#i really only have my 'got them on sale' comfy shoes!

[disengaged]

fashion icon please walk me through the brands ur wearing espesh the shoes and pants 🙏

i have been accused of being a lot of things but a fashion icon is NOT one of them …… thank u wtf that’s hilarious

anyways, below the cut. hopefully you meant my most recent selfie otherwise that’s embarrassing

these shoes are actually Caterpillar brand, weirdly enough ??? they’re the Rise Sneaker (P723406). for some reason they don’t sell them on the CAT site anymore but you might still find them elsewhere if you look. seriously can’t recommend enough, they give me a solid 1” height boost, they’re insanely comfy, & they have great treads! they were on sale for like $100 when i bought them, but i’ve worn them nearly every day for the past 3 years (including throughout the winter & walking like 20-30km/day for two months while in europe lol) & they’re only just now starting to wear down on the inside of the heel, so worth the investment. i also have foot issues (bunions, overpronation) and they’ve been a lifesaver, really wanna get another pair ASAP :’-) if i were a cartoon character these would def be in my permanent outfit

the pants are Underarmour brand HeatGear no-slip waistband ankle leggings (in this colour), except i have short legs so they’re not ankle leggings on me at all tbh. very comfy tho! very squat-proof. & super bright, i even wore them to a rave last month. got ‘em for $20 at Winners last year. love the random side pocket

and uhhh the tank top is just a random shirt i thrifted 3 years ago, my shoulders got too broad after T so i cut the sleeves off. and then cropped it. because what’s the point of having a stomach tattoo if no one can see it .

anyways !! this was random but also fun !! thanks for the ask, even if i really don’t think i’m one to be giving fashion advice. i wish i were the type of person who wears cute matching sets to the gym, but yknow. they’re expensive, i do laundry like once a month, and these days i mostly go to the gym after work at like 3am when no one is around to appreciate me looking good, so uhhh . it ain’t happening. random t-shirt + pants that don’t match ftw

[inkofamethyst]

July 10, 2022

[yesterday]

Sometimes I wish I could be paid to sit around in pretty dresses and just exist beautifully.  Then I remember that humans are a fickle species and that our idea of beauty can change within seconds and that’s probably not the most reliable source of income.  And then I dip back into my escapist daydream again because honestly, it would still be nice, if even for a moment.

I self-drafted a Swiss Waist an Edwardian Dip Waist Belt (Swiss Waists have points that go up and down, Edwardian belts generally only point down) today and I’m literally in love.  The mockup (made from the teal poly bedsheet, baglined, with no boning or interlining) went together really quickly and it’s so striking against my black flannel circle skirt (which, one day, will be replaced by a black circle skirt made from a superior fabric, but today is not that day).  I’m going to have to do a few minor alterations and pick up a few additional notions, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to make a ton of these in all sorts of different colors and fabrics and patterns (after I do more research on what would have been worn during the period, of course, but also I don’t really care about accuracy and think it’s a fantastic use of scrap), especially since I can make them out of little off-cuts (now I’ve actually got an excuse to buy them at JoAnn instead of “oh maybe I’ll use it to line something later”).  I am ECSTATIC rn.  After this success, I might even feel brave enough to try doing some of those princess seam alterations I’d planned months ago.  And maybe I’ll draft some secret pants or another walking skirt with this whole basque waist thing goin on.

[today]

I have purchased the wares of Tailoress JoAnn and have since created a plum-colored Edwardian Belt sewn entirely by hand and I am in love with it and want many more.  It went together super quick and I could totally make even quicker versions (fusible interfacing, baglining, no boning), but this could become the type of handsewing project that I take with me to campus.  ALSO I’ve finally mastered the cute little whipstich instead of my raggedy uneven ones!!!

I am also very very very close to impulse buying a pair of Memery shoes during their summer sale/clearance event because I’ve always said that I wish I could have a pair of character shoes that I could wear off the stage and they’re basically exactly that and people say they’re super comfy and ahhhhh I mean they’re a wee expensive, sure, but I’m making a bit of extra cash this summer and they’d really really help with the whole historybounding thing (especially since I’m never ever ever buying cheap historybounding shoes again I mean the last ones I got are cute and all but they certainly don’t feel great).  It’s just a question of whether I actually want a pair of lil heels or some oxfords.  Unfortunately all the black ones are out of stock in my size :/  Brown, cream, beige, or wait?  I’m actually leaning toward waiting.

Next project: McCall’s 8177 View B with a little extra length, hopefully, from the beigey-pink I got overseas.  I’ve got my size cut out and I’m going to mockup the top to check for fit before diving in.  It’s supposedly a quick project, but we shall see.  Not historyboundy, exactly, but cute and fun and I said I wanted a sundress this summer and this might be as close as I’ll get.  Plus I should be able to wear it under skirts as a top :)

One of these days I’m going to talk about the breakup, I promise, but I’m kind of in a good mood right now and don’t want to ruin it.

Today I’m thankful that I have a decent sleep schedule lol.  It’s kinda nice to wake up refreshed at a decent time in the morning.  Hopefully I’ll keep this up for a while.

[yde50sullivan]

Black Sandals

Check the Sam Edelman website in addition to this site to make certain you’re getting the most effective deal. We offer complimentary DHL transport for all orders. I wish there was a separate "Chypre" matter as they are really pushing this mule/slide model. The nice quilty also comes with the next worth - $220 is definitely an investment piece for sandals. But they're nonetheless much more reasonably priced than Hermes Oran Sandals. These shoes look nice, however the dimension forty appears only a hair smaller than I would anticipate it to be. I got these along with a Chanel dad sandal in a dimension forty, and those appear just barely bigger. These are nonetheless comfy for me and I can still simply put on them, nonetheless. The insides of the shoes are actually remarkably easy and cozy, and the tread is sweet and grippy. The Archer has distinction stitching and a heel very similar to the original Hermes model. And, you probably can snag them for underneath $7 as of the time of writing! I am on the hunt for Chanel gladiator sandals in my size and everybody I’ve contacted is just like “no dear”. Daydreams aside, the essential colours for summer shoes are principally Tan and Black and these are also the preferred colours for Oran Sandals. The H design on these Dollymix sandals is very related to the original model, but at an under $30 worth point. They’re obtainable in both leopard print and black from Bella and Bloom Boutique. Michael Kors Shelly Slides are the simplest pair that captures the essence of Hermes Sandals - modern leather sliders. Desmos Cutout Leather Slides have the same glossy fashion but look distinct from Hermes Sandals. wikipedia hermes takara The intertwined straps make them unique and trendy. If you're on the lookout for a pair of sliders inspired by Hermes Oran Sandals yet not the exact replica of them, that is the pair for you. If only the actual thing will do, I have a couple of tips on the way to find Hermes Oran sandals on sale. These retail around $100, relying on choices. They seem solidly built and like they'll hold up nicely. The leather-based is thick and smooth, has a nice scent to it. I really have a question, are they a women’s sandals or men’s? I just asked my SA and she mentioned they only have it for men. I’ve solely seen the suede ones in black so was surprised to see them additionally available within the clean leather-based. This season a new fur sandal is being introduced in Sheepskin fur albeit this is extra of an indoor shoe or shoes which might be for lounging by the pool. Pony hair Orans may even be out there in zebra print together with studded / crystal variations. Hermes Oran Sandals are essentially the most versatile summer season shoe style - they are glossy, effortless and likewise traditional, luxurious! This is the fashion that you’ll discover in every style addict's closet. Hermes Oran Sandals are obtainable in thirteen colors and if I even have a vast fund to spend on sandals I will get all thirteen of them and slide in a unique color daily. I hope, it goes to be available in larger measurement on-line. Nice different to different H fashion sandals like Oran,Oasis and so on... This collection highlights designs in Denim Canvas, Crystal details, Perforated and light-weight Calfskin and in lively hues too! These sandals are such an important piece in every wardrobe. Steve Madden Greece Leather Sandals additionally are available Tan, Black and White shade. They look similar to the Hermes Sandals besides they don't have the distinction stitching. Another extraordinarily in style dupe is that this Jenny sandal from none other than Target. Target’s web site divides the colours into 2 listings, so examine both this hyperlink as properly as this one on your most well-liked colour choices. phoenet.tw hermes takara sandal The subsequent two dupes are each from Ancient Greek Sandals. The first one is their Apteros Cutout Leather Slides. They are handcrafted and will put on superbly over time. Takara, Ankara & Chypre are unisex however at all times obtainable every so often in men’s sizes on Hermes website. These footwear are meant for long distance walking with comfort & have a durable rubber sole. This is the pair of Hermes Sandal dupe I received - Dune London Loupe Slider Sandal. They are out there in Black, Tan, White and three other colors. I bought the Tan leather ones and I've worn them a couple of times now and they're extremely gentle and straightforward to walk in. Even though they aren't the most reasonably priced sandals but I assume they price every penny. This is amongst the few dupes which have the contrast stitching like the original design. The Dune Loupe has been featured by magazines everywhere in the world, and the sandals have a lot of 5-star reviews on the brand’s website. Takara sandals are for ladies and men’s version have Ankara sandals & Chypre for no strap. The sandals appear every once in a while on Hermes’ on-line website. The unfinished leather fashion makes them look extra casual and masculine. Ok, I have never seen the auth in actual life, however from the pictures online they appear similar. If the color is slightly different I wouldn't know as it may be really hard to inform from on-line pictures, however the entire tread, emblem, and so forth. appear exactly like they do on pictures of the auth. CCW if someone has seen the auth shoes and sees something I'm missing. Another of the extremely affordable Hermes Oran dupes is the Qupid Archer.

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Hermes Orans For Fall 2021 Together With Teddy Bear Sandals

Another extraordinarily in style dupe is this Jenny sandal from none apart from Target. Target’s web site divides the colours into 2 listings, so check both this link as properly as this one in your most popular color options. The subsequent two dupes are each from Ancient Greek Sandals. The first one is their Apteros Cutout Leather Slides. They are handcrafted and can wear beautifully over time. Mrs Gary is a pleasure to work with, she answered all of my questions in a timely method and has a fantastic selection of shoes. She does communicate in Chinese, so I had to use the WeChat translate characteristic to understand what she was saying, however this wasn't that difficult. I felt like the costs she offered have been an extremely good value and I can't wait to order more shoes from her sooner or later. I actually have no complaints about these shoes. Check the Sam Edelman website as nicely as this site to be sure you’re getting one of the best deal. We offer complimentary DHL delivery for all orders. I want there was a separate "Chypre" topic as they're really pushing this mule/slide model. The unfinished leather fashion makes them look more casual and masculine. Ok, I have never seen the auth in real life, but from the photos online they appear similar. If the colour is barely completely different I would not know as it might be actually exhausting to tell from online photos, but the entire tread, emblem, etc. appear precisely like they do on photos of the auth. CCW if someone has seen the auth shoes and sees one thing I'm missing. Another of the extraordinarily reasonably priced Hermes Oran dupes is the Qupid Archer. I hope, it will be obtainable in larger measurement on-line. Nice various to other H style sandals like Oran,Oasis and so forth... https://phoenet.tw/hermes-takara-sandal-h191382-black.html This collection highlights designs in Denim Canvas, Crystal particulars, Perforated and light-weight Calfskin and in energetic hues too! These sandals are such a vital piece in each wardrobe. Steve Madden Greece Leather Sandals also are available Tan, Black and White colour. They look similar to the Hermes Sandals except they do not have the distinction stitching. Michael Kors Shelly Slides are the most simple pair that captures the essence of Hermes Sandals - glossy leather sliders. Desmos Cutout Leather Slides have the same modern style but look distinct from Hermes Sandals. wikipedia hermes takara The intertwined straps make them unique and stylish. If you are in search of a pair of sliders impressed by Hermes Oran Sandals yet not the precise replica of them, that is the pair for you. If only the actual thing will do, I actually have a few tips about the way to find Hermes Oran sandals on sale. These retail round $100, depending on choices. The great quilty additionally comes with a better worth - $220 is certainly an investment piece for sandals. But they're still much more inexpensive than Hermes Oran Sandals. These shoes look nice, however the size 40 appears just a hair smaller than I would count on it to be. I got these along with a Chanel dad sandal in a dimension forty, and those appear just barely greater. These are nonetheless comfortable for me and I can still simply put on them, nevertheless. The insides of the shoes are actually remarkably clean and comfy, and the tread is nice and grippy. The Steve Madden Greece sandals are most likely the preferred of the Hermes dupes. While they lack the distinction stitching of the unique version, the H design and heel are very similar. The Greece is offered in several colors as well. I even have the Chypre in white, and recently got the black clean leather! Hermes Oran Sandals are essentially the most versatile summer time shoe style - they're modern, easy and in addition classic, luxurious! This is the type that you’ll find in each style addict's closet. Hermes Oran Sandals are available thirteen colours and if I have a limiteless fund to spend on sandals I will get all thirteen of them and slide in a different colour every day. Takara, Ankara & Chypre are unisex however all the time obtainable once in a while in men’s sizes on Hermes web site. These footwear are meant for lengthy distance walking with comfort & have a durable rubber sole. This is the pair of Hermes Sandal dupe I obtained - Dune London Loupe Slider Sandal. They come in Black, Tan, White and three different colours. I bought the Tan leather-based ones and I've worn them a couple of instances now and they're incredibly delicate and straightforward to walk in. Even although they are not essentially the most reasonably priced sandals but I suppose they price every penny. They seem solidly constructed and like they may hold up properly. The leather is thick and smooth, has a nice scent to it. I truly have a query, are they a women’s sandals or men’s? I simply asked my SA and she stated they solely have it for men. I’ve only seen the suede ones in black so was shocked to see them additionally out there in the easy leather-based. This season a new fur sandal is being introduced in Sheepskin fur albeit this is more of an indoor shoe or shoes which may be for lounging by the pool. Pony hair Orans may even be out there in zebra print along with studded / crystal variations.

