#strawberry ammi

[the-blunt-diaries]

🍓 Strawberry Ammi 🍓

[strawb3rrystar]

Dahlia

"Dahlia Petals must be the shyest neighbor one has ever met. Though incredibly kind once you get to know her, it is near impossible to catch her for a greeting. Dahlia is an intellect in all seedlings and plants out there. An expert florist whose colorful flowers are sure to brighten everyone's day and home. Yet, it seems that poor old Dahlia is just not as bright and colorful as the flowers she grows."

Dahlia Petals has light yellow felt skin, strawberry pink hair made out of yarn (most likely braided), and freckles that are supposedly made out of glitter. She wears a mint green dress, rainbow leggings, and a flower chain on her wrist, with some flowers adorning her hair. She also has very noticeable dark circles under her eyes, which are due to how hard she works (or it could be because she lacks the right amount of sleep). Dahlia owns a flower shop and has a greenhouse in her backyard where she grows them. She is quite short, always being smaller than all her friends. She has a weak immune system and is always getting mysteriously sick, however it seems that none of the other residents of Welcome Home do. Dahlia has two sisters, Ammi and Verbena Petals, the three of them being triplets. Dahlia is the youngest of her large family and was constantly called the 'runt' because she was so short compared to the abnormally tall genes her family was graced with.

She struggles with self esteem issues and is always comparing herself to others. Dahlia is constantly paranoid and has clear mental problems, most likely caused by childhood trauma. Because of this, she can easily be fed lies about her from anyone with bad intentions. Dahlia has a tendency to believe that everyone in the neighborhood hates her and wants her to pack up and leave. She very rarely can be seen leaving her property, and gets her groceries specially delivered. Some might describe Dahlia as a 'shut-in', if you do, you'd be correct.

Despite this, she is very close to Eddie Dear. They talk every day, and if Dahlia doesn't get a call from him, she very well could have a panic attack or suffer a psychotic break. She is very attached to Eddie, which could be seen as unhealthy to be so reliant on someone else. It might be implied that she has a small crush on Barnaby B. Beagle, as she is depicted as always being happier around the dog than the other residents. Dahlia is also seen being taken care of by Wally Darling while she is sick, though this could just be for advertising children's medicine. She is suspected to have a deep rooted fear of the dark, and expresses concerns with having night terrors as a child. Dahlia has said that the worst time of the year is Halloween, because she hates going outside at night. However, Dahlia loves any holiday or birthday that arises, because it means she gets to make special bouquets for her fellow neighbors.

Little bit nervous posting this, but I spent so much time on this and don't want it to rot in my drafts uhhhh yeahhh. If you don't like it, I don't give a fuck :3

[princess-of-the-corner]

K, as of right now, I’m calling Koda’s dog Blue. I’m picturing her as a German Shepard-sized, wolf looking dog with blue-black fur, and yellow eyes. You may change her name, gender, breed, whatever. HOWEVER, I am going to post the list I ended up with, cause I hyper focused. It is now 1:30am. I need to SLEEP.

Whisper (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Moro (Princess Mononoke)

Hayate (Black Hayate, FullMetal Alchemist)

Jump (Page: Lady Knight Series, Tamora Pierce)

Ammy (Okami, video game)

Chibi (Okamiden, sequel to above)

Grimm (myth reference)

Lockjaw (Fantastic Four)

Lucky (generic; also from Hawkeye/MARVEL)

Rex (the Wonder Dog)

Snowy (the Adventures of Tintin)

Streak, the Wonder Dog (Green Lantern)

Titus (Batman)

Ace (Batman)

Antoinette (Ouran High School Host Club)

Astro (the Jetsons)

Balto (movie, Balto)

Blue (Blue’s Clues; also Wolf’s Rain)

Bolt (Bolt, movie)

Buttons (Animaniacs)

Clifford (Clifford the Big Red Dog)

Dante (Coco)

Goddard (Jimmy Neutron)

