#into the universe

[leafs-lover]

Which of the OCs are fake/real tree girls? What are their Christmas aesthetics?

Tia could never have a real tree. The thought of needles everywhere makes her skin itch.

She definitely goes all out for Christmas, every holiday/ season really. Auston tells her she should launch home decor line because she has “such strong opinions” about it, but she is too busy.

For Christmas they hire someone to do the exterior, hanging lights it’s not something Auston wants to do. Inside, Tia has decorations for every room. Pictures that go up for the season, specific blankets, pillows, pyjamas. Normal decor items get packed up to make room for the Christmas decorations.

Every December 4, Tia has Auston driving to their storage locker (because they couldn’t fit it all at the house) to get tote after tote. She does prefer a clean look, white, greys with red and gold mixed in. She isn’t a fan of too much sparkle, and even though she buys stuff every year she stays away from trends so it can be used year after year.

Auston hates the decor in the bedroom (to be fair he hates the 700 pillows and throw blankets she has on year round). The entire house looks like it’s from a magazine, special towels in the bathroom he can’t use etc. The only thing that is not “clean” is the tree. It is littered with homemade decorations, crafts from the kids. She buys tinsel and lets them toss it on in clumps and candy canes hang everywhere, instead of plain warm lights there are coloured ones that change patterns and flicker. Every year there are more ornaments on it and she absolutely loves it.

The kids can decorate their own rooms however they want. Quinn always wants to decorate November 1st and to have a tree in her room. While Auston and Tia don’t decorate the rest of the house until after Benjamin and Taylours birthdays, they do let her decorate her room early.

All the kids have trees in their rooms. And this is the general vibe for what Taylours room looked like this year, except he has a giant fluffy tree covered in Toronto maple leaf and SpongeBob ornaments and a giant Santa shaped pillow.

Hadley has a mixture around the house. She likes to keep it warm, and in the front room that the neighbours can see she has a large fake tree that looks like something out of a magazine. But in the back, off the kitchen is the living room where they spend their time, and that’s where the real tree goes.

As you move around the house you start to really notice Hadleys taste mixed in. That while the decor appears to be a lot of white and cream, there are pops of black, or items that some people wouldn’t consider to be “festive.” It’s not an overwhelming amount, just a little over subtle, but the perfect blend. These are the types of ornaments on the real tree up in the living room, and an idea of the different kinds of stuff you’ll see on tables, shelves etc

Nicole has very mixed feelings of the holidays, and it’s not always enjoyable as painful memories come up. She has a few decorations she’s bought over the years, a fake tree, wreath garland and some other bits and pieces, but the decor is isolated to one area. Many parts of the house are not decorated, some years the decorations are up early November other years it’s Dec 20 and they still aren’t up. She tends to be simple and doesn’t have a theme to her items. If she saw it, liked it, and was in a festive mood, she bought it and found a home for it.

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[another-punk-trans-woman]

As protests start ramping up and violence escalates please remember:

DO NOT PUT MILK IN YOUR EYES FOR PEPPER SPRAY OR TEAR GAS.

It can and will cause infection due to bacteria. Flush with water, distilled if possible, and never EVER wear contact lenses to protests where there may be police retaliation.

Please reblog. It may save someone's sight.

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

[animentality]

[rorygilmre]

i can’t find words for my anger right now so here’s a collection of thoughts that share the sentiment

[sugas6thtooth]

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If you're having trouble keeping up with what's going on in Palestine because of US news coverage of university protests, here are some articles you can read and a video you can watch:

While CNN & all the other mainstream media try to paint the university protests as "pro terrorism" (which they're not, they're literally anti-war protests.) Palestinians are being slaughtered by the minute.

Please don't stop speaking about Palestine.

[mischievous-thunder]

What was considered peak masculinity back in the 2000s is now considered as little meow meow energy in 2024

This clearly shows how far we've progressed and become even more improved versions of ourselves.

As for this godly man, he's still as fiery and yet so sweet even two decades later, if not more, as he was all those years ago.

[nando161mando]

[leafs-lover]

42 for all the universe couples

42. What’s their relationship like with each other’s friends/families?

Too Far Gone

Tia and the Matthews' now get along great. His sisters were thrilled to find out they were dating and they had multiple girls nights that summer. Alex has flown to Montreal or NY to meet up with Tia when she is travelling and get a little girls trip in. Her relationship with his parents is now good, they definitely had hot/cold moments (all because of Tia and her issues) but Ema learned to give her some space and not push too hard and Tia would get through it.

Auston has accepted what Paul did, he has forgiven him, but he isn't his favourite person. Paul visits sometimes (and he is going to Sweden to see them) but if Auston didn't see Paul he wouldn't care. When around Paul he is friendly and doesn't make any sort of rude remarks, but they are by no means best friends. Ema has flown to Toronto a few days before a road trip ended and spent time with Tia and the grandkids, Paul wouldn't consider being in Toronto or Arizona if Tia wasn't there.

No Strings

Nicole doesn't have a large family, but her relationship with the few family members she does have is complicated and as a result Fred's relationship with them is too. She rarely returns home to visit, and her family doesn't have a lot of money so they don't visit. The family she does have, has made comments about Fred's money, and once they found out what he does/how much he makes a bunch started reaching out which only lead to Nicole pulling away even more.

Fred's family loves her and she loves them!

The still unnamed Michael Bunting Fic

Mike's family loved Hadley. His mom thought they would be good together back in high school but she never said anything and didn't understand why they stopped being friends for a few years. She was thrilled when Mike brought her home as his girlfriend.

Hadley's dad has some concerns, mainly because of what happened during high school and the type of person Mike is/was. Mike always liked her stepmom when they were growing up, but once they started hanging out as adults and he saw the type of person she really is, he has issues. He isn't mean or rude to her he is just guarded. Her stepsister and him get along well enough now, but Marci tried to get between them and did some stuff before they started dating and Mike remains cautious of her for a bit.

Send me a number and I’ll answer this about any of my couples!

[scurvyboy]

they would get along i think

[doitforpink]

[pinklovely05]

I figured it out

[flango87]

FUCK YEAH COLUMBIA UNI STUDENTS!!!!!!