted as self-deprecating, but here it seems...oddly reassuring?

The way Luz eloquently says how she wants Amity in her future...beautiful❤

Luz making some good faces

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

YOU CUTE DORKS I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

THERE IT IS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

LOOK HOW HAPPY SHE IS

WE WERE LOSING OUR SHIT OVER A PECK ON THE CHEEK THREE WEEKS AGO AND NOW LOOK WHERE WE ARE HOLY FUCK

Awkwardness is still there, but that's to be expected

BET Y'ALL DIDN'T EXPECT THAT TRAILER SHOT TO BE IN THE HOOTY EPISODE HUH

THE WAY LUZ RUBS AMITY'S HAND😭😭😭😭😭

(And yeah, it's gonna still be scary, but only because it promises to be so wonderful)

Let's give it up for Hootsifer, goddamn!

Let'a also appreciate just how fucking funny it is that Lumity becomes official in the Hooty episode

Fus ro WEH!

Hooty actually saying "Luz's new GF" out loud...

In just about any other show the love interests getting together would be a climax/culmination of the entire plot. Here? It's actually used to advance the plot, and that is brilliant!

Dana Terrace and the crew really just knocking it out of the park again and again, huh

"They're adorable, and deserve all the happiness!" Well said, Hootsifer. Well said.

Probably for the best they had Hooty promise that. As much as what happened/progressed, there was a lot of property damage.

OH SHIT ONCE AGAIN

King's dad/relative! And he's voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson!

GODDAMNIT HOOTY

Wow. Just...wow. This episode.

King has voice powers! Harpy!Eda! Lumity are girlfriends for real!!!!

How do you pack so much into a single episode?! And so expertly?!

I had my suspicions before, but this confirms it: The Owl House is the greatest show of all time.

And we have two episodes left until the hiatus! And 11 episodes in the season after that! What are we in for?!?!?!

I, for one, can't wait to find out!

[whaleofatjme1920]

romantic letter to tobias erin rodgers (creepypasta). my name is jay and i use she/her pronouns. thanks a bunch for this <3 keep up the amazing writing!!

My sweet Toby,

Hello, hun! It’s been a few days since I started physical therapy for the damage done by the stroke I had. I haven’t really gotten the chance to write to you until now due to that, so I apologize for not getting back to you sooner :c. They say I’m making a lot of progress. In just a little less then a month, I’ve moved from my walker to a cane! Well— I was kinda forced to since my grandmother wanted her walker back, so I had to give it back. Its a lot harder to get around, now, but I’m managing okay on my own.

I hope everything is going well on your end, though! I know how dangerous your line of work is, and I can’t help but worry, even if you’re 100% capable of taking care of yourself. Please please make sure you double check if you have any injuries every so often! I packed you that personal first aid kit, so be sure to use it when you need to! You have to admit, having an EMT as a girlfriend is pretty useful, lol c;

As of right now, I’m sitting down for dinner. I made my homemade mac and cheese that you love so much. You know, the one with three cheeses that I bake in the oven? I actually started making a bowl for you before remembering you’re with the proxies. When you get back, I’ll make you another batch all to yourself. Then, we can cuddle up on the couch and watch some movies together under my huge blanket. Take care of yourself, and let the proxies know I wish them well. When you all get back, stop by and pick up your Christmas gifts!

I love you, hun <3

Jay

[Disclaimer: Letters To Those you Hold Dear is a special event I'm holding from December 9th - whenever I feel like closing it! The absolute deadline is December 21st. Find guidelines here so you can send a letter or two to those you hold dear <3]

Hey Jay!!

I've been thinking about you so much that Masky is getting annoyed lol. Can't help it, I miss you, and I worry about you. I wish I was there to help you. I'm sorry that I'm not. Is physical therapy going well?? I really really hope it's going good. I have some tricks up my sleeve that could probably help when I get back. I'm so happy to hear you're making a lot of progress and WOO!! Moving from a walker to cane?? I'm literally so proud of you babe!! Look at you go!! I cannot wait to see you again in person, and hopefully back in time for the holidays! But, Hoodie isn't so sure we'll even be in the area depending. Smh, I'll sneak out across country to see you.

Things are going pretty decent here. I'm a little tired by how much the boss is having us do, but it's nothing I can't handle. The other day, Hoodie saw I had a nasty gash and I was almost set on leaving it alone but I remembered the first aid kid you got me. I'll have to refill the hershey kisses you left in there haha. Having an EMT gf is the best. Other than that, I'm hoping the boss eases up kinda soon. Kate can barely stand moving from one motel to the next, and honestly I can barely stand it either. Motel owners talk to each other... And they're starting to recognize us. It's getting kinda ridiculous lol.

