#lowkey have been slightly scared about coming on tumblr recently

[jinchuls]

i feel icky but in the anxiety way

[poraphia]

Halloooo ^^ ..

I read a lot of ur stories and now Im in love with fictions :3 (might need therapy cuz of it but nvm that)

U an amazing writer <3

(Im pretty new to Tumblr so extremely sorry if this ends up where it shouldnt be or smth like that lol)

But anywaaay , Can I pls request a Wilbur Soot angst fic :D ?

Im going thru THAT phase rn so anything would be awsome really ..

Maybe a fight (unintentionally) breaks out between Wilby and reader and Wilby accidentally raises his voice and reader gets scared ? I know its a cheesy story and people might'a written before but I barely find Wilbur angst fics anymore :(((

Anyway , Thank u so much .. U dont have to write any of this if ur uncomfortable .. Hope ur doing okay :> .. Take care n' bye :D

"You’re Being Too Loud."

➵ PAIRING! cc!stressed!wilbur x stressed!reader

➵ CREATING! 10.12.23 | 1444 words

➵ CONTAINING! angst to comfort, wilbur is ignoring reader, reader lowkey has attachment issues, reader sensitive to loud noises, wilbs is overworked

➵ SAYING! hiii @toastyliltoasts41 welcome to tumblr! sorry for the late late response but i hope you enjoy :) personally going thru this myself especially w so much work ive been doing recently and also im noise sensitive (literally walk around with noise canceling headphones all the time). thank u for all the nice words!

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I slipped off my shoes and placed them near the doorstep. My socks glided against the furnished planks as I slid to our shared office. I dragged my backpack behind me, feeling the weight of my laptop, notebooks, and textbooks. Once I made it to the room, I placed my bag on the chair and unpacked all my belongings onto my desk.

Today was too exhausting, and the one thing I dreaded doing right now was to open my laptop and be faced with more work. Instead of taking my laptop with me, I grabbed my phone and dragged myself out of the office and into the bedroom.

After changing into my loungewear, I snuggled myself into silk sheets, shivering a little from the cold fabric wrapping around my body. Ignoring the chill, I held up my phone with both of my hands and swiped open the messaging app to text my boyfriend. I glanced at the past messages, realizing that Wil hasn’t responded to any of my messages from this afternoon. The last time he texted was this morning when was telling me what time he would come home. Sighing, I typed in another message in hopes that this time he would respond.

“Hey, I’m home now. Too tired to cook food today. Let’s order something when you get home? <3”

I clicked send before clicking off my phone and placing it on the nightstand. My eyes fluttered close, and slowly, I drifted off to sleep.

I woke to the sound of footsteps clicking against the ground. With my hands I pushed my body up to examine the noise. From the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a familiar tall figure headed toward the office. A small smile formed on my face as I carefully got out of bed.

My bare freet pressed against the cream colored carpet. I wandered around the hallway before finding the office door slightly ajar. Through the crack I saw Wil hunched over his computer. His sweater’s sleeves were rolled up to his elbows and his fingers hastily clicked against his keyboard. Quietly, I approached him from behind, throwing my arms around his shoulders and hugging him close.

Wil quietly hummed in response. I titled my head, pecking his cheek, but he didn’t react and instead his eyes stayed glue to his screen. My eyebrows slightly furrowed, but nonetheless, I continued hugging him.

“Hey, sweetheart.” I mumbled in a croaky voice.

“Hey,” he replied blankly.

“Did you see my texts earlier today?”

“Uh huh,” He said absently. “I saw the message after I ate though. Sorry.”

I felt my chest tighten a little, hurting at his absence. All I wanted in the moment was a hug and a conversation about each other’s day, but instead, he was absorbed in his work and couldn’t even make the effort to look at me.

“Wil, can we talk?” I asked.

He slightly shook his head. “No, not right now, honey. This video has to be out by tomorrow and one of our editors hasn’t been feeling well so I took up the work.” He explained briefly.

“But you’re already busy working at the studio…” I mumbled.

“I know, but I can finish this up by tonight. Just give me some time, please.” He requested. My heart skipped a little, feeling like a dog that had been put aside for a brand new puppy.

“Wil, you haven’t talked to me all day. Could we at least just have dinner together?” I nearly pleaded.

“I already said I just ate, (y/n).” Wil said rather sternly. “Please can I just finish my work?”

“But I want to spend time with you.” I said, speaking up a little bit. I unwrapped my hands away from him and stepped back a little. He turned his chair a little to face me with one of his hands still on the keyboard. He looked up at me, a stressed but furrowed expression on his face. I wrapped my arms around myself, hugging my own chest.

“I want to spend time with you but you’re basically prioritizing this work over me.” I said again. “I understand that sometimes you have too much work. I understand that. But we haven’t been spending time with each other for the past few days and it’s driving me crazy. I just want to relax with you, Wil.” I bit the insides of my cheek. Wil, in turn, sighed and rubbed his nosebridge.

“I’m not prioritizing work over you, (y/n), I’ve just been busy lately and this argument is just stressing me out even more.” His words were spat out like venom.

“Which is why I’m asking that we just spend time together! This isn’t just for me, but it’s for you too.” I threw my hands up, frustrated. “Wilbur, we can relax together! You’re acting like this isn’t stressing me out either!”

Wil got up from his seat now. His tall figure nearly towered over me, making me slightly cower. “I DON’T WANT TO FUCKING RELAX RIGHT NOW, (Y/N)! I HAVE SHIT TO DO!”

I stepped back, nearly stumbling. Without realizing, tears were running down my burning hot cheeks. The air went cold and I felt this hallowing emptiness surrounding me. A ringing was bouncing in my eardrums and goosebumps ran through my arms and legs. He looked down at me, eyes wide as if he just realized what words escaped his lips. Before he could say a word, I walked out of the office and back into bed, slamming the door behind me.

I jumped into the mattress and buried my face deep under the sheets. I quietly sobbed into the fabric, not caring for the tears darkening the silk. It didn’t take but a couple minutes later to hear the creaking of the door and soft footsteps approaching the bed. I lied still under the covers as I felt the mattress dip from a newfound weight.

Wil sat there for a while. His knee shook a little, making a tiny thumping noise against the floor. I was turned away from him with his lower back lightly pressing against the heel of my foot.

“(y/n)..?” He softly called out for me. “Are you awake..?”

I shifted a little, moving my foot away from him to let him know I was listening. He sighed with his leg coming to a stop.

“(y/n), I’m sorry. I—I’ve just been really stressed, but that gives me no right to start yelling at you. And me being really busy has been taking away the time with you.” He paused a little bit, presumably licking his lips. I still didn’t have the courage to move. Instead I laid still, not daring to move. “I’m really sorry, (y/n).” He apologized again.

A deep sigh huffed from my nostrils before I sat up, letting the sheets cascade off my body. He turned his head to look at me, his feet still planted on the ground. I looked into his eyes, seeing the pained looked deep in those irises.