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Designer Shoes And Their Dupes #3 Hermes Oran Sandal

The Steve Madden Greece sandals are probably the most well-liked of the Hermes dupes. While they lack the distinction stitching of the original version, the H design and heel are very similar. The Greece is obtainable in several colors as well. I have the Chypre in white, and recently received the black smooth leather! The unfinished leather-based fashion makes them look extra informal and masculine. Ok, I have by no means seen the auth in real life, however from the photos online they look equivalent. wikipedia hermes takara If the colour is slightly different I would not know as it can be really onerous to tell from online photographs, however the entire tread, emblem, and so on. appear exactly like they do on photographs of the auth. CCW if somebody has seen the auth shoes and sees something I'm lacking. Another of the extraordinarily inexpensive Hermes Oran dupes is the Qupid Archer. They appear solidly constructed and like they'll hold up properly. The leather is thick and clean, has a pleasant smell to it. I really have a question, are they a women’s sandals or men’s? I simply asked my SA and he or she stated they only have it for men. Michael Kors Shelly Slides are the most straightforward pair that captures the essence of Hermes Sandals - glossy leather sliders. Desmos Cutout Leather Slides have the same glossy fashion but look distinct from Hermes Sandals. The intertwined straps make them unique and classy. If you are in search of a pair of sliders inspired by Hermes Oran Sandals yet not the precise replica of them, that is the pair for you. If only the real factor will do, I have a few tips about how to discover Hermes Oran sandals on sale. These retail round $100, relying on choices. Another extraordinarily popular dupe is that this Jenny sandal from none aside from Target. Target’s web site divides the colours into 2 listings, so examine both this hyperlink as properly as this one in your most popular color choices. The subsequent two dupes are each from Ancient Greek Sandals. The first one is their Apteros Cutout Leather Slides. They are handcrafted and will put on beautifully over time. This is likely one of the few dupes which have the distinction stitching like the unique design. The Dune Loupe has been featured by magazines all round the world, and the sandals have a lot of 5-star evaluations on the brand’s web site. Takara sandals are for ladies and men’s model have Ankara sandals & Chypre for no strap. The sandals appear each once in a while on Hermes’ on-line web site. The great quilty also comes with a higher worth - $220 is definitely an investment piece for sandals. But they are still far more affordable than Hermes Oran Sandals. These shoes look nice, however the dimension 40 seems just a hair smaller than I would anticipate it to be. I got these together with a Chanel dad sandal in a size forty, and those appear simply slightly larger. These are still comfortable for me and I can still simply put on them, nevertheless. The insides of the shoes are literally remarkably smooth and comfy, and the tread is good and grippy. Mrs Gary is a pleasure to work with, she answered all of my questions in a well timed method and has an excellent choice of shoes. She does talk in Chinese, so I had to make use of the WeChat translate function to understand what she was saying, however this wasn't that difficult. I felt like the prices she offered have been an especially good worth and I cannot wait to order extra shoes from her sooner or later. I actually haven't any complaints about these shoes. Takara, Ankara & Chypre are unisex however all the time out there once in a while in men’s sizes on Hermes website. phoenet.tw hermes takara sandal These footwear are meant for long distance walking with comfort & have a sturdy rubber sole. This is the pair of Hermes Sandal dupe I obtained - Dune London Loupe Slider Sandal. They are available in Black, Tan, White and three other colors. I purchased the Tan leather ones and I've worn them a few instances now and they are incredibly delicate and simple to walk in. Even though they aren't the most affordable sandals but I think they value every penny. The Archer has distinction stitching and a heel very related to the unique Hermes version. And, you can snag them for beneath $7 as of the time of writing! I am on the hunt for Chanel gladiator sandals in my measurement and everyone I’ve contacted is instead like “no dear”. I’ve solely seen the suede ones in black so was shocked to see them additionally out there within the clean leather-based. This season a brand new fur sandal is being launched in Sheepskin fur albeit this is more of an indoor shoe or shoes that are for lounging by the pool. Pony hair Orans may also be out there in zebra print together with studded / crystal variations. Daydreams aside, the important colours for summer season shoes are basically Tan and Black and these are also the most popular colours for Oran Sandals. The H design on these Dollymix sandals may be very related to the original version, but at an underneath $30 price point. They’re out there in each leopard print and black from Bella and Bloom Boutique.

[stephansen60guerra]

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The Steve Madden Greece sandals are probably the most well-liked of the Hermes dupes. While they lack the distinction stitching of the unique model, the H design and heel are very related. The Greece is obtainable in several colours as well. I actually have the Chypre in white, and lately obtained the black clean leather! The unfinished leather-based type makes them look extra informal and masculine. Ok, I really have never seen the auth in real life, however from the photos online they give the impression of being equivalent. If the colour is barely totally different I wouldn't know as it might be actually onerous to tell from on-line photographs, however the entire tread, brand, and so on. seem exactly like they do on photographs of the auth. CCW if somebody has seen the auth shoes and sees something I'm lacking. hermes takara sandal Another of the extremely reasonably priced Hermes Oran dupes is the Qupid Archer. The great quilty also comes with a better price - $220 is definitely an investment piece for sandals. But they're nonetheless rather more inexpensive than Hermes Oran Sandals. These shoes look nice, however the dimension forty appears just a hair smaller than I would count on it to be. I got these together with a Chanel dad sandal in a dimension 40, and people appear simply barely greater. These are nonetheless snug for me and I can nonetheless easily put on them, nevertheless. The insides of the shoes are literally remarkably clean and comfy, and the tread is sweet and grippy. Takara, Ankara & Chypre are unisex however always available every so often in men’s sizes on Hermes website. These footwear are meant for lengthy distance walking with consolation & have a durable rubber sole. This is the pair of Hermes Sandal dupe I obtained - Dune London Loupe Slider Sandal. They are available in Black, Tan, White and three different colours. I purchased the Tan leather ones and I've worn them a couple of instances now and they're incredibly soft and easy to walk in. Even though they aren't essentially the most affordable sandals but I think they worth each penny. Daydreams aside, the essential colours for summer time shoes are basically Tan and Black and these are also the preferred colours for Oran Sandals. The H design on these Dollymix sandals may be very comparable to the original version, but at an underneath $30 value level. They’re available in each leopard print and black from Bella and Bloom Boutique. The Archer has contrast stitching and a heel very comparable to the unique Hermes version. And, you can snag them for beneath $7 as of the time of writing! I am on the hunt for Chanel gladiator sandals in my dimension and everybody I’ve contacted is just like “no dear”. Michael Kors Shelly Slides are the most straightforward pair that captures the essence of Hermes Sandals - sleek leather-based sliders. Desmos Cutout Leather Slides have the identical glossy type but look distinct from Hermes Sandals. The intertwined straps make them unique and stylish. If you would possibly be looking for a pair of sliders impressed by Hermes Oran Sandals but not the precise replica of them, that is the pair for you. If only the true factor will do, I actually have a couple of recommendations on the means to find Hermes Oran sandals on sale. These retail round $100, relying on options. Another extremely well-liked dupe is that this Jenny sandal from none apart from Target. Target’s web site divides the colors into 2 listings, so check both this hyperlink as properly as this one on your most popular shade options. The next two dupes are each from Ancient Greek Sandals. wikipedia hermes takara The first one is their Apteros Cutout Leather Slides. They are handcrafted and can put on beautifully over time. This is amongst the few dupes which have the distinction stitching like the unique design. The Dune Loupe has been featured by magazines all around the world, and the sandals have a lot of 5-star critiques on the brand’s website. Takara sandals are for girls and men’s model have Ankara sandals & Chypre for no strap. The sandals appear each every so often on Hermes’ on-line web site. They seem solidly built and like they will maintain up properly. The leather is thick and clean, has a nice odor to it. I have a query, are they a women’s sandals or men’s? I simply asked my SA and she stated they solely have it for men.

[floresblackburn1]

Best Hermes Sandals Dupes

Mrs Gary is a pleasure to work with, she answered all of my questions in a timely method and has an excellent number of shoes. She does talk in Chinese, so I had to make use of the WeChat translate characteristic to understand what she was saying, but this wasn't that tough. I felt like the prices she supplied were a particularly good worth and I can't wait to order more shoes from her sooner or later. I really have no complaints about these shoes. Daydreams apart, the important colours for summer time shoes are principally Tan and Black and these are also the preferred colors for Oran Sandals. The H design on these Dollymix sandals could be very comparable to the original version, but at an underneath $30 price point. They’re available in each leopard print and black from Bella and Bloom Boutique. The Archer has contrast stitching and a heel very comparable to the original Hermes version. And, you probably can snag them for beneath $7 as of the time of writing! https://phoenet.tw/hermes-takara-sandal-h191382-black.html I am on the hunt for Chanel gladiator sandals in my dimension and everyone I’ve contacted is simply like “no dear”. The unfinished leather-based style makes them look more casual and masculine. Ok, I have never seen the auth in actual life, however from the pictures on-line they give the impression of being identical. If the color is barely totally different I would not know as it can be really onerous to tell from online photos, however the entire tread, brand, and so forth. appear exactly like they do on photographs of the auth. CCW if someone has seen the auth shoes and sees something I'm missing. Another of the extremely reasonably priced Hermes Oran dupes is the Qupid Archer. Takara, Ankara & Chypre are unisex however always out there once in a while in men’s sizes on Hermes website. These footwear are meant for long distance strolling with comfort & have a durable rubber sole. This is the pair of Hermes Sandal dupe I got - Dune London Loupe Slider Sandal. They come in Black, Tan, White and three different colours. I purchased the Tan leather ones and I've worn them a few times now and they're incredibly soft and easy to stroll in. Even although they are not the most affordable sandals but I think they worth each penny. The great quilty additionally comes with a higher value - $220 is certainly an funding piece for sandals. But they're nonetheless far more affordable than Hermes Oran Sandals. These shoes look great, however the size forty seems just a hair smaller than I would expect it to be. I got these along with a Chanel dad sandal in a measurement forty, and those seem simply barely bigger. These are still comfortable for me and I can nonetheless easily put on them, nevertheless. The insides of the shoes are literally remarkably easy and comfy, and the tread is nice and grippy. The Steve Madden Greece sandals are probably the preferred of the Hermes dupes. While they lack the distinction stitching of the original version, the H design and heel are very related. The Greece is offered in several colours as nicely. I even have the Chypre in white, and just lately received the black easy leather! Michael Kors Shelly Slides are the simplest pair that captures the essence of Hermes Sandals - modern leather sliders. Desmos Cutout Leather Slides have the identical sleek type yet look distinct from Hermes Sandals. The intertwined straps make them unique and stylish. If you're looking for a pair of sliders impressed by Hermes Oran Sandals but not the exact replica of them, this is the pair for you. If solely the actual thing will do, I have a number of tips on how to find Hermes Oran sandals on sale. These retail around $100, depending on choices. They seem solidly built and like they'll hold up properly. The leather-based is thick and clean, has a pleasant scent to it. I actually have a query, are they a women’s sandals or men’s? I just requested my SA and she mentioned they only have it for men. This is probably considered one of the few dupes that have the contrast stitching like the original design. The Dune Loupe has been featured by magazines all over the world, and the sandals have lots of 5-star reviews on the brand’s website. Takara sandals are for ladies and men’s version have Ankara sandals & Chypre for no strap. The sandals seem each every so often on Hermes’ online web site. wikipedia hermes takara Another extraordinarily in style dupe is that this Jenny sandal from none other than Target. Target’s website divides the colours into 2 listings, so examine both this link in addition to this one on your preferred shade choices. The next two dupes are both from Ancient Greek Sandals. The first one is their Apteros Cutout Leather Slides. They are handcrafted and will put on beautifully over time.

[killuwumi]

Christmas with the BSD Cast!

a/n! Okay so I really wanna write a part two, so PLEASE if you want a character from BSD send me an ask, I know its close to the end of the holiday season but any requests are welcome! These are just my takes on how they’d spend the holidays!

Includes; Dazai, Atsushi, Ranpo, Kunikida, Yosano, Chuuya, Akutagawa, Oda.

some inspo credits to my friend theo! @theodora3022 bc our convos gave me lots of ideas !!

I believe there are a lot more fem!reader elements than I meant there to be, but I tried to keep it neutral I apologize!

Christmas with the BSD Cast PT2

Dazai;

-Definitely plays in the snow, can't change my mind.

-You'll probably be out around Yokohama looking at lights and seeing how pretty it is covered in snow.

-Makes you wear his coat around because he thinks you look adorable.

-Never wants you to be cold, and forces you to bundle up to the gods due to it.

-Takes you to cafes for hot chocolate (with Kunikida's money ofc). Also totally wants to go ice skating with you, because you just KNOW this man is graceful and he wants to teach you.

-He'd probably get you something you've been talking about all year but didn't realize it. Like a certain manga, pair of shoes, article of clothing etc. He's very observant. Maybe something to match with him :). He's much more about the experiences rather than the gift giving though.

Atsushi;

-He likes going out as well, but his favorite is when you stay inside with him.

