#interactions && walden

[ofxinnocencewrites]

Starter for: @midnightsaboteur Cormac Walden x Victoria Rigby

Everything about this situation was supposed to feel wrong, but it did not. Nothing felt wrong about Cormac standing just a few inches away from her. Nothing felt wrong about the warmth of his body seeping through the layers of their clothes because he was standing so close to her. Nothing felt wrong for standing here with him in this abandoned hallway just a few closed doors away from the party and where everyone could just walk in on them. Nothing felt wrong about the man who was around twenty years younger than her who was standing here with her. Nothing felt wrong about the tension there had been between the two of them from the moment they met. Nothing felt wrong about the feeling of the muscles of his strong arms underneath her fingers as they had found their way up there. Victoria couldn’t find anything wrong about it all, but despite that her mouth formed the words that she was supposed to say to him because apparently it was the right thing to do. “Cormac, this is not a good idea. We can’t do this.” Because it wasn’t right for a forty something woman to be with a twenty something man in the political world they were both a bit a part of.

[hydetheghost]

hmm...weirdos shouldnt interact with normal people, this makes them uncomfortable. they need their own universe. weirdos can only interact with weirdos like them.. ...anyways, another forest maiden oc ...

[321spongebolt]

Loosely based on this meme template (CREDIT = https://www.deviantart.com/brentheloudfan/art/REPOST-Would-you-hug-this-character-814606852), pick a character from Nickelodeon's "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!" you would hug, even if it's all of them.

[sgiandubh]

Dinna fash, Sassenach

Ashley Hearn's arrival aboard the HMS Sassenach...

... has immediately been met with an expert smirk across the street:

I was not really surprised. The blogger could not help herself (she rarely does). She had to weigh in, with that insinuating tone that seems to be part of her personal brand. And, in line with what she consistently posted, the idea is that S, a highly functioning alcoholic in her book, thoughtlessly hired another highly functioning alcoholic, with NO credentials to boot. Plus a profiteer of sorts, right?

Perhaps that blogger wanted to be their new marketing manager and there she is, instead, somewhere farfarfar away from Walhalla. An unsung, compliment deprived and undiscovered hero without a cape? For I have no other elegant & merciful explanation for what could be logically construed as an outburst of hurt ego (we KNOW she has PROPER CREDENTIALS, she shouted it REPEATEDLY across the UNIVERSE), coupled with the usual pettiness, every single time things seem to challenge her view of reality.

Let's unpack:

Ashley has decent education credentials. I am writing this because I bet the farm many casual readers of that legit calumny ended up thinking that she had NO education at all:

A BA in Mathematics, at a good public university in Maryland. And a Master's Degree in Teacher Education and Professional Development at Walden University, a for-profit education institution based in Minnesota, most likely online.

A word about Walden University, though, simply because of the recent controversy related to it. While it is true that Walden has been forced to settle a class action outside of court ( it cost them 28.5 million dollars to do so), that lawsuit was strictly related to African-American students denouncing the lack of transparency related to the university's DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) program.

[More on the lawsuit: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/03/29/walden-agrees-285-million-settlement-class-action-suit]

Anyways, here are her real professional credentials, carefully hidden by the blogger:

Eight years and a half consistent work experience for the US subsidiary of Mast-Jägermeister, one of the most prestigious German liquor companies, founded in 1878 (https://www.mast-jaegermeister.de/). Would anyone be such a fool as to think she'd be constantly promoted by those people just for her eyes only, especially as a complete outsider to the very closed world of spirits business?

I see a hard-working woman, with good professional skills and obvious qualities (brand loyalty, for example), given a new career opportunity she clearly thought interesting enough to make her jump onboard. And I very much prefer an honest underdog, ballsy enough to take her passion and make it happen (thanks, Flashdance!) in a cutthroat, male dominated business environment, to the many lukewarm and half-hearted executives still lingering around in so many companies around the world just for the sake of commodity, predictability and mortgage.

And I honestly wish her every success. She does not deserve this. Nobody does. Luckily for her, she couldn't care less that a Nobody with a blog tried to rain on her parade.

Interestingly enough, Norouzi was the only SS bigwig NOT to congratulate her on Insta. He didn't relay the news, he didn't even like the post, even if they mutually follow eachother (their interaction always seemed to be minimal, though). But that is another story and it is way too early to speculate.

