#tiara predictions

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Tiara Predictions - State Visit from Spain to the Netherlands

King Felipe and Queen Letizia will be in the Netherlands today and tomorrow. The visit will focus Spanish-Dutch diplomacy, sports, energy, business, mental health, young people, the arts and technology.

Now to the predictions…

Tiara I want Maxima to wear: Dutch Sapphire Parure Tiara. I expect both Queens will bring out the big guns tonight and this is my favourite gigantic tiara so I’d love it if Maxima wore it! She last wore it in November 2021 for the State Visit to Norway.

My Prediction: Stuart Tiara. Maxima has worn this tiara six times out of nine when attending events with more than one royal family since debuting this tiara in 2018. She last wore it in an official portrait in November 2023 to mark the 10th anniversary of the accession of Willem-Alexander.

The tiara I want Letizia to wear: the Pearl Loop Tiara. This is my favourite large Spanish tiara and was last worn in November 2021 for the State Visit from Italy.

My Prediction: the Fleur de Lys Tiara. Similar to Maxima, Letizia has worn this tiara every time she has attended a multi-royal event ever since she debuted this tiara in 2017. She last wore it in November 2023 for the State Visit to Denmark.

The Tiara I want Amalia to wear: Dutch Diamond Bandeau Tiara. My favourite Dutch tiara! This would also coordinate beautifully with the Stuart Tiara if Maxima wears it. The tiara was last worn in October 2019 by Queen Maxima for the State Visit to India.

My Prediction: Sapphire Necklace Tiara. Amalia has attended 4 tiara events and has worn 3 different tiaras so this is the prediction that I’m least confident about. I really hope that Amalia wears this tiara if Maxima wears the larger Sapphire Parure Tiara. The tiara was last worn by Amalia in October 2023 for the birthday celebrations of Prince Christian.

I don’t have any strong opinions on the tiaras that Beatrix and Margriet will wear and this post is already long enough so I have only provided predictions.

Queen Beatrix: Antique Pearl Tiara

Princess Margriet: Laurel Tiara

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Laying the tricky groundwork for a perfect birthday present for a friend who hates to ask for things several months in advance.....i am calculating. I am researching.

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I don’t think it will be that weird that only a few people could be in white tie. It’s like the bride at a British royal wedding is the only one wearing a tiara plus groom in uniform. But it would have been nice if it was more formal for everyone.

I guess it would be like Willem-Alexander’s inauguration but like…..with 10 more people in formal wear and everyone else a lot more informal. At this point I’ll just be happy to see some tiaras.

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There are auditions online and this new girl Dani has a boyfriend already Theo ( I think they change his name to Mack or something). I'm bad with ages but aren't those two like Rini in s1? And Emmy (this is me girl) is like Gina in s1? I can sense something if that's the case.

So I see where you’re going with this anon… like maybe another R*ni/gina triangle? I don’t think tim will do this though. To keep it brief, we know that the triangles were for rinas development (as characters and a couple). It would be unwise and possibly feel a little stale to repeat storylines. In a way, it might feel like glee when they tried to introduce new high schoolers who were the “replacements” of characters, just for the purpose of keeping the show running at the high school and college.

Hsmtmts is perpendicular to hsm. Not always parallel, but we do know that tim draws from a lot of the source material to give what feels like (and is at times) parallels to the hsm series throughout the show. My theory is emmy and Dani are both like gina in a way. We know emmy is more soft and vulnerable and Dani is more aggressive and absorbed in being the “queen bee” of the school and dance team. Mack looks and will probably act like ricky. I think we’re getting the tiara and Jimmy Zara storylines from these characters.

Here’s where I think it might be different. First of all, it won’t be “sharpay” getting the follower, it will be the “Gabriella” of the show. Second, I think these characters might reflect the things ricky and gina have tried so hard to overcome. It’ll be like they are fighting with past versions of themselves basically. We’ll have gina 1.0 (Dani) and 2.0 (emmy) either fighting gina or over idolizing her. And then we’ll have mack, who might become (like jimmy) really clingy and needy to ricky, finding comfort in a familiarity only ricky can remind mack of (himself). We know camp helped them ���realize” their best selves within themselves…. What would they do if they saw themselves in someone else?

I know this sounds a little far fetched, but this is exactly what happened in hsm3. Tiara was a magnified version of sharpay that she had to fight to realize that’s not who she wanted to be. She needed to see the worst part of herself from the outside to realize she doesn’t want to go back. Jimmy, on the other hand, represented this part of troy he wasn’t willing to let go of: his past. He needed someone who over-idolized him to make him feel secure enough leaving his team, the theater department, and east high behind. Seeing jimmy score that final basket wasn’t just to give Jimmy a redemption story, it was to instill peace in troy that he could move on with his life. Everything else was going to be taken care of by someone who really, genuinely wanted to take care of it in his place. Now tell me these don’t sound like plots that would work for ricky and gina too?

