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nxmuzluv · 3 years

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ariana birthday hcs !! —

it’s september 1st in south korea & japan rn,,,, so you know what that means

26th birthday hcs 👁👁

(this post is long as hell so brace urselves lmao)

on the morning of her birthday, ariana is woken up by either twitter and message notifications or her husband

her fans are blowing up her mentions with birthday wishes and her family & friends are doing the same, so bet that she has about a million notifs

since byakuya gets ready for work before ariana, he usually comes back to wake her up (even if she’s already up lol)

he hands her coffee (a caramel macchiato with a shit ton of cream and three sugars), tells her “good morning” and “happy birthday, love,” and kisses her on the forehead

(SOBBINFGMNBKJHBMK)

they usually have a short lil conversation about whatever (what they’re going to do that day, ariana’s birthday, other random topics) before byakuya tells ariana to go to work lol

but before she does, she usually opens twitter and scrolls down her birthday hashtags (which are already trending with about 100,000 or so tweets lmao), and responds to her text messages

three hashtags i came up with are “#AutumnFairyAri,” “#26WishesForAriana,” and “#아름이하트27개” (#27HeartsForAhreum) 🥺

(the last one is because ariana is 27 in korea lol)

guaranteed that she’s smiling like an idiot at those tweets lol

if her fans are lucky, ariana might like their post. if they’re extra lucky, she might even respond-

(cue the combustion of her fanbase)

then she posts a lil morning selfie, thanks her fans for all the birthday wishes, complains about how she has to go to work on her birthday, and then she finally gets ready for work lol

as ariana does, her fanbase is literally in flames lmao they’re screaming at her new selfie (“LOOK AT HER HAIR OMG MNJSHFJFMNGJ” - one of ariana’s fans, most likely), flooding her comment section, and taking over the trending page

ari and byakuya usually leave together, and ariana gets dropped off first, so when she does, they usually say goodbye to each other & byakuya gives her another kiss on the head

ofc they say “i love you” to each other, and if anyone around them has sumn to say about it, then byakuya can just make their jobs disappear !! 😗✌🏽

once ariana gets to work, she’s immediately greeted by another round of birthday wishes and the occasional gift (because oh my GOD she gets so many from her staff)

the best gift comes from her manager of 22 years, yoo miyeon. that woman is literally like ariana’s second mother it’s so cute-

miyeon usually says something along the lines of “remember when you were shorter than me ???” (it is now the other way around lmao)

near the end of her day, ariana sits in her company’s conference room, goes live on vlive, and opens the shit ton of gifts, cards, letters, and bouquets that were sent to her by her fans (and god damn doesn’t she get a lot-)

(ariana loves the bouquets,,, she literally squeals every time she sees that she got another one :(( she’ll be making flower arrangements with all of them later on lol and she’ll probably go live again 👁👁)

her birthday lives are one of the things ariana loves the most. she gets to speak to her fans, speak to her staff all casually, and her fans get to see her again. it’s a win-win :))

(bet, byakuya is watching that live when he has the time and has sent a message to ariana. when she spots his message, knows it’s him, and gets incredibly happy is one of the best moments of the live)

she also speaks to her family (they’re all in korea and america while she’s in japan 😕) during the live !! near the end, ari blows out the candles of the cakes that were bought for her by her staff and her family, and she answers questions from her fans

(lol remember back in 2011 when ari’s fans thought she was gonna finish high school & come back to korea, but instead she met this tall blond mf, fell in love with him, moved in with him, and then ended up marrying him 10 years later so now she’s really not coming back ??? lmao good times 🤣🤣🤣)

it’s a v nice moment & if you miss it, that’s such a loss lol ariana rarely goes live since she’s always so busy

after well over 12 hours, ari’s work day is finally over. on those types of days, she gets home before byakuya at around 7 or 8pm

after work, both of them go to dinner !! :))

while byakuya is coming home, ariana just gets ready. there’s a dress from byakuya that was hung by his staff in ariana’s closet (it’s black and designer, ofc 🙄✋🏽), and all ari has to do is shower, do her hair and makeup, pick out her shoes, and pick out a bag from the literal hundreds that she has

say it with me, y’all !! bag hag

ariana goes live on instagram while she does that as some kind of “get ready with with me” thing. she gets to talk to her fans again (especially her stan twitter ones lol), ask how she should style her hair & do her makeup, and ask what accessories she should choose

she also plays music in the background (especially britney spears, christina aguilera, the pussycat dolls, rihanna, nelly furtado, gwen stefani, lee hyori, or hyuna because they make her feel hotter than she already is lmao) !!

and ari sings to whatever’s playing and she gets haruka-

(am i allowed to put her here ??? i’ll just put here here lol 🤪)

-to say hi & help with her hair and makeup, so ariana’s lives are just a gold mine worth of content lmao

byakuya comes home just a lil while before ariana’s finished, and ofc, she forces asks him to say hi to her fans

lmao all that man does is silently wave with the world’s straightest face, and the chat is just yelling about how fine he is (“GO OFF RICH BOY” - one off ariana’s fans, probably). like HE’S NOT DOING ANYTHINGFGDHMBK

but as they should 😩☝🏽

ariana asks her fans if she should leave or stay on the live for a while longer, and ofc, they usually say that she should stay,,,, but that woman rarely listens tbh ASMNKHJFMNJK

she might stay for like,,, 5 minutes, but usually, she just leaves lmao

a lil while before she and byakuya leave, they talk to each other and to haruka for a while, and haruka probably most definitely takes polaroid pictures of ari and byakuya before they leave lol

(ariana def posts those on twitter later and all byakuya does is retweet them)

(but ofc he’ll tweet out a post wishing his wife a happy birthday,,, okay byakuya, look at you making progress !!)

the restaurant ariana and byakuya go to is of course very fancy and luxurious (it probably serves french cuisine too lmao). ari insists that they get a table on the rooftop, and since it’s her birthday (and since he loves her sm), byakuya complies :))

they talk the entire night, and if she can, ariana reaches over to hold byakuya’s hand most of the time :((

(taking a bit from rae’s hcs on how byakuya would celebrate his s/o’s birthday,,,,, like i’ve kinda been doing the whole time 🚶🏽‍♀️)

after dinner, the two of them will take a walk through tokyo. ariana would love it (well, not really, because she’s wearing literal heels lmao), especially since she and byakuya rarely get to do things like that. she’ll be taking pictures of things she finds interesting and would 100% ask byakuya to take pictures of her (and vice versa)

(she’s posting those on twitter too,,, ariana nation is getting fed well lol)

and then they can finally go back home and stay home, and ariana can finally open the rest of her gifts !!

they’re gifts from her family, her close friends, and of course, from byakuya and haruka !! ari’s literally smiling the whole time as she opens her presents (especially the ones from her family,,, hayley’s homemade birthday cards are always so cute 🥺), and haruka has that polaroid camera out again

(ariana: does anything)

(haru: you’re doing great sweetie !! 😀📸)

idk exactly what ariana would want for her birthday (tmw you don’t even know the preferences of your own character 🧍🏽‍♀️), but most likely, it’s either something homemade or a designer item lmao (mainly another purse-)

fun fact: her aunt josephine spoils the shit out of her lol like ariana could see a bunch of bags from chanel, louis vuitton, and yves saint laurent and automatically think “yeah, that’s my aunt lol”

ariana facetimes her family again, as well !! they get to speak to byakuya and haruka, they sing “happy birthday” to her in korean, they ask her if she liked their gifts, and it’s just a very cute family moment :))

it’s like,,, 11pm by the time ari finishes opening her presents, so she really has to go to bed

before that though, she spams her followers with the pictures that were taken, and posts one last “thank you” tweet before her birthday inevitably ends 😕

(well not really since it’s gonna be september 1st in other parts of the world lmao)

“everyone! thank u sooo much for all the birthday wishes u gave me today! it wouldn’t have been such a great one without y’all, my family, my best friends, my husband (@ByakuyaTogami), and my no. 1 fan, my sister-in-law lmao (@harukaonice). i love each and every single one of y’all with my entire heart, and i’m so glad u love me just as much 🥺 i saw as many of ur posts as i could, and i just wanna thank y’all for reaching over a million tweets! can’t believe y’all think that i’m that important lol (i mean, ofc i am 🙄✋🏻) anyways, once again, thank y’all smmmm! love y’all lots!! <3 ari <3” - ariana’s tweet 🥺 (that she posts in four different languages lol; english, korean, japanese, and french !!)

(SHE’S SUCH A SWEETHEART IM LITERALLY CRINGHMNHJDJGKM)

then ariana and byakuya finally go to sleep (it’s like 1am now jesus christ-), and ariana’s twitter notifications are still blowing tf up lmao

n e ways, that ends this behemoth of a post !! happy birthday to my baby, ariana park and even though she doesn’t exist (😕), i hope she enjoys it to the fullest !!

bonus !!

if she has a public appearance scheduled before or on her birthday, if fans are allowed to attend, they sing “happy birthday” to her whenever they see her !!

like, she could be entering a building and they would sing it, and then she could exit a few hours later & they’ll sing it again lol

ariana’s just like, “babes, you already sang this to me earlier !!”

when it comes to her “more important” birthdays (although her birthdays are always important)—such as her 18th, 20th, or 21st birthdays—ariana will throw quite a big party. like there would be a bunch of celebrities and popular society figures on the list,,, it would be a whole spectacle that the average person could only dream of getting into lmao (like me, ofc 🚶🏽‍♀️)

when ari was a child, her parents would throw a birthday party for her nearly every year lol,,, and while they were living in korea together, they would have dinner with nearly their entire family, too

(she always got two cakes, too,,, like it’s just kinda tradition for the park family at this point lol)

since ariana and jungkook (from bts) share the same birthday, either one of them message each other to wish each other a happy birthday !! ari also sends him a gift, while jungkook posts said gift on twitter and probably fanboys,,, i have a feeling that he would be a fan of her and her dramas,,, as well as the rest of bts

(they have each other’s numbers because ariana is a korean celebrity and they’ve attended events together on multiple occasions,,, ofc she and bts know each other lmao)

and i forgot to mention, but haruka would totally watch ariana’s birthday vlive if she didn’t have practice or something,,, probably sending as many messages as she can & aggressively hearting the live lmao,,, that girl really is ariana’s biggest fan SKJMNNFJMK

i also forgot to mention that JH entertainment (ariana’s agency) releases photos from a birthday photo shoot that they did with her !! they have different themes every year and they’re always so cute :((

they’re also taken prior to ariana’s actually birthday, especially since she’s always in japan now lol (but like,,, how do people not notice her going back and forth between korea & japan sometimes-)

(also, big verified accounts and celebrities on twitter & instagram wishing ariana a happy birthday >>>>>)

(celebrity tingz 🤪)

n e ways, now i’m done !! happy birthday, ari ilysm <3

(the character of haruka togami belongs to @raes-ramblings, btw !!)

#this took ALL FUCKING DAY #i started this when i was going to school & now school’s almost OVER #oh GAWD 🧎🏽‍♀️#i’m so glad i finished this tho !! it was so fun to write :))#once again happy birthday ari ily with all my heart !!#(and congrats on ur marriage 👀)#cece speaks :)#cece writes :)#danganronpa #danganronpa oc #headcanons #trigger happy havoc #danganronpa 1 #dr1 #trigger happy havoc oc #oc headcanons #byakuya togami #byakuya x oc #oc x canon

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purplesurveys · 4 years

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Have you ever started reading a book and wondered if you’d read it before? I don’t read all that often so no, I don’t usually feel as though I’m encountering a book for the second time. I do read a lot of wrestlers’ memoirs and sometimes I’ll come across the same story told from two different accounts, but for the most part I’m able to tell who wrote which.

What has been bothering you a lot lately? This new and major life change still, obviously. I had a beautiful, grand vision of graduating college with a significant other and building our future together and supporting each other in whatever path we take, so having to dismantle all of that against my will and calling it a ‘bother’ is definitely an understatement.

What (or who) have you been missing lately? Everything pre-September. My life has been going downhill ever since. I do try to make life a little better for myself everyday, but I’d be lying to myself if I say life has been the same.

Are you trustworthy? Yes.

Did your parents teach that white lies were ok? They never taught me this specifically, but I can imagine that my mom is more the type to tell me something like this should the need arise.

Have you ever hallucinated? I don’t think so. The closest thing to hallucinating I experienced was when I was 5. I had a high fever and kept having these awful nightmares, and I could barely tell the difference between being in the nightmare and real life. If I remember correctly, I had already woken up after my grandma shook me but I was still in the nightmare ~AU~ and still kept yelling things that were relevant in my nightmare.

Do you sleep with your door open or closed? OMG, closed all the way. It would bother me to no end if the door was open, to the point that I probably wouldn’t even be able to fall asleep.

What flags do you have in your room, if any? I used to have a Pride flag but that’s gone now cos it was too muddy and dirty anyway.

What (or who) is the best thing that ever happened to you? I can think of more than one, honestly. There’s Gabie, my college life, my college org, and my first job that I’m actually incredibly happy in. Past me just wanted a job that can let me earn on my own, so it’s such a fun bonus to be happy where I am.

What is the worst decision you ever made? Allowing myself to be treated like shit because “this person will change one day, I just have to wait.” Ugh, I really need to start being nicer to myself.

Do you miss college? Yeah but with this COVID thing I’m kinda glad I got out of there just in time. I probably would’ve missed college a lot more if life had remained normal, but with the new norm being online classes and asynchronous learning and never getting to be in campus...I preferably wouldn’t want to take part in these things.

Have you ever called a teacher “mom”? No.

What is your favorite arcade game? I just go for the basketball ones every time. The piano blocks game is also fun, as well as the arcade beer pong.

Do you feel neglected? Yeah. I don’t really have a choice, though. It’s something I’ve had to adjust to.

What school subject(s) are/were your best? For both high school and college, I got my best grades in history classes and electives. I’m one of the rare species who doesn’t have a problem with – and actually enjoys – memorization, lol. I also did well in English lit and biology.

Are you allergic to grass? I don’t believe I’m allergic but in my old school my legs used to get extremely irritated with the grass we have over there and it would itch like a bitch. It definitely could’ve be an allergy, but I only ever got such a reaction in that place and it’s never happened anywhere else.

Do you remember to water plants? My parents like to take care of that chore, so I don’t have to remember to do so.

What season is your birthday in? Uhhhh according to the Western calendar lol, I think it’s spring? We don’t have that here though, and we don’t follow ‘seasons’ in general except for dry and wet.

Name 3 creative people you know. Nina, Berns, Andi.

Name 3 YouTubers you aspire to be like. I don’t really aspire to be like any of them...I watch certain YouTube channels because I find them entertaining, not because I necessarily want to be them. One video creator I watch whose life seems to be so perfect and whose life I certainly wouldn’t complain about if I suddenly had it, though, is Andi Manzano. Heart Evangelista’s a good pick, too.

What color was your first car? It’s white.

What year did you graduate? I graduated high school in 2016 and college in 2020. < Found a twin.

When was the last time you saw the person you currently have feelings for? Early September.

Have you ever been scammed? Hmm, I don’t think so.

Are you allergic to pollen? Nope.

What style of wedding dress do you like best? Something lace, backless to an extent, and preferably body-hugging as I don’t like dresses that would appear too poofy on me. Think Kate Middleton’s wedding dress but just slightly less poof on the bottom part.

Are you over your first love? No.

Do you talk on the phone a lot? I used to. I don’t anymore.

Would you rather call or text? Text, but if I had to explain something or if something had to be explained to me, I don’t mind getting into a call as long as I’m briefed first.

Do you always answer your phone? I never do unless I recognize the number. If it’s an unknown contact, I’m hitting Reject immediately because decent people text first before calling.

When was the last time you went to a party? Late Feb. It was the same party for Hans and his friends’ small business that had hit its first year that I’ve mentioned several times on here, ugh. Haven’t really been to any gatherings since then.

What was the last thing you ate? A chocolate donut from J.Co.

What’s the last book you checked out from the library? It’s a book summarizing the Philippines’ entire history that I wish I had more time to read and appreciate.

Do you have a twitter? Yeah but since the pandemic hit my tweets have been a lot less fun for obvious reasons, so I haven’t been using it a lot.

If so, what was the last thing you tweeted? “the things i do for @Mythical aaaaaahhhhhh 1 AM-9 AM livestream later and I still have work from 9 AM-6 PM tomorrow” then the dizzy emoji copy-pasted six times. SERIOUSLY though, timezones suck and I shake my fist at LA for being 16 hours behind lmaaaao, jk. But Good Mythical Morning has never had an all-day livestream before and they never said anything about archiving it on their channel when it’s over, so I don’t want to miss out. It’s whatevs, I’ll just drink a shitload of coffee tomorrow for work.

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? I think it was my mom, but it’s been a while since that call.

What’s the last thing you cooked on the stove? I was making a Monte Cristo but it was to cook the egg mixture that I had coated the sandwich in, not cook the sandwich itself.

What color is the cover of the last notebook you used? Green. It was a freebie from the old PR agency I interned at, so it’s a little funny I’m now using it to take notes at my present agency.

Who was the last person you know to have a birthday? Gab’s youngest sister.

Who sent the last e-mail you got? It’s from a workmate, and I just got CC’d so it wasn’t addressed directly to me.

What song is currently stuck in your head? For the whole afternoon it had been Look After You by The Fray, so let’s just go with that.

Do you have a favorite shape? No.

What color are the sheets on your bed? Blue with some yellow and gold prints.

What time do you usually go to bed? 10:30 is a safe bedtime.

Do you ever use coloring books? I’ve got loads of them but they have not been colored since early 2019 because I have yet to invest in a good set of coloring pencils.

Are you planning on watching the Olympics? No, it never appealed to me.

Do you pronounce the word “often” with or without a “t” in the middle? I never pronounce it with the t sound.

Have you ever been on a trapeze? Nope.

Do you enjoy popping bubble wrap? I was more obsessed with it as a kid and will hoard the bubble wrap I see at home. These days I’d still pop a good size of it, but it’s not like my life anymore.

Are there any waterfalls near where you live? There’s one in the city, but I wouldn’t say it’s near. I have to drive to the upper part of the city to get to the waterfalls which would probably take me around a half hour to do.

Do you like seafood? Oh for sure. My life pretty much runs on seafood.

Have you ever had to wear a uniform for anything? I wore a school uniform from kindergarten all the way through to high school.

If so, what did it look like? The blouse was white while the necktie and the skirt were plaid, mostly in red. We also had to wear black leather shoes with white socks.

Do you personally know anyone who is an author? My great-uncle wrote the said library book I checked out. I also had a number of professors who are established authors.

Do you own a Polaroid camera? Nah but I’ve always wanted one. Maybe now’s my chance to finally get my own.

Do you enjoy baking? It looks fun and is definitely something I’d want to try my hand on.

What’s your favorite type of flower? Peonies. < Agreed.

