#pumpkin duo aesthetic

[rqs-arcade]

🕹️ ⸻ c!jschlatt & c!quackity / c!pumpkin duo

ft; pink, romantic, soulmate stuff

► 🕹️

[sunsetsandsunshine]

~ 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛, 𝚙𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚔𝚒𝚗 𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚛 ~

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚𝚆𝙰𝚂𝚂𝚄𝙿 𝚈’𝙰𝙻𝙻 🔥⁉️ 𝙵𝙸𝙽𝙰𝙻𝙻𝚈 𝙱𝙰𝙲𝙺 𝙸𝙽 𝙱𝚄𝙸𝚂𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂 𝚃𝙾 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚃 𝚆𝚁𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙰𝙶𝙰𝙸𝙽— 𝙴𝚇𝙿𝙴𝙲𝚃 𝙰 𝙻𝙾𝚃𝚃𝚃𝚃 𝙾𝙵 𝙵𝙸𝙲𝚂 𝙱𝙲 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙷 𝙸𝚂 𝙼𝙰𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚁𝙽˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: 𝙵𝚕𝚞𝚏𝚏

𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜: 𝟻,𝟽𝟶𝟿

𝙻𝚎𝚎: 𝙼𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚢 🐢🧡 (𝚂𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚁𝚊𝚙𝚑 🐢❤️)

𝙻𝚎𝚛: 𝚁𝚊𝚙𝚑 🐢❤️ (𝚂𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝙼𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚢 🐢🧡)

𝚂𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚢: 𝙼𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚢 𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚜, 𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚁𝚊𝚙𝚑’𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚖.

(𝙰/𝙽: 𝚃*𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙳𝙽𝙸 𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜— 𝚢’𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚢 <𝟹)

𝚃𝚊𝚐𝚜 𝚋𝚌 𝚠𝚑𝚢 𝚗𝚘𝚝: @tiggleebug @tmnt-th1ngs @creativecutie @veryblushyswitch @snugglyfluffle @kanene-yaaay @someone1348 @vxlepop @what-youd-expect @turtletimewriting @ziipzeepzop-eez @my-l0v3r-v3rse @skye-minecraftyt-blog @augonot @soft--dragon @titters-and-tingles

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚌 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐— 𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚓𝚊𝚖, 𝚙𝚕𝚣 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 ❤️🧡

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚𝙷𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢!˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

“No.”

“But Raph—”

“No.”

“But Raphie—”

“No.”

“But—”

“I literally just said no, Mikey.”

“But Raaaaaaphhhh, I’m bored!” The youngest groaned, flopping onto the second oldest’s bed dramatically. The second oldest in question raised an unamused brow, looking up from his comic where his little brother laid in front of him. The red banded turtle sighed, going back to reading his novel calmly and ignoring the younger turtle completely. 

Now, if you couldn’t tell by Mikey’s whole demeanor, or the fact that he just stated so…he was bored. VERY bored. EXTREMELY bored. 

TREMENDOUSLY bored if you will.

And if the youngest was bored, you’d best believe you’d hear him complaining all day in and all day out until he found something to occupy himself with. And Raph? Well, the young teen personally did not have the time nor patience to deal with all of that today. 

Or any day really.

“For the millionth time, Mike— I’m busy. Go bother Don or somethin'.” The hot-head grumbled, flipping through the pages of the comic book he was currently reading. The other rolled his eyes, turning his head to his older brother, “Don’t you think I already did that?” Raph chuckled at the statement. “Oh really? And how’d that go?”

“He threw a beaker at me…but I think it had acid in it—“

Raph visibly shuddered, “Okie-dokie then. Another reason for you to get out of my room. Buh-bye. Sayonara. Thanks for stopping by. Adios amigo.” He demanded, pushing Mikey’s face with his foot but the youngest stubbornly stood his ground. He pushed back with his head until the other eventually gave up, throwing his comic book at him in frustration. 

Mikey got up from the bed, annoyingly whining again.

“Just do an activity with me or something…! He huffed, shaking Raph by the shoulders back and forth. “I can show you the way out of my room! That can be an activity we can do together!” The red banded teen smiled with a fake sweet tone, which only caused the other’s frown to deepen. 

“I’ll never ask you for anything ever agaiiiiinnn! Just do something with meeee! Pleeaseee?!” Raph had to bite back a grin when he heard that bargain. In the next 5 minutes, Mikey would probably ask him to do the hokey-pokey or some shit like that. The second oldest let out a long yet playful sigh, rubbing his temples before crossing his arms. “Fine fine…what do you wanna do?” 

The youngest blinked, rubbing the back of his head and looking away for a bit. Well…Raph was surprisingly easy to convince today. It usually took him a solid 2 hours and 30 minutes (he’s counted) until he cracked. Usually 1 hour and 15 minutes on a good day…

“That’s…a very good question…I’ll get back to you on that…” The smaller turtle muttered. Raph tilted his head in complete and utter disbelief. “You came in here harassing me for, like, an hour straight talking about how you wanna spend time with me and now you don’t even know what you wanna do?!”

“I’m thinking, okay?! Don’t get your tits in a twist!” Mikey huffed at his older brother. 

“Don’t get my what in a what???”

The youngest then suddenly snapped his fingers, smiling brightly and turning to the second oldest, “We should play a video game!”

“Like…Fall Guys or something? Dude, I’ve beat you anytime we’ve played two player. Just accept your many MANY losses.” The green eyed mutant teased, laughing at the offended expression Mikey was giving him now.

“I think you might have hit your head a bit too hard when we came from the ooze, my dear friend. Because I clearly remember you losing when we were playing last weekend.” The orange banded teen challenged, sticking his tongue out at Raph who only scoffed in amusement, resting his hand on his hip. 

“I was being a good big brother and let you win.” He retorted. Mikey rolled his eyes, knowing full damn well Raph just sucked absolute ass and didn’t want to admit it. “Yeah yeah, whatever. But, no. I have an even better thing in mind. And it’s a board game.”

A pause.

“…so are you gonna tell me what the board game is?” Raph asked impatiently. 

“I’m pausing for emphasis! I request a drumroll, please.” 

…oh for the love of…

Raph sighed, drumming his hands on his bed for a couple seconds before stopping, waiting for Mikey to tell him the name of this soooo special game that he couldn’t just tell him already.

Because emphasis or whatever.

“Twister!” Mikey smiled, clapping his hands excitedly. “Twister.” Raph repeated, his eye-ridges (is that what they’re called—? Idk…) raising in surprise as he scratched the top of his head confused. “Why Twister of all things? We haven’t played that game since we were, like, 7.”

The blue-eyed mutant shrugged, leaning against his big brother’s beside and lazily checking his nails. “Eh. No reason. Just what first came to mind. What? Afraid you’ll lose, Raphie boy~?” He smirked, looking up at the taller green eyed mutant who only chuckled at his taunt. 

“Oh please. That game is so easy I could play it in my sleep.” He smirked, looking down at Mikey who only had a satisfied grin plastered on his face.

Raph was lying— lying right through his teeth in fact. He wasn’t good at Twister— he wasn’t even semi-good. He didn’t even qualify anywhere near semi-good when it came to Twister. Raph wasn’t the most…flexible turtle of the bunch, which made it hard to do some, if not most of the poses Twister had conjured up for you. 

And usually, he wouldn’t care so much about losing a game. Heck, it was Twister for crying out loud. But Raphael grew up with a family of competitors.

And so, he was competitive. Very competitive.

He didn’t like to lose— in fact, he hated losing. He’d rather beat up Kraang droids all day than lose. 

Well…he’d beat up Kraang droids any day but that’s beside the point! 

Point was, he absolutely sucked at Twister, period. And personally? It wouldn’t be so bad if he was going against Leo, heck— even Casey Goongala Jones himself would be a better opponent than Mikey.

If Mikey won (which he always did), he would make sure you knew all day in and all day out that he beat you. It was annoying as hell and that would only fuel Mikey more into reminding you that you lost against him. 

And like stated before…Raph did not like losing. He didn’t like it one bit. 

The elder straightened up his slouched posture, extending his hand to do a hand shake, which the youngest gladly accepted. “I accept your offer. But don’t be disappointed when I completely annihilate you.”  

“We’ll see about that.” Mikey chirped, grabbing Raph’s arm and almost soaring out of the room with him. 

Aaaaand so that’s where the two were now; spreading the well known dotted mat onto the floor carefully in front of the TV. The two spun a couple times already, the positions that were being requested weren’t hard. At first…just subtle movements here and there. Until Raph had his whole arm underneath Mikey and Mikey had his whole arm under Raph’s…

And by 12 turn’s, they were intertwining each other like a bunch of yarn. Raph, surprisingly, was doing really well. His stance being something along the lines of a downwards dog and a corpse pose— if that makes sense. Which it doesn’t. Because it’s Twister. Twister doesn’t make any sense in the slightest. 

Mikey on the other hand, was not doing so hot. His stance was just basically the Family Guy dead pose but just slightly standing. With every spin of that darn evil plastic wheel, the younger teen seemed to be getting more and more difficult adjustments, while Raph barely had to move a finger. Or…limb in this case. 

The turtle gods were on his big brother’s side today and Mikey was not having it. 

“Doing alright, bro?” The hot-head smugly asked, his voice a little strained due to the odd positing but a teasing grin was on his face nonetheless. “You’re shaking a bit there…” He mused at his little brother, whose limbs were shaking like a bunch of conjoined jello conjoined.

The smaller mutant then fixed his footing, not shaking anymore as he looked up at Raph, smirking smugly right back at him. “Oh I’m fine, big bro. Just. Fine.” The orange banded turtle gritted out.

Now, Mikey wasn’t going to lie, but this whole Twister thing was starting to not seem like such a good idea. His older brother was a complete abomination when it came to Twister! But apparently, he seemed like he was getting every single easy position, and he was doing a pretty decent job at it— and Raph…Raphael has NEVER done decent! 

Mikey, on the other hand, was struggling. He might as well become the actual mascot for the game or something because his arms and legs were getting twisted like actual Twizzlers. It’s probably not even normal for his body to twist like this, but hey! He’s not losing and that’s all that matters, right? 

But he couldn’t keep this act on forever. He was going to fall sooner or later if he didn’t do something fast. 

The younger tried to move to spin the wheel but almost fell in the process; catching himself at the last second. “Yeah…I won’t be able to reach it…” The elder hummed in acknowledgement, also attempting to spin the wheel but ultimately failing as well.

Conveniently, a couple seconds later, the eldest turtle of the four quadruplets walked out of his room, walking into the lounge area where the two were playing Twister. Leo looked the two up and down before sighing, rubbing his face tiredly.

“It’s too early for this…” He grumbled, going to the kitchen to refill his tea cup. Raph and Mikey shared a confused glance with each other, before looking at the other turtle with even more confusion.

“It’s 4 in the afternoon…” The youngest giggled. Leo turned around, glaring at the both of them. And if looks could kill…Mikey would’ve been nothing but a bare shell.

“Yeah. And my statement still stands. It’s too early for this…” The blue banded turtle repeated, taking a sip of a now full tea cup. “Now. If you’ll excuse me, I have to go read some Captain Ryan x reader fanfiction…” He grumbled with the most deadpanned face and voice ever, but you could tell by the sparkle in his eyes that he was genuinely excited.

The young leader was probably too tired to acknowledge what he just said…oh well. More blackmail for Mikey then.

“Leo, wait! We need you to spin the spinny thingie!” The second oldest yelled in impatience. This stance was starting to hurt like shell! And losing is not an option here!

