#i might make a poll to see who yall wanna see first

[whumble-beeee]

I just realized I'm allowed to post my art on my blog too. This is good. This is excellent even >:). And yes this is a threat. Bc guess who's been busy drawing character portraits! 💚💚💚

[trans-spidey]

please please please please please ramble about your mattfoggy fic

idk if it'll count as inspiring others bc I am also legit writing this again but I hope it does also inspire others and let this be a lesson kids if you abandon your wip and find it again u can always start again <3

OKAY SO it starts out after Defenders/where dd s3 starts, Matt was crushed under a building, Foggy and Karen, despite having a strained relationship with him, are heartbroken because they still cared about him, he'd still been their friend.

so when Matt washes out with the rubble, like in the canon, instead of the church, he gets Foggy. and naturally I am twisting canon a bit, as I do to more specifically mean, he ends up at Foggy and Marci's apartment door kitted out in full bloody, almost dead, daredevil suit and 3:17am. and Marci sleeps through the doorbell while Foggy grumpily gets the door before realizing it's Matt and the panic sets in.

Once he's got him inside, Foggy insists he's going to a hospital and Matt is, frankly, not in a fit state to disagree, so Foggy wakes up Marci (who was never a fan of Matt, they just never got along) to borrow her car. She ends up driving them to the hospital, knowing this will mean a lot to her boyfriend (especially since canonly Foggy hadn't had a peaceful night sleep since Midland Circle) and promises to pick them up after.

while Matt is being seen, Foggy calls Karen and panics. he thinks about other people he should possibly call, but in the end leaves it with just them 3

after Karen arrives, and Matt wakes up, Foggy feels himself aching for the shared life they all left behind, where they would work together, laugh together and tell each other everything—well he thought they told each other everything. seeing Matt behave like, well, Matt was also resurfacing some old feelings that frankly he had tried to convince himself were never there in the first place

and suddenly foggy is torn between his new life with marci and his old life with matt

so in basic terms, a love triangle because I'm a basic dumbass, apart from tbh I'm thinking if Foggy gets this conflicted, he probably would break-up with Marci bc he knows she deserves better than that and he doesn't want her to have to be in a relationship where he's no longer sure what he wants. and also marci would (in this case affectionately) take no shit because homegirl knows she doesn't deserve to be second place in someone's life when they're first place in hers. I do think overall they'd stay friends though. I'm not sure yet how I wanna tackle the ending though, I might make a poll

but yeah this is a simplified summary with some sense of what I've written so far, lmk what yall think bc I'm like 3k+ words deep after rewriting & copying over some of my old stuff

[cutekittenlady]

What do YOU wanna see?

So I have, like, a lot of ideas that need developing and maybe some writing. So I figured, yknow, since I've been doing a lot of polls anyway I might as well poll to see what ya'll would most like to learn about. This isn't ALL the stuff I'd like to write/think on but its the stuff I think yall might most like to see/hear about.

Frail Emmet Au - Emmet arrives in Hisui looking for Ingo, but his experience goes... poorly. He doesnt have nearly Ingo's luck with where and when he landed appearing in the remote area of the Icelands (or on the top of Mr. Coronet) during the cold season FAR from the pearl clan settlement. He's found barely alive and starving, and eventually identified as Ingo's "Man in White". Emmet must go through an arduous recovery period all while trying to help Ingo recall his memories. Ingo meanwhile is juggling regaining his memories, his duties at the Jubilife training ground, acting as a translator and diplomat between Emmet and the clans, and also dealing a set of VERY determined poachers after Lady Sneaslers latest batch of eggs.

"Too Late" - Akari and Ingo are finally returned to their "appropriate spaces in time" by Arceus, Dialga, and Palkia. Unfortunately though, in the interest of keeping the timeline in tact they have to returned to a point in time after their disappearance that is equivalent to their time spent in Hisui. Over decade later, a now fully grown Akari finds herself in Unova hoping to find signs of a very old friend...

"Whatever it Takes" - Also knows as the "Emmet and Elesa in Hisui" concept I've touched on before; Emmet and a team of trainers arrive in hisui hoping to collect a set of very special pokemon at the behest of a team of professors while also looking for Ingo and Akari. Meanwhile, the residents of Hisui are faced with a crisis as the Noble Pokemon begin to one by one disappear with reports pointing fingers at a perpetrating whose description sounds a lot like Warden Ingo...

Eelektross in Hisui - The people of Hisui are terrified to learn that some unknown and terrifying monster has taken up residence in the waters of the Obsidian Fieldlands. It rises from the waters and will chase any humans who wander too close. Akari and Prof. Laventon have been tasked with hunting down the creature and do what needs to be done to ensure the safety of the people of Hisui...

Pokemon Journey - Elesa is out on her first ever pokemon journey with her blitzle, determined to do better and get farther than her (unsuspecting) rival Skyla. Along the way she meets old faces she knew in trainer school and makes a few new friends along the way. (Elesa's pokemon journey also featuring Emmet, Ingo, Skyla, Burgh, etc.) Contains a LOT of headcanons about the characters pasts, family and school lives, and the various conflicts that come with growing up.

With all that listed and VERY roughly summarized, now I'd like to host a poll.

[viscountessevie]

Uhhh my OG anon about the poll,,,,you came to the right person: ya non-binary pal is a Greek nerd and honestly wtf is that comparison. Actually you know what Imma just show yall the INSANE ask I just got. Not cos of the anon but the insanity that is the Polio fandom.

I am LEGIT seething at this comparison. First the show wants to do My Fair Lady aka Pygmalion and now this bullshit. RMB (while an okay book) IS NOT THAT DEEP! 

More Under The Cut [Cos it got long and this is the TDLR Sanji is Pissed Version]

Also the book couple had chemistry, the show version does not!! All this education and they can’t fucking read our full arguments. The Greek shit aside, I knew adding the education qn would be a slippery slope this whole fucking convo is SO condescending. It’s giving the assholes who put down Simone for being a college dropout in comparison to CC’s Oxford degree. 

Anyways that’s my knee-jerk reaction to getting these asks - thank you anon for them!! If any of you who has seen this thread, would you by any chance be cool sharing screenshots of this convo? They don’t deserve anonymity for such brain dead takes. I’ll be making a full well thought out thesis about this - you bet your ass you’re getting a spin off to My Fair Lady thesis but now its Why RMB Will Never Be The Odyssey. 

Also anyone else wanna send asks about this post or add comments/reblogs to this post pls do so! Imma compile everything together in one master post and add in everyone’s thoughts on this too. 

Before I forget, I initially made this post to tell the anon to give me time cos this is gonna have a MONSTER of an answer and also I’m working on another long ask atm! So I wanna clear that as well before diving into this. I was gonna tackle S3 asks but this is tooo insane to let it wait 

EDIT: I’m adding in the newer asks because holy shit the extended convo is horrifying: 

The quotes of this full ask between these two screenies were all quotes that are compiled above so it seemed redundant to put those quotes in again but it looks like more people have found that insane public thread yikes. 

I CANNOT STOP LAUGHING AT THIS TAKE “I’m from SEA so I enjoy something more light hearted” LMAO WHAT girlie did you not have strict Asian parents who parentified you?? But I also get it if that person was traumatised by her life that she finds comfort in light hearted romances which is valid but Jesus this is not it. 

You’re SO right babes I’m gonna cover this in my masterpost. I think they’re trying to overcompensate because we always call them dumb for liking a ship with no chemistry and one of them is a racist in their show version. Anyways can’t wait to see what else yall have to tell me on this topic! Also it doesn’t have to be just the Education question, since we’re talking about the poll we might as well pick it apart! 

[grapecaseschoices]

But I'm glad you're having such a fine time, who is your tav going for?