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Tiara Predictions for Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Gala

Norway

Princess Ingrid Alexandra - new tiara gifted from grandparents? Or Princess Ingeborg’s Boucheron Circle Tiara

Queen Sonja- Norwegian Emerald Parure Tiara

Crown Princess Mette-Marit- Diamond Daisy Bandeau

Princess Märtha Louise- Norwegian Amethyst Parure Tiara

Maud Angelica Behn- King Olaf Gift Tiara

The Netherlands

Queen Maxima- Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara

Princess Amalia, Princess of Orange - Dutch Laurel Wreath Tiara

Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria- Baden Fringe Tiara

Princess Estelle- pretty headband

Belgium

Queen Mathilde- Nine Provinces Tiara

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant- Queen Elisabeth’s Art Deco Bandeau

Luxembourg

Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie- Grand Duchess Adelaide Tiara

Denmark

Crown Princess Mary- Edwardian Tiara

Greece

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal- Queen Sophie’s Diamond Tiara

Princess Maria-Olympia- Miller Fringe Tiara

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To coincide with the recent release of the Crystal Creations pack I wanted to put together a couple of fun lookbooks inspired by birthstones. My mind first went to whimsigoth, but since I've already done one of those recently I instead went with the decade that oozed glittery glamour - the 1920s. Want more good time gals and fabulous flappers? You can check out part two here.

Garnet was believed to be a protective stone, which made it popular amongst warriors and royalty. Red variety garnets are also associated with vitality, love and light.

Tiara | Hair | Earrings (TSR) | Capelet (TSR) | Dress (direct download - The Flapper) | Brooch | Gloves | Bracelet (TSR) | Ring (TSR) | Stockings (Base Game) | Shoes

Amethyst was favoured by the ruling class thanks to its purple colour, which has long been a hue connected to royalty. Over time it has also come to be associated with spirituality, mental clarity and healing.

Hair | Hairband | Earrings (TSR) | Necklace (TSR) | Coat | Gloves | Ring (TSR) | Stockings (Base Game) | Shoes

Aquamarine comes from the Latin word for seawater and as such, was thought to protect seafarers. The stone can also be associated with martial happiness and superior intellect.

Hairband | Hair | Earrings | Necklace (TSR) | Dress | Cuffs | Ring | Shoes

Diamond is probably the most well known of the precious gems. Because of their association with strength and eternal love, they're a popular choice for engagement and wedding rings.

Hat | Hair (retired - direct downloand) | Earrings (TSR) | Necklace & Armbands | Dress | Gloves | Stockings (Spooky Stuff) | Shoes

Emerald has a legend that says wearing it will imbue the wearer with heightened intelligence and objectivity. Others use the stone to promote healing, while some even believe it allows the wearer to predict the future.

Hair | Hairband | Earrings (TSR) | Necklace | Dress | Gloves (Vampires) | Bracelet (TSR) | Ring | Shoes (TSR)

Pearl is often valued for its unblemished surface and colouring, so naturally it is most commonly connected to qualities like honesty, purity and wisdom.

Hair | Hairband | Earrings (retired - direct download) | Necklace | Dress | Fur Stole (Curseforge) | Bracelets | Stockings | Shoes

With thanks to some amazing creators: @glitterberrysims @simmister @batsfromwesteros @sentate @jius-sims @qwertysims @nell-le @rimings @yakfarm @simsonico @serenity-cc @simandy @the-melancholy-maiden @trillyke

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Sunderland's Royal Jewel Vault (12/∞) ♛

↬ Queen Matilda Mary's Pearl Fringe Tiara

Out of all the tiaras in Sunderland's royal jewelry box, Queen Matilda's Pearl Fringe is perhaps the most remarkable. The tiara, which Queen Irene once called a wall of diamonds, is instantly recognizable due to its classic design with an intriguing twist. In 1908, the Prince and Princess of Danforth celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. The occasion was a great excuse for lavish celebrations and, more importantly, for Sunderland's courtiers to curry favour with extravagant gifts. Predictably, this turned gift-giving into a fierce competition between aristocratic families, who vied for the most expensive gift. To produce a magnificent gift, a group of prominent women formed an uneasy alliance. The three women included: the Marchioness of Bathurst (wife of the current Conservative prime minister), the Countess of Bloor and the Countess Farnsworth (the paternal great-aunt of the future Tatiana, Princess of Danforth). Pooling their combined wealth, the women were able to afford a major piece of jewelry for the princess. They quarrelled throughout the process, notably over the tiara's design and who would present the gift at Chester Palace, but the princess herself was impressed with their effort. The resulting tiara was a spectacular fringe tiara of white and yellow gold set with diamonds. Much to Matilda's delight, the tiara bore similarities to Queen Caroline's Fringe Tiara, a favourite of her estranged mother-in-law Queen Alexandra. The tiara featured sixty brilliant-set graduated bars and drop pearl toppers which cloud easily removed. Futuring over 400 diamonds, it cost around $7,480. Princess Matilda took an instant liking to the tiara, choosing to debut it at the wedding of her eldest surviving son, the Duke of Woodbine to Lady Anne Sunningdale, in 1913. At the wedding, the tiara generated interest from the press and public, who marvelled at the tiara's dazzling beauty. When Matilda Mary became queen in 1921, it continued to maintain the title of her most recognizable tiara. When Matilda Mary died in 1945, it was inherited by her daughter-in-law Anne. Despite having not one but two other fringe tiaras, wore the tiara consistently throughout her husband's reign. Posing in it for multiple portraits. Queen Anne died in 1973, and along with most of her personal jewels, she bequeathed the tiara to her granddaughter-in-law, Queen Irene. The piece quickly became a central part of Irene’s jewelry collection, being worn frequently throughout Irene and Louis's first European tour in 1973-4 where the press once again gawked at the tiara's enthralling row of diamonds. It is one of the few tiaras Irene has worn consistently throughout her tenure as queen, having appeared during foreign tours, at royal premieres, and at state banquets across the world.