-Wants to watch cheesy Hallmark movies with you because they're heartwarming.

-Definitely a big fan of helping you decorate his place for the holidays, since he's never done it before. His favorite is putting the lights up and watching them turn on after all the hard work!

-Buys you something comfy, like a comfort item. Maybe a teddy bear (tiger ofc) but probably not a tiger on purpose, and he won't realize why that's adorable until you tell him and he's a blushing mess.

Ranpo;

-Ever seen a bakery at Christmas? Well fear not, now you will.

-He's taking you to all the best places for Christmas themed snacks, and will most certainly buy Christmas cookies for you to bake while he sits on the counter watching you.

-Enjoys watching you dance around the kitchen to Christmas music, he could watch that all day.

-Ranpo is for sure taking you to spend time at the with Fukuzawa, because the two of you are very important to him. Look forward to fun dinners with the ADA.

-Most likely buys you books or art supplies if you do that. He loves when you sit at his desk with him when you visit and you read those predictable novels of yours. Definitely gets you a side present of a baking book on all his favorite snacks. ;)

Kunikida;

-Stays at home with you, holidays are hectic and he likes the peace and quiet of just relaxing with you at home.

-You probably eat popcorn and watch something while he goes over his schedule a billion times until you curl up next to him and he stops.

-Naps together! It's cold outside but the two of you can be warm together. He likes to cuddle you on the couch in front of the fire place.

-Gets you something simple and thoughtful, but practical. I could honestly see him getting you a bonus gift of a taser for when people get too creepy with you. But still gets you something more meaningful. Maybe a planner full of cute plan ideas for the two of you in the upcoming months.

Yosano;

-Shopping, tons of it.

-You are out at the mall with her a lot, hitting every sale and outlet there is. She likes buying you things, and you can pick things out for her in return.

-She doesn't mind the crowds, but if you do, she'll go at a later time when less people are out.

-Will never have you carrying bags, she'll drag someone who doesn't have plans along to carry the items.

-Christmas present is a fancy new outfit tailored just for you. She loves fashion, and if you share that love she is over the moon to get you whatever dress/outfit you want.

Chuuya;

-This man is not short on any money, so whatever you wanna do is on the table. He just wants to be around you at all times, that's all.

-Dinners are very important to him, so taking you to his favorite places or even cooking at home with you will be his favorite part.

-Likes to enjoy the finest wine with you in front of a warm fireplace, just cuddled next to each other.

-Matching pjs, do it, he'll pretend he hates it but he loves it. Thinks you both look amazing and will take pictures. Its going on his desk in a frame.

-Buys you whatever you look at for too long. He wants you to have everything you've ever wanted because he loves you.

-Totally the type to buy you a beautiful necklace or bracelet with his name on it. Not only is it hot af to him, he likes his name and knowing you wear it. Could buy you a whole ass vacation or car if you wanted, but he thinks its the little fancy things.

Akutagawa;

-When he sees you decorating home, he takes you to his office because he wants you to teach him how to decorate it. It will remind him of you when he has to go into work during December.

-You spend time with his fam! You enjoy being around them and visiting, maybe more than Akutagawa. Gin is always so sweet to you.

-Another at home kind of man. Everyone pushing and shoving him at stores while trying to get presents will result in murder, so he'd rather not. Got your present months in advance to avoid such nonsense.

-Lays in your lap on the couch and let's you tell him stories or just talks. Not a big fan of the movies because he thinks they're overrated, but loves hearing your voice. Play with his hair until you both fall asleep please.

-As for a gift, he had to ask Gin a lot of questions, reluctantly of course. She told him to maybe not get you a gun, and instead opt for something more meaningful.

-That's right, tiny Rashomon plushie, you adore his Rashomon and he was absolutely taken aback when you said it was cute. This plushie means the world to you.

Oda;

-To the orphans! He is so in awe when you play with the kids, whether it be tag or hide and seek. He loves taking you to see them.

-Probably takes you shopping, but the two of you are buying presents to donate and give to the kids that you two have basically adopted.

-Most likely to dress up as Santa for them, and in doing such makes you his Mrs. Claus.

-Takes you to the place where he realized he wanted to be a writer. The both of you just read, (or write) and on the way back home you enjoy a talk of books and fantasy worlds.

-Likes when you lean on his shoulder or lay in his lap, will watch or do whatever you want as long as you're happy.

-His gift was super handmade, a book of all the things you've done together, a scrapbook sort of. The kids probably helped him decorate it, but he wrote all the lovely words inside. Detailing how happy he is to be with you.

[13-reasons-ideas]

Can’t Go Back Part 16

A/N: This chapter is very Justin-centric. I felt like Addy and Justy needed a day where they didn't need to worry about boys or moms. Just a day to be kids. It’s kind of filler but I like it. It’s a light chapter. As always, feedback is always nice and much love. - Em 

Things were awkward between us for the next week. We had agreed to table the discussion about his dad and had come to a tentative understanding about Justin. We had never had a fight like that before so, we weren’t really sure where the lines were yet. I learned that his dad was a line you don’t cross unless invited. He learned that Justin was a line that was going to run parallel to our relationship, whether he liked it or not. Monty’s behaviour at school was different too. He was a little nicer for people to be around. Not Tyler Down, but I couldn’t really blame him. The kid was fucking creepy. Monty was even sort of polite to Justin.

By the following Monday, things had gone back to normal. Our texts were longer and less to the point. He was… well he was more Monty at school than he was for a few days. His friends didn’t seem to pick up on the change. But I did. He’s trying. I got dressed in in my comfy light wash jeans, because Justin and I were going to the mall after school and paired it with a light pink tank top with an old red and black flannel. The flannel had been sitting at the back of my closet for quite a while. I found it while I was going through and cleaning it out for donations. “Morning Dad.” I called as I heard him pass my room. He cleared his throat and grunted in response. He must have just woken up.

Downstairs, dad was making a cup of coffee while he read the paper. “Morning Addy.” He nodded when he heard me. Definitely just woke up. Grabbing a granola bar for breakfast, I went through and gathered up my books for school. Once they were neatly arranged in my backpack, I set it by the door. My book from last night was still sitting on the island. I took it and flipped it open to my last page since I had a little time to kill before leaving for school. Deciding I would get too lost in the book, I rethought and took it over to my bag to take to school.

“Justin and I are going to the mall after school. He needs help shoe shopping. And I need to grab a few replacement shirts. I had to throw some out that were too old.”

“Have fun. Don’t forget to grab your mom’s prescription on the way home.”

“I won’t. Do we need anything else while we are out?”

“No, we should be okay. I’ll text you if I think of anything today. Your mom will be late today too. One of her students needed to schedule an afterhours meeting.”

“Okay. See you later dad.”

“Bye.”

Justin was early today, which surprised me. At least until I noticed his duffel bag. He must have spent the night at Bryce’s last night. He was mingling with his friends. I waved as I passed them to my locker, not paying anyone much mind. I watched them a bit from across the hall. They were goofing off as usual. Justin’s smile seemed a little forced. I’ll talk to him after school. My eyes scanned the group. When they landed on Monty, I couldn’t stop myself from smiling. And I will admit I may have possibly spent more time than strictly required, simply checking him out. It was during my perusal of his body that I noticed something familiar. A little too familiar. My eyes widened and I looked down. That… that’s… we are wearing the same shirt. Spinning around and opening my locker again, I ripped off the flannel and shoved it in my locker.

Casually making my way over to the group of boys, I made sure to rub my arms like I was cold. “Morning Justin. Morning Boys.” I shivered.

“Morning Addy.” Justin said, as he leaned in to hug me gently.

“Where’s my morning Addy?” Bryce smirked.

“Oh, I’m sorry Bryce. I must have forgotten we say morning to each other. Morning Walker.”

“Morning Addy. Are you cold or are you finally going to tell us all what your secret to doing well in school is?”

“I’m cold. And I’ve shared my secret with you before. It’s called actually opening the books they rent to us and reading them. Hey Justin, do you have an extra sweater? I spilled water on my other shirt like right after I left the house.”

“Yeah, I have one in my locker. Go ahead and grab it.”

“Thanks. Have I told you you’re the best lately?”

“Nope.” He laughed.

“Well, now I have.”

I was in a good mood when lunch rolled around. I nodded to Courtney in the hall on my way to the cafeteria. She was talking to Marcus about one thing or another. Tyler was watching Hannah in a way that had it been anyone else, wouldn’t have been weird. Clay was watching her too. I smiled and waved at him. He nodded back. “Hey Addison.” Tyler called. I turned around and he waved his camera at me. I waved my book in the air like I was busy but stopped for the student life photographer anyway. He snapped his photo and I continued on.

Since I was in a good mood, I didn’t even think twice about sitting with Justin and his friends. “Are we eating at the mall?” Justin asked when I sat down.

“I don’t see why not. I’ll have to stop at Baker Drugs on my way home though. Mum has a refill waiting.”

“Okay.” He nodded and bit into his sandwich. Jeff bounded over to the table.

“Guess who got above a C?” He asked, proudly.

“You?” Anders asked in response.

“Yup. Now I can finally make Clay make a move.”

“He’s going to hate it Jeff.” I said.

“I know. But he needs to put himself out there.”

“Make a move on who?” Monty asked.

“Hannah Baker.” Jeff replied. “Everyone knows he likes her.”

“I don’t really pay attention to the Jensen kid.” He shrugged.

“He hates dances.”

“I know. But a deal is a deal. I get above a C he goes to the dance. Are you going Addy?”

“Wasn’t planning on it, no.”

“Why not?” Bryce asked. I rolled my eyes.

“I hate school dances. The only not crappy part is that Tony is DJing.”

“You have to go. I’m going.” Justin begged with his mouth full.

I shook my head. What is it with boys not chewing their food? “I went to the last one. It’s Bryce’s turn to babysit you.”

“I babysat last time.”

“No, you didn’t. You were sneaking off behind the bleachers with your date. I babysat. Plus, I can’t tie a tie. And neither can Justin. Ergo, your turn.”

“Yes you-.” Justin started. I kicked him under the table.

“I’m not going to the stupid dance. Besides, I have homework.”

“Addison. The dance isn’t for like three weeks.” Jeff complained.

“I know Jeff. But I am not Clay Jensen. I have friends. I have a life.”

“Aren’t you friends with Clay?” Scott asked.

“Yes. So, I know he keeps to himself. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to the dance.”

“You’re not going to the dance yet.” Justin smiled devilishly. I rolled my eyes.

“Did you finish your English paper?”

“Maybe.”

“I’ll take that as a no.”

“Did you?” He challenged. Monty choked on a laugh. Smooth. Bryce quirked his brow.

“Did you just ask her if she finished a homework assignment?”

“Yeah.” He shrugged.

“Yes, I did. Why do you ask?”

“Just curious. Since you’re on me about my homework.”

“Justin. The last time she handed something in late, was like seventh grade because she was out of school the day it was due.” Monty added.

“I remember. She had a stress rash because of it. How do you remember?”

He shrugged. “It had never happened before.” He noticed that? And thought it was important enough to remember? Thankfully before any more questions could be raised, the bell rang.

“I’ll meet you at my locker after school Justin.” He gave me a thumbs up before walking away, already in conversation with Zach about something.

Justin and I drove to the mall, singing along to whatever was on a Spotify artist radio. “Do we want a pretzel now or later?” I asked as I pulled my purse out of my backpack in the car. I had changed back into the flannel from this morning while I waited for my best friend at my locker.

“Now.” We said in unison.

Pretzels in hand, we wandered around the mall for a while. “I need some new shirts. I had to throw a bunch out because they were really old and not able to be donated.”

“You want opinions?”

“Of course.”

“Shoes first?”

“Sure.”

“DSW?” He shrugged and nodded. At the store, we headed straight for the men’s section. I pointed out a few pairs that seemed like they were his style. He made a face at the first couple of pairs and shook his head. Shrugging, I pointed out a pair of Nikes that were on sale. He gave me his best seriously look and I laughed. “They could be nice.”

“Yeah. If I want to look like my feet are three sizes bigger than they are.”

“You know what they say about guys with big feet though Justin.” He flipped me off. “What about these?” This time, he actually tried them on. They were not the right ones.

After a few more busts, we decided it was time to try a different store. Famous Footwear was having a sale. We stopped in there. Once again, we headed straight for the men’s sneakers. He tried a couple of pairs of Converse. Neither of us were very big fans. “White?” I asked, pointing out a pair of Pumas.

“No.” He shot down. I nodded and we kept looking. He picked up a pair of grey and white Nikes. “These are nice.”

“They are.” We found his size and he tried them on. “How do they feel?”

“Good.” He flexed his foot a few times before trying them out to walk. “Yeah, these feel good.” I smiled and we placed them back in the box to go pay.

Shoes in hand, we made a quick pitstop for coffee. Justin brought up the topic of the Winter Formal again while we walked around trying to find some shirts for me. “Are you really not going to go Addy?”

“No Justin. I don’t want to go. And besides, I have no one to go with.” At least, no one I can go to a school dance with.

“You can go with us.”

“Go with you and Bryce. And Bryce’s boys?” I quirked my brow, sharply.

“Yeah. We don’t bite. We are fun.”

“Fun. Sure.” I muttered.

“You could see Clay try to talk to Hannah.”

“Or I could sit at home and binge watch Pretty Little Liars.”

“I thought you said you had homework Addy.”

“You know that was just so Jeff would let my excuse slide. For now, at least.”

“Come on. It’ll be fun.”

