#woke up ok‚ if early at like 7am

[floral-hex]

woke up at 4am feeling the weight of my life crushing me, so I’ve been sitting out in my car for the last couple of hours because I just need. to. be. somewhere else.

[hellfireeddiemunson]

i hate when everyone in my house wakes up around the same time as me like boooooo i wanna be alone in the morning go back to SLEEP

[prettyforwoso]

Flare up

Lucy Bronze x Endometriosis Reader

MASTERLIST

Summary: Lucy leaves early one morning, unaware that today would be different. Living with endometriosis is a relentless battle, but with Lucy's touch, even the worst days become bearable. As the day progressed, the pain became unbearable, leaving you stranded on the cold bathroom floor, unable to move. When Lucy returns home and finds you in agony, she doesn't hesitate.

I got a request for something like this that i really liked, so stay tuned.

Lucy left early this morning. She wouldn’t have if it was this bad from the start. Usually a flare up would have been long gone by now. 

Living life with endometriosis is like a rollercoaster- one second everything is fine, the next, you’re on your bathroom floor unable to move. Most morning after you and Lucy were intimate you had pain, it never lasted long though. She would run you a bath or help you shower, then make you breakfast and flood you with love and affection, and it would all be okay soon enough. 

That's how today started. 

You knew after last night that when you woke this morning, there would be pain. That didn't scare you however, as that was expected and you knew Lucy would look after you. 

…

It was early, 7am when you opened your eyes to see Lucy kneeling on the side of the bed, looking at you. “Good Morning beautiful girl,” she said, as she pressed a kiss between your brows. “How's the pain?” she continued, breaking contact with your face. 

You didn’t reply, instead pulled your hand out from the warmth that was your blanket and grabbed one of her hands. You tilted your head upwards and placed her hand between your face and mattress, leaning into her palm. Lucy smiled at your act, always wanting to be close to each other. You opened your eyes and stared at her, she didn't break, staring lasers into your eyes, so hard you could swear you could feel yourself burning with fire. 

“How's the pain baby?” she asked again, caressing your warm cheek with the thumb of the hand you stole. 

“It’s not that bad actually” you reply, closing your eyes and leaning more into her hand. Her hands held so much comfort. Anytime you got the chance, you would grab them and put them on your body, typically on your face. You could relax your whole body into her hands, knowing that she was holding onto and that you had contact with her. When her hands were on you, the world could go quiet, as all that was built up could just fade away from just her touch. Lucy knew this too. Lucy held you when she knew you were stressed, or when you were overwhelmed. Her favorite time to hold you was when your brain is fucked out and you’re looking so pretty, pressed down on the bed or held tight in her lap. Lucy absolutely adores you. 

“Can I help you shower my love?” she follows up, this was usually the practice after sex. “I think I want to stay in bed for a bit Luce, I’ll shower later when you're at training” you answered, eyes still closed as you roll over, leaving her hand abandoned. Lucy tilted her head with a loving smile, her other hand came and reached for the back of your head, twisting itself in your curls. “Ok, call me if you need me” she says, as she kissed your head and inhales your scent. “I love you baby” 

“I love you too Lucy”

…

You wish more than anything that you took Lucy up on her offer to help you shower. The tiles under your skin are not getting any warmer, the bright white lights are not getting any dimmer, no matter how long you lay here for. It's never been this bad. The idea of a shower- or even a pad is long gone. 

Breathing is becoming harder, the pain in your abdomen is becoming even more unbearable than before. Everything is so dull on the bathroom floor. Your mind runs through all the things you could be doing right now. Living, exploring the city, cooking new foods, instead you are stuck on the bathroom floor, no strength to get up and call your wife. 

The pain feels like fresh stitches getting slowly ripped out. Tears are suddenly swelling in your eyes, leaking down your cheeks. You crave her hands, whipping them away, her kissing you and telling you how brave you are, that everything will be okay. 

You wish she was here. She would pick you, hold you in her arms, kiss you everywhere. 

…

You had fallen back asleep soon after Lucy left for training. Falling back into the cozy rest of her side of the bed. This peace didn't last long however, it was too soon interrupted by the feeling of being stabbed in the abdomen. 

Fuck. Fuck.

A shower always helps. I'll take a shower. You think 

You wish you had taken Lucy's pillow and the blanket with you, then it wouldn't feel so lonely here on the floor, waiting for time to pass. 

…

Training was coming to an end and Lucy was keen to get home to her girl as soon as possible. Quickly into the car and on the road, she was on her way. 

“Hey Siri, Text (Y/N). I’m on my way home” Lucy says into her car speaker. 

sent 

You hear your phone ding from where you left it on the bed. It makes you cry more, realizing how much time has passed, knowing that you can’t reach it. The swell of your tears fill your eyes, your vision goes blurry before it goes black. Your body screams with pain before it goes numb. 

…

It's her keys in the door that pulls you out of the deep darkness. 

You can hear her calling your name, searching for you. You hope she has put two and two together and knows that you are having a flare up, simply so she's not shocked when she finds you on the bathroom floor. 

This won't be the first time she finds you here. In fact just one of the many. Even the first time, she was calm, almost like she knew exactly what you needed at that moment. Like she took notes on everything you had told her about your condition leading up to that moment. No matter how crazy and weird flare ups feel to you, Lucy always stays calm, keeping you awake and present as she helps you. 

The door from the bedroom into the bathroom is open, Lucy can see you the second she walks into the bedroom. In your mind she walked calmly to you, in hers she ran. 

“Baby, hey sweetheart. It's me” Lucy kneels on the ground and bends to see your face. She takes a breath when she sees you tear stained cheeks becoming redder with more tears. 

Quickly she moves your upper body so that your head is laying in her lap. “Baby, let me see your face” she says as she gently moves your face so you look towards the ceiling. 

“Lucy I’m so sorry” you choke out, fighting the flow of tears. 

She sighs.

“You don’t have to apologize to me baby”

“You shouldn't have to come home to this!” you say, throwing your hands in the air. “You work so hard everyday. You should be able to come home to a clean house and dinner. Not your wife on the bathroom floor.” The tears take over as you try to finish your sentence. “I’m so sorry that you have to deal with this” 

Lucy sighs and presses her lips into a smile. “I will never, even for a second, agree with you” she begins. “My love. You are so strong, you give me everything, I am so lucky to have you in my life. I don't know what I would do without you.” You are not the only one crying now. 

Lucy's hands are on your cheeks. You lean into them and find comfort. 

Your eyes close as one of her hands leaves your face and finds the tap of the bath. Warm water runs into the tub as the pair of you sit in silence, waiting for it to fill. 

…

The long silence is broken by Lucy's words. You force your eyes open. 

“Okay, let's get you up sweetheart. How's the pain?” She asks as she takes the lead on removing your pajamas that you had been rotting in all day. 

“It’s so bad Lucy…omg I feel like I’m dying” you reply, gentally lifting your hips as she lifts you up. 

“This will help” She slowly guides your naked body into the warm water. She's right, you physically feel yourself relax. Lucy stands and looks down at your body in the water as she begins to strip. Soon enough she is laying your body back onto hers in the warm comforting water. 

Her hand finds your face through the guidance of your own, you lean into her. “Why didn’t you call me darling?” she asks, looking up at the ceiling. 

Your answer is simple “My phone was in my room” you begin “I couldn’t get to it”

Lucy tilts her head and you slowly roll over, pressing your face to her bare chest and speaking again. “I would have, I promise”. 

Lucy seems unsatisfied. “Well we will need to solve that” She speaks. “I won’t be able to even think at training if I know that there is a chance you are stuck on the bathroom floor” 

Lucy seems calm to you. In her own head she's mentally logging your symptoms and checking your pulse is consistent. She knows however, that in moments like these you need to remain unstressed. And when Lucy is stressed, you are stressed. 

You begin to zone out as Lucy verbally brainstorms ways around this happening again. 

The water is still around your naked bodies. Alarm bells begin to ring in your mind when you realize that you physically cannot move your body. Not because of pain this time, but because you have gone so numb. “Luce babe, I can’t move” 

… 

She holds you tighter as you cry. Lucy knows how much you hate the hospital, but it is becoming more and more unavoidable every second. You lay there, still as a log in her arms under the sheets. 

Lucy had to carry you out of the bath and get you changed into clean pajamas, she tried to get you some food but you threw up everything you ate, the numbness was gone, it was simply just pain now. 

“Sweetheart I think we need to call an Ambulance” she whispers, knowing it would only make you cry harder. She was right, you sobbed, knowing her statement was true, she wasn’t going to let you say no this time. 

“Ok” You whisper between cries. 

“Ok.”

i might MIGHT make a part 2 though i think this is SHITE

[gold-dustwomxn]

mystified

part 2

summary: after sudden attacks on women around town, you take a self defense class. ellie, your long standing crush is the instructor

part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4

each chapter will have their own warnings please read them! eventual smut

cw: mentions of child abuse and implication of attempted sexual assault (does not go into detail for either), panic attack

fluff and angst

light rocking against your shoulder and a distant call of your name pulls you from your deep slumber making you groan, not conscious enough to take in where you are. “hey sleepyhead, wake up.” ellie’s raspy whisper has you cracking one eye open. you’re too tired to even speak or think coherently, making you hum in question.

ellie chuckles and looks at you for a moment before speaking. “sorry to wake you up so early.. I gotta be at the construction site in an hour.” you blink away your remnants of sleep and realize ellie has damp hair, is fully dressed for the day and the sun isn’t even up yet. “it’s okay. sorry I fell asleep here I didn’t even realize.” she smiles softly, “no worries, I don’t mind. you looked pretty comfy..I can drive you home on my way to work.”

the short drive to your house shares a peaceful, comfortable silence between you and ellie. the sky painting a breathtaking winter sunrise of pinks and purple. ellie pulls up to your house way too quickly for your liking, the small disappointment of having to part ways felt in your chest.

“thanks for the ride and letting me crash at your place.. I had fun last night.”

“me too,” she smiles and you feel that warmth settle deep in your stomach again. it’s a rarity to see her full smile “it’s no problem, really.. are you busy tonight?”

“no, I don’t think I have anything going on.” you know you don’t actually have anything going on. you bite the inside of your cheek to try to suppress a smile, but ellie looks between your eyes and down at your mouth and smirks at you. caught.