Man, do I miss your cooking. I remember the first time I had it and I think I teared up! I love mac and cheese, especially that baked one you make and shit I might have to run off now just to have some. I think it's real cute that you started making a bowl for me before you remembered where I was. You're really cute. I want to watch some of those weird netflix titles lol. Masky and Kate brought some up the other day and lmfao I want to see them just to poke some fun at them. But mostly, I want to snuggle with you again. I miss you so so much. I have a few things for you as well, think you'll enjoy them a lot!

Right back at you and can't wait to see you again,

Toby

PS <3

[saintobio]

I'm waiting until your chapter with Suna POV before I pass final judgment but so far I can't stand his ass. He's actually one of my fav Haikyuu characters too but you're really making me hate him. 😭😭😭 I kind of want to see S*ph** survive too. I know, I know 🤢🤮 but if she dies Rin would probably just have her forever on this metaphorical pedestal leaving yn to always feel like a cheap second place because she can never compare to his perfect S*ph**... especially if Rin never finds out about the letters and what his gf is really like.

Seven years is a long time to love someone but at some painful point ya' gotta realize that shit ain't healthy, especially with how he's been treating her lately. I am glad to see her starting to stand up for herself and distance from Rin. YN, girl, focus on finding your brother and healing because he ain't worth it rn.

wastelands!suna really hurt you all 😭 but let’s not associate him with canon!suna bc that boy is jus vibing. but i do get why you’d want sophia to survive bc y/n will only be reduced as a second option if it happened

also suna’s pov, by a portion, is in chapter 7 !!

[punkscowardschampions]