[reverse1999fics]

humbly requesting a Forget Me Not x reader because I’ve been starving for Forget Me Not content ahhhhhhhhh! Maybe the reader is like a regular quest at the Walden and he’s grown fond of them or something!!

Ahh I loved this idea so much! I definitely had fun writing this!!

Forget Me Not x Gender-Neutral Reader

Such a shame

A beautiful specimen, they were. Often he would see them and think how much of a waste it would be for them to fall into the hands of the storm

Everyday, Mr. Forget Me Not would be blessed with light. A smile so bright, heaven looked dim. A laugh so enchanting, music was nothing compared to it. He'd never come to terms with the fact he was under this spell, a spell that was cast by some non-arcanist scum. He should think that, but he couldn't bring himself to be with such a mindset. They were wonderful, and it was the best part of his day, seeing them come in.

The familiar chime of a bell was loud in such a quiet place, the door was opened and someone very special was coming in for their usual. Forget Me Not smiles to himself, as he recognized the small 'tap tap tap's of their shoes.

With a deep breath, he braced himself for beauty as he turned around to face his customer. "Good evening Mx. (Y/N), it's a pleasure to see you." He smiled spreading his hands to lean on the countertop in front of him so he could lean forward and perhaps down a bit and get a good look at them.

"Mr. Forget Me Not, it's wonderful to see such a handsome face again." They smiled back, sitting down on one of the bar stools and setting their bag on the floor, entangling their legs with the straps.

Forget Me Not chuckled, a light dust of red leaving a barely visible residue on his pale cheeks. "You're too kind, it is you who is handsome. Beautiful in fact, it's not often I see someone stop by that could rival your looks." He said, leaning forward and leaning on his hand, watching as their face lit a bright red.

They brought their hand up to their face, covering their smile and they laughed lightly. "A charmer as always", their eyes closed and they brought their other hand up to help cover the big smile and rosey cheeks from the man in front of them.

"My dear, why must you always hide such a beautiful smile from me? It breaks my heart to think you're ashamed of it." Forget Me Not says, reaching out his hand and lightly grabbing one of theirs.

He grasped their skin, wishing he wasn't wearing his gloves so he could feel their skin on his own. Slowly, he leaned forward while bringing their hand closer, closing his eyes while kissing their knuckles ever so gently.

The action only made their face blush more, a more nervous laugh let out by them as they looked away.

"You're too much." They said, posture more tense than before. It wasn't a bad thing, their reaction, the two had the same interaction everyday.

'It would truly be a waste for them to be victim of the storm', Forget Me Not thought to himself. His actions were justified, he told himself. Watching in the midst of chaos as they, his dear light, fell under the actions of Manus Vindicate, the oozing mask covering their face and dripping onto their silk clothes and skin.

[clownypillar]

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We’re in soso many fandoms… though the ones I’ll be making fanart for the most are

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[aquariumpacific]

Does the aquarium have a youtube channel where videos are uploaded too? I love watching the short videos here but is there a place with more longer videos to watch?

Yes! I have some recommendations too.

We do these really fun livestreams on TikTok periodically where we interact with an animal and their expert. I (Madeline, the Aquarium's social media squid, hi hello how are ya) host them! They are 40ish minutes long and I do repeat myself often since the audience is constantly coming and going, but I think they're really entertaining. They are unedited glimpses into animal care so expect the unexpected!

Speaking of live streams, we have several live cams around the Aquarium powered by @exploreorg!

Meet the Pacific Pals, the Aquarium's wacky ambassadors. They have their own YouTube channel, check it out for catchy songs and silly storytelling.

We launched our first podcast last year, Aquarium of the Podcific, and you can listen to all episodes on YouTube or anywhere you get your podcasts. If silly but educational conversations about animals are your thing, I think you'll like it! (I'm a cohost so plz like it)

We host monthly lectures about a variety of topics and stream them on YouTube. If you're local, check them out in person!

Otherwise, our YouTube channel is an expansive library of educational content. Enjoy clicking around, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!

[dulldoll-0]

What if Isabella meet with Julianne(walden's ex wife)

I think they’d get along pretty well, I mean Isabella does have a slight crush on them, despite only having small interactions and all. Even though Julianne doesn’t like Walden as much, Isabella can understand why, I mean, Walden’s a sociopath with issues 🤷— Julianne isn’t much of a threat to Isabella anyway.

