#obvs its all to taste so mess around with the amounts but this is a good base

[razzbberyl]

the state of the chai latte industry is in shambles rn imma teach you guys how to make this shit at home

iced chai you won’t hate under the cut

1. “Acquire” your chai. This one happened to be liberated from the same supplier as my cafe. Coincidentally, ofc. If you can’t finesse any, you can generally find it on a shelf in the tea isle, or by the alternative milks.

2. Cinnamon the bottom of your cup (optional: add vanilla syrup to taste. no not extract. I do 2 pumps worth). just throw those bad boys in there. You can also find chai with vanilla already added, but I prefer controlling the amount.

3. Chai time babey!! This brand is weak so I add a lot. You can get away with filling anywhere from 40-60% of the cup. (this cup is 16 oz but the ratios are approx. the same for any cup)

4. Add whatever milk. All the hot ppl use oat or almond but I use 2% there’s really no difference. If you’re using a straw, throw more cinnamon on top. If you’re sipping you can too ig but you’ll probably choke

5. Ice it up to the top! This is when you dump your espresso shots if you’re making a dirty chai. If you don’t have an espresso maker, order a "doppio" / double shot from somewhere and dump it in. It’s like $1.60 and very worth it. If you're having trouble fitting the shots and the ice, I recommend cutting out milk before you cut out any chai.

[neptunianchild777]

astro observations

hi siren ✨✨

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- having scorpio or pisces anywhere in your chart dominates the overall energy of the chart. i feel like people underestimate the powerful currents of water sign energy in general. its v powerful

- i've noticed that leo stelliums / leo risings are prone to having several hair textures around their head. like wavy on the front then maybe completely straight at the back. just an example thou. could have other combos as well. or just have really thick and beautiful shiny hair. either way their hair is prominent which everyone knows atp

- neptune square asc are v prone to getting cosmetic surgeries bc their standards r off the roof n they just wanna feel beautiful ( honestly they are most of the time, neptune in aspects to the asc truly creates an ethereal appearance )

- neptune in aspect 2 asc have siren eyes. or sleepy / half open eyes. it kinda gives the effect of a pisces rising but not like completely. u still have the look of ur rising sign but its just influenced by the celestial energy of the planets its in aspect to.

- lilith in the 10th get very sexualized in the social sphere. putin (i do not support him at all, but im bringing n his chart to back my theory up bc i saw this placement manifesting ) was called 'vladdy daddy', among other things, b4 the war started because gen z tried 2 prevent the war by jokes. obv that didnt work. but yeah, i do feel like theyre sexualized no matter what

- lilith in the 1st housers are more the embodiement of the lilith energy in regard of their identity, but lilith 10th housers may not even relate to the way their being sexualized because its so different than what they think theyre projecting ( i see lilith 10th house energy manifesting in many different ways and this is just one of them btw )

- aquarius and pisces r the most otherwordly signs of all the other zodiac signs

- decans in asteroids exist as well ! might make a post on it sometime

- alot of air signs in a persons chart could indicate neurodivergency. i will make an in depth analysis abt this and explain why i think so.

- i remember @d4rkpluto mentioning that the different races are connected with the planets or smth and i thought about it and i think black people are connected to jupiter. but this is their theory and i'd love to hear their thoughts on this :) <3

- neptune is associated with orgasms and i think it makes alot of sense.

- tall capricorn rising men r gna be the death of me oh my god

- pisces ic has infinite creative potential. more than any other ic sign. neptune in the 4th gives a more intense effect ( esp if neptune is in pisces )

- im so FUCKING tired of people messing up the profection years. when ur in the womb, ur in ur 12th house profection year. which means that when ur 1 yr old, ur in ur 1st house profection year. and so on. n when ur 11 ur in ur 11th house profection year. i see these dumb ass wheels popping up on google when i search abt this saying ur in ur 11th house profection year when ur 10 excuse me ??? no it doesnt work like that nd it doesnt make sense stop just stop

- taurus moons are either the most stable babies or suffer from eating problems

- neptune / pisces in the 4th gives magical baking / food making skills. their food taste like something straight out of a dream, and people may struggle trying to describe what their food exactly taste like. like,, its hard for them to define it. n their food just tastes otherwordly. makes perfect sense. ( im not saying that if u have this placement ur automatically a good cook lol, but this is just one of the many ways this placement could manifest )

- the amount of capricorn 8th housers i've met who have bondage kinks is like.. insane im not even joking. ig they just like that control

- saggitarius risings have a god - like presence

- scorpio doms might want 2 major in psychology. i have an associate who's a scorpio dom and she said she wanna have a psychology degree just to know when other people are lying to her lmfao.

- the age of aquarius is in year 2147.5 purrrr cant wait age of pisces done fucked up everyone with its drugs and delusions. might make a post predicting how the age of aquarius is gna go bc its so interestinggg ahh my aqua moon loves the thought of it. also that doesnt mean im saying the age of aquarius is gonna be all sun n butterflies lol.

