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chezzywezzy · 2 years

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When Y/n’s agent and accountant said that she earned a ‘snowy winter realness’ vacation, she agreed. But, as someone who spent most of her life in cities and hot climates, she hadn’t expected snow to be so inconvenient. She thought that, with how the cash flowed with her recent blockbuster films, Suzy would’ve raised the budget enough so that she wasn’t renting out a two-story cabin that was completely snowed in and barely had working electricity.

Her fingers clacked on the keyboard as she lazed on the comfortable couch. The place was cozy, so she’d give it that. Even though she was deemed a ‘celebrity,’ her standards weren’t that high; but, if she was expecting a ‘resort’ vacation as a treat for her hard work, she would’ve expected something more stable.

There was a small living room with two tinier sofas and one large. A table sat in the center and across from her was a television that Y/n had yet to make use of thanks to her computer and phone existing. There were several windows, ornate and flowery curtains open and displaying thesun, about to drop behind the trees at any moment.

From across the living room was a small kitchen. The refrigerator buzzed and it was a rather old-fashioned stove, contrasting to the modernity of the rest of the house. There were two exits to the large patio that was barren of furniture and had a thin layer of snow, one in the kitchen and a much larger one between it and the living room.

Behind the living room was a small guest bedroom that Y/n had yet to make use of. There was a winding staircase to the second floor, and there was one small bathroom next to the stairs. In reality, the second floor was the main attraction. The main bedroom was large, with several beanbag chairs and a large view to sit at. The bed was cushioned and warm and her suitcase, not yet unpacked, lay beside it. Down the hallway was another bathroom - equipped with a bath, this time -, and across from that, an office with bookshelves that were only half-occupied with books.

Sure, the place wasn’t the warmest, and Y/n didn’t like the weather or the bad wifi signal, but Suzy was right. Y/n was in need of some alone time. Apparently, the script she was working on - a drama loosely based on her own experiences - was worthwhile. And even though Suzy was always positive and encouraging, Y/n felt that her story was worth telling for all the little kids that were a mirror of what she once was.

Y/n was just finishing up an email with a potential director. It may have been vacation, but job opportunities were still lining up. Especially after her role in Doon, starring several S-tier celebrities. According to the news, Y/n ‘made it big time.’ It was as flattering as it was stressful.

She was about to finish up with,’ kind regards, from Y/n.’ But, just then, knocks sounded from the patio door. The door itself was sheer glass, which Y/n noted was rather dangerous, but Suzy said that it was the ‘specially reinforced’ kind.

She set the laptop on the coffee table. As she peered up, she was met with a middle-aged Mexican woman who’s thick black hair was just beginning to gray. Her face was wrinkled and she was quite short, barely over five feet. She was completely bundled up in winter clothes. In her grasp was a bag of peaches, and as Y/n approached the door, a friendly smile spread across her lips.

Y/n slid the door open. She shivered from the cold, only in a sweater and wool pajama bottoms. Her feet were bare since she abandoned the slippers and the cold weather nipped at her cheeks. She smiled back, although just the existence of another person made her weary and exhausted.

“Hello!” the woman greeted in a thick Spanish accent. “I heard from my husband that some new neighbors had moved in nearby. I came to meet you since this place hasn’t been used in a few months at least. I’m Alondra!”

“Hi,” she answered, relieved that she wasn’t instantly recognizable. “It’s nice to meet you, but I’m only taking a couple weeks here for a vacation. I’m Y/n. Why don’t you step inside? It’s quite chilly outside.”

Alondra pursed her lips and shook her head. For someone so old, she certainly did have a lot of energy. She insisted,” I was just dropping these off as a welcome gift. I hope you enjoy. I’ve had a real kick from trying out this fruits-only diet. To put it bluntly, fruit helps you shit.”

“Does it now?”

“Yes, yes! I would recommend, but you look incredibly healthy. Such a spry young woman,” she complimented. “Haven’t I seen you somewhere before? Are you sure you aren’t a local?”

Y/n chuckled. “You probably recognize me from television. People have dubbed me a celebrity, is all.”

“Oh, wow! That’s quite interesting.” She paused, rubbing her gloved hands to her face. “It must be so lonely out here all alone. And with all the snow, you can’t do much, eh? Come over for dinner tomorrow. You can meet my husband and son. He’s down for the holiday.”

“Are you sure?” she paused, wracking her brain. The woman was nice. The wariness had dissipated with ease. “I would hate to impose.”

“Not at all! Maybe my son knows you. You know, you youngsters really love famous people these days. More than my generation ever did, at least. Then again, the famous women these days are so much prettier!”

Y/n adjusted her wait, curling her toes underneath her foot. She took the peaches from the woman gratefully, and with an eased smile, answered,” Then sure. I’d love to join. What time?”

“Seven o’ clock. My son’s finally old enough to join us adults for happy hour, too. He’s twenty.”

The celebrity blinked and chuckled, nodding along. “I’ll be there. Stay warm, alright?”

“You too! Especially with the blizzard that’s coming in tonight. Hopefully this old place has a generator. Otherwise, you might just freeze to death.”

Y/n was caught off guard from the rather dismal topic, but just like that, the woman was off. She waved over her shoulder, trudging down the patio steps, and headed right. Y/n watched her go after shutting the door, reveling in the warm atmosphere after two minutes too long.

The woman disappeared down the snow-covered road. She gulped, thoughts returning to the oncoming blizzard. She was starting to think that Suzy didn’t know what she was talking about when she said this would be relaxing. She set the peaches on the counter, and as she peered out the window once more, she noticed how the snow had a pinkish tint from the setting sun.

Y/n made her way over to the fridge. She opened it, grabbing some beef and pasta. As she hummed, deciding to make a basic spaghetti dish for dinner, she removed her phone from her back pocket and set it on the nearby counter. She began preparing the food with ease, dazing off into space as she watched the meat cook and the pasta boil.

Just as she was stirring the meat around, her phone started buzzing from her ringtone. She reached over, not abandoning her spot, and opened it. Suzy was calling. Y/n decided that her worries weren’t worth mentioning since Suzy worked just as hard, although she was currently on a vacation to Hawaii with her wife.

She pressed answer and put it on speaker. Immediately, though, she regretted it, as the woman boomed,” Y/n! Great to see you picked up. How’s the vacation treating you? Is it ‘the dream’?”

