#its late af but i was gonna do it dang it

[murfeelee]

TS3 vs TS4 Features - Supernatural

I saw @moonbiscuitsims' comment here about how EA added "way more features" in their TS4 occult packs, and I wanted to talk about it in depth, cuz that's a misleading statement. Y'all know TS4's my trigger.

Cuz yes, on paper, EA offers a LOT of stuff in TS4 packs. But the saying goes: as broad as an ocean and as deep as a puddle. 😬 QUALITY, versus QUANTITY, which is crucial for replayability, customization, variability, and ultimate longevity. And another thing is the TIMEFRAME that that content was released. Sure, if it takes you 10 years to develop/dripfeed your frikkin game, ofc you can add more content over more packs; than if you'd just stuck to ONE dedicated pack, developed it in 1-2 years, and given people arguably BETTER, if not MORE content.

My gut reaction's to say EA had BETTER be offering more content! 😤 Not even to justify the ridiculous pricetag or anything, but for the simple fact that TS4's supposed to be NEXT GEN. It's SUPPOSED to be bigger & better than everything that came before it. Why are we sitting here for 10 years with TS4 if it ain't gonna increase ANYTHING but my rising blood pressure & trust issues?!

So Imma just examine TS3 SN in comparison with TS4's packs, and give my take on what's been going on, from 2012 (SN EP) to now.

Missing Features: TS4 Fairies

A fairy was the very first sim I ever made in TS3 back in 2009 (my avatar sim, Sakura). Watching the SN announcement trailer for the first time dang near made me cry. TS4 could never; moving on.

Missing Features: TS4 Zombies & Toadsims

TS4 Tragic Clowns are a W for the apple juggling & costume. I think EA was lazy by slacking on the clown just cuz he's already dead in Sunset Valley; and I guess they don't expect players to resurrect his ghost. SN EP did nothing to actually improve/expand him, just creating the alchemy Clown Potion; I guess to better integrate fishing the Clownfish into the lore.

TS4 Vampires GP (2017)

This is an easy one. I've said since TS3 Late Night EP (2010) that TS3's vampires are utter dogtrash, and the SN EP did eff all to patch/improve them, and I will die on that hill (until someone figures out how to give convert TS4's functional coffins & vampire fights & special FX). Compared to every other occult, I have more mods installed just to try to fix how effing busted & stupid vamps are; and these sparkling Twilight dumb AF bloodsuckers STILL get on my dang nerves.

IMO, TS4 Vampires is hands down the best pack EA ever made for TS4. 10/10, the attention they put in that pack outclasses darn near everything else they did until TS4 Seasons. Undisputed W, yes. 👏

TS4 Realm of Magic GP (2019)

Disputed W. I gave it an 8/10 at BEST, cuz magic/fantasy's a win, but I am disappointed. If this had been a home run for EA, I'd've shut my dang mouth, ISTG. But alas. I went on a long AF tirade against RoM when I realized that a lot of its so-called "new" features were things we could already do in TS4, with a flashy coat of paint--let alone things TS3 & the SN EP did, and better. Some things I didn't mention though:

Muggles who ask spellcasters how to do magic are sent on a fetch quest for Magic Motes, which is EXACTLY what the ITF EP Time Traveler occult Emit Revelart makes normies do to, finding Power Cells to learn how to use the Time Portal.

The Witch's perks/ranks system works just like the Vampires one, so kudos to EA for not fixing something that ain't broke I guess.

The Spells: At MTS I actually broke down what each of TS4's spellcasters do that's largely nothing sims couldn't do in TS3, even before SN came out (via SHT Genies or SSNS Aliens, or the Store).

TS3 Witches (let alone other lifestates) can do most of this either through alchemy or inherited features from older TS3 packs. This was a huge RoM dealbreaker for me, as I'd been hoping for WAY more innovative features in TS4's spells--the whole point of Spellcasters--than just an elaborate set of cheats. TS3's Witch's main features are fewer, but far more cohesive, IMO. (Granted, NONE of the packs holds a single candle to the GOAT that is TS1's Makin Magic, which had WAY more features than TS2, TS3 & TS4; and was CHEAPER. But I digress.)

There's no unique features with TS3/TS4 wands; they act the same way; the effects are just different, and TBH I'm not a fan of either--I wish wand/magic FXs could be modded in different colors at least (like BLACK 😈). But I DO like that in TS4 they can duel for rewards.

TS4 brooms do EFF ALL in a closed world; EA made them exactly they way they were in TS2, with zero innovation. (IIRC kids can't even use them--EA's hatred for kids & elders ALMOST matches MY hatred of EA.)

IMO beekeeping doesn't count, cuz TS3 included it as a small feature for alchemy ingredients in the SN EP, while TS4 integrated it far better in SSNS to work with gardening, which is genius.

Speaking of SSNS, there's the Weather Stone that only appears if you have both SN & SSNS, so occults can conjure magical weather effects over the whole world. (I'll talk about the best perk under Crystals SP.)

Familiars are the certified W for me with RoM. They're the best & most unique & most well-thought out & feature of the GP, IMO. ❤️

Extra TS4 features I think are supremely cool are spellcasters' books floating whenever they read anything. And their cauldrons have much cooler animations, and I'm so jealous that y'all can cook food in them; EA should've added that to the Store Cauldron, although I guess I understand why they didn't in the SN EP Alchemy Cauldron.

A lot of RoM's features are wrapped around Glimmerbrook. Access to Glimmerbrook comes with the Glimmer Stone key--and I WOULD use that as a segue into the Crystals SP, but I'll hold off. I already vented about Glimmerbrook in my Werewolves GP rant--but I'll get to that in a minute, too. The bigger issue is what even constitutes a TS4 "world"--those non-customizeable tiny AF clusters of tiny AF lots and huge swaths of decorative set dressing--let alone the Diagon Alley ripoff EA loves promoting like I was born yesterday and never saw Harry Potter. GORGEOUS realm, of course, like many EA worlds are. But they're largely just set-dressing, which irritates me to no end.

TS4 Paranormal SP (2021)

I've ranted & raved about Paranormal before: 7/10 at best.

TS4 Seances with the crystal ball work very differently from TS3's Soothsayer's Crystal Ball, which wasn't about banishing ghosts, but improving progression for SN's Witches & Fortune Telling (career). Fortune Telling's NOT a ghostly job, although the boho aesthetic carried over to TS4 Paranormal. (On top of the fact that they promised this whole NOLA Voodoo vibe, but delivered ZERO cultural accurate features reflecting ANYTHING from Haitian Voodoo, wtf? It's all hippie boho New Age BS--why TF does the tutorial ghost look more like Johnny Depp and less like Dr. Facilier, I ask you, EA.) Granted, some of the interactive objects are nice, like the calming dollbaby & magic candles to purify lots--kinda like TS3 incense. But again: 1-trick ponies. Yes, the animations look great, but crystal balls are typically for divination, asking spirits about the past/present/future, not removing haunting poltergeists, so I don't really get it. Stylish & gorgeous! But GENERIC AF substance-wise.

IMO, TS4's Ghosts are an L across the board; all the way from the base game--that bafflingly launched in 2014 WITHOUT ghosts until they were patched in a whole month later after everyone rose a stink (IIRC TS4 kids can't be ghosts!?)--to present. EA's been over/course-correcting from that gaffe ever since, with like double the amount of Death types than TS3. I DO NOT like how TS4 ghosts colors are tied to Eeemotionnsss~! (more like they're a sentient Plumbbob). TBF, kudos to TS4's smoky cloudy effect when ghosts appear. But the lack of unique deaths & ghost types in RoM (aside from Spellcaster Overload & the Night Wraith) made me roll my eyes, as SN EP's ghost types are some of my faves (ITF & SHT are also my top 3).

IIRC it was the SN patch that unlocked all types in (basegame?) CAS to make playable Ghosts. SN's Philosopher's Stone allows sims to summon new playable Ghosts (and ofc allows for transmutating cheap objects into gold ingots--more on that later), or it can just kill you and make YOU the new ghost, LOL.

But as for features, sure, TS4 ghosts have more interactions--though they're all pretty, rather than scary (vs TS2 ghosts, which were SCARY). TS4 ghosts lost the HORROR to just be silly/goofy or just CUTESY--especially the little spectres from Paranormal.

Speaking of horror, I can't talk about ghosts w/out bringing up TS3's AMB EP, cuz the Ghost Hunter (profession) is the real parallel with TS4's Paranormal Investigator (freelancer). In TS3, they actually stuck to their promised main premise (Ghostbusters). Overall, TS4 Seances are nowhere near as fluid as TS3 ghostbusting. In TS3 you can run all over the world using gidgets-gadgets to detect/fight ghosts & sprites, not just inside haunted houses, but anywhere they happen to spawn (ofc inc. graveyards). You're not just locked to a lot/house the player already knows is haunted (cuz you just toggle Haunted Lot to trigger the feature--SN's Ghost Gnome object isn't exactly the same, but it does spawn hauntings on the lots you put them in). ANY TS3 indoor/outdoor residential/community lot can randomly get haunted during a Ghost Hunter's shift; and you never know which one it'll be, or what kind of shenanigans will happen--EVIL ghost or just some sprites--which skyrockets replayability & keeps things fresh & interesting.

Functionally, Paranormal had no right to be that dang good for a Stuff Pack. That was a Game Pack; IDKY EA insists otherwise; esp. when it offered more & better things than some actual GPs. I'm confused. However, a serious problem TS4 has is that it gameifies everything to the point that TS4's numerous features lose their spontaneity, and just become rote--BORING. The ectoplasm everywhere just becomes another mess in your (haunted) house you have to clean--CHORES. On top of me not liking TS4 ghosts' look & vibe (and I HATE TS4's Bonehilda). Quality over quantity, EA!

TS4 Werewolves GP (2022)

Speaking of ghosts, waaaay back in 2020 I told the spirits precisely what I wanted from a potential Werewolf dedicated TS4 pack. Did they listen? HAYUL NAW. So in 2022 I said everything I had to say about the Werewolves GP, and accepted the fact that EA's INEPT.

Do TS4's wolves have MORE features than TS3? YES ofc (even in 2012 everyone complained that Witches & Faeries got the lion's share & Werewolves got shafted--they're basically glorified Familiars for Witches/Alchemist to find collectibles--more on that below). But was most of it GOOD features though? Debatable! I LOATHE the 2 wolf packs, which was what I'd most looked forward to; plus the whole world's aesthetic was ugly homeless-grunge, without a single bit of creativity or originality--only EA could make monsters as terrifying as werewolves effing cartoony hipster squatters. 🤦 7/10 at best.

TS4 Crystals SP (2024)

These crystals are ugly, EA. Which is weird, cuz the basegame TS4 gems & esp. space rocks are GORGEOUS. I have no idea which vision-impaired dev at EAxis thought these nasty looking opaque poorly-painted rocks were pretty.

Features-wise, granted, having TS4's bonafide Gemology skill from the Crystals SP's nice, instead of TS3's basegame hidden Collector skill. But the functioanlity's largely the same: cut more, unlock more (which I prefer to cheat my way through--TS3 thinks I have time for all this gameplay, LOL). (Not to mention all the extra features TS3's Aliens, Simbots & Plumbbots have when interacting with gems, space rocks, or metals.) TS4 only got 10 gem cuts for 27 crystals (=270), (+25 metals); compared to TS3's 16 gem cuts for 28 gems (=448), (+16 metals with their own separate ingots). Of TS4's 10 cuts, the Skull Cut is the ONLY one I think looks better (ignoring the atrociously flat textures ofc) than TS3's (which TS4 copy/pasted--no agates, no crystal ball, wtf).

The Garden Gnome cut isn't unique to TS4, as TS3 has several craftable (glass-only) Garden Gnome cut from the Glassblowing Machine (more on that soon).

The only TS3 gem that genuinely affects sims is radioactive Tiberium from the WA EP, so more features is definitely a plus. The best addition is TS4's Charging Grid feature--I LOVE that TS4 crystals can be imbued with magic energy--it's like TS3's Store Crystal Tree, ITF EP's magic crystal plants & the SN EP Mood Lamp all rolled into one. @greenplumbboblover's WIP Interests & Hobbies mod brainstormed integrating that functionality that back in 2020.

The functionality of the TS3 SN EP Gem Cutter & the TS4 Crystal Tree are similar, though ofc the tree's wallet & eco-friendly; and it's a plant, not a hunk of machinery, so it naturally has that going for it.

There's also the SN-SSNS Weather Stone, which gives werewolves the ability to summon a Hunter's Storm, raining a hail of gems, rocks & metals over the whole world for easy loot farming. (The best perk, though my fave is the Faeries' Reviving Sprinkle for gardening.)

Aside from SN, TS3's real equivalent is actually the Prism Art Studio Venue's Artisan skill. Cuz the REAL seller's the jewellery-making. There's ~100 CAS items in Crystals SP (plus 30+ regular Build/Buy mode objects). At $10, the Crystals SP is a steal, at least when compared to the BONKERS $20 tag on TS3's Prism Art Studio at the Store (2014). IIRC the Glassblowing Machine newly added 16 craftable CAS items & 13 craftable glass objects (as SN already gave us the Gem-Cutting Machine & AMB already gave us the Widgets work station); and 8 Build/Buy objects (inc. the goated L-shaped "spiral" stairs). It also added 5 craftable Perfumes for sims to use.

So while the Crystals SP added NICE features, I wouldn't say they added MORE features. Rather, they added more content: Quantity. But as for Quality, I think TS3 beats it out--the Prism Studio's a effing ripoff, but AFAIK it added features TS4 still doesn't have yet (craftable glassblowing & perfumes, spiral stairs); and the objects it did add are pretty nifty.

Timeframe-wise, we got the 2014 Prism Art Studio's Glassblower 2 years after the SN EP's Gem-Cutter; 5 years after the 2009 basegame. Compared to TS4's wait for the Crystals SP 2 years after Werewolves, 3 after Paranormal, 5 after RoM; and a whopping DECADE after the basegame launched in 2014. Wtf, EA?

Still, I'd say the Crystal SP's a 7/10 (there's not enough gem cuts, the gems textures are ugly, and most of the features were lifted from things TS3 had innovated 10+ years earlier).

TL;DR

Quantity =/= Quality.

EA's been taking way too long releasing packs to have the nerve to present debatable content--it should be goated releases EVERY time; esp. since everyone agrees TS4 is easier to create content for, so much smaller in scale/scope, and with an infinitely larger budget & fanbase than The Sims franchise ever had. There's zero excuse for EAxis' mediocrity, when TS3 was churning out EPs like it's life depended on it: SHT, SN, and SSNS all came out the SAME EFFING YEAR. 2012 was LIT.

EA, you suck.

