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feralaot · 3 years

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random scouts hcs!

I did a post like this for the warriors my beloved (here) and people seemed to like it so here's one for the scouts :) had some input from @afrival for this one luv u

no warnings I think

eren

if he had twitter he would have a vaporwave bart simpson profile picture and tweet lil peep lyrics. also uses way too many hashtags

he's scared of snakes and hates armin's ball python

his eyes are probably crusty as hell and mikasa has to wipe em for him because he won't

when he's losing an argument he goes "ooh you wanna kiss me so bad" and it always escalates things but he doesn't stop

almost exclusively wears american eagle

"what's a pronoun".mp3

uses the 💯 emoji in every other text message he sends

armin

sends his friends pictures of cats cuddling/hanging out and says "me n you <3"

genuinely can't stand when people have dirt under their fingernails. he gets so mad at eren bc his nails are dirty asf and armin forces him to clean them

he calls himself sexy a lot (e.g. "that was really sexy of me")

chews on bottle caps then is like hmm why do my teeth hurt

he hates feet. toes look weird to him. nobody in his house is allowed to take their socks off

unironically uses faces like ^-^ and :3

acne :(

mikasa

she's really bad at giving advice. don't go to her for help she'll literally be like "that's tough"

probably has like 4 instagram accounts made just to follow eren

solid black profile picture and no bio

maybe now and then she'll put a my chemical romance quote on her story but that's about it, she doesn't respond to dms or anything

doesn't wash that damn scarf so it's probably stinky

sticks staples, pins, etc through the tips of her fingers for no reason other than she likes freaking people out

probably hisses at people

jean

the only possible relationship dynamic somebody can have with him is rivals to lovers

very short social fuse and has to stay home for several days after public events bc it's just exhausting

he's an introvert adopted by extroverts (connie and sasha) and has to deal with their shenanigans. truly the mom figure between the three of them

marco has to listen to him ranting about connie and sasha's foolery and doesn't have much advice to offer bc he doesn't know either

for a long time he only knew "straight" and "gay" and when he found out about the concept of bisexuality his mind almost imploded

he sighs and yawns a lot and doesn't even realize he does it. people always think he's either annoyed or tired

probably dresses like a diet e-boy. crewneck king

connie

the kind of kid in your high school gym class that wears mismatching neon clothes. bonus points if it's nike

also the most likely to start a food fight for funsies

he doesn't yell often because his voice cracks when he does and it's embarrassing

sasha and him hate cafeteria food so he always brings an ungodly amount of food in his backpack instead to share with sasha. connie's backpack is 90% food

unironically says things like "pogchamp" and "rad"

he works at zumiez and probably lives there. always rocking their latest drip

jumps up and slaps exit signs

sasha

randomly breaks into song (usually disney songs) and connie will automatically duet

manages to fall asleep in any situation. on buses, while watching movies, sometimes even mid conversation if she's zoned out enough

tried to take armin fishing one time but he almost cried because he felt so bad about it

at least reiner will fish with her though. the himbos always come through

her instagram is all pictures of fish she caught and now and then there's an awkward candid pic of niccolo

stayed overnight in a walmart one time and got away and brags about it but she won't admit it was an accident. panicked and spent the night eating snacks off the shelves to "survive"

while she's talking her voice slowly gets louder and louder and she doesn't realize it until people tell her to stop yelling

historia

pulls people by the ears to bring them down to her level

also kicks people in the shins a lot, if she's arguing with someone they'll usually keep their distance to avoid getting shin kicked

loves climbing on ymir's back and just being carried around like the little creature she is

posts inspirational quotes on her story

would definitely be a cheerleader in high school. nobody would guess a prep like her is dating some grunge girl w a pretty much opposite personality

she always has bandaids with her for some reason. if someone gets scraped she'll whip out a bandaid immediately. her friends call her "mom" sometimes

hates grilled cheese so god damn much. can't stand it

ymir

"damn I don't remember asking".mp3

is always the first one to comment on historia's instagram posts. her comments range from "beautiful my queen!!!" to "damn ma yo ass fat"

she always called reiner gay as a joke then he came out as gay and for a while she thought it was her fault

her and reiner have wlw and mlm solidarity, they're bffs for that matter

if someone tells her that her music is too loud she'll say "huh?" and turn it up

similarly if someone scolds her for something she'll go "hm? repeat that, I'm a little deaf in this ear"

"bro stfu you always tell me you're gonna fire me for being late"

levi

really really hates cooking pasta because straining the water is for some reason more difficult than it should be

"do not underestimate me, bitches"

always refuses to get his hair cut at places in shopping centers. especially walmart great clips

makes monkey noises when he sees something he likes. he started doing this as a joke to mock zeke but it evolved and now he can't stop doing it randomly

will not hesitate to knock someone on their ass if they're talking shit

coffee makes him jittery so he drinks tea instead but won't admit to anyone that he lowkey also has a redbull addiction

hange calls him a catboy but he doesn't know what that means so he's always like "yeah" bc he thinks it means he's a cat person

hange

buys levi shoes from the kids section and doesnt tell him bc he likes them anyway

such a millennial, they say shit like "doggo" and "adulting"

"for practical reasons I don't exist. do not perceive me"

probably wants to marry mothman

levi has had to scold them on several different occasions for bringing live animals into the house

legally isn't allowed to cook bc they can and they will blow something up

goes on tipsy rants almost nightly

erwin

white skechers king

hosts barbecues in those white skechers. he talks shit about people with nile and pyxis like a bunch of gossiping middle aged fath- wait

his profile pictures on social media are probably pictures of himself taken from awkward angles with an empty expression. it's always posted like six times as well

when levi is getting Out Of Hand he'll pick him up from under the arms and carry him away like "okay, that's enough" and levi kicks around but can't escape

rubs his hands together a lot like a fly. nobody knows why he does it. what are you scheming

falls asleep on couches while watching sports games

[swinging his keys around his finger] "let's rock and roll"

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lycorogue · 3 years

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LycoRogue’s Love Stories

It’s that time of year again where I shamelessly give a shout out to my own love stories that I have written for Miraculous Ladybug, Fruits Basket, and “Hey, Arnold!”

Check below the break for the full list. Alternatively, you can find my stories here on Tumblr under #LycoRogue Fanfic. I also have the same handle (LycoRogue) over on AO3, FFN, and DA.

Miraculous Ladybug Fandom

Peeping Tomcat Summary: Something called to Adrien, and before he knew it, he was addicted to sitting outside Marinette's window as Chat Noir; just watching her. His voyeuristic habit needs to stop, but things have gotten far too complicated now that he realizes he's growing a crush on her. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Standard Love Square leading into Pining Adrien and Reverse Crush Word Count: 84,242; multi-chapter *Not posted to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Build Your Own Luck Summary: Everyone knows about the lucky charm bracelet that Marinette gave to Adrien, but where did Marinette get it in the first place? Why did Marinette have such faith in it? Perhaps Adrien got a bit more than luck when he accepted the bracelet. Perhaps he also got a taste of familial love. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Familial Love Word Count: 2581; one-shot [Tumblr] [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Prescription for Love Summary: This was not the weekend away Kagami was expecting, but then again, what was written on Marinette's letter wasn't what Adrien as expecting either. As Kagami tries to understand Adrien's confusion, and find time to try to woo him from Marinette, Adrien is busy trying to understand Marinette's train-side send-off, and finding a pharmacy **Contains “Backwarder” spoilers**. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Adrien confused about his romantic feelings for anyone while spending a weekend with Kagami and trying to fulfill Marinette’s request. (Takes place within the episode “Backwarder”) Word Count: 19,735; multi-chapter *Not posted to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Kisses Summary: Luka fears that he went too far with Marinette. She, on the other hand, doesn’t know how to tell him she wanted him to continue. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: A chaste, super PG make-out session with Lukanette Word Count: 753; one-shot [Tumblr exclusive vignette]

I Was Thinking of You Summary: Girls' Day derails when Marinette realizes the male lead of a romance movie reminds her of someone other than Adrien. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Lukanette mutual pining as Marinette also wrestles with her feelings for Adrien Word Count: 3565; one-shot [Tumblr] [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

I Don’t Care Summary: Gabriel Agreste's life was safe, stable, predictable, and boring. That is, until he literally ran into a strange woman at a club; a club he didn't even want to go to. He felt instantly that this Emiile woman would forever change his life. He didn't realize how true that feeling was. **Mildly Gabriel-Apologetic story as it takes place pre-series** Rating: Teen and up Romance Level: Gabriel falling in love with Emilie Word Count: 5406; multi-chapter; incomplete *1st chapter was originally a Tumblr Exclusive; 2nd chapter not posted to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Marinette’s Song Summary: Whenever Luka creates music it affects people. He can't handle having to hide his music anymore, and so he goes to the Tom & Sabine Charms and Potions shop for some help. Can Marinette's witchcraft allow Luka to finally share his music with the world? *Disclaimer: First attempt at an AU story* Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Pining Luka and Marinette falling for him too; AU where Adrien isn’t around Word Count: 10,786; multi-chapter [Tumblr] [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Love Square Fluff Week 2020 Summary: My first attempt at doing Fluff Week for this fandom. I tried to loosely tie the different writing prompts together as a coherent story. Post-Season 3 spoilers included as the Love Square slowly collapses in on itself. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Standard Love Square (each side has at least one chapter dedicated to it), with the Love Square slowly collapsing into these two morons finally getting together Word Count: 18,247; multi-chapter; incomplete (I’m trying to work on those last two prompts still) [Tumblr] [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Fruits Basket Fandom

Love Taps Summary: Kyo's little head bonks carry more meaning and more love than anyone could ever truly know. Anyone besides maybe Tohru, who reflects on an entire lifetime of receiving the loving raps on the noggin. *Disclaimer: Post-Manga and Fruits Basket Another spoilers* Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Married Kyoru as they raise their family Word Count: 2957; one-shot [Tumblr] [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Unsent Letter Summary: In Kyo’s bedroom waste basket there is a crinkled up ball of paper: a letter he wrote to Tohru, but could never find the courage to hand to her. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Angst as Kyo reflects on his love for Tohru Word Count: 476; one-shot drabble *Apparently I forgot to post to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Hearts Together Summary: A collection of Kyo and Tohru shorts to celebrate Kyoru Week 2019 over on Tumblr. They'll range from sweet friendship to budding romance to full-on post-manga love. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Kyoru mutual pining all the way through marriage and a family Word Count: 11,100; multi-chapter [Tumblr (only a sample)] [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Is She Your Mama Too? Summary: The curse has been broken. Tohru and Kyo have moved away, and Yuki will be leaving soon too. As life around him changes so drastically, Momiji decides it's time to get back the life he was owed. He only hopes it wouldn't bring any pain this time. *Post-Manga spoilers* Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Familial love Word Count: 5058; one-shot *Apparently I forgot to post to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

“Hey, Arnold!” Fandom

The Master of Breaking and Entering Summary: Helga, Gerald, and Arnold must break in to La Sombra's fortress to try to find Arnold's parents. How will Arnold react when Helga takes control of the situation? Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: My vision of what The Shortaki Kiss would be prior to the release of The Jungle Movie Word Count: 3203; one-shot *Not posted to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