“Y-You know I don’t like loud noises.” I croaked out, my voice cracking with my words. He slowly nodded, bringing his legs up on the bed to fully face me. “And I really don’t like it when you yell. Please, I really just wanted to spend time together.”

“And we will spend time together.” He grabbed my hands and cradled them in his. “I’ll message Elodie right now if she could finish the work. But right now, it’s going to be me and you together, okay? We can maybe catch up on our show and I’ll order some food for you, okay?” He reassured, rubbing his thumb against the back of my hand. “Maybe I’ll steal some fries from you every once in a while.”

I giggled a little. “Noooo! Get your own food!” I whined, lightly pushing his shoulder. He chuckled in response before wrapping his arms around me, pulling me close to his chest. I wrapped my arms around his torso in response, breathing in his scent.

“I just missed you, Wil, you know that…” I softly whispered. He nodded, running his fingers through my hair.

“I missed you too. I promise I do.” He whispered back. His voice was low and deep but he made sure to maintain his volume. It was soothing, something I could fall asleep to,

and most importantly,

it wasn’t loud.

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a / n ~ hope you enjoyeddd notes of all kind are super duper appreciated! if you wanna be in a taglist or an anon my inbox is always freee :D ALSO SURPRISE!! TWO ONESHOTS IN ONE DAY I AM ON A ROLLLL

[unfortunate-stranger-losers]

Six Baudelaires AU, Part One: Reference Guide

A quick guide for everything I intentionally referenced in The Six Siblings, Part One: There’s No Happy Endings, Not Here and Not Now.

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Without further ado... 

Chapter One / Prologue - in which the Baudelaires make a Fort 

“Mother and Father are gone again, and we can’t get Sunny to shut up.” [...] “Where are Mom and Dad?”

This is relevant throughout the entire fic; the Netflix!Baudelaires (Violet, Klaus, Sunny) refer to their parents as “Mother and Father”, while the Movie!Baudelaires (Lilac, Nick, Soli) refer to them as “Mom and Dad.” This is because they did so in their respective adaptations. 

In case you missed the origin of the Movie!Baudelaires names: 

Lilac is also a purple flower, similar to Violet. 

Nick and Klaus are both diminutives of Nicholas. 

Solitude and Sunny are both popular candidates for S Theodora Markson’s first name in the prequel series, All the Wrong Questions. 

Lilac said, moving up next to the crib and smiling as some hair fell out of her ponytail and into her face- ugh, she’d have to braid it back before breakfast. 

obvious reference to the fact Movie!Violet has four braids at any given time. 

Lilac sighed. “Vi, can you pass the hone- is that my sweater?”  Violet glanced down at her outfit, and then glared at her sister. “Well, it’s not like you were going to wear it.” “That’s mine, Nancy gave it to me for my birthday!”

“Nancy” is a lowkey reference to goth movie character Nancy Downs, from The Craft (1996). 

But there were Klaus and Nick, sitting in the corner. Klaus was covering his ears and rocking back and forth, while Nick was grabbing blankets out of a box and putting them over him, nervously fiddling with the edges and bouncing up and down as he ran.

Most of the Baudelaires’ reactions to the storm are referencing the fact that they’re autistic and/or adhd, and the loud thunder is overstimulating for Klaus and Solitude especially. [I also used this as a reference in part two of my Stranger Things crossover, If I Go (There Will Be Trouble), with Klaus and Sunny.]

As Lilac dictated what to do, Violet grabbed some rope out of a box, and threw blankets over it as Lilac tied it to loose planks and metal structures. They kept doing that, until the blankets made up a small enclosed area. Lilac dug some pillows out of another box, using those and the extra blankets to fill in the floor of the blanket fort. 

obvious reference to the blanket fort scene in the 2004 film. 

“Music box.” Lilac explained, and she grabbed something on the side, winding it up and then opening it. Slowly, notes started playing, sounding a bit like a jazz song.

Reference to Ellington’s music box in All the Wrong Questions, which was probably playing either “Black, Brown and Beige” or “Solitude.” 

“Snahpro.” Solitude said, which meant, “I’d rather [Mom and Dad] were here with us.”

Hint: spell “snahpro” backwards. ;)

Rest of the fic under the cut. 

Chapter Two - in which the Baudelaires receive some Distressing News 

“But I was reading about tide pools yesterday,” he said, “And I’d like to see what’s here.” “Hopkins,” said Solitude, which probably meant, “Let him look at the tide pools, we’ve got time.”

“Hopkins” is a reference to Kailey Hopkins, the American Girl doll Girl of the Year 2003-2004, whose story centered around tide pools.

“Lilienthal,” Sunny said, which meant, “Or the hang-glider.”

Otto Lilienthal was the first person to make repeated successful flights with gliders. 

[Lilac] said there was “always something” that could be done to better any item, any piece of trash. Anything could be useful… except Violet’s ugly clothes, nobody could fix that disaster.

obvious reference to Movie!Violet’s catchphrase. 

[Solitude] would have the same smile while succeeding in finishing a puzzle as she did when she was playing fetch with Nick- “fetch” being a word which here meant that he would throw whatever was closest to him and she would catch it and bite it.

obvious reference to the short scene in the 2004 movie. 

“Ready.” Nick said. “Asill.” said Soli and Sunny.

“Asill” is a combination of the words “As I’ll”, aka the popular phrase, “Ready as I’ll ever be.” 

“They just get back from a trip.” Violet said. “Maybe they needed to follow up on something today?” “What would they need to follow up on that we couldn’t be there for?” Nick asked. “Maybe they’re just-”

Lowkey, Nick was going to suggest that maybe their parents kicked them out of the house so they could have “alone time” together. He’s lucky he didn’t get to finish this thought, as Lilac probably would have throttled him. 

“How do you do?” Violet asked.  “How do you do?” Klaus asked. “Odo yow!” Sunny and Soli both said. Nick stared at them. “You all sound like robots.” he said, before turning to Mr Poe. “It’s nice to see you, Mr Poe.”

a reference to the popular meme format:  

Klaus and Nick stared at the burnt pages, while Violet made her way over to a broken grandfather clock she had spent hours of her life repairing and fixing and adding additions too; it was almost completely shattered.

A reference to her clock/toaster in The Bad Beginning, Part One. 

“Nick,” Lilac said, glancing at Solitude, who she was currently holding, “You’re scaring her.” “I’m scaring her? Lilac, our parents are dead! We’re going to be shoved to the first person who might be related to us, and til then we have to sleep on the floor. We don’t have anything, our house is gone-”

Nick’s freakout is a reference to a deleted scene from the 2004 film that goes similarly. 

“Deciduous,” Soli said, which probably meant, “Can I bite it?”

“Deciduous” is a term used for when leaves are shedded from trees. 

