#like. idk. it's making me think of a spread in a magazine.

[raiiny-bay]

spent my day attempting more fo4 conversions & it went better than expected actually

[deus-ex-mona]

favourite stupid relationship dynamic: idiots who would immediately protect and defend the other but never themself

[tteokdoroki]

☆༉ — SATORU GOJO. a flicker of a flame.

about. when satoru notices the flicker of cursed energy within your unborn child, he starts to feel the weight and nerves of becoming a father.

warnings. minors, blank and ageless blogs do not interact! sfw, fluff, expecting parents, reader is pregnant, hospitals, nerves about being parents, listen idk how gojo’s cursed technique works so here u go >:( canon verse, expecting father!gojo, fem!reader.

“i can see it…like…flickering inside of you.”

satoru carries an expression of intrigue, like a child who’s just discovered a new sensation.

you flip the page of your magazine, not bothering to spare your husband a glance while you instead choose to admire the many strollers and their offers that decorate the page. “don’t be weird, satoru.” you tap a perfectly manicured nail against the one you like most, leaning over to show the item to him.

“but it’s there… like actually there.” the sorcerer replies, keeping his voice low despite the loud ambience of the maternity ward’s waiting room. people crying, people celebrating, families already full of children gathering around to hear more exciting news. “i like that one. it’ll fit in the hallway too. do you want it in grey or in black?”your husband passes you a pen from the depths of your tote bag in his lap, letting you circle the stroller in the magazine so you know to come back to it.

this time, you do him the honours of looking up at him — a fresh glare settled on your glowing features. “satoru gojo please stop referring to our baby as an ‘it’.” you sigh in exhaustion, watching him slump in his seat because you know he hates it when you’re irritated with him. “i thought you were excited about having a baby girl. and the grey one, it goes with your eyes.”

that seems to perk him up enough, earning you a kiss to your cheek that has you smiling like a fool in the nurses office. “sorry, sorry…” satoru starts to coo warmly, a soft tone that’s usually reserved for you and his students. “it’s just that… every time i look at you, i see two vessels of cursed energy instead of one. there’s a flicker of a flame there, right where she would be. it’s blowing my mind.” he points to your bump, nestled away under the layer of his clothing since they’re the only thing that makes you feel comfortable right now.

you close your magazine slowly, fighting the flutter of your heart and the warmth that spreads through your body. you know that your husband is being cautious, overly observant and extremely over protective — being pregnant and having a baby in your line of work was dangerous. scary, even. but you knew that satoru wanted this with you, and you him. that he cared a little too hard or worried slightly too much because while he was the strongest, you’d become every target and every weakness to him.

you and your daughter.

an unborn child who may possibly have the powers of a god among men.

so, instead you tuck away the irritation that comes with your hormones and let your gaze slink over to the large man squished into the abnormally small seat of the waiting room — just to be by your side. “do you need me to explain how pregnancy works, satoru?” you quip and rest your head on your knuckles, just to make him laugh and ease up a little.

a wiry smile starts to tug at the corner of his soft, pink lips. “i’d rather you show me but i think we got the fun part nailed.” gojo’s face splits into a wide grin, making you roll your eyes. “we made her, yanno. she’s alive in there because you’re keeping her safe.”

“and you too, mister six eyes.” you tap his skull, brushing against pure white locks, as gojo leans over you affectionately — probably in demand for a kiss (which you give).

the receptionist calls your family name from the front desk — no doubt to call you in for your neonatal appointment. another set of scans to help confirm your little girl is nice and healthy before you tell the rest of your friends and family later today.

gojo wanted to hand out copies of your scans to everyone at dinner. show off.

but as you stand, satoru goes quiet, offering you his hand as aid. “do you think…do you want…” pressing his lips into a thin line, your husband mulls over his words whilst guiding you down the hall to the doctors office — nodding to the receptionist to thank her as you pass. “i hope she doesn’t have what i have. i wouldn’t wish this burden on anyone.” he looks you straight in the eye, blue eyes piercing your soul. you feel your baby move and kick, forcing you to wonder if she’ll have the same mind blowing eyes as her father. “i hope she’s like you. beautiful and strong and—“

“ours. she’ll be ours and the best parts of both of us. her daddy’s strength, bravery, good looks and her momma’s wits, pretty ‘get me what i want eyes’ and smarts too.” you laugh, bright and loud as you cut gojo off — turning to look at him with a happy smile. “if she turns out like that, the best parts of both of us she’ll be perfect. i’ll love her because you gave her to me, we can figure out the rest later.”

that seems to reassure satoru, who sags in relief by your side as he wraps an arm around you, his large palm splaying across your baby bump. “you’re right, you’re right,” he grins again, feeling her little feet mercilessly kick at his palm. “as long as she’s healthy, we’ll be fine. i love you.”

“we love you too.” you swoon a little too much.

satoru gojo will be a great father, you think, your baby girl is so lucky — she has the strongest daddy in the world and he loves her a little too much already.

꒰ end. — all rights reserved © tteokdoroki 2023. do not copy, repost, translate & recommend elsewhere.