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Timeline: Part 9 - December 1-10 2017

For earlier timeline posts: click here or here.

December starts out strong with a daily bombardment of tons of stories about Meghan and/or Harry. Their PR backs off in the middle of the month, but only barely. Luckily for us, there is salvation: Meghan gets her first, second, third, and fourth dose of royal criticism.

Like I mentioned in the November 2017 timeline, this month sees Meghan pulling her support from Star Magazine, US Weekly, and E Online. People Magazine begins to earn her loyalty instead.

Ok, apparently I exceeded the limit of links that can be in a Tumblr post. the December edition is going to be split up into smaller segments. I've got a solution for how to fix this going forward, but it's going to take some time to figure out how to implement it.

12/1/2017: Fleet Street has a fever and the solution is more Harkle coverage.

Doria is papped at a laundromat in California.

Another story about Ninaki's photos of Meghan.

Can Kate cope with Meghan Mania?

Harry and Meghan make their first appearance together at a royal engagement.

Meghan and Pippa look alike.

Meghan and Harry's engagement is straight from Love Actually.

Meghan's old men's magazine photoshoot resurfaces.

Replica of Meghan's ring is an instant bestseller.

Meghan merches her outfit.

Meghan's 1993 Nick at Nite appearance reserfaces.

Meghan is Best Dressed of the Week.

Meghan's resume will seriously surprise us.

Anything Kate can do, Meghan can do better: First Royal Engagement edition.

Meghan's royal style vs her old Suits style.

Meghan leaks intent to visit US and Canada after the wedding in her first official foreign royal tour.

12/2/2017: Meghan's "draw your own box" essay goes viral again, as does her old Larry King Show interview. The Markles sell more pictures of Meghan, Meghan once tried to hook up with Ashley Cole but failed, and she makes a dig at William and Kate with a story about her and Harry holding hands.

12/3/2017: Meghan merches the Botswana camp again. The Times writes about Meghan's old instagram account and Bogart and leads speculation about bridesmaids and pageboys. Et tu, Times?!

Note: December 2 is a Saturday and December 3 is a Sunday. How nice Meghan's PR gave us a break for the weekend. But don't worry...the bombardment is back!

12/4/2017: Harkle Mania continues

About Meghan's ring

Meghan once auditioned for Shakira

All about Thomas Markle

Meghan leaks her expectations of marital bliss.

Meghan leaks that Harry has asked William to his best man. (Note, in Spare, Harry argues that this leak came from Kensington Palace but the source is US Weekly...Meghan's magazine.)

Wedding dress designer predictions

Meghan Markle Under Fire: Why is the Future Princess the Subject of So Much Scrutiny? (From E News, a Meghan affiliate)

Let the Misogynistic Public Shaming of Meghan Markle Now Commence (From Vogue, part of the CondeNast empire, to which People Magazine also belongs...Meghan affiliate)

Meghan Markle the garden influencer

Meghan's photoshoot charity work in Rwanda resurfaces.

What's with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Bananas? (I kid you not, that's the title of the article.)

Will Meghan's wedding be like Pippas?

Meghan and Harry love bananas some more - they merch a banana cake.

12/5/2017: New day, same shit. Senior royals attend the Diplomatic Reception at Buckingham Palace but Meghan and Harry skip it to attend the Henry van Straubenzee Memorial Fund carol concert (pssh...like they were even invited to the Diplomatic Reception in the first place).

Daily Mail promotes Suits

Meghan's style inspiration is Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.

Meghan merches clothes from when she was a teenager.

Harry appears on Top Gear.

Meet Meghan's celebrity doppelganger.

Meghan wants to wear the Spencer tiara for the wedding.

Meghan merches her engagement ring again.

Meghan the beauty icon.

12/6/2017: (le sigh...)

Who does Meghan curtsey to?

Meghan manifests The Lover's Knots Tiara for the wedding.

Nobody told Meghan she was pretty as a kid. (But did they ask her if she was OK?)

Meghan leaks about Ninaki's betrayal.

Harry attends the London Fire Brigade Carol Service alone, and so does his ex, Cressida. Meghan is upset and leaks that she is in LA visiting her mother.

Meghan merches Strathberry.

Can Meghan rewrite the royal fairytale?

Meghan the fashion influencer

12/7/2017: Another story about Misha Nonoo being the royal matchmaker. Thomas Markle does a papwalk. Meghan merches a pilates workout and is "incredibly moved" by how much people love her.

12/8/2017: The Crown Season 2 is released on Netflix

Meghan's old home video of her driving around LA resurfaces.

How Meghan won over Harry's friends.

Doria gets papped in LA.

Meghan leaks that she and Harry are staying with William and Kate at Anmer Hall for Sandringham Christmas.

Meghan leaks that William is planning Harry's stag party.

Meghan manifests for Selena Gomez to play her on The Crown.

World Vision promotes Meghan's charity work again.