Leo turned around, looking his brother up and down again before sipping his tea again. “Do it yourself.” 

“I can’t, wise guy! The spinny whatchamacallit is all the way over there! If I try to spin it, I’ll lose!” Raph explained which only resulted in Leo blinking once before rolling his eyes.

“Then lose.” And with that, the young leader walked to his room, chuckling a bit to himself as he closed his door. “Smug bastard…” The red banded turtle grumbled under his breath.

After a few moments of thinking, Mikey decided he needed to do something to try and get an advantage in this game. That’s when he reached up with one hand and jabbed Raph in the side lightly.

The elder flinched violently, drawing out a surprised and loud shriek, but stubbornly staying in the same position he was before. The second oldest glared at his younger brother, who had the most innocent smile plastered on his face.

“Michelangelo. Hamato.” He warned, his glare hardening. “Poke me again and see what happens.” He said threateningly, which only caused the younger in question to innocently bat his eyes at him, continuously poking around his side.

“Mihihike— shihihit!” Raph cursed, trying to squirm out of reach of the poking with the little room he had. Mikey continued to tickle him, now moving his fingers to scribble on his stomach, which obviously made Raph shriek louder.

“MIHIHIKEY!” 

“Aw…there’s that smile!” The youngest grinned. And finally, to the smaller turtle’s delight, the older fell down on his shell, officially concluding the game and granting Mikey his 100% hard earned victory. 

“I won!” The menace giggled, doing a small little victory dance on the mat before he made eye contact with Raph— who looked like he was ready to KILL.

Victory dance over. Victory dance WAY WAY over. 

The younger got up almost immediately, quickly backing away as the other turtle scaringly followed right behind him. “W-Wait wahait…dude, bro, my man…we can talk about this! We can talk this out like the civilized mature mutants we are! There’s noho need to doohoo anything drahastic…” He rambled, taking multiple upon multiple steps back as Raph inched closer and closer towards him, game obviously loooong forgotten at this point.

The elder cracked his knuckles, an evil smirk spreading across his face almost like a wildfire. And that, ladies and gentleman, was enough evidence for Mikey to know that he was absolutely in for it.

The youngest bolted for Donnie’s lab, running as fast as his little legs could carry him, only to be hoisted onto his big brother’s shoulder as the red banded turtle walked back to the lounge area.

Nervous giggles escaped Mikey’s mouth as he tried to get out of his older brother’s grip, squirming, pushing, kicking— basically all the things he could do in this oh-so-horrible-situation-that-he-definitely-did-not-plan-out-what-so-ever!

Raph put Mikey on the ground, sitting on his legs. “Mihike, I haven’t even done anything yet...” He commented at the squirmy giggly mess that was his youngest brother. Mikey snickered, a small blush creeping to his face. “Shuhut it!“ He squeaked as he felt three fingers on his sides, not moving but just resting there in anticipation. 

The youngest helplessly held the taller turtle’s wrists, shaking his head back and forth while sputtering out giggly pleases as his eyes were closed shut. “What’s gotten you so giggly?” Raph asked innocently, smirking down at his baby brother who was currently losing his mind.

“Just gehehet it oveheher wihith already!” He giggled desperately. If getting absolutely wrecked wasn’t gonna kill him…then the anticipation definitely would.

“Get whahat over with, Mike? I genuinely have no idea what you’re talking about…” The orange banded turtle lightly smacked at Raph’s arm, loving and hating every single second of this. Mikey looked to the side, hiding his head in his shell a tiny bit out of embarrassment. 

“Is there…something specific you’re talking about? Something oh-so embarrassing that you apparently can’t even say it out loud?” Raph grinned, his fingers clamping lightly on his sides as the other giggly whined in annoyance and desperation. 

“Will yohou plehease juhust tihihickle me already???” The smallest turtle squeaked; the last part barely audible to the turtle ear and of course Raph felt the need to comment on it. 

“Hm? What was that~? I couldn’t quite hear you…” He smirked, his fingers twitching against the other’s sides. 

“Rahaph!!”

“You gotta speak louder, bud. I can hardly hear you.”

“Rahahaphie plehease!”

“Well since you asked so nicely…” Raphael smiled, starting to actually tickle Mikey’s sides now.

“You know, you could have just…told me you wanted me to tickle you, instead of doing the whole ‘let’s play Twister’ bullshit.” The taller turtle stated calmly, only causing Mikey’s blush to deepen. 

Was he seriously that easy to read? Well that’s embarrassing…he honestly thought he had his older brother fooled with the whole ‘Let’s play Twister bullshit.’

Random fun fact, one of the best and worst things about being tickled by Raph was that he could just casually say the t-word as if it was an everyday word as you can see.

Well…in retrospect it is an everyday word.

But it’s a very embarrassing everyday word.

A very VERY embarrassing everyday word.

And you best believe he always used it as an advantage to gain the upper hand in every situation. Whether he was tickling one of his brothers or not…you bet he would randomly use it in a sentence.

“Literally what are you talking aboHOUT?” Mikey screeched as Raph prodded and poked his lower ribs. “Oh, don’t play dumb. You know exactly what I mean.” The second oldest smirked. “Playing duhumb is not my forte— thahat was yohou duhuhuring Twister.” Mikey managed to giggle out.

Raph sent daggers to Mikey as he pinned one of his hands to the carpeted floor, digging his free hand into his exposed underarm. 

The blue eyed mutant automatically squawked at the sudden sensation, trying desperately to pull his arm back down. The other let out a satisfied huff from the noise, “You were saying~?”

 “ScREHEHEW YOHOU!” He squawked. Raph flinched slightly at the turtle belle’s sudden yell but chuckled at it nonetheless. Oh this is gonna be so so easy…

Mikey’s feet helplessly kicked behind Raph, his legs going up into the air every so slightly every now and again. “Your gonna break the sound barrier with all that screaming, baby brother...” Raph commented.

“But, you okay? You’re voice raised a bit there…” He asked as he heard Mikey’s laughter spike up suddenly. The youngest wiped a couple happy tears from his eyes, giggling still. “Yeah, yeah…I’m okay…”

Raph nodded at the response, rubbing some of the ghost tickles away before going back to tickling him, now squeezing his hip area.

The freckled turtle’s eyes completely shot out of his sockets as and of course his big brother had to make a smart remark.

“Uh oh…did I happen to find a bad spot?” Raph smirked, raising a brow as the younger shook his head back and forth. “NOHO! NAHAT THEHERE! RAHAPH! PLEHEASE!” The teenager cackled loudly, grabbing the other’s wrists but making no attempt to push them away of course.

“Not there?? Whaddya mean not there~? You mean right…here?” Raph giggled, “Right here? Is this a bad spot, Mike?” He questioned innocently.

“RAHAPH *squeak* PLEHEASE!” Mikey squealed. “Please what? I can’t understand you because of my little brother’s mouse squeaks. Sorry man…” Raph said as he dramatically wiped a tear from his eye, before going back to tickling Mikey’s hip area.

“SHUHU— *squeak* SHUHUT UHUP!”

At times like this, you would not question the fact that Mikey’s Dad is a 6'2 rat mutant. Just listening to his laugh you could hear the resemblance.

“My gahaHAHASH! JuhUST STAHAP!” He whined throughout his laughter as Raph continued to knead his hip bones, causing Mikey’s laughter to rise in volume tremendously now and again.

The youngest arched his back with a loud squeal, pushing on his older brother’s wrists again as he tried to turn himself so his shell was facing upward.

“Now where do you think your goin'?” Raph snickered, now using both his hands to tickle Mikey’s underarms now, instead of just tickling one.

“WAHAHAIT! WAHA— *squeal* WAHAIT! IHIHIT TIHI— *squeak* NAHAHAH!” The youngest stammered through his laughter, his bandana long gone off of his face due to how much he was squirming around.

“It tickles? Ya don’t say.” Raph deadpanned, snickering at the small squeal the turtle below him let out after the comment. “Can Dr. Name-Einstein not take what he dishes out~?” He continued, digging deeper in Mikey’s underarms.

“Tickle tickle tickle~!”

“NoHOH—!”

“Tickle tickle~! Kitchie kitchie coo~!”

“SHUHUT— *squeak* SHUHUT YOUR MOHOUTH!”

“Aww…well, that’s not very nice, now is it?” The green eyed teen fake pouted, continuing to tickle Mikey’s underarms, but slipping his hands out every now and again to poke the other’s neck lightly before going back in.

“Ahh tkltkltkl….ahh tkltkltkl— what? I’m abbreviating it for you because you hate that word soooo much, see? Ahh tkltkltkl…”

“IHI’M GOHONNA MUHUHURDER YOHOU!” The youngest shrieked, banging his heels on the floor in a futile attempt to escape his big brother’s VERY mean comments. “Oh yeah? You and with what hands, little man~?” Raph grinned, grabbing both of Mikey’s wrists to put above his head, scribbling all over his stomach.

Mikey’s hyena cackling only raised in volume after that. Raph evil laughed at the reaction, chuckling to himself as he tickled the younger to pieces.

“Woah. I think I hit the jackpot…what do you think, Mike?”

Mikey squeaked.

“Yeah, I think so too.”

Behind all the evil laughing and teasing, Raph took glances at his baby brother’s face every now and again to make sure that he was actually enjoying himself; and that he wasn’t uncomfortable in any way.

…And before you even think of calling him a softie for thinking this, being a softie and being caring are two completely different things.

Don’t get them twisted.

Anyways, even if Raph never openly says so or displays so…he genuinely cares about his brothers, and if he ever hurt them in any way, physically or mentally…just know that he’s taking that with him to the grave. No further questions asked.

Unfortunately for the youngest, this didn’t mean Raph would be merciful while tickling him in any way, shape, or form right now…

But Raph didn’t want his baby brother’s voice disappearing all the way to Timbuktu, so stopping right now would suffice.

The older turtle ceased his tickling onslaught, crossing his arms across his plastron to glance at the flustered and oh-so giggly mess he created.

“Yohou…suhuck…” The maskless turtle giggled, refusing to look at his big brother who just snickered at the purely adorable behavior.

“Yohou okay?” The elder turtle asked, “Like seriously, I didn’t hurt you or anything, right?” He asked genuinely. And now wasn’t that sweet? Asking if someone was okay after almost committing a first degree murder to said person. Yeah. Reeeeaaal sweet alright.

“Mhm…yeah I’m okahay…” He nodded, sitting up slightly to look for his mask that flew over to who knows where.

”I don’t remember your stomach being that ticklish, Mike.” Raph teased, snickering softly at his comment which Mikey only rolled his eyes to. “Whehell, my neck isn’t embarrassingly sehensitive. Especially the bahahack ohof ihihit. I don’t thihink yohou can relate, but I’m juhust putting thahat out there…”

…Remember how I said Raph loved his brother very dearly? Well…forget it. Stopping right now would not suffice. It would do anything but suffice.

The hot-head simply gave his little brother a look that would be known as the look of ‘You are getting your shell HANDED to you.’ Now Leonardo was the turtle who invented this scary yet effective gaze (because of course he did…)

And so naturally, the look got passed down to Raph. Then to Donnie. And even Splinter found a way how to.

The youngest on the other hand, never really had any reason to learn the look, as he had wonderful looks of his own. Obviously.

But now…he was kinda wishing he did, so that the look didn’t look so scary (see what I did there? I’m hilarious, I know)

“I-Ihi’m sohorry?” Mikey giggled out meekly, immediately going to grab Raph’s wrists again for, like, the hundredth time in the past hour.