I Caught You a Star Summary: Something special goes down up on Wells Ridge during an early morning meteor shower. Something that Arnold has meticulously planned for quite some time. Now, can his best laid plans work out for him? Rating: Teen and up Romance Level: Shortaki proposal story originally written for 2011's Valentine's Day. Word Count: 7847; 2-chapters *Not posted to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

I Thought You Liked Redheads Summary: Everyone is dying their hair lately, and getting a lot of attention for it. Should Helga cave and dye her hair too? Will that get the attention she craves from Arnold? Rating: Teen and up Romance Level: Shortaki teenage dating Word Count: 3621; one-shot *Not posted to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

For Whom the Bells Toll Summary: We all saw what Arnold and Helga thought about being paired up by Rhonda's Origami Marriage Predictor. But what about Sheena and Eugene? Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Companion story for the episode “Marriage”, but following Sheena and Eugene as they each picture what being married would be like Word Count: 10,964 ; one-shot (split into 4 chapters on AO3) *Not posted to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

The Adventures of Brainy Summary: Why is it that Brainy never gets the girl? Well, he's planning on changing that, even if it's just in his own daydream. Rating: General Audiences Romance Level: Brainy picturing himself as a hero of a 1930s serial melodrama with Helga as the Damsel; originally written for Hey Arnold Valentine's Day contest back in 2013 Word Count: 4962 ; one-shot *Not posted to Tumblr* [AO3] [FFN] [DA]

Other Fandoms

Sparks for the Moment Fandom: Seven Kingdoms Trilogy/Graceling Trilogy Summary: As Queen Bitterblue kissed Saf, he realized he had one more chance. Possibly one last chance to be with his Sparks. With the snow storm raging outside, no one would disturb them within that drawbridge tower anyway. *Spoilers for the story Bitterblue* Rating: Explicit (straight up smut) Romance Level: Saf & Bitterblue smut with bittersweet romance Word Count: 3442 ; one-shot [AO3 Exclusive]

#writing #LycoRogue writing #LycoRogue original #LycoRogue fanfic #story recommendations #self-promoting #shameless plugs #valentine's day #love stories #master list

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zebrabaker · 5 years

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Might be farfetched but maybe a former fan of the Ladyblog leaves after certain things ruins it for them(either it be oblivio kiss pic or lilas bullshit) when they notice marinette and her awesomeness(like making cool shit for jagged and having a soup named after her), dedicates a blog to her, showing everyone in paris(and globally) how awesome she truly is. Can be salt or pure fluff(if you're still salty cause we all are) Person could be close friend who admires her or anonymous person idk.

Oh, I ran with this. There's going to be a couple chapters. I hope you’re happy.

Allegra Clark was a huge fan of Ladybug. She adored the LadyBlog, solely for the fact that it reported the unbiased truth, and was run by a girl at her school. So, when the log had become no more than some petty shipping site for LadyNoir, she had bailed. There were plenty of other news sources, and with how many there were, at least one had to have an exclusive with Ladybug, right?

X0X0X

Wrong. After several hours, she had realized that no one else in all of Paris had an exclusive. So, she was stuck. How did Alya get the interview anyway? Maybe it was mentioned in the video…She scrolled through the blogs archives, until she found the video. It opened on a dark room, before Alya appeared on screen.

“Hey there peeps! Alya here, with the best gift anyone has ever given me! My best friend, Marinette, got me- “Huh. Marinette Dupain-Cheng was in Bustier’s class, too. Now that she thought about it, the girl had regressed over the last month or so. Last year, she had been a shy girl, with no friends and no backbone to speak of. At the start of this school year, she had made friends with most of her class, or so it had seemed. The girl had really come out of her shell, and even became class rep. Lately, she had slid back into said shell, speaking less, wearing plainer clothes, less makeup, spending more time on her phone or sketching. Allegra had been in Marinette’s class last year, and the girl had been sweeter than all the baked goodies she brought in. Be it on a random Friday, or someone’s birthday, Marinette brought in something from her family’s patisserie. Allegra had an idea. She was a girl guide, and helping people was part of the code…. She had work to do.

X0X0X

It had taken a few hours, but she had put together a full blog. She had found recordings of Marinette being mentioned by Jagged Stone and her Uncle, who was apparently a world-famous chef. The blog held a link to Marinette’s commission site (Allegra had submitted her measurements for a new dress. The girl’s designs were fantastic.) The title of the blog was ‘Marinette Dupain-Cheng is amazing ‘. The background was a cherry blossom pink, and the header was the same Cherry Blossoms that Marinette used on all her designs, taken from her site. Her first post was an introduction to the blog, and an explanation of why it was built.

Hey guys! I’m mod Allegra, (I’ll introduce the others later.) and you’re likely confused as to why I made another page for some random girl. It’s a little complicated, but I’ll give you the short version. There’s this AMAZING girl at my school, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, and lately she’s been really down. I was in her class last year, and she’s such a nice person that I can’t just watch her wither. So, this blog is dedicated to all things Marinette. She’s done so much cool stuff that I can’t possibly begin to list it all here. As such, I’ll be making one post of a cool thing she’s done once a week, every Wednesday after school. If you know of anything cool Marinette has done, send me an ask! I’ll verify the story (we’re not the LadyBlog, lol) and post it on here! Until then, spread this blog around! recommend it to friends, mention it in posts, just try to spread the word. See you Wednesday!

X0X0X

“Allegra, Allain and Claude are here!” Her mom called down the hall. Allegra set aside her laptop, open to Marinette’s Facebook, Twitter, and Insta. Some may call it creepy, but she was determined to help the girl.

“Send them in!” She yelled back, stretching her back. There were two sets of footsteps in the hall, one light and quick, where the other was slow and steady.

“Sup?” Allain asked, strolling into the room. He was her oldest friend, having met at five in her mother’s beginners’ piano class. Allain was an African-French boy, his mother’s family immigrants from Morocco. He was dressed in his usual, a hoodie, jeans, a hat and headphones.

“Working on a project.” She sighed, snagging her water from her desk.

“Oooh! Can we see?” Claude asked, bouncing on the balls of his feet. She had meet Claude in third grade. He had found her, hiding in the coat closet, scared of Chloe, who had insulted her and almost made her cry. He had made a few dumb jokes, and the two had become fast friends. He was a giant, pushing five ten at age fifteen. He wore a shirt from his soccer team and a pair of jeans and converse. His brown hair flopped into his eyes, making him look like an excitable puppy.

“Sure. Remember Marinette Dupain-Cheng, that girl in our class last year?” Both boys nodded, Allain blushing. He had had a bit of a crush on Marinette. “Well, I noticed yesterday that she’s kinda regressed. Just a few weeks ago, she was vibrant and happy. Now she’s like she was last year, quiet and withdrawn. I figured that I may as well help her. I was actually gonna ask, did either of you want to help me run it? I plan to upload some cool thing she’s done once a week.” Allain nodded, busy jotting something down in the pocket notebook he carried everywhere. Probably a story idea. Allain was a prolific writer, and always had some new idea. As a kid, he rocked at make-believe games.

“Why not! I remember Marinette, she brought in blue-velvet cupcakes on my birthday, because she heard me say I love the taste but hate red.” Claude flopped onto her bed so that he was splayed across it sideways. “And she brought in Hummingbird cake for Monsieur Darcy’s birthday. That was cool.” Allain looked up from his notes.

“Oh, yeah. Whenever any of us came into the bakery, her mom would give us something for free. Madam Cheng was so cool.” He licked his lips, as if recalling a particularly tasty treat.

“So, it’s settled, then? We’ll use the blog to help Marinette?” Allegra glanced between her friends, giddy.

“Sure.” Allain shrugged.

“Why not.” Claude bounced on the bed a little.

Looks like they were in business.

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thoughtremixer · 4 years

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How I managed to get unlimited Internet for $25*

*There’s a few catches to it, but I’ll make this quick: if you are thinking more than one device, heavy gaming or thinking this is life in the fast lane... well, you’ll be disappointed. Also, this is from someone who used this service and I’m telling you... you’ll be unhappy.

How much do I pay for Home Internet service? $25/month for an unlimited hotspot... with a lot of catches. If you’re thinking “oh, I’m going to use this to power my entire home”... skip this post, don’t bother. You’re not going to get as much out of this, I PROMISE you.

Matter of fact, let me tell you who this post is for:

You want Internet Service for one device or you don’t mind swapping devices on this one connection.

It’s for your home connection so that you can reduce your dependence on your cell phone’s data plan when you’re home... or even when you’re out and about.

You’re not a gamer, you’re not planning on using it for heavy downloads, and you don’t mind tapping out at 5MB/s.

You don’t mind your data being slowed down at random times.

A secondary connection for when you’re outside your home and you don’t want to use public hotspots.

You truly understand “you get what you paid for”...

If you’re still reading and want to know what I’m talking about, then this is for you. It’s a system I currently use and when I’m at home, it’s my main internet connection for now. Once I move to a better place, I plan on dropping this plan as I’ll be getting something better than this.

But here’s how I did it...

1) Sign up for Visible and get the cheap R2 phone.

Visible is an Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) owned by Verizon. They will say they worked independent of them, but don’t be fooled by that. Visible is to Verizon as Metro by T-Mobile is to T-Mobile... it’s a prepaid division marketed as another company.

https://www.visible.com

Anyway, they offer one plan only... unlimited Internet, uncapped for $40 on your cell phone. Now, you can use your own cell phone, but the chances of it working with their company is low unless it’s an Apple phone. Got Apple? Great. Anything else? It’s a hit and miss. It’s best to check with them if you want to use your phone with them. But this ISN’T about that. This is about cheap Internet for your other device.

What you’ll do instead if buy their $19 R2 phone. For a budget phone, it’s subpar. I used to own Motorola’s that have more power than the R2. But it has a capable camera on it. However, the most important part is the hotspot, which it offers. We’re not interested in the features of the phone, but of the hotspot.

However, you’ll noticed that I said “$40″... so how do I pay $25/month? Well, that’s where step two comes in.

2) Find a “party”.

Visible got a family plan which is unique in a few ways. For starters, you don’t need to sign up your family. All you need to do is find 3 other people that are willing to split the bill and for each person, Visible will discount you and them by $5... all the way to $15, lowering the bill to $25. Now, what if one person in the party doesn’t pay? You don’t deal with them, the phone company do. So, you can sign up for a stranger’s “party” and not worry unless the person cancels their service... which could happen, but most likely won’t. And if they do, you can find a sub that will take their place.

Now, if you tried the service and you want to form your own party, you can do that. However, if you don’t want to find people to join and want to join someone’s party, you can via this reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/VisiblePartyPay/

Look through the links, login to your account and boom, you’re paying $25/month for the life of your account.

3) Get your phone and know the limits

Once you get your R2, you have to set it up with Visible. It can take a few minutes to a few hours. However, the most difficult part of the set up is... the Google account. Oh, you already have one? Then it’s not that difficult. It’s just another device you’re going to add to your account. If you already have an android phone, I suggest skipping to the parts that matter and try not to reinstall anything. You can use the phone just like your other phones, but at 8 GBs of space, you’re probably best just limiting it to just a hotspot. Set up the hotspot to your preferences and flip it on. Now, connect your device to it and voila... Internet for $25/month.