Lady (Lady and the Tramp)

Magenta (Blue’s Clues)

Perdita (101 Dalmatians)

Pongo (101 Dalmatians)

Pluto (Mickey Mouse)

Rowlf (the Muppets)

Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)

Winona (MLP:FiM)

Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog)

Diogee (Milo Murphy’s Law)

Duke (Captain N: the Game Master)

Ein (Cowboy Bebop)

Genevieve (Madeline)

Bronx (Gargoyles)

Naga (Legend of Korra)

Pupcake (Strawberry Shortcake)

Sherlock Hound (Sherlock Hound; anime)

Sprocket (Fraggle Rock)

Gromit (Wallace and Gromit)

Olive (Olive, the Other Reindeer)

Scraps (Corpse Bride)

Zero (Nightmare Before Christmas)

Trusty (Lady and the Tramp)

Blacktoe (Star Trek: the Next Generation)

Wishbone (Wishbone)

Bruiser (Legally Blonde)

Buddy (Air Bud)

Chance (Homeward Bound)

Copper (the Fox and the Hound)

Dewey (Firehouse Dog)

Domino (102 Dalmatians)

Friday (Hotel for Dogs)

Gladstone (Sherlock Holmes)

Hubble (Good Boy!)

Junkyard (Race to Witch Mountain)

Luath (the Incredible Journey)

Shadow (Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey)

in the end, it has to be a random reference to something Koda actually watched and liked, because he is blurting out a name at random so he Can claim her as his dog, so these random people won’t take her away. So, if you think of a better name, by all means, use that.

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GOD there are so many good doggos to name her after. I think I might need to just kinda roll with writing the dog more before I pick a name? Sometimes animal names just happen as you vibe their personality.

[sysmedical-blocklist]

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[portrait-paintings]

Mary Elizabeth Smith

Artist: Ammi Phillips (American, , 1788 – 1865)

Genre: Portrait

Date: 1827

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Location: Terra Foundation for American Art

Baby Mary Elizabeth Smith sits in a rush-bottomed armchair in Ammi Phillips’ portrait. Set against a plain dark background, she wears a white dress with an embroidered hem, lace-bordered short sleeves, and a red sash echoed in the red bows that adorn her sleeves and frilled cap. In the nineteenth century, such clothing served both little boys and girls: Mary’s triple-strand necklace of coral beads identified her as female while also warding off evil and illness, according to contemporary belief. She holds a sprig of strawberry plant in her lap and with her left hands grasps a single ripe berry on its stem. Symbols of youthful vitality, the berries complement the full cheeks and plump dimpled arms of the child, who was six months old when Phillips painted her portrait in October of 1827, according to Smith family history. Although her contrived pose thus is a fiction, the artist captured the promising prospects for a healthy long life that fond parents might imagine for their young child.

An only child, Mary Elizabeth Smith was born in Orange County, New York, and remained in that area her entire life. She became a schoolteacher and is said to have founded a school in nearby Pound Ridge, New Jersey. With high rates of child mortality in the early nineteenth century, portraits of young children were often created as mementos in the event of an early death. Like many other itinerant portrait painters of the time, Phillips frequently made likenesses of multiple members of a single family, and he painted Mary’s parents about the same time he created this likeness. Here, the sitter’s finery, as well as the portrait itself, proclaims her family’s prosperity.

[snowboyclarkov]

League 2 Countries

Using MapChart, I made a map which looks at the idea of each League 1 football club being a nation. The capitals would be their respective home stadiums. The higher the team is in the table as of 2nd May 2023, the higher precedent it gets for expansion. Expansion begins from the area their stadium is located.

There are versions of this for other English leagues.