All about Nottingham Cottage and Meghan's interior design style

Kate takes style inspiration from Meghan

12/9/2017: Meghan merches her Toronto rental. Harry quits smoking.

12/10/2017:

Meghan's old Tig article waxing poetic on Ivanka Trump resurfaces.

Harry goes to Germany with friends for a hunting party.

Doria does a papwalk.

Kensington Palace announces that Meghan will attend Sandringham Christmas and that she is expected to attend the Windsor Christmas luncheon at Buckingham Palace.

Old photos from a 2009 TV appearance Meghan did resurface.

William and Harry choose a sculptor for Diana's Kensington Palace statue.

Meghan hailed as a royal fashion asset.

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ANGR Magical Girl AU: MenSynarche

In reference to this post which is both required reading and also has awesome hilarious art.

Robbie gets his first monthly snaketime. Frank Castle explains.

“Ssomething’s happening,” Eli announced from where he’d nestled his pink serpentine coils atop the engine block of a 2001 Escalade. Robbie grunted. He had to stand on a bucket to reach its fusebox comfortably, and the stupid luxury SUV had every fuse filled. He squinted at the wiring diagram on his phone and tilted it sideways, hoping it would make more sense. The phone auto-compensated and straightened the diagram for him, so he had to tilt his head instead. “Now problem or later problem?” he murmured. Normal people couldn’t see Eli, so Robbie often brought him to work as incentive to be less of an asshole. He was okay to talk to on his good days, and knew a lot more about cars than he did about rodents. Which was odd for a snake, and which Eli had never satisfactorily explained.

“Not a problem per se,” Eli mused. “But it’s definitely now. Take a bathroom break unless you want an awkward convo with the boss.”

“You wanna explain?” Robbie tried, and Eli deflected, “That’d take all day.” Yeah, sure.

Robbie glanced down into the fuse box one more time and noticed the pink of his unnatural fingernails glittering through the black polish he’d touched up just two days ago, a strange holographic effect that made his head hurt. He grabbed Eli, his glossy scales smooth and dry and currently warm from the engine block, and headed for the time clock to punch out for a break. Canelo was surprisingly easy-going about his breaks—probably out of consideration for his family responsibilities—but Robbie couldn’t know when his patience would run out. Then he ducked out the back door into the garbage alley and almost tripped over Lenny, seated on the ground with a lighter and some bits of trash and staring furtively up at him and honestly Robbie didn’t want to know. Lenny scrambled to his knees to gather up his paraphernalia and Eli went suddenly limp in Robbie’s hand and the warm bright fuzz of their magic erupted from the stone in his chest and no, not here, I didn’t even say the words what the fuck, the world went soft and distant as his body unraveled.

He waited, just a glittering nebula of himself, for his uniform to give him solidity. The transformation was like his own personal time dilation field; sure it was hard to think, but it didn’t last nearly as long in the real world as it felt like to him. He just had to wait until the magic decided it was ready to re-make him, dress him back up like a paper doll—come on, did it always take this long? He could almost see the pink stone in his mind’s eye this time, an empty channel for power to flow through, but nothing was happening. Why could he see it? Should he push?

A hesitant nudge, and then a flood. Robbie held two roles at once, the source and the vessel, draining and filling himself at the same time, and then with relief he felt the leotard and the skirt and the bows popping into place on his chest and shoulders, the tiara coming to rest on his forehead, and his body condensed and sense returned and he predictably crashed to his face on the cracked pavement behind Canelo’s. He started to push himself up, cursing his stupid gogo boots, but couldn’t get his knees under him. He was pressing up on his hands, but he still felt grit digging into his whole chest and belly. He tried to roll over, but he felt trapped, heavy, and as he twisted sideways to look at how he had fallen, he kept twisting and twisting and—

Eli was massive. His glossy pink body filled the alley, great swoops and coils as thick around as Robbie’s waist. Shit. Eli was normally harmless, but he clearly didn’t like it. Eli at this size would not be so harmless, magical healing venom or not. “Eli,” Robbie said cautiously, searching for his head. He spotted his tail by the dumpster, and unless he’d folded completely in half, his head should be closer to Robbie and he was actually swallowing Robbie Jesus fuck. Robbie summoned his pick-hammers and swung at the pink reptile skin that had overtaken his legs, stupid, that’s what you get for trusting him, and then stabbing pain high in his chest, teeth, must be, so Robbie wriggled desperately from side to side looking for the monster’s eyes—where were his eyes? The lashing pink coils that had swallowed up his legs ended blindly under his flared miniskirt. The wounds in the snake’s body that bled glimmering fuschia ichor stung as his hands passed over them. Eli had nothing to say, because Eli didn’t have a head. Just Robbie, sticking out of his neck like a hood ornament.

“I gotta get sober,” Lenny croaked from the doorway.

Robbie had to undo this, and he had to get out of here. He figured he had one good jump in him; he pictured his bedroom as hard as he could, shut his eyes against the horrible nothingness, and concentrated: get me out of here, get me out of here, get me out of here...until he unmade himself with a Pop!