FAQ:

You can probably play some games. I played Hearthstone and some simple online games without issues. But don’t expect to play games that are graphic intense without some serious lag. For example: I use a cloud service called Shadow as a Secondary PC (long story). Even though it can run with just 5 MBs of bandwidth, it lags because the speed will not hold steady. And lagging in gaming means death. So, unless it’s low stakes, don’t treat this as a lifeline.

Yes, you can watch Netflix and stream video. If you want high quality tho, you’re probably going to struggle. DVD is the best it can do. The quality of my Netflix streaming or any streaming for that matter is top notch as I’m happy with 720p. I don’t need 1040p or even 4K.

Yes, it’s really unlimited. (peep the image below)

To prolong battery life, I plug the phone out of the charger and let it sit as any phone. Once it’s below 15%, I plug it back in and let it charge up to 100% and repeat the process. Treating it like a regular phone instead of keeping it plug in is old-fashioned, but a better way than to keep the phone plugged in 24/7. That will wear out the battery faster.

I could use it outside of my home. It’s a mobile phone, not a fixed location. So, you will have a second phone number. It’s a phone service which I use as a secondary line.

The Internet on the phone itself is faster than on another device. It’s meant to be used as a mobile phone service. I’m just retooling it.

R2 uses Android 9. The chances of it being upgraded to 10 is low.

You can hook it up to one device that is capable of using the Internet. It could be a tablet, a laptop, a desktop with a wireless networking card, or a game system for updates and download of files.

Since the phone is cheap, you can’t put insurance on it. It’s $19, brah.

I don’t carry around this phone day-to-day anymore. It’s redundant on my part since I have a more capable phone.

The phone I have now was intended to be used with this phone service, but sadly, the model wasn’t compatible. Otherwise, I would have cut my phone bill down by a lot. With that being said, I didn’t test this phone service beyond data.

I haven’t lost the ability to use the phone’s data once during my 4 months of continuous use. The only interruption was in April, where I simply stop paying for the phone bill.

Yes, there is a way to bypass the one device limit, but it requires hardware and the speed of service isn’t worth going beyond one device, so don’t do it.

Yes, Visble is okay with you using it exclusively as a hotspot.

If you’re wondering why I only used 40 GBs and not skyrocket above 100 GBs, it’s for a few reasons, the major one being I have spotty Internet coverage at home and used this as a secondary line and outside during the month of February. I’m only home during the evening. But I will say this... the reason that it skyrocketed at the end of February is because I put in on a PS4 to install an update to Spiderman and system updates.

The catches:

As you already know, it’s one device per hotspot connection.

It’s another phone to manage, unless you use your own phone.

The suggested phone itself is very limited in space as well as specs. A low budget Motorola will likely have more power than this phone. So, if you do use this phone as a phone, make it a low-stakes situation or a backup.

Depending on where you live, your internet speeds may slow down during prime times.

Service seems to be a hit and miss at times.

Talking to customer support is also a hit and miss. It’s literally an app or website. No phone service, just chat support with email as a second place to catch them.

Never tested it as a full-time service. It’s only at one location.

You may pay more than $25/month if someone leaves the party, but the bill will be between $30 to $40, which is still manageable.

It’s Verizon, which means they are tricky to pin down when it comes to the Net itself.

So, if you think this is useful, you can give it a try. If this article helped you out, maybe throw some funds my way.

https://ko-fi.com/nukirk

https://cash.app/$nufuturepro

Disclaimer: My experiences are mines alone. Your experiences may vary.

#Internet #cheap internet #phone service

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neni-has-ascended · 5 years

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Hare VS Tortoise Splatfest: JPN Version Translation (Commission)

A long-time supporter commissioned me to translate the Japanese version of Pearl and Marina’s banter before and after the recent Splatfest. I did this translation without looking at/remembering the English localized text. After I finished, I could see that, unlike previous Splatfests, the officially localized text this time was actually pretty close to the Japanese Original in a lot of places, so good work there, Treehouse. You’re improving.

That said, there were still some places where the official translation needlessly substituted fluff or cute banter with salt and pettiness on Off the Hook’s part. While, as I keep saying, there is never such a thing as a “most correct” translation when it comes to Japanese-to-English, I do believe my version beneath reflects the intended feel and meaning of the original Japanese Version of these scenes rather accurately. If you want to see what Treehouse changed about Off The Hook’s banter this time, feel free to contrast and compare!

If you wish to commission me for a translation from Japanese of your own, please refer to this post: https://nenilein.tumblr.com/post/184352325942/so-due-to-a-snafu-involving-my-contract-expiring

ANNOUNCEMENT

Pearl: “Spring is in full bloom! So, who would win? Hare VS Tortoise!!”

Marina: “AHHH! It’s a worldwide Splatfest, I’m pumped~!!”

Pearl: “In the left corner, they who are confident in the speed of their actions! Taking the shortest path to victory in one swift swoop! The Hare!”

Marina: “In the right corner, they who know that slow and steady wins the race! Aiming for the goal, one step at the time! The Tortoise!”

Marina: “Oh, it’s that fable they had an exhibition about at the Shellendorf institute a while back~!”

Pearl: “Yeah, they had some fossils of these ancient animals called ‘Hare’s or ‘Bunnies’, that I guess were found alongside the text of the myth.”

Marina: “Hey, Pearlie, in that fable, the tortoise won in the end, right?”

Pearl: “Yup, I remember. The hare got overconfident in the middle of the race and decided to take a nap, so they lost, right?”

Marina: “Well then, we already got the answer, right? Why still have a Splatfest over it…?”

Pearl: “Pff, seriously, ‘Reena, you don’t get it!! History exists to be rewritten!”

Pearl: “This is the rematch! If the Hare and the Tortoise were to race again, who’d win this time, huh!?”

Marina: “Oh, I get it… But, hey, you know what they say: ‘History repeats itself’~.”

Pearl: “But the hare must’ve learned somethin’ from last time’s loss, so for the rematch they had time to reflect on their mistakes and this time they’ll come in with a perfect plan of attack!”

Pearl: “Well, not like they needs one, though. All that really matters is to believe in your own power and head on straight forwards! Don’t think, just GO!!”

Marina: “But the tortoise wouldn’t just be satisfied with their win from last time. I’m sure by the time of the rematch, they’ll have thought of much better battle tactics!”

Marina: “Pride goes before the fall, the true path to victory is to proceed slow and steady!”

Pearl: “That’s just like you, Marina! Me, on the other hand, I’d rather not sweat the small mistakes and just get right back up to keep on going!”

Marina: And *that’s* just like you, Pearlie♪ But I’d still rather take my time to plan everything out. Hate makes waste, you know.”

Pearl: “Well then, challenge accepted! This Splatfest’s all ‘bout: Hare VS Tortoise: The Rematch! We decided who goes home victorious!”

Marina: “And that… Pretty much sums it up♪!”

Pearl: “Let ‘em write picture books about the outcome of this one!”

Marina: “That sounds fresh~! I wanna do the illustrations!”

Pearl: “So everyone? Who’s your money on? Head over to-“

Marina: “Ah! Wait, Pearl! We’re not done with the announcements yet~!”

Pearl: “Ah, right!”

Marina: “This Splatfest will last for 48 hours♪ We also got some special spring-related presents prepared for all of you~!”

Pearl: “Off the Hook helped design some exclusive kicks for you guys!”

Marina: “Pearl and I each helped make 4 different pairs~ We hope they’ll help you all enjoy the Fest to its fullest ♪!”

Pearl: “And since I’m way too psyched to waste time swapping shoes all throughout the Splatfest, let’s go in wearing a different one on each foot!”

Marina: “That’s against the regulations…”

Pearl: “Anyway, Marina, where exactly do the peeps get the gear?”

Marina: “For details, please check the Game Newsfeed! …Is what they’re telling me♪”

VICTORY

Pearl: “It’s the HARES!!”

Marina: “Hm~… It was so close, too…!”

Pearl: “A huge thanks to everyone on Team Hare! Watching y’all hop to victory was real fresh!”

Marina: “Thanks to Team Tortoise for giving it their all, too!”

Marina: “As it turns out, in the fable of the Hare and Tortoise’s Rematch, the Hare wins in the end, huh…”

Pearl: “Well, that’s it for the race, at least, but the REAL story starts after that!”

Marina: “Huh? What do you mean, ‘after’?”

Pearl: “The tale of an everlasting friendship born the moment the Tortoise congratulates the Hare for their victory! But just as the two are overjoyed in their bonds…It happens!”

Marina: “What? What happens?!”

Pearl: “From the depths of the ocean, a mysterious creature appears threatening to annihilate the Hare’s and Tortoise’s Home Village!!”

Pearl: “In order to retrieve their kidnapped friends and family from the clutches of the creature, the Hare and Tortoise must join forces and save the day!!”

Marina: “WHOA-!! …Wait, that’s barely even the same story anymore.”

Pearl: “Just wait for the movie adaptation! Everybody knows that Hollywood loves big blockbusters like that! Y’need some action to catch the studios’ attention!”

Pearl: “We gotta start composing the theme song right now! Oh, and don’t forget the illustrations for the book either, Marina. I’m counting on ya!!”

Marina: “Huh? Um, yeah… Seriously, Pearlie, please slow down~! We need an Anime adaptation before the Live Action movie!!”

ALTERNATE

Marina: “YAY! The Tortoises~~!!”

Pearl: “Gah-?! Seriously!!”

Marina: “Great work, Team Tortoise! Your perseverance and integrity were truly inspiring~!”

Pearl: “Don’t worry, Team Hare, I saw you guys give it your all too! It was soooo close!”

Marina: “Well, that settles it! In the fable of the Hare and Tortoises’ Rematch, the Tortoise emerges victorious♪”

Pearl: “Oh well, guess that’s one conclusion we couldn’t change in the end.”

Marina: “Heheheh… Never you fear, Pearlie-dear! I just came up with a brand-new, fresh story~♪”

Pearl: “Whoa, seriously, Marina! That was quick. What kinda story are we talkin’?”

Marina: “I was thinking, since the original text of “The Hare and the Tortoise” is so sorely lacking when it comes to the exploration of its characters…”

Marina: “I decided to try my own hand at providing a more layered portrayal of each of the story’s individual characters!”

Pearl: “………..” (Oh no, Marina is entering Nerd-Mode.)

Marina: “Therefore, I have written a prequel for each, to explain the backstory of the Hare and Tortoise before their fateful race♪”

Pearl: “You wrote TWO?! Wait, so with the original story… It’s a trilogy now?!”

Marina: “Of course! The Tale of the Hare is a story of passionate love and desire, while the Tale of the Tortoise tells of a peaceful everyday life, which is staked in the wager! Let me proceed to the plot summary…”

Pearl: “I get it! I get it already, calm down Marina! You can tell me all about it after the show! AFTER!!”

#Splatoon #Splatoon 2 #Spring Fest Splatoon #Off The Hook #Neni Does Commissions #Neni Translates

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twdmusicboxmystery · 5 years

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Whiskey Cavalier Connections

So Lauren Cohan’s Whiskey Cavalier has officially been cancelled, and I wanted to post some of my thoughts on this. I actually saw someone post about it being cancelled several weeks ago, but I checked and the official cancellation hadn’t come yet. I think at that point it was all BUT official, but I wanted to wait for the official word. Just in case. It came this past week.