[yooniesim]

Amari Walden for @therichantsim's Quinton!

successful lineage | snob | proper | dog lover moodboard & music taste playlist

quick facts

36 years old, birthday is october 2nd

5'8 (172 cm), loves heels

straight woman, pronouns she/her

biracial - black & indian

from san myshuno, currently lives in tartosa

has two teenage daughters, maria and prisha

went to an university of arts for fashion merchandising in her late 20s

is a model, did mostly runway until she had her children and decided to focus on her health and loving her body, now does a lot of photography and the occasional commercial shoot

has a loving relationship with her parents; not so much with the father of her children

has four siblings and a big family overall

although she is generally a kind person, she is a bit of a snob and has her moments of looking down on things that don't meet her expensive taste

likes: lemonade, pumpkin flavor, dogs, party clothes, formalwear, woohoo, jazz music, polished fashion, deep conversation, family motivated sims, nature enthusiasts, photography, wellness, red nectar, retail, fashion, contemporary decor

dislikes: horses, malicious interactions, blondes, mushrooms, the paranormal

skills: charisma 5, cooking 4, parenting 6, photography 5

backstory

amari grew up in san myshuno to a loving but traditional family; they didn't have much when she was a child, especially splitting everything among five kids, but taught her the value of hard work and family. her parents weren't too pleased when she shared her dream of becoming a model, but with her personality, dissuading her from it was easier said than done. nothing could distract her from work, especially when she was booking shoot after shoot and walking runway after runway.... until she got involved with the "wrong guy" in her words, and had two beautiful children. long story short, she found out about him cheating when her kids were five and three, and he subsequently got the boot (she should've known better when he was also a model and named dylan, but we all make mistakes). since then, she's moved to tartosa with her aging mother after her father passed, focusing on her children and wedding photography business. now that her kids are getting a little older though, she's interested in re-centering on herself... and finding love again!

private download

[wumblr]

well i've gone back on gluten so i can get a blood test, because the test is looking for response to gluten and usually produces a false negative if you take it while on a gluten free diet. you might be tempted to think it would be trivial to add some gluten back into my high protein diet for weight lifting, but of course this has thrown my incredibly delicate balance completely out of whack and i've fallen off the wagon. in addition, the new nightshift lead is on nights now (she was training on days for like a month) and i had previously been stealing time in the form of 50-55 minute lunches so i could go home and lift weights, which allowed me to do this in three 15 minute bursts every day. (this is maybe not the best approach, but crucially, it was working.) of course i could just continue working out in evenings and mornings, but of course i have not

the frustration from this, working at both of these things for a couple months only to end up back where i started with practically no results, had me crying at work the other day when the printer went down. (this was also while the dayshift lead was on nights, who i have a crush on despite him being married, and this is a bit beside the point, but he did give me his number in case i wanted to talk, and i'm probably not going to use it, because it feels like an interpersonal interaction that is grounded in a need to keep a workflow flowing before it is grounded in actual concern. that is a very dim and probably inaccurate view of his motives, but it still feels that way)

and anyway prior to this i had been ruminating on an imagined version of myself who has consistently had the support they needed, and the ways their life diverges from mine. if i was not the pain in the economy, if i was not a necessary sacrifice for the sake of someone else's profit, i probably would have already figured out the basics like diet and exercise by now. this is, to be honest, all i can see when i encounter thirst traps anymore. i see how carefully the living space is curated and what materials all of the products in the background are made out of. i see a different version of myself that had the breathing room to resolve the basic problems necessary to self actualize. and it's hard to see any merits as merits when you can see like that. do you know what i mean? if i had been on walden pond this whole time i would have written a better book, i'm saying. how else can i say it? people whose parents own a cabin they could live in if everything else in their lives fell apart rarely take that option. that support, the knowledge that they could completely fail without calling their ability to survive into question, is a significant contribution to someone's ability to thrive, almost never acknowledged

[joandfriedrich]

My Trip to Concord: Part Three

Location 3: Walden Pond

Walden Pond was another place I had wanted to check out, not only because of Thoreau, but because they say it's quite beautiful. It was a quick drive over to the park, and we stumbled upon a recreation of Thoreau's little hut.

When we were there, a mom with her two little kids were there, and they were so cute, the little boy was sweeping the pathway, and put it back right where it belonged.

Just beyond it was a statue of Thoreau, and this information board.

Then, we were trying to find Walden from where we were and ended up in the Walden Pond Center, which had some neat things about the plant and animal life there, and a model of what Walden Pond looked like.