[viperixsworld]

GUTS, luke castellan x oc

(chapter one: new kid)

summary: Arianne and Luke just existing in camp and being the it couple.

disclaimer: im in introduction mood, so sorry. im thinking of making this story a full of oneshots and not a chapter after chapter think, idk. Enjoy this!!!

Set in Percy Jackson and the Olympians E1S1

Cabin ten, home to Aphordite's children. If Barbie and a military battalion had a kid, it would be the tenth cabin on Camp Half-blood. Arianne Deveraux was named captain and head counselor of the tenth cabin the day of her sixteen birthday, and since then she had to deal with all her brothers and sisters.

Two days later, Luke Castellan asked her to accompany him to a counselor meeting.

Said counselor meeting was actually a secret, not so secret, party for older campers, that had absolutly nothing to do with the fact that Chiron was out of camp in a secret quest and Mr.D had being persuaded with coke zero.

"Come on lovie, let's have some fun"

Wasn't he charming?

Apollo kids were at some (probably stolen) dj stuff, while Castor and Pollux were serving drinks and food. And every camper at sight waves and said hello to Luke. Three years at camp, and Ari was just starting to understand how deep Luke's influence run in the campus.

"So... are you gettin me a drink or what, champ?"

"And they said you were meek" laughed the boy.

"What can i say? Looks are deceiving"

"You don't have to swear it"

Later that night, when they had to break up the party after the earlier arrival of Chiron, some Demeter kid spread the rumor that captains of cabin 10 and 11 were making out behind a tree at the bonefire.

Some months after that, it was natural to see the two of them walking aroud camp, training together or swimming at the canoe lake. Her brothers and sisters would wait in the door of cabin 10, waiting for her to arrive past the curfew just to watch them say their goodbyes until next day.

"Quick! Hide behind the curtain!"

"Mitchell, she's gonna see you"

"Shut up, Val"

Arianne just draw her palm to her face as they stayed at the front door of cabin 10, her back facing the window while Luke only bit his tongue to avoid laughing at he situation. When Ari lifted her eyes from the floor, she found Luke's eyes just looking straight to her, as if he was trying to remember every little spot of her face, as if he was about to spend so much time without seeing her.

"Guess we have public tonight".

"They being spying us the whole day, I really hope they're not that bad when monsters are around"

Luke took a step foward, and before she could say her goodnight, he grabbed her face with two hands and kissed her on the lips. It was sweet and innocent and felt like being on a Pegasus. Her heart was beating faster than being chased by a monster and she actually heard the voices of her siblings giggling and clappin their hands.

"See you tomorrow at training, lovie"

Ari opened her eyes, finding Lukes mischievous grin, who was already on his way to his cabin.

"You just gave them a show" the girl complained

"No, your face did" responded the boy.

"I hate you".

"Nah".

She waved her goodbye to her boy with a foolish smile plastered on her face and prepare herself mentally for the nightmare of children behind that pink door. So, before entering, she breathed in and out three times, and stepped inside. She found all of her siblings looking at her, grinning at her, while poorly hidden behind curtains or under blankets.

"If your not dead sleeping before the count of ten, I will personally hunt you one by one in Capture the Flag"

This being said, the children practically flew to their bunkbeds as she directed herself to the twinbed she shared with her half-sister Silena.

The black haired girl was pretending to read a Vogue magazine when Ari just threw herself on her bed.

"Stop the act, Silena. I saw you looking out the window with Mitch and Val" said the captain.

Silena just left the magazine on the nightstand and looked at her big sister. They endured this for five seconds before brusting in laughs and putting her hands over their mouths to avoid bringin the attetion of the younger.

"Is he a good kisser?"

"Silena!"

"Don't shout! A girl just wants to know, don't blame me"

"It was all right" Ari said just staring at the ceiling "He felt right, get me?". Silena just looked to her sister in admiration, a look of pure happiness.

"Got it" she responded "Ugh, I'm so jealous... wish Charlie wasn't that dense".

"Give him time... it's not an easy task falling in love with a daugther of the goddess of love".

"Says the one with a boyfriend".

"Hey! It took time too, you know? Charlie will get it, don't worry about it. And if not, you can always leave it to your big counselor sister who can give him more chores!"

Silena just pushed her a little and they laugh again, falling sleep on the same bed after their conversation.

Later the same night, Arianne and Silena were woken up by a loud thud and the sun rays that sneak to the pinkish courtains. Apollo was feeling it today, huh? Arianne got off the bed, stretching after spending the night sharing a single bed with her dear sister, who kicks like hell.

"Mitch, what's going on si early?" she asked her little brother, who was running around the cabin with only one shoe one.

Did she sleep in? Why is everybody up that early? It was only 8:30 in the morning, most of the campers (especially HER campers) wouldn't leave their cabins until 9:00 for breakfast at mess hall.

She was sure as Tartarus that it wasn't inspection day, and she knew because the one in charge of that, was still lying in bed trying to get up. And Silena was really serious when it came to inspection day.