First let me say that I haven’t watched this show and so can’t comment on its quality, but I’ve heard very good things for it. While I am sorry that Lauren’s show got cancelled, I’m glad that we’ll have a better possibility of seeing her in TWD this next season and in subsequent season because of it.

But my question is…was there ever really any question of that?

See, my issue with this is that it feels like a perfect replay of when Emily did the show Conviction. That was another relatively small ABC show that was cancelled after one season, but let’s start at the beginning.

We had a period of time between S8 and S9 where Lauren’s contract wasn’t renewed. Lots of reasons for this floated around the fandom, all of which were pure speculation. The biggest thing guess people perpetuated was that AMC didn’t want to pay her enough. People still say to this day. But it’s not true. Lauren herself debunked that theory in a podcast after she finally got her contract worked out. She said it had nothing to do with money on either side (hers or AMCs). Most actors sign 8 year contract and so renegotiation if the show is still going after 8 years is just part of the acting life. So the delay was about figuring out the terms of her contract, not about the amount of money.

She said something else really interesting in that interview. She said she didn’t know whether she wanted to continue with TWD or do something else, but she finally realized she could do both and got the contract signed.

That’s interesting to me because it shows that she never REALLY wanted to leave the show. If she was torn about leaving, then she didn’t want to, but there was something going on that also made her not entirely want to stay.

So I developed a theory (I’m sure you’re shocked) that it really had nothing to do with AMC writing her out or not wanting not pay her. I think they told Lauren that she wouldn’t have a very big role during this/these seasons of the show. Her dilemma was whether or not she wanted to stay exclusively with the show when she wouldn’t have much to do for one or more seasons. I don’t blame her for wanting to branch out and do other things if they don’t have much work for her on TWD.

So that’s why it took her so long to sign the contract: she was trying to decide what to do. But the show was obviously willing to work with her and told her she could leave for a season (be written out) but not killed off, so she could come back. That’s why the comment about being able to do both and going with that.

But what does it matter? Why am I telling you this? Because for me, it aligns perfectly with everything else we’ve always said about Emily and her leaving the show.

As I said above, this feels very similar to when Emily did Conviction. Both are ABC shows, and that makes sense because we know ABC is a sister company to AMC. Lauren taking an acting gig with them would have made it easier to coordinate contracts and filming schedules than if she’d taken a gig with a company that is completely separate from AMC.

But don’t you see? That’s exactly what Emily did. Left TWD for a time, and a took a short-term gig on a small ABC show that was never very likely to get picked up or last very long. I think Lauren chose that specifically because she always knew she’d be coming back to TWD eventually, and just needed something to fill the season where she wouldn’t have a big role in the story anyway.

This Emily/Lauren parallel is a lot like the Beth/Rick parallel. We saw all the same symbolism around Beth being shot as we did around Rick’s death fake out. The difference is that they showed us that Rick didn’t die and told us he’d be coming back (albeit in the AMC films).

Similarly, Lauren did the exact same thing Emily did when she left the show for a time. The difference is that we always knew Lauren would be coming back, and they haven’t overtly told us that about Emily (though I’d argue the symbolism does).

But if we saw the exact same thing with Lauren, and she’s coming back to the show, doesn’t that, by default, prove that Emily will too? I’ve said the same thing about Rick and Beth. If all the same foreshadowing and symbolism is there, and we KNOW Rick is alive, well, then…

And yes, before anyone jumps down my throat, I know Emily has done other gigs besides Conviction, but one of our biggest arguments has always been that she’s never done anything truly big that lasts long or has a major contract attached. Could that possibly be because, like Lauren, she’s always known she would be back, and AMC still has some say in what she does because her contract hasn’t actually ended yet?

Something to think about

For those who are skeptical, let me give you a tiny piece of information some of you may not know. It’s something me and my FB peeps noticed back a couple of years ago when Norman and Diane’s movie, Sky, came out. DK gave an interview in which the interviewer asked why it was that she was nude in the film more than he was. She answered that it was because of his TWD contract that wouldn’t allow him to appear nude--at all--in the film.

I remember that because me and @doeroseq discussed it and how weird it was that Norman’s TWD contract would dictate the amount of nudity he could do in a completely separate film, you know?

But it kind of sheds light on how air tight the actors’ contracts are and how they can dictate what kind of other work the actors can do while still bound by the contracts. Might go a long way to explaining Emily’s choice of acting gigs--or lack thereof--since S5.

#beth greene #beth greene lives #beth is alive #beth is coming #td theory #td theories #team delusional #team defiance #beth is almost here #bethyl

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amwritingmeta · 5 years

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15 Questions 15 Mutuals

I was tagged by @fuckedupasusual @assbuttboyfriends @misskittyspuffy @nerdylittleshit @casismybestfriend - you guys are the bee’s knees. *heart eyes and thank you!*

Are you named after anyone?

I was named for the second star on the right. (okay no I’m not starting on a lie) (but I fervently wish I had been named after that star) (I also fervently wish the second star on the right actually was known as Annelie) (like how cool would that be?) (fuck I think my Peter Pan complex is showing)

When was the last time you cried?

Last night I had a dream that I was out at night walking around aimlessly in a strange city - I think I was lost, trying to find my way back to my hotel - and I was in this really rough neighbourhood and it was like the animals who have no homes had all come out after dark and they were malnourished and lonely and these two cats were huddling together and a really skinny dog was scavenging for food in a bag of trash and suddenly I was the only passenger on a bus that was driving really fast towards those two cats huddling in the middle of the road and the bus drove right over them even though I screamed for the driver to watch out - but they were okay - I just felt this overwhelming sorrow and I was crying then. Does that count? It’s technically the last time I cried.

Do you have kids?

I have eleven children. Oh, I’m not joking, but I’m making the statement wildly out of context. How what why you say? I’ve been a nanny, on and off, since I was 18 and I’ve taken care of 11 kids over the years, if you can believe that. (the Captain Hook complex comes with the gig)

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

I’m sorry what?

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Well, before I can notice anything about them I gotta make sure they actually are people, right? I’m all with the holy-water-hand-washing and silver coins on the floor and coughing things that would antagonise them if they should prove not to be people, yeah? Can’t just look at someone and think, oh, a person, how nice. Jesus. Have you learned nothing? (fuck my trust issues are showing)

What’s your eye color?

Blue.

Scary movie or happy ending?

This question implies they are mutually exclusive and I take issue. ;)

Any special talents?

I’m exceptionally good at making pancakes. (I can mix the batter by heart and I inherited my grandma’s frying skills so) (nuff said is all I’m saying)

Where were you born?

In a hospital. I wish I could say something original like on a slope while my mum was out for her winter morning hike (my mum would not have been) or on the roof of our house because mum was so busy cloud-reading that she didn’t even register labour (my mum totally registered she was having baby pains like ow) (also wtf is cloud-reading?). Anyway. Truth it is, hospital it was.

What are your hobbies?

Hobbies are meant to be active, right?

Have any pets?

I did. Thanks for reminding me I don’t anymore. Okay, sorry, I joke, kinda. I do still miss our cats like mad and it always feels a little empty going back home to visit my parents without our cuddly kitties there to lie on my face when sleeping or come tap me on the shoulder while sat at the computer. The little darlings.

What sports have you or do you play?

I don’t understand the question. This question should be what sports have you or do you like to watch, btw. Just throwing that in there. (hockey all the way)

How tall are you?

Tall. Majorly tall. Like so tall that I just put my hand up and reach ceilings everywhere all the time. I’m imposing. I’m telling you. I’m the friend you want to have next to you in a dark alley at night. Also, that’s because I know about how to look at people and not just think oh, a person, how nice. STREET SMARTS via SPN.

Favorite school subject?

Anything practical tbh. Like, seriously, on the real tip, I loved woodwork and sewing (we did have actual sewing class up until we were 16) and art. I don’t know, I guess the only class I ever really wanted to get the fuck out of was maths, and it wasn’t that I hated maths, we just had the most boring teacher everrrrrrr so I traded the points I would have made for my grade taking maths for the extra points I made joining the school choir. Yup. (stay in school kids) (or don’t) (or do and join the student body and work towards promoting change in the educational system because the politicians clearly don’t know wtf they’re doing no matter where in the world you’re attending school) (fuck yeah my sociopolitical eye rolling is showing like wtf is wrong with our leaders rn??) (we gotta step up and teach the clueless ones who drag down the clued in ones how the fuck to to their) (sorry)

Dream job?

I’m lucky enough that I’m doing one of my dream jobs atm, which is working as a reader (while keeping an eye on a couple of kiddies to actually make rent) but I’m also working my ass off calmly and collectedly towards being able to write full time. I have high flying and idealistic ideas of how stories can change us and how, if they can change us, then they can help change the world, too. We live our lives through narrative connection, trying to make sense of things, it’s how our brains are wired, so I can’t imagine not utilising narrative for purposes that go far beyond telling a straightforward story. This is, sincerely, the main reason for why I’m right here, right now, hooked on what SPN is doing. Did this question morph into my dream job being related to SPN? Hmh.

I know some of you peeps probably don’t want to do this so feel free, of course, to ignore, but I’m tagging you: @elizabethrobertajones @studio82a @thevioletcaptain @blueskysammy @deletingpoint @daughter-of-the-rain-and-snow @when-in-doubt-sing @godshipsit @helianthus21 @purgatory-jar @myed89 @winchester-reload @elicedraws @wigglebox @mittensmorgul @kayanem @rosewhipped22 @paperwhitenarcissus and anyone who wants to join in, I would tag all of you, you know I would, and I’m sure I’m going to post this and then go oh I wanted to tag THEM too, so to everyone not on here - you should be. :) <3

#tag along #my stuff #people needing people are the #luckiest people

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aharris00britney · 6 years

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ASKS 08

rip it’s a lot of stuff, some good, some weird….

Anonymous said: do you like eating ass? I bet your booty is thicc and juicy :)

idk who would even send this but ummm I’m a bottom so yeah.. that answers that wedhfnsh have u nice day/night <3

@thesimpley2k said: your cc is so beautiful! and you’re a britney stan :) ily sis

thank youuuuu omg ily2 lmao I don’t voice my Britney stanness much but once B10 starts getting more hyped up I’ll be back up there! Thank you again and rip original make me MV

Anonymous said: Oof I need all of your wip hairs right now

oof you haven’t even seen half of them sweetie ;) I have 10 wip hairs as of now so like… you’ve seen 4 on this blog through edits/playlists. the rest are on my patreon and some go on my wips section in my discord (omg shameless plug im sorry but its true)

Anonymous said: Can we gift you packs through origin?

if u want?? idrk how that works tbh ;-; if u did tho like rsdfgfbvc thank you!!! I prob will only buy packs that I can use for cc from now on tbh ;-; my computer is at that point where i need to be really picky about stuff, plus imo they arent worth it wedfgdbfn i regret buying most of the SP’s

Anonymous said: Are you posting a shorter version of the Zoey Hair as shown in your latest post because it looks amazing?!!!!!

thank you!!! That is basically what the idea of it is lmao, but I think im gonna make an accessory hair clip for it too. Not 100% sure yet tho

@agentwashsims said: Crying over the wip hair and the grimes reference! Okay you’re still perfect and ily that it all okay bye.

aaah thank you! grimes is so good omg Art Angels is my favorite album but there are a lot of ongs on Visions I like as well. I like a little bit of Halfaxa toooooo

Anonymous said: Hi, would it be possible for you to just reupload the lydia hair post? As it’s marked as sensitive content, I can’t see the picture and I’d really like to be able to have a look at it before I download it.