“well, if you’re not busy later you wanna hang out? I get off at 3, we can go to a cafe or something.” she clears her throat and you can see how physically painful this is for her. she forces herself to keep eye contact though.

you giggle and she narrows her eyes at you playfully, unspoken words and body language received between the both of you. “yeah, I’m down. just text me when you get off.”

“alright cool I can pick you up. see you later, ___.”

me: DINA wake the fuck up!!!!!

dina🤍: bitch its literally 7am why tf are u disturbing me

me: wow. anyway! last night I was walking to ur house and some creepy dude pulls up next to me asking me for directions and shit acting super sketchy. ellie pulls up out of nowhere and goes all psycho ellie mode and pulls out a fucking switchblade. I was like 😦 but it was also so hot. he skids off and she gets pics of his plates and we go back to her place for joel to deal with it. he thinks the cops can keep an eye out for that car and see if that guy has anything to do with the assaults happening. it was lowkey really scary but I’m okay. we ended up smoking and talking for hours and it was literally perfect and then we ended up falling asleep and I woke up in the middle of the night laying ON HER CHEST with her arm around me. we’re hanging out again tonight

dina🤍: wtf that’s so fucking scary! im glad ur okay:( but ommg im so excited for u angel. its ab damn time some moves are made and we can go on double dates tg hehe

me: ok let’s not get ahead of ourselves here we’ll see what happens. that’s all I wanted to tell u. ur allowed to go back to sleep now:)

dina🤍: wow how gracious of u. lmk how everything goes though <33

clothes are strewn all over your bed and floor, while you frantically try to find a cute outfit to wear. it’s fine, it’s just ellie. she’s seen you a million times since you were both 14. you finally settle on a pair of jeans and a black sweater, with your chelsea doc martens. good enough.

ellie🌿🗡️: Hey, I’m outside whenever you’re ready.

me: be right there!

okay, just breathe. everything’s fine!

as you hop into the passenger seat, ellie looks you up and down. “you look good.” you give her a shy smile and observe her; hair tied half up, in a dark green flannel with an oversized black denim jacket, black jeans with her usual pair of converse, multiple rings on her long fingers, and the scent of her woodsy cologne. “thanks, you don’t look too bad yourself.” she smiles and shakes her head, pulling out of your driveway.

“yeah, he almost dropped a whole fucking plank of wood on my head today!”

you start laughing, walking out of the coffee shop together. “maybe the hit would’ve done you good, ellie. you are very hard headed.” ellie’s jaw drops “wow, someone’s feisty today, huh?” you smile and roll your eyes, going to shove her and she catches your wrist, pulling you close to her. your breath hitches and you look down at her lips. something behind you catches ellie’s attention, her smile dropping instantly and face turning ghostly pale.

“ellie? what’s wrong?” she grabs your hand and walks you quickly to the car, opening your door to make sure you get in first before frantically hopping into her seat and speeding out of the parking lot.

“hey, what’s going on?” she shakes her head and doesn’t respond, her chest rising and falling at a rapid rate, eyebrows scrunched together.

the speed of her driving and her concerning behavior is stressing you the fuck out. she pulls up to her house and lets you both in before she runs up the stairs to the bathroom, whipping the door shut with a loud slam.

you slowly walk up the stairs, not knowing whether or not to give her privacy. you suddenly hear her crying and hyperventilating. “ellie, I’m coming in.”

ellie is seated on the floor next to the tub with her head between her legs, forearms laid on her knees. “hey, hey I’m here. can I touch you?” she nods and you gently take her hand, softly rubbing the back of her palm while you place her other hand against your chest. “try to follow my breathing, okay?” you take slow, deep breaths for her to follow until she calms down.

“I’m sorry.” she avoids looking at you. “no, I’m here for you, okay? you don’t have to hide from me.” she wipes the rest of her tears from her eyes and nods. you move to sit next to her and gently rub her back, still holding her hand.

“do you wanna talk about it?” she clears her throat and looks straight ahead. “I uh… saw one of my old foster parents. he was pretty fucked up,” she lets out a dry laugh. “thought I was over it but I didn’t expect to see him.”

“what did he do?” she looks at you in contemplation before looking away with a cold, steely gaze. she sniffs and nods, “he… used to beat the shit out of me all the time for no reason.” she looks down at her scarred tattoo and rubs the skin. “this burn… he tried to-“ she clenches her jaw and shakes her head. “anyway, I managed to get away before he did anything, but I ended up burning my arm on the stove in the midst of it all. tried to press charges but that didn’t work, big shocker,” she scoffs. “I ran away and refused to go back so they placed me with joel and he eventually adopted me.”

she looks back up at you, trying to gauge what you’re thinking. you don’t realize you’re crying until she wipes away a tear from your cheek. “hey, don’t cry it was a long time ago I was just… not prepared for all of that.”

“sorry, I just hate that you had to go through all of that, especially at such a young age.” she lets out a deep breath and nods. “sorry our date got ruined” she gives you a sad smile.

“it wasn’t,” you squeeze her hand “I had a good time and I’m just glad I was able to be here with you.” you look up in thought, “do you have brownie mix?” she looks at you in confusion and lets out a small laugh “uh, I dunno, why?” “whenever I’m sad or going through something, I like to bake because it gives me something to do to take my mind off of everything and brownies are fucking good.” you nod with conviction. ellie laughs, “you are so fucking cute. c’mon let’s go see if I have some brownie mix.”

as you mix the chocolatey batter, and hum to the song playing on the speaker, ellie leans against the counter and watches you. she loves the domesticity and warmth you surround her with, and you were right, doing all of this is making her feel better.

“are you just gonna stand there and stare at me or are you gonna help?” “nah I think I’m good right here” she smirks at you. you nod slowly and look at her with mischief, holding up the spoon. her eyes widen and she points her finger at you, “don’t you fucking dare.”

you chase ellie around the kitchen island, out of breath from laughing and she ends up slipping on her sock, grabbing onto the counter for balance. as you run up to her and try to smear the batter on her face, she grabs your arm. you struggle against her, making you trip over her leg and she catches you, wrapping her arms around your waist. both of your laughters fade into small smiles as both of your eyes trails to each other’s lips. ellie’s face becomes serious as she leans in, lips ghosting yours. the sound of the front door opening has you both abruptly backing away from each other. fucking joel.

“hey kiddo, what are y’all up to?” ellie’s face is beet red and she clears her throat, “just making some brownies. why are you home?” ellie’s voice holds a bit of an edge to it.

“well, damn, I’ll get outta your hair in a minute, just stoppin’ by, forgot to pack my dinner.” she hums in annoyance. your eyes widen at the tension ellie is radiating.

“joel! my parents wanted me to give this to you as a thanks for the free self defense lesson, and for helping me out yesterday.” you open up your bag and take out a bottle of whiskey. ellie’s brows furrow, oops you forgot to tell her.

joel holds the bottle at a downward angle “would’ya look at that.. I’ll be sure to send my thanks to them.” he walks to the fridge and grabs out a container. “alright I’m headin’ out,” he looks at ellie “do me a favor, don’t burn the house down.” she groans and rolls her eyes.

“mm, these brownies are fucking good. you were right after all.” you scoff and smack her arm, “of course I was right. don’t ever doubt me again.” ellie rolls her eyes, “yes ma’am,” she quips sarcastically. “now, pay attention, this is my favorite part of the movie,” you say with feigned sternness. she smiles and nods, finishing off her brownie and leans back into her pillows.

you rest your head on her shoulder and place your hand on her stomach, tracing small patterns. you look up at her and whisper, “ellie?”

“hm?”

“do you really feel okay now?”

she turns her head to the side to look at you, face only inches away, and nods slowly. you feel her breath ghosting your lips and your heart starts racing, chest rising up and down quickly. ellie parts her mouth and licks her lips, leaning in, kissing you softly. she pulls away to look at you, before sitting up and grabbing your face, deepening the kiss.

HA sorry to edge u all. things are gonna get spicy as fuck in the next chapter. interactions are much appreciated 💗

taglist: @me-and-your-husband @fireflyels

[maculategiraffe]

I forgot to tell y'all that the day after daylight savings time ended the baby woke up at his usual time and my sister very carefully explained to him that while his body felt like it was 6am the clock still said 5am because of government shenanigans. the baby listened very carefully and was like "ok" and got up and ate breakfast and a couple of hours later remarked "want to go to auntie mac's house."

and my sister was like "well it's pretty early. it's only 7am. auntie mac might still be asleep"

and the baby said "it is 8 for auntie mac's body"

[violet211221]

Little Paw | Lee Know

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♡ pairing: lee know x reader

♡ genre: fluff, literally fluff ♡ tw: mentions of death

♡ word count: 3.2k

♡ short summary: on a snowy morning, you make two new friends: a cat and one of your new neighbors

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You yawn while you make coffee. It's only 7am, and your job starts at 9am, but you woke up so early because you're the type of person who prefers to do all her habits. Coffee is essential for you, especially since you moved to Seoul alone and started working extra hours. You simply cannot stay awake without a big cup of coffee, so the espresso machine is your best friend. 

After your cup is full, you sit down at the small table in your kitchen, phone and notebook in hands. You text your mom "Good morning," then check your to-do list for the project you're working on. You are so caught up in your thoughts about your work that you almost miss the faint meow coming from your garden. You stop and listen carefully and there it is again: a thin sound like a child's cry, coming from somewhere near the door at the entrance of your house. You quickly look out the kitchen window, but you see nothing. It's winter, and the sun hasn't had time to rise yet, probably being blocked by fluffy snow clouds as well. It's probably going to snow soon. 

You've always loved cats, but your parents never let you have one. But you find them absolutely adorable and, if someone were to ask you what kind of animal you want to be, you'd choose to be a cat. So the thought that a cat might be outside, in the cold, worries you. You abandon the notebook you were looking at and the cup of coffee you didn't get to drink from, you put on your coat directly over your fluffy pajamas and put on your boots.