Transforming was bad, but at least Robbie could see the logic as to how all the bits of himself stayed roughly in place: conservation of momentum. Jumping was like starting a transformation, pausing, and then being blown to his destination by a great wind. It was chaotic and error-prone and he hated it. This time, though, he could see the wind, a swirling vortex that picked up the glittery mist that was Robbie and carried him—mostly—across twenty blocks to his apartment. He could also see pink glitter that escaped the vortex, bits of his magical essence drifting over the tight clusters of homes built in multigenerational backyards, the alleys, the tiendas, the neglected streets that made up Hillrock Heights. He’d had worse jumps that left him shaking and exhausted; this one felt normal. He wondered how much of himself he’d bled all over the city on magical errands.

The magic reconstructed him in his bedroom, pink anaconda body and all. Robbie felt his ribs pressing against every wall, part of his belly draped over the bed and the rest curved about itself on the floor, scales rubbing against smooth scales. He couldn’t even keep track of himself. As he tried to straighten his snake body to push his human torso toward the door to lock it, some part of his massive body moved, but only to rattle the dresser against the wall. This would certainly put a damper on ghost-fighting.

Robbie facepalmed and spoke the words to return to his mundane form, then punched the floor when nothing happened.

At least he still had hammerspace. He reached up for an imaginary shelf over his head and retrieved his cell phone, which he’d left in his mundane pants, and called Canelo’s. Lee picked up after about ten rings, and Robbie explained that he had to take a personal sick day.

“Mierda,” Lee breathed, horrified. “You...you think you gonna pull through?”

“I’m not dying,” Robbie said.

“Okay, guey. You, uh...you rest up now. We’ll keep an eye on your car.”

“Appreciate it.” Robbie let him go, then tried and failed again to roll over onto his back. He collapsed face down onto the floor, then propped himself up on his elbows and messaged Frank Castle.

Mr. Castle was...scary, and he had little patience for Robbie’s safety concerns. Johnny was supportive, and Danny was talented, but neither of them had the advanced Magical Girl know-how that Robbie needed right now, and right now Robbie needed legs so he could pick up Gabe from middle school, cook dinner, and make it back in to work tomorrow. He stared anxiously at his phone, texted three more times, and then tossed his phone back up onto its imaginary shelf and buried his head under his arms to hyperventilate.

With his eyes shut, there was nothing to distract himself from the press of battered hardwood floor and dirty laundry and walls and furniture against his endless, naked lower torso. He scrunched and tugged and slid and dragged and folded his body until he managed to fit his snake body into the bare space between his bed and his dresser, coils stacking on top of each-other and engulfing his relatively small human self in strangely soothing pressure and darkness.

He sensed his phone ringing from hammerspace and struggled to unspool enough to free his head and one arm to retrieve it. Frank. Okay. He cleared his throat and accepted the call. “Thanks for getting back to me, Mr. Castle.”

“Mnh,” Mr. Castle grunted, then yawned loudly. “You’re lucky you caught me before the sun hit my recliner.” That was an uncharacteristic overshare. “The whole point of using Signal is to include all relevant details in your messages.”

“Okay, sir,” Robbie said, though he was not in the mood for a lecture on instant messaging etiquette from a Vietnam veteran.

“But I can guess your Familiar is missing and there’s snakey bits where some of your human bits used to be.”

“Yess!” Robbie gasped as his coils reflexively squeezed the air out of his human lungs, which was a lot less uncomfortable than it probably should be. He relaxed and took a breath. “I don’t know what I did wrong. I wasn’t even trying to transform. How do I fix it?”

“Punisher log,” Mr. Castle muttered. “New mission: half-kill Johnny Blaze for not explaining shit to the newbie. ...It’s your synarche, kid. You’re a grown Magical Girl now.” Mr. Castle proceeded to explain that on every new moon, a mature Magical Girl would temporarily merge with their Familiar from moonrise to moonset, for unavoidable and annoying magical-biological maintenance purposes. Nothing was wrong, so there was nothing to fix.

“Fuck.” Robbie pressed at one of his coils with his hand; he couldn’t even tell where the pressure was coming from, just that his hand felt very small. “I’d rather turn into an actual girl than deal with this shit.”

“And I’d rather be talking my actual daughter through her first period, but here we are,” Mr. Castle growled.

“Ssorry, sir.”

“Shit happens. You gotta deal. You’re a Magical Girl, you get Magical Monthlies. The upside is, in this state, you get to peek behind the curtain at processes that your familiar normally handles for you. It’s a good time to refine your skills. Like teleporting.”

Robbie winced.

“Or, if you’re still not ready to practice that extremely useful and potentially life-saving ability, go do some crimefighting.”

“I don’t think I can do that right now.”

“What, embarrassed of the forked tongue?”

Robbie hadn’t even noticed he had a forked tongue; he stuck it out and crossed his eyes as it just kept coming, vibrant red-purple and as long as his hand. “Augh!” He pulled it back in and was walloped by the taste of dust and motor oil and the residual masculine funk that persisted despite his magicalgirlitis. “No,” he said, suddenly hyperaware of the bizarre movements his tongue was making to compensate for its new shape. “It’sss. It’s. My. Uh.” He raised his phone overhead and sent a selfie.

“Huh,” Mr. Castle said after a minute. “That’s a new one.” Robbie waited miserably as though he might change his mind and divulge a secret advanced Magical Girl technique to cut short this stupid syn-whatever, but all he had for him was, “Well, you got about twelve hours to kill. If you do nothing else, meditate.”

Great. Robbie sank back into the dark of his own coils and screamed in frustration.