Hi! I emailed tumblr support about it since it has been over a month since it has been up for review. Hopefully they get it worked out soon <3 there is a picture of it on my download page if you want to look at it there

Anonymous said: Hey, how do I do Patreon? I want to but i’m new to all those things of Patreon cause now I want lots of hairs that need it, and I wanna learn how can I Patreon you!

Hello! Hopefully you see this haha. Patreon is sort of like Netlfix in it is a monthly charge for goods. To get 3 cc hairs early each month, it is a $1 pledge. Higher pledges get better rewards(such as watching me work on cc, getting to vote on hair releases, and more). I think that Patreon is a great way to help support creators as long as they do it right (no exclusive CC). I really hope this helps you and thank you so much if you decide to pledge any ammount <3

Anonymous said: When are going to upload your maxis match hairlines? Like in a post

oml I am horrible lmao I deleted them and don’t seem to have them backed up, but I will maybe make more in the future?? I honestly don’t find them that usable on most hairs but everybody is different so we will see <3

Anonymous said: Is the black braided hair on your April Playlist a WIP? If not WCIF it cuz it’s gorgeous <333 Ily.

issa wip for Juneee

Anonymous said: how old are you?

18 d2f m4m

Anonymous said: What is your Origin ID?

spotharris

Anonymous said: Hey! I 🖤 ur content btw and I wanted to just like clarify something. Ur posts say u can recollect but don’t include the mesh. What does that mean exactly??? Do people still need the mesh for the recollections to show up in game?? Sorry if this is really dumb, I’m a new simblr. Thx!

hey!! sorry for the super late reply omg, welcome to simblr!! it is kinda crazy here but hopefully u can find ur peeps and make a nice home :) anywaysssss i think u mean recoloring, which is like when people add different colors other than the 18 EA base colors. I don’t allow people to use the meshes mainly bc I know that sometimes I have to go back and update things and this way the recolors don’t have a broken mesh and require that person to redo their package.

Anonymous said: whose ur fave member of lOoNa

my rankings as of right now: Kim Lip, Go Won, Olivia Hye, JinSoul, HyunJin, Chuu, HeeJin, Choerry, HeeJin, HaSeul, ViVi, and then YeoJin

also omfg if u have jinsoul/kim lip/choerry limited edition mix&match photocard and would like to gift me it then umm PLEASE they are impossible to find and i need for my collection ;-;

@disneynsims said: I am also a massive Britney Spears fan, and I have to say I appreciate you naming your hairs after her songs. I do make one small request, that a hair eventually be named after one of her best bonus tracks, “Up n’ Down”.

omg Up N’ Down is one of my least favorites on femme fatale grfbg but thank you!! I don’t really name hairs after her songs anymore :(

@issharky said: you’ve improved so much over the time! ive been following (on tsr and tumblr since i joined) since like 2016! ♥ still love your blog!

ygvhbjn i didnt have a tsr but go awf lmao thank you!!! i was a mess in 2016 and a lil of 2017 <3

Anonymous said: Ur such a babe austin

thx for sending this @dogsill ur a babe too 😘

Anonymous said: Discord? Patreon? And this are how a good simblr die

oof discord is literally like a groupchat thing but go off also patreon makes it so i release 3 hairs a month when before it was like 1 or 2 so ummm

Anonymous said: I have recently downloaded blender to make cc hairs, but I can’t zoom in, rotate, or do anything basically. Do you know of any tutorials that explain how to use it well/ in detail? (I have a windows laptop). Anyway, I recently discovered your hairs and I am in love!! Thank you for making so many beautiful pieces of cc!

urgg i really wish i could make video tutorials and stuff for blender and hairs :( I have tried about 3 or 4 times to record/stream and it is so laggy and just pure shit on stream and twitch. I kind of just learned stuff as i went in blender but a must have is a mouse of some kind, otherwise it is 10x harder

@alexschmidt629 said: Hey! I hope you’re doing a bit better than the last time you made your last post! I’m sorry to hear about all of that, being a senior is so difficult and college stuff is even more difficult. I hope you’re doing better!

thank you! I’m doing a bit better now :)

Anonymous said: holy shit it sounds like everything that literally could’ve gone wrong did. wishing u love and luck bb. and also i think its absolutely FINE that u put ur stuff up on patreon early, it’s still free in the end!! its just a choice to actually compensate cc creators for all that they do for us. god that person was just so rude and im kinda surprised at how kindly you took it. props to u xx

yeah dsgf everything kinda went shitty the past few months but hopefully it all turns itself around :) and I try not to pick at any rude anons/asks in general bc I feel like by doing that it just causes more attention on the issue and more people/trolls want to jump on the band wagon. Thank you!!

Anonymous said: Oh honey, you need prayers and I wish you the best of luck with fasts, college, moving, and the rest of your life. Stay strong hon you got this!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

thank you <3

Anonymous said: hi is there a version off the Ella hair that has a bun in the back or am I crazy? probs crazy honestly, but thx for answering

I think you are thinking of my Maja hair? It has a different bottom but it has those same bangs! It is here

#asks #oml it was at 247 so im sorry if yours isnt in this

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tearasshouse · 3 years

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Mostly vidya ramblings pt 3A

Previously, on Vidya ramblings

We’re in the final stretch! The cream of the crop for games I managed to complete in 2020. If I had to be arbitrary and quantitative about these things, I’d put these at an 8.5/10 minimum, going all the way to the extremely rare 10. These were the whole package and I’ll likely think about these long after I’ve finished them.

Sayonara Wild Hearts (PS4 -- also available on Switch, Steam, Apple Arcade)

This feels a bit weird, because it came out in late December 2019 and I finished it in January, so this is actually one of the newer games on this grand list but it feels like a lifetime ago when I’d played it.

Anyway, I was skeptical of the title just... based on the title alone what with the random use of Japanese but OK I’m hardly the language police here. I suppose “Farewell Wild Hearts” or “Goodbye Wild Hearts” wouldn’t be as catchy but MOVING ON... This game is just great. It’s just fantastic. The soundtrack took me back to my days of binging on electropop, particularly of the Swedish vintage from the likes of Robyn, The Knife, Lykke Li, Royksopp, The Field, etc etc. Simogo themselves are two Swedes who (at least to most like myself) just came out of nowhere last (last) year with this breakout banger and there’s just nothing like it. Like, there are many things that it should remind you of, seeing as how the gameplay and presentation is some kind of genius concoction of REZ spliced with an auto-runner threaded through a rhythm game and crossed with a far more forgiving take on a WipEout title (the last part is a pretty poor frame of reference admittedly). It’s also unlike and greater than the sum of these influences. Just...take my word for it and play this. Or “experience” this, if you so please.

Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4 -- also on Steam, GOG, EGS)

So I did a silent groan when I initially saw the concept for the game back circa 2016? 2015? I’m not sure if I even had a PS4 at the time, so suffice it to say this title had completely passed me by as the years rolled on. Robot dinosaurs? How much more phoned in can things get? Are they trying to appeal to the Transformers crowd? How about that awful name? Noun: Nonsensical Subtitle. Meaningless and less than poignant to be sure. Guerilla Games? The team behind the somewhat forgettable Killzone franchise? Yikes and no thanks. And what’s with the protagonist talking to herself like that? I know it’s meant to be an in-universe way for the protagonist to narrate what she’s doing so the mouthbreathers watching the gameplay demo can get an idea of what’s going on but man, does she keep gabbing like this all the time?

Well well! Who’s the idiot now? It’s qualities slowly started becoming apparent to me over time and I figured this year was as good as any to indulge in one of Sony’s new tentpole franchises. Yes, the gameplay is a by the numbers open-world checklist action RPG, but understand that I don’t really play these kinds of games so the fatigue hasn’t set in and shocked gasp, could there be a reason why this formula has been so successful in the AAA space? Could it be that the tried and true is the way it is not (only) because developers are creatively spent, but also because if something works, and works really well to boot, then there’s no sense in trying to innovate too hard?

So the gameplay just works and there’s no shame in doing the Ubisoft thing. It works because I now personally know it does. The 60+ hours I’d spent with Horizon were incredible, polished fun. As with the case in Marvel’s Spiderman, or to a lesser extent Rise of the Tomb Raider and MGS V. Curiously enough I bounced right off of Batman Arkham Knight, despite being a big fan of the previous Arkham games, but I suspect the set dressing is what makes it all work.

You see, the world in Horizon is wonderous and daring. It has a great sense of place is perhaps my favourite interpretation of the post-apocalyptic sci fi future. The robot dinosaurs I’d written off as adolescent pandering are just amazing, at least in the way they’re realized and so brilliantly animated here (though I’m not quite sure why they’ve taken on dinosaur forms--it was briefly explained somewhere in the game but zzz). Even if it feels like Guerilla thought up “robot dinosaurs fuck yeah!” first and then reverse engineered a story around that butttttt we won’t get into that. I also did the whole touristy photo-mode thing, which I almost never do because it’s just that darn purdy.

Shame that Horizon 2 will also be shackled to the PS4 and not made a full on PS5 exclusive (and for the sins of tying down next gen software to dated hardware, one only need look at CP2077...). But for the PC peeps out there with decent enough rigs, you should absolutely give this a spin and see what the good life’s been like in Sony land.

#tl;dr #long post #vidya #gaming #videogames #2020 in review

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meetmeatthecoda · 6 years

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Waking: Part 1 - Waiting

Okay peeps, here it is, part 1 of the angst fest. It’s detailing Red’s perspective of the events of 5.8 and on, with a healthy helping of Dembe, of course. I’m calling the whole series “Waking” and part 1 “Waiting”. (And yes, the other two parts start with w’s as well. I like to work with a theme :) Anyhoo, this is angsty as shit but I loved writing it and I’m really looking forward to hearing what you guys think about it, especially once the other two parts are added, which should be within two or three days. So yeah, this will also be posted on my FF.net and AO3, as usual. Also, as a sidenote, I listened almost exclusively to Dawn Golden while writing this, specifically the track “Brief Encounter” from the album “Still Life”. That’s his only album and the whole thing is fucking amazing. It is my go-to Lizzington album so I wholeheartedly recommend the whole thing but if you’re the kind of person who likes to listen to a song while reading, I’m including a YouTube link to “Brief Encounter”. It was a huge inspiration while writing this. Anyway, so yeah, that’s about it, on to the fic! I really hope you all enjoy. Much love! <333

Here he is again, waiting. Waiting to hear whether Lizzie will live or die. He is here in this place far too often.

He has no one to blame but himself.