You open the door and quickly go down the three steps of the house, only to notice that it is really snowing. The flakes are small, and the white layer is barely noticeable, but on the stone path of the yard, you can see some traces of small paws through the snow.    The cat went through your yard, then probably went out somewhere on the street. You start after her, following her paws, determined to adopt her if you don't find any medallion around her neck. You go out into the street and look around you, looking for other footprints. You notice that the cat jumped from your fence directly onto the sidewalk, stopping a few houses away. You see her, a small black spot in the middle of the landscape that is starting to turn white. She stands in front of the gate of one of your neighbors. You haven't moved to this street for a long time, so you haven't had time to get to know your neighbors. Does her owner live there? The cat noticed that you left your yard, turning towards you and looking at you curiously.    "Hey, little one."

She continues to look at you as you start to take small steps towards her. You don't want to scare her and run away.    "Is that where you live? What are you doing outside at this hour?"    You keep talking to her until you cover half of the road that separates you. You stop and sit down, and the cat gets up. 

 "Don't run. I won't hurt you."    To your surprise, the cat does not run away, but takes a step towards you. 

"I live a few houses away. You passed by my yard earlier. Remember?"  Maybe it seems silly that you are talking to an animal and you most likely look like a crazy person now, but you don't care. Your mom used to tell you that animals can tell what kind of person you are just by the way you talk to them. So you want to show to this black ball of fur that you are not a bad person. And it seems to work, because the cat approaches you cautiously.    "It's ok." you tell her. "You can come closer if you want."    The cat comes closer, now only a few steps away from you. You hold out your hand slowly, letting her sniff you until the cat pushes her little head into your palm. She starts purring while letting herself be caressed by you.    "You're not wet, so you haven't been out for a long time. Did you come from a house or hide somewhere?"    You scratch the small animal under the chin.    "You have no collar around your neck. What am I going to do with you?"    One of the cat's ears moves to the left, towards the yard in front of which you found her. She stops purring, then turns her head completely in that direction. You follow her gaze and notice a boy looking at you. The gate is open behind him, an the cat runs towards him and starts rubbing against his bare feet, shod only in black plastic slippers.    You get up and put your frozen hands in the pockets of your coat. The boy doesn't move. He's wearing the fluffiest, longest jacket you've ever seen, but he didn't bother to zip it. Judging by his tousled hair, it looks like he just woke up from his sleep, but you still think it's strange that he went out in just slippers in such a cold weather. However, you decide to ignore it.    "I'm sorry. I heard her meowing and I thought she was a stray cat." you tell the stranger.    He keeps looking at you without saying anything and without moving. Only the cat seems to hear you because it comes back to you, now purring between your legs.    Maybe he's deaf. Or simply not to stand strangers. But you still decide to give him another chance.    "I live next to you. I didn't know it was your cat."    The boy's eyes move from your face to the cat that steps on your boots. You suddenly feel embarrassed. Does he think that you wanted to steal his cat? You don't know how to get out of this situation, so you look at the animal as well.    "It's not my cat."    The boy speaks for the first time, making you almost flinch. He opens his right fist, letting you see a small packet of cat food.    "I just came to give him a snack." he continued.    He remains still again, his palm still open. Judging by the slightly confused expression on his face, he doesn't know exactly what to do next. 

"So she's really a stray cat?" you ask.    "A kind of." the boy withdraws his hand, now looking at the food package. "He was a house cat until a few months ago. His owner died and he just refused to leave the house." 

You notice that he refers to the cat with 'he'. So the cat is a male. 

The stranger points to one of the neighboring houses, then you realize that it really seems uninhabited. You don't remember even once seeing the light on or a trace of movement. Suddenly you feel even more sorry for the poor cat. You lean down again, smoothing the black, shiny fur with your palm.    "Why has no one adopted him?"    "I guess he doesn't want to be adopted. I tried, but he didn't get along with my other cats at all. He always wanted to go outside and go back to his ex's house. So I let him do what he wanted."    The boy approaches you, standing and watching how the cat caresses you.    "It's weird though." he continued. 

"What do you mean?"    You look up at him and for the first time you see him properly. The place where he was standing earlier was darker and hid his features, but now he is standing directly in the light of the street lamp. 

He is beautiful. Maybe the most beautiful person you have met in your life. His hair is as black and shiny as a cat's fur, and his features are almost perfect. He has that kind of beauty that makes him look cold, almost unreal. In fact, he really seems like a cold person. Everything, from the intonation of the voice, to the position of the body, make him seem like that kind of indifferent person, difficult to approach. But something in his look makes you melt. The way he looks at the cat, with so much care and love, makes you think that maybe he is not what he seems.    "He doesn't like people. His ex-owner was old. She lived alone and didn't really interact with people. I guess he was raised the same way." the boy explains.    The cat meows, and the brunette smiles. A real, warm smile. 

"I used to do their shopping, so he knew me. I guess that's why he accepted me. He usually runs away from other people." 

He stops and looks directly into your eyes. You don't know why, but you have the impression that all the air is stuck somewhere in your throat. 

"Looks like he likes you." the stranger concludes. It's your turn to smile. 

"Well, it means we have something in common. Because I like him too." you say. 

"Do you want to feed him?" 

You hesitate for a few moments. 

"Are you sure?" 

In response, the boy tears off the end of the food bag. He sits next to you in the same position as you, then hands you the food. 

"Don't worry. I'm here in case things go wrong." he says, waiting for you to take the package. 

You don't know exactly why, but the fact that he is there really calms you down. You take the bag of food, and your fingers touch. Despite the cold, his hand feels warm, and you can swear you felt a shiver when you touched. 

You press lightly on the plastic, letting a small amount of food come out. The cat sniffs, then starts to lick the cream.    "Looks like you worried for nothing." 

You silently approve of the boy, enjoying the cat's purring. He eats slowly, but with pleasure. 

"Do you like it, buddy?" you ask the little animal. 

"He sure likes it. It's his favorite brand of food." 

You look at the boy next to you again. 

"You take care of him?" 

"Yes. His ex-owner's family lives in America. They don't come here very often. Because I was used to the surroundings, they let me take care of the house. It was instinctive to take responsibility for him, I guess. I bought him a special door through which he can enter and leave the house when he wants, and I always make sure that he has food and fresh water." he explains. 

You are thinking of the old woman. It must have been very difficult for her to live alone here, while her family is so far away. You have only been away from your hometown for a few months, but you already feel the pressure of living alone, far from your family. 

"So that's why he looks so well cared for. You're doing a great job of taking care of him." you say, without giving voice to the thoughts in your head. 

"You're not from here either, are you?" 

The boy suddenly asks the question, which makes you look at him. You meet his intense, searching gaze. He's been watching you for a while, and it seems he's read your thoughts. You feel your cheeks heating up, and you're sure he can see the blush starting to form on your cheekbones. 

"No. I recently moved from Busan. My uncle was generous to me and let me stay in his house." you explain, pointing to your house. 

The coincidence means that your uncle and his family are also away in America.    "Wait. Your uncle is Mr. Park?" 

"Yes." you approve 

The boy looks like he's thinking for a moment. 

"Well, maybe that's why he seems to have chosen you." he points to the cat." He's been out around the neighborhood for a while, so we can say that you're both new around here. I think he felt that you could understand him." 

His conclusion seems logical. 

"You're right. I work most of the time. I haven't had time to meet anyone."   "I'm Lee Minho." 

You already notice that the boy has a habit of reacting without you expecting it. That kind of person who never lets you know his next move. He stands with his hand outstretched, waiting for you to take it. He looks you straight in the eye, without breaking eye contact even for a second. 

"Y/n." you introduce yourself slowly and shake his hand, having a strange feeling in your stomach due to his intense gaze. 

"Now you know someone." 

You understand what his gesture means, and then you realize that he is everything else, but never a cold person. Maybe this image is a self-defense mechanism. You don't know. But Minho is definitely the kind of person who cares about the people around him. A lot. 

There is something about him that makes you curious. You want to know more about him, to go beyond this reserved, but still direct side of him. 

However, your time together is running out. The cat has almost finished eating, and you have to get ready for work if you don't want to be late. But you are determined to find out at least one thing about him, no matter how small it is, before you leave.    "You said you have other cats, right?" 

When he hears your question, his face lights up. 

"Yes. Actually, I have three. All three are adopted at different intervals of time. They are two orange and one gray. The gray one is the youngest, but he ignores me the most." 

The happiness in his voice when he talks about his cats is priceless. And because it's already starting to light up outside, you can see the twinkle in his eyes. He definitely loves them a lot. 

Can someone who loves animals so much be a bad person? 

"And what is their name?" you ask him, because you want to see more of that happiness on his beautiful face. 

"Soonie, Doongie and Dori." Minho answers you breathlessly, as if he was just waiting for the question and had the answer ready on the tip of his lips. 

"What happened to Boongie? Was he taken by someone else already?" you joking. 

Minho grins at the corner of his lips, snorting like you just told him he can't finish a challenge. You find this extremely attractive. 

"I would have fought for copyright if that was necessary." he begins. "But I never thought of using that name."    A snowflake lands on your nose, and you startle. Both of you look up. The snow started to fall in a larger quantity, with bigger and bigger flakes. The snow gets stuck in your uncovered hair, sits on your coat and slowly disappears. Soon the white layer will be bigger, and you can only hope that the cat, now curled up next to the warmth of your body, will take shelter in his house. 

"And what is his name?" 

At the same time you said the question, Minho was moving. He nonchalantly raises his hand and places it above your head, in an attempt to protect your head from the snowflakes. 

A strange feeling takes over your stomach again. Now you know what it is: butterflies. 

"I don’t know." he answers you as if nothing had happened. "I never heard Mrs. Cho call him by name." 

His look is innocent, as if he is doing the most normal and trivial thing. You don't see any hidden intentions in the way he looks at you. He is simply good and that's a 

Maybe you are misinterpreting his actions.    "I see." you say, giving the cat the last bit of his food.  

"I think we can give him a name. I don't think it bothers him. What name do you think suits him best?" Minho asks.  

"A name?"  

You start to think. What name suits this adorable ball of black fur?  

"We could call him Boongie, but…”  

You take a short break, and your face lights up when an idea comes to you.  

"I found him following the footprints he left in the snow. I think Paw suits him." 

Minho smiles, then looks at the cat.  

"What do you think? Do you like Paw?"  

The cat looks at him and slowly closes his eyes, then rubs his head against one of Minho's knees.    "I guess that's a yes." the boy noted. "And I think he just finished his snack."     "Yes, you are right." 