Ali & Carly

Ali: 😭 Ali: BITCH I'M SOBBING Ali: Why are you the purest of all time? Carly: dont cry baby Carly: its not that shit like i did try Ali: It isn't shit at all Ali: it's the best Ali: when can I come get it Carly: I'll bring it youre hurt Carly: anything else you need? Ali: s'all good, Lene is bringing bandages but honestly Ali: frozen peas helped loads, not even that bad now Ali: I can hop to you 🐰 Carly: cute as youd look Carly: i wont make you k Carly: should i not come over if she is? Ali: probably not Ali: i want you to but she would be awks if not rude n i don't wanna do that to you Ali: she's just stressy rn Carly: yea hmu when she goes Carly: ill bring you good shit for the pain Ali: you're my 😇 shortcake Ali: never over how cute the gift is either Ali: hidden talents Ali: imma have to think of something good to give you now, least I'll have time if I can convince Ma that I need to rest this shit Carly: w such a talented boo i had to step it up Carly: cant lose you Carly: you dont need to do anything for me tho youre the one hurting Carly: & the cute one Ali: you won't Ali: less I make a habit of rolling down the mountains, which I ain't planning on Ali: stop at a nice grassy hill, like Ali: you can kill me with kindness tho 😊 into it Carly: yea dont k Carly: but do bring me flowers if youre in that grass for a while Carly: wanna feel the love Ali: I so will Ali: not from the garage either Ali: proper romance Carly: aw Carly: youre the best Carly: never had flowers before Ali: that's an outrage Ali: imma fix that so fast Carly: youre gonna make me sob Ali: not the goal just 'cos you got me first Carly: cuz i love you bitch Carly: it scared me when you hit the ground Ali: i love you too bitch Ali: i'm soz, swear i'm usually more capable and less dramatic Carly: my bad for having parents that make us run to the mountains Ali: it's chill Ali: adventures are the best Ali: mad we didn't find a cave to live in but there's always next time Carly: make it homey & cute aw Carly: gonna need it if your gf or fam are mad at me Ali: cavegirl chic Ali: only come down for the good times Ali: nah, my fam just laughed Ali: tah for the sympathy 🖕 twats 😂 Carly: my hair looks better uncombed like i can make that work Carly: when you gonna b party ready? Carly: my fam going away Ali: Again? Ali: I'm always ready to party Carly: i kno Carly: we have a few days to make it good Carly: ma needs to hit the salon before she can go like Ali: Naturally, gotta start your pre-tan now amirite Linda Ali: but so up for this Ali: this town needs a good party Ali: and so do we Carly: unnaturally blonde too Carly: o ma Carly: yea itll be fun Ali: we do have more fun 💅💄👗 Ali: as dubo gon' know Carly: ha Carly: me first tho Ali: obviously Ali: party planning party Carly: you bringing your gf this time? Ali: nah Ali: her idea of planning ahead is getting in double the cases, like valid but what are we wearing Carly: bored of my clothes Carly: we gotta shop Ali: 🙌 ugh Ali: marry me again Carly: k set the date Ali: obvs gotta have a 3 in it Ali: for the 🍀 Carly: & 🔮 Ali: exactly Ali: baby gets it Carly: you get me Ali: i hope so Ali: 'cos you're cool and fun and sweet Ali: i like you Carly: aw Carly: i love you 👼 Carly: cutest Ali: 🤭 Carly: gotta make you blush for each ⚘ Carly: thats my plan Ali: Can count that as 2 but Imma start making it harder from now on Carly: yea? Ali: Can't be giving 'em away Ali: plus intrigued to see what you come up with Carly: but youre so pretty when you go pink Carly: trying to change my fave colour Ali: damn, you're good 😜 Ali: what is your favourite colour Carly: 💙 Ali: Good choice Ali: the sky, the ocean, can't go wrong Carly: liked it more since i met you Carly: the eyes be like Ali: girl, you killing me Carly: sorry Ali: you ain't and i ain't Carly: facts Carly: wish you were here its boring Ali: same Ali: but Lene will be here soon, don't think I can move that fast Ali: also feel more guilty even though I ain't actually doing anything wrong Carly: i kno Carly: ill go see if ronans still in a mood Carly: if she gets too much you can say she has to come be chivalrous for me cuz hes kicking off Carly: probs will no lie Ali: don't let him be a dick Ali: more than his usual and expected, like Carly: bored of his tantrums hes like a kid Ali: yeah Ali: gotta learn he's not that much of a ride Carly: like sorry you want my wife more than me not my bad Carly: & same boy Carly: shes the ride here Ali: nah, just pissy you banged his cousin, sure Ali: you hush 😘 Carly: but i banged bartley cuz ronan didnt pay me no attention Carly: your own fault lad Ali: let him know Ali: if it weren't me it'd be some other girl, yeah? so he needs to get over it if that's how he wanna play or start apologising now, like Carly: yea Carly: ill tell him Carly: dont let your girl be a dick either tho Ali: I don't Ali: esp. not about my baby Carly: waiting for her to slide in my dms to warn me off Carly: gonna smack me w that gay scale Ali: 😂 Ali: least you can clap back like Ali: bitch i'm a 1 Carly: yea Carly: & not my bad the boo is magic Carly: cant resist Ali: exactly Ali: only human Carly: true Carly: any1 who dont like you is proper weird Ali: awh baby Ali: can i put that on my tinder Carly: gotta Carly: but you kno where to bring the dick pics Ali: DCI Carly Carly: only way im getting letters round my name Ali: I'd make you queen Ali: but lizzie ain't budging and fuck the royals yeah Carly: aw babe Carly: im blushing if you keeping score Carly: gonna be like i own this place after our party Ali: hell yeah Ali: 👑 Ali: bow down bitches Carly: gonna rule w me yea Ali: you sure you don't want prince ronan by your side? Carly: im sure Ali: then of course Ali: lemme fetch my crown Carly: id make you one but youve seen my lack of talents Carly: could maybe do ❀ Ali: ain't seen nothing but, thank you Ali: always a look Carly: you wanna see something k Carly: ill remember you said that Ali: what you planning Carly: nothing w your gf on her way Carly: but you kno Ali: shame Ali: wife ain't meant to be the fun one 😉 Carly: but when you marry me tho Carly: nother time baby Ali: i know, i wifey'd too well Ali: so 🍀 Carly: me too Ali: Oh she's here Ali: chatting up my Ma in the kitchen Carly: fun Ali: Truly Ali: She'd have booted Ronan so far down the road if he'd tried Carly: ha Carly: he doesnt do older no offense to your hot ma Ali: 😂 Ali: can't be doing much younger now, creeper Carly: thatll be why hes so moody Ali: gutted, babe Carly: but no need for you to be Carly: go get your girl Ali: heaven forfend i get up Ali: gotta play invalid Carly: aw babe Carly: take the perks & make it good tho Ali: yeah Carly: be fun Ali: always Carly: ill be here trying to make mine Ali: can take my new good luck charm as long as you keep it safe Carly: nah its yours Carly: gonna keep it safer than that for my baby Ali: 💚 Ali: just keep yourself safe then yeah Carly: aw Carly: yea k Carly: for you boo

[lgbt-advice-page]

💛 hello! I've been dating my girlfriend for a year but I haven't told my friends? They don't even know that I'm into girls, they constantly make single jokes and talk about being mistaken for lesbians because they're not in relationships and it makes me really uncomfortable because it feels like I'm lying to them, and the longer it goes on the worse I've been feeling? Any advice on how to tell them, even though they're sure I'm straight?

I would tell them separately and privately. If it's hard for you to tell people then you can write a letter and have them read it while you wait. Otherwise, just say it. Don't take your time and beat around the bush. Just spit it out "I've had a girlfriend for a year." Then you can talk about it and try to answer their questions honestly. Explain why you haven't told them, explain what you were afraid of and make sure they know that you do feel guilty and you wish you were comfortable enough to tell them from day one. Make sure you tell them that they mean so much to you and you really want their support. Try not to worry so much, true friends are usually pretty understanding. My best friend told me she's gay and was with her gf for two years before she told me anything. I just called her an asshole then let her tell me the full story. They will definitely give you shit because that's what best friends do. Just take it haha. And don't be so sure that they think you're straight. I wasn't surprised at all to find out that two of my friends were gay. Good luck!- Nicole