Last time (if ever) you were on an airplane, where were you going? I was headed back to Manila and unbeknownst to us at the time, that arrival would be known for the biggest family argument we have had thus far. I don’t want to go back to that place in my head again, so let’s just move on.

Do you know anyone who is left-handed? Mhm, like Aya.

What is something you think is underrated? Macarons do not get enough love for sure. It’s god-tier dessert.

Around what temperature do you consider it to be too hot outside? As soon as it hits 30ºC, I’m complaining.

In what ways do you expect your life to be different one year from now? Thanks to Gabie and the irreparable mess she has since caused, I’m too scared to think of the future now. I never want to predict or hope for things anymore, and I’d rather wing shit from now on and not expect certain things to happen.

How often do you travel outside of the state/province you live in? I live right on the border of two regions so I literally went out of my home city/region every day whenever I had to report to school. I will be doing the same once where allowed to report in the workplace.

What’s a hobby you used to have, but don’t anymore? Reading.

What has been your favorite job you’ve had so far? I’ve only had one but it’s been a blast so far and I don’t plan on shifting paths because this is where I’ve always planned to be in. That said, I love my job in PR and working with different clients.

What’s your favorite kind of salsa/dip to go with tortilla chips? Sour cream!

Do you wash your car by hand or drive through a car wash? My parents take turns washing it by hand.

Where is the farthest north you’ve traveled to? Jeju, South Korea.

Farthest south? Bali, Indonesia.

East? Idk...Fukuoka in Japan or some province in the Philippines? I’m not too sure which is east-er, lmao.

West? Malaysia. Would’ve been Thailand if we actually got to go there this year -__- but whatever.

How often do you run the dishwasher? We don’t have one.

Do you wash your face at the sink or in the shower? Eh, either is fine but I do it at the sink a little more often.

Name a stereotype about your gender that you don’t fit. I cannot for the life of me relate to makeup or skincare routines. I also never understood the appeal of Instagram and posing for photos in public and painstakingly editing them for likes.

Name a stereotype about your age that you don’t fit. ^ I think those still fit here, since people my age are into both.

Do you have any unusual decorations in your home? We have masquerade masks on our living room table and I don’t understand why my mom, queen of throwing things out, is not throwing them out. It’s such a random...addition and they don’t go with the vibe of the house at all. But they’ve been hanging out there for so long that my family doesn’t even notice anymore, and much less do they say anything about them.

Do you have any uncommon kitchen appliances, such as espresso machines, waffle irons, etc? We have a coffee maker, which is a bit of a unnecessary/luxury purchase where I live; I dunno if it’s the same for other countries. My dad’s a chef so he knows all the tips and hacks to be resourceful in the kitchen, and so he’s never felt the need to buy any other fancy shmancy kitchen stuff like air fryers or waffle irons or sandwich presses.

What did your parents major/minor in in college, if they went? They both took up hotel and restaurant management, just in different universities.

Has either of their careers influenced what career you chose or want to pursue? HAHAHAHA, not at all. People are often surprised when I tell them about what my parents do for living which is understandable, given that journalism and PR are such far cries from the hospitality industry as a whole.

What is the highest level math class you’ve completed? Trig and calc.

How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike? ...I’m still learning...

How old were you when you learned how to swim? Around 4 or 5. My parents liked taking us to this water park every weekend when my siblings and I were a lot younger, so I learned how to handle myself in the water from all those trips.

How do you react when someone is rude to you? If it’s someone I know and am close with, I just tell them directly that they’re having a bit of an attitude with me. If it’s anyone else, my reaction depends on my mood: if I’m feeling nice I just simply counter the rudeness with kindness, but sometimes I’ll be just as big of a bitch, just subtle.

Have you ever had a friend who was too clingy? Yes, back in middle school. I feel bad now, because I kind of just ditched her, but at the time I felt like it was my only option. < I remember being like this with someone Gab and I tried to be friends with back in Grade 7. Sofie was also a little clingy, but in a way that I never minded it because I actually enjoyed her company.

What kind of natural disaster is most common where you live? Typhoons, definitely.

Why is your least favorite season your least favorite? The dry season, because I hate the sun.

Do you have a Netflix account? We have a family bundle and I have my own account on that. But yeah, I don’t pay for it.

Have you ever had an animal get into your attic? We don’t have an attic but there was one time a stray cat got into the house and it took forever to get it back out, lol. It was feisty so we couldn’t just pick it up. The cat also ended up scratching some of our curtains.

Where is your favorite place to go on vacation? Anywhere new, man. My only traveling rule is to not repeat destinations, at least not within 5-7 years. I’m open to exploring any town or city or country I’ve never been to.

How long does it take to get there? -

When was the last time you started a “new chapter” of your life? It was a new chapter last August when I graduated college, but I had to very hurriedly turn the page into a new chapter when I got my internship - that would eventually lead to my first job - and went through a breakup last September.

What room in your home do you spend the least amount of time in? I rarely go inside my sister’s room, just because there’s never really any reason to be there unless I’m borrowing something from her.

What is the last random act of kindness you did? Gave a small tip to the nice man who helped me get out of my parking spot when I went to the bank yesterday. Loiterers are common in public areas and they’ll usually help out people exiting from their parking, so I usually give whatever I can to help them get by.

Do you do anything to reduce the amount of electricity you use? My bedroom light is never turned on, but I don’t really do it specifically to reduce my electricity usage. I just don’t like my personal space to be too bright, and it’s just a nice bonus to be able to save on electricity while doing so.

Are you usually open to trying a new food that you aren’t familiar with? Typically, yes, although I do have certain foods that I have no interest in trying. < Yep. I’m open to absolutely anything but if a meal has something I already don’t like, like fruits or raisins, then I shy away from those.

Do you listen to Panic! At The Disco? Not as often as I used to, but I definitely still have soft spots for A Fever, Pretty. Odd., and Vices & Virtues. As for the newer music, I don’t tune in to the albums themselves and listen to the entire tracklists but I wouldn’t skip a P!ATD single if it came on the radio.

Have you ever had a kinky dream about a celebrity? I probably have but they’ve all been forgettable.

Is there a song you can’t stop listening to atm? Not really. I’ll listen to Hayley here and there, but that’s it.

Has anyone ever told you that they loved you, and you couldn’t say it back? Yes. This has been the case with my mom for around 6-7 years now. I guess there was just one point in our relationship where she got too mad, I got too traumatized, and it has since kept me from saying it back.

If your Facebook status doesn’t get any likes/comments, does it bother you? Yeah, especially if I shared something deeply personal and important to me, like a life achievement. Of all social media, people are always most likely to react on Facebook (relatives in particular would like or heart anything I post lmao) so a post that would go completely ignored would be confusing but would also sting.

Which friend do you confide in most? Used to be Gabie but now it’s either Anj or Andi.

Do you wear a cross? No.

What is your opinion on Arby’s? THIS IS SUCH A LONG SURVEY, AAAHHHHHHHH. Anyway, never had it. I have heard Arby’s is one of the rather mid-tier restaurants in the US, like it’s not trash but it’s no In-N-Out...I’d still love to try it though. Aren’t they known for like roast beef sandwiches or something? Those sound delightful.

When you have your own kitchen, how will it be done? I just want it to be idiot-proof because I can get pretty dumb in the kitchen.

What is your favorite doughnut? Chocolate glazed with sprinkles. Will always be a kid at heart when it comes to donuts.

Do you have a hot tub? If so, where is it located? We don’t have one.

Did you read the Twilight series, or jump on the bandwagon after the movie? I jumped on the bandwagon once the first movie came out, which was still pretty early on in the whole Twilight craze tbh. I started in 2009 when I was able to read all the books and watch New Moon in the cinema, then I proceeded to catch the midnight screenings for all the movies that came after that.

What is your favorite party game? Pinoy Henyo is a big favorite. It’s basically a Filipino version of Heads-Up, just ever so slightly better and more chaotic, which makes it funnier.

Do you or your parents rake your yard? My mom sweeps, not rakes.

Were you pro-Obama? I think ‘pro’ is too strong a stance. I like remaining neutral and cautious when it comes to US presidents especially considering the US’ history of imperialism in and overall relationship with my country but like, I don’t hate Obama. My vote, if I ever was eligible, would still go to him, but of course it’s best to remain wary and critical of his moves.

What is your favorite scent from Bath & Body Works? I don’t really have one. I don’t do much shopping there. < Same.

What was the last illegal thing you did? Probably speeding. My lunch break ends at 1 PM but I was still at the bank by like 12:50 yesterday, so I had to drive like a maniac to get home on time lmao.

Who did you last go to the movies with? Gabie.

What color was the last vehicle you were in? White.

Do you have any family members in the military right now? As far as I know, no.

Is there a ceiling fan in the room you’re in? Nope, no ceiling fans in the house in general.

When was the last time you wished time would move faster? Today. I love my work, but it can get tiring too and I also find myself occasionally wishing the day was over already.

Are there any owls in your room (as decor, of course)? Nopes. But I do remember when owls were a popular hipster design and everyone had like owl necklaces and shit. What a time.

Have you ever heard voices? Like other voices in my head? No.

Do you believe in angels and demons? Nope.

Who is the worst neighbor you have ever had? It wasn’t my neighbors per se but the helpers of my neighbors used to play cheesy 80s and 90s hits obnoxiously loud every morning and it woke me up every time and I didn’t really have a choice but wait for their stupid listening session to end. I’m so glad they since stopped, but it was my own little piece of hell back then.

Did your Barbies go on dates? [continued from last night] I didn’t do much with my Barbies, honestly. I was mostly curious about their production and liked taking off their clothes to see how the toy company dealt with their private areas lmao. I think my sister and I also drew and doodled on a bunch of our dolls.

If you’re not straight, who was the first person you came out to? I didn’t really do any coming out. One day I just acknowledged my attraction towards Gabie with myself, and when I started dating her I just let everyone figure it out for themselves. I’ve never felt like I had an orientation anyway, so I never felt the need to come out.

Where did you meet your first crush? School, back in kindergarten. But we didn’t formally meet until the end of grade school.

Do you remember the first time your first crush ever said hi to you? Not at all. I remember the people who introduced us, but not our first meeting itself.

Do you ever go places with wet hair? On some days back in college, when there was no traffic going to school I would end up arriving with my hair still kind of wet. This is also the case with Sunday mass (when we could still attend), since we usually headed out as soon as we had taken a shower.

Who is your favorite little girl? I’m a sucker for my friends’ little sisters, like Gabie’s and Athenna’s. I also never got to have a lot of female cousins, so I cherish the few ones I have - Maggie, Bree, and Sam - who are all considerably younger than me.

What do you want the most in life? Contentment. Wherever place I ultimately end up in, I hope to find satisfaction and contentment in it.

What is a decision you’ve made that changed your entire life? Choosing to say ‘fuck it, what do I have to lose’ and send a letter of interest for my present company, who didn’t even have any job openings at the time I sent it out. If I shied away from the lack of openings and never sent out that letter, I never would have been offered an internship, and without taking that internship I never would have been offered a job after a couple of months. So I have to say that’s a pretty fucking solid move of mine.

Do you ever wonder what kind of person you’d have turned out to be if a certain event never happened to you? Sigh. I avoid this exact thought all the time because of how sad it’s able to make me.

When you’re home alone, do you still shower with the bathroom door closed? Yup, it’s just habit.

If you could have anyone’s singing voice, whose would you choose? I’d pick Billie Eilish’s insane ability to hold very soft/quiet notes (ugh, she’s grown on me), Hayley Williams’ range, and Beyoncé’s stamina.

What are your top 3 favorite genres of music? Synth pop, indie rock, R&B.

Where did you buy your dishes from? My mom bought our newest set from...probably a department store. Idk, I wasn’t there with her when she got it a few weeks ago.

Do you think Mars will be colonized in your lifetime? There’ll be advancements in this lifetime for sure, but we’ve got a long way to go before colonization is even remotely feasible.

What’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought that turned out to be a waste of money? Maybe all the shit I bought Gabie throughout the six years, most of them I had to skip meals for? Lmao just kidding, I’m not that kind of ex. I got her a lot of useful stuff, like a Hydroflask, and I mean I don’t completely regret buying them. As long as she still uses them and as long as those things still help in making life easier for her, then the purchases are still worth it.

What’s something you’ve bought that turned out to be way more useful than you anticipated? My cross stitch kit that I thought I was never going to learn. I am now realizing how fun it is and will probably buy a shit ton of kits for myself once Christmas season is over.

Have you ever been on a ship? Yes. My dad gave me a cruise trip for my 18th birthday, and it ended up being really fun :)

Do you ever take intentional breaks from checking/posting on social media? Yeah, I go on detoxes 1-2 times a year where I deactivate all my accounts and am only reachable through text. It usually happens every Christmas season, but sometimes I’ll go through a particularly low point where I’d feel the need to go on a social media break.

Who was Van Halen’s better singer - David Lee Roth, or Sammy Hagar? I don’t listen to Van Halen.

Which fictional character has the most memorable quotes? Any character from BoJack Horseman. What’s a class you did not take in school, but now wish you had? I wasn’t required to take foreign language electives in college like other courses, so I really wish I got to take them :( I can’t imagine how fun it would’ve been to go to class for the sole purpose of learning Spanish or Korean or Italian. Also, even though I took like 5-6 history electives, I still wish I had the chance to take all the other history offerings.

Have you ever been to either of your parents’ workplaces? I have been in the general vicinity of both – my mom works in a hotel and we’ve booked rooms there several times, while my cruise took place in the liner my dad works in. But I’ve only ever been to my dad’s workplace, when he took some time out of his day to show me his kitchen and let me have some of the escargot before they went out to guests :)

What do you think of the ‘Healthy At Every Size’ movement/philosophy? I quickly looked it up and I don’t disagree with its thesis.

Have you ever been bitten so hard that their teeth marks were there after? I used to be like this with Gab, but with me...hmm, my mom liked biting us as kids, and sometimes she’d go pretty hard, yeah. It was never out of anger, of course.

Ever been given a hickey? (Love bite) Yes.

Ever gave one? Anddddd yes.

Are you more of an outgoing type or shy type? Shy if a situation is overall unfamiliar, but I can be outgoing once I start to warm up.

Do you think it’s weird if guys wear make-up like eyeliner? Nope.

Are you self conscious? If so what are you self conscious about? Having been unceremoniously dumped, I’m self-conscious about a million things rn. It’ll take a while for things to be back on track again, self-esteem-wise.

Are you flirty at all? No.

Are you racist at all? I don’t particularly like the Chinese because of the way they treat Filipinos and how most of them behave in my country, like that one asshat who was caught shitting in a local tourist spot here. It gets too tiring to keep on forgiving them at some point.

Would you ever date a disabled person? (Be honest) I don’t see a reason why I wouldn’t.

If you found a baby randomly by itself what would you do? If they were distressed, I’d take them to the nearest security guard and ask for help in looking for their parents. I honestly have no clue how I’d deal with a kid who was otherwise bubbly and doing okay by themselves because I might just look like a kidnapper if I went near them lol.

Would you rather adopt or have your own child? Have my own.

What would you class as cheating on someone? If you’re doing something that requires you to be too close with another person to the point that you have to acknowledge that your partner is not aware of what you’re up to/they don’t have to know what you’re up to. Once that acknowledgment is out of the bag, it’s cheating for me.

Do you try to be politically correct? Yeah.

What’s your favorite kind of sea critter? Dolphins.

Have you ever tasted locally-made honey before? I don’t think so.

As far as earrings go, would you rather wear hoops or studs? Hoops for days.

Do you find P.E. humiliating, or think schools shouldn’t teach it? I think it’s vital to have PE in an education system that requires students to be mostly on their butts. A lot of people hate getting physical and active, and that’s exactly the reason why PE should be around.

Do you recycle? I try to, whenever I can.

Are you interested in current world issues? Yep yep, very.

Do you think you are mature, or immature? I can definitely be petty at times, but I think I mostly act maturely and that those who know me can back me up on it.

What kind of career are you interested in? Public relations, which is under the umbrella of media and communications. I like not being tied to one product, and it’s always awesome to see campaigns that I help with for various big brands come to life.

Do you own a pair of sunglasses? Nah. I was never into them.

Do you use bobby pins, hair clips, or elastic hair ties? Which? I use a hair tie on a daily basis and bobby pins for formal events where I need my hair to be pristinely neat. I nevr use hair clips.

How badly do you get acne? (If at all) Oh god. I got two pimples in between my eyes right now, and it’s the first time I’ve gotten acne since...a year and a half, maybe? My acne isn’t bad at all and it’s never been an issue, so I always panic on the extremely rare occasions I see one or two pop up on my face.

What’s the best way to cope with a breakup? I should be the one asking that! Tips are always welcome, you guys.

If someone dislikes you, what is most likely to be the reason? I probably came off as aloof, which is a fairly common observation.

How many text messages do you have in your inbox at the moment? I don’t delete messages and my phone doesn’t provide me with the total, so suffice it to say there are probably thousands of texts currently in my phone.

When was the last time you had a difficult decision to make? I’m still deciding if I want to keep Gabie around. She honestly doesn’t deserve it, but she’s also my best friend in the world, so idk.

In school, what subjects do/did you find the most difficult? Chemistry, trigonometry, calculus. Physics was hard in high school but became easier in college, and I believe it boils down to the teachers who taught them.

Do you still speak to the person you had your first kiss with? Yes.

Where did you meet the last person you swapped numbers with? I haven’t done that in a while.

Who was the last person to add you as a friend on Facebook? I think it was one of my cousins, Maggie. I don’t remember. But it was probably her.

Who was the last person that asked if you were okay? Maybe Andi? I haven’t had anyone ask me that for a while now.

What does your handwriting look like? I’m the go-to person whenever neat handwriting is needed on a document or something, so I guess that must mean my handwriting is decent. The biggest comment that I get, though, is that my letters are too tiny hahaha.

Do you use any products on your hair, other than shampoo and conditioner? Sometimes I’ll use hair gel for important events because I have the most annoying baby hairs, but otherwise those two are pretty much all I use.

Who were your best friends in primary school? Angela, Pia, Tammy, Marielle, Pam, Gaille, Nina.

Do you still speak to any of them? I only ever actively speak with Angela; she’s still my best friend. Pia and I are mutuals on social media and we’ll sometimes keep the other up to speed with the latest gossip lolol, but I wouldn’t call her my best friend. I lost contact with Tammy, Nina, and Pam after high school, and Gaille when she migrated. I cut Marielle out of my life after she did something shitty that broke my trust.

What was the last thing you bought from a vending machine? A bottle of water, I think.

What color hair did your first crush have? Black.

What type of shoes do you find the most comfortable? Sneakersssssss.

Are you more masculine or feminine? More feminine, definitely.

If you could design your own mug, what would you put on it? I don’t know how to...design things on my own lol, but I’d love a Friends-themed mug, or maybe even a GMM-themed one :)

What is the best beach you’ve been to? Palawan felt almost unreal with how breathtaking it was. I really felt at peace there.

What is one thing you physically can’t do? Lift a water container.