“If I say I’ll think about it, will you drop it?”

“Yes.” He nodded.

“Then I will think about it.” He made a fist pumping motion and I burst out laughing. “You are such a freaking dork.”

We stopped at Target and looked around the clothes-he wasn’t going to let me look at anything else-for a while. But nothing really felt like me when I looked at it or tried it on. American Eagle was a little better. I was able to at least find things I liked on the hanger and on me. “This?” I asked Justin when I came out of the dressing room in a soft purple shirt.

“It’s nice. Makes your boobs look good.”

“That’s always a plus.” I added it to the small yes pile. A blue one was next. He shook his head.

“Not your colour.”

“Didn’t think so.” A couple more noes were added to the pile before we checked out. Aritzia and Zara were close by, but I didn’t like anything on the rack enough to try it on. We made a quick stop at Madewell and I got a couple of plain white t-shirts.

“Can we make a Sephora stop? I need to replace my foundation.”

“We can if you give me your wallet, so you don’t spend all of your money.”

“I won’t spend it all. I literally only need a new bottle of foundation.”

“Alright. You have ten minutes to get in line tops.”

“Yes Dad.” I shook my head. Justin scoffed jovially. He followed close behind me in the store to make sure I stayed true to my word. They were out of my shade in my usual formula. I grabbed a bottle of my backup formula instead. By the time we were done, I didn’t even have the energy to make a stop at the bookstore. We decided to grab a slice of pizza to go instead of sitting in the food court.

Back in town, we stopped at Baker Drugs and got my mom’s prescription. I grabbed a box of gobstoppers for good measure and grinned at Justin. “Are you spending the night? We can do movies before bed as long as you aren’t a pain in my ass in the morning.”

“Sure. I’ll let my mom know.”

At home, I texted Monty while Justin was in the bathroom. Hey, Justin is spending the night for movie night.

Okay. How was shopping?

Good. I got some stuff.

Awesome. Enjoy your movies babe. Justin came back before I could reply. “Who you texting?”

“Just Zach about our Government assignment. Do we want snacks?”

“Of course, we want snacks.” Together, the two of us went downstairs and raided the cabinets.

“Hi Justin. Hi Addison.” Mum greeted as she came in the door.

“Hi Margot.” Justin replied.

“Hi Mum.”

“Make sure you don’t eat too much candy you two.” She chuckled when she saw us trying to stuff a box of Swedish berries in Justin’s sweater.

“We won’t Mum.”

“Yes Mom.”

I put a bag of popcorn in the microwave. Justin and I ran upstairs with our contraband. We both changed into comfy clothes and arranged our candy on my bed. When the microwave beeped, I ran back down to get it. Mum pretended not to notice me grabbing an extra chocolate bar. I heard her laughing with dad about it though.

“They really are quite cute together.”

“I suppose. Thankfully we don’t need to worry about them being another kind of cute.” Dad said. No, you really don’t.

Justin had Netflix pulled up when I got back to my room and shut the door. He was scrolling aimlessly. “I put butter on in the middle and the top.”

“Wonderful.” He grinned. “What mood are we in?”

“Superbad?”

“Addison! That is an R rated movie.” He exclaimed, scandalously.

“But it’s funny.”

“Superbad it is.” We got settled and hit play. After it was done, we scrolled through and picked The Social Network. Finally, just for fun to end the night… er, morning, we decided to watch the 2011 Footloose. Between the three films, we ate so much candy we knew we would wake up with stomach aches on Tuesday.

[qualidude]

I mean I'd tell you to list every single piece if clothing but that's impossible so just a lil list in general

lol bless you you’re so sweet

Barney Cools is my favorite shop right now! That’s where all my pants and my two colorful fruit/animal button ups are from 🥰 It’s a little expensive so I really only ever buy anything when it’s on sale, but they have actually good sale items unlike some other stores and most things go on sale at the end of the season regardless of what they are!

I really like Etsy for graphic shirts (especially gay ones?? they have a shocking number of excellent gay tees). Lots of cool screenprints too. About half the stuff on there is the most cringe thing you’ve ever seen, but the other half is 👌🏻👍🏻🔥 Plus you get to support a small business!

I like volcom and RVCA a lot as well, though a lot of their clothes have logos that are too big for my taste. Comfy though and very easy to feel v gender euphoric in 😌

I get my formal clothing from WildFang! That’s another place that’s really good to hit when sales are happening because ngl I do not think their clothes are worth full price (😬 sorry WildFang yikes). One thing I will say is if you live in a city where there is a storefront like I do, GO TO THE NEAREST BUFFALO EXCHANGE DURING THE SEASON CHANGE. I literally got three full suit sets, a pair of shoes, and two shirts for so cheap 😭😭✌🏻

I get my underwear from tomboyx and paxsies! I love tomboy tbh but I would support paxsies over them because paxsies is actually geared towards trans folks and tomboy I have heard is undereducated on and uningaged with trans issues as a company.

I just got a super twinky swimsuit from lockwood51 so I’ll let y’all know how it is!!

Tbh I also shop a lot at like...target lol bless that place their clothes are so gnc. All my button ups are either from lands end, my grandma’s closet, or the goodwill bins haha. My Levi’s jacket came from a vintage store and I think is from like the 90s. A lot of stuff I stole from my dad 😂😭

edit: also my pretty boy sweatshirt is from FLAVNT!

[luxurxously-pale]

Words Left Unsaid three

warnings- nothings that i can think of but if you find any leave a comment?

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‘Thank you’ Spencer texted back and rushed to light a couple peppermint smelling candles all around the house. He sighed and looked after his spaghetti. “Let’s hope she likes this” he mumbles

Reid took a couple deep breaths before he opened the door. “Hey!” He smiled “the spaghetti is close to done but before it’s done I have some cookies to snack on.” He informs her, nervous that she isn’t going to like all this

Adelyn smiled up at him and nodded, “Hey there! So...might’ve gone a little overboard on the alcohol...wasn't sure which you’d like.” She blushed a bit, leaning down grabbing the beer, “As for cookies I’m all in.” She giggles a bit

He chuckles softly “it’s okay, I stalked up on water in case you need to sober up.” He explains to her and shuts the door behind her. “You can sit anywhere you want. I’ll check on the spaghetti and bring out the cookies and some glasses.” He tells her and does exactly that. Handing her an empty wine glass then putting the cookies down on the table.

Adelyn rolled her eyes playfully, she walked over to the couch sitting down with her legs under her. She smiled up at Reid, “Thank you!” She smiled leaning forward to grab the wine, “This okay?” She asked nervously

He nods “yeah it’s okay.” He sits down next to her. “Did anything fun today or was it full of a bunch of relaxing?” He asks her. “I mainly cleaned today. It’s been ages since I had a visitor. So it needed some dusting.” He chuckles softly

Adelyn giggled a little, “Nothing.” She shrugged a bit, “Woke up and then  laid around and came here.” She smiled a bit slightly embarrassed she didn’t have a productive day, “On my off days or days I have nothing going on I usually stay in, drink some...watch tv or read.” She shrugged slightly pushing back a few strands that fell from her hair and into her face

He nods “I would do that but I struggle to not do something productive. I’m usually reading old case files, books, or sometimes I help at a volunteer center but I don’t do that often because of how much my job calls me out.” He chuckles softly. “So usually I’m home laying around and reading book after book.”

Adelyn looked up at him, “We can work on that.” She smiled, opening the wine bottle, pouring each glass carefully. Once hers was poured she set the bottle down grabbing her glass. “I remember when I first started working as a tech Penelope would have to lock me in a room with nothing in it so I would sleep and just relax.” She giggles a bit

He chuckles softly, “I hate having nothing to do.” He gets up and checks on the spaghetti. Seeing that it’s done he turns off the stove and makes two plates for them. He returns and hands her the plate carefully. “I have to admit this isn’t my recipe. Rossi created this recipe and taught me.” He tells her

Adelyn nodded a little, she giggled and grabbed the plate carefully, “I’ll let you in on a little secret- the only thing I can cook is eggs, Mac and cheese, and dumplings.” She giggles sitting back on his couch careful not to spill food anywhere

He laughs “well thanks to my memory I can make a lot of different things than that.” He tells her “Rossi has been the one to really help me learn how to make new things. He’s really a great guy. Especially when you get to know him more.” He tells her

Adelyn giggles and nods, “Rossi seems like a parental figure to the team- Hotch too..Emily seems like the big sister everyone needed.” She carefully took a bite of the food and made a moan like noise at how good it was, she turned red covering her mouth, “Sorry...this is so fuckin good!”

Reid chuckles “it’s okay. Rossi is really good at creating recipes and I’m pretty good at remembering them.” He chuckles softly as he starts eating his own food, occasionally taking sips of his wine. “I haven’t had a relaxing day like this in a while.” He admits “I’m honestly lonely in this apartment and I’m thinking about getting a pet. A low maintenance one though.” He tells her

Adelyn smiled a little and looked over at him eating, “Even if it is a high maintenance one I know people who could help with it.” She smiled taking a sip of her wine, she set her plate down when half of it was gone. She leaned back getting comfortable

“I like dogs but I wouldn’t want it to be cramped up here and alone while I’m gone.” He explains to her “I would want to get a house. Which I have been looking at small one bedroom houses” he admits to her “it’s cramped here”

Adelyn nodded a little, “I think there’s a smaller house for sale near mine.” She finished off her wine and pulled her legs to her chest sliding her shirt over them, “surprisingly there’s a lot of houses for sale.”

“People are moving to bigger houses as they have families.” He tells her “then it’s getting more and more expensive to own a house so then smaller houses are on the market more.” He tells her. “I just haven’t had the time to go and look. Something always comes up.”

Adelyn nodded a little, “Tell ya what- i can look for some- I’m already on my laptop a lot..I can just try and find one for ya!” She smiled brightly looking over at him

He chuckles “I wouldn’t want you going too far out of your way. I mean you also need to focus on stuff you want to do.” He tells her. “Plus you’ll be shocked how busy this job gets you all the time.”

Adelyn looked up at him with a ‘bitch really’ look, “Old man, you underestimate me.” She smirked, “Just think of me and a mini Garcia but better.” She joked a bit, “You’d be surprised at the amount of free time I have.”

“I’m not as old as you think I am.” He laughs with a chuckle. “Garcia does get stuff done fast so if you’re as good as her, good job.” He chuckles “okay when you have free time you can help me look at houses.” He tells her. Throughout the night he slowly drinks more and more but still tries to stay mainly sober

Adelyn laughed a little. Throughout the night Adelyn could see why people loved Reid so much more and more, she was excited to see where their relationship would end up. She had drank more but stayed mainly sober considering how much she used to drink. She glanced at the clock and noticed it was 2am, “Fuck!”

“You can stay here for the night. My beds are comfy and I don’t mind sleeping out here. Plus I wouldn’t want you to drive back tipsy.” He tells her “so please just stay here tonight.” He asks her

Adelyn smiled a little, “No it’s okay..as for the tipsy part you’re taking to someone who used to drink every waking moment with the person I had lived with.” She laughed a little, shaking her head, “I don’t want to intrude..”

He chuckles and shakes his head, putting his glass down and taking hers out of her hand. He then picks her up and takes her to his room. He laid her down and covered her up. “Well it looks like it’s too late. You’re already in the bed and covered up.” He smiles at her

Adelyn let out a squeal before laughing, “Spencer!” She whined a little, she smiled brightly up at him, “Fine then you’re not sleeping on the couch.” She argued, “You wanted a night back in your bed and I’m not gonna take it. Plus I don’t take up that much space.”

He sighs “is that what it’s going to take for you to stay the night?” He asks her. He thinks for a moment. “Fine. Let me at least clean up the kitchen and living room then I’ll come back here and lay down.”

Adelyn let out a small noise of victory, once he left the room she slid off her socks, took her hair down and set her glasses on his bedside table. She messed with her hair waiting for Reid to come back- she wasn’t sure why she was suddenly nervous...it wasn’t like they were going to have sex or anything. They were just going to be two adults sleeping next to each other.

He cleaned up the living room and kitchen, trying not to overthink anything. There’s no need to be nervous. He walked back into the room. “Well it’s at least decent where I wouldn’t hate for someone to see it.” He chuckles softly as he lays down next to her

Adelyn laughed, shaking her head, “Alright Mr. germaphobe. Let’s get to sleep before they end up calling us in.” She smiled getting under the covers curling up next to him, keeping a respectable distance.

He chuckles but silently agrees, cuddling up to the covers. He fell asleep fairly quickly.

 He got some good sleep until about eight in the morning. That’s when his phone went off, jolting him awake. “Hello?” He answered, tired as hell. Then Adelyn's phone went off, it was a call from JJ

Emily smirked looking over at JJ, “Hi Spencer. We have a case head in. By the way how was last night?” Adelyn let out a small groan she picked up her from, “Hello?” She answered her voice laced with sleep, her hair was a mess and she was basically spooning with Spencer.

“What do you mean?” Reid asks, his face turning red not knowing if they could hear adelyn. “Hi... Uh we have a case and need you ASAP.” She tells her and sends Emily a look as she heard Spencer in the background

Emily chuckled a little, “Nothing lover boy. I’ll see you when you get here.”Adelyn blushed realizing how close she was with Reid, “Alright...I’ll start getting ready then head there now.” She hung up, turning to look at Reid, her face still red. She waited patiently for him to hang up, “sorry.” She spoke after he had hung up getting up slowly, “So..if it’s easier we can take my car- stop at my house so I can get dressed and head to work? I live a few blocks away from work.” As she spoke she was getting her things together in his room. She threw her hair up quickly sliding on her glasses.