"A new kid entered at camp last night! Michael from Apollo said he killed a minotaur entering camp with Grover! Gods, he said the kid kept the horn!" said the boy before sprinting out the cabin.

What?

"Sil? Wake up, come on".

"Only five minutes" she murmured.

"Get your ass up!"

They dressed as quick as they could, (easy for Ari because she went to bed with the clothes from the day before). When both of them get to the mess hall, everyone was talking about the mysterious kid that one handedly got to kill a minotaur.

Apparently, poor boy passed out from the attack and was recovering in the infirmary, not even Apollo's children had access right now by Chiron's orders.

Silena went to their table, as for Ari, she was getting her food when Chris Rodríguez and Clarisse La Rue were having a conversation about it.

"I mean, a minotaur is big thing Clarisse".

"Beginner's luck, Rodríguez" said the Ares kid.

"Don't be mean, Clarisse" scolded the Aphordite's daugther entering the chat.

Despite being two opposite poles, La Rue and Deveraux had a good friendship and mutual respect. That probably comes from the close relationship between their godly parents (so to speak).

It was kind of relieving for Clarisse to know someone that she didn't need to impress. And for Arianne it was nice to have someone that wouldn't just underestimate her because of her looks, and actually saw that she wasn't a shallow, pretty face and that she could defend herself as well as any other demigod.

"Bet he's the son of Ares" said Chris "A new baby brother, Clarisse!".

Needless to say, Chris earned a hit from the Ares girl.

"What problem do you children of Hermes have with betting?" asked Arianne laughing while serving herself some pancakes with strawberry syrup.

"Make's life more insteresting, lovie" said a voice behind her, while an arm rested comfortably on her shoulders. "What are you three bickering about this morning, huh?" said Luke's voice.

"Good morning for you too" Arianne greeted.

With his arm still on her shoulder, Luke left a discret kiss on her hair. " What are the news?" he asked.

"Newbie kill a minotaur last night, and everyones freaking out" Clarisse said disdainfully.

"Unclaimed?".

"Seems like we'll have the bullslayer at our place, bro" said Chris before he and Clarisse went to their respective tables.

"Be nice to the kid, he is probably super scared right now" Arianne told Luke, gettin face to face.

Luke raised an eyebrow questioning her words.

"Im always nice to new campers".

Arianne just grinned and pecked his cheek before going to her sister, who was eagerly waiting for her pancakes.

[asukiess]

okay sorry, kind of a rant but something that just clicked for me is that Loveybug isn’t yknow, what I want ladybug to be, but the facet of her being over the top in love, super into romance and being what most would consider an annoying lovesick teen girl? I eat it up. like all the lame takes about her being a stalker and too pushy and blah blah. I want my goo goo eyes marinette. I want my teen girl with hearts in her eyes!!! because young love is so pretty and idealistic! I want Loveybug over her Teenbeat magazines with full spreads of chat and adrien. I want her feeling no shame in falling in love. I want her watching sailor moon (that normally marinette would probably find too silly/trite, which is also good bc THATS truly marinette) but idk. Does this make sense. I want her (desperately) wanting to believe that magical ice cream exists !!! soulmates !!!

Like it’s not who I want Maribug to be, I love her character - but I think it’s. fun. to really go ham about this side of her that’s usually mocked. and stuff young girls are mocked for. which isn’t saying much bc teen girls are mocked a lot for their interests but lol

[jfashion-confessions]

I feel so sorry for the mod because of all the Jirai asks that get flooded on here daily but I literally won’t shut up about this…

the only reason we’re even having this stupid Jirai discourse in the first place is because people love mindlessly consuming shit and spreading misinformation from overseas and that being topped by brands using words they shouldn’t use for their money hungry profit and stupid aesthetics. Consumerism has rotten everyone’s brains ever since aesthetics became this insanely important thing to make someone feel connected to whatever they do. The rise of aesthetics as a whole has ruined how people consume and enjoy things and it’s gotten to the point where people mindlessly use a slur for their clothing style.

I also don’t understand why it’s so hard for (especially western) people to stop using the word Jirai, if y’all are against using slurs like the r-word or n-word (which you should!) then why aren’t you against using Jirai? Just because Japanese girls use it for themselves? Most of the time that’s not even the case and you are the ones calling them Jirai girls because of their style. The tag is literally overflown with white women or fashion influencers. And even if a Japanese girl calls herself a Jirai, that would be the same category as black people calling each other the n-word. Its not your word to use since it doesn’t get used against you and it doesn’t involve you, no matter how much you think it does. You don’t get called Jirai by other people and get looked down upon for being mentally ill in a Japanese society that has the highest suicide rate. It’s not for westerners to decide what they are allowed to use or not. Idk why everyone is so obsessed with using whatever word they want as soon as it’s connected to Japan. The word doesn’t belong to westerners and they shouldn’t use it. Point blank period! Is it so hard to not call yourself a slur? Just because y’all want clicks on instagram and feel like you belong to a group? It’s disgusting. Nothing else. Use the BPD tag or Menhera tag for all I know. But don’t use a slur.