Have you ever been to a funeral? Not a funeral, but I’ve been to several wakes.

Have you ever visited your state’s capitol building? I don’t think we have those.

Have you ever visited your nation’s capitol building? Again, we don’t have those.

Do/did you have a favorite seat in church? My mom, in what really shouldn’t come as a shock, has always liked for us to be in the front row. I’m SO glad we don’t have to physically attend mass anymore; I always felt like I was being burned alive whenever I entered a church lol

What is your favorite park? I wish I had an answer for this but we don’t have any public parks because Philippines.

Have you ever felt an earthquake? Yeah, it happens prrrrretty often, at least once every few months. There was one just last week.

Do you chew gum regularly? Nah but this did made me think of JM, who always had a pack of gum with him without fail everyday.

Where did you go on your first train ride? It was headed to Manila, but my destination was Pasay.

Do you know anyone with a dual citizenship? It’s possible. I went to high school with people who were half-German and half-Swiss, and I’m guessing they held dual citizenships.

What sports teams do you root for, if any? (Extra points for Boston fans.) I don’t really root for any other than my college’s team.

Do you dunk your cookies in milk? If there’s milk around, sure.

What is something you are confident about? I don’t know. I haven’t felt that at all lately.

Have you ever been physically addicted to a substance? What? Nope.

How do you feel about needles? Can’t do shots, blood tests, and IV without freaking out and/or feeling faint. But I can handle sewing needles apparently, judging from how I was able to do cross-stitching last week. As for tattoos, still unsure if I can handle getting one even though I already have a couple of designs in mind.

What is your favorite accent to listen to? That British accent that sounds super posh lol, the one Florence Pugh and Hugh Grant have. Idk what it’s called.

What was the reason you last got dressed up? Job interview.

Have you ever been the subject of cruel rumors? I was the subject of a rumor once, but I didn’t and don’t find it cruel. It was a typical middle school rumor.

^ What were they? That I was dating my friend Andi and was bisexual. The one with Andi I can kind of understand, since I did have a bit of a crush on her then; I just didn’t know I was bad at hiding it. But for people to go as far as telling others I was bisexual was a little surprising.

Do you prefer loose or form-fitting clothing? Form-fitting. I never liked loose clothing on me.

^ What about on your preferred gender? I don’t have a preferred gender, and I think it really depends per person.

What do you do when you are really, really mad? I isolate myself so that I don’t have to explode on anyone.

Would you rather go naked than wear fur? Is it real fur? I’d go naked.

Do you put a line through your 7’s? Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.

^ What about your Z’s? ^ Same answer. I like keeping things different, hahaha.

What is one thing that someone could do to you that is unforgivable? Break my self-esteem. Constructive criticism is fine, of course, but it’ll be very hard to forgive people who make it their lives to point out my flaws or carelessly hurl hurtful words/insults at me, aka my mom. I’ve never forgiven her about it and it’s the main reason why I’ve since been unable to say “I love you” back whenever she says it.

Are you able to forgive and forget? No. That’s not my preferred route; I’ve always been the grudge-y kind of person.

Do you like cold pizza? Yesssssss. I don’t have a preference between hot or cold, but I have never complained about cold pizza for sure. I ate a slice of pizza right out of the fridge just yesterday.

What is your favorite fruit? Eh.

What about your favorite fruit juice, if it differs from solid fruit? I don’t really have one. I guess orange, as long as it’s not too sour - so basically not pure orange juice lol.

Do you like broccoli and cheese? Haven’t tried it but the pairing sounds *chef’s kiss*

What about potatoes and cheese? Yum.

Have you written a letter by hand, lately? To whom? Not lately, but I plan to.

Toaster or toaster oven? Toaster oven, since we’ve actually had that. We’ve never needed a toaster.

What are you most known for? It depends on who you’re talking to, I’d say. I think different people know me by different things.

Do you have any reputations? What are they? I’m never comfortable claiming things like this, because there’s always the possibility that who I think I am to other people might be far from the truth. Overall, I just try to be myself and still remain nice to everyone while doing so so that I don’t develop a strong reputation for anything.

Do you wear band shirts? Not really.

^ What band was on the last one you wore? I don’t wear them.

Do you own any hats? Describe them. I have a white sunhat that I never got to wear because I’ve always found it too big and flashy and I never wanna draw attention to myself when outside, which it definitely would’ve done for me.

What about masks, you got any? Describe those. I just wear the basic blue surgical face masks.

What was the last thing to leave you speechless? Hearing the amount of money GMM raised for their livestream earlier today, and basically seeing just how insanely successful the livestream in general was.

Do your parents like your friends? If they don’t, why not? My parents never got to know my college friends so they don’t have an opinion on them; they’re still pretty attached to my group in high school hahaha so like Gab, Angela, Athenna, Chelsea, etc, who they all still love and occasionally ask about.

Have you been called a bad influence? Idk, maybe, out of earshot.

Describe your favorite pair of socks. I don’t have any.

Have you experienced any life-changing news, events, etc, lately? First real job and the breakup of a long-term relationship that I had initially finally stopped having doubts about.

Have any self-done piercings? OMG I can finally see the end of this survey holy shit. It took me two damn days, ughhhhhh. Anyway, hell no. I’d injure myself so badly.

Ever pierced someone else? Most definitely not.

Do you get distracted easily? It depends on how much I actually care about whatever it is I’m doing. < Agree. My focus is unpredictable.

Is talking to strangers enjoyable for you, or stressful? Stressful. No matter how pleasant they or the conversation turns out to be, I’m always more stressed than anything else and I let out a sigh of relief as soon as it’s over.

How do you feel about getting new neighbors? It’d be super refreshing, considering the houses on our left and right were literally just built, but never actually inhabited.

How many ceiling fans are in your home? We don’t have any. Do you tweet your life away? Not anymore. I used to tweet my entire life back in high school, but when I realized literally none of my classmates were the same and that I looked so lonely doing it, I made an effort to lessen the tweets and eventually the new habit caught on.

How do you feel about shameless self promoting? I don’t think much of it.

When reading words. like. this. do. you always pause after the periods? Haha, yeah.

What about screaming when reading something IN ALL CAPS? Not always. Soooo many people like typing in all caps anyway, so this has been more normalized to me lately.

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Survey #204

“welcome to the gospel of dismay.”

Have you ever started reading a book and wondered if you’d read it before? I don't believe so. What has been bothering you a lot lately? Just job stuff... My VR coach and I are having difficulty finding something suitable for me (or something I'm even qualified for) to the point it's looking like I have no choice but to reach out of my comfort zone quite a bit. Thankfully, whatever I do, she goes to work with me and my case isn't closed until I feel totally comfortable at the job, but I just don't want to hop around five times until I find something that fits. I'm just ready to be settled into a job that's not torture for me. What (or who) have you been missing lately? I've been missing Sara really, really badly. My friend Alex, too. It's seemed lately that I only matter when she wants to talk, solely about her boyfriend. As for what, motivation... It's been running low low low lately. Miss having the drive to write like I used to. Miss hobbies. I miss doing things. Are you trustworthy? Yes. Did your parents teach that white lies were ok? In few situations, such as not to hurt other's feelings. Have you ever hallucinated? When coming off of a medication, yes. I saw moving shadows. Do you sleep with your door open or closed? Open. Roman would neeeever let me sleep with it closed, but even then, I prefer not to have it closed. My mom sleeps right outside my room on the couch, and even though we're sleeping, it gives me a natural sense of security to be able to see her. I'm such an infant. By God, do I need to loosen up on my attachment to her. What flags do you have in your room, if any? None. What (or who) is the best thing that ever happened to you? Recovery is the best thing, as for who, Sara. Although in some ways you could say Jason just because of how he changed me to an incredible degree and brought about the development of a lot of strength and less naivety, plus a LOT of self-discovery. I guess it depends on how you look at the question. What is the worst decision you ever made? Essentially turning Jason into a god. Letting my life depend on him loving me. Do you miss college? Jfc, I miss school PERIOD. I don't need to give the sob story about how I'm like a prisoner to my house again and how I don't really have friends. I miss having a purpose, and I neeeeed to be exposed to strangers again for social exercise, as well as hopefully to make friends. I just want something to do and work towards my career. I stg my fucking old college better get their shit together so I can go next semester. I will actually lose my shit otherwise. Have you ever called a teacher “mom”? I think I have by accident before. I still call an old teacher that's now a family friend "2nd Mom" sometimes. What is your favorite arcade game? Idk what are "normal" ones. Oh, well, do crane machines count? So rigged, but they're fun. Do you feel neglected? No, for the most part. Those most important in my life are doing everything to make sure I can handle the "real" world one day. What school subject(s) are/were your best? English, art, and science. Are you allergic to grass? No. Do you remember to water plants? I don't have any. What season is your birthday in? Winter. Name 3 creative people you know. Sara, Connie, and Emma to name just a few. Name 3 YouTubers you aspire to be like. Markiplier for work ethic, creativity, compassion, wisdom, determination, etc. etc. etfuckingc., Shane Dawson for kindness, aaaaand uhhhh Arin Hanson for how down-to-earth and chill he is behind his goofy exterior. What color was your first car? Haven't had my first one yet. What year did you graduate? 2014. When was the last time you saw the person you currently have feelings for? Not since early February. Have you ever been scammed? Ummmm idk, maybe? Are you allergic to pollen? Yes. What style of wedding dress do you like best? Ballgown. Are you over your first love? Yes. Do you talk on the phone a lot? No. Would you rather call or text? Text, big time. Do you always answer your phone? Most times. When was the last time you went to a party? Nicole didn't really have a "party," nor did Sara, so technically my nephew's birthday in August. What was the last thing you ate? A bagel. What’s the last book you checked out from the library? I couldn't tell you. Do you have a twitter? Yeah, but I post nothing. It only exists to like Mark's shit lmao. If so, what was the last thing you tweeted? ^ Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? My mom. What’s the last thing you cooked on the stove? Scrambled eggs eons ago. What color is the cover of the last notebook you used? Hot pink. Who was the last person you know to have a birthday? Alex. Who sent the last e-mail you got? Mad Ethel's tattoo parlor. I was talking with them about enhancing my tat I got in tribute to Mark; I don't think it looks spacey enough at all, so I'm going to a more professional artist. I mean I like what it is now, but I want to love it. I got a price estimate, aaand it's probably gonna be a while. What song is currently stuck in your head? "Legs Up" by Jeffree Star bye I'mma go jump off a bridge. Do you have a favorite shape? Of basic shapes, circles. What color are the sheets on your bed? White, which I hate; between Roman and Teddy, you can tell it needs to be changed desperately. What time do you usually go to bed? It can range from very rarely as early as 7:00 (I have to be having a baaaaad day) to as late as midnight. Yeah. Do you ever use coloring books? Not anymore. Are you planning on watching the Olympics? I never do. Do you pronounce the word "often" with or without a "t" in the middle? With. Have you ever been on a trapeze? No. Do you enjoy popping bubble wrap? Omfg GIMME. Are there any waterfalls near where you live? No. Do you like seafood? No, solely shrimp prepared in certain ways. Have you ever had to wear a uniform for anything? In middle school. Then at my two jobs. If so, what did it look like? Middle school was khaki pants with plain tops of only certain colors, like white or light blue (those may have been the only options, even). I don't remember the work ones, I was there so briefly. Do you personally know anyone who is an author? No. Do you own a Polaroid camera? No. Do you enjoy baking? I don't enjoy cooking period. What’s your favorite type of flower? Orchids. Last time (if ever) you were on an airplane, where were you going? Back home from Illinois. Do you know anyone who is left-handed? Sara. What is something you think is underrated? Hm. Probably certain shows or movies that aren't coming to mind. Ah, "The Cat in the Hat" with Mike Myers is certainly one for me. It's such a meme that it's awful, but I love that movie. Around what temperature do you consider it to be too hot outside? Like 65*F. In what ways do you expect your life to be different one year from now? I BETTER have a stable job. How often do you travel outside of the state/province you live in? Not often at all. What’s a hobby you used to have, but don’t anymore? Sigh, reading. That hobby died at the hospital, when all I had to do was read and color all day every day because the mental institutions here are godawful. I really do miss reading. What has been your favorite job you’ve had so far? Ha. What’s your favorite kind of salsa/dip to go with tortilla chips? Just the normal spicy kind. Do you wash your car by hand or drive through a car wash? I don’t have a car. Where is the farthest north you’ve traveled to? Michigan. Farthest south? Florida. East? Well, here in NC. West? Illinois. How often do you run the dishwasher? We don't have one. Do you wash your face at the sink or in the shower? Sink. Name a stereotype about your gender that you don’t fit. I have no desire for kids, I hate shopping, I have no interest in fashion... Name a stereotype about your age that you don’t fit. I still don't want kids/don't have any kids. Do you have any unusual decorations in your home? Not really, but I suppose you could say my late grampa's old "cowboy" hat with feather tassels hanging on the wall is? It's aaaalways been on the walls in all our houses. Do you have any uncommon kitchen appliances, such as espresso machines, waffle irons, etc? I dunno. I don't use any. What did your parents major/minor in in college, if they went? Mom majors in social work; Dad never went. Has either of their careers influenced what career you chose or want to pursue? No. What is the highest level math class you’ve completed? I don't remember. How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike? Idr. How old were you when you learned how to swim? Again, idr. How do you react when someone is rude to you? I get really embarrassed for whatever reason and also verbally impulsive; you don't know what's gonna come out of my mouth. Have you ever had a friend who was too clingy? No, but then again, I don't know if "too clingy" exists for me. What kind of natural disaster is most common where you live? Hurricanes. Why is your least favorite season your least favorite? It's too goddamn hot and humid as FUCK and all the insects are out. Do you have a Netflix account? Yes. Have you ever had an animal get into your attic? No. Where is your favorite place to go on vacation? Honestly, I can't even tell you. I've been on so, so few vacations, and those I have are almost exclusively to the beach, which I don't like. How long does it take to get there? The beach is ~2+ hours depending on which one we're going to. When was the last time you started a “new chapter” of your life? When I fully let Jason go, I guess. I don't think I've had a massive change since then. What room in your home do you spend the least amount of time in? I never go into my sister's old room. What is the last random act of kindness you did? Don't drag me for playing WoW please okay. But anyway me and another player were heading to an old raid, and I flew to the spawn point of an incredibly rare mob that drops a mount to see if it was up; he was, and the guy was super thankful I checked for him (I already had it, so it wasn't for my own benefit). Do you do anything to reduce the amount of electricity you use? I do the opposite, really... as much as I hate that. I learned to finally keep the lights on in the room I'm in to combat depression, and after finding that it truly works well (if you have depression, seriously, LIGHT THAT ROOM UP), if it's even SLIGHTLY darker without it, that ceiling light's going on. Then at night, Mom likes me to keep the living room light on so it looks like more people are home (it's for safety). Are you usually open to trying a new food that you aren’t familiar with? Nooooooo. Do you listen to Panic! At The Disco? I LAAAAAAAAAHV them! Have you ever had a kinky dream about a celebrity? "I’ve had sex dreams but they weren’t kinky." <<<<<<<<<< Is there a song you can’t stop listening to atm? I have been craaaazy about Caleb Hyles covers lately. Has anyone ever told you that they loved you, and you couldn’t say it back? Yes. That's when I finally ended the "thing" with Joel, I think. If your Facebook status doesn’t get any likes/comments, does it bother you? If it's something I actually wrote instead of something I shared (which is almost exclusively what I do), I get really self-conscious and automatically embarrassed because my head screams "NOBODY CARES." Which friend do you confide in most? Easily Sara. Do you wear a cross? No. What is your opinion on Arby's? Ew. When you have your own kitchen, how will it be done? I don't know. Haven't really thought about it, and besides, I think it'd depend on the layout. What is your favorite doughnut? Glazed. Closely followed by classic/cake. Do you have a hot tub? If so, where is it located? HA bitch we're poor. Did you read the Twilight series, or jump on the bandwagon after the movie? Didn't read the books or watch the movies. What is your favorite party game? Mario Kart. Do you or your parents rake your yard? No. Were you pro-Obama? I was indifferent considering I didn't know enough about him. What is your favorite scent from Bath & Body Works? *shrugs* What was the last illegal thing you did? Downloaded music. Who did you last go to the movies with? Ummm... Mom, I think? What color was the last vehicle you were in? White. Do you have any family members in the military right now? No. Is there a ceiling fan in the room you’re in? No. When was the last time you wished time would move faster? Like... every day for a long, long time now. I just want to have a job or be in school. I want to make progress towards a successful future. I know that's an extremely unhealthy desire to want to zoom through each day, but it's hard to cherish every, identical day lately. Are there any owls in your room (as decor, of course)? No. Have you ever heard voices? Audibly? I don't think so. Do you believe in angels and demons? I don't really know. I know there's life after death, but like, I don't know if your soul is "categorized." Who is the worst neighbor you have ever had? I can't really get into that as I don't know the full story... Dad was good friends with them, but Mom got along with them too, and came divorce time, they turned evil to Mom. I don't know things that were said. Did your Barbies go on dates? I don't remember. If you’re not straight, who was the first person you came out to? Sara. She's the one who talked me through the revelation. Where did you meet your first crush? We went to the same school. Do you remember the first time your first crush ever said hi to you? No. Do you ever go places with wet hair? Yeah. Who is your favorite little girl? My niece. What do you want the most in life? Happiness. What is a decision you’ve made that changed your entire life? Letting Jason become everything. Do you ever wonder what kind of person you’d have turned out to be if a certain event never happened to you? I wonder quite a bit who I'd be if the breakup never happened. When you’re home alone, do you still shower with the bathroom door closed? No. Even when someone is home, I keep it cracked so it doesn't get so humid. If you could have anyone’s singing voice, whose would you choose? Uhhhhh would any female not choose Amy Lee. What are your top 3 favorite genres of music? Metal, rock, indie. Where did you buy your dishes from? I have NO idea. We've had the same fancy-ish dishes my entire life. Do you think Mars will be colonized in your lifetime? In my lifetime, no. What’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought that turned out to be a waste of money? I have no clue. What’s something you’ve bought that turned out to be way more useful than you anticipated? I also don't know. Have you ever been on a ship? No, just boats. Do you ever take intentional breaks from checking/posting on social media? No. Who was Van Halen’s better singer - David Lee Roth, or Sammy Hagar? David. Which fictional character has the most memorable quotes? I'd have to think way too long on this. ACTUALLY. Maybe the Cheshire cat, off the top of my head. What’s a class you did not take in school, but now wish you had? None. Have you ever been to either of your parents’ workplaces? Yeah. What do you think of the ‘Healthy At Every Size’ movement/philosophy? ACTUALLY fuck off. Coming from someone who is overweight, get out of here with that shit. Don't normalize an unhealthy body. Have you ever been bitten so hard that their teeth marks were there after? Uh, other than in a sexual context, I don't think so, no. WAIT NO I bit my sister's back so hard as a kid that she bled, so probably. Ever been given a hickey? (Love bite) Well read above. Ever gave one? Yeah. Are you more of an outgoing type or shy type? I'm shy as fuck. Do you think it's weird if guys wear make-up like eyeliner? If you do think it is, I want nothing to do with your ass. It's 2019. Are you self conscious? If so what are you self conscious about? More than words can explain. My awkwardness, stuttering, lack of comfort with eye contact, and my body. Are you flirty at all? In certain instances with an s/o. Are you racist at all? No. Would you ever date a disabled person? (Be honest) It depends on the disability. With my own issues, I need to be able to handle theirs. If you found a baby randomly by itself what would you do? Call the police. Would you rather adopt or have your own child? If I was to have kids, I'd rather them be my own or wife's if I'm with a woman. But again, I don't want kids period. What would you class as cheating on someone? As soon as you're hiding shit regarding another person from your partner. Do you try to be politically correct? Only to a certain degree. What’s your favorite kind of sea critter? That's hard. I love seahorses, sea turtles, jellyfish, dolphins, whales... Have you ever tasted locally-made honey before? I don't think so. As far as earrings go, would you rather wear hoops or studs? Studs. Do you find P.E. humiliating, or think schools shouldn’t teach it? It wasn't humiliating, at least back then when I had a healthy body. I have mixed emotions about its mandatory status... Like, exercise should absolutely be encouraged, but P.E. classes tend to be entirely inflexible in regards to accommodating different people's limits and conditions. Do you recycle? Sadly no. We have to drive to the dump in order to, and Mom got tired of it. Are you interested in current world issues? Not even nearly as much as I should. Do you think you are mature, or immature? It depends on the situation. What kind of career are you interested in? It'd be great if I could survive just off of photography, but odds are I won't be able to. So I'm trying to go back to college and major in zoology to be an out-on-the-field zoologist. Do you own a pair of sunglasses? No. Do you use bobby pins, hair clips, or elastic hair ties? Which? None; my hair is really short. When it was long, I used hair ties. How badly do you get acne? (If at all) I don't anymore, just the occasional pimple usually around that time of the month. What’s the best way to cope with a breakup? YOU ARE ASKING THE WRONG PERSON. If someone dislikes you, what is most likely to be the reason? For those who don't know me thoroughly, I wouldn't be even remotely surprised if someone thought I was a lazy freeloader going nowhere. I feel like most people think that anyway because I'm going through hell to get a job, don't have friends, and am not back in school yet. How many text messages do you have in your inbox atm? No unread ones. When was the last time you had a difficult decision to make? Last week or so when I deeply debated on whether or not to get rid of Kaiju (my juvenile don't-touch-me iguana). In school, what subjects do/did you find the most difficult? Math and economics. Do you still speak to the person you had your first kiss with? No. Where did you meet the last person you swapped numbers with? I believe that was my VR coach? Who was the last person to add you as a friend on Facebook? My old high school friend Robert. This dude's working at NASA while I'm at home every day at my laptop. I'm an adult. Who was the last person that asked if you were okay? My mom. What does your handwriting look like? It's a mix of (mostly) cursive and print, and I'm usually told it's "too" fancy and hard to read. Do you use any products on your hair, other than shampoo and conditioner? No. Who were your best friends in primary school? Brianna, Kim, and Quiata. Do you still speak to any of them? No. What was the last thing you bought from a vending machine? Probably a drink. I don't remember the last time I used one. What color hair did your first crush have? Brown. What type of shoes do you find the most comfortable? Maybe Vans? Are you more masculine or feminine? Idk. If you could design your own mug, what would you put on it? Idk. Rainbow meerkat pawprints going up in a spiral around the cup? First thing that came to mind. What is the best beach you’ve been to? I've only been to two (I think), and I don't care enough about beaches or remember well enough to answer this. What is one thing you physically can’t do? There is no way in Heaven or Hell I could clean up vomit without hurling myself. Have you ever been to a funeral? Yes. Have you ever visited your state’s capitol building? No. Have you ever visited your nation’s capitol building? No. Do/did you have a favorite seat in church? No. What is your favorite park? Disney World, of course. Have you ever felt an earthquake? No. Do you chew gum regularly? No. Where did you go on your first train ride? N/A Do you know anyone with a dual citizenship? Most likely. What sports teams do you root for, if any? (Extra points for Boston fans.) None, really. I grew up automatically biased to the Carolina Hurricanes in hockey thanks to Dad, but I don't actually care. Do you dunk your cookies in milk? Oreos, preferably. Others, sometimes. What is something you are confident about? My knowledge of meerkats. Have you ever been physically addicted to a substance? What? I don't really know if this "counts" as it was the product of severe anxiety over vomiting, but in middle school, I would constantly think I was going to be sick and took one Peptobismol literally everyday at school, usually in I think second period when my anxiety was bad enough. It finally ended when we ran out and I had to go without it and I saw I was okay. I was so happy when that shit ended. How do you feel about needles? Eh. The feeling is obviously unpleasant, but they don't bother me much; not at all for tattoos. Getting shots or blood drawn is a bit more "ew" because of the needle's length. But anyway, in general, needles are okay. What is your favorite accent to listen to? Maybe French for women, British for men. Or British for both, idk. What was the reason you last got dressed up? Went job hunting with my VR coach. Have you ever been the subject of cruel rumors? Not really cruel, no. ^ What were they? N/A Do you prefer loose or form-fitting clothing? A bit loose. ^ What about on your preferred gender? I like both men and women, so. I tend to like more form-fitting on women and looser on men. Maybe. Idk actually. But pants. Give me skinny jeans on everyone. What do you do when you are really, really mad? Be WAY too impulsive about what comes out of my mouth. And I cry. Would you rather go naked than wear fur? Omfg don't do this. I guess wear fur. I hate my body too much. But I'd feel absolutely godawful. Do you put a line through your 7's? Yes. ^ What about your Z's? Yes. What is one thing that someone could do to you that is unforgivable? More than anything else, rape. Are you able to forgive and forget? It's rare I'm unable to forgive, but forget? Nope. Do you like cold pizza? Yeah. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries. Kiwi, too. What about your favorite fruit juice, if it differs from solid fruit? Peach/mango mix. Do you like broccoli and cheese? Oh my god in Heaven, yes. What about potatoes and cheese? Yeah. Have you written a letter by hand, lately? To whom? Not lately. Toaster or toaster oven? I've only ever had a toaster oven. I like how you can see if something is starting to burn, anyway. What are you most known for? Likes meerkats more than she likes 99% of the human population. I keep my worship of Mark Fischfuckface on the down low irl so meerkats win overall. Do you have any reputations? What are they? I don't think so. Do you wear band shirts? Yeah. ^ What band was on the last one you wore? Uh... shit. I think Metallica? It's rare I have to put on "real" clothes now (yes, I stay in pjs all day bc I never leave the house), so idrk. Do you own any hats? Describe them. No. What about masks, you got any? Describe those. No. What was the last thing to leave you speechless? Watching the spire of the Cathedral collapse yesterday. That whole thing broke my heart. I know the serious valuables were saved, but still, there was so much damage to 800 years of incredible art and history. Do your parents like your friends? If they don’t, why not? I have like... one irl, serious friend. They both love him. Have you been called a bad influence? Yes. As if she wasn't an awful one. Describe your favorite pair of socks. They're covered in meerkats. :'D Thanks, big sister. Have you experienced any life-changing news, events, etc, lately? No. Have any self-done piercings? No, not doing that shit. I'm too serious about piercings being done well and in the most hygienic manner. Ever pierced someone else? No, for the same reasons as above. Do you get distracted easily? Holy shit, yes. Is talking to strangers enjoyable for you, or stressful? It's anxiety-inducing as hell. How do you feel about getting new neighbors? Idc. How many ceiling fans are in your home? None. Do you tweet your life away? I don't use it. How do you feel about shameless self promoting? Ever since actually trying to get out in the freelance photography world, I get it, as uncomfortable as it is. HOWEVER, there are absolutely places where doing it is inappropriate. When reading words. like. this. do. you always pause after the periods? Yeah. What about screaming when reading something IN ALL CAPS? Yeah.