I do have some problems with the game, but overall it's fun to play. Probably wyll or laezel. Initially I was gonna go for shadowheart bcs I really liked her character design and my tav also hs that similar kind of dry sarcastic sense of humour. But after having her for a while in my party, she got on my nerves real quick. I tried out some races and she almost always had something to say about it. Im not thst far into it and I like astarion but the fact that he can leave ur party if ur character kicks him in the nuts sent me and now I can't take him seriously. I think my tav enjoys messing around with him. I just keep throwing spells at him and reviving him and he hasn't left yet so he's a trooper. 😂

I was playing as a tiefling originally but they kept having stuff to say about them being a tiefling and it got kinda annoying so I changed it to something else. /lh 💀

Playing as a Sorcerer is so much fun I can just make shit explode. Idk how to use astarion though, I just make him throw arrows and hide, he doesn't really do much in fights, but he's funny so I keep him around. I might get rid of shadowheart, but she's also a cleric and provides good heals so idk. She's so fine but she's really got a poll stuck up her ass so idk. Some of the remarks she makes about certain races and some of her actions towards a certain character because they are that race (don't wanna spoil it) just kind of put me off especially with her being white. I'm aware it's fantasy and stuff and I haven't finished the story, but anyways we'll see, maybe she'll get better. 😅

Wyll is my fave so far, he's super underrated!! I do wish there were more romance options of color though. I think so far I've only met one which is Wyll. 😭😭

sorry for the late response! i have not been my best the past weekend!

I do have some problems with the game, but overall it's fun to play.

Me a salty, hater: Feel free to share~~

. I tried out some races and she almost always had something to say about it. Im not thst far into it and I like astarion but the fact that he can leave ur party if ur character kicks him in the nuts sent me and now I can't take him seriously.

DOES SHE?? I have done an half-orc but she hasn't said anything?? Unless I wasn't paying attention. Who does she say shit for? I know Giths for sure, and I imagine drows. Also ROFLMAO. I mean TBF TO HIM! hahaha

I was playing as a tiefling originally but they kept having stuff to say about them being a tiefling and it got kinda annoying so I changed it to something else. /lh 💀

omgoodness. the druids right? omg so like i have a druid tief and i thought it might be like double the fun bc of the grove, but whew. literally every breath like: WOW YOU DEVIL YOURE SO EDUCATED FOR A A DEVIL. WOW HAHA DEVIL. it's like dude. 1. not a devil 2. heard the joke the first three times, ain't yall tired? so far proving to be worse for my half-drow but havent made it far.

Idk how to use astarion though, I just make him throw arrows and hide, he doesn't really do much in fights, but he's funny so I keep him around. I might get rid of shadowheart, but she's also a cleric and provides good heals so idk. She's so fine but she's really got a poll stuck up her ass so idk. Some of the remarks she makes about certain races and some of her actions towards a certain character because they are that race (don't wanna spoil it) just kind of put me off especially with her being white. I'm aware it's fantasy and stuff and I haven't finished the story, but anyways we'll see, maybe she'll get better. 😅

i mean he's good for picking locks. that was actually his sole purpose for me for the longest. then is tarted respecing him/multiclasing him thus he became my lock picker AND my arrow man in certain PTs. or my arrow man/shadow man. i am sure i dont use that to the full potential bc i am such a newb but wte. so you're not alone.

lmao i mean if you get a paladin or a druid or you multiclass someone else ... but honestly i havent really dealt with her racism outside of lae'zel -- which i do admit really annoys me. lmao. i remember i had a PT where it was lae'zel that saved her but she gave all the credit to astarion and im like ....... is this a glitch or is she just that ... bad re: giths. and nah, it's still annoying. the fantasy racism.

also i feel i under use my sorcerers bc im still figuring out the meta magic stuff but i do like them. are you wild magic then? both mine [i ended up respecing my durge to multiclass paladin and sorcerer] are dragon ancestory bc everyone and the mom says its best and also bc im a sucker for that shit.

Wyll is my fave so far, he's super underrated!! I do wish there were more romance options of color though. I think so far I've only met one which is Wyll. 😭😭

He is LITERALLY the only one. I know people wnat to include Karlach bc of what Larian did with her features [some people said she was modled after Gemma Chan] but I do not, because her voice actress is white. IDC. She is white. She a white woman who got surgery. Blame Z----l, if it makes yall feel better. She got a fetish or something. But Karlach is WHITE.

But Wyll is. [You know why. But also because Larian gives him so little but ... YOU KNOW WHY.]

It is one of my many issues with the game.

[yumeironogenesis]

[Drama CD] Re: Phantom of the Masquerade Part 2: Shadow and Light

Part 1 |  Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 

get ready for some good food. Under the cut!

Sousei: *typing* Since it’s a reshowing, we can re-use the old outfits and setpieces to push back the budget. And then we can emphasize on advertising…

Kyoya: *from behind the door* Sousei? Sorry, my hands are full, can you open the door?

Sousei: Kyoya? *walks over and opens the door* What’s up?

Kyoya: Thanks, you saved me. *walks and puts down boxes* Phew, I was just passing by the back entrance when the deliveryman came and handed me this. *starts rummaging the box* These are fanletters… this shoebill doll is probably for Iori. You got some coffee beans, Sousei.

Sousei: *opens his package* Oh, these are some high-quality beans. Did they go looking for this for me? I feel kind of bad, but knowing someone’s supporting us like this makes me happy.

Kyoya: Yeah. And to answer to those feelings, we have to put on a good performance.

Sousei: Yes… Are Iori and the others still at the practice room? We better hand these over to them.

Kyoya: They said they’ll be watching a DVD of our first Phantom performance, so they’re probably still there. They probably have some thoughts to share after reading the renewed script. Do you want to join us if you can afford to take a break?

Sousei: Ah, I’d like to, but I still have work to do.

Kyoya: I see… don’t overdo it.

Sousei: I’m fine, this is just as usual. Besides, I can’t trust anyone else with the budgeting.

Kyoya: No, that’s not it… You seemed kinda weird at the reading today so I’m worried… *sits down*

Sousei: Huh?

Kyoya: I thought you might be busying yourself to make it seem like you’re alright.

Sousei: Oh… heh. I knew it. I can’t trick you. *sits next to Kyoya*

Kyoya: Is it about the reshowing?

Sousei: Yeah… I didn’t think people would choose to see that again.

Kyoya: … Really?

Sousei: I thought they’d choose between your Princess Kaguya or Iori’s Like A Spring Night’s Dream. Since you two are the star actors of the company.

Kyoya: Are you telling me… you don’t have the confidence to play the Phantom?

Sousei: Confidence, huh? It’d be great if it were something that simple. To me, Phantom of the Masquerade is special. You know that, right?

Kyoya: Yeah. It was something my dad passed on to you after all.

Sousei: Back then, I was troubled about the state of my acting. Without Asahina-sensei’s words, I don’t think I would have been able to move forward. I haven’t forgotten his words, even now. He said, “Phantom, Adan, shields himself with complex emotions. He is a role that expresses darkness but radiates light. You’re the only one who can play this role, Sousei.”

Kyoya: Yeah. When I first read this script, I thought the same thing. Dad must have had a clear image of you standing on that stage.

Sousei: That’s why it makes me axious.

Kyoya: Eh?

Sousei: I wonder, can I play the role like Asahina-sensei imagined it?

Kyoya: Sousei…

Sousei: *sighs*

Kyoya: Isn’t the answer on the poll results?

Sousei: The poll?

Kyoya: Yup. The audience wants to see you playing the Phantom again. They want to meet Adan again, that’s why they chose it. To them, it was an impactful performance. And of course, it was to me as well.