- sun in a fire sign in the 4th house has been surrounded by spicy food since they was kids.

- the sign of ur 8th house and the house that sign rules is one of the synastries that could make u vv sexually attracted 2 that person. for example, a gemini 8th house might really favor 3rd house synastry because they find that mental stimulation exciting and it turns them on.

- not astrology related but destiny number 11 ppl are prone to nail biting

- when the moon is transiting thru ur 4th house it's favorable to bake or cook. though i dont recommend this if chiron is in your 4th as well, and if thats your case you should just sit down and really spend some time with your inner child. it's most probably very wounded unless you've already taken the time to help heal it

- cancer mars ppl with female anatomy have nice titties. like they just sit perfectly and theyre soft.

- north node square jupiter ppl r very lucky but they only rely on their luck and do no hard work. like babes get ur ass up u cld accomplish so much more if u combined that jupiter luck w some dedication. ( i dont agree w hustle culture but we live in a capitalistic wrld where u kinda have to work ur ass off to succeed )

- uranus in the 2nd degree.. insane placement im not even elaborating

- the north node is in taurus and everything is getting so much more fucking expensive. like food, cryptocurrency, gas. EVERYTHING. gosh. like capitalism isnt ass enough.

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do not rip off my shit i'll find you and hex you

eternal love, neptune 🤍

[vinnival]

Hey! Hope its ok if i ask for a madcom matchup :)!!! I didnt see anything about them being closed but if they are feel free to ignore this lol..

Anywhosies! I'm a 5'4 guy but I have a mean slouch so it probably makes me a bit shorter, I have messy dark brown hair that reaches my mid back. I just look tired always lol. I also hve like. Pretty small hands.. I think tht shit is so embarrassing but all of my friends love it, they call me baby hands nd shiz its so humiliating😭.

I think I'm an overall friendly person, I love makin friends nd talking to people although I may end up talking your ear off and end up getting annoying, I love telling jokes nd tryin to make people laugh. My humour is pretty dumb tho, nd I get kind of loud when messing around. I can be very temperamental, I can get angry/annoyed very easily 😭 I just tend to be very emotional all together💔💔 m emotionally energetic and physically lazy x_x . I'm a very touchy person I like being able to playfully jab someone or wrap my arms around them etc etc. I'm a big night owl and I don't get as much sleep as I should. I'm very protective of my friends 😎 I'd get in a fight for them LMFAOO. I'm pretty hardheaded I think, I'm also just.. Not the smartest lol.

One of my main hobbies is drawing :) I love making art nd I usually end up drawing up gifts for my friends. I also enjoy playing video games but I'm usually not good at them at all... I used to take karate classes so I think im pretty good at fighting :). I love listening to music but I feel as if my music taste is drastically different to the point where its kind of embarrassing (frm death grips to planet booty like what is this..😕)

Alright i hope that is good enough XO.. I hope u have a good day or night! Take care❤!

Aw hell yeah dude thats a good amount of info! Lets me match you easier :) enjoy!

You got a match! You're matched with...

Sanford!

<3

Living that #hitchiker life

You were trying to catch a ride to anywhere that wasn't home when a car stops for you

"Do you know how to fight?"

One of the two guys asked you this

"Uh... what the fuck? I mean, yeah, but-"

"Great, get in."

You got in obviously

"I'm Sanford, and that's Deimos."

Deimos waved at you nonchalantly, his cig nearly flying away into the wind

This was just before their official designs were given to them btw

You told them about yourself and they did the same, and Deimos really liked your humor!

Sanford made you laugh a couple of times, and you appreciated that

You two managed to beat the shit out of many grunts

When Sanford donned the Official Clothes, goddamn you fell hard and fast

This man just decided to be shirtless and vulnerable all the damn time

How could you not ???

You lived in the base alongside Sanford, Hank, and Deimos

You all had your own routines and habits that seemed to just slide right in place with each other

Most of the time you ended up crossing paths with/being around Sanford (you thanked whatever higher power there was for the blessing)

His personality fits nice with yours, he knows how to keep calm in most situations and would be there with you to help you through emotional swings

He loves watching you draw, he thinks your art is so cool

You two also love playfully arguing while you draw, sometimes turning into friendly karate matches

You'd usually beat him obvs

Sometimes you would crack jokes while fighting and he'd start laughing, leaving you with an opening

He doesn't mind the exploit,, the jokes are funny

You draw things for everyone, but mostly San because you're around him the most

You four were super close and relied on each other to live, all good in your own ways

You in particular taught everyone some obscure defensive moves from karate

When Sanford asked for you to help him privately one day, of course you agreed to help

He had his balance totally off on his stances

Which means you had to get up close and personal to help him correct his posture.

his skin was so w a r m . . .