Featuring, in order of northern-most point:

Cumbrians - Carlisle United (Capital: Brunton Park)

Pools - Hartlepool United (Capital: Victoria Park)

Strawberries - Barrow (Capital: Holker Street)

Sulphurites - Harrogate Town (Capital: Wetherby Road)

Mariners - Grimsby Town (Capital: Blundell Park)

Bantams - Bradford City (Capital: Valley Parade)

Dale - Rochdale (Capital: Spotland Stadium)

Donny - Doncaster Rovers (Capital: Keepmoat Stadium)

Super White - Tranmere Rovers (Capital: Prenton Park)

Ammies - Salford City (Capital: Moor Lane)

County - Stockport County (Capital: Edgeley Road)

Stags - Mansfield Town (Capital: Field Mill)

Railwaymen - Crewe Alexandra (Capital: Gresty Road)

Boro - Stevenage (Capital: Broadhall Way)

Cobblers - Northampton Town (Capital: Sixfields Stadium)

U's - Colchester United (Capital: Colchester Community Stadium)

Saddlers - Walsall (Capital: Bescot Stadium)

Exiles - Newport County (Capital: Rodney Parade)

Spartans - Swindon Town (Capital: County Ground)

O's - Leyton Orient (Capital: Brisbane Road)

Wombles - Wimbledon (Capital: Plough Lane)

Gills - Gillingham (Capital: Priestfield Stadium)

Red Devils - Crawley Town (Capital: Broadfield Stadium)

Yellows - Sutton United (Capital: Gander Green Lane)

[kiwimeringue]

Glow up?

[fourthage]

I had hoped to plant seeds this weekend, but since we had several nights near freezing this past week, I’m going to give the soil a few more days to warm up. Planned where things will go in the back instead.

Black-eyed Susan vine will be co-planted with the climbing rose. Foxglove will be planted near the rose by the fence.

The dwarf sweet alyssum will be in front of the alliums in the back bed.

More additions to the pollinator section near the bee house: two types of snapdragons and borage.

The taller alyssum will go to the side of the andromeda bush, where the snowdrops are dying back.

Mountain snow euphorbia goes in front of the andromeda bush, by the edging.

Dara ammi (fake Queen Anne’s lace) also goes in the pollinator area between the evergreen and the asters. Dill goes behind the asters.

Dark red amaranth (I will be so sad if this doesn’t grow) goes behind the beehouse to the left of the clematis.

Wild thyme and feverfew (in the middle) go over the tree stump. (Dill and amaranth to the left and right.

And my first strawberry! Which would no doubt be eaten soon if I didn’t have my wire cloche over it.

[toranekooo]

hi hi! is it alright if i can request airi momoi icons with a sweets/candy theme! thank you for reading and have a great rest of your day/night!!

HELLO AMMY!! ok first of all. on the sweets/candy theme i. tried. CRIES do cupcakes and strawberry milk count as sweets LMAO BUUUT i am actually super happy w how the colors of these came out and editing airi makes me go ❤️💞💖💓💗💞💝💘 JDHDHHD YOUR ICONS R RIIIIIGHT HERE, thank u for requesting!!! <333

[stupendousbookworm]

"I speak fluent English, French, German and bullshit"

"Do you think cinnamon rolls have a separate life before we eat them?"

"Rowan, can books fly?"

"What if every star in the sky represents a soul that departed from the world? I wouldn't mind ending up there"

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Name: Ara Annora Rose Black

Nicknames: Ara Bear, annoying bitch, black, cursed kid

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Sexuality: bisexual

Alignment: Chaotic neutral

Blood status: Pureblood

Date of Birth: 18th February 1973

Ethnicity: French/British

Nationality: British

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In front of the students of Hogwarts, she's the infamous curse breaker; a person not to be messed with. But in the eyes of her friends, she's the silliest and idiotic Ravenclaw known to kind. A girl with a dark past but huge ambitions, a sharp mind and a knack for attracting trouble, she's a chaotic person. But will she be able to find her brother and save Hogwarts?

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Personality:

Brilliant: although she can be a tad bit daft at times, she's rather smart, and can solve problems quite efficiently. If she understands the concept, nothing can stop her.