What [Lilac] didn’t say, was that while she couldn’t remember seeing it before, or the Eye on top, it looked… it looked familiar, somehow. But she couldn’t say where she might’ve seen it before.

A reference to Book!Violet being able to vaguely remember VFD activity. Lilac takes that subplot in this fic. 

Chapter Three - in which a wild Count Olaf appears 

“Which one is the eldest?” Olaf asked. Poe paused, glancing between Violet and Lilac. “Well, they’re twins, so I don’t believe it matters.” “We’re the twins.” Nick said, gesturing to himself and his brother. “Lilac and Violet are not.”

Start of a running joke where Lilac/Violet and Solitude/Sunny are confused for the set of twins, as they look more similar to each other than the fraternal twins Nick and Klaus. 

They stared at each other for a moment, and then Nick said, “Well, I’ve got a good feeling about this.” “Nick-” Lilac warned. “No, really, he seems like a great guy.” Nick said, dropping Solitude on the ground and starting to wander around the room. “I mean, the house is falling apart, sure, but I’m sure it’s nothing. We probably won’t die the second a storm comes around. Oh, and I’m sure we can just find some rat traps lying around, I thought I saw a mouse on the way up.” He paused, glancing to the side, and then said, “Ooh, one bed, fantastic.”

Once again, a reference to the deleted 2004 film scene. 

“Hey, maybe we could take off that wallpaper.” Violet suggested after they all worked for a few minutes, glancing at a part that had already peeled off.  [...] Klaus turned slightly, smiling at Nick and saying, “It is so pleasant to be out in this great room and creep around as I please.” While Soli and Sunny stared in confusion, Nick laughed, and Lilac and Violet also smiled slightly. Nick then continued, “For outside you have to creep on the ground, and everything is green instead of yellow.” “The wallpaper’s not yellow, though.” Lilac noted, though she still smiled. “Don’t be a spoilsport.” Violet said, before continuing the quoting from a short story the older children all enjoyed. “I’ve got out at last, in spite of you and Jane! And I’ve pulled off most of the paper, so you can’t put me back!” 

The siblings are referencing the 1892 short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which was written to highlight the "medical, professional, and societal oppression against women at the time.” 

Chapter Four - in which Nick and Klaus finally get into a Library 

“They don’t have anything more recent than twenty years ago, and the Librarian doesn’t say anything, other than asking me if I’ve been good to my Mother.”

reference to a VFD codephrase as revealed in The Unauthorized Autobiography; a librarian will ask “Well, young lady, have you been good to your mother?” which means “I have a message for you.” The message will be given if the volunteer replies with, “The question is, has she been good to me?” 

“Hmm?” Soli asked. “I don’t remember that.” “That was before I liked you.” Nick said, grinning over at the toddler. “Remember? Took me six weeks, and then we were best friends.” “You tried to throw her off the roof.” Violet reminded him. “That’s just sibling bonding.”

Reference to the best movie of all time, Addams Family Values (1993), in which Wednesday and Pugsley take a dislike to their new baby brother and attempt to throw him off of the roof. 

“Tagenon.” Sunny said quietly. “I wish we had pancakes, this oatmeal has no flavor.”

Foreshadowing to Sunny’s future interest in cooking. 

“Pasta Puttanesca.” she said, holding up the cookbook she’d been flipping through. “That sounds Italian.” Lilac noted. “I wonder what it means.” Klaus said. “I think it means ‘very few ingredients.’” Nick said. “That’s great.” Lilac said, looking like she didn’t care at all. Klaus considered a moment. “I don’t think that’s right.” “I don’t think you’re right.” Nick retorted.

Reference to both Movie!Klaus and Netflix!Klaus’s reactions to “Puttanesca” - “that’s Italian for ‘very few ingredients’” vs “I wonder what that means in Italian.” Fun fact: “Puttanesca” roughly translates to “prostiitute.” 

Chapter Five - in which Dinner goes Badly 

“Vanukas.” Sunny said. “And Chocolate Pudding for desert.”

“Vanukas” is Finnish pudding. 

Chapter Six - in which the Baudelaires are Cast in a Play 

Sunny raised a small hand. “Caedis,” she said, which meant, “We could just kill him.”

derivation of the Latin verb “caedo”,  which means “to cut, beat, kill, defeat”

“Funus.” Soli laughed. “I could hide the body.”

derivation of the Latin noun “funus”, meaning “funeral, death.” 

“Standoffish” was not a word the children would use to describe Count Olaf. Lilac would have been more inclined to use “pure evil” had she not been worried something might happen to her siblings if she did.

Reference to one of Movie!Violet’s lines. 

Slowly, Count Olaf got to his feet, walking around so he was standing beside Lilac, and he reached forwards and stroked her on the chin, staring deep into her eyes. “You will participate in this performance. I would prefer it if you…” he smiled darkly, “Volunteered to perform, but I believe you orphans are familiar with the term in loco parentis. That is a phrase that here means that I can order you to participate, and you must obey.”

Reference to VFD. 

Chapter Seven - in which the Baudelaires read up on Inheritance Law 

“I mean…” Klaus paused. “She couldn’t be scared, could she? Lilac doesn’t get scared.” Nick glanced over at him. “Klaus, we’re all-”

Reference to a line from The Bad Beginning, Part One that is quoted directly in the next chapter: “We’re all frightened, Klaus.” 

Chapter Eight - in which Lilac and Violet attempt a Rescue 

Soli sniffled. “Parvula,” she said, which meant, “I had to move out of the crib, but I didn’t care, I was just happy to have someone to play with.”

Feminine form of the Latin noun “parvulus”, meaning “infancy, childhood.” 

Lilac nodded. “When… when Mom and Dad brought you home, boys, and Soli, and Sunny, they told me… they told me, ‘you are the eldest Baudelaire child. And as the eldest, it will always be your responsibility to look after your younger siblings.’” Violet flinched, glancing away, and Soli sniffled a little.

The reason Lilac does not mention Violet is simply because she would’ve only been eleven months old when Violet was born, not old enough to remember anything her parents told her. Violet flinched because her parents had never told her the same thing, or at least not to the extent of Lilac, which just feeds into her inferiority complex. 

“Devil’s tongue knot.” Lilac nodded; they’d both memorized the knot when they were younger, after reading about the female Finnish pirates that invented them in the fifteenth century. Violet had thought it’d be useful to know a knot that twisted in such a complicated and eerie way, and while Lilac agreed, she’d honestly learned it because she thought it’d be a good way to impress a female Finnish pirate, should they ever meet one.

Baby Lilac was a baby gay for female Finnish pirates. 

Lilac froze a moment, and then her eyes darted towards Violet, whose face fell into a look of horror the second she realized what Olaf was implying. Then Lilac turned back to the Count, a darkness and hate behind her eyes as she spoke in a growl of fury her siblings had never heard come from her voice before. “Don’t fucking touch her.”