#survey #quiz #questions #random

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dreamboydongmyeong · 5 years

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50 questions (?) tag

ya girl cant read

tagged by @parkseonghwa luv u joo

yknow anyone i tag has probs already been tagged so MOOTS IF U SEE THIS AND WANNA DO IT DO IT

1. What takes up too much of your time?

school....

2. What makes your day better?

hmmm..it depends on the day! we have these little food delivery robots on campus and ordering from them is really cute (they say hi!) so that brightens my day lately! but lots of little things like ateez and friends and flowers!

3. What’s the best thing that happened you today?

i drew a lot and im proud of it kinda (’:

4. What fictional place would you like to go?

right now im super reobsessed with Lord of the rings so ill say the Shire!

5. Are you good at giving advice?

only for very oddly specific things..

6. Do you have any mental illness?

not that i know of!

7. Have you ever experienced sleep paralysis?

nope but some freaky stuff has happened while im like half asleep

8. What musician inspired you the most?

billie joe armstrong! hes been my dad my inspiration sinc like...2010? ish?

9. Have you ever fallen in love?

oh yes

10. What’s your dream date?

something outdoorsy! even if its like walking by a lake or something i like exploring and it gives you an excuse to talk!

11. What do others notice about you?

that im weird when i get stressed i mess with my eyebrow so part of it is often missing and people notice that a lot

12. What is the annoying habit you have?

i TALK TOO MUCHHHH

13. Do you still talk to your first love?

we comment on each other’s tweets sometimes

14. How many ex’s do you have?

officially 3 but more like...6...lol

15. How many songs are on your playlist?

my current main playlist has 149 babey

16. What instruments can you play?

get this: i can make instrument songs with my mouth sometimes

17. Who do you have the most pictures of?

myself tbh IM THE WORST but like me n my friends

18. Where would you like to go before you die?

JAPAN!! IVE ALWAYS WNATED TO GO TO JAPAN

19. What is your zodiac?

scorpio babeyyy

20. Do you relate to it?

HELL YEAH I DO

21. What is happiness to you?

this is gonna sound real cringey but like...happiness is temporary so honestly true happiness for me is being in a place in life where i find it easy to make my own happiness, and that happiness can be in the little things (like having coffee cake) or the big things

22. Are you going through anything right now?

yeah its this uh thing called life its short but also terribly and insufferably long (thank u jenna marbles for the wonderful quote)

23. What’s the worst decision you’ve ever made?

kinda basing my life around a person who couldn’t give less of a shit /: but im NOT ANYMORE YAY

24. What’s your favorite store?

rOSS i love ross

25. What’s your opinion on abortion?

im for it dude

26. Do you keep a bucket list?

theres one or two big things ive said i wanna do in life but honestly whatever sounds cool and fun :D

27. Do you have a favorite album at the moment?

billie eilish’s ‘when we all fall asleep where do we go?”

28. What do you want for your birthday?

money ive got big expenses in my future beeches

29. What are most peoples first impressions of you?

people think im quiet?? and honestly i think thats it...OH they think im a bitch usually too bc i have the worst resting bitch face

30. What age do you seem according to most people?

physically? like 16/17. mentally? like 23

31. Where do you keep your phone while you’re sleeping?

on the nightstand woo woo

32. What word do you say the most?

“i” i like tot alk about myself a lot its a problem i guess

33. What’s the oldest age you would date?

i really dont think much older than 22 bc i ahd a 23 year old briefly and it was just...too much of a gap

34. What’s the youngest age you would date?

18 i guess but even then the maturity differences /: so 19

35. What job/career do most people say would suit you?

something smart like doctor but honestly i think accounting is a pretty good fit

36. What’s your favorite music genre?

pOp

37. If you could live in any country in the world where would it be?

japan :3

38. What is your current favorite song?

okay im back on the billie bullshit but liek... bury a friend snaps

39. How long have you had this blog for?

when did ateez debut? 5 months?

40. What are you excited for?

the warm weather! and for classes to be done for summer (but i dont wanna leave this apartment S:)

41. Are you a better talker or listener?

im great at talking but it doesnt mean people agree lmao

42. What is the last productive thing you did?

i made dinner does that count NO I PUT AWAY LAUNDRY THATS IT

43. What do you want for Christmas?

again, and i cannot stress this enough: money (and snacks)

44. What class do you get the best grades in?

ZUMBA LMAOOO

45. On a scale from 1-10, how are you feeling right now?

5 i guess? like it could be worse but it could be better

46. What can you see yourself doing in 10 years?

what makes you think i can count that high (probably have a family and work from home babey)

47. When did you get your first heart break?

my first reallly strong one was freshman year

48. At what age do you want to get married?

whatever age im at when i meet the right person and get to know them for a while (as a kid i always said 26...lol)

49. What career did you want to have as a child?

a geologist! i liked pretty rocks

50. What do you crave now?

the warm weather and a break from life

#tagged #wow im dramatic #we love that

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quatrepourtoiglencoco · 7 years

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A semi-old fart and her fandom pet peeves...

1) Over-tagging. Say, for example, your post concerns one character and/or the actor who plays him/her/them. It makes sense to tag the character (if the post is about the character). It makes sense to tag the actor (if the post is about another project that the actor is involved in that is not the character they are most known for). It makes sense to tag the project associated with the post. If the post is about one specific character and/or one specific actor from a show, there is no need to tag every single actor and character from the show.

For example, if you are making a post about Chris Colfer meeting your little nephew who comes to one of his book signings dressed up as Kurt Hummel, it makes sense to tag Chris's name, the title of Chris's book, and Kurt Hummel (because the little kid is dressed like Kurt). You don't need to tag Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Naya Rivera, etc. unless they are in the picture as well. It's not going to get you more notes on tumblr, it's going to get your post blocked because people are sick of seeing unrelated posts in the tags for their favorites. People who have certain characters/actors blacklisted through Tumblr Savior or XKit might also miss out on your perfectly innocent post because you tagged that actor even though they aren’t in the picture. For example, say there is someone who is a big fan of Chris and Kurt, but they have Naya’s name blacklisted because she’s most famous for playing Santana, and the fan found Santana’s treatment of Kurt objectionable and gets sad whenever they see her face. If you tag the whole cast, that person is not going to see your precious nephew meeting Chris because your post got lost in their blacklist. The same thing goes for characters who are played by multiple people. Davey Jacobs is my favorite character in Newsies. If you're making a gifset of all the actors who played him, it makes sense to tag "Davey Jacobs" and the names of all the actors who played him in the various iterations of the movie/show. If your gifset or post exclusively features/discusses Ben Fankhauser and/or his particular portrayal of Davey, you do not need to tag Jeremy (Greenbaum), Jacob or Stephen in the post.

2) Tagging multiple characters/actors/ships in a controversial post just to get a rise out of people. There is a bit of an overlap with the overtagging here as the offenders tend to be the same. My examples here are the "Marvin discourse" in Falsettos and the identity discourse in Newsies. Marvin is written as gay and is referred to by other characters in the show as "homosexual." He divorces his wife because he wants to be with a man (who, technically, he was already with if Trina's account in "I'm Breaking Down" is correct). However, the character description on a few different character breakdown sites claims he is bisexual. These sites are not "gospel" and are generally not written by the creators of the projects themselves. While sexuality can certainly be fluid, Marvin's marriage to a woman and successful conception of a child seems to be a result of closeted behavior rather than bisexuality. The majority of the Falsettos fandom seems to accept that Marvin is gay, but occasionally there will be someone who INSISTS he's bi (not that there's anything wrong with being bisexual) and fills EVERY SINGLE FALSETTOS-RELATED TAG with it for attention.

With Newsies, there's a strong contingent of people who headcanon the less-developed background newsies (and sometimes the lead newsies and their friends and siblings) as LGBT. I haven't seen the movie in probably 20 years (I thought it was boring which is why I had no intention of seeing it live until one of my dearest friends booked the tour) so the characters in the movie-verse might have done something that was very clearly gay that I missed when I was in sixth grade, but I didn't catch anything particularly "gay" in the stage version although if the writers had gone the Jack/Crutchie route I could sort of understand it based on their interactions. That being said, unless someone is blatantly making stuff up or ripping Katherine or Sarah apart for the tiniest little flaw to blow a hole in Jack/Katherine or Jack/Sarah to justify why they ship Jack/Davey or Jack/Crutchie or Jack/Race or whatever, headcanoning characters as gay really isn't hurting anyone. If some gay kid in the middle of nowhere sees a lot of himself in Crutchie and wants to imagine a world where Crutchie is EXACTLY like him (well, apart from being born in a different century), it's not a bad thing.

I'm younger than most film-Newsies fans but I'm a lot older than most stage-Newsies fans. I was well into my twenties before I joined ANY fandom, and while there are characters I share some similarities with, I can enjoy them and identify with them without needing them to be exactly like me and filling holes in their descriptions with my personal identity traits or with traits I know the actor behind them has but that haven't been specified for their character. That being said, I know that there are other people who do feel more connected to a character they like if they see the character's canon struggles through the lens of a not-necessarily-canon identity (in the case of gender/sexuality/ethnicity) or diagnosis (in terms of a mental illness or developmental disorder). Like, OK, yeah, MOST of the newsboys in 1899 New York were probably cishet neurotypical males and a lot of them were white-passing if not outright white. The thing is, people KNOW that. Posting that and then tagging every single character and actor in the show, even if it's historically accurate, is just going to make you look like a dick (because these are literally just FICTIONAL CHARACTERS and you're screaming "MINE, NOT YOURS!" in people's faces), whereas the people who have headcanons of Jack as mixed race or Davey as autistic or Spot as transgender aren't posting their headcanons to be dicks. That being said, I don't know how many people (I'd wager most, but not all) of the people who headcanon characters with not-explicitly-canon identities actually belong to the identity communities themselves. I don't think it's wrong for a gay autistic trans kid to see Spot Conlon and go "ooh, what if he was gay and autistic and trans like me?" but if it's a straight neurotypical person (and by a straight person, I mean, an actual straight person, not someone who is questioning or closeted gay/lesbian/bi/pan) going "ALL YOUR FAVES ARE GAY! AND TRANS! AND AUTISTIC!" and tagging every single fandom they are in, it reads as a little fetishistic but that's just me.

3) "Rares" blogs posting pictures that aren't rares. If an actor posts an in-costume selfie with his castmates to his instagram during the process of creating a show or after the show is finished, it's not a "rare," even if the first time YOU'VE particularly seen it is two years after the show goes off the air and five years after he posted it. The same goes for someone who is involved in the project from a production aspect (like, for example, Joaquin or Kalen from Glee). A rare would be something that a friend-of-a-celebrity or a fan posted on a public social media account (like Twitter or Instagram) of the celebrity at a party or involved in something they did before their "big break." For example, I think if someone were to be like "hey, oh crap, I just remembered I went to see NLT years ago and I have a selfie with Kevin McHale when he was a teenager that I've never posted," THAT would be a rare. If someone posted a picture of Darren from his study abroad in Italy, that would be a rare. Posting a picture from the Glee set that's been tweeted or Instagrammed (sometimes multiple times) by the actors themselves is not "posting a rare."