He couldn’t bring himself to go inside. He should have. He feels horrible, sitting out here in the car, Lizzie’s blood slowly soaking into his skin, but he can’t go in. He can’t watch if…if it happens. Not again. Once was one too many times.

So here he sits, cold and still, Dembe holding his hand. Waiting.

He’s not sure how long they sit there, completely silent. Not until Aram comes out to the car does Red realize that the sky is light. Does that mean it’s morning? Not if she’s…not if she’s gone.

Another day will not dawn for him if Elizabeth Keen is dead.

Dembe unlocks the door and lets Aram into the front passenger seat because Red can’t move, he’s been sitting here too long to unlock his frozen limbs, the absolute terror keeping him still, unable to flee from his panic and pain. And it’s just as well. If Aram has…bad news, Red would rather he not be witness to the break-down that he knows is imminent. Aram is far too fragile to see something like that.

But Aram starts to speak and darkness doesn’t wash over the sky, cold doesn’t shatter his heart, the world doesn’t end.

Lizzie is alive.

He picks out words like surgery, brain damage, inflammation, fluid, and induced coma through the roaring in his ears but he can’t properly focus on them, because she is alive. Red lets out a huge breath that he must have been holding in for hours and hours, somewhere in his chest where his heart is still beating weakly, holding out for Lizzie. And with that breath, the tears come.

Dembe quickly thanks Aram for the update and ushers him out, out of the car and into Samar’s waiting arms, before Red starts to gasp for air.

“Hold on, Raymond.”

Dembe starts the car and speeds off, not going far, just to a nearby parking garage, so that Red can have his overdue panic attack in relative privacy. Dembe parks the car, turns the heat on high, and climbs into the backseat beside Red, wrapping his strong arms around Red’s smaller form and coaching him through breathing, the way Red did for Dembe when he was young and his past came back to haunt him. The way Dembe has done for Red whenever he wakes from a particularly ghastly dream. And it makes sense.

The past few hours have been nothing short of a nightmare.

Once Red has had his fill, crying and gasping and shaking, he manages to calm himself enough to speak once again, thanking the man who fills the shoes of both a brother and a son. Red asks Dembe to take him back to their current safe house for a shower and change of clothes before they head back to the hospital.

“You should sleep, Raymond,” Dembe chastises him quietly. “Elizabeth may not wake for some time yet.”

“You don’t know that,” Red mutters, rubbing tiredly at his face, his eyes swollen and aching. “She could wake at any moment and I want to be there.”

Dembe purses his lips in silent disapproval. Dear Dembe. Always looking out for him, though Red has no earthly idea why. He doesn’t deserve Dembe any more than he deserves Lizzie. But his friend returns to the driver’s seat regardless and they are on their way.

Red takes his time in the shower, scrubbing all of Lizzie’s blood off his skin, though he irrationally wishes that some of it would stay. A physical representation of the metaphorical truth of his existence: Lizzie’s blood has always been on his hands, since the night of the fire. That’s one thing that hasn’t changed over these long years.

He tries to his best to shake that thought off and wash it down the drain with all the filth he can feel on his skin but after forty-five minutes under scorching hot water, he comes to the awful conclusion that he will never get it all off. It’s far too late for that.

He stands in his bedroom, naked and staring into his closet of impeccable thousand-dollar suits, and grants himself five more minutes of pure self-hatred before he has to put on his cloth armor and face the world again.

Eventually, after going through all the different ways that Lizzie’s current situation is completely and utterly his fault, he decides that feeling sorry for himself is selfish and he should be with Lizzie right now.

Because what if she wakes up?

He is suddenly panicked at that thought, snagging a suit out of the closet and dressing quickly, not even looking to see if it matches, rushing out of the bedroom and calling for Dembe to start the car. He is almost out the door before he realizes he’s forgotten a hat. He only hesitates for half a second before he is turning on his heel and hurrying back to the bedroom to fetch one.

He needs every piece of armor he can get today. He must be strong for Lizzie.

They make it back to the hospital in record time, courtesy of Dembe’s creative driving, which is courtesy of Red’s pale face and dead-eyed expression. Red makes it to the correct room with no trouble. Apparently, Harold had told the agents guarding her door that he would be by and to give him no trouble. Smart man.

But Red stops.

Because here he is again, waiting. Waiting in front of Lizzie’s hospital room door, the entrance to a plain, private ward, courtesy of her government job, unable to go in.

He is afraid.

He has no right to be, obviously. Lizzie is the one who is here, in a hospital bed, having just barely survived brain surgery. He has to be strong, strong for Lizzie, because she can’t be right now and that is his job and what else can he do?

He swallows and tries to take a deep breath at the same time and that doesn’t help much but he has to go in now because this is Lizzie and she needs him.

So, with Dembe’s comforting presence behind him, he slowly opens the door and walks in.

He’s not sure what he expects to see. It’s not the first time he’s seen her in a hospital bed, he reminds himself viciously, and this time is no less shocking and terrifying to him than the other times. In fact, she looks perfectly normal, he thinks blankly, lying there, hand folded on her stomach, save for the bandages and machines. Almost healthy even.

But Red knows better. All the damage is inside of her.

After all, internal damage is rather his specialty.

He doesn’t realize that he’s crying again until he feels Dembe’s hand on his shoulder, steering him gently to the empty chair in the corner of the room. As he attempts to push him down into it, Red shakes off his hand.

“No,” he mumbles, drying his eyes hastily with the back of his hand.

He has to be strong for Lizzie.

He pulls himself up to his full height and sheds his coat and hat, tossing them carelessly onto the window sill, and pulls the chair up to Lizzie’s bedside, gritting his teeth against the next wave of tears that come from this close-up view of Lizzie’s pale, still face.

He has cried enough.

“It’s alright, Dembe,” he says softly, though he knows he won’t disturb her. “Leave us be, please.”

He doesn’t realize he’s spoken in the plural until Dembe pulls the door shut behind him, taking his radiating waves of concern with him.

Red lets out a shaky breath and slowly brings his hand up to lay it on the bed next to Lizzie’s lifeless one.

No, not lifeless.

Lizzie will wake up. He will make sure of it. Because if she doesn’t, neither will he.

He bites his cheek and ever so gently touches his fingertips to the back of her hand.

“Hello, Lizzie,” he whispers.

And here he is again, waiting. Waiting for Lizzie to wake up.

#The Blacklist #Lizzington #mine #fanfic #5.8 #fall finale #waking #series #part 1 #waiting #angst #angsty #angsty angst angst #dawn golden #brief encounter #so excited to hear what you guys think!#much love!#:)#<3

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toradh · 6 years

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Tagged by @soymilkheaven! …I don’t know why everything takes me at least three days that usually should take me like one afternoon. Why are y’ll running around with christmas icons? Should I do that, too?? Is christmas Edna already claimed?

ANYWAY, Meme rules: Answer 30 questions and tag 20 people you’d like to know better. …I’m pretty sure I’ve answered these already. But okay. 

1. Nicknames: Franzi for RL friends, but use whatever pseudonym you want to call me online.

2. Gender: female

3. Zodiac Sign: libra, but I don’t act like it

4. Height: 168cm (that’s exactly German female average size)

5. Current Time: 2pm something

6. Birthday: October 21

7. Favourite Bands: Oh boy. That question is a barrel without bottom. Guess my top top top all time favs (without any specific order) are still Seventh Wonder, Kamelot, Dead Can Dance, Sonata Arctica, Avantasia, Anaria and Van Canto. Also Nightwish, if Floor is on vocals. I have a very very long list of honourable mentions that I listen to just as often when I’m in the mood.

8. Favourite Solo Artists: If Ayreon counts than hands down Ayreon. Otherwise I’ll cheat and say Arjen Anthony Lucassen trollolol. Also Lindsey Stirling.

9. Song Stuck in My Head: no particular one at the moment

10. Last Movie I Watched: I don’t even remember! I still want to watch Thor: Ragnarok and of course the new Star Wars this year. Wait, “this year” is less than a month. Shit.

11. Last Show I Watched: I don’t watch shows unless my friends put me in front of one

12. When Did I Create My Blog?: Beginning of 2013.

13. What Do I Post On My Blog?: Reblogs of my art from my art blog, random funny things, some art-related things, and life rants.

14. Last Thing I Googled: reference pictures for people sitting…

15. Other Blogs: at one point I opted to have an art only blog which only consists of my art, scribbles, and occasionally shameless self-promotion and announcements; it’s @toradhart (I’m so creative). And then of course there is the infamous @applegelstore which has now more followers than the main blog (I’m feeling you peeps, though. I kinda like it, too). It was actually supposed to be a general JRPG blog, but somehow it’s 49% doodle shitposts, 1% actual artistic fanart maybe, 40% whining about my miserable gacha luck in mobile games while crying how amazing the scenario writing in Rays is, and 10% reblogs of general fangirl things. Most likely to be either Tales of Zestiria or Destiny.

16. Do You Get Asks?: very rarely.

17. Why Did You Choose Your Url?: it had been my internet pseudonym ever since I had joined deviantART back in school, and I never bothered to think of a new one. Although I have to admit I’m growing kinda fond of the Owlily thing, but I used it exclusively for fun stuff so far, haha.

18. Last Thing I Ate: an apple. That’s how I usually finish my meals.

19. How Many Pillows: three.

20. Favourite Colours: blue blue blue blue blue blue blue blue blue blue blue (I also like some violets and greens, though)

21. Favourite Tag To Use: I don’t really have one? I mean I came up with an, uhm, organisational system by now. My own scribbles and art are tagged “art”, other people’s art is “not my art“. Duh. As for the appelgelstore, that got a slightly more creative art tag (applegelartstore), other people’s fanart is “other fine people’s art”, and I tag my AUs, although not very creatively. Low-key tempted to call the Little Mermaid crossover “the AU in which Meebo can swim”. Crying that I have to make a choice which units I hoard stones for in ToLink is “ToLink whine tag”, and crying that I still don’t have Sorey’s MA in Rays although I swear to God every single one of my mutuals has and that’s only the beginning of my problems is “Tales of the Rays whine tag”. JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY DIDN’T GET BEHIND THE TAGGING SYSTEM. My favourite tags are the screams of CUTE and OMG that I get :,D

22. Lucky Number: I don’t have any lucky numbers…

23. Instruments: I never learned one and don’t have any time whatsoever to do it now, sadly. I do take singing lessons, however. I started them almost three years ago and I don’t intend to quit anytime soon.

24. What Am I Wearing: the same clothes I wore yesterday because they aren’t actually dirty; unfortunately, they still smell of smoke and that’s icky, so I guess tomorrow will be laundry day…

25. Last Thing I Wrote: …an email to a potential client *long exasperated sigh*

26. Dream Job: I’d love to continue freelancing, although I doubt it’ll work. I almost don’t care anymore with what, as long as it’s art. I mean I’d prefer private commissions like via Patreon, but the field I actually always liked most would be character design with a slice of general visual development like colour keys and enviroment concept art, but I’m always too lazy for the latter, haha.