A running joke is Lilac constantly reprimanding her siblings for their language, though she swears herself on occasion. However, she herself will say “fuck” almost exclusively when Olaf is threatening her siblings- especially Violet, who, as another teenage girl, is in just as much danger as Lilac- and when she is threatening him right back. 

Chapter Nine -  in which Violet has a Plan 

“If we fail-” “We won’t.” Violet gripped tighter onto her sister’s hands, and she stared her in the eyes. “You’re Lilac goddamn Baudelaire, and you are not giving up here.”

this is a reference to me being salty at the ending of the 2004 film. 

“God, we should’ve just murdered Olaf on day one.” Nick said. “Just all dogpiled on him and punched him til he stopped moving, and then claim we don’t know what happened.”

a reference to the original shitpost that inspired this au. 

“Then we better get moving.” Nick said. “I saw the troupe member Violet said was guarding the stairs in the crowd, so we might be able to get up that way. We won’t have to climb the tower.” “Good, cause I can’t climb for shit.” Klaus said, wiping his face with his sleeve. “We wouldn’t do as good as Lilac or Violet anyway.” Nick shrugged. “If we had to make something.”

Once again, a reference to me being salty at the ending of the 2004 film. 

Chapter Ten - in which the Baudelaires crash a Wedding

Softly, Violet looked over at her, and grinned slightly. “Your makeup’s ridiculous.” she said, giggling. 

You may have noticed a pattern in me being salty towards the ending of the 2004 film. 

Chapter Eleven - in which the Baudelaires meet their next Guardian 

“What sort of scientist is he?” Lilac asked[...] The siblings all looked out the windows, and after a pause, Nick said, “Well, Li, there’s your answer.” As Poe’s car pulled up to the steep gravel driveway to the enormous stone house before them, they could see a vast, green lawn, covered in shrubs and hedges that had been trimmed to resemble long serpents. 

A reference to Movie!Violet asking what kind of scientist Monty is while walking beside several hedges shaped like snakes. 

“Sayonara.” Soli giggled, meaning, “Good riddance.” “Yeet.” Sunny said.

In The Reptile Room book, it is mentioned that “yeet” is one of Sunny’s ways of saying goodbye. But also it’s funny because of a recent meme. 

Solitude looked up curiously. “Serpentium?” she asked, meaning, “What reptile room?”

“Serpentium” is a derivative of the Latin noun “serpens”, meaning “snake.” 

The second Nick entered, he glanced down at Solitude to see her eyes light up completely. 

And Solitude’s interest in Herpetology has begun. 

“That is one of the smallest frogs in our collection.” Monty said. “But size is no guarantee of power, is it, Solitude? That frog is very long-living, can switch genders at will, and is incredibly adaptable. You can name them if you like.” Solitude looked like Monty had just given her the world, and the tiny frog hopped onto her shoulder. She giggled as it curled up against her, as if preparing to fall asleep on her sleeve. "Babbitt!" she cried with delight. 

The introduction of Solitude’s pet. 

Babbitt is named after Natalie Babbitt, the author of the book Tuck Everlasting, which features a toad as an important character. 

Babbitt is based on a Wood Frog, though they are not an exact correlation; while they display many behaviors/physical similarities, Babbitt’s ambiguous species has some unique traits, such as genderfluidity and a longer lifespan. 

Chapter Twelve - in which Sunny makes a Friend 

“Ink!” Sunny said, meaning, “And I can play with the Incredibly Deadly Viper!”

A reference to Inky’s name, which is revealed in The End. 

“Okay.” she finally said. “Um… Sunny, say goodnight to your siblings.” “Nocte!” Sunny yawned.

“Nocte” is derived from the Latin noun “nox”, meaning “night.” 

Nick fell asleep quickly, too, but Klaus stayed up a bit more, playing with the cylinder in his hands and occasionally staring towards the window, where he could’ve sworn he heard something outside, but… it must have been nothing.

A reference to the VFD code phrase, “If there’s nothing out there, then what was that noise?”

Chapter Thirteen - in which Monty receives a New Assistant 

While Solitude was slightly jealous that Sunny had befriended such a large snake, she had her own pet; she’d named her tiny frog Babbitt, and the small animal tended to jump onto her shoulder or into her dress pocket whenever they had the chance.

See the reference list for Chapter Eleven for notes on Babbitt. 

“Cheup!” Sunny called to the crocodile in the corner of the room. “Don’t be sad! Uncle Monty will be back soon!” “Sun! Cor!” Solitude called, meaning, “Sunny, the broken-hearted crocodile just sounds like it’s saying ‘woe is me,’ he’s not actually sad at the moment.”

“Cheup” is a combination of the words “cheer up.” 

“Cor” is the Latin noun for “heart.” 

“You were just reading about alligators.” Klaus said. “They’re different.” “Not really.” “Sinensis.” Solitude said. “Klaus is right, actually.”

“Sinensis” is part of the scientific name for a subspecies of alligator, the alligator sinensis. 

“Serpe?” Sunny asked, looking over. “Can we bring the Incredibly Deadly Viper?”

“Serpe” is derived from the Latin verb “serpo”, meaning “to crawl”

Chapter Fourteen - in which the Baudelaires go to the Movies 

“We’re fine.” Violet said. “What was screaming?” “Nothing.” Nick said. “If that was nothing,” Violet glared at him, “What was that noise?”

A reference to the VFD code phrase, “If there’s nothing out there, then what was that noise?”

“How did he find us?” Klaus asked. “That’s the wrong question.” Violet said, and they stepped back again as they heard more pounding on the door. “What do we do?”

A quote from the Netflix show that is most likely a reference to All the Wrong Questions. 

“Propositum,” Solitude said, meaning, “He must have some scheme, we just don’t know what it is.”

“Propositum” is a derivative of the Latin verb “propono,” meaning “to make known, declare.” 

The movie itself was very confusing for the children; it had subtitles in the same language it was spoken in, the characters all spoke in stilted and unrealistic dialogue, and whenever a bell rung, Nick and Klaus would hear Monty count every eighth word, write it onto his ticket, and then look at the confused, unrelated jumble of words and erase the sentence, muttering something about paranoia.

Monty knows there is a message in this movie for him in Sebald code (see: The Unauthorized Autobiography), but he is counting every eighth word instead of every eleventh. Thus he does not get the message. 

“Poliziotto?” Sunny asked, which meant something like, “Do you think Uncle Monty called the police?”

“Poliziotto” is the Italian noun for “police officer.” 

Chapter Fifteen - in which the Baudelaires crash a Car 

“Video!” Sunny shouted, which meant, “Anyone could see that!”

“Video” is a Latin verb meaning “to see.” 

“He’s an actor, he could’ve-” Lilac began. [...] “How’d he get rid of his tattoo?” Klaus asked quietly. “Makeup, it has to be.” Lilac said. “He’s an actor, he’d know where to get some.”

A reference to the fact the Movie!Baudelaires realized he could have used makeup faster than the Book and Netflix!Baudelaires. 