4) This sort of could be combined with number 1, but it's more about Instagram/Twitter than Tumblr. It's one thing to make a cool edit of a character or an actor and tag them in it. Like, for example, Stephanie Styles and Drew Gehling were just in a stage production of Roman Holiday. Photoshopping their faces onto the film actors' bodies on the movie poster is a cool edit and I'm sure they would love to be tagged in something like that. Maybe you drew a picture of Brittana from Glee having a picnic and giving each other flowers; there's nothing wrong with tagging Heather and Naya in that. Maybe you identify a lot with Evan Hansen and make an "Evan Hansen aesthetic post" and want Ben Platt to see. Whatever, that's fine. What is overkill is when people literally just post screenshots from a TV show/movie/Broadway bootleg or steal pictures from actors' Instagrams or OTHER PEOPLE'S EDITS and have a completely unrelated caption like "uggggggggh I have so much math homework" or "my stepdad is being a dick and says I can't go see (insert movie here)" and tag the actors just because they happen to be in the picture. Sometimes people look in the actor tags on Instagram for news on their fave that might not be announced yet (for example, someone else from a project an actor is working on tagging them in a BTS picture) but it gets swamped under the same screenshot of the Newsies seizing the day or Klaine kissing or Andrew Rannells standing over Christian Borle with what appears to be a boner or Ben Cook doing the splits while Josh Burrage makes a goofy face in the background OVER AND OVER AND OVER again. Sometimes a fan is having a hard time and all they want is to be noticed by their favorite cast member of a show, but their friends' post petitioning the actor to wish them a happy birthday is swamped under 900 notifications of the same unedited screenshot. I have a friend who will sometimes post an old Newsies photo and go on an unrelated rant underneath, but she doesn't tag the actors or the show, so it's fine. If you didn't make the edit, don't post the edit (like, even if you credit whoever made it, someone else might steal it from you and they won't). If you HAVE to post a picture from a show with an unrelated caption, don't tag the actors. It's annoying as hell, and I suspect it contributes a lot to why a lot of them pull away from Instagram.

5) Roleplay blogs clogging up the tags, and then people creating blogs specifically to ADVERTISE their roleplay blogs when they know the actual blogs themselves are getting blocked. Also, FACEBOOK ROLEPLAYS. Facebook won't even let a lot of trans people change their name without a shit load of documentation, but it seems fine with people pretending to be fictional characters and celebrities and changing their FB handles to (insert first name) (insert embarrassing RPF ship portmanteau). Facebook is for real people and businesses, and I can SORT of see making a FB profile for a baby or a pet to have a place where only certain people can access photos and information (since most people have FB but not everyone has Instagram). Also, some of the roleplay scenarios people have are seriously fucked up and racist/ableist/both. YIKES.

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Bellarke Fic Rec 1/?

The 100 Bellarke fandom has some fabulous writers and I’ve been saving some of my favorite fics. And now I’m sharing them. I tried to group them into basic genres and I’m planning to do more posts! (Fics under the cut)

Genres: Modern AU, Soulmate AU, Celebrity AU, Cannon Divergence/AU, Grounder AU, Historical/Fantasy AU

Modern AU

so put your hands down my pants and I bet you'll feel nuts

Summary: Clarke meets a guy at a party and drunkenly shares a lot of information with him that she is going to regret.

Don't Trust People Who Read Fight Club

Summary: Bellamy Blake is a librarian. And with that great power comes great responsibility. But it’s what he does, and he lives for those who are actually interested when they lean on his desk and ask for recommendations. That sort of people make him forget all about assholes like the blonde who drops by his desk one day, looking to check out Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Palahniuk’s Fight Club.

Aurora Borealis

Summary: Clarke sets up shop next door to Aurora's Tattoos; Bellamy takes issue with her flower shop's name. The rest goes from there.

Time Enough for Rocking When We're Old

Summary: boston > boston/camb/brook > housing > apts by owner$2-300 Roxbury small room in 3-br 1-bath house, spouse preferred (Roxbury) Pair of siblings looking for housemate. Due to extenuating circumstances I will share with interested parties, I would prefer a roommate who is willing to get married for legitimate personal reasons that do not include sex or anything sketchy. If not interested in marriage, room still available for $300/month plus utilities. Pets okay, no smokers, NO DRUG USE.Please don't just email me to tell me this is fucked up, I know it is, you really don't have to tell me.If you are interested in the marriage part, a female spouse is preferred, but male would be okay too. I promise I will explain this if you really want details, but I'm not putting it online.Serious inquiries only.

The Giant Squid's Got Nothing On You

Summary: “That is what stalking is though, technically,” says Raven, stirring cinnamon into her coffee. She’s joined her today on her sketching run, and the cafe is packed to the brim. “And it’s not normal either. Soon enough someone is going to show him those drawings and then there’ll be a lawsuit on your hands. And I’m not going to bail you out.”Objectively, Clarke knows she’s probably right, but she still can’t help but lift her chin determinedly and say, “He is not going to find it.”She can barely hear her scoff in reply over the din of the cafe. “Yeah right,” says Raven, “The internet is forever, Clarke Griffin. He will find it eventually.”or, Clarke finds her new muse at the local cafe

Soulmate AU

Livewire

Summary: Clarke Griffin finds 'Atlas' written on her wrist and Bellamy Blake sees flowers bloom on his skin. *Soulmate au where when you write something on your skin with pen/marker/whatever the hell you want, it will show up on your soulmate's skin as well.

I Knew You'd be Trouble

Summary: A soul-bond AU where the first words that your soul mate will say to you are marked on your skin in their own handwriting.Wherein Bellamy is a giant sap and has spent his entire life planning the first words he'll say to his soul mate and practicing his penmanship so her marks will be perfect and Clarke sort of forgot that it was a thing entirely and never quite learned to hold her tongue.

and love, you taste like magic

Summary: For a moment she was sure she was seeing lightning marks, her lightning marks, but then the sunlight hit his arm just at the right angle and the black ink glinted under her fingers.But tattoos weren’t real soulmarks, no matter how much she wished them to be.

Where the Memories Flicker

Summary: It's very tempting, to get in touch with your childhood friend once he makes it big in Hollywood. But it's also very awkward, so Clarke's going to skip it. Really, she is.

Feel the Beating of Your Heartache Drum

Summary: Bellamy is seven when he feels his soulmate for the first time. He is also seven when he meets Clarke Griffin. And for the next eleven years, nothing makes sense about the person he is supposed to love, his soulmate. But loving Clarke Griffin feels pretty right.

Celebrity AU

Time Is Running out (but We Are Running Free)

Summary: It starts because of a show about space pirates and mojitos. And everyone loves an off-screen romance between co-stars. Or: Bellarke co-stars fake dating AU. “So, what? We just do this? Fake dating?” Bellamy asks, leaning forward on his forearms, bewildered.“I don’t see a problem, then. Just do what you’re usually doing. Tweet at each other, but don’t confirm anything.” With that, Anya focuses all of her attention on Bellamy and Clarke. There’s steely determination in her eyes as she announces, “We’re going to slow burn the hell out of this.”

Caught in a Riptide

Summary: Bellamy invites his best friend, Clarke, to the gala of his movie, and she just refuses to step on that red carpet. Because.

What We Do to Each Other

Summary: A Bellarke AU in which Bellamy and Clarke are childhood best friends, separated by life and trying to relearn each other again. *"You would, yeah."He frowns at her wistfulness, looking like he's caught between spreading his arms for her and rejecting every memory they made together. "I would what?""Fill your apartment with books, have a fire escape so you can run away a little and - and I bet you still keep sunflower seeds around, don't you?"Bellamy flashes her a rueful smile and she's back into the day they shared her bed, his body curled into hers as they watched their lives being pulled apart at the seams.This is the real distance, and it is not measured in miles. It is measured in time you spent away, time that is lost, time that can never be brought back.

Or, You Could Always Google It

Summary: “You know,” Bellamy muses, grin wide and a little conspiratorial, “you’re robbing our legions of fans here. They’re expecting a showdown and you’re being perfectly cordial towards me.”“Right,” she nods, pursing her lips to keep from smiling. “Well, it’s not too late. I could always pitch that glass of water down your shirt.”Someone really should have warned Clarke that the first step to becoming internet famous would involve acquiring a nemesis. (Or, Bellarke as rival YouTubers, basically.)

take the world

Summary: “Bellamy!” Monty greets, “Thanks for coming. I know you’re swamped with homework. This is Clarke. She’s new!” “Great,” Bellamy mutters, meeting the wide eyes of Clarke Griffin, who schools her features into boredom the second she takes him in. “Princess,” he says, nodding at her. “I will castrate you. ”Monty looks warily in between the two of them. “So… I guess you guys have met?” “Oh, we’re old friends,” Clarke says cheerfully, a smile plastered on her face. “This is going to be so much fun.” OR; a The Prince and Me AU. Bellamy and Clarke meet in college. Bellamy is just trying to make it through his last semester, and Clarke is trying to keep a secret.

Canon Divergence/AU

Let Me Show You How It's Done

Summary: Bellamy's a virgin, which wouldn't be such a problem if virgins didn't make such great sacrifices.

take what you can (give nothing back)

Summary: For Clarke Griffin from the Arcadia Colonies, being abducted by space pirates was not what she had in mind. Being ransomed back to her potential husband, was definitely not what she had in mind.

Love Will Come Through

Summary: "The vows were short, perfunctory; Clarke was asked to say I do, and she did. There were rings, too: Bellamy’s fingers were warm against her hand when he slipped a ring on her finger, and she put a ring on his. They were instructed to kiss. His lips were dry, pressing against her mouth for a moment, and that was it. They were done. She was a wife, and her husband was a stranger."AU. Clarke winds up in an arranged marriage with Bellamy.

bound by the secrets we share

Summary: Ninety-seven years ago, a nuclear apocalypse rendered planet Earth unlivable, leaving only the four-hundred people on the twelve space stations as its survivors. Over three generations, these twelve nations joined together to form the unified Ark Station.To preserve the human race, the leaders of the Ark implemented strict measures including: capital punishment for anyone over the age of eighteen, a ration system based on job placement, and the arrangement of marriages based on genetic compatibility. If the human race was to return to Earth, it had to be strong to survive.Clarke Griffin turned eighteen and celebrated her birthday with a marriage ceremony.

Son of Lycaon

Summary: From the ground Clarke can see that Amy was right; it’s not quite a wolf, but she doesn’t know what else to call it. The teeth are wrong, its spine elongated too much- it’s the stuff of nightmares, if Clarke had any room in her dreams for more horrors.

Grounder AU

And I Love This Place, the Enormous Sky

Summary: The Skaikru needs an ally, and the Delphi Clan is willing. It might not be their tradition to seal such alliances with a marriage, but Clarke Griffin has always done what her people need. Bellamy can't help admiring that. So he goes with her.

The Name of a Foreigner's God

Summary: Bellamy and the delinquents leave the dropship and run straight into the Ice Nation's arms. The Ice Queen only requires one thing to secure their allegiance: a marriage.Or, Grounder!Clarke and Bellamy in an arranged marriage. (Also featuring domme!Clarke and sub!Bellamy, just for funsies.)

Anywhere I Go (There You Are)

Summary: BFF fill for "I was wondering if you could do an 'In your eyes' (2014 film) bellarke fic, maybe when one of them lives on the ark and the other is a grounder? I love that film and can't find any fics for it" For valar-adorehaeris

In My Dreams We Are Always Together

Summary: 100 delinquents got sent to Earth and battled for survival against the odds. They landed in Trikru territory but that is not where they stayed. After weeks of battle and war, the Sky People finally lost. They were sent to a land far away, where a group of Grounders unlike any they've met waited for them.

Facing Tempests of Dust

Summary: Clarke Griffin has grown up in the perfectly controlled environment of the Ark dome, a city created to withstand the destruction of the world outside. Now, she's been sent out with 100 other delinquents to try to survive on their own, but she knows the truth. They weren't sent away for their crimes, but rather to buy time for others in Ark, as the city is failing. While Clarke struggles to lead her band of teenagers, she encounters a man with strange abilities and an offer she finds hard to refuse.

Historical/Fantasy AU

It’s Just That It’s Delicate

Summary: The main reason Bellamy gets Lady Clarke's hand is marriage is that her father was a traitor and he's the bastard heir of an unpopular baron. But it might work out for him, after all.

Your Heart and Your Mind (They Are Mine, and They're Lovely)

Summary: Bellamy Blake makes a deal with a witch.

Without Giving Anything Away

Summary: When Octavia gets married and leaves home, she's worried Bellamy won't be able to handle the ranch on his own. So she talks him into putting an ad in the paper to see if he can find a wife.

I Choose You

Summary: (Vague) Period AU: Just days away from her eighteenth birthday, Clarke is running out of time to find a husband. Conveniently, that's when Bellamy Blake shows up at her doorstep.

No Desire To Be King

Summary: Clarke is in love with him from their first adventure. But she's a Crown Princess then, and he's got no desire to be king.It's been ten years of him always showing up when she needs him the most - battles, armies, mythical beasts... even when she lost her parents. But they've just faced another battle side by side, and she's a Queen and he's got no desire to be King. And she's sick of saying goodbye.But this time, he doesn't seem to be leaving.

#bellarke fic #bellarke au fic #bellarke fic rec #my recs #bellarke au #the100 #the100 fic #the 100 fic #bellamy x clarke #blarke #blarke fic #my fic rec

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Tweethearts ( Lin x fem!reader)

'A/N: *deep anxious breathing* first fan fiction...oh boy...oh boy so this idea was like in my brain cause I have like 4 bandaids on my fingers cause fake nail take off time ripped my cuticles off cause nail glue is strong enough to hold the Golden Gate Bridge together, so it's all tweet based and the dates are random dates except when Lin really left the show was the twelfth of July so yeah, I may have used my actual birthday in this and my hogwarts house, hufflepuff! So um yes...I will just leave this here now' Warnings: puke worthy amounts of fluff December 13th Lin: @y/n it's our lovely set witch! She has fixed the stairs! I swear she's a wizard *shifty eyes* You: @lin_manuel you broke the desk again! *insert selfie of your very very angry face* Lin: @y/n WHO TOLD YOU! Well I guess Javi is the permanent Alexander...look for my body in the Hudson! You: @lin_manuel oh trust me there won’t be any of you left to find! Also it was @DaveedDiggs who snitched *insert selfie with a “dead” daveed in the background* You better run! January 5th Lin: So @y/n was helping build shelves for my new place and well we had to run out and get bandaids *insert selfie of you holding up your hands with all but six fingers bandaged, complete with superhero ones on your arms* You: @lin_manuel guess which one of us picked the superhero bandaids Lin: @y/n you said get the cheapest! Just so happens the superhero ones were on clearance You: @lin_manuel yeah sure… January 10th Lin: In moments when you feel the lowest find the one who never fails to raise you up again *insert photo of you mid laugh* You: When you feel the world close in, and no breath can enter, find the person who can hold the walls at bay so you can breath again *insert a photo of Lin looking out at the sunset on his apartment balcony* January 17th Lin: *blushing emoji* *selfie of you kissing his cheek* January 21st You: @lin_manuel sings in Spanish when he showers *quick video of Lin singing in Spanish behind a door* Lin: @y/n I should learn to lock my front door. You: @lin_manuel I have a key, remember in case of ‘emergencies’ Lin: @y/n right…. February 12th Lin: @y/n in Chicago building the beautiful Hamilton set, I trust no one else with my brain childs sacred working space *photo of yours and lin’s face time you showing him the set so far* You: hotels don’t feel the same without him...he’s my home...his heart beat is my lullaby…*photo of a Skype call where Lin is asleep on the other end hair all across his face* February 24th Lin: welcome home mi reina never leave again *photo of you asleep against his shoulder in the uber* July 11th You: @lin_manuel I will never be satisfied with anyone but you as Hamilton...happy trails to you...the soul is passed to Javier now *split photo of Lin’s first show as Hamilton and the last show his hair cut* Lin: The Love and tears @y/n cried today make me want to never leave this role even with puffy eyes and sniffles she is the most beautiful thing to me *photo of you on Lin's dressing table head on his shoulder his head against yours* July 25th Lin: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! Look at this beautiful old woman *photo of you with a birthday princess crown* You: @lin_manuel says the 35 year old Lin: @y/n love you August 23rd Lin: A dream is a wish your heart makes...when you're fast asleep…*photo of you, your bare back facing him sheet pulled up enough to cover you* September 25th You: @lin_manuel and there you are an ocean away, do you have to be an ocean away Lin: @y/n I will only be a moment away when the set in Chicago is finished...only a little while longer… October 31st Lin: Who's the scariest in all of London? My beautiful soon to be wife! @y/n *photo of you holding up your hand a nice engagement ring on it* You: Spooky scary skeletons i’ve trapped him for life! @lin_manuel November 24th You: @lin_manuel tried to cook in our London flat...happy thanksgiving all you american friends Lin: @y/n saved the chicken...and made a cake! Happy turkey day...or chicken day for us! December 25th Lin: she is who I write about in love songs, she is the voice in my mind telling me it’s alright, she is my strength and heart...she is...home *photo of you asleep on Lin's chest his hand running through your hair* January 12th Lin: when the badger fell in love with the snake all of the darkness faded from the world, it was colored instead with bright yellow flowers and green grass *photo of you and him in your hogwarts house scarves foreheads pressed together standing in front of the theater the cursed child sign above you both* December 13th Lin: @y/n it's our lovely set witch! She has fixed the stairs! I swear she's a wizard *shifty eyes* You: @lin_manuel you broke the desk again! *insert selfie of your very very angry face* Lin: @y/n WHO TOLD YOU! Well I guess Javi is the permanent Alexander...look for my body in the Hudson! You: @lin_manuel oh trust me there won’t be any of you left to find! Also it was @DaveedDiggs who snitched *insert selfie with a “dead” daveed in the background* You better run! January 5th Lin: So @y/n was helping build shelves for my new place and well we had to run out and get bandaids *insert selfie of you holding up your hands with all but six fingers bandaged, complete with superhero ones on your arms* You: @lin_manuel guess which one of us picked the superhero bandaids Lin: @y/n you said get the cheapest! Just so happens the superhero ones were on clearance You: @lin_manuel yeah sure… January 10th Lin: In moments when you feel the lowest find the one who never fails to raise you up again *insert photo of you mid laugh* You: When you feel the world close in, and no breath can enter, find the person who can hold the walls at bay so you can breath again *insert a photo of Lin looking out at the sunset on his apartment balcony* January 17th Lin: *blushing emoji* *selfie of you kissing his cheek* January 21st You: @lin_manuel sings in Spanish when he showers *quick video of Lin singing in Spanish behind a door* Lin: @y/n I should learn to lock my front door. You: @lin_manuel I have a key, remember in case of ‘emergencies’ Lin: @y/n right…. February 12th Lin: @y/n in Chicago building the beautiful Hamilton set, I trust no one else with my brain childs sacred working space *photo of yours and lin’s face time you showing him the set so far* You: hotels don’t feel the same without him...he’s my home...his heart beat is my lullaby…*photo of a Skype call where Lin is asleep on the other end hair all across his face* February 24th Lin: welcome home mi reina never leave again *photo of you asleep against his shoulder in the uber* July 11th You: @lin_manuel I will never be satisfied with anyone but you as Hamilton...happy trails to you...the soul is passed to Javier now *split photo of Lin’s first show as Hamilton and the last show his hair cut* Lin: The Love and tears @y/n cried today make me want to never leave this role even with puffy eyes and sniffles she is the most beautiful thing to me *photo of you on Lin's dressing table head on his shoulder his head against yours* July 25th Lin: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! Look at this beautiful old woman *photo of you with a birthday princess crown* You: @lin_manuel says the 35 year old Lin: @y/n love you August 23rd Lin: A dream is a wish your heart makes...when you're fast asleep…*photo of you, your bare back facing him sheet pulled up enough to cover you* September 25th You: @lin_manuel and there you are an ocean away, do you have to be an ocean away Lin: @y/n I will only be a moment away when the set in Chicago is finished...only a little while longer… October 31st Lin: Who's the scariest in all of London? My beautiful soon to be wife! @y/n *photo of you holding up your hand a nice engagement ring on it* You: Spooky scary skeletons i’ve trapped him for life! @lin_manuel November 24th You: @lin_manuel tried to cook in our London flat...happy thanksgiving all you american friends Lin: @y/n saved the chicken...and made a cake! Happy turkey day...or chicken day for us! December 25th Lin: she is who I write about in love songs, she is the voice in my mind telling me it’s alright, she is my strength and heart...she is...home *photo of you asleep on Lin's chest his hand running through your hair* January 12th Lin: when the badger fell in love with the snake all of the darkness faded from the world, it was colored instead with bright yellow flowers and green grass *photo of you and him in your hogwarts house scarves foreheads pressed together standing in front of the theater the cursed child sign above you both*

#lin manuel miranda x reader #lin manuel x reader #lin manuel imagine #hamilton x reader #fanfiction #fanfic #lin manuel miranda

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Sherlock SSN 4 ‘Live’ Blog

Sherlock

Season 4: The Six Thatchers

‘Live’ Blog

Fair Warning, below the line are spoilers. If you’ve not watched the episode yet (which you probably have) then do not read below the line. Else wise - this is my ‘live’ blog of T6T (aka, my comments and thoughts as I am watching).