Sometimes it’s best to keep your comments to yourself…even if you are spitting straight up facts…

“Oho you will be sorry.” The elder effortlessly grabbed his baby brother’s wrists, slowly bringing his head down towards the other’s stomach. Mikey kicked his knees into Raph’s shell, hoping to at least faze him, but all his attempts to stop his brother were in vain as the other took in a deep breath and lowered his head at an agonizingly slow pace to his plastron...

“W-WAHAIT! RAHAH— *squeal* PLEHEASE!!!” However, even if you’re a strong, cool and fast mutant like Mikey himself here, you would never be able to go up against the power of an older sibling in a tickle fight (a very one-sided tickle fight but a tickle fight nonetheless…)

Raph had to stop to chuckle at the wriggly mess that was his baby brother— the dude was wriggling and giggling like he planted some drug in him! And he hasn’t even done anything to him!

Yet, anyway…

“SHUHUT UP! STAHAP LAHAUGHING AHAT MEEHEE!” The youngest screeched as he felt his mind going on an anticipatory rollercoaster, thrashing in his big brother’s hold which he knew he was never getting out of. Well…acceptance is the first step to anything right?

“PLEHEASE! IHI’M— *squeak* SOHORRY!” Mikey cried, now frantically trying to get out of the hold. Screw acceptance. Mikey didn’t want to see heaven’s gates early. And besides, he has a slice of pizza in the fridge that he’s been dying to eat. So dying right here, right now, isn’t an option.

Raph hummed in amusement, “Oho yeheah? Where were all these apologizes when you made me lose in Twister?” Mikey giggled, “Ihit’s nahat MYHY fault YOHOU suhuck at gahames! Ehespecially board games. Ahahand video gahames…dohoo I have to go ohon?”

Raph was shocked as he was impressed. The pure nerve of this teen. Mikey definitely got that attitude from him…that’s for sure. “Okahay that’s it. No more mister nice turtle…”

“Sihince whEHEN were yOHOU NIHICE?”

Instead of making another sassy remark back, Raph tightened the grip of his hands on Mikey’s wrists slightly, lowering his head to his little brother’s stomach and taking a huge breath…

“RAHAPH— nohoHO— WAHAIT! RAHaph dUHUDE PLEHEASE!” Mikey rambled through his laughter, shaking his head back and forth with his eyes shut. Oh…this was gonna tickle so freaking bad. Maybe instead of provoking Raph he should of just tickled himself— because Michelangelo would not come out of the lounge area ALIVE after this. 

With one last evil chuckle, the elder lowered his head to the center of Mikey’s plastron and…well, let’s just say all of New York City presumably heard the high-pitched shriek that ascended out of the youngest’s mouth.

Raph was mean. He was the definition of mean. He might as well be cast as the next Regina George if Mean Girls gets another reboot because this. was. mean.

Because not only was this smug dunderhead blowing raspberries on his stomach without barely taking any breath’s (kinda impressive honestly), but he also was using one hand to squeeze directly on Mikey’s knee.

Evil. Pure evil.

And you would think that it was pretty nice of Raph to let one of his hands go so he could at least attempt to escape, right? Well the youngest’s free hand was too busy happy stimming in order to do said task…so he’s kinda-sorta-maybe-possibly stuck

“I don’t remember you being this sensitive to raspberries when we were little…” The elder teen commented in between his breaths. Because…honestly. Did Donnie make Mikey one of his nerd concoctions to make the youngest embarrassingly ticklish or has he always been like this? Because there’s no way he should be giggling and wriggling this much.

“IHIT’S NAHAT MY FAHAULT!” And it wasn’t! It’s not Mikey’s fault he’s a literal walking talking tickle spot! Besides, you haven’t met walking talking tickle spot until you’ve met Leo.

“It tickles that bad, huh?” Raph laughed at the inhuman screeches coming from the teen below him. “SHUHUT— *squeak* SHUHUT UHUHAHAHA—!” The youngest cackled loudly, still kicking Raph at the back of his shell with his knees.

Now, was kicking Raph in the shell going to do him any favors in the long run? Most likely not. He’s still getting tickled to pieces and no matter how much he bucked, wriggled, writhed, or squirmed from side to side, Raph’s grip would remain the same until he felt like letting go. His hold was scaringingly better than his nunchucks— and that’s saying a LOT. 

The smaller turtle just helplessly kicked behind him, just laying there and laughing his heart out. Raph took a glance at his younger brother and his snarky, evil smirk turned into a fond smile, he shook his head, laughing to himself. 

“Y'know…Leo is just a couple steps away. I’m sure he’d loooove helping me turn you into a more giggly puddle than you already are…”

“NAHAH— *squeal* DAHA— DOHOHON’T—!”

“Or…what if I got Donnie? I bet he has some tools that would help me…”

“NOHOH—!”

“What about Dad? I’m positive he would just record the whole thing and coo you all day long about you’re adorable giggles—”

“RAHAPHIE!!!” Mikey screeched, kicking Raph in the shell extra hard this time which only made the elder huff out a laugh in amusement.

“OW! Okay okahay! No need to shout!” He chuckled, getting off of the other turtle and helping him up. Raph sat down on the couch, soon followed by Michelangelo who dramatically collapsed into his lap.

He giggled tiredly, sitting up and flopping on the other’s plastron. The elder laughed at the theatrical gesture, rubbing his shell comfortingly. “You okay, bud?” 

“Nohoho. I’m lihihiterally dying.” Mikey giggled tiredly. Raph hummed in acknowledgment, resting his chin on Mikey’s left shoulder, causing the youngest to let out a subtle squeak.

The two made eye contact as Raph’s signature smirk spread across his face again.

“Huh. Which reminds me…” The elder turtle mused, wrapping Mikey in a hug with his one arm while the other was free. He shook his head, anticipatory giggles pouring out of his mouth more than ever before. “Raphie— Rahaphie nohoho don’t you dahare!”

Now, you’re probably wondering why Mikey is freaking out so much right now…let me explain.

As you know, Mikey has freckles. A lot of freckles. It was something he’s always been insecure about ever since he was a turtle tot. He used to absolutely loathe his freckles with a burning passion…and he tried to keep that fact a secret.

But sadly, when you live with 3 other brothers and you’re the youngest, there’s no such thing as secrecy.

The brothers had this whole talk about how his freckles made him, well, him. How it signified his uniqueness, adorableness, and blah blah blah sappy stuff. And that talk actually made Mikey love his freckles a lot…which he really needed.

Point being, his older brother’s created this game where they would count and poke how many freckles he had— because he had a whole LOT and they wanted to point out each adorable individual one; his freckles mainly being on his shoulders, face and neck.

But the thing was, the pokes to said spots tickled. A lot. Mikey was able to hide his reactions at first, but then a squeak went to a squeal, and a squeal went to a giggle…if you catch my drift.

And ever since then, it’s been a friendly competition on who could poke and count the most freckles on his face without him squirming out of reach (the highest score was 23 by the one and only Donatello).

“Hm. I forgot how many freckles you have…did you get any more? Seems like you got more…” Raph hummed again.

“NohOH I diHID NAHAT—”

“I think I should check just to make sure…” And with that, the poking and counting began…or as Mikey likes to call it: his complete and utter demise.

Speaking of which, Mikey might be competing with Leo for the Most Ticklish Turtle award because these pokes to his shoulders and face tickled like absolute SHELL. And Raph was barely touching him! Like…barely.

“1…2…3…4–! Mike! Stop moving! You made me lose count!” The older tried to sternly say, but it was really hard due to how much his little brother was laughing his shell off at the slightest of touches to the face and shoulders.

“PLEHEHEASE! RAHA— *squeak*! IHI’M GOHONNA DIHIE!!!”

“You’ve said that, like, 3 times. And you’re still here, aren’t you?” Raph mused, continuing to poke and prod.

“And a seven, and an eight, and a nine— wait. What comes after nine…?” He fake pondered, poking on the exact same freckle on Mikey’s shoulder to keep him a squeaky giggly blob.

“Seriously…I can’t think of the number. What comes after nine?” The hot-head asked again, going after Mikey’s neck now— causing the younger to scrunch his shoulders almost immediately. Though, that maybe wasn’t the best idea because Raph’s fingers were now stuck.

“I honestly think you’re the one with an embarrassingly ticklish neck, little bro.” The elder turtle stated smugly, wriggling his fingers in the crook of Mikey’s neck as the younger laughed even louder (if that’s possible).

Mikey flapped both of his hands, happy tears threatening to fall from his eyes, “RAHAHAPH!!!” He shrieked, his legs kicking the couch as well as the floor.

“Okay! Alright! Okay! No need to shout out me! Heard you loud and clear, giggles.” He drawed his hand away from Mikey’s face and shoulders, resting them on the other’s shell, rubbing it soothingly. The smaller turtle rested the back of his head on Raph’s shoulder, catching his breath slowly but surely.

“Are you done torturing me now?” He giggled tiredly, becoming relaxed and comfy in Raph’s arms due to the shell rubs.

“For now, yeah.” The older winked which only caused the youngest to roll his eyes at. Raph could be such a dork sometimes, but he loves him nonetheless…sometimes anyway.

“Thanks. For, uh…y'know…doing that…” The orange banded turtle mumbled after he calmed down fully, getting his mask that flew up on the couch earlier. “Yeah. No problem.” Raph shrugged nonchalantly, sitting back on the couch before creasing his eyebrows together, looking at Mikey in confusion.

“Wait. Didn’t you tell Leo like a week ago that it was 100% okay to ask for tickles? Why aren’t you taking your own advice?” He asked.

“Wha— you heard that?”

“The sewer walls aren’t that thick, Mike.” The elder explained, rolling his eyes fondly at the new silence he was being wonderfully graced with.

“Freaking hypocrite…” The green-eyed teen sighed, shaking his head and wrapping Mikey in a hug, squeezing him gently. “Again, you didn’t need to come up with an excuse for me to tickle you. You can just ask me.” He smiled softly, making Mikey return the smile tenfold.

“Yeah…I know. But playing Twister made it more fun didn’t it?”

“Pff…yeah. Yeah, I guess it did.”

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚𝙵𝙸𝙽˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙

[lovejustforaday]

Shoegaze Classics - Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger - Curve (1992)

Main Genres - Shoegaze, Alternative Dance

A decent sampling of: Industrial Rock, Ethereal Wave, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

The common story of the origins of the term "shoegaze" itself is often told in a way that would suggest the term's meaning is twofold.

The more literal meaning comes from the heavy usage of multiple guitar pedals for bands to achieve their signature swirling, washy, dense guitar sounds, the guitarists spending more time at live shows staring down at their feet as they prepared to adjust their pedal board.

But it is also often implied that the idea of these bands coming to be known as "shoegazers" is for the generally introverted, shy, wall-flower disposition of the performers. I suppose it doesn't help that long bangs that hide the face, and baggy clothes were common fashion choices for the scene at the time. Of course, your mileage with this stereotype will vary depending on the band.

Next on my shoegaze classics retrospective, I wanted to take a look at a band that defies the wall-flower stereotype of the shoegazers, by taking the genre's signature heavy guitar reverb and turning it into the most bewitching, trancey, and euphoric 90s dance music. Today, we will be discussing Curve.

The Band

Curve emerged onto the London alternative scene in 1990 as a creative duo, comprised of the mysterious, semi-goth and generally badass vocalist and guitarist Toni Halliday, and the guitarist, bassist, drummer and programmer Dean Garcia, a signature lover of wearing sunglasses even at night.