You take Minho's last words as a sign that you should all get back to what you were doing. And he is right. You still have to get to work. You get up, and the brunette follows you. The hand with which he protected your head finds your elbow, helping you in a respectful way to get up.    "Thank you." you tell him, being sure that his hand must be frozen. "And thank you for introducing me to Paw as well." 

 "It's not a big deal." Minho answers you.    You're not sure what he means exactly.    There comes a moment when it seems that both of you don't know what to say or do. Suddenly, the brunette in front of you looks shy. You are determined to shorten his suffering, so you open your mouth to say goodbye, but it is his voice that you hear instead of your own.    "Are you busy today?" he asks you. 

 You're shocked by his question. Maybe you didn't interpret so wrong after all.    "Unfortunately, I'm at work." 

 You notice the disappointment on his face. 

"But if you work too, we can go together as long as our paths cross." you add quickly.     "Today is my day off." he says, and it's your turn to be disappointed. "But actually I..." He pauses to scratch the back of his head, then continues. "I have something to take from the store. I can accompany you if you want."    You hardly control your smile. It's so obvious he lied. Who needs to shop at an hour like this? 

 "Are you sure about this?" you ask him.    "Hey! It's really my day off. I woke up now because this is the time I usually give Paw his snack and I didn't want to keep him waiting, then I noticed I didn't have..." he stops again. "Cat food. Why are you smiling like that?"    "I was wondering if you're sure you don't mind going with me." you say, ignoring your thoughts and his last question. 

 "Oh, this." he begins. 

 You lost this fight.. You cover your mouth with your hand, suppressing a giggle. Minho shrugged, trying to look cool.    "I have to get cat food anyway. Is 30 minutes enough for you?" 

 He gives you a wide smile in turn. 

 "I try."    Your answer does not seem to satisfy him because his eyebrow rises. Here's another thing you learned about Lee Minho: it's an avalanche of feelings and reactions.    "I'll see you at your gate in 30 minutes." 

With these last words, Minho takes the empty package from your hand, then starts towards his house. 

You do the same, with a silly smile on your face, and Paw following in your footsteps. 

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Birthday Celebration

It was Sam Carpenter’s birthday and Tara was excited. She knew Sam didn’t want to do anything special so they decided it would just be her and Gale. It would be a small at home celebration after all, where it would be watching different films of Sam’s choice as well as just a simple meal. 

Tara was quick to go over to Sam’s room who was cuddled up to a pillow. Tara was soon running over and bounced on her sister, laughing as she did so. Sam woke up quickly, letting out a small scream before she realised who it was and quickly grabbed Tara, holding her in a chokehold. Tara laughed as she was looking at the bed. “I’m sorry,” she was teasing and was looking at her. 

Soon Sam was letting her go as she stretched and sat up, checking the time. “Did you really have to wake me up at 7am on my birthday?” Sam teased Tara, who rolled her eyes and smirked. 

“Gale said to be up early, I didn’t want her to see you lazying around. You know how she can suddenly get in mom mode,” Tara explained before she was going over to Sam’s closet and stole a hoodie. “You can shower first, I will cook breakfast. I will then shower,” Tara planned out. “Thank you,” Sam spoke, standing up as she pulled her loose shirt down, covering her boxers before she grabbed some jeans and a tank top, it being a hot day. She proceeded to grab her towel and went into the bathroom.

Tara was cooking meanwhile, smiling as she did so and listened for a knock. She had on some shorts and a sports bra as she hummed, soon hearing a knock on the door. She looked at the bacon before she ran to the door quickly and unlocked it. “Come in, I’ll be in the kitchen,” she yelled out, scampering over to the bacon as she quickly turned it over. In walked Gale. “Smells good,” she spoke, leaning against the door frame. “Thanks mom,” Tara smiled out as she was soon plating it up. “Want some food too?” she asked to be polite.

“No, I already ate but thanks,” Gale responded. “Where’s the birthday girl?” she then asked. “Showering,” Tara explained. Soon Sam came out, stretching before blinking. “Gale, hi,” she spoke with a soft smile as she was going over. “Hey hon,” Gale responded. “Happy birthday,” she spoke and was patting her shoulder. Tara left to go shower then, letting Gale and Sam talk. “Thank you… did Tara call you mom?” she asked curiously. Gale nodded. “I don’t know why, she just started so I am going along with it. Is that ok?” she asked. Sam nodded.

“Of course, she needs a positive role model after all. How are you?” Sam asked.

“I am doing ok, and you need one too,” Gale responded. Sam smiled as she was hugging the smaller woman. Gale smiled. “So… what’s the first movie you have planned?” she asked putting a bag on the table. It had food in it for dinner it seemed. 

“I was thinking of ‘It Follows’,” she spoke with a smile. Gle nodded. “Good choice,” she spoke. Tara soon walked back in. This time she had on some more basketball shorts and a tank top with her favourite horror film on, The Babadook. “Morning,” she spoke to both officially before she flopped on the couch. “You ready for the films?” she asked. Sam chuckled before she was nodding, Gale quickly putting the groceries away before she was joining them on the couch.

-

Soon it was reaching lunch time and Gale was seeing the movie ended. “Want to have some lunch out? It’s on me,” Gale spoke. Sam looked at her. 

“What if I want to pay?” Sam asked. “You can’t. It’s your birthday,” Gale stated like it was obvious. Sam chuckled and looked at Tara who thought. “We should,” Tara contributed. Gale smiled. “See,” she spoke. Sam nodded, reaching for her boots immediately. Tara put her converse on as Gale put her heels on. 

They were soon walking over to a cafe called ‘The Day’s Cafe’. Tara was picking a booth seat as Sam chuckled, preferring a booth too. Gale followed them as she sat across from them, both sisters cuddled up to each other deciding what they wanted. Gale had been here many times already so she knew what she was wanting. She was going to have a tuna melt panini. That’s when the 2 girls decided what to have. Sam was going to have a cheese toastie while Tara would have some chicken nuggets. Eventually a waiter came, as they all ordered their food and everyone also got a drink of Dr Pepper. 

It was quite a nice relaxing meal when it was ready as they all ate in comfortable silence, Gale was happy to see both girls relaxed after everything they had gone through. It gave her a sense of pride. Soon everyone finished as Gale paid the total amount. “Ready for even more films?” she asked Sam with a smile, who was nodding. 

“Thank you for being for me on my birthday,” she thanked Gale who smiled.

“It’s no problem at all,” she spoke and kissed Sam’s forehead, who hugged her. She felt relaxed, like Gale was their mother.

Soon they arrived back at the apartment, going back to film watching, as they were watching Halloween.

-

It was soon 6pm, and Gale was getting up to make Sam’s favourite meal, chicken fajitas. She had seen Sam and Tara asleep so she knew she was safe for a while, as she was preparing the food without incident. She checked up on the 2 girls every now and then, nodding when they were both ok.

Soon she started to shake them, as they were groaning. “I made dinner. Chicken fajita’s,” she spoke quietly. Sam shot up at that and immediately went to the table as Tara chuckled. “You would be a good mom,” she spoke before she left.

That was when Gale decided she would adopt the 2 into her life. They were her children now.

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To the Shadows that Cry Witch /// Chapter 7

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Summary: So uhhhh...... Magic is real. Middle Earth is real. Shit goes down. Bon Appetit.

Tags: Kíli x oc/reader - Fíli x oc (POV to be written soon) - Thorin's company x ocs/reader (platonic) - fluff - angst - SUPER slow burn - crack - Bagginshield

Word Count: 1060

Warnings: Mentions of Minor and Major Injuries from last chapter, Nothing else really, just Bilbo being Bilbo.

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This is why you don't socialise

Bedlam (Definition): (Noun) A scene or state of wild uproar or confusion.

Bilbo expected to hear something, whether it was yelling or preferably a quiet conversation, but when he woke early the next morning to nothing but silence from within his home, he felt himself let out a breath.

After rolling out of bed and stretching himself out, he tied the straps of his quilted dressing gown before tiptoeing down the hall. Gently pressing his ear to the door, he listened for any signs the two girls had awoken. When nothing answered, he slowly turned the handle, cracking the door ever so slightly and peeking his head through.

The lantern had died down, so the room was bathed in only a faint glow from the cracks of light peeking through the closed curtains. Peering at the bed, he let out a silent sigh of relief. Two lumps still laid there, and he could make out the slow rise and fall of their breathing.

Bringing the door to a close, he returned to comically tiptoeing down the hall, quietly opening the curtains throughout the various rooms of the house as he made his way to the kitchen. To his relief, the weather had finally returned to normal, with the morning sun warming his face as he swung the front windows open, letting in the bird song whilst the breeze tussled his curls, the rays highlighting his dark blond tresses. He could still smell the rain though, since the ground was still very damp according to the occasional puddle dotting the path outside.

He made the unfortunate decision of looking down at his garden, and he let out a quiet ‘gah’ of complaint at the sight of a few of his bushes half squashed, the morning exposing how much damage had really been done last night.

Turning away from the carnage to prevent himself from mourning his garden any longer, Bilbo spotted the now dry clothes on the rack by the hearth. Snapping his finger, he reminded himself that he now had two guests who, by the looks of it, had one hell of a night. He then proceeded to busy himself in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for three before the hand hit 7AM on the hefty grandfather clock stood tall up against one of the many walls of the house. Happy that everything was cooking and sizzling away, he set the kettle on the stove to warm up and made his way back through the house to retrieve his – hopefully awake – guests.

Arriving back at the door, he took a moment to prepare himself, also praying slightly to Yavanna that they would not be unpleasant. Leaning his ear towards the door, he brushed the wood with his knuckles and gave it the lightest knock.

Silence.

He knocked again, slightly harder this time.

Nothing.

With a huff, he shuffled on his feet and let his eyes dart over the wood before letting out a quiet “Hello?”

After receiving no answer for the third time, he tightened the strap on his gown before he, much like last time, slowly but surely cracked open the door and peeked in, this time letting out another slightly louder hello.

The fall must have really taken a toll considering they hadn’t moved an inch since he checked up on them earlier this morning. Opening the door wider, he cautiously let himself in, because these girls were missing out on breakfast, if the whistling kettle from further in the house said anything. He made sure to leave the door open as wide as it could go just in case anything went downhill and he needed a quick getaway.