They had this interactive screen where you can type in where you own Walden Pond is and it would join the many others who named wherever as their favorite place to go.

Next to Walden Pond itself!

The building in this picture above wasn't open to the public (not sure if it is usually or not), but it looked to be a lifeguard type place, and we were not sure if it was built during Thoreau's time or later in the 19th century. The weather was so nice this day, and we saw people sitting by the rocks and steps relaxing.

We didn't stay too long as we had to get along to the next planned event, but it was a good start for a birthday celebration.

BONUS:

When we came home, my parents gave me a birthday gift, which I was not expecting, thinking that the trip itself was the gift. And what I was given was something I never expected to have ever had.

They got me an old edition of Little Women, copyrighted in the late 19th century. I couldn't believe it, and it is now one of the most precious things I own, safely held in a plastic display box, where gloves are worn at all times when dealing with this.

And that is end of my adventure in Concord, which I felt was very much worth it. Concord itself is a lovely and quiet part of Boston, and I could honestly see myself living there if I wanted to. If you have the chance to go to Concord, see as much as you can, but if you could see only one thing and you are a Little Women fan, Orchard House is the place to go, I highly recommend it.

[eliotquillon]

PLOT: shelby/lucy. anastasia/nero. elena/nero. raven/verity >:^)

shelby/lucy: doesn't make sense, compels me. i have no idea why i latched onto them as a couple bc they hardly interact one on one (other than shelby technically being the one who introduced her to the others?) and realistically shelby/laura or lucy/laura makes more sense if we're talking abt ships that have any kind of foundation in canon. However this is maybe exactly WHY it compels me. i think they have a lot in common tbh (difficult family relationships, attempted concealed identities). and while i find shelby super shippable with every core four member i can never really see any of those relationships working out in the long run for her (shelby/laura i always see as one sided/laura choosing otto, shelby/otto is a short lived teenage fling that has tons of chemistry but is also super tosxic for them both, and bloodline epilogue kind of confirmed my 'shelby and wing go on a 'break' post graduation and just never get back together' headcanon), whereas with lucy i think i can? like they have a good enough balance of similarities and differences (whereas shelby/otto are too similar and shelby/wing are too different for me). idk obviously in canon it could never work because lucy fucking DIED but it's fun to imagine aus where she didn't!

anastasia/nero: makes sense kinda, compels me. im so sorry mark walden i say this w all the love and respect in the world you CANNOT tell me you wrote those books not intending us to believe anastasia and nero hatefucked nasty. the whole bucharest thing is so deliciously vague like...idk what else couldve gone on. my more 'fun' nerostasia headcanons (eg that anastasia and elena were the twins, that anastasia/nero had some overlap with elena/nero) are definitely way out of the realm of canon though so i think i can't say it fully makes sense. anyway yes it compels the hell out of me they are my ants in a lab!!! i think i don't enjoy them on their own so much as i enjoy them as part of the rich tapestry of Fucked Up Furan Dynamics like the two are inextricable for me. but anyway yeah i think one of my fave fics ive ever written was that bucharest nerostasia fic. they really get my brain goin

elena/nero: makes sense, doesn't really compel me. makes sense because the whole romeo and juliet thing and also in the wider fanon saga of nero vs the furans it is objectively funny and very in character for nero to turn around and make his nemeses' baby sister into a teen mom. however while i am incredibly compelled by nero and the furans as a family, and am SUPER SUPER obsessed w elena on her own, them together specifically is not something i'm super interested in. elena is so so fascinating to me and always has been, but not because of her relationship w nero. i think it's fun to reflect on how nero perceives and elevates elena after her death, and it's fun to talk abt the consequences of their relationship, but the actual relationship itself devoid of any of the furan Drama? eh. just not something that particularly inspires me i don't think

raven/verity: makes sense, UNFORTUNATELY DOESNT COMPEL ME. to be clear when i say makes sense i mean in a hatefuck-y way. they were definitely homoerotically obsessed with each other even before raven murdered verity's sister. i wish wish WISH this was something that got my brain chugging because on paper it ticks all my boxes (messy hatesex, lesbians, assassins) but in practice it's just never been something i've gone 'wow i need to write/think abt this'. DONT GET ME WRONG I LOVE READING IT HINT HINT but i dont think i'll ever write for it

[thefamilyeldritchabomination]

Yule Special: Night Two Pt. 2

“Nah, I got this. Carmilla is a lot like me back then, I’m better suited to parenting the monster than anything else.” Envy said, blocking any form of reasoning that was being offered to them.