Stubborn: she's pretty adamant when she wants to achieve something. She doesn't stop until she reaches her goal. It comes as both a blessing and a curse

Sarcastic: she can hurt you when she wants to. Her sarcasm is rather brutal, and she always regrets saying anything rude. She really doesn't filter what she says before saying it.

Musically talented: she can sing, and play many instruments, including the guitar, piano, saxophone, flute and drums

Short tempered: she really can't control her anger. She gets pissed off rather easily and it gets on everyone's nerves. It's all a part of her defense mechanism

Kind: she's the person who acts like a bitch but actually cares for you, and looks out for you. Don't worry, she's got your best interests at heart

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What are her likes?

chocolate, cinnamon rolls, her Ravenclaw jumper, astronomy, her friends, coffee, old books, reading Shakespeare, singing, playing music, dueling, messing around with Tonks, Tulip and Jae, and sleeping

What are her dislikes?

being woken up, strawberries, Tonks eating her special banana ketchup sandwich, dungbombs, Mrs. Norris the dumb cat, when someone tears a page out of a book, and History of Magic

Where does she live?

Tonks Cottage, London, with Nymphadora, Andromeda and Ted

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Appearance:

Hair colour: Black

Eye colour: grey

Skin Tone: pale

Height: 6'0

Weight: 118 lbs

Build: thin and lanky with a slight slouch. She eats a lot of junk food but it doesn't show because of her "good metabolism"

Aesthetic: astronomical, academia and grunge (?)

Inventory: her wand, a half eaten bag of chocolate chips, a old family heirloom time turner (that's rather faulty), black finger-less gloves and Moonshine the baby kneazle

Face Claim: Steffy Argelich

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Magic

1st wand: Ash wood, 12 1/2 inches, phoenix feather core, great for transfiguration, nice and swishy

The ash wand cleaves to its one true master and ought not to be passed on or gifted from the original owner, because it will lose power and skill. This tendency is extreme if the core is of unicorn. Old superstitions regarding wands rarely bear close examination, but I find that the old rhyme regarding rowan, chestnut, ash and hazel wands (rowan gossips, chestnut drones, ash is stubborn, hazel moans) contains a small nugget of truth. Those witches and wizards best suited to ash wands are not, in my experience, lightly swayed from their beliefs or purposes. However, the brash or over-confident witch or wizard, who often insists on trying wands of this prestigious wood, will be disappointed by its effects. The ideal owner may be stubborn, and will certainly be courageous, but never crass or arrogant.

2nd wand: Ebony wood, 13 inches, dragon heartstring core, brilliant for dueling, very flexible

This jet-black wand wood has an impressive appearance and reputation, being highly suited to all manner of combative magic, and to Transfiguration. Ebony is happiest in the hand of those with the courage to be themselves. Frequently non-conformist, highly individual or comfortable with the status of outsider, ebony wand owners have been found both among the ranks of the Order of the Phoenix and among the Death Eaters. In my experience the ebony wand’s perfect match is one who will hold fast to his or her beliefs, no matter what the external pressure, and will not be swayed lightly from their purpose.

Boggart: herself, but as a death eater

Riddikulus form: being surrounded by friends, who have her back

Patronus: Black Raven

As a patronus a black raven represents knowledge, they carry intelligence and quick wit, matching perfectly with Ravenclaw. You find extreme comfort in those with intelligence and knowledge of past events, and how to handle new things calmly and with poise. You tend to have some moments of a delicate, sensitive side that comes out of them in times of fear or sadness.  You tend not to always a leader, but a follower because they know that others may have more experience or wisdom than them, but if you know you are the most intelligent, knowledgeable or wise, you take the reigns and lead the way. In the same way the owner of this patronus will give up leadership, to a wiser leader, they will do the same in a multitude of different situations. Despite this, you are very brave and cunning, but in other areas, when you do take leadership, you are a strong-minded and focused leader, you never let you guard down, even if you are scared or confused. You carry an extreme amount of knowledge with you at all times, waiting to find a use in the correct situation. This patronus matched with Ravenclaw, means that you are able to think of creative and innovative ideas for the better of the team, even when you are not the leader.