Sousei: To you, too?

Kyoya: One day at practice, Dad said, “Your acting as the supporting role will decide whether Sousei’s Phantom will come alive.”

Sousei: He said such a thing…?

Kyoya: Your Adan and my Louis. The two of them are like light and shadow. When the light is too strong, the shadow disappears, and if it’s too dim, it will be eaten up by the shadow. In the last act, The Eternal Mask, Adan decided to live as Louis, who had been killed, for his beloved heroine.

Sousei: You’re right. It’s the only scene where you play as Adan, Kyoya. Well, as Adan pretending to be Louis.

Kyoya: That was very difficult. I was acting while thinking desperately about your feelings as Adan. If I mess up your Adan just a little bit, the last scene will be ruined. Even now, I’m worried.

Sousei: This is the first time I’m hearing this.

Kyoya: Haha, of course, this is the first time I ever told you. I’m sure everyone’s anxious too. We have to meet the audience’s expectations. But we aren’t alone. So, let’s share our fears and our joys.

Sousei: *mumbling* Heh, you really are my light.

Kyoya: Huh, what was that?

Hinata: *comes in* So-sei! Can I ask for advice?

Sousei: Hinata… Weren’t you watching the DVD with everyone?

Hinata: Yup! And while watching I thought of new designs! Wanna make new merch for the encore show?

Sousei: Merchandise? But the budget to make new merchandise is…

Hinata: Fufufu! I been knew, so I did some research! Look at this site! If we order from here we can get stuff cheaper than usual!

Sousei: 70% gross profit margin? That means our returns would be… Are you sure we can make it with our funds?

Hinata: We can!! Come on, we can, right? Hey, hey, Kyo-chin! What do you think of these designs?

Kyoya: It’s good, very Phantom-like… Hm, they might be a bit too plain.

Hinata: Hm… I wanted to give it a gothic, lacy design too but… I dunno if it’s…. a-ok on the funding side of things.

Sousei: *sighs* Alright, I’ll reallocate our funds.

Hinata: For real? Hell yeah! I knew you could, So-sei. Your glasses are shiny today too!

*bling*

Sousei: Of course, I clean them every single day. Besides, they say that stains on your glasses will dirty your spirit.

Hinata: …What? Never heard that before.

Sousei: Eh?

Kyoya: I’ve also never heard of that… or maybe I have? …Sorry.

Sousei: Eh?

 to be continued...

Yall!!! KYOSEI!!! I’m LIVING. KYOYA! IS! SOUSEI’S! LIGHT! Hehe, thanks for reading! I hope it brought a smile on your face!

Buy me a coffee!

[systemfaker]

so i guess if someone wants people writing a 10 paragraph essay about why they dont like endeavor, i have some time before i gotta go to work. i wanna play stardew valley so im kinda rushing it tho lol. its not 10 paragraphs (because i wanna play stardew valley) but it does have more points than just saying “hes an abuser” (even though thats a valid reason to dislike him and pretending it isnt is kind of shitty)

his main motivation in the series is a fucking popularity contest. as we can absolutely see from the in universe popularity polls, the amount of incidents resolved isnt the only thing deciding what a heros ranking is. endeavor is mad that he cant get ahead of all might, who is more popular than him. the only thing driving him is a desire to be the number one hero. it isnt a desire to be a good hero, or save as many people as possible, or provide for his family. hes mad that theres someone who he perceives as better than him. he cant stand that he isnt the one in the spotlight, then when he gets that spotlight, hes upset that he didnt get it the way he wanted it

despite wanting to win a popularity contest hes a fucking dick to his fans. to the point where a fan is shocked and dismayed that he isnt a dick. in universe, its stated that most of his fans are young men. gotta say thats not a good demographic because uhhhhhh yall ever interact with men aged Teenager to Adult? this coming from a (trans) man, but men are kind of violent garbage

my guy almost throws a tantrum because he isnt the center of attention in the mission to rescue bakugou. like... he gets mad that all might, a more skilled hero, gets to go in and try and get him, while endeavor has to stand outside and do an also important job, which is making sure nobody runs away. to me this shows as just more proof that he doesnt actually care about being a good hero, but instead just wants the fame and attention

he literally fucking bought a woman to have kids with her because of her quirk. we STAN a misogynist king! as everyone knows theres only one gender, male, because women are property :)

he views his children as tools, not people. he only wants kids so he can have one with the perfect genes too become a great hero that can prove.. i guess that his cum is stronger than all mights? he has 4 kids because the first 3 arent good enough for him, and he basically ignores those 3 kids. and the 4th kid doesnt really get off easy either

he fucking punches a kid until they literally throw up. this is implied to be a pretty regular occurrence from the time shouto is 5 years old and onwards. i dont like guys who punch kids even if its supposed to be training or whatever

he completely ignores shoutos wishes to have nothing to do with him. like.. if hes actually growing as a character and recognizing that hes done some Bad Shit, youd think hed respect the wishes of the people hes hurt, but nah. hes continued inserting himself in his life because to him it matters more that he absolve himself of guilt and feel like hes doing good at being a dad, rather than causing the least amount of damage he can to someone hes already hurt bad

i got bored here and i already had stardew valley open so im done im gonna go play stardew valley, yall want some uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh melons?

[cow5secondchance]

Episode 4 - Honestly I’m a Vindictive Person - Blake

Format: The Penthouse

Eliminated: Mario & Jennet (4-4-4 // 4-4-1)

WILLIAM

NICOLE

These little weirdos don’t know what they’ve just done! Lit a fire under my ASS. I’m so sick of feeling down in this game like every week is something else that I get dragged into and then the one week I’m planning nothing, thinking everything is going smoothly and my number 1 ally goes home after literally being pummeled the whole game. I’m so damn annoyed. I want the switch, I want top of the penthouse or whatever they call it. I want power so I can feel like I can shake things up!!!! 

CAPTAIN

hello everyone i forgot to update yall since the second week so here we go! so we pulled off the plan to evict wyatt and i was so scared that they were going to pick me but i guessed they still love me and that makes me feel bad but urgh.. i just hope they could be able to come back </3 now we're moving to the daisy chain round in which isaac ruined everything after he saved nicole when he should save mario so thats a red flag. anyways, i came up with the plan to save everyone from the greenhouse and pretty people wink wink and i did that so congrats me. anyways, isaac put mario up and i was like maam not mario. no one talked to me about the votes. the alliance with blake, jennet, autumn, nicole, isaac and jarod? i think was made and now blake is upset with me for not telling him everything when i didn't talk about anyone in this vote and i just voted out isaac because i couldn't vote out mario? so white man.... urgh 

these white ppl are freaking out too much

XAVIER

I want to end up in the Penthouse. Put Kaleigh last, so she gets eliminated, as I don't think her Defender will save her. And then the 4 options left, the 6 who voted together now will just have to vote together again. I want those who are really playing to stay longer, even if they are threats to me. It's just more fun. So none of those just popping up to vote :) All plans though. Might delete later haha.

JAROD

NYX

So this week went the way I wanted it to but not without a bunch of complications. So the daisy chain went pretty well I mean we controlled it from beginning to end and I think that we made it obvious enough to where the greenhouse people weren't seen as an immediate target. Then isaac and kaleigh ended up being up for banishment and I was really happy since kaleigh i don't talk to as much and i just voted isaac as well as him being way too chaotic for my liking. When Kaleigh won the uproot though that's when i got nervous because that meant there was gonna be a replacement and of course with my luck it was mario. Now this round changed my outlook on a lot of things because when i was campaigning for mario mario didn't do anything. He wasn't talking to people, he wasn't making bonds, and it's so fucking hard to save someone who won't save themself. There's also the fact that all of sequester voted the exact same way to save isaac which is also suspicious. Granted we in the greenhouse did as well. So this makes me realize that probably sometime soon, i'm gonna have to renege on the greenhouse four because mario clearly isn't gonna help my game much when it's my ass and were gonna be such an obvious target moving forward. Since the vote was 6-4 besides sequester and GH i don't think there's any clear alliances made so depending on who wins power this round i'm gonna have to make the move. the question right now is just how?