[viviennefonseca]

@theobailey

[dontsendmebacktojail]

scrunklies supporting scrunklies

anyways info dump time

below the keep reading bar or whatever its called, is a transcript from me explaining the au to my friend

transcript from conversation between me and a friend:

(also disclaimer this was rlly late at night and i talk funny lol)

me: ok so most of this follows along my playthrough of the game and canon events

carls gets ripped out of his universe and thrown into a dimensional portal, hes falling in this void and confused af then full on god pulls up, gives him a phone, and tells him to "seek all pokemon" or stuff

carls is like wtf no thats great i love pokemon but no i have a home and friends and family i dont wanna endanger my loved ones just for a fun adventure

anyways carls lands on this beach, confused and delirious

professor laventon, the classic professor in every pokemon game, finds carl while chasing 3 pokemon (the starters) and yeah hes passed out on the beach

he wakes carl up and is like shit you good and carls like yeah and hes like wow a full grown man on prelude beach uh ok

so then hes like uh can you help me catch these pokemon? carls like uh sure ig (he would be ecstatic normally but unfortunately hes dissociating hard at that moment cus lmaooo where am i)

carl catches them and laventons like "woah youre good" and carls like uh thanks and hes like let me take you back to the village so we do

he tries to convince the survery corps to let carl stay but captain cylene ir however you spell her name is like no lol, leave but akari (the rival but not rrlly since carls an adult and shes a teen) is like maybe we can test him and have him join the survey corps since hes good! and shes like ok fine but if he fails hes kicked out lol

THIS HAPPENS CANONICALLY, THEY TRY TO KICK YOU OUT IN THE GAME

THEY SAY LEAVE HIM TO DIE AND STUFF LMAOOO

anyways carls like oh god im gonna starve in the wilderness or get eaten by a pokemon so when he gets sent for the quest hes like hardcore focused, catch the pokemon and return and theyre like woah didnt expect you to do that and carls like phew and they let him stay under the condition he fills out the pokedex for them and work full time while still covering for his own meals and clothes

carls like crap i have no money, so he dives into pokedex completion since they give you rewards and just catch and study a fuckton of pokemon

things settle down now that he has a house, a few pairs of clothes, and some recipes to make food, then boom the "guardian" of the land were in gets hit by lightning and goes all agro

and its dangerous to the survey corps say fuck it send carls we dont trust him and hes like fuck you guys but if i wanna get home i gotta keep going (cus if he fills out the pokedex he might see arceus again and get it to send him home)

so he heads out, lian is like "my noble is way cool so be careful" and carls like you’re  literally a child lol, also i might be getting the names wrong lol

so they give him these pouches to throw his fav foods at him to calm him down?? carl is like how tf is that gonna work so he just gos in do it a lil bit then fight him. apparently carl buffed out his pokemon too much via all my research so he defeat him easily and theyre like yaya hes normal now youre so cool and carls like awww shucks thanks

this is also where carls start meeting the pearl clan, including their leader and they click and are like yeah lets fight and they do and are like ok ure cool lol

(once again this is all alongside my playthrough and also how the game goes lololol)

I LITERALLY ONESHOTTED THE NOBLE IT WAS SO FUNNY HE WAS LIKE LVL 20 WHEN I WAS 40 AND I WAS LIKE OOPS MAYBE I SPENT TOO MUCH TIME CATCHING POKEMON

anyways carl goes back to jubilife village and theyre like good job but go back to work and carl is like dang

then later ANOTHER NOBLE IN ANOTHER LAND (the crimson mirelands or whateve) GETS HIT BY LIGHTNING AND GOES AGRO AND THEYRE LIKE well carls did it last time and didnt die (WHICH THEY WERE SURPRISED I SURVIVED IN GAME LMAOO) lets send him and they do

Carl gets sidetracked and catch and studies all the new pokemon in the area then remembers oh crap im here to calm lilligant so then he heads up and the lady like poisoned another noble and carls like tf so he finds her and she has a twisted ankle and is like im so sorry it was an accident and carl is like uh then the warden for the other noble comes up annd is like its okay and carls like huh anyways they cool now

carl is like ok well imma go calm this noble so they make me food packets again and he fights them and gets hurt a bit since the battles harder but he still wins and everyones like youre cool even some of the survery corps

then the pearl clan leader comes to him and is like hey this noble died and now his son is too sad to become the new noble i need you to go get them to do it and carls like i dont wanna but i wanna go jome and also youre my friend so okay

he heads up and see the warden for the noble son and shes like hes depressed im not going to force him into that and carls is like dayum true i respect that so he leaves her alone but not before these bandits show up and kidnap the noble sons friend and we have to go stop them

noble son gets mad and evolves becoming the noble and everyones like woah and it goes great and they defeat the bandits untillll he gets hit by lightning and goes agro so they run

they make me food pouches to throw and carls is like look cool same deal but now im doing it on a volcanno tf

anyways he fights him and almost falls in a few times but his pokemon are baddies and save him and we they and like yassss

after that carl takes a break and studies up on the pokemon in the area and also hang out with his pokemon because u guys saved me ily lets eat snacks

and thennn after studying all the pokemon in that area and even catchhingn some shinies he goes out to eat with laventon and akari and they get potato mochi (this is in game) and then they go to bed and some guy knocks of carls door huh?

he opens the door and its this weirdass guy (ingo lol) and hes like commander kamado is calling for you in his office and carls is like ure not wearing a uniform why are you delivering the message but he ends up not saying anything and just heading over

carl gets in the office and theyre like lol another noble is agro and hes like fuck and theyre like yeah its an electric type too and hes like double fuck since he already have bad muscle spasms on his own this isnt good

they also go "uh yeah and this guy ingo is gonna guide you" and carls like tf ive done all of this traveling so far on my own why do i suddenyly need help and theyre like cus theres caves and mountains lol and carls like fuck you i skyrim horsed my way through those mountaisn on the other places i can do these

friend : "dw carls it's a hot old guy"

me: LITERALLYYY

so carls is like ugh and head out and ingo is all polite and like lets depart fir travel and carls like ok but im running away from you soon as i can to go catch pokemon

friend : mean carls /j

me: which he does but ingo outsmarts carl and stays in front of some of the caves you need to pass thru and carl runs into him and ingp’s like so lovely to see you again! and carls is like fuck you you planned this

this game made me so happy and equally mad, but also au me/carls is probably very mad since yknow i no longer have modern technology, AIR CONDITIONING, my friends or mom or sibling, MY STUFFED ANIMALS, etc im sad af

friend, in reply to 'which i do but--' : .... that's kinda hot ngl /hj

friend : my type is pathetic sad man who is secretly skilled n stuff so

me: carl walks with ingo thru caves and he guides carl and carls like ugh but then ingo kinda is vulnerable and opens up to someone in his past he missed but doesnt remember (canon stuff that happens saying this cus it might seem weird why it fits so well BUT THIS HAPPENS IN GAME) and carls like damn maybe i need to be nicer so carls comforts him and oh no the floodgates open hes now following me everywhere like a lost dog so carl is like fuck

me, in reply to "my type is--" : HES SAD MAN WHO IS SKILLED AND SMART I LOVE HIM

friend: carls: *speaks once* ingo: omg are we friends

me: anyways he challenges carl to a battle and carls like fine and win and now HE DOESNT JUST SEE CARL AS A NEW FRIEND BUT NOW LOOKS UP TO HIM BECAUSE HE FIGHT SO WELL?? carls like oh god this sucks

me in reply to carls *speaks once* : literally

me: nice to him once then boom

anyways they get to the new noble and i sucked at that fight and like died twice in game but in the au carls survives he just get rlly hurt, ingo is like oh no carls!! while the noble warden (i dont remember his name but hes mean i dont like him but also a baddie so its confusing) is like lol my wardens so cool and ingo dislikes him in game so ofc this fuels him to dislike him more and ingo helps carl back to camp and now hes got protective mode on too

carl takes a break after that and starts studying again, which goes great wooo!!! he keeps bumping into ingo tho and hes like "oh hey carls!!!" and carls like dont pretend dude i know you were looking for me

friend : lost dog lmaoo

me: anyways carl finally lets up cause i cant escape him he shows up everywhere and he starts hanging out with him and he becomes a friend kinda but begrudgingly

me, in reply to lost dog lmaoo: so true

me: last noble, AVALUGG!!! gets hit by lightning and hes rumored to be big as a mountain (he is, it was scary) and carls is like lmao not true (little did he know) and heads to the snow place

ingo follows ofc and is like let me accompany you!! and carls is like ugh

carl studies some of the pokemon in the area and get insulted by a buff man for some reason??? ingo is like >:(( carls is very cool and nice dont be mean to him! and carls is just like dude i tried to punch you once thats so not true

anyways carl eventually goes to fight avalugg, and this guy is huge, i died so many times while playin i think? i dont remember

so in au carl gets up there, almost shits his pants lol, and tries to run like "hell no ill study the non noble agro ones and just get arceus to give me a pity card i cant do this"

but he gets impaled (i love impaled, ideal way to die tbh/srs) and the warden is like OH SHIT HES ABT TO DIE??? and saves me and carls like abt to die so pearl clan leader and diamond clan leader and that other warden all come up since theyre nearby and are like dude he cant die we like him!!

friend, in reply to 'but i get impaled': (I'm a "Lisa garland death" enjoyer, sowwy/srs)

me: they patch carl back up and hes like ouch, and they let him stay in the pearl settlement there to recover. ingo hears about this and is like WTF WTF WTF and runs up there to like see carl, this man abt to kill avalug fr fr

friend: ingo, protecc

me: he busts in and is like why did no one tell me and he naturally looks mad af the time so WHEN HE IS MAD anyways everyone shits their pants and points out the cabin carls staying in

friend: leaving a mangled and unrecognizable corpse is the way to go tho

me: he goes to get in but lo and behold a pokemon (mine, specifically Poe) pops up and is first like grrr stay away im not losing carls again bark bark but then sees its ingo and just oh hi ingo come in (he doesnt say anything hes a pokemon lol)

ingo comes in and sees Bayonet (my blissey) attending the wounds, like shes the main reason carls not dead, the second he got impaled she jumped out of her pokeball and healed him enough to give him a few more minutes of life as the guy came and saved him 

rainbowdash (my rapidash) is keeping him warm by laying next to him and and and

friend: *chad face emote* oh hi ingo

me: Vessa (my spiritomb) is still in her pokeball since shes literally a dead kid shes sad and scared

Tayo (my gengar) is trying to cheer up vessa lol

anddd bobby is just chillin outside also as a guard, since he doesnt feel a lot of emotions lol hes a legendary hes olddd

anways lets move on past self indulgent pokemon reactions

friend: *sad james silent hill emote*

me: ingo comes in and is like oh carls you poor thing (not) he doesnt react like that jk lol he actually handles the comforting well and takes it seriously lmao

he asks if carls eaten and carls like my pokemon tried their best to make food but all Poe catches is fish and bayonet uncooked eggs, rapidash flatout burnt grass, bobby doesnt eat, tayo stole food which i wont eat i feel bad, and vessa hasnt left her pokeball

ingo is like oh no poor vessa!! and offers to take her out battling later to try and cheer her up and carls like thanks but he doesnt leave yet and makes carl food and sits witth him

friend: *black and white bob incredibles meme emote*

me: this is after ingo and carls had that heart to heart after he broke his rib btw i accidentally skipped that part

anyways carls heals and ingo has a big fight with cylene abt carls doing all this work alone, like yeah hes capable but hes getting injured rlly bad he almost died!! help him!! or let him have a break

carls heals enough and ingo basically has him on house arrest but eventually carls sneaks out and ingo finds him and they argue because carls i worru for you! - well what if i dont want your worry!

then ingo is like why do you force yourself to do all these things you dont want to do and carls is like i want to get you and me home, i dont care what it takes i just wanna go home, and i wanna have you happy too and let you see your loved ones again as well. they cry and hug and now theyre besties (JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM GUYS)

anyways carls goes out to fight avalugg again but ingo is on the sidelines with his pokemon ready to help but carl survives and wins and they hug again and he was like i was so worried and carl was like me too but im okay i survived and hes like i know it still was scary tho

friend, in reply to 'this is after ingo and carls': (spammed smiling blushing pepe and chad face emote)

me: anyways carl heads back to village and commander komado is all like "i dont trust you" and carls like huh???

YOU WERE THERE WAIT

yeah carl gets kicked out of the village

i dont need to explain you know how it goes

carls all alone and neither clan will take him in so carl heads to the secret resort thing with volo

friend, in reply to 'then ingo is like why': and they were roommates

me: while this happens ingo hears about it and gets in a big argument with pearl clan leader, and storms off to fight komado but theyre like dont do that youre gonna start a war and ingo is like aaaaaa so then he just heads out to search for carls tirelessly

me, in reply to 'and they were roommates': so true

me: anyways carl starts his adventure heading up the the big time distortion that now plagues everywhere covering the whole sky, and hes like 'i miss ingo but he probably blames me too, i miss everyone, I MISS MY MOM' and ugly cry but keep going lol

ingo hears about carl heading up to the mountains peak to the time distortion and commander komado planning on fighting carl back and hes like hell no!! and heads over

hes too late tho and gets there when the fight is already happening

brb class change

-time passes-

me: ok back

had to comfort a friend

Carl fights big bad wooo, but then 2nd big bad comes and everyone runs but (in game) carl dont (in game eventually commander komado grabs you and takes you back but i dont like him that much so ingo switch) but ingo comes up and grabs him and drags carl away

we get back to camp and brainstorm how to do this, ingo is glued to carls side again that he found him again (before they brainstormed they ended up hugging for a while, THEY ROCKED BACK AND FORTH SLOWLY AND EVERYTHING FULL ON HURT COMFORT) and volo like says lets make a 2nd red chain and everyones like how and he explains

friend: bro just kiss already smh /j

me: so carl, volo, ingo, and some others head out to catch the other legendaries

like the left over ones

once they get the 2nd red chain they head back up and OH NO ITS TIME TO REF THE GOOGLE DOC ingo is like let me come!! and carls is like no but he survives yayayayya

the space time distortion is gone and everyones chill now but carls is just like, processing everything like wow im alive so he gets a vacation and ingo barges in and like NO OUR VACATION, gotta make sure this man eats!!!

so carl stays with him and they like just do relaxing, like board games or going fishing or just sitting around as like carl processes everything thats happened

ref to google doc again, the floodgates open one night and they cry and hug and confess

friend: and then they smooch! (pepe pog emote)

me: YEAH

friend: SMOOOOOOOOCH good for them gay af

me: after that carls continues his survey work, ingo continues his warden work, but not the times they schedule to hang out are OFFICIALLY DATES and and and they stay over at each others houses when visiting and and and

also when carls finishes the pokedex and theres the celebration, ingo and carls smooch at the ceebration and everyone is like WOAH

also later arceus is all like lets battle but i havent finished writing this part since ive only beaten the game a day or two ago

anyways carls and ingo otp fr fr

[mejomonster]

Some people working at Tencent have watched some episodes for Hyx and, apparently, the first episode starts like the first chapter in the book, with Moran dying of poison, they said they have watched the 2 weddings, and there's a leak with Taxian Jun torturing Chu Wanning instagram.com/p/CMSfvsigKhk/?igshid=mqs72wd9dna8 also, do you know why Taxian Jun was the way he was? Because *nervous laughter* you might want to continue reading that book and not, Shimei dying might be what made him snap but, the actual reason is so much worse than that.