Patronus memory: When Andromeda and Ted accepted her as their own daughter. She realised that she did have a family who loved her and cared for her.

Animagus: a small Black Raven

Amortentia (what they smell like): old books, chocolate, a tad bit of cinnamon, coffee and lavender

Amortentia (what they smell): a library, petrichor, grass, cinnamon, and a very strong woody cologne

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Magical Abilities:

Legilimency and Occlumency:

Legilimency is the act of magically navigating through the many layers of a person's mind and correctly interpreting one's findings. A person who practices this art is known as a Legilimens. Muggles might call this "mind-reading," but practitioners disdain the term as naïve. The opposite of Legilimency is Occlumency, which is used to shield one's mind from the invasion and influence of a Legilimens.

Occlumency is the act of magically closing one's mind against Legilimency. It is ancient, and has existed since medieval times.[1] It can prevent a Legilimens from accessing one's thoughts and feelings, or influencing them. A person who practices this art is known as an Occlumens.

Favourite spells: Bombarda, Legilimens, Expecto Patronum, Reducto

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School:

Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

Organizations joined: Hogwarts, Circle of Khanna, The Order of The Phoenix

Apprenticeships: worked as an intern at the Ministry of Magic for a while, and helped Madam Pomfrey in the Hospital Wing with Chiara

Professions: Auror for a while, took a break after a bad injury and ended up teaching at Hogwarts for a year, and then became an Alchemist.

Best Subjects: Transfiguration, Potions, Flying, Charms, Astronomy and DADA

Worst Subjects: Herbology, History of Magic, Divination.

Extra curricular activities: Keeper of the Ravenclaw Quidditch Team, sometimes tutors first years

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Relationships:

Fuck her blood family, she's a part of the Tonks family now

Edward "Ted" Tonks

He might not be her father, but he sure is her dad. Muggle born Ted taught Ammie how to mess around with muggle tools, and introduced her to muggle movies and other random trinkets. He thinks of Ammie as his own daughter, and was the one who taught her how to ride a bicycle

Andromeda "Meda" Tonks (née Black)

Andromeda took in her niece when she had nowhere to go, treated her like family, and protected her from all sorts of danger. Provided love, care and support to Ammie during her traumatizing times. She was considered as a blood traitor, but that didn't stop her from saving her little niece

Nymphadora "Dora" Tonks

Ammie's sister, and best friend. Stood by her side for everything and supported her all the way. Provided comic relief and loves Ammie to death. With a stupid sense of humor, and a knack for creating mischief, she's Ammie's most beloved person

Jacob Black

The one who started it all. The idiot who got himself stuck in a portrait. All of this garbage began with him, and Ammie never lets him forget it. Very protective of his little sister and hates everyone for some reason

Misc family members: Sirius Black, Regulus Black, Walburga Black, Orion Black.

Friends: Rowan Khanna, Ben Copper, Bill Weasley, Penny Haywood, Nymphadora Tonks, Talbott Winger, Badeea Ali, Tulip Karasu, Jae Kim, Chiara Lobosca, Charlie Weasley, Barnaby Lee, and Liz Tuttle

Closest Canon Friends: Rowan Khanna, Nymphadora Tonks, Talbott Winger, Tulip Karasu, Jae Kim and Badeea Ali

Closest MC friends:

Alvina Arcane-Zheng ( @oneirataxia-girl)

Celeste Wheterstead ( @bananascrackersnuts)

Tessa Reed ( @hphm4ever)

Adel Young (@adellovesrowan)

Matthew Luther (@hphmmatthewluther)

Cato Reese (@catohphm)

Niky Dona, Sabina Ivylash and Persephone Palerosine (@nikyiscreepy)

Night Nur Rhea (@night-rhea)

(I don’t have much friends... Just lmk if your MC wants to be friends with mine)