It's easy to say that Toni Halliday had a considerably more memorable stage presence than almost any other frontman, woman, or person in the shoegazing scene. Her performances were animated, but in a very transfixed sort of way, her eyes casting a piercing gaze, with a dark and commanding, but nonetheless ethereal contralto voice coming out of what seems like a rather small woman.

Aesthetically, Curve were kind of in a separate category from most other shoegaze bands. They seemed to have more of a sleek, futuristic, and dare I say sexy image as a band. This was also reflected in their sound, which was decidedly much more intertwined with uptempo 90s dance music and industrial rock, their performances more frenetic and adrenergic.

Unfortunately, Curve is a band whose legacy has been obscured by tired comparisons (and the surrounding discourse) to garbage. *cough* that is, as in the band Garbage. So much so, that I feel compelled to take a minute of my own review to chime in with my own two cents on this ridiculously clichéd fan dispute. For those not in the know, Garbage were a frankly much more commercially successful and mainstream alternative rock outfit from the 90s, started by legendary Nevermind and Siamese Dream producer Butch Vig and a couple of his buddies, plus the 90s most iconically sullen yet outspoken Shirley Manson. The band already started out with connections to some of the biggest 90s alternative bands, most notably Smashing Pumpkins and The Foo Fighters.

Garbage has often been accused of ripping off Curve's sound and style, and at the very least, there are some undeniable similarities. Both bands took a maximalist approach to their sound, making layered, dancey alternative rock that incorporated many of the emerging subgenres of the time, and both with a moody "sad chick" contralto vocalist.

I'll be transparent: Garbage was (along with Smashing Pumpkins and The Cranberries), the band that really got me into 90s alternative rock. There was a time in high school when I was much less versed, and considered them to be one of, if not my #1 favourite band. Like many of my generation, I first learned about Curve THROUGH these comparisons.

And so I imagine it's hard for OG Curve fans not to look at Garbage's success, notice how a decent part of that success was tied to Butch Vig's industry connections, and not become very resentful towards Garbage and the band's many fans.

But let's also be fair: neither Curve nor Garbage were the first band to have a glum, sardonic female vocalist (Lydia Lunch and Kim Gordon come to mind almost immediately). Neither band invented the alternative dance subgenre. And to their credit, Garbage has acknowledged the comparisons to Curve over the years while only having nice things to say about the smaller band. Lesser people with bigger egos from that time (*cough* Billy Corgan *cough* Courtney Love) probably would've taken the opportunity to shit on the band.

Moreover, as their inclusion in this list would suggest, Curve were and are a shoegaze band first, which is a pretty clear distinction. Garbage's sound was never really shoegaze at all; at best, there's a lot of noise pop on the first Garbage record. But Garbage's brand of alternative rock is a lot more poppy, and sometimes trip hoppy (which was hugely successful in the 90s). Likewise, Curve's sound was almost certainly never going to go as mainstream as Garbage. And that's okay, because most great music doesn't go mainstream.

But honestly, even having to acknowledge all of this is kinda lame. It's beating a dead horse that's already been dead for at least 20 years, and Curve's legacy as a band should not be "the band that was Garbage before Garbage".

Instead, Curve should be understood as shoegaze pioneers, being one of the first shoegaze bands to experiment with fusing electronica elements, and playing around with more studio-based guitar sound layering. They are the studio nerds of the original scene, and they deserve to be celebrated for their gorgeously crafted, methodical 90s hybrid sound. Shoegaze walls of sound had never felt this pristine.

The Record

Doppelgänger is Curve's debut record, released after a string of EPs and subsequent compilation LP, as per usual for 90s first wave British bands. It is by all means a very stylish sounding record, co-produced with the famed alternative producer Flood, who's impressive resume of collaborative work spans from electronic bands like New Order and Depeche Mode to abrasive alternative rock like P.J. Harvey and The Jesus And Mary Chain.

As I've hinted at already, this is one of the most 'produced' albums of the first wave of shoegaze records. Far from being a negative, I really enjoy this approach. There is a lot of layering of different tracks happening in the mix, and the whole project comes together as this really punchy, roaring, and technicolor shoegaze that feels very urban and dancefloor ready for your local goth club.

The album's second single "Horror Head" is, put simply, one of the many masterpieces of the first wave of shoegaze. Among the trippiest and most surreal songs of its era, with dazzling, iridescent guitar feedback, sparkling drum machine sounds bouncing off of thin metallic sheets, and sonic colours of violet and indigo. Toni's haunting refrain of "heys" guide the listener to an enchanted nowhere like little forest fairies, while her deliciously dark lead vocals peek through all the many layers with the sense of a delirious protagonist in the songs' swirling universe. Like having the most unusually pleasant sensory overload headache.

As the second track on the record, this is frankly an incredibly hard act to follow, and I'd be lying if I didn't say that some other tracks feel like an attempt to recapture the godlike production of "Horror Head".

Oh, and for some odd reason, the version of the track that I downloaded off of Bandcamp is compressed and a little bass-heavy, versus the version on most other platforms. It would be a bit unfortunate if it is indeed an album/single discrepancy, since the mastering of the version up on YouTube is definitely superior. Regardless, I will judging this based off of the superior version, because its my blog and I can do what I want. Plus, in the age of mp3 files you can just go in and switch it out anyway.

Another standout moment is "Lillies Dying", the most rhythmic song on the record, with a groovy semi-baggy bassline, a descending, melting vocal lead, and a grainy sandstorm of guitar soundscapes. Music for a rave in a barren wasteland, makes me feel like spinning in circles.

I also really like the other single "Faît Accompli", less of a shoegaze track and more of a jagged, darkly erotic industrial rock dancefloor banger. Feels very intended for accompanying a light bondage session in a dimly lit BDSM dungeon.

The record eschews the dance beats for closer "Sandpit", a more atmospheric and introspective song featuring a more traditional combination of dream pop and shoegaze. The track is a nice palette cleanser, bringing a night of Dionysian wonders and relentless dancefloor madness to a definitive close with soft headphone sounds to acompany the bleary transit ride home.

What Came After That?

Curve had a longer original run than most first wave shoegaze bands, releasing 5 LPs from Doppelganger up to their last record in 2002 titled The New Adventures of Curve. I have not heard any of these records in full, but it seems like the band largely continued to do their thing, sometimes veering more into industrial rock territory.

Since then, the band has remained largely inactive save for a few archival releases. Curve are not among the many bands like Slowdive and Ride whom have gotten back together to record and release new records in the 2010s and 2020s.

Toni Halliday started a solo project in 2008 called Chatelaine which has also been mostly inactive, meanwhile Dean Garcia has been in and contributed to about a dozen bands since Curve finished.

But then not every band should have to keep putting out records indefinitely. Curve has a respectable discography, and I've heard bits and pieces from Cuckoo and the more overtly electronic Come Clean that assure me I would thoroughly enjoy those albums as well.

As it stands, Doppelgänger is inadvertently probably one of the most prescient shoegaze records of the 90s, even if it isn't nearly as acclaimed as any of the big three. There were several bands that blended with electronic dance music during the 2000s Nu-Gaze revival that owe a bit of influence to Curve whether they know it or not.

I also feel like this record broke ground for a lot of late 90s records in the alternative scene that were getting darker and dancier, like Smashing Pumpkins' Adore and Tori Amos' From The Choirgirl Hotel.

So here's to Curve, the too often unsung pioneers and studio witchcraft makers of the 90s first wave of shoegaze.

8/10

Highlights: "Horror Head", "Lillies Dying", "Faît Accompli", "Sandpit"

[abandoned-anemoia]

Stray Kids Masterlist (OT8)

Moodboards/Aesthetics

Themes

University

Zombie Apocalypse

Vampire

Mafia

SKZoo

Birth Stone

Birth Flower

Breakup 

Relationship

Colors

Black

Grey

White

Brown

Pink

Purple

Light Blue

Dark Blue

Green

Yellow

Peach

Orange

Red

Reactions

Pranking Them

You Get Hurt

You’re Overworked

Imagines

❣️Chan❣️

Coming Soon...

❣️Minho❣️

Coming Soon...

❣️Changbin❣️

Coming Soon...

❣️Hyunjin❣️

Coming Soon...

❣️Jisung❣️

Coming Soon...

❣️Felix❣️

Embrasing the Living (fluff)

❣️Seungmin❣️

Coming Soon...

❣️Jeongin❣️

Workout Routine (smut)

Headcannons (and misc.)

Cakes dont ask, idk

Funny Apology Cakes They Would Give You

Weird Cakes/Cake Fails With Them

Random Cakes With Writing They Would Give You

Funny Birthday Cakes They Would Give You

Halloween Cakes You Make Together

Holidays

Couples/Duo Halloween costumes (gender neutral and female gendered!)

Funny Pumpkin Carvings You Do Together

Christmas Cliches/Traditions That Become Your Thing

Spooky!

SKZ in a Zombie Apocalypse

SKZ in a Haunted House

Random/Misc

High School Subject They Would Teach

More Coming Soon...

SKZ as:

Writing (some with pictures)

Fanfiction Tropes

Types of Weather

Horror Movie Tropes

Weird English Words and their meanings

Hallmark Movie Tropes plz I hate Hallmark..they are all the same

Types of Apocalypses

Nostalgic Cartoons

Types of Kisses/Kissing Tropes

Bodies of Water

Classic Horror Movies

Carnival Rides

Carnival Snacks

Pictures/Videos

Funny Candle Labels

Weird Candles

Funny Parent Fails

Meme Animal Pictures

Fugglers (Funny Ugly Monsters)

Funny El Arroyo Signs

Funny Signs

Funny Bathroon Graffiti

Cryptids

Harry Potter Universe Creatures

Vines

Underratted Candies

Fantasy Creature Dolls

Pop Culture References

Dream Core Images

Liminal Spaces

Unsettling/Disturbing Images

Cursed Images

Flowers

Weird but Cute Animals

Characters

Monster High Girls

Monster High Guys

Underrated Disney Characters

Male MCU Characters

Female MCU Characters

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Characters/Stories

More Coming Soon...

Platonic SKZ Imagines

Coming Soon...

Full Fics

Coming Soon....

[thekeytoz]

BOO! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

BOO! Welcome back! my gen z's lovers!!!!!

The key to z focus on Gen Z  highly conscious of the environmental impact of the fashion industry and actively seeks sustainable alternatives. This generation values ethical fashion practices, such as upcycling, thrift shopping, and supporting eco-friendly brands.

XOXO'S

Priscilla Santana, Maggie Smith, Brooke Erkson!

With Halloween just around the corner, consumers are planning costumes, filling candy bowls and putting up decorations to get ready for the “spook-tacular” holiday. 

Halloween is once again a massive social media extravaganza that’s all about having the perfect cozy home / fashion aesthetics, most unique costumes, and hosting fun “spooky season” related activities. Gen Z plan on celebrating Halloween this year—and social media shows they’re well underway.