I put a lot of effort into winning that penthouse comp so it sucks that I didn't win BUT. If there was anything i trust to put my faith in it's definitely william since we just pulled a big move together so ik he'll at least have my back. I think i have a good chance of surviving this round but i guess we'll see

XAVIER

I AM SO BAD AT CHALLENGES. I reviewed the videos and all the details. But got bogged down with reading Wyatt's question - not the color of the shirt Wyatt is wearing! And just counted the painted art of Jennet, not the total. OH WELL. I have a pretty good relationship with William. I don't think I'll be in the bottom 5. Just depends now on who has the Switch and if it will be used on me. I feel it is with Jarod. Who else would Isaac give it to? Maybe Jarod won't use it on me, I think Jarod would have other targets aside from me at this point. So Greenhouse 4 still here. Mario is ... Mario. Wish Mario were more active. Harder to defend Mario now. I have a good relationship with Lindsay, William, even Kaleigh. Jarod too. Blake we get to talk. Autumn, Nicole and Jennet, I have been reaching out, but they are just so "busy" or maybe I am just not on their priority list. The Greenhouse 4 (well, 3 without Mario), William, Jennet, Lindsay voted together last round. So hopefully if we get to stick together this round, we will be safe too.

BLAKE

im feeling a bit down about my spot in the game! I think im probably a pick to go soon, and I really just need to find my footing in order to make a move in this game gr! last week i was at work, but it seems like william and nyx flipped the vote? but i cant be angry about it w/ william even though i AM so i decided just to rant about everybody ELSE to william and i think my whineyness is really working for me, serving nicole franzel, because i think william wants jennet gone which is like- good cause i think shes in the middle of the game.

CAPTAIN

william won the power! so.. i really don't know the outcomes tbh cause like even though we voted together last round, i didn't really talk to him (or anyone) about the vote. so i'm a little worried. i just hope the bond that we have made on the first round helps a bit with his decision.. please please i just wanna make it..

JAROD

XAVIER

Nice line up for bottom 5, William. Most voted with him last round except for Nicole and Kaleigh. I think he believes Kaleigh won't be saved and so eliminated first. And then Nicole would be the target. I was surprised Isaac gave Nicole the switch. I thought it would go to Jarod. Maybe Isaac thought that too, so shook things up a little. I don't think Nicole will switch me. I would want the kill used, so we don't worry about it later on. But if mostly Greenhouse is on the bottom (if Nicole switches out with Nyx), then we should use save to mess things up.

Why does it feel like I am the only one making strategic plans with these 3? Am I in the wrong alliance? Maybe I can get us 4 to sure Jury and switch to Nicole, Jarod and Blake. Ugh. Tiring.

NYX

So, this week I thought that I would be good I mean william won the penthouse comp I was safe and while the bottom five wasn't desirable i'll take it. Then of course karma comes back to bite me in the ass and the guy i orchestrated a vote out for chose the one person I couldn't have getting the karma got it and i know for a fact based on the fact nicole refuses to hold any type of intelligent conversations with me i'm in trouble

XAVIER

Could it be? Don't want to jinx it but..... https://youtu.be/wKP0hNmg4gE 

BLAKE

I’m so glad I had a literal mental breakdown last week over everything because one thing didn’t go my way. Really embarrassing for me BEBSNSNSK but anyways! Moving on! I’m hoping Kaleigh doesn’t get the boot honestly and it’s a heavy vote, considering I put in a lot of work to get myself to 2nd in the totem poll and had to release a lot of information to William to get here, it would be really unfortunate if I were to somehow end up vulnerable through a twist ! The reason I don’t want Kaleigh gone is because there are 2 other people I would rather go in the bottom (jennet and captain) for flipping. Honestly I’m a vindictive person and LOVE them but, they gotta GO just out of spite truly. I’m really happy with the new alliance of Lindsay myself William and Jarod, and the reason I’m apologizing for being a literal nut job last week is because I made everything about me, I was spiralling because I was having stress with work and everything I think? Who knows? And I really don’t think I’m in as bad of a spot as I thought I was, especially if I can knock out some big players and Isaac or daisy wins the battle back. As for the battle back!  I’ll rank the 4 people out right now on how much I want them to return 1- Isaac 2- Daisy 3- Wyatt 4- Lanie 

XAVIER

I AM IN THE JURY FOR SURE! I mean, I want to win, but for sure I am not pre-jury! Now the double vote. It was a waste of the save. Nicole should have just eliminated Kaleigh. Now it means the second round of Penthouse will be an automatic elimination. That would be tough. I know many are looking at Kaleigh and Mario to vote. But if most put votes on Kaleigh, and a few on Mario, could we still swing the second vote off Mario? And onto a bigger threat? Maybe it will help us more farther along in the game. And who doesn't want a group of 4 lasting longer? There might actually be more votes on Mario than Kaleigh, because of the Greenhouse returnees still being complete. Let me think more on this. One of them is surely going home, do you want to save the other for a bigger threat like Jennet or Lindsay? I am cool with Lindsay. Jennet I haven't forgotten being their nominee.

I am not pre-jury! I know I kept saying pre-merge in the video haha Survivor on the brain. https://youtu.be/SErcWUpfCwo 

CAPTAIN

[this is gonna be a throwback diary room entry!] william put me in the bottom 5.. not surprised i think. i was hoping if our connection we made in the first round was gonna help here but its not. but i don't blame him.. i rlly flop with talking to people the past couple of days teehee. so thats kinda the wake up call for me to like keep talking to people or else i'll be over. i don't have any bad blood with william i think but i also won't forget that he's putting me in the bottom 5. period.

NYX

Ok so, with this heavy vote twist this means one of either Jennet, Lindsay, Mario, Captain, or maybe Kaleigh will be up to be voted for. This sucks because those first 4 are close allies. So now i'm stuck between a rock and a hard place because i'm gonna have to let one of them go. so now i have to pick my loyalties. I would like to get Kaleigh and maybe Mario out because then we'd be forced to work with other people in other alliances but I just don't think Xavier would turn on them like that. I just have to find some kind of excuse to pull this off. 

CAPTAIN

nicole saved kaleigh! thats good for kaleigh! this vote tho is gonna be something.. i don't wanna go so i'm fighting hard. blake told me he's not voting me. i know i can trust jarod, jennet and autumn and the greenhouse people.. so i think i'll be fine here? but idk. anything freaky could happen. for the voting plan, i think GH4 is gonna do kaleigh so thats 4 votes on her. and hopefully, jarod, jennet, autumn, blake and nicole is doing mario so it would be 5 on him. and lindsay told me she won't vote me so i think she might do mario too? since mario isn't talking to ppl. this is always my issue with mario like i love him but he doesn't even want to save himself and i just can't carry him anymore.

AUTUMN

XAVIER

So I was going to try and vote someone else out. I mean majority look like they are voting Mario. So the G4 would be voting Kaleigh. If I could just convince Mario to vote someone else, it would be 2-2. But then Blake messages and says that the G4 are voting together, so is there something. So in order to just make sure Kaleigh gets out and not cause extra drama, I am sticking to Kaleigh. Well, it is kinda obvious I guess. I just told Blake I wanted to help us all get to "merge" since we had the worst placements of all coming in the game. I hope that was convincing enough.