*rough spoilers for 2ha in this whole post PLEASE look away if u don’t want them*

i roughly know that shimei did something with a flower and mo ran let it happen to protect chu wanning but it made mo ran think he loved shi mei or something. i know that much spoilers. i know mo ran, despite being a great evil character arc to decent, actually got fucked over to become that unhinged. and shi mei is a bad guy. and??? i think possibly does shi mei love chu wanning??? (as in fucking obsessed not nice love). do NOT answer that i’ll find out. although if true i find it hilarious that of chu wanning’s disciples we got: xue meng who loves him as a shizun and utterly idol worships him as a hero and is a very faithful disciple traditional type, then we got mo ran who loves him dearly in every way and wants to rail him (and also is Evil Villain as Evil Emperor at Some Point once in some life so he was evil villain in ‘obsession’ with Chu Wanning who wanted to rail and love him senseless). **Then we got Shi Mei who is Actually the Villain who wanted Chu Wanning desperately (its not love when its that fucked up but maybe shi mei calls it love). **this last part is my assumption since i am going on rough af spoilers. 

anyway i just. think its so funny chu wanning got the MOST extra disciples fucking ever. His disciples are just kinda unhinged. totally past chill eons ago. xue meng is the most normal one and he’s like the most hardcore dedicated disciple Ever in that first life evil-emperor-Mo-Ran timeline, and pretty dang dedicated and hero worship in the next one. 

also it is likely TOO late for me to read farther into the book before it airs ToT because i plan to reread from chapter 1 so. i doubt i’m reading more than 120 chapters before it airs ;-;. especially since im in the middle of some other books. but. eventually yeah. i cannot wait to see everything the book holds ToT

2 ok cool if it opens on evil emperor first life i am Thrilled. its a really good novel opening. i just wasn’t sure if with weird ‘how much mo ran redoing the timeline’ writing changes would have to change some of the scene placements. 

the 2 weddings the 2 weddings the 2 weddings im losing it aaaaaaaaahhh

i really really hope the show is good. the book was so good. oh man. please. even if there’s only some good scenes like the book it. its gonna overwhelm me. ahhhhhhhhh

[t-underneaththeradardancing]

my universe inna virus - seem like every daze - i duz less  - i havent scene the moon since - i dont know 

thats the roof my murder feed on - pacific heights inna distance - i aint been that far away since i dont remember  - i used to b a world traveller now barely make  it to davis and even that seem rarely - well but the virus - we sposed to drop an album - and there some drama - and promote a book - and the back door sessions - witch r on spotify btw   salvation day -  back door sessions - itunes too 

im not complaining - well i mean my automatic gear is whining 

fuck  - i count my blessings - myriad 

coughing hurts like mf still but not as - fuck - lol - yah a 

paroxysm - dang i actually spell right 1st time - a word like that u gotta 

am i ever - gonna - unnastand a teenage minnit  - lol 

maybe i should b chanting - i been singing thats something - more than able lately - nailed a minute virtuoso and i dont even do that much no more these daes jackson maybe post nico singing  - someone posted lines from dylan and the fukken mick stones relevant  imma rant and yah still jaded af a little depraved maybe but lets not go there  - my old af is showing so much always and i cant spend time with - anybody but my wife - im lucky fuck to find her  a miracle i keep her so im not complaining - i mean i married her ffs cuz i thot we could live a life together happy and we do more than most i see 

so iz this poetry or spamming or happy fam fam or wtf u doin t 

yah i thots so 

u just making it up as u go like ur a 

wat the fuk ever go to plan anywaves 

yah i think imma rawk star - somewhere - in deep space 9 

its that kind of day 

later

love

[mazojo]

Manhwa recs pt. 3 1. Please throw me away 2. The princess in a dumpster 3. Am I the daughter 4. Beware of the villainess 5. The duchess with an empty soul 6. Young lady is a royal chef 7. I'm stanning the prince 8. Why are you doing this duke 9. A false confession 10. Death is the only ending for a villainess

okokok My analysis coming late because school has been a bitCh sasdfgh

1. Please throw me away -Okay but I've never seen a green haired protagonist that pulls it of????? Main dude is tall af and I am l o o k I n g

2. The princess in a dumpster - they also all look so pretty?? I saw cover but I am not sure if they are all family but daNG it runs in the genesss

3.Am I the daughter - I didnt get to see much about dis one but from the pics I could find it looked super wholesome !! I feel like this is one of those cute stories that ends up in bloody murder breaking me in half for some reason but I am too scared to ask SKSKSS.

4. Beware of the villainess - You know how I was talking about exotic hair colors and people pulling it off?? well blue haired boio got me lookinGG sksksk The title also reminds me of Destruction Flag Otome and I absolutely loved that one so defo gonna look into ittt

5. The duchess with an empty soul - I think ive heard of this one??? I got an ad for it on instagram once I think but I am not sure if its the samee, defo looks cute thooo!

6. Young lady is a royal chef - I DONT KNOW MAIN CHAN BUT I LOVE HER ALREADY sksksk she looks like a mess and honestly saME, exotic hair color supremacy

7. I'm stanning the prince - sksksks okay I love the name of this one lmaooo, couldnt find much about it without being spoilers either but looks cuteee

8. Why are you doing this duke - Oh boi I think I saw a massive spoiler googling it but I dont care SKSKSKS YiKes JAJAJAAJ I like main chan but oh boi :)) I am sensing feel triP

9. A false confession - have I told you that the blACK HAIRED DUDE IS MY TYPE??? Because hi??? who are you??? where have you been all my life??? He looks so cuteEE????

10.  Death is the only ending for a villainess - Her hair reminded me of Yona!! The style looks gorggg

Thanks for the recs as always siSsss!! as soon as I have time ill get back to you on my thOtsss

[365daysofsasuhina]

[ 365 Days of SasuHina || Day Eighty-One: Take a Chance ] [ Uchiha Sasuke, Hyūga Hinata, Haruno Sakura ] [ SasuHina, SakuIno ] [ Verse: Best Years of Your Life ] [ AO3 Link ]

This has got to be the strangest thing she’s ever agreed to do in her life.

Hinata Hyūga is not a woman who takes risks. She went to a safe school, got a safe degree, and is working a safe job. Lives in a safe apartment building in a safe part of town. She’s...well, she’s content.

But she made the mistake of mentioning it feels like something is missing to her best friend last week.

“Boyfriend,” Sakura immediately offered, reclined and not looking up from filing her nails.

Lips quickly pursed in a pout. “Not everything is solved by being in a relationship.”

“What else could be missing, Hina? You’ve got a good job, a good place, good friends -”

There’s an eyeroll at that which the rosette ignores.

“- and the only thing you don’t have based on all those cliches is a boyfriend. Or girlfriend.” A hand pats her own chest. “No judgment here.”

“Says the girl with a girlfriend.”

“Exactly.”

Sitting cross-legged atop her bed, Hinata considered that. She never goes out much...so there hasn’t exactly been a chance to meet anyone. And she’s terrified of dating apps. Meeting strangers based on whims and ‘matches’? Thanks, but no thanks. She’s not looking to get murdered.

“You know, the place Ino works does this cute thing once a month where they match up couples randomly. You should do it!”

“...what?”

“You draw a number from a bowl that’s a certain color for your gender - male, female, nonbinary, yadda yadda - and then you also take tags based on what you prefer. So then you go around looking for your right-colored number, and you sit, and you have an impromptu date in the restaurant!”

Dark brows furrowed disbelievingly. “...that sounds...a-awkward.”

“It can be, but it’s a safe environment, and you can can nope out at any time. That’s where Ino met that artist she dated for a while.”

“Until she met you.”

“Yeah, well...you can’t win ‘em all.” Sakura gave a grin.

“...I dunno, it just sounds...strange. What if someone gets your number but isn’t the right c-color?”

“You go redraw until you get one you want! I dunno how they make it work, but it hardly ever hiccups. Ino’d know more about it than me, but...just thought I’d throw that out there.”

“I’ll...think about it.”

And she did. In fact, Hinata agonized over it. It sounded sort of fun, and pretty safe. But questions, doubts, and fears still nagged at her, even up to the moment she walks to the door. A crowd of people already mill inside, and several debate outside. Giving them all a glance, she takes a deep breath...holds it...and then exhales.

Just try it. Sakura said they make it very easy to leave, so...just do it. Take a chance for once in your life, Hinata!

Pulling on the door, she yanks it open and makes her way in. At the front are the bowls Sakura mentioned.

A perky girl in brown buns gestures. “Hi there! First time?”

“Um...y-yes.”

“Well, just take one of these slips based on your gender,” she offers, pointing. “And then these slips here -” another point “- say what you’re looking for! Anyone already here will have their number on the edge of their table, so feel free to see if your match is there yet. If not, you can have a seat at any open table, and become the one who waits!”

Huh...well, seems simple enough. Taking a pink slip, Hinata then shyly takes a blank one of every color, cheeks pink before scurrying into the actual belly of the place.

Her number is twenty-seven. Huh...her birthday. Maybe that’ll be lucky?

Peeking around, she doesn’t find any other twenty-sevens, and eventually makes her way to a corner table. Carefully she arranges the slips at the edge, pinning them under both the salt and pepper shakers to keep them from being blown or knocked off.

For a while she just...sits. Then she starts checking texts. Eventually, she’s knee-deep reading some fanfiction when someone clears their throat nearby.

She almost drops her mobile in surprise. “...o-oh!”

They look to her with a perked brow. “...been sitting here long?”

“Oh, uh...a-a little while.” A nervous hand tucks hair behind her ear, a habit. “Are you…?”

They flash their slip: blue, with the same number as her own.

“I, uh...are you looking for a - a pink?”

“Yup. Mind if I sit?”

“S...sure!” Hinata bustles to put the slips aside now that she’s been matched, cheeks pink. “I’m Hinata - Hinata Hyūga.”

“Sasuke Uchiha.”

Awkward silence.

Hands clasped between her knees, Hinata rocks for a moment before offering, “Um...should I...tell you some things about me…?”

“Sure. You go, then I’ll go.”

“Okay...I’m twenty-four.”

“Twenty-five.”

“I work in a bakery - I got a culinary degree here in the city!”

“Business and finance - work for my father in his tech company.”

“Um...my...favorite color is purple…?”

That earns a small smile. “Blue.”

“I like sweets.”

“Not a fan.”

“Aw...hm...I like cats.”

“Same. Dogs are too...messy.”

“A friend of mine has one...he’s okay, but...yes, I agree: messy.” She draws in her lips, thinking. “...I...have a younger sister.”

“Older brother.”

“I l-like to dry and press flowers as a hobby.”

“I like hiking, mostly locally.”

“Ooh, that sounds fun!”

“I could take you, if you want.”

That...makes her pause. Go out with someone she barely knows? Possibly into the woods? What if he’s a crazy serial killer that buries all his victims out -?

“Or...maybe not.”

Realizing she’s gone quiet, Hinata jolts. “S-sorry, I...I got lost in thought! Um...maybe! I’m not very, um...athletic. I don’t know if I could keep up.”

“Could start with walks in the park.”

The park...that’s safe. Plenty of people around. “S...sure!”

“Call it a date, then.”

One corner of her mouth twitches in an attempted smile. “...sorry, I’m - I’m not very good at this whole...talking...thing.”

“That’s okay. Neither am I, really.” Sasuke leans back in his chair, one arm draped back over its spine. “I was...encouraged to try this by a friend.”

“Yeah...me too. She thought I, uh...n-needed a change.”

“I don’t get out much. My friend thought it might help my attitude. He’s just a nosy b-” Sasuke cuts off. “...guy.”

Before she can stop it, Hinata giggles. “...sorry, I...I shouldn’t laugh.”

“He lives for making people laugh, even if it means at him. Trust me, he wouldn’t be offended. And I can’t bring myself to care. You’re good.” During a pause, he tilts his head. “...I’ll admit: seems I got lucky. I was afraid I’d get some chick who wouldn’t know how to shut up. Which is what most girls he tries setting me up with are like.”

“Well, I’m...definitely not that,” Hinata agrees with another laugh. “I...wasn’t sure what I was expecting. I guess to never get matched. I haven’t really...done this before. Like, at all. Guess I just figure there’s a reason for that.”

He gives her a disbelieving look. “...you telling me you’ve never dated anyone?”

“N...no?”

Brows then lift in surprise. “...I’d never guess it.”

“Really…?”

“Yeah. You’re cute. At least, from what little I can see just sitting here having small talk.”

Color slowly blooms in her cheeks. “T...thank you. You’re, um…” Her blush gets darker. “You’re...p-pretty handsome yourself.”

“Not to be pretentious, but...I get that a lot. Which...might be why I haven’t dated, either.”

“W-what?!”

Several other couples glance over at her outburst, making her go cherry red

“I...I’m so sorry, that was so rude, I -”

“Nah - you’re fine. I just...I dunno. Anyone who’s tried did it for that reason: they liked my looks, or my reputation. Not because they liked me. So I brushed them all off.”

Hinata can’t help but wilt a bit. “...I see…”

“But, I thought I’d take a chance with this. It’s not like speed dating or blind dates. It seemed like it’d be more...relaxed. And it is. Seems I really did get lucky.”

Tucking a bit into herself, Hinata mumbles, “M...me too.”

Eventually, someone actually starts serving them, and the pair keep up idle conversation. Nothing jaw-dropping or eye-opening, but just...little things that help give a first impression. And all throughout, neither seems to dislike what they find.

By the time they’re done, they’re still talking. Even after their plates are cleared. Eventually it starts to get dark, and Hinata jolts as her phone buzzes.

It’s Sakura.

Well? How’d it go?

It’s only then she realizes how late it’s getting. A palm presses to her cheek in shock. “Oh! I...I should probably get going, I’m so sorry. I didn’t realize -!”

“It’s fine - neither did I.” Moving to stand, he glances to her appraisingly. “...so, would you...want to do this again? Without the random factor, I mean?”

“I...y-yeah! I had a really good time. Um…”

“Here, I’ll give you my number…”

They do so, and even convince each other to pose for a picture for their phonebook entry.

“Guess I’ll see you around - gonna be busy, but I’ll text you when an open day pops up.”

“O-okay!”

He even walks her to her car, giving a nonchalant salute as she pulls away. It’s only once she’s back in her apartment that Hinata replies to Sakura.

It went well! Guess who got date #2? (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ

Winding down for the evening and eventually heading to bed as she keeps up her texting back and forth, Hinata indulges Sakura’s request and sends the picture.