“Omicido?” Sunny asked, which meant something like, “Do you think he’d kill Mr Poe?”

“Omicido” is an Italian noun for “murder.” 

“Squamate,” Solitude said, cuddling Babbitt to her face, which meant, “I would rather see more reptiles.”

“Squamate” is a derivative of “Squamata,” the scientific name for the largest order of reptiles. 

Chapter Sixteen - in which Solitude leads a Jailbreak 

“Okay, that was clearly one of his troupe members.” Klaus said. “The- I’m not quite sure what their gender is.”

A reference to the fact the Netflix!Baudelaires pick up on disguises faster than their Book counterparts. 

As Babbitt hopped out of her pocket and across the floor, she said, “Recente,” which, in this case, meant, “It was in the newest one, so it should be on one of the ends.”

“Recente” is a derivative of the Latin adjective “recens”, which means “new, recent.” 

“Or we could just have Sunny bite us a lockpick.” Violet said. “I don’t think she can do that.”

A reference to Sunny biting Violet a lockpick in The Reptile Room, Part Two. 

Lilac said, hiking up her skirt and starting to tie it back; she remembered, briefly, how her Mother had taught her how best to tie back long dresses and skirts if she planned to run in them.

actually useful information

“Would you rather break open the lock with a flamethrower?” “Yes! Was that an option?”

A reference to this incorrect quote, which is, of itself, a reference to a line from the television show Brooklyn Nine-Nine, episode 3x10, “Yippie Kayak.” 

“Lilac?” Violet asked, watching as Solitude tried to squirm out of Nick’s arms to reach a cage that was being carried by. “Do we know an Aunt Josephine?” “I…” Lilac shut her eyes. “I think I vaguely remember the name.” “Josephine Anwhistle.” Poe said. Lilac considered. “Yeah. Auntie Josephine. Fierce Auntie Josephine.” “We have an Aunt Josephine?” Klaus asked. “Yeah.” Lilac said. “I… it must’ve been before you boys were born, but I do remember someone saying ‘Fierce Auntie Josephine’... I must’ve met her when I was young.”

A reference to Book!Violet being able to vaguely remember VFD activity. Lilac takes that subplot in this fic. 

Nick placed Soli onto the floor as he started shoving books into his suitcase, trying his best to fill it up, and she wandered around the room, crouching by the corner a moment as the screeching iguana was carried away over her head. When he finally picked her up, she cried a bit quieter, putting her head on his shoulder and keeping her hands in her pockets.

This is when Solitude puts Babbitt into her pocket to smuggle out of the Reptile Room. 

“Bye, Ink!” Sunny called. “Amo! Mox!” This meant, “I love you! I hope to see you soon!”

“Amo” is a Latin verb, meaning “to love.” 

“Mox” is a Latin adverb, meaning “soon.” 

Chapter Seventeen - in which Aunt Josephine is no longer Fierce 

“What do you remember about Aunt Jo, Lilac?” Nick asked.

The Movie!Baudelaires call Aunt Josephine “Aunt Jo.” 

Soli bit her lip. “Timor,” she whispered to Nick, meaning, “Someone’s been to crazy-town.”

“Timor” is a Latin noun meaning “fear.” 

“Sunny doesn’t speak fluently yet.” Klaus said. “She does know some English words.” “And Italian.” Nick said. “Mom taught her some of that.” “And Father taught us some Latin.” Klaus added. “But Sunny and Soli mostly just use baby talk.”

Italian and Latin are the languages I use most for Soli and Sunny’s speech. 

Beatrice knew Italian from here career in the opera. 

Solitude, who had bent down to look under her crib, sat back up and said, “Cooke,” which meant, “It kind of sounds like a Rattlesnake.”

The journalist Alistair Cooke recommended cooking rattlesnakes. 

Should also be noted that Solitude bending down to “look under the crib” was her hiding Babbitt under there. 

“Dorel,” Solitude said, pointing at the crib. “I’m too old for that, I moved out of cribs back when Sunny was born.”

Dorel Industries is a Canadian manufacturing company that makes cribs.

They stared for a moment, and then Nick said, “Well, I’m gonna go disassociate in front of the fridge.”

y’all are never gonna let me live this post down and honestly keep going i love it 

“Hirudinea!” Solitude threw up her arms. “Then who cares?”

“Hirudinea” is the subclass that leeches belong to. 

Chapter Eighteen - in which the Baudelaires break into a safe 

Klaus eventually got bored of the grammar books, and he was dismayed to find that the only non-grammatical book that Aunt Josephine didn’t have put away somewhere was Anna Karenina, which he’d already read twice. 

Anna Karenina is required reading for VFD. 

Solitude spent most of her time finding a new room to hide in, as she’d seemed to tire of Nick never letting her out of his sight, but she felt very bad about this; whenever they found her, she’d look very guilty, and she’d apologize for worrying them.

She’s sneaking out to play with Babbitt. 

“Scripto,” Solitude huffed, petting Babbitt, “Not actually paying attention to things we like.”

“Scripto” is a Latin verb, meaning “to write.” 

“Roh.” Solitude said, also taking a photo to show Babbitt. “Wrestling.”

ROH (Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC) is an American wrestling promotion. 

Chapter Nineteen - in which Aunt Josephine gets a date 

Before Lilac could stop him, [Nick] reached forwards and grabbed Olaf’s leg, pulling on it and pulling back the pant to try and show the tattoo. Violet and Klaus screamed as their older sister raced forwards and pulled him back, but before she could, Nick stared, wide-eyed, at a peg leg, instead of an ankle.

A reference to a similar scene in the 2004 film. 

Lilac pushed Nick behind her, terror filling her as she shouted, “Nick Liam Baudelaire, what the hell was that?”

Nick’s middle name is taken from his actor, Liam Aiken. 

Chapter Twenty - in which Lilac gives her siblings allergic reactions 

“Dead fly.” Solitude said, but thankfully none of the adults heard her and asked why she’d want something like that, nor why her dress pocket was squirming.

While this is an obvious reference to Soli wanting to feed Babbitt, it is also a reference to a similar request made by Wednesday Addams in the 1964 sitcom The Addams Family, episode 1x10, “Wednesday Leaves Home.” 

Chapter Twenty-One - in which the House falls 

“So what do all these mistakes mean?” Violet said. “It’s substitution, isn’t it?” Nick said, figuring it out. “The k is supposed to be a c, so c is the first letter.”

Nick figuring it out before Violet is a reference to how fast Movie!Klaus figured out the code in the 2004 film. 

“Raef.” Sunny shuddered. “Scared, but alright.”

“Raef” is “fear” spelled backwards.

Chapter Twenty-Two - in which Violet steals a Sailboat 

“Irma?” Sunny shrieked, meaning, “Did you miss the fact there’s a hurricane?”

A reference to Hurricane Irma. 