Padding up to the edge of the bed on the left side, he fiddled with his fingers. Several times he went to tap the shoulder of the copper-haired girl, but pulled back before he did each time, his nerves getting the better of him. Gnawing his lip, he came to a decision.

Striding round he opened the curtains wide and swung open the window, letting in the morning sounds and breeze. That had done something, one of them letting out a groan as they turned away from the light. Marching back to the foot of the bed, Bilbo swung his arms slightly before landing them on his hips as he went with his last resort to wake them up.

“GOOD MORNING.”

That had done the trick. Though he hadn’t prepared himself for the reaction.

The copper one shot up with a wheezing gasp, eyes as wide as saucers, causing poor Bilbo to stumble back slightly with an almost identical expression. She blinked rapidly, and her grey eyes quickly came in contact with his unsure ones. She let out a shriek at the sight of him, flailing around to rid herself of her covers, kicking her companion in the process as she ended up crashing to the floor in a tangle of limbs and towels. This was certainly the last thing Bilbo had hoped for.

Her kicking had also done the trick of waking up her friend, who, to Bilbo’s relief, rose from her slumber in a much calmer (though still uncomfortable) way. She sat up on her side with a groan of pain, eyes still half closed. She faced over her shoulder towards where her friend had tumbled with a frown, and with another huff, made the move to fall back on the bed.

Bilbo quickly stepped forward, opening his mouth to get her attention, but it seemed the creaking floorboard had beaten him to it.

The brunette made a double take at the noise, leaning back up before also widening her eyes at the sight of him at the foot of the bed. She made no movement, only stared, as her friend clambered up, the towels pooling at her feet. All Bilbo could do for a good moment was stare right back, his mouth opening and closing like a fish, until he finally strung words together.

“I err—break- breakfast is in the kitchen, just down the corridor annnnd take the fourth right.” Bilbo waved his finger in those directions, suddenly finding the floorboards very interesting whilst being under the scrutiny of the two now voiceless girls. He patted at his robe, awkwardly slipping his hands in the pockets. “Tea will be ready in five… and I—yep” and with a sharp twist on his heel, he was out the door.

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This morning I woke earlier than usual leaving Eddie asleep in the bed. I left him a note saying I had some stuff to do before heading to work .

But in reality I wasn’t going to do anything work related .i was actually headed to the only bakery here in Hawkins. Hopefully they will be able to make me a cake for Eddie for tonight .I was also hoping I wasn’t too late to order him a cake .

I open the door to the bakery and I walk in crossing my fingers praying that they would be able to make it .for today.

"Good morning ." A cheerful old lady greets me

I was barely functioning right now and the lady was so cheerful so early in the morning it was 6am .

"Good Morning I needed a cake for tonight ,I needed this design." I show the picture of the kind of cake I want ,I had taken a picture of Eddie's hellfire shirt before coming over today .

I was really hoping he would like it,and not throw it in my face ,but Eddie wouldn't do that. He might look mean but he is nothing but a big teddy bear .

Plus I Wasn't gonna do anything big, just something small for him and me in my apartment .

I talk to Dustin Yesterday night before going to bed about Eddie's birthday ,Eddie was showering so I had the chance to talk to Dustin for him to give me some ideas .But instead of getting any ideas I found  out Eddie doesn't like celebrating his birthday .Dustin told me Eddie doesn't like to celebrate his birthday and know-one is allowed to give him a gift because he feels that his birth shouldn't be celebrated because of him being born his mother died and his father blame it on him all his life until his father was sent to jail for some drug related things and that's how he ended with Wayne.

Dustin also told me that Eddie told him all of this one night he got really drunk during the summer when he had first met Dustin.So Dustin trusted on me by telling me all of this and I wasn’t planning to tell Eddie but I also wanted to make him a small dinner just at home him and me nothing big I mean that wasn’t nothing bad was it ?

The nice old lady at the bakery said she was able to do the cake today mostly because she had finished all the orders for the day and it would be ready after I got out of work  .And for that I was grateful I even told her I pay her extra for doing the cake for today .She said no but I was still paying her a little bit more .

So After the bakery I headed to the guitar store that was nearby the bakery shop . They open at 7am and I decided to wait in my car till they open .

"Ding "I heard my phone ring and like I had the phone in my hand already I saw that it was Eddie .

Shit why is he awake so early ??

I open the message to write back but I was nervous so damn nervous .

E:"Sweetheart where are you ?"

What the fuck do I respond ?

D:"I had to run some errands baby see you at school okay love you ."

.......💭

E:"I miss You ,you weren't in bed when I woke up  🥲now I'm sad😔"

D:"Ed's I gave you a kiss before I left ,but you were asleep and snoring loudly jejeje ."

......💭

E:"I DON'T SNORE!!!! 😮"

D:"I should récord you one of these days, baby ."

......💭

E:"You fart when you’re asleep and I don't say anything 🤨😷"

D:" what ?!?!  Liar !!! ."

.....💭

E:"But I still love you princess stinky 😷."

D:"Goodbye Edward 😡 and I don’t fart "

.....💭

E:"ok Danielle !!!"

D:"I'm sweetheart to you, not DANIELLE !!!"

.....💭

E:"Well I'm Ed's or baby to you !!! "

D:"ahhhh I hate you !!"

....💭

E:"no ,you don't hahaha,you can't live without me and you know it ."

D:"Fuck you."

......💭

E:"I did last night 😉 "

Cocky bastard I'm not answering him back. He thinks I can't be without him. Well that's true I don't know what I'll do without him but I'm not telling him that because he is gonna get all cocky about it and it's gonna get all over his head .

So I will not be answering his texts anymore even when they kept coming I ignore him and just waited for the guitar store to open .Even when he started calling me I ignore it and put my phone on silence .

As soon as they opened I went in and bought some guitar picks of different colors for Eddie .Then I headed to a different store to get him one of his  birthday presents and I was hoping he would like it as much as I did .

I hurried back to school before my first period started so I could leave Eddie's gift on his desk without him knowing I put it there .

When I arrived i try my best not to stop and chit chat to any of my students who would usually stop me to say hi to me on the halls I wasn’t trying to be rude ,But I needed to be the first one in class before Eddie .So first I headed to the office to clock in and like always Mrs.Lopez the secretary in the front office always compliments my outfits she is a nice old lady,I think she is the only one that I talk to here in school I don't really talk to anyone else but her.

After clocking in I got out of the office and The halls were already full of Students and on the far end I spotted Eddie in his locker talking to Gareth. I try to blend in with the rest of the students so he wouldn't see me .

But trying to walk with these heels was hard ,I can already hear Eddie "babe why do you wear those  shoes !!!" "Wear something more comfortable." "You know you're clumsy as it is."

"Good-morning Miss.Henderson." Someone behind me says I turn around to see Jason with the biggest smile from ear to ear .

Jesus Christ what does he want?

Act polite Danielle just act polite .

I put a fake smile on my face and did my best polite voice .

"Good-morning Jasón ." I say politely 

"Hi." Was all he says and turns around and walks away

What a Weird boy.

I continued on my way to my classroom and the closer I got the faster I walked passing everyone .

"Mission accomplished." I whisper when I got to my classroom and hurry to open the door to my class before anyone else got here .I place the small gift box with the picks inside wrapped in black wrapping paper  and set it on  top of Eddie's desk with a bottle of Yoo-hoo with a small happy birthday card.

When I was satisfied with how I arranged the gift I went back to my desk to get my papers out for today's lesson. As the time went by I lost track of time writing down in the board today's lesson which was "The Great Depression ."

As soon as the tardy bell rang I put down my marker and faced the class and noticed that Eddie still wasn't here .

"Good-morning everyone " I smile at the class then the door to the classroom opens and Eddie walks in with a big toothy grin giving me a flower .

"Sorry I was late Miss.Henderson I was handpicking this flower for you from the school garden ." He says handing me the rose .

Jesus Christ he is so cheesy….

"Thank you Edward ,you can take your seat ." I smile looking down at the flower .I looked down feeling my cheeks turn red as a damn tomato.But was taken out of my trance by someone saying.”Freak ."and the whole class starts laughing like idiots.

"Hey, it is not nice calling people that." I snap at whoever said that .No matter who it was I didn’t like people bringing other people down .

"Teacher's pet freak." I heard Jason whisper.

"Jason!" I raised my voice and Jason panic.I have never raised my voice at my students before but one thing I hate is bullying "I'm sorry ." He says softly blushing slouching back in his seat.

I tried my best to control

Myself and try to calm down so I close my eyes and turn around to face the board and started with the lesson.

"Ok class today we will be talking about the Great Depression,what can anybody tell me about it ." I ask turning around to face the class and looking around to see who would answer and I notice Eddie opening the gift then he lifts up his head and looks at me giving me a smile .

Fucking smile I love that smile and those damn dimples ..

But I need to have self control and control myself because I’m supposed to be a teacher not another student here I need to act professional but with Eddie is so hard sometimes.

"So Knowone then ,ok then, "I went back to the white board where I had written some facts about the Great Depression that the class needed to write as soon as they walked in but I didn't notice anyone take out their paper and pen, only Eddie and Robin ."so I'm guessing everyone finish writing the notes." I say erasing everything from the white board I hated being a mean teacher but I hated more that they didn't take the class seriously .They tend to ignore thinking because I’m a young teacher I’m going to be nice to them and passed them but that’s not how it is .

I turned to face the class and sat on my desk and started giving them some facts about the Great Depression "The Great Depression (1929–1939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States.The economic contagion began around September and led to the Wall Street stock market crash of October 24 (Black Thursday). It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century.."

I started teaching my class but kept my eyes on Eddie whose eyes were glued to me and wouldn’t look anywhere else .Even when I wasn't looking at him I could feel him staring at me .And that’s how it went the whole class with Eddies eyes on me .It was hard not to stared at him but I try my best and survived that class.

During my lunch period I decided to go to the mall. I didn't tell Eddie because I knew he would want to come with me so instead I took Dustin with me.I convinced him by telling him that I was buying him a burger ,fries and a milkshake.

"So what are we doing here ?" He asks with his mouth full of food .

I could literally see the food he was chewing. I know he was doing it on purpose.