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CHAPTER 109 OF TBHK!

I love how Tsu’s feet is just kicked up, like always. I find it so hilarious because people are calling him fruity💀.

Fruity a** pose.

Him and his brother, omg.

The bestie look, the look of secret telepathy I knew I would see it from them. I really want to see it from the Yugi twins too. Like, twin telepathy, then saying stuff at the same time/doing something in sync, maybe as humans people get them mixed up or they swap for the day. I always imagine them just being silly stereotypical twins.

Yes Teru is pissed.

Also Mirai not being able to read is funny to me.

In an au where they are alive, in my aus where they are all in the Near Shore, she just has dyslexia.

Tsu’s smug smile, enjoying his ambiguity and unknowing-ness. Just a drama king in disguise and wants to mysteriously introduce himself.

Mr. B**ch. Step forward.

Jesus.

They for real called him out. Can’t even claim it’s bs.

I didn’t realize this before, but the fact Tsukasa is surprised is really funny.

Because if you think about it, Hanako has been acting more like how he was as a human, ‘Amane’, than he is as a supernatural, as ‘Hanako’. Being embarrassed for himself.

The Amane Tsukasa knew was not perverted, and if he was then he probably kept that to himself, instead of Hanako, who outwardly acts as a perv.

“Amane, you want to do pervy stuff?” - 🫢

Tsukasa, as the very non-perverted person he is, must actually be shocked that his dear old twin brother would be and want to do such a thing. Maybe not disgusted like Teru and Akane obviously is, but since that’s not a part of Amane he know he will hold this in his memory bank. Now he knows you’re a pervert Amane. He’ll probably never let you ‘live’ this down.

She just a little baby, she can’t even reach over the thing!

Her first time in court she was only 3 years old.

I wonder when she’ll turn back to normal?

I love love love Akanene, I’m sorry y’all.

But c’mon, HE’S DEFENDING HER, STICKING UP FOR HER, WANTING HER TO WIN HER CASE.

Platonic or not, they are the sh**.

In the MangaUp translation it said “Do you really think I’m a sociapath?” ( Or something like that ) He definitely is.

Not Tsu saying he would. Everyone’s reading him like an open book, omg. 😭

Akane has nothing to say.

The way he just smiles silently, looks up to see if his fellow criminals will defend him, even a little. Not even Nene did though.

C’mon Teru, Akane was expecting a message of love. Whatever, they’re the yaoi ever.

Pose of innocence.

Then rats himself out.

He can’t help his brutal honesty.

The word ‘smithereens’ is something I don’t want to hear.

Feed him to the owls is crazy.

I love characters who talk in first person when addressing themselves. Doesn’t Tiara also do that?

Totally random, but Tiara and Mirai would be besties.

And Tsu smiling without concern.

I cannot be the only one who is dissatisfied that something didn’t happen to him?

Like really, we could have seen what the Tsu of TBHK future was, we could have seen him disappear/die. And I love him with all my heart, but you cannot admit that that would not be a plot turner, or exciting to see something bad happen to him.

He just had to use that little sprinkle of hope, the power of what? F**king friendship? Loyalty to carry out his job? From thin air.

He’s still amazing though.

Was he yelling as Amane, the caring big brother, or Hanako, the leader of the mysteries who used his twin powers to predict what Tsu was going to do and knew it was going to lead to something bad? Maybe both.

Also, is this just a general warning, or will this have consequences later?

Signature move I guess.

Jii-san. Says the person who doesn’t care for supernaturals, calling the supernatural that tricked and got him involved with the school mysteries, ‘grandpa’..

Let us just hope Akane will survive the next chapter ok?

I wonder if his body is actually different from his human body though? Does he actually have gears inside of him? Or is Tsu just making assumptions.

But, wasn’t he in Clock Keeper form when he got a hole stabbed in his chest in the severance arc?

Oh god.

Whatever, I’m just gonna place my bets that Tsukasa will somehow be stopped. Probably not by Akane though, he’s the weakest school mystery and can’t even stand a chance against Teru.

Nice chapter, I was honestly expecting jail time.

[tiaramania]

Upcoming Tiaras for 2023

Of course the biggest tiara event of the year will be the British coronation but there are also a trio of Scandinavian celebrations and a bunch of weddings to look forward to.

King Charles III of the United Kingdom's Coronation

King Charles III's coronation will take place on May 6th. There won't be as many tiara events as the last one in 1953 but the coronation itself should still give us plenty of tiaras. There will be the extended British Royal Family of course but there will also be many foreign royals attending. Usually (with a few exceptions like Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga) other monarchs do not attend so expect to see the heir or their spouse wearing the biggest and most historical tiara they have access to. I have a lot of posts planned for the lead up to the big day but I'm going to wait until we're a bit closer to start actually posting them.

Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan & Rajwa Al Saif's Wedding

Crown Prince Hussein and the future Crown Princess Rajwa will be married on June 1st. I expect a decent royal turn out more in line with Prince Hamzah and Princess Noor Asem's wedding in 2004 than any of the other more low key weddings in the family. I'm hoping she will wear the Arabic Scroll Tiara but the bride's family is apparently very wealthy so I wouldn't be surprised if they gifted her a new tiara.

Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway's 50th Birthdays

Milestone birthdays in the Norway usually mean a gala event with foreign royals and tiaras but Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette Marit sometimes do things a little differently. In July and August of 2013, their 40th birthdays were celebrated with a music festival at Skaugum where Haakon parachuted in, played with one of the bands, and they all slept in tents so who knows what we're going to see this time around. If they do have a gala event I think this would be the perfect opportunity for Crown Princess Mette Marit to debut Queen Maud's Diamond Tiara.

King Carl Gustav of Sweden's Golden Jubilee

King Carl Gustav is celebrating 50 years since he ascended the throne and there will be a lot of different events celebrating the jubilee throughout the year but the one we're expecting tiaras for is the gala dinner at Stockholm Palace on September 15th with foreign royals in attendance.

Prince Christian of Denmark's 18th Birthday

They haven't announced a date yet for the gala dinner celebrating Prince Christian's coming of age yet but his birthday is on October 15th so it should be around then. I'm especially excited for this event after seeing so many of the younger generation of royals turn out for Princess Ingrid Alexandra's birthday last year. The Danes go big for milestone birthdays so expect a lot of tiaras.

Some other possible tiaras

Wedding of Princess Azemah of Brunei & Prince Bahar Bolkiah

Wedding of Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg & Nicolas Bagory

Wedding of Princess Iman of Jordan & Jameel Thermiotis

Wedding of Princess Theodora of Greece & Matthew Kumar

Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal & Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins

18th birthday of Infanta Leonor of Spain, Princess of Asturias

Tin (10th) Jubilee of King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands

Tin (10th) Jubilee of King Philippe of Belgium

Which tiaras are you most excited about in 2023?

[mathsandwhiteroses]

Tiara Predictions - State Visit from Finland to Sweden

Today, the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, and his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, are in Sweden for their first State Visit. The trip will focus Swedish-Finnish relations however no other details have been released as of the evening before the trip.

And now to the predictions…

The tiara I want Silvia to wear: Leuchtenberg Sapphire Tiara - My favourite of the tiaras that are exclusively for Silvia so I’d love it if she wore this one. The blue and white of the sapphires and diamonds also nicely complement the Finnish flag. It was last worn by Silvia in December 2023 for the King’s Dinner celebrating the Nobel Winners.

My Prediction: Nine Prong Tiara - The tiara that looks like antlers, I love this one and is one of Silvia’s most worn tiaras so is a fairly safe bet. It was last worn in December 2023 for the Nobel Ceremony.

The tiara I want Victoria to wear: Connaught - This tiara is stunning and is in my top 3 Swedish tiaras so I’d love to see it during this State Visit. It was last worn by Victoria in December 2023 for the King’s Dinner celebrating the Nobel Winners.

My Prediction: Baden Fringe - Spiky and gorgeous, fringes are among my favourite types of tiaras. I especially love this tiara on Victoria and she wears this one frequently so it’s a fair prediction. It was last worn in September 2023 by Crown Princess Victoria for her father’s Jubilee celebrations.

The tiara I want Sofia to wear: Aquamarine Kokoshnik - My favourite Swedish Tiara, this tiara would look so good on Sofia and it’d be lovely if she wore a tiara other than her wedding tiara. It was last worn by Princess Christina in January for the State Visit from France.

My Prediction: Her wedding tiara - Sofia has worn this tiara exclusively since May 2017 so this tiara is probably the safest tiara prediction ever. Sofia last wore it in January for the State Visit from France.

[calaisreno]

Always Two

May 8 prompt: Always

“I’m afraid I’m always going to disappoint you, John.”

“You’re planning it already?”

“I mean, it’s my nature to disappoint.”

“If you mean that it’s your nature to end up locked in refrigerated warehouses—”

“I did tell you. Well, you knew my location.”

“You ought to tell me before you’re abducted. Then there’d be no warehouse.”

“John, I can’t guarantee it won’t happen again. In any case, you’ve been abducted far more times than I have.”

“Not on purpose.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Who ever gets abducted on purpose? I wasn’t planning on spending an hour in a refrigerated warehouse with Lestrade, you know. But you’ve still got yourself abducted more times—”

“You make it sound like I’m begging for it.”

“You are an appealing target, John. Smaller, less threatening. They underestimate you, of course. But of the two of us, you are by far more abductable.”

“That’s not even a word. And are you counting the Chinese gang? Because that wasn’t technically a kidnapping. They just held us against our will.”

“False imprisonment. Okay, we won’t count that. But you’re forgetting the Rivers gang. That tiara thingy.”

“Fair enough. But we have to count the Cunningham case. The mad wife with the cleaver. I’ve still got a scar from that one. But I got there before the police. Oh, and that case where you were disguised as an old woman and they made you get on a bus for the elder hostel and wouldn’t let you leave until I pretended to be your devoted nephew.”

“Unintentional abduction. And you didn’t get me out that time, remember. They had you arrested for attempted kidnapping. Lestrade got us both out.”

“After he finished laughing. Wonderful to be such a source of amusement for the Yard. At any rate, I think it’s clear that we both have a penchant for being abducted.”

“It’s hopeless, then. We’re always going to be like this.”

“Maybe so. It just means that we both need to become better at forgiving.”

“Or always stay together.”

“Not very practical, that. If you’re always at my side, how will I ever surprise you?”

“Why would you want to do that?”

“If I wanted to buy you a present.”