...okay I’m gay af but I’d let him hit it.

Snorting so loud she blushes, Hinata announces she’s calling it a night, plugging the mobile in to charge and snuggling down under the blankets.

Well...maybe taking chances isn’t so bad...

     Oh dang, a post before midnight! That hasn't happened in FOREVER! xD      Anyway, this is...super duper random, but I'm honestly exhausted after a long day, and I'm still adjusting my sleep schedule, so...between a time crunch and a sleepy brain, you all get...whatever this is, bahaha!      I dunno, it's vaguely based off an idea I once saw about color coded stuff with...I think it was glowstick necklaces? to show what you are and what you're interested in. This is just...tweaked a little to involve a bit more chance than choice, I guess. I dunno, I can't brain tonight haha~      But uh...yeah! That's it for tonight. Hope you enjoyed! And thanks for reading~

[akajustmerry]

I just read your write up about the misogyny in Stranger Things and it's amazing! I wanted to ask, how do you enjoy problematic media? I LOVE Stranger Things but I hate Jonathan, I hate Eleven's vanity and her dismissal of Max. It takes me out of the show. I used to like a lot of media, but lately I'm picking apart everything. Which in a way is good, but almost everything is problematic in some way and it's tiring. I just want to enjoy things, while also understanding the societal implications.

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!!! thank you so much for reading and I feel u, anon. I feel u! especially because the tv and film industries are built on toxic af infrastructures of racism, homophobia, sexism - it can feel overwhelmingly hard to find anything to enjoy. I also struggled with this a lot a couple of years back (i mean, the old’ depression monster didn’t help either) BUT I don’t struggle sm now so here are some tips 

WEIGH IT UP: face facts, friend. you’re never gonna find a piece of ideologically pure media because a) there must always be conflict in a story and b) human beings have and always will be ideologically flawed. WHAT YOU CAN do is decide how much of the bad in a piece of media outweighs the good and ultimately ask yourself if letting the bad get to you is unfair to the good parts and your own sanity. lord knows i hate jonathan and eleven’s misogynistic vanity, but man oh man do i love the portrayal of friendship between those kids and the wonderfully original sci-fi elements,.. I love so much more about it than i hate.

YOU’RE NOT JUST SUPPORTING THE BAD: for example, the ceo of marvel is a piece of shit and when i learned he donated to trump and is a zionist i stopped seeing marvel movies at the movies for a while but then thor 3 was announced and was being made by taika waititi (independant maori filmmaker) and he made an effort to employ lots of indigenous workers when he was filming here in aus so i went to see it because even tho i don’t wanna support marvel’s ceo, i wanna support the employment of my people in filmmaking more. same with black panther because i want to support the hell out of black superheroes

TAKE THINGS WITH A GRAIN OF SALT: criticism shouldn’t always be seein as a deal-breaker, it just means you’re aware of larger issues. when it comes to media you can always ignore the stuff you’re not a fan of. for example, I love The Nanny is one of my favorite sitcoms, but oh boy is there some really iffy misogynistic plotlines in that show BUT I know not to idealize that and i just roll my eyes and move on. watching a show isn't all or nothing. i mean i hated the last jedi and i won't be purchasing that bluray but i still love star wars as a whole

separate media elements between being problematic and compelling: there’s a big difference between a show, let's say, portraying rape culture, being ignorant of it and promoting it. a show can portray rape culture in order to criticize it without promoting it or validating it (shows like Jessica Jones). then, there are millions of romcoms where things like consent, respect for boundaries, etc. are disregarded in the name of running times (just ignoring it) and then there are films and television shows like game of thrones, etc. that promote really unhealthy uncriticised sex. basically, the fact there’s racism, crime, etc. in a show doesn’t make it problematic. the problematic bit comes in the way the media chooses to handle it. if something isn't handled well see: point one

SUPPORT SHOWS YOU LIKE AS WELL AVOIDING SHOWS YOU HATE: this is my favorite method of balancing my media consumption. shows like game of thrones will get made poorly regardless of criticism because it already has the ratings. boycotting won’t really do much but save yourself from watching it. so try and support a similar show that's less problematic (like into the badlands). i hate gal gadot and zionism in general so i make a big effort to watch and support palestinian films, as well as boycotting what i can.

DON’T WATCH THINGS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BAD: Ultimately if you really aren’t enjoying something stop watching it. you don’t owe it anything 

It's okay to enjoy things that aren't harmful: Call-out culture has cultivated a practice where we do look at a lot of problems in what we consume. This is a good thing because media shouldn't be passively consumed but at the end of the day its meant to be entertaining too and its okay to be entertained by things that aren't totally perfect, especially when we are constantly bombarded with dismal news in this age. sometimes you just need to take charge of your own mental health and say, "yeah okay brooklyn nine nine could easily be considered police propaganda, but its funny, promotes positive thinking, good morality and gosh dang it watching this 20 minute sitcom is gonna make me laugh after a shitty day and thats okay"

If you (like me) love watching films and tv but you also wanna support good work then the easiest thing to do is well, what you can when you can. promote work you think is good, enjoy the things you can enjoy, stop watching the things you can’t. its hard sometimes but its just a matter of gauging what you can handle and what you know to be right and finding a balance.no one expects you to be perfect all the time (i certainly am not), but you can do what you can where you can and thats better than nothing and definately better than driving yourself mad trying to only consume ‘pure’ media

wow this is really long, sorry!! but i hope its helpful!!

for more resources on media representation, check out my tag:

https://akajustmerry.tumblr.com/tagged/media-representation

merry xxx

[potterblogs-blog]

ok y'all have been sorting pjo characters into hogwarts houses which would be nice if you were doing it right

it’s great that you’re trying and all but the thing is, I find a lot of them following the same pattern:

All the demigods are automatically in Gryffindor, because they’re super brave. Octavian and Ethan Nakamura and Clarisse and all sorts of people the fandom doesn’t like are obviously in Slytherin because, you know, Slytherin is hella evil. Then we’ve got the stuck-ups in Ravenclaw and the background characters in Hufflepuff, ‘cause apparently it’s the potato House.

Since all this is hella stereotypical and not at all correct, I was like, well, what would I do? Well hERE IS THE ANSWER ASSHATS

*bill nye voice* please...cOnSiDeR tHe FoLLoWiNg

Percy is a hella Hufflepuff, no denying it, not one bit. He doesn’t care about a position or nothing, he is just a pure Hufflepuff inside and out.

Let’s talk about some major Hufflepuff qualities here:

• Dedication (yo my boy percy is pretty dedicated to the camp and to staying alive am i right i mean he was literally not at all tempted to join kronos’ army like ever soo yeah. also. consider a thing. have u even read the books. if they are a smol bean and he has met them at least 15 mins ago u bet ur lil ass he’s dedicated)

• Patience (percy has not decapitated a SINGLE god on purpose and they all keep coming back, i mean it’s bound to happen someday but CMON YOU GOTTA ADMIRE HIM FOR THAT. literally so patient. even by ADHD standards and its ok u can ask me i have ADHD but that’s beside the point back to percy now)

• Loyalty (it’s his freaking fatal flaw wtf else do you want from him??? to jump into tartarus out of loyalty to his girlfriend??? you do one wrong thing to percy’s friend and he will mESS UP YOUR SHIT LIKE A TRUE HUFFLEPUFF DON’T EVEN PRETEND HE WON’T. remember nancy? I THOUGHT SO. FIRST FEW PAGES OF THE SERIES. AND IT ONLY GETS BETTER)

THAT BEING SAID: ALL THESE THINGS ARE DEF PRETTY IMPORTANT TO PERCY OKAY

Conclusion: HELGA HUFFLEPUFF IS HAPPY THAT SHE HAS SUCH A HELLA HUFFLEPUFF IN HER HOUSE WHERE HE BELONGS.

Don’t try to tell me my girl Annabeth is a Ravenclaw because she ain’t no Ravenclaw get outta my face and let me lay down some FACTS here

LOOK AT THESE SLYTHERIN/ANNABAE TRAITS

• Cunning (we all know what this means so lemme just throw down some hella rad SYNONYMS because those are just the bOMB DIGGITY: we got crafting, scheming, designing, and calculating rn. YOU KNOW WHO IS ALL OF THOSE THINGS? MY GIRL ANNIE. FIGHT ME. I GOT ANNABETH ON MY TEAM AND SHE WILL SLAY YOU WITH HER CLEVERNESS AND DECEIT BEFORE SHE EVEN TAKES OUT HER DAGGER. SHE TRICKED ARACHNE INTO WEAVING HER OWN DEATH TRAP FOR ZEUS’ SAKE)

• Resourcefulness (lil bby annabeth ran away from home in SAN FRANCISCO when she was SEVEN and met luke and thalia in RICHMOND which is in VIRGINIA. SHE WAS SEVEN AND SOMEHOW WENT FROM THE WEST COAST TO THE EAST COAST. GOTTA BE RESOURCEFUL FOR THAT. also remember that time when she broke her ankle, scolded it, then made a cast out of bUBBLE WRAP? BECAUSE I DO. AND THEN THE WHOLE WEAVING A BRIDGE THING. DANG GIRL.)

• Ambition (don’t deny it this girl’s fatal flaw is pride and those two things are connected aS SHIT. SHE’S SO INTENT ON BEING AN ARCHITECT THAT SHE GOT THE GODS TO GIVE HER A JOB REDESIGNING MOUNT OLYMPUS AND THATS A BIG ASS THING IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF. reminder that this girl had the chance to get away from a sphinx but she challenged it instead because it was sorta insulting?? who else do we know is like this?? oh yeah fUCKIGN SLYTHERINS)

ANNABETH BAMF CHASE HAS ALL THESE QUALITIES AND SHE KNOWS IT. THAT’S WHY SHE USES THEM TO HER ADVANTAGE SO OFTEN.

Conclusion: SALAZAR SLYTHERIN SAYS ANNABETH CHASE CAN SLAY HIS BASILISK ANYTIME THAT’S HOW PERFECT SHE IS FOR THIS HOUSE.

LEMME TALK TO YOU ABOUT A THING HERE. A BIG THING. AN IMPORTANT THING. JASON IS A RAD LIL RAVENCLAW BOOGER AND HERE’S WHY. THERE ARE A WHOLE LOTTA RAVENCLAW TRAITS BUT IMMA GIVE YOU 3.

• Wisdom (yeah annabeth’s mom may be the goddess of wisdom but if jason wasn’t wise then how the heckity heck would he have survived long enough to be made a freaking PRAETOR. also you know what fight me. jason is the equivalent of a giant dog that is a floofer and goes boof and loves small children but that has nothing to do with wisdom anyway he is one of the smartest out of the seven)

• Individuality (yeah that’s a thing go ask my girl JK. if jason isn’t so Original™ then explain to me please how he restored the Fifth Cohort to awesomeness?? he was a total badass who didn’t take any shit and turned it around for the whole cohort that’s how. this lil boi is an individual yis. one might ask how can one be a badass but also be a fluffball? well jason did it so stop asking ok)

• Acceptance (we are talking about the official mom friend and the founder of the nico di angelo protection squad what else do you want him to do, hug mother earth??? he wrote the song you’ve got a friend in me because he loves everyone)

SEE HERE: JASON IS A TOTAL DORK NERD WHO POKES PIPER AND GOES “PIPER. PIPER LISTEN TO THIS THING I FOUND OUT TODAY. PIPER ISN’T IT AWESOME”

Conclusion: NOWHERE ELSE IS WHERE JASON GOES. HE WEARS THE RAVENCLAW DIADEM TO ALL OF HIS CLASSES. FIGHT ME. ALSO THE GREY LADY BC HE MAKES HER COOKIES AND SHE LOVES IT EVEN THOUGH SHE’S DEAD AND CAN’T EAT THEM.

Consider yourself a thing. Consider all of the Gryffindor Piper things. JUST CONSIDER THEM.

• Recklessness (subtle reminder that Piper used her charmspeak to fuckign steal stuff even though she knew she would get caught. also consider yourself some other things. remember when she anNIHILATED A FRICKIN GODDESS WITH HER IMPULSIVENESS BECAUSE YES. remember when she and anniebell had to do the thing with the stuff that was all about feelings and shit but lil orphan annie over there was totally lost and all like “this is hella illogical” and pipes was just all “we just gotta dO THE THING ANNABETH” and it was total badassery bc it’s the reason i live)

• Bravery (this girl went on her first quest like a week after she found out she was a demigod and would probably die a painful death bUT DID SHE STUTTER?? nah. REMEMBER WHEN SHE SCREAMED AT A CROWD OF ANGRY ROMAN CHILDREN WHO WANTED MURDER BECAUSE JASON GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BRICK AND SHE HAD TO PROTECT HIM??? BRAVE. went on her first quest knowing that her dad was probably gonna die and did all the things to make the giants angry and plan a rescue??? BRAVE AF.)

• Chivalry (HELLA amazing friend because she’s just sO GENUINE AND KIND and you know that if someone hurts you she will CUT THEM WITH HER SUPER BADASS KNIFE THAT GIVES PEOPLE NIGHTMARES. stands by jason ALL THE TIME especially when he needs her and actually everyone can count on her for all of the things.)

SO: IF YOU DON’T THINK PIPER IS HELLA BRAVE THEN YOU ARE VERY WRONG MY DEAR FRIEND.

Conclusion: Piper would have defeated Voldemort by year 2 but sadly she was not the chosen one. GODRIC GRYFFINDOR SAYS HER FACE SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY ENGRAVED ON HIS SWORD SO THAT THE LAST THING THEIR ENEMIES SEE IS THE CUTE AND UNFORGIVING FACE OF PIPER MCLEAN.

On the subject of Leo: This child is a Ravenclaw through and through no evidence needed but jUST IN CASE I WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE STUFF.