"I'm buying Eddie a birthday gift ,you know how he has that pick necklace ." I tell Dustin and he nods "well I saw this really nice necklace at the jewelry store for his guitar pick ."

Dustin's eyes widened when I said to the jewelry store"how much is the necklace ?" He ask

"It doesn't matter how much it is but I need you to tell me if he would like it ." I ask nervously

"Ok let's go ." He stands up throwing his trash away only bringing his milkshake with him.I look at him and hated that he was able to eat without feeling nauseous or without puking because lately that’s all I’ve been doing except for Today.

Today was the first time since I came back from New York I was able to eat something without puking it and I was proud  maybe I did have some kind of bug .

But then I felt as I was realizing that I was able to take in the food ,my stomach started to feel weird .I shouldn't have thought anything, maybe it would just go away while we walk.

Maybe I ate too much.

So I ignore that feeling and headed to the to the jewelry store to look at all of the necklaces until I found the one I had like it was a silver one. It was beautiful. It was white gold .

"HOLY SHIT!!! That's expensive !!!" Dustin shouts making a  bunch of people turn our way "Dustin language ?!" I whispered, "That's expensive Eddie is not gonna accept that ." He tells me by pointing at the necklace behind the glass counter  "why not?" I ask nervously "I mean he is gonna love it but he doesn't like expensive gifts ."

"But we won't tell him are we ?" I turn to look at Dustin "Or I won't take you on a vacation on spring break ." I leaned in closer to  him threatening him "fine I won't say anything ." He finally says slurping on his milkshake .

So I ended up buying the necklace for Eddie and headed to the food court to buy Eddie something to eat.Hopefully we make it on time before his lunch is over.

Well now that I remember he has a free period after lunch so he will be able to eat.

I decided to buy him a double cheeseburger with Fries and Dr.pepper cause I know how that man loves his Dr.pepper but not as much as he loves his Yoo-hoo.

So Right before we were gonna leave, Dustin decided that we should buy milk shakes for Lucas ,Mike and Will, which I can't deny to my little brother even though he was annoying as hell. I would do anything for him .

When we arrived at school we got just time before lunch ended and I headed to the cafeteria with Dustin to help him with the milkshakes and Eddie's food ,we ended up buying milkshakes for Gareth and Jeff as well.

So our hands were full ,when we walked in the cafeteria Eddie turned and saw us walk in and got up running our way to help with the milk shakes .

My man always the gentleman..

"Let me help you ." He says softly, taking the tray of milkshakes "Thank you Eddie ." I tell him nicely"Thank You Eddie ." My little brother says in a high voice mocking me .

"Shut up you dingus ." I smack the back of his head slightly

"Ouch!!" He winced walking away from us flipping me off.

"Hey ,Miss.Henderson "one of my students said while I passed their table.

"Hi." I wave back at them .

"Hi ,Miss.Henderson ." Jason stops in-front of me, giving me a Hershey chocolate.

"Thank you Jasón ." I smile politely

"I heard that's your favorite chocolate and I thought it would be nice to get it for you ." He says blushing ,Jesus Christ don't  tell me he has a crush on me !!!

Someone clears their throat next to me and guess who it was ? If you Guess Eddie yeah indeed it was

"Well shit someone has a crush ." Eddie lets out a sarcastic chuckle

"What?" Jason stood there standing looking like a tomato, his cheeks blushing pink .

"Just messing with you Carver ." Eddie laughs in Jason's face making him flinch.

For the first time ever Jason didn't say anything back. I was actually surprised thinking a fight was gonna start but it didn't .Eddie just walked away and headed to the Hellfire Table with the rest of the boys handing them their milkshakes .

I excuse myself from Jason and walk to the table handing Eddie the bag of Food ."Dustin made me buy you this ."I lied he didn't I was the one who bought it for Eddie cause I know how much he loves those burgers but I wasn't gonna say that in front of the whole cafeteria .

"We'll have a nice lunch guys ." I turn around to walk away but someone grabs my hand and spins me around .

"Eddie !!" I said softly, catching me off guard.

"Thank you for the guitar picks and the Yoo-hoo." He tells me giving me a smirk

"No problem,j-just a-a little "gulp" something ." I stutter with my words. I don't even know why I was stuttering if it was Eddie or it was probably the way he was looking at me right now with those brown chocolate eyes that were making me weak on my knees.

Or the fact that we were in school and he was holding my hand in the cafeteria.Which brought me back to reality janking  my hand out of his grasp .

"I'm sorry ." I mouthed and he just nodded and went back to his table .

As soon as school was over I didn't even bother staying today. I grabbed all my stuff and headed to my car to go pick up the cake for Eddie .

Before leaving I asked Dustin if he needed a ride but he said he was going to Mike's house and Nancy was giving him a ride .

So I guess that left me to go to pick up the cake and head home to decorate for when Eddie gets home .

On my way home I protected the cake with my life and even put the seatbelt on it so I wouldn't  tilt or something I know myself .

I really hope he did like the cake and hoping he didn't get mad at me for surprising him like this .

My nerves were killing me honestly .

I was prepared for the worse

When I arrived home I noticed my door was unlocked even though Eddie had told me he had locked it before leaving this morning .

Or was he here already ..

"Please don't be Here .please don't be Here "i said on my head

I grabbed the doorknob and turned it to open the door and to my surprise it wasn't Eddie but in fact Dustin and Gareth.They had decorated with red and black balloons they were everywhere in the apartment .

Everything looked so beautiful .

"Guys these is so beautiful." I tell them my eyes scanning all round the apartment .

"Well ,we wanted to surprise Eddie if that's ok with you ." Dustin tells me battling his eyelashes

"Well I don't mind, I had actually gotten him a cake for you guys to celebrate with him ." I placed the cake on the table and opened the white box to show it to them .

"Holy shit Dani!!" Dustin gasped "language Dustin." I said sternly

"That's the hellfire logo ." Gareth said

"Yup ,I had it done today ." I tell them

Looking at the cake proudly ..

“Eddie is going to love it!!” Dustin jumped up and down excitedly..

I was hoping Eddie had the same reaction well

At least for him to be as happy Dustin was .

"Thank you so much guys I really appreciate you helping out. I was in a hurry to get here on time before Eddie got here ."

"No problem sis ,but you owe me big time ." Dustin picks up his Thinking cap putting it on his head on his way out grabbing  his backpack .

"We also left some gifts for Eddie ."Gareth points to the stack of gifts in the corner

"Thank you so much guys, you guys are the best ." I went to hug Dustin goodbye and he  hugged me back "love you sis ,tell us if he gets mad ."

Jesus Christ I really was hoping he doesn't .

"Bye we leave before he gets here !!" Gareth shouted from the door and both of them left, leaving me here with nothing to do .

"I'll guess I'll order Chinese to eat ." I tell myself

After ordering our food I went to take a shower ,I still had some time. I guess Eddie usually gets here around 4 but today he said he was stopping at Wayne's after school but he didn't tell me why .

But I kind of figured out why.I didn't bother asking him, I just told him I'll wait till he got home .

....:

2hrs later

So here I was just In my towel looking through my closet I didn't know what to wear ,I didn't want to scare Eddie either dressing all fancy .

"Hmmm." I scanned around until I found one of Eddie's hellfire shirts and put it on without panties and no bra for easier access for Eddie .

I was gonna blow dry my hair but I decided to let it dry by itself.

"Baby I'm ....Holy shit !!" I heard Eddie's voice from the living room .

"Shit ,shit ,shit !!" I ran to open the door to my room and outside to the living room where Eddie was standing looking at the balloons with wide eyes .

"Happy birthday baby ." I got on my tiptoes and pecked his lips ......

Next chapter

[complexedandfruity]

Could an ask to elaborate about Bastille music count as being provoked? The way you wrote that sounds like there might be a story and it is always interesting to hear people talk about things they enjoy

absolutely! ok so the summer pompeii made it big on the radio (summer 2013) was the summer before I started my sophomore year of high school, & it was also the summer I tore my meniscus (the first time), so I spent a good chunk of that summer sleeping on the couch in the living room bc i didn't want to climb up & down the stairs every day on crutches to sleep in my bed while my knee was healing.

our living room has a huge east-facing window, so it was rather bright in the living room early in the day which woke me up early, & this was before I had a smartphone or a computer of my own so watching TV was my primary entertainment until the rest of my family was awake. I was flipping through the channels one morning at like 7am & ended up on a channel running a 2 or 3 hour block of music videos. one of the first music videos that they played that day was pompeii by bastille, & i was obsessed with it from the first listen. that began my now ten year long & still ongoing love affair with the band bastille, who i'm sure i would have discovered eventually regardless, but i do like having this story to look back on with fondness

[stayathomesurveys]

141.

What did you do today so far?  I went to Ulta and Harris Teeter. I watched a lot of The Basement Yard. I listened to music. I worked out. I showered and did my hair.

What are you listening to?  The Basement Yard.

Do you take off your shoes in the house?  I take off my shoes and put on my house shoes, lol.

Will you be up before 7am tomorrow?  No.

Is your bed against more than one of your walls?  No.

Do you think the last person you kissed is nice?  Meh.

Ever kissed a friend’s crush?  Nope.

Have you ever had a vacation where you stayed in a cabin? Yeah.

Do you call them cabs or taxis?  Taxi.

Do you have your own digital camera? No.

Do you have, or have you had any cats?  Yes.

Do you like champagne? Not particularly.

What color clothes do you not wear?  Idk.

How much does the coat you usually wear cost?  I got it on sale for like $90.

Do you eat the crust of your sandwiches?  Sometimes.

Are you completely over your last relationship?  Yeah.

Do you listen to Incubus? Sometimes.

Do you wear flip-flops during the winter? No.

Is your closet organized?  Not at the moment.

Do you like the smell of Axe?  It’s ok? I think guys my age should wear real cologne, though lol.

What is the prominent color in your closet?  Idk.

Do you prefer crushed ice or cubed?  Crushed.

Is it true that you can be anything you want to be?  Not really.

Do you use recycle bins at your house? Yes, I do.

Do you floss your teeth every day?  Yeah.

Do you like the game Red Rover? I didn’t particularly care for it, no.

How many times a week are you told that you’re beautiful?  LOL. Like, zero?

Do you have any tan lines right now?  Yeah, old ones.

When was the last time you ate a cupcake?  Like a week or two ago.