So G4 voted for Kaleigh, I knew it if I switched to Jennet then Jennet and Mario would have gone home. But at least it's out in the open. So I think Sequester+Jennet voted for Mario. And Penthouse+Survivor (the others) voted for Jennet. Good to know where Jarod and Blake really stand, even with all their messages to me. The swing votes are the other 4. Gotta make better relationships with William, Lindsay and Nicole. And what's up Blake? Outing the G4 in the group call? When Sequester is the same, good thing Nyx brought it up. Watch your back, Blake.

LINDSAY

Not thrilled about this vote for many reasons. So, William gets power, and he messages me, right? "I want to work with you me Jarod and Blake" okay that's cool but uhhh.... there's six white people left in the game and that's four of them... so me and jarod message like "???" and we work to stop the noms from being all POC cuz that's gross (the intention was Jennet+Greenhouse/Nicole which uhhhhhh). I talked him into at least nomming Kaleigh. Me and Jarod were under the impression that Kaleigh would go home tonight for general inactivity (also Mario because he's inactive as piss + a greenhouse kid did probably finally need to go tonight) Where did this Jennet vote come from? Who voted for Jennet? Why are they suddenly a target? I dunno man I couldn't fight it much because I was out with my friend while we were deciding who to vote for but I'm squicked out on every level right now. Clearly people weren't telling the truth to me on top of everything else.... that's not how you win my trust. My god, am I about to goat for Jarod? I think Mario/Jennet are going home but not happy about this all around. 

[apartments4rent]

The Letter

so i had a twitter poll back in february to write a “fic” for valentines day starring a pair that yall got to choose!! and lucwill won!!! so here it is haha it got kinda long, i hope u guys like it :^)

Lucas had a quiet life.

Keyword: Had.

He used to go to bed at 6am every day, wake up at about 6pm, head to work at 10pm, and come back in time go back to sleep. To some, this sounds pretty boring; and to be honest, sometimes it was. But Lucas liked it that way, it was routine. Familiar.

Now. Now, things were much different.

Ever since that scruffy-looking, hot headed, motorcycling kid came into his life.

They met in the mini mart.

Lucas was used to seeing a lot of strangers. He worked at the only gas station near the highway for miles. They would come in, usually use the bathroom, buy their stuff, and leave. There were a few regulars from in town that Luc would see; only a couple of night owls here and there.

One chilly November night, he came in. A cute kid - couldn't be older than 20; shaggy, dirty blonde hair and freckles. He grabbed a chocolate protein shake and three bags of almonds, then promptly left after asking for the time: half past eleven.

Luc was intrigued, but thought nothing more of it. After all, Luc was used to meeting strangers all the time.

But he came in again the next night. Same thing: a chocolate protein shake and three bags of almonds.

“D’ya have the time?”

Then, gone.

Again and again, night after night.

Till one day, he didn't show up at all. A couple nights passed with no sign of the handsome stranger and Luc figured that was all they would be seeing of each other. But, after the fourth night, Freckles came in again, as usual, as if nothing happened.

And this became their routine; almost every night, they would see each other, until they wouldn't, again and again.

After too long, Luc needed to know just what was going on.  

He didn’t know this would lead to opening up his home to the kid. It's not like you know him that well, he laid awake that night, thinking, how could you be so stupid, there's no way this is gonna end well.

Lucas always was the worst worry wart.

Turns out, things would go wrong, but not in the was he was anticipating.

No, it was much, much worse.

Things were still quiet in the beginning, it was awkward for them both; two virtual strangers, now living under one roof. They mostly kept to themselves, each not wanting to bother the other.

Then they started to open up to each other, started to learn new things about each other. They found out they had such good chemistry and a lot in common, too.

Soon they became almost inseparable. Will would make Luc get out more, actually explore things around the neighborhood; “You've been in this town for six years and you never once been to the boardwalk amusement park?” Luc would show Will all the things he loved doing indoors, introducing him to new tv shows, movies and videogames; “What do you mean you've never even heard of Majora’s Mask? It’s a classic!”

When they first met, Lucas knew he felt some type of way about Will; some way that interested, if not frustrated, him. Getting to know Will; the real Will, his flaws, his hopes, his dreams; it made Lucas realize exactly what that way really was.

And it terrified him.

A crush.

Lucas had a crush on Will.

As a few months passed, Lucas hoped the feelings would wither; if he pushed past them long enough, they'd go away, right?

Alas, it was not the case. Surprisingly, spending more time with someone who has your heart in the palm of their hand will not make you like them any less. Who knew.

“Sounds like you've got it baaaaad,” Ollie, ever the realist, was doing their best to comfort Luc in these trying times.

Luc let out a groan of agony and forcefully rested his head on Amber’s dinner table, “I don't know what to do, man. This is really getting out of hand.”

“Why don't you tell Will? Y’know, since it kinda concerns him too?”

This snapped Luc back upright in his seat, “Excuse me? Are you nuts? I can't just… tell him!” Luc was baffled at the thought, almost speechless. “We’re…” Luc searched for the right word, and couldn’t come up with anything better than, “We’re bros. And roommates! It would only make things... weird. Plus, Will isn't the best when it comes to romantic advances.”

Ollie blinked and furrowed their brow.

Luc sighed, “He's dense. And just plain uninterested in romance. Which is understandable, seeing how utterly bad this feels right now…” Another groan and he was back on the table, face buried in his arms.

After a moment of silence, Amber, who’s apartment the two were borrowing for this impromptu therapy session, returned from running a few errands.

“Hey, Amber,” Lucas said, muffled through his arms and the table.

“Oh,” she said, “Lucas, how lovely of you to stop by. What’s got you resting on my table like that?”

Just as Lucas was about to excuse himself from her apartment, not ready to share the truth behind this visit, Ollie blurted out, “Lucas finally admitted he has a crush on Will.”

“Ollie!” Luc shot out of his seat. He was beyond offended that Ollie would betray his trust so easily.

Amber seemed to ignore Luc’s protest, “Oh, that's beautiful Luc! You two make a lovely couple.” She sighed dreamily, “It's been so long since I've seen sweet love blossom!”

“Ew,” Ollie said.

“Please don't say things like that,” Luc crossed his arms, “this isn't a good thing. These feelings need to stop.”

“What? Why?”

Luc groaned again and turned away from Amber, “You don't understand, it's not simple ‘sweet love,’” he collapsed onto her couch, “it's complicated.”

Amber paused for a moment, thinking. She walked over to the couch and sat down next to Lucas. “Sweet love is rarely so simple.” She stroked his hair reassuringly, “Wanna tell me about it?”

Lucas hated to admit it but, if anyone would be able to help him out, it'd be Amber. He sat up, ready to tell her everything. And it was everything. He didn't know what it was about her that made him spill his guts; maybe it was the physical contact or maybe it was the Trustworthy Mom Voice.

Whatever it was, after about 30 minutes she was all caught up, and then some.

A long thoughtful pause after a solemn nod made Luc a bit worried.

“Want some tea?” Amber offered.

Tea did sound good right about now. Luc nodded, surprisingly exhausted after pouring out his heart twice in one day.

She got up and hurried into her kitchen. Opal, Amber’s cat, rubbed up against Luc and looked up at him. Luc smiled. The cat hopped up and curled into his lap. They say stroking a cat has its health benefits. Luc wondered if it included mental health.

Amber returned with two warm mugs of tea, “You wanna know what I think?” she continued without waiting for an answer, “I think you should tell him.”

Luc’s heart sunk. He could think of a million and one reasons why that was a horrible idea. How could she think that was a good solution?