• Creativity (we are talking about a smol bean who makes tiny helicopters and stuff that actually works WHEN HE IS NOT EVEN LOOKING AT WHAT HE IS DOING OR PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO IT. remember how this child saw a terrifying bronze dragon that everyone had tried and failed to tame and just went “sweet, imma grab that so we can ride off into the Canadian sunset”??? yeahp. remember when apollo needed a thing so he just casually freaking iNVENTED A BRAND NEW INSTRUMENT LIKE IT WAS NBD??? I DO. BADASS)

• Originality (leo practically becomes famous for his abilities to come up with plans that are so ridiculously original that nobody figures out what’s happening before it’s too late and if that’s not good enough for you then idk what is. allow me to raise you the cyclops incident, right next to the robot eidolons thing plus that whole fiasco where he fuckign died, also did i mention the valdezinator or the fact that he was the only person to ever figure out how to return to ogygia?? this kid is a mechanical engineer already and he’s 16 im pretty sure baby eight year old leo sat through calculus classes at a local college and got the best grades tbh)

• Wit (leo is the master of comebacks and rash two-minute ideas that actually end up working like damn son this is a purebred Ravenclaw right here lemme just appreciate this. also hey remember that time where he got launched off of a flying ship and was hurtling downwards at a very alarming rate because you know that’s what happens when you fall and he literally actually built himself a working helicopter so that he wouldn’t die all while free falling from probably at least a few thousand feet in the air like damn son)

AS A FOOTNOTE: LEO CAN RIVAL ANNABETH IN KNOWLEDGE I MEAN HE IS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER WHAT MORE DO YOU ASK FOR

Conclusion: Leo and Jason share the diadem. Leo gets it on mondays, wednesdays and fridays and Jason gets to wear it on tuesdays, thursdays and saturdays and on sundays they surrender it to the marble bust of Rowena Ravenclaw in the Ravenclaw Tower who says that LEO DESERVES TO BE IN RAVENCLAW EVEN MORE SO THAN YOUR AVERAGE STUDENT COME AT ME BRO

ok well hazel is somehow both my child and my mom so I’m not exactly sure how that works but anyway hERE ARE ALL THE REASONS THAT HAZEL IS A BEAUTIFUL, BADASS SLYTHERIN.

• Cunning (hey y'all remember that time with the cliff and the turtle and the feet?? terrifying huh?? yeah girl slay!! hazel will trick you and manipulate you and you won’t have any idea it’s happening until you’re being gobbled up by your own gargantuan pet sea turtle. Slytherins are also known for achieving their ends in any and all ways and all i could think of was how my child actually literally fuckign died so that she could stop the rise of acelonywhatever and the whole time she was 13 and staring death and gaea right in the frickin face and she didn’t give any shits at all)

• Resourcefulness (let’s talk about that time when hazel was “captured” by the amazons and basically had nothing so she did the only logical thing which was drown them in massive piles of jewelry from the warehouse and make them beg for mercy, also there was this horse thing that nobody could touch and she just casually goes “oh just a sec lemme summon a giant gold nugget that was probably at least a mile into the dirt because how else would it be this big” and he loves her and she rides him into victory. did i mention that hazel is my mom?? this is just one (1) of the sUPER RAD RESOURCEFUL THINGS that hazel manages to pull off)

• Ambition (hazel both believes and knows for a fact that she can literally do all of the things and she never once doubts herself like at all because she is AMAZEBALLS LIKE THAT. SHE WAS 13 AND THE AMAZONS WERE ALL LIKE “DANG GIRL WE WANT YOU ON OUR TEAM” and she was like “i got this huge to-do list but nbd i’ll get her done” like she is pURE CONFIDENCE AND. YES)

Also: SHE’S TOTALLY SUPER COOL WITH ALL THE THINGS AND IS NEVER FAZED. THAT IS MY GIRL.

Conclusion: HAZEL LEVESQUE IS SLYTHERIN AF AND WILL ALWAYS ACHIEVE HER ENDS NO MATTER HOW MANY GIANT SEA TURTLES SHE HAS TO FEED YOU TO. SALAZAR SLYTHERIN FRICKIN APPROVES AND THINKS THAT SHE IS JUST AS TERRIFYING AS ANNABETH.

Not gonna deny that my lil noob Frankie's a tRUE PURE-HEARTED GRYFFINDOR. THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD AGREE WITH ME.

• Chivalry (WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A CHILD WHO WILL TRIP OVER HIS OWN FEET AND PUNCH HIMSELF IN THE FACE IF IT MEANS HE’S SHOWING RESPECT TO YOU. my dude doesn’t care who you are, he will literally always show you respect until he’s given a reason not to. everything he eVER DOES is because he’s PROTECTING SOMEONE or he’s GETTING A LIL BIT OF PAYBACK and if that’s noT A GRYFFINDOR THING THEN DAMN SON YOU SHOULD REALLY SORT OUT YOUR PRIORITIES)

• Bravery (if you’re going to come into mY HOUSE and tell me that FRANK ZHANG ISN’T BRAVE then feel free to hit yourself in the face with a hammer because guess what losers?? this kid loses his mom and then his gma just goes “oh by the way you’re half god and you have a gift that you need to figure out for yourself and also here’s this piece of wood, don’t burn it or else you will actually die, now go with this pack of fuckign wolves to camp so that monsters won’t attack you and you won’t die, plus when you get there you have to beg forgiveness for this thing that your great grandfather did or else they might literally murder you. have fun” and frankie just rOLLS WITH IT AND KICKS ASS WHILE BEING A CUTE LIL CHUBBY BUNNY. LET’S NOT FORGET ABOUT HOW HE COMPLETELY OBLITERATED A WHOLE CITY’S WORTH OF MONSTERS to appease a stupid ass god and save nico and hazel from being forever plants and he gets back and trippy is absolutely terrified of him because omg he’s glowing red and he actually did the thing and oh also he kind of scared me so much that i sort of forgot i was a god and had power over him)

• Nerve (let me repeat how FRANK ENOUGH NERVE TO THREATEN A GOD WITHOUT EVEN THINKING OF THE CONSEQUENCES. I’M SO DONE WITH THIS. THIS IS MY SHIT THANKS. PLS APPRECIATE FRANKIE YOURE ALL BREAKING MY HEART. Also remember how he entrusted his real actual lifeline to somebody who wasn’t him like daaang boi that is so pure)

Additionally: FRANK ZHANG IS THE REASON I AM ALIVE AND WELL. ALSO REMEMBER HOW HE BECAME PRAETOR?? I DO BELIEVE THAT IS THE MOST BADASS WAY ANYONE HAS EVER BECOME PRAETOR PLEASE AND THANKS

Conclusion: GODRIC GRYFFINDOR CRIED WHEN FRANK WAS SORTED INTO HIS HOUSE. GODRIC DOESN’T THINK HE EVEN DESERVES FRANK. FRANK CAN HAVE 4 OF HIS SWORDS.

THIS HAS BEEN A THING. A THING WITH HOUSES AND PJO. I HOPE THIS WAS ENTERTAINING AT LEAST. THANK YOU KINDLY.

[shikuchi-blog1]

oh boy i havent done one of these in a WHILE !  time to ramble & hope for the best.

blah blah hey its ya boi andy here with a whole bias list !!! DANG !! okay so like ??? im surprised that i hit 100 already honestly !! i admit, i'm used to hitting that Hundred(tm) mark pretty quick as i'm usually in bigger communities but in one that's as small as go.rillaz & with a character thats so common ?? i'm shook ! noodl.e has been one of my most productive & strongest muses yet. i'm surprised that ive been so on top of things lately when i've been busy with school & my usual muses die down within two to three weeks. but we're just about to hit that 1 month mark and she's still kicking which is absolutely fantastic. i've had a blast with the friends i joined this community with & with the people i've spoken to along the way. now that we're talking about them , let's start the part everybody actually cares about !!

M'HOMBOS  .  SHORT  /  people ive been talking to often OOC & who i consider friends ! check the bottom for the sappy shit because i RAMBLED abt these 4.

@bassled   /   @fractzure   /   @igninecari   /   @twodented

HEART EYES  .   /   ppl i've spoken to / thread with but i want to get to know better ! ( aka hmu whenever u want bleas ,,,, )

im also throwing m'boos in here that i didnt talk abt bc we dont interact as much on this blog or some other reasons

@nuorii  /  @reallyblah  /  @blackfiire  /  @russeld  /  @kaboooms  /  @wondcrkid  /  @appxssionato  /  @airfcil  /  @riffrcffed  /  @solhearts  /  @iimpious

EYES EMOJI x 100  .   /   people who i've hardly spoken to if at all but would like to eventually interact with more !

@leggystu  /  @bubberu  /  @littlebadger  /  @crackerpaula  /  @starwished  /  @endangcred  /   @cinderella-esque  /  @wargod  /  @teenghcst  /  @halfpact  /  @tankbitch  /  @dirvnitas  /  @gangguro  /  @kitanosuzume  /  @toriiel  /  @scaramouchc  /  @candieds

M'HOMBOS  .  LONG   /   under the cut because i wanna RAMBLE.

@bassled  .

I LOVE REN SM. she's literally my best friend i've known her for about 6-7 years & she's absolutely fantastic ok this entire fuckin bias list could be just her but im gonna try not to write an essay on how much i love her. she's been there for me for so long & the fact that she isnt tired of my petty ass yet deserves a damn award. i admire her a lot. this dude goes through so much shit irl and i'm amazed that she's still doing as well as she is, even if she doesnt realize it. if i was in her position i wouldn't even be writing let alone doing everything that she does. & boy her m.urdoc ?? is so good ?? i love him sm and its not me being biased BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY her muds is so fuckin good. ren isnt the most active, sure, but whenever she is i always stop to read her posts because i just !!!! love her sm !!!! she makes murd.oc realistic & makes him more human. she doesnt just focus on him being abusive or an asshole or gross but she definitely doesn't dismiss it either. she's so good at analyzing every little movement he does and turning it into something more and i just !!!! if i keep going this gonna go on for years just know that i love ren a lot :^}

@fractzure  . 

squidy's ugly ok moving on

JK FJKH no but actually !! ive known squidy for a hot minute too. we've been friends for a good few years now ( met on a .... fucgkign minec.raft server................. ) and i love them sm !!! every call that we have inevitably turns into a shitfest where we're wheezing our asses off. i may get on their ass every second & try to roast them for every little thing but its mostly because i just love their reactions and i love talking to them in general ??? and im petty but we're not talking abt that rn LMAO. but yea squidys such a fun person to hang out with & i appreciate talking to them lots !! and even though theyre not the most active either, i love what they have of their 2.D so far and i cant wait to see more of him once summer starts because i really like squidy's writing and im suuuper excited for that. also theyre making a russ.el probably and im.... so gay...... our thread rn is cute af and we gotta talk more abt them Um Squidy Hmu Bit.

on a final note; Ooga My Booga Is A Social Construct.

@igninecari  . 

i love !!! bones !!!! i havent known them for long, only a few months maybe, but talking to them every day has been a blast and our convos are usually filled with Chaotic Plotting and us talking over each other and its just. Gr8. we originally met on our a.va's dem.on blogs and i remember loving her m.aggie so fuckin much dude everything she said abt her was so !!! dang !!! good !!!! and even now with her emb.er & her ecla.ir i can see how much care & thought she puts into all of her muses. dude even thinks into their family and develops those characters which makes everything SO MUCH MORE REALISTIC. her writing is a joy to read also ?? its so pretty i love how she describes everything and i love all of the little references she sticks into her descriptions that fit her characters perfectly. im glad i dragged them into g.orillaz hell w/ me because we've got such a good thing going on w/ em & noods it makes me so happy !! also callout for bones WE GOTTA THREAD SMTH ASAP OR IM SPAMMING ASKS

@twodented  .

KIT IS AN ANGEL. i've only actually spoken her for maybe ??? two ?? three weeks ??? but we hit it off super quick and shes such a nice & supportive person ! i believe we first followed each other on our a.vas d.emon blogs but, seeing as we were both the same character, we never really approached each other 'til joining g.orillaz. i am so glad we actually started talking bc BOI !!!! I LOVE HER !!! she's so fun to talk to & to plot with. we'll just throw lil concepts at each other every once in a while and its Gr8. and !! her 2.d is so fuckin spot on let me tell u she's one of the ppl that, when i see her on the dash, i stop and read her writing even if it isnt for me because im so gay for her writing style. its so descriptive and eloquent and i love the way she formats ! i feel like she does his dialogue perfectly every time because its never been hard to understand for me but it still reads in his voice in my head which is (ok emoji x20). her hcs are a joy to read & i just !!! dont get me started on what we've talked about for 2.d and noodle im SO FUCKIN HEART-EYES FOR REALLY CLOSE PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS AND THEY GOT ME SO EXCITED TO REPLY TO EVERYTHING ?????? PLATONIC 2N.U IS MY SHIT.  tl;dr i love kit & i love kits 2.d sm,,,,,

[jinnieboo-blog1]

VIXX Hyung Line as college students

Based on my VIXX College Aesthetics :) I’ll be turning these into oneshots/imagines/fanfics soon ;) <3 I\ll do the maknae line soon too~

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N - (aesthetic here)

- majoring in either theater or performing arts

- probably a member of the dance club

- known to be the most fashionable student in campus

- super charismatic; everyone loves this guy except for maybe 5VIXX since it’s a love-hate thing between bros

- classy af like legit classy; always wearing preppy outfits and can still dance amazingly in a blazer and button up and all

- may seem like a diva at first, but is actually a sweetheart

- the type of student who likes to wake up really early to admire the sunrise

- and likes to watch the sunset

- needs to have coffee when studying; scented candles help him too

- very organized and neat notes

- you meet each other when you are both paired with each other in one of your classes

- you are intimidated by him at first, but then you realize that he’s actually not that bad and is really friendly and caring

- he can be kind of diva-ish, but you actually find it amusing

- you two just really get to know each other overtime, doing projects, homework and studying

- like dang he really admires your diligence and hard-working attitude

- and he thinks you’re beautiful but not as beautiful as him

- he likes to show you his collection of old books and is rather proud of them

- one day, while studying in the library late at night, you start getting sleepy and like are half asleep so N for some reason tucks your hair behind your ear, causing you to open your eyes and sit back up

- and you and N kind of just stare at each other until N leans closer and you’re like “OMG what” but before you can do anything, N has already started to softly kiss you

- and it only lasted a few seconds, so when he pulls away, you’re kinda like “Aaawww” ‘cause he has the softest lips ever

- you two are just grinning at each other like cuties and he apologizes for being  too sudden, and you tell him it’s alright ‘cause it’s not like you didn’t like it but you’re just so flustered and N just smirks there

- like he tells you how much he admires you and is just really captivated by you so you blush and tell him that you’ve felt the same and aaayyy you kiss each other again

- when you two start to date, everyone just knows you two as being a really sweet, old-fashioned kind of couple

- you know, hand-written letters, dates in coffee shops and the park, shopping together, matching classy af outfits, cuddling each other while reading

- he likes to give you lots and lots of hugs

- Ken is constantly clinging to you like a little child like “Thank you for dating N he’ll finally stop smothering us with his mother hugs etc etc”

- you just giggle but then N is like “nah fam I’m still gonna show you all some love”

- but then he really shows you the most love and spoils you a lot but in a good way

LEO - (aesthetic here)

- majoring in Education because bruh this boy loves kids

- part of the soccer team because mad soccer skills

- constantly eating nad hungry but he burns it all away after training and practice with the soccer bros

- needs coffee 24/7; like every single day he needs to have his daily dose of coffee

- very, very, very smart like wooow

- people are intimidated by him (and his height) and are afraid to approach or talk to him but deep down and to those who really know him, he’s really gentle 

- he can shut someone up though with just a glare so beware of this gentle giant

- doesn’t like to always hang around with a group, so he’s usually alone somewhere peaceful and quiet; usually chilling or reading somewhere in the school’s rooftop garden or something of that sort

- one day, you are sitting by the bleachers, studying your notes while watching the soccer team practice and Leo’s in a bad mood so he accidentally kicks the ball too hard and it goes flying straight to you

- and you get hit on the face and the whole team is like “oh shi-” and Leo rushes to you and apologizes a million times and feels sooo guilty

- it kind of hurt and you hold your nose to make sure it’s fine so you just laugh and smile, saying that it’s alright and it’s nothing serious

- but then Leo still feels really bad ‘cause he’s really just a sweet kitten, so he gently holds your wrist and moves it away from your nose and he just looks so upset with himself ‘cause your nose is now bleeding

- and you start to blush not because it’s bleeding, but because Leo, who is really handsome oh my, is so close and staring at your face

- and then he insists to take you to the clinic, but then you don’t want to hassle him, so you tell him it’s fine and he should go back to practicing so he reluctantly agrees

- a few days later, you bump into each other in his favorite coffee shop and he’s like “how’s the nose?” and you’re like “completely fine” 

- and then it’s just an awkward silence so you’re like no practice today? and he says that there’s none and so you ask “what brings you here?” and he says that this is his favorite cafe, and you’re like NO WAAAY ME TOOO

- and he just brightens up and shyly asks if you want to join him for coffee, so you say yes

- you two just talk about coffee and how you both have a soft spot for them kiddos and Leo is just really enjoying and you get to see the side of him that not many people see; ya know he’s really sweet and gentle

- so you’re like you’re not that scary, unlike what other people say and Leo’s like I appreciate it and he smiles gently and your heart just goes BOOM

- you two just develop a close bond and so one day, after practice when all the other team members go to the locker rooms to change and all, Leo goes straight to you at the bleachers and you like offer him some water and a towel

- and as he catches his breath, you just look at him with admiration but then he turns to you and catches you staring so he’s like ??? and you’re like NOTHING HERE LET ME and you grab the towel from him and use it to ruffle his hair

- but then he gently takes your hands in his and stares into your eyes like mhhhmmm and before you know it, he gently plants a kiss on your lips like it’s really quick and you’re like LEO?!