On TikTok, the hashtag #Halloween2023 currently has 2B views and over on Instagram, the same tag has over 110K posts. And while some trends come back around each year, these young gens are known for innovation and fun surprises. This year, these are three of the top trends circulating their feeds.

https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/45/590x/secondary/what-to-wear-for-Halloween-72835.webp?r=1696594517660

https://www.the-express.com/lifestyle/shopping/114175/what-to-wear-for-halloween-costume-2023

Young consumers have been sharing their Halloween finds from Target, Amazon, Home Goods, and Trader Joes (because of the pumpkin spice section of course). Whether looking for seasonal décor, foods, or even clothes / accessories they’ll keep in their wardrobe after October 31, every creator on social media wants to be the one to find a new item first (especially to get it before it’s sold out).And as data shows that two in three young people say they get decoration and costume ideas from social media, these shopping hauls will majorly influence viewers’ Halloween buys. And for brands, Halloween is a marketing opportunity to reach these gens by joining in on festivities and “event-izing” the holiday. 

https://www.bestproducts.com/lifestyle/news/g1771/top-trending-halloween-costumes/

https://fanbytes.co.uk/halloween-for-gen-z-tips-for-brands/

Costume TikToks are a huge thing, again—but this year the theme is “not basic” 

Despite social media users collectively agreeing they’re dressing up as various versions of Barbie this year, the search for costumes that stand out is on the rise, too. While we’re sure to see everyone’s unique take on the #Barbenheimer mania that seems to live on through the fall, TikTok creators are back to their yearly sharing of inspiration and tips on how to build the perfect non-basic costume. This now annual trend is run mainly by young women on TikTok, who pull together dozens of costume suggestions with everything from inspiration pics to individual item listings on Amazon. 

https://carboncostume.com/21-group-costume-ideas-for-halloween-2023/

Particularly geared towards college students, whose Halloween festivities typically go on for a minimum of three to four days (often dubbed Halloweekend), videos under the hashtags #HalloweenCostumes2023 (over 16M views) and #NonBasicHalloweenCostumes (over 45M views) show an array of costume ideas that stray from the traditional ghost, witch, or black cat vibe.

Gen Z is looking to create looks based on the features they already have, rather that needing to shell out on a wig or all new wardrobe pieces—and most of them have to do with particular characters from iconic TV shows or movies.   

For example, @kattttttzingoneeee created a video with costume ideas for brunettes, showing references to Anne Hathaway from Ella Enchanted and Vanessa from the live action The Little Mermaid. Other videos show look-books on how to build these unique costumes for friend groups and couples as well, even sharing where to buy the specific pieces.

Another example, @lindseykoster posted non-basic costume ideas for besties based on the Men in Black duo where she inserted screenshots from Amazon of each piece of clothing. And by going for a general idea, rather than a perfect replica for a costume, this gen is making each look match their usual style items, so new buys don’t go to waste come November.   

XOXO Gen Z lovers!!!

Priscilla

[sparksnevadas]

ueueueue quackcicle, pumpkin duo, and tntduo /nf

ooooo quackity centric hm? (also hi valentine!)

ill be honest! I basically only ship quackity with slimecicle. so this one is the most filled up one:

I project on these two so hard. blind loyalty that becomes loyalty given with a full understanding of who they are. I love them so much. Also I half marked "concept is more appealing than execution" and "aesthetic is impeccable" because it ranges so so much, and unfortunately i see a lot of quackcicle work that baby-fies slime like... too much? and make that his only character trait besides loving q (who also occasionally gets simplified to being a hurt, violent man on occasion), which... ah, not my thing i guess. and then i see incredible, heart wrenching art that just kills me on the spot /pos. so kinda halfsie halfsie on that! Also c Slime is my blorbo and he's nonbinary (he/they) <3

Pumpkin duo:

I think pumpkin duo is really intriguing in concept! I haven't read many fics for them and i don't really intend to. I think schlatt was a bad pair to Q, but also cared for him, and showed that care moostly through trying to get Q to leave him, intentionally or forcefully. I think q genuinely loved and was loyal to Schlatt, even if they both knew was a sinking ship. He lived for moments where schlatt let his guard down and loved him back with a clear ease and softness that would never last into the morning light.

Also, never letting go of the fact that Q ate his ex's heart at his funeral. fucking incredible, i love that for him.

TNT duo:

I don't hate the ship... but it also doesn't appeal to me. I think at most there's a fun rivalry there and they both enjoy flirting, which could delve into FWB, especially when they worked together. Actually, in my fic (Square Peg), I did briefly have TNT duo interact, i think i wrote it pretty well. Okay yeah here let me copy/paste:

“I think we all know that you and I have a… deep connection, Big Q,” Wilbur said, breaking Quackity out of his thoughts. “No matter who comes and goes out of our lives, all of us who lived through all of that… we’re connected in a way no one else can truly understand.”

Quackity hated how much he agreed with the statement. The experience of the old factions, Pogtopia, L’manburg, and Manburg were nothing he could ever truly forget or leave behind, even with his new roots in the country he was building. Quackity forced himself to shrug again, not wanting to give Wilbur the satisfaction of his agreement. “Yeah, it’s called hatred.”

Wilbur blew an amused snort out his nose. “I don’t hate you Big Q.” He paused. “Well, not in the traditional sense. I like you, Big Q,” he said. “You’re a beautiful specimen of a rival.”

Quackity felt uncomfortable under Wilbur’s intense gaze but he held his eyes on WIlbur’s. Wilbur’s smirk grew into a wild grin. “You and me, Quackity? Mwah,” he kissed his fingers theatrically, “It's a beautiful rivalry for the ages, Quackity!”

“Rivalry? Really? Over what, you have nothing, Wilbur,” Quackity said back. He found amusement in how Wilbur’s grin fell slightly. It didn’t last. Wilbur laughed in his face. “Oh, it's only the start! Soon, Quackity,” his voice increased in volume. “Soon, you won’t be able to ignore me for much longer!”

Yeah yeah, hopefully this wasn't too too long! thank you for the ask!!! :D

[netheritenugget]

Hi Roxy this is a excuse to gush about the magic system of eternal duo au please tell me more about it

OH NO YOU ACTIVATED MY INFODUMP TRAP CARD

OK so, this is basically the result of me trying to make sense of Minecraft's absolutely broken and confusing enchantment system, and seeing if I could turn it into a field of study for wizards.

The study of enchanting is one of four fields of wizardry (the other three being potions, god/occult magic, and alchemy) and it tends to be more scholarly than it first appears.

A lot of this concept is mostly based on this banger post, it's Google spreadsheet, and some discussion with @l1r1kk1 about how enchantments work, and it's a pretty fun post, but a little complicated-sounding. But I've managed to break things down into some basic rules/limitations:

Certain written words have power, and in the right order and context they can channel magic into certain controllable effects for human use. These words are from ancient languages, from before fall of Endlantis (most are Old Standard Galactic, but others are an ancient Piglin script, and Endlantian).

Enchantments are often painted on or carved into tools, weapons, armor, and items using lapis (though other minerals can be used, lapis is easiest and most aesthetically appealing). Then, magic (experience orbs) is pulled out of the body through a focus, with either an enchanting table and a library which can be used many many times, or an enchanted book with the spell on it, which disintegrates immediately afterwards from the raw power of the concentrated magic.

If you don't have enough "levels of magic" (experience levels), your enchantments will be shorter and less potent, or in some cases, just not have enough "juice" to cast successfully.

Enchantments are limited by knowledge of the words of power. If you don't know exactly what you're writing, usually by copying it from an existing enchanted book that you're using for a focus, you'll have to use an enchanting table and a library to try and piece together words of power yourself. Putting together spells like this has a high margin for error (for example, enchanting something with bane of arthropods instead of sharpness). Novices in enchanting often slap words together randomly to see what works, and grindstone the unwanted results off, which can lead to some success, but more often produces mixed results (bane of arthropods) and uses a lot of magic.

The longer-lasting and more high quality the material you're enchanting, the better, as having an object enchanted is expensive. The material components take time and energy to procure by yourself, and hiring someone else to do it costs money, but is more efficient.

Learning to enchant well is time-consuming and requires a lot of talent in multiple areas of expertise to learn. This is why wizards who specialize in studying enchanting require multiple years of linguistics, history, archeology, and other studies to understand. Many enchantment wizards also specialize into the craftsmanship aspect of the trade because it makes them more hireable, and it's easier to make items they enchant themselves. So enchanting businesses often have multiple wizards in their employ, specializing into their own fields of craftsmanship.

There's a reason the stereotypical wizard is old and grey, and it's because it takes a long time to learn and master this stuff.

The other magic fields are more straightforward.

The brewing of potions is potioneering. Blaze powder (which becomes infused with the potion) has high levels of concentrated magic in it, and changes based on what's added to them. It's a lot more like chemistry but it does cool things like make you able to swim in lava or make you invisible. Though for a majority of wizards in this field, it's more focused on pharmacology and medicine, as potions are important for the day-to-day life of an average person.

Foolish, a god, already possesses the words needed to call down lightning without a trident, because it's part of his domain as a deity. Occultism is the study of god magic, and it's mostly about studying the abilities of the gods themselves than trying to replicate it, though there are some wizards who dedicate their lives to doing so. It's very opposed by certain gods who like their privacy, and of course, certain religious extremist groups who would prefer that people don't ask questions. However, in general, it's a widely respected academic field.

Alchemy studies the magic of life and souls. On the practical side, this mostly involves the creation of golems for protecting civilization as we know it from monsters, using the life magic in pumpkins to bring golems to life. But on the theoretical side, it studies the 3 life system, the nature of the soul, and how immortality might be achieved through the right words of power. Currently no known methods of true immortality are known, but the properties of gold are currently being researched.

[dossi-io]

An introduction to DeVita

Do you want to learn all about the AOMG artist DeVita? This article will cover everything you need to know about the third female member to join the labels roster.

The content of this article is also available in video format, embedded at the bottom of this article.

Prelude

In early April of 2020, the Korean hip-hop label AOMG ambiguously announced that a new artist was signing onto the label. This label was grounded by the Korean-American triple-threat; Jay Park, who’s also one of its executives. This is a label with a very organic feel and artist-oriented nature, which stands out compared to many other music labels.

On April 3rd, the label’s official Instagram account posted a video. It was titled, “Who’s The Next AOMG?” where fellow AOMG members talked about this upcoming recruit. They sprinkled small hints and details by sharing their thoughts on the artist without mentioning who.

Around the world, fans immediately began speculating on who this could be. The major consensus was that it had to be the solo artist Lee Hi, due to reporting like this: “AOMG responds ‘nothing is confirmed’ to reports of Lee Hi signing on with the label”

A few other names got thrown in fan speculations like Hanbin (B.I), previous member of IKON, Jvcki Wai, and MOON (문) aka Moon Sujin. This despite a few of these already being signed to other labels.

On April 6th, three days later, the account was updated with a part two. This time dropping more hints, which would exclude many names from fan speculations.

On the 7th of April, the label’s official Instagram account posted a short teaser. The video sported an 80’s retrofuturistic setting, with a woman turned from the camera, dressed in all black, rocking braids, and some glistening high-heels. As it seemed to be a female, some were now certain that it had to be Lee Hi. A small few actually guessed correctly that the one who would be joining AOMG would be Ms DeVita.

Finally on April 9th, it was official! She debuted with the music video, from which the teaser clips was taken from, EVITA!, which accompanied the release of her EP, CRÈME.

What does the name DeVita mean?

The name DeVita, draws inspiration and meaning from two things. Firstly, Eva Perón – also known as Evita – who was Argentina’s former First Lady. When Chloe was learning about Eva’s life, it inspired her to combine “Devil” and “Evita”, thus creating “DeVita”. The name signifies the duality of how both Eva Perón and DeVita could be perceived. Either being a devil, or an angel depending on the eye of the beholder. Secondly, Salvatore Di Vita, a character from Cinema Paradiso, was also a source of inspiration.