“Now, now,” Amber could read the betrayal all over his face, “Let me finish.” She sat down.“I think you should tell him, but I understand the trepidation. ‘You could ruin what you already have,’ I get it, it's all too much. But you need to let this go somehow and a confession is the most effective way to do so,” she paused, expectantly.

A lot of things were going through his mind but absolutely none of them made sense. Amber hung her head in exasperation, as if it was his fault he couldn't read her mind.

“Write him a letter!” she said, as if it were obvious.

Luc cocked his head.

“Confess to him in a letter, address it to him, just don't give it to him! You know how helpful it is to write your feelings; you will definitely feel better after writing a love letter,” she said so matter-of-factly.

“Sounds kinda dumb,” Ollie voiced Luc’s opinion from across the room.

Amber scowled, “I wouldn't expect you to understand.” She turned to Luc with a hopeful look, “At least try it? You never know what might happen.”

Her smile was so warm and genuine, Luc almost felt better about the whole situation.

Almost.

Luc left the apartment feeling better, but only marginally. He slowly shuffled to his apartment, only feeling more confused than before. So many things were still swimming in his mind.

I guess writing them down couldn't hurt…

When he got to his apartment, he opened up his laptop and stared at the blank word document for what seemed an eternity.

Maybe I should do it freehand?

He shoved his computer off his lap went to hunt for one of his many notebooks.

Dear Will…

He chewed the cap of his pen. What was he supposed to say? “Hey bro, I think I love you?”  That was way too heavy handed, and he didn't even know if that was true.

It was gonna be long night.

Luc decided, since Will wasn't going to read this anyway, he could say whatever he wanted. Once he got past that barrier, it was actually a lot easier to write. No inhibitions, not holds barred, just his feelings and the paper.

It was a stream of consciousness of sorts; he just wrote what he was thinking, even if it didn't make sense.

And he did feel better. A lot better.

He quickly scanned over the whole two pages, front and back.

Wow, I've got a lot of issues.

He ripped the papers out of the notebook and folded them up. He wasn't really sure he had an envelope in his house.

I'll just hide it somewhere, it'll be fine.

Indeed it had been a long night and, luckily, he wasn't scheduled to work either. Absolutely exhausted, Luc decided to crash early and quickly drifted off to sleep.

The letter helped Lucas organize and understand his feelings but, as months passed, those feelings all but faded. One could argue they only grew stronger.

Valentine's Day was right around the corner and it got him thinking about some… things.

One particularly chilly night, on a whim, Luc Googled, “how to confess to your best friend”. For absolutely no reason at all. He went through almost every article on the first page of results. He almost went to the second page but no, he wasn't that desperate.

The thought of confessing still wracked him to his core, but the thought of living his whole life keeping these feelings in agonized him even more.

I’m going to to do it, he decided.

I'm gonna tell him.

“You're really gonna do it?” Ollie sounded particularly enthused by the idea.

“Yeah, I am,” I hope.

“Oh, Luc, I'm so proud of you,” Amber was beaming. “I guarantee you’ll only feel better after you do.”

Luc wasn’t sure he actually believed that, but it’s what he kept telling himself.

“The only problem is… how should I do it?”

“On Valentine's Day, of course!”

“Yeah, but… how?”

“Hold up a boombox playing his favorite song outside his room window,” Ollie suggested.

“I don’t have a boombox,” Luc laughed, ”and I don’t think it’ll have the same effect if I use a Bluetooth speaker.”

“Meet him at the airport and confess just before his plane leaves.”

“What? Why is he at an airport? Where’s he going?”

“Oh! A confession in the rain is always romantic! Everything’s all wet...”

“Don’t listen to them, they’ve been watching too many romcoms with Opal,” Amber said, “You could send a bouquet of flowers with chocolates and a sweet note.”

“That’s too- wait,” Luc interrupted, “Note…”

Amber seemed to get the idea at the same time. “The letter,” They said in unison.

“Thanks for the support, guys!” Luc was out of that apartment faster than you could say, “Lucas and Will, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.”

He had put the letter in the safest place he could think of in his room. Someone would have to be VERY lucky to find it. Shoved between two random books in his bookshelf, it took even Luc a good while to find it.

Reading over the letter, in its entirety, surprised Luc. I wrote this? It was so honest and so deep, this came from my mind?

No, this won't work, he decided, this is way too much to lay on Will all at once. Plus, it barely makes sense, even to me.

He felt the room’s temperature drop.

“What’cha doin’?” Ollie said in an oddly sing-song voice.

“I'm going to rewrite the letter,” Luc said, looking for another piece of paper.

“Why? I thought it was pretty good…”

“You what?”

“I liked it?”

“You read it!?”

“Yeah…”

“What!? But I- How? Wh-” Luc groaned and pulled at his face.

Why am I even surprised, at this point?

“Ok, Ollie,” Luc took a deep breath, “Please don't read my personal writings from now on, okay?”

Ollie crossed their arms, “Alright…”

“Now, could you please leave? I don’t want you breathing over my shoulder while I rewrite this private letter.”

“Fine…”

Lucas turned away from the ghost and the room’s temperature went back to normal.

Oh, boy. Here we go.

It took quite a few tries to get it right; several crumpled up pieces of paper lay strewn about his room. He managed to get everything on only one piece of paper, now that he knew exactly what he wanted to say.

Luc scavenged for a proper envelope and slipped it in, putting it back between a couple of books along with the original letter. Maybe he’d want to look back at it one day and laugh.

Now we wait.

With only about a week until Valentine's Day, Luc had plenty of time to worry about whether this really was a good idea or not. Several times he contemplated throwing out the letter; if he gave up, there would be no chance of it going terribly wrong.

No, you have to. You can't keep ignoring your feelings. You have to do something about it!

So the letter survived till Valentine's Day, a Tuesday. Will was working at the garage till the late afternoon.

All day Luc hyped himself up and contemplated all the good things that could come out of this experience while simultaneously pushing away all that bad things he would think of.

Will would be home any minute. It was time to put the letter on his bed. Luc walked right into the room; Will hardly left his door closed anymore.

Oh God, here we go. He could feel his palms get sweaty; they were almost shaking, too. He gently put the letter on the pillow, as if an alarm would go off if he made too much noise.

Deep breath.

He couldn't get out of that room fast enough.

Minutes passed, though it felt like hours. Luc was starting to get worried; he was pacing in his bedroom and Will still hadn’t gotten home. Was he always this late? Luc could have sworn he had always come in just before 3:30pm and it was already 3:50pm.

Just then, he heard the gentle click of the door unlocking. Lucas emerged from his doorway to greet his roommate.

“Hey,” Luc said softly.

Will whipped around to look at Luc, “Oh, hey! You're awake?”

“Couldn't sleep,” he shrugged. This whole ordeal kept him up all morning. “How was work?”

Will gave a sympathetic smile then rolled his eyes, remembering his day in the garage, “Oh my god, you wouldn't believe the morning I've had.”

Luc laughed to himself and followed Will as he made his way around the apartment, venting about his day and going about his afternoon ritual. Luc got more nervous every time Will got close to his room; he did a number of fakeouts before he finally went in. He was still really into what he was talking about, so he didn't immediately notice the letter.

Wait, thought Luc, what am I gonna do when he finds the letter? Oh my god, why didn't I think of that? I can't just stand there while he reads it; that would be so embarrassing. Oh god, oh, oh n-

“What's this?” Will held up the letter.

Shit.

Luc didn't know what else to do, so he ran.

Ran to the only place he knew he could go. “Lucas?” Amber opened the door after an urgent barrage of knocks. “Aren't you supposed to be with Will?”

“I panicked!”

“You gave him the letter, right?” She opened the door wider to let him in.

“Yeah, he has it, I just didn't know what to do after that… I panicked! So I came here.”