Aunt Josephine looked down at the photo, and they were surprised to see her face soften. “Ah, Lucky Smells Lumbermill. In Paltryville!” she sighed. “It’s not far from here, maybe a day’s drive. I remember the day this photo was taken. We were all so young. Look! There’s Ike. Isn’t he handsome? Oh, and Gregor! Of course that was before… well…”

“That was before” Gregor and Ike had a falling out and Gregor was killed in an arson. 

Chapter Twenty-Three - in which the Baudelaires go Off-Book 

“That won’t matter.” Lilac shut her eyes tight. “I’ll sing us to sleep.”

A reference to the song “Asleep”, performed by Emily Browning, Movie!Violet’s actress. The perfect depressing song to end The Wide Window on. 

Chapter Twenty-Four - in which the Baudelaires break and enter 

“Well…” Nick bit his lip. “Remember what Mother said? ‘Do the scary thing first…’” “‘Get Scared Later.’” Violet nodded.

A quote from Lemony Snicket in All the Wrong Questions. 

Nick bringing it up is a lowkey reference to the fact that Movie!Klaus’s actor, Liam Aiken, narrated the audiobooks to All the Wrong Questions. 

They looked at each other and then Sunny said, “Sondheim,” meaning, “Let’s travel through the woods, and follow the road from there; can’t be that much of a walk.”

“Sondheim” is a reference to Stephen Sondheim, the composer of Into the Woods. 

Nick and Soli clapped, and Lilac hissed, “Violet Malina Baudelaire, I am going to slaughter you.”

Violet’s middle name is taken from her actress, Malina Weissman. 

Chapter Twenty-Five - in which the Baudelaires are put to work 

“Good, we could get Nick new glasses.” Lilac said. “I don’t need glasses!” Nick huffed. “I can see just fine!” “Yeah, outta one eye.” Klaus said. “What happens if your good eye gets scratched or burnt or something?”

Nick has amblyopia.

“Parvum!” Sunny shouted. “We’re not midgets, we’re children!”

“Parvum” is derived from the Latin adjective “Parvus”, meaning “small.” 

Klaus, Lilac and Sunny seemed the most bothered by this; Lilac kept flinching whenever the pots clanged, Sunny would sometimes hide on one side of the log to cover her ears, and Klaus kept shutting his eyes in a struggle to hold back tears of frustration and overstimulation.

Lilac, Klaus and Sunny are incredibly overstimulated by their environment. 

Chapter Twenty-Six - in which Klaus goes to the optometrist 

“Simitu!” Solitude said. “We can’t just let him off by himself!” “Oculus!” Sunny said. “That eye building is creepy!”

“Simitu” is a Latin adverb meaning “at the same time, together.” 

“Oculus” is a Latin noun meaning “eye.” 

Chapter Twenty-Seven - in which Klaus is acting Very Strange 

No major references in this chapter. 

Chapter Twenty-Eight - in which there is an accident at the Lumbermill 

“Records.” he whispered. “Timbales?” Sunny asked. “Any Tito Puente?” “Egieb?” Solitude asked. “Or Duke Ellington?”

Timbales are an instrument used by Tito Puente.

“Egieb” spelled backwards is “Beige,” a reference to Duke Ellington’s “Black, Brown and Beige.” 

That song, as well as the reference to Duke Ellington himself, are a reference to All the Wrong Questions, which took a lot of names from things associated with Duke Ellington. 

Chapter Twenty-Nine - in which Sunny has a Swordfight 

“Ubi?” Sunny asked. “Where could he be?”

“Ubi” is a Latin word meaning “where.” 

Georgina looked furious. “As if this is all about some fortune!” she shouted, swinging her sword and only barely missing the infant Baudelaire’s cheeks. “As if you don’t know what this is about, what with your parents’ role in-”

“Your parents’ role in VFD.” (as well as some crimes they committed for VFD, such as the assassination of Olaf’s parents.) 

Chapter Thirty / Epilogue - in which the Baudelaires are enrolled in a School 

“Next guardian?” Poe coughed. “Oh, no, I couldn’t find a single person willing to take you in after what happened to your last guardians. But I have a place to put you until I can convince someone. It’s a lovely school, one of my associates just dropped off two twin orphans there a few weeks ago.” 

A reference to the fact Esme was in charge of thee Quagmire estate in book!canon, meaning she was probably left in charge of Duncan and Isadora and left them at Prufrock. Both her and Poe work in the financial sector, they could possibly know each other. 

They went into the building, and Nick walked up to the first student he came across. “If I was a bathroom,” he asked, “Where would I be?”

A quote from book one of All the Wrong Questions. 

Nick saying it is a lowkey reference to the fact that Movie!Klaus’s actor, Liam Aiken, narrated the audiobooks to All the Wrong Questions.

“Your new Vice Principal is waiting for you in his office. You will wait for him on the bench outside.” Poe said, taking them down a hall. “And I will see you once I have found a guardian. Please behave yourselves as you would at a normal school.” “Our normal school burned down with our parents inside.” Nick said.

The Baudelaires were homeschooled before the fire. 

They all fell silent, and then Sunny looked up at Lilac. She was still tired, and she whispered, “Browning?” which meant something similar to, “Will you sing us to sleep?”

Once again, a reference to the song “Asleep”, performed by Emily Browning, Movie!Violet’s actress.

She was changing the words slightly to an old tune they used to hear on the radio when they were bored, and on a music box that was given to the boys when they were toddlers by a relative they hadn’t liked much before she was trampled by horses, and playing in a coffeeshop their Father had to duck into one time they were heading to the train station to pick up their Mother from a journey.

The relative they hadn’t liked being trampled by horses is a reference to Lemony Snicket line from The Wide Window, Part One: “The expression ‘You can't lock up the barn after the horses are gone’ was a favorite of a woman who meant a great deal to me, even after she was trampled."

There is also an implication in the last line that the Baudelaires may have been to Stain’d-by-the-Sea, stopping at Black Cat Coffee before going to the Stain’d Train Station to pick up Beatrice. 

[survivorkomnata]

Episode #1: "I'm ready to punch a bitch." - Timmy

I swear to god... If y'all cast any of my enemies I'm gonna DIE. I need a chance to STRIVE AND NOT DIE.

Omg getting in the game feels soo amazing, like I have said I have not played in sooo long so i feel this will be the ultimate test for my capabilities, the good thig is that not many people know each other so that’s good. My idea for the first day is just to talk to everyone see where they are if they know anyone etc etc. This is just veery exciting!

Feeling good about my tribe, most people have actually talked which is a big plus. Getting good vibes from Shea, and Miguel, and Federico a bit. If Alyssa is the Alyssa I know she’ll be fun to work with too. Still though, early days on the Kato beach. First challenge is kind of annoying though as some of the items are ??? But I’ve done some videos and I’ll try and do more.