27. Dream Trip: I’m not one for travelling, but Iceland, Canada, or Mayan ruins all sound cool. Also that cats and owls cafe in Osaka I guess

28. Favourite Food: chocolate, ice cream, pumpkin pie.

29. Nationality: German

30. Favourite Song Right Now: if I had one stuck in my head right now, that’d be my current favourite. I’ll have to re-direct you to my all time favourites. However, this is probably as a good a time as any to say that it’s almost 2018 and I’m still not over White Light. That goddamn freaking amazing guitar riff. And I usually don’t even like guitar riffs, I usually think they should be replaced by violin riffs. BUT THIS FREAKING GUITAR RIFF ARGH. I was sure I’d love Tales of Zestiria when I first watched the opening, and I WAS EERILY RIGHT

…I’m not tagging 20 people. I tag all of my followers who haven’t been tagged yet.

#this is my tag meme tag now

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theramseyloft · 7 years

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I've been researching, and thinking a lot. Having never worked with pigeons (either as pets or as athletes) I can only really compare them to the horses I work with. While I do want to raise racers, I don't particularly care about winning in and of itself. I mean, it's nice to win, but for me the real victory is going to be in maintaining a healthy, happy flock that wants to be out there flying. (Continued...)

(2) I know with the horses I've worked with, training and showing, that most of them want to do what makes us happy and some come to really enjoy the competition itself even if they might not understand it in the same way we do. I was curious if pigeons reflect that in anyway, or if upon release they simply seek home and that's that. There is no literature on this, and the local pigeon racers look at me like I'm crazy when I ask. What are your thoughts? (One more after this)

(3) also, other than racing and breed shows, what sorts of pigeon competitions are there? And where do I find more information about them? You've mentioned breeds other than homers that are bred for competition in a recent post, which is what made me curious. A lot of this is just because I want to be as informed as possible before I start to care for any new birds, as my sun conures and diamond doves are pretty easy keepers.

Copied those other two over so that I could answer these all at once. ^v^

The short answer is that Racing Homers are just desperate to get back home as fast as possible. They can’t stop to eat before they get home, and home is where their mates are.

It is said to be impossible to compete with out using the Widowhood system, where the cock is allowed to pair up with a mate for 6-7 weeks (long enough to hatch, but not finish rearing her peeps), then she’s removed and he’s flown, playing on his devotion to his mate and desperation to return to her and his young.Horses enjoy running. They were made to run.

Pigeons enjoy flying. Racers enjoy their loft flights. But every aspect of competitive racing takes advantage of and thus requires absolute desperation to return.

Pretty much all other performing breeds are flown at their own loft, having been bred with acrobatics rather than homing in mind.

Rollers (The Birmingham being a particularly popular breed with standards exclusively centered around performance.) are bred to back flip repeatedly in flight and pull out before they hit the ground.

Contrary to popular belief, this is not a seizure. The roller has full control over when to begin the roll. Some have a hard time pulling out of it, though, and care is taken to avoid breeding in too long a roll.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujQ90xNutTc

Tumblers do exuberant little flippies in midair that consist of maybe three rolls max. Portuguese Tumblers were my first purebred. They are one of the worlds smallest breeds of pigeon, super friendly and acrobatic.

They dislike being restrained, and their tippy toe stance makes a person’s palm an unstable and uncomfortable place to stand, but they love heads, laps, and shoulders and are very much a “Hey, whatcha doin’?” land on your shoulder and steal a kiss sort of pigeon in the loft. ^v^

I got out of them only because they seem genuinely happier performing than indoors, and I would HIGHLY recommend this breed to compete with!

Kevin Moths ([email protected]) is the current club president and he can either provide or point you to excellent ports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfIH6T2TFDg

Tipplers are endurance highfliers.

Like the Birmingham roller, there is no mention of the birds appearance in the standard, only its performance.

http://www.ftcna.com/articletippler.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu9RvR3GztU

High flyers are high altitude performers.

http://mumtazticloft.com/IranianHighFlyers.asp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhqHj3LzV6Y

Skycutters are a tippler breed bred to hover at high altitude.

http://www.ukrainianskycutters.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VCl6UPZUjM

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caterinawrites · 7 years

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A Night to Remember

Here’s the short little fic I did for Femslash February. It’s some Alybug fluff. I’ve never written f/f before, so idk if it’s even good, but here it is anyway! Read it on:

FF | AO3

Or under the cut! I don’t usually ship these two just cause I feel like their friendship is pretty normal, but I wanted to do something different cause I’ve seen quite a few people that do ship them, and shipping is just for fun so why not?

Alya shifted nervously, clutching her phone in her hands as she waited by her bedroom window for a certain superheroine to make her appearance. After a moment she wiped her sweat on her jeans and took a deep breath. It wasn’t every day that the most beautiful and amazing woman in the world agreed to do an exclusive interview at her house, and part of her still thought it was a dream. She glanced over her overly tidy room once more for anything that could be out of place. Everything had to be perfect, which is why she’d banned her little sisters from entering all afternoon. The last thing she needed was for Ladybug to think she was a slob.

“Hi,” She nearly jumped out of her skin when Ladybug landed silently on her windowsill and slipped inside. “Sorry I’m late. Got roped into helping a little girl get her cat out of a tree.”

“No, it’s totally fine! You’re not late at all,” She waved it away, taking a moment to admire her soft smile and gorgeous blue eyes. “Thank you for agreeing to this.”

“No problem! Anything for my favorite reporter,” Ladybug grinned, taking the seat that Alya gestured to casually. She was always so calm and cool, and Alya couldn’t help but blush a little at her comment. Ladybug said she was her favorite!

“So, uh, I’m just going to ask you a few questions that our fans want to know, but if you don’t want to answer something we can totally skip it,” She explained, mounting her phone carefully so that they both appeared in the shot before grabbing her note cards.

“Okay,” She shrugged, crossing her legs comfortably and waiting patiently as Alya hit record and took her place in the chair next to her. She took a deep breath before turning on her usual energy.

“Hey, peeps! Alya here with the one and only Ladybug!” She squealed. “Thank you for coming out tonight!”

“No problem! Thank you for having me,” She laughed smoothly.

“I am so stoked that you are here. I’m sure you’re super busy saving Paris and all,” She blushed.

“Yeah, it can get a little crazy, but Chat Noir and I really appreciate all of the support from the people of Paris. We always do our best to keep you guys safe,” She placed a hand over her heart to show her sincerity, and Alya was sure she melted a little bit.

“So, you guys sent in your burning questions, and I’m going to ask them for you! Let’s see if we can dig a little deeper about the girl behind the mask.”

“Not too deep, I hope,” She chuckled.

“Okay, question number one: What is the scoop on you and Chat Noir?” Alya read off of her white index card.

“He and I are partners, well, not partners like, we’re together or anything, just we’re a team, that’s all,” She explained nonchalantly.

“He seems to flirt with you a lot, so our viewers often wonder if there’s anything going on behind the scenes,” Alya waggled her eyebrows suggestively, and to her amusement, and relief, Ladybug actually gagged.

“Not at all,” She insisted. “We’re friends, I guess. We don’t know each other’s identities, and I plan to keep it that way.”

“There you have it, peeps,” Alya turned to face the camera with a smirk. “Okay, next question then. Is Ladybug single?”

“Everyone is very concerned with my relationship status,” She observed with a good-natured chuckle. “Uh, yeah, I’m single.”

“What?” Alya gasped. “The hero of Paris is single, guys! Someone take her on a date!”

She covered her mouth to stifle her giggles, a sound Alya could get used to hearing. Why did everything about her have to be so perfect?

“That leads me to our next question: Would you ever date a fan?”

“Totally!” She nodded.

“Oh, good to know,” Alya smirked mischievously.

“You wanna go out? We can go out,” She shrugged. “This just in, Ladybug’s relationship status changed to taken.”

Alya bit back a smile, feeling her face heating up. What she would give for that to be real.

“Sorry, Chat Noir. Looks like I just stole your girl,” She looked into the camera with a triumphant grin while Ladybug giggled beside her. “Next question: What is your favorite flavor of macarons?”

“Ooo, I love raspberry and pistachio,” She bit her index finger through her suit. “But, I don’t know, lemon might be a close third.”

“Oh, I love lemon. My best friend’s bakery has the best lemon macarons you’ve ever eaten,” Alya moaned.

“Aww,” She giggled.

“Okay, just a couple more questions. Cats or dogs?”

“I love all animals,” She replied. “I have no preference.”

“Man, Chat Noir must really be hurting tonight,” Alya snickered, and Ladybug bit her lip.

“Sorry, Chat!” She turned to the camera with an apologetic wince.

“What is your favorite spot in Paris?” Alya asked, setting aside the final card and looking up. She felt her heart skip a beat as she watched Ladybug think about it for a moment.

“Mmm, probably the top of the Eiffel Tower. It’s so high up, and you can see everything. It looks so beautiful when it’s lit up at night, and I love how small everything looks,” She sighed.

“That’s so romantic,” Alya giggled, and Ladybug actually blushed. “Well, that’s all the time we have for this one. Thank you so much for answering our questions and being so wonderful, Ladybug.”

“Anytime,” She smiled sweetly.

“Until next time, Bugheads. Be sure to subscribe to the Ladyblog where I post updates on everything Ladybug, and make sure you stay connected!” She and Ladybug waved, and Alya stood up and stopped the recording.

“This was fun,” She commented, standing up. “You’re a lot easier to talk to than most reporters, and your questions are way more fun.”

“Well, you can come over anytime you want and do interviews,” Alya hinted, rocking back on her heels. “Or just anytime.”

“I’d like that,” She smiled, and for a moment Alya felt herself getting lost in her eyes. “Anyways, I should go.”

“W-Wait,” Alya called, reaching out and grabbing her wrist before she could stop herself. “Um, were you being serious about what you said? About dating a fan…”

Ladybug eyed her for a moment before her gaze softened, and she stepped closer.

“Come with me,” She murmured, moving Alya’s arm around her shoulders and wrapping one arm around her waist. Carefully, they climbed out the window, and Ladybug tossed her yoyo across town. “Hang on.”

The sensation of flying across Paris while clinging to the love of her life was indescribable. Everything zipped by in a blur, and Alya couldn’t believe it was really happening. Before she could even process the situation, they landed atop the Eiffel Tower, and Ladybug fastened her yoyo back around her hip.

“I have a bit of extra free time right now, so I hope you don’t mind the short notice,” She winced, wrapping her other arm around her waist.

“No, this is perfect!” She shook her head and looked down over the edge. “Wow, this is high up. You weren’t kidding about everything looking tiny.”

“It’s very peaceful,” She murmured. “Sometimes I just like to get away for a while and just enjoy the view.”

Alya glanced back at her staring out contently at the city below, her pale skin glowing in the light. She could just make out tiny freckles along her nose, and she had to contain her smile. She was so lovely up close that it felt like a dream. The curve of her rosy lips looked awfully tempting in such close quarters, and when Ladybug turned back she seemed to catch on because her eyelids drooped and her head tilted to one side, and before Alya knew it her arms were wrapped around her neck as their lips met gently.

Now she knew she was dreaming, but she wanted to memorize every detail about this moment. The muted roar of the bustling city below, the cool breeze that made her press just a little bit closer, the way her heart skipped a beat when Ladybug tightened her grip and tilted her head to deepen the kiss. She’d be dizzy thinking about the taste and feel of her lips for weeks, but all too soon it was over, and Alya let out a ragged breath as their eyes met once more.