He nods “it’s okay. Yeah, let me just get on new clothes that don’t smell.” He tells her and quickly takes off his shirt grabbing a new one then puts it on. He grabs pants and underwear “I’ll be back” he tells her and quickly changes, not bothering with his hair. “You ready?” He asks as he quickly puts on his shoes

Adelyn giggled a little nodding. Once he came back she looked up at him, “yep!” She smiled, grabbing her keys and phone. She opened his door heading out. Once they got to her house she invited him into nearly running into the wall trying to rush to her room she blushed, “Oops..”

He chuckles at her and sits down on her couch. He doesn’t want to intrude too much. Plus he’s busy thinking about how the team is definitely going to question them. What would he say? The truth? Would they believe that?

Adelyn quickly got ready and she somewhat forgot how open her house was. She jumped out of her room pulling on her pants fully, her toothbrush in her mouth, “Coffee?” She questioned but it came out muffled since she had toothpaste and her toothbrush in her mouth.

He shakes his head yes “I can’t function without coffee today.” He chuckles softly “I don’t drink often because I get so tired when it comes to drinking.” He laughs

Adelyn giggles a little, “I have black coffee in the top left cabinet..sugar is in the bottom left cabinet.” She smiled even though it probably looked stupid with the slight foam her toothpaste had formed  before jogging back to her bathroom, finishing brushing her teeth. She quickly brushed her hair out grabbing her makeup bag- “I can just do this at work..” she mumbled before walking out to Spencer, “Ready?”

He quickly made himself and her coffee. “Yes I’m ready. They’re going to ask so many questions” he tells her with a chuckle “especially Garcia. You know how she loves gossiping and gossiping.” He tells her as he gets back in the car

Adelyn blushed a little but shrugs, “Just two adults coming into work.” She smirked a bit looking over at him as she started her car, she grabbed her sunglasses since the sun started to bother her eyes. She drove to the BAU building parking carefully, she got out and grabbed her bag, shutting her door lightly. She flinched when Spencer slammed it, “Careful!” She scolded before rubbing the top of her car with a small pout, “This is my baby!”

He chuckles “I’m sorry. I’ll be careful next time.” He tells her and goes inside. He drinks most of his coffee on the elevator ride up. Once the elevator door opens Garcia is right there. “Adelyn! Hey!” She clearly was looking for something.

Adelyn giggles a bit before she starts to drink her coffee. She lets out a small soft sigh hearing Penelope, “Yes?” She asked, looking at her tilting her head a bit, she walked out of the elevator moving her bag a bit so it didn’t hit Reid.

Garcia yanked her away quickly “so what’s going on between you and Reid? Are you guys flirting?” She asks her “dating? Did you guys go on a date last night?” She asks her excitedly “you guys would be so cute together!!

Adelyn let out a slight Yelp, “Jesus P calm down.” She sighed a little, pushing her sunglasses back up on her head since Garcia knocked them onto her face, yanking her, “Not that it’s any of your business-“ she paused, giving her a pointed look, “But..we had dinner.” She shrugged a little glancing over her shoulder to see JJ and Morgan teasing Spencer, “So she spent the night?” JJ questioned, causing Morgan to let out a “oooo!” Pausing for a minute Morgan smirked looking up at Spencer, “Did pretty boy get some?! My man!”

Garcia squealed. “Oh my god you guys had dinner together?! Was it at a restaurant? Or his house? Did he bring you flowers?” His questions just kept coming. “No we didn’t do that!” Reid said quickly “we just had dinner” he tells them

Adelyn rolled her eyes, “Garcia focus! Didn't we have a case?!” She sighed usually because she was in the mood for being as energetic as Garcia but if she was honest she wanted to go back to bed..she certainly wouldn’t mind if Spencer was there. JJ smiled, “Then why did we hear her in the background when I called? Or why did Emily hear you in the background?” She questioned

“Yes we have a case but the second it is over you’re filling me in on everything from start to finish.” Garcia warns her, pointing a finger at her before she goes into the room to set everything up. “She just spent the night because we had a few drinks and I didn’t want her driving home!” Reid defended himself

Adelyn rolled her eyes but nodded, she took a deep breath leaning against the wall she had a small dreamy smile. JJ chuckled, nodding, “Alright..whatever you say” she smiled before nodding towards the conference room, “We have a case let’s go.”

Reid sat down in a chair and tried to clear his head of last night and this morning. He needed to focus. “So men and women of all races are popping up slowly with their body’s dismembered all over this small town.” Garcia tells them uncomfortably pointing her little remote back towards the screen, She shifts slightly before mumbling something about needing to go back to her ‘batcave’ as she called it and looking at tons of baby animals.

Adelyn nodded, leaning back into her chair, she chewed on the back of her pen listening to Garcia looking at the crime scene photos and the victims. She looked over at Reid and offered a small smile.

Reid smiled back at her. “How many confirmed victims are there?” Reid asks. “Well we have found two complete victims but seven incomplete victims.” It was cases like these that made Reid sick to his stomach. “Wheel up in ten.” Hotch says and walks out. Reid turns to Adelyn “this is going to be a hard case”

Adelyn frowned but heard there were seven. She nodded looking up at Reid, she got up chewing on her inner lip she ran a hand through her hair, “See ya on the plane old man.” She mumbled walking out to get her bag and to go to the plane.

He smiled softly at her nickname for him and slowly got up to go grab his bag. This was going to be a hard case but at least Adelyn would be there too. He sat next to her on the plane and yawned. “I’m tired as hell.” He tells her and lays his head on her shoulder

Adelyn smiled a little, “me too..” she set her head on top of his, closing her eyes. “You’re warm.” She mumbled scooting slightly closer to him. Emily nudged JJ and Morgan with a soft smile, “Look at those two!” She gushed whispering

Reid smiled softly before letting himself drift off into sleep. He needed it after last night. Morgan chuckles and takes out his phone, sending a photo to Garcia. “She’d kill me if I didn’t document this.” Morgan tells JJ. JJ chuckled, nodding a bit, “Those two might kill you though.” 

 After a couple hours the plane lands. “Wake up Addy.” Reid says softly and slightly shakes her

Adelyn let out a noise of protest when he shook her cuddling into him a bit more, she mumbled something

“I know you’re sleepy but we have a case.” He says softly “you have to go with Morgan to the police station to set up.” He tells her. “I get to go with JJ to where the last leg was found.” He wanted her to be informed about his whereabouts too

Adelyn pouted as she sat up she nodded a little rubbing her eyes, “Stop being so comfy.” She grumbled getting up carefully. She blushed a little, noticing Morgan smirking over at them.

He chuckles softly and looks up to see Morgan. “Good luck.” He whispers before grabbing his bag and getting off the plane. He has to get back into work mode. It’s so hard with addy though as all he wants to do is talk and cuddle. Adelyn nodded a little at Reid. 

“So you and pretty boy Huh?” Morgan asks adelyn after stepping off the plane. Adelyn looked at Morgan with a look a mother might give to their misbehaving child, “You too?! Jesus fuck P is bad enough but you?!” She threw her arms in the air a bit before walking to the SUV, “Just for that im driving!” She smirked

He laughs and gets in the passenger seat “Reid doesn’t date or... do normal social interaction. This is something new for the whole team. We are all taken off guard.” He tells her “so fill me in on everything” he says with a chuckle

Adelyn made a confused face before she shook her head, she got in the driver fixing the seat so she could reach the gas pedals, “It’s really none of your business Derek. But Garcia is gonna end up forcing it out of me so you can just hear it from her.” She sighed

He chuckles, “Garcia gets her way no matter what.” He admits “we won’t even have to ask her as she’ll tell us right away.” He informs her. “You know Reid’s never acted this way around another person right?” He asks her “well there was one” he says remembering Meave

Adelyn pushed hair from her face glancing over at him but her eyes stayed on the road, “I don’t see why it’s such a big deal? People change...it’s inevitable.” She sighed a bit, “what happened to that ‘one’?”

“Reid doesn’t change. He’s a creature of habit.” Morgan tells her “I’m pretty sure change scares him if I’m being completely honest with you.” He says. “Her name was Meave. She died a couple years ago. She’s the only person I saw Reid like that with. Well until now”

Adelyn snorted a bit and shook her head, she then frowned a bit, nodding, “I used to think I’d never change- now look at me.” She jerked her head a bit to get hair out of her face, “As for Spence let him be..it’s hard enough trying to change or acting different but it’s a whole new level of hard when you’re being forced to open up about it or when you’re being prodded for information.”

He nods “he’ll open up soon enough. He always does.” He tells her “just didn’t hurt him?” He asks her “I know you may not know how big that is for him to be how he is with you but... it’s something good for him.” He tells her

Adelyn looked over at him, “And why the hell would I do that?” She asked looking back at the road she shook her head a bit parking in front of precinct

“I’m just making sure.” He tells her and gets out of the car.

 Derek walks in and the Chief meets them at the front. “Hello agents. I’m Tom.” He introduces himself

Adelyn smiled looking up at the Chief, “Adelyn Miller.” She held out her hand, “This is SSA Derek Morgan.” She smiled while taking charge. “What do you have for us so far?” She asked

“Well we found a couple more arms. They were in a pile but your agents already went to check it out. We have you set up in the conference room.” He explains to them. “You guys also have your own restroom as we have civilians coming in and out of our station to use the restroom.” He informs them

Adelyn nodded a little with a small smile, “Thank you- we appreciate it. Where’s the conference room?” She asked softly looking over at Derek to make sure she didn’t make a mistake

He took them over to the room. “Let us know if you guys need anything” then he walks out. “Why do they let civilians into the station?” He asks Adelyn “they could mess with so much evidence stuff” Morgan points out

Adelyn looked over at him, “it’s a small town..” she shrugged, “smaller towns tend to be more trusting you’d be surprised on how many open door policies there are.” She sat down at one of the chairs taking her laptop out

He shakes his head “sometimes small towns make it hard for us to do our job. What if someone has contaminated the evidence we had? We have zero way of knowing.” He sighs and shakes his head “god I hate small towns. Can we just abandon them?” He asks

Adelyn nodded a little letting out a giggle, “It’s kinda nice growing up in a small town.” She shrugged a bit and leaned back into her seat waiting for the laptop to start up. She pulled out her phone sending a message to Reid, ‘Everything alright?’ She hoped he was weirded out by her checking in

“I doubt that I would personally enjoy it.” Morgan shoots back. ‘Everything is okay. We are searching the area for even more body parts. How’s it going over at the station?’ He texts back a few minutes later

Adelyn glanced at her phone when it went off smiling when she saw it was Spencer, ‘It’s alright. Case is gonna be much harder..the precinct allows people to come in to use the bathroom.’ She sent back before she looked up at Morgan, “You seem like the city type.” She giggled before looking back at her phone, ‘Beware- not only is P grilling for information but Morgan is too.’

‘Why are they letting people into the bathroom? Do they not have enough common sense to know that’s a bad thing?’ He texts back. ‘I can’t stand people right now. Even this crime scene is contaminated’ Reid texts her

Adelyn snorted a bit reading his text, ‘they just think it’s a nice thing to do...it’s a small town thing...need backup at the scene? There’s not really much to do around here at the precinct’

‘If you could come down and help that would be helpful. We need to find as many body parts as possible.’ He texts back. ‘I’m struggling by myself’

Adelyn smiled a little standing up, “Come on city boy we have body parts to find.” She giggled a little at how foolish she sounded, ‘on our way now:)’ after sending the text she slipped her phone back into her back pocket

Morgan chuckles and follows her back out to the car. You make it sound so much more enjoyable than it actually is'' He says and shakes his head. "Does Reid need our help or JJ?" He asks her

Adelyn shrugged, “I have a way with words. I can make anything sound fun!” She smiled a little and she got into the driver. She blushed a little staying quiet once they were buckled she started driving

He looks out the window, humming a tune to himself. The town was small and it wasn’t long before they got to the crime scene. Reid met up with them “this is a big area to cover but seems to be the unsubs main dumping grounds.” Reid tells them “who knows how they’ll react once they find out their spot has been found”

Adelyn nodded a little towards Reid, “With unsubs like these...it can get bad.” She chewed on the inside of her lip and slid on her sunglasses looking around, “Spence look over there..you see that tree down?” She asked, walking behind him to point out, “That tree isn’t from around here.”

He looks at it “you’re right. But it’s not like he could have hauled a whole tree over here right...?” Reid asks. “Nobody just carries a tree, Reid. Yes you are correct.” Morgan replies

Adelyn rolled her eyes, she stepped away from Reid, “It’s probably fake.” She mumbled before she walked towards it. Once she got to it she knelt down feeling at the ‘bark’ and ‘leaves’ it was indeed fake. She smirked looking over at Reid, “Come on old man- might be worth checking out what’s behind it or in it...”

“This feels like a horror movie and I feel like you’re going to get me killed.” He tells her with a sigh “but yes let’s move this fake tree. Do you think it’s heavy?” He asks

Adelyn giggles a little, “I would never.” She smiled a little before glancing at the tree, “Probably not..if the unsub got it out here.” She gently kicked it with her heel, “Yea no. There are weights in it though They could've been put in after moving it .” She gently kicked it again, “Hear it?”