And I swear if I see one more person say girly kei isn’t a thing is gonna have to fight with me…the fashion has been called that for ages and just because some stupid YouTuber and afterwards fashion magazine decided to connect it to a slur everyone thinks it’s ok to use it? Pure insanity.…same goes for a bunch of famous western „Jirai influencer“ (Jesus that word alone makes me sick, imagine profiting from mentally ill people) shaming or trying to remove mentally ill girls from Jirai just because it makes them uncomfortable. It’s insanely annoying to see how many westerners are trying to erase Japanese people from the conversation and origin of Jirai just because „i want my silly little clothes and aesthetic that have a dark origin but I’m not like these people so please pay attention to me and give me clicks and likes but don’t associate me with these disgusting people thehe“

Anyway. I’m fucking tired of this discussion and every day I get reminded why I stopped engaging with the j-fashion community as a whole just because people forgot how to act and think critically about things all for the sake of profit and consumption and some stupid likes on the internet.

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[crehador]

package day! it's nuis nuis and more nuis this time (plus misc but all smic)

first the asanuma cover issue of seiyuu animedia aka the only thing i was originally going to buy lol

it's a lot bigger than i thought it would be and the pages are all thick like a proper photobook, asnm's warumono-san photoshoot is fucking glorious in its entirety and there are soma and shoutan spreads in here too (which is written on the cover but i was too asnm-focused to even notice until i flipped through)

got two copies to potentially cut one up for poster-making but... idk if i can bring myself to do that, might just keep a spare lmao

OK SO NOW THE NUIS. ALL THE NUIS

the family grows!! and by like a lot lmao

ew02 nuis have finally been obtained, and yes i got the new ones that i said were ugly (it was like an affectionate sort of ugly!)

i still need to get clothes for the 15cm fanmade ones, they're absurdly adorable (more stiff than i imagined, in a good way) but completely naked. so photo gets cropped here for now lol. did pick them up a... familiar-looking jacket they can share in the meantime though

ichiro cosplay jumpscare! not for wearing, will see if i can somehow incorporate it into a nui house/nest area

(just to be fair to the two blorbos i picked up a set of samatoki cosplay bracelets too lol)

anyway. most of the nuis are new but the orig design ichinui and samanui are dupes because......

these new ones have bones! and beef. with the original originals. but. surely they'll start to get along soon......

i thought a lot about getting just the bones and doing the surgery myself but honestly i don't have the heart to cut them open. or the skill lmao. so luckily managed to find a listing for bone-in ones

grabbed a bunch of clothes for them too

and love them, holy shit they fit so well. if i can find this shop again i might buy more next time

(they're too cute for me to change their clothes now... will get around to letting them try on the other outfits later)

last but abso-fucking-lutely not least FOOD CRIMES GEORG HAS BEEN PROCURED

been on the hunt for these stands since the designs first came out tbh, candyapplegate will never die. to me. ichiro what is the matter with you

(the stands are TINY but i love them to bits)

so yeag the "just two magazines" order became very much. not that lmao. there's also a postcard that deserves its own post so i'll get to that once i clean everything up

think i finally have enough nuis now <- guy who has 2 more on preorder for this month lmao

[swiftviolets]

top 23 screenshots of 2023 <3

i was tagged by @applesaucesims a while ago to share my top 23 screenshots of 2023 and it was actually pretty hard to pick just 23!!!! i've seen a lot of people do them by month but because i made this blog in like may i'm just post them all as one :) some are raw some are edited its a real mixed bag i've seen a lot tagged in this already but if you haven't done this yet consider yourself tagged <3!!!

i thought she just looked cool here :(

2. i like the vibe of it and again i just thought she looked cool here lol. i wanna remake this so bad

3. i really like the angle i got w this, like its from elvis' pov. he wants attention but neither are giving it him

4. this was initially from when i started to make pictures to go around lori's apartment but never got around to finishing them. its a little lori and her oldest brother before he goes off to fight in korea :)

5. elvis was not having being held!!!

6. this was when i first started messing around with tool and i just love this shot a lot

7. one of my faves of all time!!!! i cant wait to add more context to this as i get deeper into four to one

8. i was trying so hard to get that feel of an up and coming band and their first album. i looked at a lot of old 60s garage band album covers and some were so raw like literally just a bunch of guys posing somewhere and thats what i attempted to duplicate with this :)

9. i could've honestly included the whole post this screen was from but out of all of them this was my favourite. idk i just like its the first little glimpse you get of new orleans before the street scenes. i was trying to set the mood a little lol

10. literally not a thought inside his little orange head <3

11. i used another angle of this pose for the initial post its from but idk i also liked this one a lot too i think lou's awkwardness makes it for me lol

12. i really like how andy looks back to lori as she was leaving. he looks so helpless and ideally he'd have gone after her but a) he didn't want to deal with her anger and b) he was really not in the mood to receive any shit from the rest of the group, and out of the 2 he's not ready to face lori's wrath!!!! i also like the couple on the left bc they could legit be talking about anything

