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smoooothoperator · 8 months

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Could you possibly write a extra chapter with Lilly and lando moving in to rose’s house, their wedding and possibly having children in the future

I'll write about Miss Rose's house, because I want to do the extra chapters in chronological order!

So…

The house

Lando spent all his childhood walking in front of that building

He wanted to have a family in that house, not caring if his parents house was a few streets away

So the moment he saw the house was in sell, he tried to buy it before proposing to Lily

But it was too late

She heard him tell all his stories with that house, how Miss Rose would invite him and his brother to eat cookies when she made them, his he dreamed to create a family here, to retire and live here

So she was quicker than him and bought it with the money she had from selling her old apartment in London, the car she had when she lived here and the engagement ring she had.

She sell everything to buy this house for her and Lando

When they moved in the house they decided to do changes, making it more modern

And they decided to build a guest house in front of the pool, in case their friends come to visit them so they could stay comfortable on their own little house

If you ask Lily which is her favorite room she couldn't decide

She always dreamed to have a big kitchen where she could cook whatever she wanted without having to be uncomfortable on a small space

But she always loved to have a living room where she could relax and watch the TV with the doors of the backyard open so she could see the rain or hear the birds around the house

Rooms

They always wanted to have a walk in closet, joking about how funny it could be for their kids to play hide and seek

Lando was the one that chose the color palette for all the house, wanting it to be luminous

Spoiler. When they discovered she was pregnant, they immediately started to find space for their kid.

The first look of the room (top) was easy for both of them to be with the baby, with a crib and a chair for Lily

And once their kid was around five, they decided to change that room (bottom) and make it the definitive room for it

Lando's space

Lando has a room for him, where he can to streams and online meetings

When they planned move in he didn't want to do that, because it meant a room less for kids (he wants at least three)

But she showed him that he could use a small room as his personal space

They built some shelves on the corridor so he could use it to out all his trophies

And of course, he has a space where he can train too

Lily's space

At the other side of the backyard, Miss Rose used to have a small greenhouse

And since neither Lando and Lily know how to take care of plants, or because they can't keep an eye on them because of all the trips they do for his races

Lando and Lily decided to use the greenhouse as her own studio, where she can paint and make jewels

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junkissed · 1 year

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the secret garden

member — seokmin x gn reader genre — fluff :) happy valentine's day! word count — 2.2k warnings — none! notes — this is for @hvcmixtape's valentine's day song collab!! this fic is based on: "like real people do" by hozier

be sure to check out the other participants in the collab - masterlist here!

“hey, honey?”

seokmin looks up at the sound of your voice trailing in from the other room. “yeah?” he calls back.

“i’m off to the store to get stuff for dinner, okay? i’ll be back in a while. text me if you need anything!”

he smiles. “ ‘kay. love you!”

“love you too!” you reply.

he closes his laptop, waiting. minutes later he hears the front door click shut and faintly, the sound of your car starting as you drive away.

when he’s sure you’re gone, he gets up from his chair, peeking out through the doorway of his office before walking out into the house.

the sliding glass door to your backyard opens with a squeak as seokmin slips outside, quickly crossing the yard. he struggles a little moving the heavy birdbath, but once it’s out of the way he finds what he’s looking for.

it’s purposefully hard to get to; hidden behind a cluster of small trees and shrubs and covered even further by the birdbath, because he needs to make sure you won’t see it, unless you knew exactly where to look.

he breathes a sigh of relief when he sees everything in place, just as it was when he last checked a few days ago.

he’s been planning this since last february, when he originally planned on doing this for you; except the squirrels got to it a few days before he could and he had to rush to buy cheap roses from the grocery store down the street because all the florists had been sold out for weeks. he’s still mad about that, and this year he made sure to cover everything in netting so it wouldn’t happen again.

he even bought anti-squirrel spray, and he feels kinda bad about using chemicals, but he didn’t want to risk a natural, chemical-free repellant not working and forcing him to settle for something store bought for a second year in a row. sorry, squirrels.

but thanks to—or perhaps, in spite of—his precautions this year, his gift is perfectly safe and sound. his flowers are coming along perfectly.

they’re right on the verge of blooming: the buds just barely beginning to open, just in time for valentine’s day in a week.

of course, he’s got the classic v-day flowers: deep red roses, pink speckled carnations, white daisies.

but he knows he can do better than that. any moron with a packet of seeds can grow roses in their backyard. so he’s planted some of your other favorites too, ones that took a little more planning to pull off. honeysuckle, tulips, and daffodils, some of your favorites, take up one corner of the flower bed.

the work and research put into getting everything right has been tedious, but seokmin is an ambitious man, and he would only attempt it for you. sure, it probably cost more in time, effort, and supplies than ordering a nice bouquet online would have, but he likes doing things himself, and he likes that his way is more personal.

it’s been many months of diligently deleting the search history on his computer so you don’t see the hour and a half of googling things like “how often do i water carnations” and “are worms good for plants” and “how much sunlight for tulips” every day.

not that he thinks you’d go looking, but he can never be too careful when dealing with surprises. not after two christmases ago when you found your (unwrapped) presents sitting behind the washing machine when your sock had fallen down there; no, he’s learned his lesson.

he heads to the shed along the side of the house to grab the scissors from the shelf of gardening supplies, along with a small watering can.

he’s glad you never end up sticking to your annual new year’s resolution to start gardening more, because if you had, you probably would’ve found his secret flowers already. although maybe after this, he might be able to convince you to come outside and garden with him every once in a while. it’s actually kind of fun, and it’s satisfying seeing his hard work turn into something beautiful.

when he’s done trimming the dead leaves and making sure the plants have enough water, he carefully replaces the netting and moves the birdbath back into place. he puts the gardening scissors and watering can where they belong before heading back inside, carefully sliding the door shut behind him and locking it again.

he’s just finishing washing the dirt off his hands when he hears your car pull up into the driveway, and he can’t help the smile that grows across his face at just the thought of you. he flicks his hands, gives them a quick wipe with a towel before opening the front door and going out to meet you at the car and help you carry everything inside.

the next few days pass by quickly, and before seokmin knows it, it’s the night before valentine’s day.

he’s just gotten back from work, having left early to make sure he has time before you get home, leaving him plenty of time to get everything ready for tomorrow.

he opens the back door, leaving it open so he can hear your car pulling up in case you get home earlier than expected.

crossing the yard he feels like a kid on christmas eve, sneaking out of bed to peek at their presents before christmas morning. he’s excited for his months of planning to finally come together, and he can’t wait to see the look on your face tomorrow when he finally gets to give it to you.

he carefully cuts the flowers, picking out the prettiest and brightest blooms and setting them in a little container so he can take them inside without damaging them.

back in the house he stands over the counter, thinking about how to put everything together. he’s watched countless videos on how to do different kinds of flower arrangements, but sitting in front of the flowers he grew himself, ready to start, it’s a little more nerve-wracking than he had thought.

he’s only got one shot at doing this right, and although there’s still some flowers left outside that he didn’t cut, it won’t be enough to make a completely new bouquet.