- and then he’s just shyly looking down and smiling, so you end up smiling and kissing him too

- when you date, it’s just such a cute, fluffy sight; he’s very protective of you

- you two like to go to your favorite cafe, cuddles in bed, lots and lots and lots of spooning and shy kisses on your nose

- like Hyuk is like “hyung has a girlfriend?????” and you’re like YEAHP and Hyuk is about to say something Hyuk-like, so Leo shoots him a glare so Hyuk’s like “NVM CHEERS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE”

KEN - (aesthetic here)

- majoring in arts 

- member of the art club 

- really funny and a huge dork that everyone loves because he’s a precious cinnamon roll and is constantly doing aegyo all over the place

- looks extremely good in glasses and a killer smile

- the type of student who falls asleep in some classes, but still manages to get really good grades because he is smart anyway also very good with art yes its his major ofc

- has doodles and drawings of anything that happens in his everyday life; even his notes in class have doodles

- has a variety of pencils and ballpens in assorted colors

- likes to study with a view, meaning when he studies, he likes to be by the window or somewhere where he can enjoy the view

- you don’t really know him personally, but in the classes you have together, he’s usually asleep. Or if he’s awake, you never get to talk to him because you think you’d get flustered and embarrass yourself because he’s too handsome and cute

- but one time, he leaves his notebook in class, so like you look inside and see his amazing drawings, so you run to find him, but he’s no longer in the area and so you make it your mission to return it to him because how could he lose something so amazing? and maybe you can finally talk to him

- days later, you’re at the doing homework for your art class and Ken and his friend Ravi make noise, but you don’t mind them but then later on, Ravi has left and Ken has nowhere to sit because most of the seats are occupied, so he goes to you and is like “is this seat available?” and you look up surprised but manage to nod so Ken happily takes a seat

- you don’t talk to him because omg he really is cute and you don’t know what to say until Ken is like “heyyy you’re in my art class right?” and you reply like “Yeah, I see you there too”

- so he offers his hand and is like “I’m Ken!” and you smile at the gesture and shake his hand and say “I’m y/n” and he grins like a puppy and is like “nice to meet yaa”

- then he sees your drawing for the class homework thing and he’s like WHOOOO AMAZING and you blush like, no no you’re much better and Ken is surprised like “how would you know tho” and he leans closer and squints at you playfully but you end up blushing more when you remember his notebook

- so you pull it out of your bag and tell him that he left it the other day, and Ken’s like YOU’RE A LIFESAVER and you just chuckle and tell him that he really is good and Ken goes all aegyo and it just makes you laugh

- and then he looks at your drawing and is like “the homework is to make a portrait of someone?” and you’re like “Yeah. I’m doing a portrait of my best friend” and so you show him the picture you’re basing it on and Ken’s like “WHOA IT IS SO ACCURATE”

- you’re like thanksss! Who’s your subject/model and Ken’s like hmmm you? and you’re like “excuse me? me?” and Ken says that it would be weird if he asked Ravi or Hongbin to be his model/subject so he begs you and does puppy eyes and all sorts of aegyo so you end up agreeing

- the following days, your’re just in his dorm room, admiring how surprisingly neat it is while Ken sketches you

- during this time, you two just get to know each other, throwing all sorts of jokes and sharing stories haaaaaa it’s just a really pleasant time

- sometimes you two just snack on chips and watch movies when he wants to take a break

- when the day the portraits are due, he meets you at the library and tells you that the professor was amazed, so you’re like congrats! and he’s like YEAH! but I couldn’t have done it without you! and you joke around like “well...that’s true. I am the best. You better love and appreciate me” and Ken is like “You bet you are! Thank you so so so much I love you!”

- and then you hear that slip out of his mouth and look surprised, and then he realizes what he said, and you both just go red and shy and stare at each other and you’re like “I was just joking about you loving and appreciating me!”

- then Ken suddenly goes serious and moves closer to you, pinning you against the bookshelf and is like “what if it’s not a joke?” and you’re like whaaat and Ken just kisses you out of nowhere and says “I do love and appreciate you”

- so you’re like asdghauiwglgl but then you two resume to making out right there like he’s reallyyyy kissing you and pulling you as close as possible and like your fingers are lost in his hair and yeah you get it

- dating Ken means lots of kisses even in public, so much PDA...SO MUCH PDA, hugs everywhere, dates at the amusement or water park

[rokurookajima]

doing some questions bc i sent a risky text and i need to look @god until i get a response

1. You woke up naked next to the last person you texted, what would you say?

last person i texted was my friend john who i absolutely hate so wow that would be a HUGE yikes

2. What’s going on between you and the last person you kissed?

lmao good question. actually i mean i know the answer, we’re friends with benefits and we’re very cool with it. it would be cooler if he would respond to my thirst text rn u feel me

3. If your boyfriend or girlfriend was into drugs, would you care?

technically i guess my exboyfriend and my current fwb are into drugs?? like they both smoke weed and do psychedelics lmao. im p current boy has also done coke but didn’t like it. but wow yeah i guess the question was would i care. nah as long as they’re not doing anything dangerous like driving while on drugs, and they’re not doing anything serious like heroin, i’m chill

4. Is your last name longer than six letters?

nah its 5

5. Was your last kiss drunk or sober?

it was sober, but my first kiss with that person was drunk lmao

6. Have you ever wanted to have someone but you messed it up?

uhhh yeah i mean both my ex boyfriends. they fucked up too, but at the time, i wanted it to work out and felt like it was mostly my fault 

7. What does your last received text say?

“if only i had that influence” lmao i told my friend its too late to hang out tonight and that the only thing that would summon me out of my house would be sex

8. How many times have you kissed the last person you kissed?

uhhhh wow good question. idk how many times we’ve kissed like actually but we’ve been alone together three times and made out all three of those times 

9. Where was your last kiss at?

it was in the boy’s house, at the front door before i left how cliche

10. When is the last time you saw your sister?

wow i don’t have a sister

11. What do you drink in the morning?

usually just water if i’m at home and not going to get breakfast, but me and olivia keep getting diet coke in the morning before sculpture its bad

12. Where did you sleep last night?

alas it’s been a minute since i slept anywhere other than my apartment

13. Do you think relationships are hard?

i mean yeah they are, but up until the last month of my last relationship, it never felt like…palpably hard?? like there were hard things, but i never felt like it was so hard i questioned if it was worth it

14. If you could go back and change something in the past 5 months, would you?

ha welp yeah five months ago was the last couple weeks me and my ex bf were still together and between then and now there are so many fuckin things i would change

15. You’re locked in a room with the last person you kissed, any problems?

not at all yo i’m TRYING to lock him in a room with me but idk where he is

16. Would you rather it be sunny or rainy?

rainy B’)

17. Do you know anyone with the same middle name as you?

i know i do, but i can’t remember who it is right now

18. Are you wearing jeans,sweatpants,or pajama pants?

i’m not wearing pants at all my guy how scandalous 

19. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 years from now?

wow i really hope so 

20. Does anyone like you?

lmao my friends like me B’) but i mean like like?? welp pretty boy likes me enough to have sex with me, but we’re not romantic. this kid josh from my photo classes told our friend that he likes me sorry josh :/

21. Have you ever kissed someone with a name that starts with an S?

yes i have my girl saoirse 

22. Is the last person you kissed gay?

no

23. Is there a person you CANNOT stand?

jesus CHRIST yes there is it’s this girl in my photo class that is the WORST

24. Have you ever considered getting a tattoo?

not a single day in my life i would never have 11 tattoos on my body

25. In the past week have you cried?

surprisingly i haven’t. i’m probably gonna jinx myself but since i got involved with this boy i haven’t rlly been sad at all. which is much more a correlation than a direct causation but he plays a part it’s a long story

26. What breed was the last dog you saw?

wow this french bulldog ran up to a fence while me and my friends were walking by and it was so scary bc we just hear this goblin sound and see a vague shape running at us out of an alley. but then it turned out to be a french bulldog and it was the best thing ever

27. Do you dry off in the shower or out of the shower?

i usually pull the towel into the shower and wrap up in it, but don’t actually dry myself off til i get out

28. Have you ever kissed a football player?

uh not an active football player but my ex boyf played football in junior high if that counts 

29. Do you think you’re old?

sometimes. like i’m only 20 but also like i’m 20 and i’m a junior in college and soon i’ll be a college graduate and that shit is FUCKED

30. Do you like text messaging?

yes i do i’m a fan

31. What type of day are you having?

it’s pretty average. not bad, pretty decent. little exasperating bc i’ve been pressed to see this mans and haven’t heard from him but that’s rlly my own dang fault i need to chill the thirst out

32. Have you ever thought about getting your nose pierced?

yep and i did twice

33. Do you prefer warm or cold weather?

cold!! but not like freezing, i love chilly weather like 50-60 degrees (f) is SO prime

34. Is there a person of the opposite sex who means a lot to you?

yeah there’s a few!! luke, clayton, german, kevin, john even tho i hate him a lot. my ex boyfriend will always mean a lot to me bc of what we had. i got a soft spot for the current boy too i mean i gotta admit. and i guess my dad even tho he’s problematic af

35. Would you prefer a relationship or a fling?

overall i’d prefer a relationship, but i’ve never had a fling until the last few weeks and idk if it’s even a fling it’s just not a committed relationship. i think both are good under certain circumstances 

36. Are you a simple or complicated person?

i think i’m somewhere in between like idk i think i’m pretty simple but i operate on a lot of fuck shit so who knows

37. What song are you listening to?

my 600 lb life 

38. When you say you’re sorry do you mean it?

absolutely always 

39. Is there a girl that knows everything or almost everything about you?

lmao wow there are so many. olivia and evie definitely know the most about my life currently, and i have told them a lot about my life pre college. annabeth, gabrielle, gillian, and rachel also know a lot about me since we’ve been friends for a thousand years and now i still try to keep them updated on p much everything 

40. What made you start liking the person you like now?

uh even tho again its not a romantic thing i’ll still talk about pretty boy. weirdly like i met him last summer with my ex bf and i never knew what his name was, then i would see him literally all the time in super random places downtown. i don’t think i even knew his name til like november?? we also didn’t actually talk to each other til a party in december but i was super fucked up and don’t know what i said and i was moreso talking to his friend. now that i think back on it, i always thought he was attractive and when i’d think about possible like….hook ups he’d usually come to mind, but i didn’t think much about it. i was at a party a few weeks ago, and both of us ended up in the back of the kitchen and we were talking then we just kept talking and i was very drunk and we went upstairs and ended up making out in my friend’s bed. so uh. that was how. i guess why, it started mostly as a chemistry thing i guess but also he’s rlly rlly easy to talk to and always seems genuinely invested in what i have to say 

41. When did you last receive a text message?

like 2 minutes ago from evie 

42. What is wrong with you right now?

i haven’t heard back from the boy and honestly i wanna kiss :/

43. How well do you know the last female you texted?

the last are evie and olivia in our group chat and i’d say i know them both preeeetty well

44. Does anyone disgust you?

lmao that’s kinda extreme. i don’t think so but idk maybe

45. Would you date someone right now if they asked?

uh wow i don’t think so. idk i’m content with what i have rn, just kinda wish i saw him a little more often

46. Are you in a good mood right now?

yeah i guess, i’m chilling 

47. Who was the last person you talked to in person?

uh it was zach, who is my friend kevin’s friend and a barista at the coffee shop i went to earlier, so we chatted while he hooked me up with a cold brew

48. What color shirt are you wearing?

i’m also not wearing a shirt jesus why am i like this. i’m wearing a black bra and a green jacket

49. Has someone recently told you something you didn’t want to hear?

mmm i don’t think so? 

50. Anyone you’re giving up on?

no i don’t think so. i’ve moved on from seriously wanting my ex boyfriend to come back so i guess that kind of counts, but that’s not really giving up on him 

51. Do you hate the person you fell hardest for?

no definitely not. i wanted to for a minute, but it really felt so much worse to hate him

52. Have you ever thought about giving up on someone but couldn’t?

i guess maybe at the end of my relationship, there were times where my friends said maybe i should end things bc it was causing me so much more stress than anything else, but i couldn’t ever give it much thought bc i wanted to make it work so bad 

53. Do you like rain?

i do i love rain so much!! i don’t like when i have to walk through it, but even still it’s worth it

54. Do you care if your boyfriend/girlfriend drinks?

nah man. again like the drugs question, my ex boyfriend and the current weird boy both drink. as long as they’re not like. ugly disaster drunk, or drunk driving, then i don’t mind at all

55. Have you ever liked somebody and never told them?

lmao i kinda had a crush on one of my best friends in high school but it was more of a like….coming of age/grips with my sexuality thing than an actual like, and i never told her, so that’s the closest thing to that. 