Fair Warning 2, there’s a lot surrounding John that I don’t like and I get kind of angry about it. Like, a lot angry.

Continue if you dare ;)

Shout out to @heroofthreefaces for telling me where to find the episode! Sometimes I don’t have the mental energy to sort through the safe options, so I appreciate such a kind and helpful fandom. Thanks lovely.

Ugh, I have missed Sherlock so fucking much, guys! I feel like I’m riding a trike without two wheels because Sherlock has been gone – Doctor Who has been gone – and the wheel remaining (SPN) has been a bit lacking (imho). So this is like getting a new used trike that’s working with a wobbly wheel. YUS>>>

BROTHERS

MY GODS IT IS LOVELY

Sherlock is such a piece of work. It is crazy how bleh

THEY HAVE TUMBLR USERS WORKING FOR THEM! WE CAN TWIST ANYTHING TO MAKE SHERLOCK INNOCENT!

Targets wait.

“I’ll know when it begins.”

“I always know when the game is on.”

“Because I love it.”

Oh Sherl.

While the openingcredits roll – I’m going to say that I hate Moffat so much.

I’ve seen a lot of OOC content – and I don’t know if it’s fan manips or if it’s 100% honest representatives of the content. So I’m curious what taste this episode will leave in my mouth.

Sherlock narrating with Sharks swimming in the background – that is my new aesthetic for sure.

Are there any Sherlock!Shark fics?

Mary seems more interested than even Sherlock.

I love that Sherlock is tweeting. It’s adorable.

I also love John’s silver hair. It’s distinguished, as we’ve always read, but Martin wears it so well. Yays.

59 Missed Calls.

BABY!

BABY IS COMING!

JOHN IS NOT AN OB DOCTOR.

GODFATHER

Did they agree to do this? Did they agree that Sherlock is a fitting Godfather?

Sherlock is my husband in that scenario, honestly.

But I feel like they should have known as much.

SHERLOCK AS A GODFATHER IS SO FUCKING ADORABLE!

SHERLOCK!DAD IS A THING I NEED DID YOU KNOW?! YOU SHOULD KNOW!

DAD!LOCK

Sleepy Watsons.

I love that Sherlock already checked with Mary.

Is John going to flirt with the Rowena-wannabe?

BITCH IS GONNA GIVE HIS NUMBER TO HER

PLEASE NO HALP

SHE GOTTA BE BAD BAD BAD TO THE BONE

Oh it must have been the flower that she was staring at, right?

Not because she’s admiring our distinguished Watson Doctor.

Charlie’s son is in danger I think.

He’s in danger for sure.

Lestrade says weird and danger.

SPLOSION

Sherlock laughing; “I thought it would tickle you.”

Oh, I have missed this so very much. I can’t cope with this being the end. I truly cannot.

“Is it is my birthday.”

“Take all the credit.”

“Definitely a sore spot.”

Lestrade genuinely believes Sherlock doesn’t know his name.

BUT HE DOES – he just doesn’t want anyone to know he knows stuff about them.

Can we say it is canon that Mary breastfeeds?

It looks like maybe she does but I can’t be certain. It would mean a lot if we just had a line or a passing snapshot about it.

Is Sherlock having a vision? Is he hallucinating? What’s happening here? Are the objects speaking to him? What – is –happening?

SHERLOCK USING HIS INTUITION?!

I am calling OOC on this one.

Lestrade is such a fucking attractive person.

Smiling offends Sherlock, apparently.

His son meant to surprise his father and as a parent I want to cries lots.

SO CRIES.

IT CANNOT BE THAT EASY AND OH NOOOOOOO PLEASE HELP ME

It’s going to feel awful no matter what.

Husband & Mrs. Husband.

He actually almost tried there. It was sort of sweet of him. He used a soft voice.

VERY FULLY FUNCTIONING

He’s even worse than Sherlock, oh my god.

The water thing is weird.

CALL HIM ON IT MARK – I MEAN MYCROFT.

Sherlock’s love of pirates is adorable.

Can it be a headcanon that Sherlock spends his free time watching Pirates of the Caribbean? I kind of want that to be a thing.

Lestrade. Do the flirts.

DO THE FLIRTS LESTRADE.

And since when does Sherlock consult with not Lestrade?

WHEN DID THAT BECOME A THING?

THE BALLOON JOHN

HAHAHAHA – That guy is mentally unstable, it feels.

The hell is Sherlock doing – what is he telling to this man for why?

He’s gone bonkers, hasn’t he?

Oh he was doing a funny.

Sherlock doing a funny is funny. In a strange way.

LESTRADE KNOWS SHERLOCK SO WELL AND I JUST FEELL IKE HE DOESN’T GET ENOUGH CREDIT!

“have a good time”

kid I know – hacker – brilliant

Sherlock would know a hacker.

He looks like Sherlock’s old dog, my goodness.

“Don’t wait up.”

ROSIE IS CUTE AS A BUTTON SAVE FOR HER FAKENESS.

John running about with the Rosie doll is fucking great. They are definitely every bit the parents you would expect.

I can’t get over how bad the baby thing is though – very obviously fake – the way the hood was sitting is stupidly horrible. It would be dead.

They’re saying they’re child is a bit of a rotten piece of flesh in bed – my goodness! As a parent I can tell you I have not done this. Not even when my babe was that smol.

I like that last name: Harker. I’ll have to use it sometime as a throwback to SH.

I glanced back up and I thought this was an odd photo shoot but it’s a dead body.

What does that say about me… probably nothing good.

THE FUCK SHERLOCK?!

Is anyone else not impressed with this fight scene? Like, it definitely felt artificial.

I mean, all fight scenes are, but they were maybe a little too safe with that one.

Does the man know about this fight is happening in his house?

There should be blood on that dudes face.

I can only assume the guy didn’t necessarily know – or at least knew to call the police? I’m intrigued.

I ache for what I know is going ot happen man, I don’t want to know it.

But I know it.

And I know what John says to Sherlock.

And I HURT FOR MY SHERL.

Our Sherl, really.

Let me be selfish at this moment.

SHOOTING STUFFS HAPPENIGN PEOPLES DEAD.

That must have been Mary?

Yes.

Yes it was.

Those two were partners, then, and it must have gone south.

That was a pretty wide stand for general lap top use.

Anyone else feel uncomfortable about that?

Okay, so that’s not Mary’s JD.

That’s just the JD of one of her partners – the partner trying to murder her.

That’s why he was looking for the statues. Okay dokay.

Are we to believe as the viewers that the person hanging up that they were punching was Mary? Because she got some seriously repressed issues if it was – like I hope John is gentle with her.

No Entry naturally means ENTER ALL THE TIMES.

What an odd rendezvous..

Necessary, of course.

Sherlock is being a good friend right now.

“Polite title.”

Yeah, really wrong is a way to put it.

She’s excited for him to be alive.

But she don’t know – She doesn’t know – he wants to murder her.

Sherlock is trying so hard to keep her safe.

That’s a considerable amount of bronzer on her cheeks. Beautiful woman she is, though. Make-up or not.

SHERLOCK THE DRAGONSLAYER IS MY FAVE EVER

My husband just told me it looks like I’ve just found a way to connect Sherlock and Merlin.

DID THIS BITCH DRUG HIM?

MARY YOU FUCKING BITCH HE WAS TRYING TO BE A GOOD FRIEND AND YOU DID THE BAD FRIEND BITCH BYE DON’T COME BACK

You are going to die.

You are GOING to do the DIE.

DOES JOHN KNOW SHE DRUGGED HIS BEST FRIEND?

“I love an acronym.”

“It went horribly wrong.”

WHAT A WAY TO PUT IT AGAIN

“Difficult to tell the difference these days.”

Mycroft calling out the OOC like a boss.

The retired in a permanent sort of way. Oh gosh.

Is this Mary?

Oh gods it is.

Poor John.

GIVE JOHN THE HUGGLES.

GIVE HIM A SHOT OF WHISKY AND A HUGGLE.

John is a single dad, oh lawd help.

I’m curious where this gun business is going.

OF FUCKING COURSE

GODDAMN SHERLOCK WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING

“How the fuck” indeed princess.

They’re having a laugh.

I love them having a laugh.

JOHN

JOHN YOU SHOULD PUNCH HER SHOULDER PLAYFULLY AND THEN KISS HER FACE.

John deserves better, and I want him to be happy, and if he wants to be happy with her – that’s great – but he’s not getting everything he deserves in the relationship.

BITCH NO YOU DO NOT DESERVE JOHN WATSON.

YOU ARE A GOOD FRIEND BUT NOT THE BEST WIFE.

I’m not the best wife either, so I feel you girl, but please be better to John.

With the time that you have left – be good to him.

BE SO GOOD TO HIM!

Is this bro mad because he thought she knew he was alive?

OKAY THAT WAS NO MARY.

So bro is mad because she fled for her life.

I can understand being mad about that – but if someone is really family to you – like – wouldn’t you want that person to do what saves them

I AM SO STRESSED BY THIS SITUATION

MY HEART IS RACING

I WANT TO DO THE CRIES.

So he has legitimate reason to believe that the British woman betrayed them.

Ammo.

Ammo in latin.

John is such a smol bean.

PLEASE DO NOT DO THE BAD THING JOHN

DO NOT CHEAT ON YOUR WIFE

I HOPE YOU DID NOT CHEAT ON YOUR WIFE JOHn

ESPECIALLY WITH NOT SHERLOCK

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DO NOT

THROW THAT SHIT AWAY JOHN

FUCKING DAMN DAMN DAMN JOHN

MARY DESERVES BETTER

I CANNOT FUCKING DO THIS

I TAKE AWAY THE SMOL BEAN STATEMENT

WHAT A FUCK

OOC

OOc

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FUCKING NOW

I HATE EVERYTHING

I should have known.

I should have known the way they laid in bed

I thought it was strange

And now it is strange

BECAUSE JOHN IS SUCH A FUCK

THESE TWO FUCKS DESERVE EACH OTHER BECAUSE FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKFUCK

I FUCKING HATE THIS

I FUCKING HATE MOFFAT

WHAT ON EARTH MAD THIS FUCKING OKAY

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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK THIS

Does Sherlock know?

Is this why he’s been involving Mary in his case?

IS SHERLOCK TRYING TO HELP JOHN MAKE BAD CHOICES.

I am so mad.

FUCKING

MAD

SO FUCKING MAD

I should have KnoWN

MOFFAT TOUCHES IT

IT IS RUINED

BECAUSE HE CANNOT LEAVE GOOD ENOUGH ALONE

I CANNOT BREATHE BECAUSE I AM SO RAGE

HOW THE HELL CAN I LOOK AT JOHN NOW WITHOUT WANTING TO PUNCH

JOHN IS NOT THAT KIND OF MAN

HE IS NOT THE KIND OF MAN TO DO THAT BECAUSE HE IS TOO GOOD HE IS TOO LOYAL

THAT IS SO OOC THAT I CANNOT ACCEPT ANY OF THIS SEASON AS CANNON NOW BECAUSE THAT SHIT IS FUCKED UP

GOOD MEN MAKE BAD MISTAKES BUT THIS WAS NOT NO NO NO

This is not John.

John would make a stupid mistake like – putting the wrong fuel in a car.

ICE LOLLY LADY

Sherlock should have brought an ICE LOLLY

I cannot handle this.

I don’t mean to shame people who have affairs – because it happens. It’s a natural thing that happens – IN STRAINED RELATIONSHIPS if the people are good people – and I would not be surprised that Mary and John have a fractures relationship on a good day. So I get it – I understand – I think it happens more often than not. But dammnit, John Watson is loyal to the Nth degree. He wouldn’t sell out his mates if it meant his death. What bothers me about this is that I can’t imagine any alternate universe – no other time line – NOTHING – nowhere would John do this to Mary.

He loves her so much he was willing to let her past be in the past so he could marry her. HE LOVES HER SO MUCH that she holds her on the same pedestal as Sherlock – letting her be a proper git running around the world to ‘solve’ her problem.

John.

Watson.

Would.

Not.

Do.

This.

To.

Mary.

FUCKING NO

The gun is pointed at Sherlock

And now it’s not Sherlock dying.

Sherlock called for the ambulance.

“Come on Doctor you can do better.”

Oh my gods.

I’m not crying – you’re crying.

“I’m sorry for shooting you, that time.”

Come on Doctor you can do metter.

John is disturbingly calm.

His screaming is frightening.

Scary John Watson is Scary.

I’m shaking.

Side note, I’m surprised that martin wasn’t more emotional watching he love die like that – fake or not. The Phelps twins had a very difficult time after the death scene in Deathly Hallows – and I thought this would have been equally as difficult for Martin and Amanda.

John is so angry.

I am so legitimately scared.

Martin would play the villain quite well.

HOLY SHIT. Sherlock is the one in therapy.

That is super groundbreaking.

A more human Sherlock Holmes is such a crazy thing.

Mycroft looks like he lives in the basement of his work building.

Headcannon?

Will John move back to 221 with Rosie? Probably not – not safe. Not safe at all.

“Work is the best antidote to sorrow.”

That is true, for me.

NORBURY

NORBARRY

NORBURRY

NORBERRY

Miss Me disc.

Fucking hell.

“Thought that would get your attention.”

I am permanently fucked up.

Molly doesn’t look impressed to have Sherlock around.

I don’t like how brash she’s being. I know of all people she has every right to be – but she’s been just as dedicated to him as anyone else. I don’t like it. I know everyone reaches a point of no tolerance.

“Save John Watson.”

Save him from what – oh gods.

SAVE HIM FROM WHAT

John needs to stop. PLEASE STAHP JOHN.

“Go to hell, Sherlock.”

THE FUCK IS THAT SHIT ABOUT

FUCK

FUCKING ME UP

ALL OF IT FUCKING ME UP GODDAMN

SO – A brief reflection of the episode.

So, all in all it wasn’t as terrible as I was expecting. I don’t lie when I say I hate Moffat. He convolutes things and leaves plot holes galore. He has this way of leaving POC out of his work and being a general twat about LGBT. The episode was well done.

I’m a bit rusty, of course, and feel poorly about my ability to foretell the events of the episodes as well as I have in the past. (I’ve not read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories).

Back to content, I think they humanized Sherlock in a beautiful way – and it did seem OOC but it was OOC in the right way. Transitions always feel off and ill-placed. We as people have to make changes and it shows, we are always uncomfortable in the early stages of change – doubtful of ourselves. So Sherlock’s OOC nature was not a problem for me.

But John… I don’t like what is happening with him. I don’t like the shady affair business. I don’t like him deferring and submitting to Mary and Sherlock. I don’t like his shutting Sherlock out for something that wasn’t even his fault. JOHN TOLD MARY TO GO – and were John there he’d have done exactly as Mary did. John is a smart man, emotional to boot, but intelligent and reasonable. Whatever is happening with his character reeks of poor writing. I’m not particularly excited to see what becomes of his character.

This may be the season that taints Johnlock for me – as a friendship or otherwise.

This episode made me appreciate Mary more, and I hadn’t liked her at all. Not because she was a bad character or anything. I didn’t like her for John, it never felt right. But now – I have a lot of respect for her because she did give John the option of knowing what she came from. He chose not to know. So I feel she’d been fairly transparent from that point on. I don’t agree with her choices but she clearly was trying harder that I believed prior to the whole random affair that had 0% purpose to the story.

IT DID NOT BELONG.

And Molly, she’s cold. She felt off. She’ll bit at Sherlock for being a git, but it’s almost like she’s eaten up this false story of Sherlock being a villain – some poppycock John is surely spouting off in his fits of rage. And John has those, those complaints about Sherlock and his work and his flaws… But nothing that would convince anyone he genuinely hates Sherlock. This just…

I feel like Sherlock has gained some humanity to appease those around him, but not the people around him have decided “Just kidding, we’re still over it.” Like, I don’t know. Maybe I’m seeing through a lens that holds Sherlock on high… But these characters are turning on him, it feels, right? Not like in season two when Moriarty ripped apart his reputation – but genuine friends turning their back to him.

Like I said, I know people reach a point where they can give no more tolerance. There is a point in time where we can’t give any more of ourselves to a toxic person or a toxic relationship; and it is good to walk away when it becomes an issue for him. But I cannot believe that is what is happening.

And return to the point of John’s affair.

What poor writing – unless it gets addressed in the next episode.

Sherlock didn’t hint to knowing.

Mary didn’t hint to knowing. If anyone would know – those two would know.