13. the way they're looking here.... ough. in the story post they take a few moments to watch lori pass before initially approaching her. the look they give her is mixed with the displeasure of spending their friday night tailing their boss' 'girlfriend' and just your typical male gaze of watching girls go by

14. i think i peaked with this shot. she was literally just getting into a car what an absolute icon

15. & 16. the way she looks at him and the way he looks at her...... chefs kiss. she's annoyed and he can tell but that doesn't stop him with appreciating how she looks

17. its my blog header image for a reason <3

18. i love this little moment of intimacy between them. their relationship can feel more like an acquaintanceship at times, especially with how marco speaks to lori and how he treats her. i like in this shot it captures a rare moment in their relationship where lori is genuinely sweet and he's soaking it all in. also i really like both their side profiles hehe

19. i was starting to take screens for a post i was going to make then i just forgot about it but i really like this and how it's a little sneak peak on what to expect later on in four to one :)

20. i just love how the preset i used made this screen look tbh

21. just a cute lil gameplay moment no poses or anything just love between a girl and her cat <3

22. & 23. taken from lori's magazine spread i just really like how candid they look both look

[lindszeppelin]

I’m the anon that talked about Dua/Cal/Aus being relatable (…ish haha I mean, they’re still rich af), I just keep finding interesting stuff:

I just saw a comment on a pic of K&A at Halloween with their Andy+Edie couple costumes, where they (the commenter) said that it’s interesting K&A chose A+E as their couple costumes, because Andy and Edie had a doomed relationship.

So off to google I went (I knew very little about Warhol, and nothing of Edie), and found this fascinating Vanity Fair piece talking about their relationship. It’s amazing and interesting how much they have in common to K&A. Edie was a spoiled rich girl, Andy was not. Edie was 15 years younger than Andy. She was sort of an It Girl but not much else. She was also a lame actress…

Just found it so interesting that they chose those two, who had a troubled relationship and ended up splitting bc she cheated on him with…BOB DYLAN (who knew Elvis, so there’s another weird link)

Also, Andy did some Elvis pop-art too 🤣🤣🤣

And let’s not even get started on the weirdness of A being so respectful of Elvis and talking about how it bothers him that people had been making Elvis into a halloween costume…when his gf and her ex did exactly that…and then the ex went on to play Elvis too 😂 …and her brother’s name is Presley! Like, the whole thing is odd…

But yea, the Edie+Andy costumes made me wonder a lot haha

Sorry for the long message! Lol

oh girl well first of all, Andy and Edie Segwick is an interesting story. Edie was his muse for a long time. She was definitely one of the It Girls of the time. He put her in a few of his movies (he had a film company in which he made extremely indie films, and some erotic type ones. not porn, but just innuendos and all that. artsy). they had a working relationship. Andy was gay and had written in his diary about male lovers he was infatuated with romantically. Him and Edie weren't in a romantic relationship, even though idk why it gets written as one. It wasn't. She was his artistic muse, and he put her in all of his movies. That was it basically lol.

don't forget this part though...i think the reason why they dressed as Andy and Edie was because Austin's spread with Interview Magazine had came out not long before that halloween party. Andy Warhol was the founder and creator of Interview Magazine. It was essentially like one big PR stunt, the Halloween costume.

But yeah, the uncanny-ness of it all with them going as A+E is not lost on me

[where-did-the-groove-go]

a PSA for anyone dressing as Ron Mael for Halloween

(Or any other time of year, because that is also completely valid :))

Idk if deciphering horrendously pixellated scans of old magazine articles is a talent unique to me, but I managed to decipher the entirety of that Groom at the Top one so here you go: Ron's hair regimen.

The article is from 1974, so Sparks would've been living in England at the time and thus the Yardley brilliantine will be most authentic -- but if you're in the US and want to grab everything on one trip to Walmart, there's another brilliantine from a brand called Tres Flores. A bit stickier and shinier, but it works just as well.

And okay, Ron didn't actually use Aqua Net, but the hairspray he mentioned is no longer made. Everything I've ever read about 1970s hair care, though, says that all the "dry look" spray products for men were basically just repackaged Aqua Net.

So without any further ado, let's hear the facts from Ron. (Article transcribed below)

"First of all it's essential that your hair is fairly short. Remember that maintaining this style involves a daily ritual every morning. Otherwise it won't last very long."

"To start with wash your hair, to get rid of all the grease from the day before. After it's washed leave it quite damp, don't towel it off too much. This is quite important."

"Then spread some Brylcreem on one of your index fingers, rub it between your palms and apply it to the hair. Then do the same with an equal amount of Brilliantine."

"Next you have to comb it using preferably the wide end of the comb so that it leaves wide tracks in the hair, for some reason it looks better if you have fairly fallow grooves running across your head."

"Once that's done you can then spray it with a kind of lacquer called Brut Extra Hold Hair Spray. After that you're all set for the rest of the day. It's a long process, about 10 minutes every morning, but once you've done it you can forget about it for the next 24 hours."