Y/n cringed and turned down the volume. Her ears buzzed from the sheer sound of Suzy. She was a quick and loud talker, and it was generally part of her charm. Just not over the phone. She paused her lips, answering,” It’s quite isolated. I’m fond of it, although it’s rather chilly and shut in. How’s paradise?”

“Perfect, perfect, but I’m not here to talk about me,” she insisted energetically. “I came to tell you to bundle up tonight. A blizzard’s passing through tonight. You’ll definitely be snowed in. And the forecast says it’ll probably reach under ten below.”

Y/n shuddered at the thought, sighing,” Yes, I’ve heard. If I freeze to death tonight, make sure it’s written on my tombstone ‘death by thoughtful accountant’.”

“Heh, I was hoping you’d get to have more fun than that,” she huffed. “I mean, there’s a ski resort not even fifty miles away. And a frozen lake perfect for ice skating a few miles down the road! I probably should’ve checked the weather report before I decided on the place, huh?”

Everything was done cooking, so Y/n turned off the various knobs, letting the boiling water calm itself. She leaned against the nearby counter, replying,” It’s no problem. It’ll be a new experience good for storytelling once I’ve recovered from hypothermia in the hospital.”

Suzy sighed exasperatedly. “Just call me in the morning, ‘kay? We don’t need America’s sweetheart freezing over.”

Y/n hummed,” Yes, yes, I’m sure. Listen, my dinner’s done cooking and I need both my hands to plate it. Have a nice time, Suzy.”

“You too, Y/n! Good luck surviving.”

Suzy hung up in record speed, leaving Y/n to sigh and shove her phone back into her pocket. Her toes tingled in anticipation of how she’d be very uncomfortable that night. But, for now, she had a delicious meal to consume and would maybe settle down with some good ol’ American television.

For the next half hour, Y/n ate, watching a rerun of some stereotypical telenovela. She recalled getting some mock scripts from a few when auditioning, the series or movie not yet letting in on what her character was meant to be. After a while, she was invested in the drama of characters who’s names she didn’t know and never would remember. An hour or so later, she was completely decompressed and wanted nothing but a hot shower before hitting the hay.

She set her phone onto the coffee table. Her feet slid into her fuzzy bunny-rabbit slippers as she went upstairs. She grabbed a towel and waited for the hot water to turn on. While doing so, she brushed her hair out of the way and took out her hearing aids, setting them on a shelf for the time being. She would just be a few minutes, after all.

Y/n stepped into the steaming shower. The hot water almost burned her skin since she wasn’t used to it. Slowly, she was, though. She ran her fingers through her hair and washed it carefully. She reveled in the hot water. She tried to squeeze her entire body under the waterfall, as any inch that wasn’t was wrought with chills.

The hearing aids were left abandoned on the shelf. The bathroom was filled with the noise of running water and the snow beginning to pick up outside, white flakes crashing into the bathroom window to Y/n’s side. But, most prominent of all, were the howling shrieks of the middle-aged woman who was desperately banging against the patio door.

Y/n stepped out of the shower, wrapping the fluffy blanket around her body. For a while, she just stood there in thought. She was often grateful for the ability to turn off the sounds around her. Life was frustrating and loud. Being almost completely deaf had its risks, but she tried her best to be safe.

Alondra had a stab wound, crying for Y/n to answer the door. She was barely clothed, only adorning her husband’s sweatshirt and jeans. Her socks were soaked and her feet might as well have been bare. Her skin had paled, but it was hard to tell in the moonlight. Her front half was stained in blood, and not just her own. Her own child had been brutally murdered on her doorstep, only after a few minutes of the electricity shutting off.

However, she sustained a stab wound in her hip. She doubted she had lost the masked assailant, but she’d somehow escaped him while dashing through the cold. She was absolutely trapped, and her only chance was alerting the new neighbor. She had electricity. She had wifi. She had weapons.

Alondra kept banging on the glass. “Y/n! Y/n, help me, please! Y/n, are you in there?”

She paused, trying to open the door for the umpteenth time. It was locked. It had been a minute ago, and it was now. Alondra was consumed by her despair, peering over her shoulder into the dark fuzz. The white snowflakes, of which were slowly being riled up further and further, cascaded her vision. She could see but six feet away from her, the rest blocked by a white wall. Her entire body was trembling from the cold, and she was beginning to realize she would either freeze or stabbed to death.

She let out a frustrated cry. Alondra was utterly terrified. The wind was howling so very loudly. So much so, that she couldn’t detect the unrevealed figure behind her.

Only when an arrow stabbed into her back did she realize. She screamed in fright, collapsing agains the glass. The man, instead of reloading, stalked forward. Alondra shrieked once more, swerving to face the killer. She recognized them immediately as the asshole who killed her son, and she attempted to dart down to the kitchen door.

The killer chuckled lowly, although it was lost in the wind. He threw the crossbow over his shoulder, allowing it to reside against his back. Instead, from his wooly winter jacket, he withdrew a long blade. The woman bashed on the glass and pulled at the handle, but it yielded no results.

The man grabbed the arrow in her shoulder, withdrawing it in one fell swipe. The woman cried in agony, collapsing to her knees. Her vision was beginning to blur, but she kept banging on the door, praying that the young resident would come to rescue or at least be alerted of the attacker’s presence.

The man kicked her shoulder, forcing her to the ground in an unnatural position.

The man wasted no time, descending the knife into her eye. Blood squirted against the mask, and the man only cackled quietly in glee. The woman’s screams fell silent and maroon stained her skin. Her chest eventually stopped heaving and the snowflakes fell against her skin, melting into the open wound.

The man was quick to pocket the knife. With what strength he retained, he hoisted the woman up and began down the patio steps. He peered right and left, but it was hard to see with the blizzard. Instead, he decided on tucking the corpse underneath the steps to rot.

He slowly walked back up the stairs. He tried at the kitchen door, but it was locked. He thought that the woman was simply delusional, but Y/n was smart. She wouldn’t just leave the doors open for any unsuspecting strangers like Alondra to doddle right in.

He withdrew from his pocket a lock pick. It was tiny and peculiar, but the man had acquired practice over the years of preparation. The door slid open with ease not even a minute later, but once he did so, he paused. His breath caught in his throat in awe as he heard the shower running from upstairs.

And then, the water stopped.