Reid listened closely then nodded. “Well let’s move it then.” Reid waved JJ and Morgan over to help and see what’s under it. “Okay on the count of three. Three...two...one.” Morgan says and everyone helps move it, even with the weights in it it was slightly easy to move. 

Adelyn made a face, “Something reeks- oh my god!” She stepped away her hand going underneath her nose to try and save it from the smell of the corpse with  look of slight horror, “It wasn’t weights in the fucking tree!” She looked over at Reid her eyes wide

Reid gagged when the smell came from the tree. Morgan had to walk away several feet and JJ was trying to look in the casket like a tree after the  forensic photographer documented their findings. “Should we contact Hotch?” Reid asks, still trying to hold down his puke

Adelyn nodded a little, “Call hotch..I’ll work on opening this.” She knelt down in front of it grabbing a pair of latex gloves that JJ had offered her, “Just think of it as changing Jamie’s diaper..” she mumbled to herself trying to convince herself the smell is like changing her best friends baby.

Reid was thankful to back away and call Hotch. It was honestly a blessing. “He said that he’s back on his way and he’s sending more people to pick up whatever is in this tree.” He tells her, putting the back of his  hand back up to his nose

Adelyn nodded a little she stepped away once she finished, “I’m going to need so many fucking showers.” She mumbled standing next to Reid crossing her arms

“I need a shower just looking at this thing.” He shakes his head “god I can’t wait to get back to the hotel. ” He says and flags down some people to start putting the parts in bags

Adelyn nodded a little, she moved out of the way before she took the car keys out of her pocket, “Ready to head out old man?” She asked with a small smile, since it was a hotel she knew the group would most likely make them room together

He laughs and nods “yeah I’m ready.” He tells her and hops in the passenger seat. “I can still smell it. God that was terrible.” He groaned and held his stomach. “It’s going to make me puke”

Adelyn giggled a little shaking her head as she got in driver, “Don’t be a babyyy-“ she teased Spencer raised a brow, “I thought I was an old man?” he chuckled referencing her favorite nickname for him, “oh shut-” she paused hearing her phone go off she pulled it out sighing seeing it was Garcia she answered it but before she could vocally answer Garcia cut in, “You’re sharing a room with Spencer tonight! The group has decided! We also put your bags in your room already!” With thay Garcia hung up causing adelyn to let out a groan she set her arms on the steering wheel then her head on her arms

Reid looked at her with a confused face. “What’s wrong?” He asks her, confused. “Is something wrong with a friend or family member?” He asks her concern, immediately wanting to comfort her.

Adelyn giggled a little looking over at him, “Just the team deciding you and I are sharing a room and that they apparently already set it up.” She sat up a bit, “Don’t get me wrong I’d love to sleep next to you again but they can really butt out.” Her hand smacked over her mouth eyes widening as she realized what she said.

He chuckles “they are pushy. Especially Garcia who I know for a fact begged Hotch to let her assign the rooms.” He laughs. “Hotch most likely only gave in to make sure that she didn’t bother him all day every day for the whole time we are here.”

Adelyn nodded in agreement a little while starting the car up she was still beet-read. She turned around to back out to head to the hotel.

[deeeelightfuldee]

surveys 057.

what was the last thing you ate? a piece of chocolate do you have a cat? two.

what's the last book you checked out from the library? I was just thinking about how long its been since Ive done this.

got any fun plans for the weekend? well I’m traveling so does that count?

do you have a twitter? I do not

if so, what was the last thing you tweeted? ----

who was the last person you talked to on the phone? probably mom or mario

has it snowed recently where you live? not recently, no. its been a few months

what gift would you love to receive? someone telling me that this whole thing with kile was just a bad dream and surprise, I have my life back. ..... or a golden retriever puppy.

who are your top 3 actresses? oof. i dont know

how do you feel about elephants? I like ‘em.

what's the last thing you cooked on the stove? veggies

have you ever been to Australia? No.

what color is the cover of the last notebook you used? no idea

last time you saw your best friend, what did you do? went  out for my bday :)

who was the last person you know to have a birthday? henry’s :) hes 8!

what's a musical instrument you think sounds really beautiful? Piano, cello, drums

do you play that instrument? I frgn wish

do you consider yourself religious? faith.

how many times a day do you brush your teeth? 2 hopefully more.

do you always use proper grammar? ALWAYS ? no. most of the time? Yes.

what's the last play/musical you saw? uhhh shoot i cant recall. I went with sam but I can’t think of the name.

who sent the last e-mail you got? zillow. reminding me of places i was viewing for kile.

where did you get the shirt you're wearing right now? tjmaxx

should you be doing something else right now? sleeping.

do you know any sign language? Oh yes

what song is currently stuck in your head? I can make your hands clap -.-

do you have a favorite shape? uh nope.

what color are the sheets on your bed? The ones back home are teeny tiny florals with black and white colors. here, its some floral set up.

do you have a string of lights in your room? Yep

what shoes did you wear today? my comfy adidas. helps my arch

how do you feel about bookstores? I lovelovelove them

when was the last time you saw a squirrel? like every day

did you do anything to observe groundhog day? No. For a long time I used to watch groundhog day on groundhog day but I’ve lost the desire for that habit. 

what time do you usually go to bed? I sleep for about 1.5 hours total and it’s getting old. but usually I fall asleep around like 3ish

do you ever use coloring books? I love to color

how do you feel about instrumental music? I like it. Especially if its like classical are you wearing a necklace? If so, describe it. I have two on. one is like a thick gold chain and the other one is a dainty gold chain, longer, has some detail to it and a round gold disc pendant.

does it annoy you when you have a song stuck in your head but you don't remember the words? I am notorious for remembering words to songs.

when was the last time you got a haircut? yikes.. like 6 years ago

are you planning on watching the olympics? I am watching it but HARDLY at all compared to my normal watching. ugh. 

do you pronounce the word often with or without a t in the middle? With.

what's the last thing you received in the mail? makeup

have you ever been on a trapeze? No.

do you know how to use chopsticks? No. I keep trying though

what's your opinion on the oxford comma? I use it and am in full support of it.

do you buy chocolate after valentine's day when it goes on sale? heck yea

what's a song you like that starts with the first letter of your name? dangerous

speaking of that, what is your name? Diana

have you ever locked your keys in the car? yep. only 2x in all the years Ive been driving.

do you know anyone who celebrates Hanukkah? Yeah.

who is someone you aspire to be like? a better version of myself.

do you think bunnies are cute? Yeah.

do you have a preferred brand of toothpaste? not yet.

do you enjoy popping bubble wrap? sometimes. other times I’m just like eh the loud pops...

are there any waterfalls near where you live? not super close by

do you own a denim jacket? Yes.

when was the last time you went to the beach? uhhh like a month ago.

do you like seafood? Nooo.

have you ever had to wear a uniform for anything? if so, what did it look like? work. awana. leader. 

how do you feel about birds? I like them

do you personally know anyone who is an author? yes. an ex boyfriend of mine

do you own a polaroid camera? No but I would like to! if only the film werent so expensive

do you enjoy baking? I LOVE it.

what's your favorite type of flower? peonies

last time (if ever) you were on an airplane, where were you going? to where I am now on my vacation

do you know anyone who is left-handed? goodness.. a lot of people.

what is something you think is underrated? stretching

[inyournightmares97]

Ultimatum (Part 1)

Park Jinyoung is a master negotiator. He’s used to preying on people’s weaknesses and manipulating them to get his way. So he can’t understand you; a lawyer who sees the world in black and white, as either good or bad. Conflict is inevitable. 

But if the two of you can just set aside your differences, perhaps you can perform miracles together 

Word Count: 3.5k+

Warnings: Angst, office!au, enemies to lovers!au. Some language. 

Part 1: In Which You Win

Part 2: In Which He Wins 

Part 3: In Which the Common Enemy Appears 

Part 4: In Which You Work Together

Part 5: In Which Nobody Wins  (coming soon)

Part 6: In Which Everybody Wins (coming soon)

Midas, they called him in Sales. Because everything he touched turned to gold, and there wasn’t a single lead that Park Jinyoung couldn’t eventually convert into a paying client. He was relentless. His clever tongue worked with his cunning mind to spin even the most unfavorable situation into an attractive opportunity. 

Jinyoung was a master negotiator. 

He could convince anyone to do what he wanted them to. 

Except you. 

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“He’s coming, he’s coming,” Yugyeom hissed urgently. “Wow, he looks maad.”

You didn’t look up from your laptop. There was no need. You could hear the ominous sound of Park Jinyoung’s expensive leather shoes walking towards the Legal Department’s corner of the office. The company had recently adopted an open floor concept, meaning there were no more cubicles or individual offices to hide behind. Just flat tables, couches and colorful beanbags. 

The CEO thought the lack of walls and barriers encouraged collaboration and creativity. Really, it just made it easier for people to come and complain to you while you were busy. 

A shadow fell over your table. 

“Why did you reject the term sheet I submitted?” 

You took a deep breath and looked up. Park Jinyoung was undeniably handsome. He had big, innocent brown eyes and kissable plump lips. His shoulders were broad and the buttons of his formal white shirt were slightly strained across his chest. Dark hair fell carelessly into his eyes. 

He might have been attractive, if he hadn't been glaring at you like you had murdered his first-born son. 

“I didn’t reject your term sheet,” you told him calmly before you turned back to your laptop. There was a meeting in half an hour and you didn’t have much time to prepare. Park Jinyoung always picked the worst time to throw a tantrum. “I made some edits and sent it back to you for approval. You can take your time to approve it and then we’ll draft the agreement accordingly.”

Park Jinyoung’s hand landed on your desk and he leaned forward. The scent of his cologne overwhelmed you. 

“Well, I don’t approve. You’ve changed half the terms! It’s an entirely different contract from what I originally negotiated, the client is never going to sign it!” he insisted. His lips were pressed together and you could see his eyebrows furrowing. 

“We only changed what was problematic, Mr. Park.”

“You changed most of it,” he corrected. 

“Then it would appear that most of it was problematic. This is why we recommend that you have someone from Legal in the room with you when you negotiate with clients. That way, you won’t make promises that the company can’t legally afford to follow through with.”

Jinyoung scoffed. "Oh, I see. So now I'm a bad negotiator?" 

God. Did you have to go through this every time Park Jinyoung negotiated a new deal? It was exasperating. He never did what you asked but somehow expected Legal to sign off on his outrageous terms. Just because he could sweet talk the client into paying incredibly large amounts for shitty products didn't mean that his exploitative agreements would hold up in a court of law. 

"You're an excellent negotiator, Mr. Park, but we have to do our jobs. There's a reason the legal department is required to approve your term sheets before drafting the final agreement. We have to make sure the company isn't going to be facing any legal risks. In your case, the risks are enormous."

"You have no idea what you're doing."

You bristled. "Don't I?"

Jinyoung's grip tightened on your desk. "This is the biggest client and the largest deal of the year. Do you know how many other companies were bidding for this client? At least fifteen. It's a ten million dollar deal. I got them to accept our terms. Me."

"I know. The numbers were on the term sheet."

Jinyoung spoke through clenched teeth. "Then why can't you just approve it? Come on. Your job is a mere formality, just sign the bloody term sheet and hand it to one of the interns to draft the agreement!"

"I'll do that once you consent to the changes we made."

"The client won't consent to those changes."

"That's unfortunate," you replied calmly as you stood up and closed your laptop. Jinyoung glowered as he watched you slide it into your bag. "If you'll excuse me, I have a meeting to attend. If you want to discuss this further, you can email me and we'll set up a meeting."

"I will be emailing you," Jinyoung promised firmly. He straightened up and shot you a glare before he walked away. You couldn't help but smile as you watched him leave. Not just because you were relieved to be finally rid of him (for now), but also because he had a rather attractive backside. 

It was almost worth the whole headache to be able to watch Park Jinyoung walk away. 

"Are you done staring at his butt?" Yugyeom asked you cheekily. "You have a meeting to get to, remember?"

You rolled your eyes. 

"Do you have all my files?

"Yup."

"Great. I'm off. And uh, do me a favour and block up my calander for the rest of the week with whatever stupid reasons you can think of. I don't want to be available to meet with Park Jinyoung until next Monday. Let him learn how much of a mere formality we are."

Yugyeom grinned. "Understandable."

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"She's ruining the entire deal!" Jinyoung fumed. 

Jackson Wang grunted. He'd had too much to drink the previous night. The entire Sales team had gone out to a bar to celebrate meeting their quarterly targets. Jackson now possessed a painful hangover.

"Uh… what?" he asked groggily. 

"That witch from Legal!" 

"Did she reject your term sheet?" Jackson asked knowingly. 

"Worse! She sent it back to me with all the terms altered! Half the conditions are removed and it's an entirely different contract now! If everything has to be according to what Legal wants then why the fuck do I even bother negotiating with the client? How about Legal just hands me the standard contract and I can pass it on to the client and go- here, this is all my Legal team will allow, take it or leave it?"

Jackson hummed. "That would make our jobs easier."

"I spent months negotiating this deal," Jinyoung complained as he paced up and down the corridor. He ran his fingers through his dark hair in frustration. "It took fourteen meetings with the client reps to convince them to give it to us. And what does that witch do? Types on her laptop with her dainty little nails for five whole minutes and destroys my skillfully negotiated term sheet!"

"Hey, how about some coffee-"

"I don't need coffee! I need my term sheet approved by Legal!" 