For a man that was shirtless 25/8 you'd think he'd be bone cold

Mf was a toaster oven

"How the fuck are you a literal heating pad you never wear a shirt"

"Guess I'm just hot like that"

"Hell yeah you are"

You both laughed off the retort but man did something change

You noticed his cheeks were just a little tinted

Ngl so were yours

You both locked eyes while you tilted his arms into the correct position he needed to be in

He stared at you, and you smiled

Then, you quickly leaned forward and pecked him on the nose, then congratulated him on the correct pose and promptly left the room

Man.,nfndfbdm -sanford, on the floor

You two started dating the next day ofc 😩

Sorry this was a couple days late! I got a job recently and I've been training, plus I've been meaning to hang out w my bf!! Its been hectic but I hope you liked it op <33

[bestworstcase]

i feel like a lot of people just won't give cassandra agency in what happens to her in their content. and i like the ending of the show because cassandra can go where she wants, and also it's a bit of an acknowledgement that the way corona treated her wasn't good enough. and that hypothetically if, in the future, someone else with the same grief as cassandra lived in corona, they wouldn't be treated much better than she was. i wish they could've done more to show corona actually changing for the better

mhm i’d agree. and i can’t even really hold that against the fans because. it’s not like tts gave cassandra any agency either. & like - 

ok bitter snow talk real quick. two things that are very important to me with bitter snow and my tts fanfic in general is 1. i want cassandra to have agency in her own story arc and 2. i want zhan tiri to have some complexity and depth of character. and what i’m finding both with bitter snow and with the outlining i’m doing for BISA rn is that it’s very easy to have those two things together but it’s really hard to have those two things together and keep rapunzel in the spotlight; and this is not a problem for me because i feel like rapunzel makes for a more interesting major supporting character than a protagonist anyway, but i think for a lot of folks who are writing cass-centric fic that isn’t the case and they want rapunzel to have a starring role! and certainly in cassunzel fic specifically rapunzel is of course going to be a protagonist or a deuteragonist. 

taking zhan tiri out of the equation or just using her as a canon-esque villain with little depth makes it easier of course, but even like - unless we are like fully and completely stepping outside of canon into total AU territory, where anything goes - any time you’re working within the approximate boundaries of canon-adjacent there is, i think, this tension between giving cassandra agency in the narrative and keeping rapunzel in focus at its center. mostly this is because cassandra’s lack of agency in s1-s2 is the keystone of her entire character arc and any time you start messing with something that fundamental to the story it’s fucking hard. and then on top of that with rapunzel being a princess and cassandra being her servant and beholden to her at all times there is a certain amount of cassandra’s lack of agency just being baked in. 

using bitter snow as an example, cassandra has much more agency as a character in benighted than she does in tts s1 - but she gains that agency by leaving rapunzel behind. and now of course in moonless air things between her and rapunzel are so complicated and fractious because a lot of the things cassandra did in benighted to just be somewhat in control of her own life legitimately did harm rapunzel, directly or indirectly, and not just in the sense of hurting rapunzel’s feelings. benighted was hideously traumatic for rapunzel and cassandra’s decisions played a significant role in causing that! but at the same time the decisions cassandra made were the ones she needed to make for herself, because to do otherwise would be unbearable. their needs are kind of. diametrically opposed

& like obv bitter snow is, on account of being a saporian!cass au, more extreme in this regard than the average tts fic or premise would naturally be, because your typical canon-adjacent cassandra does not have that intense need to escape corona in s1, nor does she have the clear shot to radicalization against corona that bitter snow cass has. but the general shape of the dynamic still applies: in order to have agency, cassandra must leave corona and unless rapunzel sheds her power over cassandra’s life and comes with her? that means cassandra having agency demands separation from rapunzel. but in a cass-centric fic giving cass that separation from rapunzel means like - does the narrative just leave rapunzel behind? do we do a split pov where there’s long long long sections of the story where these characters don’t interact and it’s essentially two separate narratives running in parallel, maybe with letters back and forth? and if this is a fic where cassunzel is the endgame you then need to also navigate cass coming back, and how to reintegrate her narrative with rapunzel’s, and that’s hard to do too. 

so it’s like - intrinsically, i think the way these characters are set up in relation to each other in canon makes it structurally very difficult to have a fic where cassandra has real agency in the narrative and rapunzel is still a protag/deuteragonist, and if the fic is cassunzel that’s hard mode because you need to figure out this balance while also developing the romance between these characters! 

it’s a lot easier to just kinda... ignore all this in favor of either making rapunzel better in her treatment of cass or making cass more comfortable in her canon-adjacent relationship with rapunzel, or both, which is the route a lot of cassunzel fics take. and jksdf like again that’s fine because at the end of the day fanfic is about entertainment and fic writers are out to have fun and - i think i am in the minority of fic writers in that i enjoy finagling with this sort of thing and like mucking around with the nuts and bolts of breaking someone else’s story down to tell that story again but differently and more tuned to my personal taste.