"If you suffer from electricity in the hair you can add some anti-static spray -- the sort that's meant for records. We tried it for a while. I don't know whether it cured the static, but it sure does wonders for the hair."

So successful has Ron's image been that he is quite prepared to adopt it for the rest of his life.

"I've got quite used to it now, it's become a habit. It's my natural style. I'm not trying it out to see how it works. This isn't a phase I'm going through. This is the way I am. Till death do us part."

Naturally enough as with all progressive ideas, there are many drawbacks to the Ron Mael look. Ron is only too well aware of them.

"When I'm walking on the streets I get people yelling wanting to know who let me loose or telling me how much I look like their father. Also having short hair means you can get very cold in the ears at times."

But there are still advantages.

"It's a good way of starting conversations at a party. All you have to say is, 'So what do you think of my hair then?'"

-----

A couple tips from me: "quite damp" doesn't mean "still dripping", you'll want a VERY generous fingertip full of product if your hair is a bit longer (like present-day Ron length), and try to fuss with your hair as little as possible when combing it into the desired shape so that it doesn't lose too much of its hold.

Not gonna lie, I'm still looking for a more "socially acceptable" way to wear this stuff as a female, 'cos it makes my hair feel soooooo soft and nice, and it smells fucking AMAZING...

[mistressemmedi]

can i add my two cents on the papgate? i definitely agree the previous anon who is friends with a nicki minaj stan, they are absolutely crazy and if there is anyone out there who is crazier than them is definitely the paps.

however, the photos not having been published anywhere still doesn't sit very right with me. i don't think you can't be relevant enough for paps to take photos of you but not relevant enough for the said photos of you not being published at any magazine. (or maybe they are some kind of schrödinger's cat of relevancy lol). and we are talking about trash papers in here like sun, daily mail etc. let alone having some kind of politically correct stand, they love to feature people like her just to generate clicks using her "controversies". so her not being liked much isn't a con but a very much pro for them.

another point is that they are actually in eden rock in st. barts which is like the exclusive of the exclusive and *here comes the joke* the beach is private. as the anon said, f1 is still somewhat niche sport, so good quality photos taken in private beach of a couple who is very much irrelevant to non-f1 audience makes me more inclined towards someone *ehem* let the paps know they were there.

finally i understand how the constant body shaming would make her conscious about herself and discourage her, but also the photos didn't show anything new that gossip blogs hadn't already used to bash her. like everyone speculated about pregnancy in fia gala too while she basically dressed up as a nun.

and a final note or another idk "coincidence" is that, they aren't the only f1 couple who got papped in here. carmen and george also got papped in the exact same beach last year (or the year before that, not exactly sure). i believe eden rock management has some serious questions to answer about their privacy policy lmao.

The body shaming is a bit Yikes™

In any case, I find it interesting as well that no news outlet picked up the pictures.

I mean, we had a full spread on Charlotte's sizzling physique thanks to the Daily Mail last year (I'm still cringing thinking about it) and while Charles is a Ferrari driver (and therefore more... Marketable? Idk lmao), Max is a world champ.

Yet nobody picked up the pics - you would have thought that after Kelly's Vogue spread there would have been some kind of interest in high profile romantic couple of Formula 1 (according to some) but it's been crickets instead lmao

[maribelleventadour]

i read tomie for the first time earlier today - despite being a big junji ito fan this one just didn't cross my mind before for whatever reason - and i'm mulling over it.

subjectively i always associated ito with championing, not exploiting women in horror. he often employs female protagonists and sexualisation/brutalisation of female bodies just isn't his thing. (plus i believe he was published in shoujo-oriented magazines?) so while i don't want to claim him as a feminist hero, i suppose it was shocking for me to read his series about the repeated, brutal, graphic murders of a teenage girl, happening over and over.

tomie is both the protagonist and the monster, but there is always a distinct lack of a feeling that what happens to her is deserved on any level. it feels that she is simply trying to navigate society and looking for love, however oddly she understands it. she feels inhuman but not in a way a dehumanised, objectified woman feels, but like a worm or mushroom feels inhuman. like an organism that does not align with humanity without malice.

though the first few high school-adjacent chapters are dropped as a plotline, and though tomie is already a mystery when chapter one starts, i do enjoy reading the first story as a curse on both tomie and everyone who let her die - she will spread her spores and live again and again not knowing why she has to keep dying, but all of humanity will presumably one day crumble against her. there is a very characteristic junji ito pessimism to that.

i don't think there's a deliberate social commentary to this story, but as all art is political i have to think that (while there are a few women who grow to hate and try to kill tomie) men first love her obsessively and then are eager to brutalise her immediately after realising she's not a beautiful object for them to fetishise. i haven't read barbara creed's book on the monstrous feminine but i believe there's something there. keeping with the idea that tomie is not evil, but simply misaligned with humanity, makes her clearly the victim, despite being an endlessly replicating cancer creature.

idk i don't have a closing thought. in the last two years i've started watching horror movies for the first time and i've been enjoying thinking about female characters and bodies in the genre. tomie is a strange case to me where i feel i should be revulsed but instead i'm just, pondering.