Y/n, after a few minutes of sitting in a daze, decided to get dressed again after taking but a glance at the window. It would’ve been pitch black outside, if not for the flakes of snow that hit the pane. She shivers in distaste and, as the final step, put on her hearing aids again.

Her hair was still soaked, but she usually allowed it to hair dry. It always ended up frizzy otherwise, and the electricity could go out at any moment. The house was completely silent, except for the weather outside drilling into the walls and windows.

She glanced around the coffee table. Her phone wasn’t there. She sat up and moved the couch pillows around. It wasn’t there, either. She hopped to her feet and went to the kitchen. She scanned the counters, and thinking that it might’ve been upstairs somehow, she went to turn back.

But then she noticed.

The kitchen door was ever-so slightly cracked open. A pile of snow was already piling up and melting on the floor. But, most concerning, was the smeared blood seemingly drawn on the glass by a single finger. There was a splatter, not any more than a few feet above the writing, of even more blood.

Y/n’s heart picked up. She took but a moment to scan the messy handwriting.

‘Hi :) I’m a big fan <3’

Just as her eyes widened, the lights above her suddenly shut off. The house was left shrouded in darkness, and nothing terrified her further. A squeal escaped her lips as she dashed forward and shut the door with a loud slam. She clicked the lock, and as she did so, a gloved hand suddenly grasped at the handle from around the corner.

Y/n screamed at the top of her lungs. She stumbled back, and the hand removed itself, only to reveal a figure. They were suited up in winter garb, but most memorable, was the emotionless white mask. The head tilted, and only then did Y/n notice the crossbow barely peeking over his shoulder. It was dark outside, but her eyes had adjusted.

It was impossible to not see them.

The figure tilted his head. He gives a curt wave before pointing toward the door. He had the gall to ask to be allowed in, despite how terrifying the circumstances was. When he realized he yielded no results, he tugged on the door handle animatedly. He withdrew from his pocket a small screwdriver.

Tears sprouted to her eyes as she hugged herself tightly. Through gritted teeth, she shouted,” Please, don’t do this! I - if you leave now, I won’t tell anyone! I haven’t even seen your face!”

The killer paused, clearly having heard this. Y/n was on the verge of a mental breakdown. She was completely and utterly fucked. The man had gotten in once and he could get in again. She didn’t have time to suit up and run. Hell, she didn’t even know where to run. And that blood had come from a living person.

She dreaded to think that it was the sweet neighbor from earlier.

The man’s free hand went to his face. Slowly, ever so menacingly, he removed it. As he pulled it over his forehead, the band encircling the back of his head snapped up. With the mask discarded, his face was visible. The mask thudded to the soft layer of snow, abandoned and forgotten.

The man’s eyes bore into Y/n. A grin tugged at his face and there was such a glaze over his eyes that Y/n couldn’t quite identify. She shrunk back even further, analyzing every detail she could. He wasn’t the type of man you’d see across the street and think took up a hobby of slaughtering people. He looked so normal. And that was even scarier than any macho man that could’ve been revealed. He had slight fuzz across his jawline and a developing mustache. He seemed to have dirty blonde hair and had an oval face. Blue eyes, pale skin, thin eyebrows and average lips.

He was just a guy.

Sending a mischievous smirk, he crouched down. He dipped his gloved finger into the splatter of blood above, still wet and sullied from the on-pour of melted snowflakes. With one fell swoop, he took a large glob. He then began tracing letters right above the original writing.

He wrote backwards so flawlessly. It made Y/n petrified to think he’d done this cat-and-mouse routine with many other people. Y/n knew this was her time to run, to gain some distance. To figure out a game plan. But, instead, she watched as he traced letter after letter.

And then, his gaze flickered back up to the woman, his focus broken. His finger withdrew ever so slowly, and his grip on the lock pick was hard as steel. He tilted his head so innocently, a smile tugging at his lips.

Y/n scanned the words.

‘Now you have.’

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m0gelf · 1 month

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Nobody asked about this pathetic little man but I'll do it anyway!

favorite thing about them

PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM, ABOVE THAT'S CATCH 22 HELPS A LOT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM (and Sheffield, ewww) HE IS SO DOOMED BY THE NARRATIVE, HE HAS ONLY RECEIVED BAD PLAYS FROM LIFE DESPITE ALWAYS BEING RESPECTFUL AND KIND...... He's just like me fr

least favorite thing about them

BRITISH....... his british father's family......

favorite line

“Lend me your strength, sis.”

brOTP

This is more HC and based on fanarts but I think him and Alondra/Real Cielo, I love how the ppl portray both as if they were brothers. I also say the same about him and Seraphita. I also like the fanarts where Ysibella/Real Argilla and him interact, but I like to think that they're not that close because she sees O'Brien as a social recluse.

OTP

........ Flobrien sorry for including my OC x Canon but I live by and for them

nOTP

SHEFFBRIEN.

random headcanon

In That's Catch 22 it's said that O'Brien practiced boxing and had a finely toned abdomen, UNTIL HE ALMOST ALMOST MASTERED THE KEY TECHNIQUE WHAT THE HELL, well... I think that after a while he stopped practicing boxing because work took up a lot of his time and it's not like he has the best diet sooooo... a little belly TEEHEE <3

I also have this HC that he has almost no experience in love, apart from being an old-fashioned lover (mostly bc he would go more to the classic for not knowing well about these topics TEEHEE)

He's a himbo btw

unpopular opinion

Possibly more than one can agree with this but WHO HERE SEES O'BRIEN WITH AN EXERCISED BODY? I have asked this question several times and most of them tell me that they don't see it with a body like that, they even see him with some belly. I agree with that point of view and no one will change my mind.

song i associate with them

I have a whole playlist with songs that remind me of him but here I put my top 3

Honorable mention to this one

favorite picture of them

they're besties to me

@lostbizkits where is my O'Brien answer to the ask game

#ask game!!!!!#O'BRIEN!!#digital devil saga #dds #ddsat #Spotify

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chaoticbloodmoon · 5 months

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How did you fall in love with Ra's character? Also, which version of him is your favorite, I have a guess ^^

Hello!

So to answer your question, it started all thanks to Shredder and the Batman vs TMNT movie. Funny thing is when I saw the 2 pack set of figures which included Ra's and Shredder, I only bought the Shredder figure separately since I have no need for the Ra's figure (until 3 months later I fell for him and bought Ra's separate too snsnnssn).