he takes a deep breath, eyes flicking across the counter from the daffodils to the daisies before he finally settles on the roses first. gingerly he picks one up and sets it in the vase he bought, already lined with floral tape and filled with just the right amount of water.

one by one he carefully places the flowers in the vase, trying his best to add layers and make everything look nice and organized.

it takes him a little while but finally it’s finished, and he stands back, admiring his work. it’s not as perfect as he’d hoped it would be, but he has to admit it looks pretty damn good for an amateur florist like himself. it definitely would've looked nicer had he bought a pre-made arrangement instead, but he's so happy with everything that the thought of buying flowers doesn't even cross his mind.

he checks his watch, surprised to see how much time has passed as he hurries to put the arrangement in a hiding spot (one that you won’t accidentally find this time) and put your other presents together in a little pink gift bag covered in hearts.

he hears the front doorknob turn just as he’s taking things out of the refrigerator to get started making dinner (it’s your night to cook, but he wants to keep you out of the kitchen and away from the hidden presents).

as always, you greet him with a smile and a kiss, wrapping your arms around his neck and leaning your head against his shoulder. the corners of your eyes crinkle in joy when you see that he’s making your favorite dinner, and you start telling him about your exhausting work day as he cooks.

you’ve decided to take the holiday off and call in sick tomorrow, preferring to spend a nice, romantic day with your husband, so you aren’t in bed as early as you usually would be on a work night. instead, you’re cuddled up on the couch after dinner, talking late into the night about everything and nothing at all. it’s these evening with seokmin that you love the most; the quiet days when you can just be around each other and everything feels safe and comfortable.

and he doesn’t even mind when you fall asleep on his shoulder and he has to gently tap you awake to bring you to bed. in fact, he couldn’t be happier.

the next day he sets his alarm and wakes up before you, sneaking out of bed and tucking his side of the blankets against you so that you won’t immediately notice he’s gone.

by the time you wake up a little while later, the smell of breakfast is already wafting into the room as seokmin carries a tray of waffles and fruit, topped with whipped cream and strawberries in the shape of a heart.

his face breaks into a grin when he sees you awake, carefully handing you the platter of food.

you smile sleepily at him, still letting your eyes adjust to the morning sunlight. “hi, baby.”

he giggles, sitting on his side of the bed next to you. “hi sweetheart. happy valentine’s day.”

he nods at the plate, wordlessly asking you to try the food, and you oblige, cutting off a big piece of waffle. and of course, like everything seokmin does, it’s—

“—so good,” you moan through a mouthful of food, savoring the taste. “you spoil me,” you say as you motion to the spread on your lap.

he giggles. “you deserve to be spoiled. and besides, you haven’t even seen everything yet.”

you pretend to be shocked, gasping exaggeratedly. “there’s more?”

after many years with seokmin, you know he’s probably got something insanely elaborate up his sleeve, but you’re still not used to the way he treats you like you’re the most precious thing in the world. and to him, you are.

he sits with you while you finish your breakfast, leaving only to take your dish back to the sink while you get up and throw some clothes on.

you meet him in the kitchen and immediately see the counter covered in little gifts, but the focal point of the arrangement is a huge case full of flowers, bright pinks and whites and reds with little hints of green spread throughout.

"minnie, this is so…" you start, your voice breaking a little as you walk towards the little display. "these flowers are gorgeous. you must've spent a fortune, you shouldn't have!"

he blushes a little, twining his fingers together. "i didn't!"

you narrow your eyes at him in confusion, and he continues. "i didn't spend anything on them," he repeats. "i grew them myself. so– well, yeah, technically i did buy the bulbs and the seeds and the fertilizer, but i got them on sale so it wasn't that much…" he trails off when he sees you staring at him, mouth hanging open. "what?"

"you grew these?" you ask in shock.

he grins proudly. "i did! and i arranged it myself, too, does it look okay? the carnations wouldn't stick to the tape right, so i had to just– y'know, shove them in there. but they look fine, right?"

you think you might cry at how thoughtful and perfect and wonderful he is, and he's explaining something about squirrels but you're not paying attention because all you can see is the way the smile on his face reaches all the way up to his eyes and the way he scrunches up his nose when he talks, and all you can think about is how happy it makes him when he makes you happy and how happy it makes you when he's happy and how you couldn't be more in love with this man if you tried.

so you do the only thing you can think to do: throw your arms around him and kiss him like it's your first kiss, your last kiss, and every kiss in between all wrapped up into one, and the way he instantly melts into your arms is worth more than any present or expensive floral arrangement he could buy for you. his gifts mean a lot, but nothing comes close to the giddy feeling bubbling up in your stomach when your lips are on his and his arms are softly hugging your waist and his nose is just barely brushing your cheek, and it's the most wonderful feeling in the whole entire world.

and when you finally break apart he's got that sickeningly in-love look on his face, and you know that everything in your life has been leading up to this moment; when you both have so much love you can't physically hold it in, and it spills out over into everything you do for each other. nothing else matters except you and him, your sunshine husband who grows homemade bouquets of flowers for you.

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mantizimus · 11 months

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Um, can i ask plantman reader with any twst chara you chose?

Why not?

Plantman!Reader

Idia Shroud

Idia admires your design and construction.

May ask for a copy of your blueprints to study them.

Your greenhouse is one of the few places where he feels comfortable.

Worries a little when you teach his little brother to fight, but on the other hand, training is never superfluous.

Order online any plant you ask for.

Leona Kingscholar

Leona often rests in your greenhouse.

If you ask him to help with the plants, he will grumble, but agree.

Mentally wonders if you are compared to your brothers, but doesn't ask you about it.

To your surprise, he quickly remembers the necessary conditions for certain plants.

Like Idia, he will buy any plant you need.

Riddle Rosehearts

From time to time takes rose seedlings from you from the greenhouse, after asking your permission.

Finds your Plant Barrier quite interesting.

Definitely asks you for some plant that has a calming effect so he can brew a calming tea on it for some particularly troubled students (we're looking at you, Ace).

Sometimes Riddle allocates delinquent freshmen to help you.

May jokingly state that your helmet would be better if it looked like a rosebud.

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland x reader #twst #twst x reader #idia shroud #idia shroud x reader #leona kingscholar #leona kingsholar x reader #riddle rosehearts #riddle rosehearts x reader

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day6source · 8 months

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hello loves! since we've got so much coming out for letters with notes, i thought i'd make a little masterpost for where to buy and a bit more of a breakdown of which events will be happening; video call/pc event/whatever else special going on, and update it as we go!! i'll do these for future albums of course as well hehe. i'll also do my best to link all of the music show performances once promotions start (and maybe smth else as a surprise, we'll see hehe) (all other stuff will be just in their general tags, so probably not visits to anywhere to promote, but definitely the music show performances themselves (for now))! this will be continuously updated, so i'll try and bring it back when there's been additions! everything starts under the read more!