 “Goddamn it Envy just listen to Freddy for once! He gave a pretty valid candidate and I’m sure Lust would be more than happy to take Carmilla under her wing.” Greed was ready to rip Envy’s head off their shoulder at this point and replace it with a much less pigheaded one.

 “Envy, let’s just get things underway. We need to inform the authorities what we found by the roadside along with filing a missing person’s case. I think I’m going to be needing some of the venison jerky right about now.” Dolly gently placed a hand on Envy’s shoulder and softly directed them into the household. 

 Envy huffed a bit at that before ultimately going inside of the Mancer Household with the others following behind. Carmilla had evidently made herself right at home by screeching for Snickerdoodle to come out of the wall, annoying Gluttony, Ernest, and Dorian. Thanks to the screeching, the notable sound of scuttling could be heard retreating away from the little monster that clearly wanted to torment the poor creature of the walls. Freddy, needing to escape the demonic child, ran for the kitchen to call up the police to file away the missing person report and the highway mess that was found. Dolly stayed with Envy to see how they handle the screeching mess that is Carmilla, given they had made that claim to take full custody. Envy paused for a bit to figure out how to control the screeching, until Envy got that stupid smirk on their smug face. Quickly, the dumbass shapeshifted their right arm into looking like a pale imitation of the already horrifically mutated hamster to entertain Carmilla with. There came a horrible but happy scream from Carmilla who quickly clung to the imitation Snickerdoodle arm that Envy produced. Dolly pulled out a chair to sit down on to watch this little interaction, trying to take her mind off of the now very much missing Thomas who could possibly be super dead by now. The sound of Freddy talking on the phone with the police could be heard, slowly devolving into an argument upon learning of the forty eight hour wait before a search could be issued. It annoyed Freddy that he was sticking his neck out for a very much despised family member that allowed the destruction of a very beloved memento as the police compromised to check on the roadside carnage instead. 

 “Damn pigs, Greed, you still want to feed them to Gluttony by any chance?” Freddy growled as he slammed the phone on its receiver.

 “Freddy, I’ve been waiting FOREVER for you to even offer that glorious thing to me. I can fix up a perfect little dining spot for Gluttony to enjoy some officers. Hey Gluttony, up for a pork roast for Yule this year?” Greed grinned with excitement that he finally got the okay to rid the Walden area of the police force by means of feeding Gluttony. 

 “Pork Roast, PORK ROAST!” Gluttony chanted excitedly for such a delectable meal being offered to him for the perfect festive season.

 “You got it buddy! We’re gonna get you that promised pork roast for Yule this year!” Freddy finally conceded to the use of violence via feeding Gluttony as Freddy went to sit down on his rocking chair right away. 

 “See Face Fur, violence is perfectly acceptable and you’re giving Gluttony some nice fresh meat.” Envy said as they pulled their attention away from playing with the violence driven Carmilla. 

 “I wanna see Gluttony eat the rich next!” Carmilla yelled as she clung to the Snickerdoodle arm.

 “That’s the next step kid, get rid of the pigs and then we get to feed the rich to Gluttony. That way your favorite Uncle Greed can lay claim on their cash as his own!” Greed smiled happily at the thought of getting more cash in this fashion as Carmilla hissed out a cheer. 

 “Shouldn’t we return our attention back towards locating Thomas given that the police is now Gluttony chow?” Dolly softly asked as she turned her attention away from monitoring.

 “I guess we could go back to locating Thomas, I GUESS.” Envy shrugged as Carmilla tugged on the Snickerdoodle arm for more attention. 

 “Are you sure it’s a bad thing that Thomas is gone forever? I’m sure Talia would’ve been more than happy to kick his ass during their boat ride down that river.” Ernest finally dropped his cens into the conversation. “I wouldn’t wish that on Thomas even if he was absolutely grotesque with the funeral and his complete disregard towards how much Talia had cared about him as her first grandchild.” Dolly shook her head a bit from how everything went for the day before the Yule. 

 “You even said it yourself Dolly, his behavior was grotesque and everything Talia had done for him growing up, Thomas had the gall to ask for inheritance right at the funeral. The asshat deserves to freeze.” Ernest argued, wanting to make sure the asshole freezes to death from all the crap he pulled. “Oh no, Ernest, I wasn’t talking about freezing, I’m fine with that one. No, I was talking about Hohenheim, he’s on the loose right now.” Dolly sighed a bit, having to go into that little bit of detail. “Nevermind then, asshole doesn’t deserve to have his flesh ripped from his bones.” Ernest pouted a bit that the situation was different instead. “Can Ernest still vaporize him though?” Dorian piped in, apparently both horrible lions’ need for carnage was very strong for such a merry holiday of sorts.