Anyways, I always had like Shredder and my sona always interacted since they are a couple and Ra's would converse with Alondra discussing stuff and all and I was like, you know, Ra's can get it. And then one day I joked how he and Shredder can double team Alondra and I was like lol that is funny and hot until the idea stuck to me and then later on I realized I kept having this sexy man on my mind too.

So long story short, I fell for him thanks to Shredder and this movie and I'm so happy I did jsjsjs. And as for the Fave version, I love all versions of Ra's just like I love all versions of Shredder but my absolute Fave versions are the Batman vs TMNT one and the Animated series one.

Thanks for asking 💚💚💚

#strawberry asks #strawberry answers

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pretentiouswreckingball · 1 year

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Interview Music Tag Game

Rules: Put your playlist on shuffle. For each of the 10 interview questions, select a lyric from the random song that comes up (skip if there aren’t any lyrics and make sure to drop the name of the song in your interview answer).

thank you for the tags lovely people @deermessrs @vertijo & @t-ri-z <33

1. First off, how would you describe yourself in one sentence?

Don't stand there waiting all of your life for the night to come and find you. (Free Yourself, Jessie Ware)

2. What kind of cancer are you?

Open your eyes, it's okay to dream under the sunlight (Sleepwalking, Chiiild)

3. You're visiting your favourite spot, what are you thinking about?

I don’t wanna go home. (Slow Dancing in the Dark, Joji)

4. If your life was a movie, what do you think the first review would say about it?

We took a chance like we were dancing our last dance. (Our Last Summer, Mamma Mia Soundtrack)

5. Say you get a book deal, what are you titling your memoir?

They say home is where the heart is but that's not where mine lives. (London Boy, Taylor Swift)

6. What would you say about your best friends?

All of the strain is washed away with the healing words you say, you turn places into homes. All of the angst is put to sleep with the loving words you speak. (Remedy, Alondra Bentley)

7. Think back to when you had everything all figured out in high school, what was your life motto as a teenager?

We gotta get away from here. (Sign of the Times, Harry Styles)

8. Describe your aesthetic now

I've got all this love I've got to keep to myself, all this effort to make it look effortless. (Flu Game, Fall Out Boy)

9. What's a lyric that they'll quote in your eulogy?

Was held in chains but now I'm free, I'm hanging in there, don't you see, in this process of elimination. (O Children, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)

10. And for our final question, let's say we believe in soulmates, what do you think their first impression of meeting you will be?

I can't help myself but stare, double check for double meanings. (My Type, Saint Motel)

No pressure tags: @residentrookie @messerflower @fruity-individual @boydykepdf @a-fiery-fox @peachwinne @sadderrrrdaze @arakhnee @anouri @mayescapade @otrtbs @sandrawstuff (idk if you have already done it or have already being tagged, if so, just ignore me<3)

#this was fun!!! love playing games when music is involved #sorry it took me a while to do this #tbh I listen by album and I don't have every song of every album I like saved so.#<-not me trying to justify my awful taste in music lmaooo #loops plays a game #loops’ playlist #Spotify

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desert-bluffs-and-me · 5 months

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WTNV quick rundown - 104 - The Hierarchy of Angels

Catch up with episode/live show/book rundowns I've done here, for all those quick fact needs without having to relisten to 200+ episodes and other content!

I know you are, but what am I? What am I? What am I? What. Am. I. Welcome to Night Vale.

It is time for the scattering of Old Woman Josie's ashes. Since it's illegal to acknowledge angels, the Erika's are running into difficulties fulfilling Josie's wishes.

Alondra is dealing with her mothers estate and can't seem to find a will, only a badly spelled message clearly made by the angels saying everything belongs to them. She just wants to go home even though she can't recall where home is.

The angels also start to construct an amusement park of sorts with an equally misspelled message giving them permission. Alondra's lawyer, Emilio Tavares tries to halt the proceedings saying they're using money from Josie's estate illegally and can't just do whatever they want to fulfil her wishes without legal documentation.

Miriam Adelman (the lawyer dragon), defends the angels rights to build the 'Night Vale Sculpture Garden' (which apparently includes roller coasters and such) in order to fulfil Josie's wishes and scatter her ashes under Giacomo Manzú’s famous sculpture 'Top Thrill Dragster.' This is all completed because nobody can stand against the dragons, but the city refuses to hear any more arguments from them since they aren't legally allowed to practice law on this earth and 'angels don't exist' to be clients anyway.

Weather: "Qualified" by Sammus feat. Open Mike Eagle

Larry Leroy, Josie's closest neighbour, recounts how the two of them were somewhat close. He also mentions how Telly is still out in the desert giving haircuts to cacti.

Cecil tells us the secret hiearchy of angels, which in a nutshell is this: Angels are immortal beings which can be human souls(but few deceased humans do become angels), animal souls, plant souls even the souls of outdated electronics. They are all named Erika and are all equal to each other. They share all memories and all physical sensations, experiencing everything simultaneously. Their minds are overwhelmed with enlightenment and pain. They have no centralized leadership, but they do have committees which don't have titles or objectives, emerging as needed. Angels are wealthy but do not understand currency.

Angels have no bodies, only visual projections of winged and barely humanoid forms, dreamed up by those who see and acknowledge them, and may vary based on the viewer. The secret hierarchy of angels is an ethereal mass of feelings and thoughts made manifest by necessity and are only individual beings because humans imagine them to be.

Steve leaves a message on Cecil's phone saying he's seen the Woman From Italy. Cecil also apparently enjoys playing jokes on Steve by pretending it's an answering machine when it's not, but also pretending he's there when it's actually the answering machine.

Kareem, after surviving as a radio station intern for 16 months, has decided to change his major to Earth Sciences so no longer needs his internship. He will instead be taking classes with Simone Rigaudeau at the NVCC, which was apparently inspired by him genuinely finding a death certificate for Simone dated 1983. He believes Simone knows what happened to NV, why Kareem's family doesn't know him any more and why Michigan is not on any map in NV. Cecil is bothered that he'll now have to do his own filing but wishes Kareem well.

Dana calls for a crack down on low level crimes so they don't become bigger crimes, including littering (which can after all, encourage the dangerous Street Cleaners to come).

Stay tuned next for hosts Josh and Chuck and their wildly popular show, Stuff You Shouldn't Know, which as usual will be an unbroken redaction beep for 30 straight minutes. No one has ever heard Josh or Chuck speak. And as always, good night, Night Vale. Josie was beautiful. And angels are real. Good night.