An introduction to DeVita

Chloe Cho – now known under the artist name DeVita – was born and raised in South Korea, until the age of eleven. In 2009, she moved to Chicago, where she would learn English.

In 2013, she went back to Korea and participated in the third season of the show; K-pop Star. A talent show, where the “big three” (the three largest music labels in Korea) hosts auditions to find the next big k-pop star. However she didn’t win, therefore neither got signed.

Later on, she returned to Chicago and graduated high school. After reflecting on what she wanted to do next, she decided to make music. In 2014, her pursuit to become an artist brought her to the talent show Kollaboration. On this show, she performed covers and actually ended up being a finalist. Despite her talents, she did not triumph as the winner of the show.

Not letting these losses stop her, she started releasing music on Soundcloud. The earliest release I could find, Halfway Love (Ruff), was from 2016. Her catalogue consisted of both covers and original music.

One day, Kirin, an artist and CEO of the music label 8balltown Records, was introduced to DeVita’s music. He liked what he heard and the two linked up. In May of 2018, WEKEYZ, one of 8balltown’s producer duos released a track titled Sugar. This track featured both DeVita, and the AOMG rapper Ugly Duck. This was the beginning of many collaborations to come.

On August 28th of 2018, just a few months later, AOMG released Sugar (Puff Daehee Mix).

This was a remix done by Puff Daehee, the alter ego of Kirin. Along with this track, it was accompanied by a music video starring Kirin, DeVita, and Ugly Duck. For most people, this was their first time seeing DeVita.

DeVita continued doing features on many songs by Korean artists while creating a little buzz for herself. There’s one notable feature, which could be seen as an important milestone in her career. That is her feature on the track Noise, from AOMG artist Woo Won Jae’s project, titled af.

In a tweet a few days after the release of CRÈME, she shared the significance of this moment.

“I was still making minimum wage working at a restaurant back when Noise dropped- I wrote my part during my shift on the back of this receipt paper. This was about a year and a half ago. A little bit after that I got a call from Pumpkin at 3am Chicago time. He said Jay wanted to meet in Philly in 4 hours. They put me on a plane and the rest is history.”

The phone call she mentioned in her tweet, about Jay wanting to meet, must have been made around September 2018. Jay was performing in Philadelphia at the time. The moment they met in Philadelphia was actually captured through a photo of the two. However, this picture ended up getting removed later on.

Fast forward a few months and Jay had just released his Ask About Me EP. The project focused on a western audience, so he went to the States on a promo run. During his visit, he also met up with DeVita once again, as can be seen here.

Finally, on April 9th, her being signed to AOMG was officially announced and she debuted with her EP titled CRÈME. Her joining AOMG, looked like something that happened pretty naturally. The vast majority of artists she had collaborated on tracks with happened to be AOMG members. Getting comfortable with the AOMG family, likely made the decision to join crystal clear.

Artistically

Just a quick look at her body of work thus far, a majority of it is in English. However, she has no issues singing in Korean, as proven by her feature on Code Kunst’s; Let u in. The tone in her voice has this sort of mixture of many singers, a melting pot of sorts. It reminds me of Audrey Nuna, SAAY, H.E.R, some vocal riffs from Dinah Jane, and at times, just a tiny bit of Ariana Grande.

As an artist, she’s still in the early stages of carving out her own unique sound and style. There’s incredible potential here, but her distinct identity is not completely there yet. I see before me a caterpillar that within a couple years, will transform into a butterfly, with its own identifiable pattern to spread its wings out on.

From what she’s shown so far, I would say she seems most comfortable doing R&B and soul music. However, beyond a quick description I prefer to refrain from categorizing her. Mostly because artists generally feel limited when categorized. More importantly, because we have no idea what she has in store for the future.

Debut EP: CRÈME

CRÈME is DeVita’s “crème de la crème”. She constantly modified the tracklist to present her debut project in a way that held her personal standard; essentially presenting us her best tracks. The result is CRÈME, which consists of five tracks, with a runtime of fourteen minutes altogether.

This EP showcases the fact that she is a competent songwriter, able to write some soulful, emotional ballads. It is completely in English and all the tracks are written by her, telling both life stories of her own and that of others. A majority of the production was handled by her “musical soulmate”; TE RIM, but other notable names, like Code Kunst show up as well.

Tracks:

Movies, introduces the project in a very gentle manner. In the track, DeVita paints a picture of a criminal couple, getting a rush, by committing crimes together. The lyrics feel inspired by movies like Bonnie and Clyde. My initial thoughts were that, for some ears, it could possibly be “too” calm as an opener. It doesn’t demand attention the way EVITA! does. Simply put, it’s not a bad track. I would just have put this track later on in the EP.

EVITA!, is something different compared to what I hear from others in the K-R&B lane. I love the 80’s aesthetic in both the track and music video. Sonically, the nostalgic saxophone riffs, warm lush synth pads, thumping bass line, results in a trip back to the 80s. With this recipe, topped with DeVita’s “current” contemporary soul and R&B voice makes for an interesting combination. The music video had that futuristic 80’s look with the neon colors, and I loved how the guns she played around with looked a lot like the “Needlers” from the Halo franchise.  The title is once again just like DeVita’s name, an ode to the controversial Eva Perón. The instrumental was originally used by TE RIM, the producer of the track in 2017. His version has the same title as DeVita’s version and I recommend giving that one a listen as well, as it has a different feel to it. This track was definitely one of the highlights of the EP.

All About You, is a simple yet beautiful piano love ballad. Originating from her own tales of love, her vocals effortlessly capture what she felt during these moments.

1974 Live, is yet another ballad, but this time, with a calm guitar backing, playing a poppier R&B chord progression. DeVita’s voice is given a lot of space to be in the center of the track. As soon as I heard this track I became curious. What was the significance of this year, which would have her title the track as such? My questions were left unanswered… until the EP had marinated a while, when she tweeted: “1974 Live is about Christine Chubbuck”. In case you’re unfamiliar, Christine Chubbuck was a television news reporter, who made history in 1974. She was the first person to commit suicide live on air. According to her mother Christine’s suicide would on paper be due to an unfullfilling personal life. All throughout her life, she had experienced unreciprocated love. With this information tying back to the track, it becomes a lot less ambiguous and reveals a more cohesive narrative.

Show Me, is the final track of the EP, featuring immaculate production from the talented CODE KUNST. The sound is very moody, which fits her voice like a glove. This is my favorite performance on the entire EP, both lyrically and vocally. The lyrics present someone who’s fed up dealing with men, who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk. Now she’s looking for love with someone who’s honest and “real”.

With the project being a year old now, it has already gotten her nominated for both Rookie of the Year along with EVITA being nominated for Best R&B & Soul Track in the 18th iteration of the Korean Music Awards.

A majority of listeners seemed to enjoy the project. Many seem to be in love with her voice judging by the endless amounts of praise she has received, often described as painfully addicting, soothing, smooth, and so on.

I also asked a friend who’s a huge fan of Korean music, especially the hiphop and r&b scene to share her thoughts on the project. Here’s what she said:

"This whole project is empowering, in particular the tracks Show Me and EVITA! DeVita being a new artist, managed to impress me and many more listeners through this EP. As mentioned earlier, empowering lyrics with unique melodies and beats. Especially with the track EVITA! The fact that 1974 Live and EVITA! was referring to, two historically important women, is something that I love. This is one of my favorite EP:s of 2020 and DeVita is now included in my list of favorite artists." @Haonsmom

From what I’ve seen, only a few have been vocal about not really being too fond of the project. Some were left a bit disappointed, as they were expecting more hip-hop and R&B from an AOMG artist. The lack of “danceable” tracks was also a concern to some. Despite these criticisms, one thing was always mentioned; the girl has a beautiful voice and is obviously talented.

After listening to this EP, I hear a lot of potential. Being an EP with just five tracks, it definitely avoids overstaying its welcome. It’s brief enough to allow a listen through the entire project, no matter what you’re doing. My favorite tracks would have to be Show Me and EVITA!, but I found the whole project to be enjoyable. This EP is sprinkled with lovely vocal performances and simple but captivating production. I do still stand by my opinion that Movies would have fit better later in the tracklist if you’re chasing that mainstream ear.

I think the way EVITA! kicks you in the face, demanding attention, would’ve been a better fit as the opening track. In contrast to the other tracks, the energy level is unique, making the placement feel odd as the rest of the tracks have a chill vibe. All in all, this project gave me a taste of the “crème” but left me with a curious yearning for what this chef will whip up for dessert.

Bright future ahead

The addition of more female artists to the AOMG roster was much needed. Hoody was the first and only female member for about four years. This was the case up until late 2019, where she was then joined by sogumm, who had just won AOMG’s audition program called SignHere. Now funnily enough after DeVita, Lee Hi actually did end up officially signing with AOMG on July 22, last year.

Based on what I’ve heard during Devita’s Kollaboration days, she has improved immensely. This topped with her leaving the impression of someone passionate about their craft, bodes well for what's to come. She seems to be someone who'll constantly evolve.

Following an artist, at the early stages of their career, is something that I always find exciting. With such a lovely debut, I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for DeVita.

To view the content of this article in video format simply play the video embedded below.

Thanks for reading, watching. If you enjoyed this content feel free to follow my socials to stay up to date on when new content is posted.

https://allmylinks.com/dossi-io

Credits:

The first image in article: Original photo, pre-edit from @jinveun

Gif from the Sugar Puff Daehee MV: @moxiepoints

[switchbladefairy]

Happy October spooky sister!!!! I love ur aesthetic fr your blog gives me Twin Temple (music duo) vibes, it's so cool. In case you need this, I hope you're well, I hope you're safe, keep being ur spooky amazing self, and have a nice day ^-^

omg i love twin temple so much theyre so groovy tysm!!! happy october i hope youre happy and safe and get to be surrounded by lots of mini pumpkins and spooky decorations all month long 🖤🎃

[ncvcmbcrflush]

《  michael trevino. cismale, he/him. ok, all right- david archuleta   》 oh my, there goes EZRA MARTINEZ. the 35 year old DEMON is currently working at FAMILY CLINIC. they’ve been in salem, ma for SIX MONTHS. they are known around town as THE PERFORMER. i have a feeling they ARE aware of what’s going on in town, and they are EARTH’S FIGHTERS. hopefully, because they are known to be SOFTHEARTED and EXPRESSIVE while also being SELF DEPRECATING and DISTANT, they will survive. i guess only time will tell. 

aesthetics-

digging in a bucket of stickers at the doctor's office. stand up comedy at an open mic night. hurting yourself before others can hurt you. doing the right thing, not the easy thing. pumpkin spice coffee in september and christmas movies in october. bright smile, dim eyes. being the third friend in a friend group that started out as a duo.

about ezra- 

ezra is a pediatric doctor at the family clinic. he loves people- human, demon, witch, whatever they happen to be, he just loves people. maybe not the typical mindset of someone who'd grown up the way ezra and his siblings had, but it was his nonetheless. so it wasn't too much of a shock to him when he met and almost immediately fell for an angel, of all people. ezra was always neutral regarding the whole angels vs demons thing, but he wasn't going to fight against his angel, even if they did not feel the same for him. so he made the switch to the other side, attending meetings and relaying information as an informant. the guilt of spying on his own friends and family eats at him, especially given how they've taken him in, and knowing how much losing him as a child had messed things up, but he can't just sit by as he did before and pretend he agreed with their actions and plans.

headcanons-

1. ezra is disgustingly good with kids; growing up as he did he just sort of ended up taking on a sort of caretaker role for his younger siblings, and those skills carried on over into his adult life. there is not a colicky baby, teething toddler, or sullen teenager ezra cannot woo. he's never been bitten on the job and that is his highest point of pride amongst other pediatric doctors.