SHOPPING

below are options for where to buy! most of them are online shops linked directly from the fans.jyp page, as well as a few places i personally like to buy from that have pretty good prices. thejypshop by default has a pre-order event, but is also always listed, so it's under the main shopping bit! i did my best to include mostly international sites (they default to english) for the main set provided by jyp. if you have any sites used in your country feel free to send them and i'll add the links in (these are american centric given i'm in america haha).

REGULAR VERSION:

DIGIPACK VERSION:

VIDEO CALL EVENTS

PHOTOCARD EVENTS

MOKKET SHOP | EVERLINE SHOP

LISTENING

WATCHING

below is all of the content to watch!! m/v's, concerts, promo stuff, performances!! if it pertains to the album it goes here!

LETTERS WITH NOTES DAY 3 BEYONDLIVE CONCERT

DOWNLOAD LINK

OFFICIAL VIDEOS

<LETTERS WITH NOTES> HEXAGON: 6 SIDES OF YOUNG K

TRAILER | EPISODE 1 | EPISODE 2 | EPISODE 3

PERFORMANCES

PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS

STUDIO PEANUT BUTTER | DINOSAUR CLIP @ AKMU'S FIVE NIGHTS | BAM'S HOUSE | LEE MUJIN SERVICE

READING

we got a couple of written interviews! if you wanna read them, they're all right here! i typed them all out so that they'd be a little more accessible/easier to read than on an ad bloated site, so all of these link on the blog here!

BOLLYWOOD HUNGAMA | ALLKPOP | BANDWAGON ASIA | HIT MAGAZINE

#young k #day6 #day6 even of day #kang younghyun #brian kang #album: letters with notes #lwn masterpost #[also if u have seen this gif before minus the text. it's bc i made it on my personal haha. felt a little lazy.]

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lucero-is-here · 10 months

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Character headcanons: Lars Douglas

Requested by:

Should have included photo of him so-

- Lars lets his daughters paint his nails or do makeup on him. He always enjoys it and finds it funny, and always went to show Angela no matter how dumb he looked.

- he’s bisexual!

- he likes to sing. Pretty much everywhere. He sings on the shower, while walking…He’s pretty good for a self-taught singer.

- he has a drum set back in Australia he absolutely adores, and he takes lessons online to learn how to play.

- this man can cook. And whenever he cooks, he’s going to make the theme fun. The food is going to be colourful and exciting!

- Lars dyed his hair before and he wants to do it again. Just he can’t find the time to do it again.

- Lars either gets 8 hours of sleep or no hours of sleep no im between.

- he likes to prank people. Mainly glitter bombs and everything. His motto being: Glitter is a permanent and sparkly sign of my presence!

- he likes eating raw cookie dough. He made edible cookie dough once and would stop talking about how great it was while eating it.

- he had a punk phase when he was younger. He is super proud of it, and still kept all his outfits, accessories and photos! He might even continue this phase, but for now he’s staying like this.

- he like candy, favourite is cotton candy. He definitely goes to one of those cotton candy machines, buys one or two and eats it so happily. If you bring him anywhere and there is cotton candy, expect him to buy it.

- he wants to try everything. Everything. Every experience he wants to give it a shot. Every food he also wants to try it. He’s basically adventurous!

- he has a motorcycle license and has a motorcycle. But Angela doesn’t let him drive it cause she’s scared for him and if he gets into an accident.

- he’s really ticklish. If you just gently poke him he’s start laughing away.

- he’s a good listener. If you need someone to cry on, he’s always there for you, and he tries to give advice to others to help them.

- he adores chocolate. Especially chocolate chip cookies. Lars baked chocolate chip cookies every now and then due to his love for them and his love for chocolate!

- he both loves and hates loud noises. If he is expecting loud noises, he’s fine with it! But if it catches him by surprise? He hates it.

- he surprisingly hates vegtables. He’ll eat them…But he normally is talking to his daughters about how bad they taste most of the time. Though some taste good, most taste bad to him and yeah-

- oh he gardens. But his plants die after a period of time because he accidentally forgets about them. So he has invested in a terrarium to avoid plant death.

- he likes stuffed animals. He got a shark toy once and he loved it so much he wouldn’t stop hugging it.

- decent spice tolerance. He can’t eat most spicy things, but can still handle spice.

- he got a tattoo! He got a tattoo on his leg of some roses for fun. He really likes it to.

- he’s super good at building sandcastles. He makes them look so pretty. Through in the end he destroys them. He says it’s fun.

- he has a pet crab. He loves his pet crab he named “Peanut”.

- he watches Tom and Jerry with his daughters and it’s always so funny.

- he drinks three cups of coffee on a good day and 7+ on a bad day.

- he’s strong. He can pick you up with one arm kind of strong. He grabbed Jack from behind and lifted him up into the air like Jack was a feather.

- his hair is dry as hell sometimes

That’s all for now. part 2?

#criminal case #lars douglas #headcanons

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make-me-imagine · 5 months

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Hi. Can I ask for a, Merlin ship. I hope you've been doing good. I don't care if you Post this online or post it privately. Take your time when doing this. I know all of us online have things to do in real life.

Features: I am a short woman 4'9. I have curly golden honey-blond hair which goes to my bra-strap length, I have dark chocolate brown eyes, and a little bit of chubbiness in my cheeks. I have a butterfly-shaped scar on my forehead which is from skin cancer from when I was 5-6 years old.

Age: 19.

Name/Nickname: Madison, Ma, Papillon (Which means Butterfly in French), Piccolo Guerriero (Which means Little Warrior in Italian. I am part Italian and French on my mother's side.), Little Butterfly, Sunshine, and Little Rose.

Disorder/Disability I have: Dyslexia, Epilepsy, and Anxiety.

Personality: I am a sweet, loving, stubborn, caring, gentle, and understanding woman but if you mess with me/hurt me, my family, friends, or the people I love I become scary-scary.

Likes/love to do: I love to drawing/painting, embroidery, reading (I am a bit of a bookworm), anime, cosplaying, doing any type of math, loves plants/nature, and baking in my free time.

I don't like/afraid/scared of: afraid of Spiders, don't like people insulting or making fun of family/Love ones/Friends, and I don't like being yelled at because it scares me from past traumas and anxiety.

Style: I love to wear, off-the-shoulder shirts, leggings, jeans, button-up shirts, dresses, and once in a while a shirt with a long skirt. My home aesthetic is a mix between astronomy and witch.

The only other thing is that I wear a heart-shaped ruby necklace around my neck which was a gift from my whole family. I never take it off.

Prompts: "I don't care as long as you're okay." " How's my favorite (nickname) and unborn daughter doing?"

Thank you for sending another Commission ship <3 I hope you like it!

(Suggestive Content Below, Minors Do Not Interact)

-Commission Ships Info-

I ship you with Gwaine!

At first I thought of Merlin (which is still a very good match btw!). But then I thought, Gwaine would ADORE you. He would find your shy and reserved side adorable, your caring genuine loving personality would make him have heart eyes any time he sees you. Plus, when he see's you stand up for someone (a loved one perhaps) and you get scary, he falls head-over-heels, because he was NOT expecting that.

You constantly surprise him in the best ways and he hates being away from you. He is the type to boast about you to others loving when they feel jealous about your relationship.