“Now Lucas, how are you supposed to see his reaction to your beautiful, heartfelt words if you’re not down there with him?”

“Oh! He can use your crystal ball!” Ollie appeared suddenly, surprising both.

Amber scowled at the ghost.

“You have a crystal ball? For real?” Luc almost lit up at the idea.

Amber sighed, “I wouldn't call it that but yes.”

“You gotta let me spy on Will.”

Amber bit her lip, clearly uncomfortable do the idea, “Well…”

“Come on,” Luc was exasperated and desperate, “What else do you use it for, if not to spy?”

Amber huffed, “Fine! I don't condone this ridiculousness, but fine.” She went to go get the crystal ball from a very secret place-

“Underneath the sink? Why would you keep it there?”

She just shushed him and placed what looked to be a simple hat box on the coffee table. The three sat on the couch and gathered around as she pulled a dazzling crystal ball out of the box. Amber whispered some stuff under her breath and closed her eyes as a faint image of Will reading the letter on his bed started to appear.

“Oh my god, it's working!” Luc started to hop up and down on the couch, then moved in closer for a better look.

Will was just sitting there, reading the letter very intently. He was looking all over the paper, even going back and forth between the pages.

Pages.

Lucas cocked his head to the side.

“Is that… two sheets of paper?”

The other two moved in closer, too.

“Oh my god.” Luc whispered, eyes very wide.

“What's the problem?” Amber asked, looking between the crystal and Luc.

“Oh my god,” he said again, standing up.

“Lucas.”

“That's the letter.”

“Luc?”

“The first letter I wrote! The original? I rewrote it because it didn't make sense, it was too rambly, it was so… so much!”

He started to pace, thinking, biting his already short nails.

“Lucas, it's okay.” This was not going to end well.

“I rewrote it, I am sure I did! It was only one page, I know it was. How could it have- I wouldn't have- Oh, god. He's gonna laugh.” Luc couldn’t keep it in; it was like word vomit. Everything was just coming out again and he was powerless to stop it.

“Now, Luc, please listen,” Amber wanted desperately to soothe Luc’s nerves but she knew it would be futile; nothing she could say would help. Luc’s nightmare scenario came true and there was no bringing this boy back from that reality.

“No, worse! He's gonna tell everyone about it and get the whole town to laugh. He'll leave town and tell his home town friends about his dorky, desperate roommate that was madly in love with him. God, I'm such a joke.”

“Luc…” Amber’s heart was breaking for the poor kid; he was reacting so badly to this turn of events. She could relate. Sometimes screw-ups like this really did feel like the end of the world.

“I can never show my face around him again. Maybe I should leave town.”

“Alright, Luc!” Amber grabbed her panicking house guest by the shoulders, holding him squarely in place, “That’s enough. Lucas, you have to think clearly. You know none of that is true. None of it. Will isn’t like that, he would never,” she sighed and gave him a hug. “You can go lay down in my room, ok? Clear your head.”

So Lucas did just that. In fact, he may have even took a nap - he had been up for almost 20 hours already.

After a little less than two hours, Amber came in to check on him.

“How’re you feeling, dear?”

Luc’s moan was muffled by a pillow.

Amber sighed and sat down on her bed. “You should give him a chance.”

He curled into himself more.

“Really, you should.” She paused, clearly withholding information. “You know you left you phone out in the living room?” She held out his phone so he could clearly read it.

5 missed calls.

3 texts.

Hey where are u

Hello?

Meet me in the garden before 6 pls

Luc sat up in bed and clutched his phone, reading the messages over and over. He looked up at Amber, worry written all over his face.

She put a hand on his shoulder and squeezed it gently. “It's almost six.”

Lucas didn't want to go.

But his feet were taking him downstairs already.

Every fiber in Lucas’s being was telling him this was a bad idea, that this was bound to end poorly.

But he kept going.

He stood in front of the doors that led to the garden for hours, days even, or maybe it was only a few seconds.

Deep breath.

When you count to 10, you'll open this door.

He closed his eyes.

With a hand on the door handle ready to turn, a sudden force pushed to door open seemingly out of nowhere.

“Lucas,” a surprised yet relieved voice said, a voice that Luc never got tired of hearing. The way that voice said his name made almost every fear and anxiety melted away.

“Will,” Luc had to force the words out of his mouth; he felt breathless.

They spoke at the same time.

“I was beginning to worry you weren't gonna-”

“I'm really sorry I didn't come sooner, things just-”

They laughed.

“We can,” Luc gestured,  “go back outside, if you want…”

Will smiled.

Amber laughed, all alone in her bedroom. Lucas had left so fast, it was hard to believe he was moping in here just a few minutes ago. He was worrying so much about what he thought would happen, he couldn’t let himself think about what actually would happen.

Or what did happen to bring them to this point.

Amber sighed.

Ollie.

She stepped out of her room to see the guilty spirit, still looking into the crystal ball.

She cleared her throat and put her hands on her hips, “Well?”

Ollie sunk further into the crystal ball, clearly invested in what they were looking at and not at all trying to avoid the gaze of the angry witch standing above them.

“Ollie, I know you were they one who switched Lucas’s letter.”

“You have no proof!” The ghost sat up defensively.

“Oh, come on, who else could it have been? No one but Lucas had any reason to be in his room, let alone know where those letters were.” Ollie was about to defend themself but Amber didn't let them, “Hold on, hmm… who do I know that can access any room in this building that they so please?”

“Listen, sister. He made it so easy! He didn't even seal the envelope the letter was in! How could I resist?”

“Ollie, we've been over this. You can't meddle in other people's business. It's rude! And contrary to your belief, you don't always know what's best for everyone.”

“Come on,” Ollie gestured to the crystal ball, still focused on Will, who was now talking to Luc in the garden, “look at how well this turned out.”

Amber sighed. Anyone could see that this was exactly what Luc needed - a push out of his comfort zone.

“That might be true, but my point still stands. You really freaked him out. I'm 89% sure he was having a panic attack.”

Ollie knew she was being serious but they couldn't help laughing a little. Luc was really freaked out.

“It's not funny, Ollie. He was really heartbroken.”

“Nothing happened.”

“Ollie.”

Amber’s voice reached a tone Ollie always hated hearing.

“Alright, I get it,” they got up from the couch, “I won't do it again. Jeez.”

“Ollie, please. I know you haven't been alive in a long time, so you may have forgotten what it's like to have feelings, but you have to be more sensitive to how you actions can hurt others.”

“Ouch,” they placed a hand over their chest, “I'm pretty sure you just hurt my feelings.”

Amber sighed a deep sigh. It was going to take a while to get through to this one, she could feel it.

“Hey, look what's going on in the garden!”

“So what I guess I’m trying to say is…” Will looked especially nervous, which was surprising as he had gone through this whole conversation pretty smoothly otherwise, “Marv gave me this extra ticket to, uh, the Valentine's boardwalk fair? Did’ya wanna go with me?”

Lucas’s head was running a mile a minute at that moment. After all, he had just heard that his roommate, and crush, had been harboring the same sort of feelings for him. For almost as long as he did!

Will said he didn't know what to make of those feeling because he had never really given much thought to anything related to romance ever, so he just brushed them aside. But, because of Luc's silly little love letter, Will knew he wasn't alone; that these feeling were real and valid, that he didn’t need to hide them anymore, that they could figure things out together.

And now, they were going out.

On a date.

With each other.  

Before Luc knew what he was doing, before he could stop himself, he tackled Will in the tightest hug. The force of the hug made Will spin with the momentum to avoid toppling over.

It was a warm hug; a good hug, a hug with promise.

It was the beginning of something beautiful.