Proverb: A million dollars isn't a sandwich. You know what's a sandwich? A taco.

#wtnv #welcome to night vale #wtnv quick rundown #wtnv ep 104

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zacharyian · 10 months

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Enemies to lovers

(SHE FELL FIRST,HE FELL HARDER)

✨Zach and Vanessa story✨

V* Nag simula lahat sa pagpapanggap hanggang sa naging totoo na lahat pero bat parang may mali?

Anyways lets start from the very beginning

I'm Vanessa De Leon, I'm a nursing student and my life is kind of funny

Nakatira ako sa apartment, and yes I do live on my own now. So eto na nga

Nag start lahat sa school

Liam: oyy tol tignan mo oh si Vanessa HAHAHAHAH, may magkakagusto pa kaya diyan?

Ian: yo bro, I have a plan.

Liam, Ivan and Zach:What is it bro?

Ian: why not play with her feelings?

Ivan: eh paano pag lalaruan yan? Eh balita ko study first daw yan eh?

Ian: eh? Sure ba kayo? Balita ko kase crush niyan si Zach eh AHAHAHAHAH

Ivan: talaga ba? As if naman papatulan siya ni Zach, diba bro?

Zach: can you be nice just for once? Napapagalitan na nga ako ni mom dahil sa mga kalokohan niyo eh!

Ian: oh edi sorry, pero bro paglalaruan mo lang namn eh

Zach: no

Lance: teka, diba you need a smart fake gf?

Ian: correction lang ah, smart and beautiful gf yun!

Lance: kaya naman gumanda niyan eh

Zach:oo nga noh, teka lapitan ko ba?

Ian: talagang siya talaga? Ayaw mo ba kay yannie? Maganda yun tas may gusto pa sayo yun bro.

Zach: maganda nga pero bobo naman

Lance: period

Ian: edi kayo na.

*/nilapitan ako ni Zach non at nakipag kilala

Siempre di ko pinansin baka kase pag tritripan lang ako non noh, pinag laruan niya kaya ang puso ni Zarine.

Zach: uh hi, Vanessa right? I'm Zach

Vanessa: kilala kita and I'm not interested, and will you please stop bothering me, it's kind of annoying

Zach: ang sungit naman non

Ivan: sabi sa inyo eh, mahirap talaga yun ikaw ba naman paglaruan ang bestfriend.

Zach: shet? Bestfriends sila ni Zarine?

Sa bahay:

Zach:mom im home

Mom: what did you do this time zach?

Zach: i didn't do anything mom

Mom:okay well whats this then?

Zach: mom that's my girlfriend

Mom: Oh yeah? Bring here here then.

Zach: sure!

Mom: but bring her here next week, i have a meeting pa kase eh

Zach: sure mom no problem

Kinabukasan*/

*/ wala na kameng pasok neto kase sem break na, wala na akong pambaon kaya naisipan kong umuwi bg probinsya, naisip ko din na surpesahin sila mama kaya di na ako tumawag sa kanila, ilang oras nga lang din pala ang biyaheng papuntang probinsya kaya naisipan kong umuwi muna. Nang maka dating ako saamim, laking gulat ko nang wala ang inay at itay sa bahay, kaya dali dali akong nag tanong sa kapitbahay namin kung asan sila mama. Sabi ni aling belen ay nasa hospital raw sila dahil inatake si papa, at di sila makalabas dahil wala silang pambayad. Agad kong tinawagan si Alondra upang makahiram ng pera, diko inaaasahan na iba pala ang sumagot ng cp niya.

Vanessa: Londraa, pede bang makahiram ng 60,000 sayo? Alam kong masyadong malaki pero kailangang kailangan ko kase eh, nasa probinsya ako ngayon, na hospital kase si papa.

Zach: hello?, wait there im coming na.

Vanessa: londra?

Call ended

Vanessa: hala nakakahiyaaaaa, sino ba yun?

Di ko naman alam na bago na pala number ni alondra.... Nakakahiya talagaaaaa

Paano na toh ngayon.

Zach: alondra asaan naka tira si vanessa?

Alondra:why kuya, pag triteipan mo nanaman ba? Katulad ng ginawa mo kay zarine? I won't give you the address

Zach: alondra i know i was wrong nung time na yun pero iba to, vanessa need help inatake ata tatay niya

Alondra: wait what??!?!? How did you know?

Zach: someone called, so i answered it

Alondra: oh andiyan pala phone ko hehe i thought i lost it, anyways lets go na kuyaaaa

After a few hours

Nakadating na sila dito at agad binayaran ang hospital bills, nung nakita ko si alondra agad akong tumakbo at niyakap siya,

Vanessa: thank you talagaaa, pero teka paano mo na laman? May kuya ka ba?

Alondra: don't get mad at me but yes, and actually siya yung team captain sa basketball

Vanessa: wait si zach?!?!?!

Alondra: yeah and you should be thanking him not me tho, he's the one who paid the bills

Vanessa: talaga?

Vanessa: ah zach?

Zach: oh hi vanessa, im sorry about-

Vanessa: no its fine, i should be the one apologizing to you, kase tinarayan kita kahapon, sorry talaga naiinis lang kase ako sa ginawa mo kay zarine eh

Zach: i know and alam ko naman na mali ako dun so i think deserve ko naman na matarayan mo

Vanessa: hindi ah, anyways thankyou pala kase binayaran mo yung bills ni papa, hayaan mo babalik ko naman yun sayo, hindi nga lang buo agad pero gagawan ko ng paraan

Zach: wag na, tapos ang usapan, no buts, okay na yun */winked

Dito akong nagsimulang magustohan si zach, hindi ko alam paano, pero sure ako na gusto ko na siya.

Zach: ah alam kong wrong timing to pero, pwede ka bang magpanggap bilang girlfriend ko?

Vanessa: huh? Grabe ka ah, ayoko nga!

Enexplain ni zach bakit and for some reason naniwala ako

Zach: wag ka mag alala wala naman ibang gagawin, holding hands is enough. I'll pay you 10,000 per day

Vanessa: huy zach, seryoso ka? Ang laki niyan ah, tsaka paano ako makakasiguro na wala kang gagawing masama saakin

Zach: me? Hindi ako ganong klaseng tao nuh✨Zach and Vanessa story✨

V* Nag simula lahat sa pagpapanggap hanggang sa naging totoo na lahat pero bat parang may mali?