He is protective over you and is very caring wanting to take care of you and he just wants to make you happy.

I can imagine you having magic in this world, or being an Apothecary of sorts. When Gwaine learns this, he finds you even more entrancing, and will make sure to keep you safe from anyone who might try to harm you. (Personal body-guard boyfriend Gwaine *swoon*)

Anytime he has to go on a quest with the Knights and King, he always brings something back for you. Whether it be books, food, jewelry, etc. He NEVER forgets to give you something when he returns. He is always thinking of you, and will buy anything that reminds him of you, or anything he thinks you will love.

He would totally called you Little butterfly, Little Rose and or Sunshine. He LOVES a cute pet-name lol, especially if it makes you smile.

Gwaine never yells at you, and if anyone so much as raises their tone with you he is there with the protective boyfriend glare, ready to defend you if needed.

Gwaine is (not to secretly) afraid of spiders too, but he over comes the fear for you, to deal with any invaders in your home.

His most treasured items are a painting you make for him for his birthday and a handkerchief you embroidered for him.

Also, you are a lot shorter than him, which he LOVES. He is not above picking you up and carrying you around (or giving you piggy back rides).

He is not afraid of PDA but if you do not like it he will not do it. Though please let him hold your hand or he will be sad.

(Not quite NSFW, but definitely suggestive oneshot below) 18+ only please!:

Prompts: "I don't care as long as you're okay." + "How's my 'nickname' doing?"

Your mind was distracted as you stared out the window of your cottage, your eyes wandered to the passerby's in the street. You fiddled with the necklace around your neck as your mind ran wild with various thoughts.

You were so distracted, that you missed the grinning face that spotted you as they walked past the window and towards your door.

But when there was a soft knock at your door before it was pushed open, you didn't have to guess who it was. You peered over your shoulder to see Gwaine's familiar grin as he closed the door behind him.

His eyes naturally raked over you as he stalked towards you, happy to see you after the long day at the castle. You turned to face him with an equally gleeful grin.

Wrapping his arms around you, he pulled you to his chest as he grinned down at you, "And how's my little rose doing then, hmm?"

"Fine, feeling lonely though." You pouted playfully at him in a way you knew he loved.

His arms pulled you closer as he leaned down and kissed you, it was brief yet slow, and full of the passion he held for you.

You gently played with the unbuttoned collar of his shirt as he stared down at you, his eyes grazing over your face as if he was trying to memorize every tiny detail.

Since you had learned of Gwaine's latest quest, which he would be departing on the following day, you had a tight feeling in your gut. He had been on many quests, but you always felt the same way.

You knew he was strong, brave, and skilled, but he could often be reckless too. The fear of the danger he might face is what had been clouding your mind since you learned of it.

Besides the danger, you hated being away from him. A few days was manageable, but over a week and you would truly feel his absence. And this time, you had no real knowledge of how long he would be gone.

Gwaine seemed to notice your change in mood as he gently brushed some hair from your face, and tilted your chin for you to look up at him.

When your eyes locked he smiled gently at you. "Are you worried my love?"

You knew there was no point in hiding it, so you nodded softly, while trying not to seem too downcast. As sad as you were of his parting, you never intended to make him feel guilty.

"Yes."

His smile held a sadness in it as he gently caressed your cheek. He was proud of what he did as a Knight, but he hated leaving you behind for his quests, and he hated how worried you would get. Though he knew it only showed him how much you loved him.

"I go on many quests, and I always return to Camelot, yes?"

You nodded up at him, and he continued.

"Do you worry what trouble I might get into with the others?" He asked with a soft teasing grin.

You rolled your eyes softly, knowing he meant heavy drinking, pub fights, and trouble that would lead to black eyes and bandage hands.

"I don't care as long as you're okay. And as long as you come back to not just Camelot, but to me."

He grinned as he pressed a kiss to your cheek. "I will always come back to you Sunshine."

You wrapped your arms around his neck, "You better."

Gwaine nuzzled his face into your neck, and you weren't surprise when moments later, he began pressing kisses to your skin.

Between kisses, he spoke, his voice breathy as he refused to pull himself away from you.

"You know I never like leaving you. I despise it. I used to love going o quests, but now I hate the felling of not knowing when I will see you again."

"Do you resent me for that?" There was a soft, almost teasing tone to your voice.

You knew he did not resent you, nor hate you in any way, but you liked to tease him.

He pulled away just long enough to playfully glare at you. "Never. I love you all the more for it. You give me more reasons to come back safely."

"Then of that I am proud." You smiled as you ran yours hands underneath his shirt, along his carved stomach.

Gwaine felt a shiver up his body as you did this, and he almost growled underneath his breath as his hands gripped you tightly.

The once soft and ginger pecks, became lingering kisses. His breath became a little heavier as he was now possibly leaving soft purple marks along your skin as his lips trailed down your neck and to your shoulder where his rough hands pulled aside your collar. His tongue and teeth nipped at your skin and you let out a soft sigh as his grip around you tightened once again.

You hummed absentmindedly and he smiled against your neck before he rose to whisper into your ear, sending a shiver up your body.

"Perhaps I can distract you from your thoughts."

You giggled as he started maneuvering you to walk you backwards towards the bed. You let out a soft grunt as you fell backwards, with Gwaine landing on top of you. He held his arms out to stop his full weight from crushing you.

He grinned down at you before pressing a slow, deep kiss to your lips. An then he started peppering kisses all over your face, before beginning to trail once again down your neck and to your shoulders.

A warm buzz rushed through you as he eagerly began tugging at your clothes, wanting desperately to remove them. One thing was for sure, Gwaine was certainly very good at distracting you. Not that you minded at all.

#commission ship #merlin ship #gwaine x reader #merlin commission ship #commission #mbruben-stein #gwaine oneshot #18+ content #sir gwaine x reader #gwaine fic

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brightgnosis · 2 months

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I'm pretty sure I'm done with designing all of the formulations; in total they include: Basic Holy Oil, Witch's Holy Oil, Seer's Oil, Ancestor Oil, Rose Single Specimen, Sage Single Specimen, Rose Harmonic, Sage Harmonic, Fire In The Heart (modified), and Purifying and Uplifting Spirit; if you want more information on any of these feel free to ask.

Now I need to go through them and figure out what I can grow or locally forage, versus what I legitimately need to buy- then buy what I need to buy. The rest is literally just waiting for my garden to do its thing since I'm growing most of the plant materia myself. Then I can actually start on things properly.

A realistic start time for getting the oils brewing will likely be around June. Truthfully speaking, I very likely can't do anything faster than that unless I buy everything- and I just don't have the finances to do that. I'm also kind of pretty sure that at least half the reason most of y'all even are interested in these is because I'm trying to grow as much of the materia as possible myself. But considering it takes me 3 to 6 months to fully process an oil into a final useable form (that I'm comfortable selling), they likely won't start being available for sale until around October through December.