“Sorry,” She let out a breathy laugh. “I know this isn’t much of a first date, but…”

“No!” Alya insisted, cupping her hand on her cheek. “It’s amazing. You’re amazing.”

Ladybug smiled at that and pulled her into a close embrace, resting her head on Alya’s shoulder as they stared out at the people below. She could probably feel how hard her heart was pounding, which was pretty embarrassing since she seemed so calm, but Alya didn’t really care. All that mattered was Ladybug’s arms around her and their bodies pressed together. She wasn’t sure how long they stayed like that, but it wasn’t long enough. When Ladybug dropped her back on her balcony, she didn’t want to let go.

“Maybe someday we can go out on a proper date,” Ladybug rubbed the back of her neck with an apologetic frown. “If you’d like.”

“I’d really love that,” Alya blushed.

“Me too,” She tucked a loose strand of Alya’s hair back into place and traced her thumb along her jawline. Alya smiled and pulled her in once more, tiny shocks sparking across her lips and cheeks when their lips reunited just as eagerly as before. How had she gotten so lucky to catch the eye of the most extraordinary woman in all of Paris? The thought that this could become normal for her nearly made her brain malfunction. What if she became Ladybug’s girlfriend? Now that would be a dream come true.

“Good night, Alya,” She breathed when they pulled away. Her eyes were filled with a warmth that made Alya’s heart lurch, and the smile on her lips portrayed an undeniable affection.

“Good night, Ladybug,” She sighed, clutching her chest as she shot off into the night. In an instant, Alya shot off into the house and raced to her room, scrambling to find her phone and dial her best friend’s number. “Girl, you’re not gonna believe what just happened!”

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zebrabaker · 5 years

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Allegra, Claude, and Alain’s Marinette Dupain-Cheng Appreciation Blog; Part 1

Here’s part one, for those who missed it!

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“Send them in!” She yelled back, stretching her back. There were two sets of footsteps in the hall, one light and quick, where the other was slow and steady.

“Working on a project.” She sighed, snagging her water from her desk.

“Oh, yeah. Whenever any of us came into the bakery, her mom would give us something for free. Madam Cheng was so cool.” He licked his lips, as if recalling a particularly tasty treat.

“So, it’s settled, then? We’ll use the blog to help Marinette?” Allegra glanced between her friends, giddy.

“Sure.” Allain shrugged.

“Why not.” Claude bounced on the bed a little.

#acamdcab #quantic kids

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thecrazydragonlady · 7 years

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“Shall We Dance?” Chapter 19

Author’s Notes: JESUS CHRISTMAS THIS CHAPTER WAS A PAIN TO WRITE. I’M SORRY FOR HOW MUCH IT SUCKS.

Chapter 19

Alya shut her door with a sigh. Her parents were finally home after being gone for two hours so her twin sisters had them to mess with and not her. This was the perfect time for her to catch up on the Ladyblog; after all, she was still editing the video of the akuma attack from earlier this afternoon and had promised to have it posted by this evening. She started for her desk but a light tapping on her window caused her to jump and spin, searching for the source of the noise; considering of course that she lived at the very top of a building. A quick search revealed a rather surprising face hanging upside down outside her window.

Ladybug smiled and waved.

Alya immediately died.

Fangirl mode: engaged!

She ran to the window, nearly tripping over her book bag, some notebooks, a pile of clothes, and a stray pencil or two before flinging the thing open. “Ladybug,” she practically squealed. The superheroine smiled brighter.

“Good evening Ladyblogger. Mind if I come in for a minute? There’s something I need you to do for me.” Alya moved aside in an instant. Ladybug flipped into the window, landing gracefully on the floor, before rising and tugging on her yo-yo’s string to pull it inside. She placed it on her hip. The brown haired girl was nearly jumping up and down with excitement. Ladybug rarely spoke to her but when she did, she knew she was in for something awesome.

“Let me get my cellphone real quick!” Alya started to move around her but Ladybug stretched out a hand to stop her. She froze. Looking up, she saw that Ladybug’s expression was not good.

Fangirl mode: disengaged.

“Alya,” she started slowly, “can you hold off on the cellphone for a second? I really have a big favor to ask of you.” The girl in question straightened. She motioned to her desk chair for her to sit in while she took the bed. Ladybug took it gratefully. Once situated, the spotted-heroine continued with, “Look, Chat Noir took some pretty nasty hits from that akuma earlier today.”

“Really? He looked fine to me,” she mused, thinking back to the footage she’d recorded. Ladybug smiled sadly.

“Yes, unfortunately our… powers keep us from feeling pain but once we return to normal, we can feel every bit of it.” Liar. You’ve never felt a bit of the pain you’ve received from an akuma. … Alya’s a civilian and doesn’t need to know that though. “Point is: he took some hits and now he’s sick. I need you to post it on the Ladyblog that he’s officially out of commission for… for the next week.” Alya raised an eyebrow. Was something going on in Adrien’s life that he was going to be out of the picture for the next week? Nino hadn’t texted her yet which meant that he probably didn’t know but….

“Wait, so does that mean you’re going to be protecting Paris on your own?”

Ladybug flinched, clenched her fists over her knees, and nodded solemnly. Breathing, she replied with, “Yes I am.” Alya stood suddenly and came to her, placing both hands on her shoulder. She tensed and sat up straight. There was a dangerous fire in the young newswoman’s eyes.

“Tell me what I can do to help,” she commanded. She blinked in response.

“Just-just make the post about Chat being down and out.” “Or,” she contemplated, “we can make an official video right here. Well, not right here because the Internet and dangers and what not but I can meet you downstairs in five minutes and we can go somewhere to make an official video. I know people will believe it more if they see the actual Ladybug saying it instead of this fan blog.” Ladybug smiled and relaxed her shoulders.

“Thank-you so much. I knew coming to you was the right thing to do.” Alya smirked. She stood then, getting out of her way so she could return to the window, and head down to the street below. She turned to grab her jacket, phone, and keys before leaving herself, telling her parents that Marinette had called and needed her help with a part of her project ASAP (which technically she wasn’t lying about since Marinette had come to ask her to help with a project; just not the one her parents were thinking about) and that she would be back in a few minutes. She took the elevator down before coming out on the street. Ladybug was in a nearby alley. If Alya didn’t know to look for her, she would have never… ugh… spotted her in the shadows. She jogged to meet her, looking quickly around to find the street deserted, before waving her off in the general direction of the park near the school.

“The park should be empty right now. It’ll be a good place to record if we can get close enough to a light source.” The dark haired hero nodded and started down the street. Alya followed and fidgeted. Walking next to Marinette was one thing; walking next to her hero was a completely different thing even if the two girls were the same person. If the superhero noted any of her slight distress, she didn’t say anything.

“You know,” Ladybug commented a few minutes later into their walk, “I would’ve thought you would’ve been all over the chance to interview the namesake of your blog.” Alya grimaced.

“Normally you’d be right. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ecstatic to be walking with you right now but…” She blushed a bit and looked off to the side. Rubbing a hand across her nose to warm it, she gave her a soft smile, “But I’m not heartless you know. I know you’re worried about Chat and I can’t help but be a little worried for you. I know you’re a boss and everything but with Chat being out of commission, you’re going to be in a lot of danger. Why aren’t there any other superheroes?” Ladybug shrugged.

“I don’t know. Admittedly it would make like far easier for the both of us if there were more.”

“Right. Anyway, now’s just not the time for an interview.” Alya winked. “But you so owe me an exclusive after this.”

“Deal.”

They fell into silence again. Alya bit her bottom lip, staring down at the ground as she walked, lost in thought and truly worried for her spotted friend; she sent up a silent prayer to whoever was in charge that Marinette was going to be alright in the next week.

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Marinette collapsed into her chair. Her transformation wore off almost immediately and she leaned back, groaning up at the ceiling. Tikki eyed her sadly. “Marinette….”

“I’m alright Tikki,” she sighed, sitting up to smile softly at her. “Just tired is all. I didn’t think it was going to take us so long to get the message out.” The kwami giggled.

“Yeah, Alya’s just a stickler for perfection.”

“Yeah but I didn’t expect her to be that much of a perfectionist.” Tikki took a bite out of a cookie from her stash. “Do you think she’s uploaded it yet?”

“I don’t know. She might not have. After all, we only left her about thirty minutes ago.”

“Yeah but she went straight home and said she wasn’t going to do any editing on it.” Marinette nodded and reached for her mouse, clicking for the blog to open from the icon she’d placed on her desktop. It opened immediately. The top post, in big bold letters, read, “ATTENTION LADYBLOG FANS! IMPORTANT NEWS FROM LADYBUG!” Marinette swallowed nervously and clicked the video. It started with a shot of Alya. She didn’t smile at the screen like she normally did; instead she looked rather seriously at the camera as she began:

“What’s up peeps? Alya here. I’ve got some big news. Actually, I don’t but it’ll be better if you hear it from the source.”

She walked towards the camera, picking it up and turning to face her, Ladybug, sitting on a bench. She smiled sadly at the camera. “I have exclusive news from Ladybug, right here and now, so listen up Parisians.”

“Thanks Alya,” video her started. She looked seriously into the camera after a breath and said, “Citizens of Paris, I am going to need your help more than ever now. My partner Chat Noir has fallen ill and won’t be able to assist me for at least a week. During this time, Hawkmoth might try to do something dangerous. Please, I’m imploring to each of you: help your friends, family, even strangers if you see someone feeling down; together, I’m sure we can put a stop to his akumatizing even if it’s only long enough for Chat to get back on his feet.”

Marinette stopped the video. There wasn’t much on it afterwards. Alya turned it back on herself, said some encouraging words, before the video was shut off. She smiled at the quality and rubbed Tikki’s head. “She did a good job. I’m glad we were able to get it out.”

“What about Ms. Chamack?”

“I’ll call her in the morning. Alya said she’d shoot her the video file to have it air as soon as possible.” Marinette bit her lip and stared at the computer screen. Her stomach twisted painfully. Tikki, observant as ever, noticed and flew up to pat her forehead in return.

“What’s wrong Marinette?”

“To be honest Tikki,” she said slowly, “I don’t know but… I’m scared. Something just… something just doesn’t feel right about this situation. I feel like Hawkmoth might try something… maybe releasing that news wasn’t a good idea.” Tikki nodded.

“Yes but… if you didn’t, Adrien’s identity might be at stake. Even if Hawkmoth is some distance away, he’s probably really searching for the miraculouses so he’ll be watching Paris as much as possible. Even if the chances are slim that he’d notice the two of them missing at the same time, you’ve at least taken his eyes off of Chat long enough to keep him safe. Adrien’s not going to be able to defend himself alone if Hawkmoth decides to follow him to Italy or something.”

“Yes but…I don’t know Tikki. I’m still going to worry.”

“Worry isn’t necessarily a bad thing.”

“You’re right,” Mari sighed, giving her a kiss on the forehead. She stood from the table and headed over to her dress, sliding her pin cushion on to her wrist as she ready to start the next layer, “I just hope that what I’m feeling is wrong and everything’s going to be alright. After all, I’m Ladybug. Maybe I’ll end up lucky or something.”

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