And I don’t feel confidently any lines in this episode suggest that either Mary or Sherlock actually know. I had my theory that Sherlock did know and was encouraging John (or rather protecting Mary by keeping her busy – he did seem more protective and invested in Mary than John this episode, and he’s even been someone inclined towards Mary over John in the past in one way or another).

That’s the sort of stuff that bothers me about projects Moffat is associated with… There’s also something missing that makes the project feel wrong. Incomplete. Wrong.

As for the plot – it was nice to have more about Mary revealed. It was nice to not be delving right back into the Moriarty business. It’s also nice to have more domesticity in the show – a way to keep older characters relevant who don’t feel quite as important anymore with the case searching that Sherlock does on his own. And there didn’t even need to be a compromise to the content that people actually watch Sherlock for: a mystery.

If I had to give this work a grade or a rating – I think I’ll give is a solid A- or 8/10.

It’s hard to say for sure because I couldn’t read all the text because of my live blogging and details surely went unnoticed. For now I’m pretty impressed. It exceeded my expectations but didn’t completely “wow” in any way except this affair nonsense that will eat away at me for the rest of all eternity.

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Strokes of Life

So here’s a story I originally wrote in 2014, I submitted it to this young teens writing contest and was actually runner-up. Which surprises me to this day. It’s been heavily edited several times since (including literally today), so hopefully, it’s decent.

Word count: approx. 5500

She laid her pencil on the paper, her fingers gripping the painted yellow wood. She trembled as her strokes lined the paper, slowly forming the picture in her head.

"Please don't make me do this." She said in a hushed voice to the man holding a knife to her throat, the cold metal a gentle sting.

"You will draw and you will live, do not draw, do not live. Simple." The man's thick accent pulsed through her head as the room fell silent again but for the sound of her pencil on the paper.

"Scarlet." A girl with a short brown bob and seemingly translucent blue eyes sat in the back of a small classroom shaking her sleeping friend. "Scarlet please wake up you're gonna get in trouble again."

The old teacher with her white hair piled high gave this girl a stern look.

"You've already had 4 detentions with Mrs.Proutly this month, you can't afford another."

The sleeping girl moaned and shifted her head away from the other girl, her honey hair a horrible mess.

"I'm sorry." The girl raised her half-full water bottle slightly above Scarlet’s head, twisting off the cap and tilting. Scarlet awoke with a gasp her hands flying to her throat before she opened her meadow green eyes and realized where she was.

"Oh my god," her voice was a whisper, "I fell asleep again." She ran a hand through her now wet hair a with a sigh of relief.

"Did you have the dream again?" the other girl asked. "Oh and you're welcome for saving your ass once again."

"Yea. Yea, I had the dream." That dream had been plaguing Scarlet since her 15th birthday a few months before and her dishevelled appearance showed she wasn’t getting very much sleep. "Thanks, Avery, but my ass didn't need saving."

"Pff as if," Avery rolled her eyes, "we're on page 141, hurry up."

The rest of the day went as any Monday would, boring and tiring. The only light at the end of the tunnel for Scarlet was her Monday night art lessons. The only nice thing her drunken father had ever done for her was sign her up for these once a week private lessons when she was 13 and it had been Scarlet's favourite thing ever since. You see, she has always loved to draw, loved the feeling of her pencil gliding over the paper, but she had never been very good until, that is, the lessons. Her art teacher was her best friend, even though Avery would murder her for saying that, he really was. He wasn't an old man but he was by no means young and his hair was going gray at the temples. He had soft brown eyes and was of Italian descent, his accent sometimes dripping through his regular speech in moments of passion. He was everything to her, her mentor, her inspiration, her role model, her best friend, often times he was more a father to her than her father had ever been. He had shown her that her art could blossom and grow if she didn't give up. That night they were going to try something new.

He wouldn't explain to her just what they were going to try, all he said was “you will see” and his usual mantra of "art can do things you wouldn't believe." Scarlet shook with anticipation. She hopped off the crowded bus muttering about how she hated public transportation and walked up to the door of his studio and home. Nearly skipping as she could hardly contain the happiness bubbling inside her. She flung open the lemon yellow door that was in stark contrast to the peeling brown of the outer walls of the studio.

"Honey, I'm home!" she called out as she always did when she arrived.

"I'm in the art room, ready and waiting," came the caramel voice of her instructor from the end of the short hall with walls like a graffitied street corner. Scarlet ran down and into the room, hopping into her instructor’s arms and hugging him as he twirled her around and plopped her down into a comfy chair in front of the special slanted desk. The art room had been cleaned for the first time Scarlet had ever seen and the only thing in the room that day was a large white paper, a pencil, and an eraser on the desk in front of her.

"Draw," he said. And she did, her strokes flowing smoothly onto the paper, the sound of the lead gently scraping along filled the room and they fell into the usual trance as she drew. It was not long before she had a small completed work, a simple flower in a pot drawn in near perfect detail, so life-like you'd think it was a photo. This was the way he had taught her to draw and she did it well.

"Now breathe life into your drawing, my dear." The instructor nodded at her.

"What do you mean?" Scarlet raised an eyebrow at him.

"Like this." He took her drawing and breathed on it gently, then harder as it blew right off the page. It peeled slowly at first, just the lead coming up from the page before it suddenly flipped and twisted. Before them sat the flower pot, the exact one she had drawn, as if it had appeared out of thin air. The feeling of magic lingered as she turned to her instructor, awe marking a smile on her face.

"Can I really do that?" Her voice barely rose above a timid whisper.

"Do you think I would have shown you if you couldn't?" Her instructor smiled, there was a spark in his eyes that she had never seen before. "Just draw."

She put her pencil to the paper once again, the paper that had once contained the flower pot now blank. Her pencil flew, filled with a new passion, a stronger passion, and she drew. A lovely tree took form on her page, a small tree and a tiny bird. Once finished, she turned to her instructor, doubt flooding her mind.

"Wonderful, that's one of those Japanese trees isn't it?" He seemed to be inspecting her drawing.

"They're called bonsai trees." Her voice shook nervously. If she couldn't do this would she let him down? Letting him down was the last thing she wanted to do.

"Look." Her attention was called to the desk in front of him, while she had drawn her tree, he had drawn a beautiful butterfly. He picked the paper up from the desk, bringing it in front of his face. "You need to imagine the life in your art. Imagine your breath bringing it off the paper and into the world." He blew onto the drawing and again excess lead flew off first leaving a trail in the sky, then the edges of the butterfly peeled up. Its wings curled up into the air, its body glowing with life as it flew. It fluttered up and around the room before finding the open window and flying away.

"I just have to imagine?" Anyone listening would've heard the disbelief in her voice.

"Just believe and breathe it onto the paper." He tapped the paper lightly with the tip of his finger and she nodded. She picked the paper off the desk, brought it in front of her face just as he had, and she blew. Gently at first, the lead flying off as it had for him, then slightly harder. The edges of her little tree started to lift, life going into its small leaves as they left the page. A leaf blew off the page and fluttered away, followed by a trail of lead dust. Even though she continued to blow, that is all that happened. A faint tweeting from the bird, a few leaves and a wonderful smell like freshly mowed grass.

"It's not working." She was getting frustrated now.

"Give it time." His smile had fallen. "I'm sure it will work eventually."

"Right, it almost worked just now so there is hope." She repeated this in her head; there is hope, there is hope. She tried until the end of the lesson but to no avail. She just couldn't get it to work.

"Keep trying, ok?" Her instructor patted her on the head as she left. "You can probably get it by next week." She hugged him and left, walking slowly to the edge of the road, the drawing of the bonsai tree rolled tightly in her hand. It was 5 minutes until the next bus and she was holding back tears she couldn't let her instructor see. The minutes seemed to stretch on, the bus nowhere to be seen and tears welling in her eyes. A loud crash sounded from the house. She whipped around to look at its big bay window. There was shouting. She ran to the door and threw it open, shouting for her instructor.

"CAMRON!" She screamed as she sprinted through the house. A crash from the basement. She stumbled down the stairs, shouting for him again and again. Her shouts dwindled to whispers as she saw shadows around the corner in the exercise room that was never used. Glass shattered. Her breaths grew shattered and short just like the glass of the small window she could see when she entered the exercise room.

"Oh, Camron." Her voice shook and she fell to her knees. Sobs wracked her body as she stared at the trail of blood leading out the window.

She sat like this for a long time, trying to make sense of what had happened. Who took her beloved instructor? Why? Would he ever come back?

A steely determination rose over her. He would never come back if she didn't do anything about it. She would save him, she could save him. She stood, took a deep breath and ran up to the art room. Arming herself with a pack of pencils and a pad of paper, she started to draw. She filled the first paper with things like a backpack full of survival supplies, a small food kit and the other necessary items. She lifted the page to her face, blowing gently. Then harder. And with a clank, everything on the page lay before her in a messy pile. After it all was gathered, she ran out the back door and followed the trail of blood into the forest. She ran after the trail until she was sure she could run no longer. She stopped for a moment to get her bearings. Trees surrounded her, looming and impending, they towered over her head and gave the air an ominous chill. There was no path, whoever had Camron had just dragged him straight into the woods, leaving behind a track of blood. Scarlet started walking, examining the blood left behind. Though she had never seen large amounts of blood, or ever really seen blood at all, she knew there was something off with this blood. The blood on the leaf she examined was red, but not the right red. Not a bright red, but not the dark browny red she knew dried blood turns into. It looked like it had been turned gray or mixed with something to give it a shiny, almost metallic, stone-like look. Almost as though it had been mixed with pencil lead. She followed the drips, they were all this strange colour. Trying not to let it bother her, she sped up and tried to distract herself with the plants and animals. A butterfly that looked strangely like the one her instructor had drawn earlier fluttered by. She followed it with her head, spinning a little to watch it fly away. Then she noticed that the trail of blood had ended. Disappeared entirely.

She cursed and screamed in her mind, on the verge of tears. The butterfly fluttered by again.

"Screw you for being so happy. You know he's gone, right? The guy who created you has been taken," she yelled at the butterfly, falling to the ground and punching the tree behind her. The butterfly fluttered in front of her face.

"Go away," she said between sobs. It landed on her knee, flapping its colourful wings wildly. "What do you even want?" It fluttered about some more flying off to the side and back again. Scarlet's sobs subsided, "Do you want me to follow you?" It fluttered as if in agreement. Scarlet stood and started walking, letting the butterfly lead the way. They moved through the forest at a steady pace and it was not much longer before the trees started to thin. They entered a beautiful meadow, the flowers bright and the sun hot on that beautiful day at the time of year when no one is sure if it’s spring or summer. At the far end of the meadow was the stony face of the small mountain on the west side of town. The butterfly crossed the meadow and was moving around in front of a cliff face that was no taller than a door and not much wider.

"Is there something here?" Scarlet asked the butterfly as if it would answer, but it did as butterflies do and landed on the cliff face, wiggling its wings. Scarlet pressed her hands on the cliff, examining its surface for anything that could be a clue. Nothing. She decided to climb to the top see if there was anything up there. The cliff was rough and full of places to use as footholds. Finding an indent just higher than her head, Scarlet reached up and her hand in the small hole and her foot into one similar near the bottom of the cliff. As she lifted her body the cliff itself made a strange noise. The butterfly flew off and all the other animals in the area ran. Scarlet paused, hoping that the cliff wasn't going to fall to pieces. After a few moments had passed she started to climb again, putting her other hand into a hole slightly higher. Suddenly, the cliff face fell inwards and sent Scarlet flying into the darkness, down some slide-like tunnel. Her screams echoed around her as she landed abruptly on a hard stone floor. She grunted and stood. Her eyes were still adjusting to the dark, but she could tell she was in some sort of cave. Voices approached from somewhere to the side of her and she dove behind a large rock.

"I heard scream, I know it." That accent. That voice. Scarlet almost gasped aloud at hearing the voice from her dream but she caught herself and slammed a hand over her mouth.

"Did you hear? It sound like breath." The man started towards the rock where Scarlet hid.

"Don't be a fool." A different man, this one sounded sophisticated, his voice was tinged with a delicate Italian accent which sounded overly formal compared to the first man's strong Russian accent. "If any human had found a way into here the dogs would be driven insane, same for if it was an animal."

"But I heard..." the Russian man started.

"You hear imaginary things. If something was to be heard I would hear it long before you," the Italian interrupted. The Russian made a discontent sound along the lines of "hmph" but didn't argue further.

"Well, hurry up. Boss won't wait for the Lead Blood much longer." The men came into Scarlet's view. The Russian had his back to Scarlet but she could see how huge he was and the Italian man, well she could see how disgusting he was. He had slicked back black hair with sideburns and a moustache that looked like it could cut somebody, she saw his flint eyes glint in the dark. It appeared that both men were wearing suits and were armed, the Russian had a knife and gun, and the Italian had a sword holstered to his hip. They left the room quickly but Scarlet lay in wait until their voices had long faded and a bit longer to try and make sense of their conversation.

The Lead Blood. The blood she had seen looked like it had been mixed with lead. Maybe they were talking about Camron! The only way to find out would be to explore this cave and she couldn't do that if she could be seen. She needed to basically turn invisible. An idea came and she whipped out the pad of paper and a pencil, quickly drawing a cloak with a simple background that could be seen through it. A cloak of invisibility. Scarlet would've never thought that her obsession with fictional stories would help her in a situation like this, but she also would've never thought she'd be in a situation like this. The cloak fell in front of her and she threw it on over her legs. It worked! She draped it over her head, standing slowly. It was a little too long and she was going to have to pay attention so she wouldn’t trip. She crept through the cave down long and twisting tunnels, she came across some men with guns every once in awhile but, of course, they didn't see her. Eventually, she came across a room more guarded than the others. The only one with a real door, a real door made of wood that was much larger than necessary and ornately decorated. Someone peaked into the room with perfect timing for Scarlet to slip through. The inside of the cave had been transformed into a beautiful room one would expect to see in a castle, not an underground cave system. It had a high roof and looked like a throne room. In the throne sat a man. A huge, fat, mean-looking Italian man. He wore a suit like all the other men and sat with an air of importance. Scarlet crept around the crowd of suit-wearing men that filled the room to get a look at what they were watching.

Her instructor was on the ground, his always messy hair an even bigger mess and the strange blood was dripping down his face. The Russian man stood over him.

"Speak," the Russian demanded. Camron’s face was filled with agony punctuated by determination and he said nothing.

"Speak," again the Russian demanded, this time kicking Camron hard in the face.

"Pig," Camron said, his pained face twisted into a smile. Scarlet held herself against the wall fighting every urge to run in and start fighting.

"Lead Blood," the man on the throne addressed Camron, "you know why I have you here, right?" His heavily accented voice was dripping with mock kindness. Camron made a face at the man.

"We have you to draw, yes," the Russian said in his choppy English.

"What on earth would a simple drawing get you?" Camron was playing dumb. "My drawings aren't worth anything, the only one I've sold I sold for 5 dollars."

"You know what I mean, Lead Blood." The man hissed as Camron sat up a little and tilted his head.

"I'm afraid I don't, Boss." Camron had a strong sarcastic tone.

"He talks about your 'Strokes of Life'," the Russian said stepping on Camron’s hand. "You not stupid, act not stupid."

Camron looked pointedly at Scarlet. "Go on tell me more about this 'Strokes of Life', I've never heard of it before." He looked back at them. "It sounds like a load of spiders to me." He looked around the room, pausing again pointedly at Scarlet. "Load of spiders." It took Scarlet a second to realize what he was asking her for, but once she did she started drawing furiously. Spiders had always been one of her favourite things to draw, they were simple yet complex and she thought it was fun to scare people with them. She filled her page with spiders, large and small, poisonous and harmless. As she blew onto the page a scuttling noise could be heard and all the men in the room turned towards her, though to them it looked like they were turning towards the closet door. The door suddenly shook, as though full of something trying to get out. The nearest men fell back, keeping their distance from whatever lay behind that door. First, they came from under the door, one, two, then more and more. The door cracked. It burst open and the spiders came flying in. So many spiders. The men ran squealing like children and Camron and Scarlet laughed. They laughed at the men who had thrown their guns to the ground and ran wildly about. They laughed at the men who tried to shoot at the spiders and instead shot each other. They laughed at the Boss standing on his throne crying. And they both laughed of relief. However, it was not long felt.

In all the commotion the cloak had been pulled away from Scarlet and she did not realize until it was too late.

"THE GIRL! GET THE GIRL, YOU FOOLS!" Standing on his chair, the boss had his hand outstretched his finger pointing right at Scarlet.

Scarlet pulled the cloak back over her, scrambling quickly to the side as the men came rushing at her. Narrowly escaping, she darted over to the other side of the room, pausing for a moment to draw. However, she realized quickly that she had dropped her paper where the men were now standing, searching for her frantically. In a panic, she turned to where Camron had been laying. Her cloak fell to the side just enough for her hand to show. A scream escaped her throat as large hands shut over her face from behind.

"You not fight and I will not hurt," the Russian whispered in her ear, sliding off her cloak and dropping it to the ground.

"Excellent job, Brute." The Italian had a nasty edge to his voice. "This little girl will be precious to us." He ran a finger down her face.

"My name not Brute," the Russian grunted.

"Brutus, brute, same difference." The Italian rolled his eyes. Still with a finger on Scarlet's face. He turned and flicked it off her chin. "Let's go tell the boss." His eyes met hers as he looked over his right shoulder. "Oh and make sure she can't pull anything funny."

Brutus grunted. "Yes, Cecilia."

"What did you just call me?" The Italian whipped around to face them again.

"Your name, Cecilia," Brutus grunted again. Cecilia started on a long rant of how he told Brutus not to call him that as Brutus laughed and a sharp pain spread across the side of Scarlet’s face. Everything went black.

She woke to darkness and silence. A rope of sorts wrapped her wrists and held her to a wooden chair. She twisted in a desperate attempt to get free, letting out a small scream when something sharp and cold met her throat.

"Do not struggle." It was Brutus again. "We free your hands now. No hitting or," he pulled what could only be a knife tighter to her neck, it stung as the blade broke her skin slightly. "Understand?" Scarlet nodded solemnly. She had a nagging thought in the back of her mind, a suspicion she tried desperately to ignore, a truth she wished with her life not to be true. She shook her hands once they were free, bringing her fingers together and cracking them all at once. As her eyes adjusted to the dark, Scarlet could see a paper laid out on a table in front of her.

"You're going to be drawing us a little something nice here today." Cecilia walked into her field of vision. He flipped on a lantern in his hand, momentarily blinding Scarlet. "I assume you will probably argue against this, but if you do you will die." He looked at Scarlet, noticing the steely look in her eyes. "If you don't care about dying, well," he turned, stepping out of the way. On the wall opposite Scarlet chains led down to hands. Hands she recognized very well and memories flashed through her head. She fought back tears and looked into his eyes.