Anyways lets start from the very beginning

I'm Vanessa De Leon, I'm a nursing student and my life is kind of funny

Nakatira ako sa apartment, and yes I do live on my own now. So eto na nga

Nag start lahat sa school

Liam: oyy tol tignan mo oh si Vanessa HAHAHAHAH, may magkakagusto pa kaya diyan?

Ian: yo bro, I have a plan.

Liam, Ivan and Zach:What is it bro?

Ian: why not play with her feelings?

Ivan: eh paano pag lalaruan yan? Eh balita ko study first daw yan eh?

Ian: eh? Sure ba kayo? Balita ko kase crush niyan si Zach eh AHAHAHAHAH

Ivan: talaga ba? As if naman papatulan siya ni Zach, diba bro?

Zach: can you be nice just for once? Napapagalitan na nga ako ni mom dahil sa mga kalokohan niyo eh!

Ian: oh edi sorry, pero bro paglalaruan mo lang namn eh

Zach: no

Lance: teka, diba you need a smart fake gf?

Ian: correction lang ah, smart and beautiful gf yun!

Lance: kaya naman gumanda niyan eh

Zach:oo nga noh, teka lapitan ko ba?

Ian: talagang siya talaga? Ayaw mo ba kay yannie? Maganda yun tas may gusto pa sayo yun bro.

Zach: maganda nga pero bobo naman

Lance: period

Ian: edi kayo na.

*/nilapitan ako ni Zach non at nakipag kilala

Siempre di ko pinansin baka kase pag tritripan lang ako non noh, pinag laruan niya kaya ang puso ni Zarine.

Zach: uh hi, Vanessa right? I'm Zach

Vanessa: kilala kita and I'm not interested, and will you please stop bothering me, it's kind of annoying

Zach: ang sungit naman non

Ivan: sabi sa inyo eh, mahirap talaga yun ikaw ba naman paglaruan ang bestfriend.

Zach: shet? Bestfriends sila ni Zarine?

Sa bahay:

Zach:mom im home

Mom: what did you do this time zach?

Zach: i didn't do anything mom

Mom:okay well whats this then?

Zach: mom that's my girlfriend

Mom: Oh yeah? Bring here here then.

Zach: sure!

Mom: but bring her here next week, i have a meeting pa kase eh

Zach: sure mom no problem

Kinabukasan*/

Vanessa: Londraa, pede bang makahiram ng 60,000 sayo? Alam kong masyadong malaki pero kailangang kailangan ko kase eh, nasa probinsya ako ngayon, na hospital kase si papa.

Zach: hello?, wait there im coming na.

Vanessa: londra?

Call ended

Vanessa: hala nakakahiyaaaaa, sino ba yun?

Di ko naman alam na bago na pala number ni alondra.... Nakakahiya talagaaaaa

Paano na toh ngayon.

Zach: alondra asaan naka tira si vanessa?

Alondra:why kuya, pag triteipan mo nanaman ba? Katulad ng ginawa mo kay zarine? I won't give you the address

Zach: alondra i know i was wrong nung time na yun pero iba to, vanessa need help inatake ata tatay niya

Alondra: wait what??!?!? How did you know?

Zach: someone called, so i answered it

Alondra: oh andiyan pala phone ko hehe i thought i lost it, anyways lets go na kuyaaaa

After a few hours

Nakadating na sila dito at agad binayaran ang hospital bills, nung nakita ko si alondra agad akong tumakbo at niyakap siya,

Vanessa: thank you talagaaa, pero teka paano mo na laman? May kuya ka ba?

Alondra: don't get mad at me but yes, and actually siya yung team captain sa basketball

Vanessa: wait si zach?!?!?!

Alondra: yeah and you should be thanking him not me tho, he's the one who paid the bills

Vanessa: talaga?

Vanessa: ah zach?

Zach: oh hi vanessa, im sorry about-

Vanessa: no its fine, i should be the one apologizing to you, kase tinarayan kita kahapon, sorry talaga naiinis lang kase ako sa ginawa mo kay zarine eh

Zach: i know and alam ko naman na mali ako dun so i think deserve ko naman na matarayan mo

Vanessa: hindi ah, anyways thankyou pala kase binayaran mo yung bills ni papa, hayaan mo babalik ko naman yun sayo, hindi nga lang buo agad pero gagawan ko ng paraan

Zach: wag na, tapos ang usapan, no buts, okay na yun */winked

Dito akong nagsimulang magustohan si zach, hindi ko alam paano, pero sure ako na gusto ko na siya.

Zach: ah alam kong wrong timing to pero, pwede ka bang magpanggap bilang girlfriend ko?

Vanessa: huh? Grabe ka ah, ayoko nga!

Enexplain ni zach bakit and for some reason naniwala ako

Zach: wag ka mag alala wala naman ibang gagawin, holding hands is enough. I'll pay you 10,000 per day

Vanessa: huy zach, seryoso ka? Ang laki niyan ah, tsaka paano ako makakasiguro na wala kang gagawing masama saakin

Zach: me? Hindi ako ganong klaseng tao nuh, dzuhhh, so do we have a deal or what?

Vanessa: sige G ako, pero pwde bang malaman ng friends ko na fake lang?

Zach: ofcourse not

Vanessa:kahit si alondra?

Zach: yes

Fast forward (kase tinatamad na ako at di ko alam bat ko ginawang mahaba to)

Next week na agad be😉

Zach: vanessa, you need to come here now na mom is already waiting

Vanessa: beh ano ba naman yannnn wlaa akong masuot

Zach: yun lang pala problem mo sana kanina ka pa nag sabi

Vanessa: sorry napo

Zach: lets go to the mall, I'll pick you up, then mall then house

Vanessa: okayyyyy!!

Sa mall*/

Z pov/

Hay nako, matagal pa ba to? Shet ayoko na, i give up, ako na lang pipili for her

*/ choosing clothes and shoes for v

Z: try mo yan,

V: eh? Bat dress, di ako sanay

Z: you have no choices vanessa, pag di ka nag dress up, baka akalain ni mom tropa lang kita

V:edi sorry, teka susukatin ko na po

................................................................................

V: zezee

Z: zezee?