56. Do you like to cuddle?

boyyyyyyy i fucking love to cuddle i live for it where is the boy so i can cuddle

57. Are you shy?

sometimes, but idk not necessarily but i do get a lot of social anxiety about certain things 

58. Do you get along with girls?

yes dude i fucking love girls girls are life i’ve always had rlly good girl friends and general experiences with girls. way more than boys lmao

59. Have you dated the person you texted last?

i mean me and evie and olivia are actually married sooooo

60. What do you carry with you at all times?

my phone?? that’s a boring answer but its tru

61. If you were paid 1 million dollars to spend the night in a supposed haunted house, would you?

uh my friend annabeth’s house is pretty haunted and i’ve slept there a bunch of times so pls someone pay me for that

62. Do you think you can last in a relationship for five months?

definitely!! i mean if i legitimately like and care about that person, but if i didn’t i wouldn’t be in a relationship with them at all. 

63. Think back to October, were you in a relationship?

lmao yes i was. we were not doing great bc the distance but it wasn’t actually bad in october 

64. The person you like kisses you on the forehead, do you find this cute?

fucking YES

65. Did anything “cute” happen in the last week?

my friends are all cute wtf anything with them is cute

66. How old are the last three people you kissed?

uh they were pretty boy, luke, and olivia so 22, 20, and 21.

67. Would you rather pay to get your nails done or do them yourself? 

lmao i get them done but my mom pays, the one thing she’ll pay for for me B’)   

68. Which do you like better- Zebra print or leopard print?    

tbh i’m not a big fan of either, but i guess leopard

69. Do you have any stickers on your car?    

no but i should fix that 

70. Would you rather listen to Luke Bryan or Lil Wayne?    

lil wayne i guess

71. Blackberry, Anroid, or iPhone?    

iPhone but man let me tell u i had a blackberry the first half of high school and i loved that little son of a bitch

72. When’s the last time you had pizza from Pizza Hut?    

i’m pretty sure it was valentines day??? me and evie got some young stuffed crust

73. Do you like diet soda?    

i’m literally going to die from drinking diet coke

74. What color are the walls in your room?

in my apartment, they’re just white, but like at my home home they’re chocolate brown and light blue    

75. Are you 16 or older?    

physically, i’m 20. mentally, debatable.

76. Do you watch Pretty Little Liars?

no i think i watched the first couple episodes when it came out tho??    

77. Do you have a job?    

yep i’m a real adult i work in an office

78. What are your initials?    

sgg

79. Did you ever have braces?    

i did lmao junior year of high school til right before i started college

80. Are you from the south?    

nah im midwest both in body and spirit

81. What does your last status on facebook say?    

uh it was a click bait thing i shared lmao

82. Do you still talk to the first person you ever kissed?    

i do bc it was gabrielle who has been one of my best friends since first grade

83. Are you closer to your mom or your dad?   

im closer to my mom i think but me and my dad are chill the majority of the time now. i don’t live with them anymore so i don’t rlly spend much time with them in general but y’know

84. Have you ever done cheerleading or gymnastics?    

i did gymnastics for a minute as a small small child

85. What’s the last movie you saw in theaters?    

wow it’s been a really long time??? i think it might have been the blair witch lmao

86. Do you smoke?    

cigarettes, sometimes. i like to smoke when i’m at parties, and also evie smokes so i’ll smoke with her sometimes. weed, yes more often. haven’t for a while tho wtf

87. Would you rather wear heels or flip flops?    

heels lmao i fuckin hate flip flops

88. Is your phone touch screen? 

uh are there people on this site that don’t have touch screen phones in this day and age   

89. Do you normally wear your hair straight or curly?    

straight

90. Have you ever snuck out of your house?    

nah lmao my parents would’ve killed me i would never have gotten away with it. also where i grew up, none of my friends lived that close together so when we couldn’t drive, none of us could’ve met up. plus there was nothing to do at all after like 10 other than go to someone’s house so there would’ve been no point

91. Would you rather swim in a river, lake, or pool?    

i guess a lake?? if it wasn’t a scary one u feel me

92. Have you ever made out in a car?    

yes my first make out ever was in a car parked on my college campus

93. …Had sex in a car?    

no but y’know i’m open 

94. Are you single or in a relationship?    

i feel like i’ve talked about this so much lmao but not really either i guess i’m more single than i am in a relationship, but i’m not tryna sleep with anyone other than pretty boy so idk honestly this is nice to be somewhere in between

95. What were you doing last night at midnight?    

i was sleeping last night was not an exciting one

96. When’s the last time you saw fireworks?    

idk man i think december, the last time i was in florida??

97. Do you like the camera on your phone?    

yeah it’s chill. i rlly like taking pictures with flash through snapchat

98. Have you ever had a friend with benefits?    

once again i’ve talked about him SO much in this questionnaire but yes i do right now he’s a weird art hoe thot that does too many psychedelics and likes to write and teaches kindergarten 

99. Have you ever passed out from drinking?    

nah man i rlly don’t drink that much

100. Are you friends with people on facebook that you actually hate?   

idk if i hate them, but i definitely am not friends with a good portion of my Facebook friends  

101. Have you ever had a pregnancy scare? 

i have not thank god   

102. Name your favorite Kesha song:    

die young B’)

103. Do you have any tan lines right now?    

it’s march in ohio whats the sun

104. Would you ever wear cowboy boots with shorts?    

i would never wear cowboy boots honestly i’m insulted

[lotsofplanetshaveadeathstar]

The problem with trying to clean is that you get distracted by literally everything else.

EXAMPLE:

Today, I wanted to clean off my desk because it was barely recognizable under all the crap. So I got all the stuff off and was like, dang, everything here is dusty, let's clean that up WITHOUT FIRST putting anything back or anything. So I clean off all the desk items and then look around at all the other dusty things aka my whole room, and was like, LET'S DUST AND WIPE DOWN EVERYTHING!!!!

Keep in mind, I started this at like 4:30pm. A common problem with me, starting things too late in the day, but whatever.

So then I move on to cleaning my small bookshelf WITHOUT FINISHING THE DESK, and then the kinda broken shelf, and then the very sturdy shelf ALL WHILE THE DESK STILL ISN'T FINISHED AND DESK STUFF IS SCATTERED EVERYWHERE.

And then,

I MOVE ON TO UNDER THE BED

WHY? I DON'T KNOW

(That's a lie, I actually do know - I had actually started the whole thing by vacuuming and was like, I need to get under the bed where all the dust bunnies and hair tumbleweeds like to live but got distracted by the whole desk thing)

And THEN

I decide that tonight, because it's around 7pm at this point, is the PERFECT time to rearrange what's on the shelves and bookcase and get rid of things and blah blah blah.

So now I'm trying to make all my junk look nice in a new arrangement while also getting rid of some things, which is fucking HARD.

Like, I know I have a lot of stuff. Probably too much stuff. I had a room full of stuff before college and then when I came back, I brought a whole other room's worth of stuff. Two rooms worth of stuff in one. There is stuff EVERYWHERE. And I don't even use most of it but it's MY STUFF and I can't just give it away because it's MINE, so I find new little hidey holes for stuff and shove it in there instead of putting it in the two big ass bags of stuff I'm already donating (it's a lot easier to get rid of stuff when said stuff is clothes that are a) wayyy out of style, b) unflattering, and, most importantly, c) don't fit/probably won't fit again). Like I have a stuffed Hershey kiss plush thing, I don't remember how I got it, but it was on the sturdy shelf for YEARS dangling graduation tassels on its foot. That's my attachment to it, it held the tassels. I could probably donate it and not think about it ever again. But did it put it in the bag? NO SIR I DID NOT I SHOVED IT IN THE CLOSET WITH BABY KERMIT THAT HAD BEEN HIS NEIGHBOR FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND WHO I ALSO DON'T REMEMBER HOW OR WHY I GOT AND THEY'RE JOINING OTHER TOYS THAT I'VE HAD FOREVER AND THAT'S THE MAIN REASON I'M HOLDING ON TO MOST OF THEM

But I digress.

So I kinda get the shelves looking okay (still not super happy with how the top of the bookshelf is, but whatevs), and I've shaken up more dust so I vacuum again and head back to under the bed and THE DESK STILL HASN'T BEEN FINISHED but I pull out this one bin anyways that is just awkwardly wide enough that I hit it with my toes when I stand right up against my bed AND START DIGGING THROUGH THAT.

(Part of the reason I did this was because I had taken a bunch of trophies off the sturdy shelf to put into a bin for attic storage because literally none of these trophies was from the past decade, like one was from 2003, so they needed to go join their brethren that are already in the attic and free up space FOR MY ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF OTHER STUFF and I wanted to find other things to put in the bin to kinda fill it out and make it a better use of space)

So in this under the bed bin, I find: my decorated college graduation cap and the supplies used to make it; supplies for a photo collage thing I was going to make before I moved out of the dorm to go with the other 3 I had already made; a stack of framed photos, all from high school; a bunch of old park maps; souvenir programs from 3 Celtic Thunder concerts and TSO; a collection of door decs the RAs made me when I lived in the dorm; two of those "Advice from..." bookmarks that they sell at national parks that I used a wall decoration; random papers from when I went to my cousin's wedding in NYC; an empty WDW picture frame missing the glass; a Keep Calm and Carry On decoration thing; commemorative lithographs from Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Frozen (still in protective envelopes, I'm not an insane monster); a pack of developed photos for the collage as well as free floating ones for a photo holder; SO MANY Animation Academy drawings; a bunch of unused paper and folders and paper that I'd written stuff on that clearly was meant to be saved for some reason (I know the reason and it's embarrassing so I'm not telling, but I'm still saving the papers);and this wall hanging thing decorated with music notes that's probably supposed to be for necklaces or something but I used it to hold sunglasses and hair clips and bows (that I had been looking for for literally 4 years).

So alllll this extra stuff.

Now at this point, it's like 11:30ish and I'm ready to be done because I'm a dumbass that undertakes huge cleaning expeditions at 4:30 and expects it to go quickly and piles everything on my bed so I can't even sit down because it was supposed to be a quick and easy job.

YEAH RIGHT

So I take out the music note thing, the bookmarks, and the papers and then make sure the door decs (because I'm a certifiable IDIOT who put all these pieces of paper that still had tape on the back together like wtf was I thinking???) are separated and put everything else back in the bin (I would've rather taken the lithographs out but they're probably safer in the bin, away in the dark and protected in case my room ever floods again), and then put the bookmarks up on my wall in between wall art that had been salvaged from last week's cleaning out of OTHER bins that hadn't been touched for literal years in another area of the house and hung the music note thing on top of a pin being used to hold up a photo collage I made probably close to 10 years ago because I can't let anything go (and because the previously mentioned wall art is occupying what would've been the best spot for the music note thing, but like whatcha gonna do?) so it's not super attractive but it's what I got to work with rn.

And through alllll of this...

THE DESK STILL IS NOT FINISHED

At this point, all I want to do is get my bed cleared off so I can go to bed/be able to sit down, so the stuff that was taking up the most space on the desk, which is also the stuff that can literally only be stored on the desk due to unique needs, goes back to the desk, which looks only marginally neater as a result. There's also random stuff on the desk now too that either got evicted from their former homes or never really had one to begin with which is delightful.

So the desk is essentially finished but not to the point that my laptop could leave my bed and move back to the desk, which is the ultimate goal. Eventually.

And all of this would be a lot easier if I could let go of some of my stuff. But it's MY stuff and letting go of it is HARD AF.

Anyways, maybe next week I can get my futon kinda clean enough to sit on a corner again (but probably not).

[survivorhogsmeade]

Episode #3: I Am A Sneaky Bitch. -Alex C

Of course y’all fucking swapped us. I was JUST getting to know people and now I have to start over wooooo can’t wait. 

I like the tribe I guess. Elmo and I were separated which is sad, but I still have Sammy and now Stephen. Things are looking good...I hope.

Ack! The swap! But hey my OG tribe has majority, I only haven’t met one person before, and I don’t have to worry about Olivia and Lukas teaming up to kill me.... yet. Im really glad to have second chances with these people I just hope they see it the same way, we look like a strong tribe too though there are some powerhouses on the other tribe still.

There was a swap! Dang I miss my old friends now... at least I have Elmo on my side! Ash is very inactive so I'm a little worried with numbers

So I'm trying the Room of Requirement task. It seems hard, mostly because I am not the best at anagrams and because I am having the hardest time finding any of the items. At least, the website is actually working now, only messed up a little bit lol.

I GOT SEPARATED FROM ALL OF MY FUCKING FRIENDS ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS FUCK YOU RANDOM DOT ORG At least I have Elmo. Hopefully this will bring us closer together Kevin is... unsettling like he’s a loose cannon 

This challenge seemed fun at first, and it is still a super cool idea... I am just no longer enjoying myself. I think I'm just going to go to bed now, because I don't want to deal with this anymore. :(

If inactive ash is the death of me I will fucking riot

This challenge needs to die and never be brought into another game again literally go Thelma and Louise yourself challenge omfgggg. I mean kudos to the hosts for working hard af on it like what a cool concept but goddamn for someone as lazy as I am it’s fuckin terrible 😂

A swap?  Groundbreaking.

And NATURALLY both tribes are 4-3 Rosmerta.  Things don't look great for our heroes, folks!

My plan in this swap is twofold: first, make friends.  Okay, fine.  Elmo seems nice, Kevin seems...desperate.  Sure, fine.

Second step: BURN MYKONOS TO THE MOTHERFUCKIN GROUND

Basically, if and when we lose, I am going to go to Elmo, Kevin and the third one I've forgotten and say "Hey, listen, obviously y'all have the numbers, and that's chill.  But here is the thing: there's a six-person alliance and I want to burn it down so we all don't get fucked at merge, so let's vote Kylie out and then Olivia."

Will it work?  Who knows!  Will it be fun? Hells yes!

Gulp this challenge isn’t looking good and if it comes to tribal I am worried. I hope I can work something out with Lukas Anna and Madison, Joanna, or Sammy, or even Alex C if thats the only option. If we do lose tribal it’ll be info gathering time, trying to SUBTLY find cracks in the for. Or in the worst case scenario betray Zonko for some kind of position with Rosmerta.

https://vocaroo.com/i/s1Q4jnht0aI1

Kevin doing something very unexpected

https://vocaroo.com/i/s06QxTdrohXY

room of requirement + train wreck tribe + possible alliance of mykonos people + general stuff

im a #dumbass and i love elmo so much omfg but we're so alone also i love ruthie, alex, and kylie more than ash already but it would be so dangerous to flip bc they could run to ash and be like hey they want you out vote with us and get one of either elmo or i out ugh

Yeah, so, um, I suck at anagrams. Sammy, who is someone I trust 100%, said he went for the room as well, but said that he didn't get there first. I'm currently trying to decide if it is even worth trying to solve this anagram at this point. But I know that I want to work with Sammy. With a little help from Sammy, I finished the anagram and have submitted the link to my host chat, knowing full well that I am not getting a trip to the room. Mostly just wanted to finish it, because I would have felt like a failure if I didn't lol. Anyway, I hope that Olivia went for it and got it! I can't wait for Sammy and I to be reunited with her (and bring Lukas too).