Jackson raised an eyebrow. "O-kay. But you know, what I usually do is that I take Yugyeom or someone else from Legal with me while I'm negotiating the term sheet with the client so I don't have to-"

“You know what her problem is? She’s deluded herself into thinking that the Legal team is somehow important. It’s not. It doesn’t matter what fancy school she came from or what fancy law firms she worked at before this. Sales is what keeps this company running and she should just be grateful for her nice, comfy 9 to 5 job where she has to do nothing except sign off on agreements that other people spent time and effort negotiating!” Jinyoung ranted. 

Jackson yawned. “Are you sure you don’t want coffee? Because I was about to send the intern to go get us some coffee. Hey! Hana! Come over here!”

Hana, who had been sitting a few trendy armchairs away and pretending to look busy, jerked her head up and hurried over. She was a cute young college student- perhaps too shy and hesitant to last long interning with a Sales team full of loud and confident men, but her resilience was admirable. 

“Yes, Jackson?” she asked hopefully. 

“You look exhausted. Why don’t you take a break and get yourself some coffee? Here, take the company card,” Jackson said generously, pulling out his wallet and offering her the company card. “Get yourself a piece of cake too.”

Hana blinked at the card and then looked at Jackson again. “Uh… thanks. Do you want anything?”

Jackson’s smile widened. “Well since you asked, I wouldn’t mind an Americano. Jinyoung will have a latte, with extra cream since he’s had a rough morning.”

“Okay.”

Jinyoung watched out of the corner of his eye as Hana’s shoulders slumped. It had only been a couple of weeks since the younger girl had started her internship with their department, but she’d done little more than file documents and get Jackson coffee. She was often ignored among the hectic schedules and loud voices of the Sales team. 

“Hana!” Jinyoung called out. 

“Yes?” she asked hopefully. 

“I’m going to have a meeting with Legal about my term sheet soon. Go through the original term sheet and also the edited version Legal sent us once you’re back, I want you to attend the meeting and keep yourself updated with the situation. Maybe you’ll learn a thing or two about red tapism.”

Hana’s eyes brightened. This was the first interesting thing she’d been asked to do all week. “Okay!”

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Yugyeom shuffled over and cleared his throat. 

“Um. You… you have a meeting with Jinyoung at 7pm today,” he told you reluctantly. 

Your eyes turned towards him sharply. “What? Yugyeom, I told you not to give him any space to squeeze in until Monday!”

“He sent the intern,” Yugyeom mumbled with a pout. 

“The intern?”

“Hana, the intern from Sales. He sent her to ask me to set up a meeting.”

Unbelievable. You resisted the urge to pick up the nearest book and whack Yugyeom’s pouting face with it. How could he be so easily manipulated? Of course Jinyoung would send the pretty young intern from Sales to squeeze a meeting out of Yugyeom while you weren’t around. You groaned and slumped back into your chair. 

“Great. Well, since you decided to arrange a meeting that I explicitly told you not to, you can stay back late with me to prepare and attend it,” you replied. You were a kind, but unforgiving boss. “Print out the term sheet and make a note of all the changes we made. I want detailed reasoning behind every edit. Park Jinyoung won’t extract so much as an unnecessary comma out of me.”

“But that’ll take forever!” Yugyeom whined. “We made so many changes!”

You frowned. “That’s why I told you to hold him off until Monday.”

“Sorry,” he muttered. 

Yugyeom shuffled away to prepare for the meeting while you leaned back in your chair and sighed. It had been a long day. The company was undergoing a major restructuring, which meant that there were a lot of legal compliances to handle in addition to your ordinary work. You had been hoping to go home early today and take a nice, long shower. 

Damn you, Park Jinyoung. 

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“She’s as stubborn as a mule,” Jinyoung explained to Hana as they walked towards the meeting room. The young intern struggled to keep up with Jinyoung’s long strides while paying attention to what he was saying at the same time. “It’s like talking to a brick wall. She doesn’t listen. She just reads out the rules and insists we follow them to a T. People like her lack compassion. They lack empathy.”

Hana blinked, surprised. But you had seemed nice whenever she saw you. You’d even approached her personally on her first day and helped her understand the employee code of conduct and the procedure to follow in case she faced any harassment or discrimination at work.  

“O-Oh.”

Jinyoung kept talking. “You need to learn how to negotiate with people like her. They’re the hardest because they enter the room, determined to get their way no matter what.”

“Don’t you do that as well?” she asked. 

What? No. I’m different. I get my way through compromise and collaboration. I suggest creative ideas that work for everyone. That’s how you negotiate a deal. She’s not like that. She doesn’t give a damn what the other person wants or does because she sees everything in black and white. Right and wrong. She issues ultimatums. A good negotiator never issues ultimatums. Repeat after me.”

“A good negotiator never issues ultimatums,” Hana said obediently. 

“Good. You’re learning already. Now. What’s our bottom line?” Jinyoung demanded. 

“Bottom line?”

“You never enter a negotiation without a bottom line. The bottom line is the worst result that you are willing to accept. If you can’t get the other party to agree to your bottom line, then you walk away from the negotiation immediately. It’s a safety net you set for yourself from clever people who might convince you to giving up more than you should.”

Hana bit her lip. “Bottom line. Right. Um, I guess maybe getting Legal to agree not to change the sub-licensing terms?”

“That’s a good start.”

“But how are you going to manage this? I read the email Legal sent and if she’s really as stubborn as you say then she’s not going to agree to budge on a single one of the terms. Their reasoning is sound.”

Jinyoung smirked. “Reasoning? We don’t need reasoning. There’s only one way to handle people as stubborn as her.”

“How’s that?”

“Persistence. You wear them out.”

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The sound of Jinyoung’s annoying voice drifted into your ears, but all your exhausted mind could do was vividly visualize his head exploding. How satisfying would that be? To see his pretty face go poof and his blood and brains and innards coat the walls of the meeting room? 

It gave you a dark, morbid pleasure. 

“Why are you smiling?” Yugyeom whispered from beside you. 

"I'm not," you muttered before turning to focus on Jinyoung's monologue again. The poor intern he had brought to the meeting looked miserable, her head was drooping onto the table. But Jinyoung was still going full steam. You forced yourself to wipe the image of his scattered and bloody  brains out of your mind and focused on his words.

"-sub-licensing term was the only competitive advantage I had over the other players so I can't go back and tell them that it's off the table now. How would I look? It would damage the image of the company and question our professionalism!" Jinyoung insisted. 

You sighed and repeated the same thing you'd been repeating for the past two hours. You were starting to sound like a broken record. 

"Offering sub-licensing rights is against company policy."

Jinyoung gave you a dirty look. "So? Is company policy the word of God? It’s not even law. Can't it be changed for a deal as enormous as this one?"

"That's not in my hands."

Jinyoung leaned forward and placed his hands on the table. His dark eyes were suddenly pleading. "Come on. You know that if you refuse to approve this then I'll have to escalate it to Senior Management for approval and that could take weeks. The client wants to sign the agreement next Wednesday. All I need is for you to sign this one document and all our problems go away."

You were too tired to maintain your composure and your patience snapped. "Our problems? Let's be clear, Jinyoung. This is entirely your problem. You offered the client a term that nobody in their right mind would offer."

"I needed to-"

"No, you didn't. You did it because it was the only way you could win the negotiation. I thought the skill of a good negotiator lay getting the client to agree to our terms? Even I could have secured that contract by offering them a sub-licensing term because nobody else does that. It’s something only an imbecile would do and you agreed to do it."

Jinyoung's eyes darkened. "Oh, we're getting personal now?"

"You called our job a mere formality," you reminded him, while Yugyeom nodded furiously to support you. "There are a range of reasons why the company does not offer sub-licensing rights to our clients under non-exclusive licensing agreements, and I shouldn't have to explain them to you because it's all laid out in our business policy. You would know that better than I do, being a direct part of our business and not a mere formality like me."

Jinyoung rolled his eyes. "Really? You're going to get snarky? This is a professional environment."

"Yes and it's 10 pm," you replied, slamming your file shut. You were done. "Mr. Park, this meeting has been going on for three hours and we've made no progress. Yugyeom and I are going to get some dinner and go home. You have my edits in hard copy and on email. Once you sign off on them, we'll have the agreement drafted for you and your client to sign."

Jinyoung glowered. "But we haven't-"

"It's the edited term sheet or nothing, Jinyoung. Take it or leave it. This is what I believe negotiators refer to as an ultimatum," you replied firmly. 

Jinyoung's lips pressed together and he folded his arms across his chest. The expression in his dark eyes was dangerous. 

"Never issue an ultimatum unless you're prepared to face the consequences."

"What consequences? You getting chewed out by the client?" you chuckled as you stuffed your file into your bag and stood up. "I won't be losing a wink of sleep over that. Good luck explaining it to them."

"I can't believe-"

"Hana? Would you like to join us for dinner? We're going to get some pizza," you offered her kindly. The sleepy intern perked up, but her face fell instantly when she noticed the warning glare Jinyoung shot her. 

"Uhh, maybe another time, ma'am…"

"Suit yourself. Good night, Mr. Park."

Jinyoung ignored you, and you gestured for Yugyeom to follow you out of the office room. He hurried after you  into the corridor nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. 

"Mr. Park doesn't look happy. I don't think he's going to let this one go. What could his next move be?" Yugyeom wondered. 

You sighed. 

"I don't know. But he has all weekend to plan it so let's not get too comfortable."

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Jinyoung's blood boiled whenever he thought of you. 

He had never met a woman like you before. You behaved like a strict school-teacher, lording over everyone with the almighty company policy in your hand as if it was some divine teaching and refusing to let anyone toe the line around it. It was just a stupid policy. Jinyoung had never let a document get in his way. Jinyoung had never let a woman get in his way. 

Jinyoung had never let anything get in his way. 

“So, um… what do we do now?” Hana asked doubtfully. She had seen Park Jinyoung in action before and had watched him negotiate like a wizard. She knew he was an excellent salesperson. But you had played the role of a brick wall during the meeting by refusing to consider any of the options put forward to you. “We didn’t get our bottom line. She refused to accept the sub-licensing terms. What’s the next step?”

Jinyoung bit his lip as he leaned back in his chair. “Do you know what a BATNA is, Hana?”

Hana blinked. “BATNA?”

“It’s an acronym. Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement. If the negotiation fails, what’s our next best choice? Go on. Give it a shot.”

“Uh….” Hana hurried to reach for a copy of the company policies and quickly flipped towards the section which talked about the mechanism for escalating disputes. “I guess according to company policy, we should escalate the issue to senior management-”

Jinyoung let out an irritated huff and closed his eyes. “Hana.”

“Yes, sir?”

“Don’t ever open that company policy book in my presence. In fact, burn it so I never have to see it again. The stupid thing reminds me of that witch,” he snapped. Jinyoung opened his eyes and stared at Hana firmly. “You’re not in the Legal Department. You don’t need the rulebook. You’re with Sales now. Here in Sales, you need to do anything necessary under the sun to secure the deal. So try again, without opening the rulebook this time. What is the best alternative we have to a negotiation?”

Hana shook her head. “I-I don’t know.”

Jinyoung sighed. “Blackmail, Hana. Our next best alternative is blackmail.”

“Uh…”

“I know what you’re thinking. What could that witch have possibly done wrong in her life, could she even have a single black mark on her spotless record?” 

“Does she?”

“Of course not. She’s like a teacher’s pet. She derives her iron-clad confidence from the fact that she always follows the rules. You won’t find anything on her no matter how deep you dig. But you know who isn’t that strong and who has done something worth blackmailing?”

Hana blinked. “Who?”

Jinyoung smirked. 

“Kim. Yugyeom.”

[princesstadashi]

A Post for Newbie Ren Faire Goers!

So, provided this god awful virus doesn’t shut them all down, it’s about ren faire season, at least for me and probably for some other people! And today at work I had this flashback to when I first started regularly going to faire, and man, was I confused about a lot of things--and I realized that maybe this would be a good time for me to make a post for others who are getting ready to visit their first Ren faire, or who are familiar with Ren faires but might still have questions and want to learn more. If you’re ready, let’s dive into this!

What the heck is a mug strap? It may sound random, and you may have never even heard of a mug strap, but this is actually one of the first questions I had about ren faires because it was something so many people were asking me if I had, so let me explain: It is a piece of leather that has two loops (at least one of which can come open), one loop to go around your belt and the other one (for sure the one that comes open) which can go around the handle of a mug or other drinking vessel for ease of carrying it! Which brings me to my second question:

Why are there so many shops selling wooden mugs (and other similar items?) This is because it is very, very important to stay hydrated at faire, especially when the weather is warm outside! A mug is an easy way to hold your drink of choice, and the mug strap mentioned above means you don’t have to carry it in your hands once you’re finished drinking! At least my local Ren faire has drink stations with water and gatorade for season pass holders, and even if yours doesn’t there are always water fountains! Do you need a mug to attend a Ren faire? Definitely not! But they’re pretty darn useful if you plan to go regularly instead of constantly buying bottled drinks, plus they look pretty cool!

What is “the cast”? The people hired by the Ren faire to play characters, you’ll usually see them walking around in the streets (or “lanes”) and performing in shows and events!

What the heck is “garb”? To put it in very simplified terms, it’s the old-timey clothes or “costumes” that you’ll see people wearing :)

(More below the cut!)