V: opo, nickname^^

Z: ahh, okay na yan bagay na

Z*/ teka, bat ako kinikilig? Peke lang naman lahat ng to, hay nako

V*/ apaka mix naman ng signals ni angkol

Sa bahay:

Mom - m

Alondra - a

M:hi iha, how are you

V: hello po, okay naman po ako

M: oh great,

Kumakain na kame non at ang sweet ng mama niya saakin, tas ang sweet din niya saakin, okay na sana yun eh, pero biglang tumawag si mama emergency daw kaya dali dali akong nag paalam

V: tita, i have to go na po

Z: aga mo naman umalis love?

Tekaaa wait, love? Natulala ako non at di ko alam sasabihin ko

V: sorry love, may emergency kase sila mama eh, i really need to go na

Z: mom, ill come with her

M: okay go, ingat kayo

Z:okay ka lang? Nanginginig ka ah

V:okay lang ako

Tinanggal ni zach yung jacket niya non at nilagay saakin, nagulat ako sa mga actions ni zach nun kase, bat parang nagiging totoo na?

Hinalikan ako ni zach sa ulo at sabay sabing

Z: magiging ayos din ang lahat love, kaya mo yan

V: zach di mo na ako kailangan tawagin niyan kase hindi naman talaga tayo

Z: oh yeah, i forgot sorry

Nasa hospital kame non at grabe ang takot ko kase lumalala na daw ang sakit ni papa at baka anytime mamamaalam na siya

Doc: ah maam, sir, medjo lumalala na po yung sakit ng tatay niyo, baka di niya po kayanin yung sakit niya, anytime pede po siyang atakihin olet

Z: shut up doc, dont say that, kinakabahan na nga sila eh oh, please bring hope din

Lets pay the bills then ilipat nating ang father mo sa hospital ni dad

V:wag na zach

Z:i insists

Z/ niyakap ako non ni vanessa at sa tingin ko nahuhulog na ako sakanya (huy kimi)

Pero hindi pwedeng mahulog ako sa kanya kase di naman siya ganon saakin eh, I'll get over this din.

Fast forward olet😉😉

Sa school*/ uwian

V: zach may sasabihin ako

Z: yes love?

V: stop

Z: wdym?

V: ayoko na magpanggap pa, pagod na ako zach

Z: are you being serious right now?

V: im sorry pero ayoko na zach

Z: bakit?

V: basta

Z: pag di mo sinabi di kita bibitawang

*/ hawak ni zach kamay ni vanessa

V:kase nagiging totoo na

Z: nagiging totoo ang alin?

V: etoooo, eto zach, ayokong umasa na mamahalin mo din ako, tama na di ko na kaya magpanggap

Z: sa tingin mo di ako nahuhulog sayo?

Vanessa mahal na mahal na nga kita eh, vanesaa nagiging totoo na din feelings ko sayo,

V: h-huh?

Z: di mo gets? I ingles ko i love you vanessa

V: teka

Z: I've been waiting for this, and i think this is the right time

Can i court you?

V:yes

10 years later

Z: happy anniversary love

V:happy anniversary

Zephany: mommmm, dadddd look what i found

Z: wowwww thats so nice baby

*/ naging kame na, at may isabg anak na kame ni zach, yung mga panahon na iyon ang pinaka masaya kong araw

M:hi iha, how are you

V: hello po, okay naman po ako

M: oh great,

Kumakain na kame non at ang sweet ng mama niya saakin, tas ang sweet din niya saakin, okay na sana yun eh, pero biglang tumawag si mama emergency daw kaya dali dali akong nag paalam

V: tita, i have to go na po

Z: aga mo naman umalis love?

Tekaaa wait, love? Natulala ako non at di ko alam sasabihin ko

V: sorry love, may emergency kase sila mama eh, i really need to go na

Z: mom, ill come with her

M: okay go, ingat kayo

Z:okay ka lang? Nanginginig ka ah

V:okay lang ako

Tinanggal ni zach yung jacket niya non at nilagay saakin, nagulat ako sa mga actions ni zach nun kase, bat parang nagiging totoo na?

Hinalikan ako ni zach sa ulo at sabay sabing

Z: magiging ayos din ang lahat love, kaya mo yan

V: zach di mo na ako kailangan tawagin niyan kase hindi naman talaga tayo

Z: oh yeah, i forgot sorry

Nasa hospital kame non at grabe ang takot ko kase lumalala na daw ang sakit ni papa at baka anytime mamamaalam na siya

Doc: ah maam, sir, medjo lumalala na po yung sakit ng tatay niyo, baka di niya po kayanin yung sakit niya, anytime pede po siyang atakihin olet

Z: shut up doc, dont say that, kinakabahan na nga sila eh oh, please bring hope din

Lets pay the bills then ilipat nating ang father mo sa hospital ni dad

V:wag na zach

Z:i insists

Z/ niyakap ako non ni vanessa at sa tingin ko nahuhulog na ako sakanya (huy kimi)

Pero hindi pwedeng mahulog ako sa kanya kase di naman siya ganon saakin eh, I'll get over this din.

Fast forward olet😉😉

Sa school*/ uwian

V: zach may sasabihin ako

Z: yes love?

V: stop

Z: wdym?

V: ayoko na magpanggap pa, pagod na ako zach

Z: are you being serious right now?

V: im sorry pero ayoko na zach

Z: bakit?

V: basta

Z: pag di mo sinabi di kita bibitawang

*/ hawak ni zach kamay ni vanessa

V:kase nagiging totoo na

Z: nagiging totoo ang alin?

V: etoooo, eto zach, ayokong umasa na mamahalin mo din ako, tama na di ko na kaya magpanggap

Z: sa tingin mo di ako nahuhulog sayo?

Vanessa mahal na mahal na nga kita eh, vanesaa nagiging totoo na din feelings ko sayo,

V: h-huh?

Z: di mo gets? I ingles ko i love you vanessa

V: teka

Z: I've been waiting for this, and i think this is the right time

Can i court you?

V:yes

10 years later

Z: happy anniversary love

V:happy anniversary

Zephany: mommmm, dadddd look what i found

Z: wowwww thats so nice baby

*/ naging kame na, at may isabg anak na kame ni zach, yung mga panahon na iyon ang pinaka masaya kong araw.