2. deals with personal issues and fears by simply living his best ~main character~ life. if you cant love yourself then fake it until you make it!

3. cannot finish a plate of food or a drink to save his life, every surface of his home is covered in half full water bottles, coffee cups, energy drinks, etc.

[peace-coast-island]

Diary of a Junebug

Making music with bebop gyroids

Musical gyroids galore! Kelly, Ned, Gutsy, Livvy, and Lulu are here with us to enjoy the sunny weather and make some fun musical instruments. The gyroids were designed by Daisy Jane and Kelly with some input from Ned and Goldie - and they look (and sound) so awesome!

It's been so bright and sunny these past couple of days, it feels kinda unusual. Looks like the sunshine's come out early this year! No shorts yet, but we've pulled out the sunglasses, where I finally get to use my new shades Daisy Jane got for me. Pretty and functional is how I like it - though I'm pretty sure that Daisy Jane spent quite a bit on these sunglasses - not that I'm complaining as they're really good at what they're supposed to do. I feel so cool and badass wearing them!

With Livvy home for spring break, she and Gutsy figured, what better place to spend a short vacation than at a camp? Gutsy always wanted to drop by to visit us since we came to Charm Villa to see her a while back. And of course, she had to bring little Lulu along to explore the great outdoors with her. Good thing they chose to come during a campsite event! What better way to be introduced to the camp than a gyroid adventure?

Since the Coloratura Jazz Band Festival last year Kelly and Daisy Jane began working on gyroid designs inspired by the festival. Kelly really has a way with instrument designs, coming up with interesting ideas like an electric cello in the shape of a treble clef or a harpsichord that looks like one of those cool antique desks. That's why gyroid events are so much fun - you can craft so many creative things with them!

Joining Kelly is her best friend Ned, her partner in crime. They've been friends since high school, often attracting trouble although things end up working out in the end. Coincidentally, Kelly's mom is a private investigator and a few years back she worked with Gutsy on a case involving a farm at Cedar Pickett. Kelly and Ned got involved and wound up riding horses along the infamously dangerous canyon trail to catch a criminal. They all remembered each other after all these years as it was an interesting case. It's fascinating how small the world can be sometimes!

Ned, according to Kelly, is a world class baker when it comes to pies. She wasn't exaggerating. He and his dads run a bakery/nightclub called Dub Step Pie Club. Despite the name, it actually looks like a pretty cool place. I should drop by there the next time I visit the island.

At first glance, Kelly and Ned seem like an unlikely duo. In a way, they kinda remind me of Daisy Jane and Almie - the bubbly outgoing one paired with the introverted quiet one. Kelly's the one dragging Ned into her schemes, usually involving her mom's cases. Ned has an unusual connection with the dead, so every once in a while he and Kelly end up with a murder mystery or a ghost with unfinished business. They have a fun dynamic, those two.

In between gyroid hunting sessions, we hung out at the main campsite and did a little baking. Ned taught us how to make pumpkin brownie pecan pie, a specialty at the Dub Step Pie Club. That, along with the cubeyberry pie he brought from home, were some of the best pies I've ever had! Tomorrow we're gonna make peach lolliberry pie, another favorite at the club.

Lulu's so cute when it comes to finding gyroids! Seeing her get excited and waddling around while carrying a gyroid - which looks huge in her little arms - my heart just can't take it! She's also become quite a chatterbox - I love hearing her point out things at the camp and getting excited about everything. Lulu's definitely the type of kid who's not afraid to take a tumble and get her hands dirty. It's so cool to see more of her personality come out, especially now that she's talking. If Lulu keeps this up, I'm pretty sure Kelly's gonna straight up die of cuteness before the end of this event.

Livvy has been enjoying the great outdoors, especially after a stressful couple of weeks at school. She's a business major with a minor in humanities - the latter which kinda happened and she decided to go along with it because, why not? It's more work, but she's not complaining too much because she enjoys the classes. Since going off to college, Livvy started a study/productivity vlog called coffeelivvy, where she posts about study tips as well aesthetic and practical notes. I enjoy watching her videos while journaling, especially her plan with me bullet journal videos.

Gutsy's been busy with Lulu and the cafe. She's into making bread these days so later this week we're gonna make baguettes, which sounds fun! I'll admit, the process of making bread - as in with yeast and proofing and such - sounds kinda intimidating, but with a pro like Gutsy, the process seems less daunting. Since working at the cafe, Gutsy found out that she has a knack for baking as well as making latte art. So along with some decadent pies, we also got to enjoy lattes with the pretty milk foam designs - a winning combo that's perfect for a camping event!

Kelly's on spring break too, a well deserved vacation after a busy semester. She reminds me of Alex and Claire, being the kind of person who does a lot of extracurriculars and manages to be on top of everything academically. Along with being in the Coloratura Jazz Band, Kelly's also a volunteer of the Asian Pride Film Festival, a video editor for Leicester Academy Theater, an RA, and captain of the badminton team. She also plans to take summer classes and go to Amsterdam for the the fall term, graduating in the winter.

Ned, of course, is managing the bakery of Dub Step Pie Club while juggling classes at Seashore Path. After taking a year off due to burnout, he returned for the spring semester, changing his major from English to business marketing. So far Ned finds his second go of college much less stressful than when he first enrolled, which is great to hear. I hope things turn out better for him this time around.

While collecting gyroids at Lost Lure Creek, we ended up taking a detour through the acorn trail. It's one of many places I haven't got to exploring yet so it was the perfect opportunity to finally check it out. Kelly took a bunch of pics of the trees with its warm autumnal colors. This area of the woods looks like it's fall all year round and it looks so pretty! And of course, the trees are full of cute little acorns that we had to take back to the camp.

Later on, while crafting gyroid furniture, we painted the acorns. It's been a long while since I've painted so naturally I was a little rusty at first. The idea for a painting session came about when Kelly mentioned that she and a friend led a Bob Ross style painting event at their dorm building that everyone enjoyed. Peaches and Lolly just bought some new paints so it was the perfect opportunity to try them out. I think my favorite is the acrylic gouache - something about painting with them is so satisfying to me.

Then we hung out at the beach, collecting shells, sea glass, and gyroids. Although it's bright and sunny out, it's not warm enough to go swimming yet. It was nice sitting out there under the warm sun, just hanging out with friends. We also did some fishing, catching some tuna that we later made into poke bowls for dinner. And for dessert, we had cubeyberry pie paired with a bottle of peach wine, courtesy of Gulliver.

Before heading back to the main camp, we dropped by the hangout sites to collect more gyroids before calling it a day. Lulu enjoyed helping out campers by bringing them fruit. I love seeing her chatter away to the campers and talking about fruit. Gutsy says that Lulu isn't afraid of strangers, which we clearly saw as she approached everyone she met. She's a little handful, keeping Gutsy and Livvy on their toes! I swear, you blink for less than a second and next thing you know, Lulu's run clear across the camp and trying to climb a tree or get into the water.

At some point, we got into an impromptu musical session starting with Kelly on the drums. Then Ned joined in with maracas, Livvy and Friga on guitar, Benedict on double bass, Soleil on keyboards, me on the toy piano, and Gutsy and Daisy Jane on percussion. Lulu was so cute dancing along to the music! I think we made a pretty good band - it sure helped passed the time while waiting for the gyroid stuff to be built!

Today we crafted the harpsichord, a galaxy themed dulcimer/synth, and a star shaped hybrid of a ukulele and violin. Like I said earlier, the designs of these instruments are amazing! Plus, they sound fantastic! We had so much fun making music - I can't wait to build more stuff and create even more music!

[kireihan]

mc headcanons: relations with bernadette

Horizon:

omg bernadette putting bandaids on horizon after horizon gets hurt after practice or combat class

have probably fought once or twice over aesthetic preferences because they are like the exact opposite lmaoo

play animal crossing together ;-;

horizon would try to teach bern how to do parkour

never again

Julia

witch duo 

bern would’ve definitely been into the witch community and she meets a real living breathing one and she’s thriving

julia loves teaching bern simple spells and stuff, and draws sigils on bern’s things aaaaaaa

really proud of bern when she creates her own spell

since bern already has a basic understanding of some things, julia finds teaching bern really simple

julia is on bern’s aesthetic blog a lot 

Lia

SELF ESTEEM CLASSES

bern tries to help Lia with her occasional anger issues which is really funny 

but actually worked at one point, and now they meditate together on wednesday afternoons

got lia into journalling oop

lia helps bern with charisma uwu

Reese

softies together aaaaa

stream animal crossing and minecraft together and it’s a really popular series

helps reese cut and dye his hair a lot 

actually super close friends and bern helps reese and mammon hide from lucifer sometimes

their rooms are right next to eachother and reese can smell the pumpkin spice

Sen

gets babied by sen sometimes hngnnngfhkl

looks up to sen a lot but sen herself doesn’t know this oop

sen helps bern out all the time and is the one standing under the tree shouting “be careful” when bern is climbing it trying to get a pretty leaf/flower she wants for a spell 

bern and sen have similar taste in tea

Usako

everyone mistakes them for a lesbian couple

and honestly at this point they probably are hgjfdl

steals usako’s clothing a lot

gets her clothing stolen by usako a lot

basically live in eachother’s rooms ngl

rollerskating and picnic buddies wahhh

mutual protection squad

Yen

bond over getting bullied by the others and complain about being made fun of their height like 5 times a day

has taught yen how to climb trees it was a struggle but we did it and they once stayed up in one to throw acorns at the others because hA WHO’S SHORT NOW FUCKING GIRAFFE LOOKIN ASSES-

study buddies!!!! yen helps bernadette catch up with her notes because she picks up the academic stuff quicker

tried to learn asian cooking but yen is actually really useless because it’s like “yo how much do you add?” “uhhh you feel it” “wow very helpful much thank”

make flower crowns together!! 

[rosaguard]

random dump of headcanons:

01. a haggling and bartering system exists throughout slums although some sectors have their own unique rules regarding how deals are done or whether haggling for a lower price is even allowed. for instance, the prices in wall market are what a customer would have to pay upfront - any debate about it more than likely to get you kicked out. however, there are exceptions such as doing someone else a ‘favor’ can get you what you need / want ( see: the entire events of chapter nine in the remake ) but that’s rare. in places like sector five, you’re a lot more likely to see a merchant and a customer debating over the price of something until one of them finally relents. junk collecting is another avenue those in the slums can use to collect gil but most people don’t bother with as it’s often dangerous ( areas where more profitable items or scraps of metal fall into the slums is usually in between plates where monsters lurk).

02. the gainsborough women are efficient in both systems - although elmyra tends to specialize in haggling while aeris focuses more so on bartering. the mother-daughter duo have learned to provide for themselves in the slums - not only because of survival but to keep shinra from interfering in their own personal lives. should shinra believe that aeris isn’t being ‘well taken care of’ then they’re more than likely to intervene by force so in her teens, aeris took up selling flowers to help with income. initially, she started selling them in the slums but found herself not earning much money despite her efforts. eventually, she would gather the courage to take a train to the upper plate and first experienced the stark differences between the upper plate and the slums. as a mentioned before, she greatly raises her prices when selling to those up top and as a result, starts bringing home much more gil.