It's admittedly a long wait time, but I kinda need it; before that point I have a whole host of shit I need to figure out:

I need to find a good source for the 1 oz dropper bottles

I need to find a place to order pre-printed label rolls from, because I cannot print my own

And on that note: I need to figure out label sizes for a 1oz dropper

Not to mention I need to design a label and a logo

Figure out packaging materials and who I'm going to use as a shipping service (my only 2 options are USPS and UPS here)

Figure out sales platforms (Etsy? Shopify?)

If literally anyone has experience with this kind of stuff- starting an online business for handmade products- I would absolutely appreciate anything you can give me or help me with. Whether that's "here's this sticker shop" or "shopify is better" or "here's a good place for bulk glass jars". Literally anything. Because while I clearly have a year before any of this gets really serious, I feel really overwhelmed and out of my depth right now.

If you would like to help with this little endeavor, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi or contributing with an item from my Wishlist.

#ADVICE WELCOME #Personal #2024 #Herbalism #Scent & Senses #Witchblr #Wiccablr #Paganblr #Spiritual Oils #Intention Oils #Ritual Oils #Spiritual Herbalism #Magical Herbalism #Ritual Herbalism #A Direct Look At My Practice #Magical Oil Experimentation #Green Witch #Green Witchcraft #Religion & Magic

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uzumaki-rebellion · 1 year

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Mielle organics is also gonna be controlled by yt people

Don’t forget that happened in January to

I just make my own hair care products. It's straightforward if people make time to do it by researching online. It's literally using a base oil and adding other oils with the properties you need for your scalp and curl pattern. You can buy it online cheaply and keep it on hand for new batches.

When Carol's Daughter was sold and changed many products I used, I looked up the ingredients on an old bottle of a scented oil I liked from her and was pissed at how much I was spending to have stuff made, and mailed from her apartment to mine across the country, lol! (I was buying her stuff way back in the day when she was still making it in her kitchen. I also bought things when she had brick-and-mortar stores in L.A. But I quit doing it once the prices went up and the quality went down). I jumped into a rabbit hole of learning how to make my own herbal rinses, hair oils, and hair butters for my locs. Never looked back and have never bought another full product from anyone since. It's convenient to have things you can pop into Target or other stores for that are made for Black hair textures when you don't want to do it yourself. Still, we don't owe people loyalty to products if they change up on us, just like they can freely sell their goods to white corporations to prop themselves up into wealthy capitalists without the generational Black-wealth mindset of our elders back in the day.

Make your own stuff people!

(P.s. Honestly, a lot of oils we think are the bomb are just relying on natural plant properties. Peppermint oil mixed with base oils is always going to tingle on the scalp making us feel like it's doing something. Just like cinnamon, clover, or lemon oils when they touch your bare skin. Add some pure rose oil (expensive as hell!), or rosemary oils, and other scented stuff, and you've basically made your own product! My basic loc butter is pure unscented shea butter mixed with some lemon oil and a few drops of unscented coconut oil. If I'm feeling zesty I'll add a couple of drops of dark rum for the ancestors!)

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dearmrsawyer · 11 months

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am decidedly not leaving bed today!! i feel like i've been run off my feet the last few weeks and i don't need to go anywhere or do anything today so i will not :) yesterday i hosted a fundraiser for the Cancer Council, an Australian org that does tonnes of things like fund research, offer support services to people with cancer, educate and train educators. Last year i hosted it with one of my colleagues but she did a lot of the heavy lifting. This year she's on maternity leave so i did it myself and it was v successful!! We raised over $500 :) So i am feeling v pleased and tired.

i have been thinking about my general state of being and that although i often feel like there is a LOT going on in my day to day i do think that so far this year i've been in a good place. last year was mostly about sitting in a ditch of despair sdfklkdl but the composition of my life this year has been such that i haven't been in that place. what a treat! also my house has not flooded 3 times in the last 6 months so that is certainly nice!

i've had a bit more regular contact with some of my close friends. every month i Zoom with Ellen, my friend from Norway. She's my OG online friend, we met in a Lost forum when i was like 14 LOL, we started doing regular Zooms during covid but have had a good run going lately. Although we did miss the last one because she's hecticly working on her thesis, but regardless it feels like we've been built such consistency and its so good to have that monthly check in. I've also started going out to dinner once a month with my IRL best friend, who i think i saw a grand total of 3 times in 2020-2022 lol, and THAT has been so nice. Human connection outside my household! Who would have thought!!

Also i have not been to so many live events within a 6 month period since like 2018?? All those postponed showed finally caught up with me lol. In Feb i saw Harry with my best friend and the Vamps on my own (i love a solo concert experience), in March I saw MCR with my best friend, in April I saw an Aussie comedy duo called Lano and Woodley with my family (they're like the root of mine and my brother's sense of humour) and in May i saw Kisschasy with an old highschool buddy that I still talk to a lot when i get my act together and reply to his whatsapp messages rip. So much to do!!!! I think of all the shows, my fav night this year was definitely with the Vamps, i just love them. They are so fun to share a room with, their show was so small and at a venue i love/feel comfortable at, and it was their 10 year greatest hits tour so they played all my old favs :') I love them. I do feel like i need a rest from 'events' for a bit now 😂 but it was so nice to have things on the horizon and to get dressed in clothes I haven't worn for 3 years and even to be overwhelmed by uncomfortably large events in the company of friends lol.

Oh I also finished preparing my garden! I haven't planted anything because timing-wise it just worked out that i didn't finish until a couple of weeks ago, and with winter around the corner i don't particular want to set up my garden right now. But it's all dug up and ready to go, so i've laid tarps over it and it will be ready when Spring comes :) I'll need to order some good soil and then pull out my seeds that I have from before we moved. I'm not sure they'll still be good? But we'll see what happens! I can just buy new ones if necessary. So i'm really excited that the second the season is right i can just GET GOING!! No more waiting around for the rain to stop so that i can pull out the forest of weeds, no more STUPID rose bush roots in the way, it will be go time babey.

I have been reading a lot this year, I don't think it is a coincidence that my mind has been more able to manage absorbing books now that i don't feel i am in a ditch of despair lol, my 2023 brain is like perhaps we CAN do more than passively absorb shows we've watched twenty times. i mean we are still doing that in spades for sure, but looking at words on a page for recreational purposes does not feel like too much work! our weekly afternoon tea's at work are currently book-focused too, each week someone picks a genre and we all talk about a book in that genre that we love. Me and one of my colleagues are compiling the list of books mentioned every week and sharing them on Teams as a record, its been soooo fun. The last 2 weeks were scifi and fantasy (aka what i care about) and I chose the long way to a small angry planet and The Princess Bride. Next week's topic of biography though so my run of luck has come to an end sjkdgjkdf but its been vvv fun to basically have a blook club every week! I'm hoping i get picked in the next couple of weeks so i can choose LGBT+ books a) bc it will be Pride month and b) bc i recently read that is how it always is and LOVED it so much and am v interested in what recs my colleagues will have in that genre, but there are a couple of other people that i reckon could choose that if they're picked first (which i am ay-okay with) so my backup genre is books that have adaptations (so i can talk about six of crows 😈)

anyway its chilly and i will be reading fic in bed with Sawyer for the remainder of today, what more could one want