Love Interest: Talbott Winger

Dorm Mates: Rowan Khanna, Tulip Karasu, Badeea Ali and Skye Parkin

Rival/ bestie: Merula Snyde

Enemies: Patricia Rakepick, R, The Wizard in White Robes

Pets: a female black kitten kneazle named Moonshine

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Trivia:

- Has a stuffed bear named Sir Boo Boo

- Really likes Indie Rock/Pop

- Ended up being in a band with Jae and Tonks by accident

- Pretty much hates the world in the morning

- Gets good marks in Divination by making up really tragic stories

- Can’t stand tea

- Fluent in French

- McGonagall claims to hate her, but she really thinks Ara’s rather daring

- Sings in the shower

- Annoys the heck out of Andre with her questionable fashion choices

- Stupid sense of humor

- Laughs like a witch

- Quotes Shakespeare when drunk

- Can skateboard like a pro

- Weird handwriting

- Messy yet organized

[mamaterasu]

if ammy had the choice she would eat nothing but cherry mochi, strawberries, peaches and apples  🌸🍓🍑🍎

[the-blunt-diaries]

Strawberry Ammi 🍓

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[jamie-tartts]

tagged by: @daniclaytvns tysm my love! <3

honey and lemon or milk and sugar // musicals or plays // lemonade or iced tea // strawberries or raspberries // winter or summer // beaches or forests // diners or cafés // unicorns or dragons // gemstones or crystals // hummingbirds or owls // fireworks or sparklers // brunch or happy hour // sweet or sour // rome or amsterdam // classic or modern art // sushi or ramen // sun or moon // polka dots or stripes // macaroons or croissants // glitter or matte // degas or seurat  // aquariums or planetariums // road trip or camping trip  // colouring books or water colour // fairy lights or candles

tagging: @jamesbvck @s-ammy @ssaoirse @stephensking @james-bucks @newgenesis @bihunnicutt @mishha @mysnflower @envergjokaej @harelyquinns @peter-quint @violaslloyds + anyone else who’d like to do this! xx

[hoenursey]

doce.

A small gift for those who donated.

Derek is nine years old the first time he spends a summer in Brasil.

He is small-ish, and bony, a skinny boy gone brown in the sunlight, lips sweet with mangos from his mothers’ garden and affections that are not so easy to come by in America.

In Brasil, he is delighted to find that he is a summer baby; he is late warmth rather than New York’s last dregs of snow turned grey slush, overripe strawberries made into sweet spreads for laughing, sleepy brunches rather than a hot and salted cachupa for tired nine pm dinners.

Derek’s mãe swings him up on her back on Sundays, letting him cross his bony ankles tight around her waist and clasp his arms about her neck, clutching her as she threads her fingers through Ammi’s and they walk like that, as a family, through the hot market.

“Você quer um pastel, amorzinho?” Mama asks, her voice fond, and Derek thinks, parsing through the Portuguese before brightening and nodding.

“Yeah! Please?” he tacks on the word at the end almost as an afterthought, and Ammi grins, pinching his cheek a little.

“En português, pouquinho,” she murmurs.

Derek sighs— always a flair for the dramatic— and mumbles, “Sim, por favor, Mãe.”

Ammi closes in behind him, tickling and squeezing at his sides, and he shrieks, laughing and squirming. “Muito bem, pouquinho!” she says, kissing whatever she can reach as he giggles, trying to move away from her, and Mama’s hand tucks under his bottom to secure him, her laugh rumbling through his chest.

“Cuidado, Yanni, don’t let Derek fall,” she says, and Ammi pulls him from her back to settle him on her hip— the motion is so fast he’s startled, clinging to Ammi as Mama shifts to accommodate the motion, her arms quick to heft him around her wife’s side.