03. aeris’ garden isn’t just for aesthetics. when exploring the area surrounding her house, one will notice that there is a section dedicated to growing various vegetables such as pumpkins and onions close to her home. this means that some of the food they eat is home-grown which helps with saving money. while aeris ‘grows’ the vegetables, elmyra is in charge of gathering any leftovers and delivering them around sector 5 to either sell to the local merchants or to give them to leaf house without any charge ( things to remember: aeris’ line in the remake about how her mom should be ‘back by now’ when taking her home. elymra’s a busy, no-nonsense woman. she’s not just sitting around at home all day ). 

04. when aeris says she’s used to danger and can take care of herself, it’s not an over-exaggeration. becoming ‘street smart’ and learning how to easily navigate the slums has caused her to run into a fair bit of trouble over the years ( she specifically mentions that she’s been going through the collapsed highway, an area filled with monsters and bandits, since she was a kid + the area leading towards the church is littered with monsters as well ). this leads to her learning how to fight in order to defend herself which means that she is completely self-taught. it was a gradual process that took a few years because she had to train in secret - shinra finding out she’s teaching herself self-defense wouldn’t have gone over well. her technique was mostly sloppy and uncoordinated, a far cry from how she fights now as she mostly trained by finding what she could around the slums - whether it was a rake or a spare pipe that had fallen from the plate - to use in order to keep monsters at bay.

05. when she had saved enough money, she bought a bronze bangle to finally be able to equip her very first materia: a lightning materia. it took many, many attempts to be able to fully grow accustomed to using it despite the belief that it should come ‘naturally’ due to her heritage. there were times her spell missed or it did connect and she, a beginner with no understanding of just how reflect works, unfortunately had to experienced the pain of her own power. her own struggles were made worth it the day reno and rude had paid her a ‘visit’ in the church and had been shocked - quite literally - that she had learned to use materia ( she was immediately grateful that she had bought an all materia then ). continuous use of the lightning materia is one of aeris’ first experiences with beginning to learn how to cast magic without the materia. it started off small, with her just being able to create a small spark or two without any help until it slowly grew into what it is today: an entire storm of lightning that she can cast down on enemies around her.

[homme-brella]

aesthetic themed ask list

It’s friday night i’m by myself listening to music in my bed in the dark and i told all my friends to leave me alone but i don’t feel like journaling properly so i’m just going to do this as an exercise lol. Found this list in my drafts of my old account i made for my ex.. oh how times have changed since 2015. 

flower crown: when did you last sing to yourself? just now i guess?

fairy lights: if a crystal ball could tell you the truth about anything, what would you want to know? who killed jonbenet ramsey???

daisies: what is the greatest accomplishment of your life? i don’t feel like i’ve accomplished much - actually got stuck on this question during a job interview (i didnt get the job lol) probably... finding my current job and seeing an actual path for my future for once.

1975: what is the first happy memory that comes to mind, recent or otherwise? telling my friends how much i love them saturday night.

matte: if you knew that in one year you would die suddenly, would you change anything about the way you are now living? drop out of cpa, quit my job, travel the world and send cards back home to my friends to remember me by.

black nail polish: do you have a bucket list? if so, what are the top three things? no bucket list... i just wanna travel the world...

pantone: describe a person close to your life in detail. she reminds me that people aren’t perfect, that sometimes you shouldn’t be selfish, that there are more people who have opinions than i’d like.

moodboard: do you feel you had a happy childhood? it didn’t get bad until jr high / high school i don’t think i can complain.

stars: when did you last cry in front of another person? sunday night.

plants: pick a person to stargaze with you and explain why you picked them. jessica. she loves the stars as much as i love her.

converse: would you ever have a deep conversation with a stranger and open up to them? no i can barely do that with my friends.

lace: when was your last 3am conversation with someone, and who were they to you? i guess it was 5-6am when we talked. cass is a dear friend of mine. 

handwriting: if you were about to die, and you could only say one more sentence to one person, what would you say and to whom? i’d tell Ron “stand tall, stupid”

cactus: what is your opinion on brown eyes? pretty.

sunrise: pick a quote and describe what it means to you personally. “i don’t have everything that i love, but i love everything that i have” - my dad said this a lot. i try to remember to love everything in my life, and put 100% of my energy into loving them.

oil paints: what would you title the autobiography of your life so far? lmao i was looking through my archive i think it’d be “needs to be held, cries often”

overalls: what would you do with one billion dollars? probably pay off every debt my entire family has, and then invest the rest and treat my family & friends nice.

combat boots: are you a very forgiving person? do you like being this way? sometimes. I can be pretty petty sometimes, but I think it’s a defense mechanism. Sometimes i wish i could take the high road but sometimes they don’t deserve it lol.

winged eyeliner: write a hundred word letter to your twelve year old self. idk how to count a hundred words but “don’t stay with someone just because you’re loyal”

pastel: would you describe yourself as more punk or pastel? pastel probably?

tattoos: how do you feel about tattoos and piercings? explain. i like them in moderation! although my mama is strict )-:

piercings: do you wear a lot of makeup? why/why not? no idk how to do makeup well and i’m also really lazy. thank god for permanent makeup.

bands: talk about a song/band/lyric that has affected your life in some way. “She likes spring, I prefer winter” -Slchld. I think this song reminded me that it’s ok to have differences between you and your s/o. I think it made me an open minded person, and open to flaws and acceptance. I think it also got me through a time when I was losing myself and it reminded me that it’s ok to be different and like what you like, as long as you know what you like, you know?

messy bun: the world is listening. pick one sentence you would tell them. Love is love.

cry baby: list the concerts you have been to and talk about how they make you feel.

Us the Duo  - went with my ex when we were about to break up. gave me hope that we could work things out because they sang our song and we held each other but it didn’t end up working out. i still have a bad habit of attaching people to music

Daniel Caesar - went with my best friend, we found a spot near the side of the stage and interacted a lot with the drummer - he actually was the highlight of the night the way he enjoyed himself so much. It was freezing out but it was honestly such a warming sensation being in that venue.

HONNE - went with a group of friends, i actually introduced them all to HONNE, it was amazing singing those songs with them, it bonded us but also marked the end of our time together.

grunge: who in the world would you most like to receive a letter from and what would you want it to say? i would love a letter from my grandpa telling me everything that happened to him during the war.

space: do you have a desk/workspace and how is it organised/not organised? It’s not lol.

white bed sheets: what is your night time routine? brush teeth, hop in bed, scroll on phone for hours, sleep

old books: what’s one thing you don’t want your parents to know? their daughter’s a hoe ToT 

beaches: if you had to dye your hair how would you dye/style it and why? pink. idk i like pink.

eyes: pick five people to go on an excursion with you. who would you pick and where would you go/what would you do? ron devon cass andrew mitch, we would get an RV and travel across the country for a month or two, making stops in random cities.

11:11: name three wishes and why you wish for them.

1. i wish ron lives happily ever after with the girl he loves - because he deserves it

2. i wish to be successful in my career - so that i can afford to travel and see the world with the people that i love

3. i wish that the dreams my friends are manifesting come true - because i love my friends.

painting: what is the best halloween costume you have ever put together? if none, make one up. i think i was pinocchio one year that was kinda cute.

lightning: what’s the worst thing you’ve ever done while drunk or high? called my entire local committee and hysterically laughed and hyperventilated on video call lol.

thunder: what’s one thing you would never do for one million dollars? kill a person

storms: you on only listen to one song for the rest of your life, or only see one person for the rest of your life. which and why? wait that’s really hard lol ummmm maybe one song? maybe the different people i see can sing different songs for me.

love: have you ever fallen in love? describe what it feels like to realise you’re in love. i think so! it’s when you think about them throughout the day - consider their feelings and what you could do for them. but idk i’m single as fuck lol.

clouds: if you’re a boy, would you ever rock black nail polish? if you’re a girl, would you ever rock really really short hair? i did rock really short hair lol

coffee: what’s your starbucks order, and who would you trust to order for you, if anyone? uuhh i don’t really drink starbucks but i like the seasonal drinks - pumpkin spice latte.

marble: what is the most important thing to you in your life right now? peace.

fin.

[kyusakuyumenoprotectionsquad]

Halloween Q Headcanons

Q loves Halloween more than any other holiday. There’s just something so fun for them, getting to dress up and go around Yokohama, getting to be a kid for a couple of hours.

Before they were locked up, they would go with Elise every year. Even once they were locked up, Elise insisted so fiercely that Mori ordered Dazai to take the two of them around. Even now, they go trick-or-treating with her every year, accompanied by Mori and the Black Lizard.

Their costumes fluctuate between elaborate and thrown together based on whether or not Elise wants to do a duo costume. When she does, Mori ends up buying fancy, often custom costumes for the two of them, dictated entirely by Elise’s whims with no input from Q. When she doesn’t, they’re expected to put something together anyway in the hour or so between being let out of their room and leaving.

They make costumes for their doll out of random things that they find, be it construction paper cat ears, a mummy wrapped in bandages scavenged from a combination keeping the ones they use for their injuries and stealing them from Dazai, the remnants of which are still stuck to the doll’s head, or a skeleton costume Q painted on black baby clothes.

They love the general ambiance of the holiday, the version of scary that’s fun rather than dangerous. They find something so fun about the whole aesthetic of pumpkins and black cats and cartoon skeletons, to the point that it’s the only holiday they try to decorate their cell for, with decorations “borrowed” from houses they visit trick-or-treating, some of which they’ve had for years. Even in April, there’s usually at least one torn and stained paper skeleton hung on the wall.

Their favorite candies are chocolate ones, but they love any kind of sweets. They intentionally choose chocolate whenever they can. Elise gives them whatever candies she gets that she doesn’t like enough to keep. They try to make their stash last as long as possible, but it’s usually gone by the end of November.

They’re a little strange looking, even in a city as unusual as Yokohama, so they tend to get weird looks on the rare occasions they get to go outside. On Halloween, though, nobody stares, and the few people who look at them usually have something positive to say, like the woman who said that their eyes were cool or the person who complimented their doll. They remember all of the people who’ve said something nice and exactly what they said, and those comments still make them smile when they think back to them.

Halloween is a special day for them, even if it’s just to fit Elise’s whims. They look forward to it all year, and it’s the best few hours they have every year.

[oxorabbit]

I was tagged by @mylovesickvalentyne ❤

Top 3 ships:

- bubbline! I'm a fool for cute/goth aesthetics 🥺💘

- harley/ivy!! an iconic DC duo 💖✨

- & I'm still holding out hope for destiel 😖 I can have little a delusional gay fantasy... as a treat

Lipstick or chapstick?

chapstick!! I love being cupcake flavored 24/7 🥰

Last movie?

I just finally watched Frozen II!! It was so good!! elsa looked so good!! 😳❤ give her a gf!!

Last song?

I dont know what song I listened to last so im going to switch this to my favorite song which is Cherry Cola by Jon Kuwada! it's so calming and helps me relax and just v i b e 😍💞

Reading?

I uh,,, mayhaps am slacking in the reading department but I discovered that the creators of Nightvale also make books!! & I love them and the way they tell stories so I'll very much consider looking into that 👀

3 Random Things That Make You Happy:

- super cute stuffed animals 🥺💗 there's just something so comforting and joyful about them

- when my cat just comes up and plops herself on my lap 😭🥺

- dressing up/decorating for halloween! its march and yet I'm pining to place tiny baby pumpkins everywhere while in a vamp costume 😔🤙

I'm tagging @cultopath , @hot-scotch , & @chokeonglue but I also tag any one who wants to do this too! 💖✨