#just taking a bit of stock of my year so far! have been feeling reflective this week #tp

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blurredblonde · 6 months

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BUCKET LIST, including the strange, the wild, the weird, and the borderline undoable

Go to a nude beach

spread eagle naked towards the sun

use Pinterest business to do brand links and get any amount of $$ from that alone

go to a pole dancing class

try hot yoga

do a burlesque show in Melbourne

post an animation to youtube

start a webtoon

learn to sew

get an apartment by myself

get an apartment with friends

post a shitty homemade music video in a lana del rey way with the help of friends

get a perm

visit coney island

be 125 pounds

get a the dachshund tattoo

post a vlog like im famous

be a extra in a movie

act in a gay indie movie like norman reedus

go to a gorillaz concert

get a snake

get a record player

meet a sugar mommy

go to a jazz bar alone

get a dressed up like a old hollywood star and go have a night on the town

get my license

own a mustang

ride a motorcycle

go to a mosh pit

go to a rave

get black out drunk

go skinny dipping

publish a art book

own a beach house

get a red gingham bikini

take a slutty picture in a american flag bikini and post it to instagram

go diving with whale sharks

be a art director on a project

do a mural on a wall

complete a painting on an obnoxiously large canvas

make a pop song with no knowledge of music or mixing

work on a big animated film

Do a boudoir photoshoot

party in paris

do a full cosplay

pet a pigeon

get a scuba diving license

explore an abandoned building

kiss a stranger

get in a fist fight

flash my boobs at something

attend a figure drawing class

be the nude model at a figure drawing class

receive fanart of my own characters

create a reel showing school doodles

be the cinematographer for a project

take a history class

be a dive instructor

post a animation meme to a jack stauber song

go on vacation all by myself

have sex

be in a youtube video

go on the video side of omegle

visit japan

go to a film festival

jump off a pier

do a pin-up photoshoot

go to an acting interview

heh

open an online store

do artist alley at a convention

cross country roadtrip with friends

stargaze on top of a car

invest in stocks and real estate

go on a cruise to thailand and thrift there

go to the new york library

visit bora bora

learn to play guitar

draw on the sidewalk with chalk

nurture and take care of a plant

grow my own food

get chickens

join a club in uni

take a pottery class

work out in a gym

surf a barrel

buy a surfboard

meditate for 50 days in a row

travel in a van

fly first class

go on a blind date

buy and fill a photo album book

kiss in the rain

do a thirty-day photography challenge and post the whole thing

explore the woods by my house

go to a ball/masquerade party

host a dinner party

say yes to everything for a day

grow my hair past my ass

become mildly fluent in french

attend golbeins animation workshop

buy an obnoxiously large rug

smell the tomford cherry perfume

get a Brazilian wax

get henna done

go to Brisbane museum by myself

get my i.d

go wine tasting

visit Miami

Meet my online best friend

dine at the ritz

go on a gameshow

do tent camping

win a sweepstake

create a artist porfolio/website

be featured in a gallery

go to okinawa

learn to ballroom dance

ride a horse on a beach/ and or backwards

go to a country club

bake a pie

buy a tourist t-shirt

do a escape room

live in Santa Barbara

stay in cape cod

belly dancing class

get my art viral on tiktok

do a commision

buy a fancy wardrobe

have a room with a slanted roof

sleep in a pool in an inflatable pool

snuggle with nurse sharks

bayonetta mui mui glasses.

go out in a pair of high heels

do a show at a convention

stay at the madonna inn

do lesbian handkerchief flagging in public

do a 'nude' photoshoot

own every sims 4 pack

complete a sims4 generations challenge

play subnautica

swim a motel pool at night

pick a girl from a bar

get a drinks bought for me

smoke a ciggrette

try mixology

get a hickey

have a friend or myself sew vintage patterns

wear a tailored suit

buy real cowgirl boots

bathe in a heart shaped tub

take a rose petal bath

stick a polaroid of myself somewhere public

use spray paint

do a vintage glamour competition

own a house with stain glass windows

go to a cathedral

get pink lace curtains

paint a room

milk a cow

replay Detriot become human

do a live stream

do a lesbian event like a cruise or smth

go to a pride parade

participate on a float in a parade

be a scare actor

act in a play

see a broadway show

shoot a gun

drive a convertible

see lana del rey in concert

do modelling work

do a commercial

buy a sewing machine

drive the road without directions

write a screenplay

submit a film for a competition

pitch an animated show

take a opportunity that scares me

do public karaoke

buy a shitty 2000s camera

get a boat license

buy a boat

go to a random diner

sell clothes on depop

play a drinking game with mates

stay in a hotel with mates

do a draw my life

do a drawing for each section of my Pinterest board

get my fortune told/ future read

buy some mega flare jeans

post a picture of myself to Pinterest/ start a 'me' board

buy some colorful tights

get blue streaks through my blonde hair like aquamarine

drop in on a skateboard

buy a castle

party at Hearst castle

post another fanfic to ao3

dress up in a slutty Halloween costume,its a rite of passage

bake and decorate a fancy cake for someone

#my bucket list #coquette #lesbian

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lavenderdameron · 1 year

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Happy (belated) Valentine's Day! It's finally time for my Valentunes 2023 playlist for @itsthedamnseason 💗

I'm sorry this took so long, I had it planned ahead of time but then I was not online to post this timely!

I did a lot of blog stalking after I sent that ask about your favorites! First, I decided to name the playlist after a mashup of our usernames, so I landed on Lavender Season! I kept the playlist name in the back of my mind while coming up with a theme for the songs. One thing I noticed in some of the Taylor songs you mentioned liking was a mini recurring theme of flowers! So, based on that I set out to make a playlist of Taylor, 5SOS, pop, and country songs that mention flowers, a specific type of flower, or anything similar! I also added a few generally love/Valentine's Day-themed songs. Some of these songs are from my own favorites so I'm just guessing about whether you'll like them. Songs & explanations will be below the cut!

Lavender Season: A Valentunes Playlist

❤️ by Coldplay, We Are KING and Jacob Collier (aka Human Heart): "Oh my human heart/Night and day and light and dark/Any day it could be torn in half/Only got a human heart"

Back to December by Taylor Swift: "You gave me roses and I left them there to die"

Black and White by Niall Horan: "Yeah, I see us in black and white/Crystal clear on a starlit night/In all your gorgeous colors/I promise that I'll love you for the rest of my life"

Call It What You Want by Taylor Swift: "All my flowers grew back as thorns/Windows boarded up after the storm/He built a fire just to keep me warm"

cherry blossom by Kacey Musgraves: "Early April you walked up to me/Changing colors on city streets/Petals surrounding us in every shade of pink/We happened quickly as humans do/Summer was coming and change was too/Look at me now, I'm falling at your feet"

Clean by Taylor Swift: "The drought was the very worst/When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst"

Comfortable by Alessia Cara: "I'm used to loving slowly/But this time, you already know me/I hope you like all the broken parts"

Dandelion by Kacey Musgraves: "Falling stars and lucky pennies/Have let me down so many times before/And you're just one more/Oh, dandelion"