"Camron." Her voice came out as a croak. He was beaten and bruised, a horrible mess and he looked extremely pained. Their eyes met and he just shook his head, tears leaving paths down his blood and dirt stained face. Cecilia approached Camron and ran his fingers down Camron’s obviously broken arm, drawing Scarlet’s attention to the condition of his hand. His drawing hand. It struck Scarlet like a wave of torturous fury as she realized that with that much damage there was no way Camron would ever draw or paint or make any kind of art ever again. She took in a shaking breath, glaring at Cecilia.

"I see we have an agreement." He brought his knee up into Camron’s stomach, Brutus brought the knife tighter to Scarlet’s throat as she reached forward towards Camron when he doubled over from the impact. She huffed and sat back in her seat trying not to break down. The tears stung the back of her eyelids as Cecilia explained to her what she would be drawing.

"A beast so horrible and strong, he listens only to the Boss. You see, Boss used to have one but, well, the Lead Bloods killed the thing in a war a while back and rebuilt humanity, blah, blah, blah. Basically, give us it back." Cecilia seemed as though he had explained this a number of times and was getting tired of it. "Here you go." He plopped down a pad of papers explaining in detail the creature and on the last page was a drawing of the beast. She had seen it before. Not the same drawing, no. But the same beast. A drawing of it hung on Camron’s wall and when she had asked what it was he said that it was a reminder of horrible things in our world, but also that those horrible things can be overcome. His only further explanation was that his grandmother had drawn it shortly after his grandfather disappeared. A product of her dementia that soon led to her death. Scarlet looked up at him again and his mouth formed the words “don't do it”. Over and over. Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it. Cecilia hit him hard and his head fell.

"Resistance is futile darling." Cecilia laughed as Brutus forced a pencil into her hand. She was shaking uncontrollably, a tear staining the paper.

She laid her pencil on the paper, her fingers gripping the painted yellow wood. She trembled as her strokes lined the paper slowly forming the picture in her head. The picture on the paper beside her.

"Please don't make me do this,” she said in a hushed voice. She knew his next words off by heart.

"You will draw and you will live, do not draw, do not live. Simple." Brutus had such a cruel edge to his voice so unlike when he talked to Cecilia and his voice now pulsed through her head as the room fell silent again but for the sound of her pencil on the paper. She prayed that she would hear Avery's voice once again calling her awake in the back of math class, that this was a dream. But it wasn't. It was scary, it was painful and it was very, very real. Scarlet drew slowly, trying to come up with a way to survive, with a way to escape and just when she had come up with a plan, she heard it. Distant at first but drawing nearer.

"SCARLET." The voice echoed through the cave system. A calm shout, loud and clear. Different from how Scarlet had ever heard it before.

"Avery!" Scarlet’s voice was quiet and full of hope, confusion but hope all the same. "AVERY! I'm-I'm in here." Scarlet shouted. Pain flashed through her. She coughed and sputtered. How could she have forgotten the knife held to her throat? Her blood dripped down and a smell like lead filled the air. She slumped backwards in her seat and black framed her vision. What happened next passed Scarlet by in an emotionless flurry. Brutus ran to the door as Avery appeared. Avery was tiny next to Brutus's bulk, he towered over her with the knife in his hand. But she took him down easily and it was only moments before Avery stood in front of the confused Cecilia. When he saw her face he screamed, he cried, he begged for mercy. She lifted the knife she must have taken from Brutus and Scarlet swears she saw her smiling. She tossed it at Cecilia, it spun once and planted itself into his chest. He looked at her with terror and something like awe before he fell to his knees and out of Scarlet's vision. Avery turned to Camron, speaking softly as she undid his chains. Scarlet heard none of it. The black had spread, filling her entirely, heavy and suffocating.

"Scarlet. Hey, hey Scarlet." Scarlet opened her eyes slowly to see Avery and Camron leaning over her. "Don't move." Avery held her hands on Scarlet’s chest.

"Wh-where are we?" Scarlet shoved Avery's hands off of her and sat up slowly. They were in a large room and Scarlet had been laid out on a table in the middle of it. It looked sort of like a conference room one might see in a place of business, but longer and grander. The high ceiling, dark purple walls and gold adornments suggested somewhere that royalty would dwell.

"We are in the council room," Camron spoke softly, placing a hand on Scarlet’s shoulder, "Somewhere safe." Scarlet nodded staring at Avery with wide eyes as she recalled what she had seen.

Avery laughed gently. "You're probably scared of me now, aren't you?" She pulled out one of the chairs that surrounded the long table, there were probably about 50 chairs or maybe more. Scarlet got down from the table, unable to stifle a groan. Nothing hurt as much as she thought it would, but everything was stiff and sore like after a long car ride. She walked over to the huge window with a spectacular view of a village, unlike anything she had ever seen before. The village was full of people, strange people. Scarlet was more interested, however, in the fact that over the hills past the town she could see the sea glistening in the setting sun.

"What is this place?" she asked, she had never seen an ocean like this before. Or a town so happy, every person she could see from this third story building was smiling and seemed kind, talking to those they passed, holding doors, helping each other.

"Come sit dear." Camron patted the chair across from Avery. "This will take a long explanation." Scarlet sat in the chair, looking from Avery to Camron and out the window again.

"This is our kingdom." Camron smiled, looking too out the window. "It's where people like us, people who aren't quite human and as such are ostracized and generally have really bad lives when trying to live with the humans, it's where we can live in peace." Seeing Scarlet’s still confused face he tried to explain again. "Sorry for that run on sentence. Basically, it's a sanctuary. Without it, we would be dead, either from people who can't accept our differences or, well, people like the ones who just had us." Scarlet nodded.

"We want you to live with us here." Avery smiled. "Well maybe first I should say that I live with Camron here, he took me in when I was little." She smiled at him. "We go on regular retrieval missions to bring in people who need our help like you did. Most of the time we don't ask them to live with us, but you're different I guess. We got more attached to you." She laughed a little but her then her face fell serious. "Seriously, Scarlet, bad things and bad people will always come for you out there, you really should stay here, even if you don't live with us." Scarlet was frozen on the spot staring at Avery as she tried to process it all.

"You want me, to live with you?" No one had ever told Scarlet that they wanted her before, her entire life and been a series of shouts as doors slammed in her face.

"Yes, of course we do." Camron’s accent was showing through, a sign of his disbelief that she didn't quite believe them. "You belong here, you belong with us." A warm feeling spread through Scarlet, a feeling she had never felt before. The feeling of belonging somewhere, the feeling of having people who cared about and wanted her.

"Yes." With that word a new life started for Scarlet, a new world opened its doors. She lived, she was loved and she was happy. Truly, completely happy. For a while at least.

#west's words #writers on tumblr #ya fiction #original story #magic #strokes of life #i've decided i need to go through and tag all the stories by name so i cant more easily figure out which ones i've posted and which i havent

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what is a food that you’d hate to be allergic to?: Omg SEAFOOD. Can’t live without it. If I was allergic to it I’d be that person who brings tons of antihistamines everywhere I go so I can power through when eating crabs and mussels and shrimp. I just can’t live a life of being forced to watch others eat seafood while I can’t lol.

what color was the last towel you used?: Light blue.

would you prefer to date someone taller, shorter, or the same height as you? Same height or a tad bit taller is fine; I’m not super particular when it comes to height.

when was the last time your nose bled? My nose has never bled before and I dread the day it happens for the first time, because I’m totally unprepared and blood freaks me out and I will highkey probably pass out for a bit hahaha.

how old are you turning this year?: I already turned 22 last April. Considering the circumstances, my birthday had surprisingly gone really well too.

what is your favorite thing to snack on while watching a movie?: French fries from Potato Corner. My go-to bucket size is Mega and I will typically request my order to be 1/2 barbecue and 1/2 cheese fries. I’ll feel super uneasy if I don’t have that exact order when watching a movie at the cinema.

swimming pool or hot tub?: So I had to look up hot tub because I wanted to know how it’s different from a jacuzzi, and holyyyyy crap I’ve learned something new - Jacuzzi is a brand of hot tubs, wtfreak my life has been a lie I thought it was a word!!! Hahaha in any case, I do prefer hot tubs more. I’ve always felt dirty hanging around in swimming pools.

can you swim well? I’m not able to perform any of the strokes like an Olympic athlete, but I can tread well and for a good amount of time.

what body part do you wash first in the shower?: Not really a part of the body per se but I’ve always washed my hair first.

who would you allow to read your thoughts for one day? No thanks, I find that too invasive.

what kind of first impression do you think you make? Cold and a little aloof, which isn’t too far off from the truth especially if I’m not approached first. If someone does talk to me for the first time, it’ll depend on their body language whether I’ll choose to continue to be reserved, or if I’d want to be bubbly and vibrant around them.

name your last reason for using a camera? My dad honked his horn as he parked in the carport to let us know he was home, and my dog ran up the screen door and sat patiently to wait for him to come inside, his tail wagging the whole time.

where was the last place you fell asleep other than your bed? Sometimes I’ll line up our dining chairs together so it can turn to some sort of bed, and I’ve been falling asleep on that often lately.

what are you excited about? To drink the rest of this milk tea my dad bought me :) He went out to run some errands and I guess he’s been hearing me talk about how I miss having milk tea, so he went out of his way to go to a Chatime and get drinks for me and my sister.

seven days from now, will you be in a relationship? Yes.

are you a happy person? My emotions are always all over the place. I’m never consistently in a certain mood.

when was the last time you laughed really hard & why? I was bored and missing normal life last night so I went through my uploaded photos on Twitter so I can see what I used to do before everything went downhill...and by doing that, I realized that I’m quite good at tweeting HAHAHA most of my captions made me laugh and my content/photos weren’t all that bland or bad either. Idk, this is one instance where I can confidently say that I’m funny hahaha.

what are you wearing? A UP shirt and a pair of shorts.

what do you want? For my college to post the official list of graduating students for this school year so that I can finally partake in the tradition of changing my Facebook DP to my senior photo. I REALLY love how my portrait turned out and I can’t wait for my loved ones to see it.

did you enjoy your weekend? It was okay I guess. My mom was annoyingly cranky throughout Saturday for no reason, but it mellowed out by the next day and that’s good enough for me. Other than that, it was just as uneventful as the last three months have been.

do you regret anything you’ve done recently? Just little stuff that I get over quickly like, “oh I regret making this coffee at 11 PM because it’s now 3 AM and I’m jumpy as fuck.” But no big regrets recently.

is there anybody you wish you could see? For fucking sure. I don’t even have to tell y’all who it is.

have you ever kissed anyone with a name that starts with j or m? Nope. I almost went out with an M, though.

how many people of the opposite sex do you fully trust? 2 3/4 lol. I trust Andrew 110%...and I mooooostly trust my dad. Not with every single topic under the sun, but I still trust him a whole lot nonetheless.

do you think you’ll be married in 10 years? I hope I will be by then.

what makes you mad most about girls? Definitely wanna avoid generalizing in this question but the way some girls will fawn over men is super hypocritical and that bugs me to no end. Girls shaming other girls for a range of things is also annoying, whether it’s over wearing too much makeup, not wearing makeup, choosing to abort, physical appearances, their diet, etc. Some really need to mind their own fucking business.

have you ever been given roses? Yes.

do you even like getting flowers? I love receiving stems or bouquets but I’m not obsessed with them in that I wanna get them regularly. Giving me flowers for Valentine’s Day or on our anniversary is more than enough for me.

what’s your favorite flowers? Peonies.

could you go out in public looking like you do now? No. I’d change my shorts.

who’s the first person you texted today? I haven’t texted anyone today.

would you move to another state to be with the person you loved? That’s a toughie...it would depend on the opportunities I have wherever I live in the present, and whether there are better ones where my partner is. I’m young and still building up my career, so realistically I’d wanna look out for myself first instead of clumsily jumping in headfirst for love lol.

how’s the weather today? It’s strangely warm and humid and uncomfortable, which is annoyinggggg. News has said that the wet/rainy season already begun, so I don’t know why the sun is still hanging around and being, again, annoying.

what color are your eyes? Really dark brown, almost black.

do you like poptarts? In my country we only get the same five flavors but my favorite out of all of them is chocolate fudge. I really wish we had a wider selection though :(

where will you be 12 hours frm now? Getting ready for bed most likely.

is it easy for others to make you feel intimidated? No. I’m usually the one who involuntarily makes others feel intimidated, oops.

do you know what you are going to wear tomorrow? Not exactly but it’s definitely gonna be one of the several tops and shorts I’ve just been repeatedly wearing at home since March.

are you on a desktop or laptop? Laptop. I haven’t used a desktop in ages.

does anyone hate you for no reason? I’m sure one or two people do, but I genuinely can’t care less.

what are you planning to do today? Finish my milk tea, maybe take another survey or two, eat the salted egg chips that my dad bought, and, if it cools down later in the day, take a quick nap.

play an instrument? I can play the recorder. I also memorize several songs on the piano, but the key word there is memorize lmao. I just know which keys to press due to watching covers over and over; but I can’t read notes, I don’t know which letters match which keys, have no idea what major and minor is, and I basically know absolutely nothing about using a piano.

would you go back in time if you were given the chance? Just to get closure from certain people or events. If I can go back in time I’d spend more time with my late grandpa, for one.

where did you get the underwear you are wearing right now? I’ve already forgotten.

have you ever kissed someone whose name starts with an r? No. I’m an R though, heh.

have you ever passed out? Yeah numerous times. I’m a big fainter, which just sounds so uncool lmfao.

are you easily confused? Yes I feel lost quite easily. I’m often the butt of my friends’ jokes because of this, but I don’t mind hahaha.

do you think you would make a good wife/husband? I like to think that I would be, but I dunno. I’m still insanely young and I know I’ll be a completely different person with different priorities, mindset, attitude, etc., by the time I get married. It’s too early to tell.

what’s your favorite kind of ice cream? Cookies and cream. Queso real is also a really good flavor and it was my favorite for some time before my taste shifted to cookies and cream.

do you like coffee? Love coffee.

do you like summer? I like it when I get to go to the beach or when my family books trips out of town or the country, but I reeeeeally could do without the hot and sticky weather. It’s definitely not my favorite period of the year.

where were you at 8am this morning? I was asleep for half of it, then by 8:30 I was up and scrolling through Facebook.

do you fall for people easily? No. That is one thing I can’t do as a demisexual haha.

everything happens for a reason? This is usually my mindset, yes. It helps me process and accept circumstances better and much more quickly.

have you ever dated someone more than once? Yup, Gab and I have broken up before.

who have you texted in the last 24 hours? No one. Not really big on texting these days as I’ve been using Messenger to contact people throughout the quarantine.

what color nail polish is on your toes? My toes are never painted.

do you find members of the preferred sex confusing? People of any gender have the potential to be confusing. < This.

what are you listening to right now? Right now all I can hear is the work being done for the new house that’s being constructed in front of ours, so I’ll hear the occasional shoveling of stones and trucks coming in and out of the construction zone. The last music I listened to was the Presto from Summer of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons because Portrait of a Lady on Fire always makes me feel things.

how has the week been? It hasn’t been horrible, I’ll give it that. I’ve been revisiting my old fandoms out of boredom but it’s turned out to be a lot of fun; my mom brought home cupcakes at the start of the week; I had milk tea today; and we just had Kimi groomed this afternoon so his fur is all gone and now he looks like a giant rat.

is there something you wish you could tell someone but can’t? I wish I could have respectful debates with my Duterte- and/or Trump-supporting relatives, but I know that’s impossible.

what are your biggest turn offs? People who: can only hold shallow conversations, are disrespectful to those in the service industry; are casually homophobic, racist, sexist, transphobic, and/or fatphobic; take their religion way too seriously; and neglect their pets.

favorite shirt to wear? My CM Punk Best in the World shirt, without a doubt. I’ve been wearing it semi-regularly for nine years and have absolutely no intention of throwing it out.

favorite drink? Depends on my mood and the occasion. If I’m studying I’d wanna have coffee with me, if I’m casually dining at a restaurant I’d be happy with iced water, etc.

last person to say ‘i love you’ to you? Gab.

would you kiss the last person you kissed again? Yeah, but when that’s gonna happen again I still have no idea...

what’s your favorite color gummy bear? I always find myself reaching for the red ones.

what is the nicest part of the opposite sex’s body? I don’t consistently stare at a certain part of a guy’s body.

have you ever run into a dishwasher? No, those aren’t common here.

ever had a song sung about/for you? Nope.

is there a baby in the room with you right now? No, not technically. But I do consider my pets to be my babies. < Same. Kimi, now a giant rodent, is walking around the living room at the moment but he never strays too far from me.

where do you sing the most, in the car, the shower or other? CAAAAAAAAAR. This is a big reason why I miss driving, I haven’t been able to belt out in a while.

what is your favorite thing that is green? I don’t own a lot of green stuff since it’s my least favorite color...buuuuut I do have a printed flowy dress that I just love to wear, and it’s mostly olive green.

what did your last text message say? It’s an automated text from a vet clinic I went to last December telling me that I should bring Kimi back for a checkup. I appreciate the gesture but I’m not going back there after how condescending the vet was acting towards me.

what is the way to your heart? Acts of service has been my love language for the longest time.

what do you smell like? I smell nothing off of me now but I do know that I don’t smell unpleasant, because if I did I would’ve noticed it immediately and would feel more conscious.

what’s in your pocket? I don’t have any.

anything in your mouth? Not right now but I’ve been sipping milk tea with pearls all afternoon.

ever hurt yourself playing wii? Only after my first day of playing Wii Sports. It was like a workout for my tiny 10 year old body and I woke up all sore the next morning.

do you have freckles? No, not a common feature here.

what’s the last movie you saw in the theater? Knives Out.

ever jumped/fallen/been pushed in a pool with your clothes on? Noooooooooo. I feel like that’s super uncomfortable; I’ve always entered pools with a swimsuit or bikini. My glare is usually enough for people to understand that I wouldn’t appreciate being thrown into a pool while I still had clothes on.

are you wearing any clothes that you wore yesterday? Technically. I took a shower in the evening and changed into the clothes I’m wearing now, but that was in the evening so it’s not like I wore them all day yesterday.

name a song that you know all the words to: Every single Paramore song. Guaranteed.

what’s the last thing you watched on tv? If we’re really going with a physical TV, the last thing I watched was Descendants of the Sun when I used the Netflix app on our TV. The last series I watched in general was Friends.

what can you hear right now? Two fans whirring in the living room.

did you feel better or worse or the same yesterday? I’m slightly better today. I’m glad Kimi has finally been groomed since his fur had knotted up in the last couple of weeks. Plus I also have milk tea today, and that’s always a winner :)))

are you close to your siblings? With my sister, but we treat each other like buddies and are more of the tough-love type. We banter more than anything and we don’t hold heart to heart talks.

do you bite your nails? No we have a nail cutter at home that I use. If I’m going through a period of heightened anxiety I will bite my nails though.

do you like your feet? Uh, I guess. I’m not complaining about them? but I’m also not attracted to feet. Mine are just there and I’m fine with them.

do you sleep well at night? For the most part.

#survey #surveys

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