[1d1195]

WDYM YOUR STUDENTS DIDNT KNOW WHO HARRY WAS?!?! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK???? I swear some of them HAD to be lying???! Like my parents know who Harry is and I literally have never mentioned anything remotely related to Harry to them?! Plus my parents aren’t super into American pop culture like that lol Anyways it’s a WIN for you that your bf looks similar to Harry lol

It’s so sweet that you and 🐱anon met like that! Thats so cute!!

BESTIE LITERALLY ARE YOU FUCKING WITH ME?!? THAT IS DING HARRY?! I JUST GASPED!!this is creating images in my head that are making me spiral 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 he’s so hot I can’t! The vibes he’s giving off is so mature MAN yet in a hot way? Idk if that makes any sense lol Plus I’m always excited for anything you do!

Things have to get better, WE BOTH NEED TO WIN!!! And I’m sorry you’re having a rough time too :( I completely get spreading yourself thin and not feeling alright! I think the world just feels too overwhelming rn and of course personal stuff gets in the way but I hope you remember to take a second to breathe and just stay a bit grounded! And nope you’re not being extra,you’re allowed to feel like this it probably only feels a bit “extra” bc it’s probably getting to a point where is a bit much and I’m sorry for that :( Also hoping that your break come SOON you deserve a little break!

And no need to feel bad about my exam! Literally it was SOMETHING but it’s done at least lol and bestie the hot was SO SWEET! I’ve never seen him until yesterday but he was so nice! He came in a bit flustered because he almost when to the wrong building lol but he told me good luck and kinda just hit it off like convo was flowing very naturally before we started the exam! Nothing came out of it though bc I don’t even know his name lol but it was nice to just have that little moment lol

Oh you don’t have to thank you! I genuinely enjoy getting to chat with you! It doesn’t feel like a chore or anything! You always make me smile! I love you and I hope that your week gets better! Thank you for always being there for me! I LOVE YOU BESTIE!-💜

Tbh I don't see too much of Harry in my bf. But this is a little snippet of something from my classroom hehehe it’s from a magazine that I got at Barnes and Noble last year 😂 the kids think I’m crazy (which is probs accurate)

My dad literally called me during the Manchester United game a month ago or whatever and told me Harry was a big deal and he always calls me when the news announces that 1D is having their anniversary every july. So I also think it’s impossible that they don’t know who Harry is if my dad knows who he is. They’ll also say “do you like Harry” and I’m like “what gave it away?”

Yes! He’s going to be younger but that’s the hair and vibe I want for him 🤭

I hope you run into our new hottie again. I know he won’t replace hot professor but a hottie is a hottie 😭

Life is extremely overwhelming lately! Just added like another 700 things to my to do list 🙃 I hope we get an easy week. Love you bestie! 😭💕

Xoxo

[miutonium]

Just curious, what do you learn in college?? Since I see you mention you're in an art school. I want to go there when I finish high school so any advice?? I love your art and I just want to be as good as you in the future as well ✨️

Hi hi! Yes I do and I am suffering every second of it 🥰

Just kidding! I love doing what I do in school, I get to learn tons of new stuff and step out of my comfort zone! I am currently taking Visual Communication since I'm aiming to work in ad agencies (or just an in-house designer for any companies) in the future!

Here's the thing though, art school doesn't actually teach you to draw from scratch. You have to know the fundamentals like how to draw and basic design knowledge if you want to have an okay time in school because most classes I had they expect us to have a basic knowledge on certain mediums and software. I struggled in my first semester because idk how to use Adobe Illustrator (which is actually so funny to me since most of my artwork are lineless and looked vector) and I cried because I cant figure out how to use the fuckin pen tool. I am okay with using AI now though after being forced to use it for 2 years but I still prefer PS and InDesign over any other day. I admit that I have an easier time at school as oppose to my classmates because while they entered art school right after graduating high school (public schools here deemed art to be unimportant and it's common that the timeslot for art class is used as replacement class for other subject so students graduating from public school almost learn art through self studies), I came from an art vocational school and also went to a private uni for graphic design briefly so I have a bit of prior experience unlike my classmates just started tinkering into digital media in art school.

Experience may vary from countries and schools but from what I can gather and generalize from my experience being in art school for 2 years, if you can afford being in an art school, can afford to pour your time in school, passionate about your craft and want to pursue working in the creative industry, please totally go for it! You don't only learn how to draw but also learn how to organises your work and prep your work for professional settings! For example idk shit about printing and packaging before going to school and it sounded like a minor thing here sure but there's much more logic and black magic fuckery that goes behind the scene to make a single magazine (look up reader vs printer spread!). I get to learn tons a cool stuff about mass production and making designs for those purposes. You don't get to know those things through self-learning. Art school has taught me a lot on how to design for others to see and perceive and not just for me and I just think this is neat for me especially when I always want to make cool ads for people.