Defenceless by Louis Tomlinson: "And I'm too tired to be tough/Just wanna be loved by you"

Everything I Didn't Say by 5 Seconds of Summer: "Flowers I should've bought, all the hours I lost/Wish I could bring it back to the start"

Fireproof by One Direction: "'Cause nobody knows you, baby, the way I do/And nobody loves you, baby, the way I do/It's been so long, it's been so long, we must be fireproof"

Grapejuice by Harry Styles: "Yesterday, it finally came, a sunny afternoon/I was on my way to buy some flowers for you/Thought that we could hide away in a corner of the heath/There's never been someone who's so perfect for me"

The Great War by Taylor Swift: "We can plant a memory garden/Say a solemn prayer/Place a poppy in my hair/There's no morning glory/It was war, it wasn't fair"

Hearts Don't Break Around Here by Ed Sheeran: "Took my heart upon a one-way trip/Guess she went wandering off with it/Unlike most women I know/This one will bring it back whole/Daisies, daisies perched upon your forehead"

Lavender Haze by Taylor Swift: "Talk your talk and go viral/I just need this love spiral"

Maroon by Taylor Swift: "You were standing hollow-eyed in the hallway/Carnations you had thought were roses, that's us"

New Year's Day by Taylor Swift: "Don't read the last page/But I stay when you're lost, and I'm scared/And you're turning away"

Seeing Blind by Niall Horan and Maren Morris: "I was young, my heart was always on the run/But you make lovin' fun/I never knew it could be"

Slow Burn by Kacey Musgraves: "You know the bar down the street don't close for an hour/We should take a walk and look at all the flowers"

Sunflower, Vol. 6 by Harry Styles: "Your flowers just died/Plant new seeds in the melody/Let me inside, I wanna get to know you"

Sweet Creature by Harry Styles: "Sweet creature/Running through the garden, oh, where nothing bothered us"

Sweet Nothing by Taylor Swift: "They said the end is coming/Everyone's up to something/I find myself running home to your/Sweet nothings"

Valentine by 5 Seconds of Summer: "Throw balloons, teddy bears and the chocolate eclairs away/Got nothing but love for you, fall more in love every day/Valentine"

Wildflower by 5 Seconds of Summer: "You're the only one who makes me/Every time we/Tell you what I like/My wildflower"

Your Love's Like by Sabrina Carpenter: "It's like flowers in the springtime/Every day is Valentine's/So good, it's hard to describe"

#valentunes2023 #itsthedamnseason #thoughts of beth #my playlist

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finiteforever · 1 year

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Pick Your Best Flower Shop

If you're in the market for flowers, especially if you plan on buying an entire pack, it will be important to find the cheapest flower shops in your space. So once you find a shop click here to learn more that features low costs, ensure the quality of flowers aren't low either.

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kir4svn · 2 years

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Social Media, Bane or Boon?; a discursive essay

Young people have a tendency to fall prey to trends, adverts and fads, and often thrust their money into chasing new material joys they find off their Instagram “explore” pages. With the rise of Social Media, and the prevalence of young people on it, it has become more than easy for attractive young adults to show off their pricey possessions to teenagers watching from behind small screens. In an age where social media entangles itself in our everyday lives, does it serve as more of a bane or a boon? I personally feel it is a polite mix of both.

Money makes the world go round, and in the world of trade, social media is one of the best marketplaces out there. When the whole of the world pools together to form a segregated online space, it becomes far too easy to find someone who’s interested in something you’re selling. This acts as a massive advantage to businesses, allowing them to market their products free of charge, to people with real interest in buying them. For businesses with heftier budgets, turning to the more influential of the online bunch, whose eager followers are often more than willing to spend, usually promises high returns. So for businesses, Social media is surely a boon.

Everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame. Seeing the lives the rich and famous enjoy, many wish for a chance to live in the spotlight. Social media can bring one to the public eye, but those who reach often lament about the scrutiny they face. When one’s fame is online, it’s often that they will receive bouts of harassment, even if they far from deserve it. Take celebrities like Charli D’Amelio, who rose to fame at the young age of 15, for example. By the time she was 16, she was receiving threats from the online public, claiming she did not deserve her fame, comparing her to her sister, and pointing out the smallest of her shortcomings. A life in the limelight can be thrilling and enticing, but it can also be detrimental to ones mental health. As such, social media can easily bring harm to those who put themselves at the front of it.

That’s not to say that influencers are always right. More often than not, the most well received online personalities plant toxic standards in the minds of viewers and fans. Be it girls with small waists and hourglass figures, or men with broad shoulders and long legs, social media builds an image of the “perfect” body. As time passes, this ideal shape begins to pop up more and more, and evolves into an expectation. This leads to the popularisation of crash diets, bouts of self-hatred, and an increase in eating disorders amongst young people. These unhealthy practices are detrimental to the health of those who fall into their clutches, and affect the growth and development of today’s teens. As such, the unrealistic expectations evolved from social media culture can easily turn social media’s presence into a bane.

Social media allows us to catch up with others, and in some cases, live vicariously through them. It doesn’t matter whether an old friend is an hour or a hundred miles away, social media makes it easy to close the gap. On social media, you can find out what someone has been doing the past month, what someone is looking forward to celebrating in the next few days, or whether someone has just welcomed a child into the family, all in a couple of taps. Along with social media comes the ease of connecting with others, through a platform that requires little to no effort. In this way, social media serves as a boon, giving us the opportunity to come together virtually, no matter how far away we may physically be.

Social Media has clearly proved to be a double edged sword. Despite how it has brought undeniable benefit to our society by shedding light on pressing issues that might not have surfaced otherwise, it has also brought about unrealistic expectations and envy amongst the online community. Many question the ethicality of businesses cashing in on insecurities brought about through social media, and it seems social media is only beneficial to some and greatly detrimental to others. The reality is, nothing can truly be flawless, as consumers of social media, we should be mindful of what we choose to consume. Only then can social media serve as a benefit to us.