I am really stressed about losing that immunity. The people that I DO NOT want to go: Lukas and Sammy. The people that I would prefer not to go but if sacrifices have to be made: AJ/Anna. I think Alex C is a very big asset in terms of challenges, but that is a little scary going into the merge. Stephen scares me a little because I have played with him before and I know how smart he is, but I also want to work with him because he is super smart and we never got a chance to really repair the broken ass relationship we had in Mykonos (game wise). Madison... she has barely talked to me... Lukas says that it would be a big move to get rid of her, but like I haven't formed really any type of relationship with her and she hasn't been doing that much in terms of challenges. She's looking like the best option... I'm planning on asking around a little bit to try and see what everyone is thinking but ya know, when people don't talk to you it is hard to tell

Madison tells me she’s heard Lukas name. I’m good with that. But Joanna tells me she’s not close with Madison and isn’t opposed to flipping on the Rosmertas. On one hand getting out a Rosmerta could help even numbers, but looking forward I’d rather break tribelines than stick to them. If we have less Zonko and more Rosmerta then its less likely to become ZvR at merge. But I want both Madison and Joanna as potential allies as I still dont know what really went on pre-swap. I don’t think I should tell Madison what Joanna said, but I might be able to sway Joanna to vote Lukas. I’ll wait to see what Alex C, Sammy, and Anna think.

I've changed my mind. Before I was thinking that in a dire situation I would vote for AJ. I have decided I was lying to myself, I am not voting for her. I want her to stay, because I really really like talking to her and I would just be sad to see her go. Idk why I thought I would have been okay with it.

*Me to Anna*: “oh you want to vote out Madison? Thats fine its Fine! All good I’ve got your back!” *Me internally*: “fuckfuckfuck” Ah well, if it happens it happens I live to vote another day. I just know this could blow up in my face. I might tell Madison, see if she has an idol.

yikes okay so we are going to tribal...i tried to get a lot of them..we were just three behind, rip. I found the link to go to the room of requirement but I was too late..somebody already beat me. I think it could’ve been elmo, Alex, or Olivia. I’m really hoping it was elmo. He is probably my closest ally and I’m trying to distance myself away from all the mykonos people...but i want to work with some of them. For example, Joanna and I didn’t get to work together in the game because we never got the chance. Stephen and I were going against each other in Mykonos but I wasn’t to try to work with him here. Olivia and Lukas are gonna work together so that makes me extremely nervous. I like Anna, she’s super cool and I’m really hoping we can work together for a long time. Alex is a great player all around so he makes me a bit nervous. Anyways that challenge was super fun and I’m glad I could help out!  The only names I’ve heard for the vote are Madison, Stephen, and Lukas, but i Like them all:/ i think Madison is going home which sucks bc i know how much she’s been wanting to play a Harry Potter game but she’s been busy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPBIwQyPWE

these hoes REALLY tryna push my name around today of all days. I GOTTA GO TO PROM Y’ALL THIS IS AN ALL DAY THING. catch me campaigning to stay while getting my hair done.

I’m so glad we finally won something woohoo! Right now I’m on a monorail to Epcot and glad I’m not having to worry about a vote!

Sammy, Joanna, and myself are tight. However, we cannot figure out the vote for tonight. We want Stephen gone but AJ is throwing a fit because she thinks it’s an attack on old tribe lines. For now we just have to make sure it’s not my trio that leaves. Idc about anything else. 

We won! I haven't been to tribal yet either! I wonder how long o can go without going to tribal :0

So this tribe swap is stressful. I have Stephen and Lukas from OG Zonko and then I met 4 new people... which obviously means we are in the minority if people are sticking to their og tribes. I vibed really well with Joanna and Alex C, they are really fun people. I don't 100% trust them yet but they are really fun to talk to. 

We lost immunity... shocker.. a tribe I'm on loses??? I'm shocked. Now I've heard literally everyones names except me or Joanna. People wanted Alex because he's so good at challenges but people that good at challenges go early merge and we need him to win the next challenge if we don't swap or anything yet. Every og Rosmerta has told me they like me more than their original tribe and that they wanna work with me, do I believe it?? ehh.. does it make me happy? hell yeah.. 

Alex wanted Sammy which threw me off because everyone has been saying Stephen. I don't want Stephen to go because he's an OG Zonko and i told him I would try to keep him safe. Now yes, I am going to TRY but I'm not going to put my own neck on the line for someone else. I don't think these tribe lines are too strong and I think they can be broken next round. People are also saying Stephen is a sneaky player from past games so maybe that is true? Who knows. My vote is still up in the air but I have work in like less than 2 hours so I'm gonna have to decide quick.

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I'm having a great time!!!!!!! We won!! This is so nice oh my god I spent three hours on that challenge and only found three things and i was so worried but we did it!

I can't believe we won again! I've been immune every single round which is lit af :') I lowkey made f2 with Kevin and talked about with Olivia. Gotta have your bases covered, yknow? I've been trying to keep talking to Ruthie, Kylie and Alex S so if we eventually lose, we can have an easy vote. ALTHOUGH, I do have to admit that I'm paranoid that the OG Zonko's are going to team up with Ash and vote Kevin off (I think that Kevin would be the first target because Kylie and Olivia are friends and I THINK they like me so they wouldn't want me out first. Who knows though! My perception could be really off!)

I feel like we might have another swap at 12, maybe not but it would be cool! This tribe is kinda scary because of Kev's maneuver! But I'm just trying to take it day by day right now. 

Rosmerta's tribe will be interesting to see because I hope that my OG tribe stays together to vote off one of the OG Zonko's. I still want Anna to stay because it would be nice to have an ally at the merge who I've known before the game. I also feel like Alex C could be in danger but I really hope that he's not! Pray for Rosmertas and Anna! If Stephen or Lukas went out it would be VERY nice because it would definitely weaken the supposed Mykonos alliance , still not sure if its true but there's defo rumors of that being a thing

Go to sleep to drama, wake up to drama. Its the drama ouroboros. So apparently Lukas, Sammy, and Joanna are targetting me for Mykonos, which is very rude but not unsurprising. But Madison Aex and Anna are going to save me and vote Sammy? Idk who to believe but I am more tempted to trust Anna atm.

Alright kids, we finally won something!  And thank gods too, because this weekend was TERRIBLE for me to try and scramble, so I got real lucky.  Also, of the 30 items, I found, like, half?  And I could've had more if I had, like, spelled Colin Creevey's name right?  So I feel good about that.

Anyway, here is my assessment of my current Zonko tribe, in no particular order.

Ruthie - light of my life, my moon and stars, I must ensure I have the opportunity to push her in front of a train at some point

Elmo - Easily the one I've talked to the most since the swap.  Nice kid, I like him, I think he's playing more naive than he actually is but that's fine.

Kevin - a mess, I'm love him, asked me for help on the challenge because he is a disaster, hopefully I can pocket him

Kylie - literally didn't message me until today, okay girl

Olivia - we keep missing each other and also I want her dead because Mykonos sooooo

Ash - whom

Operation "Save My Ass By Turning People Against Mykonos" is absolutely a go, though my hope is that I won't be in too much danger as a challenge asset, but this is also nearing the point where you gotta cut the challenge assets loose, SO!  We'll see!

I expect Anna to be voted out on the other tribe tonight because she is not a Mykonian and I know she was busy yesterday because it was her birthday, so I suspect she may not have had as much time to bond with the tribe as she would've liked.

I am a sneaky bitch holy hell. See Sammy and Joanna messaged me at the same time wanting to vote off Stephen. They also both wanted Madison gone for a hot second. So my thought process went to “huh, what if they do that to me?” So I went to AJ and asked if we could vote off Sammy. Then asked Madison, and told Stephen he basically had to or he’d be voted off.

Idk what it is with Sammy. I like him a lot as a person but game wise I just don’t think we’re ever exactly on the same page.

I also got into the room of requirement and got the marauders map. I picked it because of Daddy Lupin and that’s really only why. I get to see what alliances (or how many I forget) a person is in. I can use it once until the final seven. I don’t think it’s the strongest power I could’ve gotten but somethings better than nothing.

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OK so here’s my update on Boy, a lot of stuff happened since i said i would update on friday so this is gonna be massive and juicy as hell, shit literally hit the fan yesterday 

so on thursday, i went out for volleyball and he told me to meet at the restaurant where we work at 9pm so me and my friend got there at 9. he was late af. and i asked him when he was planning on coming and he said he would be there soon and he shows up w the girl he was seeing. i can’t say i was surprised because i knew it would happen but it was still :/ anyways, so on the way to the volleyball place, i spill everything that’s been happening to my friend and she told me she was in the same position as i was a few months ago and i was honestly so shook but i had a different outlook on things now because he was literally doing the same thing to her as he was doing to me. 

so when we get to the vball place, it was so awkward and i couldnt even look at Boy properly i felt so weird. so we started playing and me, my friend, and Boy were all on the same team and Boy was hella flirting and being all touchy, and the girl he was seeing apparently didn’t look happy and i sort of backed off because i really like her and she’s too nice for this. 

side note, fake love by drake came on and my friend looked at me and was like “this is a good song right? ;)” and i couldn’t stop laughing. 

so we went to a restaurant afterwards and me and my friend got in on one side and the girl he was seeing got in on the other side and left room for Boy to sit next to her, but he came and sat next to (really close to btw) a different girl (context: this girl is super duper pretty and she just broke up w her bf, so naturally Boy is trying to wheel that lmao) and girl he was seeing (let’s call her Jill, even tho thats not her name) was like “oh, ok” but yeah Boy and other girl were laughing and flirting the whole time we were there

i was pissed, but not pissed that he was flirting with someone else bc i knew he was and i have no right to be pissed about something like that because i was doing this same thing when he was seeing jill. i was more pissed that he was being so blatant about it. like there was no subtlety. so i told my friend i wanted to leave and we left, but they were still sitting hella close together. BUT im not gonna lie and say i wasn’t jealous bc i was, just a lil bit. 

on friday, Boy was texting me and asking me when we were gonna hang out (read: hook up) and i just felt super uncomfortable about the whole situation so i was kind of dodging that question and changing the subject. i guess the best way to put it is that i really really really like talking to him, but i just felt uncomfy about the situation he put me in so i was confused and conflicted. i had kind of made plans with him on saturday night so i told myself i would talk to him about it on saturday night and just spill everything i was feeling. 

on friday night, i was going out to a pub and another friend (lets call her C) who also works with me was going, and she had some experience with Boy so i thought i would tell her everything. anyways, she was being kinda judge-y (which i found so fucking rich bc while she was seeing Boy, she was still banging her ex so) but she ended up confirming that Boy was wheeling the girl he was sitting next to on thursday night, which didnt surprise me. we were kinda on and off talking about it the whole night, and i was in a really vulnerable place because i was so confused about my feelings on this whole thing and i basically laid out everything i was feeling to her. 

i invited Boy to come out but he said no, and i was like ok dude whatever thats your loss, but around midnight when coworkers started showing up at the pub, jill was there. and i was like alright, she doesn’t even really know the birthday girl because birthday girl (aka a close friend of mine) quit right after she started, but the MORE THE MERRIER I GUESS anyways, i got super fuckin turnt like i was drunk off my ass and it was amazingly fun. so close to the end of the night, i got in a table beside jill and asked her how her night was going and she told me she gave her number to the bartender and i was like oh. but i didn’t really say anything about it. when we were leaving, she was on her phone at coatcheck and she seemed MAD like really upset i think because whoever she was calling wasn’t answering the phone. someone mentioned it and it turns out she was calling Boy who told her at one point that he would pick her up from the pub and go back to his place. 

he never ended up answering so she shared a cab with us to go home and she was talking about how mad she was at him and how he committed to picking her up and he broke that, but she also mentioned something about him flirting with other girls and how she deserved better and my drunken mind was like OH SHIT but i kept my mouth shut. so anyway, Boy ended up calling her back but like, they were almost fighting over the phone idk i guess they made plans to meet up somewhere by where her car was parked and when she hung up, she was like “oh he’s gonna get an earful tonight” but i was too drunk and i got dropped off and i literally passed out as soon as i got into bed, and i really couldn’t bring myself to care about Boy at all because i had such a great night. 

so saturday rolls along, and i wake up feeling so good. like im in the best mood i have been in a while. but of course, since my work can suck balls sometimes, that good mood was ruined so quickly on in the night. first of all people were being assholes and it was super busy, but shit l i t e r a l l y hit the fan. so C and Boy were arguing and when C stormed off (partially bc she was mad and partially bc she had tables to serve) i asked Boy what that was all about. he wasn’t really mad, but he came up close to me and was like “actually, you got me in trouble too, bc you talked to C and C talked to Jill” and it was like steam actually shot out of my ears i was FURIOUS i was literally the most angry i had ever been in my life, but it was too busy for me to confront her about it

so i was trying to avoid Boy, and i think near the end of the night when he actually had time to notice that i had been avoiding him, i think he knew i felt awkward so he tried to make convo and stuff. but yeah, when it finally died down, C was standing off to the side so i flat out asked her why she told Jill when i asked her not to. she said that she thought it was in Jill’s best interest to say something to her and also she didn’t want me getting hurt. i was so angry because i trusted her and she literally told the one person i needed her not to tell just 5 hours later. she told Jill about me and the other girl, which is super annoying. it was none of her fucking business and not in her place to get involved at all. she took a situation that was admittedly bad, but SMALL, and turned it into something much larger than it needed to be. 

so yeah, i kinda had plans with Boy last night, but i needed to talk to a friend so i asked if she wanted to go for dinner and while we were making plans, Boy comes up and is like “oh you’re going for dinner” while kinda side-eyeing me and my friend turned to me and was like “is ____ allowed to come?” and i was like yeah sure because i was gonna talk to my friend about the situation and he’s literally involved so i wouldn’t be telling my friend anything he didn’t already know

and then the other girl he was talking to ended up coming as well which was fucking hilarious to me i was like dang why don’t we just invite Jill too and really make it a party. what was really funny though was that we were all talking about being mad at C but not really going into why we were mad but we all knew and it was the weirdest few hours of my life

but jill messaged me this morning a long paragraph and we talked things out and basically she’s not mad at me and she just wants the whole thing to be over, which i’m relieved about because i do too. like this is the first time im involved in a work drama situation and its really weird and i dont like it but luckily nobody knows except for the people who were involved which im happy about. 

so yeah. that was my weekend. idk if things with Boy are like... Over but i guess i’ll update if need be. 

i really don’t know how i feel about all of this, on one hand im relieved everything is out in the open but on the other hand i feel like it opened a can of worms that i really didnt want to see, you know? anyways yeah, thats pretty much it.