Did you hug one of your parents today?  No.

Do you tan in the nude?  No.

Something that you have hidden in your room that you don’t want anyone to find:  Lol, sex toys?

What brand of shampoo did you use last?  Goldwell Dualsenses Bond Pro.

What’s your brother’s middle name?  Andrew.

What is on your bedside table? Lotion, remotes, glasses, Aspirin, soda.

Has anyone ever underestimated your intelligence?  Yes.

What’s your favorite part about a baby that’s in your life? I don’t have any babies in my life rn.

Do you prefer being called your actual name or a nickname? NIckname.

Are you the youngest, oldest, middle, or only child? Middle.

Do you think it’s too early for Christmas music?  It’s January, so yeah.

Does your living room have carpet or hardwood floor?  Hardwood floor.

Who did you last have over your house, why were they there? My parents. They were here because my aunt passed away and they came up and stayed with me so they could attend her funeral.

Is there anyone of your preferred sex who tends to mess with your head?  Nope.

What have you recently gotten the most compliments on?  Idk.

Were you happy when you woke up today?  No.

Have you ever cried from being so mad?  Yup.

Do you know anyone who would just drop everything to come see you? Yes :)

Last thing the opposite sex messaged you?  :))))

Have you ever worn the opposite sex’s clothing?  Yup.

[millenialfanfictionaddiction]

Only slept for like 2hrs and a half (more like taking a fcking nap) but am okay? Do I need coffee to function properly so early in the morning?

Yep yep yep.

My family kept on complaining how I always woke up late, but I love my sleep, I could sleep up to 15hrs and I'm fine and it kept me sane.

And it's not like I can't wake up, I can wake up whenever tf I want, I just not to😒 I LIKE SLEEPING.

When I said that, they kept on bodyshamed me about how I didn't exercise and keep on sleeping hence that's why I'm fat. 🙄 Honestly so fcking done. So please GIVE BACK MY SLEEP BDNDHSNSI

(sorry it's currently 7am and I'm cranky/grumpy as hell)

-Tendou anon

Oof- honestly how do you keep your composure?!?! I'd lose it! Seriously if people mess with my sleep, I'm so crabby! Literally my kids know mom does not wake up well and my oldest often asks me of I need my coffee 🤣

Also fuck that bodyshaming! Absolutely not ok in any way, shape or form, to body shame anyone! I'm just going to add this too but I find it really interesting when Parents wonder why their kids pull away from them or don't have good relationships with them when they get older... this. This is why! Literally I'm so sorry you have to deal with crap like this! It's so inappropriate!

[imraespace]

we ignore the part hwere i forgot time exists and my daily check occurs every afternoon in my head time does not exist

HIHIIHIHII DAIYLVHDCKIN GIME 😈😈

today i got out of bed at 12 and i am tweaking bc i wanted to goto the mall today. BUT I HAVE WORK TO DOOO UGH

i usually grab my phone and scroll in my bed for like an hour when i wake up but i woke up three times one was at 9 am the next was like 9:42 and then 11:30. I ACTUALLY HATE NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP PROPERLY BC WHY DID I WAKE UP SO MANY TIMES 👿i didnt wanna get up the first two times bc my mom was still asleep and i decide to “wake up” when i see her out of bed so i can freely scroll without her yelling

BUT TODAY SHE JUST WENT INTO HIBERNATION SO I WAS LIKE OKAY ITS LATE ANYWAYS ILL JUST GRABMY PHONE and like 6 mins later she wakes up and shes like “ure already on ur phone its so early??” and she was already getting mad but then i told her its 12 pm and she was like Oh. SO I GUESS TIME JUST DOESNT EXIST IN MY FAMILY

ummumumummummm i ate mac and cheese for breakfast i dont think thats a good breakfast but its ok and then i ate pocky and then my momi got mad again bc she said sweets are bad as i was munching on my chocolate covered sticks like oopsies

i will probably end up sending more asks later so i will make this one a little shorter than usual and willgo with the daily question now and bc we both love rin the question will be rin related 😈

dailt quesiton is would rin rather have a baking obsessed s/o or a cooking type of s/o like gordon ramsey

- 🐙

HELOME

AT 12 I WOKE UP AT 7AM bc idk.. I spend the morning watching spy x family with my momma

SAMEE ESP IF ITS EARLY THEN I FELL ASLEEP ANS WAKE UP AT LIKE 1PM it annoys me fr!!

HELPME HIBERNATION if my mom sleeps in she gets annoyed and blame everyone like if dhe wasn't up at 12am playing games ON HER PHONE

ACTUALLY SAME I DONT THINK TIME EXISTS INBMY FAMOLY AS WELL WE ALEAYS GET READY FOR AN OUTING WHEN ITS LIKE A FEW MINIUTES BEFORE THE TIME GIVEN TO MEET UP AND THEN DONT CARE IF WE'RE LATE or complain if we're late idk

for breakfast I ate ramen bc I was too lazy to do anything I want mac and cheese LMAO AS YPU WERE MUNCH8NF IN YOUR CHOCLATE STICK

hehehe I'll be looking out for them🤫🤫

PMWHAHDH HEHE RIN ERM ERM I say baking totally not bc I made y/n in my rin series a baker hahahah!!! BUT IDK I think a baker will suit him heheheh

[metaphoricalmusings]

portland trip notes

aug 20 we headed out on the road after loading up the car drove for about 1.5 hours and stopped at a starbucks, charged the car up back on the road  passed into oregon state and took at picture at the sign stopped at yreka junction for dinner (taco bell), and went to walmart. we bought grapes at walmart (very yummy). my crunchwrap supreme was not crunchy at all, i was super disappointed.  arrived at our accommodation for the evening around 7pm. it’s a cozy mountain lodge. after we moved everything into the room, we went out for a short walk to check out the premises and golden hour. then we retired back to the room.  I had a call with miko to talk about his role as a TD and took a bunch of notes before we went to bed. 

aug 21 we have breakfast at the lodge (made waffles! very crispy. i hurt my gums eating them) we also tried the jacuzzi in our room, however, the jets did not work :(  on our way out I sniped some firewood tinder for our camping night later in the trip. drove a short scenic path along the cascade siskiyou national monument. stopped at various points to take some photos.  we dropped off stuff at our airbnb, then drove down to revolution hall to pick up our badges. checked out the vibes in the park and dropped things off into the car before walking over to dinner. we got ramen for dinner at toya ramen, justin and I swapped bowls because I ended up preferring his broth. i got a highball which was quite yummy. we shared a hojicha dessert. 

aug 23 I woke up super early again, started working on my sf zine fest illustration. at 7am when Justin woke up we walked over to Twisted Croissant and got croissants for breakfast (they were extremely delicious but also really pricey……. a ham and cheese croissant was $10 lol). it was drizzling a bit but not too bad. at 9am I took the netflix call with dan (hiring manager) in the airbnb and it went really well even though my internet cut out twice. got an email that they want to move forward with the process, and so have the panel interview scheduled for the following week.  we go to the conference and get seats in the auditorium for the opening talk. It’s pretty short, and then everyone heads outside and we’re just kind of wandering around different tables. sat for a few of the indie media circus talks in the tent. we went to dos hermanos bakery to get sandwiches for lunch which supposedly are “life changing”. they were humongous. i got a half sandwich and Justin got a whole one and it was like 2 feet long lol. very tasty and fresh and after some discussion we did agree that it was indeed life changing.  I drop by the visual art meet up at a brewery, then justin and I catch up with the photography meet up. It started raining a lot so then we sheltered in a brewery that happened to be next to where the filmmaking meetup was. We went to check it out and funnily enough I bumped into a girl that was a story artist who was already following me on instagram.  for dinner we go to the food truck cluster near revolution hall and get stuff from a mexican truck. justin got a quesadilla and I got tacos. they tasted ok (justin’s quesadilla cheese ratio was way off— too much cheese, not enough meat). unfortunately I think there was something not right about the food and it didn’t sit well for either of our stomachs.  we’re sitting at the table playing the royal game of ur when justin’s friend swings by with a pup and they chat some and I find out about cult flav which is interesting  then we head in for the side show talks, small bu animation (really neat), pudding.cool (justin missed this whole talk bc he was having shits as a result of the quesadilla) and then we went into the car for a nap before going back in for every frame a painting. I dozed off during the debut of their short film but anyway. we headed back to the airbnb after that.

aug 24 i literally called it the day before, but turns out the ppl staying the airbnb unit above us were also xoxo attendees lol. i had actually met them at the visual arts meetup—they’re a couple and also doing long distance where the guy lives in sf and the girl lives in….mexico?? not sure how thats gonna work out but yea.. anyway on day two we slept in a bit, then headed over to rev hall and justin got a steak breakfast sandwich at meat cheese and bread. I picked up coffee and a chai latte for justin at a vegan cafe nearby. they offered coconut milk as an option so I tried it, but didn’t really taste the difference in the latte.  we did some walking around and chatting with folks, then went in for the afternoon session of talks.  in the afternoon, I get a tamale and we sit down with a random girl at a picnic table to eat and chat. she turns out to be slightly a dud but then a guy named sam grover that we met at the photo meet up sat down and said hi. he turned out to be a super experienced ios developer so I was egging Justin on to ask him questions (free advice!!!) Eventually we head inside for the talks. It’s mostly talks for the afternoon, all of which are excellent. I felt genuinely moved and am already excited to rewatch some of them.  After everything wrapped up I was pretty tired—this whole thing is just a lot of socializing and I feel like I was still ramping back up after being literally in the mountains not really talking to anyone except our 8 person trek group so it was exhausting. I skipped on dinner and just chilled in the car for a bit while Justin went to eat with his friends. He brought me some food which was really nice and super tasty (kimchi mac n cheese and korean fried chicken) I was just rotting in the car with no real plans to leave but then Justin texted me that he was standing next to Tony and Taylor (Every Frame a Painting)!! it would be my last chance to say hi to them and tell him that the YouTube video they made were something I referenced a lot in my art career transition journey. taylor and I talked for quite a bit and we followed each other on IG. i was really happy lol