Hopefully this doesn't sound too complicated and deter you from being in art school (especially when all i do these days is moaning about wanting school to be over. Im just burnt out tbh lol but i swear i love what im doing in school lol). I hope you get to make a good choice for yourself and whatever you pursue in the future will be good for you💕💕💕

[seokmatthewz]

yeah the matthew evil edit really surprised me cause I thought he's was like mnet's darling so I was just like ????? the whole time. my mum even said she was glad that we decided not to watch it live cause matthew placing 9th was stressful and she wouldn't have been able to handle it without knowing the final ranking. I would have been so upset to see haruto seowon and woonggi especially all eliminated at once >.< I'm really looking forward to what everyone does after this tho cause I'm thinking a bunch of the guys are gonna debut soonish and I know ciipher is having a cb, so I hope ptg and nine.i will too? I'm glad to see some of them already doing photoshoots and magazine spreads. I think it's just the beginning for a lot of the trainees

EVERYONE DID HE GOT SHIT ABT IT EVEN KDLSDKL god no season of any show has gotten me quite this riled ive recounted the entirety of boys planet to like 5 people who didnt watch the show in extreme detail but just the matthew parts KLFDSKL i was fully going off the rails like my poor little adhd hyperfixation having ass popped off in such a monumental way it was so serious for me that i had people telling me they were genuinely concerned for my wellbeing going into the final episode it was so bad KLFDSKLDSKL i had like a perpetual pit in my stomach for the entire week leading up to the final i was truly losing it KLFDKS so glad i am free the relief i experienced when they called him was so extreme KLFDSLK idk how soon they'll debut???? but we shall see!!! i'm mostly excited for ciipher and nine.i !!! i think nine.i are even performing the same day as zb1 for kcon japan so i am begging for a love killa team reunion kldskldf i have no idea whats happening w ptg rn but i rlly hope theyll have a comeback !!!! and yeah for sure!!! survival shows have become such a like intrinsic part of debuting and gaining popularity at this point in the industry i really do find it so interesting like it is kinda difficult to find a new group that hasn't had at least one member on a survival show because of how saturated the market for them is recently. i'm curious to see if they'll like increase in frequency now that we r allegedly in the 5th gen or whatever KFDSKLSD tho eventually i will have to stop watching them bc it makes me nervous to see all these super super young trainees like i am so worried for yujin KFDSKLDL

[baebywendy]

Kpop releases in January, let's talk about it. I wasn't on track with most of the releases but I will be talking about the ones that I know of.

Also I will not be talking about New Jeans because I just feel weird liking them but their music is okay. That's just my opinion on that. Yeah its fresh in kpop but I just can't get into them because of their age and it just a personal thing (mostly to do with the director). That's it.

I was actually inspired to write this when I saw this video on youtube (Personal hell for kpop sometimes) and this youtuber was saying everything sucks and it was just rip off of something else. I'm going to say it, some Kpop stans these days are so annoying lol. Its 2023 and I deadass don't think theres anything you can make new. Even New Jeans, that isn't new within music. It just old pop music that's in a oversaturated girl crush movement in kpop. That's it lol. Anyways...

Shooting Star by XG

Loved it. I loved this song and the music video was the best music video I have seen in terms of editing. The song is old 2000's and it was great. The whole video was a Japanese teen magazine that I used to read. The song is so good

Moonlight Sunrise by Twice

Music for pretty people. That's it. This song is simple, yes I agree with people on that but I don't care. I just really liked the rap and the way their voices sounded on the track. People were saying it sounded like Dua Lipa's sweetest pie and honestly I personally don't hear if anything I can hear Ariana Grande sing this song. That's not a bad thing but for some reason people were acting like it was a bad thing. I don't know I'm just looking at the song as a Twice song and I like it

Stamp On It by Got The Beat

Another song that I liked. I just feel like people just like to complain about anything at this point. This song is better then step back in my opinion and its more catchy. The girls looked great in the music video and Boa is mommy. The only thing I didn't like was the baby baby part, I wished it was only at the end and that was it. Other than that, I liked the song, not love but like

Love War by Yena

A song that got mixed views on it and I understand why. Yena had the concept of spreading happiness or playfulness with her music. Then Love War came out, I can see why people disliked it. It was okay, wasn't crazy but it was okay. I'm not mad at it

Rose Blossom by Hi-Key

I wasn't expecting this from them but was I glad they dropped it. There's something about this song that makes me feel nostalgic and idk why. The one thing I will say is wtf are they wearing for this song, it doesn't match the vibe at all but other than that I liked it

Primrose by Primrose

These two girls wrote this song themselves, amazing. I can imagine doing that. I don't the instrumental of the song sadly but their voices sound so good in it, I wish I liked it more

Aurora by Cigature

I need more of this concept from groups. It's cute and I fucking love when kpop groups do cute shit, do it more

Twinkle Twinkle by ILY:1

Music for pretty people. I fucking love this concept so kpop do more of it damn it

I think I got most of the releases but overall January wasn't bad like how some people were acting like it was lol. I think it's a good starter for the music of 2023 for Kpop. I'm excited for February because StayC and Fifty Fifty is coming back and i love them. Can't wait for Feb :)