Will pulled out of the hug and grasped Luc's hand tightly. He pulled Luc forward and started running towards the beach boardwalk.

They were both still very unsure about what hey had just done, but didn’t regret a single thing. Because, as long as they had each other, they knew they were gonna be alright.

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TITLE: $100 dollar fashion challenge! Abercrombie & Fitch vs  Hollister

LOCATION: Cassie’s Filming Room & Polaris Fashion Place in  Columbus, Ohio.

TIME FRAME: Shot Tuesday, April 7th; uploaded Saturday April 11th

WORD COUNT: 1673

NOTES: plz plz plz if you read, have your character(s) react? even if it’s just like a random tweet, or texting cassie about it lol. okay bai and enjoy.

As the video opened into Cassie’s intro that was a little cartoon of her with her username in sparkles across before it went into her sitting down in her normal setting, a light baby pink wall behind her with a muted teal accents around. Cassie waved to the camera as she started to speak “Hey whats up guys, Cassie here. Welcome to my channel or welcome back! Last week i left a poll in the i card, just telling you guys to vote between four different stores not telling you what it was about, other than it had to do with this video.” She pushed her hair back over her shoulder. “So today we have a hundred dollar fashion challenge. I went to Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister, having to make an outfit in each store both having to be a hundred dollars or less. And let me just tell you, thats hard at both of these stores.” She let out a soft laugh “But lets get into the vlog clips of me shopping up in Columbus this past Tuesday.” She pointed to the side as the frame swiped across the screen and the vlog clip started to play.

Cassie was sitting in the car by herself in the parking lot. “Sup guys are we ready to brave the mall today? And hope to actually stay under a hundred dollars in both stores? Cause i have not shopped in either store since like middle school, and i forgot how pricey these are.” She grabbed her camera as she got out  holding it out in front of her. Columbus was much bigger, and it was less likely for her to get weird looks as she vlogged in public. “So i think our first stop is actually to get food and by food i mean Starbucks so lets get inside.”

the clip faded into her standing in line at starbucks, the camera pointing up at her from the camera, not wanting to get the barista on camera. “Hi can i get a  cold brew with salted cream cold foam with light ice and a ham & cheese croissant, please.” Cassie smiled, and paid before moving to the side, and getting her drink and food. “I will talk to yall when we get to Hollister cause i cannot eat walk and vlog at the same time.” She giggled before the clip cut off.

The next clip faded into the outside of the hollister store. “Okay lets see what kinda damage I can do in here.” She said walking inside. The clips was mostly of her picking up random things, finally picking up a black skirt “Well this is a good start, even if it’s eating up half my budget, but if this actually ends up being amazing, i cannot wait to wear this all the time.” She held it as she kept looking for a top. She finally picked up a mockneck long sleeved shirt “Not something i’d normal wear, but solid staple kinda item. Plus black on black. Lets see what we can find for shoes, and maybe accessories now.” She continued around the store, picking up a pair of slides, A scrunchie and went up to the register. As the total rang up, she was just a few dollars, tossing in an air freshener to put her just under 100 dollars by twenty cents. She paid and headed out of there “So i got a car air freshener just cause i couldn’t find anything else to throw into this outfit. Totally don’t don’t think we’ll be able to do that in Abercrombie & Fitch but I could be saying im shocked too early. We’ll find out though.”

The clip swiped over to her panning the sign of the store before walking in, talking to the camera. “So I’m gonna attempt to get a similar outfit here that i got at holster, but that could just be getting a skirt and then thats it. Cause i don’t think i can do another mockneck even though that one i got was  super cute.” She walked around the store, finding the skirts first, picking up a white denim mini skirt “Well this is a good start, Watch me get all white for this outfit now.” She said with a bit of a laugh. As she looked through the shirts, she knew that she wouldn’t be able to even think of getting shoes if she kept looking at full priced things. She worked her way to the clearance finding a cute lace cami “Okay well this was  not what i was hoping for, but i think im okay with it. Mostly cause i have about the same amount left that i did before i added shoes and accessories, so I’m feeling good.”  Cassie walked around trying to find shoes, landing on a pair of faux leather flip flops. She got up to the check out, hoping she would be able to add something else, but when her total came up 98 dollar exactly, she just rolled with it and paid and got out of there.

Cut to her walking back outside, “So now that done, and that means its time to go home and tell you my  opinions on this stuff when i try it on back at the house. So I will see yall in a little bit” She put her hand over her lens and when it was taken back off she was back in her filming room, standing in the Hollister outfit. The top tucked into the skirt, and the scrunchie on her wrist. “So what we have here is if heather chandler went from red to black honestly, and im here for it.” She turned to the side. “The skirt is honestly perfect? And i don’t remember the last time i had any denim skirts, probably years if i’m being honestly” Cassie smiled tossing her hair over her back. “And then i picked a pretty basic top that honestly i think i might return, I don’t wear long sleeves unless they’re hoodies, but it is growing on me, so i don’t know I’ll  give it a week. And as for the shoes. I got nothing bad to say about them? They’re slides and thats about it.” She giggled “oh and the scrunchie is nice. Not worth almost four dollars for one, but it’s gonna hold my hair back just the same. Now time for scoring, Top i’m gonna give a six and half out of ten. skirt like a eight out of ten, and the slides seven out of ten.” She started. “I’m not gonna add the scrunchie or the air fresherner seeing as i didn’t have money to get accessories at Abercrombie & Fitch, so thats an average of whatever it says right here” she pointed to where the list of out of 10s where, giving the average of a 7.16 out of 10. “Now lets switch it up.”

The transition was like a tiktok when she jumped up switching into the other one by the time  she was back on the ground. It was clearly that the Abercrombie & Fitch outfit was more her style with the white skirt and cleavage exposed camisole. “Now we can call this look a Regenia George ever day kinda look, Or well every day but Wednesday” She pushed her hair over her shoulder. “I am already loving whole outfit, though I probably should have sized up in the top just because of all off..” She moved her hands around over her chest “this. but I’m also not mad at this look.” She turned around to show off the skirt a little bit more. “ I totally like this one more than the one i got at hollister, So it’s totally a keep” She reached for her flip flop that was barely on her foot. “I always have problems if i get shoes here. or well at least this style i don’t know why. My foot isn’t that big but it just doesn’t like these kinda shoes, and i knew i should have sized up.” She tossed them back onto the floor “So those are getting returned or possibly gone on my posh-mark, Keep an eye out for that.” She scrunched her nose “Time  for the rating, top is gonna get an eight out of ten, skirt i’m gonna give it a nine out of ten, and unfortunately, i don’t wanna give the shoes a bad score for my mistake of getting the wrong size, so i’m gonna be nice and give it a six out of ten” She looked over to where the scoreboard was “giving it the average of what ever pops up now” at the bottom it said 7.33 out of 10. “Pretty sure that is higher than hollister, but not by much. Lets go sit back down now.”

It cut to her sitting down in front of her baby pink wall, still in her Abercrombie & Fitch outfit. “So what I have learned from this is, honestly hollister is cheeper, and you can end up getting a bit more bang for your buck, i totally still find the win for the Abercrombie & Fitch. That store is just more my style, but i think i am gonna start shopping at both again? and stop going to forever twenty one as much.” She said with a little bit of a laugh “Down below lemme know what outfit you liked better, and the question of the week  is if you had 100 dollars to spend at any store what one would you pick, Maybe i’ll try shopping there, who knows. But that’s all for today’s video! Hit that like button, and don’t forget to his the subscribe, I put out  new videos every Saturday slash Sunday depending scheduling with school, so hit the bell so you never miss an upload! I’ll see you guys next Saturday! Baiii” Her end card popped up with her subscribe button, last week’s video, and a random video that youtube auto suggested.