aug 25 - check out day

i woke up early again (last dredges of jet lag) but after doing some online research about what we should do with our last half day in Portland, i decided that we had to go see the Columbia river gorge.  Unfortunately that is a 30 min drive in the opposite direction that we are headed to after. which means that we just had to get the day started nice and early!!! Justin got up and we packed everything and were out of the airbnb by 9am or so. ate some of the chicken we had as leftovers, then we grabbed a croissant for the road and started driving east. it’s perfect weather and the scenery is great. our first stop is vista house at crown point where we get out and take some photos, enjoy the view. then we drove in to latourell falls where there’s a short hike to a waterfall. unfortunately I took us up down the wrong path so we were hiking uphill for a bit with absolutely no views lol but justin got some nice photos of plants. Eventually I realized we were going the wrong way so we turned back and go on the right track. You could walk up to the base where the water was hitting the rocks, it was actually quite cool.  After that, we headed back into town, stopping to charge at the Columbia river outlets supercharger. Also got Starbucks. Justin’s chai latte tasted like diabetes in a cup  We drove to Powell’s in downtown and checked out the bookstore (huge!!!) and then walked to a food truck area and got katsu sandwiches for lunch. popped into a blick store and got some art supplies bc no sales tax in Oregon so why not 🤑 at this point it’s around 4pm ish and we finally roll out of Portland towards tillamook. After about 2 hours of driving, we’re at tillamook cheese factory and we charge the car, go in the museum and taste some cheese. We also get ice cream and a grilled cheese. justin gets some souvenirs, I pick up a postcard. There were a lot of cows around which Justin took some photos of before we drove out. It’s golden hour at this point and the lighting is insane everything looks so good. We stop in a little town and snap some shots. It totally makes you romanticize small town life in Oregon.  After 2 more hours of driving we arrive at our hotel for the night (agate beach best western). Unfortunately we did not get a room with a beach front view but it’s ok bc we have plenty of ocean views coming later anyway. 

aug 26  I wake up early and plan the day. At 10am we go get breakfast at chalet bakery & restaurant, which is this nice little old school diner near the hotel. I got pancakes, eggs and hash browns, Justin got bacon, eggs, and a waffle. afterwards we dropped by the Walmart next door and got more grapes / last minute camping things. packed the car and back on the road, I called to check atv reservations for later in the day.  drove about 40 min to Thor’s well and looked at the tide pools. Did not see anything interesting aside from a lot of barnacle and some mussels. Thor’s well itself was really cool, Justin and I got real close to take a photo but then of course a giant wave happens to come at the moment and splash us both. Then when we’re heading back to the path, Justin jumps down from a rock directly into water somehow and soaks his shoes lol.  at around 4pm we arrive at the Oregon sand dunes and sign up to do an atv ride. the whole process to get all set up with paperwork, safety training and gear takes about 45 min. the whole time during it they keep stressing how dangerous it is and how its an extreme sport and how you can back out at any time no hard feelings. I kept looking over at Justin to see whether or not we would back out but he sat there stony faced. Low key I was scared lol I was not trying to tip over and get seriously hurt. But anyway we went out and it was a fine experience. Weather again is exceptional and the dunes are beautiful. Personally don’t think I would do it again but glad we tried it. Then we get back on the road and start driving to the campsite. I am a little annoyed bc we stop to get McDonalds and try to charge but the super charger lot is blocked off bc they were repaving it. We end up having to stop at another place and sit and wait for the charging. By the time we get to the camp site it’s dark and we have to set everything up at night. It goes pretty well though - justin’s air mattress turned out to be king sized and fills up literally the entire tent. The stars are actually incredible. You can see the whole Milky Way.

aug 27 In the morning I wake up and I make a fire for us to roast marshmallows over. i also toasted some of my leftover chicken mcnuggies (very yum) We go for a short hike to the beach which is close by to the camp site. spend some time watching the seagulls, saw this super cool moment where a seagulls dove into the water and came out with a whole starfish in its mouth!!!

there are a bunch of wild marionberry bushes around the campground and after confirming with a park ranger that it’s safe to eat, we tried it. very sour. I wanted to gather more but Justin said no…

we leave the campgrounds around 12:30pm and continue driving down towards california. we stopped at natural bridges (lol) and started hiking down to it but the path to the bridge itself was super dangerous and had signs that said DO NOT GO. back on the road, we made a stop at oregon’s tallest bridge and did a hike down to try and see a whole view of it. both justin and I peed on this hike in the woods and turns out it didn’t really have a good view of the bridge after all. but there was a beautiful abandoned beach at the end. Around 3pm we make a stop for late lunch and to charge the car in crescent city. had an incredibly dank burrito - soo good and the restaurant staff were super friendly.  we keep driving and get to eureka around 7pm. After checking in the hotel and dropping off everything in the room we go for a little walk outside to see the sunset over the water. Sunset is just ok. 

aug 28 - last day on the road! In the morning I wake up early and drive the car across the street to the supercharger and walk back. we eat breakfast at the hotel, then pack everything and I get the car back from the charger and we head out. first stop is the Rockefeller loop in Humboldt redwoods state park. we drive down the avenue of the giants on the way down and it’s actually gorgeous. Weather is divine and the light is totally giving. the Rockefeller loop is super pretty and peaceful, the kind of walk that you feel like you have to be quiet in. Except then we realized mosquitos were buzzing around us so we were like YOWZA and we speed walked it out of there really fast. kind of a bummer because it was so beautiful and we would have loved to spend more time there but justin and I are both really tasty so the mosquitoes would have eaten us up. 

Back on the road after that and it’s mostly a straight shot down to SF. We make one stop to charge in a city called Ukiah. Got in n out for lunch and then back to driving. We arrive home at 4:35pm. Yay!

[ginkgoleaves]

I lived my nightmare today by missing my flight for the first time in my life. I had a flight at 7am. I was like Ok, I'm not gonna sleep because by some awful chance I don't wake up in time. So I spent the night getting packed, showered and got everything ready by 3am. I felt soo tired, so I was like ok I'm gonna just rest for an hour in bed and then I'll get ready to leave by 4:45-5am. Well i fell asleep and woke up at 6am!!! get ready in 5min, called uber, of course we get stuck in traffic for some bloody reason at 6 in the morning. Get to the airport by 6:50 knowing that the gate probably closed at 6:45 -.- , called the airline, rebooked the flight for the evening, spent more money and shamefully came back home.

I made it to NS by midnight though. Never again in my life am i sleeping before a morning flight. I'd rather be at the airport, at the gate 5hrs early than miss the goddamn flight.

[twobillionseconds]

December 9th - December 17th 2023

Ok a long multi-day post. Let's see how much I remember. What are you gonna do I was on vacation and traveling.

December 9th:

I found out in the morning that our reef tour was canceled. When we went to the counter the lady said that a cyclone off the coast was causing unsafe conditions. Oh well. We booked another tour that wasn't too far out. It was a tour to Green Island. It wasn't too bad. We got to see the reefs and I saw a sea turtle. Freaking large animals. I ran into some people I met at the conference the week before.

We came back in the afternoon. I went for a run. We got dinner at a pizza place. We then had a drink at a roof top bar. It was great.

December 10th:

We woke up early to catch a flight to Brisbane to head to Gold Coast. We had to take a train from the airport to Gold Coast. It was a 3 hour long ride. Got cheap dinner nearby the hotel and decided to enjoy our hotel room. It had a view of the ocean.

December 11th:

We decided to walk around and explore the southern part of Gold Coast. We stopped by a breakfast place and got some late breakfast. After we walked through a tropical forest park. It was cool seeing some of the wildlife.

Then after we decided to checkout a place where wild koalas were living. We got to see couple wild koalas and checked out a wildlife sanctuary.

After we grabbed a beer by the beach and headed back to figure out for dinner. We decided to get pho. At the end of the day we clocked in 35,000 steps.

December 12th:

Woke up and got breakfast a nearby cafe. We then decided to checkout this place where they had wild kangaroos running around. It was an hour bus ride. But we got to see some wild kangaroos.

It was pretty cool. I mean growing up in North America you only saw them in zoos, but to see it in the wild was neat. After we checked out the north part of Gold Coast and got a snack. We came back to the hotel and rested up for dinner. We got burgers and then after we stopped by a bar and got a drink.

December 13th:

Had to wake up and leave early to catch the train to catch the plane. It was mostly travel day. We landed back in Sydney and checked out Centennial Park. It was like their Central Park. For dinner we went to Lord Dudley's Hotel. We came back early and watched some Peaky Blinders.

December 14th:

It was going to be a hot day so planned on spending most of the day indoors. I booked a Sydney Opera House tour. It was cool seeing the inside of the Opera house. I've always seen the outside in pictures but never got to seeing it up close and inside. After the tour I figured we should watch a concert so I bought tickets to a Christmas concert for Friday.

After we got lunch and we headed to the museum of contemporary art. We spent a couple hours there. Then we headed back to our hotel to wait out the heat. After when it cooled down just a bit, we then headed to Bondi Beach. We walked around and just enjoyed the scenery.

We came back and had a snack and some drinks at the hotel. We then walked over to Harry's Cafe De Wheels. Apparently it's a famous Australian fast food joint. It was ok. They had meat pies or whatever. We came back after and watched some more peaky blinders.

December 15th:

Last Day in Sydney so we decided to checkout their zoo. It wasn't a big zoo so we saw everything in 4 hours. Great views of the city.

After we came back and got some snacks at a mall food court. It wasn't too bad. We came back to our hotel and got ready for dinner. For dinner I made a reservation at Chiswick Woollhara. It was a place that Anthony Bourdain visited before. it was a nice restaurant.

Then after we headed to the Sydney Opera House for the concert. It was a fun concert and the choir and the orchestra was great. I am glad that we got to see a concert there.

We headed back to the hotel and started to pack.

December 16th:

Woke up and headed to the airport. It was a travel day. Landed back in SFO around 7AM. Caught my flight back to SD and came in around 10AM. After I unpacked my stuff and rested up. The wife landed around 1 PM and I picked her up and then we picked up our dog. After we lounged around and we went to a holiday party that one of the wife's friend was hosting. Came home and watched more Peaky Blinders.

December 17th:

Woke up around the usual time. Went to church. Had lunch and met someone who was a potential to sit our dog. He wasn't a good match. In the afternoon we walked the dog and lounged around the house. Made some Aperol spritz and probably have a late dinner and watch some Peaky Blinders. Good vacation. now back to reality.