“Você vai a buscar a comida, Alda, me and Derek will wait here,” Ammi says, smiling in that way she always does to Mama, and Derek settles into the crook of her neck, popping the side of his thumb into his mouth to chew at his hangnail idly as they talk flavors and drinks and other things he doesn’t really care about, his moms know what he wants— it still hasn’t come off, though he’s been worrying at it for a few days now.

A little girl pops up behind his ammi and waves at him, smiling wide. He waves back and notices her two front teeth are missing.

“Olá! Como vai?” she says, mouth full with half-chewed mango. “Meu nombre es Maia.”

“Sou Derek! E mais o menos,” he answers, because it is something his mothers say, and he finds it very grown up and sophisticated; a not-answer for people who know but want to seem mysterious, which he is, and does, because that is who his mothers are, and that’s who he wants to be like.

She laughs loudly, and his ammi finally notices and looks behind her, smiling when she catches sight of the girl.

“Você tem um amiga, Derek?” she asks, amused, and he nods.

“Yeah! Her name-- uh, es Maia!”

“Você sou americano? Wow!” Maia says, sounding impressed. “Eu sei ingles! I have never met someone who is American. Except os turistas, but they are not liking Sampa. More beaches! Your portugues, it is very good!”

Derek goes pink, pleased.

“Diga obrigada,” Ammi urges him, and he does so, complimenting her english as well.

They chatter back and forth, until his mother comes back with their food-- Maia looks longingly at his food, and so he gives her half of the sandwich, and she smiles, big dimples in her fat cheeks. That alone is worth it, having impressed his new friend, but then she digs out a can from her lumpy bag and shoves it into his hand, her gap-toothed smile now splitting her face.

It’s guaraná. Derek opens his mouth to thank her, surprised, but a man’s voice shouts, “Maia! Maia! Onde está você?”

“’tou vem!” she shouts, and then shoves the food into her mouth, still grinning. “Tchau, Derek!” she says quickly (or he thinks? It sounds more like “pow erif” with the food she’s barely chewing), waving with a crumb-covered hand, and he waves as best he can with his arms full as she backs away.

“Tchau!” he shouts after her; he hopes she can hear as she weaves through the crowd, disappearing. “Obrigado!”

���De nada!” he thinks he hears, but it’s faint, and he can’t be sure. He leans against one of his mothers, looking at the can curiously, fiddling with the tab

“Your friend left?” Ammi asks him. He nods.

“I think her dad is looking for her,” he says.

“Did she give you that?”

“Mm-hm! I gave her half of my pastel.”

His ammi smiles down at him, tugs at one of his loose curls. She takes the can and pops it open for him, pulling him into her side as she hands it back to him. Not content with being on the end, he scrambles into her lap, and his Mama grins at him, stealing some of his drink-- he complains, loudly, resolving to steal it back as soon as he’s settled-- and pressing a sticky kiss to his cheek as he moves. Ammi curls an arm around him, and he leans against her chest as she does the same to his mama, letting her press into her side.

When the sun sets, they walk together back to the little apartment, Derek on his mama’s back again, her hand in Ammi’s. They walk steadily, the rhythm of their movements soothing him.

He’s asleep before the sun sinks below the horizon.

[xs-a-t-u-r-nx]

Venus and Beautiful Things 💖

Beautiful or soothing things that the Venus signs may enjoy ✨✨

CANCER VENUS:

Gifts: Anything sentimental!! Something that reminds them of an old memory or of one of their former homes. They would probably enjoy a cookbook, or a new accessory for their kitchen. Any decorations for their home will be cherished, especially if they relate to their personal tastes. But seriously, as a cancer Venus, I cannot empathize the sentimental part enough.

Teas: Any tea with strawberry, bitter orange peel, cardamom, or Nepalese tea. Tea that is fruity, soothing, and lovely is best.

Flowers: Cornflowers, passionflowers, hydrangeas, and ammi flowers.

Style:Hollywood glamour, lace, delicate clothes, second hand clothing, fashion from different eras

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strawberry ammi gets me soooo opinionated like boy. would u shut ur ass up for 5 seconds!!!!!