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[dorkasaurus-club]

Elia hates flowers

sorry it took me SO long to get chapter two out! I got a lot of life right to the face :P BUUUT apparently my moots enjoy this, so y'all get some eats, and we get some SUN in this chapter :3

^ chapter 1

chapter 2 why's the world so LOUD!?

Elia woke up very confused and extremely hungry.

"where...? wha- oh right." she huffs groggily, stumbling over to her fridge, loosely braiding her long hair, only to get so frustrated after the third knot in her hair, and endlessly frustrated when she opens the fridge and remembers that it is, in fact, empty.

"y'know what?" she huffs after she finally gets her hair braided "i'mma cut my hair! ma's not here to do anything about it!"

she cackles as she grabs the kitchen scissors and cuts her hair into a messy bob, tying off the braid at the other end, and tossing it onto her bedroom floor. she'll figure out what to do with it later. now it's time to get dressed for work.

"...what do daycare workers wear???" she huffs, as she searches her wardrobe, settling on a chunky-strapped sundress that goes down to her ankles (and shorts underneath, to be safe. she may not know much about childcare, but she knows enough to be smart)

***

Elia ADORES how her hair feels when cut short. how it bounces around her head as she walks to work. the walk is practically bliss, with the warmth of the rising sun prickling her arms, and a cool breeze on her face, it's enough to lift her spirits higher then they'd been in a long time (despite the morning's fiasco)

she smiles and breaks into a run, her feet pounding on the sidewalk as she enjoys a run that isn't on a treadmill. at first Elia was worried she would somehow miss the daycare, but she knew it right when she saw it. the big bright letters declare

SUPERSTAR DAYCARE

she giggles in delight when she sees the herd of deer munching on clover in front of the daycare. Elia has adored deer for as long as she can remember, and she would have cried with joy when a fawn bleats softly and wobbles up to where she stood frozen, nuzzling her leg for a moment before the young deer's mother calls out as the herd leaves for a nearby clump of trees.

she was much too preoccupied with the deer to notice the piercing red eyes watching from the darkness inside the daycare, let along notice when the eyes shift to blue as the lights turn on, and the owner of those eyes lopes somewhere deep inside the daycare.

she gets up and dusts off her knees, and briefly wonders if the door will be locked before tugging on the door, and surprisingly, it opens smoothly.

'not locked. curious.' she thinks to herself as she walks in, and walks to the employee doors, only to be greeted by the sight of a massive 8 foot (2.44 meter) animatronic jester, who loudly proclaims.

"HELLO NEW FRIEND! are YOU the new employee?"

she covers her ears like a child, startled by the sudden noise. the animatronic stills, the rays on it's large frame retracting into it's head, quickly quieting.

"I am so so sorry, are you alright there new friend?"

elia slowly uncovers her ears, saying " 'sall good, just startled me 's all. haven't been around people like you in QUITE a while. well, anyone really"

"animatronic? wait what do you mean any-"

"loud, I meant you are a little loud, and it caught me off guard" she smiles warmly at them. "the name's Elia"

"my name is daycare attendant sun, but you can call me whatever you want! like mister sun, sunrise, sundrop-" he rambles (Elia figures he's a he by the use of mister)

"well what would you prefer?" she says softly, and he halts his ramblings

"...wut"

"what do you want me to call you?"

"...no one's asked me that before..."

"well i'll be the first" she smiles

"...whatever YOU want is perfect"

"can I call you sunny, then?"

his fans suddenly turn on with a slight wirring sound.

"i-i'd love that" he stutters "can... can I call you elly then?"

"absolutely" she smiles, as her stomach lets out an ear-splitting rumble

"elly, have you eaten breakfast" sun asks slowly, his eyes narrowing

"I have no money, how would I buy food?"

"no food?" sun asks, his eyes widening.

"yea, for the moment. why?"

"this is UNACCEPTABLE." sun picks her up deftly, and carries her to the daycare's kitchens "all little stars in the daycare MUST be properly fed at all times. ESPECIALLY my Elly"

'maybe this job won't be as bad as I was dreading' she thinks to herself 'wait did he say HIS-'

[doomednarrative]

Kiriya having to supervise Kuroto because there's no way in hell he's letting him run wild with his insane ideas with Emu while he's around

[antlersish]

Mad about politics again

[our-queer-experience]

[the-river-nyx]

Me at 14 and me at 22 are having a bonding moment

[rafeandonlyrafe]

well 🧍‍♀️ as a reminder this blog is NOT a safe space for trump supporters but it IS a safe place for women, queers, trans ppl, people of color, undocumented people, and any marginalized group.

[hewasmadeofthegalaxy2]

They're wanting to change the definition of water to see which water would qualify under the Clean Water Act...I wish I was making this up.

What this means, in layman's terms, is that not all water or wetlands would be under environmental protections, so some could legally be dumped in, scraped out of, or otherwise harmed.

The comment period for this is pretty short (just a few days left!) so please submit comments asking for ALL water to be protected.

[stinkybrowndogs]

What’s this? Silly ol’ me won a design contest? :3c

My winning entry for my local queer organization’s t-shirt art contest! If you’d like a shirt of your own, you can grab one on their website (they should be available soon!)

[mischieviem]

You guys realize this means we ALL have to vote now. No "don't wanna vote biden" excuses now- if we don't vote our rights are going to be taken away.

[fipindustries]

i almost never do vent art, much less post it but man, i have been feeling bummed out recently

[riacte]

not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]

[caveinevitable]

•the swan

(edit: thank you all so so much for 10K likes! ive never recieved this much love for an artpiece of mine on any platform before 🙏🏽.)

(edit: 20K! omg guys! i am so grateful! thanks for all the support.)

(edit: 25K?? i didn’t know there were 25K people who even knew about mouthwashing! this is so nice, and thank you all!!)

[imagine-darksiders]

He a little confused but he's got spirit

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

It's always so weird to come down from the biology heavens to see what the average person believes about animals, plants, ecosystems, just the world around them. I don't even mean things that one simply doesn't know because they've never been told or things that are confusing, I'm talking about people who genuinely do not see insects as animals. What are you saying. Every time I see a crawling or fluttering little guy I know that little guy has motivations and drive to fulfill those motivations. There are gears turning in their head! They are perceiving this world and they are drawing conclusions, they are conscious. And yet it's still a whole thing if various bugs of the world feel pain or if they are simply Instinct Machines that are Not Truly Aware of Anything At All????? Help!!!!!! How can you look at a little guy and think he is just the macroscopic animal version of a virus

[briskchips]

Rest with me... 🌷