WOOO the game has started!! I'm excited for the most part except.... THERES TOO MANY TUMBLR FACES HERE. I wanted an entirely new slate and a whole new cast for me but I guess that's a rip! I know Alyssa, StephenW, Zach, Timmy, Jess, and TJ!

I think that the idol system is definitely cute!! And I want to get an idol so yeah!

I think I'm hitting it off pretty well with Zach (He's probably good with peeps tbh), and Liam (Even though I confused his intro with Daniel's)

The challenge is a scavenger hunt aka my least favorite challenge so thanks, I hate it!!

I can already tell that this is going to be an interesting season just based on the people that I already know coming into the game. I'm happy that on my tribe I already know Tim, Jess, and Zach so that should be good for me for at least the first few rounds. I don't really want to stick with the people I already know though because that's boring. I'm happy Alyssa is on the other tribe and not my tribe right now because I have no intention on working with her because people love doing whatever she says in orgs and I'm not here for it. If we get onto a tribe together or both make it to merge, she is my target and I won't be quiet about it. Might as well focus on my own tribe for now though. Besides the 3 mentioned before, I have only spoken to Karthik who seems alright so that's good. Only issue is that he's like 10.5 hours ahead timewise so that's going to be interesting. I still need to talk to the others but all in good time.

hie girlies this is my first confessional of the SEASON! as always, i'll just give a typical analysis of each person on my tribe, how i vibe with them, etc. i'll also throw in some random pieces of info i guess woo. this is finna be long btw.

jess - she's a likeable queen but she has a big tendency to leave me on read. i think this is either her thinking i'm boring but i'm not sure. ik in TS guyana she was criticized at FTC for being lacklustre in responding so i'm hoping it's just that opposed to something on my behalf. she's really cool tho!! karthik - karthik is short in response sometimes but never leaves our convo on read, which i respect. he seems to know that i won embb9 + am 'really liked' in the community.. he rlly is delusional huh? jk ASKGDS he's great tho. i know my friends like him and he can be a great player so i'm anticipating working with him hopefully. stephen - stephen is a king too. he's someone that probably would know some of my game ig but... who knows. he's relevant in EM. our conversations have been fun and i'm really hoping to get close to him because he seems chill. timmy - i know timmy from tumblr. currently he's not that great socially but i do like him and we have a long ass snapchat streak. there are a few tumblrs in this game but afaik i don't have any bad blood with him so i'm def planning on roping him in. the most recent thing is he backdoored my mom's duo in his last org AKSGLDSG so... stan list. daniel - daniel knows me from a past org that i put no effort into, which i think is fine because i really only made it far since my duo/partner dragged me. i'mma play up a perception with him, but he is really cool as of now. i am SOOO worried that i did something bad or mean in that game and he's going 2 haunt me LOL. tim - tim is the person i've connected with most. he's really chill, actively messages me back, and is just fun and flirty. we've already talked about him and his potential boy, our favourite cereals and overall eating. i know him from tumblr too, but vaguely, but i was apart of the 'evil friendgroup' whereas he was on the other, 'nice friendgroup', but i'm hoping that has minimal impact if any. liam - liam is fine. i know him from FB but we've never interacted. he knows i played egypt so... if that's his perception of me.. i'm FLYING. he's really nice though + is a fellow canadian, so i'm hoping to get close to him. woo!! ally - saving the best for last. ally is really nice and i do like her a lot. she is sweet and like... we're great pals ?? ASGKDSG jk idk. we played a game together where i immunity ran final 6 onwards and voted her out twice (f4/3) and it left a bitterish taste in her mouth (but rightfully so for how i handled it). we are friends but i'm scared that she aint finna let me far. idk. i want her out soon bc she could do damage but i'd also be 10000% down to work with her again this game. WOOO idk. love u ally.

so that's the cast assessment. as for other stuff... well... the games fun. i hope some peoples lack of activity is just my paranoia rather than them hating me, because i don't want to come off as aggressive or anything, and in fact, i want to tone it down slightly this game AKSGDSGL. some dynamics/(matt please forgive me)meta this game include: alyssa / jess - a loyal duo in TS guyana. tim / stephen /// timmy - all tumblr girlies. not sure how close they are. i think stephen/tim were part of the 'nice friendgroup' on tumblr iirc. ally / fede - obvious friends, they literally FLIRT in the public VL (jokingly i imagine). they're both nice tho so maybe i make it a trio?? daniel / tj - rlly good friends i think. they're both zwooper kiddos and i think i played with both in that one zwooper game i played, not sure tho. will do research. miguel / liam / shea - idk how close they are but they are all FB-ish people so... i imagine they may have some thing. ally / karthik - i think

there's prob more but that's it for now. i'm not going to focus my game on that meta ^ whatsoever. i just need 2 keep in mind who's with who and who has some friends from before. idk. just a good mental note type thing. every game is a new slate tho so i'm not holding any preconceived notions abt them.

i really love everyone on my tribe thus far. can't wait till i become a bitch tho... i hope dat dont happen AKGLDSG

So, I'm really happy to be here. This is my 3rd or 4th time applying so I feel ready and excited to play! I was super happy to see Alyssa on my tribe as we get along super duper well. I like my tribe overall.

This first challenge has me a bit nervous. I started my new job today and they didn't give me a very long break for the hours I worked and my ankle and knee are really acting up (I broke my ankle in like 2014 and my knee in 2016 and they still hurt a lot sometimes). I'm worried because I'm not sure if I'm going to be physically able to like dance around and do crazy stuff like that. It sucks that the first challenge is something I can't physically.

I'm just hoping even if I don't do the best in the challenge that I can kind of make some strong social ties so I'm not the first one out if we lose. I feel really good about Alyssa, Luke, and Jake right now. My strategy is always just to be in everyones good graces. If nobody wants me out, I won't leave, that's the goal.

I was finally able to get part of my submissions from my challenge submitted and I plan on doing more tomorrow. I have been speaking with most of my tribe mates and I'm liking them a lot. I did get a bit of a late start so I'm worried some alliances might have formed but, it's all part of the game. I have good relations with Shea and Jake and I hope to further relations with Miguel and Federico so I have some solid foundations to work with and so I can hopefully have some numbers in case we go to tribal. I'm also proud of myself for going on camera multiple times for the video portion of the challenge as it was something I would have never considered doing in past orgs I have played.

I'm not the best with confessionals, but I'll try my best! I'm quite enjoying these people so far, and I've really connected well with Zach, Jess, Ally, Karthik and Tim. That being said, I don't wanna really worry about allies just yet, winning is the first priority.

So me and the tribe are getting along pretty well! The challenge is going ok so far but I still want to try and win! It seems as if we lose its Karthik.. but who knows!! Its time for fun pals and gals.

Talking with Luke about not wanting to go to tribal first but I’m low key channeling Aubrey and would love to solidify an alliance as early as possible, which tribals help with.