#enemies to lovers

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- Day 1: "You look familiar"

Ft. Draco Malfoy and Alondra (oc) in their fifth year

a/n. This isn't a ship!! I'm not shipping my oc with Draco!! Besides that, there isn't much I should say, besides the fact that it's a bit bad since I haven't written in a while </3 and that it isn't proof read, since I already want to have this finished. This was really fun, and I'm excited to do the rest of the prompts for the rest of October :) oh, and, I promise that I'll do day 2 and 3 tomorrow so I can like be on time :^

Summary. Alondra had the same nightmare that she's been having for years. She got out of bed, deciding to take a small stroll around the Slytherin common room to see if it tires her. Little did she know, a "friend" was already there, seeming to be restless as well.

Word count. 631

The Slytherin common room was quiet and desolate, or so Alondra thought. As she made it to the last step at the bottom of the stairs, she saw a recognizable color of hair. "What are you doing up so late, Alondra?" Asked Draco, his gaze remaining on the fireplace, enjoying the warmth it's emitting. "I could ask the same thing to you, Draco" replied Alondra, walking over to the sofa Draco was sitting on. She sits opposite to Draco, her gaze fixed on him as his is on the burning wood in front of them.

"You haven't answered my question", "neither have you", "I asked first" Alondras eyes narrowed and her mouth shut. Having known Draco for a couple of years, she has learned that Draco is on a whole other level of stubborn. "I had a bad dream" admitted Alondra, as she watched Draco's plain expression change. "Does wittle Alondra want a bottle of warm mwilk?" Asked Draco with a baby voice, turning to face Alondra as a sneering smile grows on his face. She rolls her eyes and scoffs, "What are you doing up?", "would you believe me if I told you that I snuck out and saw Potter leave professor umbridges office, his hand covered in blood?".

That's how their conversation turned from a small conversation, to a whole two hours of just gossip. "So you're saying that you've been following Harry and his friends, to see if they've started their own little group?" Asked Alondra, raising an eyebrow out of curiosity. "Pretty much, he thinks he's sooo sneaky, always disappearing near the room of requirements. I'm going to catch him one day, mark my words." Draco sounded determined, it was a bit funny to Alondra. "Want to know what people call this? An obsession. It seems to me that Malfoy has a thing for Harry" teases Alondra, a sly smile growing on her face. Draco's jaw clenches, as he glares at Alondra. "How dare you even think that I would even like Potter." said Draco, clearly offended over Alondras comment.

After a couple minutes of silence between the two, Draco's voice is heard again, "What was so bad in your dream, that it made you come here for a bottle of warm milk" asked Draco, as he glimpses at Alondra. She looks at him confused, not having expected being asked that by Draco. "It's just a dream I've had for years, since I was a kid I've been having this same nightmare. I can never put into words as to what it is, or what people are saying.", Mumbled Alondra, "I've been able to understand a bit as to what the people in my dream are saying, but it's still difficult." She shrugs as she leans back onto the sofa, closing her eyes and exhaling.

Their conversation is then changed by Draco, them now talking about the day they met. "Y'know, when I first met you, you looked familiar." Says Alondra, as she looks at Draco, "you still seem familiar, if you know what I mean. When I first saw you, i could've sworn I've seen you before. Now, I know why you're so familiar to me" a sly grin appears on her face, before continuing her comment, "it's because you look like those cliche 'bullies' in every highschool muggle movie" laughs Alondra. Draco's eyes narrowed at the comment Alondra made about him, but he just laughs it off. "Haha, very funny.", "right? Honestly, I should be a comedian. I think if I hadn't known about this whole wizard world, I would've been a comedian" says Alondra as a smile plays on her lips. The two of them stay there, sitting on the sofa until they eventually drift off to sleep for the remaining of the night.

Masterlist

#female writers #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #writerscorner #hp fandom #hp fluff #draco malfoy #oc insert #not a ship

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could we get a lite CC male sim please to go along with Alondra? or could we get multiple of them because I love the idea of sims with minimal CC 💜💟

I meant to answer this a while back but I kept forgetting but yes! I like this idea

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ALONDRA, I just watched a movie called The Idea of You, and it’s a song too. It’s loosely based off of a Harry Styles fanfiction. But the song??? I think of Nonviolent Communications everytime I listen to it. I just figured I’d share.

excuse me but -

I don't even care about the rain no more That's the side effect you've had on me

I used to believe in walking away But there's no way to put out this flame So I'll wait a lifetime or two With the idea of you To get me through And even though time can be cruel It's the idea of you I'll hold on to

I see why it reminds you of NC and -

NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION MIGUEL CODED FR!!!!! NOW YOU GOT ME CRYING AT 8PM FRIDAY NIGHT WHILE WORKING ON PART 15 !! 😭😭😭 Def adding to the playlist of future songs to include!! Thank you for telling me about it!!!!

Also, I'm sorry for answering your ask a bit later!! :( Thank you for sending it, and I hope you have a lovely weekend!!! 🫶🏼💞

#miguel o'hara #nonviolent communication #atsv miguel #song recs for nonviolent communication #asked and answered #casually crying about Miguel and reader #I love them

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hi it’s me the minecraft demon do u has alondra

I don't know what this ask means but uh, I got this wip of Alondra changes and looks through MCSM game seasons?

#artists on tumblr #MCSM #MCSM Alondra #Dream answers #ask box #anon

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lexwritesfiction · 2 years

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NaNoWriMo Day Eight

I made 3,797 words today, putting me at 26,434 words total so far. That's over halfway done on day eight!!! I feel like this is the most I've ever written and my brain feels like a wrung out sponge molding on the counter. ANYWAY we are finally getting to the JUICY BITS!!!

Favorite snippet:

Though the bar is a complete circle with patrons on all sides, there is only one bartender. The fae. She’s laughing, rushing around in the circle and I can see now that there is a system, some intricate dance that I can’t quite follow the workings of, as she serves the patrons of her establishment. Everyone here seems to be almost in a daze, and I lean over to Morgan and whisper, “Do not eat or drink anything you are served.” She nods and puts the drink she had just taken from a wandering server back on the tray. “What is this place?” I look around, dreading speaking aloud the answer. Beautiful, dazed partygoers, a laughing Fae princess, faceless servers spread through the crowd. A literal tree in the middle of it all. I clench my jaw. “It’s Faerie.” I look Morgan dead in the eye and see no hint of dazzlement. “We’re in her own little piece of Faerie.”

Last line:

Alondra wrenches my arm behind my back and shoves me into a wall.

#nanowrimo update #nano 2022 #amwriting #writeblr #writeblr community #my writing #oc #wip: archmaker

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