#essay #discursive #writing #kira's library

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witchlockmonsterfox · 2 years

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i’ve been working on my new herb collection for a couple or so months now because i couldn’t afford to buy it all at once and it’s almost complete… i’m very excited to finally show it off although a lot of stuff i got tiny packages of because i worried about not using them. there’s also not many herbs (so it won’t be some massive, impressive collection like i used to have) and some i still want but don’t know when i really can put in the money for (sandalwood sticks… the nice ones can run like 30 dollars)

i still have a few more i need to buy myself at the store/take from my own plants/scavenge for and dry out because it’s cheaper than buying them online when i don’t have to (mint, ginger root, cloves, star anise, rose petals… i often buy bouquets for roses but i know a place of public property to get them it’s just out of town and i can’t waste the gas for it. hopefully eventually i’ll get my opium poppy pods too for my altar which are one of my favourite decorations but that’s going to be months from now)

i already have all my old pagan/witchcraft tools and bought some things like chime candles and charcoal discs a couple years ago so i’m good on that… i think the last things left are new fabric to use as my altar’s foundation and some new candle holders so hopefully i’ll finally have an altar set up again next month? maybe?? this is taking forever because as usual… money…

i also am still deciding what to do with my book of shadows… years ago i took apart my old one, keeping the pages i liked, and keeping the cover which is a hard cover, black, and has the triple moon symbol in gold.

problem is as i discovered over the years it’s REALLY annoying working with a physical BoS that doesn’t have a ring holder so you can easily remove/add/reorganize pages so i don’t know if i want to attempt to DIY it or just buy a new one. especially since most of my info/spells/etc. are in a digital format and it’d make it so much easier to choose my favourites, print (maybe on special paper and adding other personal touches myself), punch holes, add…

i think i’ll try to DIY myself first then go for a new one already in a binder format (either something with a design or adding my own)… i just love the cover of my original and most binders are kind of cheap looking… not that my original was that fancy either but

#ted.txt

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dancedance-resolution · 2 years

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up past my bedtime yadda yadda

in theory i am so incredibly in love with plants and i want my home to be overflowing with plants so i can just look at them and be with them all the time. i want to surround myself with plants bc they are beautiful and nature and also surrounding myself self with cultivated plants is so deeply human and i . in theory i want it so badly

but in reality i’m. beginning to think i can’t do this. i so easily get stressed out about my plants. i go on youtube and someone just discovered thrips on their plant and their other one needs repotting and this one’s got sunburn and now i’ve got heart palpitations about these issues that are not even mine. so maybe the solution is stop consuming plant content online? i don’t know

so there’s the anxiety and then there’s the money. now that i’m working it’s like. i see everything in hours. i want to buy some reeds for my cousin and myself but they cost 2.5 hours of work, and is it worth it? and with all the other things i need to be spending my money on instead, is it worth it? and also there’s the element of. it will never be enough. i will have my reeds and then i will want an anthurium. and then i will have my anthurium and then i will want a different type of anthurium. and so on and so forth until i’m out of space and i’m still unsatisfied

AND LIKE. PART OF THE REASON WHY IM FRUSTRATED IS THAT THESE ARE ME PROBLEMS. if i could get a hold on my anxiety and get a hold on my “never enough” feelings/inclinations, i could find a lot of joy in my plants. and so at what point do i have to resign and say ‘my anxious brain cannot handle having plants and that is okay. i am accepting the way my brain is.” or do i say “having plants is really fucking important to me so i am going to work on my anxious brain” and be idealistic and crash and burn.

i also wonder if i only like plants in theory. i would kill to have a trevesia palmata, even just a tiny guy in my room. but would i actually enjoy it? would i actually treasure that plant?

honestly the only plants that decidedly bring me joy right now are my oxalis and agnetha. carrie as well brings me joy but to a lesser degree. katrina is a bit stressful; my umbrella tree is neat i guess but doesn’t Spark joy; my desert rose gives me anxiety; my ikea ficus bonsai is neat i guess? but again doesn’t Spark joy . oh and mina gives me so much anxiety i’ve cried over her before lol.

and so like okay maybe the solution is . imagine giving them away. if i hadn’t paid any money for them, giving away mina would be sad but a relief in a way. like i wish i was able to love her but i can’t bc of my anxiety and maybe that’s okay. but then it’s like oh my god !!!!!! that’s $30 down the drain bc who wants to take on a horribly thrip infested dying ficus!!!! but then it’s also.

is the energy of this plant net positive or net negative. mina would be net negative bc the joy she brings me in her beauty is outweighed by the stress of her. agnetha is net positive, as is my oxalis (most of the time). umbrella tree and desert rose feel neutral; ficus triangularis feels slightly net negative. carrie is net negative at the moment but i’m so fucking hoping she will be net positive within a year or two.

HHHHHH. and so looking at that i feel like. the conclusion is i only like plants that are easy care. which sucks bc !!!!!! i am in love with some “hard” care plants lol . but like follow up. maybe this is part of the never satisfied/never enough mentality so maybe i need to accept that it’s only easy care plants for me . except gah the only reason agnetha and my oxalis are easy care is bc i’ve never had a pest scare with them, so even ostensibly easy plants could become hard and stressful very easily?????

i feel like my brain is so full of things and i feel so inadequate as a human even though logically i know i am not

i want to put mina by the dumpster but andrea will be mad at me

i hate that i need psych meds and i know it’s just bc i’m up too late but i want to self sabotage and cold turkey off them etc etc. except i know in reality i need a higher dose . i reeeeeeally need a higher dose. but on the petty side i don’t fucking want a higher dose lol bc it makes the gp worse and i miss having a sex drive so much, oh my god. i miss being able to ring the devils doorbell and not have it have to be a whole event. i miss having the desire to read and write porn. and like !!!!!!!!!!!! i suppose this is sort of related to the plant thing and since wellbutrin, the only theoretical alternative, fucks me up i just need to . accept that at least for this point in my life i have to accept that zoloft is more important than my sexuality or whatever (RAGE). INDONT KNOW. i feel like !!!!!!!!!!! I AM SO YOUNG AND I NEED TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT EVERYTHING AND THINKING AGOUT EVERYTHING. I WANT TO STOP THINKING ABOUT IT ALL LOL. I WAJT TO BE ABLE TO BUY A PLANT AND NOT FEEL GUILTY FOR MONTHS AND FEEL STRESSED FOR MONTHS AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE THE ABILITY TO HAVE CASUAL PRGASMS LIKE I USED TO. HUT IT ISNT A UTOPIS AND I HAVENTO ACCEPT THAT AND I HAVE TO . ACCEPT THAT AND LEARN HOW TO DIND CONTENTMENT AMONSGT IT . also. i wish i could talk to my humans about it????? like how am i supposed to tell my catholic anti sex mother i don’t want a higher dose bc i want to fucking whore myself out to sin. how am i (young) supposed to tell my 60somethingn year old male psychiatrist who never even brought up sexual side effects of meds (presumably bc i was still a minor when i started with him) that i can’t stand the fact that i need more zoloft bc i want to fuck myself and write about fucking and read about fucking and feel ‘i want to fuck them’ feelings again and then fuck myself about jt

i think. it would be very nice if i didn’t have clinical anxiety/depression/pmdd/ptsd/etc. other than the adhd autism i want a CLEAN SLATE. . and it would be very very nice if i didn’t have to take care of my fucking teeth. bc then i could be content and ring the devils doorbell and not have the anxiety of knowing i am personally responsible for the rot in my mouth . and also no more nightmares please. and ni more excessive constant guilt.

if you read this whyyyyyyyfhdichksgdi and also please forget everything you read! my brain is weird about writing things that can be Perceives bc validation or whatever? but i don’t Actually Want Them To Be Perceived I Think. i don’t know. it’s too late and i’m probably hungry too. that’s another thing - it would be nice to have a functioning interoceptive system. i want to be SELFISH&PETTY And for it to be okay

#delete later #this is negative so don’t ruin your vibe just to read it lol #actually please don’t read it at all lol <3 #just posting bc my brain feels weird about . validity of thoughts and such

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