“I can always predict your presents, John.”

“No, you can’t.”

“Almost can.”

“Can you predict what’s in my pocket now?”

“A suturing kit, your gun, and a tire iron.”

“Besides all that. No? Are you stumped? Here—”

“A box?”

“Just open it.”

“A ring. John, are you asking me…?”

“Yes, I am.” Long pause. “Say something, Sherlock. That’s getting a bit scary now.”

“So, in fact… You mean…”

“Yes. Will you?”

“Always, John.”

“Brilliant.”

Thanks for the prompt @notjustamumj ❤️❤️

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[annoyingloudmicrowavecultist]

this is gonna get very meander-y so i apologise in advance lol. i get why people are saying mitsuba does have a yorishiro and just kept it hidden but i do think it makes sense that he wouldn’t?

natsuhiko could just not really know mitsuba’s power very well/mitsuba could be not making an effort to save himself bc he’s self destructive, but like he said in 100 he doesn’t really want anyone but kou to be the one to kill him and to be such a footnote in tsukasa & sakura’s plan that they wouldn’t even be present for his death despite all of the broadcasting club being kind to him… that would be not just a meaningless death but a super insulting one!! why should he accept that. (i would also say he’s got a school dance to attend but he was pushing kou towards nene in 104 -_-)

also, it just kind of… makes sense that mitsuba wouldn’t have found anything important to him yet. imo the most likely candidate would have been the penguin keychain, but i’m pretty sure it was left to be eaten by the aquarium because it got broken, and i really don’t think mitsuba was lying when he said he didn’t have anything or anyone tying him to the near shore

…except for kou, now, sort of. i know a lot of people have at least considered the idea that he’d be mitsuba’s yorishiro, especially after the nightlife arc, and while i stand by mitsuba not having one as of 110 i do think it’s an interesting idea, esp. since the broadcasting club have (from mitsuba’s pov) now fully confirmed what he already believed about not belonging with them so kou really is mitsuba’s only potential tether to this world. my only big issue with this is that there’s… already been 2 human yorishiros. 3/7 would be kind of a lot for something that was initially a big reveal, and mitsukou being the first to do it with a still living human would kind of take focus away from the yugi twins, which does not feel like it’d line up with the direction the writing’s been going so far. but i think if mitsuba were to have a yorishiro at this point it would either be kou himself or something related to him – ive believed for a while it wouldve been the penguin keychain if it hadn't gotten destroyed. kou’s earring would be funny as hell to me so personally i’m hoping for that (joking. mostly)

so. a couple theories/predictions.

1) kou is showing up to save mitsuba. we haven’t seen him since before time was frozen (not even in the little flashes like those we got of mitsuba & tiara & yokoo & other random students), and we know the clock keeper magic had a weakened effect on him before (& teru was walking around just fine), so i doubt he’s fully stuck in time. having kou show up at the trial wouldn’t really add anything to the trial or kou’s own arc… so it just makes the most sense. also i don’t want mitsuba to die here :(

2) tsukasa doesn’t actually want mitsuba dead – he’s pushing mitsuba to create a yorishiro so it can be destroyed. realised the possibility of this halfway through writing this post lol but i the more i think about it the more it makes sense to me so i’ll write up another post later (hopefully one that’s more organised than this T-T)

3) mitsuba is going to make his yorishiro once kou arrives to keep his unspoken promise and save himself. i don’t have a ton of evidence for this other than it lines up with my previous 2 theories and again i don’t want mitsuba to dieeeee... not yet at least

[anonymoushouseplantfan]

Plant, any chance you would consider bringing back your Bingo for Markle's Women of Vision award gala on May 16?🤭

My prediction:

She'll wear her coronation gown - a white gown from a French couture house like Dior. Poorly tailored due to Meg's endless request for last minute changes.

Cosplay Kate with a bespoke Dior floral headpiece that looks like a tiara😏

Hair: Unflattering middle part or harsh slicked back hair with a tight bun, since she's in her "rich mom energy" era.

Make-up: Bronzer attack! Uneven self tanner where her hands and chest area are pale...per usual.

Aquazzura shoes with the bow since according to her squad, Meg started that trend and Kate copied her last week lol

Diana jewelry overload (must compete with Kate because she wore Diana's earrings & the Queen's necklace): Diana's aquamarine ring, the diamond tennis bracelet, the butterfly earrings, the gold cuff and Meg's engagement ring will re-emerge since it's made out of Diana's diamonds lol

Hand to heart for the cameras and "tearful" hugs when Gloria Steinem presents her the award. Word salad about Glo being a feminist icon & Meg's hero. More word salad about service is universal, we're linked not ranked, et al.

Harry is a no show (or told to stay home with the kids?🤭). Meghan goes solo coz she's a feminist (and soft launching her divorced single mother, hollywood powerhouse woman era).

I’ll se if I’m around for that. I will die if she wears a white Dior gown, lol.

And she should go solo, frankly. This is about her brand.

[royal-confessions]

“Love Elisabeth’s style, she has an eye for fashion, but often chooses colors that don’t look great on her. Amalia, despite debuting a new tiara everytime, is very predictable when it comes to clothes so she always ends ip being underwhelming. Ingrid chooses very safe designs, idk it just lacks the wow factor.” - Submitted by Anonymous