I'm sad that we lost although I expected to lose and I'm actually quite glad that Karthik got sent to the basement. This means they are safe without me having to campaign for them. The person with the 2nd lowest score, Timmy, should be on the chopping block to my knowledge. I'm lowkey ok with this bc he doesnt contribute much to convos…

Ahh this game has been amazing for me so far! We won the immunity challenge so I won’t have to vote anyone out! I have made genuine connections with many people in the tribe and I got kind of separate deals with, Stephen, Federico, Shea and Luke so I think they have my back. I have also talked a lot with TJ and Jake but no deal or alliance have been made with them. But as a group I don’t have like a group of allies yet just 1 on 1 alliances. In case we lose I would try to vote out either Isaac or Alyssa.

First day is over, and I can't be more relieved. I love the fact that I cannot be the first voted out, and even more, I love that I feel as if I've made some good connections so far. I really think Alyssa and I will be able to work well together. Yes, we have some stuff to work out from before, but I want it to work out such that we can work together throughout this game. I really like Federico and LH, and I'm hoping things stay this way for the time being. I'd like to keep winning, but when that time comes that we lose, I need to be ready.

Okay. Buckle up bitches. It's story time

Just kidding..

So far I'm trying to connect with every single person individually.

Being put on a tribe with the guy who I literally got out in another game less than a month ago is a mood.... I'm working EXTRA HARD on making sure Tim likes me and trusts me. I'm going to use the fact that I'm a loyal a$$ bitch here and hope he thinks I would ride to him to the end (Honestly I probably would. I LOVE TIM).

Other than Tim the other people I'm vibing with so far are my two Canadian QUEENS: Zach and Aly. Aly seems like she can pop-off at any second but so far she seems like someone I can work with going forward. Zach on the other hand needs to STOP BRINGING UP GUYANA. For some reason he's praising me which NORMALLY I'D LOVE because I don't think the words: Jess, Praise, and Guyana have ever been said....but he's putting a target on my back.

Other than my Canucks... I really like Stephen but he's intro SCARES ME. He seems like he's going to cause some chaos down the line...

Everyone else has spoken maybe about 30 words total to me? so yikes.

TOODLES XOXOXO

Well we just lost the challenge ;( I’m hinestlg not feeling too safe at the moment. I was one of the lower scoring players on the tribe, and the lowest was sent to the basement. Right now I feel like a sitting duck. But on the bright side, I think I made a decent connection with Zach and Timmy. So I’m just gonna talk around find out a vote. If it’s not me yay! If it is, then I’ll just have to somehow fight my way through it :p

Woooo first confessional!! I'm liking the start of this game, and I've decided to take it a bit lighter than past games. I'm here to have fun. This doesn't mean I'm not ready to strategize, but maybe the lighter tone will help me not fall under the same mistakes I always make.

I'm getting closer to Miguel and Shea, which is bad if you consider they were the lowest scores in the challenge... They better start getting more involved in this!!!

The fireplace is on. The tea is warm. I'm getting cozy, and I'm not gonna move any time soon…

So I've gotten a chance to talk with most of the people on my tribe. Right now, my closest ally is probably Karth. We have an established history of working well together, and right now, were searching for the idol together. I'm also pretty close with Ally and Zach, and trying to get closer with Jess, though I can't tell if she thinks I'm too gamebotty or not. Ally, Zach, and Jess also seem to have some kind of relationship with each other. Idk if it's an alliance but it's something. In light of this, I'm going to be trying to get closer with Tim, Dan and Liam. I think Tim and Liam know Jess though so that might be a hurdle I need to deal with. Someone I've left out of this discussion is Timmy. I've talked with every voter so far except Dan, and they all seem okay with letting him go. There's always paranoia that they're all just playing me, but I really doubt it is gonna be the case here. My biggest worry now is what position I'll end up in if we keep losing challenges.

HELLO. Okay so we won the Selfie Scavenger Hunt which is GOOD. Someone I don’t know got sent to isolation for the other tribe but that’s fine. TJ and I were kind of on the same page of sending Jess to keep her safe which is good that we are!! She’ll be fine though because she did the best in the selfie scavenger hunt, unsurprisingly. Haven’t really talked game with anyone besides TJ because there’s hasn’t yet been a need to, but I’ve been having personal conversations with most of my tribe! Isaac just messaged me today which I think is the last one. But yeah! Things are going okay! Woo!

So me and Jess are officially aligned! I shared my idol grid with her and we talked about our tribemates. I really haven't connected with everyone but I have at least talked to them. It appears as if the vote will be Timmy unless someone magically pulls out the idol and plays it on him or the vote somehow flips on to someone else. The scary part is that Timmy is being quiet asf.... and I have no idea what is up his sleeve. The basement twist is gonna be really scary next round if we lose and someone can be sent back to the basement twice in a row…

omg hii.. i love my tribe so far tbh!!! i feel close to zach, karth, stephen, jess, and liam. i feel like i’m in an okay spot. i feel a lil weird about playing with a couple of these ppl again - zach and i played in ts and he killed me in 3rd and won the game, and i played with stephen in embb4 and as, i got him out in embb4 and he got me out in all stars lol.... i’m hoping no past game beef comes into play but we’ll see! i’m voting timmy out this tribal, he hasn’t said a word to me so... Shrug Emoji. hopefully everything goes according 2 plan ! i’m glad karth was “exiled” cuz i think he would’ve been a target and i don’t want that. i’ll do a more in depth and full cast analysis l8r~

Oh Timmy.. I want to keep you safe but I also want to take out any possible people Alyssa can work with in the future... you made the mistake of telling me you brought her into the ORG world jkjk. Sorry <3

ON THE REAL THOUGH.... I can't stick my neck out for someone on DAY 3. If the tribe wants Timmy's neck I gotta help deliver it. I just wish he was more SOCIAL because he would def be someone I would like to work with <3

I came into this game, saw Shea, and had an absolute fucking breakdown djdhdjdj. Like who am I? I need to get it together and push in the challenges because I didn’t help with the first one at all because seeing Shea just did something to me? Like? I’m going to try to put more effort in moving forward but right now I feel like Aubry in Kaoh Rong when she had that attack, hopefully I can recover as well as she did.

Why is Daniel trying so hard to save Timmy akdjsjs. Just... let him go in peace plz... also I'm Timmy starting to talk to people for the 1st time since the day of the vote..

I'm ready to punch a bitch. I have no idea what is happening with this tribal and I just hope it's not me. I keep hearing about the "majority" and people want to vote with the "majority" but nobody is saying who it is and what it is just that they don't want to be the one to say a name. So I'm being forced to say Liam because that's easier than Stephen even though Stephen was the one saying my name, but honestly it is what it is, I haven't spoken to Liam so I don't care that much. I just don't get why people play if they're just going to hide behind someone else because that's so stupid, like just play for you. I'm not just saying that because they're going against me, but like where has Liam been and also Stephen is the most vocal right now and he is going to be a problem later on, I can already tell.

Timmy is voted out 6-2.