 “We went over this, Ernest can only vaporize Thomas if it was for his funeral.” Envy jumped in, apparently this whole thing was discussed beforehand. “Dammit.” Dorian pouted big time at not getting to see Thomas be vaporized by Ernest. “I second that ‘dammit’ right there.” Ernest mimicked the pout that was painted onto Dorian at that moment. 

 “You can still use the sledgehammer on him though if Thomas is still alive.” Envy compromised, earning some rather horribly eager expressions on the equally horrific clay lions’ faces. 

 “And this is exactly why we don’t want you to be a parent damn it!” Greed nearly fell off the chair upon hearing what ‘compromise’ came out of Envy’s mouth.  “I Envy would absolutely make the best parent out there! I’ll make the whole Parent Teacher board envious of how great of a parent I’ll be!” Envy kept that stubbornness and evidently grew stronger, far stronger than anyone anticipated.

“...Good luck with that one, Envy.” Freddy resigned to letting the best teacher of all, first hand experience, teach Envy in a horrifying fashion what ‘parenthood’ is really like and how brutal the Teacher Parent board is. 

[spikedru]

sequential art where you have both a finished product and you keep developing a story!! art where you combine writing AND drawing!! huge collaborative things and people by themselves putting in so much work to show you a story!! like a television show where characters can develop and themes can continue but it's a DRAWING. you drew that!! fucking lettering it takes forever and i hate it. heck yeah i'd love to hear you talk about comics!!

GOD LETTERING I FEEL YOU SO MUCH ON THAT. lettering sucks so muchhhh. i used to have a font that i made out of my handwriting that i would use but i think i lost it when i upgraded computers and it sucked anyway bc i felt like it didnt have any. emotion to it anymore.

i need to go back to my old comic studies notes because the difference between using writing as in literal words to tell your story along side images versus using just images to convey a story. the breaking of the fourth wall. the breaking of the gutter. the absence of a gutter to play with time and space within your scene. words as both diegetic and non diegetic elements that the characters in the scene can interact with. page layout and book layout is soo fun to consider playing with and its why i kind of hate infinite scrolling comics sites like webtoon. because it makes everything run together and i like the way the breakup of panels and boxes is like the way punctuation functions in prose. it creates a flow of how the reader experiences the story. also i love physical copies of comics. i just got in the mail prokaryote season by leo fox and the way everything is laid out is soo beautiful and evocative and its what got me in this comic loving mood. love indie and self published comic artists .also just love everything by tillie walden i own three of her books lol. ive also been reading tiger, tiger, kill six billion demons (allison ruth and buffy should bond over being highly traumatized bisexuals thrust into destinies much larger and dangerous than they were ever expecting), and devils candy, as well as witch hat atelier (love the way kamome shirahama adds detail to everything just beautiful illustrations)

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@jamtland tagged me in a meme (huzzah!) so let's DO this shit.

Last song: HYPERVESSEL by Nocti, which is a 90s remix of Strawberry Crisis from Touhou 3.

Current obsession: trying to clean my apartment and get it in order because it looks like a bomb went off (to me at least. i try to be very organized and keep things very tidy. i have a very low tolerance of prolonged mess in my personal space and so much is disorderly rn)

Last film: it was either twilight (i watched it for the first time and had LOTS of opinions about it) or who framed roger rabbit (which also watched for the first time), both of which with friends who were like bRO HOW HAVE YOU NOT WATCHED THESE FILMS YET!!!!

Currently reading: I am both reading Walden by Henry David Thoreau (it's my book i have in my bag and i read parts of it while i am waiting around) and Kingbird Highway by Kenn Kaufman. both are going Slowly since I've been insanely busy lately.

Currently watching: new season of jujutsu kaisen (my other main fandom rn. okkotsu rules). been also rewatching/listening to full metal alchemist: brotherhood while i get my apartment in order tagging. @hws-lceland @aphpuffinchild @losnordiquitos @spaceman-spaetzle as hetalia people i have interacted with enough that i feel comfortable tagging. also pals @keepin-it-regal and @vesper-tilionidae too.