Is garb or any sort of costume necessary? No, absolutely not! Plenty of people go in regular clothes! But it is fun to get dressed up :) And you don’t have to have a full costume straight off--that stuff is expensive, so it’s okay if you need to build it up over time if you want to do that--all that matters is that you’re having fun and getting into the spirit of things! Back to not dressing up: Again, it is totally fine if you want to wear regular street clothes, and a lot of the cast will probably have fun asking about your “outlandish outfit” and any modern devices that you have with you! HOWEVER. I hate that I have to say this, but I do: if you don’t choose to wear garb, don’t be a dick to the people who are wearing it. Usually everyone is very chill, and of course some of the cast members will be wearing costumes that are meant to be very showy. But especially with regards to fellow guests: don’t treat them as part of the “spectacle” or like they’re animals in a zoo: basically just don’t stare, don’t treat them like they’re weird for dressing up no matter their age, and remember that they’re just people wanting to have a good time like you, they just want to look totally badass doing it!

So is it not okay to talk to people about their costumes or to ask them for pictures? Please, as long as you’re being polite, feel free to ask--many people like me feel like the reward of all the work we put into our garb is compliments and people asking for pictures! But use common courtesy: if someone seems uncomfortable with you talking to them, just leave them be. And always ask before taking a picture! You might see some photographers taking candid shots, but most of those people are professionals and have gotten permission to be doing that. General rule of thumb is just treat people like you would want to be treated!

I see a lot of people being very flirty/touchy feely/etc. with each other, am I allowed to do that? So here’s the thing about Ren Faires: especially the cast, we tend to all be very open with each other and let loose a bit in a safe space. And a lot of stuff like that that you’ll be seeing is between people who already know each other and are comfortable with each other, even if we might not be acting like that if we’re in character. Now does that mean no flirting is allowed? Totally not! But just like in any other social setting, use common sense: see if the other person is comfortable with it, and if not respect that and back off. Simple as that. Also please keep especially in mind with the cast that this is a paying job for them so while they have a lot more freedom than a regular customer service job, it is still in a way customer service, so they can’t be super rude to you if you’re making them uncomfortable. But also keep in mind that there is security and no one is afraid to call security on you if you’re being inappropriate with anyone, and they will escort you out.

Is that sword (or other weapon) really sharp? At least in my experience, no--for safety reasons, most weapons are blunted--they’re still heavy so they can absolutely do damage as a bludgeon, but everyone tries to avoid more injuries than necessary. 

Can I hold that sword (or insert any other cool looking prop)? ASK. Dear God, ASK before you touch anything that someone else is carrying! I don’t mean to freak you out, but most of this stuff is VERY expensive and quite possibly damageable, no matter how sturdy it looks! Also if you start fucking around and injure someone else? There could be liability on the owner of the thing you were fucking around with. Some people will be chill about letting you handle their props, but if not, just be polite and thank them for their answer and move on! I’ve seen too many things be damaged/lost that were irreplaceable because people didn’t use common courtesy so I feel very strongly about this!

Do I have to use old fashioned speech? No, but it’s fun! And there are some pretty fun terms that are used to replace modern terms that don’t have a equivalent in the Renaissance! A few of my favorites: “The Book of Faces” = Facebook; “Please God 13″ = PG 13 (usually used to let you know if the content of a show will be slightly more mature); “Master or the Cards”/”Lady Visa”/”New World Express” = various names for common credit and debit cards!

Speaking of credit cards! There are a lot of vendors who take credit cards, but not all of them do, and sometimes reception can be REALLY spotty out in the faire grounds, so I’d say bringing about $40 per person (if you’re planning to eat lunch and dinner there) in cash is always a safe bet. Some faire grounds will have an ATM, but the line can get pretty long, and who really wants to pay ATM fees? Also tipping is how a lot of performers get to keep performing their craft! So having a couple ones to put in the basket at the end of a show if you choose to see a show is always a nice idea!

What about drinking alcohol, is that a thing? Yes, most Ren faires won’t let you bring your own, but most of the faires I’ve been to have plenty for sale! Just another general rule of courtesy: please do not treat this like a frat party, and try to avoid getting completely wasted and being a dick. Believe me. There’s a difference between being buzzed and having a good time and that. I have seen it too many times to count. It isn’t funny. There are usually children around you, and this is a public space. We all see you, and we’re all silently judging you. Please know your limits and drink responsibly!

I’ve worn cosplay before, is that okay to wear to Ren Faires? Cosplay is totally encouraged, especially if it works with the time period and/or it’s a character that is a time traveler! Hell, most of my “garb” is made up of cosplay! But please keep in mind: this is not a convention. There will be very, VERY limited places to sit. There will be very limited cover from the elements. You will most likely be walking on dirt roads with rocks and, if it has rained at all, you may be walking in several inches of mud. And the walk back to the car in the parking lot is a LOT longer than you think. So only wear something that you will be comfortable wearing for eight+ hours without being able to sit down for long/without having to remove parts of, and also something that can stand to get dirty and being out in the elements! (I have seen SO MANY floor length satin dresses that get dragged in the mud and it makes me physically cringe thinking about trying to get those mud stains out!) ALSO. COMFY SHOES. DEAR GOD. Invest in inserts if you can, just wear the comfiest fucking shoes you can find, your feet will thank you later!

Last of all: Don’t be afraid to ask question, and don’t be afraid to join in! Ask the cast and shop owners what the most fun things to do are if you aren’t sure what to do--sometimes they can point you in the way of really fun experiences that you wouldn’t even know about otherwise! If the Ren faire offers maps, definitely worth the investment, they’ll help you keep track of where you are (believe me, it’s super easy to get turned around!) as well as telling you where/when fun events and shows will be! Combining the two: one of my favorite parts of my local faire is Pub Sing, which is listed on the map but I might not have gone to without friends bringing me the first time and I LOVE it now. It’s basically a bunch of us sitting on wooden benches while one of the cast members leads singing of pub songs, and audience participation of new verses to the songs, lymericks, and toasts are fully welcome, and there’s even a big circle dance anyone can participate in and it’s always a great time, I try to never miss a single pub sing if I can help it!

So--yes, this probably got way too long, but hopefully this helps answer any questions that anyone might have had! Please feel free to comment if you have any other questions!

[cd-stories]

Caught in the Act

“My name is Roger. I am a 29 years old, white, a little skinny , and a married (secret) crossdresser. I really love wearing women’s clothes and I am crazy about pantyhose (and tights. I love the total coverage and the sensation that pantyhose gives me.

One afternoon my friend, Bob called me and asked to house-sit while he went on vacation. The house was empty, save for a table and four very comfy chairs. It had been renovated and listed for sale, so it was all new, but empty. He asked if I could keep an eye on things, take calls from realtors if they called, and go make sure everything was okay.

He gave me a key, and said I could do whatever I wanted while he was gone. I could ‘hang out’ or whatever. He knew I was studying for a certification, and mentioned it would be a nice, quiet place to get away. Immediately I formed a plan, seeing this as a golden opportunity unlike any other I’ve had in a very long time. I already knew what I wanted to wear, and I couldn’t wait until late at night when I could leave home, go to this empty house, change into my female persona, and enjoy some ‘me’ time. I love dressing completely from head to toe and always put on a wig, makeup, nails and the clothes when I dress up. It’s an exhilarating feeling. I had just bought some purple patterned pantyhose on clearance as well as a beautiful pink bustier with black lace. I would wear that under a shiny black 3/4 sleeve top, and a very tight, sexy, ribbed black tube skirt. I would of course finish off the ensemble with bright red nails to match the hooker-red lipstick I would apply, and a pair of patent black Mary Jane’s with a 4″ heel. I was already hard just thinking about it.

I got everything together, making sure I had what I needed, including a spare pair of hose (always have a spare, I hate runs), my makeup, lube, and the rest of the outfit that I couldn’t easily wear under my man clothes. With that all done, all I had to do was wait…for two more days! That’s like two MONTHS for my level of excitement and anticipation. I wasn’t simply planning on dressing up and prancing around an empty house at night…I wasn’t planning on being the only one to enjoy what I would be wearing!

With plenty of time to plan and wait, I crafted an ad online. I had always fantasized to spend some time with other crossdresser. Having a place to host, in this case the empty house, while not glamorous, gives me a much better chance than I would otherwise have had. So as you might imagine, I got quite a few more replies than usual…of course, that means nothing if they’re all flakes who just want dirty talk and pictures to get them off.

I eliminated most of the replies and narrowed it down to two that seemed promising. One of the ‘finalists’ was only available that night, which was not possible, so now I was down to one. I was hoping this would pan out. I’d hate to miss out on this opportunity. I only had a few days. So this last prospect sounded really serious. He just needed 20 minutes notice to get there, and promised he would show up. Believe it when I see it, but nonetheless, I was pumped, excited, nervous, scared… all the normal emotions I always feel when arranging a meet up with a complete stranger. My biggest fantasy is to find a regular who lives alone and lives really close to me, like walking distance, where I could keep a closet full of clothes and shoes at his place, and a drawer full of makeup in the bathroom. I guess I’m looking for a ‘double life.’ So far, this is still just a fantasy. Back to reality…

We agreed on a time, and he wanted me waiting inside the house, where he would come fully dressed up as well. We would simply both enjoy the moment as pretty women. The next two days dragged on and on…

The day had finally arrived. I had been imagining to the scene in my head for the last 48 hours, and finally the day, or more accurately, the night, was finally here. At about 8 pm I put everything I needed.. my makeup, wig, fake tits, shoes, dresses etc. in my gym bag. I told my wife I was going to a get together with school friends. I threw the bag in my car and drove the short distance to the empty house. Letting myself in with the key my friend had given me, I locked the door behind me and went upstairs to the bathroom.

In the bathroom I removed my outer clothes, put on the bra and panty, my fake breast form and applied my makeup. I felt really sexy and hot while I was feminizing myself fully from head to toe. After my foundation, bronzer and blush, I applied my eye shadow, eye liner, and hooker red lipstick. Then I put on the red dress and black pantyhose that I just brought recently.

I then put on my wig, clipped on a pair of dangly earrings, and slipped into my Mary Jane heels, my legs looking hot as they maneuvered into the shoes. Looking at myself in the mirror, I was exploding with feminine sensation throughout my body. I would so love to go out like this any time I wanted, day, night, to a mall, Wal-Mart, around town…but obviously, that’s not a reality.

Then, I get a text from him. He asked if I was there. I told him I was, I was ready too. He said he was leaving his house now, which would put him about a half hour later than what we had set up, already being ten minutes late. I have hours, so it’s not a huge deal, but I hate waiting around for someone. Then of course I start to think he’s just playing games, it’s happened before…I’d be all ready, fully done up, guy said he was on his way, never hear from him again. Some people just like playing games. My phone was almost dead, so I hoped it lasts long enough to continue communicating with him, that is if he’s really coming. About 20 minutes later he texts me again…he’s pulling in the long driveway. He finally arrived at the doorstep, I went to greet him, a bit nervous but excited at the same time. He seemed to be excited and a bit nervous to see me as well. He was looking hot in a beautiful red flouncing dress with nice heels. He was slim and looked quite feminine indeed. I was happy with what I was seeing.

“Hi, you look lovely. Thanks for having me.” He said.

“You look great too and it’s a pleasure.” I replied.

We go inside and sit on the chair. We start our conversation by telling each other a bit about ourselves. He tells me her feminine name is Samantha and he has been cross-dressing for the past 10 years. It was really exciting to have another crossdresser to talk with. I was really enjoying the moment and I had a lot in my mind about what to do next. But then, all of sudden, he comes really close to me and kiss my lips.

I get shocked not knowing what to do but it felt good. I wanted to stop him but he was just too good to resist. I did fantasize about making out with another crossdresser but that was just a thought. Now, it was happening right before my eyes.

He then slides his hands inside my dress. I was turned on immediately and my feminine senses go off the roof. We kiss each other passionately. Then, he puts his hands around me and unzips my dress. I feel very submissive at that moment; Samantha was really good at this I thought. Then he grabs my fake breast and the sensation was something I had never felt before. He gets me out of my dress and makes me sit on his lap. He then starts caressing my legs and my chest very gently. Then as he was going for the back of my bra, the front door opens suddenly. It was Bob; he was back from his vacation early. He instantly turns red with anger realizing there was unwanted visitor in his house. He starts yelling. He doesn’t realize it is me, his old friend. I don’t know how I would ever get out this situation now, I thought inside my head. I was caught.. caught in the act. I picked up my dress, put in on as fast as I could. Bob was still yelling. He was threatening to call the police now. I had no other choice but to admit that it was actually me.

“Bob, It’s me.. Roger! I am sorry but I didn’t expect you to come back this early” I said in an ashamed tone.

“WHAT?? What the hell Roger, what is all this?” He replied, still very angry.

“It’s okay Bob; I will explain everything to you.” I said, feeling very ashamed. I push Samantha to go and he leaves immediately. Now, I had to face Bob and explain everything to him. I was never so embarrassed in my life. Bob had calmed down a bit. Then, I sit down on the chair and with a deep breath, I start explaining everything to Bob about me being a crossdresser and what I had planned to do this evening. Bob then comes a bit closer. “I will forget everything that happened today if you do a favor to me.” Bob speaks.

“YES! I will do anything” I reply back immediately.

Then Bob comes really close to me and holds my hand. I look at him, I was nearly about to cry with guilt. Then with a smile on his face, he says “Well, actually.. I did fantasize about making out with a crossdresser someday. Are you up for it?”

I was shocked. ““No.. Bob, please don’t do this.” I cried, trembling. But it was already too late. “You actually do make a beautiful woman, Roger.” Bob then holds me in his arm. This was going to be a long night for me, something that turned out to be even crazier. “

The End